Volume XIII

GRAND  RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY  12,1896.

Number 647

íí

INSURANCE  CO.

Organized

1881

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GROCERS  IN  CON FEREN CE.

Full  Proceedings  of  the  Big  Rapids 

Convention.

The  semi-annual  convention  of  the 
Northern  Michigan  Retail  Grocers’  As­
sociation  convened  at  G.  A.  R.  Hall, 
Big  Rapids,  Tuesday,  February  4.

In  the  absence  of  President  Tatman, 
J.  W.  Densmore,  of  Reed  City,  Vice- 
President  of  the  organization,  presided.
In  his  opening  address  the  chairman 
referred  to  the  causes which brought  the 
organization  into  existence,  recited  the 
several  reforms  which  have  been  se­
cured  by  the  organization,  and  briefly 
outlined  the  work  still  to  be  done.

Chairman  Beebe,  of  the  “Executive 
Committee,  reported  that  no  grievances 
had  been  brought  to  the  attention  of 
the  Committee  and  that no meetings had 
been  held  since  the  last  convention.

J.  W.  Densmore  related  a  Reed  City 
incident,  showing  the  promptness  with 
which  the  transportation  companies  had 
acted  in  abolishing  an  abuse  which  ex­
isted  at  that  place 
in  regard  to  local 
agents’  shipping  in  fruit  from  outside 
and  disposing  of  same  at  cost  price.

C.  K.  Hoyt: 

In  the  vicinity  of  Hud- 
sonville  we  are 
troubled  with  clubs 
which  buy  their  goods  from  Montgom­
ery  Ward &  Co.  through  the  local  agent 
of  the  C.  &  W.  M.  Railway.

W.  S.  Howd:  We  have  the  same 
thing  to  contend  with  in  our  locality, 
but,  after  examination  of  the  quality  of 
goods  received  by  the  farmers,  we  have 
come  to  the  conclusion  that  the  best 
way  to  remedy  the  difficulty  is  to  con­
vince  them  of  the  poor  quality  of  the 
goods  they  get  in  this  way.  For  a  time 
we  thought  the  best  way  to  meet  the 
difficulty  was  to  cut  prices,  but  we  have 
changed  our  minds  on  that  question.

Geo.  F.  Cook : 

I  object  to  the  plan 
of  cutting  prices  to  meet  competition. 
My  experience  is  that  prices  on  grocer­
ies  are  cut  already  until  there is nothing 
left  but  glory.  By  convincing  them  of 
the  poor  quality  of  the goods  they  are 
buying  outside,  I  have  succeeded  in  se­
curing  the  patronage  of  a  considerable 
number  of  customers  who  had  been 
in 
the  habit  of  looking  elsewhere  for  sup­
plies.

N.  H.  Beebe:  A  Detroit  concern has 
in  this  vicinity  at 
been  selling  goods 
alleged  wholesale  prices. 
I  was  some­
what  amused  not  long  ago  to  have  a 
farmer  ask  me  to  endorse  his  note  for 
$40  to  pay  a  bill  of  goods  he had bought 
of  a  Detroit  house.

G.  O.  Adam s: 

I  know  of  a  consider­
able  number  of  people  who  buy  of 
Montgomery  Ward  &  Co.  and  have 
their  names  on  my  books.  When  I  ask 
them  about 
it  they  act  as  though  they 
were  ashamed  and  are ¡loath  to admit 
that  the  goods  are  poor,  although  I  can 
plainly  see  that  they  are 'by  no  means 
proud  of  their  connection with the trans­
action.

W.  D.  Hopkinson:  The  J.  F.  Eesley 
Milling  Co.,  of  Plainwell,  has  been 
shipping  flour  to  Paris  and  selling  to 
anyone  who  has  the  money  to pay for  it. 
I  bought  some  flour  of  the concern,  pay­
ing  spot  cash, only  to  find  that  the  agent 
sold  the  same  goods  to  consumers  for

25  cents  a  barrel  less  than  he  did to reg­
ular  dealers. 
I  was  somewhat  amused 
the  other  day,  after  I  h id  loaned  a  cus­
tomer  §5 
in  cash,  to  learn  that  he  had 
sent  the  money  to  Plainwell  to  pay  for 
a  barrel  of  flour.

A  considerable  discussion followed  on 
the  responsibility  of  agents  of  Mont­
gomery  Ward  &  Co.  for  the  inferior 
and  adulterated  goods  thus 
introduced, 
and  on  motion  of  Mr.  Stowe,  the  matter 
was 
laid  on  the  table  until  the  arrival 
of  the  representative  of  the  Food  Com­
missioner.

[Mr.  Bennett, who was  detailed  by  the 
Food  Commissioner  to  attend  the  con­
vention,  failed  to  reach  Big  Rapids  un­
til  after  the  adjournment  of  the  meet­
ing,  when  he  assured  the  Secretary  that 
the  agents  for  Montgomery  Ward  & 
Co.  were  responsible  for  the 
introduc­
tion  of  impure  goods  into  the  State  and 
could  be  prosecuted under the provisions 
of  the  pure  food  law. ]

N.  H.  Beebe: 

I  hâve  noticed  an  in­
clination  on  the  part  of  the  railroad 
agents  to  charge  for  overweight  on 
freight  shipments. 
I  was  recently  in 
receipt  of  a  shipment  which  was  billed 
300  pounds,  although  the  actual  weight 
was  only  240  pounds.  The  overcharge 
is  always  rectified,  on  being  brought  to 
the  attention  of  the  agent,  but 
is 
somewhat  annoying  to  have  to  bring  so 
small  a  matter  to  the  attention  of  the 
agents.

it 

Geo.  F.  Cook : 

G.  R.  &  I. 
named. 
no  satisfaction.

I  get  bills  from  the 
in  one  mass,  with  no  rate 
1  have kicked  about  it  but  get 
G.  O.  Adams :  1  frequently  have  the 
same  trouble  with  the  D.,  L.  &  N .,  T. 
&  A.  A.  and  F.  &  P.  M.  Railways.

J.  F.  Reed : 

H.  W.  Hawkins: 

I  formerly  had the  same 
trouble  at  the  Paris  office,  but  I  wrote 
to  the  head  officers  at  Grand  Rapids, 
since  which  time  I  have  had  no trouble.
I  recently  received 
a  shipment  billed  325  pounds,  although 
the  actual  weight  was  only  277  pounds. 
I  brought  the  matter  to  the  attention  of 
the  agent,  who  significantly  informed 
me  that  if  we  were  going  to  be  particu­
lar  about 
it  they  would  weigh  every­
thing;  that  enough  goods  were  billed 
underweight  to  more  than  offset  the 
goods  billed  overweight.  Nevertheless, 
I  have  saved  a  good  many  dollars  by 
looking  over  my 
and 
scrutinizing  them  closely.

freight  bills 

Isn’t 

W.  S.  Howd :  Where  does  the  evil 
lie?  Can  we  not  do  away  with  the 
abuse by  reporting  the  matter  to  head­
quarters? 
largely  the  fault  of 
the  wholesale  dealers  by  not  adding tare 
to  net  weights?  Getting  right  down  to 
the  point,  don’t  we  too  often  put  thirty- 
six  dozen  eggs  in  a  case  and  bill  them 
at  thirty  dozen?

it 

This  inquiry  was  the  cause  of  a  gen­
eral 
laugh,  whereupon  Geo.  F.  Cook 
suggested  that  “ open  confession  was 
good  for  the  soul.

The  matter  was  referred  to  the  "Com­
mittee  on  Resolutions,  with  instructions 
to  report  an  appropriate  resolution  ex­
pressive of  the  sense  of  the  convention.
like  to  en­
quire  if  any  dealer  ever  gets  more  than 
the  gauge  in  buying  oil  or  molasses? 
I

Geo.  F.  Cook:  1  would 

I  would 

frequently  get  less  than  the  barrel  will 
hold. 
like  to  have  the  barrel 
filled  or  not  have  so  large  a  capacity 
marked  on  it.

Mr.  Cook  was  down  for  a  paper  on 
the  subject,  “ Should  the  Jobber  Handle 
Produce  for  the  Retail  Dealer?’ ’  but 
excused  himself  on  the  ground  of  lack 
of  time  for  preparation.  He  was  of  the 
opinion  that  the  wholesale grocer  should 
be  to  the  retail  dealer  what  the  retailer 
is  to  his  customer, 
inasmuch  as  the 
jobber  can  find  customers  for  the  prod­
uce  taken 
locali­
ties  where  such  produce  is  scarce.

in  by  the  retailer  in 

W.  D.  Hopkinson: 

I  have  never 
used  the  wholesale  houses,  but  have 
frequently  invoked  the  assistance  of  the 
boys,and  have  always  found  them  ready 
and  willing  to  help  me  out.

W.  S.  Howd : 

I  have  found  it  to  ad­
vantage  to  ship  butter  and  eggs  to  reg­
ular  butter  and  egg  dealers,  instead  of 
to  the  grocery  jobbers,  as  it  is  my expe­
rience  that  I  get  better  results  in  that 
way.

On'motion  of  E.  A.  Stowe,  Hon.  C. 
K.  Hoyt,  of  Hudsonvilie,  was  elected 
an honorary  member  of  the  Association, 
without  the  payment  of  dues.

C.  K.  H oyt:  We  don’t have to  go  far 
to  market  our  eggs,  but  it  is  the  butter 
which  sticks. 
It  was  my  privilege, 
while  in  the  Legislature,  to  introduce  a 
bill  forbidding  the  coloring  of  oleo  to 
If  this  bill  had  been 
resemble  butter. 
permitted  to become  a 
law,  we  would 
have  a  good  market  for  our butter  at  the 
present  time.

N.  H.  Beebe:  I  would  like  to enquire 
in  regard  to  the  present  status  of  the 
bushel  basket? 
Is  it  to  be  a  full  bushel 
the  coming  season,  or a  scant bushel,  as 
has  been  the  case  for  several  seasons 
past?

C.  K.  Hoyt:  The  new  law  now 

in 
force  provides  for  the  branding  of  all 
measures  used  in  the  handling  of  fruit 
and  produce.

A.  R.  Morehouse: 

I  have  cut bot­
toms  for  several  years  for  the  ordinary 
8  pound  basket. 
I  used  to  cut  the  bot­
tom  5x13.  Four or  five  years  ago,  when 
the  farmers  began  demanding  scant 
measures,  my  orders  were  to  cut  the 
bottoms  4^x13;  the  next  year  my  or­
ders  were  for  bottoms 4 1 2 ^   ; the  next 
year  4j£xi2j£.  The  change  in  the  size 
of  the  bottoms  would  be  so  gradual  that 
the  consumer  would  not  notice  the  d if­
ference.  Down  East the  requirement  is 
for  an  extra  thick  bottom  made of heavy 
timber  which  will  weigh  more  than  the 
dead  pine  I  used  in  the  manufacture  of 
bottoms  here.

The  basket  matter  was  referred  to  the 

Committee  on  Resolutions.

W.  D.  Hopkinson,  of  Paris,  then 
read  the  following  paper  on  the  subject 
of  “ Cash  vs.  Credit.”

I  shall  not  attempt  to  treat  this  sub­
ject  in  a  theoretical  or  scientific  man­
ner,  simply  presenting  a  few  ideas  de­
rived  from  personal  observation  and 
from  several  years  of  business  experi­
ence.

No  matter  what  may  be  said  to  the 
contrary,  the  sooner  we,  as  grocers, 
come  down  to  the  cash  basis 
in  all 
business  transactions  the  better  it  will 
be  for  the  parties  concerned.  To  the 
city  merchant,  whose 
customers  are

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T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

mostly  people  who do not  require credit, 
factories, 
or  who,  as  laborers  in  shops, 
etc.,  receive  their  pay  weekly, 
this 
seems  attainable,and  I  see  no  good  rea­
son  why  they  could  not  adopt  the  cash 
system  at  once  and  with  success;  in­
deed,  I  think  the  city  grocer  who  does 
a  credit  business  assumes  a  greater  risk 
than  the  country  grocer,  as  a  large  per­
centage  of  his  customers  are  transients, 
moving  from  place  to  place  as  the  op­
portunity  for  employment  presents 
it­
self,  while  the  customers  of  the  country 
merchant  are  fixtures  and  usually  stay 
with  him.

Money 

It  has  been  said  that  the  credit  sys­
tem  is  the  most  ingenious  method  ever 
devised  to  promote  commerce,  but  my 
conclusion  of  the  matter  is  that  it  is  the 
most  ingenious  because  it  is  the  most 
deceptive  method  ever  devised fordrag­
ging  down  to  certain  ruin  those  en­
gaged  in  trade.
is  the  fruit  of  past  industry, 
in­
while  credit  is  the  pledge  of  future 
dustry,  and  when  a  man approaches  you 
with  the  request  for  a  line  of  credit,  he 
is  asking  you  to  take,  and  you  do  take, 
his  pledge  of  future  industry;  and  you 
are,  therefore,  carrying  his  risk  of  fu­
ture  and  continued  prosperity.  Properly 
speaking,  you  have 
insured  him  with­
out  the  customary  premium.

inevitable 

Losses  are 

if  you  do  a 
credit  business,  and  we  are  in  the  habit 
of  underestimating  these  losses.  Did 
you  ever  stop  to  think  how  many  goods 
you  would  have  to  sell  to  make  up  the 
loss  of  a  $40 account?  Counting  the  net 
profits  at  the  percentage  ol  profit  on 
which  we  are  at  this time realizing,  you 
would  have  to  sell  over  $300  worth  c f 
goods  to  make  up  this  loss!
While  the  cash  system  is  so  very  de­
sirable,  there  are,  also,  many  obstacles 
to  be  removed  before  the  average  coun­
try  merchant  can  adopt  it. 
It  is  such 
an  abrupt  departure  from  the  time-hon­
ored  custom  of  giving  credit  that  to 
state  that  you  are  about  to  adopt  the 
cash  system  seems  almost  equivalent  to 
announcing  that  you  are  on  the  verge  of 
bankruptcy. 
idea  has  become 
prevalent,  I  presume,  from  the  fact  that 
so  many  discouraged  merchants  adopt 
the  cash  system  previous  to  failure,thus 
hoping  to  retrieve  their  lost  fortunes 
when’ too  late.

The  country  merchant’s  customers are 
mostly  tillers  of  the  soil,  whose  recom­
industry  comes  at  regular 
pense 
stated  times,  but  the 
intervals  are  so 
long  that  a  great  many  have  to  be  tided 
over.  The  farmer  is  proverbially  slow, 
but  he  is  proverbially  honest;  at  least, 
this  has  been  my  experience.  If  a  mer­
chant  gives  any  credit,  he  must  be  able 
to  read  character  at  sight  and,  general­
ly,  be  guided  by  first  impressions.

This 

for 

I  do  not  see  how  we  poor  country 
merchants  can  do  a  strictly  cash  busi­
ness,  and  I  hope  there  will  be  a  Moses 
here  to-day  who  will  lead  us  out  of  this 
bondage.

I  told  our  worthy  Secretary,  when  I 
accepted  a  place  upon  the  program, that 
I  would  try  and  tell  my  brothers  all  I 
knew  about  a  question  I  did  not  under­
stand. 
I  should  have  stuck  to  my  text, 
for  I  find  many  things  about  my  sub­
ject  that  I  do  not  understand. 
I  do  not 
understand  why  our  railroad  agent 
looked  so  queer  this  morning  when  I 
asked  him  for  a  ticket  on  three  months’ 
time ;  I  do  not  understand  why  the  om­
nibus  man  told  me  to  “ come  off’ ’  when 
I  told  him  to  charge  my  fare  from  the 
depot  to  the hotel;  I  do  not  understand 
why  Mr.  Nesbitt, 
your  postmaster, 
would  not  let  me  have  500  stamped  en­
velopes  on  tic k ;  I  dr.  not  understand 
why  I  cannot  visit  the  opera  to-night 
and  have  it  charged,  and 
last,  but  not 
least,  I  do  not  understnad  why  the  gro­
cer  alone  should  be  compelled  to  trust 
out  his  wares.

Geo.  O.  Adams:  My  experience 

is 
that  the  best  customers  are  the  slowest.
J.  H.  Megargle:  My  experience  is 
that  city  people  get  along  a  good  deal 
easier  than  the  farmers  and  pay  much 
more  promptly.

W.  H.  Haney:  My  trade  is  confined 
to  several  classes.  Railroad  men,  as 
a  general  rule,  pay  at  least  every  thirty

laws. 

I  am  one  of  those  who  believe 

must  be  provided  every  day  before  the 
day’s  work  can  be  done.  The  grocer 
has  maintained  the  family,  yet  he  often 
finds  himself  the  last  to  be  remembered 
when  the  month’s  wages  are received.
it 

is 
possible  to  improve  the  present  exemp­
tion 
I  believe  they  may  be  so 
modified  that,  while  affording  a  reason­
able  protection  to  unfortunate  debtors, 
they  will  offer  less  temptation to dishon­
est  ones.  Starting  from  a  time  when 
imprisonment  was  the  penalty  for  debt, 
the  laws  have  gone  from  undue  severity 
to  unreasonable  leniency.  Legislatures 
in  recent  years  have  appeared  to  realize 
that  the  exemption  laws  were too sweep­
ing  and  have  restricted  them  in  various 
particulars.  First,  they  have  provided 
that  certain  property,otherwise  exempt, 
would  not  be  exempt  from  execution 
upon  a  judgment  for  its  purchase price. 
This  has  been  followed  by  other 
laws 
curtailing  the  right  of  exemption  in  fa­
vor  of  other  classes  of  debts,  and  par­
ticularly  of 
labor  debts.  It  is  only  nec­
essary  to  compare  the  “ Act  for the  Bet­
ter  Protection  of  Labor  Debts,”   passed 
in  1885,  with  the  general  law  of  exemp­
tions,  to  see  the  great  advantage 
labor 
claims  have  over  grocery  and  other 
claims.  This  advantage  is,  of  course, 
given  the  wage  earner,  in  order  to  en­
able  him  to  provide  his  family  with 
necessaries—a  favor  he  often  requites 
by  failing  to  pay  for  the  necessaries 
which  have  been  furnished  him  upon 
his  promise  to  pay,  and  upon 
the 
strength  of  the  ability  which  the  law 
gives  him  to  collect  his  own  pay. 
In 
such  cases  I  am  not  able  to  see  why  the 
wage  earner  should  be  entitled  to  shel­
ter  himself,  as  against  his  butcher  and 
baker,  behind  vastly greater exemptions 
than  his  employer has against him.  Why 
should  his  dues  be  more  sacred  than 
his  obligations  to  pay  for  the  necessa­
ries  of  life,  upon  which  be  maintained 
himself  while  earning  his  wages?

then, 

I  do  not  wish,  in  what  I  have  said, 
to  convey  the  impression  that  bad  debt­
ors  are  all  laborers.  On  the  contrary, 
we  find  them  among  all  classes  and 
often  among  the  well-to-do. 
I  only  re­
ferred  to  the 
law  of  1885  as  a  notable 
favor  to  one  class  of  debts  for  the  pur­
pose  of  contending  that  another  class 
may  be  equally  worthy  of  indulgence.

them  at 

My  suggestion, 

is  this:  That 
there  should  be  made  a  further  classifi­
cation  of  debts  as  to  their  standing  be­
fore  the  exemption  laws. 
I  would  give 
debts  which  are  the  price  of  the  neces­
saries  of  life,  such  as  grocery,  produce 
and  provision  bills,  a  priority  over 
others,  placing 
least  on  an 
labor  debts;  also, 
equal  footing  with 
where  the  debt 
is  of  this  nature,  I 
would  limit  a  man’s  labor  exemption in 
garnishee  cases  to  $5* 
instead  of  §2$, 
as  now,  a  sum  which  generally  makes it 
impossible  to  collect  a  claim  by  gar­
nishment  at  all.

I  also  suggest  that 

it  might  not  be 
amiss  to  embody  this  idea  in  a  resolu­
tion  to  be  adopted  by  the  Association 
and  presented  to  the  next  Legislature, 
asking  for  such  amendments  to  our  ex­
emption  laws  as  I  have  outlined.

W.  D.  Hopkinson:  My  understanding 
of  the  matter  is  that  our exemption  laws 
are  better  than  we  imagine  they  are.

M.  E.  Curtis: 

I  suggest  that  reso­
lutions  on  the  exemption  matter  be  for­
mulated 
local  associations 
everywhere  be  requested  to  co-operate 
with  us  in  securing  this  reform.

that 

and 

The  matter  was  referred  to  the  Com­
mittee  on  Resolutions,  which  the  Presi­
dent  announced  as  W.  D.  Hopkinson, 
Geo.  F.  Cook  and  A.  R.  Morehouse, and 
the  meeting  adjourned  until  evening.

EVENING  SESSION.

On  re-assembling 

in  the  evening, 
Hon.  C.  K.  Hoyt  read  his  paper  on  the 
law, 
proposed  change  in  the  peddling 
which  is  published  in  full  elsewhere 
in 
this  week's  paper.

W.  S.  Howd:  Would  a  man  who  ex­
changes  goods  for  produce  come  under 
the  provisions  of  this  law?

C.  K.  Hoyt:  Under  the  old  law  a 
man  must  buy  produce  for  cash,  or  sell

goods  for  cash,  in  order  to  come  under 
the  designation  of  peddler.

Geo.  O.  Adams:  The  peddlers  in  my 
vicinity  are  mostly  the  owners  of  small 
country  stores,  who  take  out  licenses for 
a  month  and  peddle  a  year.  The  farm­
ers  are  prejudiced  in  favor  of  the  ped­
dler,  because  the  latter  brings  his wares 
to  the  door. 
I  think  I  should  favor  the 
township  system,  but  I  think  $10  would 
be  a  very  small  sum  to  compensate  the 
merchant  for  the  loss  of  trade.

in 

J.  W.  Densmore,  of  Reed  City,  then 
read  the  following  paper  on  the  sub­
ject,  “ Wherein  Can  this  Association 
Greatly  Benefit  the  Grocery  Trade  of 
Northern  Michigan?  ’

those  measures 

In  preparing  this  paper  I  have  not 
put  the  time  and  thought  upon  the  sub­
ject  that  its  importance  demands.  The 
possibilities  of  this  Association  for  the 
benefit  of  grocers  connected  with  it  are 
far  reaching  and,  if  prcperly  managed, 
would  result 
lasting  benefits  to  the 
trade. 
It  will  be  necessary,  in  order 
for  this  Association  to  make  itself  felt 
for  good 
in  every  department  of  the 
grocery  trade,  for  every  member  to  act 
in  unison.  Through  the  wise  counsels 
and  mature  thought  of  its  wisest  heads 
measures  should  be  adopted  and  every 
member  of  the  organization  be  instruct­
ed  in  the  knowledge  of  their  duties 
in 
caitying 
into  effect. 
The  members  must,  also,  be  elevated 
to  a  contemplation  of  those  great  truths 
on  which  alone  the 
foundation  and 
superstructure  of  this  organization  must 
rest.  They  must  bear 
in  mind  that 
eternal  vigilance  is  the  watchword  and 
attention  to  details  is  of  vital 
impor­
tance.  In  fine,  its  members  must  be  ed­
ucated.  This  organization  cannot  hope 
¡to  succeed  if  the  majority  of 
its  mem­
bers  care  only  for  self-interest  and  per- 
| sonal  advancement.  We  must  have  that 
broad  mantle  of  brotherly  love  enfold­
ing  us  which  makes  our brother grocer’s 
interest  our  own.  No doubt you  will  all 
agree  with  me  in  the  statement  that,  of 
all  the  blessings  it  has  pleased  Provi­
dence  to  allow  us  to  cultivate,  there  is 
not  one  which  breathes  a  purer fragance 
than  education. 
it 
guides  virtue,  it  gives  grace  and  gov­
it  depresses  envy 
ernment  to  genius, 
and  encourages  brotherly 
love.  Give 
us  a  bright  and  intelligent  organization 
and  we  can  accomplish  results  which 
in  a  very  short  time 
will  convince  us 
that  in  union  there 
is  strength;  and  at 
this  time,  more  than  at  any  other  in my 
business  experience,  is  it  necessary  for 
us  to  be  alive  and  active  in  carrying 
into  effect  measures  for  our  preserva­
tion.

It  chastens  vice, 

A  dark  cloud  of  financial  depression 
hangs  over  our  heads ;  the  commercial 
pathway 
is  strewn  with  the  wrecks  of 
bankrupt  grocers :  sheriff  and  chattel 
mortgage  sales  stare  us  in  the  face  in 
every  town ;  and,  while  I  believe  that 
every  cloud  has  a  silver  lining,  I  am 
forced  to  believe  that  we  shall  not  see 
the  silver  lining  to  this  cloud  for  many 
months  to  come.  The  products  upon 
which  we 
largely  depend  are  almost 
worthless, and  three  or  four  months  ago, 
where  we  expected  to  reap  a  profit,  we 
suffered  an  almost  total  loss.

in 

Wherein  can  this  Association  be  of 
benefit  in  this  dilemma? 
I  would  sug­
gest  by  encouraging  each  other  and 
keeping  trade 
its  proper  channels ; 
by  buying  goods  and  getting  honest 
count  and  selling  them  at  a  fair  profit 
in  favor 
for  cash— while  I  have  been 
of  selling  goods  on  credit 
in  good 
times, I  am  thoroughly convinced  that  it 
is  suicidal  to  attempt  to  do  so  in  times 
like  these ;  by  having  a  uniform  price 
for  groceries  in  every  town ;  by  putting 
wholesome  restrictions  on  hucksters  and 
peddlers ;  by  getting  reasonable rates  on 
insurance— even  if  we  have  to  carry  the 
insurance  ourselves 
in  a  mutual  way—■ 
and,  in  fact,  by  correcting  every  abuse 
that 
lessens  our  profits  or  hinders  our 
progress.

Let  us  stand  shoulder  to  shoulder,like 
the  monopolies  and  wholesale  dealers, 
and  we  will  make  a  success  of  our busi­
ness  and  have  something 
left  for  our 
-  posterity  which  will  gain  for  them  a 

competence,  the  same  as  for  us.

days;  farmers,  on  the  other  hand,  pay 
when  they  get  a  good  ready.

M.  E.  Curtis: 

I  tell  my  people  that 
I  want  cash  and  must  have  it,  but  I  find 
that  I  cannot  always  get  it. 
I  don’t 
know  why  the  grocer  should  carry  his 
customers,  any  more  than  the  railroad, 
the  bus  or  opera  house.  The  sooner  the 
grocer  makes  up  his  mind  that  he is  not 
in  business  for  the  benefit  of  the public, 
the  more  money  he  will  make.

C.  K.  Hoyt:  Nine  times  out  of  ten 
the  dealer  will  give  credit  if  he  can  ob­
tain  a  new  customer  by  so  doing.  The 
credit  the  dealer  gets  from  his  whole­
saler  enables  him  to  give  credit  to  his 
customers,  but  the quicker  we get  down 
to  a  cash  basis  the  better  it  will  be  for 
all concerned.

Geo.  F.  Cook : 

I  favor  a  resolutioi 
asking  the  jobber  to  abolish  credit  al­
together,  if  such  action  will  force  us 
to  a  cash  basis.

J.  F.  Reed:  Several  years  ago  I  hac 
to  pay  cash  for  pork  in  10  days  and  1 
then  insisted  on  having  my  pay  in  ad­
vance  for  pork  and  found  I  did  as much 
business  as  before.

H.  R.  Niergarth:  This  discussion 
reminds  me  of  the  saying,  “ If  you 
don’t  see  what  you  want,ask  for  it.  The 
same  rule  would  work  with  the  credit 
business. 
Because  a  man  asks  for 
credit  is  no  reason  why  he  has  not  the 
cash. 
In  adopting  the  cash  business,
I  lost  some  transient  trade,  but  gained 
in  other directions.

H.  W.  Hawkins:  I  have  had  thirteen 
years’  experience  in  conducting a credit 
it  has  not  been  wholly 
business,  and 
satisfactory. 
I  think  merchants,  gen­
erally,  do  not  seek  the proper protection 
in  giving  credit  and  do  not  employ  the 
necessary  restrictions. 
I  believe  in  the 
practice  and  theory  of  the  credit  bureau 
and  recommend  the  adoption  of  such 
method  by  every  town  in  the  State. 
If 
we  cannot  have  protection  of  that  sort, 
by  all  means  let  us  insist  on  the  cash 
system.

W.  S.  Howd: 

J.  H.  Megargle: 

I  do  not  think  the 
credit  bureau  would  work  in every town.
I  have  done  business 
in  Mecosta  county  since  1864  and  find 
the  day  laborer a  little  better  pay  than 
the  farmer,  as  a  rule,  inasmuch  as  the 
farmer  expects  six  months’  or  a  year’s 
time  on  granulated  sugar  and  other 
staples.

YV.  D.  Hopkinson :  About a  year ago 
I  looked  over  my  books  and  made  up 
my  mind  that  something  must  be  done.
I  have  not  adopted  the  exclusive  cash 
basis,  but  have  come  very  near  to  it, 
and  have  not 
lost  $5  during  the  past 
year.

Geo.  F.  Cook: 

If  Mr.  Howd  had 
done  a  cash  business  since  1864,  instead 
of  a  credit business,  he  would  not  now 
be  wasting  his  time  in  the  discussion 
of  the  subject,  “ Cash  vs.  Credit.”

A  paper  prepared  by  Robt.  Johnson, 
of  Cadillac,  on  the  subject,  “ Is  It  Pos­
sible  to  Improve  the  Present Exemption 
Law?”   was  then  read,  as  follows:

Bad  debts  are  an  enormous  burden  to 
the  retail  grocery  trade,  not  only 
in 
Northern  Michigan,  but  wherever  else 
the  credit  system 
is  a  business  neces­
sity.  It is safe to say that only 20 per cent, 
of  the  patrons  of  any  retaij  store  are 
collectible,  unless  they  choose  to  pay. 
Few  of  them  are  forehanded  enough  to 
pay  cash  for  their  supplies  while  wait­
ing  for  their  next  installment  of  wages. 
They  must  have  groceries  and  supplies 
from  day  to  day  or  the  wages  cannot  be 
earned.  This 
is  not  true  of  most  other 
classes  of  goods.  They  may  wear  their 
old  clothes  until  the  next  pay  day;  they 
may  defer  the  purchase  of dry  goods,  of 
table  furniture  and  household  utensils 
longer,  but  food  for  the  table
a  little 

C.  K.  Hoyt:  Wouldn’t 

it  be  a  good 
thing  to  have  produce  handled  by  one 
dealer, 
in  which  case  the  merchant 
could  go  to  him  at  any  time  for  sup­
plies?

Geo.  F.  C ock: 

I  would  not  like  to 
pay  cash  for  produce,  unless  I  could 
sell  the  goods  again  for  cash.

A  member  called  attention  to  the  de­
sirability  of  weighing  produce,  instead 
of  measuring  it,  referring  to  the  ability 
of  a  farmer  in  his  vicinity  to get  forty- 
eight  baskets  of  corn  out  of  a  wagon 
box  which  holds  only  forty  bushels  un­
der the  most  favorable  conditions.

J.  E.  Thurkow: 

I  would  favor  the 
idea, 
co-operative  produce  exchange 
providing  the  merchants 
in  the  town 
would  divide  the  expenses.  One  man 
could  hardly  afford  to  stand  the  loss,  in 
view  of  the  number  of  farmers  who 
bring  to  market butter they  cannot  use 
at  home  and  eggs  the  setting  hen  has 
left  in  disgust.

W.  D.  Hopkinson:  That  suggests 
another  question,  which,  like  Banquo’s 
ghost,  will  not  down. 
In  my  opinion 
bad  butter  is  accountable  for  more  sins 
than  any  other  article  in  the  grocer’s 
category. 
I  recently  took  in  some  but­
ter  which  I  succeeded  in  carrying  down 
cellar,  but  it  was  so  strong  it  would  not 
stay  there.

J.  W.  Densmore: 

I  recently  sold  a 
woman  a  pair  of  shoes  in  exchange  for 
butter.  She  brought  back 
the  shoes 
within  a  week  and  wanted  to  trade back 
again,  but  candor  compelled  me  to  tell 
her  that  I  had  taken  the  butter  out 
in 
the  alley  and  buried  it.

W.  S.  Howd: 

I  am  so  fortunate  as 
to  have  a  buttermaker  in  my  vicinity 
who  takes  all  the  poor  butter  home  and 
rejuvenates 
I  don’t  know  how  she 
it. 
does  it,  but 
it  comes  back  as  sweet  as 
new  butter.

C.  K.  H oyt:  The buttermaker  at  the 
Jamestown  creamery  recently  patched 
up  some  poor  dairy  butter  in  that  way 
and  the  person  who  got  hold  of  it  put  it 
in  tubs  marked  “ Zupthen  Cream­
up 
ery,”   with  a  small 
layer  oi  creamery 
butter  on  top.  As  a  result,  the  reputa­
tion  of  that  institution  suffered.

J.  W.  Densmore:  Another  abuse  I 
wish  to bring  up  is  the  matter  of whole­
sale  houses’  selling  at  retail. 
I  happen 
to  know  that  Ward  L.  Andrus  &  Co.,  of 
Detroit,  sell  hotels  and  enjoy  the  repu­
tation  it gives  them.

J.  E.  Thurkow:  The  oil  companies 
in  Grand  Rapids  sell  to  anyone who can 
buy  a  barrel  of  oil  at  the  same  price 
charged the  merchants.  If  a  dealer buy? 
a  carload  of  oil,  he  dislikes  to  see  oil 
come  into  the  town  tc  consumers.

The  Committee  on  Resolutions  pre­
sented  the  following  report,  which  was 
unanimously  adopted:

Resolved— That  we  commend  the 
aims  and  objects  of  the  Northern  Mich­
igan  Retail  Grocers’  Association  to  the 
retail  grocers  of  Northern  Michigan, 
and,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  it  is  die 
only  general  organization  of  the  trade 
in  this  portion  of  the  State, 
that  every 
grocer be  urged  to  give  the  movement 
his  support  by  joining  the  Association.
Resolved—That  we  re-affirm  the  res­
olution  adopted  by  the  Reed  City  con­
vention,  commending  the  intent  of  the 
invalid  Hoyt  peddling  law,  transferring 
the  licensing  of  country  peddlers  from 
the  State  to  the  townships,  as  we  be­
lieve  such  a  change  would  work  to  the 
advantage  of the legitimate  merchant.

Resolved— That  we  hereby  extend 
our  thanks  to  Representative  Hoyt  for 
his  services  in  securing  the  enactment 
of  the  measure  and  hereby  express  the 
hope  that  he  may be a  member  of  the 
next  Legislature,  to the  end  that  he  may 
use  his 
influence  to  secure the  enact­
ment  of  a  valid  measure.

Resolved— That  our  Legislative  Com­
mittee  be  requested  to  give  this  matter 
prompt  and  persistent  attention  at  the 
next  session  of  the  Legislature.

Resolved—That  we  protest  against 
the  present  exemption 
laws  as  unjust 
and  iniquitous,  tending  to  shield  dead­
beats  and  rascals,  while  seldom  taken 
advantage  of  by  honest  debtors,  and  we 
hereby  pledge  ourselves, 
individually 
and  collectively,  to  support  any  worthy 
candidate  for  the  Legislature  who  has 
the  courage  to  ignore  a  perverted public 
sentiment,  by 
introducing  and  cham­
in  the  Legislature  a  measure 
pioning 
having  for 
its  object  the  reduction  of 
the  full  line  of  exemptions to reasonable 
figures.

Resolved—-That  our  Transportation 
investigate 
Committee  be  requested  to 
the  matter  of  irregularities 
in  weights 
in  freight  transporation  and  the  mak­
ing  out  of  weigh  bills,  with  a  view  to 
obtaining  redress  at  the  hands  of  the 
transportation  companies.

Resolved  —That  we  welcome  the  en­
actment  of  a 
for  the 
proper  branding  of  the  capacity  of  all 
baskets  manufactured 
for  the  use  of 
fruit  and  produce.

law  providing 

Resolved— That  the  thanks of this  As­
sociation  be  extended  to  the  officers  of 
this  Association  for  the  able  manner  in 
which  they  have  conducted  this  Asso­
ciation ;  to-Hon.  C.  K.  Hoyt  for  his  at­
tendance  and  the  able  manner  in  which 
he  has  explained  the  intricate  matters 
referred  to  him  by  the  retail  grocers; 
and  to  the  grocers  of  Big Rapids for the 
courtesy  and  hospitality  so  generously 
extended  and  to  the  citizens  generally 
for  their  cordiality  and  welcome.  Es­
pecially  do  we  feel  under  obligations 
for  the  sumptuous  banquet  tendered  us 
at  the  Northern  Hotel.

Resolved— That  our  thanks  be  ten­
dered  the  State  Food  Commissioner  for 
detailing  Inspector  Bennett  to attend the 
convention  and  that  we  request  that  his 
paper  prepared  for  this  convention  be 
published  in  full  with  the  proceedings 
of  the  meeting.

C.  K.  Hoyt  thanked  the  meeting  for 
its  expressions  of  confidence  and  sup­
port.

E.  A.  Stowe  invited  the  Association 
to  hold 
its  next  convention  at  Grand 
Rapids,  and,on  motion  of  Mr.  Hopkin­
son,  the  invitation  was  accepted.

There  being  no  further  business,  the 

meeting  adjourned.

TH E  BANQUET.

entirely 

On  the  conclusion  of  the  work  'of  the 
convention  the  members  adjourned  to 
the  Northern  Hotel  to  partake  of  a com­
plimentary  spread  tendered  by  the  re­
tail  grocers  of  Big  Rapids.  The  oc­
casion  was  graced  by  a  number  of  gen­
tlemen  of 
local  repute,  outside  of  the 
grocery  business,  and  some  of  them 
were  accompanied  by  their  ladies.  The 
affair  was 
and 
thoroughly  enjoyable,  reflecting  much 
credit  on  the  hospitality  of the hosts.  At 
the  conclusion  of  the  repast  Hon.  L.  G. 
Palmer  assumed  the  duties  of  toastmas­
ter  and  kept  the  company 
in  excellent 
humor by  the  pleasing  manner in  which 
he  introduced  the  speakers  of  the  even­
ing  and  interspersed  their  remarks  with 
remarks  of  his  own  of  a  humorous  char­
acter.  The  list  of  toasts  and  responses 
was  as  follows :

informal 

Our Guests— F.  Fairman,  Big  Rapids.
The  Progressive  Merchant— Ralph 

Walker,  Big  Rapids.

Our  Association— W.  D.  Hopkinson, 

Paris.

Our  City— Hon.  L.  G.  Palmer.
The  New  Grocer— A.  R.  Morehouse, 

Big  Rapids.

The  Essentials  of  a  Business  Career 

— Prof.  W.  N.  Ferris,  Big  Rapids.

The  Merchant  in  Politics— Hon.  C. 

K.  Hoyt,  Hudsonville.

The  Ladies—W.  P.  Nesbitt,  Big 

Our  Hosts—J.  W.  Densmore,  Reed 

Rapids.

City.

Taken  as  a  whole,  the convention  was 
an  unqualified  success  in everything  ex-

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

cept  the  attendance,  which  was  only 
about  half  as 
large  as  was  expected. 
The  enforced  absence  of  President  Tat- 
man  was  a  matter  of  general  regret,  but 
Vice-President  Densmore  rose  to  the 
dignity  of  the  occasion  and  made  a 
most  excellent  record,  considering  that 
it  was  his  initital  experience  as  a  pre­
siding  officer.  While  the  reports  of  the 
several  standing  committees  were  not 
as  full  and  complete  as  it  was  hoped 
would  be  the  case,  the  papers  presented 
were  of  unusual  merit  and  the  discus­
sions  thereon  were  marked  by  a  degree 
of  candor  and  thoughtfulness  which  de­
serves  especial  commendation.  Partic­
is  this  true  of  the  subjects  of 
ularly 
peddling 
licenses  and  wages  exemp­
tions,  on  both  of  which  topics  actual 
progress  was  made  and  advanced  steps 
were taken. 
It  is  fortunate  that  another 
convention  is  to  be  held  prior  to  the  as­
sembling  of  the  next  Legislature,  so 
that  plans  for  the  amendment  of  certain 
unjust  and 
laws  may  be 
further  perfected  and  details  decided 
upon  in  advance  of  the  selection  of can­
didates  for  both  branches  of  the  Legis­
lature.

inadequate 

The  S.  C.  W.  is  a  long  mixed  filler, 
Single  Connecticut  binder  and  Sumatra 
wrapper. 
If  you  have  no  jobber calling 
on  you  from  Grand  Rapids,  write  to the 
manufacturer,  G.  J.  Johnson,  Grand 
Rapids.

The  Proctor  &  Gamble Company, soap 
manufacturers,  are  made  defendants 
in 
the  Circuit  Court  of  Illinois  in  a  $100, - 
ooo  assumpsit  suit  commenced  by  Job- 
bins  &  Van  Ruymbeke,  chemical  ex­
perts  of  Aurora,  111. 
It  is  said  this  suit 
is  brought  to  recover  $52,500  and 
inter­
est  due  for  certain  patent  machinery 
for  the  recovery  of  dynamite  glycerine 
from  waste  soap  lyes.

B
Association Matters

Michigan  Hardware  Association 

P resident,  F.  S.  C ar lb t o n ,  C alum et;  Vice-Pres­
ident,  H e n r y  C.  W e b e r ,  D etroit;  Secretary- 
T reasurer, H e n r y C.  Min n ie,  E aton  Rapids.
Northern Mich. Retail Grocers’ Association 

P resident, J. F . T atman, C lare;  Secretary.  E.  A. 
Sto w e,  G rand  R apids;  T reasurer,  J .  W is l e ii, 
M ancelona.
N ext  M eeting—At G rand  R apids,  Aug.  4  and  5, 
1896.
Traverse City Business Men’s Association 

P resident,  J.  W .  Mil l ik e n ;  Secretary,  M.  B. 

Ho l l y ;  T reasurer, .John  T .  B e a d l e.
Grand  Rapids  Retail Grocers’ Association

P resident.  E. C.  W i n c h e s t e r :  Secretary, H o m e r  

K l a p ;  T reasurer, J.  G e o.  L eh m an.

Owosso  Business  Men’s  Association

President,  A. I).  W h ip p l e ;  S ecretary ,G .T .C am p­

b e l l ;  T reasurer,  W.  E.  C o llin s.

Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association 

P resident, B yron  C.  Hi l l ;  Secretary,  W.  II.  P or­

t e r ;  T reasurer, J.  F.  H el m e r.

Alpena Business Men’s Association 

P resident,  F.  W.  Gilchrist:  Secretary,  C.  L. 

Partridge.

Lansing  Retail Grocers’ Association 

President.  F.  B.  J oh n so n;  Secretary,  A.  M. 

D a r l in g ;  T reasurer, L.  A.  G il k e y .

Bridge  Street 

...House...

Corner  of  Bridge  and 
Kent Streets,

Grand  Rapids, flich.

Rates $1  and  $1  25  per day.

Best  House  in  the  State 
for  the  Honey.

E.  FULLERTON  &  CO.,  Props.

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Teas are 

Our  Hobby

We notice our last ad. in  the  Tradesman  has  stirred  up  the 
trade muchly.  The situation with us  is simply  this:  We  have 
on hand nearly  1,700 packages of  Teas;  this  has  tied  up  over 
$25,000 of our funds, and  we desire to realize,  as  it  is  too  many 
eggs in one basket the way times are.

The failures among the  retailers-of  Michigan during  the  past 

sixty days have been very heavy.

It has not been our  funeral, but  we  appreciate  the  situation. 
We can and will  undersell  any  firm  in  Michigan  by  a  large 
majority.
We pay spot cash and  demand  the  same  kind  of  pay when 
we sell.  This allows  us to offer a good trade  in  Japan  Nibs  at 
I2j^c,  that some of our Detroit competitors ask  i6@i7c for.

We have a good,  fair leaf Japan at  I2j£c and  splendid values 
at  I4@i6c.  An A i  Dust  in  pound  packages at 7^c.  Best bulk 
Dust at 6c.  No better goods offered  in  Michigan.
We also carry the  finest  lines  of  high-grade  Japan  Teas  in 
the  State.  We will gladly send sample at any  price from  I2)£c 
up  to 30c.

We mean business, and a trial  order will convince you.

Terms cash  with order in current exchange.

(LIMITED)

SAGINAW, MICH.

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Around  the State

Movements  of  Merchants.

Beech—J.  F.  Shear  has  purchased  the 

general  stock  of  John  Mi nock.

Lapeer— The Mapes Clothing  Co.  suc­

ceeds  C.  A.  Mapes  at  this  place.

Pewamo— P.  B.  Millard  succeeds 
Millard &  Son in the hardware business.
Charlotte— T.  D.  Hobbs  succeeds  T.
D.  Hobbs  &  Co.  in  the  grocery  busi­
ness.

Manistique—Austin  Fydell  succeeds 
Fydell  &  McCullough  in  the  paint busi­
ness.

Lexington—Jas.  Purkiss,  meat  dealer 
to  Port 

at  this  place,  has  removed 
Huron.

Lansing— Phetteplace  &  Co.  have 
sold  their grocery  stock  to  Mischler  & 
Huling.

Gladstone— Buchanan  &  Co.,  grocers, 
have  dissolved,  Wm.  Buchanan  suc­
ceeding.

Lake  City—Winters  &  Bielby  suc­
ceed  Winters  &  Aimes  in  the  hardware 
business.

Detroit— L.  L.  Langdon  is  succeeded 
in  the  grocery 

by  E.  &  L.  Langdon 
business.

Allen—Cranmer,  Perry  &  Co.,  gen­
eral  dealers,  have  dissolved,  Cranmer  & 
Co.  succeeding.

Glenn—Geo.  Tourtellotte  has  sold  his 
stock  of  groceries  and  provisions  to  L. 
Seymour  &  Co.

Carson City—S.  E.  Sowers  is seeking a 
desirable  location  in  which  to  establish 
a  general  store.

Wheeler—John  A.  Pawley  has  re­
moved  his  hardware  stock  from  Beaver­
ton  to  this  place.

Petoskey—Chas.  C.  Hammil  succeeds 
Chas.  C.  Hammil  &  Co.  in  the  grocery 
and  meat  business.

Fremont—J.  Vallier  succeeds  Vallier 
&  Atchinson  in  the  bakery,  grocery  and 
boot  and  shoe  business.

Fulton—O.  C.  Lyon,  meat and  imple­
ment  dealer,  has  sold  out  at  this  place 
and  removed  to  Kingsley.

Jackson— Yocum  &  Hawkins  have 
purchased  the  carriage  and  harness 
business  of  F.  D.  Welling.

Ablion—Geo.  W.  Schneider  succeeds 
Schneider  &  Mapes  in  the  clothing and 
men’s  furnishing  goods  business.

Charlevoix—J.  Z.  Linton  has  sold  his 
grocery  stock  to  his  former  partner, 
Chester  Denton,  who  will  continue  the 
business at  the  same  location.

Whitehall— Frank  Johnson  &  Co.,  of 
Fruitland.are  putting  in  a-grocery  store 
and  meat  market  at  the  foot  of  White 
lake  near  the  site  of  the  old  mill  for­
merly  operated  by  Green,  Kelsey  &  Co.
Muskegon  Heights—The  stock  of  the 
Wing  Grocery  Co.,  composed  of  George
E . ,  John  M.  and  Mrs.  Gertrude  Wing, 
has  been  purchased  by  E.  C.  Stowe, 
who  has  already  taken  possession.

Saginaw—John  L.  Blackney,  one  of 
Saginaw’s  best  known  young  business 
men,  has  leased  the  double  store  at  408 
and  410  Genesee  avenue  west  and 
opened  a  new  grocery  store  and  meat 
market.

Allegan— L.  M.  Watson,  who  saved 
his  drug  stock  from  destruction 
in  the 
recent  conflagration  at  this  place,  has 
resumed  business  at his  former location, 
having  put 
in  new quarter  sawpd  oak 
fixtures  of  handsome  design  and  finish.
Kalamazoo—C.  C.  Foster  of  the  firm 
of  Foster  &  Post,  of  Saginaw,  has  been 
in  town  for  several  days,  looking  over 
the  Conger  Co.  stock  with  a  view  to 
purchasing 
it  at  assignee’s  sale  on  the 
15th.  Foster  &  Post  conduct  a  whole­

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

sale  and  retail  variety  store  in  Saginaw 
and  have  retail  branches 
in  Bay  City 
and  Flint  and, 
if  they  purchase  the 
Conger  stock,  will  probably  continue 
the  business  here  and  at  Owosso.

Otsego— A  dissolution  of  the  partner­
ship  in  the  business  of  the  meat  market 
of  Lindsey  &  Knoblock  has been caused 
by Mr.  Knoblock’s withdrawing from the 
firm,  his 
interest  having  been  pur­
chased  by  Fred  Jewel,  of  this  place. 
The  firm  name  will  now  be  Lindsey  & 
Jewel.  Mr.  Knoblock  will  associate 
himself  with  Frank  Fairfield,  of  Mon­
terey,  in  the  meat  market  formerly  oc­
cupied  by  the  Harlan  Bros.,  the  latter 
having  sold  their  fixtures,  tools,  etc.,  to 
the  firm  of  Knoblock  &  Fairfield.
Manufacturing  Matters.

Detroit—The  Dwight  Lumber Co.  has 
increased  its  capital  stock  from  $50,000 
to $175,000.

Detroit— Winfield  &  Haines,  carriage 
manufacturers,  have  dissolved,  Winfield 
&  Kuhn  succeeding.

Bay  City— L.  R.  Russell  succeeds 
Meyer  &  Russell  in  the  manufacture  of 
bed  springs  and  mattresses.

Bay  City— M.  A.  Trowbridge  suc­
ceeds  the  Alta  Cooperage  Co.  in  the 
manufacture  of  staves  and  headings.

Laingsburg— A.  G.  Blood has engaged 
a  first-class  cheesemaker  to  conduct  the 
cheesemaking  business  in  the  creamery 
building  next  spring.

St.  Louis—The  St.  Louis  Hub factory 
is  using  a  large  quantity  of  elm  timber, 
having  manufactured 
and  marketed 
200,000  hubs  in  two  months.

Belding—John  E.  Stevens  has  dis­
posed  of  his  stock  in  the  Belding  Cigar 
Co.  to  Frank  Abbey,  who has  taken  Mr. 
Stevens’  place  in  the  company.

Zeeland—Wm.  Wichers, 

formerly
manager  of  the  Zeeland  Furniture  Co., 
has  sold  his  stock  in  that  institution  to 
C.  Van  Loo  and  will  take  a  trip  to 
the  Netherlands.

Negaunee— The  Johnson  Lumber  Co. 
has  purchased  3,500,000  feet  of  stand­
ing  pine  north  of  Clowry  and  has  begun 
shipping  it  to  its  mill  on  the Chicago  & 
Northwestern  Railway.

Kenton— The  Sparrow-Kroll  Lumber 
Co.  has  sold  several  million  feet of lum­
ber  to  Milwaukee  parties,  who  are  now 
putting  up  a  planing  mill  and  will  dis­
tribute 
it  direct  to  retailers  from  the 
mill.

Brampton— In  the  yard  of  the  mill 
plant  of  the  Eastman  Lumber  Co.  is 
piled  2,000,000  feet  of  logs  of  all  kinds. 
The  mill  is  operated  daily  and  cuts 20,- 
000  to  25,000  feet,  and  thirty-five  men 
are  employed  at  the  mill.

Tawas— Bennett  &  Redhead  have  se­
cured  a  three  years’  contract  to  manu­
facture  box  material  for  the  Saginaw 
box  factory.  The  material  used  is  pine 
bolts,  dry, 
jack  and  sap  21  and  26 
inches  long  and  8  inches  and  upward 
in  diameter.

Laingsburg—C.  D.  Sharpe,  Secretary 
of  the  defunct  Laingsburg  Butter  & 
Cheese  Co.,  has  filed  his 
last  report 
with  the  county  clerk.  The  property 
has  been  sold  for  just  enough  to  pay  in­
debtedness  and  the  stockholders  will 
lose about $3,000.

Detroit— The  United  States  Heater 
Co. has filed an amendment to  its  articles 
of  association  with  the  county  clerk, 
showing  $100,000  capital 
of 
which  $35,000 
is  preferred  stock  and 
$65,000  common  stock.  The  preferred 
stock  is  subject  to  redemption  on  Jan­
uary  1,  1906,  and  it  shall  be  entitled  to 
a  dividend  of  8  per  cent,  per annum be­
fore  any  dividend  shall  be  set  apart  or 
paid  on  the  common  stock.

stock, 

Harrietta— Wm.  Butler,  of Shelby,  re­
cently  sold  his  interest  in  the  business 
of  the  Harrietta  Stave  Co.  to  his  part­
ners,  B.  F.  Craig,  of  Harrietta,  and  A. 
H.  Young,  of  Hartford.  The  new  firm 
wi 11  put 
in  a  full  supply  of  bolts  and 
timber  for  the  coming  season.

Manistee— Logs  are  coming  in  by rail 
at  the  dumping  grounds  at  the  head  of 
the  lake  and  the  mills  of  the  State 
Lumber  Co.  and  the  Buckley  &  Doug­
las  Lumber  Co.  There  are  already  large 
accumulations  of  logs,  which  will  be  in 
readiness  for  an  early  start  of  the  mills.
Ludington— The  Butters  &  Peters 
Salt  &  Lumber  Co.  is  building a branch 
from  the  main 
line  of  the  Mason  & 
Oceana  Railroad,  3%  miles  long,  over 
which  70,000,000  feet  of  logs  will  go  to 
Ludington,  40,000,000  of  which  belong 
to  T.  R.  Lyon  and  the  remainder  to  the 
Cartier  Lumber  Co.

Beaver  Dam— Seventy  farmers  in  this 
vicinity  have  organized  a  stock  com­
pany  to  operate  a  creamery  and  have 
purchased  the  plant  of  the  defunct 
Hamilton  creamery  for $900.  Work  on 
the  building  will  be  commenced  in  a 
short  time.  The  plant  will  be  located 
half  a  mile north of the Beaver  Dam post 
office.

Muskegon—A  big  timber  deal  is  be­
ing  negotiated  here  between  Jonathan 
Boyce,  of  Bay  City,  and  George  Boyce, 
of  this  city, 
the  stumpage  under  dis­
cussion  being  located  in  Roscommon 
county,  and  constituting  part  of  the 
It 
Boyce  estate. 
is  said  that  the  con­
sideration 
in  the  neighborhood  of 
is 
$125,000.

Muskegon— Robert  Zieske,  who  has 
had  many  years  of  experience 
in  the 
manufacture  of  sugar  and  syrups  in 
Germany,  recently  started 
to  make 
syrup  here  in  a  small  way,and  the  busi­
ness  has  gradually  grown  until  now he 
has  four  reservoirs.  He  conducts  the 
business  under  the  style  of  the  Michi­
gan  Syrup  Co.

Harrietta— Stanley  &  Donnelly  have 
dissolved,  Mr.  Stanley  continuing  the 
business  at  the  old  stand.  J.  M.  Don­
nelly  will  move  to  Mesick,  where  he 
will  take  charge  of  a  general  store  to 
be  opened  by  J.  Cornwell  &  Sons,  of 
Cadillac,  who  will  also  operate  the 
handle  factory  and  mill  recently  moved 
to  Mesick  by  L.  J.  Trip.

Detroit—The  Williamson  &  McPhail 
Manufacturing  Co.,  organized  for  the 
manufacture and sale of  drugs, perfumes, 
etc.,  has filed articles  of association with 
is 
the  county  clerk.  The  capital  stock 
$30,000,  of  which  $16,000 
is  paid  in. 
The  incorporators  are  John  Williamson, 
798  shares;  Curtis  W.  McPhail,  798 
shares,  and  George  A.  Kay,  4  shares.
Allegan— The  name  of  the  Allegan 
Paper  Co.  has  been  changed  to  the 
Neuman-Johnson  Co.  The  proprietors 
are  Mr.  Neuman,  of  Marion,  Ind.,  and 
C.  A.  Johnson,  of  Niles.  The  mill  will 
hereafter  make  hardware  stock,  instead 
of  straw  wrapping  paper.  M.  W. 
Ward,  of  Niles,  is  the  manager,  and  he 
expects  to  start  the  mill  in  about  six 
weeks.

Shelby— R.  A.  Steketee,  of  Holland, 
will  embark  in  the  manufacture  of  bas­
kets  here  about  May  1,  forming  a  co­
in  the  meantime  with  a 
partnership 
practical  basketmaker. 
The  citizens 
expressed  themselves  as  willing  to  give 
a  bonus  and  a  considerable  sum  was 
raised,  but  the  gentlemen  preferred  to 
come on their own|resources and declined 
the  offer  of  assistance.

Muskegon— The  Truesdell  Furniture 
Co.,  having  disposed  of 
its  business, 
stock,  book  accounts  and  fixtures  to  C.

B.  Mann, 
for  some  time  its  manager, 
has  filed  with  the  county  clerk  a  notice 
of  cessation  of  business.  Mr.  Mann  ex­
pects  to  continue  the  business  at  its 
present  location,  99  W.  Westernjavenue. 
The  Truesdell  Furniture  Co.  succeeded 
Jacob  Hetz  &  Co.  in  1887.

Purely  Personal.

A.  B.  Clark,  the  Plainwell  grocer, was 

in  town  one  day  last  week.

in 

S.  E.  Parish,  formerly  engaged 

in 
the  grocery  business  at  Ithaca,  has  se­
cured  a  position  with  a  Detroit  house 
and  has  taken  up  his  residence  in  that 
city.

E.  A.  Moseley  (Moseley  Bros.)  is 
making  a  tour  of  the  South  for  the 
avowed  purpose  of  finding  an  outlet  for 
Michigan  potatoes.  He 
is  at  present 
traveling  in  Texas,  but  his  reports  from 
that  State  are  decidedly  discouraging.
John  Christenson  and  wife  are  travel­
ing 
the  Southern  States  and  will 
probably  go  to  Key  West  and  Cuba  be­
Of  course, 
fore 
“ Uncle  John’ ’  will  be  on  the 
lookout 
for  new  ideas  in  the  baking  line.

returning  home. 

Greg.  M.  Luce, Manager  of  the exten­
sive  lumber  interests  of  R.  C.  Luce  & 
Son,  at  Basin,  Miss.,  is  in  town  for  a 
few  days, 
father  and 
brothers.  Mr.  Luce  looks  as hearty  and 
happy  as  he  did  when  he  carried  a  grip 
for  the  former  wholesale  grocery  house 
(5f  Hawkins  &  Co.

visiting  his 

S.  A.  Sears  has  gone  to  Chicago to at­
tend  the  annual  meeting  of  the  New 
York  Biscuit  Co.,  of  which  corporation 
Mr.  Sears  is  the  Michigan  representa­
tive. 
is  understood  that  the  annual 
report  of  the  company  will  show  net 
earnings  of  7.3  per  cent,  on  the  $9,000,- 
000 capital  stock  and  that  all  the  float­
ing 
indebtedness  has  been  paid.  It  is 
expected  that  the  corporation  will  re­
sume  the  payment  of  dividends  this 
year,  beginning  April  1.

It 

Alfred  J.  Brummeler  (H.  Brummeler 
&  Sons)  has  cause  for  the  sympathy  of 
the  trade  over  the  death  ot  his  older 
boy,  a 
lad  of  5  years,  who  died  last 
Thursday  as  the  result  of  an  operation 
for  hernia,  which  occurred  at  Butter- 
worth  Hospital 
two  days  previously. 
The  funeral  was  held  at  the  family  res­
idence,  600  South  Union  street, 
last 
Saturday,  Rev.  F.  N.  Hugenholtz  offi­
ciating. 
in  the 
Valley  City  cemetery.  The  lad  was  an 
unusually  bright  boy  for  his  years  and 
gave  promise  of  becoming  a  man  of ex­
ceptional  ability.

interment  was 

The 

Richard  R.  Bean,  who  has  been iden­
tified  with  the  Olney  &  Judson  Grocer 
Co.  ever  since  the  organization  of  the 
house,  has  sold  his  stock  in  the  com­
pany  and  retired  from  the  position  of 
director  and  head  book-keeper.  The 
change  is  rendered  necessary  by  reason 
of  his  shattered  health,  and  during  the 
week  he  expects  to  start  for  Southern 
California, in  hopes  of  finding  a  climate 
which  will  afford  him  permanent  relief. 
The  vacancy 
in  the  book-keeping  de­
partment  has been  filled  by  the  engage­
ment  of  E.  L.  Edwards,  who  has  for 
several  years  occupied  the  position  of 
book-keeper for the First  National  Bank 
of  Traverse  City.  Mr.  Bean  is  a  young 
man  of  excellent  habits  and  unusual 
ability  and  his  severance  of  the  pleas­
ant  relations  of  eight  years’  duration 
is 
a  matter  of  genuine  regret  to  all  con­
cerned. 
in 
which  he 
is  held  by  his  former  asso­
ciates,  he  was  presented  with  a  gold 
headed  cane,  suitably  inscribed.

In  token  of  the  esteem 

Gillies  originated  5th  Ave.  New  York 

Coffees.  J.  P.  Visner,  Local  Agent.

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Grand  Rapids  Gossip

Jenkins  &  Bradford  have  removed 
their  grocery  stock  from  36  West Bridge 
street  to  22  West  Bridge  street.

Andrew  E.  Johnson  will  shortly  open 
a  grocery  store  at  Gooding.  The  Mus- 
selman  Grocer  Co.  has  the  order  for  the 
stock.

Geo.  E.  Rowe  succeeds  Barnett  & 
Richards 
in  the  hardware  business  at 
37  West  Bridge  street.  The  latter  have 
removed  their  plumbing  business  to  66 
West  Bridge  street.

Clarence  F.  Waters,  who  has  traveled 
several  years  for  the  Rogers  Shoe ¡^Co., 
of  Toledo,  has  retired 
from  the  road 
and  opened  a  retail  shoe  store  at  the 
corner  of  Canal  and  Huron  streets.

A.  Rosenthal  has  taken  possession  of 
the  cigar  and  tobacco  stock  of  J.  G. 
Herbine  &  Co.,  1  South Division street, 
by  virtue  of  a  $750  chattel mortgage,and 
will  continue  the  business  at  the  same 
location.

in 

Elias  and  Charles  Spencer,  who  re­
cently  embarked 
the  grocery  and 
bakery  business  at  706  Wealthy  avenue 
under  the  style  of  the  Spencer  Baking 
Co.,  have  closed  out  their  stock  and  re­
tired  from  business.

P.  J.  Klingman  will  shortly merge his 
retail  furniture  business  into  a  corpora­
tion  under  the  style  of  the  Klingman 
Furniture  Co. 
The  corporation  will 
have  a  capital-stock  of $25,000,  of which 
$7,000  will  be  paid  in.

Chas.  Beckwith,  who  has  managed 
the  grain  and  hay  business  of  M.  L. 
Sweet  &  Co.  since  the  death  of  the  late 
D.  M.  Rutherford, has  concluded  to  em­
bark 
in  the  same  business  on  his  own 
account,  having  formed  a  copartnership 
with  Mrs.  D.  M.  Rutherford  for  that 
purpose.  Mr.  Beckwith  is  a  gentleman 
of  experience  and  ability  and  will,  un­
doubtedly,  meet  with  the  full  measure 
of  success.

It  is  reported  that  the  local  represent­
ative  of  the  Bell  Telephone  Company 
is  offering  long  distance  telephones  tc 
influential  business  men  free  of  cost,  ir. 
consideration  of  their  agreeing  to  use 
the  phones  for  a  definite  period.no  mat­
ter  how  much  lower  rates  the  Citizens’ 
Telephone  Co.  may  make  in  the  mean­
time.  The  Citizens’  Co.  is  giving each 
customer a  double  wire  connection,  so 
that  the  telephones  of  that  exchange 
will  be nearly  as  good  as  the 
long  dis­
tance  Bell—at  about  one-third  the  cost.
John  R.  Bennett,  one  of  the  Food 
Inspectors  appointed  by  the  State  Dairy 
and  Food  Commissioner,  has  been  in 
the  city  several  days,  looking  over  the 
stocks  of  the  wholesale  grocers  and 
offering  certain  suggestions  pertinent 
to  the  occasion.  Mr.  Bennett  is  much 
more  familiar  with  the  subject  than 
any  other  person  connected  with  the 
Food  Commissioner’s  office,  inasmuch 
as  he  was  educated  for  a  druggist  and 
has  conducted  a  drug  business 
the 
greater  part  of  his  life.  He  created  a 
good 
impression  among  the  wholesale 
trade, and  had  he  been  sent  here  several 
months  ago 
in  place  of  the  man  who 
was  detailed  to  make  inspections  and 
give  advice,  local  opposition  to  the  law 
would  not  have  been  so  marked.  Mr. 
Bennett 
informs  the  Tradesman  that  it 
is  not  the  intention  of the Commissioner 
to  prosecute  retail  dealers  who  use  rea­
sonable  diligence 
in  securing  pure 
goods,  but  to  punish  the  agents  who

take  orders;  in  other  words,  if  a  grocer 
stipulates  that  he  is  to  have  pure  goods 
and  buys  the  goods  on  a  guarantee  and 
pays  the  price  of  pure  goods  and  will 
make  the  proper  complaint  against  the 
agent 
in  case  the  goods  are  found  to be 
impure,  the  Commissioner  will  punish 
the  agent  and  hold  the  dealer  harmless. 
This,  certainly,  is  reassuring 
informa­
tion,  in  view  of  the  wild  and  reckless 
statements  which  have  been  published 
through  the  public  prints  on  the  author­
ity  of  other  representatives  of  the  Food 
Commissioner.

Two  of  the  members  of  the  Debs  en- 
tertaiment  committee  have  been  re­
quested  by  the  central  labor  union to  re- 
fund  a  considerable  portion  of  their  ex­
penditures  for  refreshments—which  was 
reluctantly  itemized  as  “ beer,  sardines 
and  crackers’ ’— thus  doing 
itself  the 
credit  of  disavowing  the  propriety  of 
such  modes  of  entertainment.  As 
long 
as  these  organizations  subm’t  to  the 
leadership  of  the  disreputable 
crew 
which  puts  itself  at  the head, their status 
in  the  community  will  be gauged  by 
these  exponents.

invested 

“ There  are  from  750,000  to  1,000,000 
bicycles  in  course  of  construction  this 
in  this  country,”   remarked  a 
season 
local  manufacturer  the  other  day. 
“ Of 
these 95  per  cent,  will  be  sold  in  the 
United  States.  To  realize  the  magni­
tude  of  the  cycling  industry,  it  should 
be  known  that  in  this  country  there  is 
$100,000,000 
in  the  manufac­
ture  of  bicycles.  Bicycle  manufacturers 
use  more  printer’s  ink  than  any  other 
class  of  advertisers.  Their  catalogues 
are  more  artistic  every  year. 
In  fact, 
their  catalogues  exhibit  the  finest  forms 
of  artistic  cuts.  I  attribute  the  develop­
ment  of  the  industry  to  the  convenience 
and  benefit  of  the  wheel,  both  in  busi­
ness  and  as  a  means  of  recreation.  The 
field  of  usefulness  of  the  bicycle  is  in­
creased.  Now  we  have,  and  will  have, 
in  numbers  increasing  very  rapidly,  the 
‘ handy  carriers’  for the transportation of 
parcels  and  small  articles.  The  carrier, 
you  know,  is  a  tricycle  with  pneumatic 
tires  and  a  tiny  wagon  body  or  box  to 
Four  concerns  are 
contain  articles. 
manufacturing  them 
the  United
States. ’ ’  ____  

in 
____

The  Grocery  Market.

Canned  Goods— As  far  as  the  general 
demand  for  canned  goods  is  concerned, 
conditions  have  not  improved  one 
iota 
during  the  period  under  review. 
It 
seems  to  be  a  settled  fact  that  buyers 
propose  to  continue  the  policy  of  allow­
ing  the  commission  men  to  carry  the 
stock,  which  naturally  results  in  some 
pressure  to  sell,  which  buyers  avai. 
themselves  of.  It  was  thought  that  after 
the  annual 
inventory  had  been  made, 
the  wholesale  grocers  would  find  that 
their  stocks  had  run  low,  and  that  buy­
ing  to  replenish  them  would  be 
in  or­
der,  but  such  has  not  proved  to  be  the 
case,the  orders  as  a  rule  being  for small 
lots  as  needed.

Fish— Mackerel  are  in  rather  moder­
ate  supply,  and  are  well  held  at  the  re­
cent  decline.  Codfish  are  dull,  while  in 
herring  an  improvement  is  shown,  par­
ticularly  in  Portland  round  stock.  Sal­
mon  is  dull.

Rice—Advices  from 

the  South  say 
that  holders  manifest  confidence,  and 
are  not  pressing  sales  of  either  cleaned 
or  rough  rice,  and  the  market 
is  be­
lieved  to be  on  a  firm  basis.

Provisions—The  course  of  the  market 
has  been  almost  uniformly  to  a  lower 
basis.  This  has  not  been  occasioned 
especially  by  any  particular  movement

larger  than 

in  hogs,  although  for  the  most  part  it 
has  been  somewhat 
last 
week,  but  more  from  the  fact  that  spec­
ulators  have  been  working  on  grain, 
which  markets  have  been  tending 
downward.  This  has 
influenced  hog 
products  and,  besides,  there  has  been 
no  revival  of  export  demand. 
It  looks 
now  as  though  the  foreign  markets  have 
the  feeiing  to  move  their  large  stocks 
before 
investing  further,  and  in  hopes 
that  when  ready  to  buy,  the  hog  prod­
ucts  will  be  more  in  their  favor.  How­
ever,  it 
is  beyond  question  that  some 
investors  have  great  faith  in  hog  prod­
ucts  at  current  figures,  and  that  they are 
in  instances  taking  rather  large  blocks 
of  May  and  July  options,  of  lard  espe­
cially,  in  a  speculative  way,  particular­
ly  as  that  product  did  not  advance  re­
cently  in  full  sympathy  with  pork.

Bananas— A  carload  of  fine  fruit  was 
received  by  local  dealers  Monday,  but 
out-of-town  trade  should  order  them 
forwarded  by  express  to  ensure their ar­
rival  in  good  order.  Prices  range  from 
$i-5o@2.25  per  bunch.

trade 

Oranges—California  Seedlings,  in  the 
extreme  small  sizes,  such  as  250s,  288s 
and  300s,  are  being  offered  very  low, 
but  are  taken  mostly  by  peddlers,  as  the 
regular 
cannot  handle  them. 
Sound  Valencias  are  about  the  best 
orange  there  is  on  the  market  for  single 
box  trade,  being  cheap  and  of  fairly 
good  quality.  There  are  quite* a  good 
many  frosted  oranges  being  offered,  but 
one  lot  is  all  the  average  dealer  cares 
to  order.  Fancy  Redlands  Navels are 
the  most  desirable,  and,  although  they 
are  high  in  comparison  with  other  vari­
eties, 
they  are  the  cheapest,  as-  they 
give  satisfaction.  A  better  feeling  in 
oranges  is  apparent  all  along  the 
line 
and  prices  will,  undoubtedly,  rule  a 
trifle  higher.

Lemons—Are  not  moving  very  lively 
and, 
in  consequnece,  prices  continue 
low.  The  trade  seems  to  be  chary  about 
putting  in  much  stock  for fear of frosted 
goods,  and 
in  that  respect  they  show 
good 
judgment.  Our  local  market  is 
well  supplied  and  prices  named  are, 
certainly,  low  enough  to  induce  orders, 
if  any  stock  is  needed.

Dates  and  Figs—Are  selling  fairly 
is  no  prospect  of  a 

well  and  there 
change  in  prices.

Foreign  Nuts—Are  at  a  standstill, 
even  at  the  low  prices  which  have  been 
made  to  keep  them  moving.  Grenoble 
walnuts,  especially,  have  not  been  so 
cheap  in  years.

Peanuts— Are  steady  at  the  recent  ad­
vance,  and,  while  no  one 
is  placing 
large  orders,  the  cleaners  are  not  urg­
ing  the  trade  to  buy,  feeling  sure  that 
prices  will  be  higher  soon  and  that  they 
will  be  recompensed  for  waiting.

The  nomination  and prompt confirma­
tion  of  Hon.  Edwin  F.  Uhl  as  Ambas­
sador  to  Berlin  is,  perhaps,  as  great  a 
tribute  as  could  be  paid  to  the  sterling 
good  judgment  and  polished  culture  of 
the  appointee.  On  account  of  the  im­
portance  of  the  mission,  and  especially 
the  tendency  of  the  German government 
to  put  restrictions  upon  American  pro­
ductions  and  business,  a  peculiar diplo­
matic  ability  and  conservative  energy 
are  required  of  the  one  to  whom  those 
it 
interests  are  entrusted;  and,  while 
infe­
may  be  said  that  the  mission  is 
rior  to  that  of  London  or  Paris 
in  re­
quirements  of  social  prestige,  it 
is  not 
in  the  least  inferior  to  either in require­
ments  of  culture  and  information.  Cer­
tainly,  for  a  town  of 
its  size,  Grand 
Rapids  cannot  complain  of  lack  of  rec­
ognition 
in  foreign  representation  by 
this administration.

5

Failure  of  E.  Shattuck.

The 

E.  Shattuck,  merchant 

tailor,  has 
made  an  assignment  to  Clarence  Peck, 
book-keeper  for  the  Wm  A.  Berkey 
Furniture  Co. 
are
$1,866.71,  divided  among  thirty  credi­
tors  in  the  following  amounts: 
.VVagg-Anderson Woolen  Co.,  Chi­

liabilities 

cago  ............................................ $221.48
J.  H.  Lesher  &  Co.,  Chicago  .. 
17.38
Nonotuck  Silk  Co.,  C h icago....  31.25 
Belding  Bros.  &  Co.,  Chicago.. 
19.75 
Geo.  H.  Foster  &  Co.,  Chicago.  53.65
Paul  Bernard,  Chicago..............  
42.00
M.  B.  Shantz,  Rochester................. 16.60
A.  H.  Rice  &  Co.,  Pittsfield,

Mass.................................... 

 
J.  T.  Harrop  &  Son,  Philadel

44.73

phia................................................271.08
Warren  &  Blanchard,  Boston.......381.37
Woolen  Manufacturing  Co.,  Bea­

ver  Dam,  Wis............................  84.54
G.  Williams,  Utica,  N.  Y ..............100.00
Michigan  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Co.,  Detroit  .........  
70.00
E.  Mortlock  Woolen  Co.,  Detroit  40.62 
G.  R.  Electric  Light  &  Power
Co.,  Grand  Rapids....................  
Spring  &  Company,  Grand  Rap­

ids  ..............................................  32.00

2.50

 

 

Strahan  &  Greulich,  Grand  Rap­
ids  .............................................. 
Grand  Rapids  Paper  Box  Co.,
Grand  Rapids.............................  
Peoples’  Savings  Bank,  Grand

10.00

1.90

R a p id s .......   ...........................     250.00

. 

Dean  Printing  Co.,  Grand  Rap­
........................................  

ids. 

Nelson-Matter  Furniture  Co.,

Grand  R ap id s....  ..................  

G.  W.  Hart,  Grand  Rapids. 
G.  W.  Stow  (rent).  Grand  Rap­

ids...............................  

 
Neal  Malloy,  Grand  Rapids. 
... 
Peter  Vander  Werp  Grand  Rap­

 

12.00

9.00
...  26.00

40.00
9.55

ids............................................ 

13.89
John  Soderlung,  Grand  Rapids  39.71
Jos.  Miller,  Grand  Rapids.........  
2.30
Josephine  DePotter,  Grand  Rap­

ids .................... .,.........................   29.00
F.  B.  Gray,  Grand  Rapids  .......  21  06
H.  Z.  Ward,  Grand  Rapids........ 
3.80
The  assets  consist  of  $8.39 in accounts 
receivable  and  $558.62 
in  stock,  ac­
counts  to  the  amount  of $392.31  having 
been  transferred  to  C.  B.  Field  to  se­
cure  endorsement  at  Peoples’  Savings 
Bank.

The  Dry  Goods  Market

Agents  for  the  mills  have  not  reduced 
the  price  of  cottons,  but  some 
jobbers 
having  large  stocks  at  the  old  figures 
have  cut  the  price 
in  some  instances 
lower  than  the  mills.

Calicos  remain  unchanged.
Cambrics  are  %c.  lower.
Paper 

linings  and  stiffened  rustles 
find  large  and  ready  sale.  The  goods 
come  in  five  qualities.

Trade  is  fair,  with  collections  a  little 

inclined  to  be  slow.

Attractive  Quotations.

P.  Steketee  &  Sons  offer  prints  as 

follows:

American  B.  Indigos,  7%c\  Ameri­
can  C.  Indigos,  6>/c;  American  %  In­
digos,  4^c;  American  %  shirtings,  4c; 
Central  Park  shirtings,  4 c;  Argyl  ^   In­
digos,  4J^c.

in  Providence,  R.  I. 

What  is  said  to  be  the  largest  bicycle 
in  the  world  has  been  made  by a bicycle 
It  is 
company 
Its  length 
made  to  carry  six  persons. 
its  wheel 
over  all 
is  156  inches,  and 
base 
The  diameter 
of  the  wheels  is  30  inches,  the  tires  are 
2l/2  inches  in  diameter,the  gear  is  com­
pounded  to  153  and  the  machine  weighs 
137)^  pounds.

inches. 

is  125 

The  Wire  Nail  Manufacturers’  As­
sociation  has  addressed  a  circular 
let­
ter  to  the  jobbing  trade  giving  notice 
of  another  advance  in  prices  of  15  cents 
per  hundred  weight.  This  will  change 
the  base  rate  from  $2.25  to  $2.40  per 
is  the  highest 
hundred  weight,  which 
price  asked  for  wire  nails 
in  many 
I years.

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6

STATE  TO  TOWNSHIP.

Proposed  Change 

in  the  Peddling 

Law.*

I  desire  at  this  time  to  express  my 
hearty  thanks  for  the  invitation  to  be 
present  at  this  meeting,  not  because 
of  any  great  personal  gratification 
for  the  privilege  of  presenting  a  sub­
ject  for  your  consideration,  but  for  the 
opportunity  afforded  me  of  attending 
a  meeting  of  business  men  assembled 
con­
to  mingle 
cerning 
the  elevation  and 
improve­
ment  of  their  common  welfare.

in  earnest 

inquiry 

into  direct 

to  discuss 

This  is  an  age  of  organization,  when 
nearly  all  classes  of  business  and  pro­
fessional  men  are  uniting  themselves 
for  the  earnest  purpose  of 
improving 
and  bettering  their  cond  tion.  By com­
ing 
intercourse  with  each 
other  they  have  been  enabled to measure 
themselves, 
intellects ily  and  profes­
sionally,  with  those of  equal  or  superior 
ability  accustomed 
and 
criticise  the  soundness  of  every  theory 
or  question  of 
importance.  They  are 
thus  enabled  to  separate  the crude,  half- 
digested  schemes  from  those which  bear 
the 
impress  of  true  progress,  and  to 
create  and  maintain  a  sympathy,  a com­
mon  bond  of  interest, which have proven 
beneficial  to  all  concerned. 
I  desire, 
therefore,  to  congratulate  you  upon  hav­
ing  perfected  an  organization  which 
brings  you  together  from  time  to  time 
to  consider  those  subjects  which  are  of 
such  vital  importance  to the  trade of our 
State  at  the  present  time.

steadily 

The  question  assigned  me—“ Was  the 
Invalid  Peddling  Law  of  1895  a  Step 
in  the  Right  Direction?” — may  not  be 
of  as  great 
importance  to  you  in  the 
northern  part  as  it  is  to  those  of us  who 
are  nearer  the  great  center  of  the  State; 
but,  as  times  are  gradually  becoming 
closer,  competition 
getting 
sharper,taxes  each  year  assuming great­
er  proportions,  the growth  and  progress 
of  our  cities  and  villages  making  great­
er  demands  upon  us  as  business  men 
from  day  to  day  to  aid  in  every  enter­
prise  which  tends  to their advancement, 
socially,and  to  the  maintenance  of  their 
educational,  fraternal  and  religious 
in­
stitutions,  we  should  stop  and  think 
for  a  few  moments  of  that  class  of  peo­
ple  who  enjoy  all  of  these  privileges 
with  you,  enter  the  field  and  reap  the 
benefits  of  the  market  which  has  been 
built  up  by  your  enterprise,  without 
contributing  one 
their 
maintenance.  They  are,  usually,  a  class 
of  people  who  cannot  be  reached  by  the 
tax  assessor.  Our  educational 
institu­
tions have no charm for them ; our benev­
institutions  cost 
olent 
them  nothing. 
Their 
interests  and  yours  are  entirely 
different,  except  in  the  matter  of  com­
petition ;  yet,  with  all  your  burdens, 
you  are  called  upon  to  undersell  and 
overpay  them 
for  produce,  or  three- 
fifths  of  your  customers  will  patronize 
the  peddler.

toward 

cent 

It  was  these  conditions  which  caused 
me  to  commence  a  crusade  against  the 
peddler.  At  first  I  called  attention  to 
the  existing  State  law,  which  provides 
that  a  peddler  shall  procure  a  license 
and  pay  into  the  State  Treasury  an  an­
nual  fee  of  §75  for  the  privilege  of trav­
eling  with  two  horses,$40  for  one  horse, 
etc.  The  peddlers 
in  the  vicinity  of 
my  home  admitted  that  they  ought  to 
pay  a  license,  but  insisted  that  $75  was 
too  much;  consequently,  they  organized 
to  fight  it  and  positively  refused  to  se­
license,  on  the  ground  that  the 
cure  a 
law  was  unconstitutional. 
Believing 
that  the  law  was  good  and  that  he  who 
violated  this  statute  was  just  as  much  a 
criminal  as  he  who  committed  an  as­
sault  or  a  burglary,  I  secured  an  order 
from  the  prosecuting  attorney  to  com­
mence  an  action,  and  did  so.  On  the 
day  set  for  the  trial  we  learned  that 
there  were  nearly  100  peddlers  who 
started  out  from  Grand  Rapids  every 
Monday  to  scour  the  country  for  about 
twenty  miles  in  each  direction  and  that 
not  one  had  paid  the  State  tax.  Five 
of  this  number  came  in  direct  competi­
tion  with  us, 
three  of  whom  we  com­
menced  suit  against,  but  all  but  one
»Paper read  a t  recent  convention  of  N orthern
M ichigan  R e ta il  G rocers'  Association  by lion.
G. K.  Hoyt, of  H udsonville.

is 

were  subsequently  discontinued,  as  we 
desired  to  make  a  test  case.  We con­
victed  our  man  before  their  justice and, 
of  course,  the  case  was  appealed.  Be­
fore  the  case  was  called,  however,  the 
prosecuting  attorney, 
for  some  reason 
best  known  to  himself,  advised 
the 
judge  to  discontinue  the  case,  which  he 
did,  and  this  in  the  face  of  a  decision 
by  the  Supreme  Court  in  direct  opposi­
tion  to  the  opinion  held  by  the 
judge.
This  experience  taught  me  that some­
thing  was  wrong  with  the  law,  as  it  is 
not  the  duty  of  the  sheriff  of  the  county 
to  find  cause  for complaint  or  to  furnish 
evidence;  neither 
it  the  duty  of 
any  one  in  particular  to  look  after  this 
class  of  violaters.  From  this  I  con­
tinued  my  investigations  and found  that 
the  proceeds  from  the  peddling 
license 
throughout the entire State were less than 
$2,000,  when  they  should  have  been  at 
least $100,000. 
I  inquired  of  the  State 
Treasurer why he did  not endeavor to see 
that  the  law  was  enforced,  and  met  the 
response  that  it  was  not  his  duty  to  , 
make prosecutions.  This was  conclusive 
evidence  to  me  that  the  present  State 
law  is  totally  inoperative. 
I  then  said, 
“ Let  us  have  a  law  that  will  be  opera­
tive, ”   and  set  about  finding  one.  By 
inquiry  I  learned  that  the  local  law  for 
the  Upper  Peninsula  of  Michigan—the 
township  system—was  well  regarded 
and thoroughly enforced ;  and thus it was 
introduced  a  bill  to  make  this 
that  I 
the  general 
law  of  the  State,  and  sup­
posed  I  had  succeeded  in  doing  so,  un­
til  some  time  after  retiring  home  the 
Chief  Clerk  of  the  House  discovered 
that  the  title  had  not  been  amended, 
thus  invalidating  the act.

law.  This 

This  measure  provided  that  the  town­
ship  board,  by  resolution,  should  at­
tend  to  the  licensing  of  peddlers,  fix the 
rates  to  be  paid  by  the  different  classes 
of  peddlers  and  provide  for  the enforce­
ment  of  the 
is,  without  a 
doubt 
in  my  mind,  a  step  in  the  right 
direction,  as  it  places  the  amount  of the 
fees  in  the  hands  of  the  township  treas­
urer,  making  it  a  part  of the  contingent 
fund,  thereby  rendering  it  an  object  to 
the  township  to  see  that  all  those  who 
sell  goods 
in  the  town  bear  this  just 
proportion  of  the  expense  of  the  town­
ship.  This 
is  only  following  out  the 
line  of  action  taken  by  the  cities and 
villages  of  the  State,  which  compels  all 
who  peddle  within  their  limits  to  pay  a 
license 
It  is  the 
only  way  we  can  compel  this  class  of 
dealers  to  pay  a  tax.  It  brings  the  mat­
ter  nearer  home-and  places  the  respon­
sibility  upon  local  officials.

into  their  treasuries. 

While  this  act  was  not  perfect,  it  was 
a  step  in  the  right  direction  and  should 
suggest  to  the  dealers  of  the  State  the 
necessity  of  talking  about  this  matter 
and  if,  in  their  judgment,  the  theory  is 
a  correct  one,  of  trying  to  secure  an  en­
actment  at  our  next  session  of  the  Leg­
islature  that  will  be  perfect  and  have 
the  desired  effect.

invalid  act  was  a  scheme  of 
mine,  which  was,  perhaps,  a 
little 
premature,  as  the  question  had  not  been 
considered  by  the  trade  of  the  State. 
It  was  necessary  to  work  it  very quietly, 
as  we  had  no  petitions  for  it  and  re­
ceived  no  help  or  encouragement,  ex­
cept  from  your  Secretary,  who  did  all 
he  could  to  assist  me.

The 

I  would  suggest,  if  you  think 

favor­
ably  of  this  matter,  that  you,  by  resolu­
tion,  request  your  Committee  on  Legis­
lation  to  assist  in  formulating a  bill  and 
in  endeavoring  to  secure  its  passage. 
Other  associations  have  such  commit­
tees  that  are  about  to  secure  the  legis­
lation  necessary  for  their  own  protec­
tion,  and  why  not  the  grocers? 
It  will 
protect  not  only  their  business  but, 
also,  the  people  to  a  certain  extent  by 
weeding  out  disreputable  fellows  who 
can  find  no  other business  and  who  re­
sort  to  peddling  to  defraud  and 
impose 
upon  unsuspecting  and law-abiding peo­
ple. 

.   .   .

Do  you  ever  stop  to  think?  Every 
in  Grand  Rapids 

wholesale  dealer 
handles  the  S.  C.  W.  5c  cigar.

Rubber  Stamps  Company

.........99 G risw old S tree t..........

ONE  HAND,  AUTOMATIC.

We are Selling Agents

W  
M 

for the

4 4 4 M 4m 
444%4 4 4 4 %44%M  The  American  Standard

m 
*4

No.  4

These  Planters  are 

fitted 

with  Sheffield’s  famous  pat­

ent  adjustable  seed  disc,  and 

spring  brass 

cut-off. 

The 

disc  revolves  similar  to  the 

disc  used  in  horse  planters, 

and  is  the  best  finished  and 

most  accurate  dropping  disc 

ever  used  in  corn  planters  of 

any  description.

I T  fé
fé 
&  
*
 
?
 u
%fé
m
fé 
&  
m 
m
fé
r
Ifé 
fé 
fé 
fé 
fé 
fé 
fé
ffé 
fé 
fé
">ìé 
&

*444444$

Is  the  general  favorite.  Fitted  with  the  medium 
dropping  disc.  The  sales  of  the  No.  4  exceed  those 
of  all  other  planters  now  in  use,  combined.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

N I C K E W N ® . . . .

A  rtODERN  WONDER.

It is absolutely the  only  pol­
ish that will not  dry  up  in 
stock, or become hardened.

:®®@

We will refund  the  purchase 

price if it does not  please.

®®®

Every  box  is  guaranteed  to 

the trade and  consumers.

If  vour  jobber  doesn’t 

keep  it, write

TRACY & WARREN, Grand Rapids Agents, 737 Mich. Trust Co. Bldg.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

7

PURE  FOOD  LAWS.

Their  Effect  on  the  Retail  Dealer.
John  R.  Bennett  was  delegated  by the 
State  Food  Commissioner  to  prepare 
a  paper  on  the  above  topic  for  presen­
tation  at  the  convention  of  the  Northern 
Michigan  Retail  Grocers’  Association, 
which  was  held  at  Big  Rapids  last 
week.  On  account  of  pressing  official 
duties 
in  another  portion  of  the  State, 
Mr.  Bennett  was  unable  to  reach  Big 
Rapids  until  after  the  adjournment  of 
the  convention,  but  he  kindly  complied 
with  the  request  of  the  Association  to 
furnish  his  paper  for  publication  with 
the  official  proceedings  of  the  conven­
tion,  as  follows:

The 

importance  of  protecting  the 
public  against  fraud  in  the manufacture 
and  sale  of  articles  of  food  has  been 
recognized  in  nearly  every  country  of 
Europe  by  the  passage  of  stringent  laws 
to  prevent  fraud  and  deception  in  the 
manufacture  and  sale  of  food  products. 
In  our  own  country,  among  the  states 
having  food  laws  are  New  York,  Penn­
sylvania,  New  Jersey,  Ohio,  Wisconsin, 
Minnesota  and  Michigan.  There  art' 
many  other  states  that  have  pure  food 
laws,  but,  at  present,  are,  comparative­
ly,  of  no  account. 
law 
was  passed  as  earl}’  as  1871  to  prevent 
the  sale  of  adulterated  milk,  and  from 
that  time  until  1893 
laws  have  been 
passed  at  nearly  every  session  of  the 
Legislature  regulating  the  sale  of  spe­
cific  articles,  but  they were,  practically, 
dead  letters,  as  there  was  no  one  to  see 
that  they  were  enforced. 
In  1893,  a 
law  was  passed  providing  for  the  ap­
pointment  of  a  Dairy  and  Food  Com­
missioner, but as  there  was  appropriated 
only  $1,000  for  carrying  on  the  work, 
the  Commissioner was,  practically, with­
out  means  of  enforcing  the  law.

In  this  State  a 

into  effect  September  1,  1895. 

It  was  not  until  1895  that  the  general 
food  law,  under  which  the  department 
is  now  working,  was  passed,  and  which 
went 
It 
has  been  estimated  heretofore  by  the 
United  States  Department  of  Agricul­
ture  that  about  15  per  cent,  was  the  ex­
tent  of  adulteration.  Upon  this  basis 
the  people  of  Michigan  spend,  annual­
ly,over $30,000,000  for adulteration.

Up  to  the  present  time  the  work  of 
the  department  has  been  largely  educa­
tional.  The  law  is  broad  and  sweeping 
and  includes  all  articles  intended  to  be 
used  for  food  or  drink. 
It  was  evident 
at  the  start  that  an  understanding  must 
be  had  with  all  manufacturers  and  job­
bers  intending  to  sell goods in the  State, 
and  that  they  should  be  the  first  to  be 
looked  after,  advised  and  instructed  in 
the 
law  and  given  to  understand  that, 
indirectly,  they  would  be  held  responsi­
ble for  the  violation  of  the same,or there 
would  be  endless  trouble  in  preventing 
the  sale  of  adulterated  goods.  To  this 
end,  inspectors  were  sent  out  over  the 
State  to  visit  the  several  manufacturers 
and  jobbers,  and,  at  the  present  time, 
nearly  all  of  the  principal  ones  have 
been  called  upon.

Bulletins  are  required  to  be published 
each  month  and  sent  to  all  the  news­
papers  in  the  State  and  to  all  who  may 
request  them,  so 
far  as  the  number 
printed  will  allow.  These  bulletins  con­
tain  the  rulings  of  the  Commissioner, 
results  of  the  analyses  and  such  other 
information  as  he  may  deem  of  inter­
est  to  the  public.  We  are  pleased  to 
state  that,  so  far,  nearly  all  the  manu­
facturers  and  jobbers  have  shown  not 
only  a  willingness  to  obey  the  law,  but 
have  taken  great  pains  to  become  fa­
miliar  with  its  requirements,  and  many 
outside  the  State  have  been  to  consid­
erable  expense  in  sending  representa­
tives  to  confer  with  the  Commissioner, 
in  order  that  an  understanding  might 
be  had 
in  regard  to  doubtful  points. 
For  this  reason,  up  to  about  this  time, 
it  has 
to 
make  but  very  few  complaints. 
It  was 
believed,  at  first  (and  has  proved  to  be 
a  fact)  that  a  greater  amount  of  good 
could  be  accomplished  on  the  start  by  a 
mild  policy  than  by  a  harsh  oue,  and by 
pursuing  such  a  policy  the  good  will 
and  assistance  of  nearly  all  the  manu­

been  deemed  necessary 

facturers,  wholesalers  and  retailers  have 
been  gained;  while,  on  the  other  hand, 
we  should  have  had  their  ill  will  and 
combined  efforts  against  us.  As  an 
evidence  of  this,  the  analyses  of  sam­
ples  of  food  for  the  month  of  October 
showed  65  per  cent,  adulteration,  which 
has  grown  less  each  month,  and  at  the 
last  showing  was  only  37  per  cent.  This 
is  based  upon  about  the  same  number 
of  samples  analyzed  each  month.  On 
this  ratio  nearly  $12,000,000  have  been 
saved  annually  to  the  consumer.  The 
fear  of  being  detected  and  published 
in  the  monthly  bulletins  has  caused 
many  manufacturers  to  withdraw  goods 
from 
inspectors  had 
procured  samples  for  analyses.  The, 
law,  in  a  certain  degree,  should  be 
amended,  as there  are  some  weak  points 
which  should  be  made  stronger. 
It  is 
hoped  that  not  only  the  dealers  but  the 
consumers  will  use  their  influence  and 
best  efforts  to  elect  such  men  for  the 
next  Legislature as  are  in  favor  of  pure 
food.

the  State  before 

The  effect  of  this  law  upon  the  retail 
dealer  will  be  the  restoring  of  confi­
dence  of  the  consumer  in  his  dealer and 
his  willingness  to  pay  a  fair  price  for 
a  pure  article,  and,  in  time,  in  a  gen­
eral  way,  will  afford  the  dealer a  fairer 
and  much  better  profit,  as  well  as  per­
mit  him 
in  a  more 
satisfactory  way.  You  will  readily  see 
that,  while  the  consumer 
is  receiving 
the  larger  amount  of  benefit,  the  retail­
er,  in  nearly  as  great  a  degree,  is  also 
being benefited by the purchase  of stock, 
as  supply  and  demand  will  regulate  the 
price  where  adulterations  are  not  al­
lowed.

to  do  business 

The  claim 

that  the  demand  for  a 
cheap  article  on  the  part  of  the  con­
sumer 
is  the  cause  of  adulteration  is 
false.  Adulterated  goods  are  nearly  al­
ways  represented  as  pure,  and,  in  nine 
Cases  out of  ten,  if  the  consumer  were 
informed 
that  a  certain  article  was 
adulterated,  he  would  prefer  paying  a 
little  higher  price,  if  necessary,  in  or­
der  to  secure  pure  goods.  There 
is 
abundant  evidence  to  prove  that  it  is 
the  demand  of  many  of  the  manufactur­
ers  and  dealers  for  illegitimate  profit 
which  is  the  cause.

There 

is  scarcely  an  article  of  food 
consumed  by  the  American  people  but 
is  subject  to  adulteration 
some 
form.  The  adulterants  used  in  our  most 
common  food  products  may  be  sum­
marized  about  as  follows:

In  butter—oleomargarine,  cottonseed 
lard  and 

oil,  beef  and  mutton  suet, 
water.

in 

In  cream  of  tartar—acid  phosphate  of 
lime  (super  phosphate),  alum,  gypsum 
and  starch.

In  black  pepper—buckwheat,  corn, 
wheat,  rice,  mustard  hulls,  rice  hulls, 
pepper  hulls,  sago,  cayenne  pepper, 
cocoanut  ¿hells  and  olive  stones.

In  cheese— skim  milk, 

seed  oil  and  oleomargarine.

lard,  cotton­

In 

ground 

peas, 
beans,  wheat,  corn,  rye,  acorns,  burnt 
sugar  and  peanut  hulls.

coffee—chicory, 

In  coffee  berries—artificial  berries.
In  canned  goods—sulphate  of  copper, 

to  give  a  green  color.

In  cocoa  and  chocolate— rice,  wheat, 
corn  starch,  gluten,  iron  rust  and  vari­
ous  other  coloring  materials.

In  ginger  -cayenne  pepper,  mustard 
flour,  gypsum  and  ex­

hulls,  wheat 
hausted  ginger.

In  honey—glucose  and  cane  syrup.
In  jams  and  jelly—glucose,  dextrine, 
starch,  colpring  material  and  artificial 
essences.

In  lard—cottonseed  oil  and  beef  and 
mutton-  stearin.  No  article  has  been 
more  shamefully  adulterated.

In  mustard—wheat  flour,*  rice  flour, 
gypsum,  cayenne  pepper  and  various 
coloring  matters  as,chrome yellow,  Mar- 
tius  yellow  and  turmeric.

In  molasses —glucose  and  tin  salts.
In  milk— skim  milk,  water  and  pre­
servatives  often  injurious  to  health,  es­
pecially  when  taken  daily  by  children 
and  invalids.

In  olive  oil—cottonseed,  peanut  and 

other  vegetable  oils.

In  spices—refuse  material  of  every 

description.

70

4

65
55
35

80
80
80
8o

28
lì

70
80

40
40
40
30

Hardware  Price Current.

AUGURS  AND  BITS
Snell’s .........................................................
70
.......................... ...........25*10
Jennings’, genuine 
Jen n in g s’, im ita tio n ............................. ........... 60*10

........ 

•

AXES

F irst Q uality.  S.  B.  B ro n ze................
First Q uality,  1).  11.  B ronze................
First Q uality. S.  B.  S.  S teel................
F irst Q uality.  D.  B.  S te e l....................

.........  5  50
.........  9  50
1»  25
.........  10  25

BARROW S

R ailroad  ................................................... $12  00  14 00
H arden........................................................
net  30 00

BOLTS

Stove ........................................................... ...........  
60
65
Carriage new  lis t..................................... ...........  
Plow ............................................................ ........... 40*10

W ell,  p la in ................................................ ...........$ 3 25

BUCKETS

BUTTS,  CAST

W rought  N arrow ...................................

........... 75*10

O rdinary Tackle......................................

BLOCKS

.........  

CROW  BARS

Cast Steel.  ................................................ per lb 

CAPS

Ely’s  1-10................................................... p e rm  
H ick’s C.  F ................................................ per m 
G.  D ............................................................ per m 

CARTRIDGES

CHISELS

C entral  F ire ............................................

........... 25«&  5

Socket  F irm e r.......................................... ........... 
Socket  F ram in g ....................................... ........... 
Socket  C orner.......................................... ...........  
Socket  S lick s............................................ ...........  

DRILLS

M orse’s Bit S to c k s................................. ........... 
T aper and Straight S hank..................
M orse’s T aper S hank...........................

60
...........50*  5
...........50Al  5

ELBOWS

Com. 4 piece, 6 in ................................. c oz.  n et 
60
C orrugated............................................... __ dis 
50
A d justable................................................ .. ..d is 40*10

EXPANSIVE  BITS

C lark’s sm all, $18:  large, $26.............
Ives’, 1, $18:  2, $24:  3, $30...................... ...........  

...........30*10
25

FILES—New  List

New A m erican .......................................
N icholson’s .............................................
H eller’s Horse  R asps...........................
GALVANIZED  IRON

......... 70*10
...........  
70
...........60*10

Nos.  16 to 20;  22 and 24:  25 and 26:  2" . . . .  
16.........  
L ist  12 

13 

15 

14 

D iscount, 70

GAUGES

Stanley R ule and Level  Co.’s ...........

........... 60&16

KNOBS—New  List
........... 
Door, m ineral, jap. trim m in g s.........
Door, porcelain, jap. trim m in g s__ ........... 

MATTOCKS

Adze E ye............................................SI6  00, dis  60&10
H unt Eye..........................................  $'5 00. dis  60*10
H u n t’s..............................................  $18  50, dis  20*10

MILLS

...........  
Coffee, P arkers Co.’s ...........................
Coffee, P.  S.  & W.  Mfg.  Co.’s  M alléables... 
Coffee, Landers, F erry & Clark  -— .........  
...........  
Coffee, E n terp rise................................
MOLASSES  GATES

Stebhin’s P a tte rn ................................... .............60*10
Stebbin’s G en u in e................................ .............60*10
30
E nterprise, self-m easu rin g ...............

.........  

NAILS

A dvance over base, on  both  Steel and  W ire.

...........   2  50
Steel nails, base.....................................
...........   2  55
W ire nails, b ase....................................
50
.........  
10 to 60 ad v a n ce.....................................
60
........... 
8 ................................................................
........... 
75
7 an d  6 ....................................................
........... 
90
4 ................................................................
3 ................................................................ .............  1  20
...........   1  60
1  60
......... 
F ine 3 .......................................................
Case 10......................................................

F in ish  10.................................................
90
........... 
F inish  8 ..................................................
10
...........  
F inish  6 .................................................
C linch 10................................................. ............. 
70
...........  
80
90
........... 
...........   1  75

PLANES

...........   @50
O hio Tool Co.’s,  fa n c y ........................
Sciota  B e n c h .......................................... .............60*10
...........   @50
Sandusky Tool C o ’s,  fancy...............
........... 
60
Stanley  Rule and  Level Co.’s wood.
Fry, A cm e................................................ ....60*10*10
7 0 * 5
Common, polished.................................

PANS

RIVETS

60
Iron and  T inned  .................................
Copper Rivets and B u rs...................... .............50*10
Cutler  House  in  New  Hands.

......... 

H.  D.  and  F.  II.  Irish,  form erly landlords at 
th e  N ew  Livingston  Hotel,  at  G rand  Rapids, 
have leased  th e C utler House,  a’  G ran 1  H aven, 
w here  they  bespeak  th e  cordial  coo p eratio n  
aud support of th e trav e  ing  public.  They  will 
conduct the C utler H ouse as a strictly  first class 
house,  giving  every  d etail  painstaking  a t­
tention.

PATENT  PLANISHED  IRON 

“ A”  W ood's  patent  planished,  Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“ B”  W ood’s patent planished,  Nos. 28 to 27  9  20 

Broken  packages  %c per p ound  extra. 

HAMMERS

M aydole & Co.’s,  new  lis t......................................dis 33}£
.................................................................dis 
Kip’s 
25
Yerkes & Plum b’s ...................................................... dis 40*10
M ason’s Solid Cast Steel.  .................. 30c  list 
70
B lacksm ith’s Solid  Cast Steel  H and 30c list 40*10 

80
80
80
80

70

654
954

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS

Stam ped Tin  W are............................. new   list 70*10
Jap an n ed  T in W are............................... ............20*10
G ranite  Iron  W are.............................new list 40*10

HOLLOW  W ARE

60*10
P ots........................................................... 
K e ttle s .....................................................................60*10
................................................................. 60*10
Spiders 

 

HINGES

G ate, C lark's,  1, 2 ,3 .....................................  dis 60*10
S tate................................................. p e rd o z .n e t  2 50

W IRE  GOODS

B rig h t.....................................................................  
Screw  E yes............................................................  
H ook’s.....................................................................  
G ate Hooks an d   E yes........................................  

Stanley R ule and  Level Co.’s ....................dis 

Sisal,  % inch and  la rg er................................... 
M anilla.................................................................... 

LEVELS

ROPES

SQUARES

Steel and Iro n ....................................................... 
Try and B evels.....................................................
M itre ....................................................................... 

SH EET  IRON

80
20
com. sm ooth,  com.
$2  60

Nos.  10 to  14..........................’. ............$3  50 
Nos.  15 to  17........................................   3  50 
Nos.  18 to 21.........................................  3  65 
Nos. 22 to 21........................................   3  75 
Nos. 25 to 26 ........................................   3  90 
No.  27 .................................................   4  00 
w ide n ot less th a n  2-10 ex tra.

3  10
All  sheets  No.  18  and  lighter,  over  30  inches 

2 60
2 80
2 90
3 00

L ist  acct.  19, ’86..............................................dis 

50

Solid E yes................................................per to n   20  00

SAND  PA PER
SASH  W EIGHTS

TRA PS

Steel, G am e..................................................... 
60*10
O neida C om m unity, N ew house’s ........... 
50
O neida Com m unity, Hawley & N orton’s 70*10*10
Mouse, choker.................................per doz 
15
Mouse, delusion............................. per doz 
1  25

W IRE

75
B right M arket....................................................... 
75
Anneal- d  M arket................................................ 
Coppered  M arket..............................  
70*10
T inned  M arket.....................................................  6254
Coppered Spring  S teel................ 
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized  .............................   2 25
Barbed  Fence,  p a in ted ...........................................  1 90

 

HORSE  NAILS

Au S able........................................................... dis 40&1C
P u tn am ............................................................. dis 
5
N orthw estern..................................................dis 10*10

WRENCHES

B axter’s A djustable, nickeled  ......................  
Coe’s G enuine....................................................... 
Coe's P aten t  A gricultural,  w rought 
Coe’s P atent, m alleable..................................... 

30
50
. 
80

80

MISCELLANEOUS

B ird  Cages  ...................................................  
50
Pum ps, C istern.............................................  
75* 10
85
Screws, New L ist.......................................... 
Casters, Bed and  Plate................................ 50*10*10
Dam pers, A m erican..  ...................................  
70
F orks, hoes,  rakes and all steel goods.. 
654
600 pound  casks....................................... 
.  ... 
P er p ound..............................................................  
654

M ETALS—Zinc

40* 10

SOLDER

54®54 .....................................................................  
1254
T he prices of th e m any o th e r qualities of solder 
in  the m arket indicated by  private  b rands  vary
according to  com position.

TIN—M elyn G rade

10x14 IC, C harcoal............................................... S  6  00
14x20 IC, C h a rc o a l..............................................  6  00
20x11IX , C h a rc o a l...................................................   7 50
14x20 IX, C harcoal...............................................  7  50

Each additional X on this grade. 61.75.

TIN—A llaw ay G rade

10x14 IC, C h a rc o a l..............................................  5  25
14x20 IC, C h a rc o a l..............................................  5  25
10x14 IX, C h a rc o a l..............................................  6  25
14x20 IX, C h a rc o a l..............................................  6  25

E ach add itio n al X on th is grade, $1.50. 

ROOFING  PLA TES

14x20 IC, C harcoa'. D ean........................................   5 00
14x20 IX, C harcoal. D ean........................................   6 00
20x28 IC, C harcoal, D ean.................................  10  00
14x20 IC, C harcoal, All  way G rade....................   4 75
14x20 IX, Charcoal,  Allaway G rade....................   5 75
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WEDNESDAY,  •  -  -  FEBRUARY  12,  1896.
MUNICIPAL  EXPERIMENTING.
The  city  of  Grand  Rapids  is  just 
about  the  right  size  for  the  prosecution 
of  experiments  in  the  way  of  municipal 
improvements,both  by  private  and  pub­
lic  enterprise.  This  is  not  a  position  to 
be  deprecated 
in  all  cases,  at  least  so 
far  as  private  enterprise  is  concerned ; 
but  the  temptation  to  public  undertak­
ings 
increase  of  taxation  is 
a  danger  of  some  seriousness  and  im­
minence.

involving 

it  was  selected 

The  most  notable  experiments in  such 
enterprises,  prosecuted  by  private  cap­
ital,  resulted 
in  benefit  to  the  city  in 
that  they  gave  it  about the first complete 
system  of  electric  transportation.  The 
reason  why 
for  that 
honor  was  that  attention  had  been  di­
rected  to  it  as  a  field  for  transporation 
experiment  by  the  performances  of  the 
old  cable  street  railway  company. 
It 
will  be  remembered  that  the  cable  ex­
periments  were  the  outcome  of  the  idea 
that  that  system  of  transit,  which  had 
proved  so  successful 
larger  cities, 
was  the  coming  method  for  cities  of  all 
sizes.  A  comparatively  cheap  mode 
of  building  and  install  ng  had  been  in­
vented  and  attention  was  directed  tc 
this  city  as  a  suitable  place  for  trying 
the  experiment.  It is  fresh  in  the  minds 
of  all  how  a-  million  or  two  of  money 
was  buried  in  the  streets  before 
it  was 
demonstrated  that  it  was  the 
invisible 
power,  instead  of  cords  of  steel,  which 
was  destined  to  solve  the  transit  prob­
lem.

in 

So  far as  such  enterprises,  carried  on 
by  private  capital,  are  concerned  the 
city  has  no  reason 
to  complain,  al­
though  many  good  citizens  were 
im­
patient  at  the  long  series  of  street  dis­
turbance.  The  expenditure  of such large 
sums  of  money— much  of  it  here—was 
enough  to  compensate  for  some  annoy­
ance  in  such  ways.

But  the  municipal  experimenter  is 
not  usually  so  generous  as  to furnish  the 
cost  of  his  experiments,  if  the  public 
can  be 
induced  to  assume  that  duty. 
This  city  has  been  a  favorable  field  for 
those  who  are  looking  for  others to  meet 
the  expenditures.  The  lax  manner 
in 
which  the  proceeds  of  the  bonds  voted 
some  three  or  four  years  ago  for  the 
procuring  of  pure  water have  been  ex­
pended, without  the first step being taken 
in  that  direction,leads  experimenters  to 
look  upon  this  city  as  a promising field.
The  problem  or  municipal  lighting 
has 
considerable  attention 
here.  Without  serious  difficulty  the  ex­

received 

travagant  and  wasteful  tower system was 
put 
into  operation  at  an  early  date  in 
electric  lighting,  although  it  had  been 
proven  a  failure  in  Detroit,  and  for  five, 
years  the  city  has  paid  enough  for  elec­
tricity  to  be  thoroughly  well  lighted, 
which  it  is  not.  During  the  latter  por­
tion  of  this  time  the  pliable Council has 
received  the  overtures  of  those  who  are 
interested  in  the  experiment  of  public 
ownership  of  lighting  plant,  with  the 
result  that  the  action  of  the  people  in 
authorizing  §150,000  of  bonds  for  that 
purpose  should  be  carried  out.  The 
two  years’  fight  in  the  Council  has  been 
decidedly  better, 
the  conservative  ele­
ment  contending  that  the  experiment  is 
not  warranted,  especially  as  the  rate  of 
taxation 
is  already  a  hindrance  to  the 
investment  of  capital.

is  the 

Besides  this  consideration,  there  are 
other  reasons  why  the  city  should  not 
enter  upon  that  experiment  at this time. 
Some  of  these  reasons  are  based  on  the 
fact  that  it  is  an  experiment. 
It  is  not 
yet  demonstrated  that  towns  of  this  size 
can  successfully  carry  on  their 
lighting 
by  public  ownership;  and  the  decision 
of  this  question  will,  undoubtedly,  in­
volve  a  considerable  loss, which  the con­
dition  of  this  city  will  not  warrant  it  in 
hazarding.  Nor 
experimental 
stage  yet  passed  by  any  means  in  the 
scientific  and  mechanical  development 
of  electric  street  lighting.  The  utili­
zation  of  the  subtle  force  is  still  so  new 
that  machinery  and  apparatus  are  con­
stantly  changing  and  styles  are  becom­
ing  obsolete  or  deteriorating  rapidly 
in 
value.  For  instance,  it  is within bounds 
to  say  that  the  motors  put  into  use  five 
years  ago  or  more  are  depreciated  more 
than  one-half  in  value  in  this  regard,  to 
say  nothing  of  wear  and  tear;  in  fact, 
entirely  new  motors  and  dynamos  are 
now  sold  at  40  per cent,  of  the  former 
prices—and  rock  bottom  has  not  yet 
been  reached.

The  city  cannot  afford  to  take  so 
in  the  settlement  of 
prominent  a  part 
these  experiments;  nor  can  it  afford  the 
reputation  it  already  has,  and  which 
is 
rapidly 
increasing,  as-  an  experiment 
station  for  public  enterprises.  There 
is  altogether  too  great  a  tendency on  the 
part  of  many  of 
its  business  men  to 
lightly  sanction  and 
the 
issue  of  bonds  for  different  purposes, 
and  the  public  has  such  confidence  in 
is  too 
their  recommendations  that 
ready  to  give  the  desired  vote.  An 
in­
stance  of  the  readiness  for  such  recom­
mendation 
is  the  recent  action  of  the 
Board  of  Trade,  asking  the  Council  to 
authorize the bonding  of  the  city  for  an­
other  $150,000  for  the  improvement  of 
Grand  River.

recommend 

it 

The  Tradesman  cannot  be  accused  of 
undue  conservatism  in  municipal  mat­
ters,  but  it  believes  that  the  reputation 
of  a  municipal  spendthrift 
is  not  con­
ducive  to  healthy  business  growth.  To 
keep 
its  prestige  and  position  as  the 
manufacturing  and  jobbing  metropolis 
of  Western  Michigan  will  require  care­
ful  consideration  of  the  management  of 
its  revenues  and  expenditures  and  a 
special  regard  to  the  rates  of  taxation.

it  has 

it  by  China,  that 

The  Japanese  government  has  so  far 
its  authority  and  restored 
established 
in  the  island  of  Formosa,  ceded 
order 
to 
issued  a 
proclamation  opening  the  island  to  the 
trade  of  all  nations  having  commercial 
treaties  with  that  government. 
Five 
ports  are  mentioned 
in  the  proclama­
tion,  at  each  of  which  the  United States 
will, 
consular 
agencies.

probably, 

establish 

A  STRIKING  CONTRAST.

No  purely  agricultural  or  pastoral 
state  ever  became  rich  and  great  and 
powerful.  To  merely  sell  one’s  labor, 
as  the  agriculturist  does  when  he  sells 
his  immediate  product,  can  never make 
a  man  very  conspicuous  financially,  nor 
a  collection  of  men.  There  must  be 
something  added  by  skill,  on  reinvest­
ment,  to  amass  great  riches  in  either 
case.

This  fact  was  never  more  strikingly 
illustrated  than  in  the  contrast  between 
the  development  of  the  Southern  States 
on  the  one  hand  and  the  New  England 
States  on  the  other.  The  South,  rich 
beyond  calculation,  has  been  devoted  to 
agriculture.  New  England,  bleak  and 
half  barren,  has  been  devoted  to  manu- 
ufacturing.  The  results  are  remarkable. 
Take  a  group  of six New England States 
lying  together  and  a  group  of  Southern 
States,  of  six,  lying  together,  the  twelve 
in  the  race  about  the  time  of 
starting 
the  founding  of  the  Republic. 
The 
former  group  contains  Maine,  New 
Hampshire,  Vermont,  Massachusetts, 
Rhode  Island  and  Connecticut.  The 
latter 
comprises  Virginia, 
Kentucky,  Tennessee,  North  and  South 
Carolina  and  Georgia.

group 

The  New  England  group,  with  a pop­
ulation  of  four and  a  half  millions,  has 
an  assessed  valuation  of  three  and  a 
half  billions  of  dollars!  The  Southern 
group,  with  a  population  of  over  ten 
millions,has  an  assessed  valuation  short 
of  two  billions  only.  Here  is  a contrast 
of  a  half  of  the  population  by  compari­
son  having  accumulated nearly twice the 
property,  with  all  the  advantages  of  na­
ture  against  them !  What  has  done  this? 
The  Southern  group 
But  one  thing. 
has  been  selling  the  Northern  group 
its 
labor  and  the  Northern  group  has  been 
selling  its  skill  and  reinvesting.  This 
is  the  difference  between  raising  the 
raw  product  and  manufacturing  it.

The  January  report  of  dividends  sim­
ply on industrial  securities held  in  Bos­
ton,  and  of  the  dividends  on  the  mills 
in  Fall  River,  two  towns  only  out  of  a 
hundred  rich  and  prosperous  ones  in 
New  England,  shows  a  total  footing  of 
nearly  §20,000,000—or an annual  income 
of  over  §200,000,000  in  two  towns  on  in­
dustrial  stocks  of  New  England!  Can 
the  people  not  see,  independent  of  the 
financial  system  of  the  country,  why  the 
East  has  been  steadily  getting  richer 
and  the  South  and  West  as  steadily  get­
ting  poorer by  comparison?  The  South 
and  West  have  been  paying  New  Eng­
land  for  its  skill— and  throwing 
in  the 
freight.

TRADE  ST ILL  IMPROVES.

The  sensation  in  finanical  circles  last 
week  was  the  result  of  the  subscription 
to  the  bond  sale.  With  proverbial  tim­
idity  finance  and  trade  had  been  wait­
ing  for  the  results.  These  were  so  far 
beyond  expectation  that  it  was  a  reve­
lation  of  almost  unlimited  domestic 
resources  ready  for  business  employ­
ment.  That  the  requirements  of  the 
sale  have  not  disturbed  the  money  mar­
ket,  as  was  feared,  is  another  assurance 
of  favorable  conditions.

While  the  continued  advance in wheat 
has  been  slow,  with  some  setbacks,  it 
has  been,  on  the  whole,  a  decided  ad­
vance;  and  indications  are  favorable, in 
the  reports  of  foreign  competition, 
for 
at  least  a  maintenance of present prices, 
although  latest  reports  give  a  slight  de­
cline.  Corn  and  other  grains  have 
continued  steady.

The  outlook  for  demand  in  the 

iron 
manufacture  is  decidedly  better,  though 
there  has  been  a  slight  falling  off  in

prices.  This 
is  owing  to  the  failure 
of  speculative  combinations  to maintain 
prices.  Orders  have  been  booked  for 
300,000  tons  of  rails  so  far,  this  year, 
while  the  deliveries  of  1895  were  only 
1,000,000.  There  is  also  better  demand 
for  plates  and  sheets  and  for  wire  nails. 
There  has  been  an  advance  in  copper 
to  io%  cents,  tin  to  13^  cents  and  lead 
to  3.10  cents.

Wool  and  woolens  continue  about  the 
same.  Cotton  manufacture  is  more  ac­
tive  but  prices  are  no  better.  Prices 
are  lower  for  sugar,  lard  and petroleum.
The  general  effect  of  the  bond  sale 
was  a  strengthening  of  securities  and 
the  money  market.  Gold 
is  returning 
from  Europe  as  rapidly  as  it  had  been 
going  the  other  way.  A  premium  of  Y% 
to  %  on  gold  and 
legal  tenders  con­
tinues  to  be  quoted  but  with  small 
transactions.

The  discussion  by  a  contributor  in 
another  column  of  the Tradesman  of  the 
in  quality  of  circulation  of 
difference 
newspapers 
is  a  subject  worthy  of 
notice.  Candidates  for advertising  fa­
vors  are  urging  claims  backed by circu­
lation  showings  which  would be attrac­
if  based  on  the 
tive  to  the  advertiser 
foundation  of  value. 
It  is  the  experi­
ence  of  every  merchant  that  among  the 
periodicals  which  reach  his  desk  the 
one  which  commands  attention,  the  one 
which  he  preserves  until  he  has  time 
to  read,  is  the  one  for  which  he  pays  a 
fair  price.  The  periodical  which 
is 
furnished  at  a  nominal  price,  just  suffi­
cient  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the 
postal  laws— a  price  too  small  for  col­
lection,  and  which  in  most  cases  is  re­
mitted  as  a  special  favor  by  the  pub­
lisher— is  glassed  by  the  recipient  with 
the  other  worthless  hand-bills and  gratis 
advertising 
literature  which  aré  an  an­
noyance  in  his  mail.  On  such  terms  it 
is  not  a  difficult  matter  to  attain  a  for-* 
midable  circulation  list.  It  is  only  nec­
essary  to make the  nominal  subscription 
gratis  as  a  special  favor  in  most  in­
stances,  and  for  the  same  reason  to send 
a  copy  each to the attachees of the house, 
with  a 
few  around  to  the  “ sisters, 
cousins  and  aunts,”   to  make  a  showing 
defying  competition.  There  is  a  differ­
ence  in  the  quality of circulation,  based 
on  value  and  price  obtained  for  the 
publication,  and  advertisers  are  rapidly 
learning  to  appreciate  this difference.

It  naturally  affords  the  Tradesman 
much  pleasure  to  be  the  first  and  only 
journal  in  the  State  to  publish  a  com­
plete  report  of  the  proceedings  of  the 
semi-annual  convention  of  the  Northern 
Michigan  Retail  Grocers’  Association, 
which  was  held  at  Big  Rapids  last 
week.  As  will  be  noted  by  the  pro­
ceedings,  the  meeting  took  advanced 
ground  on  several  subjects  of  material 
interest  to  the  retail  grocery  trade,  and 
it  goes  without  saying  that  the  influ­
ence of  the organization  will  be  wide­
spread  and  beneficial  to  all  concerned. 
Although  the  convention  was  not  as 
largely  attended  as  was  expected,  those 
who  did  attend  acted  on  the  assumption 
that  they  were  there  for  business  and, 
as  the  result  of  such  determination, 
much  progress  was  made  in  several  di­
the  matter  of 
rections,  especially 
wages  exemptions  and  the 
licensing 
of  peddlers,  both  of  which  are  subjects 
interest  to  the  retail  grocery 
of  vital 
trade. 
______________

in 

“ Gold  steel,’ ’  which  is  being  manu­
is  an 
factured  at  Sheffield,  England, 
amalgam  of  aluminum  and  bronze. 
It 
takes  a  good  polish  and  is  easily  kept 
bright.  It  is  used  for  knives  and  forks, 
but  the  knives  do  not  hold  an  edge.

T H B   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

9

THE  FLOOD  OF  GOLD.

Whether  the  world-wide  discussion  of 
the  money  values  of  gold  and  silver  has 
caused  it,  or  the  remarkable  activity  of 
exploration  and  scienific  discovery  has 
important 
merely  coincided  with  the 
relations  of 
the 
simple  fact  is  that  there  is  a  wonderful 
increase  in  the  production  of  gold.

the  money  metals, 

An  editorial 

in  Harper’s  Weekly 
calls  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  pro­
duction  of  gold  in  1895  was above $200, - 
000,000,  a  greater  amount  than  was  ever 
taken  out 
in  any  one  year  previously, 
and  recites  the  details  to  the  effect  that 
the  United  States,  Africa  and  Aus­
tralasia  each  put  forth  $44,000,000,  and 
Russia  is  not  far  behind,  with  $34,000,- 
000.  The  total  of  more  than  $200,000,- 
000  represents  a  production  half  again 
as  great  as  that  of  four  years  ago  and 
twice  as  great  as  the  average  yield 
throughout  the  years  from  1870  to  1890. 
Indeed,  it  is  within  the  brief 
interval 
since  Mr.  Cleveland’s  first  election  that 
the  gold  supply  has  doubled,  as  that 
supply  has  been  known  to  this  genera­
tion. 
It  is  now  larger  by  a  half  than  in 
the  years  when  the  virgin  fields  of  Cal­
ifornia  and  Australia  poured  forth  their 
golden  flood;  twenty  times  greater  than 
in  any  year  from  the  opening  of  the 
century  down  to  1840 ;  equal  to  the  en­
tire  product  of  two  decades before  or 
after  the  adoption  of  the  gold-basis 
currency  scheme  of  1816.

It 

is  worth  while  to  turn  to  the  offi­
cial  figures  of  the  annual  gold  supply 
from  the  discovery  of  America,  when 
the  mines  of  Mexico  and  Peru  were 
opened  to  the  commercial  nations  of 
Europe,  to the present time.  The Direct­
or  of  the  United  States  Mint, 
in  his 
official  report  for  1894,  gives  in  detail 
statistics  showing 
the  production  of 
gold  each  year  since  1493,from  which  it 
appears  that  the  average  amount  of gold 
which  has  gone 
into  commerce  per 
year  is  as  follows :

to 
to 
to 
to 

From  1493 
From  1701 
From  1801 
From  1850 
During  1890,  $118,849,000.
During  1893,  $157,222,000.
From  these  figurés 

it 

less. 

is  seen  that 
there  was  no  great  yearly  influx  of  gold 
until  the  opening  of  the  Californian 
and  Australian  mines, which occurred  in 
1849  and  1850.  Prior  to  the  Califor­
nian  period  the  average  product  for  350 
years  was  about $8,794,000.  Before  1493 
'The  value  of  gold, 
it  was  still 
relatively  to 
therefore— its 
other  commodities— may  be  said 
to 
have  been  determined  by  this  long-con­
tinued  rate  of  production.  Then,  al­
most  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  came 
the  Californian  and  Australian  discov­
eries.  The  annual  product  of  gold  be­
came  nearly  twenty  times  what 
it  had 
been ;  and  this  rate  of  production  has 
not  only  been  substantially  maintained, 
but  is  now  showing  a  rapid  increase.

standing 

In  ordinary  transactions  gold 

The  Tradesman  has  heretofore  called 
attention  to  the  very  small  amount  of 
gold  and  silver  used 
in  actual  busi­
ness. 
seldom  seen  and  silver  circulates  only 
for  change.  So  averse  are  the  people 
generally  to  the  handling  of  any  metals 
that  every  effort  made  to  secure  the  re­
demption  and  retirement  of  the  Treas­
ury  notes  has  failed,  and,  should  Con­
gress  pass  a  law  to  retire all  such notes, 
thé  act  would  almost  raise  public  in­
dignation  to  the  extreme  of  revolution. 
Nevertheless, 
is  the  repeated  re­
demption  and  reissue  of  Treasury  notes 
that  creates  a  necessity  for  gold,  and,

it 

transactions 

but  for  that.it  is  not  probable  that,  with 
the  exception  of  silver  change,  there 
in 
would  ever be  any  hard  money  seen 
ordinary  business 
in 
a 
dozen  years,  and,  in  spite  of  the  outcry 
for  silver  free  coinage,  so  complete  is 
the  popular  distaste  to  silver  dollars 
that  every  man  who  has  both  silver  and 
notes  will 
invariably,  if  he  can,  hoi 
on  to  the  paper and  pay  out  the  white 
dollars.

The  paper  money 

in  circulation  is 
but  a  small  part  of  the  circulating 
medium.  Nine-tenths  of  the  business 
is  done  with  bank  checks,  so  that in  the 
enormous  volume  of  the  business  done 
in  the  United  States,  amounting  to  one 
thousand  million  dollars  a  week,  per­
haps  one-tenth  of  that  is  accomplished 
by  passing  actual  money,  and,  of  that 
money,  not  more  than  one-tenth  is  gold 
and  silver,  so  that  the  money  metals 
figure  but  very  little  in  business,  while 
the  enormous  transactions  are conducted 
with  a  basis  of  confidence,  or  with 
credit  paper  in  the  form of bank checks.
Of  course,  there  must  be  some  real 
money  somewhere  to  back  up  all  the 
paper;  but  the  bulk  of  the  business 
is 
done  on  confidence,  because  there  is 
not  money  enough  in  the  United  States 
to  pay  up  all  the  bank  checks  in  cash, 
and  thus  it  is  seen  that  the  greater  the 
amount  of  confidence, 
the  vaster  the 
volume  of  business  that  can  be  done, 
and  safely  done,  on  a  given  amount  of 
money.

Then  there  need  be  no  apprehension 
of  any  lack  of  money  for  the  business of 
the  country  if  the  foolish  drain  of  gold 
to  Europe  could  be  stopped,  and  there 
is  really  no  such  fear,  because  the  out­
cry  for  money  does  not  come  from  the 
business  men  who handle the money,  but 
from  politicians  who  hope  to  ride 
into 
place  and  power  on  the  flood  wave  of  a 
great  public  agitation.

As  for  gold,  it  is  simply  a  fact  that 
there  is  more  of  it  in  the  world  to-day 
than  was  ever  before  known,  and  the 
supply  increases  in  a  rapidly  multiply-
ng  ratio.  Not  only  are  new  and  rich 
mines  constantly  being  opened,  but  im­
proved  processes of extraction, furnished 
by  machinery,  chemistry,  and  the  ex­
tension  of  railroads,  have  increased  the 
the 
productiveness  of  gold,  so  that 
entire  money  problem  of  the  world 
is 
going  to  be  affected  by  it,  and  the  wild 
est  dreams  of  trade  expansion  and 
speculation  are  going  to  be  realized.

CALIFORNIA  C O FFEE.

An  experiment  in  coffee  growing 

is 
to be  made  in  the  San  Joaquin  valley 
of  California,  which,  if  successful,  may 
mean  that  coffee  planting  will  become 
an  important  industry  in  the  great  Pa 
cific  Ocean  State.  Colonel  Charles  F 
Crocker, a wealthy rancher of that region 
has  just  secured  from  various  parts  of 
Central  America  1,000  yearling  coffee 
plants  and  will  soon  have  them  set  out 
on  his  estate  in  the  valley. 
It  will  be 
at  least  six  years  before  the  result  of 
the  experiment  can  be known.  Experts 
are  somewhat  doubtful  of  its  success, 
The  San  Joaquin  valley  is  much  like 
Mexico  in  climate  and  soil,  and  there 
are  grounds  for belief  that  - coffee  will 
grow  there;_____________

The  more artistically  the  window 

i 
it  looks;  but art  i 
dressed  the  better 
not  business,  nor 
is  business  art;  too 
much  of  one  sells  nothing ;  just  enough 
of  both  brings business.

BADGES.

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G r i e w o l d   S t .

Detroit

Rubber Stamp 
Company

1520,  $3,855,000.
1720, $8,520,000.
1810, $11,815,000.
1855, $132,513,000.

HAS NO EQUAL

FOR  C AR R IA G E S   AND  H EAV Y  WAGONS

Keeps axles bright and cool.  Never  Gums.

1 lb.  i 
(4  doz. in  case.
3 lb. V  TIN   BOXES  J 2 doz. in case.
2 doz.  in case.
5 1 b .1

25 lb.  W ooden  Pails. 
H alf Bbls. and  Bbls.

Scofield,  Shurmer  &  Teagle,

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

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ADVERTISING  MEDIUMS.

Differences  in  the  Qualities  of  News­

paper  Circulation.

W ritten for th e T radesman.

The  problem  to  be  solved  by  every 
merchant  ambitious  to  Get  the  People, 
in  addition  to  How  to  Advertise, 
is 
Where  to  Advertise.  Given  a  certain 
appropriation  for advertising  purposes, 
in  what direction  should  it  be  applied 
to  reach  the  minds  of  the  greatest  pos­
sible  number  of buyers  of  the  kinds  of 
goods  to  be  sold?

In  the  discussion  of  this  question  two 
elements  must  be  taken  into  considera­
tion—the  character of  the  goods  and  the 
character  of  the  buyers.  One  would  not 
expect  to  find  an  advertisement  of  “ red 
tag  plug”   in  the  same  columns  of  a 
journal  with  that  of  debenture  bonds. 
The  one  would  be  plastered  upon  the 
walls  and  bill-boards  of  the 
localities 
where  it  would  catch  the  eye  of  the  ig­
norant  investor  in  ten  cent  plugs,  while 
the  other  would  appear  in  the  columns 
of  the  journal  or  magazine  most 
likely 
to  meet  the  eye of  those  anxious  to  se­
cure  employment  for  surplus  funds  in 
that  which will yield returns.  The same 
discrimination  should  apply  to  every 
kind  of  advertising.

The 

fact  that 

the  employment  of 
fences, 
signs  and  posters—signs  on 
signs  on  barns,  signs 
in  street  cars, 
signs  on  dead-walls—continues  to  be  in 
demand  indicates  that  this  method 
is 
valuable  for  some  kinds  of  advertising. 
But  it  is  a  question, 
in  many  cases, 
whether  this  use  of  the  advertising  ap­
propriation  would  not  have  been  more 
effectual  in  other  ways.  Many  times, 
the  fact  that  the  advertising  is  where 
the  advertiser  himself  can  see  it  con­
stantly  leads  him  to  fondly  believe  that 
everybody  else 
it  and 
thinking  of  it  also.

is  looking  at 

Investigation  in  this 

Perhaps  the  best  guide  in  the  selec­
tion  of  mediums 
is  the  example  of 
those  who  have  been  most  successful  in 
advertising. 
line 
will  demonstrate  that  the columns of  the 
newspapers  are  the  reliable  means  of 
reaching  the  minds  and  pocketbooks 
of  buyers.  Argument  is  not  needed  to 
prove  this,  notwithstanding  the  plau­
sible  representations  of  the  sign-board 
and  hand-bill  schemer. 
Experience 
demonstrates  to  every  really  successful 
advertiser  of  that  which  is  in  demand 
by 
intelligent  people  that  the  newspa­
per  must  be  recognized.

But  there  are  newspapers  and  news­
for  the  country 
papers.  Of  course, 
merchant  the  choice 
is 
limited  and 
questions  of  relative  value  are  easily 
decided •  but  for  the  larger  advertiser 
the  problem  becomes  more  complex. 
The  “ circulation  liar”   has  come  to  be 
recognized  as  an  adjunct  of  so  many 
newspaper  staffs  that  the  wise  advertis­
er  becomes 
justly  skeptical  and  dis­
trustful.  The  writer  will  not  undertake 
to  give  any  hard  and  fast  rules for meet­
ing  and  circumventing  this  fiend,  but  a 
hint  or  so  may  be  in  point.

The  general  appearance  of  a  news­
its  business  methods  and  the 
paper, 
its  advertising  patronage 
character  of 
afford  criteria  from  which  to  judge  of 
the  sincerity  of  its  circulation  claims. 
A  paper  cannot  be  long  established  and 
prosperous,  bright  and  well edited,  with 
its  columns  filled  with live,paying ads., 
which  requires  the  services  of  the  ex­
pert  in  prevarication.

It  is  also  to  be  taken  into  considera­
tion  that  there  is  circulation  and  circu­
lation. 
Too  many  advertisers  think 
that  it  is  only  essential  that  the  an­
nouncement  appear  in  a  certain  num-

in  which  the  subscriber 

ber  of  papers  regardless  of  the  manner 
in  which  they  are  circulated.  This 
is' 
a  grave  mistake.  The  right  kind  of 
circulation  for  a  periodical  of  any 
kind  is  the  circulation  to  subscribers 
who  pay  the  price  for  it  because  they 
is 
want  it.  A  less  valuable  circulation 
in­
one 
duced 
some 
scheme  of  clubbing,  premiums,  etc.  A 
still  less  valuable  is  one  where the price 
is  nominal  and  the  advertisers  are  each 
supplied  with  a  large  number  of  copies 
(counted  in 
the  circulation)  and  the 
publication  is  gotten  rid  of  as  cheaply 
as  possible.  The 
least  valuable,  of 
course,  is  a  gratis  circulation.

to  take  the  paper  by 

is 

These  variations  in  the  kinds  of  cir­
culation  obtain  in  all  classes  of  papers 
to  a  greater  or  less  degree ; but  they are, 
perhaps,  as  pronounced 
in  the  trade 
paper  as  any.  These  are  principally 
divided  between  two  of  the  classes—the 
first,  with  a  subscription  paid  for be­
cause  the  paper 
it  and  the 
third,  with  a  nominal  price  and  all 
possible  schemes  worked  to  get  rid  of 
the  paper  and  make  a  circulation  show­
ing. 
It  is  fair  to  put  the  relative  value 
of  these  as  ten  to  one—a  thousand  cir­
culation  of  the  first  is  worth  ten  thou­
sand  of  the  other.

is  worth 

A  little  consideration  will  show  the 
reasonableness  of  this  proposition. 
It 
js  a  well-known  principle  that  every 
man'prizes  that  which  he  buys  in  pro­
portion  to  its  cost.  The  paper  that  has 
cost  him  something  will  receive  his 
careful  attention.  The  paper  or  hand­
bill  which  comes  to  him  gratis  may, 
perchance,  catch  his  eye  for  an  idle 
moment,  but  the  chance  of  interest  in 
it  is  slight. 
It  is  only  necessary  to 
state  this  proposition  to  convince  any 
who  receive  such  papers.  A  paper,  to 
command  a  paid  circulation,  must be 
of 
In  its  production- 
literary  quality,  technical  worth,  me­
chanical  execution— there  must be  cost. 
Now,  these  elements  in  the  problem  of 
deciding  its  value  are  patent  to  the  ob­
serving  advertiser  and,  taken 
in  con­
nection  with  a  healthy,  permanent  ad­
vertising  patronage,  should  be sufficient 
evidence  of 
circulation 
claims.

intrinsic  value. 

candor 

in 

Store  Loafers.

Storekeepers  generally  have  use  for 
all  the  space  available  in  their  respec­
tive  establishments,  and  it  is  an 
impo­
sition  on  their  good  nature  for a  man, 
or  cluster  of  men,  to  crowd  themselves 
about  the  store  or  block  the  doorway 
when  the  customers  are  waiting  to  be 
served.

Get  rid  of  store  loafers,  gently  if  you 
can,  but  forcibly 
if  you  must.  Don’t 
tolerate  them  on  your  premises ;  their 
custom  is  not  worth  what 
it  costs  you 
in  the  loss  of  customers  whose  patron­
age  is  more  desirable.  Do not  have  too 
many  easy  chairs  about  the  place;  put 
the  stove  in  a  corner  where  too  many 
people  cannot  crowd  about  it,  and make 
your  place  so  unsuitable  for  loafing  that 
the 
lounging 
places  elsewhere.

inclined  will  find 

idly 

A  Wise  Gosling.

Mr.  Gosling,  the  London  banker  who 
died  recently,  left  $4,500,000  to  be  d i­
vided  among  seven  sons  and  seven 
daughters.  He  was himself one of twelve 
children,  and  represented  the  fifth  gen­
eration  of  bankers  of  his  name  who  has 
carried  on  the  business  at  The  Three 
Squirrels, 
Dunstan’s 
church,  in  Fleet  street,  for  nearly  250 
years.

opposite 

St. 

It  sometimes  pays  to  stand  a little im­
position,  provided  the  customer  thinks 
he  is  right,  whether  he  is  right  or  not.

T H Ë   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

Awake  nights  figuring  out  some 
increasing  sales  and 
plan  for 
making  more  money. 
Sleep 
nights  and  write  to  us  daytimes 
for  prices  on  mixed  carloads  of 
Spring and  Winter Wheat Flour, 
Bran,  Middlings,  Corn,  Oats, 
Meal,  Feed.  Rye,  Buckwheat, 
or  anything  else  in  the  milling 
line.  You will be so well pleased 
with  the  result  that  you  can  re­
tire  early  and  sleep  late.

Don’
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Grand  Rapids  Mich.

Is  very  popular  in  America  just  now.

The  Monroe  Doctrine

Are  very  popular  in  Michigan,  also  in  several  other states, 
also  in  several  foreign  countries,  and  this  is all  so because 
farmers in our section  all  sow and grow the best of wheat  and 
we make it into the best of flour.

Write us and get our prices on FLOUR and FEED  . . . .

The  Walsh-DeRoo  Milling  Co.

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Rïs!ng B u c k w h e a t

Ready for use. 

No salt. 

No Soda. 

Always uniform.

No yeast.

Warranted  to  Contain  no  Injurious  Chemicals.

DIRECTIONS  FOR  BUCKWHEAT  CAKES.

With Cold  Water or Sweet  Milk  make  a  Batter  and  bake  at  once  on  a 

HOT  Griddle.

SILVER  LEAF  FLOUR
Muskegon  Milling  Co.,

The Best  Family Flour  Maae.  Always Uniform.

MUSKEGON,  MICHIGAN.

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LEMON  &  WHEELER

C O

Wholesale
Grocers.__

G R A N D   R A P ID S

GRAND  RAPIDS  IN  1850.

W ritten  for th e T r ad esm an.

These 

Although  the  merchants  all 

traded 
with  the  Indians,  taking  their  furs  and 
skins 
in  exchange  for  all  kinds  of 
goods,  in  the  end  these  peltries found 
their  way  into  the  hands  of  the  regular 
Indian  traders,  agents  of  the  American 
Fur  Company. 
agents  were 
Messrs.  Louis and Antoine  Campau  and 
John  F.  Godfroy,  all  of  whom  long  ago 
went  to  their  everlasting  rest.  Mr. 
Godfroy  was  many  years  Government 
interpreter.  A  more  faithful  friend  of 
conscientious 
the  Indains,«  or  more 
Government  appointee,  never  lived. 
It 
was  refreshing  to  notice  the  chi Id ike 
confidence  and  trust  these  children  of 
the  forest  placed  in  these honest traders. 
They  took  their  advice 
in  everything; 
their  word  was 
law.  These  men  had 
earned  this  warm  place  in  their  respect 
and  esteem  by  never  cheating  them  or 
allowing  them  to  be  over-reached  by 
others.  They  were  the  Indians’  chosen 
arbitrators  and  guardians,  and  they  laid 
all  their  grievances  before them  and  in­
variably  followed  their  advice.  There 
are  many  old  residents  of  Grand  Rapids 
who  will  bear  testimony  to  the  stern, 
old-fashioned 
integrity  of  those  three 
men.

Indiana, 

The  circulating  medium  at  that  early 
day  was  fearfully and wonderfully made. 
It  consisted  of  every  kind  of  paper 
Illinois, 
money  from  Ohio, 
Wisconsin,  and  Canada  which, 
for 
want  of  something  better,  circulated 
freely  and  almost  unquestioned. 
I  be 
lieve  the  old  Bank  of  Michigan  and  the 
Peninsular  Bank  in  Detroit  were  then 
the  only  banks  of  issue  in  Michigan, 
and  it  was  seldom  that  we  saw  any  of 
their bills.  The  Wisconsin  Marine  and 
Fire  Insurance  Co.,  of  Milwaukee,  fur­
nished  more  of  our  circulation  than  any 
other  bank.  The  bills  of  Canadian  and 
New  York  banks  were  considered  the 
best  and  were  hoarded  up  to  buy  ex­
change.

The  coin  paid  for  Indian  annuities 
left  the  country  in  the  same  way.  Up 
to  this  year,  1851,  there  had  never  been 
a  cash  market  for  wool 
in  the  Grand 
River  Valley.  The  clip  had  always 
been  carded  and  spun  at  home,  or  ex­
changed  for  cloth  at  the 
little  wool 
carding  and  cloth  dressing  mills,  which 
were  run  by  the  late  Truman  H.  Lyon, 
of  Grand  Rapids,  and  Mr.  Bliss,  of 
Ionia,these  being  the  only  wool  carding 
and  cloth  dressing  mills  in  the  country. 
In  the  spring  of  1851,  the  writer,  realiz­
ing  the  necessity  of  money  in  which  the 
public  had  confidence,  for  the  purchase 
of  wool  and  the  encouragement  of  wool 
growing,  made 
arrangements  with 
Harry  Hoag,  an  extensive  wool  dealer 
in  New  York,  to  purchase  all  the  wool 
offered 
in  Kent  and  Ionia 
counties,  delivered  at  Grand  Rapids, 
payment  therefor  to  be  New  York  safety 
fund  money.  This  announcement 
in 
the  newspapers  was  good  news  for  the 
farmers  and  merchants,  and  resulted  in 
the  purchase  of  about  20,000  pounds  of 
wool,  at  an  average  of  32  cents  per 
pound,  as  variable 
in  condition  and 
value  as  the  general  circulating  med­
ium  then 
It  was  made  up  of 
every  grade,  from  the  finest  saxony  of 
Ohio  to  the  longest  coarse  native  fleece. 
If  tied  at  all 
Most  of  it  was  unwashed. 
it  was  with  bark  sometimes  an  'inch 
in 
width.  Three  years  later  the  writer  of 
this,  covering  the  same  territory,  pur­
chased  75,000  pounds  of  as  good  condi­
tioned  wool  as  was  sent  to  New  York 
from  Michigan.

for  sale 

in  use. 

In  1852  William  J.  Wells  and  Daniel

Ball  each  opened  an  office  of  exchange 
and  deposit,Mr.  Wells  selling  exchange 
on  Detroit, Mr.  Ball,  I  think,  doing  his 
business 
in  Chicago  and  New  York. 
Mr.  Harvey  J.  Hollister  acted  as  cash­
ier  for  Mr.  Ball.  Later  on  Mr.  Ball 
put 
in  circulation  a  sort  of  wild-cat 
currency,  payable  at  the  exchange  bank 
f  Daniel  Ball  &  Co.,  redeemable  in 
current  bank  notes.  This 
issue  was 
expected  to  facilitate  his  business  in 
the  shipping  trade  of  the river,  between 
Grand  Haven  and  Ionia,  which  was 
then  the  head  of  navigation  on  Grand 
River.  This  kind  of  circulating  med­
ium  smelled  too  strong  of  the  wild-cat 
bubble  that  exploded  back  in  the  30’s 
to  find  favor  with  the  people,  upon  the 
principle  that  “ A  burnt  ’child  dreads 
the  fire.”  
It  was  soon  retired  from  cir­
culation.

The  little  steamer  Algoma  made  reg­
ular  trips  as  far  up  as  what  is  now  the 
town  of  Muir.  The 
lawyers  having 
business  in  the  Ionia  courts  always  took 
the  river  boat  and  never  failed  ,of  a 
good  dinner  on  board  with  the  jolly 
Captain  Shoemaker.  Afterwards,  this 
boat  was  placed  below  the  rapids  and 
was  a  favorite  passenger  boat  between 
Grand  Rapids  and  Grand  Haven.  At 
one  season  of  high  water  the  writer  saw 
the  Algoma  discharge  her  cargo 
in 
identical  spct 
Waterloo  street  on  the 
now  occupied  by  the  Eagle  Hotel.

The  only  two  flouring  mills  in the city 
were  owned  and  operated,  one  by  the 
late  John  W.  Squiers,  the  other  by 
Clemens  &  Sweet.  The  junior  member 
of  this  milling  firm  was  your  respected 
citizen,  Hon.  Martin  L.  Sweet,  who has 
been  identified  with  the  business  inter- 
ets  of  Grand  Rapids  for  more  than  half 
a  century.

Of  the  late  John  W.  Squiers  it  may  be 
said  that  his  unostentatious  charities 
were  known  only  to  those  who  knew 
him  best.  Many  poor  families  in  Grand 
Rapids  had  frequent  cause  to  bless  him 
for  unexpected  relief  in  their  hours  of 
sorrow  and  destitution.

The 

infancy  of  the  furniture  trade 
will  form  the  text  of  my  next  chapter.

W.  S.  H.  W elton.

Owosso,  Mich.

A  Dinner  for  the  Clerks.

Here’s  an  idea  which,  if  carried  out, 
will  help  you  to  a  friendly  and  cordial 
footing  with  your  clerks.  Give  a  din­
ner  to  the  force  either at  your own home 
or  at  the 
leading  hotel  of  the  town, 
whichever  will  suit  your  convenience 
best.  Have  a  royal 
feast  of  good 
things,and  after  every  one  has  had  his 
fill  it  will  be  in  order  for  you  to  make  a 
few  remarks 
in  regard  to  the  relations 
between  employer  and  clerk.  You  can 
in  a  few  words  how 
explain  to  them 
necessary 
is  each  to  the  other  in  order 
to  attain  success,  that  the  interests  are 
mutual,  and  earnest  faithful  work  on 
their  part  will  be  appreciated  and  re­
warded.  Such  a  meeting  could  not  help 
in  bringing  all  closer  to­
but  result 
gether,  and  would  set  the  clerks 
to 
thinking  and  awaken  ambition 
in 
way  that  would  result  profitably  both  to 
you  and  to  them.

Had  None  in  Stock.

A  good  story  is  told  on  a  baker's  ap­
prentice 
in  a  certain  Iowa  town.  A 
stranger  stepped 
in  for  a  lunch,  and 
while  he  was  being  served  he  asked  the 
if  there  were  any  Presbyterians  in 
boy 
town.  The  boy 
looked  puzzled  for  a 
moment  and  then  took  the  man’s breath 
away  by  saying : ‘ ‘ I  don’t  know  whether 
we  baked  any  yesterday  or  not. 
If  we 
didn’t  I  don’t  think  there  are  any  in 
town.

If  your  wife  could  buy  a  10c  article 
for  5c,  do  you  think  she  would?  Well, 
I  guess  so!  Why  aon’t  you  buy  S.  C. 
W.  5c  cigar?

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T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

JANE  CRAGIN. 

first  plumk! 

“ The  old  man  came  in, ”  Cy  went on,
“ and  backed  himself  up  to  the  counter, 
How  the  Loungers  Were  Disposed  of.  gQt  that  double-and-twisted  spring  on 
Milltown  was  buried  in  snow.  The  himself,  let  go  and  down  he  came,  ker- 
I  didn’t  know  that  prepara- 
weather  prophets,  at  almost  the 
snowflake,  remarked  that  “ she  had  set-  tions  had  been  going  on  for  his  benefit 
tied  down  fora  good  un,’ ’  and,  as  if  to  and,  when  he 
jumped  and  yelled,  I 
fulfill  the  prophecy,  “ she”   settled  right  thought  the  world  was  coming  to  an 
down  to  business;  and,  when  her  task  end.  After  he  got  through  swearing  and 
was  done,  Milltown  was  out  of  sight,  ¡rubbing  himself,  we  were  both  mighty
insti­
curious  to  know  what  it  was  that 
Trade?  “ There  couldn’t  nobody  git 
gated  the  commotion. 
I  looked  and  he 
nowheres;”   and  the  only sound  to  break 
looked.  We  felt  all  over  the  counter 
the  stillness  was  the  smothered  effort  of 
but  couldn’t  find  anything.  Well,  the 
the  villagers  in  “ shovelin’  out.’ ’
old  man  went  home  and  got  a  poultice 
For  a  while  on  the  morning  of  the 
on  and  pretended  to  be  sick  three  or 
first  day  of  the  storm,  Jane  was  busy 
four  days.  When  he  came  back,  some­
with  her  books,  Dolly  was  glad  of  the 
how  he  didn’t  seem  quite  so  fond  of
opportunity  to  re-arramre  her  shelves
and  show  cases,  Jim  didn’t  want  to  | that  particular  counter  as  usual and took
What  was  the  next  move,
“ work  out  there  in  the  dark’ ’  and  was 
making  music  in  the  air  with  his  intol­
erable  whistle,  and  Cy  was  drumming 
on  the  window  and  thinking  things 
about  the  weather  that  he  didn  t  care 
to  put  into  words.

“ Well,  my  next  idea  was  to  doctor 
up  the  chair  for  him.  Then  I  thought 
I’d  try  something  else. 
In  watching 
I him,  I  found  he  had  got  into  the  habit 
around 

to  the  chair.
Jim?’ ’

me  for  of 
laying  his  tobacco  cuds 
know,  wherever  he  happened  to  be— ”  
spread 

“ James  Hankson,  stop  this  minute!  I 

At  noon  there  was  no going  h 
dinner  and  Jim  wanted 
to 
“ What’s  the  matter  of  having  a 
right  here  in  the  store?’
, 
, 
, 
idea  took  and 
,  , 
, 
. 
into  an 

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in 

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it. 

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‘he bad  part,  but  go  on 

. 
. 
turned 
. 

the  seat  of  his  chair  where 

half-chewed  cuds  down  everywhere?”

won’t  have  you  tell  that  story  here!”
, 
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-,  T;

let  him  goon.  You  don  t

“ Well,  you  know  how  he  puts  his

“ Oh.  now,  M issCragin,”   remonstra-
,.
.
.  11-  know  what  I  ve  put  up  with  trom  that
loung-me  old  cuss 
Go  ahead,  Jim; 
,.ouu*  8  U1U 
it  can  t  be  verv  bad,  or  she  wouldn  t
1;  ,  .  m
, 
11 
light  on

..  „ _ 
. 
less  than  no 
. 
,__ ted  Wallace, 
time  one  end  of  the  dry  goods  counter 
. 
was 
impromptu  table 
,• 
r 
.  [ 
The  store  was  filling  with  the  appetì- 
zing  odor  of  Dolly’s  best coffee,  and  the 
four  “ began  to  be  merry.”   when  the  ^ o w   it. You  can  bear  down 
door  opened  and 
in  walked  Ben  Wal- 
lace.  There was  no  ceremony  beyond 
the  hearty  greeting,  and 
in  no  time  a 
plate  was  laid,  a  chair  was  placed  and 
the  feast  went  on.

“ I  should  say  I  did !”
“ Well,  I  kept  telling  him  he’d  have 
to  stop  that,  and  he  paid  no  attention 
“ This  ain’t  exactly  in  line  with  my 
to  it.  So,  one  day  when  I  finds  one 
errand,”   began  Ben,  after he had passed 
larger  than  the  ordinary  stowed  away 
his  cup  the  third  time;  “ but  I’d  like 
on 
it 
to  know  how  in  thunder  you  ever  got 
couldn’t  fall  off,  I  slips  over  to  the 
rid  of  Old  Bostwick?  It’s  the  first  thing 
drug  store  and  gets  something  about  as 
in  the  morning  and  it’s  the  last thing at 
big  as  the  end  of  my  little  finger.  Well, 
night  and  every  blessed  minute between 
I  wadded  her  all  up  nice  in  Old  Bost- 
times.  He  reads  my  paper,  and  he 
wick’s  cud—don’t  squirm  so,you women 
looks  over  my  mail,  and  he  wants  to 
—and  went  off  about  my  business. 
In
know  why  I  don't  do  this,  and  he  tells
me  what  a  fool  I  am  for  not  doing  that,  he  comes,  drops  into  the  chair  with  that 
is  little  grunt  of  his  when  he  strikes,  finds 
and  he  gets  into  the  only  chair  there 
in  the  store  and  hangs  there  until  it  his  cud  and  goes  to  grinding  on 
It
wasn’t  long  before  the  whole  thing  got 
seems  to  me,  sometimes,  that  I  could 
softened  up  and  then  it  began  to  get  in 
brain  him  just  for  the  sake  of  getting 
its  work.  His  face  gathered  all  up  into 
him  out  the  way !  He  doesn't  seem  ever 
a  knot  and  then  there  was  music.  He 
to  come  over  here.  How did you do  it?”  
shot  out  of  the  door  and—well, 
it’s 
laugh  that  followed  was  proof 
enough  to  say  that  that  was  the  last  cud 
enough  that  Old  Bostwick  had found  his 
left  on  the  premises! 
Old  Bostwick 
match  in  the  old  establishment.  When 
That  and  the  pin  episode 
somehow 
it  had  subsided,  Jim  took  the  floor,  by 
made  him  a  little  touchy,  and  so  he was 
remarking,  “ I  was  the  one  that  cooked 
alwavs  pickin’  on  me.  Well,  I  got  tired 
the  old  fellow’s  hash  for  him—Cy  put 
of  that,  you  know,  and  one  day  I  was 
me  up  to  it,  though.  He  tried  his  best 
fussing  around  out 
in  the  back  store 
and  gave  it  up  and  then  he  turned  him 
and  I  came  across  the  gluepot.  The
over  to  me.  At 
the  old  man
wouldn't  sit  anywhere  but  on  the  coun-  minute  I  put  my  eyes  on  it,  I  knew  I’d 
Cy  had  | got  what  I  wanted.  It  was  just  the  color
ter,  up  close  to  the  desk. 
of  the  chair  seat,  but  the  plague  of  it 
given  him  some  pretty  broad  hints 
was  to  get  it  just  right 
it  was  too 
about  sitting  there  and  fooling  with  the 
hot,  he’d  come  up  as  quick  as  he  did 
books  and  papers,  but  it  didn’t  seem 
when  he  went  down  on  the  pins;  if 
it 
to  do  any  good ;  and  at  last  he  told  me 
was  too  cold, 
’twouldn’t  take  hold. 
he’d  give  me  $5  if  I  could  get  the  old 
Well, I kept  watch  and  I  found  that  he’d 
I  took  the  job  and 
man  off  his  perch. 
come  over  regularly  at  eight  o’clock ; 
went  to  work. 
I  noticed  the  old  feller 
so  I  gets  that  chair  all  ready  and  throws 
had  an  odd  way  of  getting  on  to  his 
the  paper  on  to  the  counter  forninst  the 
roost.  He’d  back  up  to  the  counter, 
chair.  Over  he  comes,  and  the  minute 
put  both  hands  on  the  edge  and  sort  o’ 
he  gets  his  eyes  on  to  the paper,  he goes
swing  himself  ’way  up  over  and  then
let  himself  down  hard  all  at  once;  and  for  it,  and 
in  half  a  minute  more  he 
you  know  he  weighs  a  ton,  and  he’d  slips  into  that  glue  as  pretty  as  any- 
fairly  jar  the  store.  Well,  that  swing-  thing  you  ever  see.  Well,  for over an 
ing  business  gave  me  a  pointer,  and  I  hour  he  never stirred,  and  that  was  long 
fixed  it  so  that  he  dropped  plump  down  enough,  for  I  got  tired.  Then  I  got 
on  to  an  even  half  dozen  of  the  prettiest  back  at  the  other  end  of  the  store and 
pins  that  ever  stuck  a  quarter  of  an  acted  as  if  I  was  trying  to  see  some- 
inch  above  a  counter!  When  I  saw  thing  through  the  front  windows.  Cy 
little  later,  I  was  weighing  out  some  tea  for  Mrs. 
him  coming  I 
heard  a  yell—and  that’s  all  I  know  Walker  and  says,  ‘ What 
is  it,  Jim?’ 
I  pretended  not  to hear him till  Old
about  it.”  

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in  saving  young  men,”   he  said;  when 
the  daughter  broke  in with,  “ Oh,  Papa; 
when  you  find  a  real  nice  one  save  him 
form e.”   And  when  she  got  one  that 
filled  the  bill,  it  was,  no  doubt,  a  com­
mercial  traveler.

It  may  be  that  distance 

But  the  traveling  m^n  has  the  best 
wife  on  earth ; I  know  it,  for  he  told  me 
so. 
lends  en­
chantment  to  the  view,  and  by  reason 
of  prolonged  absence  from  home  the 
commercial  traveler  is  more  beloved  by 
his  better  half  than  are  those  who  have 
to  live  with 
lords  seven  days  in  the 
week. 
I  heard  of  one  that  wrote  her 
husband,  ‘ ‘ My  dear,  the  longer  you stay 
away  the  better  I 
love  you, ’ ’  and  the 
wretch  came  home  on  the  next  train.

You  cannot  fcol  a  little  woman.  You 
may  go  out  into  the  world  of  trade  and 
impress  the  people  with  your  impor­
tance,  you  may  conceal  jour  true  char­
acter  abroad,  but  at  home  it  is  folly  to 
pose  as  a  hero,  or  a  philosopher,  for 
feminine  eyes  will  penetrate  the  flimsy 
gauze  of  dignity  and  read  you  through 
and  through  and  size  you  up  for  what 
you  are  worth.  The  only  successful  way 
to  manage  her 
is  to  take  her  in  your 
arms,  tell her  she  is  the  dearest  creature 
on  earth,  feed  her  well,  get  her  a  new 
seal  skin  sack  or  something  of that  sort, 
and  you  will  be,  to  her,  the  best  fellow 
in  the  world.  Success  without  a  wife 
to  share 
is  a  hollow  mockery.  VVe 
remember  the  time  when  a  girl  had  to 
make  apologies  to  her 
and 
friends  for  marrying  a  drummer.  She 
was  considered  a 
and 
pitied  accordingly.  To-day,  by  reason 
of  the  high  character and  industrious 
habits,  a  proposal  from  a  respectable 
commercial  traveler  is  looked upon with 
favor by  all  the  fair  creatures  and  their 
families.

forlorn  hope 

family 

it 

The  New  Woman  seems  to  me  an 
anomaly  in  nature,  that  she  should  don 
the  habiliments  of  man  and  go  forth  to 
battle  for  a  living  on  the  road. 
I  grant 
it  is  her  right  and  privilege  yet itaeems 
a  sacrifice  of  her  womanly  instincts  and 
sentiments.  Some  one  asked  a  woman 
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away  a  ten  dollar  job  for  a  five  dollar 
man.  The  only  way  for  a  young  man 
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and  take  her 
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home  to  his  wife  and  little  ones  than 
standing  up  to  the  bar  playing  cards 
for  the  cigars  or  shaking  dice  for  the 
drinks.  The  firm 
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would  trust  him  further  and  his  faith­
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Bostwick  looked  up,  and  then  I  yelled 
out,  ‘ Thunderation!’  and  started  for  the 
door  on  a  keen 
jump.  That  started 
everybody  for  the  front  windows,  the 
old  man  among  the  rest,  and  the  last  I 
heard  was  a  tremendous  rattling  of  that 
old  chair  and  a  ‘ What  in— !’  from  Old 
Bostwick. ”

“ We  stood  where  we  got  the  best  of 
it— old  lady  Walker  and  I ,”   Cy  went 
on. 
“ The  minute  Jim  yelled,  the  old 
man  gave  a  plunge  for  the  door.  The 
chair  traveled  right  along  with  him. 
That  scared  him  and  he  tore  around 
like  mad— and  I  guess  he  was.  Pretty 
soon  you  could  hear  something  giving 
’ way— I  guess  the  cloth  never  was  very 
strong—and  about  the  third  time  the 
chair  struck  the  floor, 
the  cloth  suc­
cumbed  to  the  inevitable  and  Old  Bost­
wick  found  it  advisable  to  back  out  the 
door  and  sidle  along  with  his  back  to 
the  building  till  he  got  to  the back gate, 
and  then  he  scud  home  cross  lots.  We 
haven’t  seen  ]jim  since.’ ’

“ Of  course,  Wallace,”  

said  Cy, 
“ you’re  not  ready  to  try  this  thing  yet. 
You’ll  think  of  all  sorts  of  ways  but, 
when  you  come  right  down  to  trying 
any  of  ’em,  you’ll  make  up  your  mind 
to  wait  till  sorhe  more  convenient  sea­
son—that’s  the  way  I  did.  But,when 
you  make  up  your  mind  that  you  can’t 
stand  Old  Bostwick  any 
longer,  just 
give  Jim  the 
it  up 
‘ do 
job.  He’ll 
brown’  every  tim e.”

The  conclusion  of  the  story  was  the 
end  of  the  spread.  Wallace  went  away 
with  a  strong  resolution  to  call  in  Jim’s 
efficient  services  the  next  time  that  op­
portunity  for  them  should  occur.  But, 
so  far  as  Old  Bostwick  was  concerned, 
he  was  never  molested  and  for  years 
after  held  undisputed  sway  in  one  little 
old  store  at  Milltown.

R i c h a r d   M a l c o l m   S t r o n g .
The  Commercial Traveler’s  Wife.*
A   half  million  able  bodied,  intelli­
gent  young  men  are  touring  this  coun­
try  in  the  effort  to  stimulate  trade  and 
commerce;  and  there  ought  to  be  that 
number  of  traveling  men’s  wives. 
Every  commercial  traveler  should  con 
sider  it  a  solemn  duty  he  owes  to  soci­
ety  and  himself,  if  he  has  not  already 
done  so,  to  assist  in  reducing  the  ranks 
of  single  maidens.  To  possess  himself 
of  a  wife,  to  share  his  joys,  divide  his 
sorrows,  and  aid  him  in  disbursing  his 
large  salary.  You  all  remember  the 
tenets  of  Hindoo  mythology,  in  their 
revealed  religion,  about  the  married 
man,  who  when  he  died  was  taken  up 
to  Heaven  and  made  comfortable  be­
cause 
suffered 
enough  on  earth  by  reason  of  his  mar­
ital  troubles  to  entitle  him  to  eternal 
peace  and  rest;  but  his  neighbor,  who 
had  twice  entered  the  connubial  state, 
was  refused  admission  for  the  reason 
that  no  fools  were  admitted  to  the  Ce­
lestial  Kingdom  of  Buddha.

the  poor  fellow  had 

it 

is  ruined,  the  closer 

As  a  matter  of  statistics,  the  question 
has  often  been  discussed,“ Does  a  mar­
ried  man  live  longer  than a single one? 
An  old  cynic  says  they  do  not— it  only 
seems  longer.  A  wife  has  been  likened 
unto  the  vine  that  encircles  the  oak— 
the  more 
it 
clings.  The  same  crusty  cynic  says  it 
should  read,  “ The  more  sheadings  to 
you  the  more  you  are  ruined.”  
In  jus­
tice  to  the  fair  sex,  I  am  constrained  to 
remark  that  I  do  not  endorse  these  ad­
verse  reflections.  A  mother,  having  the 
welfare  of  her  daughter  at  heart,  says  to 
her,  “ My  child,  it  is  a  solemn  thing  to 
to  which  the  demure 
get  married;”  
child  responded,  “ I  know 
it,  mamma, 
but,  remember,  it  is  more solemn  not  to 
marry.”   And  we  can  sympathize  with 
the  young  lady  whose  father  was  a  min­
ister.  Someone  asked  him,  one  day,  in 
the  presence  of  his  daughter,  what  was 
his  business.  “ I  am  at  present  engaged

♦Response a t traveling m en’s b anquet  a t  Can- 
jn, Ohio, by R.  N. H ull.

♦

i

4

S ile n c e   Is  G o ld e n .

“ How  do  you  pronounce  the 

last 

syllable  of  that  word  ‘ butterine?’

“ The  last  syllable  is  silent,”   replied 

the  grocer’s  clerk.

What  is  wanted  is wanted,and  he  who 

keeps  it  sells  it.

The  unsatisfied  customer 

is  an  un­

profitable  customer.

He  who  does  not  buy,  but  goes  out 
satisfied,  will  return  to  buy,  and  con­
tinue  to  buy.

Folks  love  light— the  lighter  the  store 
the  heavier  the  business;  if  the  store  is 
long,  burn  more  gas;  the  more  light, 
the  more  trade.

A  dressmaker  of  New  York  had  six 
yards  of  lace  stolen  from  her  the  other 
day. 
It  was  once  the  property  of  the 
Empress  Eugenie,  and  was  valued  at 
§8oo.

Most  business  men  are  no  more  re­
sponsible  for  their  politics  than they are 
for  the  color  of  their  eyes  and  hair,  and 
they  should  not  follow  a  partisan  band 
wagon  to  the  detriment  of  their  busi­
ness.

little 

It  does  not  cost  much  to  always  give 
satisfaction.  What 
it  does  cost 
can  be  charged  to  advertising,  for  there 
is  no  better  advertising  than  to  con­
tinue  to  give  satisfaction  to  all  who  fa­
vor  you  with  their  custom.  Remember 
that  you  are  under  more  obligations  to 
the  customer  than  he  is  to  you,  for  the 
customer  can  generally  find  what  he 
wants  somewhere  else.

The constantly 
increasing  de­
mand  for  the 
Stimpson  Com= 
puting  Scales 
speaks  louder 
than words.

The workmanship and material  are  unsurpassed, all  bearings

of tool  steel or agate and all  pivoted.

It is a well-known  fact that bank  cashiers m  figuring discounts 
Is not  the  average 
rely wholly upon their printed interest tables. 
grocer’s clerk,  who in busy hours  is  trying  to  wait  upon  several 
customers at once, as liable to error as a bank  cashier.

Stimpson Computing Scale Co., Tecumseh,  Mich. 

G rand  R apids,  M ich., Dec. 20th, 1895
o f th lseitv
G entlem en:  T he scale I  purchased from  your  Mr. J.  M.  H ajd e n , of this c m  
five m onths ago, gives perfect satisfaction.  So  easy  to  operate  th a t  a  sm all 
boy th a t I h ad in my em ploy bought and sold b u tter from   f^ ” ? er„s  w ith o u t  a 
m istake. 

(M gned, M.  A ^ C o le A U ,  ^

,   R espectfully, 

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

turn. Krause & Co.

Selling  Agents  for  the

1 4

Shoes  and  Leather
A  Nonagenarian of the  “Gentle Craft.”
To  labor  in  a  sitting  posture  is  said 
to  be  injurious  to  the  health.  Statis­
ticians  tell  us  that,  out  of  10,000  arti­
sans  who  sit  at  their  labor,  2,577  fab 
sick  and  95  die,  annually,  while,  out 
of  an  equal  number  who  sit  and  stand 
alternately,  only  1,713  sicken  and  61 
die. 
If  this be  true,  what  sort  of  con­
stitution  would  a  man  need,  in  order  to 
be  able  to  sit  on  a  shoe-bench, 
in  a 
close  atmosphere,  and  hammer  and 
stitch  for  his  daily  bread,  without  any 
material 
for 
eighty  long  years?

change  of  avocation, 

Don’t  call  it  a  foolish  question  be­
cause  vou  think  that,  in  this  matter-of 
-fact  world  men  are  not  endowed  with 
constitutions  of  that  sort,  for  I  assure 
inter­
you  that  I  have  but  recently 
viewed  just  such  a  man,  right  here 
in 
Norfolk  county,  Ontario.  His  name 
is  Edward  J.  Kniffin  and  his  birthplace 
is  New  York  City.  His  birth  ante­
dates  the abolition  of  slavery 
in  New 
York, 
thirteen  years.  He  was  born 
only  five  years  after  George  Washington 
died ;  and  before  Thomas  Jefferson died 
he  had  stitched  in  and  stitched  out  ten 
years  of  the  eighty  which  have  come 
and  gone  since  he  took  a  seat  on  his 
first  bench  in  his  father’s  shop  when 
but  12  years  old.  But  he  has  not  yet 
run  his  course.  He  is  still  hammering 
and  stitching  away;  and,  should  no 
accident  befall  him,  he 
is  likely  to 
enjoy  ten  more  years  of  active  life,  as 
his  mental  and  physical  powers  are 
above  those  of  the  average  man  of  60— 
and  he  has  sealed  his  ninety-second 
year!

At  the  close  of  the  war  of  1812,  he 
came  into  the  Upper  Canada  wilderness 
with  his  parents,  the  family  settling 
in 
Long  Point  country.  Away  back  in  the 
20*s  he  took  a  short  course  of 
instruc­
tion  in  Little  York— now  Toronto—un­
der  one  McGillioray,  who  employed 
thirty  hands  and  operated  the  largest 
shoe-shop  in  the  province  at  that  time. 
Ever  since  coming  to  Canada,  with  the 
exception  of  his  apprenticeship,  he  has 
lived  where  he  now 
lives.  The  old 
man  made  shoes  for  the  first  settlers 
and  for  five  succeeding  generations  of 
their  posterity.  He  made  shoes 
for 
several  of  the  U.  E.  Loyalists  who  had 
assisted  old  King  George  III.  when 
their  more 
liberty-loving  fellow  colo­
nists  were  struggling  for  independence.
“ See  this  little  pair  of  shoes?’ ’  asked 
the  white-haired  veteran,  holding  up  a 
pair  of  infant’s  shoes. 
jist 
got  that  patch  sewed  on  when  you  come 
in.  Now,  le’  me  see—the  youngun  that 
wears  these  'ere  shoes  is  a  great-great- 
grandchile  of  ole  Bill  Dugan ;  an’  Bill 
wuz  a  U.  E.  an’  fit  ag’ in  George  Wash­
ington,  an’  I  made  the 
las’  pair  o’ 
boots  that  ole  Bill  ever  wore!”

“ Well,  I 

The old  man  enjoys  a  reputation  for 
honesty  and  neat  workmanship  and, 
when  interviewed  by  strangers,  never 
fails  to  mention  the  work  he  did  for 
William  Lyon  McKinzey,  the  famous 
leader  of  the  Upper  Canada  rebellion 
of  1837,  while  working  in McGillioray’s 
shop  in  Toronto.

“ I  wuz  a  young  feller  in  them  days,”  
said  the old  shoemaker,  “ an’  w’en  the 
boss sent me to the office to take the meas­
ure,  I  felt  my  time  'ad  come  sure.  Of 
course,  the  boss  knowed  who  it  was,but 
I  didn’t;  an’  arterwards  I  wuz  mighty 
glad  I  didn’t.  He  wuz  a  dressy 
little 
feller  an’  awful  partic'lar.  He  had  a 
dandy  little  number  6  foot,’ an’  he  or­

shoes. 

’though  not 

fancy  dress 

dered  a  pair  o’  calf  boots  an’  a  pair 
o’ 
The  boss 
watched  me take  the  measure,  an’ arter­
wards  he  told  me  who  the  man  wuz. 
The  boss  wuz  a  hot  tory,  but  this  wuz 
before  the  rebellion, 
long 
arter  the  riot,  when  the  mob  smashed 
his  newspaper  office  an’  throwed  his 
press  into  the  b a y ;  an’  so  the  boss  tole 
me  to  do  my  level  best.  Well,  w’en 
Mr.  McKenzey  come  fer  the  work,  he 
wuz  so  pleased  with  it  that  he  asked  the 
boss  to  bring  in  the  workman  that made 
’em.  Well,  sir,  w’en  I  went  in,-  Mr. 
McKinzey  shook  hands  with me an’  tole 
me  it  wuz  the  best  fit  he  ever  had ;  an’ 
in  the  pam  of  ’ is  ’and  wuz  a  §5  b ill.”
And  so  he  would  go  on  with  his  rem­

iniscences.

Previous  to  the  old  gentleman’s birth, 
there  was  no  such  thing  known  as  a 
right  and  left  shoe,  or  a  laced  shoe— 
the  only  shoe-fastening  used  was  the 
buckle.

It  was  several  years  before  finished 
leather  could  be  obtained 
in  the  new 
country.  The  settlers  tanned  their  own 
hides 
in  troughs  at  home,  and  this 
crude  red  product  was  made  up 
into 
shoes  at  home  by  the  shoemakers,  who 
went  from  house  to  house  carrying  the 
bench  and  kit  with  them.  This  custom 
in  early  pioneer  life  was  called  “ whip­
ping 
regular  tan­
neries  made  their appearance  the  craft 
began  to  settle  down 
loca­
tions.

the  cat.”   When 

fixed 

in 

The  change  from  homespun  flax  to 
factory  shoe  thread  lifted  a  burden from 
the  shoulders  of  the  wives  and  mothers 
of  the  old  shoemakers;  and  the  intro­
duction  of  wooden  pegs  was  a  revolu­
tion  in  the  old  shoe-shops.  Before yan- 
kee  genius  invented  machinery  for  the 
manufacture  of  pegs,  the  shoemakers 
made  their  own  pegs  by  hand.  They 
were  made  of  soft  maple,  which  was 
sawed  into  blocks  or  cuts  from  three- 
eighths  to  seven-eighths  of  an 
in 
length,  and  then  riven  into  pegs,  each 
of  which  had  to  be  handled  separately, 
as  one  end  must  be  flattened  and  the 
other  end  pointed.  But  machinery  has 
done  away  with  all  these  tedious  old 
hand  processes;  and,  furthermore, 
it 
has,  in  the  language  of  the  subject  of 
this  sketch,  “ knocked  the  underpinnin’ 
from  under  the  shoemaker  an’ 
out 
turned  his  shop  into  a  dirty 
‘ patch-up’ 
fer  the  big  consarns. ”

inch 

Edward  J.  Kniffin  is  the  only  son  of 
Saint  Crispin  on  this  continent,  to-day, 
who  sits  on  a  shoe-bench  actively  en­
gaged  in  making  and  repairing  shoes 
and  has  completed  eighty  consecutive 
years  and  made  a  good  start  on  his 
eighty-first  year  in the same occupation ! 
The  Dominion  of  Canada  concedes  Mi. 
Kniffin’s  right  to  the  b elt;  and  if Mich­
igan  or any  other  American  State  can 
produce  a  more  worthy  claimant,  let his 
name  be  heralded  in  the  columns  of  the 
Tradesman.

E.  A.  Owen.

Effective,  if  Not  Responsive.

A  bright  youth  undergoing  examina­
tion  for  admission  to  one  of  the  govern­
ment  departments  found  himself  con­
fronted  with  the  question :

“ What  is  the  distance  from  the  earth 

to  the  sun?”

Not  having  the  exact  number  of miles 

with  him,  he  wrote  in  reply:

“ I  am  unable  to  state  accurately;  but 
I  don’t  think  the  sun 
is  near  enough 
to  interfere  with  a  proper  performance 
of  my  duties  if  I  get  this  clerkship.”  

He got  it.

DetToitBuDDBr StampS

99  Griswold  St.

Harrisburg  Shoe  Mfg.  Co

We  Make  a  Specialty  of

Misses and Children’s Shoes

“ The  Berlin”   needle toe, best bright dongola, p aten t tip.
“ The  Rochester”   square toe, best b rig h t dongola,  paten t tip.

Misses’ 112-2  #1.10  C hlld’s 8 2-11  95c
M isses’  112-2  $1.05  C hild’s 8 2-11  90c

C hild’s 6-8  80c 
C hild’s 6-8  75c

OUR  LEADERS.

We also carry a fu ll stock of T urns from  2-52 and 4-8. 

W rite for sam ple do: ens.

HIRTH,  KRAUSE  &  CO.,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Our  Spring-  line 
of  samples  are 
being  shown  by 
our 
representa­
tives on the road 
and the prices are 
based on to-day’s 
latest  price  of 
leather.  We want you to see them as we can and 
will do you  good.  We  want  your  order.  State 
agents for Lycoming and Keystone Rubbers. They 
are the  best.  Stock  full  and  complete—can  fill 
orders at once.  Send us your order.

REEDER  BROS  SHOE  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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Always  Complete from  A  to  Z.

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Little 

Soft  Soles,

“ Our  Boss  Line.”

Misses’  and  Women’s in  Polish,  Congress  and Button,  the  very 

newest  lasts.
Men’s Oil  Grains,  “Our  Black  Bottom  Line,"  our  name on  the 
sole of every  pair— it’s there for a purpose  always the stan­
dard  of  EX CELLEN CE.  Low  Shoes  in  Men’s, Women's,
Misses’ and  Children’s, all  kinds of styles,  black  or tan,  in 
great  profusion.  Men’s,  Boys’  and  Youths’  in  Balmorals, 
the  latest  conceits,  from  Gems  to  Brogans, etc., at  prices 
guaranteed, quality and workmanship  considered.

Herold-Bertsch  Shoe  Co.,

5  and  7 Pearl  Street 
GRAND  RAPIDS

Do  Yon Want  lo  increase  Tom  Business ?

Do you w an t to sell a New Shoe th a t is  More C om fortable th a n  an Old One ?

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The woman who allows her shoes to run  down at the  heels, 
to split at the sides,  and  to  commit  other  indiscretions,  is 
careless;  but the  woman  who  allows  her  rubbers  to  be 
broken or  split  is  criminal.  From  November  until  April 
her overshoes  are  woman’s  best  friend.  They  keep  her 
feet dry on damp and  wet  days.  They  prevent  her  from 
slipping on  icy and snowy days, and  their province  of  use­
fulness  is so great that  they deserve  particular care.  When 
they split or when  the heels burst, they  should  be  immedi­
ately thrown aside and a new pair bought.  Nothing is worse 
than  rubbers which  admit  and  retain  mud  and  moisture.

W.  ft.  McGRftW  &  GO.

Exclusive  Rubber  Dealers.

Have  the  most  stylish  line  of  FINE  RUBBERS  for  LADIES  that  the  world 

has  ever  produced.

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THE  BACK  O FFICE.

It  is  the  Grocery  World  that  wonders 
“ why  so  many  retail  grocers  become 
shabby  and  careless  about their personal 
appearance. ’ ’

is 

While  it  is  hardly  the  province  of  the 
Back  Office  to  concern  itself  with  the 
question  as  it  applies  to  a  single  class, 
the  germ-thought  behind  the  question 
is  not  so  limited  and  becomes  a  subject 
of  vital  importance  to  all  sorts  and  con­
ditions  of  men.  With  no  desire  to  ques­
tion  the  authority  of  that  trade 
journal, 
it  may  be  doubted  whether  the  fault  re­
ferred  to  belongs  wholly  to  the  retail 
grocer.  The  statement 
itself  hints  at 
degeneracy  in  general  and  the  instances 
are  too  many  to  refer  only  to  him.  The 
world 
full  of  such  people ;  but, 
wherever  they  are  and  whatever  calling 
they  represent, 
the  slackness  and  the
slovenliness  and  the  indifference will  be 
found  due  to  the  dissatisfaction  which 
the  hope,  realized  or  almost  realized, 
has  brought. 
is 
never  quite  what  it  promised. 
It  was 
“ distance" which  “ lent  enchantment  to 
the  view ;”   and,  the  desire attained,  the 
hope  realized,  the  aim  accomplished,  it 
has  been  found  that  the  only  pleasure 
was  in  the  getting  and,  the moment  that 
success  was  assured,  the  pleasure  began 
to  wane.  The  world  is  full  of  Alexan­
ders  longing  for  more  worlds  to  conquer 
— and  they  are  not  all  retail  grocers.

A  realized  delight 

the  life  which  it  was  heaven’s  intention 
to  widen.  They  have  shut  eyes  and 
ears  to  everything  except  the  sight  and 
the  sound  of  the  Almighty  Dollar;  and 
that
"S om ething w ithin  them  th a t rises am i tow ers.” 
they  have  constantly  held  in  check  and 
never  allowed  to
“ Climb  into so *1  th rough  grass and flowers.“ 
It  is  a 

leafless,  budless,  blossomless 
life  and,  like  the  fig  tree,  is  only  an en- 
cumberer  of  the  ground.  Happy  the 
man,  be  he  grocer  or  be  he toiler in  any 
worthy  life  calling,  who,  in  spite  of  the 
cares of  the  world,  allows  the  good  that 
is  in  him  to grow  up  through  the  com­
mon  that 
is  about  him,  for  then,  not 
only  will  the  common  be  lifted,  but  the 
good  will  be  found  to  be  all  the  better 
for  the  earnest  endeavor  it  has  made.
R i c h a r d   M a l c o l m   S t r o n g .

Walter Baker  & Co., LiniiteQ.

The Largest Manuiaciurers

PURE,  HIGH  Gh,
C O C O A S  AN 
CHOCOLATES

on  this  continent, 

have received

HIGHEST  AWARDS

from  the  great

Is 

It  would  be  absurd  to  claim  that  suc­
cess  results  in  carelessness  of  personal 
appearance;  but  it  is  not  absurd  to 
in­
sist  that  the  man  who  believes  he  has 
something  ahead  worth  working  for  is 
not  the  one  who  shows  signs  of  this  de­
generacy. 
If  the  grocer  has  done  this, 
in  his  case  it  may  not  be  hard  to  ex­
plain.  His  aim,  like  the  aim  of  trade 
in  general, 
is  not  an  exalted  one.  A 
house  and  a  ¡horse—or,  what  is  better, 
the  ability  to  buy  them  if  he  will-  have 
been  made  ¡the  end  and  the  aim  of  life 
and, 
these  attained,  he  has  nothing 
more  to  hope  for.  Why  should  he  care?
it  going  too  far  to  say  that  that 
same  principle  is  what  is  crushing  out 
of  life  all  that  is  worth  living  for?  The 
man  with  small  income  is  not  contented 
with  what  it  brings;  and,  with  the  mis­
taken  notion  that  elegance  and  refine­
ment  are  the  results  of 
luxury  and 
fashion;  he  delves  and  saves,  to  find,  as 
the  grocer  has  found, 
that,  when  the 
means  have  been  secured,  the  ability 
to  enjoy  them  is  gone.  Money is  not  the 
best  thing  to  work  for.  Good  in  itself, 
it 
is  made  the 
means  of  a  worthy  end.  Worth  and  re­
spectability  need  not  be  related.  The 
wealthy  and  the  rich  are  often  stran­
gers;  and  that 
life  that  contentedly 
makes  the  most  of  time  and  place  and 
occasion  to  do 
its  best  in  thought,  in 
speech,  in  action,  is  the  life  that  never 
degenerates.

is  that  only  when 

it 

it 

Between  sun  and  sun 

is  not  all 
work.  The  flash  of  the  sunrise is greeted 
by  the  singing  of  birds  and  brooks,  not 
by  the  hum  of  bees.  The  dew  sparkles 
in  the  footprints  of  the  morning.  The 
buds  and  the  blossoms  are  rejoicing 
with  swinging  censers,  and  the  sweet 
breath  of  the  wind,  burdened  with  no 
labor  song,  plays  all  day  long  among 
the  summer  leaves.  So  there  are  stars 
above  us  and  green  grass under our feet. 
So  there  are  the  voices  of  children  and 
the  wisdom-burdened  tones  of  a ge;  and 
all  these,  “ from  the  rising  of  the  sun 
to  the  going  down  of  the  same”   are  to 
have  their  share  of  the  time  which  we 
are  willing  to  give  only  to  gain-getting.
ir­
respective  ol  vocation  have  narrowed

The  retail  grocer  and  his  fellows 

EXPO SITIO N S

IN

Europe and America.
A t i  i t I A  M  •  In view of the many 
v A U   I  I w l s   ■  imitations  of  the 
labels and wrappers on our goods, consum­
ers should make sure that our place or man­
ufacture,  namely D o rch ester, M a ss , 
is printed on each package.

SOLO BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE

Walter  Baker &  Co.  Ltd.  Dorchester,  Mass.

til

Our  goods  are  full 
size  and  are  guaran­
teed  not to leak.  The 
pails are made almost 
straight,flaring enough 
to  pack  conveniently. 
Send  for  price  list of 
general line of tinware. 
Write for price.

Manufacturers and  Jobbers of

iOPELER  £  SONS,
Wjil. 
Pieced  and  Stamped Tinware. 

eeosTonTst Grand Rapids.
Clothing

O ur Spring line of Ready-m ade

Includes all  the la test  N ovelties in  ad­
dition to o u r com plete  line  of  Staples. 
W rite  our  Mich  gan  R epresentative, 
W illiam   Connor,  Box  346,  M arshall, 
Mich.,  w ho  w ill  call  upon  you  w ith 
sam ples.  We g uarantee  fit and  excel­
lently  m ade garm ents an d   prices guar­
anteed as low   as  can  be  m ade.  Mail 
orders prom ptly atten d ed  to  by

MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON,

Wholesale Clothing  Hanufacturers,

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.

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Clerks’  Corner
Have  an  Eye  to  Penmanship.

Mr  SCHnuLL  &  CO

inDiaPoLis  inD.

Dear  sir  i  ThouGht  i  WOulD 
riTe  You  a  FeW  Line  See  iF  i  could 
Get  a  JoB  From  You  To  Sell  GroCers 
For  You  ou F  on  1 he  RoaD  I  remain 

Yours  truly 
From

i  hope  too hear  from  you  soon. 

P.  S. 
.
1 
Have  bind  In  bisr.ess  before  1  think  1 
can  be  good  Salesman  for  you

Would  trie  offd  hard  for you.

If  there  are  any  of  my  readers  who 
think  the  above  is  altogether  too  out­
rageous  to  be  true,  a  line  to  the  Indian­
apolis  house  will  settle  the  matter  be­
yond  doubt.  The  clipping  is  from  the 
columns  of 
Indianapolis  Trade 
Journal.

the 

it 

is  rare. 

that  same  majority, 

Here  it  stands,  boys,  in  all  its 

igno- 
ance  and  in  all  its  ugliness;  and,  while 
the  majority  of  you— I  hope  a  large  ma­
jority—can  truthfully  say  that  you  can 
beat  that, 
in­
creased,  will  be  surprised  to  learn  that 
a  correct  letter  from  one  of  them  would 
In  too 
be  as  pleasing  as 
many  cases,  they  simply  cannot  do 
it.
Let  us  examine  this  young  man’s 
letter  and  see  what  there  is  wrong  about 
it.  That  “ inDiaPoLis 
so 
it  may  be  the  location  of 
placed  that 
the  house  addressed,  or  it  may  be 
in­
tended  to  be  part  of  the  date,  which, 
being  omitted, 
leaves  the  time  of  the 
writing  a  matter  of  pure  conjecture. 
Suppose  the  firm  should  decide  to  take 
the  boy  and  want  to  send  after  him, 
where  would  they  find  him? 
That 
would  be  the  kind  of  letter  he  would 
write  if  he  should  go  out  on  the  road, 
it  be  possible  to  keep 
and  how  would 
track  of  him, 
if  he  doesn  t  tell  them 
where  he  is?

inD”  

is 

thoughtlessness,- 

letter  to  condemn. 
Ignorance  stands 
first,  and  this  without  a  thought  of  the 
penmanship,  which  is  probably  the  let­
ter’s  worst  feature.  Then  comes  care­
lessness, lurking  in every line.  Thought­
lessness  follows,  and  indifference,  the 
last 
in  the  procession,  has  left  such 
heavy  finger  marks  over  paper,  pen­
manship,  spelling— everything—-that  the 
wonder  is  that  it  found  its  way,  even  as 
a  bad  example,  into  type. 
Ignorance, 
carelessness, 
indiffer­
ence,  these  are  the  testimonials  this 
young  man  has  sent  to  speak  for  him. 
What  if  they  do  say— every  one  of  them 
—that  the  sender  will  try  to  do his best? 
They  provoke,  at  the  same  time,  the 
question,  What  can  the  best  from  such 
qualifications  be?  There  can  be  but  one 
answer.

is  now  February  and  three  good 
months  before  the  buds  of  May  invite to 
the  green  pastures  and  the  still  waters 
of  settled  spring.

11 p  wist is is

Why  would  it  not  be  a  good  plan  for 
you,  boys,  to  take  up  this  letter  and  be­
tween  now  and  then,  make  so  thorough 
a  study  of  this  matter  of 
letter  writing 
as  to  make  yourselves  master  of  this, 
the  finest  of  all  the  arts?

U n c l e   B o b .

It 

n iqt Busi

And on correct  principles, 
You should use a

Good  Resolutions

Look over your stock and see  if  you  are 
carrying the best' Crackers  in the market.

Are now in order

Sears’ Seymour Butter Crackers

Are acknowledged,

throughout  the  country,  to  be  the  best.
Every one is stamped  “ S ”   and  they  cost 
no more than  inferior  brands,  which  are 
claimed to be “just as good.”

New  and 

Attractive  Package

Is always sought for and
99  per  cent,  of your trade will  want our

One Pound s a le   wafers

When they see them  in their new and handsome  dress.

REMEMBER!

We  excel  in  the  Manufacture  of 
choice Crackers  and  Cakes.

New  York  Biscuit  Co..

Grand  Rapids, 

iliicp.

A  period  may  be  a  matter  of  little 
moment, 
like  punctuation  generally; 
but  I  leave  it  to  my  readers  if  a  period 
after  “ before,”  
the  postscript, 
wouldn’t  make  a  difference in the mean­
ing.

in 

ladder 

I  am  afraid,  if  I  had  been  that  “ Mr. 
SCHnuLL  &  CO, ”   the  appeal 
in  that 
“ Would  trie  off el  hard  for  you"  would 
have  gone  right  to  my heart and  I might 
have  been  tempted  to  put  the  young 
fellow  to  the  test.  There  is  no  doubt 
about  the  place  for him  to  begin.  The 
lowest  round  of  the  business 
is 
too  high  for  him ;  and,  if  he were  really 
in  earnest  and  willing  to  “ trie  offel 
hard,”   I  should  have  him  to  step  over 
to  the  schoolhouse  and  have  him  begin 
right  there.  The  fellow hasn’t anything 
to  work  w ith;  and  I  can  see  right  in 
that  letter  more  mistakes  and  blunders, 
scoldings  and  losses  than  any  business 
house  will  be  willing  to  go  through 
with.  What  kind  of  a  package  would 
such  a  boy  do  up?  How  would  he  be 
apt  to  keep  himself  and  the store?  What 
kind  of  figure  would  he  make  as  a 
salesman,  in  any  relation  whatever? 
It 
would  be,  indeed,  simply  “ offel;”   and 
it 
is  safe  to  say  that  no  house  which 
cares  for  its  reputation  or  has  any  self- 
respect  can  afford  to  have  anything  to 
do  with  such  an  applicant.

The  ably  strong  point  about  the  letter 
is  that  the  writer  wants  to  go  to  work— 
a  most  worthy  motive  and  one  which 
ought  to  be  encouraged.  The  only  work 
he  can  do,  however,  is  machine  work. 
Schnull  &  Co.  want  brain-power  and 
the  boy,  as  he  is,  has  applied  to  the 
wrong  firm.

Let  us  see  now  what  there 

is 

in  the

Do  You  W ant

A  NEAT,  A CCU RA TE ,  NANDSOME, 

NI CKEL   P L A T E D   . . . .

'GANDY  AND  TOBACCO  Seale.

f):jj  We offer a “dandy” called th e----
•" 
INVINCIBLE

GunnDesk!

Permanent  Salesroom,
No.  7  S.  Ionia St.,
Gunn  Block.
Grand  Rapids.

Tiie  Gunn  Folding  Bed Go.

fcj 

*
* 

BLACKSMITHS

W ill do w ell to try our

BIG  VEIN  SMITHING  COAL

I t fills th e  bill.

S.  P.  Bennett  Fuel  &  Ice  Co.,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Detroit 

RUBBER  STAnP 

99  Griswold Street.

Company.

# 

For  $3.00.

Capacity,  %   oz.  to  4  lb.

Each  Scale  securely  packed  in  wooden  box
and  guaranteed  to  please.

A   smaller  one,  called  the  . . .

Columbian  Postal

For  $2.00.

A   fine  Counter  Ornament,  besides being  practical and useful.

Putnam  Candy  Co.

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Commercial T ravelers

Michigan Knights of the Grip.

P resident,  S.  E.  Symons,  S aginaw ;  Secretary, 
Geo.  F.  Owen,  G rand  R apids;  T reasurer,  J .  J. 
F rost, Lansing.
Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Association. 
P resident, J.  F.  Cooper, D etroit;  Secretary  and 

T reasurer, D.  Morris, D etroit.

Gripsack  Brigade.

to  the 

The  life  of  trade—the  drummer.
The  successes  of  to-day  are  not  given 
imitator,  but  to  the  originator.
It  ipatters  not  how  other  men  may 
is  theirs,  not 

succeed  — their  success 
yours.

Never  stuff  a  customer’s  order,  for 
you  are  liable  to  lose  his trade—and  you 
ought  to.

Like  a  cable  car,  in  order  to  be  suc­
the  commercial 

cessful  on  the  road, 
traveler  must  not  lose  his  grip.
The  man  on  the  road  who  ¡sever wait­
ing  for  conditions  and  circumstances 
to  become  better  lets  the  golden  oppor­
tunities  of  life  pass  by  withoyt  result.

Firms  employing  commercial  travel­
ers  do  not  send  them  for  fun  and  glory, 
but  expect  a  reasonable  and  fair  profit 
on  all  sales. 
It  is  profit  that  enables  a 
firm  to  keep  travelers  on  the  road.

In  the  highways,
In  the  byways,

In  the  busy  thoroughfare,

In  every  nook,
Where  e’re  you  look,

You’ll  find  the  drummer  there.

The  traveling  men  of  Jackson  will 
give  a  select  party  on  the  evening  of 
February  14.  They  extend  a  cordial 
in  the  other 
invitation  to  their  fraters 
parts  of  the  State  to  join  with  them 
in 
celebrating  the  event.

The  bright  oasis  of  a  traveling  man’s 
life  is  when  his  trip  is  over  and  for  a 
couple  of  weeks  he  is  allowed  to  enjoy 
the  company  and  surroundings  oi home, 
the  sweet  and  noble  woman  he  calls 
wife  and  the  prattle  of  his  little  ones.

David  Hoogerhyde,  traveling  repre­
sentative  for  P.  Steketee  &  Sons,  was 
married  last  Tuesday  evening  to  Miss 
Lizzie  Thibout  at  the  residence  of  the 
bride’s  parents,  corner  of  East  and 
Cherry  streets.  The  Tradesman  extends 
congratulations.

J.  W.  Morton,  who  has  traveled  for 
the  past  nine  years  for  various  houses, 
having  represented  Michael  Kolb &  Son 
(Rochester,  N.  Y .) 
for  the  past  four 
years,  will  open  a  clothing  and  men’s 
furnishing  goods  store  in  the  Comstock 
building,  Big  Rapids,  about  March  15.
W.  R.  Keasey,  who  waS recently  ar­
rested  at  Dowagiac  at  the  instance  of 
the  State  Food  Commissioner  for  sell­
ing  a  customer  of  Bell,  Conrad  &  Co. 
pepper  alleged  to  contain  only  about  5 
per  cent,  of  genuine  pepper,  has  been 
bound  over  for  trial  in  the  March  term 
of  the  Circuit  Court.

Joe  F.  O.  Reed  (H.  Leonard  &  Sons) 
has  recovered  from  a  severe  attack  of 
neuralgia  and  resumed  his  visits  to  the 
trade.  Joe  asserts  that  carrying  a  heavy 
banner  in  a  heavy  snowstorm  is a picnic 
compared  with  the  pain  which  ran  up 
and  down  his  back  during  the  time  he 
was  confined  to  his  bed.

This  is  the  last  week  for  the  payment 
of  Death  Assessment  No.  1  for  1896,  is­
sued  by  the  Michigan  Knights  of  the 
Grip.  The  proportion  of  those  paying 
the  assessments  prior  to  expiration  was 
never  so  large  as  at  present— in  fact As­
sessment  No  1  will  be  the  banner  as­
sessment  ever 
issued  by  the  organiza­
tion,  so  far  as  the  number  paying 
promptly  is  concerned.

The  Ohio  Merchant  says:  “ C.  M. 
Falls 
is  a  commercial  traveler  who  is 
frequently  seen  in  Northern  Ohio  since 
the 
illness  of  Harry  Tingle,  whose 
place  he  takes  in  representing  Spauld­
ing  &  Merrick,  of Chicago. ”   Mr.  Falls 
covered  the  trade  of  Western  Michigan 
several  years  for  a  Chicago  wholesale 
grocery  house.

T.  L.  Hilton,  who  covered  the  Mich­
igan  trade  nearly  eight  years  for  the 
Richmond  &  Backus  Co.,  of  Detroit, 
is  now  on  the  road  for  the  Forman-Bas- 
sett-Hatch  Co.,  of  Cleveland,  covering 
the  same  territory.  Mr.  Hilton 
is  an 
untiring  worker  and  will,  undoubtedly, 
achieve  a 
large  measure  of  success  in 
his  new  connection.

in  three, 

Rapid  transit,  through  trains,  dining 
and  sleeping  cars  and  other  factors  al­
low  the  commercial  traveler  to  accom­
in  one  day  now  as  he 
plish  as  much 
formerly  did 
for  he  has  a 
dozen  conveniences  to  transact  business 
where  he  had  one  years  ago.  He  goes 
with  a  rush,  and  while  his  sojourn 
in 
a  town  is  not  as  long  as  it  used  to  be, 
the 
volume  of  business  transacted 
through  him  is  much  larger  than  in  the 
days  of  the  stagecoach,  the  road  house 
and  the  tavern.

There 

is  a  big  advantage  to  the 
house whose buyer  meets  every  commer­
cial  traveler  who  calls  on  business.  By 
meeting  him  the  buyer  keeps accurately 
posted  on  the  market,  and,  more  than 
that,  is  enabled  to  snap  up  every  bar­
gain  that 
in  his  way  and 
which 
is  desirable  to  him.  By  this 
method  of  transacting  business a friend­
ly  feeling  is  engendered  between  buyer 
and  seller  that  leads  the  latter  to  give 
the  former  concessions  that  he  would 
not  to  the  ordinary  buyer.

is  thrown 

As  coming  events  cast  their  shadows 
is  the  advent  of  the  knight 
before,  so 
of  the  grip 
in  the  remote  regions  of 
earth  a  harbinger  of  increased  refine­
ment,  more  elevated  tastes  and  habits, 
of  greater  comfort,  elegance  and  luxury 
in  all  the  appurtenances  incident  to  hu­
man  society. 
In  short,  the  commercial 
traveler  is  the  pioneer  propagandist  of 
the  accumulated  culture,  comfort  and 
thought, 
achievement  and 
mechanical  triumph  of  the  most  ad­
vanced  civilization  of  his  age.

industrial 

In  consequence  of  the  death  of  the 
late  Jas.  T.  Avery,  Jennings  &  Smith 
have  made  a  change  in  the  route  for­
merly  covered  by  the  deceased,  so  that 
F.  D.  Claire  will  hereafter  devote  his 
attention  to  Southern  and  Southwestern 
Michigan  and  Northern  Ohio  and  In­
diana,  continuing  to  reside  at  Goshen. 
The  trade  of  Eastern  Michigan  and  the 
Upper  Peninsula  will  be  covered  by 
Chas.  E.  Morgan, who  formerly  traveled 
for  Jennings  &  Smith,  but  who  has,  for 
several  years,  been  on  the  road  for Dan­
iel  Scotten  &  Co.,  of  Detroit.  Mr. 
Morgan  will  probably  take  up  his  resi­
dence  in  Saginaw,  that  being  about  the 
geographical  center  of  his  territory.

Peter  Fox  (Musselman  Grocer  Co.) 
recently  exchanged  hats  with  a  gentle­
man  at  the  Northern  Hotel,  at  Big 
Rapids,  in  consequence  of  which  the 
gentleman  missed  his  train  in  the  en­
deavor  to  discover  the 
identity  of  the 
individual  who  was  unable  to  detect  the 
difference  between  a  §5  Dunlap  and  a 
$2  derby.  Peter  made  the  matter  right 
by  paying  the  gentleman’s hotel bill and 
entertaining  him  nicely  during  the  re­
mainder  of  the  day,  and  the  boys  who 
happened  to 
learn  of  the  episode  have 
been  able  to  obtain  a  10  cent  cigar  any 
time  they  happened  to mention the  mat­
ter  in  the  presence  of  Mr.  Fox.

Review  of the  Sugar  Market. 

is 

Detroit,  Feb.  8— The  past  week  has 
developed  no  new  features  and  the  gen­
eral  position 
in  no  way  affected  by 
the  arbitrary  reduction  in  refined  early 
in  the  week.  Whether  influenced  by  the 
action  of  the  refiners,  or  simply 
in  the 
regular  course  of  business,  it  is  difficult 
to  determine,but  several  soft  spots  have 
been  reached  and  something  like  2,500 
tons  of  raws  have  been  shaken  out  on 
the  basis  of  3^c  for  centrifugals.  We 
learn,  however,  that  there  is  now  noth­
ing  obtainable  below  4c,with  buyers  in­
timating 3  15-16C.  The situation  in Cuba 
remains  unchanged.  London  shows  a 
slight  gain  for  the  week,  with  strong 
markets  for  all  descriptions.  A  strong 
factor  in  the  European  situation  is  the 
proposed  limitation  of  production 
in 
Germany  to  1,400,000  tons  in  the  new 
bounty  law  now  under  consideration, 
and  which  bids  fair  to  pass.  Germany’s 
production  this  year 
is  1,570,000  tons 
and  reached  1,844,586  tons  last  year. 
The  limitation  of  production  will,  nec­
essarily,  prevent  the 
largely  increased 
planting  generally  looked  for,  in  view 
of  the  Cuban  shortage  and  the  certainty 
of  a  succeeding  short  crop,  and  will  go 
far  to  insure  the  permanency  of  what­
ever  level  of  prices  may  be  established 
on  this  campaign.

As  a  result  of  the  decline  in  refined 
in  the  week,  the  average  buyer 
early 
crawled 
into  his  shell  and  the  broker 
sulked,  causing  a  decidedly  uninterest­
ing  week,  with 
indications  that  very 
radical  treatment  will  be  necessary  to 
overcome  the  existing  comatose  condi­
tion.  The  remedy  is  in  the  hands  of  the 
refiners  and  may  be  applied  when 
least 
expected.  A  sharp  upward  movement 
would  bring  out  the  buyers,  but  the  cry 
of  "W olf”   will  no  longer  interest  any­
one.  Our 
impressions  are  still  un­
changed—we  think  well  of  sugar—and 
prices  will,  we  think,  ultimately  be 
higher;  but,  until  our  refiners  win  or 
lose  their  game  in  the  raw  market,  we 
can  scarcely  hope  for  an  advance  in  re­
fined.

Feb.  n —The  week  opened  with  a 
firm  market  at  home  and  abroad.  Beet 
sugars  show  a  slight  advance  and  our 
own  raw  market  is  exceedingly  strong. 
As 
in.  our  letter  of  the  8th, 
refined  is in  bettef  demand  and  firm.
W .  H.  E d g a r   &  S o n .

intimated 

DO  YOU  WANT

the  union-made 
times  greater  than 
cigars  bearing  the  label. 
I  have  met  a 
great  many  cigar dealers  who  did  not 
know  what  the  union 
label  was,  and 
appeared  to  care  less.

Mr.  Strauss  recommends  that  ten  ad­
ditional  agitators  be  placed  in  the  field 
to  whip  the  trade  into  line.

in 

The  suggestion  is 

line  with  the 
policy  of  walking  delegates  generally, 
inasmuch  as 
it  would  afford  lucrative 
employment  for  ten  men  too  lazy  to 
work,  but  it  involves  a  waste  of  money 
for  the  unions,  as  retail  dealers  are 
rapidly  throwing  off  the  thralldom  of 
unionism,  realizing  that  it  amounts  to 
nothing  but bluff and  bluster  on  the  part 
of  a  few 
individuals  whose 
home  is  the  saloon and  whose  influence 
is  confined  altogether  to  the  groggery 
and  the  brothel.

inferior 

Otsego  in  Line.

Otsego,  Feb.  11— A  number  of  our 
merchants  have  organized  the  Otsego 
Business  Men’s  Association,  with  Geo. 
S.  Avery  as  President,  J.  I).  Woodbeck 
as  Secretary  and  A.  J.  Harding  as 
Treasurer.

alm ost 

O ur  sap  pails  are  full 
size  and  are  guaranteed 
to  leak.  They  are 
not 
m ade 
straight, 
flaring  enough 
to  pack 
conveniently  O ur  syrup 
cans  are  double  seam ed, 
both top and bottom , w ith 
packed screws.
Prices low er  th an   ever.
Send  for  price  list  of 

general lin e o f tinw are.

Win.  BROMELER  k  SONS,
Pieced  and  Stamped Tinware.

Grand Rapids.

D ealers  in R ags, R ubbers and Old M etal.
P h o n e   6 4 0 .  

Manufacturers and  Jobbers of

2 6 0   S .   I o n i a   S t .

To  Help  a  Worthy  Friend  to  a  Good 

Farm?

Only  $400 are  necessary  to  get  a  start 
on  a  good  fruit  farm  in  Berrien  county. 
It  comprises  60  acres,  worth  much 
more,  but  for  which  I  am  willing  to  ac­
cept  §2,000—a  payment  of  §400  down, 
the  rest  on  easy  terms  of  time and  inter­
est.  The  place  has  five  acres  of  apples 
good 
and  cherries,  with  buildings 
enough  for  a  man  just  starting. 
It  can 
easily  be  put 
into  good  shape  and  be 
made a profitable farm  for fruit growing 
You  know  that  Berrien  county  is  one  of 
the  best  places  in  the  world  in  which  to 
grow  fruit,  and  this  farm  can  be  made 
one  of  the  best  tracts 
in  the  county. 
Plenty  of  water  on  the  place.  Several 
applications  have  been  received,  but 
none  accepted  as  yet.  Your  chance 
still  good  but  you  must  not  wait  much 
longer.  Address  Geo.  W.  Barnett, 
159 
South  Water  street,  Chicago.

The  Union  Label  Losing  Ground.
William  Strauss,  President  of  the  De­
troit  cigarmakers'  union,  has  returned 
from  an  extended  trip  around  the  coun­
try  in  Pullman  cars,taken  for  the  osten­
sible  purpose  of  begging  funds  to  sup­
port  the  Detroit  striking cigarmakers  in 
idleness. 
In  reviewing  his  trip,  he  re­
cently  stated:
Having  had  the  opportunity  of  learn­
ing  the  condition  of  the  country  by con­
tinual  travel  for  the  past  six  months 
in 
behalf  of  the  Detroit  strike,  I  have 
found 
it  to  be  not  very  promising  ac­
cording  to  the  sales  of  non-union  made 
cigars,  which  in  my  estimation  are  ten

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Cash

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For 3 15.00;  the price of a
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G ives resu lts w orth many 
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v<A  com ing  in;  m oney  going 
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item ized  bill;  a  duplicate 
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for cashier or  spindle;  3d 
(((  record   r e ta in e d   under 
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lock  and  key.

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Drugs==Chemicals

STATE  BOARD  OF  PHARMACY.

One Y ear— 
- 
Two  Y ears— 
T hree Years— 
F o u r Years—
F iv e Y ears—

P resident, C. 
S ecretary,F . 
T reasurer,  G 
Homing M eetings-

C. A. B u g b e e,  C harlevoix 
S.  E.  P a r k il l ,  Owosso 
F.  W.  R.  Pe r r y ,  D etroit 
A. C. Schu m ach er,  A nn A rbor 
G eo.  G u ndrum,  Ionia 
.  A .  B c g b e e , C harlevoix.
,  W.  R.  Pe r r y ,  D etroit. 
eo. Gu k d r u m ,  Ionia.
-G rand Rapids,  M arch 3 and 4. 
D etroit (Star Islan d ), Ju n e  23. 
Lansing, N ovem ber 3.

MICHIGAN  STATE  PHARMACEUTICAL 

ASSOCIATION.

„  

. _ 

P resident. Geo. J . W ard, St. Clair.
V ice-Presidents  -j  q   q  P h il l ip s,  A rm ada. 
Secretary,  B.  Sch r ou d er,  G rand  Rapids. 
T reasurer, W m.  D u po n t,  D etroit.

( s.  P.  W h itm ar sh,  Palm yra;

. 

E xecutive  C om m ittee—F.  J.  W u r zb u r g,  G rand 
R apids:  F.  D.  Steven's , D etroit;  H. G. C olm an, 
K alam azoo:  E. T.  W e b b ,  Jackson;  D.  M.  R us­
s e l l , G rand Rapids.

The  Drug  Market. 

Acetanilid—The 

inquiry  has  been 
only  moderate,  but  holders  are  not 
anxious  sellers  and  prices  continue 
firm.

Acids— The  general  market  is  firm, 
but  only 
jobbing  transactions  are  re­
ported  and  no  important  changes  have 
been  made  in  quotations.

Alcohol—Grain  continues  to  find  a 
moderate  consuming  outlet,  with  values 
ruling  steady  on  the  old  basis.  Wood 
continues  in  good  demand  for consump­
tion  and  is  firm.

Arsenic— Powdered  white  is  held  with 
decided  firmness.  The situation  abroad 
is  favorable  to  a  continued  strong  mar­
ket,  and  sellers  are  not  anxious  to  part 
with  their  holdings  even  at  the  current 
extreme prices.

Balsams—A  very  good  demand  is  re­
ported  for  copaiba,  with  the  higher 
grades 
in  most  favor,  and  values  rule 
steady.  Other  balsams  are 
jobbing 
slowly  at  about  previous  prices.

Beans—A  fairly  good  consuming  de­
mand  is  reported  for  the  various  grades 
of  tonka. 
Vanilla  are  also  moving 
into  consuming  channels  and  a 
freely 
few  round 
lots  of  Mexican  have  been 
taken  from first  hands  by  dealers  at  pri­
vate  figures.  All  varieties  are  ruling 
strong  in  price.

Cassia  Buds—Are  without  change  or 
new  feature,  the  jobbing  trade  continu­
ing  satisfactory,  with  prices  steady.

Cocaine—The  market  is  rather  quiet, 
with  only  jobbing  parcels  moving,  and 
prices  remain  nominally  steady.

Cod  Liver  Oil— Is  meeting  with  a 
good  consuming  demand,  but  continued 
competition  keeps  the  market  in  an  un­
settled  condition.  Reports  thus  far  re­
ceived  concerning  the  new  catch  state 
that  fish  are  again  very  lean,  but the  in­
formation  is  yet  too  meager  to  make  an 
estimate  of  the  ultimate  result.

Colocynth  Apples— Values  are without 
further  change  and  only  a  jobbing  trade 
is  reported.

Cream  Tartar— Manufacturers’  prices 
continue  to  rule  strong,  and  an  average 
volume  of  business  is  in  progress.

Cubeb  Berries—Are  dull,  with  values 

barely  steady.

Cuttle  Fish  Bone—Continues  moder­
ately  active,  with  prices  firm  for  all  va­
rieties.

Essential  Oils—General  trading  has 
been  fair  during  the  current  week,  but 
no  important  changes  have  occurred  in 
prices  and  the  market  has not developed 
any  new  features  calling  for  special 
mention.  Messina  essences  are all  rul­
ing  firm  and  the  tendency  of  bergamot 
continues  upward.

Flowers— Insect  flowers  are advancing 
abroad,  and  the  market  here  is  stronger 
for  both  whole  and  powdered.

Glycerine— The  movement  continues 

fairly  liberal,  with  values  firm.

Gums—Camphor continues very strong 
in  price,  and  the  outlook  indicates  in­
creasing  scarcity  and  extreme  quota­
tions  during  the approaching consuming 
season.  There  have  been  several  arriv­
als  of  crude  recently,  but  the  quantity 
is  far  below  the  holdings  of  refiners  at 
corresponding  periods  in  former  years, 
and  unless  the  views  of  the  European 
syndicate  are  modified,  there  is  nothing 
to  warrant  any  reduction  in  values  of 
refined.  Asafetida  continues 
in  good 
seasonable  demand.

Leaves— Short  buchu  and  senna  con­
tinue  in  good  request  for'  consumption 
at  old  prices,  but  the  market  otherwise 
is  devoid  of  interesting  feature.

Lycopodium--- Is  without 

change,  and  a  fair  jobbing  business 
reported.

further
is 

Menthol— Continues  slow  of  sale  and 

more  or  less  nominal.

is  equal 

to  about  $ i . q5- 

Opium— The  local  market 

is  practi­
cally  in  the  same  position  as  noted  last 
week.  Foreign  markets  have  been  at­
tracting  rather  more  attention,  owing  to 
cables  from  London,  Smyrna  and  Con­
stantinople,  all  referring  to  purchases 
for  Chinese  account.  A  London  cable 
reports  a  sale  of  “ 5°  cases  at  8s. 
for 
China,”   which,  according  to  London 
terms, 
A 
Smyrna  cable  reports  “ sales  of  6o  cases 
for  China  at  7s.  6d. ”   Mail  advices  re­
ceived  yesterday  from  Constantinople, 
dated  Jan.  23,  state  that  the  crop  will 
probably  reach  7,900  cases,  including 
Salonica,  and  the  estimate  is  based  on 
the  usual  percentage,  of  receipts  at cor­
responding  periods 
former  years. 
The  disturbed  condition  of  affairs  in 
Turkey  may,  however,  have 
interfered 
with  the  sending  forward  of  supplies, 
and  the  total  crop  may  be  slightly  over 
8,000  cases.  The  same  authority  places 
the  stock  in  Smyrna  at  2,600  cases  and 
Constantinople  1,680  cases.

in 

Quicksilver— Is  easier  on  account  of 
cables  from  London  reporting  a  decline 
in  Rothschild’s  price  to  £7  2s.  6d.,  and 
spot  quotations  have  been  reduced.

Quinine—An 

increased  consuming
demand  has  given  the  market  a  more 
active  appearance  and  manufacturers’ 
prices  are  firmly  maintained.

Roots— Ipecac  is  meeting  with  a  good 
inquiry,  with  values  steady.  Quotations 
for  St.  Vincent  arrowroot  have  been  re­
duced.  New  crop  Jamaica  ginger  con­
tinues  to  come  forward,  but  the  qual­
ity  is  yet  inferior,  and  the  receipts  thus 
far  have  nearly  all  been  taken  for  ex­
port.

Seeds—The  market  for  all  varieties 
of  canary  remains  quiet  with  prices 
nominally  unchanged.  Dutch  caraway 
is  weaker,  owing  to  a  decline  in  the 
primary  market,  and  holders  have  mod­
ified  their  views.  Celery  is  without  new 
feature.  Coriander  is  in  good  demand, 
but  prices  show  no improvement.  Rus­
sian  hemp  is  slightly  firmer.  The  only 
change 
is  a  fractional  ad­
vance  in  California  yellow.  Poppy  has 
been  marked  up.

in  mustard 

Spermaceti— Block  is  easy  and  nom­
inal.  Cakes  are  quiet  but fairly  steady.
Sugar  of  Milk— Is  very  scarce  and 

firm.

Wax— Recent  arrivals  of  Japan  have 
all  been  sold,  and  the  market  continues 
firm  in  tone.  Brazil  is  dull  and  without 
new  feature  or quotable  change.

n C r * I / > C   HEADACHE..........
H f c ^ l V   ^   .............POWDERS
Pay the Best Profit.  O rder from  your jobber

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

New Wall  Papera« Point Store

G.  N.  M ILLER  &  BRO.

Successors to

M ILLER  &  MIDDLETON.

114  nonroe  St.,

Grand  Rapids.

JOBBER  OF

Paints,  Oils,  Brushes, 

Varnishes,  Etc.

26-28  Louis  St.

PLATE  and  WINDOW  GLASS.

GRAND  RAPIDS, niCH.

Window  washers

Easy to handle, durable and  just  the  thing 
for  store  windows.  Good  bristles,  good 
material all  through.

Send for catalogue.

Michigan  Brush  Co.,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Grand  Rapids 
....Brush  Co.

M ANUFACTURERS  OF

B R U j S H & j S

O ur G oods are sold by all M ichigan Jo b b in g  Houses.

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

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Paint and  Varnish....

We are offering to  th e tra d e th e genuine article, an d   at a price 
O ur  P ain ts  are  suitable  fo r any  use w here  a n ice raven black 
Contain  no Coal Tar,  and  w ill  not crack, blister o r peel.  Sold 

th a t all can reach.
is required.
in q u antities to  su it purchasers.

H.  M.  Reynolds  &  Son,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

MICH.

The -  Best -  Seller -  in  - the  -  Market

Retail  Prices:

H alf P in t............................. $  25
P in t      ................................... 
50
Q u a rt..................................... 
75
H alf  G allon........................  1  10
G allo n ...................................2  00
A  Com bined  C leaner,  Polish 

and  D isinfectant.

The Only One.

(%  p in t  can)  and 
Sample 
prices sent to dealers free on 
receipt of business card and 
20  c e n t s   postage. 
S e e  
quotations 
w holesale 
in 
G rocery Price C urrent.

W.  F.  Henderson  &  Co.,
42  H ubbard  C ourt,  C hicago.

Sole  Manufacturers,

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The only  Permanant  Finish  that does not set or 

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Advanced—Insect Powder.

Declined—T urpentine.

a 

40

C.  C o__

1  75© 2 00

40 
40 
42 
65 
34 

Voes................

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43
18 Lard, No.  1................
43
30 Linseed, pure  raw ..
Sinapis,  o p t...............
M orphia,  S.N.Y.Q.&
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45
Linseed,  b o iled .......
1  90 Snuff,  M accaboy, De
34 N eatsfoot,  w i n t e r
M oschus C an to n ___
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70
34
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65© 80 Snuff,Scotch,D eV o’s
M yristica, No.  1.......
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10 Spirits T u rp e n tin e ..
@ 10 Soda B oras................
N ux V om ica... po.20
40
7  ©
10
15© 18 Soda Boras, p o .........
Os  S epia....................
P ain ts BBL.  LB.
26© 28
Soda et Potass T a rt.
Pepsin  Saac, II.  & P.
2 Red  V en etian .........
1M  2  @8
© 1  00 Soda,  C arb................
D. C o........................
1T4®
Picis Liq. N .N .54gal.
5 O chre, yellow  Mars.
1%  2  @4
Soda,  Bi-Carb...........
3©
@ 2  00 Soda,  A sh..................
1«  2  @3
4 O chre, yellow  B e r..
doz.............................
2 P utty, co m m ercial.. 2M  2*® 3
© 1  00 Soda, S ulphas...........
Picis Liq., q u a rts __
®
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254  2?¿@3
@ 85 Spts. Cologne............
Picis Liq., p in ts.......
50© 55 V erm ilion,  P r i m e
50 Spts.  E ther  C o .. ....
Pil H y d rarg ...p o .  80
©
© 2  00
15
13© 
A m erican................
18 Spts.  M yrcia  D rm ...
P iper N ig ra .. .po.  22
©
75
70© 
® 2  49 V erm ilion,  E nglish.
30 Spts.  V ini  Rect. b b l.
Piper  A lba___po.  35
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7 Spts.  V ini Rect.*4bbl
P iix  B u rg u n .............
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10©
12 Spts.  Vini Rect.lOgal
© 2  57 G reen,  P e n in su la r..
13® 
16
Plum bi  A cet.............
P ulvis Ipecac et Opii 1  10© 1  20 Spts.  Vini Rect.  5gal
© 2  59 Lead,  R ed ..................
5M@  Rii
Lead,  w h ite .............
5M@  5U
P yrethrum , boxes H.
W hiting, w hite Span
©  
70
© 1  25
& P.  D.  Co., d o z ...
90
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25© 30 Strychnia, C rystal... 1  40© 1  45 W hiting,  gilders’...
P yrethrum ,  p v .........
8©
@  1  00
3 W hite, Paris A m er..
10 Sulphur,  S ubI...........
O uassi® ......................
2© 2% W hiting, P aris  Eng.
37® 42 Sulphur,  R o ll.........
Q uinia, S.  P. & W ..
10
8©
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c liff..........................
30© 40 T a m arin d s................
Q uinia,  S. G erm an..
28© 30 U niversal P repared. 1  00©  1  15
Q uinia, N .Y ............... 3254@ 37V4 T erebenth V enice...
42® 45
12© 14 T h e o b ro m a...............
R ubia T in c to ru m ...
24© 26 V an illa......................
S accharum L actis pv
S alacin .........   ........... 2  50@ 2  60 Zinci  S u lp h ...............
7©
40© 50
Sanguis D raco n is...
12© 14
Sapo,  W ......................
10© 12
Sapo, M........................
Sapo. G........................
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8 No. 1 T urp C o ac h ... 1  10©   1  20
1 60©  1 70
70 E xtra T urk  D am ar.. 1  55®  1  60
70©  75
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E x tra  T u rp ..............
Coach B ody............... 2  75® 3 00
BBL. 6 AL. No.  1  T urp  F u r a __ 1  00@  1  10
70
53

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Lard,  e x tra ...............

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10 days.

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Full line of staple  druggists’ sun-  ^
Full line of staple  druggists’ sun­
dries.
We  are  sole  proprietors  of 
Weatherly’s  Michigan  Catarrh 
Remedy.
We have in stock and offer a hill 
line  of  Whiskies,  Brandies,  Gins, 
Wines and  Rums.
We  sell  Liquors  for  medicinal 
purposes only.
We  give  our  personal  attention 
to  mail  orders  and  guarantee  satis­
faction.
All orders  shipped  and  invoiced 
the  same  day  we  receive  them. 
Send a trial  order.

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A ceticum .................... !
Benzoicum ,  G erm an
B oracic........................
C arb o licu m ...............
C ltric u m ....................
H y d ro ch lo r...............
N itro c u m ..................
O x alicu m ..................
Phosphorium ,  d il...
Salicylicum ...............
S ulphurieum .............
T a n n ic u m .................
T artaricum ................
A m m onia
A qua, 16  d e g .............
A qua, 20  d e g .............
C arbonas....................
C h lo rid u m .................
A niline

B lack ...  .....................!
B ro w n ............... ........
R e d .............................
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Cubesee.............po. 25
J u n ip e ru s ...................
X an th o x y lu m ...........

B alsam um  
C opaiba....................... 
Peru.
T erabin, C anada—
T o lu tan .......................
C ortex 
Abies,  C anadian —
C assise........................
C inchona F la v a .......
E uonym us  atropurp 
M yrica  C erifera, po.
P runus V lrgini.........
Q uillaia,  gr’d ...........
S assafras....................
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G lycyrrhiza  G labra.
G lycyrrhlza,  p o .......
H sm ato x , 15 lb box.
H ®matox, I s .............
Haematox, 54s...........
II®matox, Ms.........
F e rru

C arbonate  P re c ip ... 
C itrate and Q u in ia ..
C itrate Soluble.........
F errocyanidum   Sol.
Solut.  C hloride.......
S ulphate, co m 'l.......
S ulphate,  com ’l,  by
bbl, per  c w t...........
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40
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A cacia,  2d  p ick ed .. 
30
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A cacia,  3d  p ick ed .. 
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A cacia, sifted   sorts.
80 
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A cacia, po..................
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Aloe, C a p e ___po.  15
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A m m oniac................
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A ssafcetida___po. 35
B e n z o in u m ............... 
55
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C atechu, Is................. 
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C atechu,  54s............... 
C atechu,  MB............... 
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E u p h o rb iu m ..po.  35 
G albanum ..................  
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G uaiacum ....... po. 35 
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M a s tic ........................ 
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40
M yrrh...............po.  45 
O p ii..  po. $3.00@3.20 2  15©  2  20
4<@  6 '
S hellac........................ 
Shellac,  b leach ed ... 
4t>
40© 
T ra g a c a n th ............... 
50@ 
80

H erba

A bsinthium ..oz.  pkg 
E upatorium  .oz.  pkg 
L obelia.........oz. pkg 
M ajo ru m ---- oz.  pkg 
M entha Pip..oz.  pkg 
M entha Y ir. .oz.  pkg 
R u e ................ oz. pkg
T anacetum V oz. pkg 
Thym us,  V ..oz.  pkg 
riag n esia.
C alcined, P at............. 
C arbonate, P a t.........  
C arbonate, K.  &  M .. 
C arbonate, Jen n in g s 

O leum

25
20
25
28
23
25

22
25

60
22
25
36

55@ 
20© 
20© 
35© 

@ 
60© 

35© 
80© 

65
Conium   M ac............. 
C opaiba......................  
90
C ubeb*.......................  1  50@  1 60
E x e c h th ito s .............  1  20©  1 30
E rig e ro n ....................   1  20©  1 30
G a u lth e ria ................   1  50©  1 60
G eranium ,ounce__  
75
G ossippii.Sem . g a l.. 
70
H edeom a....................  1  25@  1 40
J u n íp e ra .....................  1  50©  2 00
L a v e n d u la ................  
9o@ 2  00
Li m o n is......................   1  30©  1  50
M entha  P ip er.........   2  25©  3  00
M entha V erid ........... 2  6c@  2  75
M orrhu®,  g a l...........  1  75©  1  80
M yrcia, ounce........... 
50
@ 
90©  3 00
O live............................ 
Picis  L iq u id a........... 
12
10@ 
Picis L iquida, g a l... 
35
@ 
R ic in a ........................ 
91® 
96
R osm arini................. 
©   1  00
Ros®,  o u n ce.............  6  50©  8  50
S u c c in i......................  
40© 
45
S a b in a ......................  
90©  1  00
S ontal..........................  2  50©  7 00
S assafras....................  
50© 
55
65
@ 
Sinapis, ess.,  ounce. 
T ig lii............................ 
@  1  00
T h y m e ........................ 
40© 
50
Thym e,  o p t............... 
@  1  60
T h e o b ro m as............. 
20
15@ 
P o tassiu m
18
Bi-Barb........................ 
B ichrom ate 
15
............. 
Brom ide...................... 
48
15
C arb............................ 
18
C hlorate..po. 17@19e 
C yanide...................... 
55
Io d id e..........................  2  90©  3 00
35
Potassa, B itart, p ure 
15
Potassa,  B itart,  com 
10
P otass N itras, o p t... 
Potass N itras............. 
9
P ru ssia te....................  
28
Sulphate  p o ............. 
18

15© 
13@ 
45© 
12© 
16© 
50© 
32© 
©  
8©  
7© 
25© 
15© 

Radix

A co n itv m ..................  
25
20© 
25
22© 
A lth ® .......................... 
15
12© 
A n c h u s a ....................  
A rum  po...................... 
25
@ 
40
20© 
C a la m u s....................  
8©  
10
G entiana......... po.  12 
18
G ly ch rrh iza... pv. 15 
16© 
30
©  
H ydrastis C anaden . 
35
H ydrastis Can., p o ..-  @ 
20
H ellebore,A lba, p o .. 
15© 
In u la, p o ....................  
20
15© 
Ipecac, p o ..................   1  65©  I  75
Iris p lo x __ po35@38 
40
35© 
45
40© 
Jala p a,  p r ..................  
M aranta,  Ms ............. 
@ 
35
Podophyllum , po__  
15© 
18
R hei  ...........................  
75@  1  00
R hei, c u t....................  
@  1  75
R h e i.p v ......................  
75®  1  35
38
35© 
Spigelia....................... 
20
@ 
S an g u in a ria.. .po. 25 
S e rp e n ta ria ............... 
55
50© 
60
55© 
S en eg a........................ 
40
@ 
Sim ilax,officinalis II 
Sm ilax,  M..................  
©  
25
12
10© 
S till® .................po.35 
Sym plocarpus, Fueti-
dus,  p o ....................  
@ 
35
25
@ 
V aleriana,E ng.po.30 
15© 
V aleriana,  G erm an. 
20
Zingiber a ..................  
18© 
20
23©
Zingiber j.

Semen
@
A nisum ...........po.  20
14®
A pium   (graveleons)
4©10©
B ird ,Is ........................
C a ru i...............po.  18
C ardam on................  1  00©  1
8@
C oriandrum ............... 
5
5@ 
C annabis  S ativa___ 
C ydonium .................. 
75©  1 00
10© 
C h en o p o d iu m .........  
12
D ip te n x   O d o rate...  2  90©  3 00
F een icu lu m ............... 
©
Foenugreek, p o .......
L i n i............................
Lini,  g rd ___bbi. 35*
Lobelia  ....................
P h arlaris  C anarian
R a p a ..........................
S inapis A lbu ...........
S inapis  N ig ra.........
Spiritus

6©354©354©
35©
4@4S@
7©
11©

2  50
F ru m en ti, W- D. Co.  2  00© 
F ru m en ti,  D. F.  R -.  2 00©
F ru m e n ti..................   1  25©  1  50
Ju n ip eris  Co.  O. T ..  1  65©  2  00
Ju n ip eris C o.............  1  75©  3  50
Saacharum   N.  E __   1  90©  2  10
Spt. V ini G aili.........   1  75© 6  50
V ini O porto...............  1  25©  2  00
V ini  A lba..................   1  25©  2  00

Sponges 
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage...............  2 50© 2 75
Nassau sheeps  wool
@  2 00
ca rriag e................... 
V elvet ex tra  sheeps’
@  1 10
w ool, carriage....... 
E x tra  yellow sneeps’
w ool,  carriag e__  
@ 
85
Grass  sheeps’  wool,
ca rria g e ................... 
65
©  
@ 
H ard, fo r slate u s e .. 
75
Yellow  R e e f ,  fo r 
slate  u s e ................  
@  1  40
Syrups

50

A bsinthium .............  3  25©  3  50
Amygdal®, D ulc__  
50
30© 
Amygdal®, Amar® .  8  00©  8  25
A n isi...........................   3 00© 
3 10
A u ran ti  C ortex........  2  30©  2  40
B ergam ii....................   3 00@ 
3 20
"0@ 
C a jip u ti......................  
75
C ary o p h y lli............... 
60© 
70
35@  6n
C edar...........................  
@  1  60
C henopadii................  
C innam onii..................3  10@ 
3 20
C itro n ella..................  
80
75© 

A c a c ia ....................
A uranti C ortes.......
Z ingiber....................
Ipecac........................
F e rri Io d ..................
Rhei  A rom ...............
Sm ilax Officinalis..
S en eg a......................
Scill®.........................

©
@
@
50©
©

Scill® C o....................
T o lu ta n ......................
P ru n u s v irg ...............
T in ctu res 
A conitum  N apellisR  
A conitum  N apellis F
A loes...........................
Aloes and M yrrh___
A rn ic a ........................
A ssafc etid a...............
A trope  B elladonna.
A u ran ti  C ortex .......
B enzoin......................
Benzoin Co................
B aro sm a....................
Cant ha ritles.........   .
C a p sic u m .............
C ardam on ............
C ardam on  C o...........
C astor..........................
C atech u ...............
C inchona....................
C inchona C o.............
C olu m b a....................
Cubeba........................
Cassia  A cutifol.......
C assia A cutifol Co  .
D ig ita lis....................
E rg o t...........................
F erri C h lo rid u m __
G e n tia n ......................
G entian C o.................
G u ia c a ........................
G uiaca am m on__
Ily o scy am u s.............
Io d in e..........................
Iodine, colorless__
K ino.............................
L o b elia.......................
M yrrh..........................
N ux  V om ica.............
O p ii.............................
Opii, cam phorated..
Opii,  deodorized___
Q u a ssia ......................
R hatany......................
R hei.............................
S a n g u in a ria .............
S e rp e n ta ria ...............
S tro m o n iu m .............
T o lu tan .......................
V a le ria n ....................
V eratrum  V eride ...
Z ingiber......................

n iscellaneous 

30@
31©
2M@
3©
40©
4©
60
55®
@  1  40 
15
©  
@ 
53
8©  
10 
40
38© 
1  20©  1  30 
9
©  
@ 
10 
© 
12 
@  1  00 
©   V 
©  
15
@  15
12 
10©  
©   3  75 
55
50© 
40©  42
4C 
@ 
©  
25
10 
@ 
@
60© 
63
@ 1 
1  15©  1  30

-E ther, Spts.  N it. 3F  
/E ther, Spts.  N it. 4 F
A lu m e n ......................
A lum en, gro’d .. po. 7
A n n atto ....................
A ntim oni,  p o ...........
A ntim oni et PotassT
A nti p y rin .................
A n tife b rin ................
A rgenti N itras, oz  ..
A rsenicum .................
Balm G ilead  B ud  ..
Bism uth  S. N ...........
C alcium  Chlor.,  Is.. 
C alcium  Chlor.,  54s. 
C alcium  C hlor.,  Ms. 
C antharides,  Rus.po 
Capsici  Fruí tus, a f .
Capsici F ructus,  po.
Capsici  FructusB .po 
C aryophyllus..po.  15
Carm ine, No. 40........
C era A lba,  S.  & F
C era  F la v a ................
C occus........................
Cassia F ru c tu s .........
C entraría....................
C etaceum ...................
C hloroform ...............
C hloroform , squibbs 
C hloral H yd C rst—
C hondrus...................  
20©
C inchonidine,P.&  W 
15© 
C tnehonidine, G erm   354©
C o ca in e......................  5  05©
Corks, list, dis.pr.ct.
C reosotum .................  
©
C reta................bbl. 75
©9©
Creta, p re p ................
Creta, p recip .............
©
Creta,  R u b ra.............
50©
C ro c u s........................
©
C u d b e a r....................
5©
Cupri S ulph...............
10©
D extrine.....................
75©
E th er S ulph..............
Em ery, all  num bers
Em ery, p o ..................
E rgota............ po. 40
F lake  W h ite.............
G alla............................
G am bier......................
G elatin, C ooper..  ..
G elatin, F re n c h .......
G lassw are, flint, box
Less  th a n   b o x ___
G lue,  b ro w n .............
G lue,  w hite  .............
G ly ce rin a...................
G rana  P aradisi  ___
H um ulus....................  
H ydraag C hlor  Mite 
H ydraag C hlor  Cor. 
H ydraag Ox  R ub’m. 
H ydraag A m m oniati 
Hyd raagU ngue n turn
H ydrargyrum ...........
Iebthyobolla, A m ...
Indigo..........................
Iodoform ....................
L u p u lin ......................
L ycopodium .............
M acis...........................
L iquor  Arsen et Hy-
d rarg  lo d ................
L iquorPotassA rsinit 
M agnesia,  Sulph —  
M agnesia, Sulph,bbl
M ahnia.  S. F .............
M enthol......................

30©
12®
© 23
8@
60
©
30@ 50
60,  10&10
60
12
9©
13® 25
19® 26
@ 22
25© 55
25©
79
©
@ 69
89
©
99
®
45© 55
© 65
25®  1 50
75©  1 00
80©  3  90
@  4 70
© 2 25
60© 65
65© 75
© 27
to© 12
4
254©
© 1M
60© 63

20

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

g r o c e r y   p r i c e   c u r r e n t .
The  prices  quoted  in  this  list  are  for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail 
dealers  They are prepared just before going to press and are an accurate index of the local market, 
it is im­
possible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those below are given as representing av­
erage prices for average conditions of purchase.  Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than 
those  who  have  poor  credit.  Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is 
our aim to make this feature of the greatest possible use to dealers.

i^  lb cans doz ... 
yz lb cans d o z ... 
1  . lb cans d o z ...

M lb cans 3 doz. 
14 lb cans 3 doz. 
lb cans 1 doz. 
I 
B ulk......................

A rctic.

1  00 

10

M lb cans 6 doz c a s e ......... 
54 lb cans 4 doz case 
1 
5 

55
.......   1  10
lb cans 2 doz c a s e ........2  00
lb case 1  doz c a s e ........  9  00

JaX on

M lb cans 4 doz ca se......... 
54 lb  cans 4 doz case......... 
1 

45
85
lb  cans 2 doz c a se.........  l  00

O ur Leader.

M lb  cans...............................
54 lb ca n s,.............................
1 

lb  cans...............................  1  30

Red S ta r.
M lb  cans......................
Vt lb c a n s .....................
1 

40
lb c a n s .............................   1  40

BATH  BRICK.

2 dozen in  case.

A m erican .................................... ™
E nglish............................................

BLUING.

A rctic 4 oz ovals................
A rctic 8 oz ovals...............
A rctic pints ro u n d ...........
A rctic No. 2 sifting box.. 
A rctic N o. 3 sifting box. 
A rctic No. 5 sifting box..
A rctic 1 oz ball..................
M exican liquid  4 oz.........
M exican liquid  8 oz.........

BROOnS.

No.  1 C arpet........................
No. 2 C arpet........................
No. 3 C arpet........................
No. 4 C arpet.......................
P arlor G e m ........................
Common W hisk................
Fancy W hisk......................
W arehouse.........................

Gross 
...  3  60
6  75 
9 00
4  ¿0 
8  00 
4  50 
3  60 
6  80

2  20 
2  00

1  75 
1  60
2  50 
85
1  00 
2  50

CANDLES.
Hotel 40 lb boxes.........
S tar 40 lb boxes............
P araffine... 
...............
CEMENT.

■ gross.
54 oz s iz e ... .12  00
1  oz size__ 18 00
Liq. G lue,loz  9  60
Leather  Cement,
1 oz size....... 12 00
2 oz size....... 18 00
Rubber  Cement.
.  12  00

@
A m boy.........
@
A cm e.............
©
Je rsey ...........
©
L enaw ee..  .. 
©
R iverside.. 
Gold  M edal.
©
...........
Skim 
@
B rick.............
©1
Edam ............
©
L eiden..........
©
Lim burger.  . 
©
P ineapple—  
©
R o q u efo rt... 
©
Sap  Sago.
©  
Schw eitzer,im ported 
Sc ii w eitzer, dom estic  @

Chicory.

Bulk
Red

CHOCOLATE.

Walter Baker & Co.’s.

G erm an S w e e t............................ 23
P rem iu m .......................................30
B reakfast  Cocoa.........................41

N.  Y.  C ondensed  Milk  Co.’s 

brands.
G ail  Borden  E ag le..
7  40 
6  25
C ro w n ..........................
D a is y ...........................
Cham pion  ................................4  50
M agnolia 
................................4  25
Dime 
.......................................3  35

Je n n in g s.

Lemon  V anilla 
120

2 oz reg u lar p a n e l..  75 
1  50 
4 oz  regular panel 
6 oz regular panel. 
.2  00 
No.  3  ta p e r..................1  35 
No.  4  7aper................. 1  50 

2 00
3 00
2 00
2 50

FLY  PA PER .
T anglefoot.
‘•Regular” Size.

Less th a n  one case, per box 
?2 
One to  five cases, per case..  2  75 
F iv e to ten cases, per case.  2  65
Ten cases, per  ca se............  2 55

“ L ittle” Tanglefoot.

Less th a n  one case, p er box 
13 
One to ten cases, per case.  1  45
T en cases, p er  ca se.............  1  40

FURNITURE 

C leaner  and  P olish. 

H enderson’s “ D iam ond."

H alf P in t.................................  1  75
P in t..................................................3 50
Q u a r t............................................   5 40
H alf G allo n ................................... 7 75
G a llo n ...........................................14 40
Sage............................................   15
H o p s ..........................................   15

HERBS.

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—D upont’s.

C hoke  Bore—D upont’s.

K e g s ................................................ 3 00
H alf  K egs....................................... 1 75
Q u arterK eg s............................1  00
1 lb  c a n s...................................  30
54  lb  c a n s.................................   18
K e g s ................................................ 4 00
H alf K egs.......................................2 25
Q uarter  K egs................................ 1 25
1 lb  c a n s...................................  34
K e g s ................................................8 00
H alf  K egs.......................................4 25
Q u arterK eg s................................. 2 25
1 lb c a n s .....................................  45

E agle  D uck—D upont’s.

M adras, 5  lb   b oxes...............  55
S.  F., 2, 3 and 5 lb  b o x es__   50

INDIGO.

JE L L Y .

15 lb   p a lls.................................   34
171b  p a ils.................................   40
301b  p a ils .................................  60

LYE.

Condensed,  2  doz  ................. 1  20
Condensed,  4  d o z........................ 2 25

LICORICE.

P u re ............................................   30
C alabria  ...................................  25
Sicily........  ................................  14
R oot............................................   10

MINCE  M EAT.

M ince m eat, 3 doz in  case. .2  75
P ie Prep. 3 doz in  ca se......... 2  75

HATCHES.

D iam ond M atch Co.’s brands.
N o. 9  s u lp h u r...........................1  65
A nchor  P a rlo r........................ 1  70
N o. 2  H om e.............................. 1  10
E x p o rt  P a rlo r.........................4  00

HOLASSES.
B lackstrap.

Sugar h o u se..........................10© 12

Cuba B aking.

O rd in ary ..... .......................... 12@14

P o rto   Rico.

P rim e ..................................... 
F an cy   ...................................  

New O rleans.

F a i r ........................................  
G o o d ....................................... 
E x tra  goo d ............................ 
C h o ic e ................................... 
F ancy  ................................... 

H alf-barrels 3c extra.

20
30

18
22
24
27
30

OIL CANS.

C rystal valve, per  d oz.......   4  00
C rystal valve, per  g ro s s.. .36  00 

PICKLES.
H edium .

B arrels, 1,200 c o u n t.............3  75
H alf bbls, 600 c o u n t.............  2  00

S m all.

P IP E S .

B arrels, 2,400 c o u n t.............  4  75
H alf bbls,  1,200 c o u n t.........  2  50

Clay, No.  216..........................  1  70
Clay, T.  D.  fu ll c o u n t.........  
65
Cob, No. 3 ...............................  1  20

POTASH.

48 cans in  case.

B abbitt’s .................................   4  00
P enna Salt  Co.’s ..................   3  00

RICE.

Domestic.

SAL SODA.

C arolina h e a d .................. ...  5 *
5
C arolina  No.  1.................
C arolina  No. 2 ................
...  4V4
B roken............................... ...  3
Imported.
...  4X
Jap an ,  No. 1.............
Japan.  No. 2 .................... ...  4M
Jav a, No.  1........................ ...  5V4
Jav a, No. 2 ........................ ...  4M
P a tn a ................................. ...  4
G ranulated, b b ls................ 1  10
G ranulated,  100 lb cases. .1  50
Lum p, b b ls............................... 
Lum p,  1451b keg s................1  10
A n is e .......................................  13
6
Canary, S m yrna.....................  
C a ra w a y .................................   10
C ardam on,  M alabar.........  80
Hemp,  R u ssian ................. 
4
414
M ixed  B ird .......................... 
M ustard,  w h ite ..................  
614
8
Poppy  ................................... 
R a p e .................. 
4
C uttle B one............................  20

SEED S.

1

 

 
SYRUPS.

C orn.

B arrels.....................................  15
H alf  b b ls..............................  17
F a ir  .......................................  16
G o o d .........................................  20
C h o ic e .............................. 
 

P u re C ane.

 

25

SPICES.
W hole Sifted.

P u re  G round in B ulk.

A llspice  ...................................  914
C assia, C hina in m ats...........10
Cassia,  B atavia in  b u n d __ 15
Cassia,  Saigon in  ro lls......... 32
Cloves,  A m boyna................... 15
Cloves, Z an zib ar.....................10
Mace,  B a ta v ia .......................70
N utm egs, fa n c y .......................65
N utm egs, No.  1.......................60
N utm egs, No.  2 .......................55
Pepper, Singapore, b la c k ... 10 
Pepper, Singapore, w h ite .. .20
Pepper,  s h o t............................ 16
Allspice  ............................ 10@12
Cassia, B atavia 
................... 17
Cassia,  Saigon.........................35
Cloves,  A m boyna................... 15
Cloves, Z anzibar.....................10
G inger,  A frican .....................15
G inger,  C ochin.......................20
G inger,  J a m a ic a .....................22
Mace,  B atav ia................. 60@65
M ustard, Eng. a nd T rieste. .20
M ustard, T rieste.....................25
N utm egs, No.  2............... 50@60
Pepper, Singapore, black9@12 
Pepper,Singapo re, whitel5@18
Pepper, C ayenne.............17@20'
Sage.............................................18
" A b so lu te "  in  Mlb.  P ackages
A llspice.................................   65
c in n a m o n .............................  75
C loves....................................  70
G inger, C ochin....................  75
M ace....................................... 2  10
M ustard.................................  75
N utm egs................................2  10
Pepper, c a y e n n e ...............  75
Pepper, w hite  ....................   75
Pepper, black s h o t............   60
Saigon.................................... 1  50
“ A bsolute  “ B u tc h ers’  Spices.
W iener and F ra n k fu rte r__ 16
P ork S ausage............................16
Bologna an d  Sm oked S 'g e ..l6 
L iver S’ge and  H’d C heese..16 

STARCH.

64 10c  packages  .................. 5  00
128  5c  packages.................... 5  00
32 10c and 64 5c packages.. .5  00 
20 1-lb packages......................   0%
40 1  lb packages......................   6M

Klngsford's  Corn.

Klngsford’s  Silver  Gloss.
40 1-lb packages......................   6*/4
6-lb  boxes  ............................. 7
20-lb  b o x es...............................  5M
40-lb  box es...............................  5M

Common  Corn.

AXLE  OREASE.

A urora.......
Castor O il..

P arag o n ...........

doz. gross
, Ki
6  00
7  00
..60
5  50
. .50
9  00
.. .75
9  00
BS 75
8  00
...70
6 00
. .55

BAKING  POWDER.

CLOTHES LINES.
Cotton. 40 ft. per  d o z .......
Cotton, 50 ft,  per  d c z .......
Cotton, 00 ft,  per  d o z .......
Cotton, 70 ft. per  d oz........
C otton’ SO ft,  per  d o z .......
Ju te , 72 ft,  per  doz___

95 
.1  15 
.1  35 
.1  55 
.1  95 
.  80 
.  95

CLOTHES  PINS.

5 gross b o x es................................50

R aisins.

O ndura 29 lb boxes........   7@8
S ultana 20 lb boxes........   @634
V alencia 30 lb boxes__   @754
FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

P eas.

F arin a .
G rits.
H om iny.

Lim a  B eans.

P earl B arley.

•B u lk ....................................... 
3
W alsh-DeRoo  Co.’s .......... 2  00
B arrels  ................................. 3  25
F lake, 50 lb.  d ru m s..........1  50
D r ie d ..................................... 
4
M accaroni and V erm icelli.
D om estic.  10 lb. b o x .........   60
Im ported.  25 lb. b o x ...........2 50
E m p ir e .................................  
234
C h e s te r..................................134©2
G reen,  b u ..............................  90
Split,  per lb .......................... 
Schum acher,  b b l................3 35
S chum acher,  54 b b l.............1 80
M onarch,  b b l....................... 2 75
M onarch,  54  b b l.................. 1 50
Q uaker,  ca ses....................... 3 20
Oven  B ak ed .........................3 25
L akeside  ..............................2  25
G e rm a n .................................  
;
E ast  I n d i a ...,....................  
354
C racked, b u lk ...................... 
3
24 2 lb packages................... 2 40
P e ttijo h n ’s B est................... 3  10

B reak fast  Food.
B uckw heat F lour. 
E xcelsior  S elf Rising.

Rolled  O ats.

W h e at.

S ago.

Case of 2 d o z ..........................1 90
F ive case  lo ts ....................... 1  75

254

Peerless evaporated  cream .5  75

COUPON  BOOKS.

COFFEE.

Green.

Rio.

F a i r ................................................ 18
G o o d ...............................................19
P rim e .............................................21
G olden  ................................ 
21
P eaberry  ..................................... 23

Santos.

F a ir  ...............................................19
Good 
20
P rim e .............................................22
P eaberry  ..................................... 23

......... 

 

Mexican  and  Guatemala.

F a ir  .............................................. 21
Good  .............................................22
F an cy   — ..................................24

* l

Prim e
M illed.

books,
books,
books,
books,
books,
books,

books
books
books
books
books.
books

Tradesman."
per  100.................  2  00
, per  100 ................   2  50
, per  100 .................  3  00
per  100 .................  3  00
p er  100 ................   4  00
per  100 ................   5  00
“ Superior.”
per  100 .................  2  50
per  100 ................   3  00
per  100 ................   3  50
per  100 ................   4  00
, per  100 .................  5  00
,  per  100 ................   6  00

In te rio r.........................................25
P rivate  G row th.......................... 27
M andehling..................................28

im ita tio n  
A rabian  .

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  o f  roasted 
coffee,  add  54c per lb. fo r roast­
ing and 15 per cent,  for  sh rin k ­
age.

Package.

A rb u c k le ............................  18  95
Je rse y ...................................  18  95

I io n  To f f e e
16 Fun. Ounces  Net.
In 1 lb. Packages .Without 6iazin&
Cases 100 ibs.-!  Equality  Price 

60  "  J  less 2C  per lb.
Cabincts 120 lbs. Same Price, 
90* Extra  roa Cabinets.
rtcL au g h lin ’s  XXXX........... 21 30

* 

Extract.

V alley City  54 g ro s s .......  
F elix  54  gross.................... 
H um m el’s foil 54 g ro ss... 
H um m el’s tin   54 g ro ss... 
COCOA SHELLS.

75
1  15
85
I 43

20 lb   b ag s...........
Less  q u a n tity ... 
Pound  jiackages

CREAIT  TARTAR.
S trictly p u r e ........................ 
30
30
T elfer's  A bsolute  ............. 
G rocers’..................................15@25

1254
12
1114

CONDENSED  MILK.
4 doz. in  case.

6  00 

“ Universal 
$  1  books, per  100...
3  00
$ 2 books, p er  100...
3  50
$  3 books, per  100...
4  00
5  00
$  5 books, p er  100...
$10 books, per  100...
$20 books, per  100....................   --
’  00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  th e  follow ing 
q u antity d iscounts:
200 books or o v e r...  5 per cent 
500 books o r o v e r... 10'per cent 
1000 books o r o v e r.  . 20^per cent 
Can be m ade to  rep resen t any 
20 bo o k s.....................................  1 00
50 books.....................................  2 00
100 b o o k s.....................................  3 00
250 books.....................................  6 25
500 b o o k s..................................... 10 00
1000 books......................................17 50

denom ination from  $10 dow n.

Coupon Pass Books,

Credit  Checks.

500, any one d e n o m 'n ....... 3 00
1000, any one denom ’n ....... 5  00
2000, any one denom ’n ....... 8  00
Steel  p u n c h ............................ 
75
Dried  Fruits.

DOITESTIC.

A pples.

S u n d ried ............................  @  4M
Evaporated 50 lb  boxes.  ©   7 
Bxs  Bgs

C alifornia Goods.

A pricots.............................10  @
B lackberries.....................
N e ctarin es........................  7  @
Peaches..............................   8  @
P ears...................................  854@
P itted C herries................
P runnelles.........................
R aspberries.......................

Raisins.

Loose M uscatels.

2 Crow n...............................  @ 314
3 Crow n...............................  @ 3%
4 Crow n...............................  ©  434

FOREIGN.
C u rra n ts.

S ch u it’s   Cleaned.

Patras b b ls........................  ©  3%
Vostizzas 50 lb c a ses....  @  354 
25 lb boxes.........................  ©   5
50 lb boxes.........................  ®  434
1 lb packages..................   © 6
Citron L eghorn 25 lb  bx  @13 
Lemon Leghorn 25 lb bx  @11 
O range L eghorn 25 lb bx  @12 

P eel.

Prunes.

25 lb  boxes.

C alifornia 100-120.............  @ 5
C alifornia  90-100.............  @  554
C alifornia  80-90...............  @  654
C alifornia  70-80...............  ©   634
C alifornia  60-70...............  ©   7X

M  cen t less in  bags

Halibut.

Herring.

@  434 
@ 6 
@  654 
©   9

Fish.
Cod.
Georges  cured.......
Georges  genuine..
Georges sele cted ..
S trips or  b ric k s...........  o
14
C hu n k s.................................
11
S trip s.....................................
70
H olland w hite hoops keg 
H olland  w hite hoops  bbl.  9  00
N orw egian ...........................
R ound  100  lb s ......................  2  55
R ound  40 lb s ........................   1 30
S caled..................................... 
11
No.  1  100 lb s ..........................  13  00
No. 1  40 lb s ..........................  5  50
No.  1  TO lb s ..........................  145
No. 2 100 lb s ..........................  11
N o. 2  40 lb s ............................  3 00
No. 2  10 lb s ..........................  132
F am ily 90 lb s ........................
Fam ily 10 lb s ........................
R ussian k eg s........................ 
“
No. 1 ,1001b. b ales...............  1054
N o. 2,100 lb. b ales................. 
No. 1100 lb s .................
No.  1  40 lb s .................
N o .!  10 lb s .................
No.  1  8 lb s .................
Whltefish.

H ackerel.

Stockfish.

Sardines.

Trout.

No.  1 N o. 2
100 lb s — ....  8 00 7  00
3  10
40 lb s __ ___3 50
85
95
10 lb s ....
71
8 lb s — .. . .  
79
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS.

854
5  25 
2 3Ï 
68

Oval bottle,  w ith  corkscrew . 
th e 

Souders’.
th e  w orld 

fo r 

in  

Best 
m oney.

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon.

doz
2 o z.........  75
4 o z.........1  50

Regular
Vanilla.

doz
2 o z..........1  20
4 o z..........2  40
XX Grade 

Lemon.

ftoY A L^

.DAYTON.ûJ

2 oz  ........ 1  50
4 o z..........3  00
XX  Grade 
Vanilla.

.1 75 
.3  50

4 oz.

2 oz. 

Comm on Gloss.
1-lb  p a c k a g e s ..........................4)4
3-lb  packages.............. 
414
6-lb  packages  ........................  5)4
40 a n d  50 lb b oxes.................. 2 ‘a.
B arrels  .....................................

 

B o x e s...................................• • •  514
Kegs, E n g lish ..........................  414

SODA.

SALT.

D iam ond  C ry stal.

Comm on tirad es.

Cases, 24 3-lb  boxes..............1  60
B arrels,  l 1 0  3 lb bags  .......2  75
B arrels,  40  7 lb bags........ 2  50
B utter, 56 lb  b ag s..................   65
B utter, 20  14 lb  bags............3  50
B utter, 280 lb  b b ls................2  50
100 31b sa c k s...........................2  60
60 5-lb sack s.......................... 1  85
28 11-lb sack s.........................1  70
50  4 
lb.  c a rto n s.................3  25
115  2141b. sack s.....................4  00
60  5 
lb. sack s.....................3  75
22 14 
lb. sack s.....................3  £0
30 10 
lb.  sacks.....................3  50
28 lb. lin en  sack s....................  32
56 lb. lin en  sack s....................   60
B ulk in  b a rre ls......................2  50
56-lb dairy in  d rill bags.......   30
28-lb dairy in  d rill b ags.......   15

W orcester.

W arsaw .

A shton.

H iggins.

S olar  Rock.
Com m on F ine.

60
56 lb  dairy in  iin en   s a c k s.. 
60
56-lb dairy in  linen  sacks 
56-lb  sack s...............................   22
S a g in a w ...................................  85
M anistee  ...............................  
85
Scotcb,  in b la d d ers....... .. 
37
M accaboy, in  ja r s ...................  35
F rench Rappee, in  ja rs  —   43

SNUFF.

SALERATUS.

P acked 60  lbs. in   box. 
C hurch’s .................................. 3  3C
.3  15 
D eiand’s 
...............................
.3  30 
D w ight’s .................................
.3  00
T aylor’s ........................  *—

TOBACCOS.

Cigars.

G. J . Jo h n so n ’s  brand

STOVE  POLISH. 
N ickeline, sm all, p ergro. 
N ickeline, large,  per gro.
TABLE  SAUCES.
Lea &  P errin ’s,  large —
Lea it  P errin 's, s m a ll.
H alford,  la rg e ...............
H alford sm all................
Salad D ressing, larg e..
Salad  D ressing, Sm all.. 
VERMICIDE.
Zenoleum ,  6  o z .............
Zenoleum ,  q ts ...............
Zenoleum , 54 g a l...........
Zenoleum .  g a l...............
SUGAR.

4  00 
7  20

.3
.4  55 
.2  65

2  00 
4  00 
7  20 
12  00

Below  are  given  New.  York 
prices on sugars,  to   w hich  the 
w holesale d ealer adds th e local 
freig h t from  N ew   York to  your 
shipping  point,  giving  you 
cred it  on  th e  invoice  fo r  the 
am ount  o f  freig h t  buyer  pays 
from   th e  m arket  in   w hich  he 
purchases to  his shipping point, 
including  20  pounds  fo r  th e 
w eight of the barrel.
D om ino ...............................
Cut  L o a f........- ...................
C u b e s ...................................
Pow dered  ..........................
XXXX  P ow dered.............
Mould  A .............................
G ranulated  in bb ls...........
G ranulated  in  bags.........
F ine G ran u lated ...............
E x tra  F ine G ra n u la te d ..
E x tra Course G ranulated
Diamond  Confec.  A .......
Oonfec. S tandard A .........
No.  1...................................
2...................................
No 
No.  3 ...................................
No.  4  ............................... .
No.
6. . .
No.
No.  7 
No.  8.
No.  9.
No.  10.
No.  11.
No.  12.
No.  13.
No.  14.
N o.  15.

. .5  50 
..5  50 
..5   12 
..5   U  
.5  25 
. 5   12 
..4  87 
. .4  87 
..4  87 
. .5  00 
. .5  00 
..4  8/ 
. .4  .5 
. .4  56 
. .4  56 
. .4  56 
.  4  44 
..4   31 
. .4  25 
. .4  25 
. .4 25 
..4  18 
. 4   12 
. .4  00 
.  3  94 
.  3  87 
,..3   81 
.  3  56

WASHING  POW DER.

....3 5   00

B. J .  Reynolds’ brand.

S.  C.  W ..................
H ornet’s  N e st..............................35 00
Q u in te tte ..................................... 35 00
New  B ric k ................................... 35 00

H.  & P. D rug Co.’s brand.
Clark G rocery Co.’s  brand. 

SOAP.
Laundry.

Gowans & Sons’ B rands.

D ingm an  Soap  Co.’s brand.
Single  b o x .................................3 95
5 box lots,  d eliv ered ............ 3 85
10 box lots,  d eliv ered ............ 3 75
N.  K. F airb an k  it Co.’s brands
S anta  C la u s...............................3 50
Brow n, 60 b a rs .......................'-2 00
Brow n, 80 b a rs......................... 2 90
3  10
C ro w ...............- ................
2  15
G erm an F a m ily .............
3  25
A m erican  G rocer  100s. 
2 Si
A m erican G rocer  60s..
3  30 
N.  G ...................................
3  80 
M ystic  W h ite ................
3  9' 
L o t u s .............................
3  30
Oak L e af..........................
2  55
•O ld S tyle..........................
3  10
H appy D ay......................

JAXON

Single  b o x .............................. 3 i i
5 box lots, d eliv ered .......... 3 20
10 box lots,  d eliv ered ..........3  10
Jas. S. K irk & Co.'s  brands. 
A m erican  Fam ily,  w rp’d ...3   33 
A m erican Fam ily,  p la in — 3  27 
Lautz Bros. &  Co.’s  brands.
A c m e ....................................... 3  35
C otton  O il.............................. 5  75
M arseilles................................4  00
M a s te r..................................... 3  70

H enry P assolt’s brand.

100 packages in  ca se.............3  35

WICK1NG.

No. 0, per gro ss........................  25
No. 1, per gross........................  30
No. 2, per gro ss........................  40
No. 3, p er gro ss........................  75

Crackers.

Soda.

T he N.  Y.  B iscuit  Co.  quotes 

Butter.

as follow s:
Seym our X X X ......................   5
Seym our XXX, 3 lb.  carton  5)4
Fam ily X X X ............................  5
Fam ilv XXX, 3 lb  c a rto n . 
5)4
Salted'X X X ..............................  5
Salted XXX. 3 lb c a rto n ...  5)4 
Soda  XXX  ............................  554
Soda  XXX, 3 lb  carton —   6
Soda,  C ity ................................  7
C rystal  W afer......................   10)4
Long Island  W afers...........  11
L.  I.  W afers,  1 lb ca rto n   ..  12 
Square O yster, X X X .  . . . . .   5
Sq. Oys. XXX, 1  lb  carto n .  6 
F arin a Oyster,  XXX...........   5
SWEET  GOODS— Boxes.

Oyster.

10*4
8

88

118
6*4

A nim al
B ent’s Cold W a te r...............
Belle  R ose.............................
Cocoanut  T affy....................
Coffee C akes..........................
Frosted H oney......................
G raham  C rackers.................
G inger Snaps, XXX round. 
G inger Snaps, XXX  c ity ... 
G in. Snps.XXX hom e m ade 
Gin. S nps.X X X sralloped..
G inger  V a n illa ...................
Im p e ria ls...............................
Jum bles,  H oney..................
M olasses  C akes....................
M arshm allow   ......................
M arshm allow   C ream s.......
Pretzels,  h an d   m ade  .......
Pretzelettes, Little G erm an
S ugar  C ake...........................
S u lta n a s .................................
Sears’ L u n c h ..........................
V anilla  S qu are....................
V an illa  W afers 
.................
Candies.

Single b o x ........................
5 box lots, delivered ..
10 box  lots,  d eliv ered ............3  IS
25 box  lots, d eliv ered ............3  10
P roctor & G am ble's  brands.
C oncord...........................................2 70
Ivory,  10 o z................................6
Ivory,  6 o z ..................................... 4 00
L e n o x .........................................3  25
M ottled G erm an .......................... 2 65
T ow n T a lk ..................................... 3 00
Old C ountry 80  1-lb.....................3 20
Good Cheer 60  1-lb.......................3 90
W hite  Borax  100 %  lb ............3  65
Sapolio, k itchen, 3 d o z ....... 2  40
Sapolio, h an d , 3 d o z ............. 2  40

A llen B.  W risley’8 brands.

Scouring.

as follow s ;

Stick  Candy.

S tan d a rd .............
S tandard  H.  H .. 
S tandard Tw ist.
C ut  L oaf....................  
E x tra  H. H ................
Boston  C ream .........

Mixed Candy.

bbls
6**
t‘/i@ 
6*4@ 1
7

S tan d a rd ...........
L eader  .............
R o y a l................
C onserves........
B r o k e n .............
K in d e rg a rte n .. 
French.  Cream . 
V alley C rea m ..

6*4©  '
6*/i@ '

@  9 
@12

Fancy—In B ulk.

F an cy - in  5  lb.

Pails
Lozenges  p la in .......  
©   H!4
©   9
Lozenges,  pi in te d .. 
Choc.  D ro p s...........   11)4@13
©12;,» 
Choc.  M onum entala 
© 5 
Gum  D rops...............
© 8 
Moss  Drop: 
© 8 
Sour Drops 
©   9 
Im perials  . 
Boxes.
Per  Box ©50 
©50 
©60 
©65 
@75 
©50 
©  
©50 
©5> 
@60 
@60 
@65 
@ 0 
©50 
@90 
@80 
@90 
©60 
@ 
@55

Lemon  D rops.......
Sour  D rops...........
P epperm int  Drops 
C hocolate  D rops..
H.  M. Choc.  D rops
15
G um   D rops...........
Licorice D rops.........1  00
A.  B. Licorice Drops
Lozenges,  p la in ___
Lozenges,  p rin ted ..
Im p e rials..................
M ottoes......................
C ream   B a r................
Molasses Bar  ...........
H and Made Cream s.  80
P lain  C ream s...........  60
D ecorated C rea m s..
String R ock...............
B u rn t A lm onds....... 1  25
W intergreen Berries 
Caramels. 
No.  1  w rapped, 2  lb.
boxes  ......................
No.  1  w rapped, 3  lb.
boxes  ......................
No. 2 w rap, ed, 2  lb. 
boxes 
.................  .

@45

F r u i t s .

Oysters.

F.  J.  D etten th aler s Brands.

P er Cau.
F airh av en   C ounts__ 35@
30©
F.  J.  D  S elects.........
25@
Selects 
........................
22©
F.  J.  1)...........................
20©
A nenors........................
lb©
S ta n d a rd s....................
16©
F a v o r ite ......................
Per  Gal.
©2 00
D o u n ts..........................
@1  65
E xtra Selects...............
<0\  30
M edium  Selects.........
@1  10
A nchor  S ta n d a rd s...
S ta n d a rd s....................
©1  10
Scallops  ......................
@1  75
@1  25
(Jlarns...........................
@1  25
S h rim p s........................
O scar A llyn’s  Brant
Per  Can.
40©
C o u n ts ..........................
E xtra  s e le c ts .............
3o©
25@
Plain  S elects...............
22(@.
1  X  L ........................:..
20©
M edium s  ....................
18©
S tandards 
.................
16©
F a v o rite s ....................
P er  Gal.
@2  00
New York  C ounts__
@1  75
E x tra   S elects............
©1  50
Plain  Selects...............
@1  20
I  X L S tan d a rd s.........
@1  10
S ta n d a rd s....................

Grains and Feedstuffs

Wheat.
W h eat...........................

......... 
Winter  Wheat  Flour.

Local  Brand

70

Fancy N avels

Fancy  Seedling s

O ranges.
126.................................
176-200..........................
156-176-200..................
250-288.......................
V alencias
420s...............................
Lem ons.
Strictly choice  36Us..
Strictly choice 300s..
Fancy  360s................
E x tra 3U0s..................
Fancy  300s................
E x tia  300s  ................
B ananas.
A  definite  price 

2  75
3  00
3  50
2  50  j
2  25
5  (X)
@2  75  j
©3  00 1
©3 50
@3  75
©3 50
@4  00
is h ard   to
nam e, as  it varies  according  to
size  of  bunch  and  qu ality   of
fru it.
Small  »  u n eh es.........1  00  @1  25
M edium  b u n ch e s... i  25  @1  50  1
Large b u n ch es.........1  7 5  ©
F oreign Drieu  F ru its .
F ig-,  fa n c y   Layers
13  ©
20 lb s......................  
Figs, Choice  Layers
101b..........................
Figs,  N atu rals 
in
bags,  n e w ...............
D ates, F ard s in  10 lb
Dates,  F ards in 60 lb
CaSCS  ......................
D ates,  P ersians,  G.
M. K „ 60 lb cases..
D ates,  Sairs  60  lb
cases  ......................

© If
@  6 
© 8  
@  6
@ 5
@  4 Và

1
1
1

Second  P a te n t........... .........  3  75
S traig h t........................ .......   3 55
C lear............................. ......... 3  25
.................... ......... 3  25
G raham  
But k w h e a t................ ......... 3  30
........  2  70
R y e .............................
to  usual cash  dis-
S ubject 
count.
F lo u r in  bbls.,25c per bbl. ad-
d itiouai.
W orden G rocer Co. s B rand.
Q uaker,  *8s ................. .........   3  b0
.........  3  90
Q uaker,  *4s................
Q uaker,  )»s.................. ......... 3  90

S p rin g   W h eat  F lour. 
Olney A J u d s o n ’s B rand

C eiesota.  *8s ................................  4 00
Ceresota,  J js ................................  3 90
Ceresota, ;»s................................  3 80
B all-B arnhart-Putm an’s Brand.
G rand  Republic,  *4S..............3  95
G rand  R epublic,  )4s..............3  85
G rand R epublic,  J4s..............3  75
Lem on A  W heeler Co.’s  B rand.
P arisian,  )8s.  ........................  3 95
P arisian, *4s.................................. 3 85
P arisian,  *4s......................  ..  3
M eal.
B o lte d .....................................  1
G ranulated 
..........................  2 00
St. Car Feed, scree ..e d __ 13  50
No.  1 Corn and  O ats............13  00
U nbolted Corn  M eal............12
W inter W heat  B ran ............11  50
W inter W heat  M iddlings.. 12  00
Screenings............................. 11  00
T he  O.  E.  Brown  M ill  Co. 

Feed and  M illstuffs.

N u t s .

@13
A lm onds, T a rra g o n a..
Alm onds, lv a c a ...........
©
A lm onds,  C alifornia,
@12*4
soft  sh elled ...............
©   9
B razils n e w ..................
@10
F ilberts 
........................
©12
W alnuts, G ren., n e w ..
@12
W alnuts,  C alif  no.  1.
W alnuts,  soft  shelled
C a lif ...........................
©
@12
T able N uts,  fa n c y —
Table N uts,  c h o ice...
@  914
Pecans, T exas H. P ... 7  @  8
llickorv  N uts per bu.,
O h io ...........................
C ocoanuts,  full  sacks
B utternuts  per  bu —
Black  W alnuts  per  bu
P e an u ts.
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Game
C o ck s..........................
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Game
R oasted......................
Fancy, 11.  P., Associa-
t i o n .............................
Fancy,  H.  P..  Associa-
tioii R o asted .............
Choice,  11.  P.,  E xtras.
Choice,  11.  P.,  E xtras,
Roasted  ....................

@  6
@  7*4
@  6
©   7*4
@
©

tail  25
@4  00
©   50
@

F i s h   a n d   0 >  s t e r s

F resh  F ish.

P er lb.
©   10
9
©  
@  15
20©  22
@ 
6
©   12*4
©   20
@  20
©   10
@ 
8
@  10
@ 
8
@ 
8
©   10
©   13
16©  20

W h itefish ..................
T r o u t..........................
Black  B ass................
H a lib u t......................
Ciscoes or H erring..
B luefish......................
Live  L o b ster...........
Boiled L obster.........
C o d .............................
H addock ....................
No.  1  P ick erel.........
P ik e..............................
Sm oked W h ite.........
Red S n ap p er.............
Col  River  S alm on..
M ackerel 
.................
Shell  Goods
Oysters, per  100......... 1  25@1  50
90@1  00
'  Clams,  per  100.........

Hay.

O ats.

D r y ............................. .. 5 ©   V

quotes as  follow s:
Corn.
C ar  lo ts....... ...........................31 %
Less than  ca r  lo ts...............  34
23
C ar  lo ts ___: ....................
Less th a n   car  lo ts ........
No.  1  Tim othy,  ton lots 
...14  25
No.  1  Tim othy c a rlo ts ..
Hides  and  Pelts.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­
lows :
Hides.
G re e n .......................... ..  4 ©   5
@  5*/
P art  c u re d .................
Full C u red ................. ..  5 @  6
K ips,  g re e n ............... ..  4 ©   5
Kips,  c u re d ............... ..  5 @  6
C alfskins,  green — ..  5 ©   b*/
..  6 ©   7y
C alfskins,  cured —  
. .25 (^30
D eaconskins  ...........
Pelts.
..10 ©30
S h e a rlin g s................
L a m b s ........................ . .20 @50
.  40 @75
Old  W ool................
Wool.
.................... ..10 @17
W ashed 
@13
U n w a sh e d ....................   5
Hiscellaneous.
T a llo w ........................ ..  3 ©  3*/
..  1 ©   2
G rease B u tter.........
Switches 
■  154©
.2  50@2  90
G in sen g ..
M in k . 
Coon
S ku n k .......................... 
Ra>,  W in ter............... 
R at,  F a ll..................  
Red F o x ......................  1  00©  1
Gray F o x .................... 
Cross  F o x ..................   2 00© 5
B ad g e r........................ 
Cat, W ild.................... 
Cat,  H ouse................  
F ish e r..........................  4  00©  6
L y n x ...........................   1  00©  2
M artin.........................   1  50©  3
O ite r................. 
5  00©  9
W o lf...........................   I  00©  2
B ear.............................   5  00@15
B e a v e r........................  3  00©  7
O possum .................... 
B eaver castors per lb  3  00@  8 
D eerskins, dry,per lb 

30®  1 
25@
40©
9@
3©
40©
20©
40©
10©

10©
15©

Furs.

 

|  (

-

P r o v i s i o n s .  

10  50 I 1
112 5 1  ;
11  50 1
10  7.1  1  r
12  00  y
U

The  G rand  Rapids  Packing
and  P rovision Co. quotes IS loi- 
lows :
B arreled  P ork.
Mess 
...................................
...................................
Back 
C lear  back  ........................
Short c u t.............................
P ig ........................................
Bean 
...................................
Fam ily  ...............................
Dry  S alt  M eats.
B ellie s.................................
B riskets  .............................
E xtra  sh o rts......................
Sm oked  H eats.
Hams,  12 lb  average  __
Hams,  4 lb  average 
...
Hams,  16 lb  av erag e.......
Hams, 20 lb  averag e.......
H am  dried b e e f ...............
S houlders  (N.  Y. c u t).  .
Bacon,  c le a r.................  ..
C alifornia  h am s...............
Boneless ham s..................
Cooked  h a m ......................

$y%
9*4
9
9*4
6*4
8
6?i
SV»
11*4

9% 
6
5

,

L ards.

Com pound,  tie rc e s.........
Fam ily,  tierces.................
G ra n g e r.............................
K ettle  (our  o w n ).............
C otosuet  ...........................
501b T i n s ...........advance
20 lb P a ils...........advance
10 lb P ails...........advance
5 lb P ails...........advance
3 lb P ails...........advance

S ausages.

B o lo g n a .............................
L iv er.....................................
F ra n k fo rt...........................
P o r k ....................................
Blood 
.................................
Tongue  ...............................

4/8
6l/2
6*4
5?4
:‘y
%
%

1
1*8

6
7 V*
6 Yi

6

Beef.

E x tra   M ess........................ 7  00
Boneless  ........................... io 00
80
K its,  15  lb s..........................
^   bbls, 40 lb s .................... 1  65
%  bbls, 80 lb s.................... 3  00

P ig s’  F eet.

T ripe.

75
K its, 15 lb s..........................
%  bbls, 40 lb s.................... 1  50
%  bbls, 80 lb s.................... 2  75
25
P o r k ....................................
5
Beef  ro u n d s......................
7
B eef  m iddles....................

C asings.

B u tterin e.

Rolls,  d a iry ......................
Solid,  d a iry ........................
Rolls,  c re a m e ry ...............
Solid,  c re a m e ry ...............

Canned  M eats.

C orned  beef,  2  lb ........... 2  DO
C orned  beef,  15  lb ........... 14  00
R oast  beef,  2  lb ........... 2  00
75
P otted  ham ,  % s...........
4 s ........... 1  25
Potted  ham , 
75
D eviled ham , 
...........
14s........... 1  25
D eviled ham , 
Potted  tongue 14s .........
75
P otted  tongue 14s........... 1  25

10*4
10

F r e s h   M e a t s .

Beef.

C a rc a ss......................   .  5 ©   7
F o re q u a rte rs ...............  4 ©   5
H ind  q u a rte rs.............  6 ©   8
Loins  No.  3 ..................   9 ©10
R ibs................................. 8 @12
R o u n d s ........................  5* »©  6)4
C hucks.................... 
4 @ 5
P lates  ...........................   3 @ 3/4

P o rk .

D ressed ..........................  4 4©  5
L o in s .............................   < *2©  8  1
S houlders......................
©   65-4  1
©   7
L eaf L a rd ......................

M utton.

C a rc a ss ..........................4 /2@  5/4
Spring L am bs...............  5 @ 6*4
C a rc a ss ..........................  5 4©   7

V eal.

O i l s .

The  S tandard  Oil  Co.  quotes

B arrels.

From  T ank  W agon.

© U C
@  9
©
©   8
©   9)4
©   8)4

as follow s:
Eocene  ..........................
XXX W .W .M ich.Hdlt
W  W M ichigan.............
High T est H ead lig h t..
D., S. G as........................
Deo.  N a p th a ................
C y lin d e r........................30 ©38
j  E n g in e ........................... 11 @21
©   9
Black,  w in te r...............
-  Black, sum m er.............
@  8)4
0 
0 I  E ocene...........................
4 |  XXX W .W .M ich.Hdlt.
) I  D.  S.  G as......... -...........-
) 
0  quote as follow s:
0 
0  P a la e iu e ........................
V  Daisy  W h ite................
0  Red Gross, W.  W .........
0  W ater  W hite Ild lt —
9  Fam ily  H ead lig h t....
9  N a p h th a ........................
9  Stove G asoline.............

Scofield,  Shurm er  & Teagle

@  9 H
©   6?4
@ 7

B arrels.

From   T ank  W agon.

e  P a la e iu e ........................
g  Red Cross W.  W .........
g   G aso lin e........................

©12
@11
@  9
@  8%
@  8
©   8)4
©   9)4
@10
©   654
@  7)4

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

‘21

Glassware.

LAM P  BURNERS.

1  S un..
2  S u n ..

ecunty, 
e c u ritj,

No.  1. 
No.  2.

__  2 00

>f 6 doz.
__   1  85
....  2  80

First  Quality.

0 sun,  crim p 
1  Sun,  crim p 
2  bun,  crim p 

top,
w rapped and  lab eled __
top,
io. 
w rapped and  labeled __   :
top,
io. 
w rapped and  lab eled __

XXX  Flint.
0  Sun,  crim p 
i  bun,  crim p 
2  Sun,  crim p 

top,
Co. 
w rapped an d   la b eled ___
Co. 
top,
w rapped and  la b eled __
Co. 
top,
w rapped and  la b eled __

CHIMNEYS,
Pearl  Top.

Co.  1  Sun,  w rapped  and
la b eled .................................
Co. 2  Sun,  w rapped  and
la b eled .................................
No. 2 Hinge, w rapped  and 
la b eled ................................. 4  88

F ire Proof—P lain Top.

No.  1  Sun, plain  b u lb .........  3  40
No. 2 Sun,  plain b u lb .........  4  40

La  B astie.

o.  1  Sun.  plain  bulb,  per
doz  ......................................   1  25
No. 2  Sun,  plain  bulb,  per
doz  .......................................  1  50
No.  1 Crim p, per d o z...........  1  35
No. 2 Crim p, per d o z ...........  1  60

R ochester.

No.  1,  Lime  (65c d o z ;.........   3  50
No. 2,  Lime  (70c d o z;.. 
..  4  00
No. 2,  F lin t  (80c  d o z ).........4  70

E lectric.

M iscellaneous. 

No. 2, Lim e  (70c doz)  .......   4  00
No. 2, F lin t  (80c d o z).........  4  40
Doz.
Junior,  R ochester............... 
50
N utm eg  ...............................  
15
Illum inator  B ases...............  1  00
90
B arrel  lots, 5 d o z................. 
7 in.  P orcelain S hades.......   1  00
Case lots,  12  d o z.................. 
90
M am m oth  C him neys for  S tore
Box 
4  20 
4  80

L am ps.  Doz.
No. 3 R ochester, lim e  1  50 
No. 3 R ochester,  flint  1  75 
No. 3  Pearl 
top,  o r
Jew el  g la ss..............  1  85
No. 2 Globe Incandes.
lim e...........................   1  75
No. 2 Globe Incandes.
f l i n t ............................2  00
No. 2 P earl g la ss.........2  10

6  00 
Doz. 
1  gal tin  cans w ith  spout.
1  60 
1 gal galv iron w ith  spout
2  00
2 gal galv iron w ith  spout.  3  25
3 gal galv  iron w ith spout.  4  50 
5 gal  E ureka w ith s p o u t...  6  50 
5 gal  E ureka w ith fa u c e t..  7  00
5 gal galv  iron A A  W ....... 7  50
5 gal T ilting cans,  M’n’ch  10  50 
5 gal galv iron  N acefas__   9  00

OIL  CANS.

10

P um p  C ans.

3 gal  Home  R ule................... 10  50
5 gal  Home  R ule................... 12  00
3 gal G oodenough................. In 50
5 gal G oodenough........................ 12 00-
5 gal  P irate  K ing................   9  50

LANTERNS.

i-T u b u lar......................  4  50
No. 
No.  1 B  T u b u lar................   6  00
No.  13 T u b u lar D ash...........6  00
No.  1 Tub., glass fo u n t__   7  00
No.  '2  T ubular, side lam p. 13  00 
No  3 S treet  L am p.............  3  50

LANTERN GLOBES.
No. 0 T ubular, cases 1  doz.
each, box 10 ce n ts............. 
45
No. 0 T ubular, cases 2  doz.
each, box  15 ce n ts.............  
45
No. 0 T ubular,  bbls  5  doz.
each,  bbl 35........................ 
40
No. 0  T ubular,  b u ll's  eye, 
cases 1  doz.  e a c h .............  1  25

LAM P  W ICKS.

No. 0 per gro ss......................  
24
36
No.  1  per gro ss..................... 
50
No. 2 per gro ss......................  
No. 3  per  gross....................  
80
M am m oth p er  d o z............... 
75
JELLY   TUM BLERS—T in   Top. 
%  Pints, 6 doz  in  box,  per
box  (box  00)  ....................   1  70
% P ints. 20 doz in  bbl,  per
doz  (bbl  35)........................ 
I 
23
|  *4  P ints,  6  doz  in  box, per
box  (box  00)......................   1  90
j 
I  *4 P ints, 18 doz  in  bbl,  per 
doz  (bbl  35)........................ 
25

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N
PRODUCE  MARKET.

Applee— Greenings  are  about  the  only 
Michigan  variety  still  on  the  market 
and  easily  command  $2.75  per bbl.  The 
trade  is  well  supplied  with  Ohio  fruit 
— Rome  Beauties,  Baldwins,  Green- 
ngs  and  Smith’s  Ciders—which  bring 
$2@2.25  for  choice  and  $2.5o@2.75  for 
fancy.

Beans— The  receipts  are 

light  and 
stocks  here  would  not  be  considered 
large 
if  an  ordinary  demand  was  in 
force.  There  is  no  doubt  that  the  con­
sumption 
lighter  than 
usual,  brought  about  probably  by  the 
low  price  of  cereals,  etc.

of  beans 

is 

Butter—The  market  continues  dull 
and 
featureless.  Fancy  dairy  brings 
^c  but  good  choice  commands  io@i2c. 
Creamery  shares  the  depressed  feeling, 
having  sold  as  low  as  19c.

Beets—25c  per bu.
Cabbage—$2@3  per  100  and  dull  at 

that.

Celery— I2j^c  per  doz.  bunches.
Cider— I2j^c  per gal.
Cranberries— In  fair  demand  at  $8@ 
10  per  bbl.  for  Cape  Cods.  Jersey  are 
plentiful  at  $2.25^2.75  per bu.  box.

Eggs— Receipts  continue 

large  and 

the  selling  price  has  dropped  to  13c.

Grapes— Malaga  stock 

per  keg  of  60  lbs.  net.

is  held  at $6 

Hickory  Nuts  (Ohio)— Small,  $1.25 

I5@i6c 

per bu.,  large,  $1  per  bu.
ask 

Honey--Dealers 

for 
white  clover and  I3@I4C  for  dark  buck­
wheat.

Lettuce— 12c  per  lb.
Onions— Spanish  command  about  $1 
per  crate  of  40  lbs.  Home grown  are 
dull  and  slow  sale  at  25c.

Pop  Corn— Rice,  3c  per  lb.
Potatoes—The  farmers  are  anxious 
to  sell  and  large  shipments  have  been 
made  to  Southern  markets  during  the 
past  two  weeks,  with  the  result  that 
most  of  the  markets  are  glutted.  Green­
ville  and  other  northern  buying  points 
are  taking  in  stock  on  the  basis  of  io@ 
12c,  which  necessitates  the  buyers 
handling  shipments  on  a  margin  of  1 
@2C  per  bu.,  which 
is  altogether  too 
small  to  enable him to recoup himself on 
a  loss, 
in  the  event  of  any  bad  luck. 
Michigan dealers are  scouring the South 
in  hopes  of  finding  an  outlet,  but  so  far 
without  success.  Dealers 
should  use 
great  care  in  making  consignments,  as 
the  precarious  condition  of  the  market 
precludes  the  dealer  incurring  the  risk 
of  loss,  unless  he 
is  well  able  to  stand 
it.  An  Emmet  county  merchant  re­
cently  consigned  a  carload  of  potatoes 
to  a  Grand  Rapids  wholesale  grocery 
house,  which  brought  4c  per  bu.  and 
freight.
Seeds—Clover  command  $4.75@5  f ° r 
Mammoth,  $4.5o@4-7o 
for  medium, 
$4.75  for  Alsyke,  $3.50  for  Crimson 
and  $4.25@4-75  for  Alfalfa.  Timothy 
commands  $1.85  for  prime  and  $2  for 
Choice.

Squash— J^@ic  per  lb.  lor  Hubbard.
Sweet  Potatoes— The  market 

is  un­
changed,*  Illinois  Jerseys  bringing  $4 
per  bbl.  and  $1.35  per bu.

22

GOTHAM  GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis— Index 

of  the  Market.

Special  Correspondence.

New  York,  Feb.  8—Grand  Rapids  is 
to be  congratulated  upon  the  appoint­
ment  of  Ex-Mayor  Uhl  as  Ambassador 
to  Germany.  Without  exception  our 
newspapers  are  full  of  praise,  and  we 
feel  that  America  will  be  represented 
with  honor  and  dignity  at  the  German 
capital.

Crops  are 

The  success  of  the  Government 

loan 
has  given  business  men  here  a  new 
lease  of  life.  They all anticipate a quick 
and  thorough  revival 
in  all  lines  and 
grocery jobbers  are  already  laying  plans 
for  a  rush  during  the  next  six  months. 
May  they  meet with  no  disappointment!
Of  all'grocery  staples  coffee  is,  seem­
ingly,  taking  the  biggest  tumble,  and 
Fair  Rio  No.  7 
is  now  quotable  no 
higher  than  13c.  The  demand  during 
the  week  has  been  only  of  an  average 
character and  accumulations here  are  so 
ample  that,  unless  something  unexpect­
ed  happens,we  are  not  likely  to  see  any 
lower  prices. 
certainly 
growing  larger all  the  time,  new  fields 
are  coming  in  bearing,  and  we  are  en­
tering  upon  an  era  of  low-priced  coffee. 
There  are  afloat  502,786  bags;  last year, 
same  time,  475,168  bags;  total  stock  in 
United  States,  362,786  bags.  Mild  sorts 
are  steady.  Java,  2i@22c;  Padang 
in­
terior,  25^@26c.
Raw  sugar  has  remained  firm,  with 
the  demand  light.  Muscovados,  89  deg. 
test,  y/zC.  Granulated  has  ruled  rather 
quiet  during 
the  week  and  orders 
coming  in  have  been  neither  large  nor 
numerous.  Steady  at  4Jfs@5c-
Teas  have  shown  no  change.  Ceylons 
and  Indias  have  been 
in  fair request 
and  some  call  has  existed  for  the  very 
best grades  of  China  and  Japan,  but  the 
main  transactions have  been, as usual,  of 
low-grade  trash.

Rice  is  firm  and  the  demand  keeps 
up  well.  Prices  are  steady and full  rates 
are  obtained.  Advices  from  primary 
points  are  encouraging.  There has  been 
no  change  in  quotations.

Canned  goods  are  dull  and  scarcely 
an  article  seems  to be  selling  at  a  rate 
showing  a  profit  to  anybody  save  the 
consumer.  When  the  latter  can purchase 
a  good  brand  of  tomatoes  for  7c,  he  is 
certainly  better  off  than  the  packer. 
Evaporated  fruits  move  slowly,  but  one 
style,  put  up  in  yi  and  1  lb.  pkgs.— ap­
ples  and  raspberries— is  creating  a  de­
mand,  and  the  wonder  is  we  have  not 
seen this  style  package  on  the  market 
before.
Fresh  fruits are  selling in  an  ordinary 
way  and  at  rather low  prices.  Califor­
nia  oranges  cause  considerable  dissatis­
faction,  as  there  is  too  large  a  propor­
tion  n.  g.

The bean  market  is  weak  and  hold­
ers  are  evidently  rather anxious  to  sell. 
Nice  marrows  have  sold  for  Si.35-  Me­
diums  are  selling  at  $1-25  and  pea  at 
$ i . 2 2 } 4 .   Little  doing  in  an  export  way.
Butter  is  rather firmer and the receipts 
have been  well  cleaned  up.  Quotations 
for best Western  creamery,  i8@igc.

Cheese  is  in  moderate  request  and 

is 
firmly  held  at  latest  change  in  rates. 
Full  cream,  State,  7X @ IOX c.

Eggs  are  steady  and  unchanged. 
Nearby  stock  will  not bring  over  15c. 
Western,  I3j£@i4c.

Spices  show  no  change,  but  there 

is 
a  more  confident  tone  to  the  market, 
and  holders  hope  for better  prices.
Outsiders  probably  marvel  at 

the 
damage  done  here by  even  small  fires. 
The  reason 
is  that  the  stuff  here  is  to 
burn.  Everything  is  compact.  Every 
inch  of  space  in  the  great buildings  is 
filled  with  articles  of  value.  Where  a 
whole  building  in  a  smaller city may  be 
used  to  store  goods  worth  $100,000,  here 
less  than  a  single  floor  may  hold  a  mil­
lion  dollars 
in  merchandise.  A   few 
days ago $35,000  worth  of  toilet  brushes 
and  whisk  brooms  went  up  in  a blaze 
within  sight  of  the  dispatch  bureau, 
while  the 
loss  on  the  building  was 
placed  at only $10,000.  Room  is  more 
valuable than  time here.

Oysters FAMOUS
OYSYOld  Reliable

106  Canal  St. 

WOLVERINE
Given best of  satisfaction 

BRAND

for eight years.

In  can or bulk—a ll grades.
OSCARALLYN,

Phone  1001.

ANCHOR  BRAND

All  orders  receive  prom pt  atten tio n   a t  low est  m arket  price.  See  q u otations  in   price  C urrent.

F. J.  DETTENTHALER,  I17-H 9  Monroe  St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Seasonable  Goods

Sw eet Potatoes, 
A pples,

C ranberries,

Celery,

M alaga Grapes.

B ananas,

Figs, 

Pop Com ,

C hestnuts.

-Send  in your orders to  ensure choice selections.--------

BUNTING  &  CO.

20  and  22  OTTAWA  STREET,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Established  1876.

SEEDS

We have choice lin e Field  Seeds.  Prices low.  Can 
fill orders prom ptly for Medium. Mammoth, Alsyke, 
Alfalfa, Crimson Clover;  Timothy, Redtop, Orchard 
Grass,  Kentucky  Blue Grass SEEDS.
Large q u an tities Seeds  should  be  sow n  th is  sea­
son  if th e farm er expects to prosper.
We buy Beans in carlots o r less. 
If beans  to  offer 
w rite us.  Send sam ple.

nOSELEY  BROS.,

26-28-30-32  OTTAWA  STREET 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Jobbers  BEANS.  SEEDS.  POTATOES.  FRUITS.

REMOVAL  NOTICE

On  February  10th  inst.  we  will  remove  our general  office  from  the  Ham­
mond  Building  to  our  new  office  and  Wholesale  Department  building  on 
20th  street  and  M.  C.  R.  R.,  where  we  will  be  pleased  to  meet  all  of  our 
old patrons  and  new  ones  as  well. 
It  will  be  our  pleasure  to  meet  our 
’friends  when  they  come  to  our  city,  and  will  endeavor  to  make  their  visit 
both  pleasant  and  profitable  to  them.  We  decided  upon  removing  our 
office  from “ down  town,’ ’  where  we  have  been  established  during  the past 
37  years,  to  be  nearer  the base  of  our  operations,  in  order  to  give  to  our 
business,  in  all  its  details,  our close  personal attention. 
It will be our aim 
to  maintain  the  high  standard  of  excellence for  Provisions  which  we  have 
so  long  enjoyed,  and  to  improve where possible.  Our motto will  be  “ Per­
fection.”   We  respectfully  solicit  a  continuance  of  the  patronage  of  the 
public,  so  generously  bestowed  in  the  past,  and  hope,  by  fair  treatment, 
prompt  execution  of  orders  and  a  high  standard  of  goods,  to  merit  a  con­
tinuance  of  it.  Our  office  will  be  supplied with  direct  wire  of  the  Postal 
Telegraph  Co.,  Long  Distance  Telephones  Nos.  1  and  1335.
HAMMOND,  STANDISH  &  CO.

Very  respectfully,

DETROIT.  Mich.

A  Fine Wagon is Your Best Advertisement

Spring,
Freight,
Express and 
Lumber Wagons.

Sole  m a n u factu rers 
of B elknap's  P a te n t 
Sleighs.

Send  for  1896  Catalogue  to
Grand Rapids.

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Monarch  Cycle  Mfg.  Co.,

ADAMS  S  HART, AgentsG ran d   K apids.

GEO.  H1LSENDEGEN,  Agent for  Michigan

810  Woodward  Ave.,

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PRO SPECTS  OF  BICYCLE  SALES.
W ritten  fo r   the T r ad esm an.

The  continued  growth  of  the  bicycle 
idea,  considering  the  magnitude  it  has 
attained,  is  becoming  a  matter  of  won­
der.  The  increase  in  the  use  of  wheels 
has  been  by  geometrical  ratio  for  a con­
siderable  time—doubling  each 
year. 
This  year,  the  term  of  the  progression 
passes  the  million,  involving  an  output 
which  would  seem  sufficient  to  stagger 
the  confidence  of  dealers,  especially 
considering  the  stringency  of  the  times. 
The  movement  has  certainly  reached  a 
magnitude which  effectually  takes  it  out 
of  the  category  of  fads  or  crazes.

And  not  only  is  this  vast  number  of 
wheels  being  put  upon  the  market,  but 
in  the  manufacture  the  standard of qual­
ity  is  higher  than  ever  before.  The  at­
tainment  of  mechanical  exactness  suffi­
cient  to  make  the  wheel  possible  is  a 
matter  of  recent  date;  but  the  knowl­
edge  has  spread  with  wonderful  rapid­
ity.  The  application  of  machinery  and 
of  methods  of  manufacture  developed 
by  experience  has  also,greatly  contrib­
uted  to  raise  the  grade,  until  now  the 
lower  priced  wheels  are  rivals  of  the 
best  of  those  made  a  short  time  ago, 
while  the  “ high  grades”   approach  per­
fection  very  closely.  This  degree  of 
excellence,  both  as  to  quality  of  labor 
and  appliances,  has  been  attained  at 
tremendous  cost.  The  consequence  is 
that  this  vast  output  comes 
into  the 
market  without  reduction  in  price.

The  temerity  of  the  manufacturers  in 
pushing  their  production  to  such  a 
tremendous  extent,  involving  so  great 
an  outlay 
in  machinery  and  plant,  of 
coming  into  a  market  under  conditions 
of  general  depression,  would  seem  al­
most  foolhardy. 
is,  therefore,  with 
considerable  interest  that  the opening of 
the  season  is  watched.  '

It 

The  preparation  for  selling  has  been 
in  proportion  to  the  magnitude  of  the 
industry. 
The  number  of  agencies  has 
greatly  increased,  largely  the  result  of 
the  work  of  the  army  of  travelers  from 
the  manufactories,  which  has  been  get­
ting  in  effectual work  all  the  winter  and 
earlier.  Of  course,  the  success  in  this 
line  has  been  the  warrant  for  urging 
the  continued  output.

is 

advertising 

Locally,  the 

indications  are  all  that 
the  most  sanguine  could  expect.  The 
season  has  already  commenced  and  the 
spring 
beginning. 
Wholesalers  are  “ head  over heels”   with 
business  and  can  hardly  fill  orders  fast 
enough. 
It  would  look  as  though  every 
wheelman  had  been  a  missionary  in  the 
cause  and  that  each  had  made  one  or 
two  converts  at  least.  Everybody is talk­
ing “ wheel”  and  the  number of  the  new 
votaries  who  say  they  will  buy  this 
spring 
is  an  assurance  that  the  confi­
dence  of  the  manufacturers  has not been 
misplaced. 
It  is  fair  to  presume  that 
the  indications  here  are  a  just  criterion 
for  the  rest  of  the  country.

The  experience  of  last  season  demon­
strated,  more  than  ever  before, 
the 
value  of  the  wheel,  especially  as  to  its 
sanitary  effects. 
The  great  number 
benefited  by  its  use  have  afforded  it  the 
best  testimonials.  Some  criticism  con­
tinued  during  the  season  on  account  of 
the  alleged 
injurious  saddles,  but  this 
is  effectually  disarmed  this  year  by  the 
invention  and 
introduction  of  several 
improved  seats  which  are  free  from  the 
objectionable  features  of  the  old  ones. 
Then,  many  are  persuaded  of 
its  eco­
nomic  value  as  a  means  of  transporta­

tion,  on  account  of 
its  cheapness  and 
facility  of  use  and  the  rapidity  with 
which  it  does  its  work.  A' considerable 
number have  hesitated  about buying,  on 
account  of  an  idea  that  the  price  is  too 
high  and  they  have waited for a decline. 
Many  such  are  tired  of  waiting  and  are 
making  preparations  to  meet  the  ex­
pense  as  soon  as  spring  opens.  As  the 
indications  appear  now,  it  would  seem 
that  the  manufacturers  have known what 
they  were  about,  and  that  the  bicycle 
boom  will  continue  for  a  considerable 
time  longer  before  the  market 
is  over­
stocked.

N a t e .

Another  Bicycle  Factory  in  the  Field.
In  presenting  its review of  the  bicycle 
industry  of  Grand  Rapids, 
several 
weeks  ago,  the  Tradesman  unintention­
ally  omitted  the  Peninsular  Machine 
Co.,  which  expects  to  turn  out  1,000 
Garland  wheels  during  the  present  sea­
son.  This  company  is  fortunate  in  hav­
ing  as  its  mechanical  manager Matthew 
Lund,  who  received  his  education  in 
the  technical  schools  of  Denmark  and 
is  conceded  to  be  one  of  the  finest  me- 
chanics'in  the  city.

It  seems  as  if  before  long  that  there 
would  be  a  good  field  in  every  city  for 
bicycle  cleaning  stands,  or  at  least  for 
boys  who  have  a  desire  to  make  a  little 
money  and  become  known  as  capable 
of  cleaning  bicyles  in good shape.  Even 
if  such  a  place  as  a  bicycle  stand  were 
not  available,  if 
it  were  known  that 
boys  could  be  procured  at certain places 
who  would  call  when 
requested  and 
clean  a  bicycle  properly  for  a  fixed 
price,  it  seems  as  if  they  would  he 
in 
great  demand. 
If  this  were  the  case, 
there  would  be  a  good  many  more  bi­
cycles  cleaned  than  now.  The  wheels 
would  last  longer  and  of  course  be  more 
valuable.  Notwithstanding  the  fact  that 
people  may  intend  to clean their wheels, 
it  is  often  neglected  and  put  off,  when, 
if  there  were  a  boy  around  whom  they 
knew  would  do 
it  for  them  for  ten  or 
fifteen  cents,  their  wheels  would  always 
look  as  good  as  new.  This  seems 
like 
a  good  opening  for  enterprising  boys 
and  there  ought  to  be  money 
it  for 
them. 
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It 

Some  of  the  rules  which 

cyclists 
should  observe  while  riding  cannot  be 
too  often  repeated,  as  their  observance 
is  essential  to  prevent  accident.  The 
rider  should  never gaze  at  his  feet when 
riding,  for the  reason  that  he  hardly  ap­
preciates  the  rate  of  speed  at  which  he 
is  going,  and  would  not  unlikely  run 
into  some  obstruction  before  he  knew 
it,  and  perhaps  receive  a  serious  in­
jury. 
is  proper,  when  passing  a 
team,  foot  passenger  or  any  one  whom 
he  might  meet  on  the  road,  always  to 
keep  to  the  right;  or,  if  they  are  going 
the  same  way  he  is,  to  pass  them  on  the 
left. 
is  no  more  than  right,  when 
meeting  a  horse  that  appears  to  be 
frightened,  that  the  rider  should  dis­
mount.  These  few  courtesies  are ap­
preciated  by  everyone,  and  will  not 
only  gain  respect  for  wheelmen,  but 
will  make  the  sport  more  popular  than 
ever. 

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____ 

It 

Never,  as  a  class,  does  the  commer­
cial  traveler  command  the  rear  guard 
of  any  undertaking  to  which  he  devotes 
is,  both  by  nature  and 
himself,  for  he 
profession,  a  swift  and  dashing 
leader, 
and 
in  all  enterprises  haying  in  view 
the  physical  well-being  of  humanity, 
or  the  mechanical  and  artistic  conven­
iences  of  social  and  business  life,  he 
leads  the  vanguard.

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LESSON  OF  THE  BOND  SALE.
It  is  curious  to  what  an  extent  the  re­
joicing  over  the  results  of  the  recent 
bond  sale  was  carried.  To  hear  the 
comments  on  the  favorable  outcome  one 
would  think  there  had  been  a  general 
misgiving  as  to  whether  the  Govern­
ment  had  sufficient  credit  to  float  an  is­
sue  of  bonds  at  home,  and  that  the  out­
come  is  an  unexpected  and  triumphant 
vindication  of  domestic  financial  integ­
rity.  There  may  be  some  reason  for  re­
joicing  that  there  has  been  an  oppor­
tunity  given  for  such  a  vindication  of 
the  National  resources,on  account  of  its 
reassurance  to  the  timid  as  to  the policj 
of  the  fiscal  management  of  the Govern­
ment,  which  is  thus  beneficial  in  its  ef­
fects  on  speculative  and  industrial  val 
ues;  but 
low  degree  of 
commercial 
intelligence  that  it  should 
be  seriously  considered  necessary  as  a 
vindication  of  credit.

it  bespeaks  a 

is  not 

It  is,  of  course,  gratifying  and  reas­
suring  that  so  favorable  and  hearty a  re­
sponse  should  be  forthcoming,  but  the 
significance  of  the  vast  amount  offered 
is  not  wholly  a  favorable  indication  as 
to  the  business  condition  of  the country. 
investment 
That  such  a  sum  is  seeking 
at  so  low  a  rate  of  interest  would 
indi­
cate,what  is  the  fact,  that  industrial  in­
vestment 
in  a  favorable  condi­
tion. 
It  may  be  argued  that  the correct 
price  of  the  bonds  in  the  markets  of  the 
world  is  the  criterion,and  that  investors 
were  governed  by  the speculative  value, 
but  the  nature  of  the  response  indicates 
an  immense  amount  of  capital 
looking 
for  employment. 
is  an 
It  certainly 
indication  that  the  great  need  of  the 
country  is  not  so  much  money for  circu­
lation  as  a  healthier  condition  of  indus­
trial  enterprise.

The  results  of  the  sale  will,  undoubt­
edly,  be beneficial  to  business.  As  long 
as  it  was  pending, it was  a  source  of  un­
certainty.  Speculation  was  rife  as  to 
whether  the  sale  would  not  withdraw  so 
much  Treasury  gold  as  to  bring  to  pass 
the  realization  of  the  indefinite financial 
bugbear  which  seems  to be so constantly 
imminent.  Every  time  a  crisis  of  this 
kind  is  passed  with  little  if any disturb 
ance,  it  is  a  reassurance  which  tends  to 
increase  public  confidence.  When 
it 
the 
becomes  generally 
worst  that  can  happen  is  a  variation 
in 
exchange  rates—that  the  Government 
keeps  the  gold  in  its  Treasury  because 
it 
is  willing  to  pay  more  for  it  than 
others  will  pay  to  take  it  away— there 
will  be  much 
less  of  this  disquieting 
apprehension  of  something  terrible  to 
happen  which  in  some  way  will  com­
promise  the  credit  of  the  country  and 
bring  commercial  disaster.

learned 

that 

The  Grain  Market.

There  was  quite  a  change 

in  the 
wheat  market  during  the  week  from  the 
previous  week. 
It  lacked  strength  and 
dragged  along  slowly  without  much  an­
imation,  closing  on  Saturday  where 
it 
opened  on  Monday.  While  there  was 
plenty  of  news  of an  encouraging  char­
acter,  yet  the  large  amount  received 
in 
the  Northwest  had  a  depressing  influ­
ence.  The  exports  were 
larger  than 
during  the  corresponding  week  last year 
by  900,000  bushels,  but  this  seemed  to 
have  no  effect 
in  advancing  prices. 
is  as  scarce  as  ever and 
Winter  wheat 
prices  must  be  advanced  considerably 
before  they  will  tempt  holders  of  wheat 
to  part with  it.  However, when there are 
only  310,000  bushels—against  1,573,000 
bushels  at  the  corresponding  time  last 
year— in  Detroit  elevators,  it  demon­
strates  conclusively  that  the  price  of

wheat  will  be  elevated  sooner  or  later 
on  the  present  crop.

Corn  and  oats  remained,  as  usual, 
passive,  as  the 
large  amount  of  both 
cereals  keeps  prices  down  and  nothing 
can  raise  prices  on  either,  unless  it  be 
a  crop  failure.

The  receipts  of  wheat  have been quite 
large,  owing  to the  large  cars  received, 
many  of  them  containing  1,000  bushels 
each.  Receipts  were:  wheat,  57  cars; 
oats,  5  cars  and  3  cars  of  corn.  The 
receipts  of  corn  were  very  small,  owing 
to  the  fact  that  our  home  product  was 
very  large  and  many  stations where corn 
was 
last  year  have  corn  to 
offer  of  their  own.

imported 

C.  G.  A.  V o i g t .

Flour  and  Feed.

Another  week  of  seesaw markets,  with 
wheat  closing  practically  unchanged 
over  closing  prices  of  a  week  ago.  The 
reluctance  of  large  flour  buyers  to  take 
hold  at  the  recent  advance  in  price  is 
wearing  away,  as  the  situation  becomes 
better  understood  and  the actual scarcity 
of  winter  wheat  becomes 
apparent. 
Good  sales  have  been  made  by  the  local 
mills  during  the  past  week  and  all  are 
running  steadily.  While  exporters  are 
not  buying  flour  quite  as  freely,  the 
mills  of  the  Northwest  are  running 
strong  and  booking  a  larger  number  of 
small  orders,  scattered  all  over 
the 
country.

The  recent  advance  being  so  well 
held  is  indicative  of  a  very  strong  mar­
ket,  and  a  further  advance  of  from  2o@ 
25c  per  barrel  for  flour  would  not  be  at 
all  surprising  under  existing  ^circum- 
stances.

Corn  and  oats  range  higher  again  for 
the  week  and  feed  values  are  now  from 
25@5oc  Per  ton  higher.

W m .  N.  R o w e .

The  Tenth  Annual.

Traverse  City,  Feb.  11— The  tenth 
annual  banquet  of  the  Business  Men’s 
Association  will  be  held  on  the  evening 
of  Feb.  12,  at  City  opera  hall.  Presi­
dent  Milliken  will  act  as  toastmaster 
and  responses  will  be  made  as  follows:
the 

Our  Association ; 

its  place 

in 

community— Thos.  T.  Bates.

Our  City;  its  growth  and  future— 

Hon.  Perry  Hannah.

Good  Roads—C.  L.  Whitney.
The  Ladies— Prof.  C.  T.  Grawn.
The  Interests  of  Traverse  City  from 
a  woman’s  standpoint— Mrs.  M.  E.  C. 
Bates.

Trade  Interests— H.  Montague.
The  Interests  of  Traverse  City  from  a 
manufacturer’s  standpoint— H.  S.  Hull.
Relations  of  the  Press  to  the  City— 

Fourth  of  July  Celebration— E.  W. 

J.  W.  Hannen.

Hastings.

A  recent  lecturer on  technical  educa­
tion  attributes  the  increase  in  manufac­
tures 
in  Switzerland  and  Germany, 
while  there  has  been  a  decline  in  Great 
Britain,  to  the  fact  that  for  half  a  cen­
tury  those  countries  have  been  perfect­
ing  their  systems  of  industrial  educa­
tion. 
It  is  a  remarkable  fact  that  Swit­
zerland,  without  coal,  iron  or  navigable 
rivers,  exports  manufactures  to  a  larger, 
value  per  head  than  England.

The  New  York  Legislature has  passed 
a  bill  excluding  all  the  insurance  com­
panies  of  any  foreign  country  which 
discriminates  against  any  of  the  com­
panies  of  the  State 
in  good  standing 
with  the  insurance  authorities  and  com­
plying  with  all  reasonable  requirements 
of  such  foreign  country.  This  action 
is  in  retaliation  against  unjust  discrim­
inations of  the  Prussian  government.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N
Obligations  of  Debtors.

F rom  th e N . Y. Shipping  List.

The  Court  of  Appeals  has  sustained 
the  long-established  principle  that  cer­
tain  acts  of  debtors 
in  apparent  con­
formity  with  law by means of judgments 
and  transfers  cannot  evade  the  payment 
of  just  debts.  The  decision  was  based 
on  a  suit  entered  against  a  bankrupt 
firm  who  had  transferred  accounts  and 
confessed  judgments  to  relatives,  leav­
ing  no  assets  for  the  creditors.  An^  ac­
tion  was  brought  in  the  Supreme  Court 
to  set  aside  the  transfers  and  judgments 
which  were  intended  to  get  the  prop­
erty  beyond  the  reach  of  creditors.  The 
Court  declared  the  transactions unlawful 
and  ordered  all  the  parties  to  account 
to a  receiver  for  the  property  and  pro­
ceeds.-Not  being  satisfied  with  this  de­
cision,  the  defendants  appealed  to  the 
General  Term,  only  to  have  it  affirmed, 
whereupon  an  appeal  wsa  taken  to  the 
Court  of  Appeals.  Defense  argued  that 
the  facts  did  not  prove  fraud,  that  the 
firm  had  a  right  to  prefer  creditors 
among  relatives,  and  that  the 
latter 
could  do  with  the  property  as  they 
pleased.  Plaintiffs  insisted  that  power 
could  not  be  used  in making preferences 
to  dispose  of  assets  and  cover  them  up 
to  prevent  creditors 
reaching 
them,  and  that  the  whole transaction  in­
dicated  a  scheme  to defraud.  The  Court 
of  Appeals  entertained  the  same  opin­
ion,  as  the  original  decision  was  sus­
tained,  and  a  receiver  will  now  see  that 
the  rights  of  bona-fide  creditors  are pro­
tected.

from 

Every  trade  has  to  contend  with  cases 
of  this  character,  but  in  many  instances 
the  amounts  involved  are  so  scattered 
that  creditors  would  rather 
lose  the 
claims  than  experience  annoying  court 
proceedings.  There  is  daily  evidence 
that  the  right  of  Bankrupts  to  name pre­
ferred  creditors  is  abused  with  criminal 
intent.  Another  method  of  defrauding 
creditors 
is  to  reorganize  the  business 
and  have  it  under  the  nominal  control 
and  ownership  of  parties  who  have  no 
interest  in  debts  contracted  previously 
by  the  individual  in  charge,  in  his  own 
name.

is  a  national  bankruptcy 

What  honest  debtors  and  creditors  de­
mand 
law, 
with  uniform  provisions  recognized'  in 
all  the  States.  The  Torrey  bill  gives 
satisfaction.  Congress 
is  fully  aware 
of  this  fact  and  should  pass  it.

The  Commercial  Value  of  Kisses.
The  actual  value  of  a  kfss  is  one  of 
the  most  difficult  things  in  the  world  to 
determine.  The  market  value 
is  very 
irregular  and  fluctuating,  and  it  all  de­
pends  on  the  kisser  and  the  kissee. 
Men  have  been  known  to  declare  that 
they  would  give  the  world  for  a  kiss ; 
but  this  was  probably  when  they  were 
dealing 
in  futures,  and  did  not  expect 
to  be  called  on  to  make  their  margin 
good.  Occasionally  a  jury  has  to  decide 
in  cold  blood  what  a  kiss  was  worth  to 
another  person.  Such  a  case  has  just 
been  tried 
in  St.  Paul.  A  prominent 
society  man  kissed  a  lady,  and  her  hus­
band  brought  suit  for  damages. 
It  was 
proven 
in  the  trial  that  he  had  kissed 
her  2,000  times,  and  the  jury,  upon  re­
flection  and  after  taking  into  considera­
tion  the  appearance  of  the lady,  decided 
that  the  kisses  were  worth  75  cents 
apiece,  and  so  assessed  them  to  the 
defendant. 
It  seemed  cheap  enough. 
A  kiss  that  isn’t  worth  that much should 
be  given  away,  or  put  on  a  bargain 
counter  at  cut  rates.  At  any  rate,  with 
the  new  woman  running  things,  it  is 
not  clear  that  the  husband  had  a  right 
to  profit  through  this  appropriation  of 
community  property  by  a  moral  party.
“ Have  you  ever  noticed  the  liking 
red-haired  men  have for blue neckties?’ ’ 
asked  a  Broadway  haberdasher  the other 
“ Almost  every  red-haired  man 
day. 
who  comes 
in  here  buys  a  light-blue 
necktie  or one  with  blue of  some  shade 
in  it.  The  combination  of  colors  does 
not  appeal  to  the  artistic  sense  of  other 
persons,  but  red-haired  persons 
invari­
If  you  notice  the 
ably  are  fond  of  it. 
average  red-haired  woman, 
too,  you 
will  find  her  wearing  a  bow  or  ribbon 
of  blue. ”

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m an. 

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

A ddress D ruggist, care M ichigan  T rad es­

W A N T ED —LOCATION FOK DKUG STO RE 
tAOR  SALE,  CHEAP—TH K EE  G R E E N - 

1  house», 3,100  feet  of  gl-*ss,  first-class  steam  
heat, five  room  cottage,  lot,  98x19  —a  bargain. 
M ust sell a t once.  Wm.  G.  W hite, O vid, Mich.
957

958

' 

r p o   EXCHANGE—55-AC UK  FR U IT  F a KM 
X   n ea r th e city for m erchandise in good tow n. 
Address L.  & Son, 62  H erm itage building, G rand 
Rapids,  Mich. 
W ANTED  TO  EXCHANGE—PART  CITY 

property tow ard a  sm all  stock  of  general 
m erchandise.  E. J . H orton, Room 1,  H ousem an 
block, G rand Rapids. 

_________________________ 956

_____ 955

___________950

W ANTED—Ti > EXCHANGE, STORE B lIL D - 

ing in one of th e  best  tow ns  in   M ichigan 
fo r sm all drug stock.  W ill pay  p a rt  cash.  A d­
dress No. 954, care  M ichigan T radesm an. 
954 
ip O R   RE N T—E XCEFTIONAL I, Y  G O O D
stan d  for  grot ery  business.  Living  room s 
J . 
above if desired.  Jo h n  C.  D unton, G rand  R ap­
ids, 

;  w ater  power,  12  foot  head, 

IpO R  SALE  -  FEED   AND  FLOUR  MILL;

tw o  Laffell 
w heels;  good  building.  36x60.  tw o  stories  and 
basem ent, w hich is of stone 
tw o sets b u rrs;  all 
n good order:  located on M ichigan C entral R ail­
way, a t Leoni.  M ichigan;  tw o  acres  la n d   w ith 
property.  Call or address,  E.  Larzelere,  Leoni, 
Mich. 

good  tow n  w ith  good 

IpOR  SALE—SMALL  LIVERY  STOCK 

IN 
trade.  Reason  for 
selling, other business!  A ddress,  No.  94s,  care 
M ichigan T radesm an. 
r p o   EXCHANGE -T H E   BOOTS, SHOES, RUB- 
X   here,  h ats  and  caps  of  a  general  stock, 
am ounting to ab o u t $2,500, for pine  lum ber, la th  
and shingles.  F o r particu lars, address  No.  945, 
care  Michigan Tradesm an._______________   945

d ry g o o d s  o r  general  m  rch an d ise;  or  w ill 
sell  cheap.  Geo.  K irt  and,  1151  So.  D ivision 
street, G rand Rapids,  Mich.________________942

tNOR REN T  STORE.  F IN E  LOCATION  FOR 
IAOR  SALE  CHEAP—125  ACRE  FARM,  100 

acres im proved:  or w ill exchange  fo r  good 
city p ro p e rtj.  G.  H.  Iiirtla n d , 1151  So.  D ivision
street. G rand  R apids.  M ich._______________ 911

____________ 949

A N T E D —TO  EXCHANGE  GOOD  HOUSE 
and lot, w ith seven  room s  an d   fine  plas 
tered cellar,  in  Grai d  Rapids,  for  stock boots 
an d  shoes.  W ill pay a cash difference.  A ddress
Box 87, Bow ling G reen. O h io _____________ 936

948

933

907

IN 
AOR  SALE-  NICE  STOCK  OF  DRUGS 
*  N orthern  In d ia n a;  tow n of 600  in  splendid 
la w ;  price, 

farm ing  country:  no  pharm acy 
$1,500.  T. P.  Stiles,  M illersbnrg. Ind._______934

1  m erchandise 

1  city of 3,000 in h a b ita n ts.  Stock and fixtures 
w ill inventory about $1,500.  B est location.  Ad­
d ress No. 933. Cure  M ichigan T radesm an. 

IAOR  SALE—CLEAN  GROCERY  STOCK  IN 
IAOR  SALE—A SMALL STOCK OE G ENERAL 
IAOR  S A L E -S T A PL E   AND  FANCY  GRO- 

in 
M ichigan.  Best  reasons  for  selling.  A ddress 
Lock  Box 9,  W oodland,  Mich. 

in  best  farm ing  country 
931

eery stock, i  voicing about $1,400, located in  
live Southern M ichigan tow n of 1,200in h ab itan ts; 
good trade, nearly all cash.  Reasons fo r selling, 
o th e r business.  A ddress No.  907, care  M ichigan 
T radesm an. 
t i n n   W ILL  BUY  W ELL-SELECTED 
dU-4 
5p JL 
stock of bazaar an d   holiday  goods
in   a tow n  of  1,800  population.  Good  farm ing 
trad e;  location on th e m ain  corner  of tow n;  all 
goods new ,  ju s t opened  Nov.  9,  1895.  Rent,  $8 
per  m onth;  size  of  store,  24x45.  Poor  health  
reason fo r selling.  A ddress, J . C lark, care M ich­
igan T radesm an. 

MISCELLANEOUS.

IAOR  SALE—A  FIRST-CLASS  HARDWARE 

and im plem ent  business in  thriving  village 
in good  farm ing com m unity.  A ddress Brow n & 
Sehler, G rand  Rapids,  Mich. 

WANTED— HORSE  PO W ER  ELECTRIC 

\ \ f  ANTED  TO  CORRESPOND  W ITH  SHIP- 
V v  pers o f b u tter and eggs  and  o th er  season­
able produce.  R.  H irt, 36 M arket street, D etroit.

m otor, new   or  second-hand.  T radesm an 
Company, New  Blodgett  B uilding,  G rand  R ap­
ids. 

(AOR  SALE—FORTY  F E E T   7  FOOT  OAK 

p artitio n   w ith  crackle  glass  an d   sliding 
door, used only a few  m onths.  W ill sell cheap. 
T radesm an  Company,  N ew  B lodgett  B uilding, 
G rand Rapids. 

888

952

953

951

881

938

A NTED—SITUATION  AS  REG ISTERED  
assistan t pharm acist, first-class references. 

A ddress No. 940, care M ichigan T radesm an. 940

W ill J .  W eller. M uskegon, M ich. 

to send me an  o rd er  for  R ubber  Stam ps. 

tra l  m ileage  books.  A ddress,  statin g  

enced registered  pharm acist fa m iliar w ith 
all d etails of retail  d rug  business.  W ill  accept 
any  kind  o f  position.  A ddress  N o.  913,  care 
M ichigan T radesm an. 

W ANTED—412~MERCHANTS AND OTHERS 
W ANTED—POSITION  BY  AN  EX PRRI- 
WA N T E D -SE V E R A L   MICHIGAN  CEN- 
■ ANTED—BUTTER, EGGS,  POULTRY, P o ­
WANTED—EVERY  DRUGGIST  JU ST  COM- 

tatoes, onions, apples, cabbages, etc.  Cor­
respondence  solicited.  W atkins  &  A xe,  84-86 
South D ivision street. G rand Rapids. 

m encing business,  an d   every  one  already 
started, to use o u r system  of poison labels.  W hat 
has cost you $15 you can now   get  fo r  $4.  F o u r­
teen labels do the w ork o f 113.  T radesm an Com­
pany, G rand R apids.

price, V index, care M ichigan T radesm an.  869

673

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