Weekly Artisan; 1910-12-17

Notes:

Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and ..- ) \ .~2~ "-~?,,PjJ'~RDAf'lli:,: ~ttt::t~~P y GRAND RAPIDS. MICH •• DECEMBER 17. 1910 Come to the Chicago Market SOMETHING SPECIAL IN FIJRNITURE FOR YOUR JANUARY VISIT CJf More than 1000 varieties of KARPEN GUARANTEED UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE will be on exhibioll at our sales rooms in January.; CJf These up-to-the-minute designs are now being made up and will comprise A LARGE NUMBER OF ENTIRELY NEW PATTERNS CJf In this choice selection we are prepared to show you the largest line of high grade furniture to be found anywhere. CJf And we want to prove to yon, if you are not already convinced, that dollar for dollar in real comparison of genuine values we are prepared to meet all competition in variet) of st) les, elegance and correctness of patterns, material, con-struction and PRICE. ASK TO SEE THE KARPEN SPECIALS S. KARPEN & BROS. CHICAGO BOSTON NEW YORK The Berkey & Gay Furniture Compan)T Announce the Opening of their Show ROOlllS for tIle January sales season on Monday, January 2nd, 1911. The line this season will be Illore represent. ative of Berkey and Gay initiative than ever before. Special features this year will be just as striking as ~vas our first display of FI~AN· DERS two years ago. It will be a Illistake to visit Grand Rapids without seeing our display. Berkey & Gay Furniture Company Grand Rapids, Michigan WEEKLY ARTISAN 1 ~ w ......... __ • __ •• a. _. • ••• sa • • _II _. q •• , ••• ., II I I 1883 1911 I MICHIGAN CHAIR COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN I Michigan's Foremost Chair Company Visiting Buyers will find our line for the coming season most complete we have ever offered. Ready and at their disposal at Factory Ware ... rooms January 2nd, 191 1. 1883 II 1911 I1 . .. ..... Representative Salesmen: SOUTH w. R. Penny WEST Chas. B. Parmenter Robt. G. Calder H. M. Story EAST Chas. H. Cox Robt. E. Walton MICHIGAN CHAIR COMPANY .. 2 p •• - - ---------- WEEKLY ARTISAN DINING LIBRARY BEDROOM SUITES HALL CLOCKS IN "COLONIAL" STYLE ROYAL FURNITURE CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN NEW ADAPTATIONS READY FOR INSPECTION SHOWN AT FACTORY SALESROOM GRAND RAPIDS ......... _- _-_. _ . JANUARY 2, 1911 I III II 1 ------...1 WEEKLY ARTISAN Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. Grand Rapids., Mich. BED-ROOM and DINING-ROOM FURNITURE COMPLETE StUTES in Mahogany. Circassian Walnnt and Oak. If you have not one in your store~ a simple request will bring you our magnificent new Catalol1ue of 12x16 inch page groupa, show-in •• nites to match. With it, even the most moderate sized furniture store can show the best and newest furni.ure satisfactorily. 3 4 WEEKLY ARTISAN DAVENPORT BEDS and COUCHES ~~~a~ int~r~st la~~e_a~d sm~ll !,uy~r~ _~~'t fail t~s~e_our~x~i!'it at 1319 Michigan Ave., 6th floor, CHICAGO, ILL, January, 1910. • Write for Prices and Cuts. Write for Prices and Cuts. No. 1218 EXCELLO DAVENPORT BED. Seat revolves and makes bed. Loose mattress is placed inside. Looks like single davenport. Thos, Madden, Son & Co, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. D. L. CONREY FURNITURE CO. SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA Makers of THE FACTORY Makers of CHINA CLOSETS THAT MUSIC CABINETS LIBRARY CASES IS ALWAYS RECORD CABINETS COMBINA TION CASES BUSY MUSIC BENCHES Try 12 samples and you The line that makes Why? will then buy many more. money for the dealer. It will pay you to send for Catalog and see the reason. Line shown on the top Floor of Furniture Exhibition Building, GRAND RAPIDS. 31st Year-No. 25 GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• DECEMBER 17.1910 Issued Weekly 'LOCAL MUSEUM OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE Grand Rapids Manufacturers by Merging Their Possessions Could Show a Valuable and Decidedly Interesting Collection. fhe Deike} [( (:ra) Furl11tt11e company will hereafter occupy the Gay bU1ldlll~, recently \ acated by the Century I'url11tt11e company A "u1te of room" w111be ass1gned to the designer, ;\ Margantm. and hlS a"slo;tants and one of the floors wJ11 be devoted to a mu"eum of antJque furmture, col-lected 1ll Europe and Amenca This exhlblt wl11 be of l:;Teat value to the tlade, a,', lt w111 permlt patrons and emplo)e,', of the companv to study the WOlk of noted cabmetmakers and designer" of past centulleo; Man) years hay e pao;"ed since the company "ect11ed the nuc!eu" of the collectlOn and It no\\ number" many pleCe'i Plano; of the (ompany in 1e£;<11(1to the publIc hay e not been 1e\ ealed, hut ao; the management of the cOlporation 1" wi"e and hbel al It i" faIr to pi e"ume that in due tllne the doO! 0; w111be opened tor all \\ ho w111 v\ l"h to enter, The One1 Cabmet company o\', n" a hI ge collectton of antlque fUlmture and man) \ aluable plece-, are po">"e-,,,ed b} the Royal It11mtule company. the ~el"on-Mattel FUl11ltUle compan\, the \\ 111lam \. Bel key I'm mtlll e company, the Im-pellal, the Phoenn: dnd othel Imal llMllufalt1111llL; hml"e" If the-,e piece" could he a-,-,embled 111+1 "Ultahle hall. a nHl"CUl11 of !2,1 eat artl,',tlc \ altle and hlstonc mtu e-,t \\ ol1ld hc c"tab-lIshed Prcn l'i1On should he made fOJ the mamtenance of "uch an exh1blt by the genelOu" and puhhl-'op111terl manu-facturel'i of G1and RapIds The plece" a1e no\', "to! ed 111the fadone", occupymg \ aluable "paC( that l111ght he used for othe1 PU1po"e", The co"t of keep111~ tI'e piece" 111 a mu"eum would be no greater than the \ alue of the "pace thL 1tides fil•l 111 the fadOlles Perhaps the pubhc authontles ml£;ht be l11duced to pro\ 1de a hall for the use of the collectOl s It pas been "uggested that dt11mL; the furmture sellm£;' "easons oll~mal pieces and reprorludlOns of the same be placed side-by-s1de 111orde1 that buye1" mi~ht hay e an opportumty to compare the workman"h1p of the present to that of the pa"t Reproducers of the antlques stnve to llUprO\ e on the one,l11al m constructlOn It lS the only field for lmplO\ ement open to them If a cal \ er of the present day could reproduce a carv-l11g of the pa"t, pUttm~ a llttle more sk111mto the cuttl11g of the wood than the ~al \ el ot the on~JIlal \, a" ahle to do, or 1f the Imes of a tape1111L;pede"tal \" e1e rende1 ed mOl e 'ihapel} h} a cab111etmaker of today m companson \' lth the \, 01k of a cahl-netmake1 ot the pa"t, the ",upellOnty attamed would be the mea-,m e of the \ alue of the replOductlon Mexican Custom House Regulation. American consul, A Donald"on Smlth, wntm2, from -'\guascahente". Mex, says very great cal e should be ob- ",e1\ ed m the mal h.111g and 111\Olung of ..;oods expOl ted to Mex1co A desk sh1pped by an Amencan cornpany and con-slgned to a l\Iexlcan uty was subjected to a f nc of ~:; ~Iexl-can ($2 SO U 11lted State" currency) 111 addltlOn to tht' 1eg ulal dlltJe" One dollar of thl" fine wa" collected on aClo11nt ot the address of dn under"tatement of \\ eH~ht 111the con"u]a1 111\(nce, double dlltJe" be111~ collcl ted on t11e exce"" of welght abO\ e the 111voice Cons111 \Vtlliam E Algel of Mantlan leports that goods arnv111g at Mexlcan pOl h, If not accompanIed by all the necessary docu111ents, he 111the c11"tom" walebou"e unttl ,;ald documents a1 e pl0d11ced If the LCJl1sl1lal 1m Glce 1" mlss111c; the v,oods may be 1 e111mcd bv pa\ 111~dOll~)1L d11t1l"> Tf the hIll of lad1112, 1" lack1112" hO\\e\C1 thlle 1'-, no ltl1Jed) e,-cept to let the goods hc unttl the document lS prCJdulec1 In thc ca"e of pen"hable goods, "uch as fnut" or ,egetables thl'" often 1esults 111a total 10"" of the "hlp111ent Shippers and Insnrgeuts are Pleased. \\ a"h111gton COlIespondenh state that pI OL;"elS"1\ e Re-pubhcans al e pleased wlth 1'1eS1c1ent Taft'" app0111tments to the Intel "tate Com111e1ce C01111111'iSlOnto, fill \ acanC1es createc1 by the chOICe of Mal t111 A Knapp fOl the new commerce court and the prospectl\ e retlrement of C.;/1111111SS1OnCerock-nil The appomtment of ]3' H :Meyer, new chalr111an of the ralhoac1 C0111ml"SlOn of \\ 1,',cons1n, to 'ol1cceed ::\[1 Knapp, has been rece1ved wlth acc!allu by the 111surs;ent" The nam111g of C C 1\1cChm d of Kentuck}, at one tJmc a member of the Kentuckv ra11road C01111111SS1Onto, succeed Commissioner Cocknll, al'oo lS ha1led by the sh1ppmg mtere::,h \\ lth con-sld erable "atJsfactlOn Profe"sor J\f e} er \', as apP0111tec1 to the the \\T1"COn'i111state ral1roac1 commisslOn b\ La Follette when he \\ a" gO\ e1nor of that state In-,lllgents 111the senate say the ne\\ comml%1011 wlll be "pro~ressl\ e " ~-- -- •• .... I LOUIS HAHN ; III• • 154 Livmgston St. I GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN CItIzens' Telephone 1702. I DESIGNS • and Details of Furniture I .... I •••• .••••.... ------- . .~ 6 WEEKLY ARTISAN AN UNDERTAKER'S EXPERIENCE Mystified by a Peculiar Mistake Made by Brook-lyn Hospital Authoritie'3. Last Friday mght when the BU'3hwlck part of Brooklyn had settled Itself to rest a voice called Undertaker Rudolph Stutzmann by telephone and told him that John Beckel had died m the Kings County Hospital and that hIS blOther, George Becker of 268 Central avenue, Brookl} n would call at Stutzman's place the next day and make the funeral arrange-ments. The funeral would probably be on Sunday after-noon, the vOice said, when the friends of the deceased could be present. Undertaker Stut/mann left hb ..,tote at 3Y6 K11lckel hoc kel avenue early yesterday mormng to get the papels I\hlch the law required undertakers to get as the pI ehmmar} tu re-moval and burial. He went to the hospital, obtamed the custody of the body and took It to hiS chapel, II hel e Geot ge Becker was to call that afternoon In the houl s before Becker's appearance the body VI as prepal ed for bUllal The certificates of death were despatched to Ge01ge Decker and he sent them on to an insul ance office for the pay ment of the claim. It wasn't until well along in the aftelnoon that George Becker got to Stutzmann'o, Hi,., othel plepalations m \Ie\' of his brother's death had taken so much time, he '3ald that he had been delayed So he and the undel takel '3et them-selves immediately to talking 0\ el the bl1'olness m hand The} deCided it in all ItS details After a time Stut7mann su~gested that Beckel £;0 in and look at his brother. He did so His face had unaccountabl} changed, he thought, for het e was the body of a man well along in years John wa" only 40 years old and George Becker had papers to prove it "That isn't my brother," said Becker "It's John Becker," said the undertaker. and he fi,.,hed m his pockets for the statement he got ±tom the ho"'pltal "Well, John Becker" as m} 1)1othel '" name," o,ald GeoH;e "and this isn't J ohn Bec1~er" The undertaker repeated that It wa", and the} a~leed to put the matter up to the ho"pltal authorne" for "ettlement What happened then 1'3 thu" told b} the undertakel and Becker' They got the ho"pltal on the telephone Sure enough, John Becker had died on Fnday mght and hiS bod} had been given to Rudolph Stutzmann, undel takel, on the order of GeOige Beckel, hiS blOther, and If the mqul1el lIould call upon either the undeitakel 01 the blOther he plObablv could find out all about It "But I'm Ge01ge Becker myself," was the reply, "and I m at Stut/mann'.., place What can you tell about it now?" \11 Beckel !Sot was a "Please wait a moment," and he held the Iecen el to hi" ear for minutes, hearing at the far end uf the IV 11 e the rustle of somebody turning pages in a book. PIesentl} the 100ce came back' "Mr. Becker?" . Yes" , Did Y0ul brother In e in Corona?" '"'\0" 'Did he die of endocarditi,,?" "1 \Ia"n't there and don't know." 'I\a~ he 7'1 vealS old?" '\ 0 "'11,' ..,ald Decker resolutely. "He wasn't 75 years old and" hat he 11dd was "ome sort of nervous trouble." Oh-h IVait a mmute" \ftel aV\hlle another voice came to the telephone. "Thi" 1.., queel,' It said "I don't belteve your brother is dead, Mr. Becker 1\ on t you come over here and make sure?" Beckel hung up the receiver and made for the Kings Count} Hospital He found his brother in a ward for nervous patients The ntll "e "aid he was better and might get well, and wouldn't l\Ir Becker like to see his brother? Then John a"ked George what he was wearing those btlck clothes f01 George didn't explain, neither did he touch upon the matter of the insurance policy. 'b tor Stut7mann, he said last night that he didn't know \\ hat he \\ as g-Olng to do with the body of John Becker of Lm ona. 7'1 } eal.., old It had been taken regularly from the ho",pltal and he was Its legal custodian Altogether the uucl el take! was ,ery much confused. \t the hospital last night the superintendent said that tOt1l 01 fi, e yeal sago thel e was another mi'Cup like that of } esterda I, and that It wasn't greatly to be wondered at, since there al e sometimes fi, e or six persons of the same name in the hospital 1he body Will be taken back if Robert Becker ot Cm ana, II ho \\ d~ named a'3 nearest km, doesn't fix matters up \\ lth Stutzmann -~ ew York Sun. No-fium-Loose Fasteners The largest manufacturers of Furniture Trimmings in Wood in the world. Write us for Samples and Prices. Made in Oak, Walnut, Mahogany, Birch and all Furniture Woods. h.-- ••••••••• __ All Knobs and Pulls have the ------ ..------- ...------- --------- -------------_ ..... -------~ WEEKLY ARTISAN 7 The New York Exchange Buildings. For several months the cIty block on Lexinrrbton avenue , New York, from Forty-sIxth to Forty-seventh 'streets, has been the scene of great building activity. Now the results of thIs actl\ Ity have been so far achieved that it is possIble to form a very definite notion of the size and char-acter of the bUIldIng to stand on this important sIte and to be occupIed by the New York Furniture Exchange after next spnng Nearly all of the ten thou'3and tons of steel of which the frame work IS to consIst IS In place; Indeed, this has been carned to the roof level. The enclosing walls of granite and faCIng bnck have been raIsed to nine of the twelve stories. The impOSIng gramte columns which are to mark and adorn the center of the LeXIngton avenue front are about ready to manufacturers WIshing to participate In the great eastern market. The progl ess on the buIlding since the work of construc-tIon on the sIte Itself began, last August, has been very rapid. Of course the progress would not have been so rapid if every pOSSIble tIme-savIng device had not been employed. The plant of the contractors was ample Great derricks were used to hOIst the material; half a dozen steam engines and eight electric hoists were also used day and night to carry up the various hedvy parts The number of men employed reached the ImpressIve total of foUl teen hundred and work of one kInd has followed closely the finishing of another. The com-pletIOn of the structure early in the spring in accordance with promIses WIll show what can be accomplIshed by able builders, receive their richly decorative and carved capItals. Thousands of square feet of fire-proof terra cotta and concl ete floor arches have been laid. Miles upon miles of steam and water pipes and electrical conduits have been installed By the time the New York exposition opens on January 16 so much more progress will have been made that the buIld-ing will be roofed and its exterior practically completed. Visitors to that, the last expositIOn to be held in the.building so long occupied by the Exchange, will be able to see how appropriate and admirable a home the successful enterprise is to have in the early future. Moreover, although the Interior finishing will not have been carried very far by that time, viSItors will be able to appreciate how well adapted the build-ing is to its purposes and how well planned and arranged and equipped it will be to serve the convenience of buyers and of thoroughly equIpped and armed with determinatIOn and strong wIll. The buildIng will show equally, and perhaps this will be a more impressive shOWIng, what enthusiasm in a good cause can bring about when intelligently directed. It was, Indeed, with enthusiasm as well as with faIth and confidence that Charles E. Spratt overcame difficulties and dIsregarded doubts. The dIfficulties he can forget; the doubts he can well laugh at when the new buIlding stands ready and equipped for occupancy by the Exchange. There can be no doubt that WIth every convenience at command the New York Furni-ture Exchange will hold a positIOn of even greater conse-quence than ever In the furniture industIy and that It will be conducted with even a larger degree of success than it has known throughout twenty years of its demonstrated useful-ness. I WEEKLY ARTISAN Whether Gland RdPlch \\ III "'enel e,::ll1blt" to thE' 1ntel-ndtlOndl EXp0..,ltlOn to he hdd III Tl11lll Ital) , next) eal, openlllg III 1\plll and dO"'Ill~ 111 Cktobe' dljlend.., upon the aLtlOn ot the ftU111tl11e manufdLtl11 el.., \lbu t l lldn,I"lhl, repre~ent1l1~ the exposItIon authOlltle" II ho I" no\\ III this country sllhClt1l1g exhlhlt", ha.., heen tJVIll~ to hay e the Crrand Rapids BOard of Tlade make dnan~ement-, to Ildl e the lItv s products repre"ented 111 the ItalIan "hO\\ 1 he boal d ofullab are not mclmed to take the actlOn desl1 ed h \ :\11 Dana-'lhi and have done noth1l1g more than I efer the ma ttel to the Furniture Manufactl11 ers' assoCIatIOn * * >I' * Robert VV. Corson, who ha" been Illth the BeJ1<:e) & Gay Furniture company for ovel thl1 tl 'eal 0" mo~t of the time as representatile 111 easteln telntJl I ha~ been pro-moted to an office pOSitIOn \Y T \\ all:tee II ho ha" been covering southern ternt01 y Will succeed :\11 Cor",on m the east with the assIstance of C L Harpel r J T) h\ al d II ho has been working the middle II est II III take \Ir \Yallace'" territory in the south and G L Stone II III cel er the nllddle west. E. A \Vallace Will cont1l1ue to look aftel the trade m the Pacific coast states J. M. Barth and L B Emsl1, Spa111sh- c\melICan plOmo-ters, are trying to interest fur111ture manufacturers in plans to extend their tI ade m the PhllIppmes SP,l1l1 and m Spa111~h-speakmg American countnes pal tIculal h m Cuba dnd \Ie'::lco Mr. Emsil is secretaly of a ::\IexILan sIll el mmmg company and Mr. Barth, who has establIshed an offile 111 the \~hton building, has a hst of sel eral hundred de 11e1" 111 Cuba and MeXICO, who, he deda1e.., Lan handle (r1d hl1Zapld" itllll11U1C with profit to themseh es and to the mdn11faLtl11 en * or The MichH;an '\1 t Ca1 I 1I1~ company a Ie clO"I1H'; thc best year in their history The stndlO fl11111tUIe and the cal I 1I1~S for the fur111tl11e nukel" hal e kept them busl all the I ear * * * * F A SlIanson w1ll take O..,ldl Hall'.., te111tnJ\ 1m the Rockf01d NatlOndl Fl11111tU1e company dnd II III be with "Yohnny Yon son" 111 the Fl11111tme T'xchan~e. GI and Rapid~ Mr Hall Will rep1 esent the Rockf01 d c.,npcllOr f'l11111tme company and WIll hal e the l1l1e on the fi1st floO! of the Fl11l;l-ture Exchange * * '" GeOlge F LaBolll, mana~el of the Grand RapIds FJ);:- tm es company says the11 hns1l1ess IS so ~1eat that they hal e mcreased the11 fO!ce of cab1l1etmakers more than fom tImes s1l1ce they mO\ ed to the Kent \\ orks of the John \Vlddlcomb FurnitUI e company. * * * * Jones 8.- Green at Dighton. 2\11,,"', II Lose ha1 chI ood floonng plant was de..,tIoyed by file 1ecentlv are mstallmg the Grand Rapids Blow P1pe and Du"t c\11ester company 's sys-tem of dust arrestel" fUI nace feed and plpm~ Th1s com-pany is also fittm~ up the T'alcon 2\Ianufa~tnnnl,;" companl'~ new plant at Big Rapids * * * * The \-\leekly Artl"an 10, m lecupt of a lette1 110m the Rockford Frame and Fixture company, sal m~ they \\ III ddd {J:afalo8ues sent to prospective (Jusfomel's. Imperial furnifure<2... GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. dIme of buffets and china closets that they have never been dhlt to shO\\ 1\ hllh 1\ III be a ~reat surprise and delight to thc bm 11'" I he fnll Ime Will be on exhll)JtlOn on the first floo1 nOllh I1dlf of the lm111tl11 e 1"xhlbltlOn IJ1111 dml,;", Gland RapId" II hel e the) hale shO\\ n fm sel eral seasons. * * * * Cene" Couch Ilh (el ery body knows hIm I says that the RocktOl d Chall and Fixture company's first shipment of Jan-nal \ pa ttel n.., to the Dlodg ett bUlldl11g has been made and \\ III be tollO\I eel 1apldl) by the I est of the line It will be a 11l1eot dl11111~100111and lIbl al y fur111tul e that will not be ex~ celled m GI and RapId", fOl the pnces * * * * r 111' r 1all a de"lf:;nel of fUI nitn! e 1111\ev,: York is spend- 111-.,the ho1Jda) "cason Illth hiS fathel H N Hall in Grand Rapid.., \11 TIedl has been very successful in designing ~ood" iOl the rel:;ular tI ade and interiors for clubs and public 1I1o,trtutlOns • * * The (Tlanel Rdplds School of FUll11tUle Design, Arthur K II kpa t11Ck pI 0plletor and instluctor. IS closing its most suc-le".., ful ) eal \11 Kll kpatllck belIeves In making the 11lll"t of h1'" "tndcnh, and he d!sO hehel e" in printel's ink-a \ e1\ -!,ooel l0111]mldtlOn-l11 fact one that ha<; bll1lt up his "cllOOl dnd til\ en Jt a natIOnal reputatIOn. ,,---------- - - - - -~----------- WEEKLY ARTISAN MAY POOL THEIR SHIPMENTS Railroads Make a Concession to Grand Rapids Furniture Manufacturers. Ra1lroad traffic rules 1equi1 e that III order to be carried at car load rates a ca1 load of frClght must be b1lled from one con "lgnor to one con "lgnee, thc pal tles to 1eprc"ent the actual ow ne1:,h1p of the good:, sh1pped \Yhen thcre are two or more "h1ppers 01 two or more cons1gnees the goods must pay the less-than-car-lot-rate", V\ hich III many c1asslficatlOns are double or more than double the car lot rate". The ral1- loads for a long tlme did not enforce thIS rule vVhen they sho",ed a d1SpositlOn to enforce 1t carload1l1g companies were orgam7ed in the larger c1tles and the rule V\ as evaded by sh1ppers ass1gn1l1g title 111 the goods to d loading company and the company, as a single consignor and owner, would forward the goods to a sllllllar company at the point of desti-natlon fOl d1stnbutlOn to the leal consignees The 1a11roads tolerated th1:, for several 3' ear", but the 10ad1l1g companies were sa1d to have abn"ed the pnvl1ege so grossly that about a year ago the road" determllled to put a stop to the pool car S) stem ent1rely. The Grand Rap1d" furmture manufacturClS had their own car loadlllg serV1ce w1th twenty-e1ght ot the leadmg manu-factUl ers as parties to 1t. Th1s sen lee was taken over last March from the pnvate parties V\ ho had been conducting 1t. Ernest L. EW1l1g was engaged as trafhc manager and the work was can led on w1th such an e\ 1dent pul pose to be honest that nie ra111oads could not PO""11)1) complam that pnv1lelSes we1 e be1l1g abused. Early la"t fall, howey er, the ra1lroad managers again an- ----_._~~---. . ------- _._._._._-- POLISHES Quality and Economy Two excellent reasons for using the Excelsior or World's Fair Polish on high grade furniture. We claim to sell the best and most economical polishes, and have proved it by their being the Standard polishes for 25 years of use in the furniture manufacturing:trade. Get our prices and send for sample before placing your next order. GEO. W. LIGHT MFG. COMPANY, 2312 W. Van Buren St., CHICAGO. " . ... _a._ __ 4 J • - - - "1' nounced that the rule must be strictly enforced, thus caus-mg the sh1pper:, cons1derable annoyance, trouble and actual loss III the western trade, during the fall months. For the past three months many shippers have had to pay the less-than- carload-rates, where under the former arrangement the sh1pments were billed as car lots and paid the lower rate. The manufacturers protested and, through Mr. Ewing, used all aval1able means to induce the railroads to rescind the order for a stnct enforcement of the rule and they have been "uccessfu1. Last Monday it was announced that the railroads reach-mg thIS city have notified the Interstate Commerce Com mis- "lOn that they WIll make Grand Rapids ,111 ev,:ception to the so-called ant1-poohng 1nle, '" 11lch means that the manufac-tUl ers' car-Ioadlllg methods wdl be resumed. There is httle probab1hty that the interstate commission w111 0\ errule the action of the railroads. At any rate the conceSSlOn V\ 111stand untl1 the comm1ssion has considered the matter-for several month" at least-and it V\ 111have a good effect on the wlllter furmtUl e sales season, which would have been serlOusly hand1capped by a Stl1Ct enforcement of the ant1-poollllg 1U1e. Uraguayans Want to Learn. The Grand Rap1ds TIoard of Trade has received a letter from H L Lomba, dnector of the MontevIdeo, Uruguay, bureau of statistlcs, askmg lllfOl matlOn concerning Grand Rap1d" mdustnes and methods of organizmg and operating a boal d of t1ade. The letter 1S III Spamsh and tells of the adm1ratlOn Montev1dean" hay e £Ol the FUlniture City and its most famous product. I i8 O-Y-N-"-O N-& COO".. oi, I I Manulac!luren of Emboaaed and f Turned Mould. : inal, Embo.... I ed and Spindl. Carvin... and Automatic Turnin .... We aJ.o manu-ladure a la11le hue 01 Embo ... d Ornament. for Coucb Work. I I . _._4I 1725-1739 Dickson Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 10 - - - - - - - ---------, Rocl{ford Chair 8 Furniture Co. Rockford, Illinois WEEKLY ARTISAN Holiday Time Safeguards. One factor which invariably beals heai II} upon the mllld of the progressive and thoughtful reallel at the approach of the holiday season IS the possibJ1lty of some "I, er} sell0Lb ac-cident in his store. Of course, at all times such emel ~encies are contingent. Around Christmas tIme, hmi ei er, the} are more insistent than at any other time One cau:oe ot th1:o IS the unusually inflammable nature of much of the stuft handled at this season of the year. The crowded condItIOn of the store. including the presence of many careless sightseers, 1:0 anothel source of danger. And, thirdly, the emplm ees themseh es. rushed as they al e, are unable to gli e such \i atchful atten ilon as at other times would be possible Flll thel mOl e, 0\\ mg to the bulky nature of many of the goods handled, as well as the unusual extent of stocks, there is a tendency to store merchan-dise in places where it is conttguous to fire in one form 01 another. Let us, therefore, not only I emllld our I etall readet" of these conditions, but also sLH;gest pi ecautions \i hlch though always in order, are especially desuable dUl1ng the heavy shopping periods. Unusually mlllute inspectIOn, then, :ohould be given to the heating apparatus, especially where steam heat is not employed. Flues and ducts should be exammed for possible defects. Merchandise should not, as IS somettmes the case, be stored in pi oximity to bOIlers or furnaces If the establishment consists of two or more buildmgs, sepalated by fire doors, some responsible employee should be entl usted with the responsibJ1lty, not only of closine; these doO! s C\ ery night, but also of promptly closlllg them at any moment in case a fire should break out EspeCially If the fire doors are of the kind which automatically close in case of fire cal e should be taken to avoid blockading them Again, all emergency eXits, and the passage-vi ay:o leading thereto, should be kept fJ ee and clear Indeed, the expel 1- ence of some concerns proves that it is i\ ell ei en to suggest that exits shall not be boarded up, ban ed 01 locked I ~nd every employee whose post is near such exits should be prop-erly instructed as to the prompt opening of the door or win-dows leading thereto. There should also be signs, With "hands" pointing in the proper direction, so as to indicate the location of these emergency exits Broken panes in windows, through which, in case of fire, a draught would readily be created, should be I eplaced. "\Vhen gas is used in stockrooms and other places "behllld the scenes" each burner should be protected by a wire globe. DINING FURNITURE BUFFETS, CHINA CLOSETS and TABLES. LIBRARY FURNITURE DESKS, TABLES, COMBINATION and LIBRARY BOOKCASES. Our entire line will be on exhibition in January on the third floor of the Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. Papel boxes, waste paper, excelsior and other highly in-flammable rubbibh should be promptly gathered up and dis-posed of. Out-of-the-way corners should especially be kept clear of \i aste-paper, etc. Guard, too, against having such matter gather under a grating in the sidewalk, through which a 11ghted match or burning cigar may readily be dropped. The fire protection equipment should also be frequently mspected. This applies especially to water-tanks on the 100f (and their supports), automatic pumps, stand-pipes, chemical extinguishers, hose and buckets, and also to the ~PIinkIer system, if such exists. The StOIe employees, moreover, should be urged to use ext! a cautIOn, especially in the matter of carrying matches. And if thel e are other tenants in the building they should be asked to specially caution their employees. In the alteration rooms and other WOIkrooms unusual care should be exer- CIsed as to the stoves or gas appliances whereon irons are heated. Flevators, too, should be inspected at least once a day, and elevator men should be instructed to use not only ex-ceptional care, but also extraordinary patience. Have them clearly realize that accidents may result not only from the con-dition of the elevator itself, but from the mode of its oper-atIOn. Young children unaccompanied by adults should not be permitted on crowded elevators. In fact, all the employees should be instructed as to what to do in case of fire or acci-dent; and certain responsible men should be appointed to take charge of and manipulate the fire-fighting appliances. ~s the dehvery depal tment will be taxed as at no other period of the year, the condition of horses and wagons or motor vehicles should be made as much without flaw as pos- Sible. The equipment should be made extensive enough to prevent its belllg crippled by the occuJrence of an accident. And, of course, extra precautIOns against fire should be taken in stable or garag e, as well as in the store. Finally, since aCCIdents i\ ill happen at times in spite of all precautions, a special inspection of insurance policie; should be made, with a view of seeing that the concern is adequately protected in all of its risks, including fire, boilers and flY-i\ heels, elevators and sprinklers, windows and auto-mobiles, ~s ii ell as general liability, employer's liability, teams, etc.-Ex The merchant who alms to undersell all competitors is usually sold out by the sheriff WEEKLY ARTISAN ........, Announcement We beg to announce that the Companies known as The Globe Furniture Co. The Bosse Furniture Co. The World Furniture Co. ....... .. have been succeeded by the GLOBE-BOSSE~WORLD FURNITURE CO. The purpose of this change is to bring about the combined efforts of the three Companies. In doing so we can produce better goods and render better services to the trade. Since the re~organization, we have built and have now ready for operation,lan additional plant which increases our output 25 per cent. We now have four large factories with which to supply the increased demand made on us by the trade. Our 1911 catalogue showing the most complete line of Bedroom, Dining Room and Kitchen Furni-ture, is now in the hands of the printers and will be ready for distribution about January I, 191 I. If your name is not already on our mailing list, we should be pleased to have your request for a copy which will be sent to you as soon as completed. We take this opportunity to thank all the patrons of the Globe, Bosse and World Furniture Companies for the many favors shown us during the past, and we shall endeavor to merit a continuance of your liberal patronage, assuring you that we will at all times use every possible effort to please you while offering the very best values, and the best of accommodations, and convenience in shipping in mixed carloads. Our lines will be shown at Chicago market, both at Nos. 1319 Michigan Ave. and 1411 Michigan Ave. and in the Furni-ture Building, Evansville, Ind. In addition to this, our traveling representatives cover all the ter-ritories and will be pleased to receive your business through anyone of the channels herein named. Yours very truly, GLOBE-BOSSE-WORLD FURNITURE CO. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA .. . ... . 11 --------------------------------- EXTENSION TABLES LIBRARY RESTAURANT CAFE BAR PARLOR 12 WEEKLY ARTISAN No 90t OUR NEW PATTERNS Are the highest achievement of the designer and the skill of the best cabinet makers and finishers. With an equipment for the special production of SEND FOR OUR NEW CATALOe. NIEMANN TABLE COMPANY Factory and Office, 77th St. and Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago. AND DINING CHAIRS IN CHEAP AND MEDIUM GRADES WE OFFER EXCEPTIONAL VALVES. Shown throughout the year in the Furniture Manu-facturers Exchange, Wabash Ave. and 14th St.. Chicago. in charge of Peck & Hills Furniture Co. Effects of That Long and Short Law. The ral1road experts are shll "vieyymg with alarm" the long and short haul clause of the mterstate comme1 ce lai\. One of them says that if the long and shot t haul clau"e shall be constlued anywhere near the i\a) It read" thete "Ill be at least 20,000 changes in freight and pa"senger rates tll1 ough-out the country. Already the cammct ce cOmmtSSlOn m \Vash-ington has received applications fm somethmg hke 75,000 changes made necessary by the lone, and "hOl t haul features The applications for these changes m rates come f10m ship-pers, of course, and mean that a ll1gher late may not be charged for a shorter than for a longer haul Of course a big percentage of these applications come itom those affected by transcontmental or semi-transcontmcntal shipments Then there are the cit cuitou'S t oute tal ifh that mu Qt all be changed. Railroad men figt11e that i\ 1th 75,000 apphcatlO11S already in and others comin~ rapidly the national body has work cut out for it that will consume two ot tll1 ee } car" Transportation representatives say that if any considet-able percentage of the"e appltcations are a11o\\ ed b, the com-mission it will reqUlre two or three} eat s to get out the tantfs. Thousands of eAtra clerks and late e'<:petis must he employ ed, and then following this "WIllcome hea1l11f;S on thc tates. No section of any ra1ltoad law that has been passed in twenty-fiye years is liable to t esult in so many apphcatlOns a" the long and short haul features of the amended act, as It will affect so many districts and cause no enct of protests to arise from cities and towns that a1e m compet1hon with one another. Strictly construed, the long and short hdul clause would mean distance tariffs-that IS, tanff" accordmg to the distance the goods are transported. All railroads have in the \tV est, and to some extent in the east, dish icts that are sparsely settled and Wll1Ch they a1e trYll1g to build up To do this roads must give low rates on shipments mto those di"tricts, and on goods taken out. It often happens that the rates are lower than those charged for lone,et d1"tdnce" hut to mote populated d1stncts. l:"nde1 the new law, if stllctly construed, the rate to the sparsely settled d1stnct whet e bul1dll1g IS necessary must be on a distance scale and 'way above the populated territory. It may 1eadtly be seen that such a conditIon "auld retard the development of the trans-Missouri country. Under the law the Commerce Commissioners are allowed some leeway, and It is ltkely that they Will modify the long and "hort haul clause, the fourth section of the statute, in 01det to prevent ha1 dsh1ps to the glOwmg west, which hard- "hip" m1~ht 1eSlllt in a meHantlle paille. ~-----------------------------------------~ IIII ,, III I fTE TO,~'k :(HICA60MIRROR &ART6( ,~ 217 N. Clinton Street. Chicago, Ills.. U.S.A. ~ • . ..- .------ ---------------~ II .. WEEKLY ARTISAN I ,,_n • ••••••• • sa ssw ••••••••••••• a_ ••••••••••••••• al, •• a. ........... . .. Nothing to Equal Our Values OFFERED IN THE MARKET Let us show you these and other . at.tractive p.Ieces In our line of UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE 5.00 extra in Oak. Ruffled Frant, 1.50 extra. This 3 Piece Suite PRICE No. 1 Leather, 52.50 No. 2 Leather, 47.50 PanPlush, 51.50 Exhibited only at our Factory, 1113 West Washington Blvd., Chicago. Enterprise Parlor Furniture Co. =======MANUFACTURERS ======= a..---------- all •••• • • •••• • - • as aa ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 13 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN NEW YORK'S GRAFT INVESTIGATIONS Results in Some Information That Is of Interest to the Public. The New York graft im estlgation, so-called, ha" bloue,ht out some facts that are of interest to the people of other states. Recently the investigatmg commltteee has heen £;1\- ing attention to the great mst11ance compa11le~ and theIr methods and some of the most important te~timon} on that subject was given by Wtlham C. Robb, manager of the Xe,'V York Fire Insurance Exchange, who testified that pI emium rates abroad are very much lower hecause the lea--e ratIO IS lower. He declared that thi" was not \\ holl} due to methods of building construction. "The most striking phenomenon in the history of fire insurance," said Mr. Robb, "has been the increase in the use of fireproof and slow-burning matel ial in the last 33 ,ears Although there has been an immense ImplOYement, the re-la tive loss per $100 of property has remained sta tionar} Ke\\ hazards have developed. Electricity, the products of kero-e; ene, the use of chemicals in manufactures, ha' e offset the efforts to keep down the fire waste, and so doee; the e,TO\'me, congestion of business "Construction is inferior partly on account of rapid growth. Underwriters feel that there has been an imprm e-ment since the San Francisco fire and that there has been a slight but apparently permanent reduction in the fil e \\ aste " In answer to questions by Alfl ed HUll ell assocIate coun-sel of the committee, Mr Robb stated that the fire depal t-ments in this country are vastly more effiuent than tho"e m Europe, but that this increased efficiency does not offsct the advantages of better construction. "Have you anything in mind that you mIght sue,e,cst to the legislature directly aimed at the fil e '\aste?" asked "Ir Hurrell. "I think that greater stringency in butlding la'\" should be sought," was the answer. "Every time a mU11lcipahty seeks to extend the fire limits in which fl ame bt111dmgs al c prohibited it provokes loud protest from the hhertY-lm me; citizens. I think a fine prm Ided b) la\\, a £;raded fine, for any loss due to carelessness, would he a u "eful mea "Ule "Legislatures throughout the countly ha,e qUlte ie,-nOlcd the fire waste. They have passed many laws that ha, chad the inevitable result of incI easing the fire loss." In answer to questions by J\1r Lmn Bruce upon the sub-ject of monopoly, Mr. Robb stated that in his opmion only about 75 per cent of the insUl ance \\ Iltten in the metl opolitan THE yz"~ndi&1PARLOR. NEW"""U ~t:BEDJ; Need not be moved from the wall. Always ready wit h bedding in place. So simple, 80 easy, a child can operate it. Has roomy wardrobe box. CHICAGO, Erie & Sedgwick NEW YORK, Norman & Monitor. dbtllct way by members of the exchange. The exchange is said to be in no way a close combination and any new com-pany is eligIble for membership. , It is sub"tantially true," said the witness, "that the ex-change controls the rate at which insurance can be sold, but I do not accept the word necessity as applied to the business. In the selling of any necessity, however, competition will not go below the cost of production. It will not go to a ruinous rate The ralhoads and the state and federal governments ha' e not only found that it is impossible to prevent com-binations by the carriers but that efforts looking to such pre-vention are foolish. Consequently government efforts are di-rected to preventing favoritism toward customers. In the same way there can never he a revival of competitive rate-makmg m msurance any more than there can be a revival of the PtolemaIC system of astronomy. "Assuming that it is the product of the age; assuming that it contlols the business and maintains and fixes rates in Xe\\ York, do you not think as a necessity, fire insurance Iate-makmg should be controlled by the state?" was asked. \Ir Robh answel ed that he had not reached a final con-cllhlOn 1ut he said that waiving the question as to whether the state had any I ight to fix the price of anything not sup-phed hy a puhhc sel \ ant such as a common carrier, the dlffi-cultlcs of a state late-making body in ;.Jew York are in"epal-able 'If the state could do thc work of regulating rates as \\ ell. as fan I} , a" far abm e criticism as does the New York exchange," saId the WItness, "part of the objection would be lemo, ed " TIe pOInted out that rates in this, state were very low in thh Clt) and that m case the state controlled rate-making, pohtlcs \\ ould ImpaIr the efuciency of any such bureau. The commIttee has been informed that the fire insurance pI emltlms paId by pohcy holders in Ncw York city amount to about $25,000,000 per year, whIle the losses paid aggregate about $10,000,000. The other $15,000,000 of the receipts is uscd to pay salalles, commissions and the incidental expense of managmg the companies. po . ... FREEDMAN CONVERTIBLE DIVAN BED A Revolution in Parlor Bed Construction. An Immediate Success. Full Size Bed in Divan Space. .. . . .... .....••....•...... SIMPLEST IN ACTION. LEAST SPACE. STRONGEST BUILT. The sensation of last season's furniture exhibition and the "last word" in parlor bed construc-tion. Supercedes all other Interchangeable Parlor Beds. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATIONS AND PRICES. Full line shown during January, 1st floor, 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago. FREEDMAN BROTHERS & CO. Manufacturer. of Upholstered Furniture. Factory, 717.731 Mather St., CHICAGO . ..............•-. WEEKLY ARTISAN Buy the INVINCIBLE Line of SPRING BEDS AND BE PREPARED TO FILL THE WANTS OF YOUR TRADE FOR Standard Quality Solid Comfort Honest Values Durability SEND FOR CATALOG CONTAINING OUR LINE OF Spring Beds, Steel Folding Couches, Davenports, Cots, Cribs, Cradles, Mattresses, Couch Pads, Etc. MANUFACTURED BY HENRY SCHOMER COMPANY, 533-534 So. Canal St., CHICAGO, ILL. --------- . --------- --- -- - -- ._--- _. -- ._------- po. • FOUR NEW TRADE MARK REGISTERED PRODUCTIONS BAR 0 NIA LOA K ST A IN in acid and oil. F LAN D E RS 0 A K S T A I N in acid and oiL S M0 KED 0 A K S T A I N in acid and oil. EARLY ENGLISH OAK STAIN in acid and oil. Send for finished samples, free. Ad-el-ite Fillers and Stains have long held first place in the estimation of Furniture Manufacturers and Master Painters. In addition to the reg-ular colors the above shades offer unusually beallLtifuland novel effects. lhe Ad·al·ite Peopla ~ CHICAGO-NEW YORK Everything in Paint Specialties and Wood Finishing materials. Flllers that £ill. Stains that satisfy. '-------------------- .....- ... _ ... .. . " 15 • 16 dehbelation \'Tlth such a service prompt delivery IS 1m-pos"' lble and the ",en Ice of not much value. WEEKLY ARTISAN PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY .Y THE MICHIGAN ARTISANiCOMPANY SUBSCRIPTION $1 00 P'ERYEAR ANYWH!!RE IN THE UNITED STAT!!S OTHERCOUNTR'!!S $200 PER Y!!AR. SINGLE COPI!!S 5 CI!NTS. PUBLICATION O......ICE. 108-112 NORTH DIVISION ST. GRAND RAI"IDS, MICH A 5 WHITE, MANAGING EDITOR Entered .. second class matter, July 5, 1909, at the post office at:Grand RapIds MIchIgan under the act of March 3 1879 CHICAGO REPRESf:NTATIVI[ E LEVY OfficIals of the factO!, mutual 111-'UI'wce compa111c-, de clare that there IS no longel an) mOlal hazald to cl11blClel in the conduct of the busmec,c, ot the compa111e.~ 111t11111 the past twenty-five yeal s," one offiual stated I ecen tl), "I have only known of two cases V\here there was e, en a ques-tion that the plants burned dm\ n had been set on fire Our members are large concel ns \\ Ith a g I 0\\ m~ hu llH. -, -, \\ 11n 11a \ e joined for the purpose of pre' entmg and not tm co11lc tm£!, losses." The hIgh character ot the Ilsks lll-,l11cd I~ alu.u'1t-able for this very sa tIsfacto! y condItIon In the opinions of 111Sl11anCe e,pelt" t11e un-,uentlh, character of the bmldmg laV\s and the laAlt\ pI e\ atlmg m the. enforcement of the same are the causes fm the II -,-, ot PlOp erty valued at $200,000 000 annua11) hy fil e m the L111ted States. Lower 1ates and cheaper admml",tIatlOn of the sel-vice need not be expected whtle the pubhc attItude of accept-ing the fire waste as a necessalY or mherent e'll remalll-, un changed. A prominent retallel of Chllago gn ec, a 11ce m(n mg picture show sevelal tImes each da\, aUlalt1llg tllOu-,ancl~ oj people to hIS StOl e ChtlclI en at e eag el tu "ee the PI<.1\11e'- and whele the chIld leads the adult £0110\\ -, Se, elal pIC-tures, used to advertIse the store, al e lllh' "'j)('1 "cd \\ Ith the scenes presented The sen Ice IS expen"n e ThIS IS true of every form of valuable ad, el tis111g Salesmen seldom spend too much tIme \\ Ith a c\1stomel One half of the people thmk of somcthllliS 011 the ,\ a, to the door. Once on the Stl eet tb cy ma) go el seVYhel e If the c,alcs-men withdraws too "0011 BeSIdes people hke to legald those who sel ve them in the sto! es a-, mOl e them melc -,ale-,- men. Keep this fact 111mmd It ,'\ III ",en e ) 0\1 \\ell A dealer in furnitm e 111Kansas CIty e111plO\S a motor truck in handling goods, domg the W01k of eIght h01 ~e-, and reducing the cost of deln ery bv h01 ses one-t1m d The tI uck runs on an a, erage of thIrty-eIght mIles per dav Kansas City is a very hIlly town and deln elY by team 1'0 ,ely slow Routing dIrectIOn c, of sh1ppel s al e calml) 191101ed 1111ll o..,t instances by the exp1 ess compa111es In O!del to can, a package as far as pOSSIble 111the11 0\\ n cal:o, the det0l11111l; of shipments O\er a long, 10l111dahout 10ute all planned ''\Ith A manufactm el of San Francisco has 111vited co-operatIOn 111a plan to eJ ect a bmldmg and establish a permanent Pa-uhc coa",t e"posltIon m San FranCISCO The people of the l'aufic coast ha' e been s\1ccessful 111all their expositIOn en-tel pI hes and \\ ould doubtless succeed v'\ith an expOSItIOn of f\1r111t111 e In the estImatlOn of the publIc cut prices convey a very h'llmful 0p11110n 01 the merchant offering the same. Changes of 0\\ nel ShIp of houses m whIch the cut price pohcy prevaIl c ale frequent 'G0111g Just a httle better" than one's comp~t1- tors ploduces thIS result or absolute failure ::'IIanufacturel s of fur111tm e should cultIvate home trade. 1 he cost of packmg or crating is saved on local orders, and the busmess of the dealer may be studied with a view to sup-ph mg hb especIal needs. The salesman who does not hke the Ime of goods he is handlmg should dn orce hImself f10m it as soon as possible HIS \\ ork V\III never pI me satIsfactory to hIS employer nor te 111mself 1he outlook to! tI ade on the Pacific coast IS much im-prm ed a condItIon for which the salesmen who travel over the 1l1uuntam" m seal ch of orders will be truly thankful. '\'\ h \ do 'iI ev hall s command gl ea ter respect than a bald head) 13ecau"e haIr makes a good mattress, whIle a bald head IS a loke Pel haps the manufacturer \\ho seeks a superintendent IS no more attI actn e than the superintendent who seeks a po..,ltlOn ::'IIan} a -,ale:oman who thinks he was separated from 11b loh "lthont cause In es to learn that he got his just due. PI epallll~ ~ood " fO! the m spectlOn of customers is as im-pm tant as the deln ery of an article that has been sold Salesmen call face the W01ld with a brave heart if the new Ime has \\ on the approval of the big buyers. Lot", of salesmen V\III bubble 0' er WIth enthusiasm over the neV\ Imes, but bubbles are not orders. Success can only be won in trade by giving the customer ~ood 'altles fOJ his money. Hastings Companies Consolidated. The Barber ChaIr company and Grand Rapids Book-ca", e compan), both Hastings concerns, have consoltdated, the name of the new company bemg the Grand RapIds Book-case and ChaIr company The former companies each had a capltahzatlOn of $50,000, whl1e the new one is capitahzed at '-200,000 and ~ \ Barber of Gland Rapids, is at the head of the consoltdated company. He says the cap3city of the fac-tOlles vvtll be la1 ~ely mC1eased. They WIll exhIbIt their hnes m the Dlod~eU butlding, Grand Rapids, next month. WEEKLY ARTISAN ROCKFORD SUPERIOR FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Our New Factory is shown here. Library and Dining~Room Furniture Buffets, China~cIosets and Library Cases Our full line is shown in Grand Rapids only, first floor, Furniture Exchange Building o. HALL, F. CARLSON and E. SAUNDERS in charge. Three Kinds of Antique Fakes. Walter Alden D) er in his new book, "The Lure of the AntIque," says there are three varietIes of fakes in old furni-ture. These are "the piece made up of bits of old antIque car-vmg, panels, etc.; the plam, genuine antique which has been made to command a hIgher price by means of added carvings, mlay, etc. ; the piece that IS faked throughout-usually a copy. "The first sort IS pel haps the most succes"ful m Europe, where the cleverest fakes are made ft om old wood. Old oaken beams from demohshed windmtlls, for example, have been converted into the rarest Dutch and Jacobean 'antique' furniture This method of deceit has also been employed successfully in this country. An old chest may be too dilapi-dated to sell, but its finely carved panels may be pIeced to-gether to form the cover to another old chest which was origi-nally plain. "Or an entirely new piece of furlllture may be made up of remnants of old church pew::, and old bedsteads have been known to make fine columns for sideboalds, elaborate chma closets, etc. True, in many cases faulty workmanshIp may be dlscovered-a newly made' peg here, recently dned glue there-but often the deception is qUIte complete to the un-initiated. "The second sort IS often spoken of a'3 'glorified.' It I" commonest m French pieces, where now carvings, veneers and mlays have been added to "orne genume hut plam piece to enhance ib value Here abo gluing can sometImes be detected, but not often It is a good rule to examme veneer and carvmg as well as the plam surfaces for signs of antiquity. One may be old and the other new. "A great many of the early Colonial and Enghsh pieces have also been elaborated upon in this way. * * * To aVOId being swindled with one of these 'glorified' pieces my ad, ice is, always buy antiques in their original condition, first because you WIll then be certain of their authenticity, and, secondly, an antIque entirely refinished loses its charm and will never command as hIgh a price as a piece that has not been 'done over.' * * * "ThL thIrd sort-the thorough fraud-is more difficult to make but vastly more profitable. If you have enough know-ledge and sktll there's a chance here for a profit of approxi-mately 1,000 per cent., and not a very great likelihood of being caught--that is, if it is a business that appeals to you. "You can make new oak look old by the use of perman-ganate of potash, ammonia and other chemicals, even if the surface thus treated doesn't feel or look to the expert quite the same as those treated centunes ago with beeswax, turpen-tine and elbow grease. KIck the legs carefully to produce I eahstlc dents. "This story is current among the collectors and dealers of a woman who was brought before a Judge in England. Upon bemg asked her husband's business she replied. 'He's a worm eater.' "'A what!' exclaimed the Judge. "'A worm eater,' said she. 'He makes worm holes m an antIque fur111ture factory.' " .. B. WAL TER & CO. WABASH INDIANA WRITE FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNTS TABLE SLIDES EXCLUSIVELY I j,. I • • •••• 17 ...... 18 No. 100 DOUBLE CANE SEAT ---- --------------------~ "SLIP SEATS" WEEKLY ARTISAN RICHMOND TABLET CHAIRS AND THE MOST SANITARY RICHMOND CHAIR CO. RICHMOND, IND. No. 100 GENUINE LEATHER SEAT Uniair Discrimination. A brand of salesmanshIp whIch has l11thel to been neglect-ed by the many experts, self-styled and othel v\ Ise, v\ho talk, write or lecture upon the subject is what l111ght propetly be called "negative salesmanship" smce Its object IS to '-ee not how much you can sell but how httle you can "ell Every merchant who ha" any had accounts 01 "Im\ -pel'S on his books knows something about this bland of salesnMn- "hip. When there come mto hIs St01e a man and 111"vvIfe \\ hu already owe a bill of seventeen dollal s, he IS called upon to exercise it. He does not want to offend the couple fm hc knows that if he does they wIll go over to hI" competltOl elnd pay cash, if they have to, and then he never wIll get hIs money So he does not dare refuse to sell him whatever they ask f01 within reason. He bl ings out nothing that is not asked for. volunteers no interesting information regardm~ the merchan-dise and generally maintains a gloomy and sphm,,-hke "lIenee bringing out the things the slmv-pa} and 111S\\ Ife call f01 and nothing else, and breathing a "Igh of I ehef \\ hen they de-part. Ever been there, friend? Negative Salesmanship. In stores classed as medium size It not mfl equent1} hap pens that the proprietor buys for one, two 01 mOl e depal t-ments- a perfectly proper arrangement nut sometImes (and here is where cause for criticism anses) the boss's depal t-ment" get evelY advantage, to the detriment of other de-pal tments They monopohze the show windows; they have a pre-ponderance of the adv ertlsmg space; they appropriate the bar-t; am table~ to theIr exclUSIve use; the most competent sales-people al e a"slgned to them; and in every way their mterests al e advanced, regardless of the effect upon the other depart-ment" The film'" pet depelrtments mn"t be cared fur- and usnal-hare nnt v\hat of the others? The chances are (m some "to! es, at least) that the buyer's attention will be called to the conti ast m I esnlts so nnfa, orable to their departments. But whose fault was It? \iVas it wholly the buyers'? FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS ATTENTION! Send lor lamp}es 01our Celebrated Nickel Steel Sword Tempered BAND SAW BLADES Warranted In every partIcular Best proPosItion on the market. FRANK W. SWETT & SON Mlts. 01 band saw blades and lools. 1717·1719 W. Adams St. Chlcagl 9' •• ., "THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST" BARTON'S GARNET PAPER Sharp, Very Sharp, Sharper Than Any Other. SUPERIOR TO SAND PAPER. It costs more, BUT It Lasts Longer; Does Faster Work. Order a small lot; make tests; you will then know what you are getting. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. Furniture and Chair Factories, Sash and Door Mills, Railroad Companies, Car BUIlders and others will consult their own interests by using it. Also Barton'. Emery Cloth, Emery Paper, and Flint Paper, furnished in rolls or reams. MANUFACTURED BY H. H. BARTON & SON CO., 109 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa . • WEEKLY ARTISAN 19 Soliciting Orders for House Furnishing Goods. Many retailers of furmture employ solicitors for orders for house furnishing goods. Going from house to house they dIspose of many goods in the course of a year. The methods employed to gain admission and attention are many and worthy of the ingenuity of the salesmen. The New York Sun in discussing this subject, reveals the plan of a certain book publishing house. It is worth reading and the comments of the editor thereon are very entertaining. Under the title: "The Gentle Art of Canvassing for Orders," the Sun's article reads as follows: The art of conversation is often classed among those lost accomplishments which men believe to have been part of a golden age. Etruscan glass survives only in museums, but the art of conversation still lingers, like a less lustrous glass, in the calling of the book agent. The shrewd analyzing of char-acter and the weighing of words to measure their effect on human weakness give to canvassing a place high among the occupations of the mind. A successful subscription book house has recently pre-pared and printed for the private use of its "lady representa-tives" a treatise on the secrets of the profession. Some of these secrets are of interest to the victims, and so deserve mention. The firm employs an experienced "trainer," and we may as well follow her about. She shall be known as Miss De Courcy. The trainer, we are told, takes the inexperienced book agcnt or "pupil" to the home of a lady prominent as a club member or as a social leader. The pupil having turned in her treatise tc the caption "How to ask for the lady," call ies out these instructions: "N ever say 'Is the lady at home?' but assume that she is at home. 'Tell Mrs. Brown that Miss De Courcy has called,' you will say to the maid, and before there is time for her to close the door you will walk into the parlor." This advice has been taken, it is safe to say, by every book agent that ever lived. With our friends inside, the next absorbing problem is the chair. The pupil is advised to look for two chairs close together. Then: "Do not take a chair near the parlor door, lest the lady descend the stairs and stop in the doorway to ask your busi-ness. Make her come right into the loom, and on no account tell hcr your business until she sits dovvn. If the lady does not offer to take a chair you may remark: 'I trust we may be seated.' " Now the victim is at bay. The pupil introduces the trainer: "'Mrs Brown, this is Miss Dc Courcy.' The pupil will then be silent while the trainer tt ies with all the skill at her command to obtain a subscription. If she fails the puptl will make a final effort." The mentor here adds a rare bit of wisdom: "If the pupil also fails nothing has been lost, because the pupil has obtained valuable experience by placticing on dead wood." How expressive is this new name of "dead wood" for the lady that will not succumb to the spell of conversation. All purchasers of subscription books are to be classed un-der three heads: "1. The Butterfly of Fashion "2. The Placid Housewife. "3. The Club Lady." The method of approach is half the battle. To the Butterfly the volume is to be introduced as gossiping pages or ...-.-.----------------._._._.---_ ~ UNION FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, ILL. China Closets Buffets Bookcases We lead In Style, CombudJon and Finish. See our Catalogue. Our line on permanent exhlbl-lion 3rd Floor, New Manufact-urers' BUilding, Grand Rapid... •• 4 diverting truths fOl Hie tOIlet hour. The Placid Housewife WIll be pleased with facts about childl en, plainly prepared. The Club Lady will be flattered if told that all knowledge is her field. And thus the chameleon hues of the volume arouse the canvasser to genuine enthusiasm. But no brutal attack would be tolerated. The approach must be made "in a social way" by recalling a story that the beautiful picture on the wall brings to mind, or by making a delicate but flattering reference "to the centrepiece under the lamp." By this 1ime the victim has learned the nature of the call and begins to prepare her defence. Here the pitiless para-graphs begin Under the heading "Obstacles to Be Over-come" the first one is' "I want to talk to my husband." Do you not sympathi7c with this feeble plea for delay? Not so the cam asser, for she is told that this IS not a true ob-jection: "It is simply evidence that you have not obtained mastery over the lady, that the work has not been thoroughly. done, and it must be begun again with more vigor." "Too busy to look at books." Here is a second faint struggle aga111st the tide. The canvasser must say that this particular work compresses knowledge like a lemon tablet or ltkc an extract of beef. The busy lady is thc very person for whom the WOlk is intended. "I can't affOl d it," a ldst stdnd "Ah, madam! Cdn you dffOld to be without it? F-,pecially as vve never call upon any lady who is not reputed able to bear the slight burden of this invaluable acquisition. Only two postage stamps a day." And now in considering the possible endings to the story we come to the only ray of hope that the victim will find in tlllS tl eatisc Suppose Mrs Brown does not subscribe, but in a kindly manner asks the agent to call again. "Our advice is hel e a command. Do not come back." How strangely like good polittcal advice, and how true! "No work was ever sold by an agent who came back." Finally there is the victim who has subscribed: "Do not run away when the signature has been obtained, fealing that the lady will gain courage and change her mind. Remain ten minutes to go over every detail as to paper, bind-mg and price. Tell her that the contract is irrevocable and that therE: is no retreat. "Do not ask when the work may be scnt, but say: 'Mrs. Brown, WIll you be in before 10 tomorrow morning? Yes? Then the book will arrive by special messenger to-morrow be-fore 10 o'clock.'" Partmg wisdom from the publisher to the canvasser: "Be sure to remember that we insist on immedate delivery." age of 100 years or more, the experts from London to this country last year of works of art of these two grades showed an increase over the pI eceding year of about $8,000,000," sairl ~Ir Griffiths "-\s to paintmgs It is not difficult to establish their age, but concernmg artIstic antiquitIes the situation is very dIffer-ent, for the rea"on that an article may be antIque and still may lack al tIstic quahty Age alone j" not sufficient to en-tItle an antique to free entry. On the other hand, the manu-tacture of antiques may be described as a glowing industry m Europe So sktlfully is the reproduction done that the ut-mo" t care must be exercIsed in differentiating between the real and the sham antIque. "To such an extent is this W01k of 1eproduction carried that a ne\', piofesslOn has lately come into being on the other "Ide, whose members are known as worm holers. It is their busme"" to make first class worm holes in new furniture. I call theIr bu:>mess a profession and not a tI ade, because it re-qUIre:> 1 eal artIstIc skIll to make a worm hole. This carries out the IlluslOn of age produced by treating new furniture by eel tam processe" whIch are in a large measure a trade secret. Of COulse the questlOn of free entry on works of art IS determmed at the port of entry in this country, but an affi-day It must be made by the seller before a consular officer of the l:'mted States, gIvmg the hIstory of the article sold and all d.ata \\ hleh \\ ould tend to estabhsh its age. The fact that thIS gO\ ernment has experts to pass upon the antiquity of drtldes shIpped m this fashion protects the American buyer 0\ er here, but It does not protect the American who while in EUl ope buy s antIques over there. , In some places I am told that modern furniture which ha" been 'rIpened' by the process to \'V hich I have referred is planted about m old, out of the way cottages, to which the footsteps of the interested traveller are dIrected ingeniously, Just the sort of places where the untravelled and even the tray elled mIght expect to stumble on a bIt of valuable Chip-pendale, or Sheraton 01 Adam Everythmg in the cottage is allan~ed as a settmg to this 'pIece de resistance.' The dust undetneath, perhaps, may appear not to have been removed tur a generatlOn In the back, industrious weavers may have been encoUl aged to weave a lUXUrIOUScobweb between the "Ideboal d and the wall The illuslOn IS so complete, and the comedy connected wIth it has been all so carefully staged, that e\ en the American wIth all his natIve shrewdness might be qUlte easIly deceived." 20 WEEKLY ARTISAN "WORMHOLERS" HAVE A HARVEST Well-Baited Traps Set for Antique Furniture Hunters in England. Some AmerIcan toUrI"t who \ I:>Ib England next "ummel and 1" bent upon "eemg the eotmtI y m a way no fellow coun-tryman has e\ er done may hnd m "ome "pot \\ hleh seems to have been for centUlIes 1 emote from the rest of the \\ orld an old moss covered cottage In a corner of one room he may be em aptured to behold a fine old Sheraton SIdeboard, \', hlLh though well preserved bears the marks of generatlOns of usage There, perhaps, 1" a bIt of ChIppendale or a pIece of furmture that looks exactly as If It had been fashioned by the brothers Adam "Ho\', much ," the vISItor may say tlym~ not to look as If he were after a bargam The tenant of the cottage ma\ heslt'ltc, for one does not lIke to part eaSIly 11am a bIt of furniture that has been in the famtly smce long before the gran'ther's time, StIli. one IS poor, and tImes al e hard The American may gulp down hI" satIsfactlOn at \\ hat seems a ridiculously low prIce for an antIque, the money may be paId over, WIth enough to pay for its delIvery by "goods \ an" at the office of an express company m London f01 sillpment over here, and then dUrIng the remamder of hIS European tour the AmerIcan may brag to e\ ery compatrIot he meet" about the wonderfully fine antIque he pIcked up for a mel e song in an out of the way place m DevonshIre "X othmg like finding these things for yourself," and so on In the day of our fathers It used to be po"sIble to pIck up antiques in this way. Here is some mformatlOn on the subj ect as it stands from John L Griffiths, the AmerIcan Con-sul- General in London, who has been at the "\Volcott. ~Ir Griffiths was Consul-General in Liverpool up to the tIme, a year ago last August, he was appointed to the London post In speaking about antique furmture, so called, 1Ir Gllffith" was not referring particularly to England He \\ as only making some remarks about the manufacture m EUlope at "antique" furmture, an industry that is not unknown m 1'\ e\\ York and New England, which followed some comment" up-on the results of takmg the tarIff off works of art of cel tam kinds. "As a result of the placing of pICtures twenty years old or more on the free lIst, with al tistic antiques \\ hlch have an " .. These Specialties are used the World Over. V.n •• r Pre .... (Screw and Hydraulic). Veneer Presses, Clamps, Glue Spreaders, 61ue Heaters, Trucks, Etc., Etc. CHAS. E. FRANCIS COMPANY, Main Office and Works, Rushville, Ind, LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF CLUE ROOM EQUIPMENT. Hand Feed Gluina Machine (P.teat peadm•. ) Many .tyle. and .ize •. Wood·Working Machinery and Supplies Power Feed Glue Spr.edinlr Machin., Sinale, Double and Combination. (P.tented) (S,Z •• 12 In. to 84 In WIde.) LET USKNOW YOUR WANTS No.6 Glu.Heat.r. .... WEEKLY ARTISAN 21 Manufacturers of PARLOR FURNITURE FRAMES OUR NEW LINE IS READY FOR INSPECTION AND WE COR-DIALLY INVITE THE TRADE TO SEE IT AT OUR FACTORY, 1500 NORTH HALSTED ST., CHICAGO, ILL. ============= OR SEND FOR BLUE PRINTS. ============= ., ...- - - -- Take any car west to Halsted St. and transfer north on Halsted to our door. Only 10 minutes rIde from loop. Or Northwestern "L" to Halsted St. statIOn and walk south to our door. _____ . .. . ......•.......... a.a. Why Railroads Want Higher Rates. The statement is made in a story from vVashington, D. C, that the New York Central was the prime mover in the effort to advance freIght rates and to detal1 the necessity for It, which was the motive of induclllg hnes of the east and middle west to particIpate. In this connection it is stated that the Interstate CommIssion has complIed the returns of the revenue and expense accounts of more than 20 roads. Due regald was gIven for a comprehensive presentation of facts thus ascertallled, by selecting such roads as are of great vanation in size, earning power, equipment and physical lllternal and external condItions. These reports show that III the lO-year period just end-ed, all the roads in the group in question, except the New York Central and the Boston & Maine, have been constantly gaining in the ratio of profit between the cost of transporta-tion and their total revenues. In response to a request from the commission the New York Central has furnished an array of figures showing how its vast capital has been used. The money made by the Cen-tral itself and by its subsidiary companies at all times was suffiCIent for the needs under ordinary CIrcumstances of that line. But the Central and the other lines dominated by it have been pouring surplus into the acquisition of tributary hnes at a prodigious rate. At the time the statement was made to the commiSSlOn ~---_. ------- ----_._---- We Manufacture the LUl!e.t Line of Folding Chairs In the Unlted States, SUItable for Sun day Schools, Hall" Steam-ers and all publIc resorts. We also manufacture Brass Trimmed I r 0 n Beds, Spring Beds, Cots and CrIbs In a large variety. ,, ,,,I II ...----------._-------------- Sena for Catalogue ana Prtces to KAUffMAN MfG. CO. ASHLAND, OHIO .... It was testified that the funded indebtedness of the New York Central was $208,317,426.54. But the Central bought the Lake Shore by a $90,000,000 bond issue, and, altogether, it has acquired properties amountlllg to more than $77,000,- 000, of which $23,575,000 was dIrectly out of surplus earnings. Meanwhile the Lake Shore has been paying tremendous dIvidends, and it is declared that the earnings of the New York Central would seem to be ample for all its needs. Brains vs. Skill. It is difficult for most workmen, especially in small places, to convince themselves that artists can possIbly know what they want in the matter of the artists' own houses, how they should be built or how any particular detail should be accomplished, says aNew York paper. In the end they usually find, and always to their surpnse, that the artist has mastered them in their own trade, although using their tech-nical or manual dexterity, and has got the kind of house or part of it he wanted after all. Edward A. Bell, in remodelling his summer home at Pe-conic, N. J., and making it a handsome and unusual looking house, had his greatest dIfficulty in getting the carpenters, bricklayers and others to do as he WIshed. Either it couldn't be done at all that way or they knew a better way, or if it should be done that way he would only have to laugh at it himself when finished. It would look so funny and wrong. But Bell won out, and his workmen were the surprised ones; also they knew more-and the value of art as an educator had a new vindication! Glenn Newell has just had the same tussle over again in moving his portable house to Dover Plains, where he has converted it into quite an establishment. After wrestling WIth carpenters, masons and the rest to the point of exasper-ation he heard of one man who, the people said, didn't know anything, but "could bul1d a fireplace and chimney:' "If he can build a fireplace and a chimney," said Newell, "I want him, and you can tell him that I can tell him how to build mIne." It surprised the natives, but it worked. Furniture design-ers, also, frequently have dIfficulty in convincing the work-men that their ideas are practicable. ~.._._-. -.------------'------_._-----.., If your DESIGNS are right, people want the Goods. I That makes PRICES right. (!larence lR. bills DOES IT 163MadIson Avenue-CItizen. Phone 1983. GRAND RAPIDS, IoIICH a a a... I" "r a. a a • a 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN TURPS-NO. The Only Perfect substitute for Turpentine. Contains No Gasoline, No Benzine, No Headlight Oil. For use in reducing Varnish. For Use in CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES. TRY IT. The results speak for themselves. Barrel sent on approval. THE LAWRENCE·McFADDEN CO. PHILADELPHIA PA. Buildings That Will Need Furniture. Residences-Atlanta, Ga-C Shehelton 231 \\ alelh way, $3,800; R S. Mont", 66 Stelltng stleet, S3,000 Chicago, Ill-Paul Lindsttom, 4731 Ebetl) a\ enue, S6,- 000; Elizabeth Haskel, 6107 ~10m oe a\ enue, $16,000, '\ If l;:,- bol, 3918 Houston a\ enue, $8,SOO;11rs C 7immerman, 1203 North Hamlin avenue, $4,000; ZelIa MellIck, 710 \Vest Sixt)- third street, $10,000; Oscar \Vestle), 5621 Lafltn street, S8,- 000; E. P. Williams, 7409 Dlexel alel1tle, $4,SOO; '\ebon Nielson, 6943 Anthony stl eet, $9,000; 0 Dll~g s, 1416 East Sixty-second place, $4,500; n L Llppencott, 4127 \\T est Forty fifth street, $3,000; Eha H. Mamclle, 9300 South Robe) sheet, $8,000; James GriffithS', 4710 Alban) a\enue, $4S00. \lbelt J. Lotan 4712 North Fortv-slxth "tt eet, S3,300, "j11s J 0 Shaughnessey, 8929 Gladys a\ enue, S8,000 Cincinnati, 0 -M. Y Cooper, 460 Outlook a\ enue, S6,- 000; John Pohls, 3498 Boud1110t avenue, $3,500, J N. Thomp-son, Frome avenue and Doberer stteet, $3,000. Columbus, 0 -H. Rechter, 262 Deshler street, $3,500; G. M. Donley, 107 West Sixth avenue, $2,800, Alfl ed Linton, 124 Fourteenth avenue, $4,000; MalY Jones, 69 South Pllnce ton avenue, $3,000; H. VV. Snyder, 2157 Tuller Stl eet, $2,500, E. M. Christman, 125 Chittenden street, $4, SOO, Damel Krumm, 332 South Fourth street, $3,000 Dallas, Tex.- T. N. Collier, 189 James stt eet, ~4,000, L W. Campbell, 121 Cora stt eet, $3,000, 111s lL n HIll, 321 Jefferson street, $3,000. Denver, Co1.- J. H. Maunder, South Gl ant and '\1 kamas streets, $2,500; A. S Kennedy, Newton and TIm t \ -second streets, $2,500; MISS Richardson, Hay\\ald place and TO\\Cll boulevard, $2,500; Ml s. J. P. Eipps, South Sherman and \1 k-ansas streets, $2,500; Dr. Clyde Taylor, ITarllson ;,tt eet and r le\ enth a\ enue, S3,000, Fllnbeth Beatty, Dahlia street and L\\ cnt- -ftth a\ enue. $2,900 Duluth. "j1111n-"\11 s H emy Rathke, East Fifth street and Se\ enteenth a\ enue, $4,000, John MIller, Central avenue and EH;11th stteet, $2,500 Dett Olt, Mlch - \V l11iam F. Busse, 479 Belvidere street, $3,000, Kathel ine B Kirchner, 129 Palmer avenue, $8,500; '\Ul:; \' en ack, 642 Baldwin stt eet, $2,500; Chatles Happe, 135 T osephme stt eet, $5,500; Mrs J. Adams, 181 Canton street, S3 875, Cathenne Tapert, 1084 Boulevard, $6,000; A. E. Wea- \ er, Longfellow and Third streets, $4,500; George W. Barrus, \-lrgmla and Third stt eets, $7,000; Anna M. Peterson, Moran dnd FOI est st1eets S4 000, E S Bennett, Seminole and St. Paul sueets. $12000 Gl and RapIds. \rich -A. Schlichtig, ButterVvorth and Rn el a\ enues, $S 000, Art Kooimann, Eastern avenue and South Fuller street, $2,500; Mrs. John Jones, Fifth avenue, near South Ionia street, $2,500. IndIanapolis, Ind -Gem ge J. Hamel, Kappes and Morris Stl eets, $3,000, \iV. D Ritter, Denny and Washington streets, $)000 Salah Yalgel, Radel and Thilty-thild stteets, $3,500; Y\!. S (losby, Ruckle and Thirty-third streets, $4,500; Mrs J D Km/et. S17 South New Jersey stt eet, $5,500; J. H. Diehl, 317 Fast 1'hil teenth sheet, $12,000; 1\1 K. Foxworthy, Drexel a\ enue and Michigan stt eet, $3,300. Jacksomllle, I·la-vi\! 13. Myels, Jefferson and V/ard Stl eet", $6, SOO; Charles V Crosby, Barrs and King streets, $3,000; A F. Bames, Date and Grape streets, $3,000. Los Angeles, Cal-\V. C Elderton, 947 Flancisco street, S22,000; \V. F. Breithalel, Gramercy place, $5,628; R. F. Mc Laren, Temple stteet and \VIlton place, $3,000; J. J. Walker, 334 South Vine street, Hollywood, $3,750; E. M. Herr, 5017 WEEKLY ARTISAN 23 Monte Vista street, $3,000; O. P. Dennis, Hawthorne and Sycamore streets, Hollywood, $6,500. Louisville, Ky.-Mrs. Rosa Manderbeck, 329 East Market street, $5,500; J. E Dawkins, 208 West Ormsby street, $2,500; Dr. F. A. Neder, 1839 Lee street, $2,500 Mlllneapolis, Mllln -Edger S FIsher, 3433 Thirty-fourth avenue, $2,600; H L. Stonc, 1103 Twenty-third avenue, S. E, $3,500; Lee M. Derby, 108 ·West Rustic Lodge a, enue, $2,900; Michael J Tompkllls, 212 East Thirty-eighth street, $2,500; Nels Lindqtmt, 2416 East Twenty-second street, $2,- 500; P. M Palmer. 115 East ThIrty-foUl th street, $2,800. Mobile, Ala -Ml s. Ann S Young, Maple and Pecan streets, $3,000; M Jacoby, 418 Jackson street, $2,SOO; J. J. Thomas, 382 Herndon avenue, $3,000 Omaha, Neb --Can Ie KincaId, 3812 Marcy street, $2,500; J. F. Sturgeon, 815 South TIlIIty-seventh street, $2,SOO , Joseph Kettnacher, 2432 South EIghteenth street, $3,000; A. L. Pat-rick, 1411 North Thirty-second street, $2,500. Phl1adelphia, Pa -c. J \V. Platt, 116 NO!th Eleventh street, $2,500; D. Roland, 1732 North Eighth street, $2,500; B. L. Carroll, Columbia avenue and vVest Sixty-first street, $8,000; E G. Burmell, Botanic avenue and Eighty-second street, $2,500; R. S. Pen y, Queen's lane and Stokey street, $6,000; John Palkinson, Kingsley avenue and Pechin street, $4,300; Jacob May, 2204 West Cambria street, $6,680; Calvin W. Rogers, Fiftieth and Locust streets, $20,000. Pittsburg, Pa -c. J. Keller, 986 Solway street, $14,000; Miss Caroline Neessner, Alpine avenue and Lindsey alley, $6,500. Richmond, Va -Joseph "\iV einstein, Monument avenue and Cedar street, $8,500; David Connell, Main and Meadow streets $11,000. Salt Lake City, Utah-Louis Battey, 140 West ApJicot stJ eet, $2,500; A. O. \Vhitmore, 430 East South Temple street, $6,000; Joseph A. Hall, 1157 East Laird avenue, $2,500. Sioux City, la -Rev. A. J Lothian, St Aubin's place, $3,500; Dr. P. E. Sawyer, $2,500. Spokane, Wash -Thomas Maloney, 221 Pacific avenue, $3,000; C. H. Westler, 1024 Thirteenth avenue, $5,000; F. M. Aumoch, 4214 Washington street, $3,600; Louis Searle, 437 Shoshone avenue, $4,000; Samuel A. Babcock, E2007 Illinois avenue, $3,500; Mrs Rose Brennan, N4917 Wall street, $2,- 500. Sulphur Springs, Tex -W. D Patrick, $4,000; Mrs. Zol Askew, $2,500. Syracuse, N Y.-c. D. Palmer, 308 Bryant avenue, $2,- 500; Eugene 13 Howell, 302 Melrose street, $2,500; Patrick Gannon, 135 Rockland street, $4,200; Peter Picotte, 280 Court street, $4,000; A.. "\iVyan, Ontario and vVest Fayette streets, $3,500; Domemco Falcone, 557 North Salina street, $5,500; Chester J. Fuess, Quackenbush street, $3,800; Ella M. Tuppen, 224 Dwight street, $3,000; Joel Trautman, 125 Swaneola street $3,800. Wichita, Kan -PI of Reno B. Mc}el '0, 952 Faulkner ave-nue, $4,000; Dr GeOlge E. Wandbelg, $4,000; S. W. Barton, $3,000; Alfred Thompson, $2,500; Bishop J01111J. Hennessey, $30,000; M E Eshelman, 911 Faulkner avenue, $3,000. Washington, D. C.-Allen W. Mallery, 4403 Ord street, northwest, $4,000; Lucas \V. Gibbon, 312 Kennedy street, $4,- 800; John L Knopp, 3021 Twenty-second street, northeast, $5,000; Miss Laura V. French, 3714 McKinley street, Chevy Chase, $8,600. Seattle, "\Vash-Erminic McFarland, 6343 Fiftieth ave-nue, southwest, $2,500; A. A. Roupt, 4124 Gleenwood avenue, $2,500; L. B. FI aser, 1607 North FIfty-fourth street, $2,500; THE WORLD'S BEST SAW BENCH BUilt with double arbors, shdmg table and equipped complete with taper pin guages carefully graduated. Th,s machme represents the heIght in saw bench con-struction. It is designed and bwlt to reduce the cost of sawmg stock. Write us for descriptive information. THE TANNEWITZ WORKS, ~Wt~g:~PIDS. Mrs M. E. Trundall, 814 Twenty-fourth avenue, $3,000. Miscellaneous Buildings.-J oseph Ashbey has a permit to remodel the Ryers MethodIst church, corner of Second street pIke and Cottman street, Philadelphia, at a cost of $25,- 000. The Royal Theatre company are building a $15,000 theatre at 1809 West Broadway, Louisville, Ky. James G. Doak & Co., are expendmg $15,000 III remodellllg the ColIon-ade Hotel, FIfteenth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia. A permit has been issued for the erection of the Burns Opera House at Colorado Springs, Col., at a cost of $150,000. The Masons of Des Moines, la., w111expend $200,000 in erecting a Temple on Locust and \Vest Tenth streets. The Metropole company are buildmg an $18,000 hotel at Broadway and Eighteenth streets, Denver, Col WIlliam Klatt is building a $10,000 theatre at 885 Grand River avenue, Detroit, Mich. vVilham Burbndge has a permit for the erection of a $100,000 hotel on Clay and Forsyth streets, Jacksonville, Fla. A $24,- 000 Methodist church is being built at 5201 South Main street, San Francisco, Cal. The West Broadway Theatre company are building a $20,000 theatre at 1736 West Broad-way, Loul<.,yille,Ky. Leather Escutcheons. Jdy \Vhite, American consul at Santos, Brazil, has for-warded to the bureau of manufactures at \iV ashington samples of leather escutcheons for furniture made of scrap leather and leather cuttmgs, impOlted into Branl from Europe, which if not already made in the United States would be suggestive to American leather manufacturers of a new and profitable use for their waste matenals. These escutcheons retail in Brazil from 5 to 15 cents, according to size. - - -~--------------, WEEKLY ARTISAN -------,_._---_._---------- DRVLUN\SER LIKE you MJantit-WHEN you MJantit. We teach our customers to systematically prove the condition of every truck of lumber that comes from our kiln. If it's not right, there's a quick remedy. If more lumber is required, we increase the speed. In dull seasons, run on exhaust steam, day time only, and save fuel. Such perfect control makes you complete master of the dry lumber situation, Old kilns easily and cheaply remode/led. f' - --- Grand Rapids ----------------------------_._----_._-_._------------_ .. OUT ON TIME • .... ... The Hartman Company's Methods. It would seem that the road of the small fur111ture dealer IS contmuously becommg more dIfficult to travel He not only HERE S II h(Ja/( y~u d pay IJ hl~ prIce for' I It WtJ"e. (J!J:ed a cJ 10U rta I, k"uv w'!'a. llYALUA.BLE ~{-u.1lVU »DMUhatU~ ~_t.ll t" ydU BidJl.'t don, f ask a ~"l1likend f~fI.-,J I FRlf,E It IS uPques·ronsrbl,. the weatest l'urtUtlW book: evu- pnb! sMd It 18 ettWnly lL rtmari(ab! volume-we ve never b..fore ITa cd a atalog ths< WOIlld comp~ WIth It n an .. lV It ~O'1taos greater nwnbtt -of J;Cal y ~ r<i.or-1wary ~a n th&t have ever J:>e.en -boQtld Wlttun the 'WO CO'I<eN ow catalog we ha e ever u;..,"UeJ It quot~ factlTT Jm~' or everyth ng to It..msh and beau.ll) t>e rorne ncl.ldUl~.rUM t\1.ft Sto'V<eli.Ranges Rug$ Carpet' eu t lrJ P cRl">!l Beu d ng Crockery ::Juverwan Lam~ \ilITo-$ P1et\U'e18 SeW1l'1j Machtnes \\ a.sh ng \.1 c..mea, RefngerMt>n Go-Carts Et Etc It ~beaut1full) lUlltrate<1 m 1::0 r -eertaln portion$'" ol-,.t'~ reproouced n colors me to ]ue g -,.ng a mD&t perfect Jet. (l the e.xaet appea.rance 0' the: good Catalog No. 59 Sholid Be in Every Homt T'his IT=\ furnitu e book II ndt lil1edw tb. nfo=_ tlII.t IhouJd be n the posses",-o,;. -ery housebo der It...ul 11" YO'Il Informa.t on of g: .at<'~ vll.lue etm ....., ng the m.ilml£a u. "ndweoifurntut'l' It.,.catalog;""tl:mo~npublsheda tremUldcusexp"n.ealld.b II them.,.t nkretng the moot utlrnc and till n 0-' v ...lu.abeboo""f ~l<.,d ~ng: """ e<!b an homefun1ulung otIcern m the country to day rt1Sarngbu e .g>.de hg "'mil y.ugge n 0>1 the purchase of g:ood..,.Q>.Il.l<e. =p~o"" C Ifa a.s and np..,,,,,, boll' to mal.e SU e t..a OUa gett"'ltheMOSTfor)"'OllrllQoO'"1 n:F'\ERYt,,'1oa <:' PRICES CLOSE TO FACTORY COST leba e~Jgr"" ,_throughouttlle UJ:lIted Stat", and t s .... eUl<no1rnfa.c l:ha"t "'e<lo .. age ItOUlY'e 0 bus~e' h" an oh. I"" lion: Ul'QJ.'lh.ng<v<>ncerns n the country We """e a i<-0d many htUld "d thwsand mo e Cln ome" tha.o a"y "'m a firm n he b '" \\ '" 0 ° d e&l ~;~~'.:ad'..rl~;~Utbe~~ :=~h~ ~ nW~~ ~ff~ :,.,;,~«rre: ~~:ri~t~~~e:~ro h"""g v~~ h~ef~rn a ~;~e a o~k:t tb~ ... :~ prIo::esthatyoudocaldwUSp&ythewholeuh:nfor-tbetoodatbeysell. Wee...." ... '"- e IWdefthep"~ofoherhou"". ~O"o o~lf -"e ed... 'r"~""" day n the 'li"eek W~ can- n~ ... ~h whom you au noW trad.oi, ..-e ~ a '" mOlt emphat ally that our pnces.. ep COen a aYln~ 0 "of 0.0 • ~d :;~SUMAii'-MONTHiY'=PAYMiNis'~ coo4t ::m~:n,,::~~:~a:%~~"ili ~~1 ~;:~~~oc,:n ~t~;Ure=~~~~f~eP;: p~~e ou~ pa~n'" d perm .,.,,;: ~J.a ;"e~ ~~ " ANYbomelv.n>.hutj: DJb.\1ttOft(lntbef~o thej:o!:>e We..., (1.... Y""froU1~ntoti:lrtymonh n .. h" ~oo,,, eo u Th bea ~l;OOtoft::l.egoOOsup ntoaucblllllallamOlW.to \.haty"" ClUlCuV eey ....t11"" UoeneT\clnglhe r"-e. nee a ~ .., 0' "Me< T!le good. you oele<:t from <!'Ill" catoJog are.h pped p omptly .. ~1l1J dered alld yott.o ov \he r f.,J ...... b. ego e '" ~~ ~~t :~":"~~Qo:.;;~' t~~~~~a~~aJ'Yxn~:n"~"'$IlV.~I~; ": d'~~ ~: ~"':e~ ~-;-= yCl'll. \oC ~n~ the {\\ll",mo=.t Wl.th;r>"J trld~ We'tnl\ ""o.k. "j<>u Mfer p""'""" tlu." you 'bome ~u. MO \' or any oth"" mall ordel' concern n ~$\ence aRd pern1lt you "> pa) for y<lur rood' at your C<l'Rven =ce , It. II veryan:>pleplan a otnctlycqn.tidenta.lpllUl YOWne0t.re'5t lIclrhb" or nU elOllen fne,nd ... U :7:..~:~:t~f"".,~V~~~o=:'~d=~t~~":' ~":.!b~~~a.l1~=e"We~:ru~: the be<' uoeQf our genernus<:ndtt&el'Vl.ceOlhether t • "",ngleartl.de "on"'$b or ',,",,"bnl' or.... ) en re bOUle fh~ spl ndd credJt ..... V1ce 1.15 fully deAcnbed n ou bg M,.. f..mture \X>o;>l<.. heb. _ bow ad the p"\'llege o( """I ng to )'011 It..,U be read) to rna roon ~~~::u}~t~~~no~~h7~5~~C~~~ onb - ,"""~4.='-Yol .... ~ .... _<!o<tIll ...~ .... ~~t&o.",,*,, q.&oloc .h .. ,."..-elYOllO"'''''D<Ir~<ioOfT.ueo ...bd>l'O'l''''''tp<>Ulb1d"p cote "yo"'~""'."'_ o<>(~_~houoe""tJ1o,l.,",oCb'loI>e Ourp.-t_I_""" ...."...,.\lS\fod .. tlobaflo._hllotbooe DUCIQP'I1aH 'ThIo bandocm. ""' ....r n lIPno_ ~ '" IJlIllru- irnp<n"o ~tb<'t 'rb"'e<>teriiIc"""alItb',:::-""''''fl/I'''l""",1o&J:I>o,ra<ldtrill~''''~''\frwd OOITI"" ~t'::--:t~~I1:"'..=en:_heo.':'~:=~~1:and~ 54~~~~<or..:t~~~ ..~=';:(l~ ~95 hoWl/lfllyp._teodb' .... y .... p<>Il.oly .tq_dso>D>ell' <l~pod ."d: ",-ly ",ad. _ 1Ilf0f'0d • ..-b. _ably ...,.u ,.,.. bofI>7llSlu_"""&habo<ll40pouBdo.~ CNdItT_Jkc... ........... .,.. ................... SEND FOR CATALOG Ko. 59 AT OXCE DQ'!1 t uy to yout'sclf thf,t you I! wnte us to-morrow---or next we~ UO IT NOW I Bear m mmd Ul.t m aendmg for tml>-' grea.t catalog you are under noobhgatlons to buy We ask the pnvU~e of lltndmg yeu th1sFunuture Book at Our own expense and w I! do 10 g.ladlY wbether)"P1.II send ua an otd~ gr DOt The Book will bI! &eDt to :rou As soon as pnnted. has to contend WIth the manufacturers \\ho are retaIlIng dIrect, the large mall order firms, who do not carry stock but fill 01clers from theIr own factories, the soap manufacturers, who are able -''1 Veneer Works Dry Kiln. to obta1l1 such large profits on soap that they are able to give away fur111ture, the premIum stamp schemes and last but not lea"t the active competItI.on of legItImate furniture dealers who al e opel at1l1g on a very large scale and who through catalogues 1 each out f01 bus111es" 111 all parts of the country. One of the concern" that h contllbl1tlllg to the small dealers' discomfort 1" the Hal tman rUllllture & Carpet company of Chicago, who ha"\ C' '22 ot01e, 111clIffel ent parts of the country and whose bus i-necs IS so extensIVe that the) operate a number .of factones in the ploductlOn of lInes they handle By cutt111l:; out all of the 0\ erhead costs of factory .operation, by concentratlllg their ener-gle, on d comparatn ely few cleslgns, they are able to retaIl their goocls at pnces II hlch leave httle or no margm for a small furni-tUl e dealer who IS trYll1g to sell goods of comparatIve merit ThIS IS a perfectly legItImate competltlDn and one WhICh un-doubtedly IS benefical to the great mass of consumers although It mal be de"tructn e of prospenty and success of small retail tU111lture dealer, The) seem to have offset every advantage \\ hlch b popularh supposerl to be enjoyed by the matI order people and even go them one better thlough the ownershIp of then WIdely scattered sy~tem of stDres Of course, the small home dealer hdS advantages and he will undoubtedly c-ontinue for ~0l11e tlme to sell the bulk of goods consumed in hIS town I Ie ,hould, h.owever, expect to sell a larger number of the staples he carnes at httle or no profit if he wants to retain all the trade III his town. He should also gradually endeavor to improve opportunities for bu) mg It IV ould seem that this could be best accomplished b\ co-operatIon and ma,,~ bUylllg, especIally of staples. "Floorcrov\ dmg "\alues" are not always values percept- Ible IROLLSI For Bed Caps, Case Goods, Table Legs I and many other purposes; in Gum, Mahogany and Quartered Oak Veneers. The Fellwock Auto & MfJ!. CO. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA WEEKLY ARTISAN By E. Levy, Representative. Chicago, Dec 16--A dlsastrou<" fIle oecml~d hele on the 13th m<"t. when the "tructure at 311 \\ aba"h avenue was destI oyed The flames wel e fir-;t discovered m the basement of the bUlldlllg, which, togethel with the fJrst floor, was oc-cupied by the Derby Desk company. There \\ ere a few other furniture firms m the bmldlllg, among them hemg the N ew-ton & HOlt company and the Pedect \Vall Bed company, while the Cha-;e Brm Plano company WdlplCJ the tl'il d floor In the adjommg bUilding to the no] th the Kennedy Furmture company have alai ge and fine stc'ck of furmtm e, part of which wa-; damaged by smoke anu wate] and on the south the Richardson Casket company al-;o suJ{elCd "ome-what of a loss m a <"m11larway \ lo;ymnd-;lUm for women was on the Sixth flOOl and the] e were a large number of at-tendants at the time m the hall, m their "g~'lJ!"('ostUl1le" and these had to make their escape m that attire, leavmg their other weanng apparel m their lockers They \vere assisted to safety by gomg to the roof and C] ossmg to the nelghbor-lllg bUlldmg by means of a ladder, whIle other;, were as-;isted down the slendel fire escape and by means of ladders hoi-;ted by the hook and ladder ¥,ompallles, the members of which aided many in the escape The 10-;-; is e-;timated at $=)00,000 The Green Manufacturing company, parlor frame makers of this city, who have been among the most successful in The Good Old Reliable Work Bench THAT ~NEVER GETS OUT OF STYLE. 25 III•tII II '---_._---_. __._----- .------------------ .... For Many Years Made ExclUSively by C. CHRISTIANSEN, 2219 Grand Ave., CHICAGO Also manufacturer of the Chicago Truck for woodworkmg factorIes Send for Catalogue .. their Ime m thiS countl y announce on another page of this Issue the exhibit of their new hne of parlor frames, which they al e now showmg at their factory, 1500 North Halsted -;treet The Greens have done much towards making this the leadmg market for parlor frames, and have just closed the record-makmg season of their experience. They expect to make a new record the coming year, and believe their new lme which they are now showmg will aid toward that end. G A Weatherly, \\ho for a number of years has been travel-mg east with their lme, has just returned after the most suc-cessful -;ea-;on he has ever had, and wi:1I be in Chicago during the midwinter sellmg sea-;on to see hi" many business friends and acquamtances who come to the market. Bettmg IS a fool argument---wlll or lose A. PETERSEN & COMPANY Manufacturers of the BEST MADE and LEADING LINE of Office Desks • In the Country, Large number of new patterns now being added, ready January 1st, will be shown in our new catalogue. FULL LINE. RIGHT PRICES. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 430 ArlTI.ourSt"CHICAGO, ILL, 26 WEEKLY ARTISAN 5 COMPLETE LINES Of REfRIGERATORS AT RIG"T PRICES SEND FOR NEW CATALOGUE AND LET US NAME YOU PRICE. CHALLENGE REFRIGERATOR CO. GRAND HAVEN, MICH., U. S. A. A Service That Serves. The Lyon Furmture !\gency recently sent manutacturel s of the trade an umque booklet-Its cO'. el s belllg an e"act reproduction of that of theIr standard 1eference book-settmg forth in detaIl the full scope of theIr sel vIce and contalll-ing several facsimile letters from some of the lal gest manu-facturers of the counby te;,ttfYlllg as to Its effiClenC\ This Agency wtll go lllto the New Year \\lth a much larger subscnptlOn Itst than at any pre\ lOU" bme III It'i hb-tory, and owes Its VClY lalge mca'iure of success to the fact that for nearly thIrty-five years It has watched zealously and dtligently over the interests of Its subscnbers. It occupIes today an undisputed pO'iltion of leadershIp be-cause in all that time it has labored unceaslllgly to make Its service more useful, more effeLtl\ e and more acceptable. The chief capItal of the Lyon agency has always been the appl e-clation, co-operatlOn, confidence and SUppOl t of the FUllll-ture and kllldred trades, but for whIch It would have dIed III its infancy Today It IS a 'itrong mstltutlon \\ lth a cham of offices stretching m el nine of the leadlllg trade cen tel::, and covenng, by means of Its small army of trained m\ estIgators and reporters, the entire country. It is the largest specIal agency III the world today. Baby's Traveling Cot. A resIdent of Pa"adena, Cal, IS saId to have helped to ,,01\ e the problcm of \\ hat to do wIth the baby when on a long rallro,ld tnp He Ins deVIsed a collapslhle cot. which can be hn11t:;011the lnck o± the seat m fro11t, and III WhICh the child can 'Jeep 111peace and comfort- fOl hImself. hIS parents and the othel pas"engers [hIS cot or berth consIsts of a bottom to "upport a t111\ mattre"" and h1l1ged SIdes, which fold down upon It \\ he 11not 1ll u"c and open up fOl supports when the cot is in the \round the \\ hole affau goes a metal hanger frame, from \\ hlch anse t\\O U-shapec1 hooks, whIch hook over the back of the seat ahead and support the Itttle berth WIthout 1ll any way mterfenn~ \\ lth the occupants of the forward seat. As this 'lrtIde takes up httle room when folded, it IS expected to be a hlesoll1g by mothel" who have to take infants on long trips, as it can be adjusted 111 a few moments and the little one allowed to take hIS rest \\ Ithout encumbenng his parent. MANUF ACTURERS INDICTED. Messrs, Bloch and Eisenberger of the Mutual Mfg. Co., Dayton, Ohio, have been indicted by the jury of retail furni-ture dealers on the charge of making un-heard of values in Library Tables. As the evidence is very strong against them, it appears a certainty that the charge will be confirmed by the supreme court of the furniture buyers, who will assemble at Grand Rapids in January. The case will be tried in the Second Floor of the Furniture Exchange Building, Grand Rapids. The st')re that gn es the customer the most for hIS money handles the best goods obtalllable WEEKLY ARTISAN 27 Cost of Trucking by Horse and JHotor. A wnter for System ha::-,mvestigated thc cost of trucking hy h01::-,Cand motor and prepared the followmg table showing the comparative cost and efficiency, per umt, m a five months' test of SIX douhle wagons and fifteen horses agamst three three-ton gasolme trucks, over pal allel routes hut under con-dItions- heavy loads, long distances and few stops-ideal for economical operatIOn of power wagons: One Wagon and Team (Share of three extra horses and two extra men included.) Ollginal Cost Team, Wagon, Harness $ 900.00 Interest, five months, 5 per cent... .. . . 1875 Depreciation, 20 per cent per annum.............. 7500 Repair . . . . . .. 41 66 Insurance . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 License . . .. .. .. . 4.15 Feed . . . " 116666 Shoeing .. . " .. 1600 Miscellaneous Expense-water, veterinary, hauling n1anure, hrOOITIS, cOlTIhs, etc . \Yages . Rent . . 46.52 41666 5000 .$ 84040 6.46 1 3;Yz 3;Yz 1.84 Total Expense, five months . .. . . Expense per day . Average loads per day . Average deliveries per load . . . . . .. . . Total average deliveries per day . Average cost per delivery . $ One Three-Ton Truck Original Co::-,t. .. .. . $3,50000 Interest . .... . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 7292 Depreciation, 20 per cent per annum . 291 66 Repairs .. . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990 Insurance " . . . . . . . " . . . .. 1500 License .. . . . . .. 12 50 TIres (for year, $619) . . . . . .. 25792 Gasoline (938 gals) . 9400 Oil . . .. .. .. . .. 2800 \Vages (opel ators I epair and wash own t1ucks) .. .. 45000 Rent 5000 Total Expense, five months . $1291 70 Expense per day. .. . 994 Avelage loads per day. " .. 2 Average deliveries per load 6;Yz Total average dehvelles per day. .. . . . . . .. . .. . . 13 Avel age cost per delivery $ .76 The test shows that motor trucks with original inve::-,t-ment fOUl times a::-,great as wagon outfit and with operating expense (includmg intere"t) 54 per cent higher, almost quad-rupled the performances of the horse vehIcles and cut the cost per delivelY 58 per cent. Forceful facts may be marshalled m the show windows ....... I I~-----_.---_._--------- Costs a Lot Our Claim Less for MARIETTA SOLVENT ~I For many years ~ we have made it, used it, sold it-·with unvarying sat-isfaction to our customers and ourselves. Marietta Sol-vent WORKS EQUAL .. LY WELL IN OIL STAINS, PASTE FIL-LERS and VARNISH. Especially effective in oil stains containing asphaltum, gums, etc. A perfect sol-vent for varnish, making it work freely and still retain the necessary body and dry.. ing qualities. It means money to you to keep it in your finishing room. W rite for sample to desk No.3. Marietta Paint & Color Co. Ii .. Marietta, Ohio. 28 WEEKLY ARTISAN ny carrying-rhe ONE~PI[CEPORCELlIIN{INED WONRRD CLERNRDLE WRITE FOR CATALOGUE GRAND RAP/DS REFRiGERATOR CQ GRAND RAPIDS. j\IICH. New Factories. Robel t L J oyne of \V J1m111gton, '\ C, IS plomotmg a company to e",tabhsh a shmHa",e factory at Columbia, S. C The Moore YI:anufactul111g compan}, Spnngfield, Mo" are reported to be contemplat111g estabh"hmg a furllltul e fac-tory at Mammoth Spnng, r\rk David and Jacob Le\l and George E De\ve\ ha\ e in-corporated the Dewey-Le\ I J\lanufactunn::; company, to en-gage in the manufactul e of furlllture in ChIcago Capital stock, $10,000 E. H. Cameron, 0 R Muentel and Hugh CamelOn have orgalllzed the Muenter Manufactunng (ompan,), Fond du Lac, \VI" , to manufactule chall" The plant of the ,VI"con"in Art Cabmet company has been leased The new factory of the Interior Metal Furlllture com-pany of East Jamestown, ~ Y, I" nearing ccmpletlOn Tha bUlldmg IS thl ee stone". ;7 x 1;2 teet. e'Cclusl\ e of the PO\\ er hou"e and \\;111be pI aLtlLall,} fire plOof The Bellingham (,Yash) Manufactll1111g company has purchased the propel t} of the \Ve"tel n \Yuod- VV orkmg com-pan} of that CIty, and \\111 enga£;e 111a general WOOd-W01king busmess mdudmg a 1111eof 10\\ pnced Ch,ll'" Lloyd F. CUI ner and} H Pal ks ha\ e t01 med a partner- ",hIp "tyled the MIS"OUlI Valley Fl11mttll e company and will engage m the manufacttll e of office, bank ,ll1d "t01 e fixtures at GET THE CRTRLOGUE IfYOli :Yancy Baney f7fJrllitilre~ fYou willezyoy,;Selling!he Line 0/ GRAND RRPIDS FAN CY FURNITURE C9 GRR~D RRPlDS,MICH. Yate" Center, Kan A new building is being erected, to be eqUIpped WIth modern machinery, electncally driven. Furniture Fires. [he ChIcago Furmture company, dealers, of Monroe, Ia., \\ el e burned out completely on December 7. Loss $2,500; pal tlallv msured J ack"on HIO'i, furmture dealers of Washington, D. c., who"e St01 e \\ as burned last week, recently effected a settle-ment \v Ith thell CIedItors at 30 cents on the dollar 1 he plant-., of the Lawrence Cabmet company and the J. 1) lalel Planmg :\1111 company of Lawrence, Kan., were bm ned I ecently \\ lth a loss of about $10,000, only partially m-sured -\ blue ',llppo"ed to ha\ e stal ted from spontaneous combU<,!lOn on the top floor of the ChadoL,)in Furniture com-pam" j,lCtOl \ rame"town, ~ Y, on Deumber 10, caused a lo'os of $8,000 or $10,000, mamly ft om water Fully insured 1<11e de" tl 0\ ed the plant of the \i\T estern Parlor Frame lUmpan\ of Plymouth, ,Vi", on Decem1)er 12. Insurance \\a" call1ed to the amount of $15,000 P. M. vVoIf, owner ut the taLtal} \\ a", negotlatmg WIth ::vl:llwaukee parties for the "ale oj the property for $23,000, It is understood The plan t \\ III be rebUIlt .. --- .~ I ,/ IT is a blot upon the ability of every furniture worker to lack a knowledge of the fundamental principles of ~ketching, detailing and ornamental drawing, and we have a course of instructions that works wonders as an eraser. IT is a blot upon the ability of every furniture salesman .. to lack a correct knowledge of the period styles, and we have a course of instructions that erases this blot to , perfection. •" ,, , The Grand Rapids School of Designing " ,The Best Institution of its Kind in the World. A. Kirkpatrick, Instructor and Designer. , 542-545 Houseman Building, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. •• ___ • I -----~ MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS The New York furmture exposition season will open on January 16. WIlham T. HIght succeeds Hight & Merrill, furniture dealer:, of Boston, Mass. Van Pelt & \;V eber, furniture dealer", of Rahway, N. J., have gone out of business. George F. BIcknell has purchased the furniture of Wil-ham B Spooner at Brookfield, Mass. Rembs & Sturm, furmture dealers of TunctlOn City. WIS., have :,old out to F and J \Vasloff. John H Harp has purchased the I etaIl fl1rnitm e busi-ne" s of C B & H S Keer of La Glam;e, [nd Georg e F Stevens, fm niture and camet dealer of San Angelo, Tex, has filed a voluntary petltlOn in bankruptcy. Adams & Alhson, StatesvJ1le, N C, are said to be pre-paring to convert theIr lumber plant mto a furniture factory. Jame" Allen Au-,tm, president of the Austin Furniture company of FItchburg, Ma-,,, , dIed on DC'cel1Jber 9, aged 77 years. The National Spring. Bed company of New Britain, Conn. has opened branch salesrooms at 105 Richmond street, Bos-ton. The Maple Cabinet Manufacturing company, Des Moines la., manufacturers of bookcases, cabinets, etc., are enlarging their plant. Samuel Altman, who has two furmture stores in Clin-ton, Mas:" has opened another in the neighlooring town of Leominster Frank Durham, formerly with Hahne & Co , of Newark, N J, is to succeed Arthur Block as buyer for Snellenben;'s, PhJ1adelphia, on J anual y 2. Petit & Co, furniture and carpet dealers of Harrisburg! Pa, will close out their stock, or sell it in bulk, and retire from business on January 31, 1911. The chair factories at Union CIty, Pa, are reported as very busy at pre"ent The Shreve Chair company have just mstalled a large new Corliss engine. The plant of the Falcon Manufactul mg company, Big Rapids, Mich., which was damaged by fire recently, is being rebuilt on an enlarged and improved scale The Anderson-Thorsell Furmture company, dealers of Duluth, Minn., are erecting a new building, 50 x 140, and two stories m heIght, which they wIll occupy m January. The Johnson Brothers Furniture company of Mitchell, S. D., having moved into larger quarter" will add largely to their stock, givmg mOle attention to the lligher grades The Specialty Manufacturing company, Melrose, Mass., manufacturer of chail s, tables, couches, etc., are said to be considering the removal of their plant to Savannah, Ga. On petition of J. A Johnson, a contlactor who built a part of their plant, the Osage School Desk company of Okla-homa City, Okla , has been placed in the hands of a receiver. The plant of the Oregon City (Ore.) Furniture Manu-facturing company has been seized on attachment by the Oregon City Bank, in order to enforce payment of a claim of $900. Henry Hoffman, upholsterer and furniture dealer, of 766 Madison avenue, New York, has been adjudged bankrupt. Liabilities, $6,000; assets, $2,500. Arthur L. Cohen is the receiver. The Buffalo Lounge company, who now have three plants in operation, will have another after May 1, having purchased a five-story buildmg for that purpose at 588-94 Louisiana street, Buffalo. Samuel K. Felton, J. Sibley Felton and Walter G. SIb-ley, will incorporate the firm of Felton, SIbley & Co., to en-gage m the manufacture and sale of paints, varnishes, etc., m PhJ1adelphia, Pa. Owing to the poor health of George Lavenson, presi-dent and pnnClpal proprietor, the Lavenson-Schlueter com-pany, furmttll e dealers of 227-33 Post street, San Francisco, Cal , wJ1l go out of busmess. The Eagle Fl1rmttlle company, manufacturers of Athol, ~la"s, who hay e I etlred flom the bl1sine"s, have a valuable plant that I" now Idle. The company was i, unded 37 year" ago and has alway" been prosperom To encourage early Christmas shopping the Siegel-Coop-er corr pany of New York annol1nced that all purchases made from Decembel 1 to December 10, mclusive, would be charged on bJ1ls rendered to customels on FebrualY 1, 1911. Herman WItt of 100 East Nmety-fifth street New York, who made a business of conducting furniture sales in private houses, has been granted a discharge in nankrnptcy. His liablhties were $4,252; assets, above exemptions, $178. The \Vhite Mountain Freezer company of Nashua, N. H., have purchased a tract of hardwood timber in Maine which IS estimated at 2,000,000 feet. They will build a mill to saw the timber which will be cut during the coming two years. W. D. BenedIct has decided to close out his retail furni-ture businet>s in Massillon, 0 He was formerly a success-ful travelmg salesman and it is announced that "on January 2, he will return to the road as the representative of the largest furniture factory in the world." G W. FarreIl & Co., of Montreal have organi7Cd the Brinton Carp<,t company capitalized at $150,000, and pur-chased from the Brinton's of Kidderminster, Eng the carpet mJ1ls established by them at Peterborough, Que The plant I" to be enlarged to more than double it;;; present capacity. J A. Hadwiger, Chic~o representative of Jacob & Jos-eph Kohn, manufacturers of bent wood furniture, is now in Vienna, Austria, visiting the home office. He is expected to return about the middle of January, and th<' employees of the Chicago branch are arranging to give him a royal re-ception S L. Rust, vice president of the Pasadena Furniture and Carpet company, Pasadena, Cal, has retired from that firm, having disposed of his interests in the concern to Leo Wil-liams, who is an experienced furniture man, having gone there from St. Joseph, Mo, where he had been in business for twenty-eight years. The report of the Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce for August, just issued, shows imports of furni-ture for home consumption valued at $104,559, of which $84,- 385 came from the United States The total imports of furniture in August, 1909, were valued at $80,804 of which $61,853 came from "the states" Something About Dry Kilns. If you want to know someth1l1g about dry kilns, just turn to the "ad" of the GIand Rapids Veneer \\lorks on an-other page of this issue of the ~Weekly Artisan. It is in-structive as weIl as entertammg The fact IS that the fame of the ,bIn department of this company has glown to be not only nation wide but almost world wide. ... __,_, • 4 -------------1 WEEKLY ARTISAN _. .-.. MACHINES-People wonder where their profits are going when the trouble usually lies in poor equip-ment. A little foresightin the beginning would have saved them dollars--a httle more money in-vested at the start in "OLIVER" "QUALITY" equipment. Some manufacturersof wood working tools slight their output by putting in poor materials-employmgpoor workmen-simply to be able to make a little more profit. "Olrver" tools are bUlle along machine toollmes-careful-accurate-durable-safe. Some purchasers fall to Investigatethoroughly before placmg theIr order. Some unscrupulous salesman tells them to purchase something-they go ahead-find out too late they are wrong-lose money, whereas a letler addressed to us would have procured our catalogs-set them thmking-saved them money. 30 QUALITY ------- ISN'T IT TOO BAD-ISN'T THAT TOO BAD. "OUVER" No. 61 Surfacer "OUVER" No. 60 Saw Bench. OURLINE-SURFACE PLANERS HAND JOINTERS SANDERS WOOD TRIMMERS CHAIN MORTISERS LATHES SAW BENCHES SWING CUT. OFF SAWS BAND SA WING MACHINES BORING MACHINES SAFETY CYLINDERS VISES, CLAMPS, ETC., ETC. ADDRESS DEPARTMENT "D" OLIVER MACHINERY CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. BRANCH OFFICES-lat National Bank Bldg., Chicall'o. Ill. No 50 Church St., New York City. 1125 West Temple St .• Los An ... I••• Cal Pacific Bldll'.• Seattle, Wash. i---.-.-..-.-...---.-.-..-..-. -_..-----,-,-----------,-----_._--- ------------- _._.a .• _ _~I An Old Chippendale Design. A rare old chaIr "IVas dIscovered the othel day 1ll the hand~ of a collector of antIque furnIture who was found hteralh Slttlllg tIght on hIS new possessIOn and suggested the tl a\ eller 1ll Europe who is told to SIt on his trunk to make sure that nobody get- It a"IVayfrom hIm He also looked very, very happy This was a CUrIOUS and qualllt ChIppendale reac1m>; chaIr of mahogany, wIth the seat upholstered m the origmal leather attached by brass tacks. The seat is III the shape of the lower boJy of a 'cello, wIth ItS narro" pal t at the back-that io to sa), what would be the back of an 01 dmary chall , in thIS chal1 the sItter faces the back, \\ hlch rIses between hIs knees as he strad-dleo the seat ltke a boy straddlIng a hobby horse This back, 01 splat. branches at the heIght of a man's alm-plb IlltO a hOrIzontal bow shaped top \\ hlch un\ es tOl \\ al d and spreads mto upholstered pads III agreement \\Ith the seat If the man astride the seat clasps hIS hands at the top button of his waistcoat and raIses hIS dboVv~ to the hOrIzontal he finds himself comfortably restmg on tl11S horizontal bow top \ovlth Its spreading pads under his biceps. Behmd the back-therefore 1Jl flont of the man--and at-tached to the back I~ a drop leaf \\ Ith a lnngecl pI OJ), \\ hlch can be I alsld to eX<1ctly the pO~ltlOn conve111ent for holc111lg a book, ane the slttel, though deprIved of ,l b,tck SUppOlt, can read at his ease.-N ew York Sun Jamestown Salesmen"s Club. ]ame..,town, NY., Dec 12.-The fifth annual mcetll1".., ,1l1d banquet of the ]ame~tO\\n FUl111tUle Salesmen's Club. at the Hotel Frederick last Thursday 111ght \\ as, ltke Its pI edeces-sors, a complete success In evel y sense. There was no formal progl am of addl esses, but Glenn K. Brown, as toastmaster, mana~ed to draV\ out Impromptu responses that were quite appropnate tOl the occasIOn and deCIdedly enjoyable to the members ThIS salesmen's club is a live organization or, rathel, an OIga11lzatlOn of ltve men, and the interest in the annual meetings and banquets is exceeded only by the inter-est In then annual summer outings in which their employers and othel guests are glad to participate. The election of officers, for the ensuing year, resulted as follows: PreSIdent-David Goldstein. Secretary-Frank E Shearman. Trea'iUler-Edward McGee. Connects Store with Wireless. John \Vanamakel IS to connect hIS New York and Phila-delphIa stOles by WIreless telegraphy. Two steel and wood towers are to be erected at once on the store at the southeast COInel of Broadway and Ninth street, New York, 125 feet hIgh The ~ystem '\\'111 be for use of the public as well as the StOIes "-I---_._------------~.-- . ..---- ..,. .,..- - . ,I "'- LODGE and PULPIT. PARLOR. LIBRARY, HOTEL and CLUB ROOM HENRY SCHMIT 8 CO. HOPKINS AND HAR.R.IET STS. ClDcinnati, Ohio makers of Upholstered Furniture for WEE K L Y ART I SAN 31 YOU CAN MAIL YOUR CATALOG JANUARY 15th If you place the order with us by December 20th W"ITE PRINTING COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICU. I PRINTERS FOR THE FURNITURE TRADE. I 32 ~. WEEKLY ARTISAN ... Quarter .awed veneer back and seat HeIghtof back 25 Inches WIdth of seat,20 Inches FIDlShed Golden Oak HIgh Gloss No. 240 Oak Rocker ShlppecI K 0 flat WeIght, 23 pounds Miscellaneous AdvertiseIllents. ·WANTED CombmatlOn salesman, manager and estimator for bank fix-tures and cabmet work plant m Mmneapolls State experi-ence, salary and reference Address M. A. T, care Weekly Artisan Co. l2-l7tf FOR SALE We have a fully equipped Boat Factory situated m the heart of the lake reglOn of Wlsconsm and sUitable for the manu-facture of large pleasure crafts. Also sUitable for any light manufactUring busmess Good shlppmg faCilities and well lo-cated. Will sell cheap Here IS your chance If you mean business, address for full particulars the Rhinelander Boat Company, Rhinelander, WIS 12 17-24-31 1 7 WANTED. Superintendent In furniture factory wants position; middle aged man of varied experience, good mechanic, draftsman and machine man. Conversant with all kinds of cabmet work Address "Craftsman," care Weekly Artisan. 12-10tf WANTED. A No. 1 men to handle strong and complete line of spring beds as Side line, for Iowa, WiSCOnSin, IllinOIS, Michigan, Ohio. Must have acquamtance with furniture trade. Ad-dress "Spring Beds," care Weekly Artisan. 12-1Otf WANTED Superintendent. One who thoroughly understands bank, office and store fixtures, and special order work. To the right man this is a rare opportunity. Address, (stating experience and where you have worked), "Supenntendent," Care of Weekly Artisan, Grand Rapids, Mich. tf WANTED. Commercial salesman for Indiana and Illinois to sell Parlor and Library Tables. State territory covered and lines car-ried. Address "Map". care Weekly Artisan. 9-3tf WANTED. Travelin~ salesman to carry a line of Reed Rockers and Chairs in Indiana and Illinois. State territory covered and lines carried. Address "Near". care Weekly Artisan. 9-3tf POSITION WANTED. A salesman of ability furnishin~ best of references and at present engaged, desires a change. Thoroughly acquainted with the trade of New England and New York states and can ~arantee results. Address C. A. R•• Weekly Artisan. 7-23tf FOR SALE. A nice clean stock of Crockery in a live West Michi~an town of 10,000 population. Would also rent store if desired. .. Address "See" care Weekly Artisan. 5-28tf. New York Markets. New York, Dec. 16-As predicted 1a"t Fllday, eastem crusters cut the pnce of 1mseed 011 on Saull dd) to meet the reduction on western raw and smce then CIl) Iaw and west-ern h<lve been quoted at the same figUlc'l-93 @ 94 cents Single bolled has been reduced to 94 @ 95 and doub1e-bolled to 96 @ 97. The demand is descnbed as "flat," "'Ith buyer~ ho1dmg off in antIcIpatIOn of a furthel dedme. Calcutta O1L is now quoted at $1.03. Burlaps are slightly lowel, 7,Y;;-ounce goods now bemg quoted at 3.65; 8-ounce at 375 and lO}i-ntincc at 475 Bag manufacturers are said to ha\ e secured sOUle faIr sized lots of the light weights at less than the card lales The Cdlcl1tta jute market is reported as firm, but decided1} mactlve. Turpentine has been Iemarkab1} steady through the week, prices having varied not more than halt a cent from today's quotations, which al e 78 cents hel e and 74}i at Sa-vannah. Shellac and varnish l:;l1ms are m fall- demand without material change m price'l Busmes'l, hovyever, IS stll1 con-fined to jobbing parcels, no 1alge transactions having been reported since early in the fall Further weakness has developed m the goa tskm market, mainly owing to more liberal arnva1s of HaytJens and Latin- Americans. Haytiens, today, are quoted at 40 @ 41 cents. EACH r.ftrl8/ lfalJukctUrilJRCa, Grand Rapjds.l1ich. ,..--------------_._. _._._. -_._---'-------., I.75Caximum I I I II III I Comfort at .75[inimum ih1ntrl ih1rrktmrr GRAND RAPIDS, MICH Co s t European plan-$I 00 and more. Every modern comfort and eqUIpment. ThIs hostelry has created a new standard 10 Grand Rapids It has been aptly called .. the somewhat dIfferent hotel .. Old Enghsh, Colomal, and MISSionDeSign restaur-ants. CUlsme and service of marked excellence. Moderate prices,-- everything right. You can pay double our rates for your accommodahons, but you can't get anythmg beUer. I.. I . ~ .4 i;otrl i;rrktmrr • Convement to Umon StatIOn, shops, theatresl furmture bUlldmgs, etc. malO car Imes to all parts of the cIty pass our door l'a \ Ll~ -+2 ,Ic'(lLan fJ on tIel s, 32, San LUIS, Zacatecas, etc., -+2~ 43, -:\Iontele) , Tamplco'l, etc, 41 @ 41}i. Buenos Ayres, 38 @ 39 DI d/l1s, 62 @ 65 Index to Advertisments. .. \ 1111'- \. rltIn,.., ( )111pall \ Ed! t)11 H H .\... l O1npan~ Bt.ll....t-'"\ '-- Ga, I Ull1ltUl( Company Bo\ nion &., Co Cel\turs rUI TIltUl c Company Challenge R( fllgel ator C'0111pal1J. ChIcago "\iUIOI and \..rt Glass Companj. Chllstlansen C C'ODll"\ D T FUll1ltule C'ompany T'nt81pnse Parlol rUll1ltule Company l' aDe, FUll1ltule COlnpan\ ~elh\ock Auto and Manufactullng Campau) Francl':; ('halles .B.. C'ompan" FI penn1an BratheJ S & Co Gl and RapIds BI aqs Company Gl and RapIds EIC'ctlot} pc Companj. Grand RapIds Rpfllgerator Company Grand Rapuls School of DeSIgnIng Grand RapIds "\ eneer ,"'.arks G-Ieen \'IanufactuIIng Company Globe Bosse WOlld rurniture Company Hahn LOUIS HIlls Clarence R Hotel HerkImer ImpC'nal FUIniture Company Karpen S & BIOS Kauffman ManufactuIIng CompanY KInllel PaiIOl B~d Company La" 1 (nee McFadden Cornpany LIght GeOlge \\ Manufactunng ('ompan) Madden 'Thomas Sons & Co "raIl ( tta PaInt and Color Compan\ "\.fal \ (1 llIanufaetuIlng Company "\11SCf'llan('ous MIchIgan Chall Lompanv \1:Ichigan :engravIng Company :0[elson l\1:atter FLllnltUl e Company "Iemann Table Company ~Ol theln Furnitule Company GIn el MachInery Company Pt. t( I spn A K Co RIchrr and Chan (ompany RockfOld Chan and rurnltulC Compan\ Rockfol d SupeIlOl rurniture Company Ro\ al FUI llitUlf' C'Olnpan) Roval Chan Company SchmIt Henry & Co Schomer Henry Compan} Tannp\\ Itz vVorks UnIOn FurnIture Company (Rockford) Waddell Manufactullng Company Walter B & Co WhIte Pnntrng Company Swett, Frank W. & Son ••••.. 15 18 Cover 98 26 12 25 4 13 28 24 20 14 Co\er 27 28 28 24 21 11 6 21 32 8 Cover 21 14 22 t 94 27 ,2 32 1 Cover 3 12 Cover,0 2, 1b 10 17 ? 9 10 15 23 19 6 17 31 18 •• I I ..----. ... . _.. -" ----- .. . . ... .... - - _. . _. - .. I NEW DESIGNS IN LOUIS XVI STYLE ----------- No. 1711 No. 1705-1705 WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES. GRAND RAPIDS BRASS COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN :Sp.eciaJists f.Q theFurniture Trade., 0" MICHIGAN ENGRAVING CO.GRAND RAPIDS . ~ .. ... .._._-------------------, •• • •• 11 SENSATIONAL NEW OFFERINGS I III III II III " .... BIG PROFIT IN ATTRACTIVE QUALITY MEDIUM PRICES If you want to make money in the furniture business, buy quality, brain labor-durable fin· ish, artistic designs, prompt (expert) shipments. Cheap imitations at a few cents lower price never pay BECAUSE THEY DON'T SELL. The North-ern motto- "WE SELL ONLY QUICK SELLERS" means expert workmanship, no more cost to you, and two or three dollars more from your cus-tomer, with a quick sale. OUR NEW DESIGNER during the past year, has almost entirely made over our line, and we shall show at the winter exhibitions at Grand Rapids, New York and Chicago, SOME STRIKING NOVELTIES that every furniture buyer will want to see. Half our new catalogue to be issued in January, will show new designs. These new offerings will only emphasize and develop to a sensational point the fresh and popular styles shown last summer-such as our white enamel bed with cane head and foot boards, our beautiful colonial bed in imitation mahogany on gum, to which the retail trade has taken very readily. Our forthcoming designs are SIMPLE, CLASSIC, ATTRACTIVELY NEW, we shall show finishes never before offered in medium grades of furniture-in short, we shall give you BRAINS FOR YOUR MONEY, and make the NORTHERN the LEADING BEDROOM FURNITURE HOUSE as for years it has been head and shoulders above all competitors on dining room suites. I tIt NORTHERN FURNITURE CO. I SHEBOYGAN, "'ISCONSIN '--------------------_._--- -- . ... .....--

Date Created:

1910-12-17T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Collection:

31:25

Subject Topic:

Periodicals and Furniture Industry

Language:

English

Rights:

© Grand Rapids Public Library. All Rights Reserved.

URL:

http://cdm16055.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16055coll20/id/47