Weekly Artisan; 1910-10-08

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Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., OCTOBER 8, 1910 NELSON-MATTER FURNITURE CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. BED-ROOM and DINING-ROOM COMPLETE SlHTES in Mahogany. Circassian Walnnt and Oak. If you have not one in your store. il simple request will brinll you our magnificent new Catalo4ne of 12x16 inch pa4e .troup., .how-inll .nite. to Dlntch. With it, even the most moderate sized furniture store can show the best and newest furniture satisfactorily. i!Sj!.ec;Jia.listsfQ tneJiUrniture Trade. MICHIGAN ENGRAVING CO.GRANDRAPIDS CHOICE TOOLS FOR FURNITURE MAKERS If you do not know the "Oliver" wood workmg tools, you had better gIve us your address and have us tell you all about them. We make nothmg 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 machmes f1ood-mg the country. "OLIVER" No. 16. Band Saw 36Inche •. Made with or WIthout motor dnve Met al table 36"x30" win take 18" under the gUIde- blls 45 degree, one way and 7 degrees the other way Car-nes a saw up to );.6" Wide Outside beanng to lower wheel ,haft when not motor driven WeIgh, 1800 Ibs when ready to ship Oliver Tools Save Labor 14 Tempers " Cost "Oliver" New Variety Saw Table ~o. 11 WIiltake a saw up to 20' diameter Arbor belt 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 Off,ce. at 1 to 51 Clancy St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH .. U. S. A BRANCH OFFICES-Ohver Maclunery Co. Hudson Terminal. 50 Church 51. New York OlIver Machinery Co • Fmil Nahonal Bank BUilding, ChIcago, III , OlIver Machinery Co , PaCific BUIlding, Seattle, Wash OlIver Machmery Co, 201-203 Dean,gale, Manchester, Eng WEEKLY ARTISAN 1 . YOU CAN MAIL YOUR CATALOG OCTOBER 24th If you place the order with us. WHITE PRINTING COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MIC". I PRINTERS FOR THE FURNITURE TRADE. I 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN -_._. ----- ------------., , I LUCE FURNITURE COMPANY i,I ,t II IIII II I• II II III II I III II I I ~---.----- -------------------------------- GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I I I I I II III III III II II Ij -------------------------~ Manufacturers of COMPLETE lines of MEDIUM PRICED DINING and CHAMBER FURNITURE. Catalogues to Dealers Only. ..-- _ .... a_a •••• _.T ••.•. aT •••• 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 In DfI! k Iwd 1'U"II Mahoga"J Blrd's E)( Maple Birch !i!...uarttrtd Oak and CJrcasuan Walnut Our Exhibit you will find on the fourth floor, East Section, MANUfACTURERS'BUILDING,North Ionia Street GRAND RAPIDS, MICmGAN Exhibit in charge of J. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES, J. EDGAR FOSTER. GRAND RAPIGS PUBLIC LIBRARY 31st Year-No. 15 GRAND UAPIDS, MICH., OCTOBER 8,1910 Issued Weekly CAUGHT BY THE LURE OF THE ANTIQUE Cunning Dealers Take Advantage of Collectors by Imposing on Their Ignorance as to the Gpnuineness of Curios. Ihe chal111 uf the eall} AmellLan colol11"t~ ldy 111 the fact that although they had hved labonous 11\e" a~ plOneer" 111a sa, age count!} , the} had kept theIr bltthnght as heIrs of 'vell-cleveloped cn Ihza tlOn~. The 111\ entory of the PIOP-crty belongmg to the great great grandfather of John "\dam" "llOvved that thele had been a sIlver spoon 111 the famlly fOl11 generatlOn~ back. and Lafayetie and de Segur, wIth theIr C'Cdct111lS"tandard of mannel~, the standard of the aIel nohIllty ot [<'rance, te'-,td'iell th,1t they never met truer gentlemen thdn theIr ho"ts 111 the Ne\\ England VIllage" The same charm attaches to the eady COl0111,1lhomes \ s '-,oon as the battle WIth the wIlderne% wa~ 0\ ercome, and for that matter much earhel, \\hIle s,1vage neIghbors and lough tOIL dnd pe~tllence vvele stIll a fa1111har part of the common hfe, the urbamtJes anL] luxunes oi the count! les flom wInch the ~ettlel ~ ch ew j'egan to find pldce 111 thell .,ll11- pIe house'- \1 uch ot the household furl11ture that \\ as bloufiht 0\ er wa~ of goo,l qUdhty, although, under the eXlst1l1g COll- ,1ltl0n". thel e could be hut fev, pIece" for each settler Vel} earl, 111 the hlstCllY of no~ton, the bU"111es'-, at ,1 "llvll'-mlth \\dS ,lccountec1 a prO"I)E'I()t1~ one, and John J1l11t. \\ho lbed llt 17~:;, left a d propelty 1l1\cl1tolled at OVCI $30,- 000 a huge sum fOI the tIme It 1" obvlou~ therefOle, that thc present recrucle~cence at en th uSla~m for colomal rehc" and \mcncdn ",1ntJques' of \ arrou" kInds lead" DO Ii\ ard no bal barous sty les or CIude fumbl1l1.s;s aftel beaut} of ferm and color Perhap~ vve can-not be ~alc1 to have !.;I'lvvn toward Cludlty In our 1Lleals, hut leI ta1l1ly the Amellcan home has lost 111uch of the fine har- 111on, hel()n~1l1g to Its mellow youth, and thc dc~lte to re"tOl e to It ,1 htUe of the at llCJsphel e of culture and mtllTlacy be- 1111gl11~to a tl111e \\ hen the home "a~ the centle of ~OCl,tl e'(,~tence de~en e~ to be furthered ~n e'Ccellent httle book on "The Lille of the A.ntlque," Ii\ ntten bv II alter A Dyel and pubbhed by the CentUly Company \\111 go far towal c1 ~ttmulat111~ the mtere~t of the 1110derately 1111tJated lovcr of old thmgs, and at tile "al11e tl11e ,,111 pro\ Ide hIm WIth many an Item of 111formatlOn as safe-gUdrds agamst error and fJ aud The authol Writes 111an admirable ~Plllt WIth m()d~ratlOn, knovvledge and, what I" mo~t e"sentlal of all good taste "\lake } OU! antIque furnIture a means, not an end," he sav~ "Thele IS charm and beauty 111 1t, when It 1" chosen WIth gO'ld taste and gooel Judgment, which the de\ otee call ne\ el adequately expres" nor the Phl11 ~tJne ever under~ tand J t I:" ,leslrable only when It I~ real, when It 1" beautIful, when It IS good for somethlllg, when lt means somethmg In ~hort, \"hen It i~ good. It is very, very good, and when It I~ bad, 1~ 1~ hordd" The old nur"ery rhyme has seldom been mal e truthfully apphed, and the fact that the quest for antIque" IS bec0111111g1110le and more a quest for examples characterizec\ by beauty of des1gn and material is one of the 1110"t favorable augt111eS for permanence of popular interest 111 thIs field The furl11ture used by our forefathers, chairs, tables, beds. chcsts, etc naturally c1allJJs first attention by it~ 1mpol tance 111the general eqUIpment of the household IVe have learned from our Hudson-Fulton exh1bitlOn how "lmple wa" thc furlllture bl0ught to thIS country In the seventeenth centt11y Thel e were fir~t the che~ts of the "Connecticut type." some-tIme., can eel and paneled Later came a che~t WIth a drawel under 1t as the householl] belongings multiplted and mOl (' ~torafie ~pace wa~ needed. thcn tv.'1 c1Ja\\el~, and three until l?,1adually the 11lghboy appeal e(l \\ lth It~ accompany 1l1~ 10\\ hay, WIth elabOldtely turned and cal ved leg~ the \\ hole a"pect of the pIece 111lhcatmg the progl e"s made In the art of 11\ mg '-,mce the humble oak box sel ved the needs of the famlly \11 Dyel de\ otes only a paragl aph to the~e useful pIece,; of furnIture under pressure of the multltudlllOUS material offel ed by his general subject but he wisely dl~c1alm~ any lntentlOn of behtthng their importance Had he not gIven some ~uch aSSt11ance, the shade" of our gl anelmother., would hay e haunted hIm in protest agaInst hl~ neglect of their mo~t LOmfOltable and clear possession Chalr~ pUI sued 111uch the same lSenelal 11lJe of develop-ment as the che"ts, 1110V1l1g from the 111aS~lve toward the hght and elaborate ~tyles. but \\Ith many mOle vallatlOns and detour~ A.mong the chalts c1escl1bed are the old French, '-,pal11sh, FlemIsh, and Hallan types, but the Enghsh chalts, 1110"t of which emboched foreIgn elements of style were the prototypes of those used in America The \\! mclsor chalr fr0111 the fil st wa~ popular WIth oUr cabmet makers for Its qua1l1t grace and ctrength but it was a peasant style and not to be compareJ fOI beauty of proportion to the best of the Chlppendale and Hepplewhite It vva~ about 1750 that the famous Thomas Chippendale came up to London, there to conncct his name permanently Rockford Chair llnd Furniture Co. 4 WEEKLY ARTISAN t..- -~- w1th mahogany, the fa"hlUnahk Dt-\\ \\00(\ ±Jom \\hICl1 \\,tl pole was shortl) to re1110\e the duty Ch1ppe11lLde L,] e1c d to every class and made It hI" anll not to ueatL hu' to 1111 prove and refine the present ta::,te 1h1::, he Lhd no L a1\\ av ~ succeed m d0111g He desIgned, aecOl chng to 'Ih D\ e1 a few 10w-broVved, broad-seated, heavy-footed dftdlb that take the palm for ugl1l1ess and discomfort but \\ l11ch tod,]\ com-mand fabulous pnces" But IIr Haldane IIac raIl \\ 110 h'l" written authontatn el) concern1l1e, Cll1ppencLde, ha, ,1 1athll more lenient feel111g to\\ ard the"e hea\) p1eCL' pllhlueell 11\ a des1gner who ord1l1anl) excelled 111 grace ot tOlm dnd beauty of proporilons, The later cha1r~, Hepplev\ h1te, \dam a 1d Sheraton, hi 111£2. the reader dmvn to the c!oe,e of the penoel \\ hleh c mtamecl the styles most deslreel by the colle,JOl and 1111bll,H1lIh 11L glven Vv1th approXImate pnce" at \\ h1ch sn111lar pIece" m1g1] t be bought at the present ume, 1angmg flOm a S30 1\ mc1~1I1 to a $200 Ch1ppendale "Any general statement regarellllg p11ce" and \ aIue::, \\ c ulcl be hke1) to be m1slead1l1g," the author sa) -, The GeOl glan chairs command the hIghest pnces \\ hIle some ot the be'l ul the cottage cha1r::, may be pIcked up tor a song- -\ thou"anrl dollars would be a reasonable pnce for a "et of "lA genul11e Ch1ppendales, whIle you may he able to get a goud slat bdck of much earher date for 75 cents at a countrY aULt10n ' In th1S country, probably 1t \\ould be \ erY ClJit1luIt to get SIX genume Ch1ppendale cha1r" 1c.r a" htUe il~ a thou~and dollars, but at the sale of the content:, of Cambllelge ROthe Regents' Pa1k, last "pnng, such a gTOUp \\a" qtLJte 1 :l~ hnng 111g a hundred pounds L1ttle, ho\\ ever Cdn )Je ill g-ued 111111 the mere statl"tlcs of the sale"room, the L01](huc n awl jJc110cl of the pIeces sold, as well as theIr genumenes" 11a\ 1ng ,I prom1nent part In then auctlOn-r00111 suce~~ The pnces for old mahogany 1nrl11tUl e of all kmd" run h1gh---from the standpoInt of the collee tor of ml,c1erate mean" The handsome and cO'11nDd10ch ule! c1e"k" dnd \H1t1l1e, tablc" Vvhlch had become an 1mpOl tant part of the hunhh]ng- oj Amencan houses by the lattel halt d the eIghteenth centu1 \ are quoted dS bnngmg, 1Tl the ea"e ut the TIner jJ1CCC"of the claSSIC GeorgIan penod an) \\ here tJ om $500 to $2. 'iOO, II Il1le even the more common 10rms of the late \me1lcan "ecleta1, of mahogany veneer are worth from $100 to $200 Tables, wh1ch \ aned 111style as much as the chaus, almO'lt every form of old chair havmg ItS correspondIng tal)le, a1 e ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Dining Room Furniture BUFFETS, CHINA CLOSETS and TABLES Library Furniture-LIbrary Desks, L1brary T ables, LIbrary Bookcases, Combination Book-cases, Etc. Our entire Ime WIll be on exhIbItion in January on the thIrd floor of the Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. e"ceechngh populal \\ Ith ccJlectlJ1s, dnc1 certdll1 forms, when pl11C 111"t\ le dwl 111g )od condItlOn, bnng extravagant pnce, \1 r D, cr I1]en l( 11'- a e,enu1l1e "ple-LrU"t' table that brought '-:; 000 11')1ICI11g- ill!,Cl,and add" that $1,000 IS not a11 uncommon jJ11ce t d glJO 1 e"ample The latter sum 1'3 also not mfre- Cjuenth paId 101 a SIdeboard of unusually fine quahty [he ehdpLe1 on becJ...,teads opens up a field 111 whIch the )](l1na1\ Cullectc 1 1\111 \\ I::,h to tread \\ anly, the eumbersor1_ 1 ur jJu-,tL1 01 thc ughteel1th century hav1I1g no place 1r 1110;; -mall 1(0'11-' ot the '110dern hou:oe, and the coIleeto1 who IS 1111hng to turn hh houe,e mto a museum of useles" articles hay me, no place 111 IIr D\ er\ aucllence lh 17:;0 fou1-jJu"tU'l of an early Georg1an type \'vC1Q L )11111111 In thh ClJuntl\, and those that were made hele ,\ e' ' pla111, depcnc!J1H; t r elJ\ enng upon the ample drape11es, d1S-l111': l~ed1101111110lem homes on the ground of hygIene 11 e gl eat cajJmet makers no doubt produced a suff1Clent 111] 1]1)el ot 1Jed~tcad'o but authentlc examples are rare dnd \ CI \ cO'oth rOU1 po"te1s that are sIxty or seventy , ca1 ~ old ,ll e ab eadv \ al uable, and a stnkll1g bed, cumbll11ng the ,,1\ Ie 'Jf the \dam brothel ~ w1th that of 11cl'l'lc- \\ hlte ot elate 177~, IS c"tllTIated to be worth about $700 Ha\ 111g 1110culateG t'1C 1l1eApenenced readel~ vvltll jle -ubtle pOl"on of the collector's pas"lOl1, the author 1" OCf'C0'o t" the antJclote ] lenone kno\\s at the present day of cele-h1atec1 "fake..," thdt \\ ere palmed off as anLqaes, and of lellbtatec\111Lthod" of 11111tatmg certa1l1 marks of age, b11' ~he cClol rehearsal 111 connectIOn w1th one's fay ante hobb\, of l'1 e lngenlOu~ de\ lce~ b\ \\ h1ch the c')lIectOl ma) he an 1 ile- <juenth 1~ decen ed 1" a hlo'Jd-curdlmg affan J l1rllltllle espeualh lends Itselt to the vvIle" of the faker \[r D\e1 d~~Ule~ u" that at least t\\) n1Pn, \\lth1l1 the last generat10n, haye made fortunes b) manl1tacLun1H; fraudulent "pecnnen" and that man) others haye made a 11\ ehhood p1ec- 1112, tog-ethel ddre1ent parts, tleat111g the wood vvltb "tams and lId" -.;ll1lng so apmg c1ent1l1g, and othel W1"e slmulat111g ]e \\ ea1 dnd tCdl dnd tIme He d1\ Ide" fake antIques mto 1111 ec \ ,t! Jetlc~ I The piece made up of bIte, of old antique l II\ 111gand j),tnel". the pla111 genl11ne antIque v,h1ch has been Jade to conJl11c1nc1a lllghel p11ce by means of added carvmgs, 111la, etc the pIece that h faked throughout---u'3ually a CllP) , The first sort 1" mo"t "ucce""ful 111 Europe, where old church pews ancl vv111dm111beams are converted mto hand- WEEKLY ARTISAN TRUCKTALKS Might not convince you wit~out 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 61B North Front St. Screw Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. '-,ome furmture \v lth deceptl\ e perfcctlc n of \\ orkman",lllp The second clas" lS sometllnes 'oj)nken of a" "ghnfied' ftlll1lture, and the author advlses a do"e e"al11111atlOnto detee t cllfterence'o 111 the old and new \AGCel, the presence of modern "cre\\I", natl", ctc, and, 111 the caSe at the plecru"t tahle, 1n- \ e"bgatlOn of the thlekne"" of the celltre, 'gl"nfied" tables hayll1g heen de\ eloped from table" \\ lth plal11 rll11S "haved elm\ n Il1 the centre 1n OJ del to gl\ e the 1 ::l1"e1 g-al1el'> at the edge, \\ hlch 1" then cal \ eel 111 the ple-crn -,t pattel n II hen the coHee-tor buy'o of d dealer and IIr Dyer 1'> rea"onablv optlml,>tlc a,; to the chance of faIr treatment at the hand'> of the a\ erage dealel, the demand for a wntten ~ualan-tel 1" acll 1"ed, a,;, a"lde from cnmmon lwnesty bn"me"" prn-dencc and the la\'1 d1"coura~e slgnmg one" name to a \\ nttcn fahehood De} and defi11ltc rule" for gellda11Lc In hen ll1g old fl11m tUle, "hleh nece",;allly ale c10seL rl"tllded tn qUIte Ob\IOU" precautlons the f )llC)\vl11g propn';ltlOne; arl acll anced for the benefit of the pro"pectlVc collectors of hUl11tnrc "fue;t "me-tenths of the ant1'luee; offel ed for sale 111 the open mal ket are f}ue-,tlOnable and man} 1'lece" al e cer-tamh fake" "Second E\ en though a ]Jlece 1" a gcnuJ11e antlqve lf lt lS decrepIt and c1Jlapldated, T "oLd,! ha\ e none of 1t It may be all nght fOJ a l11USeWll but not fO! a home, \\ here there should he no room for \\ hat 1'; useless "ThIrd A.ntlque,; "hould ne\ el be boug-ht ,;imply be-cau,; e the) al e antiques, v\lthout regal c1 to ll1t!ln';IC beauh If yOU look long enough and pay enong-h, }OU can seCUle beautiful thl11g" ['elmlt 1l0th1l1g ugh ln VOUI !lome, no mat-tel how old It h . F ow th l T se al '>UetlOn 111 the e;elcellon of "ty les I et the pleces harmomze wlth each other, wlth the decoratlOns of the rooms, wlth the whole house Don't crowd m together a lot of Itahan and Spamsh and Chmese and Dutch and Turk- 1,;h antlques Don't make an olJ cunoslty shop out of your home" It lS ll1exphcable that a collector wlth a zest for the beautl-tul old" ood,; and tefined shapes of the best furmture famlhar to our forefather" "hould need such ll1stI uctlOn, but a brief 1e\ Ie\\! of the colle ctlOns known to us, and knowledge of the ehscurslve tendency of the amateur l11111d,prove it to be by no mean" superfluous in a book addressed to the beginner and mexpert buyer Funeral Services for "Bert" Quigley'" Set \ lce,; for the late "Bel t" QUlgley were held ln the Park C'mgregatlcnal church, Grand Raplds, on October 3d. nnder the auspices of the Kmghts Templar A large number of fnend", ll1cludUlg representatlves of the furmture trade, and members of the J\Iasomc fratermty, were present The "en lce~, conducted by Rev E VV B1Shop were 1mpressive and the Kmghts Templar reclted the burial ritual at the grave 1\0 man ever struggleJ harder for hlS llfe than dld yIr QUlgley Beanng heav} responslbllltIes and purposes in bUS1- ness unfiulfilled, he struggled along his hard path\'Vay of the \\ orld'e; actl\ ltle" meetll1g and overcoming obstacles that onl} the lIOn-hearted \\ould attempt to overcome H1S cour-age, hls confidence and unbendIng WIll excltee! the sympathy am! ad1111ratlon of all I'ho met him For hlS devotion to his fannl}, loyalty tn fnend" and brayery under the most ad\ erse Cll cUllhtances 'Bert' Quigley vdll long be remembered 5 6 ~--~--------~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~ WEEKLY ARTISAN III IIIIIII It I,IIII III II IIIt IIII i I IIIII II•• I• I It• III •I I IIIII III II• II I• III t I•III II• III •I II I II I II IIIIt I II II •III It I •,I I I, ___________ ~ ~ .~ __.~ ___1 A Page of Illustrations from the Fall Catalo2ue of the I>osseliu8 Bros. Furniture ~lanufaeturill2 Co., Detroit, Mich. Dining Chair No.5 ~----------....-. ---- Buffet No. :; China Closet No. :; Diniu2 Table No .. bO,...? A.m Chair No. 5~ WEEKLY ARTISAN Extended the Trade of His Employer. A sa!e:-,l11an formerly emplo} eJ 111 one of the great de-partment StOIes of ChIcago" hel e busines'i is carried on mOl e ,IgOloU"I} and hUllle(Hy than many othel Clt} of thc ''>01ld, tor fanl1ly Ieason" fLIt compelled to Ieille {rom the "erVlce nf the gI cat lllcrchant and 1 etUlll to the !tttle 111iellOr l1iy \\huc he hdcI "1)(nt hI" ho}hood He cIH;agccI to "el\e a lucdl dealer In fll1 n1Lure, hllt the "Lock wa" small and com-j) o"ecl '1{ cheap "tuff the "tOle cOlltamed hut a vel} model ate d1ea of £lOOI "pace and no convenIences WOlth lllentlon111l2, I he well-to-do people of the commul11tj pUlchased 1110'it of the tIllng'3 neede I 111fur11lsh111g then home'i In ChIcago on dCCOlwt of the lack of qualIty m the stocks of the local mer-chants, and dunng much of the tIme of the home comer there was nothing to be done by 111111 at the store To a man who had acquIred the ChIcago habIt of work1l1g "lIke the cllckens," all the tI111ethIS conc!ttlOn was unbeatahle, and he '30 informed I11S cmplo) er He could not In e wtthout actlOn, and 'iug-t; e"teJ that the merchant provIde a lot of "photos," a few catdlogues, a hunch of passage tlckeb on the 1I1tetUIban hne'i or an automobtle and permtt hIm to "ark up a tl ade The merchant wlsel} Jeter111ll1ed that the plan was worth a tnal, and ploceeded at once to ploeure the pIctures needed by the salesman An automobile was also engaged and the man stal ted in at once on a tour of the small towns of hIS sect JOn and the farmers In 111g in the tel ntory mten ening On the thu d day he sold a Berkey & Gay dll1Ing SUIte for $1,200 011 the fifth day he sold a S!tgh chamber sUIte for $500 and a lot of fancy upholstereu chaIrs from the !tne of the Centun Furniture company Sevel al smaller sales were made the la'it day of the week, and the total footed up over $2,000 The ,-ucce,,:-, gaIned by the young former ChIcagoan was so satI'i-factory that he was al10vved to contmue hIS work outSIde and ,1 month later he landed an ordel for completely fUrlll'3111n!.; "e, entY--'five bedrooms of a new hotel The dressers selecteel ,-old for $1800 each The man p10ved his claIm that the he"t \\ a, to gaIn trade IS to aVOId waIting for it to t trn t'p, but go out and turn trade up. A large budding for the use of the general gm ernment was 111course of erection In one of the prosperous anJ grow-mg CIties of the mIddle west. One day when the weather" as cold and wet two men, beanng great stacks of over-coab on their shoulders, stopped at the offlce of the const1 uctlOn company and rested Shortly afterward the men e111played on the structm cleft thcir work dml II e11t to the office IIhel e the} rere1ved thell wagcs The ~----------------------------------------------~ I,IIIII III I• II ,II Grand Rapids Caster Cup Co. 2 Parkwood Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. We are now puttIng out the hest Caster Cups With cork bases ever oflerea to the trade. These are timshed In Golden Oak and White Maple In a light timsh These goods are admirable lor polished floors and lurn Ilure rests Theywill not sweat or mar. PRICES' $4 00 per hundrlld 5 00 per hundred FOB Grand llaptd, Size 2Ji Inches Size 2X Inches Try a Sample Order ._--_._-------------------- ---_ .. 7 "BEAVER," "GINDERELLA," "DOCKASH" STOVE HEADQUARTERS "THE LINES THAT SELL" NoteIMPERIAL BEAVER-one of many. 13est, They Stdnd the 'lest:' THIS IS the IMPERIAL BEAVER. It is the finest cookmg range made anywhere m the world. We think so, and so WIllyou when you see its advantages: Study the above picture. The glass oven door is guarantted not to break, No heat lost when you look at your baking. This range holds ltS heat longest, saves 25% in fuel, and has unusual hot water capaClty. It is the b~t looking range built-and wears as well as it looks. Send for samples and see it-but we warn you that no other kind wi). ever satisty you again, if you do' W. D. SAGER, 330-342 No.WaterSt.,CHICAGO men bearing the OH'lcoats soltClted the artentlOn of the workel s and in the course of fifteen or t" enty m111utes dls· posed of the stock of coats The salesmen know what the men would need and when theII needs mu"t be met The monev palu for the coats was theIr re,v al d fO! clever sales-manshIp }>r('ferred by Salesmen. \\ hell questtoned In regard to the Illle of goods he pre- [eI" to 'iell, the old tIme salesman replIes, 111most instance:-" , chaIrs" Asked to name hIS second chOIce he 1'i apt to reply "chamber sUItes" More chaIrs are used than other artIclc'3 of furnitUIe A house occupIed by five pelsom WIll contain ono dining room table, one SIdeboard, one mUSIC cdb1l1et, fi\ e chamber SUltes and eighteen or twenty chaIrs No proof 1" needed, not supplied by the OIgans of SIght, that the chall IS not the most generally used of all the fur11lture contained 11l the average home, hence the 1epre'ientatives of a good makel of chaIrs has a vvide mal ket for the goods he handles \n a, erage of five SUItes IS not a Im;h estimate for the cham-hel fur11lture of the average home There is, therefore, 111 the trade a chance to sell five chamber stutes for an outfit that conta111s but one dining table, one SIdeboard or huffet. one china closet, one bookcase and one music cabinet The reason why the old salesmen prefers to sell chamber furniture to case work for the dining room or the library is evidenced when the facts stated above are considered. Rockers and many kInds of upholstered furniture are designated as "chairs" in the trade 8 (1 I\elle' Jlle 111 and ~ D hJ1I1gel of Vlnta, Kan hay e 1n- ,( rp Jlatecl tbe K1111gel lUlnlturc company, eap1taltzed at $2,- U)O to engage m the retaIl hllnltu1e bU~11less at VI111ta (,eo1[!:e L lberle. "ho reeentl) ~(Jlc! hIs 1etall fUll11tm e 11tl., l~h at \\ atetIoo Iowa has purcha"eJ an mtrest 111 the III \ ,t( Ie lu~t (lJ)Cned b, Tohn I-JI1l111Rock Island, Ill, ,,,hleh \1 11 be concludec! uncle! the name of the HIll-Eberle Furn1- WEEKLY ARTISAN IDEAL STAMPING AND TOOL CO. SOCKETS, DOWELS, TOP fASTENERS and GUIDES for Extension 1abies. Also special stampmgs In steel and brass Write for NO·KUM.OUT TABLE SOCKET. Patent applied for samples and prices 465 N. Ottawa St" Grand Rapids, Mich. New Furniture Dealers. II H Boatner ba~ openecl a ne\\ !UIll1t111e -tole at \uI01a, j,Io The Rome) 1\ llt/ 1111111t111ec lmp,lln ale l1e\\ (!ealu- 111 Cedar RapIds, Io,,,a The :\Ianufactul el < lUI1l1tuI e compam ha' e opened a new wholesale hou"e 111\1emphh ren n Cnder the name of the People, lulnllule Lompam C r Dobbs has opened a ne\\ ,tore 111 l'ale,t111e 1e, C 1'\ Sch1effle1 ha~ opened an 111,tallment housc a, She boygan, ,VIS 111 \\ hlCh he callIes a c ,mp1ctc lme 01 hl1111t111e and house fUI111Sh111ggoods J J and J L Tone~ bale 11l(Olpoldted the Ilt,ll11\J11 Fur111ture compan, to e'H;a~e 111the I etal! tUl1l1tUI c uadl 11 Bra11clnJllc S C \11l1l111UmcapItal ,lolk q,OJO '\braham '\c1lel, '\bl,1ham 13an()\\ 1Llh dllCl \])I,lhd 11 "hIli ha' e 111C01poratccl the \ lJl th \I al d 1 UInltlll C lompdm. e IJlI-tahLed dt $100,ooJ to engage In thl Ictal! tllllllt111l ])11-1'1l-- III ), cwark. ?\ J Le\\ I~ T,,"1111gel~J l t \]a'loul,tll 111. r L\\ I- T"hn~cl 11 ..- -- - - - - - - - - - - - -------- '--4 , Ull l(impan, Furniture Fires. L I 1',)1\t tlllllltl11C de,tlel of Shelb, 10\\,1, \\cl~ b IrJlcd '1\t n '-,eptl1l1bcl 2<) 10"" S'l,OO\) [he II11111lb,lgO] \l1l1lture lompan, ot [( nl! d1\ LaG \11" uft ered cl s111,dl10"" tram hre on 'Jeptembcr 30 lull) 1I1,L11 ed 1he leleH hie III the plallt at the 111lna" Office alld B:mk 111111ltllle lompam at Incl1anapohs dest1o,ed about $() 000 \\ U1 tll ot tlllllltUl e that had been made fOJ the n~" g lvel n l1ent hllllCllIl;:; 111 -\tLl11t, Ga II r T 'l111b- lUll1ltl1le ,tOlC II loledo OhIO \\a" !mlncd ! \-t '-)ullCL\\ 1110011lm., "lth a lo,~ of $ ~COO or $i,()('0 aLo 1t I1dJf 1l1-11Ierl \[1 T 1111band famlh lneel abo\e the store and lo~t ncal h all ot thl hou~eho!d goods anc! c1oth111£;" See Walter Clark's ""Ad:' It \\111 pal l \ Cl' manufactlll CI of fUrl11tul e to turn to the \\ dlel Llcllk \ C]leu COlllp,l1l\ 0; 'aJ 111 thlo; ISSUe of the II uk', \Itt-all ,1lld ,ec "hat a \al1et) OJ gooch ihe, hale III -tolk l'10habh thh company keep" 111o;tock as large all \--\ 1 tl1 l nt lit \ I neu ". (lrclWer hottom". hack1l1g eic, ao; any l 11 Jd] \ III thl \\ l- dill thc go l(]-, ale ,11l\a) " the he"t, and l' +he 'Igln pIlle, FOUR NEW in acid and oil. in acid and oiL in acid and oil. TRADE MARK REGISTERED PRODUCTIONS BARONIAL OAK STAIN FLANDERS OAK STAIN S M 0 K ED 0 A K S T A I N EARLY ENGLISH OAK STAIN Send for finished samples, free. Ad-el-ite Fillers and Stams have long held fIrst place m the estImation of Furniture Manufacturers and Master Painters. In additIon to the reg-ular colors the above shades offer unusually beautiful and novel effects. in acid and oil. The Ad-el-ite People CHICAGO-NEW YORK .. --_ ... ----- .. EverythIng In PaInt SpeCIaltIes and Wood F,n,sh,ng matenals Flllers that hll Stalus that satIsfy _______ -01 I-.----_._------~_._--------_._.~..~_.. ..~ ~ . ,.-------------------- - - WEEKLY ARTISAN • ~I ------------------------------ ... ..-------------.----- .. - . --------'" I ~ PLY BACKS IIII II III II IIII•II f •• IIII!•I ,II : Maple, unsanded and not cut to size and left thick II enough to dress smooth to three-sixteenths of an inch. . The following sizes now in stock ready to ship: 33+ X 43~ 31-~-X 37 ~ 29~ X 39; 29~ X 351- 27~ X 37~ 25 ~ X 31~- 23 X 40 20 X 42 19~ X 371- for BACKS and BOTTOMS, ready to ship. 23i- X 29~ 18 X 41~ 12 X 29~ 16 X 41 ~ 25~ X 31+ 331- X 43~ 29-i- X 33~ 20 X 431 21+ X 33~ 18 X 43+ 16; X 33~ 16 X 431 31~ X 37~ 24 X 56 21-~X37~ 20 X56 19~ X 371 18 X56 16 X 56 1-4" Rotary Cut Yello~ Poplar IIII Iff I f •II,IffI I WALTER CLARK VENEER COMPANY I,I.. ------ No better stock can be made. We make immediate shipment and at attractive prices. Please note our new address SOUTH IONIA AND PRESCOTT STREETS. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. .- _._------ --------- -------------------~ 9 10 WEEKLY ARTISAN Automobile Hearses. The automobIle hearse has not yet come mto general use, but at lea::,t one such hearse has actually been bmlt and It has been used on two occ~slOns, say s the '\ ew York Sun Th1~ hearse m Its general outhnes and appearance IS of the Lon-ventlOnal type It IS a hearse body mounteJ on an automo-bIle chaSSIS From the front edge of the body \ ro l1 there h carned forward over the driver's seat a sheltenng root a., with a hmousine On one of the footboard~ IS carned a tool chest and at the rear the usual automobtle lamp, an,l the vehicle carries an automobIle horn The onh lamp., Larned forward are two conventlOnal coach lamp~ by the drl\ er - seat. In the detaIls of ItS constructlOn and finish thIS automo-bile hearse is elaborate Its sides are each dn 1ded mto three panels, the central panel of glass and the h\o end panel- on either side of carved wood The lamps and all the metallIC trimmings and ornaments of the hearse are sIlver plated So this is a costly hearse made to sell at about $5,000 ~uto-mobile hearses of simple deSIgn could of course be made at lower cost. perhaps for $3,000 or less The pre-ent co~t of the automobIle hearse is given as one reason II hI' It ha~ not sooner come into general use Undertakers are among the most consen atl\ e at men, they are slow to make changes They hay e hItherto clung to the old horse drawn hearse, but there al e undertake 1:0 II ho think the automobtle hearse IS commg An undertaker of extended expenence ha- expre~",eJ the opinion that automobIle hearses 1'1111finally be brought mto use without exciting comment by the mcreasmg U~e of auto-mobile carriages in the funeral procession. people ,,111 become so accustomed to see automobIles at funerab that the autu mobile hearse will seem nowIse out of place Another undertaker of long expellence looks to -ee the automobile hearse first brought mto Use by consen atl\ e peo-ple of ample means who. in some CIrcumstances, may find It", use advantageou<; and deSIrable At some funeral- nUll the casket is moved four times between the hou ",e and th e g 1a, e once when ongmally placed In the hearse at the hou-e. agalll in transshlppmg it to a funeral cal m a cIty ral1road :otat10n, again in removmg from thIS car at the cemetery statlOn and again m removmg it from the hearse in the cemetery at the grave. With an automobIle heal se the casket could he car-ried from the house direct to the cemete1 y, j 0110\, ed h\ the limited number of closed automobIles that II ould be reqmred to convey those attendmg the mterment cerem011les \\'lth the automobile hearse thus introduced mto use he look.., to see its use extended. An automobile man says that whIle the autCJmobtle heat:oc now costs more and so undertakers may no,\ on that account hesitate about buying It, yet it costs nothmg, as horses do, when idle, and it always IS ready and. unhke horses tt can go any distance, the danger of breakdown bemg practtcalh eh-minated. and it can move quicker. WIth these advantages for It and WIth automobIle (a1- riages and vehicles generally constantly mC1easmg III num-ber he looks to see in the not distant future the automobIle hearse commg mto extended use -"'--~-----~------~._---~._----~ WABASH B. WALTER & CO. INDIANA Manufacturer.ot T ABLE SLIDES Exclusively WRITE FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNT .. .. New Haven, Conn., June 2, 1910. Messrs. Haley & Son, St. Joseph, N. B. Gentlemen :-We have yours of May 30th in reference to the Grand RapIds Veneer Works kIln. All we have to say that is that our expenence WIth thIS kIln has been eminently satIsfac-tory, growingly so, sInce we wrote the letter to the Grand RapIds people some tIme ago. We examIned several kIlns before putting tills one in, and whLle they all have good pOInts, thIS is the best one by all odds. uur supenntendE>nt wntes me as follows: "Another big ad-vantage in thIS kiln IS that we have never had a piece of checked lumber Slllce the kLln has been III operation. We have no trouble III dryIllg 4Y4 oak in seven to eIght days, and 4x4 whitewood in five to SIXdays. As to your questIOn about the bmlding. Our kIln IS bmlt with bnck SIde and center walls, WIth wood cellmg covered with spe- CIal paper and waterproof paint furnished by the Grand RapIds Veneer Works. If the kIln IS prollerly put up, and nalnted prop-erly. we do not thmk there would be any trouble with mOIsture rottmg out ~Jle wood, espeClan..,.If the kIln IS kept going all the whLle. The great trouble caused by mOIsture In wood is stopping the kIlns, and lettmll' It dry out, thus causmg a rot, while if the kLln IS kept going all the whIle the lumber WIll stand up fa.irly well. Very truly yours, THE NEW HAVEN CLOCK COMPANY. •0 C). :c (,) '01)'" c:: ~ .... !- ~ ... (5 ~::!s- " (J ~ • to! ai tLJ po ::s ~ 0 ~ s:: 10 l() 41 e l() CO 0 ~ Q.) ~ CO) Z ~ 0 ... 0 .,.. ~ -0 $.t e I.I.). ~ ..... 0... CO ~ I,,I .. WEEKLY ARTISAN Slick Swindler Works Mourners. A well-dressed young man with downcast eyes has I e-centlly been ")Sltlllg home" on the east side that have been vIsited by death, exchanging sympathy for a square meal In most cases he left the houses ncher, not alone by food, but by substantldl gifts of money and c10thlllg HIs last expel 1- euce, though, sent him away somewhat les" sympathetic than v\ hen he approached the mourners It IS customary III J e" Ish home~ for the husband or \"Ife and the children of a dead person to ob"erv e a penod of seven days' mourlllng, III which they Sit constantly together 111 one room, ne\ er lea\ mg the house, and vIsited by then fnends V\ho come to con"olle them 01 take part 111 the mem-onal services each mornl11g and evenlllg In the"e se\ en da) s called the "Shlva," the mOl11nel s' ~nef I" unresitcllned say e for such comfort as they can draw from their rehgion It IS onlv after this penocl that they al e directed to turn theil tho~lghts flam the dead back to the dutle" of hfe In the ITI1dst of t1llS pellod of mournlllg there recently appeared at one house a rather good-looklllg young mdn With mfilllte Pity 111 hiS "ad broV\ n eyes. Like all other comers at ~uch a time, he ""as ushered directly into the loom of mourn-mg, '" here the Widow dud 01phans sat, surroundeJ by many of their friends. "I am so sorry. dear madam," he said, With a shght Ger-man accent, to the Widow "I read about your deM husband's death in the newspapers It may seem strange to you that I have come here, fm you probably do not know me As a matter of fa clt, though, I feel almost as If I had a personal interest in your dear husband's death As a matter of fact, I bear hiS \ ery name He '" as my namesa ke." There was a general chorus of "111 pnsed exclamatIOn') from the assembled fnends at the "trange c0111cidence. One of the woman thought, somehow, that she had seen the young man before She wa" sure of It when she saw him furtively wipe away a tear V\Ith the cuff of hiS coat sleeve "Of course," cont111ued the young man, "we may not have been related at all But nevertheless in sorrow at least we are certamly related I, too, beheve me, my dear Madam, have been viSited by gnef But, as the Talmud says, when God sends us grief He loves us" And he pres')ed the weeping Widow's hand, sweeplllg her 01phaned children With a look of melting pity. In the course of the next half hour he managed, in an-swenng the kmd questIOns that ",ere put to him, to disclose the fact that he had only recently come from Germany, bling-mg hi" Wife and several chtldren With him, and that both he and they wel e at present sadly stranded and without more than a fe'" cent" for the next meal. He hoped, howey el, to be able to scrape together a few dollars With which to 11\ e until he could get work as a book-keeper, a olerk, a street cleanel, an) thmg, III short He was not afraid of \'\;ark ... ., -_._._.- 11 ,..---_._----_._._._._---- I REVERSIBLE AND ONE-WAY CUTHRS The ShImer ReverSIble Cutters .... -_ ., for Single Spindle Shapers, Variety Moulders or Friezers, are carefully moulded opposite to the shape of the mould to be produced, in such a way as to have only the cutting edge touch the lumber. They are complete-inexpensive-time saving. We also manufacture One-Way Cutters for Double Spindle Shapers They are used in pairs, right and left, one Cutter of each shape for each spindle. In ordering special shapes not listed In our catalogue, send a wood sample or an accurately made drawmg Address SAMUEL J. SHIMER &. SONS, MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA A.. _ •••• ••••••• -..4 One of the sons of the dead man presently took him aside and began gently to broach the gift of a few dollars It IS customarv III houses of mourlllng on the Ea"t Side to devote a certalll'sum to chanty, in honor of the dead. The son, 111 the present case, began hiS proffered chanty by insisting that the young namesake of his father should take a hearty meal downstairs Sadly consent111g, the young man stepped up to the widow to bid her a temporary adieu. "Surely," he began gently, "if my honored namesake was as kllld and generous as his widow and children, as I am sure he must have been, he is no\,\; with the pIOUS in Paradise." Just then the woman among the assembled friends wh9 had been trying to place him looked up With a glance of sudden recognition. "Excuse me, my dear sir," she said, tapping the sympathetic young man on the shoulder "I am a little hard of hearing. What did you say your name was?" The man of infinite pity gently repeated the name of the dead man. "So?" exclaimed the woman in a voice of higher pitch: foreboding a hystencal scream. "And you are the namesake of my dear salllted husband, too, who died last year. Yes?" "I don't understand you, my good fnend," protested the watery-eyed YlOung man, edging toward the door. "No, but you understood well enough how to eat your fill at my house when we were sitting 'Shiva' for my poor husband I" cned the woman. "And you knew how to be his namesake and swindle us out of a memonal gift at that time, chdn't ylou? And now you come to be somebody else's name-sake, with your Wife and seven children, and to try to dupe them, too!" The fnghtened widow and several of the visitors inter-posed between the now genu1l1ely disturbed young man and the last year's widow For a time they thought she must be mistaken, and that the young stranger was a bona fide name-sake, sympathizer, and 'father of seven children. Unfortunate-ly for him, another visitor who entered at just that moment, upon hearing the cause of the strange disturbance in the house of mourning, Identified the man as one who had figured 111 the same way at mem01 ial services she had attended a few \\ eeks before. The young man, quotmg the TalmUd Ion the wickedness of slander and the sinfulness of lYlllg tongues, hurrIedly left the house ---~ ew York Times II l Jvrany a young salesman fails to accomplish thiS year the thmgs he dreams of accomplishing next year. tur11lng and commg- once more mto then ol'.n Frost and mIlle\\ hay e done thell \vorst condItIOns whIch vvould have Iume,1 fine1 thm£;s hay e hhghted hut not an11lh1lated Unde1- neath the old pdmt the \vood IS well prese1ved PossIbly the 11b11 seaLs a1 e '3illl mtact If so, soap and water and ohve 011 \\111 £;1\e thel11 rene\\ed hfe If too far gone for thIs '31l11ple re-tll1 atlon, l'e\\ seab may be added No matter how cl1lapi-da ted the, are ,vell 'Ivorth rescumg They l11dy be pllzes ,Idtm£; hack t'l the earh eIghteenth century but the chances ,1I e the \\ oodshed pIeces behng to the eanly nmeteenth \\ hen ru~h m thIs cuuntrv and m England had a great vogue 1 hmna" Sheraton m h1S later clays used rush extensnely m one t\ pc 01 1Uln1tltre, nd111ely m 111"cheape1 pamted p1eCe'3 lha1r" and settee" \\lth lush seats and charmmgly deco1ated 1rames helle\ eel to be hIS are found occa"lOnally 111 thIS coun-t , and 1,1nk \\ lth the mo"t mtere"t111g tlnngs 111the pallltecl 1111e \\ hlch the a\ elage c~llcctor runs auo'3" The hIgher ~1,1 Ie ot pamted tU11111tlle, lomb111ecl WIth cane, IS seldom I lun I In thc u"ual d\ enue", of collectmg \1any lollectors \\ n such pIece" but they have heen purchased m the old countn Ul ordered through the expensIve shops there ThIS Ul11que dl](1 beautIful fU1111ture does not seem to have heen 1111- JJOl ted to d11\ e"tent at the tlllle of Its ongm It was a costly lU"U1\ then and ha::, never at any tIme been of moderate pnce L dne 1ur11ltU1e 1~ a sepal ate story tram 1ush, \\ 1th even an olele1 h1ston, though rush seats go back a long, long way Gcca::'l mall) a chall of the early seventeenth century IS seen, hea \ v 01 cles1~nand beanng ev e1y md1ca tlOn that the seat IS as r lei a" the oak tra111e\"ork ThIS type IS found In the museums ot \ e\\ LnglanJ and the South, and now and then 111pnvate l ollectloll s It IS at the earl) turneel vanety I'. h1ch fa 110\"ed clooel) on the all oak 01 ''vvd111SCOtchaIr" In Ptlgnm Hall, Ply-mouth, IS a specImen at thIS class, once the property of rlde1 TI1e\\ stel nm\ roundIng out a thIrd century m company \\ 11h l{ose "tanelhh s sampler, the shIp chest of Ml1es Stand- 1"h dllrl the table 01 Gm e1n01 Carver Such SpeCl111enS,how-c\ e1, CdnnU be taken 111as any \"ay t) p1cal of what a quest for olel 1U"h tur11ltUre would yIeld 1he pamted pIeces men-tIOned and the older hIckory anci bass chaIrs of ladder or hd11l~te1-hack 10rm the larger portlOn of "hat one may expect ti) uuca1 th, together I'.lth here and there a 1eally fine chaIr of mahogany 01 \Vdlnut 111Queen Anne style The latter are the gems of the aIel rtbh pIeces, If of walnut, probably made dunng Anne'" reIgn, 1702-1714, If of mahogany of a httle 12 WEEKLY ARTISAN RUSH FURNITURE-OLD AND ~E'~T Historic Styles and Their Influence on the 'Vork of Modern Desianers. (By Virainia Robie in the HOllfiie Beautiful. 1 The \\heel of fa,hlOn 1ll 1Ulll1t1J1e \Vlnk Il"" 1dplcl l1l lh revolutlOns than the ta"hnn \\ heel 01 clothe" t1J1n" none the less persIstently \ del aele ago old mahoga11\ \\ a" hunted a::, 1£ It we1e someth111g entneh ne\\, ldtel old )ak charmed the collectmg wodd, next Robelt \dam \Va" a';l1n clhcJ\ered, then the \V11ham anel \1a1 v cult hecaml \\ 1elC-PIed,l anel n )1\ old rush furl11tl11e h londh he1 aIded a" qU1LL the late,,! Jarl 111the furl11ture \\ mId If the \ anous fashlUn~ \\ cre confined to collector 11 \\ onld make httle ddlerence \\ hethe1 JLhh l,111l l1lelh(~d111 r r rlelk were 111 the learl, hut 111a"l1lnc11as tht~c mattel ~ ha\ e a \\ ILIl! slgl11ficance and touch 1110 Ie \\ a\ 0 anothc1 ::tL,ual hLu-c fUl111sh1ng, the) claIm the 111te1e~t and attentlUl1 ,t l 11l11111lL1 of people ;"'ot only do fa..,h10lb 111turnlttlle lled'l a lema ld for gel1n111e old pIeces but a much lar~e1 and tal morc 1m portant Olle fc 1 good 1eplodnl1lr1l1" \n,11t I" \\ )111\\ "I 11lte that thIS demand u"nallv COllt111Ul~elHe1 tht lollllt111g L1el/l has ched a\\ a\ Thu'3 It 1" thdt col )l1lal Tarl beall \\ 1111,1111 and \1ary, and \dam 1ep10dnLtlUn~ all' dlmr "t lqu,dh PLjJn lar today, and soon, 01 e\ en no\\ ma) be added 1n"h "q Ie" ThIS rush f11111lture comes to u" 111man\ ~l11"e~ It take" the form of the old hIckory ladder-back" 1\Ith JLhh b lt1 om" found m quantitIes, 111"e\V England, ot thl qna111t pamtecl chaIrs WIth rush seats made 111the ead\ p,llt ot thlll111lLeel1lh century, of the charm111~ hcldle and -pOOll hack ch,w" III mahogany anel \\ alnut at the eall) elgh te en th CUll nl \ ahLJ of more mIxed sty les lasth It C0111e~111 man v e )tt~ae tornh of sll11plest design. There are many old pIece" tu be tunl1 I ,ll I the11 C11dll1l IS undel11able The dust of lountles" att1l" "clm" to Ll111..., to the C01ners, whIle 111\hI ble co Il1\ elh a1 e p 1 d111h "t c 1 1J\ the 1magmatn e In many aIel honses \\ here thL ,ll1uent llhh chaIrs are not actual attic' plOpert1es the\ hay e IJ11~ bct 1 regarded as "kItchen 01 even '\\ ord"hed an 1 11l 1~11(m111\ qUlte equals the latte' "teltus \n at tll ha" Jlll1ltlC "C[ ue It dusty trachtlOns, hnt 110 10mance lln"ter" ahout a "e\\ rl1~ land woodshed The old rush plecc", bd11lshec1 to that bOUlne a1 e no\\ 1e- ..... ~..... ------.... ---- ---------_. ------------------_. 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, MICHIGAlv &0. --------~I I II• ,, II• II I ..I WEEKLY ARTISAN 13 --~ 1 I III I I ~-------------_._----- II I,, II I II UNION FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, ILL. China Closets Buffets Bookcases , I II If IIII III II , ~-------------------------------- We lead in Style, ConfuudJon and Finish. See our Catalogue. Our lme on permanent exhIbi-tion 3rd Floor, New Manufact-urers' Buildmg, Grand Rapids. III _~~ ...l ldter ddte but qUIte 1ll the Queen :\nne mannel Chan11ln£; 111deed are these old "pecl111ens, \\ lth fiddle hack, Cabll'lle leg and flat-foot. vanouslv knoV\ n as "duck' 'VI, eb' anJ "camel' 1'hls particular furl11tUl e extre1111ty \\ en~ out of fa..,hlOn as the IJall and Llavv glevv 111fa\Ol H~pple\\ll1te tned to reYlye It 111"e\ eral exquislte httle seVVl11gtables, but late eIghteenth centun London V\ould hay e none of It. and h 1edlh dId nIt belon~ to the deslglllng of that day [t chd, hoV\ e\'er, fit It'3 OYV n bnef pellod perfedh so \\ ell; 111 fact that there seem s httle 1ea:oon to graft It on another The rush seats of the Queen \nnc chall s are )f ..,upu lOr \\U1kmanshlp ancl 111 mdny cases are de, \\ell pre~en eel a" the flames \e\\ lush cloes not always have t'11S reshtance to tIme and wedr "\ g-rcat (leal of ..,o-called rush I, composItIon al though entll ely hfehke on the surface Papcl, t\'Vlc,tecl and dyecl and othen\ l"e treated IS the baSIS of many a ne\\! rush "eat There are shops where real' rue,h "eat111g;' IS done, but seems to be a secret brotherhood about the craft chfhcult to penetrate ChaIr frames may be left ln the care of many dealer" and after a vvh1le, a long vvhl1e they come hack hke 'new If one lS vvtll111g to Vva1t and tJ go to the e'(pense "leal rush" IS guaranteed ,Vlth fine chalrs thlS 1..,\vell \\orth whtle "hen the frdme.., are mahogan), \\alnut or che"t11ut, the bce,t h not toe) fine, and vvlth the more lllteree,tlng of thc palnted plee es, the real IS still the Wl..,er chOlce \\ lth the oM ldddelbacb, \\ hlCh 111the11 be"t dav.., were fOJ COmlTI011alJCI hard usag-e, perhaps the papel~but that lTIU"t htt left te the collectmg" conSClence, sometImes eX'treme1y sen"lt1\ e on "uch pomts \\ here a chall 1..,frankh neV\, merely old m dec,lgn. the paper rush doe" not seem so 111congruous It seems to be mereh a part of the modern scheme of thlngs llke the Jam 111 " \hce 111the Lookl11g Gla"s," called jam The po..,..,lblhtle" of ru"h furnlUl e \\ hether oIl or new dre lon"lderable Suppo"e the pIece" choe,en are of the pa111tecl \ dnety of the early nlneteenth century. say chlllng-room chaIr" pamted black, decorated 111 grape'" 111 gold and other "oft tones, and hav111g "eats of fineh woven ru..,h, a httle green ll\ It" ca..,t ChaIr" of thi.., type are sometime" found \\ Ith cane seab. but they are 110t qUlte ,,0 de"ll-ahle and ..,0 vve confine our..,el\ e" to rush The chaIrs desC' lbed are "'ple11chclly adapt-ed t ) a countr) dl11l11g-room , to a clln1l1g-room III an apartment dnd under some conchtlOn.., to a elty house One clever craft,,- man begmnmg WIth six chalrs had a round table made to order, pdlpted lt hlack and Jecorated lt \\lth a bordel of g'apes. lea\ e" and tenclnls, cle\ erly matchlllg the chalfs The walls were hung m an old-fashlOned block ~mnted papel copled from one of the room" 111 the' Vadsvvorth-Longfellow hou"e Portland, and obtalned from a dealel who makes a e,peu,l1t\ of leplOduung olci c1ls1~ns 1hc chalh V\ele old, but everythmg else in the room was ncv\, even to the peasant chma on the table, but so \\ ell ch Jsen were the thmgs that no lnharmony was felt It wa" a dehghtful place, the em y of many visltors Another room with rush chall S and settees V\dS all new, but Rresented even a quainter appearance Thh wa.., a In ing loom m a summer cottage, The frames of the chalrs and e,ettees were of hard wo,xl, pamted whlte. many coats, smooth and softly pohshed. but not enameled The JecOl atlO11S V\ ere the \'lork of a young woman who ha, "peClahLed on thl" style )f fur111ture They were 111 the form of flovver ba"kets, suffl- Clently pnm to hay e the old fla VOl, and colorful wlthout beIng bright There was enough blue m the "cheme to ]u,;tlfy blue as the chIef color note m the 100m, that cool, gray tone ..,een 111Canton ch111a The \\ oodwork \\ a.., also whIte and the vvall covenng was larg ely \\l11te \\ Ith a con ventlOn~hzec1 small tree pattern ln the fine old blue The same papel, by the :\ ay. may be pm chased In gl een, a \ lv Id but very old-fdshlOned green, lend111g ihelf V\ ell to vvhlte pal11t and mahog-any, or to paInted fu rl11tu1e Braided rugs 111blue, whIte dnd black, and the SImplest curtams in blue lmen cont111ued the blue ldea 111 thlS summer cottage "\ blg magazme table, two bookcases and a desk \\ ere al..,o pal11ted v\hlte and had been made expresslY to use v\lth the chairs, ' Anothel 11\Ing-rOC'lll. tIllS time 111 a CIty hon"e v\ a" fUl n-hhed wlth cottage plece" 1u"h a" to the' seat" ~f the arm chaIr" SIde chalfe,. 1(cker" and seUle, purcha"ed of a big firm 111ak111ga specialty of cotta£;"e t111ng.., "\11 the piece" had been pa111ted grd) at the fador} The V\all" hdd been painted a llttle gl dy and the wood work pd1l1ted the tone of the fnr111tul e ,Vlth thl" gray nee,s a l.;ood dedI when walls, tnm and furmture wa" taken mto con"idel atlOl1, was combined the nchest posslble shade of "mulberry," not the purple bro\",n mulberry of old chll1a but decorator,;' "mulben)," \\hlch lS almost a claret Over curtams, cu"hlOn" and a plaIn rug were th 1" l11terestmg color, a" vvet e several "mall things They were sJ!\ er candlestIck". and 111a "mall corner cupboard a "et of fine old SlIver lustre. A mulben y and gra) "chlme of another 01 der produced d most decoratl\ e effect ()n the \\ all.., wa" an Imported pdper 111 grdy moire "\ deep border 111 mulbelly, velvet, dpparent1y, \\ as looped at ll1tel \ dls \\ Ith mulberry roses The borcler and paper were 111one pIece and gave to the room a \ er) uld-fashlOned appearance, Thl" bac1<ground wa" of LOur"e too ,;umptuou,; for rush and paInted furl1lture b11t e,Ulted perfectly the fine mahcganv pleces whlch had been cho"en hy the mistress of the house In thIS ca'ie the back-ground had been "elected t J g I V\lth the furnIture, vvhlch lS t he usual decorative precedence In the Boston Xew" Lettel of the thud \Veek of Xovem-ber 1779, \Vas 111serted the follovv111g bld for patlol1age "For c,ale d t "hart credIt or ca ,;h at the Slgn of the Beehlve and Bea\ e" Cornh111, a lot of new1} lmported chalf". \Yl1ld"ors to match any set, mahogany In d1\ er"e pattelns wlth chOlce of stuffed work. also Rush Bottum" III g-reat \ anety Old chdlrs need111g new rush hottom" \J enJed on exchange \IousetJ a po, and Ladies' Glo\ es LIke" 1"e wax \\ 01k'3 to J1 der " Hotel Grand. San Dif'go. The hotel Grant, erected bv 1.' S Grant, a "on of the famous general, at an expeme of $1000,000 and "upplled WIth fUll1lture, mostly made 111Granl Rapld", \alued dt $200,000, wlll soon be ready to recelve guests It vnll be under the management of Mr. Holmes. late of the Green hotel, Pasadena Cdl ' 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN -----~--------------.~------------_. --~-------------~~~--_. -_-.. - - - ...II III II I• •I I• IIII NE'''T DESIGNS I-N LOUIS XVI STYLE No. 1711 No. 1705-1705 WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES. GraQd Ilapids Brass GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Cull Lumber in 1883. The fourth senll-annual COl1ventwn ot the II estel n 1 UIl11- ture I\lanufactUl ers' assoc1atlOn v, as held In GI and Rapid, on July 18. 1883 The plOceec1mg~, considered ot cl ,enou, nature at that t1111e, II QuId he amu"111g If blought helO1 e a conventlO11 of furn1ture make1:o at tll1:, tlme I\1r Ba1nard of :\IJl1neapolts. ehscussecl the burlap que" bon, and expressed the op1111on that the prel aJ11ng p1act1ce of allow111g burlaps to he ~retul neel to the mal1t~tactUl el'~ should be abol1'3heJ J\Ir Sextro of Cmc111natl, lemarked that the a~~oc1atlon, at a former conventlOn, had deCIded that burlaps u"ed fOl packmg should be added to the cost of goods but no PIO-vIsion had heen made for theH I eturn and CIeeht of theIr ,aJuc to the account of customers '.11 Harn" e"-JlIes"ed11h 0PIJI)- "Ition to the practIce of chdl~lllg the customel tm bUtlclj) whIch were of no U"e to 111111a,nd the, naturalh ohlectee! t(l paymg fo! artlCles thev ,hd not \I ant He \lould gn e the burlap to the buy el \ re"olutlOn bll1chng the members of the associatIOn to charge the net cost of burlap tIthe I etade! and refusmg to reeen e the same when returned \\ as adoptee! by a ,ate of 29 to 3 I\'llham A Belke.' 1110\ ed that a lOl1111llttee he dpJlOlntu! to report a S) stem for gradl11g lumbu He held aftl1 h\ ellt \ years expenence 111 handhn~ lumber, deCldec1 to mea"uI e ,m!> sound, good lumber of shlpm ents recen eel \Ir Hodell expl essecl the 0p111l0n that cull" al e \ ahll less In bUYl11l; lumher the manufacturer must act on hIS 0\1 n ]thlgment and OppOl ttlmtles Se\ elal speakers defined the mean111g of culls 111 then locdlttle.., and then the sl1h]eLt Wd" refeIred to a committee In an adell e"s on the suhJect of the aIm" and ob1 ects oi <00. the a~soclatlOn 'III Sextro expre"ed the hope thdt the COil gl e~, ot the t mtLL! States \lould 11ft hea\ 3' burdens from the ,lwuldel ~ at the manutacturer:o b, remm 1ng the dutIes leVIed on matu lal~ u-,ed1l1 the ll1dustn Best of Them All. ] he \e\\ fiel\ en Clock company, ~ew Ha, en, Conn, hel\ e a Jettel In the Grand RapIds Yeneer \Vorks "ad" 111this l~"l1e ot the \\ eekh ArtIsan, \\ herem they say the Grand Raplc1~ \ eneel Ilorks bIn IS the best of them all :0)0 one can get an) thlllg better than the be"t Read up and get po~ted and If ) ou dIe 1ll the market fur a dl Y k1Jn, or expect to he make hllthe I 1l1ljUllleS it om the Granel RapIds Venee1 II O!k" and the\ \\ J1l g"n e \ all enough refuences "to make ,Ol1l he,Hl ~\\ 1111 to the a common e'<pl eSS10n lMm~~~,~_~ WRITE TO J 'CHICA60MIRROR~ART61ASS-F~'<k\ 217 N. Clinton Street. Chicago, Ills., U.S.A. '-: -~-=~ ...-.::~~ ............... _ - --- - .. 15 -~---------_._------_._. ---_._-_. --_._._-----------~-------.., WEEKLY ARTISAN ..-.., iI1 II Wood Bar Clamp Fixtures, Per Set SOc. P....ent Malleable Clamp Fixtures. E H SHELDON & CO • Chlcal1;o, Ill. Gentlemen -We are pleased to state that the 25 dozen Clamp Flxlures which we boutht of you a little over a year ago are giVing excellent servIce We are well satisfied wIth them and shall be pleased to remember you wbenever we wanl anythmg addllional III this line Yours truly. SIOUXCIty. Jowa CURTIS SASH & DOOR CO. 30,000 Sheldon Steel Rack Vises Sold on approval and an uncon· ditIOnal money back guaranlee SHELDON'S STEEL BAR CLAMPS. Guaranteed Indestructible. We sohcll pnvllege of sending samples and our complete catalogue E. H. SHELDON ~ CO. 328 N. May St.• Chicago. "'--_, • • • • • •••• •• • __• . • -..A An Effective Sales Producer. Good pIcture" of anything which touches om home hfe are ,d\\ a) s mtere"tmg-fascll1atl11g J mt as the \\ ell dressed W111- dow of the fUr11l1Ure "tore attrach attentIOn dnct cause" more than 01dmary Cl1nO,',lt) III ever} passerb}, w doe'S Illustrated pnnted matter of thmg" about the home, engage senous dtten-tlon \Ve remember <;eeing, some ttme ,1gO, a fom page circular used by a rlealer 111 ~rISSOUll On Nch page he had a good sIzed Illu'StratlOn "hO\\ mg how each of four rooms m a house would look If furmshed \\ Ith the fml1lture and other materials whIch he sold The descnptlve matter of the CIrcular was written in such a pleasmg, forceful, compelhng way that the people who re-ceIved It could hardly resist a VISIt to the store to actually see the new goods whIch he chsplayed He maIled these CIrculars to the woman of the home 111every home 111 11l', town and surround-mg country The scheme proved so profitable that he decided to ~end them out every fall as well as every spnng This merchant would first dress hlS wmdo\\ to look ltke a room m e\ ery detall-rugs, furmture, wall paper. portieres and pictures Each wmdow stood one week at a time During the week he would take a photograph of lt. When he had a photoO-graph of the hbrary, dining room, bed room and kltchen, he \vould then get his advertismg clrcular under \'Va} This appeals to us as a very effective method and one \'Vhich almost any dealer could adopt to advantage -.VOI them FU111itllre A Man of Ideas. John \\ addelll" a man of Idea" There IS hardly anyth111g under the sun that man has made but that John thinks It Cdtl he made better Of cour"e he does not trouble himself with trymg to recoOnstruct the Universe, nor does he bother himself \\ lth other thmgs than those which apply stnctly to his own buslDess, that 1" mak111g vvood ornaments for the archltects and furl1lture maker" and the machmes to make them The \\ nter had the plea"ure of a tnp \\ Ith John through the ..... \Yaddell .i\l1anufacturmg company 's factory a few days ago and watchmg the wonderful machines that do the work of a half dozen men. Many of these machmes were designed and made by hIm ID hIS own machl11e shop, which is completely fitted up \\ lth the best Iron-worklDg machinery. To do by hand what these machlDes do \\ auld require more than a thousand hands, and then they could not do it as well. So rapidly has the business grown that they \\ III soon start to build a large addItion, the bricks and other material having already been purchased They have gradually purchased land until now they have nearly the entire square, and probably will have the whole square in a year or two "Character in Furnitureo" The Berkey & Gay Furniture company have issued a beautIful booklet beanng the above title, in which the history of the development of furniture, from the rude work of the barbanans to the high art of the present day is reviewed. in-telligently and entertainly. Special attention is given to the period of Louis XV, XVI, the various Colonial features, the Engltsh classIcs, includmg the art of Sheraton and Chippen-dale. and several pages are devoted to the modernized Flan-ders and Flemish Renaissance. The booklet will be found of great value by the retaIler and his salesmen. The women of the world are making such progress in acquinng knowledge of the arts and manufactures that the merchant who fails to keep posted ln regard to the upward and onward movement ID the industries soon finds hImself not to be considered when goods for the household are needed The book is a beautiful example of the printer's art Successful merchants start the week by publishlDg attrac-tive l\Ionda} messages In the newspapers ro------------------------.---------o-----'----------.---,.0-----------,---.., A. PETERSEN &CO., CHiCAGO -, MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST MADE and LEADING LINE of OFFICE DESKS IN THE COUNTRY. Our attention to every detail from carefully selected and matched lumber to the finished product has given the Petersen Desk its Leadership. t ,__ ~ SEND FO• R CATALO~.GUE. FULL LINE. RIG'HT PRICES. __4I .. Iledd 1m ltul dll C011l111erClal orgamzatiOns to Join w1th the d' ~()U'lt1CJl1hc It'J)) e'lnb 111,111effOl t to COllect the eVils practiced h, thc cApl e" compdllles, throngh an appedl to the 111terstate C0111111elceC011111115SlOn 16 WEEKLY ARTISAN PUBL..ISHEO EVERY SATURDA.Y lilY THE MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY SUBSCFlIPTION $1 00 P'ER YEAR ANYWH~RE IN THE UNITEO STATES OTHEFl COUNTRIES $200 PER YEAR. SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS. PUBLICATION OFFICE, 108-112 NOPlTH DIVISION ST, GPlAND RAI"IDS, MICH A 5 WHITE MANAGING! ED/TO" Entered ... second class matter July 5, 1909, at the post offic~ at Grand RapIds MIchl"'" und~r the act of March 3 1879 CHICAGO FlEPFlIlSI!:NTAT/VIE E LEVY In 01 del to g,un and huld 11 ade IlJ the ma1kel uj the Cl-tU 11 states th1rty odd I eal ~ ac,o, mal1nlaL tu1 e1, 10Ldtec1 1ll thc II c' were compelled to place thell sample, a11d \ cUll'ldel ahle q ] \11 tlty of ,tock 111"a1ehonSh 1n "\c" \u1k l'1C llelkn <\ (,l the \\ ldd1comh the 1'hoe111,- dnd the \, e(so 1 Ilalle] I 111 nIt 11lC lOmpal11es of Grane! Rdp1d~ the I me"t C1t1 I lltl1ltU1e C0l111M1l\ of Rockfmd the Fstc\ l[anl1factl1ll11~ com\Jd11\ 1) ()II )--) and the 13-'11tle, &. Genl1e, 11llt1ltme compam I)t l' llk"j,!J 11..., "ere a1Jung tho,c "ho 1l1,ullecl thl" C\.t1a e"plll'C hdppll1 I) lOlJ((er neCeS"al\, 111 "dhne, e,ood- \ble h1l::h j)IILul 111 \ Ja...,cl' !loLlbl} J \\ \\ hcdock, C. \\ Ilalch\ 111 [1 eel hlc11ldull-1 \11(1 I red Croll, \"ere emplo\ eel and man\ c;ood "tIc, \\ t 1l 1]] Idl ::\[anuLlctt11U~ "ere ob!Jgecl to pl()\lc1t' t\\O hm, (It 'lllpll (one tor the '\ ell YOlk and the homc e"h1blt1'Jnl dl1<l the C"- pense of transactme, bnsmes, nnelel tbl' plan let! a \ e1\ l1c\111\\ margm OJ profit \" the l111es "ele 1111eet,ed 11J m11111)elot p1eCl' the b111den of expen~e [',1e\1 ldl e,el and fi11<\lh thl II ,I l hOllee, "e1e c1o,ed "lthol1t 10'" c'£ tlddc Dm e1, Id1<l 1] I 1 formerlv 111speLtedthe ,amplcs 'll1d lldued the C;,),lCl-thc \ me(ll 1 111 the "arero01l1~ of \, ell York II el c c')111pdled t) llldke 1\ tll]), ever) ) eal to G1and Rap1ds dn1111e, thl opc J111e,,Chi 111, ,111dtheIr nn111her h,I' 111c1ea"ec1\\ 1th the 11ct"~111o£t:; \ l1.1_ "\ 1'1ogl e,\lve bUyer 1mated 111the eastern stdte, \\ auld con"ldu for a moment cnttme, out the "e,te1 n markCh \\ hen 11J w'((1 of good, f01 h1' store lhe SCl1etane, or one hundled bO'llCl, ot tl,HIc ,lnel chdlJ1 flU c of l0111111elClmLt 1n (,rdnd RdP1d~ OLJOLt ,hC1 () l1ld ell, cn~~ecl mam to]J1C' of 111tele~t to the loc,!llt1l' thE'\ 1 e{llc-cn d A "arm deb,lte l1j)O!1the snb]llt ot ohl111JC; bOl1U'"" b\ lllllm 1 IMht1C' to ,eCl11e 11e\\ fact011e~, m whIch the plan \\,' dCnOll'll"d and condemned pre-:edecl Its 1eference to the committee on 1"'0 lntlOm to repO! t at a later seS~lOn The Sc!lemes ()1 11l1'Unpn lon' bonn, p1omotcrs \\ el e 1evealed, and an op11110n eAplc '-LC 1 b) one of the ~peake1" th"t It 1, mOl e for tbe mtCll,t OJ a C01'1- 111U111t} to foster and clevelop the mdustl les 1t alreaLh po"e~,e, tl1<1nto encourage competttors of tha t mc1u~1I\ to ch,me, e thelI 10catwl1s and elH;alSe 1n 111dustnal warfa1 e WIth 111dnutactm e1, \vho had e'otab!Jshed their bnstness throngh their own effort, A. Vel} able paper 1eveahng the £;1eed of the eX])1e,,~ cOIJ1 pames 111the fixllJg ot 1dtes and 111re!1cle11lJ~ msnffiuen" "e1III to the pnbhc, was read by ::\fr Mead "eC1etan of the II el ch,m'- a s~ociatlOn of Ne\v York before the com entlOn of seu dallt ~ ()1 l1111111cipabloards of trade, 111G1,l!1C]RalWl" 011OCtobll 6 \ r 1 Dlllln,.; thc 1ecent C011\entlOn of the 1etall furnture clealer;., ut 1[111ne'ot,1 one of the dealers mentlOnee! the l.;reat benefit he dUl\ t d fl UI11 1t 'lcltng the \\ eekly \rtlsan The plal~e bestowed up 111 thb pubhcatlOn "cl~ heal tll) endorsed by othel retallel S, 'lnd the a~5011dtlOn ,,111 lend It, powedul alc1111the \vork of ex-tend111e, the urculatton of thl \r1l ,an 1he publtsheh of the \1 tban al e e,r'ltlfied ovel the~e expression" of kl11dly 1l1terest, ,1jlP It lid t1on an e! f;ood "Ill \ nl II ,p ljlU b 1e')pon~lble for the ~t,ltement that J Pler- 1Hil)L1[)le,dl) \Ill! \1,lt C1l1Unnatl fOl the purpose of sleepl11g 111 ,1bull OU11C101Jla1l1111$£1; 00,000 IV orth of LoUIS XIV furmture, 111the llJlIIt011 dollal le'ldenle of the late Jl1dge Stallo A mind ,0 bUl clened "lth the aHall s of the" 011d as J. Pierpont carries IlJ hb head II oulcI 11lubabl) find as much rest in a $2 hammock l' In 1. LOllh >-.1\- bed Pel haps J P \'\111tell the world "what clbout 11' latel ] hc pt lpIc ut \1..\\ YOlk C11"\ale con;"Hlenng a propositlOn \ 1](Jld ,I II otld, t,lll 111PH J \. fa1r "ould be a good th111g +( I thc 1 \lIt IMd" ,wcl the hotel keepers Bes1des the people of tlJe \Io]ld II oulcl be ,lfj 01clecI opportu11lttes to 1l1Spect Grand RI]Jld, tl11l11Ll101oCn -dle 111the gledt ot) American Warehouses in India. \ Il" \ eal, ago an \menlan commerc1al travele1 III I HIt I dttu 1m e"tlgdt1l1Q the questlOll of open111g a warehouse 1n ( ,IIcut"a fo] the c,-po"lt1011 and sale of "\meflcan pi octucts, C,l 11e t) t11t c0l1l1u"wn thet! the scheme IV as a good one Si'1ce '1Cll hc 11" I b1'ed the l111ted '-,tatt" dnd cltscussed the mat-l1 II lth tho-l \\ lth 1\h)111 he lS a~')c uated 1n htbll1eSS ane! WIth llldnlltaC!lll el - aw] e,-pOl tel s "ho zave hIm great encow dge-lJlCW t( Call\ ol1t the "che111e \\ Ith th1'o 111\ 1ev\ he "elected a III e,c l1l1l1lhe1 ot ,11 tlcle" that he thouQht ~lVould make a good ,h )\\ l11e, 1()1 the lnltecl States dnd 1elmned to In,lta He lS J]( \\ ene,ae,ed 111 call \ 111£:;out hiS pw po,e \ large r00111 ceMl,11h located 111 Calcutta has bee11 secured and th~ pI C 11111na1\ "tep" ellc 1)e1n£:;taken toward the 1l1stallatton of the l'"h1blt Ha\ 111£t:1; aveled for man} yeals 0\ er Imha he know, t1 11 l "pu Il11ce ,,1ut a1 tIdes of ll1elchanc!1"e \\ 111 appeal to ]H TlldJ'1I1l;h"l alld heme, )lll feetl) fa1111ltar WIth the methoc]s \ I dl)lnc; lJl1"lnC'" 111 Indld h ]11lpa1e] to OCCUpy thl:S fidd 111\h a le1 lamb of "ucccss It 1, the commerual tla\cle1\ purpose to lnnea"e the )Jumhu of artldes or mellhanchse f01 the e:xhlb1t from tllne t, tlmL' 1111t11he has "nch an exhIbIt as ,,111 meet the demands or the Tndnn hade He vVlll open expos1tlO 1 lIarehouses 111 Bomba\ ITad1 as Rangoon, and Colombo, 111 fact, he ha" all each establtshed branch headqua1 ters 1!l IIaclras and Co-lombo "h1l11 ale 111chalze of experienced and capahle 111en, thOl oue,1111 famtl1ar WIth Jnd1an trade reqlllrements He gives pel' )llal attlntlOl1 to the hns111ess and vvill work out a f;reat 'l1leC" not 01111 J01 h1111'3el£and hIS house in '\ew York, hut 1 \menlcln forelQn tJacle 111Ineh,1 genelall) \me!lCdl1 mallut,lctl1rel", "ho may desilc the name and I Idl c ," (it the ento pIl"ing sale~mall m11st a"k the Bureau i If l[alluLlclU1 (1" dc parlmC'nl of Commerce and Lahor, \\ ,b]Jll1e,tOll n C WEEKLY ARTISAN 17 RAILROAD FREIGHT RATE PROBLEM The Interstate Commission Not Expected to Reach a Decision Before January. i ht fir"t tOl111al meet1l1g of the Intel-State Commerce C()m1111"~lOnfollowmg the "ummer recess VIas helel 111 \\1 ash-ll12; tcm la"t ~ronday anel as the proposed advance 1D freIght Lites by practIcalh all the lallroads In the country IS gener-all} consIdered the moo.,t Important matter yet submItted to the people, all members vvere present, all know111g that It \\ ould be con o,ldered So far as the rate ca:=,e 1~ concerned the only conclUSIOn reached at the meetll1g wa~ that a further heallng shall be heard 111 \Yashington, In connectIOn \\ Ith plOposed advanced rates on eastern raIhoads, and that the 111- qUlf\ 111 the \veSt ~hall be resumed 111 Chicago. The \Va~h-ingJ; Dn heal1l1g was set fOl October 12 The date f.or the ChI-cago heanng v\a~ not fixed, althou2;h It VI as stated unOffICIally that the se~slOn WIll be held the lattel part of the month The C0111ml"S1Onal"o deCIded Just before adjournment to take up for heanng on October R the long and short haul cldu"e of the neVI lal1road act Thl" caSe IS second onh 111 Importance to that im 0lvll1g freIght charges dIrectly, as It ha~ a beanng on practically all raIlroad rates ~t the heanng- before the com1111s"ion on October 12, Ple~lc1ellt DroV\n of the Xn, Y)rk Central, PreSIdent ~rcClea of the Penn"yha1l1a and PreSIdent \\ Illard of the Baltl11101e & OUIO \\ 111ofter testimony a" to the financIal conchtlOn of theIr 1e~pectl\ e Ilne~ \\ lth a \ lew of SeCUlll1g appro> al of proposed 111Cl ea"ed rates ['le"enl lmhcail mo.,dle that the v,esteln and eao.,ICl11ldll-lOdd" that [;cl\ C l10tICe of an IntentIOn to advdnce rates \\ 111 fmther "uspend the effect!"\\:' date [he present suspensIOll, VI hlCh \\ as voluntanly made by the raIlroads followll1g COll-ference" of raIlroad pI e"ldents \\ Ith PreSIdent Taft, WIll eA-p1re on \0\ ember 1 ~1e111ber:=,of the Il1ter~tate C0111melce CommiSSIOn are of the oplmon the 1al110adb V\ 111 extend th-.: date to Januar} 1 I\t lea"t arrangement" to that end are now be1l1g made anel no cloubt 1S cxptessed that the ralhoad, WIll con:=,e11t to the e'<:tensIOn OffICial" pomt out that It ,'oulel he ll11jwo,slble for the C01111111SSlon t) leach a deCISIon 11" to the reasonablene"s of the p1oposed mcred"e h} Novem-ber 1 In fact, the comml,,"I011 may be unable to announce ltS deciSIon until the Jattel part of JanUal} At thIS 111eetl11gof the C0111ml"SlOnthe rate SItuatIOn \\ ,I" he pel mltted to raIse rateb OtherWIse they a\ el the 1 atlvv a \ ~ cam a~sed 111all of It" ramIficatIOns The employes of the 1allroad c0111panle" al e jemalldmg that theIr employ ers shall \\111 be unable to lalse \\ages Thl" pha"e of the que"tlOn \\a, (h"cus~ed at a cnnference heLl at the \\ hite House lao,t \\eek, repre"entatn es of the raIlroad bl otherhooel s tak111~ It up vvlth PI e"ident Taft Defore the pencIl11g InqUIry 1~ concluded labor leader" \iV J11 be gn en an opportumty to tell theIr SIde of the ~tory 111 the rate case~ ShIppers and rdtlroad men are \ ery h1uch COllcel ned 111 the deCISIOn of the commlSSlOn relatn e to the long and shot t haul clau,e of the ne\\ 1a\\ They say that the enf01cement of the ne\'\ long and "hort clau"e \\1111CSult 111 a reacIFhtment of 1ates 0\ el lal ge al ea~ For thIS reason the com1111SSlOn deslreo., to SeC111each Ice on the "uhJect from all pers )11S Inter-e" ted J \ \ COYert, 1)1Uplletor of the Queen LIt) Rug Works, Xorfolk, ),ebr, has cloubled IllS mechalllcal and workIng forc( To the Test! Marietta Put Us larity of your pet product. What you need is a stain specialist. Write Marietta. Making special stains to fit special con-ditions has been our special forte for years. Weare more than manufacturers, we are originators. Much of our paint is "custom made," all of our stains are "mixed with brains." A furniture maker gets a new idea-a "hunch." Designs a new line. It looks good to him. It is good--distinctive--out of the ordinary. PROBLEM: What shall the finish be? What particular color and tone will dove-tail with that particular design? Steady, now; you've got a real gordian knot to un-tie. Upon your success depends the popu- Address Desk NO.3. Paint &. Color Marietta, Ohio. Co. Minnesota Retail Dealers' Furniture Association 18 WEEKLY ARTISAN OFFICERS-Presrdent, J R Taylor, Lake Benton Mmn, VIce-PreSIdent D R Thompson, Rockford, Mmn , Treasurer, B A Schoeneberger, Perham, Mmn Secretary, W L Grapp, Janesvrlle, Mmn EXECUTIVE CO'\1\flTTEE-ChaIrman, Geo Klem Mankato, Mmn, a Srmons, Glencoe, Mmn, W L Harrls \11nneapolts, Mlnn I C Datuelson, Cannon Falls BULLETIN No. 145. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FAIR WEEK MEETING IConcluded) Contll1ul1l~ the dl,Ul"101l ot the ollap dub pl0blcm D \ :::,cho nenberg-er, Perham, II111n, "ud \0 l \\ do 100kll11; 0\ er Larkm S catalog- 111thh samp! croom '1nd ,ome of theIr product" It lookerl to me dt fi[';t thdt It would he lmprhs1ble tor any man or mel cantl1c concern to gIve $20 ,vorth of ,alue for $10 yet smce J 11'1ve come to the vaflous cOlnentl0n" and ,1, 1 stud) the helps v\ Jrked out bv )IH co operatI,e pleIn, 1 C,1I1 rCdcllJ) ,cc thdt It c 111 be done, and tIll' d,,- cusslOn only prove, to mc the v'llue ot our COopcrdtn e bU)llll.; ,)' tern and If \\e can buy our ltlll1lture at I hgure tll1t \\111 ('n tble u' to get the turl11ture premmmo upon the fight b'l 'vv In can t vve huv the other product'3 1f \ve combme our force,' C, Dal11elson, Cd11110n Fdlls, Ihnn '1 \vould not ad\1se d11y one to adopt the method'3 of the '3oap club concern" unle"s he '\vere torced mto It, because I can '3ee ho\\ It \\ ould upset cond1tlOn, 111 ) our to\\n, but 1f I could not get m) brother me1 chanb to go m w1th me on the propoS1tIOn (1f tlll' k1l1d, I behe\ e I \\ ould do the same as they arc d0lIlg and tace 1t unfimchmgh becalhe the "or,nel you down anythmg of th1s kmd the better It h for d11 concerned "(ow th1S 1~ the way I teel about It becau,e about three) ear, '1go I was ready to '3ell out hecau,e of the contl11ual nag;;l11g ot the matt order eVll, but thank, to our a,-oclat£on, I am now m a posItIon \\ hel e 1 can meet thiS competltlOn ,,\ Ith a '3mlle and ha\ e a firm con "\letlOn that 1 can meet 1t dn,l make d profit \nd I belIe\ e If ,11 assoClatlOn lIke our'3 can do that \\ e abo can v\ ork O\lt d ,olutlOll 01 the '3oap club eVIl, and J have alV>ay, found that the'e ,cheme' 1 hd\ mg someth111g fOI nothl11g seem to tcike and that l' \\ 11\ II 111 merua1 clubs 111 our '3mall to\\ Ib ought to v\ork to£;ether ,l, tl1C\ never ha\ e befOl e R IN Taylor, L,lke Benton 'I ha\ e hstened to the dbcUSSlon on th1'3 subject wIth a ';;1eat deal of mtere'3t, because I am beg111n111g to be made to realIze th1l1gs and I \\ ant to a,k yOU gentlemen tInt If a lady c"n get ,I Clllff011lci or lIbrary table or a go cart, that \ au and 1 under ord11lary conclIt10n'3 would ha\ e to '3ell fOf $10, '1nd then get $10 worth of teas and coffee, \vlth It can "\ou hone,tly bla111l her tor d0111g Ie I do not and a, '\ merchant I '\m °011114to ,weh tIllS p10blem from ,111SIde- and belIe> e there b '\ VI ay out of It :rOU1 years ,1140 1 felt th,lt noth111g could be \\ orse th'\n the m'l11 ordc1 (ompetltlOn d\ld \lOW as I ha\ e exp.ellcneed how easv It IS for an as ,oclatlon lIke th1~ to meet It, I ednnot hel" but feel that the outcome of thIS WIll h~ thdt our a"~oClatlUn \\ III be equ,tl to the OCC1.SIOn111r1 hnd a WdY to soh e thIS qnp club L\ 1\ I onh \\ Ish th,lt 1l1,te,1d ot the number we ha\ e here tod1.Y th'1t e\ ery de,1ler 111the ,t'lte \vere dere to hear the JlsclbslOns that ha, e been brou,;;ht out on thh subjcLl so that they would be made to re,tllze the gre"t good that thIS as,o clatIOn ,\ork IS d0111g Then the) VI ould be,;l1l to feel that 1t IS a duty to belong to dn as"outlOn th"t can unravel problems for n" And 1 want to urge each member oresent, as he goe, home to do everyth111g that he can wlth1l1 hl'3 power to '3pread the gO'3pel of what thlS assocIatIOn IS d0111g and get OU1 brother dealer'3 to JOIn u- In thiS great work" ( '\pplause ) D R Thomp'3on, Rockford, 11111n "The dbul"IOns of todl\ have certal1l1y done me some good and \\ h11e 1 am ,our \ Ice pre'l c1ent I am so ,Ituatcd that the bulk of mv bus111e'" lS 111othel 1111e, I belong to se\era.l other ,h'30C1atlOns and \\ant to say and I can 'a\ It With the least he~ltatlOn, that I know of no other assocIatlOn that 1'3 d0111g the work of thI'3 assoCIatIOn 111'Oh111g the problem, tInt come up 11]a prdctlcal \\ ,1y IN'ben I really stop to thmk of the vvork \ve are d011lg and the practIcal help'3 the assoc1atlon b gn ll1g I sometlme'3 feel and wonder \vhy the V'1nou" fur11lture dealer- dn not get more enthused dnd ,uppm t the a"oclatIOn \v ork more than they do I bcheve thdt the dctlOn taken at the Mankato meet1\1:< of pult111g an or ";d11l/er In the field wa'3 the he'3t mm e the ,bsoc1atW!1 ha'" l11dde fot ,0111C tl111e We do not dh\ dy, stop to th1l1k of the<,c t11ll1g'3 ,\'3 v\e ,hould and \\ hen thev Me pre'3cnted to Us III per'3on thry ,0111eho\\ appeal to us ,J gre,lt de d more <,trongl} thall throllgh the. med1ll11l of cold type" Co-operation The next suhject fOI dIscussIOn IS our co operatn e 1)lal1 The chairman of the buymg commIttee made a 1eport as to hO\\ m'\tter, ,tood 111 1eference to thb \\ork ,ho\\111g the \ olume of bus111e,,, done and enumeratll1g' '3ome of the drawbacks that had to be 0\ er come The dISCU'3SlOnthat fo11o\\ ed th" took up the balance of th~ forenoon meetmg wh1ch \\ as of '1 nature that made 1t prn ate Ill! Ir matIon, for members only, but thIS much can be saId that the vol ume m our ,anous factone'3 1S begmnmg to be such that It com-mands the 10we'3t pOSSible pnce and that the buymg commlttee l' be~ll1nl1lg to close contracts WIth lines that are standard, ,md stIll "Lt the p1Ice' lleel ,'al} to meet both the mall Older aud '3oap club condltlOn, The repOl! ot the bUYlllg commIttee ,hoV\ed th,1t qUite often ven de,lrdhlt h I gal11, Cdll be picked up but, OWll1g to the lack of \n\ btttu '\ "tem, tl1dll \\e dre now workmg under they Cdunot g-et the hulletl11' to our member" In tIme to do any good Usudlly when the ,c harg,un, come up they mlht be taken because othcrw1'3e the "tdtC 't1 ( et ,tOI (, ot ChlC,\go or mall order hou'ie' get them because lhn 11(' d\\,l, , III the muket To Illmtratc vVlll1e 111the market 1"t ,e,hOl\ the commlttee could hd\e p1cked up 600 go carl', whIch \fe usually sold to the trade for $550 tv $600, for $350, but not hav- 11114any speCIfied 'iystem the commIttee d1d not feel as though they ,hould bmd them~elv es for thIS amount of goods, whereas 1f we coulel hay e ,lrr,l11ged to '3hIp two, four or SIX cal ts to at least 100 memhCl'" \\ e could eas1ly have u5ed that uumber I II Thomp,on \nnandale, \1mn "1 have often wondered \\ In VI e could not hd\ e some speCIal understandmg as to th1S phase r)t our co operatn e bUY111g,and 1 feel that ,ve are expectmg- too much (1[ the bll\ 111g commIttee I am glad that thIS has been brought up t thh t1me a, membe1 S certall11y ought to be glad to get these Item~ VI h1ch come up 111 thb \\ ay, and not expect the bUY111gcomm1ttee to J'l1dnce tor them and beSIde, we all kno'\\ that at certam season, ot the \ e'l1 \ anou, Item, clre u;,ually thrown upon the market at the hie e o-t of matendl and I believe \\ e ought to be ll1 a pos1tIon to '\\ '\11 "nr,eh e, ot ,uch opport1l11lile, Therefore, 1 move that \\ e tdopt '0l1lC me,1ns tf) thI'3 end' J II Campbell, Trdcv, .:Ill11n 'The Idea sugg-ested by Mr [1lOmp,on 1, a good one and I would suggest that the secretary be 111st1ucted to dLlw uo a sort of contract wl11ch would cover thh re- {jwrement dnd 'iubm1t It to uo for our anproval" 1\10tlOn carned Conti act \\ as submitted and aft".r a good deal of dhcusslon the lollo\\ Ing torm VI '" {gre~d upon and accepted" AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT J thc under'-Igned a 111e111belof the ::VI111nesota.RetaIl Furl11ture Dealers rlSSOC1<ltlOn hereby authofl/c the bUY111gcomm1ttee to '3hlp to me "lIch Items not to exceed $ worth m one year, which 111the judgment of the bUY111gcommIttee, are extraord111ary value'3 r r \\ h1ch Ire needec1 111c.10S111gthen ong111al contract w1th the vafl- Olio 1dctone, \' a member I dgree to protect 111V01ceby check upon receIpt 01 notIce The follo\\111g lI'3t of Items are goods that I can-l1( 1t use ?II embel 's SIgnature The 'Secretary was 1l1structed to 5end thl'i cuntract to all the members of the aSooclatlOn for then apDloval :!\Ieetl11g adjourned unill 2 10 Afternoon Session. \1 eetlllg cctllec1 to ordel b; the -.,nIce preSIdent, II r Thompson The D1'3t sublect for dI'-CUS'3lOn for the afternoon wa'3 the plopooed LVls \\hlch \\ele \\orked out 1t the Lonterence of the FederatIOn 1\1 1h ,IdY meetmg and \\ hlch are th" Peddlers' L1cense law, the Fraud ulent -\ch ertlS111g ldw and the Gal 111shment law, wlhlch were duly read '\nd dbcusoed and It \\ as moved by R E Dare of Elk RIVer, that we, the furl11ture dedler'S 111 conventIOn assembled, most hearhly endorse the propo,ed lav\ s and that we apo0111t a comm,H"" f three to pre- '3ent the same to the 1I111ne'3ota CommerClal FederatIOn aSSOCIatIOn '\nd that v\ e l])P0111t l _peclal comm1ttee of three to make 1t theIr hn'1l1e,0 to attend to the,~ matte!" The chaIrman apP01l1ted E R J;?are of Elk Rlvel IIr \ndeIoon of -\ twater aud C Da111elson, ( 'l11110nFall, a'3 the comn11tte( lIt Anderson of At\'\ater, :JI11l11 '),uw that we ar". upon the matter of con'ildefln~ the FedelatlOn 1t s('ems that \\e ought to have WEEKLY ARTISAN 19 RICHMOND TABLET CHAIRS "SLIP SEATS" AND THE MOST SANITARY RICHMOND CHAIR CO. 1 ,peelal commIttee to mcet II !lh the \ dnou, eomnuttee, III the } ed eratlOn from other assoclatlOns, to try to work out some pldn to keep the' anou" hnes of merchandl"e m theIr propel chdnnels and do '" hat IS \\ Ith111 the power of our dssoclatlOn to 1l1duce the whole,ale gen () .II merchant jobber'i to I,sne 'ieparate c"tdlog'i 111 theIr re'ipedn c Ime'i '" Inch arc to be ,ent to those who carry certam Imes of good, 111'itock dnd that we go on record d'i fa' onng anv plan thdt wJ11 help thr01,\ tIllS class of matter mto ItS proper channel bv the whole'dJe jobber, blllmg It to the dealer", ho carnes the stock 1 tllerefOl e, move that the chaIr appolllt a commIttee to act \\ lth ,Imlhr com-mIttees of the other trade orga1117atlOns " The follov\mg commIttee was aDpolllted } H Petelson '.Im nedpolh Andre'" Peter 'ion, WIllmar J\lJnn, ~ C Han,on, i\Jexan dna J\lmn, and L J J\1argdch, Grandlll, N Ddk Chdrles H arn'ion, Kenyon, Mllln '1 was talkmg \\ Ith the see Ictal, jlht before the meetmg commenced 111 reference to the antI fraudulent advertlsmg bIll, and the thought comes to me no'" th"t at the comlllg leglslatn e 'ieS"lOn thel e wJ11 be a'i man, bad bJ1Jo 111tro c1uced ,t' good ones dnd 1 behe,e tllat our aSSocldtlOl1 onght to be d ndrt of n orgalllz,ltlOn whIch makes It Its bus111ess to look after ,llld keep 111touch WJth the ,anous bJ11'>thdt dl e belllg prono,ed III the eomll,u legl,latn e meetlllg dnd we know III ordel to do thIS th It \I~ wJ11 h,l\e to ha,e somebodv 'on the job' \\ho hd'i abl1lh along thdt lme We therefore, ou.;ht to authonze the commIttee th t h,b jnst been dPpomted to become d part of such an all'dngement and we, as m d"oelatlOn should ~t,lnd onr pIa Idt,1 share of the expense' Tlele belllg no OblectlOn, the chair declared that ',ueh \\ ere the '-ent1111ents of the meetmg' Peter Chllsten"en, Oldllclm S D '1 ha\ c only a f( w mm nte'i to be WIth you ancl I want to bnnu to ,our ,lttentlOn tile conch tlOn, of of "ffan s which might be 111terestlllg to OUI members dnd h In Itne WIth the lll,e,tJgatlOn thdt the plesldent has been Celrr,lllg on I undel "tand thdt v Inon" manufacturer" dnd jobhel' al e 'iendmg-out dIfferent Ihts on then good~, one Itst to the dealero m to\lns of 1 opulatlOn of 10,000 and more, anothel kmd of hst III to",m of a populatlOn at 5000 and then the long hst to Ib little fe11O\\s 'lnd e'i peCI 11y III the Dakota, 1 behe, e that thIS I' el ,y,tem that ougat to be expo'ied and WIth our member'i scattered el'i they are we cel tam!y h,11e the me'lns to get the propel Idnd of mformatlOn, and It seems to me that It ,\ ould be one of the dutle'i of OUI executn e commIttee to gather such proof'i a, It can 'lnd report at the ,1I1nual meetmg 111 [( brllary because I Cdn ,ee no reason why the dealel' 111the to\\ n of 1 populatIOn of 5 oro 'ihould get better pnce, that those sltlnted m ~mal1el town'i" I \\ Schalll, \\ alnut Grm c, \I111n ' I elm not much of a tdlker hut I \\ ant to edll our member,' attentlOn to the \\ m k tl1c1t h IS been gomg on through the Weekly Al tlsdn vVllIle 1 fully appreclatL the help, that the co operative bUYll1g anang-ement IS gn,111g me 1 mu,t contess that were It not that I receIve tlllS a,soclatlOn news weekly 1 mIght drop b Ick to the old way of d0111g bl1Smes'i I only WIsh that 1 had the ablllt} to help mal ethan 1 do Ho\\ the officet s of the as,oClatlOn mandge to keep theIr department so full of the good thmgs that come, to us 1 can hardly understand and as 1 hedl d the c!lsclhslOn In letelCnce to some of our members not \\dntmg to pay theIr SubsCllptlon It make'i me feel that they do not I cah7e wh It the, 'lIe domg 1 h 1\ e found mmy a number that has saved me more tlnn the ,eal h '>I1b'CllptlOn ,lI1d a, J am just spnkmg of the I1ttle td- ,el tI'ill1g helps of the c1epal tment to "av notlhmg of the enthus1'l'111 'lnd gmger that It pUh 111tO'In) one \'.ho reads It So J hope th it our members who 'lre ~Ull111g off ,anous ,tunts dunng- the year \\ III let the seCletalY ha' e the detaIls 'iO d' to get them 111thIS depart nlLnt bec,llIse yOU never can tell how much good It wIll do othel'i " '.J r <\nderson, Atwater, '.lmn "1" auld suggest that the ,ub ~cllptIon \\ auld be ad,~led to each member's first 1))11 of goods 1 111lke that a'i I motIon As there \la'i no OhjectlOn It \la'i so 01del ed o \ 0 '.Ioen Peterson ]\[111n "1 \\ auld I1ke to 'iay a \\ onl 111 1 del ence to the ach crth111g helps that the aSSoclatlOn IS pI esent111g- THE: 'YZ":SndtlpARLOR, NEW"'''' BED' ~eed not be moved from the wall. Always ready Wit h beddmg in place. So simple, 80 easy, a child can operate It. Has roomy wardrobe box. CHICAGO, Erie & Sedgwick NEW YORK, Norman & Monitor. I ha, e adopted lnen U11lt s) ,tem ,mJ hay e u,ed then' dllOlb head1l1g cuts \'.hlch In'l blought me more leturns than ,my one th111g-that 1 Ildve hdd elm1 ,,\hen I comp"re the eo,1 of gett111g out thIS k1l1d ot ,ld,elt1'-ement \\Ith the co,t of \lhelt It u,ed to be 1 don't see now ,1l1, fllnJltUl e (je,tlu Celn be '" lthuut tbese helps <\nd not only that hut 1 'id\ e ,It Ie l,t tl\ a thnd, of my tnlle m the prepdnnU of them and", b( n I get them pllnted I know thdt the} elre ngbt In talk1l1g WIth the "eLl eLtry 1 find tnat thl',; part of our \Iork I" not recel\1l1g the ,UppOI t that It ou,!;ht to ,llld If ,my at the membel shere hay ene, cr Ihed these U1llt'i for IJ, ertIsement, 1 want to a,k you to do It once or tWIce and elfter you do that you WIll see the ad, anta,.;e of the,e as"OClatlOn help, \\1 b}, T would be 111bus111ess d good m,ll1y ye"r, hdme T would under,t'llld how to get out el sene, of bul1etms a, pubhshed thl" \\ eek, expos111g the m,lll ordel traud 111,lch ertl,111g I behne thelt thl' I, one of the be"t stunts that the assoLlatlOn has evel pulled oft 1 bope that there are others ,\ho aglee "11th 11Je on thIS and \\ e ,Ill "'Ill do ,'.hat \Ie can 111help111g thl' movement along" Insurance. The ne"t subject of d1,~us"lOn \\a, 111Slnance, ",llIeh wa, dh clhsed by tile, Ice preSIdent \\ ho \\ as m very close touch \\ Ith hdrd- \\ are 111surance, and related how much sa'111g they had brought about but he thought our as,oclatlOn tOO} oung to stelrt an m"urance com-pmv a, It should be :,[r Ander,on of \twelter '.I111n also ,poke on thl' subject and tl11hhed by say111g that whIle tile Hardware ,ISSOClatlO11,a" bIg as It I', \\ Ith It, 1200 membel' hel' aecomplbhed a gredt deal m tbe msur 'l11ee 111elttel, vet thcy do 110t do as much for then members as thIS httle fU11l1ture 'l'iSOCleltlOn IS d0111g and he 1l1tImated that It WelS be e llhe the, lack the backbone to get altel troubles .IS they 'ihould and he hoped that tbe succe'i'> of thIS assocldtlOn \\ III be I good example fm them to f01l0'" '.Ioved and seconclcd thelt a, u<,u,t1 the bUYlllg comnllttee be au thorI/ed to add $1 to e, el y ordel t,lken elt the com entlOn to hel dL fl,IY tbe expenses at the samples ::\lotlOn carned '.10\ ed and seconded that a program commIttee be apPo111ted at thl'i meetmg m ordel to at range the best pOSSIble plogram fOI our 'lnnual meet111g 111f'ebruaq :,IOtlO11 carned, and the chaIrman elP-p0111ted tbe followlllg (ommlttee J T lernn, Redw111g-, C H Brodt, 1< Hl110nt D \1 Reynolds, C;herbun r C SchleIcher, l\flllsvllle anJ o Slll10ns Glencoe VIce Plesldent 1homp,on '\'i the hour IS gett111g late and a, \\e Plomlsed to ,aeate thl' loom b, 6 o'clock, ',e \\111 ha,e to C,Hly mer \\h,t t111ther cll,cusslOns you may have 111m111d There has not been '1 conventIOn that tIll' a,,,ocldtIOU has held 111 the past fi, e year, lhdt T attenJecl-and 'VIe hl,e hdd 'iome velY able men address us-thdt ppe'lled to me as 111ueh a, the cl1,cusslOn, of toda) To note the entllllSldSm and good 'Ill that eXI,ts here today dS eOmlJ.lred '" Ith the feel1l1g when we fir'it met IS certalllly pleaslllg 1 hope that you ha' e all been more thdn repaId for comIng and that you \\ III go home \\ Ith a hI mer conVIctIOn of the gleat \Toad the aSSOCl,LtlOn IS dOIng Has anyone elnythlllg to offer at thh time? If not \\ e w1l1 stand ad journed untIl our ,lnnual mectl11 In February No. 100 DOUBLE CANE SEAT RICHMOND, IND. No. 100 GENUINE LEATHER SEAT MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS ~IIS ~Jaud 'IIdlll h,IS sold hll tl11111ttlle ~t01e dt 111111am, field, Ill, to [redenck Reed J vV Harpstel l1cl~pl1fcha~ul 1 S I"111~don ') I etall tUI-lllture bU~111ess,It Gr111nelI, 1m\ a C E liVel1S of } ort Doch;e h,ls ptll hasecd the fhollljHlll stock of tur111turl at 'Ir,lfuI~ 10\\ a I he CIty 1 Url11tule dnel l-nelu tdklnc, C(IllJllll' 'ULl l h the Cl1dtha111 Illl111tllrc Llllllj)J!1\ ot Chatham I IIL; 111Icl fhc Ostu man TUll1ltul C Company of Cle\ eland 1 )jllo have lecIuceel thel1 capItal stock 110m $-100(10 to $~+ (1(1(1 Scott &.. \\ Illtams of \then~ 1e,a, h,n e mO\ ul then tUI 11Iture stOlc llJto largu al1el l11uch 1ll00C dC'II,lble ljUlltC1 , 11 tl~e Pnnce bUllcl11l~ rlltl"h cotton 111111" bought; iOO bale, Ie" la\\ coUrl1 In ~ugU'it, 1910 than 111 the same month la,t ,cal but \\ l1o1t thcv dId b11\ cOot them $2000,000 mOl e Seer 0 Knuteson tllll11tlll e dealel ,ll1d undel take 1 Tn 1I1gston, \\ h , \\ a'i acclelent,tll) klllcd on c.,cptembel ')0 TIIUlngton &.. Thomp~on fur111tlll c dlalu ~ ot I'a\\ nCl (1],]1 have been succecded b, the Pa\\nee 11ll111tule alc1 lIllel\\ II company The TIdlclfolec II hoL~,t1c [1ll1l1tl11C c0111pam ot "a,h\l11 L'cnn 1:0 E:1cctm~ d lcu~e bllck btllldllJ~ to he thul ,I' ,I \\ III hothe amI fil11~hlllg elepal tment The Del b\ De,k LOmpam ot l1o'1On b'h tIll umtrdct fot fl11111~hing all \\ooden fUIllltule tOI the ht, 'Ilc 111011aILlbl ary of '\ C\\ Ha\ en Conn noston f1ll111tllle men thc I ctallel' al c dc, Ollt dc \ 'tCC' r thc IJm\1111g allll The, hd,e ,I ledgllC ot I\\ehc tCdIll' 111(1 have Just lllaugtllatcel the scasoll Dt lCJjO-ll The II estelll Hou;,ehold "upph Company Clllca~o, lld' been 1I1COI porateel b\ Samuel '-,choenher~el c.:amuel C TIld" hak al1d Herman LcfkO\\ It7 CapItal 'itock 82 :;00 The IIegel lUrt1ltlll e compam ot '\ e\\ Ila, e 1 (Ull 1 h let the contrac t fot I cbtllldmg It, htll1clt 19 tlut \\ a, b I'll cl I, cently The) ale dome; bus111e~~m tempm ,11 \ Cj lal t,I' Fl 'i\\ ell, 'Ilel71 & 'IfcCalln, f1l11l1tule elcalet-- ot TIalab(J) \\ h, ha\ l 111corpOlatuIllndcr the Ildl11Cof thc [I ~\\ ell 'If e]/I l"C 'I!ceJdnn 1 Ulnl1Ule compam Cdll!tdl stock S10000 rrhe CnIlIllIH?,ham f'UlllltU1C and l ndelLlklllg c l111p,\l1\ of Lo\\el!lllle, OhIO ha\e Inuea~ed thcn capItal q ck 11 m $+0000 to $i:; 000 They ha, e a hlanch store at Stl uthcr'i 0 Referee Stonec kel of thc fedel dl COUItat Topcka Ka n, has becn authOllzed to declarc a final c1n Idend to CIeclttc I ~ ot thc Opeld FUI111tule company, bankrupt of 1 a\\lcnce Kan Geor~c G Dunn anel Th0111a~ ::-, \\cJJ~ h,\\<:' P\llChl cd ereorge L Fbetle s 111telc~t In the IVatcr!oo ([o\\a) 11lll11t 11 and Carpet compc\1l\ ,mdno\\ ha\c full contlol ot thc h11'111," Thc film of 1\01ton &.. CanO\\a\ fll1111t11ICdedlel~ (t e ) 111mbllS, S C, ha~ consoltdated \\ Ith the Calolma r \llllltUI c company and WIll do bllSl11eSS unclel the name ot thc \hl am, 1 111 niture compdny "Not £01 profit' hut "tD plomote the lntele~1 ot let,11l tUI 11ItUle dealers" F '\ FabIan, \bram f' \c1elman anel [I cel Dltlm have 1l1corporated the f'urlllttll e Dealers' 'I[ el c antl1r L, change of ChIcago, III rI he Pearce- Robms~n company fur11lt11re dealcl s anJ un dertakel s, of San ~ntonlo, Tcx, are erect1l1g an undertakers' hUS111es~hou~e and el1dpcl \\ hlch b to be the 'fillc~t l)ll1ldll1~ Df 1ts kind south of St Loms" J Reelllldn &. '-,011 of e,l and RapId", 'I[lch ha\ c pul chdsed the plant of the \Tat Ion II Table \\ O1k, (11 \Llllettd Ohio, \\hlch ha" hccnldk fOJ se,Clal ,care; rIhe\ \\111 0\C1- -h,wl 11 dllll mdnutdLtlll c hIgh grade tdble,., dnd offIce chaIrs 1 \\ \ndrL\\s ha" pUlcha"ed tne J \\ Doufihty fur11lttlle ,tm e ,11lelulldcrt,t1ong bus111ess dt \Iontro<c, Ia J vV Doughty & ",on ha, c pUl1Jchased the J 'II Schanel fur111ture and undel-tak11l~ bllSmess ,It "penccr, 10W'1 fhc I etall I Ulllltnrc Dealel s a~COUdt!on and the Unelel-telkel ~ l 1l10ll ot "t LOlllS, \[0 l1clve 'Idopted resolut!on~ oppos- 1l1~ ,Utc \\ Ide plohlbltlOn ,111(1plec1e;lllg thClr member" to wOlk t(l! the defca t ot the PIOposltlOn at the electIOn next m011th The ~'i"ouatcd Rctalleh of St Lotll'i, ),10, claIm to have (h~u \ ereel thdt thell mterce;h ;,ufter tl'lm latlroad dlscnml-lldtl 11l ,lgal1hl then Llt\ ,11c1 11d\ e elppo11ltec1 a commIttee to hn 1 JUI \\ h It can be elone to secure a 'iquelre dealm the matter at tlel~ht late, I he Hcm e TUIllltUI e and Hard \Val e company of HO\\ e, llkLI hel' 1(cn \l1crrpOlated \\Ith capItal stock fixed at $50,- CO) e T,ellncc!l \\ T makc T ~ ",Thlte, ,v B Emery, F 'II 11Il, If \\e]1)(ln ( ~ B1111l1g'iley and R H Hayes ,'I c the ~tc ckhuldel ~ 1he \ 01th 'IIi bllc (\la) Development company has 11l-c1nccd thc (01111th ('IIlss) ChaIr comp111J to move Its plant tlU11] COll\lth to 'I[ob1le The cha1r company 1S expected to LllplO\ ,Ibout ])1) me11 l\l the facton a11d furlllsh \\ ork fOl dbol1t )1)(1 \\ Cl11]C'l11\(1£;nl~ at the1r home~ I rululel, '" T"\ el' fur111tUre dealer ot 30 I:ac,t Twenty-hl't ,ueet \e\\ \(Ik, ha'i been adJuJgec1 bankrupt, WIth 11dbtlltlC-' ,checInlcc1 at $:;0240, a"scts $29000 George F I] '" 11a, 1 Cln ap)lIJIlltell Iccen e1 w1th authunt) to CiJil ttJ1tlC thL lJt1,]nc~, tllltll "0\ cmhel 1 \!lCg111g th,lt Chht flom theIr nuitrcss factory damdges and (lccreace" the ,alue of hel adJll111111Rproperty, Bclle Orchard has ,ccureel an 1111t111ctlOna~a111st Roberti TIrothers of Los '\ngeles Cd 1e~tl ,\l11lng' them flam keep111Rtheil windows open and al 1(J\\111~the c1thL ftom the caldln~ 111achll1es to spread over the nelgh1JOIhood The conti 0\ el s, 0\ el the contest for co Irt hou"e fur1l1tUI-In ( 1e\ eland 0]110 \\ a, "ctUed b) the count) COmml'i'ilOner'i IC1LC[111"':thc 11\\ lq ll1d, t11dt of 1\ ,t11(U{U &.. Co, uf \[tl- \\ dukcc tU] 'l()?-\l?-\();0, dnd accejlt1l1g the next luwest, thdt of tl1C ILI\dcn (( Illjlam ot '\C\\ lurk CIty, $70000 CI here v"ele o11C11)1(1~langl1lg ±tom $77,000 to $88,000 Sanford Ta) 101 and [ \V Raw1111g." two ))U 19 men 1\ ho estahh"hccl the "~\ stems bl11cau" 111 St LOlliS '1[0 ab ut d ,ear ago ha, c 'iucceedec1 'iO well that they have de-llded t) enlalgl the ~cOJlC of thell hUS111eS'i and mOve to bet-tu qUdltU~ ,ll -Hi "r Ith rle;hth 'itlect \\here thfy \,,111carry d lull Imc uj l+tlLl ll1111lttlle dnd fjxtLlIC~ I hc ,I \!,alll/atJ()ll oj the Reta11 FUIllltme Dealer,,' as- -ouatl J1l ot Louhland ha-, been completed \lvlth 22 membele; fhe oiflcel' a1C ) l' c.:haffcr, "e\\ Otlean~ tJle'ildent, A H Duma, C T Cd111jJbell S H 1lnell R T \valsh J C J\Iat tIte\\' \ Ice pI c~J(lents :\ ~\ StIllman Lake Charles secretary S H Cobb 'I Ionl oe tt eaSllI er 1he Ore;d11lZat!on \\ as effected at \lexdncl1\a hut III the future the meet1l1g'i V\111 be held in '\ e\\ OJ!eam 1hc proplldolo of dcpartment 'itc I e~ and mel cantllc firlll~ CUI1lIuct111e;branch buslnes'ie'i 111 Germany are to hold a com ent! J11 In f'rankfOl t thIS month to form an organization tor the pm pc ~e of PIOtCCt111g thel1 IIltere'its ancl to prote'it e-,peualh ,1e;a1l1c,tthe hea\ \ burden'i ot tdxatlOn whIch they ale Iu[ulled tu bedl Thele ale thousands cf branch stores III eILIlllanv and mOl e than a hundrcd dIfferent hranche'i of bUSlllLc," IV III he I Cprt 'iented III thc COll\ entloll WEEKLY ARTISAN UPHAM MANUFACTURING CO. MARSHFIELD, WIS. No 2228 Toilet Table SEND FOR OUR Dressers Chiffoniers Dressin1! TallIes Suites Wardrolles Sidelloards Buffets Etc. Made in Oak, Bird's-Eye Maple, Mahogany, etc., and All Popular Finishes No 2240 TOlltt Table COMPLETE CATALOGUE Fire Losses are Heavy. From a file underwntmg standp01l1t ln~Ulance men state that 1fJI0 will pr J\ e to be a declded1) unprofitable) ear If the pre"ent plOpert) 10:os late heeps up until the end of next December A1reac1), It IS estimated. the fire" have far ex-ceeded the recO! d for the can espondmg pellod Il1 190fJ and proml:oe to transcend tho"e of any other ) ear smce 1906-- which was marked by the San Francl"co conflagratlOn-when the total for the year was $518,000,000 The total for 1909 was $188,000.000 ASide from the losses on smaller mercantile 1hks, the compames report that the) have so fdr been particularly un-lucky in fires m "a \vmIlls, lumber and flour 111111'3g,ram ele- , a tor.." warehouse.., of "anous bnds In the 1111c!cllewest and .south and depal tment and general stores fhele have been a number of 1alge group an,l water front fil es m wInch the pLJpel ty damage ha" excLeded $1,000 000, while the losses rangmg between $500,000 and $1,000,000 111 , anou s parts of the coun try number nearly a score Throughout the nort1n\ est, l11lClcl1ewest and '3outh the n umher of smdll tenv n.., whleh ha \ e lo",t their bu:omes", centel s throu~h lack of propel fire gettlng fauhtles and adequate \\ <ltel '-,upph ha') been dll1lor11ld1 and the pi operty m n) tewer ~----------------------------------------------~ I A. L. HOLCOMB & CO. IIIII II , II I I I~-------------------- Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE GROOVING SAWS DADO SAWS CItizens' Phone 1239 27 N. MarketSt .. Grand Rapids. Mlch 21 than fi\ e tovvns m the United States and Canada hay e been entirely wiped out. ASide ham mcenchar) an.i defective flue-fires, the two great causes. the underwntel s say that the statistics of causes will show a large increase 111fires from hghtn111g, brush fires, care1e'3s1y thro\\ n matches and Clgal s and tobacco pipes New Stamping Works. The Ideal Stamp111g and Tool company have rented a store at 465 Korth Ottawa street and are fittmg It up With machmery fOl the production of all kmds of metal stampmgs The founder of the mstItutlOn and one of the pnnclpal owners Ie.,1\Iannus Oosd)ke, v\ho for 111ne years "a'S the toreman fOl the Crescent "1Iachme \\ orks of Grand Rapids and the Hard- Y\ are supply company of GranJ Rapids, both exten'Sl\ e pro-ducels of speCial fi'Ctules for the fml11ture and \'Vood workmg tJades It" III thus be seen that Mr Oosc!yke has had the benefit of many years experience m the busmess \\ Ith an outfit of the very latest stamp1l1g devices the company are prepared to execute orde1 s fOl any stampmg \'V01 k \\ hllh may be reql11red b) the furniture tI ade They a1 t now makll1g th1 ee 01 fom useful lIttle artlclee., fOi the 11"e of llldnufaeturer'-, of chnmg tdb1e'o, among whIch are dowels dnd 'oockets, top fasteners and leaf gl11des These deVice" are, mentorious and are produced on the nght cost bae.,ls so that It wIll pav any fl11mture manufacturer or wood worker who may be In need of these (le\ Ices to obtain thl.., co llpan)'" f1gl11es hetOl e pldc1l1g Olelcl s The company's den"vel and socket Ie., IllU'otrated 111 thell ad\ el tJsement on another page of thiS h"ue Sample" of an) of thelr 1 egular lme V\ III be sent to an) manufactl11 el who may be mterested and quotations Will be made plOl11pt1y for any speCial \\olk II I I II ---' 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN AN IMPORTANT INSURANCE DECISION Combination of Indiana Companies Declared to Be Against Public Interests and There-fore Unlawful. That nearly all the fire 1I1surance companie, clOlng 1m-1- ness in IndIana, have entel ed 1I1to a comb1l1a t10n to l nto! ce uniform rates of 1I1surance has heen e,;tablt,;hed In \Uorne\- General James Bmgham 111 111'.,SLHt on hehalt ot the "tate aga1l1st tho<.,e compal11es, accord1l1g t'l a Jecblon I endel ed by Jud£;e Clalence L \\Ye11 of the -upell01 COUlt ,1 [11dlelll apolIs, \Ivho Is,;ued a pel petual lnJ unLlJ(ll1 ag,lln - t t h, l I 11 pa111e" to ple\ ent them flom mal11Lllnl11g -,lllh a l0ll1hl11ellll 11 Judge \Vell held that \\ hlle It \\ a" unla\\ Iul tIll lhe u Il1 pa111es to enforce rate" of 1I1,;urance In mean" Ilt a l0l1111111a tlOn, It was la\" ful for them t'l malnta1l1 thell hUI telLh and tll combIne for the purpo,;e ot ohta11l1l1g knO\\ leJl?,l 01 I bk, ,In<1 for the purpose of establI,;hlng "1l1111ant\ III l0l1dlt1C111- t po11cle,; ThIS WIll enable the 1I1"Ulanle lOmpell11e-, t) lOIl-tInue bureau,; 111 IndIana and to pUlcha,;e late -lhedule- -IJ long as they do not comh11le to entOlle plllt" the L ,Ult held that the 1l1"t1lc\ 111Lht he 11ee to U)l1tl,tLl 1111lIhUldliLl WIthout be1l1g hampelecl b} a pIlle cOl11b1l1alton ?\latters of [dCt onh \".el e con-'lClel ed 11l the clelhlun ,1-, on a prevIOus occa"lOn 111 connert1Un \\ Ith the elltUl11e\ genu al'" SUIt, Judge \Yeir had deCIded that the publtc l11tel e-,t was 1I1volvecl 111 the fire 1I1surance bLb1l1ess, and that theretol e thIS bus1l1ess was ,;ubJect to the authOllt\ ot the COUIh III caSe of unla\\ful comb1l1atIon,; Onl} a "mall number ot de fendant Insurance compames \\ere found h\ Judge \\ ell to be gutltless of comb1l1atlOn to fix pllces The perpetual InjunctIOn \\as I,;suecl aga1l1st the SelIel~ and McMurray btlleaLh, a,; \\el1 as the malO1lh ot th, cIeJen-clant companies The 111.., Ulanc e men declare they \\ III L,lI! \ the case to the state SUpl eme court and hIgher It necc,,-an but the attorney-general doe.., not belte\ e the\ \\ t11 take an appeal At any rate thev \\II! lla\e to dl",;ohc the11 comb1l1- atlOns for the present and It \vlll lequIre ,;ome tU11e to get a ru11l1g from the supreme court The IndIana deCISIon \\ III be ot 1I1tcrest to POItCi holder.., in al1 states that have so-caI!ed 1I1SUlance bUleaus and mo"t of them have orgall1zatlOnc; slmtlar, 111 methods and eflect" at least, to those enjOIned by J nde;e \\Ye11 \Ilchlgan has one WIth offices in the pnnClpal CItIes, but the m~ulance mell declare that It I'; not ,;uch a combmatlOn a" that declal ed t1le-gal in IndIana The) contend that cloe" not fix or mal11ta1l1 rates, but simply 111\ estigate,;, makes SUl\ evs and "adi Ises the compal11es as to the character of the n~ks hazard~ etc Policy holders, hoV\ ev el, kno\\, onl) too vveI! ' tha t the' ad-vKe" gIven by the ::\llchlgan In"pectlOn BUleau, a.., It IS called, IS taken as an order and stnctly obeyed by most ot the agents General agents of compall1es d01l1g bus1I1e,;" In \Illhlgan declare there is no agl eement or combmatlOn to mall1tdL1 rdte-but the) admIt that they fix late, stnctl} in aClOldanle \\lth reports and 1I1structlOn,; from the Inspectlon Bureau and that an ag en t refusll1g to fix rates a,; so "I ecommenJed" In the bureau would probably be deUled the Use of the In[OI111;- 1Ion fur111shed, even though wlll111g to pay hI'; ,;hale of the expense of mall1ta1l11l1g the bureau Most of the pollcy-holdel'; belle\ e that the rnall1 pUI-pose of the lI1spectlOn bureau h to fix and maIntal11 rate" whIch are hIgher than the} \\ ould be \\ Ith the CUl11pdnle~ actll1g lI1dependently, and the) pOInt to condItIons 111 Granel Rapi.ds as good eVIdence of the truth of such beltef Rates THE WORLD'S BEST SAW BENCH Budt WIth double arbors, shdmg table and equIpped complete WIth taper pin guages carefully graduated. ThIS machine represents the heIght in saw bench con-strucllon It ISdeSIgned and bwlt to reduce the cost of sawing stock. WrIte us for descriptIve InformatIon. THE TANNEWITZ WORKS, ~fc}f.gf:'PIDS, III Gldnd RapId" alt hlghu than 111 1110St othel CIties of -1l1111alS17e and concltltons, malnl} because of a lack of water "uppl}, though mo"t of the larger bUIldIngs have connectIOns \\ Ith the Clt} anc! the H) draullc company's mal11s. The cIty ha" Just lI1stalled a nei, modern pump, WIth a capacity of 12,000000 gallon- per da), \\ hich, WIth the old pumps stJlI Ul commISSIon \\ III fUlll1sh an ample supply of water for fire protectIOn and all other purposes. \\Ylth the l11stalIatlOn of the new pump many policy hold-el s hai e expected a material reduction 111 the l11surance raies \\ hlch they conSIder e:Aorbltant, but when they approach an agent on the subject they are told that 1I1sta1lll1g the new pump IS only a small part of V\hat must be done before the 1I1spectlon bureau can "recommend" a reductIOn in rates, \\ hen they ask for furthel partIculars, poltcy holders are I eferreJ to the 1l1SpectlOn bureau, and If they apply there, they are referred to a report filed WIth the fire and poltce com-mISSIOn by a CIVIl engll1eer employ ed by the bureau. The report referred to gtves the eng1l1eer's opinion as to \\ hat should be done 111 the way of fire protectIOn before the hUl eau should (ach I"e" 10\\ el rates on Grand RapIds 11sk" In addItIOn to the new pump It lecommends more eng1l1e houses, mal e men and addItional eqUIpment for the engll1e house" nuvv u<,ed, reVISIOn and radIcal amendment of build- 1l1g rules and regulatIOns, etc, All of whIch must be secured befOl e the NatIOnal Board of Gnderwnters can be expected to raIse Grand Raplds to a class that WIll ]t1stlfy the 11Ichlgdn In,;pectlOn BUleau III ('advlsmg" the agents to lower the raie" Any real merchant know,; the cllffel en,e hetv\ een buymg ivhat he admires and i\ hat he can sell WEEKLY ARTISAN 23 SHORTAGE IN STEAM COAL Grand Rapids Dealers Anticipate Trouble in SecurinJl Supplies in the Near Future. Some of the Grand RapId" coal dealers antIcIpate a "hOI t-age in the supply of coal cluIIng the late fall and early WII1ter In fact some of them ha\ e already experienced difhculty II1 secunl11g theIr "upp1y, owmg to delay In "hIpments or trans-portatIon, order" that "Were placed early In c\ugu"t for prompt de11\ ery havmg faIled to arrive untIl the fir"t \Hek m Octo-ber The trouble 1'-, not clue to a "hortage at the mmes but to the mabIlIty of the raIlroad" to transport the commodlt) There is saId to be plenty of coal at the OhIO and \Vest VIr-ginia mme". lI11uch of it in caIS standmg on sidetrack", but the raIlroads lack motlve po"Wer and some of them are "h01 t on cars Most of the soft coal used m Michigan C0me" over the Pere Marquette road and It" connections and the Pere Marquette IS said to he m bad shape m regaId to eqUlpment and unable to procure funds to invest in engines and new cars The same IS said of the '\ orfo1k & \\ estern. the DetrOIt. Toledo & Ironton, the Hockmg Valley and several other coal roads Another reason for expecting a shortage is the fact that owmg to a stnke the IIhn01:o mines have not been producmg for several months They are beIng worked now, full blast but will require some tIme to catch up with their orders and. in the mean tnne much of the field that has been using Illin01s coal will draw supplIes from the Indiana mmes, whIle :\IIchi-gan will ha\ e to depend mainly on OhIO and \Ve"t \Tirgmia mines with a longer haul Some MIchigan dealel s also have a gnevance agamst the raIlroads m regard to freight rates and weIghts. particularly as to weight It IS no uncommon thing for a car to be found two or three tons short of the rallI oad weight For instance the dealer IS charged freIght on 40 OJ 41 tons and is required to pay promptly \iVhen he finds the actual weight only 38 or 39 tons, he can demand a rebate and usually gets it but that involves delay and considerable "red tape" and the matter has become such a nUIsance that the dealers are considerinfS the advisabIlIty of unitmg in a formal protest Some of the dealers express the opinion that the trouble-some delays m shIpments are not really necessary, that the raIlroads are not so poorly eqUlpped as they pretend They mIstrust that the shIpments, m some mstances at least, are Jelayed purposely WIth a v Iew of showing that the rallI oael:" must be allowed to advance freIght rates in order to obtam funds to keep theIr equipment m proper conelttIOn to handle current busme"s. Advertised Goods Sell Best. Leadmg manufacturers of furmtnre are spencltng vast sums m helpmg the retaIler to sell their products Pages of the magazmes that were m past years filled WIth advertIse-ment:" of maIl OJ der merchants now contain the aeh ertise-ments of manufacturers. conveymg information to the publIc m regard to theIr good" anJ how to purchase the "ame \Tak-ers of sectIOnal bookcases lead in the amount of o.pacc uo.ed, closely followed by the makers of 1\J Isslon fUl nitUl e, brass beds, tall clocks and mattresses The manufactul el ~ also "uppl) retaIlers with mIllton" of CIrculars and booklet:" for rltstnbutIOn to cu"tomers It I" 1 are mdeed "When such manu-facturers complain of Jull trade AdvertI"ed good" sel1 be"t \Vhether the advertisement he I11tended for the I etaller 01 the consumer IS Immatenal The I esult IS the same The above cut 1Staken d1rect from a photograph, and shows the range of one size only. our No.1, 24-inch Clamp. We make six other sizes, taking in stock up to 60 inches wide and 2 lllches thick. Ours is the most practical method of clamping glued stock in use at the present t1me. Hundreds of factories have adopted our way the past year and hundreds more will in the future. Let us show you. Let us send you the names of nearly 100 factories (only a fractlOn of our list) who have or-dered and reordered many t1mes. Proof pos1t1veour way is the best. A post card w1ll brlllg 1t, catalog included. Don't delay, but wr1te today. A. E. PALMER & SONS, Owosso, MICH. FOBEIGN BEPBESEN'l'ATIVES: The ProJectile Co., London, England; Schuchardt & Schutte, Berlln, Ger-many; Alfred H. Schutte, Cologne, Paris, Brussels, Liege, M1lan, TUrin, Barcelona and Bilboa. ~-_ ....-... .._... -- ------------- .,...---------_._._._-_. _______ . _ __. __ •••• iiI.. _~ TUE "ELI" FOLDING BEDS ARE BREAD AND PROfIT WINNERS No Stock complete WIthout the Ell Beds m Mantel lLnd Upniht ELI D. MILLER &, CO. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA Wnte for cuts and pnces. ON SALE IN FURNITURE EXCHANCE, EVANSVILLE. j j.------- 24 WEEKLY ARTISAN SINGLE CONE ALL STEEL SPRINGS Are very popular with the Furniture Trade. $2~ $2~ Each Net Each Net No. 46, Single Cone, $2 Each, Net. We manufacture a full line of Single and Double Cone All Wire Springs. SEND US YOUR ORDERS. SMITH &. DAVIS MFG. CO., St. Louis Ford and Johnson Company Concentrating. /\. specIal meetl11g ot ,tach-holder, ot the l OJ d 6.. lohlHlI1 compan), manutactlll el" of chan" etl \\ ,1" held 011 -"'eptl1nhu 28 in Cl11Unnatl to dISCUS",1 leadJustment of the attalh {t t lL company, \\ hlch has a capItal of $,"l,000,000 La-t \ugust a "pe clal meet111g of stockholdel s \\ a, Lalled fO! the pm po,e oj Lon sldering plans for the I edl1l tlOn of the capItal and ,1 "peLl,t! commIttee \\ as named b\ the board to de\ I"e a plan dllli IepO! t at the Cl11cll1natI meetll1g 1111" speCIal meetll1g \\ a" po"tpnl1ec1 from the date of the ongll1al call untIl Septembel and ,H:: un in some tunc 111 January. The company has an Immen,e manufactultng plant at \JJLh- Igan CIty, plants 111 New Haven and Hal Hot cl Conll '\ e\\ \ O!k CIty, San FranCISco, Lomsvllle and I'tankfol t l~\ and ltl Un cago. The l\Ilchigan CIty plant emplo\ s ] 200 hand" 1 hL plan to whIch the stockholdels have gIven taCIt applov,l1 h t01 the dIsposal of a number of these branch houses ancl the LO1- centratlOn of the capital and enel gy 111 the J\1'Ic111ganClt\ pldl1t whIch WIll probably be enlarged. The pI esent capitahnt10n IS dIVIded 111to$1,300,000 of co 11 man and $11')00,000 plefelted ,tmk ]UIed \\ hlle 011 dut), \\ Ithout negh~ence on the part of the dltenclcl11t and I \\ Ithout sellOUS or WIlful mIsconduct' on hI ~ JMIt, but "oleh b} I eason of the necessary risk or danger of hh employ ment Behre the passage of thIS act he vvould ha\ e had absolutely no remedy at law under the then-exist- 111g ,tatutes, but no\\---If the fact stands the constItutIOnal te,t, he ma} lecO\ el damages accordIng to a fixed scale of lompenOlalOn \\ Ithout provl11g that the defendant company \\ a, 111 an} \\ a} at fault 111 the matter of the Il1Jultes sustained b\ hIm The case wIll have a heanng befO! e a full bench and may be calned to the court of last resort [t h bettel to make a mhtdke occa~lOnal1y than to (he of 11 all I Jl1 amI dl \ lOt ROL For Bed Caps, Case Goods, Table Legs and many other purposes; in Gum, Mahogany and Quartered Oak Veneers. Employers Liability Law Held Good. The workmen\ com pen ~atlOn la \\ enacted h) the leg lS-Jature of '\ew York last Wl11ter has heen held \ dhc1 hy Judge Pound of the state SU])1 emc court 111 a deCl~lOl1 rendel ed dt Buffalo, Idst \\ eek 'J he plal11tnf III the lase \\ a~ a 111dn named 1\ es who blOught ,mt agan1,t the South Duftalo RaIl- \\ a} company for damage" on aLcount of personal 1111Ul1e,1 e-lcned vvhde 111 Its 'ienlce B\ unl mttachctecl tesiJl1lon\ he pro\ eel that he \\ as employ eel a" a S\\ jtLhman amI \\ ,1S 111- The Fellwock Auto & Mfl!. Co. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA WEEKLY ARTISAN By E. Levy, Re-prese-utative. CI1I<..ago, Oct 5-I:arIy m ~eptembel \\ O1k \\ a" cem-menced on the el ectlOn If a n e\\- b11ck bmlclIng tor C L II de}, who~e \ eneer mIll I" at 2564 ",outh Robey ~treet, ChI-cago rll11::, h to be u~ed e'Cdusl\el} for v\arehouse pm-po" e" 1he ne\\ "tlUCtUl e \\ III be four stone::, and has an alea ot 53:x 100 teet It IS bmlt on tne mo,t moder'l Illle~ of mIll con"tlud1Clll and h as neal1} fireproof a:o ~uch a bmldlllg can be made Hel e they \\ 111hay e ample 100m to "tore then "tock of fine \ eneel, \\ hleh Ie; cut m theIr mIll acl- J01nlllg and It \\ 111be "tocked at all tIme~ \\ Ith ever} class of good::, 1eCJulled b} the plano and fmll1tm e manut,lcturers to gethel \\lth other u"ers of \ eneer" Tt 1:0 expected the buIld-lllR \\ III be vlmpletee1 \\ Ithlll a COUIJle of months ,md prepar-atlOnc; are bem£; made f01 OCCUpy111g It about the fil ",t week 111December \. ne\\ bus111ee;" ha" heen ee;tablIc,hecl under the name of the LOI eland & IIlnahan eompan}, at S27 II e"t Van BUlen -treet Cll1ca~o fO! the ~ak 0f 11e\\ and IH,eel \\ ooel \\ )jkmg Maje by the Charles Bennett Furmture Compdny, Gharlotte, MlCh maChmel} "a \v-mll1 maeh111el) and \\ ood \\ 01ke1;,' supplIes Both of the men \\ ho:oe names appeal In the company have hael a numbel of years' expe11ence m the handlIng and sale of \\ ood-\\ 01klll£; lllachmer) anel tool" a,HI dre thofll,lli"hly po~ted m theIr Ime of trade The) are young, enerlSetlc and hay e galle mto the buslneo" to "ta} They hope to e;ucceed 111thIs ne\\ \ entm e dnd If haHI \\ 01 k ,me! honest e!eahn~ \\ III adlle\ e then ene! then the} belIe\ e It \\ III be aitalllee! IJUC,1I1C.S\\Slth the ne\\I) f01mec1 h1l1lll\-R llllL co 1 p un I'> 1Cp01ted a" hay 1l1~ gOlle on \\ Ithont an} change 01 mter InptIOn \\ hatev er, and 1 II K1I1ne}, pre,,\(lent ane! Cdl1\ Ie 2S IL:IIal£;, "ale" mana~el, tog ethel \\lth othel::' who mOvecl \\ Ith them repO! t thdt the} hay e become cImte accustomed to theIr ne\\ el1Vllonmen t m the "plendld tactory which was bmlt bv the Central Bee!chng C0m])dn) Ie"" than tv\ 0 } edrs alSO at 3617-3431 Center a\ enue Du~me"s has gone on as thongh there ne\ er haJ been a 1e-orga111LatlOn and :\I[r K111- ne\ ,\\ ho ha" I )ng been a 1eSldent of the ~outh SIde, finds It both com e111ent and natmal to llde \\est to the new locatIOn \Ithon£;h It Ie; not mOl ethan d \ ear S1\1ce the Hd2,gaHl &. IIaluls"en compan) has occnplecl It" new plcl11t at Ie')") II e-t Tll1rtv -seventh street the} 1eport that the} al e aII eae!} be1l1g U 0\\ eled for splce thongh It \\ as thought \\ hen the} went mto It tlBt It \\ 0nld ampl} Idrge enongh to stem then neec!s for a n11111bcrof } eal s 1he bl1S111eoshas gro\\ n so qmckl} that the} al e contemplatmg ac!c!mg space to theIr splenchd ne\\ faciO!} to accom111oe!dte theIr fa~t gI0\\ m~ tIade m ",pung bed" The Hafnel lnrmtnre COmpdl1\ mal1nfactnrer", ot conches lonng es, cla\ en])O!ts etc ;2() W DearbO!n street al c \\ O!kI l~ on a ne\\ catalog- \d11Ch \\ III "0011 be reaclv to mall t'J the trae!e They get ont a cat,dog tv\ Ice a }ear of thcll exclnslve l111eof pat tel ns, the frames of \\ hlch are deSIgned and made m theIr 0\\ n lacto!} enablmlS the111to have all theIr deSlRlJs e,<:cIusl\ e and fO! theIr tI ade onh II D Sagel 1ep01 ts ,I lalgel trade 11l the "Imes that sell" 111 sto\ eo, indnc!111g the "(lflkhl11 st ' 'Bea\ el,' 'C1nderella' and "Dockash," than the} hay e e\ el had before and are 111nch pleased \\ Ith the b1hme,,~ they hay e clone thIS "eason I[r ",agel ha" heen sell111~ "to\ e" to the tl ae!e for mOl e than a cinartel-centun and thele IS no 'o;t')\ e" man In the conntr}, 1101stoves, better kno\\11 than he and hl~ He has some "pec 1 d th1lS" that may he learned abou1 by addlesslng 111m at 330 Last l\oJth Ilatel stleet, Chicago If 111 need of fnrnlture leather sene! f01 ~all1pIcs and prIce" to the Dahm & KIefer Tanning company, 204 Ldke ,tree1., ChIcago Thev make a "peclaliy of fnrl11tnre leather dncl offer some beantIful goods in fanc} dne! pla111 COI010 111 "heep and g-oat "k111e; New Factories. \ compam to he capltalIzee! at $ >., OCO h belll~ 01C;,lllILdl to establI"h a dUll factory ,it ~tates\ll1e, '\ C ] he Gl ay lurmtl11 e comp1nv has been 111corpOlatee! to e' tablbh a fdcto!} at \dnan IIIC h CapItal stock, :s~;; 000 Rnm01 hdS It that] \ Dennett IS h\ 1112p,"lans to estahh"h a ne\\ bCt)l\ at ~heboy2,"an, 111", f01 the manufadl11e of jal-clImel e stands, pcdestdls, elC Lee G :I\lelver, Chas P Rodgel s H II vI eIlu dne! J E I1tzslmmons have 111corporated the I ee 1111mtnre u mlHl1\ 10 estdbhsh a factory at Sanford, ~ C CapItal "tock s);.., 000 William Widdicomb Gone East. II >IlIam II lc!clIcomb, ple"ldent of the 1\ le!clIcomb lurnl-tUle com pam h ,ISlt1112,"the tIac!e III the metropolItan clIstnct Thlrt, "\ea1S ago the company occuplecl a large warehouse locatedlll Canal street In "'\ew York, ancl supplIed the eastel n tI a Ie \\ Ith goods needecl fIom t111'e to tIme from the same Tohn E Fostel \\ hI} stIli 1epl e::,ents the comnany 1n ea"tern tCllltOl}, Ildd Chal2,"e of the "ame lmally the qualIty of the II lc!clIcomb goocls bec,lllle "0 \\ ell known ancl sole! so ea"d} t) the tracle that It \Vao; deemed no 10ng-el nece"sary to ma111- tam the ·wareroom and It \\as clo"ecl J\Tl IYldcllcom], el1Joys hI'> occaSIOnal tfIP- 10 the metropolItan elIstnct \ en much, although he meeb but ft.l\ of the huvuo; who O1del eel "tocke thloUgh the Candl stI eet \\ al chouse 26 WEEKLY ARTISAN Most Attractive Inducements for Car Load Buyers Are Offered by the THE KARGES FURNITURE co. Manufacturers of Chamber Suites, Wardrobes, Chiffoniers, Odd Dressers, Chlfforobes THE BOSSE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of KItchen Cabinets, K D. Wardrobes, Cupboards and Safes, In ImItatIon golden oak, plain oak and quartered oak. Made by 1 he Katge, Furntlute Co Evansville is the great mixed car loading center of the United States, made so by the Big Six Association. I•• _ ••••• I ••• • •• .. THE WORLD FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Mantel and Upnght Folding Beds, Buffets, Hall Trees, China Closets, Combination Book and LIbrary Cases. THE GLOBE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of SIdeboards In plain oak, ImItatIonquartered oak, and solId quartered oak, Chamber SUItes,Odd Dressers, Beds and ChiffOniers In ImItation quartered oak, lr<Jltatlon mahogany, and imItation golden oak. THE BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of the "Superior" Line of Parlor, LIbrary, Dining and Dressing Tables. I THE METAL FURNITURE co. I Manufacturers of "HygIene" Guaranteed Brass and Iron Beds, Cnbs, Wue Spnngs and Cots WEEKLY ARTISAN 27 Made by Bosse FutI1lture Compau) l\Tadt:.. by \Vorld to urlllLure LOmpall\ ...---- Mdde by Bockslege FurnIture Co LEXINGTON HOTEL 28 WEEKLY ARTISAN SUM~IER RESORT SHOP·KEEPING Women Deal in Furniture Without Having a Store Carrying Stock. , II C u-,ually cleal about a thousand lollal sa, cal on our handlwolk e!Oln2,"the vvork In II 111tCI and ,dl111g It III -,ul11l11er,' sale! onc ot hv 0 v oung II omen II ho klCP l Itttk shop at a ,ummel 1esort 111ConnectIcut Ih tl111Hl d vOh' hi'r time 111collect1112,"and repalr111g old f1111l1tl11lvIInk r p lInt In 011-, ane! v\ ater colors "The htt1e house IIhllh IIC l1ave GllUplull 1 hc nd,t three sum111er-, 11,1', ol1g111alh ,I pOltablc hrl\1,e )[ r II 1))1ll It II as not 111e.,peu,t!L 2,"ooe!1epa11 II hcn I' c 1111C1 GUI hane!s and becau,c of that II e paId 1e-,' than ,l hl1 cl I II hat It II ould have COq Ih nell II e "-elected the sIte l)ecause the use of the lanJ II a, gn en u" fl ee ot rent and ,t!,o lJ( cause It v\aS fal enough al\dv to 2,"ne u' pIli acv and vet nra' L11Jugh to OUI ne1ghlJol" to ,upph that fle1111g (J1 pI nlCC'tl n that make" ev cn the hI av e"t ot II 0111en 111 ,Ie c )mIO' tahk ",\" all an::.;ed nOli 0111 house ha, nnh thJle 1 )( 111, tl1l 11\ 111g roO'l1 the beeh Oclm and the kltc11en I he II h( Ie phLC is the shop Eve!) al tlc1e 111 11 e"ccpt1l1g om \v~alln, Plnl d and hed clothes, h fm sale anel 111mCht 111,tdncc, t 1e plIC, h marked 111 p1a111 fig U1(> '\ oth lng h n11 a coun C1 \ f tCl makIng many C"pelllllent, lie toune! that ,hl hc-t IIdv dlsp1av OUJ "ale., lIas to put l\Cl\ altlde "he'e 1t l u1d bc useful, a~ an ornament 01 a nece',lh 111 11 ']( 1',ekeeD1l1f., "Ho\\ dId v\e find thh ot1t 1\ In hlCdlhl I -t ml ' ahVeI)" "anted to bm the ±ll1ng, vIe \\lle '1 n~ "\nY', a clhtomel come- 111tOou Itl 111~!lJ 111,111, u-ud1h find., other n1\ f11111Cl()J me 01 both ot U' 111'\ (v II Ul II ork c..,heh ,It 011le lmple,,,e 1 \\1th OUI dl thtll 'Ul1()111l(hn~c, ,1nd 111nIne ca"e" out of ten II ant, to bIn ,ome n1 thc t'llng' .,he "ees 'Ot11meals are all sened1l1 Ol1e COlnl '11 he blll1.:!, loom and beIng u"ed at a meal doe" not 1cnde, anv 01 IUl '~1)lc\\ 11e Ie"" attlaltne On sevela1 occa'1C11h T h,l\C l1ad uht'11el' entel II h11e "e v\ ele eattl1Q, an,l lnn the ~P001b and dbh,o> vve v\ ere actually nS111g "T ast summer II e ,Iep" on mal1\ Cllttll1l1 1,c ],tccl l~ ')e- Ccllhc II e sold ~nlCe""l\ ell tho,e \1 l n,e,' \\ c l1C l )11 lnn,tlh pU±+1l1g111d1fterent lha11., and lahle' ,11](11 am -nIL v\ (' l u'1 sell thlee tIme" a" many hureau" and (11 e""111g Ldl']l' I~ I' e 11dve e, er had m one season "II hen we fir"t started I' e n~ed one 1O( m d' a ,[1CJjl l" clnsl\ eh and hacl all the smallu al'lc!l" JdngLCI (n ll1ntcI' and "heh es after the lhual method 0111 c,el1e- II l re not l ,,- l eptlOnal, and eve!) one II ho came III "aI' t aul ts 111 l H n nUl mo"t attracttve pIeces Once v\e h1t on the plan ot hdv Ing III ev Idenle on1) those aluc1es lie could nse a" tnr111,hln~~ 1m our lOoms the yel) people IIho had "een the tanlh and 1111- perfecttono; v'Vere the first to aJmlle and In 111an, In,tanCl' to buy the very pieces they had not con sidered 1101th a ttcn bon "Though VI e get as much old chma ac, pO""lb1e he lJulk of II ha tile sell IS pa111ted b) me Often I use model n pattel1h and deSIgns, bnt as a 1u1e I make copies of old plece'- Snch ware sells well in 1'\ew FnQ,ldml "hele persons ale an'.IOl\' for the patterns, even thou£;h thcv knOll the, II el e 'eLenth palllted IVe make no pretence that snch II al e bold 01 011- gina1 "Besides the chma I also do a numbel 01 p1Ctt11e" 1n 011s and water colors, and as man) pmtrdlts as I can get O!elel" t01 The most popular thmg 1 do IS the sea vleI' tt om the II 111dcm of our hving 100m Onh 1a~t II eek I VI a., look1l1g 0\ el onr books and fonnd that I held pa111ted 11101ethan fifh C0p1CS of that viev\. ~--- .._-------------------------- .._.__ ....~ ,• II III•• II II• II •I III •••• I IIII 500 Rooms. Michigan Boulevard and 22d Street. EVERY MODERN CONVENIENCE. New Cafes. New Grill Room. Offices and Rooms Redecorated. Absolutely Fire Proof. "YOU WILL LIKE THE LEXINGTON." III I j --~--------- J E MONTROSE CHARLES McHUGH ProprIetors HORACE WIGGINS, ASSIstant Mgr. Also operating Hotel Montrose, Cedar RapIds, la, Rock Island House, Rock Island, 1Il -----~ '\' ± J1 the tUl mture II e sell, by far the larger half IS the 1Ltl th11l~ that 1" old pIeces :\Iy fnend makes a spe~lalty of hUJl±1ng (11cl p1ece" from house to hou"e L:"n1ess one has mdlk a hou,e to hOlhe hnnt for old furntture one can have no 1dea 11 the amount of mahogany ane! goocl oak that was 0\\ nLCl bv the onglllal ~ ell Fng1andel s IVhere It has been 11llcled dcm n 1n the same faml1v for genelatl0ns It IS next to 1111)('~lblc to get 1t bnt Jf It ha., felllen Into the pO""e%lOn of 1 ~1leI" CJ1 ,1 danghtel-m 1all 01 a second WIfe, then we find ladc uonble ,IIv fnend ah\ a) s o;d)s that 111100k111g f01 old furmturc ,he make., a bee111le for a house where she heclrs there IS a ~ll md VI IJe If the fil st VI lfe has beeu the owner of any old 11ll111tule ,he feel., pretty "U1e )f gettmg It \Iost of the pIeces she pIcks np are sold because out of lepall Fe" people Vlho haven't made it theIr business know ho\\ to lepatr old mahogany BeSIdes domg the actna1 mend- 1l1g thel e IS the gettmg lld of the connt1es" layers of varnIsh ]Jut on It flam ttme to time 111 an effort to freshen and make 1t a" good as new 'In maIn 1l1stance" "ome of the finest pIeces she has col-lected hae! been enamelled VI hlte She says there must have betn a Clazc 1n \ C\\ Fng1an c1, especlall) Connecttcut, some t \v ent) ,eal., ago [01 v\111te endmelled fUl11lture and all the he"t shaped mahogan, and oak recen ed thIS new finish "She 1S as fone! of her branch of the bu "111e%as I am of 111111e,and when the settltng tlme comes her slele often run" ahead It 1~ not often that \\ e have a pIece of ftlll11tUl e left 111the h011~e when the end of the season comes This) ear we held to pers11ade the last of our cu"tOl11crs to allow some of the Chellr" and tclhles h011ghl and paHl fot to remalll 11ntl1 VI e closed the shop "Of eOU1:oeT belt eve the secret of 011r S11ccess is 111hdvmg WEEKLY ARTISAN 29 r-'PiTTSBURC"PLATiuGLASS"·CO. I LARGEST JOBBERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF I GLASS IN THE WORLD M

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