t The  Michigan  Tradesman.
» B E A N S
W ANTED.

SWEETIfi

In buying goods, no matter what they are, 
think always,  first:  Are they just what my 
customers  want?  Can  I  dispose  of them 
readily?  Can I find anybody  who will take 
them off my hands at a profit?

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  MARCH  16,  1887.

TANSY  CAPSULES

The CELEBRATED  EMERY  $3  SHOE
H A T C H   St  E M E R Y ,  C h icago  a n d   lio sto n . 

Demand.
From the Saginaw Herald.

D.  G.  KENYON, Traveling Salesman,

YOL.  4.

From the Dry Goods Chronicle.

Maxims  for  Merchants.

Production  Largely 

TOO MUCH SALT.

- ^ S O A P =
The Best Laundry Soap on the Market.

Exceeds  the

MANUFACTURED  BY

227 Jefferson Street, 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

The

-  

A Hcmld reporter lately had a  talk  with 
Hon. W. R. Burt,  President of the Michigan 
Salt Association,  on the salt business of the 
country, and, in answer to the enquiry,  “Is it 
true that there have been significant fluetu.a- 
tions in the price of  salt?”  Mr.  Burt  said: 
“Yes, there has been  a  decided  decline. 
It is now 50 cents,  the  lowest  price  in  the 
history of the country.”

“What is the cause of this great decline?” 
The cause  is,  substantially, over-produc­
tion.  Statistics show that the  annual  con­
sumption of salt in the United States is only
10.000. 000 barrels, aggregating about 2,800, 
000,000  pounds,  or  about  fifty  pounds  to 
every individual in the land.  On the  other 
hand, there is at present a capacity for man­
ufacturing at least 13,000,000  barrels.  The 
imports are about, or  nearly,  3,000,000  bar­
rels,  which makes the  total  supply,in  case 
the works are all run to  their  full  capacity 
and the same amount  is  imported,  15,000,-
000 barrels, or one-third more than the entire 
consumption.  Of course,  there is  a  proba­
bility that all the works will not  be  run  to 
their full  capacity; but,  placing  the  figures 
on the amount  produced  last  season, there 
will be manufactured at least 9,000,000  bar­
rels, and there is no prospect of a less amount 
being imported.”

“What is the reason for this large  import 

of salt?”

“This foreign salt is largely  used  on  the 
sea coast from New Orleans  to  Maine, and 
as there is no salt manufactured, to any  ex­
tent, around the coast, and the freights from 
the principal  manufacturing  points  are  so 
high, the manufacturers in this country can 
not compete with the  imported  salt; hence, 
the large amount shipped in along the water 
board.”

“The outlook for  the  coming  season  is 

therefore,  not very bright?”

“No.  Michigan manufactured last season 
some 4,000,000 barrels,  and the coming  sea­
son will exceed this amount by 500,000  bar­
rels.  The Warsaw district  made  1,200,000 
barrels last season,  and will increase tills  to 1
2.000.  000; so,  it is seen  that,  in  these  two 
great salt-making districts alone, there  is  a 
promised increase for the coming  season  of 
about a million and a half  barrels.  Add  to 
this thejkiuiOunt we are  carrying  over  from 
last year’s production, 1,300,000 barrels, and 
you will see the enormous supply  that  will 
be  thrown  upon  the  country  the  coming 
year.  There can be but one result from this 
over-production—prices will be low.  In the 
nature of tilings, this is the logical sequence. 
If we make  one-third  more  salt  than  the 
country can consume,  there can be no  other 
result.”

“What does this over-production  demon­

strate?”

“In my judgment,  the  question  will  re­
solve itself into the problem of cheaper salt­
making, and the coming  year  will  demon­
strate who  can  make  salt  cheapest.  The 
price of salt lias  readied  that  point  where 
this problem must be solved.  There is now 
but one course open.”

“And that is?”
Somebody must stop  manufacturing  salt. 
As it is now impossible for the  quantity  of 
salt made to be consumed,  there is no  other 
remedy.  There  is  no  evading  the  fact— 
somebody must stop—and  this  season  will 
decide  which  locality  and  which  parties 
must shut down.”

See that you buy right down  to rock-bot 
tom figures every  time.  See  that  you ob­
tain a paying profit,  whilst taking  care that 
you offer indisputable value.  Then stick to 
your price and the public will  soon  learn to 
trust you.

No retailer can expect to  succeed in busi­
ness who does not buy judiciously.  Shrewd 
buying is a vital  principle.  Buy  the  best 
and freshest goods, buy to meet the demand 
of customers,  and avoid,  if possible,  getting 
unsaleable  goods.

Integrity of character  and truth in the in­
ner man are the prerequisites  for success in 
any calling,  and especially so  in that of the 
merchant.  These are attributes of the man 
which never fai! to  command  respect  and 
win admiration.

The  clerk  or  salesman  who is afraid of 
doing too much  is near of kin to  him  who 
seeks to do nothing, and was  begot  in  the 
same family.  They are neither of them in 
the remotest  degree a  relation to the  man 
whose willingness to do everything possible 
to his touch places  him at  the  head of the 
active list.

See that your store is kept cheerful, clean, 
airy and bright, and that your clerks are civ­
il,  and carry witli them an  agreeable  mode 
of addressing your constituents.  No  man 
values a little  considerate  treatment  more 
than the poor man,  and  why  should he not 
obtain it when he enters  your store witli an 
honest dollar for investment?

A very high  degree  of skill  has been in­
troduced into every kind of business,  and to 
succeed amid all this energy, ability and fer­
tility of resource,  it is  needful for a man to 
enter his pursuit to-day  as  fuli-fledged  and 
equipped mentally as possible;  energy,  tact 
and a little knowledge of  arithmetic are not 
enough.

The policy which the  majority of  whole­
sale merchants adopt in settling witli insolv­
ent  debtors  has  long  been  the subject of 
well-founded  complaint on the part of hon­
est retailers,  and in the  absence  of  any. act 
for the equitable distribution of assets of in­
solvent  estates,  the  remedy for this evil is 
more obvious  Unía it is easy of  application
More interest is being  manifested  by the 
trade in the question of  the  adornment  of 
stores.  The old idea that there  is no  need 
of displaying taste  in  the  arrangement  of 
goods and placing the  best  foot  forward is 
exploded.  Competition  has  now  become 
too close for a merchant to  neglect  any art 
by which lie can attract more  trade  to  his 
place of  business.

To make a cheap store  successful,  goods 
must be purchased right,  and at  bottom fig­
ures.  To do this year in and year out a man 
must have ready cash,  whereas  the man of 
line trade must buy 75 per cent, of his goods 
from the best makers at  established  prices, 
and lie can,  as  a  rule,  obtain  reasonable 
credit and a like extension too,  if  required.
There is only one  spirit  that  achieves a 
great success.  The clerk or salesman who 
seeks only how to make  himself  most  use­
ful,  whose aim is to  render  himself  indis­
pensable to his employer,  whose  whole be­
ing is animated with the  purpose  to fill the 
largest possible place in the  walk  assigned 
to him, has, in the exhibition of  that spirit, 
the guarantee of success.

“How is the salt business here?”
1  “We’ve got the price down to  that  point 
that we take the volume  of  business.  Our 
sales for February were  over  double  those 
for the previous mouth,  and  there  is  every 
probability that we can more than  hold  our 
own,  witli the outlook before the  salt  busi­
ness.”

“Where does most  of  the  Michigan  salt 

It is a good plan  in opening  an  account 
with any new customer of  moderate means, 
to mentally fix a limit to the account; and in 
every case where the  merchant  is  called to 
carry”  the  customer,  he  should  be told 
pleasantly  and  frankly,  as if  a matter of 
•ourse,  that it is desired that a limit shall be 
igreed upon, as to both time and  amount of 
credit,  which is not to be overstepped.

go?”

“Oh,  all  through  the  West,  namely,  the 
States  of  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Wisconsin, 
Iowa,  Nebraska,  Illinois,  Missouri, Kansas, 
Colorado,  Michigan,  Indiana and the Indian 
Territory.  These  named  are  supposed  to 
have a population,  at  the  present  time,  of 
about 16,000,000, and every six persons  are 
supposed to consume one barrel of  salt  an­
nually, making  the  consumption  in  these 
twelve States and Territories about 3,000,000 
barrels,  leaving the balance  of  the  produc­
tion to be disposed of in other States, which 
amount must be sold low to  meet  the  keen 
competition from the other salt districts.” 

“How does the Inter-State commerce  law 

affect the shipments from the Valley?”

“It will affect  us  but  little,  and,  if  any­
thing, will give us an advantage  over  com­
peting points, as we have a shorter  haul  to 
the Western markets. 
In case of increased 
rail rates  to  points  west,  we  can  ship  by 
water; but I do not anticipate any trouble in 
this matter.”

“What did you learn  during  your  recent 

trip to the Warsaw district?”

“They are forming an organization  there 
the same as  we  have  here, with  the  hope 
that  it  will  benefit  them,  and  I  have  no 
doubt that it will.”

When a customer drops in to see how you 
are getting along, not 
to  buy, man or  wo­
man,  allow him or her to  take up a  carton 
or a piece of  goods  and  place  it for  you, | 
while you stand off and see how it  “strikes 
you;”  if passable, “be  satisfied  with  the ar­
rangement;  that  man  or  woman  will  go 
away,  and by allowing them that little kind­
ness,  will advertise  your  business in a way 
that would otherwise cost you considerable.
It is easy enough to  fix a scale  of  prices 
that will cover cost of rent,  taxes,  deprecia­
tion in stock,  and  every  other item of  ex­
penditure, in theory,  because,  theoretically, 
when an article is bought it is also paid for, 
but in practice every merchant knows that a 
certain, though variable, proportion  of  the 
goods sold at his store will never be paid for 
and will appear on his books as  bad  debts.

The Growth of Corporate Business.
A close observer  of  business  affairs,  in 
writing upon the subject of  corporations in 
one of our trade exchanges,  indulges in the 
following remarks:

“That much of the business  of  the coun­
try formerly  transacted  by  single  individ­
uals or  partnerships is  rapidly  going to a 
corporate basis is a striking and  suggestive 
fact. 
It is not surprising  that  large  enter­
prises,  such as railroads,  steamships,  tele­
graphs, and,  generally  speaking,  all kinds 
of  business  which  require  an  expensive

NO.  182.

plant and large amounts of  capital,  should 
be conducted by iucorported companies with 
capital stock.  No one  individual  or  firm 
could or would furnish  capital  sufficient  to 
carry  on  these  colossal  undertakings  of 
themselves.  Without the  expedient  of in­
corporation the most  useful  and  beneficial 
schemes would fall to  the  ground.  What 
the capital of a few men cannot  accomplish 
the accumulated earnings of  hundreds  and 
thousands can accomplish.  A great  deal is 
said about the oppression  of  corporations, 
and the word is in many minds synonymous 
witli odious  monopoly.  This may be true 
of some classes of  corporations,  and  more 
especially of tiiose which are engaged in the 
business of transportation; but a corporation 
is far from being an evil thing in itself.  On 
the contrary, a legitimate corporation, prop­
erly managed,  is an instrument which is of­
ten indispensable in  working  out  valuable 
results.  But  the  growtli  of  corporations 
during the last twenty years lias'been some­
thing phenomenal.  The law lias extended 
the brandies of business  which  may be in­
corporated until at the present time scarcely 
any are excepted or denied the privilege.  The 
smallest  enterprises,  those  needing but lit­
tle  capital,  are  incorporated  every  day. 
Partnerships  are  thus  transformed  where 
there would seem to be no  necessity for the 
change.  Every  valuable  invention  gives 
rise to a  “company,”  and  individuals  are 
swallowed up and  lost  in  the  corporations 
which they organize.

What are the peculiar  advantages  which 
tempt business men to this method of trans­
acting  their  affairs,  for  there  can  be  no 
doubt that the system is becoming more and 
more popular? 
In the  first place,  there is 
the feature of limited liability for debts.  An 
individual does not risk his private  fortune 
by carrying on business in  this  way.  Men 
who are not willing  to  risk  everything as 
partners  are  at  the  same  time  perfectly 
\v filing to take their chances of success with 
limited amounts.  Then,  again,  the system 
of capital stock  enables the incorporators to 
raise money in cases  where  otherwise they 
could not,  by the sale of stock. 
Indeed,  in 
manj  instances companies have been organ­
ized for no other  purpose than to sell stock 
to unwary investors for  the profit of the or­
ganizers alone.  But  whatever  may be the 
advantages and  merits  of incorporation,  it 
lias many defects and is peculiarly  prone to 
abuse.  The absence of individual responsi­
bility  frequently leads  to disregard  for the 
rights of others, and it is notorious that cor­
porations do what a single  man or a firm of 
partners would not  dare  to  attempt.  The 
feature of limited liability,  unless  the  cor­
poration lias large resources, lias liad the ef­
fect  oftentimes  of  diminishing  the confi­
dence which would  otherwise  be felt in the 
financial responsibility of the company,  and 
in this way tends to limit credits readily ac­
corded to a firm.  Gilt-edged  security is de­
manded  on  loans  and  advances,  and  the 
company itself is thus hampered by the rule 
which seems to  have  been  devised  exclu­
sively for tlie protection of the stockholders. 
Moreover,  the powers of a company are lim­
ited by its charter,  and the  validity  of  its. 
acts depends upon the  authority  thus  con­
ferred upon it.

It is difficult often to say whether the ob­
ligations and debts of a company contracted 
by its officers can be enforced  against it,  as 
those officers may have exceeded the powers 
given to them by the  by-laws.  Nothing is 
more frequent than  repudiation by compan­
ies  of notes, etc.,  given by its  officers,  and 
the consequent litigation.  The  courts have 
held again and again  that  persons  dealing 
witli a corporation are bound  and presumed 
to know its charter and by-laws, and to con­
tract in relation to them. 
If  there  is  any 
want of authority or any defect or irregular­
ity in tiie  proceedings  the  creditor may be 
restricted to his remedy against the individ­
ual officer  alone.  And  it is  well  known 
that many small corporations,  acting  with­
out legal advice,  fall info serious errors and 
act in entire disregard  or  ignorance of  the 
law. 
In fact,  the method of doing business 
properly  under  incorporation is so compli­
cated and so exposed to danger that the dis­
advantages would seem to out-weigh the ad­
vantages in cases where the  business  could 
be carried on in any other way.

Young Oysters.

In  the  extensive  oyster  culture  experi­
ments  of  the  United  States  Government, 
particular attention is being given to  meth­
ods for preserving the young.  Wire baskets 
three feet square  and  six  inches  deep  are 
used for collecting  the  spat, which  adhere 
closely  to  the  sides  and  bottom, 
thus 
enabling the operatives  to  prevent  the  ac­
cumulation of mud,  tlie great foe of the oys­
ter industry,  by  frequent  shakings  of  tlie 
baskets.  An average oyster is  expected  to 
yield 10,000.000 young.

Some Other Day.

“Anybody lose a dollar?” he called at tlie 
rear  door of tlie street ear as  he  held  up  a 
new bill.

“Yes, sir,  I did,”  replied  three  different 

men in chorus.

“Oh,  you did.  Sorry  for you,  but this is 
a $2 bill and I’ve had it for a  week.  Beats 
all how careless some folks are of their dol­
lars!”

For Sale by all Michigan Jobbers.

C. S, Comstock, general dealer, Pierson:  “It 
is the best paper of the kind that I  have  ever 
had.”

Highest Market  Price Paid 
♦  for Beans, Picked or Unpicked.

f. m iE M O U ll

71 Canal Street, 

GRAND RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

EDMUND B.  DIKEMAN,

JEW ELER

1  THE  LATEST  DISCOVERY.  W
Dr.  Z .ap arle'8  C eleb ra ted   P re p a r a tio n .  S a fe   a n d  
A lw a y s  R elia b le. 
In d is p e n s a b le   to   L A D I E S .  

S e n d   4   c e n ts   fo r  h e a le d   C ircu lar.

CALUMET CHEMICAL CO., Chicago.

Mention 
this paper.

DISSOLUTION  NOTICE.
The  copartnership  existing:  between  Klaas 
E. VanderLinde and  Corneilis  DeJongh,  Jr., 
under  the  firm  name  of Van der Linde & De 
Jongh, has this day been dissolved by  mutual 
consent, Klaas E.  VanderLinde  retiring.  All 
debts due to and against the firm  will  be  set­
tled by  Corneilis  DeJongh, Jr., who will  con­
tinue the business at the old  stand.

K l a a s   E .V a n   d e r   L i n d e , 
Co r n e i l i s   D e J o n g h ,  J r .

M u s k e g o n , Feb. 35,1887.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

GRAHAM  ROYS,

WHIPS For Prices and term s, address
LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,
Fermentimi!

ST A T E   A G E N T   FO R

The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast.

M anufactured by R iverdale Dist. Co.

106 Kent Street, Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

44  CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

T E L E P H O N E   5 6 6 .

MICH.

Grocers, bakers and others can secure the agen cy for 
th eir tow n on th is Y east b y ap p lyin g to above address. 
None genuine unless it bears above label.

Full  outfits  for  the  Collection  Depart­
ment of a Business Men’s Association, con­
taining all the late improvements, supplied 
to order for $ 13.  The outfit comprises: 
1,000 “Blue Letter”  Notification  Sheets, 
for member's use.
500 Copyrighted Record Blanks,
500 Association Notification  Sheets, and 
500  Envelopes.
Money can be sent by  draft,  post-office 
or express order.
Fuller & Stowe Company,

4g Lyon Street, 
-  Grand Rapids, Mich.
M O S E L E Y   BR O S.
SEEDS,  FRUITS,  OYSTERS,

Arwi Produco.

-W HOLESALE-

36, 38. 30 and 33  OTTAWA  ST..  G’D  RAPIDS

Use

Heckers5
Standard

Manufactures.

BELKNAP

Successor to

CHARLES  A.  GOYE,
A. Ooye & Son,
AWNINGS § TENTS

Horse and Wagon Covers, 

ft
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Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

DEALER  IN

Flags & Banners made to order.

Wide Ducks, etc.
GRAND  RAPIDS.
- 

73 CANAL  ST.. 

POTATOES.

W e make the handling of POTATOES, 
APPLES and BEANS in car lots a special 
If you  have  any 
feature of our business. 
of these goods to ship, or anything  in  the 
produce line, let us hear from you, and  we 
will keep you posted on  market  price  and 
prospects.  Liberal  cash  advances  made 
on car lots when desired.
Agents for Walker's Patent Batter Worker.

Earl Bros., Conissioi Merchants,

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

Reference:  F i r s t   N a t i o n a l   B a n k ,

We carry «  full  Mneof 
Seeds  of  every  variety, 
both for field and garden. 
Parties  in  want  should 
write to or see the

RAND BAUDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED CO.

71  canal street.

u

large invoice of

We have just purchased a 

PLANK ROAD PLUG’
Olney, Shields & Co.

Spring  Chicken,  Moxie  and 

Eclipse always in stock.

Send us a Trial Order.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

MANUFACTURERS OF
Lumber  and  Farm

W A G O N S !

f  Logging Carts  and  Trucks 

Mill and Dump Carts, 

Lumbermen’s and 

River Tools.

We carry a large stock of material, and have 
every  facility  for  making  first-class  Wagons 
of all kinds.
^ " S p e c ia l  attention  given  to  Repairing, 
Painting and Lettering.

Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Miob.

STEAM  LAUNDRY,

43 and 45 Kent Street.

STANLEY  N.  ALLEN,  Proprietor.
WE  DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS  WORK AND  USE  NO 
Orders  by  Mail  and  Express Promptly  At­

CHEMICALS.

tended  to.

JUDD  eft?  OO., 

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 

And Full Line W inter Goods.

10%  CANAL STREET.

Muzzy’s Corn Starch is prepared expressly 
for food,  is made of only the best white com 
and ts guaranteed absolutely pure.

The popularity of  Muzzy’s  Corn  and Sun 
Gloss  Starch  is  proven  by  the  large  sale, 
aggregating  many  million  of  pounds  each 
year.

The State  Assayer of Massachusetts says 
Muzzy’s Com  Starch  for table  use,  is  per­
fectly pure,  is well  prepared,  and  of  excel­
lent quality.

Muzzy’s Starch,  both for laundry and table 
use,  is  the  very best  offered  to  the  con­
sumer.  All  wholesale  and  retail  grocers 
sell it.

Z

TRY  I T £

FOR SALE BY ALL  FIRST-CLASS  GROCERS.

M A N U F A C T U R E D   B Y

Obeme, Hoseck&Co.

C H I C A G O .

A ,  H U F F O R P ,  G en eral  A g en t,

B o x   14. 

G ran d  R a p id s.

POTATOES.

W e give  prompt  personal  attention  to 
the sale of POTATOES, APPLES,BEANS 
and ONIONS in car lots.  W e  offer  best 
facilities and watchful attention.  Consign­
ments respectfully solicited.  Liberal cash 
advances on Car Lots when desired.

k

.  H.

166 South Water S t, CHICAGO.

Reference

F e l s e n t h a l ,  G r o s s   &  M i l l e r , Bankers.

HEMLOCK  BARK!

WANTED.

The undersigned will  pay  the high­
est  market  price  for  HEMLOCK 
BARK  loaded  on  board  cars  at  any 
side track on the G. R. & I. or  C. & W. 
M. Railroads.  Correspondence  solicit­
ed.

N.  B.  CLARK,

101 Ottawa St., 
GERMAN
MUSTARD.

Grand Rapids.

L.  Wmternitz,
Grand  Rapids, Mich

1 0 6  K e n t S t. 

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

B O O K S ,

20  and  22  donroe  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Micb.

BAXTER’S  CELEBRATED

LDCIY  STAR”  CIGAR.

Manufactured by

ROPER  &  BAXTER  CIGAR  CO.,

51 and 53 W abash A ve., C h i c a g o .

This  fam ous  brand  is  now   handled  by  the lead ing 
druggists  and  grocers  o f  M ichigan.  In  tow ns w here 
the cigar is n ot handled, I am  prepared to g iv e  the  ex­
clu sive agen cy to good parties, druggists preferred.

J. L. STRELITSKY,

ST A T E   A G E N T ,

128 Canal Street, 

-  Grand Rapids.

MUSCATINE

OATMEAL.

Best in the world.  Made by new and im­
proved process of  kiln-drying  and  cutting. 
All grocers keep it.  Put up in barrels,  half 
barrels and  cases.

MUSCATINE 

ROLLED OATS.

Made  by  entirely  new process,  and used 
by everybody.  Put up in barrels,  half  bar­
rels and cases.

A JOURNAL  DEVOTED TO THE

Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State.

B.  A.  STOWE,  Hditor.

Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. 
Advertising rates made known on application.

WEDNESDAY,  MARCH  16,  1887.

G rand R apid» T ra v e lin g  M en’s A sso cia tio n .
President,  L.  M. Mills;  Vice-President, S. A. Sears;  Sec­
retary and Treasurer, Geo. H. Seym our;  Board o f Di­
rectors, H. S. K pbertson,  Geo.  F.  Owen,  J.  N.  Brad­
ford, A. B. Cole and Wm. Logie.

f3T "  S u b s c r ib e r s   a n d   o t h e r s ,  w h e n   w r it in g  
t o   a d v e r t is e r s , w ill  c o n f e r  a   f a v o r  o n   t h e  p u b ­
l is h e r s   b y  m e n t io n in g  t h a t  t h e y  s a w  t h e  a d v e r ­
t i s e m e n t   in   t h e  c o lu m n s  o f   t h is   p a p e r .________

S E T T L E M E N T   BY  N O TE .

A leading wholesale grocery house of De­
troit writes The Tradesman as follows on 
a subject which is of iuterest to every  deal­
er, jobbing or retail:
As  we  see  you  are  very  prominent in 
forming Grocers’ and Business  Men’s Asso­
ciations  throughout  the  State,  we  would 
like you to suggest to the retail  grocers the 
benefit that  would  be  derived  by them,  if 
they would give  their  notes  (that  is, those 
who buy on time)  for tlieir purchases  when 
made.  By that means, it enables the jobbers 
to use the notes,  who  could  then sell closer 
to the retail trade  than  they  could  where 
they have to carry so much on  their  books 
and wait until the time  expires  before they 
can realize on the sales made.
This is only a suggestion  of  ours, which 
you can use if you see fit  without  mention­
ing our names, and if you think  it could be 
brought  about,  then  sound  the  jobbers at 
Grand Kapids,  Kalamazoo,  Jackson,  East 
Saginaw,  Saginaw City  and  Bay City, and 
let us know what  they  think  about it,  aud 
we  will  then  commence  the  same  here 
amongst the wholesale and retail trade.  We 
think if it could be brought  about  it would 
be to the benefit of both parties.  When we 
purchase goods  on time,  the Eastern  mer­
chants demand either note or acceptance for 
every bill  as soon as  purchased,  if not dis­
counted.
Tiie  Tradesman  is  glad to  commend 
this plan and will  promptly  pursue the en­
quiries suggested by  the  writer.  The  ad­
vantage of such a method to  the  retailer is 
readily apparent—if the  merchant  is  com­
pelled to close his  accounts  with  notes and 
meet them promptly,  he will be more apt to 
insist upon similar  treatment  from his cus­
tomers,  the inevitable  result of  which  will 
be shorter credits  and  more  prompt  pay-
jnents all around.

B E F O R E   T H E   C O N V E N T IO N .

Before  this  issue  of  The  Tradesman 
will have readied  some  of  its  readers, the 
second convention of the Michigan Business 
Men’s  Association  will  be  a thing of  the 
past.  The numerous letters  and announce­
ments which have appeared in Tile Trades­
man during the past  few  months, together 
with  the  programme  given in another col­
umn, are proof positive  of  the fact that the 
papers  and  discussions  presented  at  the 
convention  will  give  organization  such  a 
boom as it has never  before  experienced in 
this country.  Michigan lias lead every State 
In the Union in this respect in the past,  and 
there is every  indication  that  she  will not 
¡relinquish the position she  has  acquired  in 
the future.

One of the most important subjects which 
will come before the  convention will be  the 
■question of adulterations,  A  good  deal  is 
being said as to  the  efficacy  of  legislation 
in preventing  adulterations, but the experi­
ence of Michigan—which  has  a strong law 
on the subject—is  that  the attempt to sup­
press the evil in this manner is a farce.  The 
only way to lessen adulteration  is  to  cease 
handling adulterated goods, and if the con­
vention is wise it will take that view of  the 
matter and put itself on  record in that way, 
rather  than  make  itself  ridiculous  by ap­
pealing to Congress for  a  remedy which al­
ready  exists  in  the  hands  of  every retail 
merchant in thecomitry.

W E L C O M E  T O  T H E  B U S IN E SS M EN!
In the name of  the Retail  Grocers’ Asso­
ciation of Grand Rapids and  kindred organ­
izations,  as well as  in behalf of  the whole­
sale and retail trade of  Grand Rapids,  The 
Tradesman  welcomes  the delegates to the 
special convention of the Michigan Business 
Men's Association,  and trusts  that their  re­
membrance  of  this  visit  may  always  be 
fraught with  pleasure.  Every  preparation 
has been made to  render  the  occasioif both 
pleasant and profitable, and no further pains 
will be spared which would  in the remotest 
degree contribute to that result.

Gentlemen,  enjoy  every  moment  while 
with  us,  and carry away  pleasant memories 
o f Grand Rapids and her people.

Frankfort has re-enforced theM. B. M. A. 
since the last report with  twenty-five mem­
bers, and Cedar Springs  with twenty-seven 
members,  and  Cadillac,  Allegan,  Grand 
Haven,  Manton,  Saranac and  Oceana  have 
remitted for  additional  members,  swelling 
the total State membership  to  1,638.  This 
gives  the  State  body  the  co-operation  of 
fifty-one of  the sixty-six  local  associations 
tow in existence in the State.

When  The  Tradesman  asserted,  last 
fall,  that the M. B. M.  A.  would  have 1,500 
members by the March  convention,  some of 
its friends shook  tlieir  heads  and declared 
that 500 would be  nearer  the correct figure. 
Up  to  Monday  morning of  this week,  the 
membership reached 1,638 and more coming!

Ilenry Henkel and C. H. Bushley have ar­
ranged to put in a creamery at Howard City, 
the expectation being  that  everything will 
be in readiness to begin operations by April 
15.

AMONG  THE TRADE.

G R A N D   R A P ID S   G O SSIP.

John Walsh will  open  his  new  grocery 

store on Canal street this week.

S.  H. Sweet,  of  Kalkaska,  is closing out
his grocery and restaurant business and will 
move here.__________ _

The Arthur Wood Carriage  Co.  succeeds 
Arthur Wood  in  the  wholesale  and retail 
manufacture of carriages.

Dennis Haskill has engaged  in  the  gro­
cery business at  Gerkey.  Bulkley,  Lemon 
& Hoops furnished the stock.

J. W. Brown,  feed-mill operator at Grant 
Station,  lias put in a complete  planing mill 
outfit,  furnished  by Hester & Fox.

Geo.  Wynekoop has engaged in  the  gro­
cery business  on  Turner  street.  Bulkley, 
Lemon & Hoops furnished  the stock.

T.  R. Ellis & Co., book binders, have dis­
solved, Jas. McCarron retiring.  The busi­
ness will be continued under the same style.
McGaw& Austin  have  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  on  West  Bridge  street. 
Bulkley,  Lemon  &  Hoops  furnished  the 
stock. 

_____________ __

Putnum  &'  Brooks  have  leased  two 
stores in the northern  end  of  the Blodgett 
block and will  remove  their  confectionery 
and  fruit  business  to  that  location  about 
May  1.

Goebel & Co. have  established  a  branch 
wall paper,  paint aud oil  store  at  Kalama­
zoo,  occupying  the  premises  at  108  East 
Main street, formerly occupied by B. Desen- 
bery & Co.  ____________'

E. R.  Huntley has sold his beef  and pork 
packing establishment  at  84  and  86 South 
Division  street  to  C.  M.  Towne,  late  of 
Minneapolis,  who will take possession April 
1, and  continue  the  business  on  a  larger 
scale than ever before.

W.  Connine,  for  eight  years engaged in 
trade at Traverse City,has re-engaged in the 
fruit, confectionery, tobacco  and cigar busi­
ness at that place. 
Putnam & Brooks fur­
nished the confectionery  and  H.  Schneider 
& Co. the tobaccos and cigars.

C. 

B.  Hirschfield’s new enterprise at Sault 

Ste.  Marie will be in  the  nature of a stock 
company, the other  stockholders  being dry 
goods and clothing jobbers  at Chicago  and 
Milwaukee.  The style of  the  corporation 
will be the Giant Stock Co.  A  general line 
of goods will be handled.

The Michigan Drug Exchange  announces 
the sale of the R.  C.  Hunter  drug  stock  to 
Dr.  M.  Crane,  of  Bonanza.  The stock was 
formerly  located  here,  but  afterwards  re­
moved to Lakeview,  where  the Hazeltine & 
Perkins Drug Co.  seized  it  on  attachment 
and returned it to this city.  Dr.  Crane  will 
consolidate the stock with his own.
»  Geo.  E.  Howes  foreign  and  domestic 
fruit establishment,  at 3 North  Ionia street, 
is now in full  blast.  Mr.  Howes  imports 
his own foreign fruit  and  will handle same 
on an extensive scale, selling botli the jobbing 
and retail trade.  The business will  be  un­
der the direct personal supervision of C.  N. 
Rapp,  who has come on from  Battle  Creek 
for that purpose,  and  will  operate  in  con­
junction with Frank J. Lamb.

A R O U N D   T H E   S T A T E .

Merrill—H.  C.  Fessenden,  meat dealer, is 

Royalston—T. J. Sherman, general dealer, 

dead.

has sold out.

Waterloo—Gorton & Snyder succeed John 

A.  Walz in general trade.

Pinckney—G.  W.  Sykes  succeeds  Lakin 

& Sykes in general trade.

Davisburg—D.  L. Davis succeeds Wm. S. 

Walls in general trade.

Frederick—Hanson Bros, succeed Hanson 

Bros.  & Co.  in general trade.

Armada—Paton  &  Walton,  grocers  and 

meat dealers,  have sold out.

Fenwick—Thompson Bros. & Co.  succeed 

C.  R.  Herrick in general trade.

Detroit—B.  Siegel  & Co.  succeed  S.  Mi­

chael & Co.  in the cloak business.

Byron Center—C.  O.  Smedley  has  sold 

his grocery stock to T.  J. Smedley.

East  Saginaw—Himmelein  Bros.,  dry 

goods dealers,  have been attached.

Lapeer—Smith & Haynes  succeed  Green 

& Rulison  in the clothing business.

Bellaire—F. E.  Woolsey  succeeds  Wool- 

sey & Stewart in the drug business.

St.  Louis—Jas. F.  Fenn  succeeds Homer 

Strong in the boot and shoe business.

Byron Center—Byron McNeal has sold his 

general stock to Seward McNett & Bro.

Climax—J. F.  Clark  has  traded his drug 

stock, for Smith & Jebb’s dry goods stock.

Sturgis—Daniel  Millizen  has  bought the 
grocery stock of H. M.  Millizen & Edwards.
Bellevue — Phelps  &  Barney,  general 
dealers, have  dissolved, Frank  Phelps con­
tinuing.

Sturgis—The boot and shoe firm of  Holi­
day & Roff has  been  dissolved, S.  Holiday 
continuing.

Gagetown—L.  E.  (Mrs.  W.  II.)  Van 
Steenburg,  general  dealer,  is  succeeded by
H.  Freeman.

Vermontville—Will.  M.  Bale  has admit­
ted Dennis Hager to partnership  in his gro­
cery business.

Muskegon—Vander Linde  &  De  Jonge, 
grocers, have dissolved, and  are  succeeded 
by C. De Jonge, jr.

Sparta—C. O.  Cain ha*  sold  his  general 
stock to S.  Bitely,  his former  partner,  who 
will continue the business.

Polo—Wm.  Alehin & Son have purchased 
the hardware business  of  Tasker,  Howorth 
& Co., taking immediate possession.

é

Saranac—Gifford & Van Drezer  have  ef­
fected  a  settlement  with  nearly  all  their 
creditors on the basis of 30 per cent.

Sturgis—Wesley Wright, of the hardware 
firm of W.  Wright  &  Sons,  is  dead.  The 
business will be continued  by Wright Bros.
Nashville—W. A.  Aylsworthhas engaged 
in the clothing, hat  and  cap  and  boot  and 
shoe business.  Aaron Whitner and  Walter 
Burrows will manage the  business.

Burnip’s  Comers—Allen  Twining  has 
sold  his  two-thirds  interest  in the general 
stock  of  F.  C.  Goodman  &  Co.  to  John 
Goodman.  W.  H.  Goodman  will  continue 
as manager.
•  Stanton—E.  D.  Hawley  has  purchased 
the interest of  his  partners—Messrs.  Bruce 
and Seeley—in  the  drug and grocery  stock 
of  Hawley  &  Co., and  will  continue  the 
business under the style of E. D.  Hawley.

Paw Paw—C.  F. Young, formerly on  the 
road  for Edson, Moore & Co.,  but  now  the 
proprietor  of  the  Duncan  Stearns  &  Co. 
general stock,  has added a large line of gro­
ceries  from  the  jobbing  house  of  Arthur 
Meigs & Co.,  Grand Rapids.

Greenville—Johnson Bros., grocers,  issue 
the following  pronunciamento:  “We have 
changed the name of our firm to L. Johnson & 
Brother,  instead of  Johnson  Bros.,  as  we 
have had  too  much  trouble  with  our mail 
getting mixed  up  with  the  other  firm  of 
Johnson  Bros.”

M A N U F A C T U R IN G   M A T T E R S.

East  Saginaw—The  Allington  &  Curtis 
Dust Separator Co.  has  been  incorporated 
under the State laws.

East Saginaw—The  Witham  &  Bowen 
Co. succeeds the  Witham  &  Anderson Co. 
in the lumber business.

Boyne  City—White  &  Perkins  aref  run­
ning their sawmill full time, turning out 16,- 
000 feet of lumber per day.

Petoskey—Fell,  Hill  &  Co.  will  move 
tlieir  shingle  mill to  a point  seven  miles 
southeast of town in the spring.

Jackson—F.  L.  Elms succeeds the  Mich­
igan Manufacturing Co.  in  the manufacture 
of carriages,  wagons and agricultural imple­
ments.

Muskegon—Pittsburg  parties have lately 
been here,  looking up  a site for a  lumber 
yard.  Since  the  Pennsylvania  Company 
now has a line to this  point,  dealers  from 
Pennsylvania think that  yards  here can be 
profitably started.

F U R N IT U R E   F A C T S .

Manchester—J.  Trautwein &  Co.,  furni­
ture dealers and  undertakers,  are  reported 
selling  out.

Muskegon—N.  G.  Vander] ine, for several 
years in the employ of  the Truesdell  furni­
ture establishment, has  engaged in the fur­
niture business on this own  account  in  the 
Opera House block.

S T R A Y   F A C T S .

Detroit—Henry Elsey,  trunk  dealer,  has 

assigned.

Howell—M.  H.  Clark &  Son  succeed  J. 

M.  White in the hotel business.

Vermontville—H.  G.  Barber will  shortly 

engage in the banking business.

Reed City—Wm.  Adams succeeds  D.  M. 

Adams in the restaurant business.

Manistee—R.  G.  Peters  is  succeeded  by 

the R.  G.  Peters Salt and Lumber Co.

Hudson—Jerome  J.  Wood,  the  popular 
book-seller,  was  elected  President  of  the 
village last week by a majority of 149.

Saranac—A correspondent writes : “W hen 
the  Lee  &  Brown bank went into liquida­
tion,  Chas. Blakeslee, our  village  marshal, 
held two checks,  one against Lee & Brown, 
the other against the Saranac Savings Bank, 
both  aggregating  over  $250.  The  checks 
were  for  money  belonging  to  the village, 
and  a  suit  was  instituted  against  Lee  & 
Brown to obtain judgment  for both checks. 
After  a  well  contested  suit,  Monday,  the 
jury brought in a verdict in favor of Blakes­
lee, for the full amount.”

Saranac—A correspondent writes:  ‘ ‘About 
six weeks ago Frank Grommon  sold out his 
interest  in  a  restaurant  and  dry saloon to 
Shuarts & Monroe,  Shuarts furnishing most 
of the money  and  Monroe  the  experience. 
Monroe recently came to the conclusion that 
he had exchanged  places  witli  Shuarts,  so 
that  the  money  was  on  his  side, ordered 
Shuarts out of the ranch  and  proceeded  to 
run  the  establishment  on  his  own  hook. 
Shuarts then made a bill of sale of the goods 
to Randy Taylor,  and  Monroe executed an­
other  bill  of  sale  to Lester Anderson, and 
locked  up  the  establishment.  Taylor  ob- 
! tained  the  aid  of  an  officer and  obtained 
possession.  Shuarts  appears  to  be rather 
an  unfortunate  sort  of  fellow,  as  lie  has 
managed to get through with  a farm,  with 
the exception of what little  he  may  obtain 
from the sale of the restaurant.”
The Gripsack Brigade.

S.  McM.  Toal,  representing  Gowans  & 
Stover,  the Buffalo  soap  manufacturers,  is 
in town for a few days.

“Anytiling else you want?”  For  further 
particulars, enquire of C.  Crawford  or  the 
proprietor of the Constantine hotel.

L.  C.  Bradford, formerly  of  the  firm  of 
Fox & Bradford,  has  engaged  to travel  for 
Bulkley,  Lemon & Hoops,  taking  the posi­
tion of general cigar salesman and  manager 
of the cigar department.

Frankfort Joins the  State Association.
F r a n k fo r t,  March 9,  1887. 

j E. A. Stowe, Grand Itapids:
D e a r   Sir—I herewith hand you draft for 
| $2.50,  the same being our per capita tax for 
j  twenty-five members in  joining State Asso­
ciation.
Our  Association  is  doing  nicely.  The 
more we investigate the merits of the organ­
ization,  the better we like it.
I  Yours truly,  E.  C.  Chandler, Sec’y.

THE  STATE  CONVENTION.

Names  of  Some  of  the  Delegates—Pre­

liminary  Programme.

The  Tradesman  goes  to  press  a day 
earlier than usual this week,  in  order  that 
the editor and his force may  assist  in  wel­
coming the delegates to  the special conven­
tion of the Michigan  Business  Men’s Asso­
ciation,  which convenes on Tuesday.  From 
present  indications,  every local  association 
in the State will be represented.  Nearly all 
have  announced  the  election  of  delegates 
and  sent  for  reduced  rate certificates,  but 
only the following  have  accompad^ed tlieir 
communications with the  names of the per­
sons selected:

Ada—D.  F.  Watson.
Allegan—I. F.  Clapp,  J.  II.  Eppink,  S.
D.  Pond,  H.  B.  Peck,  I.  P.  Griswold,  H. 
II.  Pope,  E.  T.  Van Ostrand.

Bellaire—E.  J. Childs, A. J.  Dole. 
Cadillac—A.  W.  Newark,  C.  H.  LeBar, | 

L.  G.  Law,  J.  H. Plett,  J.  C. McAdam.

Casnovia—D.  B.  Galentine,  W.  II.  Bene­

dict.

Cedar  Springs—T.  W.  Provin,  L.  II. 

Chapman, W.  C.  Congdon.

Cheboygan—H.  Chambers.  Alternate—

J.  H. Tuttle.

Coopersville—R. D.  McNaughton,  G.  W. 
Watrous, W.  R.  Boyington, Wm.  Mines, A. 
Wagner.

Dorr—Francis Goodman,  E.  S. Botsford. 
East  Jordan—C.  W.  Dunham,  Reuben 

Glenn, John Chamberlain.

Frankfort—Jacob May, Chas.Burmeister. 
Freeport—J. Yarger,  II.  C. Peckham. 
•Grand  Rapids—Jas.  A.  Coye,  E. J.  Her­
rick,  E.  A.  Stowe, E.  E.  Walker, B. F. Em­
ery,  B.  S.  Harris,  H.  A.  Hydorn,  C. L. 
Lawton,  A.  Rasch,  Thos.  Keating,  Jas. 
Farnsworth,  Harry DeGraaf.

Greenville—L.  W.  Sprague, C.  J.  Clark, 
Will Bradley,  E.  J.  Clark,  L. Van Woriner. 
Alternates—S. R.  Stevens,  G.  W.  Stevens, 
L.  Johnson, E.  Rutan,  K.  Paine.

Oceana—W.  E.  Thorp* E.  S.  Iloughtal- 
II.  Bunyea,  A. 

ing,  B.  O.  Sands,  II. 
Paton,  Wm.  Wheeler,  B.  F. Archer.

Lowell—J.  Q.  Look,  C.  G.  Stone, A.  C. 
McDonald,  S. W.  Taylor,  S. E.  Morgan, J. 
B. Yeiter.

Mancelona—C.  L.  Bailey.
Owosso—Jas.  Osborn,  S.  E.  Parkill,  H. 

W. Parker, N.  B.  Payne,  C. J.  Stuart.

Plainwell—E.  A.  Owen,  M.  Bailey,  H. 

W.  Chamberlain.

ards,  alternate).

John J. Ely.

Reed City—II.  C.  Stoddard,  (J.  W.  Rich­

Rockford—Geo.  A.  Sage,  C.  N.  Hyde, 

Saranac—F.  Henry Spencer,  S.  M.  Craw­

ford, D. G.  Huhn.

Sturgis—II.  S.  Church, Jas.  Ryan,  C.  W. 

W.  Clark,  Wm.  Jorn.

Traverse  City—Geo.  E.  Steele,  C.  A. 
Hammond,  S. Barnes, E.  W.  Hastings,  C.
K. Buck, S. .C.  Despres,  E.  L.  Sprague,  S.
E.  Wait,  D.  E.  Garter,  C.  E.  Lockwood. 

Tustin—G.  D. DeGoin,  D.  S. Little. 
White  Lake—A.  T.  Linderman,  C.  L.

Streng.

ritt.

LAY DELEGATES.

Battle Creek—R.  C.  Parker,  H.  E. Mer­

Hubbardston—L.  W.  Robinson,  W.  J. 

Tabor,  C. F. Wheeler.

Pewamo— Albert Retail,  E.  It.  Iiohnes.

HONORARY.

Allendale—1. J.  Quick.
Casnovia—H.  E.  Hesseltine.
Crosby—A.  C.  Barkley.
Evart—Frank Hibbard.
Monroe—Paul P.  Morgan.

T H E  P R O G R A M M E .

As near as can be decided  upon,  previous 
to  the  convention,  the  order  of  exercises 
will be as follows :

TUESDAY,  9 O’CLOCK  A.  M.

Dikeman.

1.  Call to  order  by President  Hamilton.
2.  Prayer by Rev. A.  R. Merriam.
3.  Address of  welcome  by  Mayor  E.  B. 
4.  Response in behalf of Association by
5.  Address of President.
6.  Report of Secretary.
7.  Announcement of Committee  on  Cre­
8.  Reports of delegates.
9.  Answers  to  Queries  and  opening  of 

dentials,  Programme and  Resolutions.

Question Box.

TUESDAY,  1:30  O’CLOCK  P.  M.

1.  Report of Committee on Credentials.
2.  Report of delegates continued.
3.  Report of Committee on Legislation.
4.  “The Village Improvement Feature in 
Our  Local  Associations”—W.  W. Warner, 
Allegan.
5.  “Cutting  Prices  and  the  Result”—F. 
H.  Spencer,  Saranac.
6.  Answers  to  Queries  and  opening  of 
Question Box.

TUESDAY,  7:30  O’CLOCK,  P.  M.

1.  Reading of Correspondence.
2.  Report of Committee  on  Trade  Inter­
3.  Report  of  Committee  on  President’s 
4.  Answers  to  Queries  and  opening  of 
5.  Adjourned to banquet, tendered by the 

ests.
Address.
Question Box.
Retail Grocers’ Association.

WEDNESDAY,  0   O’CLOCK  A.  M.

1.  The Legality of our Collection System.
2.  “Material Benefits of  Local  Organiza­
tion”—W.  E.  Kelsey.  Ionia.
3.  “Competition  in  Business” — O.  F. 
Conklin,  Coopersville.
4.  “Relation of the Banker  to  the  Busi­
ness  Public”—C.  A.  Hammond,  Traverse 
City.
5.  “Compromises  and  What  They  Lead 
To”—E.  A.  Stowe,  Grand Rapids.
6.  “Look out  for  Tares”—Paul  P.  Mor­
gan,  Monroe.
7.  Answers  to  Queries  and  opening  of 
Question Box.

WEDNESDAY,  1:30  O’CLOCK  P .  M.

1.  “Shorter  Hours  for  the  Merchant”— 
2.  “Is it Possible to do a Cash Business?” 
3.  “The Business Man in  Politics”—Jas. 

Jas.  Osburn,  Owosso.
—N.  B.  Blain,  Lowell.
A.  Coye, Grand Rapids.

4.  “Does it  Pay  to  Sell  Goods  for  Fun i 
Instead of  Profit”—Julius  Schuster,  Kaia- j 
mazoo.
Trade”—Robert M.  Floyd,  Chicago.
Upon”—L.  W.  Sprague,  Greenville.

5.  “Effect  of  Labor  Organizations 
6.  Can our Collection System be Improved j 

on

Q U E R IE S  TO  B E   A N S W E R E D .

The following queries will be taken up as 
opportunities  are  presented,  and  answered 
in a satisfactory manner :

1.  Are the insurance  rates  on store prop- j 
erty too high?  Accepted by Frank Hibbard, 
Evart.

2.  Are female  clerks to  be  preferred  to 
male  assistants  under  any circumstances? 
Accepted by Frank Hibbard,  Evart.

3.  Should outlawed  accounts be consider- 
ed by our local  associations?  Accepted  by • 
N.  B. Blain,  Lowell.

4.  How old should  an  account be  before 
the  collection  system  of  an  association 
should be used?  Accepted by N.  B.  Blain,  ! 
Lowell.

5.  Is a  wife  entitled  to  credit  who  be­
comes  the custodian of  her husband’s prop- 
erty, in order to allow him to evade the pay- 1 
ment of his debts?

6.  Ought the newspapers—not trade jour- j 
nals—to  publish  wholesale  quotations? i 
Accepted by A.  C. Barcley, Crosby.

7.  Is it feasible and desirable to quote the 
wholesale price  of  merchandise—hardware 
and drugs accepted—by means of characters 
not understood by the public at large?  Ac­
cepted by A.  C. Barcley,  Crosby.

8.  Is  it  possible  to  wholly  abolish  the 

credit system?

tailed?

9.  How can the credit system best be cur­

10.  Is cutting in prices ever justifiable?
11.  Should an attorney—a member  of  an 
association, but not the appointed actuary— 
be  allowed to  use our system of blanks for 
collecting  other  than  his own  personal ac­
counts?

12.  Does  an accepted note imply  a settle­
ment of  account and thus  debar  one  from 
using  our  system  to  collect  the  overdue 
note?  Should our  system  for collecting  be 
limited to open  accounts?”  Accepted by J. 
V.  Crandall, Sand Lake.

13.  Should a firm join  a local  association 
as a firm or should each member  join  indi­
vidually?

14.  In case the firm joins by the payment | 
of one fee and dues,  should each member of 
the firm be entitled to voice and vote?

15.  In the case of a firm joining as a firm, 
should a member of the firm  be  allowed  to 
use the collection system  for  the  collection 
of his private accounts?

16.  Should not the term  “dead-beat  list” 
be tabooed?  Are  not  “delinquent list” and 
“poor-pay list” preferable  expressions?

17.  Is the cash business  conducive to cut­

ting?  Accepted by W.  E.  Kelsey,  Ionia.

18.  Is  the  present  exemption  allowed  a 
married man under the  garnishee  law  just 
to all parties?  Accepted by J. V. Crandall, 
Sand Lake.
19.  What constitutes a business man? That 
is, what constitutes  the  dividing  line  with 
those  who wish to  become members of  our 
local organizations?

T H E   B A N Q U E T .

The banquet tendered the  Association  by 
the Retail Grocers’ Association will be given 
at  Sweet’s  Hotel, and  will  prove  not the 
least  interesting  feature  of  the gathering. 
The  toasts  and responses  have not yet  all 
been selected,  but some  idea  of  the  enter­
tainment may be gathered  from the follow­
ing incomplete  list:

The Dead Beat—Jamqs A.  Coye.
The Ladies—S.  E.  Parkill.
Our Children—Robt. M. Floyd.
The Traveling Man—L.  M. Mills.
The Off Horse—J.  V.  Crandall.
The  Jobbing  Trade—Amos.  S.  Mussel- 

man.

ter.

Smith.

The State Association—Frank  Hamilton.
The Press—E.  A.  Stowe.
Organization in New York—Newton Dex­

Organization  in  Pennsylvania—Percy  F. 

Keep Your Mouth Shut—O. A.  Ball.
Sand—Samuel M.  Lemon.
The  Business  Man 

in  War—Chas.  E. 

Belknap.

Our Hosts—L.  W.  Sprague.
“ Michigan,  My Michigan.”
Grand Rapids—John G.  Shields.
The Peddler—Irving F.  Clapp.
Relation of  the Lawyer  to tiie  Business 

Man—C.  L.  Bailey.

Early Closing—N.  B.  Blain.
Greeting of  a  Sister Organization—F.  J. 

Wurzburg. 

________
The  Celebrated  Dunlap.

While in attendance on the  convention of 
the  Michigan  Business  Men’s Association, 
delegates should step into tiie hat establish­
ment of J.  Miner  and  get  rigged  out with 
one of  the  justly  celebrated  Dunlap hats, 
either  derby  or  silk.  The  Dunlap  is  as 
standard  as  granulated  sugar,  P.  &  W. 
quinine, orMoydaie’s hammers, and the mer­
chant  who  wears  any other  hat  is not up 
with the times.

Notice Is hereby given  that  the  co-partner­
ship heretofore  existing  between  Jam es Fox 
ana L. C.  Bradford,  under  the  firm  name of 
Fox & Bradford, is this day  dissolved  by  mu­
tual consent. 

JAMES  FOX,
L.  C.  BRADFORD.

Dated Mar. 7, 1887. 

T o the Trade.

Having sold our  stock to H. H. Freedman & 
Co., who will continue the  business  at the old 
stand, we bespeak for our successors a contin­
uance of the generous patronage  accorded us 
in the past. 

Fox & B r a d f o r d .
c x x r s s a r c   h o o t .
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros., Druggists, «rand Rapids,Mich.

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M ISC EL L A N E O U S.

#   *

Advertisements of 35 words or  less  inserted 
In this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, 
or  50  cents  for  three weeks.  Advance  pay­
ment.
Advertisements  directing  that  answers  be 
sent in care of this office must be accompanied 
by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postuge. 
etc. 
j

I lOR  SALE—$1,600  will  buy  my  property,

practice and drug stock,  if  sold before the 
1st of May.  Established 31,* years,  and  doing 
good business.  Address M. I) , 177  Fourth St.,
Grand Rapids, Mich. 
181*

ariOR  SALE—WATCHMANS  CLOCK.  Im- 

hauser  patent, nearly new. J. L. Buchan­
184*

an, 463 N.  Front St.,  Grand  Rapids. 
LIOR SALE—Two-story frame store  building  . 
-T 
in good, lake shore town.  Splendid open-M 
ing for grocery or general business.  P ro p e rty ^
now  brings  in  $6u  per month  rent. 
“Johnson,” c a re  T h e   T r a d esm a n.

Address 
182

InOR SALE—A well-selected stock of grocer­

ies  and  crockery,  situated  at  Plainwell. 
Stock will  inventory  about  $1,500.  Apply to 
A rthur Meigs  & Co.,  Grand  Rapids, or  W.  H. 
Hine, Plainwell, Mich. 
182*

doing good business in  best  location in a 
thriving Northern Michigan railway town.  Ad­
183* 0
dress “J unction,” caro T r a d esm a n. 

I lOR  SA LE—Drug, book and stationery store 
IjlOR  SALE—Well-selected general  stock,  lo­

cated at a place tributary to a large farm­
ing trade.  Stock will  inventory  about  $6,000. 
Address for full particulars, “I. J.,” care “The 
Tradesman.” 
XjlOR  SALE—Clean stock of dry goods, cloth- 
-*- 
ing, hats and caps  and  boots  and  shoes, 
situated  at Plainwell, a lively  town  with  two 
railways.  Stock will  inventory  about  $3,500.
For  term s  of  sale,  apply  to  W. H, Hoops, at 
Bulkley, Lemon & Hoops, Grand  Rapids.  177ti

lTStf

■ )R  SALE—A thirty-year old  grocery stand 0  
in Kalamazoo.  A two-story frame  store,  ■ 

with good tenement rooms  above, and  a  good 
tenem ent house on same lot. also barn.  Three 
blocks from  M.  C.  depot.  $3,500,  part  down, 
balance in easy  payments.  Possession  given 
In May.  J. Van Zolenburg, Petoskey.  174tf

, 
17Ttf  mk

f ilOR SALE—Best  bargain  ever  offered  for 

general  stock  in growing  town  in  good 
farm ing  community  in  Northern  Michigan. 
Stock  will inventory  about  $8,000.  Sales  last 
year were $60,000.  Address “The Tradesman,” 
Grand Rapids. 
ETANTED—Situation  by  young  man  in  a
w grocery or  general  store.  Four years’ 
experience.  Best of  references.  Address  S., 
Box 354, Fremont, Newaygo Co., Mich.  1ST*
■ JANTED—Situation by young man as trav­
eling  salesman  or  salesman  in  store. 
Have had  several  years’  experience.  Refer­
ences furnished.  Address S. E„ care “Trades­
man.” Grand Rapids. 
182*
YITANTED—Situation as clerk in  a  drug  or 
»  t 
drug and book store, by the  undersign­
ed,  a  registered  pharmacist,  and  member of 
the Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Associa­
tion.  Care  and  precision  exercised  in  com­
pounding prescriptions,  Satisfactory referen­
ces given.  Gideon  Noel, Good  Hart. Mich.  1S3*

■ RANTED—A  good  second-hand  medium- 
sized soda fountain in good  running or­
der, with generator  preferred.  Want  to  buy 
at once  for  cash.  Address  H.  Ingalls,  New­
berry, Mich. 
■ TANTED—A  man  having  an  established 
trade among lumbermen to add  a  spec­
ial line and sell on commission.  To  the  right 
man a splendid chance will he  given  to  make 
money without  extra expense.  Address “B,” 
care Michigan Tradesman. 

I78tf

182*

■ R  RENT—Good and beautiful location on 

the lake  shore  in  Emmet  county,  for a 
business requiring $600 or $800 capital.  For in­
formation  address  Gideon  Noel,  Good  Hart, 
Mich. 
\ \ T ANTED—Stock  in  Kent  County Savings 
TV  Bank.  Address, stating term s demand­
ed, “Purchaser,” care “The Tradesman.”
T F   YOU  WANT—To get into business, to sell 
J-  your business, to secure additional capital, 
to  get  a  situation,  if  you have anything  for 
sale or want to buy anything, advertise in  the 
Miscellaneous Column of T h e  T ra d esm a n.  A 
twenty-five word  advertisement  costs  but 25 
cents a week or 50 cents for three weeks.

183*

MONNICH & STONE, Flint, Mich.
M.  &  S.  CIGARS,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

.Send for Sample Order.

Im porters and Jobbers of

DRY GOODS

Staple  and  Fancy. 

0

Overalls, Pants, Etc.,

OUR OWN  MAKE.

A  Complete  Line  of

Fancy CrockerysFaacy Wooßenware ^

O U R   O W N   IM P O R T A T IO N .

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago and  Detroit 

Prices G uaranteed.

0

AGENTS  FOR  THE

375  South  U nion St.,  G rand  Rapids.
Standard  Petit Ledger.
■\TT\ANTED—Registered pharmacists  and  as- 
?T 
sistants who are sober, industrious  and 
willing to work.  A Scandina vian  or  German 
wanted at o n ce.________  
_  _____ ____

__________

reasonable. 

12,000 inhabitants, (county  seat,)  in  Wis-W 

consin.  Can  be bought on liberal  terms.

$5,000 in town of 3,00o inhabitants in  Tex­
as.  Can be bought on  very  reasonable terms.

IpOR  SALE—Very desirable  stock  of  about 
IilOR  SALE—Stock of about $1.8j0 in town of 
I lOR  SALE—Stock of  $1,600  in  town  of 800 
I IlOR  SALE—Stock  of  about  $800  in  small 
I710R  SALE—Very desirable  stock  of  about 

town in western Indiana, in midst of  fine 
. 
farm ing region.  Will sell on very liberal terms.

inhabitants  in  Ohio.  Will  make  terms 

Can  be  bought  on very

'  $2,000, well located on one of the principal
business streets of Grand  Rapids.  Good loca- 
tion.  Doing good business.________________
TjlOR SALE—Stock of  about $1,700 in town of  0  
JC  800 inhabitants in Western Michigan.  Do-  »
i n g   g o o d   b u s in e s s , 
r e a s o n a b le  t e r m s .
A  LSO—Many  other  stocks,  the  particulars 
.Xj .  of which we will  furnish  on  application.
m o   DRUGGISTS—Wishing to secure clerks 
JL  we will furnish the  address  and full  par­
ticulars of those on our list  free.
\ \ T E  HAVE also secured  the  agency  for Jv 
iV   H.  Vail & Co.’s medical publications and 
can  furnish  any  medical  or  pharmaceutical 
work at publishers’ rates.

Michigan Drug Exchange,

357 South Union St., 

- 

Grand Rapids.

OSO.  E.  HOW ES,

JOBBEB,  IN

Foreign and Domestic Fruits,

SPECIALTIES :

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas.

3  Ionia St.,  G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M ICH.

J.  T.  BELL  <&  CO,

Wholesale  Fruits  and  Produce,

EAST  SAG-mAW,  MIOS.

A . D. SFAXTGXJS21  <&  CO.

FRUITS

lissil

PRODUCE,  NUTS,  BERRIES,  ETC. 

Consignments Solicited.

200 and 202 North Washington Ave., East Saginaw, Mich.

O R D ER   A   S A M P L E   OF
OUR  PURE  SMOKING TOBACCO,  - 
- 
ON  TIME  FINE  CUT, 
.
UNCLE  TOM  « 
NOX  ALL 
-
“ 
CINDERELLA “ 
IRON  PRINCE  CIGARS,  -

.
-

.

.

15c
-  60c 
37c
-  35c 
25c
$35 per M

5 9   Jefferson  ave.,  Detroit, Mich..

L.  D.  H A RRIS.

W liolesale Dealer in

33  NORTH IONIA  STREET, 

GH A2TD  R AFZD S, 

- 

M ICH.

L.  M. CARY.

C A R ? <& LOVEHIDGE,

L .  L.  L O V E R ID G E .

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

Fire and Burglar Proof

Combination and Time Locks,

11 Ionia Street, 

■■ 

Grand Rapids, Mick

OLD  BARRELS

S ettin g about a store  are  u n sigh tly,  besides  the  pro- 
jectin g  nails on them  are dangerous  to  clothing. 
enterprising grocer realizes the value of handsom e a n 'lta .3 2  
convenien t  fixtures,  and  to  m eet  th is  dem and  the 
W ooi.son  Spice  Co.,  o f  Toledo,  Ohio,  have  designed 
th eir

Dion  Coffee  Cabinet,

Of which  the  accom panying  cut  g iv es  but  a   partial 
idea.  In th is cabinet is packed  120one-pound packages 
o f L i o n   C oflee, and  we  oHVr  the  goods  at  a  price 
en ab lin g the grocer to  secure  these  cabinets  w ithout 
cost to him self.  They are m ade air-tight, tongued and 
grooved, beautifully grained  and  varnished,  and  are 
put togeth er in  the  best  possible  m anner.  Com plete 
se t o f casters, w ith screw s,  inside  this  cabinet.  Their 
use in every grocery, after the coffee is sold out,  Is  ap­
parent;  ju st the th in g from   which  to  retail  oatm eal, 
rice, prunes, hom iny, dried  fruits,  bread,  and  a   hun­
dred other  articles.  Further,  they  take  up  no  m ore 
floor  room  than  a  barrel,  and  do  aw ay  w ith  these 
unsightly  thin gs  in  a  store.  For  price-list  o f  I ,i o n  
C o f f e e   in these cabinets, sec price-current in  th is pa­
per.  Head  below  what  we  say  as  to  the  quality  of 
.Lion  C offee.

This Coffee Cabinet Given Away.

A GOOD  BREAKFAST

Is  ALWAY S  possible when a good cup of .cof­
fee  is  served.  The  grocer  who  sells  LION 
COFFEE  to  his 
invariably  se­
cure  this  result  to  them.  LION  COFFEE 
is always uniform;  contains strength, llavor and 
true  merit; 
is  a  successful  blend  of  Mocha, 
Java and liio.  Packed only  in  one-pound  air- 
tight packages;  roasted,  but  not  ground;  full 

trade  can 

\  net weight,  and is never sold in bulk.  .
A Beautiful Picture Card
In every package.  We solicit  a  sample  order 
for a cabinet filled with  LION  COFFEE.

For sale  by  all  Wholesale  Grocers  every­

where, and by the

Woolson Spice Co.

92 to  108 Oak St., Toledo, Ohio.

■in,. 

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0MBÌNÉD

FULLER & STOWE COMPANY,

49 L yon Street, OrandL K apids.

.

The  Bead-Beat’s  Blue  Letter.
Wri tten Expressly for T h e  T r a d e s m a n .

The  Dead-beat7  was  feeling  blue  on  a i 
Saturday night not long ago.  He had start- 1 
ed  down 
to  the  grocery  where  he  had 
traded for the past month, and  on  his  way 
had  stopped  in  to  see  a  friend at John’s 
Place.  The  friend  had fifty cents  in  liis 
pocket,  which he had earned  carrying  up  a 
load  of  wood that  afternoon ;  and,  feeling 
unusually generous,  asked  the Dead-beat to 
look at the pier  glass  behind  John’s  bar. 
They looked.  And whether it was  the  re­
flection of the gas lights in the mirror or the 
merry music of the liquor,  as it  was poured 
into  the  little  glasses,  I  don’t  know,  but, 
somehow, the Dead-beat forgot the wife and 
babies who were  patiently  waiting for him 
to make a payment on  the  grocery  bill,  so 
that they might have something to keep the 
breath of life in their poor bodies, and  only 
remembered the fact that  he  had eight dol 
lars in his pocket, and  that  Ills  friend had 
done something and that  it  would be mean 
for him not to  reciprocate.  The Dead-beat 
had just got to work  again,  after  being out 
on a strike for over a month, caused by some 
of the men being  dissatisfied  with  the fact 
that their wages  were  not  large enougli to 
support their  families  and  a  saloon at the 
same time.  His groceryman had been more 
lenient than some  others,  owing, no doubt 
to the fact that if  lie had  not let the Dead 
beat’s  family  have  provisions  they  would 
have starved ;  and going home  at night and 
looking  at  his  own  well-fed  brood  and 
cheerful wife had,  no  doubt, made him ten­
der-hearted.  But this would do  no  longer 
and  when the  Dead-beat’s  little  girl  had 
gone to the store Saturday morning through 
the slush and snow,  with her poor little toes 
sticking through the holes  in her shoes,  lier 
little ragged shawl  clasped  tightly  around 
lier  breast  by  her  blue,  frost-benumbed 
fingers,  and  had told  the  groceryman  that 
her mother wanted  just a little bit  of  flour 
and  half  a peck of  potatoes,  lie gave them 
to  lier, and  told  lier to tell her father that 
if did not pay something  on  his account he 
could not have anything more.  The grocery 
man had a  good many such  accounts on his 
books, and his bills were pressing him.  He 
had also made up his mind that  if  he  kept 
on supporting all the dead-beats’ families in 
his  neighborhood  that  his  own  children 
would have to suffer in the end, and this, no 
doubt,  made him  feel  unusually  hard  that 
morning.
The Dead-beat and liis friend looked at the 
pier glass again  and  again;  so much  so,  in 
fact, that the Dead-beat  did  not notice that 
he was paying all the checks  given  him  by 
the bartender and that his  friend still had a 
quarter  clutched  tightly  in  his hand.  But 
he  finally  thought  of  his  errand  to  the 
grocery,  and it flashed through liis  maudlin 
brain  to  see  how  much  of  a payment he 
might  still  be  able  to  make. 
In his vest 
pocket  he  found  a dime. 
In another,  five 
cents, and when lie had completely explored 
himself,  he found that he had exactly a dol­
lar  and  forty-five  cents.  The  Dead-beat 
pondered the subject for some  time and fin­
ally  decided  that  this  wouldn’t  do  the 
groceryman any particular good  and  would 
buy a few more drinks.  He was  warm and 
feeling  ricli  just  then, and,  calling  to  his 
friend,  they,  together  witli  the  bartender, 
disposed of the cash on hand.  After trying 
to  stand  off  the  bartender  for  one  more 
drink,  which he could not do,  the bartender 
being  hardly  so 
the 
groceryman,  the Dead-beat went home.  His 
wife was  sitting by the embers of what had 
been, at  its  best,  a  poor  fire,  holding  the 
baby. 
It had the croup,  and she  was using 
her utmost endeavors  to  get  it  warm  and 
isleep.  The Dead-beat asked for some sup­
per,  and was given  the  cheerful  reply  that 
there was nothing in the house,  upon which 
lie swore and grumbled  something  to  him­
self about his hard-earned wages being spent 
foolishly  on  clothes.  His  wife  had  per­
suaded  him  to  give  her  two dollars,  with 
which she had  bought  a  pair  of  shoes for 
the oldest boy, who had been wearing a pair 
of old rubbers  picked up in the gutter,  and 
some  medicine for the baby,  supposing  the 
Dead-beat would pay the eight dollars on the 
grocery bill,  so that  they might  have some­
thing to eat for the  next  week.  This  was 
the foolish expenditure,  no doubt.

tender-hearted  as 

In some way or another  they got through 
Sunday. 
I strongly suspect the poor  wife’s 
wedding ring,  bought by the  dead-beat  be­
fore he got in the habit of spending his time 
and money in saloons,  had something  to  do 
witli it.  On  Monday the Dead-beat went to 
his work,  and, coming home to  liis  supper, 
found liis wife crying  bitterly.  She  had  a 
letter in her hand,  and  silently  gave  it  to 
the Dead-beat.  He opened and read  it. 
It 
was a Blue Letter,  indeed,and,  hardened  as 
the dead-beat was,  it was not without a feel­
ing of shame  that  he  read  it  through the 
second time.  He had always paid his debts 
until lie got to drinking, and,  even  now,  it 
touched him in a  tender spot to  think that, 
by  not  paying  the  money  to  the  man  to 
whom it belonged, he would be in danger of 
losing his credit and good name, what little 
he had,  entirely.  The  letter  was from the 
groceryman,  and,  hard as were its contents, 
they woke up his manhood, which had never 
entirely left him,  and from  that  Yiay  forth 
he  was a  D ead-beat  no  longer.  He paid 
the groceryman in  full, and in a  short time 
his family were dressed  neatly,  and always 
had enough to eat and were never cold.

The moral of this little  sketch  is,  that  it 
does not pay to be too charitable.  And that 
stem measures may do  more  towards mak­
ing a man out of  a  dead-beat than entreat- 
ties,  no matter how oft repeated.

Relluf.

SEVENTY  STRONG.

The  Flint  Mercantile  Union  on  a  Boom.

F l in t,  March 13,  1887.

E. A. Stowe. Grand Rapids:

De a r  Sir—Our organization is perfected, 
with the following officers elected last even­
ing :

President—W.  C.  Pierce.
Vice-President—John C.  Croul.
Secretary—J. L.  Willett.
Treasurer—J.  W.  Blake.
Tlie  above-named  officers,  and  also  the 
different  committees  which  were  elected, 
are  all  live  business  men,  and  will  look 
after  the  interests  of  the Flint Mercantile 
Union  in  a  thorough  maimer.  We  have 
sixty-five charter  members,  which  includes 
all  the  prominent  business  houses  in  the 
city.
Organized  effort  is  the  poiocr  that rules 
the world, and that  power  will now be  ap­
plied,  through the medium of the Flint Mer­
cantile Union, for the benefit of the business 
interests and prosperity of the city of Flint. 
Very respectfully, 

Sa m u el Mo f f e t t.

W IL L   S E N D   S E V E N   D E L E G A T E S .

F l in t,  March 13,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

D e a r  Sir—At a  meeting  of  Flint  Mer­
chants’ Union  last  evening,  we  decided  to 
send seven delegates  to  attend the meeting 
of the State Association at Grand Rapids.  I 
write this in order to have  you  send  to  me 
the certificates so  we  can  get the half-fare 
rate.  We  have  just  seventy  members  to 
start with—pretty good for a start.  Hoping 
to hear from you soon,  I remain,  yours very 
truly, 

J .  L.  W il l e t t,  Sec’y.

Associations Affiliated with the State Body.
The following  comprises  all the local as­
sociations  which  have  affiliated  with the 
Michigan Business Men’s  Association up to 
the present time:
Grand  Rapids.....................................................119
Oceana  .......................................................... 
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Traverse  City...................................................... 89
Lowell........... ........................................................48
Sturgis..................................................................24
Big  Rapids........................................................... 70
Elk  Rapids........................................................” ;»0
  50
G reenville.................................................... 
Sparta.................................................................   30
H astings................................................   
26
E astp o rt..............................;................Jo
Ada  ........................................................................ 0
White  Lake..........................................................57
S aranac...............................;........................... ’  ¡>¿1
Manton..................................................................is
55
Kalamazoo  ...........................................   
Coopersvillo..................................................      45
East Jo rd an ............................ 
24
Nashville.............................................................  9
H olland....................................... 
37
Grand  H aven..........................................,1.1!"  45
Woodland  .........................................................   is
Tustin...................................  
 
13
F reep o rt.....................................................  
  14
Cadillac................................................................ 48
Kalkaska.........................................................      30
B ellaire.................................................... 
13
Mancelona............................................ 1....... ’.’  23
W ayland..........................................................   21
Cheboygan.........................................................   41
Reed  City.............................................................26
Charlevoix  ........................................................  25
A llegan...................  
oi
Kingsley.............................................................  10
Petoskey  ...........................................................  41
Dorr.......................................................................15
M uskegon......................................................      25
Owosso..................................................................50
Boyne City.........................................................   17
Plain well............................................................   24
Rockford  ...........................................................  26
Casnovia.......................................... 
]]  12
So. Boardman....................................................   7
Muir.....................................................................  io
Verm pntville....................................... 
  21
H artfo rd ...:............. 
33
Io n ia ....................................................................'. 50
Leslie....................................................................20
Sherm an...................................................  
10
Frankfort  .......................................................   25
Cedar  Springs.............................................  
  27
H onorary...........................................................   6
.1,638

Total.............

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organization Notes.

R.  C.  Parker  and  H.  E.  Merritt  will 
represent the Battle  Creek  grocers  at  the 
State meeting.

F.  Henry Spencer,  S.  M.  Crawford  and 
G.  Hiihn come to the  convention  witli  ere 
dentials from the Saranac Association.

Thirty-eight members were  added  to  the 
membership of  the Flint  Mercantile Union 
ast Friday evening,  which  makes the pres­
ent membership an even seventy.

Plainwell Independent: 

If the Plainwell 
Business  Men’s  Association  want  to do a 
great service to the  consumer,  they  should 
buy and sell eggs by  weight,  and  establish 
it least three grades for butter.

E.  R.  Chandler,  Secretary of  the  Frank­
fort  Business  Men’s  Association,  writes: 
‘At our next meeting we shall send  in  our 
per capita dues  for  joining  State  Associa­
tion.  Our society is doing  finely.”

Grand Haven Herald: The Business Men’s 
Association is looking out  for suitable  club 
rooms.  At  the  last  meeting  several  new 
members  were voted in,  among  whom  was 
Charles Boyden.  Five delegates to the State 
convention were elected,  and the list  of  lo­
cal delinquents increased to fifty-five.

The organization  of  the  Retail  Grocers’ 
Association of East Saginaw was completed 
ast Wednesday evening by  the  election  of 
Richard  Luster  as  president,  Geo.  W. 
Meyer as vice-president,  Chas.  H. Smith  as 
secretary and  Wm.  Neuman  as  treasurer. 
The  constitution  and  by-laws  drafted  by 
Mr. Stowe, and presented at  the  preceding 
meeting,  were  adopted.  The  Association 
now has a membersihp of forty.

The Allegan Association  Alive and Grow­

ing.

A l l e g a n ,  March 9,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

De a r  Sir—I enclose S3.30,  which,  with 
S3.80 previously remitted,  paiys our per cap­
ita tax for a total membership of  sixty-one.
At our regular  meetiug  last evening,  the 
following members were appointed delegates 
I.  F.  Clapp, J. H. 
to the State convention: 
ïppink,  S.  D.  Pond,  H.  B.  Peck,  J.  P. 
iriswold, H. H. Pope and  E;  T.  Van  Os- 
trand,  all of  whom will  attend  the  State 
meeting.  Please  forward reduced rate cer­
tificates for the party.
Our Association,  as you will readily infer 
from the rapidly  increased  membership,  is 
enjoying a most flourishing  existence.  We 
are about completing  arrangements  for the 
extension  of  one  or  more of the railways 
down town and have in contemplation other 
needed public improvements,  which will be 
taken up in regular order  and  pushed  for­
ward  with energy to completion.

Very truly yours,

E. T. Van Ostrand, Sec’y.

C O O P E R A G E .

D. Quay & Co. q uote as follows, f . o. b. Bailey : 

“

•* 

“ 

HEADS.

STAVES.
Red oak flour bbl. staves...
....M
Elm 
“
__ M
White oak tee staves, s’d and j ’t.M
White oak pork bbl. 
“  M
Produce barrel staves.......... __ M
Tight bbl. and h’ds to match. __ M
Tierce  heads,  square............. M
Pork bbl. “
.$  M
Produce barrel, se t................
Flour 

@ ‘6 25
@20 00
@18 00
@ 4 50
@17 00
@20  00
@18 00
@  4
@  4*
@  3*
White oak and hickory tee, 8f’t.  M  10 00@12 00 
White oak and hickory  “  7*f’t.M   9 00@11 00
Hickory  flour  bbl....................... ..M  6 00® 7  00
Ash, round  “ 
*•..........................M  5 50® « 00
Ash, flat racked, 6*  f ’t ..................M  3 50® 4 50
Coiled  elm .........................................  5 00®  3 08

“  ..........
HOOPS.

“ 

BARRELS.

“ 

Spring & Lindley quote as follows:
“ 

White oak, pork, handm ade...............1  00@1 05
lard tierces, hand made.. .1  15@1 25
Beef and lard, *  bbls., 
...  75®  00
Custom, one head.................................. 1  00®1  10
Flour 
Produce

•* 

“ 

30®
55®

W O O D E N  W A K E .

..................... . 

Standard  Tubs, No. 1.....................   ..........  5  75
Standard  Tubs, No. 2.........................!!!!.! 1.4  75
Standard  Tubs, No. 3........................3 75
Standard Pails, two hoop..................... 1  35
Standard Pails, three hoop..........................|i   60
Pails, ground wood 
A 00
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes................ . . . . ..2 00
B utter  Pails, ash..................................   .......2  50
Butter Ladles..............................."  " ............ 1  m
Rolling Pins..........................................................75
Potato  Mashers.........................   
50
Clothes Pounders............................. I. " 2  25
ClothesPins..................  ...................1 !.!!  60
Mop Stocks......................................!.,".*!! 11 '.l 00
Washboards, single................... . . .  "  1  75
Washboards, double................... . . . . . . . . . . ..2  25
Diamond  Market............................................  40
Bushel, narrow band......................................... 60
Bushel, wide band.................. .............. I'.."!.'! 1  75
Clothes, splint,  No. 1......................!.!!.!!!  3 50
Clothes, splint,  No. 2....................!..!!!.! 14  25
Clothes,splint.  N o.3....................I
.*.".5 00
Clothes, wi How  No. 1................ . 
I". .1"." * 5 50
Clothes, willow  No. 2....................!!.!.*"! 1.6 50
Clothes, willow  No. 3............................! H... 7 50
W ater  Tight, bu................   .............Ill* ” Is 75
taalfbu..................... I. III1"   2 85

BASKETS.

“ 

“ 
HARDW OOD  LUMBER.

©25  00
@13 00

The furniture factories  here  pay  as  follows 

for dry stock:
Basswood, log-run...................................12 00@14 00
Birch, log-run...........................................15 00@18 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2.............................  
Black Ash, log-run.............................  
Cherry,,  log-run........................................25  00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2................................45 00@50 00
Cheiry,  cull......................................... 
@10 00
Maple,  log-run.....................................12 00® 14 00
Maple, soft,  log-run................................11  00@13 00
@20 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.............................. 
Maple, clear, flooring......................... 
©->5  oq
Maple, white, selected....................... 
@25 On
Red Oak, log-run................................. 
@18 00
©->4  00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2......................... 
Red Oak, quarter  sawed..................26 00@30 00
Red Oak, No.  l,step plank............... 
©¿5 00
Walnut, log-run..................................  
@55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2....................... 
@75 00
Walnuts,  culls.................................... 
@25 00
Grey Elm, log-run.............................  
@13 00
White Ash,  log-run................................. 14 00@16 00
Whitewood,  log-run..........................   @23 00
White Oak, log-run............................ 
@17  00

“ 

“ 

COAL  AND  BUILDING  MATERIALS.
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

Ohio White Lime, per  bbl...........
1  00 
Ohio White Lime, car lots...........
85 
Louisville Cemeni,  per bbl..........
1 30 
Akron Cement per  bbl................
1 30 
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl..............
1 30 
Car lots 
.............
1  05@1  10 
Plastering hair, per bu..........I III
25®  30
Stucco, per bbl...............................
1  75 
Land plaster, per ton....................
J 50
Land plaster, car lots.
2 50
Fire brick, per  M.........................I .I I " $25@ $35
Fire clay, per bbl................................... 
3 00
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots. .$5 75@6 00 
Anthracite, stove and  nut, car lots..  6 00@6 25
Cannell, car lots................................... 
@6 00
Ohio Lump, car  lots............................  3  10@3 25
BJo68burg or Cumberland, car lots..  4 50@5 00 
Portland  Cement..................... ...........  3 50@4 00

COAL.

I b a r b w a t e .

 

 

dis 

BELLS.

BOLTS.

BARROWS.

BALANCES.

BUTTS,  CAST.

AUGERS AND BITS.

These  prices  are  for cash buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full  packages'.
Ives’,  old style..........................................dis
N.  H .C .C o................................................dis
Douglass’................................................... dis
Pierces’ ....................................  
dis
Snell’s ........................................................ dis
Cook’s  .......................................................dis
Jennings’,  genuine...................................dis  25
Jennings’, imitation...............................disGO&lO
Spring............................................. 
40
R ailroad........................................................ $  14 00
Garden...................................................net 33 
00
H an d ..............................................dis  $ 60&10&10
dis 
Cow............................. 
70
Call.................................................... dis 
30&15
G ong............... 
dis 
25
Door, Sargent..... ............................dis 
00&10
Stove..........................................................dis $
Carriage  new  list................................. dis
Plow  .......................................................dis
Sleigh Shoe.............................................dis
Wrought Barrel  Bolts.........................dis
Cast  Barrel  Bolts.................................dis
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs.....................dis
Cast Square Spring.............................. dis
Cast Chain............................................ dis
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob............. dis
Wrought Square...................................dis
Wrought Sunk Flush........................... dis
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
F lush..................................................dis  60&10
Ives’ Door.............................................dis  60&10
BRACES.
Barber ....................................
40
-----dis $ 
Backus....................................
-----dis  50&10
Spofford........... ......................
50 
...d is  
Am. Ball.................................
.......¿is 
net
BUCKETS.
Well, plain...................................................
........... $  3 50
Well, swivel.................................................
4 00
............ 
Cast Loose Pin, figure¿........................dis
70&10 
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed.........dis
70&10 
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed, .dis 
60&10 
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint, .dis
60&10 
Wrought  Loose  Pin.............................¿is
60Acl0 
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip ............ dis
60& 5 
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned............dis
60&  5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvei
dis
60& 5 
W rought Table...................................... dis
60&IU 
6Ü&10
Wrought  Inside Blind......................... dis
Wrought Brass...................................... dis
Blind, Clark’s ......................................... dis
80
Blind, Parker’s...................................... dis
80
Blind,  Shepard’s................................... dis
70
Ely’s 1-10................................................per  m $ 85
Hick’s C. F ............................................  
60
G. D........................................................ 
35
Musket................................................... 
60
Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester  new  list50&10
Rim  Fire, United  States......................... dis50&l0
Central Fire........ .....................................¿isJO&lü
Socket Firm er........................................ dis
70&10
Socket Framing.....................................dis
70&10
Socket Corner........ i .............................dis
7U&10
Socket Slicks..........................................dis
70&10
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er...................dis
40
Barton’s Socket Firm ers....................dis
20
Cold.......................................................... net
Curry, Lawrence’s.................................dis  40&10
Hotchkiss  .............................................dis 
25
Brass,  Racking’s........................................ 
60
Bibb’s.......................................•.................. • 
60
B eer.............................................................  40&10
Fenns’.........................................................  
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size..................... «  B>  281
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..........................   231
Cold Rolled, 14x48 ............................................  23 i
401
Morse’s Bit  Stock.................................dis 
Taper and Straight Shank....................dis 
40
Morse’s Taper  Shank........................... dis 
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  In............................doz net  $. 85
Corrugated............................................ dis  20&10
Ad j ustable............................................dis  *  &10

14x52,14x56,14 x60................................ 

tip p e d .......................... 

CATUIDGES.

CHISELS.

ELBOWS.

COPPER.

DRILLS

COMBS.

COCKS.

CAPS.

 

 

EXPANSIVE BITS.

Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00. 
Ives’, 1. $18 00;  2. $24 00;  3, $30 00. 

dis 
dis 

30
25

f i l e s —New List.

American Filo Association  List..........dis  60&10
Disston’s ................................................ dis  60&10
New  American....................................... dis  60&10
Nicholson’s .............................................. dis  60&10
Heller’s 
A&10 
Heller’s  Hor ie Rasps.
50
Nos. 16 to 20, 
hi8t 

22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27
15
Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 00. 

GALVANIZED  IRON,
14 

di
...dis

12 

13 
GAUGES.

60

HOES.

HINGES.

HANGERS.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..............dis
HAMMERS.
Maydole & Co.’s .................... 
qia
Kip’s ............................................11 Illldis
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s .................. 
¿jg
40
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel...............M  30 c list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel. Hand. .30 c 40&10 
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track  50&10
Champion,  anti-friction.......................dig  60&10
Kidder, wood  track...............................¿is 
40
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3.....................  
dis 
(to
State........ — .........................per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4*   14
and  longer..........................................
3*
Screw Hook and Eye,  *   ..... .. .. .   net
10*
Screw Hook and Eye %.................. net
8*
Screw Hook and Eye  %.................... net
7*7
Screw Hook and Eye,  X ............... 
net
Strap and  T .................................. ¿is
65
HOLLOW  WARE.
Stamped Tin Ware.................  
30
. 
Japanned Tin  W are................... 
25
Granite Iron  W are............. .."..".1.1.1 
25
£ ru 5  J ............................................... $11 00, dis 60
£ rUw n ...............................................   11  50, dis 60
Grub 3.................................................  12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings..........dis 
55
Door, porcelain, jap.  trim m ings....... 
55
Door, porcelain, plated  trim m ings.... 
55
Door, porcelain, trimmings.. 
55
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain...... dis 
70
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s .....................   40&10
H em acite..........................  
¿is
45
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list, .dis
Mallory, Wheeler &  Co.’s...................dis
Branford’s .............................................dis
Norwalk’s ............................. Ill 11..."dis
LEVELS.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s 
.dis  70
MATTOCKS.
Adze  Eye..................................... $16 00 dis 
60
60
Hunt Eye..................................... $15 00  dis 
H u n ts.........................................$18 50dis20& 10
Sperry & Co.’f, Post,  handled................   dis  50
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s .................... 
dis 40
Coffee, P. S. & W.Mfg. Co.’s Malléables !.  dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s .............  dis 40
Coffee,  Enterprise..................................... ¿is  25
Stobbin’8 Pattern  ................................dis  60&10
Stebbin’s Genuine................................ dis  60&10
Enterprise,  self-measuring................ dis 
25

KNOBS—NEW  LIST.

MOLASSES GATES.

LOCKS—DOOR.

MAULS.

MILLS.

 

NAILS— IRON.

Common. Bra  and Fencing.

8d and 9 d a¿v...............................................  
25
6dand7d  adv........ ✓
50
......................... ."."."I 
4d and 5d  adv..........................................] "  
75
3d  advance..............................................HI  1 50
3d fine  advance........................................I. 
3 00
Clinch nails,  adv...........................................  1  75
Finishing 
Size—inches  |  3 
Adv. »  keg 
Steel Nails—2  75.
Zinc or tin. Chase’s Patent..................... disSOAlO
Zinc, with brass bottom ........................... dis  50
Brass or  Copper........................................ dis  50
Reaper.................................... per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s ...............................................   50&10

I  lOd 
$1 25  1 50  1  75  2 00 

8d  8d  4d
l*

OILERS.

2* 

2 

PLANES.

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy...............................dis  30
Sciota Bench.......................................... dis 50@5&
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy..................... dis  30
Bench, flrst’quality...............................dis 50@55
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood__ dis20&10
PANS.
Fry, Acme.............................
..........dis 50&10
Common, polished....................... ..  .  . .disBO&lü
Dripping....................................... ........ M tt> 
6*
Iron and Tinned.......................... .......dis
60
Copper Rivets and  Burs........... .......dis
60
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 2 
10 20 
“ B” Wood’s pat. planished. Nos. 25  to 27 
9 20

PATENT  FLANISAED  IRON.

RIVETS.

Broken packs * c  ^  B> extra.

ROPES.

10*

5 75

TACKS.

TIN  PLATES.

12 50 
16 00 
17  56

TINNER’S SOLDER.

5*
6
60
60
60
60
50
50
50
50
50
45

Sisal, *  in. and  larger..................................
Manilla......................................................... 73*
SQUARES.
Steel and Iron.........................
..........dis 70&10-
Try and Bevels........................
......... dis
60
Mitre  ..............................................I...dis
..........dis
20
SHEET IRON.
1 Smooth. Com.
Nos. 10 to  14.................................. $4 20
..  $4 20
$2 OC'
Nos. 15 to  17...
..  4  20
2  90.
Nos. 18 to 21...
..  4  20
3 00
Nos. 22 to 24...
..  4 20
3 05
Nos .25 to 26...
..  4 40
3  15
No. 27...............
..  4 60
3 25
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 8 
,  over 3 inches
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, $   tt>..........
In smaller quansities, $   fl>...
American, all  kinds...............
.dis
Steel, all kinds........................
.dis
Swedes, all  kinds  ..................
.dis
Gimp and  Lace.......................
dis
Cigar Box  Nails.....................
dis
Finishing  Nails.......................
dis
Common and Patent  Brads..
dis
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks.dis
dis
Trunk and Clout Nails.............
dis
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails 
dis
Leathered Carpet  Tacks....................dis
No. 1,  Refined..........................................
Market  Half-and-half............................
Strictly  Half-and-half............................
Cards for Charcoals, $6  75.
10x14, Charcoal.............................
10x14,Charcoal.............................
12x12, Charcoal................................
12x12, Charcoal  .............................
14x20, Charcoal.............................
14x20,  Charcoal.............................
14x20, Charcoal.............................

IC, 
IX, 
IC, 
IX, 
IC, 
IX, 
IXX, 
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool.
............  10 77
1XXXX. 14x20,  Charcoal....
...........   13 55
20x28, Charcoal........
IX, 
............  15 50
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal__
...........   6 50
I)X, 
100 Plato Charcoal__
............  8  50
DXX,  100 Plate Charcoal__
...........   10 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.
...............12  GO
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50  to  6 75 
Roofing, 14x20,  IC.......................................   6 25
Roofing, 14x20,  IX .......................................   6  75
Roofing, 20x28,  IC........................................  11  00
Roofing, 20x28,  IX .......................................  14 00
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne................... 5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne...............   7 00
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne..................11 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne............  14 00
Steel, Game.....................................................60&10
OneidaJCommuntity,  Newhouse’s ............¿is  36
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .68&10>
Hotchkiss’  .....................................................60&1O
S, P. & W.  Mfg.  Co.’s ...................................60&10
Mouse,  choker.......................................18c $1 ¿0»
Mouse,  delusion................................. $1 50 V doz
Bright Market..................... .................dis  67*
Annealed M arket.................................dis 
70
Coppered Market.................................. dis  62*
Extra Bailing..............................................  dis  56
Tinned  Market......................................¿is  62*
.Tinned  Broom..........  .............................. $Mb  09
Tinned Mattress................................................ 8*
Coppered  Spring Steel.........................dis 
50
Tinned Spring Steel.............................. dis 40&1O
Plain Fence..................................................... B>  3
Barbed Fence, galvanized...............................4 40
painted....................................3 65
Copper.......................................................new  list net
Brass..........................................................new  list net
B right.............................................. dis  70&1Q&10
Screw Eyes......................................dis  70&10&10
Hook’s .............................................dis  70&10&10
Gate Hooks and  Eyes.................. dis  70&10&10
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
50
Coe’8 Genuine.......................................dis 
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.....................dis  75&10
50
B irdcages................................................... 
Pumps,  Cistern...................................dis 
70
8crews, new  list................ : ..................... 
75
Casters, Bed  and Plate.................... disGO&lO&lo
Dampers, A m erican................................. 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods.60&10&10 
?3e
Copper  Bottoms...................................... 

MISCELLANEOUS.

TIN — LEADED.

W IRE GOODS.

WRENCHES.

rates.

TRAPS.

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\   M ER C A N TILE  JO U R N A L ,  P U B L ISH E D   E A C H

W E D N E S D A Y .

E.  A .  STO W E  &  HKO., P rop rietor».

Office in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon St., 3d Floor. 

Telephone No. 95.

\  Entered  at  the  Postoffice  at  Grand  Rapid»  at 

Second-cla»* M atter.1

WEDNESDAY,  MARCH  16,  1887.

M ich ig a n   1 In sin ess  M en’»  A ssociation . 

President—Frank H am ilton, Traverse City.
F irst Vice-President—Paul P. Morgan, Monroe.
Second Vice-President—E. J. H errick, Grand Kapids. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.
Treasurer—Julius Seliuster, Kalam azoo.
E xecutive C om m ittee—President, F irst Vice-President, 
Secretary, N. B.  lilain and W.  E.  K elsey.
•Committee on Trade Interests—Sm ith Barnes, Traverse 
City;  P. Ranney, K alam azoo;  A.  W.  W estgate,  Che­
boygan.
C om m ittee on L egislation—W. E.  K elsey,  Ionia;  J.  V.
Crandall, Sand Lake;  J.  F. Clark, B ig Rapids. 
C om m ittee on Membership—H. S.  Church,  Sturgis;  B. 
F. Em ery, Grand Rapids;  the Secretary.
The following local associations have mostly 
been  organized  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Michigan Business Men’s Association, and  are 
auxiliary thereto:

A d a  B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 
President, D. F. W atson;  Secretary, Elm er Chapel.
A lle g a n   B u sin e ss  M en ’s  A sso cia tio n . 

President, Irving F. Clapp ; Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.

B e lla ir e   B u sin e ss  M en’s  A ssociation . 
President, John Rodgers;  Secretary, G. J. Noteware.
M erch a n t’s P r o te c tiv e  A ss’n o f B ig   K apids. 
P resident, E. P. Clark ;  Secretary, A. S.  Hobart.

B o y n e   C ity  B u sin e ss M en’s A ssociation . 

P resident, R. R. Perkins;  Secretary, F.  M. Chase.

B u rr  O ak  B u sin ess  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 

President, C. B. G allow ay;  Secretary, H.  M. Lee.
R e ta il  G rocers’ A sso c ia tio n  o f  B a ttle  C reek 
President, Geo.  H.  Rowell;  Secretary, C.  A. H oxsie.

C a d illac  B u sin e ss  M en ’s  A s’n. 

P resident, A. W. Newark;  Secretary, J. C. McAdam.
C asnovla,  B a ile y   an d   T ren t  B .  M.  A . 
President, H. E.  H esseltine;  Secretary, E. Fam ham .
C edar  Sp rin gs  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A ssociation . 
President, T. W. I’rovin;  Secretary, L. H. Chapman.

b oygan .

C h a rlevoix  B u sin e ss  M en’s A sso cia tio n . 
P resident, John Nichols;  Secretary, R. W.  Kane.______
B u sin e ss  M en’s  P r o te c tiv e   U n ion   o f  C he­
President, J. H. T uttle;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer. 
C o o p ersville  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A ssociation . 
President, E. N. Parker;  Secretary, R. D.  M cNaughton.
R e ta il G rocers’T rade U n ion  A s’n o f  D etroit. 
President, John Blessed;  Secretary, H. Kundinger.
D orr  B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 
President, L. N.  Fisher;  Secretary, E, S. Botsford.
R eta il  G rocers’  A sso cia tio n   o f   K.  S agin aw . 
Chairm an, Richard Luster;  Secretary, Chas. H. Sm ith.

Kastport-  B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 

President,  F.  H.  Thurston,  Central  Lake;  Secretary, 
Geo. L. Thurston. Central Lake.________________ _____
E lk  R ap id s B u sin ess  M en’s P r o te c tiv e  A s’n. 
President, J. J.  M cLaughlin;  Secretary, C. L. Martin.
F r a n k fo r t  B u sin ess  M en's  A sso cia tio n . 

President,  \Vm. Upton;  Secretary. E. R. Chandler.

F l i n t   M e r c a n t i le   U n io n .

Chairm an, W. C. Pierce;  Secretary, J. N. Blake.

F reep o rt  B u sin ess  M en's  A ssociation . 

‘President, Foster Sisson;  Sec'y, Arthur Cheseborough.
Grand  H aven  B u sin ess  M en's  A ssociai ion. 
President, Fred.  D. Voss;  Secretary, Fred A. H utty.

R eta il  G rocers’  A ss’n  o f  G rand  R ap id s. 
President, Jas. A.  Coyc;  Secretary, E. A. Stowe._______
G r e en v ille   B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 

President, L.  W. Sprague;  Secretary, E. J. Clark.

H artford  B u sin e ss M en ’s A sso cia tio n . 

President,  V. E. M anley;  Secretary,  I. B. Barnes.

H astings  B u sin ess  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 

President, L.  E. Stauffer;  Secretary,  J.  A.  VanA nnan.

H ollan d   B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 

President, Jacob Van  Putten ;  Secretary, A. Van Duren.
II uhhardston  B u sin ess  M en's  A ssociation . 
President, Boyd  Kedner;  Secretary, L. W.  Robinson-__

Io n ia   B u sin e ss  M en’s  E x ch an ge. 

President, Wm.  E.  K elsey;  Secretary,  Fred. Cutler. Jr.
K alam azoo  R eta il G rocers’  A sso cia tio n . 
P resident, P.  Ranney;  Secretary. M. H. Scoville._______
K a lk a sk a   B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 

President, A.  E. Palm er:  Secretary, C. K. Ram sey. 

*

K in g sle y   B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 
P resident, C, H. Camp; Secretary, Chas. K. Brewster.

L eslie   B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation , 

President, Win.  H utchings;  Secretary, M. L. Campbell.
L o w ell  B u sin e ss  M en's  P r o te c tiv e   A ss’n. 
President, N.  B.  Blain-  Secretary, Frank T.  King.

L u th er  P r o te c tiv e   A s’n.

President, W. B.  Pool;  Secretary, Jas.  M.  V erity.

L yons  B u sin ess  M en’s  A s’n. 

President,  A.  K. Roof:  Secretary, D.  A. Reynolds.

M ancelona  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A ssociation . 

President, W.  E. W atson ;  Secretary, C. L.  Bailey.

M an istiq u e  B u sin ess  M en’s A ssociation . 

President,  F.  H. Thom pson;  Secretary,  E. N. Orr.

M anton’s  B u sin ess  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 

President, F. A. Jenison:  Secretary, R. Fuller.

M uir  B u sin ess  M en's  A ssociation . 

President, L. T ow n;  Secretary, Elm er Ely.
G rocers’  A ss’n  o f   th e   G ity  o f   M u sk egon . 
President,  H.  B.  Fargo;  Secretary, Win. Peer.

M erch an t’s  U nion  o f  N a sh v ille , 

President, Herbert M. L ee;  Secretary, W alter W ebster.

O ceana  B u sin ess  M en’s  A s’n. 

President. W. E. Thorp;  Secretary, E. S. H oughtallng.

O vid  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A»’n. 

President, C.  H.  Hunter;  Secretary. Lester Cooley.
O w osso  B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 

President, Jas. Ostium;  Sec’y,S . Lainfrom.

O tsego  B u sin ess  M en's  A ssociation . 

President, J.  M.  Ballou;  Secretary, J.  F. Conrad.

P e to sk e y   B u sin ess  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 

President, Jas.  Buckley:  Secretary,  A. C. Bowman.
P ew airio  B u sin ess  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 

President, Albert Retail:  Secretary,  K. R. H olm es.

P la in w e ll  B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 

P resident. M.  Bailey;  Secretary, J.  A. Sidle.

R e e d   C ity  B u sin e ss  M en ’s A sso c ia tio n . 

P resident, C. J.  Fleischauer;  Secretary, H. W. H awkins.

R ock ford   B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 

President, Geo.  A. Sage;  Secretary. J. M. Spore.________
St. C harles  B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 

P resident, B. J. Downing;  Secretary, E.  E.  Burdick.
S t.J o h n s  M erchants’ P ro tectiv e A ssociation . 
P resident, H.  L.  Kendrick;  Secretary, C. M.  Merrill.
B u sin e ss M en’s  P r o te c tiv e  A ss’n o f  Saranac. 
President,<G eo.  A. Potts;  Secretary, P. T. W illiam s.

Sou th  Board m an  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A ss’n. 

President, H. E. H ogan;  Secretary, S.  E. Niehardt.
So. A rm  and  K. J o rd a n  B u sin e ss M en's A s’n. 
President, D. C. L oveday ;  Secretary, G. W. Sutton.

S h erm an   B u sin e ss M en’s A ssociation .' 
President, H.  B. SturtevanU   Secretary, W. G. Shane.

Sparta  B u sin ess  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 

President, J.  R.  Harrison;  Secretary, M. B. Nash.______

S tu rgis  B u sin e ss  M en's  A sso cia tio n . 
President, H enry S. Church;  Secretary, Wm. Jom .
T raverse  C ity  B u sin ess  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
P resident,G eo. E. Steele;  S ecretary,C. T. Lockwood.

T u stin   B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 
President, G.  A.  E stes;  Secretary, Geo. W. Bevins.
V erm ont v illc   B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 
President, W,  H.  Benedict;  Secretary, W. E.  H olt.

W ayian d   B u sin ess  M en's  A ssociation . 

President. E. W.  P ickett;  Secretary» H. J. Turner.
W h ite   I.ak e  B u sin ess  M en’s A s’n. 

President. A. T.  Linderm an, W hitehall;  Secretary,  W. 

B.  N icholson, W h iteh all.___________________
W ood lan d   B u sin e ss  M en's  A ssociation . 

P resident, John  V eite;  Secretary, I. N. Harter.

G rand  R ap id s  B u tc h e r s’  U n ion . 

President, John Katz; Secretary, Ohas. Velite.

BUSINESS LAW.

of Last Resort.
T H E  

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

BO YCOTTING   B E F O R E  

L A W — CON­

S P IR A C Y .

The Supreme Court of Errors  of  Connec­
ticut has  affirmed  the  conviction  of  three 
members of  Typographical  Union  No.  47, 
of New Haven, who  were  found  guilty  of 
conspiracy in  boj’cotting  the  New  Haven 
Journal and Courier because of the refusal 
of that paper to pay  union rates to its prin­
ters.

C O V E N A N T   NO T  TO  E N G A G E   IN   B U S IN E S S .
The  Chancery  Division  of  the  High 
Court of Justice (England)  lately  held  that 
a covenant not to engage  in  or  be  in  any 
way  concerned  or interested in a particular 
business was broken by the  employment  of 
the person making the  covenant  in  such  a 
business at a weeklv salary.

T IIE   L A W   O F  ST R IK E S— IL L E G A L   C O M BIN A ­

T IO N S.

Judge Brown,  of  United  States  District 
Court for the Southern District of New York, 
rendered an important decision in the case of 
Old  Dominion  Steamship Co. vs. McKenna 
et  al.  Suit  was  brought  against  the  de­
fendants to recover §20,000  damages which 
the plaintiff company  claimed  it  sustained 
by their interference with its  business  as  a 
common carrier during the late strike.  The 
defendants,  who had been  arrested,  moved 
to  vacate the order of arrest on the ground, 
among other tilings,  that  they  were  acting 
within their legal rights,  and that the plain­
tiff’s case was so doubtful that the order of ar­
rest could not  be sustained. 
Judge Brown 
denied this application,  holding that the acts 
alleged  against  the  defendants  gave  the 
plaintiff  company  a  legal  cause  of  action 
against them.  In his decision the judge said:
(a)  The  plaintiff  was  engaged  in  the
legal  calling  of  common  carrier,  owning 
vessels,  lighters,  and other craft used in  its 
business, 
in  the  employment  of  which 
numerous  workmen  were  necessary,  who, 
as the complaint avers,  were employed  ‘up­
on terms as to wages which  were  just  and 
satisfactory.’ 
*
(b)  The defendants not being  in  plain­
tiff’s employ, and without  any legal justifi­
cation,  as far as  appears—a  mere  dispute 
about wages, 
the merits  of which  are not 
Stated,  not  being  any  legal  justification— 
procured  plaintiff’s  workmen  in  this city 
and in southern ports to quit work in a body 
for the purpose of inflicting injury and dam­
age upon the plaintiff until it should  accede 
to the defendants’ demands, which the plain­
tiff was under no  obligation  to  grant,  and 
that the  procurement  of  workmen  to quit 
work,  being designed to inflict injury on the 
plaintiff,  and not being justified, constituted 
in law a malicious and  illegal 
interference 
with the  plaintiff’s  business,  which is ac­
tionable.
(c)  After the plaintiffs workmen, through 
the defendant’s procurement, had quit work, 
the  defendants’,  for  the  further  unlawful 
purpose of  compelling  the  plaintiff  to pay 
such a rate of wages as they might demand, 
declared a boycott on the plaintiffs business 
and attempted to prevent the  plaintiff from 
carrying on any business as common carriers, 
or from using or employing its vessels, light­
ers,  etc.,  in that business, and endeavored to 
stop all dealings of other persons  witli  the 
plaintiff, by sending  threatening  notices or 
messages to its various  customers  and  pa­
trons and to the agents of various steamship 
lines and to wharfingers and warehousemen 
usually dealing with the  plaintiff,  designed 
to intimidate  them  from  having any deal­
ings witli it,  through threats of loss and ex­
pense in case they dealt with plaintiff by re­
ceiving,  storing or transmitting its  goods or 
otherwise:  and  that  various persons were 
deterred from dealing with  the  plaintiff  in 
consequence of  sucli  intimidations  and re­
fused to perform certain  existing  contracts 
and withheld their former  customary  busi­
ness,  greatly to the plaintiffs damage.
(<7)  The acts last mentioned were not on­
ly jllegal, rendering the defendants not only 
liable in damages,  but also misdemeanors at 
common  law.
(e)  Associations  have  no  more right to 
inflict injury upon  others  than  individuals 
have;  all combinations and  associations de­
signed to coerce workmen to  become  mem­
bers or to interfere  witli,  obstruct,  vex or 
annoy them in working or in obtaining work 
because they are not members, or in order to 
induce them to become members,or designed 
to prevent employers making a just discrim­
ination in wages paid to the skillful and the 
unskillful, 
to  the  diligent and the lazy, to 
the efficient and the inefficient, and all asso­
ciations designed to  interfere  with the per­
fect  freedom  of  employers in the  proper 
management and  control  of  their  lawful 
business, or to dictate in any  particular the 
terms upon which  their  business  shall be 
conducted, by means of threats of  injury or 
loss,  by interference witli their  property or 
traffic, or with their  lawful  employment of 
other persons,  or designed to abridge any of 
these rights, are illegal combinations  or as­
sociations,  and all acts done in  furtherance 
of such intentions by such  means  and  ac­
companied by damage are actionable.

Prize  Offers  for  Original  Articles.

For the purpose of  acquainting  the read­
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methods to pursue to secure  the  largest re­
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prizes for the best series of articles on general 
merchandising,  to be  followed  by a similar 
offer for contributions on  other  subjects of 
interest  to  business  men.  For  the  best 
treatise on the general dealer,  with  sugges­
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buying,  paying,  displaying  stock,  selling, 
trusting,  etc.,  The  Tradesman offers $10 
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for the third 
best,  §4.  All contributions  must  be under 
the following conditions:
1.  Contestants must be yearly subscribers 
to The Tradesman.
2.  The name of the contributor  must ac­
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may be used for publication,  if desired.
3.  No prize will be awarded unless there 
are at least ten contestants.
4.  The awards will be  made  by vote of 
the readers of The Tradesman.

Battle Creek to Join the State Body.
Battle Creek,  Mar.  9,  1887.

E. A. S tow e, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—Our meeting last evening was 
well attended  and  interest  is  coming  up. 
We elected two delegates to the  State  con­
vention—II.  E.  Merritt and  R.  C.  Parker, 
who were instructed to say that  we wish to 
join the State association.
Yours, 

It.  C.  Parker.

where in this issue and write for

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Section fl—The C om m ittee  on  Trade  Interests  shall 
have charge o f all m atters pertaining to local and State 
legislation;  shall proceed w ith the peddler as the Asso­
ciation m ay direct, and  shall  settle  disputes  betw een 
mem bers.
Section 7—Botli officers  and com m ittees shall, a t any 
tim e, m ake such recom m endations  to  th e  A ssociation 
as m ay seem  to them  to be desirable.

No com pensation for services shall be paid an y officer, 

ARTICLE V III.— COMPENSATION.

except the Secretary.

ARTICLE IX .— MEETINGS.

Section  1—The  annual  m eetin g  o f  the  A ssociation 
shall be held on the first Friday o f each January.
Section  2-—The  regular  m eetin gs o f  the #A ssociation 
shall be held on the first Friday o f each m onth.  Special 
m eetin gs shall be called by the President on the w ritten 
request o f live m em bers.

ARTICLE  X .— ORDER OP  BUSINESS.
1.  Reading m inutes o f the last m eeting.
2.  Admission o f new mem bers.
3.  R eports o f standing com m ittees.
4.  Reports o f special com m ittees.
5.  R eading o f correspondence.
6.  C om m unications from  State A ssociation.
7.  C om m unications from  local associations.
8.  Unfinished business.
9.  New business.
10.  E lection of officers  and  appointm ent  o f  com m it­
11.  Report o f Treasurer.
12.  Adjournm ent.
This  constitution  and  by-law s  m ay  be  altered  or 
am ended  by  a   tw'o-thirds vote o f those present a t any 
regular m eetin g,  providing  a  w ritten  notice  o f  suen 
alteration  or  am endm ent  has  been  presented  a t  the 
proceeding regular m eeting.

ARTICLE X I.— AMENDMENTS.

tees.

ARTICLE  X II.— BY-LAW'S.

By-laws  not in conflict w ith th is constitution m ay be 
established for the governm ent  o f  the  A ssociation  on 
the two-thirds vote o f the m em bers present at any  ses-

B Y -L A W S .

ARTICLE  I.— QUORUM.

F ive m em bers shall constitute a  quorum  for the tran­

saction o f business.

ARTICLE  II.— EXPULSION.

Any m em ber o f this A ssociation who shall  bo  placed 
on the delinquent list shall stand expelled from  the As­
sociation ;  and any m em ber doing any act  w hich tends 
to bring the A ssociation in to dispute shall  be  expelled 
by the tw o-thirds vote o f the  m em bers  present  a t  any 
regular m eeting.

ARTICLE  I I I —DELINQUENTS.

Sec.  1  The  A ssociation  em p hatically  asserts  th a t it 
hopes to collect all debts due the m em bers w ithout pub­
licity , and that it neither desires or intends, in  any  in­
stance, to perm it its  m em bers  to  in ten tion ally  aunoy 
or  persecute  any  person  indebted to m em bers o f  the  ; 
A ssociation.
Sec. 2.  That  no  inju stice m ay be done  to, or  advan­
tage  taken  o f  any  debtor,  by any m em ber of the  As- j 
sociation, it shall be the duty o f  every  m em ber, before  ; 
reporting a person to the A ssociation as  a  delinquent,  j 
to  send him  the first official notification sheet, know n as  ; 
the “Blue L etter,” settin g forth the fa ct  th a t  he  ow es  ¡ 
the w riter a stated sum  and that he  is  granted  fifteen  ¡ 
days from  the date entered on such letter  in  w hich  to  ! 
pay the debt, or to satisfactorily  arrange  for  its  pay- i 
m ent;  th at if after the expiration  o f  the  fifteen  days 
thus granted, the debtor shall have failed to pay  or  to  1 
have arranged for p aym ent  the  m em ber  shall  report  , 
him  to the  Secretary (givin g in each case his full nam e,  ! 
occupation and place o f residence),  w hen  th a t  officer  i 
shall  m ail  him   the  second  official notification sheet,  ! 
settin g forth the fact th a t he is indebted to the m em ber 
nam ed in the sum  stated, and that unless he pays, or ar- 
ranges to pay the am ount w ithin ten days he will be re-i 
ported to the E xecutive C om m ittee as a delinquent; and 
in the absence o f extenu ating circum stances, that Com­
m ittee  shall then place th e  debtor’s  nam e  on  th e  De- 
linquent List.
Sec. 3.  The second circular letter sent to  the  debtor 
shall be enclosed in the authorized envelope o f  the  As­
sociation, on w hich shall be printed, “ If n ot  called  for 
in  ten  days,  return  to  the  Pew am o  Business  Men’s 
A ssociation,” and the non-return o f  any circular letter 
thus  m ailed  shall  be  deem ed  sufficient evidence th at 
the said letter w as received by the debtor addressed.
Sec. 4.  Disputed  accounts  shall  be  in vestigated   by 
the E xecutive  C om m ittee, w hose  report  on  the  sam e 
shall  be acted upon by the A ssociation.
Sec. 5.  Any  m em ber tru sting a m an w hose nam e ap­
pears on the Delinquent L ist shall be fined $10.

National Legislation Not the Thing.
President Hamilton has  been in commun­
ication with several able  authorities  on the 
subject of adulterations,  and  lias  received 
the following  reply  from the  State  Dairy 
Commissioner of New Jersey:

P a tterso n,  N. J.,  March 5,  1887. 

Frank Hamilton, Traverse City:
D e a r   Sir —Your  favor  received,  and I 
take pleasure in  answering your  questions:
1.  “Do you consider the present adultera­
tion of food an evil and  worthy  of  legisla­
tion?”  1 answer, most certainly, that legis­
lation is needed, and,  further  than  that,  a 
rigid enforcement of any law bearing on the 
subject of food  adulteration  should  be pro­
vided for.
“Is the present adulteration injurious 
to the  body,  the  pocket,  or  both?’’  Most 
forms of adulteration are  sins  against  the 
pocket;  hut,  occasionally,  the  adulterants 
are poisonous,  either  immediately,  or after 
continued use.  Thus,  the  use  of  salicylic 
acid as a preventive  is followed  by consti­
tutional disturbance,  and the adulteration of 
food by this article has  been  prohibited in 
France and Germany.
3.  “Is  not  the  deception  involved the 
greater  wrong?”  Deception  is  a  great 
wrong,  hut it is  inferior  to  the  damage to 
health indicted by some impure foods.
4.  “IIow shall it best  be  controlled—by 
national,  state or local agitation?”  The best 
agitation is that  brought  about  by a  well- 
enforced state law.  As soon as the people 
find that some work  is being done, they will 
enquire and learn just how far  adulteration 
is carried in tills country.  National legisla­
tion  is not needed except to forbid  the  im­
portation of debased or  impure  foods, or to 
prevent the sale of such articles in Washing­
ton and the Territories.  The  national gov­
ernment has no jurisdiction  over the states. 
Local agitation  or police  work in the cities 
may do good when the  authorities  are to be 
trusted,  hut,  as a rule,  little  can  be  hoped 
for improvement from this source.
The  best  thing  that  the  merchants  of 
Michigan can do is to  impower  your  very 
efficient State Board of  Health to look after 
the food in the State,  and  if  you give them 
enough money to carry on  the  work,  I will 
guarantee you that  the  sale of  adulterated 
foods will he checked.
Dr.  U.  B.  Baker,  secretary of  your  State 
Board of Health,  is  well  known as  an effi­
cient ofiicer,  and  Prof.  Y.  C.  Vaughan, of 
Ann Arbor,  a member of  your State Board, 
can be entrusted with  any  legislation  you 
may need,  with the certain result of  having 
the work well done.  Yours truly,

W m.  K.  N ew to n.

SEEDS

For the Fieli ani M en.

ORDER

Our Loader Sm oking  Our Leader F in e Cut

15c per pound.

33c per pound.

Our Leader Shorts,  |  Our Leader  Cigars, 

16c per pound. 

$30 per M.
Til©  Best  in  tlxo  W orld.

Clark, Jew ell  &  Co.,

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Dwinell, Hayward & Co.’s Royal Java Coffee;  and 

O’Brien & Murray’s “Hand Made Cigar.”

JOBBERS  IN

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-AJXriD IsTOTIOHSTS,

8 3  Monroe  St.,

AND  10,  12,  14,  16  AND  18  FOUNTAIN  STREET, 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers  j  k  QnnpinlfTT 
I fl. Ujluuluilj.
American and Stark A Bags 

D I R E C T I O N S  

We have cooked the corn in this can 
sufficiently.  Should  be  Thoroughly 
Warmed (not cooked) adding  piece  ot 
Good Butter (size of hen’s egg) and gill 
of fresh  milk  (preferable  to  water.)
Season to suit when on the table. None 
genuine unless bearing the signature ot

CHILLICOTHE 

ILL.

Every can wrapped in colored tissue paper with 

signature and stamp on each can.

ORANGES

LEMONS

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WHOLESALE

GANDY

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71 Canal Street,

Offers for Sale all Kinds of Garden 

Seeds in Bulk.

PEA NUTS

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TW IN  TOWNS.

Hubbardston and Pewamo both Organized.
Agreeable to invitation, the editor of The 
T radesman met the business men of Hub- 
bardston  last  Thursday  afiernoon  and as­
sisted in the organization of an Association. 
Boyd Redner was designated to act as chair­
man and L. W.  Robinson as  secretary.  At 
the conclusion of Mr.  Stowe’s  explanation 
of the objects of  concerted action,  a motion 
to  organize  was  unanimously  carried  and 
the following gentlemen  announced  them­
selves as charter members:  B. Redner,  L. 
W.  Robinson,  E.  Matthews  & Son,  L.  E. 
Gardner,  W.  J.  Tabor,  Wheeler  &  Hol­
brook,  Robbins  &  Bolender, B.  V.  Rider, 
J. A. Tabor,  M.  H.  Catalan,  J.  M.  Hol­
brook,  R. Gardner & Son, Graham & Bunk, 
O.  0.  Townsend.  Election  of  officers  re­
sulted as follows,  the selection  of  Commit­
tees on Business and Trade  Interests  being 
deferred until the next meeting:

*

President—B.  Redner.
Vice-President—C.  F.  Wheeler.
Secretary and Treasurer—L. W. Robinson.
Executive  Committee—President,  Secre­
tary,  M.  H.  Cahalan,  O. C.  Townsend,  C. 
F.  Wheeler. 

The Blue Letter and accompanying blanks 
were adopted for the use  of  the  collection 
department  and  the  Executive  Committee 
was instructed to  procure  the  printing  of 
the same.

The editor of the local paper was request­
ed to print the  constitution  and  by-laws in 
his next issue.

L.  W.  Robinson,  W. J.  Tabor  and  C.  F. 
Wheeler were elected  delegates to the State 
convention,  and the meeting adjourned.

PEWAMO  IN  LINE.

The  editor  of  T he  T radesman  drove 
back to Pewamo the same evening  and  ad­
dressed a meeting  of  the  business  men  of 
that town on the advantages of organization. 
E.  R.  Holmes  was  selected to officiate as 
chairman and R.  II.  Spencer  as  secretary. 
Albert Retail moved that an organization be 
effected without delay, which  was adopted, 
when E  G. Taft moved that the constitution 
recommended  by Mr. Stowe—which is given 
in full below—be adopted,  which  was  car­
ried.  The following gentlemen then handed 
in their names for charter  membership:  M. 
D. Taft & Son,  E.  R.  Holmes & Co., Albert 
Retail,  C.  P.  Somers,  E.  H.  Stevens,  S.  W. 
Rogers, Hauck&Fox, W. J. Holly, Stephens 
& Chamberlin,  E.  E. Rogers, C. N. Gleason, 
Dr.  R.  H.  Spencer,  R.  G. Mattisou.

Election of officers resulted  as follows:
President—Albert Retail.
Vice-President—E.  G. Taft.
Secretary  and  Treasurer— 11.  Holmes.
Executive  Committee—President,  Secre­
tary,  C.  P.  Somers,  S.  W.  Rogers  and  W. 
J.  Holly.

The election of the remaining committees 

was deferred until the next meeting.

The editor of the local paper was requested 
to print the constitution and by-laws  in  bis 
next issue.

The Blue Letter and blanks recommended 
by  Mr.  Stowe  were  adopted  and  ordered 
printed and the meeting adjourned.

M ODEL  C O N ST IT U T IO N .

The following  constitution  and  by-laws 
contain several  improvements  over all pro-1 
vious drafts:

P R E A M B L E .

toil o f ideas and  m ethods and con- 
W hereas, com j 
Ksentiui  to the  well  being  o f  any
cert  o f  aetion  a 
com m unity,  and 
ness Men's  Associa- 
W hereas,  We believe th at a 1 
tlierefore
tion  will accom plish these objec 
m en  o f  Pewam o 
Resolved—That  we,  businc 
March  10,  1887.  do j
and  vicinity,  duly  assem bled
hereby organize  ourselves  into  such  an  A ssociation, 
and adopt the constitution and by-law s follow ing:

C O N ST IT U T IO N .

ARTICLE  I .— n a m e .

The nam e o f this organization shall  be  the  Pewam o 

Business Men's A ssociation.

ARTICLE  II.— OBJECTS.

The  principal  objects  o f this  A ssociation  shall be as  I 
follow s:
1.  To  encourage  well-directed  enterprises;  to  pro­
m ote the  proper  progress,  exten tion   and  increase  o f 
the trade and grow th of th is city.
2.  To increase acquaintanceship and foster the high­
e s t  com m ercial in tegrity am ong  those  engaged  in the 
various lines of business represented.
3.  To encourage the m erchant to adopt shorter hours 
for doing business.
4.  To prom ote the proper  observance of all national 
holidays and m ore frequent intervals for rest  and  rec­
reation.
5.  To take concerted action  against  discrim inations  | 
by railw ay and express  com panies.
6.  To  induce  equitable  insurance  rates  and  settle­
m ents.
7.  To secure im m unity from  inferior and adulterated 
goods, short  w eights,  counts  and  m easures,  fictitious 
brands and labels and m isrepresentation in public  and  j 
private.
8.  To influence legislation  in  favor  o f  better  co llec­
tion laws, affording m ore safely to creditors in general.
9.  To introduce the cash  system ,  w herever  practi- 
eable.
10.  To guard against unnecessary extensions o f credit 
to  unw orthy  persons,  through  the  interchange  o f  in­
form ation  gained  by experience and  otherw ise.
11.  To m aintain a colieetiqn  departm ent  for  the  col­
lection  o f  doubtful  accounts  and  the  blacklisting  o f
’ upon business men. 
dead-beats wh
jobber sellin g a t  retail  to  private
12.  To prevent U 
fam ilies.
nortion o f the
13.  To com pel the  peddler to  i 
burdens borne by  the m erchant.
14.  To discourage  the  dem oralizing  practii 
tin g in  prices and encourage the  m aintenant 
luíate prolits.

’ legit-

ARTICLE  I I I .— MEMBERSHIP.

Any firm  or individual doing  un  honorable  business  j 
m ay  becom e  a  m em ber o f this  A ssociation on the two- 
thirds  vote  o f  the  m em bers  present  at  any  regular
paying  to  the  Secretary the  sum   o f  $1 
fee, and agreeing to pay 25 cents quarterly 
mem bergli ip 
tice, and any  assessm ents  which  shall  be 
dues in ad va 
A ssociation to m eet  expenses.
voted by  the

ARTICLE IV .—OBLIGATION.

Every  person or firm  becom ing a  m em ber  o f th is As­
sociation shall  be honorably  bound  to  conform   to  the 
rules, regulations and  by-laws.

ARTICLE  V.— NON-PAYMENT O F DUES.

Any m e »über o f this A;ssociation  who .shall n eglect or
refusef  tu p a y   hit*  c lu e s ,  o r  any  assessm ent  ordered  by
the A*SKOCiati on, for Dire e m onths after  such  sum s  be-
corne «due , shall thereby forfeit his m em bership.

ARTICLE V I.— OFFICERS.

The offi ecrx o f th is Ass<oeiation shall consist o f a  Prcs-
ident. a Vice-President, a. Secretary, a Treasurer, and an
Executive  C om m ittee  o f  live  m em bers (o f which  the 
President and Secretary  shall be tw o), a  Business Com­
m ittee o f three  m em bers and  a  C om m ittee  on  Trade 
Interests of  three  m em bers.  These  officers  shall  be 
elected  annually  by  b allot  ami shall hold  office until  I 
th eir successors are elected.

ARTICLE V O .— DUTIES  OK O FFICERS.
Section  I—The President shall preside at all m eetings, 
i f  present;  in his absence, the  VIce-President.
Section 2—The Secretary shall  receive all  m oney  due 
the Association from  any source and  pay  the  sam e  to 
the Treasurer, takin g his receipt therefor;  keep  a   rec­
ord o f all  m eetings;  conduct all  correspondence;  keep j 
a list o f all  m em bers in  a book  provided  for  th a t  pur­
pose;  and n otify all com m ittees o f th eir  appointu
Section  3—The  Tr 
easurer  shall  receive  all  m onies 
giving his receipt therefor; pay ail
from  the Secretary, 
b ills w hen approved by th 
and
report the condition o f  tl 
rular
m eeting.
Section  4—The  E xecutive  C om m ittee  shall  have 
charge o f the collection departm ent and  the  com pila­
tion and publication  o f th e deiL  quent lists;  shall  pro­
vide room s for th e A ssociation;  audit all  bills  and  ex­
am ine the  books  and  accounts  o f  the  Secretary  and 
Treasurer previous to  each  annual  m eeting.
Section 5—it  shall  be the duty  o f  the  Business  Com ­
m ittee  to  look  after  all  m atters  pertaining  to   the 
grow th  and  well  being  o f  Pew am o ;  to  use  aJJ  possi­
ble inducem ents to secure the location of m ills, factories 
and  other  im provem ents;  and  to  endeavor to  secure 
an y needed concessions in freigh t,  express  and  insur­
an ce rates.

Executive  Com m ittei 
5  treasury  a t

Medium Clover,

Mammoth  Clover,

Alsike Clover,

Alfalfa Clover,

White Dutch Clover, 

Timothy,

Red  Top,

Blue Grass,

Orchard Grass,

Hungarian Grass, 
Common Millet, 
German Millet, 

Flax Seed.

J b d L ,  

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LARGEST  EXCLUSIVELY

W H O LE SA LE  GROCERY

H O U SE

Cor. Ionia and Louis Sts., Grand Rapids.

ITT  IiyEIOHIGLA.Isr.

VISITING  BUYERS.

The following retail  dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:

.

W. Conniue, Traverse City.
W. H. Andrews, Femiville,
A. Ench, Roduey.
E. B. Lapham, Rockford.
R. J. Cummer, Cadillac.
Geo. Carrington, Trent.
S. A. Bush, Lowell.
A. Rogers,  Ravenna.
Geo. E. Sprang, Alma.
H. C. Peckharn, Freeport.
S. T. McLellan,  Dennison.
Mr. Colborn, Colborn & Carpenter,Caledonia. 
W.-S. Clark, W. S. Clark & Co., Holton.
W. H. Bartholomew, Wayland.
H. Koykendall,  Allegan.
B. Burlington, Bradley.
J. Grutter,  Grandville.
Wm. G. Tefft, Rockford.
Conrad Bros., Otsego.
B. Valmari, Filmore  Center.
Shurtleff Bros., Cross  Village.
J. English, New Troy.
J. Gunstra. Lamont.
Eli Rimmel, Corning.
Frank Sommer,  Dorr.
Crandall Bros., Monroe Center.
N. K. Jepson, Clarksville,
H. Barry. Ravenna.
Moore, Weed & Co., Moorestown.
L. H. Chapman, Cedar Springs.
Mrs. L. Knowles, Volney.
F. E. Campau,  Alaska.
M. A. Powers, Muir.
W. H. Pardee, Logan.
J. S.  White, Charlotte.
J. L. Thompson, Harbor Springs.
J. F. Keeney,  Ferry.
T. J. Smedley, Byron Center.
Frank B. Watkins, Hopkins.
Mr. Rice, Rice & Lillie, Coopersville.
A. A. Weeks, Grattan. 
W. H. Andrews, Fennville.
M. F. Walling, Walling Bros., Lamont.
R. Gannon, White Cloud.
E. N. Lesperance, Hamilton.
F. W. Bunker, Casnovia.
C. K. Hoyt,  Hudsonville.
E. Davids, Bluffton.
H. C. Clapp & Son, Mendon.
Sidney Stark,  Allendale.
John Kamps, Zutphen.
Geo. E. Hubbard, Grand  Haven.
Percy T. Williams, Saranac.
N. K. Jepson, Clarksville.
R. H. Woodin, Sparta.
J. R. Harrison,  Sparta.
John H. Anderson, Edgerton.
Wm. Hesler, Rockford.
Wm. Meare, Boyne  City.
F. H. Holbrook, Muskegon.
Neal McMillan, Rockford.
C. B. Lamb, Lamb & Spencer, Charlotte.
K. L. Kinney, Maple Hill.
M. He.vboer & Bro„ Drenthe.
G. P. Stark,  Cascade.
L. N. Fisher, Dorr Center.
John Gunstra, Lamont.
L. Mauer, Fisher.
M. M. Robson, Berlin.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
S. H. Ballard, Sparta.
C. H. Deming,  Dutton.
Velzy Bros., Lamont.
L. Cook. Bauer.
J. Raymond, Berlin.
C. F. Williams, Caledonia.
J. N. Wait, Hudsonville.
R. A. Hastings, Sparta.
Geo. E. Harris,  Ashland.
John Canfield,  Hobart.
H. De Kline, Jamestown.
H. M. Freeman,  Lisbon.
M. Minderhout, Hanley.
A. Purchase, South Blendon.
C. F. Sears, Rockford.
W. H. Struik,  Forest Grove.
Eli Runnels, Corning.
O. F. & W. P.Conkin, Ravenna.
B. Rankins,  Lamont.
Gus. Bergman. Bauer.
C. W. Armstrong, Bowen’s Mill.
Cole & Chapel. Ada.
I. J. Quick. Allendale.
E. E. Rice, Croton.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.

HIDES. PELTS AND  FURS. 

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

G reen__ $  to  54®  6
Part c u red ...  7  ®  7
Full cured 
  74®  8
Dry hides and
k ip s ...........   8  @12

h i d e s .

Calf skins, green
Deacon skins,

or cured__   7  ©  8
$  piece.......20  @50

Old wool, estimated washed $  ft__ ..25  @28

SHEEP PELTS

WOOL.

FURS.

........  

ft 25©28ICoarse washed-.. ,20@24
Fine washed 
Medium  ............. 27@30|Unwashed..
2-3
Bear  .................................................... 10 00@15 00
H eaver................................................. 4  00@  6  00
B adger.................................................
75@  1  00
Wild Cat..............................................
50@  75
House Cat............................................
10@  20 
F o x ,red ...............................................
1 00@ 1 25
“  cross.......................................
3 00@ 5 00
“  g ra y ............................................ 1  eo@  1 25
F isher........................  
..................... 4 00@  8 00
Linx...................................................... 3 00@  8 00
M ink....................................................
30@  60
M artin................................................. 1 00@  1 25
O tte r.................................................... 5 00@  8  00
Coon......................................................
40®  90
S kunk..................................................
90®  1  00
Wolf....................................................
2  00@ 3 00
Muskrat,  w inter.................................
12®  14
“ 
fall.........................................
06®  08
ft............................................
Deer, 
5®  25

These prices are for prime skins only

OYSTERS  AND  FISH .

F. J. D ettenthaler quotes as follows :

OYSTERS.
New  York  Counts.............................
H. F. H. & Co.’s Selects..........
....30
Selects......................................
....24
Anchors  ..................................
....20
Standard  .................................
....18
Favorite....................................
....16
P rim e .......................................
.... 15
Selects, bulk, 
gal................
..1  50
Standards, bulk, $  gal.......  ..
..1  00
New York Counts, $  100........
. .1 25
shell, !»  100
..1 40
Clams, shell, ^   100..................
..  80
FRESH  FISH. 
Cod  ...........................................
@ 9 
Haddock..................................
©  7
Mackerel.................................. ............. 15 @20
Mackinaw T rout.....................
@.8
Perch.........................................
©  3 
Smelts  ...................................... .............10
@11
White fish .................................
@ 9

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“ 

How to Head Off the Grange Stores.
L e e ,  March  10,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids :
D e a r  Sir—Perhaps it will  be considered 
out of place for me to make any suggestions 
to put before the business men,  and perhaps 
it will be hooted at;  but I  don’t care a cuss. 
There is in existence a practice among some 
manufacturers of selling goods to the grange 
stores at the same prices jobbers pay for the 
same and the  grange  stores  consequently 
have  a  great  advantage  over  a  common 
dealer. 
I  would  not  say a word  if  they 
would confine their sales to  grangers  only, 
but they do not.  They  are  selling  to any 
one and every one who  calls,  without  even 
the slighest knowledge or sign from the buy­
ers. 
I know whereof I speak and can name 
several parties who are  not  grangers  who 
boast of getting goods  at  the  grange  store 
without  anyone  even  questioning  them. 
Now,  the question is,  is there  not a method 
to stop this?  Must  we  be  imposed  on by 
men doing business this way? 
It seems to 
me that there is a remedy. 
It can easily be 
ascertained what manufacturing  firms  sup­
ply the  grange  stores,  and  from  such,  I 
would suggest, let  all jobbers  abstain from 
or withdraw their  patronage,  providing  no 
better  method  can be  suggested  to  bring 
them to an equalization, for the jobber is not 
only losing his profit on whàt goods are sold 
at grange stores, but it causés dissatisfaction 
between dealers  and  their  patrons. 
If the 
grangers are going to continue to infringe or 
intrude  upon  good  nature  in this way,  it 
seems to me that there is yet another way to 
prevent it.  But I will stop now and await 
the action or disposal of  this little bit of re­
monstrance or whatever you may call it.
Very respectfully,  S.  D.  H a r e.

Partiality to the Boys in Blue.

• 
E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

P r a in w e r l,  March 11,  1887.

De a r   Sir—By request  of  the  Plainwell 
Business Men’s  Association,  I  write you to 
ask how it occurs that the Grand Army boys 
are getting round trip tickets for  one  fare. 
We can not  readily  understand  why  this 
should be.  Why not give the business men 
the same rates?  Please get the same rates 
for the business men,  if it is  possible,  and 
oblige,  Yours truly,  J.  A.  Sid r e, Sec’y.

T h e T ra d esm a n  has  referred  the  en­
quiry  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Railway 
Association  of  Michigan,  who  will,  un­
doubtedly,  communicate  his  answer to the 
convention.  The only reason T h e T r a d e s­
m an  can see why the  Bays  in  Blue should 
be more favored  than  the  business men is 
because they have saved the country and the 
business men have that duty yet to perform.
The  East  Saginaw  Grocers  Complete

Their  Organization.

E ast Sa g in a w ,  March 10,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
De a r  Sir—We were  much  disappointed 
not  to have you present last evening at  the 
meeting,  but we  organized  in  good  shape. 
There  were  forty-five  grocers present, and 
all but three became  members.  A  counter 
attraction—Barrett  at  the  Academy—took 
quite a number of grocers  who would other­
wise have attended the meeting.  However, 
we have more than half  the grocers of East 
Saginaw in the Association now, and plenty 
more who are anxious to join.
Please inform me what  is  meant  by  the 
Roll of Honor,  as the  question was brought 
up to-night and could  not  be  satisfactorily 
explained.  We  elected  president,  vice- 
president, treasurer, secretary and an Execu­
tive Committee,  and  adjourned  until  next 
Wednesday  evening,  when  the  other com­
mittees will be elected.  Yours truly,

T h eo.  K a ih s h .

Purely Personal.

C.  S. Hester  has  taken  the  position  of 

book-keeper for Hester & Fox.

Geo.  C.  Frame,  of  the  extensive  cigar 
manufacturing firm of Glaser, Frame & Co., 
of Reading, Pa.,  is in town for a day or two.
T.  Stark,  with the Thayer Lumber Co., at 
Muskegon,  spent  Sunday  in  the  city,  the 
guest  of  his cousin,  L.  M. Mills.  He  was 
accompanied by his  wife.

Albert Retan,  the Pewamo general dealer, 
has been  experimenting 
in the  matter  of 
making  cherry  wine  and  those who have 
partaken of his  production  claim  that it is 
superior to most of the imported wines.  Al­
bert will not relinquish his  mercantile busi­
ness for a time yet, however.

Striking  the Happy  Medium.

Aged Granger to Polite Drug Clerk: 

“I 

want to buy a tooth brush.”

Polite Clerk:  “Do you wish for a hard or 

a soft one?”

Aged Granger: 

“Well,  you see my dar­
ter,  she’s just got home from boarding school 
and she likes a soft  one;  and  my  boy,  he 
likes a hard one;  but ma  and  me,  we don’t 
care—so give us a  medium  one,  and  that 
will please the whole family.”

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—Good  fruit is scarce,  readily  bring­

ing $3 per bbl.

Ruta Bagas—$1 (» bbl.
Beans—Country hand-picked  command $1.15 

$  bu., and city picked  $1.50.

Beets—40c $1 bu.
Buckwheat—2 4 c 33 ft.
B utter—Dairy is very scarce,  no  jobber  be­
ing able to fill all his orders.  All offerings  are 
quickly grabbed  up a t 23c.

Cabbages—$3@$5 $  100, according to  size.
Carrots—35c 33  bu.
Celery—Kalamazoo, 28c  33 doz.  Scarce.
Cheese—Fall stock of Michigan full cream is 

firm at 134@14c.

Cider—124c $  gal.
Cranberries—Choice  Bell  and  Bugle  and 

Cape Cod  are  steady  at $10 ^  bbl.

Dried Apples—Evaporated, 13c 33 f t; quarter­

ed and sliced, 6@7c 33 ft.

Dried Peaches—Pared. 13c.
Eggs—Jobbers  arc  generally  paying  124c, 

and selling for 14c.  The demand is good.

Honey—Good demand at 10@13c.
Hay—Baled 

per ton  in two and five ton lots  and  $13.50 
car lots.

is  moderately  active  at  $15 
in 

Onions—Good  stock  is  scarce,  readily com­

manding $1.10  $  bu. 

•

Potatoes—A decline of 10c  bu. in the South­
ern  markets  has  compelled  Michigan buyers 
to lower their paying price to 30c.  From pres­
ent indications, the m arket will go to 25c with­
in a fortnight.

Pop Corn—24c 33 ft.
Squash—Hubbard, 2c 33 ft.

G RAINS  a n d   m i l l i n g  p r o d u c t s .

Wheat—Lower.  City  millers  pay  78  cents 
for Lancaster and 75  for  Fulse  and  Clawson.
Corn—Jobbing generally at 46@47c  in 100 bu. 

lots and 40@42c in carlots.

Oats—White, 40c in small lots  and  32©33c  in 

car lots.

Rye—48@50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 33 cwt.
Flour—Higher.  Patent,$5.20 33 bbl.  in  sacks 
and  $5.40  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.20 33  bbl. in 
sacks and $4.40 in  wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $13  33 ton.  Bran, $14 
33 ton.  Ships, $14 33 ton.  Middlings, $15 33 ton. 
Corn aHd Oats, $18  38 ton.

PROVISIONS.

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PORK  IN   BARRELS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing &  Provision  Co. 

Short Clears, heavy...................................... 

quote  as  follows:
Mess, new......................................................... 18 50
Short Cut, new.................................................18 00
S. P. Booth, clear...........................................18 00
E xtra clear pig, short cu t.............................20 00
E xtra clear,heavy..........................................20 00
Clear quill, short  cut..................................... 20 00
Boston clear, short cu t.................................20 00
Clear back, short cut.................................... 20 00
Standard clear, short  cut, best..................20 CO
DRY  SALT  MEATS—IN   BOXES.
Long Clears,-heav y ................................. 
«4
8%
medium...............................  
“ 
8%
“ 
lig h t.................................... 
0
do.  medium............................... 
9
do. 
light.....................................  
9
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  PLAIN.
Hams, average 20  fts...................................... 12
16  fts...................................... 124
“ 
“ 
12 to 14 fts.................. .......... 124
“  picnic  .......................................... 
 
94
“  boneless.............  ...............................
“  best  boneless........................................ 11
Shoulders...................................  
84
boneless.........................................  9
Breakfast Bacon, boneless............................ 104
Dried Beef, extra............................................   94
ham  prices................................. 124
Tierces  ..................................................... 
74
30 and 50 ft T u b s...................................... 
74
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case.............................. 
84
 
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case................................. 
10 ft Pails. 6 in a case.............................. 
74
20 ft Pails, 4 pails in  case.......................  
74
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts............  8 00
Boneless,  e x tra ................................. 
Pork  Sausage...................................................  74
Ham  Sausage.................  
74
Tongue  Sausage...........................................
Frankfort  Sausage.........................................  8
Blood  Sausage.................................................   0
Bologna, straight............................................  6
Bologna,  thick....................................... 
6
Head  Cheese....................................................   6
In half barrels.................................................  3 00
In quarter barrels..........................................  1 65

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

LARD IN  TIN  PA IL S.

BEEF IN  BARRELS.

PIGS’  FEET.

LARD.

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FRESH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides............................. 
54®  64
Fresh  Boef, hind quarters..................  6  @  74
Dressed  Hogs.........................................   7 4 ®  74
M utton.....................
@  74 
Lamb
@ 8
Veal...........................................................  8 @ 9
Pork Sausage.........................................   @ 8
Bologna....................................................  @ 6
Fowls......................................................... 10 @11
Chickens...................................................11 @12
Ducks  .....................................................  @12
Turkeys  ..............................................  .11  @12

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock Bark—Tanners all have  large  sup­

plies.  Dealers are paying $5 for good bark.

Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  $1.50  33  ft  for 

clean washed roots.

Rubber Boots and Shoos—Local  jobbers  are 
authorized to offer standard goods at 35  and 5 
per cent, off, and second quality at  35, 5 and 10 
per cent off.

“ Doing Good Work.”

Gra nd H a v e n ,  March  10,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
De a r   Sir—Enclosed please  find express 
order for 81.30, for thirteen  new  members, 
what were taken  in  at  our  last  meeting. 
This makes 45 members  in all,
The Association is doing good work here, 
especially in collecting  in old accounts and, 
above all, in  keeping  the  merchants  from 
making more bad  debts.

Yours  respectfully,

F red A.  H u tty,  Sec’y.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugars are about the same  as  last  week. 
Package coffees have  advanced J£c.  Jellies 
have  advanced  lj£c.  during  the  past  ten 
days.  Other articles in the grocery line are 
about  steady.

Hides,  Pelts  and  Furs.

Hides  are  firmer,  with  a  slight advance 
for  No.  1.  Pelts  and  wool  are  dull  and 
lower.  Furs are nominal, waiting for March 
sales.  Tallow is steady.

The  Louisiana  sugar  cane is nearly two 
months ahead of last year, and is now a foot 
high in the  fields.  The  acreage  has  been 
much increased.
Chewing gum carefully wrapped in pieces 
of tissue paper, forms a favorite sort of con­
fectionery at Washington luncheons.

Hazel Kirke 
10 cents.
La Rosa Celeste!  t 
Sweet  Catawba J  ^ cents*

Having  secured  the  Sole  agency  for  S. OTTENBERG  & 
BROS.’  Celebrated  Cigars,  I  take  pleasure  in  recommending 
them to the Trade, as the Finest and Best

5  and lO Cent Oigars

Ever placed on the Market.  They are made of the Finest Qual­
ity of Imported Tobacco without artificial  flavor.
G IV E   T H E M   A   T R IA L .

I will send to any responsible first-class  dealer a sample of 
these Cigars on trial, to be returned  if not  satisfactory, Within 
00 days.  We send advertising matter with above Cigars.

Morris XX. Treusch,

SOLE  AGENTS 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

FIE L D   SEEDS.

“  medium. 
Timothy, prim e..

@4 50 Royal...............
@4 50 Eagle................
2  10 M exican..........

(Srccevies.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

These  prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

Crown  ...........
Frazer’s ..........
Diamond  X ... 
Modoc,4  doz..

AXLE  GREASE.
..  .  80!Paragon 
90 Paragon :
__   60 Fraziers,:
___2 501
BAKING  POWDER.

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1  “ 

Acme, 4  ft cans, 3 doz. case..................
4 f t  
..................
..................
2 ft 
B u lk ............................................
Princess,  4 s ...........................................
4 s ..............................................
Is...............................................
bulk..........................................
Arctic, 4  ft cans, 6 doz. case.................
.................
.................
................
.................
Victorian, 1 ft cans, (tall,) 2 doz...........
Diamond,  “bulk,” ..................................

4  
4  
1 
5 

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2  10
Ifc)
1

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0.3. 4  bbis
bardmes, spiced, % s...
Trout, Vt  bbis...............
to ft k its...........
No. 1,4 bids  ...
White,
White, No. 1,12  to kits.
1  50 White, No. 1.10 ft kits.
3 00 White, Fam ily, 4  bbis.
kits....
1  25
.  4 25 
28 
. 
. 
45
. 
75
.  1 40 
.  2 40 
12  00 
.  2 00 
. 
15

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FISH.

Cod, whole.....................................................5@54
Cod, boneless................................................. 54@7
H alib u t........................................................9@1C4
Herring, round.  4   bbl........................   @3  25
Herring .round,  4   bid....................................  1 75
Herring, Holland,  bbis............................. 11  00
Herring, Holland,  kegs......................... 85@l  00
Herring, Scaled... : .....................
©20 
Mackerel, shore, No.  1,  4   bbis...
10  00
•< 12 ft kits 

44

10 

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50 7 50

...20 

38 
..40 
..40 
..40 
....35 
....33
__ 42
....35 
....35 
....35 
....42 
....39
__ 37
....¡4 
__ 26

PLUG.
..25 Blue  Blazes
. .31 C apper......
..31 Jupiter  __
.  39jNight Cap.. 
Splendid...
__ 34,Big  Drive.
.. ..34'Choeolate  Cream.. 

Eye  Opener..
Pauper  ........
Peach  Pie__
Star 
__
Old Solder__
Clipper  .....................34  Red Fox
I Cornerstone.
Scalping  Knit 
Sam Boss........
34:Nimrod
... ...  1 50
N e x t.......................
.2!) Big Five C enter..
........ .... 1  25
Jolly T ar................
.30 P a rro t................
:s> B u ste r................
.... 7  75
Jolly  Time.............
__ 1C@12 F av o rite................
.42 Black Prince.......
.... 5 50
Black  Bird.............
Black  Racer.......
....  98
Live and Let  Live.
Climax  ...............
... .7  00
Quaker....................
.28 Acorn  ................
....1  10
H iaw atha............... *38 Horse  Shoe........
.... 1  00
Big  Nig..................
. 37 Vinco  ..................
....3  50
Spear  H ead...........
.39 Merry W ar..........
P.  V ........................
....  75
. ;w Ben  Franklin__
Spring Chicken__ .36 Moxie..................
Belli 
—  30i Black Ja c k ........... .  .32
I T urkey..
__ 39: Musselman’s Corker. 30
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SMOKING
Yum  Yum.......... __ 28: P u r e ...................
...15 
Our  Leader....... __ 15 S ta r ....................
Old Vet...............
....30;Unit  ..................
...30 
Big Deal............... __ 27.Eight  Hours___
....24 
Navy Clippings. __ 26 Lucky  ...............
...30 
L eader................ __ 15 Two  Nickel.......
...24 
Hard  Tack........ __ 32 Duke’s  Durham
...40
Dixie ........
.......28 Green Corn Cob Pipe 26
Old T ar.......................40|Owl.
.16
f 
A rthur's  Choice.......22; Rob Roy............
.26 
Red Fox............................. 36 U nele  Sara.......
.28 
Gold  Dust...................26 Lumberman ...
.25 
Gold  Block.................30; Railroad Boy...
.38 
Seal of Grand Rapids  ¡Mountain Rose.
.18 
(cloth)...................25 Home Comfort.
.25 
Tramway, 3 oz........................40 Old Rip.......
...60
Miners and Puddlers.2S Seal of North Caro-
Peerless
lina, 2  oz..................48
__ 24 
Standard...........
__ 20 Seal of North Caro-
Old Tom.............
lina, 4oz................... 48
__ 20| 
Tom & Jerry ___
... .24! Seal of North  Caro-
Joker...................
lina, 8oz...................45
— 25 
T raveler...........
—  35 Seal of North  Caro-
Maiden........ ;...
— 25 
lina, 16 oz boxes__ 42
Pickwick  Club..
----40 King Bee, longcut.. .23
Nigger  Head___
__ 26 Sweet Lotus................32
Holland............. .
— 22 Grayling.................... 33
Germ an............. .
__ 15 Seal Skin.....................30
K. of  L ................
42@46 Red Clover.................33
Honey  Dew..
_______ 28
Colonel’s  Choice........ 151 Queen Bee..................22
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen....... 
72
Maecoboy............................  ©  55
Gail & Ax’ 
..........................  
@ 4 4
Rappee........  
....................  @  35
Railroad  Mills  Scotch........................._  @  45
Lotzbeek 
.............................................   @1  30
Japan ordinary........................; .................. 18@20
Japan fair to good
. ,25@30 
Japan fine......................................
. ,35@45 
Japan dust....................................
,.15@20
Young Hyson...............................
..............20@45
GunPowder..................................
..............35@50
Oolong...........................................
__ 33@55@6C
Congo............................................
........... 25@30
30 gr. 
50 gr. 
08 
10 
08
10 
16

25 Good  Lit  k
SNUFF.

VINEGAR.

TEAS.

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FLAVORING e x t r a c t s .

2 75

MATCHE8.

Jennings’ D. C.,2 oz...............$  doz.  1 00 
“  4 oz........................... 1  50 
6 oz........................... 2 50 
“ 
“  8 oz............................3 50 
“  No. 2 Taper.............. 125 
“  No. 4  “ 
............. 1  75 
“ 
4  pint, 
..........9 00 
“  1 
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“  No. 3 panel...............110 
“  No. 8  “ 
............... 2 75 
“  No. 10  “ 
............... 4 25 

Lemon.  Vanilla.
1  40
2 50
4 00
5 00
150
round........4 
15 00
165

4 25
6 00
Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square.............................. 1 00
Grand Hazen. No 9, square, 3 gro...................... 1 20
Grand  Haven.  No.  200,  parlor...........................1 75
Grand  Haven,  No.  3o0, parlor.......................... 2 25
Grand  Haven,  No.  7,  round.............................. 1 50
Oshkosh, No.  2.......................................................1 00
Oshkosh, No.  8.......................................................1 50
Swedish............................................................   75
Richardson’s No. 8  square...... .........,.! .! ” .i  00
do 
Richardson’s No. 9 
............................ 1  50
Richardson’s No. 74, round................................l 00
............................. 150
Richardson’s No. 7  do 
Woodbine, 300............................................ M)@l  10
Black  Strap................................................... 16@1S
Cuba Bakiug................................................. 25©28
Porto  Rico.....................................................24@30
New  Orleans, good......................................28@34
New Orleans, choice.................................... 44@50
New  Orleans,  fancy.................................... 52@55

MOLASSES.

4  bbis. 2c extra

PIPES.

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OATMEAL 

ROLLED  OATS

I 
00 
.3 25| 
PICKLES.

4
cases..

Muscatine, bbis....5 50 Muscatine,bbis. . . . 5 50
__8  00
cases__ 3 25
M edium.................................  ...............  @7  00
4  bbl.........................................  @4  00
Small,  bbl...............................................   @8  SO
4  bbl...........................................  @4  75
Imported Clay 3 gross.......................... 2 25@3 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........   @2 25
Imported Clay, No. 216,24 gross........   @1  85
American  T. D.......................................   75®  90
Choice Carolina......64 ¡Java  ......................  
6
Prime Carolina.......5 4 ¡P atna........................ 54
Good Carolina........4 4 'Rangoon........................ @54
Good Louisiana.......5  ¡Broken.............. 34@34
Table  .......................6  ¡Japan........................ 7
DeLand’s pure.......54  Dwight’s .....................5
Church’s  ................ 5  Sea  Foam  ................54
Taylor’s G. M.........5  ¡Cap Sheaf...................5

SALERATTTS.

RICE.

4 c less in 5 box lots.

SALT.

1 95

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60 Pocket, F F  Dairy............................ 
28 Pocket......................................................  
1003 ft  pockets.......................................  
Saginaw or  Manistee............................ 
10  bbl. lots........  
Diamond C.............................................. 
Standard  Coarse.................................... 
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........ 
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags.... 
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........  
American, dairy,  4  bu. bags............... 
Rock, bushels......................................... 
Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags.....................  
.....................  

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2 10
3 35
75
70
1  45
l  25
75
2  75
70
22
28
40
20

SAUCES.

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SOAPS.

SPICES— WHOLE.

“  3 ft 
40 ft 

SPICES— PURE  GROUND,

ily .........................3 94

Parisian, 4   pints..................................   @3  00
Pepper Sauce, red  small.....................   @  70
Pepper Sauce, g re e n ............................  @  80
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring.............   @1 25
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........  @1 50
Catsup, Tomato,  pints..........................   @  90
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  .....................   @1  20
Halford Sauce, pints............................  @3 50
Halfoi’d Sauce, 4  pints.........................  @3 20
A corn..................... 3 851 E xtra Chicago Fam-
M aster....................4  00 
New Process, 1  ft..3 S5 Napkin......................... 4 75
New Process, 3  ft..3 96 Tow el...........................4 75
Acme,  bars........... 3  55|White  Marseilles..5 50
Acme,  blocks.......  3 051 White Cotton  Oil..5 50
Best  American__ 2 '.« R ailroad...................... 3 50
Circus  .................... 3  70 U.  G........ ................3 45
Big Five  C enter...3 85 Mystic Whito...........4  65
Nicke  ...........
.3 45 Saxon  Blue...........2 60
Shamrock__
.3 1 Palmer’s, 100 bars..5 50 
Blue Danube.........2 55
2 30
Loudon  Family 
S ta r........................ 3 75
Allspice......................................•...........  
7
Cassia, China in m ats............................. 
7
“  Batavia in bundles...................  
It
“  Saigon in rolls........................... 
42
Cloves, Amboyna.......................... ; ___ 
30
“  Zinzibar.....................................  
29
M ace........................................................ 
£6
65
Nutmegs,  fancy.................................... 
60
No.  1...................................... 
No. 2...................................... 
62
Pepper. Singapore,  black.................... 
]8
w h ite.................. 
“ 
29
Allspice.......... 
....................................  
ll
Cassia,  Batavia...................................... 
18
25
and  Saigon.................. 
45
S aigon...................................... 
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Cloves, Am boyna.................................. 
35
“ 
Zinzibar................................... 
34
Ginger, A frican.....................................  
12
“  Cochin.......................................  
15
Jam aica....................................  
22
“ 
M ace........................................................ 
65
Mustard,  English..................................  
20
and Trieste.............  
22
25
Trieste.................................... 
60
Nutmegs,  No. 2...................................... 
Pepper, Singapore black.....................  
23
white.....................  
35
Cayenne..................................  
25
STARCH.
Muzzy, Gloss, 48 ft boxes, 1  ft  pkgs...
©  54 
“  48“ 
...
“ 
@  54
“  b u lk .................
“ 
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@  4"
© 6J4 
“  72 ft crates, 6 ft boxes..
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“  Corn, 40 ft boxes.  1 ft pkgs....
@ 6 
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l f t   “  __
20  ft 
®  64 
Kingsford’s Silver Gloss, 1 ft pkgs__
@  7 
“  6 ft boxes...
“ 
@  74 
“ 
“  b u lk ............
@ 64 
Pure, 1 ft pkgs..................
@ 54 
Corn, 1  ft pkgs.................
@  7 
Royal, Gloss, 1 ft packages..................
© 54 
bulk...............................
@ 4 @ 6 
C o rn ...........................................
Firmenieh, new process, gloss, l f t __
@ 54 
3 » ....
“ 
© 54 
6 ft....
“ 
@ 04 
“ bulk, boxes or bbis
@ 4 
“  corn.Ito ...............
©  6
Cut  Loaf..............................................
@  64 
C ubes......................................................
©  6% 
Powdered...............................................
© 64 
Granulated,  Standard..........................
Confectionery A ....................................
@5 69 
@ 54
Standard A ..............................................
No. 1, White Extra  C............................  5H
*  54
No. 2, E xtra C.........................................  5  @ 1»%
No. 3 C................................................. . 
@ 4 4
No. 4 C................ ................................... 
@ 4 4
No. 5C......................................................  @ 44
New Orleans, in  hds..............................44® 44
Corn,  barrels  .......................................
Corn, 4  bbis............................................
Corn, to gallon kegs...............................
Corn, 5 gallon kegs.................................
Pure  Sugar, bbl......................................
Pure Sugar, 4  bbl............................... .
TOBACCO— FINE C U T -IN   PA IL S.
Uncle Tom................37ICinderella.........
W hat Is It?............... 25  Hi  There..........
....30
C h erry ......................60:  Red Cap............
Five and  Seven....... 45iCrossCut......................35
Magnet......................25|01d Jim .........................35
Seal of D etroit.........60 Old  Time..................... 30
Jim Dandy................38 Underwood’s Capper 35
Our  Bird...................25|Sweet  Rose.................45
Brother  Jonathan...27iMeigs & Co.’s Stunner35
Jolly  Time................36 A tlas............................35
Our  Leader..............33'Royal Game.................38
Sweet  Rose..............32  M ule E ar.............. 
65
May  Queen..............65  Fountain.................... 74
Dark AmerieanEagle67 Old Congress..............64
The Meigs................. 60  Good Luck.................52
Red  Bird...................50  Blaze Away............... 35
Prairie F lo w er........ 65 Hair L ifter................. 30
Indian Queen...........60 H iaw atha....................62
May Flower.............. 70  G lobe......................... 65
Sweet  Pippin...........45 Crown  Leaf................ 66
H u stler.....................22|
Our  Leader.............. 161  Hiawatha...................22
Mayflower................23  Old Congress..............23
Globe..........................22  May  Leaf...................22
Mule E ar................... 231  D a rk ........ .................20

25@27
27®29
@30
@32
23@35
25@37

@6  06 

SHORTS.

SYRUPS.

SUGARS.

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Cider..............................................
York State Apple........................
MISCELLAN EOUS.
Bath Brick im ported..................
do 
American...................
Burners,  No. 0.....................
do  No. 1.............................
do  No.  2..............................
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand..! 
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans...
Candles, Star.................................
Candles.  Hotel.............................
Camphor, oz., 2 to boxes.............
Extract Coffee, V.  C....................
F elix .................
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.............
Gum, Rubber 209 lumps.............
Gum, Spruce.................................
Hominy, <0 bbl.............................
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails.....................
Pearl  Barley..........................
Peas, Green  Bush...................!
Peas, Split  Prepared..................
Powder, Keg.................................
Powder, 4   K eg....................
Sage  ........................................... !.
Sago  ..............................................
Tapioco..: .............................. ;;;;

do 

7 60@7 70 

90
@70
80
90
@25 
@11 
@12 
@35 
@80 
@1  20 
@25 
@35 
30@35 
@3 OO 
5  ©  54 
24@ 3 
@1  15 
@ 3 
@5 00 
@2  75 
@  15 
@  7 
@ 7

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FANCY—IN  BULK.

FANCY—IN  5 ft BOXES.

STICK.
Standard, 25 ft boxes.............................   8 4 @ 9
Twist, 
.............................   @ 9
Cut Loaf 
Royal, 25 ft  pails....................................  @ 9
Royal, 200 ft bbis....................................   @  y
Extra, 25 ft  pails....................................  ©m
Extra, 200 ft bbis...................................   @ 9
©114
French Cream, 25 ft pails..................!! 
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases...............................  @10
Broken, 25  ft  pails.................................  @jq
Broken, 200 ft  bbis...............................’.  @  9
Lemon  Drops..............................................  @12
Sour Drops....................................„....... !,  @13
Peppermint  Drops....................................   @13
Chocolate Drops........................................... 
14
H M Chocolate  Drops................................ 
  18
Gum  D ro p s.................................................. 
10
Licorice Drops..................................... f... 
22
A B  Licorice  Drops..............................” ! 
12
Lozenges, plain............................................. 
14
Lozenges,  printed.................................. .. 
15
Im perials...................................................... 
14
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M ottoes.........................................................  
Cream  B ar...................................................  
12
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Molasses B ar................................................ 
Caramels......................................... 
  18
Hand Made Creams..................................... 
pj
Plain  Creams................................................ 
20
Decorated Creams........................................ 
String Rock................................................... 
13
Burnt Almonds........................................’’ 
Wintergreen  Berries................................... 
14
Lozenges, plain  in  pails.......................  @114
Lozenges, plain in  bbis.........................  ©104
Lozenges, printed in pails....................  @124
Lozenges, printed in  bbis....................  @114
Chocolate Drops, in pails.....................   @124
Gum  Drops  in pails..............................  @ 6 4
Gum Drops, in bbis...............................   @  54
Moss Drops, in  pails.............................   9  @10
Moss Drops, in b b is ..............................  @ 9
Sour Drops, in  pails.............................  @12
Imperials, in  pails....................................   ©124
Imperials  in  bbis..........................  
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@114
Bananas  Aspinwall.............................
Oranges, California, fancy...................3 50©3 75
Oranges, California,  choice..................3 25@3 50
Oranges, Jamaica, bbis........................
Oranges, Florida....................................
Oranges, Valencia, cases.....................   @6 50
Oranges, Messina....................................3 25@3 50
Oranges, OO............................................   @3 25
Lemons, choice........ -............................4 25®4 50
Lemons, fancy.........................................4 50@4 75
Lemons, California...............................
Figs, layers, new,  ^  ft..........................10  @15
Figs, Bags, 50ft...................................... 
© 8
Dates, fruils do  ....................................   @ 54
Dates, 4  do  do  ....................................  @ 6 4
Dates, skin..............................................
Dates, 4   skin.........................................
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $   ft....................  94@10
Dates, Fard 50 ft box $  ft.....................   @  8
Dates, Persian 50 ft box $  ft...............  7  @ 7 4
Pine Apples, 
Almonds,  Tarragona.............................174@18
Ivaea...... ...............................  @17
California............................  @17
B razils.....................................................114@12
Chestnuts, per bu..................................
Filberts, Sicily........................................ 104@11
Barcelona...............................  @  9
Walnuts,  Grenoble.................................15 @17
Marbo.....................................  
124
French.................................... 
11
California...............................12 @16
Pecans, Texas, H. P ............................... 10 @14
Missouri.................................  @  9
Cocoanuts, $  100................................... 5  50@0  00
PEANUTS.
ft........................... 
  @ 4
Prime  Red,  raw 
Choice 
do  ...........................   @ 44
Fancy H.P. do 
do  ............................  4 4 ©  5
Choice White, V a.d o ............................  @ 54
Fancy H P,.  Va  d o ........ ...................   6 @ 6 4
H .P .V a ....................................................   8 © 64

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OILS.

ILLUM INATING.

LUBRICATI N G.

W aterW hite...................................................  U4
Michigan  Test..................................................104
Gasoline............................................................. 114
Capitol Cylinder........................................     .364
Model  Cylinder................................................314
Shield  Cylinder................................................ 264
Eldorado  Engine.............................................23
Peerless  Machinery.................................... . .20
Challenge Machinery.................................. . .19
Paraffine  .......................................................Ü204
Black. Summer, West  V irginia...,..........!  9
Black, 25° to 3 0°...............................  
in
Black, 16° C.  T ................................  
!.!!ii
Z ero.........................................................   ÜÜ124

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BLUING

Dry, No. 2...........................................doz.
25
Dry, No. 3...........................................doz.
45
Liquid, 4 oz............................. 
doz.
&5
Liquid, 8 o z ........................................doz.
65
Arctic 4 oz........................ ...............33  gross 3 50
Arctic 8  oz......................................................  7  20
Arctic 16 oz....................................................   12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box...............................  2 00
Arctic No. 2 
3  00
Arctic No. 3 
4 00

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No. 2 H url...............1  75!Common W hisk__   90
No. 1 H url__ 2  00@2 25 Fancy W hisk.......... 1  00
No. 2Carpet........... 2 25|Mill.......................... 3  75
No. 1 Carpet........... 2  50i Warehouse  .............2  75
Parlor  Gem........... 3 00!

CANNED  FISH .

Clams, 1 ft. Little Neck...............................1  10
Clam Chowder,  3 ft..................................... 2  15
Covo Oysters, 1  ft  standards.....................   90
Cove Oysters, 2  ft  standards..'................  1 55
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic......................................1  75
Lobsters, 2 ft, picnic....................................2 65
Lobsters, 1 ft star.........................................2  00
Lobsters. 2 ft sta r.........................................3 00
Mackerel, l f t   fresh  standards..................1  50
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh  standards..................5 25
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft.................3 50
Mackerel,3 ft in Mustard............................3 50
Mackerel, 3 ft  soused..................  ............. 3 50
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river.......................l  70
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river.......................3 00
Sardines, domestic 4 s ..........-.....................6@7
Sardines,  domestic  4 s ..........i .................  10@12
Sardines,  Mustard  4 s ................................   6@11
Sardines,  imported  4 s.  ............................12©13
Trout. 3 ft  brook.......................................   4 00

CANNED F R U IT S.

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Apples, gallons,  standards...........
..........3 25
..........  90
Blackberries, standards................
Cherries,  red  standard...............
......... 1  10
Damsons...........................................
............1  00
Egg  Plums, standard? 
..................
........ .1  25
Gooseberries.....................................
.......95@1_00
Green Gages, standards 2 ft...........
1ÜÜÜ2 00
Peaches, Extra Yellow..................
Peaches, standards..........................
..........1  60
Peaches,  seconds............................
..........1  45
Peaches, pie......................................
..........1 20
Pineapples, standards.....................
..........1 40
Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced..........
..........2 60
Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated......
..........2 75
Q uinces............................................
..........1 15
Raspberries,  ex tra.........................
..........1 25
re d .............................
..........1  35
Strawberries  .................................. .
...1 25®1  80
W hortleberries...................................... ....  90
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.........................
00
Beans, Lima,  standard........................
....  75
Beans, Stringless,  Erie.........................
....  90
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked...............
.... 1  70
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy......................... ....1   15
“  Morning  Glory.......................... __ Î  10
“  Acme............................................ ....1   15
“  Maple Leaf.................................
....1   10
“  Excelsior...................................... ....1   20
“  Onondaga.................................... ....1  35
“  Darby ........................................... ....1  50
“  Osborn ......................................... ....1   00
“  New  Process............................... ....1   00
“  B a rtle tt....................................... ....1   10
Peas, French........................................... ....1  50
8
Peas, extra m arrofat............................1 20@1  40
Peas,  soaked.................................................   7T
“  Early June, stand...................... 1 50@1
sifted............................... 2 00
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“  French, extra fine............................, .20 0C
12 00
Mushrooms, extra  fine.................... 
........ 20  00
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden........................................1 00
Succotash, standard.................................80© t  30
Squash.................................................................1 00
Tomatoes, standard brands.............................1 20
Michigan full  cream ............................13
York  State, Acme.................................

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@14
Wilbur’s  Premium..35|German Sweet..........23
Sweet........25 Vienna Sweet  .......... 22
B’kf’tCocoa45| Baker’s ..................... 37
Cocoa-theta 42iRunkles’ ..
.85

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CHOCOLATE.

CHEESE.

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@26
@27
@274
@284
@234@24
@244
@•30
@18

COCOANUT.
Schepps, Is.................................
Is and  4 a..................
4 s ...............................
Is in tin  pails...........
4 s 
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M a ltb y ’B,  Is...............................
Is and  4 s ................
4 s .............................
Manhattan,  pails.....................
Peerless  ..........................   .  ...

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Green.

R io................. 164@17
Golden Rio... 17  @19
Santos........... 15  @17
Marieabo.................16
J a v a .................25@30
O. G. J a v a ....28  @30 
Mocha  .................... 23

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Roasted.
R io................ 16
@18 
Golden Rio.. .18
@20
I Santos...........
Marieabo.......
,.18@21 
Jav a...............
.25© 26 
IO. G. Jav a__
25  @29
Mocba........... 27  @28

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5
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7

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194

CORDAGE.

60 fts lOOfts 300 fts

..........194
..........19?i

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............. 19 

COFFEES— PACKAGE.
Lion...............................................  
Lion,  in  cabinets
xxxx.
Arbuckle’8  ................
Dilworth’8 ..................
Standard  ....................
G erm an.......................
German, in  bins........
Magnolia.....................

19
194
194194
1»419
19
194
19
18 8  17%
18
184
174
60 foot Ju te __ .  1  00
50 foot Cotton..
.1  60
72 loot J u te __ .  1  25 60 foot Cotton..
.1  75
40 Foot Cotton.. ..150
72foot Cotton... .2  00
CRACKERS  AND SWEET  GOODS.
X  XXX  ¡»ft
64

Kenosha B utter........................  
Seymour  B utter....................... 
B utter......................................... 
Fancy  B utter............................ 
S.  Oyster....................................  
Picnic.......................... .............. 
Fancy  Oyster............................ 
Fancy  Soda............................... 
City Soda__ ;............................. 
Soda  ........................................... 
Milk........................................... 
B oston....................................... 
G raham ......................................
Oat  Meal....................................
Pretzels, hand-made................
P retzels......................................
Crack nels..................................
Lemon Cream............................
Sugar Cream................ ............
Frosted Cream..........................
Ginger  Snaps............................
No. 1 Ginger Snaps..................
Lemon  Snaps............................ 
Coffee  Cakes.............................. 
Lemon W afers..........................  
Jum bles...................................... 
E xtra Honey Jum bles.............  
Frosted Honey  Cakes.............. 
Cream  Gems.............................. 
Bagievs  Gems..........................  
Seed Cakes................................. 
S. &  M. Cakes........................................  
C itron....................................................... 22 @  25
C urrants..............  
6  @ 64
Lemon Peel............................................  @  14
Orange Peel............................................   @  14
Prunes,  French,60s.................................12 @124
French, 80s.................................10 @104
French, 110s and  120s.............   @ 8
Prunes, Turkey.......................................  6 @  64
Raisins, Dehesia....................................3 50@5 00
Raisins, London Layers.......................  @2 50
Raisins, California  “ 
......................1 50@2 00
Raisins, Loose Muscatels.....................  @1  50
RaiBins, Ondaras, 28s............................  8 4@ 9
Raisins.  Sultanas..................................   @ 9
Raisins,  Valencia, new........................   6 4 ®  74
Raisins,  Im perials.................................  @3 00

DR IED   FRUITS—FOREIGN.

134
114
124
134
134
134
134

8
124
84

114
94
154

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Drugs & flftebicines

S ta 'e  B oard   o f  P h arm acy.

O ne Year—Jacob Jesson, M uskegon.
T w o Y ears—Janies  Vernor, Detroit.
T hree Y ears—O ttm ar Kberbaeh. Ann  Arbor.
Four Y ears—Geo.  McDonald, K alam azoo.
F iv e Y ears—Stanley E. Parkell, Owosso.
P resident—O ttm ar  Kberbaeh.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas.  Vernor.
N ext M eeting—At D etroit, July 5 and 6.

M ich igan   State  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  A ss’n. 

President—Frank J.  W urzburg, Grand Rapids.
F i r s t  Vice-President—Mrs.  C. W. Taylor, Loom is. 
Second Vice-President—H enry Harwood. Ishpem ing. 
Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit.
■Secretary—S.  E.  P arkill, Owosso.
Treasurer—Wm.  Dupont, Detroit.
E xecutive C om m ittee—Geo.  W.  Croutcr. J.  G. Johnson, 
Local Secretary—Guy M.  H arwood, P etoskev.
N ext Place o f M eeting—At  Petosk ey, July 12, 13 and 14.
G rand  R a p id s  i'h a rm a ce u tica l  S ociety. 

Frank W ells, Geo. Gundrum and Jacob Jesson.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  8.  1884.

_

President—Geo. G. Stekettee.
Vice-President—H.  E. Locker.
■Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
T reasurer—H enry  B. Fairchild. 
Board o f  Censors—President,  V ice-President  and  Sec-
Boardfof Trustees—1The President.  John E. Peck,  M.  B. 
K im m .W m .  H. VanLeeuwen and O. H.  ltichm ond. 
wen  Isaac W atts, Wm.  E. W hite and IV m.  L.  W hite. 
C om m ittee on Trade Matters—John E. Peek, H. B. la ir - 
„-j
child and H ugo  Thum. 
C om m ittee  on  L egislation—U.  A.  M cW illiam s,  Tlieo.
K em ink and W. H. Tibbs. 
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C om m ittee on Pharm acy—W . L. IV hite, A.  C. Bauer and
Isaac W atts. 
___.
(Regular  M eetings—F irst  Thursday  even in g  in   each
Annua* M eeting—First  Thursday even in g in Novem ber. 
N ext  Meeting—Thursday  evenin g,  March  8,  a t  The 

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Tradesman office.

D e tr o it  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  S ociety. 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER,  1883.

President—A. F.  Parker.
First Vice-President—Frank  Inglis.
Second Vice-President—J. C. Mueller.
Secretary and Treasurer—A. W . Allen.
A ssistant Secretarv and Treasurer—H. McRae.
Annual M eeting—F irst W ednesday in June.
R egular M eetings—First W ednesday in each  m onth.
B er r ie n   C ou n ty  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  S o ciety. 
P resident, H. M. Dean;  Secretary, H enry K ephart.

C lin ton   C ou n ty  D r u g g ists’  A sso c ia tio n . 

Président, A. O. H unt;  Secretary, A. S.  W allace.

J a c k so n   C ou n ty  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  A ss’n. 

President, R. F. Latim er;  Secretary, F.  A. K ing.

M ason  C ou n ty  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  S ociety. 

President, F. N. L atim er;  Secretary, W m. H eysett.
M ecosta  C ounty  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  Society  
President, C. H. W agener;  Secretary,  A. H. W ebber.

M onroe  C ounty  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  S ociety. 

President. S. M. Saekett;  Secretary, Julius W eiss.

M u sk egon   D ru g   C lerk s’  A sso cia tio n . 

P resident, I. C.  Terry;  Secretary,G eo. L. LeFevre.
N e w a y g o   C ou n ty  P h a rm a ceu tica l  Society, 
President, J.  F.  A. Raider;  Secretary, N. N.  Miller.

O ceana C ounty P h a rm a ce u tic a l S ociety. 

President. F. W . Fincher;  Secretary, Frank Cady.
S agin aw   C ou n ty  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  S ociety. 
President, Jay  Sm ith;  Secretary,  D. E. Prall.
S h ia w a ssee C ounty  I’h a rm a ceu tica l  S o ciety
T u scola C ounty  P h a rm a ceu tica l  S ociety. 

President,  E.  A. Bullard;  Secretary, C.  E. Stoddard.

P A T E N T   M E D IC IN E S.

W h y   Shall  They  not  be  Available in  Med­

ical  Practice?

From the N. Y. Commercial  Advertiser.

Not long ago a physician  of  large  learn­
ing and high character  sent  a  certain  pro­
prietary medicine or nostrum  to  a  patient 
to  be  also  his  personal 
who  happened 
friend,  with  a  note, 
in  which  lie  said: 
“ This nostrum is so  highly  commended*to 
me by those who have used it,  that I should 
be wronging you if I failed to tell you of it. 
I send it to you in  spite  of  ethics.”  The 
patient had been  suffering for several years 
with an obstinate  trouble,  to  which  treat­
ment had  brought  no  relief  beyond  very 
slight and temporary  palliation.  The  nos­
trum wrought a cure.

Thecase suggests certain reflections which 
we wish to commend to the consideration of 
those who make  and  enforce  the  rules  of 
medical ethics.  We  do  not  mean  to  say 
one word against the  underlying  principle 
of medical ethics which forbids  any  physi­
cian to keep  to  himself,  for  the  sake  of 
personal profit,  any  discovery he may make 
which,  if generally  known  to  the  profes­
sion, would tend to lessen human suffering. 
Nor have we a word to say in favor of  that 
miscellaneous use of pateut and  proprietary 
remedies,  which  involves  the  ignorant  as­
sumption by patients,  of  the  most  impor­
tant and difficult  of  the  physician’s  func­
tions,  namely  diagnosis.  There  can be  no 
doubt that the direst  evils  flow  from  this 
practice every year.

But suppose that some  one,  physician or 
layman,  makes a discovery of  new  and  ef­
fective means for the relief  of  human  suf­
fering or the  preservation  of  human  life, 
shall physicians refuse to  make  use  of  it, 
and let patients suffer or (lie for want of  it, 
merely because the  discoverer  has  secured 
a patent upon it, or has  reserved to himself 
the secret  of  its  preparation,  so  that  lie 
alone may manufacture ii?  We do  not  be­
lieve that the spirit  of  medical  ethics  re- 
-quires that,  but the letter  of  the  rule  cer­
tainly does,  and  its  application  denies  to 
men who rely confidently upon  their physi­
cians,  whatever  benefits  there  may  be  in 
the use of medicines and  appliances  which 
are patented or otherwise reserved  as  nos­
trums.  Without doubt  there  are  many  of 
these things which  are  genuinely  valuable 
additions to the means at command  for  the 
treatment of disease and the  relief  of  suf­
fering,  and  it  is  a  pernicious  and  unjust 
rule of ethics which forbids  the  intelligent 
physician to  freely  prescribe  such  things 
when experience or observation  has  taught 
him their usefulness.

Medicine is  the  least  exact  of  sciences. 
Its professors should be ready  to seize upon 
whatever means they  can  anywhere  com­
mand for the relief of suffering and  cure  of 
disease.  They do so in  fact,  so long as the 
rule to which we have referred is not violat­
ed,  but there they stop,  and  to  the  wrong­
ing of their patients,  who  have  a  right  to 
the  best treatment the physician  can  give, 
whether with medicines of recognized kinds 
or with the  inventions  of  men  who  have 
put themselves outside the pale  by  miscon­
duct in withholding their  discoveries  from 
the profession.  The  man  who  discovered 
chloroform was perhaps  rightly condemned 
for securing a patent on it;  but  ought  sur­

geons to have refused to use the  anaesthetic 
on that account?

There may be much or little that  is  good 
in the list of nostrums,  but it should be  the 
work of the profession  to  discriminate,  to 
make use of whatever is  good,  and to place 
the seal  of  condemnation  upon  the  bad. 
Let them condemn the use  of  patent  med­
icines  without  competent  diagnosis  and 
prescription,  precisely as they condemn  the 
ignorant use  of  officinal  prescriptions;  but 
by  all  means  let  them  enlarge  the  re­
sources of the physician by  adding  to  ma­
teria medica whatever they find to be valua­
ble in the list of proprietary  medicines.

Let them  devise  some  means  by  which 
the discoverer or  inventor  of  really  valua­
ble methods may be freed from the  tempta­
tion to withhold them  from  the profession. 
In that way only can the  principle of ethics 
be maintained without injustice,for the man 
making a valuable  discovery  feels  that  he 
lias some right to reward for it,  and,  unless 
his conscience is  more  than  ordinary  self- 
sacrificing,  lie must be sorely  tempted,  un­
der existing rules,  to set  the  ethics  of  his 
profession aside and use  his  discovery  for 
his ow'ii advantage  as  a  quack.  A  physi­
cian once  discovered  a peculiar  efficacious 
treatment for a prevalent malady.  He was 
bound,  under the accepted rule of- ethics,  to 
give his discovery freely to  the  profession, 
but the temptation  to  make  market  of  it 
was too strong for  him,  and  he  sold  the 
secret to many  doctors  for  a  large  sum, 
thereby placing each of  them,  as  wrell  as 
himself,  in the category of quacks. 
It  was 
not until a  doctor  bought the  secret  under 
a pledge of secrecy,  and  then  revealed  it, 
that the discovery was given to  the  profes­
sion.  How’ much better would it have been 
if arrangements had existed for  securing  to 
the discoverer,  in a legitimate  wray,  a  rea­
sonable royalty upon the fruits of his inves­
tigations. 
In  that  case  lie  would  have 
given his discovery at  once  to  the  profes­
sion and would  have  remained  an honora­
ble man instead of becoming a quack  and  a 
corrupter  of  the  morals  of  many  weak 
brethren.  The man had a certain equitable 
claim to  benefit  him  from  his  discovery, 
which cannot be overlooked  or  denied. 
It 
is for the medical societies to  devise  means 
by which such a claim  may  be  recognized, 
and such rewards secured  without resort  to 
surreptitious methods.

This subject is one of  the  largest  public 
importance, and we believe it to be the duty 
of bur medical societies to consider  serious­
ly 
the  means  of  correcting  the  evils 
wrought by  the  indiscriminate  application 
of a rule that works harm as well  as  good. 
Surely,  it would be  possible  to  arrange  in 
some way for the  authorization  of remedies 
known to be valuable and  necessary,  with­
out  abandoning  the  sound  principles  of 
ethics on which the present rule is founded.

T H E   P H A R M A C Y   B O A R D .

Interesting  Interview  W ith  Member  Mc­

Donald.

A reporter of  the  Kalamazoo  Telegraph 
recently  interviewed  Geo. McDonald as  to 
the aims and objects  of  the State Board  of 
Pharmacy,  and reports the result of  the in­
terview’ as follows:

“The Board  wras  originally appointed  in 
June,  1885, but did not  organize until July. 
From  that  date  until  now,  a little  over  a 
year  and  seven  mouths,  the  Board,  in ad­
dition  to  issuing  certificates  annually  to 
those entitled to  them under  the law,  have 
examined 250 candidates.  Of  this number, 
66  proved  incompetent  and failed to pass. 
The regular  examinations  of  the Board are 
appointed to be held three times  a  year,  at 
Grand Rapids in  March, at  Detroit in July 
and at Lansing  in  November.  The Secre­
tary of the Board  receives an annual  salary 
of  -8800  per  annum,  and  earns  it.  The 
Treasurer receives  8200,  and the remaining 
three members  have such  expenses paid  as 
they incur in the  performance  of  their du­
ties.  One  tiling  that  should  be  borne  in 
mind is that the entire expense of maintain­
ing the Board is borne  by  the  druggists  of 
the State,  and not by the people, a tee of 81 
being  paid by the one  to whom a license  is 
issued.  What  remains  after  paying  the 
Board’s  expenses  is  placed  in  the  State 
Treasury  to  their  credit.  There  is  now 
about 82,500 to  their  credit  there. 
It  lias 
been the design  of  the  Board  to make the 
examinations  eminently  practical  and  to 
avoid even the remotest ground  for the ridi­
cule the civil  service examinations  have,  at 
times,  excited.  The  examinations  as  at 
present  prescribed  by  the  Board  embrace 
sub-divisions:
1.  The identification of  drugs and chemi­
cals,  fifty samples  being  provided  and the 
candidates required  to  tell  their names on 
inspection.

3.  Fifty questions in pharmacy.
8.  Fifty questions in  materia medica.
4.  Twenty-five questions in chemistry.
5.  Ten practical prescriptions which must 
be explained and criticised if improper.
As  yet,  no  tests  in  the compounding of 
prescriptions are prescribed,  but we hope in 
a short time to  have  a  small  laboratory  at 
the disposal of the Board, when  the  actual 
demonstration of ability . to fill prescriptions 
will  be  made  a  part  of  the’ examination. 
Grand  Rapids,  Detroit  and  Lansing  wrere 
selected as the  places  in  which to hold the 
regular  examinations, for  the  reason  that 
they were suppoved  to be  important points 
and  easily accessible.  At  the  regular  ex­
amination,  held at Grand Rapids last week, 
50 candidates presented themselves.  Of this 
number  18  were  rejected  and  36  granted 
certificates.  The total number of registered 
pharmacists now in Michigan is 2,832.  The 
number of registered  assistant  pharmacists 
is 183.
The full  benefit to the  public of the crea­
tion of  the  Board  and the  enactment of  a 
stringent law to prescribe  who shall engage 
in the important profession of  a pharmacist 
is not as apparent now as it  will be  four  or 
five years hence.  The  law made  all  those 
engaged in the business at the  time  it  was 
passed entitled to a  license  without exami- 
tioii.  There  were undoubtedly among  this 
number many incompetent men,  but as they 
can continue right along  the same as before 
the statute was enacted,  its  benefits are  not 
yet apparent.  Their number will, however, 
diminish as time goes on.  When a man goes 
out  of  business  and  his  license  is not re­
newed for a year, lie is obliged, if he desires

to re-engage in it,  to  undergo  an  examina­
In this manner the  incompetent ones 
tion. 
will gradually be thinned out until none are 
left. 
In some things, however, the value of 
the  Board’s  services  to  the  public is even 
now apparent.  The  rejection  of  66 candi­
dates who were unfit to be entrusted with the 
lives of  those for whom  they desired to  fill 
prescriptions is a service to the State whose 
value cannot be  computed.  Then,  too,  the 
wholesale druggists  find it much more diffi­
cult  to  sell  cheap  grades  of  goods in the 
State than they used to.  As the intelligence 
and professional capacity of the pharmacists 
increases,  the wholesalers experience greater 
difficulty  in  selling  adulterated  drugs  to 
them,  a practice more  frequent  than  many 
suppose.  As  a  rule,  the  pharmacists  of 
Michigan have always  been  an  intelligent, 
well-posted  body of men, and I am  glad  to 
say that the  number  of  exceptions  to this 
rule is decreasing with  a prospect of  a still 
further great and  speedy  diminution.  The 
Pharmaceutical  Association  of Michigan  is 
superior to that of any other  State. 
In  the 
character of the  papers  read  at  its  annual 
meetings, and the scientific ami professional 
ability  with  which  they  are  treated,  the 
Michigan  Association  surpasses  any  other 
State society.  The National Association  is 
the only one that can be compared to it, and 
this can by no means be said to be superior. 
The high standing of  our Association is  no 
doubt due in great  measure to the existence 
of  the  great  University  in  the State,  but 
other reasons are to be  found  in  the  char­
acter of Michigan and Michigan people, and 
tne influence of some  of  the leading spirits 
in the Association itself.”

Frank  Inglis’  Reception  to 

the  Detroit 

Pharmacists.

The members of  the  Detroit Pharmaceu­
tical Society  were  handsomely  entertained 
by Frank Inglis at his residence last Friday 
evening.  Refreshments and  cards were in­
dulged in until an early hour m the morning. 
Among  those  present  were  Profs.  A.  B. 
Prescott and A.  B.  Stevens,  of  Ann Arbor; 
Dr.  A.  B. Lyons, T.  II.  Hineliman, John J. 
Dodds,  W.  C.  Williams,  F.  W.  II.  Perry,
J.  W.  Caldwell, Wm. Dupont, A. W.  Allen,
F.  A.  Cooke,  Robt.  Fulton,  J.  R.  Kestell, 
A.  B.  Lee,  A.  S.  Parker,  A.  McFarland, 
John Williamson, J.  C.  Mueller, G.  S.  Pur­
vis,  F.  Rohnert,  F.  D.  Smith,  G.  W. 
Stringer,  I).  O.  Haynes,  L.  G. Blakeslee, J. 
J.  Crowley,  C.  W.  Kotcher, T. W. Marr.

Letters  of  regret  were  received  from 
Frank J.  Wurzburg,  President of  the M.  S. 
P. A.;  Ex-Presidents  Frank  Wells and  G. 
W.  Crouter; II. B.  Fairchild,  W.  L.  White, 
Jolm  E.  Peck,  Stanley  E.  Parkill,  E.  A. 
Stowe, Jacob Jesson and Geo. Gundrum.

Newaygo  County Pharmaceutical  Society.
The  druggists  of  Newaygo  county  re­
cently  met  at  Fremont  and formed an or­
ganization  under  the title  of  the Newaygo 
County Pharmaceutical  Society.  Constitu­
tion and by-laws were adopted  and  officers 
elected,  as follows:

President—J.  F.  A.  Raider,  Newavgo.
Vice-President—S.  P.  Odell,  Fremont.
Secretary  and  Treasurer-*-!!.  N.  Miller, 

Fremont.

The next meeting will be  held  at  White 

Cloud on March 17.

Drug  Clerk’s  Association.

M usk eg o n,  March  11,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand llapids:
D e a r  S ir—Our  Association  met  on the 
9th  and  held  a  very  interesting meeting. 
read  a  paper  on 
Orion  Hopperstead 
“Opium.”  Other  members  contributed  to 
the programme of the evening.  C. S.  Koon 
gave  a  short  lecture  on  “Opium,” how  it 
should be employed in the shops,  and on its 
impurities,  after  which the critic  made ids 
report. 

Geo.  L.  L e F e v r e,  Sec’y.

The  Drug  Market.

There is very little  of  special  interest to 
note.  Quinine  is  dull.  P.  & W.  have  re­
duced  their  price  five  cents,  to  meet  the 
tumble in German.  Gum opium is very firm, 
and is hardening in  price daily.  Morphine 
is unchanged.  Gum camphor and tinnevilly 
Senna leaves are still tending upward.  Cut- 
tie bone is dull and a trifle lower.

Better  Than  Pill  Pounding.

W.  A.  Severson,  who sold  out  his  drug 
business at Buchanan about eighteen months 
ago, lias since cleared over 850,000 in mining 
Investments in  the  Gogebic  region,  and lie 
has not quit investing,  either.

Organization  in  Clare  County.

John  W.  Dunlop,  the  Clare  druggist, 
writes President Wurzburg that he is  about 
to call a meeting of the  druggists  of  Clare 
county for the  purpose  of effecting  an or­
ganization.

TIGER  DEN.

W h at J.  A.  Crookston Has to Say  W hile in 

the  Tiger  Den— Other  Copies  to  Follow.
Ca d il l a c,  Jan.  24,  1887. 

Well,  Doctor,  I am  around again,  but my 
wife had to use a lot of Tiger Oil. 
It is the 
It 
most wonderful medicine  I  ever knew. 
surpasses everything  else.  During  my se­
vere sickness of pleuro-pneumonia, when my 
pulse ran up to 130 and  my  temperature to 
104°  the pain was so excruciating that noth­
ing would relieve except  Tiger  Oil,  which 
never failed.  The physician  gave but little 
hope of my recovery,  but through his atten­
tion and the constant  application of  Tiger 
Oil  I  pulled  through,  and  am  gaining 
strength by using  Tiger  Oil, which I know 
is doing  me  good,  and  will do  good  to all 
who use it properly; for of all medicines that 
I have ever known in over  forty  years’ ex­
perience as a  retail and  wholesale druggist, 
I have never known of a single  one to be m 
any way as good as Tiger Oil for the cure of 
so many different kinds of diseases.  There 
seems no limit to  its  power  over  disease. 
Therefore,  knowing as 1 know of Tiger Oil, 
I do but my duty in  recommending it to all 
my fellow men as publicly as  possible,  that 
they may have the benefits of  such a valua­
ble medicine as Tiger Oil  has  proven itself 
to be wherever  it lias  been  used,  both for 
man or beass. 
Of the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co., 

J. A.  C r o o k s t o n ,

Grand  Rapids.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

Declined—Quinine, P. & VV.

ACIDUM.

A ceticum ............................................
. 
8® 10
.  80® 1 00
Benzoieum,  German.........................
.  55@ 60
Oarbolicum.........................................
.  70® 75
C itrieum ..............................................
3® 5
H ydrochlor.............................   ........
.  10® 12
N itrocum ............................................
.  11® 13
Oxallcum ............................................
.1  85@2 10
Salicylicum.........................................
Tannicum.............................................. . 1 40@1  60
.  50® 53
T artarieum .........................................

AMMONIA.

*• 

3®
Aqua, 16 deg........................................
4® 6
18  deg.......................................
.  12® 14
Cavbonas..............................................
Chloridum............................................ .  12© 14
.1  85@2 10
Cubebae (po.  1  75...............................
Juniperus  ..........................................
.  25® 30
X anthoxyium ....................................

BACOAE.

6®

BALSAMUM.

Copaiba...............................................
P eru......................................................
Terabin,  Canada.................................
Tolu t a n ...............................................

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian.................................
Cassiae  ...............................................
Cinchona Flava..................................
Eaonymus  atropurp.........................
Myrica  Cerifera, po..........................
Prunus Virgini..................................
Quillaia,  grd.......................................
Sassfras  ..............................................
Ulmus...................................................
Ulmus Po (Ground  12).......................

Giyeyrrtaiza Glabra............................
po....................................
Haematox, 15 fi> boxes..........:...........
Is ...........................................
*8  ...................................

“ 
“ 
“ 

FERRUM.

Carbonate Preeip...............................
Citrate and Quinia.............................
Citrate Soluble....................................
Ferroeyanidum Sol............................
Solut  Chloride....................................
Sulphate, com’l,  (bbl. 75)..................
puré....................................

“ 

FOLIA.

B arosm a..............................................
Cassia Aeutifol, Tinnivelly...............
A ix..........................
Salvia officinalis, ).is and  )4s...........

“ 

“ 

.  50® GO
©l 50
.  38® 40
.  40® 45

iä
h
18
30
20
12
12
12
12
JO

.  24® 25
.  83® 35
8® 9
.  @ 12
© 13
@ 15

.  @ 15
50
® 80
•  @ 50
.  ® 15
.  1)4® 2
.  @ 7

.  38® 40
.  20® 25
.  35® 50
.  10® 12in

“ 
“ 

GUMMI.
©1 00
Acacia, 1st picked.........................  ..
..............................
2nd 
“ 
.  © 90
.  @ 80
3rd 
“ 
.............................
@ 65
Sifted  sorts..........................
“ 
.  75@l 00
“ 
p o .................................................
.  50® 60
Aloe, Barb,  (po, 60)..................  .......
.  @ 12
“  Cape, (po. 20).............................
.  @ 50
“  Socotrine,  (po. 60)....................
.  25® 30
Ammoniae  .........................................
@ 15
Assal'oetida,  (po. 30)..........................
.  50® 55
Benzoinum .........................................
.  24® 27
Cam phorae.........................................
.  © 13
Catechu, Is,  ()4s,  14;  )48,16).............
.  35® 10
Euphorbium,  po.................................
© 80
Gafbanum............................................
.  75@ 80
Gamboge, po.......................................
@ 3o
Guaiacum, (po. 45)..............................
@ 20
Kino,  (po. 25)................   ....................
©1 25
Mastic...................................................
@ 40
Myrrh, (po.45)......................................
.4  00@4  10
Opii, (po. 5 50)......................................
.  18® 25
Shellac.................................................
.  25® 30
bleached.................................
.  30@ 75
Tragacanth .........................................
h e r b a —lu ounce package 
s.
25
Absinthium  .......................................
20
Eupatorium  .......................................
25
Lobelia  ...............................................
28
Majorum  ............................................
23
Mentha Piperita......................................
25
“  V ir................................................
30
R u e ...............................................................
22
Tanacetum,  V ..........................................
25
Thymus. V .................................................

“ 

MAGNESIA.

.  55® 60
Calcined,  P a t............................................
.  28® 22
Carbonate,  P a t........................................
Carbonate,  K. & M................................ ..  20® 25
Carbonate,  Jennings............................. ..  35@ 36

OLEUM.

Absinthium ............................................... ..4 50@5 00
50
Amydalae, Amarae................................ ..7 00@7 50
.2  U0@2 10
Anisi  ...........................................................
@2 60
Auranti  Cortex........................................
.2 00®2 75
Bergamii............................ ........................
@ 75
Cajiputi  .....................................................
@2 15
Caryophylli.........................................
Cedar.................................................... ..  35® 65
@1
50
Chenopodii.........................................
Cinnam onii.........................................
@
75
@ 75
Citronella  .................................. ........
Coniuiu  Mac....................................... ..  35® 65
@ 80
Copaiba...............................................
Exechthitos......................................... ..  90® 1  00
E rigeron.............................................. . .1 20@1 30
G au It h ería.
10@2 
Geranium, \ ...........
@  75 
55®  75 
Gossipii, Sein, g al..
.  90@l  00 
Hedeoma................
50@2 00 
Junipori..................
,  90@2 00
Lavendulr..............
2 2;';@2 35 
Lim onis..................
42®  45
Lini, gal..................
3 00®3 75 
Mentha Piper........
.6 00@7 00
Mentha Verid.
Morrhuae,  gal.......................................   80® 1 00
Myrcia,  Î .................................................  @  50
Olive........................................................I 00@2  75
10®  12
R osm arini...................................... .......  75@1  00
Rosae,  1........................................... .......  @8 00
40® 15
Succini  ...........................................
Sabina.............................................. .......  90@l  00
Santal.............................................. .......3 50@7 00
Sassafras......................................... .......  50®  60
Sinapis, ess, 5................................. .......  @  65
Tigli!............................................... .......  @1  50
.......  40®  50
T hym e............................................
.......  ©  60
opt.......................................
Theobromas.................................... ___  15®  20

** 

POTASSIUM.

Bichrom ate.................................... .......  72®  14
.......  42®  45
B rom ide.......................................
Chlorate, (Po. 22)............................ .......  20®  22
Iodide..................................................... 3 00@3
P ru ssiate .......................  
25®

 

 

r a d i x .

A lth a e .....................................................  25®
A nehusa.................................................   15®
Arum,  po...............................................   ®
Calamus...................................................  20®
Gentiana,  (po. 15)..................................   10@
Glyebrrhiza,  (pv. 15)..............................  16®
Hydrastis  Canaden,  (po. 35).................  @
Hellebore,  Alba,  po........... .................  15®
Inula,  po.................................................   15®
Ipecac, po...............................................1  60® 1
Jalapa,  p r...............
M aranta,  &S...........
Podophyllum,  po.. 
tthei  .......................

25® 30
@ 35
15® 18
75(§1  00 
@1 75
75@l 35
50® 55
@ 20
40® 45
50®
55
40
@
@ 20
10® 12
@ 25
@ 25
15® 20

Spigeiia  ..................................
Sanguinaria, (po. 25)...............
Serpentaria.............................
Senega.....................................
Smilax, Otticinalis, H .............
Mex........
Rcillae,  (po. 35).........................
Symplocarpus,  Foelidus, po. 
Valeriana,  Euglish,  (po. 30)..
Germ án................

** 

“ 

“ 

SEMEN.

@ 18
Anisum, (po.22)...............................
12® 15
Apium  (graveolens).......................
6 I r.
4®1 >)i7,i
Bird, Is..............................................
Carui,  (po. 20)..................................
Cardamom.............  
............................1  00@1 25 !
Coriandrum............................................   10®  12
Cannabis  Sativa....................................   3)4@  4 |

Florida sheens’ wool, carriage... 2 ‘15  @2  50
do
Nassau 
2 00
Velvet Ext  do
1  10
Extra Ye 
'  do
85
Grass 
do
65
Hard ’ 
,for slate uso.............
75
Yellow Reef. 
1  40

do
do
do
do

do

MISCELLANEOUS.

.  V© 

/Ether, Spts Nitvos, 3 F .....................
/Ether, Spts. Nitros,  1 F ....................
A lum en...............................................
Alumen,  ground, (po. 7)...................
Annatto  ..............................................
Antimoni,  po.....................................
Antimonl et Potass  T art..................
Argent!  Nitras,  j ...............................
Arsenicum...........................................
Haim Gilead  Hud...............................
Bismuth  8.  N......................................
Calcium  Chlor,  Is, (54s, 11; 
12)..
Cantharides  Russian, po..................
Capsici  Fructus, a f............................
Capsici Fructus, po............................
Capsici Fructus,  B, po.......................
Caryopbyllus,  (po.  35).......................
Carmine. No. 40..................................
C( ra Alba, S. &  F ...............................
Cera Flava..........................................
Coccus  .................................................
Cassia Fructus....................................
C entraria............................................
Cetaceuin............................................
Chloioform .........................................
Chloroform,  Squibbs........................
Chloral Hydrate  Cryst.....................
Chondrus ............................................
Cinchonidine, P. & VV........................
Cinchonidine,  Germ an.....................
Corks, see list, discount,  per cen t..
Creasotum ..........................................
Creta, (bbl. 75).....................................
Creta  prep..........................................
Creta, preeip.......................................
Creta Rubra. .•.....................................
Crocus  .................................................
Cudbear...............................................
Cupri Sulph.........................................
D extrine..............................................
Ether Suipli.........................................
Emery, all  num bers..........................
Emery, po............................................
Ergota. (po. 60)....................................
Flake  W hite.......................................
G alla....................................................
G am bier..............................................
Gelatin, Coopor..................................
Gelatin, French..................................
Glassware Hint, 70&10 by box.  60&1
Glue,  Brown.......................................
Glue. W hite.........................................
G lycerina............................................
Grana  Paradisi..................................
H um ulun............................................
Hydrarg Chlor.Mite..........................
Hydrarg  Chlor.  Cor..........................
Hydrarg Oxide R ubrum ...................
Hydrar.c  Ammoniati........................
Hydrarg Uhguentum.......................
H ydrargyrum ....................................
Ichthyocolla, Am  .............................
Indigo..................................................
Iodino,  Resubl....................................
Iodoform ............................................
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg lod..........
Liquor Potass  Arsinitis...................
Lupuline  ............................................
Lycopodium......................................
Macis....................................................
Magnesia, Sulph, (bbl. 1)4)................
Mannia, S. F....................  ..................
Morphia,  S, P. & VV............................
Moschus Canton.................................
Myristica, No. 1..................................
Nux  Vomica,  (po. 20).......................
Os.  Sepia.............................................
Pepsin Saae, H. & P. D. Co............. .
Picis Liq,  N. C.. Yt  galls, doz..........
Picis Liq.,  quarts.............................
Picis Liq., pints..................................
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..........................
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)........................
Piper  Alba, (po. 35)............................
P i* Burgun....................................... .
Plumbi  A cet.......................................
Potassa, Bitai-t, pure........................
Potassa.  Bitart, com........................
Potass  Nitras, opt............................
Potass  N itras.....................................

26® 28
30® 32
2)4© ;1)44
55® 60
4® 5
55@ 60
© 68
5® 7
38® 40
2 15@2 20
© 9
25
@ 16
@ 14
30© 33
50©
2*© 30
@ 40
@ 15
@ 10
@ 50
38® 40
@1 00
.1 50® 1 75
.  10® 12
15® 20
12® 17
40
go
@
@
5® 6
. 
. 
8® 10
@ 8
.  25® 30
@ 24
6® 7
.  10® 12
.  68® 70
@ 8
© 6
50® 60
.  12® 15
@ 23
7® 8
@ 15
.  40® 60
less.
9® 15
.  13® 25
.25)4® 30
@ 15
40
© 65
@ 85
@1  IK)
@ 40
.1  25© l 50
.  75®1 00
.4 00®4 10
@5 15
® 27
.  10® 12
.  85® 1 00
.  55© 60
.  60® 65
. 
2®
90® 1 00
.2  85®3 10
@ 40
@ 65
@ 10
.  20® 23
@2 00
@3 70
@1  40
@ 85
@ 50
@ 18
@ 3»
•  14® 15
© 40
@ 15
8® 10
7© 9
.1  10® 1 20
@1 00
Pyrethrum, pv .......................................   48®
.  48® 53
Quassiae.......................................
8® 10
. 
Quinia, S, P. &  W.........................
.  65® 70
Quinia, S, Germ an.......................
.  60® 05
Rubia Tinctorum.........................
.  12® 13
Saecharum  Lactis, p v ................
.  @ 35
Salaciu..........................................
@5 50
Sanguis Draconis........................
.  40® 50
Santonine.....................................
@4 50
Sapo,  W.........................................
.  12® 14
Sapo,  M................................................... 
8®
8® 10
. 
Sapo. G..........................................
Seidlitz  M ixture..........................
@ 28
Sinapis...........................................
@ 18
Sinapis,  opt..................................
.  @ 30
Snuff,  Maecaboy,  Do.  Voes.......
@ 35
Snuff, Scotch,  Do. Voes.............
@ 35
Soda Boras, (po.  10).....................
8® 10
. 
Soda et PotossTart.....................
.  33® 35
Soda  Carb.....................................
2® :24
. 
Soda,  Bi-Carb...............................
4® 5
. 
Soda,  A sh.....................................
3® 4
. 
Soda  Sulphas...............................
@
Spts. Ether Co.....................;___
.  50© 55
Spts.  Myrcia  Dom.......................
@2 00
Spts. Myrcia Im p.........................
@2 50
Spts. VIni Rect, (bbl.  2 25)..........
@2 35
Strychnia, Crystal.......................
.  2 4 ©  ;34
Sulphur, Subl..............................
.  2)i@  13
Sulphur,  Roll...............................
Tam arinds....................................
. 
8® 10
Terebenth  Venice.-.....................
.  28® 30
Theobrom ae.................................
.  @ 40
Vanilla  .........................................
9  00@16 00
Zinci  Sulph..................................
7® 8
. 
3bl  Gal
Whale, w inter...............................
70
75
60
Lard, extra....................................
55
55
45
Lard, No.  1...........................................  45
Linseed, pure  raw .......................
40
43
46
43
Linseed, boiled............................
50
80
50
44
Lb
Bbl 
2® 3
Red Venetian............................  1V4 
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........  154 
2® 3
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  14£ 
2® 3
2)4® 3
Putty, com m ercial..................  2)4 
Putty, strictly pure..................  2)5 
254® 3
13® 16
V ermilion, prime  American.. 
Vermilion,  English..................  
58@60
Green. Peninsular.................... 
16®17
6®  6)4
Lead, red  strictly  pure...........  
Lead, white, strictly p ure....... 
6® 6)4
@70
Whiting, white  Spanish.......... 
Whiting,  Gilders’..................... 
@90
White, Paris American...........  
110
140
Whiting  Parts English cliff.. 
Pioneer Prepared  f a i n t s __  
1 20@1  40
Swiss Vilia Prepare«  Paints.. 
1  00® 1 20
VARNISHES.
No. 1 Turp  Coach....................................1  10®l 20
Extra  Turp..............................................J  60®l 7u
Coach Body............................................. 3  75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furniture.............................1  00@l 10
Extra Turk  Dauiar.................................1  55@1 60
Japan Dryer, No. 1  Turp.....................   70®  75

PAINTS

OILS.

FURNITURE FINISH.

Make Old Furniture 

Look Like New.

'¿ O l

WHOLESALE

'ruggiste!

42  and  44  Ottawa  Street  and  8g,  gi,

93  and  95  Louis  Street.

IMPORTERS  AND JOBBERS OF

D ris, M e iis , C M c á  

i¡
[gist’s

M A N U F A C T U R E R S  OF

Elept  Pharmaceutical  Prepara­

tions,  Fluid  Extracts  and 

Elixirs

G E N E R A L   W H O L E SA L E   A G N I'S  FOR

Wolf, Patton & Co. and John L. 

Whiting, Manufacturers  of 

Fine Paint and  Var­

nish Brushes.
THE  CELEBRATED

ALSO  FOR  THE

Grand Rapids Brush Co., Manu­
facturers of Hair, Shoe snd 

Horse Brushes.

W E  A R E   SO LE  O W N ER S  OF

Weatherly’s Michigan Catarrh Care

Which is positively the best Remed; 

of the kind on the market.

W e  desire  particular  attention  of  those 
about  purchasing  outfits  for  new  stores  to 
the  fact  of our  U N S U R P A S S E D   F A C IL ­
IT IE S   for  meeting the  wants  of  this  class 
of buyers  W IT H O U T   D E L A Y   and  in  the 
most  approved  and  acceptable  manner 
known  to  the  drug  trade.  Our  special  ef­
forts  in  this  direction  have  received  from 
hundreds  or  our customers  the  most  satis­
fying  recommendations.

W e  give  our special  and  personal  atten­
tion  to  the  selection  of choice  goods  for the 
D R U G   T R A D E   O N L Y , and trust we merit 
the  high  praise  accorded  to  us  for so satis­
factorily supplying the wants of our custom­
ers  with  P U R E   G O OD S  in  this  depart­
ment.  W e C O N T R O L  and are the O N L Y  
A U T H O R IZ E D   A G E N T S   for  the  sale  of 
the  celebrated

WITHERS DUDE 4 CO.'S

Henderson  Co.,  Ky.,

Sour Mash  and  Old-Fashioned 

Hand-Made, Copper- 

Distilled

WHISKEY.

W e  not  only  offer  these  goods  to  be  ex­
celled  by  N O  O T H E R   K N O W N   B R A N D  
in  the  market,  but superior  in  all  respects 
to  most  that  are  exposed  to  sale.  W e  
G U A R A N T E E  perfect  and complete satis­
faction  and  where  this  brand  of  goods  has 
been  once  introduced  the  future  trade  has 
been  assured.

W e  are  also  owners  of the

'I
W hich  continues  to  have  so  many  favor­
ites  among  druggists  who  have  sold  these 
goods  for  a  very  long time.  Buy  our

DIRECTIONS  FOR  USE:
First  remove  all  dirt  and 

grease, then apply

i-m down until ary.
“ 1 

Foenicuium............................................  @ 
6®
Foenugreek, po......................................  _ 6® 
3)4®
Lini..
Lini, grd, (bbl, 3).............
3) 4®
Phalaris  Canarian..........
4) 4® 
5® 
R a p a ...............................
8® 
Sinapis,  Albu..................
Nigra  ...............
m

Cydonium»..............................................  75@1 00 j8 [with  a  cotton  cloth,  and  rub 
The Best Furniture Finish  in 
the market.  Try  it, and  make 
your old Furniture  look  Fresh 
and New.
Ask your Druggist, Furniture Dealer,Grocer 
or Hardware Store  for  POLTSHINA.  If  they 
do not have it, send 25 cents for a bottle to

“ 

■,

SPIRITUS.
....2  00@2 50
Frumenti,  VV.,  D. & Co...........
Frumenti, D. F. K..................... ........... 1  T5©2 00
F ru m en ti.................................. ........... 1 10®l 50
JuniperisCo.  O. T .................... ............1  75@1  76
Juniperis  Co............................. ............1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N. E ....................... ........... 1  75@2 00
............1  75@6 50
Spt. Vini  Galli..........................
........... 1  25@2 00
Vini Oporto...............................
Vini  Alba.................................. ..........  1 25@2 00

GRAND  RAPIDS.

W e  call  your  attention  to  the  adjoining 
list  of market  quotations which  we  aim  to 
make  as  complete  and  perfect  as  possible. 
For  special  quantities  and  quotations  on 
such  articles  as do  not  appear  on  the  list, 

such  asPatent Medicines,

Etc.,  we  invite  your correspondence.

Mail  orders  always  receive  our special 

and  personal  attention.

Hazeltine 

& Perkins 

Drug Go.

F.  J.  DETTENTHALER,

117 Monroe St., Grand Rapids.

H. LEONARD  8¿ SONS,

1 3 4  t o  1 4 0  E a s t  E u l t o n  S t r e e t .

BIRD  CAGES.

Brnflim, or locking  Bird  Gages.

’S

ASSORTED  PACKAGES.

We sell the Celebrated  “J e w e t t” Bird Cage, to the exclusion 
of all inferior makes, and an experience  of  many  years assures 
us that this is the safest policy.
The prices are now lower than most cages in the market, and by 
taking these goods you get the most  pleasing  cage in every re­
spect made in America.  All  fitted  with  Jewett’s Patent Self- 
Locking  Hook,  anil  Patent  Seed and Water Fount, of which 
there are no equals,  and which can be found on no other cage.

Fifty Cent Cages—Latest Patterns.

CASE  h .  l .  2.

1 Box containing 4, 7 in. Round 4—8 x 8 Square.

4, 754 in.  “  4—7 x 9 
4, Sin. 

“
“  4—754x754  “

Total, 2 doz. cages at $4.40........................................................ 

No charge for box.

CASE  H.  L.  3.

Containing 12 Assorted Cages.  One-half Round, one-half
8quare.  Average price, each, 53c.  Total.....................  

No charge for box.

CASE  H.  L.  4.

Containing  12  Assorted  Cages,  each  ono  of  the  latest
Square Shape.  Average price, each 68*30.  Total....... 

No charge for box.

CASE  H.  L.  5.

8  80

6  3«

8 00

Containing 24 Assorted Cages, eleven of them are the lat- 
estpatterns, round cages, and thirteen  of  them  war­
ranted to be the very best selling square cages.  Aver­
age price each, 68c.  Total...............................................  

16 33

Open  Stock  Cages.

We also carry a complete assortment of  these beautiful cages 
in open stock,  and guarantee to make  the  bottom prices if you 
wish to sort up your stock.  Complete catalogue furnished free 
on application.

Above cut represents nest of 5  ca|;es,  with  slidinig bottoms,
which can be removed to clean,  mathì of bright wire, and patent
Feed Cuj:> Holders.

HIGH

W IDE

LONG

No. 1...... .16 
No. 2...... .18 
No. 3...... .20 
No. 4...... -3154  “
No. 5...... .2354  “  __ ..15 

in ch es  ... ..  954 inches..__17 in ch es.......... .each $  85
1 00
1 35
1 60
2 CO

.. .... 19  “ 
....21  “ 
.. ....23  “ 
-

“ 
**
■ •1354  “ 
“

...... .  “ 
...... .  “ 
...... .  “ 
•  “ 

“  __ ..1054 
“  __ ..12 

....25 

Prices on Extra Cage Trimmings.

Cage Hooks, to screw  in wall.....................

“ 

*’ 

“ 

“ 

to swing around....................

Fancy, to hang u p ................

Cage Seed Cups, or  Fountains..................

Bird Baths, Nested Flint Glass, two sizes
Mocking Bird Baths, opal............................
Willow Bird  Nests.......................................
Cage Springs.................................................

Adjustable  Brass Cage  Screens, No. 1__

...perdoz.  45c 
45c
65c 

45c 

45c 

SI  50 

40c 
45c

3  CO

4  25

jSW E E T -

G E R M A N

Best  Package  Goods  on  the  Market.

------- THE-

M anufactured by

TOLEDO SPICE GO., TOLEDO,  OHIO

Order Sample Case of your Jobber.  See quota­

tions in  Price-Current.

F. J. LAM B & CO.

STATE  AGENTS FOR

D. D. Mallory & Go.’s

DIAMOND BRAND OYSTERS
Also  Fruits  and Country Produce.
RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO.,
BOOTS  A N D   SHOES,

MANUFACTURERS  AND WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

AGENTS  FOR THE

“ 

•* 

“ 

“ 

No. 2 ....

■PURE-  !  NEW  PROCESS  STARCH. 

V 

rei

O rie -T lìirc i  L e s s

|j Can be used than any other in th e Market.

M a n u fa ctu r ed   by  th e

FIRMENICH  MNFG.  CO.

F a c to r ie s:  M a rsh a llto w n ,  Io w a ;  P eo ria ,  I lls.

O iilces  a t  P eo ria ,  I lls.

STRONG. I  Clark, Jewell &  Co.

FOR  SALE  BY

SURE.

And.

Absolute Baking Powder.

100 per cent. Pure.

Manufactured and sold only by

ED.  TELFEK,  Grand Eapids.
WM. SEARS &  CO.
Cracker Manufacturers,

Agents  for

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  GO.

A M B O Y   C H E E S E -

14 and 16 Pearl Street, 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich.

37, 39 & 41 Kent Street.  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

D O   Y O U   ■W-u&JNn?  -A.

H E S T E R   &  E O X ,

FISH,

. ¿ L I S r i DGAME.

Mail Orders  Receive  Prompt  Attention. 

See Quotations in Another Column.

THE  NEW

Soap  Company.

As  previously  announced,  the  trade  is 
now being supplied with Soap from this new 
factory.  Two  brands  are now introduced, 
the

H e a d l i g l r t

AND

L i t t l e   D a is y .
Both free from adulterations of all kinds, 
and contain pure Ceylon  Cocoa  Oil,  Steam 
Refined Tallow,  Glycerine and Borax.  The 
former  is  a  first-class  Laundry Soap,  and 
the latter, being fine and  milder,  is  one  of 
the  best  Bath,  Laundry  and  Toilet  Soaps 
combined now on the market.

For terms, please apply to the  iaetory,  in 
(Telephone 

person, by letter, or telephone. 
No. 578-5 rings.)

Shall we receive your  encouragement  by 

way of a trial order?

Respectfully,

ascertain the best methods of  disposing  of 
garbage and all  kinds of waste.
Already the investigation of a single food, 
cheese,  has shown the most  probable  cause 
of that dreaded disease,  cholera  infantum, 
and promises to lead  to the  saving of  the 
lives of thousands of children. 
If the close 
study of a single food can  lead to  such im­
portant  results,  what  may  we not expect 
from similar studies of all  our foods.
If  the  people  can be informed as to the 
nature and extent of adulterations, they will 
avoid buying such articles,  and thus compel 
the makers to cease  adulterating.  For  in­
stance,  nearly all the jellies  sold in the gro­
cery stores are adulterated.  It would benefit 
our honest fruit growers to have this clearly 
demonstrated.
There are constantly being presented prob­
lems in the study of the origin and spread of 
disease which can be solved  only  with the 
aid of a well-equipped  laboratory.  One  or 
two illustrations  will  serve  to  make  this 
plain.  A grocer sells to fifty  people  some 
meat  which 
is  apparently all right, but it 
makes everybody sick.  What is  the cause 
of the trouble?  This can be ascertained on­
ly by careful and long study, with all the aid 
science can bring to bear.  The  grocer  can 
not be expected to pay for this investigation, 
because he is not  to  blame,  and  certainly 
those poisoned can  not be  asked to pay for 
for it  The State should do the work, should 
endeavor to ascertain the cause and instruct 
its citizens against future similar calamities. 
Again,  the question of  the  best  method of j 
the disposal of garbage is one  in  which ev- | 
ery householder in the State is  directly  in­
terested,  and which can be  determined only 
by laboratory experimentation.  The effects 
of slightly decomposed  milk  and the meth­
ods of detecting and preventing such decom­
position are questions  which need solution. 
These and a hundred other problems are  of 
public  interest  and  can be solved only by 
laboratory work.

Pleasant Greeting from  Mr. Floyd.

Ch ic a g o ,  March 9,  1S87.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D e a r  S ir —I have read with  great pleas­
ure your  extract 011  “Plain Talk  about  the 
I sincerely hope that journalists 
Boycott.” 
as  manly  and  fearless  as you are will take 
hold aud face all forms  of  wrong,  such  as 
the adulteration and sophistication of  food, 
the  outrageous  boycott,  the  contemptible 
misrepresentation of products by parties  in 
making sales,  and  dishonesty in all forms.
When labor organizations, clubs, or bodies 
of men attempt to  abridge the  rights of  an 
American citizen,  it  is  then  our  duty,  as 
men  and  Americans, 
to  see that the out­
rage is  stopped,  and  those  who  have  at­
tempted  to  carry  on  any  such  warfare, 
severely and justly punished.
If you will  kindly  notice  the  dishonest 
tendency  of  the  present  age  among  the 
higher order of  merchants,  you  cannot  so 
much  blame  their  clerks  and  hangers- 
on,  when they are guilty, for they only copy 
the example set before them  by their super­
iors in position.
Keep on with your  good  work  and  you 
may feel sure that  you  have  the  aid  and 
assistance of all right minded men,  and  es­
pecially  of your old friend,

R obt.  M.  F loyd.

Sixty-six  Members  in  the  Hart  Associa­

tion.
H a r t ,  March 8,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D e a r   Sir—I  have  just  returned  home 
from our adjourned  meeting  of  one  week 
ago, at Pentwater, owing to the snow block- | 
ade.  We have voted to pay  the  per capita j 
dues on the balance of our  members,  in  ac-1 
cordance with which you will find  enclosed | 
S5 10.  The following delegates were  elect-1 
ed to the State meeting: W.  E.  Thorp,  and j 
E.  S.  Houglitaling, Hart; B.  O.  Sands  and 
II.  II.  Bunyea,  Pentwater;  A.  Paton  and 
Mr. Wheeler, Shelby; B.  F.  Archer,  Ferry. 
We hope all delegates will act and that  the 
meeting will result  in  much  good.  Please 
send proper papers for each delegate.

Yours respectfully,
E.  S.  H o u g h ta lin g.
CHANGEOF FIRM.
Notice is hereby given that the  stock aud 
accounts of the firm of Fox & Bradford have 
been purchased by  IL  II.  Freedman  and 
W.A.Iligbee,who will continue the business 
under the firm name, of  II.  II.  Freedman & 
Co.  All accounts due the late firm must be 
paid to IL  II. Freedman & Co., who bespeak 
for themselves a continuance of  the patron­
age accorded the old firm.

H,  II.  Freedman & Co.

APPROVED by PHYSICIANS. 

Ouslim.aii’8

In  the  treatment  of  Catarrh,  Headache, 

MENTHOL  INHALER
Neuralgia, Hay Fever, Asthma, Bron­
chitis,  Sore  Throat  and  Severe 

Colds, stands without an equal.

Trade supplied by

Air  M e ilth o llz e d  by passin g through the Inhaler- 
tube, in w hich th e D ure  C rystal« o f M en th o l are 
held* thoroughly applies th is  valuable  rem edy  in  the 
m ost  efficient  w ay,  to  the  parts  affected.  I t   sell«  
r e a d ily .  A lw ays keep an open Inhaler in your store, 
and let your custom ers try it.  A  few   inhalations  w ill 
not hurt th e Jnhaler, and w ill do m ore  to dem onstrate 
its efficiency than a h a lf h our’s talk.  R e ta il  p r ic e  
5 0   c e n ts .  Ker Ciuculaus and  Testimonials address 

II.  I).  C u sh m an ,  T h r e e   R iv e rs,  M ich . 

H a z e ltin e  As P e r k in s  D r u g  C o., G’d R a p id s, 
And W holesale D ruggists o f D etroit and Chicago.
PORTABLE AND  STATIONARY
E  3ST G I N E S
From 2 to 150 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw  Mills 
Grist Mills, Wood 
Machinery,  Shaft
ing.  Pulleys  and 
Contracts  made  for
Complete Outfits.

BADLY-SHAPED  WOMEN.

Go.

A Lady Says the Corset  and  Bustle  Must 

Mrs. Jenness Miller is creating something 
of a furor by her lectures on the ideal dress 
of the future for women.  Unlike  most  re­
formers of her sex,  Mrs.  Miller is  not  mas­
culine  in  appearance  or  action,  but  is  a 
splendid specimen of a  perfectly  developed 
woman,  and her every movement is the per­
sonification of grace ami  ease,  crowned  by 
femininity.  Her loosely-flowing robe,  which 
sets off her figure to  advantage,  is  modeled 
upon her own ideas of the correct dress that 
should be worn by her sex.

Mrs.  Miller  begins  her  lectures  by  re­
minding her audience of the perfect form of 
Eve,  previous to leaving the Garden of Eden, 
before dress became a necessity.  She  then 
comes down to the fashions  of  the  present 
day, with the statement that, owing to them, 
we are In danger of losing the last vestige of 
resemblance to that perfect type of  beauty. 
She attacks,  bitterly,  the  present  ball-room 
costume and the  custom  of  displaying  the 
neck and bosom, and lauds the bathing dress, 
which is  easy  and  elegant,  but  would  be 
hooted,  if worn on the  public  street.  Her 
denunciation of the bustle is  unusually  se­
vere, and,  in describing it,  she says:

Suppose that you women who wear a bus­
tle hail a hump  of  natural flesh growing on 
your body, which would make a perfect bus­
tle,  do you think  that  you  would  leave  it 
there?  No,  you  would  search  the  world 
over for a surgeon who could remove it, and 
would suffer any pain to have it taken away. 
There is not one of you who is  not  all  the 
time ailing; and  children  are  brought  into 
the world with the seeds of  disease  already 
sown.

After describing the  injurious  effects  of 
corsets  and  the  manner  in  which 
they 
affect the body,  and the injurious effects  on 
the hips and feet  from  wearing  petticoats, 
which she  says  must  go, and  tight  shoes 
with the heel in the center of the foot, mak­
ing  walking  impossible,  she  refers  to  the 
head gear, which she calls abominable.

What is wanted,  she says,  is a  dress  that 
will follow the  lines  of  the  form,  without 
bands or ligatures,  and  a  neat  trousers  of 
the  same  description.  These,  she  claims, 
would tend to create what it is  now  impos­
sible to find—a perfect woman.

“ Hunting a Varmint.”

full, 

that, 

Night's  thickening  shades  had  closed 
around,  and made, by  comparison,  happier 
the  faces  that  shone  brightly  in  the  red 
glare of the leaping lire from the open grate, 
its softening  warmth  causing  all fir  glow 
with kindness  and  contentment.  Looking 
down on  the little  faces  surrounding  me, 
whose owners had  demanded a  story from 
Uncle, 
their  request could  not be denied. 
So,  taking a more comfortable  hitch  in the 
big arm chair, and telling oue of the smaller 
ones  not  to  sit  quite  on top of my head, 
memory’s store was drawn upon:
“So,  little ones,  you want to know  about 
the scrape Uncle got into  when  he  was a 
boy attending school away up in  the  green 
hill’s of Vermont.  When  you  grow  older 
and have finished your schooldays, you will 
know then that your half-holidays gave you 
more happiness than all  the  pleasures  you 
had  or  may  obtain  in  after  years,  when 
grown to be men and women.
“It was a bright Saturday  afternoon, and 
the September frost had  loosened  the nuts, 
so that the ground was  strewn  with  them, 
and they seemed so good to us that we could 
• not stow’ away  enough.  We  laughed  and 
sang while  gathering  them  into  piles,  and 
at last stuffed all the  available  space  about 
our  clothes  so 
from  very 
weight  and  the  bulged  condition  of  our 
pockets, walking was neither easy nor grace­
ful.
“Just as we wrere  going  over  the hill  by 
the Bishop's house,  a ‘hello!’ wras heard,and 
a  moment  later  the  farm  superintendent 
came rushiug tow’ards  us  shouting,  ‘Come 
and help,boys;  there’s a varmint in  a barn, 
and  we  can  kill  it  if you’ll  help.’  The 
words were hardly spoken before there were 
five boys scudding  away  at the top of their 
speed,  picking  up,  as they  ran,  anything 
that could be used to kill the ‘varmint’ with. 
Your Uncle, being the  longest-legged,  got 
in before the rest, and  you  may be  sure he 
wished afterw'ards he hadn’t.  There, in the 
corner of the hay-mow,  sat one of  the most 
innocent-looking  little black and white kit­
tens  that I  had  ever  seen. 
It had a big 
bushy tail,  and showed no more fear of  the 
noise and row, than if it had been a block of 
wood. 
I had a long pole in  my hand,  and, 
taking aim with it,  away  it  went  through 
the air,  smashing Mr. Varmint  against  the 
side of the barn,  wiien—my!  Oh,  my! 
It 
seemed to me as if all the gas  factories and 
kerosene distilleries  had  broken  loose and 
fallen, covering me with their awful smells. 
Children, that ‘varmint’ was a skunk!  My 
getting out was a  good  deal  quicker than 
the coming  in.  The  rest of  the  boys got 
the benefit of a little of the terrible odor,but 
did not suffer  nearly as  much  as I did,  so, 
by the time we  reached  school  for  prayer 
hour,  all the odor had left them;  but I was 
left in a condition  when I  entered the cha­
pel that made the boys look at  me anything 
but amiably.  All their noses turned upside 
down,  and what they said almost makes me 
mad yet.  As the professor passed through 
the  aisle  going  to  the  reading desk,  his 
pleasant smile  changed,  his  nose  elevated 
and he turned upon me a look of  withering 
scorn and said,  “Go to  your  room, sir,  and 
hang  your  clothes  out  of  the  window,” 
which I did,  and,  as  far as known,  unless 
somebody else has taken  them  down,  they 
still ornament the roof of the  old  institute 
in Vermont.” 

R o bert M.  F loyd.

Chicago, Marcli 10,  1887.

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ting forth the purposes of the  proposed  la­
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The objects of such a laboratory would be 
to investigate the causes of disease, to ascer­
tain the extent to which the  adulteration of 
food is practised in  this  State,  to study the 
conditions of the soil affecting health, and to

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