The  Michigan  Tradesman.

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  W E D N E S D A Y ,  SE P T E M B E R   11,  1889.

NO . 312.

‘Imitation the Sincerest Flattery.”

A   GRAND  SUCCESS.

*   YO L.  6.

186  EAST  FULTON  ST.

The  Leading  Laundry

IN  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Any one wishing agency in towns outside 

will please  write  for terms.

O T T E   B R O S .,  P r o p s.

F r a n k

[Successor  to D. D. COOK.]

MANUFACTURER  OF

Prices  Lower  than  those  of 
any competitor.  Write for cata­
logue and  prices.

106 Kent St.,  -  Grand Rapids, Mich.

Wholesale and  Retail Dealer in

G. H. Behnke,
COAL,

W O O D ,
Flour, Feed,  Grain, Hay,  Straw,  Etc.

30 East Bridge  St.,  Corner Kent, 

WEST SIDE YARD:

Winter St., one block south of Shawmut Ave., 

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

To  the  Book and  Stationery  Trade:

We are  now  State  Agents  for 
Messrs. Harper Brothers’ School 
Books  and  can  furnish  them  at 
the publishers’ prices. 

9.

Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co.,

20  &  22  Monroe  St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

MICH.

Wm•  B ru m m eler
Tinware,  Glassware  and  Notions.

Rags,  Rubbers  and  Metals  bought  at  Market 

JOBBER  OP

Prices.

76  SPRING  ST., GRAND  RAPIDS, 

W E  CAN  UNDERSELL  ANY  ONE  ON  TINWARE.

HIRTH  i  KRAUSE,
Shoe

DEALERS  IN

FRENCH  TOILET, 
SAFETY  BARREL, 
GILT EDGE, 
RAVEN  GLOSS, 
BIXBY’S  ROYAL, 
SPANISH  GLOSS, 
BROWN’S  FRENCH.

D r e s s i n g ' s

BIXBY’S  “3 B,”

Polish
Blanking,
New  Y Drh  ßoffee  Rooms,

JACQUOT’S  FRENCH,
BARTLETT’S  MW 
it  > 

GENUINE  1.  IH.

A bill of fare  of  over  fifty  different well pre­
pared dishes to select from, at only 5 cents each. 
Ladies as well as gentlemen have found that the 
New York Coffee Rooms is the place to eat.

Try onr eatables once and you will always there­

after be a steady customer.

F .  M,  B E A C H ,  P ro p ,

61  Pearl  Street.

Daniel  6.  Garnsey, 

EXPERT  ACCOUNTANT
Adjuster  of  Fire  Losses.

AND

Tw enty Y ears Experience.  References furnished 
24 Fountain St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

If  desired.

M illinery

HEADQUARTERS

Wholesale  and  Belali.
A d a m s  &  Co.,

90  Monroe  St.,  Opposite  Morton  Hons«.

Cherryman  &  Bowen,

Undertakers  and  Embalmers,

IMMEDIATE ATTENTION GIVEN TO CALLS DAY OB NIGHT. 
Telephone  lOOO. 

6 South  Division St. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Lady assistant  when  desired.

CAUTION

---- TO----SMOKERS

B e w a r e of an imitation of  our  great  R e c o r d  
B r e a k e r s   Cigar,  put  on  the  market by a firm 
calling themselves J. L . Neebe &  Co.,  and made 
under the name “ R e c o r d   K e e p e r .”   They have 
hadeopied  an  exact  imitation  of  our  R e c o r d  
B r e a k e r s   label  in every  particular  excepting 
the name  “Keeper.”  This  is  done  to  deceive 
the public and we caution all  smokers and deal­
ers to see that they get the genuine article when 
calling  for  “ R e c o r d   B r e a k e r s .”   Our  name 
appears conspicuously on every box.  Don’t  be 
deceived  with  this  imitation  of  “RECORD 
BREAKERS,”  the  best  5-cent  cigar  sold  in 
America,  and  be  sure  every  time  you  see the 
name in box.
G E O .   M O E B S   &   C O . ,

Manufacturers,

92  WOODWARD  AYE.,  DETROIT.

G rosk op f B ros.,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

f t # ]

(Formerly Shrivel 
(Formerly Shriver, "Weatherly & Co.) 
CONTRACT
CONTRACTORS  FOR

Galuaniied iron Gomia«,

Plumbing h Heating Work,
Pumps,  Pipes,  Etc.,  Mantels 

Dealers in

and  Grates.

Weatherly  &  Pulte,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

- 

MICH.

A l l e n  D u r f e e .

A. D. L e a v e n w o r t h .

A lle n   D u rfee  &  Co.,
FUNERAL  DIRECTORS,

103 Ottawa St..  Grand Rapids.
Fehsenfeld  &  Grammel,
BROOMS!

(Successors to  Steele & G ardner.) 

Manufacturers of

Whisks,  Toy  Brooms, Broom Corn, Broom 
Handles, and all Kinds  of  Broom Materials. 
10 and 12 Plainfield  Ave.,  Grand  Rapids.
. W M .   M.  C L A R K ,

Manufacturer  of

Gifstom  Made  Shirts,

Fit and Quality Guaranteed.

Our cutting is  done  by  Chas.  R.  Remington, 
nvho was for  nine  years  cutter  for  Gardiner & 
Baxter, who  will  cordially  welcome  his many 
friends in the  trade.

7  Pearl  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Bartlett  Pears

Are in good demand and we have 
a large trade in them. 
Send us 
what  you  have  to  ship  to  this 
market.  Write for quotations to

BÄRNETT  BROS,,  Chicago.

Tnks aid Traveling Bags

Wholesale  and  Retail.

Sample  Cases  and  Traveling  Goods  a 

Specialty.

REPAIRING  NEATLY  DONE.

JJjßh,

91  Canal S t..^  

1  Canal 
Telephone N
B u s i n e s s   P r a c t i c e
n a r t a r f m p n f   at  the  Grand Rapids 
l l l l d i t   Business College. Ed­
ucates pupils to transact and  record  business as 
it is done hy our best  business  houses.  It  pays 
to go to  the  best.  Shorthand  anif Typewriting 
also thoroughly taught.  Send for circular.  Ad­
dress A. S.  PARISH, successor (Kt C. G. Swens 

berg.Hillers, Attention

We are making  a  Middlings 
Purifier and Flour Dresser that 
will save you their cost at least 
three times each year.
They  are  guaranteed  to  do 
more  work in less  space (witM 
less  power  and  less  waste; 
them  any  other  machines  of 
their  class.
Send  for  descriptive  cata­
logue with testimonials.
Martin’s  Middlings  Purifier  Co.,

GRAND  rapids,  NIGH.

T H E   GREAT

EDMUND B.DIKEMW
WatGh fliaker 
§ Jeweler,
Granii Rapids,  -  JVIißli.

44  CANAL  ST.,

arren ’s

“Elixir  of  Life”

Cigar

Will be ready Sept.  1.

Price, $55 delivered.

Send orders at once to
GEO. T. WIRREN 1  GO., Flini, Wick.

Show Case

M A K E R S .

Prices Lower than Eller

QUALITY  THE  BEST.

"W rite  for  P r ic e s.

63-65 CANAL  ST.

Fourth A nnual C onvention o f the M ich­

[c o n t in u e d   f r o m   l a s t  w e e k .]

igan   B usiness  M en’s  A ssociation. 
Mr.  Osband — Every  man  who  sells 
goods knows very well that when he buys 
thirty  pounds of  candy he does  not buy 
thirty  pounds  in the  pail;  and  when  he 
buys a hundred  and one other things for 
so many pounds he does  not get it.  The 
man who sells  goods  and  don’t give full 
weight is liable to prosecution  under the 
laws.  What are we going to do about it? 
It  seems to me  that  right  in this  place 
we should talk about this matter.  There 
is  not  a  man  who has  bought  a  thirty 
pound pail of  candy in the last year who 
has got thirty pounds.  The last time we 
got  not  over  twenty-seven  and  a  half. 
You have  lost a good, fair profits  in  con­
sequence.  Are  you  always going  to  do 
it?
Mr.  Sprague—I  am  not  in  the  candy 
business;  but if  I  bought  thirty  pounds 
of  anything and it weighed only twenty- 
seven and a half, I would charge  it back
0 quick it would make their heads swim. 
(Laughter.)  And they might keep draw­
ing. 
I  would  trade  but  a  very  little 
while  with a man who  tried to cheat  me 
like that.  There  is no  use  for a man to 
be caught, if  he has brains. 
If  he  buys 
thirty  pounds, he  has  got to  have  that 
amount.  Now,  I  sell  tacks—grocers’ 
tacks;  sometimes I buy that kind.  They 
don’t  hold  half  they  represent.  They 
are  grocers’  tacks—that  puts  a  stigma 
upon  them.  They  aren’t  worth  much, 
anyway. 
(Laughter.)  There  is  no  use 
buying  thirty  pounds  and  only  getting 
twenty-seven  and a half.  We  buy  shot 
by the bag. 
If I should find a bag a half 
a pound  short, I would  make a fuss. 
It 
surprises  me to hear  the  gentleman  say 
that  he  has  been  buying  thirty pounds 
and only getting twenty-seven and a half 
and isn’t kicking yet. 

(Laughter.)

Mr.  Parker—I  buy  a  great  deal  of 
candy.  The  manufacturer  says,  “Do 
you wish  it  in  pails, boxes or  barrels?” 
Why?  He  says,  “If 'y°u  get it in  large 
packages, you  get  net  weight;  in  small 
packages,  we  charge  nothing  extra  in 
price  but  deduct  in the  weight to  give 
the  price of  the  pail.”  “How much?” 
“We have a rule and go by it—either de­
duct so much in weight  from the pail, or 
have  full  weight in ^the  pail,  charging 
for the pail.  It makes a cent’s difference. 
We lose a cent and you gain it.” 
I said,
If it is only understood, it is all right.”
I  have  been  jobbing  quite a good  deal 
and I find that our customers understand 
it  fully.  Some  say,  “Send  me  twenty 
pounds.”  They  understand  it.  There 
is nothing wrong in it.

A voice—Do  you do the same  thing on 

a barrel of pork?

Mr. Parker—No,  sir. 

I  expect  to  get 
full  weight  in  that;  but  with  candy, 
there  is  this  understanding  with  the 
manufacturer.

Mr. Shumacher—The  gentleman’s  ex­
perience is the same as mine in regard to 
candy.  They  figure  to  get  the  cost  of 
the  pail, either  in  one  way or  another; 
but as far as the other  gentleman saying 
he would  charge it back was  concerned,
1 received a few days  ago fifteen  bags of 
shot  and  I  noticed,  as  they were  being 
taken out of the box that the ends of one 
of  the sacks had  been  resewed. 
It was 
a twenty-five pound  bag and  it  weighed 
twenty-three and a half pounds.

Mr. Sprague—Grocers’ shot,  probably. 

(Laughter.)

Mr.  Shumacher—The  rest  fell  short 
from  one to one  and a half  pounds on a 
bag. 
I charged  back the  difference  and 
do not think the house will kick.

Mr.  Sherwood — Whenever  I  find  a 
shortage in the weight of goods, I charge 
back  the  difference  to  the  house,  and 
always have.  And I have yet to find the 
house that finds any fault with it.  They 
are all as straight, square men as I would 
wish to meet  anywhere. 
I  have had no 
trouble. 
It  was  always  allowed  with 
pleasure.  They are  glad to find it out if 
there was any error.

Mr.  Herriman—I  have  bought  candy 
for the past ten  years.  Have weighed it 
and  find it holds  out.  We  put it on the 
scales and  find it holds  out. 
I  buy it in 
pails entirely—net  weight. 
It is  just as 
represented.

Mr. Church—In New York State a bar­
rel of  potatoes is 180  pounds net.  Here 
you  get  anywhere  from  nine to  eleven 
pecks  to  the  barrel.  Apples  are  the 
same;  you do not know whether you  are 
getting nine pecks, eleven pecks or three 
bushels.

Mr.  Sprague—Our  grocers  buy of  the 
farmers, twelve  pecks to the  barrel  and 
sell me nine!  (Laughter.)

A delegate—I have been in the habit of 
weighing nearly  every thing.  On  sugar 
have never found one that weighed what 
it should.  Outside of  that,  in almost all 
cases, I get right weight.  The difference 
has  always been allowed by the  jobbers.

Mr. Blain—I have had some experience 
in charging back. 
In one case 1 charged 
back,  remitting for the  amount received. 
They sent me  a statement of the amount 
charged back every month for four years. 
They never had  occasion to send me any 
correspondence on  any other  subject. 
I 
expect  they  expended  four  times  the 
amount of  the  alleged  balance  in  post­
age.
Mr. Whitney—All groceries  should  be 
instead  of  by 

bought  by  weight, 
measure.

Question Ten—To what extent is it ad­
visable to use coupon books, and to what 
extent is  it desirable that  the  purchaser 
should sign the accompanying notes?

Mr.  Larzelier—I  think it  is  desirable 
for  all, to  use  them. 
It  saves  bother. 
There is always more or less doubt about 
goods  with  the  pass  book;  with  the 
coupon system, it is a settled fact.  They 
know  they  owe $5 with  the coupon  sys­
tem. 
I favor the coupon.  For  business 
in a larger  city I  think  it  very  well  to 
use the coupon without  any notes.

A delegate—I use them to a certain ex­
tent  and  find  them  very  useful  in  my 
business. 
It  avoids  all  mistakes  in  re­
gard  to  charges,  avoids  the  keeping  of 
book  accounts,  and  you have  something 
tangible  in  the  way  of  representing 
values. 
I was  hoping to hear  from  Mr. 
Stowe.

Mr.  Crandall—We  have  a  gentleman 
doing  business  in our town  named  John 
Butler.  He  got  some  coupon  books. 
I 
wish  he were  here.  He  said  they were 
the  nicest  thing he ever  saw.  He  sold 
fifty  and took  notes.  The  other  day he 
said  he had  the  fifty notes  for  sale  at 
fifty cents on the dollar.

A  delegate—I  use  the  coupon  book. 
Every one is numbered.  When we sell  a 
customer  a  book,  we  put  the  number 
down.  The  numbers on the note and on 
the book agree.  When the book  is  used 
up, that is the end of  it. 
I find they are 
very good  things to  use as  collateral  se­
curity.
A  delegate—I  charged  the  books  on 
my  journal  as I did  any  other  account. 
It was a quick  way of  settlement. 
I ex­
pect  Mr. Stowe  can  explain the  matter 
very fully.

Mr.  Stowe — I  manufacture  coupon 
books, hut  as I try to  keep  our  conven­
tions  as free  as possible  from  anything 
that partakes of advertising, I prefer not 
to say anything on the subject.

A paper on  “Permanency in Business,” 
by  O. F. Conklin, of  Grand  Rapids, was 
then read,  which was printed in a recent 
issue of T h e  T r a d e sm a n .

Mr. Hamilton  then read  the  report  of 
the  Committee  on  President’s  Address, 
as follows:
Your Committee to whom was referred 
the  President’s  address, respectfully re­
port  having examined  that  philosophic 
and  practical  document,  and  upon  de­
liberate  examination we  find  much  that 
is suggestive of  a  deeper  and  a broader 
scope of  usefulness for this  Association.
Not  only in dealing  with  individuals, 
as  customers  and  in other  relations, do 
business  men derive  benefits  from local 
organization,  and  local organizations de­
rive benefits from the State organization, 
but also in their  dealings with  organiza­
tions of  men for the control of  transpor­
tation  or  insurance  rates,  business  men 
must  be  organized, or  individually  they 
will  be at  the mercy of  those  classes  of 
men  who  are  thoroughly organized. 
In 
the language of the address,  “Why should 
not  this  subject  of  combinations  and 
Trusts,  involving,  as  it  does, efforts  on 
the part of  railroads, manufacturers  and 
insurance  organizations  to restrict  pro­
duction and destroy competition,  receive 
such attention as its importance demands 
from  every  business  man?”  And, 
inasmuch as, individually, business  men 
can  do  little  toward  bringing  such  gi­
gantic combinations  under  proper  gov­
ernmental  control,  why not have such  a 
comparison of  views  and such  resultant 
harmony as will  make it possible for the 
business  men  through  associated  effort 
to  take  such  action as will  be  for  the 
greatest common good?
The  President in his  address  has  not 
only manifested  marked  literary ability, 
but  has  shown  a comprehension  of  the 
actual  needs of  our  Association.  The 
recommendation which  he makes  should 
receive more than  formal notice,  imbued 
with the  spirit  of  progress, liberty  and 
freedom from  all  abuses  in  trade—cor­
ruption,  evil  practices,  sounding  notes 
of  warning,  urging all  that is noble  and 
manly  to  respond  to  the  needs  of  the 
hour. 
Such  words  should  have  our 
earnest  consideration,  and  he should  re­
ceive our hearty co-operation.
How shall our numbers and usefulness 
be  increased?  This  is the  thought  em­
bodied  in  this  excellent  address.  The 
Committee would endorse the President’s 
recommendation  that  a  competent  or­
ganizer  be  secured  to  visit,  address, 
organize  and  reorganize  associations, 
also that the Executive  Board be author­
ized  to  make  such  expenditures in  this 
direction  as the funds present and  pros­
pective  will  allow.  This  plan  should 
have a fair test.
The  happy allusion  to the  sum in the 
treasury,  although  small, is  a  valuable 
omen.  Debt, that soul destroyer of man, 
should  be  carefully  guarded  against. 
Our  treasury  should  never  be  empty. 
Our  success will  depend quite  as  much 
upon  this as upon united  and  generous 
efforts.  The  desire  to  have  only suffi­

cient  funds  to  accomplish  a  meager, 
limited work,  where  but a few are  bene­
fited,  and  that  in a small  degree,  is  not 
worthy of  us  as business  men. 
It  wilL 
not  increase  our  numbers  and  useful­
ness.  To establish a power in our State, 
to  be  fit  representatives of  this  noble 
State of  Michigan,  should  be  our  aim, 
and we  should  be ready to  sacrifice  per­
sonal ends and go down  into our pockets 
to accomplish it.
In  reference  to  the  per  capita  tax, 
which  some, say is too  high,  your  Com­
mittee  note  that  only  by  this  increase 
would  we  have in our  treasury to-day a 
small sum.  Had  the tax been at the  old 
rate, our  receipts  would  have been only j 
$392.50,  leaving  a  shortage  of  nearly 
$350.  This  we  note as one  reason  why 
it  should  remain  as  it  is.  Again,  we 
note  that had our members all paid their 
annual dues we should have had on hand 
to-day  $450 with  which to prosecute  the 
work before us.
The  mention  by the  President of  the 
good work  accomplished  by local bodies 
in the  improvement of  roads,  the foster­
ing of  enterprises, etc., speaks  volumes 
along  the  line of  possibilities.  “Work 
out  your own salvation,”  the Good Book 
tells  us, and  we  are of  the opinion  that 
every local  body irfust  in  its  own  way 
solve  the problem of  existence,  zeal, en­
ergy.  Broad  and  catholic spirits  must 
dominate  in  the work  and  good  results 
will follow, as in Muskegon.
Regarding  the  B.  M.  A.  Exchange, 
which  our  President  has  endorsed—a 
system  for  the  collection of  debts, and 
a place  where the  rating of  all seeking 
credit may be  found—we believe it to be 
perfectly  feasible  and  easily  to  be  ac­
complished,  and  by  this  method  our 
profits  in  trade, our  pleasure  in  doing 
and  respect  for  our  business  will  be 
greatly enhanced.
In  the  President’s  reference  to  the 
office of  Secretary we most  heartily con­
cur, when he asserts  that we now have a 
very valuable officer.
Referring  to  the  payment  for  our 
annual  proceedings,  we  most  assuredly 
concur  in his  recommendation  that  the 
Association should bear the cost of print­
ing and forwarding the  same to  each as­
sociation.
The  suggestions  in regard  to the  dis­
cussion  of  topics  of  the  day—such  as 
matters of  trade, creating public opinion 
on questions of vital and public interest, 
stimulating a  union of  effort  against  all 
forms  of  greed  and  corruption — are 
worthy ones, and if the work is forward­
ed  our  State  meetings will  accomplish 
greater  and  more  lasting  benefits.  We 
emphasize the  principles he so ably pre­
sents, and  join  him  in  his  noble  and 
generous  endeavors to raise still  higher 
the  standard of  the  M. B.  M.  A., and  to 
float  our  banner  over  every  hamlet, 
village and city in our State.

Signed. 

F r a n k H a m ilto n,
H enryt B.  B a k e r ,
J acob J esson,

Committee.'

The President—The  question is on the 
adoption of  the  report. 
It  would  be in 
order to discuss  anything contained in it 
afterwards.

The report was adopted.
The President—I  regard  the  question 
of  putting an  organizer  in  the  field  as 
one of  great importance.  Although this 
motion  by which  the  report  is  adopted 
would  seem to carry  with it our  under­
standing  that  such  a thing  should  be 
done, yet  some further action  should  be 
taken by this meeting to accomplish that 
result. 
I  trust some  action will  follow 
on this  subject.

Mr. Church—I  hope  it  will  be  acted 
upon. 
I trust  one will  be put into  the 
southern  tier of  counties  in  the  State. 
They  are  coming  in  from other  states 
and organizing.  We  ought  not to allow 
that.  All  Michigan  towns  should  be 
with us.
Mr.  Parker—I move that  this question 
be  left  with the  Executive  Board,  with 
instructions  that they proceed as  recom­
mended,  and  appropriate such  funds  as 
may be  deemed  expedient  for  the  pur­
pose.  The  motion  was  supported  and 
prevailed.
Mr. Woodard—I  think  we  had  better 
made some provision to pay for the extra 
work.
The  President—The  per  capita  dues 

will be payable on the first of October.

A delegate—The  per capita tax of  the 
organizer’s efforts would  pay his  salary.
Mr.  Hamilton—The  matter  has  been 
talked of a great deal,  but  the Executive 
Board  have  not  seen  their  way  clear 
when  this expenditure  could  be  made. 
The  time had  not  arrived. 
I  think  we 
are  all  agreed  that  an  effort  in  this 
direction should be made.  The question 
has been, whether the work should be done 
by our  officers  or by  a  newly-appointed 
organizer. 
It  involves an  expense.  At 
the  same  time I feel  that  had we  done 
this  six months ago this shortage of  866 
in our numbers, and  this $433 we should 
have  had,  would  have  been  partially 
made up.  The expense would have been 
something;  but  even  if  it  had  cost  the 
whole  amount, it  is  better  to  have  the 
866  inside the  fold  than  outside.  The 
man  should  be  able  to  devote time  to 
this  work  to  do  it  good, stimulate  the 
organizations to  a  much  greater  extent, 
enlarge  the  organizations  already  exist­
ing,  and create  new ones where none are 
organized. 
It  is  actually necessary that 
this  be  done.  Unless  we  do, we  must 
deteriorate.  There  is  no  standing  still.

I  do not  believe there is a man  here but 
really feels  the  worth of  this  organiza­
tion;  that  there  is a man  here but  what 
will  say he  has  received  one  hundred­
fold in good  from  being at this  meeting 
when  he  goes  home. 
I  do not  believe 
there  is  anyone  who  has  not  profited 
enough by it to say that it can be a great 
power if  carried forward. 
I  do  not be­
lieve  there  are  125  business  men  who 
want to see  this organization  step down­
ward. 
I  believe  there is  enough  pride 
and money and courage and zeal in every 
man  here  to  take  hold and  push  this 
mgtter along.  We must push this work. 
Every business  man  knows  that  every­
thing  worth  having  costs  money.  We 
must have capital.  We are met on every 
side  with a shortage, or a possible short­
age.  We  have a  little  balance;  but  we 
are  met on every hand  when  we  under­
take  to  do  anything  with  this  ques­
tion of  money. 
It  should not  confront 
us.  We should  have  money enough  to 
carry  forward  any  movement  we  deem 
practical and  advisable.  We  cannot ex­
pect the best results from local organiza­
tions  by paying our  Secretary the  small 
sum of $50.  The officers seemed to think 
they  could  not  have a meeting  because 
there  was  no  money in the  treasury  to 
pay the expenses. 
I  believe  there is no 
member but would  sooner  pay ten times 
the  amount he does  than see the  organ­
ization  fail;  but  when  we get  home  we 
feel  that  it  is a good  deal  of  money to 
pay. 
I  believe the  thing for  us to  do is 
to  personally  sacrifice  our  time,  our 
talent,  our  money even—to  push  thèse 
matters  forward  to  a  better  condition 
than  they  are in  to-day.  And  so I  be­
lieve this  putting  an  organizer out  will 
bring as much  money as it costs  us, and 
will  have this  additional  value—it  will 
bring new capital. 
If there is a decrease 
in  the per  capita tax,  it  should be along 
the line of  a  larger  membership. 
It  is 
absolutely  necessary  that  we  push  our 
organization and  that we have  money in 
the treasury.

Mr.  Crandall—I  rise  to a  question  of 
I  want  to  call  the  attention 
privilege. 
of  you  gentlemen  to one  who has  been 
by our side  here and  who has  been very 
instrumental  in furnishing  us entertain­
ment  and  catering to our  wants and  en­
joyments—I  refer  to  Mr.  Connell.  He 
was  appointed  Local  Secretary  of  this 
convention without wages, and has spent 
all  his time. 
I  think we  all as business 
men  would  like to quietly make  him  a 
little present. 
I  trust  that  when I pass 
the  hat to take up a collection to reward 
the  gentleman who has been as the busy 
bee,  you will  get your  hands down  into 
your pockets.

The Committee on Finance reported as 

follows:
Your Committee  on  Finance, to whom 
have been referred the annual reports  of 
the  Secretary, Treasurer and  Executive 
Board, beg leave to report as follows:
The  Secretary’s  report,  showing total 
receipts  of  $774.10,  is  corroborated  by 
the stubs of  receipts  which he has given 
from time  to  time  for  moneys  coming 
into  his  hands.  This  money has  been 
correctly paid to the Treasurer, as shown 
by the double vouchers furnished  by the 
Secretary — canceled  bank  checks  and 
Treasurer’s receipts.
The Treasury correctly reports moneys 
coming  into his  hands,  but furnishes no 
vouchers for money disbursed.  The dis­
bursements  agreeing,  however, with the 
stubs of the Secretary’s order book, have 
doubtless been correctly made.
The  report  of  the  Executive  Board 
we  find  satisfactory and  give it our  ap­
proval.  Respectfully shbmitted,

C.  H.  Ma y ,
C.  L.  Glasgow,
J. E.  T j i u r k o w ,

Committee.

The report was adopted.
Next came a paper by Dr. H. B. Baker, 
on “Adulteration  of  Food,”  which  has 
appeared in T h e  T r a d esm a n.
Secretary Stowe announced the presence 
of  Supt.  Gower,  of  the  State  Reform 
School at Lansing,  whereupon the Presi­
dent called upon the gentleman for some 
remarks,  who responded as follows:
I  can but  feel thankful  for the  recog­
nition  that is given me  by calling  on me 
I will not take up your time 
in this way. 
with any extended remarks.  As has been 
stated, I  am  Superintendent of  the  Re­
form  School;  and it  is  a  query  to  me, 
and, perhap s, to many of you, as to how I 
should  happen  to  be training  in a com­
pany of  business  men.  The only inter­
pretation of  the  thing is that  the  Presi­
dent of the Association thinks—and, per­
haps, some others of  you  here who  have 
one  boy and find it a good  deal of  busi­
ness to take care of  that one boy think— 
that  the  man who  has  from  475 to  500 
boys  under  his care  must  be  a  terrible 
business  man. 
It  is  no 
small  business to look after that number 
qf  boys, although  the  business  is  in  a 
little different line from that most of you 
are  engaged  in and  which  calls you  to­
gether.
I congratulate  you, Mr. President and 
gentlemen, upon  the  success of  this or­
ganization. 
I  have watched  its  history 
with  much  interest, and am  glad to  be 
with you  to-day and  participate, even if 
I do not say much in the deliberations of

( Laughter.) 

[ c o n t i n u e d   o n   t h i r d   p a g e .]

LUST DKY8 OF POMPEII

September  1 7 ,1 9 ,2 1 ,2 4 ,2 5 ,2 6 ,2 7 ,2 8   and Ootober  1  and  3,

P A I N ’ S

The  Greatest  Historical  and  Spectacular  Production  in  the  World.

ISLAND  NO.  2,  GRAND  RÆPID8.

10—PERFORMANCES  ONLY—10

A s  g iv e n   a t  M a n h a tta n   B e a c h ,  C o n e y   Isla n d ,  N .  Y .,  t w o   e n tir e  

s e a s o n s ,  a n d  a t  S t. L o u is,  K a n s a s   C ity  a n d   B o sto n  

SOO  P e o p le   in  th e  Cast*

w it h   u n b o u n d e d   su c c e ss,

Im m ense  P rocessions•

G reat  Spectacular Effects*

Enlption  of  Mt,  l/esilviiJs  and  DestriiGtion  of  the  Gity  of  Pompeii,

An Exact Reproduction of the Appalling Catastrophe so Graphically Depicted  by  Bulwer.  Especially  Prepared  Music  by 

P.  S.  GILMORE, which will be performed  by a Grand Military Band.  Terminating each evening with a

Thousand  Dollar  Display of Pain’s  Manhattan Beach Fire Works. 

I m m e n s e   N e w   A m p h ith e a te r  

to   S e a t  1 0 ,0 0 0   P e o p le .

Admission,  50  Gents.  Children Under 12  Years, 25 Cents.  Reserved Seats 25 Gents Extra. 

Excursions on All Railroads.  Particulars Shortly.

R e a d   th e   in d o r s e m e n t  o f th e   f o llo w in g   p r o m in e n t  c itiz e n s  o f  G ra n d  

R a p id s  w h o   h a v e   s e e n   th is  g r e a t  p r o d u ctio n :

We,  the undersigned,  having seen Pain’s “Last Days of  Pompeii,”  at Coney Island, New York, have much pleasure  in 
heartily endorsing it.  We consider the production  the  most  magnificent  ever  conceived. 
It is truly great, not only as an 
entertainment,  but as a realization of one of the greatest events  of  ancient history.  We cannot urge the people too strongly,
for no one can afford to miss such an enjoyable performance. 

HENRY  SPRING,  of Spring & Company.
CHAS. W. EATON,  Eaton & Lyon, Book.
F. A. WURZBURG, Wurzburg & Co., Dry  Goods.
E. P.  KIDDER, Dry Goods.
I. C. LEVI, Star Clothing House.
D. R.  SWARTOUT, Spring & Company.
J. W. ROSENTHALL, Tower Clothing Co.
L.  G. MASON, Muskegon.
R.  T.  VANVALKENBERG, Muskegon.

W. S. EARL, Welch Folding Bed Co.
ELIAS  MATTER, Nelson, Matter & Co.
C. R.  SLIGH, Sligh Furniture Co.
GEO.  R.  MAYHEW, Boots and Shoes.
N. A.  FLETCHER,  Attorney at Law.
A. Y. PANTLIND,  Morton House.
E. A. PIERCE, Merchant Tailor.
H.  R. DICKINSON, Valley City Ice & Coal Co.
E. DONNALLY, Houseman, Donnally & Jones, Clothing.

Harper's Weekly of Julv 25,1885, in an article with full page illustra-  I 

tion of the production, says: 
“It  may  be  safely said that neither this 
nor any other country has seen a more splendid spectacle  of  the  kind.” 

The Boston Herald,  of  recent  date,  refers  to  “Pompeii”  as  “the 
most gorgeous, most complete and most expensive pyrotechnic spectacle 

|  ever given in the world.”

W H O L E S A L E
C arpets,

Oil  C loths, 

R u gs,

C hina. M attings 

D raperies,

a n d

P a rlo r Screen s
Smith  X Sanford,

Ottawa  and  Pearl  Sts.,  Ledyard  Block.

ESTABLISHED  1870.

GHAS.  SCHMIDT  X  BROS,,

Manufacturers  and  Dealers in Foreign and 

American

Granite and Marble

Monuments an Statdary

Having erected a New Granite  Factory 
with the Latest Improved Machinery, we 
can  Guarantee all Work First Class  and 
Fill Orders Promptly.

WORKSHOP AND  POLISHING  MILLS:

Cor. West Fulton  and  Straight Streets.

OFFICE  AND SALESROOM:

93  Canal  Street.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

Wp<rt  Mi phi nan  b u sin e s s  u n iv e r s it y  
n e a r   Jn lbniydll  a n d n o r m a l school.
(O riginally Lean’s Business College—Est’blished 8 y ’rs.)
A  thoroughly  equipped,  permanently  estab­
lished and pleasantly located College.  The class 
rooms have been  especially  designed in accord­
ance with the latest approved plans.  The faculty 
is composed of the most competent and practical 
teachers.  Students graduating from  this  Insti­
tution MUST be efficient and PRACTICAL.  The 
best of references  furnished  upon  application. 
Our Normal Department is in charge  of  experi­
enced teachers of established reputation.  Satis­
factory  boarding  places  secured' for  all  who 
apply to us.  Do not go  elsewhere  without  first 
personally  Interviewing  or  writing  us  for full 
particulars. 
Investigate  and  decide  for  your 
selves.  Students may enter at any time.  Address 
West Michigan Business University and Normal 
School,  19, 21,23, 25 and 27  South  Division  St., 
Grand Rapids, Mich.

J. U. L e a n , 

Principal. 

A. E. Y e r e x ,
Sec’y and Treas.

“ The  Tradesm an’s ”  Special  Edition. 
From  th e  A m erican A rtisan.
The activity of  iftichigan’s  merchants 
is most  becomingly supplemented by the 
zeal of  her  journalists.  There has been 
issued at  Grand  Rapids, from the  press 
of  T h e  Mic h ig a n  T r a d e sm a n,  a verba­
tim report in quarto  (32 large pages)  of 
the  fourth  annual  convention  of  the 
Michigan  Business. Men’s  Association, 
held at Muskegon during the past month. 
The  publication is valuable,  not only as 
a  record,  but for  preserving  the  inter­
change  of  views and experiences  of  so 
many able economists who  where speak­
ers at the gathering.  We  scarcely know 
which to admire most—the  excellence of 
the matter  contained  or  the  enterprise 
which has  preserved it in such  complete 
and tasteful form.

W ool,  H ides  and  Tallow .

Wools  remain  steady  and  firmer  in 
tone with small sales and small offerings. 
Manufacturers pursue the hand to mouth 
policy in  buying,  unless a concession in 
price is made, at which they have bought 
some fair  lots of  territory wool.  Cloths 
are firm in  price,  and  all  tends  toward 
July prices for wool. 
It is  yet too early 
for any sharp advance, or  snap,  to trade 
in this line.

Hides are freely called for, but  if  any 
advance in price is asked, tanners do not 
want them.  Good hides and good leather

are scarce and  in  good  demand  at  low 
prices,  as  compared  with former  years, 
with a  large  supply of  poor  hides  and 
leather, and  weak  market,  but taken to 
fill immediate wants.

Tallow is in fair demand at fair prices.

J. F.  Mann,  the  Lisbon  merchant,  is 
in  town  to-day on  his  way to Lansing, 
whither he  goes to attend the  reunion of 
his old  regiment.

FOB  SALE,  W ANTED,  ETC.

A dvertisem ents w ill be in serted   u nder  th is  head for 
tw o  cents  a   word  th e   first  insertion  an d   one cent a  
w ord  fo r  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise­
m ent tak en  fo r less th a n  25 cents.  Advance  paym ent.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

497

betw een  $2,000  an d   $3,000;  county  seat  G ratiot; 
only tw o exclusive stocks  in  to w n ;  b rick   s to re ;  long 
lease;  going? o u t business.  Call Box 99,  Ith aca,  Mich.

Fo r   s a l e —b o o t   a n d   s h o e   s t o c k - in v o ic e
E ARE  CHANCE—ABOUT  $400  STOCK  OF  DRUGS 

and  p a te n t  m edicines,  case  Diamond  Dyes  and 
shelf bottles;  w ill exchange  fo r  horse  and  carriag e, 
u p rig h t piano or real  estate.  M.  Stew art,  Sheridan, 
Mich. 

FOR  SALE — NEW,  CLEAN  STOCK  OF  FANCY 

groceries,  h av in g   th e cream  of th e  trad e in  a  city 
of 7.000 in h ab itan ts;  stock will in ventory ab o u t $3,500; 
re n t reasonable;  best  location  in  th e   city.  Address 
No. 499, care M ichigan Tradesm an. 
499
Fo r   s a l e —a   g o o d   p a y in g   b u s in e s s —g o o d
In q u ire  of  F.  J.  Detten- 
th aler, 117 Monroe St.  _________________________ 490
Gr o c e r   o r   g e n e r a l   d e a l e r ,  w o u l d   y o u

If  so, 
wake  up  and  ask  ab o u t  it.  No.  486  care  M ichigan 
Tradesm an. 

like to  do a  business  of  $25,000  a   y e a r: 

reason fo r selling  out. 

486

498

ANTED—DRUG  STOCK—NORTHERN  OR  CEN- 
tra l M ichigan.  S tate  p articu lars.  Box  35,  Lud- 

492

ington, Mich. 

L IO N
COFFEE

M erchants,

Y O U   W A N T   T H IS  C A B IN E T

T h o u s a n d s   o f  T h e m

Are in use all over the land. 
It  does  away  with  the  unsightly barrels so 
often  seen  on  the  floor  of  the  average  grocer.  Beautifully grained and 
varnished  and  put  together  in  the  best  possible  manner. 
Inside each 
cabinet will be found one complete set of castors with screws.

Every  Wide-Awake  M erGM

Should  Certainly  Sell

LION, THE  KING  OF  G0FFEE8.

An  Article  of Absolute  Merit.

It is fast  supplanting  the  scores  of  inferior  roasted coffees. 

only in one pound packages. 
120  one-pound  packages. 
Shipping depots in all first-class cities in the United States.

Packed 
Put  up  in  100-lb  cases,  also  in cabinets of 
For  sale  by  the  wholesale  trade  everywhere. 

W o o lso n   Spiee  Co.,

T O L E D O ,  OHIO.

I<. WINTERNITZ, Resident Agent, Grand Rapids.

F OR  SALE-ONE  OF  THE  BEST  LOCATED  HARD- 

w are stores in th e suburbs of G rand Rapids.  Good 
sto re  and  cheap  ren t;  invoice  ab o u t  $2,000;  yearly 
business $15,000.  Address  No. 488, care Tradesm an.

F o r   s a l e —h a v in g   o t h e r   im p o r t a n t   in t e r -

ests, we offer fo r sale our stock of drugs, groceries, 
crockery, glassw are, wall paper, paints, oils,  e tc .;  one 
of th e  best stocks in b est county seat in M ichigan; will 
invoice ab o u t  $7,000;  will  trad e  o u t  $1,000.  Address 
B artram  & M illington. Paw   Paw . 

Fo r  s a l e —n e w   b l a c k s m it h   s h o p   a n d   t o o l s , 

house and tw o lots;  good location;  fine  country; 
failed;  term s easy.  Inquire o f o r address W. W. Pent- 
lin, B righton, Mich. 

good ru n  o f  general w o rk ;  reason fo r  selling,  h ealth  

487

468

488

HELP  WANTED.

500

491

485

E. E. W right. H arbor Springs, Mich. 
SITUATIONS  WANTED.

WANTED—REGISTERED  PHARMACIST.  ADDRESS 
T I T  ANTED—BY A YOUNG  MAN  OF  GOOD  BUSINESS 
VV 
experience—em ploym ent  to  clerk  in  sto re  or 
w holesale house o r an y   place  of  tru st;  n o t  afraid  of 
w ork;  will come well recom m ended.  W. R., 159 H enry 
street. 

WANTED — SITUATION  BY  A  YOUNG  MAN  OF 

five y ears’  experience  in   th e   g rocery  business; 
is also a  g rad u ate of P rof.  F erris’  Business  College of 
Big  Rapids;  can  give  th e   v ery   best  of  references. 
Address Lock  Box 885, Big Rapids, Mich. 
MISCELLANEOUS.

Crescent M anufacturing Co., D etroit.  Mich. 

Fo r   h o o p s   a n d   h e a d in g —g e t   p r ic e s   f r o m
WANTED-A LOCATION  FOR  THE HARDWARE OR 
WANTED—SEND  A  POSTAL  TO THE SUTLIFF COU- 

fu rn itu re  business.  W ould buy out a  sm all stock 
o r tak e   a   p a rtn e r  in  good  location.  Address,  S. A. 
Hewey, N orth M uskegon, Mich. 

pon P ass Book Co.,  Albany,  N.  Y., fo r  sam ples 
of th e new  Excelsior  Pass  Book,  th e   m ost  com plete 
and finest  on th e  m ark et,  an d   ju st  w hat  every m er­
ch an t should h ave  progressive m erchants a ll over the
country a re now using them .___________________ 437

ANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR 
Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System .  Send for 

sam ples.  E. A. Stowe & Bro., G rand R apids. 

Fo r   s a l e - g o o d   r e s id e n c e   l o t   o n   o n e   o f

th e  m ost p leasan t streets “ on  th e   hill.”  W ill ex­
change fo r stock in  any good institu tio n .  Address 286, 
care M ichigan Tradesm an. 
T T   PAYS  TO  SELL  “OXYTOCCIA”—SEND  FOR  CIR- 
X   cuiars,  term s.  Address,  Geo.  L.  H ager  &  Co., 
South Bend, Ind. 

214

286

496

493

494

Our  F a ll  Stock

Is now Complete and Ready for Inspection.

F. A, WUrzbilrg  l  Go.,

(Successors to F. W. Wurzburg’s Sons & Co.) 

Exclusive  Jobbers of

DRY  GOODS, HOSIERY, 

NOTIONS, UNDERWEAR,

19. &  21  SOUTH  DIVISION  ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

Product of Our Factory  at  Fon  du Lac,  Wis.

You can buy a better $3 Men’s Calf Shoe and other grades made by  C. M.  HENDERSON 
& CO. near your own door than other manufacturers can offer, and  this  is  true  of  our  Indies’ 
Fine Dongola and Goat $2.50  ehoe and our $3 Henderson  French  Kid,  and  other  grades 
made at our Dixon Factory, where our  celebrated  “ Red  School House ” Shoes  are  produced. 
We have special advantages  for  manufacturing  them  and  make  them all on the theory of merit 
and style.  “The proof of the pudding is in chewing the string,” and if you will test them we shall 
highly appreciate it and are sure  it  will  prove  to  your  advantage.  Our heavier grades of goods 
made at our third factory are also acknowledged to be unequaled.

C.  M.  HENDERSON  i  GO..  Ghicap.

Fond du Tac, Wis-

F a c to r ie s:
Dixon,  111.

W illa r d   H .  J a m e s,
Salesman  for  the  Lower  Peninsula.

P. O.  address,

Morton  House,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.
We  furnish  electrotypes  of  our  Specialties  to  Customers.

Chicago,  111.

The M ichigan T radesman

AMONG  THE  TRADE.

GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP.

Schulte  &  Charman  succeed  Frank 

Mester in the grocery business.

Frank Cook succeeds D. D. Cook in the 
manufacture of  show-c^ses, at  106  Kent 
street. 

_________

B.  Doyle  has  bought  the  Bradley  & 
Herrick  grocery  stock,  at  600  South 
Division  street,  and  will  continue the 
business at that location.

D.  Winter,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
drug business on East  Bridge  street, has 
bought the drug  stock of  H. Yan Geisen 
& Co., on East Leonard street.

Putnam & Brooks’ matters  are  still in 
statu  quo,  the  details  attending  the 
taking  of  the  inventory not  yet  having 
been  fully settled. 
It  is  reported  that 
the  corporate  successor of  the  late firm 
will be known as the  Putnam  Candy Co.
David Brenner has secured a patent on 
an improved  butter  plate  machine, and 
local  capital  is  being  interested  in  a 
project to engage  in the  manufactore of 
plates on an extensive  scale. 
In  case it 
is decided to build a factory, Elk  Rapids 
will  probably  be  selected  as  the  most 
available location.

Although  less  than  two  weeks  have 
elapsed since  the fire  in  Wm.  Sears  & 
Co.’s cracker establishment,  nearly every 
vestige  of  the  fire  has  already  disap­
peared.  A new roof  has taken the place 
of  the charred covering, new floors have 
been laid in place of the burned portions, 
and plastering and  stucco  have  covered 
the discolored  walls.  The  work  of  re­
juvenation has been under  the  personal 
supervision  of 
the  junior  member  of 
the firm,  who has  labored incessantly to 
bring order out of chaos.

AROUND THE  STATE.

Lapeer—Gibson & Co.’s tailoring  shop 

has been closed by creditors.

Cheboygan—The  drug  firm of  Case & 
Perrin has dissolved, Mr. Perrin retiring.
Climax—Frank Aldrich,  of  the  hard­
ware firm of Willison & Aldrich, is dead.
Muskegon — O.  Christenson  succeeds 
E. Johnson in the boot and shoe business.
Homer—The  general  stock  of  C.  J. 
Murray & Co.  has been sold to Wilcox & 
Hall.

Albion—Cody & Crane  succeed  Crane 
& Parsons in the merchant tailoring bus­
iness.

Maple  Rapids—F.  T. Branch  succeeds 
E. M. Richardson  in  the  hardware bus­
iness!

Kalamazoo—Randall & Nicholson  suc­
ceed Anna  Shacupsky in  the  fruit  bus­
iness.

Alma—Wright, Schneider & Stutz have 
sold  their  hardware  stock  to  Smith  & 
Glass.

Overisel—J.  Kollen  &  Co.  are  suc­
ceeded in the boot and  shoe  business by 
Derk Kortering.

Muskegon—C. L. Nichols  turned  over 
his cigar and confectionery stock to Wm. 
Tegge on a bill of  sale.

St.  Johns—The  Michigan  Mortgage 
Co.,  Limited,  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$75,000, has begun business here.

Ryerson—It is stated  that  A.  J.  Hal­
stead  &  Son  will  shortly remove  their 
drug and grocery stock to  Grand  Ledge.
Owosso—Geo. L. Lusk has arranged to 
close out his business  here  and  will en­
gage  in  the  same  business at West Bay 
City about October 1.

Freeport—D. E. Watters has foreclosed 
his mortgage  on  the  drug  stock  he  re­
cently sold to Perry Weed  and will prob­
ably remove the stock  to  Grand  Rapids.
Hastings—J. G.  Runyan  has  sold  his 
boot and shoe stock to Fred Stowell.  By 
this change  Mr.  Runyan  closes  a  busi­
ness career  in this  particular  line  that 
has  extended  over  nearly  forty  years, 
one-half of which has been spent in Has­
tings.

Muskegon—J.  D.  Sheridan  is  closing 
out  his  stock  of  clothing  at  his  Pine 
street  store.  Smith & Calkins, who  are 
running  the  store,  will  open  a  branch 
store  for  Mr.  Sheridan  at  Tomahawk, 
Wis.,  about  the  15th  of  the  present 
month.

South  Haven—H.  Cain  &  Sons,  boot 
and  shoe  merchants of  this  place,  have 
decided to open a branch  store  in  Hart­
ford, where they have shipped a stock of 
goods.  Geo.  Cain,  one  of  the  junior 
members of  the firm, will  take charge of 
the  branch.

Saranac—The L ocal  says:  The  busi­
ness prospects of  Saranac are improving 
and trade which for the past  year or two 
has been diverted into  other  sections  is 
working back  into the old-time channel. 
We predict that better  times are close at 
hand for everybody and when  they come 
this village  will receive the full  benefit.
South  Haven—Gerald F.  Stevens,  who 
recently  discontinued  the  news  agency 
here on account of  financial troubles, has 
gone to Detroit, where  he  expects to en­
gage  in  the  same 
line  of  business. 
Further  tribulations,  however, are  said 
to be awaiting  him  at  the  hands of  the 
Grand Rapids firm who  caused his incar­
ceration in the first instance.

Manistee—The  dry  goods  business 
formerly owned by Carl E. Joys has been 
transferred  by  R. R. Blacker  to  a  new 
firm  styled  C. L. Joys & Co.  The  new 
firm  is  composed  of  Cora  L.  Joys  and 
Clara  Siqveland, of  Manistee,  and A. M. 
Joys, of  Milwaukee,  the  latter  being  a 
special  partner to the  amount of  $5,000.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Detroit—The Wood Alcohol Co. is suc­

ceeded by Jean A.  Mathieu.

Richland—G. E. Read & Bro.  are  suc­
ceeded by G. E. Read & Co.  in the lumber 
business.

Whitney—Oakes & Emery have  added 
the  manufacture  of  shingles  to  their 
lumber concern.

New Baltimore—Wm. W. Parker, man­
ufacturer of the Parker fanning mill, and 
a resident of  New  Baltimore  for  nearly 
fifty years, is dead.

Saugatuck—S. A. Morrison  intends  to 
close his tannery business  with  this sea­
son’s operations, having now on his yard 
the last tan-bark that  will be received.

Bay City—The  mill  of  W.  B.  Rouse 
shut down  last week  temporarily.  The 
firm has about  4,000,000 feet  of  lumber 
on dock, of which *3,000,000 feet is await­
ing shipment.

Marquette—The  mill  to  be  built  by 
R.  K.  Hawley, of Cleveland, at the mouth 
of  Dead River, will  contain  three  band 
saws, be lighted with  electricity and run 
night and day.

Bay  City—Logging  operators  are  be­
ginning to engage  help for the fall cam­
paign.  Good men command from  $24 to 
$26 a month,  but ordinary help  will run 
from $16 to $20.

Mt. Pleasant—The  Mt. Pleasant  Lum­
ber & Manufacturing  Co.  has  been  per­
fected,  with  a  capital  of $40,000.  The 
new  concern  will  operate the Leaton & 
Upton sawmill,  and will  start it in a few 
days.

East Saginaw—C.  K. Eddy & Son  have 
removed  their  sorting  yard  from the T. 
Jerome & Co.  premises,  a mile  down the 
river,  to their own  mill  premises, oppo­
site this city, where  they are  laying out 
a  new  yard  which  is  traversed  by the 
railroad tracks.

Muskegon—The Benona Lumber Co.  is 
successfully  towing  logs  from  Stony 
Creek,  near  Pentwater, to this  city.  A 
tow of 5,000 logs reached here a few days 
ago  without  the  loss  of  a  log.  Lake 
rafting on this  coast  has  so far been at­
tended with good results.

Detroit—A  shoe  manufacturers’  ex­
change has been opened at 37 Seitz block, 
by R. E. Walker.  Boot, shoe and rubber 
manufacturers can take  orders  for their 
goods by exhibiting  samples  there, thus 
doing  away  with  middlemen.  Already 
samples from  twenty manufacturers  are 
exhibited.

Muskegon—The  Thayer  Lumber  Co. 
has  just  added  to its already ample fire 
protection an  immense  pump,  with  ca­
pacity for  four  hose.  Water  is  taken 
from a crib  built in the  lake in the rear 
of  the machine shops,  and power  is  ob­
tained  from  the  machine  shop  engine. 
The immense  yards  of  the company are 
now well protected from fire.

Muskegon—The  Rapid  Store  Service 
Railway  Co.,  of  Detroit,  recently  sued 
Austin  &  Warnick,  of  Montague,  for 
$130, for two  years’ rent of  the  former’s 
device  in  the  store  of  the  defendants. 
Austin  &  Warnick’s  defense  was  that 
the device was out of  repair  and  did not 
work satisfactorily, and that  its  owners 
had been ordered to remove it.  The trial 
occurred  last  Thursday,  resulting  in  a 
verdict of  no cause of  action.

Bank  Notes.

W.  H.  Gardner  has  sold  the  Edmore 
Exchange  Bank  to W. G. Wisner & Co., 
who will continue  the  business  without 
changing the name.

On  changing to a national  institution, 
the name of  the Farmers and  Merchants’ 
Bank of Nashville will be changed to the 
First National Bank.

The First  National  Bank of  Sault Ste. 
Marie  has  declared  a  semi-annual  div­
idend of  6 per cent,  and  passed $3,000 to 
the  surplus fund,  making  the  total sur­
plus $25,000.  The  earnings of  the  bank 
for the past six months were 12 per cent, 
on its capital stock.

Fred. B.  Harper  has  resigned  his  po­
sition as Paying  Teller of  the  American 
Banking and Savings Association of  De­
troit,  and  is  taking  an  active  part  in 
forming a new  commercial  and  savings 
bank there.  He  has  been  very success­
ful so far and  has  secured as stockhold­
ers  some of  the  leading  citizens of  De­
troit, who  have  already  pledged  them­
selves  to subscribe a capital of  $500,000. 
The details of  the  affair  have  not  been 
arranged, nor  has  the  name of  the new 
bank  yet  been  decided  upon.  The 
heaviest  shareholders  so far are :  Frank 
C. Pingree,  Geo.  R.  Angell, W. G. Yin- 
ton,  Allen  Bourn,  Geo. D. Davis, H. H. 
Humphrey, W. H. Brace, A. L. Stephens, 
Thomas McGraw, James A. Remick, F. B. 
Harper,  Chas. S. McDonald,  B. R. Gow- 
anlock, president of  the  bank at Oscoda, 
John  Walker,  John S. Gray, A. A. Bou- 
tell,  Bruce  Goodfellow and E. D. Jones.
John  S.  Page,  the  Plainfield  avenue 
druggist, is very low  with a stomach dif­
ficulty and no hopes  are  entertained for 
his  recovery.

The P. o f I. B ased on W rong Principles.
From  th e Saranac Local.
We  see  from  our  exchanges that the 
new order called the Patrons of Industry 
are organizing  new  lodges  every week, 
but it is also significant that the member­
ship  in  cases  where  a  lodge  has  been 
thoroughly organized is  on the decrease. 
We may be mistaken, but we believe that 
when  the cost of maintaining a few  offi­
cers in opulance at Port Huron  is  taken 
into account,  that no farmer  will  better 
his condition by joining  the  order.  On 
the other hand,  it  is  plain to see that by 
trading  exclusively with  one  merchant 
the  result  will  be  to  drive  the others 
out  of  business.  Then  comes a condi­
tion  that  is  not  to  be desired in either 
town  or  country.  Competition  will 
have  ceased  and  the  merchant 
that 
has  been  selling  the  goods on contract 
can have  his  own  way and charge as he 
pleases.  The prosperous villages of  the 
country  w*ill  have  changed  into  seedy, 
forlorn-looking  places,  and  village and 
farm  property alike will  be  depreciated 
in value.  Farmers ail know that a good 
market place,  where  they can  buy goods 
cheap  and  get  the  best  prices for pro­
duce, is a desirable  thing  to  have  close 
at hand,  and  but  very few, after having 
lived near such a town,  would be willing 
to  sell  out  and  move to  some  isolated 
place,  far from such  conveniences.  The 
farmers  and  the  business  men must go 
hand  in  hand. 
It is a necessity and  no 
scheme ever  yet  invented  has ever been 
successful, unless  this  fact was  kept in 
view.

The  P.  of I.  Dealers.

The following are the P.  of  I. dealers 
who had not cancelled  their  contract  at 
last accounts:

Berles, A. Wilzinski.

Fish,  L. A. Gardiner.
man.

Gardner—J.  B. Brice.
Grand  Rapids—John  Cordes,  Joseph 
Rockford—B. A. Fish.
Cedar  Springs—John  Beucus,  B.  A. 
Sand  Lake—C.  O. Cain,  Jas. H. Bray- 
Howard City—Henry Henkel.
Morley—Henry Strope.
Coral—J. S. Newell & Co.
Kent  City—R. McKinnon, M.  L. Whit­
Nashville—Powers & Stringham, H. M. 
Harvard—Ward Bros.
Bellevue—Evans & Hare.
Olivet—F.  H.  Gage.
Spartan-Dale & Haynes, Woodin & Yan 
Hubbardston—M. Cahalen.
Carson City—A. B.  Loomis,  A. Y. Ses­
Maple Rapids—L.  S. Aldrich.

ney.
Lee, Putnam Bros.

Winkle.

sions.

P.  o f I.  N otes.

An Elkton P. of I., who advocates a 10 
per  cent,  basis for  merchants,  recently 
sold  a  purp,  which was  given  to  him, 
for $3.

Howard  City  Record:  The  P.  of  I. 
meeting  here  last  Saturday was  not  so 
largely  attended  as  the  previous  ones 
have been.

Owosso  Press:  Has  somebody  been 
Morganizing  the  Patrons  of  Industry? 
T h e  Mic h ig a n   T r a d e sm a n,  published 
at Grand Rapids,  gives what it claims to 
be the full and official text of the order— 
its constitution, working plans and ritual.
H. Colby & Co.,  who contracted to sell 
the Rockford P. of  L’s hardware on a 20
per  cent,  margin—providing  the  pur-
chasers owed him no old book accounts— 
has thrown up the sponge.  Paying  old 
book  accounts  didn’t  agree  with  such 
noble P.  of  L’s as Waterhouse and Elder 
Payne.

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A t  Room  95, P lankinton H otel, D etroit.
Merchants visiting Detroit during Sep­
tember  should  not  fail  to  call  at  the 
Plankinton House and  look  over  S.  A. 
Maxwell & Co.’s line of books, stationery, 
druggists’  sundries  and  holiday  goods, 
as shown by their  Michigan  representa­
tive,  Chas.  E.  Watson.  Mr.  Watson 
writes T h e  T r a d esm a n  that  his line is 
“larger and finer than ever,” a statement 
all will be inclined  to  coincide  in  after 
an inspection  of  the exhibit.  Some  of 
the novelties in Mr. Watson’s exhibit ap­
pear to have reached the apex of  human 
perfection in ingenuity and beauty, while 
the  entire  line is exceptionally pleasing 
and unusual in point of utility.

No  P.  o f  I.  N eed  A pply.

Firmly  convinced  that  agreements to 
sell  any  class  of  customers  at  a  lower 
price  than  other  classes  is unbusiness­
like and detrimental to the best interests 
of  legitimate trade,  we  have  steadily re­
fused  to  sell  goods  to  merchants  who 
have allied themselves  with the  Patrons 
of  Industry.

Such is our policy and  such  will  con­
tinue  to  be  our  policy so  long as class 
distinctions prevail.

T e l f e r   Sp ic e  Co m pany.

“ W ill  H ave  His  E xp erience.”

From the Bifir Rapids Herald.
Viewed  from  a  business  standpoint, 
the  same  laws  that  have  ever wrecked 
Co-operative,  Union  and  Grange  stores 
will sooner or later  have  the  Patrons of 
Industry stores in its meshes.  However, 
the  farmer  will  have  his experience to 
fall back on.

Good  Opening:  for  a  H ardw are  Store.
Dimondale is the only town in the State, 
of  its size, that  has  no  hardware store. 
The people there say a  young  chap with 
small means and plenty of  git-up-and-git 
could make money in the business.

Have  you  seen  Gringhuis’  Itemized 
Ledger ?  If  not, send  for  sample sheet 
and  price  list. 
It  is  the  shortest  and 
most  simplified  way of  book-keeping up 
to the  present  date.  Address G. Gring­
huis, Grand Rapids, Mich.

ASSOCIATION  DEPARTMENT.

Michigan  Business  Men’s Association. 
JSS2&SSSÜ& C » V * a n .

P resident—C.  w tati»e2,’ B ridecm ân  Flint.

A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
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T reasurer—R. W.  e^ ^ j J en^ ° F n iiik   Wells,  Lansing; 
Executive  B o a ^ —President 
Blain  LoweU 
Conklin, Grand

F ran k   Ham Uton, Traveree C lty , 
Chas.  T.  B ndgem an,  F lin t,  u .  r .  w “

H - H; ^ op^’ AT llS T ln M r ? s ^ F r a d k  H am ilton, T rav 
L-  W -  SPra<ÎUe’
T. B ridgem an, Flint;
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\ n  1_Traverse City B. M. A.

So. 2—Cowell B. M. A.
No. 3—Sturgis B. M. A.__

P re sid e n t  *"w - Milliken; S ecretary, E. W. H astings.
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President, » . B. P lain ; Secreta ry , F rank T. King.-------.
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President. H. S. Church ; Becretary1W m ^Jorn.------------
P resid en t/E . j.‘
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P resident, J d b i^ ~ M U le r ^ r e ta r v .C . L. W h itn e y ._
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FW.1J«»«. r. W. mom, b«*«**?■ P  T BaMwm.--------
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No. 6—Alba B. M. A.

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—----  No  13—tluincy B. M. A.
P re sident. C. McKay; Secre ta r y ^ o A L e ^ g g :---------
------------- No. 13—Sherman B. M. a . 
P r e s id e n t^ B ^ f ^ £ Î 5 Z ? Î Î i- 2 ^ ——
--------“No. 14—No. Aluskegon B. M. a -
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P resident,S . A. n o w e j.-------- . . .  

-I  TTn— T-  « e c r e t a r v .  G . C . H a v e n s .-----------

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P resident, a  H. W h a rto n ^ e c re ta ry , M. T ^ H o y t-------
--------" No. 22—Grand  Ledge B. M. a . 
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p r esident, A. B. Schum acher; Secretary,  ■  -----------_

Pudeur.. LyE ° T g ^ ? rSigg% 4 ^ ^ . d:
B. Johneon.------
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--------  No. 36—Greenville B. M. A.
P resident. A. C. Batterle«,:  S e c r e t a r ^ J N O a r k .--------
----------------No. »7— I>orr  B. M. A.
P re sid e n t,E. S.Botsfordi S e O T e t e ^ L h ^ 5 E ! --------
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No. 33—Coopers ville a

---------   No. 31—Charlotte ». M- A-
President, Thos  J. Green:  Secretary. A. G. Fleury.------
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President, W. G. Barnes;  Secretary , J- B. 
---------   No. 33—Charlevoix B.M. a .
P resident, L.  D.  u«rti.nlom ew ;  Secretary. R-— --------
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No. 36—ïthacaB. M. A.

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— M« .t- O. F. Jackson;  Secretary, John  M. Everden.
----------No. 37-Battle CreeKB.M. A.
P resident,  Chas. F. Bock;  Secretary,  E. W. Moore------

P resident, TT°F 3° % ^ ° ^ c L t a r v .  D. W. H iggins.-----

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No. 40—Eaton Bapids B. M.A
N o . 40—E a t o n  n a p > “ ” 
P resident, C. T. H artson; Secretary, W ill Emme----------
■---------No  41—Breckenridge  B. 31. A.
resident, C. H. Howd;  Secretary. L. W aggoner.---------
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P resident, F r a Ä  J . L ^ S f  s S r ^ r y ,  J. Â. Lindstrom.
P r e e i d e n t i ^ Ä Ä S t i B : ____
P resident, D. E. H ollenbeck; Secretary, O. A. Hailaday. 
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P resident, W m. H utchins; Secretary. B. M. Gould.-------
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P resident, W. C. Pierce;  Secretary. W. H. G raham .-----
--------- No. 48—Hubbardston ts. 31. A.
President, Boyd Redner; Secretary , W . J. Tabor.---------
------------- No. 49—Leroy  B .  M.  A.
P resident.  A.  W enzell; S ecretary. F ran k  Smith.----------

No. 45—H oytville B. M. A.

"  No. 46—Leslie B. M. A.

No.  47—F lin t M.  V.

No. 50—M anistee B. 31. A.

President, A. O. W heeler; Secretary,C-  G rannie
No. 51—Cedar Springs B. 31. A. 
P resident, L. M. Sellers; Secretary. W. C. Congdon.
No. 52—Grand Haven B. M. A. 

President. A. 8. Kedzie;  Secretary, F. D. vos.----------

President, F rank Phelps;  Secretary. A. E .F itzgerald.
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P resident, Thomas B. b u tch er;  Secretary, C. B. W aller.

No, 53—Bellevue B. 31. A.
No. 54—Douglas B. M. A.
No. 55—Petoskey B. M. A. 
No. 56—Bangor B.  M. A. 
No. 57—Kockford B. M. A. 
No. 58—Fife Lake B. M. A. 
No. 59—Fennville B. M. A. 

President, C. F. H ankey; Secretary, A. C. Bowman.

P resident, »■ W. D rake;  Secretary, Geo. C hapm an.

P resident, Wm. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham .

P resident, L. S. W alter; Secretáis ,C.g  Blakely.

P resident F. S. Raym ond: Secretary, A. J. Capen
No. 60—South Board man B. M. A.

P resident, H. E. H ogan; S ecretary, 8. E. H elhardt.____

P resident, V. E. Manley; S ecretary, I. B. Barnes.______

No. 61—Hartford  B. M. A.
No. 6»—East Saginaw 31. A. 

P resident, Jas. H  .Moore;  S ecretary, C. W.  Mnlholand.

P resident, C. W. Robertson; Secretary, W m. H orton.

No. 63—Evart B. M. A. 
P resident, C. V. P riest; Secretary, C. E. Bell,
No, 64—Merrill B. M. A. 
No. 65—Kalkaska B. M. A. 
P resident, Alt. 6 . D rake; Secretary, C. S. Blom.
No. 66—Lansing B. M. A. 
No. 67—Watervliet B. M. A. 

P resident, F ran k  W ells; Secretary. Chas. Cowles.

P resident, W, L. G arrett; Secretary, F.  H.  Merrifleld.

No. 68—Allegan B. M. A. 

P resident. HidJ.  Pope;  Secretary , E. T. YanOstrand.

No. 69—Scotts and Climax B. M. A. 
P resident, Lym an Clark; Secretary , F. S. W illison.
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P resid en t, Wm. Boston;  S ecretary, W alter W ebster.

No. 70—Nashville B. M. A,
No. 71—Ashley  B.  M. A.
No. 79—Edmore B. M. A.
No, 73—Belding B. M. A. 
No. 74—Davison M. U. 

P resident, A. L. Spencer; Secretary , O. F. W ebster.

P resident, J.  F. C artw right; Secretary. C. W. Hurd.

P resident, Oscar P. Bills;  Secretary, F. Rosacrans.

No. 75—Tecnmseh  B.  M.  A. 
No. 76—Kalamazoo B. M. A. 
No.  77—South  Haven  B. M. A. 

P resid ent, 8. S.McCamly;  Secretary,  Chauncey Strong.

P resident, E. J. Lockwood; S ecretary, Volney Ross.

No. 78—Caledonia B.  M. A. 

P resident, J. O. Seibert;  S ecretary, J. W. Saunders. 
No. 79—East Jordan and  So.  Arm  B. M. A, 
P resident, Chas. F. Dixon;  Secretary, L. C. Madison.
No. 80—Bay City and W.  Bay  City  B. M. A, 
P resid en t,F . L. H arrison;  S ecretary, Geo. Craig._____
P resident. L. A. Vickery;  Secretory, A. E. Ransom.

No. 81—Flushing B.  M. A. 
No.  89—Alma B  M.  A. 
No. 83—Sherwood B. M. A. 
No. 84—Standista. B. M. A.

P resident, L. P. W ilcox;  S ecretary. W. R. M andigo.

P resident,B . 8. W ebb;  Secretary, M. E  Pollasky.

No. 85—Clio B. M. A. 

P resident. P.  M. Angus; S ecretary, D. W. Richardson.
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President. J. M. Beem an;  Secretary, C. H. May.  ___
No. 86—MiUbrook and Blanchard B. 31. A. 
President. T. W. P reston:  S ecretary,  H.  P.  Blanchard.
No. 87—Shepherd B. M. A. 
President, H. D. Bent; Secretary, A. W. Hurst.

,  P resident, M. Ketzorg;  S ecretary,  G eo.E. Clntterbuck. 

A ssociation   N otes.

J. W. Saunders, Secretary  of  the Caledonia B. 
M. A., writes:  “Our Association  is  flourishing 
finely.  We now number twenty-four members, 
all in good standing.”

The Traverse City B. M.  A.  now  musters  113 

members.

The Muskegon  News  advises  the  B. M. A. of 
that place to take up the subjectof gravel roads, 
to the end that  much  trade  now  diverted from 
Muskegon may be made tributary to that city.

Only about half the  local  secretaries have yet 
sent in lists of  membership, in order that copies 
of the convention report may  be  mailed  direct. 
The copies are  sent  out without expense to the 
local members and it is the  desire  of  the  State 
Association to place the report in  the  hands  of 
everv association worker in Michigan.

G ood  W ords  U nsolicited.

Paul  P. Morgan, grocer, Monroe: 

“I  receive 
much pleasure, and derive much profit, from the 
perusal of your valuable paper.”

N ot  R epresented  a t  M uskegon.

Sh er m a n,  Sept. 4, 1889.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
De a r  Sir—Yours  of  the  30th  ult.  at 
hand,  in which  you make mention of the 
fourth  annual  convention,  held  at Mus­
kegon.  We regret  that  our Association 
was  not  represented, none  of  the  dele­
gates  being  able to attend, but  we wish 
to know the work of  the convention,  and 
I enclose a list of  our Association’s mem­
bers for a copy to each one.  As our dues 
are paid to September 30, we will  attend 
to  the  dues  for  the coming  year imme­
diately. 

Yours truly,

W.  J.  A u stin,  Sec’y.

M eeting  o f the  E xecutive  Board.
Gr a n d  Ra p id s,  Sept. 10, 1889.

A meeting of  the  Executive  Board  of 
the Michigan Business*Men’s Association 
will be held at the  Morton House, Grand 
Bapids,  Wednesday evening,  September 
25,  to  consider  matters of  importance to 
the Association.
Members of  committees  and  members 
of  subordinate associations who can con­
veniently  attend  the  meeting,  are  cor­
dially requested  to  do  so.  A  half-fare 
rate prevails on  all  the  railways of  the 
State the week of  the meeting.

E. A.  Sto w e,  Sec’y.

C. L. W h it n e y ,  Pres.

R ousing  M eeting  o f  the  A llegan  A sso ­

ciation.

From  th e A llegan Record.
By a little personal work,  a  large  attendance 
was secured at the meeting of  the  Association, 
Tuesday evening.
A communication was received from the Mich­
igan  Dairymen’s  Association,  stating  that,  at 
their fifth  annual meeting  at Jackson in Febru 
ary, it was voted  to  hold  their next meeting at 
Allegan, if we  wanted  them.  The  date of the 
meeting was not  given,  but  it would last three 
days and would bring here  about  200  dairymen 
from all over the State.  The  meeting  would be 
open  to all and weuld be a means  of  education 
to  a  large  number  of  our  county  people who 
would attend.  All  that  was  asked  of  us was 
that a hall be furnished for the meetings, a place 
to exhibit  dairy  products  and  machinery  and 
that reduced rates be secured  at  the  hotels.  It 
was the expression  of  the meeting that the Sec­
retary at once extend an invitation to  the  Asso­
ciation to meet here, and  Messrs.  Van  Ostrand, 
Heath and Warner  were  appointed  to make all 
necessary arrangements.
The subject of  revising  the  constitution and 
by-laws was brought  up  and  the work of doing 
this  was  left  to  Messrs.  Pond,  Renihan  and 
Clapp.  Upon the  adoption  of  the  constitution 
and  by-laws,  as  amended  by  this  committee, 
enough copies will be printed so that each mem­
ber can be supplied with  a  copy. 
It  is  hoped 
and  expected  that  each  member  will  become 
more acquainted with the working of  the  Asso­
ciation  by  studying  the  plan  as  laid down in 
this constitution.
Messrs. Van Ostrand, Ryan and  DeLano  were 
requested to wait upon the  village  council  and 
ask for the privilege of  holding meetings of the 
Association  in  the  room  back  of  the  council 
room.
General talk on the  good  of  the  Association, 
brought  out  the  idea  that a new start is neces­
sary and that many changes  are likewise neces­
sary in order to make the Association a means of 
advancement.  One member thought the collec­
tion department ought to be an entirely separate 
department  and  its  meetings  should  only  be 
open to persons having accounts to collect.  He 
thought that some did not  feel  like  expressing 
themselves  openly when they know that  others 
will go out and talk about what was said.
H. F. 3Iarsh  introduced  the  railroad  subject 
and a lively time followed.  It was thought that 
there could be no  risk  in guaranteeing the pay­
ment of the Allegan notes and  it  was  voted  to 
take steps  within  twenty-four  hours  to  secure 
the guarantee.  Messrs.  Chaddock,  Marsh and 
Griswold were the  committee  to  attend  to  the 
matter, and the meeting adjourned.

The  B.  M.  A.  the  A lly  o f  P rogress. 
From  th e Carson City Gazette.
We  are  of  the  opinion  that  many of 
our  farmer  readers  have  a  wrong  im­
pression  of  the  organization  called  the 
“Business  Men’s  Association.”  They 
seem to have the  impression  that all the 
Association does is to send out  the  Blue 
Letters and bear down hard on the farm­
ers and laborers.  Now, we  wish to call 
their attention to the fact that this is not 
so.  The  Business  Men’s  Association is 
not an organization against  the  working 
class  of  men,  nor  does  it  weigh  down 
on them in any form or manner!  No, it 
tries to build up the town in  which  they 
are to do their trading  and  make for the 
farmers a better and  stronger market, to 
raise the  price of  their  grains  and  pro­
duce,  if  possible,  not  tear  them  down; 
to  induce  factories  and  shops  to  come 
here, 
instead  of  driving  them  away. 
They also strive to improve the facilities 
which  we  already have  and  to  make a 
village of  which all maybe justly proud, 
but they can never do this as  long as the 
other  side  hang1  back  and  pull  at  the 
other end of  the line.  No village or city 
can prosper  where  there is not “unity,” 
and  we  think  to-day  that if  that  little 
part of  the  business  was  looked after a 
little closer in this village that we would 
all prosper  better.  Sometimes  when we 
observe  little  things of  marked  import­
ance to our village or its people  we  feel 
discouraged with the efforts put  forth by 
some of  our citizens  and feel like giving 
about a page  of  renovating  on  some  of 
these questions, and then, again, it seems 
to blow over and everything is apparently 
on  the  right  way again, so we let it go. 
Your town will  never  prosper as long as 
you hold in its midst an uproar  and con­
fusion of  voices, nor as  long  as the peo­
ple persist in giving the trade away from 
home.  You must concentrate your trade 
to  your home market and in that  way do 
your part in building up a town in which 
you  can  get  good  prices  for  your  pro­
duce.  Do  you  think  for a moment that 
you  will  ever have a better town if  you 
continue  to  place  your  money  in  the 
hands of  another  community ?  No, nor 
will  your  own  business  progress, for if 
you do not work  in  the  right  direction 
then there is one cog missing in the great 
wheel  of  prosperity  and  you  are  the 
loser.

A   GRAND  SUCCESS.

[CONTINUED  FROM  FIRST  PAGE.]

this,  in  some  particulars,  perhaps  in 
every  particular,  most  representative j 
body concerning the material interests of 
our  State  of  any  which  gets  together] 
during  the year.  We  have all  sorts  of j 
organizations — medical,  the  law,  the 
grangers, the Knights of Labor—all sorts 
of  organizations  which  meet  and  have 
more or  less influence in molding  public 
sentiment and taking the public thought; 
but  there  is  no  one,  I  believe,  which 
reaches so closely to the interests  of  our 
citizens  as a whole, as this  organization; 
and  the questions which  have been  dis­
cussed here to-day and yesterday and the 
day before  are not  questions which  per­
tain  merely  to our interests,  to your in­
terests, but are questions in almost every 
particular which  pertain to the  interests j 
of  the whole people—like the paper  just 
read,  and  others  I  have  listened to  to­
day.  They  are  of  vital  importance  to 
every man  in the  State,  to  every family | 
in the  State.  Thus it is, I  say, that this j 
organization  seems  to  me  to  represent 
more  fully than any other  one, the  ma­
terial  interests  of  the  whole  State. 
I 
believe that you are doing good, not only 
to  yourselves,  but  to  the  people  as  a 
whole. 
I  notice by your  Secretary’s re­
port  that  there has  been a falling off  in 
numbers  during  the past  year.  This 
does not always imply a falling off in the 
value of  the  organization.  We  know of 
a  great  many  organizations  that  have 
been  benefited by having  their  numbers 
reduced.  We  all  of  us,  perhaps,  know 
of  some church  organization  that would 
be  thought  a  great  deal  more  of  if  its 
numbers were reduced somewhat.  So of 
the organization dating back to  that first 
business men’s convention we read about, 
where  Adam formed  an  association  for 
dealing in garden truck and small  fruits. 
They  admitted  new  members  only  and 
always  on  the  unanimous  vote  of  the 
charter  members  (Laughter)  and  kept 
down  the  number,  going  along  very 
nicely  until by accident they took in old 
Satan—and he raised the very devil with 
(Loud  laughter.)  So 
the organization! 
it is with many organizations.  They get 
in  too  many, 
those  who  have  some 
crotchet  or some  little idea of  their own 
and  want  the  whole organization  made 
subservient to that idea.  The object and 
principle  upon  which  you  are  formed 
and you  desire to accept,  is to do good to 
the whole  body politic—to the  people as 
a whole,  and doing good to others in this 
way  will  be  to  the  advantage  of  the 
whole people.
I thank you again for  this opportunity 
of saying a  word, and  wish you  success. 
(Applause.)
Mr.  Hamilton—I  rise  to  express  my 
thanks  for  the  paper  given  us  by Dr. 
Baker. 
I  feel that  the subject he  treats 
upon  is one  growing in favor  every day 
with  business men  and with  consumers 
—and that the  time is not very far  away 
when  this question will  receive  greater 
work and  greater attention  than it  does 
I  am  glad  the  Doctor  is  here 
to-day. 
I  would  have  liked  to  hear 
with  us. 
furthur discussion on this topic. 
I want 
to  move a  vote of  thanks  to  Dr.  Baker 
for this excellent paper.

Supported and carried  unanimously.
The President—I regret  that this  sub­
ject  does not  receive our  attention. 
It 
did  at  the  last  meeting  at  Cheboygan, 
and, as Mr.  Hamilton says, it certainly is 
a  subject  of  very  grave  importance. 
Attempted  legislation  has been  had fre­
quently,  but  thus  far  without  any  re­
sults. 
I  had  the  pleasure of  writing  a 
paper  myself a year  ago on the  subject, 
in  which  I  rather  thought that  legisla­
tion in the  way that  had  generally been 
proposed was  not the  proper way to pre­
vent  this  serious  crime  on the  part of 
manufacturers.  The  legislation I would 
recommend  and  did  recommend  would 
be that every manufacturer should stamp 
upon the  package or  article  he sold  its 
constituents — if  pure,  so  stamped;  if 
mixed,  state  what  the  mixture  is. 
I 
would  like  a  little  discussion  on  the 
proper means of reaching this evil.

The  members  not  being  moved  to  a 
discussion,  the  President  called  upon 
Secretary  Stowe  to  read the  letters  of 
regret, which he did.

The President—If there is no objection 
we will  take up the subject of  where we 
will hold our next meeting.

Mr.  Treanor—On  leaving  home,  the 
fact was  strongly impressed on my mind 
that  we wanted the next  meeting of  the 
Business  Men’s  Association;  that  we 
wanted it badly.  We  offer  to the  State 
Association  the  hospitality of  the com­
bined  Saginaws, and will do  all  in  our 
power to make your stay pleasant, if you 
should see  fit to  come.  Our  hospitality 
has never been questioned.

Mr. Stowe  here read some letters from 

Saginaw gentlemen in the same strain.

Mr.  Parker—I  have come from Owosso 
with the  intention of  inviting you there. 
Since coming here,  we have concluded to 
forego  our claims to Saginaw,  if thought 
best. 
I  do  so  reluctantly,  for  you  re­
member  that at Grand Rapids  two years 
ago the choice for  the ensuing  year  was 
between  Owosso  and  Flint.  We  then 
agreed to give  way to Flint,  because  the 
Flint  people  said,  “The next  time  the 
whole of Flint will work for you.”

On motion of Mr. Shumacher,  Saginaw 
was selected  as  the next  meeting  place.

A voice—Is the time fixed?
Mr. Connell—I  move that the  time be 

left with the Executive Board.

Carried.
Mr. Treanor suggested James H. Moore, 
of  East Saginaw, as Local  Secretary and 
moved  that  he be so  chosen.  The  con­
vention so voted.

The meeting then adjourned.

be taken for President.  The motion was 
adopted, and  Mr. Blain and  Mr. Bridge- 
man were appointed Tellers.

Mr.  Parker—We  hoped  to  have  the 
convention  next  year, but  have  lost  it. 
We  now  say  that  we  have  a  man  for 
President, one who would be an honor to 
the place and who has  time  and  ability 
to attend to it. 
I nominate W. A. Wood­
ard, of  Owosso.

Mr. Whitney—What is the matter with 

Voices—He’s all right.
Mr. Whitney—I don’t believe in trading 

Mr.  Wells?

horses.

President  Wells — Gentlemen,  I  am 
grateful  for  this  evidence  of  apprecia­
tion. 
I feel  that  the  reason  why some 
other  should be  elected is that he would 
have  time  to give to it.  1 have  had  an 
uncomfortable  sense  during  the  year 
that  I  was  occupying  an  office  whose 
duties 1 had no time to attend to. 
I have 
f^lt  conscious  every day of  the  amount 
of  labor  that a  President  who  had  the 
time and ability might use for the benefit 
of  this  organization. 
I,  therefore,  sin­
cerely  trust  that  such  a  man  may  be 
elected.  Another  thing :  I  think  it  is 
for  the  interest  of  any  organization of 
this  kind  that  the  office  of  President 
should be  changed  annually. 
I did  not 
believe  that as far as Mr. Hamilton  was 
concerned.  He  was  the  chief  man  in 
organizing the Association, and has given 
to it more time and labor  than any other 
man, if  I may except Mr. Stowe. 
It was 
eminently  proper  that  he  should  be 
elected,  and a great mistake was made in 
not electing him for a  third term. 
I sin­
cerely hope  that  Mr. Woodard, or  some 
other gentleman who has time to give the 
subject will be elected.  My private bus­
iness prevents it.

Mr. Jesson—I am  nothing  but a small 
I  have  been  struck  by  the 
merchant. 
pleasant  appearance of  a man  who  has 
the  interest of  this Association at heart. 
He would make  an  excellent  President. 
I place in nomination Mr. Bridgeman.

A voice—He  is  not  a  candidate  for 

President  nor a resident of  Muskegon.

Mr. Blain—I  did  not  feel  that it was 
necessary for us  to  make  any change in 
our  President,  but,  inasmuch  as  Mr. 
Wells declines to accept the  position  for 
a second term, I can heartily endorse the 
nomination  of  Mr. Woodard.  He  is em­
inently  fitted  to  fill  the  position,  has 
filled  positions of  trust  in  his own city 
where  he  is  best  known,  and,  while I 
have  not  a personal  acquaintance  with 
him, I have known him by reputation for 
twenty-five  years.  He  has  been  Mayor 
and held other offices and has filled them 
well. 
I  think  this  convention  would 
make no mistake in electing him.

Mr. Hastings—There  are  in our Asso­
ciation lots of  good  men, men  who have 
time, men who are willing to devote that 
time to the work  of  the  Association. 
It 
seems to me  that  we need a man  who is 
centrally located, who  is also a man who 
is situated  somewhere  near the elbow of 
our center.  There is a man  in  the  city 
of  Grand Rapids who would make a most 
excellent presiding  officer. 
I, therefore, 
place  in  nomination  the  name of  O. F. 
Conklin, of  Grand Rapids.

Mr.  Conklin—There  is  a  member  of 
this Association  here  in  the  room  who 
has  held  this  office once before. 
If  he 
would devote his  time  and  attention to 
this  another  year  as  he  did  then,  he 
would be the best  man. 
I would  like to 
place  in  nomination  Frank  Hamilton. 
And I also tell  my friends  that 1 am  not 
situated so that I can hold  the  office. 
I 
do  not  want  it unless I give my time to 
it as Mr. Hamilton did. 
I,  therefore, de­
cline. 
I  would  like  to  hear  from  Mr. 
Hamilton.

Mr. Connell—1 support the nomination 

of  Mr. Hamilton.

Mr. Hamilton—I  thank  you  all,  gen­
tlemen, very much for  the  courtesy  you 
extend  to  me  and  the  gentlemen  who 
have most ably supported me in the past. 
I honor  them  and  think a great  deal of 
them, but  I  must  decline  to  have  my 
name come before this  convention for an 
It is impossible 
election or  nomination. 
for me to take it. 
I feel  that  the  work 
has  been  on  the  up  grade  ever since I 
left  it. 
I  want  it  to  keep  on  the  up 
grade. 
I want a man  to  take  it  who is 
in  some  respects a new  man,  that is to 
say, without  casting  any reflection upon 
I our former work, a man  who  has lots of 
energy  and  life and who will push it far 
beyond  the  present.  There  is  a  great 
deal  that  may  be  done  in  this.  Our 
office has been well  filled  during the last 
year.  We have many things upon which 
to congratulate ourselves. 

I decline.

Mr. Connell—Mr. Woodard is the  only 

man before us,  then.

Mr. Woodard—I decline.
The first informal ballot  was then pro­
ceeded with, resulting  in  no  choice.  A 
formal ballot did not change  the  result.
Mr. Woodard’s  name  was  withdrawn, 
amid  confusion  and  calls  of  “Blain!” 
“Wells!”  “Woodard!”  etc.

The President—I cannot accept.
Mr.  Blain—If  I  were  a-  candidate,  I 
should  decline. 
I  am  not  a candidate; 
therefore, I shall not decline  nor  accept 
the position.

Mr. Conklin—I put  in  nomination Mr. 

THURSDAY—EVENING  SESSION.

At the opening of  the evening session, 
Mr. Blain moved that an  informal  ballot

C. L. Whitney.

[c o n t in u e d   on  f if t h   p a g e .]

D ry  G oods.
P r ic e s   C u rren t.

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“ 

American indigo__ 654
American shirtings.  5 
“  —   654
Arnold 
long cloth B.IO54 
“  C.  854
century cloth  7
gold seal...... 1054
Turkey red.. 1054
Berlin solids............. 554
oil blue........  654
“  green___ 654
Cocheco fancy........  6
“  madders...  6 
Eddystone fancy...  6 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  654 
staple...  6 
Manchester fancy..  6 
new era.  654 
Merrimack D fancy.  654 
shirtings...  554 
Repp furn .  854
Pacific  fancy.......... 6
robes.............. 654
Portsmouth robes...  6 
Simpson mourning..  654
greys........   654
solid black.  654 
Washington indigo.  654 
“  Turkey robes..  754 
“  India robes—   754 
“  plain T’ky X %  854 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red.................  6
Martha Washington
Turkey red %......   754
Martha Washington
Turkey red...........  954
Riverpoint robes—   5
Windsor fancy........  654
gold  ticket 
indigo blue.......... 10
TICKINGS.
Amoskeag A C A— 13
Hamilton N .............  754
Pearl  River............. 129S4
Amoskeag................1354
¡Amoskeag, 9 oz.......15
Andover,.................. 1154
Everett.................... 1234
Lawrence XX...........1354
¡Glenarven.................65£
Lancashire..............  654
Normandie................8
Renfrew Dress..........8
Toil du Nord........... 1054
Peerless, white........1854

CARPET  WARP.

GINGHAMS.

DEMINS.

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UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.
AllanticoA..............   754
Atlanta A. A ...........654
Archery  Bunting...  454
Amory.....................   754
Beaver Dam  A A ...  534
Berwick  L ..............   634
Blackstone O, 32__ 5
Chapman.................  354
CohassetA................ 754
Comet......................  7
Clifton CCC........... 654
Conqueror XX........494
Dwight Star............  734
Exeter A .................   654
Full Yard Wide......   654
Great Falls E ..........7
Honest Width.........   694
Hartford A.............. 554
Integrity XX........... 5
King, E F ................  6
“  E X ................  6
•“  E C, 32 in ......   554
Lawrence L L ..........594
Maginnes................   554
New  Market B........  5
Noibe R...................  554
Newton...................654
Our Level  Best...... 694
Riverside XX..........5
Sea Island R...........   654
Sharon B  ................  654
Top of the  Heap__ 754
Williamsville.......... 7
Comet,  40 in ...........   8
...........  754
Carlisle  “ 
New MarketL,40in.  754
Blackstone A A......   734
Beats All...................434
Cleveland.............   7
Cabot.......................754
Cabot,  %..................694
Dwight Anchor......   9
shorts.  894
Edwards..................  6
Empire....................  7
Farwell................... 8
Fruit of the  Loom..  834
Fitchville  ..............754
First Prize..............   7
Fruit of the Loom %.  8
Fairmount.................434
Lonsdale Cambric. .1054
Lonsdale................... 854
Middlesex...............  55
No Name.................  754
Oak V iew ..............   6
Our Own...................554
Sunlight....................454
Vinyard...............
HALF BLEACH’D COTTONS
Cabot.................. .
Farwell..................... 854
Dwight Anchor......   9
Biddeford...............   6
Brunswick..............654
N aumkeag satteen 
Rockport................. 654
American  fancy__   6

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

CORSET  JEANS.

PRINTS.

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GRAIN BAGS.

colored.... 21
Stark........................ 20
American.................17
Valley City.............. 16
Georgia................... 16
Pacific......................14
Burlap......................1154
Clark’s Mile End__ 45
Coats’, J. & P..........45
Holyoke................... 2254
Tarred paper  and  building paper have 
both  declined 20 cents  per  100  pounds, 
the former  now  being held at $1.30  and 
the latter at $1.20.

SPOOL  COTTON.

IIJLRD WAjRB.
P r ic e s   C u rren t.

 

 

dis.

dis.

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AXES.

bells. 

diS.
 
diS.

braces. 

BUCKETS.

BUTT8, CAST. 

AUGURS AND BITS. 

BALANCES. 
BARROWS. 

T hese  p rices  are  for cash  buyers,  w ho 
pay p rom ptly  and  buy  in   fu ll  packages.
diS.
60
Ives’, old style  ............................................. 
Snell’s............................................................. 
60
Cook’s ............................................................. 
40
Jennings’, genuine........................................ 
25
Jennings’,  im itation.....................................50&10
First Qualitv, S. B. Bronze...........................$ 7 00
"  D.  B. Bronze...........................   11  00
S.B.S. Steel...........................   8 50
D. B. Steel................••............  13 00
Spring  .....................................................  
4o
Railroad....................................................... *  14 00
Garden.................................................... net  30 00
Hand......................................................   60&10&10
70
Cow ................................................................ 
Call  ................................................................30&15
G ong..............................................................  
25
Door, Sargent.................................................60&10
dis.
bolts. 
50&10
Stove.................................... 
75
Carriage new list............... 
  40&10
Plow....................................................... 
70
Sleigh shoe..................................................... 
Wrought Barrel  Bolts................................... 
60
Cast Barrel Bolts...........................;............  
40
Cast Barren, brass  knobs............................. 
40
Cast Square Spring........................................  
60
40
Cast C hain..................................................... 
Wrought  Barrel, brass knob........  ............. 
60
Wrought Square........................................... 
60
Wrought Sunk  Flush................................  
 
  60
Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob Flush.. .60&10
Ives’ Door........................................................ 60*10
Barber............................................................. 
40
Backus.........................................................  50&10
Spofiford......................................................... 
50
Am. B a ll........................................................  net
Well,  plain.................................................... $ 3 50
Well, swivel...................................................  4 00
dis.
Cast Loose Pin, figured..................................70&
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed....................70&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed...............60&
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint...............60&10
Wrought Loose Pin........................................ 60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip.......................60&05
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned..................... 60&05
Wrought Loose Pin, Japanned, silvertipped. 60&05
Wrought Table...............................................60&10
Wrought Inside Blind....................................60&10
Wrought Brass..............................................  
75
Blind,  Clark’s................................................ 70&10
Blind,  Parker’s...............................................70&10
Blind, Shepard’s
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85................ 
40
Bissell  No. 5.................................... per doz.$17 00
Bissell No. 7, new drop p a n ...........  
19  00
Bissell, G rand.................................  
36  00
Grand Rapids................. .................  
24  00
Magic................................................ 
15  00
Grain...................................................... dis. 50&02
Cast Steel..............................................per fl> 
454
Iron, Steel Points.................................   “ 
354
Ely’s 1-10..............................................per m  65
60
“ 
Hick’s C. F ........................................... 
G. D ......................................................   “ 
35
60
Musket.................................................. 
“ 
50
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester new list.. 
50
Rim Fire, United States.........................dis. 
Central  Fire............................................ dis. 
25
Socket Firm er............................................... 70&10
Socket Framing..............................................70&10
Socket Comer.................................................70&10
Socket Slicks.................................................70&10
40
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................. 
Barton’s Socket Firmers..............................  
20
Cold................................................................ 
net
Curry,  Lawrence’s ....................................... 40&10
Hotchkiss......................................................  
25
White Crayons, per  gross.............. 12@1254 dis. 10
Brass,  Racking’s...........................................
Bibb’s ................................. ..........................
B eer................................................................ 40&10
Fenns’............................................................  
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
28
26
14x52,14x56,14x60 ........................ 
24
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60........................ 
Cold Rolled, 14x48.........................................  
24
Bottoms..............  
25
Morse’s Bit  Stocks....................................... 
  40
Paper and straight Shank............................. 
40
40
Morse’s Taper Shank..................................... 

CARPET  SWEEPEBS.

 
DRILLS. 

CARTRIDGES.

CBOW BARS.

chisels. 

combs. 

CRADLES.

COPPER.

BLOCKS.

CHALK.

“ 
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COCKS.

CAPS.

dis.

dis.

dis.

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DRIPPING FANS.

Small sizes, ser pound  .................................. 
07
  654
Large sizes, per  pound........................ 
Com. 4  piece, 6 in .............................doz. net 
70
Corrugated.......................................dis. 20&10&10
Adjustable..............................................dis.  40&10

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FOSTER,  STEVENS  «Ê  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  3IICH.

SOLD  BY

Write  for Circular.

dis.

dis.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

files—New List. 

30
Clark’s, small, $18; large, $26........................ 
25
Ives’, 1, $18;  2, $24;  3, $30............................. 
American File Association List....................60&10
Disston’s ........................................................ 60&16
New  American...............................................60&10
Nicholson’s ....................................................60&10
Heller’s ........................................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps..................................... 
50

dis.

GALVANIZED IRON.

Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
15 
List 

12 

14 

28
18

Discount, 60

13 
gauges. 

HAMMERS.

  50
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s....................... 
Naydole  & Co.’s.......................................dis. 
25
25
Kip’s ..........................................................dis. 
Yerkes & Plumb’s....................................dis. 40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel..........................30c list 60
Blacksmith's Solid Cast  Steel, Hand__ 30c 40&10
Gate, Clark’s, 1 ,2 ,3 ................................ dis.60&10
State.............................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 454  14  and
354
10
54................. ...... net
%............ .......net
854
%................. ...... net
754
%............ .......net
754
70
__ dis.

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

dis.

Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50&10
Champion,  anti-friction..............................   60&10
Kidder, wood track ......................................  
40
Pots..................................................................60&05
Kettles.....................................................  
60&05
Spiders....................................... 
60&05
 
Gray enameled..............................................  
50

HOLLOW WARE

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Stamped  TinW are......................... new list 70&10
Japanned Tin Ware......................................  
25
Granite Iron W are....................new list 3354&10

HOES.

 

dis.

$12, dis. 60

locks—door. 

knobs—New List. 

Grub  1......................................................... $11, dis. 60
6 ru b 2 .....................................................$11.50, dis. 60
Grab 3 ......................................  
HORSE NAILS.

Au Sable................................dis. 25&10@25&10&10
Putnam...................................... dis.  5&10&254&254
Northwestern.................................   dis. 10&10&5
55
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings..................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings.................. 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..............  
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings....................  
 
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain...................  
Picture, H. L. Judd  &  Co.’s ..........................40&10
Hemacite........................................................ 
45
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new l i s t .......... 
55
55
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ............................. 
Branford’s ..................................................... 
55
Norwalk’s ......................................................  
55
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ......................  
70
Adze Eye................................................ $16.00, dis. 60
Hunt Eye................................................$15.00, dis. 60
Hunt’s........................................$18.50, dis. 20&10
dis.
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled......................  
dis.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ..................................... 
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s .................  
“  Enterprise......................... 
MOLASSES GATES. 

50
40
40
40
25
Stebbin’s Pattern........................................... 60&10
Stebbin’s Genuine.............. :.........................60&10
Enterprise, self-mèasuring........................... 
25

LEVELS. 
MATTOCKS.

MAULS. 
mills. 

dlS.

dis.

dis.

 

NAILS
Advance above 12d nails.

FENCE  AND  BRADS.

50d to 60d........................................................ 
lOd...................................................................
8d and 9d........... ............................................
6d and 7d........................................................
4d and 5d........................................................
3d....................................................................   1
2d....................................................................   1

FINE BLUED.

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

List acct. 19, ’86....................................... dis. 40&10
Silver Lake, White A...............................list 
50
Drab A...................................  “ 
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55
“  White  B.................................  « 
50
“ 
Drab B....................................  “ 
55
“  White C....................................“ 
35

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

, 

t 

dis.

SAWS. 

tacks. 

SAUSAGE SUUFFERS OR FILLERS.

♦Extras sometimes given by jobbers.
“  Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,__  
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__  
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.... 
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  foot.............................................. 

Solid Eyes..............................................per ton $25
Miles’ “Challenge” ... .per doz. $20, dis. 50@50&05 
Perry................... per doz. No. 1, $15;  No  0,
Draw Cut No  4............................ each, $30, dis 30
Enterprise Mfg. Co.......................... dis. 20&10@30
Silver’s..................................................dis.  40&10
dis.
„  
Disston’s  Circular.....................................45®45&5
Cross Cut...................................45@45&5
H and-....................................... 25@25&5
Atkins’  Circular.............................................. dis. 9
70
50
30
28
American, all kinds........................... 
so
Steel, all  kinds.....................................................gg
Swedes, all kind«..........................                       
60
Gimp and Lace.................................................... go
Cigar Box Nails...................................................50
Finishing  Nails.................................. !” !!! 
50
Common and  Patent  Brads......... . . . . . . . . . . 
59
Hungarian Fails and Miners’ Tacks........ 
50
Trunk and Clout Nails.................................  
50
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails............ . . . . . 
45
Leathered Carpet Tacks................................ 
35
Steel, Game.....................................................60&10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................ 
35
Oneida Community, Hawley * Norton’s  ... 
70
Hotchkiss’........................................ 
70
P. S. & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  ......................................... 70
Mouse,  choker.....................................18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion................................ $1.50 per doz.
Bright Market................. 
67H
Annealed Market...................................... ." .70&10
Coppered Market...........................................  6254
Extra Bailing................................................ 
55
Tinned Market.......................................
Tinned  Broom...................................per pound 09
Tinned Mattress..............................per pound 854
Coppered  Spring  Steel.................................  
50
Tinned  Spring Steel......................................40&10
Plain Fence....................................... per pound 03
Barbed  Fence, galvanized..................................$3 45
painted.........................................2 80
Copper..............................................  new list net
Brass................................................. 
Bright........................................................70&10&10
Screw  Eyes.............................................. 70&10&10
Hook’s . . . . . . . . .  
....................................70&10&M
Gate Hooks and Eyes.............................. 7Q&10&W

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dis.

WIRE GOODS. 

traps. 

wire. 

dis.

dis.

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wrenches. 

dis.

Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled....................  
30
Coe’s  Genuine.............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,..................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable................................75&10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

dis.
Bird Cages....................................................  
Pumps, Cistern................................... 
75
Screws, N ew List........................................... 
Casters, Bed  and  Plate.....................50&10&10
Dampers, American...................................... 
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods........ 

go
50
40
65

METALS,
PIG TIN.

COPPER.

Pig  Large...........................................................26c
Pig Bars.............................................................. 28C

25

Duty:  Pig, Bar  and  Ingot,  4c;  Old  Copper,  3c 
Manufactured  (including all articles  of which 
Copper is a component or  chief  value), 45  per 
cent  ad valorem.  For large lots  the following 
quotations are shaded;

Lake...................................................................1854
1 “Anchor” B rand................................................18

INGOT.

ZINC.

1 00
1  50
2 00

CASTING AND BOX.

12d to 30d. 
lOd...........
75
8d to 9d  .........................................................  
90
6dto7d........................................................... 
4dto5d..........................................................   1  10
3d....................................................................   1 50
%  inch.

COMMON BARREL.

2 25

CLINCH.

1*4 and  I 94 inch.............................................  1  35
“ 
2 and 254 
............................................  1  15
254 and 234  “ 
...........................................  1  00
3 inch.......................  
85
334 and 454  inch............................................. 
75

 
Each half keg 10 cents extra.

 

dis.

o il e r s . 

PLANES. 

Zinc or tin. Chase’s Patent.......................... 60&Ì0
Zinc, with brass bottom................................ 
50
Brass or Copper..............................................  
50
Reaper........................................per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s ................................. 
50&10
dlS.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy..................................40@10
Sciota Bench.................................................   @60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy..........................40@10
Bench, first quality........................................  @60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood............20&10
Fry,  Acme.............................................. dis. 
60
70
Common,  polished..................................dis. 
50
Iron and  Tinned........................................... 
Copper Rivets and Burs................................ 
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

r iv e t s . 

PANS.

Broken packs 54c per pound extra.

dis.

ROPES.
 

 

dis.

SQUARES. 

Sisal, 54 inch and larger..............................   1154
Manilla................ 
1354
75
Steel and Iron................................................ 
Try and Bevels..............................................  
60
M itre.............................................................. 
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.

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

3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

SHEET IRON.

$3 00
3 00
3 10
3 15
3 25

 

 

LEAD.

Duty:  Sheet, 254c per pound.
600 pound  casks......................... 
654
Per pound......................................................  654
Duty:  Pig, $2 per 100 pounds.  Old  Lead, 2c per 
i  pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.
American  .....................................................@5
Newark............................................................@5
B ar......................................................................... 6
Sheet....................................................... 8c, dis. 20
54<&54..................  
16
Extra W iping................................................... 1354
The  prices  of  the many  other  qualities  of
solder in the market indicated by private brands
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.

SOLDER.

“ 

Cookson......................................... per  pound  14)4
Hallett’s........................................ 
1114
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10xi4 IC, Charcoal..........................................$600
14x20 IC, 
12x12 IC, 
...  6 26
14x14 IC, 
10x28 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 

....  7 75
 
 
 
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Each additional X on this grade, $1.15.

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10x14 IC,  Charcoal........................................t  5 40
14x20 IC, 
12x12 IC, 
14x14 IC, 
29x2810, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 

........   ...............................11  80

Each additional X on this grade $1.50.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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ROOFING PLATES
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14x20 IC, Teme  M. F .................................... $ 7 60
......................................  15 75
20x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, “  Worcester......................................   5 50
14x20 IX, 
...........................   7 00
29x28 IC, 
..........................  11  50
14x2010, 
4 90
14x20 LX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 

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“ 
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BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x28  IX........................................................ $12 00
14x31  IX........................................................ 18 56
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, i „   no„nA 
na
14x601X1  “ 
09

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6 40
10 50
13 50

 

6 00
10 00
7 75
8 00
12 50

5 40
5 65
9 25
6 90
6 90
7 15
11 65
14 80

HARDWOOD  DUMBER.

_

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls 
out: 
Basswood, log-run.........................    .13 00® 15 00
Birch,  log-run........................................... 15 00®16 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2..............................  
@22 00
Black Ash, log-run................................... 14 00@16 00
Cherry, log-run..........................................25 00@40 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2................................60 00@65 00
Cherry, Cull.........................................   @12 00
Maple, log-run..........................................12 00@13 00
Maple,  soft, log-run.............................11 00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2..............................  @20 00
Maple,  clear, flooring.........................   @25 00
Maple,  white, selected........................  @25 00
Red Oak, log-run................................. 20 00@21  00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2......................... 26 00@28 00
Red Oak, M sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40 00
Red Oak, J4 sawed, regular................. 30 00©32 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.................   @25 00
Walnut, log run...................................  @55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2...........................  @75 00
Walnuts, c u ll......................................  @25 00
Grey Elm, log-run.....................................12 00@13 05
White Aso, log-run................................... 14 00@16 00
Whitewood, log-run..................................20 00@22 00
White Oak, log-run................................... 17 00@18 00
White Oak, 54 sawed, Nos. 1 and 2 —  42 00@43 00

HANISH  i  EIFERT,

Manuf icturers  of  and Dealers in

TrilnksJravßling Bags

HARNESSES, SADDLES, COLLARS, BRIDLES,

COMBS  AND  BRUSHES.

74 Waterloo St., 

-  GRAND  RAPIDS.

H

 Rapids  fire  l i n c e   Co,

Cash  Capital,  $200,000.

HISTORY—Commenced  Business  Novem­

ber,  1882:

Year.
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888

Assets 
Dec. 31st.
$100,359
109,793
115,670
1^6,251
239,501
275,595
300,227

Total
Income.
$  2,578
25,276
40,933
51,054
57,759
102,181
123,240

Total
Expend’s Surplus.
$ 2,675
16,505
35,142
41.168
45,660
66,558
99,249

$ 5,378
20,695
35,983

DIRECTORS:

Julius Houseman, George  W.  Gay,  Martin  L. 
Sweet,  I.  M.  Weston,  H.  Widdicomb,  J.  W. 
Champlin, D. A. Blodgett, S. F. Aspinwall, James 
Blair, T. Stewart White, Philo C. Fuller, E. Crof- 
ton Fox, A. J. Bowne,  Thos.  M.  Peck,  Francis 
Letellier, Grand Rapids;  C. T. Hills, Muskegon; 
R.  A.  Alger,  Detroit;  Dwight  Cutler,  Grand 
Haven;  F.  B.  Stockbridge,  Kalamazoo;  O.  M. 
Barnes, Lansing;  W. R. Burt, East  Saginaw.

JULIUS  HOUSEMAN, President.
S. F. ASPINWALL, Secretary.

WA.NTBD.

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

If you  have any  of  the  above  goods to 
ship, or anything in  the  Produce  line, let 
ns hear  from  you.  Liberal cash advances 
made when desired.

E A R L   B R O S . ,

C o m m issio n M e r c h a n t s
Reference:  F i r s t   N a t i o n a l   B a n k ,  Chicago. 
M ic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n . Grand Rapids.

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

F O R   S A L E !

The  Drenthe  Cheese  Factory.  Well 
equipped for handling  the  milk  of  400 
cows.  Terms easy.  Address

F.  J.  LAMB  &  OO.

Grand  Rapids, 

- 

.Mich.

SHIPPING

B LAN KS.

SAMPLE  SHEET^PRICES
r  BARLOW  BROS.GRAWD RAPIDS.MICH

The Michigan Tradesman

Official O rgan of M ichigan Business Men’s  Association.

▲  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of the Wolilerine State,

E. A. STOWE  &  BRO., Proprietors.

Subscription Price, One  Dollar per year, payable 
Advertising Rates made known on application. 

strictly in advance.

Publication  Office, 100 Louis St.

Entered  at  the  Grand  Rapide  Post  Offlce.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  11,  1889.

GOOD-BYE,  P.  OF  I.

Evidence  is  not  lacking  that  the  ex­
posure of  the secret work of  the Patrons 
of  Industry, in  T h e T ra d esm a n of  last 
week,  sounded  the  death-knell  of  the 
organization, as it served  to  unmask one 
of  the most  glaring  frauds  ever  perpe­
trated  upon  the  frequently-victimized 
farming classes.

The  charlatanism of  the  movement is 
readily apparent  to  any one  giving  the 
exposure  even a cursory  perusal.  That 
no one may fail to  discover  the “milk in 
the  cocoanut,”  T h e  T r a d esm a n  repro­
duces five paragraphs from  the  constitu­
tion of  the P. of  I.,  which  set  forth the 
motive  which  animates  the  men at the 
head of  the movement:
This  society  shall  consist  of  a grand 
association and subordinate associations. 
The grand  association  shall  have  juris­
diction  within  North America and is the 
highest tribunal of  the association within 
its  jurisdiction.  No  subordinate  asso­
ciation can be formed or  continue  to ex­
ist without its sanction.
* 

* 
The  price  of  admission  for  all  male 
charter members to the subordinate asso­
ciation shall be two dollars (82) per mem­
ber and that of  the  females  shall be one 
dollar (81) per  member, which  shall  be 
paid to the organizer, whose receipt shall 
be a  voucher  to  the  grand  association, 
and no person  shall  be  permitted to or- 
gauize  without a license  signed  by  the 
grand secretary.
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The quarterly dues  shall  be  for male 
twenty  cents  per  member  and  that  of 
females  ten  cents  per  member, which 
shall be forwarded quarterly to the secre 
tary of  the grand association.
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The revenue of  the  grand  association 
shall be derived  from  the  charter  fees 
sales  of  supplies  used  by  subordinate 
associations and their quarterly dues.

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The grand association  shall meet on the 
first Wednesday in  May,  1892, and  every 
four years thereafter on the same date.
The “grand association”  will not be or 
ganized  for  three  years  yet, but  in  the 
meantime the  “grand association”  is in 
receipt of  an income variously estimated 
at  from  8100,000  to  8150,000  per  year 
At a recent gathering  of  the clans in an 
adjoining county a representative of  the 
“grand  association”  asserted  that  the 
“order”  now  included 797 lodges,  num 
bering  30,000  male  and  20,000  female 
members.  Assuming  his  own figures to 
be correct, the income of the Port Huron 
gentleman must be about as follows:
Charter fees from 30,000 males................. $  60,000
“  20,000 females..............   20,000
“ 
Annual  dues  on  30,600 males.................   24,000
“ 
“  20,000 females...............   8,000
Total  yearly receipts...........................$112,000
As  new dupes  are  flocking  into  Mr 
Wadsworth’s  net  every day, it is not  at 
all  improbable  that  his  income  during 
1889 will  amount  to  a  round  8150,000 
After  paying the salaries  and  expense 
of  organizers,  the cost  of  charters  and 
all other  contingent  expenses, the chief 
engineer of  the  “order”  will,  undoubt 
edly, have  8100,000  left  as a reward for 
his  wholly disinterested  service  to  the 
farmers of  Michigan.  The “grand asso­
ciation”  may be  a  myth,  but  the  self 
styled “grand secretary” of  the P. of  I 
and his  8100,000  income  are  a  distinct 
reality.

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Of the origin  and  inside  workings  of 
the movement,  T h e  T r a desm a n  has an 
exposure in store,  by the side  of  which 
the publication of the secret work of  the 
“order” is a mere bagatelle.
THE  GENIUS OF THE CONSTITUTION 
The proposed laws to restrict the inter­
state traffic in fresh meat were carried in 
but two Legislatures  last  winter—those 
of Indiana  and  of  Minnesota.  But  in 
both States the State courts have declared 
the law to be unconstitutional, as in defi­
ance  of  the  provision  of  the  national 
constitution, which says  that  “The citi 
zens  of each state shall be entitled to all 
the privileges of  citizens of  the  several 
states.”  The Minnesota  judges  further 
declared the law an attempt on  the  part 
of  a State to regulate commerce between 
the states,  a matter reserved expressly to 
Congress.  They  refused  to accept the 
plea that it was an inspection law for the 
protection of the people of the State from 
the importation of unhealthy food.  They 
would  accept  no  inspection  law which 
did not draw the line  at  good  and  bad 
instead of home and foreign to the State, 
The  decision  is  -eminently  wise  and 
just,  and  it  is  gratifying  that  it  was 
reached  without  any  intervention from 
the national  judiciary. 
If we are to liv 
together as one  people,  we  must  make 
up our minds to  put  up  with  any local 
inconveniences  which  may  result  from 
the  freest  commercial  intercourse  be 
tween the  states  of  the  Union. 
It was 
largely to get rid of  just such legislation 
as this that the present  constitution w

adopted,  as it  was found that such laws 
were setting  state  against state in bitter 
quarrels, and  would rend the confedera­
tion into its  constituent  elements. 
It is 
much too late in the  day to  go  back  to 
them  now.  What we can do is to insist 
that the business  of  the common-carrier 
shall not be so mismanaged as to deprive 
any locality of  the  special local  advan­
tages which belong  to it.  And no state 
has  benefited  more by that mismanage­
ment than Minnesota.

KEEP  THE  MONEY  AT  HOME. 
Again T h e  T ra d esm a n feels impelled 
to  sound  the  alarm  in  regard  to  the 
swindling  character  of 
the  so-called 
uildiug  and  Loan  Associations  now 
finding lodgment in this  State  and  pur­
porting to hail from  Minneapolis.  The 
correct theory of  a  Building  and  Loan 
ssociation is mutuality and the features 
hich commend  the  plan  to  people  of 
mall and  moderate  means are its secur­
ity, economy and fairness. 
In  the  Min­
neapolis concerns,  all  of  these elements 
are lacking.  The  management  is  inor­
dinately  expensive  and  the  commision 
paid  agents  is unnecessarily exorbitant, 
compared  with  the fees charged  by the 
local  organizations. 
The  poor  man, 
hose interests are  made  paramount  in 
the local associations,  stands no show of 
decent treatment in such  humbug  insti­
tutions.

Michigan has a good  law for  the  gov­
ernment  of  these  organizations,  while 
the law of  Minnesota is an exceptionally 
poor  one.  Besides  the  liability of  loss 
growing  out  of  dealing  with  a foreign 
corporation,  T h e  T r a d esm a n considers 
man  who sends  his  money out  of  the 
State,  when it can be more  securely and 
beneficially invested  at  home,  an enemy 
of  the  commonwealth.  Why build  up 
Minneapolis, 
in  preference  to  Grand 
Rapids, or Detroit,  or Muskegon?

NO  LONGER  OF  VALUE.

The  blue  label  of  the  cigar  makers’ 
union  is  no  longer  of  value,  a  federal 
court  having  decided  that anyone has a 
ight  to counterfeit the  innocent-looking 
lip.  News of  the  decision  is  thus  set 
forth in an  Associated  Press dispatch of 
the 8th :
In the  LTnited States Circuit Court,  to 
day,  Judge  Thayer  rendered  a decision 
that the counterfeiting of the union label 
ed  on  cigars  cannot  be  prevented or 
punished.  The  ruling  will  affect  the 
cigar-makers’ organization in the  United 
States  and  Canada,  it  is  claimed, very 
seriously, as  it  practically  decides  that 
their label is of  no value whatever.

The people of Vermont  seem  to  have 

reached the conclusion that the adverti 
ing of localities as  desirable  for  settlers 
and immigrants, popularly called “boom 
ing,” has been monopolized too  long  by 
the Western States.  So they have created 
a commissionership like that in the West 
era States to induce immigrants  to  take 
up the  cheap  lands  in  their own State 
much of  them consisting of farms which 
have  ceased  to  be  cultivated, although 
till  capable  of  being  made  profitable, 
They especially  hope  for  Scandinavian 
immigrants, as they prefer these to other 
nationalities.  There  is  no  doubt  that 
these lands in Vermont offer  advantages 
far superior  to  the  West  in several im­
portant  respects.  They  have  greater 
proximity  to  the  market created by the 
growth of manufactures in the East. 
If 
they have less natural fertility, they also 
are much less exposed  to the destructive 
storms and floods which adorn our Ameri 
can climate,  in the West  especially.  To 
Norwegian  settlers  they  might  be  ex 
pected  to prove especially attractive,  as 
the Green Mountains are much more like 
‘gamle  Norge”  than  the  flat  plains of 
the  Western  country,  while  the  soil is 
naturally much superior to that  of  their 
native land.

Labor  day  was  very  generally  cele­
brated  in  Grand  Rapids, in spite of  the 
criticism of  those who do  not  see  what 
workingmen want with holidays.  There 
is no doubt that the holiday is not wisely 
observed by the whole body of workmen, 
and that some of  them take the  occasion 
for drunkenness and other  follies.  But, 
in  the  main, it is a day of  harmless  en­
joyment to thousands who have  but  few 
week-days of the  year on which they are 
not  toiling.  Comfortable  people,  who 
take  one  or  two  months of  holidays or 
half-holidays  every  year,  can  have  no 
idea  of  what a  single  interruption  like 
this amounts  to,  in  the  way  of  enjoy­
ment, to those who  are  less  fortunately 
situated.  Even  if  it  does  curtail  their 
earnings by a day’s wages, it makes their 
life less colorless and monotonous.  And 
as  the  number  of  workers  in  nearly 
every  line is fully up  to  the  amount of 
employment,  there  may  be  some small 
economic advantage  in  diminishing  the 
amount of  work  done  by  each,  even to 
the  extent  of  one  day’s  toil. 
It  may 
make  work  for  one  more workman for 
every 300 now employed.

Pat’s View of  It.

“Pat, is this true that I hear?”
“An’ what’s that, yer honor?”
“That you are going  to  marry again.” 
“That’s so, yer honor.”
“But  your  first  wife  has  only  been 
“Sure  she’s  as  dead  now  as she  iver 

dead a week.”
will be, yer honor.”

E.  W.  HILL  PUTTING  WORKS,

ALL  KINDS  OF

Brass and Iron Polishing

AND

Nickle and Silver Plating
Corner Pearl and Front Sts., Grand Rapids.

R 0 U L %

and

Plumbing,

Steam  and  Hot  Water Heating, 
Brooks’  Hand  Force  Pump, In­
stantaneous  Water  Heater,  Hot 
Air  Furnaces,  Mantels,  Grates 
and Tiling,  Gas  Fixtures, Etc. 
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in

P lu m b e r s ’  S u p p lie s.
184 East Pillion  81., Head of Monroe,

Telephone  No. 147.

21  Seritmer  Street,

Telephone No. 1109.

Manufacturer of

F.  R a n iv ille,
LEATHER  BELTING
Riiliber Goods and Mil 1 Supplies.

JOBBER  OF

1  to  5  Pearl  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

: 

MICH.

¿-,*30-30  *
r

Price---------

Every  garment  bearing  the  above  ticket  is 
WARRANTED  NOT  TO  RIP, and,  if  not as re­
presented, you are requested  to  return  it to the 
Merchant of whom it was purchased and receive 
a new garment.
S T A N T O N ,   S A M P S O N   &  CO., 

-  MICH.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 
1 \  STE K E TE E   &  SOJVS,
D ry  G oods I N otions,

Manufacturers. Detroit, Mich.

WHOLESALE

83 Monroe  St.  and 10,12,.14,16 in 18 Fountain  8t„

Grand Rapids,  Mich•

C o m fo rts  a n d   B la n k e ts,  Y a r n s   a n d   W o o le n s  

for  F a ll  T ra d e.

Baos. Warps,  Geese  Feathers, 

Waddings,  Batts 

BURLAPS.

and  Twines,
Prints, Ginghams, Dress Goods, Hosiery, Underwear and full line of Staple Notions.

Agents for Georgia and  Valley  City  Bags.

STARK,

AMERICAN,
PACIFIC,

F. 

J. 

DETTENTHÆ

JOBBER  OFOysters

-AND-Salt Fìsti.

Mail Orders Receive Prompt  Attention.  See  Quotations  in Another  Column.

HESTER  <&  FOX,

M anufacturers’ Agents fo r

S A W  A2TD G R IS T  M ILL 11A CBI1TEB7,
Send for 
Catalogue 

ATLAS H E

and 
Prices-

INDIANAPOLIS*  IND.9  U.  S. A,
__________ M ANUFACTURERS  OF
STEAM ENGINES*BOILERS.
Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock 

for  immediate delivery.

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

Saws, Belting  and  Oils.

And  Dodge’s  Patent Wood Split Pulley.  Large stock  kept  on hand.  Send for Sampb 
Write for Prices. 

Pulley and become convinced of their  superiority.

44.46 and 48 So. Division St., GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

Io n ia  P a n ts  & O v e ra ll Co.

E. D.  Voorhees,  Manager.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Pants,  Overalls,  Goats,  Jackets,  Shirts,  Etc,

Warranted  Not to Rip.

Fit  Guaranteed.

Workmanship  Perfect

Mr. Voorhees’ long experience in the manufacture of  these  goods  enables him 
to turn out a line especially adapted to the  Michigan  trade.  Samples  and  prices 
sent on application.

IONIA,  MICH.

k  c o m m o n   %e n S ^  

Idea.

Two Years
TEST

Wholesale  Dealer in

E.  G.  8YUDLEY,
R u b b er
Bools and Shoes

Manufactured by

GANDEE RUBBER  CO.

Send  for  Large  Illustrated  Catalogue  and 

Price List.

TELEPHONE  464.

No.  4  Monroe  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

HEÄIiENRIßH  BR08.

W h o le s a le  C lo th iers

■A

MANUFACTURERS  OF

P erfect-F ittin g   'Tailor-Made  Clothing

AT  LOWEST  PRICES.

138-140 Jefferson See., 34-36  Woodbridge 8t„ Detroit,

MAIL  ORDERS sent in care L.  W. ATKINS will receive  PROMPT ATTENTION.
S.  K.  BOLLES.

E.  B.  DIKEMAN.

S.  /i.  B o lle s  &  Co.,

77  CANAL  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

W h o le s a le   C igar  D ealers.

( ( T O S S   U P ! 55

We  will  forfeit  $1,000  if the  “TOSS  UP” 
Cigar  is  not  a  Clear  Long  Havana  Filler  of 
excellent quality,  equal  to  more  than  the  aver­
age ten cent cigars on the market.

D B A   T U

'To th e P ass Book.

Such is the fate of the  Pass Book System wherever it comes in

contact with the

Tradesman  Credit  Coupon  Book,

Which is now used by over 2,600  Michigan  merchants.

The Tradesman Coupon  is  the  cheapest  and  most modern in 

the market, being sold as follows:

8 2 Coupons, per hundred................82.50  su b je c t  to  t h e  fo llo w in g disco u n ts:
8  5 
................ 3.00  Orders for  200 or over.............5 per cent.
810
820

“  500
“   1000

4.00
5.00

.10
.20

“ 

“ 

SEND IN SAMPLE  ORDER AND  PUT YOUR BUSINESS ON  A CASH  BASIS.

I. A. STOWE k BRO., Grand Rapids,
Do  (lot 1/iolate the Law!

To conform to the law passed  by  the  last  Legislature, we have arranged to brand 

all barrels  containing  our  superior vinegar

M A L T   V IN E G A R

The  purity  and  strength  of  which are fully guaranteed.

Dealers  should  remember  that  no  vinegar  below  40 grain can now be 
sold and that those who violate the law are liable to  both  fine  and  impris­
onment.  Every  barrel  of  vinegar  we  sell  is tested before it leaves our 
factory and we guarantee it to be up to the legal standard.

T elfer  S pice  C o m p a n y .

No C h em ica ls.^
W.  BAKER 
&  CO.’S
Breakfast  Cocoa
Is absolutely  pure 

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and  it  is soluble*
To  increase  the  solubility  of 
the powdered cocoa, various expe- 
dients are employed,  most of them
being  based  upon  the  action of  some  alkali, potash, soda  or 
even ammonia.  Cocoa  which  has been  prepared  by one of 
these chemical processes  can  usually be  recognized  at  once 
by the distinct alkaline reaction of the infusion in water.
W .  Baker & Co.’s  Breakfast Cocoa.
Is  manufactured  from  the  first  stage  to  the  last  by  perfect 
mechanical  processes,  no chemical  being  ns©d  in 
its preparation.  By one of the most ingenious of these 
mechanical  processes  the  greatest  degree  of  fineness  is 
secured without the sacrifice of  the  attractive  and  beautiful 
ted color  which  is  characteristic  of an absolutely pure and 
natural cocoa.
W . Baker & Co., Dorchester, Mass.

The Michigan Tradesman

WEDNESDAY.  SEPTEMBER  11,  18S9.

A  GRAND  SUCCESS.

lCCWTINUED  PROM  THIRD  PAGE.]

Mr.  Whitney  —  I  will  not  accept. 
(Turning to  Mr. Blain)  Will  you accept 
the place,  if  you are elected ?

Mr. Blain—Ask  me  no  questions and 

I’ll tell  you no  lies.

Mr.  Whitney — There !  I  knew  you 

were  “fibbing.”

Mr. Crandall—I have  another  name to 
mention—every  gentleman  declines  to 
accept—another gentleman who has been 
with  us  through  our meetings  since we 
organized.  We all esteem  him as a very 
good  man. 
I  name  Smith  Barnes,  of 
Traverse  City.  We  can  get  hold  of  a 
good man and make him accept.

The President—Gentlemen, elect some­
one  who is present.  With  proper  sup­
port  the  office  need  not occupy a great 
deal of  time. 
I hope  the  President will 
have  better  support  than  the  one  you 
elected last  year from his committees.

Mr.  Connell—There  is  a  man  nom­
inated  who  will serve.  He has shown it 
in  our  Asociation. 
I refer  to Mr. C. L. 
Whitney.

Mr. Whitney—Gentlemen, I— (Cries of 
“ Sitdown!”  “Sitdown!” and ladghter).
The  second  formal  ballot resulted  in 
no choice, but the  third  ballot  resulted 
in the choice of  Mr.  Whitney.

On motion, Mr. Whitney was made the 

unanimous choice, amid applause.

Mr. Whitney, on taking the chair,  said: 
“Gentlemen,  I  am  surprised. 
I  am 
afraid  you  will  be  sorry.  Proceed  to 
ballot for First Vice-President.”

A  voice—That’s  the  shortest  speech 

Whitney ever made. 

(Laughter.)

Messrs. Bridgeman and Sherwood were 
put in nomination and both were elected.
The  President—Prepare  your  ballots 

for Secretary.

Mr.  Jesson — I  know  Mr.  Whitney 
pretty  well—I  know  he  is a “hustler.” 
I nominate Mr. Stowe.

On motion, Mr. Stowe was declared the j 

unanimous choice.

For Treasurer,  the  nominations  were 
Mr.  McBain,  H.  W.  Parker,  L.  W. 
Sprague and J. A. Miller.

Mr.  Sprague—1  think  this  office  is 
something of  a bore  and  believe in pass­
ing it around.

Mr. Parker receiving the  highest num­
ber  of  votes, was  made  the  unanimous 
choice.

The President—The  Secretary,  in  his 
admirable  report,  yesterday,  made  a 
wise  suggestion,  thoroughly  in  accord 
with what I have  stated in  regard to the 
work  of  committees. 
It  was  that  the 
chairman of  the  several  committees  be 
the Executive Board.  This has failed to 
receive  the  attention of  the convention. 
There is one  way  you  can  achieve  it— 
elect good men on the  Executive  Board.
On motion of  Mr. Sprague, the follow­
ing Board (nominated by E. W. Hastings) 
was  elected :  Frank  Wells,  O. F. Conk­
lin,  Frank  Hamilton,  C.  T.  Bridgeman 
and N. B. Blain.

Chairman  Bridgeman then read the re­
port  of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions, 
as follows :
Resolved,  That the  Michigan Business 
Men’s  Association  discountenance  the 
practice of railroad companies  in  giving 
passes  to  members  of  the  Legislature, 
and  that  of  members in accepting same, 
and that we  believe  the  condemning of 
such practice generally will  be to the in­
terest of the State  in  shortening the ses­
sions of the Legislature  and in securing, 
in its fullest sense, good legislation.
Resolved,  That  we  endorse the estab­
lishment  of  building  and  loan associa­
tions in towns sufficiently large to support 
them, as a means of savings and a benefit 
to any community in creating household­
ers  and thereby a better  and  more  per­
manent class of citizens.  And we would 
recommend  that  the  secretaries  of  all 
local associations in  places  of  sufficient 
population,  endeavor 
to  secure  these 
building and loan associations as a benefit 
to their  people,  their  towns,  their mer­
chants and the M. B. M. A.
Resolved,  That we concur in the recom­
mendations made by ex-President Hamil­
ton one year ago, and  so  ably  and  fully 
explained at this meeting  by  Mr.  A.  S. 
Burnell, of Iowa, regarding the establish­
ment of a rating bureau;  and  we  would 
recommend  that  the  local  associations 
take steps to put  such a plan into execu­
tion.
Resolved,  That the thanks of the Asso­
ciation are especially due to the members 
of the Insurance Committee for the large 
amount  of  time  and  labor  given to the 
subject before them;  that we approve  of 
the  plan  formulated  by  them  for  the 
establishment of  a Business  Men’s  Fire 
Insurance  Company,  and  that  the  new 
Insurance Committee and  the  Executive 
Board  are  requested  to  use  their  best 
efforts toward the  perfection  of the pro­
posed company.
Resolved,  That we appreciate the kind­
ness  of  our  Governor,  Cyrus  G.  Luce, 
manifested by his  presence with us dur­
ing this  convention,  for  the interest he 
has taken  in  our  deliberations  and  for 
his timely and eloquent  words  of  coun­
sel, and that  the  sincere  thanks  of  the 
Association are hereby tendered him.
Resolved,  That to President  Wells  we 
extend  our  hearty  thanks  for  the able 
service he has rendered  the  Association 
during the past year, and  for  the  digni­
fied and  courteous  manner  in which he 
has  presided  over  the  deliberations  of 
this convention.
Resolved,  That  to  Secretary Stowe we 
tender our thanks for his untiring efforts 
in  behalf  of  this  Association—that  we 
fully appreciate the valuable  services  to 
the Association contributed  through  the

able  journal  conducted  by  him—T h e 
Mic h ig a n   T r a d esm a n,  whose  weekly 
visit to the members  of  the M. B. M. A. 
is most welcome—and if there are any of 
our members  who  are  not  already sub­
scribers to this valuable paper, we would 
recommend that they  become such with­
out delay.
Resolved,  That the thanks of the Asso­
ciation are due to  the several gentlemen 
who have prepared and read  before  this 
conventien the very  able and interesting 
papers to which  we  have  listened  with 
pleasure and profit.
Resolved,  That  we learn with deep re­
gret  of  the  great  affliction  which  has 
befallen our esteemed brother,  Mr.  H. H. 
Pope,  of  Allegan,  in  the  death of  his 
estimable wife, and the sympathy of this 
convention is hereby extended to him.
Resolved,  That the thanks of the Asso­
ciation be tendered to  the Railway Asso­
ciation  of  Michigan  for  their  courtesy 
in granting  half-fare  rates  to  the dele­
gates to this convention.
Resolved.,  That  we  highly  appreciate 
the most royal welcome  which  has  been 
given us by the  Business Men’s Associa­
tion of Muskegon to their  beautiful  and 
progressive  city.  We  have  some  of  us 
known something of Muskegon by obser­
vation  in  times  past  and by reputation 
later on.  We have heard of her wonder­
ful lumber industries, which exceed any­
thing of the  kind  in  the  world,  of  her 
scores of miles of paved streets, etc., but 
we know now that the half  had not been 
told us.  We  are  rejoiced  in her pros­
perity,  and hope  that her material inter­
ests may increase as  much in the coming 
years  as  they  have  in  the  past.  We 
desire to  express  our  gratitude  for the 
hospitality we have received.  The enjoy­
able  excursion^ to  Lake  Michigan  and 
Interlake  Park,  and  the delightful car­
riage ride through  the  beautiful  streets 
will long be remembered  with  pleasure. 
As to  the  elaborate  banquet  which has 
been  prepared  for  our  delectation,  we 
trust that we will convince  you  that  we 
can appreciate it and do  it  full  justice. 
We would particularly  mention  Captain 
Woods and his  crew,  of  the  life saving 
station, who treated us to such an enjoy­
able and instructive exhibition of science 
and  skill;  the  opera  house  orchestra 
which favored  us  with  such  delightful 
music;  the managers  of  Interlake  Park 
for their  courtesy; 
the  Muskegon Club 
for the privileges of their elegant rooms; 
the hotel proprietors  for  reduced  rates; 
the fire department  and chemical engine 
company for their interesting exhibitions; 
Capt. Bennett and the  Muskegon  Rifles, 
and the  members  of  the  press for their 
favorable reports of our proceedings and 
for  their  pleasant  words  of  welcome. 
Especially are thanks due to  Local  Sec­
retary P. J. Connell  and  his  associates, 
President  John  A.  Miller  and  C.  L. 
Whitney,  who had so efficiently prepared 
the way and did so  much  to  make  this 
convention a success.
All of which is respectfully submitted.

C.  T.  Br id g m a n,
P. F. T r ea n o r,
B. S. H a r r is, 

Committee on Resolutions.

The report was unanimously  adopted.
Mr. Wells—I  rise  to  make  a  motion. 
In all my experience in attending various 
associations—and  I  have  had  some  ex­
perience—I have  never  been  treated so 
cordially as we have  been  treated by the 
hospitable citizens of  Muskegon.  I trust 
that, hereafter, in  any place  where this 
Association may meet, we may have one- 
half  the  hospitality,  entertainment  and 
enjoyable  associations  which  we  have 
had here. 
I  move  that  we  extend  our 
thanks.  Supported and carried.

Mr. Blain—I now move that  the  Com­
mittee  on  Resolutions  be given a rising 
vote  of  thanks  for  their  able  report. 
Carried.
Mr. Blain—I move that T h e  Mic h ig a n 
T r a desm a n be made the official organ of 
the Association.  Carried.

(Mr.  Wells  here  handed  Mr. Stowe a 

dollar on subscription.)

(Laughter.)

Mr. Crandall—You will give  me credit 
for  keeping  still  quite a while. 
I wish 
to  speak  of  the  absolute  necessity  of 
having  T h e  Mic h ig a n   T r a d esm a n. 
I 
am  sorry  Mr.  Wells  has  to  pay  for  it 
down—we  keep  it  paid  way  ahead. 
It 
should be in  every business man’s office.
Mr. Hastings—Up  our  way, we  never 
pay for it—Stowe  sends  it  right  along. 
(Laughter.)
Mr. Blain—That is probably the reason 
Stowe  is  so  hard  up  all  the  time. 
(Pleasantry.)
Mr. Crandall  (seeing  the  money being 
paid  to  Mr.  Stowe)—Would  it  not  be 
well  to  change  places  with  Mr. S(owe 
for a little while ? 
The following  additional reports were 
handed in, when  the meeting adjourned:
Clio (C.  H.  May)—The  Clio  Business 
Men’s  Association  indirectly  owes  it’s 
existence to the  much-talked-of  Patrons 
of  Industry;  so  much, at  least,  we  are 
willing to place to the credit of  this new 
organization.  It was to take some united 
action to counteract the  influence  which 
it was feared this  society would  have on 
general  business  interests,  and  to take 
proper  steps  to  combat  that  system in 
every reasonable and  legitimate manner, 
that the Clio business  men  first  inform­
ally met.  Not even  this  step was taken 
until  two  concerns  had  signified  their 
willingness  to  submit  to  having  their 
bills  audited  by  their  customers,  and 
their profits regulated by a cast-iron rule 
made by parties naturally antagonistic to 
merchants’ gains  and applied, not to the 
value of  goods, but  to  what  the  dealer 
happened to give for  them.  Be  it  said, 
however, to  the  honor of  these  two  es­
tablishments, that, as soon  as  concerted 
action  was  taken by the  business  men, 
and the  viciousness of  the new  methods 
exposed,  these  concerns  notified  the 
Patrons  of  their  intention  to  withdraw 
immediately from the alliance.  The bus­
iness men, thus uniting  locally, found it 
not a difficult step to place themselves in 
alignment  with  similar  organizations 
throughout the State—hence  our  becom­
ing  a  part  of  the  State  Association,  a 
position  which, it is needless  to say, we 
deem it an honor to occupy.
But,  with  organization  as  a  fully- 
fledged  B. M. A., the  real  conflict  with 
the P. of  L’s began.  The fires of  perse­
cution  literally rained  upon  us.  While

they  were  the  ones  to  throw down the 
gauntlet, we have been reported—falsely, 
of  course—as  appearing  in  the  lists 
against  them.  Their  declaration  that 
“the fight was  on,” and  that  their  foes 
were organizing,  has  helped  not only in 
creating a hostility—or an  appearance of 
hostility — between  town  _aud  country 
that is much to be  deplored  but  also  in 
the  growth  of  their  order  among  that 
class  of  people  who  go  around  asking 
people  to  “tread  on  the  tails  of  their 
coats,” in order  that  they may have suf­
ficient reason for  using  their  shillalahs. 
Reliable information  has reached us that 
Patron lodges are  passing  resolutions to 
boycott  i^ie  town;  and  one  sweetly dis­
posed brother, who probably has received 
a Blue Letter,  supplemented  by the still 
more  obnoxious  “second  epistle  to  the 
dead-beats,”  has  publicly  proclaimed 
that he will  convey Patrons  who wish to 
trade to  the  city of  Flint,  twelve  miles | 
distant.
1 wish to give prominence  to  this  ex­
perience  of  ours  in  dealing  with  the 
Patrons in the hope that this subject will 
be  thoroughly ventilated at this meeting 
and  that  the  combined  wisdom  of  the 
business men of  the State will be able to 
suggest  some  was  by which the evils of 
the  system  may  be  successfully  com­
batted,  even  if  that  way  contemplates 
letting  the  matter  severely  alone.  We 
must not be made to  appear, however,  in 
the false light of  standing  in  opposition 
to the farmer,  for the  thrifty agricultur­
ist, outside of  the  neighborhood of  Mus­
kegon, at least—here it would  seem  that 
the  lumberman  must  be  added  to  the 
list—must  be  acknowledged as the very 
corner  stone of  the  business  structures 
of  the State.
I may  add  that  there is no immediate 
danger  that  the  Patrons  will  secure  a 
contracting establishment  in  our  town. 
We  notice  that  Patron  stores  in  other 
places throughout the State  have  devel­
oped, like  ponderous  old  Jack  Falstaff, 
an alacrity in sinking  dismal  to contem­
plate.
Our  Association  numbers  nineteen 
members,  with  two  applications  on  file 
not  yet  acted  upon.  This  includes 
nearly every business man  in  our  small 
town.  We  are  too  young  yet  to  have 
actually  accomplished  much.  We  have 
used the collection  system  with gratify­
ing success—and have talked largely and 
eloquently of great public improvements. 
Above  all,  we  have  kept  up a spirit of 
business fellowship and  good-will which 
has  been  strong  enough to prevent  any 
of  us  playing  the  part  of  a  business 
Ishmaelite.
Allegan  (E.  T.  Yan  Ostrand)—The 
Allegan  Business  Men’s  Association  is 
still in the ring,  enthusiastic  and  ready 
for active duty at all times,  when  called 
upon.
Our President, Mr. Horace Pope, is un­
avoidably  detained  at  home  by the sad 
death  of  his  wife,  a  highly  cultured, 
most  estimable  lady. 
In  his  absence I 
will briefly say that, during the existence 
of  our  organization at  Allegan,  upward 
of $2,000 in worthless  and  outlawed  ac- I 
counts  has  been  collected  by  the  per­
suasive eloquence of  the Red, White and 
Blue  circular  letters.  During  the  past 
year,  we  have  raised  by  popular  sub­
scription  about  $3,000  for  public  im­
provements;  secured  a  new  railroad  to 
the  lake  shore  from  Columbus,  Ohio; 
lighted  the  city  with  electricity—the 
Edison system;  paid $1,50) for the  S. W. 
Soldiers’  and  Sailors’ Reunion, last Au­
gust;  obtained  reductions  and  satisfac­
tory  adjustment of  freight  rates;  raised 
$500  for  the  Johnstown  people,  and, 
through  the  combined  efforts  of  our 
members, we have  reduced a majority of 
1,500 in Allegan county against the prop­
osition to build a court  house, to  250  for 
a  new  $45,000  building,  which  is  now 
being constructed.  We have also  struck 
oil.  We have a test  well  which  pumps 
about five barrels  per day, and expect to 
sink several more this season.
We are firm believers  in local business 
men’s  associations.  We  realize  that in 
this age of  trusts and  gigantic  combina­
tions, the main hope of the local business 
man is in  thorough  and  solid  organiza­
tion,  which  is  being  accomplished  by 
this convention to-day.
I thank  you  for  your  kind  attention, 
and our Muskegon brothers for their most 
generous and cordial hospitality.
Manistee  (C. D. Grannis)—I  have  the 
honor  and  pleasure  to present to  you a 
brief  report of  the condition and  doings 
of  the Manistee  Business Men’s Associa­
tion during the past  year.  The Associa­
tion  has  made  a  gain  of  five  in  total 
membership,  although  having  lost  sev­
eral members by withdrawals for various 
reasons,  and we  now  consider it to be in 
a good, healthy condition, ready and able 
to  do  a large  amount  of  hard  work  to 
advance  the  business  interests  of  our 
city.  The Association  has  made efforts 
in various directions to induce  manufac­
turing interests  to  locate  here, and  has 
been  active  in  encouraging local enter­
prise,  as  is  attested by two  flourishing 
furniture factories in operation, with the 
third in course of construction.  We have 
also  a  Building  and  Loan  Association, 
which is proving  successful  beyond  our 
most sanguine expectations. 
It has been 
the  policy of  the Association to call  the 
attention  of  various  manufacturing  in­
terests to the peculiar advantages offered 
by our unrivaled location;  with immense 
hardwood forests tributary to this outlet; 
railroads  to  the  north  and  east,  with 
more  coming;  a reliable  winter  harbor, 
insuring  cheap  transportation  the  year 
round;  two  large  lines of  boats,  to Chi­
cago and Milwaukee, etc.  Results so far 
lead us to believe that much  benefit  can 
be  accomplished  by  association  work. 
Therefore,  we propose to keep  the  fight 
on, until the shores of  our little lake and 
lined  with  manufacturing 
river  are 
plants of  various kinds.
Tustin  (Frank J. Luick)—The  Tustin 
Business Men’s Association is full of life 
and  energy,  and has  proved a benefit  to 
its  members,  to  the  village  of Tustin, 
and, I am inclined to believe, to the dead­
beats.  It teaches and educates the buyer 
that it is not for his best interests to con­
tract debts which he knows  he  will  not 
be prepared to  meet  when due, and that 
it is far better for  him to live within his 
means.  Hence, we find people are  more 
cautious  about  asking  for  credit.  We 
have collected many  worthless  accounts 
by the use of the Blue Letter.  We meet 
every second  and  fourth  Monday  even­
ings, in each  month,  usually with a good 
attendance,  and we find our meetings are 
entertaining, instructive  and  profitable.

[c o n c l u d e d  n e x t   w e e k .)

B L I V B N   &  A h L ,Y N ,

Sole Agents for the

C e leb ra ted   “BIG   F ”  B r a n d   o f O y ste r s

a specialty of fine goods in our line and are prepared to quote prices at any time.  We solicit 

In Cans and Bulk, and Large Handlers of OCEAN FISH, SHELL CLAMS and OYSTERS.  We make 
H.  M.  BLIVEN,  Manager.____________________ 63  Pearl  St.

consignments of all kinds of Wild Game, such as Partridges, Quail, Ducks. Bear, etc.

BROWN  &

DEALERS  IN

Farm  Macliinery,
flpilltilral 

Implements,
Wapos and Carriages.
Corner West Bridge and  North  Front  Sts.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT.

SHAFTING, HANGERS, 
MD PULLEYS A SPECIALTY.

Send  Specifications  for  Estimates  before  Contracting.

S IL A N E & B O D L E Y G O .
2 to 48 JOHN ST., CINCINNATI, O.
The B elknap Wagon and Sleigh Co*,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Manufacturers of Delivery Wagons of all descriptions.  Also inanufacturers 
full line of Delivery and Road  Sleighs.  Write  for  illustrated  catalogue  and 
price list.

GEO. H. REEDER,

State  Agent

and Jobber of

Lycoming  Rubbers
Medimn Price Shoes.
Grand Rapids, Mich.

WATER

D I R E C T I O N S  

We oaTr cooked the com in this can 
sufficienti, 
' Should  be  Thoroughly
Warmed 'notcooked) adding  piece ot 
Good Butter (size ofhen’s egg) aud gill 
of fresh  milk  (preferable  tò  water.) 
Season to suit when on the table. None 
genuine unless bearing the signature of
Davenport  Canning  g0(

C. A.LAMB, G rand R apids, Mich. 

C .   A .  

FRED  CLOCK,  Chicago,  111. 

F. J. LAMB & CO., G rand Rapida, H iob.

EA.MB&  CO.,

Wholesale  and  Commission

Bruits

Produce.

Our  Specialtiosi

CALIFORNIA  FRUITS, 

ORANGES, 

LEMONS.

BANANAS  AND  BERRIES.

56  and  58  So.  Ionia  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

f

1  A m   H eadquarters,

A lfre d   J.  B ro w n ,
16  and  18  North  Division  Street,  Grand Rapids, Mich.

Peaches! 

Peaches! 

Peaches!

THEO.  li.  G O O S S E N ,

WHOLESALE

P r o d u c e   a n d   C o m m issio n   M er c h a n t,

Is bound to let you know that he will sell you peaches as low  as  any  one.  Write 

or wire for prices and same  will receive prompt attention.

Telephone 269. 

EDWIN 

GRIND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

F A L L A S ,

Butter, E ®  Fairfield Cheese, Foreign Fruits, Miece Meat,  Nats, Etc.

JOBBER  OF

Will  be  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  for  his  popular  Solid  and  Daisy Brands of 

Oysters after Sept. 1.  Let your orders come.

Office and  Salesroom, No. 9 Ionia St., Grand Rapids,  Mich.

Brand Rapids Fruit and Produce Go.,

F

a n

Headquarters  for  O.  WILKINSON  &  SON’S
c y

  Jersey

Sweet Potatoes.

3 NORTH IONIA  ST., GRAND RAPIDS.

MOSELEY  BROS,

F ru its,  Seeds, O ysters § P roduce.

------WHOLESALE------

All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.

If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed,  Beans or  Potatoes,  will be 

26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St., 

pleased to hear from you.
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GRAND  RAPIDS.

B u y  and  T ry!
Boat  for

STEAM  PURPOSES. 
DOMESTIC  USE. 
GRATES.

LIGHT  ASH. 

NO  CLINKER.

Island  C ity  Coal.
If you buy it, we Guarantee the Best Results.
Used by  Principal  Hotels, Leading  Manu­
facturers and Railroads.

GIVE  IT  A  TRIAL.

A .  H IM E S , S ole  A gen t,

TELEPHONE  490-1.

MAIN OFFICE. 54  PEARL  ST.

FIRE!  FIRE!

We  are  selling  the  BEST  RUBBER  HOSE  in 
3-4,  1,  11-4,  11-2,  2  and  2 1-2  inch.  Cotton Mill 
Hose, Rubber Lined;  also unlined Linen Hose, in all 
sizes, for fire protection.

OürPriGßs aro Roßk Bottom

We  have the Best  Lubricators, Grease and  Oil 
Cups, Lath  and  Fodder  Yarn,  Saw Glimmers, and 
the best General Stock of Mill Supplies in this State.

AGENTS  FOR  STEWART’S  BEADY  ROOFING,  DEAFENING  FELT  AND 

SHEATHING,  IRON  FIBRE  PAINT  AND  CEMENT.  BEST 

OF  THE  KIND  IN  USE.

S A M U E L   LY O N .
MICHIGAN  CIGAR  CO.,

B ig  Rapids,  Mich.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY  CELEBRATED

“M . C . C .”“Y u n iY in n ’9

The Most  Popular  Cigar. 

The Rest Selling Cigar on the Market.

SEND  FOR  TRIAL  ORDER.

N E L S O N   B R O S.  &  CO.,
Wall Paper and Window Shades.

G R A N D   R A P I D S , 

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G R O C E R I E S '

Gripsack Brigade.

Steve  A.  Sears  started  up  the  lake 
shore Monday, it being  his  first trip out 
since the fire in his establishment.

G. Gringhuis,  traveling  representative 
for the Battle Creek Knitting Co., is put- 
ing in a couple of weeks among the trade 
of  Southern  Michigan  and  Northern 
Indiana.

Geo. F. Owen and wife  will  have been 
married a quarter  of  a century  on  Sep­
tember  29,  and  on  the  evening  of  the 
28th they propose to celebrate  the  event 
in royal style.

The following  houses  have signed the 
hotel  agreement  of  the  Knights  of  the 
Grip  during  the  part  week:  Campbell 
House,  Bay  City;  Northwestern  Hotel, 
Hancock;  Bennett  House,  Galesburg; 
New Winchester, Au Sable  and  Oscoda.
Jas. N. Bradford  and  family are com­
fortably settled in their new  home at 102 
James  street.  The 
legal  difficulties 
growing  out  of  the  irresponsible  char­
acter  of 
their  contractor,  Frank  A. 
Hitchcock,  are removed by the recent de­
cision  of  the  Supreme  Court,  to  the 
effect that builders’ liens cannot be made 
to hold on homesteads.

Boots  and  Shoes:  The  tribute  which 
Wm.  H. Maher pays to the drummer in a 
recent  issue of  T h e  Mic h ig a n T r a d es­
m a n is expressed with  rare  delicacy and 
appreciation.  There  is  no  avocation 
more  exacting  than  that  of  traveling 
salesman.  The  experience  which  he 
gains while “on the  road” qualifies  him 
for higher duties, and it is not surprising 
that so many manufacturers  and  jobbers 
select partners  from  their staff  of  trav­
eling salesmen.  Some of  the ablest bus­
iness men that this country has produced 
.  are to-day selling goods by sample.

Allegan Gazette:  One  of  our  village 
grocers  thiuks  the  modern  drummer 
comes very near being  “cheeky.”  One 
of these gentlemen  with  unusual  facial 
development entered his store  the  other 
day and  tried  to  sell  him  some goods. 
The grocer would have none of his wares, 
and  left  him,  to hail a passing  farmer. 
During his absence,  the  drummer  went 
to  his  desk  and  took  a  letterhead, on 
which he subsequently made out an order 
for goods and then mailed it to  the  firm 
he represented.  As a result, the unsus­
pecting grocer received a whole drayload 
of goods he never ordered,  and  longs to 
have  the drummer in a twenty-foot  ring 
for about three rounds.

Detroit  Free  Press:  A  meeting of  the 
commercial travelers of  Detroit was held 
at the  Russell House,  Saturday evening, 
to take action upon a suggestion made by 
the  Toledo  commercial  travelers  to ap­
point a drummers’ day at the Exposition. 
J. T.  Lowrie announced  that  there  will 
be  about  1,000  drummers in the city on 
that day and proposed that  an  organiza­
tion be effected.  Accordingly, George L. 
Sampson  was  chosen  to  preside  and 
Edwin  Mortlock  Secretary. 
It  was de­
cided to receive the  visitors with a band, 
provide light  refreshments for them at a 
rendezvous  to  be  decided  upon, and  to 
treat them to a boat ride  to  the  Exposi­
tion  grounds.  George  L.  Sampson, 
chairman,  T. J. Paxton, J. T.  Lowrie and 
Thomas  Macleod  were  appointed  as an 
Executive Committee to make  other com­
mittee  appointments, and  it  will report 
at a meeting to be held  next  Wednesday 
evening,  at 43 Congress street west.

Purely  Personal.

H. L. Hall and  wife  spent  Sunday at 

Hudsonville.

Frank E. Campau,  the  Alaska general 

dealer, was in town Monday.

H.  B. Fairchild is spending a couple of 
days  in  Detroit  on  business  for  the 
Drug Co.

Fred B. Clark and wife  spent  Sunday 
in  Grand  Haven,  the  guests  of  Miss 
Agnes Macfie.

Howard  Udell  spent  Sunday  at  the 
mills and camps of  the  Brookings  Lum­
ber Co., at Brookings.

Wm.  H. Jennings, who  has  posed as a 
widower for the past  six  weeks, expects 
his family home from Ohio this week.

I. M.  and  M. J.  Clark  have  returned 
from  their  trip  to Duluth,  St. Paul and 
•Minneapolis.  While  near  Duluth  they 
inspected  the  immense  tract  of  pine 
owned by them and others.

Fred  Beard, 

the  Morley  merchant, 
dropped in on T h e  T ra d esm a n Monday, 
on his  way home from Europe, where he 
has been for  the past  two months.  The 
ocean voyage  did  him  much  good  and 
the trip as a  whole  has filled him full of 
entertaining reminiscences.

VISITING  BUYERS.

R B G ooding &Son, Gooding 
E E H ew itt.  Rockford 
A G Goodson.  Pierson 
John G unstra, L am ont 
F  E  Cam pau. Alaska 
Teachout & Roedel.
A J  Provin,  Cedar  Springs
G F Cook, Grove
J  V Crandall&Son.Sand Lke 
Muskegon  Avery & Pollard,

Geo P  S tark, Cascade 
j  N W ait, Hudsonville 
C B Shafer. K alkaska 
E  S Botsford, Dorr 
J  B W atson. CoopersvUle 
R B McCulloch, Berlin 
W hite Cloud
Neal McMillan. Rockford 
D E W atters, F reeport
G Ten Hoor,  F orest  Grove H Colby & Co , Rockford 
M essier Bros, Rockford 
Chem ical Fire Engine Co, 
Bisson & LUley Lum ber Co, 
Slocum’s Grove
Lilley  M Heyboer & Bro,  D renthe 
W  Ver Meulen, Beaver Dam
J  P  OdeU. Frem ont 
C arrington & N orth,  T rent C S Com stock, Pierson 
C  H Adams, Otsego 
John D am stra.  Gitchell
Alex Denton, H ow ard  City E W P ickett, W ayland 
John Kamps. Zutphen 
A Purchase, So Blendon 
J L  Purchase, Bauer 
E H eintzelm an, Logan
H Van Noord, Jam estow n 
J R aym ond. Berlin 
J o h n  Farrow e,  So Blendon S Sheldon, Pierson 
J  F Mann, Lisbon 
X> ■  W olf, HudsonviUe 
G H W albrink. Allendale  L Cook, Bauer 
DenH erder  & Tanis,
Johnson &  Seibert, 
John Sm ith, Ada 
C Gregory, Fennville 
J  K inney, K inney 
E G Pipp & Co,Howard City
Eli Runnels, Corning 
F  N Cornell,  Griswold
John Baker, Chauncey
Geo A Sage, Rockford 

Caledonia 

Vriesland

Co-O perative  D istribution  in  England.
Julian  Hawthorne,  who  accompanied 
the expedition of  American  workingmen 
to Europe, writes  as  follows  of  the  Co- 
Operative  Wholesale  Society, as  viewed 
from  the  headquarters of  the  organiza­
tion,  at Manchester, Eng.:
The following morning  we went to the 
buildings of  the Co-Operative  Wholesale 
Society,  which  has  its  headquarters in 
Manchester,  with  branches  in  all parts 
of  the kingdom. 
It is a trading partner­
ship of  738 retail  stores,  holding among 
them  about  50,000  shares  at  £5  each, 
£230,000  of  which  is  paid  up.  The 
shares  held by each  store are in propor­
tion  to  the  number  of  its  members, so 
that every member of  a retail  store is in 
partnership with the wholesale  and  per­
sonally interested in its success. 
In ad­
dition  to  its  share  capital, the  Society 
has over £500,000 on loan  or  deposit, so 
that  its  total  trading  capital  is  over 
£750,000.  No  shares  can  be  bought by 
outsiders or speculated with by anybody. 
No one  can  make a fortune by means of 
the  Society,  though  it  enriches  all the 
members by giving  the best  goods at the 
lowest cash price and by its excellent in­
vestments.
The system adopted dispenses  with all 
“between  men,”  or  “middlemen,”  and 
removes  all  temptation  to  adulteration 
and  other  cheating.  The  retail  stores 
give back to members two shillings in the 
pound  in  dividends—10  per  cent.—on 
their  purchasers, and if  these dividends 
are left in the  stores  as  loans or shares, 
they bear interest at 5 per cent, a year.
The  Co-Operative  Wholesale  Society 
either  manufactures  its  own  goods  or 
buys them  direct  from  producers or im­
porters.  The  value of  its  annual  sales 
exceeds £4,750,000,  and it supplies  more 
than  600,000  members of  stores. 
It is a 
curious  fact  that  the  members  of  the 
stores,  and the stores  themselves, do not 
always  reap  a  full  advantage  of  their 
organization.  They  occasionally  buy 
from other sources of  supply,  and  other­
wise neglect their possibilities.
Were all of  the actual  members of  the 
Society to spend  at the retail stores only 
$5 a week, and if  the retail  stores  drew 
only one-half their supplies from  the Co- 
Operative Wholesale, its business  would 
be  at  once  increased  to £15,000,000 per 
annum-s-$75,000,000.  But it takes an Eng­
lishman a long  time  to  get  out  of  old 
habits  into  new  and  better ones.  The 
Co-Operative  Wholesale  Society, instead 
of  securing to itself  the largest  possible 
amount of  saving  (as the  private  trader 
must  necessarily  do),  secures,  on  the 
contrary,  the largest amount of saving to 
its  customers—the  retail  stores — and 
through them to  the actual consumers of 
produce.  This is a plain fact and  state­
ment, and  yet  the  people  generally are 
very slow  to  comprehend  it.  But-there 
can  be  no  doubt  that it will ultimately, 
get  through  their  heads,  and  thus  a 
reign  of  ideal  prosperity  will  begin. 
Already  the  advances  made  have  been 
great.
The  Society  began  in  a  cellar  of  a 
building  in  Manchester,  about  twenty 
years ago.  What it will have grown into 
twenty years hence, who can say ?
The great central store, through which 
we  were  taken,  occupies  a  block  of 
buildings on Balloon and Dentzic streets. 
In the numberless  rooms are products of 
all kinds, in all states, and  skilled work­
men  and  managers  to  deal  with them. 
There is a great  office, where  the  book­
keeping  is  carried  on, a dining  hall,  a 
board-room, where the directors meet and 
where  our  delegation  was  received at a 
moment’s notice by the  board in session. 
The  chairman  arose  and  welcomed us, 
aud in a most interesting address gave us 
the information touched upon above, and 
a  great  deal  more  quite  as  valuable, 
which I have  no  space  to  write  down. 
He and the  other  members of  the board 
answered  all  our  questions,  and  the 
chairman  wound  up  by  saying  that  if 
they had  known  an  hour or two  sooner 
that we  were  coming, they  would  have 
had  us  to  dinner—a remark  which  was 
received with much applause.

The Base Ball Challenge Accepted.
Gr a n d  Ra p id s,  Sept. 9,  1889. 

Geo. F. Owen, Grand Rapids:
De a r   Sir—In  behalf  of  the  Grand 
Rapids traveling men who work for Grand 
Rapids houses, I hereby  accept the chal­
lenge  extended  by  you  through  T h e 
T r a d esm a n of last week, time and place 
to be decided hereafter.

Hi. S.  R obertso n.

GENERAL  MEETING.

We hereby call a meeting of the Grand 
Rapids  traveling  men,  to  be  held  at 
Sweet’s  Hotel,  Saturday,  Sept.  14,  at 2 
o’clock  p.  m., to  perfect  arrangements 
for the game  between  the traveling men 
who travel for Grand  Rapids houses and 
those who represent outside houses.
Geo.  F.  Ow en,
H i .  S.  R o bertson.

THE  HOME  NINE.

A meeting of the home  traveling  men 
was held at Sweet’s Hotel Saturday after­
noon, when H.  S. Robertson  was  chosen 
captain of the nine, which was selected— 
subject to change  hereafter—as follows:

John Fell, pitcher.
Cliff Herrick, catcher.
W.  S. Bush, first base.
A. W. Peck, second  base.
H. S. Robertson, third  base.
Ben. Van Leuven,  shortstop.
Jas. Downs, right field.
Frank Hadden, center field.
Samuel Morrison, left field.
It  is  probable  that  the  game will  be 
played on Saturday afternoon,  Sept.  28, 
at Fountain street park.  The net receipts 
will be devoted to some charity, the char­
acter of which  will  be  decided  upon at 
the meeting on Saturday.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugars  are  a  trifle firmer  and  higher 
prices  are  looked  for  by  some.  Corn 
syrups  are  higher  and  firm.  Package 
coffees were advanced  )£c by the  manu­
facturers  on  Monday.  New  Valencia 
and Ondara raisins are  expected  in  the 
latter part of  the week.  On account  of 
the new vinegar  law,  the quotations  on 
30 grain goods  is  withdrawn.  A  good 
feature of the law—in case it is enforced

the Acme 

.ECONOMY

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Wholesale P rice  C urrent•

The  quotations  given  below  are  such  as are ordinarily offered cash buyers who 

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

PRODUCE  MARKET 

Apples—Maiden  Blush,  Fall  Pippin  and  St. 
Lawrence are in fair  supply  at  $1.50@$1.?5  per 
bbl.
Beans—New stock has put  in  an  appearance, 
being very superior to the old stock or imported.
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right, clean and  remarkably white, owing 
to the dry weather. 
It  finds  ready sale at $1.60 
@$•2, jobbers holding about 25c per  bu. higher. 
Beets—40c per bu.
Blackberries—$1@$1.25  per  16-qt.  case.  The 
market is firmer.
Butter—The  market  is  firm;  dairy  has  ad­
vanced  to  14@16c,  while  creamery  is  in  good 
demand at 17@18c.
Cabbages—Home grown, fine  in  quality, com­
mand $1.25 per crate.
Cheese—Lenawee and Allegan county  makers 
bill  their  stock  at  8c,  while  jobbers  hold  at 
84@94e.  The market is firmer and advancing. 
Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
25c.
Cranberries—Home  grown  are in very limited 
supply and  demand.  Cape  Cod  bring, $8@$8.50 
per Dbl.

Cucumbers—10c per doz.
Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried 
at 34@44c and evaporated at 6@7c per B>.  The 
market is  firm.

mand $1.75@*2 per  bu.
ply at $1.25@$1.50 per bu.

medium, $4.75.  Timothy,  $1.65 per  bn 
mands 15@16c per lb.

Eggs—Jobbers pay 124@13c and hold at 15c. 
Field  Seeds—Clover,  mammoth, $5  per  bu.; 
Honey—In small demand.  Clean  comb  com­
Musk Melons—$1 per crate.
Onions—$1.75 per du. for clean stock.
Peaches—Barnard’s and Early Crawfords com­
Pears—Flemish Beauties  are  in plentiful sup 
Pop Corn—4c per lb.
Potatoes—The market is firm.  Dealers pay 25c 
Squash—Hubbard, 2c per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—Fancy Jersey stock commands 
Tomatoes—50@75c per bu.
Turnips—30c per bu.
Water  Melons—$15@$18  per  100. 
Whortleberries—About out of market.

and sell at 35c.

$3.50 per  bbl.

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co 

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

sm o k e d   m ea ts—Canvassed or Plain.

quotes as follows:
Mess, new......................................................H  25
Short cut Morgan............................................ 11  00
Extra clear pig, short cut..............................  12 50
Extra clear,  heavy.........................................  12 50
Clear, fat  back..............................................  12 00
Boston clear, short cut.................................   12 50
Clear back, short cut.....................................12 50
Standard clear, short ent, best.....................  12 50
Hams, average 20 lbs........................................ 11
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“  12 to 14 lbs...................................1114
ionic.................................................... 714
est boneless.........................................   9
Shoulders.........................................................6
boneless........................................  8
Breakfast Bacon, boneless...............................10
ham prices.....................................1014
Long Clears, heavy...........................................  6
Briskets,  medium............................................   6
lig h t.................................................   6

16 lbs..................... 

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BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

l a r d—Refined.

Tierces..............................................................   714
Tubs...................................................................  74
501b.  Tins.........................................................  74
Tierces................................................................. 614
30 and 50 lb. Tubs................. 
614
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case.....................................  714
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case.....................................   7
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case..................................... 6%
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case...........  
6%
50 lb. Cans.........................................................-614
Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs......................   7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing........................  7 00
Plate.............  ..................................................7 25
Extra Plate......................................................  7 75
Boneless, rump butts......................................   9 00
Pork Sausage.....................................................  7
Ham Sausage................................... . ............... 12
Tongue Sausage................................................  9
Frankfort Sausage...........................................   8
Blood Sausage...................................................  514
Bologna, straight..............................................  514
Bologna,  thick................................................... 514
Headcheese......................................................   514
In half barrels..................................................2 75
In quarter  barrels........................................... 1  60
In half  barrels...........................  ................... 2 75
In quarter barrels................................ 
........ 1  50
In kits................................................................  75

sa u sa g e—Fresh and Smoked.

p ig s ’  f e e t .

TRIPE.

FRESH MEATS.

 

 

 

 

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Swift and Company quote as follows:
“  hindquarters.................................   514©  614
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Beef, carcass............................................  414©  6
314©  4
fore 
loins..............................................  714©  8
©  614
ribs.
tongues.........................................  @10
Hogs..........................................................  @'6
Pork loins................................................  @8
shoulders........................................  © 6
Bologna...................................................  © 5
Sausage, blood  or bead..........................  @ 5
liver..........................................   @ 5
Frankfort..................................  © 8
M utton.....................................................  @ 6

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OYSTERS and FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

FRESH  FISH.

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Whitefish.................................................   @ 6
smoked.....................................  ©  71
Trout........................................................  @6
Halibut....................................................   @15
Frogs’ legs,  per doz...............................   10@50
Fairhaven  Counts.......................  
  @35
Selects.....................................................   @28
F. J.  D.’s .................................................   @22
Anchors...................................................  @20

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CANDIES,  FRUITS and  NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

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fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.

2001b.  bbls............................................ 10
2001b.  bbls............................................ H

STICK.
Standard, 25 lb. boxes...................................... 1014
.......................................11
25 
Twist, 
CutLoaf, 25 
....................................1114
MIXED.
Royal, 25 lb. pails.............................................1014
Extra, 251b.  pails............................................ 1114
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails...........................   1214
Lemon Drops.................................................... 13
Sour Drops....................................................... 14
Peppermint Drops............................................ 15
Chocolate Drops...............................................15
H. M. Chocolate Drops.................................... 18
Gum Drops....................................................... 10
Licorice Drops...........................................18@22
A. B. Licorice  Drops........................................14
Lozenges, plain.........................   .....................15
printed.............................................16
Imperials...........................................................15
Mottoes............./ . .............................................15
Cream Bar...................... ..................................14
Molasses Bar....................................................13
Caramels.....................................................16@20
Hand Made  Creams........................!............... 18
Plain Creams....................................................18
Decorated Creams............................................20
String  Rock......................................................15
Burnt Almonds.................................................22
Wintergreen  Berries....................................... 15
fancy—In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, in  pails.................................124
in bbls...................................12
printed, In pails...............................134
in bbls................................ 124
Chocolate Drops, In pails..................................134
Gum Drops, in palls.........................................   64
inbbls...........................................  5
Moss Drops, in palls..........................................114
inbbls........................................... 104
Sour Drops, in pails.........................................13
Imperials, in pails.............................................124
inbbls...............................................114
Oranges, fancy  Rod!..................................  @5 50
Lemons, choice.............. :........................  @5 50
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fancy...........................................  @7 00
Figs, layers, new....................................  
9@11
“  Bags, 50 lb......................................   @ 6
Dates, frails, 50 lb...................................  @  44
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4  frails, 50 lb...............................  @ 54
Fard, 10-lb.  box...........................  @
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Persian, 50-lb.  box........................54©  6
Bananas..................................................1  25@2 50
Almonds, Tarragona..............................   @17
Ivaca.........................................  @15
California..............................13  @15
Brazils......................................................  ©  8
Filberts,  Sicily........................................ 104@11
Walnuts, Grenoble.................................  @13
French......................................  @10
Pecans, Texas, H. P ..................................74@12
Cocoanuts, per 100..................................4 25@4 50
Game Cocks...............................................  @84
Star.......................................................... 
  @7
©6
Horse....................................... 

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PEANUTS.

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NUTS.

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BAKING  POWDER.

10c cans. 
4  lb. “
3 OZ.  “
14 lb. “ 
12 oz. “ 
lib.  “ 
2141b.“ 
31b.  “ 
41b.  “ 
51b.  “

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95 
..  1  40 
..  1  90 
..  2 60 
..  3 80 
..  4  95 
..11  78 
..13 75 
..17 76 
..22  20

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Red Star, 4  lb. cans, 

41b. 
4  lb. “ 
1 lb. “ 
51b. 

Arctic, 4  lb. cans, 6 doz... 

Acme, 4  lb. cans, 3 doz —  

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4  lb.  “ 
1 lb 
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AXLE GREASE.

4  lb.  “ 
lib .  “ 
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1 lb.  “ 

4  lb. “ 
lib . “ 
bulk.........................  

45
“  4  “  ...  75
...  1 40
...  2 40
“  1  “  ...12 00
Absolute, 4  lb. cans, 100s. .11 75 
50s..10 00
50s..18 75
Telfer’s,  4  lb. cans, doz..  45 
“  ..  85
“  ..  1  50
75
2  “  ....  1 50
1  “  ....  3 00
20
45
85
1  50
Frazer’s............................... $2 60
Aurora...................................1  75
Diamond............................... 1  60
English, 2 doz. in case......  
80
Bristol,  2  “ 
.. j..  75
American. 2 doz. in  case...  70
Gross
b l u in g . 
Arctic Liq,  4-oz.................  3 40
4  pt............  7  00
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1 pt............  10  00
8-oz paper bot  7 20
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Pepper  Box  No.  2  3 00
“  4  4 00
“  5  8 00
BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl...........................  1  70
No. 1  “ 
...........................  1  90
No. 2 Carpet.............................  2 00
No. 1 
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Parlor Gem................. 
2  60
Common Whisk....................  
90
Fancy 
..................  1 00
M ill........................................   3 25
Warehouse........................... 2
Kings 100 lb. cases................... 5 00
80 lb. cases.....................4 25
13
14
15
16
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes...............104
Star,  40 
...............  94
Paraffine...........................
Wicking..............................   25
CANNED GOODS—Fish.
Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck...... 1  20
Clam Chowder, 3 lb..................2 10
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand —
....1
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic............1  50
2  lb.  “ 
2  65
1 lb.  Star..................... 2 00
2 lb. Star....................3 ~
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.
1 lb.  stand........... 1
2 lb. 
3 00
3 lb. in Mustard.. .3 00
31b.  soused..........3 00
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia..  . .1  90
1 lb.  Alaska........... 1  80
Sardines, domestic  4& • • • •
4 s —

Dairy, solid packed.............. 
rolls................. .—  
Creamery, solid packed—  
rolls.................. 
CANDLES.
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BUCKWHEAT.

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Strings..............

“  Mustard 4 s ........  _
imported  4 s........  134
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10
Trout, 3 Id. brook.............
CANNED GOODS—Fruits.
Apples, gallons, stand.  -----2 40
Blackberries,  stand.............  90
Cherries, red standard........1  35
pitted......................2 00
Damsons.............................  90
Egg Plums, stand................1  30
Gooseberries....................... 1  00
Grapes................... ...........
Green  Gages....................... 1  30
Peaches, all  yellow, stand.. 1  70
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seconds...................1  45
“  P ie........................... 115
Pears....................................1  30
Pineapples..................1  50@2 50
Quinces...............................1  00
Raspberries,  extra..............1  35
red................... 1  60
Strawberries........................ 1  10
Whortleberries..................J
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay......
Beans, Lima,  stand.............  90
“  Green  Limas—   @1  00
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“  Stringless,  Erie......
“  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1  40
Corn, Archer’s Trophy........1 00
“  Morn’g Glory. 1  00
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Early Golden. 1  00
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Peas, French........................ 1  68
“  extra marrofat...  @1  35
“  soaked..........................  80
“  June, stand..................1  35
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“  sifted....................1  55
“  French, extra fine...  . 1  50
Mushrooms, extra fine........2  15
Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden........1  00
Succotash,  standard...........   95
Squash..................................1  10
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  @1  00 
Good Enough— 100
BenHar.........  ...1  00
stand br....  @1  00
Michigan Full  Cream  9  @ 94 
Sap  Sago.....................16  @164
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’ 8.
German Sweet..................  
23
Premium............................ 
35
Cocoa................................. 
38
Breakfast  Cocoa............... 
48
Broma..............................
Rubber, 100 lumps................ 25
35
Spruce..................................30
Bulk........................................6
Red......................................... 71
Rio, fair.......................17  @19
“  good.....................184@20
“  prime...................  @21
“  fancy,  washed... 19  @22
“  golden..................20  @23
Santos..........................17  @22
Mexican & Guatemala 19  @23
Peaberry.....................20  @23
Java,  Interior.............20  @25
“  Mandheling__ 26  @29
Mocha, genuine..........25  @27
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 4c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink 
age.

CHEWING  GUM.
200 

* coffee—Green.

CHEESE.

CHICORY.

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100 lbs
Lion..................................... 234
“  in cabinets.................. 244
M cLaughlin’s  XX X X ...
Durham...............................234
Thompson’s  Honey  Bee__ 25
Tiger............. 23

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CLOTHES  LINES.
50 f t......... 
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80 f t......... 
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60 f t.......... 
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CONDENSED MILK.

Valley City.......................... 
Felix....................................1  :
Cotton,  40 f t......... per doz.  1  i
II
II
2 1
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Eagle..................................   7 1
Anglo-Swiss........................6 I
Kenosha Butter...................  8
................... 6
Seymour 
Butter................................... 6
“  family.........................   6
“  biscuit........................  7
Boston...................................  8
City Soda..............................  8
Soda........................................64
S. Oyster ..............................  6
City Oyster, XXX.................   6
Picnic................................... 6
Strictly  pure......................
Grocers’..............................

CRACKERS.
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CREAM TARTAR.

 

dried fruits—Domestic.
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»ricots, 
ackberries “ 
Nectarines  “ 
Peaches 
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Plums 
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Raspberries  “ 

Apples, sun-dried.........3 ©  34
evaporated__   6 @ 64
12 @15
5
12
12
9
20
drum......................   @23
boxes......................  @25
DRIED FRUITS—Currants.
Zante, in  barrels........  @ 44
in less quantity  @ 5

DRIED FRUITS—Citron.

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Turkey........................  44@ 44
Bosna..........................  54® 6
Imperial......................  @
dried fruits—Raisins.
alencias....................  @9
Ondaras......................   @10
London  Layers,  Cali­
fornia.......................  @
London Layers,  for’n.  @
Muscatels, California.  @
DRIED  FRUITS—Peel.
Lemon.............................. 
13
Orange.............................  
14
FARINACEOUS GOODS.
Farina, 100 lb. kegs.............  04
Hominy,  per  bbl.....................3 50
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box__   60
imported.......  @10
Pearl  Barley..............   @ 3
Peas, green..................  @140
split.....................  @ 3
Sago,  German.............  @ 64
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’rl...  @ 64
"Theat,  cracked..........  @ 64
’ermlcelli,  import—   @10
domestic...  @60

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

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1  25
2 25
3 25
1  60
4 00 
6 00 
2 50 
7 50
15 00

85
2 oz. Panel, doz.
“ 1  40
4 oz. 
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6 oz. 
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“ 1  00
No.  3,  “ 
2 75 
No.  8,  “ 
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4 50 
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No.lO,  “ 
No.  4, Taper,  “ 
1  60 
4  pt,  Round, “
4 25
8 50
FISH—-SALT.

Cod, whole... 
boneless.
H alibut........
Herring,  roun 
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“  Holla

Mack,  sh’s,

@  85

bbl
lb kit.

Trout,  4   bbls.............  @5 00
10  lb.  kits................  75
White,  No. 1, 4  bbls............5 50
12 lb.  kits......1  15
10 lb.  kits......  90
Family,  4   bbls........2 35
“  kits................   50

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GUN  POWDER.

LICORICE.

LAMP WICKS.

Kegs  ..; ...................................... 5 25-
Half  kegs.............................2 88
No. 0...................  ...............  30
No. 1..................................... 
40
No. 2....................................  
50
Pure.......................................  30
Calabria................................  25
Sicily.....................................  18
Black  Strap......................  
23
Cuba Baking.....................22@25
Porto  Rico........................ 24@35
New Orleans, good............25@30
choice........ 33@38
fancy..........45@48

MOLASSES.

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

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ROLLED OATS.

OATMEAL.
Muscatine, Barrels.............5 75
Half barrels...... 3 12
Cases........2  15@2 25
Muscatine, Barrels__   @5  75
Half bbls..  @3 12 
Cases........2 15@2 25
Michigan  Test.....................  9
Water White........................ 104
Medium..................................... 4 75
4  b b l..........................3 00
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Small, bbl.............................5 00
■*  4   bbl..........................3 50

PICKLES.

OIL.

PIPES.

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SALT

RICE.

Clay, No.  216.............................1 75
T. D. full count...........   75
Cob, No. 3.............................  40
Carolina head........................64
“  No. 1........................54
“  No. 2................ 54@
“  No. 3........................5

Jap an .............................54@64
Common Fine per bbl..........  80
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks......   28
28 pocket................................... 2 05
60 
2  15
 
100 
2  40
 
Ashton bu. b ag s..................  75
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Higgins  “ 
Warsaw “ 
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SAL  SODA.
Kegs..............................
Granulated,  boxes......
2 35 
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box.
2 35
Hand, 
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Mixed bird...........................  44
Caraway................................ 10
Canary..................................  4
Hemp......................................4
Anise.....................................  84
Rape ................ 
44
Mustard..................................74
Scotch, in  bladders............. 37
Maccaboy, in jars................ 35
French Rappee, in Jars...... 43

SAPOLIO.
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SNUFF.

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Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands.

spices—Whole.

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Superior............................... 3 30
Queen  Anne........................3 85
German  Family.................. 2 40
Mottled  German.,.............. 3 00
Old  German.........................2 70
U. S. Big  Bargain................1  87
Frost, Floater...................... 3 75
Cocoa  Castile  .....................3 00
Cocoa Castile, Fancy.......... 3 36
Happy Family,  75.....................2 95
Old Country, 80......................... 3 30
Una, 100.................. 
3 65
Bouncer, 100...................  ...3  15
Allspice................................  9
Cassia, China in mats............8
Batavia in bund__ 11
Saigon in rolls........ 40
Cloves,  Amboyna................ 26
Zanzibar..................20
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy...................80
“  No.  1....................... 75
“  No.  2....................... 70
Pepper, Singapore, black— 18
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white.......26
shot......................... 20
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spices—Ground—In Bulk.
Allspice............................... 15
Cassia,  Batavia...................20
and  Saigon.25
Saigon...................42
Cloves,  Amboyna................ 32
Zanzibar................ 25
Ginger,  African..................124
Cochin...................15
Jam aica................ 18
Mace  Batavia......................90
Mustard,  English................ 22
and Trie..25
Trieste...................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................80
Pepper, Singapore, black— 21
“  white...... 30
Cayenne................ 25
Herbs & Spices, small......   65
large...... 1  25

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Mystic,  64  pkgs.................. 4 48

barrels........... *........6

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Cut  Loaf.....................
Cubes..........................
Powdered...................
Granulated,H. & E.’s.. 
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Franklin..
“  Knight’s...
Confectionery  A........
Standard A.  ..............
No. 1, White Extra C..
No. 2 Extra  C.............
No. 3 C, golden...........
No. 4 C, dark...............
No. 5  C........................

@  94 
@  9 
@  9 
@8.E6 
@8.56 
@8.56 
@8.31 
@  84 
@ V i 
@ 74 
© 74 
© 7 
@ 64

SALERATUS.

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SYRUPS.

DeLand’s,  pure..................... 5
Church’s, Cap  Sheaf............. 5
Dwight’s .................................5
Taylor’s .................................. 5
Corn, barrels.....................  @27
one-half  barrels__   @29
Pure  Sugar, bbl................ 28@36
half barrel__ 30@38
“ 
X  XXX
94
94
94
9
9

SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps..............9 
Sugar  Creams............ 9 
Frosted  Creams.......... 
Graham  Crackers......  
Oatmeal  Crackers....... 
Boxes
534
Kegs, English........................4 4

SODA.

TEAS.

ja p a n —Regular.

F a ir...............................14 @16
Good.............................18 @22
Choice.....................  ..24  @29
Choicest........................30  @34

s u n  c u r e d !

F a ir.............................. 14  @15
Good.............................16  @20
Choice........................... 24  @28
Choicest........................30  @33

BASKET FIRED.

IMPERIAL.

GUNPOWDER.

F a ir.............................  @20
Choice..........................  @25
Choicest......................   @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to fair...........25  @35
Extra fine to finest___50  @65
Choicest fancy............ 75  @80
Common to  fair...........20  @35
Superior to fine............40  @50
Common to fair...........18  @26
Superior to  fine...........30  @40
Common to fair...........25  @30
Superior to  fine...........30  @50
Fine to choicest...........55  @65
F a ir..............................25  @30
Choice.......................... 30  @35
Best............................. 55  @65
Tea  Dust.....................  8  @10

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

YOUNG HYSON.

OOLONG.

TOBACCOS—Plug.

I  S. W. Venable & Co.’s Brands.
Nimrod, 4x12 and  2x12............37
Reception, 22-5x12,16 oz........ 36
Vinco, 1x6, 44 to  B>................ 30
Big 5 Center, 3x12,  12 oz.........34
Wheel, 5 to  lb..........................37
Trinket, 3x9,  9  oz....................25

tob a cc os—Fine Cut.

D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands.

Hiawatha...................  
62
Sweet  Cuba................ 
37
TRADESMAN CREDIT COUPONS.
$ 2, per hundred................  2 50
“ 
................  3 00
$ 5, 
................4  00
“ 
$10, 
$20, 
“ 
................  5 00
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over.............  5  per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 

10 
00 

“ 
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“ 

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VINEGAR.

40 gr......................................   7
50 gr......................................   9

$1 for barrel.

YEAST.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Fermentum,  Compressed.  . 
Cocoa Shells,  bulk.............  34
Jelly, 30-lb.  palls......... 4  @ 44
Sage....................................   15
P A P E R  & WOODEN W AKE

PAPER.

Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol­

lows:
Straw ...................................150
“  Light  Weight..............200
Sugar..................................... 175
Hardware.............................. 2 4
Bakers...................................2 4
Dry  Goods.............................5
Jute Manilla..........................8
Red  Express  No. 1..............5
No. 2............. 4

“ 

TWINES.

48 Cotton.............................  22
Cotton, No. 2........................20
„  “ 
“ 3........................18
Sea  Island, assorted......... 40
No. 5 Hemp......................... 16
No. 8 B................................. 17
Wool....................................   74

WOODENWABE.

Tubs, No. 1.........................   7  25
“  No. 2.........................  6 25
“  No. 3.........................   5 25
1  60 
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop....  1  75
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__  
60
Bowls, 11 inch....................   1  00
.....................  1  25
13  “ 
.....................2 00
15  “ 
.....................  2 75
17  “ 
assorted, 17s and  17s  2 50 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
40
bushel.................   l  50
“  with covers  1  90 
willow cl’tbs, No.l  5  75 
No.2 6 25
N0.3  7 25 
No.l  3 50 
No.2 4 25 
N0.3 5 00

Baskets, market.................. 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

splint

GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS

WHEAT.

FLOUR.

New.  Old.
W hite.........................   76  80
Red..............................  76 
80
Straight, in sacks..............  4  SO
“  barrels............   4 80
Patent 
“  sacks..............  5  60
“  barrels............  5 80
Bolted................................  2  20
Granulated........................  2  45

MEAL.

“ 
“ 

MILLSTUFFS.

Bran...................................  11  00
Ships..................................  11  00
Screenings........................  10 00
Middlings.........................   12  00
Mixed Feed......................  16  00
Coarse meal......................   16  00
Small  lots.........................   41
Car 
“  .........................   39

CORN.

OATS.

RYE.

BARLEY.

HAY.

Small  lots.............................26
Car  «  “   
23

No. 1..................................35@40

NO. 1...................................  1  25
No.2..................................  1  10

No. 1...................................  11  00
No. 2...................................  9  00

HID ES, PELTS  and  FURS.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­

HIDES.

lows:
Green..........................  4  @ 44
Part Cured..................44@ 5
Full 
..................  5  @ 54
Dry..............................  5  @ 6
Dry  Kips  ...................   5  @ 6
Calfskins,  green........  3  @ 4
cured........44®  5
Deacon skins..............10  @20

“ 

“ 

4  off for No. 2.

PELTS.

Shearlings..................10  @25
Estimated wool, per lb 20  @28

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow........................  34@  4
Grease  butter.............3  @  5
Switches.....................  2  @ 24
Ginseng..................... 2 00@2  50

WOOL.

Washed.............................25@30
Unwashed........................12@22

—is a provision  prohibiting the coloring 
and adulterating  of  vinegar, as is also a 
provision  prohibiting  the  branding  of 
barrels “fruit,, or  “cider”  vinegar,  un­
less fruit  or  apples  were  actually used 
in the manufacture  of  the  same.  The 
full text of  the new law will be given in 
next week’s paper.

The Annals of Hygiene has discovered 
there is nothing  that so  quickly restores 
tone to exhausted nerves and  strength to 
a weary  body  as  a  bath  containing  an 
ounce of  aqua  ammonia  to  each pail of 
water. 
It  makes  the  flesh  firm  and 
smooth as marble, and renders  the  body 
pure and free from all odor.

Half Rate Harvest Excursions 

Will  leave  Chicago  and  Milwaukee via 
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and  October  8, 1889.  Tickets  good  for 
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date of sale.
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st., Detroit. 

further 

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D r u g s  ^ M e d ic in e s *

State  Board of Pharmacy. 

One Y ear—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor.
Two Y ears—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Three Y ears—Stanley E. P&rkill, Owosso.
F o u r  Years—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Five Y ears—Jam es V ernor, D etroit.
P resident—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
S ecretary—Jas.  Vernor, D etroit.
T reasurer—Geo.  McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Next  Meeting—At Lansing, N ovember 5, 6 and 7.

Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Ass’n. 

P resident—Geo. G undrum , Ionia.
F irst Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Second Vice-President—H. M. Dean, Niles.
T h ird  Vice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
■Treasurer—W m Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Com mittee—A. H. Lym an,  M anistee;  A. Bas 
sett,  D etroit; F. J.  W urzburg,  G rand Rapids;  W.  A. 
H all, Greenville;  E. T.  W ebb, Jackson.

Local Secretary—A. Bassett, Detroit.
A n n u a l Meeting—At D etroit. Sept. 17.18 and 19._______
Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society. 
P resident. J. W. H ayw ard,  Secretary, F rank H. Escott.
Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ Association. 

P resident, F. D. Kipp ;  Secretary, A lbert Brower.
Detroit  Pharmaceutical  Society 

President, J.  W. Allen;  Secretary, W. F. Jackm an.

Muskegon  Drug Clerks’  Association. 

President. C. S. Koon;  Secretary, J. W. H oyt.
The  Opinion  o f  A nother  Grand.  Rapids 

D ruggist.

Gb a u d  R a p id s,  Sept. 3,  1889.

E.  A.  Stowe,  Grand  Rapids.
D e a r   Sib—My  attention  is  called  to 
an  article  in  your  journal, written by a 
so-claimed  old  pharmacist  of  this  city, 
upholding  Mr.  Hall, of  Manistee, in  his 
defiance of  the  pharmacy law.
For a  pharmacist  of  thirty  years’  ex­
perience  to  make  such  a  statement  as 
this representative of  our profession has 
is absurd and likewise a base insinuation 
on the pharmacists of  the  city of  Grand 
Rapids. 
If  your friend,  who  has been a 
druggist for the past  thirty  years,  is not 
able to pass the Michigan  State Board of 
Pharmacy, the more shame for him.
There are  many men in  this  city who 
can and have passed  our  Board of  Phar­
macy.  Should they not  be  able to bring 
chemistry up to 60, they ought to  be suf­
ficiently posted  in  pharmacy to obtain a 
high  standing 
in  pharmacy,  materia 
medica  and  specimens,  which  would 
bring their  average  much  above 60, the 
average  required  by  the  State  Board. 
Any one who is well acquainted with the 
business, and will post himself  on chem­
istry and  become  thoroughly acquainted 
with  the  U. S. Pharmacopoeia  (not  the 
U.  S. Dispensatory),  can  pass  the Board 
with a fair average.
The  insinuation  that  only two  mem­
bers  of  our  Pharmacy Board  could  an­
swer  their  own  questions is indeed cut­
ting.  Can  it  be  possible  that  from 
among all the pharmacists in the State of 
Michigan, not a Board can be chosen who | 
are  capable of  providing  a  set  of  suit­
able  questions  for  applicants  that they 
themselves are able to answer ?
Of  what use is our law, if  we insist on 
defying it ?  Any one  engaged  in  phar­
macy, or who wishes to begin business on 
his own account, who does not take pride 
enough in the  profession  to  pass an ex­
amination, is  not  worthy of  a permit to 
practice pharmacy.
As a compliment to our Board, I would 
state  that, with  the  exception of  one, I 
found  them  gentlemen in every respect, 
and by far more  lenient  than  the Board 
of  our  sister  State,  Illinois; and I trust 
that, in  the  near  future, Michigan, like 
New  York,  will  pass a law  compelling 
every pharmacist to pass an examination; 
and I doubt  not  that  this  is  the  senti­
ment  of  the  best  pharmacists  of  our 
State. 

Yours truly,

W il l .  Z.  B a n g s.

[The  writer  of  the  above—uninten­
tionally,  perhaps—misquotes  the  person 
interviewed  by  T h e  T r a d esm a n,  who 
did not infer that he could  not  pass  the 
examination  as  a  whole,  but  asserted 
that he could not pass the chemistry por­
tion of  the examination.  As he is one of 
the oldest pharmacists in the city, with a 
professional  standing  enjoyed  by  few 
druggists in the  State, his admission is a 
virtual  condemnation  of  the  chemistry 
examination,  so  far  as  its  relation  to 
practical  pharmacy  is  concerned.—E d .]

In  D efense  o f the  Board.

Ma n is t e e,  Sept. 9, 1889.

E. A. Stowe,  Grand Rapids:
De a r   Sir—I  notice  in  T h e  T r a d e s­
m an of  September 4 a report of an inter­
view  with  one  of  your  Grand  Rapids 
druggists,  in which he attacks  the  State 
Board  of  Pharmacy  in  regard  to  their 
examinations,  especially the questions in 
chemistry,  which he considers  too  hard, 
I believe.
It  seems  very  strange  to  me  that  a 
man who has had thirty years’ experience 
in the business of  dispensing  pharmacy; 
who necessarily  must  have  experienced 
the  desirability  of  knowing  the  reason 
why certain  mixtures  act in the manner 
they do;  why  such a salt  is  medicinally 
incompatible with such  an  acid—should 
deliberately pronounce  the simple exam­
ination  in  that  branch  as “the  veriest 
bosh.”
Again,  how  would  a  druggist  know 
that such and such drugs were incompat­
ibles, unless he knew  what  was - formed 
by their union ?  How  would  he be able 
to  judge of  the  purity  and  strength  of 
drugs,  unless  he  knew  how  they  were 
made  and  of  what  elements  they  were 
composed ?
The examination  only requires  such a 
knowledge of  chemistry as will  enable a 
man to know the chemical  relations that 
the articles he handles bear  toward each 
other and which ones are  likely to be in­
fluenced or acted upon by the presence of 
a second  agent  so as to form  dangerous 
or poisonous  mixtures.  Certainly, every 
one  employed  in  the  business  of  com­
pounding 
and  dispensing  medicines 
should know this much about  the  goods 
he  handles,  in  order  to  have it said of 
him,  “He knows his business.”

Ma n is t e e.

D ont  Fail  to S ee  Their  Line.

We will be represented at  Detroit dur­
ing the annual convention  of  the Michi­
gan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association 
by J. Leo. Kymer, of  our firm, and  Geo. 
H.  Raynor,  Gilbert  J.  Haan and Walter 
Dudley.  Their  headquarters  will be at 
room,  114  and  115,  Plankinton  House.
>/We  expect  every  one  handling  fancy 
goods to see our  line of  samples,  which 
will be better  assorted than ever before.

E a to n,  L yon  & Co.

The P harm acy o f  To-Day.*

A perusal of many works on pharmacy, 
old and  new, to find a definition of phar­
macy, resulted in the discovery that none 
of  the books contained a sentence which 
might  convey an  idea  as  to what  phar­
macy  really is.  The  colleges teach  that 
pharmacy  is  that  part  of  art  and  the 
sciences which  concerns  itself  with  the 
collection, preservation  and  preparation 
of  such substances which are  adapted to 
serve the purpose of medicines.  One who 
occupies himself  with that branch of art 
and science, is a pharmacist.  According 
to  that  there  are  really very few  phar­
macists,  and  another  word  ought  to  be 
coined  to  designate  those  who  have 
hitherto  undeservedly enjoyed  the  title 
of  pharmacist.  Pharmacy  is  now  in  a 
state of  transition in  which  its foothold 
is  severely threatened,  and  it cannot  be 
denied  that  the  majority  of  those  en- 
I gaged in the  profession  are to  some ex- 
[ tent  responsible  for this state of  things. 
A  hundred  years  ago  the  pharmacist* 
made all his own preparations, the chem­
ical as well as the galenical, except,  per­
haps  the  crude  acids,  etc.  He  was 
obliged  to,  because  he  could  not  buy 
them as he can  now.  The advent of  the 
chemical  industry  in  the  beginning  of 
this  century was  the  first  step  toward 
making  pharmacy what  it is  now.  Es­
tablishments  devoted to  making  chemi­
cals  on a large  scale soon  grew  up, and 
supplied  the  pharmacist,  who,  out  of 
convenience,  began  to  buy such  things 
that were difficult or inexpedient to make. 
He gradually ceased making preparations 
of  a  complex  nature  altogether,  and 
finally made  no chemicals at  all, relying 
wholly  on  the wholesale  manufacturer, 
who  in  turn  could  not  supply  him  at 
less  than it would  cost to make  the pre­
parations  in  the pharmacy.  The manu­
facturer  on a large  scale  soon  realized 
that  the  manufacture of  galenical  pre­
parations would be another source of  in­
come to him.  And so it was.  He gradu 
ally  increased  the  number  of  prepara­
tions, so  that  now  the  wholesale  house 
furnishes  any preparation  recognized  at 
all.  The  pharmacist  made  the  mistake 
of  supporting  the  wholesale  manufac­
turer,  and  himself  invoked  a  mighty 
competition  which  threatens  to  subdue 
him.  All  indications  are  that the  near 
future will accomplish what seems highly 
probable.  A  pharmacist will  simply  be 
the  vender  of  certain  articles,  among 
which  the pills  and  plasters  and  other 
preparations  which 
the  manufacturer 
supplies, will  be  less  abundant  than  ci­
gars, walking  sticks and  umbrellas.  A 
physician’s  prescription will  call,  as  it 
.often  does  already, for  A’s pills, or  B’s 
emulsion,  and  the  pharmacist will  only 
need to  count out so  many pills, or fill  a 
bottle  with  something  he  knows  very 
little about, and write the directions.  It 
depends on the pharmacist of to-day  and 
the  coming  one  whether  this  state  of 
matters will  go on  or whether it will  be 
remedied, whether pharmrcy will  be  led 
back  to the  track  on which  it can  ever 
advance as an  art and science.
Every pharmacist  comes into  personal 
contact  with  the doctor  whose  prescrip­
tion he dispenses.  He could  use  his en­
ergy and eloquence to direct, to some ex­
tent, the  nature  of  the  prescription, by 
appropriate  suggestions,  comments  on 
home-made  preparation,  the  value  and 
full  strength of  which he  could guaran­
tee, and  by being  complaisant,  the  phy­
sician  often  feels the  desire or necessity 
for consulting with the pharmacist about 
medicines, etc.  At such and other times 
the  pharmacist  should  take  opportunity 
to show  his  value to the  physician, who 
in turn will  learn to rely on the pharma­
cist  for any  kind of  preparation  which 
his  practice  may  suggest  rather  than 
study the list of  pills and  elixirs of  the 
manufacturer  to  find  what  he  needs. 
The  pharmacist is often asked what  the 
relation is in strength  between a prepar­
ation,  a tincture or  fluid extract f. i. and 
the  active  constituent of  the drug.  He 
cannot  answer because  there  is no  fixed 
relation;  the tincture may be of a certain 
percentage of  the  drug, but  the  drug is 
never constant in its proportion of active 
principle.  The  physician’s  just  cry  is 
for  a  standard of  strength of  the  active 
principles in the  preparations of  all the 
more  important  drugs.  Why not estab­
lish such standards?  The Pharmacopoeia 
Commission  ought to concern itself  with 
this question.  The absence of  such pre­
parations  of  fixed  strength  induces the 
practitioner to  prescribe the  active prin­
ciples themselves, they allowing of more 
accurate  dosage than  preparations  con­
taining an indefinite percentage of active 
principles.  Good  quality of  drugs does 
not imply a constant proportion of active 
constituents.  My experience  with  phy­
sicians  leads  me  to  believe  that  they 
would much rather prescribe a standard­
ized  tincture  or  fluid  extract  than  the 
alkaloid, they not  being as familiar with 
the  latter  as  regards  solvent,  vehicle, 
etc., as with the drug or its preparations.
In  order  to  regain  the  status  which 
pharmacy held, the  pharmacist  must  be 
more of  a pharmacist. 
It  is  surprising 
how  few  there  are  who  engage  them­
selves in  assaying the  drugs or prepara­
tions  which  they dispense, or  in  testing 
the  purity  of 
the  chemicals  on  their 
shelves. 
If  they  would  occupy  their 
time  with  such  work  they  would  be 
amply  repaid  by the satisfaction of  hav­
ing occasionally discovered  a  deficiency 
in  strength  of  some  preparation, or  an 
adulteration of some drug, or an impurity 
in  some  chemical.  Besides  that,  they 
would  become  more skilled  in  pharma­
ceutical manipulation of  a higher order; 
their  experience  might  suggest,  the im­
provement of  old  methods or the  devis­
ing of  new and  better ones, thus  elevat­
ing the status of the profession.  Regard­
ing  assaying, it  is true the  exact  deter­
mination of the constituents of a drug  is 
acknowledged  by  professional  chemists 
to be  difficult and  baffling, but  pharma­
ceutical assaying comes within the range 
of  easy practical  execution.  Most phar­
macists have an exaggerated  idea of  the 
difficulty of  carrying  out  an  assay pro­
cess.  They read  a  process  and  find  it 
complicated,  laborious and  requiring too 
much work.  Would  they stop  to reason 
out  the  principle  of  the  process  they 
could  readily  simplify  the  method  and 
use it advantageously.
Some  chemicals  the  manufacturing 
chemist supplies  at  less  than  it  would 
cost  the  pharmacist  to  prepare  them. 
Grant  that;  but  should  the  pharmacist 
rely on the  manufacturer  for the  purity
♦Read by  F. J. W alling, Ph. G., a t th e  m eeting of the 

New York S tate  P harm aceutical Association.

the  chemicals?  Our) 
and  identity  of 
Pharmacopoeia, the best work of  its kind j 
in  the  world, contains  tests of  identity | 
and  purity  for  every chemical  it  recog­
nizes,  most of  them  easy and  quick  o f! 
application.  Would 
the  pharmacist! 
apply the  tests as his  profession  makes ! 
it  incumbent  upon  him,  he  would  not; 
always find 4 per cent,  of ethyl nitrite in i 
the  sweet  spirit  of  nitre  he  buys,  nor j 
only 6 per cent, of  tartrate of calcium in 
cream of  tartar, nor  could the wholesale 
merchant sell  him carbolic acid for creo­
sote, or oil of peppermint deprived of its] 
camphor  for the  pure  oil. 
It  is  mani-! 
fest that  the  pharmacist  has,  to a great j 
extent, his fate in his owrn hands.
In  conclusion, I would  say that  these 
remarks are not  directed  to all  pharma- j 
cists, but only to those to whom they are 
applicable.

A  Slight  M isunderstanding.

When I accepted  the  position  of  dis­
penser in the supply store on one  of  the 
Indian reserves  in  Western  Canada,  i t 1 
was not supposed  that I understood  the j 
Indian  tongue,  nor  was  I  expected  to i 
deal  out  tobacco  and  groceries  to  the j 
“noble red man;”  yet in a fit of reckless­
ness  I  attempted  both,  and  in  conse-! 
quence created  an  episode in my career. : 
One day, when  the  “Boss”  was  at din- J 
ner,  the clerk of the grocery department, j 
who had been up ail the  preceding night , 
at an Indian  war-dance,  intimated  that | 
as things were somewhat quiet, he would ! 
steal  “forty  winks”  ere  his  “Jaggs” 
(such  was  his  irreverent  appelation of | 
the proprietor) got back, and if  any per- j 
son came in,  to call him.  He  had  been ! 
gone about ten minutes, and 1 could hear 
the  partition  of  the  back  room  gently 
vinrating  in  accord  with  his  sonorous 
breathing,  when  a  lank, copper-colored 
specimen of  the  aboringine slid into the 
grocery  department. 
I  was  about  to 
summon “Jim”  when  the  “son  of  the 
Forest”  said  “Sago!”  Now any chump 
knows what  “sago”  is;  I thought it was 
too bad to call  Jim for such a small mat­
ter  and  consequently proceeded to serve 
Mr. Fringe-of-the-Cyclone myself. 
I put 
up a pound of  “sago”  and as the Indian 
had been somewhat  brief  in his manner 
of  asking I was equally so in attempting 
to  close  the  transaction,  simply saying 
“Ten cents.”  My customer’s face never 
changed  expression for  one  moment  as 
he again grunted  out  “Sago.”  Here I 
delicately intimated that this was “sago,” 
that this must be a cash transaction,  and 
even though he were a lineal  descendant 
of  Hiawatha  he  could  not get credit at 
that establishment.  Then  once  more  I 
said  “Ten cents,” he replied  “Sago.” 
I 
reiterated  “Ten  cents”  and  then  we 
branched out into  saying  hard things in 
Anglo-Saxon  and  Iroquois  about  each 
other’s  progenitors,  which  appeared to 
have no special  effect  on  this  being  of 
war-hoops and wigwams,  but was gradu­
ally  elevating  my  by  no  means  gentle 
temp.er to a point at  which it usually as­
sumed full command of the field.

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*  
It  was  Jim  who  unravelled  us  and 
helped  me  from  behind  a  barrel  of 
prunes.  He  also  gently but  firmly told 
me,  that  hitting  an  Indian  across  the 
face  with a cod-fish  was no  way to con­
vince him that I was  right  even  though 
he had banged me in the eye  with a quid 
of  tobacco a few moments before;  “and, 
by the way,”  he concluded,  “I  may also 
add that  ‘Sago’  is  Indian for ‘good day’ 
and  is  considered  a  most friendly form 
of salutation.”
I thanked  him for  his  timely aid  and 
explanation,  and then went  to  wash the 
commingled blood  of  the red and  white 
man from my face. 
I  got  my  left  ear 
fixed  with  adhesive  plaster  so  that  it 
would stay on till I reached  the  Doctor. 
Then I went out into the  back  shop and 
vowed  that,  although  the  “noble  red 
man”  might  possess  good  points  and 
noble qualities,  he was not a success as a 
debater—was  apt  to  grow  somewhat 
terse in his  replies,  so  to  speak—and  I 
would  make  a  thorough  study  of  his 
language  before  again  so far forgetting 
myself as to attempt to argue  with  him.

A  N ew   U se  for V aseline.

“The women  have a new use  for vase­
line,”  observed  a  Monroe  street  drug 
clerk,  as  he  jerked  his  thumb over  his 
right shoulder in the direction of  a well- 
dressed  lady  who  was  leaving  the  store 
after  having  made  a  purchase  of  the 
petroleum compound.

“What’s  that?”
“They  are  using  it  on  their  shoes 

now.”

“On their shoes?”
“Yes,  and  the  ladies  must  be  given 
credit  for having  made  a  valuable  dis­
covery.  The ingredients of vaseline have 
a wonderful  effect on fine  leather, and it 
is  fast  taking the  place of  all the  com­
pounds  manufactured  for softening  the 
shoes.  Take  a  pair of  shoes  that  have 
become  stiff  and  uncomfortable  by con­
stant  wear  in  the rain  and  apply a coat 
of  vaseline,  rubbing  it  in  well  with  a 
cloth, and in a short time the  leather be­
comes  as soft  and  pliable  as when  it is 
taken from  the shelves of  the shoe  deal­
er.  Yes, indeed,  this  rainy weather  has 
caused  quite  a  boom  in  the  vaseline 
trade.”
Exhibition of “ Last Days of Pompeii.” 
The people of  Michigan will soon have 
an opportunity of  witnessing  one of  the 
grandest  pageants  ever  seen  in  the 
West—Pain’s  “Last  Days  of  Pompeii,” 
exhibited with all  the  stage  and  scenic 
accessories used for two seasons at Coney 
Island.  The  advertisement  in  another 
column  gives full particulars as to dates 
and  prices of  admission.  An  attache of 
T h e  T r a d esm a n,  who  saw  the  exhibi­
tion  in  New  York, has  no  hesitancy in 
recommending its general excellence and 
in advising every business  man who  can 
possibly attend the show to do so.

The D rug  M arket.

Opium and morphia  are  steady.  Qui­
Iodine  and  prepara­
nine is very  firm. 
tions have  advanced to the  prices ruling 
in August.  Linseed oil has declined.

Carb.............................  12®  15
8®  10  Chlorate,  (po. 18)........  16®  18
80@1  00  Cyanide......................   50®  55
30  Iodide........................ 2  80@2 90
40®  45  Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  27®  29
50®  55  Potassa, Bitart, com...  @  15
Petass  Nitras, opt......  
8®  10
Potass Nitras..............  
7©  9
Prussiate.....................  25©  28
Sulphate  po................  15®  18

ACIDUM.

Aceticum...................
Benzoicum,  German..
Boracic 
.....................
Carbolicnm................
Citricum .....................
Hydrochlor................... 
3©
Nitrocum  ...................   10@
Oxalicum...................   13®
Phosphorium  dll........ 
30
Salley licum ................1  40@1  80
Sulpnuricum—  
Tannicum...................1  40@1  60
Tartaricum.................   40®  43

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AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg..............  
3@
4®
18  deg............... 
Carbonas  ...................   11®
Chloridum...................   13@

ANILINE.

Black...........................3  00@2 35
Brown.........................   80@1  00
Red..............................  45®  50
Yellow........................3  50@3 00

BACCAE.'

Cubeae (po. 1  60..........1  85@2 00
Juniperus......................  8®
Xanthoxylum.............  25®

BALSAMUM.

Copaiba...........   ........   55®  60
Peru.............................  ®1  30
Terabin, C anada.......  45@  50
Tolutau......................   45®  50

COBTEX.

Abies,  Canadian..................  18
Cassiae  ................................  11
Cinchona F la v a ..................  18
Euonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerifera, po.............  30
Prunus Virgini.....................  12
Quillaia,  grd........................  12
Sassafras  .............................  12
Ulmus Po (Ground  13)........  10

EXTBACTUM.
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra...
p o . . . .........
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
I s ....................
34s..............
FEBBUM.

“  
“  
“ 

34®
33®
11©
13®
14®
16®

Carbonate Precip........  @  15
Citrate and Quinia—   @3  50
Citrate  Soluble...........  @  80
Ferrocyanidum Sol—   @
Solut  Chloride...........   ©
Sulphate,  com’l ..........134©
pure.............  ©

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A rnica........................  14®
Anthem ls...................   30®
M atricaria..................  30®

FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

...................   10®
nivelly.....................  25®
Alx.  35®
and  54s.....................  10©
8®

Salvia  officinalis,  34s
UraUrsi......................  

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OUMMI.

“ 
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“ 
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Acacia, 1st  picked—   @1 00
2d 
....  @  90
3d 
....  @  80
sifted sorts...  @ 65
p o .................   75@1 00
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 

“  Cape,  (po.  20)...  ©
“  Socotri, (po.  60).  @
Catechu, Is, ()4s, 14 34s*
16)........................... 
©
Ammoniae..................  25®
Assafcetida, (po. 30)...  @
Benzoinum..................  50®
Camphor*...................   35®
35®
Euphorbium  po
G a lb a n u m ............  
_
Gamboge,  po..............   80©  95
Guaiacum, (po.45)—   @  40
Kino,  (po.  25).............  ©  20
M astic........................  @1 00
Myrrh, (po  45)...........  @  40
Opii,  (pc. 4 85)................ 3 35@3 45
Shellac  ..  .................   28@  35
bleached........  28©  30
Tragacanth................  30®  75

“ 
hebba—In ounce packages.

tpi

Absinthium..........................  25
Eupatorium.........................   20
Lobelia.................................   25
Majorum..............................   28
Mentha  Piperita..................  23
“  V ir.........................   25
Rue........................................  30
Tanacetum, V......................   23
Thymus,  V...........................  25

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, Pat..............  55®  60
Carbonate,  P a t..........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20®  25 
Carbonate, Jenning5..  35@  36

OLEUM.

Absinthium.....................5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amydalae, Amarae__ 7 25@7 50
A nisi................................ 1  85@1 95
Auranti  Cortex..........  @2 50
Bergamii  ................... 2 80©3  00
Cajiputi........................  90@1 00
Caryophylli...................   @1 50
C edar..........................  35@  65
Chenopodii...................   @1 75
Cinnamonii................ 1  20® 1  25
Citronella...................   ©  75
Conium  Mac..............   35®  65
Copaiba......................   90@1  00
Cuhebae...................16 00@16 50
Exechthltos..................  90@1 00
Erigeron..........................1  20@1 30
Gaultheria.......................2  10@2 20
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gossipi!, Sem. gal......   50©  75
Hedeoma  ....................1  15@1  25
Juniperi......................   50@2 00
Lavendula.................   90@2 00
Llmonis.......................1  50® 1  80
Mentha Piper................... 2 35@2 40
Mentha Verid..................2 50@2 60
Morrhuae, gal.............  80@1 00
Myrcia, ounce................  @ 50
Olive................................1  00@2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal.,35)  10®  12
R icini...............................1  20@1 28
Rosmarini............. 
75@1  00
Roeae, ounce..............  @6 00
Succini........................  40®  45
Sabina........................  90@1  00
Santal  ........................3 50©7 00
Sassafras.....................  55®  60
Sinapis, ess, ounce__   @  65
Tiglii..............................   @1 50
Thyme........................  40®  50
opt  ................  @  60
Theobromas................  15®  20
BiCarb........................  15®  18
Bichromate................  13®  14
Bromide......................   37®  40

POTASSIUM.

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BADIX.

Aconitum...................   20®  25
Althae.........................   25®  30
A nehusa.....................  15@  20
Arum,  po....................   ©  25
Calamus......................   20®  50
Gentiana,  (po. 15).......  10®  12
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 50).....................  @  45
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__   15®  20
Inula,  po.....................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po................... 2 40@2  50
Iris  plox (po. 20@22)..  18®  20
Jalapa,  p r...................   25®  30
Maranta,  34s..............   @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhel.............................  75@1  00
“  cut......................   @1  75
“  pv........................  75@1  35
Spigelia.......................  48®  53
Sanguinaria,  (po 25).. 
©  20
Serpentaria..................  40®  45
Senega.........................  60©  65
Similax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40 
“ ,  M  @  20
Scillae, (po. 35)............  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
dus,  po.....................   @  35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
Zingiber a ....................  10®  15
Zingiber  j ....................  22®  25

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SEMEN.

Anisum,  (po.  20).........  @  15
Apium  (graveleons)..  10®  12
Bird, Is......................  
4®  6
Carui, (po. 18)............. 
8®  12
Cardamon.................... 1 00@1 25
Corlandrum................  10®  12
Cannabis Sativa............ 334@  4
Cydonium...................   75@1  00
Chenopodium  ...........  10®  12
Dipterix Odorate.........1  75®1 85
Foenicnlum................  @  15
Foenugreek,  po......   . 
6® 
8
L in i............................ 4  © 4)4
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4 )...  4)4® 434
Lobelia........................  35®  40
Pharlaris Canarian__ 334© 4)4
R apa........................... 
5®  6
Sinapis,  Albu............. 
8®  9
Nigra...........  11®  12

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SPIBITUS.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R .......1  75@2 00
 
1  10@1 50
Juniperjs  Co. O. T ___1  75@1 75
“ 
.............1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  E ......... 1 75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli............ 1 75@6 50
Vini Oporto................. 1 25@2 00
Vini  Alba.................... 1 25@2 00

SPONGES.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage.................... 2 25@2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  .................  
2 00
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........  
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage...................  
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  ........................  
65
75
Hard for  slate  use__  
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se ........................... 
1  40

SYBUPS.

Accacia................................  50
Zingiber  ..............................  50
Ipecac...................................  60
Ferri Iod..............................   50
Auranti  Cortes.....................  50
Rhei  Arom...........................   50
Similax  Officinalis..............   60
Co........  50
Senega...................... 
50
Scillae...................................  50
Co..............................   50
Tolutan-...............................   50
Prunus  virg..........................  50

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TINCTUBES.

“ 

Aconitum  Napellis R ..........  60
F .........   50
Aloes....................................    60
and myrrh.................   60
A rnica.................................   50
Asafcetida.............................  50
Atrope Belladonna..............   60
Benzoin................................  60
Co...........................   50
Sanguinaria..........................  50
Barosma..............................   50
Cantharides..........................  75
Capsicum.............................  50
Cardamon.............................  75
Co..........................  75
Castor..................................1 00
Catechu................................  50
Cinehona............................   50
Co..........................  60
Columba..............................  50
Conium................................  50
Cubeba.................................   50
D igitalis..............................   50
Ergot....................................   50
G eptian................................  50
Co.............................  60
Guaica.................................   50
ammon.....................  60
Zingiber..............................  50
Hyoscyamus........................  50
Iodine...................................  75
Colorless...................  75
Ferri  Chloridum.................   35
Kino  i...................................  50
Lobelia.................................  50
Myrrh...................................  50
Nux  Vomica........................  50
O pii......................................  85
“  Camphorated................  50
“  Deodor......................... 2 00
Anranti Cortex....................   50
Q uassia................................  50
Rhatany  ..............................  50
Rhei......................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol...................  50
Co................  50
Serpentaria.........................   50
Stromonium.........................   60
Tolntan................................  60
V alerian..............................  50
Veratrum Veride.................   50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

‘ 
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u 
ground,  (po.

.¿Ether, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  26©  28 
“  4 F ..  30®  32
Alumen........................234® 334
3®  4
Annatto......................   55®  60
Antlmonl, po.............. 
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60

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11;  34s,  12) ........ 

Antipyrin...................1 35@1 40
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  @  68
Arsenicum..................  
5@  7
Balm Gilead  Bud......   38©  40
Bismuth  S.  N ............ 2 1G@2 20
Calcium Chlor, is,  (34s 
.
9
©
Cantharides  Russian,
„P O .............................
@1 75
Capsici  Fructus, af...
© 18
po__
@ 16
„  “ 
B po.
© 14
Caryophyllus,  (po.  28)
23® 25
Carmine,  No. 40...
@3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......
50® 55
Cera  Flava.................
28® 30
Coccus ........................
© 40
Cassia Fructus...........
© 15
Centraria.....................
© 10
Cetaeeum..............
© 35
Chloroform................
32@ 35
squibbs ..
@1  00
Chloral Hyd Crst........)
50@1 75
Chondrus...... :...........
10® 12
Cinchonidine, P.  &  W 
15® 20
German
4@ 10
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ........................
© 60
Creasotum................’
@ 50
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........
5©  5
“  prep................... 
!  precip.........  
8® 
10
“  Rubra.........   @ 
8
Crocus........................  35©  38
Cudbear......................   @  34
8®  9
Cupri Sulph................ 
D extrine......................  
io@ 12
70
Ether Sulph.........   68® 
Emery,  all  numbers.. 
©  8
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P°.............  @ 
6
Ergota,  (po.)  45..........  40®  45
Flake  White..............   12®  15
Gaff»:.........................   @  23
Gambler......................  
g@  jo
Gelatin,  Cooper..........  @  go
“ 
French...........  40®  60
Glassware  flint,  75  & 10 per 
cent, by box 70 less
Glue,  Brown........ 
9® 
15
25
“  White..........  13® 
Glycenna...................   22®  25
Grana Paradisi...........  @  15
Humulus.....................  25®  40
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite.. 
©  90
“  C o r....  ®  80
Ox Rubrum  @1  00
Ammoniati..  @1  10
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum.............  ®  80
Ichthyobolla, Am........1 25@1  50
Inffigo...........................   75@1 00
Iodme,  Resubl............ 3 75@3 85
Iodoform.....................  @4 70
Lupulin......................   85®1 00
Lycopodium..............   55®  60
M acis.........................   80®  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarglod.................   @  27
Liquor Potass Arsinitis  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1M)...........................   2®  3
Mannia,  S. F ..............   45®  50
Morphia,  S.  P. & W .. .2 55@2 80 
55@2 70

S. N.  Y.  Q. &
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C. Co 

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Moschns  Canton........  @ 40
Myristica,  No. 1..........  60@  70
Nux Vomica,  (po 20)..  ©  10
Os.  Sepia....................   28®  30
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co  . 
 
@200
Picis  Liq, N.  C., 34 gal
doz  ..........................  @2 00
Picis Liq., q u arts.......  ©1  00
pints..........  @  70
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..  @ 18
Piper Alba,  (po g5) ....  @  35
Pix  Burgun.................  ©  7
Plumbi A cet..............   14®   15
Pul vis Ipecac et opii. .1  10@1  20
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz.......  @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  35®  40
8®  10
Quassiae...................... 
Quinia, S. P. & W ........  39®  44
S.  German__   32®  40
Rnbia  Tinctorum........  12®  14
Saccbarum Lactis pv..  @ 3 5
Salaein..........................2  25@2 35
Sanguis  Draconls........  40@  50
Santonine  .................   @4  50
Sapo,  W .......................   12®  14
8®  10
„  ‘  G........................  @  15
Seidlitz  Mixture........  @  25
Sinapis........................   @  18 I
„  “  opt...................   ®
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V oes........................  @
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @
Soda Boras,  (po. 12).  «  11©
Soda  et Potass T art...  30@  __
Soda Carb...................  
2©  234
Soda,  Bi-Carb............. 
4®   5
Soda,  Ash................... 
3®  4
Soda, Sulphas.............  @
Spts. Ether C o ...........  50@

“  M........................ 

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“  Myrcia  Dom......   @2 00
“  Myrcia Imp........  @2 50
“  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
2 05).........................   @2  15
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal......   @1  10
Sulphur, Subl...............23k@ 334
Tamarinds.................  
8®  10
Terebenth Venice......   28©  30
Tbeobromae..............   50®  55
Vanilla...................... 9 00@16 00
Zinci  Sulph.

Roll..............   23i@ 3

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OILS.

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paints.  bbl.  lb.

Bbl.  Gal
Whale, winter...........  70 
70
60
Lard,  extra..................  55 
Lard, No.  1..................  45 
50
61
Linseed* pure raw ....  58 
Lindseed,  boiled__   61 
64
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained.................   50 
69
Spirits Turpentine__   49 
55
Red Venetian...............134  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars.... 1 ¿   2@4
“ 
Ber........13£  2@3
Putty,  commercial__ 234  234@3
“  strictly  pure...... 234  2%@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ...........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English__  
70@75
70@75
Green,  Peninsular......  
Lead,  red.....................  63i@7)4
“  w h ite..................63i@734
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
White, Paris  American 
1  00 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
Cliff......................   .. 
140
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared
Paints........................... 1 00@1 20

VABNISHES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach.......1  10@1  20
Extra T urp......... ....... 1  60@1 70
Coach Body.....................2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  Furn........ 1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__ 1  55@1 60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
T u rn ........................  70®  75

We have in stock and offer a fall line of

W h isk ie s,  B ran d ies,

G ins,  W in es,  B um s.

We are  Sole  Agents  in  Michigan  for  W. D. & Co. 

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite 

Rye  Whisky.

We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
We give our Personal Attention to Mail  Orders  and Guar­
All orders are Shipped and  Invoiced  the  same  day we ra» 

antee Satisfaction.
ceive them.  Send in a trial order.

toltine i  Perkins  Dnlg

GRAJtfD  RAPIDS,  MICH.

S .  P .  B e n n e tt,
‘The Live G0ÄL Man.’

Wilkesbarre and Pittston Anthracite 
Goal, Cumberland  Blossburg  Smith­
ing Coal,  72-hour  Connelsville Coke.
k large supply  of  the  above  coals on track the 

year around.  Write for prices.

S. P. BENNETT, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

Special  N otice !
All smithing coals sold  by us we guar­
antee to be mined  from  the  BIG  VEIN 
in the Georges  Creek  District.  This is 
the coal so  favorbly known as Piedmont 
Cumberland  Blossburg,  "and  stands 
unrivalled for smithing purposes.

C r o c k e r y   & G la s sw a r e

LAMP  BURNERS.

No. 0 Sun...........................................................  45
No. 1  “  ...........................................................  48
No. 2  “  ............................................ 
TO
Tubular — ......................................................  ”5
LAMP  CHIMNEYS.—P e r bOX.

 

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XXX Flint.

First quality.
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No. 0 Sun........................................................... 3  TO
No. 1  “  ........................................................... 2 00
No. 2  “  ...........................................................3 00
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top........................................2  15
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
No. 0 Sun,  crimp top....................................... 2  °°
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
Pearl top.
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled.....................3  <0
ro. 2  “ 
“ 
...................4 70
To. 2 Hinge,  “ 
.....................4  <0
La Bastic.
ro. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz....................... 1  25
ro. 2  “ 
........................I »
To. 1 crimp, per doz.........................................1  40
No. 2 
“ 
.............-..........................360
Butter Crocks, per gal................................. 
06H
Jugs, H gal., per doz....................................   65
..............................   TO
...................................  1  80
Milk Pans, % gal., per doz.  (glazed 66c)....  60
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(  “  90c)...  78

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STONEWARE—AKRON.

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fr u it  ja r s—Per  gro.

Mason’s, pints.............................................   f J  50
quarts  ............................................  10 00
54-gallon..........................................13 00
Lightning, quarts.........................................   I2 00
^-gallon..................................... 16 00

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WHY  WEAR  PANTS
That  do  not  fit  or  wear  satisfac­
torily,  when  you  can  buy 
the 
Detroit Brand,  that  are perfect in 
style and workmanship.

J acob Brown &Cos

H   E

DEALERS IN

NOS.  122  and  124  LOUIS  STREET. GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN.

Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,
H.  L eonard  &  Sons.

WE CABBY  A  STOCK OF  CAKE TALLOW  FOB MILL  USB______________

G ra n d   R a p id s,

M ich .

Near Union  Depot.

Cor. Spring and Fulton Sts.

R E D U C E D   P R IC E S

MASON

Porcelained Top FriJit Jar

Cor immediate orders we quote Mason’s Fruit Jars at the following Reduced Prices,

Terms  Regular:

PINTS,  Per  Gross,  -  $  9 50 
QUARTS,  Per Gross, 
10 00

HALF  GALLONS, Gro, $13.00 
RUBBERS,  for any size, 
55

2 25
3 25

No  Charge  for  Case  or  Cartage.

g 80
3 80
J elly  Tum blers:

Stonew are:

a-Pint, Tin Covers,  6  doz.  incase..............81.80
54-Pint, Tin Covers,  6 doz. in  case..............  2.00
■Pint, tin  Covers, 20 doz. in bbl , per doz..  25
Pint, Tin Covers, 18 doz. in bbl., per doz..  28

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No Charge for Package.

Jugs, Butters, Churns & Milk Pans, per gal..8  06 
)4-Gallon Tomato Jugs and Corks,  per doz..  90
1-Gallon Tomato Jugs and Corks,  per doz..  1.40 
54-Gallon Preserve Jars, Stone Cork,  per doz  90 
1-Gallon Preserve Jars, Stone Cork, per doz  1.40
Wax for Sealing, 5-lb. Packages, per lb......   03

Shipped Loose Without Packing.

H.  L eonard  &  Sons.
Job  Printing!

WHOLESALE

State  Trade a Specialty.

GRAND  RAPIDS 

Anthracite and Bituminous Coal.
Before ordering your coal write to us for prices.

KOAL!
SelßGted Herbs -  Sdìgbs !

IGE  X  GOAL  GO.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

THEr

52  Pearl  Street. 

P r e p a r e d   b y

&

OfcLioago.

Is  a  C o m b in a tio n   o f

The  F inest  Ingredients  for  use 

Seasoning M eats,  P oultry, 

Game  and Fish*

m

SO LD  B Y   A L L   GROCERS.

Lem on  & 

,

W H O L E S A L E

G R O C E R S .

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR
L autz B ros•  «6  Co. s  S o ap s,

Niagara

Starch,

A m boy  C heese

GRA.ND

Rindige,  Deutsch  &  Co.,

MICHIGAN  AGENTS  FOR  THE

r   P e r f e c t   f i t .

S u p e r io r /V k e
l- J lN T S   and
^OVTrallI

a s k   f o r   t h e m :

K K fl

A   W N I N G S

AND  TENTS.

We desire to  call  atten 
tion  to  our  facilities  for 
first-class  job 
producing 
printing for the  trade;

If  you  live  in a part  of 
the State where you cannot 
get satisfactory work, write 
us for estimates.  Sample 
and prices sent on applica 
tion.

We carry a complete line 
of  stationery,  papers- 
fact all kinds  of  printers 
stock. 
Send  sample  of 
what you want.

Fuller lit Stowe 

Company

¡gj 

100 Louis st.,

GRAND  RAPIDS

VA'*

The MichiganTradesman

FAILED  TO  GET  THEBE.

T h e  D iscouraging  E xperience o f a   Gay 

and  Giddy  Y oung  Man.

ON  BEST

Lowest Wholesale Quotations
Scranton  Coal!
A. B.  Knowlson,
25  Pearl Street, Grand Rapids.

Call o h   or  address

From the Chicago Times.
I boarded a Chicago, Milwaukee  &  St. 
Paul train in a little  town  in  Wisconsin 
to go to another little town about twenty- 
five  miles  further  north. 
I had  barely 
taken  my seat  when  my  attention  was 
attracted  to  a  young  lady  across  the 
aisle. 
I tried to see  what  color her eyes 
were, and thought one moment they were 
brown, but the  next  moment I was sure 
they were  blue.  Just  then  she  gaught 
me  gazing  at  her  and  her eyes became 
black.  She would  have  been  charming 
with eyes  of  any color,  and I considered 
myself  lucky in  having a pretty  face  to 
look  at.  For  I  think  with  Owen  Mer­
edith :
“If a woman be pretty, to me ’tis no matter 
Be  she  blonde  or  brunette, so she lets me look 
at her.”
She  was  certainly  pretty,  and  I  was 
pretty certain she did not want me gazing 
•at her.  so I took an inventory of  her lug­
gage,  with  the  following  result:  One 
grip, one parasol, two large bundles, four 
small  bundles,  one  bird-cage, four  beer 
bottles.
Those beer bottles  staggered  me, even 
as  beer bottles had oft-times done.  There 
were  three  brown ones and a green one, 
all  tightly corked  and  resting  comfort­
ably  on  the  seat  by  the  side  of  the 
charmer. 
I  fell  to  wondering  if  the 
young  lady had  been to Milwaukee  and 
was taking home the bottles  full of their 
liquid  joy as souvenirs of her trip.  Then 
the  thought  came  galloping  across  the 
field of  my mind that the train had come 
from  Waukesha and that it was  mineral 
water that was in the bottles.
Imagine  my  joy  on  finding  that  the 
young  lady  was  going  to  get off  at the 
same  town  toward  which I was  bound. 
When  the  engine  whistled  for  the  sta­
tion, she took  the four beer bottles in her 
arms and commenced to  collect  the  rest 
of  her packages. 
I saw my opportunity.
I instantly embraced it, regretting that  I 
could not include the fair mistress of the 
beer bottles.
“Can  I  be  of  any  service ?”  I asked, 
with my hat in my hand  and my heart in 
my throat.
“If  you  will  be  so  kind,”  smiling 
sweetly.
I put a beer bottle in each side  pocket. 
Then I put a small bundle in each of  my 
pistol-pockets. 
I  took  the  two  large 
bundles and securely clinched one  under 
each arm.  Then 1 took  the  grip  in  my 
left  hand  and  turned  round to hear my 
charmer say:
“There is a  jug of  mineral water close 
there under  the  seat.  Can  you get it ‘
I got it.  This loaded me down  so that 
I would not have  been  allowed on a Chi 
eago  boulevard,  where  heavy  traffic  i 
prohibited.
But that  jug !  It was full  grown  and 
also  full  of  water. 
It  was  naturally 
heavy  jug  and  age  had  apparently  i 
creased its embonpoint. 
It  seemed to be 
mocking  me. 
I  seized  it by the  handle 
with  the  only  hand I had to  spare  and 
began  lifting.  My arm  stretched  about 
four inches, but I was still able to  swing 
the  jug clear of  the floor.
Th.in the procession started.  The  gir 
walked sedately down the aisle, with the 
trap-wagon and the  jug  bringing  up  ir 
the rear.
We finally reached the depot platform 
There was a bus there,  but no drays,  s< 
my charmer asked if  I  would walk with 
her to her house, as it.was  “not far  and 
is up towards town.”
I was too busy to tell her  that I would 
rather be excused, and the cortege moved 
on.  Before we had gone two  blocks the 
arm that was carrying the  jug  stretched 
another four  inches and I was  compeled 
to walk on my tip-toes  to  keep  the  jug 
off the ground.
My companion  kept up  a  gay. and fes 
five chatter all the time,  laughing  gayly 
in her innocent  girlhood.  She  said  she 
did not like living in  a  little  town  and 
thought this particular little town  “ju 
horrid.” 
In this I was prepared to agree 
with her in  a  mild  sort  of  way.  She 
asked me if  I  thought I could remember 
her.  My only reply was to try to raise 
little higher on  my toes  and  swing  the 
jug as a signal that it  would  be  a  bond 
of  union between us.  And  here  I  will 
say that I still remember  her,  and  hav 
as a memento  of  the  occassion  an  arm 
that is about  six  inches  longer  than 
should be.
“It is dreadfully warm for us to walk, 
she said,  reminding me  of  the  remark 
“Thus we  plow  along,”  once  made  by 
the fly to the ox. 
I was carrying  a  load 
heavier than  a  Kansas  mortgage,  while 
she had only two small bundles, two beer 
bottles and a bird cage, and  was  in  the 
shade of an umbrella.
At last we reached a little brown house 
Opening  the  gate  my  talkative  friend 
started toward the house,  only to meet 
sour looking man,  into  whose  arms si 
flew,  with  a  cry  of  “Jack,  darling: 
Two little  children  appeared about this 
time and clung  to  her  dress  with  glad 
cries of “Mamma!  Mamma!”
was  already  sitting  down. 
1  simply 
turned  the  handle  loose.  While  the 
tableau of  “Jack, darling,”  was delight 
ing the audience  I  set  the  grip  by the 
side of  the  jug  and laid  the  two  grip 
alongside. 
I placed the two  small  bun 
dies on top  of  the  large ones and  stood 
the two  beer  bottles carefuly up.  Then 
I sneaked away, the tableau having been 
encored. 
I had no  desire to meet  Jack 
darling, because,  like  Mr.  Kilrain  after 
the late fight, I was not in condition.
I had  got four  blocks from  the  little 
brown cottage before I remembered  that 
I had left my grips and  silk  hat  in  the 
railway car.  Then  I  was  sorry that 
flad been  raised in a Sunday-school  and 
Could  swear  only  in  an  awkward  and 
amateurish way.

I did not set the  jug down, because 

“ COLUMBIA."

Steam  and  Hot  Water  Boiler  for  warming 

dwellings,  etc.

HIM  iSCHNEIDER,  Grand  Rapids.
War Claims a SpBGialty.

PENSIONS  FOR  DISABLED  SOLDIERS, 
their widows and children.
INCREASE  PENSIONS for  those  whose  dis­
abilities have increased, and for those who have 
become  entitled  to a higher  rate  by  a  depart­
mental ruling, or by act of  Congress.
VETERAN  BOUNTIES to all soldiers who re­
enlisted on or  before  April  1,  1864,  during  the 
war of the rebellion,  having  previously  served 
in  the  army  at  any  time  for  a period  of  (or 
periods aggregating) nine months.
OFFICERS’  TRAVEL  PAY  now  collectable 
-_i every instance where a discharge  or  resigna­
tion was based upon a disability incurred in ser-
ALL  KINDS  OF  CLAIMS  diligently  and per­
sistently prosecuted.
Sixteen years experience. _  My  fees  and  other 
charges are  moderate  and  in  accordance  with
the law. 
_____
ADVICE  FREE and  CHEERFULLY  GIVEN 
REFERENCES in every County  in  Michigan 
F. I. DARLING, Attorney,

on application.

„  

„ 

L ate  Special  Exam iner  U. 8. Bureau  of  Pensions, 

46 Old Houseman Building,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

FLOUR

Owl, Grown Prince, White Lily, 

Standard, R p , Graham.

Bolted M eal,

F eed,  Kte.

MATT.  ORDERS  SOLICITED.

NEWAYGO  ROLLER  JV1ILLS.
THE  ALDINE  FIRE  PLACE
Before Baying  Grates, get our 
circular, Sent Free.  The Aldine 
produces Warm  Floors,  Perfect 
Ventilation; keeps fire over night, 
and is cleanly.  Burns coal, coke, 
wood or gas.  Can be piped to com. 
mon  chimneys, or set  like  other 
grates, and can be run at half the 
»cost of any other. AddressALDINE 
■RFG. CO., Grand Rapids,  Mich.

5 1 , 0 0 0   R E W A R D !

THE  LARGEST  AND  BEST 

JLEAR  LONG  HAVANA  FILLED 

SUMATRA  WRAPPED  CIGAR 

SOLD  FOR  5   CENTS.

■ m M ü

!• ' JVjIDPftd. Seat io&g Havana FiHff ;

iiiiiininiuiiininn»«n

W e aeree to forfeit One Thousand Dollars to any person  |  
th in g  fig
provins the  F iller of theseJCigarr  - 
b at Havana Tobacco.

’
DILWORTH BROTHERS.

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SO LE  A G E N TS,

Unios S.Musselman& Go.
GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.
FODHTH NATIONAL HIM

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

G uides for  Indefinite M easures.

One quart of  sifted flour  weighs about 
one  pound.  One  quart  of  pulverized 
sugar  weighs  about  one  pound  seven 
ounces.  One pint of closely packed but­
ter weighs about one pound.  One table- 
spoonful  of  butter  weighs  about  one 
ounce.  Ten eggs weigh about one pound. 
One  quart of  corn  meal  weighs  about 
one pound.

A,  J.  Bowne, President.

Geo.  C. P ierce,  Vice President. 
H.  W.  Na sh, Cashier
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

, 

Transacts a general  banking business.

Hake a  Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

o f Country Merchants Solicited.

I 

H orse and W agon  Covers.  W ater  Proof  Coats, Buggy 
Aprons, W ide Cotton  Bucks, etc.  Send for  Illustrated 
Catalogue.

Chas. A .

C oye,

11 P e a rl St.

Telephone 106.

TIME  TABLES.

GOING  NORTH.

7:80 a m  and  11:30  a.  m.  tra in s  have  ch air cars for 
10:30 p.  m. tra in   has  sleeping  c a r  fo r  Petoskey and 

Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.
Leaves.
Arrives. 
Traverse City & M ackinaw.................7:00 a  m 
7:30 a  i
Traverse City & M ackinaw.................9:30 a m   11:30 a  i
Traverse City  Express........................3:0i  p m  
4:20 p i
Petoskey  & M ackinaw........................8:45 p m  
10:30 p i
Petoskey and Mackinaw City.
Mackinaw City.
Cincinnati  Express.......................6:25 am  
F o rt W ayne Express........................ 11:45 a  m 
Cincinnati  Express.......................... 5:40 p m 
Chicago and Sturgis.......................... 10:40 p m 

7:00 am
12  45 a m
6:00 p m
11:05 p m
7:00 a m  tra in   has  p arlo r  ch air  car  for  Cincinnati. 
6:00 p m tra in  h as Pullm an sleeper for C incinnati. 
11:05 p m tra in  has W agner sleeper  fo r  Chicago,  via 
Sleeping  c a r  rates—$1.50  to  Chicago,  Petoskey 

Kalam azoo. 
Mackinaw City ;  $2 to C incinnati.

GOING  80UTH.

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Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.

Leave 
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7 00 a     .......................................................................10:15 a  n

Leaving tim e a t  Bridge stre e t  depot 7 m inutes later 

C. L. L o c k w o o d . Gen’l P a s s . Agent.

D etroit, Grand H aven & M ilw aukee, 

som e w e s t .

Arrives.
fM orning Express..............................12:20 p m
fThrough Mail.........................................4:25  p m
tS team boat  Express........................... 10:40  p m
»Night Express....................................... 6:50  a  m
fMixed.................................................
GOING EAST.
fD etroit  Express.............................. 6:45 a m
fThrough M ail..................... i ........... 11:35 a m
fEvening Express.................................. 3:40  p m
•Lim ited Express................................... 6:45  p m

Leaves. 
12:25 p m 
4 30 p i 
10:45 p m 
7:00a 
7:30 a
6:50 a m  
11.40 a m 
3:50 p i 
6:50 p m
fDaily, Sundays excepted.  »Daily.
D etroit  Express  has p arlo r  car  to D etroit,  m aking 
direct connections for all points  E ast, arriv in g  in New 
York 10:10 a. m. next day. 
Lim ited  Express has p a rlo r c ar  to  D etroit,  m aking 
close connections fo r all points East, also m akes direct 
connections a t D urand w ith special  Pullm an  th rough 
cars to New York and Philadelphia.  Steam boat express 
has p arlo r c ar to Grand H aven, m aking d irect connec­
tio n  w ith steam er fo r M ilwaukee and th e W est.
Through tickets and  sleeping  car  berths secured a t 
D.,G. H. & M .R’y offices, 28 Monroe St., and a t th e depot.

•  A

J as. Campbell, C ity Passenger Agent.

Toledo,  Ann  Arbor  &  N orthern.

For Toledo and all points South andEast, take 
the Toledo, Ann Arbor &  North  Michigan  Rail­
way from Owosso Junction.  Sure  connections 
at above point with trains of D., G. H. & M., and 
connections at Toledo  with  evening  trains  for 
Cleveland, Buffalo, Columbus,  Dayton,  Cincin­
nati, Pittsburg, Crestón, Orville  and  all  promi­
nent points on connecting lines. •

A. J. P a i s l e y , Gen’l Pass. Agent

W M . SEA R S & CO.

3 7 ,  3 9   a n d   41  K e n t  S t.,  G ra n d   R a p id s.
WHO  URGES  YOU

Gradier  Manufacturers,
THE FTJBLiIO!

T O   I v B E P

By splendid and expensive advertising  the  manufacturers ere 
ate  a  demand,  and  only  ask  the  trade  to  keep the goods in 
stock so as to supply the orders sent to  them.  W ithout effort 
on the grocer’s part the goods  sell themselves,  bring  purchas­
ers to the store, and help sell less known goods.
ANY JOBBER WILL BE GLAD TO FILL YOUR ORDERS.

C U R T IS S   &  CO.,

WHOLESALE

Paper  W arehouse.

We carry the VEBY BEST double or single  bit,  hand-shaved  ax  handle
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.
Houseman  Block,

ever  made.

D E T R O I T  S O A P  CO., j ,

Manufacturers of the following well-known brands:

QUEEN  ANNE, 
TRUE  BLUE,

MOTTLED  GERMAN, 
AND
PHOENIX, 

SUPERIOR,

ROYAL  BAR, 
MASCOTTE, 
OTHERS,

CZAR,

CAMEO,I

For quotations in single box lots,  see  Price  Current.  For quotations in larger 

,  O r,  H A  W J £ J L J \  

t t   Tk  t t t t t t x t  o  

Salesman for  Western Michigan,

l o c k   b o x   1 7 3 , 

g r a n d   r a p i d s .

quantities,  address,

BOSTON  R U B B E R  

CO.

We carry a full line in stock and  guarantee  terms and prices as good as any house 

,
12.  14  AND  16  PEARL  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

selling the line.  Correspondence solicited. 

Seventeen  Years  on  the  Market

W ith a steady increase  in  demand.

Jennings’  Flavoring  Extracts

ARE  ALWAYS  RELIABLE  AND  UNIFORM  IN  QUALITY  AND  PRICE,  BEING 

MADE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE FINEST FRUIT THAT GROW CANNOT 

BE OTHERWISE  THAN  THE  FINEST  FLAVORS PRODUCED.

Dealers will always find Jennings’ Extracts saleable and profitable 
goods to add to their stock.  Order through your Jobber or  direct from

Jennings  &  Sm ith,

Grand Rapids, Mich•

SEE  QUOTATIONS THIS PAPER.

THE  OLD  RELIABLE

PUT  UP  IN

Boxes, Cans, Pails,  Kegs,  Half 

Barrels and  Barrels.
Send for sample of the celebrated

Frazer Garriap Grease

The Frazer Goods Handled  byjthe  Jobbing 

Trade Everywhere.

The  Only  Reliable  Compressed  Yeast.

Grocers and Bakers not handling our yeast are requested to  write  for  sampL 
and prices.  One trial will convince all of its superiority for freshness and strengt:
L.  WINTFRNITZ, \  Special care given  outside  shipment.
Visiting merchants  are  invited to call 
| the distributing depot,  106 Kent St.

State Jobbing Agent,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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