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1. Michigan Artisan; 1907-03-10

Notes:: Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and Twenty-seventh Yea.r-No. 17 MARCH 10. 1901 Semi-Monthly 100 % to 200 % PROFIT PER YEAR on this SAND BELT. The investment is a small one. The few months you: are getting along without it is losing you the entire price of it. HUNDREDS OF THE MOST PROMINENT! FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS using this Sand Belt state that these 'claims fall short of the real merits of; the machine. NO. 164 SAND BELT MACHINE. IT HAS THE DESIRED ADJUSTMENtS QUICKLY MADE OUR CLAIMS ARE thatIt will sand WITH THE GRAIN and require "!" re-touching by hand the. following: M rror frames, round, oval, any shape; dr ,wer rails; drawer fronts, base rails, etc., ;ser-pentine, ogee, round or swell; straight veneered or cross veneered: agee, ro~nd, bevel or straight edges of dresseri or table tops, of round, square or scrQlled patterns; table rims, dresser pas t s ; veneered rollso(columnsj straijl;ht; agee, or rounded mouldingsj raised surfaces of panels; spirals of table legs; cmrtain slats for roll-top desks; ~pindle carvi~gs; French table legs; plumbers' wood WOrk; etc., etc. ! WYSONG &. MILES) LEE: AND JACKSON STS. CREENSBORO, N. C. ~-- The Best Truck==The Strongest Truc~ This is the famousRoller Gillette Bearing Factory Truck-the truck on which it is said, "One man can move a load of 3000 pounds while with the other trucks it takes three men," . I This is the truck that is strong where others lire weak-the truck that has an unbreakable malleable iron fork. This is the truck YOU are looking for if you wish to invest in rather than waste money on factory trucks. I Gillette Roller Bearing Co" ORAND RAPIDS, MICHIOAN I, The Lightest Running, Longest Lasting Truck By Using Wheeler's Patent Wood Filler you can not ooly areally improve.your limsb. but a!w save money. tg If interestedin oblai~ these IeSUlts, write to-day. and we wiD IlOfuDyinro the matter. THE BRIDGEPORT WOOD FINISHING CO., New Milford, Conn. New York: Chicago; Philadelphia; Boston. CHARACTER: Some Purther Thoughts on Finish "Character is like an inward and spiritual grace, if which reputation is or should be, the outward and visible sign." One of the dictionary definitions of "character" is-"Admirable qualities or acknowledged reputation." You see at once the close relation of quality to character and reputation. Reputation, commercially, is, after all, expressed by sales. If the reputation of your furniture is not all you desire---look to the character---from the raw material.right down to the jinal jinish---which is "the outward and visible sign." A first-class finish can lend character even to indifferent material and workmanship---but a poor finish can dis-guise and ruin the character of the finest furniture made. The FINISH, then, IS important! ANDREWS POLISHING VARNISHES have character 1 They have truly earned the reputation of producing "the polish that holds." Their growth in character and reputation is the natural result of our experience if over half a century in the making iffine varnishes. Andrews Polishing Varnishes are water-proof, crack-proof. They are thoroughly seasoned by age and carefully tested. Our peculiar process of purifying overcomes all tendency to cloud or bloom. Their uniform preference by workmen is because they work and rub so easily, and are so thoroughly reliable at all times. These "thoughts on finish" will add to your output and income, if you will take them seriously. There IS a difference in polishingvarnishes -and the CHARACTERof Andrews IS THE DIFFERENCE. Write us and allow our nearest representatative to' go into the matter more fully with you. PRATT & LAMBERT VARNISH rIAKERS NEW YORK BUFFALO CHICAGO LONDON PARIS HAMBURG 1 THREE STRONG FAVORITES Leading Furniture Manufacturers and Discriminating Buyers Have Pronounced these Stains Correct The ORIGINAL and ONLY OUR LATEST BIG THIS STAIN IS ABSOLUTELY PRACTICAL OIL STAIN SUCCESS NON-FADING GOLDEN EA R.LY MAHOGANY OAK ENGLISH STAIN POWERFUL OAK For GENUINE or PENETRATING SPARTAN IMITATION AND STAIN MAHOGANY PERMANENT No. 830 A PERFECT STAIN THE CORRECT SHADE Manufactured by THE MARIETTA PAINT & COLOR Co. MARIETTA, OHIO Veneel' Pl'eSl;;eS, all kinds aud ",izel!l. .:: Veneer Presses Glue Spreaders Glue Healers Trucks, Elc.. Etc, These Specialties are used all Over the Warld Hand Feed Gluelng Machine (Pat. pending.) Eight styles Qod l!Iizes. Wood-Working Machinery and Supplies Power Feed Glue Spreading Machine, (Patent applied tor.) Single, DOUbleand LET US KNOW Combination. YOUR WANTS - - N(t, 20 Glue Heater. C"AS. E. fRANCIS &. BRO..e No. 6 Glue Heater. Do You Want Something Original? 419-421 E. Eighth St. CII\ICII\II\IIITIO, . The Originality of our work is one of its chief characteristics. WE BUILD HIGH GRADE CATALOGS COMPLETE ENGRAVING PRINTING BINDING White Printing Co. 2 to 20 Lyon StrEoet GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 2 GRAND RAPII)S PUBLIC UBRAHY 27th Year-No.1 7. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., MARCH 10, 1907. SYSTEMS MAY BE EXPENSIVE When Followed Too Closely They Tend to Cut Out or Decrease Dividends. \Vhile talking with John :'10wat, the veteran superin-tendent of the Grand Rapids, (Mich.) Chair factory, recently, a representative of the l\Iichigan Artisan asked him to de-scribe his system for keeping account of supplies and mater-ials, such as glue, varnish, trimmillgs, fixtures, etc. "\Ve havn't any system of that kind" \vas the reply, and l\1r. Mowat cotltitluecL "You remind me of a young man \"iha went into a table company a few years ago. He was to manage the concern and proposed to have it well organized. Before he started in he carne to me and confidently informed me that he 'wished to ask a question, He said that I could answer his query or not, just as I pleased, I thanked him for that privilege, and he said: '1 want to get at your system for figuring cost, or get you to recommend a good system.' "I answered that man just as I have Y011-I told him we had no system for figuring cost, \Alhen he asked for my opinion as to the best system, 1 told him the best way to get at the cost of a piece of furniture was to guess at it. He was s rprised of course, but T aSSllred him' it was all right, and tl at it all depended on the guess-that if he proved a good uesser his factory would pay dividends; if not he would prohably have occasion to become acqua;nted with the sh riff. f course I overdrew or exaggerated the matter a little. \-\le have to figure cost closely, but we do not 'need an ela or8-tc system. and I think a man who does not thorou hly understand the business \vould do better to guess han to use too much system. At any rate the young man \l.ho insisted on having a system for his table factory failed n about two years. "T tere's too much system in many factories, \Ve do not th'nk it necessary to have any del-illite system for keep-ing tL ck of supplies. Om glue comes in, a certain numher of bar tis, twi,ce a month. The varnish is bought on con-tran, . nd ordered when wanted. The foremen v..'.110 use these ntI other materials in their departments help them-selves, ;t11dit is very seldom that we have to caution a man about vasting materials. "S stems are all right, they may he necessary, but I think t lat in many cases they cost more than they sa ve. At any ra e I have noticed that as a rule the factories that pay the lar est dividends are those that have the least red tape in thei management. Ko system of rules, records, reports and th I like will insure success. They may help a little under ertain conditions, but they are more liable to have an opp site effect." An incident tending to corroborate J\11-.Mowat's state-ments s to the policy of the Chair Company, is recalled by Gr' nd Rapids furniture men, It is related that a few years < go after the company had put out a new line of $1.00 per Year. bookcases, E. H. Foote, president and general manager, said to the superintendent: "Jolm you made la miswke on the cost of those book-cases. V'v'eare not making as much as we ligured on them; you must have figuredl the cOSt too low." - , ;'\,Ve11, I'll look it over," said 111-. Mowat, "and if it's wrong I'll change it." ")I ever mill'.1," said lvT r. Foote, "I can fix it 'easier. "I'll just cbange the selling price." Michigan to Tax Catalogue Business. State Sellator Kane, of }Jt. Pleasant, prof1oses to have thc l\lichig;ln legislature cnact a law that will !require cata-.; loguemail order houses to pay taxes o"r take' out licenses for doing business in that state. !-l e has had 'a conference >vith the state attorney general, \·vho is said to h~ve expressed the opinion that such a law can be cnacted, <i-nd enforced, but details as to how it can be applicd to cOrlcerns whose headquarters arc outside of the sUtte have not been described, That the la-w is expected to hit tbebig mail or4er houses of Chicago is apparent from Senator Kanc's declaration that it is not right to allow such concerns as Montgpmery \Vard & Company, and Sears, Roebuck & Company io draw tens of thousands of dollars from the people of l\Ii~higan with-out pnying even a cent for the sUpport of the state goverr:i-nlent." THE CORRECT Stains and fillelrs. THE MOST SATISFACTORY first Coaters Varnishes MANUFAf:TIJRCtJ O"I.¥ u,..- CHICAGO WOOD FINISHING CO. Z59·63 ELSTONAVE.'" Z·16 SLOAN ST. CHI CACO. 4 ~Mlf]-:IIG?lN , It's a Case of "NO CURE. NO PAY" with Us in the Matter of DRVING LUMBER This Cut Shows How Lumber· .a Comes Out of Our nilns .a NO.1. An oak center showing that knots after be-ing dried bv our process, plane as smooth as straight-grained lumber. No.2. A big oak knot center of board and near the end. Note that board is not checked either side of knot or on ends and board is as flat as though there were no knot in it. No.3. Three knots in a 12 inch oak board and at the end. Note the straight edge, absence of checking and small wa~te required to get into good lumber. Nos. 4 and 5. Emphasize the fact that knots do not by our process warp the wood or check beyond the knot. No.6. A piece of oak dried in ten days, green from the saw, one-half knurled knots. Note that knot planes just as smooth as balance of piece. COlDpare This to You .. Own Output. OUR PROPOSITION We will furnish plans, specifications and instructions to build you a new kiln, or equip your old kiln with our process and guarantee to increase the capacity of your kiln from 50to 100per cent without warping, checking, honeycombing or case hardening your lumber, or refund your money. We can save 7 per cent of your waste. Write for question blank-mention the Michigan Artisan, Address: Dry Kiln Department, GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WORns GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN \ MANY INDICTMENTS PROMISED. An Apparently Premature Statement as to the Work of the Chicago Grand Jury. "Between fifteen and twenty firms engaged in the manu-facture of school and church furniture and de'sks and as many individuals are to be indicted by the federal grand jury which has adjourned to l\'larch 12," says a dispatch sent out from Chicago under date of March 1. Ko authority is given for the statement, nor is it explained how any perSall has been able to tell in advance what the grand jury will do, but it is stated that the indictments will be returned when the jury reconvenes, and will specify violations of the Sherman anti-trust act, the plan of the government being to prosecute both corporati0t:ls and individuals. The law provides a fine of $5,000 or imprisonment for" a year for each offense. Complaints of the operations of the alleg'ert "trust" began to reach the federal authorities over a year ago, and Harry B. Duncan, specia"! agent of the department of jus-tice, was assigned to the matter. He worked in secret for several months and tl~en reported his progress to the fed-eral authorities in Washington and to District Attorney Sims. Orders were received in Chicago to present the case to a federal grand jury, and on February 4, a grand jury convened to consider the case. Over a hundred witnesses from many parts of the United States appeared and testified during the hearing. Frederick A. Holbrook of Evanston, Ill., said to be chairman or managing director of the Amerkan Seating Company, who was arrested during the third week of the investigation on a warrant issued by order of District At-torney Sims, pleaded not guilty, furnished bail and had his examination adjourned to March 16. The complaint charges him with conspiring with Ezra H. Stafford, president of the E. H. Stafford Manufacturing Company to form and main-tain a combination in restraint of trade in church pews. At the beginning of the investigation federal officials asserted that the American Seatiag Company was organ-ized under the laws of New Jersey without much capital, and that the absorption of small manufacturing concerns was begun at once, but testimony taken before the grand jury confirmed the statement made by officials 6f the com-pany to the effect that it was a reorganization of the Amer-ican School Furniture Company for "financial reasons." The testimony showed further that the reorganization re-sulted in the 'ifreezing out" of severa"! of the smaller stock-holders. The testimony is said to have shown that the American Seating Company was not the only concern involved in the a1!eged trust-that the greater proportion of manufacturers of church and school furniture have been operating under a "gentlemen's agreement" through which the output and sales of the conccrns in the combine are protected. "Many a man" said Uncle Jones, "gets a reputation for selling lots of goods by showing a memorandum book filled with bogus orders." - Ready for Delivery---The Classified White Directory of the Manufacturers of Furniture, Pianos, Organs, Bedding, Interior Finishes and kindred Trades. Price $5. WHITE PRINTING CO., Grand Rapids, Mich - Some Interesting Features of Factory Truck Construction. The man who approaches the modern manufacturer 'with positive proof that he can improve the character of the pro-duct or reduce operating expenses is sure to be given a res-pectful hearing-and orders for what he has to sell. That is why the Gillette Roller Bearing Company, of Grand Rap-ids, Michigan is enjoying a fmc trade in factory trucks. Their trucks have two features of interest to careful buyers. First, there is the Gillette Roller Bearing Axle which effe'cts a reduction of ol1e-third to one-half in draft and makes it unnecessary to smear the truck and axle with oiL This feature of thc truck led an enthusiastic cllstomer to \vrite in recently saying, "On these trucks one man can move 3,000 pounds while with the other trucks it takes three men." Then there is the l\Ialleable Iron Caster-fork. Most trucks aTe weakest at the caster-fork. Gillette truck is the strongest. Trucks That is where tbe fitted with this fork do not readily find their '.vay to the repair .-;hop or junk pile. Other interesting features are, the method of fastening the frame togetbcl·, and of attaching the stake pocket, both of which speak well for the long life of the truck. 5 Why Worry with the Roll Question VENEERED =?= ROLLS Lea"e that to us. \Ve are prepared to solve it quicker and bl Her be-cause we have the knowledge and elJuip-ment. We use nothing but chestnut ill [] U r cores. }f!riteforprice8. The "Reliable" Kind The f~lIwock Auto. mobiJe & Mfg CO. EVANSVILLE, INC. Fonnerly the Fellwock Rl")ll & Panel Co. Nothing changed. but the name. EXCEPTIONAL FACTORY OPPORTUNITY Do you wish to find an openitl~ for a CHAIR FACTORY or would like to remuve tu some more favorable loca]lOn? Jf so, it would repay you to at once request infonnation about a fine location in the great timber section of Southeast Missouri along the • Liberal iadul'ements are offered to secure a bona fide proposition em. playing not less than forty men. Good di ...tributin~ facilities for finished product. Corres[.Joncknce is illvited regarding thIS and other excellent OppcHtunities for furniture, mattress. iron bed and other factories alan.${ our lines. Sendforind!i8trial de8criplive matter about the Rock 18land. Pri&co. ( M. SCHULTE:R, Industrial Commissioner. Rock 15land-Frisco lines. 1144Frisco Bld!J., ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. Cyclone Blow Pipe Co. (p \TENTli:b) Improved Cyclone Dust' Collectors, Automatic F umace Feeders. Steel Plate Exhaust Fans, Exhaust and Blow Piping Complete systems de-signed. manufac-tured, installed aDd guaranteed.. Old sys-tems remodeled OD modern lines 0 n m 0 s t economical plans. Supplemen-ta ..y lIy!d,ems added where present sys-tems are outgrown. Defective systems cOl'reeted and put in prllper working or- ,M. 70 W. Jackson Street. CHICAGO. - ILL. CLASS KNOBS This Pattern Made in Three Sizes We will make you INTERESTING PRICES FOR QUANTITIES JOHN DUER &. SONS, BALTIMORE, MD. Cabinet Hardware, Tools, Etc. 6 FOR WAR.DR.OBES···Here'sthe Neatest Thing Out! An Extension Bar on which can be hung a half dozen coat hangers or suit hangers and the whole thing can be drawn forward so as to place any suit within easy reach. Stock lengths 12, 14, 16 and 19 inch. We make UMBRELLA ItACKS also for the inside of Ward. robe Doors. As to DOOR CATCltES we make the largest lint. of any concern on earth. Smdfor samples and you'll Goon be a C'lJ8tomtr. HARDWARE SUPPLY COMPANY, Grand R.apids. Mich. MAKERS OF FURNITUR.E HARDWARE SPECIALTIES .. / 10 Spindle Machine Abo made with 12, 15, 20 and 25 Spindles. DODDS' NEW GEAR DOVETAILING MACHINE This little macbiu('J has dODemore to perfect tbe dJ'awer work of furniture manufacturers thall .QDyt.hingelse in the furni-ture trade. For fifteen ye,rs it has made perfect-ftttiDg, vermin~proof. dove-tailed stock a possibility. This haa been aillcomp1ished at reduced cost, as the machine cots dove-tails in gangs of from 9 to 24 at one operation. ALEXANDER DODDS, Grand Rapids, Mich. Represented by SCHUCHARDT & SCHUTTE at Berlin, Vienna, Stockholm aod St. Petersburg. ReP1'esented by ALFRED H. SCHUTTE at Cologne, BI"WI· leis, Liege, Parls. MUan and Bilbao. MANUFACTURERS OF HARDWOOD t~~~i~~ SPECIALTIES: ~1\,\{EPEiQUAOR.AK VENEERS MAHOGANY VENEERS HOFFMAN BROTHERS COMPANY 804 W. Main SI., FORT WAYNE, INOIANA \ The White Directory CONTAINS A CAREFULLY COMPILED LIST OF MANUFACTURERS OF FURNITURE, PIANOS, ORGANS, INTERIOR FINISHES AND KINDRED INDUSTRIES Now Ready. Send in Jour order. WHITE PRINTING COMPANY PRINTERS. ENGRAVERS, PUBLISHERS. BINDERS 2-20 LYONST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Morton House American ..•..rlan Rates $2.50 and Up Hotel Pantlind Euro~~.~~lan Rates $1.00 and Up GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Noon Dinner Served at the Pantlind for 50c Is the FINEST IN THE WORLD J. BOYD PANTLIND, Prop. 7 Grand Rapids Office, 412-413 Houseman Bldg. GEO. E. GRAVES, Manager CLAPPERTON & OWEN, Counsel THE CREDIT BUREAU OF THE FURNITURE TRADE The LYON Furniture Agency ROBERT P. LYON, General Manager CREDITS and COLLECTIONS THE STANDARD REFERENCE BOOK CAPITAL, CREDIT AND PAY RATINGS CLEARING HOUSE OF TRADE EXPERIENCE THE MOST RELIABLE CREDIT REPORTS WAGONMAKERS DRIVEN TO WALL. COLLECTIONS MADE EVERYWHERE PROMPTLY - REUABLY The American Harvester Company Employ Oil Me.thod&. Standard The American Harvester Company is rapidly gaining a monopoly of the business of manufacturing farm and lumber wagons. It commenced operations by purchasin'g a number of large wagon factories and establishing others in the factories no longer needed in the manufacture of harvesters and other farm machinery. Its agents werE: dispatched to all parts of the country with. instructions to make contracts for the purchase of the output of the manu-facturers of hubs, rims, spokes, and also of the hardware used in the construction of wagons, aml it no\v has practic-ally a monopoly of these materials. Quite a llumber of manufacturers of \vagons have been compelled to discontinue business or take up another line of production, and a number of plants erected last year will probably never be operate.d, unless the same shaH pahS into the ownership of the trust. One mammoth plant 'which was erected and equipped with yvagon making machinery, in Arkansas, invo1vil1g an expenditure of $1,200,000. has not been operated a day. Standard oil methods to destroy competition have been employed. These are so familiar to all that their opera-tion in detail need not be described in this item. A. single experience of a manufacturer of wagons in the state of Mich-igan will suffice. "1 had an order for a car load of farm wagons to be: shipped on March 1st, of this year." he says. "Spies of the Harvester trllst 1earned this fact, and during the month of February last, an agent of the trust visited my customer and offered to supply ;{ car load of wagons at a cost considerably lower than the price I had made. The trust offered to date the bill December 1, 1907, and to give the dealer one year's time after the dating to pay fm the same. I could not blame my cllstomer for taking advantage of this order, and cancelling mine. Two years ago 1 sold ove:r 2,000 farm wagons. Last year in competition with the trust I sold 300. This year I shall not be able to sell more than 100. I an1 making light vvagons for the delivery of furniture and other like purposes, but with many others, I ha~'e lost a very profitable part of my business, which re-quired thirty y(',lfS to establish." Ohio Railroad Commissioners Enjoined. Five suits have been started in the federal court at Col-umbus, Ohio all of which attack the rulings of the state rail-way commission. Two were filed by thc vVheeling & Lake Erie and three by the Hocking· Valley. Each of the petitions allege that the commission exceeded its authority, inasmuch that by reason of its findings it practically ordered the 1'ai1- \vay companies to ignore the interstate commerce law. The state commission ordered the railroacl companies to not only furnish their own cars, but to furnish cars which come to them through the general line of transportation to the dif-ierent coal companies which have complained. The railroad commission in December made an order that the railroad companies should pro rate all cars which are being used on their lines between the different shippers asking for the transportation of merchandise:. This order included not only railroad companies' own cars, but cars which belonged to foreign roads. The prayer in the five petitions was practically the same; namely, that the order be vacated and that the officers at-tempting to enforce the orders be enjoined. The court issued a temporary restraining order and as the commis-sioners can not defend their action it "v'ill undoubtedly he: made l)crmanenL point where other casters refuse to turn is '5he Point with The Faultless Pivot Bearing Caster The FAULTLESS received Ihe Highesl Award allhe World's Fair, 1904, oYer all olher caslers. Hissupplied wit h Faultless Pat ell t Steel .Spring Sockets. The Faultless has no weak spots-n 0 mechanical flaws--it's Fault-less in name-in action-and as a seller :.: :-: The Faultless is interchangeable; wilJ fit six differ-ent sizes of IrO'!~ bed sockets. :-: If you are after a money maker, write to 75he Faultless Caster Mfg. Co•• Nebraska City, Neb. They only manufacture the 8 The LION VARNISH and SHELLAC WORKS KAREL DE LEEUW. Manager. 1475 State St., CHICAGO, ILL. ONE OF OUR SPECIAL TIES Lustreless Special Finish for Mission and Fumed Oak Furniture. Does not retain wax. A quick dryer and does not stick. Samples Furnished on Request. BUSINESS MEN AND HEALTH. The Years From Forty to Sixty Should Be the Dominant Decades of Life. (Vilritten by Dr. \-Voods Hutchinson for the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia.) A man at fifty should be just entering upon his harvest. The years fro III forty to sixty are the dominant decades of life, the ages of the rulers of the world. The "vVander-jahren," the years of struggle and stress, of painful prepa-ration and laborious training, aTC over, the fields are white before his sickle. How can he best preserve his vigor and conserve hiiicapital? Conditions have changed, and he must adjust himself to them. First let him recognize the advantages of his position. He has graduated from the school of life, has earned the right to let his degrees of skill and experience work for him. vVhat his muscles have lost in elasticity they have gained in pra.ctised smootlwess of action and massive strength. His heart has lost the bounding leap of the deer, but has gained the tireless swing of the swift Karragansett pacer "that eats up the long miles like fire." His thought~ engine throbs with less violent pulsations, but has gained immensely in cool, orderly, harmonious vibrations. vVhat we once could do only by laborious effort and constant atten-tion we now do unconsciously and with the easy deftness of instinct, or "second nature." Let the young men blaze the trails and clear the forests. The man of the dominant decades, in Ollr expressive weste·rn idiom, "don't have to." He has qualified for something better. Let him clearly see this and "hank on it," and he has solved two-thirds of this problem of preserving his vigor till old age. Sound maturity is more efficient and quite as enjoyable as youth. Don't sigh for the days that were, or count yourself inferior to the callow stripling. You are a better motor than he is, of higher hOise-power, greater en-durance and less friction waste, Besides, he may be laid on the scrap-heap before he reaches your age. The glory and triumphs of manhood are yours. Enjoy them without regrets for the past or fears for the future. Live at concert pitch, and plan to die suddenly. Don't begin to cut down on things until they cut down on you. Keep on full steam ahead until you feci a bump, or at least a distinct grating. You'll go further and happier and far more usefully than by anxious straining on the lookout for rocks and shoals which oftell don't exist, though they maybe down on the charts. There are plenty such. First and most vital, keep up your exercise and recre-ations, especially the latter. Don't drop any of your out-door interests unless you can acquire new ones in their places. Change your sports in quality if yOUmust (but not till then), hut never in quantity, except to increase. Drop tennis when you find it exhausts you, or hurries your heart afterward or disturbs your sleep, but take an hour a day more golf in its place. If the rifle with its long, heart-straining tramp"s over mountain and dead-fall tires you, so that you don't react from the trip, take to the shotgun and the stubble-fields and copses, If the gun becomes too stren-uous, fall back on the rod, but don't give up your outdoor life on any account. There is no need to take too much an~ious thought about those problems. Nature has a guiding instinct for middle age and declining vigor, just as she has for" youth and growing powers. As long as you like to take active exercise and sport, and feel exhilarated and refreshed (even if a little stiffened) by them, keep them up; they are doing you good. When you feel that they are getting a little too much for yOU, when you don't feel fresher for them next day, cut down on them a little in intensity. In short, be guided by an intelligent study of your own feelings and preferences. They are your best guide. Let your motto be the advice of the Quaker apostle, George Fox, to William Penn, in regard to the wearing of dress-sword: "\Vear it as long as thou canst." Heavy Sales of Wood Knobs. President Waddell, of the Waddell Manufacturing com-pany, Grand Rapids, reports that the company is taking many orders for knobs of wood, with the "No-Kum-Loose" attachment. The knobs are cut out of mahogany, walnut and other cabinet woods, and when in use with the "N 0- Kum Loose" attachment, make a very pretty and substantial substitute for the old-fashioned brass bail pulls. Mr. Wad-dell states that his company has facilities in this branch of their business capable of cutting 4,000 knobs per day. CHOICE BIRD'S EYE Veneers CUT RIGHT. DRIED RIGHT. WHITE WRITE us FOR eAM~L.E&. GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WORKS, 't.~t::'~.R':PIDS, HAS NO USE FOR TIME-CLOCKS. Another Veteran Superintendent Who Gets Along Without the Modern Systems. After the talk ,,,,ith Superintendent John ilIowat, of the Grand Rapids Chair Company, \vhich appears on another page in this number of the Artisan, the reporter met J. ]. Rice, who for many years has been sllpcrintcJ1(lcnt of the Nelson-Matter Llctory, aud qucstiollcd him abollt his sys~ tern for keeping account of supplies, etc. 1I1r. Rice's replies were very much like those of 1-1r. ]'vlowat's, on the same subject, showing that the two factories, which aTC among the most successful in the Furniture City, are run on about the same plan. "V'v'e don't try to keep an account of all supplies and materials," said )ilr. Rice. "I don't believe it is worth while. Vv' e don't \vaste enough to pay the cost of working Ollt a system. I don't believe .vc lose as much as some others \'\iho think they have the best system ever invented. System is all right unless you have too much of it. A very little of it ,,,,ill do in all old, y·...ell est3.blishcd factory. HYour question reminds me of the fellows who have tried to have me recommend the putting in of a time-clock." continued Mr. Rice. "I may be an old fogy, but you know some men arc yOUllg at 60, while others are old at 40, and have no use for the time-clock. It may be necessary in a new factory, where you don't know your men, but in such a factory as this, where most of the men have been .vith us for years, I think it \vould be an imposition or an insult to them to put in a clock, give each man a number, tell him to forget his name and account for every minute. I know that the best mell in other factories look upon it in that way. They look upon it as all indication that their loyalty is doubted. Any man of spirit and ambition enough tl1 Cabinet Hardware --AND-- Factory Supplies New Enliland Flint Paper. Barton Garnet Paper. Doul>le Faced Fliut and Garnet Finishing Paper. Brass Butts. Wroulll>t Steel Butts. Cal>inet Locks and Keys. Gold Plated and Gilt Cal>· inet Keys. Beucl> Vises. Bolts, Washers, Zincs. Wood Screws. Coach Screws. Liquid Glne, Casters. Upl>olsterer's Tacks. Large Head Burlap Tacks. Wire Brads. Standard Nails. Cement Coated Nails. Ell>ow Catches. Door Catches, etc., etc. Our large and complete assortment of general hard ware is at your service, Correspondence solicited. Inquiries for prices will receive careful and immediate attention. FOSTER, STEVENS & CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. make him good for anything will feel that way, though he rnay not say anything about it. ;;\,Vhen you dock a good man for being out fifteen min-utes or being a few minutes late it is nothing more than natural for him to resent it. He may not lll~ntion it, but the chances are that he will work under protest, not only for a day or two, but for many days or weeks, and you will lose ten times-perhaps a hundred times-more than you gained by taking a few cents out of his pay. I tell you the loyalty and good will of the men is what usually makes it possible to pay dividends. "\\That I have learned about the working of the clock system in other factories convinces me that we do not want it. One of the men who came in to sell a clock seemed surprised that I did not consider it necessary. He was a good talker, and I listened while he preached eloquently about the beauties and benefits of system and the advant-age of having everything figured down to a cent. As a clincher for his argument, he mentioned four large concerns in tbis city that are using the clocks and told how nicely...:...... how systematically--they managed everything-. "1 happened to know something about the factories he mentioned. One of them has never earned a dividend, and the other three have done so only twice in the past twelve years. I called his attention to that fact, told him we had done a little better than his model factories-ill fact we had made 1nore than all four of them-and he went away. "There's another reason why I don't like the clock system. 1 believe that it is really responsible for more ill-feeling of lTJ.en against their employers, and therefore causes more labor troubles than any of the so-called 'sys-tems' yet invented. ".:'{ow don't get the idea that this factory 'is rUll on a free-and-easy plan. \Ve try to be fair and liberal, that's all. vVe have very few rigicl rules or regulatiolls, and try to treat the men as \ve would \'v-ant to be treated if we were in their places. \\7hen a man loses interest in his work or becomes careless or gets to be a chronic laggard, coming late nearly every day, \",7e simply allow him to ,vork for somebody else-in a factory that has a time-clock, perhaps." .Write for a Lignine Catalogue. The Ornamelltal Products Company of Detroit, l1ich., manufacturers of unbreakable carvings are anxious to place a sample of their product in the hands of every manufacturer of furniture in t.he Vnited States, in order that the mamtfac-turCl" s may become thoroughly conversant with their wonder-ful product. They will be glad to send their catalogue show-ing new designs with prices. Higher Rates on Coal and Cement. The Trunk Lines and Central Freight Association have announced an advallce of five cents per ton in freight rates on soft coal, to take effect on 11ay 1. The order does not apply to Kew England points. The Chicago basis of rates on cement is to be advanced twellty cents westbound, making the minimum about $2.20. :::-:astof Trunk Line terminals there will be a graduated aJ-vance of about ten cents a ton. 9 -----------' 10 Callinet Makers In theae days Qf close competition, need the best possible equipment, and this they can have in . . . . BARNES' Hand and Foot POWER Machinery Our New "and and foot Power Circular Saw No. 4 The strongest, most powerful, and in every way thot;best machine of its kind ever made, for ripping, cTQ5S.cuUing, boring and grooving. Send for our New Catalogue. w. F. (g). JOHN BARNES CO. 654 Ruby Street, Rochford, Ill. ANOTHER POINT TO REMEMBER IF YOU PLACE YOUR ANNOUNCEMEMTS ------IN THE------ Mercantile Editions of the Artisan THEY WILL BE READ BY DEALERS IN FURNITURE AND KINDRED GOODS ONLY If your DESIGNS art. right, people want the Goods. That makes PRICES right. e.tlarence 1R. 1bfUs DQESIT IIJ3Madison Avenue-Citizens Phone 1983. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. IF YOU WANT THE BEST fURNITURE WRITE M. P. T"IELE So CO., 242 S. Front St., GRUD R,\PIDS, MIG". T"E GRAND RAPIDS PANEL CO. A. N. SHERWOOD, Manager- Monu'o.'u,c" u, ELASTIC GRAINING PLATES GRAINING MACHINES GRAND RAPIDS, - - MICHIGAN. West Side 36 Inch Band Saw Machine, Gleason Palent Sectional Feed Roll, -~--=====MANUFACTURRD BY""''''''''''''''''= WEST SIDE IRON WORKS, CRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. We can help you. Time saved and when done leaves are bound (by your~ sdf) and indexed by floors or departments. BARLOW BROS., Grand Rapids, Mich. WRlTE. RIGHT NOW. S'IONEY J. OSGOOD S. EUGENE OSGOOD OSGOOD & OSGOOD, Architects. FACTORV CONSTRUCTION AND DESICNINC A SPECIALITY. GRANO RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. FOR WOOD CARVINGS of all kind•. Mention Michigan Artisan. CRNO RA.PJD3, Mic'. ==== 'cSEE==~ West Michigan Machine & Tool Co., ltd. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. for HIGH GRADE PUNCHES and DIES. 11 Effect of Higher Wages in Germany. AmeTican Consul G. A. Bucklin, jr., of Glauchau, re-ports that another effort is now being made in that district of Germany to raise wages and shorten hours of work, concerning which he writes: "The workers in the kllitting~machine needle factories have been having frequent meetings and have resolved to present to their employers, through a committee therefor, a Made by Studenu at the C. M. Schwab ~ua1 Trainilll8" School, Homelltead. Poll. demand for a 9-hour day, a 20 per cent wage increase, and a 25 per cent additional hourly wage for over~time work. The c.omparatively small number of workers originally affected has been increased by a considerable number of bed and table cover workers joining the movement. "This is significant as carrying out among the smaller bands of ""vage-workers the general movement for higher wages which has been going on in this region for several years. Increasing prosperity has made the movement gen-erally successful, while increased cost of living has made it necessary. Strikes are now seldom resorted to, contracts between laborers and employers in many cases specifically providing that disputes shall be left to arrangement by con-ference arbitration. "Some exporters claim that the increased wages are making it more difficult for them to send their goods to America. Those goods which at the former cost of produc-tion left a meager profit when sold in the American market can not now be disposed of there, but new markets must be found where lower tariff rates or higher prices will enable them to realize more from the goods." An Old Furniture House Fails. Announcement of the failure of the furniture firm of John H. Crane & Company, St. Louis, will be of interest to many furniture manufacturers, especially so to those of Grand Rapids, (11ich.) some of whom began selling to the house thirty or thirty-five years ago. The house was founded by John H. Crane forty or fifty years ago, and prospered steadily so long as the founde.r was aMe to look aft.er the management. Mr. Crane died about five years ago, leaving a large estate, and since then the business is said to have been controlled by his son-in-law, A. K. Bon-ham, who was well known in Grand Rapids a few years ago, when he owned an interest in the \~lelch Folding Bed Company. The cause of the failure has not been stated, and no estimate on the assets and liabilities has yet been published. WHITE PRINTING CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. PRINTERSOF C ALOGUES and everything needed y business men 12 IESTABl-ISHEO 1880 -..~~~ ~" ~ I (,,.-- "\ 'i , ~" '- I ~t""" I I ...'.I I \~h \l. I "\ '""I ~ • / ~~ .,_a ,-1!!fi~" !! ~ I ~ ~ - - PLlIilL.ISHI!:D I!IT MICHIGAN ARTISAN CO. ON THE 10TH ANI:) 2!:iTH OF EACH MONTH O"'FICE-2-20 LYON ST., GRANO RAPIDS, MICH. HlTERED AS "'ATTER OF THE SECOND CLASS There are many managers and superintendents of fac-tories who will disagree with the sentiments and opinions of Messrs. Mowat and Rice as to the value of systems, expressed in the interviews appearing in this issue of the Artisan. However, the gentlemen quoted are superinten-dents of long, sllccessful experience, and it must be admit-ted that their ideas are well supported by their results. \~rhile system and order is desirable in any kind of business, it is undoubtedly a fact that bookkeeping and theoretical ideas are often carried to such extremes as to seriously interfere with practical results. That factories are some-times systemized to death is shown by the experience of A. 'H. Andrews & Company, of Chicago, formerly the largest manufacturers of school and church furniture in the country. When Fred. A. Holbrook, who has recently been given prom-inence in connection with the grand jury investigation of the so-called "school furniture trust," took the position of general manager for Andre"vs & Company, he found too much "red tape" in the business, and decided to secure a new superintendent. lIe went. to Grand Rapids and induced Geo. R. Jackson to accept the position. \;V'hen Mr. Jackson went into the factory he found no less than seventeen clerks in the superintendent's office, doing the work, pre-sumably, that is considered unnecessary by :Messrs. Mowat and Rice. Mr. Jackson certainly considered the work unnec-essary, for his first move was to dispense with the services of sixteen of the clerks. He found a similar condition of affairs in all departments of the factory. There was so much "red tape" that it was almost impossible to accomplish anything more than to prevent it from becoming tangled. The concern had been systemized to death; for in spite of the efforts of Tvir. Holbrook and his new superintendent, an assignment for the benefit of creditors was made a fe"v months later. Other factories might be mentioned that have gone through similar experiences, and still others that are so handicapped by system and theory that they are unable to pay dividends. Theories and systems may be necessary and effective, when worked out by practical, experienced men, but they are frequently overdone. *1* *1* *1* *1* Last summer the New England Fire Insurance Ex-change, taking losses in San Francisco as an excuse, ordered an increase in rates, averaging about 20 per cent. There was a howl from the people of course, but nothing more could be done in any state except Connecticut, which it appears has a general law that allows municipalities to en-gage in the fire insurance business. As Connecticut policies expired and the new rates were demanded for renewals there was a clamor for municipal insurance which became so insistent that it could not be ignored. The agitation had reached a point where several cities seemed about to take action, when the New England Exchange, which is declared to be very much like a trust, not only revoked the order of last summer, but made another which reduces the old rates on certain risks. Thus it appears that even if municipal insurance is not desirable, and may be impracticable, it is quite effective when used as a club on a combine. 71RTI..s'..7I~ 9 7 e. That Michigan senator who proposes to levy a tax on those who fill mail orders from his state has tackled a doubtful proposition. A law for that purpose, in order to be valid, would have to cover all kinds of business, and would apply to the man who sells lumber as well as to those who sell soap and low grade furniture, and it is difficult to see how the tax could be collected. It would seem to he easier, and perhaps more effective, to tax those who give the orders than to collect from those who fill them. .Tn other words, make it a tariff measure for the protection of IHichigan dealers, and then the scheme would appear in its true nature-so ridiculous that its sponsor would dis-own it. *f* *1* *1* *1* Those who contend that "the tariff is the mother of trusts" will expect confirmation of their belief by the oper-ations of Brazil's new tariff law, which places on the free list all articles that "come into competition with goods manufactured or controlled by trusts." Such a law in this country at present would put the customs collectors out of business, and inaugurate a period of free trade, if it could be strictly enforced. *1* *1* *1* *1* It is evident that wealth does not mean happiness, be-cause, as soon as a' man is successful enough to get one or more million dollars together, he wants or thinks he wants something else.-Ex. "Jes so." But if he should go into the furniture manufacturing business he would not have time to think of anything else." *1* *1* *1* *1* An irritated manufacturer declares that the legislature should make legal provision whereby the minds of the de-signers of furniture could be sent to an asylum twice each year for readjustment. Perhaps he has been reading the testimony of the experts in the Thaw trial. *r* *[' "1* 'I' :Morocco is not attractive to the seller of furniture. The natives sleep on the floors or on the stones in the streets. They would not know how to use spring beds, and but few have chairs. Brass pans upon short legs answer the purposes of a table. Some of the legs are beautifully carved. *1* *1* *1* *1* A foreman finisher, the father of eight small children, thinks he is qualified to manage an information bureau, on account of his abi'lity to answer questions. ** ** ** A new black stain for producing Circassian mahogany IS appropriately called "Pittsburg." ** ** ** It is hard to be honest when one makes mahogany fur-niture with a stain brush. ** ** ** Steam in a kettle is as useful as reading about success without action. ** ** ** The designer of a "hot line" of furniture does not always fecl the heat. ** "'''' ** An unbossed superintendent is a boss superintendent. He Loved Her Not. Before the furniture show window. Lover-"Whatl Steal that davenport for you. It is not an easy undertaking." Sweetheart-"You wouldn't mind spending three years in prison if you should be caught, to '{)lease me?" "Central" did not have much sympathy for the subscriber who complained that he had been at the 'phone ten minutes. "That is nothing," she sweetly murmur.ed. "I have been here all day." Safety Device Expositions. The exhibits of the first international exposition of safety devices and industrial hygiene, which was given by the Americ,-In Illstitute of Social Service in New York from January 29 to February 12, have been loaned to the indus-trial exposition \vhich opened in Chicago the first week in March, and from Chicago they are to be taken to Boston for the exposition of industry, hygiene, and sanitation, whieh will be given there during the first week in April. The movement to establish in this country a permanent museum of security, like those of Berlin, Paris, Vienna, )·lu-nie- h. Amsterdam, and even the bCllighted Mosco\<v, has, as a result of this exposition, gained encouraging headway, according to Dr. \V. H. Tolman, director of the Institute of Social Service. Engineers and manufacturers from all over the United States \,vent to ~ew York for the express purpose of studying the appliances displayed, and took mvay many suggestions. Most of the devices exhibited are for use in mines or on railroads, boats and street railways, hut many aT them are intended to prevent accidents in factories. There are dm:ens of photographs showing the length to which German man-ufacturers go in providing coverings for their ge;1r wheels and other machinery in which a 'workman might become en-tangled. Hay cutters worked by hand have the fly wheel guarded, belts are covered with shields, and gears have over them wire screens. The Germans are not content with pro-tecting men from the more common and obvious dangers, but try to guard them from those which are unusual and which spring upon one unexpectedly. HAND CIRCULAR RiPSAW. MORTtSRR Complete Outfit of HAND and FOOT POWER MACHINERY WHY THEY PAY THE CABINET MAKER. He can Ilave' a manufactu.I'er'll profit as well IIIl It dealer'll profit. He can make more money with less cltpitltl invested. He can hold II better aDd more Ilathfactory trade with his clllltomer8. He can manufacture in as good style ~lDd finish, Rnd at R8 low COllt as the factories. The leeal cabinet IDake .. has been fotll'.t',dinto only the deal~ er's tradc and profit, becau!!ie of machine manufantul'ed goods of factories. An outfit of Barnes' Patent Foot and Hand-PfI\'I;Cr Machin_ er)', reinstates the cabinet maker ,,,lith advantagell equal to his competitors. It desired, these machlne!l will be sold ON TRIAL. The pUl'ch~ser can have ample thne to tellt them In hill own sbop and on the wOl'k he wishell them to do. Descriptive cata-logue and pri<~c list free. W. f. 1I. JO"N BARN~S CO.654 Ruby St .•Rockford. III. No.4 SAW (ready faT cross-cutting) 13 In industrial hygiene also the Germans take the lead. Vats containing noxious gases over which a. man must lean are guarded with glass hoods which carry off the gas, but enable him to put his hands underneath and to see through the glass what he is doing. Perhaps the most striking "live exhibit" was that of the Monarch engine stop. This device is connected with the throttle of a stationary engine and wires run to electric but-tons in all' parts of the plant. If a workman becomes en-tangled in the machinery, or if anything breaks, the engine can he shut dO·H.'l1in a few seconds by simply pressing one of the buttons. This device also included a speed limit, de-sigHcd to prevent destructive flywheel accidents from racing ellgines. Another Important Bankruptcy Decision. The case of the Eau Claire [\"ationa1 Bank of Eau Claire, \Vis., vs. Jackson, trustce. involving a question of preference in a nutter of ballkruptcy, has been decided by the Supreme Comt of the United Slates against the bank. The case arose out of the affairs of John H.Young, who, in June, 1902, be-came a bankrupt, having given in the previous February mortgages on substantially all his property to secure notes to the bank. It was urged that the recognitioTl of this mortgage would result in giving the hank a preference over other creditors. The decision of the Sllpreme court of \\Tisconsin was against the bank. and it is affirmed by this decision, which was de-livered by Justice McKenna. COMllUlltD MACflIl-lE. FORMl!:R OR MOUI,DER.. HAND TKNONH:R. No.7 SCROLL SAW. No.3 WOOD LATHB. No.4 SAW (ready tor ripping) 14 This is a Sample of Our Work Let us make a room scene for you. Prices upon application. MICHIGAN ENGRAVING COMPANY, 2 PEARL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Removed the Restrictions. The wide-awake representative of a company engaged 111 the manufacture of power transmii-ision machinery living in the state of ]\v1ichigan, learned recently that certain capi-talists living in ·western Kansas had pnrchased a site pre-paratory to commencing thc erection of a large mill at Grand Rapids. The manufactnring corporation has branches in St. Louis and Kansas City, and it was presumed that the order for outfitting the mill would naturally be obtained hy the manager of the Kansas City branch. Acting upon his 0\"'"0 judgment, however, the wide-awake representative DIMENSION STOCK PLAIN AND QUARTER SAWED OAK Furniture manufacturers will find it advantageous to Jet us furnish stock cut exactly as specified for use in the con· struction of their furniture. Our product is right as also are our prices. LET US fiGURE WIT" YOU. WOLVERINE MANUfACTURING CO. Station G., MEMP"IS, TENN. located in 1,Jichigan journeyed to the home of the men of wealth in Kansas, and in a reasonably short time entered into a contract whereby the company he represents will furnish the power transmission outfit. On his return the repre-sentative stoppe<l in St. Louis and exhibited the contract to the manager of tbe company·s hranch in that city, who .vas so pleased over the success of the man from Michigan-right under the nose of the manager of Kansas City-that he called the whole office and shipping force into the ware-house where they engaged in a snake dance. \Vhen the young man presented the contract to the president of the corporation, that official asked: "\tVby did you go to Kansas for this order? Do you 110t know that Kansas is in the territory of the Kansas City branch ?" "Yes, sir," the young mall replied. "But this mill will he located at Grand Rapids. Is not Graud Rapids in my territory?" The president ac-knowledged the claim of the young man, and after studying the contract carefully, nodding his head frequently while so employed, he remarked: "Say, my boy, your territory will include San .Francisco, Porto Rico, Panama, South Africa, Auckland, Copenhagen and all other parts of the world, from and after this day. Go whercver it may please you to get. the business." Must Buy Land or Stop Growing. To say that the business of a manufacturing concern is prospering and the site of its plant increasing is common-place. This condition is the rule rather than the exception and has been for seveTal }'CaTS. If an}' nttention is to be palet to such statements, it 111nst be based upon the relative growth of concerns in the same line of business. \Vhen a concern, after showing a remarkable growth for a number of years, can report anything like all increase in one year of forty per cent, there must be some pecnliar merit to their product and to the manner of doing business. The American Blower Company, of Detroit, IvIichigan, is el1joying such a phenominal growth that it is worthy of special note. Just at present a large addition to their steel plate fan shop is ahout completed and will b~ ready for occupancy in another thirty days 811Li at the same time, the comp .. my's architects arc at work on a large addition to their 15 power plant and to their engine construction department. This is the way it has been going for some years. One ad-dition has followed close upon the heels of another until the compallY 1l0W,unfortunately, has no ground left,to grow on. But a few years ago the engille department of this company \vas almost a side line, but no\\o',since putting on the market their new vertical, self-oiling engine, which has met with such exceptional seccess, the engine department is taking rlrst place and is forcing an entire re-arrange:rp.ent of the plant. Oil Is Not the Best Fuel. :\n order by the Southern Pacinc Railroad Company to a Pittsburg mining company for 250,000 tons of coal to be delivered at the company's wharves in New Orleans marks the beginning ·of the end of oil for fuel-at least, for a time, declares the Xew York Commercial. The return of t11is company to t'Je use of coal is forced by the growing scarcity of oil and the consequent high prices, vVhen oil ,vas lirst discovered in Texas. and the interest thus awak-elled had extended to neighboring state,s. it was believed that the snpply was inexhaustible. In the days of the big Beau-mont "gushers" how to dispose of the rapidly-accruing product was a serious problem. It was cheap-so cheap, indeed, that at a glance coal appeared to have been put en~ tirely "out of business," and it was so heralded by the proph-ets. For a time this plentiful supply contillued and was add(~c1to from various quarters by l1(',W di.scoveries. Then the Southern Pacific was persuaded to consume it as fuel. The present action of the company does not mean that the oil supply of the southern fields is exhausted; nor does it imply that new discoveries are unlikely; but it does prove simply the hard, unescapable fact that oil, as available, is 1''1 longer the best watcrial for fuel, when expense is con-sidered. 50 PERCENT OF THE CIRCULATION OF TRADE PAPERS. EXCEPTING THE Michigan Artisan IS mailed to manufacturers, designers, shop hands, com= mission men, jobbers of fac" tory supplies and others who do not sell furniture and kin-dred goods. To reach the largest number of retailers use the Michigan Artisan's Mercantile Editions Mailed to Retailers Only 16 STAINS AND FILLERS. A Prominent Feature of the International Master House Painters' Convention. One of the most interesting features of the convention of International master house painters of the united States and Canada, which closed Friday evening, Feb. 19th, was the practical demonstration made every day and evening by the Marietta Paint and Color Company of Marietta,O., of its stains and fillers. The company had an exhibition of its goods in the American house, but its demonstration took place in a special annex at 61 Hanover street, and was witnessed by a very large Humber of master painters, who were much impressed by these goods with which they had not hitherto been acquainted, as these stains have till recently been sold only to furniture manufacturers. Not a few of the painters declared tJw.t it 'was the only practical demonstration of stains and fillers to be seen at the convention, and one painter from Cincinnati declared that the $1,000,000 hotel in that city, now in process of con-struction, had been unable to find mahogany stain to answer its purpose till it sampled the 11arietta company'!'> product. which pro'ved to be exactly what it wanted and resulted in an order for nine barrels of the stain, which was used in the entire edifice. The commendation of master painters for these stains was largely based on the ease with which they are applied, no special directions being required; their freedom from a pigmentary character, making them a true, transparent stain, v,r+hilepossessing the required color. The 1vlarietta company, which claims to be the largest stain and filter manufacturing concern in the world, bas as its most recent product, a patent combination filler-stain, belonging to a group having the general name of Art 1\ou-veau, which does the whole work of filling and staining a rich mahogany color with but one application, making it decidedly economical from the labor standpoint. Thc Marietta company was reprcsented at the conven-tion by its vice president, C. J. La Vallee, and its eastern representative, C. G. Edwards.-Boston Sunday Globe. System of Proved Value. The Cyclone Blow Pipe Company, Seventy Vilest Jack-son Boulevard, Chicago, for years have been engaged in the manufacture and installation of exhaust and blow pipe equip-ment. The long experience of the men connected with the concern has taught them the merits and faults of their own product, and by the elimination of the undesirable points they have produced a system worthy the consideration of every manufacturer. It is universally conceeded that the salient feature of the blow pipe system is the designing and installation; and this one fact has been responsible for the Cyclone's popu-larity and sllccess. All designs are modeled along lines pro-ductive of the best results. The installation is done only after thorough knowledge of the plant, and by men who are equipped to complete the work satisfactorily. A sketch of the factory in which the work is to be done is always dra"wn showing the necessary lines of piping to be made. In this manner the company is enabled to make an accurate estimate of the cost of the job and to guarantee their work. The company also remodels old systems, adds supplementary systems, corrects and puts in good working order systems Work of Manual Training Department, Grand Rapids Public Schools. that are defective in any respect. They have irtstalled their systems in many furniture plants, besides the Deering and McCormick harvester works, the Chicago Mill and Lumber Company, Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Company, the Kurz and Downing Company plants, and many others. The members of the finn are P. C. Miller, President, G. Klug, vice-president, and Fred Proc1oehe, secretary and superintendent of the factory. These men have built up the business by their weU known enterprise and tact, as well as by sterling integrity; and their standing commercially is of the highest order. They are conducting a large busi-ness, have a patronage that extends to all parts of the country, and which is constantly increasing owing to the value of their products and the square-deal methoJs pur-sued in managing their business. BOSTON, PHllADE:lPHIA, BALTIMORE:. C...NADIAN FACTORY; WALKERVILLE: ONTARiO CHICAGO, CINCINNATI, ST. lOUIS, SAN FRANCISCO. BERRY BROTHERS' Rubbing and Polishing Varnishes MUST BE USED IN FURNITURE WORK TO BE APPRECIATED THEY SETTLE THE VARNISH QUESTION WHEREVER TRIED WRITI TODAY fOR INFORMATION AND PRICES. FINISHED SAMPLES ON REQUEST. BERRY BROTHERS. LIMITED VARNISH MANUFACTURERS DETROIT NEW YORk, - - --------- - - - ~ To Our Western Patrons NOTE: There has been no change in the management of our CHICAGO FACTORY. the same practical men who have brought it to its present high standard continue in our employ. BE NOT DECEIVED. WE CAN MATCH ANYTHING FILLER BONE HARD OVER THAT WILL ORY N I G H T The great majority-in fact just about all ot the manufacturing trade ask for a filler to be hard dry the day after filling. We can do better than that. USE OUR FILLER AND YOU CANNOT DIG IT OUT OF THE PORES THE ==========NEXTDAY ==== IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR VARNISH TO PENETRAIE THE SURFACE IT SANDS OFF IN A POWDER THAT WILL LEAVE YOUR SAND PAPER CLEAN AFTER THE WORK IS DONE. The Barrett-Lindeman Company IN CONSOLIDATION WITH The l.Jawrence-McFadden Co., Ltd. 61·63·65·6N7o. Ashland Ave., CHICAGO. 1400·2·F4rankford Ave., PHILADELPHIA. 17 18 Lignine Carvings Unbreakable t]I Perfed reproductionsof hand carvings. Full depth of grain. Will not CHIP. CHECK. CRACK nor SHRINK. t]I Stronger than wood. f1I No wMte in your fadory. IJI Are applied the same as wooel carvings, by naili~ ot gluing. c.lI No heating nOl steaming. Fimsb. with filler or stain. Write for &ample and catalogue showing Capitals, Heads, Shields, Scrolls, Claws, etc. Consider LIGNINE carvings on your new creation •• ORNAMENTAL PRODUCTS CO., 551 w••• Fort St., Detroit, Mich. A Coming Contractor. Last week E. \V. Wright purchased a load of wood which the teamster deposited in front of the residence and no one could be found to put it in the cellar, says the Port-land Oregonian. Finally ten year-old Teddie offered to do it for a money consideration and the father, wishing to en-courage his spirit for ;usefulness immediately offered him fifty cents for the job. Several days slipped by and the ,...o.od was not put in, and before leaving the city on a short bus-iness trip Mr. \Vright reminded Ted that he was pretty slow ous substance which is the product of the kauri pine tree. The gum can be secured from the trunks of trees while they are alive, for it protrudes in lumps, but it is especially profitable to dig for it in the soil about the stumps remaining after the trees have been cut down. Sometimes chunks weighing as much as 100 pounds are taken from the ground. Digging for kauri gum is profitable, for the gum is used in the manufacture of varnish and apparently it is one of those products of nature whose p"lace cannot be filled by anything else which has yet been discovered. In fact the -= Iii I \~ DESIGN BY JAMES NELSON. STUDENT IN THE GRAND •RAPIDS 5CHOOL Of FURNITURE. DESlGNlNG. in accomp'lishing the work. On his return he was delighted to find every stick carefully placed i~the cellar and he has-tened to pay the fifty cents to the energetic son. . "Here is your money, son," he said, "and I am very proud of you for working so faithfulty. That's the way to get along successfuIly-" "Aw, he didn't do it, papa," fOUf year-old Billie put in. "He got a tramp to do it for fifteen cents;" v\Thile Mr. Wright was properly shocked he has been chuckling ahout the coup his young son worked on him and predicts he will be the original money-maker when he reaches manhood. Valuable New Zeeland Product. New Zeeland furnishes a valuable product for manufac-turers of varnish and other finishes. It is kauri gum, a resin-price has gone up 25 per cent within the- last year because of the great increase in the demand. It has been found that it can be used in certain enamel paints and this has had the effect of bringing the demand up to a point above the supply. The kauri pine is a magnificent tree. It rises as straight as a needle to a height of from 150 to 200 feet and attains at times a diameter of fifteen feet. It is noted for its dark, dense foliage and is much used for masts for vessels con-structed for the British navy. Because you can't do a great thing is- no earthly reason why you shouldn't do a small thing in a great way. Every great achievement is at the cost of a desperate struggle and usually in the face of tremendous odds. LABOR CONDITIONS IN EUROPE. An Interesting Report on the Cost of Living and Wages in France. Consul Louis Goldschmidt, of Nantcs, under date of J annary 28, transmits a repoft covering the wag-es and food prices in N antes, w}lich, the consul says, may be considered a city of average prosperit}" as compared with other cities in France and in Europe generally. IIe says: "Considerable has been published lately in America con-cerning the increased cost of living and the comparative pay of labor in the united States. In some cases the writers have tried to demonstrate that it is only in the United States that the cost of articles of daily consumption has increased to any considerable degree. Statements are also frequently made to the effect that, although the wage of the laboring classes abroad is usually lower than the wage of the same class of labor in the United States, nevertheless living abroad is so much cheaper that the laborirlg class is just as happy and just as prosperOllS as the Ameiican laborer. In demonstrating that this is not the fact, statistics will be given as far as has been possible to obtain them, of (1) the ",,·ages paid to various labor classes in Nantes; (2) the cost of articles of food, fuel, light, etc., entering seriously into thc daily consumption of laboring people; and (3) the cost of rent of rooms Or apartments. "The wages paid to the various classes of organized labor in this city, which may be considered a city of average prosperity in France and Emolle, are given herewith as fm-nished to me by the secretary of the :\I"ational Labor Ex-change. It is fair to assume that the maximum pay is given to organized fabor, in fact, mallY classes of labor not organ-ized are paid much lower ·wages than are here given." Then follows a tabulatcd statement of wages showing that adjusters of machinery are paid $1.00 to $1.20 per day of ten hours; blacksmiths $1.10 to $1.40; carpenters and tim-ber workers, $1.10 to $1.30; house carpenters, 9:j cents to 1.00; chair makers, 80 cents to $1.00; factory laborers, 75 to 90 cents; labor~saviIlg machine tenders, 90 cents to $1.00; moulders, !=:IOcents to $1.00; saw tenders (po~e'r saws) 80 to 90 cents; wil1O\v and rattan workers, (\0 CClltS to $1.00. Continuing the report says: "On most articles of food the municipality collects a tax upon their entering the city limits. Consequently people living in the smaller outlying towns are enabled to purchase some of the articles for food at a little lower price than the market price in the city. However, the mass of the laboring people live within the city limits, and consequently arc 110t affected by this differ-ellce. These taxes, which arc paid in all the larger French cities, help to defray the expenses of the municipality, and may be considered a direct tax upon all consumers of these products." Then follows current quotations showing the cost of meats and provisions as follows: Beef for soup, 12 to 18 tents, sirloin steak, 28 cents, porterhouse steak, 36 cents, ten-derloin, 42 cents; veal, 20 to 24 cents; pork, 18 to 24 cents; horse mcat for soup, 6 cents, steak, Hi to 28 cents; chickens, 80 cents each: turkeys and geese, $3.00 to $4.00 each. But-ter, 25 to 44 cents. Sugar 5}'2. to 6 cents; llotatoes, 1}'2. cents. per pound. Kerosene oil 24 to 30 cents per gallon. Coal, $10.00 to $12.00 pcr ton. \\ToDd, $7.;jO to $9.00 per corr!. "Inquiring carefully into thc average price paid for rent of rOOlTISand houses by working people here, it. is learned that the average price paid per room in apartments or lodg-ings occupied by the laboring c'lass is from $18 to 20 per year. Thus. a laboring family occupying a three-room apartment, composed of a general living room, a bedroom, and a kitchen, pays from $50 to $60 per year. These rooms do not contain the usual conveniences found in American houses. "Running water is 1l0t always found in the houses, and 19 ·when found must be paid for by each tena.nt. vVhere the the houses are of more modern construction, and are health-ful and well ventilated, the cost of rooms is greater. In late years there have been some improvements in the construc-tion of houses for laboring people, and more modern small cottages have been constructed in the outski'rts, ·which rent at from $100 to $160 per year. However, the average 'york-lng family here can not (lfford to pay so mu-ch ror their house rent. and must consequently live in the larger houses in the older quarters, where rents are cheaper, but where they are generally far from healthy, are ill lighted, and poor-ly ventilated. The average cost of clothing in general here is not far, if any, below the cost of clothing in the United States. The cost of all articles of cotton is more expensive here than in the United States, while articles of linen are generally cheap-er. Clothing made of ",voolen goods may be considered somC\vhat cheaper here, particularly cOllsidering the lower price of the finer grades of wool goods. However, a work-ingman can purchase a better ready-made suit of clothes in tl1e United States for from $10 to $15 than he can purchase for the same amount in this country. An ordinary busilless ","'clit of tweeu costs, when n;ade by a local tailor, from $20 to $25, an.::! I am quitc sure that all article of clothing as good and as well fitting can be obtained from an American tailor at about the same price. "Taking all these facts into consideration, concerning the condition of labor here as compared with 'labor in the ··United States, one may say that labor here has not reached the degree of prosperity that labor has reached in the Uni-ted States, nor in any way approaching thereto. A great deal has been done and is being done in the way of organizing labor, and this will undoubtedly result in much good for the laboring classes here. Their condition is ·much better than it was a few years ago, and it is tending to constant amelior-ation as regards wages, but this condition can not. be com-pared with that of the laborer in the Unit cd States, and when the cost of living for laborers in Europe is c.ompared with the cost of living in the United States the fact should he taken into consideration that the laborer of Europe does not live as well as the laborer in the United States, nor are his requirements as many. "l\'r any things arc considered necessities to the laborer 111 the Unit.ed States which would be luxuries to the laborer of Europe. In Europe the laborer expends much less than in Ameriea and in spite of this lives comparatively happy, because he does not know or feel the needs of all that enters into the daily life of the American laborer. The wages here do not permit of extravagance, and comparison of the con-dition of the laborer here and in the United States can not be made ,vithont coming to the conclusion that the laborer in the United States lives much better than here. Everything in, the line of necessities for living come.s high in Europe; the only commodity that is really cheap here is the price of labor." All of us are rich or poor according to what we are, not according to ,;vhat we have. Citizens' Tetephone1702. 10ufs 'lbabn DESIGNS AND DETAILS OF FURNITURE 154 Livingston,St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 20 7IR-TI.s~ & me· The Universal Automatic CARVINO MACHINE ==== 'PERFORMS THE WORK OF ==== 25 HAND CARVERS And does the Work Better than it can be Done by Hand -------MADE BY Union [nDOSSlno M'(Hlnt Co. Indianapoll., Indiana Write for Inlormation. Prices Etc. The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS all' Plain and Beveled Mirrors, Bent Glass for China Cabinets, Plate Glass for Desks, Table Tops and Shelves. Our facilities for supplying furniture manufacturers will be understood when we state that we have 10 Glass factories, extending from Pennsylvania to Missouri; and 13 Mirror plants, located as follows: New York Boston PhUade1phia Buft'alo {llnelunatl St. Louis Minneapolis Atlanta. Kokomo, Ind. Ford City, Pa. High Point, N. C. Davenport Crytital City, Mo. Also. our 22 jobbing houses carry heavy stocks in all lines ot tlass, paints, ,varnishes aDd brushes and are located in the cities named below: New York-Hudson and Vandam Sts. BUfI'alo--S72-4-6-S Pearl Street. Bosooo-41-49 Sudbury, 1-9 Bowker. Sts. BrQoklyn-635 and 637 Fulton Street. CbicRg"o--l42-41i2 Waba$h Avenue. PbUadelphla-l'itcairD Building, Arch CineiDnatl-Broadway atld Court Sts. and Eleventh BUl. St. Louls-Cor. 7th and Market Bi8. Davenport-410~416 Seott Street. Minneapolls-500-510 8. Third St. Chweland-149-51-53 Ben@ea.Street. netroi~S-55 Larned st., E. Omaha_1608_10_12 Harney Street. Pltt8bwgb-lOl-103 Wood Street. St. Paul--M9-51 Hlnnesota Street. Milwaukee, Wis--492-494 Market St. Atlanta, Ga.-80, 32 and 34 S_ Pryor St. Roehe8ter, N. Y.-Wllder Boil.d1ng, Main Savannah, Oa.-745-749 Wheaton Street. ftlld Exchange St&. Kansas City-Fifth and Wyandotte Sts. BaJtimore-221-22S W. PYatt Skeet. Blnnlngham, Ala.-2nd Ave. and 29th St. It needs no argument to show what advantages may be derived from dealing directly with us. AGENTS FOR THE COULSON PATItNT CORNER POSTS AND BATS. WABASH INDIANA GLOBE VISE AND TRUCK CO. Office 321 South Dirido_ St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Mfrs. of High Grade Wood Workers Vises AND Factory Trucks Quality and Price talk in factory trucks and we can interest you. Will you send us your address aDd let us write you about them? W1'ii~for PriCtl8 B. WALTER & CO. M.nufa,tu"," of T ABLE SLIDES ExclusIvely WRITE FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNT SOMETHING NEW WE have perfected a new GOLDEN OAK OIL STAIN without the use of asphaltum or acid. This stain is the strongest and most pene-trating stain on the market. It entirely pene-trates the wood, leaving no surplus on the sur-face to penetrate with the filler. Samples furnished on application. CRAND RAPIDS WOOD FINISHINC COMPANY SS-S9 ELLSWORTH AVE •• GRAND RAPIDS, MI(:H. We have over 11 different styles of factory and warehouse trucks to offer, also a complete Iit>.eof woodworkiug vises and benches. , This Machine Makes the Money BY SAVING IT~======= It makes a perfect imitation of any open grain because it uses the wood itself to print from, and one operator and a couple of boys can do more work with it than a dozen men with any other so-called machine or pads on the market. That~8why it's a money maker. It imitates perfectly PLAIN or QUARTERED OAK, MAHOGANY.WALNUT, ELM, ASH or any other wood with open grain WRI'tE THE ---- Posselius Bros. Furniture Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mich. FOR PRICES AND FULL PARTICULARS. MENTION THE MICHICAN ARTISAN. 21 22 .7IR'T' I .s'JI.L"J 1 • 2r- A New Year Pointer Get in line with new year methods. OUf machines have valuable features that can't be shown in pictures that greatly increase production and give better quality of output. WHY NOT WRITE TODAY? STURGIS MACHINE CO. STURGIS, MICH. Played "Early Bird" Successfully. Several years ago,' while living in Phil:Hklphia, j 11l1CX-pectedly lost a good job through the failur'~ 0f a large con-cern, and became so desperately in need of mor::c} that J lk-as willing to take the shortest cf)-dof any lc){itll1wte dUl11ce to secure a first-class position, says ,\ writer in t~l'':: Saturday Evcumg Post. In one of the business magazines, the want ads of which I scanned so carefully that I discovered three lypographic:aJ errors in one column, a Chicago dry-goods firm advert:sed for a Grst-class salesman in the territory of Pcnns:yl·ani;i., Delaware, Maryland and Kew Jersey, sa1ary eighteen hun-dred dollars per annum. One familiar WHit I:his Jistrid pre-ferred, and as this was just in my line, haying :.-;oWf,."',.:,J:-; before throughout the eastern states, I answered the ad giving full details, so that I felt sure I would at least be grantcd an intervei",,', and that was all I wanted. Replies were directed in care of the magazine so tInt the identity of the firm was not disclosed. Howc"er, 1 ti~- ured that eighteen hundred dollars was worth taking it ,;h.'l.nce on, and mailed my letter one 1Jonday evening. \VCGnes-day it arrived in;.Chicago, I calculated, and Thursd<>y 1.:10r'1- ing 1 left for Chicago, giving my _wife instructions to \,:,1- egraph me the name and address of the concern when my reply came back from Chicago on Friday. I figured tll"t there would be a number of other people after the same po-sition, but kney\,' that, if I had an interview with the concern hours before any of, the other eastern applicants arrived, T could convince them of my ability to fill the position. Arriving in Chicago Friday mqrning at eleven o'clock, received a telegram from my wife giving me the desired information. J immediately called upon the manager," and he almost fell out of his chair when I told him who I was. "How on earth did you get here so quickly?" he asked. "VvTedidn't expect you until Monday at the earliest, for we only wrote you two days ago." After matters were explained, I impressed him that his firm could not afford to lose the services~of .~;n}an WllO ar-dYed so far in advance Qt~other applicantl for' the job, es-peeialty ..y.hen they w~g(ed a man to start in immediaely, and l'dr. J ones veryql1i~y came around to my point of view: There were three other easteners to whom an interview had been granted, he told me, and by Monday morning, just about the time they got to Chicago, I was back in the east with a full line of samples and a route-card. D. A. KEPPERLING Commercial Photographer Phone Calumet 7M. 1414-1416 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE. Louis Kanitz, president of the Muskegon VaHey Fur~ niture Company, who has. served four years as a member of the board of managers of the Michigan Soldiers' Home, lo-cated at Grand Rapids, has been re-appointed for another term by Governor \'Varner. The re-appointment of Mr. Kanitz .is heartily approved by all who kilow _of what he has done for the So"ldiers' Home. He is greatly interested in the institution, in fact, 'has made it something like a hobby. A Tasty Interior. It is conceded that he has given it more time and attention than any other man ever connected with its management. During the past four years it has been nothing unusual for Mr. Kanitz to spend days and even weeks looking after the interests of the Home and he has done it without financial recompense. New Furniture Dealers. Central Furniture Company, Paterson, N. J. Donald Furniture Company, Newark, N. ]. Geo. E. Tole & Co., Lancaster, Pa. Mackley, :Mahan & Co., Pittsburg, Pa. Bariteau & Girouard, Kashua, K. H. F. B. & Robert Vvadsworth, Pittsburg, Pa. The Julius Campbell Company, Traverse City, Mich. Samuel Adler, Hattiesburg, Miss. H. R. Fox, Bay City, l\·lieh. O. L. McKee, Joplin, Mo. A. ,"V. Bills, Waterloo, la. Petti Bros., Germantown, ::J'eb. Peoples' Hardware & Furniture Co., Winfield, La, Spande Furniture Company, Logan, Utah. Hillstrom & Bennett" Vancouver, Wash. W. P. Sherman, Eureka, Mont. 23 Useful and Timely Invention. \Vith quarter-sawed oak at $80 to $85 per thousand, and steadily advancing in price; anJ with at least seventy-live per cent of the furniture sold being cheap and medium grades, it occurred to JJ r. T\lunz, Presi.dent of the Posselius Bros. Furniture Manuf<lctllring Company, a little morc than a year ago that ''v-hat the manufacturers needed was an imi-tation quartered oak that would take the place of the high priced material that was so rapidly passing out 01 the reach of the day laborer and small s<llaried man. So he set his wits to work, and after much study and experimenting he it. The machine is made in two sizes, 36 inches wide and 60 inches \vide. It is a great machine, and is already in oper~ ation ill scores of factories all over the country. Any manu-facturer will he given full particulars in regard to it by addressing the Posselius Bros. Furniture Manufacturing Com-pany, Detroit, 1'1ich. Saws Classed as Farm Tools. E. G. Rabbit, vice-conSUl-general, writing from Yoko-hama, says that it is impossible to get accurate figures of sllcceedeq. 'in making a machine that fills the bill in every respect. This is the most practical device ever put on the market for making an imitation Cluarter sawed oak grain, as it can be used for panels, rolls, and all kinds of furniture, mantel, casket, musical instruments--pianos and organs-interior wood work, etc. The capacity of the machine seems almost unlimited, as t\VO ot' three men working one or two days a week can supply all the imitation quarter-sawed oak that a factory employing from two to three hundred men can use. The grnin can be used on white wood, maple, or any cheap wood, and the grain is so perfect that many experts will not discover the difference between it and the genuine. The machine produces a perfect imitation of plain or quarter-sawed oak, mahogany, walnut, ash, or any wood desired, and does not require high priced Or skilled labor to operate the number of saws imported into Japan, as they enter under the classification "tools of farmers and mechanics," of which there were imported in 1905, $288,487 worth, and for the first ten months of 1906, $418,912 worth. The duty on these goods is 15 per cent ad valorem. While it is impossible to arr~ve at what proportion of the total represents the various kinds of saws, it is interesting to note the. steady increase of importations from the United States, viz, $103,- i09 in 1905, against $43,388 in 1903. The Japanese are be-coming better acquainted w1th the uses and qualities of American tools, which differ materia11y from the native tools, and arc gradually adopting such as arc best brought to their attention by practical exhibits and advertising. German tools increased from $4',942 in 1903 to $13,430 in 1905; and Great Britain's increased from $74,962 worth in 1903 to $167,599 in 1905. 24 Oran~Da~i~sDlow Pi~e an~Dust Arrester (om~anl THE LATEST device for handling shavings and dust from all wood-working machines. Our eighteen years experience in this class of work has brought it nearer perfection than any other system on the market today. It is no experiment, but a demonstrated scientific fact, as we have several hundred of these systems in lisel and not a poor one among them. OUf Automatic Furnace Feed System, as shown in this cut, is the most perfect working device of anything in its line. Write for our prices for equipments. WE MAKE PLANS AND DO ALL DETAIL WORK WITHOUT EX-PENSE TO OUR CUSTOMERS EXHAUST FANS AND PRESSURE BLOWERS ALWAYS IN STOCK Office and Factory: 208-210 Canal Street GR.AND R.APIDS. MIClf. Citizen. Phone 1282 OUR AUTOMATIO FURNACE FEED SYSTEM BOYNTON ex. CO. Manufacturers of Emho ... ed and Turned Mouldings., Embo,sed and Spindle Carvinp, and Automatic Turnin .... We also manu-facture a large line of Emhoued Orna. meDt. for Couch Work. SEND FOR CATALOGUE ~ 0 ))I"-')I~)~I \'!/~\!D,'\I'ill 419-421 W. fifteenth St., C"IC4GO, ILL. FOLDING BED FIXTURES Profitable-fixtures to use are those which give the least trouble. They are made by Folding Bed \Villiams in many styles and designs, suitable for every folding bed manuf~etured. Furniture Cast-ings, Panel Holders, Corner Irons, etc. New ideas and inventions constantly being added to the line. 1=". B. WILLIAMS 3812 VINCENNES AVE.! CHICACQ Manufactnre(ol Hardware Specialties for the Furniture Trade. Established 1878. DADO HEADS O"'EATEST RANGE QUICKEST ADJUSTMENT LEAST TROUBLE PE ...FECT SAFETY FOX SAW SMOOTHEST GROOVES FASTEST CUT Also Machine Knlve.r. Miter M'achb:a ••• Etc. 185 N. Front Street! Grand Rapid •• Mlch 25 PERMANENT ECONOMY ====MANUFACTURERSOF==== LEAST POWER LONGEST LIFE We'll gladly tell YOU all about It. FOX MACHINE. CO. Wood Forming Cutters We offer exceptional value in Reversible and One-Way Cutters for Single and Double Spin-dle Shapers. Largest lists with lowest prices. Greatest variety to select from. Book free. Address SAMU~kTO{PE~N~~tts~~~. .SONS I Furniture, Pianos, Organs, Refrigera-tors, Chairs, and Interior Finishes, read this, the Factory Edition of the Artisan. IT IS NOT MAILED TO DEALERS Our edit io.for March 25 is mailed only to dealers. 26 AMERICAN FURNITURE IN AUSTRALIA. Manufacturers Must Copy English Designs if they Wish to Push the Trade. Special Agent Harry R. Burrill, writing horn Melbourne, says that American chairs, Jesks, and tables are extensively imported into Australia, and have attained wide popularity because of the excellency of their quality. attractive de-signs, and reasoll.able cost. He continues: "\\lith the exception of these three articles, however, it must be admitted that the quantity and value of furniture exported from the United States to Australia are insignifi-cant as compared with the importations from England and other manufacturing countries. Importers and dealers alike assert that the one great and appare~tly almost insurmount-able difficulty in the way of establishing a profitable market for American-made furniture, other than chairs, desks, and tables, is the 'design. 'The tastes of the Australians differ but little in any part of the Commonwealth and 50, in New South \Vales or Western Australia, Queensland or Victoria, South Australia or Tasmania, may be found an active and insistent demand for furniture made up in English patterns. vVhatever may be the cause-habit, preference for "home" manufacturers, or style-the designs of the British manufacturers have a hold on the market that it would be a dif6cult if not a well nigh impossible task to break. Repeated efforts have been made by the importers of Australia to introduce and build up a demand for American designs in sideboards, bedsteads, bureaus, and other bedroom accessories in competition with English goods, but the attempts have al1 proved failures, more or less complete. "Australian importers and dealers are anxious to handle a greater variety of American furniture, and, with a view to attaining this end, they suggest that the manufacturers of the United States cater more carefully to the require-ments of the Australian trade. This they regard as a not unreasonable request, inasmuch as the consumers are wed-ded to certai.n styles and patterns and will buy them to the exclusion of all others, because they represent their coneep-tion of properly made furniture. There is but one way of introducing successfully American-made furniture, and that is to imitate the popular English designs in sideboards, bed-room suites, etc., and export them to Australian ports. "The oak furniture of the United States has struck the popular fancy here, and that its use will steadily increase is confidently predicted by the importers of the eastern States of the Commonwealth. Another point in favor of the Amer-ican furniture is the attractive appearance and durability of the finish. It is unsurpassed anywhere, and the workman-ship is warmly commended throughout Australia. They have only one fault to find with the finish, and that is, in the event of breakage during transportation they find it im-possible to make the necessary repairs and then restore the original appearance of the surface. "Complaints are seldom heard about the American wood. which appears to stand the climate well It does not shrink. twist or warp, ,"v'hich in itself is a distinct advantage in this part of the world. There is a large and constantly growing demand for sideboards of English manufacture, notwith-standing the fact that the ,,,'ood is liable to split, a defect welt known but generally overlooked by the Australia pur-chaser. The reason for this unquestionably lies in the sat-isfactory designs sent out by the British makers. By copy-ing these designs and imitating the general appearance of English sideboards it would not appear to be a difficult task successfully to compete with them, especially as the American wood and wil1 not split and is in various ways better adapted to thf' peculiarities of the Australian climate. "The manufacturers of the United States who desire to , IMPROVED, EASY and QUICK RAISI'NG Belt, Electric and Hand Power. The Best Hand Power for Furniture Stores Scnd for Catalogue and Priccs. KIMBALL BROS. CO., to87 Ninth St., COUDcilBluffs, la. Kimball Elevator Co.• 313Prospect St., Cleveland, 0.; 1081lth St., .omaha. Nlf'b.: lze Cedar St .. New York City. ELEVATORS -G-L-OABENV'-I-S-E TRUCK CO. Manulaeturers of Strictly up-to-datc quick-acting Wood Workers' Vis e s. They are tini.e savers and make a barrel of monev for those that usethem. Our prices are the hest. Write for them. We aLso make a complete line of factory and warehouse trucks. Our circulars are cheerfully mailed upon request. GL08E VISEand TRUCK CO. Grand Rapids. Mich, Ste,~en50nMf~.(0.1 South Bend, Ind. W ood Turnings, T umed Moulding, Dowels and Dowel Pins. Catalogue to Manufac-turers on Application. GRAND RAPIDSo.. ·...•...MICHIGAN These saws are made from No. 1 Steel and we war-rant every blade. We also carry a full stock of Bev-eled Back Scroll Saws, any length and gauge. Write us for PrIce List lInd discount 31-33 S. FRONT ST•• GRAND RAPIDS ,I 27 BEAR THIS FACT IN MIND Yau can present your claims for trade to a larger number of buyers of furniture and kindred goods throtJih the mercantile editions of the Michigan Artisan. mailed to dealers only, than is possible by the use of any other trade papr=r. WRITE FOR RATE CARD extend their trade "lith Australia have only to obtain the catalogues of the British manufacturers engaged in export-ing furniture to this commonwealth in order to perceive the differences between the t-..vodesigns. This can easily be done, but in addition to this there will be forwarded to the Bureau of Manufactures an illustrated catalogue of one of the most successful of the English furniture exporting houses. (\Vhen received it will be loaned to manufacturing firms making application for it.) A study of these catalogues will give the American manufacturer a fairly accurate idca of the re-quirements of tbe trade here, and any additional information needed is readily obtainable through the responsible im-porters of .Melbourne anG Sydney. "These suggestions apply not only to sideboards hut to all kinds of furniture used in Australia, with the exception of chairs, desks, and tables, which are imported from the alogues and communicating with Australian dealers. "Complaints are frequently heard that goods ordered from tbe United States are not shipped within a reasonable tiDle or ;:"ccording to specifications. These are mistakes that can not be too speedily rectified, for they not only con-stitute a Olenace to the successful operation of a business en-terprise here, ('jther wholesale or retail, but they work an injury to the American export trade from which it will be difficult to recoycl'. "The packing is not satisfactory, despite the constant coa.cmng of the ./\.ustralian importers. Goods arrive here in a damaged condition simply because of the exporter's neg-lect of or indifference to the requests of his customers. Every precaution should be taken to insure the goods against damage during their long jOlirney, and yet they are fre-quently packed with no greater care than would be shown DESIGN BY JAMES NELSON, A STUDENT IN THE GRAND RAPIDS SCHOOL OF FURNiTURE DESICNING. United States, these American lines controlling the market. In the category of.. American-made goods popular in Aus-tralia hatracks might be included, but their sale, although showing a steady grOlNth, has not yet assumed important dimensions. "Metal bedsteads are in universal use here, but this trade is controlled by England, with the continent a rather poor second. In these articles, as well as in practically all kinds of furniture used rnAustralia, certa.in designs are popular and all others are viewed with indifference. According to the importers of tlle Eastern Stat.cs of the Commonwealth, it would be difficult for the American manufacturers to com-pete i.n price with the English and Continental makers of these; goods, even if the patterns were suitable for the market. This is a point, hmvever. that the American manufacturers can settle with little difficulty by consulting foreign eat-if the shipment ,,,'ere subjected to a raiIroad haul of only a few hundred miles at home. "The additional expense of packing goods as they should be packed to withstand the rough usage inevitable between :\ew York and Australian ports is so small that it certainly can not account for the lax methods of the exporters of the United States. The managers of export departments at home presumably know how to pack goods for export. Complaints are seldom heard of t.he arrival of goods from othl'x manufacturing countries in damaged condition and it is difficult to comprehend why the United States has as-sumed such promin.ence iu this direction. As the careless-ness or indifference applies not only to furniture but to various other commodities exported from the United States i~. is obvious that there is an urgent need for imme?iate imprOvement." 28 Johnson·s Tally Sheet norri~ WOo~I SINoSniS~T'SoOlNidHSAtVeeINlG~ue Joint (uffers for there are no otber..r U ju.rt 8..1" good." ----FORI---- HARDWOOD LUMBER NOT LIKE OTHER TALLY SHEETS. c. 1\. JO"NSON, Marshfield, Wis. They cut a clean perfect joint a1ways~Never burn owing to the GRADUAL CLEARANCE (made this way only by us), require little grinding, saving time and cutters. No time wasted setting up and cost nO more than other makes. Try a pair and be convinced. Catalogue No. 10 and prices on application. MORRIS WOOD &. SONS 'thirty-two ..,.Boraat 31-33 S. Canal Street. CIiJCAGO. ILL. P. H. ~eddinger Carving Worhs (FQrm,erly G'incinnaU Uar-oing Workll of Cincinnati, 0.) CARVINGS and :FURtnTUBE OBNAMENTS of all Idnds. "Rotary Style" tor Drop Carvings, Emboltiloo MouldiDgs, Panel •. EVANSVILLE. IND. EMBOSSINC AND DROP CARVINC MACHINES. Machines for all purposes, aod at prices within the reach of aU. Every machine has our guarantee against breakage for ODe year. "Lateral Style" for large capacity heavyCarvlop and Deep Emb088lop. We have the Machine you want at a 5&tl6f£lCto.tT prlce.. Write for descriptive elreulars. .Al.80 IPake dies f~ aU Blakes of Ma.~ eh1nes. UIIIIOIII EMBOSSIIIIO MACnlNE co., Indianapolis, Inti. By sending me a small order I will convince you that I am the man who can make your carvings. ONE TRIAL WILL DO THE BUSINESS. - - -- -- --------------- -- 7I19-.TItS' J'I.,N 2 7 e. 29 QUI.' Clamps received GOLD MEDAL at World". Fa.lr. St. Lout •• Write for prkes and particulars. Black Bros. Machinery CO. MENDOTA, ILL. VENEER PRESS (Patented June 30, 1903.) CHAIN CLAMP (Patented June 30,1903.) CABINET CLAMP. ----~-~~OFFlCES----------------- BO.tOD New York Jame ..town HiSh Point Cincinnati Detroit Grand R.aplds Chlc.llo St. Loute Mlnn•• POU. Assoctate Officea and Bonded Attorney .. In aU Principal Clltie. The Furniture Agency REPORTING FURNITURE, UNDERTAKERS, CARPET HARDWABE AND KINDRED TRADES. COLLEC-TIONS MADE BY AN UNRIVALLED SYSTEM THROUGH OUR COLLECTION DEPARTMENT • . . WE PllODUCE RESULTS WHERE OTHERS FAIL WRITE FOR PA.Jf.TICUWR~ANDYOUWlLL SEND us 'YOUR BUSiNESS. Our CompJ.'nt and AdJu8tment Departm.ent Red Drafta Collect H. oJ. DANHOF. Michigan Manager • ."No-Kum-loose" Mission Knob (PATENT APPI.IED FOR) This is the latest style in Mission Knobs. It is made in plain and quartered oak, and takes the same finish as the drawers it is designed to go on. We make a toilet screw to match. We also make the "No-Kum-Loose' Knobs in birch, maple, walnut and mahogany in many sizes and styles, and carry in stock a full line of Quartered Oak, Walnut and Mahogany. WADDELL MANUF'ACTURING CO., GRANDRAPIDS,MICH. SAY YOU SAW THIS AD IN THE MICHIGAN ARTISAN, MARCH foTH EDITION. Saw and Knife Fitting Machinery and Tools Ir;.BA"fn'~l.~~~,::e' Baldwin. Tuthill ®. Bolton Grand Rapids. Mich. Filers. Setter •• Sharpeners. Grinlfsra, SWlges, Stretchers, Brazing and Filing Clamps. Knife B.lances, Hammering 10/)1•• Invest~;~our New 200 page Catalog-ue for 1906 Free. 8olto/t Band Saw Filer lor Saws U inch UD. B. T. & B. Style D, KnifeGrinder. Full Automatic. Wet or dry 30 ·~MICHIGAN • ... 7 ;;;a CHICAGO ~D:~~~!Tf: FILLERS AND STAINS CIRCASSIAN OAK STAIN SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW· AND ORIGINAL IN FINISHES Light Oak. Dark Brown Oak. MADE IN FOUR SHADES, Light Oxidized Silver. Dark Oxidized Silver. FOR USE ON QUARTERED OAK ONLY, This is one of the most beautiful and unique stains ever placed on the market. The principal characteristic is that it produces rich, subdued tones, which like changeable silk, vary in color when viewed in different lights and positions. This stain has already met with favor from several of the leading furniture man-ufacturers and we believe it will prove to be fully as popular as the Mission finishes. If you have not seen samples of this finish you should write today for panels showing the various shades on oak. Sta. E. Standards of Business Honor. Prof.Jere.miah '"V. Jenks of the department of political economy in Cornell University recently delivered an address to the students on '-'Modern Standards of Business Honor," in the course of which he declared that there is nothing to be gained by revolutionary methods in attempting to res.tore high standards in the business world. "The presen,t condi-tions are due to the fact that it was difficult to adjust so-ciety to changed conditions," he said. "The social inertia and the great changes in modern methods of carrying on business have brought about the result. "Business is done on a much larger scale," he said. "There is no personal contact between the employer and his customers. The position of directors as trustees of the stockholders, the large profits that can be derived from mon-opolies, which are legal but economically unsound, are char-acteristics of modern business which must be dealt with. The removal from personal contact leads men to do what they would not think of doing if they had personal relations with their customers. Men will lower wages, slaughter prices and raid the market, where they would not think of doing so were they personally dealing with those they ruin. "As trustees for the stockholders the directors feel that they must get f0T them all they can, and that their duty toward them is greater than their duty toward the public. They feel, like rulers, that they need not observe the ordin-ary law ot ethics in conducting their husiness. If a rival violates the law, they feel that they must. The making of great fortunes has obscured the visions of men and has led them to confuse legality with the socially falr and just. All of this is not due, however, to a lowering in the moral tone, but because of the social inertia which makes it difficult to adjust new conditions. "As a remedy, it is the duty of the state to make condi~ tions such that human nature will not be tempted beyond its strength. It is foolish to think that legiSlation wiH prove a panacea for our ills. Conditions of busi"ness must he changed to meet the standards of private life. Unsanitary factories, child labor, unsafe machinery must be done away with, and all favors, legal or illegal, cut off. VIle must ree,... ognize that the 'laborer is worthy of his hire_ and is entitled to a just reward for his toil. "To buy cheaply and not at the fairest market is the public motto. 'How cheap.ly can \ buy it' must be done away with. The buying public is largely at fault for much of the present ill. Social intercourse and public opinion are the two main factors in the remedy. The public is res pan:" sible for the ills, and it has the remedy. Social progress will not come by revolution, for the race is not to the swift, hut to the 5low and 5ure." Why Grand Rapids is Famous. New York Sun of February 9, 1907'. -Grand Rapids, Mich., is famed for furniture. Every polite and bowing sales-man of household goods in the country has learned to say "Grand Rapids" as if it were a sacred word. A unique fea-ture of furniture making and selling in the Michigan city, is the 5cmi-annual fair which is held there each January and July. It lasts an entire month and is attended not only by thousands of buyers from the different -states in the Union, but from foreign countries as well. Grand Rapids owes its su-premacy in this line to its proximity to the finest hardwood forests on the contillent, arid to the fact that it "got there first." It has forty-three large factories which give employ-ment to 15,000 skilled workmen. Another peculiarity of the Grand Rapids industry is that most of the workmen are a second generation of skilled Dutch artisans who are so reg-ular and orderly in their habits and ways of thinking that they cannot be induced to participate in strikes. 31 WE ALWAYS HAVE IT IN STOCK RIGHT HERE IN GRAND RAPIDS WALTER CLARK 535 Michigan Trust Building Citizens Phone 5933 ROTARY CUT BIRCH VENEER For FACES, BACKING and CROSSBANDING and in thicknesses1-30",1.28',1-24" and 1-20'. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Producing Happy Results. The Grand Rapids School of .furniture: Desig-ning- is steadily growing in numbers, influence and value to the furniture trade of the United State;; and Canada. A com-bination of head, hand and tools under the skillful and watchful care of Arthur Kirkpatrick, the instructor, is pro-ducing happy results for many young men with ambition to rise .in the worl.]. The trade mark shown herewith is suggestive of hrains, skin an.:! the necessary implements to put them to their best Use. J.'1r. Kirkpatrick divides his scholarships into two courses. The first conrse includes ornament, detailing. rod making, stock billing, geometry. The second course-Perspective, sketchillg. originals, and help hjllt.s. The t,,\,o cQttrsc:s contain sixty lessons, and the cost is $&0. Any yonng man \v110 has an aptitude for drawing will find it to his .advantage to write for particulars, and then attend the school. Sodium as a Substitute for Copper. The use of sodium for overhead trans111.ission is attract-ing the attention of electricians. It is said to be cheap and a good conductor of electricity, but as its m8.rked aft-loity with oxygen causes it to ignite when placed in contact with water, its employment jn the form o[ a conductor would be limited, probably, to overhead transmission lines or feeders for railway work The general process of construct-ing sodium conductors is to take standard wrought-iron pipes ,anld heat them to a point well above the m~lting temperature of sodium. The sodium is then melted '~in special kettles and is run into the pipes, solidifying when cool. There is said to be no marked depreciation of either the sodium or the pipe if the latter be properly protected by a coat of ,,,,cather-pI'oot paint. For the same conductivity the price of tbe complete sodium conductor is much below that of copper cables, being in small sizes not more than fiO per cent and in large sizes not more than 20 per cent of the cost of copper. For instance, a half-inch wrought-iron pipe filled with sodium has a capacity of Ion amperes, and costs about 3Y;i cents per foot, against 8% cents for a copper lines of the same capacity. A 6-inch sodium conductor would carry 8,13() amperes, the cost of the lillC being about $1.40 per linear foot, as compared with $6.aO per linear foot for coppeT". These figures were estimated OIl the basis of 7% cents per ponnd for sodium and 16 cents per pound for copper. His Card Was Right. "Did you see that man 'who just went out?" asked the secretary of one of the large corporations in New York of a visitor. "He has a wise head on his shoulders. You know one of the bardest things a man is up against is to get in to see the man at the top. The ability to talk well is all right in its place, but you must get inside the office before it is of any tlse. Nowadays when a man wants to see the president of a large business house he seldom se('~s even the seerdary," says the New York Sun. "His card is sent in by an office boy. Now, the secretary does not know 'what the man looks like; all he has to judge from is the card. Usually the card tells the whole story. ?Vfost of them are cheap affairs, '1'fr. Smith, with Brown- Green Paint Company,' or somethi1lg like that. The chances are the secretary does not feel in the mood to see a paint man and passes out word to call again later. But that chap who just wtnt out is different. He sent in a plain calling card of the proper size, engraved in old English script. It was the best that money could buy. "vVhen I got the card 1 had never heard the.-11amebefore, but I did nDt dare turn him down. 1 sent for him and then it was all his. He started a flow of fine English and in a short time I had him ill the presjdent's room. He is pretty sure of landing a big order, T believe. It is an lnvestment of a few dollars, but I tell you it pays high interest." No foundry forges the weapon that can stay the man who stands hy hi~ honest convi.ctions. 23 PALMER'S Patent Gluing Clamps USE A MORTITOWINLLEND~Y~KR:-I~'L-:*:N;'::::-:-:;- DRY KILN :;TFiOUSLES Does not warp or check lumber. THE MOST PERF'ECT MOIST AIR KILN ON THE MARKET. Are tb. moat 8110C ••• f,,1 Pilip. Cla.,,_ M.d.. For tbe followin ..... &on. They clamp instantlly any ·wldth 01 Qimen'ldoD atock. no ad· JUiJtlngclamp. to fit the work, they hook at once to tbe ~ width. Released. lnstQJltIy-thrQW out th", level' and 'kW-e them oft'. The work cao be removed 1UIfast as it can be handled. At! the clamp is pbwed ove", the work and locks into the one below it, the draw is mike on both sides, p~ven" aU springlng DOmatter how wIde the stock may be. IIDpos!dble f(t.ythem t() slip; the wedge has Ilerrated edge ond cannot be moved. when clamp is clDl!led.hammer All you like. Unlimited power; &Teat strength and dtlJ'abUUy; maJleable troD and steel; t~ knuckle joInts are socket joint .. nDt rivets. Although the best they oo8t you less.. For further Information uk f(W catalO&'Ue Nt'. 4. TRUCKS, CANVASDOORS, RECORD-ING THERMOMETERS and other snp-plies. Write for catalog H which tells HOW TO DRY LUMBER. MORTON DRY KILN CO. 218 LA SALL. sr., CHICACO. A. E. Palmer. OWOHO, Mich. Duplicate Orders Attest Satisfaction Regarding their "A B C" MOIST AIR KILN THE AMERICAN LUMBER CO., Albuquerque, N. 11£., write: " * * * The receipt by you of a duplicate order from us is evidence of our satisfaction with the Kiln, and we believe the tact of OUT having placed duplicate order with you is as strong a testimonial as one could give, and you may Use this Jetter as such." Sh.n we send 70U ou.r Catalope No· '166M A ? AMERICAN BLOWER COMPANY, Detroit, Mich. NEW YORK CHICAGO ATLANTA LONDON L _ --- ~~-------------- PREDICTIONS FULFILLED. Chicago Grand Jury Returns Indictments Against Many Church and School Furniture Men. The man who predicted the results of the grand JUTy investigation of the so-called "School Furniture Trust" appears to ha~..e. made a pretty good guess-he must have heen very close to the district attorney, foreman or some member of the jury, Since the article on the subject! appear-ing on another page of this number of the Artisan was writ-ten, the grand jury has returned indictments against the men, firms, companies and corporations composing the American Seating Company and the following: A. U. Andrews company, Chicago; Superior Ivranufac-luring company, 1htskegon, ~Jich.; E. H. Stafford Manufac-turing company, Chicago; Owensboro Seating and Cabinet company, Owensboro, Ky.; Southcm Seating and Cabinet C,Oll1P<~llY, Jackson, 'Tenn.; Cincinnati Seating company, Cin-ciOlwti, Ohio; Fridman Scating company, New Richmond .. Oh10; H. C. Voight & SODS company, Parker City, Ind.; 11inneapolis Ofllce and School Furniture company, \'Iinne-apolis. 1Iil111.; Dittmar Furniture company, \Vil1iamsport, Pa.; F. A. Holbrook and \\T. VV. Dittmar. The indicul1cnts charge conspiracy to restrain trade in violation of the Sherman anti-trust la......... On the fding of the indictments, the court, at the request of District Attorney Sims, issued order'" restraining the following resp9ndents from funher violation of law in the manufacture and sale of church pe'w~: \V. L. Dechant, AIiddletown, 0.; S. H. Can·, chairman executive conlluittcc Amcric,11l Scating Company; Fre.det-ick A. Holbrook, chairman Prurlentinl dub, Chicago; Thos, ::\'1. Boyd, Chicago; Edward Hubhard, T.eo A. Pell and Chas. D. IvIillcr of the American Seating company, Chicago; vVm. 7IR T 1..5'..7l.l"'J t S"". 33 F, Merle and Henry J. Merle, Frank Morton and Joseph \V. Canfield of the A. H. Andrews company, Chicago; E. n. Stafford, E. 1L Stafford and E. G, Bentley, officers of the E. H. Stafford Manufacturing company, Chicago; John I\JcKernan, Superior Manufacturing company, Muskegon, :L\.fich.;F. L. Ingersoll, Southern Seating and Cabinet com-pany, Jackson, Tenn.; Finley S. Brooke and \Villia1l1 S. Brooke, Cincinnati, and John C. Brooke, Vv'ashington, Ind., of the Cincinnati Scating company; C. D. Fridman and F. \fll. Fridman, officers of the Fridman Seating company, New Richmond, 0.; .L~lbert Canfield and Carl R. Voight, officers of H. C. Voight & Sons company, Parker City, Ind.; 11. C. \Vil1iams and D. 1L Ditt111.ar, officers of Minneapolis Office and School Furniture company, Minneapolis, Minn. Temporary injunctions or restraining orders were also issned against the: following individuals connected with the schoo] seating business: :\Jcmbers of the executive com-wiltec of the Americ.'lJ1 Seating company; Frederick A. Holbrook, Thomas 1'1'1'. Boyd, Chicago; Lco A. Fell, John H. HO\vard and Harry R Holden, employes of American Seating company; \iVilliam F. "3.'1erleand Henry J. Merle, officers of A. H. /\ndrews company, Chicago; Augustus C. Sanford and George Anderson, employes of A. H. Andrews company; E. H. Stafford, E. M. Stafford and E. G. Bently of E. H. Stafford company, Chicago; John McKernan of Superior 1Janufac:turing company, Muskegon, ).lich.; Elija.h Haney, George i\{. Haney and Alberta Haney, Haney School Furniture company, Grand Rapids, 11ich.; \V. C. Hudson and S. 1\1. Ht1dson of Hudson School Furniture company, Cincinnati. Tbe restraining orders do not stop sales or require the shutting down of factories. but forbid continuance of the acts and methods on which' the indictments are based. For violt'ltillg the orders the respondents may be punished for contempt of conrt. THE KNOB THAT WONT COME OFF NO·KUM·LOOSE WOOD KNOBS CUT shows the construction of our line of Wood Knob ... The metal nut is clinched into the wood at its front end, pre-venting turning or pulling out. To the back end of the nut is riveted a steel base, having projecting spurs which enter the drawer front. The kuobs are held in place by a screw and corru-gated spur washer, which avoids any possi-bility of unscrewing. All goods are smooth-ly saudpapered, aud shipped only in the White. Regular screws furnished will take drawer fronts % to 1}li thick, long-er screws to order. Stock knobs will be kept in mahogany only. Other woods to order. 2 inch "A" The face of knob "A" is veneered with specially selected fancy stock, same as used in making crossband veneers, presenting a beautiful and attractive appearance when finished. GRAND RAPIDS BRASS COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. TOILET SCREWS: 1;.( to 2 inch knobs can screws to order only with standard bolt 3}f inches long and washer. be fnrnished as toilet and patent drive nut Section of "A" 34 SIGNIFICANT STATISTICS. More Than Half of National Imports Consist of Materials Used by Manufacturers. Reports from \Vashington show that importations of manufacturers' materials continue to increase. In the seven months ended with January, 1907, raw materials for use in manufactures were imported to the value of $262,000,000, against $223,00(1,000 in the same months of last year, while manufactures for further use in manufacturing impoI"tcd amounted to $158,000,000, against $123,000,000 in the corre-sponding period. More than one-half of the importations at present is for use in manufacturing, crude materials form-ing 32.3 per cent of the total imports, and manufactures fo( further use in manufacturing 19.5 per cent. Thus 51.8 per cent of the entire importations in the seven months ended with January, 1907., may be classed as manufacturers' mater~ ials and in the single month of Ja.nuary the proportion which this class formed of the total imports was 1i4 per cent. In nearly all articles classed as manufacturers' materials the figures for the seven months ended with January, 1907, are "larger than those for the corresponding months of the preceding yea.r. Cement, for instance, shows a total hnpor-tation of 744,000,000 pounds, against only 215;000,000 in the saUle months of last year. Chemicals of all sorts, a large proportion of which is used in manufacturing, were imported to the value of $47,000,- 000 in the seven months ended \vith January, 1907; against $42,000,000 in the same months of the preceding year. Cop-per, including under this term the ore which is brought in for smelting and the pig copper which is brought in for refining, amounted in the seven months which ended with January, It,107! to $23,500,000, against $17,750,000 in the eor-rc. sIlonding months of last year. RaV'.r cottOll, chiefly EgYI1tiart, showed importations during the same time amounting to 45,000,000 pounds, valued . at $8,500,000, against only 38,500,000 pounds! valued at less than $6,000,000, i11 the corresponding period. Diamonds, uncut, while usually considered in the light of luxuries rather than in their rc1ation to manufacturing, are suited to be, and are in fac.t, classed by the bureau of statistics .of the Department of Commerce and Labor, as manufac.turers' material, since they, after being brought iuto the United States, are both cut .and set by American l<lbor. Fiber importations show' a slight reduction in quantity, though by reolson of higher prices the value imported in the seven months shows an increase; being $24,333,333, against $24,250,000 in the same months of 1906. Hides and skins imported in the seven months ended with January last amounted to $45,000,000, against $44,750,- 000 in the corresponding months last year, the quantity, however, showing a sligtlt decrease. India rubber importations show a marked increase in the recent seven-month period, the figures being 40,750,000 pounds, valued at practically $32,000,000, against 30,750,000 pounds, valued at $24,000,000. India rubber, w,hile used in many industries, is especially in demand at present in the manufadure of tires for vehicles, whether horseless or other-wise. Pig iron importations show a marked increase, despite the fact that the production of pig iron in the United States in 1906 waS far in excess of that of any e.artier year. The total importation of that article in the seven months ended with January 'last was 283,000 tons, valued at $8,333,333, against l50,000 tons, valued at $3,500,000. Pig tin importations continue to grow, amounting for the scven months ended with January, 1907, to 58,500,000 pounds, valued at nearly $2:3,000,000, against 51,500,000 poundS, valued at a little over $16,000,000, indicating a marked ad-vance in the price, as well as a material increase in the quanR tity. Wool shows a slight decrease in imports in the recent period, the total quantity imported in the seven months ended with January, 1907, amounting to only 95,000,000 pounds, against over 100,000,000 in the corresponding period last year: Furniture manufacturers will notice that th.c foregoing summary of imports does not give figures on plate glass or lumber. It will be seen thar more than half of the total dutiable irnports of the country consist of manufacturers' m<tterials, including those partly manufactured.1 As the duties on an such imports are high, probably above the average of the entire list, it is easy to Teach the conclusion that the manufaeturer5 are paylng a large part of tke govern-ment expenses, If the average rate of duty amounts to R3YS per cent their contributions amount to about $150,000,000 per year. Will Erect a Store Building. The Allison Furniture Company of Americus, Ga.; will soon commence the erection of a three story building, SO x 80 feet in size, at a cost of $15,000. The company expects to occupy the same on July I, next, KNOXVILLE CARVING AND MOULDING CO. KNOXV LLE, TENNESSEE Manufacturers of SPINDLE and HAND CARVINGS. ROPE, BEAD and EMBOSSED MOULDINGS, HANDLES, Etc. Write jar illustrated Circulars and Prices. L-- _ -f''-MICHIG.7fN +1'7 . e Miscellaneous AdYerlisemenls. n'AN'.l'.F:n-Position. By an exper(r:n~ed sample calJillet makel'. Can desIgn, make pa,tU,rni:l, layout rod.8 and i:ltock billing. Has held position as cahill."t foreman. Married, sOber reliable. Ar:lllt'ess Sample Maker Care Michigan Artisan. "'ANTED-Line to Sell. A first class line of case goods {or Ohio trade by a wan well acqualnt\~d with the best trade in the territory. Immectiate pos-session of line wa,ntecl. Addrcs~ M. A. J. care Michigan Artisan 3~lO-1t. 'VA)l"TED-l~osition, As Superint<,:ndent of a fUl"nitunl factor~', making extensirm or parlor tables 01' case goods, lliedium and high grade. Under-stands the manufacture of flll"nHuxe in every detail thoroughly. Adl1rCSS ·'A. B." C8.1:'(' of Michigan Artisan. -I'OR 8ALE-Secand Hund ~lch:lnery. One iron bed P(j~t anrl rail routing ow.- chllle, fait' condition; one double end ten,111- ..,T, made by E .. R. Hayes MacI11ne Co" Osh-kosh, Vi'is., !-":ood con'lition; one slng;le en(l tenouer, fail' condition; one wood post band say,', Rood condition; Olle Iron frarne power -reed rip saw, made OJ' Gl'eerdey Bl'OS. & Co., goorl condition; (ine 6-jnch thrt;e SIded sticker, fair condition; onl' nine-spindle dove: tailjng- machine, I';"ood C01HlIlion; one barld I'ci:\aW, ,,<i-Inch by "% wh(;e] facc, lnanc by Gilbert 'Band Hpi:\l\,w,Vorks, Sagl~ new Mich., g-ood cOIHlItion; oue Bn.ldwin, Baldwin, Tuthill & Bolton resaw gummer good condition; on!' Baldwin, Tuthill & BOlton !'eSIl\V stl'dcher, fo/' I}-invh llHWS. good conditIon; two WoOd fl'ant<, Saws frame sing-Ie head dOI'e tailing ma,chin<:', 18- inch, made by American Steam Pump Co., Battle Creek, l'..nch., gO(1(l condition; OUll rope moulc1.1nl-'; lnnchine, g-ood con<.lition; O!1fO Dre~!; UlOtl\(l[ng Il'(;n, good condition; one wood frfj,me saw bencll, v;ood f'.onditlon; ten ValleY City splndh, carving machlnes, with hi.t1lgel·s und counters COlnpl"t",. good condition; ten Portcr spilldle cat'vlng ma_ ChllH'S, with haugers and c(wnters complete, good condition. Address. New }<~nglaJl(:I Furniture Co.. Gnmd Rapids, Mich. ,,"'anted-Foil reman. _4 iadorYemp)oying c,nn' 40 men ,In vell_ eer room wants a t1rst cla.ss capnlile forp-mall, a Inan boiltWRCt'lthIrty and forty J'eal's of age, Addr('~s """n";er." eare M. A. Co .. ~>10-S-1<). "" ANTED--order~ ,For c!\.taJogues for advertising every kind or I:mslness, We /ilngrave, 'Print and bind. OUr repl'e~entatlve8 wJJl call on you when de-sh ·ed. White Printlng Co., Grand Rapid!;;, Mich. 1l-1O~1t 35 OUR TRADE MARK WRITE fOR TERMS Grand ~apids School of Furniture Designing 544-545 lfouseman Bldg. GRAND \l.APIDS. MICII. Can you detail furniture? Can you draw carving? Can you figure speed of pulleys or machines? Can you make rods ? Call you make stock bills? Can you make blue prints? Can yon make sketches? Can you draw in perspective? Can you cut two mitres with one operation? Can yDU give pointers to your help? Use YourHead. Your Hands and YourTools to Increase Your Salary Japanese Genius Masters Bamboo. :'\. few years ago <In attempt 1/\7<15 made by factories jn the East to make furniturc om of an lmitation of hamboo. They turned Arneric<lll woods into the desired din-tensions and then smoked. stained and polished thcm until they re-sembled thc tropical product. The experiment \va,<; a fail-ure, however, The designs \\'cre faulty and pieces \vcre so small that it required great skill to make perfect joints, and the furnituTt: would not hang together, An effort to use genlline ham boo was also tried without anything like satis-factory success. Other AmQTicans have 'tried to U18ke b.am-boo furniture, with indifferent results, but, as sbmvn by an illustrated article in this issue of the Artisan, there is one American factory that seems to be C'Jltire1y successful iu that litlc, It is OW!lCrl alld managed by a Japanese. VdlO is an expert in designing and also in manipulating the materiaL \YANTEU-(:OTTt'8pondelice 'U'ith ~IanufllC-turen;. Bel] F. Riliter, Hanting-tu(l, fn(L wishes to eorreBponl1 wjth manufachll'et'ls Who sup-ply man oI'Ckr fUnlicul't". 3-1il-lt. FOR SALE,-FactDry. Small fUl'llJture factorJ' in SOllthern Ohlo, cheap and on eal:\Y terms, Address E, F. Blum, Hamilton, Ohio. 3-10-1t. FOR SALE--Factory in Cnlltornfa. A bUlllness manufacturing a special line. also store and saloon fixture!!!, jobbIng and mill work: $100.000 annual business; capital reCluired, $40,000. If d<ilslred win retain from $5,1)1)1)to $10,000, Address "W. C. H.," care of Michigan Artisan. 11-10 '.FOR Si\LE-.lfllU.r .EI\l1ip[led I'bnt. A bal'g-aiEl 10r R.n expP\'iellce<1 furniture Inanufactur('!". Pt"e~<;nt owne,' will rlltaln il1tCOl"e8t. Add?'{'Bs,Chas. B. Cha,se, V..T. elSlern Agent, 624 Cheolical Building", St. Louis M'o. Jt'OR S.U.E.-:Kaehinel'Y. One Clement new double end tenonln.g mauhin"" with cut-01'l' saws and lower COPE:S; One Young Brothers' Improved double cut-off saw compl,.,te, with cut-off gauges ad-justable to angles, ripping' gauges, etc .. Both mac,hjnc'S but \,:lightly u!!!edand in first clas!; condltio[1. Change in line or goods f8>lSon for sellhlg. Newark Ohio Furni-ture Co., Newark, OhIo. 3-\O-4-10-5-10-3t. FOR SALE-Dovetailing ~Iachil:le. One Dallds gang dovetalling machine. In good order. Addre:;ss D. A" care Michigan Al'tilllan. 11-10~lt FOR SALE-Electric M<Jtar.s But little used, Write for pnrticu\ars. Mich- Igan Engraving Co .• Grand Rapids, Mich. 11-10--2t Fast Freights to be Consolidated. [t is announced that all tho:; fast freight linc>; of the Grand Trunk system will he consolidated on April ht. The line~ included are the Yationa'J Dispatch, Great Eastern, Cominercia! Dispatch, Lachnvanna Grand Trunk and the Reading Dispatch, Tn each city ill l;vhic11 agencies now exist all the agellts will be placed under one head. H. C. Swnin of the old firm of H. C. Swain & Son \vhieh went through bankruptcy last fan has organized- a stock company under the name of H. C. Swain & Co., and resumed. business in the old furniture store at 39 Beaver street, New York City. A. new f8ctory for the Simonds Chair Company is in course of erection in Syracuse, N. Y. 1111 ALHOlCOMD &CO~ MANUFACTURER.5,.rl° DEALERS IN HIGH GRADEBAND AND SCROLL SA S REf'AlfO NG-5ATI5fACTION GUARANTEED CIT1ZENSfHONE 1239 27 N MARKET 5T, ~, GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. 36 BAMBOO FURNITURE. Growth of the Material and How It is Worked to Produce Pleasing Effects. Bamboo is a tree-like plant belonging to the grass family. It is hollow with a very shiny surface. Its growth is very rapid, baving been known to sometimes grm ....two and one-half feet in a day, Transplanting is necessary to obtain good bamboo. A healthy root is planted and four ODD CHAIRS. or five inches 15 left above ground. The crop of shoots is destroyed for three succes~ive years, then the fourth crop is allovved to grow. :YIany kinds of bamboo are imported from the tropics, as 'NeH as from Japan, for the manufacturer. of furniture. There is the natural pine color mottled with brown; the very dark hrown, flecked with green and green marked 7IR- T I..s J'I..l'I 3 T". with the natural pine color. A very small species of 'red, much like some of our red willow, is used for stems in low relief. StilI other species are used for flowers, buds and leaves. Many Americans have practically failed ,in the manu-facture of bamboo furniture because of the ram-shackle method of making joints. As 'soon as the furniture is sub-jected to heat, it straightway falls to 'pieces, demanding re-gluing or even wiring to keep in place. Y. Nagatomo came to America from Japan, several years ago, landing at Seattle, where he hired himself QUt to a certain bamboo manufacturer. Not being satisfied with the quality of the work done, he decided to go into business for himself. He also decided to make furniture that would stay together, so established himself in Tacoma. Thoroughly familiar with hamboo and its possibilities, and having been a designer in JaVan, he built up a most flourishing business. His first reformation was to fill the hollow stem with hard wood, for several inches each side of where a, joint was to be made, thus making a perfectly solid joint to qe screwed or bored into without splitting. His arrangement of tiny shelves and corners for bric-a-brac, bespeaks the Japanese artist. Each tiny shelf is often panelled at the back with Japanese "Nlattlng, with a natural floral design worked out in low relief upon it with cut and carved leave~, buds and blossoms of bamboo. At a distance, this. low relief' looks like some beautiful oriental embroidery. Mr. Nagatomo fills orders in any part of the United States. He still designs for firms in Japan, and always has time to explain the quality and strength of his wares. MABEL WOOD. Lumbermen Plead '''Not Guilty .... Nearly two hundred members attended the fifteenth annual meeting of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association held at Washington, D. c., last week. The annual report of President Lewis showed that the past year was one of 'great prosperity to the lumber industry of the Unite'd States. He referred to recent charges made in Con~ gress to the effect that the association was a trust and a monopoly. 'ITo the charge that we form a lumber trust," he said, "we plead not guilty." MUSIC CABINET, LADIES' DESK-BAMBOO. PLANT STAND. BOOK CASE. BOOKCASE. HANGING HAT RACK. BAMBOO· DESK. CORNER CHAIR. CORNER CURIO CASE. LADIES' DESK. BAMBOO FURNITURE DESIGNED AN» MANUFACTURED BY Y. NAGATOMA, TACOMA, WASH. 37 38 ~MI9JiIG?J-N NEW NEBRASKA IDEA. Legislative Scheme to Stimulate Cash Imports Supported by Business Interests. Men with great bank accounts, or plenty of idle money, on which they object to paying taxes, may be accommo~ dated in Nebraska in a very short time if an act now before the Legislature is passed, which is entitled "an act to create a board of immigration, industry and commerce and defining its duties, ]}tov-i.dingfOT the appointment of advisory secre-taries, and de
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