Volume  XVII.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY, JANUARY  31,1900.

Number 854

TH E  TIVOLI

“The  Marvel of  Modern  Pottery”

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This exquisitely beautiful  pattern  is the latest creation of  W.  H.  Grindley  &  Co.  on  their

Famous Meteor 5hape

and  is unquestionably the most pronounced  success they have  ever  achieved.  The  design 
of violet flowers and green  leaves  and  buds  is  a  most  wonderful  production  of  transfer 
work  and  imparts to the ware that softness of color harmony which characterizes  the  better 
grades of  French  China.  The additional  features of the  pattern are the rich  embossments, 
the graceful  shapes and artistic outlines,  the  lightness  of  weight  and  excellence  of  the 
selection, and the delicate gold tracery on  the knobs and  bandies and dishes.
Order at once and g et absolu te control for > our locality.

Original  Crate  Assortment

30 sets Teas,  handled...
4 sets Coffees, handled 
1 doz  Plates, 8-inch....
13 doz. Plates, 7-inch.  ..
5 doz.  Plates, 6-inch  ...
7 doz.  Plates. 5 inch__
i  doz.  Plates. 7-inch soup coupe.
6 doz. Fruit Saucers, 4-inch.
X doz. Spoon  Holders.........
1 doz.  Oatmeals...........
4 doz. Individual Butters..
X doz. Sugars...................
Vi doz. Creams,.............
1-6 doz. Bread Plates ...
Vi doz.  Bowls, 30s..........
1-6 doz. Dishes, 8-inch.
% doz.  Dishes, io-inch.
V» doz. Dishes, 12-inch.. 
i-6doz. Dishes, 14-inch..
1 doz. Bakers,3-inch...
Vi doz. Bakers, 7-lnch..
Vi doz. Bakers, 8-inch..
X doz. Scollops, 7-inch.
Vi doz. Scoliops, 8-inch 
Vi doz. Covered Dishes.  8-inch 
1-6doz. Casseroles, 8-lnch.
Vi doz. Covert'<1  Butters, 5-Inch.. 
Vi doz. Sauce Boats...
Vi doz. Pickles...........
l-6doz..!ugs, 12s ........
1-6doz..lugs, 24s........
X doz. .Tugs, 30s.__
% doz. Jugs, 36s 
1 doz. Oyster Bowls,

Less 10 per cent.. 

('rate and cartage

Per set  $  90
...............  I  05
1  tat

rdoz 

$27  00 
4  20 
1  69 
18  98 
6  20 
7  07 
1  46

1  36 
1  80 
1  80

2  02 

3  ito 
2 03

$107  07 
10  70
96  37 

2  00

$»8  87

Always  buy  in original  assortments and 

save  io per cent

42-44  Lake Street, 

Chicago.

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We sell to

dealers only

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H as  to  buy  gun,  powder,  ball  or  shot  before  he 
can  bring  down  the  game.  And  he  has  to  go 
after  H IS   G A M E ,  too.  H e  doesn’ t  wait  for  it 
to  com e  his  w ay,  and  then  blaze  away;  that’ s 
too  precarious;  too  M icawber  like.
T h e  best  w ay  to  be  prepared  for  Y O U R   G A M E  
is  to  get  in  a  supply  of

Royal  Tigers,  10c

a n d   T ig e re tte s ,  5c

P H E L P S ,  B R A C E   &   CO.,  Detroit.

The  Largest Cigar  Dealers in the  Middle West.

F.  E.  BUSHM AN,  Manager,

flaking  Trade 
and  Keeping It 

* £ < £

Plenty of specialties will sell like wildfire for  a  time.  But  they 
won’t last.  People never ask  for them again.  They’re worthless  ( §  
as a  basis for substantial merchandising.

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BUTTER

Fred E. Hall

Hall &  Hadden Frank W. Hadden

T ak e  pleasure  in  announcing  to  the  trade  that  they 
are  M anufacturers’  and  Im porters’  A gents  for

Crockery,  Glassware,  Lamps,

House  Furnishing Goods,  Etc.

T hey  are  also  State  A gents  for  the 

Magical  Lamp Chimney

18 H ousem an Building 

Citizens Telephone aai8.

Grand Rapids, M ichigan

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Sell  well first, last, and all the time,  There’s  a  crisp, delightful  # )  
daintiness about them that people do not tire of.  The first pound  M  
sells another and another.  They make trade and keep  it.
That’s the sort of cracker you want  to handle,  Mr.  Grocer. 

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If you  are  satisfied  to  remain  at  uj 
the  tail  end,  buy cheap  unreliable  }{] 
goods.

Good  Yeast  Is  Indispensable.

National  Biscuit Company,

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

Sears  Bakery.

FLEISCHMANN &  CO.

U n d e r   T h e i r   YELLOW LABEL  O f f e r   t h e   BEST!

Grand  Rapids A gency,  39 C rescent A ve. 
D etroit A gen cy,  111  W est Larned S t.

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Holland,  Michigan

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Buckwheat  Pancakes  made 

Walsh-DeRoo  Buckwheat  Flour  look  5
and  are  Buckwheat.  Absolute  purity  3

like  Buckwheat,  taste  like  Buckwheat  ^

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guaranteed.  Send  us your  orders.

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W a l s h -D e R oo  M ill in g  C o.

Is  a  delightful  occupation,  but  the  merchant  who 
uses  Coupon  Books  instead  of  pass  books  has  the 
satisfaction  of  seeing  the  dollars  roll  into  his 
coffers  in  a  steady  stream.  The  merchant  who 
uses coupon books has  everything  in  his favor;  his 
accounts  are  never  muddled;  he  never  forgets  to 
charge  anything;  his  business  is  conducted  on  a 
cash  basis.

Let  us  explain  it  to  you,  Mr. Credit Merchant.

Tradesman  Company,

Grand  Rapids,

I   A Business Man’s  *  
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Train

Save  time  in  travel  by  using  the  D etroit  N ew   York 
Special  and trains connecting therewith. 
It leaves  Detroit, 
M ich ig an  C e n t r a l  S t a t io n ,  daily  at  4:25  p.  m.,  arrives 
Buffalo  10:10  p.  m.,  Rochester  at  m idnight  and  N ew   York
It  is  up-to-date  in  every  respect
10  a.  m.  V ery  F ast. 

Volume XVII,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY  31,  1900.

Number 854

IM PORTANT  FEATURES.

A nnual Convention  R etail G rocers.

Page.
2.  D ry  Goods.
3.  G etting  th e   People.
4.  A round  th e   State.
5.  G rand  R apids  Gossip.
T he  P roduce  M arket.
6.  W om an’s W orld.
7.  G otham   Gossip.
8.  E d ito rial.
9.  Seventh  Success.
13.  City  C om petition  on  C ountry  Towns.
13.  G row er  and  G rocer.
C rockery  and  G lassw are  tjuotatiuns.
14.  The  M eat  M arket.
15.  R ules  E gg  S hippers  Should  Observe.
16.  T ow nship  P ed d lin g   Law.
17.  C om m ercial Travelers.
18.  Drugs and Chemicals.
19.  D ru g  P rice C urrent.
30.  G rocery P rice  C urrent.
31.  G rocery P rlee  C urrent.
33.  H ardw are.
33.  The  Stove  W as  Old.
34.  A T h reatened Invasion.

H ardw are  P rice  C urrent.
B usiness  W ants.

G EN ERA L  TR A D E  R EV IEW .

The  principal  influence  operating  as 
a  restraint  upon  the  vast  activities  of 
American  industries  is  the  growing evi­
dence  that  many  prices  have  been  stim­
ulated  beyond  the  normal  basis.  The 
volume  of  business  is  without  precedent 
in  almost  all  lines,  and  the  cost  of  raw 
materials  and  of  labor  keeps at the high­
est,  while  transportation  contracts  are 
offered  at  the  most  liberal  rates,  yet  in 
the  sales  of  many  finished products there 
is  evidence  that  the-  highest 
level  has 
been  attained  and  is  being  passed.  Not 
that  there  is  a general recession in prices 
in  any  lines,  but  that contracts are being 
taken  at  more  nearly  the  normal  plane 
in  cases  where  emergency  orders  had 
unduly  stimulated  them.

influence 

Uncertainties  as  to  the  foreign  situa­
tion  may  have  some 
in  the 
continued  stagnation  of  the  stock  mar­
ket,  but  more  potent  causes  for conserv­
atism  are  to be  found  in  undue  expan­
sion  of  capital  and  the  natural  exhaus­
tion  succeeding  the  December  panic. 
Naturally  many  of  the  sufferers 
in  that 
reaction  are  not  in  shape  to  push  spec­
ulation  and  others  are  disinclined  to 
rush  in  while  the  tendency  seems  down­
ward.  There  are  no  causes  for  concern 
in  the  situation,  for  it  is  better  that  the 
recovery  should  be  slow  and  natural. 
in 
As  long  as  there 
general  industries  the  situation 
is  as­
sured.

is  no  slackening 

In  the  iron  industry  the  lines  most de­
pending  upon  the  general  expansion  of 
business  are  held  strong,  often with  con­
tracts  far  ahead.  Thus  rails,  structural 
forms,  wire,  nails,  etc.,  are  still  held  at 
the  highest,  a  level  which 
is  operating 
to  postpone  many  new  undertakings. 
Forge  and  foundry 
irons,  bars,  sheets, 
etc.,  are  beginning to  feel  the  effect  of 
competition  and  show  yielding prices.

It  is  probable  that  the  advance  of 
prices  in  wheat  and  other  cereals  can be 
correctly  accounted  for  by the increasing 
magnitude  of  the  British  task  in  Africa 
and  the 
in  India. 
Exports  of  wheat  have  fallen  consider­
ably  below  the 
large  outgo  of  last  year, 
while  corn  is  about  the  same.

increasing  famine 

The  advance  in  the  price  of  both wool 
any

and  cotton  to  figures  exceeding 

quoted  in  several  years  past  is  not  con­
ducive  to  the  greatest  activity 
in  the 
textile 
industries.  The  acceptance  of 
large  orders  for  heavy  winter  goods  by 
manufacturers  of  wool  is  good  evidence 
that  they  have  their  stocks  of  wool  sub­
stantially  all  on  hand.  After  so  great  a 
rise  as  that  which  culminated in Decem­
ber,  with  a  market  practically  cornered 
by  speculators  ever  since, 
the  buying 
has  been  small  and  at  private  conces­
sions,  but  it  is  unlikely  that  manufac­
turers  have  bound  themselves  to  pur­
chase  large  quantities  in  such  a  market. 
If  they  have  not,  the  acceptance  of great 
last  two
contracts  for goods  within  the 
weeks  is  not  the  promising 
indication 
that  some  speculators  suppose  it.

leather 

A   little  yielding  in  hides  arid  a  little 
in 
last  week  were  the  only 
changes  as  to  materials  for  shoe  manu­
facturers,  who  are  shipping  more  than 
in  any  previous  year on  old  orders,  but 
getting  few  new  orders  this  year  as  yet, 
since  they  ask  gradually  rising  prices.

T H E   SEVENTH  SUCCESS.

of 

The 

annual 

convention 

the 
Michigan  Retail  Grocers’  Association, 
which  was  held  in  this  city 
last  week, 
was  an  unqualified  success  in  every  re­
spect  that  goes  to  make  up  a  successful 
convention.  The  attendance,  while  not 
large,  represented  every  section  of  the 
State,  and  the  interest  in  the  proceed­
ings  was  maintained  from  the  time  the 
convention  was  called  to  order  until  the 
closing  hour  of  the 
last  session.  The 
papers  presented  were  of  an  exception­
ally  high  character  and  the  discussions 
were  marked  by  a  conciseness  of  state­
ment,  an  absence  of  personal  bias  and  a 
degree  of  breadth  and  scope  which  au­
gur  well  for the  future  success  of  the 
movement.  President  Wisler  presided 
over  the  sessions  at  the  convention  with 
dignity  and  discretion,  introducing  the 
discussions  with  occasional  remarks of  a 
pertinent  character  and  adding  to  the 
sum  total  of  the  experiences  of  those 
present.  The  selection  of  Bay  City  as 
the  next  place  of  meeting  is particularly 
opportune,  because  it  takes  the  conven­
tion  into  a  section  of  the  State  where 
conventions  have  not  heretofore  been 
held  and  will  naturally  add  very  largely 
to  the  membership  of  the  organization 
in  that  part  of  Michigan.  The selection 
of  Mr.  Walker,  of  Bay  City,  as  Presi­
dent  was  a  foregone  conclusion  because 
of  the  prominent  part  he  took  in the pro­
ceedings  and  the  recognition  to  which 
he  was  naturally  entitled  as 
chairman 
of  the  Bay  City  delegation.  The  read­
ers  of  the  Tradesman  are  already  aware 
of  many  of  the  reforms  which  have been 
brought  about  by  this  organization  dur­
ing  the  period of  its existence and,  judg­
ing  by  the  convention  just  held  and  the 
enthusiasm  of  those  who  participated  in 
the  Association  has 
the  proceedings, 
even  greater  victories  in  store  for  it 
in 
in  the 
the  future  than  it  has  achieved 
past.

At  a  joint  conference  of  railroad  of­
ficials  at  New  York  last  week  over  100,- 
000  remonstrances  from  shippers  were 
received,  protesting  against 
the  new 
tariff.  Several  hundred  shippers  were 
there,  from  all  parts  of  the  country.

RE PR ESEN T A T I V E  R E TA ILE R S .

C.  K.  AYulker, 

M ichigan  Retail

Grocer**  Aaaociatlon.

Clarence  Edward  Walker  was  born  at 
Lapeer,  March  9,  1865,  his  father  being 
of  English  descent,  while  his  mother 
was  descended  from  the  early  New  Jer­
sey  Dutch 
families.  He  received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  town,  graduating  from  the  high 
school,  and  subsequently  taking  a  com­
mercial  course  at  the  Detroit  Business 
University.  His  father  was  then  con­
ducting  a  bending  works  at  Lapeer  and 
he  entered  the  employ  of  his  parent  as 
book-keeper and  manager,  retaining  the 
position  for  eight  years.  He  then  went 
to  Bay  City,  where  he  carried  on  the 
real  estate  business  for  a  year,  after 
which  he  removed  to  Little  Rock,  Ark., 
where  he  embraced  the  hardwood 
lum­
ber  business.  At  the  end  of  a  year, 
however,  he  returned  to  Michigan, 
lo-

cating  in Bay City eight years ago,  where 
he  formed  a  copartnership  with  Chas.
A.  Kelley  and  opened  a  grocery  store 
at  905  Center  street  under  the  style  of 
Kelley  &  Co.  The  same  firm  conducts  a 
branch  grocery  store  at  506  Midland 
street,  West  Bay  City.

Mr.  Walker  was  married Oct.  11,  1893, 
to  Miss  L.  Maude  Elliott,  of  Ypsilanti, 
and  the  family  reside  in  their own home 
at  414  Monroe  street.  Two  children,  a 
boy  5  and  a  girl  2  years  of  age,  com­
plete  the  family  circle.

Mr.  Walker  is  a  member  of  the  Madi­
son  avenue  M.  E.  church  and  the  Mod­
ern  Woodmen,  the  claims  of  home  hav­
ing  prevented  his  becoming  much  of  a 
“ jiner. ”   He  early  espoused  the  cause 
of  organization  among 
retail  grocers 
and  was  recently  elected  President  of 
the  Bay  Cities  Retail  Grocers’  Associa­
tion,  in  which  capacity  he  has  won  the 
commendation  of  his  friends  and  the 
confidence  of  the  trade.  As  one  of  the 
four  delegates sent  by  that Association to 
the  seventh  convention  of  the  Michigan 
Retail  Grocers’  Association,  he  made so 
good  an  impression  that  he  was  unani- 
mously  elected  President  of  the  State 
organization,  and  has  entered  upon  the 
work  with  a  degree  of 
zest  which 
speaks  well  for the  future  prosperity  of 
the  organization.

A  soft  answer  turns  away  wrath ;  but 

if  it  is  too  soft 

it  brings  disgust.

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419 W iddicom b Bid., G rand R apids.  9  
D etro it  office,  817  H am m ond  B id.  £
a   Associate  offices  and  attorneys  in  every  9  
a   county in the  United  States and Canada.  c  
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For  Sale Cheap

Residence property at 24  Kellogg 
street, near corner  Union  street. 
Will sell on long time  at low  rate 
of Interest.  Large lot, with barn. 
House equipped  with  water,  gas 
and all modern improvements.

E.  A.  Stowe,

Blodgett Building, 
Qrand Rapids.

Spring and summer 1900 samples ready, 
and  still  have  for  present  use  Ulsters, 
Overcoats  and  Reefers  in  abundance. 
Don’t  forget  strictly  all  wool  Kersey 
overcoat $5.  KOLB & SON, oldest whole­
sale Clothing Manufacturers, R ochester, 
N.  Y.  Mall  orders  receive  prompt 
attention.  Write  our  Michigan  agent, 
W IL L IA M   CONNOR,  Box  346,  Mar­
shall, Mich., to call on you,  or  meet  him 
at Sweet’s hotel, Grand Rapids, February 
1  to  8  inclusive.  Customers’  expenses 
paid.

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Collections made everywhere. Write for particulars.

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Save  Money. 
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Dry Goods

T he  D ry  Goods  M arket.

Staple  Cottons— Show  an improvement 
that  is  really  excellent.  There  are  some 
quarters 
in  which  the  change  does  not 
seem  to  be  felt  to  any  great  extent,  but 
they  will  soon  fall  in  line,  and  the  mar­
ket  will  be  a  lively  place  the  end  of this 
week  and  the  beginning  of  next.  The 
whole  market  is  steady  as  far  as  prices 
are 
The  manufacturing 
trade  has  been  placing  more  orders  for 
bleached  cottons,  although  this  part  of 
the  business  has  not  become  an  import­
ant  one  yet.

concerned. 

Dress  Goods— Strong 

ideas  are  gen­
erally  entertained  by  agents  regarding 
the  outcome of  the fall  season,  and  these 
are  accentuated  by  the  apparent  desire 
of  buyers  to  place  orders  early  for  fall 
goods.  There 
is  a  strong  belief  that 
soft  wool  fabrics  will  continue  to  hold 
their  place  in  the  front  rank,  and 
is 
also  believed  that  staples  are  going  to 
make  a  strong  showing.  The dress goods 
agent  is  being  literally  bombarded  with 
telegraphic  and  other  communications 
urging  him  to hasten deliveries of spring 
goods.  Buyers  are  plainly  getting  un­
easy  about  the  delivery  of  these  goods, 
apparently  fearing  that  the)  are  going 
to  get  left  out  in  the  cold.

it 

Underwear— The  heavyweight  under­
wear  trade  has  been  excellent. 
The 
Eastern  markets  are  full  of  buyers,  and 
the  dealing  is  very  general.  The  fleeced 
goods  are  pretty  well  cleaned  up  for  the 
season,  but  other  lines  which  did  not 
start  out  with  the  same  dash  are  now 
having  their  innings.  The  season  bids 
fair  to  be  very 
short  and  snappy. 
Ribbed  goods  are  undoubtedly  the  live­
line  outside  of  the  fleeces  and  flat 
liest 
goods  are  doing  some  business. 
It  is 
freely  predicted  that  the  end  of  the  sea­
son  will  come  within  two  weeks,  and 
some  set  the  date  as  early  as  ten  days. 
Several  of  the  most  prominent  and  de­
sirable  lines  have  been  cleaned  up  com­
pletely,  and  buyers  have  been  forced  to 
accept  lines  which  are 
less  satisfactory 
to  them.  There 
is  one  feature  of  the 
market  which  is  likely  to  upset  calcula­
tions  to  some  extent,  and  that  is  the 
fact  that  some  mills  are  said  to  be  hold­
ing  back  their  production  for  higher 
prices.  They  have  been  rather  forced 
into the  market  during  the  past  week  by 
exceptionally  tempting  offers  on the  part 
of  buyers.  The  prices  for  fleeced  goods 
as  set  by  the  American  Knit  Underwear 
Association  are  being  fairly  well  ad­
hered  to.  There  is  some  price  cutting, 
but 
is  on  goods  that  for  some  reason 
or  other  are  less  desirable  than  the  gen­
eral  run,  and  where  this  price  cutting  is 
seen,  buyers  are  a 
little  careful  about 
placing  their  orders.

it 

Hosiery— Cotton  goods  are  sold  up 
is 
well  to  the  summer  and  wool  hosiery 
doing  a 
very  satisfactory  business. 
Most  of  the  trading  is  with  salesmen  on 
the  road,  although  there  are  some  buy­
ers  in  the  market.  They  are  all  anxious 
to  get  hold  of  the  goods,  and  would 
rather  pay  a  slight  advance  than  to  wait 
very  long.  Cotton  fleeced  goods,  while 
in  fair  demand,  do  not  show  the  brisk 
business  that  was  expected  of  them. 
Cotton  hosiery  has  been  advanced  by 
many  mills  15  to  20  per  cent,  above  the 
opening  prices,  and  most  of  them  are 
sold  for a  long  time  ahead.

Carpets— The  carpet  trade  continues 
to  remain 
in  a  very  prosperous  condi­
tion,  although  the  buying  is  not  greatly 
increased. 
is  safe  to  say,  however, 
indications  point  to  continued
that  all 

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prosperity  for  several  months  to  come. 
The  advances  which  we  reported  thus 
far  for  the  new  year  affected  all  lines  of 
carpets, including  Brussels  and  Wiltons, 
last  to  feel  the 
which  are  always  the 
benefits  of  an  advance. 
It  must  not  be 
inferred,  however, 
from  this  that  the 
manufacturers  of  carpets  are  being  ben­
efited  immediately  by  the  advances,  as 
this  is  not  the  case.  The  large  number 
of  orders  previously  taken  have  still  to 
be  filled  at  former  prices,  and  it  will  be 
some  time  yet  before  the  manufacturer 
will  be  materially  benefited  by  the  bet­
ter  prices  of  to-day.  There  is  some  lit­
tle  talk  of  still  higher  prices  to  be asked 
later  on,  but  as  the  mills  are  well  filled 
with  orders,  which  will 
last  for  many 
weeks,  if  further  advances  are  made,  it 
is  not  expected  that  they  will  affect  the 
spring  trade,  which  will  by  that  time  be 
well  supplied,  and  only  duplicate  orders 
would  thus  be  affected.  All  lines  of  car­
pets  share  the  good  demand  of  the  fall 
trade,  and  while  the  tendency  still  is 
towards  the  higher grades  of carpets,  in­
grains  are  receiving  their  share  of  at­
tention,  as  many  of  the  large  ingrain 
carpet  manufacturers,  who  have  recently 
increased  their  productive  capacity,  still 
claim  that  they  find  as  much  difficulty 
in  filling  their  orders  as  they  experi­
enced  before  the  addition  of  the  new 
looms.
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Herb  Emerson,  of  Emerson,  Marlow 
&  Co.,  states  he  has  already  contracted 
for  twenty-five  cars  of  fancy  Missouri 
eggs  to  be  packed  in  April,  ready  for 
storage,  at  9c,  delivered in Chicago.  He 
also  states  he  wants  100  cars  more 
just 
like  them.

Mr.  Emerson  is  about  the  only  heavy 
dealer  who  would  state  he  had  made any 
contracts.  Others  said  they were  arrang­
ing  for  eggs,  but  the  price  had  not  set­
tled  down  for  such  delivery.  There  is  a 
general  feeling  that  March  and  April 
stock  will  go 
in  the  coolers  this  year  at 
from  9  to  ioc. 
It  may  be  lower,  but  all 
buyers  are  cautious.  During  the  next 
few  weeks  large  contracts  will  be  made 
for  storage  purposes.

It  is  not  believed  that  any  such  quan­
tity  of  storage  eggs  will  be  placed in the 
coolers  this  year  and  the  stock  will  go 
in 
in  much  better  condition..  The losses 
last  season’s  off  stock  will  be  large, 
on 
and  this 
lesson  will  make  all  packers 
more  careful.  The  regular  egg  dealers 
are  the  ones  who  will  pack  this  year and 
is  expected  there  will  be  a  dearth  of 
it 
speculators. 
spring  everybody 
wanted  to  put  eggs  in  storage,  but  they 
will  not  be  so  eager  this  year.
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“ And  how  did  you  and  grandpa  get 
along?’ ’  enquired  the  doting  mamma 
of  the  precocious  child.

Last 

“ He  was  pleasant  as  p ie,”   replied 

the  cherub.

‘ ‘ As  pleasant  as  pie?”
“ Yes,  mamma— short  and  crusty.”

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Knott 
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business, then  look  us over.  We bought  early  and  secured  extra 
values;  goods that  would cost  a  great  deal  more  if  purchased  at 
the present time.  You get the benefit.

Grand Rapids, Mich. 

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jjifi  and  are  finished  with  fancy  braids,  w hich  m akes  them  very 

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G.  E.  Hain,  of  Fremont,  encloses  an 
advertisement  which  is  reproduced here­
with. 
In  general  appearances  it  is  su­
perior  to  most  of  Mr.  Haiti’s  previous 
efforts,  but  it  is  sadly  weakened  by  the 
fact  that  no  prices  are  quoted.  After 
all  I  have  said  on  this  subject,  it  seems 
readers  have  not 
peculiar  that  my 
awakened  to  the 
fact  that  advertising 
without  prices  is  flat,  stale  and unprofit­
able. 
just  barely  possible  in 
these  days  that  there  are  still  stores  in 
existence  which  have  no  regular  fixed 
prices  on  any  goods,  but  this  policy 
is 
as much  a relic of  the  old  unenlightened 
days  as 
is  the  policy  of  suppressing 
prices  in  advertising,  and  I  can  hardly 
believe  that  a  merchant  who  advertises

It  seems 

Haiti's  Big  Hardware

Have  You  Awakened

to the fact that you need a new clock? 
We have just added a line of  Clocks 
and can  save you  money on anything 
in  that  line.  You  should  see  the 
“ Tatto Alarm;”  it  will  awaken  the 
soundest  sleeper and get  him  up  on 
time;  runs  intermittingly for  15  min­
utes  Eight day striking  and  alarm 
clocks so cheap that  you  cannot  af- 
iord  to be without one.

You  Are  Beginning

to  think  of  something  new  in  the 
way  of  a  Cooking  Stove.  We  want 
to  show  you  what  we  have  in  this 
line,  and  we  are  sure  to  please  you, 
because  we  have  such  a  large  lot 
and  complete  assortment  to  choose 
from.  All  Jewel  Stoves  and  Ranges 
are  guaranteed  to  be  good  bakers, 
durable,  and  use  as  little  fuel  as 
any  made.  Come  in  and  look  them 
over,  you  will  ind  everything  from 
a  small  cheap  cook  to  a  fine  range. 
All  sorts  of  stoveware 
in  stock. 
Spring  is  the  time  for  Cook  Stoves 
and  we  are  prepared  for  it.

Page  Buggies are  Good  Buggies

as  liberally  as  Mr.  Hain  can  be  counted 
in  this  class.  Mr.  Hain’s  description 
of  the  “ Tattoo  Alarm ”   is  not  quite  as 
clear  as 
it  might  be.  Something  like 
this would  have  been  preferable :

it  at  6  o’clock  and 

You  simply  can  not  sleep  when  once 
the  Tattoo  Alarm  Clock  gets  started. 
Set 
it  will  start 
ringing  at  6  and  keep  oh  until  six-five ; 
it  shuts  down  until  six-fifteen, 
then 
when 
it  goes  on  again  for  another  five 
minutes.  You  simply  have  to  get  up  to 
get  it  to  shut  up.

Mr.  Hain’s  space  which 

is  devoted 
to  a  general  talk  on  stoves  would  have 
been  much  better  occupied  by  a  cut  of 
one  particular  stove,  together  with  de­
scription  and  price.  After  that,  he 
could  follow  it V ith  any  desired  general 
talk  that  he  pleased.

The  idea  of  a  definite description  of  a 
definite  article  and  price  is  to  pin  the 
reader’s  attention  to  one  thing. 
If  you 
advertise  one  thing  at  a  time  you  may 
not  find  everybody  wanting  that particu­
lar  thing,  but  those  who  do  will  be 
im ­
pressed  by it  and  started  on  the  road  to 
purchasing 
it.  A   general  advertise­
ment,  on  the  other  hand,  impresses  no­
body  particularly. 
It  contains  nothing 
forcible  enough  to 
induce  anybody  to 
purchase ;  therefore,  the  chances  of  suc­
cess  are  all  in  favor of  the  specific  ad­
vertisement. 
is  a  good  plan  for  any 
merchant,  no  matter  what  line  he  may 
be 
in,  to  offer  certain  articles  at  spe­
low  prices  on  certain  days  of  the
cial 

It 

week.  The  profit  on  these  articles  often 
may  not  be  large  enough  to  pay  for  the 
advertising,  but  they  will  bring  a  large 
number  of  people  to  the  store  who  do 
not  ordinarily  come,  and  if  the  store 
is 
the  right  kind  of  a  place,  the  advertis­
ing  will  result  in  quite a large amount  of 
sales  outside  of  the  specials  advertised 
for  that  day.  This  may  sound  like  rank 
heresy  to  some  of  my  readers,  who  do 
not  believe 
in  cutting  prices  at  any 
time,  but  the  fact  remains  that  it  has 
proved  successful  wherever  it  has  been 
properly  carried  out.  The  one  point  on 
which  to  be  careful  is  to  see  that  the  ar­
ticles  advertised  are  advertised  for  ex­
actly  what  they  are,  that  the  descrip­
tions  are  not  too  glowing  and  that  the 
reduction  or  special  price  be  absolutely 
genuine.  Once 
imbue  the  public  with 
the 
idea  that  the  store  is  advertising 
absolutely  the  truth  and  trade  will  grav­
itate  to  that  store  as  naturally  as  water 
flows  down hill.

*  *  *

“ The  Economy,”   of  Three  Rivers, 
sends  in  for  criticism  a  circular  which, 
unfortunately,  is  too 
large  to  be  repro­
duced. 
It  consists  mainly  of  goods  and 
prices,  but is  very  attractively  displayed 
and  should  have  sold  considerable  mer­
chandise.  One  phrase  from  the heading 
strikes  me  as  peculiarly  apt. 
It  reads, 
“ It 
is  so  much  easier  to  count  money 
than  to  measure  goods. ’ ’  That  phrase, 
it  seems  to  me,  is  the  keynote  of  all 
closing  out  sales.  There  are  still  some 
merchants  in  this  State  who  are  morally 
opposed  to  selling  anything  at  a  loss, 
even  at  cost,  no  matter  how  old  or  how 
much  outworn it  may  be.  This,  it  seems 
to  me,  is  the  height  of  folly.  People 
like  to  deal  at  a  store  whose  goods  are 
fresh  and  new— a  store  whose 
bright, 
stock 
is  ever  changing—a  store  which 
carries  nothing  over  from  season  to  sea­
son,  no  matter  how  great  the 
loss  may 
be.  The  store  that  starts  out  with  this 
policy  has  every  chance  of  success,  and 
such  a  store  will  undoubtedly  outdis­
tance  more  conservative rivals in  a  short 
time.  Especially  is  this  true  of  a  store 
which  handles  garments 
for  women’s 
wear.  A   woman  is  more  than  likely  to 
patronize  a  store  where  she knows every­
thing  to  be  of  the  latest  style  and  half 
a  dozen  pleased  women  customers  can 
do  more  toward  the  success of  a business 
than  almost  any  other  form  of  advertis­
ing—with  the  added  advantage  that  it 
costs  you  nothing  except  your  time  and 
trouble  in  pleasing  them.

W.  S.  Hamburger.

The  time 

is  coming  when 

timid 
Americans  will  travel  abroad  and  de­
clare  with  pride  that  they  are  citizens 
of  the  United  States. 
It  is  man’s great­
est  privilege.  Waldorf  Astor  goes  to 
England  with  millions  of  money  earned 
in  this  country  by  hard-working  ances­
tors,  and  announces  that  he  wants  to 
be  a  British  subject.  England  gives 
him  the 
laugh  and  takes  his  gold,  but 
does  nothing  for  him  socially  except  to 
eat  his  dinners  and  allow  him  to  speak 
to 
ladies  of  no  better  pedi­
gree  than  his  old  pelt-peddling  ances­
tors. 
It  seems  there  is  no  merit  in  be­
ing  born  great  or having greatness thrust 
upon  one.  The  honor 
is  in  achieving 
greatness. 
It  does  not  so  much  matter 
where  a  man  was  bom  or  who  his  father 
was.  The  point  to  arrive  at  is,  Is  the 
man  able  and  worthy?

lords  and 

The  cotton  growing  States  are  rejoic­
ing  this  year  over  a  crop  of 9,100,000 
in  connection  with 
bales.  This,  taken 
the  fact  that  fifty-nine  new 
factories 
have  been  started,  strengthens  the  pre­
diction  that  the  South  is  looking  out  for 
herself.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

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Our  line of

WORLD

Bicycles for  1900

Caps and  Qloves

Spring  and  Sum m er  Styles 

at

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W holesale  only.

Call  or  send  for  samples.
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Is more  complete  and  attractive  than  ever  be­
fore.  We are not in the Trust.  We want good 
agents everywhere.

ARNOLD,  SCHWINN  &  CO., 

M akers, Chicago,  III.

Adams Sc Hart, Michigan Sales Agents, 
Grand Rapids, Mich.

Michigan 
Wall  Paper 
Co.,  Ltd.

Dealers  in

W all  Paper, 
Painters’  Supplies 
and  Window 
Shades

202  Randolph  St.,
Detroit,  Mich.

Agents Wanted for Villages and  Towns.

W e can  furnish anything  that  Paper  Hang­
ers  and  Painters  need  in  their  business; 
lowest  prices.
Send  your  name  and  address  for  sample 
books of this season’s  W all  Papers.

H.  M.  Reynolds  &  Son,

Manufacturers  of

Asphalt  Paints,  Tarred  Felt,  Roofing  Pitch.  2  and  3 
ply and Torpedo Gravel  Ready  Roofing.  Galvanized 
Iron  Comice. 
Sky  Lights.  Sheet  Metal  Workers 
and Contracting  Roofers.

Qraad Rapids, Mich.

Office, 82 Campau st.
Factory, ist av. and M. C. Ry.

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Detroit, Mich.
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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Around  the State

M ovem ents  of M erchants.

Kalamazoo—Abram  Brand,  dry  goods 

dealer,  has  sold  out  to  Samuel  Spiro.

Marshall— John  Baldwin,  confectioner 
and  baker,  has sold out to A.  W.  Palmer.
Caro— Harry  Willis,  dealer  in  cigars 
and  confectionery,  has  removed  to  Cass 
City.

Webberville—J.  Frank  Cook  has  pur­
chased  the  hardware  stock  of  Bert  Sey­
mour.

Port  Huron—John  Ronan  has  pur­
the  grocery  stock  of  Thomas 

chased 
Burke.

Charlotte— Mrs.  Mary  Casher  has  pur­
chased  the  millinery  stock  of  Mrs.  Geo. 
Walker.

Bay  City— John  A.  See  &  Co.  have 
engaged  in  the  furniture  business  at  809 
Water  street.

Lawton— F.  E.  Langdon  has leased  a 
in  a 

store  building  and  will  shortly  put 
stock  of  groceries.

River  Rogue—-John  Cook 

succeeds 
Warren  W.  Quackenbush  in  the  grocery 
and  meat  business.

Elwell— W.  C.  Pugsley  has  purchased 
implement  stock  of

the  hardware  and 
I.  H.  Church  &  Co.

Yale— Norman  B.  Herbert  has  pur­
chased  the  grocery  and  boot  and  shoe 
stock  of  Robert  M.  Lothian.

Brown  City— McPhee  &  Holden  suc­
in  the  jjrain,  ele­

ceed  Hugh  McPhee 
vator and  feed  mill  business.

Cheboygan— Chas.  F.  Cueny  succeed 
the  estate  of  the  late  J.  J.  Cueny  in  the 
grocery  and  bakery  business.

Lansing—A.  F.  Schlee  has  sold  the 
Palace  meat  market  to  Wm.  Sears,  who 
has  already  taken  possession.

Litchfield—John  Norcutt  has  sold  his 
grocery  stock  to  G.  W.  Hawley,  who 
will  take  possession  about  Feb.  15.

Saginaw— Fred A.  Baldwin has opened 
a  flour  and  feed  and  produce  store  at the 
comer  of  Hamilton  and  Cass  streets.

Grand  Ledge— H.  M.  (Mrs.  H .)  Put- 
in  the  bazaar  and 

terille  is  succeeded 
millinery  business  by  A.  O.  Halstead.

Watervliet— Frank  E.  Baughman  will 
continue  the 
implement 
business  of  Baughman  Bros,  in  his  own 
name.

ice,  coal  and 

Owosso— W.  E.  Payne  succeeds  the 
implement  firm  of  Crowe  &  Payne,  W. 
L.  Crowe  retiring  on  account  of  poor 
health.

Marshall— Nineteen  local  grocers have 
signed  an  agreement  to  close their stores 
at  8  o’clock  in  the  evening  from  Jan.  29 
to  May  1.

Cadillac— W.  R.  Sawyer  has  retired 
from  the  firm  of  Sawyer &  Hodges,  news 
and  cigar  dealers,  and  is  succeeded  by 
his  son,  Alvin  W.  Sawyer.

Boon— The  grocery  firm  of  Fessenden 
&  Palmiter  has  been  dissolved  by  mu­
tual  consent.  The  business  will  be  con­
tinued  by  A.  C.  Fessenden.

Jackson— The  Smith  &  Winchester 
Hardware  Co.  has  been  organised  to 
succeed  Barnard,  Smith  &  Co. 
in  the 
hardware  and  stove  business.

St.  Louis—J.  Cough,  the  farm 

imple­
ment  dealer,  has  taken  F.  H.  Cooper as 
a  partner  and  the  style  of  the  firm  will 
be  known  as  Cough  &  Cooper.

Saranac— Milton  A.  Wilkinson  has 
purchased  an  interest  in  the L.  C.  Hunt­
er  hardware  stock. 
The  new  firm  will 
be  known  as  L.  C.  Hunter  &  Co.

Jackson— Henry  J.  Adams  has  pur­
chased  the  interest  of  the  estate  of  the 
late  Wm.  Smith  in  the 
lumber  firm  of 
Smith  &  Adams  and  will  continue  the 
business  in  his  own  nae.

Ann  Arbor— John  Wahr  has  purchased 
the  interest  of  his  partner 
in  the  boot 
and  shoe  firm  of  Wahr  &  Miller and will 
continue  the  business  in  his  own  name.
Lawton— Otho  Beam  has  purchased 
the  flour  and  feed  business  of  C.  W. 
M itchell;  also  the  bicycle  repair  shop, 
which  he  has  placed  in  charge  of  Vern 
Ward.

Grant— W.  F.  Payne,  of  Grand  Rap­
ids,  has  leased  a  store  building  at  this 
place,  which  is  now  being  fitted  for  the 
occupation  of a stock of dry goods,  cloth­
ing  and  shoes.

Corunna— D.  M.  Lowe  has  sold  his 
grocery  stock  to  T.  J.  Brown,  of Detroit, 
who  has  formed  a  copartnership  with 
Wm.  Walsh,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Walsh  &  Brown.

St.  Louis—  L.  Lenhoff  has  closed  his 
clothing  establishment  under the general 
bankruptcy  act,  after  having  been  en­
gaged 
in  business  here  for  nearly  a 
quarter  of  a  century.

Marshall— E.  Brumberg,  of  Battle 
Creek,  has  purchased 
the  dry  goods 
stock  of  J.  A.  Unna.  Mr.  Treseder,  who 
was  formerly  in  charge  of  the  business, 
w ill  remain  with  Mr.  Brumberg.

Bellaire— F.  D.  Flye  and  Meyer  & 
Flanelly  have  consolidated  their  hard­
ware  stocks  and  will  hereafter  conduct 
business  as  one  establishment,  under 
the  style  of  the  Antrim  Hardware  Co.

Sault  Ste.  Marie— D.  Frank Reynolds, 
formerly  of  the  grocery  firm  of  Royce  & 
Reynolds,  has  associated  himself  with
A.  H.  Eddy,  the  Ashmun street grocery- 
man,  under  the  firm  name  of  Eddy  & 
Reynolds.

Eaton  Rapids  —   Myron  Stuart,  of 
Brookfield,  has  purchased  the interest  of 
John  O.  Smith  in  the  implement  firm  of 
Smith  &  Crane.  The  new  firm will con­
tinue  the  business  under  the  style  of 
Crane  &  Stuart.

Charlotte— Chas.  Bennett, 

adminis­
trator  of  the  estate  of  George  W.  Foote, 
informs  the  Tradesman  that  the  sale  of 
the  Foote  drug  stock  to  Dr.  L.  F.  Wea­
ver  and  Peter  Shute  was  not  consum­
mated,  as  expected.

Lansing— Ex-Senator J.  Milton  Earle, 
formerly  of  Belding,  but 
for  several 
years  a  resident  of  this  city,  is  about  to 
remove  to Detroit,  where  he  will  engage 
in  the  commission  business  under  the 
firm  name  of  Duffie  &  Earle.

Belding—Charles R.  Stelzer,  of  Grand 
Rapids,  has  purchased  the  meat  mar­
kets  of  C.  B.  Nye  and  J.  W.  Pullman. 
He  has  purchased  the building occupied 
by  Mr.  Pullman  and  will  consolidate 
both  markets  at  that  location.

Belding— Homer  VanEvery, 

late  of 
Pontiac  and  Birmingham,  has  leased  a 
portion  of  the  Deatsman  block  and  en­
gaged  in  the  grocery business.  He con­
templates  taking  the  entire  block 
later 
on  and  adding  a  line  of  meats.

Eastlake— The  R.  G.  Peters  Salt  & 
Lumber  Co.  has  taken  possession  of  its 
new  building  with 
its  general  stock, 
which  has  been  departmentized  ac­
cording  to  the  up-to-date 
ideas  which 
General  Manager Corey  has  been  able 
to acquire  by  investigation  and  inven­
tion.

Lansing— Geo.  W.  Chambers  and  A.
B.  Sears  have  formed  a  copartnership 
and  engaged  in  the  undertaking  busi­
ness  at  119  Allegan  street.  Mr.  Cham­
bers  has  had  charge  of  the  undertaking 
department  of  M.  J.  &  B.  M.  Buck,  of 
this  place,  for  the  past  nine  years,  and 
Mr.  Sears  has  recently  been  engaged  in 
the  undertaking  |business  at  Manistee. 
The  firm  name  will  be  Chambers  & 
Sears.

Pigeon— The  Wallace-Campbell-Orr
Co.  has  been  organized  at  this  place  to 
engage  in  the  mercantile  business.  The 
capital  stock  is  $12,000.  The incorpora­
tors  are  W.  H.  Wallace,  W.  J.  Orr,  of 
Bayport,  and  'J.  J.  Campbell,  of  this 
place.

Ypsilanti— The  creditors  of  Alban  & 
Johnson,  clothiers  and  merchant  tailors, 
have  gotten  together and  agreed  upon  a 
proposition  to  settle  with  the  firm  for  50 
cents  on  the  dollar.  The  effort  to  hold 
Mrs.  Fred  Johnson  as  a  partner  in  the 
firm  was  not  successful.  The  liabilities 
aggregate  $13,000.

Belding— F.  T.  Lincoln,  of  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y .,  has  leased  the  east  store 
in  the 
Belding  block,  and  workmen  are  en­
gaged  in  the  work  of  renovating  it  and 
putting  it  in  first-class  condition.  Mr. 
Lincoln  expects  to  be  ready  for business 
about  March  1  with  a 
line  of  millinery 
and  ladies’  furnishings.

Ovid— Ed.  Beebe  has 

repurchased 
the stock of drugs sold to Steward &  Hurd 
last  spring.  Mr.  Beebe  had  been  en­
gaged  in  the  drug  business  for  nearly 
twenty  years  here  when  he  sold  his stock 
and  removed  to  Marine  City  to  engage 
in  the  drug  business.  He  will  shortly 
open  his  store  at  this  place.

Charlotte—Jos.  Lang  has  retired  from 
the  clothing  firm  of  Lang  &  Vomberg, 
the  remaining  partner,  Meyer Vomberg, 
continuing  the  business 
in  his  own 
name.  Mr.  Lang  removed  to  this  place 
December,  1867.  Twelve  years  ago  he 
formed  a partnership with Mr.  Vomberg, 
who  had  been  his  efficient  and  faithful 
clerk  for eleven  years.

Muskegon—John  Bolt  has  sold  his  in ­
terest  in  the  hardware  store  and  celery 
farm  conducted  by  Boersma  &  Bolt, 
also  his interest in the hardware business 
owned  by  Boersma,  Bolt  &  Co.  The 
parties  now  interested  in  the  two  hard­
ware  stores  and  the  celery  farm  are 
Peter A.  Battma,  Octs  Douwsema,  Sam­
uel  Langeland  and  John  Boersma.

Pentwater— S.  E.  Russell  has  sold  his 
interest  in  the  general  stock  conducted 
under  the  style  of the  Grange  store  to  F. 
W.  Fincher,  who has  formed  a copartner­
ship with  the  other partner,  Charles  Jen­
sen,  and will continue the business  under 
the  style of  F.  W.  Fincher  &  Co.  Mr. 
Fincher  conducted  a  drug  store  here  for 
several  years  and  is  well  known  to  the 
people  of  Pentwater and  vicinity.

Saginaw— Wm.  Barie  &  Son  have  ar­
ranged  to  merge  their  business  into  a 
corporation  about  March  1,  to  be  known 
as  the  Wm.  Barie  Dry  Goods  Co.  The 
capital  stock  will  be  $300,000  and  will 
be  held  as  follows:  Wm.  Barie,  Sr., 
$200,000;  Wm.  Barie,  Jr.,  $50,000; Mrs. 
W.  F.  Schirmer,  $10,000;  Mrs.  Hugo 
G.  Wesener,  $10,000;  Mrs.  Elsie  Hana- 
ford,  $10,000;  Mrs.  Warren  H.  Rice, 
$10,000;  Miss  Blanche  Barie,  $10,000. 
The  officers  will  be  as 
follows:  Presi­
dent,  Wm.  Barie,  Sr.  ;  Vice-President, 
Wm.  Barie,  Jr.  ;  Secretary  and  Treas­
urer,  Hugo  G.  Wesener. 
In  the  active 
management  of  the  store  there  will  be 
but  few changes.  William Barie,  Jr.,  will 
assume  control  of  the  wholesale  depart­
ment.  Warren  H.  Rice,  who  has  been 
connected  with  the  firm  as  advertising 
manager,  will  retain  that position and  in 
addition  superintend  the  men’s  furnish­
ing  department,  which  will  occupy  the 
second  floor  of  the  new  building 
into 
which  the  firm  will  move 
in  October. 
Hugo  G.  Wesener,  who  severs  his  con­
nection  with  the  Bank  of  Saginaw  as 
assistant  cashier,  will  have  charge  of 
the  office  of  the  company.  W.  F.  Schir­
mer  will  become 
identified  with  the 
important  depart­
store  in  one  of 

its 

ments  upon  the  firm’s  moving  into 
its 
new  quarters.  Charles  H. „  Smith,  who 
assumed  charge  of  the credit department 
upon  the  retirement  of  W.  A.  Fixel, 
will  remain  with  the  firm 
in  that  ca­
pacity.

M an u factu rin g   M atters.

Adrian— L.  F.  Baker  has  begun  the 
manufacture  of  cheese  in  the  building 
known  as  the  Adrian  creamery.

Traverse  City— The stockholders of the 
Michigan  Starch  Co.  have  voted  to 
in­
crease  the capital stock of the corporation 
from  $50,000  to  $200,000.

Otsego— The  Otsego  Chair  Co.  will 
erect  two  additional  buildings  during 
the  present  year,  enabling  the  company 
to  increase  its  capacity  from  700to 1,000 
chairs  per  day.

Detroit— C.  D.  Merritt,  W.  H.  Smith 
and  H.  L.  Minds  have  organized  the 
Superior  Fence  Co.,  with  a  capital stock 
of $20,000,  to  engage  in  the manufacture 
of  fence  machines.

Saginaw— Mrs.  F.  H.  Beach  has  sold 
her  interest  in  the  Erd  Piano  &  Harp 
Co.  to  W.  A.  Brewer,  President  of  the 
corporation.  Mrs.  Beach  formerly  oc­
cupied  the  position of  Vice-President.

Fenton— The  Business  Men’s Associa­
tion  has  petitioned  the  Common  Coun­
cil  to  put  before  the  voters  at  the spring 
election  a  proposition  to  bond  the  v il­
lage,  the  money  thus  raised  to  be  used 
in  inducing manufacturers to locate here.
Detroit— The  Detroit  Cigar  Box  & 
Package  Manufacturing  Co.  has  filed 
articles  of  association  with  $10,000 capi­
tal,  45  per  cent,  of  which 
in. 
The  incorporators  are  John  P.  Glendon, 
trustee,  John  J.  Marten,  John  P.  Glen­
don,  and  W.  H.  Fitzgerald.

is  paid 

Saginaw— C.  L.  Roeser  has  separated 
his  seed  and  plow  manufacturing  busi­
ness.  The  former  will  be  continued 
under  the  style  of  the  Saginaw  Imple­
ment  and  Seed  Co.,  while  the  manufac­
ture  of  plows  and  harrows  will  be  con­
ducted  by  the  C.  L.  Roeser Manufacturé 
ing  Co.

Eaton  Rapids— Mack  E.  Polhemus 
has  been  granted  a  patent on  his  folding 
vegetable  crate,  which  he  has  been  ex­
perimenting  on  for  several  months  and 
which  he  has  finally  perfected.  The 
crates  will  be  manufactured  at  the  T.
M.  Bissell  Plow  C o.’s  works  for  the 
present.

Detroit— Fox  Bros.  &  Co.  have  filed 
articles  of  limited  partnership  to  manu­
facture  wood  mantels  and  special  furni­
ture.  The  partnership  is  for  one  year, 
and  the  parties  are  Charles  VV.  and Ben­
jamin  J.  Fox,  general  partners,  and  A l­
bert  V.  McClure,  John  Kelsey  and  War­
ren  G.  Vinton,  special  partners.

Houghton  —   The  Knudsen-Ferguson 
Fruit  Co.  and  the  supply  firm  of  Knud­
sen  &  Ferguson,  which  has  had  the sup­
plying  and  maintenance  of  the  camps 
on  the  Copper  Range  Railroad,  and also 
upon  the  new  branch  of  ‘the  Mineral 
Range  from  Newtonville  to  Mass  City, 
have been  consolidated  and  incorporated 
as  the  Knudsen-Ferguson  Fruit  Co., 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $100,000.  The 
officers  of  the  corporation  are  H.  B. 
Knudsen,  of ¡Duluth,  President ;  Clin­
ton  L.  Stacy,  of  Minneapolis,  Vice- 
President,  and  E.  M.  Ferguson,  of  Du­
luth,  Secretary and Treasurer.  The main 
office  of  the  company  is  located  at  Du­
luth,  and  its  branch  office  at  this  place 
is  under  the  management  of  L.  A.  Lar­
son,  who  has  been  in  the  copper country 
for  some  time  in  charge  of  the  camp 
business  of  the  firm  of  Knudsen  &  Fer­
guson.  Besides  making  a  specialty  of 
handling  all  kinds of fruits,  the company 
will  also  deal  in  produce  and  fish.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

ûrand  Rapids  Qossip

T he  G rocery  M arket.

Sugars— The  raw  sugar  market  con­
tinues  to  advance,  prices  showing  an 
advance  of  i - i 6 c   this  week,  making  the 
present  price  of  96  deg.  test  centrifugals 
The  statistical  position  of 
4  7-16C. 
raws  for  the  week  shows  stocks 
in  the 
United  States  and  Cuba  198,619  tons, 
compared  with  135,133  last  year,  an  in­
crease  of  63,486  tons  over 
last  year. 
Business  in  refined  continues  about  the 
same,’  but  prices  show  an  advance  of  5 
points  on  all  grades.  The  State  Land 
Commissioner  of  Michigan 
reports  a 
total  of  77,352  tons  of  beets  received and 
13,015,572  pounds  of  sugar  produced  by 
the  nine  beet sugar factories of Michigan 
during  the  month  of  December.

losing  all 

Canned Goods— Trade in future canned 
goods  is  comparatively 
small,  many 
buyers  preferring  to  take  their  chances 
in  the  open  market  later.  Last  year  at 
this  time  most  of  the  futures 
in  vege­
tables  had  been  sold  out  and  buyers  had 
turned  their  attention  to  fruits.  This 
year  scarcely  any  tomatoes  have  been 
sold  in  the  East.  Maine  corn  packers 
have  placed  very  little  as  yet,  and  Mary­
land  packers  are  not  making large sales. 
The  higher  cost  of  everything  connected 
with  the  business  has  created  a  stagna­
tion,  which  is  working  more  or  less  in­
jury  to  every  one  connected  with  the  in­
dustry.  Packers  are  indisposed  to  sell 
at  the  old  prices, 
the  addi­
tional  cost  of  packing  themselves,  while 
buyers  are  not  especially  anxious  to  pay 
the  prices  demanded,  because,  as  they 
say,  they  think  that  prices  may  break 
later  and  goods  can  be secured  at the old 
figures.  There  is  no  question,  however, 
about  the  ultimate  heavy  sale  of  all  va 
rieties,  because the consumptive demand 
will  require  enlarged supplies.  What  the 
future  will  bring  forth  is  an  undeter­
mined  question  which  even  the  most ex­
perienced  dealers  do  not  undertake  tc 
answer.  Many  buyers  are  picking  up 
spot  goods,  because  they  believe  that 
spot  stocks  at  present  prices  are  better 
property  than  futures at quotations which 
rule  now  and  are  likely  to  rule  during 
In  spot  goods  the  situation 
the  season. 
remains  practically  unchanged. 
The 
only  point  of  interest  is  the  firmer  feel 
ing 
in  tomatoes,  which  have  advanced 
2j^c  per  dozen  during  the  past  week, 
Prices  promise  to  increase  as  sales  be 
come  larger.  In  com there is  no change 
Buyers  are  not  particularly  active  and 
prices  are  unchanged.  While some buy 
ers  think  the  market  will  be  lower,  very 
few  share  this  opinion  and  trade  is  pro 
ceeding  upon  the  basis  of,  opening 
prices  being  the  lowest  of  the  season 
There  is  nothing  new  regarding  peas 
and  string  beans.  Stocks  are  very  light 
indeed  and  future  sales  are not large,  for 
the  same  reason  that  other  futures  do 
not  sell  more  briskly.  Fruits  are  firm 
and  the  supply  is  very  small.  There  is 
almost  no  trade  in  any  variety  now  and 
none 
trade 
compels  attention. 
looks  now  as 
though  the  new  pack  would  come  upon 
a  bare  market.  An  advance in the price 
of  sardines  has  been  looked  for  to  take 
place  about  Feb.  1,  but  it  is  now  stated 
that  this  advance  will  not  be  made  at 
present,  chiefly  owing  to  the  fact  that 
there  is  little  demand  for  the  goods  just 
at  present,  although  there 
less 
than  one-half  the  stock  there  was  a  year 
ago  this  time.  Salmon  is  very  firm,  but 
there  is  no  change  in  price.  The oyster 
market  is  very  firm  and,  owing  to  the

is  promised  until  spring 

is  now 

It 

high  price  of  the  raw  materia 
have  been  some  slight  advances.

there

Of 

California 

Dried  Fruits— The  dried  fruit  trade  is 
quiet  and  limited  to  small  consuming 
orders.  The  outlook  for  good  business 
appears  encouraging,  but 
just  when 
trade  will  pick up it is impossible to say. 
According  to  the  views  of  dealers,  re­
tailers  are  carrying  small  stocks  and 
must  buy  liberally  if  they  expect  to  do 
any  business  later.  Prunes  are  quiet, 
both  export  and  domestic  demand  being 
flat. 
Prices  are  unchanged,  but  are 
rmly  held  ‘ up  to  quotations  and  the 
small  sales  which  make  up  the  bulk  of 
the  business  are  at  full  figures.  The 
supply  on  the  coast 
is  reduced;  prob- 
ibly  500  cars  would  cover  everything 
now  held  by  first  hands.  Brisk  buying 
would  cause  an  advance  in  prices,  but 
under  present  circumstances  no  change 
probable.  Raisins  are  quiet,  with 
scarcely  any  sales. 
loose 
Muscatels  are  steady  at  full  prices,  but 
buyers  appear  to  be  well  stocked  and 
are  not  buying  freely.  Most  purchases 
are  limited  to  small  consumptive orders. 
Of  the  quantity  of  raisins  available  for 
shipment  from  California  there  are  only 
about  three  hundred  cars. 
this 
amount  there  are  practically  no  stand­
ards.  Two-thirds  of  the  stock 
left  are 
)rientals  and  one-third Pacifies.  Of the 
Orientals  left,  about  one-third  will  be 
available  for shipment E a st; the balance, 
owing  to  their  condition,  will  be  sold 
to  the  wineries.  Raisins  will  be  con 
siderably  higher  in  the  near  future  and 
jobbers  will  be  compelled  to  depend  on 
Eastern  stocks  to  supply  their  demand 
and  Eastern  stocks  are  very 
light 
Peaches  are  quiet,  but  trade  is  increas 
ing,  so  far  as small orders are  concerned 
There  is  an 
impression  that  supplies 
will  run  short  of expectations and higher 
prices  are  expected 
later.  While  the 
demand  has  been  so  small,  prices  have 
not  weakened,  which 
good  point.  Apricots  are  steady,  but 
supplies,  being  mostly  in  second  hands 
are  held  firmly  up  to quotations  and  the 
movement  is  confined  to  small  orders, 
There  is  little  change  in  the  market  for 
evaporated  apples  and  trade 
is  slow 
although  all  supplies  are 
firmly  held 
Exporters  show  less  interest than a while 
ago,  but  the  export  demand 
likely 
to  increase  at  any  time.  The  sale  of 
large  quantity  on  the  coast  to  the  Gov 
ernment  has  made  the  market  firmer 
there  and  may  affect  the  Eastern  mar 
ket  as  well.  There  is  a  little  more  en 
quiryand,  with  continued  cold  weather, 
prices  will  undoubtedly  advance.  Cur 
rants  are  firm,  although  no  quotable 
change  has  taken  place  yet.  Figs  are 
easy  and  sales  are  small.  Dates  are un 
changed,  but  trade 
i 
small  quantities.

is  principally 

is  considered 

is 

Tea—There  is  nothing  of  particula 
interest  in  the  tea  trade,  business  being 
on  a  firm  basis  with  moderate  sales.

Rice— There  is  a  slight 

improvement 
in  the  demand  for  rice,  especially  for 
high  grade  domestic  and  Japan  sorts 
Stocks  of  all  grades  are  light  and  prices 
are  steady  New  crop  Japans  are  rathe 
uncertain  and  not  desirable in quality.
i 

Molasses  and  Syrups— Nothing  of 

terest  has  occurred  in  molasses.  Buyers 
bought  supplies  to  meet  urgent  wants 
resulting  in  small  sales  at  firm  prices. 
Supplies  continue  small,  with  sellers 
showing  no  anxiety  to  market  supplies 
expecting  an advance on all grades.  The 
com  syrup  market 
is  slightly  weake 
and  prices  are  down  j£c  per gallon,  wi 
a  corresponding  decline  on  cases.

Fish— Trade  in  fish 

is  fair  at  un 

changed  prices,  with  the  exception

mackerel,  for  which  there 

is 

little  de- 

and  at  present.
Nuts— The  trade  in  nuts  is  quiet,  but 
there  is  always  more  or 
less  demand 
from  retail  distributers,  the aggregate of 
hich  is  sufficient  to  keep  the  market  in 
reasonably  healthy  condition,  unless  it 
i  seriously  overloaded.  This rule holds 
good  this  year.  Trade 
is  up  to  the 
average  of  the  season  and  prices  are 
ell  maintained.  Walnuts  appear  to  be 
moving  with  moderate 
freedom  and 
irices  have  been  well  sustained,  as  a 
hole.  Filberts  are  in  fair  demand  at 
nchanged  prices.  Peanuts are reported 
firm,  but  selling  at  previous 
tirly 
is  not 
rices.  The  supply 
large,  but 
the  quality  is  good. 
Pecans  are  steady 
at  an  advance  of 
is 
small  and  will  probably  be  entirely  ex­
hausted  before  the  next  crop  is  ready for 
arvest.

j£c.  The  supply 

H ides,  P elts,  Furs,  Tallow   and  Wool. 
Hides are lower,  with light sales.  The 
market  is  well  cleaned  up  of light hides, 
’rices  are  still  too  high  for  the  quality 
f  goods  offered  and  lower  values  can 
be  looked  for.

Pelts  are  so  few  and  offerings  so  light 
that  prices  are  nominal.  Pullers  are 
anxious  for  stock  and  are  buying 
in 
ase  prices  are  consistent.
Furs  are  scarce in Northern Michigan. 
Price  advanced  materially  at  London 
ales  last  week.  Dealers  are  not  satis­
fied,  as  they  did  not  have  all  the  goods 
they  wanted  at  the  sales,  and  now  pay 
the  advance  readily  and  tumble  over 
:ach  other  to  get  them.

Tallow  is  y&c  easier,  with  fair  offer- 
ngs  and  sales.
Wool  is  firm  at  old  ¡irices,  with 

fair 
sales  in  small 
lots.  Heavy  manufac­
turers  are  well  stocked,  having  good 
orders  on  their  books  and  running 
full. 
The  supplies  for  the  near  future  must 
come  from  abroad. 

Wm.  T.  Hess.

W.  R.  Brice  &  Co.  write  the  Trades­
man  that  they  will  open  their  branch 
houses  at  Grand  Rapids  and  Manchester 
ïbout  March  10.  The  Grand  Rapids 
house  will  be  in  charge  of  W.  J.  Kone, 
the  same  as  heretofore.  The  refusal  of 
Brice  &  Co.  to  pay  top  prices 
for  eggs 
ist  spring  was  a  matter  of  unfavorable 
commentât  the time,  but recent develop 
ments  have  shown  that  they  were 
leve 
headed  in  declining to  pay  fancy  prices 
for  stock  which  has  since  been  sold 
for 
less  than  its  original  cost.  As  a  result 
of  this  policy  they  succeeded  in  scoring 
1  profit,  instead  of  a  loss,  on  the  busi 
ness  of  1899. 
is  understood  that 
Young  &  Co.,  who  operated  at  Lake 
Odessa  last  season,  lost  about  as  much 
on  the  eggs  they  purchased  last  year  as 
Hager’s  creditors  did  on  the eggs  Hage 
failed  to  pay  for  the  year  before.

It 

Wm.  Brummeler  &  Sons  have  moved 
their  office 
into  their  new  block  on 
South  Ionia  street,  where  they have more 
spacious  and  attractive  quarters.  The 
basements  used  as  a  general  stock  de 
partment,  as  is  also  the  rear  of  the  first 
floor.  The  offices  and  sample  room 
cupy  the  front  of  the  first  floor,  while 
the  entire  second  floor 
fc 
factory  purposes.

is  utilized 

Geo.  H.  Reeder  was  appointed  n 
ceiver  of  the  W.  D.  &  I.  J.  Booth  gene 
ral  stocks  at  Belding  and  Cedar  Springs 
and  has  entered  upon  the  work  of  con­
verting  the  assets  into  cash  with  as little 
delay  as  possible.

J.  B.  Holly  has  sold  his  stock  of  sta­
tionery,  wall  paper  and  paints  at  95 
Canal  street  toJJ.  J.  Berg.

T he  1’roduce  M arket.

Apples:— Dealers  are  constantly  sort­
ing  their  supplies,  in  order  to  save what 
they  can  from  the jellymaker  and mince 
meat  factory.  Spys,  Baldwins  and  Jon­
athans  are  in  good  demand  at  $3.506114 
per  bbl.

falling  off 

Bananas— For  several  weeks past  there 
has  been  a  noticeable  increase  in the de­
mand  and  consumption  of  bananas, 
which,  together  with  the 
in 
receipts,  has  caused  several  sharp  ad­
vances  in  values.  The  supplies  in  New 
York  during  the  current  week  have  not 
exceeded  19,000  bunches,  while  for  the 
corresponding  week  last  year  the  sup­
plies  arriving  in  that  market  were  35, - 
000  bunches.  Since the beginning of the 
year  the  supplies  arriving  have  reached 
only  153,000 bunches,  compared with 235, 
000  bunches  for  the  same  period 
last 
ear.  The  decrease  in  the  supply  is  at- 
ributed  almost  entirely  to the losses  sus 
lined  in  Deember during the cold wave, 
arload  after  carload 
then  being  de­
stroyed  by  frost  in  transit  to  the  West- 
rn  markets.  The  importations  are  ex­
pected  to  be  below  the  average 
for  the 
remainder  of  the  season,  because  of  the 
heavy  losses  through  storms  in  the  West 
lies  late  last  fall,  from  the  effects  of 
which  they  have  not 
fully  recovered. 
With  open  weather  the  trade  incline  to 
believe  that  the  present  high  range  of 
rices  will  continue.  Present  prices  on 
fully  4c  higher  than 

some  grades  are 
was  the  case  a  month  ago.

Beets—$1  per  3  bushel  bbl.
Butter— Factory creamery  is scarce and 
lard  to  get  at  25c.  Dairy  grades  com­
mand  io@2oc,  but  most  of  the  receipts 
ire  inferior  in  quality.

Cabbage— 75@9oc  Per doz.
Carrots—$1  per  3  bushel  bbl.
Celery— 25c  per doz.  bunches.
Cranberries— Jerseys  are  in  fair  de- 

nand  at  $6.75@7  per  bbl.

Dressed  Poultry  —   The  market 

is 
stronger  and  higher,  due  to cold  weather 
and  bad  roads.  Chickens  are  in  active 
iemand  at  g@ toe.  Fowls are  in  demand 
it  8@9C.  Ducks 
io@ i ic. 
Eeese find a market  on  the  basis  of  q@ 
10c.  Turkeys  are  in  good  demand  at  10c 
for  No.  2  and  11c  for  No.  1.

command 

loss  off, 

Eggs— Fresh  stock has  declined  to  15c 
flat  in  Chicago  and  to  17c, 
in 
New  York.  Local  dealers  find  an  out­
let  for their  receipts  on  the  basis  of  16c. 
Cold  storage  stock  is  held  at 
io@l2c, 
according  to  quality.  According  to  W. 
J.  Mooney,  general  manager  of 
the 
Western  Cold  Storage  Co.,  there are  now 
n  storage  at  Chicago  only  65,000  cases 
>f  eggs,  and  the  supply  will  not 
last 
more  than  15  days.  The  same authority 
estimates  the  loss  on  storage  stock 
in 
Chicago  alone  at §150,000.

Game—Rabbits  are  all  cleaned  out 
ind  the  cold  weather  has  served  to  cur­
tail  receipts  and  increase  the  demand  to 
that  extent  that  dealers  are  offering  $1 
@1.10  per  doz.  Squirrels  are  also 
in 
strong  demand  at  $1. io@ i.2o  per  doz.

Lemons—The  demands  not  much 

im­
proved,  but  the  quality of the  goods  now 
coming  in  is  much  better  than  hereto­
fore  and  there  has  been  a  slight advance 
on  some  grades.

Live  Poultry— Squabs,  $1.20  per  doz. 
Chickens,  6637c. 
5 >£@6j£c. 
Ducks,  6 yic  for  young  and  6c  for  old. 
Turkeys,  8c  for  young.  Geese,  8c.

Fowls, 

Nuts—-Ohio  hickory  command  §1.25 
for  large  and  §1.50  for  small.  Butter­
nuts  and  walnuts  are  in  small  demand 
at  60c  per  bu.

Onions— Spanish  are  steady  at  $1.75 
per  crate.  Home  grown  are  steady  at 
45c  for  Red  Weatherfields,  Yellow  Dan­
vers  and  Yellow  Globes  and  50c 
Red  Globes.

Parsnips—$1.25  per 3  bu.  bbl.
Potatoes— The  market  is  stronger  and 
higher,  due  to  the  seeding  demand from 
the  South.  Local  handlers  pay  about 
38c  in  cariots  and  find  an outlet for stock 
around  42@45c.

Squash— Hubbard  command  1 '/2c  per 

pound.

Sweet  Potatoes— Kiln dried Jerseys are 

slow  sale  at  $4.5o@4.75per bbl.

Turnips—$1  per bbl.

For  G illies’  N:  Y. 

tea,  all  kinds, 

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T R A D E S M A N

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Woman’s World

W om en  No  L onger  P ro u d   of  F em inine 

A (to 11»plishm en t s.

The  greatest  danger  that  confronts  the 
modern  woman 
is  that  in  her  reaction 
against  the  limitations  and  restrictions 
of  the  past  she  is  inclined  to  go  to  the 
opposite  extreme  and  undervalue  the 
things  that  are  purely  feminine. 
If  you 
will  notice  you  will  see  this  tendency 
openly  manifested  on  every  side.  The 
qualities  that  we  seek  most  strenuously 
to  inculcate  into  our daughters nowadays 
are  the  manly  virtues  of  independence 
and  self-reliance.  The  women  who  are 
held  up  by  the  press  of  the  country  for 
the  emulation  and  admiration  of  other 
women  are  those  who  have  achieved 
success  or  made  money  in  active  com­
petition  with  men in  the  working  world. 
The  clothes  that  we  extol  as  rational 
and  sensible  are  hideous  travesties  of 
men’s  garments. 
The  very  note  of 
praise  has  taken  a  masculine  cast,  and 
I  honestly  believe  nine  women  out  of 
ten  would  feel  more  flattered  to  be  de­
scribed  as  clever  and  progressive  than 
to  be  called  pretty  and  sweet.

Everywhere,  apparently,  the essential­
ly  feminne  qualities  are  at  a  heavy  dis­
count  in  the  esteem  of  women,  with  few 
friends  and  no  investors.  The  woman 
who  merely  runs  her  home  successfully 
instead  of  running  a  sawmill,  or  a 
steamboat,  or  the  one  who  is  the  author 
of  a  perfect  loaf  of  bread,  instead  of  a 
problem  novel, 
is  a  prophet  without 
honor  in  her  own  country,  and  one  who 
could  not  get  her  picture  into  the papers 
in  a  thousand  years.  Every  day  I  hear 
girls  bragging  about  their  golf  scores  or 
tennis  championships  or  wheel  records, 
but  I  would  be  just  as  much  astonished 
to  hear  one  brag  of  her  prowess  with  a 
darning  needle  as  I  would to hear  a  man 
boast  that  he  patched  his  own  trousers. 
Of  course, 
there  are  women  still  en­
gaged 
these  useful  occupations. 
in 
There  are  plenty  of  good  housekeepers 
and  there  are  doubtless,  here  and  there, 
girls  who  know  how  to  darn  their  stock­
ings.  The  significant  thing  about  it  is 
that  women  are  no  longer  proud  of  their 
feminine  accomplishments. 
It  is  when 
they  can  do  something  like  a  man  that 
they  flaunt  it  in  the  face  of  the  world.

This  phase  of  sentiment  is  not  con­
fined,  by any  means,  to  the  woman  wrho, 
through 
stress  of  circumstances,  has 
been  forced  to  stand  alone  and  fight  her 
own  battle  for  bread  and  butter.  You 
see  the  same  belittling  of  feminine  at­
tributes  and  the  same  undue  laudation 
of  masculine  ones 
in  every  grade  of 
society.  Little  Miss  Worker,  who  copies 
the  free  and  easy  manner and  adopts  the 
slang  of  the  men  in  the  office  or  shop 
with  whom  she  toils,  is  not  one  whit 
imitation  man  than  swell 
more  of  an 
Miss  Upperten,  who  rolls  her 
shirt 
waist  sleeves  up  to  the  shoulder,  whose 
face  and  hands  are  sunburnt  and  tanned 
and  ugly  with  exposure  to  the  weather, 
who  spends  her  time  knocking  balls 
about  a  golf 
links  and  whose  highest 
ambition  in  life  is  to  play  a  stiff  game. 
The  motto  of  the  modem  young  woman 
seems  to  be,  “ Be  a  man,  if you can,  and 
if  you  can’t,  be  as  much  like  one  as  you 
can.”

Nothing  could  be  a  greater  mistake 
and  no  woman  ever  falls  into  a  greater 
error  than  when  she  despises  the  impor­
tance  of  the  things  that  belong  to  her 
sex.  The  progress  of  the  last  few  years 
has  done  much  for  her. 
It  has  opened 
the  doors  of  knowledge  for her and made 
her  free  to  the  workshops  and  markets 
of  the  world,  but  it  has  not  altered  the

fact  that  she  is  a  woman. 

In 
essential 
the  home  or  in  the  working  world  she 
is  never  so  effectual  as  when  she  holds 
on  with  a  death  grip  to  the  things  that 
belong  to  her  sex— the  prettiness,  the 
grace,  the  graciousness,  the  sympathy 
and  tenderness  of  womanhood.  God 
made  the  earth  bring  forth  flowers  as 
well  as  food,  and  women  should  never 
forget  that  there 
for  the 
chiffons  of 
life  as  well  as  for the  shirt 
waists.

is  a  place 

There 

is  no  doubt  that  the  new  ideal 
of  the  manly  woman  is  coloring  life  at 
every  point,  and  the  young  girl  is  not 
to  be  wondered  at  for  overlooking  and 
despising  the  attributes  once  considered 
most  important  in  a  woman.  Take  the 
matter  of  grace,  for  instance.  Time  was 
when  that  was  considered  the  shibboleth 
by  which  we  unmistakably knew  a  lady, 
and  a  mother  would  have  been  consid­
ered  more  than  culpable  who  did  not 
teach  her daughters  how  to  walk  and  sit 
and  stand.  Who attaches  any  particular 
importance  to  grace  now?  Only  the 
old-fashioned.  We  no  more  think  of 
demanding  grace  of  a  girl than  we  do  of 
her  brother.  She  can  play  golf  that 
would  do credit  to  any  man  of  her  ac­
quaintance ;  she  has  won  a  tennis  cham­
pionship;  she  can  set  a  pace  on  her 
wheel  that  the  average  man  finds it  hard 
to  keep  up  with,  but  when  she  strides 
down  the  street  or  into  a  ballroom  it*  is 
with  a  gait  that  has  nothing  to  recom­
mend 
it  except  its  ability  to  get  there. 
As  for  knowing  how  to  sit  down,  she 
is 
sublimely 
to  the  way  she 
does 
it  and  sprawls  in  her  chair,  with 
her  knees  crossed  or  her  feet  sticking 
straight  out  before  her  in  a  way  that 
would  make  her grandmother  turn  over 
in  her  grave  with  horror  could  she  see 
it.  Unquestionably  women  have  gotten 
much  good  out  of  outdoor  athletics,  but 
is  no  use  in  shutting  our  eyes  to 
there 
the  fact  that 
it  will  give  us  a  race  of 
Amazons  instead  of  Graces,  unlesssome- 
thing 
to  modify  the  present 
tendency.

indifferent 

is  done 

is  an 

incredible 

instance ¡th is 

This  absurd  glorification  and  imita­
tion  is  all  the  more  ridiculous  when  one 
reflects  that 
it  doesn’t  even  please  the 
men— for whose benefit,  presumably,  it is 
undertaken.  The  most  that  a  woman 
ever  achieves 
in  that  line  is  making  a 
kind  of  hobbledehoy  of  herself  without 
manners  or grace  or  attractiveness,  and 
it 
lack  of  sense  that 
makes  her  sacrifice  for this  so  many  of 
her  womanly  attractions.  There  is  gen­
tleness,  for 
is  a  derided 
virtue  among  women  now,  who  all  want 
to  be  considered  forceful  and  strong. 
I 
don’t  suppose 
in  the  whole  length  and 
breadth  of  one’s  acquaintance  now  one 
could  find  a  single  woman  who  would 
feel  complimented  at  being  called  gen­
tle,  yet  it  comes  pretty near  to being  the 
sum  of  all  that  a man worships in women 
and  prays 
in  a  wife.  The  woman 
who  can  conduct  a  business  successfully 
or  finance  a  speculation  or  climb  a 
mountain  with  an  athlete  may  come  up 
to  a  man’s 
ideal  of  independence  and 
common  sense  and  good  health  and  be 
the  one  he  admires  in  the  abstract;  but 
the  woman  who  winds  men  around  her 
finger  and  who  is  the  real  influence  in 
is  the  gentle  little  woman 
the  world 
soft  footfall  brings  peace  and 
whose 
healing  to  a  sickroom  and  whose 
low 
whispers  in  a  man  s  ears  have  swayed 
nations.  These  are  the  kind  of  women 
men  go  out  to  fight  for.'  The  independ­
ent,  mannish  woman  they 
let  go  out 
and  fight  for  herself.

for 

Women  make  another  and  a  great 
mistake  when,  in  their  idea  of  comrade-

It 

ship  with  men,  they  think  it  means  to 
be  hail-fellow-well-met  and as masculine 
as  possible.  Much  is  to  be  said  of  the 
pleasure  and  profit  that  accrue  to  both 
in  the  freedom  of  companionship  of  to­
day,  but  something  may  be  said,  too, 
for  the  wholesome  restraint  that  used  to 
obtain. 
is  altogether too  common  to 
hear  a  young  man  address  a  girl  as 
“ Hay,  Susie,”   precisely  as  if  she were 
a  boy,  and  then,  without  removing  his 
hat  or  his  cigarette,  proceed  to  chaff  her 
as  he  might  her  brother  or  tell  her 
stories  that,  to  say  the  leasf of  them,  are 
decidedly  off  color.  There  used  to  be 
so  much  a  man  couldn’t  say  before  a 
woman,  but  there’s  precious  little  now. 
No  one  would,  of  course,  go  back  to  the 
days  when 
it  was  considered  refined  to 
speak  of  the  limbs  of  a  piano  and  ad­
dress  a  woman  in  stilted  language  as 
if 
she  were  a  goddess  on  a  pedestal,  but 
between  that  and  now,  when  debutantes 
nd  their  escorts 
freely  discuss 
the 
merits  of  Sappho  and  Zaza, 
there 
must  surely  be  some  safe  and  whole­
some  camping  ground  on  which  men 
and  women  can  meet.  We  like  to  think 
that  a  woman’s  talk  should  deal  with 
the  sweet  and  pretty  things  of  life  in­
stead  of  its  hideous  ones— that her words 
should  go  robed 
in  chiffon  rather  than 
the  garb  of  a  hoodlum.

As  a  matter  of  fact  there  is  no  situa­
tion  where  a  woman  can  afford  to  neg­
lect  the  chiffons  of  life— the  grace  and 
sweetness  and  the  womanly  attributes. 
If  she 
is  a  working  woman  she  gains 
nothing  by  demanding  things  as  her 
right  instead  of  a  favor.  She  can  never 
win  her  way  by  brute  force,  because 
man  is  always  bigger and  stronger,  but 
he  will  give  her  of  his  grace  what  he 
would  never  have  yielded  her  on  com­
pulsion.  Everywhere  the  women  who

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Greenville, Mick.

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Quality  is a better advertisement than price.
Cheapness attracts some people, but reliable 
goods make regular customers, and  it  is  the 
every  day  customer  that  is  valuable  to  a 
store.  Those  who  are  satisfied  with  any-
thing  are satisfied  to  buy  it  anywhere,  but 
careful  housekeepers  trade  where  they  are
sure of  getting  the  best  goods.  Quality  is - 
the only basis upon which a  permanent rep- 
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reputation of a store may be, selling C E R E - 
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Some things must be seen to be appreciated,
but  C E R E S O T A   must  be  baked.  Give 
your  customers  a  chance  to  try  this  great 
bread  flour and  it will speak for itself. 

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sharp  advance  and  are  now  worth  for 
firsts,  per  bunch,  $1.20  for  Aspinwalls, 
and  $1.30  for  Port  Limons.  Grapes  are 
firm,  selling  from  $5  all  the  way  up  to 
$9  or  more  per  bbl.  Pineapples  are 
quiet.  Quotations  are  nominal.

fancy 

Previous 

The  butter  market  is stronger  than  last 
week  and  arrivals  are  taken care  of  with 
promptitude. 
arrivals  are 
quite  closely  sold  and  there  may  reason­
ably  be  hope  for  a  higher  range  of 
prices.  Strictly 
is  fetching  25c 
without  any  trouble  and  there  have  been 
some  lots  sold  for  probably a  little  above 
that.  Thirds  to  firsts,  2i@2jc. 
Imita­
tion  creamery  is  rather  dull  within  the 
range  of  i8i^20c ;  Western  factory,
19c.  Roll  butter 
is  quiet  at  i6@ i8c, 
and  possibly  up  to  19c  for  O.  K.  goods.
There is  more  activity  in  cheese,  both 
among  the  home  trade  and  exporters, 
and  13c  has  been  paid  for  fancy  State 
full  cream  cheese.  Under  grades,  while 
quiet,  are  selling  with  more 
freedom 
than  a  month  ago  and  the  whole  market 
is  in  better  condition.

The  egg  market  is  somewhat  off  this 
larger  receipts,  it  is 
week,  and,  with 
hard  to  get  over  20c  for  the  best Western 
goods.

Pea  beans,  Mich.,  bbls.,  $2.20;  in 
for  choice;  choice  me­

bags,  $2.173^ 
dium,  $2.20.

F igu rin g  on  the  Next  A pple  Crop.

interesting 

At  a  recent  meeting  of the Mississippi 
Apple  Growers’  Association,  which 
in­
cludes  the  counties  of  Adams,  Han­
cock,  Brown,  Pike  and  Callahoun  in  Il­
linois,  Lee  in  Iowa  ,  and  Pike,  Ralls, 
Marion,  Lewis  and  Clark 
in  Missouri, 
held  at  Quincy,  Secretary  Handly  read 
a  very 
letter  from  Eastern 
in  what  condition  the I 
buyers  asking 
freeze  of  a  year ago had  left old  trees. 
It 
will  be  remembered  that  the  last  Feb­
ruary  the  very  severe  freeze  injured  all 
apple  trees  in  the  entire  country.  As  far 
as  can  be  learned  from  reports  and  ex­
pressions  from  different  local  cities  the 
idea  was  that  the  old  trees  have  not  yet 
recovered,  but  many  of  the  writers  were 
confident  that  the  coming  crop  would 
be  abundant.

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His  Clothes  Don’t   Make  a  Man.

Sillicus— You  can’t  tell  much  about  a 
the 

financial  condition 

from 

man’s 
clothes  he  wears.

Cynicus—-No;  you  must-see  his wife’s 

clothes.

are  succeeding  best are those who neither 
ape  men 
in  manners  or  dress,  but  who 
go  aboutj  even  among  the  roughest  men, 
surrounded  by 
that  atmosphere  of 
womanly  reserve  and  modesty  before 
which  every  man  unconsciously  stands 
hat  off  and  her champion.

In  the  home  the  chiffons  are  even 
more  important.  Plain  living  and  high 
thinking  is  a  theory  that  belongs  to  the 
disciplined  boarding  school,  not 
the 
place  where  a  man  comes  after  a  hard 
day’s  work.  No  amount  of  goodness  or 
philanthropy  or  intellectuality  in  a  wife 
atones  for  the  lack  of  beauty  and  grace 
in  her  surroundings.  A  man  gets  his 
full  of  the  prose  of  life  at  his  office  or 
shop.  His  home  must  stand  for 
its 
poetry  or  else  it  is  a failure.  Men  have 
been  quicker  to  see  this  than  women, 
but  it’s  to  be  hoped  that,  the  novelty  of 
independence  and 
fieedom—of  home- 
spun  and  pockets— over,  that women will 
soon  come  back  to  a proper appreciation 
of  the  importance  of  the  chiffons  of  life 
— pretty  manners,  pretty  dresses,  pretty 
ways—and  to  a  realization  that  woman 
is  never  so  effective  as  when  she  clings 
to  the  things  that  are  eternally  fem i­
nine. 

Dorothy  Dix.

T he  O btuseness  o f W om en.

1  candidly  believe  that  the  druggist 
comes  in  contact  with  the  “ off  side’ ’  of 
womankind  more  than  any  other  class 
of  traders.  Sometimes 
it's  the  nervy 
woman  and  sometimes 
it’s  the  stupid 
woman;  but  when  you  get  the  two  qual­
ities  combined  in  one  woman,  Heaven 
pity  the  poor  drugger!  There’s a  woman 
comes 
in  my  store  nearly  every  day  to 
use  our  phone  for  everything  under  the 
sun,  but  she  never buys  a  cent's  worth. 
There  are  lots  of  that  sort,  but  this  one 
takes  the  prize.

The  other  day  when  she  came  in  1 
happened  to  be  at  leisure  and  so  I heard 
her  message.  This  was  it:  ”   Give  me 
1620. 
Is  John  there?  No?  Well,  tell 
him  when  he  comes  home  to  dinner to 
stop 
in  Blank’s  (mentioning  a  cut-rate 
joint)  and  get  me  a  bottle  of Pinola.’ ’

I  was  mad. 

“ Madam,’ ’  1  said,  “ our 
phone  is  for  the  use  of  our  customers.”
“ Why,  I’ve  used this phone for months 
is  the  first  time  anything  has 

and  this 
been  said.”

“ I  know  it,  but  hereafter  it  is  only for 

our  customers, ”   I  repeated.

“ Oh,  you  expect  me  to  pay 

for 

it,”  

she  said.

“ Not  at  all,  madam,  our  phone 

is 

P

free. ’ ’

mean. ”

“ I’ m  sure  I  don’t  know  what  you 

‘ ‘ Probably  not.
The 

lady  stared  a  moment, 

then 
flounced  out,  but  above  the  banging  of 
the  door  I •  heard  her  exclaim,  “ Such 
impudence!’ ’

I 

“ Talking  about  cheek, 

Im p ro v ed   H er  M ind  W hile  She  W aited.
ran  up 
against  a  cool  customer  the  other  day,”  
remarked  a  Detroit druggist.  “ We  carry 
a  few  of  the  popular  magazines  for  sale. 
While  I  was  filling  a  prescription  for a 
lady,  she  settled  down  comfortably  to 
the  perusal  of  a  magazine,  even  cutting 
the  leaves.  When  I  handed  her the pre­
scription,  I  enquired, 
’ Shall  I  do  that 
magazine  up  for  you?’

“   ‘ No,  thank  you,  you  took  so  long  to 
put  up  the  prescription  that  I  read  it  all 
through,  even  the  advertisements.’  ”

Chas.  E.  Hawley,  hardware  dealer, 
M orley:  Enclosed  find  postal  note  for 
$1  in  payment  for  your  paper the follow­
ing  year.  Could  not  keep  house  with­
out  it.

GOTHAM  GOSSIP.

News  F rom   th e   M etropolis—Index  to  th e  

Special Correspondence.

M arket.

New  York,  Jan.  27— If  the  scheme  of 
great  public  works  contemplated  in  this 
city  and  State  “ goes,”   it  is  estimated 
that  something  like  $250,000,000  at  least 
will  be  spent.  The  proposed 
tunnel 
will  cost  $35,000,000  and  other  improve­
ments  will  soon  be  “ in  sight”   taking 
almost  as  much  more.  Then  it  is  pro­
posed  to  tunnel  East  River  to  Brooklyn 
and  push  another  to  Jersey  City  and 
to  spend  $60,000,000  on  the  Erie  Canal. 
All  these  works  will  call  for  armies  of 
workmen  and,  of  course,  the  money  will 
help  “ all  around.”

is 

firm 

The  coffee  market 

in  strength  during 

is  firm  and  has 
gained 
the  week, 
notwithstanding  the  assertions  of  some 
authorities  that  the  whole  advance 
is 
owing  to  speculation  and  that  the  statis­
tical  position  does  not  warrant  any  such 
condition  as  now  confronts  us,  for  con­
dition  it  is  and  not  a  theory.  The  vol­
ume  of  trading  has  not  been  large,  both 
jobbers  and  roasters  seeming  to  feel 
that  there  is  too  much  risk  to  take  large 
stocks  ahead.  Rio  No.  7  is  worth  8 %c 
in 
and 
store  and  afloat  aggregates 
1,125,718 
bags,  against  1,274,534  bags  at  the  same 
time 
last  year.  West  India  sorts  are 
meeting  with  moderate  enquiry,  but  the 
is  firm  and  quotations  are  well 
market 
held.  East  Indias  are  selling 
in  an 
everyday  manner.  There  seems  to  be 
less  call  for  the  same  than  existed 
last 
week,  but  prices  are  firm.

at  that.  The  stock 

Nothing  of  special 

interest  has  oc­
in  sugar  and  the  situation  calls 
curred 
for  little  comment. 
It  was  understood 
that  some  concessions  were  made  on 
certain  soft  grades,  but  otherwise  the 
list  prices  hold.

The  tea  market  is  firm. 

It  was  said 
that  considerable  buying  has  been  done 
on  English  account,  sales  being  chiefly 
of  the  better  hysnfls,  young  hysons  and 
Formosas. 
are  strongly  ad­
hered  to.

Prices 

For  really  desirable  grades  of  rice 
there  has  been  a  fair  trade.  The  stocks 
of  such  are  generally reported to  be  very 
light  not  only  here,  but  in  the  South  as 
well.  Low  grades  are  dull.  Prime  to 
choice  Southern,  5Ji@5Jic. 
Foreign 
grades  are 
light  supply  and  quota­
tions  are  decidedly  firm.  Japan  is  worth

in 

the 

The  spice  market 

cloves  and  pepper, 

is  decidedly  firm 
former 
for 
showing  some  advance 
in  quotations. 
Pepper  is  held  at  I2jjic  for  Singapore— 
invoice 
lots— and  no  concession  will  be 
made.  The  rate  is  said  to  be  too  high 
by  those  who  want  to  purchase  and  the 
volume  of  business  is  consequently  not 
as  large  as  it  might  be.

While  prices  on  desirable  sorts  of  mo­
lasses  are  very  firm,  the  volume  of  busi­
ness  has  been  rather  moderate.  Stocks 
are 
light.  Medium  grades  are  in  fair 
supply,  but  there  has  been  only  moder­
ate  enquiry.  For  good  to  prime  Cen­
trifugals  there 
is  a  range  of  from  2o@ 
37c,  the  latter  for  strictly  fancy  grades. 
Syrups  are  decidedly  firm;  in  fact,  are 
so  high  that  actual  business is  somewhat 
retarded.  Supplies  are  not  large  and 
refiners  hold  prime  goods  at  20@ 22C, 
with  fancy  stock  rising  23@27C.

While  the  canned  goods  market 

is 
rather  quiet,  there  is  a  strong  undertone 
and  prices  are  firmly  held  on  almost 
every  article.  The  market  for  futures  is 
in  a  most  unsettled  condition.  Western 
jobbers  are  taking  hold  with  greater 
freedom  than  are  their  Eastern brethren. 
As  yet  the  prices  made  for  futures  seem 
to  be  only  sufficient  to  cover  the  in­
creased  cost  of  production.  Quotations 
are  practically  unchanged  from  a  week 
ago.

Dried  fruits  are  moving  with  exas- 
pearing  slowness. 
It  was  hoped  that  by 
this  time  there  would  be  considerable 
snap  to  the  trade,  but  nothing  at  all  has 
occurred.  Prices,  however,  show  no 
weakness  and  such  sales  as  are  made 
are  at  full  rates.

Lemons  are  firmer,  but  there  has  been 
very 
little  doing.  Oranges  are  in  fair 
supply  from  California  and  the  market 
is  quite  firm.  Choice  to  fancy  navels, 
$2.25@2,75, 
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Bananas  have  made 

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S T A T E   OF  M ICH IG A N )  SS- 

County  of  Kent 

)

John  DeBoer,  being  duly  sworn,  de 

poses  and  says  as  follows:

I  am  pressman 

in  the  office  of  the 
Tradesman  Company  and have charge of 
the  presses  and  folding  machine  in  that 
establishment. 
I  printed  and  folded 
7,ooo  copies  of  the issue of Jan.  24,1900, 
and  saw  the  edition  mailed  in  the  usual 
manner.  And  further  deponent  saith 
not. 

Jofen  DeBoer.

Sworn  and  subscribed  before  me,  a 
notary  public 
in  and  for said  county, 
this  twenty-seventh  day  of January, 1900.

Notary  Public  in  and  for  Kent  County, 

Henry  B.  Fairchild, 

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T H E   PITY   O F  IT.

freshly 

Germany  is  complacent.  He has  com­
fortably  seated  himself  in  his  garden ; 
his  foaming  mug  is  at  his  elbow;  his 
pipe  is  full  and 
lighted  and, 
certain  now  that  the  dream  of  Charle­
magne  is  to  be  realized,  he 
is  happy. 
As  usual,  America  has  been  the cause of 
the  nightmare  which  has  made 
the 
dream  a  troubled  one;  but  to-day  the 
fading darkness has revealed a potent fact 
and  he  pulls  and  puffs  deep  whiffs  of 
solid  enjoyment  as  his  ponderous  mind 
contemplates  the  ponderous  thought 
it 
ponderously  dwells  upon.  There  has 
never  been  any  doubt  about 
it.  Ger­
many  has  always  been  the  real  master of 
the  world.  The  volatile  French, 
the 
beef-eating  English,  with  the  United 
States,  that  frothy  scum  of  English  ale, 
and  the  barbarous  Russian  have  always 
depended  upon  the  sturdy  German  char­
acter and  the  civilized  world  owes  all 
that  is  best  of its civilization to the spirit 
that  has  haunted  for  ages  the  castle- 
guarded  Rhine  and  has  given  to  Eng­
lish  speech  in  “ sterling”   the  standard 
measure  of  money  and  morals. 
It  is the 
sterling,  after all,  that tells and the pros­
perity,  be  it  national  or  personal,  will 
be  real  only  as  it  conforms  to  the  ster­
ling  standard.  How  German  honesty has 
moulded  the  destiny  of  the  nations! 
How  trade  succeeds  or  fails  as the goods 
it  buys  and  sells  are  all  wool  and  a  yard 
w id e;  and  how, 
in  this  grasping  day 
and generation,  the prosperity that comes 
to  stay  meets  fairly  and  squarely  the  ex­
act  conditions!

It  may  not  be  pleasant  reading  for 
“ the  scum  of  English  ale,”   but,  after 
making allowance for national  prejudice,  I 
there  is  a  foundation for such talk.  And 
there  is  the  pity  of 
it.  The  American 
character  is  not  looked  upon  by  other 
nations  as  the  real  thing  clear  through. 
There  is  something  suggestive  in  it  of 
the  “ filled  cheese”   idea. 
It  is  the  na­
The  dia­
tion  of  “ filled  watches.”  

monds  are  large  which  the  people  wear 
and  they  sparkle;  but  they  are  not  al­
ways  genuine.  The  nutmegs  too  often 
are  wooden  and  the  clocks  American 
made  don’t  go  unless  they  are  carried. 
Devoted  followers  of  the  gospel  of  “ Get 
there!”   the  people  are  not  ovemice 
in 
the  matter of  ways  and  means;  and, 
while  they  are  not  the  acknowledged 
disciples  of  getting  something  for  noth­
ing,  the  daily  transactions,  when closely 
considered,  are  too  often  painfully  sug­
gestive  of  that  doctrine.  There 
in 
fact,  too  much  of  the  overreaching  and 
this,  in  the  end, 
is  sure  to  bring  disas­
ter  to  the  one  that  practices  it.

is, 

It  is  not  necessary  to  go  far  for  an  il­
lustration :  The  idea— it  is  human  and 
not  especially American— has been lately 
shown  in  the  manufacture  of the bicycle. 
Germany,  in  common with  other makers, 
catered  to  the  wheel  wants  of  the  world 
to  the  extent of  something over two and a 
half  million  of  dollars.  The  wheels were 
exported  throughout  Europe  and  South 
America.  The  United  States  entered the 
ists  as  a  contestant  for  this  patronage. 
It  succeeded  so  far  that 
in  1898  the 
trade  of  the  American  wheel  in the same 
markets  amounted  to §5,473,000  for  the 
first  eight  months. 
It  was  a  good  show- 
ng  and  it  was  meet  and  right  that  the 
American  maker  should  rejoice  and  be 
glad.  The  wheel  of  the  Western  World 
had  met  its  rivals  on  their  own  ground 
nd  had  come out ahead.  Then came the 
portentous  “ but,”   not  this  time  in  omi­
nous  head-shakings 
and  conditional 
‘ ifs, ”   but  in the unmistakable language 
of  trade.  Within  a  year  the  wheel  ex­
port  of  the  United  States  decreased  to 
3,951,000,  a  difference  and  a  protest 
amounting  to  $1,522,000. 
The  reason 
confirms  the  guess.  During  the  first 
months  of  1898  a  great  many  cheap 
wheels  were  put  upon  the  foreign  mar­
kets’ by  the  American  trader.  He  sold 
wheels  in  Germany  for  $20.23  which 
ere  dangerous  to  ride  on.  Like  the 
filled  watch  they  looked  all  right,  but  a 
ttle  use  proved  them  to  be  all  wrong. 
The  result  was  inevitable— those  good- 
for-nothing  wheels  did  more  damage  to 
the  exporting  of  the  American  wheel 
than  the  decrease 
in  the  amount  of 
sales  covers. 
It  has  strengthened  the 
distrust  in  the  American  wheel  manu­
facture  and,  more’s  the  pity  of  it,  has 
idened  that  distrust  until  the  whole 

field  of  manufacture  is  included.

In  trade  as 

There  is  no  use 
in  quoting  the  old 
honesty”   maxim.  The  world  is  tired 
of  it  and  the  cheating  part  of  that  same 
world  exults  in  its  short-sighted  policy 
over the  ill-gotten  gains  which  will  soon 
cease  altogether. 
in  other 
fields  of  effort,  “ whatsoever a  man  sow- 
eth  that  shall  he  also r e a p a n d  in these 
days  when  so  much  of  the  general  pros­
perity  depends  upon  the  being  and  not 
the 
seeming,  upon  honesty  and  not 
cheating,  it  does  seem  strange  that  the 
better traits of American manhood should 
not  come  to  the  front  rather  than  these 
baser qualities  which  are  sure  to  bring 
disaster.  A   good  name 
is  better  than 
great  riches  in  the  markets  of  the  world 
and  when  both  are  possible,  as  they  are 
'n  the  present  instance, 
is  a  pity—  
and  a  great  pity— that  the  right  should 
not  prevail.

it 

$663.536,201.  Great  Britain 

During  the  four  years  from  1894  to 
98  Europe  bought  from  the  United 
States  agricultural  products  amounting 
took 
$4°3.953>854  a  year;  Germany,  $86,320,- 
274  a  year,  and  France,  $43,988,790.  At 
this  rate  all  three  may  be  forgiven  if 
they  do  find  fault  occasionally  with  our 
pork  and  dried  apple.

A M ERICAN   M ERCHANT  M ARINE.
Considerable  attention  has  been  di­
rected 
for some  time  towards  the  en­
couraging  and  strengthening of our ship­
ping  interests.  Engaged  as  the  country 
has  been  in  carrying  out 
larger  enter­
prises,  she  has  been  content  to  make 
use  of  such  conveniencies  as  other coun­
tries  have  afforded  and  to-day,  while 
American 
industries  have 
shared  in  the  general  prosperity  of  the 
country  during  the  past 
fiscal  year, 
American  vessels  are  carrying  less  than 
9  per cent,  of  our  foreign  commerce, 
condition  of  things  hardly in accordance 
with  the  dignity  of  one  of  the  greatest 
countries  of  the  earth.

shipping 

With  the  rest  of  the  world  the  United 
States  is  rapidly  giving  up  her  sea-go 
ing  sail  tonnage,  at  the  average  rate  of 
40  per  cent,  during  the  last  twenty-five 
years,  and  as  rapidly  is  making  use  of 
steam  as  a  motive  power.  The 
largest 
showing  in  this  direction  comes  from 
Norway,  with  an  increase  of  more  than 
1,400  per  cent.,  Germany  following with 
not  quite  700  per  cent.,  while  this  coun­
try  is  put  down  at  68  per  cent.,  with  an 
increase  of  American  steam tonnage reg­
istered  for  foreign  trade  on  the  Atlantic 
and  Gulf  Coasts  of  only  38  per  cent. 
For  the  past 
twenty  years  sea-going 
steam  tonnage  with  us  has dropped iron 
the  second  place  next  to  Great  Britain 
to the  fourth below Germany and  France, 
a  fact  not  at  all  consoling  to  those  who 
have  the  Nation’s  interests  strongly  at 
heart.

Of  course  there  is  an  earnest  desire  to 
know  what  is to  be  done  about  it,  and  a 
hint  comes  to  us 
in  the  fact  that  the 
governments  of  Europe  and  Japan  have 
been  expending  $26,000,000  on  their 
merchant  shipping  and the United States 
$992,211,  an  amount  the 
insignificance 
of  which  is  fully  appreciated  when  it  is 
understood  that  the  annual  value  of  our 
ocean-carrying  trade 
is  estimated  at 
about  $175,000,000.

In  considering  what  can  be  done  to 
change  this  Norway’s  splendid  record 
becomes  interesting.  It  is found that the 
unparalleled  increase  is  due,  in  connec­
tion  with  the  free  ship  policy,  to  their 
very  large  maritime  population,  which 
makes  it  necessary  for  the  government 
of  those  countries  to  encourage  the  pur­
chase  of  vessels  built  in  Great  Britain 
in  order  to  afford  employment  for  their 
seamen.  Even  then  the  tonnage  under 
the  Norwegian  flag  is  not  enough to give 
employment  to  Norwegian  sailors,  who 
constitute  a  large  part  of  the  crews  of 
British  and  of  American  vessels  in  the 
coasting  and  in  the  foreign  trade.  The 
wages  paid  to  Norwegian  sailors  are 
much  lower  than  those  paid  on  British 
or  German  vessels,  and  the  general  cost 
of operating vessels under the  Norwegian 
flag  is  less  than  under  the  British,  con­
ditions  which  have  made  the  free  ship 
policy  a  necessity  in  Norway.

intended  as  a  substitute 

Senator  Frye,  in  a  bill  at  the  last  ses­
sion 
for  the 
Hanna-Payne  Shipping  Subsidy  bill, 
points  out  that  the  maximum  expendi­
ture  under  that  bill  for  any  one  year  is 
fixed  at  $9,000,000,  from  which  should 
be  deducted  $1,500,000,  the  present  cost 
of  carrying  our  ocean  mails  on  Am eri­
can  vessels.  The  actual annual  expend­
iture  proposed  by  the  bill 
is  thus  to 
all  intents  and  purposes  fixed  at $7,500,-
000.  On  the  condition  that  all  our  ves­
sels  registered  for  foreign  trade were oc­
cupied  during  the year,  the  new expend­
iture  under  the  bill  would  be  $3,000,- 
000,  in  round numbers.  Before the max­
imum  is  reached  the  capacity  of  our 
shipyards  must be many times increased,

as  well  as  the  tonnage  engaged 
in  the 
foreign  trade.  The  pro  rata  reductions 
in  compensation  provided  for  when  the 
is 
maximum  expenditure  of  $9,000,000 
reached  will  thus  coincide  with  the 
les­
sened  need  of  Government  assistance. 
The  Senator also  shows  that,  of  the  362 
steamships  of  14  knots  or  over  now 
in 
existence,  over  80  per  cent,  are  receiv­
ing  assistance  from  the  governments  to 
which  they  belong of  more than $20,000,- 
000,  which  is  considered  a  justification 
for  the  proposition  in  the  bill  to  give  a 
distinct  allowance  to  American  steam­
ships  of  14  knots  and  upwards.

A  suggestion  comes  from  the  recent 
action  of  the  government  at  St.  Peters­
burg,  which  is  desirous  of  building  a 
number  of  large  steamers  to  be  used  for 
transporting  merchandise  and  emigrants 
to  Eastern  Siberia.  The  contracts  were 
given  to  German  builders  because  they 
offered  to  do  the  work  at  from  25  to  30 
per  cent,  less  than English builders,  and 
the  German  builders  could  offer  these 
rates  on  account  of  Germany’s  policy  of 
allowing  her  merchants  to  buy  Vessels 
intended  for  foreign  voyages where  they 
can  get  them  cheapest.  As  a  result  a 
large  German  merchant  marine  has 
grown  up,  which  has  led  to  the  estab­
lishment  of  shops 
in  various  German 
seaports  where  ship  repairs  can  be  car­
ried  on,  and  gradually  to  the  establish­
ment  of  shipyards  for the  needs  of  Ger­
man  trade.  Thus  it  has  become  pos-: 
sible  for  German  shipbuilders  to  com­
pete  on  more  advantageous  terms  with 
their  Scotch  and  English  rivals.  In  this 
way  the  trade  has  followed  natural  and 
healthy  lines and is now well established. *
What  will  be  done  with  the  bill  can 
not  now  be  determined.  It  would  not  be 
a  matter of  much  surprise  if  any  or  all 
)f  these  suggestions  should  be  tossed  to 
the  winds  and  a  course  adopted  more 
worthy  of  a  billion  dollar  country  and 
a  billion  dollar  Congress. 
If  it  should 
be  found  desirable  to grant  subsidies  to 
certain  lines  6f  steamers  well  and  good ; 
but  whatever  is  done  should  be  done 
juickly,  and  so  done  as  to  increase  the 
present  68  per  cent,  and  the  38  per cent, 
to  one  more  in  accordance  with  other 
countries,  as  well  as  with the  wealth and 
importance  of  this.

The  annual  report  of  the  American 
Steel  and  Wire  Co.  discloses  the  fact 
that  the  corporation  made  net  profits  of 
$13.362,529.73  during  1899.  After  pay- 
ng  7  per  cent,  dividends  on  the  $40,- 
000,000  preferred  stock  and  7  per  cent, 
on  the  $50,000,000  common  stock  and 
charging  off  an  even  million  to  depreci­
ation  and  $200,000 to possible bad  debts, 
the  corporation  still  holds  a  balance  of 
$5.862,529.73,  a  portion  of  which  will 
be  devoted  to  the  purchase  and  retire­
ment  of $5,000,000  preferred  stock.  A c ­
cording  to a  director, 
the  present  out­
look  is  that  the  first  six  months  of  1900 
In 
the  face  of  this  showing  the  preferred 
stock  commands  only  91,  while  the  com­
mon  stock  hovers around 50,  clearly dem­
onstrating  the  suspicion  with  which  the 
nublic  views  industrial  stocks,  owing  to 
the  enormous  overcapitalization  of  those 
of  the  gigantic 
combinations  which 
have  been  exploited  during  the  past  two 
years.

1  show  net  profits  of  $16,000,000. 

A   young  man  who  has  been 

long  re­
garded  as  brainless  feels  complimented 
when  a  doctor says  he  has  softening  of 
the  brain.

If  a  man  wants  to  be  a  hero  set  right 
he  should  write  the  magazine  articles 
about  himself.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

9

SEVENTH  SUCCESS.

Annual  Convention  of  the  Michigan  Re­

tail  G rocers’  Association.

Next  Meeting  To  Be  Held  at  Bay  City.
The  seventh  convention  of  the  M ichi­
gan  Retail  Grocers’  Association  con­
vened  at  the  parlors  of  the  Military 
Club,Grand  Rapids,  Thurdsay  morning, 
Jan.  25.  The  meeting  was  called  to  or­
der by  President  Wisler,  who  congratu­
lated  those  present  and  then  read  his 
annual  address  as  follows :

is  done. 

I  am  glad  to  be  with  you  and  to  have 
the  honor  of  being  President  of  an  asso­
ciation  composed  of  the  best  class  of 
citizens 
in  this  broad  land —a  class  of 
people  who  do  not  know  when  their 
I  believe  that  the  retail 
work 
grocers  and  their  clerks  put 
longer 
days  and  more  hours  a  day  than  any 
other  class  of  business men.  In the cities 
you  will  see  them  hustling  at  3  to  4 
o’clock  in  the  morning  and  in  the  coun­
try  at  10 to  11  at  night,  and  about  half 
of  them  at  least  half  the  day  on Sunday.
I  hope 
in  the  near  future  to  see  this 
remedied.

in 

less  dead-beats,  who  make 

You  very  seldom  see  a  man  who  has 
been  a  grocer  in  politics. 
If  he  could 
help  make  our  laws,  I  think  you  would 
see 
it  a 
point  to  live  on  the  public.  He  would 
see  that  others  pay  their  share  of  the 
taxes  and  that  the  peddlers  would  have 
a  license  to  pay.

1  will  not  take  more  of  your  time  at 
present,  as  we  have  a  good  program, 
which  covers  most  of  the  essential  ques­
tions  and  abuses,  which  1  hope  will  be 
fully  discussed  and  be of great  benefit  to 
all  of  us. 

Secretary  Stowe  then  read  his  annual 

#

report,  as  follows :

It  was  the 

It  is  possible  that  some  of  the  grocers 
who  are  present  here  to-day  are  not 
thoroughly  fam iliar  with  the  history  of 
this  organization. 
It  originated  as  the 
result  of  a  call,  issued  by  the  grocers  of 
Clare,  for  a  meeting  of  the  retail  gro­
cers  of  Northern  Michigan  to  consider 
some  fresh  abuses  under  which  the trade 
was  then  suffering,  as  well as  threatened 
innovations  which  were  actually  nipped 
in  the  bud  by  the  prompt  action  of  the 
grocers 
in  presenting  a  determined 
front.  The  first  meeting  was  held  at 
Clare,  June  13,  1894,  and  a  subsequent 
meeting  was  held  later in the year at  Mt. 
Pleasant.  The  next  convention  was  held 
at  Reed  City, 
in  August,  1895.  The 
fourth  convention  was  held  at  Big  Rap­
ids  in  Jan.,  1896.  The  fifth  and  sixth 
conventions  were  held  in  this  city,  the 
former  in  A u g .,*1896,  and  the  latter 
in 
March,  1897.  The  last  named  conven­
tion  was  graced  by  the  presence  of three 
Detroit  grocers,  who  invited  the  Asso­
ciation  to  hold  the  next  convention  in 
Detroit. 
intention  at  that 
time  to  act  on  this  invitation,  but  as  it 
was  found  utterly  impossible  to  get  re­
duced  rates  over  the  railroads  without 
guaranteeing  a  certain  attendance— and, 
inasmuch  as  the  membership  was  con­
fined  very  largely  to  grocers  in Northern 
and  Western  Michigan,  it  was 
found 
impossible  to  secure  pledges  from  fifty 
grocers  to  atend  a  meeting  at  Detroit— 
the  officers  were  therefore  reluctantly 
compelled  to  abandon  the  idea  of  hold­
ing  a  meeting  in  that  city.  The  failure 
to  hold  the  next  convention  on  schedule 
time  was  unfortunate,  because  some  of 
the  members  lost  interest  in  the  organ­
ization.  Matters  have  since  developed, 
however,  which  render  it  desirable  and 
absolutely  necessary  that  the  grocery 
trade  of  the  State  should  be  organized 
on  a  broad  and  comprehensive  basis, 
free  from  annoying  entanglements  and 
personal  prejudices  and  ambitions,  and 
because  of  this  fact  it  has  been  thought 
best  to  call a  convention of  the grocers  of 
the  State  to  consider  whether the present 
organization  be  continued  or  another 
association  be 
formed  on  altogether 
different 
lines.  Many  of  those  here 
present  will  recall  the  Michigan  Busi­
ness  Men’s  Association,  which  enjoyed 
a  successful  career  for  five  years prior  to 
1891.  This  Association  was  organized 
in  this  city  Sept.  21,  1886,  and  held  an

In  August, 

interesting  convention  here 
unusually 
the  next  February. 
In  August  of  the 
same  year  a  large  convention  was  held 
at  Flint.  The  next  August  a wonderfully 
successful  convention  was  held  at  Che­
boygan. 
1889,  a  well-at­
tended  meeting  was  held  at  Muskegon. 
The  final  convention  was  held  at  Grand 
Rapids  the  year  following.  This  organ­
ization  was  maintained  by  a  per  capita 
tax  of  $1  apiece  on  each  member  of  the 
local  organizations  affiliated  with  the 
State  body,  which  was  incorporated  un­
der  a special  enabling  act  which  author­
ized  it  to  issue  charters  to  auxiliary  or­
ganizations.  Whether 
it  would  be  best 
to  adopt  this  plan  or  continue  the  As­
sociation  on  the  basis  of  an  annual 
membership  fee  for  individual  members 
is  one  of  the  things  which  should  be 
considered  and  acted  upon  at  this  meet­
ing.

in 

secured 

conditions 

1  think  no  one  will  be  disposed  to 
dispute  the  statement  that  the  Michigan 
Business  Men’s  Association  did  more 
than  any  other  organization  to 
improve 
this  State. 
mercantile 
There  were  then  over  100 
local  associa­
tions  of  business  men 
in  Michigan — 
most  of  them  in  a  thriving  condition— 
and  the  State  organization  took  up  the 
work  where  the 
local  organization  left 
off  and  carried  it  forward  to  a  success­
ful  completion.  The  Michigan  Busi­
ness  Men’s  Association 
an 
amendment 
to  the  present  peddling 
law,- providing  a  penalty  for  failure  to 
license ;  also  the 
obtain  the  prescribed 
enactment  of  a 
law  creating  an  Insur­
ance  Policy  Commission,  to the  end  that 
the  present  very  excellent  uniform  pol­
icy  might  be  created. 
In  order  that  the 
interests  of  the 
insuring  public  might 
be  subserved,  the  Association  succeeded 
in  getting  Governor  Luce  to  place  a 
civilian  on  the  Commission  and  then 
employed  the  late  N.  A.  Fletcher— who 
was  an  expert  on  insurance  matters—to 
represent  the  Association  at the hearings 
of  the  Commission.  These  are  only  a 
tew  of  the  many  concessions  secured  by 
the  organizations,  but  they  are  sufficient 
to  demonstrate the  efficiency  of  the  work 
then  undertaken  and  to  justify  the  state­
ment  that  there 
is  crying  need  at  this 
time 
for  an  organization  which  shall 
voice  the  aims  and  aspirations  of the re­
tail  grocery  trade  and  act  for  it  on  mat­
ters  of 
legislation  and  other  subjects 
which  can  be  handled  better  by  a  cen­
tral  organization  than  by 
local  associa­
tions.

consideration. 

The  necessity  of  securing  a  valid 
township  peddling  law  is  a matter which 
requires  careful 
The 
first  attempt  in  this  direction  was  made 
in  the  Legislature  of  1895,  when  Repre­
sentative  Hoyt,  of  Hudsonville,  secured 
the  enactment  of  a  law  for  the  Lower 
Peninsula,  identical  with  the  law  now 
in  force  in  the  Upper  Peninsula.  This 
statute  received  the  signature  of  Gov­
ernor  Rich  and  preparations  were  made 
by  the  township  officers'  to  put  it  into 
it  was  discovered  that  the 
force,  when 
title  was  defective, 
inasmuch  as  the 
proper  change  from  the  original  title 
had  not  been  made.  This  was  a  serious 
disappointment,  but  the  officers  of  the 
Association  set  to  work  to  remedy  the 
defect  and  engaged  Judge  Hatch,  of 
this  city, to  prepare  a  draft  which  would 
meet  the  requirements  of  our  highest 
tribunal.  This  draft  was  placed  in  the 
hands  of  Representative  Mayer,  of 
Holt,  who  gave  the  matter  constant  at­
tention  and  succeeded 
it 
through  both  houses  and  securing  the 
signature  of  Governor  Pingree.  Unfor­
tunately,  he  was  compelled  to  submit  to 
certain  amendments  being  made  in  the 
bill,  exempting  meat  and  fish  peddlers 
from  the  provisions  of the law,  and  these 
exceptions  were  made  the  basis  of  an 
attack  on  the  statute  by  Taggart,  Knap- 
pen  &  Denison,  of  this  city,  acting 
in 
behalf  of  a  Kent  county  client  who  had 
been  convicted 
in  the  lower  courts  for 
peddling  without  first  obtaining  a  town­
ship  license.  The  Supreme  Court  held 
that  the  exceptions  injected  into  the  law 
by  the  farmer  legislators  made  it  class 
legislation  and  thus  rendered  it  invalid. 
A  third  attempt  to  secure  the  enactment 
of  a  valid  law  was  made  at  the  last  ses­
sion  of  the  Legislature;  when  the  matter 
was  placed  in  the  hands  of  Representa­

in  getting 

tive  Wheeler,  of  Salem,  who  worked 
patiently  to  secure  the  adoption  of  the 
draft  submitted  to  him,  without  the  ob­
noxious  amendments.  He  would  prob­
ably  have  been  able  to  do  this  but  for 
the  fact  that  several  other  measures  of  a 
mercantile  character  were  also before the 
Legislature  and  our  measure  suffered  in 
consequence.  Numerous  attempts  were 
made  to 
interest 
leading  members  of 
both  houses,  but 
it  so  happened  that 
they  had been  unnecessarily  antagonized 
by  those  who  were  pushing  another 
measure  ostensibly  in  the  interest  of  the 
merchants  and  we  were  denied  the  as­
sistance  to  which  we  were 
justly  en­
titled.  While  defeat  has  delayed  the 
fruition  of  our  hopes,  it  has  served  to 
strengthen  our  belief 
in  the  justice  of 
our  cause  and  given  us  fresh  hope  and 
vigor.

it 

The  city  grocer  may  not  realize  how 
important 
is  to  him  that  the  opera­
tions  of  the  country  peddler  should  be 
curtailed,  but  if  he  will  give  the  matter 
careful  consideration  he  will  find  that 
the  country  peddler  cuts  into  his  trade 
both  ways— by 
furnishing  his  country 
customers  with  groceries  and  his  city 
customers  with-  butter  and  eggs.  The 
city  peddler  cuts  into  his  trade  in  one 
direction  only,  but  he  can  be  circum­
vented  to  a  great  extent  by  constant 
watchfulness  and  the  assistance  of  the 
license  department  of  the  city  govern­
ment.

This 

fall  behind. 

This  tendency 

is  an  era  of  concentration  and 
retail  dealers  must  fall  in  line  or  they 
will 
is 
shown  in  the way  in  which  country  mer­
chants  are  getting  together  and  consol­
idating  two  or  three  stores  into  one  for 
the  purpose  of  reducing  expenses  by 
curtailing  clerk  hire,  fuel  and  lights. 
The  same  tendency  finds  expression  in 
the  city  in  the  expansion  of  the  grocery 
store  by  handling  wood,  meats,  soda 
water,  etc.  On account  of  the  increased 
cost  of  conducting  business  and  the con­
stant  shrinking  margins  on  all  staple 
goods  handled  by  the  grocer,  it  appears 
to  be  necessary  that  the  dealer  should 
enlarge  his  lines  and  increase  his  sales 
in  order  to  keep  his  head  above  water.
Numerous  projects  have  been  pre­
sented 
for  the  curtailment  of  the  de­
partment  store  evil,  and  the  experience 
of  our  Illinois  brethren 
is  so  recent 
that  I  may  be  pardoned  for  referring  to 
it  at  this  time.  The  fight  began 
in 
earnest  about  two  years  ago  when  some 
thousands  of  the  retail  merchants  of 
Chicago  moved  en  masse  upon  the  Leg­
islature  at  Springfield  and  demanded 
the  enactment  of  a statute  that  would  re­
lieve  them  from  the  competition  of  the 
department  stores.  The  demand  was 
strongly  pressed  and  more  strongly  re­
sisted.  No  such  act  was  passed.  The 
next  step  was  an  appeal  to the  local  leg­
islature,  or  Common  Council,  for  an  or­
dinance  that  would  bear  down  on  the 
big  stores  with  crushing  effect.  This 
demand  was  granted. 
the 
Council  passed  two  ordinances:  One 
of  them  prohibited  the  sale  of  meats, 
butter,  lard,  vegetables  and  other  provi­
sions 
in  the  same  building  where  dry 
goods,  clothing,  jewelry  ana  other  ar­
ticles  were  sold.  The  other  ordinance 
prohibited  the  sale  of  spirituous  and 
malt 
in  stores  where  dr.v  goods 
were  sold.

liquors 

fact, 

In 

A   number  of  cases  against  offending 
proprietors  of  department  stores  were 
tried  before  a  justice  of  the  peace,  from 
whose  decision  an  appeal  was  taken  to 
the  Criminal  Court  of  Cook  County,  and 
from  that  tribunal  the  case  went  to  the 
State  Supreme  Court.  The  court  of  last 
resort  annulled  the  ordinances,  holding 
that  the  business of the department stores 
is  legitimate.  The  Chicago  plan  is  ap­
parently  not  a  solution  of  the  problem 
which  has  perplexed  some  of  the  best 
minds 
in  the  grocery  business  for  the 
past  dozen  years.

Another  thing  which  menaces  the  re­
tail  grocer  is  the  rapid  growth  and  de­
velopment  of  the catalogue house.  While 
I  do  not  think  this 
is  so  much  of  a 
menace  to  the  grocer as  it  is  to  the  dry 
goods  and  hardware  dealer,  I  am  led  to 
believe  that  it  is  already  cutting consid­
erable  of  a  figure  and  that  unless  it  can 
be  curtailed  in  some  way  it  is  likely  to 
work  serious  hardship  * in  many  cases.

Numerous 
solutions  of  this  problem 
have  been  offered,  but  nothing  yet  pre­
sented  appears  to  meet  the  requirements 
of  the  situation.  Unless  the  matter  can 
be  circumvented  there  is  every reason  to 
fear  that  the  catalogue  house  will  prove 
as  great  a  menace  to  the  country  mer­
chant  as  the  department  store  is  to  the 
city  retailer.

Another  change  which  is  likely to rev­
olutionize  the  business  of  the  country 
merchant 
is  the  rural  mail  delivery, 
which  is  being  rapidly  extended  by  the 
Postoffice  Department.  This  will  mean, 
ultimately, 
the  extinction  of  a  great 
many  of  the  crossroads  stores,  because 
without  an  incentive  to  go  for  the  mail, 
farmers  will  acquire  the  habit  of  buy­
ing  their  supplies  in  the  city  and  prob­
ably  purchase  in  larger  quantities  than 
they  are  now  doing  from  the  crossroads 
dealer.  While  this  would  work  a  hard­
ship  in  the  case  of  many  merchants,  yet 
1  can  not  help  feeling  that  it  is  in  the 
line  of  progress  and  that  it  is  useless  to 
interpose  objections  or  present  deter­
mined  opposition. 
It  appears  to  be  a 
condition  and  not  a  theory  which  con - 
fronts  this  class  of  traders,  and  the  wis­
est  course  for  them  to  pursue,  in  my 
opinion,  is  to  view  the  situation  philo­
sophically  and  accept  the  inevitable.

The 

report 

of  Treasurer  Tatman 
showed  total  receipts  of  $44.10  and  dis­
bursements  of  $34.69,  leaving  a  balance 
on  hand  of $9.41.  The  report  was  ac­
cepted.

Accompanying  the  report,  Mr.  Tat­

man  sent  a  letter  as  follows :

1  am  very  sorry  1 can  not be  with  you, 
injustice 
but  would  be  doing  myself  an 
to 
leave  home  at  this  time,  as  my  time 
is  completely  absorbed  with  business 
and  timber  cutting. 
I  hope  the  meeting 
will  result 
in  much  good,  as  there  was 
never  a  time  when  the  retail  dealers  of 
Michigan  needed  closer 
co-operation 
trust  that  not  only  good 
than  now. 
papers  will  be  read,  but  that 
some 
definite  action  may  be  taken  in  regard 
to  the  many  abuses  peculiar  to  the  re­
tail  business.  You  may 
the 
members  of  the  Association  that  I,  for 
one,  have  but  very  little  use  for  trust- 
made  goods.

inform 

1 

In  the  absence  of  Robert  Johnson,  of 
Cadillac,  chairman  of  the  Transporta­
tion  Committee,  his  annual  report  was 
read  by  the  Secretary,  as  follows :

During  the 

I  regret  that  I  can  not  be  with  you  on 
the  occasion  of  our  annual  meeting. 
I 
have  not  been  able  to  give  as much time 
to  the  matter  of  transportation  as  I 
should  hâve  wished.  The  phase  of  the 
subject,  however,  which  is  of  most 
im ­
portance  to  shippers  is  the  new  classifi­
cation  that  went  into  effect  on  the  1st  of 
the  present  month.
last 

few  months  a  com­
mittee  of  the  Central  Traffic  Association 
has  made  a  new  classification  of  freight 
carried  by  railroads.  This 
is  not  an 
unusual  work, 
twenty  such  schedules 
having  been  issued  since  1887,  but  pre­
vious  schedules  have  made  little  change 
in  the  ordinary  articles  of  shipment. 
The  distinguishing  feature  of  the  new 
one  is  the  large  number  of  staple  arti­
cles  whose  classification  is  raised,  there­
by  raising  the  freight  rate.

There  is  not  now  time  to  make  an  ex­
tended  comparison  of  the  new  list  with 
the  former  ones,  but  a  few instances will 
show  the  general 
lines  that  have  been 
followed :

Beef  in  barrels  has  been  raised  from 
in  sacks 
fourth  class  to  third ;  coffee 
from 
fourth  to  third ;  fish,  pickled  or 
salted,  from  fifth  to  fourth ;  hay  in  car- 
lots  from  sixth  to  fifth.  Many  other 
staple  articles  of  trade  are  treated  in the 
same  way— a  step  which  can  not  fail  to 
enhance  their  cost  to  the  retailer. 
I he 
burden  will  rest almost  entirely  upon  the 
retail  trade,  because  in  most 
instances 
it  will  not  be  practicable  to  advance  the 
selling  price  of  the  separate  articles. 
This  may  be  more  easily  done  in  the 
case  of  hay  than  with  other  articles  of 
trade,  because  hay 
in 
larger  quantities.  The  price  of  hay, 
therefore,  will  be  perceptibly  advanced 
to  draymen,  teamsters,  livery  bams  and 
to  that  numerous  class  of  farmers  who 
do  not  raise  all  of  their  own  feed. 
I

is  often  sold 

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

have  not  been  able  to  find  any 
instance 
in  which  the  change  of  classification 
has  been  downward  or  in  the  direction 
lower  rates.  There  is  a  slight  con­
of 
cession 
in  the  matter  of  mill  feed  in 
carloads,  which,  however,  will  seldom 
result 
lower  charge.  The  m ini­
in  a 
mum 
load  of  feed  in  carlots  is  reduced 
from  30,000  to  24,000  pounds.  This  will 
permit  the  shipment  of  smaller  loads 
at  regular  rates,  but,  beyond  that,  there 
seems  to  be  little  in  the  change  of  ad­
vantage  to  the  shipper.  The  change 
will  add 
largely  to  the  burdens  of  the 
trade  and  of  the  public.  It  is  hard,  too, 
to  understand  the  reason  for  it.'  For the 
past  year  or  two  the  railroads  have 
enjoyed  a  greatly  increased  traffic.  The 
freight  trade  has  increased  enormously. 
The  passenger  business  has  also 
in­
creased,  in  a  less  degree,  perhaps,  but 
still 
largely,  and  without  any  corres­
ponding 
expense  of 
management.  For  a  generation  past 
the  tendency  has  been through improved 
equipment  and  a  larger volume  of  trade 
toward  lower  rates  of  freight  transporta­
tion.  This  change, 
then,  is  not  only 
contrary  to  the  practice  of  previous 
years,  but  seems  not  to  be  warranted  by 
existing  conditions.

increase 

in  the 

There  seems  to  me  to  be  good  reason 
for  a  protest  from  the  public  and  espe­
cially  from  shippers  and  I  hope  that  the 
matter  may  be  taken  up  by  this  organi­
zation  and  other  similar  ones,  and  a 
conference  had  with  representatives  of 
the  Traffic  Association  with  a  view  to 
getting  the  objectionable  features  re­
moved.
The 

classification  binds  all  roads 
north  of  the  Ohio  River  and  east  of  the 
Mississippi.  Very 
little  can  be  done, 
therefore,  through  the  trade  organiza­
tions  of  a  single  state,  but  I  think  it 
would  be  well  for a  committee  to  be  ap­
pointed  to  confer  with  trade  organiza­
in  other  states  in  the  hope  of  ar­
tions 
ranging  an 
inter-state  league  to  act  in 
this  and  all  similar  cases  in  the  future. 
Let  the  Central  Traffic  Association  be 
met  by  the  Central  Trade  Association, 
whose  duty  it  will  be  to 
look  after  the 
interests  of  the  shipping  public.

Where  a  haul  is  wholly  upon  the  line 
of  one  railroad  something  may  at  times 
be  accomplished  by  an  appeal  to  the 
officers  of  that  road.  An  illustration  of 
that  may  be  seen 
in  the  rate  on  fuel 
wood  between  this  place  and  Grand 
Rapids  and  other  points  south  on  the 
G.  R.  &  I.  road.  Wood  is  included 
under  the  lumber  classification,  but  the 
G.  R.  &  I.  officials  make  a  special  rate 
upon  it,  whereby  the  cost  of  shipping  it 
is  not  increased.

It 

is  possible  that  other  cases  which 
seem  to  work unnecessary hardships may 
be  arranged 
in  an  equally  satisfactory 
way.

The  President  remarked  that  he  could 
see  no  reason  for  the  advance  in  freight 
rates,  considering 
in­
crease  in  business  incident  to  the  return 
of  prosperity.

the  enormous 

E.  A.  Moseley  called  attention  to  the 
fact  that  the  merchants  and  shippers  of 
Chicago  had  entered  a  protest  against 
the  advance  and  that  the  matter  will  be 
given  a  hearing  soon.

Mr.  Wisler  ventured  the  statement 
that  unless  concerted  action 
is  taken  to 
protest  against  the  increase it  will  short­
ly  be  followed  by  another  advance.

Wm.  H.  Johnson,  of  Kalamazoo, 
stated  that  he  had  noticed  the  advance 
in  rates,  but  he  had  been  unable  to  fig­
ure  out  what  the  merchants  could  do, 
except  by  resorting  to  legislation.

C.  E.  Walker,  of  Bay  City,  stated  that 
the  advance  in  freight  rates  was  a  seri­
ous  matter,  because 
just  that 
much  additional  money  out  of  the  pock­
ets  of  the  retail  dealer.

it  took 

Mr.  Moseley  called  attention  to  the 
fact  that,  instead  of  appealing  to  the 
Central  Traffic  Association  or  the  Inter- 
State  Commerce  Commission,  it  would 
be  more  effective  to  secure  the  co-oper­
ation  of  the 
freight  agents,  who 
are  in  closer  touch with  the shippers and

local 

are  sometimes  able  to  bring  pressure  to 
bear  on  the  central  organization  which 
will  result  in  its  rescinding  and  relax­
ing  the  severity  of  its  action.

Mr.  Walker  moved  that  the  matter  be 
referred  to  a  special  committee  of three, 
to  take  the  matter  under  consideration 
and  to  report  at  a  subsequent  session.

The  motion  was  adopted  and 

the 
chairman  appointed  as  such  committee,
C.  E.  Walker,  of  Bay  C ity ;  Wm.  J. 
Johnson,  of  Kalamazoo,  and  Fred  Ep- 
ley,  of  Mt.  Clemens.

A   paper  by  Hon.  Samuel  W.  Mayer, 
of  Holt,  entitled,  “ What  Steps  Should 
be  Taken  to  Secure  the  Re-enactment 
of  the  Township  Peddling  Law?”   was 
then  read.  This  paper  appears  else­
where  in  this  week’s  paper.

C.  H.  Libby  then  read  a  paper on 
“ Some  Rules  Which  Egg  Shippers 
Should  Always  Observe,”   which  will  be 
found  elsewhere  in  this  week’s  paper.

Mr.  Walker  stated  that  the  egg  prob­
lem 
in  Bay  City  is  a  serious  on e;  that 
he  made it  a  rule  to  get  fresh  eggs  when 
he  could,  and  when  he  could  not  obtain 
fresh  stock  to  get  the  other  kind.

J.  H.  Hopkins,  of  Ypsilanti,  referred 
to  the  practice  of  the  farmers  in  saving 
up  old  eggs  and  mixing  them  with fresh 
stock.  He  said  that  this  is  one  of  the 
worst  abuses  Ypsilanti  grocers  have  to 
contend  with,  because  the  farmers  al­
most 
invariably  bring  their  eggs  in  on 
Saturday  when  the  grocer  is  too  busy  to 
stop  to  candle  them.

Mr.  Wisler  stated  that  he  had  taken 
in  bad  eggs  and  paid 
for  them  and 
dumped  them  out  at  the back door rather 
than  offend  the  farmer.  He  conceded 
that this  was  poor  policy,  but  sometimes 
put  up  with 
impositions  of  that  sort 
rather than  lose  the  trade  of  hjs  custom­
ers.

recent 

instance  where  a 

Chas.  Hyman,  of  Kalamazoo,  ad­
mitted  that 
it  took  some  nerve  to  call 
down  a  farmer  who  brought 
in  unmer­
chantable  eggs,  but  said  he  possessed 
the  requisite  nerve  to  do  so.  He  cited 
a 
farmer 
brought 
in  three  dozen  eggs  which  he 
guaranteed  to  be  fresh from  the  nest.  As 
fresh  eggs  were  scarce,  he  sent  them  to 
his  mother,  who  promptly  returned 
them,  with  the  remark  that “ she did  not 
care  for  eggs  of  last  year’s  vintage.”  
investigated  the  subject  and 
He  then 
found  them  all  to  be  deficient 
in  fresh­
ness,  and  the  next  time  the  farmer 
called  he  requested  him  to  return  the 
money  and  take  the  eggs,  which he  did. 
Strange  to  say,  the  farmer  is  still  his 
customer.

Geo.  F.  Cook,  of  Grove,  stated  that 
he  did  not  like  to  take  in  anything  that 
he  could  not  handle  without  becoming 
sick  to  his  stomach.  He  had  been  aim­
for  years  to  work  his  trade  up  to  a 
ing 
better  standard  and  then 
insisted  on 
having  good  eggs  fresh  or  permit  the 
other  fellow  to  take  them.  This  done, 
he  undertakes 
shipments 
promptly,  to  the  end  that  the  city  dealer 
and  his  customers  may  have  the  benefit 
of  the  same  advantage  which  he  secures 
for  himself. 
The  results  have  been 
very  satisfactory  and  he  would  under  no 
circumstances  go  back  to  the  old  way 
of  taking  in  everything  as  it  comes.

to  make 

Hon.  E.  N.  Bates,  of  Moline,  re­
marked  that  the  key to  the  situation  was 
to  candle  every  egg  that  comes  to  the 
store.  When  the 
farmer  brings  in  his 
eggs  he  takes  them  into' the  back  room, 
candles  them  carefully,  separates  the 
good  from  the  bad  and  pays  for the good 
eggs  only.  There is no  use  talking  about 
the  dishonest 
is 
no  more  dishqpest  to  take  in  poor  eggs,

farmer,  because 

it 

knowing  they  are  poor,  than  it is  to  send 
them  to  the commission merchant,  know­
ing  them  to  be  unmeichantable.

C.  H.  Libby  called  attention  to  the 
fact  that  fresh  eggs  do  not  have  to  be 
sent  to  the  commission  merchants;  that 
they  always  command  a  cash  buyer.

Geo.  F.  Cook  stated  that  he  had  con­
cluded  that  it  was  better  to sell eggs out­
right  than  to  send  them  to  the  commis­
It  cost  him  $100  to  get 
sion  merchant. 
the  experience,  but 
it  was  worth  all  it 
cost.

Mr.  Wisler  stated  that  he  had  con­
signed  but  one  car  of  potatoes  in  fifteen 
years  and  that  car  brought  him  about 
one-half  the  cost  of  the  stock.  Under 
no  circumstances  would  he  ship  any­
thing  until  he  knew  beforehand  what 
the  goods  would  net  him  on  track.  He 
deplored  the  practice  of  commission 
merchants 
in  consigning  watermelons, 
peaches  and  other  perishable  articles 
when  the  market 
is  glutted,  when  the 
chances  are  that  they  go  into  the  hands 
of  dealers  who  have  already  purchased 
in  the  regular  way.  He  never  saw  a 
man  who  would  use  the  same  effort  to 
work  off  consigned  goods  that  he  would 
to  move  his  own  goods.

Frank  E.  Pickett,  of  Waylandt  then 
read  a  paper  on  the  “ Effect  of  City 
Competition  on  Country  Towns,”  which 
will  be  found  elsewhere  in  this  paper.

Geo.  F.  Cook  said  that  he  could  see 
no  way  to  keep  the  newspapers from  ad­
vertising  and  the  railroads  from running 
excursions,  and  that  the  only  outcome 
of  the  situation,  from  his  standpoint,  is 
for  the  retail  dealer  to  brace  up,  brush 
up  his  stock  and  get  prices  down  to  a 
cash  basis.  On  account  of  expenses  be­
ing 
less,  the  country  merchant  can  sell 
goods  cheaper  than  his  city  competitor, 
and  he  does  not  have  to  advertise  any­
where  to  the  extent  that  his  city  brother 
does 
in  order  to  influence  trade  in  his 
direction.

J.  H.  Hopkins  cited  an  instance  of  a 
house  doing  a  business  of  $250,000  a 
year,  which  did  not  pretend  to  make 
anything  on  groceries.  When  the  retail 
grocer  comes  into  competition  with  that 
sort  of  an  institution  he  gets  a  hard rub.
Mr.  Wisler  stated  an  instance  of  a 
town  where  goods  have  always  been 
sold  close  to  cost  and  where  the  dealers 
have  never  made  any  money,  in  fact 
no  one  in  trade  there  has  ever  been  able 
to  retire  on  a  competence,  much  less 
live  as  people  ought  to  live  who  work 
as  hard  and  do  as  much  business  as  re­
tail  grocers  are  compelled  to  do.

President  Wisler  then  announced  the 

following  special  committees:

On  Resolutions— E.  N.  Bates,  Moline ; 
Frank  E.  Pickett,  W ayland;  Geo.  F. 
Cook,  Grove.

On  President’s  Address— G.  A.  Ful­
ler,  Bay  C ity;  J.  H.  Hopkins,  Ypsi­
lanti  ;  Chas.  Hyman,  Kalamazoo.

The  following  communication  was  re­
ceived  from  the  Manager of  the Citizens 
Telephone  Co.,  of  Grand  Rapids,  which 
was  accepted,  with  thanks,  and  placed 
on  file:

Comparatively  few  have  had  oppor­
tunity  to  visit  telephone  exchanges  and, 
inasmuch  as  these  are  operated  differ­
ently  from  any  other  class  of  business, 
and  the  sight  of  forty-eight  operators 
taking  care  of  our city  exchange  all  at 
one  time  is  one  of  such  interest  that  we 
are  pleased  to  have  our  friends  call  and 
inspect 
therefore  we 
authorize  you  to  invite  the  members  of 
the  Michigan  Retail  Grocers’  Associa­
tion  to  call  at  their  convenience  at  any 
time,  either  as  a  body or as  individuals, 
and  we  will  take  pleasure  in  showing 
them,  not only  the  operating  room  itself, 
but  such  other  portion  of  our  plant  as 
they  may  desire  to  see.

exchange, 

the 

Afternoon  Session.

At  the  opening  of  the  afternoon  ses­
sion  the  first  thing  on  the  program  was 
a  paper  on  the  “   Proper  Handling  of 
Fruit,”   by  Wm.  K.  Munson,  of  Grand 
Rapids,  as  follows:

inexperience 

Fruits  and  vegetables  are  different 
from  the  most  of  grocers’  stock  in trade, 
in  that  they  are  very  perishable.  They 
require  careful  buying  and  handling 
in 
order to  make  money  from  them.
Some  grocers  are  continually 

looking 
for  “ snaps,”   when  buying  on  the  mar­
ket ;  that  is,  they  try  to  get  the  producer 
at  a  disadvantage,  either on  account  of 
his 
in  selling  or  his  hav­
ing  a  quantity  of  produce  to  dispose  of 
and  at  a  time  when  the demand is small. 
Then  they  squeeze  him  and  buy  his 
whole 
is  not  of  the 
best  quality.  Then  they  cut  the  retail 
price,  rush  off  what  they  can  at  the  re­
duced  price, 
thus  very  much  injuring 
the  retail  fruit  trade,  both for themselves 
and  their  brother  grocers,  and,  in  the 
end,  have  a  quantity  of  stale  fruit  to 
dispose  of  for  the  next  few  days.  They 
would  have  made  a  more  satisfactory 
gain 
if  they  had  bought  a  reasonable 
amount  of  good  fruit  each  day  and  sold 
at  a  reasonable  profit."

load,  although 

it 

The  worst  enemy  of  the  grocer’s  fruit 
is  often  among  the  grocer’s  own 

trade 
ranks.

Some  grocers  complain  that  we  do 
not  get  around  to  their  places  of  busi­
ness  early  enough  in  the  morning  with 
the  fruit  which  they  have  bought;  yet 
these  same  grocers  will  often  make  us 
wait  for  from  five  to  thirty minutes  after 
the  delivery  of  the  goods  before  they 
will  condescend  to  settle  with  us,  mean­
while  keeping  the  remainder  of  the 
load  waiting  and  delaying  all  other  gro­
cers,  on  the  route  just «that  much  more. 
If  they  would  make  it  a  point  to  settle 
for  goods  promptly  on  arrival,  all  gro­
cers  and,  of  course, 
in­
cluded,  would  get  the  benefit  of  an 
earlier  delivery  of  fruit.

themselves 

The  hucksters  have  apparently  come 
to  stay.  Many  of  them  buy  poor  stock 
and  sell  at  low  prices,  but  others  buy  as 
good  stock  as  do  the  grocers  and  get  as 
good  profits.
In  conclusion,  1  will  make  a  few  sug­
gestions  which  may  cause  you  to  think 
some  of  the  poor  farmer  and  his  rela­
tions  with  you.

i_.  Order  fruit 

in  advance  of  some 
reliable  grower,  every  day,  thus 
letting 
no  fruit  become  stale.  You  w ill'there­
by  get  better  fruit,  for  the  farmer  will 
take  extra  caie  in  putting  up  a  special 
order,  so  as  to  keep  your  trade.

2.  Buy  in  standard  size  packages.
3.  When  the  goods  are  delivered,  in 
justice  to  the  grower,  and  other  grocers 
on  the  same  route,  settle  for  the  fruit  at 
once.

4-  Give  and  require  of  your producer 
the  same  business  principles  as  in  your 
dealings  with  your  wholesale  grocer  and 
jobber.

commended 

President  Wisler 

the 
paper,  calling  attention  to  the  fact  that 
it  referred  more  particularly  to  the  han­
dling  of  fruit  at  the  Grand  Rapids 
market  than  at  distant  points.  Gener­
ally  speaking  he  was  in  perfect  accord 
with  the 
ideas  expressed  by  Mr.  Mun­
son.

Hon.  Chas.  W.  Garfield  then  read  a 
paper on  “ Mutual  Relations  of  Grocer 
and  Fruit  Grower,”  which  will  be found 
verbatim 
in  another  portion  of  this 
week’s  paper.

The  paper  was  well  received  and 
heartily  commended  by  several  mem­
bers  and,  at  its  conclusion,  Mr.  Garfield 
expressed  the  hope  that  it  might  result 
in  an  interesting  discussion  and  offered 
to  answer  any  questions  which  might 
be  asked  him  in  such  connection.
President  Wisler  stated  that 

it  was 
not  often  that  the  grocers  had  an  oppor­
tunity  of  conversing  with  so  expert  and 
scientific  a  horticulturist  as  Mr.  G ar­
field  and  suggested  that  any  questions 
which  might  be  asked  him  in  relation

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11

to  the  proper  handling  of  fruit  by  the 
grocer  were  in  order.

J.  W.  Caskadon,  of  Muskegon,  called 
attention  to  the  necessity  of  more  ac­
curate  standards  of  measurement.  Orig­
inally  the  standards  were  bushels  and 
pecks.  Then  growers  got  to  putting  up 
one-fifth  bushels  and  selling  them  for 
pecks,  but  of  late  years  they  have  got­
ten  to  putting  up  one-sixth  baskets  and 
calling  them  fifths.  It  is  time  that a  halt 
was  called  on  all  attempts  to  do  busi­
ness  on  any  other  basis  than  that  of 
standard  measures.

B. 

S.  Harris,  of  Grand  Rapids,  read 

a  paper  on  the  subject,  “ Should  the 
Sale  of  Butterine  be  Prohibited?’ ’  as 
follows:

1  know  of  no  reason,  nor  can  I  think 
of  any  that  exists  aside  from  those  in 
the  minds  of  producers  of  creamery  and 
dairy  butter—who  think  so,  of  course, 
for  their  own  business  interests— why 
the  sale  of  butterine  should  be  prohib­
ited 
in  Michigan.  On  the  contrary, 
there  are  many  reasons  why  it  should 
be  permitted  and,  with your  permission,
1  will  give  you  a  few  of  the  most  im ­
portant  ones:

It  is  a  pure  article  of  food.
It 

is  an  economical  article  of 

1. 
2. 
food.
3. 

It 

is  a  regulator  of  the  price  of 
dairy  and  creamery  butter  on  the  mar­
ket.

As  a  pure  article  of  food. 

In  a  paper 
read  before  the  Grand  Rapids  Retail 
Grocers’  Association  of  this  city,  at  the 
opening  of  its  new  rooms,  the  following 
statement  was  m ade:  Butterine 
is  a 
pure,  sweet,  clean  and  nutritious  article 
of  food. 
These  good  qualities  have 
never  been  disputed  or  challenged  by 
its  most  bitter  opponents,  in  or  out  of 
court.  The  opposition  to  it  has  always 
I  have  never  heard  a 
been  on  color. 
word  against 
its  purity. 
It  is  also  al­
ways  made  uniform  in  taste,  color  and 
salt—a  fact  which  recommends  it  to  the 
seller.  This,  together  with  the  growing 
demand 
it— a  sure  endorsement  by 
the  public— is  sufficient  reason,  without 
going 
into  an  analysis  of  its  separate 
component  parts,  why,  on  the  ground 
of  purity,  its  sale  should  not  be  pro­
hibited  in  Michigan.

for 

is  unfit 

On  the  ground  of  economy.  From 
the  standpoint  of  economy  it  certainly 
recommends  itself.  The  difference  be­
tween  dairy  butter— and  my  experience 
is  that  a  large  percentage  of  dairy  but­
ter 
for  table  use— and  a  good 
grade  of  butterine  or  oleomargarine  has 
been  this  winter  not 
less  than  40  per 
cent.  This  is,  perhaps,  an  unusual  sea­
son  from  which  to  draw comparisons,  on 
account  of  the  high  price  of  butter,  but 
the  difference  between  the  two  products 
to  the  consumer  in  winter  is  never  less 
than  from  25  to  30  percent.  This  means 
a  great  deal  to  those  of small means  who 
are 
large  consumers.  There  are,  also, 
many  people  who  are  not  financially 
compelled  to  purchase  these  goods  for 
the  sake  of  economy,  but  who  are  fully 
satisfied  with  thefr  quality  as  a  table 
product.  On  the  ground  of  economy, 
therefore,  its  sale  should  not  be  prohib­
ited.

As  a  regulator  of  the  price  of  butter. 
As  a  regulator  of  the  price  of  butter 
these  goods  play  a  very  important  part. 
What  would  have  been  the  price  of  but­
ter this  winter  had  it  not  been  for  but­
terine,  with  creamery  butter  selling  at 
32  cents  and  dairy  butter  at  25  cents,  in 
spite  of  the 
that  thousands  of 
pounds  of  butterine  are  being sold  every 
week  by  eighteen  licensed  sellers  in  the 
city  alone, 
to  say  nothing  of  the  re- 
ipainder  of  the  State?

fact 

The  only  other  goods  that  could,  to 
my  knowledge,  be  put  on  the  market  to 
check  high  prices  would  be  process  but­
ter,  but  if  there  is  a  prohibitory  law  re­
line, 
quired  for  anything  in  the  butter 
these  are  the  goods  which  need 
it.  An 
open  comparison  of  the  ingredients  of 
these  goods  and  butterine  would,  most 
certainly,  be  in  favor  of  butterine.  Had 
it  not  been  for  butterine  butter  would 
be  much  higher  and  beyond  the  reach 
of  the  poor  man  this  winter.  This

proves  its  value  conclusively  as  a  regu­
lator  of  the  butter  market.

Other  points  of  comparison  might  be 
enumerated  in  favor  of  the  sale  of  but­
terine  and  the  points  mentioned be more 
fully  dwelt  upon,  at  the  risk  of  being 
tedious,  but 
its  purity  as  an  article  of 
food  is  undisputed.  That  it  is  econom­
ical  and  that  it  is  a  regulator  of  prices 
of  goods 
in  the  same  line  on  the  mar­
ket  seems  to  me  10  be  a  good  and  suffi­
cient  reason  why  its  sale  should  not  be 
prohibited.  With  the  present 
laws— 
both  State  and  National— to  protect  the 
buyer  against  any  imposition,  misrep­
resentation  or  substitution  by  unprin­
cipled  dealers,  there  is  no  reason  to  me 
its  prohibition,  but  there  is  every 
for 
reason 
its  unlimited  sale  under  the 
required  legal  restrictions.

for 

Geo.  F.  Cook,  of  Grove,  then  gave  a 
brief  talk,  in  lieu  of  a  paper,  on  “ What 
Attitude  Should  Grocers  Assume  To­
ward  Trust  Goods?”   The  talk  was  fol­
lowed  by  other  speakers,  who  took sides 
pro  and  con  on  handling  the  output 
of  trust  and  anti-trust  concerns.

A.  Edward  Robinson,  Assistant  Post­
master  of  Grand  Rapids,  read  a  paper 
on  the  subject  of  “ Rural  Mail  D eliv­
ery,”   which  will  appear  in  either  this 
or  next  week’s  issue  of  the  Tradesman. 
The  paper  provoked  some  discussion, 
light  on 
tending  to  throw  additional 
some  of  the  points  covered  by 
the 
writer.

The  topic  on  fraudulent  commission 
merchants  and  how  to  circumvent  them 
was  discussed  briefly,  but  to  the  point, 
the  conclusion  being  that  it  was  safe  to 
leave  questions  of  that  character  to  the 
Michigan  Tradesman  and  to  abide  by 
its  judgment  in  such  matters.

Exemption 

legislation  was  discussed 
briefly  and  referred  to  the  special  Com­
mittee  on  Resolutions,  with  the  request 
it  prepare  a  resolution  covering 
that 
the 
ideas  of  the  Association  on  this 
point.

E.  C.  Little  invited  the Association  to 
hold  the  next  annual  meeting  at  Bay 
City,  in  the  belief  that  such  an  arrange­
ment  would  result  in  a  large  attendance 
from  the  eastern  portion  of  the  State,  so 
that  the  membership  might  be  very 
greatly  increased  in  that  portion  of  the 
State.

On  motion  of  E.  A.  Stowe,  the invita­
tion  was  accepted,  and  the  Association 
decided  to  hold  the  next  convention 
in 
Bay  City  the  third  Wednesday  in  Jan­
uary,  1901.

The  election  of  officers  resulted  in  the 
selection  of  the  following  by  acclama­
tion :

President— C.  E.  Walker,  Bay  City. 
Vice-President— J.  H.  Hopkins,  Ypsi- 

lanti.

ids.

Secretary— E.  A.  Stowe,  Grand  Rap­

Treasurer— J.  F.  Tatman,  Clare. 
Executive  Committee— E.  N.  Bates, 
Moline ;  Jess  Wisler.  Mancelona ;  E.  C. 
Little,  Bay  C ity ;  W.  W.  Blessed,  De­
troit ;  Geo.  F.  Cook,  Grove.

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

Resolved— That we congratulate  Presi­
dent  Wisler  upon  the  happy  manner 
with  which  our  meetings  have  been  pre­
sided  over and  extend  to  him  the  hearty 
thanks  of  the  Association  for  the  pains­
taking  efforts  he  has  given  the  organi­
zation  during  the  years  he  has  served  it 
as  Treasurer and  President.

Resolved— That  the  retail  grocers  of 
this  Association  recognize  and  acknowl­
edge  their 
indebtedness  to  Secretary 
Stowe  for  the  large  measure  of  time  and 
ability  he  has  spent  in  bringing  our  A s­
sociation  meetings  to  such  a  degree  of 
success  and  causing  them  to  fall  into 
such  beautiful  surroundings.

Resolved— That we hereby  express  our 
appreciation  of  the  prompt and thorough 
manner  in  which  parties  doing  a  fraud­
ulent  business  are  exposed  through  the

columns  of  the  Tradesman  and  that  we | 
recommend  its  continued  and  constant 
use  by  the  members  of  this  Association.

Resolved— That  our  thanks  are  most  | 
heartily  tendered  the  Military  Club  for 
throwing  open  their  beautiful  parlors 
to  the  members  of this  Association,  thus 
contributing 
in  no  small  degree  to  the 
pleasure  of  this  occasion.

Resolved—That this  Association  deem 
it  advisable  to  discriminate,  so  far  as 
possible,  against  the  use  of  goods  con­
trolled  by  trusts,  and  encourage  the  in­
dependent  manufacturers  by pushing  the 
sale  of  their  goods,  so far  as  practicable.
Resolved— That  we  most  emphatical­
ly  protest  against the  enlargement  of  the 
postal  package  privilege  as  being  detri­
mental  to  legitimate  trade  and  tending 
to  the  concentration  of  trade 
in  the 
hands  of  department  stores  and  cata­
logue  houses.

Resolved  -That  we  are  unqualifiedly 
in  favor  of  a  revision  of  the  present  un­
just 
laws  relating  to  the  exemption  of 
wages  in  cases  of  garnishment  and  exe­
cution,  but  deplore 
to 
change  the  law  at  the last regular session 
of  the  Legislature,  in  the  face  of  Gov­
ernor  Pingree's  positive  statement  that 
he  would  veto  any  bill  which  the  Legis­
lature  might  enact  along  these  lines.

the  attempt 

Resolved— That  we  deprecate the  rais­
funds  ostensibly  for  legislative 
ing  of 
gives 
purposes,  because  such  action 
ground  for  the  statement  that  legislators 
are  all  corrupt,  and  are  influenced  only 
by  financial  considerations,  which we  do 
not  believe  to  be  the  case.

Resolved—That  we  are  heartily  in  fa­
vor  of  joining  hands  with  any  organiza­
tion  in  the  effort  to  secure  better 
laws 
for  the  grocer,  providing  the  effort  is 
made  in  the  right  way  and  along  cor­
rect  lines.

The  convention  then  adjourned  to  at­
tend  a  banquet  in  Armory  Hall,  in  the 
meantime  inspecting  the beautiful  rooms 
of  the  local  lodge  of  Elks  on  the  oppo­
site  side  of  the  hall.

Fridav  Morning.

E.  C.  Little,  of  Bay  City,  presented 
the  following  resolution,  which  were un­
animously  adopted :

Resolved-  That  the  Michigan  Retail 
Grocers’  Association  heartily  endorse 
food  bill  and 
the  Brosius  pure 
the 
Mason  Senate  bill 
for  the  control  and 
regulation  of  the  manufacture  and  dis­
in  the  District 
tribution  of  food  stuffs 
of  Columbia  and  the  territories  and 
for 
inter-state  traffic  in  the 
the  control  of 
same ;  and

Resolved—   That  each  congressman 
from  this  State  be  urged  to  assist  in  the 
passage  of  said  bills,  except  Section  1 
of  the  Brosius  House  bill,  for  which 
section  we  would  recommend  the  sub­
stitution  of  a  section  creating  an 
inde­
pendent  bureau  for  the  special  purpose 
of  enforcing  this  act.

Under  the  head  of  “ Catalogue  House 
Competition,”   Mr.  Wisler  stated  that 
he  was  agent  of  the  Adams  Express  Co. 
at  Mancelona,  and  that,  in  his  opinion, 
not  as  much  business  was  done  by  the 
catalogue  houses  now  as  was  the  case 
two  or  three  years  ago.  Montgomery 
Ward  &  Co.  is  seldom  heard  from  now, 
but  more  business 
is  done  by  Sears, 
Roebuck  &  Co.  and  Wanamaker.

Geo.  F,  Cook  called  attention  to  a 
house  which  has  made  a  decided  suc­
cess,  but  has  done  it  at  the  expense  of 
the  neighboring  merchants.  This  can 
be  done  where  a  man  is  overly  aggres­
sive,  but  the  aggregate  amount of  busi­
ness 
increased,  in  his  opinion, 
judging  by  the  ultimate  results  in  cut­
ting  prices.

is  not 

Dell  Mansfield,  of. Remus,  stated  that 
he  had  used  the  letter  system  to quite 
an  extent  and  found  that  it  had  drawn 
a  considerable  amount  of  trade  from 
the  country. 
is  his  custom  to  clip 
samples  of  new  goods  each  spring  and 
fall  and  send  out  to  the  ladies  who  pat­
ronize  him.  He  finds  this  to  be  an  ex­
cellent  way  of 
interesting  them  in  his 
store.

It 

The  special  Committee  on  Transpor­
tation  reported  that  it  had  been  unable 
to  secure  definite  data 
from  the  local 
railway  officials  and  felt  as  though  the 
subject  was  of  such  importance  that  it 
should  have  careful  consideration,  and 
moved  that  the  entire  matter  be  referred 
to  the  new  standing  Committee  on 
Transportation,  which  was  adopted.

tendered 

E.  C.  Little  moved  that  a  vote  of 
thanks  be 
the  Michigan 
Tradesman  for  the  generous  entertain­
ment  accorded 
the 
shape  of  a  banquet,  which  was  unani­
mously  adopted.

the  members 

in 

President  Wisler  then  introduced  the 
new  President,  Mr.  Walker,  who  con­
gratulated  the  members  on  the  progress 
which  had  been  made  at  this  meeting 
and  stated  that  he  hoped  every  mem­
ber  would  use  his  best  endeavors  to 
in­
crease  the  membership  and  bring  about 
an  era  of  better  things  by  means  of  con­
certed  action  all  along  the  line.

The  chairman  thereupon  announced 

the  standing  committees  as  follows: 

Trade  Interests  -F .  M.  Taylor,  Shep­
I' red 

herd ;  Joseph  Knight,  Detroit; 
Epley,  Mt.  Clemens.

Legislation— Samuel W.  Mayer,  H olt; 
Frank  E.  Pickett,  Wayland ;  Frank Mc- 
Derby,  Nashville.

Insurance— Thomas  Bromley,  Jr.,  St. 
Ithaca;  J.  N. 

Johns;  A.  S.  Barber, 
Pettit,  North  Star.

Transportation— Robert  Johnson,  Cad­
illac ;  Frank  A.  Sweeney,  Mt.  Pleasant; 
FI.  E.  Meeker,  Bay  City.

There  being  no  further business,  the 

meeting  adjourned.

An  Ideal  Hill  o f  LadinK.

The Lightning  Despatch  Line  (Catch- 
ero,  Robem  &  Beatem  Railway  Com­
pany ).

Cotton  Bill  of  Lading.
Form  2,  Suit  Us.
Received  from ---------- the  following

cars,  said  to  be  in  good  condition  and 
loaded  with  cotton  (number  of  bales  and 
value  unknown  to  any  one),  to  be  trans­
ported  over  our  line  whenever 
it  suits 
our  convenience,  to  be  delivered  to  con­
signees  whenever  w e ----please,  or to
such  other  carrier,  if  the  cotton  is  to  be 
forwarded  to  a  point  not  on  our  line,  or 
for  export,  as  will  allow  us  the 
largest 
proportion  of  the  through  rate.

It  is  distinctly  understood  that  we  are 

not  responsible  for  anything.

If  the  cotton  is  stolen from  the  cars,  is 
damaged  by  rain  or  fire  in  transit,  it  is 
clear that  shippers  are  to  blame.

If  consignees  or  connecting  carriers 
do  not  unload  our  cars  before  we  want 
them,  we  reserve  the  right  to  store  the 
cotton  in  the  elevator  or  warehouse  that 
will  pay  us  the  largest commission.  The 
charges  will  be  added  to  the freight bill, 
and  must  be  paid  with  interest  from 
date  of  shipment  before  warhouse  cer­
tificate  will  be  delivered.

We  guarantee  the  rate  of  transporta-
tion from  point  of  shipment  to -----•  shall
not  be  less  th an --------per  100  pounds,
and  charges  with  interest.

is  understood  that  we  will  charge 
for  switching  whatever  and  whenever 
we  please.

If  cotton  is  not  unloaded  before  it  ar 
rives  at  destination,  we  will  charge  as 
much  demurrage  as  we  think  owner  can 
stand.

It 

If  this  bill  of 

lading 

is  altered  we

Not  a  Hard  (jnention.

They  had  a  dispute,  and  they  had 
agreed  to leave  it  to the  military  expert.
“ What  bullet,”   they  asked,  “ do  you 

consider the  deadliest?”

For  several  minutes  he  remained  in  a 
brown  study.  Then  he  looked  up  with 
the  air  of  one  who  has  settled  the  mat­
ter  finally  and  definitely.

“ The  one  that  hits,”   he  said.
Geo.  F'.  Bardeen,  President  Bardeen 
Paper  Co.,  Otsego:  Enclosed  please 
find  our  check  for  $1  in  payment  of  our 
subscription,  as  we  can  not  get  along 
without  your  paper,  and  wish  you  to 
send  it  regullary.

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Little

Czarina

A Quick Seller.  Order now.

HIRTH,  KRAUßE & CO.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Knit or  Felt  Boots with 

Duck or Gum  Perfections.

Our stock is complete.  Send 
us  your  orders  and  they  will 
have  prompt attention.

Rindge,  Kalmbach,  Logie & Co.,

10-22 N. Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich- 

Agents Boston Rubber Shoe Company.

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HOES that will  fit.
H OES that will  wear.
H OES that bring comfort. 
HOES that give satisfaction. 
HOES that bring trade. 
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HEROLD-BERTSCH  SHOE  CO.,

M AKERS  OF  SHOES, 
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Effect  o f  City  C om petition  on  C ountry 
To  have  been  drafted  at  a  late  hour 
and  much  against  my  desire  into  the 
task  of  preparing  a  paper  to  be  read 
here  at  this  time  shows  a  lamentable 
lack  of  judgment,  if  nothing  worse,  on 
the  part  of  our  much-esteemed  Secre­
tary ;  and,  although  it  is  an  old  trick  of 
his,  I  will  try  to  make  the  best  of  it  and 
submit 
few  brief 
thoughts  on  the  subject  assigned  me  for 
your  consideration.

in  crude 

form  a 

That  the  competition  of  cities  with 
small  country  towns  or  country  stores 
where  no  manufacturing  or  other  indus­
try  except  trade  enters  into  the  consid­
eration  has  been  anything  but  beneficial 
to .the  latter  I  think no  one  will  dispute, 
and,  therefore,  I  will  leave  that  part  of 
the  question  and  try  to  find  some  of  the 
causes  which, 
i n .  my  opinion,  have 
brought  about  such  results.  The  aver­
age  country  or  small  village  store  is  al­
most1!  necessarily  a  general  store,  where 
small  stocks  of  staple  goods,such  as  dry 
goods,  groceries,  shoes,  notions,  etc., 
are  kept  for  sale.  Too  often  there  is  no 
order or  arrangement  of  stock  to  show  it 
to  advantage. 
It  frequently  looks  as  if 
blown 
in  by  a  cyclone  and  left  as  de­
posited  in  a  chaotic  condition,  exposed 
to  flics  during  the  summer  season  and 
dust  and  dirt  all  the  time. 
I  don’t  say 
that  all  are  like  this,  but  too  many  are. 
I  think,  however,, there has  been  marked 
in  these  conditions  in  re­
improvement 
cent  years.  Dealers  are 
learning  that 
is  something  to  do  to  “ keep 
there 
store”   and  that  attractiveness, 
order 
and  cleanliness  are  some  of  the.requi­
sites  to  success. 
is 
forced  by  circumstances  or  custom  to 
take  in  exchange  for  his  goods  butter  of 
all  shades  of  color  and  diversified  flavor 
and  all  degrees  of  strength,  and  eggs, 
both  young  and  middle  aged,  all  sizes 
and  all  degrees  of  cleanliness,  and  all  at 
prices  which  are  a  source  of  continual 
loss  to  him  and  in  the past to the general 
custom  of  granting  almost  unlimited 
is 
credit  to  customers.  Although  there 
great  improvement  during  late  years 
in 
the  matter  of  credit,  all  these  have 
made  the  lot  of  the  country  merchant 
not  all  that  could  be  desired for pleasure 
or  profit.

I’he  country  dealer 

In  contrast,  the 

large  city  store  is  a 
model  of  neatness  and  elegance.  There 
is  no  dust,  no  dirt  and  no  m ud;  elegant 
fronts,  plate  glass  windows,  with  won­
derful  displays  of  goods  artistically  ar­
ranged  to  catch  the  e y e ;  every  depart­
ment  systematized  and  arranged  with 
mathematical  precision—all  moving like 
a  great  machine  under  the  hand  of  a 
master.  With  all  this  there  is  the  ques­
tion  of  prices. 
The  country  dealer, 
carrying  small  stocks  only  of  staple 
goods,  comes in  direct  competition  with 
the  mammoth  stores  of  cities 
in  the 
different  lines  he  carries.  Staple  goods 
are  most  always  used  as 
leaders  and 
are  frequently  sold  at  retail  at  or  below 
wholesale  prices.  The  country  merchant 
also  has  to  contend  with  the  fake  sales 
so  largely  advertised  in  the large places. 
A   shoe  dealer  will  hang  up  a  huge  ban­
ner  in  front  of  his store,  bearing  the  an­
nouncement  that  he  has  a  §20,000  bank­
rupt  stock  of  shoes  to  sell  at  half  price. 
The  same  will  appear  in  flaming  adver­
tisements 
in  the  daily  papers.  Your 
customer  will  go  and  purchase  and  tell 
you  how  cheap  he  bought  shoes—that  he 
got  a  §3  pair  for §1.50.  Then,  if  he  has 
bought  for  another  member of  the  fam­
ily  and  they  don’t  fit,  he  comes  in  and 
wants  to  exchange  and  you  find  that  you 
could  have  sold  him  as  good  and,  per­
haps,  a  better  pair  for  the  same  price. 
But  will  he  believe  it?  The  dry  goods 
house  will  come  out  with  a  whole  page 
advertisement  in  the  daily  of  great  bar­
gains 
in  nearly  everything— clearing 
sale,  inventory  sale,  remnant  sale,  etc. 
— and  while  there  are  many  goods  sold 
very  low  at such  times,  the  average  cus­
tomers  pay  all  their  purchases are worth. 
But  do  they  believe  it?  The  clothier 
advertises  a  ¿>ne-quarter  off  sale  or 
$15,000  or  $20,000  worth  of  goods  at 
forced  sale  or  sheriff’s  sale.  Cards  are 
attached 
the  goods,  bearing  the 
legend,  “  Former  price  $18— now  $10.”  
•Paper read at annual convention Michigan  Re­
tail Grocers’ Association by Frank E.  Pickett, 
of Wayland.

to 

Does  the  general  public  know  anything 
about  it?  No,  but  they  take  the  bait, 
just  the  same.  They  don’t  consider 
that  goods  can  not  be  sold  below  what 
they  are  worth  and  that  the  merchant 
can  not  give  away  his  profits  and  con­
tinue  in  business.

Another  thing  that  operates  to  the dis­
advantage  of  the  country  dealer  is  quo­
tations  of  market  prices 
in  the  daily 
papers.  They  are  often  erroneous  and 
you  can  not  realize  anything  like  the 
prices  quoted  for  such  truck  as  you have 
taken  from  your  customers.  They  see 
the  prices  in  the  papers  and  think  you 
are  robbing  them  unless  you  allow  the 
quoted  price.  They  can  not  see  that  it 
costs  anything  to  ship  and  sell 
the 
goods.

I  believe,  also,  that  the  competition 
is  largely  responsible  for 
of  the  cities 
the  peddling  nuisance,  from  which  we 
have  all  suffered.  The- large  stores  al­
ways  have  remnants  and  “  off  goods”  
which  they  furnish  the  peddlers  cheap 
and  they,  in  turn,  dispose  of  them  to 
people  who  would  not  purchase 
the 
same  goods  of  the  regular  dealer.

The  catalogue  houses  must  also  come 
in  as  one- of  the  elements  which  operate 
to the  detriment  of  small  dealers.  Sent 
broadcast  over  the  country  most  every­
body  gets  a  catalogue,  and,  of  course, 
they  must  try to  get  some  of  the  remark­
able  (  !)  bargains  contained  therein  and 
their  good  money  goes  for  what  in  most 
cases  prove  anything  but  bargains. 
You  could  have  furnished  better  goods 
at  the  same  prices.  But  you  have  lost  so 
much 
trade  and  your  customers  have 
gained  nothing  but  wisdom,  providing 
they  are  disposed  to  learn.

Excursions  and  cheap  fares  on  rail­
roads  take  many  people  to  the  large 
towns  and  the  endless  variety  and  bril­
liant  displays  of  goods  and  the 
leaders 
put  out  at  very  low  prices  almost  com­
pel  people  to  purchase,  whether  they  in­
tended  to  or  not.  Rural  mail  delivery, 
which  is  now  being  pushed  to  the  front, 
will,  I  believe,  work to  the  disadvantage 
of  the  country  merchant  and  become  a 
source  of  profit  to  the  peddler. 
It  will 
destroy  the  country  postoffice  and  make 
it  unnecessary 
for  people  to  go  to  the 
little  village  or  country  store  for  their 
mail.  Anything  that  keeps  people  away 
from  these  places  makes  so  much  better 
picking  for  the  peddlers.

The  country  store  is  not  the  only  loser 
from  the  city  store  competition.  All 
small  dealers  in  large  towns,  as  well  as 
country  towns,  have  the  mammoth  de­
partment  store  to  compete  with.  They 
use  groceries  principally  as  leaders  and 
sell  them  almost  regardless  of  cost. 
I
have  been?  informed  that  one  of  these 
colossal  establishments  admitted  a  loss 
in  their grocery  department of $19,000 in 
one  year!  My  fellow  merchants,  can 
you  stand  such  competition  as  that? 
I 
recently  saw  a  statement— 1  think  in  the 
Michigan  Tradesman—that  there  were 
7,000  vacant  stores  in  Chicago  and  I  do 
not  doubt  it  in  the  least.  I  spent  a  week 
there 
last  fall  and  my  observation  con­
firms  the  truth  of  the  statement.  The 
grocers’  associations  of  Chicago  and  the 
State  of  Illinois  and  of  other  states  have 
tried  to  devise  ways  to  meet  this  mons­
trous  competition. 
Laws  have  been 
made,  only  to  oe  found  of  no  value. 
Everything  seems  to  be  merging  into 
giant  combinations  and  monopolies  in 
which  business  will  be  managed  and 
controlled  by  the 
instead  of  the 
many.

few 

What, 

in  the 

future? 

then,  of  the 

Is  there 
any  remedy?  Laws,  even  when  made, 
seem 
to  be  of  no  practical  benefit. 
What  chance  will  there  be  for  the  young 
future  to  build  up  and  ac­
man 
quire  a  business  for  himself? 
I  confess 
to  me  the  outlook  does  not  seem  very 
encouraging,  but, 
trusting  that  there 
may  be  some  way  devised  to  meet  and 
overcome  this  condition  of  things,  I 
leave  the  subject  in  your  hands.

Italy 

is  buying  paper 

from  other 
countries  at 
the  rate  of  $2,000,000  a 
year.  Germany,  Austria  and  France 
are  mentioned  as  suppliers  of  the  de­
mand,  but  no  mention 
is  made  of  the 
United  States.  A  suggestion  to  some­
body !

G R O W E R   A N D   G RO CER.

M aterial  Relations  W hich  Ensue  From 

M arketing  Fruit.*

in 

If  the  time  shall  ever  come  when 
“ We’ ll all  love  each  other  and  we’ ll  call 
each  man  our  brother,then we’ ll  have  no 
trouble  any  more,’ ’  then  the  mutual  re­
lationship  of  divers  occupations  will 
have  nothing 
it  worth  discussing. 
The  truth 
is,  we  are  very  much  dis­
posed  to  magnify  our  differences  and 
minimize  our  lines  of  unison.  When  we 
see  what  a  grab  game  the  business  of 
this  world  seems  to  be,  we  are 
inclined 
to  emphasize  the  old  refrain,  “ This  is 
a  sad  and  wicked  world.’ ’  On  the  other 
hand,  it  is  the  only  world  we  know  any­
thing  about  and  the  man  who  sees  the 
brightest  side  of  it  and  is  determined  to 
get  the 
largest  measure  of  satisfaction 
out  of  it,  while  doing  his  own  part  hon­
estly,  earnestly  and  benevolently,  is  the 
fellow  with  whom  I  desire  to  fraternize. 
And  the  reason  I  will  secure  some  satis­
faction  in  chatting  familiarly  with  the 
people  before  me  is  that  you  are  bene­
factors  of  mankind  and  are  engaged 
in 
a  most  useful  work  of  bringing  the  pro­
ducer  and  consumer  together. 
If  your 
work  is  done  wisely  and  discreetly,  and 
you  are  fortunate  enough  not  to  have  too 
great  perverseness 
in  human  nature  to 
deal  with,  your  choice  of  work  is  not 
unwise  one,  and  you  ought  to  march 
along 
in  it  getting  a  little  nearer  eacf 
day  to  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven.

success  and 

I  wish  it  were  possible  to  have  before 
me  on  one  side  of  the  house  the  fruit 
growers  and  on  the  other  the 
retail 
grocers,  so  that  I  could  alternate  my 
conversation  and  each  of  you  could  hear 
my  thought  concerning  the  other,  and 
because  I  can  not  do  this,  please  bear 
with  me  while  1  treat  you  as  the  grow 
ers  and  tell  you  what  I  think  from  my 
point  of  view.  The  successful  grower 
of  fruits  in  any  amount  should  not  be  a 
dealer;  he  should  not  sell  at  retail;  he 
should  never  think  ot  being  a  huckster 
his  type  of  mind  is  such  that  if  he  uses 
his  valuable  ability  in  growing  the  best 
products  for  the  market,  he 
is  too  ex 
hausted  to  make  a  study  of the mysteries 
of  marketing.  He  should  sell  his  prod 
uct  in  as  large  quantities  as  possible  tt 
men  who,  by  experience,  have  become 
expert  in  handling  his  product.  He  has 
no  right  to  place  upon  the  market  any 
thing  that  is  not  what  he  represents  it 
to  be.  He  had  better  allow  it  to  decay 
and  waste  on  the  ground  than  to  mis 
lead  his  customer.  He  should,  beyond 
question,  have  the  perfect  confidence  of 
the  buyer;  he  should  be  what  he  seems 
to  be.  This  does  not 
imply  that  his 
goods  should  always  be  No.  i,  because 
there  is  a  demand  in  the  market  for No,
2  and  No.  3,  and  culls,  perhaps;  but  to 
insure 
confidence,  his 
nomenclature  of  grades  must  be  exact 
and  always  truthful.  He  should  aim  to 
suit  his  products  to  the  wishes  of  his 
customer.  If  it  is a groGer or commission 
man  who  handles  his  fruit,  and  he  is 
satisfied  to  center  his  sales  upon  one 
a  few  parties,  he  should  cater  to  their 
wishes,  growing  the  kind  and  quality 
that  will  satisfy  them. 
If  red  apples 
are  wanted,  he  should  fill  the  demand 
if  yellow  peaches  are 
in  demand,  he 
should  have  them ;  if  a  certain  type  of 
is  desired,  he  should  grow  it 
melon 
His  confidence 
in  the  buyer  should  be 
such  as  to 
lead  him,  before  he  grows 
things,  to  consult  the  man  who  is  to  be 
his  purchaser;  he  should  keep  the  man 
posted  with  regard  to  the  progress  and 
condition  of  his  crops;  he  should  invite 
him  to  his  farm,  his  garden  and  his 
orchard,  so  that  the  one  who  is  to  han 
die  his  product  shall  have  some  under 
standing  of  the  trials  and  the  successes 
connected  with  the  occupation  of  grow 
ing  the  product. 
I  take  it  for  granted 
in  suggesting  this,  that  the  grower  is  ; 
good  grower  and  successful  cultivator 
and  one  who  will  not  be  ashamed, 
any  time,  to  have  his  customer  drop 
upon  him  and 
Another  point  I  would  like  to  make 
that  the  method  of  communication  be 
tween  the  grower  and  the  buyer  should 
be  a  close  one. 
I  understand  the  fun 
is  made  of  “ telephone  farmers,’ ’ 
that 
♦Paper read by Hon. Chas. W. Garfield, of Grand 
Rapids, at annual convention  Michigan  Retail 
Grocers’ Association.

inspect  his  operations 

arge  measure,  and  his  name  is  used 
in 
connection  with  the  products  that  are 
bartered,  he  has  a  right  to  demand  that 
his  grocer  shall  be  as  honest  as he  is and 
that  he  shall  treat  his  products  with  as 
tender care  as  he  would  treat  them  who 
has  given  so  much  thought  and  atten­
tion  to  their growth.  This  means,  gen­
tlemen,  that  you  have  no  right  to  dis­
play  perfect  fruits  and  vegetables  in 
such  a  way  that  the  unclean  hands of the 
passerby  and  the  insinuating  nose  of his 
four-footed  companion  shall  put  a  blem 
ish  upon  them. 
It  is  something  more 
than  an  error  to  expose  delicate  fruit 
and  vegetable  tissues  to  the  broiling 
sun,  the  vitiated  air,  the  dust  and  the 
dirt  and  the  smoke  of  the  street— it  is 
blunder. 
If  you  have  not  the  genius 
to  display  these  beautiful  products in  an 
attractive  way,  so  that  they  shall  not  be 
exposed 
in  this  manner,  you  are  unfit 
for  your  work  and  you  will  wisely  seek 
something  else  better  suited  to  your 
views  of 
I  can  not  find  wotds  to 
express  my  indignation  when  I  see  the 
beautiful  products  of  the  orchard  and 
the  garden  so  outrageously  abused  as 
they  are 
in  the  hands  of  a  majority  of 
the  retail  grocers.  Again,  I  would  like 
to  see  the  grocer  adding  to  the  intelli­
gence  of  the  consumer,  awakening  the 
discrimination  that  demands  that  obser­
vation  and  adds  to  the  satisfaction  of 
living 
in  the  world.  To  this  end,  I 
would  like  to  see  products  that  are  dis­
played 
properly 
named,  so that  the  consumer,  in  giving 
his  order,  will  not  say,  “ I  would  like 
some  good  cooking  apples,’ ’  but,  “ I 
would 
like  some  Northern  Spies  or 
some  Rhode  Island  Greenings,”   and  in 
ordering  pears  for  some  state  occasion, 
would  not  simply  say,  “ Send  me  some 
of  the  finest  pears  you  have, ’ '  but  rather 
demand  some  Seckels  or  Sheldons 
Louise  Bonnes.

to  attract  the  eye 

life. 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

fruit  grower  and  truck 

but  the  day  is  coming  when  every  suc­
cessful 
farmer 
will  have  a  telephone  line  between  his 
premises  and  the  stores  of  the  men  who 
are  to  sell  his  product.  The  grower  who 
desires  to  have  his  patron  assist  him 
in 
the  ablest  way  must  be  ready,  upon  a 
telephone  call,  to  do  his  best  to  fulfill 
the  wants  of  that  patron. 
In  this  way— 
and  only  in  this  way— can  he  command 
the  top  prices  for  his  products.

been 

grown 

intelligently 

Now,  please  reverse  the  transit,  and  I 
will  turn  upon  the  grocers  and  ask  your 
forbearance  while  I  delineate  to  you, 
from  my  point  of  view,  the  way  some  of 
you  look  to  the  producer.  A  fruit  that 
and 
brought  to  the  market  in  an  attractive 
package  has  a  right  to  be  protected  in 
its  beauty  and  to have  its  attractiveness 
conserved.  A   vegetable  that  has  been 
well  grown  and 
is  brought  to  market 
crisp  and  fresh  and  attractive  to the  eye 
has  a  right  to  demand  treatment  that 
agrees  with  this  perfection,  and 
the 
grower  who  brings  products  like  this  to 
the  market  and  turns  them  over to  the 
retail  grocer  has  a  right  to  demand, 
aside  from  a  money  requirement,  a 
roper  respect  for  his  products. 
If  he 
i  honest,  and  gives  full  weight  and

13

GO
1  05
1  40
2  00 
2  40

it 

It  will  be  a  keen  pleasure  to  have  a 
goodly  proportion  of  the  consumers  able 
to 
intelligently  ask,  “ Have  you  some 
fine  Cumberland  strawberries,  Cuthbert 
raspberries,  Taylor  blackberries,  Emer­
ald  Gem  muskmelons  or  Boston  Market 
celery?”  
1  would  have  it  perfectly  safe 
for  a  householder  to  order  by  telephone 
tnd  know  that  she  will  get  her  fruits 
ind  vegetables  from  a  case  in  which 
free  from  taint 
they  have  been  stored 
tnd  dust  and  drying  air. 
I do  not  hesi- 
:ate  to  say  to  you,  gentlemen,  without 
egotism,  that  I  know  something  about 
the  subject  of  which  I  am  talking. 
I 
that  the  grocer’s  methods  of 
know 
handling 
fruits  and  vegetables  can  be 
improved  without  any  loss  to  him,  and 
to  the  great  advantage  of  the  consumer.
1  know  that  the  grocer  is  very  apt,  like 
the  grower,  to  get  into  a  rut  and 
forget 
to  exercise  his  God-given  intelligence 
perfecting  his  methods  in  the  inter­
est  of  man  and  his  customer. 
I  fought, 
bled  and  nearly  died  in  the  attempt  to 
get  the  grocers  of  this  town  to quit  the 
abuse  of  berries  which  resulted  from 
turning  them  out 
into  a  tray  and  dip­
ping  them  up  with  a  ladle  in  measuring 
them  out  to  customers. 
1  suppose  the 
grocers  of  this  town  will  scarcely  admit 
to-day  that  they  were  once  guilty  of 
such  wholesale  abuse  upon  our  delicate 
products. 
If  you  have  a  right  to  de­
mand  of  the  grower  that  he  give  you  an 
honest  quart,  peck  or  bushel,  having  in­
tegrity  marked  from  the  surface  down  to 
the  bottom,  the  consumer  has  the  right 
to  demand  the  same  thing  of  you. 
It  is 
not  a  sin  to  put  the  best  side  of  a  straw- 
oerry  out,  but 
is  sinful  to  have  the 
surface  layer  of  strawberries  deceive  the 
public  with  regard  to  what  is  below 
it.
1  would  like  to  call  your  attention  to  a 
lumber  of  other  things  that  are  upon 
my  mind,  such  as  selling  asparagus  by 
instead  of  by  the  bunch  or 
the  pound 
dozen  bunches;  eggs  by  weight 
instead 
if  by  the  dozen  and,  in  truth,  putting  a 
premium  upon  honesty 
in  dealing  in 
products,  in  every  possible  way.  With 
these  two  points  of  view,  1  would  like 
such  a  perfect  understanding  between 
the  grower  and  the  grocer as  to  prevent 
my  misjudgment  of each  other.  I  would 
like  to  have  the  relationship  so perfectly 
understood  that  each  should  never  ques 
tion  the  honesty  of  the  other,  and,  above 
all  things,  1  would  have  each  of  them 
engender  a  respect  for  the  beautiful  and 
useful  products  of  the  soil,  so  that  mal 
treatment  of  them  would  be  impossible 
The  grower  should  understand  that  the 
grocer 
is  entitled  to  a  fair  margin  o 
profit 
in  handling  a  product  and  never 
should  criticise  prices, 
Ihe 
reasonable  return  for  his  material. 
grocer  should  be thoughtful  of  the  rights 
of  the  grower  to  have  a  reasonable  mar­
gin  above  the  cost of production.  Ihere 
should  be  no 
jealousies  between  them 
and  there  should  be  such  a  perfect  and 
mutual  understanding  that  the  farmer 
will  not  be  driven 
from  the  grocer’ 
door  to  seek  the  grocer’s  customers 
and  will  always,  when  he sells to the gr< 
cer’s  customers,  respect  the  retail  price 
of  the  grocer. 
1  think,  as  a  producer,  I 
have  never  done  anything  that  has  com­
manded  so  cordially  the  respect  of  my 
buyers  as  my  frank  way  in  dealing  with 
the  retail 
their  customers, 
price,  and  place  the  margin 
the 
credit  of  my  best  customer,  the  grocer. 
It  is  only  when  there  exists  this  cordial, 
thoughtful  and  sweet  relationship  that 
we  can  secure  the  best  results  for  both 
grower  and  grocer.  My sympathies,  be­
cause  of  my  occupation,  are  naturally 
with  the  grower,  but  I  think  I  can  un­
derstand  very 
fully  the  position  of  the 
grocer,  and 
in  my  criticism  and  com­
mendation  I  am  thoughtful  of  the  facts 
concerning  both  parties. 
1  can  only 
close  by 
impressing  upon  you  my  de­
sire  for  the  confidential  relationship  that 
is  not 
I  have  outlined. 
Utopian,  for,  as  a  grower,  I 
for  years 
held  this  relationship  with  my  grocers, 
who  took  my  entire  product.

if  he  gets 

to  secure 

I  know 

to 

it 

G.  F.  Lowe,  New  York  City,  writes 
as  follows :  Enclosed  you  will  find  $1, 
to  continue  the  Tradesman'  to  my  ad­
dress. 
I  formerly  lived  in  Allegan  and 
have taken  your  paper  many years.  Like 
it  very  well  and  can  not  get  along  with­
out  it.

A K R O N   STO N EW A R E.

% gal., per  doz.............
1 to 6 gal., per  gal.......
8 gal. each....................
10 gal. each....................
12 gal. each....................
15 gal. meat-tubs, each. 
22 gai. meat-tubs, each. 
25 gai. meat-tubs, each. 
30 gai. meat-tubs, each.

2 to 6 gal., per  gal..........
Churn Dashers, per doz.

M ilkpans
4 gal. flat or rd. hot., per doz. 
1 gai. flat or rd. hot., each —

Fine Glazed  M ilkpans
yt gal. flat or rd. hot., per doz.............
1 gal. flat or rd. bot„ each..................

Stew pans
gal. fireproof, ball, per  doz. 
gai. fireproof, ball, per  doz.

gal., per  doz —
gal. per  doz......
to 5 gal., per  gal.

Tom ato  tings

Vi gal., per  doz.................
1  gal., each......................
'orks for V4 gal., per doz. 
iorks for  1  gal., per doz.

Fr«

rve  Jars  and  Covers

gal., stone cover, per doz..........
gal., stone cover, per doz..........
Sealing  Wax
5 lbs. In package, per  lb................
FR U IT   J A R S

L A M P   »U R N E R S

lin ts...........
Quarts........
Half Gallons
'overs........
{libbers....

No. 0 Sun..........
No. 1 Sun..........
No. 2 Sun..........
No. 3 Sun..........
Tubular.............
Security,  No.  1.
urity.  No.  2. 
Nutmeg...........

No. 0 Sun. 
No. 1  Sun. 
No. 2 Sun.

No. 0 Sun. 
No. 1 Sun. 
No. 2 Sun.

L A M P   CH IM NEYS- Seeomls

Per box of G  doz.

First-  tju n llty

No. 0 Sun. crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab.

XXX  Flint

No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 
No. 3 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab.
CHIMNEYS—P earl Top
No. 1 Sun. wrapped and labeled........
No. 2 Sun, wrapped and  labeled........
No. 2  Hinge, wrapped and labeled... 
No. 2 Sun.  “Small  Bulb,”  for  Globe
Lamps...........................................
No. 1  Sun, plain bulb, per doz.............
No. 2 Sun, plain bulb, per doz.............
No. 1 Crimp, per doz............................
No. 2 Crimp, per doz............................

L a  liastie

Roeli ester

No. 1  Lime (G5c  doz)............................
No. 2 Lime (70c  doz).............   ............
No. 2 Flint (80e  doz)'
..................  •

E lectric

No. 2 Lime (70c  doz)............................
No. 2 Flint (80c  doz)............................

OIL  CANS

1 gal.  tin cans with spout, per doz....
1 gal. galv. Iron with  spout, per doz..
2 gal. galv. Iron with  spout, per doz.
3 gal. galv. Iron with  spout, per doz.. 
5 gal. galv. iron with  spout, per doz.. 
3 gal. galv. Iron with faucet, per doz.
5 gal. galv. iron with faucet, per doz..
5 gal. Tilting cans..................................
5 gal. galv. iron  Nacefas.....................

P u m p   Cans

5 gal. Rapid steady stream ..................
5 gal.  Eureka, non-overflow................
3 gai. Home Rule...................................
5 gal. Home Rule..................................
5 gal. Pirate King.................................

EANTERN8

No.  0 Tubular, side lift.......................
No.  1 B Tubular...................................
No. 13 Tubular, dash............................
No.  1 Tubular, glass fountain............
No. 12 Tubular, side  lamp....................
No.  3 Street lamp, each......................
LA N T ER N G E O BE 8

No. 0 Tub., cases 1 doz. each, box, 10c. 
No. 0 Tub., cases 2 doz. each, box, 16c. 
No. 0 Tub., bbls 5 doz. each, per bbl.. 
No. 0 Tub,, bull’s eye, cases 1 aoz. each

1  50 
1  GO

3 70
4  70 
4  88

3  50
4  00 
4  70

4  no
4  40

1  40 
1  75 
3  25
3 75
4  85
4  85
5 35

9  00

8 50 
10  50 
10  50 
12  00
9 60

6  75
7  00 
14 00

45 
1  78 
1  25

14

The  Meat  Market

Pigs’ 

How  to  M ake  Unsalable  Portions  .Salable.
feet  that  are  to  be  corned  can 
easily  be  cleaned  by  placing  them  in 
hot  water  for  a  short  time.

Tainted  meat  can  be  made  right  by 
juice. 

the  application  of  a  little 
The  acid  destroys  the  bad  taste.

lemon 

Hams  that  are  green  moulded  can  be 
easily  cleaned  by  dipping  a  cloth  in 
vinegar  and  rubbing 
it  over the  parts 
affected.  When  all  the  mould  is  off  rub 
on  some  soft  lard.

Smoked  tongues  can  be  kept  from 
drying 
in  winter  by  running  a  stick 
through  the  strings  and  placing  them  in 
an  empty  barrel,  with  the  stick  resting 
on  the  barrel  edge.  Then  cover the  bar­
rel  with  a  wet  cloth.

Veal  scraps,  that  is,  the  small  pieces, 
can  be  used  up  nicely  by  boning  and 
chopping.  When  formed  into  nice  cakes 
and  laid  on  a  platter,  with  some  small 
sprigs  of  parsley  laid  around,  they  have 
a  tempting  appearance  and  find  pur­
chasers  quickly.

Smoked  boneless  shoulders  that  are 
fat  can  be  made  to  cut  lean  by  slicing 
a  small  quantity  of  the  fat  away  from 
each  side  before  they  are  rolled  up. 
This  will  make  them  easy  sellers  at  bet­
ter  prices,  and  will  compensate  for  the 
amount  lost  on  the  fat  taken  off.

Plates  of  beef  that  are  lean  can  be 
used  to  advantage  by  boning.  This 
is 
done  by  first  cutting  out  the  skirt,  then 
the  layer  of  skin  which  is  always  found 
on  the  inside.  Then  cut  out  the  bones, 
starting  at  the  thin  end  of  the  plate. 
Roll  up  nicely,  tieing  each  string  separ­
ately,  so  that  when  a  piece  is  cutoff  the 
rest  does  not  open  out. 
It  can  be  sold 
for  pot  roast,  or  be  corned.

liver,  and 

Pennsylvania  Scrapple  is  made  of  all 
the  scraps  of  pork  not  needed  for  saus­
age,  lard,  or  for  salting.  Split  the  head 
between  the 
jaws,  remove  the  tongue, 
which 
is  also  used,  cut  off  the  end  of 
the  snout, remove  the jaw-bone,  eyes  and 
nasal  cavities.  The  ears  may  be  used, 
if  carefully  cleaned,  and  the  cartilage 
removed  after  boiling.  Put  the  head 
meat  and  the  skins  which have  been  re­
moved  from  parts  intended  Tor  lard  and 
sausage  to  boil  in  water  to  cover  them ; 
fifteen  minutes  after  add 
the  other 
meat,  which  may  include  the  feet,  nice­
ly  scraped,  the  trimmings  of  the  hams 
and  shoulders,  the  heart,  a  small  part  of 
the 
if  desired  the  spleen, 
cracklings  and  the  kidneys  with  the 
white  part  all  cut  out,  but  these  are  not 
generally  used. 
The  meat  must  be 
boiled  until 
it  will  separate  from  the 
bones,  then  taken  out  of  the  liquid  and 
chopped  fine.  Strain  the  liquid  to  re­
move  the  small  bones,  and  add  to  it 
enough  water  to  make five-parts liquid to 
three  of  meat.  Set 
it  to  boiling,  then 
stir 
in  the  meat,  with  an  equal  amount 
of  corn-meal,  made  of  new  com,  well 
dried  before  grinding,  and  ground  fine. 
Stir  while  boiling  and  season  with  salt, 
black  and  red  pepper,  and  either  sage, 
sweet  marjoram,  thyme  or  pennyroyal, 
whichever  you  prefer.  Boil  for  about 
fifteen  or  twenty  minutes.  Put  away  in 
pans  in  a  cold  place,  when  it  will  kee'p 
if  the  weather  is 
two  or  three  weeks 
cold.  Cut 
in  slices  about  an  inch 
thick,  lay  it  in  a  very  hot  pan,  fry  only 
until  brown  on  both  sides.

it 

H ow   to  Bone  Poultry.

Every  butcher  knows  that  the  least 
bit  of  rough  handling  of  scalded  poultry 
tears  the  skin.  Therefore  dry-picked 
poultry 
is  the  only  kind  that  can  be 
boned.  Take  the  turkey  or  chicken  and

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

cut  off  the  head,  leaving  the  neck  as 
long  as  possible,  as  it  gives  you  a  sort 
of  handle  and  is  convenient  to  hang  up 
by,  as  you  would  a  shoulder  of  veal,  to 
bone  it.  Then  with  a  sharp  but  very 
short knife  commence  to  scrape  the  flesh 
from  the  bone  at  the  breast.  Work  down 
gradually  to  the  wish  bone,  scraping 
and  not  cutting  the  flesh.  With  a  little 
care  the  entire  hand  can  be  inserted 
and  the  breast  bone  scraped  clear  from 
one  end  to  the  other.  Then  commence 
operations  on  the  back,  always  scrap­
ing  the  flesh.  Get the  back  bone  scraped 
clear  as  far  down  and  on  a  line  with  the 
end  of  the  breast  bone,  and  turn  down 
the  flesh  precisely  as 
in  boning  a 
shoulder  of  veal  for  stuffing.  Then  hang 
it  up  by  fastening  stout  twine  to  the 
neck,  and 
it  can  be  kept  turning  and 
you  can  scrape  the  bones  clear,  not  los­
ing  a  particle  of  the  meat  (of  course, 
the  sinews  were  drawn  before  commenc­
ing).  Great  care  should  be  taken not  to 
cut  or  tear  the  skin  or  flesh on  the  back. 
Should  you  do  so,  it will gradually  break 
or  tear  all  the  way  down,  as  the  dark 
meat  on  the  back  and  sides  is  very  ten­
der.  When  the  boning  of  a  turkey  is 
skillfully  done  and  the  bird  stuffed  and 
roasted  by  a  good  cook  it  comes  to  table 
in  all  its  natural  beauty  and  is  as  much 
a  work  of  art  as  a  handsome  oil  paint­
ing,  and  much  more  appreciated  by  a 
hungry  man.

How  to  M ake a Barrel o f Corn  B eef  Brine.
1.  Use  a  clean  and  absolutely  sweet 

2.  Fill  the  same  half  full  of  fresh, 

tierce.

clean  water.

free  from 

3.  Add  sufficient  salt  to  make  the 
brine  test  60  deg.  strong,  using  a  hy­
drometer  or  salt-water  meter  to  test 
its 
strength.  Some  use  the  old  method  of 
floating  a  potato  or  egg  for  the  purpose, 
but  the  salometer 
insures  greater  ac­
curacy.  We  would  also  advise  that  pure 
salt, 
lime,  alum  and  other 
foreign  and  objectionable  deposits,  only 
be  used.  Those  who  like  sweet  pickle 
can  add  three  to  five  pounds  of  the  very 
best  granulated  sugar  to  the  brine. 
If 
the  sugar  is  adulterated  with  glucose 
it 
will  thicken  the  brine,  and  cause  the 
meat  to  sour;  so  be  careful  to  use  ab­
solutely  pure  sugar.

4. 

In  a  dipperful  of  the  brine  dis­
solve  thoroughly  with the hand one  pack 
age  which  contains  one  pound  of  Ru­
dolph  Gebhard’s  Red  Berliner  Konser- 
virungs-Salze.  When 
the  Berliner 
Konservirungs-Salze  is  dissolved,  empty 
the  solution 
it 
thoroughly,  and  the  pickle  is  then  ready 
for  the  meat.

into  the  brine,  mix 

5.  Trim  the  pieces  of  meat  intended 
for 
curing  free  of  all  bruised  and 
bloody  spots,  and  if  the  meat  has  any 
slime  or  mould  on  it,  either wash  it  off 
or  trim 
it  off.  A   good  plan  is  at  all 
times  to  soak  the  meat  before  pickling 
for  a  half  hour  in  cold  fresh  water,  as 
that  draws  the  blood  out  of  the  meat, 
which  otherwise  would  draw 
into  the 
brine,  and  which 
in  turn  would  spoil 
the  brine  and  interfere  with  the  curing 
of  the  meat. 
The  many  advantages 
gained  by  conforming  with  this  rule, 
such  as  the  brine  lasting  longer  and  the 
meat  being  better  cured,  and  as  experi­
ence  will  prove,  of better eating  quality, 
will  be  readily  appreciated  as  most  im­
portant  by  the  intelligent  butcher.

Made  to  Order.

“ Perkins  seems  to  be  a  self-made 

man. ’ ’

“ Well,  if  you  ever  saw  him  when  his 
wife  was  around,  you  would  think  he 
was  made  to  order. ’ ’

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Qrand  Rapids,  Mich.

IF  YOU  ARE
SHIPPING
PO ULTRY

to  Buffalo,  N.  Y .,  w hy  not  ship  to  headquarters,  where 
you  are  sure  of  prom pt  sales  at  highest  prices  and 
prom pt  rem ittances  alw ays.  T h at  means  us.

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All  Grades  of  Dairy  Butter

Bought  at  a  stated  price  on  track. 
If  you 
have  any  to  offer write  to-day  for  prices  and 
particulars.

Stroup &  Carmer,

Citizens  Phone  2530 

38  S.  Division  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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Fruits  and  Produce.

Some  R ules  W hich  KfSK  Shipper 

A lw a ys  O bserr-  *

interest 

In  response  to  the request  of your  Sec­
retary,  relative  to  giving  you  a  few 
points  of 
in  behalf  of  the  egg 
business  which  may  prove  profitable  to 
the  members  of  your  Association, 
I 
gladly  accept  the  opportunity  to  express 
my  ideas  and  views  in  a  brief  way.

First. 

I  would  call  your  attention  to 
the  fact  that  the  conservative  buyer  and 
operator  is  the  one  who  most  generally 
buys  at  a  figure  that  will  allow  himself 
a  good  shipping  margin,  whereas,  on 
the  other hand,  the  less  conservative  op­
erator 
is  out  for  business  and,  when 
shipping,  generally  advises  his  commis­
sion  men  that  this  shipment  of  eggs 
is 
high-priced  stock. 
In  case  he  does  not 
send  an  invoice,  along  comes  an  exces­
sive  draft 
in  a  day  or  two  and  if  the 
draft  does  not  pan"  out,  then  comes  a 
grand  kick.

Second.  When  several  shippers  are 
covering  the  same  territory,  all  trying 
to  buy  the  same  eggs,  there  is  a  con­
tinual  strife,  and the  result  is,  prices  get 
too  high  in  this  scramble  for  goods. 
If 
shippers  could  be  satisfied  with  less  ter­
ritory,  they  would  stand  a  better  chance 
to  buy  eggs  at  their  value  and  all  make 
money.  Another  great  evil  is,  shippers 
have  become  speculators,  to  a  great  ex­
tent,  and  instead  of  buying  the  goods  at 
their  current  market  value,  they  buy  on 
a  basis of  an  imaginary prospective mar­
ket,  paying  one  to  three  cents  per  dozen 
more  than  the  eggs  are  worth,  which 
shows  poor  business  methods,  to  say  the 
least. 
In  my  opinion,  one  of  the  great­
est  obstacles  to  shippers is  greed  for  ter­
itself  has  kept  prices 
ritory.  This 
more  or  less  strained  for  the  past 
few 
years,  with  the  result  that  1899  business 
was  anything  but  satisfactory  to  the  ma­
jority  of  speculators  and  shippers  of 
eggs. 
in 
paying  high  prices,  it  will  more  often 
lose  a  shipper  money  than  make  it.

It  should  be  remembered, 

in 

Third.  Why  it  is  that  the  enlightened 
egg  shipper  of  to-day  will  buy held eggs 
from  the  farmers  and  storekeepers  and 
ship  them  to  the  market  expecting  fresh 
egg  prices,  with comparatively speaking 
no 
loss,  is  a  mystery  to  me.  We  can 
not  do  an  impossibility,  as  the  buyers 
jn  the  Gotham  markets  are  onto  their 
jobs  and  will  not  buy  mixed  stock  un­
less  they  can  get  it  at  its  market  value. 
Shippers  should  expect  heavy 
losses 
when  they  take  in  everything  that  looks 
like  an  egg.  You  should  have 
two 
prices,  paying  the  farmer,  all  his  eggs 
are  worth  and  no  more.

Very  few  handlers  take  pains  enough 
in  shipping  their  eggs  to  market,  al­
though  the  proper  method  is  very  easy 
and  simple.  Observe that  the  bottom  of 
the  crate is properly nailed and that there 
is  a  little  padding  in  the  bottom  under 
the  eggs.  Use  good  fillers  and  be  sure 
to  pad  on  top,  so  that  the  cover  will 
hold  the  eggs  firmly.  Never  pack  leaky, 
cracked  or  bad  eggs,  if  you  know  it. 
One  bad  egg  bursted  or a  few  broken 
ones  spoil  the  appearance  of  the  whole 
crate,  to  say  nothing  of  the  loss  when 
recrating.  Ship  eggs  often  while  fresh. 
There 
in  shipping  stale 
eggs.  They  had  better  be  thrown  away 
before  shipment,  as  it  is  a  useless  ex­
pense  to  pay  freight  on  them  and  then 
nave  them  rejected  by  the  dealer  when 
candling  for  first-class  trade.

is  no  sense 

Another  point  I  wish  to  bring  up  is 
this :  Many  shippers  undertake  to  run 
both  ends  of  the  business.  While  we 
always  like  our  shippers’  views,  I  con­
sider  that  we  are  better  judges  of  the 
time  to  sell  and when  to  hold  than  ship­
pers,  as  shippers  must  realize  that  we 
cannot  always  .unload  at  the  moment, 
especially  when  the  market  is  top  heavy 
with  more  sellers  than  buyers  and  the 
market  is  ruling  in  buyers’  favor.

My  advice 

is  to  ship  your  eggs  to  a 
in,  allowing 
house  you  have  confidence 
it  to  use 
its  best  judgment  in  selling, 
and  you  will  find  that,  by allowing  your­
self  a  good  shipping  margin,  the_  busi­
ness  will  prove  profitable  to  you  in  the 
long  run. 
1  do  not  favor  the  idea  of 
changing  commission  houses  from  week
•Paper read by C. H. Libby at annual convention 

Michigan  Bétail Grocers’ Association.

to  week,  as  by  doing  so  it  is  a  difficult 
matter  for  anyone  house  to  establish  the 
reputation  of  your  eggs  with  his  trade, 
nor  do  I  favor  the  idea  of  using  two  or 
three  markets,  switching  about 
from 
week  to  week.  By  doing  so,  you  often­
times  play  to  a  losing  hand.

Not  l'|i  on  SprlliiiK.

the  office 

in  reply  that 

in  which  the 

Said  a  shoe  manufacturer,  “ I  had  a 
pair  of  shoes  returned  the  other  day  by 
a  dealer, 
lining  was 
cracked  and  rendered  useless  by  foot 
perspiration.  The  customer  who  sent 
these  shoes  back  wanted  to  get  another 
pair 
for  them,  claiming  that  they  had 
been  worn  by  a  preacher  who  had  not 
given  the  shoes  anv  hard  service. 
I 
wrote 
if  this  preacher’s 
sermons  were  as  hot  as  his  feet,  he  must 
be  a  cuckoo.  After  dictating  this  letter 
for  a  few  moments. 
1  left 
When  I  returned  I 
found  my  stenog­
rapher  and  book-keeper  engaged  in  a 
discussion  as 
to  the  spelling  of  the 
word  ‘ cuckoo.’  The  stenographer  said 
that  she  had  looked  it  up,  and  said  she 
couldn’t  find 
in  her  little  office  dic­
tionary. 
I  asked  her  and  the  book­
keeper  how  they  spelled  the  word,  and 
found 
that  it  was 
‘ cookkoo. ’  I  told  them  my  way  of  spell­
ing  it,  and  the  stenographer  then  found 
it  in  her  dictionary  without  any  trouble. 
As  a  further  contribution  to  the  discus­
sion,  one  of  our  foremen,  who  came  in­
to  the  office  a 
little  later,  said  on  en­
quiry  that  he  spelled  cuckoo  in the same 
way  as  the  book-keeper  and  stenog­
rapher,  so  I  thought  that  there  were 
some  cuckoos 
in  my  office  as  well  as 
jut  of  it,  at  least  so  far  as  spelling  was 
concerned.

they  had  decided 

it 

Not  a  M atter  o f  Merchandise.

A  man  was  walking  with  his  little 
boy  at  the  close  of  the  day,  and  in  pass­
ing  the  cottage  of  a  German  laborer  the 
boy’s  attention  was  attracted  by  a  dog.
It  was  not  a  King  Charles,  nor  a 
black  and  tan,  but  a  common  cur.  Still 
the  boy  took  a  fancy  to  him,  and 
wanted  “ pa”   to  buy  him.

from  his 

Just  then  the  owner  of  the  dog  came 
home 
labors  and  was  met  by 
the  dog  with  every  demonstration of  dog 
joy.  The  man  said  to  the  owner:  “ My 
little  boy  has  taken  a  fancy  to  your  dog, 
and  I  will  buy  him.  What  do  you  ask 
for  him?”
“ 1  can’t  sell  that  dog,”   said  the  Ger­

man.

“ Look  here,”   said  the  man,  “ that 

a  poor  dog,  anyway,  but  as  my  boy 
wants  him,  1 will  give  you  $5  for  him .”  
“ Y aas,”   said  the  German,  “ I  know 
he 
is  a  very  poor  dog,  and  he  ain’t 
wort’  almost  nottin’,  but  dere  ish  von 
little  ding  mit  dat  dog  vot  1  can’t  sell- 
1  can’t  sell  de  vag  of  his  tail  ven  1 
come  home  at  night.”

Serious  Feature  o f the  Cattle  Business.
Thomas  A.  Darling,  a  prominent  cat­
tleman  of  Northern  Montana,  said  in  a 
recent  interview:

We  are  coming  to  a  serious  point  in 
the  cattle  business  in  Montana.  During 
the  dull  cattle  market  of  three  years  and 
more  ago  a  large  majority  of  stockmen 
were  forced  to  dispose  of  their  young 
stock.  The 
last  three  years  of  pros­
perity  have  brought  us  to  a  realization 
of  our  mistake,  even  although  we  had 
to  dispose  of  other  property  to  make 
is  not  a  cattleman 
ends  meet.  There 
in  Montana  who 
is  not  trying  to  buy 
young  breeding  stock,  and  thousands  of 
head  will  be  imported  from  other  dis­
tricts  the  coming  year.

Due  to  Force  o f  Habit.

Meeks— Stone  always  speaks  well  of 

everybody. 

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Weeks— Merely  a  force  of  habit.
Meeks— How  so?
Weeks— H e’s  a  marble  cutter  and  his 
is  cutting  epitaphs  on  grave­

specialty 
stones.

K now s  W liat  She  W ants.

First  Clerk— What  a  tiresome  custom­

er  that  woman  i s !

Second  Clerk— Y e s ;  she always  knows 
what  she  wants,  and she  won’t  take  any­
thing  else.

MAKE  A  NOTE  OF  IT.  WE  WANT

POTATOES

W rite  us  what  you  have  to  offer.

M ILLER & T E A S D A L E  CO .. S T .  L O U IS .  M O .

Receivers and  Distributors of  Fruits and  Produce  in  car lots.

BEANS

Always  in  the  market.

If you  can  offer  Beans  in  small  lots or car lots send  us sample and  price. 

M OSELEY  BROS.

2 6 -2 8 -3 0 -3 2   OTTAWA  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS 

Seeds,  Beans,  Potatoes,  Onions,  Apples.

BEANS

We  are  in  the  market  for  all  kinds,  white  or 
colored,  good  or  poor,  car  lots  or  less;  also
CULL  BEANS  AND SCREENINGS

If  any  to  sell  send  good  size  sample, state quan­
tity,  and  we  will  make  bid  for  them.

A L F R E D   J.  BROW N  S E E D   CO .

24-  A N D   2 6   N .  D IV IS IO N   S T ..
G R A N D   R A P ID S .  M IC H .

J.  W.  L A N SIN G ,

W HOLESALE  DEALER  IN

B U T T E R   AND  E G G S

B U F F A L O .  N .  Y .

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-ant all the roll butter I can get.  The market Is  tlrm  at  from  seventeen  to  twenty 
according to quality.  Send me your shipments, for I can sell your goods.

cents,

REFERENCES:
Buffalo Cold Storage Co., Buffallo, N. Y. 
Peoples Bank, Buffalo, N.  Y.

I>un or Bradstreet. 
Michigan Tradesman.

Beans  and  Potatoes  Wanted

Wire,  ’phone or write us what  you  have  to  offer.  Mail  us  your  orders  for 
Oranges,  Nuts,  Figs,  Dates,  Apples, Cider,  Onions,  etc.  The  best  of every­
thing  for your trade at close prices.

The  Vinkemulder  Company,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

H E A L T H   F O O D S

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The question of “ Foods” has become one of the very  first  importance of the 
present day and one  in which  every  Grocery and  Provision  dealer is deeply 
interested, because he  is  called  upon  to supply  his  patrons  with  the  very 
best at the most  reasonable prices.  To aid  you  in  this we wish to call atten­
tion to some  of our products  in  this line.  You  have  dyspeptics  among  your 
customers and our Whole  Wheat  Crackers will  furnish  excellent  food  to aid 
in  restoring the weak  stomach and  preserving  the strong one.  They furnish 
work  for the teeth, flavor for the  palate and  nourishment  for the  entire  sys-
cracker for soups, etc.  Gem Oatmeal Biscuits, a good seller, and Cereola, the 

g  king of Health Foods.  See price list for prices.  Address all communications to 
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legitimate  merchant 

Step«  Necessary  to  Secure  Its  Knactnient.*
1  take  it  (or  granted  that  this  method 
is  accepted  by  all  as  the  best  way  to  re­
strict  the  rapidly  increasing  and  unjust 
competition,  which  has  continued 
to 
grow  until  it  threatens  to  ruin  the  busi­
ness  of  the 
or 
oblige  him  to  add  greatly  to  the  ex­
pense  of  his  business,  and  when  we  re­
member  that  the  lawyers,  doctors,  den­
tists,  druggists,  barbers,  horse-shoers 
and  plumbers  are  now  all  protected  by 
law  in their  various  professions,or  recall 
the  large  amount  annually  expended  by 
in  conducting  experiments 
the  State 
and  sending 
instruct  the 
farmers  in  their  professions  or  the  large 
amount  expended  by  the  Commissioner 
of  Labor 
in  sending  factory  inspectors 
all  over  the  State  to-see  that the laws  are 
enforced  to  protect  the  laboring  men 
in 
their  various  trades— 1  say,  when  we  re­
member  all  this,  it  would  seem  that  all 
that  was  required  of  us  was  to  ask  and 
we  would  receive.  Unfortunately,  my 
experience  teaches  me  that  this 
is  not 
so.  You  may  be  a  great  and  good  man 
when  the  politician  wants  office,  but 
when  you  want  protection  you  are  any­
thing  but  either.

lecturers  to 

I  recall  here  a  statement  made  on  the 
floor  of  the  House  when  a  certain  bill 
was  under  discussion. 
An  objection 
was  made  to 
it  by  a  member,  who 
stated  that  if  that  bill  passed  in its pres­
ent  form  it  would  send  every  merchant 
to  states  prison.  The  reply  he  received 
was, 
is  where  they  belong." 
Against  no  other  profession  would  he 
dare  to  make  such  a  statement  and  ex­
pect  to  hold  office.  The  bill  passed  the 
House  but,  thanks  to  the  Senate,  it  was 
killed.

“ That 

It  may  not  be  out  of  place  here  to 
late  some  of  the  trials  and  tribulations 
encountered  by  the  township  peddling 
bill,  passed 
It  will  give  you 
some  idea  of  the  work  to  be  done  to  re­
enact  another:

in  1897. 

The  bill  was  introduced  and  referred 
to  committee  Feb.  16. 
It  was  reported 
out  and  placed  on  general  order  Mar. 
18,  amended  and  passed  by  the  House 
April  1,  received  by  the  Senate  and  re­
ferred  to  the  Committee  on  Judiciary 
April  1,  reported  out  by that Committee, 
without 
recommendation,  and  tabled 
April  21,  taken  from  the  table  and  re­
ferred  to  the  Committee  on  Taxation 
April  22,  reported  out  by  this  Com­
mittee  with  more  amendments  April  27, 
considered,  passed  and  returned  to  the 
The  Senate  amend­
House  May  4. 
ments  were  concurred 
in  and  referred 
for  enrollment  by  the  House  May  5.  A 
motion  was  made  to  recall  it  from  the 
Enrollment  Committee  May  6,  which 
was  tabled.  A  motion  was  made  to  re­
call 
from  the  Governor and  carried. 
May  6  it  was  returned  by  the  Governor. 
The  Senate  amendments  were  not  con­
curred 
it  was  returned  to  the 
Senate  May  10.  A   conference  committee 
was  appointed  by  the  Senate  and  House 
May  11. 
It  was  reported  by  the  Con­
ference  Committee,  not  adopted, 
re­
considered  and  tabled  May  13,  taken 
from  the  table  and  passed  May  20  and 
sent  to  the  Governor  for  the  second  time 
May  27.  Such 
is  the  brief  history  of 
this  act.

in  and 

it 

introduced 

just  demand?  Let  us  see: 

No  bill  passed  that  year  encountered 
so  much opposition and required so much 
hard  work  of  the  few  friends  the  child 
had  to  keep  it  alive,  and  almost 
imme­
diately  after its  enactment  it  was  rushed 
to  the  courts  and  killed.  This  is  not 
only  the  history  of  this  bill  but  all  its 
predecessors.  Not  only  has  the  bill  been 
killed,  but  the  men  who 
it 
have  met  the  same  fate  or  been  shelved.
You  may  ask,  Why  this  opposition  to 
our 
In  the 
House  of  Representatives  in  1897,  of the 
hundred  members,  forty  were  farmers, 
eighteen  lawyers  and  seven  merchants. 
The  other  thirty-five  were  of  various 
professions,  some  without  any  except 
politics. 
In  the  Senate  of  the  same 
year  there  were  nine  merchants,  six 
lawyers  and  four  farmers  and  thirteen 
scattering.  That  year  a  bill  was  passed 
with  hard  work.
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In  the  House  of  1899  there  were  forty 
farmers,  twenty  lawyers,  five  merchants 
and  the  remainder  scattering. 
In  the | 
Senate  of  this  year there  were  nine  law­
yers,  four  farmers  and  three  merchants ; 
scattering,  thirteen.  A  bill  was 
intro­
duced,  but  I  am  informed  it  never  saw 
the  light  of  day.  I  do  not  know  whether 
this  was  because  there  were  more  law­
yers and less merchants or  less  merchants 
and  more 
in  this  session  than 
the  previous  one.  Right  here  is  where 
our  work  will  have  to  commence— see  if 
we  can  not  change  this  state  of  affairs 
and  have  a  few  less  farmers  and lawyers 
and  more  merchants. 
from 
past  history,  I  do  not  think  the  change 
would  hurt  that  body  any.  Do you?

Judging 

lawyers 

As  a  rule,  the 

farmer  members  to  a 
man  are  opposed  to  a  bill  of  this  kind 
and  will  do  all  they  can  to  defeat  or 
amend 
it  so  that  it  becomes  worthless, 
and  with  their  large  membership,  with 
a 
from  disinterested 
members, 
they  are  always  able  to  do 
one  ot  the  other.

little  assistance 

To  counteract  this  influence  and bring 
about  a  change,  we  must  organize  and 
present  a  solid  front.

It  will  take  some  time and,  perhaps,a

»

little  money,  but  what  is  that,  compared 
with  the  results?  Not  only  organize  but 
we  must  go  into  politics. 
I  know  this 
does  not  meet  with  the  approval  of  a 
large  number  of  merchants,  but  because 
we  are  so  timid  is  the  reason  we  do  not 
get  our  just  demands.

Much  is  said in the  press  of  late  about 
the  “ farmers’  party”   organizing  for  the 
next  campaign.  A  “ merchants’  party”  
would  be  a  better  thing.  Go  into  pol­
itics,  not  with  a  brass  band,  but  quietly 
let  the  merchants  in  each  representative 
and  senatorial  district  in  this  State  get 
together  and  see  that  men  in  sympathy 
with  our  cause  are  nominated.  Better 
I still,  get  yourself  nominated.  Appoint 
a  committee  to  call  on  your  candidate 
and  make  him  pledge  himself to support 
I a  bill  in  exchange  for our support.  Show 
him  a  petition  signed  by  the  merchants 
of  his  district,  demanding  this  protec­
tion.  Get  the  wholesale  merchants  and 
the  traveling  men  to  assist  us. 
It  is  to 
their  interest,  as  well  as  ours.  When 
j this  is  done  you  will  laugh  at  the  result.
| Oh 
for  a  Legislature  with  forty  mer­
chants,  twenty  farmers  and  five  lawyers! 
What  a  relief,  not  only  to  the  merchant, 
but  taxpayer,  also.

If  the  amount  of  paper  made  and used 
is  a  sign  of  prosperity  we  are  pretty 
well  off,  the  annual  output  being  4,000,- 
000,000 
pounds,  worth  §100,000,000. 
Wrapping  paper  amounts  to  two-thirds 
as  much  as  the  quantity  used  for  news­
papers  and  half  as  much  as  that  used  in 
bookmaking.  More  than  300,000  tons 
of  paper  board 
is  produced  annually. 
Forty-five  thousand  tons  of  wall  paper 
is  the  yearly  output,  and 
it  requires 
60,000  tons  to  meet 
the  demands  of 
builders.

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his  party  who  is  most  faithful  to  the  de­
mands  of  his  own  personal  interests.

It 

The  love  of  country  is  unquestionably 
is  something
a  very  real  sentiment. 
akin  to  the 
feeling  of  family  devotion 
and  pride.  Its  power  has  been  common­
ly  due  to  a  strong  and  innate  sense  of 
attachment  to  race,  to  nationality  and 
to  locality. 
It  has  been  felt  with  equal 
intensity,  perhaps,  by  the  citizens of the 
little  states  of  ancient  Greece  and  by 
the  heterogeneous  population  of  mod­
em  Russia. 
In  Russia  the  conception 
of  national  unity 
is  symbolized  in  the 
person  of  the  supreme  ruler of  that  em­
pire.  Nowhere  else 
the  civilized 
world  to-day  can  there  be  found  so com­
plete  an  expression  of  the  Old  World 
sentiment  of  personal  loyalty.

in 

its  limits. 

ieral  system 

No  feeling  of  that  sort  is  possible 

in 
the  United  States. 
It  is  equally  impos­
sible  to  trace  American  patriotism  t< 
any  sense  of  community  growing  out  o 
common  racial  or  common  nationa 
origin.  The  political  hospitality  of  this 
country  has  made  the  representatives 
every  race,  and  of  every  nation,  at home 
everywhere  within 
If  there 
exists here  any  basis  of  social solidarity 
t  must  consist  in  some  general  princi 
ile  embodied  in  the  form  of  the  genera 
government.  The  central  purpose  of  the 
in  the  United  States  ii 
the  establishment  of  a  constitutiona 
democracy.  Constitutional  and  unlim 
ted  democracies  differ  as  widely  from 
:ach  other  as  do  constitutional  and  un 
imited monarchies.  In the constitutiona 
monarchy  the  head  of  the  state  is  a  sin­
gle  person  whose  power  is  limited  by 
irganic 
In  a  constitutional  de­
mocracy  the  supreme  power  is  vested  in 
the  people  subject  to  restraints  imposed 
ly  a  constitution  which  they  themselves 
have  made.  This  latter  is  regarded  by 
the  people  of  this  country  as the  farthest 
idvance  which  civilization  has  so  far 
ichieved  in  the  work  of  political  organ­
ization,  and  as  the  ultimate  goal  to 
which  all  progress 
that  direction 
tends.

law. 

in 

individual 

If  there  is  any  sentiment  of patriotism 
n  this  country  common  to  all  its  races, 
to  all  its  classes  and  to  all  its  sections, 
it  must  be  inspired  by  this  conception 
of  the  democratic  idea ;  but  the  end 
in 
view  under  this  system  is  the  mainte­
nance  of 
independence. 
This  purpose  would  be  defeated  by  any 
arrangement  that  would  secure  to  all 
men  an  equal  participation  in  the  re­
wards  of  labor  and enterprise,  regardless 
of  natural  or  acquired  differences  in 
tellect  and  character.  The  democratic 
idea-  the  American  idea— comprehends 
simply  an  equality  of  opportunity  under 
the  law.  There 

is  no  other  way  to  en

:ourage  the  development  of  individual 
:orce  of  will  and  genius.  Under  the 
ipplication  of  this  principle  so  far  the 
loorest  men  have  become  great  capital*
sts  and  the  most  obscure-born  citizens 
if  the  land  have  won  the  highest  prizes 
in  the  sphere  of  politics.

It  may  be  that  a  system  of  this  sort  is 
ipplicable  only  to  races  or  nations  al­
ready  enjoying  a  high  degree  of  c iv ili­
zation.  The  needy  and  oppressed  of  all 
lands  have  been  invited  to  accept natur­
alization  and  citizenship  here,  not  be­
cause  it  was  believed  that  all  men  are 
equally  prepared  to  enjoy  the  privileges 
and  discharge  the  duties  conferred  by 
the  constitution  of the  United  States,but 
because 
it  was  believed  that  the  vital 
and  elevating  power  of  a  liberal  and 
progressive  civilization would assimilate 
any  alien  material  that  might  be  intro­
duced  into  its  body  politic.

institutions, 

It  may  be  that  that  hope  has  not  been 
fully  realized;  but  American  pa­
quite 
is  still  centered  in  the  idea  of 
triotism 
individual  independence  under  law. 
If 
immigration  has  more  than  kept  pace 
with  the  assimilative  capacity  of  Amer­
ican 
it  would  hardly  be 
equal  to  such  enlarged  demands  as 
might  be  made  by  the  adoption  of  a 
policy  of  expansion  involving  the  sud­
den admission  of millions  of  distant  and 
semi-barbarous  aliens  to  a  status  of  po­
litical  equality  with  the  citizens  of  this 
country.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  nothing 
of  the  sort  is  contemplated.  No  one  im­
agines  that  any  political  party  in  the 
nited  States  would  venture  to  propose 
the  admission  of  the  Filipinos,  for  in­
stance, to a  full  participation in the  rights 
If  this  be 
if  American  citizenship. 
true,  expansion,  however  advisable 
it 
may  become  upon  mere  grounds  of  ma­
terial  expediency,  can  never  have  any
natural  relation  to  the  true  source,  the 
inspiring  cause,  of  American  statesman­
ship. 
It  can  only  end,  at  the  best,  in 
the  establishment  of  dependencies  to 
which  the  American 
ideal  of  freedom 
must 
long,  if  not  forever,  remain  im­
possible.
When 

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CommercialTravelers

Michigan  Knights  of the  Grip

President,  E.  J.  Sc h r e ib e r ,  Bay  City;  Sec­
retary,  A.  W.  St it t,  Jackson;  Treasurer, 
O.  C.  Gould, Saginaw.

President,  A.  Marymont,  Detroit;  Secretary 

Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Association 
and Treasurer, Geo.  W. Hil l , Detroit.
Doited  Commercial  Travelers  of Michigan 

Grand  Counselor,  J n o.  A.  Mu r r a y ,  Detroit; 
Grand  Secretary,  G.  S.  V a l m o r e ,  Detroit; 
Grand Treasurer, W.  S.  Me s t, Jackson.

Grand  Rapids  Council  No.  131

Senior  Counselor,  D.  E.  K e y e s ;  Secretary- 

Treasurer, L. F. Baker.

Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Mutual  Accident  Association 
President, J.  Boyd  Pan tlin d,  Grand  Rapids;
Treasurer,  Geo.  F.  Ow en,

Secretary  and 
Grand Rapids.

Gripsack  Brigade.

Peter  C.  Keliher,  wholesale  and  retail 
grocer  at  Sault  Ste.  Marie,  has employed 
Ed.  Stevens to represent  him on the road.
Saginaw  Courier-Herald :  W.  I.  Bliss, 
who  has  been  connected  with  the  Sagi­
naw M illing  Co.  for  the  past eight  years, 
has  taken  a  position  as  traveling  sales­
man  for  Phipps,  Penoyer  &  Co.

The  joint  meeting  of the  old  and  new 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  Michigan 
Knights  of  the  Grip,  which  was  to  be 
held  at  Lansing  last  Saturday,  was post 
poned  until  February  3  on  account  of 
several  of  the  Directors  being  unable  to 
reach  Lansing  on  Jan.  27.

Benton  Harbor Banner;  F.  W.  Mead 
of  Buchanan,  who  for  many  years  ha 
traveled for the John A.  Tolman Co.,  Chi 
cago,  has the  record  of  making  his  runs 
with  the  loss  of  only  two  weeks  in  eight 
years. 
In  the  seven  years  that  he  has 
made  Benton  Harbor,  his  patrons  here 
have  been  missed  but  twice.

W.  B.  Dudley,  who  has been identified 
with  the  Lyon-Kymer-Palmer  Co.  and 
its  predecessors 
for  the  past  fifteen 
years— ten  of  which  have  been  spent  on 
the  road—has  engaged  as specialty sales 
man  for the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug 
Co.  He  is  putting  in  a  month 
in  the 
house,  posting  up,  and  will  start  out 
with  his  trunks  about  March  1.

Hancock  Copper  Journal:  William 
Allen,  who  was  a  guest  at  the  North 
western  the  first  of the  week,  is  the  old 
est  traveling  shoe  salesman  in  the  cop 
per  country.  He  lives  at  Jeffersonville 
Ind.,  and  has  been  coming  to  this coun 
try  thirty  years.  He  can  remember 
when  he  used  to  have  to drive from Mar 
quette  to  Portage  Lake  in  the  summer, 
He  couldn’t  get  here  at  all  in  the  win 
ter.  This  was  before  the  advent  of  the 
railroad.

Like  St.  Paul, 

T.  T.  Batchelder,  traveling  salesman 
for  a  crockery  house  in  the  Northwest 
at  a  dinner of  the  employes  thus  spoke 
of  the  traveling  salesmen ;  And  now 
closing,  let  me  say  a  few  words  for  the 
traveling  salesmen,  an  ubiquitous  and 
invincible  class  of  trade  compellers, 
which  no  earlier age  of  the  world  could 
produce. 
they  must 
“ become  all  things  to  all  men,”   and 
where  else  do  you  find  such a wide range 
of  ever-changing  experience  as  con­
stantly  taxes  the  traveling  man’s  adapt­
ability?  He  must  know  all  about  the 
business  of  his  own  house  and  of  every 
branch  of  it,  and  it 
is  often  necessary 
to  be  equally  well  posted  as  to  the  re­
sources  and  methods  of  his  competitors. 
He  must  never  plead 
ignorance  under 
any  conditions,  for  although  it  was  Josh 
Billings  who  said,  “ It  is  better  not  to 
know  so  much  than  to  know  so  many 
things  that  ain’t  so,”   yet  even  this  ex­
cess  of  wisdom  is  sometimes  justifiable. 
The  traveling  man  must  square  himself 
in  case  of  misunderstandings  with  his 
patrons,  and  yet  not  compromise  the

is 

house.  He  must  often  yield  a  point, 
in  the 
even  when  the  other  fellow 
rong,for policy’s sake.  He must  always 
have  a  thought  for the  trips  to  follow,
nd  not  pour  out  all  his  goodness  of 
heart  on  the  first  sale.  Like  the  farmer, 
he  must  cultivate  the  soil  with  an  eye  to 
future  crops.  Like  a  wise  politician  he 
must  look  well  after  his  fences.  Like 
the  Boers  in  South  Africa  he  must  find 
out  the  strength  of  those  who  contest  the 
field  with  him  and  be  sure  to  have  the 
best  position and the biggest guns.  And 
then,  like  a  real  good,  newly-married 
man,  he  must  tell  everything  he  knows 

hen  he  gets  home.

The  Drummers  anil  the  Trusts, 

rom the New Orleans  Tiraes-Democrat.
The  calculation  has  been  made  that 
five  or  six  years  ago  ere  yet  the  trusts 
ad  begun  to  grow  up, 
like  Jonah’s 
gourds,  in  a  night,  the  number  of  drum­
mers  doing  business  in the United States 
was  350,000. 
To-day  that  number  of 
traveling  men,  according  to  the  state­
ments  of  a  large  proportion  of  the 
lead-
ng  hotel  men,  has  been  reduced  by  25 
per  cent. 
In  other  words,  of  the  350,000 
drummers  who,  prior to  the  multiplica­
tion  of  trusts,  found  employment  in  dis­
tributing  the  industrial  products  of  the 
country,  87,500  have  found  their  occu­
pation  gone,  through  the  action  of  the 
trusts.  The  trusts,  we  need  scarcely  say, 
have  closed  up  many  of  the  mills  and 
factories  of  the  United  States,  with  the 
object  of  reducing  the  cost  of  produc- 
ion  and  lessening  the  price of  commod- 
ties  to  consumers(P)  ;  and  the  closing 
>f  every  mill  or  factory  and  the  consoli­
dation  of  a  number  of  mills  and  facto­
ries  into  one  have  thrown  many  people, 
drummers  of  course  among  them,  out  of 
employment.

it 

Now,  when  we  stop  to  consider  what 
the  withdrawal  of  87,500 drummers  from 
the  road  means,  especially  to  hotel  men, 
railroads,  etc.,  we  shall  see  what  a  se­
rious  matter 
is.  A  drummer  is  al­
lowed  (say)  $5  a  day  for  his  expenses— 
his  salary  we  shall  not  take  into  the  cal­
culation  as 
in  most  cases  perhaps  he 
does  not  spend 
i t ;  the  daily  expendi­
tures  of  87,500  drummers  at  $5  per  day 
would  amount  to  §437,500,  and  if  every 
one  of  the  87,500  is  on  the  road  100 days 
in  the  year  the  87,500  would  spend  the 
sum  of  $43,750,000  every  year.  This, 
at  the  very  smallest  calculation,  repre­
sents  the 
loss  that  has  accrued  to  hotel 
men,  railroads,  and  others  owing  to  the 
action  of  the  trusts  in  depriving  one 
fourth  of  all  the  drummers  of  the  United 
States  of  their  usual  employment!

league 

in  the 

influence  on 

This  being  so,  there  is  certainly  noth 
ing  astonishing 
fact  that  the 
drummers  and  hotel  men have formed an 
for  the  protection  of 
anti-trust 
their  special  interests;  and  it 
is  pretty 
certain  that  this  anti-trust  league  will 
not  be  without 
coming 
elections  and  coming  legislation.  Both 
Bonifaces  and  commercial  travelers  are 
suffering  so  badly owing  to  the  action  o 
the 
it  for 
granted  that  there  are  few  hotel  men 
traveling  men  in  the  United  States  but 
will  henceforth  refuse  their  votes  to  any 
candidates  for  state  or  national 
legisla 
tures  who  do  not  pledge  themselves  ii 
the  most  unequivocal  way  to  use  thei 
utmost  endeavors  in  helping  to suppress 
these  infamous  combinations  of  capital.

that  we  may  take 

trusts, 

A M E R IC A N   PA TR IO TISM .

Modern  students  of  politics  and  social 
intimated 
progress  have  occasionally 
that  patriotism,  in  enlightened  minds, 
must  eventually  be  superseded  by  the 
broader  sentiment  of  philanthropy.  To 
it  may  be  possible  to'reply 
that  view 
loves  mankind  best  who  loves 
that  he 
his  country  best,  just  as  certain 
ingen­
ious  patriots  discovered  long  ago that  he 
serves  his  country  best  who  serves  his 
party  best— provided,  of  course,  that one 
belongs  to  the  right  party.  Pursuing 
the  same  line  of  thought,  it  may  be  now 
announced,  by  way  of  a  last  analysis, 
that  he  is  most  true  to  the  principles  of

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President,  G e o.  Gu n d r u m ,  Ionia.
Secretary, A.  C.  Sc h u m a c h e r,  Ann Arbor. 
Treasurer, He n r y   He im , Saginaw.
Exam ination  Sessions 
Grand Rapids—Mar. 6 and 7.  - 
Star Island—June 25 and 26.
Sault Ste. Marie—Aug. 28 and 29. 
Lansing—Nov. 7 and 8.

State  Pharm aceutical  Association 

President—O.  Eb e r b a c h , Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—Ch a s.  F.  Ma n n ,  Detroit. 
Treasurer—J.  S.  Be n n e t t,  Lansing.

Problem   of  W indow  Decoration  in  De­

troit.
Written for the Tradesman.

is 

This 

is  a  problem  which  continually 
harasses  the  druggist’s  mind. 
It  is  an 
ever  present  irritation.  He  is  constantly 
thinking  of  the  fact  that his window dec­
oration  must  be  varied  often  enough  to 
keep  alive  public  interest  and  yet,  with 
this 
in  mind,  he  has  a  very  lively  con­
sciousness  that  his  line  of  goods  is  the 
least  adaptable  for  window  displays.

Unlike  most  other  storekeepers,  the 
druggist’s  capital 
invested  in  stock 
which  does  not  “ show  off’ ’  in  propor­
tion  to  its  value.

fancy 

that  with 

To  the uninitiated or casual observer it 
soaps, 
would  seem 
cigars,  perfumes,  toilet  articles,  etc.,  at 
his  command  the  pharmacist’s 
task 
would  be  a  simple  and  pleasant  one, 
but  the  wrappings  of  fancy  soaps  soon 
fade 
is  also 
death-dealing  to  perfumes;  cigars  dry 
out  fast  enough  in  especially  prepared 
cases  and  so,  except  for  short  displays, 
these  are  barred  from  the  list  of  avail- 
ables.

in  the  sunlight,  which 

The  custom 

in  Detroit  is  to  chang e 
the  window  decorations  once  a  week, 
usually  on  Saturday.  The  pharmacists 
here  all  agree  that  this  is  a  day  of  an­
noyance.  There 
is  a  man  in  this  city 
whose  sole  business  is  that  of  trimming 
windows,  but  his  custom  is  not  among 
the  men  of  the  pestle  and  mortar.

The  druggists  say  that  their  business 
is  not  of  a  character to  warrant  any  out­
lay  simply  for  decorative  purposes. 
This  window  artist  claims  that  it  is  out 
of  the  question  to  make  an  attractive 
display  out  of  the  material  at  hand,  so 
he  and  the  druggists  make  no  deals.

What  this  professed  artist  gives  up  as 
a  proposition  too  hard  for  him  to  tackle 
devolves  upon  the  busy  clerk ;  or,  if  he 
be  a  person  of  ingenuity,  the  soda  water 
man  tries  his  hand.

Of 

late  years  the  manufacturers  of 
medicines,  perfumes,  etc.,  have  been 
an  aid 
in  onew ay:  They  are  willing 
to  furnish  material  to  advertise  their 
own  goods,  but  the  druggists  are  not  al­
ways  agreed  as  to  the  value  of  the  re­
sults  thus  obtained.  Many  of  the  lines 
thus  offered  are  those  in  which  there  is 
an  exceedingly  small  profit  or  are  “ cut- 
rate”   goods,  and  although  most  of  the 
stores  carry  these  goods,  they  do  not 
care  to  advertise  them.  Again,  some 
pharmacists,  have  preparations  of  their 
own,  with  the  sale  of  which  these  goods 
might  conflict;  as,  for  instance,  a  cer­
tain  hair  tonic,  widely  known  and  at­
tractively  advertised,  which  was  recent­
ly  turned  down  by  a  Detroit  druggist 
because  he  compounded  a  like  prepara­
tion  and,  naturally,  preferred  to  push 
his  own  article.

On  the  other  hand,  some  druggists 
claim  that  although  the  actual  benefit  or 
profit  from  the  goods  displayed is  small, 
an  attractive  window  draws  a crowd  and

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calls  people  into  the  store.  Others  ab­
solutely  refuse  to  lend  their  windows  to 
this  line  of  decoration.

The  majority  of  Detroit  pharmacists 
have  a  firm  faith  in  “ something  alive”  
as  a  drawing  card.  This  was  recently 
exemplified  in  one  store  window  where 
sat  a  lady  whose  sweeping  tresses  ably 
advertised  a  certain  hair  tonic.

A  window 

in  a  store  some  distance 
from  the  center  of  the city was decorated 
in  a  unique  manner:  Three  or  four 
cages  of  canary  birds  were  hung  in  the 
window,  while  bird  seed,  cuttlebone, 
bird  sand  and  insect  powder  completed 
the  material  employed.

The  proprietor  said  that  he  had  quite 
a  sale  on  the  displayed  articles,  a  bird 
fancier  remarking  that  he  did  not  know 
druggists  carried  these  articles  and  so 
had  always  gone  to  the  bird  stores  down 
town  for  them.

Next  to  this  principle  of  “ something 
is  that  of  “ only  one  thing  at  a 

alive”  
time  or  else  things  of  like  nature.”

One  druggist  recently  made  an  attrac­
tive  window  carrying  out  this idea.  The 
bottom  of  the  window  was  covered  with 
pale  green  cheese  cloth,  on  which  were 
arranged  bottles  of  toilet  water,  soap, 
bath  tablets,  bath  brushes,  talcum  pow­
der,  sponges  and  bath  mitts.  Across 
the  back  a  sign  read:  “ Cleanliness  is 
next  to  Godliness.”

Another  window  which 

caught  the 
eye  of  many  passersby  was  arranged  as 
a  miniature  laboratory,  with  test  tubes, 
retorts,  etc.,  about  which  were  grouped 
dry  drugs  and  chemicals.

The  majority  of  druggists  admit  that 
to  get  new  and  striking  ideas  for  win­
dow  dressing  is  difficult,  but  one  drug­
gist  thought  differently.

“ This  notion  of  its  being  hard to dec­
orate  a  druggist’s  window  is  ridiculous. 
All  a  man  wants  is  common  sense  and 
a 
little  practice.  My  clerk  joined  in 
the  general  cry  and  wanted  me  to  buy 
cheese  cloth,  ribbons  and  what  not. 
I 
told  him 
if  he  couldn’t  fill  a  window 
with  what  we  had,  why,  I  could  find 
some  one  who  could  and  he  left.  I guess 
my  windows 
look  as  well  as  the  other 
fellow’s .”   “ Been  arranging  them  your­
self?”  
I  haven’t  time. 
The  errand  boy’s  doing  it  now.”

“ I?  Oh,  no. 

One  druggist  laughingly  said,  “ Well, 
when  everything  else  fails,  there  are  al­
ways  the  colored  bottles. 
I  heard  a  new 
story  about  the  origin  of  those  bottles. 
The  man  that  told  me  about  them  said 
that  these  people who  write  long articles 
trying  to  prove  that  the .colored  lights 
in the  drug  stores  come  down  to  us  from 
ancient  times  and  are  but  the  latest turn 
the 
in  the  wheel  of  evolution 
Greek  apothecaries’  pickling 
jars  are 
way  off.  They  aie  of  comparatively  re­
cent  date  and  are  English  in  origin, 
dating  from  the  time  when  the  doctors
all  used  illuminated  red  globes  at  night 
to  designate  their  place  of  business. 
The  druggists  appropriated 
red 
light  as  a  sign  that  they  also  could  pre­
scribe,  then  added  the  other  lights to 
signify  that  they  saw  the  doctors’  red 
lights  and  went  them  several  better,  not 
only  prescribing  but  filling  their  own 
prescriptions.”  

G.  Holt.

from 

the 

Somebody has  been  saying  that  Cuban 
commerce  doesn’t  amount  to  anything. 
Admitted. 
In  the  meantime  let  us  re­
member  that  for  the  month  of  August, 
1899,  the  poorest  month  in  the  year  for 
the  export  trade,  the  exports  at  Havana 
reached  the  sum  of  $2,170,294.  The 
reader  can  place  the  saying  beside  the 
fact  and  form  his, ^wn  conclusions,

The  D rug  M arket.

Opium—The market  is  steady  and  the 

price  is  unchanged.

Morphine— Is 

firm  at  the  advanced 

price.

Quinine— Is  very  firm,  although  not 
in  active  demand.  The  supply  is  low 
and  large  contracts  can  not  be  entered.
Carbolic  Acid— Continues  to  advance 
as  stocks  diminish.  As  there  are  no 
supplies  coming 
lower 
prices  can  rule  until  we  can  get  further 
supplies  from  abroad.  Eastern  markets 
have  advanced  to  50c  for  1  pound  bot­
tles,  while 
in  the  West  it  is  being  sold 
for  47c.

forward,  no 

Salicylic  Acid— In sympathy  with  car­
is  tend­

bolic  acid,  has  advanced  and 
ing  higher.

Salicylate  Soda— Has  also  been  ad­
vanced,  on  account  of  the  high  price 
for  salicylic  acid.

It 

Bismuth  Preparations— Have been  ad­
vanced. 
is  said  that  manufacturers 
of  bismuth  preparations  have  been  sell­
ing  below  the  cost  of  production  and 
that  the  advance  gives  them  a  reason­
able  profit  only.

Cocaine— On  account  of  easier  foreign 

market,  has  declined  50c  per  ounce.

Gum  Camphor— Refiners  have  ad­
vanced  the  price  ic  per  pound,  with  an 
upward  tendency.

Iodine and Iodine  Preparations— Have 

been  advanced  about  25c  per  pound.

Iodoform— Has  advanced  25c.
Glycerine— Has  been  advanced  ic  per 
for 

pound  on  account  of  high  price 
crude.

Linseed  Oil— On  account  of  very  high 
price  for  flax  seed,  oil  has  been  ad­
vanced  3c  per  gallon.

Turpentine— Has  advanced.
Prickly  Ash  Berries— Have  advanced 
during  the 
last  ten  days  500  per  cent., 
on  account  of  very  small  supply  and 
crop  failure.

Essential Oils—Anise is slightly lower. 
Cloves  have  advanced,  on  account  of 
higher  price  for spice.  Wintergreen,  on 
account  of  better  supply,  has  declined.

To  M ake  Hot  Soda  Profitable.

If  you  would  make  hot  soda  p a y -  
make  it  better.  Twentieth  Century  hot 
soda  means  more  attention  to  details, 
better  service,  more care  in  the  selection 
of  an  apparatus,  and  more  extensive 
and  varied  menu  of  drinks.

To  make  hot  soda  profitable  you  must 
get  out  of  the  hot  cocoa  and  beef  tea 
“ rut” — they  are  to  hot  soda  what  lemon 
and  vanilla  are  to  cold  soda;  you  can 
not  be  successful  without  them,  neither 
will  they  alone  win  success.  Do  not  be 
afraid  to try  “ something  new.”   Fancy 
mixed  drinks  (10  cents)  are  both  popu­
lar  and  profitable  and  will  stimulate 
your  trade,  and  they  make  people  talk 
about  your  fountain. 
In  selecting  an 
apparatus,  the  principal  thought  should
be  “ to  secure  an  apparatus  that  keeps 
the  water  at  an  even  temperature” — you 
can  not  succeed  with  any  other,  any 
more  than  you  can  with  a  cold  soda  ap­
paratus  that  draws  cold  soda  one  day 
and  warm  soda  the  next.  Moreover, 
give  the  apparatus  a  conspicuous 
loca­
tion.

Now  comes-  what  I  regard  as  one  of 
important  factors  for  success, 
the  most 
In  this  partic­
namely,  the  accessories. 
ular  you  can  afford  to  be  extravagant. 
Have  a  whipped  cream  bowl  or  tub, 
with 
ladle,  chocolate  pitcher  (silver), 
cream  pitcher  (silver),  cracker  bowl, 
egg  and  fruit  bowls,  suitable  dish  for 
vanilla  wafers  and 
lady’s-fingers,  two 
sugar  bowls  (one  for  powdered  sugar), 
celery-holder,  straw 
jar,  spoon-holder,

large 

trays,  egg  shakers, 

decanters  for  coffee  and  tea,  silver coun­
ter  plates, 
julep 
strainer, 
glass  punch  bowl, 
whipped  cream  chum,  plenty  of  spoons, 
numerous  essence  bottles,  and  last,  but 
not  least,  a  display of  china  mugs,  cups 
and  saucers,  and  glasses.
Notwithstanding  the 

large  list  of  ac­
cessories  herein  enumerated,  1  assure 
you  they  are  all  quite  necessary  to  the 
successful  conducting  of  a  hot soda busi­
ness.  Your  own  judgment  will  suggest 
an  artistic  arrangement  of  these  various 
accessories.  You  should  always— and  I 
mean  always— have  on  your 
counter 
fresh  celery,  salted  wafer  crackers,  fresh 
eggs,  choice  lemons and oranges,  vanilla 
wafers  or  lady’s-fingers,  and  whipped 
cream.  Have  your  essence  bottles  filled 
with 
lactart,  lime  juice, 
acid  phosphate,  essence  ginger,  aro­
matic  bitters,  raspberry  vinegar,  and 
hot  drops.  Shakers  filled  with  celery 
salt,  salt,  white  pepper,  powdered  nut­
meg,  and  cinnamon  are  necessary.

lemon 

juice, 

Keep  in  mind  that  your  customers  are 
your  best  advertisement,  -and  you  will 
never  let  a  dissatisfied  customer  leave 
your  fountain.  In  regard  to  advertising, 
I  would  suggest  a  large  “ Menu”   on  the 
wall  near  the  fountain.  Use  also  printed 
in  holders  on  the  counter, 
“ menus”  
and  window  strips, 
tasty  card  signs 
around  the  fountain,  and  a  bill-board on 
the  sidewalk.

I  might  mention  many  other  methods 
of  advertising,  but  you  may  have 
ideas 
of  your  own;  if  so,  use  them.  Give spe­
cial  attention  to  coffee  and  tea.  People 
are  good 
judges  of  them,  and  if  they 
are  good  you  will  create  a  friendly  feel­
ing  for  other  drinks  and  at  the  same 
time  advertise  “ your  soda.  Do  not 
heat  your  syrups.  Avoid  using  too  much 
syrup,  it  makes  the  drink  taste  “ sick- 
ish. ”   Be  original— have drinks  of  your 
own ; a  “ punch”   named  after your  lead­
ing  hotel  or  club  will  be  popular.

Hubert  H.  Cushman.

W hat  Old  A ccou nts  Show.

From the New England Grocer.

W.  M.  Smead,  of  Greenfield,  in  look­
ing  over  some  of  his  old  grocery  books 
a 
few  days  ago  made  up  a  list  of  the 
price of thirty-three  staple articles,  taken 
as  they  ran  on  his  books  at  that  time, 
and  compared  them  with  their  price  to­
day.  He  found  that 
thirty-three 
articles  in  given  quantities,  which  could 
have  been  bought  for $19.51  in  1876,  cost 
but  $11.79  to-day.  The  goods 
included 
the  principal  articles  of  making  up  the 
stock  of  a  grocery  store.  This  is  a  fair 
indication  of  the  gradual  decline  in  the 
necessaries  of  life.

the 

Now  and  Then.

The  old-fashioned grocery store,  where 
customers  sat  upon  inverted  peck  meas­
ures  or  perched  upon  the  counters  while 
their  orders  were  being  filled,  has  be­
come  a  thing  of  the  past. 
It  has  been 
succeeded  by  the  modern  concert  hall 
with 
its  rows  of  chairs,  where  patrons 
may  be  comfortably  seated  and  listen  to
graphophone  selections,  putting  them 
in  touch  with  the  outer  world,  while  the 
affable  clerks  quietly  pay  attention  to 
their  wants.  A   call  at  the  several  gro­
cery  stores 
in  any  village  will  prove  a 
pleasant  and  profitable  recreation.

MFG. CHEMISTS,
. 

ALLEGAN, MIGH.

Perrlgo’s Headache Powders,  Per- 
rigo’s  Mandrake Bitters,  Perrlgo’s 
Dyspepsia  Tablets  and  Perrlgo’s 
Quinine Cathartic Tablets are gain­
ing new triends every  day.  If  you 
haven’t already a good  supply  on, 
write us for prices.

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Tannicum................. 
T artaricum .............  
A m m onia
Aqua, 16 deg............. 
Aqua, 20deg............. 
Carbonas.................. 
Chloridum................  
A niline
Black.........................  2  00®  2  26
Brown.......................  
80®  1  00
B ed...........................  
45®  60
Yellow........ .............   2  50® 3 00
Baccse
Cubebae...........po, 16  12® 
Juniperus.................  
6® 
Xauthoxylum.......... 
<5@ 
B aisam um
Copalba.................... 
Peru  ......................... 
Terabln,  Canada—  
Tolutan..................... 
C ortex
Ables, Canadian......  
Casslae.......................
Cinchona  Flava....... 
Euouymus atropurp. 
Myrica Cerifera, po.
Prunus Vlrginl........  
Uulllala, gr’d ...........  
Sassafras........po. 18 
Ulmus... po.  15, g rd  
B xtractum
24®  25
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra. 
Glycyrrhlza,  po ......  
28®  30
Hseiuatox, 15 lb. box  11®  12
13® 
Hsematox,  ls ............ 
14
Ilsematox, »4s.......... 
15
14® 
Haematox,  Vis.......... 
18®
K erru
Carbonate  Preclp... 
Citrate and  Quinta.
Citrate  Soluble.......
Ferrocyanidum Sol.
Solut. Chloride.......
Sulphate,  com’l
uiphate,  com’l,  by 
bbl, per  cw t.......
uiphate,  pure........
F lo ra

50@  55
@  2  00
40@  45
40®  45

18
18
1
12
Jf
15
15

15
2  25

.rnica......................  
iHthemis.................. 
latricarla................  

16
14® 
22®  25
30®  35

F o lia

12® 
8® 

larosma...................   "  38®  40
¡assia Acutifol,  Tin-
nevelly..................  
20®  25
lassla, Acutifol, Alx.  25®  30
alvia oiiicinalis,  Vis
and Vis.................. 
20
iva Ursi.................... 
10
G um m i
@  65
Lcacla, 1st picked... 
@ 4 5
icacia, 2d  picked... 
@  35
icacia,3d  picked... 
@  28
icacia, sifted  sorts. 
45®  65
Lcacla, po................. 
doe, Barb. po.l8@20  12® 
14
iloe, Cape_po. 15. 
12
® 
iloe,  SocotrL.po.  40  ■  @  30
immoniac................  
55®  60
issaf oetlda.... po. 30  28®  30
50®  55
tenzoinum............... 
!atechu, ls ............... 
13
14
latechu, Vis............. 
'atechu. Vis.............  
16
iamphorae............... 
58®  60
lupnorbium... po. 35  @ 4 0
lalbanum................. 
@ 100
iamboge.............po  65@ 
70
30
lualacum.........po. 25  @ 
fino........... po. $1.25 
@  1  25
lastic  .....................  
®  60
ly rrh ...............po. 45  @ 4 0
)pii__ po.  4.70@5.00 3 45@  3 50
25®  35
ihellac.....................  
ihellac, bleached.... 
40®  45
’ragacanth..............  
50®  80
H erb a

® 
® 
@ 

25
20
25
28
23
25
39
22
25

Lbsinthium. .oz. pkg 
iupatorium. .oz. pkg 
«Delia........oz. pkg 
lajo ru m __ oz. pkg 
Aentha Pip.oz. pkg 
Aentha Vir..oz. pkg 
tue............... oz. pkg 
'anacetum V oz. pkg 
'hymus, V .. .oz. pkg 
M agnesia
lalcined, P at............ 
55@  60
Carbonate, P at........  
18@  20
Carbonate, K. & M..  18@  20
larbonate, Jennings  18®  20

O leum

lbsinthium .............   6 50@ 6 75
imygdalae,  Dulc—  
30@  50
Imygdalae,  Amarie.  8 00® 8  25
In isi.........................  l  85® 2 00
lurantl Cortex........   2  40® 2 50
lergam ii..................   2  40® 2 60
80®  85
lajiputl.................... 
75®  85
laryophylli..............  
le d a r.......................  
35®  46
'henopadll............... 
® 2  75
Mnnamo n ll............... 1  25®  1 35
’itronella................. 
36®  40

 

R adix

15® 
13® 

00® 4 50

75® 3 00

90®  l  00

96®  1  05

M iscellaneous 

60® 7 00
55
®  65
50®  1 60
50
@  1  60
15®  20

18
Bi-Carb.............. 
15
Bichromate.....  
Bromide  .................. 
52®  57
15
Carb  ......................... 
12® 
Chlorate... po. 17 a 19  16® 
18
40
35® 
Cyanide............ 
65® 2 75
Iodide.......................   2 
Potassa, Bitart, pure  28® 
30
®  15
Potassa, Bitart, com. 
7@ 
Potass Nitras, opt... 
10
Potass  Nitras.......... 
6® 
8
Prussiate.................. 
23®  26
Sulphate  po.............  
15®  18

50® 60 Scillae  Co..................
Conium Mac...... . .. .  
© 50
. ..  1  15®  1 25 Tolutan.....................
Copaiba.............
© 50
90®  1 00 Prunus  vlrg.............
Cubebae............. ... .  
@ 50
Execbthltos......
. ..  1  00®  1 10
Tinctures
Erigeron............
...  1  00®  1 
10
60 Aconitum Napellis R
605n
...  2  50®  2
G aultheria........
Annnitiim 
F
@  75
Geranium, ounce__ 
60
Aloes........................  
Gossippii, Sem.  gal..  50® 
60
60
Aloes and M yrrh__  
Hedeoma..................  1 
70®  1 75
so
A rnica...................... 
Junlpera..................  1 
50® 2 00
50
Assaf oetlda............... 
90® 2 00
Lavendula  ............... 
60
Atrope Belladonna.. 
Limonis....................  1 
35®  1 45
Auranti Cortex........ 
50
Mentha  Piper..........  1  25®  2 00
Benzoin.................... 
60
Mentha Verid..........  1  50®  1  60
50
Benzoin Co............... 
Morrhua*, )gal..........  1  15®  1  25
so
Barosma.................... 
M yrcia.....................   4 
Cantharides............. 
75
Olive.............  
so
Capsicum.................. 
I*icis  Liquida...........  
10®  12
75
Cardamon................  
@  35
Picis Liquida,  gal... 
Cardamon Co........... 
75
Kicina...........  
1  00
Castor....................... 
@  1  00
Rosmarin!................  
5o
Catechu.................... 
ltosae, ounce.............  6 50® 8  50
So
Cinchona.................. 
Succini.............. 
46
40® 
Cinchona Co.............  
60
Sabina.......... 
Columba..................  
5o
Santal.......................   2 
5o
Cubebse.....................  
Sassafras............  
50 
Cassia Acutifol........  
50
Sinapis,  ess., ounce. 
5o
Cassia Acutifol Co... 
Tiglii........................   1 
So
Digitalis.................... 
Thyme...............  
40® 
5o
Ergot......................... 
Thyme, opt............... 
Ferri  Chloridum__  
35
Theobrom as.......... 
5o
G entian.................... 
P otassium
6o
Gentian C o.:............ 
Guiaca..........;...........  
5o
tío
Guiaca amnion........ 
5o
Hyoscyamus.............  
75
Iodine..................... 
7s
Iodine, colorless.... 
5o
Kino  ......................... 
Lobelia..................... 
5o
5o
M yrrh....................... 
5o
Nux Vomica.............  
Opt!............................
So
Opii,  comphorated.. 
Opii, deodorized......  
l  5o
5o
Quassia  ........  
Rhatany.................... 
5¿
5o
Rhei..........................  
So
Sanguinaria............ 
Serpentaria.............  
5o
tío
Stramonium.............  
6o
T olutan.................... 
V alerian.................. 
5o
5o
Veratrum  Veride... 
Zingiber.................... 
2q
Aither, Spts. Nit. 3 F  30®  35
Aither, Spts. Nit. 4 F  34@
Alum en....................  2V4@
Alumen,  gro’d..po. 7 
3®
Annatto..................... 
40®  50
4®
Antimoni, po...........  
Antimoni et Potass T  40®  50
@  25
A ntipyrin................  
@  20
Antiiebrin  ............... 
@  48
Argenti Nitras, oz... 
Arsenicum............... 
10©  12
Balm  Gilead  Buds.. 
38®  40
Bismuth S. N...........   1  40®
Calcium Chlor.,  ls... 
@
Calcium Chlor.,  Vis.. 
@  10
Calcium Chlor.,  Vis..  @  12
Cantharides, Bus .po  @  75
Capstci Fructus, a t.. 
@ 1
Capsid  Fructus, po. 
@  15
CapsiciF'ructusB, po  @  15
Caryophyllus. .po. 16  12@
Carmine, No. 40....... 
@ 3 00
Cera  Alba................  
50®  55
Cera  Flava............... 
40®  42
Coccus  .....................  
@  40
®  35
Cassia  Fructus........ 
®  10
Centraría..................  
@  45
Cetaceum.................. 
Chloroform  .............  
55®  60
Chloroform,  squibbs 
©  1  10 
Chloral Hyd C rst..,.  1  65®  1  90
Chondrus.................. 
Cinchonidine.P. & W  38@  48
Cinchonidine, Germ.  38®  48
Cocaine....................  6 05®  6  25
Corks, list, dis. pr. ct. 
70
Creosotum................  
@  35
C reta............. bbl. 75 
®
Creta, prep............... 
@
Creta, precip............ 
9®  11
Creta,  Rubra............
Crocus.....................  
18
15® 
@  24
Cudbear.................... 
Cupri  Sulph.............   6V4@
7® 
D extrine.................. 
10
Ether Sulph.............  
75®  90
Emery, all numbers. 
@
Emery, po................. 
@
E rg o ta.......... po. 90  85®  90
Flake  W hite...........  
12@  15
@  23
Galla......................... 
8®
G am bler..................  
Gelatin,  Cooper....... 
©
Gelatin, French....... 
35®
75  &  10
Glassware,  flint, box 
Less than box......  
70
Glue, brown.............  
n@   13
Glue,  white.............  
15@  28
Glycerina.................. 
16®  24
@  25
Grana Paradisi........  
Humulus..................  
25®  55
Hydrarg  Chlor  Mite 
®  95
Hydrarg  Chlor Cor..  @  85
Hydrarg  Ox Rub’m .  @  l  05
Hydrarg  Ammoniati  @ 11' 
50®  6i
HydrargUnguentum 
Hydrargyrum.......... 
@  80
IcnthyoDolla,  Am... 
65®  75
Indigo....................... 
75®  1  00
Iodine,  Resubi........   3 90®  4 00
® 4 00
Iodoform.................. 
so
Lupulin.....................  
@ 
Lycopodium.............  
60®  65
M acis.......................  
65®  75
Liquor Arsen et  Hy­
drargIod............... 
@  25
LlquorPotassArsinit  10® 
12
Magnesia,  Sulph__  
i
Magnesia, Sulph, bbl  @  1V4 
Mannla, S.  F ...........  
50®  60

Aconitum.................. 
20®  25
Althae.......................  
22®  25
10@ 
A nchusa.................. 
12
Arum  po.................. 
@  25
Calamus...............  
  20@‘  40
12®  15
Gentiana........po. 15 
18
Glychrrhiza.. .pv.  15  16® 
@  75
Hydrastis  Canaden. 
@  80
Hydrastis Can., po.. 
Hellebore, Alba, po. 
12®  15
Inula,  po.................. 
15®  20
Ipecac, po................   4  25®  4  35
Iris  plOX.. .po. 35®38  35®  40
Jalapa, p r................  
25®  30
@  35
Maranta,  %s...........  
Podophyllum,  p o ...  22®  25
75®  1  00
Bhei..........................  
Rhei,  cu t.................. 
@  1  25
Bhei, pv.................... 
75®  1  35
Spigella.................... 
35®  38
Sanguinaria.. .po.  15  @  18
Serpentaria.............  
40®  45
Senega.....................   60®  65
Smiiax, officinalis H.  @ 4 0
Smilax,  M................. 
@  25
Scillae.............po.  35 
10®  12
Symplocarpus, Foeti-
dus,  po.................. 
@  25
Valeriana,Eng. po.30  @  25
Valeriana,  German. 
15®  20
Zingiber a ................ 
16
12@ 
25®  27
Zingiber].................. 
Semen
Anisum......... po.  15 
@  12
Apium (graveleons).  13®-  15
Bird, ls .....................  
4® 
6
Carni..............po.  18  11®  12
Cardamon.................  1  25®  1  75
Coriandrum.............. 
10
8® 
Cannabis Sativa.......  4Vi®  5
Cydonium................. 
75@  l 00
Cnenopodium.......... 
10® 
12
Dipterix Odorate__   1  00@  1  10
Foeniculum
@
Foenugreek, po........
9
7@ 
L in i...........................
3V4®  4*4 
Lini, grd.......bbl. 3V4
4®   414 
Lobelia...................
35® 
40
Pharlaris Canarian..
5
4V4@ 
R ap a........................
5
4V4@ 
Sinapis  Alba............
10
9®  
Sinapis  Nigra..........
11®  
12
S pirltu s

Sponges 
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage.................   2  50@  2  75
Nassau sheeps’, wool
carriage..................  2  50@  2  75
Velvet extra sheeps’
wool, carriage.......
1  50 
Extra yellow sheeps’
wool, carriage.......
1  25
Grass  sheepsr  wool,
@  1  00 
carriage.................
Hard, for slate use..
75
@ 
Yellow  R e e f,  for
1  40
slate use................
Syrups
A cacia.....................
Auranti Cortex........
Zingiber....................
Ipecac.......................
Ferri Iod..................
Rhei  Aram...............
Smilax  Officinalis...
Senega .....................
Scillae........................

Frumenti, W. D. Co.  2 00® 2 50 
Frumenti,  D. F. R..  2 00®  2  25
Frum enti.................   1  25®  1  50
Juniperis Co. 0. T ...  1  65@  2 00
•Juniperis  Co........... 1  78® 3 50
Saacnarum  N. E ....  1  90®  2  10
Spt. Vini Galli..........  1  75® 6 50
Vini  Oporto.............   1  25® 2 00
Vini Alba..................  l  25® 2  00

@ 50
@ 50
@ 50
@ 60
® 50
@ 50
60
® 50
@ 50

20®

50®

20®

61
58 
@  3 75 Seldlltz Mixture......
Menthol.......................
Linseed, pure raw...
Morphia, S., P.& W. 2 35®  2 60 Sinapis.....................
62
50 
® 18 Linseed, boiled........
Morphia, S., N. Y. Q.
Sinapis,  opt.............
© 30 Neatsfoot, winter str M 
60
& C. Co.................. 2  25® 2 50 Snuff, Maccaboy, De
Spirits  Turpentine..
65
59 
Moschus  Cantou__
@ 40
V oes.....................
© 41
Paiutfi BBL.  LB.
Myristlca, No. l ........
65® 80 Snuff .Scotch. De Vo’s
® 41
Nux  Vomica...po.  15
@ 10 Soda, Boras................
11
9®
11 Red  Venetian............
Os Sepia.......................
25® 30 Soda,  Boras, po........
IX   2  @8
9®
23® 25 Ochre, yellow  Mars.
IX  2  ©4
Pepsin Saac,  11. & P.
Soda et  Potass Tart.
Ochre, yellow Ber...
IX  2  @3
1)  Co.........................
@  1 00 Soda,  Carb..................
1V4©
5 Putty,  commercial..
2X  2*4@3
Ptcis Liq. N.N.*4 gal.
Soda,  Bi-Carb............
3V4® 4 Putty, strictly  pure. 2V4  2X@3
@ 2 00 Stala,  Ash...................
doz.............................
9. Vermilion.  P r i m e
Ptcis Liq.,quarts___
(fn  1 00 Soda, Sulphas............
American................
Picis Liq'.,  pints........
@ 85 Spts. Cologne.............
13® 
15
50® 55 Vermilion, English..
Pll Hydrarg. ..po.  80 @ 50 Spts. Ether  Co..........
75
70® 
2 00 Green,  Paris.............. 13V4®  17V4
@ 18 Spts.  Myrcia Dom...
Piper  Nigra., .po. 22
16
Green, Peninsular...
13® 
® 30 Spts. Vini Rect.  bid.
Piper  Alba.. ..po. 35
®
Lead.red..................... 6*4® 
7
7 Spts. Vini Rect. VVbbl
Pilx  Rurguu...............
©
®
Lead,  white................ 6*4® 
Plumb! Acet................
12 sjits. Vini Rect. lOgal
7
@
10®
\\ hiting, white Span
Pul vis I pecac et Opii 1  30®  1 50 Spts.  Vini Rect. 5 gal
@ 
70
@
Strychnia, Crystal... 1  05® 1  25 Whiting, giid »rs’___
Pyrethrum, boxes H .
®  
90
@  1  00
4 White. Paris, Amer.
& P.  D. Co.,  doz...
@ 75 Sulphur.  Suhl.......... 214®
2M® 3V4 \\ hiting. Paris,  Eng.
25® 30 Sulphur, Roll...........
Pyrethrum,  pv........
@  1  40
cliff.........................
Quassia'....................
8® 10
8® 10 Tam arinds...............
28® 30 Universal  Prepared. 1  OC®  1  15
ss® 48 Terebenth  Venice...
Quinia, S. P. &  W...
Quinta. S.  German..
34® 44 Theobroma»..............
55® 58
34® 44 Vanilla..................... 9 00®16  00
Quinia, N. Y.............
12® 14 Zinci Sulph.............
7@ 8
Rubia Tinctorum....
18® 20
Sacchanim Lactis pv
Kalacln..................... 4  50®  4 (¡0
40® 50
Sanguis  Draconis...
12® 14 Whale, winter..........
Sapo, \V....................
12 Lard, extra...............
Sapo M.....................
10®
@ 15 Lard, No. 1...............
Sapo  G .....................

No. 1 Turp  Coach... 1  H®  1  20
Extra Turp............... 1  6(1®  1  70
BBL. UAL. Coach  Body............. 2 75® 3 00
70 No.  1 Turp Furn...... 1  00®  1  10
65 Extra Turk  Damar.. 1  5ft®  1  60
40 Jap.Dryer.No.iTuvp
74®  75

V arninhe

© 2  60

70
55
35

Drugs

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W e  have  a  full  line  of  Staple 

Druggists’  Sundries.

W e  are  the  sole  proprietors  of 
Catarrh 

Weatherly’s  Michigan 
Remedy.

W e  always  have  in  stock  a  full 
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Wines  and  Rums  for  medicinal 
purposes  only.

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A P P L E   BU TTE R  
V. C. Brand in tin cans

A X L E   G R E A S E

2  doz 294 lb cans................. 3  90
X  doz 5 
lb cans................. 3  70
94 doz 10  lb cans................. 3  35
doz.  gross
A urora.......................... 65  6  00
Castor  Oil..................... 60  7  00
Diamond.......................50  425
Frazer’s ........................ 75  9  00
IXL Golden, tin boxes 75  9  00

Mica, tin boxes..........75 
Paragon.......................55 

B A K IN G   P O W D E R  

9 00
6 00

Absolute

Acm e

\  lb. cans doz.....................   45
94 lb. cans doz...............—   85
1 
lb. cans doz...................... 150
94 lb. cans 3  doz..................   45
14 lb. cans 3 doz..................   75
1 
lb. cans 1  doz...................100
Bulk........................................  10
6 oz. Eng. Tumblers.............   85
lb. cans per doz..............   75
•4 lb. cans per doz............. 1  20
lb. cans per doz............. 2 00
1 
14 lb. cans, 4 doz. case........   35
54 lb. cans, 4 doz. case........  55
1 
lb. cans, 2 doz. case........  90

E l  P u rity

A rctic

Home

J A X O N

P eerless

O ur L eader

Q ueen  F lak e

.  45 
>4 lb. cans, 4 doz. cake...
.  85 
>4 lb. cans, 4 doz. case...
.1  60
1 
lb. cans, 2 doz. case...
Jerse y  -Cream
1 lb. cans, per doz................2 oo
9 oz. cans, per doz................ 1  25
6 oz. cans, per doz................   85
>4 lb. cans............................   45
94 lb. cans............................  75
1 
lb. can s........................... l  50
1 lb. can s...............................   85
3 oz., 6 doz. case....................2 70
6 oz., 4 doz. case....................3 20
9 oz., 4 doz. case....................4 80
1 lb., 2 doz. case....................4 00
51b.,  1 doz. case...................9 00
American...............................  70
English...................................  80

BLUINGcmmm
B Lu itfG

j g 5 E A R L > ;

BA TH   B RICK

BROOMS

Small 3 doz............................  40
Large, 2 doz..........................   75
No. 1 Carpet..........................3 00
No. 2 Carpet..........................2  75
No. 3 Carpet..........................2 50
No. 4 Carpet..........................2 05
Parlor  Gem..........................2 75
Common W hisk....................  95
Fancy Whisk........................1  25
Warehouse............................3 75
Electric Light, 8s ...................11
Electric Light, 16s..................12
Paraffine, 6s ........................... H9£
Paraffine, 12s ..........................1294
Wicking................................ 20

CANDLES

CANNED  GOODS 

A pples
3 lb. Standards........  
Gallons, standards.
B eans
B aked....................
Red  Kidney...........
String.......................  
W ax........................... 
B lackberries
Standards................. 
B lueberries
S tandard..................... 
Red  Standards............ 
W hite........................... 
Little Neck, 1 lb 

C herries

Clams.

 

90
2  65
75@1  30 
75©  85
80
85
75
85
85
l  15
1  10

Peas

M ushroom s

S traw berries

@4
©8
8@22'
85
1  25

75
85
95
85
1  85
3  10
2 25
1  75
2  80
1  75
2 80
1  75
2  80
18@20
22@25
90
1  55

Fair............................
4ood.........................
Fancy .......................
H om iny
Standard  ..................
Lobster
Star, 94 lb ..................
Star, l  lb..................
Picnic Tails..............
M ackerel
Mustard, lib ............
Mustard, 21b............
Soused,1 lb...............
Soused, 2 lb .............
Tomato, 1 lb .............
Tomato, 2 lb.............
Hotels........................
Buttons.....................
Oysters
Cove, 1 lb ..................
Cove, 2 lb ..................
Peaches
P ie ............................
Yellow...................... L  65@2  00
Pears
70
Standard ..................
80
Fancy........................
1  00
M arrowfat...............
1  00
Early June...............
1  60
Early June  Sifted..
P ineapple
G rated...................... 1  25@2  75
Sliced......................... 1  35©2 25
P u m p k in
65
F a ir..........................
75
Good.........................
85
Fancy.......................
R aspberries
90
Standard...................
Salm on
1  35
Red Alaska..............
95
Pink Alaska............
Sardines
Domestic, 94s...........
Domestic,  Mustard.
French.....................
Standard..................
Fancy.......................
Succotash
1  00
Good.........................
1  20
Fancy.......................
Tom atoes
80
F a ir...........................
90
Good.........................
1  15
Fancy.......................
2 35
Gallons.....................
CATSUP
........2 00
Columbia,  pints........
Columbia, 94 pints__ ........ 1  25
CHEESE
Acme.........................
©1494
@14
@15
Elsie  .........................
@14
Emblem....................
Gem...........................
@1494
Gold Medal...............
Id eal.......................
©14
@14
Jersey.......................
@14
Riverside..................
@12
B rick.........................
@70
Edam ........................
L eiden.....................
©17
@13
Limburger................
Pineapple................. 50  @75
Sap  Sago.................
@17
Bulk......................................
R ed.......................................
Walter Baker & Co.’s.
23
German  Sweet....................
Premium...............................   35
Breakfast Cocoa....................  46
Cotton, 40 ft.  per doz........... 1  00
Cotton, 50 ft.  per doz............1  20
Cotton, 60 ft.  per doz............l  40
Cotton, 70 ft.  per doz............1  60
Cotton, 80 ft.  per doz............1  80
Jute, 60 ft. per doz...............  80
Jute, 72 ft. per doz.............  
95
The Bradley Cigar Co.’s  Brands
A dvance................................. $35 00
B radley...................................  35 00
Clear Havana  Puffs..........  22 00
“ W. H.  B.” ............................  55 00
“ W. B. B.” ..............................  55 00
Fortune  Teller.......................  35 00
Our Manager..........................   35 oo
Quintette.................................  35 00
G. J . Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand.

H. & P. Drug Co.’s brands.

CLOTHES  LINES

CHOCOLATE 

CHICORY

CIGARS

S. C. W................................  35 00

Phelps, Brace & Co.’s Brands.
Royal  Tigers. 
.......  55©  80 00
Royal  Tigerettes....... 35
Vincente Portuondo ..35© 70 00
Ruhe Bros. Co..............25© 70 00
Hilson  Co......................... 35@110 00
T. J. Dunn & Co.........35©  70 00
McCoy & Co................35©  70 00
The Collins Cigar Co.. 10©  35 00
Brown  Bros............... 15©  70 00
Bernard Stahl Co.......35©  90 00
Banner Cigar  Co....... 10@  35 00
Seidenberg  & Co.......55@125 00
Fulton  Cigar  Co.......10©  35 00
A. B. Ballard & Co... .35@175  00 
E. M. Schwarz & Co..  35@110 00
San Telmo.................. 35®  70 00
Havana Cigar Co.......18©  35 00
C. Costello & Co.........35©  70  00
LaGora-Fee Co..........  35© 70 00
S. I.  Davis & Co...........35@185 00
Hene & Co..................35© 90 00
Benedict & Co..........7.60© 70 00
Hemmeter Cigar Co 
.35®  70  00
G .J. JohnsonCigarCo.35© 70 00
Maurice Sanborn  ___ 50©175  00
Bock & Co......................... 65©300 00
Manuel  Garcia............80@375 00
NeuvaMundo...................85®175 00
Henry Clay...................85& 550 00
La Carolina.......................96©200 00

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

Econom ic  G rade 
50 books, any  denom... 
ioo books, any  denom...
500 books, any  denom...
1.000 books, any  denom...
S uperior  G rade 
50 books, any  denom...
100 books, any  denom...
500 books, any  denom...
1.000 books, any  denom..
U niversal  G rade 
50 books, any  denom..
100 books, any  denom..
500 books, any  denom..
1.000 books, any  denom..
C redit  Checks 
500, any one denom........   2 00
1.000, any one denom........  3 00
2.000, any one denom........   5 00
Steel  punch....................... 
75
Can be made to represent any 
20  books.........................  1  00
50  books........................   2  oo
ioo  books.........................  3 00
250  books.........................  6  25
500  books................ 
10  oo
1.000  books.........................  17  50

Coupon  Pass  Books 
denomination from $10 down.

20 00

 

CREAM   TARTAR

C O F F E E
Roasted

A pples

C alifornia  F ru its

5 and 10 lb. wooden  boxes.......30
Bulk in sacks.............................29
D R IE D   FRUITS—D om estic 
Sundried..........................   © 614
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes.8©  814 
Apricots....................  @15
Blackberries...............
Nectarines..................
Peaches.......................10  ©11
Pears............................
Pitted Cherries...........  
Prunnelles..................
Raspberries................
100-120 25 lb. boxes........  @ 4
90-100 25 lb. boxes........   @ i%
80 - 90 25 lb. boxes........   © 5
70 - 80 25 lb. boxes........   © 514
60 - 70 25 lb. boxes........   @6
50 - 60 25 lb. boxes........  © 7*4
40 - 50 25 lb. boxes........  @8
30 - 40 25 lb. boxes........
94 cent less in 50 lb. cases 

C alifornia  P ru n es

714

R aisins

1  75

C itron

C urrants

London Layers 2 Crown.
London Layers 3 Crown.
Cluster 4 Crown.............
Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 
Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 
Loose Muscatels 4 Crown 
L. M„ Seeded, choice ...
10
L. M., Seeded, fancy ....
1054
D R IE D   FRU ITS—F o reig n  
Leghorn.....................................11
Corsican....................................12
Patras, cases.........................  654
Cleaned, b u lk ........................  694
Cleaned,  packages................  754
Citron American 19 lb. bx... 13 
Lemon American 10 lb. b x ., 1054 
Orange American 10 lb. bx.. 1054 
Sultana 1 Crown...................
Sultana 2 Crown..................
Sultana 3 Crown....................
Sultana 4 Crown....................
Sultana 5 Crown....................
Sultana 6 Crown...................
Sultana package..................

R aisins

Peel

B eans

F a rin a

C ereals

H ask ell’s W h eat F lakes

FARINACEOUS  GOODS 
Dried Lima...........................   534
Medium Hand Picked  2 15@2  25
Brown Holland.....................
Cream of Cereal....................  90
Grain-O, sm all...................... 1  35
Grain-O, large........................2 25
Grape Nuts............................1  35
Posturn Cereal, sm all........... 1 35
Postum Cereal, large........  2  25
241 lb. packages...................1  25
Bulk, per 100 lbs....................3  oo
36  2 lb. packages...................3  00
B arrels...................................2  50
Flake. 50 lb. drums............... 1  00
Rice Flakes, 3 doz pkg case  2  85 
Flaked Peas, 3 doz pkg case  2  85 
Flaked Beans, 3 doz pkg c’se 2  85 
35 Chene St., Detroit, Mich. 
M accaroni  and V erm icelli
Domestic, 10 lb. box.............  60
Imported, 25 lb. box..............2  50
Common...............................
Chester................................... 2  50
Em pire................................... 3  00

Lauhoff Bros. Flaking Mills, 

P e a rl  B arley

H om iny

___ HIGH GRADE

Coffees

Special  Combination...........   20
French Breakfast................   25
Lenox....................................   30
Vienna..................................   35
Private Estate.......................  38
Supreme...........   ............... 
40
Less 3396  per  cent,  delivered. 

Rio

F a ir.......................................  
9
Good......................................  10
Prim e....................................   12
Golden..................................   13
Peaberry.............................. 
14

Santos

F a ir........................................  14
Good......................................  15
P rim e....................................   16
Peaberry................................   18

M aracaibo

P rim e....................................   15
Milled....................................   17

Interior..................................  26
Private  Growth....................  30
Mandehling...........................  35

J a v a

M ocha

22
Imitation.............................. 
Arabian..................................  28
PA CK A G E  CO FFEE. 

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices  on  package  coffees,  to 
which the wholesale dealer adds 
the local freight from New York 
to buyers shipping point, giving 
buyer credit on the  invoice  for 
the  amount of  freight  he  pays 
from  the  market  in  which  he 
purchases to his shipping point.
These prices are  further  sub­
ject  to  manufacturer’s  regular 
rebate.
Arbuckle............................... 12 00
Jersey.................................... 12 00
M cL aughlin’s XXXX 
McLaughlin’s  XXXX  sold  to 
retailers  only.  Mail  all  orders 
direct  to  W.  F.  McLaughlin  & 
Co., Chicago.

E x tract

Valley City 94  gross.............   75
Felix 54 gross..........................l 15
HummePs foil 54 gross........   85
Hummel’s tin Vt gross.........1  43

COCOA  SHELLS
20 lb. bags.......................  
Less quantity.................. 
Pound packages.............  

254
3
4

CO N D EN SED   M IL K

4 doz in case.
Gail Borden Eagle............... 6  75
Crown.....................................6  25
Daisy...................................... 5  75
Champion..............................4  50
Magnolia............................... 4  25
Challenge..........'..................4:25
Dime...................................... 3  35

COUPON  BO O K S 
Tradesman  Grade 

50 books, any  denom...  1  50 
100 books, any  denom...  2 50 
500 books, any  denom...  11  50 
1.000 books, any  denom...  20 oo

Walsh-DeRoo Co.’s Brand.

Grits

FLY  P A P E R  
.2 50 
Perrigo’s Lightning,  gro.
.  75
Petrolatum, per doz........
.15
Sage...................................
H ops........................................ 15
Madras, 5 lb. boxes................55
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb.  boxes........50

IN D IG O

H ER B S

JE L L Y  
V. C. Brand.

LICO RICE

151b. palls..............................  35
30 lb. pails..............................  62
Pure apple, per doz.............   85
P u re.......................................  30
Calabria.................................  25
Sicily......................................  14
Root................•.......................  10
Condensed, 2 doz.................. 1  20
Condensed, 4 doz...................'2  25
Diamond Match Co.’s brands.
No.  9  sulphur........................1  65
Anchor P arlo r......................1  50
No. 2 Hom e........................... 1  30
Export Parlor.......................4 00
Wolverine.............................. 1  50

MATCHES

LYE

'  MOLASSES 
New  O rleans

11
Black................................... 
F a ir.................................... 
14
Good.................................... 
20
Fancy.................................  
24
Open Kettle....................... 25@35

Half-barrels 2c extra 
MUSTARD

Horse Radish, 1 doz..............1  75
Horse Radish, 2 doz............. 3 50
Bayle’s Celery, 1 doz............ 1  75

PIC K L E S
M edium

Sm all

Barrels, 1,200 cou n t..............6 90
Half bbls, 600 coimt..............3 4E
Barrels, 2,400 co u n t............6 90
Half bbls, 1,200 count.........3 95
Clay, No. 216.................
.1  70 
Clay, T. D., full coimt.
.  65 
.  85
Cob, No. 3....................
POTASH 

P IP E S

48 cans in case.

Babbitt’s .....................................4 00
Penna Salt Co.’s.........................3 00

R IC E

D om estic

Im p o rted .

Carolina  head.........................6%
Carolina  No. 1 ....................... 5
Carolina  No. 2 ....................... 4
B roken....................................394
Japan,  No.  1.................. 594@6
Japan,  No.  2.................. 494@5
Java, fancy head........... 5  @594
Java, No. 1..................... 5  ©
Table...................... 
  ©
Packed 60 lbs. in box. 

SALERATUS 

 

Church’s Arm and Hammer. 3  15
Deland’s...................................... 3 00
Dwight’s  Cow.............................3 15
Emblem.......................................2 10
L.  P ............................................. 3 00
Sodio............................................3 15
Wyandotte, 100  94s.................... 3 00
Granulated,  bbls..................  80
Granulated, 100 lb. cases 
  85
Lump, bbls........................... 
75
Lump, 145 lb. kegs................   80

SAL  SODA

SALT

D iam ond C rystal 

Com m on  G rades

Table, cases, 24 3 lb. mixes.. 1  40 
Table, barrels, 100 3 lb. bags.2  85 
Table, barrels, 40 7  lb. bags.2  50 
Butter, barrels, 280 lb. bulk.2 50 
Butter, barrels, 20141b.bags,2 60
Butter, sacks, 28 lbs.............   25
Butter, sacks, 56 lbs.............   60
ioo 3 lb. sacks..........................2 10
60 5 lb. sacks........................  l  95
2810 lb. sacks........................ l 80
56 lb. dairy In drill bags.......  30
28 lb. dairy in drill bags.......  15
56 lb. dairy in linen sabks...  60 
56 lb. dairy in linen sacks...  60 
56 lb.  sacks............................   22
Granulated  Fine....................1 00
Medium Fine..........................l 05

Solar  Rock
Com m on

A shton
H iggins

W arsaw

SALT  F IS H  

Georges cured.............
Georges  genuine........
© 594 
Georges selected........
@ 594 
Strips or  bricks..........  6
© 9 
Pollock.........................
@ 394
H alib u t.
.............................14
Strips
Chunks......................................15

Cod

Peas

Sago

R olled  Oats

24 2 lb. packages...................l  80
100 lb. kegs............................ 2 70
200 lb. barrels.............................5 10
Green, Wisconsin, bu...........1  30
Green, Scotch, bu................. 1  35
Split, bu................................. 
3
Rolled Avena, bbl......................3 75
Steel Cut, 54 bbls.....................-.2 05
Monarch, bbl..........................'-.3 40
Monarch, 54 bbl.................... 1  88
Monarch, 90 lb. sacks...........1  68
Quaker, cases.............................3 20
Huron, cases.............................. 2 oo
German.................................  
4
East India.............................   354
Salus B reak fast Food 
F. A. McKenzie, Quincy, Mich. 
36 two pound packages  —   3 60 
18 two pound packages  —   1  85 
B attle C reek C rackers. 
Gem Oatmeal Biscuit..  754©  8
Lemon Biscuit...........   754© 8
New Era B utters..,. .. 
W holew heat..............  
Cereola, 48  1-lb. pkgs. 
F lak e.....................................  5
P earl......................................  5
Pearl,  24 1 lb. packages...... 694
Cracked, bulk.......................   354
24 2 ft. packages....................... 2 50
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS 

6*4
654
4 00

T apioca

W heat

DeBoe’s

2 oz.
Vanilla D. C............1  10
........   70
Lemon D.C 
Vanilla Tonka........  75

4 OZ. 
1  80 
1  35 
1  45

JAXON

H ighest  Grade  Extracts
Lemon

Vanilla

1 oz full m  l  20
2 oz full m  2  10 
No. 3 fan’y. 3  15

1 oz full  m.  8
2 Oz full m  1  2! 
No.3fan’y.l  7

Vanilla

2 oz panel..1  20
3 oz taper..2  oo

Lemon

2 oz panel.  75 
4 oz taper.. 1  50

Jennings’

D.  C. Vanilla 
2 oz__
.1  20 
.1  50 
3 oz__
4 oz__
.2  00 
.3 00 
6 oz__
.4 00 
No.  8.. 
No. 10. 
.6  00 
1  25
No. 2  T
No. 3  T..2 00 
No. 4  T..2 40

1).  C. Lemon
2 OZ........
1  00
3 OZ........
1  40
4 OZ........
2  00 
6 OZ........
2 40 
No.  8... 
4 00
No. 10... 
80 
No. 2 T. 
1  25 
No. 3T . 
1  50
No. 4 T.
Northrop  Brand
Lem.  Van.
120
2 oz. Taper Panel,...  75 
2oz. Oval..................   75 
120
3 oz. Taper Panel.... 1  35 
2 00
4 oz. Taper Panel.... 1  60 
2  25
Van.  Lem. 
doz. 
doz. 
XXX, 2 oz. obert.... 1  25 
75
XXX, 4 oz. taper— 2 25 
1  25
XX, 2 oz. obert........ 1 00
No. 2,2 oz. o b ert 
  75
XXX D D ptchr, 6 oz 
XXX D D ptchr, 4 oz 
X . K  pitcher, 6 oz... 

2 25
1  75
9  25

Perrigo’s

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Grains and Feedstuffs

Mop  Sticks

W heat

W heat.................................  

W in ter  W heat  F lo u r 

66

Local Brauds

Patents...............................  4  20
Second  Patent....................  3  70
Straight...............................  3 50
C lear..................................   3  oo
Graham ..............................  3  50
Buckwheat.........................  6 00
Rye......................................  3 25
Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour In bbls., 25c per  bbl. ad­
ditional.
Ball-Bamhdrt-Putman’s Brand
Diamond Hs.......................  3 50
Diamond Hs.......................  3 50
Diamond Hs.......................  3  50
Quaker Hs..........................   3 55
Quaker Hs..........................  3  55
Quaker Hs..........................  3  55

Worden Grocer Co.’s  Brand

Spring  W heat  F lo u r 

Clark-Jewell-Wells  Co.’s  Brand
Pillsbury’s  Best H s..........  4  46
Pillsbury’s  Best H s..........  4  35
Pillsbury’s  Best H s..........  4  26
Pillsbury’s Best Hs paper.  4  25 
Pillsbury’s Best Hs paper.  4  25 
Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand

Tubs

Trojan spring....................... 9  00
Eclipse patent spring..........9 oo
No 1 common........................ 8  00
No. 2 patent brush holder . .9 00
12  T8. cotton mop beads...... 1  25
P ails
2- 
hoop Standard..1 50
hoop Standard..1 70
3- 
2- 
wire,  Cable....... 1 60
3- 
wire,  Cable.......1 85
Cedar, all red, brass  bound. 1  25
Paper,  Eureka......................2  25
Fibre...................................... 2  40
20-inch, Standard, No. 1............ 7 00
18-inch, Standard. No. 2............6 00
16-inch, Standard, No. 3............5 00
20-inch, Dowell,  No. 1............... 3 25
18-inch, Dowell,  No. 2............... 5 25
16-inch, Dowell,  No. 3............... 4 25
No. 1 Fibre................................. 9 45
No. 2 Fibre..................................7 95
No. 3 Fibre..................................7 20
Bronze Globe..............................2 50
Dewey........................................ 1 75
Double Acme..............................2 75
Single Acme................................2 25
Double  Peerless......................... 3 oo
Single  Peerless...........................2 50
Northern Q ueen....................... 2 50
Double Duplex...........................3 00
Good Luck..................................2 75
Universal.................................... 2 25
11 in. Butter..........................   75
13 In. Butter................................ 1 00
15 in. Butter................................ 1 60
17 in. Butter................................2 00
19 in. Butter................................2 50
Yeast Foam, 1*4  doz...........   50
Yeast Foam, 3  doz.....................1 00
Yeast Cream, 3 doz.....................1 00
Magic Yeast 5c, 3  doz...........l  oo
Sunlight Yeast, 3 doz............ 1  00
Warner’s Safe, 3 doz............ 1  00

YEAST  CAKE

W ash  H oards

W ood  Bowls

Provision8
K arreled  P o rk

SYRUPS

Corn

Barrels....................................17
Half  bbls...............................19
l doz. l gallon cans............. 3  15
i doz. H gallon cans.............l  85
gallon cans.............1  00
P u re   Cane 
.................................  16

H errin g

M ackerel

Holland white hoops,  bbl. 
Holland white hoopsHbbl.  6 50 
Holland white hoop,  keg.. 
85
Holland white hoop mchs. 
95
Norwegian
Round 100 lbs.................. ..  3 60 2 doz. H
Round 40 lbs.................... ..  1 75
15 F a ir...
Scaled..............................
Bloaters............................ ..  1 45 Good  ..
Choice
15 00
Mess 100 lbs.....................
Mess  40 lbs.................... ..  6 30
Mess  10 lbs.................... ..  1 65
i 35
Mess  8 lbs.................... .. 
No. 1 100 lbs.................... ..  13 25
..  5 (9)
No. 1  40 lbs...................
No. 1  10 lbs.................... ..  1 48
No. l  8 lbs.................... ..  1 20
No. 2 100 lbs.................... ..  10 50
No. 2  40 lbs.................... ..  4 50
No. 2  10 lbs.  ................. ..  1 15
No. 2  8 lbs.................... ..  1 00
No. 1100 lbs.......................
No. 1  40 lbs.......................
No. 1  10 lbs.......................
No. 1  8 lbs........................
No. 1  No. 2

W hitefish

T ro u t

Bums

D iam ond

K ings ford’s  Corn
6
40 l-lb. packages................  
614
20 l-lb. packages................ 
K ingsford’s Silver Gloss
40 l-lb. packages................  
6%
6 lb. boxes......................... 
7
6410c packages..................  5 00
128 5c packages.................
5 00 
30 10c and 64 5c packages 
5 00
Com m on Corn
20 l-lb.  packages.............
40 l-lb.  packages.............
Com m on Gloss
l-lb. packages..................
3-lb. packages..................
6-lb. packages..................
40 and 50-lb. boxes...........
Barrels...............................  

SEED S

S A IE K K IIA IT

100  lbs............8  50
40  lbs...........   3 90
10 lbs_____   1 00
8  lbS............ 
83 

Fani 
2 75 
1  40 
43
37
Barrels 
................................ 5 75
Half barrels................... — 3  25
Anise 
...................................  9
Canary, Smyrna....................  4
Caraway  ...............................   8
Cardamon,  M alabar..:.........60
Celery......................................1«
Hemp, Russian......................  4H
Mixed Bird..  .......................   414
Mustard, white.....................   5
Poppy......................................id
R ape......................................
Cuttle Bone.............................15
Scotch, in bladders...............  37
Maccaboy, in jars................  35
French Rappee, in  jars.......  43

SNUFF

SOAP

JAXON

Single box...................................3 00
5 box lots, delivered............2 95
10 box lots, delivered............2  90

JUS.  S  KIRK  8  GO  8 BRANDS.

American Family, wrp’d... .2  66
Dome...........................................2 75
Cabinet........................................2 20
Savon....................  
2  50
White  Russian...........................2 35
White Cloud, laundry...........6  25
White Cloud, toilet....................3 50
Dusky Diamond, 50 6 oz.......2  10
Dusky Diamond, 50 8 oz.......3 00
Blue India, 100 H lb...................3 00
Kirkoline.............'................ 3 50
Eos...............................................2 50

 

100 12 oz bars.

S I L V E R

Single box................................... 2 95
Five boxes, delivered.......... 2  90

Scouring

Sapolio, kitchen, 3  qoz.........2  40
Sapolio, hand, 3 doz...................2 40
Boxes.....................................   6V4
Kegs,  English..........................4H

SODA

SPICES 

W hole Spices

Allspice............................... 
Cassia, China in m ats......  
Cassia, Batavia, in bund... 
Cassia, Saigon, broken.... 
Cassia, Saigon, In rolls —  
Cloves, Amboyna............... 
Cloves, Zanzibar................. 
M ace................................... 
Nutmegs,  75-80.................. 
Nutmegs,  105-10................. 
Nutmegs, 115-20.................. 
Pepper, Singapore, black. 
Pepper,  Singagore, white. 
Pepper, shot.......................  
P u re  G round in  B u lk
Allspice............................... 
Cassia, Batavia..................  
Cassia, Saigon.................... 
Cloves, Zanzibar................  
Ginger,  African................  
Ginger, Cochin.................. 
Ginger,  Jam aica............... 
Mace.................................... 
M ustard.............................. 
Pepper, Singapore, black. 
Pepper, Singapore, white. 
Pepper, Cayenne............... 
Sage....................................  

STOVE  P O U S H

11
12
25
38
55
15
13
55
55
46
40
15
23
16
15
28
4«
16
16
18
26
66
if
17
26
2C
It

No. 4,3 doz. in case, gross. 
No. 6,3 doz. in case, gross.

,ardn—In Tierces

D ry  Salt Meats

Sm oked  M eats 

SUGAR

3H
3H
Below  are  given  New  York 
prices  on  sugars,  to  which  the 
wholesale dealer adds  the  local 
freight from New  York  to  your 
shipping point, giving you credit 
on  the  invoice  for  the  amount 
of freight  buyer  pays  from  the 
market  in  which  he  purchases 
Mess....................
to his  shipping  point,  including 
B ack..................
20 pounds for the  weight  of  the 
’lear back..........
barrel.
Short cut...........
Domino...............................  5 45
Cut  Loaf.............................   5  60
Bean...................
(¡0 
Cnished .
Fam ily...............
5 35 
Cubes...............................
5 30 
Powdered.......................
Bellies.................
5  30 
Coarse  Powdered 
.......
Briskets.............
5 35 
XXXX  Powdered..........
Extra shorts......
5 20 
Standard  Granulated...
5  20 
Fine Granulated.............
Hams, 12 lb. average. 
5  35 
Coarse Granulated........
Hams, 14lb. average. 
5 35 
Extra Fine Granulated..
Hams, 16 lb.average. 
5  45 
Conf.  Granulated.........
Hams, 201b. average.
5 30 
2 lb. cartons Fine  Gran. 
Ham dried  beef.......
5  30 
2 lb. bags Fine  Gran  ..
Shoulders (N. Y.cut)
5 30 
5 111. cartons Fine  Gran. 
Bacon, clear.............
5 30
5 lb. bags Fine  Gran.
California |hams.......
Mould A ..............................  5 45
Boneless  hams........
Diamond  A.........................  5 20
Cooked  ham.
Confectioner’s  A...............  5  00
No.  1, Columbia  A...........   4  85
Compound................
No.  2, Windsor A.............  4 85
Kettle........................
No.  3, Ridgewood A ........  4  85
55 lb. Tubs.. advance 
No.  4, Phoenix  A .............   480
80 lb. Tubs.. advance 
No.  5, Empire A ...............  4  75
50 lb. Tins... advance 
No.  6...................................  4  70
20 lb.  Palls, .advance 
No.  7...................................  4 65
10 lb. Pails.. advance 
No.  8...................................  4 60
5 lb. Pails.. advance 
No.  9...................................  4  55
3 lb. Pails.. advance
No. 1 0 ...............................   4 50
4 45
No. 11...................................
Sausages
4 40 Bologna....................
No. 12..................................
4  40 Liver.........................
No. 13...................................
4  40 Frankfort.................
No. 14.................................
4 40 Pork  .........................
No. 15...................................
4 40 Blood.........................
No. 16...................................
Tongue.....................
TA B LE  SAUCES
Headcheese..............
LEA & 
B eef
Extra Mess...............
PERRINS’ 
Boneless....................
R um p.......................
SAUCE
P igs’  Feet
al and Kits, 15 lbs...............
H bbls., 40 lbs..........
H bbls., 80 lbs..........
hire.
T ripe
3 75 Kits, 15  lbs...............
2 50 H bbls., 40 lbs..........
3 75 H bbls., 80 lbs..........
2  25
Casings
4  55 P o r k .........................
2  75 Beef  rounds.............
Beef  middles..........
..  7H Sheep........................
..11
B u tterin e
..12
Rolls, dairy...............
..12
Solid, dairy...............
.11
Rolls, creamery.......
W ASHING  PO W D ER
Solid, creamery.......
Corned beef, 2 lb —  
Corned beef, 14 lb ...
Roast beef, 2 lb........
Potted ham,  H s.......
Potted ham,  Hs.......
Deviled ham,  H s__
Deviled ham,  Hs —  
Potted tongue,  Hs.. 
Potted tongue,  Hs..
Oils
B arrels

Rub-No-More, 100 12 o z .......3 6<
No. 0, per gross......................20
No. 1, per gross......................25
No. 2, per gross......................35
No. 3, per gross......................55

Lea & Perrin’s,  small.
Halford, large.............
Halford, small.............
Salad Dressing, small..
VINEGAR

Pure Cider, Red Star..
Pure Cider, Robinson.
Pure Cider,  Silver.......

W OODENW ARE

W IC K IN G

B askets

Genuine «

Bushels............................... ..1
Bushels, wide  band.........
..1  10
M arket............................... ..  30
Willow Clothes, large....... ..7   00
Willow Clothes, medium.
.  6  50
Willow Clothes,  small...... ..5   50
..1  80
No. 1 Oval, 250 in crate...
No. 2 Oval, 250 in crate...
..2   00
No. 3 Oval, 250 in crate...
..2   20
No. 5 Oval, 250 In crate...
..2   60
..  50
Boxes, gross boxes..........

B u tte r  P lates

Clothes  P ins

Eocene .........................
Perfection....................
XXX W.W. Mich. Hdlt
W. W. M ichigan........
Diamond W hite..........
D., S.  Gas....................
Deo. Naphtha.............
Cylinder.......................29
Engine........................ U
Black, winter...............

Canned  M eats 

@11  CO
@12  00
@11  OO
@11  50
@10  00
@12 25
6&
6H
5H
©  U 
©  1034 
©  10H 
©  10H 
©  14
I  7H
© 
7H@ 
8H
@ 
© 
io  @

7H

5H
6
7 V%
6H
9
6

10 00
11  75
11  75
75
1  40
2 70
70
1  25
2  25
20
10
60
13H
13
19
18H
2  35 
16 00 
2 25 
50 
90 
50 
90

©13H 
@ 1 2  
@12 
@11H 
@11 
@12H 
©12H 
@34 
@23 H 

@10K

2 1

Candies
Stick  Candy

Standard  ..........
Standard  H.  H. 
Standard  Twist 
Cut  Loaf............
Jumbo, 32 lb............
Extra  11.11...............
Boston Cream..........
Beet Root...... .......

bbls.  pails 
7  <&7H
© 7H 
H@ 8
@ 8H 
cases 
@ 6H 
© 8H
ft 10
(ft  7

M ixed Candy

k

Fancy—In   Hu 

Fancy—In  it lb. Boxes

Grocers.....................
© 6 
Competition.............
© 6H 
Special 
...................
© 7 
Conserve...................
(gl  8 
R oyal.......................
© 7H 
Ribbon.....................
© 8H 
Broken.....................
©  7H 
Cut Loaf....................
©  8H 
English Rock...........
©  8H 
Kindergarten..........
© 8H 
French Cream..........
©  9 
Dandy Pan...............
® 8H
Hand  Made  Cream
m ixed....................
@14 
Nobby.......................
©  8H 
Crystal Cream mix..
@12 
San Bias Goodies....
@11 
Lozenges, plain.......
©  9 
Lozenges, printed...
© 9 
Choc. Drops.............
@11 
Eclipse Chocolates...
@13 
Choc.  Monumentals.
@13 
Gum Drops..............
© 5 
Moss  Drops.............
© 8H 
Lemon Sours............
© 9 
Imperials..................
©  9H
Hat. Cream Bonbons
35 lb. pails.............
@11
Molasses  Chews,  15
lb. palls..................
@13
Jelly  Date  Squares. 
,
©10H
iced  Marsh mellow s .........   14
Golden Waffles........  
@11
Lemon  Sours 
©50
Peppermint  Drops..
©60
Chocolate  Drops__
@65
H. M. Choc.  Drops.. 
@75
H. M. (’hoc.  Lt.  and
Dk. No. 12.............
@90 
Gum  Drops..............
@30 
Licorice  Drops........
@75 
A. B. Licorice Drops
@50 
Lozenges,  plain......
@56 
Lozenges, printed...
@55 
imperials..................
©55 
M ottoes....................
©60 
Cream  Bar...............
@55 
Molasses Bar...........
@55 
Hand  Made Creams, 
80  ©90
('ream Buttons, Pep.
and  W int..............
@65 
String Rock.............
@60 
Burnt  Almonds 
1  25  @ 
©56
Wintergreen Berries 
C aram els 
No. 1  wrapped,  3  lb.
boxes.....................
Penny Goods............
14
Fruits
15
16 
UH
O ran get*
7H
9
Fancy  Navels
@3  25
9
Extra Choice...........
©
@3 00
12 1* ancy Mexicans__
viy2 Seedlings..................
8
Jam aicas..................
@
10
Lemon*
9
Strictly choice 360s..
@3 50
8
Strictly choice 300s..
©3  25
9
Fancy 300s................
(a3  50
7
Ex. Fancy  300s........
(0)3 75
7H Extra Fancy 360s 
..
@4  (10
Banana*
7H
9 Medium bunches__ 1  00(0)1  25 
8
Largo  bunches........
1 50<äl  75
8

Foreign  D ried F ru its

©50
55®60

Fresh  Meats

Beef
Carcass.....................
Forequarters..........
Hindquarters..........
Loins "No. 3...............
Ribs..........................
Rounds.....................
Chucks.....................
Plates .......................
P o rk

Dressed....................
Loins........................
Boston  Butts__ ___
Shoulders................
Leaf  Lard.................
M utton
Carcass.....................
Spring Lambs..........
Veal

Carcass.....................
Crackers

5H@  8
5H@ 6
7  ©  9
9  @14
8  @14
6  ©  7
6  © 6*
4  © 5

©  6
@  8'
<7/  65
@ 65
(Ü  75

6  0), 7
9  @ 9‘

8 9 !

The  National  Biscuit  Co. 

quotes as follows:

B u tte r

Soda

O yster

Seym our............................
New  York..........................
Fam ily................................
Salted.................................
Wolverine..........................
Soda  XXX.........................
Soda,  City..........................
Long Island Wafers..........
Zephyrette.........................
Faust..................................
Farina.................................
Extra Farina 
..................
Saltine  W afer....................
Sweet  Goods—Boxes
Animals..............................
Assorted  Cake..................
Belle Rose..........................
Bent's  W ater....................
Buttercups... 
...........
Cinnamon Bar...................
Coffee Cake,  Iced.............
Coffee Cake, Java.............
Cocoanut Taffy...  ...........
Cracknells.........................
Creams, Iced....................
Cream Crisp.......................
Crystal Creams..................
Cubans...............................
Currant  Fruit....................
Frosted  Honey..................
Frosted Cream..................
Ginger Gems, lg. or  sm ..
Ginger Snaps, XXX..........
G ladiator...........................
Grandma Cakes.................
Graham Crackers.............
Graham  Wafers................
Honey Fingers..................
Im perials...........................
Jumbles, Honey................
I^idy Fingers.....................

Marshmallow W alnuts.
Milk Biscuit  ... 
Molasses  Cake. 
Molasses Bar...
Newton.......................
Oatmeal Crackers.
Oatmeal Wafers........
Orange Crisp.............
Orange  Gem.............
I’enny Cake................
Pilot Bread, XXX.... 
Pretzels, hand  made.
Sears’ Lunch.............
Sugar Cake.................
Sugar Cream,  XXX..
Sugar Squares..........
Sultanas......................
Tuttl  F rutti...........
Vanilla Wafers..........
Vienna Crimp............

;ish  an i Oysters

F resh   Fish

Olney & Judson’s Brand

Worden Grocer  Co.’s Brand

4  25
luluth  Imperial H 
Duluth  Imperial H 
4  05
Duluth  Imperial H 
Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s Brand
¿old Medal H s....................  4 25
»old Medal H s....................  4 15
Jold Medal H s....................  4 05
Parisian  Hs.........................  4 25
Parisian  H s.........................  4 16
Parisian  Hs.........................   4 05
Ceresota Hs.........................   4 35
Ceresota Hs.........................   4 25
Ceresota H s.........................  4 15
Laurel  Hs............................   4 35
Laurel  Hs...........................  4  25
Laurel  H s..........................   4  15
Bolted.................................  1  90
Granulated.........................  2  10
St. Car Feed, screened__   16  00
No. 1 Corn and  Oats 
14  50
Unbolted Corn  Meal 
14  00
Winter Wheat Bran.
15 00
Winter Wheat  Middlings
Screenings.........................  14  00
Corn, car  lots...............
Less than car lots........
Car  lots..........................
Car lots, clipped............
Less than car lots.........
No. 1 Timothy car  lots. 
No. 1 Timothy ton  lots.

Feed  and  M illstufts

M eal

Oats

H ay

11  50
12  50

Hides  and  Felts
TheCappon & Bertsch Leather 
Co., 100 Canal  Street,  quotes  as
follows:
H ides
Green  No. l .............
Green  No. 2.............
Bulls..........................
Cured  No. 1.............
Cured  No. 2.............
Calfskins,green No. 1 
Caifskins,green No. 2 
Calfskins,cured No. 1 
Calfskins.cured No. 2 
P elts
Pelts,  each...............
Tallow
No. 1..........................
No. 2..........................W ool
Washed,  fine...........
Washed,  medium...
Unwashed,  line.......
Unwashed, medium.
F u rs
Cat,  wild..................
Cat, house................
Fox, red....................
Fox, g ra y ..............*
Lynx.........................
Muskrat, fall............
Mink.........................
Raccoon....................
Skunk.......................

Black  Bass.
Ciscoes or Herring
I  Biuefish................
Live  Lobster........
Boiled  Lobster....
| Cod.........................
Haddock...............
No. 1 Pickerel.......
Pike.......................
Perch.....................
Smoked  W hite__
Red  Snapper........
Col River  Salmon.
Mackerel..............
F. H.  Counts............
F. J . D. Selects........
Selects .....................
F. J. D.  Standards  .
Anchors....................
Standards.................
Favorite....................
B ulk.
F. H. Counts...............
Extra Selects..............
Selects..........................
Anchor Standards —
Standards....................
Shell Goods, 

@ 8 
© 7 
© 6 
© 9H 
@ 8H 
@10 
@ 8H 
@11 
© 9H
50@1  25
© 4 
© 3
22@24 
26@28 
18@20 
20®  22
10©  75 
«©  25 
50©3 50 
10©  75 
@5 00 
.3©  12 
20@2  00 
10@1  00
15@1  40  Oysters, per 100.

Clams, per 100

1*.
O ysters In Cans

Figs

Californias,  Fancy.. 
Cal. pkg, 10 lb. boxes 
Extra  Choice,  10  lb. 
boxes, new Hinprua 
Fancy, 12 lb. boxes new 
Imperial Mikados, 18
lb. boxes................
Pulled, 6 lb. boxes...
@  10
D ates
©  9
Fards In 10 lb. boxes
8@  11
Fards in 60 lb. cases.
Persians,  P. H.  V ...
@  15
@  5
lb.  cases, new.......
@  11
Sairs, 60 lb. cases....
■---------------------------
@  25
@
Nuts
10
©
©
9
Almonds, Tarragona
©
Almonds,  Ivlca......
© 8
© 5
Almonds, California,
© 8
soft  shelled...........
© 10
Brazils, new.............
© 13
Filberts....................
© 18 Walnuts, Grenobles.
Walnuts, soft shelled 
California No. 1...
Table Nuts,  fancy...
Table  Nuts,  choice..
Pecans,  Med...........
Pecans, Ex. Large...
Pecans, Jumbos......
Hickory Nuts per bu.
Ohio,  new.............
Cocoanuts, full sacks
Chestnuts, per  bu ...
Peanut*
Fancy, H. P., Suns..
Fancy,  H.  1\,  Flags
Roasted.................
Choice, H. P., Extras
Choice, H. P., Extras 
Roasted.................

35
30
22
20
18
16 
gal. 
2 00
J  ^
1  25 
1  20

1  00 
.1  25@1  50

@10
©10
@13
@14
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@
@ 5H
@10 
@ 6 
@ 5H 
@  &H
@ 5

@17
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@15H 
@ 7H
@13
@15
@>12H
@12H
@11
@10
@12
@13
@1  75 
©3 25
@
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@

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

The  Cline  Acetylene  Gas  Machine

in  Acetylene 
Are  you  interested 
Lighting? 
If  so,  write  us.  T he 
Cline  M achine  has  stood  the  test 
of  two  years’  service. 
It  is  per­
fectly  autom atic.  There  are  no 
valves  in 
its  construction.  H as 
com partm ent  Generator.  There is 
absolutely  no  loss  of  gas  through 
the  blow-off. 
If  you want the best, 
up  to-date  m achine,  write  the
Alexander Furnace  &  Mfg.  Co.,

Lansing,  Mich.

| Excelsior  Bolts  Wanted |

jS 
m 

We  are  in  the  market  for  1,000 cords of Basswood Excelsior Bolts, for
which we will pay spot cash on delivery.  For further particulars address 

9

NCORPORATED  1896

loose  grindstones:  Loose  grindstones, 
$2o  per  ton;  No.  i  grindstones,  $3  each ; 
No. 
2  mounted,  $2.75,  and  No.  3 
mounted,  $2.55.  An  advance  of  25c 
each  has  been  made  on  all  numbers  of 
farm  -bells.  Woodchopper  mauls  have 
been  advanced 
from  11c  to  i2 ^ c  per 
pound,  owing  to  the  advanced  cost  of 
material.  The  extreme  price  now  being 
quoted  on  poultry  netting  is  75,  10  and 
5  per  cent.  Seven  dollars  for  single  bit 
and  $11 
for  double  bit  bronzed  axes
seem  to  be  the  present  market.  The 
price  has  not  yet  been  established  for 
fall  trade.  Quite  a  material  advance 
has  been  made 
in  all  kinds  of  wheel­
barrows, which  average  about  $3.50  per 
dozen. 
Common  barrows  with  wood 
wheel  are  held  at  $16.50  per  dozen; 
extra  for  steel  wheel,  $1.50  per dozen.

Tem pering  Copper  Not  a  Lost  Art. 

From the American  Manufacturer.

The  allegation  that  ancient Egyptians 
tempered  copper  and  bronze  to  carry  a 
razor  edge  is  not  borne  out  by investiga­
tion. 
Thomas  Harper,  of  Bellevue, 
Penn.,  challenges  any  one  to  produce  a 
piece  of  metal  tempered  by  the  ancients 
that  can  not  be  more  than  duplicated 
by  any  metal  worker  to-day.  He  says 
that 
in  examining  hundreds  of  speci­
mens  alleged  to  have  been  tempered  to 
the  degree  that  steel 
is  tempered,  he 
failed  to  find  any,  nor had  he  discovered 
any  one  who  had  seen  such  work,  and 
the  fable  which  has.been  implicitly  be­
lieved  for  centuries  is  being shattered in 
the 
light  of  modern  research.  This  is 
not  the  only  story  believed  for  centuries 
tending  to  belittle  the  man  of  to-day, 
to  make  him  the 
inferior of  his  fore­
fathers,  which 
failed  under  the  search­
light  of  enquiry  and  science.  The  an­
cients  were  children 
in  mechanical 
knowledge  as  compared  to  the  people  of 
to-day,  and  if  there  was  a  demand  for 
any  particular  building  or  piece of  work 
such  as  was  produced  by  the  ancients, 
it  could  be  duplicated  and  improved  on 
by  the  skilled  artisans  of  the Nineteenth 
Century.

22

Hardware

The  Hardware  M arket.

in 

is  an 

It  was  not  expected  that  the  volume 
of  business  would  immediately  assume 
large  proportions 
in  view  of  the  fact 
that  stocks 
jobbers’  hands  are  in 
many  cases  quite  large,  with  a  disposi­
tion  to  be  conservative  about  further 
purchases.  The  course  of  things  during 
the  month  thus  fai  has  been  such  as  to
justify  this  view  of  the  situation,  there 
being  a  fair business,  but  not  especially 
heavy.  A  good  many  sorting  up  orders 
are  coming  in  and  on  season  goods  and 
others  on  which  there  was  something  of 
a  scarcity  last  year  there  is  an  especial­
ly  good  demand.  On  many  lines the 
capacity  of  the  manufacturers  will  evi­
dently  be  taxed  to  the  utmost  to produce 
a  sufficient  quantity  of  goods,  but  this 
will  be  largely  owing  to  the  difficulty  of 
obtaining  raw  material,  and  not  entirely 
to  the  extent  of  the  demand.  This,  for 
example,  is the case in  wire  cloth  and  in 
several  lines  in  which  wire 
im­
portant  element,  the situation being  such 
that  the  manufacturers  can  not  get  wire 
at  all  promptly  or  in  the  quantities 
called  for.  A  similar  condition  prevails 
in  regard  to  other  materials,  but  not 
in 
many  to  the  same  extent.  While  the 
trade  are  buying  cautiously 
it  should 
not  be  inferred  that  there  is  evidence  of 
a 
lack  of  confidence  in  the  market,  so 
far  as  the  near 
future  is  concerned. 
Prices  generally  are  strong  and  the 
movement  still  continues  upward,  as 
goods  the  prices  of  which  had  not  been 
brought  up  to  the  present  costs  of  raw 
material  are  being  gradually  advanced. 
There 
is,  however,  a  greater  desire  on 
the  part  of  manufacturers to book orders, 
as  they  prefer  to  be  making goods which 
they  can  ship  out  at  once  rather than 
accumulate 
any  considerable  stocks, 
which  they  are  naturally  disinclined  to 
do  on  the  basis  of  present  costs.  The 
retail  trade  generally  continue  to  do  an 
excellent  business.  It is  doubtful  if  they 
have,  as  a  rule,  taken  advantage  of  the 
in  goods  by  marking  up  their 
advances 
selling  prices 
in  sympathy  with  the 
movement  of 
the  market.  The  high 
prices,  too,  are  undoubtedly  affecting 
their  sales  in  some  lines.

in 

The 

following  changes  on  various 
lines  have  taken  place  during  the  last 
thirty  days:  Wire  and  nails  of  all  kinds 
have  advanced  25c  per  cwt.,  making  the 
price  on  wire  nails 
lots  less  than 
car,  at  mill,  $3.45,  and  from  stock, 
$3.60.  Cast  sinks  are  now  quoted  at  50 
per  cent.  off.  The  recent  advance 
in 
wood  tackle  blocks  brings  the  discount 
so  that  jobbers  are  offering  60  per  cent, 
off.  Owing  to  the  high  price  of  mate­
rial  used 
in  making  all  kinds  of  board 
paper,  the  prices  have  materially  ad­
vanced  with  the  manufacturer,  and  job­
bers  are  now  quoting  as  follows:  red 
rosin  paper,  50c  per  ro ll;  W.  C.  paper, 
70c  per  roll;  plain  board,  $1.15  per  100 
pounds;  tarred  board,  $1.30  per  100 
pounds; 
felt,  $1.75  per  100 
pounds.  A  decline  of  2c  per  pound  has 
been  made  on  cold  rolled  copper,  as 
well  as  flat  copper  bottoms.  Common 
well  buckets  have  advanced  25c  per 
dozen,  making  the  price  now  $4.  Wool 
twine 
is  quoted,  owing  to  recent  ad­
vances,  at  8^ c  per  pound.  There  has 
been  an  advance  of  10c  p er. bag 
in 
both  drop  and  buck  shot  and  jobbers 
are  now  quoting  $1.60  for  drop and $1.85 
for  buck.  Sash  weights  are  up  X c  per 
pound,  and  are  now  being  quoted  at $25 
per  ton.  The 
following  revised  prices 
have  been  made  on  both  mounted  and

tarred 

Philadelphia 

-is  going  to  make  a 
thorough  trial  of  co-operative  house­
keeping.  A  block  of  buildings  will  be 
furnished  with  light  and  heat  from  a 
central  plant,  for  a  small  monthly  addi­
tion  to  the  rent.  The  houses  will  have 
small  gardens  in  front,  which  the  estate 
will  take  care  of.  With  this  to  start 
with, 
it  remains  to  be  seen  whether 
much  more  will  be  done  to  lessen  the 
cares  of  housekeeping.  There  seems 
to  be  abroad  in  the  land  an  all-pervad­
ing  idea  of  “ anything  to  beat  the  ser­
vant  g irl,”   the  element  just  now  that  is 
worrying  the  housekeeper’s  life  out  of 
her.

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Simple 
Account  File
Simplest and 
Most Economical 
Method  of  Keeping 
Petit Accounts
File and  1,000 printed blank

bill heads...................... $2  75

File and  i,ooo specially

printed bill heads.........

3  oo

Printed blank bill heads,

per thousand.................
Specially printed bill heads,
per thousand................
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Solid Boxes for Shoes, Gloves,  Shirts and Caps,  Pigeon  Hole  Files  for 
Desks, plain and fancy  Candy  Boxes,  and  Shelf  Boxes  of  every  de­
scription.  We  also  make  Folding  Boxes  for  Patent  Medicine, Cigar 
Clippings, Powders, etc., etc.  Gold and  Silver Leaf work  and  Special 
Die Cutting done  to suit.  Write for prices.  Work guaranteed.

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23

T H E   STOVE  W A S  OLD.

Repair  Job  the  Dealer Declined to Under­

take.
Written  for the Tradesman.

“ 1  wonder 

old  stove  for  me  to-day? 
do  such  work  here.”

if  you  can  patch  up  an 
I  see  that  you 

The  customer pointed  to  a  little  wood­
en  sign  swinging  from  a nail at the  back 
of  the  store.

The  proprietor  stepped  out  of  the 

lit­
tle  office  where  we  were  sitting  and 
caught  up  a  writing  pad  and  pencil. 
Then  something  like  the  following  con­
versation  took  place:

‘ ‘ What  is  the  matter with your stove?”  
‘ ‘ Pretty  much  everything.”
“ What’s  one  thing?”
“ Fire  box  busted.”
‘ * Bad  break ? ’ ’
* ‘ Pretty  bad. ’ ’
“ Well,  1  can’t  send  a  man  up  to fix  it 
without  knowing  something  about  the 
extent  of  the  damage. ’ ’

‘ ‘ Piece  gone.”
‘ ‘ Large  piece?”
“ Pretty  big. ”
The  merchant  laid  down  his  pad. 
“ Perhaps  you’d  better bring  the  stove 

down  here,”   he  said,  impatiently. 

“ Couldn’t  do  it.”
“ Why  not?”
“ Too  shaky.”
“ Fire  box  broken,  you  say?”
The  hardware  man  winked  slyly  in 
my  direction  and  picked  up  his  writing 
pad  and  pencil  again.

“ Y es,”   was  the reply.  “  Piece gone. ”  
“ You  said  that  before.  How  large  a 

piece?”

“ About  so  big.”
The  customer  measured  off  about  six 

inches  on  his  ragged  coat  sleeve.

The  merchant  emitted  a  slow  whistle 

it  wouldn’t  be  much  of  a  stove  you’d 
build,  anyway.”

“ Probably  not.”
“ If  I  bring  the  stove  down  here,  will 

you  fix  it?’ ’

‘ Rather  not  undertake  the  job.
“ If  I’ ll  stay  right  here  and  help  you, 
will  you  go  at  it  so  1  can  have  it  up  to­
night?”

“ Can’t  do 

it.  Would  have to  order 

the  new  parts  from  Buffalo.”

“ Why  can’t  you  take  some  of  your 
new  stoves  to  pieces  and fix mine?  Then 
you  can  put  them  together  again  when 
the  new  pieces  come?”

“ We  don’t  sell  that  make  of stove. ”  
“ How  do  you  know? 

I  didn't  tell 

you  the  make.”

‘ ‘ It  was  made  twenty  years  ago,  you

say?”

“ Y es.”
“ Well,  we  don’t  handle  stoves  that 

Adam  got  the  first  use  of. ’ ’

“ Oh,  you  don’t?  Guess  you  don’t 
handle  many,  anyway.  Don’t  want  to 
hire  a  clerk,  do  you?”

The  merchant  shook  his  head.
“ Don’t  have  much  to  do,  I  reckon?”  
“ We  have  a  good  many  people  to  talk 
to  during  the  course  of  the  day.  Bring 
your  stove  down  here  and  I’ ll  see  what 
I  can  do  with  it. ”

“ I  might  not  get  it  back. 

I’ve  heard 
about  you  town  folks.  You  might  give 
me  a  new  leg  for  it.”

‘ * All  right,  go  out  there  to  the  scrap 

pile  and  see  what  you  can  find.”

“ If  I  find  one  that  will  fit,  can  I  have 

it?”

away?”

“ Yes,  if  you’ll  take  it  and  go  away.”  
“ Do  y(u  tell  all  your  customers  to  go 

The  merchant  bounced  inside  the 

lit­
tle  office  and  closed  the  door.  But  the 
i man  opened  it  and  stuck  a  perfectly  so­
ber and  serious  face  into  the  opening.

“ If  I  find  a  whole  firepot  can  I  have 

of  dismay.

tomer.

it?”

“ Can’t  you  fix 

it?”   asked  the  cus­

“ Perhaps.  Anything  else  wrong  with 

it?”

Hardware  Price Current

A ugurs  and  B its

Snell’s ..................................................... 
Jennings’ genuine.................................  
Jennings’ Imitation...............................  

Axes

First Quality, S. B. Bronze......................... 
First Quality,  1>. B.  Bronze....................... 
First Quality, S. B. 8.  Steel................  
First Quality,  D. B. Steel.......................... 

B arrow s

Railroad........................................................ 
Garden...................................................net 

Bolts
Stove......................................................  
.............................. 
Carriage, new  li«t 
F lo w ...........  
 
B uckets
Well, plain................................................... 

 

Cast Loose Pin, figured......................  
Wrought Narrow ................................. 

B utts,  Cast

C artridges

Rim F ire ................................................ 
Central F ire .......................................... 

C hain

14 in. 
Com...............   8  c. 
BB.................   9 
BBB...............  914 

5-16 in.  % in.  % in.
... 6  c.  ...  6  c.
...  614
... 6$£ 
... 7H 
7H

...  7  c. 
...  7 \  
...  814 
Crow bars

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

Caps

Ely’s 1-10, per m....................................  
Hick's C. F., per m ...............................  
G. D., per m ........................................... 
Musket, per m.......................................  

Chisels

Socket F irm er...................................... 
Socket Framing....................................  
Socket Corner........................................ 
Socket Slicks.........................................  

Elbows

Com. 4 piece, 6 in., per doz................. net 
Corrugated, per doz.............................. 
Adjustable.............................................dls 

E xpansive  B its

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

Files—New  L ist

New American...................................... 
Nicholson’s ............................................. 
Heller’s Horse Rasps............................ 

G alvanized  Iron

Nos. 16 to 20;  22 and 24;  25 and 26;  27, 
List  12 
16. 

14 

13 

Discount, 70

15 
Gas  P ip e

Black.......... ............................................  
Galvanized............................................. 

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ............... 

Gauges

Glass

6

66
65
46
75

65
65
65
65

65
125
40&10

30&10
25

70&10
70
oo&io

28
17

40&10
50&10

60&10

* * Shaker broken. ’ ’
“ Shaker  arm?”
“ No,  the  part  that  whirls  around.”
“ I  understand.  Anything  else?”
* * One  leg  out. ’ ’
“ Y es.”
“ Corner  upright  broke.”
“ All  right.  Go  on.  What  else?”  
“ Guess  that’s  all.  How  much  will  it 

cost  to  fix  it?”

stove  price  list.

The  hardware  man  glanced  over  a 

“ What’s  the  size?”   he  asked. 
“ Fourteen.”
“ Cost  you  about  thirty  dollars.”
“  Heh?”
“ About  thirty  dollars.”
“ That’s  all  I  paid  for  the  stove.  Paid 
it 
in  clean  cash,  not  more  than  twenty 
years  ago.  You  don’t  want  much,  do 
you?”

“ The  stove 

is  beyond  repair,”   said 
the  merchant.  “ All  we  can  do  is  to  sell 
you  a  newt one.' ’

“ I  don't  want  a  new  one.”
“ Suit  yourself.”
“ If  I  set  it  up  on  a  brick  and  tie  the 
corner  upright  up  with  a  wire,  don’t 
you  think  you  can  fix  it  so  we  can  use 
it  one  more  winter?  Some  parts  of  it 
are  pretty  good  yet.”

“ Can’t  do  it.”
“ Can’t  you  put  in  a  new  fire  box?”  
“ You  wouldn’t  be  satisfied  with  it. 
You’d  better  sell  the  old  one  for  scrap 
iron  and  buy  a  new  stove.”

“ Can’t  you  fix  the  shaker  piece?”  
“ Rather  not.”
“ You  fix  stoves,  don’t  you?”
“ We  fix  them,  but  don’t build them. ”  
“ Who  wants  you  to  build  one?  Guess

“ Yes,  yes,  yes.”
“ You  needn’t  be  so  short  about  it.  If 
lend 

the  things  don’t  quite  fit  will  you 
me  a  file  to  cut  them  down?”

“ I’ll  give  you  one 

if  you’ ll 

go 

Single  Strength, by box..........................dis  S5&10.
Double Strength, by box........................dis  85&10

By the Light.................................dis  85

H am m ers

33>4
Maydole & Co.’s, new list.......................dis 
Yerkes & Plumb’s ...................................dis  40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................30c list 
70

away. ”

“ Well,  give  it  here.”
The merchant  threw  out an old  file  and 

the  customer  disappeared.

“ What  do  you  think  of  that?”   asked 

the  merchant.

was  the  reply.

* * Rather  an  exaggerated  case of gall, ’ ’ 

“ The  fellow  put  his questions prompt­
ly  and  directly,”   was  the  answer,  “ but 
he  didn’t  ask  any  more  of  me  than 
lots 
of  better  dressed  people  do.  As  long 
as  a  stove  has  one  whole  side  left,  folks 
won’t  believe 
is  past  fixing.  You 
ought  to  see  the  orders  for  repairs  we 
I  guess  I’ll  go  out  of  the  re­
get  here. 
pair  business.  There 
isn’t  a  cent  of 
profit  in  it,  anyw ay."

it 

And  when  I 

left  the  store  he  was 
pounding  away  at  the  repair  sign  with 
an  axe. 

Alfred  B.  Tozer.

Turning  Down  Shipments.

While  the  turning  down  of  shipments 
is  to  be  deplored,  it  is  also  an  evil  of 
the  trade  that  shippers  too  frequently 
specify  as  choice  or  fancy  goods  that 
are  really  not  rightfully  in  these  classes 
when  compared  with  stuff  from  other 
parts  of  the  country.  In offering  produce 
for  sale  for  shipment  to  distant  points 
care  must  be  taken  to  describe it  so  that 
the  purchaser  will  not  be  misled  or  dis­
agreements  and  trouble  are  likely  to  fol­
low.  Of  course,  many  shipments  turned 
down  are  simply  the  result  of  a  bad 
market  on  arrival  of  the  goods.

H inges

H ollow   W are

Gate, Clark’s 1,2,3................................. dls  60&10

Pots..............................................*......... 
K ettles.................................................... 
Spiders.................................................... 

50&10
50&10
50&10

H orse  N ails

Au S able.......... ..................................... dis  40&10
5
Putnam.....................................................dis 

H ouse  F u rn ish in g  Goods
Stamped Tinware, new list.................. 
Japanned Tinware................................  

70
20&10

Bar  Iron...................................................   3 c rates
Light Band............................................   3‘/2c rates

K nobs—New  L ist

Door, mineral, jap. trimmings...........  
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings.........  

85
1  00

Iro n

Regular 0 Tubular, Doz............................... 
Warren, Galvanized  Fount.......................  

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ................dis 

L an tern s

Levels

M attocks

Adze Eye...................................$17 00.. dls 

M etals—Zinc

600 pound casks...................................... 
Per pound..............................................  

M iscellaneous

70

60

7V4
8

40
Bird Cages............................................. 
70
Pumps, Cistern...................................... 
Screws, New L ist.................................  
80
Casters, Bed and Plate........................   50&10&10
Dampers, American.............................  
50

M olasses  G ates

Stebbins’ Pattern.................................. 
Enterprise, self-measuring.................. 

60&10
30

Fry, Acme..............................................   60&10&10
Common,  polished................................ 
70&5
Patent  Planished  Iron 

“A”'Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 75 
“B” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 26 to 27  9  75

Broken packages V4c per pound extra.

P ans

Planes

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy........................... 
Sciota  Bench.........................................  
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy................. 
B e n c h , f ir s t q u a lity ........................................  

60
60
50
60

Advance over base, on both Steel and  Wire.

Nails

Steel nails, base....................................  
Wire nails, base.................................... 
20 to 60 advance....................................  
10 to 16 advance..................................... 
8 advance.............................................. 
6 advance.............................................. 
4 advance.............................................. 
3 advance.............................................. 
2 advance.............................................. 
Fine 3 advance......................................
Casing 10 advance................................ 
Casing 8 advance................................... 
Casing 6 advance................................... 
Finish 10 advance................................. 
Finish 8 advance..................................  
Finish 6 advance................................... 
Barrel  % advance............... 
R ivets

 

Iron  and  Tinned................................... 
Copper Rivets  and  Burs.....................  

60
25
50

7  75

7 00
11 50
13 00

10 50

30 00

50
45
50
$4 oo

Roofing  P lates

65
60

40&10
20

14x20 IC, Charcoal, Dean.....................  
14x20 IX, Charcoal,  Dean.....................  
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean..................... 
14x20IC, Charcoal, Allaway  G rade... 
14x20 IX, Charcoal, Allaway  Grade. ..* 
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Allaway  G rade... 
20x28IX,Charcoal, Allaway  G rade... 

Ropes

Sisal, % inch and larger....................... 
Manilla................................................... 

 

3 50
3 65
Base
05
10
20
30
46
70
15
25
36
25
35
45
86

50
46

6  50
7  50
13 00
6 50
6  50
11  00
13 00

1114
17

60

25 CO

List  acct.  19,’86...................................... dls 

Solid  Eyes, per ton............................... 

Sand  P ap er

Sash  W eights

Sheet  Iro n

com. smooth,  com.

$3 00
3 00
3 20
3 30
3 40
3 60
All Sheets No.  18  and  lighter,  over  30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to 14..................................... $3  20 
Nos. 15 to 17 ....................................   3  20 
NOS. 18 to 21.....................................  3  30 
NOS. 22 to 24 ....................................   3  40 
NOS. 25 to 26 ....................................   3  50 
No. 27................................................  3 60 
wide, not less than 2-10 extra.

Shells—Loaded

Loaded with Black  Powder..................dls 
40
Loaded with  Nitro  Powder..................dis  40&10

Shot

Solder

Drop........................................................ 
B B and  Buck.......................................  

Shovels  and  Spades

First Grade,  Doz.................................. 
Second Grade,  Doz................  

 

1  60
1  85

8  60
8  10

 

V4@!4......................................................  
20
The prices of the many other qualities of solder 
in the market indicated by  private  brands  vary 
according to composition.

Squares

Steel and Iron........................................ 

T in—M elyn  Grade

10x14 IC, Charcoal................................. 
14x20 IC, Charcoal........................................ 
20x14 IX, Charcoal.......................................  
Each additional X on this grade, $1.25.

Tin—A lla w a y  Grade

10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................ 
14x20 IC, Charcoal........................................ 
10x14 IX, Charcoal........................................ 
14x20 IX, Charcoal........................................ 

Each additional X on this grade, $1.50

Boiler  Size  Tin  Plate

14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, ) 
nound 
14X56 IX, for No. 9 Boilers, \ per pouna” 
Traps

Steel,  Game........................................... 
Oneida Community,  Newhouse’s.......  
Oneida  Community,  Hawley  &  Nor­
ton’s..................................................... 
Mouse,  choker, per doz....................... 
Mouse, delusion, per doz.....................  

W ire

Bright Market........................................ 
Annealed  M arket................................. 
Coppered  M arket................................ 
Tinned  Market...................................... 
Coppered Spring Steel......................... 
Barbed Fence, Galvanized.................. 
Barbed Fence, Painted........................  

W ire  Goods

Bright.................................................... 
8crew Eyes............................................. 
Hooks...................................................... 
Gate Hooks and Eyes..........................  

5 26
6 00

Wrenches

Baxter’s Adjustable, Nickeled........... 
Coe’s Genuine........................................ 
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, Wrough L.70&10

65

$850

8 50
9 76

7 oo
7 00
8 50
8 50

10
10

75
40&10
65&lfc
15
1  25

60
60
50&10
50&10
40
4  30
4  15

75
75
76
76

30
30

TRadESMAN6RAN0 rapids, mich

COMPANY.

CIRCULARS
SA M PL E S

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A   T H R E A T E N E D   IN VA SIO N .

“ Poor  old  China,”   as  the  nations  are 
beginning  to  call  the  oldest  dynasty 
in 
the  world,  surrounded  as  she  is  by  hu­
man— and  so  merciless— wolves,  has  yet 
another  evil  to  face :  Her  tea 
industry 
is  threatened  and  what  has  been 
looked 
upon  as  the  one  thing  which  could  not 
be  taken  away  from  her  seems  about  to 
It  has  come  from  a 
succumb  at  last. 
wholly  unexpected  quarter, 
the  United 
States.

forest, 

The  Federal  Government,  with  every 
long 
variety  of  soil  and  climate,  had 
in 
considered  tea-raising  feasible  and 
the  eighties  went  seriously  to  work 
to 
try  it.  As  “ failure”   is  not  a  word  to 
be  found  in the United States dictionary, 
it  can  be  said  that  the  experiment  was 
‘ ‘ not  a  success”   and  the attempt was not 
repeated. 
It  was  found  that  the  climate 
here  is  the  principal  thing  to  contend 
with.  Where  the  trial  was  made  it  does 
not rain enough and the temperature is too
variable.  There  is  rain  enough  for  cot­
ton,  but  not  for  tea.  The  habitant  of  a 
tropical 
it  demands  a  great 
amount  of  moisture  and  an  intense heat, 
needs  which  were  not  sufficiently  looked 
after  in  the  test  made  by  the  Govern­
ment,  and  the  attempt  was  abandoned.
It  is  not  the  first time,  however,  where 
an  individual  has  succeeded  after a gov­
ernment  has  given  up.  A   Southern 
gentleman,  with  leisure  and  inclination 
as  well  as  means,  had  been  working 
quietly  in  the  same  field.  Deeply 
in­
terested  in  the  effort,  he  had  carefully 
watched  all  that  had  been  done  and  was 
confident  that  the  experiments  had  not 
been  .thorough;  and,  profiting  by  what 
had  been  accomplished,  his patience and 
perseverance  after ten  years  of  trial  are 
successful  and  his  crop  of  1898 proves it.
When  soil  and  climate  look  unkindly 
upon  what  is  going  on  within  their  lim ­
its  the  unkindness  usually  ends 
it,  but 
If  it  be  soil  then 
not  in  this  instance. 
the  soil  better  be  examined. 
It  was. 
It  needed  underdrainage  and  it  got  it. 
It  demanded  liberal  fertilization and 
it 
got  that,  mixed,  as  the 
famous  artist 
mixed  his colors,  with brains.  The sub­
soil  was  turned  into  the 
light  and  the 
fertilization  was  given  a  chance;  the 
result  has  ended  in  neutralizing  the lack 
of  moisture.  That  done,  seeds  were  ob­
tained  from  high  elevations  to  develop 
hardy  qualities  and  great  productive­
ness. 
It  was  then  found  that  something 
was  wrong  with  the  pruning. 
After 
repeated  failure  the  thought came to him 
to  cut  out  the  old  main  stem  to  see  what 
a  luxuriant  sucker  would  d o ;  another 
triumph  was  recorded.

judgment, 

With  his fight with Nature finished,  the 
itself.  No 
problem  of  help  presented 
machine  has  so  far  been 
invented  to 
supplant  hand work which requires  judg­
ment  in  selecting.  Tea  ieaves  must  be 
picked  when  they are delicate and tender 
during  successive  periods  of  short  dura­
tion  and.  this  quality, 
the 
machine  can  never  possess.  The  man 
behind  the  tea  plant  looked  about  him 
for  material  to  help  him  out  of  his  diffi­
culty.  He  found  it  in  a  lot  of otherwise 
worthless  material  which  every  hut 
in 
the  neighborhood  could  furnish,  the  col­
ored  people. 
long  road 
but  it  would  be  a  sure  one.  He  built 
a  schoolhoyse  and comfortably furnished 
it.  He hired  a  good  teacher  and 
in­
vited  the  colored  families  to  send  their 
children  free  of  charge.  He  promised 
that  they  should  be  taught  the  branches 
of  a  primary  school  and  how to pick tea ; 
that  he  would  give  them  an  opportunity 
to  earn  money and  so buy food and cloth­
ing.  This  has  proved  to  be  a  success.

It  would  be  a 

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

little  children  are 

The 
too  small  to 
work,  but  they  soon  learn  and  become 
skillful  as  pickers,  often  earning  from 
thirty  to  fifty  cents  a  day.

It 

It  has  called  for  skill, 

It  has  had  them  a ll;  and 

is  a  success  unqualifiedly.  The 
year’s  work  shows  that  tea-raising in the 
United  States  can  be  managed  with 
force, 
profit. 
patience. 
it 
now  remains  for  those  who  have  these 
qualities  and  desire  to  use  them  in  tea- 
culture  to  go  ahead  and  reap  the  prom­
“ What  man  has done man ] 
ised  harvest. 
may  do,”   and  while  tea-raising 
in  the 
United  States  may  be  hard  on  “ poorold 
China, ”   it  is  to  be hoped she has enough 
of  the  spirit  of  the  martyr  not  to  be  cast 
down  by  a  little  thing  like  that.  As  a 
morsel  of  comfort  it  may  be  said  that 
possibly  it  will  be  many  years before the 
market  will  be  affected  by  the  Ameri­
can  production  of  tea,  and  by  that  time 
affairs  in  China  may  be  so  adjusted  as 
not  to  be  materially  disturbed  by  this 
threatened  invasion.

The  Grain  M arket.

-  Wheat  ruled  very  strong  the latter part 
of  the  week.  Present  prices  advanced 
fully  \y2c  from  the  lowest  point.  How­
ever,  on  Tuesday,  when  all  news  came 
in  stronger,  as the  visible  showed  nearly 
1,000,000  bushels,  decrease,  the  amount 
on  passage  showed  a  falling off;  also the 
continental  visible  fell  off  about  3,000,- 
000  bushels. 
It  did  not  deter the  bears 
the  market, 
from  making  a  raid  on 
which  caused  a  decline  of 
ij^c  per 
bushel.  We  still  have  faith  in  the  ad­
vance  of  wheat,  as  the  Argentine  ship­
ments  will  probably  be  restricted  on  ac­
count  of  the  Bubonic  plague  and  the 
natural  decrease  of  the  visible  by  con­
sumption.

Corn  acted  independent  of  wheat,  as 
the  visible 
is  only  about  one-half  of 
what  it  was  a  year  ago.  Prices  held  up 
and  a  slight  gain  of  y@ic  can  be  re­
corded.

•The  same  can  be  said  of  oats.  The 
demand  keeps  up  brisk  and  the  supply 
is  rather  lim ited;  at  least,  it  seems  as 
though  not  enough  oats  were  to  be  had 
to  fill  the  demand.

Rye  is  dull  and  no  enquiry.  At  pres­

ent  prices  are  only  steady.

Beans  are  off  a  few  cents.  The  de­
least 

mand  seems  to  be  slackening,  at 
for the  present.

Flour  is  more  enquired  for  from  all 

centers.  Prices  are  well  maintained.

In  feed  it  is  the  same  old  story,  de­
mand  exceeds  supply.  Prices  remain 
firm.

Receipts  were  very  moderate,  being 
only  24  cars  of  wheat,  5  cars  of  com,  2 
cars  of  oats,  1  car  of  rye,  3  cars  of  hay 
and  2  cars  of  straw.

Millers  are  paying  66c  for  wheat.

C.  G.  A.  Voigt.

The  B o y s  Behind  the  Counter.

Ironwood— Ledger  E.  Davis,  for many 
years  in  charge  of  the  dress  goods  de­
partment  of  Davis  it  Fehr,  has  gone  to 
Chicago,  where  he  has  taken  a  position 
in  the  wholesale  establishment  of  John 
V.  Farwell  &  Co.

Saginaw—Chas..A.  Julian,  who  has 
been  connected  with  the  notion  estab­
lishment  of  Foster  &  Post  for  the  past 
seven  years,  has  taken  the  management 
of  the  Union  Racket  Co.,  at  Caro.

Grand  Ledge— Dell  Love  has  been  in­
stalled  as  meat  cutter at  the  new  market 
of  Shane  &  Shane.

The  Williams  Provision  Co.,  at  290 
South  Division  street,  is  succeeded  by 
L.  S.  Connor.

Three  Notable  Banquets.

The  past  week  has  witnessed  three 
notable  banquets  of  retail  grocers,  two 
of  which  were  held  last  Thursday  even­
ing—that  of  the  Michigan  Retail  Gro­
cers’  Association  at  the  Military  Club, 
Grand  Rapids,  and  that  of  the  Jackson 
Retail  Grocers’  Association  at  Armory 
Hall,  Jackson.  The 
former  was  pre­
sided  over  by  Amos  S.  Musselman  as 
toastmaster and,  under  his direction,  the 
following  sentiments  were  happily  re­
sponded  to :

The  Manufacturer— C.  J.  DeRoo,  Hol­

land.

The  Wholesale  Grocer— Wm.  Widdi- 

comb,  Grand  Rapids.

The  Commission  Merchant— E.  A. 

Moseley,  Grand  Rapids.

The  Traveling  Salesman—W.  Fred 

Blake,  Grand  Rapids.

The  Retail  Grocer—A.  R.  Morehouse, 

Big  Rapids.

Peculiarities  of  the  City  Customer— 

E.  J.  Herrick,  Grand  Rapids.

Peculiarities  of  the  Country  Cus­

tomer— Geo.  F.  Cook,  Grove.

Our  Friend,  the Peddler— C.  E.  Walk­

er,  Bay  City.

Our  Enemy,  the  Dead-beat— Wm.  H. 

Johnson,  Kalamazoo.

Operation  of  the  Bankruptcy  Law—  

Hon.  Reuben  Hatch,  Grand  Rapids.

What  I  Don’t Know About the Grocery 
Business—Rev.  L.  W.  Sprague,  Grand 
Rapids.

Grand Rapdis Retail Grocers’ Associa­

tion— Frank  J.  Dyk.

Our  Association—Jess  Wisler,  Mance- 

lona.

The  Jackson  banquet  was  the  ninth 
entertainment  of the  kind  given  by  that 
Association  and  was,  as  usual, 
largelv 
attended. 
It  was  presided  over  by  J. 
Frank  Helmer,  President  of the Associa­
tion,  who  conducted  the  exercises  with 
exceedingly  good  taste  and  adroitness.
The  third  banquet  was  the  second  an­
nual  entertainment  of  the  Grand  Rap­
ids  Retail  Grocers’  Association,  which 
was  held  at  Sweet's  Hotel  on  Monday 
evening. 
largely  attended  and 
proved  to  be  even  more  of a success than 
the  first  annual  banquet  last year.  Chas. 
W.  Payne  acted  as  toastmaster  and  won 
much  commendation 
for  the  excellent 
judgment  he  exercised  on  that  occasion.

It  was 

auveru seraen n   w ill  oe  Inserted  unde 
thig  head  for  two  cents  a  word  the  firs 
insertion  and  one  cent  a  word  for  eacl 
subsequent  insertion.  No  advertisem ent 
taken  for  less  than  25  cents.  A d  vane 
payments.____
________BUSINESS  CH ANCES._______
ÌpOK  SALE—A  NEW  CLEAN  STOCK  <) 
dry goods and c'.othing;  also  store  to  ren 
in a good town  in  Western  Michigan.  Addre: 
197, care Michigan Tradesman. 
197
WANTED—GOOD STOCK  OF  SHOES  O 
grpeeries  in  Michigan  for  fine  Southei 
California  home  and  fruit  bearing  ranch  ne« 
Riverside;  clear,  amply  and  permanently  w 
tered;  $2,500.  W.  Warren  Fitch,  213  Soul 
Thayer St., Ann Arbor, Mich.
IfiOR  EXCHANGE —ENCELLENT  HOU 
and lot in Detroit,  Mich.,  worth  $2,500.  a 
some choice lots, $400 to  $1,500,  to  exchange 
stock dry goods or general  merchandise.  A b 
gain.  Address  No.  194,  care  Michigan  Trad 
man. 
ly
U'OK  SALE—A  NICE  CLEAN  STOCK  O] 
A  groceries and fixtures;  invoice about  $2,000 
about  1,600  population;  first  grocery  in  towr 
Other  business,  reason  for  selling.'  Addres
C.  B.,  Care Michigan Tradesman.______   202
L'OR  SALE  AT  A  BARGAIN—$2,000  STOCI 
I   of groceries, with fine fixtures, in a  town  c 
2,500 population,  situated  in  the  finest  farmin 
district in Southern  Michigan.  Storeroom, bes 
location in the town;  rent reasonable.  Addres 
No. 201, care Michigan Tradesman. 
201
Ji'OR  SALE—STOCK  OF  GROCERIES 
I 
good  town  of  5,000  inhabitants.  Stock  it 
ventones  about  $2,000.  Cash  sales  $17,000  f( 
J?99-  A  bargain  to  the  right  party.  Addre: 
H. M. L , care Michigan Tradesman. 
200
Ji’OR  S A L E  —B O A R D I N G   HOUSE,  
rooms,  5  acres  land,  one-third  mile  froi 
postoflice,  and  other  property,  all  valued  i 
$5,000, at Brazil,  Ind.:  will  sell  cheap.  Addres 
Daniel  Hunt, Benton  Harbor, Mich. 
199
LH)R  SALE—CLOTHING  AND  FURNIS1 
A  mg stock, invoicing about  $5,000;  good  tow 
Southern Michigan;  low rent:  good  reasons  fi 
selling.  Address  M.  A.  C.,  care  Michiga 
Tradesman. 
¿gg

191

196

134

FOR  SALE-DRUG  STORE  IN  COUNTRY 
town;  will invoice  about  $1.500;  surrounded 
by good farming  country;  no  competition;  good 
location for man with small  means;  rent  cheap. 
Could add other goods  if  desired.  Address  196, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 
li'OH  SALE—HARNESS BUSINESS.  GRAND 
r   location, with long  established  family  influ­
ence  to  help  build  up  big  trade.  Town  over 
0,000;  excellent  farming  country;  store,  22x70, 
situated near farmers’sheds;  small competition, 
none near;  rent  low  in  order  to  assist  anyone 
looking for excellent spot to start  in  business  in 
Southern Michigan.  Address, at once,  William 
Connor, Room 82, Sweet’s  Hotel,  Grand Rapids 
Mich. 
IW R  SALE—THE  ONLY  GENERAL  STOCK 
in  small  town;  good  surrounding  country 
and good established trade.  Reason  for  selling, 
poor health  Address  Box  56,  Alto,  Kent  Co.
Mich.________________________ ________190
E hSR  SALE  — CLEAN  NEW  STOCK  Ob 
r   clothing and furnishing goods; only stock  in 
town;  great  chance;  small  capital;  reason  for 
selling,  ill  health.  Address  K,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
IilOR SALE OR EXCHANGE—A TWO-STORY 
brick business block in  a  Central  Michigan 
town;  double  room,  40x60  feet;  rental  value, 
$600 per year;  price, $5,000;  or will exchange  foi 
stock of clothing, boots and shoes.  Address No 
175, care Michigan Tradesman. 
175
TO  RENT—GOOD  STORE, FINE  LOCA-
tion for dry goods  or general  stock.  A  live 
man with good stock can  do  a  very  satisfactory 
business;  rent, reasonable.  G. H. Kirtland, 1151 
South  Division St.. Grand Rapids. 
180
|/'O R  SALE OR EXCHANGE—STORE BUILD- 
r   ing and small general stock in good Michigan 
town.  Might exchange part.  Address  No.  177, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 
P'OR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—NEW  EIGHT 
hundred dollar grocery stock in Port Huron; 
established  trade;  good  location.  Owner  has 
other business.  Address  No. 176, care Michigan 
Tradesman. 
U 'O lt  SALE—DRUG  STOCK  IN  TOWN  OF 
r   2,000.  Established 25 years.  Invoices nearly 
$4.000.  No competition within a radies of twenty 
miles.  Sales last year, $11,000.  Owner has other 
business  which  demands  his  attention  else­
where.  A  gold  mine  for  a  good  pharmacist. 
Address No. 174, care Michigan Tradesman.  174
IpOR SALE  AT  A  BARGAIN—TWO  THOU- 
sand  dollar  stock  of  groceries,  feed,  etc., 
also store, fixtures, millinery store and stock  ad­
joining;  also  large  warehouse  beside  railroad 
track.  Profits last year, two thousand five hun­
dred dollars.  Proprietor wishes  to  retire.  Ad- 
dress E. D. Golf, Fife lake, Mich. 
I^OR  SALE—FINE  HOTEL  AND  SMALL 
livery barn:  doing  good  business;  terms  to 
suit.  Address  No.  135,  care  Michigan  Trades­
man__________________________________135
SPOT CASH  PAID  FOR  STOCK  OF  DRY 
goods,  groceries  or  boots  and  shoes.  Must 
be cheap.  Address A. D., care Michigan Trades­
m an_____________________ 
Ex c h a n g e —f o u r  g o o d  h o u s e s , f r e e
and clear, good location, for a  stock  of  dry 
goods or clothing, either in or out of city.  Reed 
&  Osgood,  32  Weston  building,  Grand  Rapids.
127
IAOR  SALE—GENERAL  STOCK  IN  GOOD 
r   country trading point.  Terms  to  suit  pur­
chaser.  Will  rent  or  sell  store  building.  Ad­
dress No. 116, care Michigan Tradesman, 

130

159

176

177

lie

' 

 

Br y s o n   b r ic k   s t o r e   a t   o v id , m ic h ., 

to exchange for  timbered  land or  improved 
farm or  stock  of  goods.  Address  L.  C.  Town­

42

114

send, Jackson, Mich. 
Ij'O R  SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR GENERAL 
1  Stock  of  Merchandise—60  acre  farm,  part 
clear, architect house  and  barn;  well  watered. 
I also have two 40  acre  farms  and  one  80  acre 
farm to exchange.  Address No. 12,  care  Michi­
gan Tradesman. 
L 'O R   SALE-NEW   GENERAL  STOCK.  A 
r   splendid farming conntry.  No  trades.  Ad- 
dress No. 680, care Michigan Tradesman. 
'I''H E   SHAFTING,  HANGERS  AND  PUL- 
J-  leys formerly used  to  drive  the  Presses  of 
the Tradesman are for sale  at a  nominal  price. 
Power users making  additions  or  changes  will 
do  well  to  investigate.  Tradesman  Company, 
Grand Rapids, Michigan. 
ODERN  CITY  RESIDENCE AND  LARGE 
lot, with bam, for sale cheap on easy terms, 
or wifi exchange for  tract  of  hardwood  timber. 
Big bargain for some one.  Possession given any 
time, 
investigation  solicited.  E. A. Stowe,  100
N.  Prospect street. Grand Rapids.______ 993
_________ M ISCELLAN EO U S._______

680 

983

,  

492

ANTED —  POSITION  AS  G ROCE RY 
clerk.  Have  had  one  year’s  experience; 
have also  had  two  years’  experience  as  book­
keeper since leaving college.  Best of  references 
furnished.  Address  No.  192,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman.____________________  
I?   A.  RANDALL  WISHES  A  SITUATION 
li»  as  salesman  with  first-class  dry  goods 
house.  Has had plenty  of  experience;  at  home 
in any department.  Address,  care  Lee  Bros.  & 
Co., Dowagiac, Mich. 
493
WANTED—POSITION  AS  MANAGER  OR 
head clerk in  general  store;  15  years’  ex­
perience  as  buyer  and  manager.  Good  refer­
ences.  Address No. 181, care  Michigan  Trades­
m an__________________________ _______ 481
Ex p e r ie n c e d   d r u g g is t   w a n t s   s it -
uation.  Address  No.  178,  care  Michigan 
47s
Tradesman. 

WHOLESALE

S U G A R S   and  C O F F E E S

Get our Prices 

Before  Buying Elsewhere 

M O S E L E Y   A N D   S H E L B Y

No. 35 Tow eb  B u t. 

GRAND  RAPIDS

Travelers*  Time  Tables.
P ere  M a r q u ette

Railroad

Chicago.

Lv. G. Rapids, 7:10am  12:00m  4:30pm  *11:50pm
Ar. Chicago,  1:30pm  5:00pm  10:50pm  *7:05am 
Lv. Chicago,  7:15am  12:00m  5:00pm  *11:50pm
Ar. G. Rapids, 1:25pm  5:05pm 10:55pm  *6:20am

Traverse City, Charlevoix aml'Petoskey.

nERCANTILE  ASSOCIATIONS

M ichigan  R etail  G rocers’  A ssociation 

President, C. E. Wa l k e r .  Bay City;  Vice-Pres­
ident,  J.  H.  Ho p k in s ,  Ypsilanti;  Secretary. 
E. A. St o w e. Grand Rapids;  Treasurer,  J.  F. 
Ta t m a n , Clare.  _______

Grand  Rapids  Retail Grocers’  Association 

President. F r a n k   J.  Dy k ;  Secretary,  Hom er 
K l a p ;  Treasurer, J. Ge o r g e  Le h m an

Detroit  Retail  Grocer«’  Association 
’resident,  J o se ph  K n ig h t ;  Secretary.  E. 
Ma r k s ;  Treasurer, C  H.  F r i n k .

>w

• i v

Lv. G. Rapids, 7:30am 
Ar. Trav City, 12:40pm 
Ar. Charlev’x, 3:15pm 
Ar. Petoskey,  3:45pm 
and 10:00pm.

Detroit.

4:00pm
9:10pm
11:25pm
11:55pm

Trains  arrive  from  north  at  2:40pm,  and 

Lv. Grand Rapids____7:10am  12:05pm  5:30pm
Ar.  Detroit................. ll:50am  4:05pm  10:05pm
Lv. Detroit.................   8:40am  1:10pm  6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids___ l:'30pm  5:10pm  10:45pm

Saginaw,  A lm a   and  Greenville.

Lv Grand Rapids............................7:00am  5:20pm
Ar Saginaw....................................11:55pm 10:15pm
Lv Saginaw......................... 
7:00ain  4:50pm
Ar Grand Rapids  .......................li :55am  9:50pm
Parlor cars on all trains  to  and  from  Detroit 
and Saginaw.  Parlor  cars  on  afternoon trains 
to and from Chicago.  Pullman sleepers on night 
trains.  Parlor  car  to  Traverse  City  on  morn­
ing train.

•Every day.  Others week days  only.

Geo. DeHa v en, General Pass. Agent.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

January 1,1900.

GRAND Trank Railway System

Detroit and Milwaukee Dlv

(In effect Oct 19, 1899.)

Going East.

Leave 

Arrive
Saginaw,  Detroit & N. Y ........ t   6:50am  t   9:55pm
Detroit and  E ast......................tl0:l6am  +  5:07pm
Saginaw, Detroit & East........ t   3:27pm  tl2:50pm
Buffalo, N. Y., Toronto,  Mon­
treal & Boston, Ltd  Ex..*  7:20pm  *10:16am 
Going West.
Gd. Haven Express................. *l0:2iam  *  7:15pm
Gd. Haven and Int. P ts..........+I2:58pm  t   3:19pm
Gd. Haven and  Milwaukee  .. .t 5:12pm  tl0:ilam  
Eastbound 6:50am train has  new  Buffet  parlor 
car to Detroit,  eastbound  3:27pm  train  has  new 
Buffet parlor car to  Detroit.
•Daily.  tExcept Sunday.

C. A. J u s t in , City Pass. Ticket Agent.

97 Monroe St., Morton House,

GRAND Rapid«  &  indiana  Railway

December 17,  1899.

N o rth ern   D ivision. 

From 
Going 
North  North
t   7:45am 
t  5:15pm 
Trav. City, Petoskey, Mack, 
t  2:10pm  ti0:i5pm 
Trav.City, Petoskey, Mack, 
tl0:45am 
Cadillac Accommodation... 
t   5:25pm 
Petoskey & Mackinaw  City  til :00pm 
t  6:20am 
7:45am and 2:10pm trains, parlor cars; 11:00pm 
train, sleeping car.

S outhern  D ivision

From 
Going 
South 
South 
t   7:10am
t  9:45pm 
Kalamazoo, Ft. Wayne Cin.
+  2:00pm
Kalamazoo-and Ft. Wayne, 
t   2:00pm 
* 6:45am
Kalamazoo, Ft. Wayne Cin.  *  7:00pm 
* 9:10am
Kalamazoo and  Vicksburg.  *11:30pm 
7:10am  train  has  parlor  car  to  Cincinnati 
coach to Chicago;  2:00pm train has parlor car to 
Fort Wayne;  7:00pm train has sleeper  to Cincin­
nati;  11:30pm  train,  sleeping  car  and  coach  to 
Chicago.

Chicago  Trains.

T O   C H IC A G O .

F R O M   C H IC A G O

t2 00pm  *11  30pm
Lv.Grand  Rapids...t7  10am 
Ar. Chicago........   2 30pm 
7  00am
8 45pm 
Lv.  Chicago............................... t3 02pm 
Ar. Grand Rapids....................   9 45pm 
Train leaving Grand Rapids 7:10am has coach, 
ll:30pm train has coach  and  sleeping car;  train 
leaving Chicago 3:02pm  has  coacn;  11:32pm  has 
sleeping car for Grand Rapids.

M uskegon  Trains.

G O IN G   W E S T .

tl 35pm 

Lv. Grand Rapids___+7  35am 
t6 40pm
Ar. Muskegon............   9 00am  2 50pm  7 00pm
Sunday  train  leaves  Grand  Rapids  9:15am 
arrives Muskegon at 10:40am.  Returning  leaves 
Muskegon 5:30pm ; arrives Grand Rapids, 6:50pm
Lv.  Muskegon...........+8  10am  +12 15pm  +4  00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids...  9  30am 
5  20pm
tExcept Sunday.  »Daily.

G O IN G   E A S T .

1 30pm 

C.  L.  LOCKWOOD,
W.  C.  BLAKE.

Gen’l Pass’r and Ticket Agent.
Ticket Agent Union Station.

MANISTEE ft  Northeastern Ry.

Best route to Manistee.

Via C. & W. M. Railway.

Lv. Grand Rapids........................  7 30am
Ar. Manistee................................ 12 05pm
Lv. Manistee................................  8 40am
Ar. Grand  Rapids.......................  2 40pm

3 55pm 
10  00pm

Kalamazoo  Rets I  Grocer«’  Associai ioa 

President,W.  H.  J o h n so n ;  Secretary,  Ch a s. 

Hy m a n . 

_____

Baj  Cities  Retail Grocer-’  Association 

President,  C.  E.  W a l k e r ;  Secretary,  E.  C. 

Lit t l e . 

______

Muskegon  Retail  Grocers’  Association 

President,  H.  B.  Sm it h ;  Secretary,  Ü.  A. 

Bo e l k in s ;  Treasurer,  J.  W.  Ca s k  a don.

President,  J.  F r a n k   Helm f.r ;  Secretary,  W. 

Jackson  Retail  Grocers’  Association 
H. Po r t e r ;  Treasurer, L.  P e lto n .
Adrian  Retail  Grocers’  Association 

President,  A.  C.  Cl a r k ;  Secretary,  E.  K. 

Cl e v e l a n d ;  Treasurer,  W m. C. K oeh n

Saginaw  Retail  Merchants’  Association 

President, M.  W. Ta n n e r ;  Secretary.E. H. Mc­

P h e r s o n ;  Treasurer, R. A. Ho u r .
Trarerse  Git;  Business  Men’ s  Association 

President,  T hos  T.  Ba t e s ;  Secretary,  M.  B. 

Ho l l y ;  Treasurer,  C.  A.  Ham m o n d.

Owosso  Business  Men’s  Association 

President,  A.  D.  W h i p p l e ;  Secretary,  G.  T. 

Ca m p b e l l ;  Treasurer,  W.  E.  Co l l in s.

President, Ch a s.  W e l l m a n ;  Secretary,  J.  T. 

Pt.  Hurons  Merchant  and  Manufacturers’  Association 
Pe r o iv a l . 

______

Alpena  Business  Men’s  Association 

President, F. W. Gil c h r is t ;  Secretary,  C.  L. 

Pa r t r id g e . 

______

St.  Johns  Business  Men’s  Association 

President, T h o s. Br o m l e y;  Secretary,  F r a n k  

A.  P e r c y ; Treasurer, Cl a r k  A. Pu t t.

Perry  Business  Men’s  Association 

President,  H.  W.  Wa l l a c e ;  Secretary,  T.  E. 

Hu d d le. 

______

Grand  Haven  Retail  Merchants’  Association 

President,  F.  I).  V os;  Secretary,  J.  W.  V f.r- 

Ho e k s. 

______

Yale  Business  Men’s  Association 

President,  C h a s.  Ro u n d s;  Secretary,  Fr a n k  

Pu t n e y . 

______

Grand  Rapids  Retail  Meat  Dealers’  Association 

President,  L.  M.  W il s o n ;  Secretary,  P h il ip  

Hil h e r ;  Treasurer,  S. J. Hu k f o r d.

Prof.  Popdeloola  says 
that  the  S.  C.  W.  cigar 
is  smoked  by  the  citi­
zens  of  Mars.
There is no better cigar 
in  this  or  any  other 
world than the S. C. W. 
Ask  your jobber  about 
them.

Business  Helps

T he  “ N.  R .  &  C .”   brand  S p ic e s  and 
Q u e e n   F la k f,  B a k in g   P o w d e r  are 
business  helps  of  the  highest  value. 
T h ey  are  guaranteed  pure  and  are 
sold  only  by  the  manufacturers,

Northrop,  Robertson  &   Carrier,

Lansing,  M ichigan.

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n  lars, or a lawsuit, or a customer, 
n  We  make  City  Package  Re- 
ceipts  to  order;  also  keep  plain 

Everything

It may save you a  thousand  dol- 

u  ones in stock.  Send for samples.
I 
U  G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H IG A N . 
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BARLOW BROS,

*11 32pm
6 45am

Tradesman 
Itemized 1  edgers

SIZE—8 1 0  z 14.
THREE  COLUMNS.

2 Quires,  160 pages........... $2  00
3 Quires, 240 pages...........   2  50
4 Quires, 320 pages........... 3  00
5 Quires, 400  pages...........   3  50
o Quires, 4S0 pages...........   4  00

in v o ic e  Rec o r d  o r   b il l   b o o k

80 double  pages,  registers  2,880 
invoices  ............................82  00

Tradesman  Company

Grand Rapids, Mich.

IJneeda  Biscuit

W ashed  down  with  a  glass  of  good  milk, 

can*t  be  beat

If ncoda  Biscuit represent the highest degree of modem baking.  Sold 
everywhere  in  5  cent air tight,  moisture  proof packages.  Always fresh.

AN  ANGLO-AMERICAN  ALLIANCE!

Uncle  Sam  is  giving  John  Bull 

a  lesson  in  economy.

W e  can  give  our  cousins  lots  of 
pointers  and  they  are  not  slow  to 
adopt  them  either;  even  the  delib­
erate  conservative  Englishman  has 
adopted  “The  Money  Weight  Sys­
tem.”

He  knows  a  money maker when 

he  sees  it.

Must we  carry  you  clean  .across 

the  ocean  for  an  object  lesson?

Don’t  you  see  the  point,  don’t 

you  realize your position?

Drop us a card.  Remember  our
scales  are  sold  on  easy  monthly  pay­
ments.

*

THE  COM PUTING  S C A L E   CO.,  d a y t o n ,  o h i o

MICA 

AXLE

Valentines

for  1900

has become known on account of its  good  qualities.  Merchants  handle 
Mica because their customers want the best  axle grease they can get for 
their money.  Mica  is the best because  it  is  made  especially  to  reduce 
friction, and friction  is  the  greatest  destroyer  of  axles  and  axle  boxes. 
It is becoming a  common  saying  that  “Only  one-half  as  much  Mica  is 
required for satisfactory lubrication as of any other axle  grease,” so  that 
Mica is not only the best  axle  grease  on  the  market  but  the  most  eco­
nomical as well.  Ask  your  dealer  to  show you  Mica  in  the  new white 
and blue tin packages.

ILLUM INATING  AND 
LU B R IC A TIN G   O ILS

WATER  WHITE  HEADLIGHT  OIL  IS THE 

STANDARD THE  WORLD  OVER

H IG H E S T   P R IC E   P A ID   F O R   E M P T Y   C A R B O N   A N D   G A S O L IN E   B A R R E L S

STANDARD  OIL  CO.

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February  14th  is  V alentine  day.  N O W   is  the  tim e  to  buy. 
O ur  line  com prises  all  the  old  standard  kinds,  as  well  as  the 
new  and  up  to  date  novelties.

T h e  following  kinds  w ill  be  found  in  our  line:

C O M IC S  
L A C E  
B O O K L E T S   F A N C Y   N O V E L T I E S

C A R D   M O U N T S
C A R D   A S S O R T M E N T S

W e  w ill  send  an  illustrated  price  list  of  valentines  on  request.

H.  Leonard  & Sons,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

