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Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and Twenty-Eighth Year-No. 25 JULY 10. 1908 Semi-Monthly --------------------. I!! !, A SATISFIED CUSTOMER is the best proof that our Sand Belt Machines are what we claim for them. Other c us tom e r s claim they do m 0 r e than we claim for them. They will do for you what they have done for others. Let us tell you more about them. Ask/o,- CATALOGUE E. No. 163 SAND BELT MACHINE, WYSONG &. MILES COMPANY. Cedar SI. and Sou. R. R.. GREENSBORO. N. C. - ~ The Best Truck-· The Strongest Truck This is the famousGillette Roller Bearing Factory Truck-the truck on which it is said, "One man can move a load of 3000 pounds while with the other trucks it takes three men," This is the truck that is strong where others are weak-the truck that has an unbreakable malleable iron fork. This is the truck YOU are looking for if youwish to invest in rather than waste money on factory trucks. Gillette Roller Bearing Co. ORAND RAPIDS, MICHIOAN The Lightest Running, _J,.o"!lest LaaU"!!T~y~. , FACTORY FURNISHINGS ID of Quality Cabinet Makers' Special Chair Pattern and Carvers' BENCHES Hand Screws Saw Tables Horse Clamps Saw Guards i i,! Factory Shipping and Warehouse TRUCKS Benedict Mitre and Frame Bed and Case CLAMPS • Grand Rapids Hand Screw Company 918 JelfersonAvenue. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN • Here are a few specimens of our Colonial, Glass No~Kum~LooseKnobs NEW DESIGNS. LOOKS LIKE CUT GLASS. SEND FOR PRICES. No. 194:. Diam., I%; inches. No. 195. Diam, 1~ inches. No. 196. Diam.• I}.! inches. GRAND RAPIDS BRASS CO. No. 175. Diam., 1'8 inches. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN :VII CHI G A N ART I SAN • These Specialties are used all Over the World Power Feed Glue Spreading Machine. Single. Double and Combination. (Patented) (Sizes 12 in. to 84 in wide.) 1 Hand Feed Glueing Machine (Palent pending.) Many styles and lliZell. Wood-Working Machinery and Supplies LET us KNOW YOUR WANTS • ---------_._~ OUR LATEST! I fUMED OAK OIL STAIN CHAS. E. FRANCIS & BRO., Main Office and Works, Rushville, Ind, No.6 Glue Heater • I - t - t Veneer Presses, different kinds and sizes. (Patented) Veneer Presses Glup Spreaders Glue Heaters Trucks, Etc" Etc. ,..------------- Get Out Of the Rut Are you a plodder? Are you still conducting your business along the old-fashioned Hl1esof fifty years ago? If so you should wake up-get out of the old rut. \iVhen you read or hear of sometbing new that can be applied to your business, try it. It is the man who has his eye out for time and labor saving methods, and applies them, who makes a success of his business. Have you ever tried MarieLta S t a i n 5 and Fillers? If not you should do 50 at once. The time and labor saved in the finishing room with Marietta \Vood Finishing Materials would mean better workj greater out-put and larger profits. IIII ~--- ne Marietta Paint an~ (alar (om,any After a series of tests we have succeeded in producing a Fumed Oak Oil Stain which we can recommend as entirely practical, and O!1e which will meet. tbe demands of Wood Finishers for an economical and easy working stain. Th is stain is made to match any shade desired aud is guaranteed fast color. It will not raise the grain of the wood and makes sand-ing unnecessary. With our new Fumed Oak Oil Stain it is possible to produce the same colors as with tbe fuming chamber, with the additional advantage of a more uniform color and a great saving of time, labor and expense. Write for Sample at onee. THE MARIETTA PAINT AND COLOR CO. MARIETTA, OHIO • 2 MICHIGAN ARTISAN • The Universal Automatic CARVINO MACHINE === PRRFORMS THE WORK OF === 25 HAND CARVERS And does-the Work Better than It can be Done by Hand MADE BY------ Union [nBOSSlno MACnlnr Co. Indianapoll •• IndJana Write lor Information, 'Prices Etc• • 10u16 babn DESIGNS AND DETAILS OF FURNITURE MA ....U. FACTURHD BY • IS. Livingston St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN WEST SIDE IRON WORKS CRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A· H. W. Petrie, Qur agents for Canada. OjJlC~8,Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver . Citizens' Telephone.l74n. • Jro Madison AVeQue-Citizens Phone 1983. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. If YOU want the BEST BENCH that mo~ey can b.uy, . equIpped wIth the only PERFECT QUICK ACT I N G VISE, write the GLOBE VISE and TRUCK CO. Manufacturers and Jobbers of Wood Working MachineI)' GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Our Catalogues and Circulars win give you a great .1 deal of valuable information you ought to know. _ • If your DESIGNS are right, people want the Goods. That makes PRICES right. IMPROVEO. EASY 'N' ELEVATO RS QUICK RAISINe Belt, Electric and Hand Power. The Best Hand Power for Furniture Stores Send fOt' Catalogu(l: and Pri~s. KIMBALL BROS. CO., 1067 NI.,h SI.. Council Bluffs, la. Kimball Elevator Co •• ;u3 Prospect St., Cleve1a:D.d,O.; lOBUth St., Omaha, Neb.; 1:;WCedar St., New York City. <tlatence 1R.bills DOES IT ~_~_~ • ~. ..... ~ __ _l •• •• • ... 28th Year-No. 25. -----=------=----=-- --=-- -=---=- --=- ~-- GRAND RAPIDS. MICH., JULY 10, 1908. $1.00 per Year. == Accidental Inventions. Some inventtons appear :;0 intricate that it is not sur-prising to learn they are the result of many ~years of patient research and repeated experiment, ..v..hi\e others are palpably so simple that we wonder why \vc didn't think of them. And, strange as it may seem, it is these simple ones that have made the greatest fortunes for their originators. The rttbh(~r tip on the lead pencil, the metal point on the shoestring, the gimlet-pointed screw, even the copper toe-cap for children's shoes, each made its inventor rich, the profits on some oi them funning up into the millions, In most cases the simplicity of the invention is due to its accidental discovery, Take, for instance, one of the most useful of the devices for fastening papers together. A man stood ill front of one of the. public buildings in \Vashington, bending a bit of tin bet\vecll his fingers as he talked with a friend. The tin happened to take the shape of 1'. "That would make a good paper fastener," the man remarked, and he quickly proceeded to have the idea patented. Feather-bone, the SUCi.::essorof whalebone as a necessary adjunct of woman's attire, owed its origin to accident. A northerner who had to take his wife south for her health. had the idea of combini.ng business with his errand by taking with him a lot of feather dusters to sell. He had occasion to go to the duster factory to make his purchase, and ",,..hile there he picked up from the groutld a turkey tail feather that had been thro\'\-'n away as refuse. \Vhi\c idly t-wisting a thread through the brokeJl edges of the feather, the idea of fe8.thef-bone came to him. He was fJuick to see the possibilities, and llO\V he can travel when and as he pleases \"iithout bothering with a side li.ne to he1p )lay expenses. An old ),Iissiouri farmer made a lot of money by patent-ing a hole. He WC11tto \viml his big silver watch one morn-ing and found the key full of dirt. An attempt to dig out the dirt with a pin proved futile. F'inally he drilled a hole in the key and with a single hreath bkw out every bit of the dirt. He patented that hole, built a factory that turned out 27,000 of them a day. and al1 the 'world used his keys, until the stem-,vinding watch replaced the key variety One of the 111o"t remarkable of these lucky discoveries has to do with the cl<1Yprocess for whitening ."ngar. It \vas not man who made this lucky nnd, hut an old s[wckled hen, who after walking in a field of clay passed through a sugar mill on the plantatioll. Some of the clay (rom her feet stuck to the loose moundsl of sugar, and it W;lS llOticed that wher-ever the clay bad touched the moist sugar it had turned it white. From this incident the sekntifJc 11.1ethodof ble,aching sugar by the day process was developed. Similarly a dog put mankind on the traek of the science of dyeing clotll. This dog was the companion of a scien~ist and his sweetheart in a walk on the seashore many years ago. NeeJless to say the dog was somewhat neglected, so he ran ahead and amused himself by fishing among the rocks. One shell-fish which he ate exuded a fluid "\'v'hichdyed the hair about his month a v~v~c\purple. This- caused the scientist to conduct an investigation \I\lhich ultimately led to the dis~ covery of a method of dyeing cloth and other such materials, These are illustrations of means by which animals ac-cidentally aided the cause of science and industry, but the \-\Todd is even more indebted to the regular habits of the animal world. :\:1any of man's ideas have been borrowed from them. Various folding instruments, such as the scissors and the pocket compass, are modded upon the folding lower jaw of the dragon~fly. The wasp made paper from wood long before human beings did. The skyrocket owes its existence to observation of the flyillg squid, the cuttlefish which by forcibly expelling water from its body projects itself a dozen or so feet above the surface of the water. The spider's method of building his web was the foreruoner of ottr rope making. The Rococo style was popular in America in the eigh-teenth century. Playing Safe. It was the first vaudeville performance the old colored lady had ever seen, and she was particutarly excited o"V{'.r the marvelous feats of the magician. But ,,{hen he covered a newspClper "\vith a heavy flannel cloth, and read the print through it, she grew a little nervous. 1-T e then doubled the cloth and again rcad the letters accurately. This was more than she could stand. and rising in her seat, she said: ''I'm goin' home. This ain't no place for a lady in a thin calico dres.'; [" Quantities of gilt were used 011 medieval fumiture of Ttalian make. Evidence of Improvement, "\ly little girl was sitting all my lap facing a mirror. After gazi.ng intently at her reflection for some minutes she said: "Papa, did God make you?" ., 'Certainly, my dear,' T told her. ,. 'And did he make me, too?'-taking HllOther look in the mirror. "'Certainly, dear. \Vhat makes you ask?" " 'Oh, 1 don't know. Seems to me He's doin' better work lately.' " Taylor, Richardsol1 & Co., erected the firM mahogany mill in America. Willin'. Tramp: "!\-:Iadame, would y' 'give a meal t' a man what's wil1in' l' do a job?" Housewife: "Yes." Tramp: "'VeiL I'm willili' l' climb dat tree an' pick dem apple.'; fer y'!" Housewife: "But they're not ripe enough to piek yetl" Tramp: "Very good. )Jaw, seein' as T .vttz wiIlin' about de job I'll have de meal!" 4 MICHIGAN ARTISAN r------:;;;~~~;;:u OFTHEFURNIT~~-;;~ i Grand Rapids Ollice, 412-413 Houseman Bldg. GEO. E. GRAVES, Manager CLAPPERTON & OWEN, Counsel The LYON Furniture Agency THE STANDARD REFERENCE BOOK CAPITAL, CREDIT AND PAY RATINGS CLEARING HOUSE OF TRADE EXPERIENCE THE MOST RELIABLE CREDiT REPORl:S COLLECTIONS MADE EVERYWHERE PRQM'PTLY RELIABLY I• ------------------------- I , Pittsburgh Plate Glass Jobbers and Dealers in Company ROBERT P. LYON, General .Manae,er CREDITS and COLLECTIONS Plate Gla.ss. Mirrors. Window Glass. Ornamental Figured Glass. WIRE GLASS, tbe Great Fire Retardant. CARRARA GLASS. a New Product Lilie Polished White Marble. For anything in Builders' Glass, or anything in Paints, Brushes, or Painters' Sundries, address any of our branch warehouses, a list of which is given below: NEW YORK-Hudsl:an a.nd Vandam 8is. CLEVELAND-1430.14l34 West Third St. BOSTON-4l-49 5udbury $t .. 1.9 &owk4!:St"t. O'IAHA-1608.10.12 Harney St. CHICAGO-442.4S2WabuhAve. ST. PAUL-459-461 Jackson St. CINCINNATI-Broadway and Court Sts. ATLANTA. GA.-30-32·34 S. Pryor St. ST. LOUIS-Cor. Tenth and Spruce Sts. S~VANNAH. GA.-145·749 Wheaton ~t. MINNEAPOLla-SOO.516 S. "rhlrd St. KA.NSAS CITY-FUth aftd W',.aftdott. Sts· DItTI\OI'l'-$3.59 Larft.ed St ••E. BIR.MINUHAM.ALA.-2nd Ave. and 29th St. GRANDRAPIDS. MICH.-39.41 N. Dlvisloo St. &\JFFALO. N. Y.-312.14.16.18 Pearl St. PITTSBVRGH-JOl.J03 Wood St. 6I\OOKLYN-63S-631 Fulton St. MILWAUKEE. WI$.-492.494 Mal'ket St. PHILADELPHIA-Pitcairft Bldg.., Arch and llib Sts. ROCHESTE.R. N. Y.-Wilder Sldii., lid .. In &Excbaftiie St.. DAV&NPORT-410·416 Scott St.. BALTIMOR.E-3tO ..12·14 W.Pratt St. Sold dlstributers of PATTON'S SUN PROOF PAINTS. -------_._--- .•. Wood Bar Clamp Fixtures Per Set SOc. Price $2.80 to $4.00 .0----.__-_._._--------_._-- •IIII ! Any Practical Mechanic apprecia:tf!i the impott:Ulce of simplicity ill machincr~'" Our No. 5 Table Leg Machine i' far superior ill simplicity ('If construction o...e.r allY other maliC of ma<;hille, yt't emhodit!s all the ]ates,t impro ....emenl!', special attt'lltion being called to the Cutterhead, the Variable Friction Feed alld the a.dllating Carriage. Consider the above, and then bCaT in mind that this machine tUnL!I round, octagnn, hexagon, square Of allY olber shape, aU with the ~me (utterhead. Also, tbat one man ·with it can do lhe work of aix or eight hand turners -and we guarantee lhe work to be .atidac:tory. Don't ;o<'Ou need such a machine? Then write C. Mattison Macbine Works 863 Fifth Slreel. BELOIT. WISCONSIN. ~-------- OVER 15,000 OF OUR STEEL RACK VISES IN USE 2,') doz. Clam\) Fixtures bought by one mill last )"ear. We ship on approval to fated firms, and g-uarantee our ~oods UTlc('lu<1i. \ionally. Write for tist ('f Sleel Bar Clamps, Vises, lJench Slops, de. E.". S"ElDON &. CO. 283 Madison $t. ChIcago. YIICFflG:\i\ Mr. Manufacturer. DQ you ever c"n"iJ~r what joint glUln!! costs? The SFp ,rators and w<loden w~, if }'DU use 1!J",m al1d many aD, <I'" a large i:em of f'lI:pense accounls: but this is small compared to wage accaunts of workmen ... ho .....ear them out wilh 8. hammer, and then a large Per cent of the juinl" are [,jlu,es by the i",lel::lllily of tlUs means, RESULT, it has La be done oVN allain, it possible. If you use independent screw damps the result is belter. bul slow~r. altogether 10<)£[0"1'. Let m1,,1lyou of something beller, PALMER'S CLAMPS. All sled and iron. No wed~s. no separators, adjust to any width, clamp instantly y£l securely, release!; even faster. Po,itively one-third mme work with one-thi ..d I-,s help_ 'n seven size:; up to 60 inches, any thickness up 10 2 illches. 200 factories in 19C6. \\ hy nilt y<>uin )908? ANwugh .old by dealers everywheIe leI U~.end you parllcu]an. ft. E. Palmer & Sons. OWO:;SO, MiGh. fORElG;\J AGENTS: ProjeL'lile Ca .. u,m:krn, Enll'la.nd. I Schuchardt & Schutte. Berlin. Germany. io.._____________ ~ ~------------- •II MORRIS WOOD 8; SONS I 20th Genturu Gutter 6rlnOer •III -----4 I 2714-::716 W, Lake St. Chicago, 111. IIi IIII IIIII I II •I I -----~•I For grinding solid stet:I CUllers or cutler heads. Grinds every tooth alike so that all teeth etlt and cutters are ill perfect balance, Does not require a skilled hand to keep your cutters in perfect order. We make the cutters also, Write today for full particulars and price to the manUfacturers. MORRIS WOOD & SONS, ~----------------- ARTISAN SPECIALTIES: ~'l.."i''tDEilQUAR.OAK VENEERS MAHOGANY VENEERS HOFFMAN I' BROTHERS COMPANY 804 W. Main St" FORT WAYNF, INDIANA f• "Hotary Style" tor fJl'OP Carvings, Embostled ':U(luJdlnglil.r.-meill. l'JIll'hlm-'s lor ,,11 pttrpO\Oi~~.nnll Ilt prl('('1'1within the rt'!n('h af flll. 'E\'t~ry mlll'hine has our g-ulINlotee lIgalnl:lt brellknge for one :venr. "Luterul /Styli"" tor Illrgj' ('uI1rl.-ity hw\'y ('ur\'log", unll Ue~11 ";rlll.oHl!JlJglJ • 'Ve hllve thl1 ~1lJ('hl"e yllll wllnt lit l\ l!illU",hu·tory prke. "'rUe till' descriplh'e .,jn'ulllr",. All:Io make diel!l lor nil IlIllkt'll or J.ln-chineN, UNION EMBOSSINO MAClilNE CO.• Indianapolis. Ind. III ! t I !: I! I '---------------------' I 5 6 MICHIGAN PHILOSOPHY AND CHARACTER IN FURNITURE. By ARTHUR KIRKPATRICK. Instructor and Designer in the Grand Rapids School of Designing. By their furniture, ye shall know them. Did you ever stop to think how closely allied is one's character with his home surroundings, especially with his furniture? Do you know that one displays his character in the selection of his furniture? Not mine, I fancy I hear yon say. I select my Arthur Kirkpatrick. furniture according to my allo'>\'allce. "Veil even so, that is one way of classifying a perSOll, but if one has a choice of three pieces where the prices are equal, and he selects one, he again portrays his character in the selection. ~ot only does he display his individual character, but informs the close observer of the section of the country which he belongs to. The furniture designer divides the country into three sections, the East, \Vest, and South, and allowance is made for each section upon the drafting board. He also divides the people into four classes. First, the rich, who can afford to employ an expert draper and d'eco~ tatar, thereby eliminating the possibility of tl1eir character reading, as the work of the expert is clearly visible in his careful rendering of some classic or pe.riod style, and in his imitation of the grandeur of other days, we designate the wealthy of our time. It is the second, the professional class in which one sees the strongest and most \'aried character. In their selection of pictures and paintings they portray their emotions while in their furniture, they display their stability. If they are light and gay, their furniture will be light of frame and up-holstered in velvets and brocades of bright hues, but if they are deep and broad mentally, the furniture will be stocky and ARTISAN upholstered in leather of subdued 5hades. Their pictures are apt to represent historical events and their bric-a-brac wlll be a selection of trophies that suggests travel. It is for the next class, the mechanics, clerks, salesmen, and bookkeepers that most of the furniture is made. This class is also varied in character, and have a tendency toward showy furniture, hath in ornamentation and wood. It is for them that the designer works the hardest to make a profit for the manufacturer by making goods which look like 20, but can be made for 10. The quality of the furniture is called medium grade. Their pictures are as varied as their 1urniture, ral1ging from love scenes to prize fights, from photographs of their friends to crayon portraits of their relatives, and the bric-a brac . from gilt1ed walnuts anti chicken wishbones tied up with bunches of baby ribbon t..:..' crapc paper owls and pumpkin blossoms, and a thousand other queer things made of paper, putty, and plaster of paris. vVe now come to the fourth and last class, the laborer, upon whom everyone pounces with hobble nail boots. He lives ia"r from work a.nd walks. He wears the poorest of clothing, buys the cheapest of furniture, which is put up with the thinnest of nails and softest of glue. Soon to be out of repair,. a11d soon to be replaced on the "easy pay-ment plan," The pictures upon his waJls are cut from last year's calendar, and the bric-a-brac are his _children, whom Grecian Style. he is raising under difficulty. In hard times, he buys no furniture at all, and sometimes no bread. But not only does the character ally itself in the selection of the furni-ture, but also in the manufacturing. Have you ever noticed how a big perspiring manufacturer produces goods in his MICHIGAN ARTISAN factory that are large, luscious, and slightly over ripe? Others of a more compact build will turn out goods with enough ginger about them to make a tuning fork. But this does not end the character Tcading in furniture because na-tions can be judged and periods marked by the dominating influence of the time. Vlhat a profound admiration we acquire for the Greek in 7 again be clearly traced in the Dutch and Italian nations, hut it is to France that "\veturn to illustrate our character sketch, where style follows style like an ever changing historic parade with varying moods from gay to grave, and from the sturdy to the weak Let us begin with the Louis XIV style as the first of the purely French styles. The king himself was but the re- LoulB XIV Style. a study of their fmniture and an:hite-c.tmc. The beauty of ligure and the stability of their character arc truthfully por-trayed in their designs. The construction is simple but sub-stantial, and the curve$ and lines are plain but beautiful. In the mythology of the Greeks, we can see the depth and breadth of their philosophy, sbowing that intellectual acti-vity and artistic quality arc paral1elled to refined character. In their placid and revived conditions, this same fact can flection of the sturdy characters around him and the healthy and substantial condition of the French people, and for a time France was great and was admired, envied and feared by all other nations. It was the ambition of Colhert, the minister of finance, to make the French court the grandest in the world. He was aided in this by thc talented LeBrun, and also by the designer Boule, "vho were leaders in their (COntinued on page 10.) 8 MICHIGAN ARTISAN ...------------------_. -----------.., 106.110.112 north Division ~1.~ ,~5 ~d"'!' Qran~na~i~s 106. 110. 112 norlh Divj~on~f.: Qran~na~i~s I OUR BUILDING P R[NTERS BIN o E RS EN GR AV E RS EN GR AV E RS PR INT E R 5 B[N oE R5 Erected by White Printing Company. Grand Rapids, 1907. Michigan Engraving Company :: White Printing Company Michigan Artisan Company ~--------- • MICHTGAl\ --_.~, III AICTISAN 9 • Wood Turnings, T ume<! Moulding, Dowels and Dowel Pins. fII I Wood Forming Cutters ~---- .------------------------------,--------------------._----- Step~ensonnf~. (0. South Bend. Ind. ====1 Catalogue to Manufac- I lurers on Application. ~ ---------_.---~ ! I ....._-- j Saw and Knife Fitting Machinery and Tools Un·e."....n..~1:d:~,~.r:t II Baldwin. Tuthill Q;l. Bolton Grand Raplds. Mich. I Filers, SeUen. Sharpeners, Grinders, I :~:f~~ers. Brazing and Filing Clamps. t Knll~ Balances. I Hammerina I Tools. I Investigate our I Line. II! B. T. & a. Style D. Knile Grinder. Full Automatic. Wet or dry. f ~------_._-_._--------------------------_. .: We offer exceptional value in Reversible and One-Way Cutters for Single and Double Spin-dle Shapers. Largest lists with lowest prices. Greatest variety to select from. Book free. Address MILTON. PENNSYLVANIA, U. S, A. II, -------_ .... SAMUEL J. SHIMER & SONS New 200 page Catalogue for ['}O7 F:ree. Bolton Band Saw Filer lor Saws 7"8 inch up, ----------------_. rII ----_._--_.--.., B0YNT0N eX C0. III SEND FOR MaDufadurers of Embolled and Turned Moulc'~ ings, Emboss_ ed llod Spindle Carvi.ngs, a. n d Automatie Turning,. We also manu-fll<' lUre a large line I of Emb.ollsed Ornaments for II Couch Work. ------_.~I CATALOGUR 419-421 W. fifteenth St., CmCI\OO, ILL. '--------------- I These saws are ! made from No.1 I Steel and we war .. \ rant every blade. We also carry a full stock of Bev-eled Back Scroll Saws, any length and gauge. ~-------,--------_._---... I "-rite Uli for 1"1'1"'6 L1at and discount 1 31-33 S. FRONT ST •• GRAND RAPIDS --------_. ---_._------_._----.., OFFICES: CINCINNATI--PlcKerlns Building. NEW YORK--346 Broadwav_ . SOSTON·-J8 Tremont St. CHICACO--134 Van Buren St. GRAND RAPIDS--Houseman Sidg. JAMESTOWN, N. Y.-·Cha.da.koln Sidg. HIGH POIN", N. C.--Slanton.Welch Siock. The most satisfactory and up-to-date Credit Service covering the FURNITURE, CARPET, COFFIN and ALLIED LINES. The most accurate and reliable Reference Book Published. Originators of the '(Tra.cer and Clearing House System." CollectionService Unsnrjassed-Send for Book of Red Drafts. H. J. DANHOF. Michillian Manaiier. 347.348 Houseman Sundin •• Grand Rapids, M-lch. J 10 ~IICHIGAN ARTISAN , ( Made and dried right, and white. Samples furnished on application.) 500,000ft. 1-20inch Qnarter Sawed Oak carried in stock. Comein and see it. Birch and Poplar crossbanding and rotary cut Oak. Birch, Maple, Basswood, Poplar and Gum Drawer Bottoms. PROMPT DELIVERY. ALL PRIME STOCK. FIGURED WOODS. MAHOGANY. WALNUT. QTR. SAWED OAK. BIRCH. HENRY s. HOLDEN VENEER CO. 23 SCRIBNER ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. PHILOSOPHY AND CHARACTER IN FURNITURE {Continued from ()age 7.) line, and the combined effect was truly grand. Ebony was the wood used for the furniture, and the decorations were of solid material. Gold, silver, mother of pearl and tortoise shell, gracefully adjusted in beautiful marquetry designs adorned this most precious of cabinet woods. To weaken character. mix grandeur with pride. France gr,ew proud. proud of her king, court, artists. looms, work-men, and warriors, and under the Louis XV period, the people 'became both morally crooked and painfully polite, and substantial and thoughtful condition of the people, a.nd to the nearer straight and classic lines in the Louis XVI furniture. ~ot in time, however, to head off the great destroyer and builder, the French Revolution, which like a cook cut out the rotten spots, core anJ seeds from which the more whole-some sauce, the Empire, was made. When the smoke had cleared away, what did we see? A one man's France, and a one man's furniture, a man who played chess with real castles, knights, bishops, kings and queens, and who put a capital upon everything he touched. In the furniture we clearly see the military straightness, the soldierly dictator, and the clean brass mounts that are not afraid to stand out brightly and boldly upon the surface of the solid material which they adorn. The intellectual qualities of Napoleon, his political ambitions, and the furniture of his time were in perfect harmony with each other, but not in tune, however, with Europe, or cven the French people, and therefore he met his checkmate at VI/aterloo. 'VVith the downfall of Napoleon began the French decay, 50 let us look to America for the next change and comparison in style and character. Colonial is a native style, and is the most becoming style for Americans, because of its historical connections and its beauty, and especially does it depict the solid grandeur from which it sprung. We never find it painted, gilded, or adorne-d 'with flaring brass, but in the elega.nce of its modesty, standing for what it is. We often find it veneered upon a solid and stocky foundation, but the Colonial Style. he who could most gracefully strut in satin trousers, or shift his snuff box, or shake his lasen cuff, was most admired. Style and show held first placc, and this brilliant effect was something to be admired only through the sense of sight. Comparc this character with the furniture of the Louis XV period, which was the most curved, brilliant and showy of any furniture at any time. Nothing goes against the grain, and when the grain is crossed and re-crossed by a succes-sion of graceful curves, it so weakens the general structure that it is useful, only, to an uneasy, over polite figure of that age, nor does the mctallic effect of the· surface add to its strength, for the gold thereon 1S less than one-thousand part of an inch and almost as thin as the politeness of the people. The effect upon France was marvelous to the extent that the succeedillg king lost his head. The wabbly pendulum had swung to the limit and was upon the return to the more 'VIICHIGAN people also had a cloak of politeness, a picturesque attire and a quaintness of home surroundings which quickens Ollf love and admintioll for every figure and picture of colonial times. It \VOllld seem that the standard of the mind and character of any period \votild leave its marks upon the furniture of that time, hut what of the present? vVe have entered. into a new period of activity, There is a new theology and a marked difference in our political aspect. vVe arc living in the greatest inventive age the world has ever known and this ne'w activity is "",odd wide in its effects. Its theology is 3" hroad as the brotherhood of mall, and there is now one political party with the same name, object and ambition in ARTISAN 11 of the sitting room and parlor, and the furniture of the new philosophy has already invaded thc living room, dining room and cafe, and is destined to be the leading style which marks: the age in which we live. The standard of character is also climbing the ladder of advancement, fostered by the oppor-tunities of free education from public schools, magazines and nC\'lSpapers, the extent of which may be waiting for some national crisis to exhibit its true value, like a wrecked car of new furniture shows us the solid wood brighter than the subdued surface which we are accustomed to in daily life. This is something that cannot be said of the furniture of any period but our own, because the furniture of all other times has been so embellished with carving, veneer, paint, American Stjle. all the countries of Europe and i\.merica. The activity of invention is also world wide and the great inventions of each nation are soon enjoyed by all. The designs in fur-niture corresponding to this activity arc sometimes called new art, mission, arts and crafts, and its philosophy is grand ill its simplicity. The philosophy of it is to follow the grain. At first thought, it does not seem to imply much, but as carving cuts across the grain, therefore weakening the stock, it is not much used, but marquetry in new dcsigns awl ;~p-plied mounts of hammered brass and copper arc llsed. Thus, the dominating influence of our timc might be summed up, truth and justicc in theology and "ncrety, and simplicity in art. The cosy corner and the den wcre but forenmners of the bungalow. A large airy living room now takes the place Eyery THE Purchaser Satlsfied One-hall Our Trade MICHIGAN TRUCK '". Duplicate '", Triplicate Orders lhere'as Reason HARD-WOOD FRAMES MAllE-ABlE IRON CASTINGS M.M.& L·CO. HOllY, MICH. varnish, gilt or glitter as to cloak the surface with something marc showy than the stock itself. Tndeed, It would seem that we are no\'\! outgrowing the \visdoI1J. of one of the famolts quotatrons of Shakespeare: The world is still deceived with orn<llnent. In law, "what plea so tainted and corrupt But, being seasoned with a gracious voice, Obscures the shm'\! of evil? In religion, \Vhat damned error, but some sober brow \Vill bless it and approve it with a text, HiJing the grossness with fair omament? Could Judge For Himself. Stranger, to village fire captain: "'\tVhen were you calle.d to your last fire?" Fire captain: "Abaout three months ago-to Hess's shoe store up in th' next square." "]Ji.J your men do good work?" "\tv aI, there wa'nt any fire t' speak of hut we soaked every shoe in th' place!" They All Have 'Em. 1-1r5. O'Hara: "Pat, I'm afeered th' baby'll cToiy him-silf in!" a eOl1\vulsion!" Pat: 'fBe aisy now; it's anyone iv his brain-storms." To be a lightning calculator all that is necessary is to take a few lessons from the gas meter, 12 \I1CHIGAN ARTISAN ARTISTIC and INEXPENSIVE CATALOGUE COVERS LET U S FIG U REO N YOU R P I-lOT 0 G RAP H I N G ENGRAVING and PRINTING PERFECT WORK at Right Prices PROMPT DELIVERIES COMPLETE CATALOGS MICHIGAN ENGRAVING CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN )1 1CHI G A j'\ ART I SAN r--------------------------- j 13 I firan~Da~i~5DloYt Pi~e an~Dust Arrester (om~anJ THE LATEST device for halldlilli; slwviligs alld dust from all wood- '(('orking machines. Our nineteen 'years e.t~pcricJlce ill this class of trJorl~ has brought it nearer perfection thalL allY other syslem all Ihe markel loday. II is 1/0 experimeJlt) but a demollstrated scientific fact, as'L{le have sevcral hUN-dred of these s}'slems ill use, alld llol a poor olle among them. Our A1ttonwtic Furnace Fccd Systeln, as shown in this cut, is the most perfect 1J.w. rhillg device of allylhillg illihis lille. Wrile for our prices for eqllipillCills. I 20&-210 Canal Street II GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I CItizens Phono 1282 "ell, Main 1804 L. ~-.~ . •__O:.U~R.:.A.;.UTOMATIC FURNAOE FEED SYSTEM WE MAKE PLANS AND DO ALL DETi\IL WORK WITHOUT EX-PENSE TO OUR CUSTOMERS. lc'XHAUST FANS AND PRES-SURE BLOWERS ALWAYS IN STOCK. Office and Fa.ctory: I I 14 MICHIGAN • ARTISAN Drawer Knobs In Maple, Bitch, Oak or Mahogany. High Wad.. Niody ... dad. Choice of faStenings. Write for catalogue and samples. Uenry Rowe Mfg. Co., NEWAYGO, MICH. NO. 20. COMMODE BUTTON, NO.21. DRAWER KNOB. • QUICK-TEMPERED SALESMEN. Some Valuable Pointers for the Man on the Road. A Little Story. "If a man opens his door, his dog runs out in the street before he knows it. Your tongue is a sort of revolving fan of fire; and the first time you let your tongue go, you are gone." It is astonishing how many things will come up to the salesman, and come up when he least expects them, upon his tongue, says Dwight L. Moody in "Men \Vho Sell Things." Some one has told us that we get our idea of the word "temper" from the blacksmith's shop, where the blacksmith is shaping an axe, for instance, .and upsetting the blade of it. He heats the blade and pushes it down into the water, and, taking it out, he watches it take its color; and again he pushes it into the water and takes it out and watches it take its color; and then directly he passes it to the hand of the farmer, and says: "I think that is tempered, but I don't know. If you will grind it and take it out to that knotty log and throw it in a time or two, I shall be able to tell you whether it is tempered or not." And the farmer takes up the axe and goes out to the log and strikes it a time or two, and the axe is full of notches. He takes it back to the blacksmith, and says: "You missed this time. Look here l It is notchcd all over with gaps." And the blacksmith takes it and puts it in the fire again and tests it; and when the owner next takes it out to t'\~ log, its edge is all right, and he says: "This edge is per-fect." That is where we get our idea of temper. Many a time the salesman has his disposition upset and tempered, and then goes out and says: "\\lell, now, I will never get that way any more. I have got it tempered up in every respect," But the first old knotty customer he gets to, away it goes, and the notches are made in it, and the edge is destroyed, and he says: "Dear me! It's·of no use for me to try at all. I did worse this time than I ever did before." Haven't yOU ever felt that? A good temper will stand anything without the breaking out of a gap or the turning of an edge. There is a great difference between the good-natured salesman and the good-tempered salesman. We hear people say, "Oh, that person has less temper than anybody I ever saw." Well, he is of less account than anybody you ever saw, if you mean by that that he is simply good-natured. Given a man with immense temper, and when that temper is of the right sort, then it is you've got the finest character this world ever saw. We can have good tempers only with vigilant, watchful care over them.- Did· you ever manage your temper by clinching your teeth together and not letting your tongue run a bit? YOur tongue is a sort of revolving fan to a fire, and the first time you let your tongue go, you are gone. Did you ever try to eurb your tongue once? If you'll do it, you'll be astonished. If you are a quick-tempered salesman, begin now by saying, HI will watch my temper; I will watch my tongue; I will watch my disposition; I will watch within; I will watch without; 1 will be vigilant; I won't be surprised by anything. I am going to see my enemy approach; I am going to watch him as he comes, and I'm going to meet him as he comes." A soldier in the civil war said: "One of the hardest things I had to do was to lie still under fire." Humanity wants to fight back, and kick back, but the salesman never talked back in his life that he was not sorry that he did it. The best thing is to stand and hold out and let your enemy kick 10 SPINDLE MACHINE ALSO MADE WITH 12, 15, 20 AND 25 SPINDLES. DODDS' NE.W DOVE.TAILING GE.AR. MACHINE. This little machille bas done more to perfect the drawer work of furniture manufactuTers than anything else in tbe furniture trade. FOT fifteen years it has made perfect-fitting, vermin.proof, dove· tailed stock a possibiUty. This bas been accomplished at reduced cost as tbe machine cuts dove-tails in gangs of from 9 to 21 at one 'operation. ALEXANDER DODDS, Grand Rapids, MiohIgan. Rep_ted by Schuchart & Schutre at Betlin. Vienna Stockholm and SI. Petenbura. Repreeentative by A1fTed H. SchUlte at Coloane. Br~ li~lJe.Pam. Milan IlDd BiIboa. ReDIelIellIed in Great Britiml and In'lana by the Oliver Machine.y Co" F. S. ThomJllOll. MII'" 201-203 De.all888le. Manche&fter.Enaland. • :VTIClIICl\J\ ARTISAN 15 • • (TAAOE MARK REGISTER-EO) I I PAINT AND VARNISH REMOVERI I Things don't grow without nourishment. Manufacturers do not increase their facilities unless there is a growing demand to supply. In point of sales, Ad-el-ite Paint and Varnish Remover is tar ahead of any similar preparation on the market and our new, thoroughly equipped plant enables us to give better service than ever before. You will find that Ad-el-ite contains more energy to the gallon, has fewer dis. agreeable features and brings better results than anything you can get. Eats down through any number of old coats of hard paint, varnish, wax, shellac or enamel leaving the surface in perfect condition for refinishing. Send for Free Sample. CHICAGO himself to death, and he will soon do that jf you \,vill hold right stilL Speaking on the subject of self-control, a noted reformer once said: "If a man called me a liar, I would not get mad and fight him. I ,,.,.a.uld say to him, 'If I'm a liar I ought to be ashamed of myself; and if I'm not a liar you aTe a liar,'" It is a mighty good plan to combat insult and injury with wit or a smile. These quickly disarm our adversary. The value to the salesman of self-control in meeting the selfishness or insults of a CUstomer or of managers, is demonstrated over and over again in the life of e\'ery mall on the road. Many instances occur in the career of every salesman where righteous indignation seems justifiable, but if used at all as an alltidote, it should he in homeopathic doses only. \Vhile traveling all the road, long before embarking in business for myself, I once lost my temper under very trying circumstances in dealing "vith the buyer of a large firm. Years afterwards I secured the services of a traveler who was intimately acquainted with that buyer. The first time our new man called on him he was surprised at the reception he received upon presenting· the fit·m's can1. The man with whom I had quarreled opened np on our new representative with, "V\Te have been good friends, and you have ahvays given me a square deal. It \II/oulcl he a real pleasure to continue my business rehltions with you per-sonally, but you call go baek and tell your employer that I --_._----- STA.E ====~SEE:~=~= West Michigan Machine 8. Tool CO" LId. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. for I1IGI1 GRADE PUNCI1ES and DIES. • will see- him in Hades before he gets another dollar's worth of business from my firm." During the years that followed, our finn was deprived of thousands of dollar's worth of business from him be-cause I had lost my self-control just once. Get the habit of self-control, and never part ''lith it. vVhel1 tempted by weakness, keep away as far as possible from the danger line. There is always a fascination in seeing how near we can go to the edge of a precipice without toppling over. Avvealthy man, owning a title country horne far up on it mountain side. desired the services of a coachman. The road leading to his place was very dangerous. It skirted the edge of great crevices and made many sharp turns. Several applicants sought the position; the same question was asked each, "How near can you drive to the edge of the precipice H,ilhout going over?" The first replied, "1 think I could go within two inches." The wealthy man said, "You will not do." The second thought he could go within an inch, and was promptly re-fused. The third man was an Irishman. His reply was, "Beg-ana, I'd kape as far away as I could/' and promptly came the answer, "You're the man I'm looking for. The place is yours." Thomas De \-Vitt Talmage, in one of his most popular leet11Tcs, "Big Blunders," speaking of indttlgence in bad temper, said: "Good humor will sell the most goods, plead the best argument, effect the best cure. The poorest business [rm in town is Growl, Spitfire & Bros. They abuse their clerks. They insult their customers. They quarrel with draymel1. They write impudent duns. They kick the beggars. \Vhy should a mall kick because he has his ups and dO'wns: An umbrella doesn't. 16 ~l [C II I GA N 1 ROYAL WHITE I Af,TISAl\ MAPLE POLISHING VARNISH White-lhe Emblem of Pnrily--our White Maple Polishing Varnish is Pore-and the WH1TEST GOODSon lhe market. It dries 10 recoat every other day; can be rubbed and polished in four to fi ve days. Ask for testing sample. ROYAL VARNISH COMPANY TOLEDO, OHIO ~------------ is the best in all kinds of weather. When other manufacturers or agents tell you their glue is as good as COOPER'S, they admit Cooper's is the BEST. No one extols his product by comparing it with an inferior article. Cooper's Glue is the world's standard of excellence. With it all experiment begins, all comparison continues. and aU lest: ends. Sold continuously since 1820. Its reputation,like itself. STICKS. Peter Cooper's glue is made from selected hide stock. carefully pre. pared. No bOlies or pig s10ck enter into its composition. In strength it is uniform. each barrel containing the same kind of glue lb.alls. i.n every olheI banel of lb.e same wade. ORIN A. WARD GRAND RAP,DSAGENT 403 Ashton Bldg. CiTIZENS PHONE 9333 I~----- • ROLLS The "RELIABLE" Kind. THE FEllWOCK AUTO & MFG. CO. EVANSVILLE, IND. • • . WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY AT BARGAIN PRICES. Havinz purchued the entire Elkhart, Ind., plant of the H"mphrey Bookcase Co., we are offel"ing at bargain priCe8 the following A-I woodworkinlr tools: Band saw, 32 in. ere.cent. Joinler, 8 in. band with 4_sided head. Rip saw table, with counter~haft and saw_Saw table, 30x48 in. with !didini Rl1aie· Band law, 36 in. Cres<:ent. Knife grinder, 32 in. Buffal... automatic. Rounder. two-lpindle with countersh.ft. Shapero single-spindle, table 37x42 in, Band law. 26 in, Silver, iron tilting table. Lathe. Whitney back-knife with. counler- Hod. pin and dowel machine No.2, I:..l!an. Back-kniIe I"..he, Whitney. shaft. Smith., with heads Sander, Young's new edge, iron frame Boring machine, 72" 8-l1oi.ndleAndrews. Lathe. Trevor automatic 41 211 between Rod and dowel machine No.2, Egan and· 'op. Boring machine, 3_spindle horizontal centers. power feed. Stave bolt equalizM with two 30" saws. Borer, No. 21 bench. Slater & MaTsden. Lathe, 14 in cabi ..etmaker·s Eg~n. Shape(. single IPind. Calladay with fri~- T.ucks, 38 miscellanoous f~ctory ·truck... Bocing machine, No. 272 CI~ment hori- Moulder, 14 in. Herm'lDce. 4-lided. tron c $. Tenoner, AmericaD double end. zontal Molder, mng. hd. Smith F _6 with 4 in. Swinll saw, complete with saw and tell, T enoner. sioide head Cordesman & Egan Carver, 3_spindle. with CQ'mtershaft. 4-sl'td h.d. equip wiLh cut_off attachment Cabinetmakers' saw, double cut-olf-. Moulder. lIyle F.b Smith, one side with Sander. two_spindle with couDtershaft. T enon~r, s..lt-feed blind slat. J, A. Fay. Chair bendinlil press, Swartz. cap sash head. Sa.nder, 36 in, Columbia tnple-drum. T enoner. 6" double head. H. B. Smith. Chamfer cutler with iron frame, table 43 MortHer and borer, double-end autom.tic Sander. 42 in. Columbia. triple-drum. T enoner. hand_feed blind slat, J A. Fay. x30 L.tioon. Mortiser llT'ldborer, Co burn imp. blind ~ticker ,148 Hennance with .<:,gula.equip. T enoner, self-!eed adiuftabe b·iod !dat Edginlil saw, 36"xI8t with saw arhor. style. Suder, 30 in three-drum E~an. TwUt ma(hine, Shawyer,l 28 in. cent, Cut-off saw machine, Clement double Planer, 30 in. Clemerlt si~le cylinder, Saw table. 38x63 in, wood l<>p. 10 in. sWQ. Glue jointer. MYers, with couatershaft. Planer and matche., 248 mlli:le cylinder Saw table. 29x30 in. cut-off, rip and 8 in Woodwo.ker, Parb CQmbined lathe, lip jiUaw.completewithTea:u1areqUipment. 4-roll, matches 14" J, A. Fay, saw, and cut-off saw, shapero etc. ointer, Myen IIlue. Planer, sina:. cyl. su.face 201:0 to 6 in, Scroll91w. iron fro wood loP. Cord'SIll'n ointer, 20 in. Porte. hand. Coo'l & D. & Egan, ;:d":;="~~'::":ci:-;~;,;'= c. c. WORMER MACHINERY CO., 98West Woodbridge st"Detroit. Mich. I• MACHINE. fiNIVES PERFECT QUALITY RIGHT PRICES PROMPT SERVICE ABSOLUTE GUAR.ANTEE I I• Dado or Grooving Head •• Miter Machine •• Universal Wood 'trimmer •• Borlna: Machines. Etc. FOX MACHINE CO. Gr~~~~.~:!:.tJ'~h. ---_._----., M ~!:e'i~ [!te. !!.?u'!s e I I II Hotel PantJind (EuropeanPlan) Rate. $1.00 and Up. I I I GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I The Noon Dinner Served at the Pantlind for 50c is THE FINEST IN THE WORLD. J. BOYD PANTUND. Prop • • •, I t!ICHIc;AN PUBLIC TRADE SCHOOLS. Move to Make Them a Part of New York's Educational System. The board of education of "\few York city recently ap-pointed a commitlee to investig-atc trade schools with the idea of ascertaining whether they could be established as part of the public school system of the city. The com-mittee consists of Frederick R Coudert, chairman; Samuel B. Donel!}', John Greene, L. Katzenbcrg and Nl. ]. Sullivan, and they are forl1mlating a set of questions to be sellt to manufacturers to ascertain what trades might best be developed in these public trade schools. Dr. James P. Haney, secretary of the Katiooal Society for the Promotiol1 of Industrial Education, bas been rc- () () () () l q () , ,(J \( 1(' (I' If' r _.. Sketched by ClarelJce I{, Hills, Gr.'lld Rapid!>, Mich. quested to prepare for this committee a report all voca-tional and industrial schools such as might be established as part of the city's public school system. The ::Vfassa-chusetts commission 011 indllstrial education has reported that there arc 25,O(J(j children in that state bctwccll the ages of 14 and Hi years who have left sellool and arc drift-ing from one trade to another vainly seeking to gain a foot-hold. "From this it might be inferred," says Dr. Haney in his report, "that the most important part uf tl1(: entire question of trade teaching dealt with pupils between the ages named, but in reality the question is one which should deal with the pupil before the age of fourteell, for unless the latter has received some definite vocational interest and inclination hefore he reaches the limits of his compulsoTy schooling, he leaves the elemcntar:y school \\lithout insight or training in any of the things which make for a successful adoption and pursuit of a vocation. \Vhile, therefore, it is emphasized that trade teaching, as such, is not to he thought of before the age of sixteen, preparatory vocational train-ing must be a necessary preliminary to the develepment of what may be termed the clientele of the trade schools. "It is clltirely possible to organize this preparatory voca-tiollal work in the seventh and eighth years of the elemen-tary schools and in the bvo years immediately sllccc,edillg. from the 13th to the 16th years, inclusive. One plan would be to set aside certain of the elementary schools through-out the city as centers in which this teaching might be given in the seventh and eighth years. A suggestive pro- ARTISAN grarnme of work would change the curriculum no\\, in vogue by the omission of certain subjects (music etc.), the sim-plifying of the others (mathematics, history, geography), and the immediate application of the subjects to the needs of the prospcctive artisan. The time gained might be givcn in part to the study of industrial drawing and in stilt greater measure to the development of skill of hand and knowl-edge of tools throug-h constructive \vork in wood and metal. "To complete the scheme it will be necessary that there he organized in addition to these preparatory vocational schools of the elementary grade other schools to which the pupil of the age of 14 might go for an additional two years to pursue still fUrther his practise of tool manipulation. This second suggestion contemplates the organization of vocational secondary schools for pupils between the age of 14 and l{), w~1ich might offer courses developing in a similar, but more extended, way the subjects already begun in the elementary vocational schools. ;;It \',:ould be necessary in those secondary schools to differentiate the departments of instruction to the end that tbe student mig!1t elect to pursue his vocational work along lill('s of joinery and carpentry, electriea! -work, plumbing and house painting, etc. "Tn as large a city as New York, it may be safely as-serted that a number of employers wLIl be found entlrelv prepared to accept -..villingly, even eagerly, graduates of a school of the type indicated, and to advance them mOre rapidly in their apprenticeship than it would be possible to promote the untaught and unskilled applicant who enters the trade with no definite knowledge or insight into its processes, and no training preparing him to adapt himself readily to the different forms of work required of the learner. "The immediate co-ordination between school and em-ployers is a necessary part of the plan proposed, which offers the double advantage of directly interesting a large number of practical men in the work of the schools and of pre-senting to the pupil the stimulus which comes from a knO\vlelige that, as a graduate, he will be put immediately ill the way of entering on bis chosen vocation under con-ditions more favorable than could otherwise be the casc." or machine gas fitting, shop practice, or fresco and III, ALHOlCOM~ &CO~ MANUFACTURERS ,.~DDEALERS IN HIGH GRADE BAND AND SCROLL SA'V\/S REFAIRI NG-5ATI5FACTION GUARANTEED ClT1ZEN5 FHONE 1239 27 N MARKET 51 GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. 17 18 MICHIGAN ESTABLISHED 1880 ~U.L.15t1I1D .v MICHIGAN ARTISAN CO. ON THE 10TH AND 25TH OF EACH MONTH OFFICE-lOS, 110.112 NORTH DIViSiON ST•• GRANO RAPIDS. MICH. lNTlAID ...8 MATTIR OF THe. &!COMElCU.ll. Looked at from the right standpoint, competitIOn is the life of trade. \ro,[. S. Holbrock, a leading merchant of Daven-port, Iowa, attributes his success to the enterprise and ac-tivity of a competitor. "I had but little capital," he ex-plained, "but I had to take chances that would not have been considered, but for the lively pace set by my neighbor to get business, I won out, because I had to. It was the old story of the, ground hog and the boy: I might gain meat for the hungry family by hustling. My competitor died a few years ago but I revere his memory." There is a lesson for all in the foregoing. <-to °to Buyer Olsen of Mexico City, Old l\:lexico, is authority for the statement that the period styles of French furniture are preferred by the people of his country. He states that such goods can be purchased much cheaper in France than in the United States. Reciprocal traJe relations between the two republics would turn the tide of trade in such goods to the United States. Furniture IS not manufactured in Mexico. <-to °to Following the awarding of contracts by the general gov-ernment to the amount of $750,000,000, there should be im-provements in all lines of business. The letting of contracts amounting to many millions, following the opening of the war with Spain, served to clear away the long lingering panic of 1803. As a panic extinguisher the governmental treasury never fails to prove effective. °to °to Retailers are much pleased with the action taken by the manufacturers for obtaining uniformity in the finishes of fur-niture. Out-of-town manufacturers will be furnished the formulas upon application to F. Stuart Foote, secretary of the local association. Great annoyance and much expense will be spared to retailers by the general use of the "Grand Rapids Finishes." DtO °to A prominent manufacturing firm in Chicago, advertising its products largely in the magazines, sells goods to the public anJ forwards a check for ten per cent of the amount of such sales to a dealer living in or near the home of the persons to whom such sales are made. And yet the dealers are dissatisfied and unhappy. °to °to Sales of furniture since the opening of the expos1ttons were larger in volume than in January of the current year, but considerably less than during the midsummer season of 1907. There is improvement in the outlook, and a fair volume of trade -seems to be assured for the remaining five months of the year. °to °to Retailers charge that ·the selling of goods to the general public is carried on openly at the furniture exposition in St. Louis. The local association of dealers a-re endeavoring to correct the evil. ARTISAN News that the match trust has 3,500,000,000feet of lumber :11 reserve, will not add to the comfort of the man who en-ters his hall bedroom only to find the box empty. °t" °to Many advertisements calling for skilled labor appearing in the want columns of the daily newspapers attest the im-provement in manufacturing industries. °to °t" During the current mid~summcr exposition season, prices for furniture have been maintained. This fact alone proves the value of organization. DtO °to Kidney shaped sofas, overstuffed, are selling well. Pulse of the Trade. Indications of returning business is illustrated in a num-ber of ways. Arthur Kirkpatrick, of the Grand Rapids School of Designing reports that the students forced to drop the work through lack of employment are returning. He has recently placed the largest order for drawing in-strumcnts ever sent from Grand Rapids. Locks for drawers that any old key will not unlock have been introduced with the approval of housekeepers. Goble, Pratt & Robbins, of Shokane, Wash., will add pianos and organs to their stock of furniture. Wolfe & Co., upholsterers, capitalized for $22,000, have filed articles of association at Seattle, Washington. A very comfortable combination Morris and sleepy hollow chair is one of the new features off the mid-summer market. A Roman chair brought out by the Michigan Chair com-pany of Grand Rapids in 1892, is still manufactured by that corporation. No.1 parlor suite, introduced to the trade fifteen years ago, has been manufactured continuously by the Retting Furniture company of Grand Rapids. A gentleman named Sellew has operated a furniture fac-tory in l\~ewark, N. J., fifty years and accumulated money and property amounting in value to eight or nine millions. In order that this statement may not be discredited, it is neces-sary to add that Mr. Sellew's accumulations resulted from judicious investments in real estate. The Koenig & Gamer Furniture company, of Chicago, whose factory alid grounds were condemned anJ sold to the Northwestern Railroad company, recently have purchased a lot on Chicago avenue, near Green street, upon which a new factory will be erected at once. The lot measures 168x113 feet and cost $17,000. A homesick young angler from Mich. Sadly said, "How I wish I could fich. In a Mich. brook. And once morc have the cook Serve a Mich. fich in a dich." -Judge MICHIGA\J RAILROADS HAD A GOOD YEAR. Summary of Annual Reports Show That They Have Little Cause for Complaint. Advance sheet" from the annual Teport of the Interstate Commerce Commission for the year ending June 30th, <;how that l1ot"l,vithstanding the depression during the last half the year, as a whole, was good for the railroads. The number of railways for \vhich mileage is included in the report is 2,440. During the year rai!>vay companies owning 2,811 miles of lines were reorganized, merged or consolidated. The': corresponding fLgures for the year 1£)06, was 4,054.46 miles. The mileage of roads operated by re-ceivers was 3,926.31 miles, or a decrease of 45.12 miles, as compared with 1906. The number of roads in the hands of receivers was twent:y-nine. ARTISAN 19 Passenger revenue, $564,60G,34a, increase, $54,573,7GO; mail $;";·0,378,964, increase, $3,007,511; express $57,3132,931, increase, $6,322,001; other earnings from passenger service $12,67~,- 8WI, increase, $1,360,662; freight revenue, $1,823,651,99B, i'n-crease $183,265,343; other earnings from freight service $6,- 113,618, increase, $468,426; other earnings from operation (111- cludjng I11JclassifJed items) $74,346,795, increase $14,342,708. Gross earnings from operation per mile averaged $11,383, the corresponding average for the year 1906 being $923 less. The income from operation or the net earnings of the railways amounted to $849,589,764-. This amount exceeds t.he previous year by $51,701,fHi8. The net earnings a m.ile of line for 1907 averaged $3,696; for 1906, $3,548, and for 19U5, $3,18ll. The amount of income attributable to other sources than operation was $286,583,ll42. Dividends declared during the year 1907 amounted to $308,137,924, leaving as surplus from operations, $141,323- -. Sketch by Edward Wenn, Student in Grand Ra.pids School of Furniture Designing, I~ -- 'i- There were in the service of the carriers 55,386 loco-moti ..·.es, an increase of 3,715. The total number of cars of all classes was 2,126,594, or 167,682 more than for the year 1906. This rolling stock was thus assigned: Passenger .. service, 43,973 cars; freight service, 1,991,557 cars, and com-panies' service, 91,064 cars. On the pay rolls of the railways there ..v..ere 1,G72,074 employes, of which 6;3,29;:: were engineers, 69,3fl4 firemen, 48,869 conductors and 134,257 other trainmen. There were 53,414 s·witch tenders, crossing tenders and watchmen. The total amount of wages and salaries was $1,072,386.427. Passengers carried by the railways during the year numbered 873,903,133, this item being 75,959,017 more than for the year endillg June 30, 1006. The number of tons of freight carried was 1,796,336,659, which exceeds the tonnage of the year H106, by 164~,962,440 tons. The average revenue per passenger per mile for the year was 2.014 cents. For the preceding year the average was about 2.003 cents. The average revenue per ton per mile was 0,759 cents; the like average for the year 1906 was 0.748 cents. Gross earnings from operation of 227,247.83 miles of line were $2,589,105,578, being $263,34U,411 greater than for the year 1906. Operating expenses were $1,748,5Lj,fl14, or $211,- 538,543 more than in Hl06. The following- figures present a statement of gross earnings in detail and shO\.,7the increase of the· several items over those of previous years: 264. The surplus from operat.ions as shown for the pre-ceding year \vas $112,234,761. Casl1a[ities ,",,"ere$122,855, of which 11,839 represented the number of persons killed and 111,016 the number injured. EBONOID-A REMEDY FOR STEAM AND ACIDS. Since the extremely moist process has been found to produce the most satisfactory results in drying lumber, vari-au. ki111concerns have been endeavoring to produce a paim or coating which \",ould thoroughly protect kiln buildings and equipment from the steam and acids which come from lumber at high temperature. The Grand Rapids Veneer \'lorks have finaHy developed a coating which fully meets all requirements and is sold under the name of EBONOI.D .. at a price which permits of its being used freely. One of the tests made with EBOl\OID was to cOat a thin layer of loosely presscd felt paper and subject it to the steam, spray and tannic acid test for several months at from 165 to 200 degrees temperature. This paper was found to be in good condition at the end of the test and for all practical pllrJ;lOses, both fire proof and water proof. A second test was made by painting- the fire doors of a boiler with EBONOID. These doors have ben in use, day and night, for a year, frequently red hot, and at the present time the paint is still black, glossy and to all appearances as durable as the iron itself, thus proving that the use of EBONOID is not limited to the dry kiln. 20 lI(lel-IIGA" ARTISAN • • CHOICE TOOLS FOR FURNITURE MAKERS II you do uol know the "Oliver" wood working 100ls. you had beller give us you, add'ess aud have us lell you all about lhem. We make nothing but Quality tools. lhe first cost 01 which is considerable. bUI which will make more profit lor each dollar invested than any 01 tl e cheap machines Hood-ing the country. . "Oliver" New Variety Saw Table No. 11. Will take a saw up 10 20~ diameter. Arbor bell is 6~ wide. Sendfot Catalog "B" fordilola on Hand Jointers. Saw Tables, Wood Lathes, Sanders. Tenoners. Mortiser., Trimmers. Grinders, Work Benches, Vises, Clamps, Glue Heaterll. etc., etc. OLIVER MACHINERY CO. Work. aDd General Offices at 1 to 51 Clancy St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. BRANCH OFFICES Oliver Machinery Co.• Hudson Termillal. 50 Churcl-t St., New York· Olh:er MlI;d~nery Co., Firft Natio!!,/I1Bank.Building, Chica~. 111.;Oliver Machinery Co.:. Pacific BuildlDIl'. Seattle, Wuh.; Oliver Machinel'YCo .201-203 Deansga.te.Manchester, Ens: Oliver Tools "OLIVER" No. 16. Band Saw 36lncbet. Made with or without motor drive Metal table 36"x301!. Will take 18" under the 8uide - u1ts 45 <!eg(ees one way and 7 degrees ,he o'lheT way. CaJ-lies a saw up, to 1%" wide. Oubide bearing to lowe!" wheel shalt when notm()lQH!civep. Weigbs 1800 IPs when ready to ship . • Dr. Maxwell on Trade Schools. The New York City Superintendent of Schools, in his re-cent interview in The Times, regrets the spirit that prevents the youth of the city from getting the full benefit of really useful instruction because they are beguiled into taking employment at tempting wages. He mentions a trade school and shop established by a manufacturing concern, where the pupils have a guarantee of from $2.50 to $7.50 a week for a course of five years, and where large num-bers of them leave as soon as they have learned to operate a lathe and can get $12 nr $15 a week. They are warned in vain that they are giving up the chances of much higher wages in the future. On this Dr. Maxwell says; "When boys, attracted by a little higher wages, leave a trade school in which they are paid far their scrvic,es; when boys and their parents are willing to sacrifice all the glowing prospects of the futttre for a little temporary gain, is it matter of astonishment that boys leave high schoolsJ' where they receive no wages whatever?" Certainly the thing the doctor mentions is not a matter of astonishment. It is the sort of thing that is happen-ing in every walk of life among all classes of society. Lack of foresight and love of immediate ease at the cost of future efficiency and progress are not peculiar to the high school or trade school children or their parents. And we do not see that the illustration throws much light on the problem of the high school. As we understand it, that problem is the re1atlve value of the high school in propor-tion to its cost. Does it repay the great expense it en-tails from a school treasury heavily burdened with the demands of an immense number of children who neither do nor can avail themselves of the liigh school? \Ve do not in the least deny its advantages for a certain small chosen minority, who have the intellect to use these ad-vantages and whose parents can afford to send them to the school. But granting this, is it expedient, is it quite • Save Labor •• Time .. Tempers •• Cost just, to devote to the few in the high school an amount of money per child out of all proportion to the amount avail-able for the many who cannot attend the high school? It may seem to an enthusiastic educator sordid to look at the matter from the financial point of view, but as things are at present that is the controlling point of view. If we had money enough to give the best possible instruction to' the children in the elementary schools-say, enough to provide an excellent teacher in every branch for ,each class of not more than thirty pupils-then the claims of the high school wouM stand in a different light. Until we have done that, we think that increase of expenditure should be directed to meet the needs of the vast majority, whose needs are the greatest and most pressing, whose means are the least, and who belong to a class which, in the ratio of means, pays the heaviest contribution to the school funds. "They seem to live happily together." "Yes; he lets his wife select his neckties and his sten-ographers.' J WOOD FINISHING MATERIALS FIlLERS, STAINS. POLISHES. ETC. fj If in trouble with finishing materials, now is the time to let us put you right. q We match all sample~ submitted and fill all orders promptly. GRAND RAPIDS WOOD FINISHINGCO. Ss.59 EUawortb Ave_. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. • • MIClIIGAN Chintz for the Furnishing of Homes in Summer. Anyone who has been in the homes of London, from the parlors of l\Ia:yfair to the little drawing rooms of "self-contained" flats in Kensington and Chelsea, must be impressed ·with the popll1arity of chintz and cretonne for summer furnishing', \Valls [lre covcre,l with these materials and furniture blossoms ont in the gayest of garlands on a spotlessly \vhite background. Ctl~;hjons look like heaps of t1owers, and beds aTe flounced and pillmved with the daintiest and coolest of pinks and blues and greens, The effect is charming and cool. Tt is cheering as well ill the gray atmosphere of London, and it is an economical ide<l, for it saves good furnituTcc and silk and tapestry from summer wear and tear. Only recently have American housekeepers begun to ap-preciate the changes thnt may be wrought with chintz during the warm months not only in summer homes out Sketched by Clarence R. HillS, Grand Rapids, Mich, of town but in the city Hat. One reason why chintz has 110t heretofore been utilize(l extensively is that the French variety used to b(' the only kind to be found and ,va.s ex-tremely expensive, The American manufacturers arc no ..v.. producing attractive results in the way of chintzes or their equivalent. The an ticking that sells for twenty-Frye and thirty cents a yard is admirable for 'valls aIle! covers that require body. For cushions there are dozens of beautiful patterns in cretonne and linen taffeta, silkoline and even gauzy fabrics that can be llsed as curt3ins_ There is no reason why the American housewife shoutd persist in using the dark reds and grccns of denim instead of brightening things up with chintz: {Ol- the summer. Fj~rc or ten dollars expended on a room will do wonders. Of course it is not 'wise to transform an entire apart-ment, as that produces an effect of sameness and monotony. But the living room and one bedroom may be brightened or a library transformed from its sombre '\vinter dullness into a bower. A wall papered in dark green or red can be changed by a frieze of chintz matching the cushions on couch or chairs. In one home in a studio building in \Vashington Sqnare the magazines and paper covered hooks have little slip covers of chintz ill a tiny pattern of Dresden roses and blue bowknots on white. The cloors arc curtained in a broad satin finished pale blue chintz striped with white, the couch cushions are of blue and ,,,,hite on a blue cover, and the vv'alls are hung with chilltz in the same colon. During the summer wicker chairs take the place of the heavier ones, atld the big awninged window has a garden box rioting in green vines that trail up the sides and over- Bow into Ole room. The average 111an is almost as proud of his first baby as he is of his first automobile. 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Wear~ always glad to matl Wllstrated pTin(ed mailer giving full partiC!ltaTll. Black Bros. Machinery CO. MENDOTA. ILL • NATIONAL LUMBER INSPECTION RULES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 1908. General Instructions. Inspectors are instructed to study these rules carefully and to use their best jll~lgmcnt in applying them. Exceptions to the general rules are stated under the caption of the respective woods. Lumber must be inspected and measured as the inspector finds it, of full length and width. He shall make no allow-ance for the purpose of raising the grade. Inspection must be made from the poor side of the piece. Lumber should be properly manufactured, of good average widths and length, and must he of standard thickness when shipping dry. It should have parallel edges and all ragged and bad ends must be trimmed off. Tapering lumber in standard lengths must he measured one-third the length of the piece from the narrow end. Minimum widths mentioned in any grade of lumber must be of full width. "Fractions of over one-half foot, as shown on the hoard r{tle, must be counted up to the next higher figure; fractions of exactly one-half foot a11(l less, as shown on the board rule, must be COtltlteo back to tbe next lower figure." The number of defects admitted in ally piece, must be determined in accordance witb the surface measurement as deftned by these rules. "All lumber of standard grades and thicknesse,s must be tallied face or surface measure, of 1 inch lumber. If the lumber is thicker than 1 inch then the tally so obtained must be multiplied by the thickness as expressed in inches and fractions of an inch. All lumber less than 1 inch thick must De counted face measure.' ' Unevenly s~t"wnlumber must be accepted and inspected into any of the grades of No. 3 Common and Better to which its quality entitles it, and must b('. ta.llied at the staJldard thickness of the piece measured at its thinnest part and must not be more than 1-16~inch thicker at any point in stock cut %-inch or less thick or more than 7§-inch thicker in Yii and }i-inch stock, or more than 7;1:-inchthicker in I-inch to 2-inch stock, or more than %-inch thicker in 20-inch and thicker stock. Lumber showing greater vari-ation in thickness than is allowed under this rule, must be classed as missawn, and graded and reported as such. These rules define the poorcst piece in allY given grade. but the respective grades must contain all pieces up to the next higher grade. "In the grade of No.1 Common no piece shall contain heart to exceed one-half its length in the aggregate. "In the grade of No.2 Common, no piece shall contain ARTISAN heart to exceed three-fourths its length in the aggregate." Standard Grades-The standard grades of Hardwood lum-ber are: First, Second, No. :I;. Common, Ko. 2 Common, and No.3 Common. First and Seconds are combined as one grade. "The percentage of firsts in the combined grade of firsts and seconds in the various woods shall be as follows: Poplar, not less than 50 per cent. Cottonwood, Tupelo, Plain and Quartered Sycamore, White Ash, Plain Oak, Chestnut, Red Gum and Sap Gum, not less than 33 1-3 per cent. Birch, Black Ash and rvraple, not less than 20 per cent. Quartered Oak, Cherry, Beech, Soft Elm and Soft .NIaple, and Basswood, not less than 25 per cent. Butternut, 110t le:i5 than 10 per cent. African, 35 per cent., and Mexican Mahogany, 40 per cent. Cuban Mahogany, ~3 1-3 per cent. Standard Lengths·---Standard lengths are 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 feet, but not over 15 per cent of odd lengths are admitted. In the grade of Firsts and Seconds the lengths are 8 to 16 feet, but there must not be more than 20 per cent under 12 feet, and not to exceed 10 per cent of 8 and 9 feet lengths. Standard Thicknesses-The standard thicknesses of hard-wood lumber are 7;1:, :Y8, 0, %. :Ui, 1, n4, 10, 2, :V~,3, 30, 4, 451, 5, 50, and 6 inches, Standard Defects-{Each of the following defmes one standard :) One knot l}i inches in diameter. Two knots not exceeding in extent or damage one 17,4- inch knot. Splits-In lumber of random widths, one split not diverg-ing more than I-inch to a foot, and not exceeding in length in inches the surface measure of the piece in feet, but not more than two defects in this character are admitted in a piece of the grade of Firsts and Seconds. Lumber sold as special widths stock will not allow more than one standard defect of this character. \Vorm, grub, knot and rafting-pin holes, not exceeding in extent or damage one- l~-inch knot. Note-A straight split not exceeding (j inches in length in one end of a piece of lumber 8 .inches and' over wide must not be considered a defect. Bright sap is no defect unless so stated under caption of the respective woods. \~lorm holes no defect in No. 2 Common Soft Maple. Explanations-The term "Sound Cutting" as used in these rules, means a piece of lumber free from rot and shake. Thc term Clear Face Cutting as used in these rules applies only to the description of the cutting, and means a cutting having onc face clear and the reverse face sound. MICHIGAN ARTISAN 23 !:fi !:fi BARRETT'S PRIME SHELLAC VARNISH !:fi l!:fi !Ii made from strictly pure Shellac Gum cut III Specially Denatured or !:fi !Ii Wood Alcohol. The results of 25 years' experience in the importa- tion of gums, in the use of solvents, and in the manufacture of varnish !:fi embodied in "Barrett's Prime. .. Ask for samples and prices. !:fi !:fi !:fi !:fi 1M. L. BARRETT &. CO., !:fi !:fi 219 LAKE ST•• CHICAGO The dear face of clltting is determined from the poor side of the piece of lumber. Ordinary season checks arc not to be considered defects, but if of so serious a character as to damage the lumber, they afC to be considered by the inspector. Stain that will surface off in dressing to the standar(! thickness must not be considered a defect. vVane in lumber 9'B and }4-inch in thickness, not over :xi-inch in width; I-inch to 2 inches in thickness, not over 0-inch in width; 2Y; inches and over in thickness, not over I-inch width; not over one-fourth of the thickness of the piece and one-sixth of the length of the piece or its equiva-lent, must not be considered a defect. "Vane of more than the above description is a defect and must be so considered by the inspector. Defects not enumerated as standard defects that do not damage the piece more than the standard defects allowe,J, are equivalent defects. In the following rules all widths and lengths mentioned are incltlsi ve. Special Inspection-Log Run means the full run of the Jog with No.3 Common out. No.1 Common and Better means the full run of the log with No.2 and No.3 Commons out. Finish-Finish must be 4 inches and over wide, 8 to 16 feet long, not exceeding 10 per cent. Sand 9 feet. Pieces 6 feet surface may have one, 9 feet two. 12 feet three, and 16 feet and over four standard defects or their equivalent. Inspection mnst be made from the good face of the piece. The reverse face must be sound. The grade of No.3 Common when desired may be divided as follows: K o. 3-A-Must be 3 inches and over wide, 4 feet and longer. This grade will admit of shake, knots, heart, wane and any other detects which do not materially affect the strength of the piece or its use as a whole. The grade to be determined from the good face. An occasional knot-hole will be admitted in this grade. No. 3-B consists of all lumber below the grade of :Jo. 3-A \vhich will cut 25 per cent and over sound. Squares-all woods except Maple. Splits \) inches in length in the No.1 grade in one end not to be considered a defect. Splits in excess not admitted. Firsts and Seconds-l.engths 8 to 16 feet; 4 and 5-inch squares "Yill admit one, () and 7-illCh squares two, 8 and 9- inch squares three, and 10 and 12-illCh squares four sound standard defects. No.1 Common are squares that grade below I-1rst and seconds, and must cut two-thirds sound in not over three pieces. No piece to be shorter than two feet. Maple Squares-Pieces 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 7x7 and SxS, 8 to 16 feet long, must grade first and seconds on three sides, and No.1 Common on the heart side, same to be graded as Firsts and Seconds. Step Plank- Grades: Firsts and Seconds, and Common. \\lidths: 11 to 15 inches. Thickness: lXi, 10, and 2 inches. Lengths: 10 to 16 feet. Firsts and Seconds must be clear one face and one edge. The reverse side and one edge must be sound. First and Seconds may have a split not exceeding 12 inches in length. Common must work two-thirds of the length of the piece clear face; no cutting to be less than 4 feet long by the full width of the piece. Strip Inspection-Ash, Basswood, Beech, Birch, Butter-nut, ::Vlaple, Soft Elm, and Sycamore. Grades: Clear and NO.1 Common. \;Vidtbs: 20, 3, 31'2, 4, 40, 5, 50 inches. Inspection must be made from the good face of the plece. Lengths: 6 feet and over. Thickness: I-inch and 174 inches. Clear strips are 8 to 16 feet long, and must show one face and two edges clear. The reverse face must be sound. No. 1 Common Strips are \) to 16 feet long. 6 and 7 feet must be one face and two edges clear. Reverse face must be sound. 8 to 11 feet must work two-thirds clear face in 110t two pieces; 12 feet and over must work two-thirds clear face in not over three pieces. No piece of cut-ting to he considered which is less than 2 feet long by the f1111width of the piece. Reverse face of cutting must be sound. Clear Cherry strips grade as above, excepting that no sap is admitted on the face side of the piece. Clear, Plain and Quartered Oak Strips grade as above, excepting that 20 and 3-illch pieces will admit of 0-inch of bright sap, 3%, 4 and 4Y2-inch pieces will admit of :xi-inch of bright sap, and 5 and 50-inch pieces will admit of I-inch of bright sap, on the face side. In the grade of No.1 Common strips, bright sap is no defect in Plain and Quartered Oak Redi Gum. Grades, Lengths and Thicknesses: Standard. ,\ridths: 4 inches and over. In Firsts and Seconds, pieces may ha,,'e I-inch of bright sap on one face, and not exceed one-fifth in the aggregate on the reverse face, Firsts-Firsts must be 8 inches and over wide, 12 feet and over long, and free frOm all defects, except in pieces 10 feet and over surface measure which may have one standard defect, or its equivalent. (Continued on Page 2'3.I 24 MICHIGAN Manual Training Prepares for Business Future By W. J. MacInnes. To build well, and on a solid foundation, is a maxim that only a few of the millions of inhabitants of this globe appreciate fully. From the earliest periods of history, down lhrough the ages, this .axiom bas proven a source of comfort and economy. The basic principle of life in all of its broadest phases is correct education. 'lI/here education has been slighted or neglected, you will fmd instead of true life, failures and mere existence. We have evidences of this truth on every haml. Our a{mhouses, charitable institutions, prisons and asylums are filled to overflowing, and the majority of the inmates are of a low order of intelligence and cultintion. It is true that in recent years quite a large number of bankers and persons supposed to be of a high development of character are oc-cupying clerical positions in our federal prisons. But pause a moment and read back through their lives, and you will find that not only their early education, that which is the strongest influence for good and honest dealings, was missed entirely, or, the parents were so little interested in its ac-complishment, that the strong foundation necessary to carry the heavy superstructure, which was to follow in the lives of these men was laid in the shifting sands of plain ig-norance. One has only to view the daily press to discover the full meaning of this truth. Faith, hope and charity are virtues which exist to a larger degree among educated people, and on these three, the very life of our industrial fabric must depend for its support. The tottering walls of the great nations of the past history of the world, seem to come very close to us in our modern ideas of business integrity and aggrandizement. If then, we desire, and we should make it a part of our living, that the unborn generations shall avoid the pitfalls which have assailed a vast majority of those gone before, let us give more and more attention to the foundation of our educational system. As a child is parent of the man, so we may say the kin-dergarten is the parent of the manual training school, the latter being the strongest factor for deeper education of the present day. As was stated in a pre'irious article, the ideal education is that which is devoted to a homogeneous system of mental and manual training. A careful observation of kindergarten principles and teaching methods, when correctly applied and absorbed, gives to one an insight into the vast possibilities of the human mind, even at the tender ages of 3, 4 and 5 years. Of course it is not wholesome to produce prodigies, as but one subject is then covered. But who can tell hut the teacher, what latent forces lie hidden in the youngsters of the kindergarten age and how much scientific training is necessary to cause them to blaze forth into a resistless flame of energy and ability. These tittle people interest an alarm-ingly small number of us who have advanced to later life cares, responsibilitics and vices. It may appear to some of my readers to be a strong statement, that many of us who are credited with a keen discernment in business, high ability and a development of brain force, can learn from the children in the kindergarten classes. The true and simple life is there exemplified. Avarice, jealousy, envy, hate and such like, the stumbling blocks of our present civilization, arc unknown quantities, and in their stead we find love, patience, honesty and confidence. It is an undisputed fact that the underlying principles of society are engrafted and promulgated during the early stages of education. The greatest respect for the laws of order, obedicnce and cleanliness are taught to the child in many instances. The idea of form, constructiveness and inventiveness are con-l ARTISAN ceived, all being illustrative of the triumph of object teaching. \¥ithout going into the history of the kindergarten work in America at length, a few interesting statistics concerning its establishment and adoption in our public school system are offered. \Vhile one would imagine, without giving it much thought, that the idea emanated from Boston, because of the reputation of that city, both in and out of comk periodicals, for things educational, it is rather surprising to note- that the first public school kindergarten was established in far out west, and half way south, 51. Louis, Mo., in the year 1873. This important branch of education was not adopted in Boston until 1888, and as a matter of fact, not until the year of 1890 did the eastern states awaken to the importance and possibilities of kindergarten classes in the ~chools. Training schoolS for kindergarten teachers are now im-portant branchcs of the curriculum of most of our large colleges and in aIt universities where co-education prcvails. Post·graduate courses have become 'an absolute necessity, if the teacher wishes to keep abreast with and fully under-stand the work in its present state of scientific advancement. Let us visit together, for the sake of a new experience or sensation, one of the kindergarten classrooms in a city of 100,000 inhabitants. vVe will arrive at the door of the school building at the regular hour for opening the morning session, say 8:45 o'clock, and looking acrosS" the play grounds we discover, as if their instinct had guilded them away from the larger boys and girls, and out of the danger of being run down and trampled upon, a company of from 15 to 30 little tots ranging from 3 to 6 years. They are playing practically the same games as the larger children, but seemingly with more dig-nity, and surely with greater courtesy on - the part of the' boys toward the girls, than is manifested among the boys of the primary grades. The call bell rings, and immediately the line is formed, every child in his or her "place, to march into the schoolroom. This is accomplished with almost the same precision as with a company of soldiers. Each boy and girl knows just where to hang his or her hat and coat, after they have had assistance from the teachers in removing them. This is something unheard of in the average Amer-ican home, where father, mother or the housemaid are ex-pected to look after the belongings of the child, thrown carelessly upon a nearby chair or in a convenient corner. The value of the suggestion of order to the mind of the child is not beyond the comprehension of my readers. If pre-vailed in, it will prove to be a habit for economy and neat-ncss, much to be desired and envied. All is not quiet in the room as yet, but to gain absolute silcnce the tcacher does not command it in a stern voice.· No, but -in an extremely simple object lesson, by placing her hand against the back of her ear to form a sound bell, and in an atmost inaudible voice, saying, "Children, I wish to hear the clock tick." You could hear a pin drop on the floor, at any time during the five minutes immediately following the request. Most sessions of these classes are started with a simple prayer, which seems to command as much reverence, and perhaps more, than could be expected from a class of adults, - •I · . GRAND RAPIDS~"'·"'·"MICHIGAN MICHIGAi'i all heads, without exception, being bowed and not raised until the prayer has been properly ended. Now we are ready for actual \vark. A long table at which the entire class may he seated is provided, and chairs of the right height so that all may work cOllvenientty. Up~ on the table the work for the session is laid out, mally pieces of colored paper, cloth, yarn and thread constitute the fa,,,· material to be worked up into c1ivers objects. It is needless to explain, nor could one do so with any great amount of satisfaction, the different operations of those little hands in accomplishing the most surprising re-sults. .Mind yOll, these are productions after models, or in advanced classes from oral or blackboard suggestions by the teacher. You ,,yilt find within a period of two or three weeks an accumulation of objects of furniture mark from paper and cloth. covering an entire household equipment, all the way from a stool to a cook stove, ,'lith fantastical lan-terns, lamps, brie-a-brae completely worked out, as a diver-sion. Some of these creations ,vould be a credit to older persons. I have observed little children at work in these classes. with a pair of scissors, \vhieh is practically the only too! em-ployed, that could and did cut a straighter edge than the so-calico and so-paid skilled mechanics in our factories. As an object te,sson for the adoption of manual training in its fullest scope, in our public school system, a board of trustees could find no better incentive than in the kinder-garten. Boys and girls alike are taught to sew, and can readily explain why stitches of a different character arc em-ployed, many of which on doll's clothes and miniature bed coverings 'would surprise the experienced dressmaker. for neatness and symmetry. The selection of a kindergarten teacher should be made with the greatest care, this branch being of the utmost im-portance because of its effect on the primary grades, \\Chich r- I ARTISAN 25 immediately follow, but, alas, in too many instances, those who are appointed to select a teacher, are themselves lacking in the sound principles of correct education, and we find the teachers \""holly unfit for the work of conducting classes. Education begins while the child is yet in the cradle, and the Grst steps in this direction are certainly the most important in man's career. An education of some SOrt proceeds so rapidly in the early years of our life that we have little conception of the development either for good or bad, as the case may be, until confronted with our overwhelming ignorance, or recog-nized ability to stand at the head of the class. It therefore argues that the kindergarten fills a most important part of our educational system and leads logically to the manual training school. Furthermore, as a sure foundation for the upbuilding of our social fabric, it is without doubt a recog-nized factor. The kindergarten suggests a change from the automatic or superficial "poll parrot" to the scientific education, and while the latter at the present time is undeveloped in the classes immediately following the kindergarten. it should be an easy matter to adopt manual training in combination with the mental training now in vogue for scholars ranging in ages from 7 to 14. \Ve do find manual ttalll.lng i.n. the upper branches of our schools, which is only another form of the kindergarten, taking a strong hold on the imagination of thc American people, and it is bound to develop for scholars of the ages when the greatest benefits may be gained from 7 to 14 year~. 1Janual training in the primary grades is main-tained in a greater or lesser state of perfection in some lo-calities, and the conduct of such c:lasses has proven to be ex-ceedingly interesting from the viewpoint of deep seated re-sults. Solomon said; "Train up a child in the way he should go, aud when he is old he will not depart from it." Solomon was a wise man. ._--_._------~ used the Michigan MANUFACTURERS OF FURNITURE: Have you Editions ever of the Mercantile Artisan? IF NOT, WHY NOT? These Editions would Why not try Mailed to '--------------------------- serve you well. them? Retailers Only. .1 ---------------- --4 26 MICHIGAN , ,, ARTISAN Dried by the "Proctor System" Machine. (We wiJI describe it to you.) (Something unheard of before.) ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BETTER THAN OUR Gum and Cottonwood Drawer Bottoms Prompt deliveries of DRY STOCK rain or shine. WALTER CLARK VENEER CO. 535 Michigan Trust Building, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. NATIONAL LUMBER INSPECTION RULES. • (4.;Ol.tiIlUld from Page 23. ) Seeonds-Seconds must be 6 inches and over wide. Standard:defectsar.e admitted according to surface meas-ure as follows: 6 feet, 1 standard defect or its equivalent. 9 feet, 2 standard defects or their equivalent. 13 feet, 3 standard defects or their equivalent. 18 feet and over, 4 standard defects or their equivalent. No.1 Commons-Ko. 1 Commons must be 4 inches and over wide, 6 feet and over long. Pieces 4 inches wide, 6 and 7 feet long, must be clear red; pieces 4 inches wide, 8 to 11 feet long, must work two-thirds clear red face in not over two pieces; pieces 4 inches wide, 12 feet and over long, must work two-thirds clear red face in not over three pieces. No piece of cutting to be considered which is less than 2 feet long by the full width of the piece. Pieces 5 inches and over wide, 6 to 11 feet long, must work two-thitds clear red face in not over two pieces; 12 feet and over long, must work two-thirds clear red face in. not over three pieces. No piece of cutting to he considered which is less than 4 inches wide and 2 feet-long or 3 inches wide and 3 feet long. Plain-Sawn-Red and White Oak. Grades: Firsts, Seconds, ~_o. 1 Common, No.2 Com-mon, No.3 Common, and Wormy. Lengths and --Thicknesses: Standard. Vlidths: 3 inches and ·over. In the grade of Firsts and Seconds pieces 6 and '7 inches wide bright sap up to one-third of the width of the piece in the aggregate on one face is no defect; in pieces 8 inches and Over wide bright sap on one face is no defect; on the: reverse face 1-inch of bright sap in the aggregate must be considered as one standard defect. Bright sap is no defect in the Common grades. Firsts-Firsts must be 8 inches and over wide, 10 feet and over long, and free from all defects except pieces 10 feet and over surface measure, may have one standard de-fect, or its equivalent. Seconds-Seconds must be 6 inches and over wide. Standard defects are admitted according to surface measure as follows: (I feet, 1 standard defect or its equivalent. 9 feet, 2 standard defects or their equivalent. 13 feet, 3 standard defects or their equivalent. 18 feet and over, 4 standard defects or their equivalent. No. 1 Commons-No. 1 Commons must be 4 inches and over wide, 6 feet and over long. Pieces 4 inches wide, 6 and 7 feet long, must be clear; 8 to 11 feet long must work two-thirds clear face in not over two pieces; 12 feet and over must work two-thirds dear face in not OVerthree pieces· No piece of cutting to be less than 2 feet long by the full width of the piece. Pieces 5 inches and over wide, 6 to 11 feet long, must work two-thirds clear face in not over two pieces; 12 feet and over long must work two-thirds clear face in not over three pieces. Nopieee of cutting-considered which- is "less'than 4 inches wide and 2 feet long or 3 inches wide and 3 feet long. No.2 Commons-No.2 Commons must be 3 inches and over wide, 4 feet and over long. Pieces 6 to 11 feet long must work 50 per cent cleat" face in not over three pieces; pieces 12 feet and over long must work 50 per cent clear face in not over four pieces. :No piece of cutting considered which is less than 3 inches wide a.nd 2 feet long. There shall be not to exceed 10 per cent of 4 and ;) foot lengths. No.3 Commons-No. :i Commons must be 3 inches and over widc, 4 feet and Over long, and must have at least 25 per cent of sound cutting. Wormy-This grade is the same as No.1 Common, ex-cept that worm holes arc considered no defect. Note-Streaks in plain-sawn Oak are serious defects, and inspectors are cautioned to be careful in estimating their damage, as ofttimes they will reduce the piece in grade. Common Dimension-Dimension sawn common Oak plank and timbers used for 'c.aJ:' and.-J:mi19.ing purposes must be free from wind-shake, dry rot, rotten knots or defects which impair the'strength of the piece. Tight hearts, well boxed, in this material shall be considercd no defect. Quarter-Sawn Red and White Oak. Grades: Grades, Lengths and ThiCknesses: Standard. Widths: 3 inches and over. One inch of bright sap in the aggregate is no defect; each additional 1 inch of bright sap in the aggregate must be considered as onc standard defect. Eright sap is no defcct in the common grades. All quarter-sawn Oak must show figure on one face not less than 90 per cent in the aggregate. Firsts-Firsts must be 7 inches and over wide, 10 feet and over long, and free from all defects, except pieces 10 feet and over surface measure which may have one standard defect, or its equivalent. Seconds-Seconds must be 6 inches and Over wide. Standard defects are admitted according to surface measure as follows: 6 feet, 1 standard defect or its equivalent. 13 feet, 3 standard defects or their equivalent. 18 feet and over, 4 standard defects or their equivalent. No.1 Commons-No.1 Commons must be 4 inches and over wide, 6 feet and ove.c long. Pieces 4 inches wide, 6 and 7 feet long, must be dca-r, 8 to 1L feet long must work MICHIGAN two-thirds clear face in not over two pieces; 12 feet and over long must work two-thirds clear face in not over three pieces. 1\0 piece of cutting to be less than 2 feet long by the full width of the piece. Pieces ;} inches and oyer wide, 6 to 11 feet long, must work two-thirds clear face in not over two pieces; 12 feet Designed by Clarence R. Hills, Grand Rapids. and over long TIlust work two-thirds clear face in not over t'hree pieces. No piece of cutting considered which is less than 4 inches wide and 2 feet long or 3 inches wide and 3 feet long. Ko 2 Commons-Xo. 2 Commons must be 3 inches and Over wide, 6 feet and over long. Pieces {} to 10 feet long mllst work 50 per cent clear face in not over three pieces. Pieces 11 feet and over long must work 50 per cent dear face in not over four pieces. No piece of cutting considered which is less than 3 incbes 'vide and 2 feet long. :Ko. 3 ComInons-:-\o. 3 Commons must be 3 inches and over wide, 4 feet and over long, an(l mllst contain at least 25 per cent of sound cutting. Note-Streaks in quarter-sawn Oak are serious defects, and inspectors are cautiOllQd to be careful in estimating their damage, as ofttimes they will reduce a piece in grade. Walnut and Butternut. Grades, Lengths, and Thickllesse;;;: Standard. \Vidths: :J inches ane! over. All odd lengths must be measured. Firsts and Seconds-Firsts ana Seconds must be /) inches and over \vide, 8 feet a11(l over long, not to exceed 25 per cent of 8 and 9 feet IC11gths. Pieces 6 and 7 inches wide may have one standard knot, Or its equivalent, and ;J4-il1ch sap in the aggregate on each side. Pieces 8 and 9 inchcs wide Jl1~ly JlaVC hvo :-;tandard knots, or their cquival~llt, and I-inch of bright sap in the aggre-gate on each side. Pieces 10 and 11 inches wide may have three :-;tandard knots, or their equivalent, and 2 inches of bright sap in the aggregate on aile side and I-inch of bright sap ill the aggre-gate on the other side. Pieces 12 inches or over wide may have three standard knots .. or their equivalent, and 3 i11che5 of bright sap in the aggregate on ant side and 10 inches of bright sap in the aggregate on the other side. N 0, :I Commons-No. 1 COmmO!lS must be 4 inches and over wide, 4 feet and over long. Pieces 4 and ;j inches wide may have h\'o standard knots, or their equivalent, and one-half sap in the aggregate on the other side. ARTISAN 27 Pieces 6 inches and over wide must work two-thirds clear face. No piece of cutting to be less than 3 inches wide and 4 feet long. Each cutting in this grade rnust have one clear face and not to exceed one~half sap in the aggregate on the reverse side. No.2 Commons-There is no restriction as to heart in No.2 Common. No.2 Commons must be 3 inches and over wide, 4: feet and over long, and must work one-half clear. No piece of cutting considered which is less than 3 inches wide and 3 feet long. Each cutting in this grade must have onc clear face. Sap may be on the reverse side. 1\0. 3 Commol1s-)Jo. 3 Commons Inustbe 3 inches and over wide, 4 feet and over long, and must contain at least 25 per cent sound cutting. Note-\i\'alnut ordered fOr any thicknesses different from the foregoing thicknesses .• or for molding strips .• clear face squares, chair stock, table top or other dimensions, shall be subject to contract between buyer and seller, and be arbi-trated, \"hen necessary, between buyer and seller, by regular authorized inspector, who shall be furnished with conditions of contract. \V]lite MapJe-\Vhite Maple as contemplated by this rule means the product of the white part of the Maple log. Grades: Shall be No.1 and No.2. No.1 shall be ,"vbite two sides and two edges and may contain the same defects as allowed in the regular grades of .:\laple 1'5 and 2's. No. 2 shall be white on one side and two edges, the reverse side to be at least 50 per cent white and may con-tain the same defects as allowed in the regular grades of :"lap1e l's and 2';;. \ "."' ~~ t IT IS A BLOT \ upon the ability of every furniture manufadurer. superintendent, foreman, and salesman to lack a correct knowledge of the fundamental principle. of sketching, detailing, ornamental drawing and the period styles. and we have a course of instructions that works wonders as an eraser. Grand Rapids School of Designing 542-545 Houseman Building. Grand Rapids. A. KIRKPATRICK,Instructor and De~r. I• 28 MICHIGAN St. Andrews Society Chair. A remarkable chair is that used by the president of the St. Andrews Society of St. Johns, New Brunswick. The materials used 1n its con5truction are a number of valuable woods, many pieces having a historical interest. John Rogerson, an employe of the Dominiun Govern-ment, was sent to Scotland to collect historic woods to make the chair, which was presented to the Society on the one hundred and tenth anniversary of its organization. The chair is made of oak and holly. The story of Mr. Rogerson's search among the Scots to secure the material IS mterestlllg Once he went to see a Scotchman about some pieces of wood he had in his possession, but, it being Sun-day, the matter was not entertained, but switched off until the following day. From a Mr. Dryden at Lochmaben was gotten a piece of oak $00 years old, taken from Lochmaben Castle, in which Rob!iTt the Bruce was born. 1fr. Hender-son furnished a pie~e of holly that grew on Burns' first grave in the corner-of S1. Michael's Churchyard, at Dum-fries. It was cut down in 1815 when the poet's remains were removed to the mausoleum. This tree has further value in a piece performing gavel duty for the Masonic Lodge at Kilwinning, in which Burns was a member. An-other piece calls to order the lodge of Helmsdale, Suther-landshire. Mr. Rogerson got the only other piece, Another is a piece of oak out of the Glasgow residence of the Dukes of Argyle and is more than 400 years old. This piece was used to make the cross stretch in front of the chair. The seat piece was from an oak grown on the grounds of Loudon Castle. The arms and center cross stretch is from wood from the estate of the Marquis of Tweeddale, Harrington. On each side and joining the center frame is oak taken from the rafters of Mauchline Castle, the ARTISAN borne of Gavin Hamilton, where Burns and Bonnie Jean were married. The lion rampant in the Bruce shield at the top of the c.hair is mack of a piece of holly. Portions of oak, black as ebony, make up the Celtic plaited work design above, below and on each side of the center panel. The two front posts and side stretchers aTe from an oak which grew close to the River Kith, near Maxwellton, under which Burns frequently sat. The chair was made of wood from seven different local-ities in Scotland, 26 pieces in all, and all arc certified to by the donors. Mr. Rogerson's search for a design for the chair was a more difficult part of his pilgrimage than the gathering of the woods. He visited libraries, booksellers and mu-seums, but he met no success until he discovered a book in a shop kept in John Knox's house in Edinburgh, which led him to Holyrood Palace, where he was thrilled with delight at finding a model for just such a chair as he had in mind. \Vhile in the act of reproducing the article on paper he was interrupted by a brassbound functionaiY, who stopped Sketch by George Van der Ratt, Graduate of the Grand Rapids School of Furniture Deslgning. him and threatened him with a view of outdoors. Nothing daunted, 1\Jr. Rogerson asked permission to take a snap-shot, which made the Seat more than ever certain that the visitor was entirely out of place in the precincts of Holy-rood, and that it was about time to hump him Qut. Just then another official appeared and told the bold man from Canada to go to the Government House, close to St. Giles' Cathedral, where he m~ght obtain permission to counterfeit the historic chairs. An hour spent there to see the official resulted in being told that he might make out an application to be sent to London for approval. Being a Government official himself and knowing what circum-locution means, he declined, remarking that he thought he would be in Canada and have the chair made before a reply-and that perhaps negative-would arrive back at Edinburgh. In his rambles Mr. Rogerson went into a photograph shop on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, and to his surprise he found pictures of the Jacobite chairs in Holyrood. In a fcw minutes he owned them. Not satisfied with this success, the persistent Scotch-man drifted to London and ransacked Hampton Court, South Kensington and the British museums and antique furniture shops, all without a new acceptable idea for the chair. Liverpool and Dublin were as blank as the others. The Jacobite chairs in Holyrood filled the bill and, once back in St. J ohu, Mr. Rogerson began the work, he being highly gifted in the :art of woodcarving. The sizes and shapes of the historic woods naturally governed the size of the chair. ~[ [C H 1 G AN A l{ TIS A N • ---------------- -----------., THIS MACHINE MAKES THE MONEY It makes a per/ect imz"tat£on of any open grain because it uses the wood itself to print from, and one operator and a couple of boys can do more work with it than a dozen men with any other so called machine or pads on the market. That's Why It's a Money Maker. It Imitates Perfectly. 50 Machines Sold Last Year 50 More Satisfied Manufacturers Plain or Quartered Oak, Mahogany, Walnut, Elm, Ash or any other wood with open gRin. Write the Posselius Bros. Furniture Manufacturing Co. For Prices and Full Particulars. Mention the Michigan Artisan. Detroit, Mich. .-,------------------------ ..... Furniture Manufacturing in Nashville. Nash\riJle is nwking great progcss as a manufacturing city. \Vith the forests near at hand, the manufacturers, mally of whom own vast tracts of them, are able to satisfy their own needs and those of many others. Tbe furniture Hlaon-facit- Ired in ::-.rushville in HI07 represents $-±.OOO,OOO in round persistent energy of tbe men at the head of these enter-prises the trade likewise \.-vasincreased. Today the factories and the retail stores in the trade are excelled by none in their equipment and stocks. In addition to the furniture factories, there are also in N ashville several mattress and spring bed factories, whose produnion is quite large. The products are of the best, and this branch of trade 1S also grrYI,>'ing with a .rapidity that i!:i vuy pleasing to the enterprising men who have put their capital and their energies into the business, ~F'=====~ (' A Toast. Here's to the girls in peek-a-boos, And here's to the girls in tan; Here's to the girls in oxford shoes, For every girl, a man. For every man, a lassie true; This thollght all others stille<;; For ev~ry lass, bro·wn-eyed or blue, A man to pay her bills. :.'{othing aggl'avates a woman with a bad temper so much a man who won't get mad. Even the man who stutters should be able to speak a Sketched by Clarence R. Hills, Grand Rapid>;, Mich. good \vord for himself once ill ;L while. ~-_._--_. lB. WALTER & CO. ~,"ufactum. of TABLE SLIDES Exclusively 11gurcs for the wholesale and retail trade. In HIO(-i it was $:~,240,OOO. H('re we have an increase in twelve months of more than one and a quarter millions. The total for !t105 was $2,20n,ooo and in 1904 it was $1,250,000. In other words, in four years the volume of bu~incss gained $2,750,000. Dur-ing these years the numher of establishments for the manu-fact. ure and sate of furniture increased, and through the , WABASH INDIANA WRITE FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNT • 30 MICHIGAN ARTISAN • --------. Famous for Fine Catalogues (jf Grand Rapids is· as famous on account of the superior quality of the Furniture Catalogues pro~ duced by her Engravers and Printers as for her Fine Furniture. THE BEST GRADES OF CATALOGUES ARE PRODUCED IN .The Non-Union, or Open Shops· tJl The freedom of action and thought enjoyed by employees, the encouragement granted to apprentices, good wages and steady employment furnished by the open shops, contribute gready to the result. attained. 'l The leading open shops of Graod Rapids are the lollowing: Dean-Hicks Printing Co. White Printing Co. James Bayne Co. DickinsonBrothers. John B. Johnson Schuil Printing Co. Hensen Printing Co. Stanton Printing Co. Elliott Printing Co. Grand Rapids Printing Co. Seymour & Muir Printing Co. Powers & Tyson Printing Co. tJl Leading closed ,hops listed by the Grand Rapids Typographical Union are CargiU Press (Grand Rapids Engraving Co), The Etheredge Printing Co., Martin & Wurzburg (The Germania.) Employing Printers' Association of Grand Rapids ......-------- MICHIGAN TO FIX MINIMUM CAR LOADS. Western Classification Committee to Take Up 492 Subjects. The western classification committee is in session at Manitou, Col., having 4fJ2 subjects to take up. Among these is the subject of minimum carload weights, a proposal hav-itlg he en made that for third class or higher, 24,000 pounds be adopted and 3fl,OOOpounds for lower classes. It has also been recommended that the rule, requiring proposed changes in the classification to be filed 30 days in advance, be amended to increase the limit to 45 days, unless unanimous consent to a waiver is given. Another rule to be com;idcred, and probably adopted in view of affirmative action of the same character taken by official c1assif1cation lines, requires stronger and better pack-ages for freight. How to get better revenue from perishable freight will be disCllSSE':d.and rules now in effect may be amended so as to provide that to get a carload rate the amount of freight stipul.ated therefore shall be. delivered at a single ARTISAN 31 of the city, and the company has a reputation that is known far and wide, The company own three large buildings for factory purposes on VVest Pennsylvania street. Under the new management it is expected that the company will main-tain it" high standing in the commercial world. CUTTING PRICES. (With apologies to Hamlet.) To cut or not to cut. That is the question. Iil/hether it is not better in the end To let the chap who knows not the worth Have the business at cut-throat prices, or To take up arms against his competition, And by opposing cut for cut, end it. To cut-and by cutting put the other cutter Out of business-'tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished, To cut-to slash- Drawn by Greorge Van der Reit, Graduate of Grand Rapids SChool of Furniture Designing. forwarding station in one working day by an individual consignee for one consignor and destination except that where freight is loaded in cars by the consignor it shall be subject to the e-ar service rules and charges of the for-warding road. Philip Nonweiler's Will. Evansville, Ind., July 20-The wilt of the late Philip :Nonweiler, president of the Evansville Furniture company, has been trIed with Probate Commissioner, A. C. Hawkins. By the terms of the will the EV:Ulsvillc Furniture company passes to the control of his sons. Gustav A. ~ol1\\'eiler re-ceives 501 shares of the stock, Philip c., twenty-one shares and Bertheld, 213 shares. To Philip C. Nonweiter is given a large share of the real estate ovm:cl by the late furniture mallufacttlrer, while the two other SOI1S received a smaller share of the real estate. The personal e,state was divided among the three faithful and dutiful sons of the deceased. Gusta v Nonweikr is named executor of the estate, and has qualified for the same. The desire is expressed that the name of the corporation be changed from the Evansville Furniture company, to the Philip Nonwciler and SOld com~ pany. The factory owned and operated by the late Mr. Nonweiler was one of the pioneer manufacturing plants Perchance myself to get it in the neck- Aye-there's the rub; for when one starts to meet ~[,he other fello"v~s prices, 'tis like as not He's up against it good and hard. To cut and to slash is not to end the confusion And the many evils the trade is pestered with: Nay, nay, Pauline; 'tis hut the foreunner Of debt and mortgage such a course portends. 'Tis well to get the price the goods arc worth And not be bluffed iuto selling them lor what So-anel-So will sell his goods lor, Price cutting e10th appear unseemly And fit only for the man who knows not vVhat his goods are worth, and who, ere long, By stress ·of making vain comparison 'Twixt bank account and liabilities, \iVill make his exit from the business. A(l absolutely new single surfacer, brought out by the Oliver Machinery company., is described on another page of this issue. J 32 ~lICHIGAN ARTISAN PROTECTION FOR SHOP HANDS Safeguards That are Employed for Protecting Life III and Modern Limb. Factories , ( R,p'(lItedjrom ,h' "./£TNA." IllustrationsbJ'courmy of Accident Dtpartment if .Aetna Life Imuronce COmpa1)'.) The increasing danger to life and 'limb involved in the pursuit of industrial occupations has become so great that the necessity of ])roviding every possible safeguard against accidents is growing more and more evident every year, There arc two kinds, of safeguards, broadly speaking. One is found in the sort of device which makes a particular kind Fig.· 1. Circular Saw Guard. of acci.dent practically impossible, and the: other consists of some simple ])roteetive arrangemcnt which serves chiefly to call attentioll to the existence of danger. The latter is equally as valuable as the former. The old saying that "familiarity bre('.dscout('.mpt," nowhere finds greater proof than in the carelessness arising from daily proximity to Fig. 2. Belt Placet. a number of chances of accident which he would take pains to avoid except that he has become .so used to his environ-ment that he hardly. gives it a thought. Some such simple safe.guard as fencing off a dangerous spot may not prevent his- ever going to the place, but the existence of the safe-machinery or conditions involving risk. A man working in I· ~ ~. a factory day after day comes in time to run unconsciously guard reawakens his mind to the danger each time he ap-proaches the spot, and therefore he is more careful than he otherwise would be to avoid an accident. It is not always possible to buy in the market a pro-tective device or guard to meet a special need. There are of course s~me patented devices which can be purchased, such as guards for circular saws, wood-planers, shapers, or protruding set scre,,,,'s, safety gates for elevators,elevator locks, etc., but such' devices do not begin to cover the innumerable places and parts of machinery which should be protected fOr the pre,vention of accidents. Except for t:1e few patented devices in the market a special device has to be provided in each individual case, 2nd this is, or can be, Fig. 3. Stamping Machine. very easily acc.omplished if a little time and thought are given the matter. Some of the safety methods adopted atc. here illustrated,' and while the name of the nianufacturer is given in those cases where the device is a patented 'one, it is not the intCl1tlon of this article to recommend any par-ticular device in preference to otbers that may be equalty as good, those showti bein-g merely' for the purpose of illus-tration. The Circular 'Saw. Probably as many .serious accidents have been caused by the circular or rip saw as by any other machine. The excuse sometimes advanced that it cannot be successfully operated jf guarded is not tenable, as the contrary is evi- 'denced in hundreds of instances. The guard shown in MICHIGAN Fig. 1 is one of several.good device;; manufactured. It is adjustable to ac.commodate different size saws. It prevents the operator's hand frqm. coming in contact \vith the front teeth of the sa..".'., and by a special al"rangcmell~ it is im-possible for the hO;Hd to rise on the teeth of the saw and be kicked back at the operator. A Belt Placer. The Bangerol1s practice of pladng belts on single pulleys by hand while .the machinery is running could be avoided if belt placet's were provided for that purpose. Figure .? illustrates ~, Gernwn device. It is hinged in two places and at th~ end is a fork which ilts the shaft. At the I1rst joint is a ~bo(' on which the belt is placed to guide it on the pul(ey., Tbe second joint. or the one nearest to the haJHJle, perwits the placer to run around the pulley until the shoe i~ released from be-tween- the bc:1t and the pu(ley. The de_vice being adjustable, it is applicable to different size pul-leys. Stamping Machine. Figure 3 represents a soap stamping mJchine in the factory of James S.Kirk & Co., of Chi-cago. I t is used in the forming and the pnl1l'ing of the Vllrious bars of Sf);:tp vduch the firm m3nU-f:. J.ctures. Thr' guard is shcl\vn hy the two arms attached to the shaft Fill.4 Automa.tic Feed or rod underneath the ptt:1ch. \-Vhen the punch is up the arms rest on the edges of the die, and the operator must place his hand oyer one of the arms to put the piece of soap in position on the die. \Vhell the punch descends the arms rise automatically and force the operator's hand out of the way. Tt is a simple ar-rangement and \\'as devised by one of tile mechanics in the fa.ctary, Prior to its adoption, accidents were frequent in the use, of these machines, but since it has bcen in use there have been no accidents from thi~ source. Thel·c are Fig, 5. Safety Collars. numerous machines of this character where such a home-made device could be applied with good effect. _l'q.l.tomatic Feed funch Press, The machine shown by Figure 4 is largely used in the manufacture or- tin cans for blanking. perforating and other purposes, A.s the name indicates, it is fed autOlnatically. The sheet metal is placed on the small table at the left of the ma~hine, and by an ingenious vacuum arrangement the sheets an.( automatically lifted from the table and placed in the propi:r position in the _,rnaehille. \''lith this machine there is no occasion for the opNator to put his hand under the press, and from the point of safety it is far in advance of the hand fed machines. The Deadly Set Screw. The protnlding set scr('w is universally recognized to be dangerous. There are mun;y ways al1d devices to e1imi- ARTISAN 33 nate the danger. Tn a previous issue of the Aetna, we cle-scribed the merits of the l\lurchie safety.,l011ar, which ~'a.1,1 Fig. 6.. HQllaw Set Scr:ew.. be attached to tile shaft without the 3id of set screws. \i\le now S~LOW t\\'o collar;; (Fig. 5). The collar- is secured to alt' shaft by set scr~,'~'s, but they are sunk so as to flush Fi,g. 7, Set Screw Countersunk., with or below the surface of the collar. The split collar is arraug·cd so that it call pc pbced at any part -of a shaft, nnu is a decided advant;ige over the solid collar, which has Fig .. 8, Finger Protectors. to be slipped 011 at the end of the shaft and moved to the desired point, The Hollow Set Screw. Figure i\ clearly illustrates the hollow set ~crew. The screw is purposely made short so that it win not prot~de beyond the surface of the collar, The wrench j~ inserted MIeHIGAP: the full length of the screw, so that there i$ no' torsional !',train, and the- whole force is applied largely at the point of the screw where it is required. The screw having a Fig. 9. Band Saw Guarded. cup facilitates its setting positively on the shaft. This set screw is made i~1si~e? t9 accommodate different size collar's. Countersunk Set Screw and Key. Or, if it is "not desired to change tlie' o-ld collar or th~ kind of set screw, a hole sufficient1ylarge to acco1Umodat~ the hea.d':of:the screw and it box key. can be'drilled through\ the coUat as r,eprescnted in figitre'7. Finger,,, Protectors. Save' ih£ flng"ers, "It -can he done for those operating corner :?tayil1g)nacl1inf;s: in the manufacture -of paper boxes by the uSe of met:alfinger protectors. ,Fi,gure ~. shows how the pro;tecton' are, used :and the result should the opera- Fig~ 10. EJe,vatqr Safety Lock. tor's finger get. caught in thepie5s> wl:J-c'nthe protector is worn. The protector is pinched but; ;the fin~et is saved, The use of the :protector docs not.,. cur~ail in Jhe slightest the amount of work, and as a safeguard against accidents it is invaluable. In hctories where corner stay-ing- machines are used the number of accidents on these machines has been reduced to amil1imum, These' protectors might be . adopted with .good results in other work beside that con-nected with box manufacturing. ARTISAN The B~nd S~w. There seems hardly any reason why a band saw ·s-hould be 'operated without a guard when it is sucb an easy matter to provide one, a$ is shown in Figure 9. The arrangement consists merely of placing two board partitions in front of Fig. 11. Elevator Safety Catch the saw where the operator stands. Qne protects him from the lower wheeland the other from th,e. upper part 9f the saw. Sl,1fficientspace is left between. the lwo to permit the operator to wor~ freely; The partitiQns are, hung em Fig. 12. Calendar RoBs with Safety Chitch. hinges 50 that they call be SWUJ1g back if it 'is necess~ry to examine ally part- of the· machine, \'\lith a guard of this kind there is no danger of the operator getting~ his feet in the lower wheel, and if the saw should break or rl1p. off the MICHIGAN ,.,:heel there would be little chance of his being injured thcreb)'. Eleva tor Safety Lock. Every elevator that is operated by a shipper rope should be proyided ,·...ith a device for locking the elevator at any floor, when it is desirable to do so to prevent its being' Fig. 13, Rail Guard for Exposed Gears. operate.:! by some person on another floor. This is es-pecially desirable on freight eIe'vators. Often the elevator is held at a landing some little time to take on and dis-charge goods. If the shipper rope is pulled in the midst of the ,"-'ark there is evcry possibility of a serious accident. In hotels '\vhere the bell boys run tbe devators and 5l10\V guests to their rooms they often leave the elevator for this purpose. Sometimes, during the tcmpoJ,Jry ab:,;cnce of the boy, the elevator is mO"\'c:d to another floor by some one who wants to use it, and, as has ollen happened, the boy returning, and supposing the elevator to be "....here he left it, steps into the welJulld falls to the bottom. The "aTne danger confronts a guest or ally other person who sees the open door. A safety lock placed on the shipper rope: will lock the elevator at any floor and it cannot be operated until it is released. Elevator Safety Catch. Some very serious accidents on elevators have been can sed by the elevator crashing into the overhead supports, snapping the cables, and then dropping to the bottom of the well. Such an accident might be due to derangclllt"Ilt of the' machinery, or, as happened in tIle case 01 a plunger elevator, the base plate hecame detached from the bottom of the platform, thus permitting the eOl1ntcr ..v..eights to drag the car with great speed to the top. The cable broke as the car came in contact with the o ..·.erhead timbers, and the car fell to the basement. The engineering force of 1larshall Field & Co., of Chi-cago, have developed a device, as i1ll,lfit.ratedby Figure 11, .) ARTlSA!\ 35 which \vill prevent the car from falling if the cables· break at the extreme top of the hoistway. The picture,' shows front and rear viC\'1is of the catches as they are- secu-red to' the car guides. As the car ascends the catches are- pressed- outward, but, as SOOI1 as the car ha!:i passed beyond the catc-he-5;Hhey im-mediately spring back and catch th,ccar as _itdJscends. The catches are made of 6tie alld on'e:-half iri'ch ,,'rought iron and are set on the gtlides so that there aren6t more than h.\'o or three Inches fot the car to' travel after it passes them. It is necessary to set the catches' dos€> i'll' this re-spect in order to reduce the shearing strain as the'-:c~r lands on them. Calender Rolls. Figure 12 sltm'\'s a ca.lender macbine, much -tlsed in paper. mills and rubber factories. The dangerous feature of the machine is the re ...o..lving rolls through which the ma-terial is fed. Should a person get his band caught between tbe rolls, it would be impossible to extricate it andi't -',Nould be dra\vn furth~r in unless the tnachinery was stopped. On this machine an ingenious arrangement in the na-ture of a mechanical dutch is provided. At th~ bottom of tbe llJ8ch:nc, where t11C operator is standing, is ~t rod or lever extending the ..v..idth of the machine. This rod is con-nected by chains to levers attached to a rod _af the top of the machine, from whicb a chain is sHspended connect:ng \vith the clutcb. If the operator gets his hand-cahght h~ places his .foot on the Jever. forces it down and -the power is instantly shut off. This can all be done so q'tiiddy that a serious accident is 110t probable. Figure 1:1 engine lathe. Dangerous Gears. shows exposed gears at the end of a large As a general tiling. persons in charg~ 6f a Fig. 14. Cogs Gears Enclosed. 1 j machine shop -will say that it is impossible to guar{ a ma-' chine of this kind, as the gears have to be changed q~ite. frequently and any guard would interfere _with the opera~' 36 MICHIGAN ti005. With a pipt rail guard, as shown, there -would be :'Veiy little or no objection to .it on that ground-, for, when it 'is "tl\~,cestary to change the gears, the men can very easily Fig, 15. BeIt and Large Saw Guarded~ step through the railillg .and have plenty of space inside to work, \Vheli themacbille isin operation the raili.ng is a barrier to the gears and affords good protection to persons ag;tinst coming in contact with them. \iVhcre it is ad ...isa~fe to cover the gears on a machine it can 'be easily accomplished by, forming a ·piece of sheet Fig.JS~ ,Driy,e Belt 'and ',Pulli:y:Guarael!:E me~al over the gears and attaching 'it to the frame in a way to allow of its being ,readity removed when necessary. Figure 14 show.s-a guard for the index change ge.lt"S on a gear cuttil1g:machille in the fac.to:ry of the Brown & Sharpe Mfg, Co., of Providence. On the first machine it ARTISAN will be :observed that the, guard is dropped' :down to'perm~t.. changing of the gears. On the second machine the. guard is in position and the gears effectually covered. The

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