Weekly Artisan; 1910-04-16

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Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and GRAND RAPIDS P[TBT T "\ I LtJcV "- GRAND RAl:lIDS. MICH.• APRIL 16. 1910 NELSON-MATTER FURNITURE GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. BED-ROOM and DINING-ROOM COMPLETE SUITES in Mahogany, Circassian Walnut and Oak. If you have not one in your store, a simple request will bring you our IDagnificent new Catalo4ne oj 12x 16 .Inch pagt" groups. sllo·w·. ing suites to match. With it, even the most moderate sized furniture store can show the best and newest furniture satisfactorily. ,------- -- -- -- WEEKLY ARTISAN 1 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN ...-------------_. _._..-_._-----------. .-.--,.-. --. ..-. PO' • • ••••• - ••• • • • -- •• LUCE FURNITURE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. j II Manufacturers of COMPLETE lines of MEDIUM PRICED DINING and CHAMBER FURNITURE. Catalogues to Dealers Only. _______________ • '" • 1 ••• _. a_a. a_ ad •••• -.-.- ... .. . •••• a •• r.e P_ ••• -.- Luce-Redmond Chair Co.,Ltd. I BIG RAPIDS, MICH. High Grade Office Chairs Dining Chairs Odd Rockers and Chairs Desk and Dresser Chairs Slipper Rockers Colonial Parlor Suites 111 Dark and Tuna Mahogany BIrd' J Eye Maple Birch ~ullrtered Oak and ClrCI1JSlan Walnut Our Exhibit you will find on the fourth floor, East Section, MANUfACTURERS'BUILDING,North Ionia Street GRAND RAPIDS, MIC"IGAN Exhibit in charge of ]. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES, ]. EDGAR FOSTER. GRA~TD RAPnJS pun~~J' 30th Year-No. 42 GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• APRIL 16. 1910 Issued WeekI,.. THAT TARIFF AGREEMENT WITH CANADA Principal Concessions to the United States Are on Prunes, Nuts and Perfumery. Furniture and Wood Pulp Not Affected. Washington, April 12-Whatever may be thought on this side of the line of the new agreement with Canada, un. der which that country is given the minimum rates of the Tanff law of 1909, the Canadians seem to think that they have not given much in return. An examination of the agree-ment will not lead to great doubt as to the correctness of the CanadIan vielw. Mr. Fielding, the Canadian Finance Minister, who was chiefly concerned in making the arrange-ment, stated in the Canadian Parliament that they had main-tained the right of Canada to negotiate her own trade trea-ties, and by the granting of a "few small, comparatvely un-important concessions" on dates, nuts, feathers, and scents, had quenched the fire of a long trade battle. He stated that 50 per cent of the total trade of Canada was with the United States, and that 59 per cent of Canada's imports came from the United States, and 35 per cent of her exports went to that country. He said that was done under Tariff conditions that were not so favorable as could be desired, but he admitted that the Tariff of 1909 was more favorable to Canada than the Dingley law, and that on the exports from Canada to the United States last year the changes in duty were equiva-lent to $1,000,000 in favor of Canada. He said that if an I agreement had not been reached "a deplorable Tariff war would have resulted, and while the United States would have I suffered more than Canada, both parties would have suf- I fered to an enormous degree." I Minister FIelding said that he wanted to correct a false impression that had gone abroad about the maximum Tariff I of the United States. He said the maximum was 25 per cent of the value of the article and not 25 per cent of the duty levied. He explained the failure of the new arrange-ent to include in any way pulp wood, and he admitted that I many Americans had invested large sums in timber limits I which would be to a large extent lost under the proposed prohIbItion of export of pulp wood from the crown lands I of Quebec. He said, however, it was a matter of Provincial concern, and one with which the Federal Government could I not deal. Mr. Fielding made a great deal out of President Taft's I anxiety to bnng about better trade relations, and said that I the President gave assurance of his willingness to accept a moderate concession to meet existing difficulties. Mr. I Fielding said that the problem that faced the Canadians at the conference was to create a situation which would be ac-cepted by President Taft as sufficient justification for him to grant Canada the benefit of the minimum Tariff. The Canadian representative had not given the United States the benefit of the French treaty, of which thirteen other countries also got the benefit, but Canada had made concessions "to the) num1ber of thirteen which had been granted without affecting any Canadian industry." Mr. Fielding said: "We declined to grant concessions to the United States alone, but the reductions in the general Tariff apply to the whole world." Sir WIlfred Laurier, the Canadian Premier, stated that "peace had been preserved by small concessions," and that "the peace which Canada had with her neighbors was worth all the nuts and prunes in creation." He also stated that a reciprocity treaty was within measurable distance, and that Canada had sacrificed \nothing whatever. That is the Canadian view of the agreement, which is emphasized by the Montreal "Gazette," which remarks that "President Taft seems to have been ready to accept anything that would save his face and give him an excuse for propi-tiating an element which demanded that nothing should be done to increase the cost of livinR." The "Gazette" goes on to say that "really the United States has given Canada noth-ing by this latest agreement. It is true it may not have received much in exchange." Canada has given the benefit of its intermediate Tariff on thirteen numbers, covering forty articles, or 3 per cent of our exports to Canada. She granted her intermediate Tariff to France and thirteen other countnes, including Japan, Austria-Hungary, Spain and Switzerland. It would appear as if Canada should have been willing to give the same inter-mediate rates to the United States, but this Canada declined to do, without a return on the part of this country, and the President had no authority to grant anything more than Can-ada has been receiving. There was a promise of recipocity with Canada, Ibut that depend,;; on Congress. The trouble with reciprocity with Canada has always arisen out of the fact that Canada insisted on reciprocity in natural products only. That would mean the sale of practi-cally all of Canada's farm products in this country, without any further market in Canada for American products. There 4 WEEKLY ARTISAN ...---_._--------------------.. Sharp, Very Sharp, Sharper Than Any Other. SUPERIOR TO SAND PAPER. It costs more, BUT It Lasts Longer; Does Faster Work. Order a small lot; make tests; you will then know what you are getting. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. Furniture and Chair Factories, Sash and Door Mills, Radroad Companies, Car BUilders and others will consult their own interests by using it. Also Barton's Emery Cloth, Emery Paper, and Flint Paper, furnished in rolls or reams. MANUFACTURED BY H. H. BARTON & SON CO., 109 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. WIll never be a reCIproCIty treat) agam on "uch a ba~h \l11e-teenths of the edItors of Amellcan ne"spapers appedr to be wholly unaware of the fact that Canada has never oftered or agreed to accept any kllld of recIprocIty except on natural products" The Provmce of Ontano no" prohIbIt:, the n:port of pulp wood to the Gmted States and the Prm mce at Quebec proposes to adopt a sImIlar measure I egardlllg crm, n land~ This she proposes to put IlltO effect next September \ othmg has been done or will probably be done III 01 der to meet such unfan dlscnmmatlOn The Illtermedlate Tanff \Vhlch the L mted State~ gets the benefit of on forty artlcle~, WIth the le..,t at the "orld. means a reductIOn to 17;h from 20 per cent a 1 I dlorem But these artlcle'3 are ~uch a'3 come mto (1Irect competitIOn \VIth goods of othe1 nations, and the I alue ot the eApOl t" 0\ "uch articles to Canada amounts to only about $5000,000 dnnuall) Canada will adml t ImpOl h tram the Lmted Klllgdom and reClprocatmg Bntl~h colomes at the Bntlsh preferentIal rdte, Imports from othel DlltI'3h colomes and from France, \rgen-tllla, Au~tna-Hungaf), Boln d, Colombld, Denmdrk, Japdn Korway, RU<i:ola, Spalll, Sweden, S" ItLerland dnd \ eneLuela are admItted at the mtelll1eJlate I ate (111 the ca"e at dl tldc" mentioned III the 1:' ranco-Canadlan treat)), and Imporb trom other countries are admItted at the rates of the general T dllft FurnIture from Great Bntlan ",Ill be taxed 27 Y;; per cent, from France and other "most fdl 01ed ndtlOns" 20 per cent and from the Umted State.., 30 per cent ad I alor~m, whIch IS the general tanff rate Bltuml11ou~ coal from Eng-land pay'3 35 cents per ton \Vlllle that !10m the State~' h taxed 53 cents per ton Sa"s, tools and machmer) trom the UllIted States mu~t pay 30 per cent whIle tho~e trom CIreat Br~tam anJ Bntlsh colol1le" are admItted at 210 per cent Canada leVIes no tanff tax on lumber, log., and timber nor on "manufactures of "ood' except furl1lture and h"\.ture~ Advlces from Otta"a state that It IS prdctlcallY certam the Quebec government will prohIbIt eAportatlon of pulp \Vood to the Ul1Ited States and \\111 make a COlblderable mcred~e III the rents of tImber lImIts as "ell as an adl ance 111 "tum-page ,Jue3 PremIer GOUIll has announced that he \Vould de-clare the attItude of Quebec on the que~tlOn III the legl"lature before the close of seSSIOn, but at pre~ent neIther he nor dn, of his colleagues IS wlllmg to gIve out an) Illtormatlon Mr. Allard, mllll~ter of lands and fore~ts hml el er. g,lI e an intere"tmg resume of the SItuatIOn . The g-Olernment has not sold any tImber lands," saId :\Ir \llard "\\ e leal e these limIts to the lumbermen for one ) ear O\Vmg to the large amount Ill, ested III the timber Illdu"tr), howel er, the limIt wouldn't be increased for a certalll tIme In 1900 the .. . .. ., DO YOU WANT the PRETTIEST, BEST and MOST POPU-L- AR LEATHER FOR FURNITURE. ANY COLOR. WILL ,NOT CRACK. If so buy our GOAT and SHEEP SKINS Write for sample pads of colors. DAHM & KIEFER TANNING CO. 204 lake Street, CHICAGO, ILL. TANNERIES CRAND RAPIDS, MICH. CHICACO, ILL. ... . . .._--- .. ------- ... _ ... gOl ernment <lgreed not to increase the rent for a period of tell ) ear~ 1hl~ agreement expIre" m September The gOl ernmellt \,111 then b~ at lIberty to make new terms with the lInl1t holdel s ' :-Ir \llard would not adm1t that 1t was the intention of the gal ernment to prohIbIt the eAportatlOn of pulp wood, but "aIel that It thl'3 wa~ done It would undoubtedly be bene-fiCIal to the pro, mce The prohIbItIOn of exportatIOn would have the effec~ of greatlv mcreasmg the mdustry m the provmce," he said :-lam CllIted States manufacturers would open mIlls on thl~ .,Ide at the lme and thl~ would gIve employment to a great many people The opelllng of new mIlls m thIS pro- \ mce would check the flow of elmgrahon to the UllIted State~ " WEEKLY ARTISAN MANUFACTURERS SHOULD ACT Advised to Assist in Securing Desirable Business and Trade Relations With Canada. The following from the edltonal column" of the ~ ew York Commercial, makes suggestIOns and urge" actIOn that should be well consIdered, then followed by actIOn by bUSI-ness organIzatIOn, 111the l'11lted State'i and Canada, e'ipeCI-ally a" the manufacturers on thl'i "Ide of the lme are to re-ceIve no benefit from the tanff arrangement recently made between the h\ 0 natIOn" The matter surely should be gnr-en attentIOn by the Furniture Manufacturers' NatIOnal asso- CIatIOn The Commercial says "Accord1l1g to a report from \Va'ih1l1gton, whIch bears the impre"s of offiCIal sanctIon, there WIll be a conference at the capItal or at Ottawa wlth1l1 two month'i between repre-sentatives of the P11lted States and CanadIan governments for the pury)ose of negotJat111g a recIprocIty and trade tI eaty betwecn the two countne,', ThIS WIll be one of the most tImely and Important treaty negotiatIons that our govern-ment has engaged 111for a long tIme Upon the conclusion of the conference must depend in large mea'iur~ the future bUSiness relatlOns of thIS country and Canada on thIS conti-nent and <!Ibroad If a treaty IS settled that wIll give the Dominion preference over other countnes 111American mar-kets, whIle conceding certa1l1 reductions in duties to us, some-thing hke a cnSIS may be precipItated invoh ing senous tar- Iff dlfficultIe" with France, Germany and other natIOns, if not 111deed WIth Great Bnta1l1 Y ct because of the enor-mous ctevelopmenh that the gOing on In Canada, tl1P great wealth that IS being uncm ered 1tl every part of the 00m1l1- lOn, the ,<,urpII"lng commerCIal and productive expanSiOn there, In whIch the L;11lted States not only ha'i the largest part but an ObVlOUS respomibIhty, It is most deSIrable that a treaty be effected In the broadest terms of mutual advan-tage _ No mistakes shoul,l be made, and in order to avoid them official dIplomacy, in which the people on both SIdes of the border have full confidence, 'ihould have the guidance. the expenenced directIOn, the concen"us of judgment of the bus- Iness forces of the two countries There should be a con-ventlOn of representatives of the leadmg branche'i of com-merce and induo,try summoned at the earhest practicablc date-at Montreal as the most central point-for the thor-ough di"cu"slOn of the actual requisities and to preserve the continUlty of Interest and amIty from confUSIng or entang-lIng dIlemmas Such a conventlOn 'ihould be called by the CanadIan Manufacturers' A'isoclation, the Montreal Cham-ber of Commerce and the 13u'i1l1e"s ~Ien's League of that cIty and should inVIte the partIcipation of delegates appointed by all the bu"llles'i orga11lzations of Canada, the National Manufacturers' AssociatlOn of the -United States and other industrial bodIes, chambers of commerce, boards of trade, mercantIle, shipp1l1g. export, transportatlOn and other or-ganizations. The Commercial make'S bold to suggest such a con-ventIOn as an essential and a matenal help in the proposed negotiatlOns and urges l!pon the Canadian bodIes mentioned such early, defilllte actIOn as may be conSIstent WIth theIr own views ~rost of the que"tions that would naturally be taken up by such an offiCIal conferencc concern the tViO principals only, but any extensive preferences yIelded to Canada might at once be foll"wed by demands from nearly all the European powers for similar concessions As such an extension of the COnCeS'ilOllS would make them useless and leave the Toledo, Ohio, June 10, 1908. Grand Rapids Veneer Works} Grand Rapids, Mich. Gentlemen:- ReplyIng to yours, would say that we have nothing but words of praise for your system of Dry Kiln whIch we have in-stalled and it IS working to our entire satisfaction, and furth-ermore we are much pleased With it. Yours truly, The B. A. Stevens Co. 5 United States and Canada precisely where they are today, the representatives of the two governments would be obliged to de,Io,e 'iome acceptable means to make the conceSSlOns agreeable to the other natlOns And It IS m reaching this mo"t essentIal and dIfficult result that the clear, logical, pen-etrating sense of the leadlllg business forces of the Domin-lOn and the States IS a necessary element at thIS time. A Made by Waddell Manufacturing Co , Grand Rapids, MlCh plalll, amIcable, endunng treaty agreement that would not so conflIct WIth the eXI,',tmg agreements VI ith Germany and France as to cause tanff repnsals could be constructed, If at all, upon the decJaratlOns and recommendatIons of a me-monal such as would be pre'iented to the governments by the conventlOn here propo"cd • Furniture Man Studies Civic Affairs. Robert VY Jrwlll of the Royal Ft1ll11ture company, Grand RapIds, has Just returned from a tlip or VISit of two months on the PaCIfic coast He went for bus1l1ess and pleasure and was successful 111 both mlSSlOns Mr Irwin I,', 111terested in mUl1lclpal matters and whIle on hIS tnp gave conslderaJble attention to CIVIC affaIrs, particularly to the llghting systems used 111 the coast CIties. r------------------~--------------- 6 WEEKLY ARTISAN .-.--.----._...---._._----_. -- ._•._._._--- -----------------------------. NO ........ ., OTHER No. 111 Patented Sand Belt Machine. SANDER can possibly do the variety of work that is being accomplished on our machine. Our No. 171 Sander is positively superior to all other methods on flat surfaces, irregular shapes and mouldings. Ask for Catalog liB" ......W..Y..S.O..NG « MILES CO.1Cedar St. and Sou. R. R·1GREENSBORO, N. C. t .._-- .. To Curb the "Curbstone Brokers'" The following pream1ble and resolutions .\ ere adoptc 1 by the executive comml1ttee of the National Reta11 Furmture Dealers' associatIOn at a meeting held recentlv III Chicago Whereas, the abuses of the card system ha. e grown to an enormous extent, and fostered the grOl\ th of a class of men known as "curbstone brokers" who do busllless 111 an illegitimate manner with and through the conl11vance of un-scrupulou3 manufacturers, commisslOn men and agents Be it therefore unanimously Resolved-That \\ e, the Kational Retal1 Furl11ture Deal-ers association cannot patrol11ze any manufacturer, agent or commission men, who wlll make a sale of furl1lture, .1h1ch 1S not filled and shipped direct to a honafide retail furl11ture dealer. Resolved-That the assoc1ation recogl1lze no one as a legitimate and bonafide furl1lture dealer except such as carT) at all times a full stock of furniture, commensurate II ith the locallty in which they are doing business, and .\ e most posi-tively exclude second-hand dealers, repair shops. mattress factories, auction house3 and storage II arehouses Resolved--That we absolutely ar eopposed to the ISSU-ing of fictitiou3 business cards and that under no condition will we countenance or approve of the selling of goods by manufacturers or their agents who~after a sale has been com-pleted give some dealer a trifling commission, thereby trying to give an illegitimate transaction an honest aspect Resolved-That it is the sense of this association that we will patronize those manufacturers, Jobbers or sales agents \\ ho will further our interest by complymg with our just demand Resoh ed-That a copy of these resolutions be furnished to el ery tt ade Journal for pubhcation Dissolved Corporations Liable for Tax. Attorney-General Wickersham is lof the opinion that corporations that were in existence when Ithe corporation tax law was passed but were d1s30lved prior to Jan. 1, 1910, when the tax became due, are subject to the tax. In an opmion subm1tted to the secretary of the treasury the attor-ney- general says' "If the corporation in question engaged in bus1l1ess after the approval of the act of Congress of Aug 5, then 1t \\ as hable for the tax, though it may not have be-come due untl1 after the corporation wail dissolved and the government may collect the tax by pursuing the assets of the corporatlOn mto the hands of the stockholders in the same manner as that by which any other creditor might ob-tam satisfaction of h1s debt." Hotels to Furnish. A large additIOn to the hotel Alexandria in Los Angeles, Cal, IS under construotion. l1he hotel Maryland at Pasadena, Cal, will be enlarged by the erectlOn of a la1ge addition to the main structure during the current year. The :\formons of Salt Lake City have commenced the erection of a large hotel, opposite the temple in Salt Lake City SEND FOR CATALOGUE. ----------------- WEEKLY ARTISAN You can always get IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT 1·20" R. C. PLAIN OAK 1.8", 1.20", 1.24" and 1·28" R. C. BIRCH 1.16", 1.20", 1.24", and 1..28" POPLAR 1.20", 1.24" and 3.16" GUM Direct from our Grand Rapids Warehouses. We solicit your trade. WALTER CLARK VENEER GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. COMPANY Foresight and Hindsight. "If that man's forsight had been as good as his hind-sight he would have been a rich man long ago," is not an uncommon saying. It applies to most people, looking back-ward is much easier than looking fovward. The writer was inspecting a new factory not long ago. It seemed to be a model in many ways. In the ba'3ement was a fire proof vault for storing patterns and tools. The office was nicely fitted up with all modern conveniences, but the books were kept in a COmimonordinary safe, instead of a fire-proof vault. I wonder if those patterns and tools were more valuable than the books In another three story building in the same city, there is a fire-proof vault on each floor, so that not only valuables for the working of the plant were safe but the books as well Which of the two, gentle reader, think you ha'3 the best foresigiht? •• - ••••••• - ••••••• -------- -._-._ aa aa aa _~ J. BOYD PANTLIND, Prop. Morton ffouse ( American Plan) Rates $2.50 and Up. ffotel Pantlind (European Plan) Rates $1.00 and Up. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Noon Dinner Served at the Pantlind for 50c IS THE FINEST IN THE WORLD. .. ••• __ ••• aa •• • •• __ • I .... Now all this simply applies to every department of busi-ness. In case both of these plants should be destroyed by fire, it is not hard to tell which one would sustain the greater loss, or which can get the lower rate of insurance. T:le common, ordinary dry kiln is one of the most dangerous fire risks around any woodworkJing plant ·When the same kiln is fitted out with the Grand Rapids Veneer Works patented process, the danger from fire is almost entirely eliminated, besides givlllg the bIn double its capacity, and when waste from checking, case hardening and working is taken into account, the kiln is worth from three to five times as much as before. Watch the advertisements of the Grand Rapids Veneer Works from week to week in the Weekly Artisan and see what a lot of men there at e whoi3e foresight is at least equal to their hindsight. Newmark Makes Good. When Samuel Newmark of Salt Lake city, departing from his usual vocation, engaged in the mining bUi3iness, he re-marked that he would expend one half of the results of his venture, if successful, in the improvement of the city of his adoption. In the course of a few years Newmark gathered unto himself $20,000,000 and he is making good his promise Dunng the pai3t year he completed the erection of a mam-moth sky-scraper, now ui3ed for mercantile and office pur-poses, and has in course of erection a large modern hotel located in the same city. Newmark owns the great flatiron building in New York. Free Rugs Do the Trick. Olinger Bras, of Franklin, III., are giving away very good Brussels rugs as a premium to all customers buying $25 worth of furniture at their store . MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS The factory pay roll" of Portland, Ore, no\\ a\ erage $80,000 per day HIcks & Pearman, furnIture dealers of Seba"tapol, Lal have ",old out to L \\T Schram Furl11ture ,alued at $715,000 "as manufactured at \\ 111~ ton-Salem, I\f C, dunng the year 1909 D~nman & SoU<; have sllcceeded G \ Slaughter 111the retail furmture busme",s m Floy dale 1 eJ\. 1\1 J Mersch has sold hl<; furl11ture and undertakmg busmess at Ste, en" Point, \ \ IS, to i\dam & 13m er Merchant" of St John."\ 13 are offenng mducemcnt, for the estabhshment of a furmture factory 111 then to\\ n The Sligh FurnIture company of Grand Rapld~ ha<; a contract to furnIsh 700 rooms m the Hotel Sherman. ChI-cago The People's FurnIture "tore of (u1111)lrlanc1 \ld ha~ moved 111tO N"o 5 BaltImore "treet, \11 11 (,ruher ~ old stand CredItors hay e filed a petItIOn In bankruptcy a~am,t Max Schwabsk), furnitllle dealer at 1()f)3 Thl1d avenue. New York C. M Pace, a young but expenenced furmture "ale<;- man, has purchased an 111terest m the People ~ Furmture company of Roanoke, Va North Carolma has I11nety-eight furnIture plan b, \\ Ith an aggregate capital of $3,475,600 U~111g10,157 horse pm\er and employing 6,271 people , The Spear lur11lture company of Cle\ eland. O. ha<; made an a"'llgnment to \laJ\. P Goodman Llahlhtle<;. S20 000, assets estImated at $10 000 W ] l'ear"on, k L Robert<;on ane! \\ \ 11adden have incorporated the San Antol11o (Te,) FurnIture com-pany, dealers CapItal stock, $2 SOO \V H DuBell who 0\\ ns a furnIture compam <;ome-where in Kew YOlk. has agreed to mo\ e It to Tampa rIa If announcement m the Tampa papers IS correct Kirby & Gulledge, furmture dealers of Jackson Tenn. have moved into new quarters 111the bul!d111g formerly oc-cupied by the Kmzle-Glass FurnIture company The John Breuner company of Oakland Cal. \\ III clIs-pose of a handsome bungalow soon b, a \ otmlS conte"t lImIted to purcha<;er" of house furm~h111g goocl<; at theIr "tore The "Tlchlta (Kan) \Vhole~ale FurnIture compam. one of the most prosperous concerns 111the CIty. IS about to beg111 the erectIOn of a four-<;tory blllld111g to co"t about <:;100.000 EmIl J ohnsgaard of Bott111eau '\ D ha~ ~old 111, fu r111- ture busmess to Knox Fergu"on and] H \\ ea\ er and the "tack will be consohdated wIth that of J H \\ ea, er 8. Co Bankruptcy proceed111gs have heen ...tal ted agd1l1<;t 1-'1- dor May, furnIture dealer of 1934 ThIrd a, enue, Xe" 'lark. He has been m the hus1l1ess S111ce 1882 LlahIlltIes. $-1-,000 The employment of m1110rs under "IAteen y eal ~ of age in manufactunng establIshments at mght 1<; prohIbIted m the state of New J er"ey by a recent enactment of the le2;I<;- latlll e M E Matthews one of the most prom111ent furmt ure dealers in Atlanta. Ga, dIed "uddenly on i\pnl:1- 1-1e \\a<; 43 years of age and IS sun Ived by hI"> "Ido\\ and three daughters Fred A Kutbrown IS reported to hay e dIsposed of hIS interest in the hardware and furnIture firm of Nutbrmvn & Sons of Portland, Ore His 111terest goes to the other mem-bers of the firm The Marshfield ("'IS) Beddmg company has been placed 111 the hand ... of H G Hambnght, cashIer of the llrst ~atlOnal bank, a, recel\er i\ reorgal11zatlOn of the company IS expectecl The Ro) al FurnIture company are enlarg1l1g the capacIty of theIr tacton b) addmg a fourth ,tory to the finishing and o,tock departments ancl thus relIevmg the crowded con-dItIOn of other room <; The Crocker ChaIr company of Sheboygan, \VIS, have lust completed a large addItIOn to theIr plant and wl!l soon hegm another whIch wIll enlarge the saw room and wood- \\ or!ong department of factory 13 The chaIr factones owned by Newberry Bros & Cowell at Dunn, '\ C, whIch hay e been Idle for a year or more hay e been started agam, but they are making dressers, chiff-ol11er<; ancl "Ideboard s m, tead of chair" Henn CIC'c1on, ftlll11ture dealer of Korfolk, Va, has let the contract fOl a ne\\ hlulchng that 10 needed to accom- Illoda te hI <; rapldh groW111g bus111ess [t wIll be two-stories, 7~ '\. 3~0 feet and \\Ill cost upward" of $50,000 C Fll1le) KlIlght has sold hI" 111terest in the K11lght lurl1lture and Crockery company of Jacksonville, Fla, to another <;tockholder "J1r Kl11ght IS 0l'ga11lzI11g a new com-pam to handle furnIture and crockery at ",holesale There are ...IX factones 111 Knoxvl1le, Tenn, and three more In that sectIOn of the state which are making wood mantels They ha\ e a combined output of 118,000 mantels a \ ear 1 \\ a of the KnoJ\.vllle plants have a capacity of 25,- 000 each BU<;l11ess and manufactunng cOl1ChtlOn" 111 Fort Smith arc reported as film \, Ith hU"111es", on the lump The coun-tn ~eel1l" to be addll1g to ItS reqll\rements steadl!y with \ alne" a,h anc111g The demand seems to be general and not confined to an, particular commodIty \ "hortage of fifty-foot cars IS reported from fur11lture manufactUring center" due to the clemand for long cars from automobIle shIppers Some of the automobIle concerns are reported as hav111g used 300 or 400 cars per month since \Iarch 1 and no decrease 111 their demand is expected until the fibt of June The common councl! of Los i\ngeles, Cal, recently created a clem and for "mall mIrrors by passing an ord111ance reqUlnng that a mIrror be placed on the front of every vehIcle, 111cludl11g tractIOn cars and automobIles, used in the city. The purpose of the ordl11ance IS to enable dnvers to learn the con(htlOn of traffic and the movements of pedestrians in the rear of theIr vehIcles The Com erse T\Ianufactunng company \ and th~ Gale ChaIr company of '\ e",aygo, Mlch, have been reorga11lzed and consolIdated under the name of the Newaygo Chair compan), capltah7Cd at $100,000 Joseph J SchneIder of the ne\\ company, Hdrry M Allman of ChIcago, vice-presIdent, ~ orman i\ Lar"on of 1IIa11ltowoc, \Vis, secretary and \Vil-ham H Gale of 1\ ewaygo, manager Furniture Fires. TIre 111the chaIr factor) of \;\T aldcutter & Kahlenberg, 10ledo, 0 , caused a loss of about $500 Fully insured The \\ E Bradey Fur11lture company, dealers of Athen"" Texa~, were burned out recently with a loss of about $1,000 pal tlall) 111sured \\TJllIam H Tullah's furniture store in Rose CIty, was Je<;trO\ ed by a fire that WIped out a large sectIOn of the to\\ n on Apnl 8 Mr, Tullah's loss is well covered by in-surance WEEKLY ARTISAN GRANI> RAPII>S FACTORIES MERGED Show Case Company Absorbs the Michigan Barrel Company. '\fter ne~otlatlons e:xten-lll1!S U\ el ~e\ eral months, ar- I ang enllnts hay e been com plet ed, tl11l1l1g the pa "t \\ eek, \\hereby the Grand RapIds ~how Case company v\lll take 0\ el the plant and hU"lJ1e~::. uf the 1\IJchlgan Barrel company, wl1Jch I~ one of the uld manufactUrIng concern" of the same cIty 1he ,[Icblgan Barrel COmpally \\a, ()J £;allueJ 111 1870 and for many ) ears had a larg e and profitable busIne'o~ IJ1 the manufactl1Je of lumher, and stave-les" or hoop ballel.., and meastI1e.., In recent vealS refngcr-at01s have been thclJ jJlIncljJal jJloc1uct thou£;h thC\ have con- 9 \\ as Illcreased to $700,000, of \vhlcb, a~ shown by the latest rtpOI t, $492,000 IS paId In It IS under"tood that the manufactunng of refngerators at the ban el company plant WIll be chscontllll1ed ::.oon and that the bul1d1l1g WIll be used maInly for warehouse and ;,torage purposes, but the sav" mIll vvIll contInue to cut ma-hogan) and othel cabInet \\ oods New Karpen Exhibition Building, Chicago. Tlll" WIll be the 1110"t convemently located, complete, ma!Snlficent, nO\ el and adll1Jrably planned furnIture exhib1- t10n h11l1dmg ever erected hy pnvate cnterplse Its floor "pace \\,ill aggregate eIght and one-half acres ()nc flom \\ J11 be al ranged for acceptahle lInes In floor ------ ----------- -- ---- -----------------., tlllued to operate the saw 111111m, ainly on mahogany and other commerCIal or cu"tom \\ OJk The company i:" cap1talI7ed at $150,000 all pale! In The Grand RapIds Show Ca:"e company It:>one of the cIty's most prosperou" manufactullng I11stltutJOnt:> It ha" hdd a rapId growth 111 the pat:>t tew ) ears and IS stIll grovv1l1g The htb1l1e"s wa.., stal ted anI) ten y eal s ago by Raymond Mancha and Henry \\TIllIams Later S D Young dnd \V K \VIllJalJ1::. were admItted as partner~ SIX years ago Sam-uel M Lemon pUl chaseL1 ]\[1 Manche':, mtere"t for $24,000 and the company wa" mcUl porated \\ Ith $200,000 capItal stock of whIch $120,000 \\ a" then paId m Samuel M Lemon became president, \V K and Henry \\ IIlJams, vIce-presi-dents and S D Young "ecretaly-itleasurer and manager. Smce the lllcorporatlon thc glOwth of the business ha'3 heen remarkable, necessrLaLm£; contmued e:xpant:>JOn and Improve-ment of the plant Two years ago the Lutke Manufactullng company of Portland, Ore, was merged with the Grand Rapids Show Case company, under the latter name and Robert Lutke be-came a member of the board of directors. The capitalization I j / ~ COyenngs, textllc fabl ic", wall papel, decoratIons and alheJ produch 5- KaJ pen & Urn", now hav e "ale"room~ at 187 and 188 :\f1chlgan a\ enue, ChIcago, 1')5 and 157 \\ est ThIrty-fourth t:>treets, Xev, YOlk and 22 to 26 SudhtllY strect, Boston Enlarging the Macey Plant. 1 he :\Iacc) company, (~1and RapILb, have accepted plan::- for a new factOly btJJldll1g to be located Ju"t south of the malll bUlIJmg on South Dn l..,lOn ..,treet The new buIldlllg wIll be 96 x 1::?-l-feet, four ..,tone" and basement, of bliCk, mJ11 construction and will be fintt:>hed by September 1, at a cost of about $50,000 The company no\\; ba" 110.000 .,quare feet of floor space and the new buIlclmg vv111add 60,000 square feet, making the Macey factory one of the bIg factones 111 the city. The card indexmg department. wl1Jch h now do\\n town, WIll he trant:>ferree! to the new bl1lldll1g It's the things we don't get that we should sometimes be most thankful for. to WEEKLY ARTISAN THE ONLY rIORTISER That does not require material to be marked off. Makes each and every mortise accurately and perfectly. Each spindle instantly adjusted by hand wheel. Automatic Spacing Gage. Patent Automatic Stroke. Patent Adjustable Chisel. ....... No. 181 Multiple Square Chisel MOftlser. Ask for Catalog I'J" .. .WYSONO « MILES CO., Cedar St. and Sou. R. R., OREENSBORO, N. C. ... BALTIMORE MAKES PROGRESS Has Abolished Some of the Burdens and Re· strictions on Business Men. "tore~ here, at Annapolts, Md, \Vllkesbarre and PottSVIlle, Pa The bu"me,,:o they ha\ e bUllt up ranks among the larg-e" t 111the country For more than 50 years theIr store has been located here on ;'\ orth Gay street, above the BelaIr market 1he) ha\ e aho taken over the busllless of the DelaIr Furl11ture company The Chdrles H Horner company have opened a new retall fur111ture ~tal e at 345 North Charles street They \vere formerly 111busllle:os at 328 North Cha1les street Chaudron & Co, plate and beveled glass, have moved tr0m 412 East Sdratoga "treet to 217 West Camden street Hart\v 19 & Kemper, wholesale chairs, 316 West Pratt ..,treet, ha\ e put mane", lllle of d111mg chairs, porch rockers, etc . .. BaltImore, Md, Apnl 14--Baltimore h not knO\\ n Lh a large manufactunng centre, although there are a numbel ot good SIzed furlllture factones het e ThIs b due 111 a mea",ure to the system of taxation \\ hen an officeman, retailer, wholesaler or manufacturer starts 111 oU,,111ess he IS ta "ed or ltcen:oed and generally has th1 ee 01 tOU1 kmd.., of ta "\.e", to pay In the "tates of \Te\V York, Penn,,)ha11la and '(e\\ Jersey, WIth few exceptlOn", no merchant of an\ kllld pa\.., any hcense to start III bu"me"s, all the re\ enue nece"",an being raised on real estate 01 per:oonal propert), except the I urst Bro~ & Co ha\ e moved frOim 211 \Nest Camden liquor taxes Baltimore has come to a realtzatlOn of thiS and ~treet to 38 Hopkms place and are makmg a new 1111eof the legislature has passed an act authonzlllg Baltll110re to .... • • • •• •• • ••••••••••• allow manufacture1 s to do OU~111e~"hel e on \ ('1 \ ea..,) tel 111"', whIch, WIll be expected to help the Clt) 1Ih1S cIty 1:0 a \ ery large \\ hole"ale center and ha", a 1m; trade WIth the south, but they have to hustle to hold It \" a jobbing center, It IS noted and an Immense bus111ess IS done in all hnes ThIS ]obbmg busme..,,,, b furthered b) 1m) 1ng conventlOns whIch a1 e held here t\\ 0 month" 111 the ",prIng and two months m the fall \V hen t11Ou"and" of buyer" come from all the southern states TheIr fares' are refunded 1t-. ~ they buy a certam amount of good" ThiS method ha:o helped the trade to a large degree Some of the firms who take part 111pu~hl11g thb mo\ c ment are, the Reltable Furl11ture \IanufacturIng company 303 PreSident street, makmg sldeboa1 d", and chamher "UItc" Foster Bras t.fanufactunng com pan) , 320 Xorth Holltda\ street, bras.., and Iron bed manufactUlers, Furst D10~ L Co, 211 \Ve"t Camden street, pIctures, mIrrors and molclll1g'" Pollocks, whole"ale furlllture. Howad and Saratoga ",treeh. and the Heywood Bras & \Vakefield company, reed and rat-tan furniture. The tradmg stamp bU3iness 1S carned on here to such an extent as to make it a posItive nUIsance You get tiadll1g stamps WIth everythll1g but a haIr cut and shave and step,., are being taken to end it to a certalll degree at least The legislature IS takmg the matter up Hochschtld, Kohn & Co, Ho\Vard and Lexll1gton street" retail furlllture, Will bUlld a large addition to thelr store They already have an immen:oe structure for a general de-partment store Since the death of Isaac Benesch, retaIl furniture dealer, CRESCENT MACHINE WORKS the business has been taken over by !\aron, Samuel and \\ 11- OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. liam M. Benesch, who now control the house and have large ~._._._._._._.~_ ._._._._._._._._._. • .... Grand Rapids Crescent THE WORLD'S BEST SAW BENCH BUilt with double arbors, sliding table and equipped complete WIth taper pin guages carefully graduated. This machine represents the height in saw bench con-struction. It is designed and built to reduce the cost of sawing stock. Write us for descriptIve InformatIOn. . . ..... WEEKLY ARTISAN 11 THE L. Mac E. VARNISHES BLUE RIBBON RUBBING and POLISHING VARNISH, QUAKER CITY COACH VARNISH-CABINET FLOWING VARNISH, WHITE MAPLE RUBBING and POLISHING VARNISHES; WHITE MAPLE GLOSS VARNISHES-WHITE REED FLOWING VARNISHES, FLAT ALL VARNISH and ALL DULL FINISH-JAPANS, Etc. DIPPING VARNISHES NOTE-Our many years of practical experIence with the FurnIture, Piano and kindred lines of manufacture enable us to know just the kmd and qualIty of varnIshes demanded. Also the fact that our strong corps of salesmen have an already established trade WIth thIs class of customers through visiting them wIth filIers and stams, makes it possIble for us to sell varnishes wIthout additional ex-pense to us, whIch advantage we are dIsposed to give to our customers in quality. Send us aTrial Order. THE LAWRENCE-McFADDEN COMPANY VenetIan \ abeb of rattan They ha\ e 200 men workIng, hand-lIng the materIals from the log to t1he finIshed product TheIr bU'-,Ine"" of makIng pIcture frames whIch are bold mo"tly to the furnIture trade, Ib very heavy The factory 1'3 at Leadenhall and Ostend street Gumpert & Benesh, furnIture mbtallment .dealers, have bought out JulIu", IImes & Son, a furniture catalogue house on Gay street Mr. Foxwell, buyer fOJ 27 yearb for Frank J Murphy, furnIture dealer of LeXIngton street, has retIred from the busmess Frank .:VIurphy, Jr, has taken hIS place George C SmIth & Sonb have moved theIr retaIl furnI-ture '3tore from 107 North Eutaw street to 220 \Vest LeXIng-ton street. Thomas 1\1 SmIth is dOIng a fairly good business at 514 \Vest Gel man "treet, b makIng mattresbe"" spring bedb and cots RIch Bros, makmg go-carts, have moved from 116 South Howard street to 221 \Vest Pratt street. They also make reed furnIture Baker Bros & Co, handlIng plate and beveled glass, had a fire at 102 Hopkllls place and were forced to move to 108 South street They do a large bUSIness For the Charter Commission. Among the nameb ::>uggesteJ fOJ member", of the com-mlbSlon to be chosen for the purpose of drawmg a new char-ter for Grand RapIds, are the following "furnIture men." George G \/Vhltworth of the Berkey & Gay Furmture com-pany; Robert W Irwlll, Royal Furniture company and John D Karel, J\Ilchlgan Chair company The Artisan respect-fully suggests the followlllg addItIOns: A S Goodman, Luce Philadelphia FurnIture company, George A DaVIS, Stow & DaVIS FurnI-ture company, Robert E Shanahan, Bbsell Carpet Sweeper company and E J Aldworth, \Vaddell :V[anufactunng com-pany Loss of a Promissory Note. A promissory note for $1,500 gn en in settlement for a bIll of furnIture purdhabed of a manufacturer of Grand Rapids six months ago, was 10bt In tran"lt for collectIOn, during the inundation and bnowslIde penod of last winter. The manu-facturer i", naturally solICItous about the faIlure of the banks to dIscover the whereabouts of the note r'~~~Rna-pi;ds Caster Cup Co. 2 Parkwood Ave.• Grand Rapids, Mich. We are now puttmg out the best Caster Cups With cork bases ever offerea to the trade. These are timshed m Golden Oak and White Maple m a light timsh These goods are admirable for polished floors and furn- Iture rests. They will not sweat or mar. PRICES: Size 2U mches $4.00 per hundred SIze 2~ m~hes 5.00 per hundred 'I'r1l a Sample Order FOB. Grand RapId,. .. . ••••• - •••• •• ••• _ .A 12 t-- WEEKLY ARTISAN ----------_._-- - . WE MAKE REFRIGERATORS IN ALL SIZES AND STYLES Zmc Lined Porcelain Lined. White Enamel Lined Opal-Glass Lined. You can increase your Refrigerator Sales by putting In a line of the "Alaskas." Write for our handsome catalogue and price lists. THE ALASKA REFRIGERATOR COMPANY, Excl~s~~eu~~;~~:;:~or MUSKEGON, MICH, New York Office, 369 Broadway, L E Moon, Manager III..... I, I IIII --------------------------------_.---------- ..... ----" now TO !"CR.NISII A S~IAl .L. J1~.A.l T Au Inexpeusi ve Scheme fOI' Decoration and Selection of Furniture. Thel e ale lnan \ pcople ot modcl ate mcan-, \\ hu lu not kno\'v Ju,-t \\hat to elu 111 ho\\ to bU;lll to make.1 Plett\ COZ\, cOl11fu!tdhle h011le Il1t \ al e ohll~ul t ) dcplnd (Vnthl .\(h III (ll ,ale"mln \\ hlch h n It aL\ a) 'ldlahL Idll elm e It I" 11e11ned that the follo\\ mg ~lhcmc for fUI111"hlll~ a ,mall flat \\ III ap-peal to \\ omen ut ta"tc 1\ hu al c lllc"pellenLcd 111 thc lJ1,tttu ot "electIOn ~ ~uppo~e th,lt a ,m,dl apa1 t1l1ln' h takln L1Llll£; 'outh 01 \\ e~t su that the "un" Ia\" lln PdlUl atl and nuke It chcert111 Tdkmg It f01 ['Idnlul that thc h,dl h lon-.; and not e"tra \\ de paper It \\Ith a L\u tone Idl pallel a" that I' ah\a\" 1 good ~-------------------------------------------~ I I I : I I I : I , I , I I I I I : II ,I I , I , I I f I I I I I I I I I I : I I j I I I I I I I ,I I, I I I I I I I I I I I , ! I I I I I I I I I I THE "ELI" FOLDING BEDS ~~~frl~I~N~I~g I ELtO:""MI'LLE'R","&u'co.1 II.. EVANSVILLE. INDIANA Wnte for cuts and pnces ON SALE IN FURNITURE EXCHANCE, EVANSVILLE. lJal k£;lOunc1 t01 the Jlhoto~1 aph" anll cngld\ m£;" to be hung 0'1 the \\all~ Inegularly, not on a Ime The woodwork and lulmg to t11e mouldmg 'ihould b~ whIte Select a couple of I ed hall runners WIth very nan ow dark edge and ha\ e the portlere~ of plam dark red velour or "ome in-e,- pensl\ e "tuft ~\bolt:oh the old fashlOned hat rack anJ use a ~mall ImItatIOn malhogany "ettee, If the genume IS too ex-pensi, e, \v hlch VI III fit m the mche m the wall whIch IS u'iually there A narrow but l11gh table VI III sen e to put the hats on, \\ Ith a medIum sIze mlrorr above and umbrella :0 tand neal, and the hall WIll look attractIve The It, mg room should be a place of comfort and a deltght fOI the tneJ busllless man when he returns at mg1ht Paper the \\ ails m a '3oft, Itght tobacco brown to the mould-mg It the \\ ood\Vork IS not mahogany fimsh have It done 0\ er, but lea\ e the Lellmg wlllte In one corner near the \\ Indo,\ place a comfortable, medIUm sIze davenport, some ea,,\ chalb ~hould be ,lslble, coveled WIth an mexpenslve 111a tenal m a darker blown L se 10\\ bookca"e" m mahogany fimsh WIthout doors m the tv\ 0 lal ge~t "pace~, WIth chma stlk curtams of a nch dark ~Teen Th~y WIll throw m rcltef the colored bmdmgs 1he pOItlere'- too "hould be of the "ame shade of green but ot heal ler matendl They could have a ltttle brown velve-teen appltque m the corner" outlmed WIth antIque gold cord, and any \Voman who IS fond of embrOIdery could do It her- '-elf lor the \VmdO\\ curtam'3 ecru sCllm WIth a lace border \\oulcl he appIOpl1ate and at the top have a fifteen or eIgh-teen Il1lh \ alance of brown stuff to notch the wall~, eIther "tl alght ot ,,11aped WIth some anttque golcl galoon The floot cm elmg ~houlc1 he a bl 0\'\ n rug V\Ith somc green, thu:o pull- 1I1g the \\ hole colol ~chemc together In the "pace between the wmc1oV\s a hIgh secretary cle"k ut Colomal c1e~lgn would look well A. few water colors of fac~lmlle'- and "ome etJchmg'i m gtlt frames on the V\alls 1\ ould gn e a cIash of color, and \'\ Ith a few good pIeces of bnc a-blac or bronLe here and there the en~emhle \'Voulcl be prettv and homeltke To thi'3 room add a Itbrary table for hanelv hook" and magaL1l1e'i on Whll h a lamp can he set at mght If thl'3 Iuom opens mto the dmmg room use for the lat-ter a re"eJa green paper on the wall~, a two tone stnpe IS good If the cetlmgs are not too hIgh, cetlmg whIte to mould-mg "\11 thc \\ oodwork and floor mahogany color A. plam green rug WIth shaded border is effectIve The wmdow curtams can be of cream scrim WIth a stenCIlled bor-der of a gl ape, me m color, WIth a perfectly str~ight fifteen or eIghteen mch lambreql11n tnmmecl WIth eJgmg of the color of the walls PortIeres can back those of the living room, - - - -------- WEEKLY ARTISAN mmg only one pole, and would look well m a green stnped velour A round Colomal dmmg table--reproductlOns are some-tIme" good-looks well m the centre In the large ,t space put a SIdeboard WIth cupboard", a small senmg table IS always u"eful If a chma closet IS out of the qUestlOn a couple of "mall hangmg clo"et" WIth dIamond panels add to the look, of the walls, also one or two plate rack" enhance the decoratIve effect Thel e are many t) pe" of Colomdl chalf" to "elect f1 am, but have them broad and comfortable, and cover them WIth the "ame stnpecl matenal as the portlere" The centre hght usually has an al gand burner Cover the globe WIth a dull gold stlk "hade WIth deep fnnge For the chIef bedroom have the woo.Jvvork and cetlmg whIte A" these rooms are rarely large, hang a whIte ground paper on the vvaIls WIth a small de-olgn m flowers and bow knots The carpet may be of rose color and the sam~ plam color may be used for portIeres m armure or mercenzed stuff, on whIch sew a whIte lace msertlon about four or fi\ e mches WIde FOI the \vmdow use a shaped lambrequm WIth whIte lace medalhons cleslgned to "Ult and a ro:oe colored fringe at the bottom, under whIch place v. hlte lace curtams Twm Sheraton beds would look well here WIth bureau to correspond, and WIth wardrobe, a small table, chaIr and rock-et the room WIll be pI etty Another bedroom I" perhaps not qUIte as ltght a" It mIght be, so a pure whIte stnpped paper IS best here and a cutout garlan.J of pmk ro"e" below the mouldl11\S Cellmg and v. ooch\ ark whIte, portIeres of a daInty blue and the lam brequll1 of the "ame, wll1dov. curtam" v,hlte lace Small ru~s may be stre" n about a SImple b a"" bed, alongSIde of whIch hay e a good SIzed trunk-you can put so 13 many thIngs m It-or a chest of dra\\ ers, low and broacl Procure a seWll1g table a couple of I11che, longer than the trunk and cut off the legs to \\ Ithll1 fiftcen mches flom the top and stand It on the trunk tl1e ,pace bet vvcen vvIII gn e room for thl ee hat bOAes \' O\v drape It v\ Ith blue and whIte lace CO\er and d pI etty c1res"mg table hIde" the tlunk and aclds to the appea t ance of the room \ lon~ not vel) v\ Ide nllrror ma) be set 0\ er thl-, \ \ lth a locker, "ltppel chalf and "'mall table another attractIOn I" added to the apartment Rug Weaving in a Show Window. J Kennard & Son", furmtUl e and Cdlpet clealel' of St LOUIS, J\10, hay e been gn mg an exhIbItIon of rug wea\ mg Il1 one of thelf show wllldows and It was a deudedly Inter-estll1g a" well a" an educatIOnal ad vel tl"ement The appa-ratus and "killed opelatn e" nece",aly to COI1\ert raw wool 111tOfinhhcd lug" v. ere tbrought fn m \\ orce"ter. :'\L,,,,,, dnd dunn~ the week that the "hO\\ w"s on It Vva" "een by hun-dreds of thousands of people [he rug" were offered fOI "ale and \vere taken a" rapIdly as they could be ploduced at pnce" conSIderable hIgher than the figures place,l on the same good" carned m "tock Interested in Turpentine. o II L \Vernlcke, of the rl ed '\1ace\ com pam I" mterested \\Ith (Jthel capltahsts ot Grand RapIds, UI two turpentmc dl"tIlhng plants UI Pemacola, rIa Th:: company o\\ns large tract" ()f tll11bel and the bu,lI1es" IS plOfitable especlall) "0 at current pnces ------\ Lot" of u" never put off ttll tomorrov\ v\hat \\e Lan hdve done for us today -\..--------------------, /~_I --_. __ ... ~, Brilliancy, transparency, depth and durability of color are characteristic merit-points of They retain the tone and beauty of the wood--never give the muddy effect peculiar to pigment--colored fillers. If you have not used the improved Marietta Fillers you are not getting all that's coming to you. Marietta Fillers hold their parts in solution in the liquid. They work freely and dry perfectly in 24 hours. They pack well under the pad and fill perfectly. MARIETTA PAINT & COLOR CO., Marietta, Ohio MARIETTA FILLERS O:- Ir ---------------------------~- -- 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN New York Trade Notes and Personals. New York, Apnl 14-- The demand for furnIture contin-ues very good The mechum grade, are ~a1CI to he se11111~ the best, but there IS also a faIr mm ement 111 the hetter hnes The past few years of un<:;ettled hU<:;llle~'" conc!JtlOn", and hIgh cost of 11\1I1g has ~el I ed to accenttldte the pl1Ce mark of the cheaper grade<:; among a large proportIOn of the people Bus1l1e ,s 111a general II av 1<:;qUlte sa tbfactor \ In hoth wholesale and manufactunng hnes The threatened tIe-up of all the bU1ld1l1~ trade~ here has not occurred yet. but there 1<:;a pO"'<:;lblht) that a ma) come later There 1<:;a large amount of hul1d1l1~ planned to go forward thl<:; ) eal and the fur111tul e tl ade II 111 benefit matenal1y hy these operatlOn<:; J Levy and 111'; II Ife II ho fallec1 <:;ometlme ago 1lJ the retal1 furntture bU<:;1I1e<:;1s1a1e boug-ht out the ,tore ()1 I Goldberg, 191 Columhu<:; al enue. Drookl) n J D Dougla~ "ho I epre",enteJ the ~tla<:; ,I etal Bed stead company on the PacIfic Coast has taken up the Lng-lander box couch line The ne" Isaac ::\Ia<:;on fl11mture store II hlch ha <:;heen opened on ::\Iyrtlc a\ enue. BIC'okh n l~ a \ er \ Impo",1I1g structure Thev hal e al"o hlll1t a nell <:;teel ane! concrete - 'to \\ arehouse Bert Ford \"ho gal e up the Fore! S- Tohn<:;on Illle II III be represented hel e In B J 1 ea pIe, \\ ho II a <:;0ne of the officer" of the J\Ietropohtan ChaIr compam He II III he a<:;- slsted by Charles F Lehlman Phl1 rnedenbur~ 1<:;the nell salesman for the '\ ew England "tates, havlllg headquarters m Boston and New Haven Charle, J\IcLaughlm, I"ho has been ~e111l1gthe SImmons bed::, 111 l\ew York Clt), \\111 take \e\\ 101h '-tate dnd \ell England DavId J\fa~ch, late \\ Ith the SIegel-Cooper com pany wll1 take up the cIty trade Richards, Atk1l1son & Hasenck hal e retIred from the burlap busmess, whIch wtll be contmued by J E Kerr S-Co Frank Nagle who left the letal1 furntture bU~1I1e", of Whalen Bros, SmIth street. Brookl) n, IS now II lth II V Monahan, FIfth avenue. Brooklyn Frank Telford \\Tood<:;, formerl) 111 the 1I1tenol decor-a tlllg buslne"s at 2 East Thll t) -thnJ <:;treet 1<:;no\" II ah G A P. Burns of 355 FIfth avenue T Rothberg, assIstant to T r rra71er, head of the furn Iture department of the Fourteenth street <:;tore, IS 11011 m charge of the shlppmg department Aaron Shapiro, formerly salesman for Barnet Cantor ot Newark, 1'\ J, has opened a furlllture ~tore at 21 CentcI street, Orange, ~ J " ..._.. -------------_._-------,---_. BOYNTON &, CO. Manufaduren 01 Embolled and Turned Mould-in .... Embo ... ed and Spindle Caninaa. and Automatic TumiD ••. We also manu fadure a large hne 01 Embo .. ed Omamenta for Couch Work. SEND FOR 1256-1258 W. Fifteenth St., CHICAGO, ILL. ~-_..----- -----_ -_ .. .,... --. -.-. ----.-- .. .--------_. .------------~ I THE FORD & JOHNSON CO. j CHICAGO This is one of our popular Hotel chairs. Our chaIrs are found III all the leadlllg Hotels m the country. The line includes a very complete assort-ment of chaIrs, rock-ers and settees of all grades; Dilling Room ftll1l1ture, Reed and Rat tan furniture, Special Order furni-ture, etc. A complete line of sam-ple. are displayed m The Ford 8 Johnson Bu,ldml!. 1433-37 Wabash Aye .• m-c1odml! a spec.al display of Hotel Furniture. All furmture dealers are cordtally tnvited to visit our building. I~ - -----------._------_._----....~.I. The Sel\l~ compan) of Braadwa), ?\ewburg, N L, II III bur1d a model n ,;tOI e bl11lc1mg for theIr retad furlllture bl1~l11e,," Geor~e J Carter, bUyer for the upholstery department of Stel n Bra", h now at the head of the same department for J01111\\ anamakel, succeeJmg R Aldnch C F Vogel & Co , have mm ed thelr office from 200 East rJ II enty-sel enth street to 218 Ea"t Thlrt)-se\ enth street Lawrence & Lee, manufacturers of plate glass and mn-ron. ha\e mcolpOl ated, WIth a capItal of $12.000 E. Law-rence, "Morgan, K J , Charlotte E Lee and Amos H. Step-hens of Xew York are the ",tockholc1ers The Huc1<:;on :.'Ifetal Bed company, wholesalers, WIll al- "'0 Ilandle the hanc1some Ime of chamber furlllture made by ::\f el nam. Hall S- Ca , and the BeldIng-Hall refngeratol s The -" ~ _ -..8----_----------.------------- III I I I I I I ! I III I .~ ..............--"" FOX SAW DADO HEADS SMOOTHEST GROOVES FASTEST CUT LEAST POWER LONGEST LIFE GREATEST RANGE QUICKEST ADJUSTMENT LEAST TROUBLE PERFECT SAFETY Also Machine KnlveJ. Miter Machines. Etc. We'll Illadly tell YOU all about It. PERMANENT ECONOMY FOX MACHINE. CO. 185 N. Front Street. Grand Rapid •• Mlch ~ ••• ._~ __ ••• _ •• _ •••• _a __ a •••• _ •• • __ ._~ WEEKLY ARTISAN 15 ------- .--- -- - - --------------- ----- ----------------------1 GLOBE VISE and TRUCK CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Don't you want the BEST bench that was ever offered for the price, $12.00 (SubJect to discount) This bench IS 34 inches high, 6 feet, 3 inches long-front J 5 inches; made of thoroughly kIln-dried hard maple strips glued together, 2% inches thick. The balance-I 3 inches is soft wood. Can ship on receipt of order. ._--------------------- . - - --- .- - - - .- ---._----------------_. ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - .-- -- - - '"I '" arerooms are at 213 Canal "treet Herman Stark wIll con tmue to scll the BelJmg-Hall regllgerator" m th eeast \V K Jordan, formerly '" lth hsac Mason, b now wIth the O'T'\"el1l FurmtUlc company, at thClr new store at Halsey 'Street and Broadway, Brooklyn OlIver BIO'S, who have a large metal bed factory at Lockport, 1\ Y, are enlargll1g theIr bmldmg m 01 der to keep up wIth theIr mcreasmg bU'ime'is AleAander LanRel formerly wIth Henry Guttlman, IS now 'Salesman for thl;, CIty, wIth Charle'S VOlt The Royal l\Ietal FurnIture com pan) , who make a large lIne of bra,os and Iron bed'i, have put on the market a new safety sIde Iron cnb, wlllch IS takmg well wIth the trade Isaac :\lay IS the ;,upenntendent The Portland Mattre,o'3 company of Brooklyn, are rushed wIth order'3 They have been m bu'Smess two year'i and wIll have to enlarge the plant J \N Mason & Co, 436 Pearl street are makmg a spec- Ialty of lodge and parlor furnIture and chaIrs The P ;l.lahoney company has bee'n mcorporated to manufacture rattan furlllture and wIllowware, WIth a capI-tal of $10,000, promoted hy \\ I1lIam D Saunders of the Bronx, H D MOIr of Brooklyn, J C Bnll of Elenhurst The Myrtle Beddmg compan) oi Brooklyn have ,111' corporated WIth a capItal of $5,000, to manufacture beds and bedding, Hand M Feldman and H Frank are the in-corpora tors The DlamonJ Fabnc company, 586 Wa'3hmgton street, have put out a new wIre mattres,o, the stram of whIch IS even at all pomts It IS reasonable m pnce, does not sag or hump and IS sellIng well R R Henderson, who represents III thIS CIty, Boden-stem & Kuemmerle of Phl1adelphla and the New York Me-tallIc Bedstead company was marned I ecently to MISS Estes of Atlanta, Ga The Frankllll Dcsk facto! y ha vmg ;,aleslOoms WIth the K ew York Sample lurmture company have moved from 152 East Twenty-thlr,l '3treet to 46 East TwentIeth street. Joe MIchaels of Blooklyn wl11 bUIld a furlllture store eIght stones III heIght, of concrete con'StructlOn, fire-proof and 75 x 100 feet 111 ~I/e, at \\ arren and SmIth streets He proposes to have the largest furnIture store III Drooklyn and '" 111also have a large warehouse besIdes Brunswick-Balke-Collender Refrigerators. The WIckes Refngelator company of Elkhart, Ind, has been II1corporated, capItalIzed at $50,000 The dIrectors are B D Houseworth, Joseph Maurer and L D Hall All are resIdents of that CIty, l\1r .l\.Iaurer bell1g the supenntendent and Mr Hall the secretary and attorney Interested parties state that the style of the ll1corporatlOn does not change the fact that the company is backed and financed by the Brunswlck-Dalke-Collender company of ChIcago, but that the state law of IndIana reqUIres that the incorporators of a company shall resIde m the state Circumstances 0\ er which we have no control frequently take the form of wIves. •••••••••••• -• -a.a .-•••.•••-•• ._-----._--•••-•• ------_-_• .___ --------- - . ~ MUSKEGON, MICH. MOON DESK COMPANY DESKS OF MERIT ~----------..-..... ------------ .. ----------- -----.----------.------------------..-.4...... 16 WEEKLY ARTISAN ~UIILISHEO EVERY SATURDAY .Y THE MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY SUBSC/lI"TION $1 eo ",,/I YEA/I ANVWHER" IN THE UNITED STATES OTHE/I COUNT"'ES $200 "ER VEAl'!. SINGLE CO"'ES SCENTS PU.LICATION OFFICE, I08-11Z NO"TH DIVISION ST. GI'!ANO RAP> OS. MICH, A S WHITE, MANAGING EOITOl'! Entered as lecond class matter, July 5, 1909, at the post office at Grand RapIds, MIchIgan under the act of March 3 1879 CHICAGO REPRESENTATIVE: E LEVY \iVhatn er may be thought or "ald of the co operat!\ e plan of buymg, the J\lmnesota Retal1 LUlnJtUle Dealcl" ae,,,ouaUon hay e SUlel) ShO",11 then memhel" hO\\ to melt m,lll 01 clu competltlOn fhelr artlcle and lllu"t1atlOn" 111 thh ml111ber of the \\ ee1dy ~rtlsan 1;" CCltamh \\ OJ th llUn\ tllnc, the subscnptlOn pnce ot the papel and many time" the ,ll1l1U,t! expensc of mamta1l1mg membcI ",hIp m the a"'''OU.ltlOn } \ el \ dealer whether a membel of an as"ouatlO11 01 not h bunG; benefitted b) the \\ork of the \11l1l1e"ot,l a" ...ouatwll \m dealer \\ ho I... bothel ed 1)\ mdrl ur del c0l11petltl0n (all )0 Uluch to dl1\ e It out of hIS ten !tOI \ b\ a( tllJg 011 the "u~ ge;.,tlOn" offel ed by the \1ll111e..o. ta a ....o..ua t1011 Ih ( de,llu \\ ho douhh the effectl\ elles;., ot the \f 1111(1,(,ta pLlll "hml1cl OJ cler a few e),tra copIes of the \ \ eekh \1 tban OJ "Ol11e of the bulletl1l'" lssued b) the a'i"Ouatwll dnd 1J"tr 1hute thell1 among fOllnel cu"t0l11e1" \\ho ale lHJ\\ kn()\\n to l)e P\\I()l1 1Z111gthe maIl OJ del h011"e" It the pla11 "U~g."tl(l I~ nr)) fea"lble, the nuttel ma) he 11...edl1l !c'L.l1 achuth,l1lcnt~ \ Jlh tellm<; effect rOJ m"tancl the al tIde m the ::\fll111e"rJl.l dl partment thh \\ eek, If "'11h"tanUall) llp1 ()(111LlelIn el11\ dc,d el " local papel \\ 0111cl'iUIeh mt1uenLl the mail (ll JLl P ltl (111" and cony mLe them that thl\ Lan get 11101( tor thU11 llwnL \ at home than b) 'iendmg It to "t!an~u" 11l thL la1-.,( tltlC" Ihe first sentence m thl" pelrdgTaph l'i not 1l1,emlul t 11 Itl uze or condemn the co-opelat1\ e bu) 111<;plan u-ul 1)\ t IL :\Tmne')ota elssoclatJon TI1dt plan ma\ not be pe1tec+ thuL md\ be ...cnous defecb 111It and the pnnclple ma, l)e oblec tlOnabll, but It hel'i cel td111h becn "uc(e~ ...lul 111p1( \ 1n~ lh,lt b) co operatlUn deelle1'i 1n "mall utle" and \ dla"':t~ Lall meet mall orJel competJtJOn \\ lthout aLtULt! In," t them'\! sehe" and actually gl\e thon patlon" bettu \alu.'- th,m L,n he ohtamed f01 the "'ame amount ot mone\ ~ent tel cdta]u..:uc hem ,e'i \nothe1 al tIde III th1" edltlOn ot thL II eekh '\1 tj"dll that may be u"ed to advantage b, fur111ture clealer" I" the de"cnptJon of final proLeed111g" aga111st a firm that 1101 ked a clubbmg ,,\\ melle m }Tlh\ aukee fhe method- of the Ifd waukee bankrupt, \v el e ;"lmI1ar to tho"e u'ieel In a conCCI n that blOUl.;ht gnef to man) people m the \ IC1l11h Clt Pro- \ Idence, R I. a fe" \\ eek;., ago and another that operatcd 111 C111c111natI and Lm lllgton la'it fall The !ldcle ol maJ1\ dealer, IS m]ured b) the club, pn7~ and 1'1 em1um "chemer" who shDuld be expoe,ed and pUlll'ihecl ~nd the tJme to cx-pose them I, when the) hC'g111 not elfter they ha\. ~athered then han est, clo'lecl thell dooor'- dn,1 Q,"(JllLllnt(J lJdllkI uptcy \ oluntanIy 1he dealer \\ ho \\ III enllghten hI' p,lt!CJn" on the hl"tory of the ProVIdence ClllClll11dtl ,ll1d :\Ilh\aukee (a~e'l j'-, not 1Jkeh tn hay e h1'o field lll\aded hy '3uch sWlllcl-leh rl en thL "oap dub" Lan not floUllsh 111 the 1Jght of j'uhl1ut \ l n J Ia 1111It01J head of the pubhut) department of the 1\0Ike\ 6.. (,a\ Tur111tu1e compan), 'itated lecently that ,,( d1l (h a (1a \ pa "'"c:" w hen the department IS not called U]JOIl tl) I'll teLt the pubhc from Impo",ltJon on the part of Ull~L1Upul( \1" dt,tlel" Lettel'" from cal eful buyers asklllg It t!lh 01 that let,111 hou"e handles Berkey & Gay goods enable" thL c(Jl1lpaJ1\ to dllelt the enCjUlrel'i to the retaIler') the\ "eek l n '.u Upulou " elealer", often represent 1l1fenor p1CLL" a" ha\ 111~been made In the Berkey & Gay company, \\ hen 111taLL "uch deale! " hel\ e not a pIece of Berkey & Gay tUlnllUle on thul f]C'Ol" For thIS 1ea"on the company dc!olJted a tl acle mal k and are expend111g many thou'iands of dollar" ann\1alh 111acquamtlllg the pub!Jc \\ Ith the same Hetal1e1" Lllgd~ed 111the 'iale of hl1111ture in the vanous utle" ot "outhu n la!Jfnr111a alc endea\ onng to ecIucate the peopll as to the dlfferen~e between good anel cheap furnl-tUl e It h ...ald b\ pel ;.,on, VI ell 111formed that many fine, llhth home" al <:: "hlbb11) fUllll.ohed 'stocks 111 man) of the "tOle" Inc!Jeatt thdt the pelcelltage of good fUlnlture ;.,olel to thc peoplc I~ out 01 ploportlOn to theIr wealth It the U)mmel ual bodle" of the ClllteJ Stelte'i could be 1l1ducec1 to take 111'and p11;.,h to le~I"latlve enactment hy the "c:\ el al ...rate" the plan ot J H Kentnor of the SmIth & DaVIS \Ll11ulaLtlllll1£; COmpalT\ L,t ~t 10Ul" fOJ nnpO'i111g "e\ ere }'Lllalt1L" Up)Jl pel "rm" founel l;1111t) of mak111g fab~ C0111- 111Cl ual "'UtUlJcnt" lm the purpD"C of obta111111<;crecht, a ~Ilat ,ll1d gr 0\\ mg L\ 11 111 the ll11111tme traele 'AcmIJ he gre.l th mCJCld1,-d If not en tl1 eh aboh shed l ('llJjJLl1llt" lu \ Ill~ bLLn mack 11\ the nlelllufdcturer'i of "'t I )U1~ ,1-;cl111"tt]1()"L o[ L\ an", 111" 1n the c1atl11g of bIlls, the LlttU ])1 lllJpth l hallgdl thell ") ...tun to confOlm to that ol "'t f Ol11" I hL 111all u [alturu ~ of [~\ an,,\ dIe e\ er stanel 1each to (0 ( peLl tL v\ 1th (,thch 111 the tl dde for the pro IlJCJt!"n oj cln\ 111tl\L11lUlt elL"lgnL 1 to p10l11ote the \\ eHare of thL lllcIu ...tr \ ()llL f1" 1 ,,[ thL ~1L,lt Hdmbl11ger stOl e 111Lo" \ngeleo 1... dL\oted to the "ale Df hll111tu1e Lpon U1l ... Hom a large and helnc1""111LlJl111galO\\, con'itl ucteel a, ,-uh"tallt1all) a" 1£ 1l \ (1 c 1lltLlle!Ld fm aLtual u"e dncI Lompletel) fUl111"hec1, "11 \ c" to 111"L1ULt \ h1tm'" 111 the art of harm01110U'3 home dLU 1at1on '1l lLih "peak111g the l111p1re 1'i not a 1 rench "t) l~ It" teaL\11L" II cre c r (,leek and Roman ong111, but It \\as "ucces'O-lulh adapted t) meet the taste'i of t11e I rench b) the artht Da\ 'd dunng the era of the fir,t '\apoleon Da\lcl's plaLe 111 the art fur111ture \\ 0] Id I" a'i 'iecure d'i that of Sheraton \I lth all thL be"t hne'3 of fur111tule 'ieLl11ely "tIed up' lor a telm ot \ ear'i 111 \[ ew York ancl PhIladelphla, the \\ ,ll1amelkel management naturally I" cIbpo;.,ecI to enql11re, of II hom \\ 111Ua1k Brockway obta111 the stocks he w111 need to! the (,lmbe1 "tOle' It h prc"umLcI that \\hen the fall ,ea')on of trade open" e\ u \ m<1n 111 thL l mtee! Steltcs WIll ha\ t purcha;.,ed a" Il1dny ,ltltomobtle, ,h he mel) need an,1 that he 'AlII be prepared to pllr Lha "e a tn\ el]llc1e'i of furmture WEEKLY ARTISAN 17 FOREIGN TRADE MAKING A RECORD More Thun Half of the Imports AI·e Classed as Manufacturers' ~Iat('rials. 1he forel~n C0111mece ot the ll11ted '-,tate" pH ml"e" to make It hlghe~t recOld 111 the fi<cal \eal \~hlch end" Ie'i' than 90 da}" hence Thp fi~Gl1 },dr a" Ie, \I ell kno,~n, CL d" wIth the month of June, an 1 the eIght months of that fi'ical year for vvll1ch the bureau of sta'I'itlCs C't the Def':lrtment of Commelee and Lah01 has now a\adable fig-ure" "hO\\, a la rger aggl cgate of Imports and c, ports than 111 the carre 'ipondll1g penod of an} earller} car of our f01 elgn commerce The Import, fOl the eIght 1110nth'i enc1ll1g wlth rehrual) amounted 111\alue to 8;1,021317,090, aga111"t $)32734,8;9 IJ1 the eH;ht months end111g \\Ith rcbruarj 1907, the former hIgh recOId \ear for 1111pOlh The e,port'i fOJ the eIght months are $1,20'),248,899. agalmt $1,356847,583 III the same month" of the hIgh record) ear fOl e,ports 1908 The Imports fOI the pellCJd 111questIOn I' el e la 1 ger than tho"e of an) llke penod III earller } edr", \lIhlle the ex] 01ts are sllghtl) Ie"~ than tho-e of the cone"ponJ111:'; el:.;ht months of 1908 and 1907 1he ag g-ru;ate of Import'i all c! e'()J ell b for the eIght month'i 111 questlOll I" $2 230 ;6~,C)89, a~dl11~t $2,221,949,/30 111 the eIght month'i ()f 1907, the fondel 111:.;hlecOld ) ear for a~gre-gate of Import" and e,ports The dedme 111 eAport" compcllln~ the elg1t month'i of 1910 \\ Ith the con e"pond111g pellod" of 1908 and 1907,occllrs dl1efly 111 food"tnff" ['Ie/,Ll "blfr" exporteJ 111 the elf;ht month'i of 1910 amount cd 111\ alne to 1111t10) ml111ol1 jolla1 'i, ag-a111"t 1(/) nlllllOn In the conr>opol1r1lllg pelloc! of 10)8, and meat and clan \ prodnct'i to hut 01 11111110ndollar", ac;all1'it 133 Jdl1!lOn--.of 1<),)8 !ooc!,t'1f1", thn" f01mlJlg a "ma11er ,hale of the totdl eAport-, ot If)} 0 th an f )I,11erl\ and manufactu 1eo ,1 Lugel percentage, the "halc \lhlLh manufacturel", f'1111ed of thc c"pllrb f01 thc Ll~l]t llJonth" In CjuLqlOn hdn~ -!-1 pel L\ nt d~aln"t 37 pel Lent 111 the C()!fc--.P( nc1ln£; mouth" 111 1C;C\ \\ll1Ie for the ",1I1f;"1Lm nth of rehnlcl!) 1CJI0 manufdc turL" actuall} f[)Jt11ec!01 er one ktlf of the tOLal e""l)0 t'i, the aetnal "hare llLlI1c; SO94 per cent of t'1e tOtd1 cAj)orh foocl- 'ituff" fCJ1m1l1g1mt 22 S; pel ccnt, and crucIe I1ldtenal" f lr uoe 111 n, an uf lct t11111£;26 09 In lmjlOlh thL \Lal " lecold th'h fal c,C(eel::, tlat fOl an} edrller } car, he1l1g f()) the eJ~ht month'i 111 que"tJon S1 021.- 317,OCJO,of \\ 1IIch S~()2.()27,02~ \\ a" matenal fo' me 111 manu-factunng, 373 nl1lhe 11>of th1" tot,d bung- elude t11dtUldl, and 18() 1111111"n':>palt1y mallufdctured n,atulal fOl further 11'ie 111 111dnufa('tunn~ '1 he percenta~e \,hlCh manufacturer, IJla-tenal'i tonned of the Impol t" I" large I than e\ e1 bet ore ]n1l1g ;~ per ceut 111 the el~ht month" end1ng \11th lebrual} 1910, agal11'it ;2 per cent for 1()0f),1007, anJ 1903 anc1 SO 1)e cent 111 190'5 and 1°0S f11e 'illarc of the manufacturer,,' 1l1atellal" entenng flee of clut} 'l,lS 111 the 1910 penod 6;; per unt, agd111",t 64 pe lent 111the --.ame months of la"t } ell! New Occupants. \Tallager ROil 1ette 1I1foll1" the \rthan th2t nedJl} all "pace 111 the turn1ture F,c11dnge, Cldnd Rapld'i. nOI\ 111 pro-g1 e"" of reht111e11l1g, ha" been taken Se\ elal nc\\ tenanh among \\hrm are the Pah,1e \fanL1Llctul111l.; Cl mpdn} of De-trOIt, hay e "Ig-ned contlaLh The 1)t1l1d111~\\1111he ready for ocCUpanL\ ead, 1l! June Touring the Southw('~t. DaVlcl E LThl e r tile Cland l~dPICh [dnll fU1111tnre company, l'i tounng the trade centel" of the 'iouth", e'it ~------------------------ ---------------------j LEXINGTON HOTEL I 500 Rooms. :II II I II I III Michigan Boulevard and 22nd Street. EVERY MODERN CONVENIENCE. ..~-- ...,'''''' New Cafes. New Grill Room. Offices and Rooms Redecorated. Absolutely Fire Proof. "YOU WILL LIKE THE LEXINGTON:' I II J E MONTROSE l p HORACE WIGGINS, I CHARLES McHUGH I ropnetors. ASSistant Mgr. I Also operatmg I' L._~Hotel Montrose, Cedar RapI-ds-, la, Rock Island Hou~se, _Ro_c~k I~sla~nd. III I • 0U :r: u 'of) i ..~... ~... ~ "="' ~0 ..... 1...:1 U Q • c.! ~ rfJ :> =' ~ 0 flit '" 'C) ~ «> «S s 'C) ia ~ l:l. 0 ~ M Z ~ 0 C) "" ~ ..... .0. $.c e l./.'.). 0 ~ ...... .... ~ ~ 18 WEEKLY ARTISAN TRUCK TALKS Might not convince you without evidence. But compare a wagon to our truck, note the similarity of construction fea-tures-- No box bearings; nothing to easily break or get out of order; extra large center wheels, revolving on taper turned axles; wide treads; special first-class cast-ings. Grand Rapids Trucks are first, last and all the time the safest in construction, and positively the best. No. 15 Catalog Shows Them. Grand Rapids Hand 618 North Front St. Screw Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Hints on Furnishing Summer Rooms. If your rooms are to be redecO! ated thIS ..,pnng thel e are many thmgs that should be taken I11tO con"lderatlOn whIch are too often neglected 1£} au can affO! d to turn the refurmshmg mer to a profeSSIOnal decorator "nch mattel s a~ light, exposure, and color schemes \\ 111 be treated from an artIstic and "clentlfic standpol11t As the maJonty of gIrls make theIr m\ n selectIons the} "hould inform themselv es on these pomts, that results may be more artistic and hygIenIC If the rooms open out of one another the} should not have different color schemes or the effect will be ugly If you do not like decoratl11g an entIre floor 111(hfferent tones of one color. as IS now popular, have only 'two colors 111har-monIOus tones For upper rooms the present fashIon of hay I11g the pa pers of each room 111 the same neutral tone ",Ith col()red borders IS good Soft gray, pale tan or t", o-toneel stnped whIte or cream papers are preferred for the foundatIOn In the small house It IS a great advantage to have the calm scheme m one key, as It adds to the apparent Sl7e of rooms If a roem IS rathel low and dark a good \\ a) to gl\ e a hghter effect IS to carry the paper to wlthm b\ a feet of the top and ha \ e border and cel1111g of v, hlte Thl s canopy tOj IS not particularly fashlOnabl(O, but It makes a dlfferenc(O m the lIghtne"s of a room If heIght IS a con"lderatlOn rather than ltg-ht, run the the paper to the celhng and fimsh WIth a narrovv pIcture ralhng Stnped paper I11creases the apparent heIght of a room, but If the proportIOns are small the stnpes should not be broad, and preferably one-toned 111 glazed and ungla7ed effects Exposure of a room and t'he number of Wl11do\\s 5houle! al,o be regarc1ec1 111 furm.,hlng The room, facmg south "-houlJ ha\ e a cool neutral tmt, wlllch tho.,e toward the north ~houl'l be gl\ en Jihe appealance of .,unhght \'lth warm, cheer-ful paper., that do not ab.,orb hght Hall" that ha \ e no \\ 1I1c1ows 5hould be kept ltght, despIte the fashIOn at the moment 1£ one can afford wooden rafter and panehng, notlhmg IS more effectIVe, but do not attempt to SImulate thIS effect WIth dIfferent colored dallas These \V ere formerly I ecommended to keep the lower part of the paper clean, but they are far from styltsh Tan I" a good paper for a hall e'(cept when It IS very clark. "hen yellow sihould be chosen Blue should be used sparlngl}, as It has too cold an appearance for most halls. Recl IS an as"el tn e color. but IS dmgy at I1Ight and needs hIgh IllummatlOn In hall or hbrary It IS apt to ab"orb artl-fieal hght. and IS nn er restful Some ph} SIClans conSIder red had fOl the nen e"- and mterest1l1g expe11ments have been made to sho\\ that It should not be used 111ltvmg rooms GI een IS alwa} s restful, but care should he taken that It I, a tone that reflects hght -J he blue greens are ah"ays dark, thougth consldereJ mOl e styll"h than those WIth a tl11ge of } ellow or gray In puttmg gl een on a dark rcom a hght paper should be used 0n the cedll1g to gn c a ref1ectlOn on the somewhat ~ombre SIdes For the same reaSlJn whIte pamt IS a softener \\ here a hou:oe IS to be Colomal 111 It'-, furl11-lhll1g noth- 1I1g equals" hlte pamt It goe" well wlth 11JO"t papers, but need" care and frequent renewmg, an ObjectlOn where econ-om} 111ust be consldeled Yello~ pme tnmm1l1gs and base-boarJs. \\ hlch are found m many rented house,;, when given "-C\ eral coat,; of whIte pamt, \\ ItJh a fim"hmg coat of enamel tor eaS) c1ealllng, are vastly Improved Dark oak, Flenllsh or Enghsh, looks \\,11 WIth red and ., WEEKLY ARTISAN 19 blue papers, whl1e "Ith mahogany, yellow, gray, tans or browns are styhsh A plam paper of neutral tint forms the best background for pictures, a warm medIUm gray and a hght ecru being ad-mirable Just now gray IS m high favor, either in plain sur-faces or in self-toned stnpes. Flowered designs are '3t111 much used, but should be chosen With discretIOn, If one cannot afford to paper often In a bedroom, particularly they are hable to grow tiresome The same apphes to large and dlstmct conventional figures, whether m sharp contrast or self-toned effects. CHOICE TOOLS FOR FURNITURE MAKERS If you do not know the "Oliver" wood working tools, you had better give us your address and have us tell you all about them. We make nothing but Quality tools, the first cost of which is considerable, but which will make more profit for each dollar invested than any of the cheap machines flood-ing the country. " Tempers " Cost "OLIVER" No. 16. Band Saw 36 'nches. Made WIth or wlthoul molor dnve Melal lable 36"x30" WIll take 18" under Ih e gUlde-blls 45 deKleell one way and 7 degree. Ihe other way Car-riel a .. W up to 1~ll WIde. Oulllde heanng 10 lower wheel shsft when not motor dnven WeIghs 1800 lb, when ready 10 shIp Oliver Tools Save Labor " TIme "Oliver" New Variety Saw Table No. 11 WIll take a saw up 10 20" "'ameler Arbor hell IS 6" WIde Send for Catalog "B" for data on Hand Jointers, Saw Tables, Wood Lathes, Sanders, Tenoners, Mortisers, Trimmers, Grinders, Work Benches, Vises, Clamps, Glue Heaters, etc., etc. OLIVER MACHINERY CO. Works and General Offices at 1 to 51 Clancy St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. BRANCH OFFICES-OlIver MachInery Co, Hudson Tenmnal, 50 Church St, New York, OlIver Maclunery Co, F"'ll National Bank BuIldIng, ChIcago, 111, OlIver MachInery Co • Pacrfic BuIldIng, Seattle, Wash. OLver Maclunery Co , 20 J -203 Dean,gate, Manchester. Eng \Vhl1e gl1t mixture papers which represent tapestry or brocades and the exqUIsite fabric Imported papers are desira-ble, choose somethmg cheaper If their cost mean" being kept On for years lit is unh) gienic not to paper often, and with the sooty atmosphere of Cities tihe paper soon looks soiled Morris Resigns. l\Ir. l\Iorris for sixteen years supenntendent of the Ford & Johnson factories, at Michigan City, Iud, has resigned and will enjoy a seaison of rest before seeking other employ-p--------_._----_._-----------.------_ .. ------m-e-n-t-. -.-.---.---------~----------. ----------------_._---- -- .. .. .- .....-_.------_._---_._-------- --_._. --_._--_.--_._----- - .. ..----- ..... ..•. aT T •••• aTe_a •••• _. __ ~ ~ Lentz Big Six No. 694, 48 in. top. No. 687, 60 in. top. Others 54 in. top. 8 Foot Duostyles ANY FINISH CHICAGO DELIVERIES Lentz Table Co. NASHVILLE, MICHIGAh ....- _. .. -- 20 WEEKLY ARTISAN Minnesota Retail Dealers' Furniture Association OrFICERS-Presld.nt J P I d,lor Lake Benton '{lnn Vlce PresIdent D R Thompson RockIord, :lllIIn , 1 reasurer B A Schoencben;er Perham Mmn Secretary W L Grapp Jane<;v1l1e Mmtl EXECU I IVF COMlVlITTEE -Chamnan Geo Klem, Mankato MUIIl a SImons, Glencoe, MlIln W L Harns \1mneapolls MInn l C Danielson Cannon ralls BULLETIN No. 106. Mail Order Leaders and SOIueof Their Overdrawing. 1he e " ~011lttll1J1-'; of the l1\e "l1e "Olt do'nl.; e,ll\ mlllute 111the cdtal)~ lw11,e, ] t It h11 t OJ1Ct11111-';11 h d11 other II e l11,e e"])(heL! ~e,eLtl ); the11 ule,-L1ldll11 pIC 11le" and tin" al tldc h \lllttC11 tor the pm pehe oj c"p ''''11g Ihc 0, er drall 111g01 the ChilLI do eh I'll hclhh thc, hel c n, leI been caught u11t1l qUltc I el enth 101 the "allle I e2 ~on thc fellow v\ a" ne\ el c'lught 111a he-thev al e out ot one "U1pme Into another "0 fa"t that t11e\ can t he caught, el, ea"l!, But the ugh thd do ~ lit ,Il Ik I'htll the, get ,teluee1 tIll \ do not ad on the I111pu1,e (1t the 11W111ent l' el, th11L., 1- celrefully planned and UllhlllC1ed helO1 t the, llake el 111( Ie 1he men " ho go ta,t and tdl al C t'1O,e II ho lllal,e 11 a plnJ11 to go ,,101\ :\ otlce hOl' ca I et11lh ""ant to call \ OUI atte11tll n OIer,lla""n \ute caldulh thel Cl](,("e then leadel" lie to the \, ell th h C11III ad, ,e t l' hm, letlge tIlL' etlelll the trl nt 1111, 1S l11 (hllI1-111~ CUI ,h(l\\l11- thl Chill I do,et 11l Ib tlllL pI JUI tJ 111 Il(! h {lllllhhu! t(l (lm ml nhl1" I I 2JC \\ e fl1l111,h the lInn I df'll tor $12,00. the clltJdc" thenhehc" \\111 bung' home the lesson so that It II 111not he t01~otten II e fine! that human nature IS so COll"tltlltccI th'lt 1\ e cIo not tmst a firm or an mcIn IcIual who h,l' once been l aught U"lng- que<,tlOnable methocIs At least thett "!1Uuld be the 1ule Then Ie ok elt thIS bookca"e '1 he man who planned thIS \Ia" llot h01n \e<,telda) He Ju"t Vlent ahead and saId noth- 111gand thIS 1" the lesnlt The men who are dOIng- most In the II m Ie! d.Ie not tollOl\ me; bra"s bands or finn£S cannon e, el I tIme the, ,e ore ,I bnllse) e Of course, thI" man'" abll- 11\ undd lM\ e ber'n much hetiCI emplo) ed but that doe" llot altel the tact that the mall orclel hotl,;e" are managed by men or lJ1am, In makmg,' thIS bookcase, 111ch boards were l1,ed to make the II111tatlOn claw feet The glass IS made to l1111t2te lcaded gLI'" 1\ hoe\ er S3.W a bookcase Illustrated a" the"L cllC II hen leaded gla"-s VIas not used) :everybody Thl' I' 1 Il pI dill ttOll ol tlll lhml cl ,-Lt l' ,1011 II 111 \[(11tgo Hen \\ lid, Clld(_ 1-11t It l pedch ot 1l1clll\\ll1_ lhl\ lell IIIl lll\111~ I tIll ho I 11\ It 11 111 the Olll II l _ t J !11" 10 \0 ,172 clllll,t c!o,et Whlcll 1" a PIL!tll e ot the one "ell t to our fnelld II ho 01del ed It tor us "ou c nnot m,ke ,t CdmCta lIe dnd II l h tV e u-ecl thc hu"ht cIS a compan ",n .\ dllll'l lloset of tl1l" e 'Cact de sIgn m Ide 111 Rockton! funw-hed our munber, for $1200 door g,'la~,; h It an) ,\ one!rr that ,I U)J1"n111e' thInk" he C,l!1 e!o betiel h\ ,tl1e!111g' ell\ a\ II he 1 le c01npart> U11" pIC ttl2 II Ith v\ hat the al tlclc Je,tlh b and 'll11ch \ eu naturally ,ho\\ hl111J ] l1e de,;cnvtlOn underneath thh c!l1nel cle ,et 1" ,dcn tlcal \\ Ith the arttcle I (CPI\ ed II e hehc\ e t h onh t11 II 0' eldla,\111g- thc,;e pIcture,; that the' 111ducc the Um,al\ to sencl then monel aIVel) \ot onh tlut hut t 'LV cut ~'H the httle fll11" ,\hele\ el tll' \ Lan h\ leallng the un In2,' Ou the hottom of the c!lllM c!o,;et 1 he\ hay e ,d,e, lett tIlt can lllg- off the chcap h ol~ca:oe It seem"- to 1b that 11 dIn one ha" to "toop to the" p "c-tlce" to get hus111e's It OU2,'llt t'l hel\ e Ih eftect upLn tIle con"-umer \vho 1" u,;nal1) hone,;t If thI" h not an 0pf0rtu111tv to eh1\ e homc a lc""on, tile ( nevel \\as one Ilut remember It I" cnt11ch l1"dt"" llnle" you u"e It Do nc t dep.cnd llP, n plCtllll" cllolle "ut thc artIcle on your nOOl" so that, uu Ccln g1\ e d P elctlcal demon ,;tratlOll. Yon wIl1.fincl that von I, I1l not het\ e to t,tlk 111UL11 k 1On" that leaeled gla""- I" \ el y expen"lVe "0 thev £S1\e tl1e L 111,11on"and etchmg glch" the 111ul1-,,0I1nd111gn,'ame of "Queen \nne gla,~ \\hICh has an::,,\ered Ih purpose vvell IVe knOll ot h\o (f our custo111eI'- ,\ho thou£sht they ""ere g-et-t111g leadecl glas" III the cloor of the bookca"e they ordered rl1~ can 1J1~ at the top I" Ju,-t 1\ hat vIdl al-,pLaI to 111lddle la,,, tl ade II e cIo not ad\ ocate mad order 111ethod" by any 1l1elJh hut ,\e tll~e our members to put out a few leader", a, tht' cIo ~peL al "elle" ancI "peclell lea,ler" have become a tI'\.ecI telLlllr 111 up to-dette hu"me"" If all our 111embers WIll u"e d' 11111Lllthou~ht and fore~lght 111 prepanng leaders as the 111cll1 01eJeI hOll,e" do the\ \\111 find then bu~mes" Im- 1'101 cel I, onelel tulh II e ,lie 111eetmg- and beat111g thl" catalog competltlOn aId nOI\ h'lI e \ en Itttle to fear hom It nut that IS no j (cl'On II 11\ ,I t ,11011ld "top and I c"t ThI" I" Ju~t the tIme t(, ~tt bu'-\ \I ( elle at the "tage of the game where Itttle tlnn+?;, LO\111t, dltllo they ah\av" count fOl more or Ie,,, WEEKLY ARTISAN 21 1bh IS tbe ,td, Ll tl,m" cut ,how mg thc c.lse m ItS tl ue propOl tlOns ,mu showl11g It In pldlll odk msteac1 of qllaltcl ed 0.11. as l11uStLltcd III MOlltgomcry \Vard, eat.llog N" otc th It they 11cl\ e leU the e"l \ 111" oft the doOl ,md note thc 0\ el cll lv.lng or the I()\\ er p,rt of tile bookc'lSe 1hb 10 from the photogl.lph of the bookc.lse reccn eu by one of Oul mcmbel s, ,bow, tbe bookcase .1, It 1 ( Jly IS Fnrl11shcd to om mcm-bcr, for $6.98 m plam g!cIS' and $7.48 m ctched glass ThIS cnt IS .1 reploductlOn of tbe bookcase 11l11stldted IT! ]\lontgomery \Vard s cat dog \\blch cel tallllv ,haws up" as though It was quar tCIed oak whJ1e the one \vc got was phlll oak Tiley also left tbe bot tum e.ln lllg off from thc onc we got Son,etll11e" one httle 111C1dent \\ III make 01 \vrcck a bUS111CSS \ \ ery ,mall e\ ent wdl sometIme" change thc mental attltuetc and "et the m111d n1l1111l1~m new channel" 'Th111k naught a tnfle, tho It "mall appear, Small sand, the m0l1l1tams, moments make the j ear, And tllfles, bfe" It hll't ,0 mu~h how hard you \Vork as how you go about 1t fhe man who \\ork" harrle"t l"n't ah\avs the one who accompb"he" the most But wIth these 1Ilu"tratlOns here Ibetore yau, vou don't need to work hard L\ erj thmg 1S already done for yOU Jmt place the"e lllustl atlon" be-f01 c your customcr" \\ lth a few comeni'. of y Oul 0\\ 11 Or you do not even need to do that- \\e abo fUll11sh the wnte-ups If v\ e have aheady "ucceeded so well, Just lmagme \vhat the result "auld he If e\ en dealer \\ auld do h1s part m expOS1l1g these pi actlce" All j au need to cJo 1S to sug-gest the Idea, to your patrons ~ fnend of our- set up a trelh" for a "maIl V1ne on hIS lawn After putt111g 1t 111 place, hc took some of the tendnls and enmeshed them m "uch a \'vay as to gn e them a deslred cIJreLtwn Nature dId the rest J n the same way, yOU can chrect the human l1lmd so that It w111 follow any tram of thought Learn to concentrate your thoughb upon one sub lect at a time and, Jl1st at p1 esent, let that subJcct be the ma1l order house problem AIl of us hen e wa,ted and are st1l1 wa "tmg good opportumtlec, \\ hllc the catalog house mIsses \ ery few but we must make up tor th1s 111the future \ v here "t\\ 0 are agrecd" thet e 1" certa1l1ly more powel set m mo-hon \\ hat then, 'v\ould be thc re,ult If a great many were agreed? \\ e have found that 1t has a powcrful eHect but we are not ..,atl"fied \\ e \\ ant to cIo better Thb dCI\CItl,mg cut Illllstratmg the case In Its trne proportIOns, furmsbed to our members for 25c ThIS IS a half tone I eprocluctlOn and IS as the case really cOJl1':S, fur mshed to our members m Rockford qua1Jty for $8,25, plam glass, $9.25, etched glass. ThIS cut shows the overdrawn Il-lustratIOn 111 Montgomery Ward's catalog Note the s,>ell glass door <\l1d drawer as compared WIth the half-tone IllustratlOn ThIS cut fm mshed to our members for 25c. 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN A Unique and Artistic Buffet F8 No 0- 8 9 I S made of genuine quartered oak It is 54 mches high and 4? mches Wide The top IS fit-ed with 8 x 34 m eh mIrror of excel-lent qua-hty The design IS very neat a nd at tractn e It IS spa- ClOUS and roomy and at the same hme orna-mental It has two draWels and a large cupboard whl( h IS fitted \Hth a glass door lmed \'\ Ith lathce work It will look weil many dmmg room A Rich.Looking Buffet F8 No 9- 79 IS ma d" of ~ol- Id oak It IS 50 m ..... ' hIgh and 42 mches .~.iia \\ Ide ~ The de sIgn 1S plam and art I s tiC and alto-gether It IS on" of the best alues "e ha\e e\ er been a b 1 e to offer m a 10\'\ PriC ""I buffet The top IS hUell \Hth a 10" 36 mch Flench b"\d mlllOl The base IS prac~lcall\ al1-ang-ed It has two dra\,elS for lInen or ~ll\f'r "are and t\\ 0 lal g" cup boa 1ds Polish finish Adv Unit With type, 40c Without type, 25c Price of buffet to membel s .\(1\ Lillt \\lth t\P" 40c \\ Ithout t\ pc _:ic $9.35 Pllce of buffet to membel S $9.90 A Large and Rich China Closet F8 Xo 0 b8 IS made of s e 1 e c te d qu"rtered oak It IS b8 m high and 36 In \Hde The top IS orna-mented \\ Ith a b " Ib mn- 101 ot ill st ()as~ quall-t\ The de- ',)gl.19 \ el1' attI ac-t1\ t. and ar-tistIC It has bent glass end sand ~haped bent glass m the door rhere tj a I e fa u r shel\ es and the can mg at the top b \ en neat \\ hen deco-rated \\Ith cut glass ana clllna It IS verj handsome TillS I~ a good prac-tical piece uf fUlnltule fOl an~ one PolJsh fin"h An Artistic. Refined Wood Bed F8 No 5- 821 1 S made of s el e cted quartered oak We guarantee thlS bed t p b e made by the high-est grade of work-men ThiS fac-ory has the repu-taUon of ma king the very best bed~ at the lowest prICe If you want somethmg which Will give a qUIet and refined effect to the bed-room, you Will surely get It from thiS piece Those lookmg for a bed constructed In a hIgh grade manner should order thiS on" POIISl1 filllsh Adv Unit With type 40c \Vnhout type 25c Price of bed to members \l1\ Lillt \\Ith npe 40c ",thout t~pE' _J( Pllce of (hma closet to mem-bers $10.65 $10.86 A High Grade Chiffonier A Genuine Quartered Oak Case F8 No 1-962 IS made of select-e d quartered oak The mlr-or IS 20 x 34 m and of excel-lent qualJty It-has four large d rawer sand one small one all fitted WIth strong locks It IS gotten up m a plam rich style With no carvmg It IS made by a fac tory whICh em ploys only high g r a d e labor They have the reputatIOn 0 f turillng out the very best goods m thiS lJne Pollsh finish F8 No 3:i3 IS made of genUIne qual tE I"~d oak It IS one of the most beauU ful and at-tracti\ e L 0 mblnatlon cases ever put on the market at the price It IS 75 m high and 38 m \\ Ide The top IS fitted \\Ith a 12 x 12 mirror of extra quality InSide the desk part is nicely parU-honed The deSign IS ex-clUSIVe and \\ e you If you are grade case kno\\ It "Ill please lookmg for a lligh Adv Umt with type, 40c Without type 25c Price of clllffomer to members $11.34 Adv Lmt \\ Ith t) Pl'. 40c WltllOUt type, 25c Price of combmatlOn ca.se to members '11.60 An Unusual Value in a High. Grade Napoleon Bed <\dv Lmt With type, 40e ~WIthout type 25c Pllee of bed to members $9.92 A Fancy. Artistic Combination Case. F8 No 9-63 1S made of selecte d quarte r/<ed oak Jt IS 72 III lllgh and 39 In Wide The upper part IS ornamell ted \\ Itl> a 12 '( 12 clr cular m I r-rOJ of the best quality It IS neatly carved and mcel:; fimsh ed '1' h e door IS made wJth the shaped swell fron t and all the shehes are adJu~t able In- Side the desk IS arranged WIth pigeon holes and dra\\er There are three drawers below the desk the top one havmg a swell front We espec mlly recommend thl~ bookcase Adv Umt With type, 40c Without type, 25c Price of combmatlOn case members to $10.86 A Dainty Princess Dresser F8 No 7- 551 IS made of genume quarte red oak It has a 22 x 40 m top The mIrror 1 S extra large Jemg 18 x 36 m It has one I a I g e dra.wer and two small drawers 'I' his Will match any brass or non bed and IS one of the best va-lues we have It IS made III a plam neh sty 1 e and ver)' mcely finished It Will be an orna-ment to any bedroom 3erpentme front polIsh fimsh Adv Umt With type, 40c Without type, 25c Price of dresser to members $12.11 A Chiffonier of Excellent Value F8 No 3 862 IS made of quar tered oak '1 he top I~ 20" 3. In The mIrror IS 1b '{ 20 In "nd of c"t,a quarlh '1' h e 1111rror frame 18 In keepmg WIth the base It has four large dra'" er", and onc ~mall one all fitted \\Ith ~trong- locks It IS made bv a factory employ-lIlg the 'er:, be~ t of Illgh grade labor It IS made In an al tJ~tlC refined style wIth no carving ThIs cJllffolller can-not t'111 to pledsc Polish filll~h \d\ l!lllt wIth type 40c \Vlthout tvp~, 2Sc PrIce of chltfolllPr to member~ $12.28 A Practical and Ornamental China Closet r8 No 0 78 IS made III hIgh grade manner 0 f qUa r t Pr ~Id oak It IS 65 m hIgh and 40 III "Ide It IS hIghly pol-ished and neatly carv e d 'I' h e door and ",d% ha,e bent glass It IS sup-ported by grac efu 1 rrenLh le;;& WIt h cIa" feet ThIS I~ one of the most artIs-tIC and gra ceful de~lgns we ha, e P\ er had at the price It IS SUItable for any dllllllg room Pohsh filllSh Ad' )Tmt \\ Ith type 40c \\ Ithout ty PP 25c Price of chllla clospt tv mem-bels $13.02 Spl"'ndid Valu", in a Hil1h Grad", Buff",t F8 No 3 59 19 m ad e of sol tJ oak '1 he de blgn Ib plaIn and re-fined It h good ~ I Z e bel n g 57 1 n - h I g h and 42 ,nches ~-""~~ WIde It -~-- has one e,,- t r a 1a r g e dra'" er, two sma 11 dldwels and two large cupboards The large drawer IS fitted WIth the best cast bras~ handles The top ha'S a shelf extendlllg the entire length and IS fItted WIth a 10 x 34 mIrror of excellent quality We know thIS WIll please you If you are looklllg for a plain h,gh grade pIece PolIsh fimsh Adv Dlllt WIth type, 40c vVltllOut type, 25c Price of buffet to members $13.23 WEEKLY ARTISAN 23 An Attractive Buffet F8 No 1 89 IS made ~f 'Se Ie c ted quartered oak The de&lgn IS \ elY "t tl dotlve and neat It 1&spa CI )u<:, and ro 0 m}- anll at the same tIme ,ery o rnalnen-tal It 111 a s a large dra wer t\\O 1 a r g e cup-boalds and two small dra" er s The glass doors of the cupboards are fitted WIth lattIce work I'I1e top IS ornamented WIth a 10 x 28 French bevel mirror ThIS IS a ,ery good pIece tor the prrce It . WIll be an ornament to any dllllllg loom Pohs1l filllsh An Artistic Dresser F8 No 1- 961 IS made of genUllle qU;:Lrte rLd oak 'I' h e top IS 22 x 44 III The ill 1 r r 0 r IS a very mce SIze, beIng 24 x 30 III It IS made by the best cabinet ma-kers and h,ghly hand polrshed There are two large dra" ers and two small drawers Nothmg but the best matellal en-ters mto the constructIOn of the~e dressers When you want a hIgh grade pIece of furlll-ture there IS nothmg better than one of these dre~ser'S Pohsh filllSh '----------------~ Ad, Inrt WIth type, 40c \\TJ!'llnllt type 25c PrIce of Buffet to members Adv Gmt WIth type, 40c ''Vlthout type 25c $12.30 Prrce of dresser to members $12.75 A Lar~e Colonial Dresser F8 No 3- 86 1 IS made of genUIne quartered oak The base IS 22 mches deep and 44 mches WIde The plate mlr ror IS 24 x 30 mch-es There are two large and two small drawers, all fitted with str-ong locks It IS consl-d erably larger than the dressers usually sold at this prIce It IS a first class artIcle In every respect and made by a factory whIch turns out only honest, well made furmture Polrsh fim~h A Unique Design in a Dresser F8 No 8 161 IS made ot genu me quartered oak The top IS 22 x 44 mehes The muror IS extra large bemg 2. x 30 m-ches It has a serpentme front and IS gotten up m style whIch cannot fall to appeal to people of re-fined tastes It IS a fine, hIgh grade pIece whIch WIll adf! tone and re-finement to any bedroom You WIll notIce that It ha~ no carvmg An excellent, a\up for the prIce Hand rubbed fimsh Ad, Dmt" Ith type 40c \Vlthout type 25c PrIce of dresser to members $1323 "-.dv LTlllt WIth typP, 40c ,Vlthout type 25c Prrce of dresser to members $13.23 SOJDethinil New in An Artistic Wood B"'d Gentlemen's High.Grade Chiff·Wardrobe F8 No 0- 921 IS one of the most de- SIrable com-binatIOn cas-es we have ever had at the p r Ice It IS one of the most neat, refined pIeces In OUr lIne Made of qua r tie rle d oak 'I' h e top IS fitted WIth a 16 x 20 F r e n c h bevel plate mIrror The desk part IS Illcely arran ged WIth PI-geon h 0 Ie s and drawers Also three drawers under desk WIth shaped swell fronts All shelves are adjustable Th,;, desk IS an orna-ment to any home F8 No 6-821 IS mad e of large f 1 a k y qua rt-ere d oak in the gol den fin Ish 'I' hIs desIgn IS "\ery art 1 S tIC It Will go nlcel y Wit h any oak mahogany or maple dresser On account of It~ extreme plalnne'Ss thE' wood shows off to excellent ad-vantage ThIS bed was especIally de- SIgned for one of our leaders As we employ only the best cabinet makers and filllsher~, we can guaran-tee that thIS bed WIll please you m every wav Just what people of re fined ta~te are lOOKing for Po!r"h filllsh Adv Dlllt WIth type, 40c 'VJthout type, 25c PrICe of bed to members Adv Dmt WIth type, 40c \Vlthout t~ pe, 25c PrIce of combmatlOn case members $13.23 to $14.18 24 WEEKLY ARTISAN UPHAM MANUFACTURING CO. MARSHFIELD, WIS. No 2228 TOllet Table SEND FOR o IJR Dressers \.,. ffoniers Dress. r, Taflles Suitt_ Wardrofles Sidefloards Buffets Etc. Made in Oak, Bird's-Eye Maple, Mahogany, etc., and All Popular Finishes No 2240 ToIlet Table CO~IPLETE Exciting Times in EI Paso. Tra\ cling ~a1C~lllell I l~lt111g [] l'a~o L e"a~ u-.,ualh ,," 1K'lcnLe mULh ann,) ,UKC thlOll'!,h IhL11 laLk ot kno\\ lul'::;l of the "C\ clal "tandal d~ oj t11nL ob~u I cd 1n thc J all, Jad~ 01 that uh \ tl;:L1l1110!11thL La.,t ~1111e., at 10 a 111 on Cenl1al .,tanc1alc1 tl1l1C 1\ hln thL tld\ elLl ahghh 110m t1]," 11 ,1111 he learn~ that thL ttam \\a, tlO!11 onL to t\\() h()UI~ 1atl It he consults a tll11e plLLC Lall) mg 111outll,lm tllnl lll~ l1all1 VIas one hour late, and tl\O haul" late It he 100k~ ,ll ,1 dock rUlln1l12, on l'aClfic tJ 111e 1he tl a\ der ma \ \\ I..,h to tal~L a tram for the (a"t at 7 0 doll,;: and ~l) )IOtlfics the del k on dut\ elt hI'-, hotel l.he olcler h clull noted 111 thc call hook and the alaI 111 ~1111111Wnl1Hth;e ~lcepel to all-"C at thc hoUl I11tn tlOnLd I., soundcrl \1 hen thc tl,I\c1ulll1Llke_ hI'-- appe,ll,lllLl ,lt the office he !Lal n~ that the hotel clol L ) cLord~ 111011nta1l1 tJ I Ie and t11at th L tram hc expeLled to tra \ e1 on had depa I tlll an hOlJ1 bdOle he I\a., l,dlcd \ tla\clel all\\1112, tlL\lll thl VI e~t !Larn~ at 111..,hotel that he ha" "pent t VI 0 hO\l1- III I h11112,lulf a 11l11efWl11 thc depot to LI"> hotel, UI II he I'" pa~, m£; throl1'!,h ,I l'a..,o ffIJ11l tile \\e~t to tlll ea~t that thc tla111 upon \\hllh he lud tra\l1el c1Cp,lltLc1 !10m that 01\ tl\U hour~ hefclle hh alll\al ,,,utll12, ~ttenuou~ llw1l1enh 1l1,n hL \\ Itne ~"ec1 III the hotel office.., e\ u \ mOl n111" \\ hen thl dcrk~ tl) to jJlopltJatc thc> 111dl2,1111llllaldlh \\ho ha\c 1'1-1 tram Lonn eLtJ()n ~ on aCl oun t of the11 laLL ot kncm 1tc1ge ot tht se\Lla1 kllld" of ytand,lrel tIme uncler \\ll1Lh Idl1roacl tram and hot('l~ ,llt optlatecl m that cIty Southern Michigan Factory Notes. Stebbms & \\ Ilhe1m of Sturgl" \\ III ha\ t a large numbel of new patterns to "how m Gl dnd RapIds m J u1) Busmes" IS fair WIth them CATALOGUE 1 he \ul~1J1ook L Ilnc~ u 111pan} are ha \ llle; a guocl busl- 11(", and ,\JlIl11c'Lr- L"te1hl\(, cHlclltH)J1~to the11 1me of fine huh 00111 iUln1tUl L 1m then e"h,hltlCJn m (,1 and RaPId" 111 [uh 111C 1111e1\ III Le large and hettcl than e\ er The (II (1J'l1~U L,l1Jlndl1l,lkel ~ lO1l1]Jal1\ l~ allothr-1 of the pro~- pu )11- tUln1lUJ L C01l11"ll11L"\\h Lh h1.\ e ehme 111uch to Illake "tU) '!,1~ kn( 1\\ n el' a hlll1ltUl e tO\, n all 0\ el the country L hel \\ III ,tl~o ha' e mam nel\ patten]', to "how m Ju1) In the ILanulaLttll CI~ Ih1l1dll1~, Grand Raphl" Thc Kompa~., & Stoll C0111pan} of ~11c~ report a fine 11l1~111('~ 111 the11 kItchen cabmets~a., good a~ at any tIme 111 the hl,tol, oj thc L01l1pan, III RH hell rl oj the l\l1l hanan Cahmet company reports 1 grJl)(! lJll~l11l-'" 111 1,ltlhen l,thmeh h()okLa"tS, laches' and uJ111bl11atlun C1l..,k~ lL 1 hI"> I"> O,lL l-i thc bcst 111ecltum and l hl,lp 1111l~Illdde In thl "'l,tte and therc I" alVv'l) " a demand t t th'111 Famous Rugs on Exhibition. \Ial "hall I IL1d & Co daml to hm e the largest collec-lion oj 0 lenLtl 1u2,~ LleI .,een In \ mellca 1he) placed a P lIt ()j thc!J ~t( l k on L "hl1)111011 m the ClllLago store last \\ uk ,1nd \\ 1111t11l ,tc!c1ltlOn of 'oOl11elare plcces, loaned for t1]l e Lla"lOn 11 l1udL a glt,tt ~ho\\ \mon£; the speumens In lhe loan depal t111L11t1\,1'" KelJl1an"hah, 41'( G8 fect It lS the l,llgest Ollent,d IU2, 111the \'IolLl and \va.., made for the iOl111Lr Shah of Pu la J he Ill£; \\elghs 1,G75 pounds and alll\ed1l1 the Ll11ted State~ l\lthm the last month Its value h placed at $'i0 000 \nothet CUlIOSlty \Va" the famous $22,- 000 \kbar lUg, \\ hlLh \\as madc m the sIxteenth century Much feedmg maketh a full man. WEEKLY ARTISAN MANUFACTURING· COSTS By F. B. Smith. President of the Wolverine Man-ufacturing Company. Detroit. Mich. There is not a shade of real dIfference m the cost of manu-facture between one plant and another, whethel the plant be small or large There are Just so many feet of materIal that enter into the cost, Just so many houn., of labOl in proper pro-ductIOn It co"ts a gIven amount to "ell good", and It costs a gIven amount to freIght goods. Now, let u" make a qUIck analy"is of the real ~ItuatIon A manufacturer located in one section of the country, may, perhaps, buy his material a little cheaper than another, by vIrtue of the fact that he is nearer the matenal supply Very well, it costs hIm more to freight his finished proJuct He may buy cheaper labor than the manufacturer at a great center Very well, he gets less efficiency. When the total cost is assembled, the fact has been demon-strated more than once that there is practically no dIfference between one plant and another. For mstance, the manufac-turer of an output of $100,000, pays its management con-siderably less of necessIty than the plant with a larger output and larger organization We wIll say that the manager of a plant wIth an output of $100,000 draws $1,800, and the manu-facturer wIth a plant of $1,000,000 would certamly be un-usual in the furmture busine"s If he drew $18.000 a year He don't. The larger amount of busme'iS that is taken on is trans-acted at a less overhead expense than the <:;maller manufac-turer, the cost of his g-ettll1g bu"mess 1<., in all prababI1lty Ie"" than the cost of the smaller manufacturer \Vhat "avmg may be made in one end on the part of the smaller manufacturer is offset by the gain of the larger manufacturer in the purchase of his materials m larger quantities, and vanous other Items that might be cOl13idered On the other hand the larger manufacturer l,as nothmg over the smaller manufacturer. Vv hat saving he makes in one end IS offset by the fact of closer ~upervislOn and watch-fulness and less department expense on the part of the man making a smaller output. \iVhen everythmg is said and done, If we are all produc-mg a table at a cost of $5, one man may proJuce It at $490, one man at $5, and one man at $5 10, but all practically must secure the same sellmg price if they understand -their costs As a matter of fact and matter of history in the furni-ture manufacturing business, there IS about one man in fifty (and I think that is rather lIberal), that under"tands costs, and by that I mean who knows absolutely the amount of matenal that enters the actual table-not what he estimates to enter into it,-the amount of waste that is deve1opeJ,-not what he estimates,-so that when he makes one hundred tables he knows exactly so many feet of lumber enter mto them, exactly ,,0 much waste developed, exactly so many hours' labor, exactly "0 much executIve and sell111g expense, and that It IS not an estImate, but actual figures If he does know that, he knows how to merchandise his product. I have been m busines.s albout twenty year", and I prob-ably have had as fall' a knowledge of costs as the average manufacturer in our lIne of busine"s I won't say any bet-ter, but perhaps fully as good, but I realI7ed that the manu-facturer" in the iron and steel works were far ahead of the woodworking 'business, and it occurred to me that it would be of the utmost importance to develop a thorough and scientific cost system Two years ago we commenced the installatlOn of a scientific cost system, and It has been of inestimable value. zs We can tell today the amount of waste 111every car of lumber that we buy \Ve know who IS furnish111g us the best ma-tenal for the money vVe know on every 100.000 ft. of lumber that IS run through exactly what the ",aste IS and the actual net filllshed amount of material Under our sys-tem the man who makes reports of shortages comes to the co"t department to locate the time the material was sent up It saves duplIcatIOn of parts becatbe one portIOn has care-le<., sly been mislaId It stops the accumulatIOn of odds and ends m the plant, and keeps the whole sItuation clear. Vl e know absolutely every detaIl of the costs, and we make up a halance ~heet at the end of the month, not at the end of the year, showmg the result" for the month I consicler that It is of the utmost importance that every manufacturer in the furmture busmess should consIder this questIOn most senously, and If he does there will be no such demoralization of the furnllture trade as there IS today. This will benefit not only the manufacturer, but the retaIler as well If the retailer is able to buy somethmg bc-low the market pnce, hIS neighbor buys perhaps stIll lower, and neIther one knows wl;ere he IS at. The be"t wish that I can give the fur11lture manufac-turers IS that they shall know their business more thoroughly, understand it more SCIentIfically The Ibest way to get at this IS by fnendly, asssociated effort. The tIme has gone by when one manufacturer knows It all, and when one retailer knows It all, but by associated effort and dissemination of knowledge, results can be dbta111ed that WIll be for the bene-fit of the furniture trade, both wholesale and retail There IS actually, if the figures could be computed less than 2 per cent between the various manufacturers in the total cost of the good", whtle there IS all the way from 10 per cent to 50 per cent dIfference 111the .sellIng pnce. It has been recently stated somewhere that when a com-mittee of manufactnrers VISIted the Carnegie plant to learn how it was that Mr Carnegie conducted his business so suc-cessfully, and made the profits that he made, they wanted to go mto the plant, but Mr Carnegie stopped them and took them into a roam and said, "Here is where I make my money." In the room '" ere a large number of clerks, from eighty to a hundred men, simply workmg and studying costs, and developing the CarnegIe business. "That, gentlemen," ~ald Mr Carnegie, "is where I make my money, because that tells me what I want to know." What is good for Andrew Carnegie ought to be good for the furnIture manufacturers. ~e~ l?actories. A new mattre~s factory is to be established at Vienna, Ga, 111the near future H D Dougherty & Co, are new bedding manufacturers at Seventeenth street and Indiana avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. Joseph Jaggers ha" e"tablished a carpet factory in Pough-keepsie. N Y He wIll make the best grades of Wiltons, velours and Bru "sels Charle" A . Albion Nand Nellie \Varner have incorpo-rated the C A Warner compan}, capItalIzed at $5,000 to establi"h a plant and manufacture furmture, vacuum cleancrs, etc, m Brooklyn, N Y. Manufacturers' Annual Meeting. The annual meetmg of the FurnIture Manufacturers' Na-tIOnal assoclatlOn WIll be held 111Chicago 111May 10 and 11 In additIon to the electIOn of officers for the ensu111g year, other matters of importance will be conSIdered. 26 WEEKLY ARTISAN RETAIL FURNITURE ADVERTISING Conducted by H. H. STALKER. Dealers Are Urged to Send in Samples of Their Advertisements and to OfferAny Suggestions and Helps Which They Believe Will Be of Benefit to Others. This Department Aims to Be of Practical Sel"vice. Help Us to Make It So. I vvao; talk111g wIth the \(h CIi1"l11g ~Ianagel of alal!:ie retal! furl11ture store the other da), anel 111 a \ erv earnest, sane manner he voiced some of the obJ ectlons raIsed b, re-ta1lers generally to handling ad, erti"ed brands of furllltul e Some of his arguments \\ ere \Yell made and had the nng of truth, but as one is apt to do when talkll1g from theIr 0\\ n viewpoint, he falleLI to mention any of the thIngs 1n fa' or of handling adverb sed goods Now, here 1S just the trouble Lack of co-operatlOn That's all. The proper spint is missll1g The manufacturer plans a campa1gn along ltnes wh1ch he thinks \\111 be nght He does it carefully and systemabcally But he doesn't con- SIder the dealer True, he figures on local cond1tlOns, takes into consideration the market there \\ ill be etc But all the dealer hears about the campaign as a whole, is when an ela-borate circular comes along telling 111 glo\\ ing terms of the great benefits to be derived by puttll1g 111 his line and bene-fitting from the business that will result from the ad, ertls-ing that will be done. The retailer says "Uh huh" and for-gets all about it A few of the h, e ones may take a wh111 at it The manufacturer 1S cast do\\n Tells the "ad" man the copy was no good. Sa}s "I told} au so lur111ture 1S different You can't advertise furnittrre The dealers \\ on't stand for trade marks. vVe might as \\ ell do as \\ e ah\ a} " have done. Just make good goods and let the I eta1ler 0\\ n us body and soul Dictate our poltcy, etc" He doesn't ,ay this last, but he acts It, which is all the same thll1g And that's where he loses out If, instead, he'd gnt hIs teeth, take another l11tch 111 his belt, and go at It to find out why the dealer \Yon't co-operate, the hIstory of tur11ltl11e advertising would read differently If a manufacturer has a manufacturing problem bothering hIm, he 301ve" It He goes out into the factory and he won't lea' e 1t tlll he has found the leak. If his selling end is falling down, \ ou can bet there's somethi~g doing unbl sales shO\\ up good aga1l1 But when it comes to the modern method of marketIng hIS product-advertising, he is apathetic-1I1d1fferent Some are so far gone they won't even grant a man an interview Yet, Just as sure as I am writing these \Yords, there is a profitable way to advertise furniture both from the manufacturer's and the retailer's end, Haw? That's a questIOn whIch each manufacturer in conjunction with hIS retailers and the help of a good advertis1l1g man, must figure out for himself But I thll1k I can suggest a way. First, the manufacturer and retailer must get together They must realize that neither can get along without the ather and that to pull away from each other is Just lIke tv'- 1I1g a weIght to a race horse and expect1l1g 1t to WIn Let each ask the advice and opmion of the other, and let each be generous in accepting and uSll1g the helps that each may furnish There must be give and take The manufacturer must not expect that the dealer will put in $300 or $400 worth of goods on the strength of a few magazine "ads" and run several dollars worth of newspaper electros which perhaps do not conform to hIS advertis1l1g policy. On the other hand the dealer must not think that he I~ d01l1g the manufacturer of an advertised hne a favor b} pu tt1l1g In hIS goods, and expect him to step 111 and sell them for hIm He must remember that national advertis- 1I1g IS a mIghty factor, 111 fact the strongest sellmg force in Amencan bus1l1ess today; that an advertised brand grows 111 ,alue each } ear, and the longer he handles it the better hIS ~tore \\ 111stand in the community Some\Y he1 e there is a happy medium-a common grounJ \\ here both dealer and manufacturer should meet and lay the battle plans that shall result in more business for each The obJectn e point IS the consumer The consumer can be reached both through the magazines and the newspaper The magazme "ad" furnishes the introduction; the news-paper IS where the sale must be started; with the salesman on the floor is where It ends. How many 1I1troductions-fa' orable one depend on the efficiency of the magazine. How many sales are started depends upon the newspaper; hO\\ many are successfully closed depends upon the store and the salesman LogIcally, therefore, the whole must be united. The manufacturer, the retailer, the sales force must be a Ul1lt 111 plannmg and carrying on a successful campaign It \\ ould take a \\ 1zarJ to tell you how to get together, but \\ here there's a WIll, there's a way; and get together you must or contmue to sell about half as much good furniture as \\ ould be pOSSIble by intelltgent, well directed, co-oper-a tn e methods Get together ~Iay Cause Competition in Fire Insurance. There 1" <:alJ to be a movement on foot among the non- U11l0n fire msurance companies operating in Western UnIOn terntor) to form an or-S-a11lZatlOn of their own. A recent circular letter "ent to these companies advocated either J01l1- mg the \\ estern U11Ion or formmg an independent as'ioci-ation About t\\ o-th1rds of the companies whi:ch responded \\ ere opposed to joining the Western organization. All but one favored a rival body. It is rumored that five or six of the largest outsiJe compa11les hay e reached an agreement to work together. The knO\\ ledge of this fact has made the other outside com-pa11les SUSPICIOU" and re<;entful Return of the Absentees. ,VdlIam H Jones, president of the v\Tilliam A Berkey Furl1lture company and wife, \\ho 11ave spent the winter in the most beautIful little cIty 111 CalIfornia, Pasadena, making the hotel lIar} land their temporary home, will return to Grand RapIds early in May. Charles FRettIng, president of the Retting Furniture campan), has retm ned after spendIng several months on the PaCIfic coast Harry S Jordan, president of the Michigan Chair com-pany, who spent the winter with his family in southern CalJ-for11la, has returned It keeps many a fellow busy looking for a job. WEEKLY ARTISAN 27 No.9-Porch Chau Large SIze. Oak Seat. Green or MIssIOn FIlliSh. WeIght, 20 pounds No. lO-Porch Rocker Large SIZe. Oak Seat Green or MISSIOn Fmlsh' Weight 21% pounds. No.ll-Porch Settee. Seat 40 Inches long, 17% mches deep. Oak Seat. Green Or MISSIOn filliSh \VeIght, 32 pounds. RICHMOND CHAIR COMPANY, RICHMOND,INDIANA MAY BREAK THE GLASS TRUST Pittsburli Grand Jury Indicts the Imperial Win-dow Co. and Fifteen Officers and Directors. An indictment of special interest to m,.anufacturers of sideboards, china closets and bookcases was returned by a special grand Jury in Pittsburg, Pa., last week It makes three counts against the Imperial Window Glass company, a West Virginia corporation, which has been acting as sell-lllg agent or as a holding company for 57 glass manufactur-ing concerns Fifteen officers and directors of the Imperial company were also indicted individually for violating the Sherman anti-trust aw. The first count in the indictment declares that the Im-perial Window Glass company and the individual respond-ents have prevented and destroyed competition between 57 •glas"making corporations, partnerships or individuals, by per-suading them to enter into a contract by which the Imperial company controlled the sale and prices of their entire out-put of hand-blown window glass, and in which each and all of the 57 concerns agreed not to sell separately to any other persons or corporations engaged in interstate commerce. It is charged that when a company, partnership or indi-vidual could not be induced to enter into the agreement, they were induced to lease their factories to the Imperial company for a term of years and thus enable the holding or selling company to control the price as well as the amount of the output. The "econd count charges the respondents WIth con-spiracy to create a monopoly in restraint of trade between states. The third count charges an attempt to monopolize the trade in hand-blown window glass, not only between states but in the states in which the various factories are located The indicted officers and directors expressed great sur-prise at the action of the grand jury. They declare they have not violated the law in anyway and that the indictments are based on misinformation or lack of information as they will show if brought to trial. It is interesting to note that the Commoner and Glass-worker, officiaJ organ of the union glass makers, comes to the defense of the indicted company and IndiVIduals, declar-ing that the alleged illegal combination has not been detri-mental to the interests of consumers nor has it operated in restraint of interstate commerce. While, admitting that the Imperial Window Glass company is a trust, it is declared to be one of the organization that President Roosevelt had in mind when he said: "There are good combinations and bad combinations." The labor organ contends that the in-dicted corporation, by reducing the expense of sales and dis-trilbution has brought about lower prices than would have prevailed, had the producers who signed the agreement con-tinued to handle the products themselves. In short it argues that the Imperial company is one of the "good trusts." On the other hand glass dealers and consumers generally consider the window glass combination as one of the wor~t of the trusts. They declare that prices have Ibeen advanced to extortionate figures and that the government officials will have no difficulty in securing evidence sufficient to convict the respondents, dissolve the Imperial company and thus cause a reduction in the cost of window glass. Luce Busy on Orders. 'Dhe Luce Furniture company of Grand Rapids report the operation of their factory on full time in filling trade and government contract orders. They expect to ship the last of the government order in hand on June 1. -- . -.., BROTHERS CO. I FT. WAYNE, IND. HARDWOOD LUMBER I SAWED} QUARTERED OAK { VENEERS SliCED AND MAHOGANY I..... . ----.. . . I.. 28 WEEKLY ARTISAN F. Parthier ...... - -_.. ..... -- ----- .- --- - --- .. ANGRY WOMEN STARTED TO RIOT But Their Passions Cooled Before Reaching the Proposed Scene of Action. Readers of the "T eekl) 4..rtl;-,an are 1I1c1ehted to the 'itom hearted court reporter on the E\ en1l1g II l<;con"111 tor tl~e follow1l1g descriptIOn of the clos1l1g scene 111 the bankruptL\ proceedings aga1l1st the Grand Furl11ture and Carpet com-pany, installment dealers on the club and premIUm plan. of Milwaukee An insurrectIOn of women. portentou'i. direful. tll1 eaten-ing, raged this mornIng 111 Referee E Q ~\ e\ bankruptc\ court One hundred of them gathered there muttenng an-gry, heart" steeled aga1l1'it all clemenc\ One man met \\ lth them He wa" silent, cleple<;sed and fingeled hi" hat nen-ously The referee entered, took hl'O 'ieat. ~azed \\ Ith all the majesty of the la\\ upon the as"emblage HI-- clerk, George Fischer, followed hU11, Shpplllg qUleth 1I1tO hl'i chair Silence reigned The seml-darkne"" of the CUIta1l1ed court-room was broken only by the gl1l1t of the sunsh1l1e reflected from ominously p01l1ted hatpins "We have met," began the referee, cleanng hiS throat, "as the last meeting of creditors of the Grand Furl11ture company, 658 Third street, bankrupt ,. Hisses Stage whispers. soull,11I1g "trangel} hke ' Cat'i I" and "Beasts I". The referee faced the ;-,ltuatlOll boldl) and went on "It was conducteJ as a copartnership b} one Henn H}- man and one J\10rns Bes"man" 1034 Grand Avenue CHICAGO Manufacturer of I• I --~------~------I --~ Willow Furniture ---------------------_._------- -- ----- . - - - .. - - - _. - _. - SEND FOR CATALOGUE ~.-- -- . Scm\ Ie". "uppre"'ied murmur" of ",\!e're onto' 'em," and clire grumhl1l1g "Thel e al e no a,,<;ets," the I eferee n'iked C,dence Jeep a" the grave i The exempted allowance of $200," went on the referee, and there Wa'i a nen ous catch 111 hiS throat, "has been cut dm\ n to $68 each That IS all There IS nothing to distri-bute . 4..ga1l1 that awful "dence Over 111 the southeast corner of the courtroom, a woman wept softly The sohtary male creditor of the bankrupts hung hiS head Then he lifted it. HIS hp __\\ ere dra\\ n 1I1tOa th1l1 I1I1e He arose He grabbed Ill' hat He hfted up hiS v Olce and spoke, break1l1g the doom-filled 'illence It 1 e\ er catch Clther one of those fellow;.,," he threat-ened, the\ 11 get a black eye" i Let U'i go.' he added. and he went The \\ omen follo\\ ed, murmunng grumbhng, threaten- 1I1g fhe man. foreseeing trouble, ducked He disappeared, lea\ 1I1g the scene forever Angry \\omen, surging 111 a tum-ultuous a;-,,,embl) filled the corridor Government offiCials peeped out, Withdrew their heads and bolted their doors The tumult 1I1creased 111 volume Court officials were ,Ii,ereet, and rema1l1ed 111 their places Then a woman, short, 'itockd) bl11lt fire 111 her flash1l1g eyes, stepped forward. ~he spoke first 111 Enghsh Then she repeated her remarks, \\lth hut shght vanatlOn<; 111 German She would have talked French had she espied a Frcndhwoman there ,i\!omanhke, she had the gift of tongue" "II e "omen.' ~he exclaimed, in Spartacus-hke tones, Rockford Chair and Furniture Co. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Dining Room Furniture BUFFETS. CHINA CLOSETS and TABLES Library Furniture-Library Desks, Library Tables, Library Bookcases, Combination Book-cases, Etc. Our entire line will be on exhibition in July on the third floor of the Blodgett Building, Grand Rapid., Mich. WEEKLY ARTISAN ... -....... - ... ..- . .....- . -.-.... ----_. . . . . . ..- .. ... ..- .. - _. ----- V.n.er Pre ••••. different kind. and .i",e. (Paleated) Veneer Presses Glue Spreaders 61ue Heaters Trucks, Etc" Etc. These Specialties are used all Over the World Power Feed Glue Spreadinc Machine. Sincle. Double and Combination. (patented) (Si",e. 12 in. to 84 in wide.) Hand Feed Glueine Machin. (Paleat pendtnl.) Many .tyle. and .i",e•. Wood·Working Machinery and Supplies LET us KNOW YOUR WANTS ~-----20-Gl-u.~Hea-ter_. ._._CH.A.S_.. E. FRANCIS COMPANY, Main Office and Works, Rushville, Ind. No.6 Glu.H.at.r. -.__._. _. -- -,_._. --_ _---_ _._ _._----------------- "we women need a chief, a head, a leader We ought to do somethmg m concert If none otlher will lead, I will do It" Loud aCclallTII Cheers' Clm ed hand-clappmg! "Ladles" shouted someone, "let us fight for our lights" As It echoed across tlhe hall, the navy recruiting statIOn closed Its hatdhes anJ unlimbered the heavy guns "Let us fight for our nghts," she cned agam "Is It right for those fellows to impose upon us Just because we are women? Let us demand our nghts Shall we let them Impose upon us?" Great ohorus of "No," echomg across corndor", reverber-atmg agamst closed doors, ommous and threatemng Riot was suggested "Let's go out to their place and get what's coming to us I" "I'd feel Justified in taking that rug I wanted for the south room!" " It was an awful swmdle from "tart to finish Let us give it to them I" "My husband never had no such clothes as them col-lectors wore I" "It's a dirty shame the way they came around and col-lected just before they went mto bankruptcy I" "I was gomg to surpnse Adolph with a Morns chair for his birtlhday," came one voice, half sob-chokeJ "Now, yes-terday wa<; hiS birthday, and it has went I haven't got any-thmg for him." "They got $830 I earned by doing washmg," came an angry mutter Then the leader, smiling Iher approval on this anger, took her statIOn. "J ust because we're women," she exclaimed, her hatpins bnstling Viciously while her parasol did duty as a lance, "Just because we're women they think we're easy IvVe'll show them We'll have them pmcheJ \Ve'll go to the po-lice, that what we'll do!" Yelh of approval as the exhortation ended. Much cheers agam Applause A rush for the elevator, the leader lead-ing First floor reached Only part of tthe as<;emblage do""n Back ndes the leader to the fourth floor She exhorts agam. Down come the others, en masse, as fast as the ele-vator can do duty Ranks were formed, and do>yn Wisconsin 5treet they marched, three and four abreast, their leader at then head Oh, it looked lovely for the bankrupts if they were ever caught I The procession, on the south side of Wisconsm <;treet, stretched for a full three-quarters of a block Then, 29 . ......... somewhere down m the shopping dlstnct It attenuated, short-ened, disappeared into a sweet nothmgness It was all 0\ er' At the police statIOn It wa" reported at noon that no angry women had arnved I n the government buildmg offi-cials breathed easJly agam. Peace reigned, and the matter of the Grand Furmture company, bankrupt, was closed for-ever. Stamp books, filled and half filled, are held by the in-surrectiot1lsts I They are the mementoes of it all I Fmls' Vollendet' It IS finished Selah I New Furniture Dealers. Jacob Bornstein has opened a new furniture store at Hazelton, Pa George Haddad is a new dealer in carpets and oriental rugs in Rutland, Vt Fred J Fey has opened hiS new furniture store on Broadway, Lorain, 0 The Midland Furniture company have opened their new store at Capa, S Dak The Enterpnse Furmtm e company has opened a new store 111 Seattle, \Vash Faggs & Jackr is the name of a new retail furniture firm at Bartlett, TFxas Flaherty & MfCabe have opened a new furmture store at 28 Preble streef' Portland, Me. Stanley Morn t W1ll engage in the furniture anJ under-takring buo,mess at Patch Grove, "Vis. A Leath & C have opened a new well stocked furni-ture store at 70-72 74 Grove avenue, Elgm, III Freel Lowenth 1, M. L Franey and ALbert M111er have incorporateci the reat American Furmture company, capi-tallzed at $2,500, t do a general house-furni"hing business in Chicago H Pockels, arter R and Henry Roper Bishop have incorporated the ockels-Blshop Desk company, capitalized at $25,000, to deal in desks, office fixtures, etc., in Los An-geles, Cal James K Sto kton, Edgar A Stockton and Effie Stock-ton have in corpora ed the James K Stockton & Son company to esta1b!Jsh and m intain a store with a furniture department in Brooklyn, N Y Capital stock, $5,000. 30 WEEKLY ARTISAN .. • •• a.a ••••••••••• . Doetsch & Heider Co. Telephone, Lmcoln 796 1534-1544 Greenwood Terrace CHICAGO Manufacturers of Parlor Furniture Frames TO Reach OUR FACTORY Take Clybonrn Avenue car to Ashland Avenue and walk three blocks North to Greenwood Terrace, then turn East mto Green-wood Terrace. Or, Clybourn Avenue car wIth transfer on South-port Avenue car, thence over Southport Avenue to Greenwood Terrace and walk West. ~._.. ----------------------- ..........•... -~ Buildings That Will Need Furniture. Residences-Henry S Saxe, 3838 Ridge\'.aY avenue. ChI-cago, $7,000; Mf3 Johanna Blumer, 2439 Pensacola a\ cnue. Chicago, $6,800; Axel L Svenson, 4111 KImball aHnue, Chicago, $3,000, C J Martin, 875 Peachtree street, Atlanta. Ga, $6,000, Mrs M T Lambert, 139 Eighth "treet, Atlanta $5,500; W J Dodd, St James court, LOUlsvtlle, Ky, $8,000 John Allen, 456 South EIghth East street, Salt Lake CIty, Utah, $3,500; R. E. Caldwell, 223 EIghth avenue, Salt Lake CIty, $5,000; H. L Stubbs, Twenty-fifth and Mulberry streets, St. Joseph, Mo., $3,500; Elbert B. Drumtler, \Vashlllgton a\ e-nue and FIfth street, Odgen, Utah, $3,000; Thomas R }1orns, 305 Coltart square, PIttsburg, Pa , $4,500; E C Petersno, 3230 Summit street, Kansas City, Mo, $4,500, George B Bosworth, 125 Cypress street, Kansas CIty, $4,000; \V. A }\1cFerren, 2833 East EIghth street, Kansas City, $6,000, J F }1oseley, 2815 Victor street, Kansas City, $4,000; Ira Hess, 1206 Seven-teenth street, Altoona, Pa, $5,500, F H Vollmer, Hamtlton and Calvert streets, DetrOIt, Mich, $5,350, George T Phllltp", King and Cameron streets, DetrOIt, $3,800; George F Elltott, Collingwood and Woodward avenue, Detroit, $5,500; Gertl ude Seeley, 120 LeIcester street, DetroIt, $5,000; LydIa J Hart-rick, 236 Phtladelphia street, Detroit, $3,500, ElIte Blake, Ker-cheval avenue an dSt. John street, DetrOIt, $3,500,0 \- Da\\- ley, Linwood and Stanley streets, DetrOIt, $6,500, Isaac Ros-enthal, Twenty-sixth and Sassafras streets, Ene, Pa , $-+,400, J enme King, 228 MIami street, South Bend, Ind, $4,000, Frank Unham, Lincoln and Linden streets, South Bend, $3,000; Samuel Apmstrong, Heatherington and ~ assau streets, Winnipeg, Man, $4,000; J. B. Eagan, 35 Athal street, Wlllm-peg, $3,500; Wtlliam McFarlane, Deerfield and LlVania street, Wlllnipeg, $3,000; R. J. Magruder, 397 Korth Jackson street, Atlanta, Ga, $8,400; Mrs S. E. RIchards, 202 McDal11elstl eet, -I iI• •• •I •• I II I •••••• l ••••••••• •••••• ••••••• ~ .We are Special Tool Manufacturers for the Wood Working Trade. Our SOLID STEEL MOULDING CUTTERS are the Best in the World. SPECIAL ORDERS SOLICITED AND GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY WOOD WORKERS TOOL COMPANY, 542 Jackson Blvd., CHICAGO. SAW, KNIFE AND TOOL MANUFACTURERS • ••••••••• _•••••_._•••••••••••• •__••••4 \tlanta, $4,000, ::\1rs L E Bennett, 20 East Delta street, At-lanta, 83.250, \\ alter \Vellman, 2 Steuben street, Schenectady, 1\ Y, $3,500 J A Tally, 4119 Green Lea place, St. Louis, ::\10. $3,600, EmIly Bauer, 3906 Palm street, St Louis, $6,000; R J Froese, 5850 Garfield avenue, St Louis, $3,500; Louisa Stellman 3027 HIckory street, St. Louis, $4,000; Dr. G. A. \' oker~, 4339 Compton avenue, St. Louis, $3,800; F A. Hueser 22-+2 ral1 avenue, St Louis, $4,000; H W Hall, EI Paso, Tex, 85,500; NarcIssa Licon, EI Paso, $3,000; Joseph Raw-son, Chfton and Greendale avenue, Cinclllnati, 0., $4,500; Xlcholas Karg, Sandheger place and Deckebach avenue, Clll- C1l1natl.$7,000, \V T V Creamer, Observatory road and Cryer a\ enne, Clllc1l1nati,$6,000; Carrie O. Bossenberger, Ross and Mayfield stl eets, C1l1cinnati, $4,000; George J. Kuehnle, \\ oolpel and Carthage avenues, Cincinnati, $5,500; Dr. J. 1\1 Pre\\ itt, 35 \Vest Fourth street, Cmcinnatl, $3,500; R. A DrawJ}, Jr, Jackson and vVlllter streets, Jacksonville, Fla, $5,500 ::\!Irs H GIbbs, 358 Cedar .street, Jacksonville, $3,400, L V. Benedee, MadIson and EIghth streets, Jackson- \ rIle, 83,500; Arthur Kahn, Broadw

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