Volume  XV.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY  5,1898.

Number  746

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I f ancy Calendars

The  Tradesman  Company  has 
a large line of Fancy Calendars 
for  1898, to which  it invites the 
inspection of  the  trade.  The 
Company  is  also  equipped  to 
prepare  and execute  anything 
in the line of specially designed 
calendars,  either  engraved  or 
printed.

N INTH  ANNUAL.

Partial  Report  af  the  Kalamazoo  Con­

vention.

The  ninth  annual  convention  of  the 
Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip,  which 
was  held  at  Kalamazoo  last  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday,  was  a  success  in  every 
respect.

The  annual  address  of  President 
Hammel  is  printed  in  full  elsewhere  in 
this  week’s  paper.

The  report  of  the  Secretary  showed  a 
falling  off  in  membership,  as  compared 
with  a  year  ago,  when  the  total  active 
membership  was  1,853.  The  new mem­
bers  which  have  been  taken  in  during 
the  year  number  145,  and  during  the 
same  time  eighteen  members  have  died 
and  201  have  been  dropped  because  of 
delinquency,  leaving  the  present  mem­
bership 
loss  of  seventy-four 
during  the  year.  The  receipts  of  the 
death  fund  during  the  year  were  $7,064 
and  the  receipts  of  the  general  fund 
were  $852.  The  expense  of  the  Secre­
tary's  office  was  $861.15  and  the  ex­
pense 
incident  to  the  meetings  of  the 
Board  was  $187.87.

i,77q — a 

The  Treasurer’s  report  showed 

the 
total  receipts  of  the  general  fund  to  be 
S5i,742*51  aDd  disbursements  $1,240.21, 
leaving  a  balance  in  the fund of $502.30. 
The  receipts  of  the  death  fund  were 
f>7»485*59  ai)d  thirteen  disbursements  of 
$500  each,  leaving  $985.59  in  the  fund 
and  five  death  claims  still  unpaid.

The  report  of  the  Legislative  Com­
mittee  will  be  found  in  full  on  another 
page  of  this  week’s  issue.

The  Committee  on  President’s  Ad­

dress  reported  as  follows :

!■   That  the  Association  commend 
the  spirit  of  economy  which  we  are  as­
sured  by  the  President  has  actuated  all 
the  doings  of  the  Boaid  of  Directors 
during  the  past  year and  that  the  trans­
mission  of  the  same  spirit  be  recom­
mended  to  the  Board  of  1898  and  all 
future  boards  of  our  Association.

2.  That  this  Association  ratify  the 
recommendation  of  the  President 
in 
that  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer  be  re­
quired  to  furnish  a  bond  for  the  faith­
ful  performance  of  the  duties  of  their 
respective  offices  from  some  one  of  the 
most  reliable  guaranty  associations  of 
the  United  States.

3.  That  we are gratified that the‘ ‘ dry 
subject”   of  the  Lampkin  souvenir  book 
has  been  satisfactorily  settled,  and  we 
congratulate  the  Association  that  it  is 
rid  of  this  troublesome  matter,  and 
recommend  that  the  Association  in  the 
future  keep  aloof  from  all  such  enter­
prises  and  attend  strictly  to  the  busi­
ness  for  which  the  Association  was  or­
ganized.

4.  That  so  much  of  the  address  as 
relates  to  the  subject  of interchangeable 
mileage  be  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Resolutions.

5.  That  so  much  of  the address as re­
lates  to  the  subject  of  the  payment  of 
death  claims  of  the  deceased  members 
of  the  Association  be  referred  to  the 
Board  of  Directors,  with  the  recom­
mendation  that  we  desire  all 
such 
claims  honorably  considered  and  paid 
as  speedily  as  possible;  and  we  pledge 
ourselves  to  honor  all  assessments  made 
on  us  as 
individual  members  of  this 
Association,  to  carry  out and  honorably 
maintain  this grand feature of our organ­
ization.

6.  That  we  approve  of  the  action  of 
in  filling  the

the  Board  of  Directors 

office  of  Secretary  for  the  unexpired 
portion  of  the  term  of  our  lamented 
brother,  Secretary  D.  C.  Slaght,  and 
in  arranging  that  two-thiids  of  the  sal­
ary  received  for  the  remainder  of  the 
year  be  paid  over  to  his  widow  for  her 
use  and  benefit.  To  do  right  and  mete 
out  justice  should  be  the  desire  and  in­
tent  of  all  individuals  and  associations. 
This  action  was  just  and  right  and  we 
commend  it.

7-  As  to  the subject  of  amending  the 
constitution,  we  express  ourselves,  in 
hearty  sympathy  with  the  views  ex­
pressed  by  the  President  in  his address, 
and  would  advise  that  all  amendments 
proposed  to  the  constitution be carefully 
considered  and  scrutinized  and  the  re­
sults  weighed  well  before  adopting 
same. 

N .  B .  J o n e s ,
Lawrence  V erdon, 
M.  Howarn.

The  report  was  adopted.
The  Committee  on  Resolutions  sub­

mitted  the  following  report:

Whereas, 

It  has  pleased  Almighty 
God  to  summon  by  death  during  the 
past  year  our  esteemed  brothers,  A.  B. 
Hetwood,  E.  Averill,  Ira  D.  Durgy, 
N.  B.  Clark,  W.  H.  Sbeller,  T.  H. 
Baker,  J.  C.  Myers,  A.  E.  Button,  Geo.
C.  Fletcher,  Aviah  Sprague,  U.  Hoff- 
master,  J.  S.  Shaub,  W.  H.  Jewett,  J.
D.  Davis,  J.  B.  Morehouse,  Geo.  H. 
Reiblet,  Wm.  P.  Hutchins  and  Dell  C. 
Slaght,

Resolved,  That  by  death  there  have 
been  taken  from  our membership worthy 
and  esteemed  brothers  and  that  we  rec­
ognize  our great  loss and the still greater 
loss  to  their  friends  and  families.

Resolved,  The  Michigan  Knights  of 
the  Grip,  in  convention  assembled  at 
Kalamazoo,  Dec.  29,  1897,  do  extend  to 
the families  and  friends  of  our deceased 
members  our  sincere  and  heartfelt  sym­
pathy  in  their  bereavement,  and  be 
it 
further

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  reso­
lutions  be  spread  upon  our  minutes  and 
a  copy  forwarded  to each of  the  families 
of  our departed  brothers.

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  the 
Michigan  Knights  of-  the  Grip  be  and 
are  hereby  tendered  to  our  outgoing 
officers  for  the  efficient manner in which 
they  have  carried  put  the  duties  of their 
various  offices  during  the  year  1897.

Resolved,  That  a  vote  of  thanks  be 
extended  to  the  municipal  officers  of 
Kalamazoo  and  citizens  in  general  for 
the  large-hearted  hospitality  with  which 
they  have  received  us  and  for  the  uni­
versal  kindness  which  they  have  ex­
tended  to  the  visiting  knights  and  their 
ladies  during  this  convention.

Resolved,  That  a  special  vote  of 
thanks  be  hereby  tendered  the  ladies  of 
Post  K  and  the  ladies  of  Kalamazoo 
in 
general  for  the  marked  kindness  and 
courtesy  shown  visiting 
ladies  during 
this  convention.

Resolved,  That  a  vote  of  thanks  be 
tendered  Post  K  for  the  excellent  man­
ner  in which they have  taken  care  of  the 
officers  and  members  of  the  Michigan 
Knights  of  the  Grip  during  thisconven 
tion.

Resolved,  That  a  vote  of  thanks  be 
extended  to  the  press  of  Michigan  in 
general  for  the efficient manner in which 
they  have  at  all  times  furthered  our 
interests.

Whereas,  Our  Committee  on  Legisla­
tion,  through  E.  P.  Waldron,  chair­
man,  has  made  to  us  a  most  compre­
hensive  report,  showing 
in  detail  its 
efforts 
in  our  behalf,  and  also  in  be­
half  of  commercial  travelers  generally, 
to  remove  objectionable  features  of  the 
present  interchangeable  mileage;  and

Whereas,  The  efforts  of  the  Commit­
tee, 
and 
diplomacy,  born  of  experience  and

through  hard.  work, 

tact 

good  common  sense,  have  accomplished 
nearly  all  we  could  desire  in  the  way 
of  a  Michigan  mileage  book,  and

Whereas,  This  new  book  will not only 
be  a  great  convenience  to  us  and  the 
firms  and  corporations  we  represent,  but 
emphatically  a  praiseworthy 
marks 
the  part  of  Michigan 
concession  on 
railroads  to  their  patrons,  and 
reveals 
anew  and  signalizes  the  benefits  of 
united  action  for  us  and  characterizes 
the  Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip  as  a 
potent  organization  for  good  work  and 
reform,  Therefore,

Resolved,  That  the  hearty  thanks  of 
the  Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip  are 
due  and  are  hereby  tendered  our  effi­
cient  Committee  who  had  this matter  in 
charge.
Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  the 
Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip  are here­
by  tendered  the  Michigan 
railroads 
named 
in  the  report  of  our  Committee 
on  Legislation  for  concessions  made 
thus  far  in  reforms  they  have  promised 
to 
in  the  forthcoming  in­
terchangeable  mileage  book  to  be  used 
on  the  railways  of  this  State.

incorporate 

The  report  was  adopted.
Election  of  officers resulted as follows :
President—John  A.  Hoffman,  Kala­

mazoo.

ing.

Secretary—John  C.  Saunders,  Lans­

Treasurer—Chas.  McNolty,  Jackson.
Members  of  Board— Eugene  Con­
verse.  Jackson;;  J.  W.  Schram,  Detroit; 
C.  H.  Smith,  Saginaw.

Vice-Presidents  for  the  twelve  con­
gressional  districts  were  named  as  fol­
lows :

Harbor.

1.  E.  C.  Stone,  Detroit.
2.  J.  A.  Bassett,  Ypsilanti.
3.  A.  I.  Lincoln,  Hillsdale.
4.  Frank  M.  Whitbeck,  Benton 
5.  Louis  J.^  Koster,  Grand  Haven.
6.  W.  F.  Sullivan,  Lansing.
7.  E.  E.  Mix,  Lapeer.
8.  Mark  B rown,  Saginaw.
9.  Geo.  Amiotte,  Muskegon.
10.  Wm.  G.  Tapert,  Bay  City.
it.  A.  W.  Peck,  Traverse  City.
12.  Chas.  J.  Houck,  Marquette.
[The  Tradesman  regrets  its 

inability
to  present  a  detailed  report  of  the  con­
vention.  A  full  stenographic  report  of 
the  proceedings  was  taken,  and 
it  has 
been  customary  heretofore  to  furnish 
the  Tradesman  a  copy  of  the  transcript. 
The  editor  of  the  Tradesman  made  the 
usual  request  of  Secretary  Saunders  at 
the  close  of  the  convention,  and  was 
assured  that  the  precedent  established 
in  previous  years  would  be  pursued  this 
year.  For  some  reason,  however,  the 
arrangement  appears  to  have  been  re­
voked,  greatly  to  the  regret  of 
the 
Tradesman—and  the  same  regret  will 
be  shared  by  the  several  thousand  trav­
eling  men  who  will  naturally  refer  to 
this  week’s  issue  of  the  paper  for a  full 
and  complete  report  of  the  convention. ]

Carriage  axles  can  be  kept  oiled  au­
tomatically  by  using  a  new  collar  which 
fits  over  the  shaft  and  has  an  oil  reser­
voir  in  the  upper  side,  from  which  the 
oil  flows  through  a  groove  in  the  collar 
to  an  oil  passage  made  by  cutting  the 
top  of  the  axle  to  register  with  the 
groove.

Seventy  million  gallons  of  olive  oil 
Italy,  the 
is  estimated  at  $120,- 
in

are  produced  annually 
value  of  which 
000,000.  Californians  assert  that 
twenty  years  their  State  could  be  made 
to  yield  the  same  amount  of  oil.

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Dry Goods
The  Dry  Goods  Market.

Staple  Cottons—A  good  aggregate  of 
business  has  been  reported  from  nearly 
all  houses  handling  medium  and  fine 
grade  bleach  cottons, and  th ere was a de- 
cided  hardening  tendency  to  be  noted 
at  the  close  of 
last  week’s  business. 
Low grade  bleach  cottons  have been dull 
and  without  particular  feature.  The 
situation  in  brown  sheetings  and  drills 
remains  practically  the  same  as  when 
previously 
have 
shared 
in  a  more general  request  and 
prices  have  ruled  steady,  and  judging 
from  the  manner 
in  which  orders  are 
placed  and  expected,  there  are  no  great 
quantities  of  these  goods  instock,  in 
either  first  or  second  hands.

reported.  Denims 

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Prints 

and  Ginghams—The  most 
promising  feature  of  this  line  is  the 
market 
light  fancy  calicoes  tor 
spring,  and  the  demand  has  been  oi 
such  an  encouraging  character  that 
agents  feel  pleased  with  the  prospects. 
This  has  been  particularly for the  stand­
ard  and  lower  grades,  and 
it  is  gener­
ally  admitted  that  the  standard  of  price 
is  about  right  tor  the  season.

Hosiery— New  lines  of  hosiery  will be 
opened 
in  about  two  weeks,  and  prob­
ably  very.few,  if  any,  will  be  shown  be­
fore  that  time.  Some  handsome  tilings 
in  the  way  of  fancies  will  be  placed  be­
fore  the  trade  tor  buyers  and  a  large 
amount  of  business 
is  expected  from 
this  department.  Liberal  orders  have 
been  placed for spring  importations  and 
it  seems  now  as  if  the  market  would  be 
very  well  supplied.  There  will  be  more 
effort  this  season  made  by  domestic 
manufacturers  to  produce  fancy hosiery, 
and  some  of  the  samples  that  have  been 
shown  appear  to  be  very  satisfactory.
Dress  Goods— In  the  dress  goods  de­
partment  of  the  woolen  market, 
the 
spring  trade  has  been  quite  a  disap­
pointment.  The  trouble  is  that  nearly 
all  manufacturers  expected  to  sell  about 
four  times  as  many  goods  as  they  did  a 
year  ago;  they  have  had  really  no  foun­
dation,  in  tact,  on  which  to  base  any 
such  expectation. 
The  chief  reason 
why  the  spring  business  has  been  so 
unsatisfactory 
is  that  the  retail  dry 
goods  merchants  had  such  a  very  bad 
woolen  dress  goods  season  last  fall  and 
have  carried  over  such  large  stocks  that 
they  are  not  encouraged  to  buy  heavily 
for  a  season  which,  even  under good 
conditions,  never  amounts  to  very much 
in  woolen  goods;  especially  when  they 
are  asked  to  pay  20  or  25  per  cent,  ad­
vance.  Jobbers,  of  course,  have  bought 
fair  stocks  of  goods;  but  their  travelers 
are  not  meeting  with  enough  business 
as  yet  to  warrant  their  duplicating. 
There  is  no  expectation  that  the  dupli­
cate  business  on  woolen  dress  goods this 
spring  will  amount  to  very  much. 
It  is 
expected  that  the  retail  dry  goods  men 
will  buy  very  sparingly,  or  just  enough 
new  things  to  tone  up  their  “ carried 
over”  stocks with,and  will use the spring 
season  to  clean  up  their  stocks  as  far as 
possible  and  put  themselves  in  shape  to 
buy  fresh  goods  for  next  fall. 
Indica­
tions  are  that  fall  dress  goods  will  not 
be  opened  much  before  the  15th  of 
March.  Many  manufacturers  say  that all 
interests  would  best  be  served  if  open­
ings  were  delayed  until  April.  The  im­
pression  seems  to  be  current  that  dress 
goods  lines  are  opened  entirely 
too 
early  each  season.  They  should  be 
opened  only 
just  early  enough  to  give 
the  manufacturers  a  chance to  make  the

1.  Because 

In  discussing  the  reasons  why  a  mer­
chant  should  willingly  give  a  statement j 
of  his  condition when requested  to  do  so 
by  those  who  have  the  right  to  ask,  F.
J.  Hopkins,  of  Janey,  bemple  &  Co., 
Minneapolis,  Minn.,  presents  the  fol­
lowing  summary:
it 

is  a  fair,  reasonable 
and  equitable  business  proposition,  that 
when  one  man 
is  asking  credit  of  an­
other, 
involving  financial  obligations 
by  the  one  and  possible  loss  to  the 
other,  he  should  be  willing  to  show 
what  basis  he  has  lor  the  credit  asked.
2.  For  the  reason  that  it  invariably 
works  to  the  mutual  benefit  of  both  par­
ties.  The  dispenser  of  credit  realizes 
that  in  a  signed  statement,  taken  from 
the  books  of  the  applicant,  he  has  be­
fore  him  the  most  reliable 
information 
possible  to  obtain.  He 
is  enabled, 
from  what he  believes to  be  the  facts,  to 
determine  what  line  of  credit  the  appli­
cant  is  entitled  to. 
is  given  cheer­
fully  and  willingly  and  relieved  of  that 
suspicion  that  so  many  times  accom­
panies  the  opening  of  an  account  where 
only  guesswork  forms  the  foundation 
for  the  credit. 
If  he  desires  an  exten­
sion,  or  at  certain  times  of  the  year  a 
little 
longer  line  of  credit,  he  gets  it, 
for  he  has  established  a  confidence  by 
his  signed  statement  that  nothing  else 
will  secure.

It 

3.  The  questions asked on  most state­
ment  blanks  are  of  a  nature  that  not 
only  show  the  condition  of business,  but 
tend  to  indicate  the  character,  prudence 
and  business  sagacity  of  the man.  Many 
a  merchant  has  been  saved  a  loss,  with 
his  condition  much 
improved,  by  the 
thoughtful  and  observing  credit  man 
insurance,  or 
suggesting  an  increase  of 
a  decrease  in  the  rate  of 
interest,  or  a 
cutting  down  of  indebtedness  through 
the  reduction  of  surplus stock,  or  urging 
work  on  the  collection  of large outstand­
ing  accounts  and  notes.  And  all  this  is 
for  the  improvement  and  benefit  of  the 
man  who  has  made  a  full  showing  of 
his  affairs.

Points  Which  Are  Not  Disputed.
First  Lawyer— You  are  a  shyster.
His  Opponent— And  you  are a  black­

guard.

The  Court— Now,  gentlemen, 

let  us 
take  up  the  points  in  this  case  which 
are  disputed.

MICHIG AN

TRADESMAN

goods 
jobbers.

in  time  to  be  marketed  by  the 

it 

Carpets—Large  Western 

jobbers  are 
offering  extra  super  ingrains  at such low 
prices  that  they  have 
induced  some 
buyers  to  place  larger  initial  orders  in 
anticipation  of  higher  prices  after  Jan. 
15,  when 
is  expected  that  the  mills 
generally  will  hold  for  a further advance 
of  2>£@5c  per  yard,  according  to  the 
quality  of  the  goods.  The  stock  of 
cheap  goods  in  the  hands  of jobbers will 
at  that  time  have  been  more  generally 
distributed  and,  with  the  outlook 
in­
clining  more  towards  higher  prices  for 
raw  material,  as  the  spinners  are  forced 
to  come  in  and  purchase  wool  at  pres­
ent  market  values,  the  manufactuiers 
are  justified  in  asking  more  money  for 
duplicate  orders.  Some  have  already 
received  sufficient  orders  to  last  them 
until  present  stocks  of  cheap  yarns have 
been  consumed.  The  cheap  grades  of 
cotton  chain  ingrains  have  had  a  larger  | 
call,  as  they  have  not  advanced so much  | 
as  all  wool  extra  supers.  Tapestries 
continue  active,  especially  with  those 
who  are  running  cut  order  departments. 
The  present  prices  are very  low  in  com 
parison  with  yarn,  and  the  many  at- 
tractive  designs  this  season  have  in- 
duced  buyers  to  give  them  the  prefer­
ence.  Axminsters  are  sold  ahead  with 
some  manufacturers 
for  two  months. 
Some  lines  are  offered  wholesale  at  go© 
95c  per  yard.  This  has  been  the  price 
since  Dec.  x.

Why  Merchants  Should  Cheerfully 

Furnish  Signed  Statements.

Don’t  Be  Too  Confidential.

the 

Not long  since  a  lady  entered  the shoe 
department  of  a  leading  retail  store  in 
‘  trying  on”  
Chicago.  During 
process  the  clerk  said,  “ That 
is  a 
splendid  shoe;  just exactly  like  mine.”  
It 
is  one  of  the  idiosyncrasies  of  a  cer­
tain class of  customers  that  they  have  no 
desire  to  w’ear  shoes like  clerks  in stores 
wear,  and  evidence  of  this  was  given  to 
the  clerk  noted  by  the  summary  manner 
in  which  the  lady  turned  the  suggestion 
off  with,  “ Will  you  kindly  put  on  my 
shoe?”  and  swept  out  of  the  store,  leav­
ing  the  poor  clerk  dazed.  Moral :  Bet­
ter  not  be  too  confidential  with  custom­
ers.

MERCHANTS

who  have  lost  money  trying  to 
carry a stock  of clothing  should 
read  this.

Poor 
Economy

It  is  poor  economy  to 
handle  cheap  flour.  It 
is  never  reliable.  You 
cannot guarantee it.  You 
do not know  whether  it 
will  make good bread  or 
not. 
If  it  should  not 
make  good  bread — and 
poor  flour  never  does— 
your  customer  will  be 
displeased and avoid you 
afterwards. 
You  can 
guarantee.  . .

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so.  It makes good bread
every  time.  One  sack
sold  to-day  will  bring
customers for two sacks
later  on.  Order  some

NOW.

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Ready-to-Wear 

Men’s and Boys’ Clothing

Is sold in   ev e ry  s ta te  an d  te rrito ry  by o u r 
a g e n ts  w ho fu rn ish   th e  desire d  sizes from  
o u r g r e a t w arehouses.

W e w a n t m ore good  ag e n ts in to w n s  an d  
citie s w here  w e  a re  n o t  now   re p resen ted .
M en’s su its.  $4.00  to   $15.00;  B oys’  s u its  
$8.00 to  510.00.  M en’s p a n ts  75c to  54.00.
C om plete  outfit  free.  W rite  fo r  p a r­
tic u la rs .

W HITE  CITY  TAILORS,

213 to 217  A dam s S tre e t, Chicago.

That  Fat  Customer

Has been  the  worry  of  your  life,  as  you  have 
been unable to fit him  in  underwear.  We have 
made  arrangements with a  large  manufacturer 
of the Jersey  ribbed goods  to furnish extra sizes 
at any time.  We also  carry  in  stock  as  fine  a 
line in  Misses’,  Ladies’ and  Men’s  regular  sizes 
as can be shown.  Write us for samples and prices.

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If  Importers  and Jobbers,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.  H

M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

3

Woman’s World

About  Some  Women  and  Their  Bon­

nets.

There  have  been  two  curious  little 
stories  about  women  and  their  bonnets 
in  the  papers  lately,  concerning  which 
the  paragraph ists  have  made  merry. 
One  was  an  account  of  a  servant  girl 
who  had  saved  up  out  of  her  earnings 
enough  money  to  buy  her  a  comfortable 
winter  wardrobe.  She  needed  every­
thing 
in  the  way  of  clothing.  A  good 
gown,  new  shoes,  warm  underwear  and 
a  hat,  and  she  joyfully  started  out  on 
that  kind  of  an  excursion  that  women 
call  shopping. 
The  first  place  she 
stopped  was  a  millinery  store,  and  in  it 
she  espied  the  loveliest  hat  imaginable. 
It  was  a  French  “ creation”   of 
incom­
parable  beauty,  which  she  looked  upon 
and  coveted  and  bought,  paying  for 
it 
the  whole  of  her  savings.  More  than 
that,  she  put 
it  on  and  flaunted  down 
the  street  in  it,  peering  in  at  the  plate 
glass  show  windows  to  catch  a  glimpse 
of  herself,  and  was  insanely and  idiotic­
ally  vain  and  happy,  until  she  met  a 
dear  girl 
friend  who  called  attention, 
as  girl  friends  will,  to  the  disparity  be­
tween her shabby frock  and  the  gorgeous 
millinery that  topped  it.  Then  the poor, 
silly  creature  went  home  and  attempted 
to  take  her  life in a frenzy  of  regret  over 
her  folly  and  her  hat.

The  other  story 

is  another  one  of 
temptation  and  yielding  to  the  allur- 
ments  of  French  millinery,  and 
tells 
how  a  man  who  had  been  out  of  work 
in  Chicago  for  a  long  time  at 
last  got 
a  position,  and  at  the  end  of  his  first 
month’s  labor  brought  home  his  salary 
to  his  wife.  The  next  evening  he  re­
turned  to  his  fireside,  happy  and  ex-1 
pectant  of  the  warm  welcome  he  was  to 
receive.  His  wife  was out,  but presently 
she  came  home  with  a  square  box  and 
a  radiant  smile.  She  had  been  shop­
ping,  and she had  bought  a  genuine  bar­
gain 
in  a  pattern  hat  that  had  been 
marked  down  from  §25  to  §18.  She 
thought  her  husband  would  be  delight­
ed,  but he  wasn’t.  He  thought  about  the 
bills  they  owed  and  he  got  up  and 
danced  a  war  dance  all  over  the  “ con­
fection,”   and 
feathers  and 
flowers  and  jet  from  Dan  to  Beersheba. 
The  woman  had  him  arrested  for  lu­
nacy,  believing  that  only  an  insane per­
son  could  take  that  attitude  towards  a 
love  of  a  hat,  and  it  was  in  the  police 
court  that  these 
interesting  domestic 
facts  were  brought  out.

strewed 

it 

It  is  inevitable  that  men  and  women 
should 
look  at  these  little  stories  from 
an  entirely  different  point  of  view.  To 
a  man  they  mean  nothing  but  the  grati­
fication  of  silly  vanity,  but  a  woman 
knows  that  buying a  bonnet  is really one 
of  the  crucial  tests  of  character. 
In­
deed,  so  thoroughly  is  *tbis  recognized 
that 
is  almost  a  feminine  axiom, 
“ Show  me  your  bonnet,  and  I  will  tell 
you  what  kind  of  a  woman  you  are.”   It 
takes  Spartan  determination  and  self- 
control  and  infinite  tact  to  buy  the right 
kind  of  a  bonnet,  and  when  a  woman 
sees  a  sister  woman  wearing  just  the 
proper  sort  of  a  thing  on  her  head,  she 
immediately  gives  her  credit  for  pos­
sessing  all  those  admirable  virtues.

By  some  strange  misuse  of  terms  it 
is  a  custom  to  describe  the  woman  who 
wears  any  sort  of  battered  old  hat,  and 
in  for  politics  and  reforms,  as 
goes 
“ strong-minded.”   The 
real  strong- 
minded  woman 
is  the  one  who  can  go 
into  a  store  and  not  let  her  fancy  run* 
away  with  her  good  judgment.  This

is  not  so  easy  as  it  may  appear,  nor  is 
the  weakness  of  buying  unsuitable 
things  confined  to  silly  servant  girls. 
Luxuries  are  always  so  much  more  de­
sirable 
than  necessities,  and  every 
woman  who  goes  into  a  millinery  shop 
is  confronted  with  the  same  tempta­
tions.

It 

it. 

She  may  have  made  up  her  mind  to 
purchase  a  simple,  durable,  plain  little 
hat  for  every-day  wear,  but  the  moment 
she  enters  the  shop  she  beholds  a  gor­
geous  creation  of  feathers  and 
lace 
and  flowers  and  general  loveliness,  and 
altogether  the  last  thing 
in  the  world 
for  which  she  has  any  use.  She  knows 
that  well  enough,  and  she  resolutely 
it  aside.  Then  she  relents  and 
puts 
tries 
it  on,  just  to  see  how  she  would 
look 
is  entrancing,  and  she 
in 
turns  with disgust  to  the  little  bat which 
seems  suddenly  to  have  grown  shabby 
and  dowdy.  She  knows  she  possesses 
nothing  to  wear  with  that  picture  struc­
ture;  that 
is  about  four  times  as 
much  as  she  ought  to pay,  and that there 
is  no  place  to  which  she  goes  where 
it 
would  be  appropriate.  Even  so,  but  it 
is  such  a  love  of  a  hat!  Such  a  dear! 
In  short,  to  hurry  over  all  the  harrowing 
details  of  the  logic  by  which  she  con­
vinces  herself  that  a  picture  hat  is  a 
necessity,  if  she  ever  gets  out  of  the 
store  without  the  confection  and  with 
the  sensible  little  hat,  she  is  a  woman 
whose  calm 
judgment  and  unshaken 
determination  may  be  relied  on  in  an 
emergency  in  life.

it 

That  this  amount  of  character  is  to 
be  looked  for  in  every  woman  is gen­
erally  admitted,  so  we  smile  with  good- 
natured  toleration  and  fellow  feeling— 
for  have  we  not  all been there ourselves? 
—at  our  friends’  millinery  mistakes. 
Nevertheless,  we  are  quite  aware  that 
there  is  a  language  of  the  hat,  and  that 
it. 
every  woman  is  an  adept  at  reading 
Our  hats  are  little  straws,  even 
in  the 
winter,  that  show  which  way  the  winds 
of  character  blow,  and  that  often  tell 
more  than  we  realize.

selfish. 

Of  course,  no  one  needs  to  be  told 
that. the  woman  at  the  theater  who 
calmly  blocks  off  the  view  of  the  stage 
with  a  hat  with  forty-seven  feathers  on 
it,  until  the  usher  makes  her  take  it off, 
Everybody 
is  unmitigably 
knows  that,  but  that  hat 
is  a  dead 
straight  tip  to  watch  out  for  your  own 
interests  if  you  have  any  dealings  with 
her.  She’ll  never  consider  anyone’s 
pleasure  or 
interests  but  her  own,  and 
the  hat  gives  it  away.  The  woman who 
wears  an  elaborate  hat  with  a  shabby 
gown  and  rusty  shoes  is  shallow  minded 
and  lacking  in  good 
judgment.  She’s 
a  woman  who  will  spend  the  money  on 
a  vase  for  the  parlor  that  ought  to  have 
bought  good  roast  beef  for  the  family. 
She 
is  not  the  woman  to  tie  to,  or  to 
give  your  affection  to,  or  to  depend  on 
in  time  of  trouble.  She 
is  like  one  of 
the  little  pleasure  boats  you  see on  sum­
mer  seas  all  canvas  and  show,  without 
the  proper  ballast,  and  the  first  hint  of 
a  storm  sends  her  careening  over.  The 
woman  over  30  who  wears  a  sailor  hat 
is  the  woman  who  refuses  to  accept  her 
age,  and  clings  with  desperate  deter­
mination  to  the  semblance  of  youth 
after  she  has  lost  the  substance.  The 
elderly  woman  who  wears  a  jaunty  hat, 
instead  of  a  decent  and  appropriate 
bonnet,  is  the  one  who  does  not  know 
how  to  make  the  best  of  circumstances. 
She  lacks  a  certain  fine  sympathy  and 
love  of  harmony,  and  her  house  is  gen­
erally  a  jumble  of  conflicting  and  con­
tradictory  ornaments.  Oftener 
than 
not  she  is  a  bad  manager,  a  poor  econ­

omist  and  a  person  who  does  things  on 
hasty  impulse  and  repents  them  at 
lei­
sure.  The  sallow  woman  who  wears  a 
pale  tan  or  a  grass-green  hat  is  her  own 
worst  enemy.  The  woman  whose  hat 
is  always  on  crooked,  and  appears  to 
have  been  thrown  at  her,  is  the  woman 
who  has no system  about  her,  who  never 
has  a  meal  on  time,  or  keeps  an  ap­
pointment,  or 
is  ready  for  anything. 
She  may  be  amiable,  and  intelligent, 
and  charming,  but  beware  of  her,  for 
she  is  an  aggravation  to  the  soul  of  the 
prompt  and  orderly.

in  the  morning 

But  the  woman  whose  hat  is  always 
appropriate  to  the  occasion,  who  ap­
pears 
in  a  trim,  neat 
affair  that  wind  and  weather  cannot  in­
jure,  and  that 
is  pinned  on  so  that  no 
storm  can  budge 
i t ;  who  knows  when 
and  where  to  wear  her  gigantic  picture 
hats,  and  look  like  an  adorable  seraph 
in  them,  and who knows that the theater, 
or  a  lecture,  or a  concert  is  no  place  to 
exploit  millinery  triumphs—that  is  she 
whose  hats  proclaim  her  virtues  from 
afar.  You  know,  as  well  as  if  you  had 
been  told,  that  she  is  considerate  of  the 
rights  of  others,  that  she  is neat,  orderly 
and  businesslike,  that  she  has  sound 
discretion,  and,  in  a  word,  is  the  kind 
of  a  woman  who  is  thoroughly  satisfac­
tory  in  every  relation  of  life.

Whether  we  admit 

it  or  not,  we  are 
largely  judged  by  our  clothes,  and  it  is 
not  such  a  bad  criterion,  either,  or  one 
into  which  the  question of money wholly 
enters.  We  express  ourselves  in  what 
we  wear—our  tastes,  our  desires,  our 
judgment,  our  culture  and  our 
igno­
rance.  Especially 
is  this  true  of  our 
hats.  We  know  the  shabby  servant  girl 
in  her  flaunting  hat  for  what she is ; and 
we  never  see  the  wife  of  a  poor  man 
parading  the  street 
in  a  gorgeous  and

costly  Paris  pattern  bonnet  without 
reading  in  it  the  whole  pitiful  tragedy 
of  extravagance,  and  debt,  and  misery. 
The  warden  of  the  Illinois  penitentiary 
said  last  year  that  their  wives’  demand 
for  expensive  millinery  sent  more  men 
to  prison  than  drink.

it 

is  an 

Any  way  you  look  at  the  bonnet  prob­
lem 
important  one,  and  one 
worth  studying.  It  has a  moral  side  and 
an  aesthetic  side,  and  should  not  be 
treated  in  the  flippant  manner  of  those 
women  whose  bonnets  appear  to  be  ac­
cidents.  A  hat  should  never  be  an  in­
inappropriate 
judicious  indulgence,  an 
afterthought  or  an 
ill-directed  ambi­
tion.  It  should  bean expression of  one’s 
self,  with  a  slight  concession  to  the 
rights  of  the  public.

D o r o t h y   D i x .

In  All  Honesty.

Little  Russell  was  taken 

into  the 
doctor’s  office  while  papa  was  getting 
some  medicine  for  grandma’s  rheuma­
tism.  There  happened  to  be  a  parrot 
in  the  room  that  kept  up  a  constant 
clatter.

On  the  way  home,  Russell  remarked, 
“ Papa,  did  you  see  that woman chicken 
that  kept  talking  all  the  time?”

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in 
request 
that  all  persons 
Michigan  who  have  any 
in 
stock  would  return  it  to  us  or 
to 
the  jobber  of  whom  they 
bought it.

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Around  the State

Movements  of  Merchants. 

Coleman— F.  A.  Niggeman  has  sold 

his  jewelry  stock  to  Harry  Myers.

Newaygo—A.  YV.  Gleason  has  opened 
a  new  drug  store  in  the Bailey building.
Menominee— Richard Edling  has  pur­
chased  the  drug  stock  of  Ad.  Paalzow.
LeRoy— Bert Price has sold his confec­
to  Charles 

cigar  stock 

tionery  and 
Green.

St.  Joseph— Capt.  Jas.  McDonald  has 
purchased  the grocery  stock  of  H.  M. 
Stevens.

Bay  City—C.  W.  Thornwaite  &  Co. 
succeed  Thornwaite  Bros,  in the  harness 
business.

Holland— Peter  De  Boe  has purchased 
the  candy  and  confectionery  stock  of 
Will  Blom.

Saranac—A.  S.  Densmore  has  pur­
chased  the  R.  J.  Anderson  harness  shop 
on  Main  street.

Howell—Henry  T.  Browning  has  re­
tired  from  Wm.  McPherson  &  Sons, 
general  dealers.

Detroit— The  Wills  Creek  Coal  Co. 
has  notified  the  County  Clerk  that  it has 
gone  out  of  business.

Detroit— Gillett  &  Hall  are succeeded 
in  the  grain  and  commission  business 
by  Carson,  Craig  &  Co.

Mendon—Sheldon  &  Bebee  have  filed 
mortgages  aggregating  $5,000.  They 
are  extensive  grain  buyers.

Calumet— The  Levin  Jewelry  Co.  has 
in­

purchased  the  jewelry  and  musical 
strument  stock  of  R.  Bervie.

Port  Austin— Robt.  E.  Hawks  suc­
ceeds  Hawks  &  Co.  in  the  furniture, 
grain  and  implement  business.

Zeeland—G.  &  J.  J.  Van  Den  Bosch 
have  opened  a  clothing  and  men’s  fur­
nishing  goods  store  at  this  place.

Muskegon— H.  A.  Wolff,  piano dealer, 
and  W.  H.  Wilson  have  formed  a  co­
partnership  for  the  sale  of  bicycles.

Lakeview— Lee  &  Blumberg have em­
barked 
in  general  trade  at  Knotmaul, 
two  and  one-half  miles  south  of  this 
place.

Manton—Morris  Kent,  of  Kalamazoo, 
will  erect  a  grain  elevator  and  cold 
storage  warehouse  at  this  place 
in  the 
spring.

St.  Johns—Wm.  Bond  has  purchased 
the  market  building  of  the  St.  Johns 
Land  Co.  and  will  embark  in  the  meat 
business.

Ludington— Rohn  &  Weimer  have  ut­
tered  a  chattel  mortgage  on  their  shoe 
and  men’s  furnishing  goods  stock  to  H. 
V.  Huston.

Vassar— Marvil  Ogden,  whose grocery 
store  was  recently  closed  on  a  chattel 
mortgage,  has  settled  with  his  creditors 
and  resumed  business.

Menominee—W.  H.  Dunham  has  re­
tired  from  the  firm  of  Lawrence &  Dun- 
ham,  grocers.  A.  W.  Lawrence  will 
continue  the  business.

Lyons— Wilkins  &  Bloss,  bakers,  have 
dissolved  partnership.  Mr.  Bloss  will 
continue  the  business  and  Mr.  Wilkins 
will  return  to  Lansing.

Otsego—Geo.  H.  Fisher  has  pur-j 
chased  the  interest  of  Byron  S.  Waters 
in  the  grocery  firm  of  Fisher  &  Waters 
and  will  continue  the  business.

Big  Rapids—Weisman  &  Wilinsky, 
proprietors  of  the  Chicago  department 
store,  have  dissolved  partnership,  Mr. 
Wilinsky  continuing  the  business.

Paris—J.  F.  Reed  has  retired  from 
the  firm  of  J.  F.  Reed  &  Co.,  dealers 
in  general  merchandise.  The  business 
will  be  continued  by  the  remaining 
partner  under  the  style  of  J.  G.  Reed.

Northville—Yerkes &  Harmon  and  A. 
K.  Carpenter  have  consolidated  their 
hardware  stocks  and  will  hereafter  do 
business  under  the  firm  name  of  Car­
penter,  Yerkes  &  Harmon.

Benton  Harbor— Charles  A.  Jackson 
has  been  buying  furs  at  this  place  for  a 
quarter  of  a  century,  but  not  in  eleven 
years  has  he  bought  as  many  furs  as 
during  the  present  fall  and early winter.
local 
jeweler,  died  recently  from 
lockjaw, 
caused  by  his  hand  having  been  caught 
in  a  cutting  box.  He  had  been  engaged 
in  business  at  this  place  for  over  thirty 
years.

Portland—Geo.  R.  Smith,  a 

Grand  Ledge—C.  J.  Tucker and  Geo. 
Stokes  have  formed  a  partnership  and 
embarked  in  the  undertaking  business. 
Mr.  Stokes  will  also  be  employed  as 
salesman 
the  bazaar  store  of  Mr. 
Tucker.

in 

Ypsilanti—Geo.  C.  Bardley,  Cashier 
of  the  First  National Bank,  has resigned 
and  purchased  a  half  interest  in  C.  W. 
Rogers’  book  and  drug  store.  His  suc­
cessor 
the  bank  w ill  be  D.  L. 
in 
Quirk,  Jr.

Chelsea— The  private  bank  of Reuben 
Kempf,  of  Chelsea,  is  to  be  merged  in­
to  a  State  bank  with  a  capital  stock  ol 
$40,000.  Articles  of  incorporation  were 
filed  with  the  State  Banking  Depart­
ment  Jan.  4.

Ithaca— Peterson  &  Walker  have  ut­
tered  a  trust  deed  on  their  shoe  stock 
to  Geo.  Reed,  receiver  of  the  First 
National  Bank,  to  secure  their  credit­
ors. 
is  claimed  that  the  stock  will 
inventory  $4,600.

It 

Cold water—The  firm of  Milnes  &  Mil­
ler,  one  of  the  largest  grocery  and  meat 
firms  here,  has  dissolved,  George  D. 
Miller  withdrawing.  Robert  Milnes 
and  son  will  continue  under  the name of 
the  Milnes  Supply  Co.

Port  Huron—Goodman  &  Co.  have ut­
tered  seven  chattel  mortgages  on  their 
clothing 
aggregating  $8,289. 
Four  of  the  mortgages,  amounting  to 
$5,178,  run  to  relatives—probably  for 
alleged  borrowed  money.

stock, 

Grand  Ledge— The  stockholders of the 
State  Savings  Bank  of  Grand  Ledge 
have  decided  to  discontinue  business on 
account  of 
inability  to  make  money. 
The  assets  are  sufficient  to  protect  de­
positors  and  stockholders.

Menominee— The  Kirby,  Carpenter 
Company’s  old  store  has  been  closed, 
after  being  opened  for  over  a  quarter  of 
a  century.  The  remnant  of  the  gen­
eral  stock  has  been  purchased  by  Abe 
Simansky,  of  Peshtigo.

Manufacturing  Matters.

Flint—The  Flint  P.  Smith  Lumber 
its  mill  next  week  and 

Co.  will  start 
will  operate  it  during  the  winter.

Bay  City—The  French  Land  &  Lum­
ber  Co.  has  contracted  to  furnish  the 
Michigan  Central  Railroad  50,000  ties.
Grand  Ledge— N.  B.  Allen,  of  Lans­
ing,  has  purchased  the  woodworking 
department  of  the  carriage  business  of 
Robt.  Smith.

Saginaw—The  Saginaw  Basket  Co. 
has  decided  to  increase  its  capital stock 
from  $30,000  to  $50,000.  The  officers  of 
1897  were  re-elected 
for  the  coming 
year.

Jackson— The  Weeks-Colley  Manufac­
turing  Co.  has  opened-a  branch  office  at 
114  Wooster  street,  New  York.  Geo. 
H.  Colley  will  have  charge  of 
the 
branch.

Vassar— Frank  Miller 

is  building  a 
shingle  mill  here,  and  the  machinery 
is  now  being  put  into  the  building.  He 
has  secured  a  large  quantity  of  shingle 
timber.

Big  Rapids—H.  H.  Herrenden  & 
Co  and  W.  D.  Osborn  have  formed  a 
partnership  for  the  manufacture  of  a 
sheet  iron  stove  under  the  firm  name  of 
Herrenden  &  Co.

Lawndale—Robt.  McKinney,  of South 
Saginaw,  has  organized  a  stock  com­
pany 
to  manufacture  cheese  at  this 
place,  the  coming  season,  the  factory 
10  be  erected  this  winter.

Portland— E.  Mayette  has  merged  his 
basket  factory 
into  a  stock  company, 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $2,000,  all  paid 
m.  New  machines  will  be  purchased 
and  the  business  increased.

Saginaw—W.  B.  Mershon  says  the de­
mand  for  packing  box  material  is  un­
precedented,  and  for  sixty  days his  firm 
has  been  crowded  to  the  utmost  limit  to 
take  care  of  the  orders  received.

Mayfield—J.  L.  Gibbs  is  getting  out 
logs  as  fast  as  they  can  be  procured. 
The  mill  will start  soon  and  the  cut  this 
season  will  be  2,000,000  feet  of  hard­
wood  and  1,000,000  feet  of  cedar.

Jackson—A  company  will  be  organ­
ized  at  this  place,  with  a  capital  stock 
of  $20,000,  for  the  purpose  of  manufac­
turing  a  slack  coal-burning  furnace  un­
der  patents  held  by  N.  J.  Corey,  the  in­
ventor.

Manton—Seaman  Bros,  have  leased  a 
portion  of  the  planing  mill  of*A.  Green 
&  Son  and  put  in  a  shingle  mill  with  a 
capacity  of  from  70,000  to  80,000  per 
day.  The  product  is  exclusively  cedar 
shingles.

Casnovia—Albert  Norris  has  retired 
from  the  firm  of  A.  Norris  &  Son,  gen­
eral  dealers  at  this  place.  Jas.  L.  Nor­
ris  will  continue  the  business.  The  co­
partnership  has  been  in  existence  since 
Nov.  20,  1882,  and  the  fifteen  years 
since 
intervening  have  been  years  of 
prosperity.

Detroit— Rothschild  &  Bro.  are  the 
only  Americans  allowed  by  the  Spanish 
government  to  raise  tobacco 
in  Cuba 
during  the  rebellion.  They  have  three 
plantations  near  Guira  de  Melena, 
guarded  by  Spanish  soldiers.  The  firm 
pay  and 
feed  the  soldiers  at  their  own 
expense,  and  own  the  forts  which  the 
soldiers  occupy.

Freiburgers—The  Tradesman  stated 
last  week  that  A.  C.  Graham  bad  re­
moved  his  general  stock  to  Port  Huron. 
Mr.  Graham 
informs  the  Tradesman 
that  he  is  still  doing  business  at  the  old 
stand,although  he  has  removed  his  most 
valuable  stock  (his 
to  Port 
Huron  for  the  winter,  as  has  been  his 
custom  for  three  years  past.

family) 

Douglas—J.  E.  Devine  has  sold  his 
interest  in  his  new  machine  for  making 
Climax  baskets  to  E.  E.  Weed  &  Co., 
who  are  now  sole  owners  of  the  patent. 
The  St.  Joseph  Iron  Works  is  making 
thirteen  of  the  machines,  which  will  be 
placed  in  the  Weed  factory  as  soon  as 
completed.

Manistee—The  Buckley  &  Douglas 
people  are  running  good  sized  camps 
at  different  points  along  their  road,  the 
Manistee  &  Northeastern.  Now  that 
the  snow  roads  are  good  again  the.Man- 
stee  &  Grand  Rapids  has  full  trains  at 
work,  and  is  hauling  up  to  the  capacity 
of  the  rolling  stock.

Manchester— The  Manchester  cheese 
factory  opened  just  a  year  ago and since 
then  has  used 
i,345>599  pounds  of 
milk,  which  made  135,462  pounds  of 
cheese,  which  realized  $10,474.71.  The 
old  officers  were  re-elected  as  follows:
B.  G.  English,  President;  Ed.  E. 
Root,  Secretary;  Frank Spafard,  Treas­
urer ;  E.  S.  Hagaman  and  H.  Calhoun, 
Managers. 

!

Saginaw— The  Saginaw  Valley  Lum­
ber  &  Salt  Co.  has  sold  and  shipped 
21,000,000  feet  of  lumber  from  its  mill 
and  yard  the  last  season.  The  company 
will  have  a  full  stock  for  its  mill  for 
next  season’s  ruu.

Detroit— The  Sun  Vapor  Stove  Co. 
has  been 
incorporated  with  a  paid-up 
capital  stock  of  $100,000.  The  stock­
holders,  all  of  Detroit,  are:  Edward  G. 
Mummery,  7,500  shares;  Wm.  G.  Hastle 
and  Robert  S.  Hutton,  1,000  shares 
each;  N.  S.  Wright,  500shares.

Detroit— The  Detroit  Meter  Co.,  cap­
ital  stock  $100,000,  all  paid  in,  filed  ar­
ticles of association  Monday.  The  stock 
is  held  as  follows :  Theodore  D.  Buhl, 
2,445  shares;  same,  as 
trustee,  50; 
Chas.  H.  Jacobs,  1,936;  same,  as  trus­
tee,  5,010;  Jefferson  M.  Thurber,  299; 
Albert  P.  Jacobs,  60.

Port  Huron—C.  H.  Farman  and  J.  S. 
Messacar,  proprietors  of  the  Riverside 
Canning  Co.,  of  Wallaceburg,  Out., 
have  spent  the  past  few  days  in  the city 
trying  to  organize a  stock  company with 
a  view  to  starting  a  factory  in  North 
Port  Huron.  They  ask  for $4,000  local 
capital,  half  of  which  has  already  been 
subscribed.

Bay  City— The  increased  demand  for 
shingles  during  the  fall  has  given  this 
commodity  quite  a  boom,  and  stock  is 
moving  as  rapidly  as  cars  can  be  ob­
tained  to  ship  the  stuff away.  The  local 
stocks  are  exhausted,  and  the 
interior 
mills  are  being  drawn  upon  by  local 
dealers.  A 
large  quantity  of  shingle 
timber  will  be  put  in  during  the winter.
Dowagiac —A  milling  company  here 
annually  furnishes  the  Russian  Jews 
in 
Chicago  with  flour  during  the  Feast  of 
the  Passover.  The  Rabbi  of  Chicago 
and  A.  Harris  are  now  at  Dowagiac 
superintending  the  manufacture of  1,000 
barrels,  which  will  have  their  mark  of 
Everything 
approval  when  shipped. 
used 
in  the  manufacture 
is  specially 
prepared.

Coldwater— A 

stock  company  will 
shortly  be  formed  for  the  manufacture 
of  a  rowboat  which 
is  the  invention  of 
Levi  Monroe,  of  this  place,  and  it  is 
expected  that  500  boats  will  be  placed 
on  the  market  by  May  1.  The boats  will 
be  made  in  two  sizes,  the  smaller  boat 
being  capable  of  carrying  from  four  to 
six  persons,  and  the  larger  from  six  to 
eight. 
They  will  be  constructed  of 
cedar,  pine,  spruce,  cottonwood  and 
whitewood,  and  by  an  arrangement  of 
air-tight  compartments,  the  capsizing 
or  sinking  of  the  craft  is  rendered 
im­
possible.

in  that 

Manistee—The  question  of  hardwood 
is  going  to be  quite  a  puzzling  one  the 
coming  season.  There  seems  to  be  an 
apathy 
line  displayed  by  our 
mill  men  which  has  not  been  present 
for  several  years  past.  The  fact  is, 
there  has  been  no  money  in  hardwoods. 
The  price  of  the  logs  has  been  run  up 
by  specialty  manufacturers.  Bicycles 
need  rock  elm ;  hoops  soft  elm—and  so 
it  goes  until  a  mill  man  cannot  well 
log  and  get  out  whole.  As  a 
buy  a 
consequence,  there 
is  not  going  to  be 
half  a  crop  of  hardwood  harvested,  in 
this  section  at  least,  and  if  a  like  con­
dition  prevails  at  other  points  the  effect 
on  general  trade  ought  to  be  beneficial. 
Again, 
the  small  operators  have  been 
well  squeezed  the  past  few  years,  and 
have  no  money  with  which  to  do  any 
logging  or  sawing  unless  somebody  fur­
nishes the money, and that somebody  else 
else  does  not  seem  to  be  forthcoming.

Gillies  N.  Y.  Clearance  Tea  Sale now 

on.  Phone  Visner,  1589.

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Grand  Rapids  Gossip

Sikkema  &  Mohrhard  have  sold  their 
meat  market  at  242  East  Fulton  street 
to  R.  Gifford.

F.  Hendley  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at  36  Ellsworth  avenue.  The  Ball- 
Barnhart-Putman  Co. 
the 
stock.

furnished 

A.  R.  Dravenstadt  has  engagedin  the 
grocery  business  at  Eagle.  The  stock 
was  furnished  by  the Ball-Barnhart-Put- 
man  Co.

Dennis  Bros,  have  established  an 
office  at  Central  Lake  for  the  purchase 
of  hardwood  logs,  which  will  be  sawed 
at  the  mill  of  Geo.  Bradford.

inform 

W.  R.  Brice  &  Co. 

C.  E.  Kellogg  has  purchased  the  drug 
stock  of  Mrs.  Laura  Oliver at 702 Madi­
son  avenue  and  consolidated  it  with  his 
own  drug  stock  at  693  Madison  avenue.
the 
Tradesman  that  they  will  open  their 
branch  house 
in  Grand  Rapids  about 
March  15,  and  if  the  results  are  as  sat­
isfactory  as  they  expect  they  will  b«, 
the  arrangement  will  be  made  a  per­
manent  one.  This  would  be  a great con­
venience  to  Michigan  dealers  and  ship­
pers,  as 
it  would  furnish  a  responsible 
outlet  for  a  large  quantity  of eggs which 
now  go  to  other  markets.

The  Grocery  Market.

It 

is 

Tea— Holders  are  very  firm  in  their 
ideas,  and  are  not  anxious  to  sell,  even 
impossible  to  get 
at  full  prices. 
concessions  from  anybody.  There 
is 
no  reason  to  change  the  prophecy  that 
the  coming  months  ought  to  show  a 
good  tea  trade  and  considerable  ad­
vances.

Coffee—The  tone  of  the  New  York 
market  has  been  somewhat  unsettled. 
There  seems,  however,  to  be  a  fairly 
confident  feeling  expressed  over the  im­
mediate  prospects  for  trade  and  prices, 
there  having  been  more  of  a  disposition 
shown  to  place  credence  in  the  crop 
damage  reports  from  Santos,  and  with 
prices  on  their  prtsent  low  basis  it  is 
figured  tbat the  market  will  be  especial­
ly  sensitive  to  adverse  developments, 
particularly  of  the  nature  of  crop  dam­
age,  which  naturally  means  a  reduced 
yield. 
increasing  con­
sumption  of  coffee  has  been  a  factor 
that  has  attracted  much  attention  in  the 
trade.

The  steadily 

consuming 

Dried  Fruits—The 

re­
quirements  for  the  winter  so  far  have 
been  large.  Stocks  ot  all  descriptions 
in  distributors’  hands  are  reported  to 
be  unusually  small  for  the  season,  and 
holders  are  looking  for  a  good  business 
after  the  turn  of  the  year.

Canned  Goods—Tomatoes  have  ad­
last 
vanced  5@7J£  per  dozen  over 
week’s  prices.  Further  advances  seem 
likely.  Corn  is  firm,  in  sympathy  with 
tomatoes,  although  no  actual  advance 
has  occurred.  Peas  are  not  selling,  and 
won’t  until 
late  in  the  spring.  There 
is  no  demand  for  peaches,  which  rule at 
unchanged  prices.

Syrups  and  Molasses—There  has  been 
more  or 
less  enquiry  for  pure  sugar 
syrup,  which  is  more  or  less  scarce,  but 
as  yet  rules  at  unchanged  prices.  The 
expected  advance 
in  glucose,  which 
would  affect  the  compound-syrup  mar­
ket,  has  not  yet  occurred,  but  may  dur­
ing  the  coming  week.  The  demand  for 
syrup 
is  rather  below  the  normal  for 
this  season,  owing  to  the  warm  weather. 
There  has  been  some  little  demand  for 
the  _,_week.
choice  molasses  during 

These  are  tolerably  scarce,  but  fancy 
open  kettles  are  very  scarce.  Prices  are 
as  yet  unchanged,  but  advances  in  fine 
goods  are expected.

Provisions—The  market  is  very  firm 
and  prices  are  advancing  daily.  The 
principal  cause  of  this 
is  the  strong 
foreign demand,  which is  making  prices 
at  present.

in  very 

Fish— Mackerel  is  selling right along, 
although  not 
large  lots,  and 
practically  all  of  the  demand  is  at  pres­
ent  speculative.  An  advance  of  50c@ 
$1  per  barrel  is  likely  during  the  next 
few  days.  Cod  is  selling  slowly,  but  is 
firm.  Neither  herring  nor  lake  fish  are 
selling. 
is  quiet,  with  un­
changed  prices.  Sardines  are  looking 
up  still,  although  the  demand 
is  not 
very  heavy.

Salmon 

Rice— Business  has been quiet,as with 
few  exceptions  trade 
is  waiting  until 
after inventory  before  making purchases 
beyond 
Prices  of 
domestic  grades  are  unchanged.
The  Produce  Market.

immediate  wants. 

Apples— Michigan  grown  Northern 
Spys  are  in  moderate  request at  $3.25@ 
3.50  per  bbl.  The  quality 
is  far  from 
choice.  Ozarks  and  Etrus,  from  Arkan­
sas,  fetch  $4.

Bananas— The special holiday demand 
cleaned  the  market  up  close  on  fancy 
fruit.  Values  are  very  firm.  The  poor 
and  medium  goods  are  going  out  to 
local  peddlers.

Beets—25c  per  doz.
Butter—The  few  weeks  immediately 
succeeding  the  first  of  the  year  usually 
witness  considerable  dulness  and  some­
what  of  an  accumulation  of  butter,  but 
it 
is  hard  to  predict  what  will  happen 
this  year.  This  depends  entnely  on  the 
weather  and  on  *the  demand.  At  this 
writing  the  market  is  better  cleaned  up 
than  usual.  Fancy  dairy  is  firm  at  16c, 
while  factory  creamery  is  stationary  at 
2IC.

Cabbage—The  market 

is  without 
change,  choice  stock  commanding  only 
$2.50  per  100.

Carrots—25c  per  bu.
Celery— io@i2^c  per  bunch,  accord­

ing  to  size  and  quality.

Cheese—Supplies  of  full  cream  goods 
are  rather  in  excess  of  the 
immediate 
call.  Occasional  offers  are  made  to  job 
under  quotations,  but  the  concessions 
are  not  liberal  enough  to encourage buy­
ing  to  any  extent.

Cranberries—Cape  Cods  and  Jerseys 
command  $7.50.  Quite 
liberal  sup­
plies  are  in  sight,  and  the  movement  is 
satisfactory.

Eggs—The  market  is  firm.  The  re­
ceipts  of  fresh  eggs  have  been  about 
sufficient  to  supply  the  demand  at  firm 
prices.  There  has  been  an  increase  in 
the  receipts  of  fresh  eggs  during  the 
past  week.  On  account  of  the  grow­
ing  scarcity  of  good  held  eggs,  the  de­
mand 
is  being  diverted  more  to  the 
fresh  receipts,  which  prevents  any  de­
cline  in  the  fresh-egg  market,  the  mar 
ket  holding  firm  at  21c,  while  storage 
stock fetches  16c for  candled  and  11 @ 13c 
for  case  count.

Honey— 12c  for  white  comb  and  11c 

stock.

for  dark.

Lemons—Supplies  are  fully  equal  to 
the  demand.  Values  hold  to  same  fig­
ures  quoted  last  week.  California  stock 
is  forging  rapidly  to  the  front.

Lettuce— 12c  per  lb. 

for  hot  house 

Onions—Red  and  yellow  command 
85c  for  No.  1  stock  and  75c  for  com­
mon.  Spanish  are  still  in  market,  com­
manding  $1.75  per  crate.

Oranges—Country  buyers  are  showing 
more  confidence  in  oranges,  and  proved 
it  by  buying  freely for the holiday trade. 
Stock  so  far  has  given  good  satisfaction 
for  early  receipts,  and  with  the  reason­
able  prices  promised  through  the  bal­
ance  of  the  season,  handlers  look  for 
an  extra  large  consumption.

Potatoes— Local  dealers  hold 

their 
supplies  at  55c.  There  is  no  particular 
change  in  the  market.

Sweet  Potatoes— Kiln  dried  Illinois 
jerseys  have  declined  to $3.50.  Genu­
ine  Jerseys  are  entirely  out  of market.

Proper  Province  of the  National  and 

Savings  Banks.

It 

The  announcement  originally  made 
in  the  Tradesman  last  week  that  two  of 
the  National  banks  were  seriously  con­
sidering  a  reduction  in  capital,and  that 
the  early  expiration  of  several  of  the 
bank  charters  was  giving  rise  to  rumors 
of  consolidations,  caused  much  discus­
sion 
in  business  and  banking  circles. 
The  committee  appointed  by  the  Na­
tional  City  Bank  has,  since  then,  re­
ported  adversely  on  the  question  of  re­
duction. 
In  the  Old  National  the  ques­
tion  has  not  been  under  formal  consid­
eration  by  the  directorate  as  yet,  and, 
of  course,  no  action  has  been  taken.  As 
explained  last  week,  the  proposed  re­
ductions  and  possible consolidations  are 
based  on  the  large  amounts  of  money 
the  banks  are  carrying  and  the 
impos­
sibility,  in  these  days  of  more conserva­
tive  business  methods  and  debt-paying, 
to  keep 
it  profitably  employed.  The 
law  requires  the  National  banks  to keep 
a  reserve  of  20  per  cent,  of  the  deposits 
and  the  savings  banks  must  have  a  re­
serve  cf  15  per  cent.  A  consolidated 
report  of  the  condition  of  the  banks  on 
December  15  shows  a  reserve  of  about 
40  per  cent.,  and 
in  some  individual 
cases 
il  reaches  50  per  cent.,  and  this 
large  excess  over  what  the  law  and  pru­
dence  requires  is  proving  burdensome. 
A 
large  proportion  of  the  deposits  are 
in  certificates  of  deposit  or  savings  ac­
counts  and  bear  interest.  After  paying 
interest  on  the  deposits,  the  expenses 
of  running  the  banks  and  the  taxes,  the 
margin  of  profits  for  the  banks  is  too 
is  pos­
narrow  to  be  satisfactory. 
sible,  while  this  banking  question 
is 
under  consideration, 
that  suggestions 
from  the  Tradesman  may  not  be  in  or­
der,  but  one  little  one  will  be  offered. 
The  bank  statements  show  that  the  four 
savings  banks  are  doing  a  purely  com­
mercial  business, 
loans  and  dis­
counts,  to  the  amount  of  $2,025,450.76. 
If  the  savings  banks  would  go  out of the 
commercial  business  entirely  and  con­
fine  themselves  strictly  to  a  savings 
business,  it  would  relieve  the  banking 
situation  very  materially. 
five 
National  hanks  in  this  city,  with  a  total 
capital  of  $2,200,000,  have  ample  cap­
ital  to  do  all  the  purely  commercial 
business  and  the  National  banking 
law 
confines  them  very  closely  to this partic­
ular  line.  The  savings hanks,  however, 
have  a  wider  range  and  can  invest  in 
mortgages,  stocks  and  bom s— in  fact, 
are  required  to  do  so  to  the  extent  of  a 
certain  per  cent,  of  their  deposits.  The 
commercial  business  brings  a  higher 
rate  of 
interest  and  the  monev  turns 
more  rapidly,  but  the  expenses  are 
heavier,  the  losses  are  more  frequent 
and 
is  difficult,  even  with  proper 
prudence  in  making  loans,  to  keep  the 
money  out 
like  these,  when 
general  curtailment 
If 
the  savings  banks  would  confine  them­
selves  as  closely as possible to mortgages 
and  bonds  or  collateral  loans,  it  would 
be 
for  the 
National  banks  and  more  satisfactory 
to  the  stockholders.  The  savings  banks 
in  the  field  for 
are  now  all  of  them 
mortgages,  but  much  private  capital 
is 
in  the  field  for  mortgage  invest­
also 
ments,  and  the  market 
is  pretty  well 
stripped  of  desirable  loans  of  this  char­
acter,  especially  as  the  tendency  now  is 
to  pay,  not  to  contract,  mortgages.  The 
savings  banks,  howevsr,  could 
very 
profitably  invest  their  money  in bonds— 
municipal, 
state—and  high 
grade 
industrials.  Municipal  bonds 
are  offered  at  from  4  to  6  per  cent.,  de­

for  them,  better 

is  the  order. 

in  times 

county, 

safer 

The 

in 

it 

law, 

If  this  were 

pending  upon  the  size  of  the  munici­
pality  and  of  the  loans  and  the length of 
time  they  have  to  run. 
Industrials  of 
high  grade  can  readily  be  had  at  rates 
that  will  net  from  4  to  6  per  cent.,  and 
will  average  5  per  cent,  or  better.  The 
bonds  usually  run  for  long  periods  and 
the  only  expense  in  doing  a  bond  busi­
ness 
is  storage  and  clipping  the  cou­
pons.  An  examination  of  the  bank 
statements  shows  that  the  four  savings 
banks  carry  mortgages,  bonds and stocks 
to  the  amount  of  only  $1,694,961,  while 
their  loans  and  discounts,  as  stated,  ex­
ceed  $2,000,000.  The  deposits  aggre­
gate  $4,243,461.38,  and  of  these deposits 
is  in  certificates  or  sav­
83,073,045.03 
ings  accounts  and  bear 
interest.  The 
interest  rate  is  3  per  cent.,  but  as  many 
of  the  deposits  are  withdrawn  before 
the  end  of  the  interest  periods,  the  net 
per  cent. 
rate  will  hardly  average 
If  the  savings  banks  would 
confine 
themselves  to  a  purely savings business, 
it  is  not  difficult  to  figure  out  how  they 
would  fare.  Deducting  the  15  per  cent, 
the  banks 
reserve  required  by 
in­
would  have $3,606,942  available  for 
vestment. 
invested  in  5 
per  cent,  mortgages  and  bonds,  or  se­
curities  that  netted  an  average  of  5  per 
cent.,  the  revenue  would be $180,347.10. 
Interest  at  the  rate  of  2^  per  cent,  on 
the  savings  deposits  and  certificates 
would  amount  to  $76,826.12,  and,  de­
ducting  this  from  the  revenue  would 
leave  $103,520.98  for  expenses  and  divi­
dends.  No  account  is  taken  in  this  of 
the  earnings  of the $450,000 capital stock 
ot  the  banks. 
If  confined  to  mortgages, 
bonds  and  collateral  loans,  the  savings 
bank  business  would  be  clean  and  easy 
to  handle,  free  from  losses  and  with  ex­
penses  reduced  to  a  minimum.  The 
Wayne  County  Savings  Bank  of  Detroit 
is  an  example  of  this  kind. 
It  was 
started 
in  1872  with  $100,000  capital, 
and  the  book  value  of  its  stock to-day  is 
between  $450  and  $500. 
Its commercial 
business  does  not  average  $100,000,  but 
its  capital  and  deposits  are  invested 
in 
bonds  and  mortgages,  and the  dividends 
on  the  stock  run  up  to  something 
like 
25  per  cent,  a  year,  with  an  occasional 
extra  dividend;  and, 
it 
pavs  the  taxes. 
If the  savings  banks  in 
this  city  would  pursue  the  same  policy 
there  would  be 
less  complaint  of  an 
oversupply  of  ready  money  and  stock­
holders,  both  state  and  National,  would 
be  better  satisfied  with  results.  This 
suggestion  to  the  saving  bankers  is  en­
tirely  gratuitous,  but  it  is one they might 
find  it to  their  interest  to  consider.

in  addition, 

Hides.  Pelts,  Wool  and  Furs.

The  demand  for  hides  is  greater  than 
the  supply,  but  prices  are  too  high  for 
tanners’  use  with  the  slight  advance 
they  have  been  able  to  obtain  on 
leather.  The  situation  is  still  a  conun­
drum  to  both  dealers  and  tanners  of 
light  stock,  as  the  supply  is  so  limited, 
and  tariff  or  no  tariff  cuts  little  figure.
Pelts  are  something  desired  by  pull­
ers,  but  few are  to  be  had  at  any  price.
in  good  supply  at  good 
prices,  as  compared  with  the  past  few 
years.  Exporters  are  not  so  anxious  as 
they  were  while  awaiting  the  opening 
sales 
in  London  on  Jan.  8,  which  will 
determine  future  prices.

Furs  are 

Wool  is  firm,  with  considerable being 
sold.  There  is  some  enquiry  for  fleece 
in  the  West.  The  question  of  supply  is 
an  important  one,  which  will  be  deter­
mined  by  the  outside  world  supply  by 
the  piices  ruling  at  the  coming  London 
sales. 

Wm.  T.  H e s s .

e

ANNUAL  ADDRESS

O f  President  Hammel  to the  Michigan 

Knights  of the  Grip.

According  to  the  custom  adopted  by 
our  first  President,, and  followed  by  all 
the  Presidents  who  have  preceded  me, 
I  hereby  submit  my  annual  address:

We  have  convened  to-day  to  transact 
the  business  of  the  ninth  annual  con­
vention  of  our  grand  organization.  We 
assemble 
in  the  beautiful  Celery  City 
in  response  to  an  invitation  extended 
us  by  Post  K  and  the  Mayor  of  the  city 
of  Kalamazoo.  Our  mission  here  to-day 
is  to  review  the  work  of  the  past  year 
and  to 
out  our  wishes  for  the  year  to  come.

instruct  our  officers  in  carryi 

I  have  striven  to  show  my  apprec.«,- 
tion  of  the  honor  you  conferred  upon 
me  at  Detroit  last  year,  when  you  unan 
imously  elected  me  to  fill  the  respon 
sible  position  of  President,  by  do ini 
all  in  my  power  to  advance  the 
inter­
ests  of  our  organization.  I  have  devoted 
much  time  and  attention  to  the  duti 
of  the  office,  which 
is  necessary  for 
person  to  do  who  holds  the  position 
President.

As  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Direct 
ors,  I  wish  to  report  that  the  member, 
of  that  body  have  looked  after  the  inter 
ests  of  our  organization  earnestly  anc 
carefully,  having  at  all  times  in  view 
the  welfare  of the  members  and  the pro 
tection  of  the  widows  and  orphans  c 
the  members  who  have  passed  away 
We  have  conducted  the  affairs  of  tb*. 
Association  on  an  economical  plan,  not 
expending  a  cent  unless 
absolutely 
necessary,  and  not  even  carrying  out 
some  of  the  instructions  given  us  by the 
convention  in  regard  to  the  sending  of 
two  delegates  to  attend  the  convention 
of  commercial  travelers  held  at  Nash­
ville  last  summer.  Your  Committee  on 
President’s  Address  at  the  convention 
last  year  recommended  that  the  Presi­
dent  of  1897  and  the  President  of  1896 
be  appointed  a  committee  to attend sai 
convention,  which  recommendation  wa„ 
adopted  by  the  convention.  Your  Board 
of  Directors,  thinking  it  an  expense  we 
should  not  incur,  notified the  Committee 
that  if  they  attended the convention they 
should  go  at  their  own  expense,  and  as 
the  “ wave  of  prosperity”   promised  by 
President  Symons  last  year has  not  yet 
struck  me,  at  least  one  of  that  Com 
mittee  did  not  attend  the  convention. 
By  being  economical  in  all  things it has 
not  been  necessary  to 
any 
moneys  from  the  death  fund  to  the  gen 
eral  fund,  as  provided  for  in  the  con 
stitution.

transfer 

the 
A  resolution  was  adopted  by 
Board,  requiring  the  Secretary 
and 
Treasurer  to  give  a  guarantee  bond,  the 
provisions  of  which  were  enforced,  the 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  each  giving 
such  a  bond.

I  would  recommend  that  the  Board  of 
Directors, 
in  the  future,  require  the 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  to  give  such  a 
bond,  as,  in  my  judgment,  that  is  the 
only  reliable  security 
losses 
which  may  occur.

against 

At  the  first  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Directors,  we  had  a  very  pressing  invi­
tation  from  Kalamazoo,  also  one  from 
Port  Huron,  to  locate  the  convention  in 
the  respective  cities. 
It  would  have 
been  a  pleasure  te  accept  both,  but  as 
we  could 
in 
but  one  place,  and  as  Kalamazoo  had 
extended  us  an 
invitation  last  year,  a 
majority of the Board  voted  for  Kalama­
zoo,  and  the  convention  was 
located 
here 
in  the  midst  of  the  great  celery 
fields  of  the  country.

convention 

locate 

the 

The  much-talked-of and  very unpleas­
ant  question,  the  Lampkin 
souvenir 
book,  has  been  closed,  ex-Treasurer 
Frost  having  settled  the  matter  up, 
realizing  $200  from  same,  which  be 
turned  over  to  Treasurer  McNoltv,  who 
has  placed  the  amount  to  the  credit  of 
the  general  fund.

This  is  the  first  time  in  the  history  of 
the  organization  we  could  say  that  we 
have  an  interchangeable  mileage  book, 
and  it  has  been  secured  by  the  earnest 
and  effective  work  of  your  chairman  of 
the  Legislative  Committee,  E.  P.  Wal­
dron.  He has  spent  time  and  money  in 
his  efforts  to  obtain  from  the  railroads

issued  good  on  all 

a  mileage  book  good  on  all  Michigan 
roads,  and  he  has  been  successful  in 
having  one 
the 
principal  roads  of  the  State,  except  the 
Grand  Trunk  system.  After many  meet­
ings  of  the  Central  Passenger  Associa­
tion,  the  mileage  book,  with  all 
the 
objectionable  features,  such  as exchang­
ing  mileage  for  tickets  at  the  ticket 
office,  rechecking  baggage  at  junction 
points,  paying  $30  for  a  thousand  mile 
book  and  waiting  until after  the  book  is 
used  up  and  the  cover  returned  when 
$10  is  refunded,  etc.,  was  issued. 
It  is 
needless  to  say  that  this  book  was  a 
great  disappointment  to  the  members 
of  the  Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip, 
who  . had  reason  to  expect  better  treat­
ment  at  the  hands  of  the  railroads;  but 
through  the  vigorous  opposition  reg 
istered  against  it  by  nearly  every  mem 
ber of  our Association  and  the  earnest 
efforts  of  Mr.  Waldron,  the  Michigan 
roads  have  decided  to  issue  a  thousand 
mile  book,  with  all  the  objectionable 
features  eliminated,  with  the  exception 
of  paying  $30,  with  a  $10  rebate.  This 
book  will  be  issued  about  January  1 and 
will  be  accepted  as  fare on the following 
roads:  Michigan  Central;  Lake  Shore; 
Detroit,  Grand  Rapids  &  Western; 
Chicago  &  West  Michigan;  Grand' 
Rapids  &  Indiana;  Flint  &  Pere  Mar­
quette;  Ann  Arbor;  Detroit  &  Macki­
naw;  Manistee  &  Northwestern;  Pitts­
burg  &  Lake  Erie  and the Nickel  Plate. 
While  I  do  not  endorse  the  principle  of 
pa> ing  $20  in advance for transportation 
and  depositing  $10  for  the  privilege  of 
doing  so,  yet  I  must  say  that  such  a 
book  will  be  a  great  advantage  to  our 
members  over  the  old  plan  of  buying  a 
road 
thousand  mile  book  on 
traveled  over,  thus  necessitating  an 
in­
vestment  of  from  $60  to  $100  by  each 
member. 
I  am  cognizant  of  the  fact 
that  your  Legislative  Committee  and 
the  Board  of  Directors  have  been 
severely  criticised  for  not  having  ob­
tained  a  book  sooner;  but 
let  me  as­
sure  you,  the  delay  has  not  been  caused 
by  any  fault  of  theirs.  You  must  re­
member  that  it  is  slow  business  getting 
several  railroad  companies  to  agree  to 
do  business  together  on  a  uniform  plan, 
with  each  one  having 
individual 
ideas,  and  it  was  only  brought  about  by 
earnest,  hard  work.  When 
the  first 
book  was 
issued,  one  of  the  principal 
objections,that  interchangeable  mileage 
could  not  be  audited,  was  at  once  re 
moved. 
In  the  new  book  we  have  re 
moved  the  objection  that  conductors 
cannot  be  trusted  to  take  out  mileage 
on  the  train;  and  I  think,  with  the 
same  efforts  continued,  it  will  not  be 
long  until  the  railroads  will  admit  that 
it  is  not  necessary  for a  traveling  man 
to  deposit  gio  as  a  guarantee  that  he 
will  not  transfer  his  ticket  to some other 
person.

each 

its 

While  the  amendment  to  the  constitu- 
on  which  draws the line very closely  in 
regard  to  applicants  has  affected  the  in­
crease  of  membership  quite  materially, 
yet  we  have  admitted  this  year  about 
150  active  members  and  140  honorary 
members;  but  as  times  have  been  hard, 
many  of  our  members  have  been  thrown 
out  of  their  positions  or  put  on commis­
sion,  and  have  not  been  able  to  keep up 
their assessments,  so  that  the  new  mem­
bers  have  been  offset  by  the  numbers 
dropped  out,  leaving  our  membership 
about  the  same  as  it  was  last  year.

Eighteen  of  our  members  have  been 
removed  by  death,  which  is  the  largest 
number  in  the  history  of  our  organiza- 
ion  in  any  one  year.  However,  it  has 
not  been  necessary  to 
the 
number  of  assessments.  We  have  made 
three  assessments—-the  same  number  as 
last  year—and  the  proceeds  of  No.  3, 
which  is  being  paid  very  promptly,  will 
adjust  all  claims  against  the  organiza­
ron.

increase 

left  a  vacancy 

November  18,  our  Secretary,  Brother 
.  C.  Slaght,  who  was  a  competent  and 
ithful  officer,  was  removed  by  death, 
which 
in  the  office  of 
Secretary.  Your Board  of  Directors  was 
somewhat  at  a  loss  to  know  what  course 
to  pursue,  as  Brother  Slaght  had  per­
formed  the  duties  of  the  office  for  ten 
months  of  the  year  and  bad not received 
any  commission  on  scarcely  any  of  the 
dues.  Finally,  a resolution  was  adopted,

M ICHIG AN  TRADESMAN

providing  that  the  Secretary  appointed 
to  fill  the  vacancy  should  receive  one- 
third  of  the  proceeds  of  the  office  for 
the  remainder of  the  year  and  that  Mrs. 
Slaght,  widow  of  our  late  Secretary, 
should  receive  two-thirds.  This  deci 
sion  was  arrived  at  in  compliance  with 
Article  10,  Section  1  of  the  constitu­
tion,  which  reads  as  follows:

The  Secretary  shall  receive  an  annual 
salary  of  one-fourth  of  the  amount  re­
ceived  for dues  from  members and 5 per 
cent,  of  all  assessments  collected  and 
placed  to  the  credit  of  the  beneficiary 
fund.

This  resolution  was  not  adopted  in 
view  of  making  any  donation  to  Mrs. 
Slaght,  it  being  the  amount  justly  due 
her according  to  services  rendered  and 
by  the  provisions  of  the  constitution  I 
have  quoted.

The  Board  appointed  J.  C.  Saunders 
to  fill  the  vacancy,  who  accepted  on  the 
terms  provided  for  in  the  resolution, 
and  I  wish  to  state  that  we  are  very for­
tunate 
in  securing  the  services  of  so 
competent  and  faithful  a man as Brother 
Saunders.  An  assessment  was  ordered 
issued  at  once,  the  printed  matter  for 
same  not  having  been  ordered  until  he 
assumed  charge  of  the office, but he  gave 
the  matter  his  personal  attention  and 
rushed  out  the  assessments  and 
invita­
tions  and  attended to  the  other  duties  of 
the  office 
in  a  businesslike  manner. 
The  thanks  of  the  members  are due  him 
for  the 
interest  he  has  taken  in  the 
office,  and  right  here  I  wish  to  thank 
him,  personally, 
for  the  earnest  and 
faithful  services  rendered  in  finishing 
up  the  work  of  the  year.

I  wish  to  thank  Treasurer  McNolty 
for  the  kindness  he  has  shown  me  and 
for  his  earnest  work  in  the  interests  of 
the  organization  during  the  year.  He 
has  been  a  very  careful  and painstaking 
officer.

I  wish  to  thank  each  and  every  mem­
ber  of  the  Board  of  Directors  for  the 
many  courtesies  shown  me  during  the 
year.

In  regard  to  the  amendent  to  the  con­
stitution,  I  would  recommend  that  you 
be  very  careful  in  changing  the  consti­
tution.  While some slight  changes  ffiay 
be necessary,  I  think  the  constitution  is 
about  what  we  need for this Association. 
The  tacking  on  of  an  accident  insur­
ance  feature  or  increasing  the  death 
benefit  would,  in  my  judgment,  result 
disastrously.  I  would  recommend  that 
the  proposed  amendment,  which  pro­

vides  that  the  Secretary  shall  be  ap­
pointed  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  be 
riot  adopted. 
I  can  see  no  good  reason 
why  the  members  who  are  interested 
j enough  to  attend  conventions  are  not 
as  competent  to  elect  the  Secretary  as 
is  the  Board  of  Directors.  There  are 
enough  safeguards  thrown  around  the 
organization,  as 
in  case  a  man  was 
elected  to  the  office  of  Secretary  or 
Treasurer  who  was not  competent,  or for 
any  other- reason  not  thought  to  he  the 
proper  person  for  the  position, 
the 
Board  has  the  power  to  remove  him,  as 
provided 
in  Article  5,  Section  IV., 
which  reads  as  follows:

They  (meaning  the  Board  of  Direct­
ors)  shall  have  power  to  remove  the 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  for  cause  after 
due  hearing  by  a  majority  vrte  of  the 
Board.  And  they  shall  also  have  p o w e r 
to  fill  any  vacancv  thus  made  until  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  Association.

I 

in 

In  conclusion,  I  wish  to  thank  each 
and  every  member  of  the  Michigan 
Knights  of  the  Grip  for  the  kindness 
shown  me  during  the  year. 
fully 
realize  the  honor  you  have  conferred 
upon  me  in  electing  me  to  all  the  hon­
orary  positions 
the  Association- 
Vice  President,  member of  the  Board  of 
Directors  and  President-from  the  bot­
tom to  the  top  of  the  ladder,  unsolicited 
by  me  and  always  without  a  dissenting 
vote.  This 
is  an  honor  of  which  any 
one  should  feel  proud,  and  I  assure  you 
that  no  one  could  appreciate  the  com­
pliment  more  than  I  do;  and,  as  I  turn 
over  the  gavel  to  my  successor  and  re­
turn  to  the  ranks,  I  will  still  have  the 
same  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  As­
sociation  and  shall  always  be  ready  to 
do  anything  in  my  power  for  the  inter­
est  and  promotion  of  our  grand  organi­
zation.

In  your  deliberations  during  this  con­
vention  I  ask  you  to  be  courteous  with 
each  other.  If  any  of  the  members  wish 
to  criticise  the  actions  of  any  of  the 
officers,  do  it  in  a  gentlemanly  manner 
and,  I  assure  you,  you  will  have  an  op­
portunity  to  express  yourselves  on  any 
and  all  subjects  pertaining  to  the  Asso­
ciation.

let 

The  contest  for  the  offices  mav  be 
sharp,  but 
it  be  pleasant.  Elect 
good  men,  and  remember  that  there  can 
be  but  one  man  elected  to  each  office, 
and  if  your  choice  is  not  made,  do  not 
be  disappointed  or  ptovoked,  but accept 
gracefully  the  will  of  the  majority.

Lip lour Poialo Oars BosinSipjptr

It  is  CHEAPER  THAN  STRAW  BOARD

H.  M.  REYNOLDS  &   SON, 

Grand  Rapids

C h e  C iflb t  o f  the  m o r id   is  

• A c e ty le n e   G a s *

Safer than ordinary gas.

Our  many  plants  now  operating  in 
Michigan  furnish  the  best  of  satis­
faction.  Nearly  as  cheap  as  day- 
light.  Valuable  information  free.
We put in plants  complete.

m.  B.  Wheeler 4  go.,  mnfrs., j

25 Fountain Sb,  Grand  Rapids, Mich. 

X

M IC H IG AN   TRADESMAN

7

Annual  Meeting  of the  Michigan Com­

mercial  Travelers’  Association.

Detroit,  Dec. 

31—The  Michigan
Commercial Travelers’  Association  held 
its  annual  meeting  in  the  Merrill  block 
yesterday,  electing  new  officers  and  dis­
cussing  several  matters pertaining to the 
railroads. 
It  was  expected  that  the
mileage  book  recently  adopted  would be 
dissected,  but  attention  to  it  was  con­
fined  to  the  report  of  the  Railroad Com­
mittee.  The  Committee  agreed  that  the 
mileage  book 
issued  during  the  past 
year  did  not  have  a  redeeming  feature, 
and  while  the  members  considered  that 
the  book  for  1898  will  show  some  im­
provements,  they  say  it  has  many  de­
fects.  The $10  rebate  scheme  was  con­
demned  as  unjust  and  unconstitutional, 
but  the  Association  has  no  money  to 
spend  on  lawsuits  and  it  seemed  to  be 
the  general  opinion  that  if  the  mileage 
ticket  did  not  meet  the  favor  of  mem­
bers,  all  they  could  do  would  be  not  to 
use  it.  Several  announced  that  they  had 
already  refused  to  use  a  rebate  book.

There  were  about  seventy-five  mem­
bers  present,  and  some of  those  residing 
outside  of  Detroit  protested  vigorously 
against  the  expense  of  maintaining  a 
club  room.  Some  caustic  remarks  were 
made,  one  member  claiming  that  the 
Secretary  devoted  his  time  to  watching 
billiard  games 
instead  of  hunting  up 
new  members.  The  Detroit  members 
insisted  that  this  social  feature  induced 
commercial  travelers  to  join  and  that 
private  subscriptions  entered 
largely 
into  the  maintenance  of  the  club rooms. 
The  protests  were  finally  laid  on  the 
table  and  the  billiard  tables  will  not  be 
removed.

During  the  afternoon  session  a  com­
mittee  from  the  Ticket  Broker's  Asso­
ciation  succeeded  in  bringing  up  a  dis­
cussion  of  the  anti-scalping  bill  and 
urged  that  the  Association  place  itself 
on  record  as  opposed  to 
it.  The  bill 
was  declared  to  be  in  the  line  of  class 
legislation  and  several  warm  speeches 
were  made  against 
it.  One  or  two 
speakers  wanted  to  defer  action,  but 
they  were  sat  upon  and  the  President

was  empowered  to  appoint  a  commit­
tee  of  three  to  draft  resolutions  express­
ing  the  sentiment  of  the  Association 
against  the  bill.  He  named  M.  J.  Mat­
thews,  J.  A.  Murray and  J.  W.  Ailes. 
The  committee  was instructed to present 
their  report  to  the  Board  of  Trustees 
not  later  than  January  2.  The  offer  of 
the  brokers  to  pay  for  getting  up  the 
resolutions  was  refused.

A  communication  from  the  National 
Convention  Legislation  Committee,  of 
Syracuse,  N.  Y .,  asking  that  a  commit­
tee  of  two  be  appointed  to  meet  with 
them  tor  the  purpose  of  pushing  cer­
tain  bills,  was 
laid  on  the  table  as  no 
one  seemed  to  know  anything  about 
such  an  organization.

The  report  of  the  Treasurer  showed 
that  the  Association 
in  excellent 
financial  condition,  the  receipts  for  the 
year  having been $37,397.24,  and  the  ex­
penditures,  $19,297  24.  The  Association 
pays  a  death  benefit  of  $2,500  and  that 
amount  was  placed 
in  the  beneficiary 
fund  to  take  care  of  the  next  death ; 
$3,500  was  placed  to  the  credit  of  the 
expense  account,  while  the  reserve fund 
contains  $15,245.24  The  membership 
of  the  Association  is.550
follows:

The  election  of  officers  resulted  as 
President—Chas.  C.  Snedeker.
Vice-Presidents—D.  C.  Barber,  De 
troit;  A.  D.  Baker,  Grand  Rapids;  R. 
P.  Bigelow,  Owosso;  W.  H.  Eldred, 
Battle  Creek ;  D.  C.  Clement,  Chicago.
Board  of  Trustees—S.  H.  Hart,  J.  A. 
Murray,  G.  B.  Hutchings.

Trustees  of  Reserve  Fund— G.  W. 

is 

Edson  and  J.  J.  Alley.

Willard  G.  Day,  of  Baltimore,  Md., 
claims  to  have  discovered  a  process  of 
making  butter  direct  from  grass  with­
out  the  usual  intervention  of  the  cow. 
The  butter  is  claimed  to  have  the  odor 
of  “ grass”   or  “ spring  butter,”   and 
retains  the  garlic  flavor  when  the  prod­
uct  is  secured  from  pastures  containing 
wild  garlic;  it  is  also  claimed  that  the 
butter  will  keep  longer  than  that  made 
from  milk.

One  Victory  Won,  Another  Struggle 

Begun.

St.  Johns,  Jan.  3— I  was  looking  over 
the  Tradesman  of  Dec.  1  to-day  and 
noted  an  article  which  referred  to  the 
resolutions  passed  by  the  Board  of  D i­
rectors  of  the  Michigan  Knights  of  the 
Grip  and  also  those  passed  by 
the 
Posts. 
I  think  we  did  not  go  too  far  in 
merely  thanking  the  roads  for  what they 
had  done  and  had  promised  to  do. 
I 
have  seen  the  Thrall  ticket  and,  in  my 
opinion,  the scheme of signing  a  pad  on 
the train  while  the  conductor  is  pulling 
the  mileage 
is  practicable  and  as  the 
slips  to  be  signed  are  numbered  con 
secutively,  it 
is  a  check—and  as  good 
as  could  "be expected—on  all  concerned. 
Of  course,  we  know  that  interchange­
able  mileage 
is  the  kind  of  mileage 
which  must  come  to  us  voluntarily,  as 
no 
law  can  force  you  and  me  to  change 
notes;  neither  can  one  road  be  com 
pelled  to  take  another’s  m ileage;  but 
interchangeable  mileage 
is  the  most 
convenient  mileage  known  to  com­
mercial  travelers,  and  it  is  my  predic­
tion  that 
it  will  be  very  popular,  now 
that  the  main  objectionable  features  are 
removed.

Later  on  I  would 

like  to  see  250 
pounds  of  excess  baggage  allowed  with 
this  particular  ticket.  Of  course, 
I 
know  that  railroads  cannot  discriminate 
between  persons,  but  they  can  allow 
concessions  with  certain  kinds  of  trans 
portation  and,  if  they  feel  like  favoring 
the  commercial  traveler,  they  can  make 
the  extra  too  pounds  to  be  allowable 
upon  the  interchangeable  ticket,  which 
commercial  man’s 
is  properly 
ticket. 
E.  P.  W a l d r o n .

the 

Detroit  Lifts  Its  Hat  to  Kalamazoo.
Detroit,  Jan.  3— Will  you  kindly  per­
mit  the  use  of  your  valuable  paper  to 
give  expression  to  the  high  apprecia­
tion  we  feel  for  the  magnificent  man­
ner 
in  which  the  members  of  our  Post 
and  the  accompanying  ladies  were  en­
tertained  at  the  ninth  annual  conven­
tion  of  Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip,

held  in  Kalamazoo  by  Post  K 
in  par­
ticular  and  citizens  of  Kalamazoo  in 
general.

We  feel  that  this  card  of  thanks  but 
feebly  expresses  the  gratitude  we  feel 
for  the  innumerable  courtesies  extended 
to  us,  and  we  beg  to  assure  members  of 
Post  K  and  their  ladies  that  the  re­
membrance  of their  delightful  personal­
ities  will  never  be  erased  from  the  tab­
lets  of  our  memory.

Should  our  city  at  any  future  time  be 
honored  with  another  convention  of  the 
Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip,  we 
pledge  ourselves  that  citizens  of  Kala­
mazoo  can  walk  right  into  our  hearts 
a n d   homes. 

P .  W a l s h ,
M .  H o w a r n ,
J.  W.  SCHRAM, 
J n o .  M c L e a n , 

Committee  of  Post  C.

Post  H  Enjoys  a  Social  Session.
Port  Huron,  Jan.  3— Post  H,  M ichi­
gan  Knights  of  the  Grip,  held 
its  first 
annual  social  gathering  at  the  Hotel 
Harrington  on  New  Year’s  eve,  a  large 
number of  knights  and  their  ladies  be­
ing  present.  A  reception  was  held  from 
8  until  9:30  o’clock,  after  which  drive 
whist  was  indulged  in.  At  10  o’clock, 
Manager  Webster  invited  the  guests  to 
the  elegant  dining  room,  where  a splen­
did  supper  was  served.  John  C.  Smith, 
President  of  the  Post,  presided  At 
12:15  o’clock  the  knights  and 
their 
ladies  again  repaired  to  the  parlors  and 
card  playing  was  continued  until  near­
ly  2  o’clock.

Post  H  has  thirty  six  members  and 
their  first  party  was  a  complete  suc­
cess.  D.  H.  Webster  placed  the  hotel 
at  the  disposal  of  the  boys  and  did 
everything  possible  to  make  the  party 
a  success.  He  was  given  a  vote  of 
thanks  by  the  Post.

F.  N.  M o s h e r ,  Sec’y.

The  jubilee  celebrations  in  England 
are  stated  to  have  led  to  the  consump­
tion  of  468,000  barrels  of  beer more than 
usual 
in  the  first  nine  months  of  the 
year.

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ERA  OF  AM ERICAN  GREATNESS.
There  is  something  animating,  if  not 
inspiring,  in  the  promise  of  American 
supremacy 
the  twentieth  century. 
That  phrase,  as  everybody  understands, 
really  means  the  hegemony,  the  leader­
ship,  of  the  United  States  as  the  most 
powerful,  or,  at  all  events,  as  the  most 
influential,  of  nations.  The  people  of 
the  United  States  are  spoken  of  as  “ the 
Americans,”   not  only  because  of  their 
numerical  superiority  and  the  vast,  ex­
tent  of  their  territory,  but  more  es­
pecially,  perhaps,  because  their Nation­
al  life,  more  than  that  of  any  other 
American  people, 
is  peculiarly  their 
own,  and  their  social and political  insti­
tutions  exhibit  the  widest  departures 
from  the  models  furnished  by  the  Old 
World.  There  was  a  fair  field  for  com­
petitive  enterprise  here  at  the  outset 
from  one  end  of  the  hemisphere  to  the 
other.  The  maritime  powers  of  Europe 
were  naturally  attracted  to  continents  of 
unascertained  limits  and  unexplored  re­
sources.  The  boldest  spirits  of  Italy, 
Spain,  France,  England  and  Holland 
flocked  hither,fascinated  by  the  chances 
of  fame, 
fortune  or  romantic  adven­
ture.  There  was  room  enough  for all, 
but  between  the  nations,  at 
least  tor 
more  tnan one century, there was  a strug­
gle  for  the  survival  of  the  fittest. 
If, 
after  so  long  a  time,  the  people  of  the 
United  States  are  secure  in  their  lead­
ership  of  all  “ the  Americas,”   it  must 
be  admitted  that  there  is  some  justice 
in  that  award  of  history  which  names 
them,  by  eminence,  “ the  Americans.”
Moreover,  the  people  of  the  United 
States  have  constituted  themselves  the 
special  champions  and  exponents  of  the 
democratic 
the  New  World. 
They  have  not  only  established  under 
the 
laws  a 
refuge  for  the  oppressed  of  all  lands, 
but  they  have  extended  a  general  pro­
tection  over  every  American  republic, 
great  or  small,  against  the  menace  of 
interference  and  coercion  from  any  of 
the  governments  of  the  Old  World. 
Notice  has  been  served  upon  Europe 
that  there 
longer  any  territory 
open  to  colonization  in  North,  South,  or 
Central  America,  and,  further,  that  all 
American  peoples  must  be  left  entirely 
free  to  determine  for  themselves  the 
form  of  the  government  under  which 
they  shall  live.  That  undertaking must 
impress  intelligent  students  as  the  most 
considerable,  and  possibly  as  the  most 
significant,  national,  engagement  of

jurisdiction  of 

their  own 

is  no 

idea 

in 

which  history  bears  record.  But  it  has 
been  taken,  as 
it  has  been  asserted, 
seriously,  and 
it  will  probably  be  re­
spected  until  the  time  comes  when  it 
will  be  no  longer  necessary.

Is 

its 

In  other  respects,  the  diplomacy  of 
the  Government  of  the  United  States 
has  been for  the  most  part  conservative. 
Prudently  observing  the  wise  counsel  of 
the  first  President,  it  has  so  far avoided 
entangling  alliances  with  European  na­
tions.  The  feeling,  now  becoming prev­
alent,  that  for  the  future  the  United 
States  must  make 
influence  more 
widely  and  deeply  felt  in  the great fam­
ily  of  nations  is,  probably,  mainly  at­
tributable  to  a  dawning  consciousness 
of  the  fact  that  the  material  necessities 
of  the  people  of  this  country,  under  the 
altered  conditions  of  a  new  economic 
era,  demand  a  more  rapid  commercial 
expansion. 
It  was  first  of  all  necessary 
to  conquer  the  land  itself  and  develop 
its  resources;  but  this  part  of  the  New 
World  has  grown  old  at  last,  and  the 
people  of  the  United  States  can  no 
longer  afford  to  neglect  even  the  most 
distant  markets.  They  possess  all  the 
natural  resources  requisite  to  the  devel­
a  magnificent  maritime 
opment  of 
strength— iron  and  coal, 
forests  and 
men,  a  grand  array  of  superb  harbors. 
Then  there 
is  the  money,  and  there  is 
the  enterprising  spirit  ready  to  take 
prompt  advantage  of  opportunity.  What 
now  remains  to  be  done? 
it  neces­
sary  to  wait  until  a  great  navy  has  been 
built  and  some  powerful  foe  has  been 
driven  from  the seas?  Must  the  Govern­
ment  secure  possession  of 
strategic 
positions,  distant 
islands,  keys  to  the 
Pacific  or  the  South  Sea?  Not  at  a ll; 
for  commerce  little  more  is  really  nec­
essary  than  the  possession  of  commodi­
ties  that  can  be  exchanged  abroad  for 
things  desired  at  home.  The  control  of 
trade  in  any  other  quarter  is  not  a  mat­
ter  to  be  referred  to  a  board  of  mili- j 
tary  or  naval  experts. 
is  a  question j 
to  be  considered  by  producers  of  raw 
materials,  by  manufacturers,  by  mer­
chants  and  bankers  Men  of  that  class 
understand  that  victory  in  a  struggle  of 
this  sort  is  simply  a  question  of  quality 
and  price.  A  strong  navy  might  be  em­
ployed  to 
interrupt  commerce,  or  to 
defend  i t ;  but  there  never  was  a  navy 
strong  enough  to  create  commerce.  War 
is  an  exceptional  condition,  and  pre­
sumably  it  will  become  more  and  more 
so  with  the  advance  of civilization.  The 
peopie  of  the  United  States  have  not 
shown  a  disposition  to  oppose the policy 
of  strengthening  their  navy;  but  they 
would  be  glad  of  an  opportunity  to 
build 
too. 
Above  all,  they  want  a  tariff  system  un­
der  which  foreign  countries  will  find 
it 
profitable 
to  trade  with  the  United 
States,  for  they  know  that  reciprocity 
is  the  essential  condition  of  commerce. 
The  Government  must  be  supported, 
and  it  must  be  supported  mainly  by  the 
collection  of  customs  duties;  but a suffi­
cient  revenue  can  be  raised  without  the 
imposition  of  heavy  duties,  and  pro­
hibitive  duties,  of  course,  yield  no  re­
turn  at  all.

some  merchant  vessels, 

It 

The  discovery  and  declaration  of  the 
fact  that  this  great  country  must  have 
more  commerce 
is  the  surest  present 
indication  of  the  coming of that happier 
future  which 
its  friends  love  to  think 
awaits  it.  The  growth  of  its  trade  re­
lations  will  solve  some  of  the  most diffi­
cult  problems  with  which  its  statesmen 
have  now  to  deal.

Make  haste  slowly  in  your  enterprise 

that  you  do  not  stumble  and  fall.

countries 

BO UNTIES  AND  RECIPROCITY.
It  is  becoming  evident  that  the  Euro­
pean  sugar-bounty  question  is  rapidly 
reaching  a  final  solution.  As  stated 
several  days  ago,  the  German  govern­
ment  has  been  sounding  the  principal 
beet-sugar  producing 
of 
Europe  with  a  view  to  bringing  about  a 
general  conference  on  the  question  of 
the  bounties  on 
entirely  abolishing 
sugar.  The  constant 
increases  which 
have  been  made  in  recent  years  in  the 
imposed  a  very 
bounties  paid  have 
heavy  burden  on 
the  taxpayers  of 
Europe,  but  there  have  been  no  corres­
ponding  benefits  secured  by  the  sugar 
pioducers.  The  Dingley  tariff  bill,  by 
shutting  the  American  market  against 
beet  sugars,  has  still  further 
impaired 
the  value  of  the  bounties,  so  that  it  is 
generally  regarded  by  well-informed 
public  men  in  Europe  that  the  present 
season  will  see  the  last  of  them.

About  the  most  obstinate  adherent  of 
the  export-bounty  system 
is  France, 
whose  present  Premier  is  a  well-known 
agrarian. 
It  is  feared  that  the  existing 
French  Ministry  will  not  favor  a  with­
drawal  of  the  bounties  unless it becomes 
apparent  that  Great  Britain  will  impose 
a  countervailing  duty  on  beet sugar. 
It 
is  reported  that  the  British  Cabinet  has 
already  strongly 
intimated  to  France 
that,  unless  she  enter  into  the  proposed 
international  arrangement  for  the  aboli­
tion  of  the  bounties,  England  would  be 
forced  to  place  a  countervailing  duty on 
beet  sugar.

the 

While  the  abolition  of 

sugar 
bounties  would  be  an  advantage  to  the 
cane-sugar  producing  countries  in  gen­
eral,  it  may  be  very  much  doubted  if 
anything  but  harm  can  result  to  the  do­
mestic  sugar  industry.  The  removal  of 
the  sugar  bounties  would  pave  the  way 
for  reciprocity  treaties  with  the  various 
European  countries  under  the  Dingley 
bill.  As  sugar  would  be  the  principal 
basis  of 
for  by 
Europe,  the  acceptance  of  reciprocity 
treaties  by  the  beet-producing  countries 
would  deprive  American  sugar  of  a por­
tion  of 
its  present  protection,  because 
the  Dingley  act  provides  for a remission 
of  20  per  cent,  of  the  sugar  duties  on 
sugar  from  countries entering  into recip 
rocal  trade  relations  with  us.

concessions  asked 

Instead  of  diminishing  the sugar  duty 
in  any  way,  it  ought  really  to  be  in­
creased. 
In  fact,  it  is  evident  that,  un­
less  the  tax  on  sugar  is  increased,  it 
will  become  necessary  to  levy  a  tax  on 
coffee  and  tea,  and  to  also  increase  the 
tax  on  beer.  The  country  is  really  in  no 
condition  to  stand  reciprocity  treaties 
on  these  particular  staples,  as  the  ben­
efits  to  be  derived  by  us  are  not  in  pro­
portion  to  the  sacrifices  which  would 
have  to  be  made.

GREATER  NEW  YORK.

largest  city 

On  New  Year’s  day  the  cities  of  New 
York  and  Brooklyn,  together  with  sev­
eral  smaller  communities  in  their vicin­
ity,  ceased  to  exist  as  separate  corpora­
into  Greater  New 
tions,  and  merged 
York,  the  second 
in  the 
world.  The  ceremony  of  inaugurating 
the  government  of  the  great  city  was 
exceedingly  simple,  unattended  by  any 
popular  demonstration  or  parade.  The 
simplicity  of  the  affair  may  be  gauged 
by the  fact  that  the  total expense attend­
ing  the 
inaugural  ceremonies  did  not 
exceed  $300.

The  experiment  of  successfully  gov­
large  a  community  will  be 
erning  so 
watched  with  interest,  not  only 
in  this 
country,  but  by  the  whole  world,  as 
there  has  been  much  doubt  expressed  of

recent  years  as  to  whether  judicious 
economy  and  the  better  protection  of 
life  and  property  are  best  served  by 
consolidating  municipal  administra­
tions.  No  less  an  authority  than  the 
Marquis  of  Salisbury,  the  British  Prime 
Minister,  recently  expressed  the  belief 
that 
it  would  be  better  to  abandon  the 
effort  to  consolidate  the  administration 
of  the  area  covered  by  the  metropolitan 
district  of  London,  and  return  to  a 
method  which  would 
insure  a  more 
strictly  local  government.

It  will,  of  course,  take  some  time  to 
put  the  vast  machinery  of  the  great  city 
into  good  running  order,  hence 
it  will 
not  be  safe  to  analyze  results  until  they 
shall  be  developed.

The  destruction  of  the  elephant  has 
caused  a  scarcity  of  ivory  and  a  rapid 
advance  in  prices,  the  cost  being  now 
more  than  §4  per  pound,  which  means 
a  corresponding  increase  of  the  cost  of 
the  85,000  to  115,000  billiard  balls 
turned  out  yearly,  and  of  which  Eng­
land  absorbs about  one-balf.  Balls  when 
freshly  turned  are liable to crack through 
any  sudden  change  of  temperature,  and 
are  seasoned  for  three  months in a warm 
room  before  finishing,  to  allow  them  to 
shrink  gradually  and  dry  true.  Steel 
billiard  balls  are  a  new  invention,  but 
have  not  yet  met  with  much  favor.

A  South  Carolina  Legislator,  in  an 
effort  to  stop  the  carrying  of  concealed 
weapons,  wants  to  prohibit  the  “ hip 
pocket”   altogether.  The  hip  pocket 
does  not  always  carry  the gun,  but  it is a 
dangerous  arrangement. 
It  often  con­
ceals  the  fruitful  inspiration  to  the  use 
of  the  gun—and  particularly  so 
in  the 
prohibition  and  “ dispensary”   states.

Forty-one  students  have  been  dis­
missed  from  the  Leland  Stanford,  Jr., 
University  in  California,  on  account  of 
idle  and  dissolute  habits.  The  recently 
announced  policy  of  President  Jordan to 
the  effect 
for 
study,  and  for  study  alone,  seems  to  be 
taking  definite  shape.

that  a  university 

is 

A  Boston  woman  has  invented  a  skirt 
adjuster,  consisting  of  two  pieces  of 
wire  sewed  to  the  skirt,  and  linked  to­
gether  to  form  a  hinge,  with  the  outside 
ends  having 
interlocking 
portions  which  can  be  pinched  together 
and  fastened  to  secure  the  skirt  in  its 
shortened  adjustment.

transverse 

Queen  Victoria’s  Christmas  shopping 
takes  place  in  a  room  in  Windsor  Cas­
tle,  where  samples  of  every  imaginable 
novelty  brought  out  for  the  holiday  sea­
son  are  despatched  from  the  shops,  and 
from  the  collection  she  selects  a  toy  for 
each  child,  grandchild,  and  all 
the 
members  of  her  household.

The  newest  pattern  bottle-washer  is 
driven  by  a  water  motor,  and  can  be 
operated  by  the  ordinary  pressure avail­
able  from  the  main.  The machine  itself 
is  provided  with  a  new  grip  for  grip­
ping  the  brushes,  so  that  the  accidental 
slipping  off  is  rendered  practically 
im­
possible.

A  New  Yorker  has  invented  a  device 
to  prevent  the  picking  of  pockets,  con­
sisting  of  a  single  piece  of  sheet  metal 
stamped  to  form  rings  or  loops  for  the 
watch  and  chain,  with  four  projecting 
points  or  barbs,  bent  in  different  direc­
tions  to  grip  the  sides  of  the  pocket.

It  amounts  to  something  to  be  the 
Mayor  of  Greater  New  York— Judge 
Van  Wyck  has  already  had  a  cocktail 
named  after  him.

M IC H IG A N   TRADESMAN

9

AMERICAN  LACK OF ENTERPRISE.
The  American  people  are  the  most  in­
genious  and  inventive  on  the  face of the 
earth.  Their  genius  is  distinctly  prac­
tical,  and  it  is  particularly  employed  in 
producing 
labor-saving  machinery,  in 
increasing  the  facilities  of  commerce, 
of  travel  and  of  the  transmission  of 
in­
the  adaptation  of 
telligence,  and 
scientific  methods  of  promoting 
the 
economies,  the  comforts  and  conven­
iences  of  life.

in 

is  renowned;  but  beyond 

In  all  these  matters the American peo­
ple  are  pre-eminent.  So  far  as  their 
country  is  concerned,  their enterprise  in 
developing  its  resources  and  in creating 
wealth 
the 
limits  of  their  country  their  energies 
and  adventurous  exertions  do  uot  reach. 
The  Americans  abandon  their 
interests 
when  these  extend  into foreign countries 
and  they  care  so  little  for  their  own  fel­
low-citizens  when  these  are  oppressed, 
robbed  or  murdered  abroad,  that  it  is 
seldom  any  persistent  and  decisive 
effort 
is  ever  made  to  give  them  pro­
tection  or  to  redress  their  wrongs.

The  Americans  are a most martial and 
belligerent  people,  and  when  they  can 
fight  each  other  they  will  rush  to  the 
combat  with  zeal  and  eagerness;  but 
they  are  extremely  unwilling  to  engage 
in  war  with  foreign  nations. 
It  is  true 
they  delight 
in  fiery  oratory  and  fierce 
invective  against  foreigners;  but  when­
ever  a  controversy  with  other  nations 
comes  to  an  issue  that  must  be  settled, 
the  Americans  are  always  willing  to 
submit  their  claims  or  rights  to  arbitra­
tion.

The  result  of  this  extraordinary  lack 
of  enterprise  outside  the  limits  of  their 
country  is  that  the  Americans  have  few 
ships  engaged  in foreign commerce,  and 
nearly  all  of  their  vast  exports  and 
im­
ports  is  carried  by  foreign  vessels  sail­
ing  under  foreign  flags.

it 

for 

This  great  republic  has  no  colonies, 
its  warships, 
no  coaling  stations 
and  no  possessions  outside  its 
immedi­
ate  territorial  limits,  and  its  naval  es­
tablishment  is  so  small  as  to  be  almost 
insignificant  and  entirely  inadequate  to 
the  ordinary  requirements  of  the  public 
defense.

The  state  of  affairs  briefly  outlined 
above  is  at  all  times  strikingly  strange 
and  remarkable,  but 
is  more  than 
ever  so  at  a  time  when  the  great nations 
of  Europe  are  engaged 
in  dismember­
ing  and  parceling  out  the  vast  conti­
nents  of  Asia  and  Africa.  As 
long  as 
the  great  powers  are  occupied  with  this 
work  of  plunder  and  spoliation  they 
are  too  busy  to  trouble  themselves about 
the  great  republic  whose  people  are  too 
busy  with  their  own  personal  affairs  to 
care  about  what  may  be  happening any­
where 
in  the  world  outside  their  own 
domain.

Of  course,  there  is  nothing  new  in  all 
It  has  long  been  the  history  of 
this. 
affairs 
in  this  country.  But  it  might 
well  be  supposed  that  the  Americans, 
who  are  at  peace  with  all  the peoples  in 
the  Old  World  and  the  New,  were  and 
are  utilizing  their  extraordinary  oppor­
tunities  to  capture  the  trade  of  all  other 
countries. 
Such,  however,  is  not  the 
case.  Little  or  no  exertion  is  made  to 
secure  foreign  commerce.  Foreigners 
buy  in  America  only  what  they are com­
pelled  to  d o;  but  they  make  great  exer­
tions  to  sell  us  their  products,  and  in 
this  they  are  very  successful.

In  this  connection 

it  is  pertinent  to 
remark  upon  a  report  made  to  the  State 
Department  at  Washington,  by  United 
States  Consul  Wilburn  B.  Hall,  at  Nice, 
France.  He  shows  what  foreign  mer­

chants  are  doing  to  secure,  and  the 
means  by  which  they  do  secure,  posses­
sion  of  trade 
in  countries  other  than 
their  own.  Says  Consul  H all:

They  know 

Commercial  travelers  are  found  push­
in  every  trade  center and 
ing  forward 
in  all  provinces. 
their 
routes  and  their  clients  as  we  know  our 
own;  they  are  acquainted  with 
the 
needs,  conditions, 
re­
tastes,  habits, 
quirements  of  their  special  territories; 
they  explain  the  goods  as  their  con­
freres 
in  the  United  States  explain 
theirs;  they  make  friends,  clients  and 
customers,  and  keep  them  as  we  do 
ours;  they  offer  the  facilities  usual  and 
customary.

If  they  represent  interests  foreign  to 
the  special  countries  where  they  solicit 
trade,  they  speak  the  language  of  their 
customers,  and  give  them  all  details  in 
that  language ;  they never  offer  explana­
tions,  either  oral  or  printed,  or  give 
weights,  measures  or  prices 
in  a  lan­
guage  not  read  or  understood  by  their 
customers;  they  offer  the  usual  credits 
and  facilities  which  prevail,  and  they 
know  the  commerical  status  of  their 
clients,  the  vaiying  tastes  of  communi­
ties  and  the  local  needs.

They  are  men  of  experience  and 
judgment,  having  a  clear  knowledge  of 
the 
laws  of  trade,  the  customs  which 
govern  it  at  home  and  abroad,  and  such 
ability  and  tact  as  enable  them  to  seize 
every  occasion 
for  the  advantage  of 
their  special  trade.

They  are  men  with  pleasant  and  en­
gaging  manners,  who  are  able  to  meet 
social  requirements  and  use  the  ac­
quaintances  thus  made  for  substantial 
foundations  of  intercourse;  they  do  not 
permit  themselves  to  rush  through  a 
town ;  they  explore  it,  know  it  and 
its 
people,  and  in  turn  are  known  and  re­
garded  with  respect;  they  are  supplied 
with  such  means  as  will  enable  them  to 
return  civilities,  and  to  maintain  po­
sitions  as  gentlemen  worthy  of  the  re­
gard  of  the  houses  or  firms  or 
interests 
they  represent,  and  by  their  various 
qualifications  they  become  trade  powers 
in  the  various  communities  within their 
territories.

English,  French  and  German  repre­
sentatives  and  commercial  agents  and 
travelers  are  found exploring the world’s 
markets  at  home  and  abroad,  creating 
new  ones  and  holding  old  ones.  They 
want  trade  and  they  secure 
it.  They 
have  systematic  plans,  and  pursue  them 
with  definite  views,  and attain profitable 
results.

Very  few  American  houses  adopt 
these  measures,  and  fewer  are  willing 
to  conform  to  the  foreign  styles  of 
goods,  or  to  adopt  the  methods  of  trade 
and  credit  common  to  other  countries. 
They  endeavor  to  force  their  customers 
to  adopt  American  styles  and  methods, 
and 
in  this  the  failure  of  the  Ameri­
cans  to  a  large  extent  is  due.

The  result  is  that  nearly  all  the  trade 
of  Mexico,  of  Cential  and  South  Amer­
ican  countries  at  our  very  doors,  is 
in 
the  hands  of  foreigners,  and  thus  an 
enormous  commerce  and  its  profits  are 
lost  through  the  utter  lack  of  enterprise 
on  the  part  of  the  people  of  the  United 
States. 
It  would  be  highly  becoming 
in  the  American  people  to  cease  boast­
ing  of  their  enterprise,  when,  in  fact, 
they  are  so  decidedly  lacking  in  that 
important  quality.

A schoolhouse  in Iowa has been burned 
down  because  it  became  a  center of  in­
fection  for  diphtheria.  This  was  the 
third  season  that  diphtheria  had  broken 
out  in  the  school.  It  appeared  no  place 
else  in  the  vicinity,  and  hence 
it  was 
decided  to  burn  the  building.  Physi­
cians  were  unanimous  in  saying that the 
disease  had  been  carried  to  the  school 
by  rabbits,  many  of  which  burrowed 
under  the  building  and  made  it  their 
home.  Last  winter  the  rabbits  were 
driven  away 
the  house  was 
thoroughly  renovated,  but  they  came 
back,  and  when  five  of  the  children 
died  of  diphtheria  it  was  thought  best 
to  destroy  the  structure.

and 

ELECTING  FEDERAL  SENATORS.
It  is  announced  from Washington  that 
the  Committee  on  Election  of  Presi­
dent,  Vice-President  and  Representa­
tives 
in  Congress  has  reported  a  bill 
providing  for  such  amendment  of  the 
constitution  of  the  United  States  as  will 
permit  Senators  to  be  elected  by  the 
people,  and  that  members  of  the  House 
of  Representatives  shall  be  elected  for 
four  years,  instead  of  two.

The  constitution,  as 

it  stands,  re­
quires  that  Senators  shall  be  elected  by 
the  Legislatures  of  states,  while  Repre­
sentatives are  to  be  chosen  by  the  popu­
lar  vote,  and  for  two  years  only.  The 
intention  of  the  constitution  was to have 
the  Senate  stand  for  the  states,  while 
the  Lower  House  of  Congress  directly 
represents  the  people.

The  Senate  has  a  voice 

In  the  Senate  every  state,  without  re­
gard  to  population  or  territorial  extent, 
is  equal.  The  states  have,  each  and 
all,  equal  privileges,  equal  rights,  equal 
powers  and  equal  representation  in  the 
branch  of  the  National  Legislature  that 
stands  for  them. 
The  Senate  was 
created  expressly  to protect and preserve 
the  rights  of  the  states  from  Federal ag­
gression. 
in 
all  legislation,  the  concurrence  of  both 
bouses  of  Congress  being  necessary  to 
the  enactment  of  any 
law  or  public 
measure;  but it  has  functions  peculiarly 
its  own,  such  as  the  exclusive  right  to 
confirm  or  disapprove  all  appointments 
to  public  office  made  by  the  President, 
as  well  as  that  of  ratifying  treaties  with 
foreign  nations. 
The  Senate  was  in­
tended  to- be  removed  as  far  as  possible 
from  all  popular  clamor  or  pressure,  its 
members  being  chosen  to  serve  terms 
of  six  years,  while  the  Representatives 
in  the  other  house  of  Congress,  coming 
directly  from  the  people,  are  liable  to 
be  changed  every  two  years  to  meet  any 
sudden  and  radical  change 
in  popular 
feeling.

In  view  of  these  premises,  it  is  plain 
that  the  proposed  changes  in  the  elec­
tion  of  Senators  and  the  terms  of  serv­
ice  of  Representatives,  if consummated, 
will  work  most  radical  and  revolution­
ary  results.  To  elect  Senators  by  a  pop­
ular  vote  will  make  them  directly  the 
creatures  of  and  amenable  to  the  people 
themselves.  They  will  no  longer  repre­
sent  the  sovereignty  and  equality  of 
rights  of  the  states;  but  being,  like  the 
Representatives,  creatures  of  the  peo­
ple,  they  will  cater  and  truckle  and 
trim  to  meet  the  popular  demand,  and 
the  Senate  will  have  no  longer  any 
proper  right  to  a  separate  existence,  or 
any  existence,  apart  from  the  House  of 
Representatives.

There  was  a  time  when  the  proposed 
change  in  the  constitution  of  the  Senate 
would  have  been  rejected  with  the  ut­
most  promptness,  and  even  with  horror. 
That  time  has  passed,  however.  The 
Senate,  from  being  the  constitutional 
bulwark  and  protector  of  the  states 
against  the  aggressions  of  the  Federal 
power  and  the  wild  and  unreasoning 
fury  of  a  sectional  populace,  became 
the  most  violent,  radical  and  ferocious 
assailant  of  the  rights  of  the  states  and 
of  constitutional  guarantees  of  their  im­
munities.

The  Senate,  while  it  retains  its  func­
tions,  has  entirely  changed 
its  nature, 
and  it  has  forfeited  all  title  to  conserv­
atism  and  to  be  considered  the  guard­
ian  of  the  states.  Thus  it 
it 
makes  little  practical  difference  to what 
extent  the  method  of  the  election  of 
Senators  may  be  changed,  or  whether, 
indeed,  there  be  any  Senators  or  not.

is  that 

In  order  to  secure  the  consent  of  the

Representatives 
in  the  popular  branch 
of  Congress  to  this  change,  it  is  pro­
posed  to lengthen  the term of  Represent­
atives  to  four  years.  Such  a  change 
will  doubtless  win  favor with the Repre­
sentatives,  but 
them 
farther  from  the  direct  influence  of  the 
people. 
Instead  of  coming  fresh  from 
the  people  every  two  years,  and  thereby 
reflecting  every  change of public feeling 
and  sentiment,  they  will  only  represent 
what  may  have  been  the  feeling  three 
and  four  years  previous.

it  will  remove 

With  two  houses  of  Congress  whose 
members  are  elected  directly  by  the 
people  at 
intervals  of  four  years  for 
some  and  six  years  for  others,  it is diffi­
cult  to  see  any  use  or  benefit  in  having 
two  such  bodies.

To  change  the  constitution  of 

the 
United  States  requires  not  only  a  two- 
thirds  majority  of  each  house  of  Con­
gress,  but  also  a  ratification  of  the 
amendment  by  the  Legislatures of three- 
fourths  of  the  states,  an  act  that 
is  ac­
complished  with  difficulty  except  under 
the  influence  of  some  great  public  feel­
ing  01  excitement.

In  considering  the  question  of a strike 
at  the  cotton  mills  at  Fall  River,  the 
operatives  are  obliged  to  face  the  fact 
that  there  is  a  very  small  sum 
in  their 
treasury—not  much  over  §100,000— with 
which  to  carry  on  a  strike,  and although 
they  are  making  a  determined  stand  to 
secure  an  arbitration  of  the  matter  of  a 
sliding  scale  or  a  postponement  of  the 
cut  until  March,  the  sentiment  is  strong 
that  there  will  be  no  strike.  There 
is 
no  doubt  that  the  spinners,  loom  fixers 
and  slashers  will  favor  a  strike,  but  the 
carders’ 
the 
strongest  of  the  organizations,  will  op­
pose  this,  arguing  for  the  operatives  to 
begin  fortifying  themselves  for  a  great 
strike  later  on.  With  these  five  unions 
differing,  the balance  of  power  lies  with 
the  smaller  and  younger  organizations, 
such  as  the  machinists’  and  firemen's, 
and  these  are  not  strong  enough  to carry 
any  vital  question  affecting  28,000  oper­
atives. 

and  weavers’  unions, 

_____________

The  recurring 

indisposition  of  the 
Pope  has  again  raised  the  question  of 
beating  the  Vatican,  a  problem  which 
so  far  has  never  been 
satisfactorily 
solved.  There  are  no  fewer  than  11,000 
rooms 
in  the  papal  palace,  and  many 
of  them  never  receive  a  ray  of  sun­
light.  Prof.  Laponi,  the  physician  to 
His  Holiness,  has  tried  by  all 
the 
means  in  his  power  to  maintain  a  nor­
mal  temperature  in  the  private  apart­
ments,  but  without  effect  and  they  re­
main  much  too  cold 
the  daily 
diminishing  vitality  of  the  Pope.  An 
architect  recently  submitted  a  plan  for 
distributing  hot  air  all 
the 
Vatican,  but  when  the  cost  was  men­
tioned—$180,000—the  Pope  dismissed 
the  subject  with  a  wave  of  the  hand.

through 

for 

Paris  papers  report  that  the  French 
ministers  of  commerce and  finance  have 
decided  to  submit  to  parliament  a  bill 
for  the  establishment  of  a national office 
of  foreign  trade,  with a view of  furnish­
ing  merchants  with  information  regard­
ing  the  best  markets  for  exports.  Uncle 
Sam’s  methods  of  doing  business  are 
being  copied  by  more  than  one  Euro­
pean  state.

One-cent  coffee  and 

lunch  counters 
for  newsboys  and  bootblacks  are  to be 
in  various  parts  of  New 
established 
York 
the  superintendency  of 
Harry  McKnight,  who  was once  a  news­
boy  himself  and  who  has  done  much  to 
ameliorate  the  condition  of  the  urchins 
of  the  street.

under 

IO

T H E   NEW  M ILEAGE.

Detailed  History  of 

the  Agitation 

of 

which  Resulted  in  Its  Adoption.*
The  labor  of  the  Committee  this  year 
has  been  following  up  the  work  which 
occupied  the  attention of the Legislative 
Committee  last  year-the  much  talked- 
of  and  the  long-looked-for  interchange­
able  mileage  book.
interchangeable 
This  question 
mileage  has  been  a  matter  of  education 
and  agitation—education  on  the  part  of 
the  railroads  and  agitation  on  the  part 
of  the  traveling  public.
A  general  manager  of  one  of  the  larg­
est  roads  was  heard  to  say,  about  a 
year  ago,  ‘ ‘ The  traveling  men  have  ed­
ucated  us  up  to 
interchangeable  mile­
age.  The question  would  probably  have 
come  along  in  the  usual  course  of  time, 
with  other 
it 
would,  undoubtedly,  have  taken  several 
years  but for  the  energy  and  earnestness 
of  purpose  of  the  traveling  fraternity.”
Only  as  far  back  as  1894,  while  1  was 
President  of  this  organization,  I  accom­
panied  the  Committee  in  several  con­
ferences  with  general  passenger  agents 
on  this  same  subject,  and  we  were  as­
sured  then  by  some  of  the  railroad  men 
that  the  whole  subject  was 
impracti­
cable,  as 
the  accounts  could  not  be 
audited,  and  all  that  kind  of  talk ;  but 
there  were  others  who  were  willing  to 
listen  and,  judging  from  the  progress 
we  have  made,  they  were  given  some 
schooling  without  paying  any  tuition.

tickets,  but 

improved 

in 

that 

this  connection 

However,  it  is  only  fair  for  me  to  say 
to  you 
the 
records  of  the  meetings  heid  at  Chicago 
during  the  past  four  months  show  that 
the  roads  in  Michigan  have  received  a 
more  thorough  education 
in  regard  to 
the  wants  and  needs  of  the  commercial 
traveler  than  the  remainder  of  the  lines! 
of  the  Central  Passenger  Association I 
It 
down  in  Ohio,  Indiana  and  Illinois. 
is  well  for  us  to  bear  in  mind  and 
im­
press  upon  others  who  do  not  belong  to 
us  that  such  a  state  of  facts  demon­
strates  and  emphasizes  the  power  of  our 
organization.
in­
dividuals  have  commanded  the  atten­
tion  of  or  impressed  upon the roads with 
as  much  effect  as  they  could  as  a  com­
mittee,  with  upwards  of  2,000 active, 
intelligent  traveling  men  behind  it. 
1 
will  say  that  your  Committee  has  ever 
been  mindful  of  the 
interests  of  our 
members  and  did  not  for  one  moment 
lose  sight  of  the  one  thing  sought  for— 
an 
interchangeable  mileage  book  of 
convenient  size  or  denomination,  good 
on  the  train  and  good  to  check  baggage 
to  destination.

Your  Committee  could  not  as 

There  were a  great  many  of  our  peo­
ple,  good  and  sincere  members,  who 
pursued  methods  at  variance  with  those 
of  the  Committee,  having  aims  and  as­
pirations 
in  common  with  us,  in  the 
endeavor  to  obtain  the  same  results. 
We  were  all  anxious;  all  were  doing 
what,  from  their  point  of  view,  they 
thought  was  the  proper  thing  to  do; 
every  traveling  man  in  Michigan  was 
talking  ‘ ‘ interchangeablemileage”  from 
all  sides.  The  Committee  could  criti­
cise  no  one  and  did  not,  for  each  had  a 
part to  perform,  and  each  was  doing  his 
I  can  assure  you, 
part  in  his  own  way. 
it  was  far  from  being 
however,  that 
serene  on  the 
inside.  Roads  of  one 
section  were  warring  with  roads  of 
other  sections,  as  the  opportunity  was 
extremely  favorable;  and,  as  I  have 
said  before,  some roads  were  better  edu­
cated  as  to  our  wants  than  others.

Your  Committee  presented  its  case  as 
fairly  and  reasonably  as  it  was  possible 
to  do  and 
in  as  firm  and  emphatic  a 
manner  as  its  ability  would  permit.  As 
we  were  a  committee  of  a  Michigan  as­
sociation,  we  had  to  prey  upon  the 
Michigan  roads  and  confine  our  efforts 
to  converting  them  to  our  way  of  think­
ing.  We  were 
impressed,  of  course, 
with  the  necessity  of  meeting those with 
whom  we  were  to  deal  upon  common 
ground.  When  we  found  the  Michigan 
roads  gradually  coming,  one  by  one, 
to  our  way  of  thinking—consulting  our 
opinions  and  making  us  familiar  with 
their  contentions—you  can  see,  I  am 
♦Report of E.  P. W aldron to  an n u a l  convention 
o f  the  M ichigan  K nights  of  the G rip at K al­
amazoo.

N ext  to  the  satisfaction  involved  in  handling-

Pillsbury’s  Best  Flour

and

Old  Fashioned  Lard

is  that  of  being  able  to  give  your  customers  a 
good  cigar.

These will Increase oour Holiday Trade.

Include  some  in  your  order when  our  traveling  men 

call  on  you.

CIark=JeweH=Wells Co.,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

M IC H IG A N   TRADESMAN

sure,  why  we  confined  our  information 
to  your  President  and  Board  of  Direct­
ors ;  in  fact,  we  were  a  creature  of  the 
administration.  There  was  not  a  meet­
ing  but  your  Board  knew  the  result 
thereof,  and  there  was  not  a  letter  writ­
ten  but  your  President  and  each  mem­
ber  of  your  Board  of  Directors  had  a 
copy.

June  1,  your  Committee  called  upon 
the  Michigan  roads  and  a  thousand 
mile  interchangeable  book  was  settled 
upon—just  the  book  which  is  now  to  be 
issued.
The  exchange  for  ticket  at  agent's 
window  was  not  thought  of  then  nor  the 
junction 
rechecking  of  baggage 
points.  At  about  that  time  the  Central 
Passenger  Association  took  up  the  sub­
ject  and  matters  were  delayed,  as  over 
forty  different  roads  had  to  be  consulted 
and  all  had  views  to  be  expressed  and 
respected,  and,  as  I  have  said  before, 
the  Southern  roads 
in  Ohio,  Indiana 
and  Illinois  insisted  upon  the  exchange 
ticket  feature ;  also  the  restriction  upon 
checking  baggage,  which  two  features 
made  the  ticket  trulv  objectionable.

at 

The  latter  part  of  July, we learned that 
the  book  was  to  be  placed  on  sale  Aug. 
15  by  the  Central  Passenger Association, 
with  the  exchange  feature  and  the  bag­
gage 
therein. 
July  30  your  Committee  sent  the  fol­
lowing  letter  to  the  general  managers  of 
every  Michigan  road  that  belonged  to 
the  Association :

restrictions 

contained 

feeling 

"T h e  commercial  travelers  of 

"D ear  Sir— It  is  with  the  fullest  ap­
preciation  of  the  true 
that 
exists,  and  being  in  a  position  to  most 
thoroughly  know  how  the  traveling  pub­
lic  will  protest  against  the  features  of 
‘ exchanging  the  interchangeable  mile­
age  slip  for  tickets  at  the  agent’s  win­
dow  and  baggage  restrictions,’  I  feel  it 
in 
is  my  duty  to  caution  the  railroads 
Michigan  on  these  particular  points.
the 
State  have  had  implicit  confidence  that 
they  would  receive  the 
interchangeable 
mileage  this  year  as  free  from  odium 
as  possible. 
I  am  personally  convinced 
that  the  Michigan 
lines  are  in  accord 
with  these  views.  The  average  com­
mercial  traveler 
is  ever  on  the  move, 
and  his  routes  are  constantly  changed 
by  circumstances  that  arise  daily,  and 
I  may  say,  hourly,  for  business  men  go 
and  come  from  the  market,  and  the 
traveler  often 
learns  that  his  customer 
is  out  of  town,  or  meets  him  on  the 
train  coming  home,  or  at  the  station 
going  away,  so  that  he  must  change  his 
route.  Again,  close  connections  are 
made  at  some  points  where  there  are 
many  passengers  to  catch  a  fast  train, 
and  all  must  get  their  tickets  changed 
and  their  baggage  rechecked  by  the 
agent  at  the  junction.

“ This  subject  is  of  much  greater  im­
portance  to  railroads  in  Michigan  than 
in  any  other  state  in  the Central  Passen­
ger’s  territory.  The  present  system  of 
mileage  books  has  not  seemed to require 
these  features,  and  the  Knights  of  the 
Grip  cannot  now  see  the  necessity  of 
hampering  the  otherwise  popular  book 
with  these  features.

" I   sincerely  trust  that  you  will  take 
into  consideration  all  of  the  different 
phases  of  this  subject. 
I  hope  it  is  not 
too  late  for  the  Michigan  lines  to  bring 
to  bear  upon  the  Ohio,  Indiana and  Illi­
nois  lines  the  necessity  of  granting  this 
proposed  one thousand mile interchange­
able  book,  without  the  particular  fea­
tures  to  which  I  refer,  for  1  have  al 
ready  heard  the  rumblings  of  hundreds 
of  those  who  travel  constantly,  and  it 
would  have  a  very  decidedly  good effect 
if  the  Michigan  roads were instrumental 
in  obviating  these  features.”

War  continued  within,  as  I  said  in 
my 
letter,  rumblings  already  having 
been  heard  from  those  who  traveled 
constantly.  Our  position  was  laid  be­
fore  the  Association  by  the  Michigan 
roads  and  was  championed  by  them. 
The  contention  was  carried  to  a  point 
where  there  was  only  one  of  two  things 
to  choose :  One  was  to  accept  the  book 
with  the  provisions  just  as  they  were, 
with  the  hope  of  gradually  eliminating 
the  objectionable  features,  or  not  to 
have  the. interchangeable  mileage  at all. 
They  decided,  after  several  weeks’  de­
bate,  that 
it  was  better  to  take  half  a 
loaf  than  none  at  all.

M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

The  book  was 

issued  Sept,  i,  less 
than  four  months  ago.  VVe  were  by  no 
means  satisfied  with  the  book,  so  far  as 
the  objectionable  features  were  referred 
it  was  one 
to.  However,  we  felt  that 
long  and  a  most  important  step 
in  the 
right  direction  to  have  the  interchange­
able  mileage  feature  put  into  practical 
operation  all  over  this  State,  arid  to 
demonstrate  to  all  that 
interchangeable 
mileage  is  feasible,  practical  and  busi­
nesslike.

in 

We  knew  that  we  bad  “ friends  at 
court”  
the  Michigan  roads,  and 
were  sure  that  if  they  failed  to  convert 
the  lines  of  the  other  states  to  their  way 
of  thinking,  they  would  issue  an 
inde­
pendent  interchangeable  mileage  book, 
as  they  are  now  doing.

I  was 

in  Chicago  Oct.  4  on  private 
business  and  took  occasion  to  call  upon
C.  Donald,  Commissioner,  and  O. 
F. 
W.  Ruggles,  General  Passenger  Agent 
of  the  Michigan  Central,  and  they 
in­
formed  me  that  a  meeting  of the Execu­
tive  Committee  of  the  Central  Passen­
ger’s  agents  would  take  place  the  fol­
lowing-day,  and  invited  me  to  remain 
over  and  meet  them,  assuring  me  that 
other  representatives  of  traveling  men’s 
organizations  would  also  be  present. 
I 
therefore  took  advantage  of  the  favor­
able  opportunity  of  doing  what  I  could, 
so _ far  as  my  ability  would  permit,  in 
pointing  out  the  special  objectionable 
features  of  exchanging  tickets  at  the 
window  and 
rechecking  baggage  at 
junction  points.  The  traveling  men 
from  all  of  the  states  were unanimous in 
their  plea  to  remove  these  objectionable 
features.

The  latter  part  of  November,  when 
the  Michigan  lines  became 
‘ ‘ weary  of 
well  doing,”   they  expressed  themselves 
to  your  Committee  that  they  were  now 
ready  to  give  us  the  book  they  original­
ly  talked  of  in  June.  On  Nov.  24,  we 
wrote  the  following  letter  to  our  Presi­
dent  and  members  of  the  Board:

“ We  find  that  the  Michigan  roads  are 
unanimously  disappointed  in  their  ef­
forts  to  secure  reasonable  provisions  re­
garding  an 
interchangeable  mileage 
book  now  issued  bv  the  Central  Passen­
ger  Association.  They  have  worked  in 
concert  with  the  Central  Passenger  As­
sociation  for  three  months,  striving  and 
hoping  to  secure  a  book  that  would  be 
perfectly  satisfactory  to  themselves,  as 
well  as  to  their  patrons.  So  far  they 
have  been  successful,  and  they  are  now 
ready  to  issue  an  interchangeable  mile­
age  hook  for  $30,  with  rebate  of  $10,  if 
used  by  the  original  purchaser,  without 
having  the  objectionable  features  now 
in  the  present  one;  in  other 
contained 
words,  use 
it  as  the  old  one  was  used. 
This  will  be  done  independently  of  the 
Central  Passenger  Association.

“ We  will  meet  the  General  Manager 
of  the  roads  in  Michigan  on  December 
6,  and  tbev  will  take  decisive  action 
upon  the  subject.  I feel  much  interested 
in  this  matter  and  have  given  more 
time  and  attention  to  it  than  I  would 
have  done  had  I  not  known  it  was  com­
ing  our  way  for  some  tim e;  and  I  feel 
and  know  that  we  are  just  on  the  eve  of 
securing  the 
interchangeable  mileage 
book  good  over  all  responsible  roads  in 
Michigan  and  without  the  objection­
able  conditions  and  restrictions  which 
were  a  part  of  the  Central  Passenger 
book.

“ To  this  end  I  wish,  and  most  re­
spectfully  ask,  you  to  write  me  at  once 
giving  me  vour  opinion  as  to  whether 
the  book  I  have  above  mentioned  will 
be  entirely  satisfactory  to  our  members.
“ I  have  written  each  member  of  the 
Board  and  others  for  their  opinion,  and 
trust  I  may  be  able  to  represent  our 
membership  bv  the 
information  I  re­
ceive  from  different  quarters.”

The  following  resolution  was  passed 
unanimously  bv  the  Board,  and  similar 
resolutions  were  also  expressed 
from 
different  parts  of  the  State  hy  letter  and 
verbal  assurances:

Resolved—That  we  respectfully  peti­
tion  the  railroads  to  embody  the  follow­
ing  features  in  the  proposed  hook :

1.  Good  on  all  trains  which  carrv 
passengers  on  presentation  to  the  con­
ductor.

2.  Baggage  to  be  checked  to destina­

except 

tion  through 
junction  points 
where  there  is  a  wagon  transfer.
“3.  A  book  sold  at  $20  flat,  with  a 
photograph  of  the  purchaser  or  owner. 
If  this  cannot  be  done,  then  a  book 
sold  at  $30,  with  a  rebate  of  $10,  will be 
acceptable.

This  meeting  referred  to  in  our  letter 
being  a  very important meeting,  and de­
siring to  have  a  solid  front,  I  requested 
S.  H.  Hart,  President  of  the  Michigan 
Commercial  Travelers’ Association,  and 
E•  . L.  Day,  Grand  Counselor  of  the 
Union  Commercial  Trave’ers  of  Michi­
gan,  to  meet  us  and  represent 
their 
members,  also.  Mr.  Day  sent  me  a 
communication  which  represented  his 
views,  and  Mr.  Hart,  personally  with 
your  Committee,  went  over  the  whole 
situation  again  before  a  full  representa­
tion  of  both  the  general  managers  and 
general  passenger  agents  of  all 
the 
Michigan  roads,  and  we  were  fortified 
with  assurances  by  letter and resolutions 
that  such  a  book  would  be  satisfactory.
Mr.  Hart  and  Mr.  Day  agreed  with 
us  identically  as  to  doing  away  with the 
exchange  feature  and  the  baggage  re­
strictions,  but  were  not  particular  as  to 
kind—whether 
it  be  photograph  or  re­
bate—but  your  Committee  carried  out 
their  instructions  as  per  resolutions.

for. 

The  objection  to  the  photograph came 
more  from  business  men  than 
from 
traveling  men,  some  of  whom  were 
averse  to  having  their  pictures  taken ; 
others  wear  their  beards  differently  in 
the  winter  than 
in  summer,  and  men 
look  different  with  their  hats  off  than 
when  wearing  them,  especially  bald- 
headed  men.  The  best  reason,  in  my 
judgment,  is  that  they  wish  to  relieve 
the  conductors  from  the  responsibility 
of  identifying  the  owner  of  the  ticket, 
believing  that  his  efforts  can  best  be 
given  to  caring  for  his  train  and  pas­
sengers.  The  $io  feature 
is  not  the 
most  important  thing  we  can  now  ask 
the  railroads 
Convenience  and 
economy  are  the  things  sought  for  in 
interchangeable  mileage. 
The  ticket 
we  shall  have  in  a  few  days  will  be  the 
most  convenient  ticket  ever  issued  to 
the  traveling  public,  being interchange­
able  on  most  of  the  roads  of  the  State, 
two  outside,  and  the  Detroit  and  Cleve­
land  steamship  line.  The book  is  to  be 
honored  by  the  conductor  and  can  also 
be  used  to  check baggage to destination.
Your  Committee  feels  especially  grat­
ified  over  the  final  outcome,  as  it  has 
had  an  unusually  difficult  problem  to 
solve,  and  I  can  assure  you,  had  we 
in  an  in­
been  representing  ourselves 
dividual  capacity,  we  would 
have 
stopped  before  we  commenced,  but  this 
victory  means  much  for  our  Associa­
tion,  of  which  we  think  so  much. 
It 
means  that  the  traveling  men,  as  a 
class,  cannot  afford  to  be  without  such 
an  association.  Our  Association  has 
been  strengthened,  and 
it  will  be  re­
spected  from  the  outside  for  being  suc­
cessful;  and  I  will  say further  that those 
from  whom  we  receive  this  concession 
have  respect  for  our  persistency  and 
fairness  in  our  dealing  with them,  and  I 
confidently  believe 
it  will  not  detract 
from  our  dignity  one  iota  to  show  our 
appreciation  for  the  consideration  we 
have  received,  to  the  end  that  we  may 
be  in  a  position  to  ask  for  the  next  im­
portant  thing  for  our  members.
Tendency  of  the  Trading  Stamp  To­

ward  Extravagance.

From the New York  E vening Sun.

It  undoubtedly 

“ The  trading  stamp 

system,”   re­
marks  a  Richmond  drv  goods  merchant 
who  disapproves  of  the  scheme,  “ is  a 
tends  to 
great  evil. 
make  extravagant  purchasers. 
The 
presents  offered  by  the  trading-stamp 
store  seem  to  possess  a  peculiar  attra'c- 
tion  for  the  ladies,  and several  instances 
have  come  under  my  knowledge 
in 
which  the  wives  of  men  of  very  limited 
means  have  made  most extravagant pur­
in  order  to  fill  their  books  and 
chases 
it 
obtain  a  premium.  Besides  this, 
has  exerted  a  very  strong 
influence 
against  cash  buying,  though the  promot­
ers  of  the  system,  in 
it, 
claimed  that  its  effect  was  the opposite.
It  is  a  fact  that  many  people  who  owe 
bills  at  stores  that  give  checks frequent­
ly  make  large  purchases,  pay  the  cash

introducing 

and  demand  stamps  or  checks,  paying 
little  or  nothing  on  the  old  score. 
It 
is  not  at  all  unfair  to assume  that  were 
it  not  for  the  stamps  the  purchases 
would  be  less  and  the  liquidation  of 
standing  accounts  be  much  larger."

It  may  be  doubted  whether  the  trad­
ing-stamp  fad  makes  women  extrava­
gant  who  are  not  naturally  so,  but  it 
is 
likely  that  some  women  would  defer 
paying  an  old  bill  in  order  to  add  to 
their  collection  of  stamps  with  the  view 
of  getting  a  dining-room  table  or  a 
rocker  when  they  turn  the  completed 
book 
in.  Now  the  shopkeeper  may 
have  his grievance,  but  we  should  say 
that,  as  human  nature  is  constituted, the 
customer  probably  comes  out  at  the  end 
®f  the  procession  which  the  stamp-sell­
ing  company 
leads.  He  would  be  a 
very  upright  and  conscientious  shop­
keeper  who  would  not  mark  up  his 
wares  or  get a  little  the  better  of  a  bar­
gain  with  those  of  his  customers  who 
demand  trading  stamps. 
If  the  cus­
tomer  pays  higher  value  for  the  goods 
she  buys,  how  does  she  profit,  even 
if 
she  completes  her  book  and  gets  her 
premium? 
It  is  notoriously  a  great  un­
dertaking  to  save  enough  of  the  stamps 
to  obtain  a  premium  worth  the  having, 
and  most  of  the  collectors  give  it  up  in 
despair. 
in 
giving  it  up  than  their  sisters  who  per­
severe. 
In  this  business  the  customer 
is  apt  to  be  the  consumer  with  a  ven­
geance.  There 
is  nothing  dull  about 
the  wits  of  the  trading-stamp  people.

Perhaps  they  are  wiser 

An  attempt 

is  to  be  made  to  revive 
industries  of  the 
the  drooping  cotton 
It  is  sought  to  in­
Philippine  Islands. 
troduce  modern  machinery  and  skilled 
workmen  and  to  develop  the  native 
products.  Three  cotton  plants,  indig­
enous  to  the  island,  are  ready  to  hand 
for  the  manufacturer  of goods,  and  what 
is  most  needed  is  the  displacing  of  the 
primitive  methods  yet  in  vogue.

The  female pack  peddler  is  becoming 

a  nuisance  in  Maine.

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Association Matters

Michigan  Retail  (tracers’ Association

President, J . W i s l e k ,  M ancelona;  Secretary.  E. 
A.  S t o w e ,  G rand  R apids;  Treasurer,  J.  F. 
T a t m a n ,  Clare.

Michigan  Hardware  Association 

P resident,  C h a s .  F.  B o c k ,  B attle  Creek;  Vice 
President,  H.  W.  W e b b e r .  West  Bay  City; 
Treasurer,  H e n r y  C.  M in n ie ,  Eaton  Rapids.

Detroit Retail Grocers’ Association 

President, J o se p h   K n i o h t :  Secretary,  E.  Ma r k s , 

321 Greenwood ave:  Treasurer.  N.  L. K o e n io .
Grand  Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association 
K l a p ;  T reasurer, J.  G e o .  L e h m a n .

President,  F r a n k   J.  Dt k ;  Secretary,  H o m e r 

Saginaw Mercantile  Association 

President.  P.  F.  T r e a n o r ;  V ice-President.  J o h n 
Mc B r a t n i e :  Secretary,  W .  II.  L e w i s ;  T reas­
urer,  L o u ie   S c h w e r m e r

Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association 

President, G e o .  E.  L e w i s ;  Secretary,  W .  H.  P o r ­

t e r ;  T reasurer,  J .  L.  P k t e r m a n n

Lansing Retail Grocers’ Association

President,  F.  B.  J o h n s o n :  Secretary,  A.  M 

D a r l i n g ;  T reasurer,  L .  A .  G i l k b y .

Adrian  Retail Grocers’ Association

President,  M artin  Gafnev ;  Secretary,  E  F 

C leveland;  T reasurer. Geo.  M.  Hoch.

Traverse City Business Men’s Association 

President,  T h o s.  T.  B a t e s ;  Secretary,  M.  B. 

H o l l y ;  T reasurer, C.  A.  H a m m o n d .

Owosso  Business  Men's  Association 

President, A. D.  W h i p p l e ;  S ecretary,G. T .C a m p ­

b e l l ;  Treasurer,  W.  E.  C o l l in s .

Alpena Business Men’s Association 

President,  F.  W.  Gilchrist;  Secretary,  G  L. 

Partridge.

Grand  Rapids Retail Meat  Dealers’  Association
President, L. J .  K a t z :  Secretary, P h i l i p  H i l r e r ; 

T reasurer. S. J .  H p p p o r d .

St. Johns Business  Men’s  Association. 

President, T h o s  B r o m l e y :  Secretary,  F r a n k   A . 

P e r c y ;  Treasurer,  C l a r k  A .  P u t t .

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303  to  309  Lock  Street, 

Syracuse,  New  York.

Contractors  and  Builders  of  Butter  and  Cheese  Factories,  Manufacturers 
and  Dealers in Supplies.  Or  write

R.  E.  STURGIS,  General  Manager of  Western  Office,  Allegan,  Hich.

Four Kinds 01 goiidou  books

are  manufactured  by  us  and  all  sold  on  the  same 
basis,  irrespective of size,  shape or denomination.
Free  samples  on  application.

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  Grand  Rapids.

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Shoes  and  Leather

Past,  Present  and  Future  of  the  Shoe 

Jobbing  Trade.

important  factor  of  all 

In  my  opinion,  a  cool  head  and 
sound  constitution,  coupled  with  a  fair 
amount  of  judgment  and  a  goodly  sup­
ply  of  tact,  backed  by  a  sufficient  ex­
perience,  is  a  combination  that  will  go 
a  long  way  toward  making  a  success 
in 
the  shoe  jobbing  trade.  Personal  pop­
ularity  may  be  a  feature,  but  it  is  a fact 
that  most  successes  in  any  line  of  busi­
ness  are  made  not by the help of friends, 
but 
in  spite  of  them.  Then,  too,  the 
matter  of  advertising  is  not  to  be  over­
looked.  This 
is  an  unknown  quantity 
and  just  how  to  measure  it  is a question. 
I  have  frequently  seen  orders  come 
in 
for  lines  advertised  six  months  before 
their  receipt.  However,  the  trade  jour­
nals  need  no  bolstering,  as  they  are able 
to  take  care  of  themselves.  Probably 
the  most 
is 
square,  impartial  dealing.  That  there 
are  customers  who  are  unreasonable 
and  hard  to  get  along  with  goes  without 
saying,  but  here  is  where  cool judgment 
and  a  tactful  handling  of  the 
in 
question  comes  in  and  customers  of this 
.  kind,  when they are  once  convinced  that 
they  are  receiving  conscientious  treat­
ment,  will  stay  with  you 
longer  and 
stand  closer  than  many  others  who  ap­
pear  to  be easily  suited.  Another  thing, 
the  buyer  who 
finds  fault  keeps  us 
awake  and  up-to-date  and  gives  us  a 
chance to  talk  back  and  convince  him, 
or  defend  our  position,  or  back  down 
from  it,  as  the  case  may  be,  while  your 
good-natured  buyer  is  out  from  under 
and  has  other  lines  placed  before  you 
miss  him.  Customers  who  pay  prompt­
ly  have  the  right  to  dictate,  and  when 
they  make  themselves  heard  it  is  time 
to  wake  up.

issue 

I  have  never  known  a  season  whei 
there  has  not  been  a  scarcity  of  goods- 
in  the  jobbing  houses;  there  is  always a 
run  on  some  particular  grades,  and  then 
there 
is  a  disappointment  all  around 
Shortage  of  material,  labor  troubles,  the 
inability  of  a  factory  to  supply  the  de­
mand,  and  many  other  causes  have  con 
tributed  to  this  end.  The  trade  is  be­
coming  more  and  more  floating  in  its 
character  and  if  some  one  shoe  springs 
into  prominence,  it  means  a scarcity  all 
along  the  line.  To  meet  these  condi­
tions  and  to  get  the  best  results  to  sat 
isfy  the  trade  as  a  whole,  and  not  over­
load,  requires  attention  to  detail  and 
hard  work,  and  there  again  the  sound 
constitution  and  good  judgment  comes 
in.

To  realize  the  changes  which  have 
taken  place  in  this  particular  line  of 
business  it  is  necessary  to  properly  ap­
preciate  the  exact  conditions  under 
which  the  business  was  carried  on  a 
quarter  of  a  century  ago. 
In  those  days 
cartons  were  unknown  and  varieties  so 
limited  that  the  retail  dealer  with  a 
capital  of  five  thousand  dollars  could 
not  only  buy  all  of  bis  goods  of  the 
manufacturer,  but,  in  nine  cases  out  of 
ten,  he  had  a  little  back  room  wherein 
he  did  more  or  less  of  a  jobbing  busi­
ness.  The wholesale house,  which  either 
represented  goods  of  its  own  manufac­
ture  or  the  product  of  one  or  more  out­
side  factories,  sold  its  goods  in  straight 
dozens  or  cases,  and  to  them  the  busi­
ness  of  placing  goods,  as  far  as  the  de- 
.  tail  was  concerned,  was  a  simple  mat­
ter.  The  four  months’  time  and  long 
datings  added  would  cause  us  in  our 
day  to  wonder  how  a  successful  and 
profitable  business  could  be  done;

M ICHIG AN  TRADESMAN

RIN DG E,  KALMBACH  &  CO.,

I f you want the  BEST line of

River $boe$

Buy ours.  W e know how to make them.
See  our  full  Line  for  Spring  before 
placing  your  order.  The  qualities,
Styles and  Prices are Right  and  will 
please you.

12,14,16  Pearl  Street, 

Grand  Rapids, 

Michigan

Agents Boston  Rubber Shoe Co.

We  Manufacture

Men’s Oil Grain  Creoles  and  Credmeres  in  2  S.  and  T. 
and  D.  S., also Men’s Oil Grain and  Satin  Calf in  lace 
and  congress in  2  S.  and  T.  and  yi  D.  S., all  Solid—a 
good  western shoe at  popular prices.

We  also  handle  Snedicor  &  Hathaway Co.’s shoes  in 
Oil  Grain and  Satin. 
It  will  pay  you  to  order  sample 
cases as they are every one of them a money-getter.  We 
still  handle our line of specialties in  Men’s and  Women’s 
shoes.

We still handle the best  rubbers— Lycoming  and  Key­

stone—and  Felt  Boots and  Lumbermen’s Socks.

Geo.  H. Reeder &  Co.,

19  South  Ionia  Street,
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Herold -Bertsch  Shoe  Co.

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A General  Line  and a GOOD one  at  that.

Values  that  are  Rock  Bottom.

5  and  7  Pearl  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

nevertheless,  many  of 
the  wholesale 
dealers  who  did  a  business  of  this  char­
acter  are  still  living,  enjoying  fortunes 
made  on  this  very  basis.

The  jobber  of  to-day 

is  not  by  any 
means  an  offspring  of  the  wholesale 
dealer  of  twenty-five  years  ago,of  whom 
nothing  but  a  memory  remains,  but  he 
is  an  independent  creation  whose  exist­
ence  became  a  necessity  through  the 
multiplying  of  lines,  kinds  and  styles. 
The  increase  in  this  direction  has  kept 
on  steadily,  year  by  year,  until  now  we 
have  not  only  distributers  of  universal 
lines,  but  we  have  many  “ specialty”  
houses,  who  devote  all  their  energies  to 
distributing  only  a  limited  number of 
lines.  To-day  the  jobber  goes  into  the 
largest  cities, 
fearlessly  demands  a 
hearing,  and,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  is  do­
ing  business  with  the  brightest  and 
best  tlement  of  the  retail  shoe business. 
Under  the  conditions  existing  long  ago, 
the  manufacturer  who  did  a  business 
direct  with  the  retail  trade  made  but  a 
limited  number  of  styles,  sold  his  prod­
uct 
in  fair-sized  quantities,  and  the 
character  of  the  trade  which  he  sold 
meant  few  loses  and satisfactory returns. 
To  day,  to  place  the  output  of  a  factory 
direct  with  the  retail  trade  he  must 
largely  multiply  his  accounts  and 
in­
crease  his  varieties,  in  order  to  do  the 
same  amount  of  business.  This  means 
considerable  of  an  outlay  for  factory ex­
penses  and  selling  force,  with  the  col­
lection  expenses  attendant,  and  through 
this  process  of  reasoning  he  has  been 
forced  to  the  conclusion  that  he  can 
make  a 
limited  variety  and  put  them 
out  to  the  retail  trade,  through  the  me­
dium  of  a  jobber,  at  a  saving  of  an  ex­
pense  represented  by  the jobber's profit, 
and  thereby  give  the  retail  dealer  his 
legitimate margin,  and at the same time, 
ihe  privilege  of  buying  bis  goods  when 
ne  wants  them,  and  his  sizes  according 
o  his  needs  This,  when  you  take  into 
.nnsideration  that  he  has  to  keep  on 
hand  sizes  and  widths  of  at  least  three 
hundred  shoes,  affords  an  opportunity 
to  keep  his  capital  active.  To  do  this 
he  is  constantly  increasing  his  demands 
upon  the 
jobber  for  more  advanced 
ideas,  quicker handling  of  his  business, 
tnd  a  larger  variety  from  which  to  se­
lect.

Only  a  few  years  ago  a  jobbing  stock 
was  well  equipped  when  it  could  show 
half  a  dozen  varieties  at  the same price; 
now 
it  is  necessary  to  show  more  than 
double  that  number,  and  every  width  is 
demanded  from  A  to  EE.  The  bring­
ing  of  a  variety  of  widths 
into  the 
cheaper  lines  has  been  and  is  constant 
ly  on  the  increase,  and  as  the  require­
ments  of  the  consumer  are  becoming 
more  and  more  understood,  there  natur­
ally  follows  a  demand  for  a  greater 
variety  of  lasts.  At  present it is possible 
to  go  into  the  market  and  pick  from  the 
floors  of  the  jobbers  men’s  goods  run 
ning  from  80  cents  to $1.50,  made  on 
lasts  almost 
identical  with  the  finer 
goods  sold  to  the  trade  for  from  four  to 
six  dollars.

It  would  seem  that  the  building  of 
shoes,  from  an  anatomical  standpoint, 
as  far as  men’s  goods  are  concerned, 
has  reached  very  nearly  a  state  of  per­
fection,  and  there  has  really  been  very 
little  added 
in  this  direction  for  the 
last  few  years,  and,  while  the  boys’, 
youths',  and 
little  men’s  goods  have 
been  improving,  it  is an unquestionable 
tact  that  the  widest  field  for  improve­
is  in  women's, 
ment 
misses’  and  children’s  goods. 
The 
outline  is substantially the same, whether 
the  pencil  follows  around  the  foot  of  a

in  sight  to-day 

man,  woman  or  child,  and  yet  for  years 
there  has  been  very  little  effort  made  to 
provide  a  oatural  swing  and  tread  to 
women’s,  misses’  and  children’s  work. 
This 
is  undoubtedly  largely  due  to  the 
fact  that  women  are  slow  to  accept even 
a  suggestion  of  more  width  of  sole  in 
their  footgear,  and,  as  a  rule,  the  goods 
made  up  to  the  present  time  on  im­
proved 
lasts  have  not  found  a  ready 
market.  Again,  it  is  only  a  short  time 
ago  that  the  thinnest stock and the light­
est  sole  was  the  only  variety in the finest 
of  women’s  wear  that  would  find a ready 
There  has  been  considerable 
sale. 
progress  made 
this  direction,  for. 
now  women’s  goods  with  heavy  soles 
can  be  found  in  all  of  our  first-class  re­
tail  stocks,  but  the  sales  of  these  are 
comparatively  small, 
the  bulk  of  the 
fine  goods  being  sold  in  light  weights 
twelve  months  in  the  year.

in 

The  character  of  the  retail  trade  has 
changed  very  much;  department  houses 
have  come 
into  the  field,  whose  spe­
cialty  has  been  to  distribute  misses’, 
women’s  and  children’s  goods,  while 
men’s  goods  are  being  very  largely  dis­
tributed  through the medium of specialty 
stores  offering  $3  and  $3.50  goods.  This 
has  tended  to  reduce  the  volume  of 
business  for  the  legitimate  retail  shoe 
dealer,  but  has  succeeded  in  improving 
his  margins  to  quite  an  extent.

It  would  seem,  from  a  close  observa­
tion  of  the  leather  market  and  the  man­
ufacturing  end  of  the  boot  and  shoe 
business,  that  shoemaking 
is  not  even 
now  down  to 
its  finest  points.  That 
there  has  been  a  marked  advance  in 
the  price  of  leather  within  the  last  two 
years  will  be  admitted  by  all  without 
question,  but  the  celd  hard  fact remains 
that  a  better  shoe  can  be  bought  to-day 
for a  given  sum  than  ever  before,  and 
when  we  seek  to  discover  the  reason  of 
this  we  are  told  that  the  improvements 
of  machinery,  together  with  a  good  vol­
ume  of  business,  are  constantly  tending 
to  reduce  the  manufacturing  cost.

The  outlook  for  1898  is  good  bevond 
all  question.  Reports  from  the  West, 
South  and  Middle  West  all  point  to  a 
better  condition  in  the  near  future,  and 
New  England 
industries,  which  were 
the  last  to  succumb  to  the  hard  times, 
are  one  by  one  blossoming 
into  activ 
ity  and,  with  smoking  chimneys  and  a 
full  complement  of  orders,  preparing 
to  join  the  long-heralded  procession  of 
prosperity.— Shoe  and  Leather  Gazette.

After  Forty  Years.

An  epitaph  as  curious  in  its  way  as 
any  of  the  quaint  gravestone  inscrip­
tions  that  have  been  recorded  is  on  a 
tombstone 
in  the  cemetery  of  a  suburb 
of  Paris.

The  husband  died  first,  and  beneath 
the  record  of  his  name  was  placed,  at 
his  request,  the  line:

“ I  am  anxiously  awaiting  you.  July 

30,  1827.”

When  his  widow  died, 

forty  years 
after,  the  following  line  completed  the 
inscription:

“ Here  I  am.  September  9,  1867.”

Good  Wages  the  Basis  of  Prosperity.
Low  prices  do  not  stimulate  trade 
when  the  purchasing  power  of  the  peo­
ple  is  low.  Good  wages  lie  at  the  bot­
tom  of  a  good  home  market.  When 
wages  are  high  purchasers  are  plenti­
ful  in  all  the  stores,  and  when  the stores 
are  busy  the  factories  are  crowded  with 
orders.

It  is  something  of  a  surprise  to 

learn 
that  from  Rome,  the  home  of  the  arts, 
the  value  of  the  cheese  annually  export­
ed  from  that  city 
is  only  $1,000  less 
than  the  value  of  the  paintings,  cheese 
being  the  second  article  on  the  list  of 
exports  from  Rome.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

SUC CESSFUL  SALESMEN.

A.  M.  Grieve,  Representing  Strong, 

Lee  &   Co.

four  years  at 

Angus  M.  Grieve  was  born  on  a  farm 
nine  miles  from  Guelph,  Out.,  Oct.  3, 
1873,  bis  antecedents  being  Scotch  on 
both  sides.  He  supplemented  the  dis­
trict  school  with 
the 
Guelph  public  school  and  then  engaged 
in  a  general  store  as  clerk,  remaining 
two  years.  He  then  worked  two  years 
in  a  dry  goods  store,  when  he  removed 
to  North  Branch,  Mich.,  and  entered 
the  general  store  of  Geo.  Seaman,  with 
whom  he  remained 
four  years— two 
years  of  which  time  as  manager  of  the 
branch  store  at  Clifford.  He  then  re­
moved  to  Detroit  and  entered  the  em­
ploy  of  Strong,  Lee  &  Co.  as  city  sales­
man,  covering  the 
territory  once  a

Good  Things Said  by  Up-to-Date Shoe 

Dealers.

A  fine  chance  to  fit  out  the  family 

in 
good  rubbers  at  a  very little price.  Note 
that  we  say  good  rubbers.  You  should 
“ make  hay  while  the  sun  shines” —that 
is,  buy  while  we  sell  desirable  rubbers 
for  women,  misses and  children,  regular 
cut,  round  toes,  at  fifteen  cents  a  pair. 
—Gimbel  Bros.,  Phi la.

look  bad. 

Good  shoes  are  health  preservers. 
Poor  fitting  ones  not  only  torture  the 
feet,  but 
Think  of  this 
when  you  start  out  to  buy  them.  We 
show  you  nothing  but  what  a  first-class 
store  ought  to  have,  and  our  assortment 
of  styles  comprises  everything  desir­
able.  Our  prices  are  the  lowest.  We 
pick  the  good  things  out  of  the  world’s 
business  library  of  remunerative  facts, 
and  can  view  with  complacency  the 
feeble  attempts  of  eager  rivals  to  coun­
teract  our  successes.— George  F.  Streit, 
Altoona,  Pa.
Children’s  shoes  are  the  cause  of  con­
siderable  home  thought,  as  the  young­
sters  have  a  way  of  getting  through  up­
pers  or  soles  with  surprising  celerity. 
Maybe  it’s  the  fault  of  the  shoes.  We 
guard  against  that  here  with  better  sat­

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results.— Strawbridge  & 

isfaction  and 
Clothier,  Phi la.

Nearly  every  day  we  notice  men  and 
women  on  the  street  wearing  shoes  that 
do  not  fit.  We  can  see  wrinkles  in  the 
instep  and  under  the  instep.  We  note 
the  heels  are  too  large  and  that  the 
vamps  are  too  full.  This  is  altogether 
unnecessary 
if  you  know  where  to  buy 
your  shoes  right.  Would  you  expect  a 
fit  of  this  kind  in  a  glove? 
I  hear  you 
say  no.  Well,  we  would  tell  you  very 
frankly  that  it  is  just  as  possible  to  get 
a  good  fit  in  a  shoe,  up-to-date,  at  any 
price  from  $2  a  pair  up,  as  it  is  to  get 
a  fit  in  a  glove.  The  only  reason  why 
theie  are  so  many  fits  in  gloves  is  be­
cause  the  misfits  are  so  readily  seen and 
noticed. 
If  you  are  interested  in  this 
kind  of  a  fit  in  footwear,  we  guarantee 
to  suit  you  in  every  way.— Davis  Shoe 
Co.,  Salt  Lake  City.

He  Was  Not  a  Settler.
Drummer—“ Uncle  Swayback 

old  settler,  isn’t  he?”

Squam  Corners  Merchant---- “ You
might  call  him  an  old  resident,  but  he 
ain’t  an  old  settler—he’  been  owin’  me 
for  more  than  twenty  years. ’ ’

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week.  This  work  he  still  pursues  about 
two-thirds  of  his  time,  spending  the 
other  third  among  the  trade  at  Toledo, 
Ann  Arbor,  Ypsilanti,  Port  Huron  and 
Ml  Clemens.  In  August,  1896,  the house 
sent  him  to  Flint  to  close  out  the  stock 
of  S.  C.  Clark,  and  while  there  he  met 
the  onlv  daughter  of  Chas.  C.  Pierson, 
whom  he  married  March  24,  1897.  He 
makes  his  home  in  Flint  with  the  par­
ents  of  his  wife.

indefatigable 

Personally,  Mr.  Grieve 

is  of  very 
strong  character,  and 
in 
his  efforts.  He makes  friends  wherever 
he  goes  and  has  the  good  wishes  of  all 
with  whom  he  comes 
in  contact.  Mr. 
Grieve  attributes  his  success  to untiring 
efforts,  strict  integrity  and  doing  busi­
ness  on  the  square.
To  Compete  with  America  in  Shoes
A  British  corporation  has  arranged  to 
start  a  shoe  factory  at  Galashiels,  Scot 
land,  capable  of  turning  out 
twenty 
thousand  pairs  of  shoes  weekly.  United 
States  Consul  Fleming,  at  Edinburgh, 
says  this  is  the  beginning  of  an  attempt 
to  compete  with  America 
in  sboemak- 
ing,  and  that  a  number  of  these  facto 
ries  are  to  be  established  in  different 
parts  of  the  United  Kingdom.  More 
than  45  per  cent,  of  the  total  imports  of 
shoes 
into  the  British  colonies  are  of# 
American  manufacture.

The  Keystone  of  Success.

The  manager  of  a  retail  store has any­
thing  but  a  sinecure 
if  be  conscien­
tiously  attends  to  business.  There  are 
so  many  details  to  be  attended  to;  so 
many 
little  odds  and  ends  to  bear  in 
mind  and  so  many  points  to  think  out 
— all  these  keep  a  man  busy,  and  con­
stant  watchfulness  is  the  keynote  of suc­
cess.

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I   Monroe  Street.

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Grand  Rapids,  mici).

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Standard  sizes: 
13x 24,  18x30,
22x36,  26x48.  Retail  63  cents 
and up.  A gents  wanted.

€. €. metcalf, District jffgt.,

14  W .  Bridge  St, 

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Orand  Rapids.

Page  Fence  Headquarters.

Detroit  Flexible  Door Mats
STANDARD  SIZES

16 x 24 in.  20 x 30 in.  24 x 36 in.

Retail for  $ 1.00 upwards.
A ny  dimension  to  order.

Made  of  Flat Wire.  The Latest and Best.

Supplied by all jobber» and the mfrs.

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Process  for  Preserving  Butter  for  an 

Indefinite  Length  of  Time.

The 

invention 

Mrs.  Francis  Shaw,  of  Chicago,  has 
lately  made  a  discovery  which  promises 
to be  of  inestimable  value  to  producers 
and  shippers  of  butter.  Mrs.  Shaw  was 
formerly  a  resident  of  Iowa  Falls,  Iowa, 
and  during  the  World’s  Fair  built  up 
for  herself  a  lucrative  retail  butter trade 
in  Chicago,  supplying  the  Whaleback 
and  other  lake  steamers,  hotels  and 
epicurean  families  with 
the  choicest 
product  of  Iowa  dairies.  During  the 
summer  of 
i8g6  she  made  one  ship­
ment,  amounting  to  several  hundreds  in 
value,  and  through  the  neglect  of  as­
sistants  in  Chicago  came  on  to  find  the 
entire  consignment  rancid  and  unfit  for 
delivery  to  her  customers.
loss  plunged  her 

into  a  deep 
melancholy,  and  she  relates  an  odd 
story  of  the  circumstances  becoming the 
direct  cause  of  placing  in  her hands  a 
chemical  secret,  known  to  the  Floren­
tines  three  centuries  ago,  and ever since 
lost  to  science.  Her 
is  an 
indestructible  enamel, 
fire-proof  and 
electric-proof,  and  insoluble  when  ex­
posed  to  saline  moisture.  She  has  no 
knowledge  whatever  of  chemistry,  and 
claims  that  on  the  evening  of  the  day 
when  she  became  aware  of  the  loss  of 
the  large  shipment  of  butter  she  went 
into  Lincoln  Park  to  be  alone  with  her 
trouble.  While  resting  near  the  Laflin 
memorial  building  she  says  that  a 
thought  came  like  a suggestion  into  her 
mind,  convincing  her  that  all  butter 
tubs  could  be  rendered  hermeticallv 
perfect  by'the  application of an enamel; 
following  this  conviction  came  the  for­
mula.  She  found  herself  impel’ed  by  a 
desire  to  try  the  experiment,  and  went 
immediately  to  a  pharmacist  and  pur­
chased  the  ingredients.  So  positive  was 
she  that  she  had  been  intrusted  with  a 
great  chemical  secret  and  that  it  had 
entered  her  mind by spiritual suggestion 
she  took  the  precaution  to  purchase 
other drugs  than  those  necessary  to  the 
formula,  in  order to  protect  the  revela­
tion. 
immediately  to  her 
home  in  Ravenswood,  fired  up  the  fur­
nace  and  set  to  work,  and  before  the 
birds  carolled  their morning welcome  to 
the  July  day  she  had  well  in  hand  a 
process  which  is  puzzling  the  chemists 
of  Chicago,  New  York  and  Paris,  all 
scientists  having  thus 
to 
analyze  the  constitutents  of  the  enamel. 
The  material  looks  like  phallac.  Prof. 
Milo  F.  Walker,  of  Chicago  University 
and  chemical  lecturer  of  Chicago  high 
schools,  asserts  that he has submitted the 
enamel  to electrical and furnace heat,  in 
the  form  of  a  brick  of  the  material  and 
sawdust,  and  so  perfectly  does  it  repel 
heat  he  was  able  to  pick  the  brick up in 
his baie  bands,  while  the  steel plate up­
on  which 
it  laid  was  at  white  heat, 
shriveled  at  the  edge.

She  went 

failed 

far 

A  pine  soap  box  was  coated  without 
and  within  with  the  enamel  and  placed 
upon  the  live  coals  of  a  great  furnace. 
In  thirty  minutes  the  fire  was  reduced 
to  charcoal  and  ashes,  while  this  in­
ventor  of  the  enamel  drew the unwarped 
enamel  forms,  inner  and  outer  coatings, 
from  the  seething  furnace and took them 
up  in  her  bands.  The  material  resists 
a  degree  of  electric  heat  which  will 
destroy  asbestos.

Mrs.  Shaw 

is  a  slight  brunette  of 
sanguine  temperament,about  forty  years 
of  age,  and  the  mother  of  five  young 
daughters.  She  is  not  a  religionist  be­
yond  the  standard  of  morality,  'has

in  chemical 

never  investigated  nor studied the occult 
or  spiritualistic 
theories,  but  believes 
that  her  triumph  in  chemical  invention 
came  by  spiritual  suggestion  from  the 
spirit  of  her  mother,  who  when  living 
investigations 
delighted 
and  experiments. 
Prof.  Walker  ad­
vances  the  theory  that  the  human  mind 
originates  nothing  after 
thirty-eight 
years  of  age,  but  that  great  agitation 
of  feeling  brings  from  the  mind’s  store 
house  available  remedy  or  solace  in  the 
hour  of  emergency.  He  believes  this  to 
have  been  the  case,  a  coincident  mem 
ory  rather  than  an 
inspiration  given 
Mrs.  Shaw.

A  number  of  Chicago 

capitalists 
have  become  interested  in  the  manufac­
ture  of  the  enamel,  and  after  some  legal 
complications  are  settled 
it  will  be 
placed  upon  the  market.  The  cost  o 
the  material  will  be  merely  nominal. 
Mrs,  Shaw  has  lately  received  valuable 
testimonials  from  the  agricultural  de­
partment  at  Washington,  where 
the 
material  has  been  thoroughly  tested  bv 
Secretary  Wilson,  who  used  tubs  coated 
with  the  enamel  for  large  shipments  of 
butter  to  the  foreign  markets  last  sum 
mer. 

M a r y   F .  R o b in s o n .

Review  of  the  Fruit  Trade  Durine 

1897.

Chicago, 

1—The  year  1897
Jan. 
brought  no  great 
improvement  in  the 
fruit  business.  The  apple  crop  this  sea­
son  shows  the  single  redeeming  excep­
tion  from  the  dealers’  standpoint.  The 
first  four  months  of  the  year  were 
affected  by  the  tremendous  supply  of 
anples  remaining  from  the  crop  of  1896. 
When  the  returns  were  all  in  the  sup­
ply  was  estimated  at  about  200,000,000 
barrels,  and  they  brought  practically  no 
profit  to  any  one  engaged 
the 
handling  of  the  crop,  except  the  barrel 
manufacturers  and  transportation  com­
panies.

in 

The  demoralization  caused  by  the  ex­
cessively low price,  the  lowest on  record, 
was  severely  felt 
in  all  other  lines  of 
fruit.  A backward  spring  and  two  sharp 
frosts  made  serious  inroads  in  the  early 
fruit  crop,  so  that  the  supply  coming 
from  south  of  the  Ohio  River  was  very 
the  season  droughts 
short.  Later 
affected  all  small  fruits,  and  trade 
lost 
in  the  fruit  business cannot be regained. 
Cold  rains  at  the  time  of  blooming  pre­
vented  the  setting  of  Southern  peaches 
This,  too,  was  a 
loss  to  the  trade,  so 
that  all  the  early  season  was  one of short 
supp’y  and  light  business.

in 

With  the  marketing  of  the  fruit  crops 
grown  north  of  the  Ohio  River  there 
was  a  change,  and  such  an  abundance 
of  all  small  fruits  was  received  on  the 
market  that  up  to  Aug.  1 the  season  was 
exceedingly  unprofitable,  and  prices 
were  so  ruinously  low  that  they  scarcely 
equalled  the  cost  of  marketing  after  the 
fruit  was  grown.

After  July  had  passed  the  effect  of 
the  short  crop  of  peaches  was  felt.  The 
improved  condition  of  the  country  at 
large  was  also  an  important  factor,  and 
at  that  time  a  firmer  tone  was  noted.

Grapes  were  in  very  large  supply  and 
sold  very  low,  but  all  other  fruits  were 
in  demand  and  a  fair  margin  of  profit 
was  realized.

The  apple  crop  of  1897  was  scarcely 
more  than  25  per  cent,  of  that  of  1896, 
and  has  made  a  handsome  profit  to  the 
grower  and  left  a  fair margin to the pur­
chaser.  Prices  are  fully  two  and  one- 
half  times  those  of  last  year,  and  with 
a  supply  less  than  the  demand  the  out­
look 
is  bright  for  holders.  The  im­
mense  orange  crop  of  California  will 
have  the  market  of  this  country  almost 
to  itself,  and  with  a  disposition  to  sell 
at  a  fair  price  the  probability  is  that 
the  entire crop  will  move  at  satisfactory 
figures.

As  a  whole,  the  year has  been  some­
what  of  an  improvement  over  last  year, 
hut  with  this  further  factor—that  the 
improvement  that  commenced 
in 
the  season  still  holds,  and  continues  to 
the close  with  a  confidence  in  the  future 
not  known  for  the  last  four  years,  and 
that  promises  well  for  the  trade  of  1898.

late 

G.  W.  B a r n e t t .

M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Potatoes  --  Beaps  ■■  Gpiops

W e are in the market  daily;  buy  and  Sell  Potatoes  and  Beans,  carlots; 
if any to offer, w rite or wire, stating- w hat you have,  how  soon can ship.

M O S E L E Y   B R O S . ,

26- 38-30-32 Ottawa  S t.,

Orand  Rapids,  Hieb.

Established  1876.

W holesale Seeds,  Potatoes,  Beans,  Fruits.

B U N T I N G   &   C O .

W H O LE S A LE

.

n

Oranges,  Cape  Cod  Cranberries,  Honey,  Lemons,
Bananas, Sweet Potatoes,  Red and  Yellow Onions,
Spanish  Onions.

G R A N D  R A P ID S .

M IC H

Harris & Frutchey

Wholesale  Commission  Merchants

Are  a  good  firm  to  ship  Butter and  Eggs to.

60  Woodbridge St.,  W.,

Detroit,  Mich.

MILLER  &  TEASDALE  CO.

QRANQEjS FRUITS 

NUTS 

We have  100  cars  La Barca  and  Sonora Oranges rolling,  which can 

P R O D U C E

be diverted to any point;  wire for prices.

601  N O R TH   T H IR D   S T .. 

S T .  L O U IS ,  M O .

We are in the market to buy

PEAS,  BEANS,  POTATOES

Onions and Onion  Sets, Clover Seed,  Allsyke,  Pop Corn, etc.

If any to offer,  Telephone,  Wire or Write us,  stating quantity.

m

ALFRED J.  BROWN SEED CO.,

24  and  26  North  Division  St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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r e .   H i r e r ,  

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Produce  Commission  Merchant

&   Market  Street,  Detroit.

Write for particulars.

N.  WOHLFELDER  &  CO.,

Wholesale Grocers and

Commission  Merchants

CHEESE,  BUTTER  and  EQOS.  Consignments  Solicited.

399-401-403  High  St,,  East,  DETROIT

Cranberries
Qrapes
Celery
Onions
Apples

All  kinds  of

V EGETABLES

Ask  for  prices  upon  carlots  or less.

The Vinkemulder Company,

Orand  Rapids,  Mich.

M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN 

16

GOTHAM   GOSSIP.

It 

News  from  the  Metropolis— Index  to 
Special  Correspondence.

the  Market.

New  York,  Jan.  i —The  coffee  market 
during  the  last  week  of  the old  year  was 
dull  and  uninteresting.  Cables  positive­
ly  announcing  that  the  growing  crop 
is 
seriously  damaged  seemed  to  have  no 
effect  whatever  and  matters  moved  in 
the  same  channel  they have occupied  for 
some  time.  The  amount  of  Brazil  coffee 
here  and  afloat  amounts  to  1,192,000 
bags,  against  740,000  bags  at  the  same 
time  last  year.  Rio  No.  7  is  still  quot­
able  at  6¡Hie. 
is  possible  that  there 
is  a 
little  firmer  feeling  than  a  month 
ago,  but  this  is  not  said  with  much con­
fidence.  More  West 
India  grades 
changed  hands  than  for  some  time  pre­
vious.  East  India  sorts  move  slowly.
The  tea  market  is fairly steady.  Some 
fairly  good  orders  were  received  to  be 
filled  after  the  turn  ot  the  year,  and  al­
together  the  feeling 
is  one  of  rather 
more  encouragement  than has character­
ized  the  market  for  some  time.  Little 
was  done  in  invoice  trading,  but  deal­
ers  did  not  complain  at  the  manner  in 
which  the  old  year  treated  them  in  its 
last  week  of  existence.
Nothing  especially 

interesting  has 
taken  place  in  sugar.  Trading  is  of  an 
everyday  character  and  there  seems  to 
be  no  rush  of  orders  that  would  prevent 
immediate  delivery.  Granulated  has 
been  marked  up  %c  and  is  now  listed 
at  5%c.  This  year 
is  likely  the 
American  beet  will  take  a  more  lively 
interest  in  the  sugar  market  than  here­
tofore.
„  This  week  is  the  one  that  is  to  wit­
ness  the  beginning  of  a  great  revival  in 
rice.  However  that  may  be,  the  situa­
tion  is  certainly  one  that  offers  no  oc­
casion  for  growling  over.  Prices  are 
firmly  adhered  to,  and  primary  points 
report  a  satisfactory  outlook.  Foreign 
sorts  are  not  in  abundant  supply and the 
demand  is  sufficient  to  keep  the  market 
well  cleaned  up.

it 

Spice  dealers  are  holding  with  more 
firmness  to  their  supplies  on  hand  and 
the  situation  is  one  that  seems  to  war­
rant  their  action.  The  demand  has  not 
been  sufficient  to  create  any  hardening 
in  prices,  but  advices  from  abroad  re­
port  a  situation  that cannot be altogether 
ignored  by  buyers  here.  Jobbers  had 
quite  a  good  trade  and  many  of  the  or­
ders  were  to  be  billed  any  time  during 
the  first  week  of  this  month.

jobbers,  but  there 

Business  in  molasses  has  been  rather 
is  an 
guiet  among 
impending 
is  generally 
thought,  and  in  the  meantime  transac­
tions  have been  on  a  conservative  basis. 
Syrups  are  quiet,  but sales  have  been  on 
a  firm  basis  and  show  no  weakness.

revival, 

it 

Canned  goods  brokers,  in  many cases, 
say  they  have  had  the  best  business  for 
December  tor  many  years.  Tomatoes 
and  corn  are  both  firm  and  advancing. 
It  is  thought  by  many  that  we  shall  see 
tomatoes $1.25  before  another  season’s 
supply  is  available.  One  dollar  was  re­
fused  on  Tuesday  for a  block  of  stand­
ard  New  Jerseys.

In  dried  fruits  the  demand  has  been 
of  a  “ sorting-up”   nature  and  no  large 
transactions  have  been  reported.  Hold­
ers  view  the  outlook  with  a  good  deal 
of  complacency  and  tell  us  that  a  boom 
is  on  the  way.

Butter  is  steady,  but  there  has  been 
comparatively  little  doing  during  the 
past  week.  Best  Western  creamery  is 
held  at  22c,  and for other  grades  there  is 
a  sudden  descent.

Rather  more  activity  has  been  dis­
played  in  cheese,  both  among  exporters 
and  the  home  trade.  Small  size,  full 
cream  are  worth  g@g}£c.

While  there  is  a  fairly  liberal  supply, 
the  demand for  eggs  is  sufficient  to  take 
it  nearly  all.

All  varieties  of  beans  are  quiet. 
Choice pea,  $1.12j£@i. 15.  Medium,  gi
@1.15-
Suggests  a  System  of  Licenses 

to 

Prevent  Fraud.

Prom  th e New Y ork Produce Review.

We  have  every  reason  to  believe  that 
swindlers  are  again  plying  their  nefari­
ous  trade  in  this  city  under  the guise  ot I

commission merchants.  We called atten­
tion  to  the  matter 
in  our  last  week’s 
issue  but  wish  to  give  further  warning 
for  the  benefit  of  our  readers.  To  some 
it  may  seem  strange  that  we  do  not 
boldly  publish  the  name  under  which 
these  frauds  crop  up  from  time  to  time, 
it  must  be  remembered  that  while  cer­
tain  evidences  are  very  convincing  of 
fraud,  legal  proof  of  guilt  in  this  di­
rection 
is  difficult  to  secure  until  the 
damage  has  been  done  and  some  of  the 
most  gullible  have  been  defrauded. 
Even  then,  under  the  existing 
laws,  it 
is  not  often  easy  to  secure  conviction 
when  the  rogues  know  enough  to  keep 
within  the  forms  of  the  law.

is 

satisfactory 

Any  man  who  has  produce  to  ship 
has  ample  means  for  ascertaining  the 
reliability  of  those  to whom he may wish 
to  consign.  He  should  simply  refuse  to 
send  goods  to  an  unknown  house,  no 
matter  how  attractive  the  plea,  without 
getting 
recommendation 
from  some  one  whom  he  knows,  either 
personally  or  by  reputation.  The  fact 
that  apparently  good 
references  are 
given  is  not  any  guarantee.  The  peo­
ple  whom  we  alluded  to  last  week  give 
references,  but  those  to  whom  they  re­
fer  know  nothing  at  all  about  them. 
Some  other  swindlers  here  have referred 
to  mythical  firms  whose  mail  would  be 
opened  by  confederates,  and  the  most 
encouraging  replies  sent  to  enquirers. 
Testimony  as  to  reliability  should  be 
accepted  only  from  some  one  in  whom 
the  shipper  has  reason  to  feel  perfect 
confidence.

This  precaution 

so  manifestly 
necessary  that  many  of  our  readers  may 
consider  it  foolish  for  us  to  be  so  often 
pointing  it  out;  but  it  is  a  remarkable 
fact  that  any  kind  of  a  rascal  can  get 
up  an  attractive  letter,  stating  that  he 
has  exceptional  opportunities  for  the 
sale  of  produce  of  one  kind  or  another, 
send  it  broadcast  over  the  country  and 
procure  consignments.  Although  we 
cannot  always  mention  names,  we  feel 
satisfied  that  readers  of  this  paper  are 
not  likely  to  be  caught  in  the  wiles  of 
these  scoundrels.

We  think 

it  very  unfortunate  that 
frauds  committed  under  the  cloak  of 
commission  merchants  are  so  difficult 
of  conviction;  in  nine  cases  out  of  ten 
the  snides  are  able  to  realize  on  their 
goods,  shut  up  shop  and  leave  the  state 
before  the  red  tape  of  the  law  unwinds 
enough  to  entrap  them.  Perhaps  this 
curse  to  the  trade  might  be  removed  or 
lessened  if  a  law  could  be  enacted mak­
ing  it  illegal  for  any  one  to  engage 
in 
a  commission  business  without  a  li­
cense,  to  be  procurable  only  upon  satis­
factory  evidence  being  furnished  as  to 
character  and  responsibility.

The  Fleeting  Trade.

Most  merchants  agree  that  it  is  much 
easier  to  make  new  customers  than  it  is 
to  keep  old  ones.

But  why?
Well,  sometimes  the  old  friends  die 
or  move  away.  Then,  no  woman  limits 
herself  to  one  place  to  do  her  trading. 
Some  “ shop”   all  the  time,  even  for 
needles  and  thread.  At  one  time  they 
may  be  your  customers,  next  week  some 
other  store  owns  them. 
It  is  human 
nature  to  change,  and  the  last  change  is 
always  the  best—until  we  change again. 
The  latest  discovery  is  always  the  one 
we  enthuse  over.

Then,  again,  some  real  or  fancied 
slight  or  wrong  may  drive  your  “ old 
reliable”   to  a  competitor,  and  likewise 
bring  his  customer  to  you.

its  regular  clients. 

Still,  there  must  be  something  rad­
ically  wrong  with  the  store  that  cannot 
boast  of 
If  cus­
tomers  are  always  changing,  and  the 
face 
merchant  never  sees  the  same 
twice,  a  change  in  his  methods 
is  very 
necessary. 
Treat  a  man  or  woman 
right,  and  they  will  surely  come  again.
The  up-to-date  merchant  is  bound  to 
prosper,  because  he  is  sure  to  hold most 
of  his  trade,  and  equally  certain  to  at­
tract  new  customers.

The  West  Milwaukee  shops  of  the 
Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  St.  Paul  Rail­
way  are  busier  with  work than they have 
been  since  1893.  About  2,400  men  are 
engaged  in  the  various  shops.

Used  His  Undertaking  Wagon.

in 

Queer  things  happen 

suburban 
towns,  where  the  residents  have  a  way 
of  utilizing  means  at  hand  utterly  re­
gradless  of  the  consequences.  Mrs. 
Stimpson,  a  notable  housewife  who 
lives  in  one  of  these  terrestrial  para­
dises,  recently  replenished  her  stock  of 
household  furniture  at  the  only  depart­
ment  store  in  the  place  and  ordered  the 
purchases  sent  home  that  afternoon, 
when  she  would  be  there  to  receive 
them.

She  was 

in  a  particularly  happy 
frame  of  mind  as  she  sat  at  her  front 
windows  watching  for  their  arrival,  re­
marking  with  satisfaction  the  vacant 
places  the  new  furniture  would  adorn, 
when  an  undertaker’s  wagon  drove  up 
and  stopped  in  front  of  her  door  and  a 
solemn-looking  driver 
in  rusty  black 
descended  from  the  front  seat  and  rang 
her  bell.  She  did  not  lose  a  moment  in 
raising  the  window  and  calling  to  him 
in  a  frightened  voice :

“ Go  away!  You’ve  stopped  at  the 
isn’t  any  body 

wrong  house!  There 
here!”

“ I  don’t  want  a  body,  ma’am;  I’ve 
leave  here,”  

got  some  things  I  was  to 
called  the  man.

“ Take  them  back!”   she  commanded 
“ I  tell  you  I  won’t  have  them!  You 
ought  to  be  ashamed  to  stop  here!  What 
do  you 
suppose  the  neighbors  will 
think !”

“ Well,  ma'am,”   said  the  man  as  he 
climbed  on  his  wagon  again,  “ if  you

don’t  want  your  new 
right,  but  I’ve  got  it  inside.”

furniture,  all 

“ And  1  wouldn’t  take  it  as  a  gift,”  
said  the  distressed  woman. 
“ The  idea 
of  bringing  my  goods  in  an  undertak­
er’s wagon!”

“ We  hadn’t  another  vehicle 

in  the 
barn,  and  you  said  you  wanted  it  right 
off, ’ ’  responded  the  man  as  he  drove 
away.

But  the  man  of  many  callings  who 
had  utilized  the  last  conveyance  in  his 
establishment  lost  the  sale  of  the  furni­
ture  and  the  good  will of a customer who 
did  not  appreciate  such  mortuary  enter­
prise.

A  Hoodooed  Grocery  Store.

Kansas  City  has  a  “ hoodooed”   store. 
When  Charles  H.  Warner  started  a  gro­
cery  store  on  the  northeast  corner  of 
Thirteenth  and  Cherry  streets  the  wise 
ones  of  the  neighborhood  revived  the 
superstition  that  has  for  a  long  time  at­
tached  to  the  place  and  predicted  short 
life  for  . Mr.  Warner’s  enterprise.  All 
sorts  of  purchasable  goods  have  been 
handled 
in  the  ill-fated  room,  and  the 
proprietor  of  every  business  that  has 
settled  there  has  either  failed  or  moved 
away.  A 
few  days  ago,  after  three 
months  of  the  grocery  business,  Mr. 
Warner, 
like  the  rest,  closed  up  his 
doors  and  the  stock  and  fixtures  were 
carted  away.

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without  strings.

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Oyster Trade?

The man whose oysters are  the 
freshest and best flavored.
Who  loses  other trade?

The man who sells fishy oysters 
diluted  w ith  ice  to  disgust  his 
customers.

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T H E   M ILLTO W N   STO RE.

Jane  Huxley’s  Encounter  with 

Burglars.
W ritten fo r th e T radesman.

the 

When  Jane  Cragin  upon  her  marriage 
resigned  her  place  as  book-keeper 
in 
the  store  at  Milltown,and  it seemed best 
on  all  accounts  to  promote  Jim  Hank- 
son,  the  clerk  in  the  back  store,  to  the 
place,  the  change  was  made  with  some 
misgivings  on  the  part  of  both  Jane and 
Huxley.  The  fellow  wasn't  “ quick  at 
figgers, ’ ’  his  penmanship  was  bad  and, 
what  was  worse,  be  didn't  seem  to  care 
anything  about  either  deficiency;  but 
they  both  liked  the  boy,  he  had  been  a 
long  time  with  them  and,  finally,  when 
Jane  said  she  would  work  with  him  and 
teach  him  until  he got  the  hang  of  the 
thing,  Jim  took  bis  place  in  the  office 
behind  the  books  and  the  promotion 
was  confirmed.  The  fellow,  however, 
did  not  seem  to  learn  easily;  and  what 
troubled  Jane  more  than  she  was  will­
ing  to  admit  was  the  utter  indifference 
which  the  new  book-keeper  manifested 
in  the  daily  balancing  of  his  accounts.
it  didn’t  come  out  to  a 
cent?  What  earthly  use  was  there  in 
beginning  back  and  going  over  page 
after  page  just  for  the  sake  of  hunting 
up  one  cent,  or  a  nickel,  or  even  a 
quarter?’ ’  No  argument  seemed to move 
him ;  and,  so  long  as  he  was  willing  to 
put  his  hand  in  his  pocket  and  make 
up  any  deficiency,  he  “ didn’t  see  why 
that  wasn’t  a  good  way  out  of  the  diffi­
culty— if  it  was  a  difficulty.”

“ What 

if 

in  regard  to 

Finally,  when  Jane  had  had  enough 
of  this  nonsense,  and  could  plainly  see 
that  he  proposed  to  do  what  he  bad  a 
mind  to 
it,  she  said: 
“ Now,  Jim,  stop  talking  and 
listen  to 
It  doesn’t  make  any  difference 
me. 
what  you  think  about 
it,  these  books 
are going  to  balance,  and  you  are  going 
to do  it;  and  don’t  you  leave  the  office 
a  single  night  without  having  these  ac­
counts  straight.  Do  you  understand? 
Yes  or  no,  do  you?”

Of  course  he  said  he  did  and  that 
ended 
it  for  all  practical  purposes  for 
the  time;  but  by  and  by  it  was  easy  to 
see  that  the  wrinkles  between Jim’s eye­
brows  were  becoming  alarmingly  pro­
nounced,  and  ope  day  when  Cy  was 
in 
the  office  the  unhappy  accountant  un­
burdened  himself:  “ I’m  as  sorry  as  I 
c’n  b *,  Cy,  but  the  fact  of  the  matter  is 
these  books  don't  balance,  and  they 
hain’t  balanced 
I  don’t 
know  what  in  tbunder  the  trouble  is  nor 
where  it  is,  but if the blamed  thing  goes 
on  so  much  longer,  I  shall  start  for  the 
insane  asylum.  Don’t  look 
like  that 
more’n  you  can  help  it— I know it means 
that  Jane’s  got  to  come  down  here  and 
worry  over  the  books  the  Lord  knows 
how  long;  but  break 
it  to  her gentle 
like,  so’t  she  won’t  be  hard  on  me,  and 
do  for  pity’s  sake  hurry  up  and  have  it 
over  with.  This  dreadin’  of  it  is  awful 
wearin’. ”

for  weeks. 

The  spirit  of  fun  and  mischief  took 
possession  of  the  proprietor  of  the  Mill- 
town  emporium  and  “ as  soon  as  ever 
he  could,' ’  he  hastened  home  to  break 
the  tidings  “ gentle  like”   to  “ she  'twas 
Jane  Cragin.”

‘ * I  hate  to  tell  ye  awfully,  Jane, ’ *  he 
said,  as  he  rushed  into  the  house,  “ but 
that  blamed  Jim  has  got  the  books 
into 
such  an  everlasting  snarl  that  nobody 
on  the  face  of  the  earth  but  you  can 
straighten  ’em.  You’d  better  go  right 
down  and  tackle  ’em.  I’ve  an  idea  that 
they  are  worse  than  anybody  thinks  of, 
and  I  guess  you’d  better  give  that  Jim 
the  hot  end  of  the  poker  to  start  with,

M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

and  give  him  to  understand  that  we 
can’t  have  and  won’t  have  any  more  of 
such  goin’s  on. 
It  won’t  hurt  him  any 
and  will  give  him  an 
idea  that  the 
ground  isn’t  any  too  sure  under  his  feet 
anyway;”   and,  with  his  errand  thus 
broken  “ gentle  like,”   Cy  hurried  back 
to  the  store  to  see  the  fun.

It  didn’t  help  Jim’s  trouble  a  bit  to 
have  Jane  interrupted  in  the  very  mid­
dle  of  some  cakemaking  which  was  go­
ing  on 
in  the  Huxley  kitchen.  At  the 
very  minute  when  Cy  came  in,  she  was 
watching  the  clock  and  the  cake  that 
the  last  should  be  out  of  the  oven 
just 
the  time  that  the  first  dictated.  When 
Cy  came  in  with  his  story  of  her  pre­
cious  books,  cake  and  clock  were  alike 
forgotten  and  remembered  only  when 
the  burnt  cake  announced 
its  own 
scorching  story.  Too  provoked  to  say 
a  word,  she  hastened  down  to  the  store. 
Jim  was  there  to  explain,  but  when  be 
heard  Jane's 
little  heels  coming  down 
upon  the  floor  clean  and  sharp,  as  if she 
were  walking  on  stilts,  the  spirit  of 
prudence,  fostered  by  years  of  experi­
ence,  settled  down  upon  him,  and 
whispered  “ how  sublime  a  thing 
is 
to  suffer  and  be  strong !”

it 

Without  deigning  to  look  at  him,  and 
not  venturing  a  word,  Jane went straight 
to  the  desk  and  opened  the  books.  She 
glanced  down  page  after page,  the scowl 
between  her  brows  growing  deeper  and 
deeper  and  a  smothered  exclamation 
escaping  her  from  time  to  time.  Final­
ly,  when  the  little  red  spot  began  to 
gather 
in  the  center  of  each  white 
cheek,  discretion  seemed  to  Jim  to  be 
“ the  better  part  of  valor”   and  he  “ lit 
out. ’ ’  He  did  not  go  a  moment too 
soon.  Not  with  a  bang,  as  too  many 
men  would  have  done,  did  Jane  close 
those  books,  but  with  a  sigh  very  much 
like  the  echo  of  despair  she  shut  them, 
looked  around  for  the  vanished  Jim 
and  went  out  into  the  store.

“ T h e y   m i g h t  b e   w o rse ,  C y , ”   s h e  
said,  as  she  stopped 
in  front  of  her 
husband  at  the  counter,  “ but  not much. 
It’s  a  snarl  that  I  can’t  begin  to  un­
tangle  with  a  tea  party  on  my  hands, 
and  I  can't  do  it  with  the  noise  that 
is 
going  on  during  the  day.  Let  Jim  keep 
his  accounts  on  loose  paper  until  I  bal­
ance  the  books,  and  then  I  shall  come 
over  and  work  evenings,  when  every­
thing's  quiet,  and  straighten  ’em  out, 
and  then  come  in  occasionally  and  see 
that  they  are  kept  straight.  All there  is 
about  it,  Jim’s  undertaken  to keep those 
books,  and  he’s  going  to  do 
it;”   and, 
when  Jane  Cragin  said  anything  in  that 
tone  of  voice,  there  was  no  one  around 
the  Milltown  store  bold  enough  to  dis­
pute  her.

At  last,  when  the  anxiety  of  the  cake 
and  the  tea party  was  over— Mrs.  Bettis 
said  that  “ ’twas  just  the  nicest,  hob- 
nobbiest  affair  that  Milltown  had  ever 
seen!” —Jane  began  her  “ battle  with 
the  books”   one  evening  after  “ shuttin’ 
up”   time.  For  nearly  a  week  she  was 
at  work,  and  on  the  last  night,  some­
thing  after  twelve,  she  laid  down  her 
pen,  opened  the  drawer  and  exultingly 
exclaimed,  “ There!  $65.03,  to  a  dot. 
Let  that  Jim  do  that  thing  again 
if  he 
dares  to !  Now  for  a  handful  of  cara­
mels  and  then  I’m  through.”

Suiting  the  action  to  the  word,  she 
left  the  office  and  groped  her  way  in 
the  dark  to  the  candy  case  in  the  front 
part  of  the  store.  Slipping  one  of  the 
sticky  sweets 
in  her  mouth,  she  was 
feeling  for  a  paper  bag  when  she  was 
startled  by  a  noise  in  the  office.  Think­
ing  that 
it  could  not  be  Cy,  she 
dropped  her  candy  and  hurried  back  to

the  office,  to  find  three  men  taking  the 
money  from  the  cash  drawer!

Jane's  entrance  startled  them and they 
made  a  rush  for  the  door;  but  she  shut 
it  with  a  slam  and  determinedly  placed 
her  back  against  it.  Freeing  her  mouth 
of  the  caramel, 
she  demanded  that 
they  return  the  money  they  had  taken, 
and  the  burglars’  cashier,  cowed  by 
her  fearless  manner,  took  out  the $65 
and  gave  it  to  the  plucky  little  woman. 
As  luck  would  have  it,  Jane  was  wear­
ing  a  new  gown  that  day  and,  not  hav­
ing  had  time  to  locate  the  pocket—she 
had  ordered  a  pocket— was  obliged  to 
turn  her  attention  from  the  thieves  to 
her  garment,  when  one  of 
the  men, 
while  she  was  thus  off  her  guard,  sud­
denly  opened  the  door  and  all 
three 
rushed  past  her  into  the  street.

Any  one  else,  man  or  woman,  would 
have  rejoiced  to  be  rid  of  the  visitors. 
But  not  Jane  Cragin.  With  a  scream 
that  awakened  more  than  one  sleeper  in 
Milltown—Cy  declared  that  the  dead  in 
the  graveyard  turned  over—and  despite 
her  clinging  garments,  she  rushed  after 
the  robbers 
in  hot  pursuit,  overtook 
them  at  the  turn  in  the  road  to  the  sta­
tion  and  grabbed  bold  of  the  man  who 
had  the  money,  just  as  Cy  and  Jim  and 
several  other  startled  Milltowners  came 
up  to  render  assistance,  among  them 
the  sheriff,  whom  chance  had  brought  to 
the  village  for  the  night,  who  promptly 
took  the  burglars  into custody.

Search  of  the  trio  revealed  the posses­
sion  of  three  cents,  which  Mrs.  Huxley 
promptly  claimed.  Then,  walking along 
with  Jim  and  her  husband,  she  said : 
“ Jim,  I  want  you  to  come  with  Cy  and 
me  to  the  office.  The  books are straight­
ened  now,  and 
if  I  show  you  to-night 
where  you  have  blundered,  I  shan’t 
have  to  come  to  the  store  in  the  morn­

ing  to  do  it.—There!”   she  exclaimed 
some  time  after,  “ the  $65.03  makes 
it 
exactly  right. 
I  knew  there  was  just 
that  in  that  drawer.  And  now  I’ll  tell 
you  again  what  I  told  you  a 
long  time 
ago:  These  books  are  going  to  bal­
ance,  and,  what's  more,  you  are  going 
to  do 
if  you  have  to  chase  a 
gang  of  thieves  for  three  cents,  as  I 
have  to-night,  all  over  Milltown.  My! 
it;”   and,  while  all 
but  I’m  glad  I  got 
Milltown  was  busy 
in  praising  Mrs. 
Huxley’s  pluck  with  the  burglars,  that 
worthy  woman  was  exulting  over  the 
balance  that  "cam e  out  to  a  dot!”

it—even 

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Commercial Travelers

Michigan  Knights of the Grip. 

President, John  A.  Hoffman, Kalamazoo ; Secre­
tary, J.  C.  Saunders,  Lansing;  T reasurer, Chas. 
McN olty, Jackson.
Micnigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Association. 
P resident, S.  H.  Ha st,  D etroit;  Secretary  and 

T reasurer, D. Mobbis, D etroit.

United  Commercial Travelers of Michigan. 

G rand  Counselor,  F.  L.  Day.  Jackson;  Grand 
Secretary, G.  S. V almore, D etroit ;  G rand Treas­
urer,  Geo.  A.  Reynolds, Saginaw.
Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Mutual  Acci­

dent  Association.

T reasurer, Geo.  F.  Owen, G rand Rapids. 

P resident,’A. F. Peake, Jackson;  Secretary and 
B oard  o f  D irectors—F.  M.  T yler,  H.  B.  F aib- 
child, J  as. N.  Bradford, J. Henby Daw ley.Geo. 
J.  Heinzklman,  Chas. S.  Robinson.

Lake  Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club. 
President,  W.  C.  Bbown,  M arquette;  Secretary 
and T reasurer, A.  F.  Wixson,  M arquette.

Gripsack  Brigade.

Charles  Brodhagen,  of  Lansing,  has 
taken  a  position  with  Lonn  Bros.,  of  La 
Porte,  Ind.,  as  traveling  salesman.

F.  L.  Nixon,  Secretary  of  Post  K, 
sprung  a  surprise  on  the  Kalamazoo 
boys  by  getting  married  last  Thursday 
night.  Someone  wished  him success and 
his  troubles  little  ones.

Hub  Baker  has  effected  a  life-time 
arrangement  with the Clark-Jewell-Wells 
Co.  to  travel  in  his  old  territory,  all  of 
which  tends  to  confirm  the  statement 
that  Hub  is  a  spellbinder  of  no  small 
degree.

D.  B.  Saltsman, 

traveling  salesman 
for  the  Giddings  &  Lewis  Manufactur­
ing  Co.,  of  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.,  has  ac­
cepted  a  position  with  the  C.  H.  Dut­
ton  Co.,  at  Kalamazoo,  as  mechanical 
engineer.

Nicholas  -Popma,  for  the  past  nine 
years  behind  the  counter  for  Cornelius 
Stryker,  has  engaged  to  cover  a  portion 
of  the  city  trade  for  the  Ball-Barnhart- 
Putman  Co.  He  has  already  entered  up­
on  the  duties  of  his  new  position.

At  a  meeting  of  Post K  (Kalamazoo), 
held  at  the  Burdick  House 
last  Satur­
day,  L.  Verdon  was  elected  Chairman, 
E.  F.  Zander  Secretary  and  Treasurer, 
and  Sig  Folz,  A.  S.  Cowing,  G.  M. 
Logan,  Will  Davis  and  F.  L.  Nixon 
members  of  the  Board  of  Directors.

The  next  social  party  of  Post  E 
(Grand  Rapids)  will  be  held  at  Imper­
ial  Hall,  on  Wealthy  avenue,  Saturday 
evening,  Jan.  22.  A  meeting  of  the  En­
tertainment  Committee,  to  make  ar­
rangements  for  the  event,  will  be  held 
at  the  Tradesman  office  at  3  o’clock 
Saturday  afternoon.

Coldwater  Republican :  Anson  R. 
Brown,  who  has  for  many  years  been  in 
the  employ  of  J.  B.  Branch  &  Co.,  has 
closed  his 
labors  with  that  firm  and 
gone  to  Chicago,  where  he  will  enter 
the  employ  of  Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  & 
Co.  as  a  traveling  salesman,  with  Mich­
igan  as  his  territory.

Kalamazoo  Telegraph ;  Sig  Folz  won 
the  suit  offered  by  Charles  Friedman, 
the  tailor,  to  be  given  to  the  most  pop­
ular  traveling  man  in  the  city,  the same 
to be  decided  by  vote.  Mr.  Folz’  ma­
jority  was  a  decisive  one,  and  ought  to 
be  satisfactory  proof  that  he has a friend 
or  two  in  Kalamazoo.  The  vote  of  the 
winner  was  2,153,  and  the  nearest  to 
it 
was  861,  cast  for  L.  Verdon.  Ed.  F. 
Zander  came  next,  with  762  votes.

The  manner  in  which  the  Kalamazoo 
traveling  men  entertained  their  guests 
on  the  occasion  of  the  ninth annual con­
vention  of  the  Michigan  Knights  of  the 
Grip  plainly  demonstrated  their  ability 
as  entertainers  of  a  high  order.  No de­
tail  that  would  conduce  to  the  pleasure

of  the  occasion  was  overlooked.  The 
hotel  facilities  were,  in  the  main,  ex­
cellent ;  the  banquet  and  the  accom­
panying  program  were  superb,  and  the 
ball  on  the  last  evening  of  the  conven­
tion  was  by  no  means  the  least  enjoy­
able  part  of  the  occasion.  The  recep­
tion  at  the  Kalamazoo  Club,  at  the close 
of  the  final  session,  was 
in  keeping 
with  the  other  features  provided  for  the 
purpose  of  creating  a  pleasant 
impres­
sion 
in  the  minds  and  hearts  of  all 
present.  Amos  S.  Musselman,  who  has 
attended  a  great  many  banquets  and 
participated  in  many  after  dinner  pro­
grams,  insists  that  the  speeches  made 
at  Kalamazoo  were,  as  a  whole,  head 
and 
average 
speeches  delivered  on  an  occcasion  of 
that  kind.
Pleasant  Words 

from  Celery  City 

shoulders 

above 

the 

T ravelers.

it, 

Kalamazoo,  Jan.  3— The  members  of 
Post  K  wish  to  express  to  you  our  grat­
itude  for  the  many  kindnesses  you  have 
shown  us  in  connection  with  our  enter­
tainment  of  the  State  convention  of  the 
Knights  of  the  Grip.  We  feel  that  the 
large attendance  and  enthusiasm  shown 
in  great  measure,  due  to  your 
were, 
many  references  to 
for  you  have 
kindly  published  our  notices  and  com­
munications,  besides  referring  to  us  in 
various  ways.

We  also  feel especially  grateful  to  you 
for  the  able  manner  in  which  you  sup­
ported  the  candidacy  of  our  beloved 
fellow  knight,  John  A. 
brother  and 
Hoffman, 
for  the  honorable  and  re­
sponsible  office  of  President  of the State 
organization,  and  feel  that  bis 
final 
election  by  acclamation,  amidst  a  storm 
of  applause,  was  largely  brought  about 
by  your  wise  and  energetic  support.

Therefore,  we  ask  you  to  accept,  as  a 
slight  recognition  of  your  kindness,  our 
heartfelt  thanks,  as  the  voice  of  one 
man,  and  assure  you  that  we  thoroughly 
appreciate  your  efforts 
in  our behalf, 
and  wish  you  a  happy  and  prosperous 
New  Year.

E .  S t a r b u c k ,
F .  L.  N i x o n ,
E .  F .  Z a n d e r ,

Committee  on  Resolutions.

Grand  Rapids  Retail  Grocers’  Asso­

ciation.

At  the  regular  meeting  of  the  Grand 
Rapids  Retail  Grocers’  Association, 
held  at  Retail  Grocers’  Hall,  Tuesday 
evening,  Jan.  4,  Vice-President  Wag­
ner  presided.

A  communication  was  received  from 
Claude  Buchanan,  Secretary  of 
the 
Peninsular  Building  and  Loan  Associa­
tion,  calling  attention  to  the  trading 
stamp  scheme  he  contemplated  pro­
mulgating 
in  connection  with  his  or­
ganization.  The communication precip­
itated  a  very  lively  discussion  along  the 
lines  of 
trading  stamp  and  allied 
schemes,  culminating  in  the  adoption 
of  the  following  resolutions:

Whereas,  Many  of  us  have  discovered 
by  bitter  experience  that  the  system 
known  as  the  trade  stamping  scheme 
possesses  no  qualities  worthy  of  any 
patronage ;  therefore,
Resolved,  That  this  Association  dis­
courage  the  practice  of  the  same;  also 
any  similar  scheme;  be  it  further 

Resolved,  That  we 

indorse  the  ac 
tion  of  the  retail  dealers  of  Ypsilanti 
in  discarding  the  same  as  a  step  in  the 
right  direction;  be  it  further

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  reso­
lutions  be  sent  them,  supporting  tl.eir 
action.

There  being  no  further  business,  the 

meeting  adjourned.

The  water  famine  in  Kansas  has  as­
sumed  a  serious aspect.  Dozens of towns 
are  hauling  water  by  rail  for  thirty 
miles.  Emporia’s  water  supply  has 
been  exhausted.  The  Santa  Fe  and 
Missouri,  Kansas  and  Texas  railroads 
can  get  no  water  there  for  their  en­
gines.

Retaliate  for  Having  to  Close  Their 

Butterine  Plants.

Chicago,  Jan  3  —   Chicago  packers 
who  manufactured  butterine  as  a  side 
in  the  butter  and  egg 
line  are  now 
business  on  a  big  scale.  This  is  be­
cause  the  law  prohibiting  the  coloring 
of  butterine  struck  a  fatal  blow  to  that 
business  and  caused  stockyards  men  to 
shut  down  their  plants.  Now  they  are 
offering  for  sale  “ to  the trade"  real but­
ter  and  eggs  “ in  quantities  to  suit  and 
5  off  for  cash.’ ’

Butter  merchants 

in  South  Water 
street  and  dairymen  think  that  they  can 
distinguish  blood  and  fire  in  the  eyes of 
the  packers.  Some  of  them  think  the 
stockyards  men  have  started  out  on  a 
campaign  of  extermination  in  retalia­
tion  for  the  enactment  of  the law,  which 
is  generally  credited  to  the  country  leg­
islator  and  the  butter  merchant.

insist  there 

The  packers 

is  not  a 
semblance  of  justice 
in  the  new  law, 
and  are  determined  not  to  accept  it  un­
til  every  means  to  disqualify  it  has 
been  exercised.  There  are  butter  mer­
chants  who  regard  the  butterine  fit  to 
associate  with  the  ordinary  palate,  but 
draw  the  line  at  coloring.

They  declare  that  the  substitute  can, 
by  aid  of  the  coloring—most  of  which 
is  made 
in  the  State  of  New  York’—be 
made  to  imitate  butter  beyond  the  de­
tection  of  the  consumer.  They  want  the 
law  to  stand  merely  as  a  protection  for 
the  genuine  butter.

Armour  &  Co.  seem  to  be  the  great­
est  source  of  fear  to  the  butter  people 
The  packers  are  advertising  their  bu-t 
ter,  egg  and  poultry  department 
in 
produce  journals  and  emphasize  their 
intention  to  pay  cash  and  make 
liberal 
advances  on  shipments.  They  solicit 
sample  lots  of  butter  and  promise  an 
arrangement  to  buy  their  product  regu­
larly.  They  specify  that  their  cold- 
storage  system  is  a  perfect  one.

It  is"thought  that  Armour  &  Co.  will 
arrange  facilities  for  the  handling  of 
butter  on  a 
large  scale  in  their  300  or 
more  branches  throughout  the  country. 
If  such  a  step  is  taken  butter  men think 
that  the  Eastern  butter  merchants would 
suffer  more  than  those  in  Chicago  and 
its  vicinity.  The  packers  would  have 
the advantage in securing  lower freights, 
by  which  they  could  afford  to  undersell 
the  commission  men.

Swift  &  Co  handle  butter,  eggs  and 
poultry,  but  claim  not  to  do  so  on  a 
large  scale—merely  as  an  accommoda­
tion  to  customers  now  and  then.  They 
eagerly  await  the  decision  of  the  courts 
in  deciding  whether  the  law  holds  good 
or  not.  Two  or  three  test  cases  have 
been  made,  but  with  little  hope  for  the 
packers.

Flout  and  Feed.

At  the  opening  of  the  new  year  con­
siderable  enquiry 
is  being  made  for 
flour,  but  on  account  of  the  baiting  and 
unsteady  condition  of  the  wheat  mar­
kets,  buyers  and  sellers  differ  so  much 
in  their  views  that  the  volume  of  trad­
ing  is  restricted.  Exports  continue  on  a 
large  scale,  as  the  result  of  a  steady 
foreign  demand,  and  a  large  amount  is 
now  going  forward  as  flour,  instead  of 
wheat,  which 
is  a  healthy  sign.  * Re­
ceipts  of  wheat  at  some  grain  centers 
in  this  country  continue  to  be  large  be­
cause  of  the  high  prices  which  pre­
vailed 
in  December;  but  the  sections 
from  which  most  of  this  grain  has  been 
attracted  are  known  to  have  harvested  a 
short  crop,  and  the  final  result  of  an 
abnormally  light  movement  later  on 
is 
interest.  The  city  mills 
awaited  with 
have  lost  but  very 
little  time  on  ac­
count  of  the  annual  inventory,  and  as 
good  orders  have  been  booked  for  the 
past  ten  days,  they  will  jog  along  at  the 
usual  rate. 
The  prospect  for  a  good 
volume  of  business  for  the  next  six 
months  is excellent,  and  all  that  will  be 
likely  to  hinder  and 
interfere  with  a 
good  trade  will  be  an  unusual  manip­
ulation  of  the  price  of  wheat.  Steady

markets  and  a  good  demand  would  be 
welcomed  by  both  buyer  and  seller.

Millstuffs  are  in  good  demand,  with 
prices  well  sustained  and  a  shade  high­
er.  Feed  and  meal  are  moving  rather 
more  freely,  with  prices  unchanged  for 
the  week. 

W m .  N.  R o w e .

Report  of the  Pickle  Crop.

The  pickle  crop  reports  from  New 
the 
England,  New  York,  Ohio  and 
Mississippi  River 
sections  show  a 
shortage  of  120,000  barrels.  The  Chi­
cago  district,  including  Northern  In­
diana  and  Western  Michigan,  had  a 
good  yield.  The  pickle  packers  in  the 
Chicago  district  have  as  much  stock  as 
in  1896.  The  salters  put  in  the  smallest 
acreage  known  for  seven  years,  and  all 
the  old  stock  carried  for  several  years 
was  sold  out  early  in  the  fall.  McHenry 
county,  111.,  the  chief  salting  district, 
has  not  been  so  thoroughly  cleaned  out 
in  twenty  years.  The  Chicago  district 
is  the  only  one  that  can  be  drawn  on  to 
supply  the  enormous  deficiency,  and 
this  section  cannot supply one-fourth the 
quantity  needed.

The  Apple  Situation.

The  exports  of  apples  to  date  have 
been  597,560 barrels,  as  against  2,122,- 
400  barrels  to  same  date  last  year,  while 
the  likelihood 
is  that  the  total  exports 
for  the  season  will  be  kept  within  800,- 
000  barrels,  as  against  nearly  3,000,000 
barrels  last  year.  While  there  is  an  im­
portant  exportable  surplus  in  Ontario, 
and  a  small  one 
in  Nova  Scotia,  the 
Eastern  States  will  have  few  of  their 
own  to  send  away.

It  is  barely  possible  that  China  may 
feel  the  pins  after  a  while  which  the 
Europeans  are  sticking  in  her  extrem­
ities  and  arouse  herself  for  a  big  kick. 
Her  400,000,000  cowards  could  make  an 
ugly  fight  under  British  and  Japanese 
officers,  if  cornered.

F.  L.  Woolston  has  severed  his  con­
nection  with  White  &  White  (Grand 
Rapids),  to  take  the  position  of  pre­
scription  clerk  for  B.  Tripp,  at  Alle­
gan. 

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Henry  Heim,  of  Saginaw,  succeeds 
Stanley  E.  Park! 11  as  member  of  the 
State  Board  of  Pharmacy,  whose  term 
expired  Dec.  31.

No  man  suffers  so much from rascality 

as  the  rascal.

Cutler  house  at  Grand  haven.

Steam Heat.  Excellent Table.  Com- 
fortable  Rooms.  H.  D.  and  F.  H. 
IRISH  P rom

HOTEL  WHITCOMB

ST. JOSEPH,  M ICH. 

A. VINCENT,  Prop.
THE  WHITNEY  HOUSE

Rates  $ 1.00  to  $ 1.25  per  day.  Complete  Sanitary 
Improvements.  Electric  Lights.  Good  Livery 
in connection.  State Line Telephone.

Chas. E.  W hitney.  Prop..  Plalnwell, Mlcb.

Hoskins  &  Company
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COMMISSION  BROKERS.

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things  in  regard  to  which  your  custom­
er  will  neither  know  nor  care  whether 
you  have held  them  in  stock  a  week or a 
year  so  long  as  they  are  all  right  and 
have  the  “ new  look, ”   while goods  that 
have  been  tumbled  about  and soiled will 
be  rejected  by  the  fastidious  buyer,  al­
though they  may  have  been  in  the hands 
of  the  retailer  but a  few  days.

you  wish  to  make  a  leader  of  it.  Then 
on  all  “ stickers  and  hangers” — every­
thing  that  you  cannot  sell  for  even  what 
it  has  cost  you—put  a  price  that  will 
move  them,  display  conspicuously  and 
it  until  they  are  gone.  Then 
keep  at 
don’t  buy  a 
lot  more  stuff  that  won’t 
sell,  and  next  inventory  time  you  will 
have  less  “ dead  stock”   to  harass  you.

1 8

Drugs--Chem icals

MICHIGAN  STATE  BOARD  OP  PHARMACY.
Term expires
Dec. 31,1898
-  Dec. 31,  1899 
Dec. 31,1900
-  Dec. 31,1901
Dec. 31,1902

P. W. R.  P e r r y ,  D etroit 
A.  C.  Schumacher,  A nn  A rbor 
Geo. Gundrum,  Ionia  - 
L.  E.  Reynolds, St.  Joseph 
- 
Henry Heim,  Saginaw   - 

—  — 

- 

P resident, P. W.  R.  Perry, D etroit.
Secretary, Geo. Gundrum,  Ionia.
T reasurer, A.  C.  Schumacher, A nn Arbor.

Examination  Sessions.

G rand R apids—M arch 1  an d  2.
S tar Islan d —Ju n e 27 and 28.
M arquette—A bout Sept.  1.
L ansing—Not.  1 and 2.

A ll m eetings w ill  begin  a t  9  o’clock  a. m. ex ­
cept th e S tar Islan d  m eeting,  w hich  begins  at 8 
o’clock p. m.

MICHIGAN  STATE  PHARMACEUTICAL 

ASSOCIATION.

P resident—A. H. Webber,  Cadillac.
Secretary—Chas.  Mann, D etroit.
T reasurer—John D.  Mu ir, G rand R apids.

Lessons  To  Be  Learned 
Yearly  Inventory.

W ritten fo r th e T rad esm an.

from  the 

it 

But  a  thorough  and  careful 

At  the  beginning  of  the  new  year  al­
most  every  merchant  who  makes  any 
claim  to  businesslike  methods  takes  an 
inventory  of  his  stock.  To  make  and 
price  up  a  correct  invoice  of  any  con­
siderable  amount  of  goods  is a laborious 
task  and  one  to  which  no  one  who  has 
looks  for­
been  often  through  the  mill 
ward  with  eagerness.  And  yet 
is 
dictated  by  all  the  canons  of  prudence 
and  experience  that  at  least  once  a  year 
everyone  engaged  in  a  mercantile  pur­
suit  should  take  this  necessary  measure 
to  find  out  exactly  how  he  stands  with 
the  world,  what  his  real  income  is  and 
how  it  compares  with  his  expenditures.
inventory 
ought  to  be  something  more  than  sim­
ply  a  means  of  coming  at  the  total 
amount  of  stock  so  as  to  find  whether 
the  business  is  or  is  not  on  a  profitable 
footing,  or to  furnish  a  basis  for  insur­
ance  adjustment  in  case  of  fire.  When 
the  inventory  has  been  written  out  and 
footed 
it  will  pay  to  make  a  careful 
study  of  it.  By  referring  to  the  bills  of 
goods  and  the  amount  on  hand  it  will 
be  easy  to  determine  what  one  is  doing 
in  any  particular  line. 
is  often  the 
case  that  the  business  as  a  whole  may 
be  fairly  profitable,  and  yet  that  certain 
portions  of  it  are  either  yielding  noth­
ing  or  running  at  a  positive  loss.  And 
there  is  no  better  time  than  the  annual 
round-up  to  determine  which  branches 
shall  be  pushed  more  vigorously  and 
which  shall  be  pruned  out  entirely.

It 

There 

is  another  thing  which  every 
merchant,  big  or  little,  ought  to  do  and 
cannot  afford  to  leave  undone.  That  is 
to  go  over  the  inventory  carefully  and 
list  of  everything  that  can 
make  a 
rightfully  be  termed  “ dead  stock.”  
If 
there  has  been 
judicious  buying  and 
constant  effort  to  work  off  all  odds  and 
ends, 
the  “ dead  stock”   ought  not  to 
constitute  a 
the 
whole  amount  of  goods;  but,  if  such 
care has  not been  taken  nor such special 
effort  made,  the  sum  total  of  goods  that 
are  not  moving  at  all,  or  not  selling  as 
they  should  sell,  will  be  surprisingly 
large.

large  proportion  of 

Barring  the  giving  of 

indiscriminate 
credit,  there  is  hardly  any  other  “ loose 
screw”   that  is  likely  to  cause  so  much 
ultimate  loss to  the  average  merchant as 
the  accumulation  on  his  shelves  of  old, 
dirty,  out-of-date,  soiled  or  otherwise 
damaged  goods. 
It  may  be  well  to  re­
mark  right  here  that  if  proper  care  be 
taken  of  stock,  and  general tidiness  and 
cleanliness  are  maintained,  most  goods 
will  retain  their  original  freshness  and 
beauty  until  sold.  There  are  many

it 

When  the  list  we  have  advised  mak­
ing 
is  completed,  it  will  occur  to  the 
thoughtful  dealer  that  there are different 
kinds  of  “ dead  stock.”   He  will  find  he 
is  not  selling  some  lines  because  they 
are  out  of  season. 
“ Leaves  have  their 
time  to  fall,”   and  some  goods  have 
their  time  to  sell  and 
is  practically 
useless  to  try  to  sell  them  at  any  other 
time.  The  famous  woman  who  pur­
chased  the  doorplate  with  Thompson 
spelled  with  a  p  on  it  is  not  a numerous 
type  of  humanity.  Most  people  buy  to 
supply  immediate  needs.  You  cannot 
sell  them  sticky  flypaper  in  the  winter 
nor  fur  overcoats  in  the  summer.  Dur­
ing  the  latter  part  of  the  selling  season 
of  any  line  of  goods  it  is  well  to  make 
special  effort  to  close  them  out  as  low 
as  possible;  but,  when  the  season 
is 
once  past,  the  wise  merchant  will  put 
these  goods  carefully  away,  making 
them  as  secure  as  possible  against 
moth,  rust,  mice,  or  whatever  other 
destructive  agency  by  which  they  are 
particularly  liable  to  be  attacked,  and 
hold  them  over.

In  sharp  distinction  from  the  goods 
just  mentioned  stand  fruits,  vegetables 
and  whatever  other  articles  can  be  cor­
rectly  termed  perishable.  And 
it  will 
not  do  to  wait  until  inventory  time  to 
dispose of such.  Whoever  handles  must 
exercise  eternal  vigilance  that  this  or 
that  does  not  go  down  on  his  hands; 
better  sacrifice  in  season  than 
lose  en­
tirely.  Biit  even here  tact  and  judgment 
play  their  ever-necessary  part. 
Per­
haps  a  groceryman,  on  looking  over  his 
stock  of  green  goods,  finds  some  cab­
bage  a  little  past the  very  prime  of  life. 
Shall  he  offer  these  to  each  and  every 
customer  who  visits  his  store?  By  no 
means.  Let  him  wait  until  the  right 
one  appears.  Perhaps 
it  will  be  that 
lady  who  keeps  a 
worthy  yet  frugal 
boarding-house  down  by  the  depot. 
In 
disposing  of  all  wares  that  are  not  quite 
up  to  the  mark  in  every  way  there  is 
everything  in  offering  to  the  right  per 
son.  Such  an  one  will  not  be  offended 
but,  on  the  contrary,  rather  pleased  with 
the  bargain.  Of  course,  it  is  understood 
that  all  such  things  are  to  he  sold  for 
exactly  what  they  are,  with  not  the 
slightest  attempt  to  misrepresent  or 
conceal  defects.

fair  and 

Some  goods  will  be  found  on  the  list 
that have  not  sold  simply  because  they 
have  not  had  a  fair  chance to sell.  They 
have  not  been  properly  displayed,  at­
tention  has  not  been  directed  to  them, 
they  have  been  forgotten  and  neglected. 
All  such  must,  as  far  as  possible,  be 
gotten 
into  prominence.  Whether  or 
not  to  cut  the  price  depends  on  the  ar­
ticle  and  on  the  trade.  A  cut  in  price 
below  a 
legitimate  margin 
should  usually  be  for  one  of  two  things 
— either  as  an  advertisement  or  to  get 
what  one  can  out  of  goods  that  will  not 
move  at  regular  prices. 
It  is  well  to 
bear  in  mind  that,  while  cutting  prices 
is  sometimes  a  necessary  measure,  it  is 
for  the  sake  of  selling  goods  at  a  mar­
gin,  not  at  cost  or below,  that  you  in­
vest  your  money,  pay  rent  and  clerk 
hire  and  the  thousand  and  one  expenses 
of  business.  So  it  will  be  well  to  know 
that  a  given  article  will  not  sell  at  a 
profit before  reducing  the  price,  unless

The  Drug  Mancet. 

•

There  are  several  changes  to  note 
proprietary  goods  the  first  of  the year.

Sen  Sen—This  article  has  been  ad­
vanced  to  $1.20  per  box ;  5  boxes,  $1.10 
per  box;  10  boxes,  $1.05  per  box.

Kickapoo  Indian  Sagwa— Has  been 

in 

reduced  to $8  per  doz.

Kickapoo  Indian  Cough  Cure— Has 

been  reduced  to $2  per doz.
Steamboat  Cards—The 

advanced  $2  per  gross.

list  has  been 

Tiger  Cards—The  list  has  been  ad­

vanced  $2  per  gross.

Capsules— The  United  States  Capsule 
Co.  has  reduced  its  price  of  empty cap­
sules  to  60c  per  doz,  boxes; 
gross 
lots,  $7.10  per  gross;  1  gross,  $7;  in 
1,000s,  47c  per  1,000.

Malt  Nutrine— Has  been  reduced  to 

$2  per  doz.

clined.

Opium,  Quinine,  Morphine—All  are 

steady  at  unchanged  prices.

Gum  Camphor—This  article  has  de­

Cocaine— Has  advanced  25c  per  oz. 

and  the  market  is  firm.

Castor  Oil—This  article  has  declined 

4c  per  gal.

Linseed  Oil—Has  advanced  and 

is 
very  firm,  on  account  of  higher  seed 
market.

A  quiet  market  is  reported  from trade 
centers,  but  there  are  a  good  many  ar­
ticles  likely  to  advance  soon.

Manufactured  by

H. VAN TONGEREN,  Holland,  Mich.
__________For Sale  by All Jobbers.

Q u i l l o .

Experiments  with  Sugar  Beets.
The  Government  spends  money  freely 
in  distributing  seeds  and  plants  among 
the  people.  The  policy  of  the  Depart­
ment  of  Agriculture  in  the  future  will 
be  to  encourage  the 
introduction  of 
what  will  enable  our  people  to  diversify 
their  ciops  and  keep  at  home  money 
that  is  now  sent  abroad  to  buy  what  the 
United  States  should  produce.

Seven  tons  of 

imported  suear-beet 
seeds  were  distributed 
last  spring  in 
twenty-seven  states,  among  22,000  farm­
ers,  through  the  experiment  stations  of 
those  states, 
to  ascertain  where  the 
sweetest  beets  can  be  produced.  Sam­
ples  are  now  being  analyzed  at  the  ex­
periment  stations  and  where  they  are 
not  prepared  to  do  the  work  the  beets 
are  forwarded  to  the  laboratory  of  the 
Department  at  Washington.  There  is 
abundant  encouragement  to  lead  us  to 
conclude that  our  country  will  within  a 
few  years  produce  what  sugar  it  re­
quires.  The  Department  will collect all 
the  facts  regarding  the  work  of  this sea­
son  and  publish  them  for  general  dis­
tribution.  The  pioneer  work  will  be 
pushed  energetically  during  the  next 
year.
To  Advertise  California  Fruit  Abroad.
At  the  meeting  of  the  California State 
Fruit-Growers’  Convention  held  in  Sac­
ramento  last  month,  a committee  of  fifty 
was  appointed  to  solicit  subscriptions 
to  a  fund  of $10.000  for  the  purpose  of 
advertising  California  fruit  products  in 
European  markets.  The  necessity 
for 
opening  up  new  markets  can  be  better 
understood  and  appreciated  when  the 
fact 
into  consideration  that 
the  maximum  amount  of  French  prunes 
produced  in  the  State  in  any  one  year 
up  to  1897  was  about  65,000,000  pounds, 
and  that  this  year,  in  the  first  three 
months  of  the  season,  there  had  been 
over  68,000,000  pounds  sent  out  of  the 
State ;  and  there  is  yet  on  hand  from  30 
to  40  per  cent,  of  the  crop.  This  shows 
the 
in  one  variety  only,  and 
does  not  include  the  dried  and  canned 
fruits  of  all  other  varieties,  such  as 
peaches,  plums,  pears,  apricots,  etc., 
which,  it  is  reasonable  to  suppose,  have 
increased  in  like  proportion.

is  taken 

increase 

Sam  Jones  has been looking over boys. 
He  says:  “ I  doubt  if  the  old men keep 
close  enough  to  the  boys.  If  men  of  ex­
perience  would  be  more  companionable 
with  the  boys  and  manifest  more  sym­
pathy  with  them 
in  their  troubles  and 
follies,  perhaps  there  would  be  fewer 
boys  going  astray,  and  more  boys  who 
have  gone  astray  would  be rescued.  Not 
only  the  welfare  of  the  home,  but  the 
future  of  our  country  rests  upon  the 
character  of  the  boys growing  up.  A 
good  boy  is  worth  his  weight  in  gold  to 
any  community ;  but  the  devil never put 
a  worse  thing  off  on  a  community  than 
a  bad  boy. ’ ’

Half  of  the  self-denial  and  hardship 
practiced  to  reach  and  test  the  gold 
fields  of  the  Klondike,  if  put  into  prac­
tice 
in  your  daily  business  life,  will 
assure  you  a  grateful  measure  of  suc­
cess.

For  Sale  by  Leading  Jobbers.

M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Declined—Gum Camphor.

Acldum
A cetlcum ....................8
6@8
8
70® 75
Benzoicum,  G erman
Boracic........................
@ 15
29® 41
C arbolicum ...............
C ltrlcu m ....................
40® 42
H y d ro ch lo r...............
5
3®
8® 10
O x alicu m ..................
14
12®
@ 15
Phosphorium ,  d ll...
60® 65
Salicylicum ...............
5
S ulphuricum .............
154®
T a n n ic u m ................   i 25®  1 40
T artaricum ................
38® 40
Ammonia
Aqua,  16  d e g ............
Aqua, 20 d e g .............
Carbonas....................
C hloridum ................
Aniline

4®
6
6®
8
13® 14
12®
14

B lack...........................  2  00®  2  25
B ro w n ........................ 
80®  1  00
Red  .  .........................  
50
45® 
Y ellow .......................   2  50® 3 00

Baccte.
Cubesee............ po. 18 
J u n ip e ru s..................  
X anthoxylum ........... 
Balsamum
Copaiba....................... 
Peril.  .......................... 
T erabin, C anada__  
T o lu tan

C ortex
Abies,  C anadian___
Cassise  .......................
Cinchona F lav a.......
Euonym us  atropurp 
M yrica  C erifera, po.
P runus V irgini.........
Q uill ala.  gr’d ...........
S assafras.........po. 18
U lm u8...po.  15,  gr’d 
E xtrectum
G lycyrrbiza  G labra. 
G lycyrrhiza,  po.......  
Hsematox, 15 lb b o x . 
Hsematox, I s ............. 
Hsematox, *4s...........
Hsematox,  Ms...........

P errn

Carbonate  P re c ip ...
. C itrate and Q u in ia ..
C itrate Soluble.........
F errocyanidum  Sol.
Solut.  C hloride.......
Sulphate,  com ’l .......
Sulphate,  com’l,  by
bbl, per  cw t...........
Sulphate,  p u r e .......
F lora

A rnica 
......................
A n th em is..................
M a tric a ria ................. 

F olia

13® 
6®  
25® 

15
8
30

55®
@
45®
75®

60 
2  40 
50 
80

24®
28®
11®
13®
16®

18®
30®

15 
2 25 
75 
40 
15 
2
50
7

28
25 
30
20 
10

23® 
18®
25® 
12®
8®

@
®
®
®
60®
12®
®
®  

Barosma...................... 
Cassia A cutifol, Tin-
nevelly.................... 
Cassia A cutifol,A lx. 
Salvia officinalis, 14s
and  t i s ....................  
Ora Ural...................... 
O um m l
Acacia,  1st picked . . 
65 
45 
Acacia,  2d  p ick ed .. 
35 
A cacia,  3d  p icked.. 
A cacia, sifted  sorts. 
28 
Acacia, po.................. 
80 
Aloe, Barb. po.l8®20 
14 
12 
Aloe, C a p e ___ po.  15 
Aloe,  Socotri.. po. 40
30
60
A m m oniac................
A ssafoetida___ po. 30 
B en z o ln u m ............... 
50®
56
®
Catechu,  Is................. 
13
@
Catechu, K s............... 
14 
®
C atechu, *4s............... 
16 
Camphorse 
40®
............... 
43 
B upnorblum ..po.  35
10
G albanum ..................  
_
1  00 
65®
Gamboge  p o ............. 
70 
30 
G uaiaoum ......... po. 25 
®
K ino.............po. I3.u0
®   3  00 
M astic
®  
60
@ 
M yrrh...............po.  45 
40
O pii.. .po. 94.10@4.30 3 00®  3  10
_
S hellac. 
Shellac, bleached... 
40®
T ra g a c a n th ............... 
50®

25® 28

Her bn

A bsinthium ..oz. pkg 
Eupatorium  .oz.  pkg
L obelia.........oz.  pkg
M ajorum __ oz.  pkg
M entha Pip..oz.  pkg 
M entha V ir..oz.  pkg
R ue.................oz.  pkg
Tanacetum V  oz.  pkg 
Thym us,  V ..oz.  pkg 
riagnesla.
Calcined, P at............. 
Carbonate,  P a t......... 
Carbonate,  K. &  M .. 
Carbonate, Jen n in g s 

55®
20®
20®
35®

Oleum

30® 

A bsinthium ..............   3  25®  3 50
Amygdalae, D ulc.... 
50
Amygdalae, Amarse .  8  00®  8 25
A nisi............................. 2  25®  2 3 ■
A uranti  C ortex.......   2  00®  2 20
B ergam i!....................  2  40®  2 50
90
C ajlp u tl......................  86®  
66®  
C aryophylli............... 
7u
" e d a r..........................  
35®  
*
Chenopadli................ 
@  •;  75
,lM  41®  
C innam onli...............  1  80®  1 90
C itrin ella 
¡q

©  
50® 

35® 
Coni urn  M ac............. 
50
C opaiba......................  i  10®   1 20
Cubebae.......................  
90©  1  00
E x e c h th ito s .............  1  00®   1  10
E rig e ro n ....................  l  on©  1  10
G a u lth e ria ................   1  50®  1  60
G eranium ,  o u n c e ... 
75
Gossippii, Sem. g a l.. 
60
H edeom a....................  1  on®  1  10
Ju n ip era.....................  1  50®  2  00
L a v en d u la................  
go® 2  00
Lim onis......................  1  20®   1 40
M entha  P ip er...........  1  60®   2 20
M entha V erid ...........  1  50®  1 60
Morrhuse,  g a l...........  1  0U@  1 10
M yrcia.........................4  00®  4  50
75@  3 00
O live.................. 
 
Picis  L iq u id a........... 
10@ 
12
@ 
Picis Liquida, g al... 
35
B ic in a .......................  
99®   \   10
®   1  00
R osm arini.................. 
Rosse,  o u n ce.............  6  50®  8  50
40® 
S u c c in i...................... 
45
90®  1  00
S a b in a ...................... 
S an tal.........................   2  50®  7 00
S assafras.................... 
55® 
60
65
®  
Sinapis, ess.,  ounce. 
T lglfi...........................  1  40®  1  50
50
40® 
Thym e 
.................... 
Thym e,  o p t..............  
@  1  60
T h eo b ro m as............  
15®  
20
P otassium
Bi-Carb.......................  
15® 
18
B ichrom ate..............  
13® 
15
Brom ide.....................  
50®  55
12®  
C arb...........................  
15
C hlorate., po. 17@19c 
16® 
18
C yanide...................... 
40
35®  
Io d id e........................... 2  60®  2  65
28© 
Potassa,  B itart, pure 
30
Potassa,  B itart,  com 
15
@ 
Potass N itras, o p t... 
8®  
10
Potass N itras............. 
7@ 
9
P ru ssiate.................... 
20® 
25
S ulphate  po  ............. 
15® 
18

Radix

A conitvm .................. 
25
20®  
25
22® 
A lthse.........................  
A n c h u sa .................... 
io® 
12
A rum  po.........   .........  
25
@ 
40
20@ 
C a la m u s.................... 
12®  15
G entiana........ po  15 
18
16® 
G lychrrhtza... pv. 15 
65
@ 
H ydrastis C anaden . 
70 
@ 
H ydrastis Can., po.. 
H ellebore, Alba, po .. 
15®  20
Inula, po.................... 
15® 
20
Ipecac, p o .................... 2  10®  2  25
Iris p lo x — po35®38 
35® 
40
Jalapa, p r ..................  
30
25® 
M aranta,  14s ............. 
®   35
25
Podophyllum , po.... 
22®  
R J»ei........................... 
75®  1  00
Rhei, c u t.................... 
@ 1 2 5
75®  1  35
R hei, p v ...................... 
35®   38
Spigelia......................  
S an g u in aria... po.  15 
1 *
S erp e n ta ria ............... 
so®  35
S en eg a.......................  
40®   45
Sim ilax,officinalis H 
@ 4 0
Sm ilax, M.................. 
25
@ 
SeiH®...............po.35 
10®  12
Sym plocarpus, Fcett-
dus,  p o .................... 
25
@ 
25
@ 
V aleriana,E ng.po.30 
15©  20
V aleriana,  G erm an. 
Zingiber a ................ 
  12@ 
16
Zingiber j .................. 
25® 
27

@ 

Sem en

 

A nisum .......... po.  15 
@ 
12
13® 
Apium   (graveleons) 
15
4®  
Bird, Is........................ 
e
C arn i................po.  18 
10®  
12
Cardam on..................  1  25®   1  75
C orlandrum ..............  
8®  
10
4®   4%
Cannabis  S ativa__  
Cydonium .................. 
75@  1  00
Chenopodium   ......... 
io® 
12
D ip te ri!  O dorate...  2 00®   2  20
®  
F cenlculum ............... 
10
Foenugreek, po ......... 
7®  
9
3®  
U n i ........................  
4
Lini,  g rd .........bbl. 3 
4®  4*4
L o b e lia ...................... 
35®  
40
P harlaris  C anarian. 
4®  4*4
5
?.apar   ;-,u........... 
7®  
Sinapis A lbu............. 
8
Sinapis  N igra........... 
11®  
12
S plrltus

F rum enti, W.  D. Co.  2  00®  2  50 
F rum enti,  D. F.  R ..  2  00®  2  25
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 alli.........  1  75®  6  50
V ini O porto...............  1  25®  2  00
V ini  A lba..................  1  25®  2  00

@ 

Sponges 
F lo rid a sheeps’ wool
carriag e.................. 2  50®  2  75
N assau sheeps  wool
carriag e...........  
velvet ex tra  sheeps’
w ool, carriage....... 
E x tra yellow sheeps’ 
woof,  carriage 
... 
Grass  sheeps'  wool,
carriag e............ 
H ard, for slate u s e .. 
Yellow  R e e f ,  for 

2 00
@  1 25
@  1 00
1 00
@  75
1 40

slate  u se .......... 

@ 

®  

S yrups

A c a c ia ................. 
A uranti C ortes......... 
Zingiber............... 
Ipecac 
...........  
F erri Io d .............  
Rhei A rom .......... 
Sm ilax O fficinalis... 
M l]« ., 

@ 
@ 
®  
@ 

@ 
®  

50
50
50
flo
50
50
50®  60

% so

Scillae C o....................  
T o lu ta n ......................  
P runus v irg ............... 
Tinctures 
A conitum  N apellis R 
A conitum  N apellis F
A loes...........................
Aloes and M yrrh__
A rn ic a .......................
A ssafoetida...............
Atrope  B elladonna.
A uranti  C ortex.......
B enzoin......................
Benzoin Co................
B aro sm a....................
C antharides.............
C ap sicu m ................
C ardam on.................
Cardam on  C o...........
C astor.........................
C atechu......................
C inchona....................
Cinchona Co.............
C olum ba....................
Cubeba........................
Cassia  A cutifol.......
Cassia A cutifol Co  .
D ig ita lis....................
E rg o t..........................
F erri C hloridum __
G e n tian ......................
G entian Co.............. 1
G u ia c a .......................
G uiacaam m on .........
H yoscyam us.............
Iodine.........................
Iodine, colorless__
Kino.............................
L obelia.....................*
M yrrh..........................
N ux  V om ica.............
O p ii.............................
Opii, cam phorated..
Opii,  d eodorized....
Q u assia......................
R hatany.....................
R hei............................
S a n g u in a ria .............
S e rp en taria..............
S tro m o n iu m .............
T olutan .......................
V a le ria n ....................
V eratrum  V e rid e ... 
Z ingiber.....................

@
i 
<g
1 
<g
I 

50 
50
50

. 

60
50
60
60
50
50
60 
50 
60 
50 
50 
75 
50 
75 
75 
1  00 
50 
50 
60 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
35 
50 
60 
50 
60 
50 
75 
75 
50 
50 
50 
50 
75 
50 
1  50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
*0 
60 
60 
50 
50 
20

niscellaneous 

./Ether,  Spts. N it. 3 F  
30® 
?i@
/E ther,  Spts.  N it. 4 F  
A lum en ......................  2J4®
A lum en, gro’d .. po. 7 
3®
A nnatto ...................... 
40®
4®
A ntim oni,  p o ........... 
40®
A ntim oni et PotassT 
@
A n tip y rin ................. 
@
A ntlrebrin  .  ............ 
@
A rgenti N itras, oz .. 
A rsenicum .............  
10®
38®
Balm G ilead  Bud  .. 
Bism uth  S.  N ...........1  40®
Calcium  Chlor.,  Is. 
@ 
@
Calcium  Chlor., *4s. 
@
Calcium  Chlor.,  54s. 
@ 
C antharides, Rus.po 
©  
Capsici  Fructus, af. 
@ 
Capsici F ructus,  po. 
@ 
Capsici FructusB .po 
10®
C aryophyllus.po.  15 
Carm ine, No. 40  .. 
@
Cera Alba,  S.  & F   . 
50®
Cera  F lav a................  
40®
@
C occus........................ 
Cassia F ru c tu s_____ 
©
C entraría.................... 
@
®
Cetaceum ................. [ 
Chloroform ..............60®
@ 
Chloroform , squibbs 
Chloral H y d C rst....  150®
C hondrus...............  
20®
C inchonldine.P.& W  
25® 
C inchonldlne, Germ  22®
C ocaine......................  3  80®
Corks, list, dis.pr.ct.
Creosotum .............  
@
Creta............... bbl. 75 
@
@
Creta, p re p ................  
Creta, precip............. 
9®
Creta, R u b ra............  
@
C ro cu s...................... 
18®
C u d b e a r..................  
@
5®
Cupri S ulph..............  
D extrine..................... 
10®
75®
E ther S ulph..............  
Em ery, all  num bers 
@
Em ery, p o ..................  
@
30®
E rgota............ po. 40 
12®
F lake  W h ite............  
G alla............................ 
©
  8®
G am bier..................  
G elatin, Cooper___  
@
G elatin, F re n c h .......  
35®
G lassware, flint, box
9®
Glue,  brow n............  
13®
Glue,  w h ite............... 
G lycerina  .......... 
  >3*4®
@
G rana  P aradisi  ___ 
H um ulus.................... 
25®
@ 
H ydraag Chlor  Mite 
@ 
H ydraag C hlor  Cor. 
H ydraag Ox R ub’m . 
©  
@ 
H ydraag A m m oniati 
H ydraagU nguentum   45®
H ydrargyrum ........... 
@
Ichthyobolla,  Am... 
65®
Indigo.........................  
75®
Iodine, R esubi.........  3 60®
Iodoform .................... 
©
@
L u p u lin ...................... 
L ycopodium ............. 
40®
Macis 
65®
L iquor  Arsen et Hy-
d ra rg lo d ................ 
@
LiquorPotassA rsinit 
10®
M agnesia.  S ulph__  
2®
Magnesia, Sulph,bbl 
®
M aunla, S.  F   ........... 
50®
Montho?

Less  th a n   b o x ............

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

35
38
3
4
50
5 
50
1  40 
15 
50 
12 
40 
1  50 
9 
10 
12 
75 
15 
15 
15 
12
3  00
42
40
33
10
45
63
1  25 
1  60
25
35
3»'
4  00 
70 
35
2
5 
118
20
24
6 
12 
90
86
35
15
23
9
60
60
70
60
12
25 
20 
15 
55 
80 
70 
90
1  00 
55 
65 
75 
1  00
3  70
4  20
2  25 
451 
75
25
12
3
1% 
60 
2 n

19

44
46
70
42

41 
43 
65 
37 

Morphia, S .P .& W .,. 
M orphia,  S.N.Y.Q.&
C.  C o.......................
Moschus C anton__
M yristica, No.  1.......
N ux V om ica... po.20
Os  S epia....................
Pepsin  Saac, H.  & P.
d Tc o .......................
Picis Liq. N.N.H gal.
doz............................
Picis Liq., q u arts__
Picis Liq., pints.......
Pil H y d rarg .. .po.  80 
P iper N ig ra .. .po.  22
Piper  A lba__ po.  35
P ilx  B u rg u n .............
Plnm bi  A cet............
Pulvis Ipecac et Opii 
Pyrethrum , boxes H. 
& P. D.  Co., d o z ...
Pyrethrum ,  p v .........
Quassise......................
Q uinia, S. P. & W .. 
Q uinia, S. G erm an ..
Q uinia, N .Y ..............
R ubla T in cto ru m ... 
Saccharum Lactis pv
S alacin.......................
Sanguis D raconis...
Sapo,  W ......................
Sapo, M.......................
Sapo,  G........................
Siedlitz  M ixture__

2  15®  2  40
2  15®  2  40 
@ 
40
65® 
80@  10 
15® 
18
@  1 00
@ 2 00 
@  1  00 
85
@ 
@  50
18 
@ 
30
@ 
7
@ 
10®  
12 
1  10®   1  20
@  1  25 
33
30® 
8®  
10 
40
35® 
28® 
38
33® 
;,8

3 00®  3  10 
50
14
12 
15
22

40® 
12® 
10®  
@ 
20  @ 

S inapis........................ 
is
@ 
Sinapis,  o p t..............  
@ 
30
Snuff,  Maccaboy, De
Voes.........................  
@ 3 4
Snuff, Scotch, DeVo’s 
@ 34
Soda B oras................   8  @ 
10
Soda Boras, p o .........  8  @ 
10
26® 
Soda e t Potass T art. 
28
Soda,  C arb................   1*4®  
2
Soda,  Bi-Carb........... 
5
3® 
Soda,  A sh..................  3*4® 
4
Soda, Sulphas........... 
@ 
2
@  2  60
Spts. Cologne............  
Spts.  E ther  C o......... 
55
50® 
Spt  Myrcia  D om ... 
@  *  00
@  2  40
Spts. V ini  Reet. bbl. 
Spts.  ViniRect.*4bbl  @ 2   45
Spts.  Vini Rect.lOgal 
@  2  4«
Spts.  Vini Rect.  5ga! 
@  2  50
Less 5c gal.  cash 10 days. 
Strychnia, C rystal...  1  40®  1  45
Sulphur,  s u b l...........  2*4® 
3
Sulphur,  R o ll......... 
2®  2*4
T a m arin d s................  
8®  
10
T erenenth V enice... 
Theobrom se............... 
45
42® 
V an illa.......................   9 00@16  On
Zinci  S ulph..............  
7®  
8

28® 30

Linseed, pure  raw .. 
Linseed,  boiled.......  
N eatsfoot, w inter s tr 
Spirits T urpentine.. 

Paints  bbl. 

lb
Red V enetian...........  14(  2  @&
Ochre, yellow  Mars.  134  2  @4 
Ochre, yellow  B er..  1*^2  ©3 
Putty, com m ercial..  2*4  2*4@3 
Putty, strictly  pure.  2t4  2**@3 
V erm ilion,  P r i m e
13® 
A m erican................ 
15
70® 
V erm ilion,  E nglish. 
75
Green,  P a r is ............   1314® 
19
13® 
Green,  P eninsular.. 
16
Lead, R ed ..................  5*4®  
6
Lead,  w h ite............. 
554® 
6
W hiting, w hite Span 
@ 
70
W hiting,  gilders’...  ~~j  @ 
10
@  1  00
W hite, Paris A m er.. 
W hiting, Paris  Eng.
c lif f .........................  
'@   1  40
U niversal Prepared.  1  00®  1  15

Varnishes]’

Oils

W hale, w inter........... 
Lard,  e x tra .................. 
Lard, No.  1...................  

70 

BBL.  SAL.
70
45
40

40 
35 

No. lT u rp C o a c h ...  1  10®  1  29
E x tra  T u rp ..............   1  60®  1  70
Coach Body...............  2  75®  3  00
No.  1 T urp  F u rn __   1  00®  1  10
E xtra Turk  D am ar..  1  55®  1  60 
Jap. D ryer,N o.lTurp 
75

70® 

PAINT 
BRUSHES

W e  shall  display  Sample  Lines 
of a  complete  assortment of Brushes 
January  1 ,   1 8 9 8 ,   consisting  of
Whitewash  Heads, 
Kalsomine,  Wall,

Oval  and  Round 

Paint and  Varnish.

Flat, Square  and 

Chiseled  Varnish,

Sash  Tools,

Painters’  Dusters, 

Artists’  Materials.
and  invite  your  inspection  and  or­
ders.  Quality  and Prices  are  right.

HAZELTINE 
& PERKINS 
DRUG CO.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

20

M IC H IG AN   TRADESMAN

GROCERY PRICE CURRENT.

T h e  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.

AXLE  GREASE.
A urora............................55
Castor O il......................60
D iam ond........................50
F razer's  .........................75
IX L Golden, tin  boxes 75
Hlca, tin  boxes.............75
P aragon ......................... 55

doz. gross
6  00
7  00
4  00
9  00
9 00
9  00
6  00

B A K IN G   P O W D E R .

Absolute.

*4  lb cans d o z .........  ........ 
*4 lb cans d o z ................ .... 
1 

45
85
lb cans d o z................ ...  1  50

Acme.

45
75
lb  cans 1 doz.............. ...  1  00
10

*4 lb cans 3 doz.............. ... 
Vi lb cans 3 doz.............. ... 
1 
B ulk.................................... ... 
*4 lb  cans per d o z.........
V4 lb cans per doz  ....... ...  1  20
lb cans per d o z ......... ...  2  00
1 

El Purity.

Home.

*4 lb  cans 4 doz c a se... ... 
Vi lb cans 4 doz c a se__
lb cans 2 doz case  .. ... 

35
90

*4 lb cans. 4 doz case—
Vi lb cans. 4 doz case—
1 

45
85
lb cans, 2 doz case__ ..  1  60

Jersey  Cream .

1 lb.  cans, per d o z................  2  00
9 oz. cans, per d oz.............
6 oz. cans, per d o z............... 
85

Our Leader.

*4 lb cans...........................
Vi lb caoB ......................... .. 
1 

45
75
lb cans........................... ..  1  50

Peerless.

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

85

BATH  BRICK.

A m erican ........................... ....... 70
E nglish................................. ....... 80

BLUING.

CONDENSED
6 i S £

l  doz.  pasteboard B oxes... 
40
3 doz. w ooden boxes...........  1  20

BROOnd.

So. 1 C arpet...........................   1 90
So. 2 C arpet...........................   1 75
No. 3 C arpet...........................   1 50
No. 4 C arpet...... ....................  1 15
Parlor G e m ...........  .............  2  00
Common W hisk....................  
70
Fancy W hisk.........................  
80
W arehouse.............................2  25

CANDLES.

8s................................................. 7
1 6 s ................................................8
Paraffine......................................8

CANNED  OOODS. 
rianitowoc  Peas.

Lakeside M arrow fat........... 
95
Lakeside B.  J ........................  1  15
Lakeside, Cham, o f B n g ....  1 23 
Lakeside. Gem. E x. Sifted.  1  45
E x tra Sifted E arly J a n e__ 1  75

CATSUP.

Colom bia, 
p in ts ....... .
Colum bia,  Vi p in ts .......

.2  0«
.1  25

C H E E S E
A c m e .........................
<a uv«
A m boy.......................
@ 11 Vi
B y ro n .........................
11Vi
ftft
E ls ie ...........................
@ 12V4
G em .............................
«ft 12V4
Gold  M edal...............
@ 11
H erkim er...................
«ft
11
I d e a l...........................
«ft n v i
Jersey  ........................
@ 12
L e n aw e e....................
eft
11
12Vi
Riverside....................
S pringdale................
<a 11*4
S p a r ta ........................
eft
11
B ric k ...........................
eft
10
E dam ..........................
eft 75
L e id e n ........................
18
L im b u rg er................
10
«ft
P ineapple................... 43 «ft 85
Sap  S ago....................
18
Chicory.

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

B ulk 
Red

5
7

CHOCOLATB.

W alter Baker & Co.'s.

G erm an S w e et.............
P rem iu m ..  .................. .
B reakfast  C ocoa.........

.  23
.  34
.  46

CLOTHES LINES.

Cotton, 40 ft, per  d oz.......... 1  00
Cotton, 50 ft, per  d o z ..........1  20
Cotton, 60 ft, per  d o z ..........1  40
Cotton, 70 ft, per  d oz..........1  60
Cotton, 80 ft, per  d o z.......... 1  80
Ju te, 60 ft.  per  d o z...............  80
J u te . 72 f t .   op.’- 
.........  95

COCOA SHELLS.
201b  b ag s...........................  
Less  q u a n tity .................... 
Pound  packages..............  
CRBAfl  TARTAR.

2*4
3
4

5 and 10 lb. w ooden bnxes..30-35

COFFEE.

G reen.
Rio.

F a i r ................................................10
G o o d .................  
12
P rim e ............................................ 13
G olden  .........................................14
Peaberry  ..................................... 15

 

S an to s.

F a ir  .............................................. H
Good  ..........................................  15 I
P rim e ............................................ 16
Peaberry  ..................................... 17

M exican  and  G uatem ala.

F a ir  .............................................. 16
Good  ............................................ 17
F ancy 
.........................................18

M aracaibo.

P rim e ............................................30
M illed............................................21

Ja v a .

M ocha.

Roasted.

In te rio r........................................ 20
P rivate  G row th..........................22
M andehllng................................. 24

Im ita tio n .....................................22
A rabian  .......................................24

Clark-Jewell-W ells Co.’s B rands
F ifth   A venue.......  
......... 28
Jew ell’s  A rabian M ocha__28
W ells’ M ocha and  Ja v a ......24
W ells’  P erfection  J a v a ......24
S nncaibn..................................23
B reakfast  B1 e n d ..................  20
Vs 11 ev City M aracaib o .......18V4
Tdeal  B lend............................14
Leader  B lend........................ 12

P ackage.

for 

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices  on  package  coffees,  to 
th e  w holesale  dealer 
w hich 
adds  th e  local  freight 
from  
New  York  to  yo u r  shipping 
point, giving you credit  on  th e 
invoice 
th e  am ount  of 
freig h t  buyer  pays  from   th e 
m arket  in  w hich  he  purchases 
to his shipping point, including 
w eight  of  package,  also  lc   a 
pound. 
In  60 lb.  cases th e list 
is  10c  per  100  lbs.  above 
the
price in  fu ll cases.
A rb u c k le ........................  
  10  50
Jersey ...................................  10  50
ncL anghlln’z  XXXX.........10  50

Extract.

V alley City V4 g ro s s .......  
F elix  Vi  gro ss.................... 
H um m el’s foil Vi gross... 
H um m el’s tin *4  g ro ss... 
CLOTHES  PINS.
 
COUGH  DROPS.

5 gross boxes 

C. B. B rand.

75
1  15
85
1  43

 

40

40 5 cen t packages  .... —   1  00

CONDENSED  MILK.

4 doz in  case.
G ail B orden  E a g le.............  6  75
C ro w n ...............................  
..  6 25
D a is y .........................................5  75
C h a m p io n ............................... 4  50
4  2R
M agnolia 
C h a lle n g e ................................3 35
Dime 
3  35

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

 

COUPON  BOOKS.

Tradesman Grade.

50 books, any denom __   1  50
100 books, any den o m __   2  50
500 books, any den o m __ 11  50
1,000 books, any denom __ 20  00

Economic  Grade.

50 books, any denom __   1  50
100 books, any denom __   2  50
500 books  any denom . ...11  50 
1,009 books, any denom ....20 00

Universal Grade.
50 books,  any denom ..
100 books, any d enom ..
500 books, any denom ..
1,000 books, any d en o m ..
Superior G rade.
50 books, any d en o m ..
100 books,  anv d en o m ..
500 books, anv d enom ..
1,000 books, any d enom ..
Coupon P ass Books

.  1  50
.  2  50
.11  50
.20  00

.  1  50
.  2  50
.11  50
.20  00

Can be m ade to represent any

denom ination from  tlO dow n.

1  00
.  2  00
.  3  00
.  C  25
.10  00
.17  50

20 books...........................
50 books...........................
100 books  .........................
250 books...........................
500 books...........................
1000 books...........................
C redit  Checks.
.  3  00
500. any one denom ’n . ..
.  5  00
1000. any one denom ’n ...
.  8  00
2000, any one denom ’n ...
75
Steel  p u n c h .......................
DRIED  FRUITS—DOHESTIC
S u ndried........................... @  5 *
Evaporated 50 lb  boxes. @  8V4

A pples.

California  F ru its.

A pricots.........................  7Vi@8Vf
B lackberries.................
N ectarin es....................
@  7 Vi
Peaches.......................... 8 @  8V4
P ears...............................  8 @  7V4
P itted C herries............
Prunnelies.....................
R aspberries...................

C alifornia  P ru n es.

100-120 25 lb boxes........... @  3*4
90-100 25 lb boxes........... @  4
80 - 90 25 lb boxes........... @  4!4
70 - 80 25 lb boxes........... @  5
60 - 70 25 lb  boxes........... @  5*4
50 - 60 25 lb boxes........... @  7V4
40 - 50 25 lb b oxes.......... @  854
30 - 40 25 lb  boxes........... @
*4 cent less In 50 lb cases

R aisins.

London Layers 3 Crown.
London Layers 4 Crown.
D e h e sia s...........................
Loose M uscatels 2 Crown
Loose M uscatels 3 Crown
Loose M uscatels 4 Crown

1  60
2  00
4
5*4
6*4

FOREIGN.
C u rran ts.

Patras b b ls.......................... @  6V4
V ostizzas 50 lb cases....... @
Cleaned, bulk  .................. @  8
Cleaned, packages........... @  8*4
Citron A m erican 10 lb  bx  @13
Lemon A m erican 10 lb bx  @12
O range A m erican 101b bx  @12

Peel.

R aisins.

O ndura 28 lb boxes.......8 @  8V4
Sultana  1 C row n........... @
S ultana  2 Crown  .......... @
S ultana  3 C row n........... @11
Sultana  4 C row n........... @
Sni tan b  R drow n 
...  . @
S ultana 6 Crown  ......... @12
S ultana package........... @14
FARINACEOUS  GOODS.
24 1 lb.  packages...........  . 1  75
B ulk, Der 100  lb s ............... 3  50

Farina.

W alsh-DeRoo  Co.’s ......... 2  15
B ulk in  100 lb. b ag s......... 3 Oil

Grits.

Hominy.

Peas.

Beans.

Pearl Barley.

B arrels  ............................... .2 50
F lake, 50 lb.  d ru m s......... 1  00
3
D ried Lim a  .......................
90
M edium  H and  P ick e d ...
Maccaroni and Vermicelli.
60
D om estic,  10 lb.  b o x .......
Im ported.  25 lb.  b o x ..  .. 2  50
2  40
C om m on.....   .....................
C h e s te r............................... .  2  50
2  75
E m pire  ...............................
G reen,  b u ........................... .  85
Split,  per lb ........................
2
.3  75
R olled Avena, 
b b l.......
M onarch,  b b l..................
.3  50
M onarch.  *4  b b l............... .1  95
P rivate brands, 
b b l__
P rivate brands,  V4bbl__
Q uaker,  ca ses.................... .3 20
H uron,  cases...................... .1  75
G e rm a n ............................... • 
E ast  In d ia .........................
C racked, b u lk ....................
34 21b packages.................. 2  50

Rolled  Oats.

W heat.

3V4
3
3*4

Sago.

F i s h .
Cod.

Georges cured..............
O   4*4
Georges  genuine.........
@  5*4
Georges selected.........
@  6*4
S trips or  b ric k s...........  5 @  7*4

H alibut.

10
9

H erring.

C hunks.................................
S trip s....................................
H olland w hite hoops, bbl 10 25
5  50
H olland w hite hoop *4 bb
72
H olland w h ite hoop,  keg
H olland w hite hoop m chs 
80
11  00
N orw egian..........................
3  40
R ound 100 lb s ....................
1  60
R ound  40 lb s ....................
15
Scaled...................................

H ackerei.

Mess  100  lb s........................
Mess  40  lbs.  ....................
Mess  10 lb s ........................
Mess  8  lb s ........................
No.  1  100 lb s........................
No.  1  40 lb s........................
No.  1  10 lb s........................
No.  1  8 lb s .......................
No. 2 100 lb s........................
No. 2  40 lb s........................
No. 2  10 lb s ........................
No. 2  8 lb s ........................
R ussian keg s......................
No. 1  100 lb s ........................
No.  1  4o lb s.................. 
..
No.  1  10 lb s ........................
No.  1  8 lb s ........................

16  00
6  70
1  75
1  43
14  50
6  10
1  60
1  30
10  00
4  30
1  15
95
55
4  50
2  10
60
51
No. 1  No. 2 Fam
2  50
100 lb s .............  6  75 
1  30
40 lb s ............   3  00 
40
10 lb s ............. 
83 
35
8 lb s ............. 
69 
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS.

5  00
2  30
65
55

W htteflsh.

S ardines.

T rout

Jennings.

D.C. V anllia 
2 oz........ 1  20
3 o z.........1  50
4 oz.........2 00
6 oz........ 3  00
No.  8 
4  00
No.  10.  .6  00 
No.  2 T .l  25 
No.  3 T.2  00 
N o  4 T.2  40

D. C.  Lemon
2 oz.. —   75
3 oz.........1  00
4 oz.........1  40
6 oz........ 2  00
No.  8...2   40 
No.  10...4  00 
No.  2 T .  80 
No.  3 T .l  35 
No.  4 T.l  5o

S unders’.
in   th e  w orld 

Oval bottle,  w ith  corkscrew . 
th e 

fo r 

Best 
money.

Regular
Grade
Lemon.

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

Regular
Vanilla.

doz
2 oz..........1  20
4 oz..........2  40
XX  Grade 
Lemon.

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

2 o z ..........1  75
4 oz..........3 50

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs 
.................................4  00
H alf K egs..................................2 25
Q uarter K egs.............................1 25
1 lb. c a h s...................................  30
Vi lb   c a n s .................................  18
K e g s ...........................................4 25
H alf K egs.................................. 2 40
Q uarter K egs.............................I 35
1 lb. ca n s...................................  34
K egs............................................ 8 00
H alf K egs...................................4 25
Q uarter K egs............................2 25
1 lb. ca n s...................................  46

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

nO LA SSBS.
New O rleans.

B lack ...................................... 
11
14
F a ir ........................................  
G o o d ......................................  
20
24
Fancy  ..................................  
Open K ettle.......................... 25@35

H alf-barrels 2c extra. 

MUSTARD.

H orse R adish, 1 doz.....................1 75
H orse R adish, 2 doz....................3 50
Bayle’s Celery, 1 doz..............1  75

PIPE S.

Clay, No.  216.....’......................   1 70
Clay, T.  D. fu ll co u n t......... 
Cob, No. 3............................... 

65
85

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

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

PICKLES.
H edium .

Sm all.

B arrels, 1,200 c o u n t..........  5  50
H alf bbls, 600 c o u n t.............  3  30

B arrels, 2,400 c o u n t.........
H alf bbls,  1,200 co u n t—  

RICB. 
Dom estic.
C arolina h e a d ...............
C arolina  No. 1  ................
C arolina  No. 2..................
B roken.................................

6 75 
..  4  00

• •  6*4 
.  5 
..  4*4 
..  354

Imported.

..  5$¿
5*4

Japan.  No. 2 ...................... - 
Jav a, fancy  h e a d ............. ..  6
Jav a, No. 1.......................... ..  5
T a b le..............  

.........
SALERATU5.

5*4

P acked 60  lbs. In  box.

C hurch’s ............................. ...3   3C
D eiand’s ............................. ...3   15
D w ight’s ............................. ...3   30
T aylor’s ............................... ...3   00

SALT.

Diamond  Crystal.

Cases, 24 3-lb  boxes......... ...1   50
Barrels,  100  31b bags... ...2   75
Barrels.  40  71b bags..
...2  40
B utter, 28 lb. bags............ ...  30
B utter, 56 lb  bag s............
...  60
B utter, 20  14 lb   bag s....... ...3   00
B utter, 2801b  b b ls........... ...2  50

Common Grades.

100 3 lb  sack s...................... ...1  70
60 5-lb sack s...................... . ..1  55
28 10-lb sack s..................
... 1  45

W orcester.

lb.  ca rto n s............ ...3   25
50  4 
115  2V41b. sack s................ ...4  00
lb.  sacks................ ...3   75
60  5 
22 14 
lb. sack s................ .  3 50
30 10 
lb. sacks...............
...3  50
28 lb.  linen sacks.............. ...  32
56 lb. lin en  sack s.............
...  00
...2   50
B ulk In b a rre ls.................

56-lb dairy in d rill bags.......   30
28-lb dairy in d rill b ags.......   15

56-lb dairy In lin en   s a c k s...  60 

56-lb dairy in  linen  sacks 

60

Ashton.

H iggins.

Solar  Rock.

Common.

56-lb  sacks...............................  21

G ranulated  F in e ....................   77
M edium   F in e ..........................  83

Sage............................................   15
H o p s ..........................................   15

M adras, 5  lb  boxes.............  55
S.  F., 2,3 and 5 lb  box es__   50

HERBS.

INDIOO.

JELL Y .

SAL SODA.

G ranulated, b b ls.................
G ranulated,  100 lb cases..
Lum p, bbls.  ........................
Lum p,  1451b keg s................

75
93
75
85

SEEDS.

15 I'd  p a lls.................................  40
30 lb  p a lls.................................   73
B arrels............................................3 50
H alf b a rre ls...................................2 25

K raut.

..............1  20
..........2  25

LYE.
Condensed,  2  doz 
Condensed.  4  doz  ... 
LICORICE.
P u re............................................  80
C alabria  ................... 
25
S icily..........................................  14
B oot............................................  10

 

MINCE  M EAT.

Ideal, 3 doz. in case.....................2 26

HATCHES.

D iam ond  M atch Co.’s brands.

No. 9  su lp h u r................................1 65
A nchor  P a rlo r.............................. 1 70
N o. 2  H om e....................................1 10
E xport  P a rlo r..............................4 00

A n is e ....................................
Canary, S m yrna..................
C a ra w a y ...............................
Cardam on,  M a la b a r.......
C elery....................................
Hemp,  R u ssian ................
M ixed  B ird ..........................
M ustard,  w h ite ..................
Poppy  ..................................
R a p e ......................................
C uttle B one........................

SNUFF.

Scotch,  in  b la d d ers.........
Maccaboy, In ja rs .............
F rench  Rappee, In  ja r s ..

SOAP.

J A X Q N

9
3
8
63
11
3*4
4*k
5
8*4
4*4
20

..  37
..  35
..  43

Single box..................................2 75
5 box lots, delivered............. 2 70
10 box lots, delivered.......... 2  65

A m erican F am ily, w rp’d... .3  33 
A m erican Fam ily, unw rp’d.3  27
Dome................................................3 33
C abinet............................................2 20
Savon............................................... 2 50
D usky D iam ond, 50  6  oz__2  10
D usky Diam ond, 50  8  o z__3  00
Blue India, 100 34 lb .....................3 00
K irkoline........................................3 75
E o s ............................................. 3  65
One  box  A m erican  F am ily 
free w ith five.

Schulte Soap Co.’s B rand.

100 cakes, 75 lbs.

Single  b o x ..................................... 2 80
5 box lo ts ......................................2 75
10 box lo ts ...................................... 2 70
25 box lo ts.................................2  60

A llen B. W risley’s Brands. 

Old Country, 801-lb. bars  . .2  75
Good Cheer, 601-lb. b ars__ 3  75
Uno, 100 S£-lb. b a rs ................ 2  50
D oll, 100 10-oz.  b a rs ...............2  05

Scouring.

Sapolio, kitchen, 3 d o z ....... 2  40
Sapolio, hand. 3 d o z .............2  40

SODA.

Boxes  .............................
K egs. E n g lis h ..................
SPICES.
W hole Sifted.

5 Vi 4M

A llspice  .................................  10
Cassia, C hina In m ats...........12
Cassia, B atavia in   b a n d ...  22
Cassia, Saigon in  ro lls.........32
Cloves,  A m boyna...................10
Cloves, Z an zib ar....................  9
Mace,  B atav ia........................ 55
N utm egs, fa n c y ...................... 60
N utm egs, No.  1...................... 50
N utm egs, No.  2 ...................... 46
Pepper, Singapore, b la ck ... 10 
Pepper, Singapore, w h ite .. .12 
Pepper,  s h o t............................ 12

Pure Qround In Bulk.

A llspice  ....................................12
Cassia, B a ta v ia ...................... 22
Cassia,  S aigon........................ 40
Cloves,  A m boyna...................18
Cloves, Z anzibar.....................13
G inger,  A frican .....................15
G inger,  C ochin.......................18
G inger,  Ja m a ic a .....................23
Mace,  B atavia.........................70
M ustard, Eng. and T rieste. .18
M ustard, T rieste.....................20
N u tm e g s........................... 40@f0
Pepper, Sing , b la c k ..............12
Pepper,  Sing.,  w h ite ..............15
Pepper, C ayenne.....................20
Sage.............................................15

STARCH.

VINEOAR.
Malt W hite W ine.......
P ure  C ider..................

W ashing Powder.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Grains and Feedstulfs

Klnggford’s  Corn.

40 1-lb packages......................  6
20 1 lb packages......................  a y

Kingsford’s   Silver  Gloss.

40 1-lb packages......................  6%
8-lb  boxes  .............................7

Diamond.

64 10c  packages  ..................5  00
128  5c  packages................... 5  00
32 10c an d  64 5c packages.. .5  00 

Common  Corn.
201 lb. packages............
401 lb.  packages............
20 lb.  boxes.....................
40 lb.  boxes.....................
Common Gloss

-   ■■
.......  4M
.......   4
........3%

1-lb  packages................ .......   4M
3-lb  packages................ .......   4M
6-lb  packages................ .......   4M
40 and 50 lb boxes......... .......   3
Barrels

STOVE POLISH.

No. 4. 3 doz in case, gross..  4  50 
No. 6. 3 doz in case, gross..  7  20

SUGAR.

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices on sugars,  to  w hich  the 
w holesale dealer adds th e local 
freight from  New  York to your 
shipping  point,  giving  you 
credit  on  th e  invoice  fo r  the 
am ount  o f  freight  buyer  pays 
from   th e  m arket  in   w hich  he 
purchases to h issh ip p in g  point, 
Including  20  pounds  for  the 
w eight of the barrel.
C ut  L o af...................: .............5  88
D om ino..................................... 5  75
C u b e s ........................................ 5  44
Pow dered  ............................... 5  44
XXXX  P ow dered...................5 50
M ould  A ...................................5  50
G ranulated in bb ls.................5  25
G ranulated in   bags............... 5  25
P in e G ran u lated .....................5 25
E x tra  P ine G ran u lated ....... 5  38
E x tra Coarse G ran u lated .. .5  38
D iam ond  Confec.  A ............. 5  25
Confec. S tandard A ............... 5  13
No.  1.........................................4  8j
No  2.........................................4  88
No.  3........................................ 4  81
No.  4 ........................................ 4  75
No.  5.........................................4 63
No.  6...............  
4  56
No.  7 ........................................ 4 50
No.  8.............. 
4  44
No.  9.........................................4  38
No.  10.........  
4  31
No.  11.................................  .. .4  25
No.  12....................... 
4  19
No.  13.........................................4  13
No.  14.........................................4  06
No.  15.........................................4  00
No.  16.........................................3 94

 

 

 

SYRUPS.

Corn.

B arrels....................................   16
H alf  bb ls................................is

P a re  Cane.

P a ir  ...................................... 
lfl
G o o d ......................................  20
C h o ic e ..................................   25

TABLE  SAUCES.

Lea & P errin ’s,  la rg e........ 4 75
Lea & P errin ’s, sm all........ 2 75
H alford,  la rg e..................... 3 75
H alford sm all.......................2 25
Salad D ressing,  la rg e.........4 55
Salad D ressing, sm all........ 2 65

TOBACCOS.

C igars.

Clark-Jewell-W ells Co.’s brand.
New  B rick ..............................33  00

H. & P. D rug Co.’s brand.

Q u in te tte ............................... 35  00
G. J. Jo hnson Cigar Co.’s brand.

8- C.  W .....................................33  00

H.  V an T ongeren’s B rand. 

S ta r G reen..............................36  00

00 12 oz pkgs.........................3  50

W ICKINa.

No. 0, pergro8s..................  25
No. 1, per gross..................  30
No. 2, per gross..................  40
No. 3, per gross........................  75

Fish  and  Oysters

Fresh  Fish.

Per lb.
@  8
@  8

W hitefish.............
T r o u t......................
Black B ass...............
H a lib u t....................
Ciscoes or H erring
@ 
4
Bluefish..................
@  10
Live  L obster.........
@  18
Boiled L obster.......
@  20
C o d ......................... @  10
H addock................
@  8
No.  1  P ickerel.......
@  8
P ik e.......................
@ 
7
Smoked W hite.......
@  9
Red S napper...........
@  12
Col  River  Salm on.
@  UM
M ackerel 
.............
@  18  "

O ysters in Cans.

F. H.  C ounts...........
F. J.  D. Selects.......
Selects ......................
F. J.  D.  Standards.
A uchors...................
S tandards...............
F a v o rite s................

Oysters  in  Bulk

F.  H. C o u n ts...........
E x tra   Selects.........
S elects......................
A nchor S tandards.
S tandards................
C lam s........................

@  27
@  22
@  29
@  18
@  16
©   14

@1  75
@1  50
@1  25
@1  10
@1  00
@1  25

Shell  Goods.

Oysters, per  100__ ... 1  25@1  50
1  
00^.1  -T

m r   ion

Hides  and Pelts.

lows:

P erkins  &  Hess pay  as  fol-

. . . 7   @ 8

Hides.
G re e n .......................
P art  cu re d ...............
@  8V6
F ull C ured....... ....... ...  8M@ 9m
D r y ..................................  9  @11
Kips,  g reen ....................  T  @ 8
Kips,  c u re d ...................   8M© 9w
Calfskins,  g reen .........  7H@  9
C alfskins,  cu re d .........  8y,@10
D eaconskins  ...............25  @30

P elts.

S h earlin g s..................... 
L a m b s...........................   40® 
Old  W ool......... ............   60® 

5®   30

Pure.

M ink.............................
50®  1  30 
C oon..............................
90
30® 
S ku n k ...........................
50®  1  00 
M uskrats, fa ll.............
12
5® 
M uskrats, spring.......
©
M uskrats, w in te r__
12®  
18
Red F ox.........................1 25® 1  50
Gray F o x .......................   40®  70
Cross Fox  ..................2  5i @  5  00
B adger...........................   20®  60
Cat, W ild ......................   15®  40
C at, H ouse....................   10®   ao
F is h e r............... 
3  50® 7  00
L y n x ...............................1 0i@ 2  00
M artin, D ark ................1 50® 3  00
M artin, Y ello w .........  75©  1  50
O tter............................... 5 00® 9  00
W o lf...............................   75® 1  50
B e a r...............................7 00@15  CO
B eaver........................... 2 00® 6 00
®  8  00
Beaver Castors........... 
O possum ......................... 
5®   15
D eerskin, dry,  per lb.  15® 
25
D eerskin, g r’n, per lb.  10® 
15

 

W ool.

W ashed 
...................... 14  @23
U n w a sh e d ..................... 17  @17

H iscellaneous.

T a llo w ............................   2K@ 3W
Grease B u tter................  1  @ 2
Switches  ...................... 
2
G inseng.........................   @3  25

Candies.
Stick  Candy.

Standard................. 
Standard H.  H___  
Standard  Twist......  
Cut  Loaf................. 
T 
Jumbo, 33 l b .......... 
Extra 11. H.............. 
Boston  Cream........ 

, 

bbls.  pails

6M@  7
6%@  7
6  @  8
@  8%
cases
@ nyt
@  »M
@

Mixed Candv.

Competition............ 
Standard............  
Conserve...............  

@  6
@  7
@  7*

English Rock.........  
Kindergarten.........  
French  Cream........ 
Dandy Pan......... 
Valley Cream.........  

@  a
@  gyi
@ 8%
@10
@13

Fancy -in Bulk.

Lozenges, plain......  
@  gw
@  8y.
Lozenges,  printed.. 
Choc.  Drops...........  11  @14
@11
Choc.  Monumentals 
@  6
Gum  Drops............  
Moss  Drops........... 
@  g
@  Sy
Sour Drops.............. 
Imperials...............  
@  gj*

Fancy—In  5  lb.  Boxes.

@50
@50
@60
@60
@75
@30
@75
@50
@50
@50
@50
(»55
@50

Lemon  Drops........ 
Sour  Drops............  
Peppermint Drops.. 
Chocolate Drops.... 
H. M. Choc.  Drops.. 
Gum  Drops............  
Licon ce D rops........ 
A. B. Licorice Drops 
Lozenges,  plain.... 
Lozenges,  printed.. 
Imperials...............  
Mottoes.............. 
Cream  Bar............  
Molasses B a r .........
Hand Made Creams.  80  @1  00
Plain  Creams.........   60  @90
Decorated Creams.. 
@90
String Rock............  
@60
Burnt Almonds...... 125  @
@60
Wintergreen Berries 
Caramels.
No. 1 wrapped, 2  lb.
b0? e s ..................  
No. 1 wrapped, 3  lb.
h0« 8 ......   .......... 
No. 2 wrapped, 2  lb. 
boxes  .............

@30
@45

M edium  b u n ch e s... 1  25  @1  50
Large bunches.........1  75  @2  00

Foreign Dried  Fruits. 

Fruits.
Oranges.
M exicans .150 176-200 
Cal. S eed lin g s......... 
Fancy N avels 112  .. 
216.................... 
126 
Lemons.
Strictly choice  360s.. 
Strictly choice  300s.. 
Fancy  360s.......... .. 
E x.F ancy  300s......... 
B ananas.

Figs.

Choice, 101b boxes.. 
E x tra  choice,  14  lb
„ b o x e s.......................  
fa n c y ,  12lb   boxes.. 
F ancy, 50 lb bo x es.. 
Im perial Mikados, 18
lb  boxes.................. 
Pulled, 61b b o x es... 
N aturals,  in   b ag s... 

1  10
1" 25

Dates.

F ards in  10 lb   boxes 
F ards  in   60 lb  cases 
Persians, H. M. B., 60
lb  cases,  new.,.......  
Sairs,  601b cases__  

Nuts.
A lmonds, Tarragona
Almonds, Iv aca.........
Alm onds,  C alifornia
soft sh elled .............
B razils n ew ................
F ilberts  ......................
W alnuts, Grenobles . 
W alnuts,  C alif No.  1. 
W alnuts,  soft  shelled
C a lif.........................
Table N uts,  fa n cy ... 
Table N uts,  choice..
Pecans,  Med..............
Pecans, E x. L arge...
Pecans,  Jum b o s........
H ickory  N uts per bu
Ohio, new ..................
Cocoanuts,  fu ll  sacks 

Peanuts.

Fancy,  H.  P.,  Suns. 
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Flags
R oasted......................
Choice, H. P., E xtras. 
Choice, H. P.,  E xtras, 
Roasted  ....................

@3  50
7o
@2  75
U S

@3  25
@3  25
@3  50
@4  oO

@ 
10
@  12
@ 
13
@ 
14
©   14
@ 
13
@ 
6

g
6

@ 
@ 
@ 6
@  4%

@12
@11
@13 
@  9 
@10 
@13 
@10
@10 
@12 
@10 
@  8 
@10 
@12
@1  60 
@4  50

@  6*  
@  6 ¡4
@  4 
@

Wheat.

Wheat.................................  86

Winter  Wheat  Flour. 

Local Brands.

Patents..................... 5 50
Second  Patent.........  5 00
Straight..................... 4  go
.................................. 4 40
Graham  ............................  4  75
Buckwheat...........  
Bye  ...........................’.!.!!’  3 50
subject  to usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.

4  ¡¡5

Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand.

Quaker,  Ms........................  4  65
Quaker, Ms........................  4  65
Quaker,  y%a........................   4  55
Guard, Fairfield & Co.’s Brand.
Whole Wheat 116s ............  5  20

Spring  Wheat  Flour. 

Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brand.
Pillsbury’s Best Ms...........  5  55
Pillsbury’s  Best Ms...........  5  45
Pillsbury’s Best Ms.........   5  35
Pills bury’s Best Ms paper..  5  35
Pillsbury’s Best  ms paper..  5  35
Ball-Barnhart-Putman's Brand.
Grand Republic,  Ms.......... 5  55
Grand Republic, Ms...........5  45
Grand Republic,  Ms....... .  5  35
Lemon <Sc  Wheeler Co.’s  Brand.
Gold  Medal Ms............  
5  55
Gold Medal Ms.................... 5  45
.  5 35
Gold Medal  Ms...... . 
Parisian,  Ms......................   5  55
Parisian,  Ms.................... 
5  45
Parisian,  Ms................." '   5  35

Oiney <fc Judson’s Brand.

Ceresota, y8s......................   5  55
Ceresota,  34*^..........  . 
jj 45
Ceresota, Ms.......... ..... 1.11  5 35

Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand.

Laurel,  Ms........................
Laurel, Ms...........”
Laurel, Ms...........!!"

Meal.

Bolted.......................
Granulated__

»  55 
5  45 
5  35

175 
2  00

Feed and Millstuffg.

St. Car Feed, screened  ...  14  00
No. 1 Corn and  Oats......... 13  00
Unbolted Corn Meal__ 
12 a0
Winter Wheat  Bran...  .  !l2 00 
Winter Wheat Middlings..13 00 
Screenings.............................. j ,  qq

The  O.  E.  Brown  Mill  Co. 

quotes as follows:

New Corn.

Car  lots..........................   3jy
Less than  car  lots......'!.'.'  33

Car  lots............................... 25
Carlots, ellpped............! ”   28
Less than  car  lots............   30

Oats.

H ay.

No. 1 Timothy carlots........  9 00
No. 1 Timothy,  ton lots__10  00

Crackers.

The N. Y.  Biscuit  Co.  quotes 

as follows:

Butter.

Seymour X X X ...............  
6
Seymour XXX, 3 lb.  carton  6M
Family XXX......................  e
Family XXX, 3 lb  carton..  6M
Salted XXX.......................   6
Salted XXX, 3 lb carton...  6M
Soda  XXX  .......................   7
Soda  XXX, 3 lb  carton....  7M
7 y
Soda,  City................. 
Zephyrette...........................jo
Long Island  Wafers__” !  u
L. I.  Wafers, 1 lb carton...  12

Soda.

Oyster.

Square Oyster, XXX.........   6
Sq. Oys. XXX. 1  lb  carton.  7 
Farina Oyster,  XXX.........   6
SWEET  GOODS—Boxes.
Anim als............................  10
Bent’s Cold Water............   13
Belle Rose.........................  8
Cocoanut  Taffy...............!.  9
Coffee Cakes.............................! gu
Frosted Honey...................  12
Graham Crackers  ............    g
Ginger Snaps, XXX round.  7 
Ginger Snaps, XXX  city...  7 
Gin. Snps,XXX home made  7 
Gin. Snps.XXX scalloped..  7
Ginger  Vanilla.................  g
Imperials..........................   8W
Jumoles,  Honey................  n
Molasses  Cakes.................   8
Marshmallow  ...................  15
Marshmallow  Creams...... 16
Pretzels,  hand  m ad e......   8M
Pretzelettes, Little German  6M
Sugar  Cake.......................   g
Sultanas............................  12
Sears’ Lunch..................... !  ■  7%
Vanilla  Square................  8M
Vanilla  Wafers................  14
Pecan Wafers....................   15«
Mixed Picnic....................   iom
Cream Jumbles.................  hm
Boston Ginger  Nuts...........  8M
Chimmie Fadden..............  10
Pineapple Glace................   16
Penny Cakes......................  8M
Marshmallow  Walnuts__  16
Belle Isle Picnic................  u

Provisions.

Sw ift  <&  Company quote  as

follow s:

B arreled P o rk .

Mess 
Back  ..................

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

8 50
11  CO

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

S h o rtc u t.............
P ig .................................
Bean 
Fam ily  .......................

9  50
... 
...  14 U0
8  00
... 
... 
9  50
D ry S alt  M eats.
... 
... 

B ellie s..................
B riskets  ...........
E x tra  sh o rts................

5%
534
5M

9
8M
8M
7y2
14

Sm oked  H eats.
H ams,  12 lb  average  .
Hams,  14 lb  average
Hams,  161b  average u
Hams, 20 lb  average„ •.. 
H am dried b e e f .......
Shoulders  (N.  Y.  cut)
Bacon,  cle a r..............
C alifornia  h am s__
Boneless ham s...........
Cooked  h a m .............

.. 7V4(518%
9 ""
... 
... 
12M
In  Tierces.
Com pound................
... 
K ettle..................
55 lb T u b s...........advance 
80 lb T u b s...........advance 
50 lb T in s ...........advance 
201 b P ails...........advance 
10 lb P ails...........advance
5 lb P alls...........advance 
31b P ails...........advance 

4
fkIZ.
14
£
:C,
$6

L ards. 

1
l M

S ausages.

B o lo g n a .............
L iv er....................
F ran k fo rt.........
P o r k ..................
Blood  .........
Tongue  ...............
H ead  cheese.........
Beef.

E x tra  M ess__
Boneless  __

P ig s’ F eet.

Kits, 15  lb s.............
M  bbls, 40 lb s ...............
M  bbls, 80 lb s...............

Tripe.
K its.  15 lb s ..............
M  bbls, 40 lb s ..............
Vt  bbls, 80 lb s..............
Casings.

P o r k ....................
Beef  ro u n d s.............
Beef  m iddles.............
S h e e p .............

B u tterln e.
Rolls,  d a iry ................
Solid,  d a iry .........
Rolls,  cream ery ...
Solid,  c re a m e ry .......

.. 

... 

5
« i/i
fil^L
fi
9
6*

...  9  00

... 
80
..  2  80

..  1  40
..  2  75

16
4
10
60

10
9M
14
13M

.. 
... 

... 
... 

Canned  M eats.

Corned  beef,  2  1b  ... ...  2  10
Corned  beef,  14  lb __ ...14  00
R oast  beef,  2  lb __ ...  2  10
Potted  ham ,  Ms__ ... 
ao
P otted  ham ,  Ms__ ...  1  00
D eviled ham ,  Ms__ ... 
60
D eviJedham .  M s__ ...  1  00
P otted  tongue Ms__
60
Potted  tongue Ms__ ..  1  00

F r e s h   M e a t s .

Beef.

5M@  7M

C a rc a ss......................
Fore q u a rte rs............... 5  @  6
Hind  q u arters............. 7  @  9
Loins  No.  3.............
R ib s...........................
8  @12
R o u n d s ....................
6 M@  7 M
C hucks.......................
4  @  5
Plates  ................
@  3

P o rk .

D ressed.......................
L o in s ....................
S houlders.............
Leaf L a rd ....................
M u tto n .

@  4
@  ?y,
@  5

5 M@

C a rc a ss......................... 6  @  7
Spring Lam bs............... 8  @  9

Carcass 

V eal.
..................

6  @  8

O i l s .

Barrels.

E o c e n e ..  ....................  @11M
XXX W .W .M ich.Hdlt 
@  8M
W W  M ichigan............   @ 8
D iam ond W h ite..........   @ 7
D„ S. G as.......................   @  8
Deo. N a p th a ..... ..........   @  7M
C y lin d e r.......................25  @36
Engine  .........................11  @21
Black, w in te r...............  @  8

2 1

Crockery  and

Glassware.

AKRON  STONEWARE. 

B u tters.

5M
6M
6M
6M

M gal., per d oz...................   50
to 6 gal., per g a l......... 
1 
8 gal., per g a l .................... 
10 gal., per g a l..................... 
12 gal., per g a l.....................  
15 gal.  m eat-tubs, per gal..  8 
20 gal. m eat-tubs, per gal..  8 
25 gal. m eat-tubs, per gal..  10 
30 gal. m eat-tubs, per gal..  10 
5M85
60
5M

to 6 gal., per g a l..........
2 
C hurn D ashers,  per doz... 

M gal. flat or rd.  hot., doz.
1 

gal.  flat or rd. hot., each 
F ine G lazed M ilkpans.

M ilkpans.

C hurns.

M gal. flat or rd. bot., doz.  65 
1 gal.  flat or rd.  bot., each 

5M 

S tew pans.

M gal.  flreproof, bail, doz.  85 
1 gal. flreproof, ball, doz.l  10 

Ju g s.

M gal., per d o z....................   40
M gal., per d o z.....................  50
1 to 5 gal., per g a l............... 

6M

Tom ato Ju g s.

M gal., per doz....................  70
1 gal., ea ch .........................  
7
Corks for M gal., per doz..  20 
Corks fo r  1 gal., per doz..  30 
P reserv e J a rs  and C overs.
M gal.,  stone cover, d o z ...  75 
1 gal., stone cover, doz. ..1  00 

Sealing W ax.

2

5 lbs.  in  package, per lb ... 
LAM P  BURNERS.
No.  0  S u n ............................... 
45
No.  1  S u n ............................... 
50
No.  2  S un............................... 
75
T u b u lar..................................  
50
  65
Security, No.  1..................... 
Security, No. 2 ..................!! 
85
N utm eg  ............................ 
50
C lim ax....................................   1  50
LAM P  CHIMNEYS—Com m on.
Per box of 6 doz.
No.  0  S u n ...............................  1  75
No.  1  S un...............................  1  88
No.  2  S un...............................  2  70

 

F irs t  Q uality.

No. 
No. 
No. 

0 Sun, 
1 Sun, 
2 Sun, 

w rapped and  la b e le d ....  2  10 
w rapped and  labeled 
  2 25
w rapped and  labeled __   3  25

crim p  top,
crim p  top,
crim p  top,

XXX F lin t.

No. 
No. 
No. 

0 Sun, 
1 Sun, 
2 Sun, 

w rapped and  la b e le d ....  2  55 
w rapped and  labeled.  ..  2  75 
w rapped and  lab eled __   3  75

crim p  top,
crim p  top,
crim p  top,

CHIMNEYS—P earl  Top.

No. 1  Sun,  w rapped  and
labeled...................................3  70
No  2  Sun,  w rapped  and
lab eled ...................................4  70
No. 2 H inge, w rapped  and
lab eled ...................................4  88
No. 2  Sun,  “Small  Bulb,”
for Globe Lam os.............. 
80

La  B as tie.

No.  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 Crimp, per d oz...........1  60

R ochester.

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

E lectric.

OIL  CANS. 

No. 2, Lim e  (70c doz)  .......   4  00
No. 2, F lin t  (80c doz).........  4  40
Doz.
1 gal tin cans w ith  sp o u t..  1  25
1 gal galv Iron w ith  spout.  1  65
2 gal galv iron w ith  spout.  2  87
3 gal galv iron w ith spout.  3  50 
5 gal galv iron w ith  spout.  4  75 
3 gal galv iron w ith faucet  4  75 
5 gal galv iron w ith  faucet  5  25
5 gal T ilting ca n s...................8  00
5 gal galv Iron  N acefas  ...  9  00

P um p  C ans .

5 gal R apid steady stream .  9  00 
5 gal E ureka non-overflow 10  50
3 
gal Home R ule...............10  50
5 gal Home R u le....... ...........12  00
5 gal  P irate  K ing ................   9  50

LANTERNS.

No.  0 T u b u lar.......   ...........  4  25
No.  1 B  T u b u lar...................6  50
No. 13 T ubular D ash...........6  30
No.  1 Tab., glass fo u n t__   7  00
No.  12  Tubular, side lam p. 14  0C
No.  3 Street  L am p ............  S  75

LANTERN  GLOBES.
No.  0 Tubular,  cases 1 doz.
each, box 10 cents............. 
45
No.  0 T abular,  cases 2 doz.
each, box  15  cents...........  
45
No.  0 Tubular,  bbls  5 doz.
each, bbl 35!........................ 
40
No. 0 Tubular,  b a ll’s  eye,
cases 1 doz.  each...............  1  25

LAM P  W ICKS.

No. 0 per gross......................  
No. 1 per gross...................... 
No. 2 per gross  ....................  
No. 3 per gross...................... 
M am m oth...............................  

20
25
38
58
70

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M IC H IG AN   TRADESMAN

Hardware

though-the  opening  had  recently  been 
filled. 
In  front  of  the  rack  is  a  cutting

The  Display  and  Care  of  Goods. 

W ritten for the T radesman.

In  previous  articles  I  have  described 
arrangements  for  keeping  files  suited 
to  comparatively  small  assortments,  but 
the  plan  illustrated  here  provides  for  a 
large  variety  and  for  a  correspondingly 
large  assortment  of  hand  saws.  The

“ That’s  a  singular 

The  Boston  Dog  and  the  Meat.
A  dog  with  a  piece  of  meat  in  his 
mouth  was  crossing  a  bridge  over  a 
placid  stream.  On  looking  down  he  saw 
another  dog  with  a  precisely  similar 
piece  of  meat  in  the  water  below  him.
incident,”   he 
thought  to  himself,  as  he^ prepared  to 
“ But,  hold  a  minute.  The 
jump 
in. 
angle  of 
incidence 
is  always  equal  to 
the  angle  of  reflection.  Upon  reflection 
I  find  that  the  other  dog  and  the  meat 
are  only  optical  phenomena. “   And  he 
trotted  on  his  way  to  Boston,  without 
further  thought  about  the  matter.

Use  Sound  Sense.

Dealing  properly  with  your  help  re­
quires  the  exercise  of much sound sense. 
By  “ properly”   is  meant  the  method  to 
be  pursued  in  handling  your  help  so  as 
to  secure  maximum  good  results  from 
their  work.  Some  employers  get  a  great 
deal  more  in  this  direction  out  of  their 
clerks  than  others  do,  because 
they |

possess  better  judgment  in  the  matter, 
it  is  said.  However  this  may  be,  it  is 
certain  that  he  proprietor  who  keeps 
his  clerks  on  the  move  all  the  time  and 
does  not  permit  them  to  select  any  par­
ticular  work 
in  the  store  so  that  they 
may  loaf  around  after  it  is  finished  will 
have  no  cause  to  complain  of  their  not 
earning  their  salt.

The  Wet  Blanket.

Bear  in  mind  that  what  impresses  the 
in  connection  with  his 
customer  most 
purchase 
is  the  general  appearance  of 
yourself  and  your  manner  of  extending 
courtesies  to  him.  Courtesies  are never 
lost  on  the  dullest  or  gruffest  mind. 
Thoughtfulness  on  the  part  of  the  clerk 
is  the  talisman  that  attracts  the  custom­
er to  the  store  the  second  time.  Churl­
ishness,  unattentiveness,  is a  wet  blan­
ket  to  a  customer  everywhere.

Hope  points  before  and  shows  the 

bright  to-morrow.

FILE  AND  SAW   C A S E .

base  upon  which  all  is  built  is  of i-inch 
stuff,  11x33  inches  in  size,  which  is  the 
counter  space  the  rack  occupies.  The 
rack  proper  is  9  inches  at  the  base  and 
53  inches  at  the  top.  The  side  pieces 
are  %  inch  thick,  and  the  divisions  %. 
inch  thick. 
Its  full  height  on  the  base 
is  52  inches,  so  that  when  standing  on  a 
34-inch  counter  a  man  5^  feet  tall  can 
easily  reach  the  saws  in  the  top  row  of 
holes.  There  are  130  pigeonholes  on 
each  side  for  files  and  27  compartments 
for  saws.  The  rack  will  hold  on  one 
side  all  sizes  of  files  from 2 to 14 inches, 
as  follows:  Mill  bastard,  half-round 
bastard,  second  cut  and  smooth ;  hand 
bastard,  second  cut  and  smooth;  flat 
bastard,  second  cut  and  smooth.  On 
the  other side  it  will accommodate taper 
files,  three-square  bastard,  second  cut 
and  smooth ;  round  bastard,  second  cut 
and  smooth;  square  bastard,  second  cut 
and  smooth.  The  pigeonholes  for  files 
are  uniform 
in  size,  except  the  three 
lower  rows,  which  are  used  for  small 
files.  Most  of  these  will  hold one  dozen 
files  in  their  original  boxes.  The  cen­
ter  division,  running  up  and  down,  is 
painted  white,  with  the  length  of  files 
in  the  various  rows  designated  by  black 
figures.  The  top  pigeonholes  will  ac­
commodate  all  saws 
from  18  to  28 
inches 
leaving 
plenty  of  room  for  meat,  back  and  com­
pass  saws.  The  top  of  the  rack  is  util­
ized  for  keeping  unbroken  boxes  of 
saws  and  files.  The  rack  is  firmly  put 
together,  being  nailed  and  glued,  and 
the  base  is  bolted  to  the  counter.  The 
rack,  being  larger  at  the  top  than  at the 
bottom,  saves  counter  space  and  allows 
but  little  dust  to  settle  on  the goods. 
The  suggestions  which  this  rack  offers 
as  a  convenient  and  compact  method  of 
arranging  goods  will  be  appreciated.

in  the  regular  sizes, 

A  good  arrangement  for  keeping  a 
considerable stock  of  window  glass  con­
sists  of  a  case,  the  frame  made  of 
inch 
stuff,  the partitions  being  of  thinner ma­
terial.  The  various  openings,  of  which 
there  are  30,  are  of  widths to  accommo­
date  a  full  box  of  glass  of  each  size, 
and  so  arranged  that  the  smaller  sizes 
are  at  the  top.  The  front  of  the  parti­
tions  is  cut  back  so  that  the  glass  may 
be  taken  out  conveniently,  even  al­

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hinges,  so  that  when  not  in  use  it  can 
be  raised  out  of  the  way.

One  of  the  best  arrangements  for  the 
care  of  forks,  shovels,  etc.,  consists  of 
brackets  as 
in  cut  herewith:  This

which  are  arranged  for  the  accommoda­
tion of different kinds  of  goods for which 
they  are  adapted.  The  space  in  which 
they  are  placed  is  %%  feet wide,  accom­
modating  IQ  brackets,  on  which  can  be 
displayed  152  different  articles,  such  as 
forks, scoops  and  shovels,  both  long  and 
D  handled,  also  rakes,  spading  forks, 
hay  knives,  etc. 
The  brackets  are 
made  of  malleable 
iron 
in  two  parts, 
fastened  together  on  a  back  plate  with 
lugs  to  keep  them 
from  spreading. 
They  are  attached  to  the  wall  by  four 
screws.  The  size  of  the  brackets  is 
x 12 
inches.  The  arms  are  I2>£  inches 
long,  with  notches  on  the  top  to  keep 
the  goods  from  turning  sideways  and 
dropping  to  the  floor.

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Grand  Rapids.

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Wm.  Brummeler &  Sons,

Manufacturers and Jobbers of
TINWARE,
ENAMELED  WARE  and 
NICKEL  PLATED  WARE.
Factory  and  Salesrooms,  260  South  Ionia  Street.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

¡Pour  Kinds  of  Coupon  Books

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are manufactured by us and all sold on the same basis,
irrespective  of  size,  shape  or  denomination.  Free
samples  on  application.

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  Grand  Rapids.

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Hardware  Price  Current.

AUaURS  AND  BITS
Snell’s.............................................
Jennings’, genuine        ...... 25*10
Jennings’, imitation................................... 60*10

AXES

5  00
First Quality. S. B. Bronze...............  
'  9 50
First Quality, D. B. Bronze.............. 
First Quality. S.  B. S. Steel.................... 
5 50
First Quality, D. B. Steel............................  10 50

BARROWS

Railroad............................................ *12  00  14  00
Garden...............  ...............................   net  30 00

BOLTS

Stove.....................................................  
Carnage new list.............................. 
K ow ....................................................‘ 

60*10
70 to 71
g,,

Well,  plain................................................... * 3 25

BUCKETS

BUTTS,  CAST

Cast Loose  Pin, figured......... ......................70&10
Wrought Narrow.......................................... 70&10

Ordinary Tackle..... ........................ 

BLOCKS

 

jq

Cast Steel..................................... 

CROW  BARS

..per lb

CAPS

f .y ’s  I’l®” .........................................per m
Hick sC. F .........................................perm
“ • " •  ................................................... perm
Musket............................................... perm

CARTRIDGES

Rim  Fire. 
Central  Fire.................................................

.............................................. 50*

CHISELS

Socket Firmer.................................................. 
Socket Framing.......................” ’ ’ 
|
Socket Corner.....................................................I
Socket  Slicks......................................................|

|

DRILLS

Morse’s Bit Stocks........................................ 
Taper and Straight Shank............... go*
Morse’s Taper Shank............................. "  .'.'50*

ELBOWS

Com. 4 piece, 6 in............................doz. net 
;
j  35
Corrugated..............................................  
Adjustable............................................. dis 40*10

EXPANSIVE.BITS

Clark’s small, 818;  large, *26 ................. 
Ives’, 1, *18; 2, *24; 3, *30............................

30&10

F IL E S -N ew   L ist

New A m erican ......................................
N icholson’s ..................................  
 
H eller’s H orse R asps................eC & io
IRON 
Nos.  16 to 20;  22 and 24; 25 and 26;  27 
L ist  12 
16.

GALVANIZED 

14 

13 

15 

D iscount, 75_to 75-10

OAUGES

70&10
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Some  Eccentricities  of  Hardware 

Salesmen.

Sidney Arnold in American Artisan.

that 

‘ For 

‘ ‘ It's 

The  stove  salesman  looked  decidedly 
disgusted  as  he  threw  himself 
into  the 
chair  in  the  hotel  lobby,  and  his  chum 
the  cigar  salesman,  asked  him  what 
ailed  him. 
confounded 
school.  Our  sales  manager  has  an  idea 
that  men  who  have  sold  stoves  for  years 
should  be  pointed  out  the  difference 
between  a  stove  and  a  rocking  horse 
Our  house  have  patented  an  ash  recep 
tacle  and  some  patent  lawyer  has  writ 
ten  a  complicated  torture  of the English 
language  after  this  fashion: 
combination  of  an  upper  flange  X  X 
with  radically  extending  slots  parallel 
to  same 
substantially  as  described 
etcetera  etceterum. ’  Now  our  sales 
manager is stuck on these  hieroglyphics, 
is  making  us  poor  devils  pass  a 
and 
written 
the  patent 
shark’s  gibberish. 
internal 
nonsense,  anyway.  When  1  visit  my 
trade next  year  I  will  say  to  them :  ‘ We 
have  done  more  in  improving  our  ash 
receptacle  than  any  other  stove house on 
earth,  and  we’ve  got  the 
latest  and 
most  up-to-date  ash  receptacle  you  ever 
saw.  Pretty  smooth,  isn't  it?  It  it  isn’ 
a  winner  I 
lose  my  bet. ’  There’s  no 
need  of  boring the  retailers  with  all  that 
fandango  rot  about  ‘ radically  extending 
slots,’  and  if  Mr.  Sales  Manager  ever 
took  the  trouble  to  visit  the  trade  he 
would  realize  how  nonsensical  his  ‘ pat 
ent  English’  is. ”

examination 

It's  all 

in 

*  *  *

‘ By  the  way,”   said  the  roofing  man 
‘ ‘ do  you want  to  know  how  to  get  a  col 
lection  of  copies  of  the  finest  paintings 
free  of  cost?  All  you  have  to  do  is  to 
write  various  houses 
in  the  trade  for 
their  calendars,  as  a  number  of  these 
use  exquisite  reductions  of  celebrated 
paintings  on  their  calendars—at  least 
they  did 
It  is  a  little  early 
for  them  as  yet,  and  the  only  picture 
calendar  I  have  yet  seen  is  the  one 
is 
sued  by a Chicago roofing concern,  show 
ing  Hasselbusch’s  A  Florentine  Girl, 
but  you  can  bank  on  it  that  there  will 
be  plenty  of  others  to  be  had  before  an 
other  month  slips  away.”

last  year. 

Poor  Rule  Which  Does  Not  Worl 

Both  Ways.

In  most  cities  the  banks  charge  a  fee 
for  collecting  checks  drawn  on  local 
banks.  This 
is  a  fair  measure,  as  it 
costs  the  banks  postage,  time  and  labor 
to  keep  track  of  and  collect such  checks 
and  they  should  be  remunerated.

However,  the  imposition  of  this  rul 
has  worked  hardship  on  the  wholesale 
traders  of  the  country  and they are made 
losers  to quite  a considerable percentage 
by  the  persistence of  country  merchants 
in  paying  bills  by  means  of  checks  on 
their  own  banks.

In  some  cities  the  wholesalers  are 
sending  out  the  following  statement  of 
the  case,  which  will  appeal  to  every 
merchant:
POOR  RULE  WHICH  DOES  NOT  WORK 

BOTH  WAYS.

(  “ Ey  the  way,”   said  the  metal broker 
V  98  is  going  to  be  a  record  breaker  ir 
iron  and  steel,  and  no  mistake.  The 
big  guns  here 
in  Chicago  are  already 
filled  to  the  brim  with  orders,  and  there 
are  more  coming.  The  Illinois  Steel 
Co.  has  on  hand  orders  for delivery dur 
ing  the  coming  year  of  over  8,000,000 
tons  of  iron  and  steel,  nearly  all  in  the 
form  of  finished  products.  The  amount 
is  300,000  tons 
in  excess  of  the  com 
pany's  advance  orders  for  any  previous 
season. ”

* 

*  *  *

Some  of  you gentlemen know Brown, 
the  well-known  retailer  on  the  West 
Side,”   said  the  hardware 
salesman.
‘ Well,  an  itinerant  sign  painter  visited 
him  the  other  day  and  urged  on  him 
the  advantage  of  some  gilt  lettering 
in 
his  window  calling  attention  to  his 
business.  Mr.  Brown  looked  favorably 
on  the  proposition  and  gave  the  painter 
his  order.  On  his  return  from  a  busi­
ness  visit  to  Lake  street,  he  was  rather 
surprised  to  read 
in  front  of  his  store 
the  legend:

J  BROWN 

H a r d w e a r   I r r e n   &  M e t t l e s  

Tinshap  in  Rere

As  Mr.  Brown’s'assistant  had  already 
paid  the  bill, 
that  gentleman  pretty 
nearly  had  a  conniption  fit  at 
this 
murder of  the  English  language.”

*  

*  

*

“ Talking  of  murdering  the  English 
language,”   said  the stove  salesman,  ‘ ‘ it 
can  t  be  denied  that  some  rural  hard­
ware  dealers  have  been  as  guilty  in  this 
matter as  anybody.  Did  you  ever  meet 
Henry  Guy,  who  travels  through  Wis 
consin  in  the  interests  of  the  Simmons 
Hardware  Co.,  of  St.  Louis?  Well,  if 
you  ever  do,  you  want  to  coax  him  into 
showing  you  his  scrap  books. 
This 
gentleman  has  made  a  collection  of 
comically  worded  orders,  naive explana­
tions  for  not  making  remittances  and 
meeting  notes,  and  fiercely 
indignant 
roasts  on  account  of  the misinterpreta­
tion  of  orders.  These  volumes  of  his, 
gathered  during  years  of  labor  in  the 
hardware  vineyard,  are  a  curiosity  in 
the  literature  oi  the  trade.  In  fact,  they 
make  pretty  nearly  as  striking  a  collec­
tion  as  would  the  various  circular  post­
als  and  other  trade  literature  sent  out 
during  the  past  decade  by  a  Cleveland 
firm  of  patternmakers  who  have  de­
cidedly  original  ideas  on  the  subject  of 
advertising.”

If  the  jobber or  manufacturer  whom 
you  buy  goods  of  should  happen  to  bill 
you  35  inches  to  the  yard,  15  ounces  to 
the  pound,  or  11  pieces  to  the  dozen, 
you would  be perfectly  justified  in  doing 
what  is  called  “ registering a kick, ” and 
insisting  upon  such 
shortage  being 
made good.

No  fault  can  be  found  with  that.  You 

are  entitled  to  what  you  pay  for.

owe  him?

Now  turn  the  tables!
Is  the  wholesaler entitled to get all  you 
As  an  honest  merchant  who always 
paid  100  cents  on  the  dollar,  you  surely 
do  not  hesitate  in  saying  “ Yes.”

it  ever  occur  to  you  whether or 

Did 

not  you  are  really  paying  your  debts 
full?

Did  you  ever  consider  that  when  you 
send  the  jobber  a  check  drawn  on  your 
home  bank  you  were  not  paying  in  full, 
but  that  you  were  putting  the  firm  re­
ceiving  this  check  to  a  considerable 
expense  paying  collection  charges?
Jt.You  probably  never  knew  that  job 
bers  have  to  pay  out  large  sums  of 
money  annually  to  get  their  country  re­
mittances  collected  if  they  are  not made 
to  them .in  the  shape  of  bank  drafts  or 
express  money  orders.

Just  read  the  banking  rules  on  the 
other  side  and  convince  yourself  that all 
the  banks  in  every  jobbing  center  ac­
tually  make  such  charges,  which,  par­
ticularly  on  small  checks,  sometimes 
run  up  as  high  as 
per  cent,  of  the 
amount  of  the  check.

Why  not  do  as  you  agree  to  do  and 
see  that  the  jobber  actually  gets  what  is 
due  him—the  amount of  his  bill  less  the 
discounts?

Nothing  easier  for  you,  as  your  bank 
keeps  an  account  either  in  the  very  city 
from  which  your  supplies  come,  or  else 
n  some  Eastern  city,  and  will  gladly 
furnish  you  with  a  bank  draft  for  a  pit­
tance.

No  cost  to  you  and  a  considerable 
saving  to  the  man  you  buy  goods of, who 
will  feel  all  the  kindlier  to  you  for  sav- 
ng  him  unnecessary  expense.
Do  you  see  the  point?

Cater  to  Their  Vanity.

It  requires  some  knowledge  of  human 
nature  to  become  a  first-class  clerk.  All 
customers  are  more  or  less  “ dignified” 
and  they  like  to  have  their  dignity  re­
spected  by  those  who  wait  upon  them. 
He  is  a  first-class  clerk,  therefore,  who 
recognizes  this  point  and  gratifies  his 
customers  with  an  exhibition  of  suffi- 
ent  humility  to  satisfy  their  emotions 
n  this  direction.  He  may  feel  com­
forted 
in  this  connection  by  recalling 
the allegory  of  the  humming-bid and the I 
butterfly.

HOUSB  FURNISHING  GOODS

Stam ped T in W are.............................new  list 75*10
Japan n ed  T in W are............................................20&10
G ranite Iron  W are.............................new  Ust 40*10
„  
K e ttle s ................................................... ::::::::.6 o f io
S p id e rs ...................................................................60&10

HOLLOW  W ARE

HINGES

Gate, Clark’s,  1, 2 ,3 ......................................dis 60*10
8 ta le ................................................ per  doz. n et  2  50
B rig h t.............................................................  
gQ
Screw E yes................................................... " "  
an
H ook’s............................................................................80
G ate H o o k san d  E yes............
8
LEVELS

W IRE  GOODS

0

.

.

.

, 

, ,  

ROPBS

inch and  la rg er.................. 

Stanley R ule and Level Co.’s ..................dis 
, 
a . 
Sisal, 
M anilla........................ 
„  
Steel a nd Iro n ...........................................
Try and B e v e ls .............................
M itre ....................................................

 
SQUARES

 

70
six
g7*

SHEBT  IRON

com. smooth,  com.
|2  40
2-40
2 45
2  55
2  65
g  75
All sheets  No.  18  and  lighter,  over  30  inches 

„  
Nos. 10 to 14........................................#2  70 
Nos.  15 to  17....................................... 270 
Nos. 18 to 21........................................  2  80 
£08.22 to 24........................................  3 00 
Nos. 25 to 26........................................  3  10 
No.  2 7 .................................................  320 
w ide n ot less than 2-10 extra.

SAND  PAPER

SASH  WEIGHTS

L ist  acct.  19, ’86............................................ dis
„ 
Solid E yes...............................................per ton  20 00
Steel, G am e.................................................... 
60&10
O neida C om m unity, N ew house’s
50 
O neida C om m unity, Hawley *  N orton’s 70*10
Mouse, choker................................ per doz 
15
Mouse, delusion.............................per doz 
1  25

TRAPS

W IRE

B right M arket.............................................  
75
A nnealed  M arket.................................  
75
Coppered  M arket................................... 
70&10
Tinned M arket........................................... ‘  ¿gw
Coppered Spring  Steel.................................. ” . 
59
(
Barbed  Fence, galvanized  ................ o jq
Barbed  Fence,  p ain ted ...............................   ”   f  go

 

HORSE  NAILS

Au Sable................................................dis 40&1C
P u tn am ...........................................................dis 
N orthw estern.................................................. dis 

WRENCHES

B axter’s A djustable, n ickeled............. 
Coe’s G enuine................................................ 
Coe’s P atent  A gricultural, w rought  ...! ! . 
Coe’s Patent, m alleable.......................... 

MISCELLANEOUS
B ird  C ages........................................ 
Pum ps, C istern...............................................go
Screws, New L ist................................... 
Casters, Bed and  Plate...................... 
Dampers, A m erican..............................  

30
go

80

50*10*10

gg
go

5

10*10

80

50

600 pound  casks....................................  
P er pound......................................................         .............  ....................... 

gw

METALS—Zinc

g3

Stanley R ule and Level  Co.’s .......................... 60&10

KNOBS—New L ist

Door, m ineral, jap. trim m ings.......................  
70
Door, porcelain, jap. trim m in g s............................so

MATTOCKS

Adze Eye...................................  
#16  00, 
H unt E ye............................................#15 00, 
H unt’s..................................................#18 50, 

NAILS

A dvance over base, on  both  Steel  and  Wire.

Steel nails, base...................................................  1  65
Wire nails,  base............................................. ” "  1  75
20 to 60 ad vance................................................  Base
10 to 16 advance........................................
8 advance..................................................
6 a d v a n c e .............................. ..............
4 ad v an ce..................................................
3 a d v a n c e ..........................................  .
2 ad v a n ce.................................................
F ine 3 advance.......................................
Casing 10 advance...................................
Casing  8 advance...................................
Casing  6 advance...................................
F in ish  10 advance  ..................................
F inish  8 advance............................ ..
^inish  6 advance............................ 
_
Barrel  %  ad v an ce.......................................................85

 

 

SOLDER

% & % ................................................................   1214
The prices of the m any o th er qualities of solder
in the m arket indicated by  private  brands  vary
according to  com position.

TIN—M elyn Grade

10x14 IC, Charcoal................................  
14x20 IC, C h arc o al.............................  . . . .  
20x14 IX, C h arc o al.........................  
E ach additional X on this grade, #1.25.

 

# 5 75
575
. ”   7  00

dis 60*10
dis 60*10
dis 20*10

TIN—A llaw ay G rade

10x14 IC, C h arc o al.........................  
5  00
14x20 IC, C h arc o al.........................................  .  goo
10x14 IX, C h arc o al..................... 
.........  g  00
14x20IX ,C h arco al................................. '." i " ”   <5  00

E ach additional X on this grade, #i.50. 

ROOFING  PLATES

14x20 IC, Charcoal, D ean..................................   5  00
14x20 IX, Charcoal, D ean....................... 6  00
20x28 IC, Charcoal, D ean...........................10 00
14x20 IC, Charcoal, A llaw ay G rade...............".  4 50
14x20 IX, Charcoal, A llaway G rade................."  5  50
20x281C, Charcoal, A llaway G rade..........•....  9  00
20x28 IX, Charcoal, A llaw ay G rade...............  11  00

BOILER  SIZE  TIN  PLATE 

14x56 IX, for  No.  8  Boilers,  I 
14x56 IX, fo r  No.  9  Boilers, f Per P°und  • ■ 

»

M ILLS

Coffee, P arkers Co.’s ......................................  
Coffee,  P.  S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  M alleables..! 
Coffee, Landers, F erry & Clark’s..............  
Coffee, E nterprise.......................................... 

40
40

40
30

MOLASSES  GATES

Stebbin’s P a tte rn ............................................60&10
Stebbin’s G enuine......................................... 60&10
E nterprise, self-m easuring........................  
30

PLANES 

.

Ohio Tool Co.’s,  fan cy .................................   @50
Sciota B e n c h ................................................... 
go
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy......................  
Bench, first q u ality ........................................   @50
Stanley R ule and Level Co.’s w ood.......... 
60

  @50

PANS

Fry, A cm e.......................................................60*10*10
Common, polished.............................. 
70 *5
Iron and  Tinned........................................  
go
60
Copper Rivets and Burs............................... 

RIVETS

 

PATENT  PLANISHED  IRON 

A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10  20 
B” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27  9  20 
Broken packages %c per pound  extra.

HAMMERS

Maydole & Co.’s, new  list..................... dis  3SA
25
KiP’s  ......................................................di& 
Yerkes A Plumb’s...................................di«  m)*10
1 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel....................30c list 
70
l Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand 30c 11**40419

Write for prices. 

THOMAS  DUNN  &  SONS,

’Phone 1357.

WHOLESALE

Hardware  Specialties,  Belting,

Engineers,  M achinists and 

Factory Supplies.

3  P E A R L   S T R E E T .  

G R A N D   R A P ID S .

*  

f

tradesman
Itemized 
Ledger#«

Size, 8>£xi4—3 columns.

quires,  160  pages.............................................. $3
quires,  240  pages............................................[ [  2
quires, 320  pages..................................*’ ’ ’ **’ *  3
quires, 400  pages................................................3
quires, 480  pages................................................4

INVOICE  RECORD or BILL BOOK.

80 double pages,  registers 2,880 invoices.........$2

TRADESfiAN  COMPANY,

GRAND  RAP1D5,  MICH.

24

Clerks’  Corner

Mrs.  Bostwick’s  Proposition 

in  Re­

gard  to  Her  Husband’s  Clerk.

Written for th e T radesman.

“ There  ain’t  any  use  in  saying  a 
word,’ ’  remarked  Mr.  Bostwick 
the 
next  day,  as  he  elbowed  me  into  a  cor­
ner  of  his  office,  “ but  luck  is  just  as 
surely  taking  up  the  cudgel  in  Will’s 
behalf  as  you  stand  right there.  Mahala 
—that’s  Mrs.  Bostwick— is  an  awful 
woman  with  her  prejudices,  and  when 
she  came 
in  with  her  knitting  and  sat 
down  I  knew  she’d  come  to  stay  and  1 
felt  that  the  boy  was  going  to  get  a 
combing. 
I  was  satisfied,  anyway,  that 
any  idea  I  had  o’  doing  a  good  turn  to 
the  boy  was  smashed  and  I’d  started 
in 
all  over  again  with  my  plans  when  she 
began.

“ That’s  just the  way  with  ’em.  When 
she turned  the  corner  and  came  sailing 
down  on  the  letter  that  wasn’t  signed, 
but  didn't  even  mention  about 
the 
cloudy  carryings  on,  I  breathed  easier. 
That  wasn’t  the  part  of  the  letter  that 
stirred  me  up, 
though;  and  when  I 
thought  she  was  bearing  down on  that,  I 
shuddered,  for  I  was  sure  that  in  that 
case  Will’s  goose  would  be  all  burned 
u p !”

“ What  was  it? 
thing  about  it?"

I  didn’t  know  any­

“ Why,you  see,  the  blamed  letter  said 
that  Will  was  just—well,  I  won’t  tell 
you  what  it  said,  but  it  was  the  meanest 
thing  that  could  be  said  about  a  young 
fellow  that  somebody  was 
interested  in 
and  trying  to  do  a  good turn to.  It made 
me  so  mad  clear  through  that  I  felt  as 
if  I  couldn’t  treat  the  fellow  decently, 
and  I’m  afraid  I  did  sour  on  him  for  a 
day  or  two.  After  that  I  put  this  and 
that  together and things looked different. 
Then  I  remembered  that there  isn’t any­
thing  underhanded  about  the  boy,  and 
that  the 
letter  brought  out 
couldn’t  be  true,  that’s  all  there  is  to 
I’ve  watched  him  ever  since  with 
it. 
in  my  mind  and  the  whole 
idea 
that 
thing 
is  a 
low,  scandalous  lie.  That 
settled,  I’ve  been  trying  to  make  up  to 
the  boy  for  my  injustice  to  him and I ’m 
determined  he  shan’t  lose  anything  on 
my  account.

idea  the 

I've 

“ What  do  you  think  my  wife  said  to 
me  at  breakfast  this  morning? 
‘ I’ve 
been  thinking,'  says  she,  ‘ about Morris, 
and  the  more  I  think  of  him  the  more 
it  seems  to  me  that  it’s  your  case  right 
over  again.  You’ve  been  awfully  hard 
on  him—you  know  you  have—and  I 
guess  he’s  only  done  just  as  you  used  to 
do,  and 
if  1  hadn’t  stood  up  for  you 
then,  I  don’t  know  what  would  have  be­
come  of  you.  And  now  if  we  don’t  do 
something  for  Will 
it’s  going  to  hurt 
him. 
’bout  made  up  my  mind  to 
offer him  the  chamber  over  the  dining­
room,  if  he  wants  it.  There’s  a  good, 
big  closet,  the  room 
is  good  size,  and 
if  he's  anything  as  you  used  to  be  he  11 
think  the  world  and  all  of that open fire­
place.  There  ain’t  no  use  talking,  if 
the  boy’s  going  to  be  anything,  or  if 
you  think  he  has  the  right  stuff  in  him 
which  you  like  and  want  to  bring  out, 
you  mustn't  expect  to  stand  off  and  find 
fault  or  just  let  him  alone.  That  ain’t 
the  way  you  ought  to  be  interested  in 
him ;  and  you’ve  got  to  do  something 
for  him  that  costs  you  something,  too. 
This  standing  off  and  never  lifting  a 
finger 
is  what  I  can’t  abide.  You’re 
convinced—and  so  am  I—that  the  time 
has  come  to  do  something.  Do  it,  and 
don’t,  for  pity’s  sake,  do 
it  as  if  you 
were  having  your  eye  teeth  pulled.

Bank  Notes.

Ernest  N.  Smith  succeeds  Major 
Seymour  Howell  as  Cashier  of  the Com­
mercial  Savings  Bank  of  Adrian.

The  banks  of  Bay  City  have  signed 
an  agreement  to  reduce  the  rate  of 
in­
terest  on  savings  deposits  from  4  to  3 
per  cent.,  beginning  January  1.  This 
has  been  brought  about  by  the  prevail­
ing  low  rate  of  discounts.

The  banks  of  Saginaw  have  held  a 
meeting  for  the  purpose  of  coming  to 
an  agreement  on  the  question  of  redu­
cing  the  rate  of  interest  paid  on savings 
deposits.  A  conclusion  will  probably 
be  reached  at  a  meeting  which  is  to  be 
held  Jan.  14.

It 

is  not  the  trade  but  the  mistakes 
of  the  traders  that  mar  the  plans  for 
success.

M IC H IG AN   TRADESMAN

“   ‘ Yes,  I’m going  to  let  him  have that 
room,  and  I’m  going  to  have  him  take 
his  meals  here. 
If  he  will,  he  shall  be 
one  of  the  family  and  he  sha'n’t  pay  a 
cent  more  than 
it  costs  him  now  for 
room  rent  and  board.  Then  there’s  an­
other thing :  I sha’’n’t have  you  plaguing 
the  fellow’s  life  out  of  him  by  hanging 
around  him  all  the  time.  He  shall  have 
his  room  all  by  himself  as  you  have 
your  new  quarters  on  the  third  floor. 
He 
is  to  come  and  go  just  when  he 
pleases  and  you  must  make  up  your 
mind  that  he  isn’t  to  feel  bound  to  tell 
you  where  he’s  going  every  time  he 
goes  out after  supper.

“   ‘ Then  there’s  another  thing:  You 
needn’t  think,  because Will Morris is  in 
the  house,  that  I’m  going  to  sit  down 
stairs  alone  all  the  evening.  For  a 
while,  as  long  as  the  newness  lasts,  I’m 
willing  to  bide  my  time.  You  and  Will 
may  play  billiards  and 
enjoy  your 
cigars  and  have  your little snug  talks  up 
there  by  the  fire  until  it  gets  to  be  an 
old  story,  and  I’ll  keep  away.  After 
that,  you  may  talk  all  you’ve  a  mind  to 
about  “ three  being  a  crowd,’ ’ and  I 
shall  think  so,  too— only  you  mustn’t 
look  surprised 
if  I  make  up  my  mind 
that  you  are  the  third  one,  and  ask  you 
to  go  downstairs! 
I  know  I’m  not  so 
young  as  I  used  to  be,  nor  you  either; 
but  I  shall  want  to  have  a  little  of  the 
boy's  company,  as  his  mother  would 
if 
he  were  at  home.  That’s  what  l ‘m  go­
ing  to  try  to  make-the  house  seem  to 
him—-home,  and  if  there’s  anything 
in 
the  shape  of  a  show  which  I  want  to  go 
to  and  you  don’t,  I’m  going  to  take 
Will  along  and  leave  you  to  your  paper 
or  your  billiard  table.  Do  you  under­
stand?’

“ Now,  then!  what  do  you  think  of 
that?  You  could  have  knocked  me 
down  with  a  feather.  The  best  of  it  is 
she  means  every  blessed  word  of  it. 
Now,  the  next  thing  to  attend  to  is  how 
this  is  going  to  affect  the  boy. 
I  don’t 
know  as  he’ll  want  to  come to the house. 
At  his  age  you  couldn’t  have  got  me 
into  that  house  for  love  nor  money;  the 
fact  is  I  left  home  because  I  didn’t  like 
to  have  the  folks  all  the  time  wonder­
ing  and  asking  where  I  was  the  night 
before.  But,  about  Morris,  while  my 
wife 
is  determined  I  sha’n’t  ask  any 
questions,  you  may  make  up  your  mind 
that  she  w ill!  Don’t  it  beat  all  what 
women  will  do?  You  can’t  even  bet  on 
’em.

“ Well,  as  I  said,  the  unexpected  al­
ways  happens,  and all I  have  to  do  is  to 
step  back  and  let  the  affair  take  care  of 
itself.  With  the  boy  under  my  roof  and 
sitting  at  my  table,  I  shall  have  a  good 
chance  to  study  him  and  find  out  if 
he’s  the  young  feller  I’ve  been  looking 
for.”   R ic h a r d  Ma lc o lm   Str o n g.

The  Grain  Market.

The  past  week  has  been  a  holiday 
time,  but  was  more  spirited  than  usual 
on  account  of  the  closing  of  the Decem­
ber  deal,  which  ended  about  as  was  ex­
pected— rather  tame.  The  question  now 
arises,  What  is  the  Leiter  crowd  going 
to  do  with  their  holdings?  No  one 
needs  to  borrow  any  trouble  on  that 
score,  as  their  wheat  was  bought  low 
enough  so  they  can  stand  a  shrinkage of 
15c  per  bushel  and  still  leave  a  margin 
for  them. 
If  our  exports  continue  as 
large  as they  have  been, for  the  next  two 
weeks,  it  will  take  all  of  this  wheat,  as 
it  is  of  a  high  grade  and  not  “ stuff,”  
as  it  has  usually  been.  Our  visible  in­
creased  2,200,000  bushels,  which  could 
be  expected,  owing  to  the  extraordinary 
efforts  of  all  the  grain  dealers  to  get 
wheat  that  would  grade  in  Chicago,  in 
order  to  get  that  abnormal  advance,  as 
wheat  was  higher  there  than  elsewhere. 
However  things  have  quieted  down  and 
are  running  in  their  usual channel.  The 
market  shows  a  little  easier  feeling,  on 
account  of  the  large  increase.  From 
now  on  we  shall 
look  for  the  natural
decrease.  Winter  wheat  is  moving  very 
slowly  and  dealers  ar^  very  firm  in their 
views  and  are  holding  the  wheat  at 
high  prices.  As before stated,  the  move 
ment  is  very  moderate  and  the  dealers 
are  not  at  all  anxious  to  sell.  The  re- 
ceipts  of  spring  wheat  at  initial  points 
are  also  very  moderate.

The  demand  for  flour  will  pick  up 
now,  as  the  trade  has  more  confidence 
in  the  stability  of  prices.

Mill  feed  still  continues  to  be 

in 
good  demand  and  we  must  again  re­
port  a  firmness  in  prices.

Corn  remained  stationary,  although 
in  this  cereal  was  large. 

the  trading 
The  same  is  true  of  oats.

The  receipts  were  about  ordinary,  be­
ing  47  cars  of  wheat,  8  cars  of  corn  and 
9  cars  of  oats.
wheat. 

Local  millers  are  paying  86c 

C.  G.  A. Voigt.

for 

Within  a  day  or  two  carloads  of  bro­

ken  resolutions  can  be  picked  up.

WANTS  COLUMN.

Advertisem ents  w ill  be  inserted  under this 
head  for  tw o  cents  a  word  the  first  insertion 
and  one  cent  a  word  for  each  subsequent  in­
sertion.  No advertisem ents taken for less than 
ag cents.  Advance  payment.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

TT'OK MALE—PLA N l.\G   MILL  IN  T H E  LIVE- 
X1  liestj,'  town 
in  M ichigan;  also  hot  blast 
heater.  A ddress  Osborne, 
ca-e  M ichigan 
Tra  .esm an. 
X I7A N TE I»—LOCATION  FOR  DRUG  STOCK 
» »  
in  tow n  of ;00  to  5,1X0  Ad  ress  Geo.  W. 
K ern.  P rair eviile,  Mich. 
T X T A N T E b—TO BUY  SMALL  "TOCK  DRUGS 
m  
in  paying location,  s  all  tow n  preferred 
A ddress No  461, care M ichigan Tradesm an.  461  j

459

466

763

eral  M erchaudise,  value  about  $9,000, 

B e s t   l o c a t i o n   f o r  g r i s t   m i l l   i n   t h e

State  Good  grain  region.  Location  and 
building  w ill  be  given  outright  to  man  w ith 
$1.000  cap ita1.  A ddress  for  particulars,  J .  C. 
N eum an,  D orr, Mich. 
lA O R   SALE  OR  EX CH AN G E-STO CK   GEN- 
I  
in 
m anufacturing  city  13,000  population.  W ill 
trad e  $1,500, 
long  tim e  paym ents,  balance  in 
good unincum bered city  o r  farm   property.  No 
traders  need  apply.  A ddress  No.  460,  care 
M ichigan Tradesm an. 
I^ O R   SALE — OLD-ESTABLISHED  MEAT 
X 1  business,  located  a t  253  Jefferson  avenue. 
Smoke  house  and  all  m odern  conveniences. 
P resent  ow ner  soon  leaves  city.  E nquire  on 
prem ises. 

464

«60

458

465

457 

Small  capital 

good stock in  good  to w n ;  sm all  cash  pay­
m ent.  A ddress No.  465,  care  M ichigan  T rades­
m an. 

tpOR SALE—DRUG STOCK  AND  FIXTURES;
IpOR  SALE  OR  REN T—STORE  BUILDING, 

30x70 feet,  fixtures  on  ground  floor,  good­
paying  opera  house  above,  dw elling  rooms, 
barns  and  ice  house  in  rear,  adapted  to  any 
kind  of  business.  Store  fitted  w ith  electric 
lights.  G.  K  Coffey,  W hite Cloud  Mich. 
IA OR  SA L E -F U R N IT U R E   AND  UNDER- 
X? 
taking  business;  an  excellent  opportunity 
to  secure  an  old  established  business  Reason 
fo r  selling,  rheum atism . 
re­
q u ire d ; 
term s  easy.  A ddress  C.  E.  Singer, 
H illsdale,  Mich. 
C5RATERNAL 
INSURANCE  ORGANIZERS 
X   attent.on — An  opportunity 
to  organize 
“ F rate rn al insurance  w ithout  the  lodge  ”  The 
New  E ra  Life  A ssociation  of  G rand  Rapids, 
Mich.,  has accom plished this,  and  practical  o r­
ganizers now In  th e  field  are  having  splendid 
success.  Two d istrict organizers an d  local  rep­
resentatives  w anted.  A pply  C.  D.  Sharrow , 
G eneral  M anager. 
X X 7A N T E D -   EV ER T  YOUNG  MAN  AND 
* v  young  wom an  desiring  im provem ent  in 
Business  A rithm etic to send for  circu lar  of  the 
School of C orrespondence  and  B usiness  A rith­
m etic.  A ddress  A.  S.  P arrish,  109  O ttaw a  SL, 
G rand Rapids,  Mich. 
A  g o o d   DRUG  L U S N E S S   FOR  SALE; 
i  t   $3,000 in  stock  and  fixtures.  M ust change 
cLimate on account of health.  A ddress D ollars,
c-ne M ichigan Tradesm an.  _______________446
\A T  ANTED — A  GOOu  FLOURING  MILL, 
t t 
best location in  th e S tate;also  good  plan 
ing  m ill.  A ddress  F.  Salisbury,  M iddleton, 
Mich.______________________________  
IAOR SALE—DRUG STOCK  FOR CASH,  ONE- 
X? 
th ird   its real value.  A ddress Copperas, care 
M ichigan  Tradesm an. 

450

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acre  farm , 

OUSE  AND  LOT,  W E LL  REN TED,  40 
land  contract;  first m ortgage 
well secured and $2,000 to $5,000  cash  fo r  a good 
Investigate.  YVm. 
exclusive or  general  stock. 
Fagan,  M anisiee.  Mich. 
T   HAVE  A  PARTY W ANTING GROCERY OR 
X  general  stock.  M ust  be  a  bargain. 
I  have 
buyers  for any lin e  of  m erchandise.  W.  H. G il­
bert,  109 O ttawa St.,  G rand R apids. 
i fiOR  SALE—IN  ONE  OF  THE  BEST  Busi­

ness tow ns in  N orthern M ichigan, my entire 
stock of groceries;  only grocery  store  in  Petos- 
key doing a strictly cash business.  Good reasons 
for selling.  F or  particulars w rite to J .  W elling 
& Co., Pe  oskev,  Mich. 

440

451

441

ANTED—BUTTER  AND  EGGS. 
IF   YOU 
w ant good  prices and quick  retu rn s  w  ite 

us.  L unn <& Strong, Toledo, Ohio. 
\\[ A N T E D  — FIRST-CLASS  BUTTER  FOR 
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retail trade.  Cash paid.  Correspond w ith 
C aulkett & Co.. Traverse City,  Mich. 
li'O R   EX C H A N G E-TW O   F IN E   IMPROVED 
X: 
farm s  for  stock  of  m erchandise;  splendid 
location.  A ddress No. 73, care M ichigan T rades­
m an. 

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TJiREE—OUR  NEW   HANDBOOK  ON  PAT- 
x   ents.  Cillev  &  AUgier,  P atent  A ttorneys, 
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\ \ T  A N TED—POSITION  BY  REG ISTERED  
TV  pharm acist  as  traveling  salesm an  or  in 
store;  eight  years'  experience.  A ddress  No. 
462. care M ichigan Tradesm an. 
TX 7 AN TED—POSITION  IN  WHOLESALE  OR 
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retail  grocery  or  crockery  business  by 
sale  m an  o f  eight  years’  experience.  A ddress 
No. 436  care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

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