VOL.GIANT LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,
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M anufactured by Rtverdale Dist. Co.

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GRAND  RAPIDS

[Continued from last week.]

[Applause.]

The President then  stated that the advis­
ability  of  incorporating 
the  Association 
would be  considered  for  a short time, and 
asked H.  H.  Pope, of  Allegan,  to  lead  the 
discussion.
H.  H.  Pope—-This  takes  me by surprise.
I  did not know that I was  to speak on  this 
subject. 
I think it very  desirable  that  the 
Business Men’s Association be incorporated.
I  thought  at  first  that  it would cost  too 
much,  but now that we have  a  membership 
of 1,700  I  think it is  time  that  we  had  a 
charter.  When one Association  makes  out 
their delinquent list,  I think  that the whole 
State should back them up.  Suppose a man 
sends out a Blue Letter  and  the  man  who 
receives  it  goes  and  gets out a capias and 
has the man put in jail.  Now,  if this Asso 
ciation was incorporated,  the man would  be 
figfting the  whole  Association,  instead  of 
on«T man,  and if  we were  incorporated  we 
wofld all use the same form  of  letters  and 
have the same rules. 
I believe  we ought to 
make  our  Association  solid, now  that  we 
have  got  it  so  well  started,  and I for one 
shall say that we ought to have the Associa­
tion incorporated, so that  when  a man pit­
ches on a fellow, the  rest  can stand behind 
and see him through. 
H.  C.  Peckham—I  would  say that,  now 
that we have a flourishing  organization,  we 
ought to have it  incorporated. 
I  may  say, 
what use is the State Legislature, when you 
have the city  council?  By  all  means  we 
should be incorporated.
Newton Dexter—I  think  that  it is abso­
lutely necessary that the Association should 
be incorporated. 
It is jfust as Mr. Pope has 
If  one  little  organization is pitched 
said. 
onto,  the State Association  is at its back  to 
help it out. 
I can give you my own experi­
ence about that. 
I was  arrested  for  black­
mail for sending out one of these  letters. 
I 
had several  examinations  in a  lower court 
and then it was carried to a higher one.  The 
matter was finally settled  by his withdraw­
ing the suit.  We immediately got out a new 
form  of  letter at a cost of  8500,  and  then 
we made the letters “iron clad,” so to speak.
We have had no trouble since. 
If the Asso­
ciation  is not  incorporated,  the  State  does 
not recognize  us and  we  cannot hold any 
property.  If our Treasurer should run away 
with our money, the State would do nothing 
to punish him for  us.  My advice would be 
to  get  incorported  at the  earliest  possible
moment. 
,  ,
Geo. E.  Steele—I had this matter brought 
to my  attention  prominently  this  winter, 
from the fact that the State Engineering So­
ciety was  considering  the  advisability  of 
whether or not to incorporate, and when we 
came to look it up we  found  that there was 
no law by which we could  become incorpor­
ated as a single society: but you can  pass  a 
law whereby any numb^f of societies can be 
incorporated, and a society of  business men 
would come under the same  act,  so  that  it 
must  be  general  and  not a single society 
Then we  are prepared to buy  or  sell  prop 
erty, sue  or  be  sued, and  then the officers 
can be held responsible  for any money that 
they  may  hold  in  trust* 
I move that  the 
matter  be  left  with  a committee,  and that 
the  matter  be  made  the  special  order  of 
business this  evening.

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Mr.  Steele’s  motion  was  adopted,  when 
the  chair  appointed  as  such  committee, 
Messrs., Pope,  Steele and Stowe.

A.  C. Barclay,  of  Crosby,  then  read  an 
answer to query  No.  6,  relative to the  pub 
lication  of  quotations  by  newspapers,  as 
follows:
Who of us has not had trouble  from  try­
ing to depend on them?  Do  riot our obser­
vations teach us  that, as  a  class, they  arc 
worthless  to  us?  And  who of  us has not 
watched  the  effect  that  they have on our 
customers?  One  of  mine  came in a short 
time ago, and on learning that I charged 6>£ 
cents  for  granulated sugar,  said  that  they 
were selling it in Grand Rapids for  6 cents, 
but  he  believed it was a little higher  now, 
6% cents,  he believed.  But I  doubted  it  a 
little and he referred me  to the Grand Rap­
ids Eagle.  My observation  is  that  this  is 
about the way it  operates:  A  good  many 
read  them  and  do  not  stop  to  enquire 
whether they  are reading  wholesale or re­
tail quotations, but take  it  for granted that 
it is for their use.  The quotations are read, 
especially in the weekly  papers,  where  the 
readers have but little  reading  and  read  it 
through  from  beginning  to  end.  And  no 
few  of  them  think  that they ought to  get 
them at the price quoted.  And if they  can­
not, what benefit is it  to them?  And  since 
all  live  business  men take a trade journal 
that is supposed to be reliable, does  not  the 
harm  it does us more  than overbalance  the 
good  now  received  from the prices  so  im­
perfectly quoted? 
I  do  not  wish to be un­
derstood  to  oppose  prices  from  farmers' 
wagons;  that, perhaps,  may  be  a  benefit. 
But if it is best to continue wholesale prices 
before the public at all,  would it not be best 
to do it by means  of  characters  not under 
stood  by  only  those  who  had a “key” to 
them?  But I,  for one,  should think  it  bet 
ter  if  they  were  discontinued,* since  those 
who need them cannot  depend on them and 
experience so much trouble from them.  And 
who cares to have the public know what we 
pay for our goods?
J. Y.  Crandall—There  are  two  sides  to 
this question.  Those who remember the old 
New  York  Tribune  know that it was the 
farmer’s Bible  and  almanac,  and  that he 
looked there for all of his prices.  When he 
was going to town to sell  his  wool,  he con­
sulted the columns  of  the  Trilmne for  his 
I believe that a man who is in busi 
prices. 
ness and does not take a  trade  journal  is 
little behind the times. 
I think  the  prices 
should be printed in plain  figures.  Lots  of 
the people who pick  up  the paper and read 
there the prices  of  certain  articles  do not 
know the difference between  wholesale  and 
retail  prices, and then I  think  the  farmer 
who takes his bi-monthly paper is so far de 
hind that  it does  not make  very much dif
fqrence. 
. . .
S.  E.  Parkill—At the last meeting of  the 
Michigan State  Pharmaceutical Association 
they agreed to  try  and  have the quotations 
in the daily papers stopped.  So  I  went 
the  daily  papers  at  Detroit  and  requested 
them not to publish the drug quotations and 
they replied that they published their paper- 
1 for the  information  of  the  people,  and  *

, * 

., 

they did not  publish th e   quotations of  De­
troit that they would publish the quotations 
of New  York,  which  would  be very much 
lower, 
I  think  it  would  be  a  very  hard 
matter to stop them. 
I have  not found any 
way to do it yet.
J.  L.  Alger—I take several trade journals, 
I  take  special 
Bro.  Stowe’s  included. 
pride  in  putting  them  on  my  counter  for 
the  perusal  of  customers. 
It  does  not 
bother me a bit.
N.  B. Blain—I  think  there are two sides 
to this question,  and while I may have been 
inconvenienced  sometimes  by  customers 
knowing the  wholesale prices,  1 know once 
\ h e n   1  was  not.  A  neighbor  of  mine 
wanted to  know  the  price  of  bed  ticking 
and I  told  him  the  price  and  the quality. 
He wanted to know if  the price was for the 
best goods aud I told him that it was.  Then 
he wanted to know  why there was so much 
difference in  mv  prices  and  another  store.
I told him I did* not  regulate my neighbor’s 
prices, but  I  regulated  my own.  He  then 
asked me for  my prices  on my lower  grade 
of goods and I told him, and 1 also told him 
that  my  neighbor m had  no  better  grade  of 
goods, and  as the result of  his knowing the 
price I made him a customer of mine.

Robert  M.  Floyd  read  a  paper  on  the 
“Effect of  Labor Organizations  on  Trade,” 
which was given in full in last week’s issue. 
The paper was  well  received  and a vote  of 
thanks tendered.the writer.

The secretary then read a paper on  “Cut­
ting  Prices  and  the  Result”—which  was 
given  in full  last  week—contributed  bv  F. 
H.  Spencer,  of  Saranac, who was unable to 
be  present  through  illness.  A  vote  of 
thanks  was  tendered  Mr.  Spencer  for  his 
paper and the  sympathy  of the Association 
extended to him  in  his affliction, when  the 
convention adjourned until evening.

Tuesday  Eveninir.

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On  re-assembling  in  the  evening,

the
special Conimittee on Incorporation present­
ed the following report:
Your Committee,  to  whom  was  referred 
the practicability of the incorporation of the 
Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association, beg
leave to report: 
1.  We consider it  of  very  great  impor 
tance that the Michigan Business Men’s As 
sociation should be incorporated at theearh 
est practicable moment.
2.  We do  not find  in the  statutes  any 
general act by which the  objects of this As­
sociation can be accomplished and its incor­
poration effected.
We recommend that  the  members of 
this  Association  present  at  this  meeting 
unanimously sign a memorial to the Legisla 
ture to pass a suitable act  of  incorporation 
which memorial shall be presented in person 
by one of our members  appointed  for  the 
purpose,  and, if  necessary,  urged  to  adop­
tion, through the  proper  Legislative  Com­
mittee,  by the present Legislature.

H.  H.  Pope,
Geo.  E.  Steele,
E.  A.  Stowe,

Committee.
The report,was accepted  and  the  subject 
made the special order for 10  o’clock  Wed­
nesday morning.
Chairman  Barnes,  of  the  Committee  on 
Trade  Interests,  presented  the  following 
report:
Mr.  President and Gentlemen:
In submitting the following  report,  I  am 
placed in no agreeable position.  This report 
claims to come from the Committee on Trade 
Interests.  That Committee was made up of 
Mr. Ranney, of  Kalamazoo, Mr.  Westgate, 
of Cheboygan,  and myself.  Neither of these 
gentlemen has come to my aid in  formulat­
ing this report.  Hence, yon can readily see 
that it represents a one-third interest in and, 
presumably, only a one-third proportion  of, 
its value and force,  as against what it might 
have done,  had the writer been aided by the 
counsel and ability of the  other  two-thirds 
of the Committee.
It is submitted to your kind criticism, gen­
tlemen,  as the crystalized conviction  of  not 
day nor a year,  but as the  mature  conclu­
sion of years.  Let me  bespeak  for  it  the 
consideration which the writer  would  will­
ingly accord to any one  of  you, gentlemen, 
were you placed in  his  position; particular­
ly, as friend Stowe has,  in  his  editorial  of 
to-day,  thrown a wet blanket over it.  Still, 
it is just  possible  that  it  may  thereby  be 
cleansed of any cobwebs or barnacles which 
may attach thereto.
Mr. Floyd aptly says,  “We  are  the  ones 
who feed and nurture the  community.” 
If 
so, shall we not  see  to  it  that  we  furnish 
pure nutriment? When statistics go to show 
that the average cost  for  food  for  individ­
uals in the United States is about 81.60  per 
week, there seems no good reason why  any 
human being  should  use  other  than  pure 
food.  Added to the  cheapness  of  food  is 
the fact that no other  nation  in  the  world 
produces such a variety from which to select. 
What applies to  human  beings  necessarily 
should apply to animals  who  depend  upon 
their  owners  for  sustenance.  Theoretical 
statisticians,  who  can  obtain  information 
from only very limited sources as  compared 
with , a  dealer,  state  that  adulteration  as 
applied to staples is about as follows:
Spices in their various  forms........66 per cent.
Ground coffees....................................45 
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TfiftS 
4o 
Low  grades of  sugar (high  grades
rarely  adulterated).........................JO 
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Syrup..............................»................. »»
Milk (when not inspected).................»0 
.,
Cream of Tartar................................. 44 
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Baking Powder, about......................H  >.
Bread ................................................... 2 
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These parties claim that the greatest dan 
ger to health, in the way  of  impure  foods 
comes from  the  sale  of  bad  meat, impure 
and adulterated milk and impure water sup 
ply.
Through the courtesy of  Mr.  Hamilton,  J 
have had the perusal of a letter from W. K 
Newton, State Dairy Commissioner of  New 
Jersey,  in which he says that rigid  enforce­
ment of laws bearing  on  food  adulteration 
should be  provided  for.  Occasional  adul 
terations  are  poisonous;  iustance,  vise  of 
salicylic acid as  a  preservative,  which  has 
been prohibited  in  both  France  and  Ger­
many.  The damage is greater  wrong  than 
the deception.
Dr.  DeWolf,  in  reply  to  Mr.  Hamilton, 
says that, aside from  special  articles, such 
as condiments’or so-called fruit  jellies,  col-

oring  matter  used  in  candies,  syrups  for 
soda  water,  etc., he  does  not  regard  the 
adulteration of food in Chicago as largely  a 
sanitary question. 
In  these  articles  there 
is danger; in other  articles  where  sophisti­
cation is  found,  it  is  a  commercial  rather 
than a sanitary question.
The live grocer yf  to-day,  who  possesses 
much  greater  facilities  for  ascertaining 
facts,  in a general way, than  any  theoreti­
cal professor who  must  base  his  informa­
tion upon a small line of samples  submitted 
to him for analysis, ought  to  know  things 
from a practical standpoint.
When the manufactory is visited and  one 
is let in behind the  scenes,  which  can only 
be done "by special permission, and one  sees 
the number  of  things  which,  it  is  openly I 
claimed,  are used for the purpose of  lower­
ing  the  price  of  many  different  articles 
which come into daily use  in  every  family 
in the United  States,  it  is  a  fact  beyond 
doubt that such  information  must  overtop 
the  theoretical  report  of  the  professional 
chemist, who could, under no circumstances, 
obtain  admission  to  such  establishments. 
When one is shown tons of buckwheat bran, 
dozens of tons of terra  alba, or  white  clay, 
tierces of  alum,  barrels of  turmeric for  col­
oring, carloads of  rejected and musty  flour, 
loads of middlings, sacks of almond shucks, 
tons of  inferior corn meal,  piles  of  chicory 
and  carloads of  starch, one is  strongly  im­
pressed with the idea  that white clay is not 
the most digestible compound, alum  or  tur­
meric particularly nutritous  nor that reject­
ed fiour, when  used  for  food, is  likely to 
produce  longevity.  We  are  none the less 
impressed with the inherent wrong of using 
the articles named above, for the purpose of 
cheapening these products, which are claim­
ed to be one thing,  while  one-half  or  two- 
thirds of  them are nothing better than bran, 
middlings, clay  or vegetable  coloring mat­
ter.  When  one  looks  at  the  price-list in 
which rice hulls,  oat  hulls  and such value­
less truck are quoted,  and  understands  that 
hundreds of  carloads are  used by metropol­
itan makers who grind food,  for the purpose 
of  cheapening  their  product,  and  compre­
hend  the  villainy of  using  such  articles, 
which  are  merely woody fiber  and  cannot 
be  taken  into  the  stomach  of  an animal 
without  causing  suffering,  producing  sick­
ness and,  in many cases, death,  we begin to 
have  a little idea  of  what  adulterated  food 
means.  There  are  those  who think it not 
improbable that,  in some  cases,  maple  saw­
dust is used for this same purpose.
Pursuing our investigations  a  little  far­
ther,  we find that,  for the purpose of  meet­
ing the demand of  unprincipled  dealers  for 
low priced articles, which  are sold and rep­
resented to be  honest,  the  wrong  has  but 
just commenced.  We find handsomely deco­
rated cans of  tomatoes,  oysters,  com,  peas, 
etc.,  etc., that are put up  and  furnished  to 
the trade as “slack-filled goods.”  which can 
be purchased for one-half  or two-thirds  the 
price of  honest  goods, put  up by reputable 
concerns.  When, to this, the  dealer  adds, 
by way of  inducement,  prizes  in  chromos, 
crockery,  silverware,  engravings,  music- 
bozes, mirrors,  etc.,  the  matter  assumes  a 
still  graver  form.  The  latest  proposition 
reported  is perhaps the worst yet heard  of.
It  is  made  by  a soap  manufacturer, who 
offers to give a sewing-machine, costing 845, 
to  every one who will  buy ten boxes of  his 
soap at 84.50  each.  This  is  equivalent  to 
saying that the soap is worth nothing at all. 
This apparently absurd proposition is,  how­
ever, no worse in  kind,  if  a little  more in 
tense in degree,  than  is  any one of a dozen 
others with which many of  our  dealers  are 
familiar.  Among others are the  following 

Should the State  Asssociation,  as a body of 
intelligent business men, reprobate the  sale 
of  impure and adulterated food and the giv­
ing of  prizes, would it not be a  wise  thing 
to do?  Would it not be wise to educate the 
business men of to-day to understand that it 
is not only discreditable to  business  to  sell 
articles of little, worth for  the  genuine,  but 
that he should sell  just as  many pounds  or 
gallons as he pretends to  and the  consumer 
is made  to  pay for and  that he should sell 
just  what  he  claims to,  so far as  qualities 
are  concerned,  representing  in  the  sale 
whether the article sold is pure or if  mixed 
with other material for the purpose of  low­
ering the price?  Should  the consumer  not
Is
be taught that he who  offers  ground  g< 
for a less price than the onground goods are 
worth  must  be  perpetrating  a fraud,  and 
that,  if  he offers a prize  with his goods,  he 
is  probably  selling  inferior goods  as  com­
pared  with  the  honorable  competitor  who 
offers no prizes? 
If  this were  clone,  would 
not  healthy  public  sentiment  be  strong 
enough  to  aid  in. abolishing  this  system?
Let the dealer get upon  a  healthy plane  so 
far as handling adulterated  food is concern­
ed,  and he will  necessarily  purchase  goods 
only of jobbing  houses whose  integrity  for 
handling honest goods is beyond question.
Should Congress not be as ready to pass a 
national law,  compelling  all  manufacturers 
to state if their  goods  offered  for  sale are 
pure or'adulterated, and,  if  adulterated,  to 
state what per cent, of adulteration and  the 
material  used  therein, and  to  have  their 
trade marks bear these  facts on their labels 
or bills of  sale  and compel the  jobber and 
retailer  to do the same,  whether it be  food 
or drink for man or animal, as it has recent­
ly been in  passing  the  Oleomargarine Bill 
for that purpose?
Dr.  Newton claims that State law and the 
education of the people are the best methods 
to control this wrong.  Then there would  bo 
no need  of  national 
legislation,  except to 
forbid  importation  of  debased  or  impure 
food. He claims that the national government 
has no jurisdiction  over the states  and  that 
the  State  Board  of  Health  is  the  best 
medium to correct this  villainy.  He seems 
to entirely forget  the  two  cases instanced 
below, the  Oleomargarine  and  the  Inter­
state  Commerce  Law,  just  passed,  which 
show, conclusively, that  national  law  has 
jurisdiction over the states.
In Dr.  DeWolf’s  opinion,  it  is best con­
trolled by a national and a state  law and lo- 
al agitation.  But  the  law  should be na­
tional  rather than state,  to be  uniform  and 
binding on all.  For  instance,  a law in  Illi­
nois  against sophistication, with no  law  in 
Ohio;  how could Illinois compete with Ohio 
for the Michigan trade?
In this connection,  it  seems to  me perti­
nent to urge upon all human  beings the im­
perative  importance  of  knowing that  the 
water they drink is  pure,  beyond  question, 
and  free  from  “septic  poison,”  which is 
swept  into the ground  by the rainfall,  and 
which acts as a scavenger on all surface tilth 
contained  in cess-pools,  barn  yards,  swill 
holes and dirty back yards and alleys.  The 
numberless deaths  caused  by this insidious 
poison  cannot be  laid at  the door of  adul­
terated food, but are  the result of  criminal 
neglect and carelessness on the one  hand or 
want of intelligence on the other.
The mills of the gods they grind exceed­
ing  slow,” than  which  no truism has more 
If  this be so, with a  passive public, 
force. 
who, 
in  too  many  cases,  have  “axes  to 
grind,” and  a  ponderous  moving  general 
government,  who must  ordinarily be reach­
ed  through  political  mediums  and  nob 
through  the  “voice of  the people,” can  we 
reasonably  look  for  any  redress  for  the 
100 lbs. assorted spices, .one toilet set.
abuses of  adulterated  food  and  drink  pro­
100 lbs.  assorted  spices,  one  Elgin  gold 
ducts, unless it be reached  by a law similar 
to, as  sweeping  in  its  generalities  and  as 
50 lbs.  baking powder,  fifty wax dolls.
overpoweringly needed  as  the so-called ob­
50 lbs.  baking powder, one set  dishes,  9* 
noxious  oleomargarine law,  now being  put 
into force as a national  law?*
Two pails tobacco, one easy chair.
If  we wait for  the  Boards of  Health  to 
One case tobacco,  one oil painting.
eradicate  the  root  of  this  wrong through 
1.000 cigars,  one set chairs.
State legislation,  I  think  we shall all  hear 
1.000 cigars,  Grant’s history of the war.
old Gabriel’s  trumpet  before  it  is accom­
1.000 cigars, one cabinet.
plished.
This is only a small list of gifts offered in
Judge Finletter, of  Philadelphia,  in  ren­
the United Stakes. 
If  you will examine the 
dering  a recent  decision,'  says,  practically, 
list,  you will see  that  a  retailer can begin 
this.  Anything  that  cheapens  food  is  a 
housekeeping on  “gifts” and kill the unsus 
blessing, but it is not a blessing  for  a  man 
peering  consumer,  by  selling  adulterate 
to buy an article manufactured out of some­
spices and  baking  powder.  They  arc  ille 
thing else than what it is renkesented as be­
gitlmate as business  methods,  demoralizing 
fog  manufactured  from.  Which, put  into 
alike  on the  merchant  and  customer,  and 
plain  Anglo-Saxon,  is this:  That,  when  a 
should,  therefore,  be  discountenanced  by 
man  buys  pepper,  he  should  not pay for 
every  one  who  deserves  or  aspires to  be 
buckwheat bran;  if  mustard,  he should  not 
thought an honest man.  Once let the buyc 
pay  for  white clay or  corn-meal;  if  cinna­
be satisfied that no sane  man will part with 
mon,  he should not pay  for almond shucks; 
more than the money’s worth, either by sale 
if  ginger, he should not  pay  for  damaged 
or  ostensible  gift, and  the  fakir  would  be 
flour;  if  baking powder,  he should  not  pay 
punished by being let severely  alone. 
If  it 
for  alum;  if  tomatoes,  he  should  not  pay 
were once understood that the merchant who 
for river water;  if coffee,  he should not pay 
offered premiums with his wares does so be­
for rejected beans  or  wormy peas;  if  sugar 
cause they are not  worth  the  price asked, 
syrup,  he should not  pay  for  glucose  made 
the latter would soon be deserted for  others 
from corn combined with  sulphuric acid;  if 
who have the reputation of  acting  squarely 
tea, he should not pay for some sort  of  leaf 
and  fairly and without  seeking  to gain  in­
treated with prussic acid. 
In  other words, 
creased patronage by  resort  to a confidence 
a  man  should  pay for  what  he  gets,  and 
game.  ‘ And this is not putting the case  too 
get  just  exactly  what  he  pays  for, 
harshly.  The honest trader,  who is willing 
as  represented  by 
the  dealer.  Some 
to work for a small profit for the sake of in-
years  since,  an  opportunity  offered 
it­
creasing his business, will do so by lowering 
self by which I  was  permitted  to  see the 
the price on what his customers want to buy
inner workings of  a ground goods mamifac-
and letting them be the best judges as to the  tory jQ oue  nf  the  principal  metropolitan 
kind of  goods desired to  be purchased with  centers of  the states.  Being invited to en- 
a  stated sum of  money.  The  “giving”  of  {er  the “inner temple” of  the concern,  the 
something not wanted with an article that is  pr0prietor made a voluntary exhibit of  orig- 
insult to  the  buyer,  be-  inal or(jers given by some of the then largest
really needed is an
cause a reflection upon his  intelligence.
jobbers in the country, east, west, north and 
When the'customer’s eyes are opened and 
south, covering the commercial centers from 
he understands that he can buy a five-gallon 
the Pacific to  the  Atlantic.  My  attention 
keg of  syrup,  so-called,  of  one  dealer  for 
was  called to  the detail of  many of  those 
considerable less than of  another, and ascer­
orders,  a ¡angle sample of  which  might  be 
tains that his  purchase  holds  four  and  a 
of interest  by way of illustration, 500 boxes 
quarter or four and  a  half  gallons in  place 
of ground pepper assorted as follows:
of five gallons, or ten pounds of sugar which 
50 boxes with 30 per cent, adulteration.
weighs only nine and a half pounds, or buys 
50  “ 
a fifty-pound keg of  fish on the  same  basis 
100 
“ 
aud  learns to  his  sorrow that  it  contains 
“ 
100 
only forty pounds, then he  begins to realize 
100 
“ 
the difference. 
It  is  beyond  question  that 
100 
“ 
there are manufacturers who put up just what 
Corresponding  orders  fojr  other  ground 
they claim to  do.  The  high-minded  mer­
goods  would'  run  from  30  to 80 per cent.
chant of  to-day  not  only  should  but doe
persist in selling goods on their merits,  call-  adulteration,  all  put up in different colored 
ing things by their right  names  and  giving  labels, with one 
greater the  adulteration  the stronger  were 
the weight  and  measure  for winch  he  is 
the marks which indicated  purity, such  as: 
paid.  The unscrupulous dealer  argues that 
80 per  cent, adulteration, branded  “XXX. # 
if  he can make more money by  selling  dis­
pure,” or 60 per cent,  adulteration  branded 
honest goods,  he can afford to pocket ids in­
“strictly pure,” evidently  showing  the  in­
tegrity with his money.
tention on the part of  the jobber to entirely 
Might it not be wise for local associations 
misrepresent the  quality  to  the  consumer 
to be more rigid in the  election  of  business
mento membership and be satisfied of their I and,  in too many  cases,  to  mislead the  re-
business integrity in this direction, declining  tailer  who was not  “ well up”  in the  tmsi- 
to receive as members those who  are  noted  ness.
for their want  of  integrity  in  this  way? |  Within the last five years,« correspond ng

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50 
60 
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75 
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“  80
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90 

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pieces.

watch.

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our every day life, but to  discover  it  in our 
homes; in our places  of  business; in  doing 
good  to  our  neighbors;  in  looking  to  the 
moral  welfare of  our  employees: to  guard 
them from  every shade  of  vice; in  setting 
the face of our sons  and  daughters  toward 
the plane of  useful  manhood  and  woman­
hood;  in forming a public opinion  that shall 
stay the  strong  tide  of  intemperance,  lust 
and gaming; in supporting churches, schools, 
the  lecture, the  concert—in  fact,  every  in­
strumentality  that  tends  to  elevate,  en­
lighten and strengthen, in  word  and  deed, 
every citizen. 
In  our  local  organizations, 
the harvest is ripe, the  golden  grain  ready 
for the sickle.  Where are  the  harvesters? 
Are  they  many  or  few?  Time  is  on  the 
wing—seconds  glide into minutes,  minutes 
into  hours,  hours  into  days,  days  into— 
eternity.  Let me leave with  you the grand 
sentiment embodied in this beautiful refrain:

Going by, going by.

As the years go rolling by;
Oh. the good we all may do.
As the years go rolling by.
All the loving links that bind us.
While the days are going by.
One by one we leave behind us,
While the days are going by.
But the seeds of good we sow.
Both in shade and shine, will grow—
Will keep our hearts aglow.

White the days are going by.

Going by, Going by.
Going by. Going by.

Oh, the good we all may do,

While the days are going by.
[Continued next week.]

Greetings from  Pennsylvania.

Pittsburg,  Pa.,  March 24,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dea r Sir—It affords  me  great  pleasure 
in looking over the columns  of  The  Mich­
igan  T radesm an,  to  observe  the  noble 
stand taken  in  all  matters  of  trade equity 
and  justice.  What  associations  would  do I 
without  such  mouthpieces,  I  am  unable to 
answer.  Suffice it is to know that, working 
hand  in  hand,  great  progress  has  been at­
tained.
Allow me  to  congratulate  the  Michigan  j 
Business Men’s Association on the progress i 
so far attained.  Warn them tliat  unless up 
and about,  Pennsylvania  will  ask  to  share | 
the honors now claimed by  your President. | 
Our  smiling  editor  and  Secretary  of  the 
Pittsburgh Association  wish  to  be  remem­
bered to the many  hospitable  friends found 
in Michigan.  Respectfully yours,

R.  A.  Stevenson,

Sec’y  Retail Merchants’ Association j 

of  Pennsylvania.

Alba to Organize Friday.

A i.ua,  March 24,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D ear  Sir—From  consultation,  we  find 
that the business  men of  this  place  are  in 
favor of a Business Men’s Association.  We 
wish  to  organize  as  soon  as possible and 
would like to know what steps are necessary, 
the expense,  etc.  Can you manage to meet 
us any time in the near future?

Yours truly, 

Smith  B ros.

Lawrence  Alive to the  Benefits  of  Organ­

ization.

L aw rence,  March.  24,  1887.

•  „

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: 
D ear  Sir—The  business  men  of  this 
town are talking of  organizing  a  Business 
Men’s [ Association,  and  we  would  like 
you to give us a few  pointers.  Could you 
not fix some date to  visit our  place  in the 
near future? 

Yours truly,

Stebbins &  H oxie.

Jersey Butter Tubs.

Flint  Unites  in  Pronouncing  it  a  “Good 

Thing.”
Fijn t, March 24,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D ear Sir—Since returning from the con­
vention,  we  have  canvassed  somewhat 
among our business  men  and  they all seem 
anxious to have the September meeting held 
here,  if possible. 
I notice that Owosso also 
put  in  an  invitation.  Now,  Owosso  and 
Flint  settled  that  point  by  “drawing  cuts” 
while in Grand Rapids  and  Flint  drew the 
i larger straw,  and  they said  they would as­
sist us all they could.
Our next meeting will  not  take place un­
til  the  first  Friday  in  April  and  then  we 
I will  undoubtedly send  money for  member- 
| ship 
W  (are all equipped  and in running order 
| and a  good  many dollars  have already been 
collected  with the  Blue  Letter.  All of  our
good
members  unite  in  saying, 
thing."
in  setting
the fall meeting held here.
Yours truly,

' 
Please do what you can for 

i the State Associatiojp.

‘ft

J.  L.  Willett,  Sec’y.

Hides,  Pelts and Furs.

Hides are unsettled with an  unwarranted 
l flurry in some grades.  Pelts  and wool  are 
] dull and  weak.  The  Hudson  Bay,  Lamp- 
I son and London sales,  which  have occurred 
during the  past  week,  may be  summarized 
j  as  follows:  Rat  sold  10  per  cent,  lower 
I than  at  the  previous  sales;  lynx,  45  per 
|cent,;  mink and martin  20  percent.  Coon 
j  and  fox  showed  an  advance  of  5 per cent, 
and bear an advauce of 30 per cent.  Spring 
and small and poor skins are neglected.

MISCELLANEOUS.

< 

Advertisements 

: 25 words or  less  inserted 
rate of 25 cents per week, 
in this column at the 
dc weeks.  Advauce  pay-
or  50  cents  for  thr< 
ment.
Advertisements  directing  that  answers  be 
sent in care of this ottlce must be accompanied 
by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, 
etc.
FIOR  SALE—One-third  inter« 
;  in  a  grist- 
For  sale  at 
mill, doing a good business
bargain.  Fine  location.  Small  capital  re­
quired.  Call ou or add res W in.  H.  McCormick 
& Co., Fennville, Mich. 
185*
1710R  SALE—$1.tOO  Will  buy  my  property, 
-  practice and drug stock,  if  sold before the 
1st of May.  Established 3V4 years,  and  doing 
good business.  Address M. D., 177  Fourth St., 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 
184*
EfiOR  SALE—WATCHMAN S  CLOCK,  Im- 
hauser  patent, nearly new. J. L. Buehan- 
!  an, 463 N.  Front St., Grand  Rapids. 
184*
EilOR  SALE—Drug, book and stationery store 
doing good business in  best  location in a 
I thriving Northern Michigan railway town.  Ad­
188*
dress “Junction,” care Tradesman. 
ElOR  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  terms  of  sale,  apply  to  W. H. Hoops, at 
Buikley, Lemon & Hoops, Grand Rapids.  177tf
ITIOR SALE—A thirty-year old grocery stand 
- 
in Kalamazoo.  A two-story frame  store, 
with good tenement rooms  above, and  a  good 
tenement 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
T710R SALE—Best  bargain  ever  offered  for 
JU  general  stock  in  growing  town  in  good 
|  farming  community  in  Northern  Michigan. 
Stock  will inventory  about  $6,000.  Sales  last 
year were $60,000.  Address* The Tradesman,” 
Grand Rapids. 
|  rn() EXCHANGE—For dry  goods,  groceries. 
1  boots  and  shoes  or  gent’s  furnishing 
goods,  desirable  residence  lot  and  dwelling 
house at Grant  Stution.  The  house  is  16x24, 
with two large  wings.  Address  C.  M.  Wood­
ward, Kalamo, Mich. 
186
ANT E D—Registered Drug Clerk.  Add re:
\ \
“Black.
w
w

Tradesman office.

177 tf

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Grand Rapids. 

186*
yANTED—1(0 or 500 cords  of dry basswood 
bolts  for  excelsior.  Donker  &  Quist. 
187*
ANTED—Situation with a wholesale house 
to sell on the road, or any  position with 
chance to rise.  Have had experience on road. 
Moderate salary.  Address  “S,”  T r a d e s m a n  
office.  Grand Rapids.___________________185*
W T ANTED—Situation  by  young  man  in  a 
tv 
grocery or  general  store.  Four years’ 
experience.  Best of  references.  Address  S., 
Box 351, Fremont, Newaygo Co.. Mich. 
\ I 7  ANTED—Situation by young man as trav- 
V V 
eling  salesman  or  salesman  in  store.
!  Have had  several  years’  experience.  Refer-
Thsse are the  F lH 6 Su  JjRt;Il©_ i ences furnished.  Address S. E., care "Trades-
182*
man.” Grand Rapids.
W[7ANTED—Situation as clerk in  a  drug  or 
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.  183*
YU A N TED -A   man  having  an  established 
vv 
trade among lumbermen to add  a  spec­
ial line and sell on commission.  To  the  right 
man a splendid chance will be  given  to  make 
money without  extra expeuse.  Address “B,” 
care Michigan Tradesman.___________ 176tf
f|IOR  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, 
Micb.______________ _________________183*
\\ T ANTED—Stock  in  Kent  County Savings 
vv  Bank.  Address, stating terms demand­
ed, “Purchaser,” care “The Tradesman.”

Tumed Ash Butter Tubs in the j 
market.  Every tub is smooth! 
and perfect.  Good goods should 
be put up in good packages.

CURTISS & DUNTON

25 lb.  Tubs...............................  
40  “ 
60  “ 

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Special Price in Car Lots.

Grand Rapids.

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23 cents

187*

25 “

 

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M i  - 

Yours truly,

Fl,ETCHER & WANTY.

iti-n r o____   ______  

any subject were limited to five minutes.

On motion of L.  W. Sprague, speeches on 

and  cases cited. 
and full vote.
there cited.

pure goods.  We have in  New  York  State 
what we call an  adulteration  law  and  our 
New York State Association is trying to en­
force it.  We have  analyzed  a  number  of 
samples of spices and found that some  con­
chance  presented  itself, when  1  was per­
tained over  50  per  cent,  of  adulteration, 
mitted to go through another establishment, 
which brings  them  under  the  law.  The 
wherein 1 saw but a very httle indication o f.
members of our Association are now asking, 
a tendency towards adulteration; but, on the 
|
How pure are the goods?” and  not  “How
ajj
contrary, a*large  amount  of  goods  being! low^theVcan b'e bought?”  and  I  hope
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manufactured  with  no  intermixture,  but' 
— * “------
of them will ask that question of the  manu­
pure goods as the label  represented.
facturers before long.
Added to ground goods,  fcuch  articles  as 
W. J.  Haughey—When a drummer comes 
the following enter  largely  into  consump­
into my store,  I ask for strictly pure  goods.
tion:  Olive oils,  winch,  in too  many cases, 
I do not ask his  price.  Now,  there  is  an 
are  made  up from cotton seed oil  or  other 
establishment  in  this  town—I  won’t  tell 
vegetable oils, an evidence of which came to 
you which one—and  there  is  not  one  per 
my knowledge  in  both  France  and Italy, 
cent, of pepper in their  goods.  How  do  I 
where 1 saw large lots of  cotton seed oil  in 
I will tell you.  My  business  is  a 
know ? 
hogsheads just received from  America and, 
butcher.  We  make  bologna  sausage  and 
on inquiry,  was  informed that it  was  used 
we have to use strictly pure  pepper. 
I  can 
quite  largely for  mixing with  olive oil  to 
take ten pounds of this ground pepper,  and 
make pure olive oil for export to the United 
put it in ten pounds of sausage,  and  I  will 
States.  No  secret  was made of  this, and 
defy any man to taste one single part of that 
the residue was used in lieu of  butter.  An­
pepper in it.  Now,  is  there  a  man  here 
other discreditable feature is  the making  of 
that wants to sell  an  article  that  he  calls 
cheese in which coloring  matter is used for 
pepper, when there is not a particle of  pep­
the purpose of  simulating  richness,  while, 
per in it?  Do not be so hard on  the  retail­
in point of fact, it damages the article.  The 
ers, but just look after some  of  the  manu­
farmer who  makes  butter,  in  many cases 
facturers. 
I think when  a  man  gets  poor 
considers it important to give it a rich color, 
pepper served to him,  he should be reported 
for which purpose  he buys of  the druggist 
to headquarters,  and treated the same  as  a 
auuatto, 
thinking  thereby  to  gratify  the 
dead-beat.
buyer’s fancy in supposably securing a choice 
Smith Bames—I am glad to see this  mat­
class of butter.  Later on,  it seems that, for 
ter brought up  by  my  friend.  While  the 
the purpose  of  makiug  some  money, the 
retailer is necessarily the agent, or medium, 
same farmer buys  oleomargarine  and turns 
through  which  the  public  is  reached,  the 
out  “superior butter” at a less cost than  he 
wholesaler,  I fear,  is  very  much  more  to 
can produce it from his  dairy.  The  dealer 
blame than  the  retailer.  Mr.  Floyd  came 
certainly cannot find fault with  the  farmer 
from Chicago,  some  other  gentlemen  from 
for adulterating any  product which  he may 
New  York  an  some other gentlemen  from 
be  able  to,  even  to  furnishing  artificial
Pittsburg.  Each  of  the  jobbers  in  these
eggs, so long as the farmer buys adulterated  ^QWns certainly have rivals.  We  will  sup-
food product from him.
pose that Mr.  Jones  gets  his  sales  up  to 
This  abuse  will  steadily  increase as the 
fourteen millions of dollars.  What does he 
years go on,  unless  it  is  nipped in the bud 
do now?  He says,  I could  make  it  eight 
by a law as widespread as the Uuion and as 
een millions if I could touch a class of trade 
omnipotent as Congress can make it 
a little lower down,  so I will adulterate  my 
The American  people of  to-day are  good 
goods and mark them XXX and  adulterate 
imitators,  and,  if  money  can  be  made by 
them so that I can make 15 per cent.  more. 
fraud in one direction,  it  will stimulate  the 
This gives the retailer a  chance  to  make a 
unprincipled man to find  some other means 
larger margin on  Iris  goods.  Sometimes  It 
by which he can climb up the ladder  of for­
is  the  fault  of  the  retailer,  though.  A 
friend of mine went  to  Grand  Rapids  and 
tune. 
With  the  very  great step that Congress 
said that he  wanted  some  ground  pepper, 
has  just  taken  in  passing’ the Iuter-state 
and they were going to charge him  8  cents 
Commerce  Law, there  would  seem  to  be 
for it.  “I don’t want to pay that  price”  he 
still well-grounded  hope for the  success  of 
said;  “I want some  that  I  can  sell  for  5 
the  popular  demand  of  the  successful, 
cents.  My  neighbor  across  the  street  is 
thoughtful,  high-minded  business  man  of 
selling it at 5 cents and I  want to  meet  his 
every  business  community, 
iu^ making  it 
prices.”  We have had a sign painted,  say­
plain to the law-makers at Washington that 
ing “ask for pure goods,”  and have it hung 
tins villainous  habit  of  adulterating  food 
up in our store in plain sight
products in  any  and  every  form  must  be 
L.  W. Sprague—I think this whole trouble 
legislated  upon, and the  practice once  and 
arises from the general  disposition  of . the 
forever prohibited  under  extreme penalties 
public  to  deal  in  snide  goods. 
I  don’t 
think all the blame lays with  the  retailers. 
of the law.
Herbert  Spencer,  in  Ins  able  essay  on 
When a man comes into our store and  says, 
“Over Legislation,” to which our live Secre­
“What do you ask  for  such  an.  article?” 
tary,  Mr. Stowe, has  called  my  attention, 
and we  reply  “forty  cents,”  he  says,  “I 
takes the ground that  the  stronger the law’s 
can go right across the street  and buy it for 
against  adulteration, 
the  more  the  evil 
sixteen.”  That article can not be manufac­
thrives.  The thinking conservative man, I 
tured for less than  25  or  28* cents.  Now, 
opine, will, on mature, careful  deliberation, 
gentlemen,  you can tell what  pepper  costs, 
agree’  with  me  that  the  more  heroic  the 
as it comes from the Indies, and  you  know 
treatment, the  simpler and  more direct  the 
what it costs the grower.  Now,  if you  can 
plan;  the more force with which  the  axe  is 
buy it for less money than that,  it  is  about 
laid at the root of this abomination  and  the 
time tliat you began to  smell  a  large-sized 
more concentrated the  eifort made to check 
mice.  • The fact is, I don’t believe that I am 
by one fell blow—covering the entire Union
going to  eat  any  more  pepper,  any  wray 
_this cancerous curse,  the  sooner  will  the
The fact  is,  customers  want  pure  goods, 
good name of all  honorable  concerns be re­
but do not want to pay cost price for  them 
lieved  from  its  spreading  fibers,  and  the 
If a man wants 8 cent pepper you  have  got 
earlier will the cicatrice be completely healed 
to keep it, because if you  don’t,  somebody 
and the  business body be freed from its  in­
else will; but a man who goes  and  buys  an 
sidious  poison  and  resume  and  regain 
article  for  four  cents  and  expects  to  get 
healthy conditions.  No doubt  Mr.  Spencer 
pure goods is  too  verdant  for  this  world.
may be correct in his  conclusions,  were the 
If the public wants  snide  goods,  they  are 
legislation of  the circumlocution order,  run­
going to be sold. 
ning1.  through  public  sentiment,  Boards  of 
W.  E.  Kelsey—I can  recognize  the  drift 
Health, State legislation  and,  finally, at the 
of what the  gentlemen  have  said.  Somi 
end of * the  generation having  inaugurated 
years ago, we got out of a  certain  grade  of 
the  movement,  through  Congress.  With 
cinnamon, for which  I was  then  paying 45 
forty-six states  and  territories  to  be con­
cents a pound.  Being in  need  of  some, 
sulted in rendering a prognosis  by way of  a 
interviewed a  certain  drummer  and  asked 
national consultation as to  the proper treat­
him if he had any pure cinnamon.  He said 
ment of  the  patient and the  possibility  of 
that he  had,  anil  I  looked  at  it,  and  it 
recovery without resorting to the knife, it is 
looked as good as my 45 cent goods.  When 
very easy to comprehend that but few of the 
I asked the price,  what  do  you  think  he 
profession would  coincide  as  to the treat­
told me?  Only 23 cents.  When you  come 
ment,  w hether it be by pill and potion or by 
to pepper and ginger, 
it  is  just  as  bad. 
a clear-cut  incision by the hand of  the  sur­
What does the customer do who relies  upon 
geon-general, performing an immediate sur­
the honesty  of  the  groceryman  whom  he 
gical operation and  relieving the body-poli­
buys from?  There is one house in  the East 
tic from all possibilities of  future suffering.
which sells nothing but  pure  goods,  and  I 
Submitted—That it  is just as  wrong  for 
think if there  were more such houses in the 
the  state or nfition to  be  a party to educate 
country that they would do a  great  deal  in 
its  citizens  to dishonesty as it is for a  pri­
setting the trade aright.
vate  citizen  to  educate  his  family  or  em­
C.  K.  Buck—We aw very earnest  in  this 
ployees to steal.  If  we neglect to keep peo­
work about pure goods.  We  always  keep 
ple  honest  by  not  throwing  about  them 
both kinds,  and if people want cheap  goods 
such guards  as seem necessary, are  we not 
we sell them,  and if they want  pure goods, 
just as much to blame as if we educate them 
we have them. 
I have read/that it costs  1“ 
to be thieves?  The business men of the en­
cents per pound to  advertise  Royal  baking 
tire nation are the  only ones  who  are com­
powder.  We handle another powder which 
petent to understand or remedy the growing 
gives a 17 cent prize with it. 
I  would  like 
to know w hich is the  better  method?
evil.
Newton Dexter—I say give the  17  cents 
to the newspapers, by all  means. 
It  costs 
but a little over 6 cents  per  pound to make 
baking powder and as it is sold  for 40 cents 
per pound, you can see that there is quite  a 
little  margin 
the  manufacturer.  We 
have a law being passed in New York,  mak 
ing the offering of  prizes  and  inducements 
to the purchaser of any food a misdemeanor 
and the violator liable to a fine  of  $25. 
If 
this lawr goes into effect  it  will  do  away 
with the gift system in our State,  even  the 
great American and Pacific Tea companies 
After further  discussion,  Mr.  Barnes wras 
tendered a unanimous  vote  of  thanks  and 
the subject matter of his  report  was  made 
the special order  of  business  for  10 o’clock 
Wednesday morning

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Robert M. Floyd—I  have  to  thank  Mr. 
Barnes for his explanation in regard  to  the 
adulteration of  food. 
I  have  taken  great 
interest in this matter for  years  and I have 
said many tilings in  regard  to  it.  One  of 
the worst  adulterated articles  is  imported 
olive oil,  made from American  cotton  seed 
oil.  That is but one of the many poor  arti­
cles which are brought into this  country  as 
pure imported goods.  Twelve  or  fourteen 
years ago  the  great  working  populace  of 
England were attacked with  unknown  dis­
eases and some of them  could  .only  do  in 
twelve hours what they had  formerly  done 
in five or six.  Examination« were  made by 
eminent chemists of cheese, bread and beer, 
which are  the  staple  diet  of  the  poorer 
classes in  London,  and  they  were  found 
The Question Box  was  tfieri  opened  arid 
upon examination to contain  from  40  and 
50  per cent, of adulteration,  and they found 
several  enquiries  answered,  the  substance 
such things as aconite,  ten  drops  of  which 
of which will be given under  another  head 
would  kill.  .Gentlemen,  when  an  agent 
later on.  The convention  then  adjourned, 
comes into your store to sell  you  goods, do 
being escorted  to  Sweet’s  Hotel  by. Wurz­
not ask him how cheap  they  are,  but  ask 
him how pure they are. 
If you  do  not  be
burg & Bronson’s  band,  where an  elaborate
S Â S 'ï u Â  ST  Show’me one  banquet was served,  f o ld e d   by toasts and
find out how pure  they 
responses.  The  publication  of 
place in the United States where  any  pun­
port of  the  banquet  will  be  deferred  un­
ishment is meted out to any  one  who  sells 
adulterated goods, except  in  the  State  of 
til  after  the  completion  of  the  report  of 
Pennsylvania. 
I say that goods* should  be 
the convention proper.
labeled just what they are,  and not be label­
ed  “Extra Pure” when  they  contain 40 per 
cent of adulteration.
Newton Dexter—I  would  like  to  say  a 
few words upon this subject,  as  it is a sub­
ject very dear to the heart of the New’ York* 
Association.  While  I  most 
thoroughly 
agree with many of  the  remarks  and  sug­
gestions made, 1 think there are  many  that 
have not yet been mentioned.*  I  think  we 
should call  things  by  their  right  names. 
We believe that we  can  do  more  good  by 
local legislation than we  can  by  national. 
A few days ago I went into  the  store  of  a 
friend of mine at Troy and  failed  to  find a 
prize offered with any article he had for sale, 
while a little while ago the store was nearly 
crowded'with articles that  were  sold  with 
prizes. 
I asked my friend why it was  that 
he did not have prize goods  any  more,  and 
he  replied,  “The  Association  work  has 
done i t ”  It is the aim of  our  Association 
to induce the  ‘grocers to  sell  nothing  but

D ea r Sir—Y ou ask our opinion:
1.  On the liability of members of  the  Re 
tail  Grocer’s  Association  for  sending  by 
mail to a delinquent debtor  a  letter  notify­
ing him that his  name,  with  a statement of 
his account, will be handed to the secretary, 
unless the  account  shall  be  settled  within 
fifteen days.
2,  On the liability of  the  Retail  Grocers 
Association for  sending  a  notice to a delin­
quent debtor,  who  has been  reported to the 
Association, that, unless  his  account is set-

On  re-assembling  Wednesday  morning, 
the Secretary presented the following  opin­
ion  on  the  “Legality  of  Our  Collection 
System:”

Jas. A.  Coye—A  week  ago  Tuesday,  I 
was  at  Lansing  on  business,  and,  while 
there,  Mr. Stowe called my attention to  the 
bill introduced  through  the  instrumentality 
of Mr. Kelsey. 
In  an  interview  with  Mr. 
Webber, of  Ionia, he  said  that  the  matter 
had not yet  been  referral  to  the  Judiciary 
Committee,  but he was in favor of  the mat­
ter himself  and  would  endeavor  to  have it 
receive  a favorable  notice  from  the  Com­
mittee.  Again  talking  with  Mr.  Webber, 
he said  that in  case  the  report  from  that 
Committee  was favorable  on  the  bill,  they 
would  not  put  it  to  passage  at  once, but 
they would  wait  until  after  the  Michigan 
Business Men’s Association  met, so that we 
‘could  bring as much power upon the matter 
as possible.

The report of  the  Committee on Legisla­
ture was then taken up and each recommen­
dation  was  presented  in  detail  and  acted 
upon.  The Committees on  Legislation and 
Trade Interests and  the  Executive  Board, 
with  an  attorney, were  instructed  to  pro­
ceed to Lansing at  the earliest  opportunity 
and present to the Legislature the necessity 
Of  reducing  the  exemption  in  garnishee 
cases, 
in  accordance  with  Mr.  Kelsey’s 
ire.  The Secretary  was  instructed to 
correspond with like  officers  of  other State 
organizations,  with  a  view  to  securing 
through  Congress  a  uniform  system  of 
weights and measures.  The  Lansing Com­
mittee was  instructed  to do  all that  lay in 
their power  to  further  the  bill  forbidding 
the giving of prizes  with  article's  of  food; 
also the bill  amending  the  present  statute 
relative to peddling.

üriseen,  in  their  enormity, by  unsuspecting 
tied within tefi  days, he  will  be  declared  a 
and often deceived fathers and mothers.
delinquent and his  name  published  in  the 
The  foregoing  enumeration' of  possible 
Delinquent List of the Association.
benefits growing  out  of  loeal  organization 
3.  ‘On the liability of  the  Retail  Grocers’ 
might be supplemented by many others,  but 
Association and of  the  Michigan  Business 
this list  discloses  very clearly that -there is 
Men’s Association for  publishing  such  De­
much for the good, true, active, self-sacrific­
linquent List.
ing business man to do, not only in his own 
As to the  first  and  second  propositions, 
behalf,  but  also for  the  individual  on  his 
under the  laws  of  Michigan,  differing radi­
right hand and on his left,  and for the com­
cally in this respect from  the  laws  of  New 
munity in which  he  has  cast  his  fortune.
York and many other states, there would be 
But, to  my mind, the  material  benefit  pro­
no legal liability attached  to  the sending of 
ceeding from local  organization  that under­
the  threatening  communications,  because 
lies,  that towers above and that is paramount 
the  publication,  if  false,  would  not  be  a 
to all  others  is  the  almost  certain  ability 
criminal  libel  (Howflll’s  Statutes,  Section 
that local associations  possess  to cope  suc­
9815, as amended  by  Act  No. 210, Laws of 
cessfully with  the  credit  system. 
It  was, 
1885),  and  sending  a  communication  in  a 
most certainly, this hope that first suggested 
sealed  envelope  directed 
to  the  person 
the formation of  the first association in this 
charged  is  not  a  sufficient  publication  to 
State,  and  it  has  been  the  watchword  of 
support  a  civil  action  for  damages.  The 
every succeeding  association.  The  same is 
threat to publish the debtor as  a  delinquent 
true of the associations formed in Detroit, in 
does not come within the Michigan  Statutes 
New York State  and  in  Pennsylvania and 
against threats for the  purpose of  extorting 
will  be  probably true  of  every  state  that 
money (Howell’s Statutes, Section 9093).
shall,  in  the  future,  fall  into  line.  The 
Upon the third  proposition,  if  the  infor­
more  thought  I  give  to  this  question, the 
mation contained in the publication be true, 
(strongly am I  convinced  that,  so long 
m 
no liability would attach to the Association 
.  <mq.  y,  ever-heaving  and  restless 
,  s 
for publishing the Delinquent Lists, but w 
esnof  commerce  rolls, so  long  will  the 
are of the opinion that under the decision cm 
great ship of credit be borne upon its bosom, 
both the State and Federal Courts,th) 
'•
freighted  with  the  interests  of  every  civil­
lication would not be a privileged communi 
ized nation of  the  globe; in  its  course as it 
cation and the Associations would be liable, 
goes sailing swiftly and proudly along from 
if the information  should  prove to be false.
town to town,  from  state to  state,  from na­
Sunderlin  vs. Bradstreet,  46  New  York  188 
tion  to  nation.  Losses  will  follow  and 
wreck will be the sad fate of many.  Never­
Trussell vs. Scarlett 18 Federal  Reporter 214 
theless,  blessings  have  followed  and  will 
follow  in  its  wake.  And  why,  Mr.  Presi­
Odgers on Libel and  Slander p. 191 and cases 
dent,  is this so?  Simply for the reason that 
the gigantic volume  of  the business  of  the 
world is done  through  the  channel  of  the 
credit  system.  This  is  no  opinion  of  the 
humble  speaker,  although  observation  and 
experience have shown and taught him that 
the  opinion  is  founded  on  fact.  The fol­
lowing  paragraph, taken,  I think,  from  the 
columns  of  T h e   T r a d e s m a n ,  attests  the 
truth  of  the  opinion  expressed:  “When 
the  credit  system  is  carried  on  duly  and 
properly,  and  within  legitimate limits,  it is 
the most ingenius  method  ever  devised for 
promoting  commerce.” 
It  is  not  in  one 
case in ten  that failure  ensues  by reason of 
the system; but  failure  does  ensue  because 
the system is not  in  wise, judicious  hands 
is not carried  on  duly and  properly,  is not 
held within legitimate limits.  There  is not 
a nation of  the  earth  to-dáy that  does  not 
see  the  blessings  flowing  from  the  credit 
It is that  which  has  made  Great 
system. 
Britain the most  powerful  and the  wealth­
iest of modem  nations. 
It  was  the credit 
system  that  carried  us  through  the  sad, 
costly,  bloody ordeal  that  the Almighty de­
creed,  in order that  the poor, down-trodden 
bondsmen  might  be  recompensed  for  the 
suffering and toll undergone  for  an unjust, 
arrogant  people  who  regarded  neither God 
nor man. 
In view of these  facts I am con­
strained to  say that  our  permanent success 
and  cohesive  power,  as  locals, depend  al­
most  entirely on  our  controlling  the  credit 
system  within  presented  legitimate  limits. 
The Great  Teacher,  centuries  ago, bade the 
Christian to seek  first  the  Kingdom of God 
and his righteousness, and all things should 
be added  unto  him.  May  I  not  say,  seek 
first to duly and properly establish  and con­
trol this vexed  system,  and  all  these  other 
benefits will accrue to y o u.
The next material benefit in rank that has 
its  origin  in  the  local  association,  is  in 
bringing the business  men  of  a  community 
into  close,  friendly,  cordial  relations. 
In 
the  absence  of  organization,  each  man  is 
selfishly  seeking  (¿“enhance  and  promote 
the interests of No.  1.  He eonfines himself 
more elosely to his pursuits  than he  ought, 
leaving his  home  eariy to  enter  upon  his 
daily routine; talriiig ho  recreation for body 
or mind; giving little attention  to his home, 
excusing his non-attendance at the social ser­
vices  of  the  church,  by pleading  that  his 
master—business—is  inexorable  and  will 
not  spare  him  the  brief  short  hour  to 
strengthen and nourish his  spiritual nature; 
absenting  himself  from, the  family pew: on 
Sundays for  the  reason  that  he  is too tired 
from  the  rasping,  grinding  duties  of  the 
preceding day; is never seen at the lecture to 
hear the grand truths that are  taken from a 
well-garnered  mind.  His  children,  who 
have long  attended  the  public  schools,  and 
who have developed into bright,  intelligent, 
promising  youth,  under  the  watchful  care 
and  intelligent  guidance  of  one  of  God’s 
noblest  works—the  faithful  teacher—his 
children,  I  say,  how  gladly would  they see 
him cross the threshold of  the school room, 
how would a happy pride mantle their faces. 
They never see him there,  and  why?  Bus­
iness,  business, business.  For  God’s  sake, 
Mr.  President,  is  there  not  something  in 
this  fleeting  world  to  do  except  to  toil, 
delve and grow prematurely old for the cold, 
the unfeeling, the shriveling,  the sometimes 
damning dollar?  A writer,  I know not who, 
once uttered the grand truth:  He who does 
nothing for  others, does  nothing  for  him­
self.  How certain it is that there are many, 
very many,  in  every community  who  were 
as well buried from sight, as for all the good 
they do.  The active  local  organization is a 
cure for  this fatal,  this  enervating,  this de­
plorable  selfishness. 
It  opens  up  avenues 
on every hand  leading  to  good  deeds to be 
performed. 
It enables us to qarnestly  seek 
the  prosperity  of  our  city, by  giving  per­
sonal encouragement to propositions having 
for their aim the bringing in of manufactur­
ing interests that  shall  give  employment to 
sons and daughters  who are  now a  burden 
to fathers  and  mothers  anxiously  praying 
that  their  children  may  not,  through  the 
wickedness  consequent  upon  idleness,  be 
dependent outcasts upon the streets by day, 
in the  saloon  by  night,  drowning  shame, 
discouragement,  misery, in the damning cup 
that hurries the son  to  crime  and to the se­
clusion of  the prison cell, and  the daughter 
to the brothel,  in  which  she  yields all that 
God and humanity account most precious to 
woman—virtue,  honor, eternal life.

W. E.  Kelsey then  read the following p i­
per on  “Material Benefits of  Local Organiz­
ation:”
Having been assigned by the architects of 
the  present  programme  the  not  altogether 
enviable duty of  answering  tie  comprehen­
sive  and  important  inquiry,  “What are (he 
material  benefits  of  local  organization?” 
I  desire  to  say,  at  the  outset,  that  I  have 
just recently,  in -reviewing  the  constitution 
of  our  local  association,  given  this subject 
my  careful  attention,  and,  believing  that 
tiie  thotights  adduced  and  the  conclusions 
reached  will, at  least,  partially  meet  the 
question,  I take the liberty of  incorporating 
them in this paper.
W h e r e a s ,  it  being  the manifest duty of 
beneficent  citizens  of  every  community  to 
do all in  their  power  for  the  well-being  of 
their fellow men,  and 
W h e r e a s ,  this object can  better be com­
passed  by  co-operation  than  by individual 
effort, therefore be it 
Resolved, That the business men of Ionia 
fonn  an  Exchange,  having  for its aims the 
several objects hereinafter enumerated.
1.  The collection  of  debts  here and else­
where, outlawed  or  otherwise,  that  are  in 
fact, or believed to be, non-collectable under 
legal  proceedings,  by  methods,  peaceable, 
honorable and void of persecution.
The control of the credit system within 
safe practicable  limits  by  instrumentalities 
fair and open alike to buyer and seller.
3.  The encouraging of customers by strict­
ly  honorable  dealing,  to  pay  their  debts 
promptly within  thirty days, thereby insur-
ing to themselves a  rating  by this organiza 
tion as A 1, and as  worthy of  credit oil  the 
most favorable terms.
4.  To join hands with similar associations 
in sister cities, actuated by the same  hopes, 
in  order  that  this  Exchange  may join  the 
Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association  and 
enjoy the benefits that  must  inevitably pro­
ceed therefrom.
To earnestly seek, by co-operation, the 
speedy  introduction  of  manufacturing  en­
terprises  in  this  city;  1.  By  securing  an 
amendment to  the  city charter,  which shall 
permit  a  limited  tax  to  be  levied  on  the 
property of citizens for public and beneficial 
improvements;  2.  By the  raising of  money 
by  subscription,  to  be  held, controlled  and 
disbursed by a committee-of responsible cit­
izens, as  bonuses,  when  the  object  sought 
can be best secured  by such  course.  3.  By 
the  formation  of  stock  companies,  each, 
respectively,  with  a view  to affording work 
to those unemployed,  who, by lack of some­
thing to do, are  compelled  to  forego  actual 
necessities,  to  strangle  innate  pride,  and 
apply for aid to public almoners, or to leave, 
unwillingly,  home  and  friends  to  seek the 
means of subsistence among stangers.
6.  To  guard  with  jealous  care  railroad 
and  freight  interests,  so  that  local  com­
merce may not be endangered and drawn to 
other  and  smaller  towns  that ought  to be 
tributary to Ionia.
7.  To take such  action  as  shall  best pro­
mote the welfare  and happiness of the citi­
zen; to legitimately enhance the business of 
the merchant and professional  man;  to  in­
crease the  wealth of the  city; to  curtail and 
mitigate the damaging  effects  of  intemper­
ance,  licentiousness  and  gambling,  so  un­
deniably  flagrant  and  widespread  among 
young and old,  and to improve,  through the 
agency of churches and  schools, the  moral, 
intellectual and physical development of our 
sons  and  daughters,  who  are,  on  every 
hand,  tempted  by  foes  insidious  and  dan­
gerous,  foes none the less real that they are

Organized  effort  enables  us  to  control 
hours of  business,  that,  to  all persons en­
gaged  in  retail  business, have, undeniably, 
been too long and wearing for both employ­
er and  employed.  The  speaker  has  in his 
employ  a  faithful  clerk,  who, for  several 
years has been obliged to leave his home for 
business  before  his  children  are  up.  He 
goes to his dinner  before  they return  from 
school  and  does  not  get  home  until  long 
after they have gone  to  their  beds.  Liter­
ally,  lie is to his children what  a  city bus! 
ness men, about  whom I recently read,  was 
to his child.  Going home in  the  day time, 
on  one  occasion, he  saw  his  child—being 
before his own door, he  assumed  the  child 
to  be  his—doing  something  wrong,  and 
placing the infant terrible across  his  knee, 
he punished it, ofter the  approved style, on 
the basement made, and provided by nature, 
and  sent  the  child  to  its  mother.  When 
asked  who  whipped  him, he  said  that  he 
did not know his  name, but it  was the man 
who stayed there Sundays.
Mr.  President,  our  business  hours  are 
wearing and  unnecessarily  long,  and,  from 
my standpoint, I believe that  the  employer 
who does not earnestly try to  effect  shorter 
hours, if not for himself,  for his over-work-

Gr a n d1 Ra pids,  March 16,  1887.

E. A. Stowe. Sec’y  M. B. M. A.

•* United we stand:
Divided we fall.” 

W ednesday  M orning.

the 

to 

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ed,  indifferently-paid, faithful  clerks,  is lit 
tie less than a self-elected  tyrant,  who does 
not deserve the esteem  and  much  less  the 
faithful service of  his clerks. 
I  am no ad­
vocate  of  strikes,  but  I  do  say,  with  fbll 
knowledge  of  all  the facts,  that  I wish it 
were possible for  the  large  army of  clerks 
in Michigan to declare war against working i 
from October 1  to  April  1  earlier  than  7 
o’clock  a.  m. or  later  than 7 o’clock  p.  in., 
and from  April  .1  to  October  1  later than 8 
o’clock  p.  m.  These  hours  would  enable 
our clerics and  us  to  attend  our lodges,  the 
social  church  meetings,  lectures,  concerts, 
etc.,  without  neglecting  our  business  and 
without  enslaving  our  help. 
In  Ionia,  we 
intend to enlist the churches  and the  secret 
societies,  as well as the  local  organization, 
and we arc sanguine that shorter hours will 
prevail.  Every local organization is, unfor­
tunately,  fated to have in its membership at 
least  one,  sometimes  more,  in  each  line of 
business who  interposes  objections  to  ear- j 
lier hours.  How to surmount this difficulty 
has been,  no  doubt,  a question  with  many.
It is a fact,  self-evident,  that if all closed at 
a given hour,  no one would suffer disadvan­
tage.  Oil  the  other  hand,  if  certain ones, 
in the hope of profiting at the expense of an j 
early-closing  competitor,  refuse,  it  creates j 
dissatisfaction and  necessarily makes it dif­
ficult to accomplish  the  object  sought. 
If 
such  instances  arise,  I  firmly  and  unhesi­
tatingly advocate the  early  closing  friends 
to stand by the faithful in  the matter of ex­
change trade. 
If A and B were in the same 
line and refused to accede to the  early clos­
ing movement, I would feel justified in pur­
chasing  of  A.  Every proprietor should be 
privileged to remain in  ids  store for private 
purposes,  but his clerks  should  be  allowed 
to go and his doors  should  be closed to cus­
tomers.  I commend to all merchants afflict­
ed with a desire for  long  hours the lectures 
of Win.  Blakie,  of New York,  on  the  sub­
ject  of  overwork,  lack  of  recreation  and 
physical  exercise.  He  boldly  proclaims 
that  the  disregard  of  these  respites  from 
incessant care and  unceasing  labor  is  the 
prolific  source  of  the  frequent  cases  of 
apoplexy,  paralysis and  the  breaking down 
of  apparently  strong  constitutions.  Had 
the speaker  in  earlier  years,  better  appre­
ciated  the  value  of  physical  development 
and better understood  the  laws  of  health,
.his life had not been  so  clouded  with  anx­
iety.  But can the mistakes of twenty years 
ago be corrected?  • As well attempt to bring 
back the tiny snow-flake after  it  has  been 
received on the ocean’s surface!
There are several  other  ways  that  local j 
associations can be  of  material  benefit: for | 
instance,  they  can  'unquestionably  restrain 
and control the giving and  extending of un­
safe  credits;  can  bring  business  in  every 
community to a  practically  cash basis; can, 
in  great  measure,  suppress  the  notorious 
evil involved in the  unnecessary  and sense­
less practice of cutting  prices, especially on 
standard  articles  kept  in  every  stock; can 
enlighten members on laws governing trade 
in its many ramifications; can  create a taste 
for  all  shades  of  literature,  by  creating a 
fund  for  the  establishment  of  association 
•libraries that shall  include  trade  journals, 
political journals of  all  shades  of  opinion, 
magazines  devoted  to  romance, poetry and 
history,  ordering that such libraries shall be 
accessible to all employees of members; can, 
in  like  inonner,  establish gymnasiums on a 
limited scale,  which  shall  also  be  open  to 
employees, and,  lastly,  what  West  Point is 
to the Soldier, what Annapolis is to the sailor, 
legislative  bodies  are  to  the  statesman,  a 
local association can be to the business man, 
a literal school of  instruction.  Every asso­
ciation should adopt a  carefully drawn con­
stitution, by-laws,  standing  orders  and  or­
der of  business, which  should  respectively 
be adhered to,  so that  all  business  may be 
lone  in  order,  carefully  and  promptly. 
Suitable  committees  should  be  appointed, 
so  that as many members  as  possible  may 
be piade to feel a responsibility,  thereby en­
suring both the interest and  the  attendance 
necessary  to  the  success,  usefulness  and 
permanency of  any association.  Questions 
of general business  interest should be intro­
duced  by written  resolution,  should  be  re­
ferred  to  proper  committee,  considered  by 
it,  reported back with  recommendation,  lib­
erally  discussed  under  parliamentary laws 
by as many  members  as  possible and prop­
erly disposed  of, either  by  immediate  pas­
sage, by  laying  on  the  table,  by  postpone­
ment to a definite time or by indefinite post- 
ment. 
In proceedings of this character, the 
more  reading and  study required  the better 
for the committee. 
It  was  the  great  phil­
osopher Bacon who said:  “Reading maketh 
a  man  full; writing  maketh  him  precise, 
debating  maketh  him  quick.”  These  are 
qualities which, it  should be borne in mind, 
are  absolutely  necessary  to  every  person 
who  desires  successfully to  participate  in 
public  affairs.  And,  contending,  as  I  em­
phatically do, that it is every business man’s 
duty to hold  himself  ready to  take  active, 
conspicuous part  in  local  public  affairs,  I 
affirm  it  to  be  every man’s  duty to  read, 
study,  ponder,  write and  talk,  in order that 
he may creditably perform  any duty assign­
ed to him.  Do  you say you  are too young? 
Does another  say  he  is  too  old?.  Bryant 
composed  “Thanatopsis”  at twenty—wrote 
more  beautifully at  eighty; Macaully wrote 
his  masterly  criticism  of  Milton 
at 
twenty-five;  Gladstone  was  prominent  in 
1839 and  is  the  greatest  living  statesman 
to-day.  Lord Byron  was  famous at thirty- 
six, when  the  finger  of  God  touched  him 
and he  slept; Grant  was  a  hero  at  forty; 
Stevens, although a cripple  and  an invalid, 
was  intellectually a  giant  at  seventy-five; 
Garfield  had  been  representative,  senator 
and  president  at  fifty; Napoleon had crim­
soned  Europe  with  blood  at  forty-three; 
Wellington  conquered  Waterloo  at  forty- 
six.  But why extend the list?  The events 
of the world are on the shoulders of  middle 
life. 
It was a grand respouse that the aged 
contraband slave  made,  when  he  said,  “I’s 
never too old  to  be  free!”  May  we  never 
be  too  old  to  learn,  too  old  to  discharge 
every honorable  duty, never  too  young nor 
too old to be a blessing to mankind in every 
situation  in  this  life  of  golden  opportuni­
ties.

In  conclusion,  I  beg  to  lay  down  the 
proposition that the  local organization is no 
exception  to  the  universal  rule—Work! 
Since Omnipotence created the universe aud 
since the morning stars  first sang  together, 
the heavens have  been  telling  the Glory of 
God; all lias  been  ceaseless  activity.  Who 
has not stood on a  clear  night  and  looked 
with wonder and  awe,  as  the  Great  Com' 
mander  marshalled  his  starry host  across 
the boundless fimament; as Orion,  the  Plei 
ades and the countless constellation silently 
pass in review to the music of  the  spheres, 
music  unheard  by mortals?  Who  fails  to 
realize that this same  Creator set  in motion 
the beautiful  earth  we  inhabit, pitting life 
into  every creature  and  compelling  all  to 
join in the  ceaseless  round  of  daily  toils? 
Is man,  the noblest  work  of  God,  any ex­
ception  to  the  universal  rule?  No.  Each 
has  his  appointed  work  and  happy is  he 
who seeks  to  know  what  duty demands of 
him. 
It is clearly for  us  not  to  seek  our
life work at  some  point  far  removed from

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f you want to buy

Timothy,

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Millet,
Orchard  Grass,
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Seed  Oats,
Barley,
Peas,

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Rye,

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Bolted  Meal,

Coarse Meal,

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A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

Mercantile and MaiinfaciuringInterests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY,  MARCH  30,  1887.

Grand Rapids T raveling Men’s A ssociation.
President,  L.  M. Mills;  Vice-President, S. A. Sears;  Sec­
retary  and T reasurer, Geo. H. Seymour;  Board of Di­
rectors, H. 8. Robertson,  Geo.  F.  Owen,  J.  N.  Brad­
ford, A. B. Cole and Win. Logic.
« r   Subscribers and others,  when writing 
to  advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub­
lishers by mentioning that they saw the adver­
tisement in the columns of  this paper.

At a convention  of  alleged  workingmen 
held one evening last week,  Hon. John Kil- 
lean’s  name  was  mentioned  in  connection 
with the  nomination  for  Mayor, when  the I 
anarchist  «liter'of  the Workman  arose in ! 
the  dignity  of  his  depravity  and  opposed : 
Mr.  Killean on tlie ground that he is a mem­
ber  of  the  Retail  Grocers’  Association,  j 
“ which  advocates  starving  workmen 
to 
terms in case of strikes,” and  “whose  organ j 
—T he  T r a d e s m a n — is  the  deadly enemy j 
of organized  labor.”  The  Retail  Grocers’ | 
Association does  not advocate starving men i 
to  bring  them  to  terms  in  the  event  of | 
strikes  and  T h e  T r a d e s m a n   is  not  the | 
enemy of organized  labor.  With these two 
exceptions,  Mr.  Hathaway’s two statements 
were correct, although he was never known 
to get as near the  truth before  In  his  life. 
If he should ever  get  within sixteen feet of 
the truth, the shock to  his  nervous  system 
would kill  him  quicker  than  a  stroke  of 
lightning.  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   -

Simultaneous with the failure  of  the  co­
operative store at  Battle  Creek  comes  in­
formation of  the  inauguration  of  a  new 
venture of that  kind  at  Holland. 
If  the 
Holland people want to  save  money,  they 
would do  well to send  for  the  fool-killer. 
Except in rare cases,  co-operative  distribu­
tion has not proved  successful in this coun­
try. 

___________ 

‘

The representative of a leading  wholesale 
grocery house pays his  respects  to package 
coffees this week in a way  that  will be ap­
preciated by the  retail  trade.  The  other 
side of the question will be given next week 
in the shape of replies by the manufacturers 
of package goods.

Chicago’s new trade journal, the Indepen­
dent Grocer, comes out in  the same form as 
The T radesm an and presents a handsome 
appearance,  editorially and typographically.

AMONG  TH E  TRADE.

grand  rapid s  gossip.

Jennie E.  (Mrs.  C.E.)  Westlake  succeeds 
C.  E.  Westlake in the drug  business  at 8 
Canal street^_____ __________

A.  B. Wolf  has  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business at Carson City.  Cody,  Ball,  Barn­
hart & Co. furnished the stock.

Rynberg & Vanderveen  have ¡¡bought the 
grocery stock of  Jacob Mans,  at  the comer 
of South Division and Hall streets.

Waldy  Janschefsky  has  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  at  123  Jefferson  street. 
Bulkley,  Lemon  &  Hoops  furnished  the 
s t o c k . ________________

T.  Crane & Son have  resumed the grocery 
business at the corner of Hall street and Mad­
ison avenue.  Amos  S.  Musselman  &  Co. 
furnished the stock.

Stanley Erasmus,  formerly  a  clerk  for 
Jos.  Glowczynski,  is  about  to  start in the 
grocery business on his  own account,  at the 
corner of Muskegon and Eighth streets.

W. T.  Lamoreaux haft closed out his beau 
business  for  the  season,  having  shipped 
eighty-three car loads  since  last fall.  This 
amount is m o re  than is handled by any other 
five dealers in the State.

J.  M.  Peaslee will  shortly  build a block 
next to the one  now  occupied by  him as a 
grocery store, on  Wealthy  avenue,  which 
will be  occupied  by  a  gentleman  named 
Stewart with a furniture stock.

Peter Brautigam has  sold  an  interest  in 
his business at  North Dorr  to  his  brother 
and  the firm  will  hereafter  be  known  as 
Brautigam  Bros.  The  firm  has  added  a 
line of dry goods, furnished  by  P.  Steketee
& Sons. 

_______ __ _____ _

Clark, Jewell  &  Co.  are  laboring  under 
the delusion that  they  will  get  into  their 
new quarters in the  new  Houseman  build­
ing by April 15. 
If  they are  settled  there 
before May 1,  T he T radesm an  will waive 
all claims to prophetic insight

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Laeota—J . B.  Watson,  grocer,  has  sold 

out

to L.  C. Hurd.

Jackson—Jos. Smith, grocer,  has scrld out 

Cassopolis—C.  C.  Nelson  succeeds  the 

Cassopolis Furniture Co.

Cheboygan—Wm. S.  Smith  has  sold  his 

iaw-mill to Lewis P. Swift.

Lowell—S. A.  Wingler, grocer,  lias  been 

closed under chattel mortgage.

Lacey—Bristol  &  Nickerson  will  engage 

in general trade aboutjApril 1.

Jamestown—C.  H.  Joldersma  succeeds 

Henry DeKline in general trade.
. Linden—Harris & Shepard succeed Myron 
Harris in the hardware business.

Jackson—S.  B.  Kauffman,  clothing  deal­

er, lias been closed py creditors.

Clifford—R.  L.  Ferguson,  succeeds  Jas. 

Ferguson in the hardware business.

Kalkaska—Dora Rosenthal,  dealer in dry 

goods,  clothing,  etc.,  is closing out

Lansing—Rouser & Walker, grocers,have 

dissolved, F. G. Rouser continuing.

Ovid—David A. Armstrong is closing  out 

His grocery and restaurant  business.

Owosso—C.  Mahaney  succeeds  Brown 

& Malianey in the dry goods business.

Manistee—Wm. Miller & Co. will embark 

in the hardware business about April 1.

"Lansing—Darling  &  Sindlinger, grocers, 

have dissolved, D. M.  Darling continuing.

Lapeer—Mellick,  Mapes  & Co.,  general 
dealers, have dissolved,  H. D. Pike retiring.
Laingsburg—R. A.  Walters  has  bought 
out the grocery  business  of  J.  W.  Murray.
Franklin—Harvey Higby is succeeded  by 
Higby & Gordon in the  dry  goods business.
Hubbardston—Jas. McDermott has bought 
the hardware  stock of  E.  Matthews & Son.
Holland—A  co-operative  store,  with  a 
capital of 35,000,  is the latest  business ven­
ture.  .

Manistee—Brad lee & Campbell  have  en­
gaged in the furniture and undertaking bus­
iness.

Nottawa—J.  W.  Schermerhorn’s  liabili­
ties are 329,000.  He  shows  assets  valued 
at 331,000.

Orange—Mr. Erdman, of  the general firm 
of Erdman,  Kilmartin  & Tew,  was  buried 
on the 24th.

Battle  Creek—G.  C.  Steele,  wholesale 
and retail dealer in  variety  goods, has sold 
out to Hiram S. Warner.

Owosso—J.  F.  Laubengayer,  for  several 
years a druggist here,  died on the 22d, after 
an illness of several weeks.

Hastings—W. E.  Powers  has  purchased 
the hardware  stock of  John A.  Greble  and 
will continue the business.

Archie—Dr.  C.  E.  Clapp,  formerly  en­
gaged in the  grocery business at Martin,  is 
now engaged in general trade here.

Dexter—Croakin  &  Son  have  purcliased 
the dry goods stock of  Croakin & Porter,  at 
Jackson, and removed it to this place.

Bristol &  Nickerson,  who  have engaged 
in general trade at Lacey, bought their boot 
aud shoe stock of Rindge, Bertsch & Co.

Otsego— J.  Armstrong  writes  T he 
T radesm an  that  the  report  that  he  will 
engage in the grocery business is erroneous.
Dowagiac—Dewey,  Defendorf  &  Lyle, 
dealers in  dry  goods  and  carpets, have dis­
solved,  and  are  succeeded  by Defendorf  & 
Lyle.

Charlevoix—Will See  has  purchased  the 
grocery stock of E.  M.  Clark  and  will  han­
dle  ties,  postSf wood -and  bark  in  connec­
tion.

Imlay City—J. H.  Waterland has  bought 
out the  harness  business  of  W.  F.  Dodge. 
The  latter  still  retains  his  boot  and  shoe 
business.

South  Blendon—John  Farowe,  of  the 
former firm of  Farowe Bros.,  is building  a 
new store here  and  will  shortly engage  in 
general trade. 

Unionville—F.  L.  Coy, 

(Mrs.  J.  S.,) 
druggist  and  banker,  is  succeeded  in  the 
banking business  by  I). A.  Reynolds & Co. 
She still retains the drug business.

Ryerson—Ada L.‘ Johnson  has purchased 
the remnants of the Johnson  Bros.’ general 
stock at assignee’s  sale  for  3500  and  lyill 
continue the business at the old stand.

*

Battle  Creek—The  co-operative  grange 
store has been closed  on  chattel  mortgage. 
The venture was a losing one from the start 
and the result was predicted  months ago.

Elk Rapids—Cal.  L.  Martin  has  formed 
a copartnership with Jas.  E.  Mahan, of Bay 
City,  and well engage in  the  drug  business 
here under  the  firm  name  of  C. L.  Martin 
& Co.

Triiverse City—Oscar Simpson has retired 
from  the  boot  and  shoe  firm  of  Frank 
Friedrich &  Co.  The business  will be con­
tinued by Frank and Alfred Friedrich under 
the Ann name of Friedrich Bros.

Newberry—The report  in  T h e  T r a d e s ­
man of last week that Trueman & McLaugh­
lin succeed J.  Trueman  &  Co. .in  the  gro­
cery and saloon business  is  untrue.  True­
man & McLaughlin  have started in anew.

Battle Creek—A correspondent  writes  as 
follows:  The  co-operative  store  has been 
closed by virtue of a  chattle  mortgage held 
by Henry Dubois.  The institution has been 
in existence ten and a half years and is sup­
posed to be good for all  demands against it. 
H.  B.  Hoagland, the  present  secretary and 
manager,  will conduct a coal and  wood bus­
iness here.

STRAY  FACTS.

Detroit—Oswald H.  Voigt, carriage mak­

er,  is  dead.

low,  has sold  out.

Detroit—Thos.  H.  Candler,  dealer in tal­

Petoskey—Watson  Snyder  has  sold  his 

brick yard to L.  G.  Grimes.

Bessemer—The Gogebic Powder  Co.  has 

merged its business into a stock company.

Elk Rapids—W. A.  Sprague has removed 
his harness business  from  Kalkaska to this 
place.

Hubbardston—Campbell  &  Grill  succeed 
Boyd Redner & Co.  in  the  agricultural  im­
plement business.

Kalamazoo—John Hummer and  G. Laep- 
ply, of Holland,  are  negotiating for  the old 
Appledorn  tannery, with  a  view  to engag­
ing in the tanning business.

Sault Ste. Marie—The  Hibbard  Lumber 
Co.  has arranged to open a large  yard here, 
of which H.  F.  Snyder  is  to  have  charge. 
The company has leased the water  frontage 
between the S t  Mary’s  school  grounds and 
the James  Seymour*  property.  Docks will 
be built and slips dredged.  Operations will 
begin in about a week.

m anufacturing  matters.

Alpena—Fletcher,  Pack & Co.  are putting 
three new boilers in their river mill and one 
in their bay shore mill.

Mancelona—The new wooden  butter dish 
factory will be  115x140  feet  and  will be
covered with an iron roof.*

Hersey—C. N.  Leach has  purchased  the 
saw and shingle mill  known  as  the  “Cat 
Creek mill” and will operate the same to its 
fullest capacity.

Lakeside—Stimson  Brothers  are rebuild-1 
iug.the refuse burner at  their  mill  and are 
adding a shingle  mill,  which  will  have  a 
capacity of 100,000 a day.

Organization  Notes.

Kalamazoo Herald:  The business men of 
this city who attended the Michigan Business 
Men’s  Association  convention,  at  Grand 
Rapids, have  returned  greatly pleased wifli 
thOir reception aud treatment in  the Second 
City,  and  highly gratified  at  the results at­
tained by the meeting.

Elk  Rapids  Progress:  C.  L.  Martin  lias 
returned  from  Grand  Rapids,  where  he at­
tended a meeting of  the  Michigan Business 
Men’s  Association.  Many  valuable papers 
were read  and  in  making  his  report  Mr. 
Martin will present  much  that will interest 
our business men.

The editor of The T r a d e s m a n  has made 
the  following  engagements  for  this  week: 
Luther,  Wednesday  afternoon; Fife  Lake, 
Thursday evening;  Alba,  Friday  forenoon. 
Next week he hopes to assist in forming as­
sociations at Watervliet,  Lawrence and  De­
catur.

Traverse City Journal:  T he  Michigan 
Tradesm an contains many complimentary 
mentions of our townsman, Frank Hamilton, 
President of the* Michigan  Business  Men’s 
Association.  The late session of above As­
sociation was a great  success,  many proofs 
of good work  being  mentioned.  Traverse 
City,  in various  ways,  is  honored  by  this 
flourishing  organization,  which  is doing so 
much for all honest classes of people.

Referring to the recent State  convention, 
the  Traverse  City  Eagle  remarks:  “Our 
fellow  townsman,  Frank  Hamilton,  Presi­
dent of the State  Association,  made  many 
friends by the able manner in which he pre­
sided over the  deliberations  of  the  body. 
Many valuable papers  were  read  and  dis­
cussed,  and much business of great  interest 
was  transacted.  The  organization is prov­
ing one of  which  Traverse  City  may  well 
take  pride,  in  having  been  the  starting 
point.”

W.  C.  Pierce,  President  of  the  Flint 
Mercantile  Union,  writes: 
“Matters  are 
progressing  here  all  O.  K.  We  would  be 
very  much  disappointed  if  Flint  was  not 
selected for the September convention.  Will 
try and entertain  all  right.  When will the 
matter be decided?”  The  selection  of  the 
next place of meeting  lies  with the  Execu­
tive Committee, who will probably announce 
their  decision  the  first  time  they  have  a 
meeting.  When that will be T h e  T r a d e s ­
m a n   is now unable to announce.

Organization Formed at W hile Cloud.
With the assistance of  the  editor of T he 
T radesm an, the  business  men  of  White 
Cloud organized  an  association  of  twelve 
members last  Wednesday"  evening.  P.  M. 
Roedel acted as chairman and  M.  D.  Hay­
ward as  secretary.  After  a  full  explana­
tion of the objects sought by  associated  ef­
fort had been made,  A. G.  Clark moved that 
the organization of an  association be imme­
diately proceeded with,  which was adopted, 
when  the  following  gentlemen  presented 
themselves for charter  membership:  P.  M. 
Roedel,  A.  G.  Clark,  Jacob  Cohen,  E.  A. 
Bradford,  R.  Gannon,  R.  S.  Trask,  J.  D. 
Champion, H. T.  Reed, M.  D. Hayward, M. 
A. Teachout, J.  C.  Townsend,  M.  M.  Cole.
On motion of A.  Cohen,  the  constitution 
and by-laws presented  by Mr.  Stowe  was 
adopted for the government of the  Associa­
tion.

H. T.  Reed moved that the election of of­
ficers be proceeded with,  which was  adopt­
ed, resulting as  follows:

President—P.  M.  Roedel.
Vice-President—J.  C. Townsend.
Secretary—M.  D.  Hayward.
Treasurer—R. Gannon.
Executive  Committee—President,  Secre­
tary,  A.  G.  Clark,  Jacob  Cohen and M.  A. 
Teachout.
Business  Committee—E.  A.  Bradford, J. 
D.  Champion and R.  S.  Trask.

Jacob Cohen moved  that the  Committee 
on Trade Interests be deferred until the next 
meeting which was adopted.

Jacob  Cohen  moved  that  the collection 
blanks presented by Mr.  Stowe  be adopted, 
which  was  carried,  when  the  Executive 
Committee was  instructed  to procure  the 
printing of the same.

The editor of the White  Cloud  Business 
was requested to  publish 
the  constitution 
and by-laws in full in his next week’s paper 
and the meeting adjourned.

Imitating Jas.  Dibble.

The sensation of  the week  has  been  the 
exchange of the Harley  B.  Church boot and 
shoe stock for a 200 acre farm in  Muskegon 
county.  The deed  for  160  acres was made 
out  in  his  wife’s  name,  and  the  balance, 
which he  will  hold  as  a  homestead,  in his 
his own name.  He refuses to liquidate any 
of his indebtedness, and  his son is reported 
to have said that his  father’s  creditors have 
made enough out of him in the past to make 
up for the present  loss.  One  creditor  has 
taken judgment against  the gentleman,  and 
others threaten  to follow suit.

Good Words Unsolicited.

Geo.  Austin,  grocer,  Sparta:  “Like  your 

Lusher Bros., grocers, Elkhart, Ind.:  “It is 

paper.”

a good paper.”

O. E. White, druggist, Maple Rapids:  “Your 

paper is a good  one.”

Geo. A. Deitz, formerly  engaged  in trade at 
Cadillac, but now at Dayton, Tenn., writes:  “It 
is just  as  entertaining  and  useful  to me in 
Tennessee as it was in Michigan.”

The Gripsack Brigade.

T. M. Sheriff, of Kalamazoo, has engaged 
to travel  for  the  Independent  Oil  Co., of 
this  city.

L .  K.  Walton,  general  traveler  for  Cur­
tiss  &  Dunton,  was  laid  up  last  week 
with partial blindness.

F.  H.  Lester,  Indiana  representative  for j 
Amos S. Musselman &  Co., reports  a  good 
trade and excellent prospects for the future.
Joseph L.  Proud,  formerly on the road for 
the Mills & Lacey Manufacturing Co.,  is ly­
ing at the point of death at the Beulah faith 
'cure establishment on  Baxter  street:  Mr. I 
Proud’s  difficulty  is  consumption  of  the 
stomach.

Dave Haugh  suggests  that  the  traveling 
men  vary  the  monotony  of  a  picnic  this 
summer by a two days’ trip to Niagara Falls, j 
The party can leave  the  Union  depot  on a 
train of  sleepers  early  Friday evening,  ar­
rive at the Falls early in the forenoon, spend 
the day there  and  leave  in  the  evening for 
Detroit.  Arriving at the latter city Sunday 
morning, the forenoon can bei  spent  in  at­
tending church and the afternoon  in driving 
about the city and riding on the river.  Tak­
ing the sleepers  again  late  in  the  evening, 
the party can  arrive  in  Grand  Rapids early 
Monday  morning,  in  time  for  the  male 
members  of  the  party  to  see  their  wives 
home  and  take  the  outgoing  trains.  The 
trip could be made at  an expense  not to ex­
ceed  320  per  couple  and  would,  doubtless, 
prove to be a  very enjoyable  one to all who 
participated.

A Manufacturer’s Opinion.

One of the largest manufacturers of spices 
in  tills country recently remarked to the ed­
itor of The T radesm an:

The subject of adulterations is  a commer­
cial question with a moral basis and should, 
therefore,  be  treated  in  the  same  way  as 
moral questions. 
Instead  of  attempting to 
secure  legislation  to  make  men  honest, 
which can nev£r be done,  the proper way to 
proceed is to  educate  the  people up  to  the 
advisability of  using  pure  goods,  by creat­
ing a public  sentiment  in  their  favor.  A 
man should  be  entitled  to buy whatever he 
desires,  so  long  as  the  purchases  are  not 
absolutely  injurious,  and  I  defy anyone  to 
point out any adulterant used  in the  manu­
facture of spices which has a  bad  effect  on 
the human system.  Adulterations are swin­
dles only—crimes against the purse and not 
the  stomach—and  the  sooner  the  public 
come to recognize this fact the better it will 
be for all concerned.
Every manufacturer  puts  out a  brand of 
spices under his own name  which  is  abso­
lutely pure,  and if the trade would insist on 
buying such goods  only, there  would be no 
need of raising any trouble on this score.
The  idea  of  securing  legislation  which 
will compel persons to buy certain grades of 
goods seems repugnant to me,  as tending to 
jeopardize  the  liberty  of  the  individual. 
The  right  of  individual  action  was  recog­
nized  by  our  forefathers  and  is  in  accord 
with  the  genius  of the  constitution.  Any 
abridgement  of  that  right  should  be vigor­
ously  opposed  and  successfully  contested. 
All  attempts  at  centalization  are the fore­
runners of eventual  anarchy.

Ifoarbvpare.

 

 

 

BRACES.

BUCKETS.

BARROWS.

BALANCES.

BUTTS, CART.

a u g e r s  a n d  b i t s .

These  prices  are  for cash buyers,  who  pay 

Flush............................. 

promptly and buy in full packages.
Ives’,  old  style........................................dis
N.  H. 0. Co.............................................. dis 
60
60
Douglass’..................................................dis 
Pierces’ ....................................  . ............dis 
60
Snell’s .......................................................dis 
60
Cook’s  ..................................;................. dis 
40
Jennings’,  genuine................................ dis 
25
Jennings’, imitation.............................. dis50&10
Spring.......................................................dis 
40
Railroad.........................................,...........$  14 00
Garden......................................................net 33  00
BELLS.
Hand..............................................dis  f  60&10&I0
dik 
Cow......................................... 
70
Call.................................................. .dis 
30&15
Gong...................................  
dis  25
Door, Sargent.................................. dis 
60&10
BOLTS.
dis 
Stove...................................... 
dis 7G
Carriage  new  list......................... 
Plow  ..................... ;...............................dis 
40
70
Sleigh 8hoe.............................................dis 
Wrought Barrel  Bolts......................... dis 
60
40
Cast  Barrel Bolts................................. dis 
40
Cast Barrel, brass knobs.....................dis 
60
Cast Square Spring..............................dis 
Cast Chain . ................ :........................die 
40
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob..............dis 
60
dis  60
W rough t Square............................ 
Wrought Sunk Flush........................... dis 
60
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
dis  60&10
dis  60&10
Ives’ Door..................... 
Barber..................................................d isf 
40
Backus....................................................dis  50&10
Spofford............................................... 
dis 
50
Am. Ball................................................. dis 
net
Well, plain...................................................(   3 50
Well, swivel.................................................  
4 oo
Cast Loose Pin, figured........................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............................ dis  60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip............dis  60& 6
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned............dis  60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvei
tipped .......................... ;.............. dis  60& 5
Wrought Table...................................... dis  60&10
di$ 60&10
Wrought Inside  Blind...................... 
Wrought Brass...................................... dis 
75
Blind, Clark’s ......................................... dis 
80
Blind, Parker’s.............................  
dis 80
Blind, Shepard'B....................  .»...'..dis 
70
per 
Ely’s 1-10...................................... 
 
Hick’s C. F............................................  
60
G .D.......................... 
 
35
Musket................................................... 
60
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new llst50&10
Rim  Fire, United  States......................... disSO&lO
Central  Fire.............................................. dis30&10
Socket Firmer....................................... dis  70&10
'Socket Framing...............................  
Socket Corner...............................  
Socket Slicks...................................  
Butchers’Tanged  Firmer................... dis 
Barton’s Socket Firmers.................    .dis 
Cold.......................1.....................net
Curry, Lawrence’s..........................      .dis 40&10
25
Hotchkiss  .............................................dis 
60
Brass, Backing’s ........................................ 
Bibb’s .................................................  
 
60
B eer..............  
 
40&10
 
Fenns’........... .............................  
 
 
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size............. ........V 0>  28
31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60...........................   23
Cold Rolled, 14x48..........i ...............................  23
Bottoms.............................................................  23
Morse’s Bit  S t o c k ..........................dis 
40
Taper and Straight Shank................... dis 
40
Morse’B Taper  Shank.......................... dis 
40
ELBOWS.
Com. 4 piece, 6  in.............................doznet  (.85
Corrugated.............................. 
Adjustable....................................  
 
EXPANSIVE BITS.
Clar’s, small, (18 00;  large, (26 00.  dis 
Ives’, 1. (18 00 ;  2, (24 00;  3, (30 00.  dis 

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

dis 70&10
dis 70&10

CATRIDGES.

CHISELS.

COMBS.

DRILLS

COCKS.

CAPS.

30
25

40
20

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dis 70&10

dis 20&L0

dis 4  &10

files—New List.

12 

HANGERS.

60&10 i
SO A10 
60 A10 
60&10 ! 
55&10 
50
28
18

HOLLOW  WARE.

American File Association List........dis
Disston’s ................................................ dis
New American...................................... dis
Nicholson’s.............................................dis
Heller’s ..................................................dis
Heller’s Horse Rasps......................... dis
Nos. 16 to 30, 
List 

galvanized iron,
14 

and  longer............................

22 and 24,  25 and 26.  27
13
15
Discount, Juniata 50® 10, Charcoal 60.
GAUGES.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.
..........dis
50
HAMMERS.
Maydole & Co.’s .......................
26
..........dis
Kip’s ........................................
..........dis
25
Yerkes  &  Plumb s .................. ........... dis
40
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel........ ............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........ ............dis 60&10
Kidder, wood track................
..........dis
40
HINGES.
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3................
..........dis
60
State.......................................... per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12 in.  44  14
34
Screw Hook and Eye,  4   ....... ..........net
104
Screw Hook and Bye %.......... ..........net
84
Screw Hook and Eye  X .......... ..........net
74
Screw Hook and Eye,  %........ ..........net
74
Strap and  T ............................
........ dis
65
P ots...........................................
60
K ettles......................................
60
Spiders  ....................................
60
Gray  enameled................ ..
50
Stamped Tin Ware.................. ..new  list
75
Japanned Tin  Ware...............
25
Granite Iron  Ware................
25
Grub  1  ....................................
.......(11 00, dis 60
Grub  2......................................
.......  11  50, dis 60
Grub 3....................................... ........   12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.......... dis
Door, porcelain, Jap.  trimmings...........
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmings.......
Door, porcelain, trimmings....................
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain.........dis
70
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s..  .................
40&10
45
Hemacite...............................................dis
.  55
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list..dis 
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s......................dis 
55
Br^pford’s ..............................................dis 
55
Norwalk’s ..............................................dis 
55
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ...................dis  70
Adzo  Eye..................................... (16 00 dis 
60
Hunt Eye.....................................(15 00 dis 
60
Hunt’s.........................................(18 50 dis 20 & 10
Sperry & Co.’f, Post,  handled.................  dis  50
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s....................................dis 40
Coffee,P.S.&W.Mfg. Co.’sMalleables ..  dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s ................ dis 40
Coffee,  Enterprise.....................................dis  25
Stebbin’s P attern.................................dis 60&10
Stebbin’s Genuine.................................dig 60&10
Enterprise,  self-measuring................ dis 
25

HOUSE  FURNISHING GOODS.

KNOBS—NEW LIST.

MAULS.
MILLS.

MOLASSES GATES.

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

LEVELS.

HOES.

NAILS—IRON.

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

OILERS.

6d  4d
2 
14

1  lOd  8d 
24 
(1 25  1 50  1 75  2 00 

lOdto  60d............................................ $  keg (2 55
25
8d and 9 d adv.............................................. 
6d and 7d  adv................................................ 
50
75
4d and 5d  adv................................................ 
3d advance......................................................  1 60
3d fine advance........................................... 
2 25
Clinch nails, adv...........................................   1 00
Finishing 
Size—inches  j  3 
Adv. »  keg 
Steel Nails—2 70.  *
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent...................... disBO&K)
Zinc, with brass bottom............................dis  50
Brass or  Copper.........................................dis  50
Reaper......................................per gross, (12 net
Olmstead’s .................................... 
50&10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy............................... dis  30
Sciota Bench...................................................... dis 60@55
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy......................dis  30
Bench, flrst£quality.............................. dis 50@55
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood__ dis20&10
Fry, Acme...........................................................dis 50&10
Common, polished.............................dis60&10
Dripping..................................................$  ft  64
Iron and Tinned...............V ..............dis 
55
Copper Rivets and  Burs.....................dis 
60
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished. Nos. 25  to 27  9 20

PATENT FLANI8AED IRON.

rivet®*

PLANES.

PANS.

 

Broken packs 4 c fl ft extra.

ROPES.

Sisal, 4  in. and  larger...................................  114
Manilla.............................................................  134
Steel and Iron........................................dis 70&10
Try and Bevels.......................................dis 
Mitre  .....................................................dis 

SQUARES.

60
20
Com. Smooth.  Com.

SHEET IRON.

(2 90
2 90
3 00
3 05
3 15

3 25
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 2  Inches 

 

 

TACKS.

Nos. 10 to  14....................................(4  20 
Nos. 15 to 17 ..................................   4  20 
Nos. 18 to 21........  
4  20 
Nos. 22 to 24 ..................................   4  20 
Nos .25 to 26..................................   4  40 
No. 27.............................................   4 60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, $   ft.....................  
In smaller quansities, $   ft.....................  
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 
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............................ 

TINNER’S SOLDER.

(  60

 

53£

6
60
60
60
60
50
50
50
50
50
45
35
12 60
16 00
17 60

TIN  PLATE8.

Cards for Charcoals, (6 75.

 

 

 

14  00

TRAPS.

rates.

m $ 65

 
TIN—LEADED.

10x14, Charcoal.................................  5 75
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal..................................  7 25
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal......................................  6 25
IC, 
12x12, Charcoal  ...............................  7 75
IX, 
IC, 
14x20,Charcoal.................................  5 75
14x20,  Charcoal........  .....................   7 25
IX, 
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal................................   8  75
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool................*..............  10 77
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal.................................  12 55
20x28, Charcoal................. 
IX, 
15 60
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal................................   6 60
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal.................................  8 50
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal...........................  10 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.............................   12 60
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1  50  to 6 75 
Roofing, 14x20, IC.......................................      5 25
Roofing, 14x20,  IX ............................................   6 75
Roofing, 20x28, IC..............................................  11 00
Roofing, 20x28,  IX ........... 
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne....................... 5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Teme....................  7 00
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne......................11 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne............  14 00
Steel, Game. .*.............................................   .60&10
Oneida.'Communtity,  Newhouse’s .........dis  35
Oneida’Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .0O&1O
Hotchkiss’ ................................................60 A10
S, P. & W.  Mfg.  Oo.’s..................................60&10
Mouse,  choker........................................ 18c $  doz
Mouse,  delusion..................... ,.: ___(1 50 $) doz
Bright Market.......................................... 
dis 674
An nealed Market............................. 
dis  70
Coppered Market.............................................. dis 624
dis  55
Extra Bailing................................  
Tinned  Market...............................................d is 624
Tinned  Broom................................ .....(M b 
09
Tinned Mattress........................................w ft 84
Coppered  Spring Steel...... ....................dis 
50
Tinned SpringSteel.......................................d is 40&10
Plain Fence................................................. (Mb  3
Barbed Fence, galvanized...................................4 40
painted........................................3 66
Copper...............................................new  list net
Brass...........,........................... new  list net
Bright............................................dis  70&10&10
Screw Eyes.....................................dis  70&10&10
Hook’s  .............................................dis  70&10&10
Gate Hooks and  Eyes........ ......... dis  70&10&1Q
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s Genuine......................................dis 
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 
Coe’s Patent, malleable........ ............dis 75&10
50
BirdCages................................................... 
Pumps,  Cistern...................................dis 
70
76
Screws,  new  list........................................ 
Casters, Bed  and Plate.....................dis50&10&10
Dampers, American . . . . . . ......... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods. 63&10&10 
Copper Bottoms..................................... 
?3c

MISCELLANEOUS.

W IRE GOODS.

WRENCHES.

WIRE.

50
75

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M E T A L   B R A N D
R E A D Y   ROOFING

TWO  AND  THREE PLY

Waterproof, Durable and Economical,

- 

OVER  7,500,000  SQUARE  FEET APPLIED IN 1886.

GRAND RAPIDS, 

Curtiss & Dunton,
C.  AINSWORTH,
Wool, Grain, Seeds i Produce,

-  MXO£E.

JOBBER  OF

82  SOUTH  DIVISION  ST..

G-renad IFta/picLs,  -  ILÆioïi.

Arni

Absolute Baking Powder.

100 per cent. Pure.

Manufactured and sold only by

ED. TELFER, Grand Rapids.
W M . SEA R S & CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers,

Asents  for

AMBOY  CHEESE.

37, 39 & 41 Kent  Street,  Grand  Rapide,  Michigan.
NEW  PROCESS  STARCH.  ISWHCT
PPBK 
One-TlYird  L ess

This Starch having the  light  Starch  and  Gluten 

removed,

Can be used than  any other in  the  Market.

M anufactured  by  th e 

,

FIRMENICH  MNFG. CO.

Factories:  Marshalltown,  Iowa;  Peoria,  Ills.

O ffices  a t   P e o r ia ,  Ills.

st r o n g !  Clark,  Jewell  &  Co.  P SURE

FOR  SALE  BY

H E S T E R .

 

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SAW  AITS CRIST MXXÆ MACHINERY,

Send for 
Catalog 
ana 

Prices ATLAS EM“M£
ENGINE 
WORKS

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STEAM EH61NES& BOILERS.
Carry Engines and Boilers In Stock 

for  immediate delivery.

Saws, Belting and  Oils.

Planers, Matchers,  Moulders and all kinds  of Wood-Working Machinery, 

And Dodge’s Patent Wool Split Pulley.  Large  stock  kept  on  hand.  Send  for  sample 
W rite for Prices. 

Pulley and become convincedTif their superiority.

130  OAKES  ST..  GKANÜ  RAPUDS,  MICH.

DO  YOU WANT  A

If so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to

S. HETMAN & EON, 48 »äl St, HBglS.
F. J. LAM B & CO.

STATE  AGENTS  FOli

D. D. Mallory & Co.’s

DIAMOND DRAND OYSTERS
Also  Fruits and  Country Produce.

A.  MERCANTILE  JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH 

WEDNESDAY.

E.  A.  STOWE  &  BRO., Proprietor».

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

Telephone No. 95,

i forered  at  the  PostoiRce  at  Grand  Rapid»  a* 

Second-da»» Matter.1

WEDNESDAY,  MARCH  30,  1887.

Mi<-ltig:u>  Business  Men’s  Association.

fipcretarv—K. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.
Tre aaurer-Juli«¡S^uster;^JJf'^Vice-Prwriilent, 
Executive C om m ittee^Presioeni, ».
Secretary, N B . 5L“i?^vests^-Sm ith Barnes, Traverse
° t? “  
<*-
*. 
o s s a .  r  v f ir 15vôÆ ulBi?&ra",*; * v

The following local ^sociaUojis have mostly 
Men’s Association, and are
M ieh^n 
auxiliary thereto:

Ada  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President, I>. F. W atson;  Secretary, Elm er Chapel.
A llegan  Business  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President J  rvtng F. Clapp ; Secretary, E. T.V anO strand

B ellaire  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 
President. John Rodgers;  Secretary, O- J. M Reware.
M ertdiaut's'protective Ass’n o f B ig  Jlapids 
President, K. P. Clark ;  Secretary, A. S. Hobai t. 
'  B oyn e  City  Business Men’s Association. 
President, R. R. Perkins;  Secretary, F. K. Chase.

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B urr O a k   B usiness  Men’s  Association. 

President, C. B. Galloway;  Secretary, H. M. Lee. 
K e ta iK ir o c r s’ Association o f B attle Creek 
President, Geo. H. Rowell;  Secretary, C.  A. Hoxsie.

C adillac  Business  Men’s  As’n. 

President. A. W. Newark:  Secretary, J. C. McAdam.

"Cliarlevoix  Business  M e n ’s   Asswstotion 
P resident, John Nichols;  Secretary, R. *  ■ Anne-
B usiness  Men’s  Protective  U nion  o f  Che 
P resident, J. H. Tuttle;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.
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rliKt  M ercantile  Union,

W. C. Pierce;  Secretary. J. L. Willett.---------

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_»  I».. du ess .Men's  Association.

^ S i l n T  g S r .  A rthur Ckegborougk. 
....  Hiwlm'ss  Men’s  A ssociation.

Secretary. Fred A. Hutty.

Grocers’  Ass’n  o f Grand  Rapids. 
Pi^fdM U , Jas.  A. C o y ;  Secretory, E. A. Stow e.------
G r e e n v il le   B u s in e s s   Men’s  Association 

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

Hartford Business Men’s Assentation. 

President, V. I- Manley;  Secretary. I. B. Barnes

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,  U ii.in M it  M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n .

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P u tte” Secretary, A. Van P u rg a
....  ¡„,.ua  Men’s  Association.
secretary. L. W. R o b in s o n ^

Ionia  Busin«
President, Wm. E. Kel

Men’s  E xehançe. 
Secretary,  Fred. C utler, Jr.

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Business  Men’s  Association.
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Becretary, C. E. lUmsey.

Men’s  A ssociation, 
L eslie  Business 
s;  Secretary. MIL. Campbell«
President, Win. Hatching
L ow ell  Business  Men’s  P ^ ^ t f ' j f   Ass’n. 
President, N. B. Plain-  Secretary* F rank T. King.--------

Luther  Protective  As’n. 

President, W.  B. Pool;  Secretary. Jas. M. Verity.

Lyon«  T'usi ness  Men’s  As’n. 

President.  A. K. Roof;  Secretary. D. A. Reynolds.

M ancelona  Business  Men’s  A s s o lâ t ion. 

President, W. K. W atson;  Secretary, C. L. Haney.
~Manistique  Business Men’s A ssociation.
President. E H . Thompson;  Secretary, E. N. Orr-------
M anton’s  Business  Men’s  A ssociation. 

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

M u ir   Business  Men’s  A ssociation. 

P r e s i d e n t .  L. Town;  Secretary, E lm er Ely.__________ _
Grocers’  Ass’n  o f  »he  City  o f  M uskegon 
President. H. B. Fargo;  Secretary, Wm. fe e r.------------.

M erchant’s  Union  o f N ashville. 

P ....S  J i   H > risrt M. Lee;  Secretary. W alter Webstei

Oceana  Business  Men’s  As’n. 

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

Ovid  B usiness  Men’*  As’n. 

President, C. H.  H unter;  Secretai?. Lester Cooley.
Owosso  B usiness  Men’s  A sso cia tio n  

President, Ja«. O shum ;  Sec’y, S. Lamfrom.

Otsego  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 
President, J. M. Ballou;  Secretary, J. F- Conrad.-----
Peto*key  Business  Men’s  A ssociation, 

S e c t a r y . A. C. Bowman.
P ew a.no  Business  Men’s  A ssociation.

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President. Albert R etan;  Seeretaiy , E- R. Hoimeg-_-----
P la ln w ell  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, M. Bailey;  Secretary. J ^A jid le ----------

K ced  C ity  B usiness  M e n ’s  A ssociation. 
p S n t   C j .  Fieischauer; Secretary, H. W. Hawkins

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t r i d e n t .   »  <7. liveday;  Becretary, C. W. Sutton-------
P r Æ ™   B  Stgevant: Secretary, W. H. Shane.—

siierm an  Business  Men’s A ssociation. 

Sparta  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, J. R. H arrison;  Secretary, M. B. Naah.

S tn r g is   B u s in e s s   Men’s  Asaoclation. 

p J i T ^ nry 8. C hurch;  Secretary, W m. Jorn.------
Traverse  ilitv   Business  Men’s  A?8°®,a ^ >n’ 
P reiident^ieo. E. Steele;  Becretary,C.T. Lockwood.  ,

Tust in  B usiness  M en*  Asswdatlon, 
President, G.  A. Estes;  Secretary, Geo. W. Bering
V e r m o n t v ill e ~ B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, W. H. Benedict;  Secretary , W. E. Holt.-------

W a y la n d   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

President. E. W.  Pickett;  Secretary, H. J. Turner.-------
White  Cloud  B nsiness  Men’s  AsMadation. 
P resident,  P. M. Roedel;  Secretary. »   D- n a y  war».----

W h ite  Lake  B usiness  M en’s As n. 
President. A. T. Ltnderm an, W hitehall;  Secretary,

B. Nicholson, W hitehall
W oodland  B usiness  Men’«  A ssociation. 

President, John Veite; Secretary, L N. Harten

Grand  Rapid»  Butcher»’ JJnioU. 
#nt, John Nats; Secretary,Ch»a Velite.

President

Competition  in  Business.*

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Webster defines competition as  “ The act 
ur  seeking,  or  endeavoring  to  gain,  what 
another is endeavoring  to  gain  at the same 
time;  common  strife  for  the  same  object; 
strife for superiority;  rivalry;  emulous con­
test.” 
I like the first definition  best—  the 
act of seeking, or endeayoring to gain,  what 
anotlier. is endeavoring  to  gain  at the same 
time”__the act  of  brushing  up  and coming 
> the front. 
It is this effort that has made 
mrand Rapids the commercial metropolis  of 
America,  that  lias  enabled  her  to  distance 
all  of  her  competitors  and  leave  Detroit, 
Chicago and New York so far behind in the 
Competition  without  envy  or  jeal­
ousy  will  make  her  a  bright  and  shining 
star  in 
the  commercial  firmament,  and, 
with  Ravenna  and  Shawnee,  will  make  a 
galaxy that in  their  effulgence shall eclipse 
all  other  constellations.  Competition  not 
only enables  us  to  gain  what  another  is 
striving for, but it  gives  confidence to us as 
buyers and enables us  to  hold and keep the 
trade that belongs  to  us  from drifting  into 
other channels  and  seeking  other markets. 
Competition  will  stir  us  up  to  buy  good 
goods and purchase them  in  the best mark- 
ets, as close  at  home,  as  possible. 
Keep 
close to the base of  supplies,” is an  injunc­
tion as well to follow in business as in war. 
Competition will not compel us to give away 
our  goods  or  lell  them  below  cost;  but  it 
will induce  us  to  sell  our commodities  at 
close, reasonable,  living  rates;  to work for 
the interest of  our customers;  to remember 
that we  are  under  obligations  to  them;  to 
try, by  energy,  truthfulness,  honesty,  gen­
tlemanly  demeanor  and  feelings  of  good 
will  toward them, to  merit  a  part  of  their 
trade.  Competition  in  business  should 
never assume  the  form  of  a  scramble  and 
strife—an effort  “by. hook  or  by crook 
to 
£T6t trade.
A business man—a  merchant—should  be 
a model man,  a  mail  of  honor.  Doubtless 
there is no other class of persons who wields 
such  an  influence  in  society  as  the  mer­
chants.  We should  strive  to  be worthy of 
the confidence and  esteem of  all;  not  only 
of our patrons, but also  of  our competitors. 
Should  the  fact  that  another  fellow-being 
has the audacity to enter into the same busi­
ness be any reason for our unkind treatment 
of him?  If  our  calling  is a high and  hon­
orable one  and  our  neighbor  is desirous  of 
pursuing the same,  should not this fact be a 
guarantee of good treatment and fellowship 
by us?  We should ever remember  and feel 
in our hearts that our competitors have just 
as many rights as we, have hearts and souls, 
bread to win,  perhaps  a  family  to  care  for 
and just as good a right to sell goods  as  we 
have.  “Behold, how good and how pleasant 
it  is  for  merchants  to  dwell  together  in 
unity.” 
It  is  like  precious  ointment  and 
like the dew of heaven to refresh us on life’s 
pathway. 
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It is  not  to  be  expected that we  should 
assist our neighbors  in  running  their  busi­
ness; still we can, by many kind acts, words 
and suggestions,  perhaps do them good and 
make them  have  more  faith  in humanity.
Was  it  not  said  of  us  in  the  olden  time, 
“There  is  honor  among  thieves?”  Occas­
ionally may be  found a low,  selfish  soul, to 
whom this old  axiom  will  not apply,  to  do 
good to whom is like  “casting pearls before
swine.” 
I  once  had  a  competitor  who  asked  me 
for a certain kind of  woman’s  shoe  “to fill 
an order.”  1 accommodated  him by selHng 
him the shoe, dividing the profit  with  him: 
and he  then, knowingly,  sold  the  shoe  for 
twenty-five  cents  less 
than  the  regular 
price.  After many  efforts  to  be  kind  and 
neighborly with him,  in spite of  his repeat­
ed efforts to take advantage of my kindness 
and  to  injure  me,  I  adopted  the  Quaker 
method of  letting him severely alone,  but  I 
went no fnrther. 
I never spoke of his busi­
ness  and  never  mentioned  his  name  but 
with respect, but dealt  with him as little  as 
possible.  Such a coifrse  as his might bring 
to him  temporary  advantage,  but  it  could 
not be lasting. 
The man  who  is  reasonably  shrewd,  in 
dustrious, honest, kind  and  true is  sure  of 
its being  found  out,  is  sure  of  success,  of 
permanent  prosperity.  Friendly  competi­
tion is the life not only of  trade  but  of  the 
trader also.  We frequently hear the garbled 
aphorism,  “Opposition  is  the  life  of  busi­
ness,” but it  is  quite  the reverse.  Opposi­
tion—competition—with envy and jealousy, 
is destructive  to  trade,  and, wherever  iff is 
encouraged,  is  disastrous  to all prosperity.
We once knew a shoemaker  who would not 
mend a shoe  unless  it  had been purchased 
of him;  also, a tinner  who would not mend 
a piece  of  tinware  that  he  had  not  sold; 
both,  industrious and  honest and both good 
fellows, in  many  respects,  but  they  had  a 
very narrow,  selfish idea of business.  They 
would  tell  the  would-be  customers  to  get 
their boots mended where he supposed they 
had  purchased  them,  and  the  tinner  had 
about the same  reply.  They  both  enjoyed 
a temporary  advantage,  as  there  were  no 
other  places  in  their  little  towns  where 
such services  could  be  obtained.  But  the 
average American citizen  lias  too much  in­
dependence and spirit to  stand such snobs, 
and in a short  time they had driven a  good 
many  customers  away  from  them,  and  as 
soon as another  tinner  came into town  the 
new comer got most all  the business.  And 
so it will ever be. 
I once  had a competitor 
—we  will  call  him  “ Jim”  for  short.  We 
thought as much of  each  other as brothers 
In a “slack” time we would meet each other 
between our stores and we had many a good 
chat.  Sometimes he would get a.goOd joke 
on O. F.  and  sometimes  O.  F.  would  get 
one on  Jim.  At  Jim’s  wedding I had  the 
honor of being his best man and it was “the 
right man in  the  right  place,”  as  he  could 
scarcely have got a taller man at a wedding. 
Though  years  have  flown,  it  is  always  a 
pleasure to  meet  “Jim,”  and, looking over 
the past, neither of  us  has regrets for hav­
ing been neighborly and  kind to the- other.
There  was  another  competitor—1  will 
call him  “Sile,” for the  reason that  this  is 
not his full name.  1 advised him to build a 
new store and become a permanent neighbor. 
He took the  advice  and  built a good, tasty 
store and has been a  competitor ever since.
I  have  always  been  upon  intimate  terms 
with the  firm.  They  have  done  well  and 
deserved their  success  and  we  are pleased 
at  their  prosperity.  While  neither  of  us 
tries  to  run  the  other’s  business, we  talk 
over matters of  common interest to us, and, 
if we agree upon the price to be paid for but­
ter or  eggs,  or  upon  any other  matter,  we 
are certain that the agreement  will be kept 
the 
price  of  some  goods  below  cost and try to 
make up on some other articles, but this will 
not pay.  Our patrons will pick up our  baits, 
but will go to our competitors  and purchase 
the balance  of  what  they need.  Never ad­
vertise what you do not show. 
If you wish 
to give your customers bargains, do so with­
out  any “hedging.”  Never  take  one-stop 
forward and then strive to take  three  back-
wwmI* 
W e hope for good  results from these bus«
*T»RDer read by O. F.  Conklin  at  recent con- 
▼entton of  Michigan  Business Men s Associa­
tion.

Competition  may  induce  us  to  cut 

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iness men’s associations, if no more than to 
brush off some  of  these  selfish  cornets and 
bring  neighbors  and  competitors  closer to­
gether.  Finally,  let me  repeat the German 
matron’s advice to her son, when about leav­
ing home: 
Welt;

Mein Sotan, geh treu und  redlich durcb die 
Das ist das beste Keisegeld.
Which, translated,  is:
Go true and honest through the world;
That is the best traveling money.

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Quoting Prices  of  Staples in  Characters.* 
Have we not  all  watched  this  method as 
it has been  used  by the  hardware  and drug 
trades  and  seen  by the  many  letters  in 
its favor from  druggists  recently printed in 
The  T r a d e s m a n ,  what  perfect success it 
seems  to  give?  Now,  why do  they care to 
have their  prices  printed  in  trade  journals 
in that way?  Do  they not  know that even 
these papers  are  read  by many whom  they 
do  not  care  to  have  “catch  on  to”  their 
prices,  remembering  that  those  who have a 
right to read said papers and do not Imndle 
drugs must be their customers and that they 
must  have, many of  such  customers.  And 
the  arrangement  pleases  them.  As it now 
stands  they have  the  advantage  of  under­
standing their neighbors’ prices,  while their 
neighbors do not  understand theirs.  Now, 
cannot this be  so  adjusted  as  to  put all on 
an equal footing in the matter?  For, if it is 
of so much  advantage  to one  line of  trade, 
is  it  not  of  equal  advantage  to  the  rest? 
Perhaps  some  one  can  suggest  a  better 
method than I am able to.  But,  I will sug­
gest  two  methods  for  your  consideration, 
one of which  it would  seem  might be used:
1  To use a method  similar to  the one  now 
is use by the hardware dealers and have the 
“key” kept  only  by  the  wholesale  dealers 
and their agents and  given  to  those buying 
and  handling  goods  in  their  line.  The 
wholesale  dealers  can  easily  tell  who  are 
handling goods in their line  and who ought 
to  have  the “key,” as  has  been  proved  in 
the case of the hardware trade.  2.  Another 
method is to use blind  letters or characters, 
similar to those used  in  marking goods, the 
“key” to  be  kept  and  given  out,  as  above 
described  by  the  wholesale  dealers.  Said 
key can  be  changed  as  often as  may seem 
necessary  to  keep  it  out  of  the  hands  of 
those who should  not  have  it.  Of  course, 
it would be necessary  to  give this  ‘key  to 
some who do not handle said goods, such as 
those who are  authorized  to  publish  them, 
and  perhaps  others. 
I  simply make  these 
suggestions, hoping that you will give them 
vour careful attention,  as  many of you  are, 
undoubtedly, better  able  to  decide  on  the 
matter than  I  am.  But,  since  it  has giveii 
suchgood  satisfaction  to  those  who  are  al­
ready using a similar method, why can it not 
be put into practice by the rest, with equally 
good results? 
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*  Paper read  by A. C. Barclay before recent 
convention of Michigan Business  Men s Asso­
ciation. 

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

GRAND RAPIDS  GRAI  AND  SEED CD.

71 CANAL  STREET.

TIME  TABLES.
Chicago ¿A vest Michigan.

Leaves.
..................................................9:10a m

+Maii 
tDav  Express....................................
•N ight Express.................................. “  
Muskegon Express..........  • •  ....... t> w  p m

Al rives. 
3:55 p m
9:45pm
5:45 a 111 
11:00 a m
P u tin m n ^ m e e jR n g ^ a ^ o n 'a i^ lg h ttra ln s .T h ro u g h
narlor car in charge of careful attendants  w ithout ex­
tra  charge to Chicago on 12:50 p. m., and through coach 
on 9 a. m. and 11 p. m. trains.

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N ew aygo  D ivision.

Leaves. 
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..8 :4 5 p m  
§ xp™!!a..............................................   8:00am  

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Arrives.
4:50 p m
10:30a m

AU tra in s arrive and depart from  Union Depot.
The N orthern term inus of this division is a t Baldwin, 
where close connection is  made  w ith  t . & 1. M. trains 
to and from  Dudington ajid M a n i ^  ^

J. B. Mullikkn,  G eneral  M anager.

Grand Rapids & Indiana. 
going  north.
Arrives.
Traverse City Express.. ............ • •
Traverse City and Mackinaw E x ..  9 20 a m
Cincinnati  Express.......7:Jopm
Petoskcy and Mackinaw E xpress..  8:40 p m 
Saginaw Express.. . . . . . .  . ■ • • • • ■ ■ • 
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Leaves. 
7:00 a m 
11:30 a m
5:05 p m 
7:20 a m 
4:10 p m
Saginaw express runs through solid.
7 a m  tra in  has chair car f#r Traverse  City.  11^®)  a 
m tra in  has chair car for Petoskey and Mackinaw City, 
slos p m tra in  has sleeping and chair cars  fo r Petoskey
and Mackinaw. 
GOING  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express.......................... 
F ort W ayne Express........................
........ . • • •  * •** P “  
Cincinnati  E xpress. 
Traverse City and M aekinaw Ex. .11:00 p m 
5 oo p m tra in  has Woodruff sleeper fo r Cincinnati. 

7-15 a  in tra in   has  parlor  ch air  car  for  Cincinnati. 
M uskegon,  Grand Rapid»  &  ln d la ™^ve.
i^ sv e . 
.........................  9:15 a m
Ii*Sanl....................................................................  1:00pm
L«?pm...............................________ 7:iopm
^Leaving tim e a t Bridge street  depot 7 m inutes later.
c. L. Lockwood, Gen 1 Pass. Agent.

u  as a m
5 00 p
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Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
K alam azoo  D ivision .  Arrlve

Vv  IfrMaif  N  Y. Mail. 
E4:8? p m   ‘  7:45am .. G rand Rapids.  9:45 a m  
9:02 a m . .A llegan...........S.2S a m
5:55 p m  
7 -05 P m  10:06 a m .. Kalamazoo ...  7:30 a  m 
8:30 p In  11:35 a m ..W h ite Pigeon.  5:55 a m
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N. Y. Mail.  N. Y.’E x
6:10pm
. :00 a  m 
4oO p m
2:20 p m 
9:45 a m 
5:35 a m  
11:10 p m 
6:50 a m
A local freight leaves G rand Rapids a t 1  p  m,  carry 
ing passengers as far as  Allegan.  All  train s  daily  ex- 
<Spt Sunday. 

6:05pm ..T oledo  .............
3:30 am ..B u ffalo ............
6:50 d m. .Chicago...........ll:J o p m   —

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u   9:40p m ..C leveland.......0:40 p m
m 
ii  m 

J. W. MckF.NNKY, G eneral Agent.
Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

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GOING  BAST. Arrives
tSteam boat  Express.........................  ui a  m
»Through  Mail................................. ‘v m S S
tEvening Express............................. ¿-‘ao S m
♦Limited  Express............................. ...  
p m
♦Mixed, w ith  couch..........................
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g o i n g   WEST.
tM orning  Express...........................   llSftSS
th r o u g h   Mall.................................,n.'in  P m
tSteam boat Express.......................1 0 P m

Leaves. 
6:25 a m 
10:50 a  m 
3:50 p m 
10:55 p m 
11:00 a m
1:10 p m 
5:05 p m
7:45 a m 
5:35 a m
f c i i g e r e ^ l ^ e ^   a m  Express  m ake  close 
connection a t Owosso for Lansing?,  and  a t  D etroit  for 
New  York  arriving  there  a t  10:30  a m th e following 
morning.  The N ight Express has a through W agner ear 
and local sleeping car from D etroit to G rand  Rapids, 
v  «  J>> P otter, City Passenger Agent.
an a local s 

Geo. B. R eeve, Traffic M anager Chicago.

DEPART.

..  6:15 a m  
..  1:10 p m 
..10:10pm  
..  6:50 a m

Michigan Central.
D etroit Express...........................................
Day  Express................................................
•A tlantic Express.......................................
M lXed 
...................................ARRIVE.................
•Pacific  Express........................T.. ! ! ! ! . !  ! ! ! 11 "   3 ioo p m
Grand  Rapids  Express.................................. S iS p m
M* ÎS â lÿ ‘ Ad other daily erë4p* Sunday. ' Sleeping cars 
ru n  on A tlantic and Pacific Express tra in s to and from  
D etroit.  P arlor  cars run  on  Day  Express  and  Grand 
Ranids Express to  and  from   Detroit.  Direct  connec­
tions made a t D etroit w ith all through train s E ast over
M  C. R. R-. (Canada Southern Dty.) 

D  W. J o h n s t o n , Mich. Pass. Agt., G r a n d  Rapids. ^  
o ’, w l Ruggleb, Gen’l Pass, and Ticket Agt., Chicago.

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Detroit, Mackinaw & Marquette; 
Going East.

wpflt 
7-oo"am*  8:00a m ..S t. Ignace....... ? :*9p m  
il:0 5 a m ..S e n e y ............ .  5 :U p m
12:20p m  
2:30P m   M arquette .. 
5:30p m 
? :^ P m
4Z  p m! .N egaunee.....  1:86 p m 
4:45 p m. .Ishpem ing... .12:66 p m 
8:00 p m ..H oughton ...
8:20 p m ..H a n c o c k ....... 9:00 a m

Mixed tra in  leaves St. Igpace  a t  7 a
âe m ^ ass? mvd Tlcket Agent, Marquette.

6:58P m
12:35 p m 
7:00 a  m

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I would respectfully call your atten­
tion to the fact that  I am  handling, a 
complete line of 

•  GARDEN  SEEDS.
Representing the well-known house 
of James  Vick,  of Rochester,  anyone 
wishing Seeds in  large or small quan­
tities can obtain them,  true  to  name, 
by  placing  his  order  with  us.  Mr. 
John A. Brummeller, who has been in 
the  Seed  business  for  years, is  now 
with us in this new department.

Hoping you will favor us  with your 
orders, which  will  have  our  prompt 
attention, I am

Very respectfully yours,

16  and  18 North  Division  St.,

at.FRET) J. BROWN, Seedsman,
ryp ATsTTP  RAPIDS,  MIOH.
LEMONS
ORANGES

1865

W H O LESALE

FOTNAM It BROOKS

CANDY

A N D

FR U IT

1887

PEA NUTS

OYSTERS

JOBBERS IN

SPRIHG l  COMPARI
DRY  GOODS
Hosiery, Carpets, Etc.

REM OVAL.

Curtiss  A  Dunton, 

We  shall  remove  to  the  HOUSE­
MAN  BLOCK, corner  Pearl and Ionia 
Sts., April  15.
EICLOTILI WHOLESALE  PAPER S W O O IM B E
MOSSLE7   BROS«,

WHOLESALE

Fruits, Seeds, Oysters & Produce,

ALL  KINDS  OF  FIELD  SEEDS  A  SPECIALTY.

If you are in Market to Buy or Sell Clover Seed, Beans or Pota- 

to6s, will bo pleased to hear from you.

26,  28,  30  S  32  Ottawa strut. 

■ H U D   B A M

BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS,
W holesale  Grocers.

Im porters  an d

Sole Agents for

dark and light.
bacco.
Coffees.

Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Celebrated Soaps. 
Niagara Starch Co.’s Celebrated Starch. 
“Jolly  Tar”  Celebrated  Plug  Tobacco, 
Jolly  Time”  Celebrated  Fine  Cut  To­
Dwinell,  Hayward  &  Co. s  Roasted 
Thomson &  Taylor’s  Magnolia  Coffee. 
Warsaw Salt Co.’s Warsaw Salt. 
“Benton” Tomatoes, Benton Harbor. 
Van Camp” Tomatoes,  Indianapolis. 

Acme”   Sugar Corn, Best in the World.
In addition to a M l line  of staple groceries, we are the 
only house’in Michigan which carries a complete assortment
of fancy groceries and table delicacies.

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Mail orders  are  especially  solicited, which  invariably 
secure the lowest prices and prompt shipment.  Satisfaction 
guaranteed.

25,21 and 29 Ionia St. and 51,53,55,57 ani 59 Island Sts.,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

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P E R K I N S   <&
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

H E S S ,

DEALERS  IN

NOS.  122  and  124  LOUIS  STREET.  G RAND  R A PID S.  MICHIGAN.

WE  CARRY  A  STOCK  OF  CAKE TALLOW  FOR  MILL  USE.

BARl o w   BR O S.
RAPIDS
MICHIGAN

PRESENTS  WITH

BAKING  POWDERS
White Star Baking Powder.
Decorated China given with each can

Order a Case.

Family Baking Powder.

Pound cans, 2  doz. in  case  for  $9.  A  large  piece 

Pound cans, 2 doz. in  case for $8.  Given with each 
can,  a  large  Hob  Nail  Oblong  Berry  Dish, as- 
sorted colors.
Silver Spoon Baking Powder.
10 oz. cans, tall  3 doz. in case for $7.75.  With each 
can,  choice of a quart Pitcher, 8 inch  Nappy,  7 
in. Comport.  All Mikado Pattern, Crystal Glass.
M e  Manufacturing Go., Grand Rapids.

iNDGE, BERTSCH & CO,
BOOTS  AND  SHOES.

MANUFACTURERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich

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MERCHANTT !  WE WANT A WORD WITH TOUAS TO L IO N   C O F F E E  I
LION COFFEE
OLD  BARRELS setting  about  a store are  unsightly, be­

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is  to-day  recognized  by  a 
mighty  army  of  consumers
and retailers over the land as
,he PUREST and BEST  Package  Coffee  sold-A   QUICK  SELLER-satisfying  the  Con­
sumer-Profitable to the Merchant.  It will be found all that is claimed for it.  We want 
every Merchant in Michigan,  as well  as everywhere else, who is not now handling  LION 
to try a sample shipment, assuring them that they will be more than pleased with the  re­
sult.  See quotations in price-current in this paper.  A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE-CARD in 
every package. 
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sides  the  projecting  nails  on  them  are
n  r  
_______ ___  dangerous to clothing.  The enterprising
grocer  realizes  the  value  of handsome  and  convenient fixtures, and to meet this demand the 
WOOLSON  SPIOE  00. have designed  their  LION  COFFEE  CABINET,  of which the accom­
panying cut gives but a partial idea.  In this Cabinet is packed 120 one-pound packages of LION 
COFFEE, and we offer the goods at a price enabling the grocer to secure these  Cabinets  with­
out cost to himself.  They  are  made  air-tight,  tongued  and  grooved,  beautifully grained and 
varnished, and are  put together in the best possible manner.  Their use in every grocery, after 
the coffee is sold out, is  apparent;  just  the thing to retail  oatmeal, rice, prunes, hominy, dried 
fruit, bread and a hundred other articles.  Further,  they  take  up no  more  floor-room than a 
barrel, and do away with these unsightly things in a store.

Beautiful “»aster Cards”
l i o n   c o f f e e ,

(ilV E N   AW AY  FR E E   W ITH

From March 5 to  April 10 (Easter Sunday).

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In every Case of “Easter Card”  Cof­
fee there is a 2-color Poster for retailer 
to display in  his  store, »»•*  Advertising
M atter  for  D istribution  am ong  Consumers.

LION  COFFEE  is  For  Sale  by  all  WHOLESALE  GROCERS  Everywhere
TOLEDO. OHIO.
WOOLSON  SPIOE  00.. 

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NOTICE.

To  Restore  Lands to the  Public  Domain.
Pursuant to instructions from the  Commis­
sioner of the General Land Office', dated Mareh 
8,1887, the following  lands will be  restored  to 
the public domain and become  subject  to set­
tlement and  entry  as  other  unoffered,  public 
itizen  long naturalized.  The i iand8  an,i rated at #2.50 per acre.  That on the 
25th day of April, 1887. at  2  o’clock p. m.,  said 
lands will be subject to qnlry.

The lands to be restored are as follows:

C - ,  3B - ,  33 .  <So
W H O L E SA L E   GROCERY

LARGEST  EX C LU SIV ELY

IN   MICHIGAN.

HOUSE

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Our Land Policy.

There is occasion for regret that Congress 
saw fit to adjourn without repealing the Pre­
emption,  Timber Culture  and  Desert  Land 
laws,  and had it added to this the  repeal  of 
the Homestead law, it would have increased 
the obligations under which  it would Iqy the 
country. 
It  was  an  unfortunate omission 
by which the Pre-emption law  was  left  un­
repealed at the time  when  the  Homestead 
law.  was  passed.  The  one  policy  should 
have superseded the  other,  if  it  was  to  be 
adopted at all.  But now  that  the  limit  of 
land capable of conversion  into farms with­
out irrigation or some great  outlay  of  that 
kind is  distinctly in  sight,  it  surely is  our 
duty  to  reduce  the  ways  of) access to the 
public domain,  so  that some part of  it may 
be left  to  coming  generations.  Thus  far,
we have followed a spendthrift policy which
has been unwise on many accounts.

It has  been  unwise  as putting an exces­
sive  premium  on  the  development  of  our | 
agriculture.  Free  Traders  often  speak  of 
the manufacturers  of  the country as the re­
cipients of  the  favors  which  are withheld 
from other kinds of industry.  But is this in 
keeping with the facts?  We  do a vast deal 
for commerce by opening harbors, construct­
ing breakwaters, endowing  railroads, main­
taining consulates,  and  otherwise diminish­
ing the risks and the  costs wrhich attend in­
vestment of capital in the business of trans­
portation.  And  to  the  farming population 
we offer 160 acres of land in fee simple at  a 
•cost  merely of  the fees for  survey and  for 
registration, which amount only to from S3 < 
to $46 for each  homestead. 
If  we  offered 
those who would  set  up  new  factories the 
sites  for  their  business and the  chief  raw 
material for  use in  it, such factories  would 
be multiplied much more  rapidly than  they 
are  under  a  protective tariff.  And this  is 
what we do for  the  farmer  who settles on 
the public domain.

It is true that what is offer«! to the home 
stead farmer is very much less than it seems 
A  real  "farm”  is  a  manufactured article 
not a product of  nature.  One  hundred and 
sixty acres of wild land are  no more a farm 
than are a mass of  lumber  and cordwood  a 
ship.  To  convert  these  acres into a  farm 
involves an outlay of  labor, a  self-denial  in 
the matter of all household  and  social  con 
veniences,  and an exposure  to  disease  and 
•climatic severities  which  constitute  in  the 
-aggregate  a  very  high  price  for the land 
But if the Government gives  little, it  seems 
to give much, and  its  offer  has  a most at 
tractive  force  to  draw  the land-hungry  of 
both  continents  to  our  Western 
lands, 
Hence the settlement of millions in that do 
main since the law was passed.  There  has 
been no such addition to the total of  human 
happiness and prosperity  as  the  figures  of 
that settlement would indicate.  But it will 
go on until the domain is  exhausted  or  the
law is repealed.

Our present policy is unfair to the farmers 
•of  the  older  States.  When  the  law  was 
passed it excited no alarm  in  the  East. 
It 
received the votes  generally  of  the  repre 
sentatives of the very class which  has  suf 
fered  by  it. 
It  was  thought  that the re 
moteness of the lands thrown  open to culti 
ration would prevent  any  vigorous compc 
tition with the farm products of the Easter 
States.  And for a time this was true.  But 
with the extension of  our  railroad  system 
and the application of novel and not alway 
righteous  maxims,  to railroad management 
the case was altered.  Western  wheat  pro 
duced on virgin soil at the  expense  of  that 
soil proved more than  a  match for the pro­
duct of the wheat  growers  of  our  Eastern 
States.  When the Eastern short-haul traffic 
was made the means of paying  the  cost  of 
long-hauls from the West, the farmer in the 
East found he  had  been  cutting  a  rod for 
his own  back.  Railroad  policy  had  made 
Dakota as near to our great cities as Easter 
Pennsylvania or Western New York.  Hence 
the  transition  from  wheat  to tobacco  ami 
similar exhausting crops in the East.  Hence 
also the emigration  of  farmers’  sons  from 
the East to take up homesteads in the West, 
through the  idea  that  the  most favorably 
placed farms on this  continent  can  be  run 
only at a loss as long as the Western fanner 
gets his land for nothing  and  his  transpor 
tation for less than it costs.

Our policy is a bad  economy of our  land 
We have stimulated  wheat-growing for dis 
taut markets by it, to the rapid  ruin  of  the 
natural capabilities of  the soil.  The whe 
belt  has  been  driven  farther  and  farther 
back from the Mississippi toward the Rocky 
Mountains.  The  soil-butchery which char 
acterizes so much of  our  farming  has been 
more atrocious in  the West  than anywhere 
else.  As Mr.  Carey says,  the  farmer  who 
produces for a distant market  is continually 
injuring or breaking an  instrument of great 
power and utility; he who lives near his mar­
ket is continually improving it.  The former 
must grow some one great staple, with noth­
ing like a rotation of crops.  He  must send 
his product so far from home as to  lose  the 
■opportunity of  making those returns to  thq 
soil which are possible only in  the  vicinity 
of centers of population.  His  land  cannot 
but deteriorate through the methods he must 
use,  and its auuual product  is  drawn  from 
the  capital  of  the  nation.  This  is  true 
generally of Western farming, just  because 
it has outrun the  growth  of  our  manufac­
tures.  Whatever would check that  growth 
would be a saving of our resources.  What­
ever would  force the former to  rely 1ms  on 
those consumers who  are  at  a  distance  of 
thousands of  miles  would  be  the better in 
the long run for the quality of  his farming. 
It may be that the  law to  regulate railroad

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traffic  between  the  States  will  have  this 
effect. 
If so, no section  will be more bene­
fited ultimately than the West.

Our present policy is a bad one politically. 
Our Homestead law puts the  foreigner  who 
has  declared  Ills  intention  of  becoming  a 
citizen  on  the  same  footing  as  A  native 
American or a 
result has been to till up  whole  districts  of 
the West with settlers  who may have every 
other  virtue,  but  who  lack  that  of  being 
Americans,  and who lack the best means of 
becoming Americans,  as  there  is no proper 
mixture of native  Americans  among them. 
How such  communities  may  isolate them­
selves  from  the  life  and  progress  of  the 
country at large may be  seen in  the  history 
of Lower Canada,  and in  the earlier history 
of Eastern Pennsylvania.  The barrier  of  a 
different  speech,  carefully  maintained  by 
church  and  school, may  serve  to shut out 
such communities from  any common under­
standing with the country at large,  and thus 
make them a burden instead of a help in the 
march of national development.  And  they 
are worse off than they  would have been  at 
home,  for  while  language  tends  to  keep 
them outside American  nationality, emigra­
tion has severed them from their own.  The 
Canadian Frenchman is a Frenchman of the 
reign of Louis  XIV.  His  mother  country 
has lost influence over him,  and his adopted 
country has  not  acquired  any in its  stead. 
He  came  to  America  from  the most culti­
vated kingdom of Europe;  he has fallen be­
hind both worlds in  his culture.

For  these  reasons  we  should have been 
glad  to  have seen the last Congress go far­
ther in regard to the preservation of the pub­
lic lands than has yet been attempted.  The 
time  is  ripe for the  repeal  of  the  Home 
stead law equally with the Pre-emption law.

GRAHAM  ROYS,

WHIPS For Prices and terms, address
E N G I N E S

PORTABLE  AND  STATIONARY

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Prom 2 to 150 Horse-Power.  Boilers, Saw  Mills 
Grist  Mills, Wood  Working  Machinery,  Shaft 
inp  Pulley®  and  Boxes  Contracts  made  for 
/'.T™  •  *•

W .  

jL >O A A JU t»O X k.,

88,90 and  92  South  Division Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICH

NORTH OF BASE  LINE  AND  WEST  OK 

MERIDIAN.

PARTS  OF  SECTION 

Alt  of............. .........  

SEC
1

3
5

W*4  of  ne?i, nw)i  and
evi  of  swJi.................. 
All o f...............................  
Wl4  ne¿,  se$¿  of  neî4
and 8V4..........................  
1*
Sw)4 of nw^i and she__   H
All  o t...............................   14
E54 of neki and sel4.......  15
N ttof  ne‘4  and  nhi  of
nw)4..............................  17
All o f............................... 
I»
24
WH of se)4, ne$4 and 
Evi of nwq and 
.......  2r<
All  of.............................. 
35
Nw}4, n4, sw}4  and nJ4
of se*4..........................   25
SH  o f...............................   27
SV4  o f...............................   81
All  o f ..............................  33
WHofnwJ4....................  35

MICHIGAN  PRINCIPAL

4
4

TOWN  RANGE  ACRES
641 
31 
631,58
34 
640.00
640.00
640.00
640.00
640.00
640.00
640.00
*332.78
613.20
621.82
440.00
360.00
640.00
210.00
160.00 
96.17 
660 00
400.00 
506.56
420.00 
320.10 
311.85
640.00 
80.00
12.426.66

U. S. Land  Office,

Reed City, Mich., March  14,1887..

W. H. C.  Mitchell", 

Receiver.

Nathaniel  Clakk,

Register.

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S uitable  fo r  Various 
[3 WIDTHS  OF  SHELVING.

FATENTKD  OCT.  1#,  1*87. 

Manufactured by

KOOH  A.  B.  CO.

354  MAIN  ST.,

PEORIA.  ILL.
Liberal  discount  to  the  trade,  or parties 
first  putting up these brackets in any local­
ity.

Cor. Ionia and Louis Sts., Grand Rapids.

JOBBERS  IN

D RY   GOODS,
.AJSTiD NOTIONS,

83  Monroe  StM 

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

GR AN D  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers 
American and Stark A Bags

{A Specialty.

ORDSE  A  SAMPLE  OF 

OUR  PURE  SMOKING  TOBACCO,  - 
- 
ON  TIME  FINE  OUT, 
UNCLE  TOM  “ 
NOX ALL 
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“ 
CINDERELLA “ 
IRON  PRINCE  CIGARS,  - 

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

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59 Jefferson ave», Detroit, Mich.

Our Xieader Smoking 

Our Xieader Fine Cut 

ORDER

15c per pound.

Our Xieader Sbcrts, 

16c per pound. 

33c per pound.

Our Xieader Cigars, 

$30 per M. 
tlx© World.

Tlx©  Seist  In

Clark, Jew ell  &  Go,

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

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

O’Brien & Murray’s “Hand Made Cigar.”

where in this issue and write for

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­
Special  Prices in  Car  Lots. 
We are prepared to nice Bottom Prices on anything ve handle.
A  B. K N O W LSO N ,

3 Canal Street, Basement,  Grand Rapids, Mich.

FULLER & STOWE COMPANY,

Designers

Engravers and Printers

Engravings and Electrotypes of  Buildings, Machinery, Patented Articles, Portraits, 

Autographs, Etc., on Short Notice.

Cards, Letter, Note and Bill Heads and other Office Stationery a Leading  Feature.

Address as above
49 Lyon Street, Up-Stairs, Grand Rapids. Mich.

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COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—Good  truit 18 scarce,  readily  bring­

ing  $3@$3.50 per bbl.

Rut a Bagas—$1 $  bbl.
Beans—Country hand-picked  command $1.15 

¥  bu., and city picked  $1.50.

Beets—45c $  bu.
Buckwheat—214c $  lb.
Butter—Dairy is very scarce,  no  jobber  be­
ing able to fill all his orders.  All offering% are 
quickly grabbed  up at 24@25.

Cabbages—$3®$5 $  100, according to  size.
Carrots—35c $   bu.
Celery—Very scarce, poor readily command­

Cheese—Fall stock of Michigan full cream is 

ing 25c  $  doz.

firm at 1344@14c.

Cider—1214c $  gal.
Cranberries—Choice  Bell  and  Bugle  are 

steady at $1C@$10.50 $  bbl.  Crown, $11.

Cucumbers—$1.75 $  doz.
Dried Apples—Evaporated, 13c 1? lb; quarter­

ed and sliced, 6@7c $  B>.

Dried Peaches—Pared, 14c.
Eggs—The active demand and  cool  weather 
is reducing the supply in sight very  material-
r.  Jobbers pay 13c and sell for 14c.
Honey—Good demandat 10@13c.
Hay—Baled 

is  moderately  active  at  $14 
in 

per ton  in two and  five  ton  lots  and  $13 
car lots.

Lettuce—18c $  lb.
Maple Sugar—10c $  lb.
Onions—Good  stock is  scarce,  readily com­

manding $1.10  $  bu.
Parsley—30c $   doz.
Potatoes—Buyers are  paying36@38c for Bur­

banks and 40@42c for Rosoi

Pop Corn—244c $  lb.
Radishes—40c $  doz.
Spinach—$1 $  bu.
Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys $4 $   bbl.
Strawberries—40c V qt.
Squash—Hubbard, 2c $  lb.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCT8.

Wheat—Steady.  City  millers  pay  78  cents 
for Lancaster and 75  for  Fulse  and  Clawson.
Corn—Jobbing  generally  at  45c  in  100  bu. 

lots and 40c in carlots.

Oats—White, 36c in small lots  and 30@31c  in 

car lots.

Rye—48@50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 $  cwt.
Flour—No change. Patent,$4.80$ bbl.in sacks 
and  $5.00  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.00 $  bbl. in 
sacks and $4.2ff in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.40 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $13  $  ton.  Bran, $15 
$  ton.  Ships, $15 $  ton.  Middlings, $10 $  ton. 
Corn and Oats, $17  $  ton.

PROVISIONS.

FORK  IN  BARRELS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing &  Provision  Co. 

quote  as follows:
Mess, new...............................................
Short Cut, clear......................................
P. Booth, clear..................... ............
Extra clear pig, short cut...................
Extra clear, neavy.................................
Clear quill, short  cut..........................
Boston clear, short cut........................
Clear back, short cut............................
Standard clear, short  cut, best..........
DRV  SALT MEATS—IN  BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy................................. 
medium.............................. 
light .’................................. 
Short Clears, heavy................................. 
medium.............................. 
light....................................  

.18 00 
.16  75 
.16 00 
.18 00 
.18 00 
.18 00 
.18 00 
.18 00 
.18 00
8^
8%,
844
9
9
9
Hams, average 20  lbs...................................... 12
16  lbs...................................... 1244
12 to 14 Tbs.............................. 12X
Eicnic  ...................................................  944
est boneless........................................11
Shoulders.........................................................   814
boneless.........................*..............9
Breakfast Bacon, boneless............................ 1014
Dried Beef, extra.............................................. 9l4
ham  prices................................. 1214

do. 
do. 
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR  PLAIN.

“ 

LARD.

Tierces  ...........................................
30 and 50 lb Tubs............................
LARD IN TIN FAILS.
3 lb Pails, 20 in a case....................
5 lb Pails, 12 in a case....................
10 lb Pails. 6 in a case....................
20 lb Rails, 4 pails in case.............
BEEF IN BARRELS.
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 lbs............   8 00
Boneless,  extra............................................... 11 50
7
Pork  Sausage................ 
Ham Sausage...............*................................. 11
Tongue  Sausage........................................... 
9
Frankfort  Sausage.........................................  8
Blood  Sausage...................., ...........................  6
Bologna, straight............................................   6
Bologna, thick................................................... 6
Head  Cheese....................................................   6
In half barrels................................................  3 00
In quarter barrels..........................................  1 65

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.
 

PIGS’  FEET.

 

BULK VS. PACKAGE.

Some Reasons  Why  Package  Coffee 

“Must Go.”

Written Expressly for The Tradesman.

During the last  two  or  three  years  the 
package coffee business lias  grown  to  im­
mense  proportions,  almost  driving  green 
coffees aud bulb roasts out  of  the  market; 
but during the last four  months  a  reaction 
has taken place and  the  bulk  roasts  have 
rapidly come to the  front  again  and  their 
gaily-coloreu  cousins—the  packages—seem 
to have got a bad black eye.  Manufacturers 
of the latter,  who are really  the  only  ones 
making any money on  them,  are  quick  to 
see this and  are  resorting  to  all  kind  of 
schemes in the way of extraordinary  adver­
tising and gifts to  reinstate  them;  but,  in 
my opinion, they must  and  ought “to  go.” 
Green coffees,  we all know,  have  had their 
day, as the great improvements  in  roasting 
apparatus have  so  cheapened  the  expense 
in roasting and improved  the quality of the 
goods after roasting that the consumer finds 
it in every way to his advantage  to buy the 
roasted article,  instead  of  attempting  the 
slow  and  tedious  process  of  roasting—or 
burning, rather—himself.

There  are 

two  or  three  reasons  why 
package goods will, and  ought  to  have,  a 
“hard row to  hoc."  One  is  that  putting 
coffee up in packages is an unnecessary  ex­
pense.  This will be met  by  the  manufac­
turer with the claim that  the  coffee  being 
put up in sealed  packages  will  retain  its 
strength and aroma to such a  degree  as  to 
more than  repay  the  consumer,  and  will 
prove it by a very  elaborate  and  scientific 
article on  the  label.  This  much-talked-of 
advantage is, in  my  opinion,  much  more 
imaginary  than  real. 
If  the  goods  were 
packed in an air-tight metal or  glass  pack­
age, tliis claim might have  some  merit; but 
the package generally used  has  very  little 
virtue in  this  respect.  The  main  reason 
why package coffee will and ought to be re­
tired is on account of the  ruinous  competi­
tion on it.  Take, for instance, the “Ariosa” 
or  “XXXX”  brands.  The  retailers  fight 
each other on them  “to the death,”  making 
them leaders, cutting and  slashing  and  of­
ten selling at a  loss.  The  jobber  is  com­
pelled to “follow suit,”  and  the  result  is 
nobody  but  the  manufacturer  makes  any 
money.  This  is  all very  fine for  him,  but 
is “death to the frog,” as the old fable goes. 
* The goods are sold on  a  sugar  margin,  if 
not  worse, and in these  days of hot compe­
tition we want as little sugar  deal as possi 
ble.

On the other hand,  a  living  margin  can 
generally be made on bulk  goods  and  still 
no one is robbed  on  them.  Competition  is 
extremely sharp,  both  among  jobbers  and 
retailers, and neither retailer  nor  consumer 
pays any exorbitant profit on  groceries  to­
day.

Again, the retailer can  buy as much or as 
little bulk coffee  as  he  wishps  or  as  his 
trade demands,  whereas the package  goods 
are put up in large cases and as there  are  a 
dozen different brands in- the market,  he  is 
compelled to carry a stock of each;  and  as 
he has to buy a case of each,  he  soon  finds 
his store full of a dozen different  brands  of 
coffee,  some  of  which are sure to  get  old 
before he can sell them.

There are other reasens  why botli  jobber 
and retailer are bound to discourage the sale 
of package coffee, but  these  are  the  main 
ernes and,  in my opinion,  are  entirely  suffi 
cient to enlist the  careful  attention  of  the 
dealer. 

H. G.  B.

W atervliet and Coloma Talking Organiza 

tion.

W atervliet,  March *24,

188

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

D ear  Sir—I  have  been  thinking  for 
some time of trying to organize  a  Business 
Men’s Association here.  How many mem 
bers is  it  necessary  to  start  in  with,  or 
doesn’t it matter?  We have only ten busi 
ness men in this place. 
I thought ]>erhaps 
it would be a good idea to unite  with  Colo- 
ma.  The two places are near together,  and 
by going  together we  could  make  quite a 
representation.  Please  give  me  all  the 
points in the matter and I will  see  the Co- 
loma people  and talk  them up  to it.  We 
bave lots of dead-beats in this  vicinity,  and 
I  know it would be a good thing for the Co­
loma people as well as ourselves.

Yours truly,  F.  H.  Mer rifield.

“ Return to the Work with  New Vigor.” 

K alamazoo,  March ‘23,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D ear Sir—There  was a  fair  attendance 
at the regular semi-monthly meeting  of  the 
Retail  Grocers’  Association,  last  evening'. 
After  the  regular  business  had  been  dis­
posed of, each delegate to the State conven 
tion had something to say,  which  made the 
meeting  interesting,  and  all  spoke  very 
highly of the right royal style in which they 
were  entertained,  and  of  the  courtesy  ex 
tended us by the O-Wash-ta-nong Club.
We all feel that we  were  well  repaid  by 
the visit,  and  return with new vigor for the 
work before us.  Yours truly,

M. S.  Scoville,  Sec’y.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugars exhibit a slightly firmer  tendency, 
as a result of  the  increased  freight  tariff 
which goes into effect Thursday.  Eastern 
salt is tending higher,  from the same cause 
Turkey prunes are a little  lower.  Package 
coffees are up % cent  Other articles in the 
grocery line are about steady.

The universal sale  of  “Tansill’s  Punch 
5-cent cigar  is  proof  or  its  extraordinary 
merit.  The  live  dealer  will  always  avail 
himself of an  opportunity  to  make  money 
The  “l'ansill’s  Punch”  is  unquestionably 
the most profitable cigar to handle  as  dem 
onstrated  by the  testimony of  their numer­
ous agents located  in  every state and  terri 
tmy.—New England  Grocer.

HIDES. PELTS  AND  PURS. 

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

Green__ $  lb 544@ 6
Part cured...  7  @  744
Full cured__   744®  8
Dry hides and 
k ip s...........  8  @12

HIDES.

Calf skins, green 
Deacon skins,

or cured....  7  @  8 
$  piece.......20  @50

SHEEP PELTS.

 

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FURS.

WOOL.

Old wool, estimated washed $  lb........25  @28
Tallow......................................................  3  @ 34:
Fine washed $  lb 25@28|Coarse washed.. .20@24
Medium  ............. 27@30|Unwashed
Bear  ..................-.............. .................10 00@25 00
Beaver...: ..........................................   4 00@  6 00
75® 1 00
Badger................................. 
 
Wild Cat...............................................  
50®  76
House C at...................,......................  
10®  20
Fox, red.......«.......................................   1 00® 1 50
“  cross.............................................   3 00@ 5 00
»  gray...................................... 
Fisher..  ...............................................  4 00@8 00
L ynx.................................. ...............  3 00® 6 00
Mink.............................. 
20®  60
75® 1 00
Martin *................................................. 
Otter 
............................................   5 00® 8 00
4m   90
Coon.!................................................... 
Skunk................................................... 
@  90
Wolf.......................................................  2 00® 3 00
Muskrat, winter.................................  @
fall......................................... 
06®  08
spring....................................  @  16
5@
Deer,  $  lb............................................ 

These prices are for prime skins only.

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OYSTERS AND  FISH.

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OYSTERS. 

, F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: 
New  York  Counts.............................................. 35
H. F. H. & Co.’s Selects...................................... 30
Selects..................................................................34
Anchors  .................................. >......................... 20
Standard  .............................................................18
Selects, bulk, $  gal..........  ............................J  50
Standards, bulk, $  gal....................................1 10
New York Counts, S 100.................................1
shell, $   100.......................1 40
Clams, shell, $   100..................... 
80
FRESH  FISH .
® 9 
Cod  .............................................., .........
@ 7 
Haddock..............................................
Mackerel................................................. 15
@20 @ 8 
Mackinaw Trout....................................
@ 3 
Perch........................................................
Smelts......................................................10
@11 
@ 9
Whitefish........ 
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OILS.

ILLUMINATING.

 

Water White.................................. ...............  UH
Michigan  Test................................................ 1044
LUBRICATING.
Gasoline..........................  
1144
Capitol Cylinder.......................... 
36)4
Model  Cylinder...............................................3144
Shield Cylinder, i............................................2644
Eldorado  Engine............................................23
Peerless  Machinery.......................................20
Challenge Machinery.....................................19
Paraffine  .............................  
Black. Summer, West  Virginia....................9
Black. 25° to 30®........................................... 10
Black, 15® C.  T...............................................11
Zero.................................................................. 1244

3044

 

 

FIELD  SEEDS.

Clover,  mammoth...................................... 4 25@4 53
“  medium...............................................4 25®4
Timothy, prime........................................... 1 95@2 00

S H O W   -  C A S E S .

Dealers w ill 
find  it  to their 
advantage 
t o 
c o r r e  sp o  n d 
with  us,  as  we 
are in the  posi­
tion to make  A 
No.  1  goods  at 
the lowest pos­
sible prices. 
C o rresp o n d ­
ence  ' solicited 
from  the  job­
bing trade rela­
tive to premium
ca8es*  _ _
AMERICAN  SHOW  CASE  WORKS,
Send for Catalogue and prices.

2  7  Lais.© Street, Cliioago.

SS

Address 

If

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m M î

L.  D.  H A RRIS,

Wholes ale Dealer in

33  NORTH  IONIA  STREET,

GRAND  RAFZDS,

MICH.

J.  T.  BELL  CO.,

EAST  SAOINAW, MICH.

Wholesale  Fruits  and  Produce,
FRUITS

A. D. SPANGLER  «ft  CO.

PRODUCE,  NUTS,  BERR IES,  ETC.

200 and 202 North W ashington Ave., East Saginaw, Mich.

Consignments Solicited.

HIRTH  <&  ICPLA-TTSE,

Sides,  Furs  and  Tallow,

DEALERS  IN

Prompt returns made on Consignments.

118 Canal St., G-rana Rapids.

E.  IF1 -A. X_. X - j  -A. S,

• 

Butter  and  Eggs,  Fruits  and  Oysters.

Cold Storage in Connection.  All Orders  receive Prompt and Careful Attention.

Makes a Specialty of

We Handle the Celebrated “ROCK BRAND” Oysters.

No. 1 Egg Crates  for Sale/  Stevens’ No. 1 patent fillers used.  50 cents each.

217 and  219 Livingstone Street,

Grand  Rapids, Michigan.

L. M. CARY.

CAR? c& LOVERIDGE,

L.  L.  LOVERIDGE.

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

Fire and Burglar Proof

SAFE i

,  mMm  mJLmmmI   a
W  J n   A
Combination and Time Locks,

11 Ionia Street, 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

GEO.  E.  HOWES,

00® 1 25

JOBBER  IN

Foreign and Domestic Fruits.

SPECIALTIES !

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas.

3 Ionia St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICK.

GERMAN  COFFEE,
Best  Package  Goods  on  the  Market.

-------THE-------

Manufactured by

TOLEDO SPICE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO.

Order Sample Case of your Jobber.  See quota­

tions in  Price-Current.

T. R. Ellis & Co.,
Book Binders
Blank Bool Malers,

PAPER  RULERS,

51, 53 and 55 Lyon St., 

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

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 
Fuller & Stowe Company,

or express order.

4g Lyon Street, 

-  Grand Rapids,  Mich.

(Groceries.

These prices  are  for  cosh  buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

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

AXLE  GREASE.

Paragon  ...t..........2
Paragon 25 ft pails. 
Fraziers,25 ft pails. 1

BAKING  POWDER.

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Acme. 44 1b cans, 3 doz. case....................
44 1b  “  3  “ 
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21b  “  1  “ 
B ulk..............................................
Princess,  44s..............................................
44s............................................
Is ..............................................
bulk..........................................
Arctic, 44 lb cans, 6 doz. case.................
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Victorian. 1 1b cans, (tall,) 2 doz...........
Diamond,  “bulk,”...................................

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44 
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BLUINO

85 
1 60 
3 00

.  1  40 
.  2 40 
12  00 
.  2  00 
15

Dry, No. 2........................................... doz.
Dry, No. 3........................ 
doz.
Liquid, 4 oz,....................................... doz.
Liquid, 8 oz.........................................doz.
Arctic 4 oz............................
Arctic 8  oz...................................................
Arctic 16 oz...................................................
Arctic No. 1 pepper box............................
Arctic No. 2 
............................
Arctic No. 3 
..*.................. ....

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.  7 20 
12  00 
.  2  00 
.  3 00 
.  4 00

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BROOMS.

No. 2 Hurl.............. 1  75! Commou Whisk.
No. 1 Hurl... .2 00®2 25|Faney  Whisk...
No. 2Carpet...........2 25 Mill.......................
No. 1 Carpet...........2 50 Warehouse  ........
Parlor Gem...........3 001

CANNED FISH .

Clams, 1 lb, Little Neck...............................I  10
Clam Chowder,  31b......................................2  15
Cove Oysters,  1  1b  standards.....................   90
Cove Oysters, 2  ft  standards.....................  1 75
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic......................................1  75
Lobsters, 2 1b, picnic.................................... 3  65
Lobsters, 1 1b star..........................................2 00
mobsters. 2 1b star..........................................3 00
Mackerel,lib  fresh  standards.................. 1  50
Mackerel, 5 1b fresh  standards..................5 25
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 1b................ 3 50
Mackerel,3 1b in Mustard............. ............. 3 50
Mackerel. 3 1b  soused.................................. 3 50
Salmon, 1 1b Columbia river.......................1  70
Salmon. 2 1b Columbia river........................3 00
Sardines, domestic 44s................................. 6@7
Sardines,  domestic  44s..............................  10@12
Sardines,  Mustard  44s.............. 
9@11
Sardines,  imported  J4s................................12@13
Trout, 3ft  brook.................................—   4 00

CANNED FRUITS.

 

Apples, gallons, standards........................ 3 25
Blackberries, standards.......*.....................  90
Cherries,  red  standard...............................1  10
Damsons........................................................1 00
Egg Plums, standards 
..............................1 25
Gooseberries..............................................95@l  CO
Green Gages, standards 2 lb.......................1 25
Peaches, ExtVa Yellow...............................1 75
Peaches, standards..................................... 1 55
Peaches,  seconds.........................................1 45
Peaches, pie.................................................. 1  10
Pineapples, standards................................ 1 40
Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced.....................2 60
Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated..................2 75
Quinces........................................................ 115
Raspberries,  extra..................................... 1 25
red.......................... .............. 1 35
Strawberries  .........................................1 2E@1  80
Whortleberries............................................   90
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay...............................2 00
Beans, Lima,  standard................ 
75
Beans, Stringless, Erie..  ..........................   90
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked.....................1 70
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy........7........’...........1 15
“  Morning  Glory........... '....................I  10
“  Acme.................................... > .......... 115
“  Maple Leaf.......................................... 1 10
“  Excelsior...............?........................... 1.20
“  Onondaga............. *............................1 35
“  Darby.................................................. 1 50
“  Osborn........................ ........................100
“  New  Process.......................................1  00
“  Bartlett............................................... 1  10
Peas, French..,.............................................1 50
Peas, extra marrofat........................... 1  20@1_40
Peas,  soaked...................................................   75
“  Early June, stand........................1 50@1 75
** 
sifted............................... 2 00
“  French, extra flue.............................. 20 00
Mushrooms, extra  fine................................20 00
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden...................................1  CO
Succotash, standard..................................80@1  30
Squash............................................................1  00
Tomatoes, standard brands..................... 
  1 20
>Vi@l4 
Michigan full  cream.............................1
York  State, Acme.................................
@14
Wilbur’s  Premium..36|German Sweet.........23
Sweet......... 25 Vienna Sweet  ...........22
B’kf’tCocoa45| Baker’s ....................v 37
Cocoa-theta 421 Runkles’ ...................’.35
Vanilla Bar aii

CHOCOLATE.

CHEESE.

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Sehepps, Is...............................
Is and  44s................
44s.............................
Is in tin  pails.......>.
44s 
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Maltby’s,  Is..............................
Is and  44s ...............
44s............................
Manhattan,  pails....................
Peerless  ..............................
COFFEES.

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@25
@26
@27
@2744
@2844
@2344
@24
@2444
@20
@18

444

444
5

Green.

CORDAGE.

X  XXX

Rio..*,............ 1654017
Golden Rio.. .17  @19
Santos........... 15  @17
Maricabo................. 16
J a v a ................. 26@30
O. G .Java....28  @30 
Mocha  .................... 23

Roasted.
@18
Rio................ 16
Golden Rio.. .18
@20
Santos......................20
Maricabo...........18@21
Java.................25@26
O. G. Java__ 25  @29
Mocha.. 
....27  @28 
COFFEES—PACKAGE.
60 lbs 100 lbs 360 fts

5  *
5
5

CRACKERS  AND  SWEET  GOODS.

Lion...............................
1944
20
Lion,  in  cabinets........
:::.i9?4
X X XX...........................
1944 1944
—  19?a 1944 1944
Arbuckle’s  ..................
19=4
Dilworth’s .....................
Standard  .....................
1944
German.........................
1944
German, in  bins..........
1944
1944
Magnolia.......................
184» 18
Royal..............................
. .. . 19»4 1844 18
Eagle..............................................19
18
Mexican-.......................
17
60 foot Jute.......  1  00  150 foot Cotton___ 1  60
72 foot J u te ........ 1 25  60 foot Cotton____1  75
40Foot Cotton___1 50  |72 foot Cotton___ 2 00
$ ft
644

Kenosha Butter........................  
Seymour  Butter................ *.... 
Butter......................................... 
Fancy  Butter..........................  
S.  Oyster................./................. .
Picnic.........................................*
Fancy  Oyster............................ 
Fancy  Soda............................... 
City Soda....................................
Soda  .......................... * .............-
Milk.......................................
Boston..........  ..........................
Graham .....................................
Oat  Meal...........-........................
Pretzels, hand-made.................
Pretzels.......................... ..........
Cracknels..................................
Lemon Cream................................7
Sugar Cream............................  
7
Frosted Cream ........................
Ginger  Snaps.........................  
7
No. 1 Ginger Snaps,................  
7
Lemon  S n a p s......;:..............
Coffee  C a k es........................
Lemon Wafers..........................
1344
Jumbles..................... ................
1144
Extra Honey Jumbles.............
1254
Frosted Honey  Cakes.............
1344
Cream  Gems.............................
1344
Bagleys  Gems..........................
1344
Seed Cakes.................................
1244
844
8. &  M. Cakes...........................
Citron............. ....................................... 22  @  I
Currants ................................................  534® ®
Lemon Peel..!.......................................   @  14
Orange Peel............................................   @  14
Prunes, French,60s...............................12  @1244
French, 80s.............................. 10  @1054
French, 110s and 120s.............   @ 8
Prunes, Turkey.....................................   554® *
Raisins, Dehesia...................................3 50@5 00
Raisins, London Layers.......................  @2 50
Raisins, California  “ 
.......................1 50@1 90
Raisins, Loose Muscatels.....................   @1 50
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s..................   . —   854® 044
Raisins. Sultanas..................................   @ 9
Raisins,  Valencia, new........... ,...........  644® 754
Raisins, Imperials................................. ..  @3 00

DRIED  FRUITS—FOREIGN.

8
1244
844

844

744

544

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FISH .

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MATCHES.

Lemon.

MOLASSES.

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

,34iBig  Drive.............
.34 Chocolate  Cream.
34 Nluirod.................
.29 Big Five Center.  .
.30 Parrot..................
.32; Buster..................
.43; Black Prince........
.32 Black  Racer........
.32-Climu.v  .................
.28 Acorn  ..................
.38 Horse  Shoe..........
.37  Vinco....................

Cod, whole....................................................5@5!4
Cod, boneless.......................... '......................544® 7
Halibut . . . ................................................ 844@1C44
Herring, round,  44  bbl............................   @2 
Herring «round,  44  bbl..............................  1  75
Herring, Holland,  bbls............................. 11  00
Herring, Holland,  kegs............................  75® 
Herring, Scaled............................................  @20
Mackerel, shore, No. 1,44  bbls..................  10 to

Jennings’ I}. C., 2 oz...............$  doz.  1 00
“  4 oz............................1  50
■** 
“  6 oz............................2  50
•  “ 
"  8 oz.............................3  50
** 
“  No.  2 Taper............ 125
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............. 1 75
“  44  pint, round.........4  50 
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..........9 00 
“  No. 3 panel...  ..........110 
“ 
“  No.  8 
“ 
...............2 75 
“  No.  10  “  *..............4  25 
“ 

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.........  1  50
...-..........125
“ 
No. 3.44 bbls............................. .6 50
Sardines,  spiced, 44s....................................10@12
Trout, 44  bbls.............................................. 6  to
“  10 1b  kits............................... ............   95
White, No. 1,44 bb ls....................................7  60
White. No. 1,12  ft kits.................................1  10
White, No. 1,101b kits.................................1  00
White, Family, 44 bbls.................................3  50
kits......................................  75

Eye Opener.............. 251 Blue  Blazes............... 25
Pauper  ......................31 iCapper........................35
Peach  Pie................. 3t  Jupiter  ......................25
Star 
...................30 Night Cap...................23
j  Old Solder........  ....... 37 Splendid..................   38
Clipper  ......................3t  tied Fox.
Corner Stone
Scalping  Knife__
Sam Boss...............,
N e x t.....................
Jolly Tur...............
Jolly  Time.............
Favorite  .  ...........
Black  Bird...........
•Live and Let  Live
Quaker................
j Hiawatha.............
Big  Nii
Spear  Head.............. 39 Merry War..
¡Ben  Franklin............33
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| Spring Chicken.
__36 Moxie...........1.............34
__30 Black Jack.......... .... .83
Vanilla.  Eclipse  .............
— 39 Musselman’s Corker. 30
1 40  Turkey...............
__3 H Lark.............................23
2 50  Q-&Q..................
4 00 
SMOKING
\  um  \  uni........
....28 P u re...........................15
5 00 
__ 15 Star.............................20
Our  Leader.......
1*50
Old Vet...............
__ 30 Unit  ........................... 30
Big Deal.............
__ 27 Eight  Hours.............. 24
7  50
...26 Lucky  .................w. .30
Navy Clippings.
15 00
Leader ...............
__ 15 Two  Nickel................24
165
Hard  T ack...i..
__ 30|Duke's  Durham........40
4  25
D ixie.:...............
. .28 Green Corn Cob Pipe 26
6  00
. .40 Owl.  ...........................]6
Old Tar...............
. .22 Rob Roy......................34
Arthur’s  Choice
Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square.........................1  00
..26 Uncle  Sam.................27
Red Fox.............
Grand Haron, No 9, square, 3 gro................ 1  20
Gold Dust..........
. .26 Lumberman..............25
Grand  Haven,  No.  200,  parlor..................... 1 75
Gold  Block__
. .30 Railroad Boy..............36
Grand  Haven,  No.  3i>0, parlor..................... 2 25
Seal of Grand Rapids  Mountain Rose...........18
Grand  Haven,  No.  7,  round.........................1  50
(cloth)....................25 Home Comfort.......... 25
Oshkosh, No. 2.................................................100
Miners and Puddlers.28 j Old Rip.......................60
Oshkosh, No.  8.................................................1 50
Peerless  ....................24 Seal of North Caro-
Swedish............................................................   75
Standard ....................20:  lina,  2  oz.................48
Richardson’s No. 8  square............................1 00
Old Tom..................... 20 Seal of North  Caro-
Richardson’s No. 9 
.............................150
do 
Tom & Jerry...............24  lina.  4 oz...................48
Richardson’s No. 744, round.......................... 1 00
Joker..........................251 Seal of North  Caro-
Richardson’s No. 7 
do  , ............................1 50
Traveler..................... 35  lina,  8oz...................45
Woodbine. 300.................................................. 1  15
Maiden.......................251 Seal of North  Caro-
Pickwick  Club..........40 
lina, 16oz boxes....42
Black Strap............................... .................. 16@18
Nigger  Head............. 26{King Bee, longeut.. .22
Cuba Baking.................................................25@28
Holland.....................22  Sweet Lotus............... 32
Porto  Rico.................................................... 24@30
German.....................15  Grayling.................... 38
New  Orleans,  good..................................... 28@34
K. of  L.................42@46 Seal Skin.................... 30
New Orleans, choice....................................44@50
Honey  Dew.............. 25  Red Clover.................38
New Orleans,  fanoy....................................52055
Colonel’s  Choice......15 Good  Luck.................. 28
Queen  Bee................221
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen....... 
”2
Maccoboy.............................  @  55
Gail & Ax’ 
@ 4 4
Rappee.................................   @  35
Railroad  Mills Scotch..........................  @  45
Lotzbeck  ...........................................
@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
50 gr.
.  , 
White W ine................................   08 
10
Cider.................  ..........................   os 
10
York State Apple......................... 
ig
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bath Brick imported............................ 
90
do 
75
Burners,  No. 0........................................  @70
do  No. 1........................  
 
so
  90
do  No. 2..................................... 
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand..........!. 
®7 70
Cream Tartar 5 and 101b cans.............   @¿5
Candles, Star.......
@11 
Candles,  Hotel................
@12 
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes.
@35 
Extract Coffee, V.  C.......
@80
<&2b°
Gum, Kubber 100l u m p
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. 
.  ...............  @35
Gum, Spruce...........................................  30®35
Hominy, $   bbl.......................................   @3 00
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails...............................  5  @ 544
Pearl  Barley...........................................  2=4® 3
Peas, Green  Bush.................................  @1  15
Peas, Split  Prepared............................  @ 3
Powder, Keg...........................................  @5 00
Powder, 44  Keg......................................  @2 75
Sage  ............................................ •..........   @  15
Sago  ........................................................  ®  7
Tapioco...................................................  @ 7

Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........   @2 00
Imported Clay. No. 216,254 gross........  @1  75
American  T.D.......................................   @  75
Choice Carolina...... 644 ¡Java  .................  
6
Prime Carolina...... 544  Patna........................644
Good Carolina........444 Rangoon...........  @544
Good Louisiana 
• 344@344
Table  ...................... 6
DeLand’s pufe
Church’s*................5
Taylor’s G. M........ 6

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy............................ 
28 Pocket............. ...................................• 
100 31b  pockets.......................................  
Saginaw or Manistee........................... 
10 bbl. lots........ 
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........  
Ashton, English, dairy, £bu. bags__  
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........ 
American, dairy, 44 bu. bags............... 
Rock, bushels..................... .................. 
Warsaw, Dairy, bu.  bags.....................  
.....................  

ROLLED  OATS
Muscatine, bbls__5 50 Muscatine, bbls__ 5 50
“ 
44  ••  ....8  00
“  cases 2 25®:3 25
Medium........... ......................................  @7 00
-44 bbl.........................................   @4 00
Small,  bbl...............................................   @8 50
44 bbl.........................................  @4 75

Parisian, 44  pints..................................   @2 00
Pepper Sauce, red  small.....................  @  70
Pepper Sauce, green  ............................  @  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
Halford Sauce, 44 pints.........................  @2 20

SALERATÜ8.
...5541 Dwight’s ................. 5
Sea  Foam............... 554
Cap Sheaf............. 5

2 i5
2  10
3 45
75
70
80
3 15
75
20
21
40
20

“ 
...« 0 0  
“  cases 2 25©3 25| 

American........................ 

4«c less in 5 box lots.

44 bbls. 2c extra

Broken.
Japan...

OATMEAL 

VINEGAR.

PICKLES.

SAUCES.

30 gr. 

“ 
“ 

44  “ 

SNUFF.

44  “ 

Felix

PIPES.

TEAS.

SALT.

RICE.

” 
“ 

do 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

__

“ 

. 

s

’ 

 

 

 

 

I 

SOAPS.

Acorn......................3 85i Extra Chicago Fain-
Master  .................... 4  OOl 
ily .........................2 94
New Process, 1  lb..3 851 Napkin.................... 4  76
New Process, 3  ft..3 96;Towel......................4  75
Acme,  bars........... 3 65!White  Marseilles..5 50
Acme,  blocks.......  3 05| White Cotton  Oil..5 50
Best  American__ 2 03IRailroad..................3 50
Circus  .................... 3 70 U.  G......................... 3 45
Big Five  Center...3 85 Mystic White..........4 65
Nickel......................3 45 Saxon  Blue............2 60
Shamrock............... 3 15 Palmer’s, 100 bars..5 50
Blue Danube..........2 55 
..4 25
London  Family__ 2 301 Star..........................3 75

75  “ 

“ 

SPICES—WIIOI.E.

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice................................................... 
Cassia, China iu mats............................ 
**  Batavia in bundles.................. 
“  Saigon in rolls..........................  
Cloves, Am boy n a..................................  
“  Zanzibar....................................  
Mace............................................................... 
Nutmegs,  fancy........................................... 

No. 1.......................  
No. 2........................ 

65
57
Pepper, Singapore,  black...................... 
w hite..................  

“ 
SPICES—PURE  GROUND.

Saigon. 

Allspice...................... '...........................  
Cassia,  Batavia...................................... 
“ 
25
“ 
Saigon...................................... 
Cloves, Amboyna..................................  
“  Zanzibar..................................  
Ginger, African...................................... 
“  Cochin........................................ 
Jamaica.................................... 
“ 
Mace............................................................... 
Mustard,  English..................................  
and Trieste.............  
Trieste....................................  

Nutmegs,  No. 2............................................  
Pepper, Singapore black............................  

and 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

7
7
11
42
30
29

1744
29

11
16
45
35
34
12
15
22
20
32
25

“ 

“ 
“ 

1  “ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“  3ft 

“ 
“ 
“  * 
“ 

white...................... 
Cayenne..................................  
STARCH.
Muzzy, Gloss, 48 ft boxes, 1  ft  pkgs.  .
48“ 
“ 
” ...
“ 
401b  “  bu lk.............
721b crates, 6 ft boxes..
“ 
“  Corn, 40 ft boxes, 1 ft pkgs__
lib  “ 
201b 
“ 
....
Kingsford’s Silver Gloss, 1 1b pkgs__
“ 
6 1b boxes...
b u lk .
“ 
Pure, 11b pkgs..................
Corn, 1  1b pkgs..................
Royal. Gloss, 1 1b packages..................
“ 
bulk...............................
“  Corn.................................... \...
Firmenich, new process,gloss, lib__
31b....
“ 
6 lb 
“ 
“ bulk, boxes or bbls
“  corn. 1 1b................
Cut  Loaf...............................................
Cubes  ......................................................
Powdered...............................................
Granulated,  Standard..........................
Confectionery A ...........l.......................
Standard A .................... L.......................
No. 1, White Extra  C............................
No. 2, Extra C.........................................
No. 3 C......................................................
No. 4 C.....................................................
No. 5C......................................................
Corn,  barrels  .......................................
Corn, 44 bbls............................................
Corn, 10 gallon kegs...................._____
Corn, 5 gallon kegs................................
Pure  Sugar, bbl..................................
Pure Sugar, 44 bbl..................................

SUGARS.

SYRUPS.

“ 
“ 

‘16
25
@ 544 
@   044
@ 4 
© 644 
@ 6 
@ 644 
@ V 
@ 744 
© 644 
@ 544 
@ 7 
® 5414 @ 4 
@ 6 
© 53£ 
@ 544 
@ 644 
© 4 @ 6
@ 65¿ 
@ 6?á 
© 6J4 
@ 644 
@ 544 
@ 5 44 
s® 544 
© 544 
@ 444 
@ 474 
@ 444
25@27
27@29
©30
@32
23@35
25@37

TOBACCO—FINE CUT

-IN   PAILS.

Uncle Tom.................37
What Is It?.................25
Cherry....................... 60
Five and Seven.........45
Magnet....................... 25
Seal of Detroit.......... 60
Jim Dandy.................38
Our  Bird.................... 25
Brother  Jonathan...27
Jolly Time.................36
Our  Leader............... 33
Sweet  Rose............... 32
May  Queen............... 65
Dark AmericanEagle67
The Meigs...................60
Red  Bird.................... 50
Prairie F low er.........65
Indian Queen............60
May Flower............... 70
Sweet  Pippin............45
Hustler...... ...............22
Our  Leader............... 16
Mayflower.................23
Globe...........................22
Mule Ear.................... 23

Cinderella.................. 25
Hi  There.................... 30
Red Cap......................55
CrossCut.................... 35
Old Jim........................35
Old Time....................30
U nderwood’s Capper 36
Sweet  Rose............... 45
Meigs & Co.’s Stunner35
Atlas...........................35
Royal Game............... 38
Mule Ear.................... 65
Fountain.................... 74
OldCongress..............64
Good Luck................. 52
Blaze Away............... 35
Hair Lifter.................30
Hiawatha...................62
G lobe......................... 65
Crown Leaf............... 66
Sunset........................36
Hiawatha...................22
Old Congress..............23
May  Leaf...................22
Dark...........................20

SHORTS.

CANDY, FRUITS AND  NUTS 
Putnam & Brooks quote as follows: 

do 
do 

844® 9 
© 9 
©10
© 9 
@ 8 
@10 
@ 9 
@114 
@10 
@10 
@ 9
.  @12 
.  @13 
.  @13 
14

STICK.
Standard, 25 1b boxes.....................
Twist, 
.....................
Cut Loaf 
.............
M IXED
Royal, 25 ft  pails.............................
Royal, 200 ft bbls..............................
Extra, 25 ft  pails.............................
Extra, 2001b bbls.............................
French Cream, 25 ft pails...............
Cut loaf, 25 lb  cases........................
Broken, 25  1b  palls..........................
Broken, 200 lb  bbls..........................
FANCY— IN  5  f t  BOXES
Lemon  Drops..................................
Sour Drops.......................................
Peppermint  Drops........................
Chocolate Drops.............................
H M Chocolate  Drops....................
Gum  Drops  ....................................
55
Licorice Drops.................................
70
A B  Licorico  Drops.......................
Lozenges, plain...............................
Lozenges,  printed........................
Imperials.........................................
Mottoes ............................................
Cream  Bar.......................................
Molasses Bar....................................
Caramels....................................   ...
Hand Made Creams........................
Plain  Creams..................................
Decorated  Creams..........................
String Rock......................................
Burnt Almonds...............................
Wintergreen  Berries.....................
FANCY— IN   BULK.
65
Lozenges, plain  in  pails................
Lozenges, plain in  bbls................
Lozenges, printed In pails.............
Lozenges, printed in  bbls.............
60
Chocolate Drops, in pails............. .
21
Gum  Drops  in palls.......................
Gum Drops, in bbls........................
Moss Drops, in  pails..................... .
Moss Drops, In bbls  .......................
Sour Drops, in  pails..................... .
Imperials, in  pails..........................
Imperials  in  bbls..........................
Bananas  Aspinwall.....................
Oranges, California, fancy..........
.... 3 50®3 75
Oranges, California,  choice........ .......3 25@3 50
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls................
Oranges, Florida..........................
Oranges, Valencia, cases............. .......  @6 50
Oranges. Messina.......................... .......3 25@3 50
Oranges, OO.................................... .......  @3 25
Oranges,  Naples............................ ......   @3 OO
Oranges, Imperials.......................
.  ..  @2 50
Lemons, choice.............................
....4  25@4 60
Lemons, fancy...............................
....4 50©4  75
Lemons, California.......................
Figs, layers, new,  $  ft.................. .......10  @15
Figs,  Bags, 50 ft............................. .......  @8
Dates, frails do  ............................ .......  @544
Dates, 44 do  d o ............................ ...  .  @644
Dates, skin......................................
Dates, 44  skin.................................
Dates, Fard 101b box $   1b........... .......94t@10
Dates, Fard 501b box $  1b...........
.......  @8
Dates. Persian 50 ft box $  ft........ ....  7  @744
Pine Apples, $  doz.......................

@1144
@1044
@1244@11*4
@1244
@ 644
@ 544
@10
@ 9
@12
@1244
@1144

FR U ITS.

14

NUTS.

“ 
“ 

“ 
** 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Almonds,  Tarragona.................... .......17 44 @18
Ivaca............................. .......  @17
California.................... .......  ©17

Brazils............................................ .......  @11*4
Chestnuts, per bu..........................
Filberts, Sicily............................... .......1044011
Barcelona....................... .......  @ 9
Walnuts,  Grenoble....................... .......15  @17
Sicily.............................. ....... 
15
French.......................... ....... 
11
California.....................
Pecans, Texas, H. P ..................... .......10  @14
Missouri......................... .......8  @  9
Cocoa mas, $  100............................
PEANUTS.
Prime  Red,  raw  $   1b..................
Choice 
do  ..................
Fancy H.P. do 
do  ..................
Choice White, V a.do..................
Fancy H P,.  Va  do  ..................
H .P .V a.........................................
FRESH  HEATS.

......   @4
.......  @444
.......444®  5
.......  @544
.......  @ 6
.......6  @ 644

do 

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the trade  selling
pnees as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides.........................
.......544®  7
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters........
.......  644® 8
Dressed Hogs............................... ........   744® 744
Mutton...........................................
.......  744® 8"
Lamb  ............................................ ............. @ 8
Veal................................................ ........ 7,.@ 8
Pork Sausage.......................... .\. ........   H@ 8
Bologna......................................... ........   @ 6
Fowls.............................................. ........   @12
Ducks  ........................................... ........   @12
1 Turkeys  ....: ................................ .........11  @12

Brugg & flftebicines

S tele  Board  o f Pharm acy. 

i(jne Year.—Jacob Jesson. Muskegon.
Tw o Years—Jam es Vernor, Detroit.
T hree Years—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor.
Four Years—Geo. McDonald. Kalamar.no.
F ive Y ears—Stanley K. Parkell, Owbsso.
President—O ttm ar  Kberbaeh.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasurer—Jas. Veruor.
Next M eeting—At Detroit, July & and 6.

M ichigan  State  P harm aceutical  Ass'n. 

P resident—Frank J. W urzburg, G rand Rapids.
F irst Vice-President—Mrs. C. W. Taylor. Loomis. 
Second Vice-President—H enry Harwood,Tshpemmg. 
T h ird  Vice-President—F rank lnglis, Detroit.
.'Secretary—S. E. P ar kill, Owosso.
T reasurer—Win. Dupont, D etroit. 
Executive Comm ittee—Geo.  W. C router, J. G. Johnson, 
Local S ecretary-G uy M. Harwood. Petoskey.
Next P lic c of Meeting—At  Petoskey, July 12,13 &nd It.
Grand  Rapid*  P harm aceutical  Society. 

. 
F rank Wells, Geo. G undrutu and Jacob Jesson.

 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  9, 188*.

P resident—Geo. G. Stekettee.
Vice-President—H.  E. Locher.
‘Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
T reasurer—H enry  B. Fairchild.
Board of  C cnsors-Presldent,  Vice-President  and  Sec-
Boart^of Trustees—The President.  John E. Peck,  M.  B. 
Klmm.W m. H. VanLeeuwen and °- 
wen  Isaac* W atts. Wm. E. W hite and Wm.  L.  W hite. 
Com m ittee on Trade M atters—John E. Peck, H. B. la ir-
Com m ittee ^n^Leghdation—R.  A.  McWilliams,  Theo.
C o m m o n  P h a n n ^ y -W . L. W hite, A. C. Bauer and
R egular  Meetings—F irst  Thursday  evening  in  each
AnnuaViteeting—F irst  Thursday evening in November 
N ext  Meeting—Thursday  evening,  April  7,  a t  The 

T radesman office.

D etroit  Pharm aceutical  Society. 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 1883.

President—A. F.  Parker.
F irst Vice-President—F rank  lnglis.
Second Vice-President—J. O. Mueller.
Secretary and Treasurer—A. W. Allen.
Assistant Secretary and T reasurer—H. McRae. 
Annual Meeting—F irst W ednesday in June.
Regular Meetings—F irst Wednesday in each  m onth.
Berrien  County  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President, H. M. Dean;  Secretary, Henry K ephart,

Clinton  C ounty  D ruggists’  A ssociation, 

’resident, A. O. H unt;  Secretary, A. S.  W allace.

Jackson  County  P harm aceutical  Ass’n. 

’resident. It. F. Latim er;  Secretary, F.  A. King.

Mason  County  P harm aceutical  Society. 

President. F. N. Latim er;  Secretary, Win. H ejsett.
M ecosta  County  P harm aceutical  Society. 
President, C. H. W agener;  Secretary, A. H. Webber.

M onroe  County  P harm aceutical  Society. 

President. S. M. Sackett;  Secretary, Julius Weiss.
M uskegon  County  D ruggists'  A ssociation, 
President, W. B. Wilson ;  Secretary, Geo. W heeler.

M uskegon  D rug  Clerks’  A ssociation. 

President. I. C.  Terry:  Secretary,Geo. L. LeFeVre.
N ew aygo  County  P harm aceutical  Society. 
President, J. F.  A. Raider; Secretary, X. N. Miller.

Oceana County P harm aceutical Society. 

President. F. W. Fincher;  Secretary, F rank Cady.
Saginaw  County  P harm aceutical  Society. 
President, Jay  Sm ith;  Secretary,  D. E. Prall.
Shiaw assee Couuty P harm aceutical Society
Tuscola County P harm aceutical Society. 

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

The  Drug  Market.

The feature in the  market  this  week is 
the advance in  opium  and  morphia.  The 
former has advanced 60 cents per pound and 
the latter 25 cents per  ounce,  and a  further 
advance in both articles  is  probably.  The 
London  market  for  opium  is  14s,  lid .— 
equal to §4.60 in  our  money,  duty  paid 
The report of short  crops,  ou  account  of 
damage by frost and light sowings, has been 
confirmed.  Quinine is very dull and inact­
ive at present  quotations.  The  demand is 
light. 
Cinchonidia  is  dull  and  lower. 
Camphor gum lias again advanced a fraction 
and is tending higher.  Borax  is  dull  and 
declining.  Citric acid has declined 5 cents 
and is very low.  Cuttle bone is steady.  No 
further decline is expected before  this sum­
mer’s catch is marketed.  Canadian balsam 
fir is scarce and higher.  Balsam  copaiba is 
very firm and  advancing.  Oil  pennyroyal 
lias advanced and will be  higher.  Oil  cin­
namon is marked up  10  cents.  Other  oils 
are steady. 
Tinnevelly senna leaves have 
again advanced.  Stocks  are very  small in 
New York and none  are  coming  forward. 
English vermillion has declined.  Lard  oils 
have advanced.
Completion  of  the  Muskegon  County Or­

ganization.

The organization of the Muskegon Couuty 
Druggists’  Association  was  completed  at 
Muskegon  last  Thursday afternoon  by the 
adoption of  a  constitution  and by-laws and 
the election of the following officers;

President—W.  B.  Wilson.
Vice-President—Fred.  Brundage.
Treasurer—Jacob Jesson.
Secretary—George Wheeler.
Board  of  Trustees  and  Audit—C.  L. 
Brundage,  J.  Jesson,  J.  R. Tweedaie,  A. 
O.  Halstead,  J.  H. C.  VanDeinse.

Board  of  Censors—The  President,  Vice- 

president and Secretary.

Committee  on  Legislation—C.  L.  Brun­
dage,  C.  F.  Van Deinse  and  A.  II.  Ecker- 
man.

Committee  on  Trade  Matters—J.  R. 
Tweedaie,  I.  F.  Hopkins  and T.  D.  Quinn.
Pharmacy—Jacob  Jesson,  F.  Brundage 

and W.  A. Sibley.

The next meeting will be  held  on Thurs­

day evening,  Marcii 31.

Pharmacy Laws in Other States.

Alabama pharmacists  are  rejoicing  over 
the passage  of  a  pharmacy  act,  which  be­
came a law on February 28.

The failure of the Indiana  pharmacists to 
secure  the  passage  of  a  pharmacy law  at 
this session of the  Legislature is  attributed 
to the apathy of  the  great  majority of  the 
druggists of the State.

£The Poole bill lias passed  both Houses of 

he Legislature in Colorado, so that the Cen­
tennial State now boasts  a  good  pharmacy 
law.

The  druggists  of  Pennsylvania  have  an 
idea that tiiey are  entitled  to do a “counter 
prescribing”  business,  and  they  have,  ac­
cordingly,  secured the  introduction of a bill 
in  the  Legislature,  legalizing such  a  prac­
tice.  The physicians of  the  State  are  op­
in in g  the bill with  all  the  energy at  their 
command.

John  Baar,  grocer, Mt.  Pisg&h, Ind.:  “Like 

it.”

VANILLA.

Where  it is Found, and How Prepared  for 

Market!

The vanilla plant is found  native in Mex­
ico,  Soutli America,  and  the  West  Indies; 
but it is only in the  wild  valleys  near  the 
eastern coast of the first-mentioned  country 
that the vanilla  bean  is  found  possessing 
the characteristics which make  it  valuable 
for the use of man. 
In the other  countries 
it attains no  perfection,  and  is  practically 
worthless.  The vanilla is an orchid,  and is 
cultivated rudely by  the  Mexican  Indians, 
and by them brought into the  seaports  and 
marketed; very largely in Vera Cruz.  Of the 
great natural beauties and wonderful  tropi­
cal features, especially the profuse  tropical 
vegetation of Mexico,  the reader  has doubt­
less heard or read. 
In the  great  valley  of 
Mazatlan—an immense sunken hole  in  the 
ground, a depression of more than 6,000 feet 
in its immediate surroundings,  where  every 
manifestation of nature is on a  grand scale, 
vegetation  unrivaled  in  luxuriance  and 
beauty, ferns being found  seventy  feet  in 
liight—in this  valley  vanilla  flourishes  in 
a wild state,  and here the  supply  of  that 
flavoring for  the  chocolate  of  Montezuma 
was obtained,  and the region round about is 
the vanilla center  of  the  world.  Nothing 
can exceed the jealousy  of  the  natives  in 
guarding its  production  from  the  eyes  or 
the cognizance of the outside world, and  all 
the pecularities of Mexican  outdoor life are 
illustrated in  the  brigandage  which  both 
protects and preys upon the  industry.  But 
few whites ever penetrate to Mazatlan,  and 
it is only at great  risk  of  life,  and  lavish 
outlay,', that  excursions  are  ever  made  to 
that point.  Few  care  to  attempt  the  ad­
venture.

The Indians cultivate by tying  the  plant 
to a scrub oak,  when,  being  an  orchid,  it 
vegetates upon the air.  For  the  first  four 
years of its life it bears no  fruit,  and  after 
that continues in bearing until fifteen  years 
old.  The blossoms are  in  clusters,  some­
what resembling lilafs,  but  white  in  color 
and of the most  powerful  perfume,  similar 
to tube roses.  The  green  fruit,  or  beans, 
depend from a stalk, clustered like bananas, 
which they nearly resemble  in  size,  every 
way, while the fruit is green. 
It is  gather­
ed when not quite ripe, but hefore  the  har­
vesting the beans have  diminished  two  or 
three on a stalk.  These green beans,  when 
gathered,  weigh from sixty  to  seventy-five 
pounds per  1,000  (they  are  handled  and 
sold by the thousand),  but  dwindle  in  the 
process  of  curing,  so  that  their  weight 
finally is but from ten  to  fourteen  pounds 
per 1,000,  and shrink from an inch,  or  rare­
ly  two  inches, 
in  circumference to an at­
tenuated pod not much  larger  than  a  pipé 
stem.

To cure  properly  requires  about  ninety 
days’ time  and  the  manipulation is almost 
infinite, each bean being  handled^ critically 
from three hundred to  five  hundred« tini* 
in the process by  the  Indians.  The  green 
beans, as gathered,  are disposed of in layers 
—first, a layer of beans,  and then  a  blank­
et, and so on till a pile is  formed  ’of  alter­
nate layers of beans and  blankets.  This  is 
called the sweating process,  and  during  its 
continuance the  piles  are  turned  two  or 
three times a day, until most  of  the  water 
has been  “sweated!’  out.  This  process  is 
followed by drying in the sun,  apd here  the 
natives exercise the utmost care  and  atten­
tion.  When  finished, 
the  beans are to be 
the color of a very dark  cigar.  The  atten­
dant picks up eacli  bean  occasionally,  ex­
amines its length upon all sides,  and  if  he 
observes that one end or any part of the pod 
is coloring more rapidly  than  another,  he 
twists a bit of  leaf  around  the spot or sec­
tion until the action of the sun  shall  have 
affected all  alike.  When  the  process  is 
finished,  the beaus are  tied  in  bundles  of 
forty,  and then packed  in  cans  containing 
fifty bundles, or 2,000  beans each. 
In  this 
form commerce finds  the  article.  Twenty 
years ago the entire crop of beaus cultivated 
and marketed amounted to from  500,000  to 
700,000  yearly,  and  the  prices  received 
ranged from §2.50 to  §3  per  pound.  Now 
the annual production is 5,000,000,  and  the 
present price from §8  to  §14  per  pound. 
A single firm uses one-fourth of  the  whole 
crop. 
It is the most  perplexing  of all pro­
ducts to deal with,  being so easily  liable  to 
injury. 
It is kept  iii  vaults  prepared  for 
the purpose,  but these must  uot  be  below 
the surface of  the  ground,  otherwise  the 
bean will  become  moldy  aud  spoiled  by 
moisture; neither will it answer  to  store  it 
in upper chambers,  for in that case a dry rot 
will attack it.

Strange as it may seem,  it is yet true that 
tiiousands of people really believe vanilla to 
be a product of the tonka,  or “snuff  bean,” 
and multitudes use a flavoring extract made 
from this article  sold  to  them  under  the 
name of vanilla.  The  tonka  bean  can  be 
purchased at its best for about fifty  cents  a 
pound,  aud its pungent,  sickening  flavor  is 
no more to be compared  with the true van­
illa than a rose with a  burdock. 
It  is  the 
tonka bean which  certain  street  peddlers, 
standing upon the highways and  at the cor-' 
uers of streets, display  for  sale;  and  they 
aré not at  all  adverse  to  their  customers 
fooling themselves with the  idea  that  they 
are purchasing vanilla,  if  so  inclined. 
In 
the shops a preparation of  tonka  beans  in 
balsam of Peru is  generally  sold  as  good 
extract of vanilla, which it resembles  about 
as stated above.  This  preparation  is  nau­
seating if taken in quantities  which  would 
not at all be excessive  use  of  vanilla;  but 
with tiie amounts generally used in the pre­
paration of foods,  it  is  not  dangerous  to 
health, only disgusting to  one  who  knows 
the true vanilla  flavor  and  attributes.  To 
ask for vanilla and get tonka is  to  ask  for

port wine and get  dectored  elderberry  ex­
tract; yet the practice is similar  in  dealing 
with either commodity,  and  the  public  is 
often satisfied if the purchase bears only the 
name of the article desired.  A  yearly  con­
sumption of 50,000,000 vanilla  beans would 
not suffice to color even  the  various  decoc­
tions which are  sold  under  the  name  of 
vanilla  extracts  and  flavorings,  yet,  as 
shown above,  less than  5,000,000 are raised 
for general supply.

VISITING  BUYERS.

dale.

The following  refail  dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:
Ell Bunnels, -Corning.
C. J. Flelechauer. Reed City.
Gus. Begrnan, Bauer.
Peter Hansen, Hansen Bro&., Morley.
R. Weertman, Zeeland.
M. Gezon, Jenisonville.
R. S. Sheffert, Bridgeton.
H. E. Hogan. So. Boardman.
N. Bakke & Son, Drenthe.
A. Purchase, So. Blendon.
D. H. Dekker.  Zeeland.
John Van Enenaam. Zeeland.
C. F. Sears, Rockford.
W. S. Root, Talmadge.
L. Cook. Bauer.
A. F. Harrison, 8parta.
Wm. Karsten, Beaver Dam.
Brautigam Bros., No. Dorr.
Ed. Roys, Coral.
E. E. Rice, Croton.
C. E. Coburn, Pierson.
(). House,  Chauncey.
E. M. Reed, Coopersville.
Jas. Colby, Rockford.
Dell Wright, Berlin.
F. P. Hopper, Middleville.
A. Sessions. Wayland.
P. T. Cook. Reynolds.
C. N. Leacb, Hersey.
Derrick  Farowe,  Faro we  &  Daimon,  Allen­
C. H. Adams, Otsego.
J. F. Hacker, Corinth- 
W ailing Bros., Lamont.
Nagler& Beeler, Caledonia.
Dr. S. J. Koon, Lisbon.
John Tiesenga, Jamestown.
John Crispe, Plainwell.
M. V. Wilson. Sand Lake.
S. E. Young, Burnip’s Corners.
Henry Baar, Grand Haven.
Sisson & Lilley Lumber Co., Sisson’s Mill.
C. F. Williams, Caledonia.
Capt. C. G. Perkins, Henderson, Ky.
Geo, W. Beaman, East Jordan.
I.  J-. Leggett, Paris.
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.
B. McNeal, Byron Center.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale,
Wm. Karsten, Beaver Dam.
O. F. & W. P. Conklin, Ravenna.
L. N.  Fisher, Dorr.
C. H. Deming, Dutton.
D.  Cleland, Coopersville.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
Darling & Roberts. Sparta.
A. Rower, Hastings. 
J. Smith, Ada. 
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Hoag & Judson, Canuonsburg,
Bristol & Nickerson, Lacey.
M. M. Robson. Berlin.
Mrs. E. S. Ellis, Casnovia.
Velzy Bros., Lamont.
M. M. Cole. White Cloud.
M. L. Woodward, Kalamo.
Frank W. Foster, Newaygo.
A. B. Foote, Hilliards.
DenHerder & Tanis, Vriesland.
N. Bourn a, Fisher.
G. W. Stevens, Austerlitz.
Jno. Damstra, Gitcholl.
Herman Thompson, Canada Corners.
O. Ball, Morley. 
Byron  McNeal, Byron.
A. L. Carpenter, Baldwin.
S. Bitely. Lilley.
Robert  Stuart, Battle Creek.
John Gunstra, Lamout.
E. Roberts, Darling & Roberts, Sparta. 
Huizenga & Son, Eastmanville.
Smith & Bristol, Ada.
A.  W. Blain, Dutton.
M. D. Hayward,Champion & Hayward,White 
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
A. M. Church, Alpine.
L. A. Paine, English ville.
M. V. Crocker, Byron.
S. Cooper.  Jamestown.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
Jas. Barnes, Austerlitz.

Cloud.

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Purely Personal.

Geo.  R. Mayhew is back  from  the  sunny 

slopes of the Pacific.

Frank Jewell expects  to  leave Petaluma, 
Cal.,  for  home  April  1, arriving  here  the 
middle of next week.

C.  D.  Spaulding,  of  the  firm  of  L.  S. 
Hill & Co.,  is  off'  on  a  two  weeks’  tour 
among the patrons of that house.

Ben.  W.  Putnam left Saturday  for  Ken­
tucky, to attend an auction sale  of  blooded 
horses.  He is expected back Thursday.

J.  L.  Bradford,  for the past year with the 
Newaygo  Manufacturing  Co.;  at  Newaygo, 
has  taken  a  position  with  Boot, Strong & 
Co.,  of Detroit.

E.  Densmore, of the Grand Rapids Porta­
ble House Co.,  left  Monday  with  his wife 
for Oakland,  Cal.,  which  will  hereafter  he 
his headquarters.

Capt.  C.  G.  Perkins,  Vice-President  of 
the Hazeltiue & Perkins Drug Co., put in  a 
couple of  days  looking  over  his  several 
Grand Rapids investments last week.

Dr.  J.  M.  Sligli,  who  left  tire  city a cou­
ple of months ago  in  search  of a new loca­
tion,  has hung  out  his  shingle  at  Seattle, 
Washington,  Ter.,  as  he  is  satisfied  that 
city is destined to become the  metropolis of 
the Northwest.

,

AGENTS  FOR  THE

Michigan  Srng  Eicbanp.
375 South Union St., Grand Rapids. 
Standard Petit Ledger:
YX7ANTED—Kegisteredpharmacists  and  as- 
T T 
sistants who are sober. Industrious and 
willing to work.  A Scandinavian  or  German 
wanted at once.
F OR SALE—Very desh'able  stock  of  about 
$5,000 in town of 3,00,i inhabitants in Tex­
as.  Cau tie bought on  very jeasonable terms.
I ilOR  SALE—Stock of about §1.8 0 in town of 
12,000 inhabitants, (county  seat,)  in  Wis­
consin.  Can ne bought on liberal  terms.
1710R  SALE—Stock of  $1,600  in  town  of 800 
inhabitants  in  Ohio.  Will  make  terms 
. 
reasonable.
I jlOR  SALE—Stock  of  about  $800  in  small 
town in western Indiana, in midst of  fine 
farming region.  Will sel 1 on very liberal terms.
I7IOR  SALE—Stock  of about  $5C0 in town ol' 
5,000 inhabitants In eastern part of  State. 
No other drug store within a mile.
110 R SALE—Stock of  about $1.700 In town of 
80>i inhabitants in Western Michigan.  Do­
ing  good  business.  Can  be  bought on very 
reasonable terms. 
__________ __
■LSO—Many  other  stocks,  the  particulars 
of which we will  furnish  on  application.
TIM)  DRUGGISTS—Wishing to secure clerks 
1  we will furnish the  address  and full  par­
ticulars of those on our list  free.
TATE  HAVE also secured  the  agency  for J. 
t t  H.  Vail & Co.’s medical publications and 
can  furnish  any  medical  or  pharmaceutical 
work at publishers’ rates.

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Michigan Drug Exchange,

357 South Union St., 

and Rapids

TIGER  OIL.

W hat J.  A. Crookston Has to Say While in 

the Tiger Dep.
Ca d il l a c,  Jan.  24,  1887. 

Well.  Doctor,  I am  around again,  but iny 
It is the 
wife had to use a lot of Tiger Oil. 
It 
most wonderful''medicine  I  evhr knew. 
surpasses everything  else.  During  my se­
vere sickness of pleuropneumonia, when my 
pulse run 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; fry 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.  Thera 
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,  botli for 
man or beas;. 
Of the  Hazeltiue  &  Perkins  Drug  Co., 

J.  A.  Crookstox,

Grand  Rapids.

TH E  LATEST  DISCOVERY.

Or.  L a p a rle ’s  C e leb rate d   P re p a ra tio n , S afe  a n d  
tp   I- A D I  E S . 
U w a y s   R eliable. 

In d isp e n sa b le  

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

CALUMET CHEMICAL CO.,  Chicago.
APPROVED by PHYSICIANS. 

Ousliman’s

MENTHOL  INHALER
Neuralgia,  Hay Fever,  Asthma, Bron­

In  the  treatment  of  Catarrh,  Headache, 

chitis,  Sore  Throat  and  Severe 

Colds, stands without an equal.

Air  M en tb olized  by passing: through the Inhaler- 
tube, in which the P u re C rystals of M enthol are 
held' thoroughly applies this  valuable  rem edy  ill  the 
m ost  efficient  way,  to  the  parts  affected.  I t   sells 
read ily.  Always keep an open Inhaler in your store, 
and le t your custom ers try  It.  A  few  inhalations  will 
not h u rt the Inhaler, and will do m ore  to dem onstrate 
its efficiency th a n  a h alf hour’s talk.  R eta il  price 
SO  Cents.  F er C ir c u l a r s and  T e s t im o n ia l s address 

H.  I).  Cushm an,  T h ree  R ivers,  M ich. 

H azeltin e & P erkins  D rug Co., G’d R apids, 
And W holesale D ruggists of D etroit aud Chicago.

Trade supplied by

GX2TS2&2TG ROOT.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros., Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich.

OTTENBERG’S CIGARS.
Hazel Kirke 
10 cents. 
La Rosa Celeste 
Sweet Catawba 5 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 C ent Oigeurs

Ever placed on the JMarket.  They are made of the Finest Qual­
ity of Imported Tobacco without artificial  flavor.
GIVE THEM A TBXAX.

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

Morris XX. Treusch.,
GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

SOLE AGENTS 

WHOLBSAJjE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Advanced—Gum  opium,  gum  opium,  po., 
Declined—Quinine,  P.  &  W.,  cinchonidia, 

morphia, oii pennyroyal, oil cassin 
German.

Aceticum..........
8®   10
Benzdeum,  German............. .............  80@1 00
Carbolicum............................. .............   55®  GO
Citrieum.................................. .............  60®  65
Hydrochlor.............................
3®  5
Nitrocum................................. .............   10®  13 ¡
Oxalieum..................... •.......... .............   11®  13
Salicylicum............................. .............1  85@2  10 j
Tannicum................................. ............. 1 40®1  60 1
Tartaricum.............................. v ..........  50®  53 ]

...........  

AMMONIA.
18  deg............................

Aqua, 10 deg............................ .............  
3®  5 j
Carbonas................................... .............   11®  13 Í
Chloridum............................... .............   12®  14 ;
Cubebae (po.  1  75.................... ............. 1 85@2 10 i
Juniperus  ............................... ...........  
6®  7 i
Xanthoxylum......................... .............   25®  30 !

BACCAE.

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BALSAMUM.

Copaiba.................................... .............   50®  551
Peru........................................... .............   @1  50 ¡
Terabin,- Canada..................... .............   45®  50 !
Tolutan.................................... .............   40®  45 ]

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian..................... .............  
Cassiae*.................................... ............. 
Cinchona Flava........j............. .............  
E junytnua  atropurp............. ............. 
Myrica  Cerifera, po............... .............  
Prunus \ir g in i....................... . ........ 
Quillaia,  grd........................... .............  
Sassfra8  .................................. .............  
Ulmus....................................... ............  
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........... ?............ 

18 i
11
18
301
20
12
12
12
121
10

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EXTRACTUM
Glycyrrhiza Glabra................ .............   24®  25
po........................ .
........   83®  35 ‘
Haematox, 15 lb boxes........... .............  
8®  9
Is.......................... .............   @  12
/iS  .............
.............   @  13
XB  ....................... ..............  @ 15

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“ 

FERRUM.

Carbonate Preeip.................... .............   @  15
..... .............   @3 50
Citrate and Quinia........ 
Citrate Soluble......................... .............   @  80
Ferrocyaniduui Sol...............
.............   @  50
Solut  Chloride........................ .............   @  15
Sulphate, com’l,*(bbl. 75)....... .............   1(4®  3
pure......................... .............   @  7
Barosma................................... .............   38®  40
Cassia Acutifol, Tinnivelly..
.............   20®i  25
A lx............... .............   35®  50
Salvia officinalis, Xs and  (4s. .............   10®  12
U-ra  Ursi.................................. .............  
8®  10

FOLIA.

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“ 

“ 

“ 

Herba—In ounce packages.
.............  
.............  
.............  
.............  

GUMMI.
Acacia,  1st  picked.................. .............   ©1 00
.................. .............   @  90
2nd  “ 
3rd 
.................
“ 
“ 
.............   @  80
Sifted  sorts.............
“ 
.............   @  65
p o .............................. .............   75@l 00
** 
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60)................ .............   50®  60
“  Cape, (po. 20)................
............   @  12
“  Bocotrme,  (po. 60)........ .............   @  50
Aminontae  ............................
.............   25®  30
Assafoetida,  (po. 30).............
.............   @  15
Benzoinum............................
.............   50®  55
Camphorae.............................. ............. 25®  28
Cateehu, Is,  ((4s,  14; (4s, 16).
.............   @  13
Euphorbium,  po..................... ..............  35®  10
(iaibamun...............................
.............  @  80
.............   75®  80
Gamboge, po.........................
Guaiacuin,* (po. 45).................
.............   @  35
Kino.  (po. 25)..........................
.............   @  20
Myrrh, (po.45).........................
.............   @  40
Opii, (po. 5 75).........................
............. 4  50@4  60
Shellac...................................... .............   18®  25
bleached....................
.............   25®  30
Tragacanth...........................
.............   30®  75
95
Absinthium  ............................
Eupatorium  ..........................
20
25
Lobelia  ..................................
Majorum  ...............................
28
Mentha Piperita....................
23
“  V ir............................
R u e.........................................
30
Tanacetum,  V .......................
22
Thymus. V ..............................
MAGNESIA.
Calcined,  Pat.........................
.............   55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat....................... .............   20®  23
Carbonate,  K. & M................ __ .....  20®  25
Carbonate,  Jennings...........
.............   35®  36
OLEUM.
Absinthium............................
............. 4  50@5 00
Amygdalae, Dulc..................
.............   45®  50
Amydalae, Amarao..............
........ ...7 00®7 50
Anisi  ........................................ .............2 00@3  10
Auranti  Cortex.....................
.............   ©3 50
Bergami i......................... 
..... ............. 2 00@2 75
Cajiputi  .................................. .............   @ 75
Caryophylii............................
.............   ©2  15
•Cedar.......................................
.............   85@  05
Chenopodii........................
.............   @1  50
Cinnamoni]............................
.............   85®  90
Citronella  ............................... .  ..........  @  75
Couium  M ac........................
.............   35®  65
.............   ©  8tì
Copaiba..................................
Cubebae............................... *. ;........ 13 00® 13 60
Exechthitos.......................... . .............   90@l 00
Krigeron.................................. ............. 1  20®1  30
Gaultheria............................... ............. 3  10@2 2:i
Geranium,; ............................
............  @  75
Gossipii, Senegal..................
........ -...  55®  75
Hedeoiua.................................
............. 1 00® 1  10
Juniperi..................................
.............  50@2 00
Lavendula ..............................
.............   90®2 00
Limonis..................................
.............2 25®2 35
Lini, gal..................................
.............   42®  45
Mentha Piper.......................... ............. 3 00@3 75
Mentha Verid.......................... ............. 6 00®7 (Ki
Morrbuae,  gal......................... .............   80@1 00
Myreia,  ; .................................. .............   @  50
Olive......................................... ............. 1 00@2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal.  50)........... .............   10®  12
Ricini......................................
............. 1 42@l  60
Rosmarini  .
75@1  00
Rosae,  3.................................... .............   @8 00
Succi ni  ....................................
Sabina................ ....................
.............  90©1  Oft
Sassafras.................................. .............   48®  55
Sinapis,  ess, 5.......................... .............   @  65
T iglii......................................... .............   @1  50
Thym e...................................... .............   40®  50
opt................................. .............   @  60
Theobromas............................. .............   15®  20

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POTASSIUM.
Bichromate...............................
Bromide....................................
Chlorate. (Po. 22).......................
Iodide.................................. .
Prussiate..................................

RADIX.

.  72@  14 
.  42@  45 
.  20@  22 
.3 19!@3 25 
.  25®  28

25®  30
A lthae............................................
Anchusa.................................................  15®  20
Arum,  po....................  
@  25
 
Calamus...................................................  20®  50
Gentiana,  (po. 15)..................................   10®  12
Glycbrrhiza,  (pv. 15)..............................  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,  (po. 35)................   ®  30
Hellebore,  Alba,  po..............................  15®  20
Inula,  po.................................................  15®  20
Ipecac, po............................................... I 60®1 70
Jalapa,  pr...............................................   25®  30
Maranta,  )4s...........................................  @  35
Podophyllum,  po.
..........  15® 18
Rhei  .....................
00
“  cut................
..........  @1 75
.......  75@l 35
“  p v .................
SpigeMa  ...............
..........  50® 55
Sanguinaria, (po. 2!5).................. ..........  @ 20
Serpentaria..........
..........  40® 45
Senega................
:........   so® 55
Smilax, Officinalis, H ................. ..........  @ 4(1
Mex........... ..........  @ 20
Scillae,  (po. 35).......................................   10®  12 \
. * @  25 j
SymplocarpUs,  Foetidus, po............... 
Valeriana,  English,  (po. 30)....................  @  25
German...............................  15®  20]

“ 

“ 

**

s e m e n . 

«

 

4® 

Anisum, (po. 22)......................................  @  18 j
Apium  (graveolens).............................  12®  15]
Bird, Is......................  
6 I
Carui,  (po. 20).........................................  12®  15
Gardamom................................................I 00©1 25
Coriandrum.............................................  10®  12
Cannabis  Sativa..A................................3(4®  4
Cydonium...............................................   76@1 00
Cnenopodium  ........................................  10®  12
Dipterix Odorate............................... :.l 75@1 85 !
Foeniculum.........................................! 
@  15
Foenugreek, po...................................... 
6®  8‘
Lini...........................................................  3(4®  4
Lini, grd, (bbl, 3)....................................  3(4®  4
Phalaris  Canarian.................................4  @4(4
  5®  6
Rapa.................................................... 
Sinapis,  Albu......................................... 
8®  9
Nigra.......................................  
8®  9

“ 

SPIRITUS.

Frumenti,  W„  D. & Co.......................... 2 00@2  50 !
Frumenti, D. F. K....................................1 75@2  00 i
Frumenti.......................................  
Juniperis Co.  O. T...................................1  75@1  75 !
Juniperis Co............................................ 1 75@3  50 ;
Saaonarum  N. E.................................... l 75@2  00 ;
Spt. Vini Galli....................................... 1 75@6  50 i
Vini Oporto..............................................1 25@2  00 1
Vini  Alba...............................................  1 25@2 00

1 10@1 50 :

Florida sheens’ wool, carriage__..2 25  @2 50
do
Nassau 
2 00
Velvet Ext  do
1  10
Extra Ye  1  do
85
Grass 
do
65
Hard’ 
75
Yellow Reef. 
1  40

__
..  .
__
__
,for slate use..............

do 
do 
do 
do 

do

MISCELILANEOUS.

Æther, Spts Nitros, 3 F.......................
Æther, Spts. Nitros, IF .....................
Aluinen.................................................
Alumen,  ground, (po. 7).....................
Annatto  ................................................
Antimoni,  po.......................................
Antimqpi et Potass  Tart....................
Argenti  Nitras,  5.................................
Arsenicum............................................
Balm Gilead  Bud.................................
Bismuth  S.  N ...,.................................
Calcium  Chlor,  Is, ((4s, 11;  (^s, 12)...
Cantharides  Russian, po....................
Capsici  Fructu8, af.............................
Capsici Fructus, po.............................
Capsici Fructus, B, po.......................
Caryophyllus,  (po.  35)........................
Carmine, No. 40....................................
Cira Alba, 8. &  F .................................
Cera Flava............................................
Coccus  ...................................................
Cassia Fructus......................................
Centraria..............................................
Cetaceum..............................................
Chloroform,  Squibbs.........................
Chloral Hydrate  Cryst.......................
Chondrus ..............................................
Cinchonidine, P. & W..........................
Cinchonidine,  German.......................
j Corks, see list, discount,  per cent...
Creasotum.................................;*........
Creta, (bbl. 75).......................................
Creta  prep...........................................
Creta, preeip.........................................
Creta Rubra...........................................
Crocus  ...................................................
Cudbear.................................................
Cupri Sulph...........................................
1 Dextrine...............................................
Ether Suiph...........................................
Emery, all  numbers............................
Emery, po..............................................
Ergota. (po. 60)......................................
I  Flake  White.........................................
| Galla.......................... i ......................
Gambier 
..................................
Gelatin, Coopor........... ........................

Glue,  Brown...............................
Glue, White.................................
Glycerina....................................
Granu  Paradisi..........................
H um ulus....................................
Hydrarg Chlor. Mitt  ................
Hydrarg  Chlor.  Cor..................
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum...........
Hydrarg  Ammoniati................
Hydrarg U nguentum................
Hydrargyrum............................
Ichthyocolla, Am  .....................
Indigo...........................................
Iodine,  Resubl............................
Iodoform  ....................................
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg Iod..
Liquor Potass  Arsinitis............
Lupuline  ....................................
Lycopodium...............................
Macis............................................
Magnesia, Sulph, (bbl. 1J4)........
Mannia. 8. F.................................
Morphia,  S, P. & W....................
Moschus Canton.........................
Myristica, No. 1..........................
Nux  Vomica,  (po. &))................
Os.  Sepia......................................
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Co......
Picis Liq,  N. C.. (4  galls, doz...
Picis Liq.,  quarts.......................
Picis Liq., pints..........................
Pii Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..................
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..................
Piper Alba, (po. 35)....................
Pix  Burgun................................
Plumbi Acet...............................
Potassa, Bitart, pure................
Potassti,  Bitart, com................
Potass  Nitras, opt.....................
Potass  Nitras..............................

Pyrethrum, pv. 
Quassiae..........
Quinia. S, German..........
Rubia Tinctorum............
Saccharum  Lactis, pv...
Salacin.............................
Sanguis Draconis...........
Santonine........................
Sapo,  W............................
Sapo. G...............................................
Seidlitz  Mixture............................. .
Sinapis...............................................
Sinapis,  opt.......................................
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  Do. Voes...........
Snuff, Scotch,  Do. Voes................ .
Soda Boras, (po.  10)..............................
Soda et Po toss Tart..........................
Soda Carb..........................................
Soda,  Bi-Carb....................................
Soda,  Ash..........................................
Soda  Sulphas....................................
Spts. Ether Co..................................
Spts.  Myreia Dom............................
Spts. Myreia Imp.............................
Spts. Vlni Rect, (bbl.  2 2 5 ) . ........
Stryeh nia. Crystal.. 
.....................
Sulphur, Subl....................................
Sulphur,  Roil....................................
| Tamarinds.........................................
Terebenth  Venice............................
Theobromae....................... ............ .
I Vanilla  .............................................
Zinci  Sul oh.......................................

. 

• 25

.less.

28
2 m
30® 32
2(4® 3(4
3@ 4
55® 60
5
4 ®
55® 60
@ 68
5® 7
38® 40
2 15@2 20
@ 9
@2 25
@ 16
14
33
@3 75
50® 55
28® 30
@ 40
@ 15
@ 10
@ 50
38® 40
@1 00
1 50@1 75
10® 12
15® 20
9® 15
40
@ 50
5@ 6
8 ® 10
@ 8
25® 30
@ 24
6® 7
10® 12
68® 7C
@ 8
6
®
50® 60
12® 15
@ 23
7® 8
@ 15
40® 60
9® 15
13® 25
30
25® 40
@ 75
@ 65
@ 1 00
@ 40
@ 65
.1 25® 1 50
75@1 00
.4 00® 4 10
@5 15
@ 27
10® 12
85® 1 00
55® 60
.  60® 65
2® 3
90@1 00
40
@ 65
@ 10
.  20® 23
@2 00
.  @3 70
@1 40
@ 85
@ 50
.  @ 18
@ 35
@ 7
.  14® 15
.  @ 40
@ 15
. 
8® 10
7@ 9
.1  10®, 1 20
.  @1 00
.  48® 58
8® 10
. 
62® 67
.  no® 60
12® 13
@ 35
@5 50
40® 50
@4 50
.  12® 14
8® 10
. 
28
® 18
® 30
@ 35
@ 35
8@ 10
33® 3b
2® 2(4
4® 5
3® 4
@ 2
50® 55
@2 00
@2 50
@2 35
©1 30
2(4® 3(4
2X@ 1
8® 10
...  28®  30 
@40 
. .9 00@16 00 
7@  8
... 

OILS.

Whale, winter..........................
Lard, extra...............................
Lard, No.  1...............................
Linseed, pure  raw..................
Linseed, boiled.......................
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained.
Spirits Turpentine..................

PAINTS

Red  Venetian..........................
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles.......
Oohre, yellow  Bermuda........
Putty, commercial.................
Putty, strictly pure.................
,  Vermilion, prime  American.
Vermilion, English.................
Green. Peninsular..................
|  Lead, red strictly pure..........
j Lead, white, strictly pure__
I  Whiting, white  Spanish.......
Whiting,  Gilders ....................
White, Paris American..........
!  whiting  Paris English cliff..
j  Pioneer Prepared  1 aints__
Swiss Villa Preparf«  Paints.
VARNISHES.
I  No. 1 Turp  Coach....................
Extra  Turp..............................
Coach Body.............................
No. 1 Turp Furniture.............
| Extra Turk  Damar.................
j Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp.......

Bbl
m
IX
IX
3 *
2 *

Bbl
70
60
60
40
43 
50
44

Gal
75
65
55
43
46
80
50
Lb 
2® 3 
2® 3 
2® 3 
2(4© 3 
2X@ 3 
13@16 
55®58 
16®17 
6® 6(4 
6®   6(4 
@70 
@90 1  10 
1  40 
1 20® 1  40 
1  G0@1  20

.1  10@l  20 
.1  60@1 70 
.2 75@3 00 
.1  00@1  10 
.1  55® 1  60 
.  70®  75

IP-AJEHSTT.

brand of

We have a full stock of this well-known 
M I X E D   P A I N T
and having sold it for over SIX YEARS can 
recommend it to our  customers  as  be­

ing a First Class  article.  We sell it

On  the  Manufacturers’  Guarantee:

|  W hen two o rinore coats of our PIO N E E R  PR E - 
f PA R E D   PA IN T  Is applied as received in original 
!  packages, and if w ithin  three y ears it should  crack or 
]  peel off, thus failing to  give  satisfaction, we  agree to 
re-paint  the  building  a t  our  expense,  w ith  the  best 
I  W hite Lead or  such o ther p aint as the  ow ner  m ay se- 
i  lect.  In  case  of  com plaint,  prom pt  notice  m ust  be 
,  given to the dealer.

T.  H .  N EV IN  &  CO..

Mfrs. & Corroders of Pure White Lead.

Pittsburg, Pa.

Write for prices and Sample Card to

Wholesale  Agents,  Grand  Rapids.

Try POLISHINA, best Furniture Fin­

ish made.

WHOLESALE

Druggists!

42 and 44  Ottawa Street and  89,  91,

93 and  95  Louis Street.

IMPORTERS  AND JOBBERS  OF

MANUFACTURERS  OF

E lept  PliiacentM   Prepara­

tions,  Fluid  Extracts  and 

Elixirs

GENERAL WHOLESALE AGNTS FOR

Wolf, Patton & Co. and John L. 

Whiting, Manufacturers  of 

Fine Paint and  Var­

nish Brushes.
THE  CELEBRATED

ALSO  FOR  THE

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

Horse Brushes.

WE ARE  SOLE OWNERS OF

Weatherly’s MicMp Catarrh Cora’

Which is positively the best Reined; 

of the kind on the market.

We  desire  particular  attention  of  those 
about purchasing outfits for new  stores  to 
the fact of our  UNSURPASSED  FACIL­
ITIES for meeting the wants of  this  class 
of buyers WITHOUT  DELAY 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.

WineaMLiporDepaM

We give our special and  personal atten­
tion to the selection of choice goods for the 
DRUG TRADE ONLY, and trust we merit 
the high praise accorded  to us for so satis­
factorily supplying the wants of our custom­
ers  with  PURE  GOODS  in  this depart­
ment.  We CONTROL and are the ONLY 
AUTHORIZED  AGENTS for the  sale  of 
the celebrated

WITHERS DADE & CO.’S
Sour Mash  and  Old-Fashioned 

Henderson  Co., Ky.,

Hand-Made, Copper- 

Distilled

W H IS K E Y .

We not only offer these  goods  to  be ex­
celled by NO OTHER KNOWN  BRAND 
in the  market, but superior  in  all  respects 
to  most  that  are  exposed  to  sale.  W e 
GUARANTEE perfect and complete satis­
faction and  where this brand of  goods  has 
been once introduced  the  future  trade 
been assured.

We are also owners of the

H rw tf  Fm ritt 

fire,

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

We 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  oa 
such articles as do not appear  on  the  list, 
such as

Patent Medicines,

Etc., we invite your correspondence.

Mail  orders  always  receive  our special 

and personal attention.

Hazeltine 

& Perkins 

Drug Co.

Jobbers  of  CROCKERY,  GLASSWARE  and  BARGAIN COUNTER  GOODS.

134 TO  142 BAST FULTON  STREET, 

á

0

PURCHASING  DEPARTMENT.
For the convenience of our customers we have added a 
Purchasing  Department  to  our  business, and  placed  the 
same under  care of Mr. Frank A. Stone.  v

Our facilities for obtaining all kinds of merchandise at 
Bottom Prices are so excellent that our friends are invited 
to  make  use  of  them. 
All  correspondence  promptly 
answered and prices quoted, no matter whether the article 
wanted is in our line or not.  Send to us and we will look
it up for you.

NO.  2,  IRON  AXLE  EXPRESS  WAGON.

BOY’S  WAGONS.

The  Wagons  are  well-made  and  neatly  finished, 

trout

Wheels Turn Under, Curved Front Wood Axle.

No.  X.  Size of Box 10x20 inches,  Wheels  8 and 12 inches,

Sold only in crates of 1 doz.  each,  per  doz........SI  50

No.  O.  Size of Box 12x24 inches,  Wheels 10 and 14 inches, 
Curved Wood  Axle,  Front  Wheels  turn under,
,  packed  in  crates  of M doz.  Sold  only  by  the 

crate,  price per  doz.................  ..........................

No.  2.  Size of boy 12x26 inches,  Wheels 10 and 14 inches,

Iron Ax e,Iron  Boxes in hubs,  Front and Rear  , 

Axles Curved and strongly braced, packed % doz. 
in crate,  sold by crate  only, price per doz---- ..$9

00

No.  3.  Same  style  as  No.  2,  only  box  13Kx27 inches.
Nicely painted  outside  and  inside.  Adjustable 
Tongue  Brace.  Packed 
doz.  in crate.  Sold 
by crate only.  Price per doz..............................$13

No.  4.  Same construction as No.  3.  Size  of box 14^x29, 
Wheels  12  and  16  inches.  Packed  %  doz.  in
crate.  Sold by crate only.  Per doz.................S15

00

00

(Tinned  Hub  Caps.)

TOY  CARTS.

No.  30.  Body 5x9 inches,  6 inch  wheels,  no tires,  painted' 

in bright colors.  Sold by the dozen only.  Per doz. 9V

No. 20.  Same  as  No.  30,  except  wheels  have  tin  tires,

Price per dozen................... ........................................ ....

No.  O.  Body  5x10  inches,  6 inch  wheels,  tin tires, price 

per  dozen.............................................................. **

No.  1.  Body SJHjXll  inches,  6 inch wheels, tin  tires, price 

per  dozen..............................................................'to-

No  1H  Body 7x12 inches,  8 inch  wheels,  tin tires,  price

per  dozen...............................................................

i

$

No.  2.  Body  7x14  inches,  8 inch  wheels, tin  tires, price

perdozen........................................................................ **  75

. Q

‘Si

The  accompanying illustrations represents  the
Boss Tobacco Pail Cover.
It will fit any pail, and keep the  Tobacco  moist^
It will pay for itself in a short time.
You cannot afford to do without it.
For particulars, write to

and fresh until entirely used. 

ARTHUR  MEIGS  &  CO*

,

W holesale Grocers,

SOlo Agents,

77 to 83 SOUTH  DIVISION  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDif

!

Shorter  Hours  for  the  Merchant.*
X was surprised  and almost dumbfounded j 
when Mr. Parkill,  my  neighbor,  informed 
me that I was on the list to  talk to this As- j 
aociation  on  the  subject,.  “Shorter  Hours j 
tor Business Men.”  At first I doubted him ,. 
but later I received  a  letter from the Presi­
dent informing  me  of  the  fact and  saying 
that no excuse would  be accepted.  Now,  1 
never wrote an essay nor attempted to speak 
in  meeting.  Like  most  business  men,  1 
have always  been  a  quiet  listener.  Those 
acquirements  belong  to  a  different  profes­
sion, as  separate  and  distinct  as drugs  are 
from hardware. 
If  you  should  want  your 
watch repaired fou would not go to a black­
smith.  Business  men,  as  a  rule,  are  not 
public speakers.  Their speeches are usually > 
made in the office or  behind  the counter  to 
small audiences  and  are  veiy  brief.  Time j 
is too precious  with  them  for  extended  re- j
An English writer,  in  speaking of  Airier- 
leans, said:  “They  kill  themselves in their | 
great rush to get rich;  to outstrip their com- j 
netitors.”  The business  man hurries to his ■ 
ulace of work,  labors until noon,  rushes out 
for a lunch,  swallows  it  as  fast  as lie can, i 
is  back  to  labor  until  tea  time,  and  then 
rushes for home.  His wife greets him with 
a smile, but  lie  has  no  time  to talk to  h er..
He must have his meal as  quick  as possible 
—John Smith is to  meet  him on  important. 
business-lie can’t stop,  and  away he  goes 
to see Smith.  He returns at 10 or 11 o’clock- 
Tired  and  weary,  lie  drops  into  his  easy 
chair to rest;  but does he rest?  No;  he lias 
brought his  business  home  with  him. 
lie 
thinks  it  over  and  over  again, until,  from j 
sheer  exhaustion, 
lie  retires  to  bed  and 
tries to sleep, but only slumbers and dreams 
horrid dreams of  railway  catastrophic  and 
disasters of  a  kindred  nature.  He awakes 
early  in  the  morning,  when  lus  business
rises before  his  mental  vision like  a  great 
panorama, and nothing  but  magnified diffi­
culties,  disasters  and  delinquent  debtors 
appear on the canvas.  He becomes restless, 
turns over and over  in bed, tries  in vain  to 
sleep, until  the  morning  sun  comes to  his 
relief  and  the  phantoms  disappear.  He 
rises  nervous  and  weary  and  repeats  the 
same over again day  after day.  Now,  how 
long can a person  expect to stand this  high 
pressure?  How  long  can  he  successfully 
battle with  the  clear head of  his neighbor, 
who is growing stronger and more proficient 
every day by the observance of proper hours
and laws? 
The  late  Henry  Ward  Beecher  said,  in 
one of his sermons,  “I  care  not  who  your 
exemplar  is,  by  departing  from  the  great 
influences and laws of Nature there is many 
a man wears out prematurely;  he grinds Ins 
very life out  by  over-work  and over-hours. 
Men laugh  at  the  old-fashioned  New  Eng­
land customs  of  going  to  tea  at  4  o clock 
and  to  bed  at  9, but  the  men  whom  that 
custom made are not to be laughed at.  The 
men that are wearing out are city men.  t he 
city,  like the grindstone, takes  off  the edge 
and  the  very  steel  from  the  sword.  No 
great city could  perpetuate  its  power  were
• it  not  for  the  continual  recuperation  from 
the country of  country-bred men, who have 
kept proper hours and observed wholesome, 
natural  laws.  Over-work  and  over-hours, 
from  their  depressing  influence,  tend  to 
make a man  dishonest;  and,  when  dishon­
esty is allowed  to  enter,  he  soon  loses  Ins 
hold  and  his  downfall  is  almost  certauit 
Honesty is the corner stone of  a  successful 
business.  To  be  successful,  you  must  be 
honest in your  dealings  and  with yourself.
I   believe  that  the  man  who  succeeds  in 
business has time to  eat  his meals, time  to 
do a hard day’s work  in  proper hours, time 
to talk to his  wife, time  for  recreation  and 
lime for sleep.  When he  locks his office or 
store in the  evening  he  leaves his  business 
inside  those  walls.  He  does  not  carry  it 
home with him,” 
The life of a merchant is a hard trial upon 
his  character.  Surrounded  by  selfishness 
and severe competition,  his integrity is sub­
jected to the severest tests.
The  Dry  Goods  Chronicle  truly  said: 
“ The  aim  makes  the  merchant;  the  spirit 
and energy, the  greatness  or bitterness,  of 
the character and  life.  When a merchant’s , 
aim  is  right,  he  will  have  something  that 
shall survive  defeat  and  glorify  even  pov­
erty.”
The  final  success  of  a  business  man  is 
demonstrated in the universal law—the sur­
vival of the fittest.  Now, .gentlemen,  who 
shall  be  your  exemplar?  Shall  it  be  the 
man who, by  excess, by  over-hours and  by 
continued infractions of nature’s unchanging 
laws, has  impaired  his  physical  being  and 
who,  in  the  great  army  of  business  men,
falls by the  wayside  a  straggler?  Or  shall 
it   be  the  man  who,  by  the  observance  of 
these  natural  laws,  is  made  strong  and 
clear-headed,  who survives the struggle and 
marches on  with  firm  step  in  the  phalanx 
of  the  successful?  Gentlemen,  I  leave  it 
for you  to decide.

„  

* 

.,

, 

•

The Proper Use of the Blue Letter. 
P e w a m o ,  March,  10,  1887.

B. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D ea r Sir—We would like to  hear  from 
you as regards the proper  use  of  the  Blue I 
Is it policy to send it  to  represen­
Letter. 
tative men?
Suppose a case  like  this:  Having  had  a 
deal witli a farmer (who is perfectly respon­
sible for all you can get against  him)  for  a 
short time,  he  leaves  you,  owing  you  an 
amount  say  under  $2  and  says  nothing 
about  i t  
It runs along for a year or more. 
In the mean time  this Business  Men’s  As­
sociation is formed.  Do you think it advis­
able to send the Blue Letter to such a man? 
P ewamo  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation, 

E.  R.  Holmes,  Sec’y.

found  wanting, 

T he  T r a d e s m a n ’s  answer to  the  above 
enquiry would be that where a debtor  is re­
sponsible—that is, collectible  by  law—that 
the better way would be to sue  on  the  ac­
count obtain judgment,  and  proceed to col­
lect  the  judgment  by  execution. 
In  the 
collection of accounts and  other  debts,  the 
Association is supposed to step in where the 
law affords no relief,  and until  the  law has 
been  tried  and 
T he 
T r a d e s m a n   would not advise  resorting  to 
the Blile Letter.  A man who is responsible 
Is not a Dead-beat,  although he may  be  en­
titled to the designation of  “Slow  Pay”  or 
“ Undesirable  Credit”  A  Dead-beat  is  a 
man  who lias no means with  which to pay, 
and  should not be allowed a cent’s worth of 
credit, or  one who has his  property so cov­
ered up as  to  be  execution  proof.  Either 
are proper subjects for the  Blue Letter  and
•Paper  read  by  Jas.  Osburn  before  recent 
convention of  Michigan Business Men s  Asso- 
ctation.

SEEDS

For the Field ani Garien.

llL lI  UUUU  .J i u il l j

71 Oanal Street,

Offers for Sale all Kinds of Garden 

Seeds in Bulk.

Medium Clover,

Mammoth  Clover,
Alsike Clover,

Alfalfa Clover,
Timothy,

W hite Dutch Clover, 

Red Top,

Blue Grass,

Orchard Grass, 

German Millet, 

Hungarian Grass, 
Common Millet, 
Flax Seed.
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

HeeucLliglkt
L ittle D aisy.

AND

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  Batli,  Laundry  and  Toilet  Soaps 
combined now on the market.

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

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

Shall we receive your  encouragement  by 

way of a trial order ?

Respectfully,

Delinquent List,  but T he Tradesm an can­
not advise such a course in cases where  the 
person is responsible and is amenable to the
law.

His  Salary  Didn’t  Go  Up.

“I had been  working  for three years  for 
one of our old time wholesale  houses,” said 
a  Detroiter  who  was  calling  up  reminis­
cences,  “and  I  finally  concluded  that  I 
ought to have a raise of salary. 
I began on 
$4 a week and  was  raised  to $6, but there 
it had stuck for two  years.  The head man 
of  the  firm  was a cold,  stiff,  austere  man, 
who seldom recognized an employe and was 
known  to  be  hard-hearted. 
I  hesitated  a 
long time before  daring to approach him on 
the subject nearest to my heart, but one day 
I slid into the private office when I knew he
was alone. 
.
“Well,  sir,”  lie  snaps  out,  short as  pie

, 

, 

crust.

, 

♦‘I *—I came to—to’—
“ ‘Came to what,  sir?’
“ ‘I—I came to ask  you  if  you—you  did
.

not think’— 
“See  here,  William!”  he  said,  as  he 
wheeled  round  on  me,  “if  my  daughter 
loves you, and  you  love  her, I’ve no objec 
tion to your  marriage.  Fix  it  up  between 
you and don’t bother me again.”

“The old reynard!  He  had  a  daughter, 
but I had never  spoken  to  her  in my  life 
and he  knew it.  He answered me the way 
he did to stop  me  from  asking  a raise  of 
salary. 
It was a year  and a half after that 
before  I  was  lifted  to  $8 per week.

j 

STEAM  LAUNDRY,

43 and 45 Kent Street.

STANLEY  N.  ALLEN,  Proprietor.
WE  DO ONLY M T -C U S S   WORE AND  USE  NO 

CHEMICALS.

Orders  by  Mail  and  Express  Promptly At­
.

__________  

tended  to. 

BELKNAP

m anufacturers of 

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

Lumber  and  Farm

W A G O N S !

Logging Carts  and  Trucks 

Mill and Dump Carts, 

Lumbermens and 

River Tools.

We carry a large stock of material, and have 
every facility  for  making  first-class  Wagons
QlfW~Hpet9al  attention  given  to  Repairing, 
Painting and Lettering.

Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

snouiu  iw  j 

«umeicntly. 
Warmed (not cooked) adding  PleS“ ^| 
Good Butter (»Ue othen’s egg) »ud, K“| 
of freeh  milk  (preferable  to  water.) 
Season to suit when on the table. None 
genuine unless bearing the signature oi

o *

^

CHILLICOTHE  lUJ
  AT  THIS

Every can wrapped in colored tissue paper with 

signature and stamp on each can.

The Standard of Excellence

KINGSFORD’S

P U R E

A N D

“Pure”

“Silver
Gloss”

Kingsford’s Oswego CORN STARCH for Puddings, 

Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc.

TJfcE  P E R F E C T I O N   O F  Q U A L I T Y .

W ILL  PLEASE  YOU  EVERY  TIM E I

ALWAYS  ASK  YOUR  GROCER  FOR  THESE  GOODS.

