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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It began publication in 1936. and AUGUST • 1936 ,&.* MRS. SAMUEL B. MILLER . , . Once a school marm. now a mistress oi merchandising. (See page 23) Two dollars a year 20 cents a copy Grand Rapids, M i c h i g a n -*• rlr PRESENTING CA.VEL HEATHCOTE T)ICTURED all too inadequately here is 1 Heathcote — newest of the new Heather-tone upholstery fabrics. Its soft fur-feel, and its lustrous, two-toned, rippled effect — achieved by a combination of Mohair and Heathertone yarns — make Heath-cote adaptable for use either with other mohairs or all by itself; either on modern or on conservative pieces. Heathcote is available in a wide range of unusual as well as stock colors, offering new possibilities for smart decorative effects — at moderate cost. And, like all Ca-Vel Mohair fabrics, Heathcote is guaranteed against moth damage for five years. Heathcote, one of the outstanding numbers in the new Ca-Vel line, was likewise one of the oinst.nijiiii; fc.Hurts of the furniture markets. l'./,//u < w>/ ni*:irwl>.i.. 1). .V i l . f t A I. I > . I I I I r . u u i s K i . ( , i h f . • I <>\ A n j ; i l i s . < . i l i l . • I ' o r i l . i m l , O n - . • S I U ( <>. ilc. \N .ish. • Spcik.inc, W.isli. C O L L I N S k A I K M A N C O R P O R A T I O N SCO Atadison Avenue, New York City • Weavers ol Ca=VcI Fabrics THE LCCCAINE PCCVINCIAL properly interpreted t p ROM the province of Lorraine comes the inspira-tion for this truly French Provincial dining room. Far above and beyond the coarse and crude designs with which volume production of so-called French provincial desecrated the term, this quaint and beauti-ful style here lives again to assume a dignified permanence in American homes and to offer discern-ing merchants a profitable opportunity for selective promotions. PROVINCIAL furniture derives its name from the urban districts of France and Italy. With betterment of living conditions in Europe follow-ing the Renaissance, people wanted better furniture. But the provincials did not like the furniture of royalty and nobility, so their cabinet-makers, while following the structural outlines of the furniture they saw in the capitals, applied their own ideas of decorative motifs and enrichment. This suite, The Lorraine, combines a number of the most distinctive in-spirations of French and Italian Provincial furniture. It is properly named for it was in this province of France that the custom of re-designing the furniture of the Bourbon kings (Louis XIV, XV and XVI) began. The GRAND RAPIDS CHAIR COMPANY Showrooms at Factory Only IVe appreciate mentioning you saw tins in FINE FURNITURE FINE FURNITURE >eknvan OFEER NEW HIGHS OF VALUE AND SALEABILITY Reaching out to new highs of excellence is more than a fixed policy with HEKMAN . . . it is a confirmed habit. Response to HEKMAN values at the July Market proved anew that past achievements are used only as stepping stones to ever higher standards of sales ability. Cur-rent HEKMAN creations offer wonderful possibilities for stepping up Fall business . . a fact you can easily check by writing for particulars. HEKMAN FURNITURE CO. EXHIBIT WATERS. _ _ . K, _ „ . „ . _ » . _ KLINGMAN BLDG. G R A N D R A P I D S FlN€ FURNITUR€ the Homefurniihing Magazine from the Furniture Style Center of America VOLUME 1 1936 NUMBER 4 GEORGE F. MACKENZIE. President PHIL S. JOHNSON, General Manager ROD G. MACKENZIE. E d i t o r K. C. CLAPP. Merchandising Editor •AUGUST-The Boiling Wake 4 Page Nine 9 Greatest Market In 7 Years, by Rod Mackenzie 11 Furniture Frolics, by Ray Barnes 15 When We Buy Upholstered Furniture, by Ruth Mclnerney 16 Direct Mail Is Back On The Job, by K. C. Clapp 18 Irwin Gets Set For Huge National Campaign 19 Retailing Tips 20 Women In Furniture 22 The Sketch Book, Salvatore Bevelacqua 24 Million Movie Patrons Learn About Mothproofing 26 Chet Shafer Sees a Sea Serpent and Sagie 28 Studio Ensemble for an Author 29 Radio Selling 30 Specializes on 100 Models 31 Appliance Section 32 Do Model Homes Pay? 38 Spotting Grand Rapids 41 Homefurnishing News 42 Your Association 43 New Stores 45 Published monthly by the Furniture Capital Publishing Co., Asso-ciation of Commerce Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. Acceptance under the Act of June 5, 1934, authorized April 30, 1936. FINE FURNI-TURE copyright, 1936. Eastern office: 545 Fifth Ave., New York City, phone Murray Hill 23909, S. M. Goldberg, representative. Southern office: 1WA West Washington St., High Point, N. C, phone 2152, C. C. Prince, representative. Subscription rates: $2 per year in the United States and American Colonies; $3 in Canada and foreign countries; single copies, 20 cents. f o r AUGUST, 1936 The BEST MARKET Since 1929 In Spite of Terrific Heat. . . The weather was hot in Grand Rapids during the I 18th Semi- Annual Furniture Market . . . record-breaking, in fact. Despite the blistering heat no less than Forty-Four States, the District of Columbia, Canada, South America and Austria sent one thou-sand, five hundred and sixty-eight buyers to select the season's furniture requirements at this great Market. Attendance Records Broken . . . The Market shattered all previous records since 1929. Attend-ance registered a gain of approximately 20 per cent over the preceding corresponding exposition. Business boomed. As a result of orders placed, many exhibitors found it necessary to / increase production, some adding facilities virtually doubling their output. It was the biggest, best and busiest Market since 1929 . . . a record-breaking Market in all respects. Reaffirming Grand Rapids'Leadership . . It supplied inspiring evidence that Grand Rapids furniture leadership is enthusiastically recognized and acclaimed by lead-ing stores from coast-to-coast . . . that Grand Rapids is still FIRST in every essential of furniture value and salability. Furniture Capital of America for nearly 60 years, Grand Rapids y enters upon better times and improved opportunities with its leadership more firmly entrenched than ever before. In the future, as in the past, buyers and merchandisers who are alert to today's furniture opportunities will find at the Grand Rapids Furniture Exposition the character of furniture that leads in style, quality and price appeal . . . the type of furniture that makes possible a steady increase in sales and profits. Our Appreciation! To the many hundreds of prominent furniture and department stores throughout the nation who helped make the 118th Semi- Annual Grand Rapids Furniture Market an outstanding success, y the officers, directors and members of the Grand Rapids Furniture Exposition Association express sincere appreciation. GRAND RAPIDS FURNITURE EXPOSITION ASSOCIATION We appreciate mentioning you saw this in FINE FURNITURE FINE FURNITURE THE BOILING WAKE " . . . Except for Shafer" Thanks a lot for the copy of your inter-esting magazine in which that sly rascal Shafer carries on his interminable gossip. Except for the Shafer feature, 1 like your magazine. The editorial portion is well broken up with interesting photographs, sketches and tabulations. My opinion, how-ever, is not of much value as I am of the old school of mail order men who deal only in reverse plate headlines, large headlines and comments to "Send the coupon today, Sure, SURE." P. G., Chicago. Brushing Up On Arithmetic In your July issue of FINE FURNITURE you carry an article, "The Arithmetic of Instalment Selling," by Murray C. French. We would appreciate it if you would send 25 copies of this article. R. M. B., Atlanta, Ga. We Curtsy Modestly You are entitled to a great deal of praise for the splendid issue of FINE FURNITURE. I only hope this edition is an indication of what you will be able to produce regularly. . . . I cannot help but feel that you are on the way to getting out a most successful magazine representative of the furniture leadership in Grand Rapids. L. V. M., Grand Rapids. Pleases Association Men I noticed the department, '"Your Asso-ciation and Its Activities," in the July issue and it struck me as being particularly good from an association man's point of view. Your magazine looks mighty good to us and we wish you success. G. W. R., Chicago. A About Listing Prices In regard to the slip .on the inside front cover of FINE FURNITURE, we believe the idea of quoting list prices is good with one exception. There are not enough pieces illustrated with which prices appeared. We also think it would be much better to show them with a mark-up of number-and-a-quarter instead of number. On any mer-chandise that could be sold from the maga-zine, we believe it would be much simpler and easier to make the sale if we were able to say to the customer, "In view of your patience in waiting until we ordered this merchandise, we will allow you a discount of approximately 20%." We have found from past experience that customers feel they should receive a dis-count from list price. Anyhow, we want to compliment you on the magazine as a whole, as it contains much valuable information. W. A. B., Clinton, Mass. From Mr. Seidmcm I want you to know that I am very much pleased with the manner in which you pub-lished mv annual review. F. E. S., Grand Rapids. Lauds "Customer's Viewpoint" I was quite interested to see the article on Page 21, ''The Customer's Viewpoint." I think whoever had anything to do with this paper has done a swell job and believe Miss Mclnerney has written very interest-ingly of this new phase of merchandising to the home owner. I am sure the furniture store will follow the electric kitchen pro-gram very closely, as it is allied to their own interest. R. 0. R.. Mansfield, Ohio. A Knew Jack Weaver When — The picture of Jack Weaver on the cover of July FINE FURNITURE awakened mem-ories of my boyhood. 1 was 14 years old when I met and became acquainted with Mrs. Jack Weaver. I told her of my ad-miration for her husband's work which I observed from the first-floor window of the Phoenix Furniture Company's factory. Jack had a fondness for boys, and he made me a sample turning. It was a handle with a double shoulder and a movable ring that could be shifted from shoulder to shoulder without leaving the stock from which it was turned. Shortly after this, I learned the hand-carving craft and have been in close touch with the development of furniture ever since. I have never forgotten my early ad-miration for this excellent craftsman. A. K., Grand Rapids. A Well, Roscoe, You're a Good Swimmer The first I knew you were razzing guys like myself was when I saw Dick Tandler of Collins & Aikman the other day. . . So if you slander or libel me, you also slander or libel Dick and I'm agreeable to sinking or swimming with him. R. R., Chicago. A About 19-cent Brooms Is it consistent with the name of your magazine to be publishing an article such as that written by Joseph P. Lynch in July? You advocate the merchandising of fine furniture, yet you let him poke fun at the merchant who "carries the type of merchan-dise his customers cannot afford to buy," and who "attempts to compete with stores selling higher priced merchandise" and chide him for forgetting ''that there are ten thou-sand buyers of cheap and medium-priced merchandise to one of high-priced mer-chandise." The real trouble with us is that we've been peddling too much junk at low prices. We have lacked foresight and intelligence which should convince us that a higher unit sale means more net profit. We are very poor judges as to how many of our cus-tomers can afford high-priced merchandise. We are guilty of poor salesmanship, and, while I do not advocate a high-hat, stuffed-shirt smugness, I firmly believe that we should aim much higher than making a leader out of 19-cent brooms in order to trade up to a $1.95 table. M. L. T., St. Louis, Mo. "The Livest" The last issue . . . is certainly the livest furniture magazine I have ever read. Let me wish you success in your new under-taking. H. V. C, River Rouge, Mich. Okay South Africa One of our clients in Johannesburg, South Africa, has asked us to subscribe to the American publication '"FINE FURXITURE." R. T. B.. New York. Add Listing of Prices I certainly want to congratulate you on your publication, FINE FURNITURE. The first thing which struck my eye as I opened the magazine was your little blue slip, "All prices quoted on all illustrations of furni-ture and home furnishings in FINE FURNI-TURE are number and double wholesale." For five years I have been trying to sell my manufacturers on this very thing, but each one seems to be afraid that the other fellow will steal a number from him, also the price. I tell them, "What's the differ-ence? You steal your patterns in the first place from the Grand Rapids market. And anyway, if an article goes over big, every-one is making it inside of thirty days." I hope you will be able to get the retail price marked on every cut in your publi-cation. If the manufacturers only realized that the better grade of furniture is going to. be merchandised through the smaller re-tail furniture store, there would be still more cuts and prices in trade publications. Our experience here is that the smaller dealer's overhead is much less than the larger store's, and on commendable furni-ture he is glad to take a smaller markup. Also, the quicker turnover is encouraging him to buy more and more of the better merchandise. I don't know why it is that the large stores persist in taking such a terrific mark-up on real merchandise and continue to sale and sale on crap which wrecks the rep-utation it has taken years for their store to build up. A. C, Seattle, Wash. Says an Advertiser We had a good many comments on the write-up of the Ford group as appearing in the June issue, and it not only did us some good but we feel sure it has placed your magazine in the foreground because you were the first trade publication to comment upon it. C. P., Zeeland, Mich. From a Sears Executive The July 1936 issue of FINE FURNITURE contained several articles of interest to me and I am desirous of obtaining another copy. C. J. J. Chicago, 111. So Do We Certainly think your method of pricing merchandise in both your ads and reading page illustrations is a most helpful innova-tion. It makes your magazine a real asset in the store as we can show a customer merchandise that perhaps we don't hap-pen to have in stock, and can quote a price immediately. Only wish more of the manufacturers whose products are illustrated would realize the value of this service. Keep up the good work. A. J. H., Omaha, Neb. The editors of FINE FURNITURE are pleased no end over the response to the little pricing-slip idea. It is just one of those things that we're attempting to do in the hopes of making FINE FURNITURE in-dispensible to those interested in the sell-ing of more furniture, blow it's up to you manufacturers to cooperate to the extent of furnishing all the necessary information relative to whatever merchandise you illus-trate in our pages. — The Editors. 1 1 • FINE ARTS BUILDING Netvest and Most Modern Exhibition Building in Grand Rapids Y E A R ' R O U N D E X P O S I T I O N S DAY o r N I G H T Your product shown in the F I N E A R T S B U I L D I N G , Grand Rapids, is on display in a "hotel" for merchandise. Coustructed for furniture display, it is the only building in Grand Rapids devoted exclusively to furniture exhibits. Floor arrangement, lighting, ventilation and the highest type of general service is conducted in the interest of the furniture and house-furnishing exhibitors. The FINE ARTS BUILDING is in step xvith Three-quarters of a Century of Progress of the Grand Rapids Exposition. FINE ARTS CORPORATION operating FINE ARTS and PANTLIND EXHIBITION BUILDINGS FINE FURNITURE LUXURY offers CHAIR of the MONTH ,-v A New Promotion Plan that Multiplies Profits For September, LUXURY features the BEAVER-BROOKE Lounging Chair, perhaps the greatest chair value ever offered. Check the features below, and then consider the price . . . ONLY $42.50 EACH RETAIL (Sold only in pairs — 2 in a crate) For September ONLY. NO REPEAT ORDERS AFTER SEPTEMBER 30. Terms 2% 10 days, net 30 days. V CHECK THESE FEATURES: • Hardwood Frames ® 100% Curled Hair Filling • Mahogany Legs ® Full Web Base • 50/50 Down and Goose • 8-Way Tie Feather Cushion © Quilted Brocade • Choice of 6 colors, Gold, Wine, Green, Rust, Blue, Brown How the Plan Works Each month, beginning with September, LUXURY will concentrate volume production on one chair incorpor-ating style and construction superiorities that make it an outstanding value. Designs will not be duplicated for successive months. By concentrating on one design, prices can be set at almost unbelievably low figures, assuring rapid sell-outs in your store. Take advantage of this plan to boost your sales and profits to record-breaking highs. Free Newspaper Mat Service Write ior cover samples and details LUXURY FURNITURE CO. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. s No. 530 OCCASIONAL TABLE Original Ideas . . . New Designs . . . Novel Use of Woods . . . Carefully Graded in the Right Price Range. Inspect our novelties — compare them with others — and you will find they possess qualities that are necessary to make satis-factory sales. CHICAGO SPACE 741-742 A M E R I C A N F U R N I T U R E M A R T NEW YORK SPACE 804 N E W YORK F U R N I T U R E E X C H A N G E MARTINSVILLE NOVELTY CORPORATION MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA We appreciate mentioning you saw this in FINE FURNITURE f o r A U G U S T . 1 9 3 6 NOTICE To Owners of Retail Stores, Manufacturing Plants and Jobbing Houses If you want to retire from business — liquidate your mer-chandise stocks, fixtures and equipment, FOR SPOT CASH — collect accounts — and where desired, lease your building — Write, wire, phone or mail coupon below for full details of our NEW PLAN of liquidation, now being used by some of America's largest retail, manufacturing and wholesale houses. The plan will be sent free of obligation on request — all correspondence and results of our plan will be held in strictest confidence. GRAND RAPIDS LIQUIDATING CO. Liquidators of Retail Stores, Manufacturing Plants and Jobbing Houses FIRST FLOOR PENINSULAR BUILDING GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. GRANE RAPIDS LIQUIDATING COMPANY, First k'loor Peninsular Building, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Gentlemen — Please furnish us, free of obligation, details of your new Liquidation Plan. Please check below. • HAVE REPRESENTATIVE CALL • MAIL DETAILS OF PLAN Firm .,_ Street \ City State ,.]. Address reply to ^., PLEASE CHECK We want to liquidate • Merchandise • Fixtrres • Collect Accounts • Lease our building We appreciate mentioning you saw this in FINE FURNITURE FINE FURNITURE • Displays in the Waters-Klingman building are spacious, well lighted and ar-ranged for maximum convenience to buyers. i n 100% Buyer Attendance Yes, every buyer who comes to Grand Rapids makes at least one visit to the Waters-Klingman Building. The reason is quite obvious. It is because 50% + of Grand Rapids Exhibits are housed in WATERS-KLINGMAN BUILDING Exhibitors . . . ALLEN CHAIR CO. ARCADIA FURNITURE CO. B. & J. FURN. MFG. CO.] BARTON FURN. CO. J. BART UPHOLSTERY CO. BECHTOLD BROS. UPH. CO. BOBB FURNITURE CO. BROWER FURNITURE CO. BROWN BROTHERS CO. COCHRAN CHAIR CO. CONANT-BALL COMPANY DOEZEMA FURNITURE CO. DONNELLY-KELLY GLASS CO. DUTCH WOODCRAFT SHOPS EAGLE-OTTAWA LEATHER CO.! ESTEY MFG. CO. FALCON MFG. CO. FICKS REED CO. FINE ARTS FURNITURE CO. FRIEDMAN BROS. GRAND LEDGE CHAIR CO. G. R. FANCY FURN. CO. G. R. BEDDING CO. GRAND RAPIDS LOUNGE CO GUNN FURN. CO. HART MIRROR PLATE CO. HERMAN FURNITURE CO.? HERRMANN LAMPS, INC. HOLLAND FURNITURE CO. JAMESTOWN LOUNGE CO. KOZAK STUDIOS KRUISSINK BROS. KUCHINS FURN. MFG. CO. LENTZ TABLE COMPANY LOEBLEIN, INC. H. Z. MALLEN & CO. MANISTEE MFG. CO. MENTZER REED COMPANY MURRAY FURNITURE CO. F. A. NICHOLS CO. PENN-EASTERN FURN. LINES PIAGET-DONNELLY CO. RAND-McNALLY & CO. RED LION FURNITURE CO. RED LION TABLE CO. ROCKFORD CHAIR & FURN. CO. SHAW MFG. CO. SKANDIA FURNITURE CO. CHARLES R. SLIGH COMPANY THANHARDT-BURGER CORP. WARSAW FURN. MFG. CO. WEST MICH. FURN. CO. W. F. WHITNEY CO. WILLIAMS-KIMP FURNITURE CO. WOLVERINE UPHOLSTERY CO. WOODARD FURNITURE CO. We appreciate mentioning you saw this in FINE FURNITURE f o r A U G U S T , 1 9 3 G NINE ROUND ONE1 A good-natured battle of industrial giants will soon spawn a multiplicity of lesser skirmishes along the entire •furniture retailing front. We refer, of course, to the general activity aroused by Berkey & Gay's robust reincarnation. The other "giants" are notably Luce and Irwin. The latter's tieup with a movie producer in extensive magazine adver-tising is especially interesting. Incidentally, we believe this national campaign of Irwin's is certain to benefit the entire industry. It will help the retailer because he has long needed—but only really recog-nized— the prestige and pulling power provided by a trade-mark or definite identification familiar to the general public. It will help the manufacturer because it may induce others to sharpen their own merchandising wits in order to attain a similar objective. This show of spunk among furniture manufacturers is a most encouraging sign. More power to all the combatants who will glorify old and established new furniture trade marks. ff HOW MANY MARKETS? Because it's regarded as pretty good "filler" editorial any-time, anyplace, it probably is fitting and proper to comment here and now upon the how-many-markets-per-year contro-versy. Any furniture magazine that doesn't discuss it at one time or another in its career just isn't a full-fledged furni-ture magazine, that's all. So we'll up and get it over with once and for all while we're still fledglings. When one buyer in one store in Oskaloosa or Tuckahoe takes a notion in April, August or February to go and see a manufacturer's line in Chicago, Grand Rapids or Jabipp, he's going there and he's going to see it. This incident auto-matically creates what is called an "informal market". When Mr. Oscar from Oskaloosa tries it again, he is surprised to find practically ALL the display spaces in that market center are open for business. Thus is born a "formal" market. Manufacturers can resolute and whereas from now until hell freezes over — there still will be as many markets a year as a reasonable number of buyers will attend. We appreciate the viewpoint of the Southern manufacturers and the James-town crowd, because it's an expensive proposition for them to show in a distant exposition as well as in their own local markets. But after all, there isn't much they can do about it, retailers being what they are. We believe the fairest arrangement, and one that would involve a minimum of bickering and expense would be the shortening of all markets to a week or ten days and the same arbitrary dates for all of them. There! We've written an editorial about the number-of-markets- a-year situation, and the subject is covered for a lifetime as far as we're concerned. ff FETISH Three Lights on a Match, Friday the Thirteenth, and Sum-mer Refrigerator Sales Effort have been, and still are, re-garded with about equal logic as things to be avoided. Somehow we have always harbored the ridiculous idea that it's strange, stores can't sell electric refrigerators when people's tongues are hanging out a foot and the butter in the chest where ice is supposed to be resembles Mobil oil A. We have been laughed to scorn for our ignorance on the subject of Summer Slumps, when all the best merchandising Though other pages bare the minds Of many men, the credit or The blame I'll bear for what one finds On this, Page Nine.—The Editor. brains of the country are convinced that the peak for refrig-erator sales should be and is in April, May and June. So it must be merely accident when, with raised eyebrows, General Electric reports in a press release "Refrigerator prospects, who postponed buying in the Spring . . . have been turned into purchasers as a result of the heat wave. In Detroit and certain other cities. . . salesmen called back in extremely hot weather and in 90 per cent of the cases were able to close the sale with one call." Lay it to the heat wave if you like, but if I 10-degree tem-peratures will sell 90%, it's reasonable to suppose that a nor-mal 85-degree might at least close 50%. ff RABBIT KICKS LION We know at least a couple furniture departments in de-partment stores whose floors this Fall are going to be almost as empty as their merchandise managers' heads. Justice takes strange ways its wonders to perform, or some-thing like that, and the cumbersome open-to-buy system that ties the hands of the department store buyer happens, in this instance, to have created a swell opportunity for the furniture merchant . . . a real chance to lay it over his de-partment- store competitor like a tent when it comes to mer-chandising smart new furniture this Fall. The furniture dealer came to market and placed a whale of a lot of orders. The department store buyer, fairly well stocked after purchases at the May markets, either thought it wasn't necessary to take on any more at the July show, or had orders from his MM to lay off. Consequently he's going to be in a picklement when he tries to get merchandise and can't. Funny situation for him . . . he hasn't been up against that for years and years. Here's once when the heavy artillery of the department store is going to finish a bad second to a smaller but more mobile force — the furniture store. ff THAT BLOND Don't treat too lightly the blond amazon that appeared at the July markets. She has really developed since January when she first made her appearance. Nor does she confine herself to Contemporary, but steps right into the Traditional field with more than a mere rustling of skirts. You'll find her strutting her stuff in mahogany, walnut, elm, maple and birch, running under the guise of Queen Anne, Chippendale and Colonial. She should be a hot number for Fall selling. The big stores are featuring her for window and floor dis-plays and many are the stores that report requests for the style. How long will she hold court? Who knows? The whispering campaign against modern that was insti-tuted in May took a grand nose dive during the recent markets. As a matter of fact, cheap modern appears to be replacing the super-ornamented borax styles of the twenties. Cheap Contemporary furniture, enhanced by thoughtful de-signing, is actually leading sales in the big cities. In the upper brackets, but in slightly different contour — serpentine fronts, and low relief carving — you'll also find plenty of activity. Kern Weber's influence will be felt, though many will snort. Top price modern must stand on its own feet. It will be different and far more interesting. ff 10 FINE FURNITURE (Pride1- • • • No. 730 Sofa. 34" high, 36" deep and 78" long . . . . a n d PRICE PRIDE in beautiful merchandise that builds prestige is not enough! But PRICE that permits of attractive profit on a sure and steady volume, PLUS the pride that you, your salesmen and your customer share in distinctive living room pieces of quality—that's a v/inning combination! Smartness and style supremacy of Morse upholstery have long been taken for granted. Our hard-won success in bringing MORSE MASTERPIECES into your most profitable price brackets. RALPH MORSE FURNITURE CO. These Morse men to serve you JOE N. BALL RALPH D. MORSE FREDA. NELSON CHRIS PERKINS GEORGE F. COLLINS N. H. BRYANT JOSEPH GRISWOLD, JR. GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN We appreciate mentioning you sn:r this in FIXE FURNITURE f o r AUGUST, 1936 11 Realizing the futility of attempting to cover intelligently and completely the thousands of homefurnishing displays operating at a market such as the one just closed, the editors of FINE FURNITURE have indulged themselves to the extent of reporting only on those exhibits that they were able to regard conscientiously as outstanding. Omission of lines does not indicate lack of merit, but rather an absence of endurance and time on our part. It was a great show, and in the September issue we're going to present a pictorial review of as many of the outstanding groups and individual pieces as it is possible to assemble. We hope they'll refresh worn memories and stimulate re-orders. GREETINGS, ladies and gentlemen of the furni-ture audience. . . Salutations to those who came, saw and bought . . . condolences and regrets to those who were forced to stay away. You missed a great show. From the reports of the various market regis-trations over 50% of the furniture buyers in the coun-try were in attendance. Orders were placed. Furniture was sold. Loads of it. Manufacturers now are worried about getting it out. Dealers are wrinkling their brows over the possibility of fast-selling patterns being dis-continued and replaced by "similar" numbers—at an increased cost. We hope you department store buyers who thought you'd wait until early fall to place your orders, won't be too disappointed when you can't find any merchandise at any price suitable for Fall selling. . . Congratulations, furniture store buyers, on your fine representation, your sagacious broadening of purchas-ing budgets in preparation for a record-breaking fall and winter. Felicitations, Mr. Manufacturer and your designer, for developing salable merchandise. Merchandise carry-ing actual values in quality and style that can be turned into profitable business. Now let's take a flying review trip around the furni-ture markets in Grand Rapids and Chicago, hit the By ROD MACKENZIE Editor, FINE FURNITURE high spots and see some of the homefurnishing lines exhibited at the greatest market in 7 years. We'll transfer you now to our Chicago announcer waiting in the American Furniture Mart. Take it away Chicago! Okay, Grand Rapids • Here we are in the lobby of the American Furniture Mart. Someone just said it's 110. What a crowd. Smith Cady's Mart Daily screams the opening day's score — 3254 buyers registered. Nearly equalled the entire two weeks' show in 1932. . . Let's drop into the Landstrom space. Mr. Alclntyre, what's new? You've increased your open stock Georgian grouping with a new board and banquet table? Fine! The table is composed of a drop leaf and two consoles, with carved corner legs. The entire group retails for $395. French Provincial is gaining strength again competing with 18th Century English for preference in the top price ranges. Here's a char-acteristically quaint butternut bedroom suite retailing for $229. HJS* I 12 FINE FURNITURE Clark Equipment Co., manufactures this air-conditioning unit for an office. It was featured in the homefumishings exposition in the Mer-chandise Mart. There's Jim Lynch, president of the B. F. Huntley Co., and here's one of his popular suites, a Louis XVI bedroom group retailing for $139 for four pieces. A well-designed Chippendale open stock grouping, walnut or mahogany, retails ten pieces for around $189. This suite had a good play. Perhaps George Pelgrim of Bay View Furniture Co. has something to say. Yes, sir, George has a new typewriter desk built for a living room that will take a standard size typewriter, retailing for $29."i'5. And a curved drawer front, modern kneehole in walnut for $29. Entire cutting reported sold out in three days. . . Here's something novel. A revolving window display showing four pieces of a bedroom suite. It's the Camden Furniture Co. They've been hot, featuring modern, finished with the effect of fancy veneers accomplished through a special staining process. Retail price range runs from $29 to $89 for three pieces. Listen to this! One suite priced at $49, over 4000 suites re-ported sold the first four days of the market. . . Virginia-Lincoln Co. took advantage of the S. S. Queen Mary publicity wave and developed a show suite especially for the mar-ket. Here it is. Modern, in acacia Wait a minute! What's goin' on here? Looks like a first-night crowd. It's theThomasville Chair Co., space Let's see if we can squeeze through so we can have a look at this popu-lar line. One interesting note is the effort to style-up into higher price brackets. Here's a good example. An 18th Century dining room group with breakfront cabinet, swell-front console buffet and ladderback or shield chairs. Retailing, 10 pieces for $239. And Here's a "Blond" • The first we've seen. But the market is load-ed with them. In fact blond suites are affording one of the highlights of the season. Mahogany, maple, elm, beech. This Thomasville one is hot. Mahogany for $129. Back Robert E. Pierce, dis-playing his line of novelties in the Mer-chandise Mart, did much with his covered wagon styles, espe-cially in Hollywood, as Patricia Ellis proves in the illustration of the glider(?) u clusters and prima vera, with carved head board and veneered bases, selling retail for $159 for four pieces. The entire group sells for $550. American Batesville, displaying in the Mer-chandise Mart, stopped 'em with this modern suite. The combination of glass and unusual woods and the huge mirror for the vanity was featured at the homefurnishing show. And they said it was a blond market! in the volume end of the line is a mahogany bedroom, four pieces for $162. . . Do you need a kneehole typewriter desk? Here's one in the Karges line for $30. . . Who said modern wasn't selling? A Survey of the American Furni-ture Mart shows the style to be 50% ahead of last year, leading 18th Century merchandise which gained about 1%. Ah, here's a novel development in contemporary suites. This Williamsport Furniture Co. three-piece bedroom group in Myrtle cluster for $246. The feature being the combining of the vanity and chest in one unit. Smart idea for small homes and apartments. Mr. Wiener of E. Wiener Co., has a smart merchandising idea in a group of eight davenports, any one in the collection retailing for $110. Well styled. . . Here's another mod-ern line at a price. W. M. Bassett Furniture Co. From the crowd and the way the salesmen are writing orders the line must be right. How's This? • Modern, decorated, with six-leg or pedestal table, eight f o r A U G U S T . 1936 13 pieces for $119. Here's a modern bedroom in avodire, clean lines, four pieces $149, or an oak group with a dusty finish, retailing at $89.50. Let's make Showers Bros, space. Jack Dillon is busy writing orders so we'll look around. Just over-heard a party say that this new maple five-piece living room group is very popular. It retails for $89. Here's a modern dining room suite that appears to be creating a stir. Solid walnut, with walnut and metal hardware, six-leg extension table, retailing for $98. . . We're going to take a hitch in our belt now and wade into the Saginaw Furniture Shops line. It's tremendous. Well-styled and salable. We won't bother the Gaines boys. Perhaps Oscar Perry can give us a little informa-tion on some of the high spots. Modern again. An outstanding suite. But this time the waterfall effect has been discarded for serpen-tine fronts. Hardware is eliminated, each drawer being provided with a concealed groove. The beds have scroll tops. Shown in walnut and also cream and green enamel, four pieces approximately $250. Another modern bedroom done in holly, again with the hardware eliminated. The drawers form a center panel, pedestal effect. A pier mirror is employed on the vanity which also has revolving cabinets. The group is available also in rosewood and harewood and retails at $198 in holly. Modern, modern, modern, all over the place. But here's a hand-some Chippendale bedroom ensem-ble. Generous proportions, reeded pilasters and curved posts. Four pieces at $225. A group of 18th Century dining room suites received much attention. The chairs are par-ticularly fine, many of them being true copies of Chippendale and Hep- From the West Coast comes the suzy-Bar (and company) fea-t u r e d in the Los Angeles Furniture Mar-ket. It is an adaptation of the Lazy Susan, re-volving top table. The large plate holding the hor's-d' oeuvres re-volves. The lower tray is removable, providing space for cocktail shaker, glasses and in-cidentals. E. D. Tayler, Pasadena, Calif., is the manufacturer. plewhite models. Very well executed. But let's be on our way • Another lively space. Tennessee Furniture Corp. with an attractive open stock grouping of 20 pieces in American Georgian. Buyers seem interested because three pieces can be retailed for $69. That, apparently, is a new low for this type of merchandise. boudoir group, Chippendale style in damask, including a chaise longue at $59.50; wing chair, $35; love seat, $55; arm chair, $22.50; longue chair, $35; side chair, $17.50 and a bench at $15. Here's Leo Jiranek, who designed the Heywood-Wakefield line. Per-haps he can give us a few tips on what Ray Reed is doing with this great line. Just what we thought. More modern. And blond. Jiranek has developed a birch bedroom group with an Oriental motif. Unusual pulls supply an additional decorative note. The group is named "Zephyr." The maple line has been strongly augmented and officials re-port unusual interest. . . We'd bet-ter stop in at the attractive space of the Mersman Bros. Plenty of activity here. Just glancing casually over some of the items I see a smart drum table for $15.90 and a lovely drop leaf for $16.50. Occasional modern tables, lively and unique. Priced to move off the retail floor. Let's hear what T. Austin. Finch, president of the Thomasville Chair Co., has to say about the activities Sikes Co., Inc., pro-duces this permanent-appearing, yet port-able maple bar. With three leather stools it retails for $175. Dis-assembled it occupies a minimum of space. Here comes that blond again • This time Kling Factories presents it, in solid bleached maple. It's a clean, unembellished suite and priced to retail for three pieces at $79. A good response is reported on this number. . . Let's give the dogs a rest and sit down in one of these promotional chairs of Indian Splint, Inc. Solid mahogany occasional types, retailing at $19.75, Sleepy Hollow modernized, $29.50; plat-form rocker at $39.50. Then there's a seven-piece solid mahogany at the summer market. . . Go ahead, Mr. Finch. . . "The situation is the best since 1929 and for lines offer-ing best values in popular-priced merchandise there is an opportunity to break all records. Our own com-pany's 1936 dollar volume is already proceeding at a level approximately 45% over 1929, which means more than double the number of pieces of furniture because of the higher purchasing power of the dollar. People are in a spending mood as compared to 1932 and 1933. They 14 FINE FURNITURE have confidence in me future. They also realize that commodity prices must rise. Merchants have bought sanely without an attempt to specu-late. We are on the threshold of a wonderful season's business." Thank you very much, Mr. Finch, for those words of encouragement and confi-dence. Folks, were going to swing you back across Lake Michigan where Grand Rapids is breaking records for heat and furniture sales. Here we come, Grand Rapids ! Okay, Chicago! • How'd you like it, folks? Hottest day since ole "Deacon" Haldane made the first piece of furniture in Grand Rapids, 100 years ago. And a hot market, too. Let's take a stroll around and see what really makes a furniture market click. Here we are at the Keeler Bldg. . . Hello, there's Jimmy Ryskamp, manager of the building. Hi, Jimmy! What do you think of the market to date? Tell the folks! . . "Started slow here but is developing into the best since 1930. Buyers we haven't seen in years are coming back to Grand Rapids. And they're buying . . and they're buying in the better brackets." Thank you, Jim! Elevator! • Let us off at the Kit-tinger space. An interesting French Provincial bedroom here, done in bleached walnut. Notice the ex-quisite high-lighting. Unusual chest, with compartment for men's shirts. Kittinger is strong in 18th Century dining rooms in mahogany at this market. Look at this one with drop-leaf table—a Wallace Nutting re-production. Will retail for about $100, and this Sheraton board to sell for $30. Kittinger calls it their "Betty Laughley" suite and it's go-ing over well. Let's drop in on Tom Kindel. There he is with Jack Bowen, talk-ing to a customer. Well, let's just amble through and give the line the once-over while he's tied up. Km-del's finishes are their boast. Claim they can't be equaled. Here's an educational exhibit to prove it. Look, you can scratch this gloss}' mahogany and it won't even show. See this Chinese Chippendale bed-room with gold floral decorations on black background on the bed and repeated on chest and vanity. Four pieces to retail at just over $200. A line of armchairs to retail for $35 to $45 is an innovation in the Kin-del line. The stupendous Baker line is next. . . They're featuring Kem Weber's Modern line with pewter inlays on blond woods. Very effective! Groenleer-Vance, they say, are go-ing to town with this new Provincial suite in walnut. Retails for just over $200, four pieces. A French peasant wouldn't exactly feel at home in that bed, now would he? Here's Fred Nelson • Greetings, Fred! How's the Ralph Morse line going.' Even better than you ex-pected. Show us those English lounging pieces that are the real McCoy. Boy. did you ever sit in anything so comfortable? Retails for $139, all hair and down filled, sateen cover. But what a lifetime of loafing that would be ! Did you ever see such a well-styled line of tables.' \ es, it's the Paalman line. Harry Paalman tells us they are going places this mar-ket with their No. 2805 cocktail table and their No. 101 hospitality table. There's Bill Bowkamp of Luxury. Hot, isn't it. Bill? What? Buying is hot, too? Great! This is a great line of 18th Century wing chairs you're showing! See this one, with double-stuffed seat, down-filled and Chippendale legs, to retail for under $40. Nice going! Luxury construc-tion is making a hit with buyers, what with posture seating, full-web seats, hardwood frames. Kellctr Stem, to show us the proud-est oak line of Jacobean, Tudor and Gothic in America. The Grand Rapids Bookcase & Chair Co., of course. Here's a refectory table with four chairs, buffet and server that's new at this market. It re-tails for $250. Smaller, with less ornate carving, there's a hint of modern in this design, although it is basically Early English. Vander Ley Bros. • They certainly are clicking with their distinctive Seth Parker and Anne Hathaway chairs. Priced just right for better promotional selling, they're going like hot cakes. . . Victorian repro-ductions, in which Vander Ley spe-cializes, also are being well received by the trade. Well, got to be going! • All set for the Waters-Klingman Bldg. . . First stop, Bechtold Bros. Some of the best quality and the smartest styling we've seen in upholstered pieces, and they've lined up their prices to suit the retailers' best brackets. Eighteenth Century styles are be-ing accented here, with lots of big, overstuffed English pieces. Want a cookie? • Take a handful. We're in the Hekman space and there's Henry Hekman himself. New president of the G. R. Market Ass'n. A Centennial special . . . and every Grand Rapids manufacturer is featuring at least one Centennial number . . . is a curved lamp table, 18th Century design, to retail for $24.95. Here's something novel. A swing top dinette table with buffet cabinet underneath. So many smart tables, in fact, that it's hard to praise one above another. Karl Schmidt's done a swell job of de-signing here. There's Vance Mapes • Executive of West Michigan Furniture Co. Boy, look at that blond bedroom suite. Primavera, waxed finish, modern design, it will retail for just $200. Lot of interest reported in the Blond maple suite with pegs, cleats and long wooden drawer pulls. Grand Rapids Bedding Co. Here's a new one. It isn't exactly a bed-davenport in the accepted sense. Opens up into either a double bed or twin beds, with in-ner spring mattresses and bedding compartment. Retails at just over $100. Andy Mouw reports that the first cutting is all sold up, and that they are having the best market in history with the rest of their line. Bill Burke, as I live and breathe! You're doing a swell job, for Estey, Bill. These are your 20th Century groups by Donald Deskey, eh? Very well done! Fine detail in these 18th Century reproductions. That "Cripplegate" series, a Hepplewhite design, shows French influence. In mahogany, of course, this bedroom retails for just under $300 for four pieces. Phil Cornelius, in the W'olverine Upholstery space. He's featuring 18th Century reproductions, with a French sofa covered in mulberry brocatelle that's getting a lot of orders. Carved chestnut frame. A fine representation of well-designed modern upholstery here, too. Bobb Furniture Co. of Kalamazoo is doing very well with this modern vanity suite, No. 1006. It's made of harewrood veneers, yet it's conser- (Please turn to Page 39) f o r AUGUST. 1936 15 furniture Frolics Y/W-TIN. K v SO, ^ ' HOB ISTEP-WHAT THEy you OOT SOME John A GILMO&E DEAN OF THE SoUTHEP-N Menry HERMAN OF T4EK/MAM, HERMAN ASD HEKMAN , OF GRAND CAPIOS , MAKE &ISCUIT5,F5-USKS AND PUP-NITUP-E THE N&\W RA-BSIOENJ OF THE 6 R NUHICH H6 ORGANIZED IN 19IX./INDAS SECP-ET/4P./- ITS ACTIVITIES E-VER. SINCE — \JJHO \s PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHERN FUP-NITUP-E AND D. F. HUNTi-E/ IS NOTHING J I M U/OULD DO T«AN H'S . EXCEPT CrOI-p AND WATCH CrAMES. IN JULY, TOE J-.FISH FUP-NITUP-E Co TOL-D Mi!t0n F I S H TO STICK HIS FEET UNDEP- THE LA PP.ESI06NTS DESK AND \ B E C O M E HEAD MAN OF THE COMPANY STOPEJ, IN CHICAGO o a when we buy UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE by RUTH McINERNEY The true English lounge chair shown at the top of the page is made by the Ralph Morse Co- Grand Rapids. It is hair and down-filled and retails for $139 as shown. Below it is a graceful chair suitable for women. Made by Schoen-beck. Grand Rapids, it is covered in blue damask, filled with hair and down, and retails for $50. Another feminine chair by Schoen-beck, barrel style, in mahogany finish. A leather chair by the Sikes Co., Inc., of Buffalo, is styled in the Modern man-ner. It is a $42.50 retailer. Chippendale chair also in leather, with mahogany frame, is shown at the bottom of the page. It is made by Schoen-beck of Grand Rap-ids and retails for $75. •"PEN years ago a family pur- _L chased a parlor suite at a fair price from a furniture house which has since been sent to the limbo of lost business by the Better Busi-ness Bureau. "Twenty year guarantee, madam." said the merchant. "Look! We got the guarantee actually stamped on the back of the sofa." Two thousand suites with a simi-lar guarantee were sold by the firm. Within four years, when these two thousand families, noticing that the springs of the chairs were giving out and the fabrics breaking through in spots, confidently turned the sofa upside down to uncover the guarantee, they discovered that the statement had been thought-fully written in disappearing ink. Nothing but a faint gold-edged space was left of the guarantee. Recently, I had an opportunity to interview a number of the fami-lies gypped. Not one of them had purchased a single piece of uphol- The Federal American sofa at the bottom oi the page (left) is made by the Wolverine Upholstery Co. of Grand Rapids. With down cushions, it retails for $168. At the right below is a rich Sixteenth Century davenport with adjustable arms. Covered with imported fabrics, down-filled cushions, finished in antique oak. It is made by Century Furniture Co., Grand Rapids. THE CUSTOMER'S VIEWPOINT stered furniture since. And ten years had passed. What did they do about the bargain furniture? An upholsterer had patched it up, and a slip-cover maker had made smart sets of materials that cost very little and could be kept fresh and clean easily. The big slip-cover business done dur-ing the past two years covers a vast multitude of sins — and bargain furni-ture. It also covers the increased ad-vertising costs of legitimate houses who are forced to pay and pay and pay for the business methods of their con-scienceless competitors. You can outwit the slip-cover habit of housewives by again build-ing up the quality of your merchan-dise right from the bottom — begin-ning, say, with the frames of the upholstered furniture you sell, and continuing right along to the fabrics. If you do sell good merchandise, you have everything to gain by tell-ing the whole world and his wife — especially his wife — all about it. Housewives are now buying scienti-fically. If they don't carry an actual score card in their hands, they nevertheless mentally check off frames, webbing, springs, twine, fill-ing, fabrics in the upholstered, and other furniture they buy. Why is it good? And what facts would we like to know about it? Here are a few: Frames • Of rigid construction, made of well-seasoned hardwood I - I . . ] • • I ' . • . i i M . | i , . ,. ;, i . V ' for AUGUST. 1936 Namm's furniture depart-ment, Brooklyn. N. Y., regularly features educa-tional exhibits in show windows. This one shows how living room suites are constructed. Namm's have been a pioneer in the educate-the-public trend. joints double doweled with braced corner blocks. Guaranteed against defects. Made of wood averaging V/2" thick. Glued joints, screwed corner blocks. After a lesson like that, with your salesman pointing out each detail, your customer will begin to see why it pays to buy the best in the house. Such a frame makes for sturdy furniture. Webbing • Sag-proof features. Bottom webbed with 3^>" wide tightly woven jute, closely inter-laced, further reinforced with a steel banding. Webbing tested by United States Testing Bureau, or others. Springs • Further facts that indi-cate sag-proofing, such as heavy gauge tempered steel coils, made from fine high-carbon premier wire which made for greater resiliency and longer life than any other type of spring used in upholstery work. Each spring tied eight times with U. S. Government tested twine of hemp, sewed to webbing to hold them securely. The twine is even dry-rot resisting. Spring Covering • Of ten-ounce India-woven jute cloth which pre-vents seepage of filling. Or material of heavy cotton, or springs encased in heavy muslin with burlap to pre-vent spreading and obviate noise. Fillings • Of new materials? Horse-hair filling is strong and resilient. The better quality is long, does not slip through or lose resiliency soon. The moss used in the less expensive sofas may lose its springiness in time, may crumble and mat. Cotton alone will pack down into an un-resilient surface. The customer soon sees that it is more economical to spend a little more. But if she does purchase the cheaper product, she knows exactly what to expect of it. A layer of cotton is used over the horsehair, insuring a smooth surface and protection. Then the muslin covering which adds further reinforcement. Fabrics • The woman with a large family of young children will appreciate learning which fabrics do not show wear. Furthermore, it ought to be the duty of the sales-man to learn whether the fabric and color are suitable for the room in which it is to be used. His expe-rience will prove valuable in select-ing the right shades to harmonize with furnishings already in the room. Often, considerable tact is necessary in getting the informa-tion for many housewives are un-aware that there are professional interior decorators among the sales staffs of furniture stores. Adver-tise the fact that your salesmen are qualified to recommend interior decorations. Pillows • Down-filling with an explanation that down that con-tains more than 10% feathers may not be termed down. Yet an 80- 20% is satisfactory. Some feathers are necessary to hold the down. Encased in down-proof ticking. Questions running through the mind of the average customer can be answered with definite construc-tion details as above — will the furniture keep its shape? Will it re-sist moths or attract them? What are the sag-proof features? How can it be kept clean? Appearance. Comfort. The home-maker unconsciously relates the quality details to these two evident facts. She doesn't give a hoot about the number of springs or the kind of twine used to tie them, so long as it refers to some manner to appear-ance (which is really continued durability) and comfort (mostly durability). Women Are Short • In designing furniture, manufacturers will do well to take into consideration the fact that most women are short. Also that they prefer to look grace-ful while sitting. The fad of sofas which cause the occupant to sink to the floor with his knees touching his chin fortunately seems to be passing. But no one can tell when a modernistic designer, believing that he is soaring in the stratosphere of sophistication, will coax some manufacturer to turn out a line of goods that make occupants look de-formed. Meanwhile, thousands of short-legged women continue to fidget uncomfortably on the edges of sofas or upholstered chairs. And if you don't believe that has an effect on the market, remember that it's the woman of the house who has the say about furniture. A housewife who has never known the luxury of a properly sized uphol-stered chair will not feel much urge to purchase any. And most living room pieces seem to be built for men. A woman can scarcely be expected to get excited over buy-ing an article which she knows will never give her any comfort. If you carry a line of woman size mer-chandise, call it to her attention. The more you tell us about your goods, the more we will want the better quality, the less we will be likely to expect the impossible from cheaper items, the more we will be able to point out these details to visiting friends who are your potential customers. 18 FINE FURNITURE DIRECT MAIL IS BACK on the JOB by K. C. CLAPP Merchandising Editor, FINE FURNITURE 'T'HAT furniture will come in for a large slice of the i . public's buying dollar this Fall is strongly inferred by surveys, various and sundry, of the manner m which the soldier's bonus is being used. Estimates of the portion of Uncle Sam's June gift to ex-service men which will be, is being, or was spent on furniture and homefurnishings run from 18 to 35%. It's no sloppy reasoning to go on from there to the conclusion that the majority of other citizens are also clear down to the springs on their davenports and sick of looking at tables and chairs tied together with wire and binder-twine. With even slightly improved in-come, the Missus is hell-bent on replacing her depres-sion- dented furnishings with the first bit of "velvet" she can coax out of the old man. How are we going to pull these ready-to-buy, these anxious-to-buy women into the store? That's going to be one of the biggest immediate problems and the de-partment store will surely beat the furniture dealer to the punch if he depends solely on luck and ordinary customer-traffic to boost volume and to move more room outfits and complete home jobs. Advertising * Much of his success from now on will depend upon advertising. But, with increased lineage >$£ *** '4 KC: "To save wear and tear on the retailer's cerebrum, about the best answer to the mail-ing- piece problem is a suitable, inexpensive store paper . . . sent out regularly to a pre-ferred list of the store's customers." in newspapers and with competing commodities, from beer to brassieres, crowding his ads farther and farther into an off corner of Friday's Evening Squawk, how can he make his refined voice heard above the rabble? It can be done—but not easily in newspapers. It seems to me that now is a propitious time to do a job with direct mail, and when I say direct mail I don't mean statement-stuffers. Unfortunately, most small and medium-sized stores neither can afford nor are they competent to do the right kind of job with mailing pieces, and in most cases these attempts, sporadic and unplanned, are unproduc-tive in the extreme. I saw a typical furniture store mailing piece this morning, and I'll bet it cost the mer-chant a pretty penny at that. The center spread had a blurry photo, taken about 1913, of the store's main furniture floor, another of the floor-covering depart-ment, two horrible etchings of boraxy overstuffed three- Typical pages oi one store publication that is now available to stores at a very mod-est price. Most of the merchandise shown is in medium to low price ranges. Copy is direct selling talk, tied up effectively with brief articles on room arrangement and understandable d i s-cussion of furniture periods. It is eight pages, printed in let-ter press on enamel stock and uses fine-screen cuts. f o r AUGUST, 1936 19 piece suites and a lot of printed yakimashi about how anxious this particular store was to be of service and what swell-looking displays they had. That was sup-posed to make the customer who got it all itchy to replace her sway-backed dining chairs and buy a new rug for Johnny's bedroom. Store Magazines • To save wear and tear on the retailer's cerebrum, about the best answer to the mail-ing- piece problem is a suitable, inexpensive store paper, magazine or house-organ prepared by an outside organ-ization of furniture-retailing experts, bought in bulk by the merchant and sent out regularly to a preferred list of the store's customers—accounts that were good, but have been closed, accounts that are alive and that are capable of paying for add-ons, prospects that are known to have adequate incomes, etc. Every store has such a list. The Century Associates, one of the smartest group of retailers in the country, have seen the hand-writing on the wall, are convinced that now is the time to do effective work with store magazines, and have just begun to publish them for their members. The Grand Rapids Furniture Makers' Guild, with its 300 member stores, is doing an outstanding job with its magazine, The Stylist. Both the Century pub-lication and The Stylist are available only to a limited number of stores and, in the case of the latter publi-cation, the cost to the member store is rather high because of the superb quality of the book. Cost Prohibitive? * Cost, in fact, has been a serious deterrent to the widespread use of store publications in the past, and even now, costing more than $50 a thou-sand, they are a luxury that few merchants can afford, as effective as they may be. There are, however, two or three publishers who make a business of printing store papers distinctly in line with prices smaller stores can and should pay. These do a creditable job in giving the store's better customers every month, or every other month, a pub-lication devoted, ostensibly at least, to the improve-ment of homes but which, fundamentally, and because of clever copy and persuasive pictures of merchandise and room groupings, really do a two-fisted selling job right in the home, where it does the most good. If and when you, as a merchant, come to consider the use of a store magazine, pick one that is in line with a price your advertising budget can stand; one that is not too high hat for your class of customers; one that talks about the type of merchandise you carry; one that is not afraid to talk to customers about easy payments and to urge them politely to buy rather than to deal entirely with decorative generalities. Direct mail pieces of this sort are effective and will be the answer to many of the advertising problems that are shortly going to confront you, if they are not already problems. FINE FURNITURE will be glad to send the names of publishers of suitable store magazines to inquiring readers. IRWIN GETS SET FOR HUGE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN \ Dealer helps include- Irwin distributor cards, suite; identification cards, illus-trated booklets, folders with dealers' impimtf., .suggested newspaper ads and a com-plete newspaper mat serv-ice. Shown at tho left are two of the "handouts" with fine illustrations of movie stars for distribution either at the store or at the dealer's local movie house. rPHE Robert W. Irwin Co. of Grand Rapids makes X . '•! .'••< i.sive bid for new business this fall with a - • ;_•'•• .mer advertising campaign. . of national magazines will be used, and '•• supplemented with a variety of merchan- : an unusual character. : :.n the list of national magazines are: // me, Country Life, Harper's Bazaar, House House and Garden, Time, and Town and leir total combined circulation is more than 2,000,000. An arrangement recently has been effected with Warner Bros., photo-play producers, by which the Irwin Co. has the right to use Warner stars in all of its advertising. The advertising thus takes on the com-plexion of a testimonial campaign, although it avoids the odium usual-ly attached to such a paid testi-monial drive because the famous stars are not "endorsing" Irwin furniture. They are shown actually using it. Irwin has access to all "stills" and "posed shots" in cur-rent cinema productions. Dealers in Irwin furniture are offered the opportunity of capital-izing upon this unusual tie-up and a wide variety of merchandising aids. At the July market, the Irwin campaign was outlined to hundreds of enthusiastic buyers. 20 FINE FURNITURE RETAILING TIPS Promotes Quality Lines by Radio—Resultful Year-'Round Toy Dept. — Favors Three-Year Financing, and Why — Lifts Bargain Basement to Fifth Flooi Credit and Col-lection Ideas. Radio and Roto SUNDAY-evening radio homilies by "The Man of Good Taste," discussing a variety of subjects dovetailing into a consideration of fine furniture, have been a success-ful advertising promotion for Mur-ray Sales, Inc., 1332-36 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. These five-minute talks are pre-pared and delivered by Dr. Royden N. Rand of WOKO. The program opens with organ music and con-tinues in a vein suited to the Sab-bath but not keyed in an over-preachy tone. There is a brief announcement at the sign-on that "Every Sunday night Murray's presents the Man of Good Taste and every day Murray's presents the finest in furniture;" also that the store is exclusive dis-tributor in Albany, Troy and Schenectady of "The famous Ber-key & Gay Line." Dr. Rand con-cludes his discourse with a brief advertising message. This touches on Murray's planned budget pay-ments for amounts of $50 or over. For the modest financial outlay, the program is considered a good one. Murray's is the only local furni-ture house using rotogravure and is one of the few featuring in copy a single national brand of furniture. The Sunday insertions illustrate rooms furnished by Murray's Home Planning Department for a patron. Name, street address, city and some-times husband's business connection are listed. A Keeps Talking Toys T7ISIT OUR YEAR AROUND V TOY DEPARTMENT." This simple slogan used twice a month in general store newspaper adver-tisements of the Dorris-Heyman Furniture Co., Phoenix, Ariz., keeps constantly before the public the Estey's Chippendale bed-room grouping was given good reception at the mar-kets. This room may be varied by an open stock of Chippendale pieces. Set-up includes five beds, three dressers, four chests, dress-ing tables, vanities and highboy, all in mahogany. Dorothy Canterbury encour-ages this little Cuban ma-hogany tree so that maybe one day it will grow up and become one of these half-ton beds featured by Wheeler-Okell in their space at the Merchandise Mart. Mahogany chest. No. A657, by Kittinger Co., Buffalo, is 26" wide, 15ya" deep and 30" high. Hepple-white chair. No. 2281, also is mahogany. This Kittinger group was popular at the July markets. matter of toys and wheel goods. Run in large letters, this message stands out in the page in such a way as to tell the whole story. Cost is very small. Like most other furniture stores in cities the size of Phoenix, Dorris- Heyman formerly operated only a holiday toy section. But executives realized they were losing a chance to clean up holiday leftovers by continuing the section through the year and also losing other potential volume. Their decision to extend the division in this way has proved profitable. The section occupies only a small space so that overhead is kept well in line with volume. An attractive and yet small wheel-goods display (this is the line which presents the greatest problem from a space standpoint) is built in stepped form. It consists of three large steps built up in a rack in the center of the department. One row of merchan-dise is kept on each step. Likes 3-Year Pay Plan •"PHREE-year financing of instal- X ment accounts has stimulated volume and increased the unit sale . - . - • . ' • • • * : • . -. f o r A U G U S T . 1936 21 for the McMahan Furniture Co., Bakersfield, Cal. Nearly 20% of the firm's business is now done on this basis. "For any store that's in a posi-tion to carry its own paper as we do, I believe this is the logical method of selling," says Joe M. Schaaf, manager and partner. "On this basis, quality has increased importance. When people can get what they really need and want and keep the instalments within reach, they don't worry about the total price or how long it takes to pay out the account. "The plan .makes complete new furnishing possible in many homes where this would otherwise be out of the question. Many families that can and will pay $10 a month with-out missing a payment simply couldn't handle $20. "With close collection follow-up and reasonable care in selecting risks, we have a very small percent-age of delinquencies and reposses-sions." Customer Honesty ADOPTION of the theory that JTx. the average customer is honest and wants to pay for what he buys has paid dividends for Henning's, major appliance dealer of Phila-delphia. Not only has business doubled within a year, but Harry Burger, store manager, reports that no trouble has been encountered in making collections and not a single appliance has been repossessed. "We believe that the average cus-tomer resents having credit investi-gators call on neighbors for infor-mation, thus advertising the fact that some item is being purchased on credit. "We tell the credit customer that we want the essential facts. By acknowledging that we consider him honest we gain his good will and his answers to our questions will be more frank than otherwise." In general Henning's requires a 10% down payment on an appli-ance. If this condition is met the store arranges weekly or monthly payments to suit the income of the purchaser. Fifth Floor for Bargains AN upper floor that acts as a .clearing house for heavily marked-down furniture is one answer to perpetual bargain-hunt-ing. The deeply innate human in-stinct which sends flocks of persons scurrying daily into innumerable bargain basements is apparently in-satiable. But it is the fifth floor of the Tacoma, Wash., house of Wil-liam L. Davis Sons Co. that is utilized for this purpose. The problem of selecting mer-chandise for this clearing center is an important one. But with selec-tion of the right furniture, in good variety, the plan is effective. Retailers saw all sorts of new-fangled housewares and novelties at the Merchandise Mart show. Space-saving and effi-cient, this new cocktail tack stands upright when not in use and swings to horizontal when in service. Glasses, bottle-holder and ice bucket swing on pivots so they are always up-right. Old Hickory Furniture Co. always has an in-teresting variety of cottage and outdoor fur-niture. This wormy chestnut group for a cot-tage or summer home, with antique black hard-ware, was well received by retailers. Helps P. D. Accounts HERE is a plan, demonstrated by Adam's Furniture Store, Gunnison, Colo., whereby furniture dealers can capitalize the present universal interest in contests to speed up collections. "Double votes for payments on old accounts" is the appeal. This Gunnison furniture dealer, along with other local business men, put on a popularity contest, the winner, "Miss Gunnison," to go on a glamorous vacation trip. Votes were given for cash and charge pur-chases. Then it was announced that dou-ble votes would be allowed for pay-ments on all accounts which came due on January 1, 1936, or before. For example a $5.00 payment would command 1000 votes. How productive this appeal is naturally depends upon the zeal of contestants and their friends, plus the promotion skill of the furniture dealer. MRS. SARA SANDUSKY FINE FURNITURE WOMEI Clinton D. Sandusky lights the birthday candle in honor of his mother and of the store that Mrs, Sandusky has served so capably for 37 years. Mrs. Sandusky is at his right with Ed Weir, general manager of the Grand Rapids Furniture Makers' Guild of which the Sandusky store in Danville is a member. youth her hobby SIGNALLY honored by representatives of the entire furniture industry at a recent anniversary cele-bration of her store, Mrs. Sara Sandusky, president of the Sandusky Furniture Store, Danville, 111., is in her own right and by her own efforts one of the most able furniture merchants in the Middle West today. Like her contemporary, Mrs. Miller, she was once a school teacher, but became intrigued with the busi-ness of retailing furniture through working in the office of her uncle, a former furniture dealer. In 1896, Airs. Sandusky entered the employ of the C. H. Gones & Bros, at a salary of $:> a week. This store occupied, at that time, the present site of Mrs. Sandusky's store. "Because I liked orderliness," she reminisces, "I was on the floor arranging stock and selling before I real-ized it. My husband and I purchased half interest m the Gones business in 1899 and the other half in 1901."' "This profession of furnishing homes is a beautiful business of service," observes this active little woman. "However, I would advise anyone entering it really to be in love with it, for it requires long and unfailing-devotion. But what a privilege is ours in bettering the homes of our friends and neighbors and in thereby raising the ideals and "Self respect of those who are affected by finer, more artistic surroundings!" Mrs. Sandusky's hobby is Youth—with a capital Y. She has one fine son of her own. Clinton D., who is a member of the firm, and her life has been full of the love that comes from responsibility and care of rear-ing a man-child whose father died IS years ago. To be sure, she spends considerable time at her small home about 9 miles from Danville where, in the sum-mer, "I tend my garden with my own hands and that's relaxation enough for me." Charles Lindbergh is the public character most admired by Mrs. Sandusky. She likes to travel but would rather motor than fly. She isn't much of a movie fan, but likes the theatre and enjoyed Green Pastures more than any other current play. This gray-haired woman who has spent many years in the furniture trade, although she is 65, cannot visualize retirement. "It doesn't seem near," she de-clares, "so, really, I have never thought what I'll do when I shall have to stop working." business by bequest WHEN both partners of the Serviss-Passenger Co. of Newburgh, N. Y., died on the same day last January, the wridow of I. R. Serviss found herself at the head of a thriving furniture business after having purchased from Mrs. C. C. Passenger the latter's in-herited interest in the firm. Mrs. Arline L. Serviss is 64—a tall, stately woman with a strong, handsome face beneath her gray hair. Socially one of the most active women in her com-munity, Airs. Serviss is remarkably fitted to turn her numerous social contacts to the advancement of her furniture business, for she belongs to almost every worth while women's organization in Newburgh. Mrs. Serviss' hobby is, as you may have supposed, an interest in historical affairs. Her chief relaxation is travel and her favorite sport — believe it or not'—is horse racing. True to her patriotic temperament, her for AUGUST, 1936 FURNITURE most admired character in history is George Washing-ton; her favorite song and composer the Star Spangled Banner and Francis Scott Key, although her antipathy for England apparently is confined to the Britain of the 18th Century, for her favorite public personage is its present ruler. At the Mt. Vernon seminary, where she completed her education, Mrs. Serviss was active in dramatics and music, played considerable tennis. Her conception of the most delectable dish extant is broiled chicken, and she would rather listen to Wagner's Tannhauser than any other symphony. •I.'. ' '/ MRS. ARLINE SERVISS she fancies fine glassware . . CEEING a rather small, deli- O cately round woman, of mature beauty and kindly, smiling eyes pottering about in her flower garden, guarded by a black and a white Persian cat, you might think to yourself, "What domesticity! The paragon of femininity!" But then, you might be looking right at Mrs. Samuel B. Miller who, besides being decidedly domestic and feminine, is also a keen business woman — a successful furniture merchant in her own right. At her home, 320 North Quannah Ave., Tulsa, Okla., Mrs. Miller is socially active. She is a member of the D. A. R., and the Federation ow Women's Clubs, and is very much occu-pied with her collection of Early American glass, her hobby. At the Miller-Leggitt Furniture Co. she is the busy executive and partner of that aggressive firm. Mrs. Miller, her husband and two brothers all operate different stores. It happened this way. In 1928, she went to a furniture market with her men-folks and then and there they all decided they'd like the furniture business. So they bought a complete stock and started in. Mrs. Samuel B. Miller "I used to be a country school teacher," admits Mrs. Miller. "And I am convinced that this career of selling fine furniture is fully as important a contribution to social and educational ad-advancement as is teaching the Three R's. Proper home fur-nishings help to bring out the finer qualities in a person, and traditional furniture of course helps to educate him in the early history of our country. "Can ANYONE be successful in furniture retailing? I'm not sure, but I do know that with a basic and sound knowledge of woods, construction and styles they have the most important fundamentals for successful mer- (the lady on the cover) chandising of furniture. "I'm more than enthusiastic about this business of selling bet-ter homes to my friends. I'd rather be doing it than anything else, and I'm still very ambitious — I want to have the most out-standing store in the country. Until I achieve this, I'm keeping right on plugging at my chief business philosophy — that of treating everyone of my custo-mers fairly and giving each of them all I can for his money." She's a good swimmer, is Mrs. Miller, and aquatics is her favorite sport. She loves to travel, but has never been in the effete East. One can well imagine that a woman whose favorite song is "The End of a Perfect Day" and one of whose favorite authors is Gene Stratton Porter would want, when she retired, to get "a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man" and, as we left her, she mused, "My! Asking me all those questions made me think of things I hadn't thought about for ages!" How many "ages"? "Well, now, like others of my sex, I'm not going to tell you what year I was born in. But mv birthday is March 7." FINE FURNITURE METAL furniture has made tremendous commercial progress since its colorful promotion at the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair in Chicago, where every sun porch, solarium, bar, waiting room and ad-ministration building appeared to be equipped with either tubular or flat steel furniture. Developed originally in Europe several years ago, the metal "S" chair soon appeared in this country in a variety of forms, the majority employing Continental lines and silhouette. American designers, however, soon began to develop their own interpretations of comfort and utility in metal and today grotesqueness in shape has given way to a scientific treatment of bending and tension, as applied to designed comfort in sitting posture. Tables and other furnishing units of steel have been combined with wood, glass and other materials, producing attractive and utilitarian effects. For this month's Sketch Book, Salvatore Bevelacqua presents a sketch of a chair manufactured by the Mc- Kay Co., Pittsburgh, large producers of metal furni- FAMILIAR DESIGNS, INTERPRETED By F A M O U S DESIGNERS ture, named the Bachelor Chair, that has received wide acceptance — approximately 30,000 having been sold since it was developed several months ago, at a retail price of about $15. The simplicity of the chair on the opposite page belies its comfort. The unusual feature of the piece is that the spring motion begins at the front edge of the arm and moves up to the top of the chair, from where the fabric back is suspended. Thus the weight of the sitter's body in the fabric actually affords the swing-ing motion, characteristic of chairs of this type. Extremists in the modern school who believe that nothing in contemporary is worthwhile that traces its ancestry to other ages, may come up with red faces when they learn that Bevelacqua received his inspira-tion for the Bachelor Chair from a Roman bench, sketched in the left-hand corner of the drawing. Bevelacqua explained: "In developing a chair of this type it occurred to me that it should be stately and luxurious and in searching for a motif I adapted my line for the steel chair from this Roman bench on account of its simplicity of line, which is, of course, typical of metal furniture. In order to inject a dec-orative note, the arm received a moulded shape (see section) which permitted color being employed as accent for the chrome finish." AN ARCHITECT EXPLORES THE FURNITURE FIELD SALVATORE BEVELACQUA . . . Won gold medal for a client. SALVATORE BEVELACQUA belongs to that school of furni-ture designers who emanate from architects' offices — men who re-ceive their artistic training develop-ing floor plans and elevations, eventually being called upon to create special furniture to fit the buildings they have erected. As architecture and furniture are prac-tically simultaneous, it is natural that some of these architectural tyros should ambitiously embark upon the diversified seas of indus-trial design. Bevelacqua has not only been de-signing furniture for twenty odd years but has continued his archi-tectural excursions as well. In fact from 1926 to 1931 "Sal" served as consultant architect for many of the Fox Film Theatre buildings erected throughout the country. In the furniture designing field he has developed designs for such out-standing concerns as W. & J. Sloane and Kensington Mfg. Co., New York; Robert W. Irwin Co. and Century Furniture Co., Grand Rap-ids, and Jamestown Lounge Co., Jamestown, N. Y. Numerous other important furniture firms have been included in his clientele. About a year ago Bevelacqua started work-ing with the engineers of the Mc- Kay Co., of Pittsburgh, in the de-velopment of steel furniture. Bevey's designing ability once re-sulted in one of his clients being the recipient of the gold medal for fur-niture design awarded by the Archi-tectural League of New York. This was the first instance of the medal being presented to the furniture field. Born in Italy, in 1893, Bevel-acqua's family moved early in his boyhood to New York where he attended the public schools, return-ing to Italy later to complete his academic career. His memories of early days in the furniture business recall a lack of beauty in commer-cial furniture, so his professional aim is to assist in bettering this condition through improved design. "Bev" is married, has two chil-dren and a dog and his favorite dish sounds typically Italian—soup, fish and fruit. He has traveled exten-sively here and abroad. Napoleon is his favorite character in history and President Roosevelt in fact. As a hobby, he is a collector of rare books. i o r AUGUST, 1936 : fc i ; t"! f i i 26 FIIIE FURNITURE MILLION MOVIE PATRONS LEARN ABOUT MOTH-PROOFING MILLIONS of American movie addicts, visiting their favorite cinema palaces, are learning, in spite of themselves, the facts about moth-proofing of fabrics through the medium of a popular series of shorts, "Popular Science." The value to the trade in such an educational effort is pointed out by M. F. Schmitt, ad-vertising director of the Collins & Aik-man Corp. in whose mills a n d labora-tories the m o v i e scenes are laid. He says, "Distributors estimate that many millions of people will have seen the film before the reel has run its course. It is hard to over-estimate its value. . . The more the story can be put across, the better selling story the re-tailer has, the easier the s t o r e sales-man's problem, and the higher the unit sale." The original suggestions for the moth sequence came from the film editors themselves. Collins & Aik-man were quick to cooperate, and weeks were spent shooting manufacturing processes Promoting Fabrics NOT only customers, but salesmen of furniture stores are becoming more and more eager to be better informed about fabrics. BATTLEFIELD CAMPAIGN. In a laboratory, scene of an active moth war. Dr. G. S. Hiers, in charge of Collins & Aikmcm laboratories, confers with Dr. W. F. Bird, director of research and technical control, over the results of an experiment. Cameras and lights are trained on one of the looms. The result — an educational sequence on moth-proofed mohair reaching several millions of people. An ever increasing number of stores, for this reason, are finding educational promotions to be productive in sales as well as in better salesmanship. Goodall-Sanford Industries, for example, is one of the alert manufacturers co-operating with stores in observance of this trend and have prepared a group of manufacturing process displays which are routed to stores for promotions of Chase Velmo. The accompanying photo, taken in the G. Fox store, Hartford, Conn., is typical of what stores and manu-facturers, working smoothly together, can do. Rug Design Keys Room "T^ESIRING to develop a floor l^J covering medium expressing the current trend toward texture and yet retain geometric pattern practical for the smart, everyday home, Charles B. Hanlin of Mod-ernage, Inc., New York City, has achieved a unique development in floor coverings, aided by leading mills and their distributors. Chenilles Educational display on fabric manufacture that drew heavily from sidewalk traffic passing the G. Fox Co., Hartford, Conn. f o r AUGUST, 1936 27 were manufactured by the Mohawk Carpet Mills. Hanlin retains the idea of a plain carpet which he believes the suit-able basis for the modern interior. In superimposing a simple abstract design that combined colors of mod-ern tonal values, a vehicle is created to supply the room's color ensemble. The rugs are composed of three main colors and one accent color. The ground color is about 60% of the color scheme; secondary colors are about 25%; tertiary color about 10%; fourth, or accent color, about 5%. This arithmetical proportion may be applied inversely in working-out the furniture and wall treat-ment. For example, the rug shown on this page has a central abstract fig-ure of chartreuse, coral and choco-late on a pebbly textural ground of brown and beige hard twisted yarns. As the fourth and accent color in the rug, the chartreuse may be used for the wall treatment. The coral, third in importance from the view-point of area, becomes secondary in the surroundings and may be used in draperies or major upholstery fabrics. The chocolate and brown become merely accents. It is readily seen how appealing a rug with a ready-made color scheme may become, for the bane of the homemaker's life has always been choice of harmonizing colors and their proper distribution. In Hanlin's Chenilles and Wiltons, abstract designs are centrally or symmetrically placed so they will not be covered up by furniture. Rug Washing Plant 7\ CHEMICAL washing plant for -Li- rugs, reputed to be the first on the Pacific coast, was established recently by the City Dye Works, Los Angeles, Calif. The entire chemical washing will be sold through Barker Bros., according to C. X. Ruff, floor coverings buyer for the store. Ruff has been work-ing with the City Dye Works for several months on the project. All types of chemical washing, cleaning and dyeing will be handled, including shearing. Rehabilitation work of every description will be possible, even to the revitalizing of rugs that have been returned be-cause of non-payment. The washing in place of just cleaning of cus-tomers' rugs will also be part of the service. Instead of shipping work of this nature to the east as was heretofore Textural rug with simple abstract design centrally located supplies the color scheme for the room ensemble of chartreuse, coral, chocolate and brown. Setting by Modemage. New York. necessary, entailing some four weeks' time, a ten-day service will be established, according to Ruff. Trading Up Linoleum MERCHANDISING of quality floor covering is no problem to Donald C. McElhinney, manager of the linoleum, linowall and linotile department of John C. Reeves & Co., Denver. "Even the price-conscious shopper can be won over to a quality price line by using the service angle," says McElhinney. "An explanation of the how and why of laying floor covering is the first step. The im-portance of making the job con-sistent with the kind of linoleum purchased is also an impressive point." Service items—some of which are called to the customer's attention for the first time—include: Insistence on installation of felt base on all jobs. Waxing each floor after it has been laid. Instructions in waxing and care of floors. Institutional guarantee of each laying job as well as the •product sold. Basing merchandising on these points, the store finds it unneces-sary to go into sales of competitively priced products. This was true even during the low turnover days of two and three years ago. "Since service sells quality, it fol-lows that the type of work we offer would be inconsistent with cheap goods," says McElhinney. The felt base sale is accomplished with the explanation of additional years of service at 8% additional cost. When, for example, floor cov-ering at $1.80 per yard is sold, the additional cost of the base, 15 cents per yard, is mentioned as an invest-ment to increase the life of the floor from four to ten years. Actual ex-amples of jobs laid with and with-out the base are used to back up the argument. The wax job given with each sale has a dual purpose. First, it puts the floor in condition for a month— so that cleaning is unnecessary, ex-cept for a dust mop and wiping up mud that might be tracked in. More important, from the merchandising standpoint, it means a sale of a waxer and a gallon can of wax. McElhinney favors employing his own layers rather than letting the work out on contract. "It means the store can uncon-ditionally guarantee any contracted work," he says. "When an outsider does the work only his reputation stands behind it. In addition, the method of payment—by the job— means the layer works with speed foremost in mind. When the store has its own trained layers, there is always the possibility of the dull season, but that has not been a problem." Stock work, work on other jobs sold by the store, are two things that keep the layers busy on idle days. However, with the service angle played up in selling, these dull periods are infrequent. 28 FINE FURNITURE C H E T S H A F E R "LAZIEST HUMORIST IN THE WORLD' SEES A SEA-SERPENT AND SAGIE CHET SHAFER . . It is a pleasure to announce" Three Rivers, Mich., July IS — (Special dispatch to FINE FURNI-TURE) I have just received a brief note from Editor-Woodcutter Mac-kenzie that this copy for the August issue should be in his hands within the next two weeks—and today is July 4th. The notice catches me in a 4th of July mood. I just finished writing a piece for the Chicago Journal of Commerce — (another good publication)—about the time they fired the Civil War Cannon down on the Pump House lawn out over the Emery millpond at sunrise —and Cash Young's brother slipped a croquet ball in the muzzle—and when the ball whistled over the Long Bridge over the pond it just missed Yank Waters who was on his way over town in his uniform to get in the G. A. R. parade. Now I've got to make a lightning change and get myself into my Advance August Mood—which is quite a shift. And not an easy trick to do. Especially when these dis-patches are supposed to contain valuable information and basic, underlying truths—because, if they don't — how would our peerless The findings are startling. Accord-ing to Shafer the depreciation of linear feet has caused the sea-serpent— possibly the Loch Ness exhibit A — to recline on the beach and register fatigue. From the market comes the latest reports on sea-serpents. Bid 121/; — Asked I31/4. Quotations supplied by the City News Bureau. Illustrative re-search by Edcutter Mackenzie. Wooditor & Edcutter get anyplace in his chosen field? Sea-Serpent Survey • However, it is a pleasure to announce at this time that through the efforts of the City News Bureau and representa-tives of the Furniture Capital Pub-lishing Company, a sea-serpent sur-vey has just been completed. And the findings, indeed, are startling. Linear Leakage • The survey, con-ducted with a tapering-pod auger and other delicate instruments essential to the work in hand, shows that a distinct depreciation in linear feet has been registered, as against the year 1935. In 193S a high mark of 18.95 linear feet per inland lake was established, while this season the figure will barely exceed 9.08 linear feet per summer hotel. This is a loss of almost 50%, which ordi-narily would have a depressing effect on the furniture industry, as a whole. But, in the progress of the survey, investigators discovered that the name of the cook at the Tavern Hotel at Lake Wawasee, Indianny, is Sagie Stewart. She's a Mrs. and comes from Brazil, Indianny. And this fact, according to those in close touch with the situation, at least partially offsets the falling-off in net serpentage. So there is no need to view the situation with alarm. Soaring Sagie • I feel, in making this exclusive announcement of this survey that uncovered Sagie, that the publishers of FINE FURNITURE and the astigmatic attaches of the City News Bureau, have done much toward getting the furniture indus-try on a sound economic basis. It is so essential to know, offhand, with-out having to stop and figure, how sea-serpents are running, fiscally, that the information should be acclaimed by all readers. And if plans now in the formative stages are carried out, FINE FURNITURE will inaugurate a regular monthly bulletin service with Bid and Asked quotations, together with the net sea-serpent footage available. But the department will probably never uncover another cook named Sagie. Doggin' It • Otherwise, conditions — that is, prevailing conditions — seem to be enjoying a healthy, normal increase. I haven't been down to Roody Culver's yet. I noticed the other day that Hayes Tackaberry, the nightwatch down at Ben Wheeler's tann'ry, has changed dogs for the summer. He is leading around a white poodle in-stead of the dolorous hound he had on a leash last winter. But he still carries his horse-coat over his arm. "You can't tell when it's li'ble t' turn off cold," says Hayes. A & B • And (a) just the other day Jess Fredericks was going over the viaduct over the L. S. & M. S. tracks and it had been raining and there was a big puddle of water on the planking and Corp. Linsley (Please turn to Page 40) f o r A U G U S T , 193G STUDIO ENSEMBLE for an AUTHOR Decorative Scheme Combines Litterary Atmosphere and Unique Practicability HAVE you, as a retailer, ever been called upon to furnish a studio for a writer? Perhaps a peep into this charm-ing "work room" of Chet Shafer, author and Three Rivers, Mich., correspondent for FINE FURNITURE, may give the retailer the very sug-gestions he needs for this type of decorative job. The main theme for such a studio is, "A place for everything and everything in its place." The style of the furnishings, while important in the extreme, is second-ary to the practicability and handi-ness of the arrangement, for, after all, an author must have a place to put things and stuff. Illumination • First of all — light! A writing man must have light. Mr. Shafer, who may be seen seated in the background at his typewriter, is adjacent to a large window. While his landlord has not seen fit to have this window washed since 1904, enough sunshine percolates through it on bright days for the author to differentiate between "rejected" and "accepted" slips from editors. On dull days, Mr. Shafer does not come to the studio — in fact he does not even come to. Cleverly disguised filing cabinets, a profusion of them, are essential of course. The two flanking the typewriter are of the Floridan period, having once been used for oranges from there. Heat and Air • Heating and venti-lating have been given minute at-tention here — especially ventila-tion which is provided by several missing panes in the windows. The heater in the right foreground is a Shows FINE FURNITURE'S correspon-dent contemplating detail of ventilating system- (paper-stuff er, deflector and breeze modifier.) View also shows ceil-ing plaster on iloor. Says Mr. Shafer, "When all the plaster falls, I plan to have the building turned upside down, this rather than re-plaster." Principal interior view of the studio looking past Indian through window which overlooks back end of Melv Malbone's Hardware & Implement store. Access to toilet facilities is through door at left. Closeup view of Only Female Headless Wooden Indian in the World — unsul-lied and incorruptible. Under light is Operations Spindle No. l1^. This is emptied every July and filed in the cheesebox to make way for another year's accumulation of the author's "Must" Business. multiple purpose unit. Capable, after considerable coaxing, of burn-ing coal, wood, paper and even plaster which drops regularly from the walls and ceiling, it acts also as a container for a ball of binder twine for the manuscript shipping depart-ment. The aperture in the heater's door conserves time and energy, obviating the necessity for opening the entire door when the fire has to be blown into. It also is handy for cigaret butts, burnt matches and spittle (as is the buttertub top directly beneath it). Dents in the stovepipe are caused by the author's system of removing soot by sharp raps with the poker when it can be found. (G. R. Blowpipe and Dust Arrester Co. please note) Decorative Scheme • The center-of- interest in this decorative scheme is the only headless feamale wooden Indian in existence. This antique lends atmosphere to the entire room and establishes its color theme which the author terms "manure brindle". This studio has a Southern ex-posure, and plenty of it. It over-looks the back of Melv Malbone's Hardware & Implement Store which is six doors north of Roody Cul-ver's Undertaking Parlors & Furni-ture Emporium. 30 FINE FURNITURE WHILE early showings of 1937 radio models did not attain expectations of stimulating summer retail sales to any great extent, they nevertheless served to indi-cate that the active Fall season will start earlier and that sales of sets will break five-year records. A consensus of opinion among producers attending the RMA con-vention in June was that an in-crease of at least 10% in distribu-tion of radio sets during the 1936- 1937 season could be expected, and they estimate that about six-and-a-half million sets will be sold this year. RCA-Victor officials look for a 50% gain in business this year. Added affirmation of the confidence with which manufacturers are go-ing ahead is General Electric's national advertising campaign of $750,000 for its radio division. Philco's sales are running well ahead of last year, and Bosch executives look for 100% gain over 1935. Materially increased adver-tising is being planned by this firm. What part will the furniture re-tailer play in the Fall revival of radio sales? Frankly, he has been rather sour on the •" :•'!• •'• • RADIO SELLING GETS AWAY TO A FAST, EARLY START Left, General Electric's Model E-86 with eight metal tubes, three bands, range 542 to 18,000 kilocycles, music-speech control, bass and treble com-pensation. Hand-rubbed walnut cab-inet. Dimensions, 39" high, 24" wide, lls/l(," deep. Eastern list price, $74.95. Below, RCA Victor Model 6-T-2 with six metal tubes, new edge-lighted dial 10:1 and 50:1 tuning ratios, phonograph connection. Height 19%", width 133/4", depth 8y2". Left, Zenith Zephyr 7-D-148 with seven tubes, continuous type tone control, Split-second Relocater. Designed in the Modern, streamline manner, it is only 23" high. List price, $84.95. Above, Philco's 37-630T table model, •with six tubes, shadow tuning, color dial, three tuning ranges. Walnut case with light harewood inlays. Height 11%", width 20", depth 9y8". List price, $62.50. methods of many manufacturers having been given little protection against widespread and indiscrimi-nate competitive selling by any and all types of outlets ranging from garages to barber shops. The furniture merchant this fall should line up solidly with repu-table manufacturers who refuse to sell every Tom, Dick and Harry on the street and who will protect him on discounts. Extensive outside selling is no longer a requisite to success in radio retailing — in fact, the dis-counts still allowed stores almost preclude any such extensive cultiva-tion, nor is it now necessary, radio being a staple product. The retailer will be most inter-ested this Fall in sets listing be-tween $30 and $100, with more sets selling in the higher price brackets than last year. Public interest in short-wave is still a stimulating factor and should be sustained for some time to come, as more than 50% of sets now in use are obsolete in that respect. Left, International Kadette Model 500 is a new laydown style self-contained battery radio, five tubes, superhet with standard and short-wave bands. Height 11", width 24", depth 11%". Crosley's Model 167 Console, 13 tubes with Phantom conductor, mystic hand, triple-twin push-pull control, full-vision Magna Ceramic dial, time-log tuning. Height 44%", width 28", depth 13%". List price. $167.50. for AUGUST, 1936 31 'T Right, Philco's Spread-band Dial Model No. 37-650X, with Jour-point t o n e control, foreign tuning system, push-pull audio sys-tem, shadow tuning and three tuning ranges. The cabinet is especially handsome, utilizing butt walnut with narrawood in-lays, hand-rubbed finish. List price, $100 less aerial. Left, Zenith Model 10-S-156, 10 tubes. 12-inch elec-troc- dynamic speaker. Voice-music high fidelity control lightning station-finder, target tuning, split-second relocater, overtone amplifier, acoustic adap-ter. List price, $109.95. • o\ •>"r fjl Above, General Elec-tric's popular Model E-71, has seven metal tubes, three bands, sliding-rule tuning scale, tone control, wave trap. Dimen-sions, W/s" high, 13" w i d e , 9iV deep. Eastern list price, $44.95. RCA Victor's Phono-graph- radio Model 9u-2 is show at left. It has nine metal tubes, four bands. Phonographic fea-tures include auto-matic record changer, volume control, auto-matic tone compen-sation, automatic stop. SPECIALIZES on $100 MODELS THE BOYS AT HARBOUR-LONGMIRE'S, BY A FEW NEAT DISPLAY TRICKS, HIKE UNIT SALES CELLING S50 radios for 1935 and more than half O that many for the first four months of 1936 creates a nice record for the Harbour-Longmire Co., Okla-homa City, Okla. But the big point in this number of radios sold is the fact that the average radio sale in this store is $100. One idea that stepped up the unit sale for radios was the building of a series of modern booths or dis-play compartments for individual radios. One of the boys in the department who had a flare for cabinet work decided he could make the department more attractive, emphasize and spotlight each radio by giving it a compartment apart from the other sets. Fixture design • A long, modern fixture was built from scrap lumber salvaged about the store. Some of the booths or stalls are wider than others, some are higher. The fixture is set on a black base six inches off the floor. The top and outside of the long series of stalls is covered in blue velvet. The inside of the com-partments is painted silver; a bright red molding is used to form a border around each stall. In addition to this one large fixture there are three other smaller fixtures, two and three unit compart-ments. These smaller fixtures are spotted about over the sales floor, while the long fixture is placed against the wall equipped with aerials. Each compartment has a cabinet model radio on display and above each set is the companion table model. All sets are plugged in ready for demonstration. Interest centered • When a prospect comes into this department he is invited to look through and any indication of interest is considered an invitation for a demonstration of a set. As all radios are within a sep-arate booth, the prospect's attention is centered on the set that the salesman is demonstrating, not only cutting out other sets that may conflict with a selection, but adding a bit of glamor and effect by having an attrac-tive background and setting for the radio. With the table models above the companion console units often the sale is made of the larger unit for the living room and the smaller set for a bedroom. But this store does not push cheap radios of any size. Less than 20 of the $20 sets have been sold during the past twelve months. Most sales are for sets ranging from $100 to $185, with some going to $347.50. Radios are not sent out on any and every pretext of a possible sale. The Harbour-Longmire Co. will de-liver a radio for trial to a customer of good standing, or if the customer comes to the store and makes a selection. The sales contract is agreed to and then the salesman follows the set out that night or the follow-ing night to close the sale and see that it is functioning properly. In this way repossessions are nil. 32 FINE FURNITURE GET SET! FOR A BUSY FALL IN APPLIANCE SELLING Constant research resulting in innumerable utilitarian improvements as well as increased attractiveness oi models are keeping electric refrigerators well in the van oi furniture store selling. Here's Crosley's Model GAQ-70. 7 cu. it. net capacity. Features include Shelvador with glass jars, feather-touch, knee-action door handle. Dimensions, 58%" high. 33V4"" wide, 28%" deep. List price, $179.95. One of this Fall's bright selling opportunities is the power ironer, earning rapidly growing con-sumer acceptance. This is General Electric's Flatplate Model AF-10 with 300 sq. in. ironing area, fully automatic control, highly polished aluminum shoe, ruffle iron, moisture trap. Calrod type heating elements. Top is ivory lacquer with green legs. Weight 95 lbs. net. Dimensions, open, 56" x 20" x 33%" DOG days nearly done. . . The August Sale, that famous in-stitution founded by John Wana-maker, is in diminuendo. . . The tempo of homefurnishing sales will soon quicken to the brisker beat of fast Fall merchandising. . . What part will appliances play in the lusty try that furniture stores make for Autumn volume? . . What elec-tric lines can be thrown into the breach to take up the seasonal slack in sales of refrigerators, for exam-ple? . . . Radio, of course. Washers, to be sure. Vacuum sweepers, obvi-ously. . . But how about NEW appliances. . . Have you investi-gated them thoroughly? . . . Is there perhaps an overlooked oppor-tunity for the furniture store in •— Oil burners? Automatic Stokers? Dishwashers? New types of cooking and heating appliances, major and minor? Power ironers? Above, Crosley's Spe-Dry Washer Model 64. Tubs are heavy 18-gauge Armco. Washer tub capacity 18 gal-lons of water with eight-pound dry clothes capacity. Mid-zone agitation. List price, $99.95. Bight, Altorfer's ABC cabinet type Model YA Ironer with two improved thermostat heat control units, finger-tip and knee controls; oversize ironer roll with two speeds, extra large chromium plated ironer shoe, con-venient pull-out shelf. If you are a key store, even a small one in a limited trading area, there's real opportunity for vigorous promotion of any or all of these lines. Not that power ironers are strangers to furniture store selling, nor cooking and heating appliances, for that matter. However, they do present profit potentialities that perhaps are not fully appreciated. . . Ironers, because they are now riding on the ebb of a reawakened public acceptance and because you already have a splendid list of active prospects — those who have bought washers from you. . . Small f o r AUGUST. 1936 33 How About AUTOMATIC HEAT? i , ! i ! ; I For at least five years the general public has been definitely interested in automatic heat, but has been unable to afford it. With the perfection of unit oil burners, such as the Kelvinator model at the right, to a point where they can be purchased for less than $300 on liberal budget plans, auto-matic home-heating devices of all sorts are decidedly within the possibilities of a furniture store's merchandising scope. A set-up whereby a furniture store assumes the selling, dis-play and advertising functions and a co-operating plumber or contractor does the installation and servicing is the most practicable at the present time. The automatic coal burner is making an interesting fight for popularity with the oil burner. Above is shown a 1938 Kelvinator coal burner. Two small models are designed for small and medium size residences, and three models for larger homes and institutions. Air is delivered to the fuel bed by a specially designed tuyere block, insuring distri-bution of air for proper combustion to all parts of the fuel bed. Coal food capacity per hour ranges from seven to 150 pounds. Smallest size has a hopper capacity of 350 pounds. While the merchandising of such major units as dishwashers and electric ranges is not yet entirely practicable for the furniture store, favorable electric rate structures and other factors are rapidly shaping up so that resale possibilities on such items will be more attractive in the very near future. At the left (above) is General Electric's Sovereign Model G-17. Among its new features are: smooth top thrift cooker, reversible wire rack, new operating sequence, front removable pilot light, new pilot shield, longer life and higher efficiency of Calrod unit. At right is GE's Type S-4 dishwasher. Top is stamped from stainless metal. Space below utilized for drawer and cupboard storage. Equipped with V4 h. p. motor. and major cooking and heating appliances because of readjusted rate structures by most utility com-panies; because of new designs, improved manufacturing processes and other refinements that endow them with every known appeal to the housewife. Automatic-heat merchandising will be extremely active this Fall, with new building outstripping five-year records. . . Retail prices of these units are now approaching closely the general public's pur-chasing power, on budget plans of course. Many alert furniture dealers will be bidding for good automatic-heating franchises, and will be giving them the good old college try this Fall. Why not get in on the ground floor, too? Seasonal slump in refrigerators? There really doesn't have to be one. Ice-weary housewives and husbands are now, that Summer is nearly over, increasingly conscious of the savings and other advantages that would have been theirs with elec-tric food conservation. Indeed, it's going to be a busy Fall for furniture stores that aggres-sively seek electric appliance busi-ness, new or old. August is the month to begin planning an active campaign that carries through Christmas. Write FINE FURNITURE for any information concerning new lines, prices or retailing problems in your appliance department. We are here to serve you quickly and intelli-gently. 34 IT'S TIME FINE FURNITURE FOR THE FURNITURE STORE TO CASH IN ON SMALL APPLIANCES '••' store is presented, silver platter, with :ontribution to net tie this Fall of small s. Sales possibilities mm I Right, Oxford model in GE's long line of electric percolators, is strikingly Modern in design, with attractive embossed design on Chromeplate finish. Available in seven or six-cup capacity. List price for latter, $7.95. Smart, streamline design has been one of the big factors in the rapid sales of Westinghouse's Adjust-O-Matic iron, an $3.95 retailer. New models of electric clocks are strikingly handsome with their combinations of beautiful woods and metals. At the top of the page is shown General Electric's new Concord Model 3 F-66 of satiny striped mahogany and rosewood. Overall dimensions 4%" high, 8" wide, 2y8" deep. List price. $7.50. Left, General Electric's Westches-ter Model •waffle iron. Chromeplate finish, old ivory Marblette han-dles, scratch-proof feet. Base di-ameter, 11%". List price, $9.95. Below, GE's portable mixer Model 139 DM4 with Glasbake bowls, rubber spatula, double beater. Finished in cream with green trim. List price, $18.75. in these household electric items are unusually great for several rea-sons: First, because people are moving into new homes; second, because there is an enormous re-placement market for small appli-ances that have become obsolete or actually inoperative during the de-pression; third, because department stores generally are and have been doing an admittedly poor job with the sale of small appliances; fourth, because of unprecedented improve-ment in performance and appear-ance of latest models as a result of manufacturing ingenuity, many manufacturers having waited until the economic skies had begun to clear before introducing new devices and new departures in old devices. The furniture store, with its established place in the community, its display and advertising advan-tages, its knowledge of the handling of credit sales, is the logical outlet for all small cooking and heat-ing appliances, electric clocks, irons and all manner of kitchen and laundry aids. Top, General Electric gem box hostess set with cooker (capable of cooking anything from waffles to steaks), smart wood tray, glass batter pitcher and syrup pitcher, stainless steel knife and fork. List price, $14.95. Below, another buffet set showing GE Hotpointer toaster, fully auto-matic, Chromeplate finish, black Calmold turning knob and handles. List price, $16. f o r AUGUST, 1936 35 'TWAS A DARK and STORMY NIGHT BUT A BUSY AND PROFIT-ABLE ONE FOR THIS STORE'S REFRIGERATOR CREW ATIRED crew of 36 embattled refrigerator salesmen straggled into the Midwest Furniture Co. store in Indianapolis one evening not long ago, ready to make out their reports and call it a day—and a tough one at that. It had been raining steadily and their spirits were as soggy as the weather. But Earl Newlin, the store's sales man-ager, had a delightful restorative ready for them, although few among their number were keenly apprecia-tive of it. In fact there was more than one murmur of protest when Newlin called them together and proposed a refrigerator drive that would carry through that entire night. But he finally succeeded in selling them the idea, which is prob-ably one reason why he's a sales manager. With territories quickly assigned, the tired men went forth to do bat-tle in the drizzling darkness. They ventured into bleak industrial areas, tramped through dripping fields and farmlands, into outlying residential districts. Came the Dawn1. • When the cold gray dawn of another day had broken over the Hoosier horizon, it was found that Midwest's three dozen night raiders had been in con-tact with well over 100 prospects— good, bad and indifferent. By midnight, communiques from the firing line showed a total of 26 refrigerator sales and by morning this figure had reached 32, cash collections amounting to $700. As the bedraggled and droopy-eyed crew trickled (literally) into the store the next morning, Newlin had a steaming, bountiful breakfast " . . . the novelty of the solicitation in-trigued the night workers. They were glad of the interrup-tion in the usual night's monotony . . . " ready for them. The coffee did its work and soon the gang were laugh-ing and exchanging their experi-ences of the night. No Leads • The only lead of any sort given the salesmen was instruc-tion to go wherever they saw a light and interview whoever was there. They went to police stations, fac-tories, bakeries, fire stations, farms, markets and even railroad round-houses. Says Newlin, "One thing that helped the sales along was the fact that the men were contacting a group of people who seldom are reached personally, as they always work at night. Also, the novelty of the solicitation immediately in-trigued the night workers. They were glad of the interruption in the usual night's monotony and readily listened to the whole story." The contacts were the best credit risks. All were employed and most of them had held jobs steadily for many years. Although no deliveries were made until a customer's credit standing was found satisfactory, de-liveries made the next day were the largest for the year. Follow-up • A direct-mail follow-up was immediately dispatched to all prospects—a personalized letter in the salesman's own handwriting —conveying the salesman's thanks for the time given him. A second all-night drive was put on a week later to follow up the hottest of these prospects. This effort, however, only lasted until 3 a. m. By that time the list had been entirely covered and a gratify-ing percentage of names was on the dotted line. Various schemes were used to stimulate the salesmen's enthusiasm for these drives; one, the payment of a flat 50% bonus on each electric refrigerator sold. Another was a competitive form of assessment worked along chain-letter lines. A group of fast-selling heating and cooking appliances that have been fast-sellers and will continue to make their bid for a share of furniture store profits. Left to right, Westinghouse de-luxe electric roaster; electro-tray set by Westinghouse, retailing complete for $16.95. Westinghouse Cozy Glow heater, with 14-inch reflector, has been a fine seller at $4.95. At the right is the new modern gas range. Model 310, brought out by Cleveland Co-operative Stove Co. to retail for $64.50. 36 FINE FURNITURE BREUNER'S BEARS DOWN on SALES TRAINING EVERY SALESMAN IS A SPECIALIST IN HIS LINE WHEN volume and quality meet good profitable business inevi-tably results. That is being proven daily at Breuner's, Oakland, Cal. While all departments of this fine furniture store have shown remark-able growth, the spotlight is on the appliance department, which now is keeping 40 salesmen busy. "It is really the salesmen on the firing line who win new customers," says L. B. Quimby, department manager. Everything we can do to provide him with more selling ammunition and help him do a bet-ter selling job is bread on the waters. "We find it is better to keep each department separate, and not to permit salesmen to sell in any other department. Ranges and washers are under one supervision, refri-gerators under another, hot water heaters under another, with our floor and basement furnaces under the supervision of a heating expert who has two men to secure leads. "We have five floor salesmen in the refrigerator department, and a crew of 18 outside salesmen for house-to-house selling and for the following up of prospects. The others alternate one day inside and one day outside. Meet Daily • "We hold daily meet-ings for each crew of appliance salesmen, and weekly meetings which all crews attend. We sub-scribe to the specialty school in appliance selling, and in these daily meetings we try to show our sales-men how to meet all situations which may arise. "One of the biggest problems of an appliance department lies in the number of visitors who state they 'are just looking around.' Fully 90% of these visitors are potential buyers and can be sold if the sales-man is sufficiently clever. If he is well versed in his merchandise he can always make an opening for a conversation. In encouraging this idea, we ask our salesmen to sell an appliance in sales meeting. We all contribute to these sales build-ups, and thus work out many im-provements in methods of closing. "We find that an alert follow-up on all prospects is most impor-tant in getting more business. We use all the usual methods of obtain-ing names. Also we make it worth while for employees to turn in the names of prospects by paying them a commission on all such prospects to whom we sell. In addition, we get the names of newcomers and of people who are building or moving. Vigorous Advertising • "In fea-turing our appliances, we use aggressive newspaper advertising, window displays, of which we al-ways have some space, and house-to- house broadsides. Special feature values are promoted as well as our regular price lines, and in all our advertising we play up terms. In newspaper advertisements we dramatize one type of appliance at a time, and consistently tie in appliance window display with all advertising. "An 8-page broadside in black and brown dramatizes our electrical appliance week. A 4-page green tabloid circular features unusually liberal terms. By eliminating the down payment and delaying the first payment, we offered real in-ducement to people to buy new equipment now. "Our electric appliance depart-ment is arranged in telling displays to make the most of every foot of space. Every type of appliance re-ceives excellent display. The size of the stock alone is a convincing L. B. QUIMBY " . . . careful sales training is bread on the waters." Below, scene in. Breuner's electric refrigerator de-partment. sales aid. The patron cannot fail to see that she can surely find what she wants. "Breuner's is the only store in the East Bay area to maintain a home economist for the convenience of our customers. Shortly after a new appliance has been installed in a customer's home, she goes out and gives the customer a thorough demonstration of the operation of the appliance. If it is a range, she may bake a cake or prepare part of a meal, and she gives the cus-tomer some recipes. In this way we are sure the customer thoroughly understands how to use her new appliance. Complaints and service calls are reduced, and the customer is pleased and satisfied. Further-more, by going to the customer's home the economist can note what other appliance is needed. She is a prolific source for prospects for sale of additional appliances. "We believe that we have devel-oped a merchandising and adver-tising policy and plan that gives our salesmen maximum support. Con-centration on the importance of better selling and thorough sales training gives salesmen complete information about the merchandise they are selling and inspires them with enthusiasm for it." f o r AUGUST, 1936 37 "Soloizing" BUSINESS in the home appli-ance department of Schoen-felds' Standard Furniture Co., Seattle, doubled during 1935, is expected to go even higher this year. A third generation of store man-aging Schoenfelds — Berman Jr., son of Berman Schoenfeld, retired head of the store; Kenneth, Her-bert, and Ralph, sons of the late Herbert Schoenfeld—take the mer-chandising viewpoint that versatility of selection is the keynote of appli-ance volume, plus dramatic mer-chandising in the form of windows and newspaper displays. "Soloizing" is a favorite Schoen-feld way of window-merchandising appliances, as verified by this win-dow which displays the humble kitchen range in the manner of exclusive gowns. Note how one model is raised on a dais, which is black velvet covered and further accentuated by the draping of vel-vet (in burnt orange shade) at the base. In contrast to windows, which are designed to win appeal for specific models, departments displays are arranged to give a conception of huge merchandise stocks—the selec-tions possible. Arrangement of the electrical refrigeration section con-veys an impression of large, com-plete stock to suggest to the custo-mer that there is no need to "shop around"—that every type of model and every wanted price is met in the Schoenfeld selection. New type washing method called Hub-a- tator for which Holland-Rieger, San-dusky, Ohio, is making unusual claims. Agitator is designed to cause close con-tact with clothing in tub with corruga-tions provided in its side. Effect of such contact is to give up-and-down move-ment from top to bottom of tub and circular motion at same time. The four corners of the agitator also brush or rub the clothes while oscillating backward and forward. Sliding Scale T J A R T M A N BROS., Indianapolis X i furniture store, pay appliance salesmen a sliding scale of commis-sions as an incentive to grade up sales. Introduced a year ago, the success of the plan is shown by the fact that 50% of the sales of refrig-erators, ranges and washing ma-chines have been in higher price units. The store holds the distinction of selling more refrigerators at $200 and up than any other models, partly as a result of the application of sliding scale compensation. Salesmen receive an extra 2}4% commission on the total amount for the sale of a range, refrigerator or washing machine in a designated price bracket. This is in addition to salary plus 5% commission on sales. On ranges, the extra 2^4% com-mission applies on units selling at $150 and up; in refrigerators, on units selling at $200 and up; and in washing machines on units selling at $90 and up. Under this method of compensa-tion, the salesman receives an extra $3.75 on a range, $5 on a refrigera-tor, and $2.25 on a washing ma-chine, and still more if he grades up still further. "We can well afford to pay the extra commission because appli-ances in the higher price brackets have a better markup spread," explains Roy Stanford, manager of the appliance department. See Your Grocer! TIE UP with an alert grocer in your own block! He may be one of your strongest allies in the pro-motion of electric refrigeration. After the Morris Furniture Co., Muncie, Ind., sold a refrigerator for the personal use of the manager Display of ranges and refrigerators, with center of interest focused on the model on the black-velvet-covered dais, an example of Schoenfeld's policy of "soloizing" units in its display windows. of a grocery store in the residential district, a live display idea popped into the grocer's mind. He persuaded the Morris com-pany to lend him a refrigerator to carry for two weeks in the window of his grocery store. Around this he grouped food products which could be economically purchased in quantities. Although changing the merchandise in the display and the wording of his signs every few days, his sign always featured the thought: "Quantity buying saves money if you have a refrigerator that will keep surplus foods fresh." At the end of two weeks the store manager was able to turn over to Morris the names of 20 future pros-pects and six active "hot" leads. In addition, this display of a refri-gerator in a grocery store window attracted considerable attention and discussion upon the subject of re-frigeration, leading to other sales. The scheme was more or less accidental. Worked out carefully, it has widespread possibilities. A new electric shaving device, the Hanley Clipshave, featuring a clip-ping unit of a design which enables it to sever either long or short hair with equal effectiveness and without clogging, has been announced by Clipshave. Inc., Port Chester, N. Y. It lists at $10. The clipping unit is driven by a small electric motor encased in the handle of the center. 38 FINE FURNITURE DO MODEL HOMES PAY? Yes, If Definitely "Aimed ", Says the Broadway AMID the welter of model-home projects attempted .successfully or otherwise by furniture stores, one occasionally stands out as an exception of merchandis-ing skill. Such is the home built by the Broadway- Hollywood Store of Los Angeles in the little town of San Fernando, 20 miles away in a farming district. This home has increased furniture sales for the store by better than 50%, has put its furnitu
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This is the truck that is strong where others are weak---the truck that has an unhreakable malleable iron fork. This is the truck YOU are looking for if you wish to invest in rather than waste money on factory trucks. Gillette Roller Bearing CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I The Lightest Running, I Longest Lasting Truck A BIT OF INDUSTRIAL HISTORY Are You Running an 1860 or a 1910 Plant? In 1860 cottonseed removed from the boIl by gInnIng was gal bage-thrown away. By 1870 gInners managed to conVInce some people that cottonseed was good fertilIzer. By 1880 It was consIdered good cattle food and In 1890 It ""as beIng used as a table food. By not utlhzlllg all tlIe cottonseed 1I1 1900 (one ) ear) twenty-sIx mIllIon dollars that someone could ha\e had, ""as thro""n away The CIty of Gla'go\\. Scotland, gets 9,000 horse-power every day-free - by catchIng and utIi-lZlng furnace gases formerly"" asted The steel corporatIOn will lIght the town of Gary, Ind , and run all street cars wIth energy that would otherwise be \\ asted and belched out of furnace stacks JJetrolt" Keturn 1 rap PATENTED If you use steam for heatlllg and dryIng and you allow any conden~atlon to go to waste-you are losing money. Put all your condensatIOn back Into the boIler ""Ithout pumpIng-and hotter than a pump \\Ith lIft-wIth "DETROIT " Automatic- Return Steam Traps -~~-_.._-~ IItt IIII I II f III I It , I,tt ,IIIIIII I I I I,I f It I Ii I:II :I II II .. Manufactured and Guaranteed by General OffIces AMERICAN BWWlR COMPANY DETROIT, "SIROCCO" MIGH. KADE MARK ------------_._----- -------_._--- SLIDING SHOE FOR USE ON DESK LEGS This shoe does t be work of a casttr 3' et allows tbe desk legs to set close to floor. Fastened wltb flat bead wood screw and furut"hed In tbree sIzes SEND FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES II IIIII .. . .. ... . No 1493 PULL A very fine handle for desks in tbe square effect. Somethmg different from the regular bar pulls. GRAND RAPIDS BRASS CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Works' DETROIT, MICH and TROY, N Y ·" PUBLIC LIBRA~y ", ._----_._.._.--_..---._- _.._._. _._-------. A Perfect Case Construction Makes the Strongest Most Economical and Most Accurate It ISentIrely Automatic It Clamps MortIses and Releases, Completing the Post m Less TIme Than the Matenal can be Clamped on Other Machmes Case Construction Write for Calalog J I Possible IIII II •I I&.'---------- Write for Catalog J No. 181 MULTIPLE SQUARE CHISEL MORTISER. Wysong & lliles Co., CedarSt.andSou.R.R., Greensboro, N. C. ! .....I ._-_.._.-_.._- ------------ -------------_. --------------------~II ,t'"---- IIIII I aran~ Ra~i~srurniture Manufadurers'Association "ere are the Exact Shades adopted by the Their "Golden Oak Oil Stain" is our No. 3424. Their "Early English Stain" is our No 3425 Oil Stain. Their "Weathered Oak Stain" is our No.3426 Oil Stain. Their "fumed Oak" is our No.3427 New Process fuming liquid. Their "light Mahogany Stain" is our No.3428 Dry Mahogany Stain soluble in water. Their "Dark Mahogany Stain" is our No.3429 Dry MahoganyStain soluble in water. Send for Samples and Information. WE SUPPLY EVERYTmNGNEEDEDIN THE fiNISHING ROOM. NEW YORK THE AO-EL-ITE PEOPLE 60_. ••••• ••• •• ••••• • • ••• •• ---.--- ..I. THIS IS THE MACHINE That Brinl!s letters Like the Followinl!: ,-- -----------------_._----------, BUSS NEW No.4 CABINET PLANER Holland, Mlcl1. We wish to comrlimen JOe.. on t'1.e WOl".I{lpgor our nail #4 Planer Ju.s If'stall d fer us nis machine does "he bes~ wo"'k of an; pl<.llle'" e have eve'" seen. ana we ure f a lk to sa so mut"h be"t"'l" thall e axpec ad, tnw.t OtL""forelllar solid ile simplJ co.tld not get. along Ithout. it,and wag sU!'e 1'[,woulo paJ he price of 1tself v l1,h '1. a yeoll" 1'1 or'k »a ad on maC'11neSf'ollolV1ng Wishing JOu dElse ved success witn. th1S 'leT pdttern. va relll<..ln. yo....5 va"J truly, Bus M C'l.l.ne Works, GS'l lemen Robtl ns Tabla Co The Buss Maehme \Yorks are havmg marked sue ee~s wlth thiE:>new design of cabinet planer. The new method of beltmg-teed gears machme cut-together wlth the steel spnng sectional front feed roll and the late new sectIOnal chlpbleaker, make a cabmet planel second to none on the market today. The Buss Machme vYorks are old manufacturers of cabmet planel s and other woodwork111g tools, and keep abreast wlth the tlmes wlth machmes of great effiClency Woodworkers of all bnds wlll not make a mistake by wnting dlrect or to then nearest sellmg representatlVe regardmg any pomt on up-to-date cabinet planers. These are the days when the hve \\ood\\orker \\ants to cut the e:Apense of sanding HOLLAND, MICH. BUSS MACHINE WORKS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. •• • ~_. ..------------------------------------------ HAI\D CIRCULAR RIP SAW MORTISER COVlBINED MACHINE Complete Outfit of HAND and FOOT POWER MACHINERY WHY THEY PAY THE CABINET MAKER He can save a manufacturer" profit as "ell as a dealer s profit He can make more money \\ Ith less capital ltlvested He Cdll hold a better and more satlslactory trade WIth hIS customers He Cdn manufacture 1Il 1..~ good £tyle and finIsh and at as 10v. cost aq the factOlles 1 he local cahme-t maker has been forced mto onh the dealer s trade atld profit because of mad'me manufactured goods of factones An outfit of Barnes Patent Boot and Hand Power MachInery remstates the cabInet maker WIth aCl\ antages equal to hie; competitors If deSired these machme' wl11 be sold on tnal The purcha,er can have ample time to test them III hie;;own shop and on the work he "!shes them to do Descr,pt,u catalogl" and prtce itst f1 ee No .t SAW (read, for cross cuttmg) W f. &. JOHN BARNES CO, 654 Ruby St., Rockford, III. ....., No A SCROLL SAW ~ ._._._._._.~ ~ ~~ . -~----~------------~----- _ _..a FORMER OR MOULDER HAND TENONER •• No 4 SA\v (ready for nppIng) No 7 SCROLL SAW WEEKLY ARTISAN ~. - _ --_.--.-.----_ ----_._ ..- ~ .._---------_ _- These Specialties are used all Over the World ~ Hand Feed Glueing Machine (Palent Veneer Presses, d.fferent kinds and s'zes (Pstented) penchng). Many styles and sizes. Veneer Presses Glue Spreaders Glue Heaters Trucks, Etc., Etc. Wood·Working Machinery and Supplies Power Feed Glue Spreading Machine, Smgle, Double and Combmation. (Pstented) (S.zes 12 In. to 84 In wide.) LET US KNOW I YOUR WANTS I..-._. _.._-----_._._---_._-_. ---_._. _. -_._. _. _ _---._. -- ._.-- -----_.._-------- CHAS. E. FRANCIS COMPANY, Main Office and Works, Rushville, Ind. No 20 Glue Heater. No.6 Glue Heater • ....._- _ .._ ...... ,..,I --_._._------------ --- ...._ .._...---._-------_._. ----_ ...-----" MARIETTA FUMED OAK ACID STAIN To the finisher who has been using the fuming chamber to produce his fumed oak our Fumed Oak Acid Stain is a revelation. This stain is in no wayan experiment but practical working stain, producing a more uniform color, and giving to different grades of oak the same shade. It is a strong, penetrat .. ing stain, going into the wood and yet it can be used without injury to the hands. This is not a substitute for fuming. The stain actually fumes and is permanent, but it fumes in obtained on red as well as a different manner .....s.aving' white oak. The most can .. the cost of a fuming cham.. vincing evidence of the per .. ber and the time required feet working qualities of this in fuming by the old pro- stain will be manifest in a cess. Unlike the Fuming single trial. Write us for a process good results can be sample. THE MARIETTA PAINT & COLOR CO., Marietta, 0, THE MARIETTA PAINT & COLOR CO" Marietta, 0, I II 10 __ • ••••••••• ---- -----------_ ..-------._-_..--._._..------ r--' . ------------.... •• - - •• ••. .. - .• --. •• . --------" I THE LYON FURNITURE AGENCY I II CREDITS AND COLLECTONS New York Grand RapIds Philadelphia Baston Cincinnati Chicago 5t Louis Jamestown High POint ROBERT P LYON Ceneral Manager THE SPECIAL CREDIT BUREAU OF THE FURNITURE, CARPET, UPHOLSTERY, UND~RTAKING, PICTURE FRAME, MIRROR, VENEER, WOOD, CABINET HARDWARE AND HOUSE FURNISHINC TRADES. Capllal Cred.t and Pay Ratings Cleanng House of Trade Expenence The Most Rehable Credit Re porls RAPID COLLECTIONS. IMPROVED METHODS WE ALSO RE'PORTTH£ PRINCIPAL DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT AND Q£NERAL STORES. GRAND RAPIDS OFFICE 412-413 HOUSEMAN BUILDING C C NEVERS, M.ch.gan Manager .. • • ._.~_ • • __• •_•. .._ ..-.- ..__ ..._._-..~/l 1 ._-, fI . .. - - -----------------------. 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN HAND SCREWS THAT STAND THE TEST OF TIME AND SERVICE Good strong, easy working handscrews---the best that it is possible to make. In fact there are none bet-ter made than the "Grand Rapids." Twenty-five per cent greater strength is secured by the special saw cut threads on second growth hickory spindles---more lasting, greater endurance and less strain on the wood than those of any other make. Our spindles show, under actual test, extraordinary twisting resistance; they are tough and practically un-breakable. The pws are sawed from the best of Mich-igan hard maple, sanded smooth and oiled. It's poor economy to use any but the best. Write for our catalog 14. It shows a "full line of benches, clamps, hand screws, etc. Yours for the asking. GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW COMPANY 918 Jefferson Ave, Grand Rapids, MICh. BntIsh RepresentatIve Ohver MachIne Co. Ltd. 201 Deansgale \lanchester Eng -------------------~I I IIIII I I II III II It I I• ,, ,I , J. BOYD PANTLlND, Prop. : I J I .-----------------------------------------------~ ~------------------------------ / II ,II I,,I ,II I,IIII ,I I,II I:I II ~-------------------------_ _.- f---···-·------------------ I M orton House I - (Amencan Plan) Rates $2.50 and Up. II Hotel PantJind (European Plan) Rates $1 00 and Up. I GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I -~II W000 ronnlno (UTTmS I II II I I IIII A~ only the edge outhnes of the Cutler comes IUto contact With the lumber, there ISno fnctlOn or burn- Ing of the mouldIng~ when made \\lth the ShImer ReverSIble or One-Way Cutters These Cutters are careful!) moulded to SUIt your work, and are very complete, mexpenSl\e and time-savIng tools vVe supply specIal Cutters of an) shape deSIred and of any size to SUIt your machme spmdles. Let us haH' your speCifications. For odd work not found In our c<ltalogne send a \\ ood sample or drawlllg. The Noon Dmner Served at Ihe Pantlmd for 50c IS THE FINEST IN THE WORLD SI\MUEL J. SHIMER &. SONS, Milton, Penn. l\lanulacturers ot the Shimer Cutter Heads for Floonng, CeIling SIdIng, Doors, Sa~h, etc ' - ...-.. .... . . --- .----- . - .----- ------ ... --- I .'---"" "THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST" i BARTON'S GARNET PAPER I 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 gettmg WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. Furniture and ChaIr F actones, Sash and Door Mills, Railroad Compames, Car BUIlders and others WIll consult their own IOterests by using It. Also Barton's Emery Cloth, Emery Paper, and Flint Paper, furnished m rolls or reams. M~Nl ~ <\c I LkI lJ B\: H. H. BARTON & SON CO., 109 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. ---_.-. ----.--------- -- .- .. ~ ._ _ 1 , I , I ! The Capaci!L of Your Jointer is Limited : !, to the Cutting Capacity of the Cutters. I• I : •I •• I • I II •: f I I I f I I I I j I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I f I I I I , I I f I I \ II Unle<;s you are usmg the Genuine Morris Wood & I: Sons 20th Century Solid Steel Glue Joint Cutters you are not gettlllg the full value out of your machme. II They are hdrder and reqUire less gnndmg than any other ! make, and when they do need gnndmg the cuttlllg surface IS <;0small that It only takes a few mmutes to put them III II I! order agalll Wnte for catalog No 35A It tell., all about the cutters I and WIll help you to lllcrease your profits. I I II MORRIS WOOD & SONS I 2714·2716 W. LAKE ST, CHICACO, ILL. : I I ~-----------------------------------------------~ WEEKLY ARTISAN CHOICE TOOLS FOR FURNITURE MAKERS If you do not know the "Oliver" wood workmg tools, you had better gIve us your address and have us tell you all about them. We make nothmg but Quality tools, the firSt coSt of which IS consIderable, but whIch Will make more profit for each dollar mveSted than any of the cheap machmes flood· mg the country. UOLIVER" No. 16. Band Saw 36 Inches Made WIth or without motor drive Metal table 36"x30" W,ll take 18" under the gUlde- bIts 45 degree. one way and 7 degrees the other way Car fIes a saw up to I%/I Wide Outside beanng to lower wheel shaft when not motor dnven Weigh. 1800 lb. when ready to shIp Oliver Tools Save Labor Tempers Cost "OlIver" New Variety Saw Table No 11 W>l1 take a saw up to 20" diameter Arbor belt l' 6" WIde Send for Catalog "B" for data on Hand Jomters, Saw Tables, Wood Lathes, Sanders, Tenoners, Mortisers, Trimmers, Grinders, Work Benches, Vises, Clamps, Glue Heaters, etc., etc. OLIVER MACHINERY CO. Works and General OffIces at 1 to 51 Clancy St GRAND RAPIDS, MICH , USA. BRANCH OJ. FICES Oliver Machmery Co Hud'on Termmal 50 Church St New York Ohver Machmery Co F"'ft Nahonal Bank BUlldmg Ch,cago III Oliver Machmery Co PacIfic BUlldmg, Seattle, Wash Oliver Machmery Co 20 I 203 Dean,gate, Manche.ter Eng / 10 SPINDLE MACHINE ALSO MADE WI I H 12 1') 20 AND 25 SPJNDLe <; GEAR MACHINE DODDS' NEW DOVETAI L IN G ThIS ltttle machme ha.s done more to pelfect the drawer work of funl1 ture manufacturers than an)-thmg else 1Il the furnIture trade For fifteen \ears It has made pertect fittIng ,ermm proof dovetaIled stock a pas'Sl bIlfty fhlS has been accomplIshed at reduced co"-t a<; the machme cuts dove taIls In g-angs of from 9 to 24 at one operatIon It s what othe15 see dbout your bUSllleS'5rathel th'1n wh'lt 3- au sa) about 11 that connts In the c~'-,h dr l..\\el It <; the th1111ot enthll~lasm and the true nllg of truth, ou feel and he1.r back of thf' Lold type that makes yOU bu) the thlllr;ach eJ tJ':;ed ALEXANDER DODDS, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHICAN Represented by Schuchart & Schutte at Berlm VIenna Stockholm and St Pf"'krsburg Represented by Alfred H SdlUtk at Cologne. Brussels Ll~ge Pang MIlan and Hllboa Reprelcnt("d m Grt"at Bnttan and Ireland by the OJlve-r MachlOery Co. F :, Thompson. Mgr. 20\ 203 Dean.gatc Manche'ler, r.ng\and 3 - -------------------------. 4 WEEKLY ARTISAN SINGLE CONE ALL STEEL SPRINGS Are very popular with the Furniture Trade. $2~ E.ach Net $2~ E.ach Net No. 46, Single Cone, $2 Each, Net. We manufacture a full line of Single and Double Cane All Wire Springs. SEND us YOUR ORDERS. SMITH &, DAVIS MFG. CO., St. Louis ~.-__.-.------_._.-_._-_._--_._-----'-'-'-'--- ---"-" IIIII II II III I• •I I,• III•• I• II II II r------' ----_. I III •I MUSKEGON •: MICH .... I II •I• I•II II ._------------ -_. . --..-- _ •• 'II •• ~ Palmer's Patent Gluinl! CIamps MUSKEGON VALLEY FURNITURE COMPANY UOlOmOISUlles Tall POSI 8Ms 000 Dressers enlllOn/ers wororones laOIeS' TOlielS DreSSing Tables MonoOOny InlmO GOOOS The above cut is taken dIrect from a photograph, and shows the range of ODe size only, our No 1, 24-inch Clamp. We make sIx other sIzes, takmg In stock up to 60 Inches wIde and 2 Inches thick. Ours Is the most practIcal method of clampIng glued stock In use at the present tIme Hundreds of factories have adopted our way the past year and hundreds more wl1l In the future. Let us show you Let us send you the names of nearly 100 factories (only a fraction of our list) who have ordered and reordered many times. Proof positive our ,va,. is the best. A post card wIll brlug It, catalog Included. Don't delay, but wrIte today. I• I III• I• ,-_._--- _. -------- ---_ ~ ! WRITE FOR CATALOG ---_'II-'ll'll ... __., AI E. PALMER & SONS, Owosso, MICH. ~, .__ .. . . fIIf I I : Crawfordsville, Indiana. Montgomery Hardwood Lumber Company Manufacturers of all kmds of Foreign RepresentatIves: The Projectile Co., London, Eng-land. &chuchardt &; Schutte, Berlm, Germany: Alfred H. Schutte, Cologne, Paris, Brussels, Liege, Milan, Turin, Barcelona, and Bilboa. •..-- .I. ...... . E. S. STERZIK. 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NATIVE FURNITURE LUMBER 30th Year-No.6 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., AUGUST 7, 1909 Issued Weekly GRAN':' RA:-'I~· PUBLIC LIBRJ RY TRAFFIC BUREAU FOR GRAND RAPIDS An Institution That Should Be of Great Benefit to Merchants, Manufacturers and All Others Affected by Freight Rates The estabh~hment m Grand RapIds of a permanent traffic bureau to be conducted by a traffic managelr of '" Ide. practical expenenco 111 fyelght transportatIOn mattere,. for the bo.nefit of shIppers who do not, Individually, employ a traffic manager and to represent Grand Rapids mterl!sts m cooperatIOn with other commerClal orgamzatlOns m the en-deavor to arnve at "olUtlOtlS of the vanous problems of trans-portatlOn that confront the carners and the shIppers of to-day, will be m accord With actlon taken by the merchant" manufacturers of many cIties that competQ WIth Grand RapId", m the common markE1ts At the la"t meetmg of the National ASSOCIation of l\Ian-ufacturers, the transportatlOn commIttee of that a",soclatlOn strongly recommended the estabhshment of -"uch a bUI eau m New York City In Chicago, St Lams, Pittsburg, 1n-cltanapohs, MemphiS, Dallas, Rockford, Ill, Qumcy, Ill, Evansville, Ind, Des MOlnes, Ia, LIncoln, Nebr. Kansas CIty, :1\10, and numerou,", other CItIes, such bur~atb have long been estabhshed and have proven successful m geittmg satIs factory re,ults for thetr suppQrters The more Important of the transportatlOl1 problems that confront the carner" and shippers may only be solved by cooperatIon The mtere"t" of the carner and the shIpper are mutual FnctIOn and controversy represent total loss of energy IndIVIdual effort IS largely meffectual For the proper handhng of freight matters a speCIal knowledge of freight transportatlQn affaIrs IS essentIal and such knowledge may not be obtamed from text book" but only through actual ratlroad expenen-::e and by close ::Jbser-vatlOn and study of the rapIdly changmg conclItlOns that SU!- round the transportatlOn busmess Such a bureau should not be conSidered as a claim collect l11g or a claIm creat111g agency. In exercismg a general su-pervIsIOn over the transportatlOn affaIrs of ItS membel s, claims of every de"cnptlOl1 would nece"sanly receive their share of attentlOn and an endeavor to secure a more prompt settlement of claims should be one object of the e"tablIshment of the bu-leau, but Its mamtenance should not be dependent upon the number or amount of the claIm" presented and collected The efforts of such a bureau should be directed towards secunng for Grand RapIds shIppers the lowest pOSSIble com-bmatlOn of freIght rates and cla":olficatlOns, WIth especIal atten-tenL'on to carload 1at111gs, 111ll11l1111maSn,d loadmg restnctlOns, il10 best of serVICe, representatlOn at meetmgs of the State RaII-load CommissIOn, the Interstate Commerce COmmlSSlOl1, clasq-ncatlOn cormmttees and legIslatIVe bodies when any actIOn IS contemplated that WIll affect the mterests of ItS members and to aSSt mblmg and dlstnbut111g traffic mformatIon pertment to the bU"l11ess of ItS membel s In cooperatIOn WIth the carner" and SImilar orgamzatlOns of shlppel s Gl and RapIds may accomph",h much towards the ad- Justment of matters of common 111terest such as the proposed 11l1lform code of demurrage rules, the proposed umform classl-ficat! on, the Ul1lform bIll of lad111g, ul1lfornllty and harmony be-tween state and natlOnal laws govermng carners, the "ecunng of carload rates on ltllxed carloads of freIght of the same des-cnptlon, the placmg of re::.ponslblhty upon the carners for er-roneous rate quotatlOns and such other problems as may de- \ elop 111the future as m the past It IS 111thIS dlrectlOn that the efforts of "m11lar orgal11za-tlOns have obtamed results that have 0ufficiently demonstrated theIr value amI effiCIency There IS nothmg of greater Importance to the manufacturer 01 the wholesaler than hIS transportatlOn faCIlItIes and cost" and haphazard, spasmodIC or l1l-advlsed actlOn 111 connectlOn WIth same IS detnmental and lUlJUSt to hUl1self and the carners Ex-pert, practIcal kuowledge of traffic matters is becom111ng recog-tllzed 111 the busmes" world as of great value and many other Cltles of less ul1portance have made greater progress towards the applicatIon of :;uch knowledge to their transpo'rtation prob-lems than has Grand RapIds The prestIge enjoyed by thIS city as the center of fur11lture manufacture and sale demand::. that It gIVe transportatlOn mat-ters attentIOn equal to that of ItS competItors Wlth1l1 the past SlAt) days the Interstate Commerce Commb01On has passed up-on dlmo"t one hundred compla111ts dealing WIth freIght rates and carload mltllmUl11S on furl11ture shIpments from Chicago, Dalton, Ga, Carolina terntory, Decatur, Ill, -Brighton, OhIO, and Keno"ha, '"Vl"COnS1l1 Any actlOn by Grand RapIds manu-factnrers towards obtam111g more favorable transportatIOn con-ditIon- or lesser cost", 111the 111terests of theIr customers WIll certamly be noted and \\>111 matenally strengthen the tIes that bmd the trade to thIS market The Interstate Commerce CommISSIon and a maJonty of the members of the can lers are favorable to the placmg of such matters 111the hands of tra1l1ed experts and to the establishment of such bureaus EXbtIng condltlOn0, pecnbar to the geo-graphical 10-::atlOn of Grand RapIds and to the products of its 111clustnes, are such that the establIshment of such a bureau "hould not be clelayed and in thiS dlrectlOn it should be imme-dIately demonstrated, byond chspute, that ('Grand Rapids Knows How" \ V f' f' K I \ ~--_._.--_. IIII III II• I4 II II II ~------------------------------------------- Allt>gOIl Not(·io.and V(·,,~olluliti(·~. Allegan, \ugust 6-C B Bakel ot lhkel &.. (0 ,lel (JIll pdl1led by IllS fdlml), hds been spend111~ the IMst n\ 0 \\ ceb ,It Crunn lake \Vhl1e thele the) lu\ e been "topp1l1g ,It the Plaimvell-Allegan Gunn Lake Cluh \V J Oln ~I of 011\ ~I 8.- Co 1'0 anothel ot the \\ ell kno\\ 1\ manufacturels of Allegan \\ ho \\ Ith hI" lam11\ IS "pell(hm; t\\ (l \\ eeks at Gunn lake 1'1 easurer F I Chlchestel of the Phoem, COmpall\ b e,- pected to return September 1 hom a n\ 0 mOllth" \ ISlt to the PaCIfic coast Whl1e thel e he \\ 111 \ ISlt the Ala"ka- Yukon- PacIfic exposItIon The Phoell(x Company, IncOl pOl ated 111;(0\ embel 1908 wIth a pdld up capItal of $9,000, h,n mg tdken 0\ el the olel Rowe plant, has not as ) et c0111menced opelatIon" The com-pany I" officered as follo\\" PI eSldent, DI 1oung, \ Ice presIdent, vV E Ro\\e, seCletary, 13 13 Sutphm, tleasurel,} I ChIchester Oltver & Co, manufacturers of combmatIon desks, ltbral \ cases, ch1l1a closets, ladles' desks and buftets ha\ e Just added d l111eof mlSSIQn goods GeOl g e 011\ er I epOl ts a qtbLlCtOl \ tl ade for the past Sl, months, commg pnnclpalh 110m the east and the mIddle \\it" t The film ot 011\ er &.. Co \\ dS e~- tabhshed III 1855 and about tl11ee \ ealS a~o a clMn~ C \\ d~ effected, at whIch tnne George 011\ er, Sr , and "~ndrew Oln el who wel e brothers, retIred, bong succeeded b\ \\ 111 T 011\ el and George Oltvel, Jr Bames, MOSler & Co, manufactul ers 01 blltteb and hU?,h gl ade cab1l1ets, announce that the) \\ 111dl "contlllue the nMnll facture of buffets, and \\ III de\ ote theIr tIme e'Ccltbl\ eh to cdb1l1ets Heretofore they ha \ e made then cablllets 111 bn d -,- eye maple;bllt they w111now add a hne ot oak Bames, ~Io"lel & Co are a MIchIgan corpOl atlOn, \\ Ith a paId up capItal ot $13,000, orgamzed five yeal s ago Then trade comes ldl ~eh h om MIchIgan The company IS officered a" tollo\\ s PI e" Ident, Gustav Stern; vIce pI e"ldent, C R vI, l1kes, seCl etal) . Dr C W Young, tleasmel, J F )'10s1er, manager Hem) Bames One of the be"t known manufactuung concelns of A.llegan IS that of Bakel & Co, e"tdbhshed about eIghteen} eal ~ dgO. and conslst111g of C 13 Bakel and George dnd HIram De Ldno The firm manufactm es a hne 1111eof buffets, chma closet" combmatIon bookcases, ladles' desks and hbral} cases The lIne 111cludes about one hundled pIeces E CRowe, propnetor of the E C Ro\ve Can 111g\ \ Olk" h,l" been vlsltmg hIS brothel Henry of the RO\\ e :VIanufdctl1l-lIlg Company, Newaygo, Mlch, the pa"t \\eek Dml11g hl~ \ l"lt Mr Ro\ve has been tdlong a httle I ecreatlOn dt He"" T ,lkt The I~ CRowe Cal V111g\Vorks ha\ e Ju-,t gotten out d new catalogue, whIch they are nov\ maIlIng to theIr trade The catalogue shows a complete lIne of cal \ 1I1gs fOl furl11tUl e and casket manufacturers 1\11 RO\ve Iepm ts that buslne"" has been very good, espeCIally from the11 ea"tel n tI adc the pa"t SIX months 1) ------------------------------------- Mahogany Circassian Walnut Quartered Oak Walnut Curly Maple Bird's Eye Maple Basswood Ash Elm Birch Maple Poplar Gum Oak The Luxury Chair Company. Under the management of Geo K Mead, the I U"\.Ul\ ChaIr Company of Grand RapIds has made gleat stude" :\11 Mead IS a practical chaIr man and looks closely to evelY detaIl - ---------------------------------. \ I~ T., \ "\ ------------------------------..., II II I I• ---------------------------------------------~ Foreign and Domestic Woods. Rotary, Sliced, Sawed. III till lJtl~lJ1l~" \\ hlll hc tool, dUlgc the compdllY Wd" P,l\- 111~ ;-,.J- ;0 pel thouo.,lml 101 ell} 11llSlumber; now he has a dl) kl1n that dlle" It 101 50 cents TIe has also btuIt a two-e,tCJ1) 1)1lC]" dd(htlOn that 1I1Ueases the f1001 space of the pld11t at ICel:'.t.J-O pel cent .\h l\Ieacl also looks carefully after the wel-tale 01 1110.help, and has plo'lded shower baths, lavatolle", clo"ets and e\ el \ com elllcnce for both the men and wome11 111 hIS employ ~ e\\ machl1l es ha\ e been added, and they make all the11 ft ame", The 11l1e conslst1l1g of the Luxury patent J oc]"el flam I ockel s ell\ ans, stools and chall s, IS one of the beo.t made 111GI and RapIds, and bUSIness glows every seel"on There I:'. not a s1l1g1e old pIece 111 stock, dnd ordel s are on thell books 101 e\ el \ th1l1g that I." made or In course of constl uctlOn \11 :.\Ieeld has ~no u~e t01 accumulatlOns- 'A warehouse IS next th1l10 to a mOl 0 uc Keep the !:\ oods mov1I1g" IS hIS motto, b b " then) ou \\ III not be troubled" Ith close-outs Inyited to Fly lor the Siegel. Cooper Company. 1rem \ SIegel, the pI eSldent at the SIegel-Cooper Company, ha<.. otteled the \Vngltt brothers C:;7,5oo to make three flIghts In el11 aelOplane tlOm the 100f of the ChIcago store l'hI:'. ])IUlect edlp"1I1g, In the 0])11110nof some, the entelpnse of H CT '-,eltlldge" ChICago Idea" dep,lrtment store In London, hel" lKUl undel consldel atlOn for some tIme by the VVnght broth Ch aec01 dIng to 1I1f01matlOn whIch leaked out 111 Wa"h1l1gton [he London mer clunt eAhlblted the Blenot heavler-than-all th 1I1g nuch1l1e 111 hI" "tale, but :.\/[r SIegel, who has become dn enthu"'lelst about denal naVIgatIOn, IS strl\ 1I1g to have the hte "'lzed pa"",engel Cdll) 1I1g aeroplane eAhlblted flam the top ot hi'" "tale \\ Ith the fdmous vvnght brother" themselve:'. to make ha/drdous fJtghts and CIrcle over the cIty streets [: C Tal g ensen has blOught suit aga111st Tull & GIbbs, tht \\ ell kno\\ 11 turmture dealers of Spokane, Wash., and PUHland. 01e He asks Judgment fOl $2,088 on the ground thdt hetore surrendellng possession of the Lenox hotel in POI tldnel Idst T anual \, thev neglected to shut oft the water, \\ hlch fro/e al~d damaged the pIpes, walls and floors ~• ----------------------- II ,I II I,\ ,, •,, •II•• , •••• II• •II~._--_. ----------_ ....II ,I III I,II II ... THE WEATHERLY INDIvmUAL Glue Heater Send yonr address and and recc.ve deSCriptIVe Clrcnlar of Glne Heaters. G1ne Cookers and Hot Boxes Wltl. prICes. The Weatherly Co. Grand RaPid •• Mich. WEEKLY ARTISAN 7 ---------------------------------------------------- .~ Oak, Poplar LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES ON OUR OWN MANUFACTURE OF I Circassian, Mahogany, I I and Ii tI... . Gum The Albro Established IB3B. Would Give Long Hauls Lowe1' Rates. lor many yeal s one of the popellal p1muple" of 1ate 111ak 1I1g-ha~ been that a thlOUe,h rate 111mt not be le,>~ than the J ca1 I ate cOl1lb111ecl The Inter,>telte Commerce C01l1l1l1~"l()n lJ'l'> ,lttempte(l to 1epuchate that pr111c1ple b) authOt J7t11g 1ates ht tween \tJantIc port~ and the we~t Jowel than the cOl1lbtlled 1,ltt '> hetV',een local term1l1ah RaIlroad men cJeclare that th1" \\ ould 1evolut1OI11Ze a methocJ that ha" been In gene1al u"e for more than JO years and they do not propose to accept It Two de CIS1On" of the commISSIOn embodymg th1" pl1nClple, the ;\11'>- soun RIver case and the Kmdel case, mvolvmg rates to Denver, have been temporanly enJOIned, and are now pendll1g befure Judges Grmscup, Baker and Kohhaat of the Ul11ted St2tt" C1rcUlt court fOI adJuchcatwl1'i The ra1lroa(ls ale now pI e-panng to apply for an 111Junct1On agall1st the thl1 (I ~ncl1 de- CISIOnm the case of the Greater Des .Momeo>comrl11ttee a~am,>t the Rock Island and other webtel n roads The roads have repeatedly declared theIr deten111natlOn to cOl1te<;t the pn11c1ple to the last dItch i\s the fil1cImg of the Judges m the cases mvolvmg the rate" to the -:\11ssoun RIver and Denver WIll not be reached untl1 afte1 September 1, when the Des Momes order goes mto effect, the only way m ,vhlch the roads can prevent the reduct10n of theIr revenue" IS by an mJunctwn, unle~" the commISSIOn b prevaIled upon to postpone ItS order The Penusylvania Buying Cars. Official announcement was made at Pltt"burg last Monday that the Pennsylvama Railroad has placed orders for about $8,- 500,000 worth of new car eqmpment This IS saId to be the biggest order for cars ever placed at one time The number of new cars ordered is 8,000, and the cost will be more than $1,000 aplece ·While the entire order has been placed, the apport1Onment only for the lines east of PIttsburg and Elle IS made known There will be 4,845 cars for the hnes east of PIttsburg and Ene, leaving, presumably. 3,155 for the Pennsylvama hnes west of PIttsburg Orders on car" for the hne::. ea"t have been apport1Oned as foIIows: Pressed Steel Car Company of PIttsburg, 350 box cars, 350 hoppers, 500 coke cars, American Car & Foundry Company, 500 box cars; Standard Steel Car Company, 750 hopper cars; Cambria Steel Company, 500 coke cars; Penn-sylvania Railroad Altoona shops, 1,895 car" of all kinds In addItion to this order the company announces that in the very near future It wJ11 place ordel s for about 5,000 more freight cars, and, as Its recent orders prey lOUS to today aggre-gate about 5,000 cars, it wJ11be seen that the rallroad i" makl11g Veneers. Veneer Co. II .. CINCINNATI, O. ._-_. ---- --------- ~OOellt<; pron11',e tn get a 11e" ftelg-hi eqUIpment of somethmg lt1-..e20,000 carli \ c;ood part of the mele1s Ju"t placed <lfe of a rush l1atUle, e,lch of the compa11lc'> cIcdH \\ Ith hay me, ,lgl ('<eelto have "ome ne\\ Cdl., on the t1<lck., ll1'-,lde of 10 cIa) '-, Turpentine Trust and Timher Men Alarmt"d. Ownel" of '>outhern hmber land" and manage1 s of the so-called naval .,to! es tru"t, are protestll1g v1gorout>ly agall1st the pa "'>age of a blll now pendl11g 111 the Alabama legIslature The trust, whIch seems to be more mterested than the tlmbe1 owne1", has mduced dealel S m naval stores-turpentme and rosm-to flood the leg1"latl11 e WIth letters askmg that the bIll be defeated OJ that actlOn be po"tponed untIl more thor-ough 1m estlgatlOn ha., been made "\s a result of the PIO-te" b the commIttee hav111g the bIll 111 charge has decIded to hold pubhc heanngs and mV1te all mtere"ted to present the11 \ 1evvs The tlmbel, or forestry bJ1l, as It IS knov\n, plovldes that no tree of less than 12 mche" 111dIameter can be cut, and no tI ess le<;s than 15 111ches m dIameter can be tapped for turpen-tme, and carnes WIth It the creattOn of mspecto1 s for the ::.tate, who shall receIve fees for m"pectmg rOS111and turpen-tme The grade estabh"hed by the 11lspector IS to remain, thus makIng It ImpossIble for the purchaser to buy as one grade and move up to another, as members of the trust have been dccused of doing. The bIll, If It becomes a law, IS expected to prevent waste and to decrease the lumber cut and output of rosm and tur-pent111e 111the state The Coalmga (Cal) hotel IS to be remodeled anel reful- 11lshed. " .- . I FOX --------_..----- - - - - - - - - -- ., I SAW DADO HEADS GREATEST RANGE QUICKEST ADJUSTMENT LEAST TROUBLE PERFECT SAFETY SMOOTHEST GROOVES FASTEST CUT LEAST POWER LONGEST LIFE It II Also Machine Knive.r. Miter MachInes. Etc. We'll gladly tell you all about it. PERMANENT ECONOMY FOX MACHINE. CO. 185 N. Front Street, Grand Rapids. Mich 8 WEEKLY ARTISAN If You Want One Crate or a Carload of Rotary. Cut Plain Oak Veneer Write us. We have it, red or white, crated and ready to ship. Walter Clark Veneer Company 535 Mich. Trust Building GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. II II New York Market Reports. i\ew YOlk, \ugust 6~netter demand t11a1 \\a, noted le"t week IS the onl} teature \\ ortl1\ of 111entlon m market 1ep J1 that are supposed to he ot mteres t to turm tUl e men 1hll e has been no ad, ance 111 pi Ices eAcept on turpe,ltme \\ h1111hel" gone up anothe cent, the II~e bel 19 due entlrel} to leghlatl) 1 pend111g 111 \labama, \\!1l< ..Jl thleaten~ to Ie tnct the output ur the state It IS now quoted here at ")2@")'2Y2 cent- tor (I Ill, dehver} dehvery L111seed 011 IS stlll dull ~ale, thb \\ eek hd\ e been t "- ceedll1gly small at last week s quotatlons-I\ e",tern rel\\ (JO@(d cents, CIty. law, 61@();! , smgle b,)11ed, 62(aJGJ and double lnl]u] 63@GJ, m 110t les", than flVe ball el lots Shellac IS mo\ 1l1f; mOle treelq than last \\ eek, the iran'dl tlOn.., In some grades bemg of seasonable \ o]ul11e bllt pillt .. while firm, ',]lOW no 111atella] cnan~ e T X 111 t ,lSe, h ljuoted 15@15.Yz, bnght 01ange ~Tacle, 1"l((1::91, fane \ ,hade, 20@!! and DIamond I '2 ')((1:2:b cent r1 e~h bleached 1b 12 (it 1: dned. n@21Y;; l enb A bettel dennnc1 t01 COIdafSe IS noted, but It hd' not elt fected pnces B ( tv\ me "0 18 b quoted at IlJ t enh pel pound, Incha l\, o~ J,::,i to () at 1@7.Yz, hfSht, 8@SY;;, fi,le "0 18 at 11@1172 cents Goat Sk111Sare more actlVe and pnces are filmer on the better quaM) of ::\Iex1~ans which an 1\ e 111small lOb Dag-utd' and Haytlens are quoted at 51@'58 cenL, Poytas -i l@-i ~ \Ic",-- lcans, 4,,@±4, MeAlcan frontiers, 33@35 cents Leather of all kll1d~ rema111" 1emarkabl} qmet not\\lth,tand- 111~the tanff ag1tatlOn 111congre~s Good Demand for Lumber. The 1110stplOm111ent featnre at the lumber market at pi cc,- ent IS a marked 111C1ease111the numbel of 111qmne~ \\ hIle an 111qmry does not con:.tltute d demand an unusual number of them 111(11catethat they \\ III 000n be follo\\ eel b} an l11Cred"eel demand, and when they come from large consume! s the} show that the 1I1qUllers expect to place order, soon IIIthout ret-el ence to the future the demand 1s much leuger than at thb time last week I\t 1110StpOints It IS better than IS expected 111 c\u-gust Ma1ked Improvement \,1 the tone of the lumber bUSI-ness IS reported from all p0111tS Hardwood lumer IS 1110V111g111 greater volume than 111 July and much gl eater than 111 Aug u~t last ) ear Pllces at e firm, e"'-ceed111gl) so for the better grades of oak The hlghe1 grades of other vanetles of hardwood are reported scarce 111 first hands and there IS 110 sIgn of weakness at any pomt eAcept 1ll the demand for culls at some of the Southern mIlls ~----------------------------_._ ..._--_ .._- THE NEW GRAND RAPIDS MACHINERY STORE Wood Working Machinery Factory Equipment Machine Knives, Bits, Etc. Everything in Equipment for the Woodworker. McMULLEN MACHINERY CO. GRAND RAPID, MICH ---~ , ••• a ••••• ._ ---_. •• .., j STANDARD UNIFORM COLORS I : Adopted by the Grand Rapids Furniture ASSOCiation are produced With our: II Golden Oak Oil Stain No. 1909, Filler No. 736. I Early English Oil Stain No. 55, Filler No. 36. I Weathered Oak Oil Stain No. 1910. I Mahogany Stain Powder, No.9, Filler No. 14. I Fumed Oak (W) Stain No. 46. II II GRAND RAPIDS WOOD FINISHING CO. 5559 Ellsworth Ave ORAND RAPIDS, MICH '- -~---- .. _..- _.- ..-- . -- " ROLLS THE "RELIABLE" KIND THE FEllWOCK AUTO & MFG. CO. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. -., \V E E K L Y ART I SAN LUCE~REDMOND CHAIR CO., Ltd. ..- .... ----- - - ---------.._--~--~----------------._.~~_._-------------_._--------- I I I II II II BIG RAPIDS, MICHIGAN MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH GRADE OFFICE CHAIRS, DINING CHAIRS Reception Chairs and Rockers, Slippers Rockers, Colonial Parlor Suites, Desk and Dressing Chairs In Uark and Tuna Mahogany, Buch, B,rd',-eye Maple, Q!!artered Oak and Cuca<Slan Walnut You will find our Exhibit on the Fourth Floor, East Section, Manufacturers' BUlldmg,North Ioma St , Grand Rapids. I\,,,I I, I,,I I,II ._.------------------- ------------~_. ExhIbIt In charge of J C HamIlton C E Cohoes J Edgar Fo'ler Good Demand f01' Ru~s. 9 ----------------------------------------------------~ ~a:>tern manufacturers, 1mporte1s and Jobbe1~ It'port a b11Sk demand for 1ugs - an unusual demand fc)! a pellOcl ~o late 111 the season \\ hat IS known as the cluphcclte demand IS much larger than has been expenenced f01 mallY yeal S :\10re buyer~ al e 111 the market plckIn:S up spot supphe~, vvht{rever the) al c to be found, and 111each Instance are askIng qmck Shlp1l1ellt~ ot the good'> pm-cha'oeCl, In adehtlOn to thb, buyer~ are also askmg for prompt 111)),j, 'lts of all good'i on ordel, a'o then summer trade has heen of larger volume than was expected RetaIlers startec1 the 'ieason vvlth very small ~upphes of old good'i on hand and 'ill1ee that tIme have been purchasll1g "teadlly It was beheved that the heavy bUY111gwll1ch took place Ju:>t hef01e pnces were ,tdvanced, '''ould fully cover all 1eqUlrements f01 the balance of the season, but eVIdently buyels have found theIr purchase'> too ~n1.lll to meet reqUIrements, as they are back 111the market f01 adclttlOnal supphes, vv1th whIch to meet nearby futUl e 1equlre n en is \lanufaLtul er, dedal e that the advance 111 pllces letst month-about 5 pel cent-v. a'i nOl enough 10 cover the lll- Clea-;ed co-;t 111matenal and llltlJl1ate that a further advance mU'it come soon Carpets are lllO'lllg mOle freely than a month ago Bu) er~ arE sald to be duphcat111g thelr ordel s for \XUl111ter'i Brus'ic1s, \\; lltons and tapestI le'i Jngra111~, however, are reported hfele'i~, "lth no hope of 11llprOvel1ent l1l thelr very unsatlsfacloq sea'iO 1 Henry Explains. Llttle Hem), ,I comtant source of JOy 111the hotlSehole1 of a f 11I1l1111l e 111.\11 hVl1lg III Gl a11c1H.,tplC1~ swallo\\ cel ,I bt1l1 \\ !tIC" he had detached from a bolt WIth whIch he wa:> plaY111g He im-mcehatelv 111formed the dot111(2,p"al ents that he had "swallowecl ~Olllethln:s but wa" unable to cles-::nbe the sIze and nature of the tll111g '\ el vou~lv the fatlle1 pulled aSlde a commode III the hope of alchng Henr) to nallle the mls~111g al tIde, when the httle bcn ex,-lalllled IOh papa It wa llot ,t~ lal (2,"Ca~ that Made by Grand RapId, F anc)' rUIDltur~Co, Grand RapId" Mlch " 10 - - ------------------------------. A DEPARTMENT OF HELPS FOR THE ADVERTISER WEEKLY ARTISAN RETAIL FURNI1.'URE ADVERTISING Conducted by Chief of the "-dvertisina Department, Furniture City Enara ...i.na CODJpany MARLIN L. BAKER No, thIs IS no furl1lture ad But why b It the furl1ltnrc No' HIs readers are no dIfferent houses don't put out a furl1lture announcement that IS as 111- one \\111 mIss secmg hIS ad if It Isn't the viting as thIs department store page? mess 111the paper Each sub-dlvlslOn has a dlst111ctlve heacltng of ItS 0\\ n· Just imagme the page of Rothschllds & Company, a fnrl1l- Really now, doesn't It do your heart good to look at an ad so tnre ad, cuts of furmtUl emplace of the figures and dry goods. well displayed, so clean 100kll1g, and so easy to read) :\ote \\'ouldn't "ou rather read that kll1d of a furmture ad than the the lower quarter of thIS ad, nearly all the sectlOns belong to ones) ou usually find m any of the newspapers? I rather thmk the average furniture store It Isn't crowded wIth bIg cuts and \ au would black face type. Good fnrl1ltnre advertlsmg is a mIghty scarce article and Note the clear open appearance, the perfect balance ot 11- It IS the ad \\ nter s O\\n fault He walts 'ttll the last minute lustratlons and the excellent typography, m short It IS an ad- before prepdnng hIS COP), wntl11g "any old thIng" to fill space vertlsement that commands attentlOn \\ hlle thc ne\\ ~papcI soltutor ~tands dt IllS elbow, punchl11g him Why don't the furl1lture advertlser produce copy that com along mands attentlOn? Are his reader~ any dIfferent from those Is it an) \\ ondcr dverage f11ll1lture ads look as they do? who read department store stuff; must he use a conglomera-tion of line etchl11gs, worn out electros and fine screen halftone cuts (when he should use all 1111ecuts 111hIS ads)? Is that any reason why he should use the blackest type 111the pnnter\ case? He only thinks "ome blackest, Jumbled up Advertising Value ::\Ir Theo. Fettl11ger, Adv, .l\1gr for Hahne & Co, Newark, )J J, 111a recent address on advertlsl11g, said: "It IS a posltlve creatIve force, and the world would lose much wIthout It "It multlpltes human \\ants," J\Ir Fettl11ger asserted, "It 111- tenslfies human deSIres, makcs fashlOns, encourages constant change, leads people to dress better. to build better homes, to furnIsh them to bettel taste, and to make them more comfortable and sal1ltary. ".-\dvertlsl11g IS one of the sImplest, yet one of the most complex factors 111 the promotlon of bus111e"s It IS an essence glv111g pubhClty to the object you \\Ish to promote, or the th111gor servIce you have for sale Just how this pubhclty can best be secured IS, and al\\ a) s WIll be, a problem, because of the varY111g condltlons 111whIch man finds hmlself as times change and the people change wIth them" The nnvspaper IS beyond question the best of all adverttsing mecltums, not only became It facilitates the dissemination of in-formation to the pubhc at the least pOSSIble cost and in the speed- Iest manner, but also for many other reasons "Perhaps the most cogent reasons why the newspaper should be patrol1lzed above all other mediums i" the fact that the press IS so helpful in the upbuilding of the city, in the furthering of its enterprises, and became the city is so apt to be judged by its newspapers, and its bllsiness men by the advertising that appears in the ne\\ spapers "\Ve should not count merely the earninlSs that come direct from our advertlsing investments, but the asset consta'ltly being created for every b lsiness instihtion and every property-holder in the cIty thr011gh the newspapers' activities Every dollar P'lt into the ne\\ "paper advertising strengthens the newspapers and enables the publi"hers to gIve to the p~ople, practically witho"t cost to the readers the wonderful purveyors of news and molders of public opinion for which the country is famous" WEEKLY ARTISAN Eight Good Reasons Why Cook Can Serve You Best Everv Une a Convincing Argument. Read Carefully. Then Come and See For Youraelf. [PA~"~,:~:;:::~~ ..~:,_ I \LO:~p~~~:...o:.,~~~R~NI5H1NG- I. ..., IIN CASE OF DElI TH All. PAYMENTS CEASE- I IQUAUTY FIJRNlTURE ADDS TONE TO YOUR HOME-I coo ................ <1 .... ""' ,......Idb fe, It.. It .. ~, III 1M, ~ .~ llad __ d ... W. ITHELARGI!STANDBESTSELECTEDSTOCK GOLD RING FOR THE IlA!lY WITH Mote ........ eotDIeftll ",!Mlred ...,. _ I'0OI 1baa .. ..., EVERY CARRIAGE otbN woouaeUt tvIdla ...._ ::.::=:.~ ~:::a~'":~,=,:,,,CIw -- mat , FRE1l DELlVERY-A~ U.~.~PIa.cnlo!d4I.,....l.-- .. .. <na .. O'W1IU~ or;i6"I"'of...'_-'*'t.1'" ..,...,.... wK1l~Jl8I?Ar AND '.AT\. RPAl': £Vll.IrrIL'1QS. THE FURNITURE STORE A. S. COOK COMPANY. 67-69 MAIN STREET, WOONSOCKET, R I ...... ....",,'C CAR "an08 \ot: TO 01.8 DOOR The above dd\ ertlcement of A S Cook company. Vlooll'iock-et, R I, may be cntlC1seel by a number of ad writers, but there are surely a number of POl11ts descnbed that will not fall to bnng trade to the store It lS eleservl11g of commendation on arrangement, descnptlOn and pnclllg Whlte space is used to good ad, antage Here are some gooel, senslble sales talks, full of reason why COpy Some ad-wnter~ nllght cOll'ilder them rather lengthy, but there lS 110 c10ubtlllg that good results dre more often obtallled from thiS kllld of talk, even 1£ lt l~ lengthy, than the common "hot alr" stuff usually used Successful copy wlltel s do not fill their space wlth \\ orthless "hot air" but tells the reader 111 a plaln, stralghtforwarel, senslble,· . way statlllg facts He gives them a leason for offering goods under value, trnthful descnptlOn talks to his reacler~, as he would to a customer on the floor Read these talks from the pens of real aelvertlsers, study th('m, it wlll be time well spent CARPLTS \ \]) RUGS \ld~Jl1ficent chsplav of Tngll',h Axmln, ter carpets In the range of selectIOn thb :L,ton C8rpet store neve" presented d better chOlce-vVl11l11peg 11ls never ,een Its equal bel ore We h'n e made c1Jscrlmll1atll1\!;se lectlOn among- the world's prettIest patterns and colOrings of the ,,,,orld's most noted Ax-mInster loorrs and rvany patterns have been woven exclusnely for thIS store Fvery style an I period of decoratIOn can be m8teher\ and £01 cuch be lutlful carpets-the values are truly extraordmary In Axmmster rug-s too, there IS a handsome shoWll1g I1lustrat-m~! the run of values we clescrlbe one ,pi en dId lme TIere IS a 101ely green, WIth a rich or ental effect that would look well m h-br lry or den, another IS a hm d~ome effect 111 blue and gold dnd shll another 111 brown and gold These rugs hdve a deep IIch pIle of hnest worsted and all makes of the leadmg- Fng-hsh ancl Scotch AXl1l1111ster mlll,- r etton's, Wm11lpeg, Can MATTI l\f GS Floor coverings for summer u~e Crex Iugs and mattmg-s The C, ex fdbrlc IS a neat attrachve and firmly \\ 01en floor covering-made m a number of very n etty de'ilgns that enables one to obta1l1 a htg-hly artbtlc decora-tIve effect at a very moderate prlce-costmg as It does les~ than an Tngram carpet It may bE hacl m the form of a mattmg, 36 1I1ches- WIde, WIth whIch a room can be covered all over It also comes 111 rugs of all sIzes from lEx36 Il1ches un to 9x12 feet These are used largely for porch rugs Al'd then there are the Crex porch runners whIch can be had 111 all WIdths up to 9 feet ancl any reqUIred leng-th -Schuneman & Evans, St Paul, Mll1n HAMMOCKS Swmg- a hammock and enjoy outdoor summer hfe to Its fullest Buy a Palmel hdmmock r1', the be~t fhe unci a ,hdcly nook somewhe e ,lIId take summer hfe d bIt ea sy when yoU em Nothmg lend, so much to the enjoyment of outdoor comfort as the jU"t rI~ht shdped, just right hammock Hel e's a Palmer hammock WIth a close canvas weave 111 Per~lan stripes concealed snreader at head wood bar 2t foot, WIth patented tlp~ and adlnstable hItch end rings, WIth pIllow ~nd valance a dozen color combmatl011" $1 2S -S P Dunham & Co, Trenton, N J Get one Now IS the tIme Summer hav Il1g now set 111 for good you should put up a hammock, whIch you WIll find enjoyed by all, as a great ple'lsure, and comfort Ham-mocks occupy d very small space, and WIll add to the looks of your lawn, or porch, that IS If "elected from our WIde as,ortment all of whIch dre of the best selected matellal havll1g orlg-ll1ahty m deSIgn and color Our $2 hammocks al e not as hI ge 1'ld hand somely made as our $7 ones, but fOI service and long- wear they VI 111 answer your pur pose Weare ,howll1g numberle." others, between the,e pn cs, \\ hlch WIll appeal to you as rm e selectlO'lS These we-e bought for your mspechon so look them over- Snowr-Tulhs Hardware Co, Montgomery Ala ' New Hammocks 111 attractive colonngs The smal test Iange of attractive hammocks IS Illcluded 111 the new lot offered to the pubhc comJllencm" to day The m,l" c" cent blendll1g, of the gorgeous colors WIll forcefully appeal to all These hammock, are "wll1d, ram and rot proof" and g-Ive the best wear because they are made from the most rehable mdterlals 111 a very superior way PORCH SHADES Porch comfort You WIll never know the real luxu-y, comfort and enjoyment to be had from YOUIporch until you fit It WIth /' / 11 ~ t~ ~ at £!ices ~ ~ ~ ~ ex An odd let 01 CriI>o found on lnvcnlol'Ylnf sto<k. all marked ., savfng Flees to Insure thCU' Soak and .ttra ... t businc.ss mJ:s w«k.. ..I I I I I ~ ,I A THE FURNrTUR.E STORE S COOK COMPANY, 67-69 MaIn St .. Woonsocket. W--e W--an-t -Y-ou-r -C-a-sh-! ~ VudOl pOlch <-h,t<k, Wood h one of the best non concluc101s of heat known, therdore Vuclor porch shdCle, are made of wood flbrc -11l1deli wood Your porch-the part of yOw house whIch IS entirely out of JOOlS, you would utlhze all summer long If It were not for the unendurable summer sun \Vlth Vudor pOlch shades your porch 10 made habItable Vudor shades are of the hIghest g-rade of matel'lals and workman~hlp, are per-fectly made III eve y detaIl and are so I1Icelv stdll'ed thdt they harmom7e WIth the finest homes Colors-brown, green and mottled effects -Kaufmdn's, Trenton, N J RErRIGERATORS Leonard cleanable refrigerator" actu~lly "ave Ice They co~t just about the same as the ordll1ary sort", and only a httle more than the re'llly poor one" The ddference m the Ice bIlls pays for them There are no places III the I eonal d that can not be eaSIly cleaned-no mold, no rhrt accumulation 1\11 the mSlde pdrts e ,slly removable -Crew~- Beg\!;, Co, Pueblo, Colo Some I efng-el, tor facts that are worthy of your thoughtful consIderatIOn Refng-erator we~ther IS WIth us We are prepared WIth a fine, Idl ge stock of really dependable most 'i'ltbfactory food pI esel vers at the lowe"t price, thdt hlghe<-t quahty WIll per-mIt Among- them IS the "Eddy"-and we are the sole Trenton ag-ents In these re frlgerdtors and Ice chests the ust.lal dead aIr space b rel11forced by an effective Insula tlOn of 'Eddy" mventlOn The doors fit perfectly, and dre eqUIpped wlth strlP~ of feltll1g, makl11g a practically mr tight refrigerator The ArtIsan VI 111 be .;;1d9to receIVe "am-ple of ~ood furmture ads and reproduce anv that a-e worthy Addre'iS all matter to '\1ARLI~ A BAKER 423 MUrlay BwIJl11g IllOI11l11~ ot thc fil ~t etlY ot \[ay III c,ILh \ e,l1, until ~ 0 (lock all th( IllotlllJlg 01 thc jtl~t dd) OJ Odohel lIi cdch \Cdl, the ,tdll d<1)(1 tll11C ,hdll h( O!1l hOUI I1l ,lC\\ dille of the ~tandd1(l tltllc nOyl III u~c nl1~I' to hL 'lLL0l1lphshcd by ddv,lllllng the hdl1d, o t 1hc cloc k onL how Oil "IdY 1dnd may Illg thC111 hdCk om hum on Octobel 1. •'\0 l,ullOad \HJl1ld be compelled to change d ~ll1gle ~Lh(' 1- uk tlOI dn) fddOl \ I\-" ham ~ of work People would ,0 (IUlCk h M1Jll~t themsehe, to It th'lt It would be forgotten m a day 01 1\\ 0, fOl the wOlld hves by the clock ~ol11e of the I e,ulh to be attained arc: '1 Health anel ph\ 'lLal \\ elf,ll e al e pro111oteel tf the dL 111111 , ot hte he~m call) III the clay as nature 1l1tends, '! \dchtlOnal tIme dunng ddyhght I~ gamed fat I est and 1II 1, \tlo 1 thL u'c ot pal ks ami playglouncls dunng the hot months \\ auld be mCl cased and d11 fOll11s of I ell eatIon Lould h( plOleltecl on larger hne~ .3 'I hl tal mel, \\ ho I ept e~ents dlmo,t one-half of the pop 1'1(1)( 11 ,111clII ho pi a( tlLalh h,e, b) tll1~ ~ummel schedule, would he LJldhlul to 11am act hl~ bus1Ue~, wIth the (ItIe~ that mULh C,ll her 'VOULD UTIL1ZE ~10REDAYLIGHT Turn the Clock Allead and Start Work an Hour Earlier in the Summer Thue J h( plOpO,ltIOl1 to qc,tl ,l1I houl [10111 thL 11J(~ht III t'llll Illg the clOLb dhead 'CUll', hkeh to h( ddoptul III \mLlI( ,I ,I' It 11.l~ been by nMn\ manllt,ILtl1lel, ,l11(l 1)\ ~0111e lllul1lujJ.\huL' In Eng]'lllcl The pldn h,l' been dhLlls'ul h\ the nCII~]J Ip I' \\ Ilh genel,d applO\ ,d but ,0 [,11 Llllunll,lll I' thL onll \ml! 1(,\ 1 nt) that has fOllnalh e,,"ples,e(1 an Intention to 'Idopt thL ,nc: gestlOll '\ few 111dllufdctl1lel' hay e adopted thL e.ll hu 11111e ~Lhedulc not by t11ll1lllg thell clock, ahead but b\ '1111pll ,t,lI t mg wOIk an hout ealhel~,lt '1'( 1l1steael ot ~ 0 dock tm 111 'tal1ce~anc1 thele ale man) \\ho thmk the IcfOlI11 ,honld k ,'ccol11phshed 111 that \\ d\, but It IS eVident that thl 1110\ ell1enl \\ ollid he mULh mal e ~enel ,d ,md tl1<.'1efm e ldtbL \C," con tU"j<\11 hv tlll mng the cloLk '\he,1(l 1he ol1h II ell fOllndul Oh]lll1otl Lo the pletl1 comes flom the astI onomel ~~thc ,dl11dn,l( llMkll ,- Made by Grand Rapid, Fancy F urmlure Co , Grand RapIds. I\1lch \\ ho have trouble Lnough 111 I edullng 'sun tune to ,t,l1Ida 1 d ttme The 1\atlOnal Ddyhght -'L~o' latlO11 ha, been orga1l1zed to ll1dllCe bus111ess organl/atlOn~ and mumclpahtles to ddopt th I eformed time schedule and has ~ent out mlSSlOnane~ to e "- plam Its advantage~ One at them I C Rose a bU~1I1e'-" Il1dn of C111C1l111ati wa, a guest of the -\~sOC1atlOn ot Commel LC .It , " ,'1(z,n the othel dd\ \\hen he dehvered an adole', \\ hlLh I, lOIn el tcd dll \\ ho heal d hUll 111 the (011 "e ot , t Gl\ e them bettel opp II F\ CI\ thIng el"l I I 1 'I, ,t th " I I II !l , I ' Ii "" 1'"11\1 11' \!.'l(' Ih( <!(),k f"f"d"l It hom betl\eLl' \1(1 I [11 I) 1 oft'lt!1 1(11 lI1dlllt"otl ,]111011of all the \vOlkll~ 11 Ill' II1lltn II 111 1)( 11'1]'1 e e(l 'h<;OCl.ltl011 whIch Wtll ,oon hl\( I' 1\ 11 il' '.I "- , 'I 'l' lh,tt flom A11d ,dlll 2 J elil< I, "I, 'h' I hI) L emplo) ed 111 1111ll" £.tclll! Ie, dlld office', 'l11d c~ 1'(( tdlh IhL t11111I011sof hOl1~e\\ Ive", \\ 111IMve mOl e tUlle ,it thell UIIJI uHllmdl1d dunng dayhght '") ] he people of England and Scotland lnJoy long ",nll 1 l \ l 1111~' b\ I ca~on of then nOl them altltude, and we should h'l\ C \d1dt the} hay e ,IS It can be done Without cost OJ 1l1tcl-j( ll'llLL \\ Ith eXI~tlng condItIOns "Il It dftect~ 1I1tl1l1ately the prIv,tte and pCIsonal hfe ul l \ Cl I mdn, \\ oman dnd c11l1d, and IS thel efore of mOl e p~1 '011.1\ l11ll I c,1 to all the people than tanff or the Panama canet! UI dl1\ of the natIOnal questlOll" now penchng [he change IS as 'Imple a~ turmng yOU! watch fOI Wdl (1 II 1 11 \ au go tlom here to ;\ eVv York A number of fac- 1 " th! oughol1t the (ountl y, 111fiuenced by the welfare of all the \Yorkers have already been lunmng on what they call a "'Il1Il111 "Lhedule Tho~e schedule" amoul1t eiAaetly to what. the plan here proposed advocates Let me quote to you the \\ OIds of Thomas :\[oore, the poet. 'lnL! thL be't ot ,l1l ",[\, 1" Iengthcn alll cld\'- T, t" ,te tl I fc\\ hour, tI am thc 111ght 'II hy the ~avmg of lIght bIlls alone WIll IClompense ovu and 0\ er agd1l1 for the httle tWist of the thumb t\\ Ice a ) edl "hlch IS all the trouble the new scheme mvolves Do vou thlllk II e claUD the plan ongmated m thiS country? It did not. It ome, f1 am England where they have even more twthght than \\ e h'1\ e TInt beLdu,e It I~ EnglIsh I, no reason why \mcII-Lan'- ~hot11d not adopt It, If It can he ,hO\\11 to be et gent11lJC 111pI 0\ ement 1n bllsll1es~ } Oll l,l11 ne\ er tell wlllLh lIttle cOllrte,,) I~ ~011lg to pa~ the highest Idte of ll1terest Those \\ ho "nevel know when they are beaten" don't get l ld ( 11 '" '11<' I'H\l' ("( "(\,, "., II' ~ r ~ 11ouhle, and are not WEEKLY ARTISAN ~-------------------------------------.----------- ,I1 IIII II I "I I I1 III I I II II II III II ----------------------- SLIGH'S SELECT STYLES SELL AND SATISFY 13 ..I II1 I• ! III IIIII• I I• II II II IIIIII II II• -----------------------------------------------~ Many New Features Added for the Fall Season Everything for the Bedroom [ MedIum and Fme QuahlY J Office and Salesroom corner Prescott and Buchanan Streets, Grand RapIds, Mlch WHITE fOR CATALOGl'f SLIGH FURNITURE CO. Grand Rapids, Mich. ~------------------------------------_._--------- Raihoad Traffic Rapidly Gaining. The car efficIency commIttee of the Amencan RaIlway A..,,,oclatlOn reports that Idle freIght cars are L apldly l;0111g 111tOservIce The report fOl the last tv,o weeks 111July show'" a decrease of 16,873, or nearly 7 per cent 1t1 the numbel of ..,utplus car", the la~t report ~hoWIng a total of 2-+3,354 Idle cars Demands for box and coal cars, especIally the latter, reduced the aggregate surplus of the"e 12,292, and flat cal s decreased 756. Local demands caused a shortage of 339 cars, which is 211 less than two weeks ago. Throughout the central states and extendIng up into the northwest, gaIns in freight traffic were most pronounced, whIle on the laIlroads In the southwest steady improvement was manifested. Traffic fell off somewhat In the :'-Jew England states and through the gulf states, largely due to local conditions, but was not pronounced enough to offset the larg e gaIns 111the other sectIOns of the country. The surplus of Idle cars in the far west and 111the Virg111ias and CalO1111aswas unchanged. \Vlth the extension of the grain movement, there should be a matenal reductIOn In the present large surplus of box cars 111the eastel n and central sectIOns The coal car situatIOn contl11ues to Improve 111the ea..,tern, nllddle and northwestern terntoneq, although thel e IS stIll a sub..,tantlal e"{ce"q of cal.., Big Crop and High Prices. The Northwestern MIller figures that the farmer~ of Mlll-nesota and the Dakotas vvill receIve over $300,000,000 fOl then crop of wheat, whIch is the largest In the lllstory of those states, and is now ready fOl haIVestIng ThIS estImate, of course, is based upon current prices The MIller places the total wheat acreage at 15,297,000 in the three states, and the ) Jelel at 23S,OOO,OOOhu",hel..,. the ~re<ltL"t wheat ClOp e\ CI lal:oed by theqe state.., The estImate.., ale based on leporb hom more than 3,000 I e:oldent dgenb of the M111neapoh'i Ele- \ ator Company, CO\enng every nook and cornel of the entn C wheat belt Based upon the pnce of \\ hedt today on the Mlllneapolt-, dumber of commelce, the ClOp IS \\01th $313,750,000, com pared WIth $140,750,000, the value of the 1908 crop, based 011 the pnces of a year dgo ThIS means tlldt the falmels WIll get $165,000,000 mOl e thIS yeal fOl then v\heat than last yeal, OJ an lllcrease at more than 114 per cent Mr. Brown Dl.·ew the Macey ""Kitty". E C Brown, who returned Monday morning from a bUYl1ll:; tllP in the East for French & Bassett, the bIg houseftlf111shll1g store, was pleasantly surpnsed thIS morn111g by the receIpt of a check for $100, payable by the Macey company of Gland Rapids, MICh, says the Duluth (Mllln) Herald of July 28 As a special courtesy to ItS buyel s the company provlded ,1 "kitty" into whIch all vIsItIng buyers dlOpped sIgned cal d" The first card drawn out, whIch was l\Ir BIO\vn's, drew the check The "kItty" contained several hundred cards On Monday mor111ng, July 26, M H Meyers, mandgel of the Henry SIegel Company, Boston, plomised the sellll1g force that if the day's business exceeded the store's record, he would buy a dll1ner for the employes, all of whom are member" of the SIegel Fur111tme Club. The salesmen won the dll1nel and Mr Meyers made good on hIS promIse Immedlately ..lftel the 1e1Urns had been made The Alexandna hotel 111 Los Angeles will be enlarged and Improved at a cost of $1,000,000 - -- --------------------. 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN SUITE No 1233 MADE BY SLIGH FURNITURE CO. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH WEEKLY ARTISAN NEW YORK~S NEW FURNITURE EXCHANGE BUILDINGS Covering the entire blocks from Lexington Avenue to Depew~Place. 46th to 48th Streets Each building 200 x 275 feet in size and 12 stories high 1,300,000 Square Feet or Nearly 28 Acres Floor Space THE LARGEST AREA WHOLLY DEVOTED TO WHOLESALE SALESROOMS IN THE WORLD WILL BE READY FOR OCCUPANCY DECEMBER 1st, 1910 Applications for space should be made to CHAS. E. SPRATT, Secretary NEW YORK FURNITURE EXCHANGE 15 16 WEEKLY ARTISAN F-UBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY THE MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY SUBSCRIPTION $1 00 PER YEAR IN ALL COUNTRIES OF" THE: POSTAL UNION $1 50 PER YEAR TO OTHER COUNTRIES. SINGLe COPIES 5 CENTS PuBLICATION OFFICE, 108-112 NORTH DIVISION ST GRAND RAPIDS, MICH A S WHITE MANAGING EDITOR Entered a') second class mattel ]ul) ), 1909 at the post office at Gralld RapId", \llcllI~an unnet the act ot March) 18'79 Portldncl, 01 e£;()lJ dltlll~ UpOll the "uggestlOn ot thc \1 tl 'dlJ \\ III hold a ft1111ltt11c expoqtlon It \\ III not he ,lll 1'1 pO~1I1gaffall but of the' httle one tOI a cent ,,01t Onc thOll' ,tIld samples fr om the factor Ie ot the Uregon 1, urmtllrc \till ufactt11llJ£; (ompal1\ thc Olegon (hall Compal1\, the Por tlalJd l'ur11lture lJanufactunng lompdl1\ dnd the Radgear- \Llrle\ • compan\ \\ III be a~sembled and 111\ItatlOn, maIled to dealer~ throughout the Paufic '\orth\\ est to call and m~pect the same The 1111tla1shem \\ III plObabh eXCIte great 1I1terest 11l the tran,- ll1ot111t,11I1tl aell and It dealel' shall I espond 111 con,ldel able llllmbel to thc llT\ItatlOn 111 pel 011 the coopcr dtlOn ot othu 1l1dnuLllt111CIs 111 l1lakJn~ futme CXpo,ltlOn, "mlc",t111 h ,h- "UIccd Thel c " ment III th,lt PlOpo~ltlOn to hun tin L10lk dhldd an hom ,I, must h" deh111ttcd b\ ,lll) m,\I1 \\ ho \\ J11 IhC \\ Ith the ~un ,1l1c1 note thc t1l11e-1 call} the be~t part ot the da\ -tl1.lt Ie wa~ted be±Ole he hcals the tdCtOl) whIstles \nd hc \\hu ~et'i up at ~ 01 b 0 L10ck and sees the sun half \\ a\ up to the l1lelldJan must 1eahzc that he ha~ lch t ,I lal g e pal t ot the dd\ ,111dfeel that he ought to ha\c utJ117cd It, e\en though he kJ1()\\, th,lt 111Snel>;hbOl" al e \\ Ith h1J11-1I1 thh 1atltudc- Jet m1l1utc, heh1l1cl ~un time Thel e IS no good 1ea"on, howe\ u, \\ h) thc llC\\ standard should be observed only bctwcen \pnl and '\0 \ ember WIth the clock an hour taster than current standdrd time most people \\ ou1d use more "unhght dtll1l1£; the \\ IntCl months than they do nO\\ Ot cOtll 'C ther c I' no red~on \\ 11\ the reform cannot be eftectecl \\ Ithout a (hange 111tlmc ~11\ person 01 any factory may start \\ Olk at (, 1I1steacl ot i 0 dock If they WIsh to, but It would be chfficnlt to makc such a mo\ e-ment ~enCl al and to havc It only pal tl crllv adopted would cause ,lI1nOY111gconfnslOn Gelman) 'iCe111'ito ha\c sohed the trelght rate prob1elTl more satisfactonly than am othel conntl \, bv I1S1l1£;someth111~ hke the postage 'itamp S\ stem ( h el thcI c unl \ three elemenh entel 111tOthe calculatIOn of a tl elg-ht I atc, ,md they dl e ,0 SImple that any shlppel can reachl) dscer ta1l1 hh I ate tal hIm ,elf WIthout hav1l1g to ask the a'i,I'itance 01 adVIce ot am ral1 load employe 1 herc c1ement'i al C weu.;ht bulk and ch, tance \11 freight I ates al C figtll ed ft om thesc thrce alone and the result is that It make~ no cbffel ence to the shlppel \\ hether he IS on a through loute, 01 111a legIOn ot dense tJaffic, 01 111a bl~ L1ty 01 a httle one, or e\cn out 111 the open eountJy The rdll-road can only charge h1111for the \\ eIght and bulk and dl"tdncc of his ~hipment Before Germany adopted thIS 51stem that country had al! the troubles and complamts about unfalr rates, rh,L1I111111dt)()l1~lchdtl' etc dBt ha\e plc\allcd III \mencd dnd othel countllc, but "1I1ce Ih adoptIon all ~uch chspute" at c ,aId to ha\ e dl,appeared The acloptlOn of ~uch a system 111 thl'i countl \ \\ ould be expectcd to nece'iSltate an advance 111the 1,ltc, nm\ enloyed by the most favored clt1es It dId thdt m Gellll,l1l\ \\ hcn fil q put 111tOpractIcc, but now all rates are lower them the\ \\ el C11lldel the old ~ystem and the ralh oacb, as a whole, dl e maklllg £;1eatel pI ofit~ [11(" Intel statc Commerce CommIssIOn ha~ e!emed the peU-tlfJll ot the Illdllgan Shlpper'i ~ssoclatlOn, askll1g that thc \lJd1ll~an plan -the average e!el11t1l rage sytem-be adoptce! tIll oughout the countrv c\CCOIdlllg to the ruhng the "~1Ich- I~all plan must be abandoned, though It ha'i provcd Itself al- 1110,t completely ,atIsfactory to both shlpper'i and carners III thb "tate much more so than an} system Jet deVIsed by the l0111ml"lOn Had It been gIven a tnal 111 other states there h httJe douht that It would have been endorsed and adopted 101 the entIre countf), but thc L1ter'itate commerce commlS- ~IOllel'" appdl enth l11t1uenced bv tr dffic manag-ers of some of thl g-redt ral1road (OmblndtJon", hdve ruled otherwlsc and thc aH'I,lge 'i\Stem IS shelvee\ fOl the pI escnt at lea~t \\ hen an emplo\ er fall, labor claims are a fir~t hen on hh a'i'"<et'i lonnelh thIS hen applied only to amounts due tOl manual labor hut III recent years the laws have been amenderl 01 umstrued b\ the courts, to Il1clucle wages or ,alanes due delk- tra\ ehng 'ialesmen and even the officers ot corporatlon'i I hCIe I, one cla~'i of ,alesmen however, who are not plotected b\ the LlbOl hen la\\" They al e the men who sell on a COlll- 1111'3'310b1a1"I" [n case ot as'ilgnment, bank! uptC} , attacbment lJI .111\ kInd ot a tal1t1le, thc COmml'3'3lOnsale oman ha~ to take hh l hance, \\ Ith the general CIcdltors That does not ,cel1l j,lll The COmmhSlOn man \\olks JU'it a'i hard as the man 011 a ~alal) dnd should be cOlLldered <I prefel red credItor The lahOl hen la\\ sneed rCVI'ilOn 1he .,entl111ents III le~ald to Juhus Belkey and George \\ (ren expl e,,,ed 1n \\ Ilha111 VI,"ldchcomb, one of thel'r most fOl-llJ1cldblc lompetltor~, show blOad-m111dedness ancl an absence ot the ;,elfish Jealousy on the part of the wnter, that usually eXI"t bet\\ een bus1l1ess Ilvals They also indicate a measure of mutuaht) and good \\ 111among the furmture manufacturers ot CJI and RapIds that may have had much to do WIth the suc- CC'i, ot an 1I1du~tJ} that has gIven the city a name and spread ItS tame to all parts of the world. The remarkable record made by the Berkey & Gay FUI11l-ture company WIll be more fully apprecIated when It IS known t11dt 111 the past half century nearly four hundred furnittll e manufacturing projects have been launched in Grand Rapid'i and only about forty have survIved Ten per cent, however, h not a bad showmg for the mdustry, when c011'3lderec1in con- !1tLtlon \\ Ith the fact that less than f011l per cent of general ],thmc~s \ entures prm e succes'iful and that less than eIght per cent ot them h\ e 0\ el a year \" early all "capta1l1s' of commerce trade and industry con-fidentl) behe\C that 1Ql0 wJ11 be one of the most prosperous \ eal s m the hIstory of the country Now is the time to launch ne\\ projects and enlarge busmess of all kinds. Kow the tariff chsputes are settled There',; no eXCU'ie fOl further postponement of manufacturing, mercantile build~ iug or transportation projects. The young man was astomshed, and asked the old man if he 1eally meant It The old fellow, a tnfle Ira~clble, as old men are wont to be-- e~peClally If they have been succe~~ful themselve~-' etused t \ explam furtheI, and told the young fellow to thmk over what he had saId and Its meamng would 111tune be clear to hIm The young man had been only a few short weeks 111 the busi-ness, but had managed to let every othel employe undel stand that the Jumor partner was an especIal fnend of his father and had placed hIm there MOl eover, he entertallled the other em-ployees at lunch each day wIth anecdotes he had heard in 1m, own home concernmg the fnendshlps, socIal entertainments, etc , of the Jll11IOrmember of the firm He cOlFhtuted himself a SOlt of ready-reference-manual of the doings of the Junior partner outsIde of the office In a surpnsmgly short tnne hIS own father called the young man aSIde and accmed 111mof tellmg tl11ng~ m the office that dIdn't concern 111m, statmg that hIs fnend, the Jumol partnc!, had complamed to hun about It In concluslOn the boy'~ fathel advised-"be a know-nothing- my son, and," he added, more e:>.- phCltly, "by that I mean keep lour mouth ~hut wIth yom fellow MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS \ gooc1 start, mdeed, on the load to success has the employe who has learned the art of bemg a "know nothmg" Though thIS statement sounds absurd, there IS truth m It One of the fil "t pnnclple" of a successful empl-oye IS to keep hI mouth shut concermng hIS employer's bus111ess \;yhen \\1th other men em-ployed m a sunIlar capacIty m othel films the natural tendancy of the clOwd IS to talk "shop" \ cel tam amount of thIS IS, of course, all nght, andm many m~tances mutually benefiCIal But the trouble is to know when to draw the lIne Though an employe of a big bus mess concern, 01 of a small one for that matter, IS not entrusted WIth all, or pel-haps even any, of the important seCl ets of the firm, there al e many valuable pomts whIch he I" m a posltlOn to pIck up lIere and there, "Imply because he I~ m theu employ It may be merely ~ome method that hIS firm has adopted1ll some branch of its bUSI-ne" s that he tells hIS fnends about-wIth pude, perhaps, or WIth lOndemnatlOn Those fnends may be perfectly good fnends and ~mcere, but If they are "alIve" the chances are they WIll straIght-way mention the matter to theIr own employers It is foolhardy mdeed to tell outSIders of the muer \\ 01 kmgs of one's firm and e'<pect them, WIthout any mcentive, to keep the matter se- Made by W. H. Gunlocke Chair Co., Wayland, N, Y. Cl et, If yOU, yOll! "elf, al c unahle to kecp yoU! own mouth shut about It Young men al e prone to tell each other of the cutting down of eApenses and to complall1 of the vanous "tIght-wad" retrench-ments of their employer~ In many cases these small economies plactIced by every firm that succeeds, are changed by gossip from mole hills of practIcal bus mess acumen into mountains of doubt-ful credIt, questIonable financial standlllg and implied faIlure Sooner or later, the fact that an employe is telllllg bUSlll(,~' secrets, however ul1portant they may be, to outSIders is bOlWd to come back to the ears of the firm. However capahle tl,(' em-ploye may be, no employer is going to stand for a thing of that sort. In self-defense the emplOye must be discharged. A VOLlIlg man, starting out in the bUSllle~s world, once went to an older man, who had been pre-emlllently successful in the same line, and asked hIm for adVIce The old man paused a mmute and looked at the young boy ImpreSSIvely "I've got but one thmg to say to you, young man," he 'Said, "and that is-be a 'know-nothing." employes about the firm and its business, and know absolutely nothing that is gomg on m the office, nor any of the office pohtIcs, except the requirements of your own individual work" As Seen by a Buckeye Dealer. Charles Daehler, a furniture dealer of Portsmouth, OhIO, second vice president of the Ohio Furmture Dealers' Associ-atIOn, seems to have had his ideas greatly enlarged by hi~ VISIt to the markets last month He attended the meeting of the National AssociatIOn m ChIcago, and on hIS return home IS re-ported to have said "Business has been favorable and is growing bettel all over the country and the dealers in general have pronounced their satisfaction There were in Grand Rapids at the time of the furmture market 1500 buyers, repre~enting furniture es-tablishments from every nook and corner of the globe." It' a treat to listen to a !pan when he asks you what you'll have. ARTHUR S WHITE. PreSident ALVAH BROWN. Vice President HARRY C WHITE. 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The two opening chapters of the book are reproduced on another page of this Issue. PRIZE CONTEST The Weekly Artisan wIll give away $32.50 in money each month for the best Window and Floor Displays of Furniture Contest open to both Subscribers and Non-Subscribers. Are you good at arranging window and floor displays? Then here's your opportunity to capture from $1.00 to $10.00 every month. Beginning with this number, the Artisan will conduct a series of prize contests for the best window and floor displays of furniture. The rules are simple. Anyone conducting a furniture store may enter the contests, the only provi-sion being that each contestant must enter a GOOD plate of his exhibit and a brief description of how it was accomplished, especially where technical or mechanical contrivances are used in pI eparing the display. That is all. The decisions will be rendered by a committee selected for the purpose, and all awards will take into full considera-tion the natural difficulties which it was necessary to overcome in order to produce the results shown. For instance, the s:nall or medium sized stores will not have the advantages of the larger ones, and the excellence of the small store work will be judged accordingly. Thus all will have an equal opportunity and an equal chance in the distribution of prizes. 4th Prize 5th Prize Next 5 $2.50 2.50 1.00 each 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize $10.00 7.50 5.00 Each month the winning displays will be reproduced in the Weekly Artisan, which will afford an excellent oppor-tunity for readers to study each other's store methods. We aim to make these contests of more than monetary interest; they are designed primarily to stimulate superior effects in display and to offer a source of education along these lines. Good window and floor displays require serious study. The advertising value of welI kept windows and floors cannot be over estimated. If you present to the multitudes who daily pass your windows, an attractive setting, you will arrest their attention and admiration, and while they may not draw every passerby into your store at once, they are nevertheless doing a helpful work, and one which pays in the long run. When space permits, it is a good plan to reproduce room scenes, thus suggesting to the prospectlve purchaser how she may obtain good effects in her home. This plan is carried out very suc-cessfully in large cities. Now, then, brothers, send in your photos, and go after the prize money. All who wish to enter the September con-test must have their photos in by August 25th. Address WEEKLY ARTISAN, Grand Rapids, Mich. J F Bomer, general managel of the Standard Furnitm e Company of Kashv111e, Tenn, reports a buoyant feelmg m the furmture trade, e::.peClally m Alabama, where his company's "ales hay e l11creased rapidly dunng the past three mon1fhs \11 labol claims agam"t the Chippewa Falls (\VIS) Fur- 11lture ( ompan), bankrupt, have been paJd 111 full by the state lOmn1l'3"IOnel ot bankruptcy A payment of 25 per cent on othel claims I::' expected soon, and further dividends later IJ dnk I erdll1dncl, mcOi porated, has bought the stock of 11l~h grade turmture that wa..., a part of the asset;, of the Lott- Lngh"h } ur11lture Company of Boston, recently declared bdnkrupt and \\ Jll mm e Jt to hiS store at 251 Causeway street 1 he toundry men employed by the Simmons Manufactunng Company went on stnke recently and threatened to shut down the entll e plant Imt v\ ent back to v\ ork when the company "l1~~e..,tecl that the\ do "0, and alSreed to settle the dJspute b) dl bltratlOn 1he Comstock- \ \ el) Compan), which has sold furlllture In l'eolla 111 fOi more than forty years, Will go out of busI-l1e".., at the end at thl::' \ eal The company wl1l be dissolved ,111d the htllhhng Iemodeled VI III he occupied by the FIrst \ dtlOnal Dank J Ildndlev, \\ ho ha" been dOing busmess under the name ot the L mon FtlI111ttll e Company at Lancaster, OhIO, £01 dbout a \ eal, ha::, made an assIgnment ~\s"et'3 and habdltle" h,t\ e not heen repOi ted hut the asstgnee was requB ed to gl\ C d bond of $35,000 The ReacbbOio Chan (ompany of Adams, ~Iass, ~ \\01k-ln~ on an Older at 2,228 seats for the new Boston opera hou"e dt Boqon, I 730 al e to he spnng upholstered "edt'3, 294 to he t1dt uphohtered and the Iemamm£; 20-1-"lat "eats, all to be de-hI el ecl he to! e \ u£;u..,t 1::; \d\ Ice.., flOm Gleen BdY, \\ I::', are to the effect that the 1'lldlH lal "ft,lIr" of the TheodOl e Keml1lt7 Furl1lttlle (ompam II III "oon be acl]tl"ted and the Ltct01Y w1111e"ume operatIOn" \ 11ldJont) ut the (J e<lltol" hd I e ,l~ I eed to accept 50 cenh "n the dollctt a" ...,ettkment at thell claims \. lem1l1del of the liadll1g "tamp cra7e comes from De'3- ,fumes, J a \\ here a cal d I eadmg "'vVe Give TI admg Stamp"" \\ a" tacked to the slg"n on the dOO1 of the coroner''3 office It I..., supposed to hd\ e been placed there by somebody who \\ hhed to llchctlle the tradl11g stamp busme% C T Ellcksen at La\\! ence, Kan, on returning from the (TIdnd Rapid::, and Clllc<igo furmtme markets, reported that the bu) l11g \\ dS heal ler than It had been for years, especIally h\ dealel::' 111ts.e middle west, nearly all of whom left larger 01del" than m an) season smce the summer of 1907 rhe Venty-Caswell Table Company of Portland, MICh, has been placed 111the hands of \'\ \\ Ternft as receIver. The company has been m financial straIts for some tIme, and 111 rnne gave ~lr Ternff a chattel mortgage on some stock and machll1ery The liabIlitIes are about $20,000, asset'3, esti-mated at $30,000. That bus111ess IS good with the furniture factories of Rock-ford, Ill, is indicated by additions to the plants The Rock-fOi d FurnIture Company and the Co-operatIve Company have I ecenth completed new hUlldll1g'3, and now the Excel Manu-factUring Company IS bmldll1g an addItion, 40x60 feet, one story and basement \; egotIatlOns are pencl111g whIch may result in the removal of the Mal vel Manufactunng Company from Ionia, Mich, to some other town 111the state, probably Augusta, on the Mlch- I~an Central raIlroad between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo -\" \\ as stated last week the Man el Compan) suffered a heavv loss b) fire on July 25 Reports pi esented at the annual meeting of the Waterloo (Ia) Casket Company on July 28, showed a steady growth 111 the bus111ess during the past year Officers for the ensuing yea1 were elected as follows President, Theodore Meyers; \ Ice preSIdent, Ernest Kehe; secretary, Fred L. Eickelberg; treasurer, Charles Hollnagel; manager, Morris Wilson. A company has been orgal1lzed at Charleston, S. C , with a capItal stock of $200,000 to manufacture imitation mahogany, maple, oak and other woods used in the making of furniture and office and cabinet fi'Ctures The company will use a new process of staining the log, so that when sawed or cut the gram of the desired wood will be shown through the sections. ~IISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS W F MIIlel succeed::. the )Jew L111e Furmture Company, dealel s, at Tarban, .0few :vI:exlco J D Sturg eon has pm chased the stock ot tml11ture carned by the Notion Store of \orfolk, '\ eb Chas H Randall, the pIOn eel tur11ltl11e dealer at ~Lhon Clt), Ja, died of tuberculosl" on Jul) 29 The DIXie Cotton Felt ~lattres" Compam ot ChIcago 11<\" ll1Clea"ed the capItal "tock f10m :';2500 to S;O 000 The ftll11lture and undertak111g film of \cldm" &. DIl~dl d Albion, Ind , has heen dts"o!v ed. ~It \dam'3 retllll1g Chas Vander Ploeg has purchased the fUrJ1ltule andundel tak111g bus111ess of R C J ongevv aard, at SlOU~ (It\ J0\\ ,1 The Peck, Dahlberg & Shaw Company, tur1l1ttll e manutdct-m el '3 of Mll1neapolIs, has been ll1corporated Capital 'itock, $50,000 'vVlchman &. KlOnsel, fm11lture deale", ot \ppleton \\ '" ,t! e bulldll1g an additIOn to then store, 2-h-1-0 teet t\\ 0 "tOIle" and ba'3ement The Orchal d & \VIlhelm Com pam ot Omaha :\ eb, \\ III establIsh a branch 111 Desl\loll1es, ] a, '3UCceedl11g the (ollin" & HeaslIp Company F P Vorhls, formed\ of the fil m of SIl\ el & \ 01111",undu-takers of Eaton, OhIO, ha" pUlcha"ed an 111tele..,t 111 ,1 tUl111tUIC ..,tore at Jackson, 111the '3,lme state The CheshIre Chall Comp<im at Keene '\ 11 II l11eh be~dn to make office and vel amlct chairs eady 111 the '3pll11g, h,h ,t! I e,tdy found It neces"ar) to enlan.;-e the plant The Long Deach (Cal) Immtme Compam h 1epm ted ,1" makl11!S a great '3ULce..,'i111..,elling ml'3"IOn tur11ltulc On the e,hl pay ment plan, "hlpPl11g good'3 to man\ I11tenOl to\\ lh Knau'3 1310'3 & Anl/l11e of SYI acu'ie,:\ Y, are IepOi ted tll ha\ e bOlH;-ht the old Seymom chall plant 111 'L 10\ :\ Y II It h a \ lew of convertIng It I11tO a mlS::'lOn fUIllltUI e Lletol \ \Vlllar<l J:<.-Fletchel, 'iupellntendent of the Fall1e lUlllltUH ( ol11pany, 1'3 spencl!n2; 111'3\ aeatlOn b) \ 1"llJ1H~ ht" old h'lmt nedl S1 Tohn", Ne\\ I1lun"wlck, fOl the 1ll"t tll11e 111 tllcllL \ eals . The well known n"D at Smith, \clam.., tIC GIbbs fm111ttlll dealel", of noston, l\la'i'i, ha,e heen InL01pnlated d" the Smith, Adams & Glbb'3 Compan) Capital "tack <:;50,000, all paid 111 \Vithout SOltCltl11g the hon01, He111y Kohlel ftu111tm c dealer, has been named <i'ione of the candIdate" tOl the Repnb hean nom111atlon fOl alcle1man 111 the Sixteenth \\ ,ll cl ot TIuh d- 10, N Y The Fostel TI10'3 :vI:anut,tctmlng Com pam ot c,t LOIn" Mo, makers of bed '3pll11g'i, 1'3bmldl11g a neVI bllck and qone factory, 100 X 125 feet, tll1 ee stolles dnd hasement, at an e,,- timated cost of $40,000 AI thur c.;chumachel ot the Leiehel rurnlttll e Compam Green Bay, Wis, must ha\ e been one of the late al rI\ al" 111 the Chicago and Grand RapIds markeb He did not leal c home for the trip untIl July 28 The Herzog Art Fnrnitm e Company of Sag 111a IV, "\llch WIll hereafter show their products in the GI and Rapids market They have taken a lease of the entIre top flool of the Leonal cl huilding for a term of five years The Snyder Chair Com pan) of GI and RapJds, Mlch, has leeently changed ItS name to the Sll11plex Furnitme Company, A. J Snyder having retired The Snllplex Furl11ture Company i'i now located at 984 Hall street Manager Oscar Whybark of the Pittsburg (~10) FU1111- ture Company is taking a vacatIOn on account of hl'3 health, leavl11g the store in charge of Raj mond ~larsh of J opll11, "\10 Mr Whybark is not dangerously III James T. Hargrove, furniture manufacturel and lumbel-man of Gainesville, Ga, died suddenly on July 29 He had been superintending some repairs in a saw mill, drank a cup of water, and expired a few minutes later The Sternshein furniture store, Waterloo Iowa IS beina enlarged to accommodate a rapidly increasing tr~de Th~ proprietor, S Sternshein, placed heavy orders in the Grand Rapids and Chicago markets during the past month The Stork Folding Crib Company, wltose factory at Vel-mi! li~n, S Dak., was destroyed by fire recently, has leased a buIldmg formerly used as a starch factory in a suburb of Sioux CIty, la, and will abandon the Vermillion plant 'WEEKLY ARTISAN 21 TI KI THE EMBLEM OF SUPERIORITY Two Winners • Varnish In This is the verdict of the manufacturer who knows. Paradox Rubbing Is the best high-grade, quick-rubbing varnish ever pro-duced. Can be fe-coated every day and last coat rubbed safely in three days. Ti-ki Lac Is our high-grade first or second coat varmsh. Dne~ hard to sandpaper over night. Last coat can be ruble:! in twenty-four hours. The man who knows is the man who wins. VARNISH DEPARTMENT Acme White Lead and Color Works DETROIT, MICHIGAN ~IISSION LIBRARY SUITES aloe 01'1(' of the attractions ('ontaiued in the new line of the II,• I I• I• ,I,, I -- - - - ------------------------------. Hotels That Will Need Furniture. The Stratton e~tate IS to llwest $200,000 m improving the Brov,n Palace hotel. Denver, Cola ::\llllel & Pay ne have purchased the Lmdell hotel m Lm-coIn "\ ebr , and will make extensive improvements The house now has lGD rooms The Turkish Bath Hotel company has hun orgamzed to buIld a hotel \\ Ith 100 rooms m Spokane, Wash N P NIchols h p! e'ldent of the company Re\ Ised plans fOl the new DavenpOl t Hotel at Spokdne, \\ 'hh \\ III bl11lg the co~t up to $2,~100,000 ntstead of $1,700,000 1 he 'trndm e \\ III he b\ elve stories high and each of the 300 ~lIest rooms "\\III ha"\e a pnvate hath Work on the foundatIOns \\ III be started next week The rarest CIb Hotel company of Savannah, Ga, IS to build a t\\ eh e story fire-proof hotel on the site of the old WEEKLY ARTISAN Evolution of the Martha Washington Rug. Among the coolest summer floor covermgs are the wash able home made rag-carpet rugs that make their way throm;h the world under an assumed name, borrowed from the mothel of our country, says the vVashington Star. Martha Wash1l1~ ton may have made rugs or may not have (she probably clId tOll and spm, bemg a dame of the olden tune), but whether she did or not, they bear her name Annually they take on ne\\ colors and patterns 111 a shamele~~lv model n fashIOn and some of them are now so gay as to be be1ter fitted for the n 'bClI than the serious and full-grown d01111clle The gray-mixed rugs are borde! ed \\ Ith a whole "\Illd~ C scene, showing an array of houses, fence" and \\ eep1l1g WI1!O\\ trees Thirty-SIx inches of scampellng rabbIts 111 dull color, are woven across the ends of red rug~, and a pageant of squa\\ k Made by Grand RapIds Fancy F urmlure Co ing white geese, the bordel of a dehcate blue one, \Vould d11M7e any bdby ~eated suddenly 111 the center of thb bal ny ard scene A quaint blue pa1l1ted pump by the waySide, \\ Ith a httle land-scape, has made Its appearance on one of the ne\\ cst The rag-carpet rug IS qUIte apparently 111a state at e"\0- lutlOn It also has been noted that differences 111the \\ ea"\e are now beginmng to crop out, but the mventn e powers of \\ o-man are not on the wane, and we probably shall hdve stIll others to amuse us and, 111cidentally, the chIldren 111 the nursery Special Hotel Orders. The John D Raab Chair company, Grand Rapids booked orders m July far ahead of any former season They have con-tracts for furmshing chairs for a new hotel at San ~ntol11o Texas, the new Lee Huck111~ hotel at Oklahoma City, the Hotel Plaza, Chicago, and for a new sanitarium at Waukesha, \VI \lade by Warren Table WOIks, Warren Pa <""UC\Ul liuc1 ~ 111 thdt city 1, II DurlLn I~ IJle~ldent of the company Dr De~Il"\ el 11d~ purchased the Harper House 111 Roek I,land, ] 11 and \\ III spend $50 000 111 rem a Id1l1g and refur-l11shl! 1g the bmld1l1g \V L Brown, les"ee and managel of the Colu'11blan hotel of De~ Ilomes, 1a, IS to bUlld a ten story hotel on the slte in the real of the Columbian \\ dlttl eLn ton IS to convel t the l'el el a bmldmg, PassaiC, '\ J Into d 1110cleln hotel and call it the Hotel Capitol J meph PKkelll1g IS makll1g arrangements to build a mocl-clem hotel on \llegheny street 111Jersey Shore, Pa An Important Insurance Ruling. Supenntendent of 1n~urance HotchkJ~~ of 'Jew Ycnk has ruled tl1dt an 111~11rancepohn IS not IS'i11erl untIl the books of the compan), or of one of Its dgents, show that the prem- Ium has I-een paid The rullng "as made 111 the case of the "ell York Life 1nsl11anre company "hich IS Inmted by law to $15 oon 000 111 nell 111smance per year and has had chfficulty 111 detenmlllng IIhen that lnmt has been reached, but insurance men generally declare that It Will apply to fire as wel1 as hfe pohCles and that unless the ruhng shal1 be annulled by the courts, no polle\ wJ!1 be in force until the premium has been paid m cash or m someth111g that the company accepts as an eqUIvalent Heretofore the slgnll1g and dehvery of a pohcy has been considered all that was necessdry to put it in farce WEEKLY ARTISAN ,.. . _--------_._.--_. _. _ -._._-_.- --_. --..---_._._.------------_._.--., 23 OUR LINE OF CHINA CLOSETS, BUFFETS AND BOOKCASES IS MORE COMPLETE I ROCKFORD STAZ:!£~~F8UsRNITURE CO. I • .. a_a all .. _.... ... • II ..... all _ ......... __ "Il .... --- .... ~r AND THAN EVER BEFORE. SAMPLES SHOWN IN CHICAGO ONLY, 1319 MICHIGAN AVENUE, MANUFACT. URERS' EXHIBITION BUILDING, IN CHARGE OF F. P. FISHER, N. P. NELSON, AND FRED LUGER. THE Wellin~ton notel Cor. Wabash Ave & Jackson Boulevard CHICAGO Remodeled at a cost of $150,000 Hot and cold running water and long dis-tance 'phones In an rooms. ZOO room, 100 With bath Smgle or en sUIte. Rate, $1 00 and upward, One of the most umque dmmg lOoms In the country Our famou, ludlan Cafe NOTED FOR SERVICE AND CUIS NE McClintock and Bayfield PROPS. j..- •••••••••• • •••• - '" _ . ....._.. . ... ~ These saws are made from No. 1 Steel and we war-rant every blade. We also carry a full stock of Bev-eled Back Scroll Saws, any length and gauge. WrIte us tor Price Ll.ot aud dlscount 31-33 S. Front St., ORAND RAPIDS, MICH. a._a •. .. 'lit. .... • _ .... IIIt II • BOYNTON & CO Manufacturers of Embossed and Turned Mould- ]ngs~ Emboss. ed and Spindle Carvings, and Automatic Turnings. We also manu facture a large lme 01 Embossed Ornaments for Couch Work. 4'9-42' W. Fifteenth St., CHICAGO, ILL. f .... ~~B; ~N·DETROIT STOP AT Hotel Tuller New and Ablolutely Fireproof Cor. Adams Ave. and Park St. In the Center 01 the Thestre, Shop- PlOK, and Busmess Dlstnct. A la Carte Cafe Newest and Fmest Gnll Room 10 the City Club Breakfast - - - 40c up Luncbeon - - - - 50c Table d'hote Dmners - 75c MUSlcfrom 6P M to IZ P M I..... Every room has a private bath. EUROPEAN PLAN Rates' $1 50 per day and up. L W. TULLER, Prop M. A. SHAW, Mgr I . _-. . --.~ I . II Ii ... to conn tel telt the "'Ide of a dl awe1, the top of a tdble, the hot-tom of d d1d1l , 01 pel hdp" ~ome other pdl t of the IHece 1 he l hal aLiel abIlity dnd method" of the founder'i and fOl mam yed1S controllers of the Berkey & Gay Company 11CIe \\ ell desCllhed bl \\ Ilham \Vlddlcomb, One of thell dble",t, mo",t !Jromment ~nd most succes..,ful competitors, m dn Mtlde on G1and Rdplds F111l1lture," 1ecently publ1~hed, III \\ 11lch he \\ rate It IS one of m 1 theolle'i thd tit I" not 'iO mnch 10catIOtl UI natural acll antage that "ecure" exceptional bU"lness suc- LL"'''' but I athel, tl~e per'iOnd1lty of the men who happell to u11~lnate and del elop It and to thiS very feature do I ascnbe the lmportdnce \\ hlch Grand RapIds has achIeved III furl11tm e l11anutactunng Fortunately for Grand Rapids, ItS plOneel tUllllture lllan ufactUl ers 1\ ere the happy po'i'ies'ior'i of those Important charactenstlc" reqmred for "uccess III thel1' own 1l1dustr), and among them no one man clisplayed such pi e-e111111ence111energ) , llldu~try, ongllla1lty and busllless pI ud-cnce- all the factors that a1e demanded for our bus1l1ess-a" 1u1lus Hel kel ::\11 Berkey had all of these to a marked degl ee, <ll1d J doubt IV hether he knew the meamng of th~ word 'd1S-couragement' George \\ Gay \\a::> eqnally capable \,yhlle Mr Gay mal hal e had at first but ll1ddttrent techmcal knowledge 1n manufactunng, he d1d possess the talents which make men promll1ent among the1r fellows He had shown energy ann ealnest zeal III busll1ess affalr'i up to the tlme he entered the Berkey & Gay Company, and the years ImmedIately followlllg ::\ill Gay''i entry were epoch mak1l1g for the 1I1dustry which was to rendel Gl and RapIds so famous Wlth1l1 a short tlme, tram 1866 to 1873, Bel key BlOthers & Gay developed 1I1to an ll1"tltutlOn of such mdgl1ltude as to warrant capltal1zatlOn ,lt a \ ery large fig Ule \\ hen r glance back 0\ er those days-day" that covel the earl) 'it! uggle" of OUI ll1du~try-1 can not refra1l1 fro111 am<17ement that <"lll h \\ ork could be accompl1shed so rapidly I "'ee them OClUPl 111Q, the ol1gl11al factory on the canal, then IllllljJ\ mg the UppCI floor" of the blllld1l1gs now used bv (Jdrelnel ~ ]:d \.ter tlom the'oe to "e\ eral bmldl11gs on Canal ",tl eet OJlpChlte ] (Ion"'on. 1ecell Ing ill "t pI em111m at the ~tate r,lll npel11n£; <l bl d11lh III '\ e\\ York CIty, takmg a high POSI-tlO11In the Ed"tell1 bdde, dnd dll thl" pnol to 1875 ~I I Berke) posses"ed the 111St111Ct"of the manufacturer to d maIl,ed degree, and Mr Gay gave el1dence of equally keen 1I1sIght Into the mel cdntIle portIOn of the bU'i111eSS,whtle I apldh aCCjulll11g sbll and exceptlOnal Judgment 111the artistic cle"l~n" for \\ hlch the) \\ el e wlelely known They also had that qualIty of humdn natUle whIch enabled them to employ men successfully, 'iecUlll1g theIr good Vvlll, theIr earnest co-uperatlOn 111 fact the) \\ ere mdefatlgable 111 theIr attentlOn to all the eletdIl" 01 the hU'ilne'i"', noth1l1£, too large to grasp, nOlh111g '00 "mdll hut Jt 1ecel\ eel dttentlon for tho')e eaIll <.,tage" both ::\Ir f\erkey dnel ]\Ir Gay de \ eloped eXl eptlondl on£,111alit\ <lnd entel pnse They were the hI ",t to mtroduce e"pen"l \ e lmpl 0\ ements 111 machll1ery, the 111 ",t to dl<.,pla) on£,111dht) 111de~lgn, the fir'it to employ ~klllecl de"l~ner' anel the fil ",t to bllng "kIlled mechal11c'i from othel "'ec11011"ot om countl \ <lllrl e\ en from foreIgn ldnd" no dJfh-ll1ln el el dete11 ed them "hen the} had once deCided thel1 hU"1I1es') I ellUll eel 11l1prm eme11t and ..,kIll beyond Vv l11ch 011 01\ n \\ orkmen could furl11sh 1he1r dbllity and progres'i we1 t <\ "tl111ulu" to el er) othel manufactunng concern In Glan(1 !\dPlel'o thell competItIOn of that "tralghtforwdrel bUSIPC', dldl acter el el \ fall mlncled man 1" vvIllmg to meet ] gl\ t t "'pcCldl ue(ht to th<lt fil m f()l 0111 de' elopment m tho"e earl \ lIen" ' '10cld) the "'tand111g 01 the UeJ1<ey & Gay Company IS bettt'l 1111 an Clally , better 111 the ,olume of busmes'i, better m tl e Lhdl dctel of Its ploducts, dnd better In It'i general Chd1 al tel ,111dleput<ltlon thdn at an, other time In the fifty yedrs t111.1 hdl L eJajJ",ecl "'lnu' It 1\ a'i 10unded And every mdicatlOn pOlnh to ,l lU11tl111l,ll1le of Its 'iUplemaCy, as d leadcl III the fUlllltme 111duslt) 101 dnother half century or more BERKEY & GAY'S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY Outline History of an Institution That Has Stood AInong Leaders of the Furniture World for Half a Century. '1 he C1111ellt 1 eal IOl1IH!'" put ,111 e\ en half centull III thc hlstor) of the 13~1key ~ Gd \ hll mtl11 e Comp<111), one ot t hc largc"t <111clmo"t Imp01 tant mdnufactullng 111",tltutlon" ot C-:;rancl Rapld<., The company has had a lemarkllble Cdleel \1 \\ dy" a leadel In It<.,ll11c, It 1~ saId to be the onll 1111l11t1c11 111"'tltutlOn In /\menCd that ha::. eXl"ted tor fifty ) cal ') "ltholl1 dny 111atenal change 111 0\\ nershlp, WIthout dnl chdnge I1l pohcy, and Without fatllllg to meet pay lOlls and othel 111debt edne~::. promptly The bU"ll1es~ now conducted by the Belke' &.. Gd\ Com- Jldny was estabhshed bv ] Uhlh Bel kn ldte 111 1859 Lall1 111the follow111g year ]\11 Belkey took In Alphon"o Hdl11111d'" d pal tner, but the latter" a <.,too slo\\ to match the energetic chdracter of the 10lmer. and the partnershIp dId not la'it mOl e than a few months The fUll11ture facton \\ as then located on the top flOO1 of a frame huddl11g erec"ted by \VJ11Jam A Bel key, who used the lower floor a~ a plamng lmll, and al"'o made sash, doors and bhnds The bmldl11g, long Sl11ce gone ..,tooel on a part of the sIte now occupIed by the Berke) &.. Gd\ fdctory The fir'it plOduct of ]uhu::, Berkey''i factor) \\ a" a tdble, whIch was so well made that It gal11ed an em lable 1eputatlOn and was WIdely known a'i the "Berkel table" After \11 Hamm'", retllcment '.[1 Berke- l0l1t1l1nt'(1 thc lJl1::.l11essalone f01 a yeal or more, and then fOlmed <U1othel partnershIp WIth Eha'i Matter, IV ho later becdme <tmembel ot the firm of Nelson, Matter & Co and dId much to build up the busl1less now owned by the '{ elson-::\Iattel Company another of the concern'i that hay e made Grand Rapids famou'i Mr Matter retired from the firm of Bel kev &.. ;yll:atter 111 1864 and was succeeded by \V Ilham A Berkey, who put In the hmldl1lg and the mach111er) med 111hiS plal1lng mill and the name of the firm Vv as changed to Berkey Bro'" &.. Co t \\ 0 ) ear'i later, 111 1866. George V\T Gay entered the firm <U1elthe name was changed to Berkey Bro'i &.. Gay Early 111 1870, Wilham A Berkey ha'111g been mdde a",- "Ignee for Atkins, Soule & Co. a firm that made chambel tm- 11lture, found that the affalr'i of the bankrupt concern reqUIred all his attentlOn and somethl11g mOl e He therefore \\ Ith(1I e\\ from the firm of Del ke' BIOs & Ga) thoul;h the name 1\ a", not changed untd 1873, \\ hen the Berkey & Gal Fl1l11ltnlc lOI11 pany was I11corporated '-,l11le the 111COpIor dtHlll thel t hel" been no change 111 name, dnd no matellal chdn~e In the pel- 'oonnel of the management, eAcept Vv hen made neCe'i"'dl \ b, death Juhus Berkey was ples1dent, Geor~e \V (.:rdYtrea"Ulel dnd A J. Holt secretary John"" Covode bought an I11tele",t m the compdny in 1882 He became ')ecretal) 111 J nnc of thdt year, and has filled the pOSItIon fOJ 27 years He took thc posItion from \\ II Beal, II ho had succeeded .:'IIr Holt In 1879 Geo \V Gay ched abont ten years ago, and 11<1')'iucceedecl b) Geon;e G \\I11b\orth a'i tlea<.,urer. "ho ",till hold'i the ])()"ltlOn Juhu'i Berkel dIed about a ) eal a~o and IS "uc ceeded a'i preSident by \Vl1hdm H Ga), 'ion ot the fOlmel tl ea~m er There IS d hoal d of d1reLt01 s of cour"e, but thel al e rarely called upon to act, the affalr'i of the comp<ll1 \ bel11g controlled and harmomou'ilv mandged hl '.Ie'iSl" Gay, COl ode dnd \Vhlh\ orth, wlthont any £;eneral managel The pohcy of the Berke) & Gal Compam ha" alII d' '" helll to make only hIgh cla'is goods Thot1l.~h otten tempted to do so, thIS pohcy ha-; nel el been ahandoned Thel e have been times when the company ml~ht h<t, e nude mOl e mone\ <U1c! worked thlough pelloel" 01 hal c1 t1111e" h\ pntt111~ ont l heap products, but the succe% would l1d' e been onh tempol dl \ and would hal e tended to I11Jure the company''i leputatlOn which hds become one of ItS mo",t \ aln<lble dS'ich For se\ eral years e, ery pIece of fur111tme ",ent ont tJOlJ1 the factory has carlled the company'" 'ihop mdd>c dnd an db",o lute gual antee, COlenng matellal, con~tructJOl1 and fil11"h The "hop mark IS not a card or pIece of papel tacked or pa')ted on nor l'i It made l\;lth a stencil or bland1l1g 11on, but IS of \\ood 1l1lald 111 <.,ueh a \\ a, that It cannot he 1emo\ ed, e\ en h, (h e,,"111~ down, 'v Ithout le<n I11g eVidence of the <lHempt ] u conceal the Iemoval of the shop mark It would be nece,,'ial y WEEKLY ARTISAN 25 ------~~~---------~-----~-----_.__---._-.---------_. ----~~---------- ""••• a.a • _ ••• PLATE L-ARGiEST .JOBBERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF GLASS COMPANY GLASS IN THE WORLD Mirrors, Bent Glass, leaded Art Glass, Ornamental Figured Glass, Polished and Rough Plate Glass, Window Glass WIRE GLASS Plate Glass for Shelves, Desks and Table Tops, Carrara Glass more beautiful than white marble. CENERAL DISTRIBUTORS OF PATTON'S SUN PROOF PAINTS AND OF PITCAIRN ACED VARNISHES. (j[ For anythmg m BUilders' Glass, or anythmg m Pamts, Varmshes, Brushes or Pamters' Sundnes, address any of our branch warehouses, a list of which IS gIVen below' NEW YO:BK-Hudson and Vandam Sts. BOSTON-41-49 Sudbury st., 1-9 Bowker St. CHICAG0-442-452 Wabash Ave. CINCINNATI-Broadway and Court sts. ST. LOUIS-Cor. Tenth and Spruce Sts. MINNEAPOLI8-500-5l6 S. Third st. DET:BOIT-53-59 Larned st, E. G:BAlII'D:BAPIDS,MICH-39-41 N. Division st. PITTSBU:BGH-lOl-103 Wood St. MILWAUKEE,WIS.-492-494 Market st. :BOCHESTE:B,N.Y.-WllderBldg., Main &; Exchange sts. BALTIMO:BE-310-l2-14 W. Pratt st. CLEVELAND-1430-1434 West Third st. OMAHA-ll01-1107 Howard St. ST. PAUL-459-461 Jackson st. ATLANTA, GA.-30-32-34 S. pryor St. SAVANNAH,GA.-745-749 Wheaton St. KANSAS CITY-Fifth and Wyandotte sts. BI:BMINGHAM,ALA.-2nd Ave. and 29th st. BUFFALO,N. Y.-372-74-76-78 Pearl St. BBOOKLYN-635-637 Fulton St. PHILADELPHIA-Pitcairn Bldg., Arch and 11th DAVENPO:BT-410-416Scott St. sts. ---- ... ... -- •• • • • r •••• _ • • ----------.-- _ ••••••• - ••••••••• -.... • •• Furniture Losses hy Fire. C E \"rells of Doon, Iowa, lost about $4,000 by fire III h1S furlllture .store on July 26 He carned $2,000 lllsurance, cov-enng the bmlcltng and contents J L R1ppeton, furmture dealer of vVaterford, Texas, "uf-fered a lo:-,s of about $3,500 by fire on July 24 Half lllsmed Sm1th & Moore, furmture manufacturers of Ntles, M1ch, wffe1 ed a lo:-,s of about $4,000 by fire III the1r factOl y recently The loss 1S pal hall) cOvered by lllsurance S A Fltppen, undertaker of Gordonsvtlle, Tenn , lost $1,- :;00 by fire on J ul) 29 Insurance, $1,000 Inlllg & Casson, furmture dealer" of Camblldge, Mass, suffered a small los'> by fire on July 31. New Furniture Factories. Mr Bnlmeyer of Ch1cago, who establt"hed the Phtlltps Manufactunng Company and the Altar Company at Dubuque, la, both hav111g been succes:-,ful, p10poses to establtsh a fac-tory to make church furmture 1n or near Omaha, Neb The Cleveland (OhlO) Swmg Cha1r Company has been 111corporated to manufacture a patented sW111gcha1r Cap1tal stock, $20,000 The Peoples Funeral Company, cap1taltzed at $25,000, has been 111corporated to manufacture coffins, caskets and other undertakers' suppltes 111Newark, N J George We1ssel, Otto Harmch and Joseph F Retlly are the 111corpordtors, and the office w1ll be at 374 Broad street, Newa1 k c\ new furmtm e factory w1ll probably be located III Oro- \ tlle, Cal Orpha II Stucki, Robel t J Kemp and Janet D Puls1fer have 111corporated the Damel K Stucki Company to manu-facture and sell furmtme, hardware and tools 111Buffalo, N Y Cap1tal stock, $2,000 Residences to he Furnished. Southern Cahformans cont111ue the mak111g of hberal ex-pend1tures for fine re"ldences Among those engaged 111or about to commence the erectlOn of home bU1ld111gsare the fol- 10w111g. At San Bernard1110, Mrs J G E1ckelman; at Los Angeles, F L Bradshaw, C A Le1ghton, Henr) \\'tldey, Mrs E A Covell, I A Burton, Ahce S McKevitt, Clara W Gnes, J Clyde Powers, at Pasadena, J Hoyt Sm1th, Vv M Shaw, at Redlands, Fredenck Dunham, at R1vers1de, H Neills Fraser, at Pomona, D D Schlatter All w1ll need furlllture Lake Traffic Shows Large Increase. Notw1thstand111g the seamen's stnke, which has been on S111ceearly III May, traffic on the Great Lakes shows an lll-crease of over 40 per cent, as compared w1th last year Re-ports for the month of June, Just pubhshed, show that the do-mestIc sh1pments from lake ports of the lead111g classes of commoditIes were 10,179,633 net tons, compared w1th 7,427,616 net tons sh1pped III June, 1908, and 10,690,632 net tons sh1pped III June, 1907 As the lllfluence of the stnke was felt much less 111July than 111June, the sh1pments dunng that month are be-heved to have been fully equal to those of July, 1907 A large first class hotel w1ll be erected III Santa MOl11ca, Cal The E L Sm1th Cha1r Company, Evansv1lle, Ind, has prepared plans for an add1tIon to the factory to be used as a warehouse and varmsh room ~, --- --- ..- . ..~ ~------------------ - - - ..-- - .- - .- .I 26 p,. -.-.-._. -_._-'.-- -_._._------ WEEKLY ARTISAN of ExcelIent WorkmanshIp and FInIsh, consIstIng or Parlor Cal>inets, Music Cal>inets, Hall Trees, Hat Racks, Shaving Stands, Buffets, China Closets, Gilt Mirrors, Dressing Tal>les, Chairs, and AdjuSlal>le Fixturus DISPLAYS GRAND RAPIDS-Second Floor, Fum Iture ExhIbitIOn BUIlding CHICAGO-All the year round, Chlca go FurnIture Exchange, 14th and Wabash Ale. and In the New York Furmture Exchange - .- .... The Celellrated EFFand EFF Line j ••! • ROCKfORD fRAME AND fiXTURE co., Rockford, III. I .. • •• __ - • _. _. __ • _ ••••• - - • - - _ - _... -01 N ? - --- - _- ......~. .tlllill ..-:- : .:-~ ~~~ ~~_~_l~lllU' -~r~r~ _. /r -:...-:__ r~/"'-:: , \ll'f...., - -- ,~ 'I Uill - . liili! f3~ , r Y_~~) l .... ,1\,--:"'/)7 ) ~~r'~: ) oJ .... \, " FILLER The PILLER that FILLS. The L. Mac. E. Fillers are noted for their Uniformity. They work properly, packing well under the pad. They dry hard over night They will not Shrink as we use a water floated Silex. WE CAN MATCH ANYTHING. The Lawrence-McFadden Company PHILADELPHIA, PA. WEEKLY ARTISAN EVERY FURNITURE MANUFACTURER should have the Weekly Artisan List of Dealers and Buyers. It contains the names of all dealers in furniture rated from $1 ,000 up, satisfactory pay. Approximately 15,000 DEALERS are listed. The list is revised semi..annually. Costs $ 1.00 for the two editions. We are sending it as a premium for subscriptionsto the Week'y Artisan, the only Weekly Furniture Journal at $1.00 a year. Think of it! 52 COPIES OF THE ARTISAN AND 2 REVISED LISTS ALL FOR $1.00 Can you afford to pass up this opportunity? Send in your Dollar. You'll not regret it. WEEKLY ARTISAN GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 27 28 - - --- -- ------------------------. -_._. _. -_._---_._._._------~-------------~-._----- ••••• ·11 I WEEKLY ARTISAN I WKITE FOK IT ~---------- - ---------------------_. - .. . riE-Nfz .TASLE COMPANY A Few Patterns from our last Catalogue. FIRE INSURANCE DIVIDENDS The Figures Suggest That a Reduction in Right!'> Might Be in Order Soon. The book and mal ket ,alues of the "tock ot Harttord fil e 111surance compal11e" S111cethe '--an 1ranclsco tn e 111 1 (JOG h pro, ok111g dlscus"lOn among 111"t11 ance men 1t h cd "0 I ecen - 111gattentIOn from pohcyholders many at \\ ham th1111-that a" the compa111es ha,e reco\ eled from the ettect" ot the ~Ieat dIsaster, a reductIOn In I ates should come "oon In January of the yeal of the great file ,\ll1ch nCllllled In A.pnl, the Aetna e"tahh"hed a dn Idend I ate OJ 1G pel cent III quarterly lllstallmenh and \\ a:o not att-ected b\ the hl~ hI e The stock earl) In 190b \\as quoted at flam -1-1; ,:; to -1-20 The stock h held now at ftom 317 to 325 tor ",hale.., ot S100 each The ConnectIcut 111e, at the t1111eof the dl sa "ter 1ed uced Its capItal of 3'1 000.000 to $500000 and then I ahed It d~dlll by IbSU111g$.:;00,000 of ne\\ "tack at S200 a "hare Ih dn Hlend late of 12 pel cent annually In seml-annudl lll:otallmenb \\ a" contlllued, but for a tlme It paId anI) on a capltdludJlOn at $500,000, together wIth 111telest on bUb"CllptlOlh tal ne\\ "tad. At the tlme of the fire the stock \\ a" quoted at 370 1111" \\ eek the figures are from 293 to 305 The Hal tford hre had a capItal at Sl 2;0000 palrl In dt the beg111111ng of 1906, and at that tlllle paId a "enu annudl dn Idend of 10 per cent and an addItional 15 per cent II hen the fire came the capltdl was 111creased to S2,000 000 by I"smng $7:;0,000 of new stock at :1;500 a shale [he quotatIOn d week hefOle the fire \\dS 1,100 bId, and It sold alouncl 1200 I he pI esent quotatIOn" are 550 to 560 The NatIOnal FIre "tarted the pavment of 7 pel cent "0111- dnnual dIvIdend" 111January, 1906, on $1.000,000 at capltdl '\t the time of the dl"a"tel It "u"penc1ec1 c1n Idenc1 pa\ ment tm the rema111der of the year In 1907 It paId; pel cent dnd then 6, mak111g 11 per cent fOl the yeal The 6 pel (ellt "enll-dllIJUdl rate was cont111ued untIl thIS month, \\ hen 7 pel lent \\ a" paId The stock was valued a week before the contldglatlOn at -J..?; bId The latest quotatIOn IS 380 bId The Phoel11A was pay 111g 12 per cent on Ib $2,000000 III 1906, and the stock was quoted at 342 to 348 After the fil e It suspended the payment of one quarterly dn Idend and then resumed at the late of 2}i per cent quarterly It Ib no\\ pa\- 111gat the rate of 14 per cent annually, and the latest quotatIon IS 265 to 275 I • ~ ._.__ •••• I ... Carpet Maker's View of the Tariff. DhCU"s111g the tallft bl1l, Fred A Booth, secretary and manalSel of the FIrth Carpet Company of Flrthchffe, N J, Ib I eported a" declanng that the wool schedule IS not at all sat- 1Stacton to the carpet manufacturers Speak111g of what are kno\\ n as carpet wools, he saId Of course there are no wools of thIS character grown 111 thl:O country, and the carpet trade IS open for some rehef 111 the ne"t tallft measure But we are belIevers In protectIOn; \\ e belIe\ e 111bUppOI t111g, or rather help111g the government to Pd\ Ih e"pen"e". and so forth, but thIS class of wool does not enter lllto competItion Vv Ith dnyth111g grown 111thIS country rl he I efm e. \\ c are open tor some reduction The house meas-ure a" ple:oented \\ a<ofdlrly satisfactory to us, but when the l)lll got to the "enate the) put back the old rates aga111 II hat \\ e compla111 about IS that when wool gets up to 12 cent-, carpet" ools pay 4 cents per pound duty; but Imme-chatel.' It geb dbO\ e 12, they charge us 7 That is what we dl e compla1l11l1g about a" unfaIr, as one-eIghth of a cent more \\ auld compel us to pay the three cents addItIOnal duty." 1'he :'IolIne (Ill) Furl11ture Company has been awarded the contract tor 1ur11lshlllg de:ok", chaIrs and other eqUlpment tor the lectul e room and lavatones 111the new HIgh School hl11ld111e,at Da, enport, Ia TheIr bId was $11,035 ~_ --- . - . _ _.~ I Grand2P~:~J~~.•£~~~~!M~C.UO.PI We are now puttmg out the best Caster Cups WIth cork bases ever ollereG to the trade. These are fimshed m Golden Oak and WhIte Maple 111 a lIght fimsh These goods are adnurable for pohshed floors and furn- Iture rests They will not sweat or mar. PRICES: Size 2)( mches ..... $400 per hundred SIze 2}.imches .. 5 00 per hundred Try a Sample Order FOB. Grand Rapids. ........ -- ....-.-. • ._._ ••••• _4 .. WEEKLY ARTISAN 29 ~ ..... ----~~~--_. __. -.-_ ..... - ----------- .. MOON SANITARY TYPEWRITER AND OffiCE DESK ALL IN ONE 1-- .. .. ---------- MOON DESK -·-~--1 COMP'Y I---!--------------..!.-----~ t .. .__ ~___ ••• ...a MUSKEGON, MIC". Variety Bench Saw. . .4____________ . '1he abO' e machmQ IS bUIlt by the Crescent :\lachme \ \ 01k s, (Irand Rapids, \llch It IS the \ el y latest thmg 111 thiS type The table alway~ remams the ~ame height from the floor The arbor yoke ral~es and lowers, tray ehng In an arc conc~ntnc with counter shaft Thus the belt Ie-always tight, regardless of the posItion of the saw blade with respect to the table The table tJ1ts eaSily on hea\ y h1l1ges and I" pro\ Ided with gl aduatlOn and l1ucrometer ad- Ju~tment for accuracy The beanngs are full SIX mche, 111 kngth, hned with ge11Lllne babblt and self m11l1g ThiS machine complete With two ~a""s, four gauge~, counter shaft, etc , sells for a very 1110de:t-, pnce New Dealers in Furniture. The Reichenbach-Deming Company ha" been orga111Led With H J Dem111g as preSident, and Albert Reichenbach sec-retary, to deal 111fur111ture at McKeesport, Pa The Opel Fur111ture Company, 111corporated by James A Brud111a, Albert and J E Chlmene, wJ1l sell fur111tUle 111Gal-veston, Texas Capital stock, $10,000 GJ1lette, Eark & Co have opened a new fur111ture store at Good111g, Idaho The Anchor Fur11lture Company wJ1l open a new store about the first of September In P1I1e Bluff, Ark The Empire Home Fur111ture Company, capital stock $5,000, Will open a new store at Yonkers, N Y The Meagher Company, 111corporated With capital stock fixed at $20,000, Will sell furniture at retaJ1 111:\ ew York city. The Spencer-Hunter Company, With capital stock amount- 111g to $20,000, wIll engage in the fur111ture and undertaking bus111ess 111Tiffin, OhIO DoVi-ney & Jamieson are new fur111ture dealers at X ewport, Vt :\Ir Jamieson IS pnnClpal of the graded schools of Lyndon- \ Ille, Vt , and Mr Down owns a fur111ture store m LyndonvIlle Crocker & Owens hay e erected a handsome, commodIOUS bUlldmg m Aberdeen, S D, 111which they Will soon open a new fur11lture store .Furniture Dealers at Law. The Lester Fur11ltUle Company of Napa, Cal, ha:-, brought SUIt aga111st the D C Treadway Company, clalm111g damages to the amount of 9;20,000, on account of an advel tlsement pub-h~ hed 111a newspaper offenng "Leggatt" Spnng Beds for sale. Pla111t1ff claims to hay e the sole agency 111Napa county for the 'Leggatt" beds, and that defendant ha~ falsely represented to customer~ a bed known a~ the "Simmons' as a genu111e Leggatt" bed Should pla111t1ff reco\ er the amount of dam-ages claimed, no argument wIll he nece~sary to pro\e that It pays to advertl"e The Colorado Furniture Company, a cOlporatlon that con-ti ols several fur11lture stores 111that state, has hought the fur11l-ture departUlent of the CreVi-s-Eeggs DiY Goods company, the fur11lture store of the C \\1 Da11lels Company and the stock of the \Vhlte nro~ Fur111ture Company, all of Pueblo The three ~tore~ wJ1l be con:-,ohdated ..~ I In the UOIled States, SUItable for Sun day Schools, Halls, 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 Send for Catalogue and Przces to KAUffMAN MfG. CO. ASHLAND, OHIO It '"--------- ---_ -- .....~ 30 \ \ EEL,," L Y A R 'lIS A N ,. ----- - ------ ---------- ---------.., I I I THE BIG WHITE SHOP i I I I._________________________________________________________________________________ 4I II III I II III II ,,,II II •,If f,•• Iff•I I,,,, ,,II I III ,If I •Ift IIIIf II ,I II,,IIf f III II I IIt ttIII II , I IIIf If ,IIIII I Ifff f,I ,IIIIII III III•I II,II• ~----------------------------------------------------1 I THE BIG WHITE SHOP III ------oIl We Furnish Every Article of Printing Needed by Business Men WHITE PRINTING COMPANY 108, 110, and 112 North Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. ._--_..-- ----- II .I-.- ------------_._..---_.----------- -_.---- ... WEEKLY ARTISAN 31 .....--- I,I, ,III , III ----------.--..---- ... -- -_. - ----------_ -.- . ., I I ---_.~..,---------_.--._.~--.----_.--._--------- -- ... ~ -" - -- - ------------------------ How to Make Your Ads Attract Attention Good Cub dl e 80% of the pulhng po\'. el of dny dd, ertIsement You wouldn't care to enter d fur111 tUle store, for 111;,tance, that displayed old, bdck-style fur111ture 111their w111dows would you? No, you v. ould pa~~ It by and pick out d store that had an attractIve display of New Styles Just so with the woman who reads your ddlly announcements She IS attracted by the Illu,tra-tlOllS of pretty fur111ture She IS 111terested m fur 111ture, and reads the descnptlOns, which bhould be followed by the prIce If you are unable to give proper care and thought to your advertIs111g, let lib do It for you We will produce copy that will pull, We employ the best copy experb to be had-pay them high salalles You can have their per-sonal service at a hgure so low you really can't afford to neglect the opportunity Wnte us about this serVice, telhng about your desIres, the class of goods you carry and the amount of advertIsmg you do We will send you some mighty mterestmg mformatlOn FURNITURE CITY ENGRAVING CO. 403 Murray Bldg. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. OCTAGON PEDESTALS AND TABLE LEGS That IS the questIon and a big one. too How do you rnake them? How much do they cost you" How good are they and are they unlfOl m? Just take a llttIe tIme and let these questIOns soak In Because you ma)- be wastIng on the manufacture of the Pedestals ann. Legs what you sa"\e by eco-nomIcal Manufacture on the Tops Your profits are then cut down M'lke the cost of the different parts balance One man '\ lth our LEG AND PEDESTAL MACHINE WIll make Octagon and Polygonal shaped turnings at one-tenth to one t\\ entleth of what It costs by hand round ones at one sIxth to one· tenth The saVIng In time and labor IS what makes that bal-ance ,\e \,ere~ust talkIng about Now, don't say that sounds pretty good and let It slip your mInd Just wnte us to-day C. MATTISON MACHINE WORKS 863 FIfth St, BELOIT, WISCONSIN. ~-_._-~.-------------_.~.~.----~-_._--~---"' •II 1 III I I I II II I ! ~ MUSKEGONEX,clMUSlivceHR.efrigerator~anEuf::~:,e::w York M.D~ger. t 35 Warren 5t, New York CIty. IF IT'S THE BEST REFRIGERATOR IT'S AN ALASKA Over 850,000 Alaska refngerators sold sin c e I 878 DeSIrable features of an Alaska Refngerator: Small consumption of Ice. Maximum amount of cold, dry air. Absolutely sanitary pro-vision chamber. Simphcity of operation. Perfect preservation of food. We sell to dealers only. WRITE FOR CATALOG. The Alaska Refrigerator Co. . ------- ~-----_.~------- -------------- ._~--~------_.~~--~---------., OFFICES: CINCINNATI--Seoond National Bank Building. NEW YORK--346 Broadway. BOSTON--18 Tremont St. CHICAGt)--14 St. and Wabash Ave. GRAND RAPIDS--Houseman Bldg. JAMESTOWN. N. Y.--Chadakoln Bldg. HIGH POINT. N. C.--Stanton.Weloh Blook. The most satisfactory and up-to-date Credit ServIce covering the FURNITURE, CARPET, COFFIN and ALLIED LINES. The most accurate and reliable Reference Book Published. Originators of the "Tracer and Clearing House System:' CollectIOnServzce Unsurpassed-Send for Book of Red Drafts. .....-._---_._~---- I,,I II II I,, I I I I~ I,I I .. .-. .- .. 32 WEEKLY ",...-.----~.~.~._._.__.-_._-._._.---_._----..., Miscellaneous Advertisements. ,I IIIIII II I,II , I• ,I IIII II III II IIII ,I ...... WANTED WANTED. CommissIOn man for Misssoun and Kansas representmg five furmture factones. Splendid fixed carload hnes. Address, Ballman-Cummmgs Furmture Company, Fort Smith, Arkan-sas. Aug 7, '09 WANTED COMMISSION MEN. I "iFor Indiana and Illinois to sell our SUites, Dressers, Chlffon-lits, Stands, Beds and Wardrobes. McKim & Cochran Fur-niture Co., Madison, Ind. 7-3-4t WANTED-WOOD SEAT CHAIR FACTORY To locate on our property at Columbus, MissIssippi; unlImit-ed supply of red and white oak; red and sap gum and beech at extremely low cost; plenty cheap labor; fine factory site, un-excelled shipping faCIlIties and low freight rates to good mar-ket. Might take some stock In well managed company. Ad-dress Interstate Lumber Company, DOWllmg BUilding, Ene, Pa. WANTED-TRA VELING SALESMEN. To handle a lme of Extension Tables, Pedestal Tables, Ward-robes and Kitchen Cupboards, on commission. State what other lmes you handle and Terntory deSired. Address Koenig Furmture Co., 2620 N. 15th St., St. LOUIS,Mo. WANTED A good cabmet maker; one who can detail and make clothing cabinets. Address B. S., care Michigan Artisan. 6-10-2t. WANTED-POSITION AS MANAGER. A practical busmess man, familiar with the manufacturing of bed room furmture and who has a few thousand dollars to invest; can assume charge of one of the best furmture plants m the South. If interested, address "Busmess," Box 853, Greensboro, N. C. 6-10-4t Chas. E. Spratfn.An Acrostic. Care untroubled, jO\ unbounded. Have a me1f\ toa:,t v\lth me All your ffIe;1d'3 b) ) ou surrounded See your W01k 1,\Ith greatest glee Exchange I Esto perpetua Sunsh1l1e days of JO) and plea:,ure. Pay you well for time eApended R1l1g the" elkIn f01 full measure. As the scheme progresses splenchd Take the lam el "on so ra1 eh, Till Jour ffIends can pral<,e :You falll) -Bes:01e Richard, bOlD Feb :J, 1899 ,..----_.. .. ---------------~-----_._., III •,,, ,II ,I ,,I ,I •III It •,I III ,,,I II .. STAR CASTER CUP COMPANY NORTH UNION STR .... T "" a"" RAPIDS MICH. (PATENT APPLIED FOR) We have adopted cellulOid as a base for our Caster Cups maklllg the best cup on the market. CellulOId IS a great Improvement o\er bases made of other matenal When It ISnecessary to move a pIece supported by cups wIth cellulOId bases It can be done wIth ease, as the bases are per fectly smooth CellulOId does not sweat and by the use of these cups I tables are never marred These cups are finIshed In Golden Oak and White Maple, finIshed light If you w,ll try a 8ample order 0. these I f O gOoOda8rYaOPnRUIdCWERS'l:alpSdt,oIezdeh8a82n,r%deteIncthheems tn qu$a5n.t5,t0u8 per hundred. SIZe 2)( Inches 4.50 per hundred. TRY A SAMPLE ORlJER h ••••••••• _._. .... ARTISAN INDEX TO ADVERTISERS. Acme WhIte Lead Works Adams & Eltmg Co. Alaska Refrlgator Co Albro Veneer Ccmpany Amencan Blower Co Barnes, W. F. & John Co. Bartcn, H. K. & SOll, Co. Boynton & Co Buss Machine Works Dodds, Alerander Edge, Frank & Co. Fellwook Auto and Mfg Co Fox Machllle Company Furnlture CommerClal Agency Co. FrancIs, Chas. E Company Furnlture C,ty Engravmg Co. Glllette Roller Bearlllg Co. Grand RapIds Brass Co. Grand RaPlds Caster Cup Co Grand Rapds Electrotype Co Grand Raplds Hand Screw Co. Grand Raplds Wood Fmlshlllg Co. Ho den Veneer Company Hotel Pantlllld Hotel Tuller, Detrolt Kauffman Mfg. Co. Lawrenoe-McFadden Co. Lentz Table Co. Luce-Redmond Chalr Co. Lyon Furnlture Agency Marletta Pamt and Color Co. !4athlson Machlne Works MoMullen Machlllery Co. !41chlgan Engravlllg Co· !4Icellaneous !4ontgomery Hardwood Lumber Co. !4oon Desk Company Morton House !4uskegon Valley Fur. Co New York Furnltura Exchange 011ver Machmery Co Palmer, A. E. & Sons Plttsburg Plate Glass Co. Rockford Chau and Furnlture Co. Rookford Frame and FIxture Co Rockford Standard Furnlture Co. Schmlt Henry & Co. Shlmer, Samu.el, J. & Sons S11gh Funllture Co Smlth & Davls Mfg. Co Star Caster Cup Company Ward, 0 A. Walter Clark Veneer Co Weatherly Company Weekly Artlsan Weillno-ton Hotel, Chlcago. Whlte Pnntmg Co. Wood, MorrlS & SOllS Wysong & :M1les Co. (<I) 21 Cover 31 7 Cover Cover 2 23 Cover 3 23 8 7 31 1 31 Cover Cover 28 25 :0 86 :0 23 29 26 28 9 1 1 31 8 18 32 4 29 2 4 15 3 4 25 21 26 23 32 2 13 4 32 25 86 19-27 23 30 3 Cover A Few from Holland. Holland. ,Itch \ugu"t 6 -The Bay VIew Furlllture Com- )1dll\ ha'l a "ttOIl~ 1111efor the fall trade, the hne be111g made up at olle hundred pattern"" of "hleh forty are enttrely ne" dnd at the fine"t cla"" ot goods VIce Pre<,ldent H G Pelgnm h at the op1111OntIut the tall trade Will be very good The Ba\ VIe", 1Ine I" made up of J acobeans, Colomd]", L1bertte<, dnd :\Iodern Lng1l"h R H Ruppel, manufacturer of maeh111e and sp111dle carv111g tool" report" d '3dtl"factor) \ olume of busme:,s, and m response to the demand" at hI" hade 1,\,111probably get out a catalogue ,,0111e tIme clUl1l1~ the early fall 1h01 nton I'l Co, manufacturer" of furlllture, are puttmg out a 11l1eof chall s III the knock do"" 11, the ~oods bemg 111sohd oak of "tlon::; dnd substantial constructIOn, and made In m1s- "Ion and \\ eathered oak 1'he lJolland \ enee1 \\ Olk:o have orders to keep them gomg 011 \ ellee1.., tOI ChIcago manufacturer'3 up to next January <"'euetary-:\Iana~el Par:oon" sa) '3 the Company 1" also gett111g out \ eneers for automobtle manufacturers ]t"" all \\ ell enough to take the bull by the horn:o, If the bu1l "Ill stand for It ,..------_.--_. --_._._._._- --- ,,II -~~-----~-._..-- I ,I ., .... Henry Schmit (5 Co. HOPKINS AND HARRIET STS CinoInnatl, Ol.io makers of Upholstered Furniture for LODGE and PULPIT, PARLOR, LIBRARY, HOTEL and CLUB ROOM 6--•• -------_._-------------- ....
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- 1909-08-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- 30:6
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and ,/ ) /' GRAND RAPI[)S J PUBLIC GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., APRIL 30, 1910 NELSON -MATTER FURNITURE CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. BED-ROOM and DINING-ROOM COMPLETE SUITES in Mahogany, Circassial1 Walnnt and Oak. If you have not one in your store, a siInple request will bring you our m.agnificent new Cataloane of 12x16 inch page groups, show-ina suites to Ulatch. With it, even the most .lDoderate sized furniture store can show the best and newest furniture satisfactorily. , Y, WEEKLY ARTISAN 1 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN ~..... . - . . . .. ..~ LUCE FURNITURE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Manufacturers of COMPLETE lines of MEDIUM PRICED DINING and CHAMBER FURNITURE. Catalogues to Dealers Only. ....... •••• ••• aa •••••••• aa aM • aM. __ •••••••••••••• ._. __ • ~ Luce-Redmond Chair Co.,Ltd. I BIG RAPIDS, MICH. High Grade Office Chairs Dining Chairs Odd Rockers and Chairs Desk and Dresser Chairs Slipper Rockers Colonial Parlor Suites 111 Dark and Tuna Mahogany Btrd's EYf Maple Btrch !Zut1rtfrtd Oak and CtrcasJtan Walnut Our fxhibit you will find on the fourth floor, East Section, MANUfACTURERS'BUILDING,North Ionia Street GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Exhibit in charge of ]. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES,]. EDGAR FOSTER. WEEKLY ARTISAN GRAND RAPIDS 3 30th Year-No. 44 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., APRIL 30, 1910 Issued Weekly UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION OF FREIGHT Excerpts From an Address Delivered to the New York Traffic Club by R. N. Colyer of Chicago. :.vIem1Jersof the New York Traffic club, at their Apnl meetmg last Tuesday evening, were gIven cons1derwble lIght on the subject of classificatIOn by R. N. Colyer, chaIrman of the Umform ClassIficatIOn commIttee, who, by the way IS to dehve1 an address on the work of hIS commIttee at the dn-nual meetmg of the Natwnal Furniture Manufacturers' as-soclatlOn to be held m Chicago, May 10 and 11. Mr. Colyer hab been studymg and working out the class1ficatlOn problem for several years and is now expected to reach a solutIOn m the near future He IS consIdered an expert by raIlroad man-dgers and by well informed shIppers and all have confidence m hIS ab1hty and mtegnty. The Umform ClassIficatIon commIttee of whIch Mr. Col-yer IS chalrman was appomted Iby the raIlroad traffic man-agers at the mstance of the Interstate Commerce commission after the commlSSlOn had made It plain that If the raIlroads failed to act w1thiv a certam period the commIssion would appomt such a commIttee WIth all possllble power and author-ity. At present as for some time past three classifications have governed to a large extent the making of freight rates in this country, each representing a territonal dIViSIOn. If the com-mittee referred to is able to succeed m its task, and to the "atisfaction of all the transportatlOn interests of the country, as well as the mterstate commibsion there WIll be only one, and so adjusted m its application as to avert many annoy-ances and perplexities that now serve to worry freight traffic men. Mr. Colyer's New York address was devoted mamly to carload rates and classificatlOns In relating the facts, con-dItIons and circumstances leadmg up to the appointment of his committee, he presented some historical data of great volume for reference purposes, It was illustrative of how the present rate structure has become so complex and con-fusing as to reach in some instances a conditlOn beyond com-prehension or understanding. As to the relations between carload and less than carload rates he said in part: "'Dhere is no inhelent right ~o a rating for freight pro-portlOned to quantIty As an abstract question of nght there should be no variatlOn of the charge per unit for and given service offered by a public service corporation dependent upon quantity Otherwise our boasted equality of privdege would take flight. If there is one rate per unit dependent upon the shipment of one hundred pounds of freight, and a less rela-tIVe charge for the movement of thIrty thousand pounds, in theory the lower cost Ulllt should be followed mto train loads, as w~ll as to car loads Many traffic men failmg to see that the carload rating IS a discrimination, although JustIfied, fall into the error of supposing that the carner can base rates on quantIty beyond carloads. "However. p1act1ce and the authoritIes have recoglllzed that a carload umt may be Justified by dIfferences of expense m handlmg, but beyond the carload there has Ibeen, so far as I know, no umt of charges for a greater quantIty at a lower relative rate, nor can there be, without great danger to the carrier and public alIke. "The carload movement of freight is a tlung of growth from small beginnmgs and the normal rate may be accepted as the smaller Ulllt, the one WIthin the reach of every shipper; therefore It seems reasonable to assume that until the growt1h of busmEs3 has shown the necessity for a carload ratmg, no such rating should be made. "I would remind you that the root of the question is whether it IS to the carner's best interest to engage m retaIl-ing transportation or to hold out the carload ratmg as an m-ducement to t'he shipper to concentrate and handle freight m carload quantities. "It WIll 1Je saId, furthermore, that expense for tenmnal "erV1ce is a fixed charge and that the propOltIOn of termmal eXipense mcreases rapIdly WIth the decrease m average rate and that thIS particularly will affect the eastern hnes, but this is as true WIth respect to carload as to less carload freight. "To me it seems to Ibe not entIrely sound to figure that all the elements that enter into the cost of transportaton of less than carload slupments can be regarded as representmg a saving by movmg the freIght m carloads. For instance, a large element m the expen5e of handlmg less than carload 'ihipments 1'3 represented in the tranbfers; the carload move-ments do not dIsplace 111 any material way the movement of less than carloads to local points. Carload freight, other than heavy commodities, moves generally to the centers to which merchandise moves in through cars well loaded Further-more the less than carload rating is made pre"umptlvely to cover the expenses incident to less than carload transporta-tion. "There is no general rule as to what constitutes a genu-ine carload movement, but we may hope that when the case now before the supreme court has Ibeen determined, we shall ,........-------------------------------- 4 WEEKLY ARTISAN know more as to the carnerOl' llghts, whethel regulatlOn-, md) ...--------_-..------- ------ -- ---~-_._---~---~-.... be made wIth the d1bc11mmatmg Judgment ot succe'3"ful 111 dustry, or, by the mOl e stolId, mftex1ble methud., "hu\\ Il 11l governmental departments "Pendmg th1s adJud1catlOn by the bnjJ1eme cuun. ,.,trong1y adhe1 e to the propob1tlOn thdt the cart Id~, hd\ 111g the nght to make 1easonab1e 1 eguldtlOn" h3\ e Ilot c,-ceedl d that nght m reqUlnng a common 0\\ nel-,hlp ,Ib cC!ndJt1Un tu carload ratmg,." when such a regnlatwn IS neCC""a1) to PIO-teet the earners from loss through collusIOn gU1erdll) m"U-tuted by persons not legItImately pal tIe" to the tranbportatwn transaction Beyond ownership, the fre1~ht "hould at com ~e be subject to one "h1ppe1, one cons1gnee ancl cne h1ll 01 L\{J1l1~ reqmrements NeceSSIty rather than quant1t) "honld <1LtLl mme the estab1shment of carload 1atlng", nOl \\ hethcr ~tJ()(L are produced or can be offe1 ed fOJ tr dlhpOl ta tlOn 111 ld 1£Se aggregate quantItIes, but rather \\ hether the 111<11d\ nal \\ ho finally pay" the fte1ght 1" con'3ul11l11l;the COl111l1(J(!Jt\"0 ,tt dtl lly as to make the Item of freIght chalges theleul1 a maUl! 1)1 consIderable concern to the publIc "There seems to be no ,.,ound reason t01 111c1ulhn~ 111 thL official c1a'3S1ficatIon pray blO11 for 1111Aedcarl )M! 1at111~s ,ll t1c1es widely dISSImIlar 111nature and rat111g dnd 1t "uch artl c1es are gathered and "hipped 111carload" there ma) come a freIght rate adjustment that gl\ e" to certam "h1]lpe1" dl1 un due if not unfa1r ad\ antage 0\ er smaller c()mpeutor" "The vvestern and southe111 c1ds"Jfi.LatlO11' h" ve con"h t ent1y opposed the miscellaneous mtxej cal mo\ ement ] heIr theory seem" to be that e\(1) rat1l1g 1epre"enb \\1th111 1hclf the satIsfactory charge fm the t1 al1OlpOltat1! 11 npre"ented dne! that no occaSIOn eXISts f01 encotU3g111g the "h1ppe1 to per-form termma1 "erV1ce at the Carlle1 ., expen-,c, hellCL 1t h Iltlt the practIce to provIde ca1load ratmg" t01 the e"pre"b pm pO.:oe of encourag1l1g shIpments 111 ca1load quant1tJe" and \\ hen carload ratmgs are provIded they are '3uppo"e 1 to rep' e"ent a legItImate commercIal necessIty and a genume L31lo,il1l1l0\ t ment. "If the sugge:otlOns "et torth 111thl t01 egtJlllg mark out the glOund on WhICh the terrltolle~ Cdn get together. thln there can be 111a ulllform c1as"JflcatlOn no room tor a 1111"ed carload rule such as rule 10 of the offiCIal cla""lhcatlOl1, nOl can there be includeJ therem any p10\ hlOn 01 CdJ!ildd rdtl11g" on artIcles that a1 e not knovv n to mo\ I'.' m carlodd q nantJ tle-, In the absence of a general rule P10\ lCllng for l1l1Aed carload 1atmgs such m1xttll es ab are commcrc1allv n ec( S'3dfY \\ ould of necessIty Ibe p10vlcled fOJ spel wHy "LIkewise in the dh:-.ence of ploof of calloacl1llUlemenl of many commodItIes now provded \\llh c3l1oad 1dtll1~~, "uLb carload rat111gs would be d1'-,contmued ...·I have enclea\ored to gl\ e you '3OJl1e1decl ot the \\,1) the DO YOU WANT the PRETTIEST, BEST and MOST POPU-L- AR LEATHER FOR FURNITURE. ANY COLOR. WILL NOT CRACK. If so buy our GOAT and SHEEP SKINS Write for sample pads of colors. OAHM & KIEFER TANNING CO. TANNERIES CRAND RAPIDS, MICH. CHICACO, ILL. 204 lake Street, CHICAGO, ILL. '"- - . - \\ l"tern dnel o.,outhel n cla~,.,lficatlOn 1epresentatl\ e looks at the pro\ 1"10Jh of our t)ffiual c1asblfiLatlOn anJ I tlunk he 1S m-c1med to feel th,lt our plan of hancl11lg out ca110ad rat111gs \\ lthout 1e"peet to commerc1al neceb"'lty, and 111 the end en-abl111g the shIpper to ha\ e hIS goods moved m any carload comb111atlOll h1'> ~elllns may elect, cannot rebult otherWIse thdl1 111 dhdbter, 111the long run" Returned FrOIDArizona_ Chrleb R SlIgh, pI eS1dent of the SlIgh FurnIture com-pany, ha,., returned to Crand RapIds WIth h1b WIfe and ch1ld- 1en, aftel h,n In~ ~penl the \\mter m Arllona c.,OIllC 1etddel' ne\ el I ('nut -,0 long a:o they can forget to fiu '-,0 -.. ----- ------_. ------_._--------------------------- ------------_.._------------------------ - ...,. "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 gettmg. 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's Emery Cloth, Emery Paper, and Flint Paper, furnished In rolls or reams. MANUFACTURED BY J H. H. BARTON & SON CO., 109 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. I~ WEEKLY ARTISAN DEATH OF JOSEPH DEIMEL. Well Known Chica~o Furniture Manufacturer Killed by a Train. ChIcago, Apltl 28 -The death of Joseph Denne!, treas-urer of the NatIOnal Furlllture company, occurred Monday lllght, and I esulted from bemg run over by a tram on the north bound Rock Island suburban tracks at Blue Island, where he was found about 7 o'clock wIth arm" dnd legs man-gled and skull fractured Mr Delmel was uncon<;cIOU'3 when found and dIed wlthm half an hour The news of hIS untlme ly takmg off proved a ternble shock, not only to hIS bereaved famtly but throughout the furlllture cIrcles of Chicago as well Mr Delmel was one of the cIty's most promment as well as active and progre"slve manufacturers, the NatIOnal Par- Joseph Deimal. lor Furlllture company havmg one of the largest plant'3 of ItS kmd m ChIcago He was S6 year'3 of age and leaves be'3ldes IllS WIfe, one son, Jerome L, aged 27 years; one daug-htel, Ama, aged 21 year", and three brothel 'i-Rudolf, presldent-manager of the NatIOnal Parlor FurnIture company, SImon and Ignat7 Deimel. The funeral was held from the re~ldence, 3141 Calumet avenue, at 1 30 Wednesday afternoon, Rev Dr Emil G HIrsch of the Sma I CongregatIOn, officlatmg The funeral was largely attended by representatIves of the furlllture trade, the actIve p,111bearers bemg ImmedIate relatives The mter-ment was m Rosehlll cemetery As manager of the sales department Mr Delmel was held m the greatest esteem and affectIOn by all the tlavelmg rep-resentatives of the NatIOnal Parlor Furlllture company and hIS pa'ismg IS deeply mourned by a large CIrcle of fnends and associates. Have a New Home. The Fredencks Furmture company of Lo~ L\nlSele'i, Cal., have moved into their bUlldmg at 420-24 South Spring street. They have sent inVItations, printed on pIcture postal cards, for the formal opening of theIr new home on Saturday evening L\pril 30. No goods will be sold dunng the reception but souvenirs will be dlstnbuted and it goes WIthout saying that the gue'its WIll be well pleased by an inspectIon of the stock and its arrangement. IL PhIladelphia, May 14th, 1908. Grand Rapids Veneer Works, Grand Rapids, Mich. Gentlemen: Your most esteemed and encouraging favor of the 11th Inst. to hand for which please accept our thanks. We felt sure that you would give us an encouraging reply as it looked good to us, and to everyone who has seen the the result of our first drying of 4.4 oak, under the Grand Rapids system. We will gIve you our record as kept by our operator during the drying of one Inch quartered oak and one inch plaIn oak in 4 days, 4 hours. The writer can say, in behalf of the Sheip Mfg. Co. that we are all well pleased WIthyour system of drYIng lumber, and If we can be of any servIce to you, we shall be too glad to send you any word or letter that you may desire, that WIll aId you In the progress of your system of drying. WIth kmdest regards to all, we remam, Yours very truly, HENRY H. SHElP MFG. CO. • 0 U :c (J 'ooi ..c.:.: r: ... ~ '"' 0 =' ~ "-fI;J U Q • ~ ci rfJ ~ =' ~ 0 " lC) fF:t c:: II lC) «S (e;j 0 :t Do ~ Z t") 'll' 0 Q '"' ... .... Q) .C.l $.t e .I.I Q ~ ~ca ... P-4 5 6 WEEKLY ARTISAN • ••••• • • • ••• - • _ ••• - - - I ••••• I NO OTHER II .. . . . . ~ SANDER No. 111 Patented Sand Belt Machine. can possibly do the variety of work that is being accomplished on our machine. Our No. 171 Sander is positively superior to all other methods on flat surfaces, irregular shapes and mouldings. Ask for Catalog HE" ~_W.Y..S.ONO « MILES CO., Cedar St. and Sou. R. R., OREENSBORO, N. C· J Buildings That Will Need Furniture. Residences-O. B. James, 5449 Pauhna street Chicago $3,800; Hugo J. Liedburg, 1107-9 Hayes avenue, Chicago, $15,- 000; M. M Silz, 5715 West End avenue, ChICago, $13,000, Hen-ry Huenning, 2233 Lawrence avenue, Chicago. $10,000, Ernest Kruse, 3532 Lowell avenue, Chicago, $5,000, Fredenck Schroe-der, 1102 Monroe street, Evanston, Ill, $1 000, \nna Schmidt, 930 Sherman avenue, Evanston, Ill, $4.600, \\- S 2\lason, 202± Ashland avenue, Evanston, $4,500; :-lary 2\1 Dartelme, 721 Sheridan road, Evanston, $7,000; W B Watk1l1s, C11l1t, Tex, $8,000; F H. Broake, 1739 K street northwest, Vvash1l1gton, D c., $40,000; Horace H Wescott, 430 Fifth street northwest, Washington, $25,000; Arthur lIcArthur, 38 Stratford street, Boston, Mass, $6,000, Mrs. Jane Richardson, 11 Ashmont street, Boston, $4,500; H E VerrtII, 1,0 Hilburn street, Boston, $5,000; J. R. Patterson, 34 Mayfield street Boston, $-l,000, Clark Dilks, St Mart1l1's Lane and Hartwell a\Cnue, PhtIadel-phia, Pa, $26,000; J. R McDevitt, Hortter and :-Itbgl 0\ e street" Philadelphia, $4,000; C. A McKeon, 23 Xorth Stenton place, Atlantic City, N. J, $-l,500; Warren T Pawson, 208 Xorth Xew Hampshire avenue, Atlantic City, $4,000, Harry A Schmidt, 2415 Newkirk avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. ,$5,000, Ella Gnffith, Roselawn additIOn, South Bend, Ind, $3,000, E J \Vendalone, 601 Corby street, South Bend, $3,000, Edward Ramler, Eighth and South E streets, Richmond Ind, $4,300, FrancIs F Diehl, 1106 Delta avenue, C1l1c1l1natl. 0, $J,OOO. Cathenne Eckert, High P01l1t avenue and V,Tardell street, C1l1c1l1natl, $4,000, F. VV. Freeman, Bates avenue <'nd Sidney streets, C1l1c1l1natl, $5,- 500; Sophia Warner, Fifth avenue and Midland street, C1l1C1l1- nati, $4,000; C. B. Post, Gaylord street and Seventh avenue Dem er, Co. $5.500, E M Curtis, Fox ,treet and Twenty-third a\Cnue, Demel'. $3,750, \¥allace F Thornberry, 3827 Prospect a\ el1lle, Kan~as City, J\Io, $5,500, R. H. Bodle, 26~1 East Twen-ty- eighth street, Kansas City, $4,500; John P. Murphy, 612 West Forty-third street, Kamas City, $4,000; G. M. Ellsworth, 3940 Garfield a\Cnue, Kansas City, $6,000; Mrs. North Storms, 188 Parrett street, Evansville, Ind, $4,000; Samuel Orr, Mount \uburn, Ind, $4,000; Dr. Clippinger, :McCutcheonville, Ind, $5,000, W. W. Barksdale, Clarksville, Tenn, $3,800; A. W. Mackey, Mount Vernon, Ind., $3,000; W. S. Hare, 105 Broad- "ay, \, heel1l1g, \V. Va., $3,500; Mrs Newman, 2817 Eoff street Wheeling, $3,000; Charles Ebeltng, Wetzel and Thirty-ninth streets, \VheeI1l1g, $4,000; Mrs. Kate Forster, 188 Boulevard Park, Sacramento, Cal., $3,600; J. R Kelly, 1712 Terry avenue, Seattle, Wash, $3,000; F. J. L1l1ley, 1144 North Kenzie avenue, Chicago, $6,000; W. O. Johnson, 3904 Greenwood avenue, Chi-cago, $30,000, \¥Illtam M. Williams, 375 Hamilton street, De-trOit, Mich, $3,500; Ben B Jacob, 102 Rowena street, Detroit, $7,500; vValter \Vallace, 369 Helen avenue, DetrOit, $4,425; George Fischer, 1150 Cass avenue, Detroit, $9,000, \Valter H. L1l1sett, 209 Longfellow street, Detroit, $4,000; Daniel Hopk1l1s, 1952 Boulevard, street, Detroit, $5,400; Wilhelmina KalsO\\, 81 Preston street, Detroit, $7,200; M\rs Mary Arzberger, 494 Bishop street, New Haven, Conn, $15,000; J. Webilly, 292 Ellen street, Milwaukee, WIS, $3,000; Ben Greenwald, Forty-fifth street and Pabst avenue, Milwaukee, $4,500; Z. Earl Belden, \Jorth Elkhart, Ind, $3,000; A. A. Kergerris, 216 West Craw-ford street, Elkhart, Ind., $3,500; S. D Reid, 253 Strong avenue, Elkhart, $4,000, E Latham, 1128 Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn, X Y, $6. )00, F G Howard, 1781 South Logan avenue, Min- SEND FOR CATALOGUE. WEEKLY ARTISAN 7 You can always get IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT 1..20" R. C. PLAIN OAK 1..8", 1..20", 1..24" and 1..28" R. C. BIRCH 1..16", 1..20", 1..24", and 1..28" POPLAR 1..20", 1..24" and 3..16" GUM Direct from our Grand Rapids Warehouses. We solicit your trade. WALTER CLARK VENEER GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. COMPANY neapohs, Mllln, $10,000, John A Ecklund, 3404 South Irvmg avenue, Millneapohs, $10,000, Barney Anderson, 1112 South Eighth street, Millneapohs, $6,000; Rev C. IE. Haupt, 4600 E. Forty-sIxth street, Millneapolis, $4,500; FranCls C. Thomas, 375'7 South Lyndale avenue, Minneapolis, $4,000; H. J. Blakeman, 3908 Portland avenue, Mmneapolis, $3.500; W. Patten Porter, 1907 Schiller street, LIttle Rock, Ark., $4,500; W. R. Kyler, 280G West ThIrteenth street, LIttle Rock, $3,000; Mrs. 1\1. M McCall, 54 West Eleventh street, Atlanta, Ga., $8,500; J. F. Hughes, 161 BeckwIth street, Atlanta, $4,000; W. T. Whise-nant, 619 Edgewood avenue, Atlanta, $3,750; J. J. Coneveaux, SummIt and Wtlder avenue, St. Paul, Mmn., $7,500, Mrs. M1n-nie Christ, 1232 East Broadway, LouisvIlle, Ky., $5,000; F. B. Fruit, 6401 Grand avenue, ChIcago, $5,500; Hans Blase, 4054 North FJfty-first street, Chicago, $3,750; Mrs. Belle M. Wal-lace, West Orange, N. J, $10,500; Mrs. S C Jenkins, 428 Kentucky street, KnoxvIlle, Tenn, $3,000; Dr H W. Trnit, 117 South Seventh street, Indiana, Pa., $3,500; Ira A. Meyers, 220 Philadelphia, street, IndIana, Pa., $3,00, P. A. Kaufer, North Twenty-fifth and Pme streets, Tacoma, Wash, $4,500; Henry Lundgren, 1516 South FIfth street, Tacoma, $3,600, John M Boyle, Rosemount Way, Tacoma, $6,000; MIchael Gar-ney, 1724 North FJfe street, Tacoma, $+,000, G W Bullard, Prospect HIll, Tacoma, $6,000. MISS Florence Buffalo, 8549 JVlo-ra Lane, St LOLus, Mo, $4,000, E W. SmIth, 272 South Los Robles avenue, Lo~ Angeles, Cal, $9,000; G Lawrence Slmp:,on, 390 South Grand avenue, Lo~ Angeles, $8,000, WIlham O. Ludovoer, 167 North Orange Grove avenue, Los Angeles, $5,- 000, M. T GIlmore, SIxth and Quince streets, San DIego, Ca1., $7,000; M D Adams, SIxth street and Ivy lane, San Diego, $4,- 000, Carohne Calhoun, 3021 Allen avenue, St Louis, Mo , $10,- 000; J. R. Riley, 1824 East Seventy-mnth street, Joplin, Mo., $4,000; Lena Bischoff, 2438 Monroe street, Joplin, $4,000; Fred Elgen, Humboldt and LlYmg5ton streets, Peona, Ill, $6,500; C. L. Glasson, 2230 South ThIrty-second street, Omaha, Nebr, $3,- 500; Louis HIll, 2012 North Twenty-fifth street, Omaha, $8,000; E J. Ferand, Ocean Park, Cal, $20,000, Mrs. H. G. Tmsley, Pomona, Ca1., $25,000. Miscellaneous Buildings-"Tim" Slagh and associates are to build a $25,000 theatre m Holland, MIch., to be completed by September 1 St Stephens (EpIscopalians of New Harmony, Ind., are buildmg a $30,000 church. Tacoma, Wash, is erecting three district school buildmgs at a total cost of $140,000. The Bankers' Trust company has taken out a permit for the erection of a thirty story butlding 94 X 97 feet, on the corner of Nassau and Wall streets, N. Y, to cost $3,000,000. The LOUIsville, Ky, school board is remodelmg several ward school buildings. The Odd Fellows of Klamath Falls, Ore, WIll butld a hall to cost $40,000, exclusive of furniture A syndicate of business men will invest $125,000 in a hotel blllldmg in Santa Momca, Cal The contract for the new court house at Bakersfield, Ca1., WIll be awarded m June; the estimated cost is $350,000. F. P Sargent of New York is organizing a company to build a first class theatre at Ocean Park, Ca1. A Big Piping Order. The Umted States Sugar and Land company IS bUlldmg an Immense beet sugar plant at Garden City, Kan., and has placed the order for smoke stacks, ventilating and pipmg for carrying away the refuse, with the Grand Rapids Blow Pipe and Dust ~rrester company. This is one of the largest beet sugar mills 111 the country and when it came to piping they wanted the best Lots of marriages merely demonstrate that misery loves company. 8 WEEKLY ARTISAN The Manistee Line. The Malllstee Manufactunng compan}, manufactul er" of chamber and dlll111g 100m furllltUle, repott hUSlllCS" ]1lCk-ing up very matenally dunng the la"t month .anJ ale ]fJfJk-ing for a cont111ued 111crease. ThIs compan} manutacturc., Made by the Malllstee :VIanufdctur111g Compan} one of the best 1111e"of medIum pllcecl tUI Ultu! e 111\1Ichlg-eln. the kind that every merchant can Ccln} \\ It h 1)1fJht 1 he style3 and constructlOn are good and notlllng 1'"' "Icklng III thc finish New Furniture Dealers. Stanley Morns IS a new fnrl11tu! e deale I at Patl h (,I ()\ (' Wis. A. P. Jeffery wIll open a new stock of fUll11ture at \Ye,tfield N. Y. The WIlliam M. Coombs Furl11ture compeln} dre nc\\ dealcl' at Sidney, Mont Noyes & Uhl have opened a ne\\ "tock of furl11tllle elt Clyde Park, Mont. LOUIS Romdene WIll add a furmture dcpartment to a gener<11 store that he purchased recently at J\lora, J\lmn Pitt Chandler of CreIghton, N D, wIll open a ne\\ fUlm ture store at Stan1e}, same state, about the tllldclle of '\ ra\ "... ...- - . .---~ Morton House ( AmericanPlan) Rates $2.50 and Up. Hotel Pan tlin d (EuropeanPlan) Rates $1.00 and Up. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Noon DinnerServed at the Panthndlor 50c IS THE FINEST IN THE WORLD. 1-_______________ J. BOYD..P,A.N.TLI.ND.,..Prop.--.I.. 1v ersted & 1lover~on al e el ectmg a bUlldmg m Bntte, ~ D, \\ hlch they WIll occupy clS a furmture ctore, openmg m May The firm of Hum, Slhert, SmIth & Co, rccently orga11l7ed, hay c opened a lan;e furl11tUle store, clt 162H \\fc"t NDalket street, LOUlWl11c K} The C ontmentcll 11ousehold Supply company, Cclpltclhzed at $("O(JO, \\ 111opcn a new store in ChIcago Joseph Elhson Abra- IMm and LoUl" Baim are the stockholders. Furniture Fires. I he HlOlkll1eln fUll11ture stOle 111Muskogee, Okla, was de'-t1 0\ cd h} fire 1ecently. The J ohncton } urmtul e compdny, dcalers of Toledo, 0, ,uffered a heav\ loss by fire on Apnl 20 Insurance, $49,000 fhe plant at thc Pass Furmture company of Antwerp, N \ \\ ac burned on I\pnl 22, w11h a loss of $20,000, partially msUl eel l~spamcr & Stahle, furmture and hardware dealers of Cal-ument, MU1ll. ~nfferecl a loss of $1,500 by fire recently nsur-ance $1 000 1 he Keller Office LUlmture compan}, Mam street, Buf-tello \ \ lo,t about :';20,000 by fire that started m theIr repaIr ,hop (J11 Apnl 20 Lully lllsured The recen el for the M\ trphy DeGan \Veldon cornpany of ~\ lacuse, NY, has been authorized by the court to accept $13 2+1 <1" tu11 settlement for the loss caused by fire m the compam " \\ arehome on GIfford street The fire that destroyed the old shops of the ~ ew England Chclll eompan} m i'J e\\ Haven, Conn, last week was supposed to have been stal led h} the exploslOn of the benzme tank, but in- \ estlg-atlOn pI 0\ ed that the tank had not exploded The capItal "toek 111 the (hal1 com pam I~ controlled by the Ford & John- ,-on C0111fJeln)of Ul1eago Buyers in Town. E ]) Tone, ot C;tIawbndge & ClothIel, Phtladelphla, ar-m ed 111 Grand RelplCb on Apnl 28 He WIll go north to the h"h1l1g .,tream" \\ hen the sea "on open;:, on May 1 Upon hIS retuln he \\111 tly to pIck up Jobs for a special sale in August George C Brockway of Wancl111aker's (PhiladelphIa) WIll dl nve 111 GIelnd Raplcls on J\IclY :3-neXit Tue~day. '\ 1) ::\fcQU1lken a p101111l1entnealer of Fort Dodge, a, \\ a" 111 (,I.tnd RApHI" Thursday ]lac111g 01 ders for furl1lture to bt u~ecl 111 the J1( IV Hotel Wahkonsah of that nty. He was ac-compal11ed b} R \V Johmton \'\bo IS propnetor of the EIlts hotel of \\TateI1oo, Ia. ann lessee of the Wahkonsah, of Fort Dodge The latter \\ 111be a moc1ern hostelry in every respect Tt I, a "teel and Ul11Clcte structure wIth 150 rooms :Messrs r ohn~ton ann \lc~t11lken placed orc1el s for the bedding, etc \\ lth ~chl1lt7 6c 1111 sch of Cluc ago They Were Not Even Scorched. \Veekly 1\1 than, Gl and RapIds, MIch. Gentfcmcn-We note 111the Issue of your paper of the 23d inst, under the headmg Furl1lture FIre", that you state our furniture store was burned on AprIl 14th last Now this IS entIrely a mIS-take, a~ whIle \A, e had a fire very near our store, we were not molested 111 an} \\ a\ chape or form \\T e kindly a3k that 111 your next Issue, you correct this notice Thankmg you in ac1vanc e for this favor, we remain Yours very respectfully, THE STEWART BROS & ALWARD CO, W. F. Alward, Mgr Ne\\ ark 0, Apnl 27 WEEKLY ARTISAN These Views Illustrate the Growth of the Factory of the Gunlocke Chair Co. of Wayland. N. Y. 1903. 1906. 1909 9 to WEEKLY ARTISAN WE MAKE REFRIGERATORS IN ALL SIZES AND STYLES .. Zinc Lined. Porcelain Lined. White Enamel Lined. - - - - - - - - - . .. -1 Opal-Glass Lined. You can increase your Refrigerator Sales by putting In a line of the "Alaskas." Write for our handsome catalogue and price lists. THE ALASKA REFRIGERATOR COMPANY, EXCI~S~~:~~;~M~U:;S:K:oErGON, MICH, New York Ofhce, 369 Broadway, L E. Moon, Manager . I.. CLASH ON THE RAILROAD BILL. ..... Shippers and Traffic Managers Do Not Aaree on the Merits of the Measure. Although much of the argument on the raIlroad bIll ha~ been colored by partisanshIp and mutual dIstrust, the debate has not been without results along the lInes of practical perfectIon of the measure. After the fireworks there has usually come a moment of calm for weighing amendments on theIr ments, ~ays the PhIladelphia Ledger, and several of these have been accepted by the representatIves of the admlmstratlOn In the senate, to the advantage of the bill and In the directIOn of sane and con~ena-tive railroad regulatIOn An example of thl:> sort of amend-ment is that designed to permit the representatIOn of ~hlpper~ by council in proceedings before the commerce court to te~t the rulings of the interstate commerce commiSSIOn. The original omiSSIOn of this proviSIOn was merely In lIne with the existIng practIce, It being assumed that the defen~e of the commission ought to be solely In the hands ot the ldw of-ficers of the government, WIthout the complIcatlOn~ that mIght attend the InterpositIOn of private counsel, \Vlth the danger of convertIng the proceeding at any stage Into a mere pnvate lIti-gation. The concessIOn made seem~ to be Just, affordIng a guarantee of such an adequate defense as could be best made by the parties immedIately in interest It IS InterestIng to note the results of a recent InqUIry un dertaken by a western penodlcal devoted to traffic questIOns to dscertain the feell11g of leadIng shIppers of the country and of the raIlways as to some of the amendments propo~ed to the ad-mInistratIOn bill. SpeakIng generally, It mdy be saId that the shipping Interests favor and the rallway~ oppose the change" the inference beIng that the bIll as It was ongInally chdwn rep-resented the middle path between extreme demands fOI ralh, ay regulation on the one hand and the ultra-conservatIve vIew that government regulation has already gone far enough, \Vlth lean- Ings toward the "safe" SIde Here were some of the CjuestlOn~ asked, with the character and percentage of the answers by the commerCIal and railway interests: Are you in favor of addItIOnal railway regulation at this tIme? Commercial, yes, 71 per cent RaIlway, no, 97 per cent Do you think addItIonal raIlroad legislatIOn at thl:> time would have a bad effect upon the commerCIal prospenty of the country? Commercial, no, 59 per cent Railway, yes, 97 per cent. Do you favor the establIshment of an interstate commerce court? Commercial, yes, 82 per cent. Railway, no, 53 per cent. Do you favor putting litigation affecting the commission under the control of the department of Justice? Commercial, yes, 68 per cent. Railroad, no, 52 per cent. Do you favor legalIZIng traffic agreements? Commercial, yes, 74 per cent RaIlways, yes, 97 per cent. Do you fa,or reql11nng carners to furmsh rate quotatIOn::. In writIng) CommerCIal, yes, 86 per cent. Railways, no, 82 per cent Do you favor glVl11g the commISSIOn defimte powers over the claSSIficatIOn of commoditIes? Commercial, yes, 80 per cent RaIlways, no, 88 per cent Do you favor autholizing the commission to suspend rate advances pendIng an l11quIry into their reasonableness? CommerCIal, yes, 90 per cent. RaIlway, no, 97 per cent. Do you favor glVl11g the shIpper control of routing beyond the ImtIal carner's lInes? Commercial, yes, 92 per cent. Rail-ways, no, 73 per cent Do :Iou favor glVl11g the commission supervision over the ...---------_._---_._--- -----_. --------.-.----_ -.., Grand Rapids Crescent THB WORLD'S BEST SAW BENCH BUilt with double arbors. sliding table and equipped complete with taper pin guages carefully graduated. This machine represents the height in saw bench con-struction. It is designed and built to reduce the cost of sawing stock. Write us for descriptIve information. CRESCENT MACHINE WORKS OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. . ..... WEEKLY ARTISAN 11 THE L. Mac E. VARNISHES BLUE RIBBON RUBBING and POLISHING VARNISH, QUAKER CITY COACH VARNISH-CABINET FLOWING VARNISH, WHITE MAPLE RUBBING and POLISHING VARNISHES; WHITE MAPLE GLOSS VARNISHES-WHITE REED FLOWING VARNISHES, FLAT ALL VARNISH and ALL DULL FINISH-JAPANS, Etc. DIPPING VARNISHES NOTE-Our many years of practical experience with the Furniture, Piano and kindred lines of manufacture enable us to know just the kind and quality of varmshes demanded. Also the fact that our strong corps of salesmen have an already establIshed trade with this class of customers through visiting them with fillers and stains, makes it possIble for us to sell varnishes without additional ex-pense to US, which advantage we are dIsposed to give to our customers in quality. Send us a Trial Order. THE LAWRENCE-McFADDEN COMPANY issuance of railroad secunties? Commercial, yes, 79 per cent. Railway, no, 82 per cent. These rephes on the chief pomts at issue between the railroads and the shipping mterests are not very conclUSive, but they show that the raIlroads are more united in their opposltlOn than the shippers are in their advocacy. This was to be ex-pected; but it also shoW's that upon congress rests the final de- CIsion as to what is best to be done, not for the railroads or for the shippers, but for the business interests of the country at large Marshall Field's MillioRs. From a decree Just rendered by the judge of the Cook coun-ty court in Chicago, it is learned that the estate of the late Marshall Field was appraised at $83,459,032, these figures rep-lesenting the total of fair market value estimates at the time the administratlOn of the estate began; after the payment of various debts, claims, legal fees and so forth there remained $79,262,658 on whIch the lllheritance tax was leVIed This mformatlOn IS of more than passmg mterest because in these days our American multi-mllhonatres, With compara-ttvely few exceptlOns, have derived their fortunes from the larg-er and more pretentious enterprio,es such ao, rallroadmg, mimng, manufactunng, banking and so on and m very many mstances their names are closely assoClated in the pubhc mmd with what have come to be called the "trusb"; the names of Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt and Morgan, for mstance, instantly sug-gest wealth that has been accumulated chiefly through incor-porated enterprises of great magmtude; and it is no uncommon thmg to hear unthinkmg perSOlb speak of wealth-getting in these times as something that IS absorbed largely by the "trusts" But here was the FIeld fortune of $83,000,000 bUllt up al-most wholly in trade-"merchandizing," as It is usually referred Philadelphia to m the south and west-and most of it through old-fashioned methods, that is, the buying of goods in bulk and the selling of them in portlOns at a profit. The process IS stl11 gomg on m one way and another in every nook and corner of the country , but it may be doubted if mere "merchandizmg" has in it any longer .the posslbihttes of fortune bUlldmg that it once had; the business m every lme IS "cut up" more than formerly, "spe-cialization" is the order of the day, and competition IS becoming keener and keener every year, with goods sold "closer" and with correspond111gly smaller profits. Multt-mllhonalres are not emerging from the walks of ttade in large numbers nowadays, even ordmary, every-day mil-lionaires are not conspicuous there, and in all probability the "plutocrats" of the next generation wIll number in their ranks few who ever m their hves handled a yardstick or a sugar-scoop. p.- _._.- ••• • •.•••• - I HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO. FT. WAYNE, IND. HARDWOOD LUMBER SAWED AItD SLICED .... - IlL. .~ " 12 WEEKLY ARTISAN " ..- That does not require material to be marked off. Makes each and every mortise accurately and perfectly. Each spindle instantly adjusted by hand wheel. Automatic Spacing Gage. Patent Automatic Stroke. Patent Adjustable Chisel. No. 181 Multiple Square Chisel Mortl•• r. Ask for Catalog "i" ---W-Y-S-O--N-Q-_«._M-IL-E-S---C-O-., C-e-d-a-r--S-t.-a-n-d--S-o-u-.-R-.--R-.,-_QR._EE-N-_SB.ORO, N. C. I - -----~ CO-OPERATION IN ADVERTISING. Manufacturers and Dealers Should Work in Har-mony in Publicity Campaians. Xeno W. Putnam III the 'II ade JOUI nal Adv ertlser-;'" a advertJslllg servICe IS complete untJi It I;' ::-0 thoroughly or-galllzed that It co-operates fully wIth every department of the sellmg force The retaJi merchant who falls to see that hIs clerks fully understand every detaIl of hIs publicIty IS losmg some of the advertls1I1g f01 ce for v\ hlch he pays The same pnnciple apphes to nhe wholesale house::- \\ hlch depend upon the intelmedlate melchant to place then g-ood::- Jn1- medIately before the COIbumel Never III the commerClal 11l;,tOly at the country have there been so man) hbel al Ihers of space III the trade pdpel s ...------_._----------------- I --~_._--_.---,,,IIIII ,I ,, •II•, •II• II IIII II I I III TUE "ELI" FOLDING BEDS ~~tfrl~I~N~~~ No Stock complete wIthout the Ell Beds m Mantel and Upnght I ELI D. MILLER & CO. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA Write for cuts and prices I . _ ON SALE IN FURNITURE EXCHANCE, EVANSVILLE. .. .. as there are tOcla) The pages of every Important trade penodlcal are crowded wIth announcements, and some of them are models of copy excellence Some of the same houses, too, back np thb liberal bId for the retailer's patron-age b) an extended general advertis1I1g campaIgn; m fact, the pages of the general magazmes are quite filled with descnptlOns of gooJ" for whIch the reader IS referred to the local merchant The amount of retaJi sales that are in-fluenced or dIrectly created by general advertising would be dIfficult of e::-tJmate L'p to the pOInt of getting hIS goods before the people the ad\ ertlsmg servIce of the wholesaler IS complete Just beyond thIS pOInt It all too frequently falls down. The service may "till be gooJ, It IS not complete The advertiser IS not gettmg what he pays fOl because he is frequently too short- SIghted to keep hIS salesmen, the retatlers, in suffiCIently close touch \'vlth hl~ general advertising In other words, the general and hIS lJeutenants are conducting separate cam-paIgns and the entire forces at theIr command are weakened by lack of concentratIOn The Amencan busllless man of today IS too mdependent to enJorse the one man power that mcludes hImself as one of the nonentltle" The average retaJier beheves that he under::-tands hI" 0\\ n commumty and how to influence it bet-ter than the bIg man m some dIstant cIty and, to the credIt of our natIOnal mtelhgence, thIS belief IS pretty generally ''vell founded The retaJi merchant, then, manages his own local adYertlsmg and the bIg house that falls to bend ItS polICIes to thIS condItIOn is not only workmg at all sorts of dngle~ vvIth It;, 0\\ n selllllg forces but IS not avaJ1ing Itself of all the benefits It might obtam from its own advertising The remedy for thIS IS SImple Yot an advertl"ement should ever be sent out by a manufacturer \Vlthout a copy of It being presented to the retaJi dlstnbutors, together WIth a statement as to where and \\ htn the advertIsement WIll be used TIllS may be sent through the trade Journals or dIrect, by means of CIrculars alhl personal letters, preferably by both methods Then the retaIler know" how to tnm hIS sails to catch the full force of thIS advertlsmg breeLe He usually knows m a general way somethlllg of the character of hIS chentage, tor m this age of specialtIes nearly every store worth whJ1e IS gIven a dlstlllCt character in ItS neighborhood and natu-rally attracts that class of people to it The local papers, too, possess class distinction as well marked in their own com-munity as those which dIVIde the \readers of the Pollce Gazette from those of the Ladies' Home Journal \Vhen the successful local merchant receives word from hi", lobber or manufacturer that a stated copy has been sent WEEKLY ARTISAN out to appear In a certain Issue of The Universal Magazme. It gl\ es 111111 a chance to feature that article In hl'i own ad- \ crtl'-1I1g In the local p3lper that appeals most closely to the da"'- of people who are hkely to be mterested m The em \ eroal ~raga71ne, and to fashIOn hIS own copy mto an appeal to the same cIas" of people If the general campaIgn goe'i out through uhe more 'ien- 'ia tlOnal press or to the dIstinctly scholarly, hIS 0\\ n adver-tiSing, for tile tIme being, can be aImed respectively at the lonl de\ ote<: of sen'iatlOnah'im or Intellectuahty In "hort, the effort" of the local merchant 'ihould be concentrated upon the cla'i'i of people the wholesaler 1-; ap-peahng to, and the only 'iatl'ifact01y way to 1I1'iure tllls l'i for the whole'ialer to keep the retaJ1er posted, not only on how much general acivertl'illlg he IS dOing, but Just what copy l'i bemg sent out, when It will appear, what medlUm.s It wJ1l appear m, and what speCIal claIms of excellence are laId before the pLlbhc A complete and frequent statement of thIS sort, accom-pallled by whatever facts and argument" sustam1l1g hIS clalm'i the advertiser can 'iupply, WIll not only 1I1"ure better harmony between the genel al and the local advertl'i1l1g of a product, but WIll bl1l1g pro,lucer and retal1er mto closel touch and estabhsh a mutual confidence and IIltere'it that WIll promote the success of both Tune Up the Salesmen. I t IS a gooJ Idea for manufacturers to tune up their sale 'i-men every now and then The sales force IS hkely to get run down, no mattel how effiCIent It may be vVhen there IS an opportulllty to get the representatives together, have a faml1y meetlllg and take advantage of the opportulllty to work up some enthUSIasm about the hne Xo one I'i more responsrve to thIS sort of effort than the good .sales-man He IS so aCLu'itomed to waxnng entihuslastlc III order to land an order that he hkes It when the house 'ihows enthUSIasm A great deal depends on the Impre"SlOn a concern glve'i ItS ~alesman, who, a'i a rule, are very susceptible to Illfluence It IS not dIfficult to sIze up a firm from the characteristics JIS-played by the representatives When a firm behves thoroughly m ItS products and IS enthUSIastic about It, the feelmg is Im-parted to the men who sell on the road, and when a concern a'isumes a cold-blooded bUSIness Interest III ItS output and ItS representatives. the salesmen cannot help showing It when endeaVOring to "ecure order'i There IS nothlllg 'iO contagIOUs as the proper k1l1d of enthUSIasm and the gett1l1g together of the firm's bUSllleS'i famIly to dlscu'is thlllgS in a whole-hearted, 'iympathetlc man-ner, doe" a great deal to make the salesman beheve mOl e thoroughly In the superiOrity of the goods he IS selllllg So do a httle tun1l1g up It pays -The DecOlatlve Furnl'iher An Important Freight Rate Case. CommISSIOner Prouty of the Interstate Commerce commIs-sIOn spent the greater part of last week 111 Kansa'i CIty taking testimony III one of the most Important cases now 111 the hdnds of the commIssIon The hearing was on a petitIOn from the Southwestern Sll1ppers' A-;soclatlOn ask1l1g for the re-adJust-ment of rate, flOm theIr territory and eastern and northern pomts. The state ral1road commISSIOn of Kansas and the corporatIOn commISSIOn of Oklahoma are support1l1g the prop- OSItion, and the commerCIal bodIes of Clncmnatl, ChIcago, St Loms, St. Joseph and other places III the middle west are much Illterested A rullllg m the case IS expected early m May 350 feet long, 100 feet wide, 8 stories. MANUFACTURERS. All the buyers, both big and little, who go to market this coming July, will buy at 1411 CHICAGO'S BIG FURNITURE EXHIBITION During the January buying season just past we show a heavy increase in attendance of visiting buyers and a tremendous volume of buying. These are the facts and a lot of talk is superfluous. Send at once for floor plan showing desirable exhibit space open for July. Same old price. Address THE FOURTEEN-ELEVEN CO. 1411 Michigan Ave., Chicago, 13 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN Forest Products Laboratory Completed. An event of impOl tance to the \vood uS1l1g 1I1dustne" of the country and to engineers is the c0111pletlOn of the Forest Pro-duct<; Laboratory at Madison, WIS. June 4 has been set a~ the date for the formal open1l1g The laboratory has been e~tab- Iished to aid, through expenments and demonstratIon" the le,- sening of waste 111 the manufacture and use of wood It h a co-operative undertaking between the department of agncul-ture and the umversity of Wlscoll<;ln. The state has erected for the purpose a new bl11ld1l1g at the un1verslty and will fur-nish also the light, heat and power The department of agn-culture has supplled the eqUlpment and appal atlh an 1 \\ III maintain the force of thirty-five or forty perSOll<; reql11red to carryon the work Through thiS arrangement, the 'Lmted States has secured perhaps the lal gest dnd be~t equIpped wood testing laboratory in the world, A number of vacancies 111 eng1l1eenng pOSitIon" 111 connec-tion with the work Will be filled 111 May and J une ~monf.; the.,e are positlOns of eng1l1eer 111 wood preservatlOn, eng1l1eer III timber testing, and chemical eng1l1eenng The<;e POStlOll<;\\ III be given to men With a basis of thorough engllleel mg trd1l1111g, or two or three years' experience 111 practlCdl \'Iork The laboratory Will be prepared to make tests on the strength and other properties of wood, to im estlgdte the proces.,e" ot treating timber to prevent destructlOn by decay and other causes, to study the saving of wood refuse by dlstlllatlOn processe" to examine the fiber of various woods for paper and qther pur-poses, and to determ1l1e the lllfluence of the microscopiC struc-ture of wood on its characteristics and properties FaCIlities are at hand, in fact, for almost any kind of test on wood that practical conditions may require Lumber manufacturing and wood uS1l1g industrle, Will be keenly interested in the work on account of its practIcal bear-ing on reducing waste of wood-to them a subject of vital con-cern. Already they have proposed many expenments and Sup-plied much testing material, which IS awaiting attentlOn Many prominent men of the lumbering and wood u~1I1g industries have signified their 1I1tention to attend on the day of the opening. Several orgamzatlOns expect to hold directors' meetings or conferences at that time to consider, among other matters, plans for making wide practical use of the laboratory A short, appropriate general program Will be arranged, and there will be a systematic 1I1spection of the laboratory, With demon-stration work in progress at the time Government Rules Too Rigid. The contract for furmture for the new gO\ ernment bl11lrl-ing in Grand Rapids, 1\Ilch , has been awarded and It IS expected the furmture will be ready for dehveq by the time the buddIng P' .--- . - ._--~ BOYNTON &, CO. Manuladurers 01 Emboaaed and Turned Mould. in •• , Embo •• - ed and Spindle CarYinp, and AutomatIc Turnin .... We allO manu fadure a large hne of Emboaaed Omamenta for Couch Work. '256-'258 W. Fifteenth St., CHICAGO, ILL. .. t,------------------ ---------------.--- I II ._--- ..-------., IHE FORD & JOHNSON CO. CHICAGO This is one of our popular Hotel chairs. Our chairs are found in all the leading Hotels in the country. The line includes a very complete assort-ment of chairs, rock-ers and settees of all grades; Dining Room fUl mture, Reed and Rat tan furniture, Special Order furni-ture, etc. A complete I,ne of sam-ple. are displayed in The Ford 8 Johnson BOIldinl!. 14U-37 Wall.sh Ave., .n-c1udinl! a spec,al display of Hotel Furniture. All furmture dealers are cordtally fnvtted to visit our building. .I.- _. - ... -- .I. 1<; completed, probably about September 1. It was suggested to the government offiCials who vIsited the City, to make lists of the furllltUl e needed, that special designs were desirable for some of the rooms and departments and the mspectors endorsed the suggestlOn, but declared that the designs and styles could not be changed-that they must conform to the specifications adopted by the gO\ ernment authOrities, which are uniform for all government bU1ldmgs This accounts for the lack of har-mony and bad taste frequently noticed in the furnishing of pub-hc bU1ldmgs, but there does not seem to be any way to change the rules by \\ hlch petty officials at Washington are allowed to select the st) les of furniture to be u<;ed in government bUIldings throughout the country, unless Senator \VIlham Alden Smith, who 1<;credited With considerable influence, can induce the petty offiCials to make an exceptIOn to the rules in the Grand Rapids case. ~--------- -- - ..,- . r -----_.-------- - ..----- ...~ No.15 FOX SAWING MACHINE WRITE 44 FOR NEW CATALOG III IIt ... • FOX MACHINE CO. 185 N FRONT STftI:ET, I GRAND RAPIDS, MICH .. ....-- ....---_. ... -_ .. WEEKLY ARTISAN 15 ..... -- .... ------- --- .. _.- _u _... ~OBE VISE an~ 1 TRUCK CO. i GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Don't you want the BEST bench that was ever offered for the price, $12.00 (Subject to discount) This bench is 34 inches high, 6 feet, 3 inches long-front 15 inches; made of thoroughly kiln-dried hard maple strips glued together, 2% inches thick. The balance-I 3 inches is soft wood. Can ship on receipt of order. .. .. EVANSVILLE'S STAPLE PRODUCTS. of styles. The World furniture company confines its activities to the production of china closets, buffets and folding beds. Many patterns of kitchen cabinets and wardrobes constitute the line of the Bosse Furniture company, while the Bockstege Fur-niture company turns out several hundred patterns of dining, ltbrary and parlor tables In metal beds the Metal Furniture company is the leading producer, while the IBi D. Miller com-pany operates a commodious factory in the manufacture of fold-ing beds. Dealers may obtain catalogs of any or all the above houses. Evansville furniture sells easily in all markets of America. Hiah Grade, Medium and Low-Priced Furniture Always in Demand. Good medium and low-priced furniture IS as staple an ar-ticle 111the market as women's shoes or men's underwear. It cannot be dispensed With :YIatnmony and the element of fire, although not analogous, make the demand for 111expensivefur-mture steady and sure. Cupid confines hIS activities largely to the people 111moderate circumstances. When the young mechamc and the young school teacher wed housekeeping facihties must be provIded. The couple Will not spend several yedrs in a tour of Europe or 111the orient be-fore setthng down to enJoy domestic bliss, but Will fit up a home immedhtely With good medium and low priced furniture. Fire inflicts the greatest damage by the destruction of household furniture, upon the poor and the well-to-do. The castles of the nch are so well protected against loss by this element that It IS rare indeed that the owners suffer loss through the activity of this element. These conditions are recognized and appreciated by dealers in furniture, whose stocks consist mainly of medium and low-pnced goods, for which there is a demland every business day of the year. In the production of goods of thIS class the man-ufacturers of Evansville have attained great prominence. Up-wards of forty factories located in that city are operated al-most exclusively in making goods to meet the wants of the masses In chamber furniture the mammoth plants of the Karges and Globe furniture companies turn out a great variety Nine in Nine Days. The Grand Rapids Veneer Warks is surely proving that It pays to advertise a good thing. During the nine days ending April 23, they booked orders for nine of their improved-process dry kilns and have received several more this week. The nine received in nine days were from the following manufacturers: Harrison Manufacturing Company, Johnson City, Tenn. Knechtel Furniture Company, Hanover, Ont. Emporium Lumber Company, Buffalo, N. Y. Minneapolis Furniture Company, Minneapolis, Minn. Racine Boat Manufacturing Company, Muskegon, Mich. Wilson Lumber Company, Toronto, Ont. Himmelberger-Harrison Lbr. Co., Mjorehouse, Mo. Graef Manufacturing Co., Appleton, Wis. Knoxville Furniture Company, KnOXVIlle,Tenn. To greet misfortune With a smile is deCidedly a one-onded fiirtation. ,..---_._---------- - - -- ------- -- -----_._---_. _. --_.._--------- ------------------------., MOON DESK COMPANY DESKS OF MERIT MUSKEGON, MICH. ~---------.- .. -- .... . .. .. .. -_.. .. _. ..-------_._-------------- ..... 16 WEEKLY ARTISAN MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY .U.SC"I~TION $1 eo ~EI't YEA" ANYWHEI'tE IN THE UNITEO STATES OTHEI't COUNTI'tIES $2 00 ~ER YEAI't. SINGLE CO~IE. SCENTS. PU8LICATION OFFICE, 108-112 NOP'lTH DIVISION ST, GP'lANO RA .. IOS, MICH, A S WHITE, MANAGING EOITOl't Ent~r~d as .~cond class matt~r, July 5, 1909, at th~ post offic~ at Grand Rapids, Michigan und~r th~ act of March 3, 1879 CHICAGO REPRESENTATIVE E LEVY President ::-Joyes of the I1hnols :'lanutactUler~ a~~oclat1on made a good pomt last week when, m an address to the rdll-road pre.,ldents he told them that under pI esent conclttlOm manufacturers and dealers cannot pass mcreased freIght I ate~ along to the consumers and also called their attentIOn to the fact that most of the roads are reportmg an mCI ease 111 net earnings as compared \\Ith recent } ears The ralltoad~ would not only oppre.,s tl1e manufacturers but m) Ule their own mterests by advancmg freIght rates at present :'lan) of them have advanced wages recently but the} cannot ex-pect the manufacturers to stand an asse:osment to meet the advance m raIlroad expenses, when their em pia} e:o are clam-onng for higher wages, and dealers are complal1lll1g more or less of high pnces Higher trelght lates at a time when manufacturers cannot advance pnces of their products \\ Ol1H cut out the least vestige of profit m nearly all manufactUl111~ mdustnes It would certamly c11pple many of the fur111ture manufacturers and would hamper the dealers The re~ult would be less furniture made and sold and therefore le"s business for the ratlroads If the ratlroad men al e wise the\ will let well enough alone for a whtle Manufacturers realtze fully that It IS u"ele"-'o to file ptr' posals With offiCials of the general gm ernment tal "upph 1I1f; furniture or kmdred goods for the department The man} wheels Within wheels through which govelnmental fa, OIS pass revove to the advantage of the depal tment store", The mall order firms, a consIderable number of which O\vn and operate factones on their own account, havc not as } et been permitted to look through a skyhght mto the apartments where governmental contracts are framed up The depart-ment store men, seeml1lgly are the only class of merchants who are deemed worthy of consldelatlOn by the power., that be ThiS fact is substantIated by the lettl1lg recently of large contracts for fur111ture after a wtlc1 scramble m which anI) the department stores were allo\\ ed to participate The government would fare Ibetter by deahng directly With man-ufacturer", but the government seldom docs anyth111g m the right way An offiCial of a pr0Il1111ent corporatIOn engaged 111 the manufacture of furniture, Just returned to GI and Rapids from an unsatisfactory tour of the middle eastern states, expres-sed the 0pllllOn t1hat the February sales of Jobs had senousl} affected the season's trade So long as buyer" can obtam goods at cut pnces between sea.,ons for speual sales the evIl of Oul Irregular market will contl1lue Reduced produc-tlOn and the ma111tenance of p11ces on stickers as well as ea ") "elhug "trxk \\ ould put an end to the speCial sale bu "lUC~~ :\11 \\ ell1lcke, ul hIS address to the South Carollna fur-llIture dealers, made .,ome :otatements and compansons that should be \\ ell con"ldered by dealers and manufacturers m all parh of the country HIS view of the methods that have 1)111ltup the automo1blle bUSiness to enormous proportIOns, hl'o Idea" ae; to the u~efulne"s of assocIations and hl3 compan- "on" of the fUll11tme busmess WIth the coco-cola trade, as gn en on another page, Will be found decldedy mterestl1lg C;ome deSigners never fOl ward a sketch to a manufac-tl11er ''Vlthout malkl1lg It "handle \\Ith care" V\ hy? Do they thl1lk for an l1lstant that a manufacture would COP) the "ketch and I eturn It 111arked, "I can not use this?" On account of the grow111g demand f01 skilled mecha111cs III the automobile busUlese; manufactUlers of furniture ex-penence gl eat difficulty 111"ecunng and retal1l111g competent \\ 01kmen Ihn el" f01 the bIg eastern 5tores WIll soon enter the west-eJ n mal keh 111(IUest of lob lob for speCial sales III AUgtbt ne'd \\ III thc) I eLen e the "palpltatUlg 111It," as usual) \\ Ith the approachmg sea.,on of warm weather many "ood fi111shel" are lea vmg the shops to engage 111 house Pdl1lt111~ and k111dred employment m the open aIr \ot e\ el\ pJophet m the furUlture trade IS wtlhng to bet on the outcome of bus111ess next fall \1am a woman can change 111 her chOice of a parlor ~ll1te \\ lthont bettering herself E, en the 1110"t noted deSigner may fall 111to a rut from \\ hlch he can ne\ er emerge Fourteen-Eleven's Advantage. Chicago >\pnl 28-The Fourteen Eleven company have 1~"ued an 111terest111g malhng folder. On one of the out- ~l,le cm ers the fil5ures 1411 appear 111large type and the other "Ide con tams a picture of the company's IbUlldmg InSIde IS a large half tone cut of the 1411 bmld111g and the followlllg bnet but comprehenslVe statement Chlcago''o Great Furll1ture Exhlbltion-350 feet deep, 100 feet \\ Ide :'Ialll sectIOn, eight stories ThiS Immense Furll1- turc ExhibItIOn IS bemg now and has been Widely and exten- "lVel) ad\ ertI"cd among all the furll1ture dealers and buyer., m thIS entIre country for the past seven years, hence It IS \ ISlted by more dealers and buyers annually than any Simi-lar bUlldmg any\"here Exhnblt your samples here and get the benefit of thiS Wide pubhclty We bring the buyers to ) our dOO1 The "'Ixteenth buying season opens here July 1 There IS some deSirable space to be had If you act Immedi-ately Th e EmpIre City ;'1etalltc Bed company of Jersey City, \ 1 \\ III e",hl hi t the commg July f01 the fir'ot tIme m the \vesteln mal ket [hey have engaged space on the first flam of the iur11ltme ExhibitIOn bUlldmg, 1411 \Ilchlgan avenue The company manufacturers a strong hne of brass beds The Reser Fur111ture company of Gettysburg, Pa, WIll exhIbit at the 1411 bUlldmg the commg July havmg enlarged their .,pace The} WIll show their large lme of Side boards and buffet" WEEKLY ARTISAN 17 TAXATION OF MANUFACTURERS Unfavorahle Laws Hamper Many Industries in New York State. '\ conference b} representatIves of vanous cItIes, m New York state, was held at Rochester recently to consIder a subject d I11terest to manufacturers 111 many other states-the taxatlOn of pebonal property owned by manufactunng concerns The la\\s of New York 111 the matter of taxatlOn of personal prop-erly now l111pose a consIderable burden of chsablhty upon man-ufactunng concerns By reason of more favorable condlttons of taxatlOn 111 adJOll11ng states the development of manufactur-mg 111 New York IS retarded, and where other condItIons are equal manufactunng tends to leave :0Jew York and locate else-where In vIew of all these facts the conference adopted the followmg preambles and resolutIOns: vVhereas-In addItion to the dIrect purpose of taxatIOn, whIch IS to proVIde revenue for the support of government, economIsts now ul11versally recogmze that Its mdlrect effect In checkmg or encouragmg productIOn IS powerful, Whereas-It IS self-evident that the purpose of lSovernment should be to stImulate and not to repless productIOn, Whereas-The laws of Pennsylval11a, Maryland, ~ew Jer-sey and several other states, and of the DommlOn of Canada, exempt from taxatlOn such personal property as machmery and tools, and all mvestment employed m manufdctunng, whIle the law of the state of New York reqUIres the 11nposltlOn of a tax upon such property and such tax In thIS state IS unequally Im-posed, be111gm some dIstricts waIVed and m others exacted and thIS inequaltty is due to the laXIty of the one case, and to the zeal 111the others of the local assessors; but 111all cases IS im-posed or waIVed as the whIm, or WIsdom, or 7eal of such as-sessor,; may dictate, and In all such countIes may be at any tIme Imposed to the hIghest l11mt, and in an element of uncer-tamty, a menace, and a deterrent 111fluence upon all manufactur- Ing corporatIOns contemplatmg a locatIOn or an expansIOn, and Induces the locatIOn of corporatIons In other states whose laws are more favorable in thIS respect, and has resulted in takmg many large corporate Investments m manufactunng from New York state; and Whereas-From 1890 to 1900 the capItal 111vested 111New York by manufactunng corporatIOns has 111creased only 46 1 per cent; the value of manufactunng products has mcreased 111 New York 27 1 per cent, and m Pennsylval11a 37 8 per cent , wage earners engaged 111manufacturing have lllcreased 111New York 12 9 per cent, and m Pennsylvama 28 7 pel cent, and horse power has 111creased 111::.Jew York 52 1 per cent, and 111 Pennsylval11a 884 per cent 111the same penod of tIme, therefore, Resolved-That thIS conference hereby constitutes Itself a commIttee, to be known as the Rochester Conference commIttee, to further ,;uch legIslatIOn as \'1 III relteve the manufclctunng in-dustries of thIS state from dlscnnllnatmg taxatIOn " -- - Wood S.r Clamp Fixtures Per Set SOc. PaotentMalleable Clamp Fixture. E H SHELDON & CO Chlcal{o III Gentlemen -We are pleased to state that the 25 dozen Clamp FIxtures which we bought of you a httle over a year ago are gIvmg excellent se-Vlce We are well satisfied With them and shall be pleased to remember you whenever we want anythmg addItional In thIS hne Yoms truly SIOUX CIty, Iowa CURTIS SASH & DOOR CO r---'~---'--~--------- -----------------------------1 I LEXINGTON HOTEL I I 500 Rooms. I I I Michigan Boulevard and 22nd Street. EVERY MODERN CONVENIENCE. New Cafes. New Grill Room. Offices and Rooms Redecorated. Absolutely Fire Proof. "YOU WILL LIKE THE LEXINGTON:' II I..._.--------------------_._---------------""' HORACE WIGGINS, Assistant Mar. J. E MONTROSE l . CHARLES McHUGH r Proprietors. Also operating Hotel Montrose, Cedar Rapids, la.; Rock bland House, Rock Island, 111. I -"' Resolved-That to effect d permanent orgamzatlOn, a com-l111ttee of twenty be dppoll1ted by the chaIrman from eXlst111g or-gal11zatlons or any others, WIth power to adopt ways and means to make permanent and effective the purpose of thIS conference as thIS day expressed I11 the resolutlOlls adopted Resolved-That a legIslative and executive committee con- '3lsttng of five, WIth power to add to ItS members, be appomted by the chaIrman to convene the permanent orga11lZatlOn com-mIttee, and to act m conjunction with It Resolved-That any resident of New York state, approved by the executIve commIttee, shall be ehglble to membershIp I11 the Rochester Conference committee Resolved-That the commIttee on legIslation be authorized and dIrected to further such legislatIOn as WIll place the man-ufactunng mdustries of this state m respect to taxatIOn upon as favorable a baSIs as tho'3e of Pennsylvania Seventy-five delegates were in attendance, representmg the citIes of Auburn, Albany, Buffalo, Brockport, (ElmIra, Geneva, Lockport, Mt Morns, New York, Rochester, Syracuse, Seneca Falls, Schenectady, UtIca and Yonkers. 30,000 Sheldon Steel Rack Vises Sold on approval 1lnd an nncon-dltlOnal money back guarantee SHELDON'S STEEL BAR CLAMPS. Guaranteed Indestructible. We sohelt pnvIlege of sendmg samples and our complete catalogue E. H. SHELDON C!J CO. 328 N. May St .. Chicago. ----------------- - .. 18 WEEKLY ARTISAN Grand Rapids Hand 618 North Front St. Screw Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. TRUCK TALKS Might not convince you without evidence. Bu t com pare a wagon to our truck, note the similarity of construction fea-tures-- No box bearings; nothing to easily break or get out of order; extra large center wheels, revolving on taper turned axles; wide treads; special :first-class cast-ings. Grand Rapids Trucks are :first, last and all the time the safest in construction, and positively the best. No. 15 Catalog Shows Them. Washington as a Business Town. Washington, D c., Apn1 28 -ThIs Clt} bemg the seat at government, the SOCIal cet1ter of the country and purely a I eSI-dence city, has few factories of any kind and they are not en-couraged or wanted. If one is started and any smoke comes from It, the manager wIll hear of it. He IS hedged alOund WIth all sorts of restrictions so that he soon deCIdes that he had bet-ter move. There is practically no wholesale trade of any h1l1d, that be1l1g left to BaltImore, PhIladelphIa and Richmond In the retaIl line a large bus1l1e% IS done and there are some good stores Everythmg I~ supposed to be dearer here than in most large cities on account of the affinal hfe and the Sh01t trade season which I~ about SIX to mne months \Vashington IS very dull rlunng the summer At the present time the Clt} shows off all Its beauty The hne bouleval ds, streets am] avenues, dotted hel e and there \\ ith statues and monuments, pubhc bwld1l1gs, hotels, re<,ldences fOI diplomats, senators and congressmen are scattered through the northwest sectIOn Most all the busmess IS also located m that section. Pennsylvania avenue, once noted for Its beaut}, IS not what it used to be, but will be Improved and made one of the finest boulevards in the world. All the bU1ldmg~ on the south SIde of the avenue from the capItol to FIfteenth street and from the avenue to the mall will be torn down and the space resen ed for pubhc bwldmgs and for dIplomatic mansions Then the bUo,mess WIll be anI} on one SIde of the street TIllS \\ III cost many millions but the work has already been started The mam busmess streets nov, are 1, G, Se\ enth, Xinth and Four-teenth streets, and New York avenue IS commg on fast Some of the finest furniture IS sold here as the vallOUS wealthy social hons are here; the mil11sters and ambassadors of the various countries, the senators and representatives in con-gress, as well as all theIr followers, create a market which IS qUIte chstl11ctlve and not to be found m any other Amencan cIty The \ anous balls, banquets and socIal affaIrs must be set off WIth the best of furl11ture else they would lose considerable ef-fect, Just the same as If the ladles made no effort to look charm-mg. The fUl mshmgs in the vanous public bUIldings all show nchness. though the taste and style may not always be pleas-mg The best grades of furniture predominate. Many pieces are plam 111 design. Others are embellished WIth rich carvings '\mong the bU1ld1l1gs now projected are the following: The Play House \\hich will be a club theatre with dining hall, roof ~al den, etc. The Columbia Golf club WIll erect a $50,000 club' house; the Y W C. 1\. here will build a $5,000 club house in the country at Cherrydale, Va.; Congress Hall Hotel, New Jer-sey avenue, WIll be enlarged by 50 rooms, by the manager, Silas \ Manuel, to cost $60,000; a new vaudeville theatre WIll be hUllt on l\Jll1th street near D, to cost $50,000; the CIrcle Amuse-ment company has just built a 'small theatre at 2105 Pennsyl-vama avenue The Scottish RIte Masons will bUIld a $1000- 000 cathedral on Sixteenth street but satisfactory plans ha;e n~t been obtained The plans sent m were rejected and others WIll he asked for James D. Richardson IS supreme grand com-mander and m charge of this work The chocese of St. Peter and Paul WIll erect a cathedral which \\ ill be handsome and ex-penSIve L S MIller, retail furmture dedler, was closed out of bU<,I-ness b} the receIvers m bankruptcy, Joseph Salomon and B N. Graham. Max J Neustrader, 10m Seventh street, as the Columbia Specialty company, has been closed out at auction by the trustee, David Rothschild Jackson Bros, 915 Seventh street, are remodeling their WEEKLY ARTISAN CHOICE TOOLS FOR FURNITURE MAKERS If you do not know the "Oliver" wood working tools, you had better give us your address and have us tell you all about them. We make nothing but Quality tools, the firSt coSt of which is considerable, but which will make more profit for each dollar inveSted than any of the cheap machines flood-ing the country. "OLIVER" No. 16. Band Saw 36 Jnc:hell. Made with or WIthout motor drive Metal table 36" x 30" WiD take 18" under the aUlde-lI1ts 45 dear_ one way and 7 dearees the other way Car-ne. a laW up to 1~Il wIde. OUlude heanna to lower wheel shalt when not molol dnven W .. aha 1800 lbl when ready to llup Oliver Tools Save Labor ~4 Time .. Tempers .. Cost "Oliver" New Variety Saw Table No. 11 Will take a law up to 20' d,ameler Arbor belt '1 6' Wide Send for Catalog "B" for data on Hand Jointers, Saw Tables, Wood Lathes, Sanders, Tenoners, Mortisers, Trimmers, Grinders, Work Benches, Vises, Clamps, Glue Heaters, etc., etc. OLIVER MACHINERY CO. Works and General Offices at 1 to 51 Clancy St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. BRANCH OFFICES-Ohver Machmerr Co .. Hudson Tetmlnal. 50 Church St, New York. Ohver Maclunery Co • Flfst Nahona Bank Bu~dma, Clucaao, III , OlIver Machmery Co , aafic Bu~dma. Seatde, Wash. Oliver MachmefY Co ,201.203 Deanlaate. Manchester. Ena building and when finished will have a much better store than before. Mayer & Co., 409 Seventh street, 'are exclusive agents for the Fulton go-cart. The retail furniture firm of Giddings & Steele, has been re-organized. against accidents, beginning May 1. The officers of the com-pany adopted the plan after a year's study of the subject. The plan will affect 25,000 employes in this country and 10,000 in the plants abroaJ The liability and compensatIOn plan is modelled after the German law. The benefits will be paId regardless of legal liability and employes will thus be saved delay and expenses of litigation. In case of death three years average wages will be paid, but not less than $1,500 or more than $4,000 Without any contrilbution from employes one-fourth wages will be paid for 30 or more days' disability Will Insure Their Employers. Managers of the InternatlOnal Harvester company, known a'l Implement trust, have decided to insure all its employes ....••......•. - _.~ No. 694, 48 in. top. No. 687, 60 in. lop. Others 54 in. top. 8 Foot Duostyles ANY FINISH CHICAGO DELIVERIES Lentz Table Co. NASHVILLE, MICHIGAJIv tt.. 19 .. .... 20 WEEKLY ARTISAN Minnesota Retail Furniture Dealers' Association OFFICERS-PreSIdent J R Taylor, Lake Benton Mrnn, VICe PresIdent, D R Thompson, Rockford, Mrnn , Tr~asurer, B A Schoeneberger, Perham, Mmn Secretary, W L. Grapp, Janesvtlle, Mlun EXECUTIVE CO\l:MITTEE-Chalrman Geo Klern, Mankato, Mrnn, 0 Stmons, Glencoe, Mmn, W. L HarrIS 1I1rnneapohs, 1I1mn ,C Dal1lelson Cannon Falls BULLETIN No. 126. fhe past two month, has tlleo the patlence ot e\ el \ ear!o,ld ,hJpper to the very hmlt 'J ever In the hlston ot rallroad1l1£; has there been ::,ncha conglomera\.Jlon of car::, and dela, eel tr affic a~ we have Just passed through Bnt we can report that we have tlnally '3ucceeeled 111gett111g all the cars that \\ ere loaded at eon-ventlOn thm 1\ ow evel yth1l1g IS eIther at the transfeI or \\ III be thel e soon In mak111g up some of the"e car", \\ e hel\ e tmllld we wele a httle short m weIght and have mc1ucled 1I1 "ame "UI phh enough to make the re(jll1red catload m1111mum Theretore we have at :!VI111nesotatransfel now, the fol1owln~ g'Jod, under the vanous fact01le, as follo\\ s FACTORY NO. 23. ~ '\ 0 10 No 1 '\0 1 }.,o ~ No r'j 1\0 4 No 4 No 4 "fo 40 No " No 1f) hIlS" lleds fIVe filler blIght 2 In po"t 40 Bl ass 1 f'cl~ t1\ e fillel satlll In po::;,t 623 Blass lwds cOlnblnat On e,tld hea\\' 621 Bra::,"!" tr:>(l., <;atln extra hC'a\\ ~OO Bra<;<; hNJS <;lX filler brIght ) In contlnuous post 800 Brass bE'ds SIX filler satIn 2 In contInuous po"t "l00 BI ass beds SIX filler combInatIOn 3 1n conbnuouo; post 800 Brass b0ds five filley satIn 2 In contInuous PObt 800 Brass beds fivE' fillt-r bnght <) In contlnuou<; posr '1; %J Bra"'<; brds blX fill f' 1 b1lgh t <) III post 3'1% Bla<::s beds SIX bUtr satIn In post ~ ~ 1") sn 2104 ,2204 11 08 1Z08 1) 53 11 ;0 11 iO 8 to 8 to FACTORY NO. 33. , '\0 10 ;'\0 10 "fo ) '{O 10 No 10 "0 No r '\[0 4 ~o 5 No 12 No ]2 No 92 1!..Xt""D<;lOl1 tables solhl oak golden (6 ft ) top 4 x-!) ) m 10g" ~ (100 t;) I!.J,Jpn<;I'Jll table", solld oah goldt 11 (R ft \ top 12"'\.4 R2 ~xtcns}{)n tables solld oal{ golden (10 ft) top 1 x4') 82> ExtpnblOll tables Tmt oak .\m qtd top (6 ft) top 4. "\..1 6'>2 Exten"lOn tables lmt oak Am qtc1 top (8 ft) t)P 1'"\.4 822 .:extenSIOn tables lInt oak ..\.m qtd top 00 ft) top 4 '"\..1 OOlA BI eakfast tables In1t oak gl )"8 tllllsh 4. )'..44 ODIn Breakfast tables Imt oak glos~ finIsh 4- 'X ~4 1 )14 ExtenSIOn tables plaIn oak polIshed 4:bx46 0) Extenblon tables Imt oak gloss finIsh (6 ft ) J 0 KItchen tablt s "I thout dl a\\ er 31x36 "'0 Kltchf'n tables V\Ith rlrd1\ er 24x'.:>6 11lu'StratlOns and de:ocnptlon'S of the"e t<ihle" dlC gl\cn In Bulletin No 56 Don't overlook this BIG BARGAIN though 1t is Illustrated in a small cut. This 5-inch Leg Dimng Extension Table can be had rn pla1l1, Rolden oak or L\mencan quartered oak These table::, are exceptlOnell value" and you 'Should not mIs'S thl'S Opp01 tUl11tv of pro-cunng one The nm 1S se- (curelv fasteneJ, and do not forget thl", has a good bolt and nut con~tructron for fa'ite111ng the leg, whIch admIts of easd) or sett1l1g up table The lea' es al e ,ery eaSIly The::,e tables can be had 111 pnce, a" fo11ol\ S also ,be had 111 Amencan qUelltered top, b} pelyln~ a lrtt1e etxra Top 42x42 mch. removrng adJu'Sted They can No 822 -SI7e 42x42 In ImItatIon oah 6 ft $495 , ft ~6 20 10ft ~i 4l No 'l:23-4?x421n Imt oak Am qtd top 6 ft $545 8 ft $6,0 10 ft .p <)') 1\0 S2-12x42 III 'olId oak ,golden 6 ft $600 , ft ~j 2'5 11) ft ~8 ,0 No \3-42x42 In solId (lal{ Am qtd lOp 6 ft '\>650 , ft ii'77,) 10 fl ~V 00 FACTORY NO. 37. 6 "-,0 237 Rockels SCl all cane seat G 0 $218 L No 141 Rocker<:: sCIoll Ven seat G 0 ~ ~S 12 No 159'", Rockers scroll Ven seat G 0 :2 40 14 :No 2471;2 Rockers "cloll Ven sf'at G Q 143 12 No 231'h Rockels scroll ven seat G 0 lH 12 No 132 'h Dlners Ven seat G 0 9<) 12 No 10 Box sedt dIners Ven seat G 0 1 ~7 Tho'ie of } ou who have receIved shIpments from thIS fac-to! \ kno'\ tIre great value of these goods and, no doubt. can clean IIp thb httle surplu':o WIthout any troulble~£1r'St come, £1r'3t sen ed 8 ;0 MINNESOTA FEDERATION. \\ e pre"ent 111 th1" department jihe call 'Sent out by the :\1rnne'i( ta rec1eIatIOn rn reference to the proposeJ conference (t legl"latl\ e commIttees Our commIttee cons1st'3 of the fo1- 10'\ mg members \\ LEarn'S, :\I1I1neapolJs, :\lmn , -:'II Anderson, At- '\atel, \1 II1n , P Chrrstlanson, Oldham. S Dak, Geo ] Illlh er, \\ mona, \1rnl1 ,T C \[ernman, Drake, K Dak, C \\ Barn" Rock\\fll, Iowa L C; Clland, Bloomrng Prame, \111111 \J\ e urge each mcmbel of jih1'i commIttee to be on hand, If pOSSIble, on that elate, May 19th If yon cannot be there 1n person, be ,ure to send, 111care of the 'iecretary, your vIews upon "ueh propo~ed legl'SlatlOn a'S you helve 111m111d This h a verY Important matter and noth111g 'Short of slckenss or e!eath ought to keep you flom thIS meetIng "\ny member of our aSSOCIatIOn who has 111m111d certaIn needs that oug'ht to be looked after. WIll help the legblat1ve commIttee a ~reat deal If he \vl11 'Scnd h1'S Idea'S to the secreta1y before thi'S meetln~ \\ e ou£;ht to have th111gS well 111hand and know ,\hat the fU!11Iture Interests \'Vant to present before the con-ference meet... Remember that leglslatlOn can make or break any 111du"tr) \s thIS IS a matter that comes home to each 111dnIdual do not th111k that you are g0111g to get that which ~ ou are en tItled to If } ou thl11k or act along the pohcy of , Let George do It ., The ,I111ne,ota FederatIon hereby calls a general con-ference of leglslatn e committee'S of all traele orgal11zations In the state, to be held 111J\Il11neapoh'i, Hotel I\Tlcollet, May 119-20. 1910 The matter of wise and careful 1egl~latlOn 1S begl11ning to recen e the attentIOn that ItS llnportance demands Bu'Si-n "e'S men e, er} where have been maLIe to realrze that it is necessary to get together 111 order to bnng about a mvre equable le~hlatlOn, because of the haphazald endeavors and I c"ult'S of leglslatl\ e efforts 111the past and because W1se and ]ucllclal leg1,latlOn IS an Important detaIl of any business Thel efore, in order to give due comideration to the vad-eith Ibllls prop0'ied anel to see when a bill 10, proposed that It I'S within the constltutlOna1 lrmits, fair and Ju~t, and to make It 'Some one', speCIal busl11ess to see that these matters are proper1} a Hendee! to ane! call1ed out, the Ml11nesota Commerclal FederatIOn ha'S been orga1117eel out of the van- Olh traJe orgal117atlOl1'i 111the 'itate It has fOI It'S obJcct the f01l0\\ 111gpurpo'Ses OBJECT. ScctlCll1 1 The purpose" fOI wh1ch th1o, as'ioClation has been e::,tabh "hed are to br111g about a united effort and de£1l11te actIOn on the part of the various retad commerCIal assocla-tlOl1, 111l\I111ne..,ota for the general betterment of condItIons pel ta1111l1gto I eta11 merchandl::,111g, and to carry out the plans of the affihated organl/atrons, by mean,; of co-operatIOn, and 1150 J ?3 10') 1 ~O WEEKLY ARTISAN to secure such legIslation as will promote the bu'>iness In-tere~ t,> of the state If you have ever been upon a legl::.latn e commIttee, you, no cloubt, realIze more than the average dealer what a hapeles", ta.,k It IS to get Ju,>t measures thru the state legl::.lature-not because the legl~lator,> do not want to Jo what I::' nght but hecau"e at each '3e~::'lOn of the le~hlatU1e, three J1mes a::. many b11ls are Introduced a::. can be properly conSIdered Consequenty, the measure'> pre::.ented m an aggreS::'lve man-ner are usually the fir::.t to be acted upon and receive the heartIest support Not only that, but we all know that the legIslators are bemg continually asked to do thl11gs that are termed ascla% leg1s1atlOn Therefore It ISonly natural for them to look upon any busmeE->s leg1slatlOn w1th Susp1ClOn That 1'> because they are not fully m touch wIth the thl11g asked and therefore vote "no" upon the '>Uppos1tlOn that they would rather k1ll a bIll than produce leg1'>latne enactments whIch may later prm e unW1'>e Thus, the maJonty ot the bIlls mtroduced Iby the small busIness mterest::. of the "tate find theIr way mto the wa"te ba"ket or are mdefinlte1y postponed-usually because they do not have the baclong and support that such measure., are entitled to lYe have found that there are vcr) fevv men many as- ,0ClatlOn who wIll gn e theIr per<;onal tlme and attentlOn to the bIll" mtroduced In other word." 'vVhat I::' everybody s busmess IS nobody's busmess " Therefore, It I::' the purpose of the MmneE->ota Commel c1al FederatlOn to assemble 111 conference all the leglslatlV e com-m1ttees of t1he vanOUE->trade orgal11ZatlOns m :\1111nesota, for the purpo"e of prepanng such meaSU1 es as are proposed 1Il the vanous ao,,,oclat10nE->,and, where pract1cal, to con::.olJdate m one, two or three bllls, 1:he needs of all the trade orgal11za-tlOns msteacl of a dozen or mOl e and then u::.e the combmed mf1uence of all the trade organ17atlOns to secure It::. pa"sage The plan<; propo::.ed are as follows The 1esults of the commg conference w111 be reported hack to each as'iOuatlOn who,.: executlve comnl1ttee wIll ap-prove or d1<;approve as the ca"e may be After tll1S has been reported back to the federatlOn, the federatlOn wIll refer It 21 to the con'iultlllg attorney to be put m shape so that when once pa::.sed, they w111 be found con<;t1tutlOnal Then, It will be the specIal bU'illle'i" of the federatIon to see 1:hat these b11ls are properly taken care of, and theIr passage secured. As you look back to the pa::.t, you wIll have notlced, If ) ou are a close obsen er 01 a student of w'hat IS transpmng m the leg1.,lat1ve halls of OU1 "tate, that a mdJont) of the b11ls acted upon were m the mterests of large corporatIOns, the labO! ers mterests and the farmers' mtere"ts Th1::', of course, 1S only natural because the mtere::.ts of the corpora-tIOns are such that It make::. It necessary for them to mam-tam actIve workers to get what they need The labor organ- 1zatlOns come m WIth theIr b111s WIth a "oll,l backmg of theIr assoc1atlOn The farmer ~ets hIS legblatlOn because of h1E-> personal acquamtance and mfluence WIth the members of hlS dl<;tnct Thl::' 1" aE->It should be Each one of these inter-ests 1S entItled to t1he V>he"t and Ibc"t leg1s1atlOn that our state can gIve It Yet they forget thdt thes~ mtere<;ts cannot pros-per and grow as they should unless the S:l\L\LL BUSINESS mterests of the "tate are pro::.pelOU" becau",e, m Its finer anal-ySIS, everythmg centers from the FARMER '\='JD SMALL BUSIXESS J\IERCBANT out of whIch come" large cor-poratlOns vvh1ch create demands for labor. Therefore, we feel that can consIstently ::.ay that the punpose of the Mmnesota FederatlOn b of very VItal mterest to the prosperity of our state and that the Ibusllless men of :UlIlne::.ota have a nght to bu11J for the future, the results of whIch are so Important that legIslatIve matters should be handled along the llnes of common sense bus1I1ess methods 1I1stead of the haphazard 'get what you can" pollcy of the past T1herefore, we urge most emphatIcally that every state dS'iOC1atlOn, be they members of the federatIOn or not, send theIr leglsla tlv e commIttee to thIS conference May 19th and 20th Let the slogan be "In ulllty there IS strength," out of whIch w111 come better busme"s condltJOns, better bus1l1ess po!Jcles an~l a bettel::.tate to live m Yours truly, H D E\ ANS, Pres Attest \\ L Grapp, Secy New Factories. V\ 11halll COUlt & Son have opened a cablllet anJ uphol E->tenng E->hopat Lake Grove, N Y. M. Land C. K Debanto, brothers, have e::.tabllshed a new cabmet shop m RIchmond, Ind A plant for manufactullng "Monell concentratl11g" tables IS to be establiE->hed 1Il Denver, Col The Gem lJpholstenng com pan) of :\lIlwauhee, \\ IS, 1'-, bmldmg a new factory on Lee and ThIrd street., The Roper Furlllture Company of :\1lshdwkee, Ind, are <,a1clto be 100k1l1g tor a locatJOn de"lrable for a furl11ture fac-tory m the south. ] ohn and J da LeIck and G :\1 R1etow have 1I1corporated the V\ e"tern Furl11tUl e company, capltallzed dt $2,500, to man-ufacture fUllllture at Sheboygan, WIS The Commercial Club of EI Reno, Okla, 1S reported to have closed a contract w1t'h C L Bryan of Cleveland, 0, for the establlshment of a furlllture factor) at EI Reno The Freeport (Ill) Ca<;ket company, capltahzeJ at $1,- 000, has been mcorporated by Jacob vVe1ss, E .M Hall oun, and l' H Hollister, to manufacture coffin" and caskets Lotus Winstian who has been in the furniture trade UI Hudson, NY, for many year<; has deCIded to retire from the retaIl business and convert his store bUIlding mto a furl11tUl e factory in which he WIll employ wbout two hundred hands l__ Started in Grand Rapids. Clark A Drochway, who 1etlrecl flOm the Illanagement of the furl1lture department of the \Vanamaker ::.tore m 1\ew York, 1ecently, to engage WIth GImbel Brother", commenced hI s caree1 m the furlllture trade 1Il Grand RapId" thIrty-five year" ago, a" a retaIl salesman WIth the Berkey & Gay Furlll-ture company He remaUled several years, when an ofter for hIS sen Ices VI as tendered by :\Iarcus Stevens, the leadmg retaIler m DetrOIt Stevens dled 111 1880, when an mvest1- gatlon of hI::. aftalrs revealed the fact that :\1r Stevens' debts far outwelg'hed h1s a"sets The stock of furnIture was closed out as qUIckly as pOSSIble when Ml Brockway went to C1I1- Clllnatl and apphed to the MItchell & Rammebberg company for employment vb :YIltchel1 consulted John .;\IO\\ at 1Il re-gard to the quahficatlOns of Mr Brochv>ay "You would find h1m at the door every mmute when not engaged w1th a customer There Isn't a lazy bone 111 hIS body He would teach that crowd of loafers and "hlrks on your floors new Ideas m ~alesman::.h1p 1f they would pay attentIOn to h1m," saiJ Mr Mowat Mr Brockway was engaged and took up hIS work w1th the same mtel est and enthUSIasm he has so strong I) manl-fested m later years as a buyer In less than one week, on account of hI" actl\ 1ty and attentIOn to busmess, he had in-curred the 11l-wlll of all <;alesmen in the store He retned from the MItchell store several years later to enter 1:he em-ploy of John \Vanamake1 111 Phtladelphia 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN UPHAM MANUFACTURING CO. MARSHFIELD, WIS. No. 2228 Toilet Table. SEND FOR OUR Dressers Chiffoniers Dressinu Tables Suites Wardrobes Sideboards Buffets Etc. Made in Oak, Bird' a-Eye Maple, MahoQaDY, etc., and All Popular Finisltes No. 2240 Toilet Table COMPLETE CATALOGUE REMINDERS OF THIRTY YEARS AGO. Paragraphs Copied From the Michilian Artisan for August. 1880. W. H Bradbury has opened a store in Richmond, Ind Julms Haas will open a furniture store III Kansa, CIty J. W. Booth IS representmg Seng & Schoen of ChIcago L. Meyer has opened a stock of furniture m Sacramento. D. Rosenberg & Bros , have opened a varnish depot m ChI-cago. E Youmans of ChIcago, has returned from a tour of Colo-rado. Carl Berkelman hat> engaged m the sale of furmture 111 Duluth. David Gibbs is sellmg the lme of F. H Conant'" Sons, on the road. The IndIana Furniture company of Connersville, employs 150 hands. The factories of St. Louis produce $2,400,000 worth of fur-niture annually. C. F. StreIt of Streit & Schmitt, Cincinnati, has recovered from a long illness. Banks & 1\futhias have pUlchased Reuben Sieger'" chaIr fac-tory at Allentown, Pa. Ralph & Son of New York, recently cut 11,000 feet of ve-neers from a single log. W. O. Taylor & Son, of Bedford, 0, are erecting a large addition to their factory. . It is estimated that the fall trade in furniture in St Louis will amount to $2,160,000. Wrampelmeier's new furniture factory in Louisville, will soon be ready for occupan::y. F. L. Furbish, manufacturer of art furniture (Grand Rap-ids) is crowded WIth orders. The Joseph Peters Furniture company i" refurnishing the Planter's House, in St Louis. Stow & HaIght (Grand Rapids) manufacture a fine line of breakfast and extenslOn tables Fredenck W. Martm of Norwich, Conn, has patented a process for ornamentmg wood. Stockwell, Byrne & Co. (Grand Rapids) al e busily engaged 111 fillmg orders for chamber suites. Slxtymen are employed by McCord & Bradfield (now Luce Furmture company) in Grand Rapids. George J. BIcknell of the Phoenix Furniture company, Grand RapIds, recently returned from the west. A. D. Cooke & Co, of Easton, Pa., will erect a saw m111 to be operated WIth theIr furmture factory. The \Vo1verine Chair and Furniture company (Grand Rap- Ids) manufactures f01ty styles of cane seat chairs. The Grand RapIds Furmture company uses two million feet of lumbel annually m the manufacture of cheap beds. H. Blessmg, of Salamanco, N. Y., lost his stock of furniture by fire yet>terday HIS experience wa" not a "blessing." John C Brand, formerly of the Lawrenceburg Furniture company, has opened a t>tock of furmture in Louisvllle, Ky. The store of the Scarritt Furniture company in St. Louis, was destroyed by fire recently. Loss, $75,000; l11surance, $57,- 000. Martin Lammert of St Louis, sold thirty-three per cent more goods m July than dUring the corresponding month of 1879. Interview WIth Edward Bolger, representing the E D. Albro company of Cmcinnati. "You can have no idea of the quantity d WEEKLY ARTISAN 23 No.9-Porch ChaIr Large SIze. Oak Seat. Green or MIssiOn FInISh. WeIght, 20 pounds No to-Porch Rocker Large sIze Oak Seat. Green or MIssIOn Fmlsh· Weight 21Y. pounds. No.l1-Porch Settee. Seat 40 mches long, 17Y. mches deep Oak Seat Green or MIssIOn timsh Weight, 32 pounds RICHMOND CHAIR COMPANY, RICHMOND, INDIANA of veneers used In Grand RapIds I am pOSItIve that not less than $50,000 IS paid out here for thIS materIal annually." The Geldowsky Furniture company of Boston, is furnishmg the annex to Young's hotel m that CIty vvlth chamber suites in walnut, maple and ash The Ohio and MISSISSIPPI Furmture company IS the name of a corporation recently orgamzed m Cmcmnati. They will man-ufacture parlor furmture. The furniture manufacturers of Baltimore are preparIng to participate in the celebratIOn m honor of the 130th anmversary of the fonndmg of the CIty W. H. Beals of the Belkey & Gay Furmture company, has WIthdrawn from the road and resumed hiS former employment m the office as correspondent. J. G Kmg, formerly deSigner for the Nelson-Matter Fur-niture company, has entered the employ of the St. LoUIS (Mo) Furmture Workers' AssociatIon The SlIgh Furmture company (Grand RapIds) has com-pleted the erectIon of an additIOn to their factory and gIve em-ployment to seventy-three hands A salesman 111the employ of W B Moses of Wash111gton, wab sent to a bank to obta111 cash fOJ a draft for $300. He I ecelved the money and disappeared The most expensIVe parlor sUites are made WIth ebonized frames decorated WIth carvmgs and good tracmgs "Lampls" and fine cashmeres are used for coverIngs. E H Foote of the Grand Rapids ChaIr company made a flying VISIt to Kansas Llty recently and sold twenty carloads of chaIrs for early delIvery to Colonel Abernathy WIlliam Waterhouse, a dealel 111furl11tUIe m Cedar Rap-ids, Iowa, was 111 the market (Grand RapIds) tlIls week and placed substantIal ordel s for furnIture and coffins The Phoemx Furniture company (Grand RapIds) have ad-ded to their lme several patterns of chamber SUItes 111 mahogany The company have taken possesion of their new bUlldmg. A. B. Carrier, who recently resigned hiS pOSitIOn as secre-taly of the Grand Rapids Chalf company, IS succeeded by E H Foote, a gentleman of long experIence 111 the furmture trade Fred H. Peavey of SIOUX City, Iowa, has obta1l1ed an im-portant contract for furnishing buildmgs on an Indian reser-vatIOn He IS an enterpris111g dealer and carries on a large bus-iness. Troubles. There is an old saw which says, "He doubles hiS troubles who borrows tomorrows." But to elIminate trouble 111 bus1l1ess IS to promote long lIfe and prosperity The average busmess man has his full share of trouble and responSibilIty and m the manufacture of furniture he seems to have more than hiS share Consequently, when anythmg goes wrong With the dry kiln he not only "doubles hiS troubles by borrowmg tomorrows," but also the next day's and the next week's and the next month's. Here is a letter which tells ho" the manager's troubles are elIm-mated: Salem, OhiO, July 29, 1909 Grand Rapids Veneer Works, Grand Rapids, Mlch GI:N 1LEMI:l'\ -Our dry kiln furmshed by your company is do- 1I1g all we can ask for. Weare not hav111g any trouble with it and our lumber is drIed perfectly. I thank you for offerIng us assistance 111 the operatIOn of kiln. Yours truly, THE AJ\TERIC\N CASE & REGISTER CO, (Signed) Geo H. Pratt, Superintendent [_ _..._-----..... - .. Grand Rapids Caster Cup Co. 2 Parkwood Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. We are now puttIng out the best Caster Cups With cork bases ever offerea to the trade. These are fimshed m Golden Oak and White Maple m a hght timsh These goods are admIrable for pohshed floors and furn- Iture rests. Theywill not sweat or mar. PRICES. SIze 2~ mches $4.00 per hundred SIze 2~ mches 5.00 per hundred T'rv a Sample Order F. 0 B. Grand Rap&lU. .. .. 24 WEEKLY ARTISAN To Revise Express Rates. CHEAPN:ESS A CURSE IN THE SOUTH. At a meet111g of the transportatIOn commIttee of the Grand RapIds Boald of l1ade, held 111the Fmmtme Gmld rooms last MonJay. It was decIded to send a delegate to 1ep resent the board at the meet111g called by the New York ~Ier chants' aSSOCIatIon ~Iay 12 for the purpose of planmng a cam-paign £Ol a reVl:oIOn of the expres:o rate~, by an appeal to the 111tersta te commerce commISSIOn The next meet111g of the tl an ~POltatIOn commIttee \\ 111 be held May 19 111the board of trade 1oom ~ and It \\ 111be open to Shlpp111g and bill clerks and othel:O 111tele,tcd 111"hlppmg The tOPIC WIll be claSSIficatIOns, and It IS expected a membel of the offiCIal claSSIficatIon commIttee \\ J1l hl In ttIen 1.1.11ll to lead m the dIScussIon Mr. Werniche's Views on the Furniture Industry in Dixie Land. Cheapne~~ IS the bane-It IS the curse-ot the furmture 1m"me"" 111 the souvh," saId 0 H L vVermcke, of the l.lacey company, Grand RapIds, \\ho ha~ Just returned from a so- Journ of about two week" 111the Carolma" and Flonda "And that appltes to the manufactullng a", well as to the selltng end," he contlllued "Down there If a dealel gets a dresser that he can sell at $3 50, anothel WIll try to find one that h~ Lan ..,ell for $325 and he generally finds It As a result the trade runs to cheapnes" and the manufacturers have to make stuft to meet that k111d of tlade And It IS stuff ,ure enough Jt IS SImply rotten 111constructIOn and filllsh, rotten 111sty Ie and deSIgn, rotten 111 general appearance and IS made and "old by rotten method:o It IS what some of the natIve" call nIgger' turlllture but they ",ell It to whIte men The fUIllltUl e 111dtbtry and bus111e"s genel ally 111 the "outh 1~ 1ll about a normal condItIon The furmture men are not lay 111gup nches to any great extent Some of the dealers are trY111g to Improve the style and qualtty of then goods and the manufacturers are try111g to help them 111that l111e but the\ do not seem to be wble to get away from the curse of cheapnes" "'1 dId not attend the annual meet111g of the South Carohna Furmture Dealers' aSSOCIatIOn at Spartanburg 1 was at the banquet Just long enough to gl\ e them a httle talk, but (lId not attend any of the bUS111ess seSSIons I un-der~ ta11d then aSSOCIatIOn 1" 111a flounsh111g condItIOn and 1:0 t 1) mg to CIea te a demand fOl a bettel gl ade of fl1rmture than IS now sold 111the south" Returned to the Chair Company. James B Howard, who resH:;neJ the 1epI e"entatlOn ot the Grand RapId" Chall company, 111the lllIdde \\ e"t m ra lllH 1\ ast to enter the employ of the Cland RapId, 1 UlnltUlc COlll-pany, has retI1l ned to the chaIr company al1ll 111" old telll tory C S Dextel succeeJed the late T D \\ atk111~ a~ I ep resentatlve of the chal1 company 111thc ea"tcl n ..,tatc.., Lentz Tables. The Lentz Table comp,l11\ ot "ash\ IHe \IIch 1epO! h a a mce, stead) bU~111es-,all of thI0 spnng ctnd pI CdIch a much larger volume of tradc m the tall 1111~company ha" l1dd a umforml) good bU',llle',-, for man) )'CellS, a11d seldom does a ~eason close wlthout "ho\\ lllf; a -,ubstantlal mCIease 0\ el the prevIOus year The Southvvhtun \Tcneel Lll11lpan\ h h\111chng a pLl11t at Cotton Plant, Ark It's not dIfficult to oroduce the popular effects required for MISSION FINISHED PORCH FURNITURE But Porch Furniture demands more than the mere effects. It demands durability under outdoor conditions. AURORA PORCH STAINS have been perfected after much study and expenment. They meet the NEW need. They resist the weather hke first class paint, yet retam the transparent beauty of high grade stain. WEATHERED OAK, MISSION BROWNS, MOSS GREENS, DULL BLACKS, SOFT REDS, AND OTHER POPULAR EFFECTS. Write for sample panel. To faclhtate prompt attentIon, address Desk No.3. MARIETTA PAINT 8 COLOR CO., Marietta, Ohio. _II MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS EmJ! ]ohmgdard, furniture dealer of Bottmedu, N D, ha~ ';old out to Weaver & Co. Charles 0 Bulner, furmture dealer at Nook~dck, Ore, ha~ ~old out a 1\. A Campbell Henry James of Kewton Falls, 0 , has Il1ventec1 and patented a fold1l1g cnb and play-pen T. C Slipper has succeeded IE S Dodge 111 the retaIl furm-ture trade at Anacortes, Ore \\T. C Dunl11ng ~ucceeds W. P Rhode~, furmture dealer and undertaker at Men11l, 01e C F Riblet & Co, furniture and carpet dealers of Albany, N Y., are enlarg1l1g their store. Rowland & Co, furniture dealel s of Zanewllle, 0 , are add-ing a fourth story to theIr btl1ld111!S The Kl1l1e Invalid Bed Manufactunng company of Los An-gele<;, Ca1., are bmldlllg a new factOl y. The Crescent Bed company, of New Orleans, are rebuild-mg theIr plant'" hlch \\ as I ecently burned The Nortlnvood Furniture company of ChIppewa Falls, WI, , WIll add a re-sa\\ null to their plant The LIgon Furl11ture company of N ashvJ!le, Tenn , has been lllcorporated wIth capItal stock IU111tedto $23,000 WIlliam McBratney, furniture dealer of \\Teiser, Idaho, ha~ sold out to H J Sommercamp and A G Cardele The Heinz Furmture and Hal dware company of Hayden, Anz, has been incorporated. Capital stock, $50,000 L. P Best has purchased a third interest 111 the Young & :\lcCombsCo-operatlve store company of Da\ enport, Iowa Charles H Jones, furmture dedler of Demson, Tex, IS succeeded by hIS brother H !\ Jones from Pleasant Hill, ).fu The furmture ctock of Bolte Bras, of Wichita, Kan, has been sold at GO cents on the dollar to J 0 Gilbert of the ~ame CIty The Pearce FurnIture and Hdrdwal e company of Lake Linden, Mlch, al e to e<;tablish d branch store at Houghton, Mich. A. L. Gilmore & Co, furniture dealers of Amboy, Minn, have sold out to Chnstopher Scharer who will enlarge the stock The F L \\Thlte company, lmtallment dealers of I\1{adlson, Ind, ha\ e been declared bankrupt Llablhtles, $18,000; assets, $5,500. The Fleck Fnrmture company, dealel ~ of MIlwdukee, dre erectlllg a five story b11lldmg at the corner of Clinton and MItchell streets Fletcher & Gard, furmture and hard\\ are dealers of Mo-desta, Ill, have chs~olved partnership and are succeeded by Fletcher & Sons. The Bockstege Furmture compdny, manufdcturers, Evam- VIlle, Ind, have Ju<;t completed a new bUllding that w111be used for office and warehouse purposes The Gregory, Mayer & Thom company of DetrOlt, MICh, manufacturers of office furmture, havE' mcreased their capital stock from $100,000 to $350,000. The Bowman-Kinzer Undertaking company of Savannah, Mo, has been incorporated by \\T. H 1\.111zer, C R and Ella Bowman. Capital stock, $10,000 The Valley City Desk company, Grand Rapids, have re-paired all damages caused by their recent fire and are now oper-atmg the factory to It,; full capacity Summer 'vV Fifield, 'secretary of the Pawtucket (R 1.) Furniture company, with which he had been Identified smce 1892, died on April 16, aged 62 years E. B. Spencer, representing the Keil- I\nway company and the 0 K Wheelock hnes, ha~ Ju~t leturned from a tllP through Oklahoma and other southwestern states. WIlliam H Jones of the ·Wllham A Berkey Furniture company, Grand RapIds, and Mr" Jones have just returned from Southern Cahfornia where they passed the \Vmter. \\T. B Trumbo & Co, furniture and carpet dealers of Louisville, Ky, have leased the buddll1g formedy occupied by the Keisker company at a rental of $12,500 per year. The latest addition to the back-to-the-farm propaganda is a booklet "Facts For Farmers, to a Fanner, by a Farmer, for the Farmer," pubhshed by the Lackawanna RaIlway company. The Freed Furn Co, of Salt Lake City hdve the contract for furni"hing furl11ture, cctfpets an draperies for three hotels in that city-the Cumberland, the Rex and the Hotel Emanuel L. L. Clark succeeds Freel 0 PIker in the furmture and hardware busmess at Elhsonvllle. MISS Mr PIker ha<; gone to Baton Rouge, La, where he will engage in another hne of trade Abraham Schlesmger, preSident of the Standard Furniture company anel one of the most promll1ent and highly esteemed busmes'i men of Denver, Col, ched on \.pnl 21, aged 59 years Nelson S -Martmez, furmtme dealer of I\nsomia, Conn, who \\ as recently burned out has deCided to retIre from busmess He wl1 take a position With Fredenck Hauser & Co, upholsters of Hartford, Conn J Wade McGowan, who succeeds C. A. Brockway as buyer for Wanamaker's Ne'" York store, was m Grand RapIds this week, visitmg furmture manufacturers, renewing contracts, plac-ing new orders, etc. The stump turpentme plant at CadIllac, ::\1lch, which was closed down March 1, has resumed operations after bemg given a thorough overhaulmg H IS SaId to be one of the CIty',> most profitable institutions vVtlltam SmIth a wealthy wall paper manufacturer ",as klled in aNew York hotel last Tuc'iday mght by the cl0'ill1g of a foldmg bed on which he and hi,; Wife wel e sleepmg Mrs Smith barely escaped suffocatlOn The Gray Veneer and Panel company of (,hma Grove, N. C, have Just completed their panel plant for making veneered roll and saddle chaIr 'ieat,; They WIll also make three-ply straight panels in figured '" ood '> The J. W Armbuster, furmture storE' and the furmture and carpet ,>tore in St. Paul, M11111,owned by D B \VIlson & Son of ShelbyVIlle, Ind, have been purcha'>ed by Charles Wl1ey of St Paul and WIll be consoltdated Eastern traffic as'ioclations have reeluced -coast to coa'it freight rates on lumber from 80 to 75 cent,>, WIth a corre'ipondmg reductIOn to all point'i east of St Paul by making the through rates equdl to the sum of the locals VIa Chicago. Edward B Goodspeed of Worcester, Mass, who had been engaged in the furniture and organ fini~hing busines for more than half a century dIed from the effects of a paralytlc shock on Api i116, aged 72 years He \\ as employed by John \\Tanamaker, as furniture mspector, for ten yean "Nick" Spar, a pnvate detectIve, I'; awaiting trial on the charge of forgely at Jopl1l1, Mo He bought goods worth $1625 from the mack Bras Furmture company and paid the bill WIth a check for $17,50 on which the signature of H. A. Hazelbaker was found to have been forged The CommerCIal Furmture company of WhICh J R Mc Cargar of the Nelson-Matter company, Grand RapIds, I'> presi-dent have purchased a factory SIte on Supenor street, Chicago. A one-story build1l1g now on the property wlll be torn down and replaced by a three-story brick at a co"t of $21,000. The Commercial company is now occupy1l1g the old building. 26 WEEKLY ARTISAN .... - ,. ..... " F. Parthier 1I 10 •• NEW YORK BUSINESS CONDITIONS. Factories Rather Quiet. Jobbers Busy and Retail Trade of Fair Proportions. New York, April 28.- The furmture factone~ are not an} too busy now. WIth them it is between season~ and the} are having only a moderate business and wIll not shm" the usual activity until fall. The cheaper and medmm good~ al e shO\\ 1l1g the best demand. The wholesale trade is also somewhat qUlet It could be worse and it could be much better. There is not quite such a strong effort made to do business as in the fall, but there is enough to keep most of the Jobbers fairly busy There is a lot of b~tldl11g to go fon\ art! here thh } ear The figures mdlcate that it will be the bIggest \ eal e\ er kIlO\\ n The retaIl trade IS keep111g up 111 pretty faJr proportI()n~ M. L. Kesner of 414 St James bUlld111g has taken title agency for the Mechamc,,' Furmture company of Rockfol d, Ill, for PhiladelphIa, BaltImore and vYashmgton The E. R. Wagner Manufactunng company, \\ ho had an exhibit at Grand RapIds, of theIr qUlck fold111g go-cart. \\ 111 ad-vertise the same extensively in all parts of the country and es-tablish agencies in all Cltles of Importance !\ local demand will be created in all states. The plant has been t\\ Ice enlarged C F. Schaubacher, as the PremIer FurnIture company IS a new retail dealer at 166 SmIth street, Brookl) n D. R. Henderson, the eastern representative of Bodenstem & Kuemmerle, the metalhc bedstead company, and the Cun- 1034 Grand Avenue CHICAGO Manufacturer of Willow Furniture II I.--~----------------~---~----_. . ...... I SEND FOR CATALOGUE mngham Sons' Rattan company, will marry Miss Estes of Mem-phis, in June. ~Iax LIOn has taken full charge of the Monarch Furniture company, of 161 East 125th street. SChlpS & Birnste1l1, furniture dealers of 160 Graham ave-nue, Brookl) n, have moved to 180 Graham street. The New York Furniture company is in its new building at Broad\\ay and Grand street, Newburg, N Y. 0. C. Craw-ford has succeeded W. H. Brundage as manager, but he stays on the floor and Ivan Crawford assists his father. The Albany store has been dIscontinued M Davltz, late of Bridgeport, Conn., has opened a retail furniture store at 2337 Third avenue. A Kopelman, doing business as the East Side Auction Room, has opened a branch at 61 Second avenue. '[ he new Exchange building will have thirty acres of space and arrangements have been made that for the first five years the furnIture trade WIll occupy fifteen acres The Amencan Wood Transformmg Works has been in-corporated WIth a capital of $5,000, to color and stain lumber and \ eneers and fil e proof woods The company is headed by O"car SchmIdt, \Valter SchmIdt of Jersey City and H B. Thearl of New York. Heme and PhIllip Caminez, nephews of Joseph Caminez, of li8 Manhattan avenue, New York, have opened a new store as H & P Cammez, at 118 Graham avenue, Brooklyn. The Levmson Manufacturing company has built an addi-tIOn to the factor} on Onent avenue, Jersey City, and now oc-cupy a whole block New warerooms have been opened here Rockford Chair and Furniture Co. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Dining Room Furniture BUFFETS. CHINA CLOSETS and TABLES Library Furniture-Library Desks, Library T ables, Library Bookcases, Combination Book~ cases, Etc. Our entire line will be on exhIbition in July on the third floor of the Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. WEEKLY ARTISAN These Specialties are used all Over the World ............ f Power Feed Glue S.. readine Machine. Sinele. Double and Combination. (atented) (Sizea 12 in. to 84 in wide.) Veneer Prenes. dIfferent kinds and aizea (ateated) Veneer Presses Glue Spreaders Glue Heaters Trucks, Etc" Etc. ~ Hand Feed Glueine Machine (aleltt pencLnl.) Many at"lea and aizea. Wood-Working Machinery and Supplies LET us KNOW YOUR WANTS Na. 20 Glue Heater. CHASe E. FRANCIS COMPANY, Main Office and Works, Rushville,lnd. No.6 GI.e H.ata •. at 110 West Twenty-seventh street, wIth a complete line of din-ing room furniture The output has been considerably in-creased. The affairs of David Shuldmer, dealer in plate glass, have been in the courts and the stock is being closed out at 321 East Sixty-fourth street. The ltabilities are over $100,000. Henry B. Pye & Co, have taken the new bUlldmg at 121st street and ThIrd avenue and have one of the largest retail stores m the Bronx section The Eclipse Manufacturing company is a new firm makmg mIssion furmture at Pulaski, N. Y. Harry S. Everly will carry the hne of the Scandia Furni-ture company in the east. A. Finkenburg has opened a new retail furnIture store in the eight-story bUlldmg at 121th street and Third avenue. M. Smerling, who was for ten years with S. Glass, as man-ager, has now opened an installment furniture business at 1706 Pitkin avenue, Brooklyn. The C. F. Rohman Sons' company, manufactunng uphol-stering furniture on Adams street, Brooklyn, make a specialty of three and five pIece parlor SUItes, medium grade of birch and mahogany, upholstered in plain damask and velours. They have 75 patterns made up and also make couches. Frank F. Aldrich, late buyer for Wanamaker's, WIll be the new upholstery buyer for GImbel's new store. A L Canfield, 97 Beekman street, has a new line of Im-penal refngerators, in 200 styles, all grades. John Barnutz has closed hIs furnIture factory on Gold street, Brooklyn. The Kmdel Bed company has moved to Norman avenue and :M}onitor street, Brooklyn, where they have a four-story factory, 90 x 100 feet in size, and are working overtIme. They make parlor beds and have duphcated thIS plant in ChIcago Shippers Need Transportation Insurance. Merchants who shIp goods to out of town buyers are dIrect-ly concerned m the questIOn of the habihty of transportatIOn companies for goods entrusted to them for carnage, especIally in the case of accident to the goods after an attempt has been made to deliver them and they have been refused. . A case of thIS kind IS reported, the shIpper be1l1g a retaIl firm in Missouri The goods were sent by express, C O. D, and were refused by the customer. The express company noti-fied the retailers, who replied, ask1l1g the return of the package. But while thIS request was on the way the depot and its con-tents (including the C. O. D. package involved) were destroyed by fire The retailers then naturally called upon the express company to make good the loss ThIs was refused, the express company maintammg that slllce at the time of the fire its re-sponsibility III the matter was that of warehouseman only it could not be held liable for the fire loss. "The retail firm now asks whether we have ever heard of any SImIlar occurrence, and If so, whether it was ever taken to the courts and what was the outcome," the writer continues "Yes, we do know of such a case and the courts have passed on it. "In 1892 a MIchigan court ruled that after the express company had tendered certain lots of C. 0 D. goods and the re-spective consignees deferred payment and acceptance it held the goods in the character of a warehouseman, and that since the fire was not due to its negligence It was not !table therefor. ''In another case it has been ruled that whenever common carriers can show that it was imposslbe for them to make de-livery, either from inabi!tty to find the consignee or from his refusal to accept the goods, or that from any other cause their obligation as carrier had ceased and the less burdensome one of warehouseman had supervened, they may further show that a loss whIch had then occurred was not attributable to their fault or negligence and thereby exonerate themselves from hability. "Moreover, III still another case it has been ruled that in a country village the same degree of security, either as to fire or burglary, cannot be reqUIred of any express company when act-ing as warehouseman, as in larger cities where greater faclhtles for warehouse exist. We mention this because It may be that in the case just brought to our notice the fire loss occurred in a small communIty, so that thIS point might be applIed thereto. "We have pOlllted out on vanous occasions that a number of merchants who have experienced trouble In their efforts to collect such claIms against transportation companies have found it to their interest to take out what might be called transporta-tIOn insurance, thereby at a nominal expense, saving themselves much worry and loss."-N. Y. Sun. The Value of a Name. When John A Colby and J. E. Wlrts dIssolved partner~hlp, in ChIcago, thirty years ago, Mr Colby, the successor of the firm, continued to use the firm name of Colby & Wirts. Desir- Ing to engage m bus1l1ess WIth C. H. Scholle, under the firm name of Wlrts & Scholle, the former brought an actIOn In chancery against Colby and obta1l1ed an injunction restraining Colby from using the original firm name Wirts estab!tshed hl~ contention that his name was of much value in trade. SOUTH CAROLINA FURNITURE DEALERS Proceedings of the Fourth Annual M...eting of Their Association···Remarkable Increase in Membership During the Past Year. Spal tanbUl g, S C, \pll1 25 -The fourth annual Lom cn-tlOn of the South Caro1ma RetaIl Furnttule Dealer, a,,~nCI-ation held here on ApIIl 13 and 1-1-,\\d" a Lomplete "UCLe"" notably 111 the l11dtter of attemldnLe cll1d the lllctl1lte"tdtl ,n ot interest m the ploceedmgs "eatl) a hundrtc! PI0l11111ent Jealers from all pdrts of the "tate were pI e'lent and all \\ el e enthusIastIcally 111tere"ted 111 the ,vork ot the a""ouatlOn Several 111vlted gue"ts made short addl e""c,, 01 read pa pers, handhng then tOplC'l m an ahle ent( rtalnll1~ 1ll,il1nel and the dl"cusslOn of freIght rate" da,,'lfiLdtll1!1" and l Lllm" was hIghly mstruct1\ e to mdn) of the dealer" \Jc1re",e, at \\ ekome were made b, Secletan John \\ ood of the Chal11- ber of Commerce and by C l' Hammond \\ ho "poke fOI the local furmtt1l e dealers PI eSldent 0 ill Heal d m hh annual I epol t. attl! e""pl e,"- lllg hIS appreclatlOn of the hone I lw"to\\ Ld on hl111 and pa,111g a tnbute to SeLretary I Itschg-I tor hh untlllng eft I )1t, dnd effl-uent 5erVlce, dnnng It', PdSt year "dId "I am "me the as"OClatlOn 1'3 dOlng a gledt \\Olh 1111 the furmture dealer, 111bnngmg thcm mto dn"el I datlll11 to Ldch other. m puttm~ the manntaLturel and I etall dLctle! 111the proper relatIOn to each other for mutJul mter,>t tor the\ al C each dependent, one upon the other "There are a great man) thln~s J \\ Ollid hke f01 the a,- 'lOClatlOn to do, but one thll1g I de"ne e'lpeualh to he done 1'3 that the mem\)el "hIp be mLred"e 1 TIll" d"'" lldt! il1 I" a pcywer alread). and the greater the 111Ll11hl!,hIp thL "':1 Lcltel the power If (yen memher \\nuld get d ne\\ I1Hlllhu I\L would have more than t\Vo-thlld~ of thc clLdltl" 111 thl "tdte. and the a'3S0Clatlon would "oon Lome tu be ICU gn1/cd ,I" d powel all en er the l l1lted Sta tc" "\Ve ask f01 notlllng e""cept thdl Ill111h I" 111'! dIld lIght. Ihut It IS necessal, to 1emand the"L thIng, "(IIllLlI1l1l" \lld WIth two-thirds of the dealer~ III thL "tdtL a" mll1lhu" \\ L WIll get thlllg-S that we ought to have yel, often \\ ahcmt de manding them. "I et each member go home and get am ne\\ lilcmher \\ e can do It It vie tn I knO\\ thl' t01 d t,lLt 1 lM\L L:ot!Ln several members thl" ) ear m) "elf "I recommend that thIS a,,"ocldt1<l1l 11IdhL,dl lld\ LhnL: IlIcn who 'lel1 goods to our members that apply fOI membel "lllp of our assoclatlon honoral y membll' ~ell them Ldrd~ tal S 1(\() I Lon~ldered them our fnends and elltlreh 111 "mpatln \\ ah u" "I recommend abo thdt ,\ e ha, e a I e~u1,l1 Lertlficate nf membershIp m the aS'lOClatlon made and "ent to e, ('I, dealel who IS a melTber of Ol1! a~,OCl,ltI011 that the\ Ina\ hang III cl conspicuous place in thur office I con"ldel It an hon01 to he a member of thl'3 assocIation "I also recommend that our member" '1\ ,Ltch thc depots closer and report to the "ecletary any '3111p1l1(nt" that dre 11- 1c~ltlmate fOl r a~~nre ) 011 he \\ III take up the matter at once and make the shlppel feel that thh a""ouatlOll has an eye tOI husmes'l anJ whIle he may not alway'l get sat1sfactor) settle-ment 1t WIll not be long before manufactl1! el S \\ ho sh Ip duect to con"umel s will begm to I ealtze that th('\ (annut ,ell both con"umer'3 and dealers" Secretaly A VV Litschgl\ leport '3ho\\ed dn mcrease ot over 300 per cent m the membershIp dllrtng the pa"t ) e.tr-from 31 to 110 He a1'l0 made some reLomme11(latJOns, among them the following' "All trayeling men 'le1ltng furlllture ext 1uSl\ eh ,hou1d be made members of thIS associatlOn, and cards of member-sh1p be furlllshed them for $300 annually "The b) -la\\ s should be amended ~epal dtmg the office~ of "ecretal \ and treasurer, dlvldlllg the work. and mcrea~mg the mtel e, t m th e assoCIatIOn. '.\11\ member of thIS aSSOCIatIOn whose due" are m ar-redh one) ear ,dfter a final notIce from the secreta1Y and tred"urer, 'lhall be dropped fom the roll and be pertTIltted to apply for rell15tatement only upon payment of back due'l "\Ianufacturers be reque'lted to adopt a umform sIze for theIr catalog" and that pnce" m h"ts be doubled and a 5ep-alate shp statmg thl" be attached to p11ce h'lt whIch can be detachecl and the dIscount noted on the pnce hst by prtvate mark" \s tre,l"urer of the a""oclatton ~1r Lischg1 pre"ented a I eport CO\ el111g the past two years showmg receIpt" durtng tl1dt penod Sl (,7437 and dl'lbur'3ements, $1,32S 35, 1eavmg ,L h,tlance ot S3-1-902 111 ca'3h on hand, and $157 If). due" uncol-lected c:; L Da\ IS of the Southern \hdll company, HIgh Pomt, \, ( eteh\ el ed dn addre-" on 'RelatIOn" Between tbe 'VJ:lanll-tdLtUI er and the Oed1('r," \i\ hlch was brtghtened WIth WIt and hU1110r dnd made a decIJed hIt He poured a broadSIde into the mall order hou,e" I saId that a dealer should study h1s Lthtomel" a" a teacher '3tudles h1s pupIls and commented on the e,I1 of pnce cuttmg "TherE WIll be a great aJvance in the price of furmture \\ Ithm the next ten) ear"," "aId J\Ir Davi'l. "The mventlOn I)t maCll111en to 1c'3"en the Cll"t of productIOn w1ll not offset the m( rea,cd cOot of labor ane! rav, matena1 There has been a l ()ll'lder'lhle etChanLe w1thm the last ten years In the pnce of all lmes of furllltUJ e WIth the exceptIOn of chaIr" Chans al C "elllllg- locla, fOl Ie"" than the) chJ ten year" ago" Mr 1),1\ J' LIlndudee! \V Ith thl" bIt of \ er"e Count that clay 10"t \\ hose 10\\, cle"cencllng sun ~ee'3 gooch 'laId at less than cost !\nd bu smess done for fun" The Second Day. ,\t the mill nmg <,e,'llOn on Thursday commUlllcatlOns \\ tl e I cdcl from the natIOnal and several '3tate retaIl furmture dealel s a "soclatlon ", from F :N Tate, preSIdent of th e North l dl alma Ca,e \\ orkers' assocI alton and other" The "Tla\elmg J\fen's Hour" was an Il1terestll1g palt of the plogram G F Jenkm'3 of \Vmston-Sa1em, N C, gave cl "llOrt talk on hI" hI" and hIS brethren's appreCIatIOn of the a""ollatlon and ItS objects He was follov"ed by S C Rmg, of KeJ ner"\ l11e, '\ C, who made some pertinent remarks The com entlOn adopted the recommendation'l of the pre "1- dLllt and secretary relatIve to ae!tmltmg travelmg men and manu-facturer' 3 to honorary membershIp, the 1S'3UanCe of certIficates ancl the u11(form Sl7e of catalog", the latter'" recommendatlOll being amended by reque"tmg manufacturers to double then price'l In the hst and to note the fact on a shp that may be detached from the book !\ l' ThOlt'3, edItor of the FlHlllture Record, Grand Rap- Id, ga, e an aclclres" on "vVhat the Trac1e Paper Can do for the Dealer," that \\ a'l hIghly apprecIated C J FIeld, secretary of the North Carohna Case \Vork-ers' assoClatlOn, spoke on "Freight Rates and C1alll1s," and answeled numerou'l ClUe'ltlons that were put to him by the membel s Thoroughly posted m these matter" Mr Fle1cl gaye mfolmatlon of much value !\ftel cOl1'llderab1e dISCUSSIOn It was decided to request WEEKLY ARTISAN the assIstance of the travellllg salesmen III an effort to Ill-crease the membershIp The "Que"tlOn Box," a new feature on the program, oc-cupIed most of the afternoon It plOved to be qUIte success-ful, the quene:" an:,wer:, and Jlscu:,slOn bnnglllg out valu-able Ideas and suggestIOns The proceedlllgs clo:,ed '''Ith the electIOn ot officer" for the en:,umg year, whIch resulted as follows New Officers. PresIdent, \V M \Yatels, of Florence First VIce PresIdent, C P Hammond, Spartanburg Second Vice PresIdent, ] M Van Metre, ColumbIa ThIrd V Ice PresIdent, S ;\1 RIce, UnIOn FOUl th VIce Pre"ldent, vV H KeIth, Tm1monsvllle FIfth VIce PresIdent, J D Rast, Anderson Secretary and Treasurer, Ed\'\ ard Reed of Rock HIll 1'1e'3ldent \\ aters has appomted the followlllg execu-tl\ e commIttee J T SlInmons, GI eenwood, H A Taylor, Columl)Ja, 5 1\1 \!VIlkes, Laurens, A \IV Llt'3chgl Jr , Charles-ton, and 0 1\1 Heard of Anderson The Banquet. The annual banquet gIven at the Spartan Inn, Thursday night was a most enJoyarble affaIr The pnnclpal speaker was 0 H L \Vermcke of the Macey company, Grand Rap- Ids, who was llltroduced a" "the best type of the modern bU3- iness man-wIth knowledge learned III the school of experi-ence- wl1:'h Ideas and abIltIy to express hImself wIth clear-ness and convIctIOn" In the course of hIS addre"s, an in-f01 mal talk, l\Ir \l\T er11lcke :,ald "There are several kInds of aSSOCIatIOns buIlt upon dlff erent theones There IS one kllld of aSSOCIatIOn that help" evelybody dnJ hurt" nobody There IS another that helps nobody and hurts everybody A..nd there IS stIll another kind, a negatIve kind, that does neIther-that doe3 nothing But there IS only one kllld, gentlemen, that IS \'\orth belong-ing to and that IS the kllld that helps everybody and hurts nobody Any as"oclatlOn that IS formed merely for the pur-pose of helpIng Itseli ,,111 hll to accompli'3h what It attempts to do There IS only one method by whIch you can succeed in as"ociatlOn work, that IS, by dOlllg somethlllg that wIll help somebody else You WIll dIscover that the only aSSOCIatIOn work that 1s W01th whIle, IS that work whIch IS Ibroader and larger than ItS own Imme,lIate Illterests and concerns and whIch makes an effort to go furthel III It'3 helpfulnes" than its own membership and class "If you have a competItor who IS not dOIng a 11\ lllg share of the bus1l1ess, nothmg WIll help yom bUSIness that will f01 ce hIm to cut pnces But If you can do somethlllg to help that competItor, something that WIll make a lIvlllg share of busllles" fOI both of you, by SO helpmg hIm you WIll have re-moved that de,tI uLtlve (ompetltlOn from you "The demand for fur11lture whIch IS at once a nece:,slty and an ornament ha'3 not been propetly stImulated rJ here can be no such thIng d:', OV er-p~oductlOn of good furmture \\ hen the consumptIOn of fur11ltUle III the Untted State:, amounts to only $1 50 per capIta, do you thmk V\ e are troubled WIth over-productIOn) K ot a bIt of It I '\ dollar and a half for each lllhabltant, whel1 the expense:, of the government al e four tImes as large as the entll e fUll11ture bIll of the U11lted States. Thlllk of It-twO \Veeks' street car fare repl esents the fUI niture bIll fOI each man Of cour:,e, some buy more and some buy less J only tell yOU that, gentlemen, to gIve you some idea of proportIOn There IS more spent for coco-cola in some sectIOns than IS spent for fur11lture, and yet we are WIlling to say that over-productIOn is demoralIzlllg to the furl11ture bu",mes:,-an aCLusatlOn which a busllless that 29 has not yet reached the financial dlgl11ty of the coco-cola Ill-dustry ought never to be charged WIth "N ow, the great questIOn IS How are we g01l1g to 111- credse the consumptIOn of furniture? By educatIOn UntIl you put mal e sentIment into furnIture you will not have much suc-cess in increas1l1g the demand for It Most indu;,tnes are bUIlt on human wants and deSIres and not on human necessItIes. Man needs very lIttle, but he wants and deSIres much If a man's wants inclme to fine horses, he WIll expend hundreds of dollars for them, even thousands, and he can tell you about a h01se from fetlock to forelock, he hnows hIS lmes and hIS breedmg, hIS an-cestry and hIS history He talks and dl eams horse and IS horse, and he WIll find plenty of hor'3e lIteratUle, that IS he 1'3hOlsey So with dogs, bIrds, pIctures, statuary, ladles' hats and almost m everyth1l1g But whe n you come dOVvnto furl11ture, you have no liter,lture You have no furl11ture sentIment. Now, If you are to take t11l'3 paltry $1 50 and 1I1crease It to $3 00, that IS the questIOn you have to face \Vlthin the last eIght or ten years the automobIle mdustry has gro\'\ n to the enormous proportIOns of $250,000,000 annual output, and why? Because the auto-maker ha'3 bUllt hIS temples all over thIS country, and has stamped them WIth hi" trade-mark by mtellIgent advertlsmg He has educated the pubhc untIl the very urch1l1s of the street can talk automobile from sparker to carbureter and from radIator to com-mutator He IS sellmg $600 machmes for $3,000 and readIly gett1l1g the money, and for no other reason than that he has aroused human sentIment III the auto "And yet fur11lture whIch has a thousand tImes more reason for sentIment than the auto ever had rema1l1s the same CJmmon-place furl11ture Whose fault b It? There IS nothmg 111 the way of sentIment whIch hU111ture cannot command You are born 111 Its presence and surrounded by It or rechl11ng upon It when you dle-four-fifths of your hfe you spend 111 ItS presence 'irtemus \Vard said he dIdn't care how damned smart a man was if he dIdn't say so much that \'\asn't so. Thdt IS the way we are about furl11ture vVe ought to know mOle about the furmture we sell \Ve know so httle about it I sometImes wonder we are not ashamed to look a good piece of furmture 111the face There never have been two pIeces of furmture that were exactly ahke Therefore, there can be no pOSSIble excuse for sellmg a smgle pIece of fUlmture for the same pnce as anothel That IS a ne\\ one on you, isn't it? "N ature has labored for centunes to ploduce the raw ma-terial from whIch furl11ture I~ fashIOned, }et nature makes no duphcates 111 wood There ale thousands of chfferent '3peCles of wood in the world, but no tv" 0 s'Juare Inche" dre ahke Thl~ IS an 1I1terestmg fact. You WIll never aga1l1 look at a pIece of furnl ture but that you WIll think of that fact Then there I~ alway~ a chfference 111 the way \\ hlch the pIeces put together There IS also a drfference 111 the texture, for some have doser and some hghtel teAture StIll another chffel enLe there IS 111 the saw1l1g The same \\ ooel may be pld1l1 sawed or quarter ~awed, but there will be a world of dIfference 111 the two No one 1I1...:h111 the '3ame bOdrd I~ hke another Nor WIll you ever find two plece~ of woocl of the same textme \lVe hdve been so famlhar \\lth ,,,ood m a way that It has bred contempt, but It I~ gett1l1g pretty ,carce now and we are gett1l1g 11101 e Ie~pcLtful toward It" Visited High Point. On Fnday, follow111g the c!o",e of the conventIOn, a party of fifty of the dealer:" acceptll1g an 1l1VltatlOn from J G Lam-beth, manager of the Iltgh POll1t FurnIture Show room:" went over to HIgh POInt ancl :,pent tv\ 0 day" a" the guc"t" of a group of manufacturer.., who hay e theil samples on exhIbI-tIon in Mr Lambeth's bUlldll1g They were well entertall1ed, with auto tnps about the cIty and enjoyed a Dutch luncheon served by the Southern Journal on the roof of Its office build-ing. 30 WEEKLY ARTISAN .. ._._, P"""j.------..-.-.--- -- . .., CO. I I, , I I ! ! I ! I I , I I I I I I I I SPECIAL ORDERS SOLICITED AND GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY . II WOOD WORKERS TOOL COMPANY, 542 Jackson Blvd., CHICAGO. SAW. KNIFE AND TOOL MANUFACTURERS •••• ._.~._._._._._~ ..... A. • •• a.. ------ - . --_ .... Pitcairn Varnish Company ~, . II I Doetsch & Heider Telephone, Llncoln 796 1534-1544 Greenwood Terrace CHICAGO Manufacturers of Parlor Furniture Frames TO Reach OUR FACTORY Take Clybcurn Avenue car to Ashland Avenue and walk three blocks North to Greenwood Terrace, then turn East lnto Green-wood Terrace Or, Clybourn Avenue car wlth transfer on South-port Avenue car, thence over Southport Avenue to Greenwood Terrace and walk West ..... .--- PERSONALITY A BUSINESS·ASSET. Frequently Marks the Difference Between ~uc.
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and ---- - ._- ~-------~ ,I r -. ,-', , ,- -".--'. ·:·... F 1"'(,/\. i\J1J P,er.s of White Printing-Company Grand Rapid., Mich. po No. 414. No. 410. P1:1m/tlrIaIi BAll - SECTIONAL BEARIN6 BOOKCASES Samples on Display at Factory 750 BROADWAY STREET IMPERIAL FURNITURE CO. GRAND RAPIDS,MICH. The Complete New Line -of- McDOUGALL I1ITCHEN CABINETS will be displayed during July at I 3 I 9 Michigan Avenue (Manufacturers' Exhibition Building) C"ICAGO ~,. ---"""'lIIlII 1 .. 2 Century Furniture Company Our new line ready for inspec-tion June 18th will be very attrac-tive, comprising odd chairs and rockers, Hall and Reception Chairs, Davenports, Parlor and Library Suites, Leather goods, etc. EXCLUSIVE PATTERNS. CORRECT DESIGNS. REPRESENTATIVES: L. D. Berry. G. Q. Packer. L. H. Laley. A. T. Kingsbury. SALESROOM: 153 to 159 Canal St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ! I I I I The Northern Line IS NOW A MIGHTY IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FURNITURE VALUES DINING SUITE, No. 5032. g Buyers should not overlook the importance of keeping in touch with it and if possible to visit the space during the July Furnitulte Buying Season. g It supplies the wants of the most critical in a most acceptable manner. Northern Furniture Company SHEBOYGAN, WIS. MANUFACTURERS OF Bed Room, Dining Room and Kitchen Furniture. Grand Rapids: Furniture Exhibition Building. New York: Furniture Exchange Building, 3 .. 4 Twelve Hundred Samples INCLUDING EVERYTHING FOR THE BEDROOM will be ready for inspection on and after J U N E 18, 1906 Three Hundred and Fifty New Patterns New Features in Rose Wood and Combinations of Woods. LARGEST VARIETY OF STYLES AND FINISHES. THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE LINE OF CHAMBER FURNITURE EVER SHOWN BE PREPARED TO SPEND PLENTY OF TIME WITH THESE SAMPLES. SLIGH FURNITURE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. • 5 I . II II THE PROBABILITIES OF A LARGE FALL TRADE ARE SO PROMINENT THAT ALL WISE DEALERS WILL PREPARE THEIR STOCKS EARLY FOR THE DEMAND: IN LOOKING THE MARKET OVER DO NOT FORGET WE HAVE AN UNUSUALLY .~. STRONG AND ATTRACTIVE LINE. /) ~ OAK AND MAHOGANY DINING ROOM SUITES BUFFETS---ALL SIZES SIDEBOARDS--- PLAIN AND CARVED CHINA CLOSETS SIDE TABLES ~--=-~~~- IIi NEW ENGLAND FURNITURE CO, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. SALESROOM CANAL ST. NEAR BRIDGE ST. l 6 The Rex (Inner Tufted) Mattress. (PATENTED. TRADE MARK REGISTERED.) See our exhibit on second floor 1.11') :vrich. Ave. New Ticking of special design. New features in advertising. ~ ew fotm of guaran-tee certificate, complete system for selling. CHARLES A. FISHER & CO. 1319 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO~ ILL. PF.ORIA, lLL. ST. Lours, MO. Llb'COLN, iLl .. MINNEAPOLfS, MINN. Stole MtJ1J!¢"ocJ1iru.f U/;df:T LirftJH AmtrifdJl Mat/ress and Ctisbio!l Company. - -- ------------ Luce Furniture Company GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. MANY NEW PATTERNS Chamber and Dining Room Furniture IN ALL GRADES AND WOODS Line Exhibited at Factory Warehouse .~ No. J02;.6. CHIFFONIER. ~'- ~ :-rOoIG2. DRESSER. No. 100. RED. 7 8 The Manistee Mfg. Co. WILL BE THERE WITH THE GOODS, Manistee, Mich. 100 Patterns In Sideboards, Buffets, C£'iffoniers, and Odd Dressers. Shown on the f5th floor, space 17 and 19, at 1319 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO In JULY. 1906. No. 250 Sidebonrd. Quartered Oll.k. GOlden or V;Teatb(,red Finish. Top 2Z Jt 18. Beveled Mirror 16 x 26. No. 171 Buft'et. Quartered Oak, Rubbed and Polished. Top 20 x 42. BevjJled Mirror 14 x 34. BACHELOR'S CHIFFONIER and WARDROBE Combined. What's Good for the Bachelor We Make a Stronl;! Medium Priced Line. Ire Invite rour Inspection. is Good for the Old Maid. We Make Our Own Exhibit. No. 12 ~helol"8 Chill'. and Wardrqb., Combined. Quanereu Oak, Golden or Weather'ed Finish. Top 21 x 42. No D 1155 Cadillac Music CabInet. 9 SHAKE HANDS with us and our Hand~ . some NEW LINES at Chicago and New York in July fjf We'll show you a far more attractive display of Parlor and Library Tables, Music Cabinets, Desks and Desk Tables than we've ever had the pleasure of showing you before. Full New Lines characterized by Wolverine Worth and Cadillac Quality throughout Permanent Salesroom&: CHICAGO: Seventh floor Mannladefer' Exhibition Bldg.. I 319 Michigan Ave., [n charge of Mr. J. '0/. Smith, and !.\-Ir. H. S. Smith. NEW YORK: Fifth floor Furniture Exchange 428 Lexington Ave., [n Charge of Mr. A. \Veston Smith. No. D. 2255 Wol"eril1e Library fable Wolverine Manufacturing Company Cadillac Cabinet Company DETROIT, MICHIGAN 1 __ I 10 Exhibit Extraordinary Most extensive and comprehensive display ever made ready June J 8 at our salesroom at GRAND RAPIDS COUCHES Plain and Turkish. famous "KINGSPRINC" conslruction. DAVENPORTS, ADJUSTABLE SOFA~ BOX COUCHES a swell Line with Cedar Lining and Climax T op.lift. "Simplicity" Davenport Sofa Beds. Sixty Styles. World beaters. Every buyer visitingGrand Rapids should see the new "SIMPLICITY DE LUXE" the perfect Davenport Bed. JAMESTOWN LOUNGE CO. JAM EST 0 W N, N. Y. 11 ~e Stickley 8 Brandt Chair Co. WILL EXHIBIT THEIR LINE IN CHICAGO and NEW YORK 1319 MICHIGAN AVE. FURNITURE EXCHANGE. A Full Line of ROCKERS DINERS DESK CHAIRS BED ROOM CHAIRS SADDLE SEAT SUITES MORRIS CHAIRS In OAK and MAHOGANY = IN CHARGE: === CHICAGO: NEW YORK: Schuyler C. Brandt Clark W. Cowles Charles Stickley I. H. Mannes 12 i ~ "9' 0. - "0": > Cl Z >< "" 0: ",: en. z - ~ ::> ~ 0 w 0: -l :J !z: u.J 0: :J -l >"-' >-- ""~" ~ >w- '0": W'>"- 'w" "<t :E BERKEY & GAY FURNITURE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF Chamber Furniture Dining Room Furniture Library Furniture OF FINE AND MEDIUM QUALITY LINE READY FOR INSPECTION BY THE TRADE JUNE, 18, 1906. 13 14 The Hub of The Market EXHJBJTS IN THE New Manufacturers' Building NORTH IONIA STREET Grand Rapids, Michigan. Observe This List of Strong- Lines SEVENTH FLOOR-SOUTH HALF }{uskegon Valley Furniture Co., Muskegon, Mich. SEVENTH FLOOR-NORTH HALF Union Furniture Co., Rockford, Ill. Moon Desk Co., Muskegon, Mich. SIXTH FLOOR-SOUTH HALF Skinner & Steen man Co., Greenville, l\'fich. SIXTH FLOOR-NORTH HALF Globe Home Furniture Co., High Point, N, C. Liberty Furniture Co., Jamestown, N. Y. FIFTH FLOOR-SOUTH HALF Rockfon] Cabinet Co., Rockford, III. FOURTH FLOOR-SOUTH HALF Kurtz Brass Bcd Co., Corry, Pa. K. P. L, Furniture JVfanufacturing Co., Corry, Pa. U. S. Chair Co., Corry, Fa. Kurtz Furn. & Mfg. Co., Cleveland, O. FOURTH FLOOR-NORTH HALF "\Nilson Furniture Co., Louisville, Ky. Beelman Cabinet Co., Clevelanrl, O. Hagerstown Furniture Co., Hagerstown, l\'1d. Buffalo Chair Works, Buffalo, N. Y. F. Schautz Co., Hamiltou, Ohio. !r[antcJ Furniture Co., Jamestown, N. Y. Anchor Furniture Co., Jamestown, N. Y. THIRD FLOOR-SOUTH HALF St. John5 Table Co., Cadillac, Mich. Ottawa Furniture Co., Holland, Mich. THIRD FLOOR-NORTH HALF Luxury Chair Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Kendallville Furniture Co., Kendallville, Ind. Freedmad Brothers Co.., Chicago, Ill. SECOND FLOOR Grobhiser & Crosby Co., Sturgis, Mich. Carrollton Furniture Co., Carrollton, Ky. GROUND FLOOR-SOUTH HALF Cabinet Makers Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Shelton & Snyder, Grand Rapids, Mich. GROUND FLOOR-NORTH HALF Derby Desk Co., Somerville, Mass. 15 L. _ Royal Furniture Company Grand Rapids, Michigan DINING LIBRARY BEDROOM SUITES Hall Clocks In "Colonial" Style New Adaptations Ready for Inspection June 18, 1906 Shown at Faclory Salesroom THE ROYAL fURNITURE CO. GAAND RAPIDS, MlCHIGAN. - - -- ----------------- 16 .~ national Stoves an~Ran~es The Popular Priced Trade Mark Line. Sold by First Class Furni-ture Dealers Guaranteed High Grade and Low Priced. We can make the Stove Trade profitable to you. Writ( Usfor Catalogfu and Prices. [xcelsior Stove 3 Mf~.Co. QUINCY, ILL. Operators Largest Stove Plant in the West. BRANCH HOUSES: St. Anthony Park, Minn. Oklahoma City, Okla. GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBIURY 26th Year-No. 25. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., JUNE 25, 1906. $1.00 per Year. Pluck Shown by San Francisco Furniture Men. The following letter recei\'ed from the Sligh Furniture company explains itself: Editor Artisan:-The enclosed advertisement ,vas received by us today from our Pacific coast representative. \Ve think it is very suggestive of the western spirit which does not know ally such tbing as defeat, or what it is to be dis-couraged. The S,lme thing c:an be said of the John Breuner company who have, since the earthquake, built a new store over the ruins ·of the old, also built a llew store in Oakland and contracted for a larger one to be built of brick at the same place, hc~ide building a warehouse, and they advise us that goods have been received and placed on sale from Grand Rapids some time ago and the furniture business is booming. Yours very truly, SLIGH FIiRNITURE CO. The advertisement follows: SEVEN DOLLARS A DAY is our entire expense for rent of store and warehouse. FIVE CARLOADS A DAY Can he unloaded on rear p.latform at one time. OUR MANAGER EATS HIS LUNCH Out of a paper bag "vhile dictating to the stenographer. OUR FLOORWALKER HEATS THE GLUE On the street stove for the busy cabinet makers. OUR SALESMEN WEAR BLUE FLANNEL Shirts and help load the wagons--when they have time. EVERYBODY WORKS, and We Have Fifty roen dearing away the debris on our Howard street lot, 100x 160, ..v..hcre we will soon have a building, if Gray Brothers will only wake up and commence work on the foun-dation. OUR FREE BUS Leaves Market and Sixth Streets Every haUL Come (:l.lld see us. \Ve have two cars of Richmond Ranges on the -way, hut only enough in stock to last a few days. Better hurry. Eight hundred Bureaus on hand, plenty of Folding Beds, Chairs and Tables galore. STERLING FURNITURE COMPANY, Warerooms Sixth Street from King to Berry. A Masonic Inlaid Table. The Rowell Furniture company have recendy had on dis-play in their show windows in Cedar Rapids, Ia., a nnique tabte which is a wonderful piece of inlaid work. The maker of the table is P. J. Sargent. It is a small inlaid table in Masonic designs, the square and the compass, the camel and the scirnitar, and many other well known and lesser known Masonic emblems, all in different kinds of wood. There are no kwer than 12,589 diffetents pieces of wood in this tahle and a close inspection of it fails to show ;l single imperfec-tion in the ,"...orkrnansbip. Expect Bump,er Crops. E. L. Lomax, g-cneral passenger· agent of the Union Pacific predicts bumper crops in the west this year. "We \.-vill astonish the wide world unless hot winds come along and burn l1.p the corn. The smaller grail]S are sufficiently a{l-vanced to make them safe. If the corn escapes its usual danger until August it ,,,ill be all right, Both tn 'acreage and crop, \..·.c are destined to have the greatest production this coltlltryhas ever known. Of course, this means big busi-lless for the railroads." Reduced Rates to New York for Merchants. The rdcrchullts· Association of New York announces that reduced rates to that city will be in effect during the buying season from Trunk line Associatioll territory, the dates be-ing Aug-ust 18 to ZZ, indusive, and Septembe, Z to 6;. inclus-ive. The special fare .will, as usual, be made under the cer-tijjcatc plan, the rate being one fare and one-third for the round trip. The return limit on the certificates will be fif~ teen days. An 0 rgan and Piano Combined. Reading, Pa., has an old pipe organ and piano combined. It is supposed to be over 100 years old. It was built in Lancaster city by J ohl1 \Viml. It was used for many years in the old Zion's church, in Perry township. The case is made of solid mahogany and is in excellent condition. MT. Loy keeps it as a relic. THE CORRECT Stains and fillers. THE MOST SATISFACTORY first Coaters ..and Varnishes IIAN4}TACTUR£D u", ..y UY CHICAGO WOOD FINISHING CO. lS9·63 ELSTONAVE"'2·16 SLOAN ST. CHICAGO. 18 Some Characteristics of the Louis XVI Style. The Louis sixteenth style in furniture and interior de-coration flourished from about 1745 or 1750 until the time of the .French Revolution. The Rococo style was popular at the same time, Marie Antoinette and Madame de Pompa-dour both' favored the Louis sixteenth style and gave im-portant commissions to such celebrated designers as David and Riescner. In Versallies in the g:'and palace and the two N. E. BalkeI15 New Bram:b Store, Detroit, Mich. Trianons arc seen good examples of this style. The French are still fond of elaborate decoration and do not limit it to interiors but lavish it as well on the exteriors of many beauti-ful buildings. The Louis sixteenth style with its many straight lines was derived from the Greek. The excavations of Pompeii and Hereulaneuin revealed the beautiful Greek art so long buried and so lost. The beautiful wall' decorations as seen in the excavated houses in Pompeii at the present day hal-'e lost none of their beauty and charm and the colors remain very h:i1liant. The French at once became interested in Greek art and adapted it for their own use incorporating it in the style of the Louis sixteenth period. The furniture is very much decorated, b:'ollze was used and Sevres placques and much painting and gilding. Medal-liens were llsed on wood panels and marquetry was tinted and shaded, Such woods as holly, ebony amhoyna, tulip-wood. purple wood, pear and lime were used for inlaying. The use of beading, rows of eggs and pearh for borders ab0ut medallions was (luite general. Medallions were placer! al the top of chair backs and represented baskets of ftowen; decorated WIth bows of ribbon. Other favorite decoration!'; were quivers, torches, lyres, flutes, drums, shepherd's crook!'; and hats, rakes, spades, sheaves of wheat, the lau~cI wreath, vases holding flowers, a pine cone or a fla.me, shields and in fact everything pertaining to nature. Parallel lines are many, they arc seen in chair backs and legs, tables and in every part of a piece of furniture. The grooved shaft and open railings at the top of furniture were also prominent features of this style. Furniture was constructed on rectilnear jines, pro-portions were delicate. Chair legs tapered downward to a point. The general appearance of the furniture was stiff and stilted but the decorations added much beauty to the pieces. Woods used were often colored, shades of grey were popular called "Caledon." Cabinet making in the Louis sixteenth period says Jacquemart, employed its re-sources most largely and multiplied its styles. Gobelin tapestries were used fo'( chair backs, seats and sofas. Other popular fabrics were rich silks from Lucca, Genoa and Venice, Damasks and satins. Madame de Pompadour was fond of stripes, her bed canopy at Marly was of blue and white striped silk. So stripes came into popular use, for upholstery. Many designers and cabinet makers found work to do at this time. Some of them are the following, Delafosse, Fra-gonard, Forty, Ranson, De Lalonde, Salembier, Boucher (son) Boulanger, Beanvais and others, pe Lalonde"s work was very popular and consisted of beds, sofas, tabourettes, chairs, and screens. De Lalonde's work survived the Revolution and lead dire'c:tJy to the Empire style. Riesener and Roentgen the latter b~tter known as David were the most successful and famous designer of the time. They were Germans, Riesener worked for the Royal family at Versalties. He constructed cabinets, chests of drawers, chairs, tables and cupboards using for marqueetry tulip and rose woods, maple, holly, purple wood, laburnam. Roentgen or David was the cabinet-maker of Marime Antoinette. He used such woods as pear and lime for inlaying. Mahogany both plain and veneered was used by him. The mechanical device.s introduced into his furniture were very ingenious. Many beds were designed by Delafosse, Ranson and Salembier in which the size and shape of the canopy was much changed, becoming smaller and crown shape. Sofas were canopied as well as beds and it was hard to distinguish one from the other. Feathcrs decorated the canopies. Commodes were much used in which straight lines predom-inated. There were grooved feet, doors and sometimes long drawers. Mahogany, amaranth and violet woods, were used for inlaying. Inlays of flowers and trophies decorated drawers. Boudoir tables we-e painted and lacquered in Vernis Martin style. Besides chiffoniers and console tables, the dining exten-sion table came into use. It had four, six or eight feet and opened in the center. Roll top cylinder desks and cabinets were other acquisitions. Chairs were of mahogany, wal'nut and amaranth woods were often painted and gilded. The up-furniture Polish We offer a polish guaranteed to produce a BRILLIANT a~d PERMANENT lustre on any finished wood. A dealer's trade builder. Send for sample M gross, $3.75. Our SUPERIOR REP41R fiNIS" never fails to remove burlap marks and mars; and, used with crystal shellac and a set of Ollfcolors, (aniline, to match any finiSh) will repair deep scratches and jams, and reproduce the original finish, at once. A boon to factory or store. Re~ir outfit,. comp]~te, with colors, one 'quart $3 25 fimsh, and mstruet1C?nsfor use. . . . . . . . . .. .. • SI:ND FOR S4MPLI:S. Grand Rapids furniture Polish Co. S HOLLISTER ST. GRAND RA.PIDS, MICH. holstery was in tbe shape of cushions often removable and in shape they were round, half round or flat. Dining chairs had cane or rush backs and seats, with mahogany o<l.kand ebony frames. Velvet or leather cushions covcred the seats. The sofa resembled the chair in form and had also the gondola and basket shapes. High wings were placed at the ends and the seats. were low and deep. A small, low and rounded sofa was called an ottoman, -- ------------------ 19 ~THROPCO. :;.. :J-CASE GOODS SPECIALISTS FIRST FLOOR, 1319 MICHIGAN AVE., CHICAGO WE SELL Dressers, Chiffoniers, Suites, IN OAK, MAHOGANY and BIRD'S EYE MAPLE. Sideboards and Buffets, Kitchen Cabinets, IN GOLDEN WEATHERED and NATURAL OAK. A Complete Line of MISSION GOODS Comprising CHAIRS, COUCHES, DESKS, TABLES, Etc. --ALSO--- BOX SEAT DINERS, C"EAP CANE,COBBLER and WOODSEAT DINERS and ROCKERS. FROM THE FOLLOWING WELL KNOWN FACTORIES, Lexington. N. C. ELK FURNITURE CO. DIXIE FVRNITURE CO, CROWELL FURNITURE CO. Statesville, N. C. STATESVILLE FURNITURE CO. IMPERIAL FURNITURE CO. Randolph, N. Y. RANDOLPH FURNITURE WORKS. Jamestown, N. Y. MARVEL FURNITURE CO. Thomasville, N. C. THOMASVILLE FURNITURE CO. THOMPSON CHAIR CO. STANDARD CHAIR CO. ®EE:-.I CHAIR CU. ElwDod, Ind. SELLERS & SONS. St. Paul, Minn. F. C. GENGE & CO. Pomeroy, Ohio. PROBST FURNITURE CO. A BIG STOCK Of SUITES, DRESSERS,C"lffONIERS, PRINCESS DRESSERS and SIDEBOARDS carried at all times in our Chicago Warehouse. 20 AT COST PRICE. A Masterpiec~ at a Bargain-Frame, $2. Canvas 50 Cents, Paint 25 Cents. Co1dtoe5 was about to lock his desk and go home when a wan entered the office with a big bundle under his arm. "A picture I want to show you," the visitor said, and began to unwrap the bundle. "Busy;' said Coldtoes. '''Twon't take a second," said the man, and finally peeling off the (ast paper revealed a landscape. Trees on the side, good perspective, blue sky, far off scenery. "Don't want any pictures," Coldtoes said, getting down his hat and umbrella. "Fifteen dollars," said the man. "Don't really need it," declared CaIrltoes. a place on the wall to put it if I got it." "I had two of them," said the man. "Sold one. like yoU can have it for ten. I painted it myself. ;;Haven't got If you I painted "Exquisife!" he exclaim cd. "Splendid perspective! Beau-tiful coloring. \Vhere did you comc across it? A hundred dolJars? That, at least. ·'-Sun. Post the Salesmen. From the little store in the small town, dear up the line to the big store in the city, there is always to be found the salesman with the blank stare. This blank stare is worn in all' its true grandeur when a customer comes in and asks to be shown those $10 rockers for $7.50. ·"It was in your advertisement," says the customer. "Oh, yes, yes," gasps the salesman with the blank stare, beginning to fall all over himself in his efforts to make it appear that he knew all the time., And then he sets to work Wiith much labor and possibly after severa) inquiries of other salesmen, to find the article mentioned. rVleantime tbc customer is thinking thus: "\-VelI, it's very c,,-jdent to me that this is a fake of some sort._ If this was "PRErry PARLOR PIECES:' Made by V~entioe-s.ea.w,rCo,. OiealO. Ill. them both. Sold the other for fifteen, but you can have this for ten:" Coldtoes shook his head and locked his desk. "Look here," said the man, or am tired of carrying this he.avy thing around. It's late in the day. I want to go home. You can havelt for ten." "Don't want it!" reiterated Cold toes. "Don't want it at any price. Haven't any use for it." "Now, look here," i'iaid the man. "It's awfully heavy. I'm tir<'.dof carrying it around. Been carrying it around all day. Arm's nearly broken. Give me five and it's yours, Cold toes put on his hat and held his umbrella in his hand. "See here," said the m;ll1, taking out a pencil and a pad. "I will give you this picture for exactly what it cost me. The frame was $2. The canvas was 50 ccnts," putting it down. "I put about 25 cents worth of paint on it. You can have the whole thing for t"ro seventy-five." "\Vell, then leave it,' 'said Cold toes. Six months later an artist called at the home of Coldtoes. He ,vas a man who knew. The first thing he saw ·was the picture on the '\vall, where Coldtoes had succeeded in making a place for it. He rose and stood enraptured before it. THE HAWKEY& KITCHEN CABINET OrJginal features. Desilln. finish and cabinet work the best on earth. Prices range from $3.00 to $52.50. Exclusive sale given. Sold to dealers onlv_ Price is a good salesman. Quality is a better one. We have them botb, Catalogue Oil application. Union FUl"Qlture Co •• BURLINGTON, IOWA such a big bargain as the advertisement said it was, every salesman in the store ought to knoW- all about it_" It is partly the fault of the salesmen and partly the fault of the manager of the store when the salesmen wear the blank stare when questioned about articles which have been pushed to the front by a big ad. The salesmen ought to have interest enough in their business to read the store advertis-ing thoroughly; the manager ought to see to it that the good!; advertised are brought to thc front, and that everybody is posted about what is going on. ).Jothing queers a good bargain sale auvertisement like the blank stare of the salesmen. Nothing wiH so quickly give the best efforts of the advertising writer a bad repute in the community a~ the ignorance of the people right in the store. H a saJesman is not sufficiently iJJierested in his own store to keep posted on the pUblished advertising, he had better hunt some more congenial occupation. Buried With Military Honors; A wealthy American's aunt Lad died in Australia, and, wishing to have her buried in the family lot in her native town he cabled for the remains to be sent to America. When the coffin arrived he was amazed to discover a soldier in the full' uniform of a general. He cabled his astonishment at the error, and received this concise explanation: "Keep the general. Your aunt has been accidentally buried with full military houQrs. "-Oregon Tradesman. , , 21 DO YOU APPLY Baby Carriage Tires? THERE IS A LARGE PROFIT IN SUCH WORK AND THE QUTLA Y REQUIRED IS VERY SMALL. WE WILL SHIP A COMPLETE OUTFIT FOR One Miami Tire Machine !$25 00 100 feet 7-16 Inch Rubber Tire 100feet ~Inch Rubber Tire - 100 feet J8 Inch Rubber Tire . 501.1feet ~'ire. All necessary tools. • ==~ This is enough to equip 7.5wheels.and the usual charge is .50 cents per wheel. You can readily see the profit in the business. We will sell you the machine alone for $10 This is the best and most simple machine made for this purpose. Write for full particulars as to operation and use. \Ve make all sizes of Rubber Tires. Prices and samples on request. CONSOLIDATED RUBBER TIRE COMPANY 39 Pine St., NEW YORK CITY MAKERS OF THE KliLLY.SPRINGFlELD VEHICLELTIRES. Shelbyville Desk Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Office Fumiture I Mahogany, and Imitation Qyartered Oak, Plain Oak In Three Grades A Full Line, Up-to Date, Exhibited Eighth Floor, 1319 Mich. Avenue CHICAGO Write For Latest Catalogue SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA F. PARTHI ER, Manufacturer of Willow and Rallan Ware, Please Send for Catalogue and Prices FOR WILLOW and RATTAN WARE",· I manufacture the Finest Clothes Hamper or Bedroom Basket IN THE AMERICAN MARKET All Kinde of BASKET WARE MADE TO ORDER No. 209 GRAND AVE" CHICAGO, ILLS. 22 -§t~MlppIG7}N Storekeeping as a Career. Technically, the terms storekeeper and merchant are analogous, but comme:cially and pr2ct~C:itly speaking they arc different. In trade the wholesaler and great retailer common-ly are known as merchants, while the owner or keeper of a retail store of moderate size, located either in the" large city, in the small city, or in the country town or village, com-monly is known and classified as a storekeeper. Perhaps the best difination of storekeeper is "small retail merchant." There are few callings more certain than that of the storekeeper, says the Denver News. If he understands the fundamental principles of business, he is certain of a liveli-hood and is reasonably exempt from failure, provided he is satisfied with a mod.,erate income and does not overspread in business or in living. Most of .the storekeeping faj]wes are due to marked inability, extravagance, carelessness, inaten-tion or an attempt to do a larger business than the field warrants. Almost any boy of average ability and good habits who is willing to work and is reasofidi>ly cautious can become a successful storekeeper. The boy best fitted to be a good storekeeper shows, even at an early age, a natural trading propensity. The sharp boy is likely to fail. No matter how much dishonesty pays, or seems to pay, in general' business, it is essential that the store-keeper be honest. TJle customer he makes today is a ctlstom-f'.' ; (' hs t":mcr O\V. Th(~ bulk of his trade is permanent and not transient. Sharp practice of any kind, although it may pay under certain large city conditions, is sure to be fatal to the success of local storekeeping. The storekeeper comes in direct contact with most of his customers, He knows them socially as well as in a b~siness way. His personality counts as much as does his staTe. He is part of the goods he sells, and he must keep himself, as well as his goods, in good condition. A common-school education is essential, and the boy should graduate from a high school, if possible. A college Made by Mai1Wee MllIlufacturing Company. Manistee. Mich. education will do no harm. Stlch training is likely to do him lasting good, but it hardly can be considered necessary. The world· never forgets the good citizen. The world im~ mediately forgets the man of money only. Go through our "Who's vVho in America," and other hooks of men of mark, and not one-tenth of one pcr cent of tho!':>eregistered as worthy of ha<;ringtheir names printed there are men who a;e known for their money_ Storekeeping shouud be encouraged. We need mo:-e small stores and fewer big ones. We need more men i:1 Made by Tbe Stickley & Brandt Chait Co. business for themselves and masters of themselves. We need fewer salaried men and wage-earners and more men who, altohough at the head of their business, do part of the direct work themselves. I would advise evuy boy, whether he be of the city or of the country, who does not have a pro-nounced love and a recognizable ability for some professional c<!lling. seriously t oconsider becoming a sto~ekeeper and add-himsclf to the ranks of common responsibility. Charlotte, Mich. The Charles Bennett Furniture company report a fine business, sales every month this year exceeding the corres-ponding months of last year. They wilt not exhibit at any of the furniture exhibitions, hut will S'(/on add about a dozen new hoted combination dressers in elrri, ash and oak. These will be made up especially to meet the hotel trade and for those having small bed rooms where the combination piece occupies less space than the dresser and commode sep-arate. Thc Charlotte IvYanufacturing company will display their full linc of tables on the second floor, north half, of the Blod-gett building, with the Estey lvIanufacturing company. This will be very convenient for Henry Ringold, Herb Peck and Will Noble, who sell thesc goods along with the Estey Man-ufacturing company's litlc. Trade is fine and has been all the year. Large Corporation Formed to Finance Sears, Roebuck Com~ pany. A corporation, capitalized at $40,000,000, has been formed by Goldman, Sach and company and Lehman and company. bankers of New York, to finance a Chicago house, the Sears, Roebuck company. A joint stock company will be formed, in which the banking houses will have $10,000,000 preferred stock. Richard· ¥l. Sears started the business eleven years ago with $lS0,Obo capital. Fifteen years ago he was a tele-graph operator. Last year the firm earned net $3,000,000. It was stated today that its business is now $5,000,000 a month. All this is done by mail and for cash in advance of shipment. _. __ . -- Charles Bennett furniture Co. CHARLOTTE, MICH. Suites Buffets AND Odd Dressers BED G. MlO. DRESSER. =====40 NEWP ATTERNS~ CHINA CLOSETS BUFFETS AND BOOKCASES added to the already large line of the CHIKA CLOSET. BUFFET. CENTRAL FURNITURE COMPANY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Make- it one of the mongest lines in the MANUFACTURERS' EXHIBITION BUILDING (6th floor), 1319 MICHIGAN AVE., CHICAGO. Hie Bittenhender in charge. 23 KARGES WARDROBES liRE GOOO WIIROROBES 0000 STYLES CONSTRUCTION . FINISH Prices right WRITE FOR CATALOGUE KAROfS tDRnlTURf co. EVANSVILLE INDIANA In writing mention Michigan Artisan BOCKSTfGf FURNITURf CO. EVANSVILLE, IND. NO. 10. DRESSING TABLE. Top IOx40. French Plate 22x28,. Select Chiar~d Oak. Rubbed and Polimed. f the "SUPERIOR" Exl:eDlion. Pano, r an.L·d...llI.m'LlJY Table! • New CAT-Maken 0 ALOGUE ju,t iuued. GET ONE. GLOBE SIDEBOARDS are the BEST ON THE GLOBE FOR THE MONEY GET OUR CATALOGUE. Mention the Michigan Artisan when writing. G LO B E FUREVANNSTVILULE,RINEDIANACOMPANY hansville Furniture Co" E""DIVilk. Ind. Manufacturers of the "Celebrated Flowered While Oak Goods." BEDROOM SUITES CHIFFONIERS ODD DRESSERS 'oJ WASH STANDS "The Line with the Finish" S<lmethino Entireh New Goods shOWI! at Chica-go. lll" at No. 1319 Michigan A ~·e., ~d floor and :dso at our factory sales-room at Evans-ville, Ind. New Catalogue just issued. The "ELI" fOLDING BEDS ~~tfrlW'~N~~~ No Stock complete without the Eli Beds in Mantt;1 and U{.lright ELI 0. MILLER & Co. WE•ri•teaf.o. rmcuets,laanddlp.r"ic.es MAKE MONEY MR· DEALER BY SELLING THE Dossr KITCHEN CABiNETS CUPBOARDS SAFES and WARDROBE Best Goods lowest Prices BOSSE FURNITURE CO., Evansville, Ind. 1858 1906 E. Q. SMITU CUAIR ===COMPANY === MANUFACTURERS OF WOOD. DOUBLE CANE, CANE, COBBLI:R TUfTl:D LEATHI:R AND VI:N(ER SEAT CHAIRS AND ROCKERS No. H5 R.eception Rocker Veneered Rolled Seat Quartered Oak FInished Golden Office and Warerooms, Cor. Third and Division Sts. Factory and Supply Mill, Foot of Oak St. ______ EVANSVILLE,IND •. ------ 26 Continued prosperity is here in evidence. More factor-ies and bigger ones; morc residences and finer ones; mOTe business blocks and larger ones; mote railroads and bet-tcr shipping facilities; in fact, everything that goes to make up a large and prosperous city may be found in Rockford. The Central Furniture company will show forty Hew pat-terns of china closets, buffets and bookcases at 1319 Michigan avenue, Chicago, in charge of Uncle Hie Bittenbender. Their exhibit will be ready for inspectiDn July 1st. The Rockford Cabinet company will make their first dis-play in Grand Rapids on the fifth floor of the new Manufac-turers' building. It will consist of china closets, buffets, The Union Furniture company,believing in the old adage, "There's plenty of room <1tthe top," wi]] move their display from the Masonic Temple to the seventh floor of the llc:W Manufacturers' building, Grand Rapids. It will be a bi:,;, bright, beautiful line of bookcases, china closets and bufff't.~. The Mechanics Furniture company will make their usual' fine display of bookcases, china closets, buffets, wardrobes, Michiga.n avenue, Chicago. It is one of the smoothest, nicest lines made in or out of Rockford. The Forest City Furniture company will make their usual fine display of bookcases ,china doets, buffets, wardrobes, desks and folding beds on the second floor of the Furniture Exhibition building, Grand Rapids, in charge of R. \-V. Em-erson and E. P. Chamberlain. Metallic Office Furniture. The use of metallic furniture in offices is increasing at a rapid rate, and in this connection it is noted that steel plates are par'ticu1arly adapted to the making of book stalls where thin, but strong divisions are required. As index books (which are unusually valuable) are generally' kept in stalls, it is especially desirable that the cases he incombustible. Book stall cases are made with thin upright steel plate divisions, having smoothly finished edges and provided with convenient hand holes in their centers. Usually these divisions are made skeleton in form, that is, of sufficient depth only to furnish a firm bearing for books. The shelves are made of thin steel plates, having smoothly rounded rolls at front, to also Jessen wear on book edges. For books of extra weight or those used unusually often, horizontal rollers may be em-ployed at bottom of stalls in front of shelves, to reduce fric-tion. Steel book stall construction is peculiarly adapted to cases containing large numbers of thin flat books filed ver-tically, such as field and assessment books. No 502DINING TABLE. Made by Lenb: Table Co .• Nashville. Mich. combination and library cases, music cabinets, hall settees, piano benches and chamber furniture. The Royal l\hntel' & Furniture company will show their line of buffets, china closets, and bookcases in all finishes on the fourth floor of 1319 Micbigan avenue, Chicago, also in the New York Furniture Exchange. The Standard Furniture company are building a four story and basement brick addition to their factory, 80 by 96 feet in size, and containing over 40,000 square feet of floor space. It will be used for finishing and storage. They will exhibit as usual at 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago. The National Lock company are building a fine new factory 204 x 64 feet in' area, three stories high, on Eighteenth avenue. The Illinois Cabinet company are pushing work on thcir new factory, and hope to have their first line out in time for the holiday trade. The Rockford Chair & Cabinet company will make their customary beautiful display of closets, buffets and fancy cab-inets and desks in the Blodgett block, Grand Rapids, in July. Nashville, Mich. The Lentz Table company is putting up a large addition to their factory, which will increase their floor space at least 25 per cent. Business is fine, and the demand for their excellent line of dining tables steadily increases every year. - - ----------- On Exhibition at Chicago Only DURING JULY THE WONDERFUL LINE OF TABLES ---:made by the--- Posselius Bros. Furniture Mfg. Co. CONSISTING OF OVER 100 DIFFERENT STYLES. A LOOK WILL CONVINCE YOU ITS THE LINE TO BUY. SHOWN AT THE Furniture Manufacturers' Exhibition Bid!., 1319Michil!an Ave. 27 28 Latest Ideas for Summer Furnishings. To furnish a country house or give an appearance of sum-mer time comfort to a town establishment is always a most delightful occupation, but it is by no means an easy matter to do it sllccessfutty from an artistic Doint of view; it is not at an difficult to put a quantity of furniture in the rooms and to hang curtains at all the windows, but to do these things so that the effect is simple, beautiful and with no incongruities, really is an art. The parlor, kept tightly closed except on great occasions is now a thing of the past, and the whole house is liveJ in all the time and kept open to sunligllt and all the winds that blow, and it is wise to have the furniture fjtrnple and strong, capable of standing this wear and tear without losing all of its pristine beauty. "Mission" is still first choice for the lower floor, and each season brings new as well as beautiful things for all the rooms. For the halJ, library or porch nothing can take the place of a table that is commodious and large ~nough to hold everything owned by everybody. An excellent table of this sort 1S octagon in shape instead of the usual round or square mission style, and so large that no matter how many things may be 011 it there always seems room for more, A college girl has designed a mission cabinet for the chaf-ing dish and some of the accompaniments of this friend of the Bachelor Maid, which is a pretty and convenient bit of furniture, having also the virtue of occupying very little space. A la.rge cabinet for the same pU,pose is better for an ordi-nary dining room, as it forms a table on which to set the dish when in use, and has places for all the condim~ntf;, china and silver needed. A tclephone table with chair attached is one of the inany things shown and has taken Ullto itself many friends, for apart from the use for which it was created it makes a most desit-- able table for the function of afternoon tea. The increasing love for outdoor life and sports has brought about the furnishing of the porch almost as though it were a living room. Here one finds easy chairs, hammocks, cush-ions galore, a tea table, all the new magazines and even work baskets and writing desks. A neat little thing for the porch is a tea cart, as it may be moved about with ease, and is built so that it holds everything needed for an "al fresco" meal, and the top is a tray which lifts out and may be used in servmg. A table, having the lower part divided into compartments into which newspapers are slipped to keep them from blowing away, is a most useful article for the porch. For the "den," which should be in all homes, city or coun-try, nothing gives more satisfaction than furnishings of wick-er. A room of this sort would be beautiful with the walls done in the new grass cluth, _with design in red on a neutral background and panelled with narrow strips of black wood; the floor prettily covered by a colonial wool rug in the same tones as the wall hangings, and furniture as far as possible of the popular-deservedly so-red wicker, the cushions cov-. ered with an English chintz in the same scheme of color. A beautiful dining room is furnished in the green "mission" the mantel being "made to order" in the same style, and the walls hung in tapestry in dull green with a touch of red a.nd paneled in green wood_ This room is always charmjng~ ly restful, but when it has the added glory of an open fire of softly glowing hickory logs the effect is beyond praise. As to the upper rooms of the country JJOuse, there is noth~ ing very new, except curtains and chair c0verings. There are many rugs seen of the genus "rag" in the old hit~or-tniss pattern, as well as some new and conventiollal ones-these are quaint and pretty and wear forever. One room seen re- "opkln ..... "ar,101 51•. Clnelnnatlt O. tlenry Schmit &. Co. MA.ElUt.S 011' UPHOLSTERE.D...FURNITURE LODGE AND PULPIT, PARLOR L1I1RARY,BOTEL AND CLUB R,OOIl cently is most attractive; the bed is not the usual brass, but a mission design called the "Half-Tester"-it looks decidedly old fashioned and has hangings of chintz in the Tudor rose pattern-the chairs, dresser and other things in the room are of the same order of furniture, but the chairs have seats and backs of cane to vary the monotony. A brass bed, with chairs of wicker, be they in green, red or the natural color, give the most attractive appearance to a bed room of ordinary proportions, and will never be discarded. Peabody School Furniture Company's Catalogue. The Peabody School Furniture company have issued a neat new catalogue illustrated with cuts of school furniture, folding and assembly chairs, I"OU top and teachers' desks, chairs for teacher and pupil. "The Seal of Quality" shown on the cover is a neat ad for the company and a guarantee of perfection in their goods_ IF YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED OUR RUBBING i AND POLISHING VARNISHES DETROIT FACTORY YOU HAVE YET TO LEARN THE OF GOODS WHY NOT PUT IT TO FULL POSSIBLITIES OF THE TEST BY GIVING US A BERRY BROTHERS, LIMITED, NEWYORK 80.TON ~HILADI:L~M'A .ALTIMORE CANADIAN FACTORY THIS CLASS TRIAL ORDER? VARNISH MANUFACTURERS CHICAGO .T. LOUI. CINCiNNATI SAN ""ANCISCO FACTORY AND MAIN OFFICE, DETROIT CA"""'A" FACTDJlY WALKJ:RYJLLC. ONT. - .,-'-- .- _._-------- 29 cjf;} Widk to £l4l-n04-1nr--e· tho. tJjJenin1 tJ!oUI~A' exr{iiil 0/uj>r{oldelerf " <9J1<Ci~/ £fJa7<1o¥ £fJ~j/ f· Mb c:Y:f{o",u/cPf' ;June _9cfj~ 19'0b. {(Juto';owin? 0/tr{te.el'iMJeoail<;,eonoi4tin? 0/ 2)i,,,:,,,,, r}'aoy alt£1 Jfoe"'et, with /r,(J()M·4tO';hnO, ,an?in? in/Jue(J/tom twenty to nwu"? do/laM, will be exceptionally ouo"? -r;j'a:d;i//'«7k4'3'~i; r9!",. /-{J/ ~6~aH ~.~ -¢fh~ ... rt,Jfi'" an¢' -'11,;""'7 §eYJ'-J!JJ7G1£.,j~ @ cr!Miea?tJ THE BEST BENCHES ARE THOSE WE MAKE We make 12 styles and sizes in Cabinet Makers: Carvers' and Pattern Makers' Benches; all have our Patent Saw Cut Bench Screws, and we can furnish quick action iron vises on any of them. Our catalog shows a complete line of Hand Screws, Clamps, Trucks and other factory furnishings. Writefor it. GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW CO. 130 S. Ionia, St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 30 Given Away We will give away, during July only, a Spring Bed just like the above cut~hardwood rails, 1}6 inch stock, nicely varnished, four bolts, good fabric. Supported by four cable cords, held ill position by seven oil-tempered helical springs. Order any size. The Way to Get This Spring. is to cut this advertise-ment out and mail it to the Hot Blast Featlu~r Company, Grantl Rapids, Mich., together with an order {or one Sanitary Double Deck Sprjng, like the lower cut, containing 104 oil tem-pered springs, firmly fastened together on top and bottom with wire ties. Springs are held in position by crimp wires crossing at right angles and locking each spring so there is no possibil-ity of its getting loose or swaying from side to side. This Spring is noiseless, will never sag and will hold up any weight. under one quarter of a ton. It can be washed with the hose and dried in the sun without rust-ing and is guaranteed to suit or money re-funded. The price is $4.50,2% off ten days. h'emember this offer is for July only, and is made solelv to intro-duce our Sanitary Spring. NOW IS THE CHANCE OF YOUR LIE'E TO MAKE SO,ViE MONt.Y. H. B. FEATHE.R COMPANY. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Mechanics Furniture Co., --ROCKFORD, ILL.-- Makeu of fine and medium Buffets, China Closets and Serving T ablCi in Oak. Parlor Cabineta in Mahogany. Music Cabinet! in Mahog~ an)', Walnut, Oak and Birch. New Catalogue just out. Send for it. No. 176. WOODARD FURNITURE COMPANY OWOSSO, MICH. OUf full line of 400 Pieces is being shown in GrlllMl Rapids at our usual pla<::e in the Furni-ture: ExhiLltloD BuildlDlI. 3rd Floor. with T. Ashley Dent. Many new designs have been added. Made in all the fan<::ywoods and finishes. WOODARD FURNITURE CO. MICHIG7IN +&1!f e j 7I FL'T' I,5' JI.l'1 § ¥EA t" ? e 31 Greenpoint Metallic Bed Co. WE HAVE MOVED OUR EXHIBIT FROM 1319 MICHIGAN AVENUE TO THE Ford & Johnson Building, 1535 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO, ILL. We will show a great line of BRASS and IRON BEDS, METAL WASHSTANDS, COSTUMERS, FOLDING BEDS and CRIBS. Sheboygan, Wis. The Chair City is coming to the frollt with improvement!; this year. The most import;l11t of these are the paving of Eighth street (the maiH business artery of the city) with brick and the building of a new passenger station by the Chi-cago and Northwestern railway. The North·western is build-ing a nc\v line across the west side of the city, and also a short cut" from Green Bay to :\Ianitowoc, which will mater-ially shorten the distance and time between Ashland,vVis., the northe:'o peninsula of :\Jichigan and :\Jilwaukee and Chi- COl.go. Ln cOllversatioll. the prc:'iidcnt of one of the lcadillg chair c:omp'::ll1iessaid: "Sheboygan is Qne o( the gTE:atest con~ sumers of hardwood lumber in the country and our great factories here carry larger stocks of lumber than can be found elsewhere. One of the leading factories carries an average of eight million feet all the time; another between six and seven million feeL \Ve carry bdween five. and SlX million fect, while the largest furnitu/"(: company uses up about eighteen million feet a year. A year or two ago I made an imrestigatiol1 of this subject to get matcri:ll for a paper I read before an association of businc,js men, and found that the yearly average of hanhvood Imuher constlmed in this city is between sixty and seventy million feet. .:\l.::tnyof the larger concerns carry a year's supply all the time. This enables them to buy at closer figures than if they were fre-quently in the market and compelled to buy. George Spratt and company report that business is all right. They have sold more goods than up to this time last year and the outlook is good for a fine year's business. The Sheboygan Chair company is enjoying a f-ine busi-ness. This is one of the big ones, \vhose output yearly is -valued at nearly three-quarters of a million dollars, and bids fair to turn the million mark in a very few years, The excel- ,&. knt quality of their c.halrs and settees and the large variety of styles to select from has much to do ,'vith the success of the company. Every article shipped from this factory bear-ing their trade mark (which is illustrated in· their advertise'- ment ill this paper) has a guarantee as to quality. Julius Kretschmer, known all over the west as one of thl': leading furniture desigI).ers, has settled down in Sheboygan, and is managing two furniture factories. His specialty is fine parlor, chair and davenport frames, and business is so prosperous that both factories are soon to be enlarged to nearly twice thdr present size. The Phoenix Chair' company is having a larger trade than ever before. That's a good report. The Sheboygan Novelty company is getting out a large number of nev-/ patterns of bookcases, china closets and ladies·' desks, which ,,,,ill soon be illustrated in their fall cata-logue. The Excelsior vVrapping Paper company, organized here several' years ago, to manufacture wrapping pads for packing furniture and other things, have establi.shed a factory and removed their general offices to Grand Rapids, .Mich, They \",·ill maintain their present factory in Sheboygan as a branch. They have been very successful here, and doubtless will be still more so in the Furniulre City. Th('. Northern Furniture company will show many new patterns in July in their displays at Grand Rapids (second floor, north half, Furniture Exhibition br'lding) and at the New York Furniture Exchange. The Northern Furniture company manufacture a line of medium priced bedroom fur-niture that is very pI"ofitab\e lor the merchant to carry. A dealer in Detroit said to the writer: "'''le put in a number of pieces of the ;..r orthern line for an experiment this spring, and they proved sucb good sellers that we shall continue to carry these goods and place large orders for them in July." .. -- -- ------------------------ 32 HIGH GRADE BEDDING We Manulacture an Unsurpassed Line 01 Mattresses, Down Cushions, Feathers and Feather Pillows --OUR-- 1906 CATALOGUE Gives you detailed information on GRADES, QUALITIES and PRICES. Schultz & Hirsch Co. 260 South De,plaine. 51. CHICAGO, ILL. If You Want the Best Desk IT IS A ROWLETT In CHICAGO, With Geo. D. Willi"ms Co., 1319 Michigan Ave. With the Thompson Furnitu.re Co.• 1411 Michigan Ave. In GRAND RAPIDS with S. M. Kent, Pythian Temple. Rowlett Desk Mfg. CO. RICHMOND, IND. "Rotary Style,. (or Drop CarvinQl. Embossed Mouldings, Panels. Et~. EMBOSSING and DROP CARVING MAC"INfS Machines for all J)Urpose!\. and!at prices within tM reach of atJ. Evety Machine bill our guaranteE! 1IIJoonsi~k.a.ae for one year. "Lateral Style" for Lac~ Capaci". Heavy Carrings and Deep ~ngf<. We have the Ma.ehine YOU want al a satUfactorr price. Write for descriptive circulars. Also make dies for aU. makes of Machines. UNION EMBOSSING MACHINE CO., Indianapolis, Ind. WE manufacture the larg-es. t line of FOLDING CHAIRS in the United States, suitable for Sunday Schools, Halls, Steamers and all PUblic Resorts. . . . • We also manufacture Brass Trimmed Iroti Beds, Spring Beds, Cots and Cribs in a lar«e variety. . . • Send for Catalope and Pricce to Kauffman Mfg. CO. ASULAIID, OUIO I "The Standard Line of America" Will be on exhibit as usual in Chicago only, in the Manufacturers Exhi-bition Bldg., 1319 Mich-igan Avenue. : : : : Our line of China Closets Buffets and Bookcases is larger and more in-teresting than ever. DO NOT FAIL TO CALL ON US. JOHNY JOHNSON in charge of Exhibit. ROCKFORD STANDARD FURNITURE CO. RocnFORD, ILLINOIS. ROBBINS TABLE COMPANY owosso, MICHIGAN No. 303. American~arteTed Oak, 44x48 in. top. 9 in. plHal. , Genuine quartered base, 6 h., $14.75. 8 h.. $26.25. 10 h.. S27.75. No. 303C. Amencan ~artered Oak, 48 in. lop, 9 in. piUat. Genuine quartered base, 8 II.• $26.25. 10 h., $29.25. 1906 CATALOG MAILED ON REQUEST 33 34 A WORLD BEATER This Solid Oak Extension $6 75 Table to Carload Buyers • We display a full Line of Pedestal Tables, which makes it very easy to make a car. Prices on other numbers equally as low. McAnsh, Dwyer 8 Company Manufacturers of Furniture that Sells 1300-02 MICHIGAN AVE., CHICAGO, ILL. ... SHELBYVlLIiEJ The Shelbyville Desk company will not show this SC:\S:>l1 either in Chicago or Grand Rapids, although photos \',1;11b:c shown in Chicago by Mr. Seymour, who represents them from Denver west. Their business has been of such volume thlS spring as to prevent all opportunity of pn~paTing a sam-ple line. Although they shipped their line las January to Chi-cago, the car containing it got lost and for some unaccount-able reason only turned up very recently on its return tril) to Shelbyvill'e. Schmoe and company arc building a new factory which will be ready about August 1st. This ,,,,,ill enable them to more than double their capacity. Their kitchen cabinets arc well made, better than the ordinary, and yet have the merit of low price. Mr. Schmoe takes a strong stand all the material which goes into his product, throwing out much indifferent timber. Mr. Stewart ,>"ilt look after the in-terests of the firm in Chicago, and ::\.1r. Schmoe will devote some time personaHy to both Grand Rapids anel Chicago. The Conrey & Birely Table company will exhibit their very large line of tables for all purposes in all grades at 1319 Michigan Avenne, Chicago and at the Furniture Exhibition building, in Grand Rapids. Charley Davis and his corps of salesmen will meet the buyers. The Ccnrey & Davis Manufacturing compan)'s line of extension tables, medicine cabinets, hats racks, book shelves, hall and bath room mirrors, umbrella racks, and kindred goods, wilt be exhibited at the "big buildings" in Chi.cago and Grand Rapids during Jul'y. 1. A, Conrey and Lee C. Davis will have the assistance of an efficient corps of sales-men in showing the line. Some Good Stuff. Charley Elmendorf, manager of the Manistee M.anufactur-ing company has had no idle moments this spring and sum-mer, for ill addition to crowding the factory to its full capacity, he has found time to get out a lot of new things in sideboards and buffeLs, also a bachelor's chiffonier that will appeal' to the benedict as well as the bachelor, and there-fore to the furniture dealer. This bachelor's chiffonier is il-lustrated, together with their No. 250 sideboard and No. 171 buffet, on another page of this issue. The exhibit of the full line will be in the Manufacturers' Exhibition building, 1319 Michigan avenue, Chicago. Go and see it. Prominent Men Indicted for Land Frauds. A number of members of the Pacific Fltrnitmc & LumbeT company of Los Angeles have been an:ested for alleged lan,:l frauds, the fonner president of the company, Dr. D. M. Go'Od~ win hf Los Angeles being one of them. The company oper-ated a furniture factory in .Pomona, Cal., and also one in Los Angeles. The lumber mills were located at Port Oxford, CoqueUe and Trinidad. Financial difficulties forced the com-pany to discontinue business. The government interfered charging that the company's mills were established as a blind for the stetaling of land. Indictments have been secured in a number of cases. A Simple Fire Extinguisher. A fire extingulshcT easily m;-J-deand ready at all times for instant use consists of a gallon of water to which is added three pounds of salt and one and one-half pounds of sal am-moniac. Bottle this liquid and when fire breaks out pour it ~n. PATENTED JULY 2'), 1902. The Invincible leI! Fastener FOR FIVE LEGGED EXTENSION TABLES The greatest advantage to the Retailer. 4sk. your manufacturer for them. For samples and prices write to INVINCIBLE TABLE FASTENER COMPANY SHELBYVILLE. INDIANA --WEWILL-- Show Many New Pieces and entirely different designs in July at our Chicago sample room in the Wholesale Furniture Exhi-bition Building. 1323 Mich. Ave. THE A. M. Tucker Furniture Co. Brookville, Ind. Chamber Suites, Napoleon Beds, Colonial, Princess and Odd Dressers Chiffoniers, Toilet Tables Made to Match in Quartered Oak. Mahogany and Circassian Walnut 35 • • 36 POOL CARS FOR PACIFIC COAST OVERLAND FREIGHT TRANSFER COMPANY. SAN FRANCISCO. CAUFORNIA. make a specialty of distributing pool cars of aU kinds and PARTICULARLY, furniture, carpets, linoleum and interior finish. References, Bradstreet's or Dun's and any bank in San Francisco, and the trade. Carloadel in Chicago Carloadel in Grand Rapida J. W. Welling, 633 So. Jefferson Street Gelock Transfer Company, 108 So. Ionia Stree~ TEAMING FORWARDING STORAGE YOU ONLY GET A FINE, PERFECT AND ATTRACTIVELY FINISHED PIECE OF FURNITURE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER HAS FIRST USED IN FILLING THE PORES Wheelers' Patent Wood filler It prepares a base on which the varnish rests permanently, and brings out the full life and beauty of the wood. The reason why one piece of furniture looks handsomer than another is wholly due to this. The wood is the same, and Wheeler Filler costs no more. "We have recently opened sample display rooms in charge of practical men at 9 Arcade, Metropolitan Life Building, New York, 8 Mint Arcade, Philadelphia and 48 Cornhill, Boston, where we are showing a complete line of finishes on various woods, and we invite dealers in. furniture and all interested in wood finishing to call and see us. C"rrupondence solicited on anything pertaining to Wood Finishing, and Samples dutifully submitted. T"E BRIDGEPORT WOOD fl,N IS"ING CO. NEW MilfORD, CONN. 55 Fulton Street and 9 Arcade, Metropolitan Life Building, NEW YORK. 8 Mint Arcade .nd 41.3 South Third Street, PHILADELPHIA. 68-12. West Lake Street, CHICAGO. 48 Cotnhill, BOSTON. ~ The Ohio Iron and Brass Bed Co. w~~~gg~\!) EATON, OHIO Offer a complete line of up-to-date patterns. Send for Catalogue or see at GRAND RAPIDS, Klingman Building in July .. The Conrey & Birely Table Co. SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA. No. 756. 28x44. No. 3SS. 28x42. tJl Parlor and Library Tables in endless variety. tJl Mission Styles a specialty. tJl An immense line of Library Tables. CHICAGO: Top Floor of 1319 Michigan Ave. GRAND RAPIDS: Top Floor Klingman Building. CABINET MAI\ERS In these days of close competition, need the best possible equipment, and this they can have in . . . . BARNES' Hand and Foot Power Machinery Our New nand and foot Power Circular Saw No. 4 Tbe strongest, roost powerful, and in every way the best machine (If its kind ever made, for ripping, cross-cutting, boring and grooving. Send for our New Catalogue. "W. F. ®. JOHN BARNES CO. 654 Ruby Street. Rochford. Ill. 37 38 ~MIF]iIG7!N 2 ESTABLoISHED 1880 PUB"'ISH~D BY MICHIGAN ARTISAN CO. ON THE 10TH AND 25TH OF EACH MONTH OFFICE-2-20 LYON ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. UITERl!D AS MATnR OF THE SECOND CLASS A "popular store" in an eastern city has fitted up a play-ground adjoining its premises, where the little darlings arc "turned loose" while mamma shops. Sand heaps, ham-mocks, swings, doll houses, tents, doll baby carriages, balls, and other materials with which children may amuse them-selves are provided. Sometimes a child is taken to the play-ground in the morning, given money for a lunch and left to amuse itself during the remainder of the day. The manager of the store says "it pays." Shetland ponies for th.e free use of th~ children of cus-tomers are provided by an entertaining retailer of a city in New England. Any child who applies may have a free ride around a tan bark circle in an enclosure provided for the purpose. In the center a capacious merry-go-round, with the inevitable organ, is a delight for the children. A nominal purchase of goods by the mother of a child entitles the latter to a free ride. These attractions draw people to the store. H pays. Femal'e orchestras are employed by the owners of a number of department stores in the cities of the middle west. The belief is general that a woman playet of the violin or cornet or the kettle drum will attract three customers to a man's one. So will a woman in tights. Because a dealer has had many years experience in the furniture trade, he should not imagine himself to be as brilliant as a sky rocket. The rocket losses its bl i~liaT1cy and falls to the earth, a stick of no value. So it is with men if they "don't watch out." The bankers of Georgia anJ Florida met in convention in Atlanta, Ga., recently. Resolutions were adopted favoring the enactment of laws by congress to pro ..·.ide for a uniform bill of lading and for increasing the issues of one, two and five dollar bills. Don't call the hostler In to sell a lady a parlor suite, Don't allow him to come into the store with the odors of the stable and his sleeves rolled up. He cannot keep clean and presentable and do the work required of him. So keep him out of sight. An attractive store is a continued advertisement. A shabby store is just as much an advertisement, but it is adver-tising the wrong way. Plate glass, big mirrors and expen-sive electrical fixtures are business winners when used prop~ erly. Prices on case goods have been advanced five per cent on old styles and ten per cent on new, to cover the increased cost of production. Another advance of ten per cent will undoubtedly by made on the spring line in November. If possible, the repair department of a furniture store should be in a detached building. The noise, the odors of 7lR- T 1.5'.7I..l'I 2 $$;'. finishing goods, and the dust stirred up by workmen will not penetrate the store. Six hundred carloads of samples of furniture have been placed on exhibition and sale. Come and look them over. If you make the most of your time you can hope to finish the lob in a month. The annual outing of the Cincinnati Furniture Exchange will' be pulled off on June 23. There will be fun and feasting, with the prodilcts of the Chicago Stock yards barred from the tables. Noone has "kicked" on the glue made in the Chicago stock yards, Apparently, this is the only material produced by the packers that is taken without an official certification as to its purity. Grand Rapids is now a permanent furniture exposition town. Thousands of samples will be ready for inspection every business day of the year. Come any time. There is an adage that "appearances are deceitiul." \i\lhether so or not they have a bearing which makes the max-imum applicable to the present store keeper. Famous paintings are strong drawing cards. Many stores have such on exhibtion from time to time. Often the stores are overrun with people. If yOll do not come to the market you can learn of the attractions offered only through hearsay-always an un-satisfactory experience. Enterprising merchants occasionally employ mUSlClans and vaudeville performers to draw people to their store. It pays-the performers. A neat, clean store will not serve to attract trade if your salesmen and yourself as well are not neat and clean in your personal appearance. The difference between Commissio'ner Garfield and the investigated corporation officials is that the public believes Garfield. l\ woman never picks up a bargain in furniture until it has been "knocked down" by the auctioneer. Tt is never too late to learn unless you think you know all that is worth knowing about buying and selling goods. Put on a "big a front" as possible. It may lead to a much larger business than you are doing. Pick out one that fits your face if you intend to wear a pleasant smile. Andrew Carnegie is off for Europe and his castle. skiddoo to Skibo. It is lIe sells best who buys best. Be a market buyer. "Don't be a clam." Be a market buyer. Natural Arm Chair. A gardener in Corea has made a natural arm-chair by twisting a growing vine into the required shape. After the vines had grown large enough they were cut, the wood polished and now the chair looks as if it were made of ma-hogany. It weighs 100 pounds. Cabinetmakers Company GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Makers of FINE FURNITURE 150 Patterns in Mahogany. Reasonable in price and made right. Hall Tables. Sewing Tables, Parlor Tabtes Library T ahles, Music Cabinets, Piaoola Cabinets, Duet Benches, Magazine Cabinets, Dining Room Suiles, Library Suites. REPRESENT ATlVES: T. H. Ballllis, J. C. Robinron, C. F. McGreior. 1. Samuelson,A. T. Kinllsbury. D. Blum. CONREY.DAVIS MFG. CO. SHELBYVILLE, IND. ----- MANUFACTURERS_OF ---- COSTUMERS, UMBRELLA STANDS, HALL GLASSES, HALLERETTES, COAT HANGERS, PLATE RACKS, WALL CABINETS, BOOK SHELVES, MEDICINE CABINETS, BATH ROOM MIRRORS, DIRECTORS' TABLES, CAFE TABLES. BUTLER'S TRAY and STAND, EXTENSION TABLES, MISSION EXTENSION TABLES, PEDESTAL EXTENSION TABLE. Our Complete Lines now ready for your inspection in our Sample Rooms At GRAND RAPIDS ----and ---At CHICAGO Top FIQO(, Fumiture Exhibition Buildilli. 8th Flcar, 1319 Michigan, Ave. Our new Catalogue will be ready July 15. No. 10 COSTUMER. 39 / VALLEY CITY DESK CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. No. 572. Line Shown on Top Floor Exhibition Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. We Make a Full Line of Typewriter Desks No. 573. We will have on exhibition during June and July a complete line of Roll Tops, Flat Tops, Book· keepers' Standing Desks, Typewriter Desks in the roll and flat tops, Directors' and Office Tables. Liberty Fumiture Co. JAMESTOWN, N. Y. Dressers and· Chiffoniers '--------- SHOWN AT --------' Grand Rapids in JUNE and JULY 6th Floor New Manufacturers' Building - _..._. ---- IN CHARGE: GLENN K. BROWN, E. }. GAMBLE. W. }. PEGG, L. H. ROENIG. 71R T I .5'JI.2"J Lpg 1 ?,... We Can't Tell You on a Half Page All about OUR LINES and the advantages we offer purchasers, especially Mixed Car Buyers, but OUR BIG 1906 CATALOC 576 Pages Will tell the story and show you the goods. Sent to Furniture Dealers on1y- Write for it at once. Distributors Carloaders Exporters The Onl)' Complete' Fa.ctor:r Price Furniture Ca.t.log on Earth Salesroom 1319 Michigan Ave. NALL'S, the Polish fhat is Making Evansville Famous Nall's Red Star Polish dries instantly and never softens or gums. No dis-agreeable or offensive odor. Never set-tles or evaporates. A triaLorderatways ~~kfheaft~f~~c~~~~~tsm~~~·wif~n~ furniture. This PoHs~is free from acid. Can be used by any child. Guaranteed to give satisfaction. Sold in 1, 2, 5 and 10 gallon callS and in barrels, also put up in ~, 31lnd 6 oz. bottles retailing for IOc, 15c a.nd 25c, allowing a liberal profit to the retailer. Write for prices and state quantity wanted. A perfect PoUsh and Cleaner forFurniture. Orflce and Sar Flx~ ture •• Pianos, Organs, Sicycies. Iron heds, Carriages and Automobiles. We refer Y01Ito the Orescent F'urniture 00., The EvanfmiUe. Desk Co.. The Eli J). Miller Folding Bed Co., anti the City National Bank of Evansville. No. 51 AMERICAN PHARMACALCO., '0. u,"" "'ST ST, Evansville, Ind. The New "PERFECT" FOLDING CHAIR PATENTED OCT. 20, 1903. Comfortable Simple Durable Neat The Acme of Perfedionin the line of ~~~~nfolJ::.irs. PERFECT COMP,\CTNRSS Hard maple. natural finish. WRITB FOR PRICES, oh~ PEABODY SCHOOL FURNITURE CO. North Manchester, Indiana j. C. WIDMAN & CO. Manufacturers of MIRRORS HALL FURNITURE CHINA CLOSETS BUFFETS 14th, 15th, Kirby Ave .• and G. TRy. DETROIT, MICH. Permanenl Salesroom: J New York, 428 LexiIlilon Ave. t Chicago, 1319 Michigan Ave. 42 New and Larger Warehouse. The illustration below of the remodeled building of the Columbia Feather company is the best evidence of its worth. They occupy the entire building and it is Eke a new one. President, 'Zala C. Green personally attended to the re-modeling and had the same done with a view of convenience for the handling of their products. The space is exactly double what the company formerly occupied, and with one exception Mr. Green says occupies more space t~lan any other bedding concern in Chicago. On the fi;-st Hoor they have a beautiful salesroom and office showing a splendid line of pillows and box springs, bair aiid felt mattresses. The basement is devoted to their electric plant and other machinery for heating- and renovating, including an im-proved machine for curling feathers. The second :Aoor is devoted to the mattress department and the sewing rooms, which are the most complete in the business. In point of House Furnishings. The extensive use of willow furniture. is promised this summer, and the willow is to be decorated beautifully, col-ored in all sorts of combinations and made in shapes new, pleasing and bewildering. The willow furniture trhade is promised a boom. Enameled in bright shades, they are re-ported to present a very different appearance than of yore. Some are enameled in light gray, upholstered in a striped jute to correspond and are much too handsome ta be used out of doors. They are for the reception room. Library and living room pieces are in green or rich maroon. Vivid orange tints will be used in porches to a certain extent. In harmony with these willow sets are the Kobe Japanese rugs. They are said to be- durable, and they are curious in weave and pattern, but blend will with other articles. They are quite cheap, too. 1\ small Kobe rug made in Japan is said to sell for $2.25. This is about three by six feet in detail' and up-to-dateness this room is a model. The factory throughout is as clean as a candy factory should be. One man is detailed on eaeh floor far the purpose of keeping it clean. That is one of Mr, Green's hobbies.. The three top floors are devoted to feathers. They also have a store house of ten thousand square feet for raw stocks. The whole plant presents a marked air of prosperity. The company have increased their spring trade over one-third and they anticipate beating that. President, Zola C. Green is one of the hardest workers and busiest men in the city-always on the go. The Columbia will exhibit their samples at 1319 Michigan Avenue,-fourth floor, and at 1323 Michigan Avenue in charge of the George D. Williams company, also at their factory show room. Their line will be the strongest and finest they have ever shown. ,; How much will you know about the six hundred car-loads of samples on exhibition in Grand Rapids if you remain at home? size. They are in strong colors. They can be used on one side only, as the design~ are stamped. The carpet season will open up before long-next month probably. The manufacturers are in a better position than they were at this time last year, for they now have a pros-perous season behind them, while then conditions were not so good. Selling agents g~nerally report the past season one of the best for many years, and all look for good -eonditions this season, Rugs will be in heavy demand, and the demand is not particularly along anyone or two lines, Notwith-standing the selling qualities of rugs, the call for carpets is very promising and gratifying. Jobbers report stocks of most kinds low.-Ex. A Choice Line of Parlor Furniture. The Century Furniture company of Grand Rapids, have made rapid strides since the business was acquired by Messrs. Brown, Somes and Brown. Their line of parlor furniture for the fall season of trade is a leading feature of the market. Kitchen Cabinets of Ouality Sell at sight, and make a greater pro-fit than other linesof KITCHEN CABINETS Send for Catalogue The he" of quality for least money. We will double our capacity Aug. I&, and will be b et-tef able to take care of our trade, than before. We solicit your patronage. 43 MAIL ORDERS TO C. F. SCHMOE & CO., Shelbyville,Ind. U. S. A. Gloss Finish with Drawer UNTIL JULY 15th WE WILL SELL THIS LIBRARY TABLE 24 X 38 Plain Oak, $4.00 Net 30. 5% 10 days WE ALSO MAKE $4.00 F. O. B. Factory Shipped set up ABOVE OFFER, POSITIVELY GOOD ONLY UNTIL JULY 15th KITCHEN CABINETS McClure Mfg. Co., AND Marion Ind. CHIFFONIERS Write For Catalogue. 44 "This Trade Mark Guaranteesthe best," No, S26. NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA, UNION FURNITURE CO. Via GRAND TRUNK-LEHIGH VALLEY ROUTE, Two Fast Trains Daily Except Sunday. Daily. Leave Gd Rapids 2:45 p. m. 7:05 p. m. Ar Philadelphia 3:40 p. m. 7:25 p. m. Ar New york -4:30 p. m. 8:40 p. m. Service unsurpassed. For further infonnation apply at City Office, Morton House Block. C. A. JUSTIN, C. P. & T. A. . ."',...~ No. 525. ROCKFORD, ILL. Buffets Bookcases China Closets We lead in Style. Comtruction and Finish. See our Cataloaue. Our line on pefm3nent exhibition 7th Floor •. New Maaufaefllrets Buik5ng. BuildiDlI. Grand Rapidl. Our Oak and Mahogany DINING EXTENSION TABLES Are Best Made, Best Finished Values. All Made from Thoroughly Seasoned Stock. No. 508 Dining Table Top 4-8lC48. Made in Q!!arter-ed Oak. Full Polished.. Nickel Casters. LENTZ TABLE CO. NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN M I 01:-1I G .AN .' ...7 tL 7IR'T' I .sA.l'l $@? . 7 f; +1 45 HORN BROS. MFG. CO. 281 10291 W. Superior SI.. CHICAGO, ILL. MANUFACTURERS OF Chamber SUites, Odd Dressers, Chiffoniers LADIES' DRESSING TABLES to match Made in Golden Oak, Genuine Mahogany Veneered, Birdseye Maple, White Enamel Highly Polished or Dull Finish. We also make 8 line of PRINCESSDRESSERSfrom $13.00 uP. in Quarter·Sawed Oak. Mahogany and Birdseye Maple. Veneered If you have not received our Spring Supplement, ,ask: for it. SAMPLES SHOWN BY PECK & HILLS 1319 Michigan Avenue, and HALL & KNAPP, 187 Michigan Avenue, Chkago. SPRATT'S CHAIRS ARE THE JOy OF THE CHILDREN. Our new CHILD'S MISSION ROCKER was a winner from the start. Writ~frJr CatalrJg:«t and trias. Oor.line is large and prices are right. We make CHAIRS (0' GROWN-UPS as well as CHILDREN. GEORGE SPRATT & CO. Sheboygan, Wis. Sa)' you saw lhi, ad in the Michigan Arti-san, Factory Locations There is in the various offices of the Land and Industrial Department of the Southern Railway and Mobile & Ohio Railroad late information regarding a number of first class locations for Furniture, Chair and other Woodworking Fac-tories, which will be furnished Manufacturers upon applica-tion. An invitation is extended to all who use wood in their plants to write about the timber supply, good sites and mar. kets available in our territory. Address your nearest agent. M. V. RICHARDS, Land and Industrial Agent, WASHINGTON. D. C. eHU. S. CHASE. Agent. M. A. HAYS. Agent. 822 Chemical BuildinG. St. Louis, Mo 226 Dearborn Sl., Chicago, III QUARTER-SAWED INDIANA W"ITE OAK VENEERS CHOICE FIGURE; .. E;XTRA WIDTHS When writing for prices. mention widths required and kind of figure preferred. . HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO. Fort Wayne Indiana RICHMOND Chair Co. RICHMOND, IND. The Standard line of Double Cane CHAIRS and ROCKERS Write for Catalogue. Mention MICHIGAN ARTISAN 46 THE SECRET OF THE MERCHANT. A Recipe for Keeping Salesmen Without Raising Their Pay. There is a merchant in downtown New York who thinks he has discovered a way to keep his salesmen for years at low salaries and yet get uniformly good service from them. He has about a dozen employees in his office, ranging from youths ()f 16 to gray-beards of 60. The system is simple. Pay day is nominally every Saturday, but when that day comes around not a .soul ex-cept the two office boys, who are exempt from the system, goes to the cashier's window. All the rest have overdrawn their accounts, and are in debt to their employer. By direction of the boss, the cashier is easy. Every employee is allowed to overdraw his salary account within certain limits. Periodically one of these bond-slaves thinks of asking for an increase in salary. He resolves that he will live on. 7IR T 1.5'AZ\I e 7 ee • thing sust stop. I don't see how you can expect me to in-crease your salary in the face, of such a condition as that. If you were even ,o~ .the ~?oks; I would do so with pleasure. But you are livinK,beyond, your means, which is a very bad thing for any one ,t~do. Sp've your money and wipe out the overdraft, and the~ we'll talk about it again." "Bu], sir; ,J(You will "gi~e me an increase of $5 a week I wilf14tthaf ~p.ply 'on the overdraft-" . "No.i That would take about a year. That would be a good deal like asking me to indorse your note for the amount so that you could raise the money to' pay me. No. It is impossible." And so the salesman goes crestfallen back to his work. He has wild ideas of trying to get another job; but no one would hire him without a recommendation from his present employer, and if he left fiJ.:stand sought a place afterward, there would be hundreds ready to assume his duties. Suppose he should get another job. His former em-ployer's collector would be sitting at the office entrance every pay day until the debt was paid, and his new employer would stand for that about five seconds after he found it out. No. How the Residents of Columbus and Vicinity Read Stewart Bros. Advertisements. The 1i.. 1 time a man loob The ,,,,,,,,,.I Iim~ "" dou al OUr adv..fti,.,llleol he not noli~ il. does 001 oee ilo The lhird Iirne he i. m"",1y The fourth time ~e fainlJy a10"''''''' of it< e";'I<:""", r.",.",he .. h..'jng """" il beFo ... The oilr.l~time he torm up ,,"note atil. The eight~ time "" ""YO '·He..,', thai ~ou""ed lhiovavainl" ii"','" .,' .- '. /" The lhirl...,lhlirne he lhinM ~ewill h~y ;l.ome doy. "The 10u'lecnl~ ti"," he m~ket a memo,.ndum of " TI-.. fine.nlh time he cl>Unl< hi. money carc-fuJly what he has been getting heretofore and will apply the in-crease to the settlement of the debt. He enters t11e man's private office with a bold face, but with heart inwardly fluttering. The chief receives him courteously, asks him to sit down, and sends for the cashier, I'Mr. Smith, how has Mr. Jones been doing his work?" "Very -well, sir. He is entirely satisfactory." "I'm glad to hear it. You may give him-but wait a moment. By the way, is he overdrawn on his salary ac-count, and, if so, how much?" "I'll see, sir. One hundred and forty-eight dollars and sixty-four cents." "Thank you, Mr. Smith, That is all'." Exit the cashier. The young man who wants an in-crease has been getting more uncomfortable every minute. He did not think he was so much to the bad. In fact, he hadn't kept much track of what he had drawn. He would give anything if he hadn't left his desk and bragg-ed before he came in how he was "going to put a crimp in the old man for more salary." The' employer's face wears a frown. HOne hundred and forty-eight dollars and sixty-four cents overdraft on a salary of $18 a week. This sort of The fifth time be- reads ii, The-.""'etIlh lime he noli"", our low prices ...,d wond .... ~ow the advertioel'rilnoks ii pay Tho 1"",,1ftb lima he T\'!adl il 0Itef again aDd ,"mcmIoor.o thai he has M«Ied.U<:h a thiuv lor a loollli",e. •'" .=~~: ..\ ." .. ,,~. " .' •• "The .i.te<-nlh lime "" i. tonto~.ed bao'u .. he- oan nOI .~"'" 10 huy il. The .. vt-RI"""t~.,!ime he .wea'" about iI. T"" civhteeDlh lime he i. apin reminded thai he can·tre!..ilaISrewan STOI. 00 CIUYmontlolyor week·, Iy Pf.l'!""Dls and illllru.u hi•. wife 10 p.,,<:h ... il. Decidedly there is nothing to do but continue to get along as best he may and payoff that debt. His employer knows his nature better than he does him-self. The overdraft is not decreased more than a few dollars; then it climbs a little more, until a definite stop is put upon his increase. The man is afraid of l'osing his job, and, being fairly con-scientious, he continues to do his work well enough, but hopelessly. Meanwhile, his employer loses less in interest on the money in the overdraft than he would if he had grant-ed an increase in salary.-Sun. Honolutu is Still on the Map. The Artisan has received a letter from a furniture house in Honolulu requesting the publication of the fact that the Hawaiian Islands are still on the map. The San Francisco disaster failed to affect the isl'ands. The firm 0. Hopp and company) subscribe to the Artisan and state that they con-sider it "useful in securing tips as to the new things which from time to time appear on the market." The twenty-five furniture exhibition buil'dings in Grand Rapids were opened for the reception of buyers on June 18: MICHIGAN *95' .,. If f A:I'<- 'T' I.s JI.2'1 ,saa t 3m. Full Of Pluck. The m3nufactnrers, jobbers and dealers on the Pacific coast arc full of pluck and rapidly re-establishing their trade. One house announces themselves as "down but not out." The Sterling Furniture company lost up\·vards of one-half million dollars by the destruction of gnods and con-tracts. In ordering new stock they announce' that they are paying ca.sh for all purchases. Harry Johnson declares that "1\len may come and men may go but the Harry J ohnsoll company goes on in the same old \:vay at the same old prices ''lith a smile and a helping hand for alL" "\Vc have over-come the only real trouble the great fIre gave lis-the ability to obtain goods as rapidly as needed." D. N. & E. \Valter and company announce." "The 0111yfailure reported on ac-count of the quake wa5 that of the San Francisco Furniture Price $4.75. 47 T ol1ia street one square north of the Morton house, two ~quares cast of the hotel Pantlind and three squares north of the Cody and the Livingsto!1 is sullicient to "put the unin-formed wise." The structure is a very handsome one, and in its construction every appointment neceSSary for the comfort and convenience of the occupant and the visitor has been provided. The lines tilling the spacious structure are strong in every respect, the ensemble justifying the manufacturers alld their friends, (in their own estimation,) in calling the new structure "the hub of the market." No Competition. A mail order firm in Detroit,' 11jcl~., is trying to gain the '<tde of the public, offering the goods and prices illustrated Price $3.25. Price $to. company. The Brace Anfeuger company succeed the former company. New Exhibition Building. The new furniture exhibition building', erected by the Manufacturers company during the past year is completed, filled. with samples and the occupants arc ready for business. The location is central and easy of access. Every man who has spent a day in Grand Rapids knows the location of the leading hotels. To state that the new exposition building is on IncreaS]ed Capital. The Cabinet 11akers company, of Grand Rapids have in-creased their capital stock from $15,000 to $30,000. The company manufacture a choice line of fancy cahine:: \"lare. The samples are on sale in the new !\Janufacturing building, jj Price $3. Price $4.50. Price $6.25. abuve. The dealer who cannot ofter better looking stuff for less money ought to go out of business. The cuts shown represent goods made in birch and oak and shipped knocked (\o",·'n in the white vv'ithinstructions to the purchaser in regard to setting up and furnishing the same, It is not a 'dangerous" game. The prices quoted are taken from the catalogue of thc maker of the pieces illustrated. A Successful New England House. The firm of 1'1eekins, Packard and Wheat of Springfield, 11ass., fill nHlny orders for furnishing clubs, churches, hotels and hospitals all over the New England states. In the furl'ti~ ture seawns, always, the companys' representative ._:..+St,.lI:.;,:o" Grand Rapids to buy furniture and consequently hat; -,~; -latest and newest ideas for the benefit of their cxtert:Sive trade. 48 WlnnnSI Suites Odd Dressers Chiffoniers Dressing Tables Ward-robes SEE OUR EXHIBIT Furniture Exhibition Building, GRAND RAPIDS. THE STILLE & DUHLMEIER COMPANY CINCINNATI, OHIO, Cool Comfortable Inexpensive Good Service Chicago and Grand Rapids fARE $2 ONE WAY Ii " $3.7S ROUND TRIP Leave Chicago 7:45 p. m. Leave Grand Rapids 7:55 p. m. daily. Reserve berths at docks, foot of Michigan Ave. or City Ticket Office 101 Adams St., Chicago; 91 Monroe St., or 81 Lyon St., Grand Rapid~. Fine Service MICHIGAN CENTR.AL Grand Rapids .II Detroit .II Toledo THROUGH CAR LINE Solid train service with Broiler Parlor cars and Cafe coaches running on rapid schedule. Through sleeping car to New York on the l'Wolverine." making the run in nineteen hours and fifty minutes. For full particulars see Michigan Central Agents. Or E. W. Covert. C. P. A. Gl'and Rapid •• O.W. RutI1lf:l"_ G. P. A. Chicago, Smith & Davis Mfg. Co. ST. LOUIS, MO. WITH STANDARD MAKERS OF METAL BEDS Patented July 15, 1902. No. '104'702. This rail is reversible in the true sense of the word-can be used either side up and enables the dealer to make one set of rails answer instead of having two stocks, one of regular, the other inverted. No. 328 All Iron $3.75 net REVERSIBLE RAILS PiJIars, 1 1-16 inches. Filling, 3-8 and 5-16 inch. Head, 56 inches. Foot, 40 inches. Sizes: 3 feet 6 inches and. feet 6 inches. Weight, 67 Ibs. SOLID ., ., RIGID REVERSIBLE BEDS THAT DO . Standard Reversible Rail NOT WIGGLE Royal Mantel and Furniture Co. ROCKFORD, ILL. SAMPLES ON EXHIBITION 1319Michigan Ave., Chicago and New York furniture Exchange. CHINA CLOSETS, BUFFETS, COMBINATION CASES, and LIBRARY BOOKCASES NEW STYLES. SOLID CONSTRUCTION. RELIABLE FINISHES. Pin this announcement in your hat. YOUR SUMMER TRIP WHY ~~T NORTHERN MICHIGAN' and its famous Summer Resorts via ~ Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway and its connections. THROUGH SLEEPING CARS FROM CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS. CINCINNATI. DETROIT. LOUISVILLE. INDIANAPOLIS and GRAND RAPIDS to alithe Resortsin the North Country. Send for "Michigan in Summer" Profmely illustrated and descriptive of theae resorts. "Where to Go Fishing" Containinll many photos and infoTDIation fellardinlllhe fishing places alOlltl the G. R. & I. ..Hiawatha Folder" BelI.utifully ilIustratina the Indian Play "Hiawatha" Sliven al Wa-ya-ga- mus Dear Petoskey and Time Folder. Addre" : C. L. Lockwood. General Passenger Agent. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49 50 A LETTER FROM FATHER TO SON. Describes Some of t~ Pleasures of the Queen City Furniture Club. Herman C. Fechhcimer, in a leiter to his son, 11. 11. l"echheimer, of Grand Ra.pids glves an account of the boisterous fun indulged in by the Queen City Furniture Club recently, as foHows: The Queen City Furniture Club outing at the Laughery Club, was the g:-andest su"C"cessthat can be imagined. It was attended by about seventy ladies and gentlemen, aboll't equally divided. Everybody was in excellent humor, except-ing perhaps a fe"w of the victims who were rather seve:,cly dealt with. The arrangements from beginning to end were grand and were carried out. The grand accommodations of the club, cannot be equalled by any country club in th<': world. I am only sorry that my time will not per-mit me to give a detailed description of it all. Suffice it to say that we reached the grounds before 4 P. M. and it was fun and pleasure from the wood go; from the "workmen among the crowd, and in.a very short time loud rappings came at our doors, both in the rear and front, and receivitlg no reply, OUT screen doors and w.indows were lm-fastened from the outside by skilled hands, and there we Were confronted by a lot of staunch and determined friends who came to hud out why we did not come out and witness the sum-rise. There was nothing left for us to do, They were deter-mined to have everybody as their companions. We had to drcss to join them. Thus yOUsee we had no sleep, but the greatest fun of all and the wo:"st victim of the entire party was no less a man than our friend "Billy RusselL" It was my lot to discover him in his bed completely undressed abollt 11 P. M. snoring to bcat the band. I went to the gentlemen's headquarters where they were so glad to meet me that three .powerful men took hold of me, lifted me about ten fect in the air, made me turn a somersault, threw n.e over the high counter of the bar, where I was caught by several friends and of course everybody yelled. This was only one of the pleasures ev~ry man had to enjoy. Then I was called upon for a few remarks to which I responded,. proposing their good health and everybody joined me with a drink. It A Specimen in M&hagany from 1M. Line of the Royal Furniture Compaoy. Grand Rapid9. time we left, with our special train, until we reached Aurora, wl1cre we piled in the tallyhos to the grounds where every-thing was in readiness to give us a high old time. A. J. Conroy and John Dorncttc are known for their skill in entertainments. They had a number of able lieutenants, the finest of eatil1g and drinking obtainable, ami more than enough for everybody. Excellent votal and instrumcntalll1t1sic to suit jollification. A magnificient dinner from 7 until 9 P. 1'1., base-ball, boat races in whith I participated, running matches, games with ladies, progressive euchre, guessing matches, dancing, winding up with a Virginia Reel after mid-night. Then the ladies were sent to their quartcrs, my cottage is called the 'Katzenjammer Kid," in which like all others we:c situated, four beds. I ventured to retire about 2 A. M., T did not dare ~o undress fully, for! knew or ex-pected at any mome~lt to have visitors pull me out, but pretending to- be s.ick they showed some compassion for me but as far as sleep was concerned, that was out of the ques-tion, until about 4 A. M. when the rest of my room mates sneaked in and retired also. Vife locked our doors securely, to keep out any intruders, but there were too many skilled was then and there, that I made a p;-oposaJ to look after "Billy RusselL" A committee of four was appoined to go after him with a wheel-barrow at Ollce. Fully ten minutes thereafter he was transported just as God made him, but with a red blanket around his body securely tied. On his arrival at our headquarters he was taken out, thrown up in the air and over the counter. There he stood smiling; Oh! such a smile. He was handed a glass of beer, al1d propose~ a toast to every-body. Shortly thereafter, he was again laid in the whec1- barrm ..·,. covered up, and the "doctors" pronounced him dead. and h(~was prepared for burial The band played the funeral dirge. The entire crowd marched along with him singing ~olemn strains, and -when we reached the ladies' quarters his young wife stood with tears in her eyes, for she was informed that he was about to be buried. (Of course she knew it was a joke.) III passing up the grounds, stops were made at. the stationary hydrants and at each of six hydrants he received a good ducking with ice cold water. We startcd for town about 10 and reached our homes about 1 P. )II. This will give you but a faint idea of the fun we had. Of course I was tired but I never felt better in my life. 51 Luce- Redmond Chair Company LIMITED Bill Rapids, Mich. MANUF ACTURE.RS OF Office Chairs, Floor Rockers, Reception Chairs, Reception Rockers, Colonial Parlor Suites, Court and Pulpit Chairs, Slipper Rockers, Desk and Dressing Chairs In Dark and Tuna Mahogany, Birch, Birdseye Maple and C4Janered Oak LINE ON SALE IN Furniture Exhibition Buddin!!, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. -- -- ------------------------- 52 I' M Ie H IG AN 71R T I oS' .7Il"J 9Ft 1" If z; e:e q~*" 2 'J' ,. .. WE MANUFACTURE AN EXTENSIVE LINE OF Zinc Lined, White Enamel, Opalite Lined and Porcelain Lined Refrigerators of every desirable size. THE ALASKA REFRIGERATOR CO. Exdus.ive Rdrigerator Manufacturers. New York Office,35 Warren SI. MUSKEGON, MICH. Muskegon. Mtis~egon furniture manufacturers are all busy. Tiley have preparef} for the June-July exhibition ·with great expec-tations, and no doubt they will be fully realized. The Moon Desk company are g-Oil1g to make .a magnificent display of office desks on the seventh floot' of the new 11al1t1- facturers' building in Grand Rapids, and as everybody is go-ing to give the new building a thor0116"h inspectioll, they ·will find the Moon Desk line at the top-nearest the moon, but not so far from the eartb that the fast passenger e1e"ato'- cannot take you there in one or two minutes. The Muskegon Valley Furniture company will also show their ,splendid Ijne of chamber furniture on the seventh 11001' of the new Manufacturers' building, in Grand Rapids, adjoin-ing the Moon Desk company's display. They will octupy one· half of this floor, the remainder being occupied by thE Moon Desk company and the Union Furniture company of Rockford. Tme Sargent Manufacturing company wilt make their ('.115- tomaty exhibit with the Detroit Cahinet company and Sprague, Smith and company of Chic;lgO, in the Furniture Exhibition building, Grand Rapids. Muskegon Valley Furniture Co. ------MUSKEGON. MICH.------ Odd Dressers Chiffoniers Wardrobes Ladies' Toilets Dressing Tables Mahogany Inlaid Goods ... The Alaska Refrigerator company have a booming tnde-never made or sold so many refrigerators in any year as this. Alaska refrigerators are the standard of excellence, and ahvays worth more than they cost. That's why Mana-ger ]. H. r'ord is at his wits end fifty-two \veeks in a year to keep up the supply. Stille & Duhlmeier Will Exhibit in Grand Rapids. The Stitle & Duhlmeier company, well known manufac-turers of case goods of Cincinnati, will exhibit in Grand Rap- ](15 this season for the first time, The situation decided on for their exhibit is the fourth floor of the Furniture Exhibi-tiu! l building. Their product indudes dressers, commodes, chiffoniers, toilet tables and chamber suites. The "Company 1J;nlc exl1ibitcd in Chicago for the past two years.. "You'll be poor just as long as yOU put up a poor mouth," and remain an office buyer. A gentle voice bespeaks a gentle, \vell bred. honest and sllccessful huyer. The Sargent Mfg. Co. MUSKEGOMN.ICH. Bachelors' Cabinets • Ladies' Desks, Extra Large Chiffoniers ------- Ak Manufacturers and EJ:porten of ------ ROLLING CHAIRS Chairs adapted 10 all kinds of invalidism, both fOr house and street use. OVER FORTY DESIGNS TO SELECT FROM ---- -- -- -- --_._~--- -----, 7IRTI S'JI2'l "u 1 Z $' fA 53 MOON TYPEWRITER DESKS Typewriter Attachment "Pat-ented." Will accomodate any standard size typewriter. Machine does not need to be attached to shelf; is free from dust and under lock when in desk; is raised into position for use or replaced in desk by one moti.on. We have recently added several very important im-provements to OUf typewriter at-tachment; it now works as near automatic as it is possible to make it. This attachment m,ust be seen £n order to be appreciated.Ouf new attachment is so arranged that it assists the operator in raising shelf and machine into position for use. Operator can sit at desk and use typewriter without getting up or removing anything from the desk. Nothing on writing bed need be disturbed in order to use the machine. Typewriter Shelf is very rigid; typewriter compartment large, roomy and dustproof. Type-writer shelf 26 inches high when in position for use, standard height. On sale in the new MANUFACT-URERS' BUILDING, GRAND RAPIDS. No. 5131l Card index drawer with foUow block at-tachment, lelter file drawer with index, 11 pigeon hott: boxes with quartered oak fronts. Typewriter sneU 20 inches nigh when in position for use, standard height. MOON DESK CO., Muskegon, Mich. No.513-A. 61) inches. long~ 32 inches.lNlde~ 50 inches hif,h; weight. 340 pOUnds.. SIXTEEN to ONE! THE KAUFMAN Patent Family Medicine Cabinet (CONTAINS NO MEDICINES) Will sell 16 to 1 of all other Cabi-nets combined. It is the only Com-plete Cabinet on the market. Con-tains Empty Bottles. Drawers. Brass Pulls. Compartments. Printed Labels. List Emergency Remedies. etc., com-plete as shown. Made in nine styles and 18 num-bers from $1.7 5 up. New fall Cat-alog just out. Send for it at once. Samples shown at all the Furniture Expositions. No retail fumiturestock is complete without them. SPENCER CABINET CO" 459 Ogden Ale" CHICAGO. 54 THE LEXINGTON Michilf8.11 Blvd. & 22d St. CHICAGO, ILL. Refurnished and re-fitt~ d throughout. New Management. The furniture dealers' bead- ; quarteTs, Most con-i veniently situated to I the furniture display \ houses, I - Inter-Slale Hotel CO. OWNIUI. & PROPR1RTOR E. K. Criley. Pres.; T. M. Criley, V. Pres.; L. H. Firey, See-TIeas. Chicago, June 25.-The Chicago Pl1rn~tl1:-'" exposition opens here tomorrow-the 26th insL The 111S1l of hl1yer~. however, is not expected to tak;: phce until after the Fonrth of July, and it is very likely that the 6th inst. will see <t very large influx of the representatives of the pllrC!lasing ,k~ partment of the tTade. The sentiments c.xpres.stc] by various members of the trade is that the July seaSOn is going to be a satisfactory one, the predictions being based gelH~ra lly Oil the favorable conditions existing in all parts of the country. The past week has been a very busy one at the exhibitioli buildings on account of tbe arrival of goods for tile ,"ar;OllS exhibitors. Compared with the movement of samples COll-signed to the exhibition building a year ago, the shipments have been vcry slow. Shipping Clerk Charles R. \'Vood of the Manufacturers' Exhibtion building so staled when ques-tioned a.t the dose of the vvcek ending June 16. During that week, however, shipments were received fronl several of tbe well known companies ..v..l1o show at DIY. Two c:trS ar~ rived for the 1vlayhew lVTanufacturing company on :'v[onday, the 11th in st., and other shipments to foUo\',,' were three cars for the Skandia Furniture company, two cars each fn:· the Conrey-Hirely Tahle company and the Conrey-Davis company, Shipments were also eady on the g:·ound at th<~ Furniture Exhibition building, 1411 \Iichigan avenue for tht' House of Medicus and others. Expressions eli6ted from various repre$eniat-ives of the furniture trade regarding the July season are as fotlows: President Joseph Meyer, lVlanufacturers' Exhibition build-ing: "There is going to be a large July season. This will be particularly true ,..·.i.th resp~ct to the wes.t and southwe;;t. Reports from the boys in t!lat ter:·itory are all to that effect. All ·available space in the :i1atlufacturel's' building has been Ui.ken; in some cases regular exhibitoL"i having inc:'casC'd the amount of space they formerly held." President J. Vi. Pugh of the Furniture Exhibition build-ing company: "The July market will be the biggest mar-ket we ever had. There will be, 1 believe nineteen hundred or two thousand buyers here and tbe:y will be looking foe g~ods, too. The crops are the biggest \ve ever h;'!d and the production of case g-oods has been inadequate to meet the demand. This statement holds good 'vhen you find buyers traveling all over the country to get goods. You can make up your mind that there is going to be a big July market." ~!!!&. '--;."k' \V. F. Johnson, treasurer of the Ford & Johnson company: "J think the July season will be a very good one. I have t;J1ked with a number of wen known furniture men who feel the same way. Reports from. our departmetlts in the south ;\1ld southwest go tn show' the same thing. I can give no special reason for thinking so myself, except I might" say that it is a feeling of confidence which I acquire in watching the pulse of the trade as I am looking over the maih. When lhe dealers are all clamoring to have their orders filled, and wanting to know 'why they. are not, it is a sure sign of the lavoiah1e conditions existing in the trade. On the,.,other h<1nd. it is just the reverse v.'hen the dealers w;itein,jl"nding fault about something or kicking ahout Ole goods they get. The trade from San Francisco, I do not expect to be any-thiIlg extraordinary in July. as a great deal of furniture has been "hipped there since the earthquake disaster:' lH. L. :-letson-The ~J. L. :Kelson company: "The indica-tions are pl·ctty gooo for the July seasOJ"l, r would say. The January seaSOIl was good and the business done on the :,oad during January and February was also very' satisfac-tory. The retailers did not do much in 11arch and April, but May and June have been all right. f think there will be many buyers in the market." Lyman R. Lathrop company: July season wilt be good." John Horn-Horn Brothers ~1anllfacturing company: ;'Our business is away ahead of last year and we are still behind on orders. Our ]u!y line will he a.bout the same in size as before, but will include many new designs." Fred G. Sikes-sccretary Sikes Chair company: "I think ,he July sca!;on wjll be fine. My reason for so thinking is that the dealers have not been in the market since January, and then, too, the general conditions in the country are very satisfactory." r. c. Boedeker, Chicago salesman in charge of the eighth floor of t1le Furniture Exhibition building, spent the fir'st two weeks in June at his home in Kouts, Ind. C. F. Krue-ger, traveling- salesman in thc central states for the Johnson Chair company. was in charge of the eighth floor during Mr. BoedekCi's absence. 'iV. D. Ia.mison prietor of the local early part of June. "Indic~,tions are that the of Shenandoah, 1£1., and editor and pro-paper in that city, was in Chicago the Mr. Jamison says that Shenandoah needs FOUNDED 1888 Reduce Your Stock at a good profit or sell en-tire stock at cost. "THE NEW.IDEA MEN" 460 Monon BI'd'g CHICAGO SALES MANAGERS WRITE FOR TERMS. •• J.tlotlJer fUtrliture dealer, as the city has but one at the present time. Shenandoah has a population of forty-five hundred and is located in the midst of a splendid farming country. Farm lands in that vicinity sell for from $100 to $170 per acre. ~Tallager Charles Elmendorf of the }'1anistee 'Manufactur-ing company, Manistee, .Mich., 'V:15 in Chicago the 15th and 16th inst., to superintend the setting up of the company's nnv samples for the July exhibition .t! 1319 Michigan ave-nue. The 1\-'a1n"istee line will be unmually strong this July season and many new features will be noted by the buyer~. A line of bachelor's wardrobes will form a feature of the ex-hibit. \V. F. Johnson, treasurer of the Ford & Johnson com-pany, accompanied by Mrs. Johnson and daughter, left the 16th inst. for New York city, where Mr. Johnson went to --------------------------- -- - spend several days on business matters, after which they went to visit A. J. Singer, a brother-ill-law of IvIr. Johnson, member of the brokerage firm of Charles G, Gates and com-pany of New York city, and a residence of Cedarhurst, Long Island. lh. and 1\11'5. Johnsol1 will remain at Cedarhurst for two weeks and while there 3o'fr.Johnson ,,,ill' enjoy a fe\v dips in the salt waters of the Atlantic ocean. Buyers in the Chicago market this July season will find a strong display of lines in the Lathrop company's space on the first flOOT of the Manufacturers 'Exhibition building-, 1019 Michigan ;n,'el1l1e. The Lathrop company is mnkinK a spc- Why Not Order? Say a dozen or mOTe Eureka Iron Display Gouch, Trucks sent you on approval? If not satisfactory they can be returned at no expense 10 you whatever, while the price asked is but a trifle, com~ pared to the convenience they affordand the economy they represent in. the saving of floor space. Thirty~two couches mounted on the Eureka Iron Display Couch Truck occupy the same floor space of twelve dis-played in the usual manner. Write for catalogue giving full descrip-tion and price in the different finishes,· to-gether with illustrations demonstrating the use of the Giant Short Rail Bed Fastener lor Iron Beds. Manufactured by H. J. MONTGOMERY PATENT ..x Silver Creek, New York. U. S. A. Dennis Wire and Iron Co., Canadian Manu~ f;Jcturers. London, Onl. cialty this time in case goods, the display ranging from the ch('apest to the medium goods. Tn this department of the furniture trade, dealers \\!ill IllId that the Lathrop company has "ern all beaten." The space formerly occupied hy the Capital City Rattan company, Lndiallapolis, Oil the eighth floor of 1319 1lichigan avenue, has been leased by F. T. Plimpton and company. F. '0/. Moore, secretary of the Humphrey Bookc,ue com-pany, Detroit, spent several days in Chicago the middle of June_ Their exhibit will be found on the eighth floor of thO'. Manufacturers' Exhibition building, 1319 M.ichigan avenue. The Schultz & Hirsch company, be<l~ling manufacturers, 260-262 South Desplaines street, are having a biK demand from the f1tit1iture trade for their bed springs. \\lhile the writer was 3t the office of the Schultz & Hirsch company t;le other day an order was received by th(~m from the Jones House T'urnishing company of Little Roek, Ark., for ISO ont-fits in box springs, hair mattresses and feather pillmvs, the same to be llsed in the lvTarion Hotel ill that city. D. \V. King of tbe l\'iagara Upholster:ng c:;m:~..Ul'y, Buffalo, N. Y., arrived in Chicago June 12 to remain for several tlnys. The Niagara Upholstering enmpany is now in tire thif(1 year of its existence and has had a prosperOllS career. IvI~·. King says their spring business has ,loubled the a~11otmtof th(:'r fall trade. The exhibition of the Ford & Johnson company is already for the July scason. It inc\u,les a fine linc of npholstr::red goods. partict1larly in rockers and also a numher of flew things in upholstered office chairs and up·~lolstered dine 'S. The line of the Valentine-Seaver company. which will he exhibited in their lIsual' space on the eighth Hoor of the Ft1rniture Exhibition building, will excel anything they have ever put nut. ft will he stronger {lm} will inc1J1(le n number of new things, among them pieces in Dutch rnarquct'·y. others showing colonial effects <l11dsolid crotched maho:J;rJ.nypenals. The company is also showing something entirely new in the sIzes of their three, four and five-piece suites. These in-clude a small reception chair and rocker smaller in size than 55 has heretofore been made by them. Several suites are also shown ,vith solid curly birch panels instead of veneered panels. The Valentine-Seaver company originally introduced the rocker and the loose cushion' for three piece SUites. The Central Manufacturing company have one of the bu.siest plants in Chicago at this time. Sec.:"etary Normann the other day turne.d do\vn an order for three carloads, on account of the inability to fill the same before Octoher. Among the earliest arriyals on the ground to look afler the wants of the furniture buyers this June-July season was the delegation from "The House of -;\Jedicus;' who put in an appearance at 1411 Michigan avenne, where the Medicns line is shown, on the 11th iust. The represt'ntatlves are John. B. Downing, A. p. Knapp, Theodore Kemmerer .and Henry l\.fedicu:.>. These gentlemen with Ed Stahl, the Chicago man, will be here during the eXJlositionseason. Tile 11ayhew· Manufacturing company's corps of sales-men reached Chicago on the 11th inst., to look after the installment of the company's July exhibit. E. V'i. Hawks, president of the Hawks Furniture com-pany, is spending the month of June in the east combining business with pleasure and will be in Chicago immediately after July 4. )Ar. Hawks' daughter graduated from V\rells colleg on June 12. Mr. and 1Irs. Hawks ",ere present. H. F. Banta of the Banta Furn:tu:·e company, was in Chicago all the 15th inst. The Banta line is up and all ready for tJ1eJuly season. F. Paul Plimpton has been spending several weeks enjoy-ing a fishing trip in the vicinity of Ludington, Mich. The vVholesa1c Furniture Exhibition Building company, 1323 J'v1ichiganavenue, have issued a building directory. whieh is very neat and tasty in make up. The COV!;,f is printed in three colors and the inside pages are of green tinted enameled paper. The directory contains a comyl'ete list of the names of the fortyq-foHr factories who are exhibitin]"; the floors their lines are displayed on and th~ goods they make. Twenty. fonr Inl1ldred copies have been issued. The new catalogue of tll{~ \'Vho[esale Furniture Exhibition RuLJding company, comprising 160 pages and 10 x 14 inches in size, will be out July 1. Some of the latest lines to go into the Vv'holesale 'Furnitt1f1' Exhibition building are the Tidioute Rocker company, Tidi- THE ONLY CASTER CUP THAT WILL NOT MAR OR SWEAT Ai New Caster Cup, B J"urnJture Protector and a Rest We guarant~ perfect !iati!i-faction. We know we have the only perfect catltercup evn ma.de. This cup 1s in two sizes, t : "16 inch and 3 inch. and we U!ie the cork bottom. You know the rest. Small size, $3.60 per 100 Large size, 4.50 per 100 Try it and be convinced. F. O. B. Grand Ra.pids. Our Concave Bottom Card Block does not touch the sur-face but upon the rim, permit. ting a circulation of air under the block, therehy preventing moiuure or marksof any kind. This IS tbe only card bJock of its kind on the market. Price $3.00 per 100 Grand Rapids Casler CUPCo••• P"'wood A.e., Grand Rapids. Mich. Also can be had at LUSSKY.WHITE & COOLIDGE, 111-113L' ake St.. ChicajJO (jute, Pa.; the Scott Chajr company, Newark. 0...and the Ori-ent No\relty company of Buffalo, 1\. Y. Charles T". Rudin. traveling representative of the Phoenix Chair company, Sheboygan, \-Vis., was in Chicago June 15. i\.Jr. Rudin was formerly an attache of the circuit court of l{ent county as one of the clerks in the circuit judge's office. "ralter Hills of the Peck & Hills company: "I think the July season is going to good. My reason for thinking s() is based up01t the general conditions existing in the country. The January season and the July season of last year were all right and I see no reason why July should not be good." 56 The M. L. Nelson Company The World's Greatest Fumiture Distributors 1407-141 3 Michigan Avenue, Chicago. -\ ' .•_~•' •_.." ,.c. ~ ................ .. _0.> __ F. T. PLIMPTON & CO. 1319 Michigan Ave., Eighth Floor, CHICAGO OPEN THE ENTIRE YEAR. HAWKS FURNITURE CO., Goshen, Ind. Larger and finer Styles in Chamber Furni-ture. BANTA FUR:-IITURE CO., Goshen, Ind. New Styles in fine Extension Tables. GOSHEK NOVELTY & BRUSH CO., Goshen, Ind. Light Furniture, embracing excellent values in Tabourettes, Tables, Stands, Desks, Screens, Plate Racks and Easels. HUMPHREY BOOKCASE CO., Detroh, Mich. See their new Dust Shield in Section Book- Cases, New Ideas. THE SATISFACTORY LINES. CAMPBELL, SMITH & RITCHIE, Lebanon, Ind. Kitchen Cabinets that sell, Wardrobes, Kitchen Safes. ·WESTERN FURNITURE CO., Indianapolis, Ind. Chamber Suites, Dressers, Chiffoniers, whose unexcelled drawer work is thor-oughlyestablished. THE BILLOW-LUPFER CO., Columbus, Ohio. Felt and Hair Mattresses. Feathers. Pil-lows. Box Springs. This company guar-antees their Box Spring for five years. Selling good bedding makes you good cus~ tamers. Rockford Chair and Furniture Co. Rockford Ill. New Lines of BUFFETS, CHINA CLOSETS, COMBINATION BOOKCASES AND LIBRARY CASES Showu 3d Floor Blodgett Bldg. GRAND RAPIDS MICH. Send for New Fall Catalogue. . 58 THIS PUSH BUTTON distinguishesthe ROYAL Morris Chairs from the other kind MORRIS CHAIRS --FROM-- $6.00 to $30.00 CATALOGUE UPON APPUCATION. Royal Chair Co. STURGIS, MICH. Six Years of Test Have Established Its Supremacy. TH E." ROYAL PUSHBUTTON MORRIS CHAIR 'The K.ansas Co-operative Burial Association Investigated by Attorney General. There are, in the state of Kansas, about seventy-five co-op-erative burial associations ·which have flourished for several years. In each town the leading undertaker was made agent and at the death of a policy holder the expenses of his funeral, not to exceed $100 were paid by all the rnembe\-s of th~ <::.ssociation. The attorney general has decided that the <.\s-soc'; atioJls are really insurance cr mpanies and ,1.'1 ",Iell must b,::: incorporated. The fees and taxes which this would entail are such that most of the associations ,...o.uld he forced to quit busil,t.£S. For a nu noer of years tre hU:I·li a'i~u:i;l-tionshave prospered. The plan is modelled upon the Chi-nese system of guaranteeing to take back to China the hnd-ies of those who die in a foreign country. The insurance commissioner is preparing to serve notices upon the eompanies that unless they campi)' with the ruling of the attorney general they will be prosecuted and all so-licitors will be arrested for doing business without a license-. McAnsh. Dwyer and Company Display. The big display of McAnsh, Dwyer and company, 1300- 1304 Michigan avenue, will offera strong list of attractions to visiting furniture buyers this July season. The big list of furniture factories owned, controlled and operated by thi,,,; widely known firm gives them the privilege of offering to the trade the best lines of goods on the market and of displaying" the strongest lines of medium priced goods. \iVith several large warehouses 10eated in Chicago, Tndiana andpoillts in the south, the firm has splendid facilities for prompt ship-ments and the equipment to furnish any furniture store e0111- I plete. It is a well known rule ,,"ith McAnsh, Dwyer and company to have only the latest and best designs and to equip any establishment completely, so that the largest ~.. range in va!"iety is affmded to the, customer and the quality and price satisfactory in all instances. The display building of l\lcAnsh. Dwyer and company is one of the most attractive in Chicago and dealers who are visiting this market should not fail to visit the establishment of this well known firm. Near The Shore. "Bob" ),Jerriil of the Phoenix and the company of friends who sailed with him out of the port of Muskegon for Ottawa BColcha few days ago in a flat bottom duck boat appreciate fully the wisdom of the adage that "little boats should keep near the shore." A squa1l came up, the boat upset and for more than an hour Mr. Merrill and his friends witnessed the antics of old man "death," who had planned to take them to an unknown shore. Mr. Merrill is a sailor of many years experience, and neither wind or wave had ever intimidated him, but he would not care to tempt the furies of old Lake :Michigan again. The party was rescued by a steamer after clinging tan their frail craft for over an hour. Mr. Merrill's nautical friends, Captains, Irwin, TTompe, Campbell and Bayne have advised 1\lr. Merrill to ship a center board and a crew of able seamen. before he ventures out of port again. Ocean Voyages Robbed of Their Terrors for the Seasick. The latest device to prevent sea sickness is now being used on the TTamburg;-American steamships. The apparatus consists of a small electric motor which keeps the seats of specially made chairs in constant motion. It is said that on a recent voyage of the steamer Paricia the passengers who ordinarily suffer from mal de mer were loath to leave their seats. The channel steamer Peregrine is also equipped' 'with the chairs. \\.'ithout the expectation of sea sickness what can the poor passenger look forward to, to while away many a long hour at ease (?) on the ocean waves. (high rollers.) 09 The Ford & Johnson Company "EVERYTHING IN CHAIRS" No. 92-7. Solid Mahogany When in Chicago do not fail to see our im-mense display at our Salesrooms, 1435-37 Wabash Ave. Many new patterns. SEE OUR ======= Complete Dining Room Suites--Oak and Solid Mahogany. Chairs and Rockers--All Kinds. Mission Furniture •.-All Finishes. Children's Go-Carts and Carriages--1907 Line Now Ready. Reed and Rattan Chairs--·a Complete Line. Fibre Rush and Malacca---the Ideal Furniture. ~=~~--GENERAL OFFICES--~~~= Sixteenth Street and Indiana Avenue, Chicago. ======= SALESROOMS 90 Canal Street BOSTON, MASS. CINCINNATI, O. 427 E. Sixth Sireet 1433-35-37 Wabash Avenue CHICAGO NEW YORK 202 Canal Street Marietta and Batlow Streets ATLANTA, GA. FRANKFORT, KY. "WE ARE MAKERS OF CHAIRS" Give us a call or send for our 1906 Cata-logue and be convinced that we manufacture one of the finest and most extensive lines of Dining, Library, Office Chairs and Rockers to be found in the West. Office and Factory 237 to 255 N, Green St. Salesroom 14 I I Michigan Ave. Johnson Chair Company CHICAGO, ILL. d 60 The Wallace Collection in London. The Wallace collection was bequeathed by the late Lady Wallace to the British nation. It includes armour, paint-ings, bronzes, French furniture, cnamds, clocks, candela.bra, porcelain, marbles, sculptures, carved ·wood work, l11.ajolicas, coins, ivories-in fact, all' the rarest art objects one can think of, gathered together and displayed under one roof-that of Hertford House. The collection \Vas brought togeth-er by Francis Charles, third 11arquis and Richard, iourth Marquis of Hertford. The late Sir Richard vVallaee ad(L~d largely to it and re-organized it. The paintings by French masters of the eighteenth century as well as those by Span~ ish, Italian, Flemish, Dutch and Euglish nrtist;; are of great value and cannot be ~l1rpassed in sumc particulars even by the Louvre. The building itself is said to be the original of G.aunt House in Vanity Fair. It was formerly the residence of Sir Richard and Lady Walla<::e and is v('ry large and finely ar-ranged. The inner court on the groulld floor is very at-tractive, palms and a playing fotl11tain lend quite a tropical effect, The grand staircase is of Louis Quatorze styl'e. The marbles busts of the third Marqui.s of Hertford and those of Sir Richard Wallace and his wife adorn the landing of the staircase. The upper rooms are very numerous and con-tain so many interesting objects one cannot hope to see them all in one visit, or a dozen. The furniture is mostly of the French style of the Louis XIV., XV. and XVI. per-iods and Italian of same periods, and is richly gilded, inlaid and has mounts of bronze gilded. In the first gallery are several sofas and armchairs designed by ]e.rrll-B.rrptiste Oudry. The sofas are of wood, carved and gilt, covered with Beau-vais tapestry of the style and period of r_ouis Quinzc, the framework of Louis Seize style. The armsehair corres-pond in style and all have hUllting scenes [or subjects of tap· estry. A small cabinet for medals in marqueterLe of metal on tortoise shell has mounts of gilt hronze;, cast and chased. A writing table of tulip wood is in Louis Quil1zC style. An Italian mirror of the eight tenth cr:ntury has a carved and g61t wood frame .. showing foliage and conventional scroll work, intermingled, surmounted by a cupid and swans. In the next room a cabinet of ehony 'with marqllcte;'ie of tortoiseshell and white metal on yellow metal, has gilded ancl chased mounts of bronze, in Loui.s Quatorze style. hut said to have been made in Louis St-iu period by Dn imitator of Bou1te. A console table of gilt wood thought to be of Ital-ian style, eighteenth century, has a top inlaid with landscapes and patterns in colored marbles. The supports of wood, carved and gilt, are three life sized flgures of cupiJs wreathed with garlands of berries and leaves. A screen of wood carved and gilt, frames a piece of embroidery of Louis Quatorze design, raised in silver thread on a ground of crimson velvet. An oddity was a mirror of polished steel in a frame of walnut-wood, at the base the device of the Medicis (the halls) are painted on a shield. -This is of course, ill the Ttaliall Renaissance style, of the sixteenth century. A French table of sixtenth century style is very elaborately carved. It is of oak supported by figures of three FatlOS, There are many examples of walnut and oak furniture and a wood called amboyna, similar in color to birch. An armoire of carved 'wJlnut in two sections, crowned with a broken pediment, adorned with figures is in a,ldition enriched by inlays of green Y(~intd marble. A l"8ther odd chair of carved oak in Renais- I I iJ :tnee style has cane bottom and back. An ecclesiastical seat in carved walnut is of early 16th century style, a panel in the center represents the Annunciation. A very fine ebony cabinet of Louis Quatorze style has panels decorated with floral designs in marqucterie of various woods. This cabi-net belongs to the early period of Boulle. The ornamental bands and plaques are in marqueterie of metal on ebony and tortoise shell on metaL A prominent feature is the crown· ing decoration of gilt bronze, consisting of a military trophy, in the centre of which is a medallion of Loms Quatorze in early manhood. A large buffet, shaped like a commode, is of mahogany 'Nith mounts and ornaments of gilt bronze, signed J. F. L~lcl1. A heautiful mirror i" at marqueterie of metal Oil tortoise shell, with gilt bronze mounts, style of Bcrain. A French eighteenth century table is magnificent, of ebony alHl gilt metal, covered -..vithmarqueteri('; in tortoise shell, copper and white metal, on yellow metal. A pedestal cabinet of ebony has inlays of metal on (ed tortoise shell' with the usnal gilt bronze mounts. A novelty was a barom~ del' of tulip wood with bronze mounts, of Lvuis Quinxe style. A bureau table of ebony attributed to Boulle has marqueterie of metal on tortoise shell. A rosewood commode is of Lonis Quillze style. A writing tahle of ptlrpJe wood jn Louis Quatorze style has decorations of gilt bl"Onze. ·A wan mirror of wood carved and gilt is of Italian early eighteenth century style, the. main features of the decoration are thf:; dragon at the top and winged sirens at the sides. A farge .• J Hi·V· "1 ebony cabinet is in three sections, with marqueteric of metal on tortoise shell and mounts of gilt bronze, cast and chased, in the style of Louis Quatorze, but period of Louis Seize. A Boulle armoire in ebony, with marqucterie of metal on tor-toise shell, and gilt bronze mounts is ornamented with an un-usually high relief of a nymph and a young 5<1.tyr. Placqnes at the sides, in low relief, symbolize Summer and Autumn. A sofa, part of a suite, is, elaborately carved wood with gilt decoration and brocade covering. The subjects ot the dec-oration are love's quiver, a guitar and other emblems, grouped with garlands of flowers, branches of foliage amI birds. Twelve armchairs accompany this sofa and a second one. The latter is a companion piece to the first sofa. The chairs are cO'rered with modern brocade in style of Louis Seize. A buttct of amboyna wood and mahogany 1s 'inlaid with stained woods. There are mounts, placques and OrJ1aments of gilt bronze. This is of the style and period of Louis Seize. The late Frederic,k Davis purchased this, together with a com-panion piece and a secretary, in the year ]865 from a Rus-sian count and sold them to the Marquis of Hertford. A marriage chest of ebony has a decoration in marqucterie of tortoise shell and white metal on yellow metal, made for the marriage of a French prince, made in: imitation of Boulle's style. A large table of satin wood and purple wood with gilt mounts and ornaments has rich decorations of oak leaves and acorns. This is in the style of ]. Dubois. A large bureau in marqueterie of various ·woods was ordered by the king of .Poland, Stanislaus Leczinski, who died in 1766. It once belonged to the crown of France. This is in the late Louis Quinze style, signcd Riesener. A table in red Egyp-tian porphyry mounted in gilt bronze has a base of wood carved and gilt in the very elaborate Italian RenaissanC':, style. A small lady's bureau of mahogany, has }thrcc drawers, a frieze and mounts of gilt bronze in the late LOllis Seize style. An upright secretaire in amboyna w()od with purple wood bands is by Riesener. The gilt bronze mount 5, . placques and ornaments are ascribed to Thomirc. This is in Louis Seize style. A table of dark woods with a slab of red Egyptian porphyry, contains three drawers of satin wood. The delicate frieze and mounts, the capitals and flutings of the columns which form the legs are of bronze, cast and chased. This is in Gouthierc's style but probably a late work of ]. F. Leleu. A work table of mahogany made in late Louis Quinze style has mounts of gilt bronze, cast and chased. A cabinet of tulip wood with marqu{'.terie of hox- 61 wood and purple wood has Sevres porcelain pJacques painted with flowers, of the Louis Seiz,e style by 11artin Carlin. An ebony commode popularly describetl as the marriage chest of Marie Antoinette, has panels of Japanese lacquer framed in mounts and ornaments of gilt bronze. It rests upon legs tormed by the figures of sea-nymphs or sirens bear-ing cushions on their heads, The panels of lacquer are half covered with zigzags and circular wreaths of roses in gilt bronze. Over the lower part of the central panel' isa group in low relief of doves pecking, as they rest on cupid's quiver. The edges are enriched with hangrng garlands of roses and other flowers ill gilt bronze. It is signed J. Du-bois and is in Louis Seize style. An armchair of carved and gilt wood, covered with silk brocade, bears a monogram of "M" and "T') interlaced. It belonged to the Empress Marie Theresa of Austria, mother of Queen :'1arie Antoinette. A secretaire of mahogany of Louis Seize style is inlaid with geometrical patterns in box-wood and ebony. The mounts of gilt bronze, cast and chased, enclose placques of Sevres porcelain, painted with a farmyard scene and small' landscapes. A console table of wood, Louis Seize style, has carving and gilt throughout, with a frieze and decoration of pierced and detached work. A small bookcase is of pale green lacquer and gilt bronze, cast and chased. At the summit mounted on a circular ped-estal of classic type, is a group of Cupid and Psyche in gilt bronze; at the sides are the figures of Peace and War; be-low is applied a classic trophy 0.£ arms. This piece with a writing table to be described later were made by Dubois for Empress Cathcrine n. of Russia. The writing table is of pale green lacquer and gilt bronze. Round the upper part of the table is a series of freize-like panels of gilt bronze. The supports are figures of sea-nymphs in the same material bearing cushions on their heads and garlanded with festoons of oak leaves and acorns. This table is said to be the one used by Napoleon 1., Alexander I. of Russia and King Fre.d-erick William III. of Prussia when the Peace of Tulsit was signed. A sofa designed by Francois Casanova in eighteenth century French style is of wood carved and gilt, covered with Beauvais tapestry. A small bureau ascribed to Montigny or Levasseur ic; of marqueterie of various natural and stained woods with gilt mounts and ornaments. Simulated book bindings in their shelves form a curtain to the front. A sofa of carved wood has gilt decorations in a white foundation, covered with Beauvais tapestry. The frame work has unusually sharp and delicate carvings of roses and other flowers, Louis Seize style. Eight armchairs accom-pany this suitc. AI. small circular bureau of exceptional type is in mar-queterie of various woods with gilt mounts. This is believed to be the only existing bureau of the period with an oval LIpper part of this peculiar type, by Riesener and Gouthiere. The principal panels of marqueterie show trophies relating to music, war, wine, comedy and so forth. This is in Louis Seize style. This is far from a complete catalogue of the furniture in the "lallace col1ectiol1, but will be sufficient to give an idea of its rarity, beauty and great historical and artistic value. Popularity of Fireless Stoves. The manufacture of fireless stoves is becoming more general. The latest factory to engage in 1ts manufacture is located in Omaha. This stove is said to save seventy-five per cent of the cost of fuel. Everywhere they have been tried they have met with approval. Mrs. Conger Makes a Big Profit. Mrs. E. H. 'Conger, wife of the United States minister to China, who recently bought a rug in China for $90 against the protest of her husband, has jj.1st sold the rug to a Chi4 cago man for $7,000, netting her a handsome profit. 62 Owosso, Mich. The fire that destroyed the Estey Manufacturing com-pany's factory "A" was the most disastrous conBagration in the history of Owosso, as it completely destroyed one of the largest and best equipped furniture factories in Michigan. Yet it might have been much worse. Had tr.e wind come from the east instead of the west the dry kilns and $125,00
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- 1906-06-25T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and r:~.A!'!nRAPJr)s !"WT'w ~Y) r",.,..~=~'"l( (:Y GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• JANUARY 29. 1910 NELSON -MATTER FURNITURE CO. GRAND RAPIDS~ MICH. BED-ROOM and DINING-ROOM COMPLETE StUTES in Mahogany. Circassian Walnut and Oak. If you have not one in your store, a simple request will bring you our m.agnificent new Cataloaue of 12x16 inch j)a~e groups, sho~ .. ing suites to UlRtch. With it, even the Rlost IDoderate sized furniture store can show the best and newest furniture satisfactorily. W rite to us or call on us for MACHINE DRIED ROTARY CUT DRAWER • BOTTOMS in Gum, Poplar, Basswood. Prompt deliveries. No experimenting. Walter Clark Veneer Co.. Grand Rapids, Mich. WEEKLY ARTISAN ~---------_._------.. ..- -... - ..---_. _. ----- . -._-. _ .... we _. __ a_._ _ ... Qran~DapMs Dlow Pipe an~Dust Arrester (ompan~ THE LATEST device for handling shavings and dust from all wood-working machines. Our nineteen years e%perience in this class of work has brought it nearer perfection than any other system on the market today. It is no e%periment, but a demonstrated scientific fact, as we have several hun-dred of these systems in use, and not a poor one among them. Our Automatic Furnace Feed System, as shown in this cut, is the most perfect working device of anything in this line. Write for our prices for equipments. WE MAKE PLANS AND DO ALL DETAIL WORK WITHOUT EX-PENSE TO OUR CUSTOMERS. EXHAUST FANS AND PRES-SURE BLOWERS ALWAYS IN STOCK. Office and Fa.ctory: 208-210 Canal Street GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Cltl.e •• Phone 1212 aell ...... 1. 1804 OUR AUTOMATIC F..URNACE FEED SYSTEM 1 Ar. ..... ---------------.-----.-------.---. ---.,.. .. ••• '~. _ a_ ... -....-... • w •• ,. • • •• •• __ • •• • ..... ____ a ••••••• _ WEEKLY ARTISAN 3 ~------- - - -- . ,. , 4 WEEKLY ARTISAN .. .. --- • _ •• __ a ••• _ ••• • • • ••• ••••••••••• • 1 •I Have you had anything from The Luce Furniture Co. lately! Bedroom and Dining Room equipment in profusion. Time---Now. Place---Grand Rapids. . •__ • •• a ••• -_ .-- ___ •• _--lo ~ -- .. - .-- _ . luce ..Redmond Chair Co.,ltd. I BIG RAPIDS, MICH. High Grade Office Chairs Dining Chairs Odd Rockers and Chairs Desk and Dresser Chairs Slipper Rockers Colonial Parlor Suites In Dark and Tuna Mahogany BIrds's Ey Maple Birch !:2.!fartered Oak and CITcaSJldn Walnut Our Exhibit you will find on the fourth floor, East Section, MANUfACTURERS'BUILDING,North Ionia Street GRAND RAPIDS, MIC"IGAN Exhibit in charge of J. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES, J. EDGAR FOSTER. 30th Year-No. 31 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., JANUARY 29, 1910 Issued Weekly NE~i YORK'S MID'VINTER FURNITURE SHOW As Many Exhibits as Are Seen in Grand Rapids All Crowded Into Five Floors One Little Building. New York, Ian 27-1 have been knocking around the Grand Rapids and ChIcago markets for twenty yealS 01 more, have seen the markets grow smce before the opening of the Blodgett buJ1d111g to the present day, and the ChICago market from the days of 1319 and 1411 to the prevaJ1mg condItions, but had never been m the New Yotk Furmture Exchange dunng an expositIOn F ate was at last kind to me and al-lowed me to see the N ew York "show" m full blast It is so dIfferent from the markets in the west as almo"t to baffle my powers of description Perhaps the one th111g that the western visitor is con- 'iCIOUSof almost without knowmg it is the general condition that confronts one in all New York and that is congestion Commg from the west, from the bIg roomy spaces in both Grand Rapid'i and ChIcago, I felt I was fearful of knockmg something down or bumping my head through the aisles and passages It seemed hke the man from the western pralnes who first VIsits the great cIty and feels he can hardly breathe In New York every avaJ1able foot of space is utilized. So in the El<.change nothmg is wasted. The hallways, stairs and fire escapes could all be sold for exhibition purposes if Charley Spratt wanted to sell them. ·When we consider the physical surroundmgs, the bUlld-mg that for twenty years has housed the New York Furni-ture Exchange bUIlt as a stable for the American Express company, what MI Spratt has done is all the more wonderful ConsIder a bUlld111g the size of the I310dgett building, Gland RapId", or half the "Ize of 1319 MIchIgan avenue, ChIcago, five f1001" of wlllch al e used for fUlmture dIsplays, and at that 55.000 ",quare feet al e not available to the furntmre people m the VI mter tUlle Into this space, on these five floors crowd as many exhIbIts as are "hown in the entire Grand Rapids exhIbition bUllhngs and you can approximate a guess as to how crowded thmgs are Of course there are no really large exhibits, like some of those in the western mar-kets, but at that there are a good many good sized ones There IS one single factory using 8,000 square feet, others 5,000 but for the most part the spaces are smaller I should think that with a half d07en exceptions one-half, one-third or one-quarter of the display" would be about right for the same factones showing in one or both of the western markets Attra cted to thIS exhibItion are dealers equalling in num-ber the v Isitors to both Grand Rapids and Chicago and then .In some The exchange b crovvded not becau"e of the unwJ1hng-ness of the manufactnrer to lea"e space but because of the inabJ1ity of Mr Spratt to fUlmsh It ThIS IS amply demon-strated by the fact that ah eady 325,000 square feet of space out of a possIble 500,000 have been leased m a bUllchng whose foundatIOns only are in and contracts for the super"tructure of which will be let thIS week. Manufacturers of furniture have that much faith in :;VIr Spratt and the enterprise "\!\Thenone has visited the N ew YO! k Furmture Exchange during an exposition he can understand why Charley Spratt has worked so 1Ike a demon and again",t gigantIC odds that would have baffled a man of less determination long ago to bnng about the erectIOn of buJ1dmgs plOperly to home his furniture exchange. Some thmgs about the exchange and its conduct impre'i'i one especially. First of all perhaps is the absolute iron clad rule that no one but a bona fide representative of a bona fide retaIl store can get mto the bUIlding. I stood beside Mana-ger Cooper and saw many turned down, and on the inside of the the office is a black 1Ist of persons and firms who have persistently tned to VIOlate this rule as to be demed admIS-sion 111any form or manner, either personally or by proxy This i'i no ea'iy thing to compa'iS vvhen the cosmop01ltan character of the merchant'i of 1\ew York and ItS enVlrons IS consIdered. After being in Grand RapId" where the bUlld-mgs are all WIde open or practically so, and 111ChICago whel e some 'iemblance of the c1o<.,ed VI are room pnnclple l'i attemp-ted, thl'i absolutely closed Idea of the New York Furniture Exchange IS mo"t apparent Anothel thing that partIcularly impre"ses the VI' estern "\Isitors b the very ngld rule", laId down by :\Ir Spratt for the conduct of the exchange along other hnes ITe make'i the dates for the exposition", the opening and the closml.; day ", and it opens and closes on the days deSIgnated. HIS lea'ie<; provide that everything, every sample be m place on the open-ing morning at 8 o'clock. If there is a single piece mis3mg on the openmg day it can only be put on the floor after the close of busmess during the night of the day it arnve'i There IS no placing of <;amples dunng the hours the vIsItors are in the building, gIving the buyer the idea of an unfinished ex-hibitIOn. If an entire hne of samples IS mi'ismg on the opening day, the samples 111adjoining spaces are spread out to cover the vacant space and to the avergae eye everythmg is in shIp 6 WEEKLY ARTISAN @D~"~---"'--'l! II"Th~He;~~:~~'LQ)~ ~ EUROPEAN PLAN I I GRA.ND RA.PIDS, MICH. I I I I I II I III I,III ,, ,,I , ~ r...... I is at the HOTEL CRATHMORE, GRAND RAPIDS, with an amplitude of Bird's-Eye Maple stocks. Best ever. Heaviest Bird's-Eye Maple on the market-1-24" thick. Filled with beauti-ful eyes and figure. CALL, PHONE OR WRITE WALKER VENEER & PANEL WORKS, HOTEL GRATHMORE, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ..---_ . -----------_._._._--- shape. So well known 15 thIS lule and 0,0 llgldl} 1'0 1t en forced that on the opel11ng da} thIs "ea ~Oll, J anual y 17. on I} two lmes wel e mls"mg, both "mall one", lost ill the mtel ruptlOn to haffic caused by the storms 1\!J Spratt has con-tended all along that these features can be controlled b, the manager~ of the bUlld1l1gs to the, efJ great help of the malkLt Another thmg that lmplesses me "as the uUel absence of anyth1l1g hke SOhClt1l1g on the part of the sellers Ot COUlse a good mdn} of the boys knew me, the most of the111 dId not, and as I w dIked alone through the aIsles and a10und the exhIbIts, I v.as asked anI} once to look at a hne and that was really b} mdll edlOn I should say off hand that the e"\.h1blb m the :\ C\V '1 01 k furl11ture show al e more dn ersfied than 111 the \V estel 11 1111kets, mOl e of v. hat vve would call k1l1dred lmes, hut m thIS I may be m1~taken, certam It b that thele ale hundrecb of l1l1es shovv n that ne, el show \V co.t of the \lle~hen, moun-tam~, lmes of vvll1ch I doubt a dolldl 1" e, e1 ,old \Ve"t ot that lange-an easteln market f01 the ea"te1n bu} e1 \VIth enou~h of the vve"teln lms to gIve a man all the furl11tl11e he \Vant" cl11dby that b meant all the hne" he \Vants to Cd11} on 111" flOO1, vv1th ellCllH?,hof good easte111 l111es to make It an oblcct for an} ChSC1l11lmatmg vveste1n bu} e1 to ,1"lt It As to the new bl11ldmg 01 bUlldllH?,~, t01 thel e "dl be t\V0 of them, the last bIt of led tape has been um,ound, the ld,1 hItch "h a1ghtened out, the last kmk unk111ked and p1Obd.bh by the tIme thIS reaches the e} e~ of the leadCl the ("onhdLts f01 the ~upel "tructures wdl hay e been SIgned Thele 1~ much mOle I would hke to sa, much I \Vould llke to tell of the many pel "onal tnends I tound 111 and a10und the e"hchange a lot of thmg~ that I belle, e \Voule' mtere~t the "boys" all m e1 the counhy, but space forb1d~ cl11d RUllnlng hot and cold \\ ater tel e p h 0 n e clothes closet electnc lIght, steam heat etc In each room Old English. lofts· slon. and Colonial Cafes Immaculate tiled de tached and p r I vat e baths Service a la Carte 6 a. m to 11 p m. !II I IIII IIII ••• ..A Table d'Hote Dinner 530 to 8 pm, dally at 50 cents I I'--.----.~.~-------------------- . Artistic and perfect1~ appointed BillIard Hall Lounging Den Enber Shop, Etc R-'TES: $1.00 to $2.00 PER DAY Take south bound Wealthy· Scribner Car from Union or Grand Trunk stations. Five Main car lines reach the door. I can on I) hope 'oome ilme m the futm e to co, e1 some of these pomi" £01 the papel MAG Gambled for a Tombstone. 1he old tv\ ° St01) "tone bmldmO" 111Austin Tex that h " "a" occupIed t01 torty yeal s by the Jron Front saloon and gambhng hall l~ bemg torn down to make rOOm for a modeln Cl~ht sto!} office bmldmg In teallng down the bmldmg the othel da} the workmen came across a marble tombstone 'That marble "lab "as won by Ben Thomp"on m a game ot poker more than twenty-five years a~o," saId JIm Long 'I remembel the CIrcumstances very well A tomb- '-ton pedler named Luke \;\T atts travelled mer this pal t of the countn m a one h01 se covered wagon. He carried a few ,amples ot tombstones vvIth hIm and took order" for them amon£?, the people m the dIfferent commu111t1es Thb fellov. \\ att, "as a plett} good "tonecuUer, and If a bUyer of a "lab "anted "ome "ords cut. on It ,Vatts dId the work lJr..r,ht on the "pot , II atts dro, e mto Austm £1Om San I\nt01110 one day "lth qUIte a bunch of money in hIS pocket, and no soonel had he put Up ll1~ hor ..e and" agon than he headed for the 110n r10nt and began to play 1'1etty soon Ben Thompson ,ho" ed up and ..at mto the game "Thompson WdS feelmg good and he Jolhed \\ aUs about ,ellm~ tombstone" and makmg a hvmg off of dead people ctl1d all that sort of th111g \\ atts kne" that Thomp"on had ..e, e' aI- notche~ on hI" gun, but he came back at hIm good dnd ..tlong Den. 'ou 11 be took off sudden one of the"e clay", and] ma} not be a10und Ju"t at the time to sell a tombstone to "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's Emery Cloth, Emery Paper, and Flint Paper, furnished In rolls or reams. MANUFACTURED BY H. H. BARTON & SON CO., 109 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. '----__________ _ •• • • .. • _ _. __ ._._._. _._ •• _. __ • __ . ._._._. __ • • • • •• • • • • •• • • .....AA WEEKLY ARTISAN 7 --------------- --_.----_. In GRAND RAPIDS Only, January, 1910. OLD SPACE, Furniture Exhibition Bldg., Fourth Floor. The UDELL Line MANY NEW ONES in Library Bookcases, Medicine Cabinets, Ladies' Desks, Commodes, Sheet Music Cabinets, Folding Tables, Piano Player Roll Cabinets. A Lme which IS well worth gomg to see A Lme that you should have a complete catalog of. fhe fact that you have not our catalog can only be rectlfied by wnbng for your copy to day THE UDELL WORKS INDIANAPOLIS, IND. No. 679 ~--.-- ornament }OUI gla\e You'd better oldel one from me now. " 'A wooden board lS about all I need,' replIed Ben with a laugh "1 he game contmued and \Vatts ,"vas a :oteady loser Fmally about mid111ght Watts stalted to get up "'13oy~, I'm cleaned out,' he said "'Hold on, thel e; how much arc those tombstones of } OUls \\ orth)' asked Ben Thompson "I,I, atts looked across at Ben "'It depends on what kind of a stone lt 1'0,' he leplied "'I don't \;vant any cheap monument,' Ben said 'Have you got any that's made out of marble)' " '1\ e got as fine a marble slab do\Vn thet e m m} wagon a~ } ou can find south of St Louis,' \Y dUS answeted " 'How much is It \V01th ?' " '1\ at a cent less than $200' " 'Put that tombstone m a pot ar.;ain,t my $200 and I will play you to win or lose' "'Agleed,' said \Vatts "'Bung the monument up here, I want to see lt fllSt,' Ben told the pedler "I,I, atts went down to the vvagon yald, hitched up his hOt ,e to the \Vagon and hauled the mat ble tombstone up to the front of the ~aloon It was then about 2 o'clock in the morning \\ lth the ald of the portels abuut the place he car-ned the heavy stone up the stairs and set lt down alof1gs1de of Den Thomp-,on Ben expressed 111mself ae; ..,atlsfied wlth lt ~Lhe game began and m a shOl t time Den \;von the tombstone "\\ aU" \\ as unconcerned "'Better let me can e the mscnptlOn on lt 110\": he salc1 tu Ben "';'\0, \OU can walt until I\e done SOl11ethlng that \\tll ~n e you the suh]ect fOJ a befittll1r.; epltah' "The tom b:otone occupled the cen tJ e of the gam blm!!, 100111fOl se\ etal day s and attracted much dttentlOn F111ally It \\ ae; rpl110\ ed by Ben'" ordet and tte; extstence was fot g-ot-ten unttl lt~ dhcO\ ery the other day 111 an out of the \Va} cotner of the room" Taste for the Antique. "It often bef;111s as an affectettlOn gtO\v:o into cll1 mtetest dnd ltpen~ mto d paSStOll' So a \\ nter 111 the Connotsseur speak" of " a ta-,te for the antIque" 111 "\ Chat ~bout M1S-cellaneous CCJIlectmg, whtch he makes ql1lte dn e' tmg and somewhat mformmg He refer" to the mtscellaneoue; collector as the man who makes hl'3 house mtetestmg without turnmg -------------- - ._--------- ..~ ~II II f No. 354 No. 1239 ---_._._._----- -.-.~~ it mto a twenty-fifth rate museum, the man with an eye to the decorative. Yet, as he says, this man is not strictly speakmg a collector, and the orthodox collector who special-lzes would look askance at him Then he adds feelingly: "SpeClaltsm lS all very vveIl, but it is rather a tax upon one's powers of appreCla tion. Old Staffordshire ware is quamt and attractive, but when your friend has nothing but Staffot d"htre wat e cottages or Toby jugs to show you your mental attttude toward his enthusiasm becomes one of mild rebellion" This wllter, although speaking for London and England, stnkes a chord that for many and intimate reasons will meet a volume of respon:oes here "A Jacobean refectory table," he says, "\v ith real weevil holes and a foot worn stretcher is a deslrable posseSSlOn, but a similar piece made in "Vardour e;heet in the year of grace 1909, with artificial weevil holes and the footrest hollowed out by means of a rough file and sandpaper, is only a joy so long as its deluded owner is tgnorant of its bar sinister" And he asks: "\A/hy should it not be a penal offence to manufacture, or even to import into this country, fabricated copiee; of olel chll1a? Why should it not equally be a penal offence to for~e the ll1c1tcatlOns of age upon a piece of furni-ture ( The law lS pal tlcular enough about some thll1gs. A tradesman can be fined for seIlll1g whisky which is not whlsk) 0r passmg off as Ine;h 1men a product which never saw Ireland" New Factories. '\n eACcIe;Wl fdctor} 1'0 to be establIshed to begin oper-aiton on :\Ialch 1, at Ingham, ,V1S I'eeback & Co, wlll manufacture IUlniture and indoor fiAtures at 93 Morn:o e;treet, Abll1a, Ore rl he ~I Katz .:\Iattress company lS 1511l1dll1ga three-story bnck factory at 5801-3 South Habtead street, Chicago. Matks & ,Vtlkinson ate establtshll1g a new furniture fac-tot y at Pell yvdle, ::.\10, 111a bUllchng fot merly occupied by Tldpek Lumber company. The Spencer Furnitl1l e company, capltaltzed at $100,000, \v lth $20,000 paid m expect to begm opetations in a new fac-tory at Le'Cll1gton, N C, early m the spring The RUS'31an Importmg company, capitaltzed at $50,000 wlll manufactUl e and deal ln antlque furniture at Portland Mame Clarence E Edton, is pI esic1ent of the company. 8 WEEKLY ARTISAN Timely Remonstrance and Its Result. Reading m a recent number of the \\ eekh \1 it--an an article wherem it 11a.s stated that Cad GuenLel. 111dnaQ,er ot the Rudge-Guenzel company'" stores 111 Lmcoln "\ eh had di8charged the head of his m111mery depa1 tment becau"e "he had an appointment to look at a dl ummel '", qmple" and had failed to do so, brings back some intere"itn£, epl",odes 111 the hfe of the writer, who has spent about a do/en 1 ear" on the road. Every traveler know" h0\1 e,a "'peratl11g 1t b tll go into a man's place of busmess, '3end 111 111..,CLUe! h,n C l' returned with the statement, "1\ othmg wanted,' 01 to be kept waiting for hours, perhaps 10'3l11g a t1am 1\ h1ch "1\ould mean losing a day, all because the man one 1"1anted to ..,ee is too indifferent to gn e the matte1 attentlUl1 Two or three yea1 s ago the 1\ 11ter hac! an e,penence not dissimilar to the mcident mentlOned m the \1 t1..,an 111 which the mill111er figured, and the outcome of wh1ch 1"1as about the same I was in Cleveland one Saturday mOf11mg, and took a car out to the factor} of the Fanner ::\Ianufactur-ing company. It must be four or pos;'lbl) fi1 e mde" from the public square On arnvmg there I 1\ as greeted b\ the office boy and to h1m I gave mv ca1cl "I\lth the ;,tatement that I wanted to see the adverit'3mi2; man In half an hOUl the boy came back with the ca1 d and the '3Lltlment that 'He says he does not want anythmg 111,OU1 lllll "How does he know?' [Ll",kcll al1(1 then 1111111ednteh 1ealIzed that the boy 1vaS not to blamc "Take that card back to that man,' 1 "'did to thc hn, "and tell him that I 1'\ant to .;;ee h1111a momcnt Iln a mattel that is of interest to h1S comlMm " Back came the boy \\ 1th the me"sai2;e thdt he had n0 time Talk about an angry tra \ elmg man I 1ust boded all the way back to the hotel On arr1\ mg thel e I '3tepped mto the telephone booth and asked f01 the manage1 of thc rannel Manufacturing company "vVhat is wanted)" sald the 101ce on the othc1 end of the wire. "I want to tell some one ho\\ out1ageou"1} I \\a", lleLltld in your office this morning," I sa1d "You'd better talk to Mr Wetzell," sald the man on rh e other end "He IS now talking on the long d1stance 'phone Can you call again m about fi\ e mmutes ~ , "Sure," I said In a few minutes I d1d call agam anc! soon had Mr Wetzell on the wire I told hlm the 1\hole story from start to finish and then said to h1m ":\fr \Vet-zell, I wanted some informatlOn for a speclal purpo'3e some-thing that it was for the interest of } OUl compam to ha1 e nght, and I could only get it nght by gettlJ1i2; tt fr0111 head-quarten After that there wa'- a bUS111ess 1'10po'-1t1on e1thE'1 for the advertising 111dllto accept 01 tlll n elOl\ 11 as he II h!1C'd Now, ) au hd\ e men uut try 1l1g to "'c11 hra"" hC'd" let lllC' ask }Olt hO\\ the} Cdll L\ ('1 "ell ,111\ u11lc"'''' thl \ gel 10 "'CC' the buyer" I cla1m to be a ge11lle11ldn-" "Hold on there," said J\Ir \YetLell, "J l~nm\ flam the way you talk you are a gentleman, and fmthe111101e I \\dnt to tell you that you were outrageously u"ed 111our office tIt1" morning Furthermore I want to tell you that such a tb111g never will happen to you or anyone ebe a.;; long LiS the Fanner Manufacturing company is m bus111ess Can \ uu come back and see me?" I could not do so, but in a couple of 1"1eeks, I \\ as aQ,alll in Cleveland, went down, and saw !lfr \\Tetzell, had a n1le talk with him and learned incidentally, though not flom h1111 that the advertising man was not there any more \\ hether I had anything to do wlth hi", ret1rement or not I never kne\\ SOlllcliulC", d 'klLker" make" tfl1ngs caSler for the ne,t fellm\, and lerta111ly I called attentlOn to a condition 111 that office f01 \\ ll1ch I was efflts1vely thanked by the 1'1)\\ 11" tItd t be In Ih1~ conneltlOn I l1d1 e often "poken of a httle 'olgn 111the outer office of the \Volverine Manufactming company 111Detl01t It read" "If you are kept waiting an unu'3ual lell~th ut tI111e, pleLlse send for me" SIgned Frederick B Sm1th MAC What Constitutes a Good Buyer. 1he frequent agltatlOn of the questIon, "Whlch IS the 1110StImportant, the buying 01 sel1mg end of your bU'>111ess?" "ugge..,t.;; a con;,lderatlOn of "What constItutes a good buyer?" 1hat ~ood bm 111g IS not of secondary importance 1S readily conceded and not to be dented In proof of this, it is now almost u111versally accepted as an axiom, that "goods well bought are half sold" This being true, it follows that a thoughtful study of this subject should not be without pro-fit It ma1 he sa1d at the outset that good buyers are in the "a111e c1a"" a.;; poets, 111that they pnmanly, are "born, not made' Thb does not, however, preclude the possibl1tty of eult1\ dtton OJ del elopment \Vhde some may show a natural aptltuele for thh spellal Walk, It 1'" open to all who will give It thl ntCl "",al: stud} dnd attentlOn J lie hI "'t and mo"t 1mportant esscnt1al of d gooel buyer 1'" kno\\ ledge bdckcd up by good common "en",e It IS to hd \ e an mtell1gent l:;ra"p and concepiton of the particular l111eof goocb in whlch he IS interested, to the e:l--.tent that he kno\"I';; \\ hat, V\ hen and where to buy. \Vith special refer-cnce to bu-, 111£, It means that he knows when one artIcle h bette1 thdn anothe1, and why It is better; that he knows tIte appro:l--.1l11ate\ alue, and the best market in wh1eh to buy Thls also l11\olves that he be flee from preJud1ce as to source of "upply Anot11e1 essenttal is that he he conservative This does not mean ttm1dlt}, ,\ hlch would prevent him occasionally branchmg out 111tOnew field", or acld1l1g new lInes when their ut1htv has been demonstrated, or they appeared to h1m as he111~ plOfitable It apphes more speclfically to buying in quant1ttes It IS not good bus111ess to buy 111 large quantities, just to sa, e a small per cent on cost; neither Is 1t good bus i-ne" s to buy so spa11111:;'1)'that you have to say to your cus-tomer, as 1'3 often done, "Sorry, but we are Just out" This drn es h1m to your competltor, and sometimes he stays. A <Toad buver wlll be con..,ervat1ve as to substituting. '" 0 Don't try to make money too fast If you have a good article tl1<\t 1';;Sdt1"f) 111g your customer" and glv111g you a fair mar- L;m at plant, sitck to It If offered what purports to be "Just Ll' ~()od dt cl much lower prtce, Just askeel to be excused I hdt he \\ 111he affdhle and courteou" to the tra1 ehng men I1ld\ "Cl111 d httle fatfLtchcc1 hut Jl should not he 19nored Ihe\, toglther \\lth the tlcldl p<tper"" the cdtaloQ,'lll"3 and plIl e !t'"b, a1 e h1" ",OU1ce'o at 111forl1ldt1un, dnd to paraphrase dn old say 111<T"Infor111dtlOn 1S the th1l1g, get 111for111aton" o b, J f he 1\ ants to keep posted and 111 touch with hI." bll"mess he 1\ III cultn ate the acquaintance and fnendshlp of the trading 1J1dn, and to eln thlS he must be friendly. On his ablltty to make tt lends depends 111 a large degree h1S success in any !tne ot endea\ 01 It 111ight be saiel m this connect1On that a tll\ ,tal", e,-pertence "on the road" gives valuable traming fOI th1;, .;;neclal v,ork There lS no royal roael to succe8S, but who deserves suc-ce.;;"" wms 1t \\ Ith careful attentlOn to detalls, a receptive unb1ased mind, an affable manner and a resolute purpose, "uccess in thiS field is assured WEEKLY ARTISAN New Furniture Dealers. J. T. iHall will open a new furniture store in Springfield, Mo Calef Bros have opend a new furniture store at St. Johns, Ore. A. VV.Cook is to open a new furniture store at Taylor, Texas. Wlll Cummins has opened a new furniture store at Huntsville, Ala. F. H. Farmer & Co, have opened a new stock of furniture at Riverside, Cal. G. B. Wheeler has opened a new furniture store at Uniontown, Wash. Charles E Schultz has opened a stock of furniture and shoes at Davenport, Wash. The Farmels' Hardwale and Furniture company, capi-talized at $10,000 will establish a new store at Abbeville, Ala George J Goldberg and Julius and Rosa Stein have in-corporated the Stein Furniture and Carpet company to en-gage in the retatl business in Kansas City, Mo. Capital stock $20,000 The Roosevelt Furniture company capitalized at $4,000 has been mcorporated to engage in the retail furniture busi-ness at Roosevelt, Okla. J. T. Hoomes, for Se"Hn years with the Rhodes-Futch- Collms company at Pensacola, Fla, has resigned and will establish a store of his own in the same city. H. E. Ravenel, E. W. Johnson and A. B. TomJmson, have applted for a charter for the Johnson Furniture com-pany whlch is to engage in the wholesale and retail business at Spartanburg, S. C with capital stock limited to ~;3,000. WHO FEEDS YOUR PIGS? feeders but never fat nor marketable. Every factory has its pigs-razor backs, most of them- There are steam eaters, glue eaters, etc., but the most ra- 9 pacious of them is the lumber eater, commonly known as the WASTE BIN. In most plants this pig eats from 25% to 50% of all the lumber the over-worked manager can buy and gives in return a very low grade of refuse-fuel. If you will watch this pig for a week you will discover that all the feed he gets is the result of poorly dried lumber-Ium-ber that is checked, warped, casehardened or honeycombed in the dry-kiln-knots are dried or baked so hard and crooked that a planer tears them to pieces. When you have decided that a sufficiently large hole has been eaten into your bank accoUl;t, write the Grand Rapids Veneer Works, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and learn how hun-dreds of wise managers are CHEATING THIS PIG. .. I .. _tIl_ The Latest Improved Sander Wysong & Miles Company Cedar St. and Sou. R. R., Greensboro, N. C. No. 1!4 Patented Sand Belt Machine. I.- ...... You are wasting time and money, if you art sanding by hand, drum, disk or spindle. Your competitor is doing more and better work on our machines. Let us show you how to sand flat surfaces, irregular shapes and moldings in a practical and profitable manner. vVe guarantee results Ask for Catalog "E" ••..........__ ....-_ ......••....... --_._._.-._._._---_._----_.------------------------------------------~ 10 WEEKLY ARTISAN TO BE HELD IN DETROIT Annual Convention of the National Retail Dealers' Association. The executl\ e comnllttee ot the NatIOnal Retall Furm-ture Dealers' a~soCiatlOn held a meetmg at Kunt7-Rcmlel' '" cafe, 299 \\ abash avenue, ChIcago, at 8 o'clock Fnda.\ e\ en mg, January 14, for ihe purpose of dl'Scussmg matter" per tammg to the management of the aSSoCIatIOn, and to dcclde upon a place and tIme for holdmg the next annual com en-tIOn President M J l\Iulvlhlll of St LoUIs presided at the meetmg. The work of the past year was rev IC\\ ed and the progre"" of the assoClatlOn's work was consIdered It \\ as leal Dcd that two new local aSSOCIations had been orgamzed, one 111 St LoUIS, Mo, and the other 111 Cleveland, OhIO '1hc) were reported to be thnvmg. dCqUll111g stlong memhu "hip and hav111g become effectIve orgamzatlOns ~o far as local condItIOns prevaIled In case of the first mentIOned nt\ It developed that the aSSOCIatIOn had been succes"ful m gettmg the manufacturen of St LoUIs to sIgn an agreement not to allow theIr goods to be sold to con~umers h om the tact01) or the exh1b1tIOn bUlldmgs, or to allow any C11\ conc,umel to enter the bU1ld111g Both orgalllzat1Ol15 are affilIa tLCI \\ lth the National aSSOC1atton It was also announced that the Xorth Carolma Retdll Furniture Dealers' associatIOn had at theIr annual meetmg in August, 1909, passed a resolutlOn to become affilIated \\ Ith the National assocIatIon and entItled to the .,UppOI t at the parent orgalllzation On the questlOn of finance It \\ as learned that the ac,,,ucl-ation for the present at least would be compelled to depend upon voluntary contnbutions to meet the expenses Plans were discussed for the comlllg year and 1t was decided to make an appeal to the members of the as"oClatIOn for tund'S to more thoroughly perfect the orgalllzatlOn dnd to On?;alllLe more state and local a"'SOClatIon<; After chscusslllg the ments of the \ dnou" Cltle" d" a suitable place to hold the comlllg annual meeting, It \\ d' finally deCided to hold the next annual com entlOn at DetrOit Mich, on Febluary 21 and 22,1910 '1111- decl"lOn \\,h taken to carry the aSSOCIation further ea<;t and to a mOll ('cntl,t! locatIOn to a large number of 1t'i actn C "l1ppOl tei" ~i I --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND TABLET ARM CHAIR ~--------_._._.~------~-_._._.~-_._._-------., , I I : ! I I I I I I ! I I I I I I I I i ! I II I ! IIII III to- ••••••• _ THE FORD & JOHNSON CO. CHICAGO ThiS is one of our popular Hotel chairs. Our chairs are found ll1 all the leadlllg Hotels in the country. The line includes a very complete assort-ment of chalrs, rock-ers and settees of all grades; Dining Room furmture, Reed and Rat tan furniture, Special Order furni-ture, etc. A complete hne of sam-plea are displayed In Tile Ford 8 Jollnson Bmldlnll' 1433-37 Wabasll Ave., in-c1udlnl! a speCIal dIsplay of Hotel Furniture. rill ill/Illttire dealers are cordwlly tnvLted to visit our building. ,I , • ._.4 The secretaly, Mark P. Goodlett of Chlcago, was in-structed to notIfy the trade press of the actlOn of the com- 111lttee and to co-operate WIth J H Stemer, also oj ChIcago, 111 makmg an angments for the commg convention The meet111g was e"pccially mal ked for the enthusiastic mtel est 'ihO\\ n 111all mOvement" and deCisions, and the atti-tude of all memher" III attendance was a determmation to make the cOl11mg .\ eal the l110C,t"ucce'Ssful one 111the history 01 the \atlOllal a,'iOuatlOn RICHMOND CHAIR CO. RICHMOND INDIANA GENUINE LEATHER SEAT DOUBLE CANE LINE "SLIP SEATS" - the latest and best method of double seatlllg. Catalogues to the Trade. No. 70 The Best Value and Greatest Service for the Money h. · ._._. __ ... WEEKLY ARTISAN 11 FRANCO-CUBAN PARCELS POST "The smgle difficulty barring the way to a possible enor-mous business m the mail order Ime is that of credIt and money remIttances No conventIOn has been consummated between the two natIOns regardmg an 11lternatlOnal money-order sys-tem "Vhth the questIOns of rapId transportation, customs modificatIOns, and s11lgularly excellent bank1l1g facIlities in operation bet~een the Ulllted States and Cuba, the possi-bIlIties of a thnv1l1g maIl order busllless with the latter coun-try, IS not to be dIsregarded, espeCIally as the Umted States pro-duces simJlar and equally as good artIcles as France sends over to Cuba It Is Said to Be Good for the Parisian Mail O.·derHouses. Amencan merchants who fear that the proposed parceL" post would tend to IllJure theIr busllless and enhance the trade of the mail Older houses will find their conditIOn strengthened by the effect of the postal regulatIOns between France and Cuba S1I1ce the Franco-Cuban parcels-post con-ventIOn of February 1907, an 1I1creased stimulus has been gIven to the French (and espeCIally the ParisIan) mall order busmeo,s, accordlllg to a report from Habana pubhshed 111a Bordeaux penodlcal, which Consul Alfred K Moe re\ lev. s as follows "PariSIan firms send large illustrated catalogs in the Spal11sh language, contallling ll1111ute descnptlOn of the artI-cles offered for sale, together WIth detaIled information con-cermng the methods of ordering by maJl. One of these firms has a local agent III Habana for the purpose of collect1l1g and forward1l1g such maIl orders and of dehveling the goods upon theIr arnval in Cuba There IS saId to be an especally active bus1l1ess 111ladles' fine underweal (Iingelle) and dress goods "Flom Febl uary 4, 1907, to May 4, 1908, nearly 12,000 parcels, repl esentng a value of some $482,500, arnved by maIl from FI ance S111ce then thIS busmess has grown to still greater d1l11enslOns The reasons for thIS mcrease of dIrect bus1l1ess WIth french sellers I" according to report, the outcome of the extremely hIgh retaIl pnces prevaIling III Ha-bana and other Cuban CIties, where the trade IS said to secure profits rang1l1g tJ0111 50 to 200 per cent In the sale of French goods. New Mileaae Books in Ma.·ch. In response to the demand" of the travel1l1g public that some aaangements be made for a fl eely 1I1terchangeable mile-age tIcket fitted to present conchtlOns, the western railroads have deCIded upon a umform mIleage book, which will be placed on sale on March 1 to replace all forms of mileage books at present 111use The books wIll be sold at a flat rate of $40 to cover 2,000 mIles, and will be issued with slightly \ alying condItIOns One coupon wJ11 be taken for each mile III I1111101S, IndIana, Iowa, Kansa~, Oklahoma, northern Michi-gan, M1I1nesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wisconsin and parts of South Dakota Five coupons for four miles, or 2~ !II cents per nl1le, wIll be taken 111MIssouri, Wyoming, Texas, 2\ifontana and South Dakota, west of the Missouri River. In K ev. MeXICO three coupons for tv. 0 mIles wIll be detached The salesman who knows all about wha·t he IS selling has the man who doesn't beaten four ways 5 COMPLETE LINES Of REfRIGER4 TORS SEND FOR NEW CATALOGUE AND LET US NAME YOU PRICE. C"ALLENGE REfRIGERATOR COMPANY GRAND "AVEN, MIC"., U. S. A. 12 WEEKLY ARTISAN CHICAGO PERSONALITIES Stearns & Foster Company to Establish aWare-house in the Northwest. Chicago, Jan 22 -The Stedlll:'> & ] o-otu compan: or C111c111natIwill open up a ne" \\ alehou~e at St \nth011\ 1\i1k, 1\1111n, FebltlalY 1 and wIll call: d complete "toLk ot their good, there 1\ T Illaclle}, ±OImeI1} ot the \I111neapolIs Dry Goods Co , and now I epl esent111g Stealns & Fo"tel com-pany, Fostel IllOS, l'tlca, )J Y, and the \\ IsconS111 Chair company, POIt ,\ a"h111gton, wIll take calc of the tlade In the TW111CItIes and:.\h R \ L111d"e:, II ho II III hay e charge of the nOI tl1\\ est tIade, wIll have genel al 'iupen ISlOn of the St. Anthony Park branch The establI"hment of tl1l', neVI branch is the outcome of the glOW111g tIade ot the <::.teams & Fostel company 111 that section Paul 1\1 Roth, Pacific coast repl esentat1\ e fOI the l'dcll V\ orks, Royal Chair com pan y and othel l111e" an 1\ ed 111Chi-cago Tuesday to 'ipend a fe\V da} s betOl e lea\ 111gfOl the far west ,,-, Ililam Keeney the \Hll kno\V n tIavelel In the ;,outh came over from Grand Rapids Tuesday mor11lng Billy Hmst of the vI, 011enne l\lanufactunng company and Cadillac CdbInet company, 111the capacity of tra\ elIng representative on the PaCific coa:ot, leayes fot ::\ ell YOlk Clt) the first of next week and while there II III take the ordel of the Columbia Phonograph company on the Grafnola Re-rrent table manufactm ed by the \\'011 erInC' :.\Ianufact"m111l:; b compan}, ,,,,hlch II as dc\ ised b, :.\Ir IIur:ot about a 'eal ago The \Yolvellne compan: 'iell'i tIllS product e"c1u~1\el: to the Columbia Phonograph com pam dnd the dUl1anc1 1:0 con'itantly on the 111Clease \Ir Hm;,t \\Illlea\c tor the coast after, IsltInl:; ~ ew YOlk .... . . Here is a Rocker That's a seller. Write for the price. GEO. SPRATT 8 CO. SHEBOYGAN, WIS. No. 592 t A..- •• r ••• ..... D S Dextel who covers the territOly from Chicago east \\ III start on ll1S "prIng trIp February 6 Mr. Dexter carries the l111e:'>of the Johnson Chail company and the Clemetson Lompan: of Chicago Sales manager II Ehlen of the Modern Parlor Furniture com pan: , Chicago, Will start on his sprIng trIp to the Pacific coast rebl ual} 6, to be gone until July. 1\1r. Ehlen reports ,1 "atI "'factol} trade dUrIng January F \ Ilowman, travelIng for the Skandia Furniture compan} 111 I 0'''' a, :.\llssGtui, Nebraska, Kansas and MInne- ;,ota, left Chicago Thlll sday after spending the January sea-son hel e ,x, Ith the Skandia exhibit C H Lenhart of the Plymouth Chair company left Satmda: f01 Plymouth, VVIS, after spending the season with the company's exhibit in the "Fourteen-Eleven" build111g :.\Ir Lenhal t I eports a sati"factory season during J anuary-a conSiderable Increase over January a year ago r L Hood who travels south for the Mt. Airy Mantel and T dble com pan} , Cramer Furniture company, Thomas- ,Ille, ::\ C, and others left :.\10nday to start on his regular sprIng trIp \V. R :.\lcLain, who travels over the territory along the OhIO River, the Missouri River and the south, for Miller- Hall & Son, wIll leave :.\10nday on his spring trip C F Krueger who travels m Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and :.\Ilchlgan for the ] ohn<;on Chair company, leaves Monday for 111'3first 1910 trIp "Rue" Half of the Half BIO left for the east vVednesday 11l~ht aftel spendIng the January <;ea"on in Chicago Mr 11alf I ep01 ts a sati<;fact01 y sea'3on II J Root of the Root Furniture company and A H Kahn of the Hodell Fur11lture company left for Shelbyville, Ind, 1uesday :.\Tanager 1\1 R Senom of the Shelbyville vYardrobe compdn:, left Thursday for his home in ShelbyvIlle after "pend111g the sea<;on on the eighth floor of the l\lanufaciurer<;' L..h.lb.ltlon bl11hdng "Da, e" vVldman of the J C \Vldman company left for DetI O1t \\ ednesday and wIll start out on his spring trip through the ea'3t February 5 \ C Keen, tI av elmg repre'ientatn e for the \V olv erine- Cachllac l111es \\ III hereafter co, er the "tate of Illmois instead of :.\IIchlgan and \\111 ;,tart out next :.\10nday. ]' E Ilewyer, trayel111g representatIve for the \1\' olverine- CadIllac lIne, who has been makmg the mid de west, Will hel eafter make 1\1111ne"ota, V\ Isconsm and the upper peninsula of :.\1Ichl~an \\ 0 Drulhnger, who covers Iowa, Missouri, :t\eblaska, Kansas and Oklahoma for the VVolv erine-Cadillac lInes leaves for hiS home m Kansas City, next Wednesc1ay to spenc1 a \veek after which he wIll start on his spring trIp Leo Kamman, ach el tIsing manager for the Langslow- Fowle I company, Will leave for Rochester next \Vednesday :.\Ir Kauman says hiS company has had a fine January season ~lanagel Charles Elmendorf of the ::vra11lstee Manufac-tUrIng compan: left Fllday for :Ma11lstee o E BendiX tray elIng 111W Isconsm, M111nesota, Iowa, and the Dakotas for the Johnson Chair company, wIll start on h1'> filst tllP February 6 r r Dayls of DaVIS & Shaw, Denver, Colo , when 'Seen 111 the Kmdel Bed company's space at the "1411" bmldl11g the other da' was asked about conc1ltion" 111hiS home city and '>aId "DUOO1l1esshas been very satIsfact01y with us the past ,ear and T am confident the conditIOns for 1910 wIll be excel-lent I hay e Just placed a cal load order with Mr Kindel for the K111clel Parlor Iled" vVe placed a Kindel model in our w111dow fOI a month during the holIlays and it brought us WEEKLY ARTISAN ..,.•• 'II........ . III • III ....•• _....--_. T _. _ ••• •• .~ ._. __ •• ~ • -.. , aT ••• _._ •• aT a DELAWARE CHAIR CO. DELAWARE OHIO. LARGEST 'I "QUALITY" I LINE JI of DOUBLE CANE LEATHER MISSION. CHAIRS, ROCKERS and SETTEES CATALiOCUE TO THE TRADE ONLY. "--.- -.-.--_-.--.-.--_-. ---_-..-..-.-. ---.-. --------._._._.--_. -- --------._.._._.__.------------ _. -- _. _._--._--- aT •• Taa._._" ••••• many sales I have al ranged for the further use of the model and beIteve It wIll double our sales." President J H Tlmm of the Plymouth Chair company was in Chicago Tuesday and \Vednesday and whIle here visited wIth C H. Lenhart who has been looking after the Plymouth Chair exhibit in the "Fourteen-Eleven" bUlldmg. PresIdent Tlmm is also vice-president and manager of the Plymouth Cannll1g company and while here was 111 attend-ance upon a gathenng of representatives of a number of promll1ent cannll1g industries of the Untted States P. E Barnes of the commission firm of Barnes & Son left Wednesday for the west g'Oll1g direct from Chicago to Mon-tana where he will VISIt hIS trade and then go on to the coast towns L E Barnes lea, es for the far west Sunday. H. J. Holt, travelll1g in OhIo and IndIana for the A. E Palmer Manufacturing company, left Thursday for hIS first trip after spendll1g a part of the season in Chicago John A Fltck of the Buckeye Chair company underwent a rather senous expenence dunng the past week. Last Satur-day mornmg whIle at work 111 IllS exhIbIt he was taken with severe hemorrhages in the nose whIch contll1ued at intervals through Sunday and Monday up to Tuesday afternoon On Tuesday morntng after havll1g had the serVIces of two regular phY~lclans, ]\1r } ltck consulted a specialtst who succeeded in effectually "topping the almost continuous flow of blood The doctors say the hemorrhages probably prevented an attack of apoplexy The matter appeared so senous that Supt. F. D Marble of the Buckeye ChaIr company was wIred to come 13 to ChIcago but ::\1r Fltck later countermanded the message. Leo Buckner of the Traverse CIty ChaIr company WIll lea, e ChIcago next Monday, after spending the season with the company's exhIbIt here He WIll go to Grand Rapids to spend several days befOl e returnll1g to Traverse CIty. Ed Stahl, trave1ll1g representative 111 the south for the Johnson Chair company WIll heleafter also carry the "CIemco" lll1e of de"ks made by the Clemetson company of Chicago, and WIll start out February 6. Pres Chas L Davis of the Davis-Birely Table company was in Chicago on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week Schuyler C. Brandt of the Sttckley & Brandt Chair oom-pany returned to his home 111 Oak Park, Ill, 'vVednesday, after having spent the season 111 the Grand Rapids market. A J Burrus, travelmg representative in the far west for the IndlanapoIts ChaIr company, Emmerich Furnlttl1e company, GalIta Furntture company, Ott Manufactunng com-pany and Untted States Furlllture company, leaves Saturday ntght for Denver, Salt Lake CIty, and Fri:oco, after which he wlll go to Los Angeles to remall1 WIth his family for a few ,\ eeks before startll1g out on hIS usual spring tnp. Don't give all ) our sympathy to the poor. The rich need some of It The man who IS disappomtec! m love generally lives to be glad of it. Manufacturers of Reliable Varnishes of Uniform Quality Our Motto: "NOT HOW CHEAP-BUT HOW GOOD" C. B. Quigley, Manager Manufacturing Trades Dep't. a.. • I ...... • •••• _. _ .. ~ _ Factories: Milwaukee, Wis.; Newark, N. J. ... _--_._-- .. -- ~I 14 manufactunng and Jobbing bus111ess of 1'01 d & Johnson, chair manu[actul el ", and wJ1l handle tIlE' latter company's hne Jill'" concern hac, been 111corporated wIth a capItal of $100,000, hell c added 40000 "quare feet to the wareroom and now have 140,000 ,;qUellC feet ] L Isaav., IS the pI eSldent, A D ::--1 art- )ll, I Ice pI e"lClent, C 1 II ellker, ,;ecretaly Guy ( \T el r) & CO, IS a new furmtul e ",tore deeller at 200 II eh"ter ell enue. Droold) n \tH?,Uqet" Blockelback wlvJ Wel" 111 charge of the office of I ue!l\l~ llauman 8-- (0, 1M" left that firm I he lUl111ttll e Exchange \\ III keep a 1Ist of all buye1 s who come hel e rel:iulelrly c,howmg the al nva13 from month to l'1Onth, "hat the) buy, the qua1lty, theIr ratmg, etc 1 he 101 ",yth Sprmg Bed company of 86 For"yth ..,treet aJ e m finelnclal trouble J uhus "\lrenburg who was in bu"iness wIth his brother on Graham al enue, Brookl) n, IS now manager of a new store ..,tarted by hIS mother. Sarah Arrenberg, 547 Myrtle avenue, Dlooklyn I,I,T H Rohmson of the Robin"on-Roders company and n \1, SmIth of the Smith Metal Bed company have gone on el tllP alound the I' orld ~1r Robinson's firm have six foreign tae tone:., at Solteln and Derlm, Germany; PI ague, Austria, IIo,;cow Ru ",Sla, Hong Kong and Shanghai, Chma He will ell.,o look up the use of Kopoc a vegetable fibre u,;ed as a sub- "t1tu te to) hall m Japan II c\l1k ~ 11Ul1n, late wlth the Bow(btch Furmture com-pam ot "e\\ na \E'n. (Ol1n . elnd of the Chambcrlam ] ohn"on /)u])o"e COmpall) ot \ilanta aud managel of the Atlanta (Ga ) iUlultul e L>..change, h;:b Jomed the field force "ta£f of the I]clehants' and IIanufacturels' Fxchange here J he ( [1 FI ench Cabmet company of BrooklYll was m Ull pOlated to do \,ood\\orkmg, wIth a capltal of $10,000, by C llchtr1l1 1\ 1 I ench, \I, Ilham Kenned), Albert P AllTIOUr of [1J()okh 11 amI (Jeulge T. Raymond and }.Iaunce C Turner of \fanhelttan, '\ew York BenJam111 I;\T elSS, manager and treasurer of the LTmted "t,lte", Cabmet Bo>.. com pan) and Mis" Cohn of this Clty, were lJlelllled Ilcentl) 'I he JOI S}th Spllng Bed company hels been incorpOl ated \\ Ith a capltal of $6,000, by S Yokel, ( r orge Rubenstem and Ii Bauer 'I he Colomal Mantel Refngerator company, has been m- U)] pOl ated, I' Ith a celpltal of $6,000, at Brooklyn, by M Laven k111c\,Ii GI eepel of "ew York and H K Kapltsky of Brookl} n 1 i\ Bald", 111has gone to the PaClfic coast wlth head- (Iual tel" at '-lan I'lanclSco. as the representatlve of the P '.,ehnCldel :-, Sons company Georl:ie H,ul1mell, who was manager for the George Fennell lo 1 etelJ1 "tOl e at 2862 Thlrd aenue, has been admltted a" a p 11 tnel to the film e\ new "tore will be opened at 2209 Tlllrd el\ enue, I' hlCh I' a" vacated by the Henr) [1 p} e Company 1111"\\ 111maLe 10m "t01 es they I un It 1'111 uot bc long before thc J el "cy CIty "t,ltlOn ot thc !'Ullh\lv,lllIcl leuhoad \\111 be kno\\u a~ a way "tatlOn IhL I (lad \\ 1111un tIll ough the tunnel undel the Hudc,on nvc] to th llel' statIOn at Seventh aveuue and Thirty-third Stl eet and on undel the Clt) and under the East llver tunnel to Long j<,lanl J Bos~ong s Son have abandoned theIr lower ThIrd a\ CdUC 1etall "tore and are UO\\ located at 2314 Third avenue WEEKLY.\RTISAN NEW YORK BORROWING TROUBLE Anticipating Strikes in the Building Trades That May Hurt the Furniture Business. l\Jew York, Jan 21~The tlllllltllle 11lel11uiadmCI" ,l1C ~ct-t1l1g down to busmec,,, elga1l1 elfter a "hort la \ oH el11cl\\ 01k111g on good ~lhedule wIth good 01(1cr~ COll11ng111 ,l11elthc pI (J,pLeto, blight for el hvely sea, on aheeld It l' the Q,cneral Impll<;;.,IO\1 that thIS year WIll be a good one all al ound balllll~ unie)l,(en dlfficulttes. There 1<;;one bouble 111~Ight nO\\ \\hlCh It l,ullcd to a finish Wl]] hurt busllle~s here but not oUhlc1c and that b thc threatened ",tllks of all the bmld111Q.trade~ The "teelm httCh have demanded an 111Celase 111pa\ flOm $:; 00 to S") '50 a e!a" which has beeu· refused by the empIa) er, '\11 the tl ade" h'lI C declared they wl11 back up the steam fittel'" 1 hel e 1~ all 1111- mense amount of busmess projected fo 1thIs" eal \\htch \\ oule! require a great deal of fUrl1ltul e The trouble ha~ not really started yet, but a tte up is threatened on every bmlehng pI01ect Then there are the ratlway emplo) es \\ ho ha\ e been 1ehl"ed their demand, In Pennsylval11a the coal ,tllke loom, up ag,un and the fight that is plO1111sed111the steel reg 10m \\ hen ,telrtcd, may be one of the worst thIS country has e\ el "een It the"e factors do not materialize then thlS yeal WIll he one of the hc.,t ever experienced. EI) J Relsel & Co, T\\ent} cIQ.hth "tl ((t ,l11e! I 11"t ,l\ e nuc, make a btb111e"" of httmg up ofttel ,me! ",tel!e 11l1U!1 11 '" d0111g the fine"t cahmet work dnd maklllg ~l\ ual hnc" III orl1Lc ftlll11tme TheIr \\Olkmau"hlp can be "eUl 11l malll Idlh,eul offices, bank", llJ ug "tore", hoteh, cafes ete Thl\ U leltl the 11 own "tyles and deSIgns ~o salc"mcn all out~thClJ 10])'" come by makmg blcb The l\fetropohtan (ha;1 UlmIMU) lu", "Ull(ulul 1<' the -~,,,I , II ,t ,I ,t It ,• , •II •,•• ,, ,,,I II ,I I, I,, II ,,I• ,,,t I,, l~~~~:~s~.'~~~~~~~~~oj~l~c~_.~_~~ No. 537. 28x42 top. Quarter Sawed Oak, Cross Band Rim, Polished, $7.50 You can't make money faster than by buymg thIS fine lIbrary Table by the dozen, unless you make up a carload out of thIS and other good thmgs we have to show you. The vValter Cabinet company has completed its 11C\ filL to! Y at V\! ayland, M1Ch ,and has started operations with 30 hell1d~ 1 his number WIll be increased to 50 soon. The company 1M" elected the following officers: preSIdent, H. F. Buskirk, V1Le pleSldent, Dr. E. O. Hanlon, secretary-treasurer, E. W. PIckett. manager, L C Walter WEEKLY ARTISAN --------------------------------------------_._.~----------.. ,III •I •I IIIII III III j III I f I II IIII ~-----_.~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------~ The season for banquets is here. Get a stock of our Banquet Table Tops so as to be ready to supply the demand. Never Forget That Credit is Capital. A bu:omess men who IS now gettmg along very lllcely wa" tellmg about the uphIll fight he had because of the fact that he started wIth so httle capItal "How much dId yOll have~" he wa'3 a'3ked, and the man replted, "A thousand dollar'3," wa:o the answer He meant a thousand dollars m money, but a ltttle furthel que"tlOnmg revealed the fact that he had been able to get credIt for two thousand dollars' worth of good" at the start "Well," saId a listener, "then you started on three thous-and dollar:o capItal, of which you furnished one-thIrd and other people furlllshed two-thirds The chances al e that the other people never stop to consIder that they were furnishing ) au two-thIrds of your capital, Just as you have never been able to see it m that Itght But they were And there al e thousands of people in busllless who don't realize that what they consider theIr capItal 1:0 really a very small part of it The man WIth a new device belteves It i" good and tl-jat people WIll want It They undoubtedly WIll want It aftel he tells them what he has and after he has sold some But be-fore any profit can be made good will must be establtshed, and the only way to establtsh good WIllIS by spending money The same IS true of a new store The man who starts It may have figured correctly m "Izlllg up the location and the field There may be an urgent need for a new store on his particular corner and there may be grave faults in the method-of older houses with which he WIll compete, but If the man thInks that the first day's sales WIll establish the store on a paying basIs he has missed hI:, guess. Probably the solutIOn ltes in the mcreasmg kno" ledge of sCIentIfic credIt makmg The time WIll never come when r------------------- ._~ __ III t I II,II •If , II • Our Large New Line of DINING and OFFICE TABLES are the best on the American market when prices and quality are considered. STOW It DRVIS FUKNITUKG GO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. City Salesroom. 4th floor. Blodgett Bide. a great part of all busllle:os done WIll not be on capItal furn Ished by othel s As long a'3 one busllless allows another to purchase WIthout paymg on the spot, then the first business WIll be supplying the second one with capItal But, It may be that if firms generally realtzed what a credIt oblIgatIOn actually means they would be more careful about incurnng them Obtainmg CIedit '3imply means that ) au are USlllg an-other man's money The man who sells you goods on credIt is as truly sUpplylllg you WIth capItal as IS the bank that ad-vances you money, and you are as morally bound to conSIder well his chances of obtainmg repayment as you are to ponder carefully when you thlllk of incun ing an obligation at the bank There IS altogether too much bankruptcy and receIver-shIp in thIS country And If, as BI adstt eet pomts out, only eIghteen faIlures out of every thousand are due to competl-tton, 342 out of every thousand al e due to "a-called lack of captial whIch IS entirely too many Kissing His Chains. Upton S1I1c1alr, 111 a recent address m N e"WYork, saId pomt-edly' "Poor people sometimes rem1l1d me of a dog lance saw. "The dog's muzzle, as the alllmal passed me, dropped off I am agamst muzzltng, and so I kicked the wIre contnvance Into the gutter. "But the dog re"ented my action by 'how111g hIS teeth and growlmg angnly. He picked up the mULZle and trotted home WIth It 111 his mouth." Sympathy is often wasted-on the Ignorant --------------------------------------- Mahogany Circassian Walnut Quartered Oak Walnut Curly Maple Bird's Eye Maple BaSswood Ash Elm Birch Maple Poplar Gum Oak ----. ForeIgn and Domestic Woods. Rotary, Sliced, Sawed. I! I- -~I 15 ~-- I 16 WEEKLY ARTISAN MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY 'U.SCRI~TION $1 eo ~ER YEAR ANYWHEIlE IN THE UNITED STATES OTHER COUNTRIES $2.00 ~EIl YEAR. SINlOLE CO~IES 5 CENTS. PUBLICATION OFFICE. 108-112NOI'ITH DIVISION ST. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH, A. S. WHITE. MANAGIN.. EDITOR Entered I.S .econd cla.s matter, July 5, 1909, at the post office at Grand Rapids. Michigan under the act of March 3. 1879 The January sales season, now practically closed, made a new record for Grand Rapids, in the number of buyers registered in the market that 1S, the number 1S larger than in any previous mid-winter season, and almost equal to the average summer season. Last Tuesday when the Datly Artisan-Record closed its season the number of buyers had reached 915 and as a few have arrived every day slllce and they will continue to come during the commg week it IS probable the total Will be above the thousand mark. Most of the Grand Rapids factories now keep theIr show rooms open between seasons, and some of the outside manufacturers who exhibit here have adopted the policy, so buyers commg at any time of the year will have no difficulty in findmg what they want. While the volume of busllless booked thIS season may not equal that of the big winter season of 1907, it is much larger than that of January last year and IS rc-ported quite satisfactory to all exhibitors There never has been a season when the buyers were so unammously opti-mistic in their views of the future as they have been dunng the past month. For that reason manufacturers expect that many of their orders Will be increased or duplicated and that their travelling men will secure a large volume of business during the coming sixty days. Industrial insurance against losses by stnkes is an instI-tution of recent date in Germany. Severe material losses are sustained by employers in the event of a stnke. The factory lies idle and suffers depreciatIOn from want of use Production ceases and the employer is exposed to the danger of being driven out of the market which he has with dIfficulty acquired. Thirteen strikes indemmty companies, twenty-six employers' associations for strike insurance and nine com-panies providing indemnity against loss from occasion to occasion are now in operation. A strong argument in sup-port of this movement is afforded in the fact that strikes generally occur in times of prosperity when trade is heavy, and the employer is likely to lose his customer to competi-tors. Judge 'Whitney, of Toledo, Ohio, has ruled that trading stamp companies must redeem their stamps in money or merchandise at the option of the holder and that the value af the stamps is not impaired by transfer from the original holder to some other person. The stamp is a liability and must be honored by the company when it is presented. This decision may make the stamps more popular with the buying pubhc but is hkely to have an opposite effect on the mer-chants E\ erythmg '" hICh serves to reduce frictIOn is a money "a\ er The man who wtll not spend a httle money for oil and graphite weal s out his machinery rapidly and has enor-mou'> repau and replacement bills to pay. AVOldfriction of all kmds It IS costly. The friction in the store force is an expensIve and unpleasant condition Inattention kills more trade than a good deal of. adver-tising and good goods at reasonable prices can offset. The power of the salesman is tremendous. He does not realize It. It seems to him a negative quantity. He realizes that he can destroy trade, but he cannot see how he can increase it The works of destruction are always more in evidence than those of construction, but the latter are always much more important. The designers have been called in and active preparation commenced on the fall lines What to make is the most difficult problem that has confronted the manufacturers in many years. Period English styles will continue in favor, but of ",hat penod none can tell definitely. One can not go far'" rang on French periods and Colonial lines, however. Cmching trade is impossible. You may have the trade of a family for years; you may have the friendship of all the members of that family; you may believe that you cannot lose 1t, but you can. Trade keeping is work always worth consldermg Do not slight it for a moment. There 1" a tIme for everything. The salesman should know the tune to talk and the time to keep silent. To know the right tImes, requires a deep and thorough knowledge of human nature ThiS knowledge is to be acquired first-hand. It is all about you "\\ hat about glue? The boycott on meat will reduce the slaughter of cattle and the production of glue. \Vill the manufacturers be compelled to use imported glue or more wire naIls? Guess the answer. The reason some fellows' salaries are ~mall is because the bulk of the money goes to the man or men required to look after them. Every man pays for his own supervision, and sup-ervision mostly comes high. The employer who is afraid that, by reading, his em-ployes "'Ill get higher ideas and seek better jobs, confesses by that fear that he is not treating his men as well as he should Natural ability is a fine thing, but it doesn't keep a man away from the stern necessity of hustling for existence. A telegram states that "Baltimore is eschewing meat." Eschewing is less expensive than chewing. WEEKLY ARTISAN 17 RETAIL FURNITURE ADVERTISING Conducted by H. H. STALKER. Dealers Are Urged to Send in Samples of Their Advertisements and to Offer Any Sug4estions and Helps Which They Believe Will Be of Benefit to Others. This Department Aims to Be of Practical Se1."vice.Help Us to Make It So. Have you had a name cut yet? Have you ordered any new, snappy, clean cut illus-tratwns? Ha, e you fixed up that little ad yet') Are you using plenty of white space? Are you paying extra attentIOn to your window displays? Have you slgned a contract with the paper for regular space each week ') Have you') Good That's fine. You've a great start toward better returns from your 1910 advertlsing. SUppoSlllg a man should walk into your store 'and in the course of conversatwn, should say that he had been in the furniture busllless, and SUppOSlllg upon being questioned as to his leaving it, he should reply. "Oh, I tried it for a month and it <hdn't pay, so I qUlt You would look at that man m amazement, you would thmk hlm off III hlS upper story perhaps, because you know as well as does everybody, that successful business bmldmg IS not accomplished III a month or twelve months. Yet that is preClsely the attltude taken by many furmtUl e dealers m regard to advertlsing. When a soheltor approaches and begllls to talk about advel tlslllg, they assume an injured alr and assert that "the last ad didn't pay," or "I advertised three months la5lt year, and It didn't pay." They immediately thlllk that because a small lllvestment didn't bring back loads of busllless that advertlslllg Isn't a good thmg They know that their competltor down the street adverti;:;es and they know It must pay him or he wouldn't do it. But they don't seem to go a step farther and reason that if it pays] ones they ought to be able to make it pay them. Dlsappomtment III returns from advertising is due both to the advertiser or the sohcitor. The advertlser expects too much too soon, whl1e the sohcitor IS at fault m pallltlllg the picture of success too glowmgly In the am,iety to get the busmess, he IS mc1ined to lead the advertiser to expect more than he has a right to Thus adv ertl sers are made skeptical or kl1led altogether and sohCltors and pubhcatlOns suffer III consequence. But let us look the matter plainly and squarely in the face Advertlsmg SUccess must be built just as business must be bmlt. And as no busmess can acquire a healthy growth in a fortnight, neither Will a fortnight's advertising serve to add to your fortune more than a reasonable amount A business grows as it meets and satisfies the demands of people as to honesty, good quahty for tht money, service, etc. It grows as people acqlllre confidence III the poliCies and methods It grows as it offers to the masses all those things , ,~:~~~;g:.!:ii~.i~ii~I:':ORSl The Best Hand Power for FUl'mture Stores i Send for Catalogue and Pnces. I KIMBAll BROS, CO" 1067 Ninth St.. Council Bluffs, la. Kimball Elevator Co.. 3:l3 Prospect St., Cleveland, 0., f lOSllth St., Omaha, Neb., 129 Cedar St , New York City• ••• II: ••••• • ••• _- •••••••••••• __ aD •• ~ which constItute successful business building and of necessity advertls111g must pass through the same stages. A new advertIsement attracts curiOSity and arouses <mild interest, Just as does a new store But sentIment in favor of accept-ing the advertisement does not necessanly crystalize in ac-twn, any more than a new store gathers unto itself all the trade at once. It must prove itself, and so must advertising. Thls doesn't mean that you cannot expect returns from be-gmnmgs- you can and should. But as time goes on and people reahze that your ads are truthful; that your bargains are gentllne J that they can depend upon what you tell them, your advertlsmg will assume an added prestige and have much large pulhng power than your first ones. So don't expect too much and don't plan too meagerly. Lay your plans for a year at least. Stnke out! Cast off doubt and forebodl11g. Don't waver. Keep fearlessly at it. Tell people 111 a slmple, earnest, straIght-forward maImer, what .y ou have to say. Use good cuts, good display and common sense; back It all up With the goods and you'll have no cause to complal11 that "Advertising doesn't pay" or "I can't afford It " Now then, call up the newspaper man and give him a contract that wlll make him happy. We take pleasure In mtroduclug to you our new Saw Table. The hase JS SimIlar to what we have been using on our No 4 Saw Table, only we have made it larger on the floor The TalSma and lowenna deVice IS the same .u we have on the No 4 Machme, WIth lever and pitman The lever ISmade of steel The .rbor ISmade of 1% -mch steel. runDlng in long nng oumg box .. , and I' for I-mch hole 10 saw We furnish one l4-iach saw on each maclune It WIll carry a 16-mch saw If desIred Table ISmade WIth a center .hde 12 mches WIde WIth a movement of 21 mche. It has a lockmg deVIce to hold It when you do not Wish to use It, and ha. a detachable mitre guage to he used when u.mg the shdmg-table. Can cross-cut With table extended to 24 mche., also rip up to 24 Inches WIde. Table has a removable throat that can be taken out when u.mg dado It also has two mitre guages for regular work and a two Ilded np quage that can be uSC!dOR either stde of th. saw. more •• pectally when the table ISblted, also a tdbng np gauge to be used to cut bevel work when you do not WIShto bIt the table The top IS 4Ox44 mches Counterohaft has T & L. pulleys 10" 14 mch... and the dnve pulley 16,,5 mches, counter-shaft should run 800 Makmg 1D all about as complete a machme as can be found and at a reasonable Pllce Write lIS and we WIll be pleased to quote you pllC.. Address. ALEXANDER DODDS, CO., 181-183 Can.1 St.• Grand Rapids, MICh· a- • -.-----. ~ . • .4 18 WEEKLY ARTISAN SEND FOR CATALOGUE. do not begIn untIl about the middle of December and even the bu) er'3 who feel that they must be on hand on their own floO!S m thIs rush season wlll have amplE time to attend the c\.p0'iltlOn and yet I each theIr home headquarters in time. It l~ cel tam that there are as many "Working days in one ~I\. month" penod as another Therefore the manufacturers 'ihould be a'i able to be ready m June as m July and in Decembel as 111 January These carpet buyers and others pI efenng to be m the market early have enormous purchas-lllg po" CI Aftel con'ilderatlOn of the matter from all points ot \ le\\ only greater good to a larger number promises to tollo\\ the plOposed change of dates and it is believed that thIS \\ III meet the appro\ al of all mterested "Hold Fast" and "Let Go:' By W. A. Blackwell. Hold fa-t That 'iplendld motto has m,l11y battles won \\ hen lInked \\lth nohle pUlpose to earn the WOJld's "we II done," But one of equal Import for all shrewd men to know Is \\ hen to (Jl11tand ha\ e the gnt to then and there "let go '" H n e 'ou IO'it ) our cOIgn of vantage, have you ,lIpped 111toa rut? It, no dl,grace to change your base before the wIres are cut It besped1.5 the \\ II) general to Out"lt a ,tubborn foe, Don t ,tand ) our ground \\ hen} ou hdve found 'twIll pay you to let go -~ II New York Will Advance the Dates. It is proposed by Mr. Spratt and hIS aSSOCIate" 111the management of the expanded New York Exchang e to ael vance the elates of the semi-annual eXp0'3ltlOns to be held after the new bulldmgs are com pleteel It \\auld seem tlut lmpOl tant ga111s should be made by hold111g the"c m ] une and December of each year Buyers of cal peb and kmdreel goods have always come to New York 111 lalge number" every May and N ovembel and the"e ~ame buyer", OJ many of thcm, represcnt houses retaIlmg ft1111lture The:: have not found It convenlcnt to walt 0\ el m Kew York from carpet tIme to fmnltme tIme Quite natl11ally they ha\ e not WIshed to use the time, or incur the expense, for a second viSIt Now, by retardIng the date'i of carpct actl\ltIe'i to the last week of May and N ovembcr as contcmplatcd and ad vanc111g the opening date'i of the semI-annual ;\ C\\ YOI k Fur11lture expOSItIOns to the first Monda:: m June and Dccem ber these Important buycr" wIll be able to avaIl themselve'3 of both carpet and fm mture opportU11ltles WIthout 111com cmcncc As to fur11lture buyers attendmg the ;\ ew York e\.posl-tions there can be no pOSSIble objecttnll to the change from July to June It may be thought that, because of the hoh-t; \'I;~,l: 1 ; * day season, the oha!ltlge from January to Dccemhel \\ III not be so adVIsable; bt;t it is well known that hea\ \ holtela\ "ale" .. l,.J 0' ( ~)\"j. " ~ --- --- ------------------------_._---------_._----- I ' ~------------------_._---------_._--_. -------- ----_._-_•. ---- ._.. -... . .... WEEKLY ARTISAN 19 ~------------------------------------- . -----_. -------~ iI Waddell Manufacturing Company I· i Grand Rapids, Michigan I • This is one of our Latest Designs in Drawer Pulls. I I,' Watch This Space for Others , I I I! I The largest manufacturers of Furniture Trimmings in Wood I B 183 in the world. Write us for Samples and Prices. Made in I Oak, Walnut, Mahogany, Birch and all Furniture Woods. I ~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~ Discrimination as to Customers. "It IS all very well to tell us not to dlscnmmate be-tween customers," remarked a merchant the other day, "but to me no more than nght to do a good turn to a good cus tomeI, to favor hIm, over one who does not as"lst you m any way" He glal ed at the mterlocutor a moment, and they contmued "~ow, for mstance, a customer came m hel e the other ddy I had some goods I could cut a httle m pnce and "tIll make a good profit-In fact, had heen con"ldenng making a run on them for "ome time, dn)ho\\ The cu"tomer ha" alv.a)s paId spot ca.'>h, and some of m) competitor" have been blddmg for hIs tlade He IS a meghbor of mme and a fnend I thought It would be no more than good husmess to drop off the high pnce for hIm Another customer \"ho doesn't pay tIll the last day of grace ha" al-mo" t expIred, came In, and I charged hIm the full pnce on the "dine thmg, and that was all nght" Oh, merchant' what a horde of possible tlOubles hovu ed about yOUl head when you made tho"e two .'>alesI Suppo"e your fnend and neighbor, Ul the goodness of hIS heart, hop-mg to bnng you more trade, had spread the news ablOad that you were .'>ellmg at the pnce you sold to h1l11 And "uppo"e the other fellow heald about It Don't you suppose he would feel that he had a gl levance a mIle high? But, }ou may "ay, I told my fnend that thIS was ju:-,t for hIm All nght Take It that way, then Suppose you dId, and he wa:-, such a good friend that he dIdn't gIve It away Why should you do It once and not agam? vVhy should you not make hIm a specIal pnce all the time;> To the con-sumer It wlll appear that you should do It every time If that concrete example doesn't appeal to you, consider the ethICS of the case The government says that a raIlroad has no nght to make secret rebate" It is against the law What else IS this but a secret rebate;> Oh, ye" }ou hay e a nght to make a dIfference where there IS a dIfference m re"ulb of course If one pa} s ca"h and the othel does not you have a right to make a (hffel ence m yom p lce,,-thdt IS true enough But the prinCIple on ~hlch you should go, I" that the pubhc hds a fl ee field and no fa\ ontes in } our ,t01 e How much would your trade be wOlth if the' ~ord was CI'- culated that yOU gave ,ome people a better deal thdn other.'>;> You mIght have a few favontes, but that would be all Gave Advice and Lost a Sale. The troubles of the dealel s If properly recorded \\ auld fill a hbrary One of them told hI" story dunng his recent buymg tnp here "A young marned couple, having mean" - I to buy some mce furmture came into my store for their set- I tmg out The stuff that attracted them were suites of the .. flashy order, covered WIth ginger bread work. Takmg them by the arm, as a father would, I counselled with them as follows' "You don't want that cheap stuff m your home Thi" hIgher grade furmture WIll be in 111uchbetter taste and you wIll never regret paying the small dIfference 1il pnce" I went on 111 that way for a time and seemed to convmce them that I was right They deferred makmg the purchase, however, promiSing to return after consldenng the matter But they never came vVhat they (hel was to go to my competitor and buy the cheap stuff, such a, I mIght have sold them The questIOn IS, how am I to be recompensed for my 1111.'>Slonaryefforts? VI/as it money thrown away, 'sweetnes, wasted on the desert air,' or Just SImply blamed foohshnes" on my part? That's what I want to know?" ~... ----------_ .. ----------~ HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO. I FT. WAYNE, IND. IIIIII II I II , I,I ._---I~ , HARDWOOD LUMBER III IIt II ~--------..- . SA~~D t QUARTERED OAK { VENEERS SLICED fAN D MAHOGANY China Closets Buffets \ Bookcases We lead m Style, Comtrucbon and Fmlsh. See our Catalogue, Our lme on permanent exhlbl-bon 7th FJ~r, New Manufact-urers BUlldmg, Grand'R'llplds. ......~I 20 WEEKLY ARTISAN ~, _ -----_ _.-------------------------------- -_ - _._ ..-- ..~.. _.- _- ._ ..~ THE LYON FURNITURE AGENCY CREDITS AND COLLECTIONS ROBERT P LYON Ceneral Mander Buildings That Will Need Furniture. Residences-F. A Hood, FIfth and Market streets, Chat-tnooge, Tenn, $4,500, Mary E Lee, 6148 Rhodes avenue, ChI-cago, $8,000, G F. Creedon, 1133 Hayes avenue, ChIcago, $8,000, Mrs Mana Peterson, 3402 Elame place, Chicago, $16.- 000, Edward Johnson, 5408 Augusta street, Chicago, $-+,800, T. J. Aylward, 3326 Vme stret, Kansas CIty, }Io, $4,000, Bertha L. McCully, 4200 Forest street, Kansas CIty, $15,000, S W. Sullivan, 352 Central avenue, Atlanta, Ga, $3,000, G D. Samuels, Fairview, Hou<;ton, Tex , $32,000; A E Murphy, Shady avenue and Solway street, Pittsburg, Pa , $11,000, VV F. Reichardt, 2614 Izard street, LIttle Rock, Ark, $3,000, H C. Jackson, 1207 Brazos street, Austm, Tex, $4,500, G L. Berg, 1932 FIfteenth avenue, north, Seattle, \Vash, $5,000, ]. W Codwm, 1407 First avenue, Seattle, $4,400, Hugo Hem, 1126 South Eleventh street, Spnngfield, III , $3,500, Cyrenus Weber, 64 Nevada avenue, Buffalo, X Y, $6,000, }Irs L T Clark, 1109 Fall street, NashVIlle, Tenn, $3,000, Henry S. Saxe, 3844 N Ridgeway avenue, Chicago, $14,400, Roe10f Orst, 1126 W. Thirteenth 'Street, ChIcago, $4,800, Herman Kean, 4655 Evanston avenue, ChIcago, $15,000; Ira J. \\ tl- Iiams, S. Martins Lane, PhIladelphia, Pa, $18,000, Estelle B. Mark, 45 Ferguson place, BUffalo, N. Y., $3,000, John G Spadmger, 139 vVakefield street Buffalo, $3,600; Maud E Shup, 1452 F1llimore street, Buffalo, $5,000; Ida ElliS, 218 Halsache street, San AntonlO, Tex, $3,000; Adolph \Valker 135 North Ashby street, Atlanta, Ga, $3,000; Dr \Veaver,6 Lena street, Atlanta, $3,000, Anthony EustIS, 1029 Fremont avenue, the Bronx, New York, $9,000; James Fauto, 1133 Broadway, New York, $8,500, F. T. Kmsman, 348 West Eighty-seventh street, New York, $12,000 , Joseph l\I \Valker, 66 vVest Fourteenth street, Atlanta, Ga, $4,000, Mrs \V H Oblad, 350 East Oblad court, Salt Lake CIty, Utah, $10,000, A. R. Twitchel, Nmety-sixth street and Euclid avenue, Cle\ e-land, 0, $5,000, Charles A. Dletnch, DaVIS street and Grm e avenue, RIchmond, Va, $4,000; Clarence C ~ew'ltt, 123 Frederick street, DetrOlt, }Ilch, $6,500, Ernest Knapp, 1276 Van Dyke avenue, DetrOlt, $5,400, H J Purse, Ca.,s and \\ tl Its streets, DetrOlt, $15,000, LIllian C ::'IIonroe, Bethune street and vVoodard avenue, DetrOlt, $10,000, \\ 11li~E Duhl, O\\Cn Park and Jefferson avenue, DetrOlt, $55,000, \Valter \\roodley, 416 E Forty-fifth street, ChIcago, $15,000, J. H Hagen, 1859 Russell avenue, St Lotus, Mo, $10,000, F J Douglass, Har-bert and Barksdale streets, MemphIS, Tenn, $4,5500, Tom Turpin, 1380 Carr avenue, MemphIS, $6,500, A D Lannmg, 1483 Monroe avenue, MemphIS, $4,800; ~Irs Charles Duntze, Grandvtlle place, 2\Iemphls, $8,000, L A Johnson, BIOOk<;and Fourth <;treet", San DIego, Cal , $3,750, C H Graves, Eufaula, Ala, $4,000, \Valter Hosch, Gamesvtlle, Ga, $7,000, \\ l' Newman, 807 PIedmont avenue, :\tlanta Ga, $8,000, \[rs S M Darrow, 161 EItnbeth street, \tlanta, $4,400, \\ FReed, 26 Falrgn'en avenue, Youngstown, 0, $3,000; Wilbam H. Hughes, E.ryn Mawr, Pa, $4,500; A. L KIrby, FIfteenth and vVallace <;tleets, PhIladelphia, Pa, $5,000, Herny H Burke, 26 Barnett <;treet, Xew Haven, Conn, $6,000; Yrargaret L Gerkm, State and vVdlow streets, X ew Haven, $4,500 ,Charles n Spalm, Twenty-nmth and vVashmgton streets, Indian-apolis, Ind , $3,600, August Nelson, 111 South Forty-second <;treet, Omaha, Neb, $3,000, Henry Carleson, 2337 South Tlmty-fifth street, Omaha, $3,000, K D vVilner, 3335 Tenny-son street, N V\T vVashmgton, DC, $5,500, W D. Cole, 1614 Eighth ~treet, Southeast, MmneapoIts, Mmn, $4,000; F C Brockman, 1862 Rondo street, St Paul, Mmn, $4,500 Miscellaneous Buildings-Temple Adath Joseph of St. Joseph, 110, IS butlding a synagogue that IS to cost $45,000, lllcludlllg furnIture The Odd Fellows of Colorado Springs, Col are excavatlllg for the foundatlOns of their temple which IS to cost $60,000 The Crescent Realty company is to re-model and refurlllsh the \\1 estern Hotel in Denver, Col., at a cost of $35,000 St Luke's Protestant Episcopal church is bU1ldlllg a $50,000 pari"h house on Germantown avenue, Phila-delphIa, Pa The Hebrew Free School association of Phila-delphia, Pa, IS constructlllg a new school building to cost $75,000 exclusive of seating and other furniture. Albuquer~ que, K Mex, 13 about to issue $100,000 III bonds for a neW hIgh school bUllding and the extenSIOn of a ward school, Exeter, Cal , 1<;constructmg a new high school buddlllg. The <;chool trus·ees of \\ heellllg, \V Va, are advertising for pro-posals to itl rlllsh desks, seats, tables, bookcases, etc, for their new l11gh 'S(hool bUlldmg, whIch IS to be finished III March New Veneer Company. .\t a lI1eetlllg of stockholders of the newly organized PI) mouth \~cneer company held la<;t Saturday at Ply-mouth, \\ h, a board of chrector<; \Vas elected as follows D E ::'Ifeyer, and :\ L Kaenn of Sheboygan, C H Lenhart, E }~ Ea'>tll1an and H G DaVIS Plans are in progress for the erectIon of a factory bmlItng 60 x 120 feet, three stones hIgh \\ 1th ',eparate bOller and engllle house and dry kIlns The boiler room IS to be eqmpped WIth a steam engme of 150 hor<;e pOvv er capaCIty The work of constructlOn will begm as soon as weather permIts, and it is expected the plant \\111 be completed by the mIddle of the summer. The capital "tock of the Plymouth Veneer company IS $50,000, fully ~tlb<;cnbecI A man doesn t ha\ e to celebrate hIS golden weddmg to dlscO\ er that all I" not gold that ghtters \ glutton 1~ a man who digs hIS grave with his teeth OF' THE THE SPECIAL CREDIT BUREAU FURNITURE, CARPET, UPHOLSTERY, UNDERTAKING, PICTURE FRAME, MIRROR VENEER, WOOD, CABINET HARDWARE AND HOUSE FURNISHINC TRADES. New York Grand Rapids Philadelphia Boston Cinclnnatl Chlcapo 5t Louis Jamestown Hlph POInt IMPROVED METHODS WE ALSO REPORT THE PRII'fCIPAL DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT AND GENERAL STaPlES. Capital, Credit and Pay Rahngs Clearing House of Trade Experience. The Most RelIable Credit Reports. RAPID COLLECTIONS. GRAND RAPIDS OFFICE. 412-413 HOUSEMAN BUILDING c.-e NEVERS,-M,chliin-Mander i . .. S M. KIrkpatrIck, furniture dealer, of Waco, Texx , has placed his store in charge of Armin H Mack and engaged in the 1 eal estate business Harry RoderIck and John Stabler-RoderIck & Stabler-have succeeded John Melssman m the furl11ture and under-taking business at Brodhead, \VIS SIdney Gal row has retired from the firm of Becker & Garrow, manufacturers of tables, of Camden, N. Y. Mr. Becker will continue the business. o Schuman, furniture dealer of Youngstown, 0,. has incorporated his business under the name of the Schuman Furniture company. Capital stock, $50,000 W. Hempy, formerly of the firm of Manville & Hempy, furniture dealers of Eugene, Ore, has purchased the furniture business of Bailey & Knowles of the same city. The Beauregard Furniture company, dealers of New Or-leans, heretofore doing bus111ess as a partnership concern, has been incorporated, with capital stock lImited to $50,000 R. T. Hampton and R ChrIstopher have purchased the business of the Mineral Bluff ( Georgia) FurnIture company and will continue it under the name of Christopher & Hamp-ton. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS John 0 J oh n,',011 of 13mtrum, M111n, has patented an ex-tenSIOn table R W Dactcr, furl11ture dealer, in St Louis, Mo , has sold out to Foster & DaVIdson J ]\1 McM111an, furl11ture dealer of Sandpoint, Idaho, ha:-, sold out to J F Armfield Morgan & GaskIll have succeeded Ellsworth & Bishop, fUfl11ture dealers at Pitzville, Wash A. M111111ckhas purchased the furniture store and stock of Clark & Jacobs m Spokane, vVash Lawrence & Curtis of Norwich, N Yare closing out their stock of furnIture at auctIOn R Seten & Son, furniture dealers of Han isburg, Ill, have mcol porated Capital stock, $12,000 \¥. P \Vhltworth has purchased the retaIl furniture busi-ness of G 13 Elrod & Co , at Calhoun, Ga Joseph N CollIer, furniture dealer at Cordele, Ga", will open a branch store at Vienna, same state J P Goldschmidt succeeds the Meinerschagen Furniture and Undertaking company at Chillicothe, Mo John E Schroeppel has purchased the furniture and un-del taking business of Mr. VVl1helm at CollinsvIlle, Ill. D A. V\; alden, furniture dealer of Headland, Ala, is suc-ceeded by the Oates & Lindsay Furniture company. Alex Campbell, furniture dealer and undertaker of Petersburg, III , has sold out to Thomp,;on & Harms. The Lena (Ill) Casket company will increase their capital stock from $25,000 to $60,000 and move to Freeport, Ill. The Lock Rail Iron Bed:-,tead company of Tacoma, VAl ash, have increased their capital stock from $12,000 to $75,000 The Nairn Lmoleum company of Trenton, N J, have in-creased their capital stock from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000 C C Hawkins, furnitme dealer of Americus, Ga, has soleI out to his competItors the Alhson Furl1lture company. Shea & Burke, fur111ture deale I s, of Konv lch, Conn, have opened a branch store in Taftville, a neighboring VIllage. \V H Ashcraft, J r, succeeds his father, who dIed re-cently, in the fur111ture and undertak111g busmes,; at Janesville, Wis The CambrIa FurnIture company of Chllf:/tIansburg, Va, have sold their entire stock to the Cambna Hardware com-pany The Buckeye Parlor Furniture company, manufacturer.", of Toledo, 0 , have increased their capital stock from $25,000 to $60,000 Plllhp \\T e111er, furniture dealer of Somel VIlle, Mass, has filed a voluntaly petItion in bankruptcy LiablhtIes, $1,414, a,',seb $550 Oscar 13 Blake, well known as a successful chair manu-facturer died at hi'i home in Keene, N H on January 24, aged 70 years Park & Scheible have purchased the furniture and under-tak111g busmes,; owned by the estate of the late W. 1'. Boyd, 111EvanSVille, Ind. Jame" Whittier, dealer 111plants and garden furniture at Beverly, Mass, has filed a petition in bankruptcy Liabilities, $9,206, assets, $4,800 Reuben Lerner, proprietor of the AmerIcan Furniture com-pany, 64 Leverett street, Boston, Ma,',s, has made an assign-ment to Max S, Warren, The Cahee House Furnishing company of Rutland, Vt., has the contract for furl11shing the general offices of the Rut-land RaIlroad company with Globe-Wernicke sectional book-cases. N. P. Cammon, for five years manager of the Charlotte (N C) Casket company, has re'-,Igned and retired from the business, having sold his stock 1ll the company to E. R. Cannon and R S. Sloan. Mr. Sloan WIll take the active management of the company. J ames A Arthur, one of the founders and for 31 years secretary of the I X L Furniture company of Goshen, Ind, WIll retire from the position on February 1. He will retain his interest in the company, but deSIres to discard business cares for awhIle at least Paul Joerns has retired from the corporation known as J oerns Bros , furnIture manufacturers. He takes the business heretofore conducted by the company in St Paul, Minn, whl1e the company WIll continue to operate the factories at Sheboygan and Stevens Point, Wis. Furniture Fires. The Xorthwestern Reed and Rattan company of M1l1ne-apobs, was burned out recently. Loss $10,000 \V H Paden's excelsior plant at Fredericksburg, Va! was burned WIth all stock and material on hand, on January 20 The loss is $14,000, no insurance. WIcker & McManus, fUl111ture dealers, Malket street, San Francisco, suffered a loss estImated at $15,000 by fire in the store on January 21. Insmance, $5,500 The American House Furnishing company of St. Pau!' M1l1n, suffered a loss of about $100,000 by fire on January 18 InsUlance on stock $56,000; on buIlding, $30,000 The new furl11ture store of I N Bell at F drm1l1gton, N Mex, was totally destroyed in a fire that started in an adjoin- 111g ,;tore and WIped out a large part of the town. Mr. Bell had Just installed his stock and advel tlsed his opening for the next day. His loss IS $5,000 or $6,000 with no InSurance. 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN ----------------- -- --- . .------- -- , Amencan Plan, $2 50 Day and upwards European Plan, $1 00 Day and upwards Hot and Cold Runrnng Water In all Rooms Rooms wIth Bath extra GEORGE FULWELL, Proprietor Suggestions for Selecting Wall Paper. Papers al e now more used than tmts fOI \\ all" The nel\ self-toned 01 plal11 papers come m loyely te:Atm eo, and glye more depth and color to a room than the pall1ted \\ all Imtead of burla pthere 1s a fancy Just nO\\ to! COlOIed buck ram or book lmen to cover the wall up to the plate rdl1 It h supposed to make a 100m look mOl e homelIke d, burlap h ,,0 much used 111pubhc bmldmg,> A good deCal atlOn for a dm1ll~ room would be a wall of green buckJam to the plate rarl at mahogany and aboye It a landscape fne/e 111 broIl n" and tan, or a Roral fneze 111dull tone" of gI een on J. pale ecru background, with an ecru cerl111g The first choIce fOI a bathloom 1'>a hied \\ all eIther all the way to the ceIlIng or to the heIght of five feet, wIth d plam enameled fi11lsh above 1t that can be sC1ubhed Pa111ted walls are excellent for bathroom purpo:,es, as they can be eaSIly kept clean As a rule color~ are delIcate-whIte woodwork and shelf rarl and lIght, blue pll1k or green one-toned pape1 s The glazed tde papel s that can be \\ ac;hecl oft co"t 11101e 111the begmnmg, but pay 111the enll, d" they ,lre not I U1llul by splashing from statlOnaly wash"tand 01 ~ho\\ el A dm111g loom that needs to be lIghted can be efteciJI eh treated by papeI111~ the wall m a ueamy }ello\\ plalll 01 t\\O toned stnpe pdpel, \v Jih cream-colored cerl1l1g Da Ik \\ alnut wood\\ork or whIte enameled \\ood comhme V\ell \\lth thl'; pdper, and the rug'> and hang-111S{"can be 1eddlsh bl0\vn WIth ecru net outer curLuns When one can refur11l,;h often a charm1l1g decoldtlOl1 101 a Clty dm111g oom I'; IVOr} \\ lllte \\ ooch\ 01k dl1d hurlt 111 glass cupboard, wIth a hlOdCI-stllped papel 111t \\ a tone" 01 creamy willte ThIS may 1un to the ceIlIng and be fi111~hed wIth a whIte mold1l1g 01 IS hanc\')omer \\ hen a deep paneled wa111scot1l1g IJd111ted 1\ 01Y v\lllte IS u '>ed heloy\ It Such a treatment looks well wIth any fl1lnlture, and IS especIally good wIth the old fashIOned oak sUites that many famlhes cannot afford to dIscard COIOI can be gIven by the use of deep blue or coppery red c1llna pIeces When rooms are cramped it WIll gn e seem111lS space to use on the hall and rooms open111g out of It the same jldlKl 111 soft, hght t111tS" as gray-green, or hght, cold bro\\ n, If there be plenty of sunlIght WIth green walls, green and blovvn fUflllslllngs are effec-tive. With old blue walls, blue and white or green and blue hang111gs and covenngs look well \Valls of a paler tint of blue are gIven chal acter by flowered cretonne" 111 IV hich deep tones of rose are combmed with blue The fay ante comb1- nation with yellow just now is hangings of soft, Rolden brown sIlk and brown velour coverinR'> to furlllt111 e THEHindel KIND THE GREATEST HOUSEHOLD INVENTION OF THE AGE Need not be moved from the wall Protects coverinG by turn- Ing cushions. Is so Simple and easy a child can operate It. Has roomy wardrobe box under seat Comprises three artIcles for the price of one. Is hUed with felted cotton mattress. Has Luxurious TurkIsh Springs. Is always ready with bed· ding In proper place. Is absolutely safe-cannot close aCCidentally. Saves rent by savinG space '------._------- -_. _. ----_. _._-_._._------------- IIII _-4 WRITE: WIRE, OR PHONE FOR PARTICULAftS. KINDEL BED COMPANY CHICAGO NEW YORK TORONTO A } ellow walled, bedroom is gIven tone by white wood- WOIk wIth sage green Inner curtains, whIte sash curtains, and fUI111ture that 1" partIy covered wIth yellow flowered cretonnes and the rest wIth plaIn sage green linen or rep. The fondnes" for Colomal effects In bedrooms grows and hold" Flam or "elttone papel runs to the ceilIng with tiny fio\\ ereel borders, not more than two Inches w1de. Often these are brought dovv n In the angle of the room as a frame "ork There 1Sa fancy to have every bedroom on a floor papered 111 the same VI ay merely w1th changes of tone. Thus in a northea'>t bedroom have a paper of soft, creamy yellow, soft old rose tor cl northwest room, SlIvery gray for a south room, dnd old blue for a southeast room The papers should be of the same texture and treated as to frieze, border, or molding In sl1mlar style For nursenes or chIldren's rooms thele are fascinating fnezes as :'Iother Goose scenes, Noah's ark animals, or well-knOll n fall: tales \\ alls should be plain, perfectly painted, ,l11cl~Ll/('d ';0 they can be scrubbed More Buyers Should Visit the Market. T \ Conrey of the Conrey-DaY1s ManufactUrIng company, helll \ e-, that tulh 1,000 buyer~ mIght be Induced to visit the \ 1dnd l.(aplC]~ market dunng the sales If proper measUl es were t,lken It seems to me that the trade press 111Ight well take thIS 1l1,lttel In hancl and b\ sho\\ Ing the dealers all over the country the gllclt educatIOnal ,lch antage,; re"ultlng flam regular tnps to Ille ~le,lt millkeh that the attendance might be largely increased It the"l "ho\\, ] he m,lnulactlllers are put to a great expense in 1)1111gmg thell lIne" here t\\ICe a year and many of them Ilould not sho" at all If the 01 ders received in the market were alone to be consldel ed It would nOt pay them to do so Uut there IS the advertISIng SIde, someth111g that we beheve to be very valuable though It is somethIng that cannot be figured out In dollars and cents Then think how much more \ aluable the advertiSIng slde of the game would be If 3,000 buyers Instead of barely 900 could be persuaded to come here "All that is needed IS to break the ice, for once a market \ l';ltor, ahya)s one, IS the rule Only a small portIOn of the tUflllture dealers of the country VIsit the markets Some to\\ ns are well 1epre'>ented but many others are not." A.1I the goods In a store are there for selling purposes. 1t -,alecmen would remember thIS, and try honestly to sell them, the stocks for the next season would be larger The busll1es,; wll1ch grew and developed opportunities for (Jthel '>.wtIl do the same for you If you hold out WEEKLY ARTISAN North Carolina Furniture Factories. The annual repm t of the comml'>'>lOner of Labor of North Carolma, whIch I" now m the hancl" of the state pnnter con-tams matter that wIll be of mtere"t to fur111tUle manufac-turers m othel states It says "The fur111ture manufactunng mterests represent a quiet, but at the same tIme, an Important and substantIal mdustry m the mdustnal lIfe of the State. \iVhIle the supply of raw matenalls by no mean'3 acutely short, great inroads are being made on the tImber lands that furmsh thIS matenal, and It IS a '>ource of regret, that, apparently, no steps are bemg taken to preserve or provIde a supply for use after the preesnt sup-ply ha'3 been exhausted It IS estimated that less than thirty per cent of the actual tImber felled for the purpose finds ItS way mto the fiUlshed product which allows for somethmg lIke '3eventy per cent of waste between the tImber '3tandmg and the fi111shed artIcle The laps and limbs of trees are, m most cases, left to rot, whIle new trees, which would wlthm a few years furnIsh a good qualIty of lumber, are cut for cord-wood. The tendency toward shortness of raw matenal is well Illustrated by the fact that standmg tImber on some land'3 now bnngs mOle than the land itself could have been and wa'>, bought f01, SIX or "even year" ago "There al e nmety-elght factones I eportmg, WIth an ag-gregate capItal of $3,473,600, usmg 10,157 hmse-power. "There ale reported 6,271 employees The hlghest aver-ge dally wages are paId m any factory is $240, an mcrease of eIght cents over last year, lowest average wage 91 cents, an lllCrea'3e of one pel cent over last} ear The report does not show how many factones pay wages averagmg 11101ethan 91 cents per day Ninety per cent of employes read and wnte Twenty-sIx factones pay wages weekly, 68 semi-monthly and four monthly Twenty-eight per cent report E.ach Net mcrea'>e m wage'>, sixty one per cent no change, whIle only one per cent reports decreas e EstuTIated number depend-ent on operatIOn of the"e factones fm a lIvehhool, 155,954 "FIve factones work nme houls per day, nmety-two ,,\ork ten hOUlS, one works cIe\ en hours EIghty-five fac-tones u"e steam £01 powel, 3 hand, 2 steam and electI IC, 1 steam and water, 3 do not gIve motIve power." Colored Screens. The late Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the calm ed poet, u"ed to tell of a colored man'" dream that had, he claImed, a le'i-son for the whIte man m It "I had," the colored man "aId, "a dleadful dream last mght I dreamed I'd dIed and gone below~gone to the Bad Place" "Any whIte men thele?" a fnend mqUlred "Yes, mdeed, heaps of them" "Any colored men there?" "Heaps and heaps But, genb, guess what' Every smgle whIte man had hold of a black man holdm' hIm between hIm self and the fire!''' Buying Talk. Buy with one end m view, to sell Remember to sell means more than one sale Keep an eye open for qualIty as well as price Buy before you al e forced to by the current demand Good seIlIng IS only the natural consequence ef WIse buying. Don't buy for yourself buy with the eye of your trade looking over your shouldel. Buy WIth your eyes wIde open Then when yon sell you won't fear to meet the steady gaze of your customer SINGLE CONE~ALL STEEL SPRINGS Are very popular with the Furniture Trade. No. 46, Single Cone, $2 Each, Net. We manufacture a full lim~ of Single and Double Cane All Wire Springs. SEND US YOUR ORDERS. SMITH &. DAVIS MFG. CO., St. Louis $2~ $2~ Each Net 23 24 WEEKLY ARTISAN Minnesota Retail Dealers' Furniture Association OFFICERS-President LouIs J Buenger New Ulm, VIce PresIdent, C DanIelson, Cannon Falls, Treasurer, o A 0 Moen, Peterson Secretan, W L Grapp, JanesvIlle EXECUTIVE COM\lIT fEE-D F RIchardson, Northfield, Geo. Klme. Mankato, W. L.HarrIs, Mmneapolts, o SImons, Glencoe, M L KlIne, St Peter. BULLETIN No. 96. ANNUAL CONVENTION, FEBRUARY 7 AND 8. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. Place of Meeting, City Hall, Assembly Room, Corner 3rd and 5th Ave. S. LAST CALL TO THE CONVENTION. You an remember that we had a nght fine time at our last con ventlon Now this first convention of the year 111 February IS the ttme when we an make new plans and resolutlOn~ for the coml11g year-some to be kept and some to be broken but, \\ e hope, most ot them will be kept We want to look backward and size up what \\ e have accomphshed dunng the year Vve have seen the power and miluence of our as~oclatlOn wonderfully mcreased this past year \t th" begm111ng of 1909 we felt that our aSSOCiatIOn could accomph~h much and the close of the year has pro\ ed It \Ve hope to make some changes 111 the aSSOCiatIOn this year We \\ould hke to In crea~e It, to double or treble ItS size We feel as tho our member~ now reahze what the association IS domg for them '1 hiS IS the only true mea~ure of value. Nothmg IS a barga1l1 unless \\ e Cdn make It produce more value to us than we paid for It \Ve formed this aSSOCiatIOnWith the Idea of gettmg more out of It than \\ e put mto It and events show that we are succeedmg Anyway the pa"! year has been a good one We have enjoyed the work very much although we have worked hard and worned some because there were condlttons which we could not remedy, but we are gomg to find remedies for these at this conventIOn Do not go on usmg the same old methods you hay e been u~lng for yedrs Make some Improvements this year Do 3' our level best from an advertlsmg standpomt We hope to better your busmess condltlOn~ so that your prospects Will look even bnghter \\ hen the year 1910 ends than they do now We are gomg to dlscu~s all the~e thmgs which are of vital mterest to 3' ou at conventlOn Vve have gatheled together a lot of mlghtly good selhng plan-, a lot of enthUSiasm and a lot of other thmgs which Will help 3' ou make money We want to do someth1l1g good and big tlll~ year Our plans and schemes have been actually worked out by retail dealers We have some suggestIOns that \\111 arouse your energy You must not complam If your competttor uses modern bU~l11ess method., and so get~ bus mess that should go to 3' ou One of 3' our trade pa pers said the other day "Either use modern busl11e~s methods, be modern, wdke up or get out of busmess" That IS pUttlllg It prett} strong but "ftel all, Isn't It good busmess logic' There are two Sides to every questIOn and we al e gomg to dls cuss both Sides at the conventIOn The largc store m many \\ a} s operates under different environments and IS go, erned by different rule~ than the small one but stdl the large dealer can gn e some \ al uable helps to the small dealer 'vVe Will not be satisfied until our members view their busmess from a higher standp01l1t than the} have ever Viewed It before We want to make you reahze that It IS not outSide envJronment, that controb busmess conditIOns but yourself. You can aCLomphsh most anything If you only thmk so Vve want to make the lIttle dealer see why he 1<;httle and the big dealer kno\\ \\ hy he IS big The pnnclpal I eason why the lIttle dealer IS httle IS because he \\ on t be big If YOUwant to do a large busmess, you mu~t be large m thoul!;ht and In actIOn We must bnng the manufacturer and Jobber up some" here near standard before we can brmg the retail trade up to the proper lev c1 You can make your bus1l1ess what you \\ III It takes only ordi-nary ablhty to get buslne<;s when busmess IS good, but the real bUSI-ness man shows hiS ablhty when busmess IS dull Your bus1l1e~s Improves Ju<;t to that e:>..tentthat you are posltlve and do somethmg Thel e are any number of people to tell yoU what not to do but we have secured men who know to tell yOU what to do and how to do It Busmess system today IS much hke mlh tary diSCiplIne You mtbt do th111gs nght and do them now It takes perseverance and watchfulness but It IS the only true short cut to the be,t results You don't always feel lIke domg It now, but that IS not the questIOn Busme~s requires promptness If yoU do It now, you Will feel h1.e it later when yOU see the results The man who IS not open-mmded, \\ Ilhng and eager to learn ,,11he can from every source Will not be able to keep abreast 111bU<;1 ne" The man who goes about hIS busme~s With enthUSiasm \\ 111 affect everyone who comes 111contact \\Ith hIm As you look over your past busmess and thmk of }OUi futul e conSider the personal quality Come to conventlon and find out how you 1001. 111the eye~ of other people and how they appeal to you Thh IS } our opportu111ty to correct your weak P0111tS 'vVe are g0111gto put speCial emphaSIS upon the value of a salesman It isn't your g-oods, your env Ironment, } our past or your future prospects \\ hlch count so much It IS the kmd of a man you are The largest successes 111the busmess world today are the people \\ ho hay e \\ orked out rehable sellmg plans It IS easy to make mer-chandise and easy to buy goods but It IS not so easy to sell them \Ve are gOlng to say somethmg about thiS at conventIOn as It IS a subject V\ hlch appeals to all It IS all nght to be a good buyer but a good seller IS better still We can give you pomters on both buy-mg and selltng at our meetmg Lots of dealers have failed because the} \\ ere good buyers but mighty poor sellers POSSibly some of you \';ould hke to get m touch with some force or somc one \\ ho has had expenence 111 bUJldmg np a busmess In the com entlOn IS where} ou Will find them Let us know what yOU \\ ant and \\ hat you are up agamst and we shall be glad to give you all the assIstance m our PO\\ er \s \\ e said beforc subjects of interest to all Will be dlscus~ed at our com enlion so make It a pomt to be there Yours truly, L J BUENGER, PreSident New Ulm, Minn THE PROGRAM. 1 2 First Day, Monday, February 7. Morning Session. I\Ieetmg of the execulive committee MeelJng of the followll1g committees to prepare their reports (a) Adverltsmg Committe (b) CooperatIve Buymg Committee (c) Insurance Committee (d) Soap Club LVII Committee (e) Committee on Fraudulent AdverlJsmg (f) Committee on Open Show Room. (g) Leglslalive Committee (h) By-laws and Con.,lJtutlon CommIttee QuestIOn Box Payment of Dues InspectIOn of Co opel atlve Buyll1g Samples Afternoon Session-l o'clock, Open111g address of convenlJon by preSident Address of welcome by Mayor J. C Haynes. Re~ponse by J R Taylor of Lake Benton PreSident's annual message by L J. Buenger, of New Ulm, 34 5 1 2 34 .:\1111n 5 Appomtment of committees 6 Practical demonstrdtIOn of new method of repairing deep scratches on highly polished furl11ture which secret IS sold to the trade for $25 You can get thiS method Without co~t by commg to the conventIOn The greatest help ever brought to the fur111ture dealer 7 "Selltng Goods at a Profit and the best Mcthod of Accom plIsh111g thiS," by l\1r Tolles of the Sheldon School of Bus111ess, Chicago, III Evening Session-6 :30. A VISit to one of the Twm CIties greatest retail stores where men who know Will give praclJcal suggestlOlb on salesmanship DetaIls of thIS WIll be gIVen later. Second Day, Tuesday February 8,1910. Morning Session-10 :30. 1 Practical demonstr:tlion of salesmanship, using methods of teachmg busmess men employed by the NatIOnal Cash Register com-pany sales managers, whose methods al e conSidered the finest m the world 2 Paper by a travelIng man-I: H Wilcox 3 "E>.penence Hour," led by E H Boley of Wheaton, Mmn, TopIC, "\Vhat was the most successful bit of advertls111g that you ever did?" 4 Praclical demonstralJon of how to repair shght damages In upholstered goods and the showll1g of the actual difference m the vanous grade of upholstellng leather by Mr. Bertsch, foreman of the Grau CurlJs factory 5 The results of the "W111ona Co-operative Mail Older Cata-log," by Geo J Htllyer, Wmona, Minn 6 "The Shortcommgs of the Avelage Country Store as Seen by WEEKLY ARTISAN a Publ1shCl "-E SPike, assoLldte ethtol of the TW111City Commel- Llal Bullet111 Afternoon Session-l o'clock. 1. Practical demonbtratlon of "Settlllg up advel tlsements used by the average small dealer and the prepanng of cuts and what IS nece%aly to prepal e cuts," by the forem.l11 of the Bureau of I:ngrav111g 2 Paper on "The Ql1lckebt Way to get Co-operative Legisla-tive Help," by Senator John Moonlll 3 "Why the manufacturers cannot £urmsh competitive leaders direct," by a manufacturer -J C Anderson 4 Unfimshed and new busllless 5 Report of secretary and treasurer 6 Report of committees 7 "The keeplllg of stock and store management," by Martin Schoen of Ortonville. 8 "How to arnve at the pi oper overhead and runnlllg expen-bes of a busllless," by Mr. Tolles of Sheldon's School of Busmess, Chicago, Ill. 9 The election of officers and delegates to the natIOnal con-vention 10 Unfimshed busmess, installment of officers and appomtment of committees Evening Session-6 o'clock. 1 Luncheon Compllments of "Pnscl1la," Maid of the New England. Address by Governor Eberhart 3 "The shortcom111gs of the average the pubhsher. country store," as seen by THE BANQUET AND SOME OF THE SPEAKERS A blX o'clock d111ner will be given under the auspices of Pnscl1la, maid of the New England 'This occasIOn needs no l11troductlOn to those of you who have attended our former conventions but we wl11 say for the benefit of our fnends thdt this IS one of the gredtest treats of the conventIOn WIllIe we appreCIate most heartl1v the dellclOus I efrebhments served, It IS the l11tellectual tredts follow111«" wInch msplre us With enthUSiasm and bend US home better busmess men than when we came Selfishnesb IS thrown to the w111ds and good fellowslllP pi eval1s Out of all this comes ,1 wise solutIOn of the pi oblems under discussIOn It takes a very hbelal-mmded blbl ness man to glVe to hIS competitor the best thought and methods that his combl11ed knowledge and expenence have produced But It has been proved that this Ib d WIse mvestment as they return much Improved by the ddded cxpenence of others These banquets arc breakmg down the barfler of prejudice wll1eh has eXisted between the country and city dealers The state of Mmnesota IS grow111g 'n pros penty as It never has before and the furmture busmess IS g0111g to share 1ll this prospenty. Why not get 1ll touch WIth men who do big th111gs and plan your busmess affalfs so that you can be WIth us on the OCCdSlOnof thIS conventIOn and banquet? Mr Harns take~ this method of showmg hiS good Will and 111telest m our assocldtlOn and I am sure we all appreCIate It Noone but the courteous gen-tlemen of the New England would havc thought of this ongmal method of showmg hIS attItude toward our work ~enator John Moonm comes to us \\ Ith a mesbdge \\ hlch IS close to our hearts-that of just legIsla-tive enactment for the small bUSI-ness lllterests Senator Moomn IS yet a young man, hav111g made hIS way from a very humble begmmng as an attorney to the hIghest pOSI-tIOn 1ll the gift of hiS home people He has had a great deal of legIsla-tive expenence and has seen the lack of proper busllless legislation He has been made to reahze, pos- Sibly more than anyone man that we could find what a need there IS for thIS bus111ess legislatIOn HIS 1-nowledge, combmed WIth hb expe-nence m the halls of legIslatIOn, has blought thb fact homc to hIm every forclbl) Weare sure that he Will bnng Ib a mcssage thdt come, lIght £10111the heal t and \\lm h \\ III tell u" \\hy \\e do not get the Icg t,ldtlOll we necd dnd ho\\ we C.Ill get It If \\e go about It nght The ,tdte of Mlllnesot.l b hbucll1) endowed With natural I esources If thc propcI leglsl.ItlOn could be brougl1t .Ibout to protect these Iesource", Mmnebota \\ould not hd\e to levy a mill of tax or at the most a t.IX so llght that It would be of m1110r Import.1nee mstead of, as now, the most Important Item con cernmg bUbmess. Mr Tolles is the systemlzer of Sheldon's school of busllless and devotes hiS tlm(' prlllclpally to tutormg salesmanship 1ll the large mercantllc concerns He makes a speCialty of lectunng to large sales forces Mr Tolleb promises to give our assoCIatIOn a practical talk along these 1111esand promIses to leave 111splratlons' which WIll s111k deep mto our conVictIOn HIS object IS to br111g out the salcb quah-ties that each 111dlvldual IS capable of He proves that salesmanship IS an art and can be cultivated Mr Meyers comes to us With the help which those who follow thc furmture bus111ess have needed so long The repalnng of the mars, scars and scratches that furmture gets m transit and even 111 the store IS the bane of many dealers Mr. Meyers reahzed this and, hav111g a very productive mllld, resolved to work out a solution of the problem That he has bucceeded IS proved to the committee when 25 dt market If some one took a shalp Id1Ifc and gouged a hole m the top of one of your l1lce mahogany tables or 1ll the arm of a mce ma- 110gany rocker, you know what you would h.1ve to do If you tned to fix It up 1ll the old way But Mr. Meyers comes along \\ Ith his pro-ceSb and 1111up the Injury, stain It to the eAact COIOl, patch the fi11lsh and rub It down I t takes only half an hour to do thiS so 11lcely that we defy anyone to find the spot whel e the Injury was nude Tll1S demon 'it ratIOn WIll be worth ten tllnes thc cost of the aSboclatlOn expenses and many times the cost of attend111g thiS conventIOn You could not buy thiS proce'i~, even on paper fOl less than $25 We \\ ant you all to come and see how easy deep scratches, burlap and excelSIOr m.11ks and whate\ er else happens to any pIece of fur11lture, can be fixed We know that thIS IS bometh111g that comes close to home to every dealer Governor A 0 Eberhart-A man so Widely known as Govclnor Eberhart scarcely needs any 111troductlOn Those who attended our 1907 conventIOn know the good thoughts and 111splratIOns that he brought us then HIS pabt experience together WIth hiS natural abil- Ity enables him to do full Justice to hiS subject, "Upon the Prospenty of the Small Dealer Depends the Prospenty of the State" You C.1n not afford to miss thiS opportulllty of Ibtelllng to one of the most promlllent and energetic men of the state Governor Eberhart was a very successful busllless man before he became prom111ent 111pub-hc hfe and because he hab been so closely connected With bus111ess E. H. WILCOX Who Will Speak for the Travelinll Men. 111terests, can speak With more practical knowledge than anyone man 111the 'itate ThiS should tend to create In the m111dof every furlll-ture dealer 111the state a. deSIre to hear him He has held different pObltlOns of trust and honor until he now holds the highest 111 the gift of the people of Mlllnesota We believe we ha\ e said all that IS ne cessary A man who can accomphsh thiS ,peaks for hnnself He has proved that he IS one of thobe who "make good" Mal t111Schoen, who IS g0111g to give us a paper on StOIe keep111g ,md store management, has been Identified WIth thIS aSSOCiatIOn Slllce It was orga11lzed If pabt pel sonal achIevements are a guaranty, we are sure to get some pomters from thIS paper whIch WIll be last- 111gbenefits to every dealer Mr Schoen has grown up With a small bus111ess untIl now we do not hebltate to say that he IS 111terested 111 one of the finest furlllture stores 111the state of M111neapohs, bar none outSide of the 1'\\ 111eltles Reports of hiS btore arrangements have gone far and Wide and that IS the reason why the executive committee has prevailed upon hnn to gIve us hiS Idea of the suc-cess brought about by store arrangement for sale purposes, spnng" openmgs, etc George Hillyer, who has served our aSSOCIatIOn so effiCiently m the cap.1clty of vice pi ebldent and on the executive committee, wJ11 gIVe us a p.1per on the results of the co-op-el atl\ e m.1II order eatalog which was I"ued for the \\r mona merchant' The m.1II order problem IS one whIch thl" d',',OL1dtlOn IS espeudlly 111ter l 'oil d In The re"ult~ blOught about bv thc co operdll\ e mati ordel catctlog d" cdl ncd on dt \V111ona, M111n, \\111 be of gredt 111telest to e\ cry dedlel \\ ho Ius contempl.1ted anyth111g along tll1s Illle There 1" !1othmg so valu .Ible .1S the plactlcal suggestions that practlC.1l expellence bnngs out J R Taylor of Lake Benton, who responds to the address of welcome by Mayor Haynes has shown mal ked ablhty along polttlcal hnes dnd keeps 111 touch with progressIVe Ideas He hab tul ned the dread of the matI order eVIl 111to a bus111es, asset HIS experience, practical and helpful Ideas WIll be WOIth carrymg out Mr Taylor takes the stand tl1dt every cItizen of every town should serve 111 some pubhc office for at least one year He belteves that tlus IS absolutely necebsary to the prospenty of the commulllty ThiS IS a subject 111whIch Mr Taylor IS particulaI1y lllterested so no doubt he WIII gIVe us something to thlllk of along thIS hne If thiS policy IS carned out, It means better townb and better bus111ess conditIOns lSen-erally The more prosperous we make the small to\\ ns, the more prosperous wi! be our state. Practical Helps in Solving the Mail Order Problem for the Small Dealer. Our association maintains a department of advertising helps as illustrated below. These are changed each week to suit the requirements of the various dealers. These are furnished at such a small cost that there is no excuse for any dealer not taking advantage of them. Tin" table a~ de'>cnbed 1ll the catalog ha;, a 42 1l1ch round tup ,peclal rim The dlVHl1l1g pede"tal I, 'ie' en 1l1che, 111 dlamctel lIld altogethel 10 a very ;,ohd, well made table ISis ;,tock h u;,eu 111 111,lk 1l1~ the le"s It IS made of oak, golden hlllsh The table run'> 'U) "moothly as the 'ihdes al e ,ery well made \Velght about 150 lb, ThIs describes all three of the"e table" altho ) ou wou1r1 not th111k '0 to look at them 1'he pede"tal 111 cut J'\ 0 1 appear" to 'ue 0\ er a foot 111steau of seven lllche" Thl'i cut "hows the table a'i Illustrated In the catalog hou"e Cut 1\ 0 2 shows the ex~~nt of the m erdra\\ Ing and cut No 3 show, the table \\ hlch \\ e recen ed \Ve do not 1H cd to say any more The Illu"tratlOn'i 'ipedk tor themseh e, ~ hIS IS table Illustrated on page 635 of Montgomery Ward s catalog Doe:,n t It look llke a $23 table' Montgomery ,Vard furnIsh thIS table 6 ft length, for $975, but look at cut 1\0 3 and see what they send Jl(lth of the-l clI e,,'eb, dCCOI J1l1l{ to thc dC'iCnptlOn In the catalog are fOI t) 111che, \\ IclL and t\' ent) one 111ches deep 1 he top h rlchl) can ed and has a 20 x 24 plate mlrrOI of udr<l quahty These dres'iers ,He mdde of oak 111golden finl'h \\ Ith a ,hdped 'ierpent1l1e, qual ter sd\\ed odk tront ] 1 !la" b' 0 large anJ two "mall drd\\ ers \\ Ith double 'ihaped top and C,ht bra,'i handles and locks The drd\\ er~ run smoothb and fit perfectly 1'hc \\ orkmdnshlp throughtout IS 111gh grdde dnd the best material l'i usc d Shlpp111g \\ eIght about 150 Ib, ShIpped trom Indlan<l '\ ow tIllS IS a true de" crlptlOn of both dres~ers but cut l\J0 1 10 the \\ a) the catalog hou~e J11ustrates It ,111d cut ~o 2 sho\\ ~ the dres,er whIch \\ e recened \\ e be!leve that further rcmal ks are unnece'sar) ThIS IS one of the grcate,t helps that the asoClatlOn brings \Ve loan vou these cuts at a nom1l1al sum and furl1l'h yOU the wnte-ups to go WIth them, accord1l1g to the condItIOns of your commumty ThIS cut shows the extent of the overdraWIng " i lllll--h thl~ table to OUI IlIun- \) 1'-, fo ~lhese cuts "Ill be (UInished to our In0Inbers for 40c each 1he follow1l1g U11lts "hO\\ ho\\ \\C prepdlC Illdlclldl lor UUt mCIlJ bers, m<lklllg them of a 'itandar d 1111lt '17e \\ 11h the tv pc attachcd to cut dnd so mOl tlsed at thc bottom ,111d top that the mcmbel' can fill Continuous Post, Brass Bed Till Vara Skandinaviska Kunder VI mb]uda S,ll shlldt cdu att horn Ilia oeh bcsoka 'dl butIk o('h lata 0-..,"" , ~a fdpl det fina Uf' al at 11\ d '1 101 '1 haf, a pa. Idgc.r '1 dro fOI \ I sade att m sedan, I fort edu g' n0'1' \ dr butIk oeh for edel notel at 'd a pll<;,:el mel an TIdgo11<"'ln skall 'ell et at '('1 tygad att '1 mota ocn of\ el \ Inn 1 h'\llken sam 1111'-,t honkl..UlenS 80m I pp"tdl illen detta II leke a lit - \ 1 glf\ 1 (del If\ en b lttre ,aInta an 11.::lgon n t llfOl cne VI kunna gOl a aetta e'nt-dan '1 alO medlemmal d! en ko ope 1dtlV Inkopsfore111ng h\ angenom 'I ko 1 .. ell a "\al or pa salnma ~ ltt O( 11 lJl<a blllJgt ~om de StOl sta postOl del 11'mor oeh dol man bOl se for alt I IJf' a of' erh gad Inu]uda, 1 edel pa clet h]artlJga~te att homma In oeh ]l'"'rfota vdla ,alor mea dem 111 raip 1 tanharna 'Tl aro 8J'1..1f\ a Skandp''l- "er oeh kanna ass forvIssade at '\ 1 bilttl e kunna tlllgodoce edra bEl or an nagon annan Kom In oeh beook oss VI ~l nla mell no]c \ ,tlko'Una edOl tIll 'dX bu tit. Fl-No 2859 Brass bed. brIghtly polIshed. also In a satin finIsh. Has contInuous brass pest J With ornamental hrass husks, 2 n. Angle raib and ends. straIght foot. Has heavy brass <as tors. Is lacquered. so Will not tarmsh. whIch means a whole lot. SIze 4-6 WIde, 6-3 long. Con-l; l,tructlon IS of the very best. Price at our store The above bed furnIshed to our mem ber""l two Inch contInued posts for $1210 Sample shown on convpntlOll floor Scandlna'ian tJ..lh unIt ,\ III be fUl nlshed as san1.ple for i JC each You ('QuId not purchase thl., httlL talK 111- dn Idually for less than ~2 .;0 Montgomery "Vard s prICe for thIS dresser, *1155, but l,ut No 2 shows what you get Do you think that If theIr dresser was IUUS trated as It IS sho,"\n In cut No 2 that It would tmnpt anyone to part WIth their nloney? V\ e furnIsh thIS dresser to our ll1embeis for $840 1he<;e cuts furnIshed to our mem bels for 40c WIth descrIptIon at tach cd Without descrIptIOn 25c In the pilU ~ tu Slllt [hell llJdn Idual local condItIOn tt1l1ll'hec1 to OUI membel s tCll 40c WIth type attached 25 This Five Spindle Brass Bed Th,S brass bed, same to be had eIther m bright], I pohshed brass or satm finIsh Has five fill ng rods Posts 2 Inches WIth vases SIze 4-6 WIC{' 6-3 long Very securelv lacquered so they wli I not tarmsh, fitted WIth extra heavy brass casters Price at our store ~ne fiIlel bla"" bE'd fUllllshed to our Inembers fox $7 9 J .....dInpk shown on (on, entlon fioO! Thesc Ul1lts \Vlthout type, l.!3 No 1 Thl' lntchen cab met has two dust proof brn~ With woodpn bottoms, f flour, meal or sugar, two drawers f Imen and cutlery and a removable Lho pmll' and knpadmg board. 'l'op 1~ 25x Inches, rs made of whue basswood WhlC IS easy to clcan Materlal, workmanshr and finish dependable D,awerb and brn removable; lowpr part of legs detachabl Fmlbhed In natural gloss. Sears Roebuck price at factory $2 qS FreIght added. Q7 ScttlDg up, etc, .. . 25 Price at our store 1\0 F23 No 1 kItchen cabInet, n( plundel well made furnIshed to Ot members for $2 7') Sample shown e ronY0ntlOu flool WEEKLY ARTISAN SUCCESSFUL CO.OPERATIVE BUYING. You "dl no cloubt, h;n e notlceC: that" e hay e been clevot111g C011- 'l(!Lldble space to the mad orcler e\d, but tIns Ull has made a com petlt1'. e pllee on certd1l1 elltJcle~ Thl" affects edl dealel s, no mattcr "I'ele Iocelted In tly111g to fmd the be~t way to solve th,,, ploblem OUI elssouatlO11 w,s made to I eab7e that we "ould haye to adopt such busl1le"" methods e''3 would bnng U'3 on the ~ame baqs as the mad 01del hou'oc If we \\ Ished to get a supplv of mel chandl"e which v.ouIc! LJldble the sn1clll dedlu to protect lllm~e1f That WelSthe Ollgll1 of the il11l1nc~ot1 co operdtl\ e bu} 1llg mo\ ement 1 hc feason~ V.llY \\ C al e '0 dCtl>e along thesl ltncs are I Dccduse It elffccts mo"t of our mell1bel s emd they al e clUl1ell1cl 1llg help along thiS 11l1e 2 Because It IS the big problem t1Mt e\ u y dealu ha~ to soh e sooner or later whether he ltke'3 Jt or not \ ~lance at OUI plogram v.lll show you that we have tI lell to 2;1'.e (1'm6~ most Important to U'3<It thIS tune It ,\ ould IHy auy dealer to come to com ent10n for dny of these \\'e lealtze that Just as ~oon as ciny polley dffeets ee' ta n blh1l1eos 1l1to e'>1:" that movement "'111 receive the dl-wIll of those affeetcd Thereforc we c,dl your cittentlO11 to OUI co opel atlve bll} 1I1g becau~e we \\ant It to be thoroughly undelstood Thel chI, been tons and tons of ltterature w lttcn Oil thh mall 01dCl (juesiton '" hlch, no dOUbt, has had some good results, but, e1'3el lule, most of the pL\l1s cire not practicable f01 the s!lull dcalel \Ye can'10t ma111tam a paper to In olut1Ol1lZe the e~tabltshed CU'itomo of our cOmmt111lt} It seems that most of these plans had ',ome draw-back but the J\l111nesota ASSOCIatIOn has adopted a practical plan \\ hlch any small dealer can make use of OUI orga111zatlOn ma111tdllb a commIttee whIch keer s 111 touch WIth the mall Oldel problem Just as soon as an unusual barga111 27 IS OffClcd 1ll fUl11ltllle, tIllS commIttee gets busy and has Its specIalty factol y mdke thl~ Item elt a pnce whIch WIll enable the small dealel to meet thl" competition and still make a plofit Not only can we do thIS but we have found that, by cuttll1g out all the unnecessary e",,- penSb ot bnnglllg merchandIse £Iom the maker to the Jobber and ft om the Jobber to the retaIler, v.e can ma111ta111an office force neCLS-saly to glVe the best 5el vIce along these hnes for a nommal sum By the concentlatton of OUI combmed wants, v.e fllld that OU1volume IS gredt enough to cOl11l11dndthc best possIble pncc ThIS IS our co-operdtl\ C bUyIng plan 111 a nut shell \Ve a1c wlltmg th15 111 ad\icince of OUI fifth annual mect1l1g whcle \\ e have gathel ed the la1gCbt dIsplay of competltn e leaders e"llel b1ought to~ether m one space \Ve Cdn show you only a few Itcms 111 tl b bulletm EO v. e \\ dnt evcry dcalel III the state to make It hl~ busme~s to come and see these samples Then v.e WIll leave It to VOll whethel or not It IS worth w]ule to belong to an assoCIatIOn hke thIS Mcn1bershlp can be had fOl the sma]] sum of $5 We not only show you sampks of what we fur11l~h but abo the actual goods 1ece \ cd from Montgomerv \1V ard ancl Scal s Roebuck & Co , \IV e have employed the be~t talent that money Cdn commanCl to come to thIS com,entlOn and ~how us how to 'make the best u~e at the advantages wluch co operatn e buymg bnngs to us But we do mOle than that We bnng to you plans of advertlsmg helps whIch ha, e p, 0"11 ed ~ucces'3ful ~ 0 small dealer could afford to carry out these pldn, If he Iud to ~tell1d the cxpense alone \1V e could talk for an llldefi11lte length of time on the vanous helps \\ hlch we gn e but v.e behe\ e \\ e helve sald enough to ~pur you on to better your condltlOn and that you v.11Icome to thIS conventIOn to see for yourself v. hat \\ e are dOlllg YOUfS t1 uly, THE BUYING COMMITTEE ThIS bed IS sold by Sears Roebuck for $4 97 We ha, e had 100 made speCIally for us and can furnIsh it to our lliembers for $2 93 VIe ha, e had 100 of each of theSE n1clde and samples WI]] be shown on floor of COnvelltlOn hall Mont~omeI, Ward sells thIs for $888 '1 he abov0 furnIshed to OUI memDcrs \\lth plam glass, $698 Made WIth sunk cat" lUg Instead of raIsed carv lng M':tdc HI Rocldord. Montgomery ,Vmd sells thIS for $1390 FUlnished to our luembers for $1045, In pL:nn glass The Identrcal de"'llgn, sunk ca n lng Instead of raIsed lVIade In RcckfOld ' Montgomery "'ard sells thIS for $1495 The abo\-e china closet IS now being made figures fOl WhlCh have not yet 1eached thIS office WlIl be ready by (OllventlOn tIme and low enough to meet ~Iontgomery WaHl s pnces. ,----- - - -- 28 e!led r know thev would Smce I have commenced meetmg (and meetmg" IS exactly what I mean) the catalog prices, my sales have more than doubled, condItIOns ab to competitIOn bell1g exactly the 'dme [ha\ e 1l1cred~ed my territory by mIles as I arl1 the only dedler In tll1~ part of the stdte tryIng to meet cdtalog prices Wood SmIth, Fullerton, Neb WEEKLY ARTISAN STANDING COMMITTEES. I\Iembershlp-Geo J Kirschner, Fred Hanbon, GeO!ge J 1111lYCl Wmona, Mart1l1 Benson, Fergus Falls By-Laws and ConstltutlOn-Geo P Forster, Sprll1gfield, B \ Schoenberger, Perham, M L Klell1, St Peter Press Commlttee-E T Barnard, Fergus F,dls, '\Ugtbt Dlrb, Arlmgton, A101s Hlrsher, Shakopee, J P SJocolm, Hallock Insurance-O S11110 ns , Glencoe, Martin Olson, At", ater, Ge0 B StraIt, Jordan, Geo BRose, Pr1l1ceton Leglslatlve-W. L Harns, MlI1neapolh, C Blodt, FaIrmont R Taylor, Lake Benton, WIlham Ryder Hlbbll1g CommIttee on Co-opelahon WIth Other Trade Olg,1l1l/dtlons- F H Peterson, MlI1neapohs, John Forster, 1\ew DIm, Lud\\ Ig SImon otte, Stillwater, C M. Woodham, Mmneapohs Delegates to National ConventlOn-W L Grapp, Jane"vllie 0 Slmonb, Glencoe, C Dal1lelson, Cannon Falls, George Klme, Mankato CommIttee on Soap Club Evtl-George J HIllyer, Wmona, \ Grapp, Waseca; M Benson, Fergus Falls CommIttee on Co-operatn e Buymg-C Damelson, Cannon :ralls, R D Thompson, Rockford, W L Grapp, J anebvllle F H PetL[')\1 M1I1neapolIs, George Kline, Manka to TESTIMONIALS. I received a completIOn of orders gIVen at con, entlon and I \\ dnt to thank you for the promptness m whIch goods hay e been deln ered and want to say that my tnp to the com entlOn \\ as a proflt rather than an expense WIth k1l1dest regdrds, I remam Yours truly, Peter Christiansen, Old Ham, South Dak I have Just receIved shIpment flom assoCIatIOn car fdctory Xo 4 and I h"sten to write to find out \\ hether you ha\ e an\ more of the,e goods at Mmnesota Transfer, as I Cdn use all ) ou C,\n let me hay e to good advantage The assocIatIOn IS certamly bnngmg a help to ItS members, whIch I hope all appreCIate as much ab \\ e do Please gn e date of your next conventIOn and let us knO\\ 111 regard to facton No 4, and oblIge Yours truh I\Iohs 8., Karpen, \Yebster, S D,lk Please find enclosed check~ covermg orders gl\ en at com entlOn We want to assule you that we are WIth you m thIS fight aga1l1bt the mall order eVIl I belt eve you are d01l1g a work that could not be done any other way, and find that our membership IS a paying mve~t ment for us Respectfully yours, I\Ilchlgan MercantIle Company MIchIgan, )J Dak ExtensIOn tables I eceIVed, Just opened and I \\ ant to eAprCb< m\ surprise 1UreceIving the quahty we get I had no Idea judgmg from the pnce that they would come through so smooth and hl1lshed <0 well I beheve our assocIation is on the right track and will do my part to help the good work along SIncerely yOurb J W Potter, CaledOnIa, MUl11 The more I look into the co operative scheme and tdlk WIth the think1l1g dealers of the country, the more I am impre'sed WIth the dd vantages it affords J A GIlmore, Secretary Vlrgmia RetaIl Fur111ture Dealers' A,s n Your plans are excellent, I think I have been work1l1g alonf:( tll1S hne for over a year I am borry the dealers of }.J ebra'ka are not as well orga111zed as you I would thll1k e, ery small dealer 111 l\Imnc sota. would be enthUSIastic over your efforts If they could be ,(\\ ak Waddell Wood Drawer Pulls. The \\ d.ddell Manufactullng company of Grand Rapld~ the largest manufacturers of wood furmture tnmmings 111 the world, show a cut on another page of one of their late"t styles of drawer pulls These pulls aU have the no
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and , GRAND RAPIDS. MICH •• JULY 23, 1910 CONTROLLING INTEREST The Exclusive Agency for Karpen Guaranteed Upholstered Furniture, Means Controlling the Sale of Upholstered Furniture in Your City and Vicinity. It is the only line of upholstered furniture people ask for, they reco~nize the Karpen Trade Mark as a dependable ~uaranty. The successful furniture man caters to public taste; the demand is for Karpen Furniture; then why not take advanta~e of "The Easiest Way" to meet this demand·! Write today for control of the line in your city---the ~reatest business buildin~ influence possible to obtain. See Our Exhibits in the Karpen Buildings. All Dealers Cordially Invited. S. KARPEN & BROS. NEW YORK. 155-157 W. 34th Street. BOSTON, 22 Sudbury Street. CHICAGO. 187-188 Michigan Avenue. --------------~----------- \ I 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN ...-.---_._-----_._-----~--_._- ._----------------...., LUCE FURNITURE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Manufacturers of COMPLETE lines of MEDIUM PRICED DINING and CHAMBER FURNITURE. Catalogues to Dealers Only. '"-.-..------_._-----. __._._._-----_ .. --_... -_ ... _--_._--- Luce-Redmond Chair Co.,Ltd. I BIG RAPIDS, MICH. High Grade Office Chairs Dining Chairs Odd Rockers and Chairs Desk and Dresser Chairs Slipper Rockers Colonial Parlor Suites 111 Dark alld Tuna Mahogany Btrd' f EYf Mapl, Btrch IZullrtfrfd Oak and CtrCafftan Walnut Our Exhibit you will find on the fourth floor, East Section, MANUFACTURERS' BUILDING,North Ionia Street GRAND RAPIDS, MIC"IGAN Exhibit in charge of J. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES,J. EDGAR FOSTER. __ .4j 30th Year-No. 56 GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• JULY 23. 1910 Issued Weekly BANKERS APPROVE MACVEAGH'S PLAN New York Financiers Heartily in Favor of Organizing Emergency Currency Associa-tions as Recommended by the Secretary of the Treasury. Kew York, July 19- The bankers of thIs cIty are heartlly III favor of followmg out the suggestlOns of Secretary of the Treasury Mac Veagh to form emergency currency assocIatlOns. It IS not so much because they belIeve that there is any great lIkelIhood that suoh a system wIll be called into use wIthin the near futul'e PossIbly such a contlllgency wIll never arise, but the opmlOn appears to be general that the good of such a system for Itself alone with the steaiying effect that its eXIS-tence would have could not be overestImated. It has been thought that the Clearing House would naturally be the meetlllg place for the committee which has been charged wIth conSIdering this plan. and that any scheme deVIsed by thIS committee would be, more than likely, sub-mitted to the Clearing House for its approval. Up to the present tIme there has been no action that has come under the attention of the Clearing House. A banker who is prominently interested in 'the purposed system, however, had this to say yesterday: "Secretary Mac Veagh's suggestion seems to be partic-ularly pertinent just at thIS time. Money is easy now, there is a general feelmg that banking affairs are calm and quiet, and there IS no necessity to expect anything dIfferent in the immed- Iate future. CondIhons of that sort are the best imaginable for the formation and completion of such a system as the secretary suggests as a result of the Aldrich-Vreeland law of 1908 We have the law, providing for a plan that would be of lllcalculable good in a time of strained conditions, and the time to make ready is when there is a calm "But it Isn't so much the actual instance of emergency currency that seems attractlve to us The setting up of such a machmery with the pacifying effect it would have upon the minds of the bankers of this country would be quite as valu-able a phase of the law. I am certain that it will be a very little while before something definite is aowmplished to for-ward the secretary's desires" Mr. MacVeagh's statement was given out on Saturday at his summer place in New Hampshire He emphasized the advantage which the scheme would have from its very crea-tion "It has been my feeling for some time back," said he. "that the first impulse of the national banks immediately after the passage of the Aldrich-Vreeland bill was the correct one. "That impulse was to form at once the national currency association provided for in the act. The effect was to inter-pret the authorizations as something that should not a"vait an emergency, but should be adopted when the financIal at-mosphere was perfectly clear." The law prOVIdes for the issuance of additional banknotes m a time of emergency, either by individual banks upon the depOSIt of proper secunty with the government, and the pay-ment of certam mterest, or by an organizatlOn of 10 or more national banks havmg capital of $5,000,000. Soon after the passage of the bill there was some activity toward the formation of such an association here. There was no result, however, because a number of the financial insti-tutlOns felt that the law was not clear upon certain technical points. There was not adequate provision, for instance, as to how a bank could withdraw from the association. Opinion yesterday seemed to be unanimous in £avor of going through with the plan. Herbert L. Griggs, president of the Bank of New York, expressed himself as favoring im-mediate action at a time when there seemed to be no need of emergency currency. Lewis L. Clarke, president of the American Exchange National Bank, said that no one but a banker knew what demands there were upon it for money, and that the creation of a system of the sort that Secretary MacVeagh urged would tend to keep these demands rational As it stands now, a country correspondent is very likely to over-estimate his de-mands for a few months ahead, so that he will be sure to get all he needs when the time comes. If he knew that there was no chance of being left in the lurch, said Mr. Clarke, he would ask for only what he wanted and the New York banker wouldn't be bothered by extraordinary demands. Besides, said this official, a certain elasticity would be imparted to the situation at the time of crop moving. Those who were doubtful about the advisability of form-ing an association here or anywhere else in the country, seemed to think that the technical details had not been as yet sufficiently smoothed out. Whining, complaining letters to the !-louse hurt a sales-man more than anything else The "old 1, ,w" and the lady stenographer in the office thin'( such ~l ~,II~-mJn III ,e~ an aSs of himself The salee nan who me, the "old rP.ln" in pri-vate and settles matt'·~ m dbpntf' Llt"'C~'1 them aiter a fight commands respect al, l gall'., d tH~is entItled to. 4 WEEKLY ARTISAN MERGED WISCONSIN CONVENTIONS. Furniture Dealers. Funeral Directors and Com-mercial Agents at Fond du Lac During First Week in August. The sixth annual conventlOn of the Wisconsm Furmture Dealers' association, the twenty-l1Inth annual conventlOn of the WIsconsin Funeral Directors and Embalmers' aSSocIatIOn and the sixth annual conventlOn of ,Viscon"m CommercIal Agents' club will be held jointly at Fond du Lac on \Ionday. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the first ¥\ eek m August. All business meetings will be held 111 the Elks Club House, mornmg sessIOns at 9 o'clock and afternoon "es-sions at 2 o'clock The program for the Furmture Dealer,,' association has been arranged as follows' ProgI1am. Monday August 1,9 o'clock a m -Meeting of the execu-tive committee Payment of Dues Called to order by ,V D 11cK111stry, PresIdent Address of vVelcome. by Mavor E ,V Clark Response, by \V F Saeckel P,resident's Addres", by ,V D :V1cKll1.:otry Appointment of CommIttees Secretary and Treasurer's Report. 0 J Kremer Talk "ExperIence Dunng the 'Var." by ~1aJor E R Her-ren, Secretary-Treasurer VV l11nebago Furl11ture ~Ianufactur ing Company. Question Box Tuesday. Morning SesslOn Talk. "Prices," by A F Banderob. Banderob-Cha"e com-pany. Oshkosh, \Vis Talk, by F B Ho111enbeck. President C A C, \Vater-town Talk, by H F Krueger, Neenah, Pre"ldent ,\ IsconSIon Retail Hardware Dealers' assocIatIOn Relport of COimmittees Election of Officers FUNERAL DIRECTORS' AND EMBALMERS. Tuesday Afternoon. Payment of Dues to Secretary,. T F Flemll1g Call1l1g to Order, by B M Hoppenyan. President Invocation, by Rev. L P. Peeke Alddress of Vvelcome, by Mayor E W Clark Response, by C L TruesJall, FlfSt V Ice Pre"Ident Address, by B M Hoppenyan Appointment of CommIttees Lecture and DemonstratIOns Tuesday evenll1g, entertall1ment bv manufacturers of Fond du Lac Wednesday. Morning Session Report of Delegates to NatIOnal Com ention, S Peacock Address. by Hon M K Reilly Address. by J. F. Ryan Lecture and Demonstrations Afternoon Session Address, by George L Thomas. President National A.s-sociation. An Experience Hour, John R Ragan Undertakers' Records, J R McLain FOR DETROIT EXCLUSIVELY "Wanted Agency for Furniture to sell to Dealers." DETROIT MANUFACTURERS' AGENCY, 36 East Larned Street, Detroit, Mich. -\.ldl es." by J 11 Boyle Lecture and DemonstratIOns \\ edne"c1ay CVCl1lng, the Commercial Agents' Club will entertaIn at Fraternal Hall Thursday. Morning Session. -\ddress, by "\dal1l Lelcher. Report of Secretar} Repol t of Treasurer Report of CommIttees Report ot Delegates NatIonal Convention LectUl e and DemonstratIOns Afternoon Session. ObItuary Report of CommIttees on ConstItution and By-Laws ElectIOn of Officers ElectIOn of Delegates to National Convention SelectIOn of CIty for next convention -\JJOUI nment Freight Rates Voluntarily Suspended. Repre"entati\ eo., CJf the 25 roads composIng the western trunk 1111e" commIttee, conferred with the Interstate Com-melce CommIssIon at \Vashington on July 22 and agreed to p""tpone the effectl\ e date of their increased freIght rates frol1l -\ugust 1 to KOHmber 1 ThIS is in keeping WIth the agreement that the eastern trunk lines and the railroaJs in the central traffic terntory made with the commission a few day" ago The actIon of the western trunk line commIttee completes the drrangement for a voluntary suspension of the new rates b\ all I aI1road., ea"t of the MIssouri RIver pending an investi-gdtion Into theIr rasonab1eness by the Interstate Commerce Lommb';IOn The commISSIOn had voted to suspend the in-creased rate,; until they could investigate them but the volun-tary actIOn on the part of the railroads relieved the commis- SIOn of the nece""Ity of making pIecemeal suspension and enables them to beg1l1 at once broad investigation into the que"tIOn of whether ll1creased operating expenses and hIgher co,;t of eqUIpment necessItate,; increased freight rates Mr. Vandercook Comes to Grand Rapids. Don Vandercook of Chicago. with S Karpen & Bras, for eight years past, has moved to this CIty and purchased a new bungalow home on the corner of Burton and Russell avenues ::\fr Vandercook wIll design for the trade in claSSIcal and modern type:> and will make lodge furniture a specialty His StUdIO vVIll be at hIS suburban home for the present To the peSSImist the main shaft in the factory invariably breaks down when a large bunch of orders come in The commission salesman IS expected to sell all the stickers the salaned sdlesmen fail to dispose of. '"- ",-- WEEKLY ARTISAN SUITE No 52. From the New Catalogue of the Ladder and Specialty Co , Atlanta, Ga. 5 6 WEEKLY ARTISAN • •••• _ ••••••• • - - ••••• --_. • • • - --1 .... The SCHRAM MODERN SECTIONAL BOOKCASES Acknowledged by buyers who saw the April display to have no rivals or competitors. The rea::ion? Beautiful, artistic designs and styles. The Schram system of construction provides for the Automatic locking of cases horizontally and interlocking of the entire combmation by a simple device, thereby practically making a solid case filling a de-cided need. Our new device in equalizers makes it possible to construct a door that will absolutely prevent binding and giving not only an ab-solute dust protector, but also a positive air cushlOn. which makes the Schram practically air tight. Our Colonial Style has absolute perfec-tion of detail, high gflade finish and artistic beauty and workmanship. In Polished Golden Quartered White Oak and a Polished Genuine Ma-hogany- the latt!er with paneled ends. Catalogues to Dealers upon request. SchraIll Bros., 421 Armour St.9 IIIIII III II Chicago I ----- --~~-------------~I Colonial Style, Combination No. lOCo Furniture Men-Their Finish. Very few furniture men see their own fimsh, yet, like the commodity they handle, they are variously fimshed Some are polished, some dull, some (some, mark you) golden, some weath-ered and some fumed. This article will deal with the fumed vanety, smokupus-nicotiana as clasSified in the language of the inclent W op Who are the fumed? I am for one, and if your wlfe will permit of your attentions to "My Lady Nicotine," the chances are that you're another. Why do men smoke? To keep mosqUItoes away In the sum-mer time and moths out of the house In the Winter. Why do not ladles smoke? Custom forbids. Custom is a strange propositIOn In the days of our grand-pap, Custom suggested that a chewing tobacco box was an ap-propriate gift for a fastidIOUS lady to select for a gentleman friend, but in our more refined age, Custom teaches that men must eschew chewing but may blow clouds of cigarette smoke about a public dining room. Dame Custom i" liberal in her views, but some day some hu-man volcano will make her tired and she will decide that while the 'Smoker may have his rights, so has the smokee. Then the smoke inspector shall get busy and It shall be decided that special places shall be set apart and special tllnes appOinted for the fum-ing process. Uncle Bent Wood, the weathered furniture dealer of Helical Springs, is of the opinion that no dealer would complain to the house if a salesman should enter his store without a cigar in hiS mouth, nor would any lady customer object to a salesman laying aside his cigar during the process of a sale. He says if Provi-dence had equipped man with an automatic draft, some fellows would smoke while they sleep According to Uncle Bent, some of us stnve to keep an eternal fire ahght With the persistent zeal of a Vestal Virgin. If you want to learn more on thiS subject, inqUIre of Uncle Bent Wood, of Helical Spnngs. I have mislaid the Istate Have a cigar ---Verms ::\1artm m Peck & Hills' "Everywhere" New Factories. The new factory established by P. M. Wolf at Plymouth, "'IS, has begun operatIOns, getting out a lme of sample daven-ports and couches. Otto Pearson, Joseph Lyden and Edward Carlsen have in-corporated the Rockford Novelty Works, established a factory and manufacture furmture and wooden novelties at Rockford, Ill. E M LeaVitt and others of Wmthrop, Me, have organized the Inter-Brace Chair company for the purpose of establishing a factory at Wmthrop Capital stock, $500,000, with 20 per cent 5ubscnbed, but nothmg paid in. The Ford & Johnson Chair company Will estabhsh a new factory m New Haven, Conn. Their plant, connected With the county ]ad in that City, was burned last April and owing to op-position from the city authorities it will not be rebuilt. The -\tlantlc Pall1t and Var11lsh company is to establish a factory in Wilmmgton, N. C. Platt W. Davis, M. Ashley Cur-tiss J r, DaVid C. Ray and Charles N. Evans are the incorpor-ators Capital stock, $35,000, With $7,500 subscribed. A news dispatch from Helena, Ark, says, "there is a strong probabihty that the Ramsey-Alton company of Grand Rapids, Mich., Will establish a branch of its manufacturing plant in He-lena" The Ramsey-Alton company is a manufacturer of high grade chairs at Portland, Mich. I, _ WEEKLY ARTISAN 7 I The PROUDFIT P B BINDER for Blue Prints, Photos and Photol!:ravures has been adopted with success by the following firms and many others THE PROUDFIT LOOSE LEAF CO., 8 AND 10 LYON ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Wolverioe Brass Works, Grand Rapids Gland RaPIds Brass Wks, Grand RapIds. Mlchloan ChaIT Co, Grand RapId., Grand RapIds Chair Co, Grand RapIds BerkfY & GayFurniture Co ,Grand Rapids Century Furniture Co • Grand Rapids Imperial FurnIture Co , Grand Rapids Royal Furniture Co , Grand Rapids. Phoenix Furniture Co • Grand Rapids. WHY NOT GIVE IT A TRIAL AND BE CONVINCED'? John 0 Raob Chair Co , Grand RapIds HastIngs Cabinet Co , Hastings, Mlch Barber Bros Chair Co , Haslings, Mlch Grand Rapids Bookcase Co , Hastings Woiverlne Mfg. Co • Detroit. The SIkes Co , Philadelphia. Pa The H Lauter Co, Indianapolis, Ind. Langslow.Fowler CII , Rochester, N. Y Gallla Furniture Co , Gaillopolis. 0 IF YOU WILL SEND US A SAMPLE SET OF YOUR SLUE PRINTS, WE WILL INSERT THEM IN ONE OF OUR COVERS AND SUBMIT FOR lOUR APPROVAL New J"urniture Dealers. Harry Shaffer WIll open a new furmture store at Woodland, Iowa. The Cornella Furmture company are new dealers at Cor-nella, Ga. Joseph Goldberg 1Sto open a new furniture store at Monroe City, Ind, in August. 'vV W. Thompson is erectmg a bUllding whIch he WIll oc-cupy as a furmture store at Buffalo, Mmn. A. E. Olson of Mendota, W1C,I 1S maklllg arangementc, to open a new furmture store at Tomah, in the same state. The Ideal Furmture company WIll open a new furll1ture store III a remodeled bUlldlllg on Kanawha street, Charleston, 'vV. Va., on August 1. \-\1Jlllam Skiff and John Webster have engaged in the retail furnIture busmesc, at Central C1ty, Nebr., under the name of the Corner Furniture Store. Arnold A, Max W. and Emma E. \Verner have mcorpor-ated the \Verner Furniture company to deal in furniture in Chi-cago CapItal stock, $8,000. J F. Hartwell IS erecting a two story brick bUllding to cost $4:0,000 at Gary, Ind, which wlll be occupied as a furniture store by a firm composed of two experienced dealers from Chicago. Weather Bavors Kansas. Among \\ e Inesda}'s arnvals at the :'lorton Hou"e was W. H. Lape of CoffeyvIlle, Kansas, and 111the course of a chat with the ArtIsan-Record representatlVe, th1s well known buyer said: "I am later than usual thIS se,lson on account of having viSIted rt>latlVec, 111M111neapohs, and WIll probably be here dunng the rest of the week. There are hav111g very dry weather up m M111- nesota and the crops are suffering, but out m our section of Kan-sas we have been enjoying made-to-order "'eather, as you might say, WIth just enough ram to boost our crops along. We are not raismg so much wheat there as formerly, corn and oats being our pn1l1c1pal crops and they are looking fine. Coffeyvllie has 20,000 people and is in the center of a fertile farmmg belt We have an abundance of natural gas, which is one of our leading commercial ~sets, and the law which now forbids the extravagant waste of it will prevent its exhaustlOn during my hfetime at least. "Our retail trade has been excellent this year." Furniture Fires. J. R. Huffman & Son, furniture dealers of Norfolk, Va., lost about $1,000 by fire in their store on July 18. Fully insured. The Anderson Furniture company of Clinton, Iowa, lost a few thousand dollars on July 13 by the burning of their lumber sheds. August Buchwelitz, furniture and hardware dealer of 'Weyerhauser, VV1S, was burned out on July 17. Loss, $6,000, partially insured. The Chippewa Falls (Wis.) chair factory was struck by llghtn111g on July 17 and completely destroyed. The loss, esti-mated at $15,000 to $18,000; insurance, $9,000. Showers Brothers' New Plant. Showers Brothers of Bloommgton, Ind., have under con- 'itruction a large factory, wh1ch WIll be used in the manufac-ture oi furniture ~ wi:l completely surround the old factory, the latter will be torn do",n when the new shop shall be made ready for operation. New machinery will be installed. . " Manufacturers of Pitcairn Varnish Company Reliable Varnishes of Uniform Quality Our Motto: "NOT HOW CHEAP-BUT HOW GOOD" c. B. Quigley, Manager Manufacturing Trades Dep't. Factories: Milwaukee, Wis.; Newark, N. 1. ._~ . ._._-----_.. • ..._... • . ..-A r 8 WEEKLY ARTISAN Carpet and Rug Business. New York carpet and rug manufacturer~ and l()hher~ report that in spIte of the generall) qUlet penod no\\ hemg passed through. some order" are commg to the <;urface from Jobbers who, on lookmg up theIr "tock "heets. find that the) have underestllmated a normal demand for fall. and feel the necessity of gettmg addItIOnal carpets and carpet rug~ nndel order. The new busmess IS glvmg WOlk to loom<; \\ hlch would other\\ ise be closed down. as It I" the pohn \\ Ith the carpet manufacturers not to speculate man) \\ a\ on the fall season. Some of the hIgher grade \ eh ets and \\ tlt()n<; are reported to be under order to an amount eqnal to the a\ erage year, and, as prices on the<;e goods ma111talned on la ~t \ ear ~ level, or a shght advance, the total 111 dollar<; of thb "ea<;')n I~ satIsfactory None of the manufacturers of lo\',er grade carpet~ are In receIpt of suffiCIent busmess to keep theIr full quota of ma-chmery m operation, but on ingrams, 10\\ prIced brn~~el~ and some of the medium and better grade tape"tne~. the pO'ltlon for fall IS safe On rugs of odcl sIze. a stronger dupltcate busmess is commg m than early ordenng 111dlcated \\ ould be the case Some mms ha\ ere, Ised thur pnce" \\ here the amount of business booked wa<; small and ha\ e thu" ~ecurecl their share of duplicate order~ The questIOn \\ Ith carpet manufacturers of covermg on \\ 001 hone \\ hlch the\ do not seem inclined to face confidentl) The) are purcha"mg- 1n small spot lot", but indIcate by then bld<; that the\ arc n ,t ready to make large commltment~ at pre~e\1lt pnce~ Business m onental rugs I~ reported to be of a "uhc;tantlal character and on many of the cO' enngs of thb charactel which are intended for office and hotel purpose<;. the qale~ are equal, if not larger to those booked for a correspondmg penod last year The number of buyers from dbtant pomts ~hO\\- mg an mterest in onental good", IS large. and It l~ <;ald that representat'ives of department stores are sho\\ m~ a~ much mterest in this class of merchand1se a~ the, dId dunng the past years of prosperous tradmg Thl<; 1S taken a<; a faIr mdl-cation that they WIll have a 'iub'itantlal Improvement m the retaIl trade, and wish to be prepared WIth full <;tocks On small~slzed onental rugs and hall-runners, Importer~ are dOlng a better busine<;s than last) ear ThIS IS accounted for through the fact that m 1908 buyers were consen atn e In takIng thl~ class of gooJs, and succeeded last year m cleaning up theIr stocks They now have to bnng up theIr assortment<; to a nonmal pomt, and thIS Influx of orders IS makmg the ~P)t busl11e<;s Il1 N ew York falrl} actIve New Ships and South American Ser,~ice. Announcement has Jmt been made at RIO de J aneno that the Lamport & Holt Ime of steamshIps. \"hlch ha~ been fur-nishing a fortnightly passenger shIp servIce bet\\ een '\ e\\ York and RIO de Janeiro, WIth a monthl) servIce bet\\ een '\ e\\ York and Buenos Ayres, has let a contract for the constructIOn of t\vO new ships in addItion to one new shIp now under comtructlOn which, WIth the modern shIps now In serVIce, \\111 be used to e~- tablish a fortmghtly serVlce between N"ev. York ann Buenos Ayres, by "VI ay of RIO de J anelra, of modern, ¥lell eqUIpped and reasonably fast vessels. The present service between N"ew York and the east coast of South America south of the Amazon zone conslsts of two modern vessel'i, the VerdI and the Vasari and one other vessel of the same SIze, but WIthout modern passenger equipment which gIve a monthly servIce to Buenos Ayres from Xew York and return, and of two ~maller vessels of out-of-date equipment, which give a monthly servIce between New York and RIO de Janiero and Santos on the alternate fortnightly dates. thus glv- I11g a fortmght\ servIce to Rlo and a month 1) servIce to Buenos -\) re<; \\ Ith the ne\\ shIps the hne WIll gwe a through fort-mghth servIce to both RIO and Buenos -\yres The ne¥l shIps are to be S10 feet long. 61 feet beam, and of approximately 12,- 000 ton~ gross 1 bey \\ 111have tWin screws and will make 14 knots speed per haUl They WIll be eqUIpped v"lth rooms en 'Ulte, prn ate hath~, and other luxunes, nursery, laundry, and other modern com emence" and can carr} over 200 first-class and a large number of second and thIrd class pds<engers ThIS new sendce WIll greatly mfluence trade between BraZIl and \rgentll1a and the Umted State" gOl11g far toward affordmg that measure of ~hlppl11g servIce between these countnes whIch commercIal I11tere-,ts need Exports and Imports of IHnnufaeturers. E,-ports of manu factures Il1 the fiscal year UJ1 0 exceeded those of am earhel year andlmports of manufacturers' matenals 111 1010 were al~o the largest on record ThIS IS a summanzatlOn ()f an anal) SIS of the ) ear's lIuports and export;, )ust prepared 0\ the Bureau of StatIstIc') of the Department of Commero::e and labor The statement <;hows the Imports of 50 pnnclpal articles, the export~ of 50 pnnclpal articles. and the total Imports and ex-porh and b snffiCle.lt when coupled WIth the rletatlerl figures of the precedmg month. to JUStl£) the as'iel tlon that both the exports of manufacture" and the Imports of manufacturers' matena1s e,-ceeded tho~e ot any earlier year Il1 the hIstory of our C0m-merle Copper steel ralls, pIpes and fittmgs. meta1-workmg machl11en, sew mg machines. typewnters, lock<; dnd hl11ge,. and 'iructural Iron amI steel, ¥llle, electrical instruments, automo-btles paraffin furmture upper and sole leather, boots and shoes, lumber, and many othel manufactures show marked I11creases ll1 the exports of 1JI0 compared with 1909 On the other hand, hIdes and skm~, IndIa rubber, wool, fibel s, tin, leaf tobacco, m-trate of ~oda fur skl11s, \\ ood pulp and numerou'i other artIcles ot manufacture I~ matenal" "how marked mcreases m the Im-ports. Suggestion to Traveling SalesIDt"'n. Consul rehx S S Johnson suggests that commercIal travel-er~ ,1~ltJng \\ atertm\ n '\ Y. should make the tnp of 47 mde, mer to l\mgston Canada The feVv bours ,pent Il1 thIS way \\ ould enable them to place theIr good'i 111 that active lake port The con~ul add" that CanadIan merchants prefer to buy L\men-can goods rather than foreIgn geods TImes are prosperous and the crop prospects pron1l'img The consul add'i that he b \\ l11mg at all tImes to co-operate WIth Amencan manufacturers. or theIr representative" ll1 extendmg tbelr trade Il1 the Kmgston chstnct President Karges in Town. A F Karges, preSIdent of the )JatlOnal Fur11lture Manu-factunng aSSOCIatIOn, arrwed Il1 Grand RapIds yesterday and ~pent se\era! hour, Il1 confelence WIth John S Lll1ton, the ~ecretary of the aSSOCIatIOn Mr Karges IS the preSIdent of the Karge<; FurnIture company and has large financial Il1ter-ests 111 bankll1g and manufactunng Il1stltutlOns Il1 Evanc;- \ l11e He reported that the thirty furmture factories that make E\ an~vllle famous are Il1 full operatIOn and that the products for trade thIS fall are good --,-------- Adam and E, e were unable to blame theIr downfall to a fo1d111g'bed Eternal VIgIlance Il1 the factory ic; the price of Vvell made furl1lture WEEKLY ARTISAN / 9 f'. • - •• - - ••• • -. ••• ~ •_~_._._._._.__.__ ••• _•• _• _....... _. •• • •• _• • • •• • • __ ...., 1 T"E COLONIAL BED COMPANY BEAUTY STRENGTH DURABILITY ALLENTOWN, PA. Various Styles in OAK MA"OG4NY IMIT. M4"OG4NY BIRO'S EYf MAPLE CIRCASSIAN W4LNUT ""ead and foot posts are assembled with steel rods to insure Durability and Strength." II...._ ..-. ..-------------------------.--------------_._-_._.-._.------- SANITARY Onexhibit In THE YEAGER fURNITURE COMPANY SPACE, 4th floor, Leonard furniture Exhibition Building. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH . HARRY WIDDICOMB. ............ --- ._.- Youthful Head of a Great Manufacturing Industry. Harry Wlddicomb, the only son of the late John Widdi-comb, founder of the great furniture manufacturing industry bearing hIS name, m which seven hundred men are employed, is a natIve of Grand Rapids. He left school quite early in hfe to engage in business pursuits, his first employment being in the Wlddicomb saw mills where he gained e~pert know-ledge of forest products. While so employed he took a course in manual training and acqUIred experience in me-chanics of great value. During the ten years preceding the death of his father he successfully managed the Halliday Lumber company cutting mahogany and other varieties of fine caibinet woods. When it became necessary to find a new head for the John Widdicomb company after the death of Mr. Widdicomb, the af-fairs of the Halladay Lumber company were 'speedily closed and Harry Wlddicomb was selected to undertake the work. To him it 'seemed, so long as those financially interested in the company had confidence in him, that it was his duty to take the reins and carry forward the large undertaking which his father, with mar-velous energy and foresight, had pushed forward so rapidly. In spIte of his youth he brought to his new duties fifteen years of active business experience. He possesses the faculty of manage-ment and energy which characterized his father. The officers of the John Widdicomb company are Harry Widdicomb, president; Ralph H. Widdicomb, vice president; B. A. Hathaway, secretary and treasurer. These officers with F. Halladay and A. H. Sherwood form the board of directors. John Veneklassen is superintendent of the Fifth street fac-tory and Weba Rypkema is superintendent of the Front street factory. ..... _- .._-----~ "Nothing Succeeds Like Success." Why is it that some men succeed and others fail. right in the same business? That one strives as hard as the other, :,rt lallure is WI ;tten on everything he dGes. I", it net because one has the foresight to see what IS wanted and to provide for It, whIle the other has not the shghtest idea, other than to lag behind and copy and cheapen, or infringe on others pat-ents and ideas? The Waddell Manufacturing company of Grand Rapids. the largest manufacturers of wood furniture tnmmings in the world, do not belong to the slow class. On the contrary they are originators, and constantly strive to bring out somethmg new and appropriate, and having many machines of their own manufacture (they have one of the best machine shops ltl the city used exclusively for making machltles for their own use) they are equipped better than any other shop in the country. Hence success is written all over them. They never allow anything to go from their factory that is not right. The cut accompanying this sketch is only one of many hundreds that fill their catalogue. On another page of this issue the reader will find a specimen of their emibossed moulding that is worthy of attention. Let the down trodden, long suffering laboring man take heart. The duty on apron leather has been reduced. 10 WEEKLY ARTISAN ChIcago, J uly 21~Charles ]. Kindel is all \\ orked up over the posslblhtles of hIs new "Dlvanette," \\ hich is a new outglowth of the regular K111Jel parlor bed. but \\ hlch is much more compact and just 3tllted to the requirements Jf the miniature rooms that flat bUlldmg owners are compellmg city people to live in The new fold111g davenport closes up for its narrower dImensIOn and makes a smaller and lwl:>hter piece of furmture than anyth111g yet produced of ItS kmd The Kindel plant 111ChlcagJ, one of four 111the Umted States and Canada, is now runnmg overtime to supply customers with parlor beds ordered before the market opened A fair specimen of an up-to-date retaIl store m the southwest country, which appeal~ to be the commg country for the consumptIOn of medium grade furl11ture, IS "Green-berg's" at Houston, Tex. That's the Vvay the electnc sign reads, but the whole name is B. H Greenberg & Son. "lvVe furnish the home complete" follo\\ s, and Mr. Greenberg, senior, who is now in ChIcago bUY1l1g hIs stock says that the "nest-feathenng" offered by theIr store, 111cludes \\ m-dow shades and beddmg, carpets anJ rugs, refngerators, stoves, etc, earned, and the eIght floors 50 x 100 feet are occupied by the house furmshing bus111ess of thIs firm "A general credIt system IS used, as that IS the only \vay one can run a furmture store any more," l\1r Greenberg saId today. Morns chaIrs are a Chnstmas leader at Greenberg's and the grade of fine mIrror-front wardrobes the Texans buy would make some northerners Sit up and gasp, for some of them run as high as $150. Zala Green, of the Columlna Feather company of Chi-cago, says that he finds the demand for hwh-arade hair b l:> mattresses is improving and hiS plant IS no\\ runn111g full time. Feather pIllows and hair mattresses are the two big specialties of the Columbia, and the group of hotels that have been eqUIpped by Mr Green's plant speak for the quality of its output. L. E HUdgm, OhiO salesman for both the Wolvenne Manufactunng company and CadIllac Cabmet company of Detroit, left today for hiS territory. Sales Manager Wilson of these twin DetrOIt faetones is still at the ChIcago ware-rooms on the seventh floor of the Thlrteen-N meteen bUlldlllg, and Henry S Smith is back on the Job after IllS httle mIshap in a boat at Ottawa Beach, Mich Candlesticks of any and all klllds are getting to be a stapdard artIcle for furl11ture stores to carry m stock Heavy brass sticks in FlemIsh and Colonial designs are strongly in favor and now comes the Spencer & Barnes Manufac-turing company of Benton Harbor, Mlch, with solid mahog-any sticks to match theIr Colonial dressers. The Gold Furni-ture company of Chicago, are showmg some fine French period sticks fitted WIth fancy shades m their display in the Thirteen-Nineteen budding These match the gIlded parlor suires and tables which are the specialty of the Gold FurnI-ture company. The old Wellmgton hotel is about to change hands It has long been the fa vonte tavern for a good manv buyel s visitmg ChIcago regularly Changes have been threatened before, but except for a few improvements to keep abreast of the newer houses the old Wellington has contmued to look ... ----------------- ..... .. a ••• I • _ •• a •• •••• 4 hke home to sevel al scores of old-timers Its "Dungeon" is the la\ ored rendez\ ous of the Furniture Club and It IS hoped that the new propnetor WIll be as attentive to the needs of lurmture men a" the old \Vellmgton owners have been. Labor trouble~ and dIfficulty m getting structural material have delayed so many new bUlldlllgs m ChIcago durmg the past fe\\ years that Karpen's al e takmg no chances in belllg left with an unfim~hed bUlldmg when the t1me comes to vacate the old place. \Ylth good luck the buildmg may be ready to occupy next January and se\ eral tenants have already been secured. If all the space 1S rented out to furmture manufacturers the new Karpen bUlldmg \\ III be an Important umt 111 the string of Chi-cago eAhlbitlOn bUlldings. C L. Merce, salesman for the Mersman Bros. & Brandts Co, who make tables at Celma, Ohio, and sell them in Chicago, was called home today by the ,enous Illness of his father at To-ledo. Albert Mersman, who looks after the shIpping of all or-ders down at the factOly, and who has been 1ll Chicago for more than hvo weeks, left for home today. C T. SIgmon, of the SIgman l\Iranufacturing company, Chlcka~ha, Okla, IS 111 ChIcago bUYlllg for theIr house, which now does an eAcIuslve Jobbmg and manufactunng business. They have the only furmture factory 1ll Oklahoma, and also make cotton felt mattresses complete from the raw cotton grown near ChIckasha A \ aned assortment of wooden furniture is made by them, mcIudmg dmlllg tables, dressers, kttchen cabinets, etc. The Slgmons formerly dId a retaIl business there but now con-fine them::,elves to manufactunng and wholesallng. WIlliam G Remhardt, for many years a parlor furniture salesman and also a manufacturer, has recently arranged to rep-resent the Modern Pallor Furmture company of Chicago. Mr Remhardt has many fnends in the trade whom he has met at the e"h1blt1ons bUlldlllgs here and others who WIll no doubt be pleased to learn that he \VIII be \\ Ith a parlor furniture house again. The Manufacture of Sand Paper. Old fashlOneci. sandpaper Vvas made with selected sand-hence the name vVhat IS known as sandpaper now is all made WIth crushed glass and is really much better than the old time product Old bottles, etc, are first crushed and then ground, and the vanous grades of fineness are secured by sift- Il1g To get the powder on the paper hot glue is applied a" It passes through a machine and the powdered glass is <;Jftecl on at the same time Then a wooden roller passes m (r the "heet and plesses down and smooths the sand. It doesn't make much drfference what a salesman thinks about a lme so long as the dealers buy it hberally, WEEKLY ARTISAN 11 THE GEO. B. LUPFER CO., 262-94 North Hanover St., Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Lupfer having sold his interests in the firm in which he was a full partner for sixteen years, during which time he had full charge of the manufacture of Fine edding, wishes to announce to the F urniture Trade that he has organized the Geo. B. Lupfer Company. Purchased an up-to-date Factory building, installed the best and most modern machinery for manufacturing a superior line of Mattresses, Box Springs, Woven and Coil Wire Springs, Feathers and Pillow •• Guaranteed in quality and price. You are invited to call and examine the merits of our lines. With our New Equipment, long experience and square dealing, we solicit a portion of your business, which will have our immediate and best attention. Samples shown only with F. T. Plimpton & Co., 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago, III. (4th floor), and at the factory. ~ - . ANNOUNCEMENT. •• "1 I~._-------------_._----------- ---- ----- .. . .. . ..._. - _.. - Many Need Modernizing. One cannot help feelIng sorry for the young man who descnbed himself as a"youth of nineteen just entering the business of hIS father" He descnbes all this in a letter to the writer, In whIch he tells of his efforts to get the head of the house to do something along the line of more effective advertiSIng and better catalogues, with attendant better hterature generally, "but," he says: "There is a 'wise one,' a chIef engIneer of the building, and his instructions tv thIS assistant must be followed exactly. Our system of cost accountIng and bookkeeping is most mvdern and perfect, but the advertiSIng department seems to be quite without scheme, pohcy or " ery clear purpose It IS an old story to you, doubt-less, but very new to this youth of nineteen," etc. Hundreds of young men in business today will sympa. tll1ze WIth tIm, young man who has been out in the world enough to know there are modern ways of doing things and who would hke to see modern methods employed in this particular case, but find conservatism rock-ribbed and iron-clad In the office;, A case In point is a well known one in CIncinnatI' Carl F StreIt was in the office of his father who was an old time manufacturer Carl tried to get certain modern methoJs adopted but falled and finally got enough money to-gether to buy hIS father's interest in the business. He then proceeded to put into effect some of his long desired plans. DIre disaster was predIcted, not only by Mr. Streit, senior, but by others of Carl's friends. However, he determined to try It out and the result has been one of the most conspicuous successes of recent years in the furniture manufacturing business. Not only were improved methods adOiPted for the factory, but for the office as well. Money was spent for good llterature and for judicious advertising and the result is known to all. Many manufacturers are quite willing to spend money for improved machinery and up-to-date cost systems, designs, etc. and then expect the goods to sell themselves. The fact is no branch of modern business requires more skill, more science or better appliances than does the selling end. Young men are more apt to reahze this than are the old fellows. A certain manufacturer in an adjoining state recently said: "I have made many mistakes, but none I think more serious than to let pass an opportunity recently to secure an available man as a sales man3Jger for my two companies, who was pIcked up by another house." Up-to-date men are realizing this and it is no wonder that young bloods like our nineteen year old son of his father are kicking against the pricks.' . .. . ...... Light Absorbed by Hangings. Exhibitors of furmture have learned that the color of paper hangings and tapestry is far from being a factor of minor importance III the degree of light that prevails in a room, and is very closely related to the economic use of artificial illumination also. In accordance with their color, such fabrics throw back into the room a part of the light that is falling upon them, while they anlllhllate another part, or absorb it, as the technical phrase IS As the power of absorption of light rises in such a fabnc, so naturally in less degree is the room bnghtened and less advantageous is the use of artificial illumi-nation, a part of the money spent for the latter being wasted for light annihilated by the hangings. The latest investigation reveals that the absorption of hght depends, III the first instance, on the color of the hang-mg;" and therefore on the same color when the walls are pamted with It too Naturally the most favorable effect of color in thIS regard 13 afforded by the white hangings and paints, but even these absorb SO per cent of the light falling upon them, wlllle the other SO per cent radiates back into the room. Following these in the effect of light come the yellow hangings, which radiate 45 per cent, and annihilate 55 per cent The next in order are the bright green, of which the power of absorption rises to 60 per cent, while 40 per cent of the hght striking them is thrown back. Dark green and reeLhangings exercise precisely the same influence, they an-nihilate quite 85 per cent, only IS per cent radiating from them When Courage Failed. "Duke," asked the heiress eagerly, "did you see father?" "Yes." "Well?" "We talked about the weather." "What? Lost your nerve again? Why don't you brace up and talk hke a man-a subject of a king on whose domain the sun never sets?" "Can't," moaned the duke. "AIl the time I was in your father's office he kept grinning at a big painting." "What painting?" "The battle of Bunker Hill." Hotel Orders. The closing days of the mid-summer season brought quite a number of hotel furnishers to Grand Rapids and many good contracts were made with manufacturers through dealers. I 12 WEEKLY ARTISAN .... . .- . . CONSISTING OF CHINA CLOSETS BUFFETS and BOOKCASES Will be shown as usual in Chicago only, this coming July, 1319 Michigan Ave., First Floor, opposite elevator. The following well known men in charg .., F P. FISHER, FRED LUGER, R. G. BINGHAM, P M SMITH, N P NELSON. W J ALEXANDER Line of AIUerica~~ Rockford Standard Furniture ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Co. '--------------------- -----------------------__. .__.---_.--_--._._.-_------ ---..-.----..-.-------" The Sales Manager is Supreme. LIterally a salesman for a house appearmg before a customer I" the house Itself and somethmg more HIs powus for good and for bad al e lInlltless, accordmg to the man himself One crooked salesman m a ....e..e..k may so queer the reputatlOn of a house through a terrItor) that not m five years of effiCIent serVIce can a successor recover ItS old prestIge. Yet that hou"e ....h..l.c.h has fifty salesmen over ItS terrItory IS open to fifty mdlvldual, personal mterpretatlOns Iby ItS customers 1\'ext to the house's stock, open accounts. and plant, thIs sales terrItor) IS ItS most valuable asset, but It IS forced to gIVe over that terrItory to fifty mdIVldual men, anyone of whom has power to rum, almost as much through Ignorance as through mtent. I t is recogllltlOn of the value of sales terrItory to the industrIal and commercIal world ""hlch m the last decade has developed the sales manager In the beglllnlllg thIs sales manager in embryo was the mdlvldual m the house to whom travelmg salesmen reported matters that seemed to them to need reportmg, he was the head of the sales department to whom the dissatIsfied customer was allo\', ed to kIck But as 'ialesmanshlp has developed and a'i competItIOn In territory has grown, the progressIve house ha'i had forced upon It the necessity of a staff of salesmen whICh shall represent the house. "We've got to train these men," decided the wIse manage-ment "If we are more and more to delegate to the salesmen everything that the house is, it is up to us to know every-thing we can about that travelIng delegate and have him know everything about us." Which establIshed the sales manager as the supreme ruler of a destmy of a business Having on the face of things the powers of a czar, he had to assume the role of a tactful, dIplomatIC arbItrator and director. He had to stand by Ius salesmen who proved worthy, while he had to satisfy the customer who mIght have felt himself aggrieved and ....r.o..n. ged Salesman hImself, he had to have the power of im-partlllg sales methods to competent men, willing and able to learn He sought out a man's weak points and showed him \', herem he \\ as lacking In a word, he was a maker of sales-men It was III the larger, more progressive houses that the sales manager developed. This fact put the larger number of Illdlvlduals under hIS dIrection and gave him the larger task of molding widely dIffering n,atures to his ends. One, two, or three of these indIviduals inevitably must ,be of a character to 0....ershadow all the other ninety-nine, ninety-eight, or ninety-se\ en of the 100 salesmen, but at the same time that one hun-dredth poorest man in the list must be good enough to repre- "ent the hou"e Do you see the task? t\ ecessarIly tlllS ha" increased the cost of salesmanship. Too Man~ Idle Oars. The fortnightly !bulletin of the American Railway associ-ation, J:osued under date of July 6, showedl an increase of about 20,000 in the number of idle freight cars, bringing the Idle llst up to 142,865 cars. This increase more than wiped out the small Improvement which had been noticed in the pre- VIOUSfortlllghtly statement of the American Railway associ-ation committee, and indicated that summer dullness was be-gmning to accentuate the already decreasing volume of traffic on the railways of the country. The number of idle cars on Jul) 6 was the greatest reported since August 18 of last year. The prIncipal mcreases, so far as -classeS!of cars are concerned during the fortlllght covered by the bulletin were about 5,000 III box cars, 8,000 m coal cars, and 4,000 in miscellaneous cars. WEEKLY ARTISAN 13 TWICE TOLD TALES. What You Read in the Daily Michigan Artisan on July 25, 1895. Buyers arnved' C Niss, Jr., MHwaukee; J. W. Hall, Hall & Headmgton, Baltimore, WIlham F. Carroll, Chicago; Wilham SpIkes, Oshkosh, WIS.; G A Recker, Indianapolis; Lewis Hax, St. Joseph, F. D KImball, JanesvIlle, Wis; A. C. BaIley, Ford CIty, Pa.; W. J Kettler, Ft Wayne, J c. Hadley, Logansport; Alex Campbell, Clinton, III ; William Schmeer, Portland, Ore; George Galloway, Menominee, Wis.; S. F. Snyder, Marshall, Mich., H. J Van Atta, Fenton, Mich ; L. L. Atwood, Paxton, Ill.; Edward Long, Chillicothe, 0.; C. W. McClain, Manon, 0., J McManus, Macon, Ga.; L A, Barmore, Akron, 0.; J W. Blatchley, Wheeling, W. Va. Louis Herbert, a salesman in the employ of the Phoenix Manufacturing company of Cincinnati, claims distinction as the originator of furntture exhibitions in the United States. "I remember, when living in Southern Germany, that the cabmetmakers, in making pieces to order, could not occupy all their time, so they used to make things to keep busy. These would be put in a public place and sold for the benefit of the workmen. The idea occurred to me that if the manu-facturers of Cincinnati could make a j oint exhibit of their goods it would be a good thing for them as it would induce a larger number of buyers to come there We had had a lot of trouble when the lines were scattered, in getting buyers to come to our city They would go to Grand Rapids and when traveling salesmen went to their stores would be told that the buyers had VIsited Grand Rapids and purchased the goods needed. One day I met J. G. Sextro, and, over a stein of beer. I presented my idea of an exposition. FIrst we would secure the refusal of music hall for a period, call a meeting of the manufacturers and discuss the proposition. I knew I could not initiate the movement, so I interested Mr. Sextro. The meeting was called and the subject duly considered when the manufacturers resolved to go into it. For music hall five cents per square foot was paid A committee on entertain-ment, with myself as secretary, was appointed and we raised $2,500 to use in making the stay of the buyers pleasant. We had intended engaging several tally-ho coaches and taking the visitors through the city, but our wings were chpped be-fore the season was over, and we returned forty per cent of the money to the gentlemen who gave it. The exposition was moderately successful, and the one following, run more economically, did not meet expectations and the third was a failure. While I was staying in New York a few years later, in conversation with Mr. McCarthy, of Vogels, I told him that New York ought to have a furniture exposition He talked the matter over WIth C H Medicus, Porter, Spratt .-.-..--.-.--.--_._.__ ._-.-------_._--_._----- .. STAR CASTER CUP COMPANY NORTH UNION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (PATENT APPLIED FOR) We have adopted cellulOId as a base for our Caster Cups, makmg the best cur on the market. Cellulo,d IS a great Improvement over bases made 0 other matenal When It ISnecessary to move a pIece supported by cups WIth cellulOId bases It can be done WIth ease, as the bases are per-fectly smooth CellulOId does not sweat and by the use of these cups tables are never marred These cups are finished m Golden Oak and White Maple, finished 11ght If you w,ll trv a sample order of the,e (lood, y01lWlU de.. re to handle them ,n quant,t.e, PRICES: SIze 2~ mches. $5.50 per hundred. S,ze 2J« mches 4.50 per hundred. fob Grand RapId, TRY A SAMPLE ORPER ~ .~ and others and a semi-annual exposition was instituted which has since been maintained." "It requires a good deal of patience to sit in the ware-room waiting for customers," remarke1d the representative of an out-of-town line. "If, when they come in, they would take time enough to look the samples over thoroughly it would be different" "It's hke going into a town in the morning, getting through with your work in half an hour and then being com-pelled to walt ten hours for a train," remarked another. "That is not so bad as having but an hour to spend in a town and being compelled to wait four hours for the buyer," said N E Fowler "When you go in and find your man opening his mail you cannot interrupt him. But his wife or daughter claim and receive his attention at any moment, and such visits are always unnecessanly long. When, finally, he notices you he will say' 'wait a minute old man,' I must fix up bank matters and he takes another hour. The day is practically used up so far as you are concerned and yOUre-signedly await whatever befalls you." "I visited an old dealer in one of the prairie towns of Illll10is several years ago," said Fred Lange "We had just begun on my photos when a man came in and asked for a coffin. One was brought down stairs and the old man set to work to trim it He had to do the work himself. Before he had finished the job a woman came in and wanted to bUy a chamber smte Before he had finished a man came in and wanted a casket for a child So it went all day and it was five o'clock before he was ready to look at my pictures. I turned in and helped sell goods an'd he bought a good bill of my stuff." P • .., • •• • • • •• - •• . _ . • a ... I "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. I , -'" • , 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN ..... TAUBER UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE - ------- in --------- PARLOR GOODS aDd ROCKERS Dealers who handle them recognize the TAUBER PRODUCTS as Leaders in Individuality, Quality and Price. July Exhibition at 1411 Michigan Ave. will show many new and varied patterns. The most extensive Tauber Display in its history. MAURICE TAUBER & CO., Chicago,Ill. Factory and Office, 2313~2319 Wilcox Avenue. III1 ~----------_._-------------_._-----------_._-_.-._._-.------------~..~ 60. • • • • •••• •• • Phenomenal Success of the Tyden Lock. There has been much interest in the furniture trade in the success of the Tyden Duo Style table lock. The members of the Licensed Table Manufacturers bureau say the progress made in the first year of its adoption has been phenomenal. Sixty manufacturers of divided pedestal dming tables making about 80 per cent of the entire output of these tables, are using the Tyden Duo Style lock without extra c.harge. The tremendous success is attributed to the fact that the public and especially the women of this country have almost instantly grasped the usefulness and practicability of tables fitted with this lock, and a great majority of them have seen how it was to their interest to select tables fitted wIth the Tyden Lock, so they cannot spread apart in the base, and can be opened and leaves locked in wIthout opening the pedestal. Furniture merchants 111many locahties ha'. e been qUIck to appreciate the importance of this lock They went through the same process of reasoning as did the dming table manu-facturers. Eighty per cent of all dming table manufacturers in the United States sawall the objections to the dividing pedestal overcome by the Tyden lock and they adopted it without delay. Some waited to see how it would take. and they found in a short few months. that a dining table with the Tyden Duo Style lock, has become the standard The traveling salesman of the dining table manufacturers have found a surprising amount of interest in the lock. Mer-chants are benefitting themselves by advertis111g it to their trade, and when compet1tive business comes up they have noticed that frequently the thing that decides a good sale of dining room sU1tes is the Tyden Duo Style lock on the table Interesting Facts About Drying. The Grand Rapids Veneer company of Grand RapiJ~, Mich., recently issued a folder interestingly 11lustrated with cuts of cross sectlOns and mIcroscopic sections of wood, for ... . ... Wood Bar Clamp Fixtures. Per Set SOc. PlIItent Malleable Clamp Fixture •. E H. SHELDON & CO , Chlcajt'o, III. Gentlemen -We are pleased to state that the25 dozen Clamp FIxtures whIch we bonl!'ht of you a lIttle over a year ago are gIVing- excellent se'Vlce We are weB satisfied WIth them and shall be pleased to remember you whenever we want anythmg addItional m thIS Ime Yours trulv. SIOUXCity, Iowa. CURTlS SASH & DOOR CO the purpose of employing modern methods based on scien-tJfic knowledge, in the drying of the various types of lum-ber. This company has for some time been exploiting the ments of the Grand Rapids Veneer Works' vapor process and of vanous bnds of dry kiln equipment turned out by the company. and has now gotten that process down to a point where a thorough efficiency based on sClentJfic exact-ness can be guaranteed. The pamphlet goes into the subject of the physics of wood in a thorough and comprehensive manner. and tells 111 a way which can be easily understood without any technical knowledge of the "ubj ect. just why the old fashioned meth-ods of kiln Jrying- are detrimental It shows the causes and results of case hardening, check111g. warping, shnnk1l1g, etc, and then goes on to prove Just why the new proces" '" 111e1Jminate these bad results. The pamphlet is of '. alue as a treatJse on the subject, aside from the fact that 1t puts the lumbermen m touch with a means of doing away vv lth a great deal of trouble, and should be obtained for the 111formation 1t contains. if for no other reason -The Hard-wood Recol d. The Old and The New. On another page of this issue of the Weekly ArtJsan, one of the bIg Sheboygan Chair companies has an 1l1teresting letter to the Grand RapIds Veneer Works relative to their expenence w1th two k111ds of dry kilns It is worth reading. Look up the Grand Rap1ds Veneer \iV orks "ad" and see what they say. There are many ways to explain the cause of a broken chaIr leg, but the break remains. just the same. The manufacturer who is sure h1S hne 1S right and then proves it, has taken the road that leads to wealth. 30 000 Sh.ldon Steel Rack f Vise. ." t Sold on approval and an uncon-dltlonal money back cuaranlee f III " SHELDON'S STEEL BAR CLAMPS. Guaranteed Indestructible. We soltcil pnvIlege of sendmg samples and our complete catalogue E. H. SHELDON & CO. 328 N. May St•• Chicago. ..... WEEKLY ARTISAN 15 IMMENSE INCREASE THE PAST SEASON has seen a very pleasing and very large increase In the business that has come to us from all parts of the country. and our friends tell us that no other manufacturer is so prompt in making ship-ments. We know how important it is that EVERY ORDER should have quick attention. It enables dealers to do a big business on a small stock, which means small expense and big profits. Then, too, no other line is made up of so many The design, construction and finish, combined, make the NORTHERN line the most popular in the country. It is our constant aim to make the kind of furni-ture that will move quickly, and July, 1910, is going to surpass allprevious efforts. visiting the furniture market this coming season should make a special effort to see the many new patterns offered. With our enormous line---the biggest in the world---you can always save money by making up a car. GRAND RAPIDS Leonard Building NORTHERN FURNITURE COMPANY SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN CHICAGO 1300 Michigan Ave. THERE MUST BE A REASON Grand Rapids Factories are Expanding. The Leonard Refrigerator company broke ground this week for a large addition to their plant on Clyde Park ave-nue. The addition is being made to the enameling works, and the building wl1l be of cement, in harmony with the rest of the plant It will be 24 x 150 feet, three stories. and will contain another furnace for the enameling process, thus doubling the capacity of this department. The company reports that the busllless of the past year has been the big-gest in its history. Isaac Wagemaker, president of the Wagemaker Furni-ture company, states that plans will be drawn soon for a large addition to the factory near Market street and the river The new building will be constructed on the north side of the present plant and will double the present output. A new boiler has been purchased and a new engine will be added soon to the power equipment. The Stow & Davis Furniture company will build a mod-ern. fire proof factory, north of its present plant, and though the plans for the same are well in hand it is possible that the work will not be started this fall The building of the flood protection wall along the river bank has delayed the company in their expansion plans QUICK SELLERS EVERY DEALER NTHEEWT.LZa"'~nd•• PARLOR. ~t:BED p Need not be moved from the wall. Always ready with beddmg in place. So simplet so easy, a child can operate it. H;'s roomy wardrobe box. CHICAGO, Erie & Sedgwick NEW YORK, Norman & Monitor. NEW YORK Furniture Exchange These improvement items taken in connection with the additional story on the bIg Luce plant, the new building at the Imperial and other expansIOns of local industries in con-templation for the near future, lends a very encouraging outlook to the industrial situation in Grand Rapids. How Long? Who Will Answer, "YL". I noticed your article In regard to the ni·l(' 1'1011ih<;' dai,11g:' said a plOminent southern man'u['tc"crrr tJ a rep~rter for the Al tjsan-Record. the other day. J wJ1lV\O'tiure that the repl e.,pntative cf the large New York dcp~llnH 11t store got \\ hat l1e a,ke::l tor, if not from S0mc mid ufacluro-::-, [row C'ihe~'3. I know of manufacturers whf' h:i, f' ~iven onc ye.1f·s dating-and the usual discounts. I knO\' oi anothc,' lar~e KeN YOlk department store buyer wh) ",a~ 1'1 lh,~ malke: for his \~.-1.ntsfer S!X months and askeJ the ll;al'lJiacturers f ... - tllt-ir 10\c:::t pliees. The buyer then inslster{ thai the-,e good" were to be delivered at prices named This concession W.-1.S granted, then they demanded the cash cEscount of 2 per cent, 60 days, granted them to cap the climax, the buyer demanded 'three per cent additIOnal, because he claimed the gDods were for the wholesale department, and of course the manufacturer kicked, but to no purpose. He wanted the order and took it on the terms mentioned In addition he paid the salesman who engineered the deal six per cent commission. How long will the manufacturers submit to such extortion? Tihere was no answer, not even an echo. Real salesmen don't have to hurry out of the office as soon as the contract is signed, for fear the buyer will change his mind. 16 WEEKLY ARTISAN MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY ,U.SC"II"TION $1 eo I"E" YEA" ANYWHE"E IN THE UNITED STATI:S OTHI:" COUNT"'I:S 'Z.OO 1"1:" YEA". SINOLI: COI"II:' 5 CENTS. PU.LICATION OI"I"ICE. 10'-112 NO"TH DIVISION ST, G"ANO RA .. IOS. MICH. A. S WHITE, MANAGING EDITO" Entered AI .econd claiS matter, July 5. 1909, at the post office at Grand Rapids, Michigan under the act of March 3, 1879 CHICAGO REPRESENTATIVE,1:. LEVY The business of furnishing hotels and pUbllc lllstitutions is now largely in the hands of the retail dealer A few years ago the hotel keeper and the institution manager bought the furniture from the manufacturer direct and no one objected to his doing so. There did not appear to be anythlllg particularly objectionable to such transactions, especially as was formerly the case, the furniture maker supplied the carpets, rugs, bed-ding, crockery. silverware, curtains, shades, and in fact every-thing needed to completely furnish such an establishment In those days but comparatively few retailers possessed the capI-tal and the knowledge necessary to carry through transactIOns of such magnitude and the busine"s naturally found its \\ ay to the hands of the manufacturer of furniture It was a husI-ness that was not of uncommon value to him and he welcomed the entry of the large mercantile houses into the field A con-si.: lerable number of the great merchants control rug. curtain and bedding factories, affording advantages that count for much in the business of supplying hotels and institutions An idea of the importance of this trade is presented in the single fact that during the first six months of the current year one department store in Chicago, furnished twenty-five hotels Landlords are using better goods than formerly, after having learned that the price to be charged guests for rooms depend" largely upon the character of the furniture The attorney general of the state of Indiana jabbed his fist into the ribs of the Pullman car company on July 16, when he filed an intervening petition with the interstate commerce commission in the case brought by the state of Okldhoma against the Pullman outfit Twenty-one railroads operating in the state of Indiana are named as defendants. The petition sets out that virtually no tourist sleepers are operated in the state and that when passengers desire to use sleeping cars they are compelled to patronize those operated by the Pullman company; that approximately the passenger mileage is at least twice as much in the Pullman cars at night as by day; that the charge for Pullman seats during the day is approximately half what is charged during the night when the seats are sold after 10 o'clock at night at seat rates. The several organizations of traveling salesmen might help a lot in pushing the good work along. Will they do it? The litigation pending adjudication in the courts, involv-ing the Tyden and Brown table lock patents, '" hich may re-sult in putting one and perhaps both of the locks out of busi-ness, recalls the litigation between W S Gunn, John Toler, W, R. Fox, and other manufacturers, a few years ago After several years spent in the taking of testimony the presenta-tlOn of arguments and the usual routine of litigation, involv-ing a heavy expense to all interested in the business. the htlgants were mduced to enter into a partnership that ehmi-nated competItion, and all shared richly in the business of manufacturlllg and selling casters during the life of the patents The hIstory of the litigation offers a suggestion of valLle to Mes'irs Tyden and Brown. The buyer for a prominent department store located in one of the cIties of the central west bUys and sells nothing but low grade stuff He frankly admits that his know-ledge of the furniture business is limited. "I know nothing about good stuff, and for that reason I do not buy it." he ex-plained I can sell cheap stuff, therefore it is for my interest to buy only that class of goods. The first and about the only con"ideration with me is a low price." Evidently this buyer lacks an artistic temperament. Blum is heavily", eighted. How a man of his moderate SIZP can successfully carry so many lines remains to be ex-pla1l1ed J\Ir Blum lives in Atlanta, and when he starts out on a tnp he is obhged to pay for excess baggage, on ac-count of the hnes he carries. The many houses he repre-sents are satisfied with hJS work and Blum is accumulating a roll as large as a bale of cotton for use when the rainy day so often mentIOned in business circles puts in an appearance. The operator of a large factory located in an eastern city make" a personal inspection of the plant twice daily as much for the good effect Jt has on employes as for keeping in touch with the processes of manufa cture. While passing through the plant. e\ en i'f one's mind is absorbed in other matters , his presence causes the neghgent to go at their work with greater will and inspJres confidence in the faithful and industnious. Names for 300 new sleeping cars are solicited by the St. Paul railroad. Why not name them in honor of the furniture sales-men who travel over its rails? What would look neater or sound prettier than such names as "Dan" Allen, "J1m" Howard, Paul Markoff, "Bob" Calder, "Ted" Gamble, "Jack" Neather, "Lou" Bauer," "Charley" Parmenter, "Phil" Raigue1. Seal Re\ Ilold"," "Yohnny" Yohnson" and others of their kind? To the dIscontented man Mission furniture is too plain; LOUISXIV too ornate; Chippendale uncomfortable ; Jacobean too clumsy, L'Art Nouveau too creepy Nothing satisfies him. Hb aim m hfe JS to accomplish the impOSSIble He would fill round holes '" ith square pegs. "A good time," is un-known to him I t is better for a dealer to throw a poor selling piece of furniture into the furnace and lay in a stock that will sell than to lose the profit on a superior article because he can not "ell an inferior one The profit made on good sales WJll more than make up the loss which would result by not making sales through holdmg to unsalable stock Quoth Dan Allen. poet and philosopher: "certain re-taJlers who pass us by, would probably be very much sur-prised to know what we think of them." Oh. Dan' Whv did you not send that brilliant thought to Line-a-type? Why did you try to attach it to the chemist of the Peninsular Club? The designer who declared that a certain- manufacturer who had copJed his designs was "an art forger," had a true appreciation of the merits of his own work. WEEKLY ARTISAN 11 I-I III aa _ •••••••••••••••••••• Waddell . .--.., Manufacturing I Grand Rapids. Michigan Co. Samples of our EMBOSSED MOULDING 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. MANUFACTURERS DOING FOOLISH THINGS, "I do not know what the future of the furniture manu-facturing business is to be," said a well known manufacturer who exhibits in Grand Rapids, the other day. "It seems to me the manufacturers are doing a lot of foolish things. One man comes along and asks for nine months dating and another comes along with a ten thousand dollar order danghng at the end of a pole and some manufacturer grabs it off at a price that will lose him ten or fifteen per cent, just as sure as he takes it. Two large Grand Rapids houses figured on some work and two outside houses also made a bid One of the outsiders got it and he certainly will lose money on it. Then there is one of the biggest houses in the United States offering a solid mahogany dresser at $18. A good many buyers are not buying regular goods at all but are waiting for jdbs or cut prices So I ask where is the poor manufacturer coming in? He can't be selling at tweny-five to thirty per cent off all the time for there is not half that margin in the goods. What the industry wants and wants baday is a good strong association to remedy some of the evils, If there had been a strong association of the manufacturers composed of the majority of the good houses in the country, one that would stand by agreements, that offer of nine months' dating would never have been made." h.... .... . .... a •••••• • • • _ .. ~ New Comer's View of the Market. "What surprises me," said John Schlude, Jr, of the Schlude company, Poughkeepsie, N. Y" in talking with the Artisan-Record representative, "is the bigness of the di-- play here, the quality and above all the inexpensivene'-s of it. This is my first visit to Grand Rapids, and I hope to come regularly from now on. I had the idea that Grand Rapids furniture was almost altogether out of the reach of dealers in smaller towns, but find that I was mistaken. Many others have that same idea and if the manufacturers could conduct a publicity campaign of some sort that would gain the attention of the smaller dealers who never come to the market, and once persuade them to break the ice and come, the market attendance would see a wonderful increase. "This is certainly a magnificent market for fine furni-ture," Dull on the Wiest Coast. "How is bU'iiness? That is a joke so far as my territory is concerned," said one of the biggest salesmen in the busi-ness. "I travel in the far west entirely and there is no busi-ness. Why? No one knows why. Simply the merchants have not had the trade; that is all In January they bought liber-ally, thinking to move the goods. They have not sold them and of course have them on hand-but," and here he showed the optimism of the average furniture man, "things will come out all right and we will get it later." A New Company Making Parlor Frames. The Western Parlor Frame company, recently organized, has engaged in the manufacture of parlor frames in Plymouth, ,,vis. M. L Reuter. who has had twenty years' expenence rn pushing the sale of lines manufactured in Chicago, is associated with the corporation. The company has a well equipped factory and experienced workmen. .COLUMBIA FAULTLESS BEDDING SAMPLES SHOWN AT THE BIO BU'LDINC, 1319 MICHIGAN AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, CHICACO. MANUFACTURERS' BUll-DING, CARE ORINOCO FURNITURE CO., CRAND RAPIDS, MICH • ---------_. _._----_.-._.-._.-._--------- 18 WEEKLY ARTISAN ._.- .. Strange Fashions in Burial Robes. "I always have maintained that every man ought to go to his own funerallooklllg like a gentlemen," said the undertaker with artistic tastes "No matter how man} hard knocks he has had to stand through 11fe,no matter 1£ he has had to ,,111ftalong with only one suit to his back, and that a hand-me-down, when the struggle is all over and done with he ought, I say, to make his last appearance dressed in the fashlOn The world owes every man at least one good Stllt of clothes, and If It doesn't pay its debt before hiS death It ought to see to It that the account is squared afterward "The thing that very often prevents an undertake I from carrying out his own safe and sane Ideas IS the whimSical notions of the deceased "V,romen are more gn en to freak burial clothes than men. SentIment is largely responSible for their fantastic ideas. "They have a special predIlection for wedding go'" ns I have known women who have been married thirty or forty years to cherish that one precious dress through all the up" Made by Luce Furniture Company, Grand Rapids. MIch. and downs of life, that they might '" ear It agalll on the last great occasion. These gowns look awfully old-fashlOned and have a musty odor appropnately suggestive of the grave, after having been done up 1ll lavender and tissue paper for so many years, but vanity no longer plays a part 1ll the scheme of the old ladies' existence, and style is to them a small matter com-pared with the gratIficatlOn of sentiment " 'It brings good luck to be buned 111'" edd111g clothes,' one woman told me shortly before she died " 'Good luck to whom?' I asked. 'How can that posslbl} benefit anybody? It certalllly cannot be much of a mascot for the mourners, and the deceased is done with luck, both good and bad.' "My answer puzzled her a good deal "'I am sure I don't know for whom,' she said, 'but I do know that it bnngs good luck.' "She evidently believed It, too, for when her tIme came she was laid away in a weddlllg outfit that was complete, even to the bonnet and slippers The incongruity of the headgear as an accessory to a burial toilet was enough to make an angel weep It was an enormous, high-crowned, white silk affair, fully fifty years old, and was fearfully unbecoming to her emaciated face, but her relatives had promised that she should wear it, and they were courageous enough to keep their word Framke & Sievers Factory: Lincoln and Hastings Sts., Chicago. Our new line of DRfSSfKS and (niffOnlfDS marks a new era in our trade and is the best we ever produced. Send for prices, etc. Samples throughout the year, 1st Floor, 1319 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO. In..c.ha.rg.e..o•f.t.h.e- C.hicago Distributing Co. . ..... _ ..- ...__ ...- .. "I buned anothel '" oman not long ago dressed in a com-plete set of furs Spite, not sentiment, was at the bottom of that eAhlbltIon of bad ta"te "The fur:o, "ere, ery costly, and there had long been a bitter dispute among the female members of the old lady's famIly as to who should wear them after she was done With them As the tl1ne of her depal ture drew near the quarrel over the plOspectl\ e ownership waxed hotter "The old lad) herself was SOlely perplexed over the merits of the' anous claimants ~ ow she lllclllled toward this one, now toward that F111ally she concluded that since the coveted furs'" ere bound to create discord so long as they were above ground nobody should have them, but that she would settle the ri, aIry and spite the whole brood of scheming nieces and COUSlllSby ,,,eanng the furs herself to the end of the chapter "The relations fumed and fu"sed over this dictum, and if they had had their way probably they would have refused to carry out her i11'3tluctlOns But the old lady had foreseen this tempest in the family teapot, and had taken the precaution to llltrust her post-mortem toilet to a disinterested outsider, who had nothing to gain by disregard111g her wishes. Threats and adjurations had no effect upon that hard-hearted sartorial executor, so we put her ladyship away on the hottest day of summer bundled up 111enough furs to keep her comfortable on a voyage to the north pole "One of the oddest whims I have ever been called upon to humor was that of the man who insisted on going to his grave wrapped in the traditional sheet He sent for me several days before he died and explained his fancy. "I misunderstood him at first. I thought he meant an ordinary white shroud I could remember the time, away back in my childhood days, when it was the custom to clothe both men and women in those flowing white robes, and I took it WEEKLY ARTISAN that he was simply a little old-fashioned and wished a reversal to primitive customs. But he quickly corrected that impres-sion. "'I don't mean anything of the kind,' he said 'I want to be buried in a sheet-a plain, every-day white sheet.' "For once my curiosity got the better of my good manners " 'I will do as you ask, of course,' I said, ' but will you kindly tell me why you want to be dressed in that peculiar style ?' "The old fellow's answer fairly staggered me " 'Because I am going to do a good deal of haunting when I'm through with the flesh,' he said, 'am I'm going to take the sheet along with me, so there will be no delay about getting down to business. I'm going to leave lots of people behind who have been playing me mean tricks all their lives I have never been able to get back at them in my present state, but just wait till I get clear of these fetters, and if I don't haunt them good and hard and make them wish they'd done the square thing by me when they had a chance it won't be my fault.' "I couldn't make out then, and I have not been able to make out since, whether the old chap was downright crazy or just eccentric," concluded the undertaker. "Any way, it was not my business to investigate his mental condition. My business was to bury him in a sheet, so long as he asked me to and was willing to pay for it, and I performed my part of the transaction to the letter."-N. Y. Times Something More About Persian Rugs. "The shipments from Bagdad to the United States last year were more than for five years previous, though the supply of real antique Persian rugs is diminishing fast," says Fred-erick Simpich, American Consul at Bagdad Ahout $8S0.000 worth of rugs came to Bagdad from Persia in 1909 of which less than one-fourth were old Nearly all the genuine antiques however, go to America, Shiraz Ramadan, Tabri7, Kerman-sha, Bokhara, Kulyahi and Sina are the kinds of carpets mostly sent to the United States The local prices paid for such rugs range from $2 60 to $3 70 per square meter for ordinary quality, $440 to $600 for better grades and $8 80 and upward on age, quality and condition Cheap rugs, aniline dyed in imitation of ancient patterns are now manufactured in large numbers by a foreign firm at Sultanabad for much less than real Persian handmade carpets and are readily detected by rubbing with a moistened cloth, which reveals the aniline dyes by leaving a stain on the cloth Every district in Persia has its own style and design of rugs; yet the mere name is no guide to quality, as good and bad rugs are turned out in all districts. It is not easy to dis-tinguish one rug from another by word description, but a feature of the Shiraz, Koor distan, Jaff, Kulyahi, etc, is that they are woven wholly of wool, while the Ramadan, Sina, Sultanabad and Ferahan are made partly of cotton The dom-inant color of all Shiraz rugs and carpets is red, while the Bijars are blue and marine. The choicest rugs are woven in silk and wool and come largely from Kerman, Persia. Many ancient patterns, pro-ducts of early Mohammedan days, as well as convential flower designs, are seen The color blendings are exquisite. These silk rugs are usually about 430 feet by 7 feet and are measured by the native "zar" a square measure of 20 by 40 inches. Sixteen stitches per inch are usually woven in the manufacture of rugs and carpets for export, though Persian rug fanciers insist on a finer weave. About 1,000 looms are operated by hand in Kerman, where the price for the better quality of carpets is nearly $5 a "zar." The estimated annual output of woolen rugs in Kerman is $200,000 The silk carpets " . . Table wi.th top removed so as to show the Tyden Duo-Style Lock. Ask for the Tyden Lock It makes business for you When you buy pedestal dining tables ask your manufacturer for the Tyden Duo-Style Table Lock-there is no extra charge. Don't run the risk of losing sales because the lock is not on the dining table-you can have a completely equipped table Just as well as not, and gIVe your customers the most for their money. When you place your order for dining tables be sure it calls for Tyden Duo-Style Lock. ~----.....------------ ..... .. .... ......~ of Kerman sell locally for about three times the price of woolen carpets and in Cairo one silk rug from Kerman has been known to bring $500. Small boys working two or three at a time under a master weaver, turn out these valuable rugs. The master reads the pattern aloud to them, which they recite or repeat after him as they work. These formulae contain many words now obsolete. The "shal" of Kerman-whence our word "shawl"-is made of goat's hair Like the carpets, the shawl patterns are learned by heart, and the work is even finer. Children also do this work. It is estimated that Kerman turns out $300,000 worth of shawls, hand-made a year. The finest product is a fircone pattern, a rich color effect, made especially for the governor of the province, who wears it as a robe of honor o_n.the Persian New Year's day. ...... . I ---_._-----_. _. ..--- _ _ ~ We are Special Tool Manufacturers for the Wood Working Trade. Our SOLID STEEL MOULDING CUTTERS are the Best in the World. SPECIAL. ORDERS SOLICITED AND GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY WOOD WORKERS TOOL COMPANY, 542 Jackson Blvd., CHICAGO. " SAW, KNIFE AND TOO_L._aM_ANUF.e.cTURERS __ . ~ 19 ... ., 20 WEEKLY ARTISAN ------------------_._-----._._---------------------.. These Specialties are used all Over the World Power Feed Glue S.readin .. Machine. Sin..le. 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This morning I started forth, full of JOy and gmger B) noon I was trying to study out a new phIlosophy of hfe, for I needed it I dont beheve there is any business or plOfesslOn in which you can get so many rapid and contradictory shocks as that of se1hng goods far from home The fir"-t place I en tered, I thought of a real clever story I had h card the 'l1g'11 before Oh, yes, It was proper enough-nothlllg" naughty about It, just a real funny &tory I had thought of a way to use it as an introduction for my selllng talk, and T spmng it on the first merchant I met Gee' He pulled 111'; face down and said sternly: "Young man, this beautiful morning, so SOon after the Sabbath day, your thoughts should be more grave and fi"ed on higher things." Now, I'm not saying that he wasn't nght, but I'll lca, e it to any of you if that wouldn't sort of take) ou aback I hadn't gone at it hit or miss, either, but I sized hIm up as a man who could laugh over a good story Saturrtay evenmg, maybe, but not Monday morning Greatly subdued, I crept into the next store, looked as pious as I could and remarked that I had heard a most eAcel-lent d1scourse the precedmg evening I thought that would please him, and the truth was I had been to church Sunday night with a htble beauty. He looked as though he would be willing to discuss the authelllcity of the scnptures, but again I was due for right about I expected hIm to nod gravely, stroke hIS beard solemnly, and obsen e "Indeed, my young friend, it was of a truth a mo"t Ill-structive disquisition." That would pave the" al for satl"-- factory business. Instead, he glared at me and remarked viciously: "What you g1vin' me, you p1cfaced dude? You can't sell me no llfe of Talma.ge " There ought to be a law passed to compel every onl' to act and be like he looks The rest of the day I spent in the good old fashlOned way. I went in, shook hands, when the boss didn't stick them into his pockets, and pitched right in on trade And I found I dId better than when I tried my fine work at the first. Guess t<he trou1ble with me was that I couldn't read the humanity of those first two men Perhap'3 both of them detected in me an insincere note and that made them cast me down hard Some of them bke a funny story, and ,",orne of them don't No.6 GI•• H•• t.r. care for funny stories Some of them like to dl1SCUSSreligion and some of them don't. Some of them like to gossip and hpar the latest from the big town, and others don't care a red cent about the scandal on the front page of the daIly bla therskite I asked an old timer about it th1s evening, and what he said J 'ice 1'3true He said' "You can't always tell what a man's llke inSIde by the looks of his outside. He may dress like a pne'it and talk llke a mule skinner He may dress like a dudc and be a phIlosophcr But there's one thing they're all Interested III If they're real merchants, and that is their busi-ness If they are trying to make a good business and make It better, the) have their ears wide open for suggestions for impro, ement. sea'3onable and paymg goods and the like. If ,ou can show a man a dollar for hIm he will listen to you Thl'3 isn't because he's greedy or stingy or crazy about money, eIther. but because he has to make money to live and you are one of the factors that enter into his money-making existence. If ) ou are a preacher, then it would be of interest to talk to hIm about his soul But you arr one of the mercantile factoi" and business should be your talk" "Then," saId I, "you wouldn't talk anything but busine'is at any time?" "Oh, sure," rejoined he "Sure, you have to talk other things But make everythmg applicable. WhIle he's inter-ested m business, especially his own business, the reason he doesn't talk 1t w1th you always is that he isn't sure you are the fellO\, \'\ ho can tell him about what he ought to have and ,,'hat he ought to do. Your talk is to catch his attention. Suppose he '317eS ) ou up as a good teller of stories and not a man "ho knows more about the market than he Then a good story 1:0what he wanb from you, and he feels able to take ,are of hIS buymg wIthout any monkey talk from you If he wants a story, I gIve hllTI one, but I try to have one that will gn e h1m an 1dea that I :.now that-know the real business of the day, as well as tales to pass the time pleasantly." "But how do you break the ice?" I cried 'What I want to know 1S how to begin I can do the rest all proper enough, I think, but how to get through his shel1.' " "This IS the way I do it," he replied "I copy in a broad way the methods of the best merchants themselves. You know how they put out leaders? Well, that's the way I do. Suppose I have some goods that are real bargains; I use them for leaders If the merchant knows his business at all. he knows that he's being offered a good thing, and I have his WEEKLY ARTISAN 21 attention right away Suppose, as is sometimes the case, I have word from the house of something concerning the tend-ency of trade or pnces. I let hIm have that, if I can, telling him where the information came from, and he recognizes it a'S worth listening to and heeding. It gives him more respec~ for me, not as an after-dinner speaker, but as a man who knows something about goods. "Then he may buy or he may talk about the goods, or he may do or say something else that gives me a clue to what he is. If you talk to a man for a while or better, if he talk3 to yOU, you can tell something about hIm. If you can't, you'd better get out of the business But glVe him the leader first. ITe is m business and so are you. GIve him som.::thil1g that WIll make hIm recognize you at once. Then you can make hIm accept you still fUl ther WIth your chat on reltgion or ) f)L,r amu"mg anecdotes later on, but rememl'er tlw fir"t thmg is to interest him, not in you, but in your ability to assist him in his bus mess." The more I thought about these things, the more I could see good, plain, common sense in them. That fellow repre-sents dry goods; but he appears to have made good, all nght It is also true that, no matter where you may have ac-qUll ul your knowledge, it IS apt to come in h llldy a~ any moment For instance, I made a good fnend yesterday be-cause I know how to pack goods I wandered mto the sVwe where I have been turned down twice by the plOprietor, already. However, it wasn't because he was mean, 'but merely because he was satisfied with the house he's trading with. This mor111ng I discovered him packing a box of stuff for shipment, and he happens to be one of those fellows who can't pack a box at all-just isn't in him. He was red in the face and perspiring freely. He looked up and nodded and hammered his thumb, but didn't say a word-out loud I had a hunch, and besides it bothers me to see a man paoking space poorly. I said: "Say, Williams, I'm an old hand at packing. Let me have a try at that. It used to be my business when I was a kid-I was brought up at it." He got up and handed me the hammer without a word J went to work, after shedding my coat and my cuffs I worked hard at it and fast, and in a few minutes I had all the stuff in neatly and securely, sohd as it could be, and was naihng the hd down, one lick for each naIl. Do you know, it pleased him immensely. I know how it is, myself If somebody can do something you can't you admire it more than a greater amount of skill at somethmg you can do. He looked at the box with satisfaction and genuine pleasure, walked around it, pushed it WIth his foot, and said that it was a dandy job. I told hIm how much time I had put in, packing goods of all "hapes and kmds and hc grew quite intele ,ted 1 h ~1, following the adVIce of my fnend, I sprung on hlln a ~peclal He felt th3Jt he ought to hsten, and my proposition was really a go,d ' ne even for small Luyers He orde"-.:rl a fc\v tl1mg~, and I told him that while I should always be glad to get his business, I diJn't want him to buy just because I naIled up a box of goods for him. He said he wasn't buying for that reason, but solely because it was a good buy. That did please me. In a legitimate way I have put in an entenng wedge, and the day will come before long when my brethren of the other house will have to split business with me m that house And then, ultimately, it will be up to the goods of the two houses In my mind, it means a new customer for The House The man with a hot temper doesn't always make a warm friend. iJoh~~~C~h"ai~co.l 4401 to 4531 West North Ave., CHICAGO Makers of the in the West. BEST MEDIUM and HIGH GRADE line of CHAIRS \t I Our new Catalogue will be mailed to any responsible furniture dealer on request. It shows the latest patterns of the most seasonable goods. '"'-----_._---- . . .. .. to- .- ••• _-_. 1 Mechanics Furniture Co. Rockford, Illinois Makers of FINE and MEDIUM BUFFET No 194 II,.. Dining and Library Furniture SEND FOR NEW CATALOGUE. Our {u!llme on exlublt 3d Hoor, 1319 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO. .- - ...-- . _. - ..- ..- .. 22 " .. • -- •••••• __ aa •• •• . a.a.- .. _ __ .. .-., WEEKLY ARTISAN TO FURNITURE MEN A large and successful department store, now covering 50 hnes, Will consider proposItion from responsib~e, practical persons, firm or manufacturers who may wish to mstall and manage a Furniture Department as a part of the store organization. Store is located m one of the best manufactUring and railroad centers m the middle west, and the most prosperous state m the Union. Store room building IS situated in the best 10catlOn m the city; different floors eqUipped with the most improved, up-to-date store fixtures; be-ing on corner of street, hght could be no better. PopulalOn of city referred to over 200,000, with lmmedlate suburbs, surrounded by a prosperous farmmg territory. About 21 steam and 12 trolley railroad lines operatmg over 300 trains every 24 hours into and out of the city. Practically no k~en competition. Busmess hmlted only to aggressiveness and ablhty of management. Space now avail-able for proposed department Will be utlhzed for other purposes If not soon taken. An opportunity for a "live wire" to ally himself with a prosperous, successful and growmg concern, With estabhshed trade relations extending over 25 years. Correspondence and investigation sohclted. Address commumcatlOns to Clingan, Box 2031, Columbus, Ohio. j, ••••• -----------~---_._-------.~-_._-_.-._~------------~_._---- Window Dressing Principles. Wmdows should be dressed SImply. They should not be filled WIth a conglomeratIOn of goods unrelated to each other In that case they would cause confusIOn m the mmd, \\ Ith harel ly a chance of 111terestmg anyone. The whole Idea of SImplIcIty IS ba"ed on fact, demonstrated by psychologIcal expenment, that people cannot observe and re-taw more than two or three thl11gs at a time. The correct the-ory IS that attentlOn WIll be attraced to a thl11g when alone, or when exhIbIted WIth somethl11g that IS naturally assOCIated WIth It The wl11dow dresser must be ongmal, he must know the latest style; he must be posted on the general demand for goods; he must know the taste of hIS customers But It IS hIS prl11c1pal busl11ess to present the goods 111an artIstic man-ner that brmgs out theIr value and VIVIdly fasten hIS pIcture on the ml11J through the eye of the passer-by, so that he shall be impressed by them and have hIS mterest awakened. SelectlOn of matenal IS an exceedmgly Important factor. Color effects If JUdlClOUsly employed, attract attentlOn qUIck-est RIchly colored gooJs, as a 1ule, are the more fascmatmg. Thm the matenal should be carefully and skIllfully arranged, an effort bemg always made to aVOId an over-dressmg. Care should be taken to exclude anythmg repulsIve or mdehcate. The wmdow decoratlOns should Ibe nothmg more than an mdex of goods m the store, and therefore, must be truthful m every respect The goods must always be !behmd the dIS-play; If they are not the wmdow dressing is a damage and not a benefit. The wmdow should be the mirror of the store-It should reflect both the character of the goods and the bUSIness pnnc1ples of the store. The wmdow decorator should always have the matenals he deSIres and the proper faclhty for their dIsplay As a rule the decorations should be changed tWIce a week. Should the pnces be shown? On this subject there is a wide dIvergence of opl11ion Some merchants inSIst upon the tIcketmg of every artIcle, whJ1e other merchants WIll not allow one in a wmdow dIsplay. But pnces talk and are busmess bringers, and the use of pnce tags wJ1l probaJbly be advan-tageous to the vast army of retaIl stores throughout the coun-try. Where they are employed, however, they should be neat and not too obtrusive. Opportunity should be taken to gam advantage of the occurrence of public holidays or local events of general Im-portance, and the windows gIven over to pictures that refer to the occasion and at the same time display seasonable merchandise. Go where one will throughout the country and it WIll be difficult to find a successful store where the windows do not reflect its prosperity. On the other hand, the stores that are failures can generally be discovered by the slipshod methods of the window trimmer As a rule, success and good window trims go together. Most thmgs worth having are hard to obtain The sales-man who has landed a dealer after trying for ten years to get a part of his trade appreciates this fact ... Urges Missionary Methods. "Speakmg of the attendance. I thl11k that some missionary \\ ork might be done nght here m MichIgan," saId a middle west ,ale~man recently to the ArtIsan-Record. "If dealers from towns of 20,000 people, and less than that, in Kansas, Oklahoma and C\ en farther pomts, find It profitable to come to Grand RapIds tWIce a year, why shouldn't the dealers nght here at home do so? Muskegon has five or more dealers and only one of them came. Owosso, Hillsdale, Alma and a number of other thriving CIties "ere not represented at all There were a number of Detroit dealers here, but only two or three from Sagl11aw and Bay CIty , Th1S b not as 1t should be It's a matter of habit more than any thmg else, the habIt of buy mg from pictures of the Made by Luee Furmture Co • Grand Rapids, MICh. same old houses year after year. Why not come to the feast that 1S spread for theIr benefit here in January and July, and get m touch WIth styles and prices, picking up a few odd p1eces and novelties perhaps to add interest to your stores? "The exhIbItors mIght well unite on some energetk cam-paign of education to arouse interest in this market, not only in Mlch1gan, but m every state The attendance should be increased three fold, and masmuch as past experience proves that when a buyer once gets the market habit he sticks faith-fully, the work should not be arduous. A lively, working orga11lZatlOn, \\ lth paid secretary, would accomplish wonder-ful results along thI" lme in my opinion." The one man in the world who should see himself as others see hIm IS the man who makes a sale on a nine months' datmg Baldwin. Tuthill & Bolton, Grand Rapids, have just re-ceived an order for one of their saw-fitting machines from South Austraha. Last week they made a large shipment of machinery to St Petersburg, Russia. The name of the Hallock Furniture company. dealers of Rockford, Ill, has been changed to the W. & F. Furniture company, Guy E. Williams and O. F. Finfrock having pur-chased Mr Hallock's interest in the business. Frank Lynch, who left New Orleans a few years ago and went to Panama where he has become one of the most promi-nent merchants, has placed a order for eight car loads of furniture wlth the "Big Six" factories of Evansville, Ind. Charles O. Dhonau, Robert T. Martin, C. Horace Clarke, S F. Nuezel and A. J. Nunnamacher, have incorporated the Cllleinnati College of Embalming company, capitalized at $50,000, to teach the art of embalming in Clllcinnati. Ohio. John Jacob Astor of New York. not one of the famous family of that name, has been granted a patent on a steamship chalr that may be securely fastened to the floor and quickly released. It is held to the floor by the suction of a vacuum cup. The business of M. A. Hunt & Co.• Cincinnati, Ohio, manufacturer3 of brass and iron bedsteads, has been incorpor-ated wlth capltal stock fixed at $150,000. Warder D., Grace A. and Howard C Hunt, Wllhard Lathrop and Albert Bet-inger, are the stockholders "A gentleman from Washlllgton, D. c., is reported to have been in Greensboro, N. C., recently, inspecting the plants of the Gate City Furmture company, which have been idle for some time, with a view of purchasing one of them and engaging in the man-ufacture of high grade furmture. The Modern Furniture company, capitalized at $25,000, has been organized to take over the business of the Nebraska Furniture company of Salt Lake City, Utah. John A. Sharp, president; Edward E. Jenkins. vice president and H. J. Smith, Jr., secretary and treasurer, are the incorporators. Hansen & Dieckman, who recently began the manufacture of extension and hbrary tables at Clmton, Iowa, were too late to make an exhlbltlOn this season, but have arranged wlth Henry J. Ehlen, who has been selling furniture in Chlcago, to represent them in that Clty. They make a line of medium quality. The furmture factory at Nelllsville, Wis., which was burned recently, was owned by capitalists of Baltimore. Busi-ness men of the town have offered to rebuild the factory if the Baltimore gentlemen will equip lt and continue business. If the proposition lS not accepted by the Baltimore men it will be made to others. A new building for the Spiegel-May-Stern company. furniture dealers of Chicago. is being erected at the corner of "Vest Thirty-fifth and Mosspratt streets. It will be construc-ted of brick and stone, four stories and basement with a frontage of 180 feet on West Thirty-fifth and 125 on Moss-pratt street and wlll be u3ed mainly by the subsidiary com-panie3 of the Spiegel-May-Stern company. The film of Bass & Harbour, furniture and carpet dealers, of Oklahoma Clty, Okla, has been dissolved, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Harbour retiring with $75,000 in cash and an eight story office building recently erected by the firm on North Broad-way. The business will be continued by J. M. Bass, George C Stoneberg. George K. Williams and George L. Rose, un-der the name of the Bass Furniture and Carpet company. The new firm takes over the old store, stock, warehouse and accounts. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS C. IE. Freeman, furniture dealer, of Marcus, Iowa, has sold out to 1. C. Thompson. The Lewlsburg (Pa) chair factory is being enlarged and equipped with improved machmery. The Colher Furniture company of Cordele, Ga, has gone into voluntary bankruptcy. Salisbury Brothers of Randolph, Vt, have just completed a large addition to their furniture factory. E. C Allen has purchased a half interest in the Richland furniture store of Washington, Iowa. J. A. Goode of Griffin, Ga, succeeds the Jackson Furni-ture company, dealers, of Jackson, Ga. Edward H. Church of Dover, Me. has added an under-taking department to his furniture store B. J. Quick has succeeded Quick Brothers in the retail furniture business at Boyne City. Mich. Diller Brothers, furmture dealers, McComb, Ohio, have added an undertaking department to their business. The Commercial Furniture company of Chicago have increased their capital stock from $20,000 to $50,000. The Seneca Chair company, manufacturers of Kent, 0., have doubled thetr capital stock flOm $300,000 to $600,000. The White Fixture company of Grand Rapids. recently incorporated, wJ11 make a hne of store counter and show window fixtures. The Pfetzing Furniture company of Peoria. Ill. are preparing to erect a new concrete block building on the site of their old store. The American Bedding company of West Superbr, Wis., will repair thelr factory, which was burned recently and will build an addition. The Rockford (Ill) Desk company have started work on a four-story bnck addltion to thelr factory which w111more than double its capacity. The Williams Furmture company of Gastonia, N. c., has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy Liabilities, about $13, 500; assets, estimated at $11,000. The Balatin-Drabkin company, furniture manufacturers of Youngstown, Ohio, has been incorporated and the plant will be enlarged Capital stock $10,000 The bankruptcy schedules of Abl aham Kopelman. furni-ture dealer, of 799 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y., show $10,543 liabilities wlth assets appraised at $2,,201 L. E Plerce, Wllham A Hall anJ J. c. Bowman, have incorporated the Wisconsin Casket and Undertaking com-pany of Milwaukee Capital stock, $100,000. C. L. Saunders & Co , furniture dealers of Teague, Tex., have made an assignment for the benefit of creditors, W. A. Mixon. president of the Flrst State Bank of Teague has been appointed trustee The name of the Hannon-Brown-vVall Furniture com-pany, dealers of Spartansburg, S C. will be changed to the Hanbrowall company, when they move into new quarters which will be ready in August. John E Whitfield, president, J M Ragland, vice-presi-dent and Sldney J Holhster, secretaly, have incorporated the Whitfield Furniture company of Clinton, Iowa. with $20,000 capital stock subscribed. The word "undertaking" has been dropped from the George L Thomas Undertaking company of Ml1waukee, Wis As the George L Thoma3 company, they will confine their business to dealing in furniture. 24 WEEKLY ARTISAN Buildings That Will Need Furniture. Residence~hicago-Andrew Samuel,. 3843 Jenson avenue, $4.500; Mathilda Andreasen, 1525 North Forty-first street, $7,4DO; J. C. Murphy, 5525 Ehzabeth street, $3,500; Gina Ronning, 1503 North Fortieth street, $4,600; Thomas D. Joy, 3911 Van Buren street, $17,000; Charles M HewItt, 1453 State street. $22,000; H. M. Brown. 1253 Hood avenue, $4,000; C. C. Hungeyer, 112 South Ohio avenue, $4,800, ~111- ton E. Robinson, 4616 Drexel boulevard, $26,000, IE P. Gridley, 424 Park avenue. $5,500. Detroit, Mich.---e. C. Card, 286 Bethune avenue, $7.000, A. F. Munro, 180 John R. Street, $6,000; D. C Lundy. H L Hansen, 1339 Wabash street. $7,000; F. H. Falkenberg, 4Q-1. McClellan avenue, $4.000; H F. Yatzek, Twenty-eIghth street and MIchigan avenue, $4,250 ; Julius Pierol, Caufield and Col-lin" streets, $3,000; John Kurntz, Goethe and Holcomb streets, $3.500. Denver, Col.-W. U Bliedmg Lm",ood street and Sum-mit avenue, $10,000; Fred Schultz, Lincoln street and T" ent>- third avenue, $4,500; Carl Ulrich. Twenty-sIxth and Cha~- bers streets, $6.600; W. C. Fenloss, 2285 Twenty-thIrd Stleet, $3,500; Mathew Nadler, 819 West FIfteenth street, $4,000, William H. Wilson, Decatur and \Vest Thirty-fourth streeb, $3,000; Dr. J. Mignolet. 1247 Milwaukee street, $7,500, Ll1- lian Wilkins. Milwaukee street and Colfax avenue, $5,000 Milwaukee, Wis -0. P. Steuerwald, Elm and Forty-seventh streets, $4,4DO; Charlotte Febuer. Buffman and Bur-leigh streets, $3,000; John Schrenk, Mitchell and Eighteenth streets. $4,500; Henry Kiefer, Mitchell and Pearl streets, $4,- 000; John W. Mariner, 70 Prospect avenue, $3,000, John Gloyer. Twenlty-tbjird and Mineral streets, $4,500, C S Rueckert, Twenty-fifth and Hopkins streets, $4,000 Buffalo, N. Y -Louisa J. Nenno 138 Enrrlewood avenue , b , $3.500; Harry E. Phillips, 154 Huntington street, $4,000, Joseph B. Johnson, 1002 Humboldt street, $4,000; George \V Jansen, 996 Humboldt street, $3.500; Fred A Bell, 99 Fargo street, $8,(X)(); Madeline Lascewitz, 644 Amherst street, $3,- 000; Rosalie Kajdasz, 52 Empire street. $4,000; Herman Ad-ler, 309 Gibson street, $5,500. Omaha, Neb.-Thomas Hurd. 811 South Thirt, -tlmd ~treet, $10,000; W. J. Hunter. 2107 Bmney street, $4,600, A E. Swans en, 3327 Seward street, $3,000; John \Y Robbllls, 126 North Thirty-eighth street, $5,000; PhIlIp A Scholl, 1912 South Twenty-eighth street, $3,000; V/ilham Anderson, 4146 North Fortieth avenue, $3,(X)(); A N. Gross, 3317 ::\Iartha ",ueet. $3,000. St. Louis, Mo -Julia K Gilhs, 758 Euclid a\ enue, $5,- 600; Nettie R Francis, 5948 Berlin avenue, $4.500, ThIeme Wolf. 3020 Magnoha avenue, $8,500; W. H Lesser, 5344 Washington avenue, $22,000; Fanme F. Fleming, 4264 Flora boulevard, $7,500, Della Epstein, 303 UnIOn boulevard, $25.- 000; A E Spencer, 4424 Rutger street. $5,000; H A DIa-mant, 6008 Washington avenue. $7,000. Grand Rapids, Mieh -WIlliam A Gunn, 29 Jefferson avenue, $4,600; Verne B Pope. 204 Cornme avenue $3000 Peter Brouwer. 260 Alexander avenue, $3,000, \V.' \V'alte; Smith, 188 Eastern avenue, $3,000; Mary \iValthur. Carner and Christ streets, $3,000. Los Angeles, Cal-Mary M. Stanley, 713 Kensington road. $3.500; Frank Morris, 1122 LeIghton avenue $3500' Flora J. Caphanson, 857 Manhattan place, $4,000; Nell:e R: Higgins, 615 North New HampshIre street, $7,000 Columbus, Ohio-Anna Mc~arney. 58 ChIttenden ave-nue. $3,000; F. A. Rostofer, 2 Mam street, $4,000. Indianapolis. Ind -James McGllllchey, Lexington ave- HARDWOOD LUMBER II SA~~D t QUARTERED OAK { VENEERS SLICED rAN D MAHOGANY I I ....... - .... --- .... . .... nue anJ State street, $3,(X)(), Louisa Ricks, 325 N. State o,treet, $4,000, G J Cook. 820 Washington boulevard, :j;5,OOO, J V 1Iaddlllg ,119 Northwestern avenue, $3,000. Portland, Ore -J G Celhson, East Twelfth and SiskIyvu streets. $4,500, Mrs Colson, East Sixteenth and Knott streets $5,000, Alfred Peterson, MIlwaukee street and Foster road: $3,500, J H Himes, 477 Everett street, $3,000. Salt Lake City. Utah-H. F. O'Byrne, 445 Catherine street, $6,000; Charles Gooch, 408 North Second West street, $3,500; C A Holmquist, 1495 South Third Eas1tstreet, $3.(x)(). Kansas CIty, Mo -L. J. Dwyer, 3233 Karnes boulevard, $5,000, C F Smith. 3705 Tracy street, $16,500. PhIladelphia, Pa.-Emanuel Furth. 4000 Pine street, $16,- 000; Dr George G. Ross, 1721 Spruce street, $4,000; F. B. DavIs. Springfield avenue and Lincoln jrive, $30,000; Dr. B. L Gordon, 928 South SIxth street. $6,000; Isidor Cherikowich, 1161 Venango street, $7,800. Syracuse, N. Y ---Mary L Powers, 1455 West Onondaga street, $4,800; Henry W Crofott, 223 West Ostrander street. $3,500; Otto Hoppe, 228 Burdick avenue, $3,000; P. D. Mc Carthy, 516 East Genesee street. $3,000. Lmcoln, Nebr -William Kearns. 2001 North Twenty-sIxth street, $4,000, O. H. Thompson, 1521 U street, $3,000; ::\Irs MIller, 3009 Holdredge street, $3,500. Duluth, Mllln -John Korby, Woodland avenue near T", enty-first street, $3,500; L. C. Bradley. Fourth street and T~ entleth avenue, east. $6,500; T. G. Gustafson, West First street and Twenty-ninth avenue, $3,000. RIchmond. Va -Cora B. Watkins, Jefferson Park and ~Iosley street, $6.000 MmneapolIs, Mmn -S B. Appleton. 4652 South Emer-son street, $5,200; Moses Goldberg, 804 North Dupont, $3.- 600; W B. Dickson, 2441 Grand avenue, $4.000; Mrs. Selma Barck, 4958 South Dupont street $3000 Oakland Cal-Mrs G. Heeseman. Grand and Bellevue avenues, $9,000; Mrs E. Mejia, 1286 Emerald street, $3,450; C E Lange, 728 Jayne street, $4,875; F. W. Edwards. 212 Grand avenue. $3,500 Bride's Coneveyance. There was to be a wedding in the church opposite the J ones house and little Harriet Jones stood at the parlor window looking eagerly out. Yesterday there had been a funeral, and thIS she had watched with equal interest. As the sound of dIstant wheels smote her ears she strained her eyes to see what was coming, and caught a glimpse of a far-off carriage "Oh. Momma, Momma." she cried, all excitement· , "come quick, here's the hearse with the bride in it." WEEKLY ARTISAN . Will Encourage Small Factories. A unique scheme recently advanced, whereby an oppor-tUnity wJ11 be provided for small manufacturers to obtain locatIOns w1thout expense of erectmg costly factones prom1se" to become one of the leadmg busmess features of Salt Lake CIty The Herald-Republican of that C1tyS says, it is proposed to erect a large factory buIlding provIded with all sorts of fac1ht1es such as trackage, power, pulleys and the hke. so that It w111only be necessary for a manufaclturer w1th 'imall capital to move mto the place and start work. It may be necessary for 'iuch a man to purchase a "mall 'iupply of spec1al machin-ery, but the great m1tIai expense incIdent to starting a factory wJ11 be ehminated It 1S pomted out at the present tllne that many people come to the cIty w1th small cap1tal and good ideas and anx- IOUS to ",tart a manufactory They may have a few hundred dollars and they may have thousands The first thmg re-qUIred 1S the 10catlOn Land 1S eXlpensive near the railroads, where good trackage fac1hties are avaJ1able Three or four thousand dollars may be requIred to purchase a slte E'ght or ten thousand dollars wJ11 be reqmred after this to erect a factory and equip 1t wIth the necessary power faclhtles ana machlllery By the tIme the plant is ready the capItal of the manufacturer is exhausted and he 1S compelled to mortgage the plant to raIse enough to carryon operation'i Generally, howeyer, the ne", leomer doe'i not get so far He has not suffic1ent cap1tal wIth wh1ch to purcha'ie the ground for locatmg hI" factory It 1'i dIfficult, perhaps, to organize a company tlo undertake the propos1tion and besiJes there 1S the matter of time which has to be cOlllsdered If the manufacturer 1S fortunate enough to obtain the cap1tal re-qUIred to erect the bUlliding, eqUlp it he may be unable to make the busmes'i "go" and he i'i then obhged to lelave the city for some other place, d1ssatIsfied with cond1tions here, and the cap1tahsts who furnished the means for the enterprise are hkely to say that he was an impostor and are not so w11hng to undertake a similar propositIOn m the future Vl1th the building all ready for occupancy the first dIffi-culty wou1d be eliminated All that would be required would be the purchase of such special machlllery as was necessary and the place coulJ be rented by the manufacturer for a small monthly rental If the busmess d1d not succeed no one would be the loser but the manufacturer h1mself Succe"s would be more likely, also, Slllce the manufacturer would be able to starte in a small way and conduct a busllless of the Slze '" ith '" hich he wa'i faml1iar In other w1ords, the pr -Jp-oSltIon would be 'i1mJ1ar to that now presented to retal! dealers who find rt:ady for the1r occupancy e'(cellent quarters of all kmd'i 'iO that they have lonly to 'iup,ply the strck III trade and proceed to business The 1dea apphed to manufadunng has been tned m Grand Rap1d'i, ~11ch, with great 'iucces'i, says the Hemld- Republican It would bnng about a revolutIOn 1ll the manu-factunng busmes'i, 1t 1S 'ia1d Almost every wleek ne", manu-facturer'i come here from other 10cahtIes and look oyer loca-tlOn" for theIr busmess It may be that the SIze of the busI-nes'i does not ",arrant a new large bUlldUlg It may be that only a small 'ipace is reqUIred for carrYlllg on the undertak-mg. There is no such place in the cIty at the present time that IS avaIlable A regular factory builldmg is reqmred for such enterpri'ie'i and there ,hould be also trackage facilities an JpolWer A company could be onganized, a site secured on the west slde m a good location and near the milroad tracks Then a good factory buJ1dmg could be erected and leased to small manufacturers It has been stated by a realty man here, who suggested 25 the enterprise, that an im estment Y1eldmg at least 6 per cent mcome would be practIcally guaranteed The scheme has many attfiactlVe features and 1t is expected that a number of cap1tahsts wJ11 take up the propos1tlOn m the near future and carry It to 'iome defin1te conduslOn Hardwood Lumber in England. Answenng an lllqUlry relatIve to the opportulllty and pnces pa1d for Amencan hard wooJs III BIrmIngham, Consul !\lbert Halstead report'i as follow'i, addmg the complaints of Enghsh dealers concerning the preparatIOn for market A leadmg tImber merchant of Blnmlllgham says that httle lumber of any kmd IS bought direct from foreIgn coun-tne.., by dealers m the mtenor of England, but that practIcally all of 1t IS purchased from dealers or brokers at the great ports of the c0untry, and that 1t 1S 1mposs1ble to gwe any hard and fast hst of pnces, becat1'ie the pnces vary as much as 4 cent'i per foot, accordmg to the cond1tIon of the lumber on arnval He stated that it ",as surpri'illllg the drfference 111 conJltlOn 'If lumber on arnval, some of It appeanng to be stowed away so as to be more mJured than the avemge on the VOl age, but the particular ground for the dIfference was due to the fact that whIle seme lumber manufacturers were part1cularl} cardul a~ to how they sawed thelr lumber so as to get the be'it out of 1t that was pO'islble and make It attrac-tIve for the purposes for whIch It was reqUIred, grading 1t accor lmg to quahty, others sawed carele~sly, often wastefully and 'ih1pped the1r lumber m such cond1tlOn that more work was reqUIred on It and 1t was not as suited to the purposes for whIch It was reqUIred as it should be There has also been complalllt that kJ1n-dned lumber Vyarps far more than lumber that has been permitte'd to sea- 'ion naturally In connectIOn WIth warpmg, an mstance in ",hlch a piece of partIcularly fine lumber wanted for a carved pIcture frame was not SUItable because It was so cut as to be certam to warp badly, may be gIven The instance, of course, was small and the faJ1ure of the sale comparatIvely unimport-ant, but the fact that the lumber was cut so as to permit of the maxImum amount of warping would indicate a certain degree of careles'iness m the preparatIOn of the article for the market Though lumber IS not packe1 and cnated or boxed ltke many other products shIpped abroad, the foregOIng state-ment by the largest lumber dealer of thIS dIstrict m regard to lumber crmIng from the CllIted States should be made known, so that shIppers might fully apprecIate the I1l1portance of so prepanng theIr product, part1cularly hard wood and other woods for fine purpose"" a<; tn make 1t attractive and thus secure better pnce'i and a retadler market The 'iucce'i'iful sale"man must stay on hl'i Job He can-not go on a fishIng excurSlOn for a month WIth the purpose of doublmg hIS work In the month to follow, and make a good showmg at the end of the year Every workmg day should be a record of sales Such a record IS nearly impo'isible of attamment Success WIth one lllle need not deter a designer 111 an effort to bnng out a better one. Some of the buyers have more confidence m a !Jne than t~e man who made it. The great central west IS furnishIng the greater part of the orders as usual. Minnesota Dealers' Retail Furniture Association 26 WEEKLY ARTISAN OFFICERS-PreSlctent J R Ta\ lor Lake Benton MlIln Vice Preslctent D R Thomp.on Rockforct. MlIln Trea ...urer B A <;choeneberger Perham 1\t'nn ~ecretaf) W L Grapp )ane<;vllle Mmn EXECUTlVF LO\l\lITTEE Chairman Geo Klelll Mankato Mum 0 Simon, Glencoe. Mum, W I Harns \1!t1lleapoIJs, l\1tnn C Dalllel.,on Cantlon Falls BULLJi.:TIN No. 157. SUOCEISS VERSUS RECREATION, The cont1l1uance of your success depends largely on your health This world 1S made for health and happ1l1css, the richest price of eX1stence If yoU are t1red out, feel weak and weary. sleep does not refresh yOU and your appetIte IS poor In thIS hot season, yoU need recreatIOn, } au need a vacation Success, after all, 1S an easy matter, noth1l1g strange about it. It does not reqUlre a specIal genIUS nor demand a cultivated talent To be sure, there IS anI} one \\ a\ to suc-cess and that 1S work Everybody can \\ ark That lsn t genius That means energy, force, strength, 1l1tellectually and physically Now. in order to retam strength. It IS necessary to de-vote some time to the buJ1d1l1g up of } our strength One way to accomphsh thIS, IS to take a rest Remember that your nerves are not made of steel It IS the stead, ~nnd at our daily task that tIres the body more and \\ eakens the nerves than anyth1l1g else' That IS the reason \\ In ,ou ought to have a change and get rested up "\0\\ I" the tIme while bus1l1ess 1S dull and the weather condItions most fa, ar-able The furnIture dealer should have someth1l1g more be- SIdes h1S usual breakfast 111 the morn1l1g. the tnp to the store, g01l1g thru the same drudgery of makmg sales, etc. and doing this 315 days 111 the year and pOSSIbly some Sun-days Do you reahze that th1s manner of hV1l1g WIll sooner or later consume your strength and make you entirely unfit to work unless you take a vacatIOn? The managers of large firms are beg1l1n1l1g to recogl1lze the necessIty of gnT1l1g theIr help an annual vacatlOn They know that theIr emplm ees WIll do much better work after the vacatlOn, \" hen they are rested up Oughtn't you really to do lIke\\ Ise? You say y:JU can not get away, that the many detaIls of your store need to be looked after V\T e say, "\\ here there IS a WIll there IS a way." and if you have not the detaIls of the bus1l1ess do\\ n to that point where you are master of them 1l1stead of the1r be1l1g master of you, you need to be pItted You need a vacatlOn doubly sure Already you have dra\\ n too heal J1y on your nerve power and unless yOU take the \\ ell needeJ rest you will pay the penalty and find that } OUr busll1ess does not at all prosper or run smoothly as It should There 1S no other state where you can get so close to nature as 111 'Our own M1l1nesota, WIth ItS beautIful scenery and innumerable lakes, \\ here yoU can spend a most profitable vacatlOn Try It and yoU wl1l be conv1l1ced that a couple of weeks spent at one of these lakes IS the best mvestment that you can make, and after you return to your customary work, you wJ1l find it no longer a drudgery, but a pleasure, and success is yours. J R TAYLOR, Pres Are You In Earnest. We need to have yOU co-operate with us By "You," we mean, the members of our Retail Furl1lture Dealers' associ-ation. Just stop for one moment and count up the different art cle" that you hay c contnbutcd for our department in the \\ etkl} Artisan, so far th1S year. How many d1d we hear } au sa} ?- i\ow surely each of our members has splendId Ideas and good thoughts that would help our department 1mmense- Iv and \\ e are sure that they could wnte up good spIcy artl- L1e~ that \\ auld be a credIt to our assoclatlOn \V III y:Ju not bear thIS 111 m1l1d and take an hour or two some day 'Or e\ enll1g (do It now) and wnte up someth1l1g that you have been benefitted by and whIch wJ1l benefit the rest of us? Shal e } our good thou~ht WIth us-the furnIture men Kane are "0 \\ Ise that \\ e cannot learn from our neIgh bars II c are In a WIde awake terntory, but if each indiVIdual 1u"t peg~ed away at the same old gnnd, da} in and day out, tak1l1g no l1:Jtlce of the outSIde world, where would we be at the end of the year, both 111tellectually and financ1ally? I" our a",;oclat1On g01l1g"forward or backward? We must not go back\\ ard by any means Decide for yourself Just \\ here } au "tand 1I1dlvldually WIth oUr department, and if } au are at a los,; to kno\\, Just make sure that you are on the UP\\ ard clImb and wnte that artIcle, that you have been 111- tend1l1g to wnte so long and you WIll have done that whIch h ,our duty and at the same time yoU \\111 have written an artIcle that v au WIll be proud of when you "ee it 111 print !\fter yOU have done thIS, there WIll be no doubt in our m1l1ds, that you really are 111 earnest Do Not Forget Your Dues and Subscription Fee. Are your dues paId to the assocIation and what about } our subscnptlOn fee of $100 for the Weekly Artisan, that 1" dOIng "uch good work for us? Get bU3y WIth U'i and pay up, so that \\ e can start in the last half of this year, WIth a clean slate It IS up to each of us to make good by contnbut111g \\ hat IS requIred of us It IS not much, so Just attend to th1S httle matter of sendll1g 111your dues an,l also your subscnp-tlOn to the IVeekly ArtIsan of $1 00 I\~ c cannot expect to get returns unless we pay for what \\ e get The \\~ eekly ArtIsan cannot afford to send us their paper unkis we pay for same promptly We cannot carry on d bus1l1ess unle"s our customers remIt for artIcles bought Prompt actIOn 111 thIS httle matter WIll be greatly appre- CIated by all concerned. :Mlost any <;alesman can accustom hImself to a small order more readIly than a large one. He has had practice with such Many a man who can deSIgn an artIcle of furmture would not succeed when he tried to sel11t. Censure serves a good purpose All men need tonmg down as well as tomng up Salesmen deal in facts, designers m dreams WEEKLY ARTISAN SUMMER SEASON A SUCCESS. Brake the Record for the Number of Buyers Ar-rivins in Grand Rapids. The summer sales sea~on in Grand Rapids has been much more successful than was anticipated at the opening It has been at least fifty per cent better, both 111 the number of buyers and the volume of business, than was expected a month before the open-mg. When the Daily Artt~an-Record closed it summer season--- the number of buyers registered m the Grand RapIds market wa~ 1121. On Fnday and Saturday 64 more arnved, making a total of 1185, and as they will continue to come for a week at least the total for the season will surely be over 1200 and may reach 1300. The highest number registered any previous season was 1120 in 1906. The season did not close with the dlscontll1uance of the Daily. Though some of the salesmen have left the market and started out on the road, all of the exhibIts ,vlll be kept mtact un-til the end of the month Most of the local factory show room~ are kept open throughout the year, and several of the displays 111 the five exhibitIOn bU1ldlngs Will hereafter be kept open With 'Sale.smen in attendance between the regular sales seasons. Fol-lowing is the list of buyers who arnved on Fnday and Satur-day, July 22 and 23: R. G. Fuller, Savannah, Ill. B. Boothroyd, Frankltn, Pa Frank R. Pryor, Pueblo, Col Joseph Smith, St Louis, Mo. B. Feldman, Little Falls, N. Y. M. Feldman Johnstown, N. Y. A Braverman, Cedar RapIds, Ia Geo D Epp, Epp Bros., (Ene, Pa. A E Murnlls, Bee HIve, Portage, WIS C C. Colyear, Colyear's, Lo~ Angeles, Cal Oscar Sotier, Davis-Satter company, Alton, III H E Cave, C J Benson & Co , Baltimore, Md C. J Benson, C. J. Benson & Co, Baltimore, Md Frank E Ott, C F. Brower & Co, Lexington, Ky. C. F. Brower, C. F. Brower & Co, Lexmgton, Ky E M. Brown, Brown-Dean company, Tulsa. Okla. L M\.:Manus, L. M J\JCcManus, & Co , ~1acon, Ga. F Droit, Koch Outfittll1g company, EvansvIlle, Ind. E. D. Eichenlaub, W. F. Eichenlaub, Pittsburg, Pa. J A. Richards, Palace FurnIture Co, WichIta, Kan. H ]. Cloyes, Home Outfitting company, Quincy, Ill. T. P Best, W E MIller company. 'Winchester, Ind. T. E. Swan, Swan Furmture company, Tyler, Texas L. W. McManus, L. M McManus & Co., Macon, Ga ]. W. Stell, Swan Furniture company, Corsicana, Tex 27 F. Stuerwauld, John Stuerwald & Son, Newark, N. Y. E C. O'NeIl, Swan Furniture company. Cleburn, Tex E. S Swan, Swan Furniture company, Palastll1e, Tex. T 0 Bass, Bass Furl11ture company, Muskogee, Okla .:vI C Martin, T H Springer's tEstate, El Paso, Texas. Lee Stem, Ottum",a FurnIture company, Ottumwa, Ia W. C Schelle, Swan FurnIture company, Marshall, Tex. E M. Brown, The Brown Beane company, Tulsa, Okla. C A H Thom, Gregory, Mayer & Thom, DetrOit, Mich. \V E Koepp, Koepp-Mueller company, MIlwaukee, WIS. T E. Harbour, Bass Furl11ture company, Muskogee, Okla. A H Swartz, Swartz Furmture company,
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- 1910-07-23T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- 30:56
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and GRAND RAPIDS. ~IICH.• SEPTEMBER 10. 1910 BASIC PATENTS ~ ..I..on Go-Carts 1 ...... UPHELD All persons, and particularly all jobbers and all dealers, are hereby warned against handling. purchasing, dealing in or using any col-lapsible go-cart which is not manufactured by our Licensees. Every infringer of our patent rights will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. W. S. FERRIS A. B. LEITH The UNDERSIGNED hereby announce that they are the owners of the following fundamental patents on COLLAPSIBLE GO-CARTS and COLLAPSIBLE BABY CARRIAGES: .. No. 771,386 dated Oct. 4, 1904 No.800,471 .. Sept. 26, 1905 No. 861,475 " July 30, 1907 No. 789,310 May 9, 1905 No. 840,188 Jan. 1, 1907 No. 857,971 .. June 25, 1907 No. 913.345 Feb. 23, 1909 No. 914,010 Mch. 2, 1909 No. 918,250 Apr. 13. 1909 No. 925,152 June 15, 1909 No. 925,151 June 15. 1909 No. 925,741 June 22, 1909 No. 927,089 July 6, 1909 No. 748,869 Jan. 5, 1904 No. 863,972 .. Aug. 20, 1907 McGILL'SPATENT " " ADAMS' PATENT HULL'S PATENT EHLER'S PATENT In addItion to these patents, we have a large number of applications pending in the United States Patent Office, which will soon appear as patents. Certain patents here listed have already been sustained by the United States Court, and we are advised that our several patents cover and dominate every collapsible go-cart which ISbeing made and sold at this time. Infringers and copyists have not been able to do without the principles and inventions set forth in our patents. The only persons or concerns who have the right to manufacture collapsible go-carts are the following named companies, to whom we have granted licenses: American Metat Wheel & Auto Company Children's Vehicle Corporation Collier-Keyworth Company Fulton Manufacturing Company Gendron Wheel Company Lloyd Manufacturing Company Sidway Mercantile Company Streator Metal Stamping CompallY Sturgis Steel Go-Cart Company E. R. Wagner Manufacturing Company. WARNING! ---~--------------------------------------------- "-- ._------_._-- "--- .- .._~ HARRY C. WHF.fE, Treasurer. LET US MAKE YOUR HALF-TONES I Perfect Product Large Facilities Courteous Treatment "Right" Price II,, I II II II , COol •I 1 --..4 MICHIGAN ENGRAVING GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I Samples and Estimates Upon Request. I ..- WEEKLY ARTISAN 1 YOU CAN MAIL YOUR CATALOG SEPTEMBER 28th If you place the order with us. W"ITE PRINTING COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICU. I PRINTERS FOR THE FURNITURE TRADE. I 2 WEEKLY AR1ISAN ... ••• • •• - • - • •• • ••• - •• - • • • • - •• • • • • • • -1 I LUCE FURNITURE COMPANY I GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. !I I, •I •,II III IIIII ,III ,I I I, , I, II I II IIII II I,I III II ____ _ • • ~. 4 Manufacturers of COMPLETE lines of MEDIUM PRICED DINING and CHAMBER FURNITURE. Catalogues to Dealers Only. ... ... .-. - . Luce-Redmond Chair Co.,Ltd. I BIG RAPIDS, MICH. High Grade Office Chairs Dining Chairs Odd Rockers and Chairs Desk and Dresser Chairs Slipper Rockers Colonial Parlor Suites 111 Dark and Tuna Mahogany Brrd' I Ey~ Map!1 Brrch !Zullrt~rtd Oak IInd CrrcaIIllln WII!nut Our fxhibit you will find on the fourth floor, East Section, MANUfACTURERS' BUILDING, North Ionia Street GRAND RAPIDS, MIC"IGAN Exhibit in charge of ]. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES,J. EDGAR FOSTER. '-================-==-,-===================================:::"1 CRp~f\JD RAPIDS PUntIc LIBRARY 30th Year-No. 63 GUAND RAPIDS. UIeIl .• SEPTEMBER 10. 1910 Issued Weekly SCHOOL FURNITURE TRUST TROUBLES AN O,UTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF THE COMBINATIONS Aluerican School Furniture Company Stockholders Ask for an Accounting and Want to Seize the Grand Rapids Plant. 1ro111 a legdl advertIsement -an 0' ckr of p lbhc atlOn--now rl1l1nl11g 111 the Chro111cle, a weekly paper publbhed 111Grand RapIds, MIch, It appears that an effort IS belllg made to fOIce the Amencan Seatlllg Company-the co-called School FUJ l1lture or Seatll1g trust-to render an account111~ to the stockholc\er~ 111 one of Its predecessors wl11ch W,lS knO\\!n ,IS the Amerkan School Furmture company The order of pubhcatlOn was Is<;ued by Judge Knappen of the l'ederal COUlt 111 Grand RapIds, 111a case entItled "Ge01ge ~ Bullard ct al vs the Amencan Seat111g company et al" The ordel IS dIrected to the follO\\ mg defend-ants who were stockholders 111 the ~mencan School FurnIture company, v\ hleh has been declared defunct· "Paul A Sorg, S Jen11le .sorg, ~da Sorg-Dll10111ard, Jdmes p Dru01llard, ~WIlham L Dechdnt, \i1hlham P Orr, Ohver J\1 Stafford, Edw111 II Cates. James Lynn. T ::\1 Doyd, I'rcd-enck A Holbrook, Leo c\ Plel, J\l1Lhael H ::\Iurphy, Stanley D. Bullock, Frank P. BIllmeyer, and the saId alleged defunct Amen-can School Fur11lture company, and R C. 1\ewton and Oscar L Gubehman, trustees for the bondholders of the saId alleged de-funct Amencan School lur11lture company" The defendants mentlOned above are not reSIdents of 111chI-g, m and the order was Issued and IS pubhshed 111heu of per<;onal serVIce to make them defendants 111the case above mentioned It reqUIres them to enter theIr appearance m the case on or be-for Dec 5. 1910, and 111case they fall to acknowledge sel VIce and entel appearance the chalges made m the bIll filed as com-mencement of the ,;uit are to be conSIdered "as confessed by each one of the saId defendants not so appeanng and an"wenng saI~l bIll as afore"ald " The order as pubh shed. is followed by a notice "to all per-sons and corporatIOns named 111 the f01 ego1l1g order of pubhca~ tlOn, and to all creditOl s, bondholders and shareholde'rs of the alleged defunct Amencan School Furmture company, referred to 111the above order of pubhcation, heremafter named, appear111g on record to have been stockholders 111the saId Amencan School Furl11ture company, and who It is not shown by such pubhc rec-ords have a'i } et dIsposed of or a'islgned theIr saId 'itock there- 111 to any other person or corporatlOn, and to all other creditors bondho:~lel s and shareholders of sdld alleged defunct corporation. known as the Amencan School Furl11ture company, heretofore domg busmess as a manufacturmg company 111the state of MIch- Igan, whose names are now unknown to the complal11ants 111saId chancery suit now pendmg m the CIrcuit court of the Ul11ted States for the ~Western DIstrict of MIchIgan-Southern J)ivi~lOn, m equIty, aga111st the American Seating company, Gaius W. Per-kms, and others, who have not heretofore exchanged their saId claims, stocks and bonds for the stock of the saId defendant Amencan Seatmg company, aNew Jersey corporatIOn, and to the Grand Rapids Hardware company, a l\!lilchlgan corporatIon ,. The notIce tells the defendants that the tItlE" to property whIch they occupv m Grand RapIds-the plant and real estate formelly owned by the Grand Rapids School Furniture com-pany- IS mvolved m this SUIt In other words that the com-plamants ask permIssIon to place a hen on the school furniture plant held by the trust m thIS CIty, as secunty for any judgment that may be awarded to them when the case has been tried. The notIce gIves the defendants further informatIOn as to the purpose of the complainants 111 bringing the suit as will be seen in the followll1g paragraph' "FIfth, That the bIll of complaint filed in said cause pray'i, as a part of the relIef therell1 asked for, that the deed from the saId Amencan School Furmture company to the said American Seating company of the real estate and factory property above descnbed as being located in the saId city of Grand Rapids, Mich- Igan, together WIth a certain indenture of mortgage or trust deed, before that tnne, gIven upon the same property and other prop-erty by the said Amencan School Furmture company to vValter G Oakman and George R. Trunbull as trustees, to secure an is-sue of first mortgage SIX per cent thirty-year gold bondsAo the amount of one mIllIon five hundred thousand dollars, and which saId mortgage or trust deed the bill alleges was afterwards as- SIgned to said defendants. R C Newton and Oscar A Gubeliman of Jersey CIty, New Jersey, be annulled, canceled and set aside by decree of court, and that the said complainants, and all other shareholders and credItors of said American School Furni-ture company who have not consented to such alIenation and WEEKLY ARTISAN Own Your Own Electric Light Plant "ABC" Vertical Enclosed Self-Oiling Engines Save 25% Direct-connected to any good make of dynamo. Can be run safely anywhere a steam line can be carried. No Noise. No Vibration. Economy. Efficiency "ABC" Engines require only one-half of the "ABC" Engines is the very high-the usual amount of steam. est attainable. Consume only one-fifth the usual amount Friction loss less than 4%. of oil. Will run constantly at higher speeds The wear is so slight that adjustments than any other reciprocating engine. are required only once in six to nine months. Lubrication of "ABC" Engines is ample at any speed and is not distnbuted under pressure. Oil is separated from water, cooled and filtered at every circuit. Automatic internal lubrication by a pump and gravity flow. Get Latest Bulletin, 280MA. AMERICAN BLO'¥ER CoMPANY DETROIT.I9ICH ----- USA Ablest Engineenng Organization m the Blower Busmess-operating three large plants devoted exclUSively to the manufacture of Fan System apparatus and the allied hnes. transfer of saId plOperty or \\ ho l1dve not :oll1ce exchang~d theIr sa1d claIms and ,hare" of ~tock f01 the "tock of the ~ald \men-can Seatmg company, be permItted to recover from :ouch real e" state and factory propel t) ~o located In the ~a1(l CIty ot Gr dnd RapIds, 111 the 'vVestern Dlstnct of ::-hchlgan, the full value of theIr sa1d certIficates of stock at the t1me of saKi ahenatJon oi property, together WIth dll cl!vldemb due the1 eon \\ 1tl1 legal m-terest from that date" The notIce and order of pubhcdtlOn, \\ hlch fill more than three columns of newspaper "pace WIth nonpareIl t\ pe do not mentlOn all of the matters that hdve led to the smt To tell the whole story would reql11re the wntmg of the 11l';to[\ ot the 01 gamzatlOn and fallul e of two school ftumture tru,b and the or-gamzatlOn and apparent faIlure of anothel , the mampulatlon ot m1lllOns m ,tocks and bond~, the el11lchment of a fe\\ and the lI11povenshment of many dnd ~hJftmg anJ chdngmg of method" and management 111 many factones ~0111efor the betiel but man) for worse The hIstory of the school fur111tUle comb1l1cs "ould make a large book It can not be pubhshed 111 full here but an out11l1e, w1thout g01l1g I11tOdetaIls, n1clYbe glve'1 The first COmbll1atlOn, orgal11zed back 111 the l11net1es, wa" called the Ll11ted ~tdtes School and Church Furl11ture compam It\'> as mcorporated 111 Ch1cago and 1ts method~ "ere 111 VIOLltlOn ot the J]11l101~dntl-trust ldw For a whIle 1t wao consl(lerell ~tl ong enough to COI1- Y"- •• .......... -~---.-..-..-..-..-..-..-~ WABASH B. WALTER & CO. INDIANA Manufacturers ot T ABLE SLIDES Exclusively I... I• WJUTX FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNT r trol mo"t ot the mdu"tf) but It was soon weakened by mdepen-dent tactone, that were "tarted 111 vanou" parts of the country 1hen ~ome ot the manufacturer" who had been frDzen out or drn en out of bU"llleSS gave mformatlOn to ,tate officIals whlCh led to pro"ecutlOn, the rewlt of VI hlch was a deCI~lOn by Judge Baker of Ch1cago, onle1 mg the chs"olutlOn of the combmatlOn Judge llaker, 111 lus deCISIon chssolvmg the Cl11ted States campau) gay e the promoter" and managers some adVIce that, 11dd It been heeded l111ght have sa, ed them much tlOuble He told them It \'>as fooh sh to try to control the school furmture blhll1eSS b, anv legal combll1atlOn becau,e ~chool ,eah could be nnde 111 a11\ furmture factory WIthout auy matenal expense for ne\'> l11dchll1ery aml eqmpment, and that Ille~dl methocb would n It be tolcl atecl rl hey (hel not take 111"8dvlce ho\'>ever On the lontla1\ the) hegan to contllve \",ays to effect 01!2,d11lZatlOn t r) ~~_~J An "ABC" Vertical Enclosed Self~Oiling Engine, direct~con. nected to dynamo, making an ideal Outfit for Isolated Electric Light Plants. Mailed postpaid at your request. WEEKLY ARTISAN dnd cQntrol of the mdustry without vlOlatmg the law, evadmg the pomt~ on whIch the U111ted States company was convIcted and ~oon had another orgamzatlOn that they supposed would stand a legal test. The sEcond combmatlOn was called the Amencan School }urmture company It ",as formed by buymg some of the fac-tones outnght, by leasmg others and by makmg contracts WIth others to take theIr output and mamtam the pnces fixed by the trust managers The trust lacked workmg capItal-It reqmred too much to seCU1E control of the factones It "'d" also harra~- sed by the mdependents and by new factones, some of whIch were undoubtedly establlshed WIth the Idea of selllng out to the trust The orgamzatlOn was mamtamed however, and ItS stock was conSIdered valuable untIl those m control deCIded that It should be strengthened, that more capItal was needed and that to get It another re-orgamzatlOn was necessary. The thIrd orgamzatlOn IS called the Amencan Seatmg com-pany, orga11lzed under the laws of :-Jew Jersey It was organ- 1zed to take over the property, contract" and agreements of the Amencan School Furmture company Holder" of stock in the old company were reqUlred to turn 111$20 of then stock for $1 of the stock m the new company A maJonty of the stock \vas secured on that ba~ls but some of the stockholde1 s m the Amen- Ldn School Furmture company refused to part WIth theu- hold-mgs and they are the complamants m the Slllt now pendmg The new company was financed by the Sorgs and DruOlllards, of Tobacco T1 mt fame, who took bonds and mortgageJ for $1, 500,000 mentlOned m the b111of complamt It was cla1med that w1th $1,500,000 new cap1tal and w1th the tobacco magnates m-terested, stock m the new company was \vorth t", enty t1me~ as much as stock m the old company The Amencan Seatmg company has not pro~pered, however It 1S charged that 1110Stof the $1,300,OCO went to the promoters or to those who mampulated the stock and bonds Th1s comb1- natlOn has met the same chfficult1e", that ",ere expenenced by 1tS predecessors Some of the managers of the Subs1chary plants have been prosecuted uncle1 the Sherman ant1-trmt law and had to PdY heavy fines That fnghtened others who w1thdrew from the combinatlOn or tned to do so The profits d1dn't meet expec-tatlOns and men who expected to dra", large ~alanes found that the1r serVlLe~ wel e not wanted a,1d they were "frozen out" fhe cond1t1on of the concern 1~ "a1d to have g-one from bad to worse unt11 now they control only a few fdctones and the stock Ldn not be sold for more than a few cellt~ on the dollar The Slllt started by the stockholder~ \V ho declmed to go mto ".school Furmture Trust No J" 1" the latest development m the (hsa~trous attempt to control the school and church fur11lture m-dustry The defendants are expected to file a demun er on wh1ch drgument~ may be heard m X ovembe1 and unless the demurrer 1S ~mtallled the La~e may be tned on 1tS menh at the l\la1ch term of the Federal court III Grand Rap1ds. The factory 111 th1~ C1ty IS the largest and most 1mportant plant now owned or controlled by the trust If the complalllants wm 111th1S case the trust v\111control only the plant III Buffalo and two or three small plant~ III \\1l~con Slll However 1t b not generally beheved that the case w111 go to final tnal If the demurre1 1S overruled 1t 1~ more probable that the trmt w1ll attempt to settle w1th the complalllants by propOSlllg to effect another re-organizatlOn and pr0l111s111gto glve them due promI-nence III the management. Eugene Carpenter, a well known dttorney of Grand Rap1ds, who has been a sort of Kemes1~ to the School Furmture Trust, appears as "complamants' ~obC1tor" m the case now pendmg It was on mformatlOn furmshed by Carpenter that members of the comblllatlOn were ind1cted, arra1gned and fined-mo~t of them pleadmg guilty-about two years ago. ,'" I! II\ I II II I Ask your Manufacturer for it. You can just as well have the dividing pedestal dining tables you buy fitted with the Tyden Duo-style Table Lock. There is no extra charge for the lock. You can give satisfaction to your customers by seeing this lock is on the tables they buy from you-and you won't lose sales to those who know the added value the lock gives to the table. ~------------------ ....-----... -.... / 10 SPINDLE MACHINE ALSO MADE WITH 12, 15, 20 AND 25 SPINDLES. DODDS' NEW GEAR DOVETAILING MACHINE ThiS htUe machme has done more to perfect the drawer work of fnrm-ture manufacturers than anythmg else In the furnIture trade For fifteen years It has made perfect fittmg, vermm proof, dovetaIled stock a pOSSl· blllty_ ThiS bas been accompllshed at reduced cost, as the machine cnts dove-tails m gangs of from 9 to 24 at one operatIOn It's what others See abont your bUSiness rather than what yon say about 1t, that counts In the cash drawer It's the thnll of tnthnslasm and the true nng of truth yon feel and hear back of the cold type that makes yon bny the thing advertised ALEXANDER DODDS CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Represent<:d by Schuchart & Schulla at Berhn, Vienna, Stockholm and St Petenbura Represented by Alfred H Schulle at Cologne, BruneI., Leae, Pan., Muan and Buboa Represented In Great Bnhan and lroland by the Ohver Machinery Co, F. S Thompson, Mar., 201-203 Dean'aate, Manchefter, Enaland 5 6 WEEKLY ARTISAN FURNITURE AND HARDWOOD POLISHING How Various Varnishes and Finishes Should Be Made and Used. (By \ \shmun Kelly 111 "Wood Craft) Poh'ihmg l'i a term that is vallously employed m \\ ood-fi111" h1l1g, and the processes may run from the mere clea111n~ up of a bit of more or less soJ!ed fur111ture to the finest l'rench or 011 pohshmg Of the lattel It may be saId that It I" one of the most satIsfactory fi11lshes ever de"lgned for the pUl-po'ie Of course It 1'i not an 011 pohsh, whIch IS somethm~ qUlte different, but a poh'ih effected wIth both raw lmseed 011 and shellac varnIsh lTIlxed together by alterna tely dlppm~ the rubber m one and the other fluid French 01 011 p01lshing---some wnters descll be tll1" pro-cess as being sImple enough for the amateUl to vvork out but T would not 1Ike to say as much ,Vhde the mexpert ma v be able to do a pas'iable job, It IS a ta'ik 1eqUlrmg, fir:ot, expe11- enee, and next, long labonous work \-ery tedlOu:o vvork It 1", too, and only the enthusIast wJ!1 ever do It full lu"tlce Tl Ut, It is not so much in vogue now but thel e are stJ!l tho"e vvhe) WIll call for this form of fi111ShwhJ!e many \\ho do not unJer-stand the process will want to know the how of It French-pohshmg wood The surface of the article to be French-polished must be made perfectcly smooth If the wood is not perfectly clear, straight grained. and IS more or les'i porous, then It wJ!l be best to size it first, usm~ a very thin and clear glue size Then when dry the surface must be made smooth ag3lin with very fine glasspaper The 'i1Ze fills the pores of the wood, saving the polish and allO\v-mg of a far better job It saves time, also The p01lshm~ fludd is 'ihellac varnIsh, just a mere hmt of oJ! I" u"ed to prevent the stickmg of the rubber That is "Where the oJ! comes m; otherWIse, It would be shellac pohshmg, pure and sImple It is well to mention it here, because so manv of the mexpert use too much oil I would ha, e the "hellac m a wide mouth bottle, stoppered wIth a cork \\ Ith d hole m It so that the shellac may be preserved from the aIr anel ,,0 It may be conveniently used fOl apphcat10n to the 1ubbel The 011 may be m a small open vessel Applymg the oJ! and 'ihellac---\Iake a rubbet of flalmel made mto a ball shape and pot11 out some shellac on to It Avoid rubbing untnl the lubber 1" dn , rene\V vvlth "hellac a" It becomes necessary when you start But after the \\ Olh begms to have some shme, then 1ub dry, V\h1ch \V1ll fUl ther enhance the polIsh Each tnne you apply 'ihellac to the lub-ber, press the rubber in the palm of your hand V\h1ch "el v e" to equahze the va1111sh on the rubber Fnst I "hould have s3lid that you do not me the rubbe1 after the shellac ha-. been applied, until you have covered It WIth a pIece of clean cot-ton rag through whIch the shellac wdl ooze suft1clent1v fOl the polishing. It is on this outer covellng that \ ou place a httle oil, using your finger tip for the purpose fhe 011 "Ill keep the rubber from stIcking, as plev10usly stateel \\ hen thIS cover assumes a shmy appearance the cloth should be shIfted so as to give a new face to the work 1'\ov\ rub and rub, until the surface becomes somewhat pohshed, then CjUlt and lay the work away untJ! next day ::Jext da, take up the work again and hghtly sandpaper It, USUlg a much vvOln paper or the finest paper WIth rougher particle" tem), ed by rubbmg the two sanded faces together TIe, el, ca1 eful m thIS sandpapering business Clean off and begm rubb111g vvIth the shellac and oJ! as before But be very cal etul that the lubber does not stIck Keep it gomg, evenly ancllegulally m a zig-zag fash1On, untJ! the entire sudace has been rubbed 1hen let the \Vork "tand se, eral houls fOl sinkmg m anJ dry-m~ of the pohsh Yow we wJ!l Use alcohol on the same IUbbe1, "splnting off" the work, as It IS called Tll1s IS done to I emove cloudI-ness and oil and must be accomplIshed yely calefully for the "pl11t IS a "oh ent and If used 111 excess It wJ!llnjule the pohsh It 1'3 only necessa1Y t'J pa'is It hghtly and qUIckly 0,e1 the \\ 01 k :\Iake the 1ubbe1 'ilmply damp \V1th the alcohol, U"Illg g Iam alcohol fOl the pt11pose -1here a, e many formula" fOl makmg wood polIshes 1 he -1111plest )11e 1" the shtllac ,al111"h I ha,e jU"t de"cnbed and \Vhlch for general purpo'iCS call1hl! be excelled StJ!l there are some woods 01 forms of fiUl"h that may be done bettel WIth other and mOl e appropllate pohshes Hence I am con"tramed to ~l\ e a few of them In thIS connect1On Ebony -10 nench-pohsh of one-half gJ!l add Due-fourth ()unce of the be"t ivory drop-black 111po\\der Al"o, a httle drop black may be used on the mS1de of the 1ubbel pad, but in thl- ca"e use t\Vo mus11l1 co,ers o,el the lubbel Dark \\ oodV\ ork--- Take 1 d1am gum clem1 and one-half ounce OIange shellac and pound fine, adcl to these 20 ounces, 90 pel cent, gram alcohol and 1 dram oJ! of almonds Place them all 111 a bottle, to dIssolve. \Vhen thIS has been accom-phshed1t IS ready fOl use Apply by means of usual rubber Orange shellac 2 ounces, wood naphtha 0 pmt, benzom 2 (11 ams :\I1X, place in a warm place fOI a week, shakl11g occa"lOnallv to plevent the settlmg of the mgredlents To the, fir'it 011 the \Vood well WIth raw hnseed 011, rubbmg thIS v\ ell mto the "Wood, after which wIpe off thoroughly WIth a dean cloth, and then Iub \Vlth the p01lsh in the usual manner Can ed \\ ork---Th1'i preparatlOn must be used whIle v\arm and It help., If the object also be made warm In 1 P111t at 90 pel cent alcohol dIssolve 2 ounces seedlac and 2 ounces • 0U :c '00u- e ~ .... !-o ~ '="'' ~0 ~fI;J U Q • eo! 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Q- as ~ WEEKLY ARTISAN 7 whIte I eS111 The carved parts and pIllars of cab1l1et work 111u~tbe first coated wIth copal varni"h, after whIch, when dry, It may be made smooth wIth sandpaper of very fine grade Then the polish may be applied The polish may be applleJ to standarcts and can ed parts J:Jy means of a bnstle brush General Remarks---If by any mIshap you should cause rubber marks to appear on the polished serface, I tmove them by going over the work V\ ith the wetted rubbel But in a I e\ erse manner, beg1l111lng where you left off 111the fir-,t place J t I~ best to use as large a stroke as possIble rather than short, Jerky strokes FIrst rub the lenghtwlse of the wood, then 111 a Cl1cular fashIOn 0\ er the work, beg1l111mg at 011e enJ \" ever place too much \'Hlght on your rubber and do not I ub too lonl:; In 011e chrectlO11 The shellac may be placed 111 a cll~h for use but It IS better 111a bottle, as descnbed In rubb1l1R out rubber marks, use a half-dlY rubber and bear on lather heaVIly Tn JOll1g a laIl:;e sudace, like a table top, fOJ 111"tance, do only one half of the surface at a tIme \fter ounce of sandarac dls"olved 111one-half P111t of alcohol ThIS or board" of d1l11l1gtables may be done a leaf at a tIme -\fter lubb111g m, m the first place, hav111g gone all over the "urfale, I ub straIght WIth the grain a few tImes to remove the tempOl-any rubber marks In rubb111g begm WIth lIght pressure anct as the rubber becomes more dry 1l1crea~e the pressure The "plllt used for cleanmg up the work IS thought by some finIshers to be better if allowed to undergo exposure to the air for a few hours Also, it is helJ that allowing the fil1lshed \\ ork to stand two hours or so before spIlltJng it off, IS good pI actIce They believe a clearer and better polish IS obta1l1ed in this way Repollshing---"\Vhen a pIece of cab1l1et work or furniture reql1lres repolIshll1g it liS best to take the object apart as far as pOSSIble which will facilItate the work greatly and permit of a cleaner and more thorough job Remove the fixtures, such as handles, etc Rust dirt under these thll1gs maybe re-moved by rubbmg with a paste made from fine emery flour and turpentll1e Then make clean the entIre surface of the work usmg soap and water, or aCId, or whatever will effect the cleaning best Then gIVe a coat of clear OIl, rubbing thIS off well The work wIll then take the repolish better RepaIr any broken places, such as dents, by SeYeral coats of shellac whIch, when hard, may be sandpapered smooth and level \;\1e can use one of several repolIshes, as desire,d one being about as good as another Furl11ture cream or French re-polIsher b made as follows' In a P1l1t of 90 per cent alcohol place ~ ounce each of gum copal and gum arabic, which pul-velIze and SIft through coarse muslll1 Add after pulvenzll1g 1 ounce of gum shellac. The pUlverized gums and alcohol are then put 111a bottle, which must be tIghtly corked and kept m a wal m place, say near the stove. Shake frequently and in two or three days perfect dIssolution of the gums will have taken place Then strain through a piece of coarse musl111 and bottle up again Keep corked tight untIl needed. Furniture PolIshes--- The character of the furniture and work required to be done will determine what kind of polish should be used when it is desired to revive the finish. One of the most popular polishes now for old furniture is made from beeswa)\ and turpentine to about the consistency of soft butter It is applied by means of a rag in a thin film, then in a few mInutes the surface is well rubbed with a dl y woolen rag, produc111g a fine polish But such a finish IS affected by water A beiter fi111sh. one not affected by water, is made by melt111g three or four bits of gum sandarac about the size of a walnut each and add111g one pmt of boiled oil, boiling the mass for one hour vVhen taken from the fil e and allowed to cool, adJ in the meantlme one dram of Venice turpentine and 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 ID saw bench con-struclion It ISdeSigned and bUilt to reduce the cost of sawmg stock. Write os for descriptive IDformatlon. THE TANNEWITZ WORKS, ~ftJm:~PIDS, If too thIck add also a little ord111ary turpent1l1e spi!'its. Ap-ply a coat of this to the furniture and let it stand for a few hours, after which rub off clean. The furl11ture then should be rubbed daily to keep 1t clean but a fresh application of the polish WIll not be necessary more than once in two or three months, possibly longer Scratches may be removed with the rubb111g in of a little of the polish. This recipe is very highly recommended. Another SpIriting-off Llquid---Cleaning up the polilshed work is done usually with clear alcohol, but here is a prepara-tIon that is very good also, and in some respects may take the place of the alcohol In one-half pint of alcohol of 90 per cent strength place two drams of gum shellac and the same of gum benzoin, placing the whole 111 a bottle, whIch should be tIghtly stoppered and kept in a WallTI place untIl the ,gums are dissolved, shaking the bottle occaslOnally in the mean-time When dIssolved and cold add two teaspoonfuls of clear whIte poppy 011 Shake the mass well together, when it wiIl then be ready for use. PolIsh Used on Turners' "\Vork--4Shred one ,ounce of pure beeswax and make into a paste with just enough turpen-tine to eftect thIS purpose, then add to it a mixture of one ounce of sandarac dlsolved in one-half pint of alcohol. This latter must be adJed very gradually to the wax. This polish IS to be applIed to the object whIle It is in motion on the lathe, using a soft woolen cloth and polIshing with a soft old 1l11en rag A very high degree of polish may be obtained by thIS method and formula French PolIsh Revlver---Another one, and a formula very old anJ always popular, IS thIs' Beat up gum arabic and the whltes of two eggs in a mortar or other suitable vessel until 8 WEEKLY ARTISAN ~__ _____~_. . ,_._._. -----------1 LARGEST .JOBBERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF GLASS IN THE WORLD Mirrors, Bent Glass, Leaded Art 6lass, Ornamental Figured 6lass, Polished and Rough Plate 6lass, Window 61ass WIRE GLASS Plate Glass for Shelves, Desks and Table Tops, Carrara 61ass more beautifullhan white marble. CENERAL DISTRIBUTORS OF PATTON'S SUN PROOF PAINTS AND OF PITCAIRN ACED VARNISHES. (j For anything in BuIlders' Glass, or anything m Paints, Varnishes, Brushes or Pamters' Sundries, address any of our branch warehouses, a list of which IS given below JnlW TOBK-Hudson and Vand&Jl1st•. BOS".rON-41-49 Sudbury St., 1-9 aowll:er S'- OKIOAG0-442-452 Wabash Ave. OIlII'OIlII'NA".rI-Broadwayand Oou:rtst •. S".r.LOl1IS-Oor. ".renthand Spmce St•. lIUlII'NEAPOLIB-SOO-516s. ".rhi:rdst. DE".rBOI".r--53-59Lamed St., E. GBAND BAPIDS, 1III0E-39-41 •• Divi.ion Bt. PI".r".rSB'UBGH-I0I-I03 Wood St. 1IIILWAtJXEJl,WlS.-492-494 Market St. BOOHES'1'EB,•. T_Wllde:r Bldg., Main II Bzohan .._ Bts. BAL".rIJlllOBE-310-12-14 W. Pratt St. II '---------------_._---_._._.-._._._._.---_._._._---_.-------------------_.--...& I Pittsburg Plate they amalgamate Then add /2 pInt each of raw Ill1seed ot! and pure sharp cIder, Inegar, 8 ounces of alcohol, 1 ounce of hydrochlonc aCId. and 2 ounces of mUrIate of antImony Rub the furmture V>Ith thl', untIl a polI"h appean The fi111Sh,\ \11 prove to be a very durable an,l pleasIng one Another and, ery good po!J"h 1" made upon thh tDfll1uld Powder fine 1 ounce of seedlac 2 drams. gum guaIacum. 2 drams, dragon's bloocl, and 2 dram" gum mastIc and place 111 1 P111t of alcohol Placc In a stoppercd bott1c and expo"e to a moderate heat f01 three hour", or untIl the lSum~ ha, c dI~- "olved, then stlaIn through mu"lIn. bottle. add1l1g a tah1e- '3poonfu1 of raw 1111see~1OIl, all "ell "haken togethel Thh polIsh IS 1I1tcnded for the darker wood" a'i It v\ ou1d dI'3co10r any vel y lIght-colored wood Water Froof Fol! "h on V eneu 1I1g---The formula for thI" 1" rather tedlOU" but worth the ,\hI1e wherc the effcct I~ nece,,'3ary Take raw lInseecl 011 10 pound'i, amber 1 pound lItharge 5 ounce'i. puh erIad "hIte lead j Ounce'i. puh erued led lead j ounce" BOll the 011 111a coppel ,es"e1, (lnc1 --n~- pend the leads 111 a bag 111the bOIlIng 011. he1J12, carefnl that the hag does not touch the bottom ot th~ ,e"sel \\ hcn the. 011 has become a ,1eep blown take ont the bag dnd add a clove of garhc ThI" \S to be repeated "c, cn or eIght tIme", contmumg the h01lm!S 1he ambel must be melted m tw 0 ounce'3 of oIl before bemg added to the 011 Il1 the kettle \\Then the ambcr has 11leltec1It 1" to he con±1nued on the file. for nvO or three mInute" 1hc whole 1" then to he fi.lteled and placeJ ... -. --_._._. -----_._._--- No.15 FOX SAWING MACHINE WRITE 44 FOR NEW CATALOG FOX MACHINE CO. 185 N F"RONT ST .. E:[T, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH ... Glass COll1pany OLEVEL~-148o-1434 west ".rh1:r48t. OIllAHA-1101-1107 Howard St. S".r.PAtJr.-459-461 Jackson St. A".rLAIl'".rAG,A_30-32-34 S. P:ryor at. SAVANNAH, GA.-745-749 Wheaton St. KANSAS OI".rT-Plfth and Wyandotte st •• BIBllIDl'GHAJI, ALA.-2nd Ave. and 89th St. B'UJI'PALO,•. '11'.-372-74-76-78 Pearl St. BBOOXLTlII'-".rhird Ave. and Dean St. PHILADELPHIA-J'ltc&lrn Bldll'., Arch and 11th DAVENPOB".r-410-416 Scott 8t. OB:r.AB:OlllAO. I".rT,OB:r.A.,210-212 W. Pint st. ... ~ 111tIghtly corked bottle" for u"e, after coo1mg enough Four coab of the polI'3h IS applIed, each coat bemg perfectly dry before addl11g the ncxt Acftel the last coat It IS placed m an oven to dry 1hen It I'i polIshd PolIshmg \\ alnut--- Black walnut WIll have the appear-dnce ot IICh old wood If treated WIth thIS polIsh \pp1y to the bare wood, after makl11g It smooth and clean, a thm (Oat111g of brO\\n "hel1dc 'armsh. and whl1e stIll undry rnb It \\ Ith a pIece ot "mooth fine pUlTI1Ce-stone untIl It IS dry Apply .1Il0ther coat of --hellac ancl nub a'3 before Then It lS ready tor the po1hh made a'i follows ::\iIX together ravv 1m'ieed (HI tUl pentme and hee'Owax to form a paste, and apply by mean" of a rubber The surface may not be smooth enough aiter the pU11lICe-"tone work ]f ,,0, then 1ub WIth fine sand-paper untIl It l'i 'imooth, after whIch rub WIth the poh'ih a~am In tune the wood becomes very dark and nch 100k-l11g and the finhh I'i wpenor to a varmshecl effect I urmture Rev1\ ers---VVax doe" not answer on French-p'llI~ hed \\.ork but f01 othel kmds of fim"h It cloes very well, dnd t01 ~0111ewood" the adchtlOn of a little colOrIng IS well, ~d\ 1ed ~andeI" ,\ ood For re,Iv1l1g f rench-poh"hecl work. t1 \ tlll~ -l ake equal pal ts of turpentme, '3trong vmegar, alco-hol, and 1d\\ Im"eed 011 and place them Il1 a bottle in the order ~1\ en, thIS 1'3 es"entIal In ordel that curdlIl1g may not occur dnd ,,0 spoIl the nllxture ThI" 1" recommended as bemg a ~upeI101 1 e, 1\ el Dcrb) credm I" a ,eI y olcl and \ ehable rev\, er made by adc1111~() ouncc" of raw h\1'3eed 011 to 3 ounce" of acetIc aCId. ThIS b well "tIfred together, then .Yz ounce of butter of antImony and 3 ounces of alcohol are added F01 ,ery hght wood lIme maple, or satmwood a r polIsh made lIght WIth whIte shellac may be used by addmg a lIttle chrome yellow to It, and a very lIttle also on the rub-bCI \nother whIte po1hh IS made as follows Take of \\ hIte 01 bleached ,hellac: ~um 3 ounces, whIte gUl11 benzom 1 ounce, ~Ul11 -a,1clarac % ounce. alcohol 1 pmt, clIs'io1ve the gums In the alcohol \ny 1m"ee~1 oIl m a polIsh wIll cause the ,\ood to dalken 111 tune, hence lS always omItted m form-ula" for an} ,ery lI~ht colorcd wood 1he number of polIshes, reVIvers and cleansers at the CJm11lanc1 of t'hc furnIture and cabIl1et fimsher IS large and nearh all are exccllent 1n se1ectmg one you must know Just "kit \\()1k I" to be ~lone \Vhat WIll do for onc mdY not be "a tJ "facton tor another clas" of \\ ork II • • ~---------------r;----------~--~-- ~ WEEKLY ARTISAN 9 ----------- --------------------_._----, FOUR NEW TRADE MARK REGISTERED PRODUCTIONS BARONIAL OAK STAIN FLANDERS OAK STAIN S M 0 K ED 0 A K S T A I N EARLY ENGLISH OAK STAIN in acid and oil. in acid andoil. in acid and oil. 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 beautiful and novel effects. The Ad-el-i1e People ~ CHICAGO-NEW YORK EverythIng In Paint Specialties and Wood FinishIng materials. Fillers that fill.' Stains that satisfy ........-_- -----------------------------_._---_._. _._--_._._._._---------- ... Mr. Kindel's War on the Railroads. Denver Post, Sept. 1-SupervIsor George J. Kindel ap-peared before the senate e<:Jmmitteeon corporatIOns last night and attacked the Cassaday raIlroad commission bIll as being un-duly favorable to the railroads, and offering the shippers no re-hef from dIscriminatory rates. Kindel went after the argu-ments of the raIlroad attorneys who were dIssatisfied with some of the prOV15Ionsof the measure, and he told the committee that it would be far better for the shippers of Colorado if the state \V ere cut mto three parts and turned over to Kansas, Utah and Wyoming. "These states get better rates than Colorado," said Mr. Kin-del, "and It IS worth while for the senate to discover just why thIS should be so. The argument that the roads are compelled to pay hIgher wages here than in prairie states is not a good one, for the raJ!roads charge us so much more for everything that we eat or wear that the higher cost of hving can be attrib-uted to them. "These roads should be placed under a commission to which should be gIven full power to regulate rates That would stop some of the prevaJ!l11gpractices such as charging $2 95 a ton for hauling coal from Trlllidad to Greeley, and only $225 when the haul IS to Cheyenne, though It IS fifty mIles further away." NTHEEWY..a..2.U'lnd-'t PAlUOR. ~&:B:ED» Need not be moved from the wall. Always ready with bedding in place. So simple, 80 easY7 a child can operate it. Has roomy wardrobe box. CHICAGO. Ene &: Sedgwick NEW YORK, Norman &: Monitor. The arguments submItted by Mr. Kindel and his attorney, A. L. Vogl, made a deep impresslOn and the committee requested Mr. Vogl to file a brief embodying his reasons for desiring the amendment of the pendmg bIll so as to gIve the commission con-trol of freight and passenger rates. " Laurier Favors Reciprocity. Speaking at Nelson, B C, Sir vVIlfred Laurier, premier of Canada, said: "Canada is united to the motherland in heart and life, in-dellendent of all tariff arrangements. But there IS another coun-try of ninety odd millions, with which perhaps we should have better tariff arrangements, where a valuable and profitable trade might be developed. That the relations are not what they should be is not the fault of Canada, but of the United State'S. Our policy was to have a treaty of reciprOCIty, but the United States did not meet our pilgrimages to Washington then with encour-agement. We took the ground that the next i11ltiative must come from Washington, but there are also those who object to a treaty with the United States, because they allege it will put in jeopardy our trade with Britain. This is absurd. It will im-prove our relations WIth Britain. The more friendly our rela-tions WIth the United States, the more satisfactory is the situa-tion to Britain. They have each no better customer than the other. We can do no greater benefit to BrItain than by improv-ing our relations and commercial exchanges with the United States." The premier's statement, which came at the close of an elo-quent address, in which he dealt with the Asiatic immigration transportation, the naval and fiscal policies, was enthusiastically received_ r 10 WEEKLY ARTISAN The L. Mac E. BLUE RIBBON RUBBING and POLISHING VARNISH, QUAKER CITY COACH VARNISH-CABINET FLOWING VARNISH, WHITE MAPLE RUBBING and POLISHING VARNISHES; WHITE MAPLE GLOSS VARNISHES-WHITE REED FLOWING VARNISHES, FLAT ALL VARNISH and ALL DULL FINISH-JAPANS, Etc. DIPPING VARNISHES NOTE-Our many years of practical expenence with the Furniture, Plano and kindred hnes of manufacture enable us to know just the kind and quahty of varnishes demanded. Also the fact that our strong corps of salesmen have an already established trade with this class of customers through Visiting them with fillers and stams, makes It possible for us to sell varnishes Without additional ex-pense to us, which advantage we are disposed to give to our customers in quality. VARNISHES Send us aTrial Order. THE LAWRENCE-McFADDEN COMPANY Philadelphia Banking Without Checks. A Harnsburg, Pa. bank has 1I1augurated "hat l~ calleel the Hamburg system of banking WIthout the me at check:, and repol to, that "our customers seem to con"lder th);, method qUIte a convenience and it has been of sel vIce to us In se-cunng new accounts" The bank has sent out a CIrcular e:A-plaimng the system whIch, in Germany, IS known as the "GIro system," as follows: "By thIS sy<;tem you can request Ib to tlan.,fel an, amuunt to the account of any person, or persons, to \\ h0111 ,uU are llldebted 'Ii\!e wlll transfer the amount, or amounts, a" pel your request, to the various accounts yoU may deSIre, adyls-mg the party, or parties, to whom such credits are tI ansfel red, of the credIt, and by whom transferred This saves) au mak-ing a number of checks, postage when mallmg, or trouble 1ll delivering; also ehminates the danger of checks mIscarry lllg or be1l1g lost in the mails, and any posslblhty of forger) 01 ralslllg the amount of checks. In case of any questIOn al hmg later as to a payment, the bank WIll always be pleased to show the amount of same, from whom receIved, and to who'ie credIt placed; thus doing away with the annoyance of havll1g to hunt up old checks to prove a payment. The system WIll prove qUIte an expense to the bank, but we feel Justtfied 111 introduclllg it for the convenience it will afford our cu"tomers, and the additional safety it will throw around theIr bus1l1es'i The innovatIOn IS made for your benefit, and "e ,,111 be pleased to have you use It. "Example No l---Mr Merchant "Ishe'i to pay se\ eral bills; some local, two in PIttsburg, and one In Phliadelpilla He requests us, on a blank prepared for thb purpose, to tI an,,- fer the various amounts of these bills to the credit of the partIes whom he owes We charge hiS account With the total -.. amount, and (redlt the ,anous parties mentIOned With the amL!unts as stated in the bank, nottf) 111g them that he ha<; made the tran"ter to theIr credIt and that same IS here subject to theIr check i\Ir Merchant CIedIts the bank WIth the total amount, whIch IS the only ~ttentlOn he has to gIve the matter Example No 2---1\11s Housekeeper has 12 bllis whIch "he wlshe.., to pay, and It does not matter whether they are local bllis 01 not She Simply fills out one of the sltps above I eferred to, \\ e notify all the partIes to whom she wlshe'> amounh paId that sihe has transferred the funds to then creJlt and that same are subject to thel1 check, thus saving hel wnt111g 12 checks, mall111g 12 letters, anJ all danger of letters mlscan y1l1g or cheks be111g altered "In conclUSIOn, we would state that we belteve the more the system 1S used, the more apparent ItS advantages wtll be-come and we 111vlte you to make use of It PlOper blank" 101 reque"tlllg tran'3fers wIll De furl11shed on apphcatlOn " The Tafts Will Build. Chd.lle<; P Taft, a blather of the pre<;ldent, i" at the head of a cm pOl atlOn that h planl11ng a hotel of '>Ixteen stone~ to be located all Broadwa) between Tll1rty-thlrcl and ThIrty-fourth ~,tlt'-eh-, -l\-e-\\-Y-or-k.--------------_._~--.-.---~-~ ....., A. L. HOLCOMB &. CO. I III Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE OROOVINO SAWS DADO SAWS Citizens' Phone 1239 Grand Rapid., Mich. . ... " WEEKLY ARTISAN Selling Refrigerators in Winter. Michigan ArtIsan, Gentlemen' The idea has occurred to us that the dealers in refngerators lose an opportunJty to make consIderable money When they put away their high-grade refrigerators at the same time they put away their low-grade refrigerators. It is true that the people who buy cheap refrigerators do not buy them after the first of August until the fir~t of Malch but it It also true that people who lIve in hou~es which ale heated throughout reqUlre refngelators 111 the fall and winter Just as much as 111 the ~pnng and ~ummer and they buy them whenever they need them For thIS 1eason, we claIm that it 1" a mIstake to put away the high-grade refrigerator~ at this trme of the year. There is also anothel reason why at present good reft 19- erators can be sold in the wInter time vVe enclose a letter which we are sending out to our dealel s callmg attention to the fact that there is more SIckness in v, intel than in summer \Ve think that if you will consider this matter carefully that you can help your SUbSCIibers to make a little money by sellmg hi~h-gl ade refrigeratol s in the winter. Kindly give the matter your careful consideration and oblige Your" very truly, GRAND RA.PIDS REFRIGERATOR CO, C H Leonard, President The following palagraphs are taken from the letter men-tIOned above' "Your refugerator sales should he, may be, kept on a very profitable footing nght straIght through the cold", eather months If you'll accept our help, heed our suggestlOns and pull WIth u~, you can make these profits a pleasant realIty "The homes of your better-class cu~tomers are warm in wmter---steam heated Germs of decay and dIsease thnve and multiply Consequently (as is a proven fact) there is male SIckness m winter than in summer No less an authOl-lty than Dr ,VIley, l;overnment pure food expert, states that thIS siCkness is lal gel} due to the improper care of food--- poor refngel a tIOn "Your better class CUStOl s need a LEONARD CLEA~- ADLE 111 W1l1ter even me c than In summer FOI ",1111e germs ftounsh on a gah a11lzed 1111mg,or 111 Jomts and creVIces. the O\TE-PIECE pUle whIte porcela1l1 lml11g of the LEO" \}\'l) CLF A.N A.DLF gIves them absolutely no foothol,i "VI e are spend1l1g a large amount of money thI s fall 111 sprcad1l1g thl~ 1l1telllgence (See COP) of one-half page ma~a- /]ne ad enclosed) vYe wnta vou to help--- surely It', greatly to your mterest to help "?\ow let's pull together on thIS yOUI part as v Igorousl} anel earne~tly It WIll pay you to do as viie are dOl11g our~ " .Furniture Fires. '1 he Pankmcllc FUfl1ltme company of \manll), Te", lu"t about $900 by fire In theIr store recently l'ull} msured Jul1Us Kornblum'., furnltme store 11l St L01US, ]\10, ",a" clamaged to the extent of about $500 by fire on September 2 Insured. The Drummond fUlniture store at MIssion, Tex, was damaged by fire to the extent of $1,800 on September 2 In-sured Percy SmIth, funntme dealer, of Cheyenne, liVyo, suffered a loss of $25,000 Or $30,000 by fire 111 hIS store on September 1. Insurance only $6,000 Good printing is a good busl1les;, puller. 11 The above cut 1Staken dlrect from a photograph, and shows the range of one Slze only, our 1110.1, 24-inch Clamp. We make SlX other sizes, takmg in stock up to 60 inches wide and 2 inches th1Ck. Ours 1S the most practical method of clamping glued stock Llluse at the present t1me. Hundreds of factories have adopted our way the past year and hundreds more wlll 111 the future. Let us show you. Let us send you the ualues of nearly 100 factones (only a fraction of our llSt) who have or-dered and reordered many times. Proof posltlve our wa.y is the best. A post card wlll bring it, catalog inclUded. Don't dela.y, but wnte today. I A. E. PALMER & SONS, Owosso, MICH. I FOBEIGlif BEPBESEN'l'ATIVES: The Projectile Co., London, England; Schuchardt &; Schutte, Berlin, Ger- I many; Alfred E. Schutte, Cologne, Parls, Brussels, Llege, 1Y11lanT,Urin, Barcelona and Bilboa. ·-------------------•·•--.---·~----~----~_.__~ __4 ~------------------------------------._. ~.~-~ I II I•I•••• II If I If I IIII ,II II•Ij I •I••II• , THE 4RE BRE4D 4ND "ELI" FOLDING BEDS PROfiT WINNER' No Stock complete Without the Eli Bedil III Mantel and Upna-ht. ELI D. MILLER &. CO. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA Wnte for cuts and pnces. I,-..O-N-SA-L~E IN-F-U-RN-IT-U-RE_E.XC_HA.N_CE-, -EV-AN-.V-IL_LE-. -..I.t. ------ -1 12 WEEKLY ARTISAN -- .. " . ..... . ..-.. GOAT RAISING INDUSTRY IN MEXICO An Interesting Article on the Subject Written by w.W. Canada. American Consul at Vera Cruz. The number of goatskins produced in the Ul1lteJ States is so small that it IS scarcely to be considered Our mam sources of supply are IndIa. China, MeXICO,RUSSIa, and about a half dozen other countries that produce comparatively small quantities of skins. Year by year the demand is more urgent, but the supply, if not stationary, increases very slmvl) The total importation of goatskins mto the United States during the year ended June 30, 1909, amounted to 104.048,2--1-4 pounds, valued at $26,023.914, of which 7,794,298 pounds, valued at $2,395,358 were Mexican. While goats are raised in every state of the Mexican Republic, over 60 per cent of the flocks are raised in the first four of the following states Nuevo Leon, 916,915 head; Coahuila, 615,144; Durango. 534,304, San Luis Potosi. 5l9,~ 944; Zacatecas. 429,337; Tamaulipas, 2M,911; Guanajuato, 239,933; Puebla, 193.397. These figures show that the indus-try is largely confined to the central table-lands, and that little has been done to develop it in other parts of the country, though the ammal thrIves every",'here, and can be raised at a good profit over a '" ider range of territory than that on which cattle may be successfully raised. It is not so much that the table-lands are better adapted to the breeding of goats than are other sections of the coun-try, but rather that large portions of the states most largely engaged therein are unsuitable for anything else, and the inhabitants are almost forced lnto the business The dry plains of Nuevo Leon, with scant growth of brush. are able to support large flocks of goats. though these same plains will not produce corn, cane, or grass, unless water 1'3supplied for irrigation. Vera Cruz. on the other hand, with exuberant vegetation. fertile soil, and abundant ralnfall, can grow un-limited quantities of corn, cane and coffee, and at the same time raise goats. It is now being recognized that better lands can be pro-fitably given over to the raising of goats and a satisfactory revenue derIved from the business In the states of Guerrero and Oaxaoa there are great stretches of territory of little use for agriculture where goats would thrive In Vera Cruz, and down into the state of Tabasco, large flocks could be handled wlth profit to the breeders The general belIef is that the animals will not thrive in a damp clImate. and hence that Vera Cruz and Tabasco must be unsuitable for the business. The small flocks found in both of these states, however, are proof that they will thrive in a damp climate The extent of territory which could be gIven over to the raising of goats, without in any way interfering with agri-culture, is very large. Vera Cruz has tens of thousands of acres of land so steep and rugged that 1t can not be farmed profitably, but these r~gged mountain sides furnish ideal feeding grounds for goats. The low sandy plains near the coast. with their dry and coarse grass, also would supply abundant forage for large flocks. Even on the low and swampy lands of Tabasco an occasional flock is found, which enjoys immunity from disease of any klnd. The more abund-ant forage ln the moist climate insures a more rapid growth of the animal, and also one of greater value than those raised on the barren plains. where their growth ls stunted and the goat reaches maturIty at a more advanced age. The value of the goat depends upon three things: Meat, tallow, and the skin In the hot country the meat is an article of much greater importance than on the dry plains, ~-------_._~-----_.----------- •II II 10uts babn DESIGNS AND DETAILS OF FURNITURE II I ....._--------- --_._------------~ 154 Livmgston St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Citizens' Telephone 1702. and the carcass is one-third larger The flesh is of better qualIty. as the ammal grows more rapIdly The matter of fresh meat in the farming dIstricts of the hot country is greatly SImplified by the breedmg of goats In small isolated communities it is risky to slaughter an ox or cow, as the flesh is lIable to spall before it is consumed The small carcass of the goat makes it entirely practicable to kl11 fre-quently. without rIsk of loss. In the state of Tabasco the InhabItants are never at a loss for fresh meat on plantations ,\ here goat" are raised, and where formerly fresh meat was almost unknown. The same thing can be realized in the in-terior of southern Mexico, by the general breeding of goats, and the flesh alone would make it a profitable industry, for the carcass of each animal will bring from $1 to $1.50. Fats of all kinds are high priced in all parts of this country There is a steady demand for tallow at from 12 to 15 cents per pound At 2 years a fat goat will yield 6 to 10 pounds of clear tallow. which will be worth from 75 cents to $1 50 The tallow is used for candle and soap making, and for many other purposes; the demand is always in excess of the supply, so that there is no difficulty whatever in dispos- 1l1g of It The most valuable part of the goat is the skin, worth $1 25 to $1 50, and the constant trend of prices is upward. There are buyers of goatskins wherever skins are to be had. Breeders need not seek a market. The skins are carefully graded and packed in bales with the quantity marked upon them. Pure white skins are ratd 0:"a 1. and command the highest price It is not that the "kID is of better quality, but simply that dealers prefer the \\ hites, and pay a better figure therefore. After the whites come the reds or browns; and last the black. spotted and grizzled skIDS It 1S, however, very easy in breeding to se-cure a maximum number of whites and a minimum of reds or spotted. The goats breed twice a year, and after the first year, ,'Ith rare exceptions, they will bring forth two and not in-frequently three kids The kids are hardy and active and need little care After the first day they will shift for them-selves and require no attention. save to be guarded from flies in the hot season At 6 or 8 months of age the goat breeds, and in 3 or 4 years' time large herds can be grown from a very small number in the beginning. iA single shepherd will look after at least 1,000 goats. and his wages will not exceed $10 a month, with a ration of a bushel of corn. Mountain lands and rough, broken sections of foothill lands may be secured for about $1 per acre, and each acre will, in mOIst regions, support 5 or 6 goats. The initial cost of goats for breedmg purposes will run about $125 per head. A careful investment of $1.000 well looked after can cer-talnly be counted upon to double itself inside 20 years, and to give at least a 50 per cent profit per annum from the end WEEKLY ARTISAN 13 UPHAM MANUFACTURING CO., Marshfield, Wis. No. 2228 Toilet Table. SEND FOR OUR Dressers Chiffoniers Dressinil Tables Suites Wardrobes Sideboards Buffets Etc. Made in Oak, Bird's-Eye Maple, Mahogany, etc_, and I All Popular I Finishes No. 2240 Toilet Table COMPLETE of the second year. There are of course, some risks in the business. These, however, are not great, and are only of rare occurrence. iWhile the industry has never been pushed in the state of Tabasco, the rapid increase of the few herds which are be-ing handled there, the healthfulness and large size of the ani-mals, the quality of flesh and of skins, all indicate that even among the swamps of the state the industry. would be profit-able and require only moderate capital. The most promising field, however, for raising of goats is doubtless the mountain regions in the state of Vera Cruz. The animals will flourish in part of the state, but as the soil is fertile and very productive on the lower levels, and land is consequently rather high in price, the most favorable con-ditions will be found at a higher level where the land has a smaller agricultural value The steep mountain sides, the deep gorges, the narrow valleys covered everywhere with ex-uberant vegetation afford congenial feeding grounds for goats. They thrive on the tender buds and shoots, which are constantLy renewed, thus furnishing a steady supply of forage for the flocks On account of this rapid growth a greater number of animals can be accommodated on the same extent of land than would be possible on the dry and semi-arid lands of the interior, where, when once the land has been eaten over, months must elapse before any further food can be gotten from the range. Not only is the supply of food constantly renewed, but it is also washed clean by the heavy rains at short intervals, so that the animals will feed month after month over the same range and not grow restless, as in the dry regions when kept for any considerable time on the same land. The government elf the state of Vera Cruz is interested in CATALOGUE the investment of capital in its waste lands, and has in its employ a representative at the capital, whose business it is to give full information in regard to lands, etc. Heavy in-vestments have already been made in agricultural lands throughout the state, and the amount will certainly be very largely increased as soon as it is generally known that small capital can be profitably invested, and goat raising seems to offer one of the most promising fields for the man of limited means. The following statement, furnished at my request, will serve as an lllustration of how the business of goat raising is conducted on a hacienda in the state of Guerrero, Mexico (the money values are assumed to represent Mexican pesos, one of which equals 498 cents in American currency): "In 1904 the manager of the farm received 66,000 goats, including large and small, at a valuation of $1.50 each, equal to $99,000 From the produce of these he sold, during 9 months of 1904 and the years 1905 and 1906, 50,000 head at $5 each, equal to $250,000, and had, at the close of 1906, 88,- 000 head on the farm, being 22,000 more than he started with. The result was, counting the value of 22,000 increase at $1.50 each with the foregoing sales, the investment of $99,000 pro-duced in less than 3 years $283,000, besides the original stock of 66,000 goats was more than intact." ------------ _. _. ------- . ..- -. .. .... IMPROVED, EASY AND ELEVAro RS QUICK RAISING Belt, Electrlc and Hand Power. The Best Hand Power for Furmture Stores Send for Catalogne and Prlces. KIMBALL BROS, CO., 1067 NlRth SI., Council Bluffs, la. Kimball Ele"ator Co.. 343 Prospect St., Cleveland, 0.; l0811th St , Omaha, Neb., 128Cedar St , New York CIty. . ." ........ -._ ... ...I. ----~~~~~~~~~~- 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN Old Items Reprinted. From the ::\llCh!gan \rtlsan for 11ay 188Z~ \n 11hh iJ a\- ellng salesman who had sohClted the trade of a ckale! un~tlCCCSS-fully a numbet of tunes, \\ as asked bv the merchant ,. \re these styles new?" "They \\ ere," the sale'St11an replted, "when 1 fil" t showed them to )' ou, but 1:m blamed 1£ I C.ln tell nO\\ ' B R DaVIS, a leadl11g deale1 111 furmture at Gdh C,tOll, 1c, as, ched recently. Among- the vanous artlCles that have been taken up 111 the new decoratIOn cra7e IS the tamboullne \V1th1l1 the pa,t tl1lee months twenty thousand have been sold by the merchant" at the metropohtan d1stnct at pnces rang1l1g from one to thirty c1ollal' The Guernsey Furmture company, capltahzecl 101 $G5 000 succeeds Guernsey, Jones & Co , in St. Lams Glass has been introduced as a substitute for marble tops for tables and dressing cases. A chair has been patented by an ingenIOUs Yankee that lS adlustable to 800 different positlOns It is deslgned for a bO\ to sit in when he goes to church. R H Mitchell and John Mowatt of the ::\Iltchell rur11lturc company, Clllcinnati, are l11specting some of the furniture fac-tories of Grand RapIds Mr MItchell reported trade active in Cmcinnati, but compla1l1ed that goods are priced too low by the manufacturers and chscounts too liberal. He hopes for an im-provement. Oscar ·Wilde says the boys of SWitzerland do fine carving on the porches of their homes, and wonders why the boys of America are not so handy with tools If Oscar had ever wit-nessed the larruping of an American boy for can mg his desk at school he would understand why the \merican boy does not carve the porch of his home. Renaissance is pronounced "rhun-a-sonz." \\ lth accent on the third syllable. It means, ltterally, born agall1, or a ne\\ birth. It is generally applied to a form of decoratlve art \\ orked by Raphael A good many pelople talk fluenth of Renalssance who do not know the difference between a Corinthian entablature and a Bologna sausage. The prevaIling custom of Sllllgl11g big words by people who do not pay their bIlls is becomll1g too spon-taneous and too obvious --- Laramie Boomerang Manufacturers of painted furniture have had an e'{ception-ally busy season. The legislature of Texas has modified the law taxing com-mercial travelers An annual license of $')5 00 must be paid to the state. Municipalities are debal red from exactl11g tnbute from the travelers. New Furniture Dealers. A A. Vvard, formerly of Orovllle, has opened a ne\\ furniture store at Dunsmuir, Cal New YOlk parties are to open a ne\\ fur11lture store in the Fraser budding, Depew place, Nyack, N. Y. A. L Comer is fittmg up a bU1lcl1l1g 111 whIch he \\ dl open a new stock of furl11ture at Comer, Ga Solmenson & Clifton are new fur11lture dedlel s at lone. Cal The firm IS composed of A Solmenson, a farmer, and his son-in-law, Archibald ClIfton The Knoxvtlle Fur11lture company, 111C01 porated 1n S M Brown, W M Phl1l1ps, IV. H Mueller and M F Gath-right, WIth $10,000 capItal stock, will engage 111 the retall furnIture business at Knoxville, Jackson Count), ~\rk T. M. Furlow and E D Tolleson have formed a partne1- ship to engage in the f11rniture and undertaking bus1l1ess at Jackson, Ga Mr Tolleson was until recently engaged in the drug business, at McDonough, Ga They will do business under the name of the CIty Furniture company. j .. a_.a ... ~ • .. _~ II III Be careful of the dealer who tells you he can furnish cutters "as good or better than MorrisWood & Sons." He i. imposing upon both you and our reputation. If you would have cutters which do the most perfect work. at the least expense, that wear out on the jointer and not on the emery wheel, which save their first cost in a few weeks, in the saving of time, required to grind and adjust sectional cutters, write UI right now for further information. We have made solid steel cutters for thirty-six years. Is that worth anything to you? A trial order is our most convincing argu-ment. Write now before you forget it. MORRIS WOOD & SONS 5108 W. Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. ~, - •I •III•• II •• I I II .- ..--. . .--._. . -----------._-------., .~ Here is a Rocker that'. a seller. Write for the price. GEO. SPRATT 8 CO. SHEBOYGAN, WlS. ... r------------------------------ - - - WEEKLY ARTISAN 15 ......---_._---_._._._----------- -_. rIII IIII II •I I II• III I II II I ..---_. _ .... _ ...----,.._---------., II Lentz Big Six No. 694, 48 in. top. No. 687, 60 in. top. Others 54 in. top. 8 Foot Duostyles ANY FINISH CHICAGO DELIVERIES Lentz Table Co. NASHVILLE, MICHlGAlY .. Mail Order House Reaching Mexico. Mal1ion Le:cher, American consul at Acapulco, Mex, reporting on the parcels post business in that country says: "Althougih the mail order trade with foreign countrie'i forms a very small proportion of this city's trade, Its potential importance can not be overlooked. ImportatlOns by mail in 1909 amounted to only $1,465 against a total import trade of $242.068; nevertheless its growth within the last few years indicates that it may become an important channel for trade, especially into sections where transportation facilities are un-developed as here. Tlhe publication by a large mail-order house in the United States of a complete catalogue in Span-ish has resulted in attracting much attention to the advantages of ordering by mail. The catalogue referred to, beyond its utIlity in promoting the sale of merchandise of the store whIch issues it, is further valuable in the matter of stimu-lating wants and creating demand for a variety of articles not found ordinanly in the stocks of local stores. The illustrations serve somewhat in this respect as the window displays of large department stores. "Merchants have been heard to express very favorable opinions of the value of such catalogues, inasmuch as they assemble in an indexed volume and in detail all the ordinary articles of merchandise wIth which dealers need to stock theIr stores and give them at the same time, when direct quotatlOns are lackmg, some idea of rulmg pI ices fOI un-famlltar merchandise Cheap Power in Amsterdam. Amencan Consul Frank W. Mahin, at Amsterdam, Hol-land, In a report on the munIcipal electric plant of that city, "tates that the receipts in 1909 amounted to $550,098 and the expendItures to $217,458 After paying lllterest to the amount of $84,408, writIng off $159,190, and puttmg aside a reserve of $2.894, there remaIned a balance of $86,148 The total amount of electncity dehvered for light and power was 16,176,359 kIlowatt-hours, of which 8,003,063 went to private parties, 2.010,265 to the municlpaltty (except street cars), and 6,163,- 031 to the street-car service For lIghting purposes private partIes paId at the rate of 5 cents per kilowatt-hour and the mUnIcipality 45 cents, for power, private parties paid 3 cents and the municipalIty 27 cents. For both light and power the street-car servIce paid 2 cents. III IIIII I 1I • ~ ._. , ~ .._.... .. . ..._o.AII New Factories. The P. E. Kroehler Lounge company is about to estab-hsh a new factory at Kankakee, Ill. They propose to in-vest $100,000 in the buildings. Business men of Texarkana, Ark., have signed a contract with "northern capitalists" who are to organize a company with $200,000 ~apital stock, establish a furniture factory in that town and pay wages aggregating $9,000 per month. A G. Buchanan, George Olson and Phil. A. Silverstone, have mcorporated the SImplex Spring Bed company, capital- Ized at $250,000 to establish a spring bed factory at Seattle, 'Nash. An "Office" Hotel for New York. A hotel to contall1 425 rooms is to be erected on Greenwich street, New York, at a cost of $3,000,000 and with many new features. Most of the rooms will be supphed with office desks and writing machmes and a corps of stenographers stationed in the office of the hotel WIll be at the command of guests. A number of large consultation and directory rooms and 'safety de-posit vaults will be provided. A restaurant will be located on the ground floor, a great dining room on the top floor. There seems to be a demand for such an office hotel by business men sojournll1g m the city. We are now puttmg out the best Caster Cups With cork bases ever oflerea to the trade. These are finished In Golden Oak and White Maple m a hlrht finish These goods are admirable for polished floors and furn- Iture rests. They will not 5wellt or mar. PRICES Size 2~ inches ..•. $4.00 per hundrlld Size 2f.j:m~hes . 5.00 per hundred 'l'ry " Samplt Ord" FOB Grand Raptd,. ..... ... - - -------------, "Xo-more-at-that-price" sales are not carried on by Batterman, of Brooklyn HIs system is quite different from that of the manufacturer who offers his jobs "as-many-as-you-v\ ant, at any price you may offer" 16 WEEKLY ARTISAN MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY SUBSCRIPTION $1 eo IOERYEAR ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES OTHER COUNTRIES $2 00 PER YEAR. SINQLE COIOIES 5 CENTS. "U.I.ICATION OI'"I"ICE. IOI-1lZ NORTH DIVISION ST. GRANO RA~IOS, MICH. A. S. WHITE. M...N...GINQ EDITOR Entered AI ncond cia .. malter. July 5. 1909, at the post ollice at Grand Rapid., Mlchle_n under the -act of March 3, 1879 CHICAGO REPRESENTATIVE, E. LEVY. House builders in the suburbs of New York, PhIladel-phia and other large cities of the east are adopting the bung-alow type quite generally. The California sty Ie is not fol-lowed very closely and it is just as well that no attempts are made to do so To appear to the best advantage the Caii-fornia type should have the setting peculiar to that state The plants, the trees. the flowers, the atmosphere, the mountains, the ever varying colors of valley, plain and sea, the redwood and eucalyptus timber, all contribute effects in making the setting of the bungalow of the Pacific impossible of attain-ment elsewhere Of especial interest to manufacturers is the fact that furniture of the arts and crafts or Mission "tyles are best adapted for furnishing the bungalow. A Sheraton or Louis XVI piece would be as inappropriate in the living room of a California bungalow as in the box stalls of a horse stable. Will the automobile of the future be provided \\ ith a "kitchenette and seats convertable into beds'? The Pullman car is but a development of the day coach Designers are always planning new features and the combined cafe and sleeping automobile may be built for the long distance traveler in the future. As yet, however. the hotel keepers do not "view" the effect of such a development of the automobIle "with alarm." The successful retail merchant is generally the filst to arrive at the store in the morning and. the last to leave it at night. He meets as many customers as possible and cultivates their acquaintance. He invites criticism of the store and its management and profits thereby He is the hardest working, and, considering the risks, the cares and responsibllitles he assumes, the poorest paid man in the establishment. An anomalous condition that prevails at present in the United States is the manufacture of furniture with foreign grown lumber, by foreign born workmen in English, French and Dutch styles. The American manufacturer must be content with the profits supplied by his business Retailers can not expect to attract the business of the people without holding out inducements that will draw them to the store. The show windows and the columns of the newspapers are available for this purpose. If the report that "Fa" Elkins has agleed to pay Duke '\bruzzi $5,000,000 a" an inducement to marry his daughter I" true, the duke wJ11 be able to furnish his palace with GI and RapIds furniture The half mIllIOn AmerIcans I ehlrning from the old world "Ill not help the house furnishing trades very much J PIerpont Morgan says they left $25,000,000 on the other SIde The job hunters have not appeared in the western mark-et <; a" :-et They are refitting the handles of their hammers, ho\\ e\ er, pI epara tory to touring the markets next month In certain sections of the country the house furnishIng bU<,1l1e<;sis suffering from pellagla N. B. This is the green cOin season, "you know," and the joke ought to pass. Callfornia has again handed the lemon to the whole"alers of the east N1l1eteen car loads were shipped flOm Lo" Ange-les one day last week. ,\Till the modern eX[Josition bUllrling conta1l1 sleep1l1g 100111<;and cafe accommodations for the salesmen in charge of the lines '? The fall "eason of trade is reportc~l by most manufactt1l er<; to he "so, so" "Progre'i~" IS more apparent 111 politic" than 111 trade at pI esent Defeat teaches lessons in business as valuable as victory. 5J1ence often seCllI es an order when talk would lose it E\ en in t1ade a boom may be nothing but a big noise. An Office Desk With Wings. In the) ear 1882 Capt. Tyler. a retaIler of St. Louis, was awarded letters patent for an office desk with interchangeable \v1l1gs The desks were manufactured and sold during his life time or several years after the patent was granted. The desk proper was of the ordinary roll top construction with a curtain half cylinder cover, the slat cover not having been invented in that year Cabinets or W1l1gs were attached to either or both ends of the desk as desired The cabinets contained apartments for a letter file, a rack for account books, also pigeon holes and a drawer. The door of the upper cabinet was hinged, and \\(hen opened for use, it dropped. into line with the writing table of the de<;k. The wings were interchangeable. A Cheval in Two Pieces. The Rogers Furniture company of Cleveland, 0., (since de-funct) was one of the first of the manufacturers of chamber furniture to bring out a line of cheval dressers. The Rogers dressers were composed of two pieces. The framed mirror stood on a base 1l1depenc1ent of the case and could be ea'3ily '3hifted to the opposite side of a case. The dressers were only fairly good sellers. Probably the styles did not appe~l to the general public. WEEKLY ARTISAN CHOICE TOOLS FOR FURNITURE MAKERS If you do not know the "Oliver" wood working tools, you had better give us your address and have us tell you all about them. We make nothing but Quality tools, the firS!:coS!:of which is considerable, but which will make more profit for each dollar inveSted than any of the cheap machines flood· ing the country. BRANCH OFFICES-Oliver Machmery Co.• Hudson Tenmnal. 50 Church 51. New York. Ohver Machmery Co • FlI\ft Nanooal Bank BUlldlbll. Chicago. 111 , Oliver Machinery Co • PaCl6c Buudlbll, Seattle, W ...h , Oliver Madunery Co .201-203 Dean'lIate. Manchester. Enll 17 Oliver Tools Save Labor "OLIVER" No. 16. Band Saw 36Inche •• Made WIth or wlihoul motor dnve Metal table 36",,30" Will take 18" under Ih e gUIde-nits 45 degrees one way and 7 degrees Ihe other way Car-nesa saw up to 1~" Wide. OUlllde beanng 10 lower wheel .haft when not motor doyen Weigh. I BOO lb. when ready to oIup "Ohver" New Variety Saw Table l'lo. 11 Will take a saw up to 20' chameter Arbor belt IS 6' Wide Sendfor Catalog "B" fordalaon Hand Jointers, Saw Tables, Wood Lathes, Sanders, Tenoners, Mortisers, Trimmers, Grinders, Work Benches, Vises, Clamps, Glue Heaters, etc., etc. OLIVER MACHINERY CO. Worka and General Office. at 1 to 51 Clancy St. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• U. S. A Waste in the Maholiany Industry. Geo. D. Coleman, Mexico CIty, Mex, makes some inter-est111g observatIOns concerning the mahogiany industry of that country. He IS qUOIted 111the TImber Trades Journal From the port of Tuxpam, south to Progreso, in Tabasco, all the streams down which mahogany and cedar logs can be floated have peen stripped of these woods. Nevertheless, quite a lot of mahogany and cedar logs are floated down the Usumacinta river in Tabasco, and the port of Laguna, in Campeche, ships a lot of these woods, as well as dyewoods and chicle Even in Campeche nearly all of the mahogany and cedar has been cut and hauled that is within paying dis-tance of water transportation All along the streams 111Campeche and for sOme distance inland these woods have been cut off, until working with the old methods, haulIng WIth mules and oxen, is no longer com-mercially profitable Nevertheless, back from the coast, where raIlroads can economically handle it, there exists a large body of mahogany and ceDar, dyewoods and other valuable hardwood. Commencing in Yucatan, and extending some 300 mIles in a line northeast and southwest, with an average width of some 100 miles, there is an area of some 35,000 square miles of as fine mahogany, cedar, dyewoods and valuable hardwood as is to be found in the world. Part of this area runs over into Belize, and quite a lot of it is in Guatemala. The old methods of handl111g these "Woods are costly and wasteful, primItive and obsolete, and WIth new methods and modern appliance'"], there IS a g-reat field for enterprise in this industry. According to the old method">, the tl ees are cut down with axes and then hewn square and hauled by mules or oxen for .. Time .. Tempers .. Cott miles to some waterway to be floated out Logs that are too heavy to be hauled are hewn down to convenient size, and a log perfectly sound with the exception of a soft heart the size of a man's fist is ruthlessly sawed off and allowed to rot in the woods Large limbs are left for the elements to claim them, and the very finest grained and valuable mahogany, which is in the stump and the "knees" of the largest roots, can be seen standing up to rot years after. I have estimated that probably not more than 25 per cent of the value of the mahogany that could be got out ever gets to market, according to the old methods. and I have seen some woods where I think it would be safe to say that not 20 per cent of the value IS ever utilized. This is really criminal waste, and especially as what is wasted is the very best quality mahogany in Mexico. Such wastage as this lea.ves a broad margm of profit for modern methods and appliances. The way to handle capital is to put up a well-equipped mill, and that far enough back in the woods, and then have raIlroad lines with portable or temporary tracks. FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS ATTENTION! Send Eor .amples oE our Celebrated Nickel Steel Sword Tempered BAND SAW BLADES Warranted In every particular. Standard assorted SIzes,regular lIuage and leelh, Ib dozen lots, ready for use, $12. Best proPosItion on the market. FRANK W. SWETT & SON MEn. of band saw blades and tools 1717·1719 W. AdamsSt.Chlcage <;on, furl1lture manufacturer<; of Chicago, have mcorporated theIr hU<;lI1ess under the name of the KlI1ney-Rome company CapItal stock, $155,000 V II, R Band \V C, Sharp, have incorporated the wholesale and letall furniture busll1ess 111 Natchez, JVlJss, under the name of the Sharp Furmture company Capital <;tock all paId 111, $25000 Isaac" & RlI1dskopf, undel takers of St LOUIS, ::Vlo, have organized the ~IISSOlU1 Taxicab company, capItalized at $25,- 000, and have started busJ11ess wIth four taxIcabs, which they use Instead of hacks for funerals Fntz Xoling, for several years superll1tendent for the Central FurnIture company of Rockford, Ill, has changed his allegIance He has resIgned and accepted the same posItion wIth the Rockford Desk company. The assets of the Dobbs Furniture company of Palestine, Tex recently adjudged bankrupt, was sold at auction by the recei' er on September 1. Lloyd Bailey bought the stock for $9,200 and win contll1ue the buslness The CapItal Furniture Manufacturing company of Nobles-ville, Ind, will be busy for some time at least. They have signed a contract to furnish $600,000 worth of their products for aNew York concern and are to ship fifty piano benches and 200 plano stools daily. The J H Tremeyer Carpet company, dealers in furni-ture, carpets, etc, in St Louis, Mo, has been incorporated with $100,000 capital stock, all paid In. Magdalena, Marie. ~fartha and Henry F Tiemeyer; Lena Koerber, Lydia Gil-ster and Clara N achant are the stockholders. The Majestic Furniture company of Mexico, N. Y., of "hlch Frank P Costigan of Syracuse is general manager and in '" hich Sy racuse and Oswego county men are interested, ha' e purchased the Metzger desk factory at Herkimer. The \1ajestie company have also increased their capital stock from $40000 to $120,000 ::\Iodle J Sldney.::\1 and Arthur H Spiegel of Chicago and Aaron V\' aldheim of St Louis, have executed a mortgage for $75,000 covering the site of the building that they propose to erect at ThIrty-fifth and Mospratt streets, Chicago They will u<;e the money in erecting the bUllding which is to house theIr house furnishing business. o \\- Dean, manufacturer of leather and leatherboard novelties of New Britain, Conn, has been granted a patent on Improved material for baby carriages of the collapsible order He substitutes leatherboard for leather-covered ,,,ooden parts, WhICh, he claims, makes the carriage stronger and more durable and improves its appearance. The Carter-GIffin company, capitalized at $50,000, has been incorporated under the laws of ::\Iassachusetts, to take over and operate three chair factories, one at Keene, N. H, another at Ashburnham, Mass, and the other at Troy, N Y Charles Glffll1 of Keene IS presIdent; B Squires of Ash-burnham, secretary and C C Carter of Troy IS treasurer of the company Elbndge T Gerry will erect a $400,000 bulldmg on the sIte of the old \VlI1dsor Hotel, FIfth avenue and Forty-seventh street, New York CIty, the larger part of which will be oc-cupIed by \V and J Sloane WIth theIr carpet and rug depart-ments SlI1ce the old hotel burned, with an appalling loss of Me, in 1899, },Ir Gerry has had many tempting offers for the property from men who wished to use it as a site for a new hotel. but he declll1ed to allow it to be used for that purpose. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS Frank Roe IS a new undertaker at 1\Iendon. III Carl Kurze will engage 111 the undertakll1g busmess at 1\Ionee, Ill. NIck Brothers have purchased the retail fUllllt ure bu ~I-ness of F J AIkens & Co, of Monticello, III A Haslett, who recently retIred from the trade" III I e-engage in the furnIture busmess at Green Ba' \\ IS Frederick V\T Jansen, a promll1ent furlllture dealer it Quincy, 111., dIed after a short illness on August 31 The Smith Furniture company of Houston, Tex, ha' e moved into new and larger quarters at 1009 Texas a, enue F. G Reed, furniture dealer at 92-96 ::'tlain street, Toledo, 0, has enlarged his quarters by renting an adJOllllng store Scarff & Hove have succeeded C A. J eglum & Co. 111 the furniture and hardware business at MIchIgan, X Dak Arthur and \VaIter Greenwalt of Brushy Prame, InJ, have purchased the retail furniture business of S J Yoder at Yopeka, same state The Hilliard & Curry company, furniture dealers and undertakers of Wadsworth, 0, have increased their capItal stock from $10,000 to $25,000 The Kline IChair COl1\pany, manufactqrers "f barber's chairs, of Trenton, N J, have been placed in the hands of Charles L Harding as receiver R. K Gatchell, furniture dealer of St Augustll1e, IS re-modeling a building which he will mo\ e into in October and will more than double his floor space Dr R R Calhoun has purchased the furniture stock of G M B. Epting & Co, Newberry. S C, and ",Ill contll1ue the business with \V P. Rambo as manager. The H W. Lottman Furniture company of Houston. Tex have been declared bankrupt Liabilities $35,000; assets, estI-mated at $29,000 includll1g $5,400 in accounts The firm of Hummel & Glaser, furlllture dealers. at Myrtle avenue and Ralph street Brooklyn, 1\ Y, has been chssolved George Hummel will continue the business The Sutter Furniture company of Shelby, 0 , has been lllcorporated by G K Sutter, H W. Hlllebrant, lVI, A, Shaw, G \V. Meyers and Henry \Ventz Capital stock, $25,000 Furniture manufacturers of Rockford, Ill, are reported as "not entirely satisfied with their after season busllless" The same is true of manufacturers in other furniture centers The Etowah Furniture company of Gadsden, Ala, has been declared bankrupt The proprietors got into trouble re-cently, being charged WIth violating the state hquor la'" s The water wheels in the chair factory at ,VlI1sted, Conn, ran for 36 hours recently because so many eels got II1to the wheel-pIt that the gates could not be completely closed. The three-story addItion, 80 x 100 feet, to the plant of the Bay VIew Furl1lture company of Holland. :\11Ch, whIch WIll lllCrea'ie theIr capacIty about 40 per cent. IS nearly com-pleted The Henke Furl1ltUl e company of Cleveland, 0, has been incorporated by H A Henke, F ,V Georg-e, George _\, ZWIck,] C McGonagle and Charles T RIce CapItal stock. $50,000 S S Vaughn, R E Dubose and A. ErWin. furmture dealers of Florence, S C, have II1corporated their busllles,> under the name of the Vaughn Furniture company CapItal stock, $8,000 Donald F. McPherson,::\1 B ,Velhngton and J D, Dicker- WEEKLY ARTISAN 19 ...... . ._ ..-.... ------'_.------------------------------. . ..... These Specialties are used all I Over the World - V.neer Pre..... different kind. and .i",.. (P.lnted) Hand Feed Gluein.. M.chine (P... I ""neLa,.)Man:r.t:rIe. and .i..e•. Veneer Presses 61ue Spreaders 61ue Heaters Trucks, Etc., Etc. Wood-Working Machinery Ind Supplies LET USKNOW YOUR WANTa rewer Feed Glue Spre.din8' Machine. Sin..le. Deuble and C..bi •• tion. (patealecl) (Si"'e. 12 i•. to" i. wide.) No 20 Gluo Heater CHAS. E. FRANCIS COMPANY, Main Office and Works, Rushville, Ind. Ne.' GlneHeater • .-.. .-. -----------------_._..__._-----------------~ How to Do It. "I don't see how they can do it," is not an uncommon 1e-mark Everybody 1S green about something The world has too many marvelous things for anyone man to unravel 1tS mysteries. In fact, it is surprismg to think how httle the W1sest man knows The world is developmg men into special- 1Sts And each man no matter what his specialty is, or how many years' he devotes to it, is incapable of mastering all of its difficulties. Here is a man who is an mventor He has worked out in his mind a marvelous machme; and if he is not an experienced machinist how hard he will find it to rret a b man to fully conwrehend it and make his machine just as 1t 1S in h1s mind. Another wl1l go into a great factory and gaze at the machines in operation and wonder ho", a man could pos-slbly have worked out such machinery. When one looks at the beaubful trimm111gs and carvings on his furlllture he httle 1eahzes how much of it was made by machines To go into a factory lrke that of the vVaddell Manufacturing company of Grand Rapids, and see the scores of machines turning out carv111g" so fine that it would take the most expenenced e} e to detect them from hand walk, the wonder 1S how a man could make such a machme, and when you come to the rope mouldmg machines and the embossed carving machmes and many other machines for making knobs, pulls and other trim-mings, the wonJer grows into amazement But then you must remember many of these machines cannot be found in any other factory in the world; they were conceived in the mmd of John Waddell, and made by h1m in his own ma-chme shop, and that explains why they cannot be found else-where. It is lIke gettmg an eJucdtlOn to go through this factory. Market Report in 1882. Handles-inchned to drop. Marble-Dull and heavy. F eathers- Down. Ha1r-Shady. Excelsior-Weak. Bed Spnngs-Buoyant Band Savvs-Yrovmg f1eely Tuftmg Buttons-F1rmer. Bed Posts-Strong. Glass-A break 1Slooked for. Varnishes- Uncham;ed dml the mdrket 1s colorless Bedsteads-Lower. Casters-Moving. Wmdow Curtains-Shady. Mattresses-Flat. ~. ....- . - ------ -- -_ ... .. .. ----~( We Manufacture thc I Larl!cotLine of I Folding I ~ Chairs I ,II I I I I I I In the Unlled St.tes, I I I I I sUlt.ble for Sun day I I Schools, Halls, Steam- I • ers and .11publIc resorts I I I I • We .lso manuf.cture I I I Brass Trimmed I r 0 n f• I Beds, Spring Beds, Cots I I I I and Cribs In a large I II variety I I I I I I I I Send for Catalogue I II and Prt~es I' I II I I I II I KAUffMAN I I, I MfG. CO. I II ASHLAND, OHIO I I.... _--. ....... -.-._._-- . .. Ao_ •• -M1ch1gan !\rt1sdn. .---------------., • _.- as •••••••••••••••••••• a.a ••• I' - --~-----------.- 20 WEEKLY ARTISAN RICHMOND TABLET CHAIRS "SLIP SEATS" AND THE MOST SANITARY· RICHMOND OHAIR CO. RICHMOND, IND. No. 100 DOUBLE CANE SEAT No. 100 GENUINE LEATHER SEAT Buildings That Will Need I<""urniture. Re"'ldences-Atlanta, Ga ,---J T Klmblough, 044 DeKalb a\ enue, $2.500, J D Demberry, 284 Stev, art avenue, $3000 Buffalo, N Y ---Kate SpItz, 33 Vlctolla street, $3,500, E C Gensler, 264 BIssell stJ eet, $3,4-00, WIlham Chabot. 68 Dewey street, $3,000, Ernest Dodswell, 247 Rodney street, $2,500; Louis F. Weyland, 37 l\1t Vernon street, 53,230, Henry \Valters, 37 TmlOn street, $2,700. Thomas '\ FIshel, 105 Wesley street, $5,200, John \V. Darling, 442 East street, $2,500; L1l1coln A \VIllett, 231 Parker street, $3,400; Sarah ~tafful, 466 KOiOllS avenue, $3,000, ::\1al) anna M1l1nak 49 Reservation street, $3.500, George \ Voss, 1168 \Vest Eagle >.treet, $5,400 InJianapohs, Ind -Alena Wheeler, 1950 Roose\ elt a\ e-nue, $2,500; Irwin Bertermann" Bosart and \Vashington street, $3,200, G W Boersig, Oakland and Tenth streets. $3,- 500; GIdeon \\r Blain, 3155 North Pennsylvania street, $6,000; F F Powell, Thil ty-fonrth and Pennsylva111a Stl eets, $15,- 000 Kansas City, 1\10 -JulIa Swartz, 2821 East Tenth street, $3,250, ~[rs Kate ,Togle-Moore, 4220 Genessee street $2 SOO, • Patnck l\,1ason, 3336 Bellefontaine avenue, 53,000; E A Kassan, 3317 Bellefontaine avenue, $3.000, Helen Gould. 2~09 Charlotte street, $4,000; Beni P Scott, 3734 Penns) lvanla avenue, $8,000, G E Curtis. 3237 Campbell street, $3,000, J L Vi ard, 2077 Spring street, $3,000 Chicago Ill---G W Reed, 7136 Luella avenue, $5,SOO; Albert Blackman, 5141 North Ashland avenue, $3,500; Ade- 11l1eAnderson, 9534 South Winchester avenue, $4,000; Ole H. Oleson, 1911 Lunt avenue, $4,000, Axel Johnson, 3833 \Vest Harrison street, $12,000, Andrew Pearson, 3425 MedIlI ave-nue, $5,000; A T Trainer, 516 West Twenty-sixth street, $6,500; P. J Differding. 6045 Justine street, $3,900, Mrs Mary Walsh, 2957 West Thirty-ninth street, $4,000; Philip Baron, 1355 North Irv1l1g avenue, $5,500 MIlwaukee, Wis ---Thomas Saxe, 184 ThIrd street, $2,500, August Schmidt, 1369 Twenty-fourth stJeet, $4,000; Mrs '\1 Busse, Bartlett Stl eet and Concord avenue, $4,000; 1\1rs t\nl11e Vogel, LlOyd and Seventeenth stJeets. $5,000; H F Vogt, Cedar and Thil ty-fonrth streets, $9,000 St Louis, '\10 ---Otto Moose, 4048 Maffltt avenue, $2,800; John Beekman, 4528 Clayton avenue, $4,800; J Charles Muel-ler, 4045 Ashland avenue, $8,900, Leonard Rumpf, 3719 Louis-lana a\ enue, $3,900, GeOlge Bershine, 3207 Palm street, $5,- 000, \Y K Kann, 3817 Shaw avenue, $4,000; Grace E. Crowl, The Oaks, Klrwood, $3,000; J UllUS Gates, 823 North EIghth street, $6,000; L Haeger, 3301 HallIday avenue, $5,600; Mrs L HIckman, 3225 Pestaloz?1 street, $5,000. Duluth, l\linn ---MIS H M Ed1l1, Lake avenue and SIxth street, $2 500. \nclrew Nelson, East Third and Twenty-sixth street, $10,000, C D. McNally, Oneida street, and Forty-seventh avenue, $2,500 S) raeuse, K Y -R 0 Smit,h 132 Hastings street, $3,- 000, Harry \\T ::\10 Jrlll, 845 Sumner street, $2,900; Charles J Hogan, 633 South Sat1l1a street, $7,500; Harry Wiard, 203 Green street, $2,500 DetrOIt, 1\1lch ---Augustus Chapp, Mitchell street and Grat- IOt a\ enue, $5,000, James Tyre, 380 Linden street, $3,300, LoUIS \Vingarden, 420 Adelaide street, $4,000 ; John Owen, 280 Burns street, $10,200; P. E Hall, 555 Montclair street, $4800. LOlliS SusIck, 375 Hart street, $4,000; E. M. Roth, Tefferson avenue and Glover street, $21,000 ; James Howard, 365 ~IcClellan avenue, $4,500; Julius Heinz, 535 Twenty-fifth street, $4.000 \VIlmington, Del--~S H Bayard, Monroe and Twentieth c;treets, $3,000, James W GIllespie, 1314 French street, $2,- SOO ~Iar) J Glffenberg, Concord avenue and Jefferson street, $4,679 ~ ew Haven, Conn ---Frank Ruotolo, 1336 Vvhalley ave-nue, $-1-,000,E L Simmons, 608 Truman street, $3,000; Sam'l, and Alpert WIllIs, Dexwell street, $2,500. \lbany, N. Y ---U G Stockwell, Dove and Lancaster streets, $4,000, Alexander Daoust, 392 McCarty avenue, $3,- 2S0, Joseph Dugan, Summit park, Delaware avenue, $3,500. MobIle, Ala -Kate Touart, 412 Dauphin street, $3,000; '\Irs J. \V Fry, 7 Center street, $2,500; Henry Schulte, Flori-da and Manne streets, $2,500. Knoxville, Tenn --.JMrs J M Hale, Alexander and Pearl 'itreets, $4,500 EI Pac;o, Tex ---::\11'<;Mary Price, Martinez street, vVood-la\ 111 addltlOn, $3,500 XashvIlle, Tenn ---F. G Thaxton, 712 Twentieth avenue, $3 500, Beni CornelIus, 216 FIfth avenue, $2,500. Springfield, III ---L A Brawner, 1513 South Sixth street, $3,000, Carl Reiffler, 406 North Vvalnut street, $2,500. Canton, 0 ---Harry G Wible, 833 Shorb street, $2,500; WEEKLY ARTISAN 21 TRUCKTALKS Might not convince you without evidence. But compare a wagon to our truck, note the similarity of construction fea-tures- No box bearings; nothing to easily break or get out of order; extra large center wheels, revolving on taper turned axles; wide treads; special first-class cast-ings. Grand Rapids Trucks are first, last and all the time the safest in construction, and positively the best. No. 15 Catalog Shows Them. Screw Co., Orand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids Hand 618 North Front St. Augu:"ta, Ga ---J\I1s D 1\1. !\rmstrong, 154 vVashl11gton -,treet, $3,500. Youngstown, 0 ---Hugh Best, 216 vYlarren avenue, $3,500, Charleston, S C ---VV G H1l1son,45 Legare street, $3,500. LouisvIlle, Ky ---J M Robinson, 414 East Catherine "treet, $4,000, Mrs Lulu Atk1l1son, 2408 South Fourth street, $3,000, Rev V. P Ackerman, 159 \Voodbme avenue, $3,000 Little Rock, Ark ---R B Wilson, 3410 \;\Fest ThIrteenth <,tleet, $2,500 Miscellaneou'i Structures---The UniversIty of Buffalo (N. Y) IS erect1l1g a two-story bnck addltlOn to cost $25,000 The IroquOls Hospital assoclatlOn of Ch1cago is eredting a four-story bnck bUlldmg at 87 Market street to cost $45,000. The Lane Chapel Method1st Society are bUlldmg a $25,000 church at 3964-70 Fairfax avenue, St Louis, Mo The Polish Club of W1lml11gton, Del, are erecting a club house to cost $60,000 The Sheldon Hotel in El Paso, Tex, is be'ing re-modeled at a cost of $35.000 Minneapolis, Ml11n, is erecting a pubhc hbrary bUlldmg at a cost of $60,000 The Church of the Incarnation IS bmlding a church to cost $60,000 at 3755 Pleasant avenue, l\Imneapolls, Ml11n. The First Baptlst So-clety of Augusta, Ga are bmldmg a $12,000 chUlch on Ponders avenue Homer I Zelbe, 335 Ea:"t Tuscalawa" street, $3,000, Perry Umpleby, 351 Columbus avenue, $2,500. Bmghamton, K. Y ---I S Bull, 8 Cedar street, $4,000 Toledo, 0 ,---Mary \V nght, 720 Buckeye street, $3,000, Thomas Summers, 623 Foundry street, $2,500; Anna M. Rogers, 1459 Colburn street, $2,500; Sadie Orme, 211 Uni-vers1ty drive, $3,000 Sal1 Lake CIty, Utah-L L Pratt, 242 Reed stleet, $3,- 000; J S PerkUls, 253 Eighth South street, $2,500; T A Bateman, 1165 Thlrd avenue, $5,000, F. Smeshurst, 273 North Seventh West street, $2,500, II B _Aldous, 17 Fourth East street, $.2,500. Waterbury, Conn ---Frederick Glllmor, 374 \Vlllow street, $2,500; Robert Dennison, 80 Hewlett street, $3,000, D T. Farrington, Idylwood, $4,000. Birmingham, Ala ---W J Ellard, South Park station, $3,- 000; T A. McGough, Burgin and Poplar streets, $2,500; J D Powell, First avenue, East Lake $4,000 Columbus, O.---F C Fletcher, 865 Ea'it Twelfth avenue, $3,000; G. M. Elsas, 624 WIlson avenue, $4,500; W Joseph, 608 Rinhard avenue, $2,500 New Bedford, Mass ---)Iax Rosenblum, 82 Penniman street, $3,400; Dominick J Garry, Sawyer and Bowditth streets, $3,000; F Xavier Faford, Brock avenue and Rodney street, $4,000 Omaha, Keb ---Josie A Rogers, 128 North Forty-second street $4,000; Mr<; Lena VV oodruff, 2914 Pratt street $2,500; I A Corneer, 3312 South Twenty-second street, $3,500 ; James P Brophy, 2038 North TV\>entieth street, $2,500, Mrs A. Mann, 528 South Twenty-slxth street, $6,000. St. Joseph, Mo ,---~11sses E A. and M. E, Carmichael, 1806 J ule street, $10,500 •• d ., ~ ... •••• _ a.a .ap ••• If your DESIGNS are right, people want the Goods. That makes PRICES right. (tlarence lR. bills DOES IT 163MadIson Av~nU~-Cltlz~ns Phon~ 1983 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH ...... 22 WEEJeLY ARTISAN Most Attractive Inducements for Car Load Buyers Are Offered by the THE KARGES FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Chamber SUites, Wardrobes, Chiffoniers, Odd Dressers, Chilforobes. THE BOSSE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Kitchen Cabinets, K. D. Wardrobes, Cupboards and Safes. in inutatlOn golden oak. plain oak and quartered oak. THE WORLD FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Mantel and Upright Folding Beds, Buffets, Hall Trees. Chma Closets, Combination Book and Library Cases. THE GLOBE FURNITURE co. Manufacturers of Sideboards in plain oak, imitation quartered oak. and solid quartered oak, Chamber Suites, Odd Dressers. Beds and Chlffomers In umtatlOn quartered oak, Ir<lltatlon mahogany, and imitation golden oak. THE BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of the "Superior" Line of Parlor, Library, Dmmg and Dressmg Tables THE METAL FURNITURE CO. l\L.Jc: b~ I he': l\.d.q~f:~ "ul.1ututeCo Manufacturers of "HygIene" Guaranteed Brass and IrUII red, Cnb", \Vlrc ~I.ru,g, and Cot;, Evansville is the great mixed car loading center of the United States, made so by the Big Six Association. ~~--.---~---._...__~----------~------------------------------------------------------------~ .. WEEKLY ARTISAN 23 I,I t IItj Itt I II I II I II ,I,,I I III I• • Made by Bosse Furmture Company. Made by World Fumlture Compau} Made by Bockstege Furniture Co. "'- •• • •• • • •• I.a •• _ ... • •• 24 WEEKLY AR1ISAN Rockford Chair and Furniture Co. \' Of Interest to Buyers of Go-Carts. Last July the Federal Court of Ch1cago handed dm\ n a decree sustaining the McGdl patent on collaps1ble go-carb These patents and some fourteen or fifteen other patents are owned by William S Fenis of Elkhart, Ind, and Alexander B Le1th of Chicago, III Th1'; fact is hkely to playa \ ery important part in the go-cart trade and as the mformation \\ III be valuable to all go-cart manufacturers and dealers the names, numbers and dates of these patents are here gIven' McGill's Patent, No 771,386, Dated October 4, 1904 McGill's Patent, No 800,471, Dated Spet 26, 1903 McGill's Patent, No. 861,475, Dated July 30, 1907 Adams Patent, No. 789,310, Dated May 9, 1903 Adams Patent, No 840,188, Dated Jan. 1, 1907 Adams Patent, No 857,971, Dated June 23, 1907 Adams Patent, No 913,345, Dated Feb 23, 1909 Adams Patent, No 914,010, Dated March 2, 1909 Adam,; Patent, No 918,250, Dated April 13, 1909 Adams Patent, No 925,152, Dated June 13, 1909 Adams Patent, No 925,151, Dated June 15. 1909 Adams Patent, No 925,741. Dated June 22: 1909 Adams Patent, No 927,089, Dated July 6, 1909 Hull's Patent, No 748,869, Dated Jan 5, 1904- Ehler's Patent, Ko 863,972, Dated Aug 20. 1907 The action of the rederal court coupled \\ Ith the 0\\ nel- ,;hip of all the above patent,; by Ferns and Leith ha" blOught about a sweeping change 111 the go-cart busmess, a ,;tatement which is evidenced by the fact that ten of the largest manufac-turers of go-carts have already taken out lIcenses undel the patents It is c1allne 1 that these patents are the fundament<\I or ba,>lc patents upon collapsible go-carts The great '>cope of the patents, the eVlClent vahdlty of the patent,>, and the dIgnity of the general movement wl1l be understood \vhen It h known that the concerns which have thm far taken hcen"e" under the patents are those whose name" appear 1n the fol-lowing list· Amencan Metal \tVhee1 & Auto company, ChlLlren',> Veh1cle CorporatlOn, Colher-Key\\orth company. Fulton Manufacturing company, Gendron \t\ heel company. UOy d Manufactunng company, Sldway ::\1ercantde company, Streat-or Metal Stampl11g company, Sturg1S Steel Go-Cart company, E R Wagner Manufactunng company Messrs. Ferris and Le1th now c1a1m that these strong concerns are only manufacturers who have the nght anJ ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Dining Room Furniture BUFFETS. CHINA CLOSETS and TABLES Library Furniture-Library Desks. Library T abIes. LIbrary Bookcases, Combination Book-cases, Etc. Our entire line will be on exhibition in January on the third floor of the Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. hcen"e to make and "ell collapSible go-ca1 ts to the trade rerns and LeIth hay e contracted to protect their lIcensees agal11st I11frmgers, and the} call spec1al attention to th1S fact, -,tatll1g that 11 these Ferns and Le1th patents are not fully re-spectec1 by other manufacturers and by dealers and jobbers in general, there v\ill be a great deal of serious and expensive lIbgatlOn They advise eve1Y responsible manufacturer and dealer to investIgate these patents, the former to make sure that he IS not makl11g go-carts V\ h1ch I11fnnge the patents, the latter to make sure that he is not buying or in any way dealing in mfnngll1g go-cars. The\ abo pred1ct that the trac1e in go-carts will be in- C1 eased by the1r actlOn m puttmg a strong and controllmg lunc1 upon the bll~1l1eSS, because, flimsy, cheap go-carts w111 not be pen111tted tJ go upon the market and the trade wIll be benefited b} the consequent 1l1crease in public favor Will Help Make the Chart~r. R \ \ Inv 111 of the Royal Furniture company was nomi-nated <\" a cand1date for member of the charter commisslOn 1l\ the v oter" of Grand Rap1cls at the pnmary electlOn on ,',eptembel 6 \11 In\ 1111" an able bus1l1ess man with practl-l, d hleas, \'v ho has gn en much t1me to the study of munlc1pal g- J\ ernment. both at home and abroad There 1S htt1e doubt that he V\ III be el~d 111 K ovember. He wl11 be an 111fluentlal lllembe1 of the commission. r-- --------------------. I III\ I IIIIII .---"I II II THE WEATHERLY INDIVIDUAL Glue Heater Sead your addrell and and recelTe de.criptln CIrcular of Glue He.te .. , Glue CooI<e.. .nd Hot Boxes witlt prices. The Weatherly Co. Grand Rapid •• Mich. '----_._. ---, - "I WEEKLY ARTISAN 25 ------------- - - - -------------------_._----------., Pitcairn Varnish Company Reliable Varnishes of Uniform Quality Our Motto: "NOT HOW CHEAP-BUT HOW GOOD" p- IIIIf1 III III III C. B. Quigley, Manager Manufacturing Trades Dep't. ------------_._--_._--_._---------- .- _.---- Factories: Milwaukee, Wis.; Newark, N. J. "- - - -- ASCERTAINING THE COST OF SELLING Effective Method Used Bya Grand Rapids Hous{' Furnishing Company. One of the fOlll bIg hou "e furni"h111g cJmpa11les of Grand RapId" IS saId to be U"111ga :oy<,tel11f01 test1l1g the ab11lty of "a1esmen dllel detCl11111l1ng the co"t of "e11lng that IS qUIte effectn e ] u "t \ovh1ch one of the (bIg fOUl" 011gUlated the Idea and put It mto practIce can not be stated, because each, when a ..keJ to descllbe the ") stem and tell hoV\ It wOlks, (hrecb the 111\e"tIg-ator to an.Jther, declanng that the) knoV\ noth1l1g about It, but that the) underqand Olle (jf theIr com-petItors 100 US1l1g 1t V\1th great success The salesmen also, dre wa1Y about glYmg partIcular;, of the sy"tem, but one of them, who has had expenence In the government "el VICe \'Vent so far as to say "Yes they are kcepmg close tab on the salesmen we use 1110re 'red tape here than they do m \\ ash- 1l1~ton, hut I gness It'" all nght---1t shows who sells the good" " A" nearly as can he ascertall1ed the "system" IS some-thmg llke thIS The manager, or one of the propnetor;'j acts as chIef usher \\Then prospectn e buye1" enter the store he lS first to meet them---"a1esmen mu,t remam 111the back-ground \ovhen he IS on duty T1{e chIef usher gwes the cns-tomers a cordIal greetmg. talk .. w1th them untl1 he finds out about what they want. "s17e" them up" carefull). and then calls the salesman \\ hom he Hl1nks 1s best smted to serve them Then hc notes the mmute at whIch the) were tUlned over to the salesman \Vhen the) lea\ c the store he notes the tlme aga1l1 and uther then or when he ha" tll11e to Jo so, finch out what the) bot1~ht and what they paId fhe chIef usher, knovvs h'Jw 11111:chtIme wa .. nsed m makll1g the sale Just what \\as sold and V\hat the salesman's Salal) amounts to per hour By collectmg such data for a Jay or a \Heh. he can easlly get at the dvera~e cost of "e1hng each pIece of furnIture and can eas11) determme the re1atn e ab11lt) and effectneness of h1'Osalc:0111n The S) stem not only enable .. J-U11l try keep a close tab on the \\ olk of the ..alesmen but tends to rev eal defect" or needed 1mprOVell1en ts 111the methods or ll1dnagement of the house The bouse referred to doe" not USe tIllS "11')te111cont11111- ous1} It 1" saId they 11"e It for a V\eek or tv\O, and somet1111es for a month, and then allO\v the "a1esmen to work 111 a hap-ha/ a1d way for a whIle ~o long as the bus111ess moves along-satlsfactonl) the ch1ef lbher rema111S off duty h11t 1f 1t beg-1m to lag \\lthout appa1ent leason, hc resume" h10 pos1tJon and, 1t 1" saId, 111vanably causes improvement in trade. \e., a matte1 of fact all of the Gra1hl Raplrl" hou ..e fU1- 111 e.,hers are u s111gthe methods he1 e descll bed to d greate1 or ., IIt III Manufacturers of II F • __ -...I less extent The "ch1ef u;,hers" a1 e not alway s propnetors or manager" I![ore frequently an expenencecl salesman 1S se-lected for the POe.,ltlOl1 SOl11etnTIes a glrl acts a" "d001 tender' and '11e1ely Juects the customer" to the depa1 tment., that they may vV1"h to 111spect Only one, so far as known, attempts to a"ce1 tam the a\ e1age cost .)f "e1l1l1g dIfferent pnces of fUfl11- ture---the a\ e1ae,e cost of selhng, s111tes, beds, SIdeboards, clres-ers, etc The ma111 object 1" to keep the salesmen on the11 mettle and 111duce them to use theu be;,t talents and ab1ht} Business Failures in August. The fd11ure record of August, as reported by R G Dun & Co lllustrates the mIxed cond1tlOns of general bus111ess 1he number of fallures, 919, compare WIth 917 111 1909, 1,199 111 1908 and 850 111 1907 The number IS less than for any month of th1'Oyear WIth the exccptlOn elf l,![ay and June L1a-b1htJe;, wel e $12,442,063, companng w1th $11 120,576 111190'), and $23,782,378 111 1908 The hab111tle., are $1,321,483 1an:;er than 111 -\ugust, 1909 and $11,.'l-tO,315 less than m 1908 and compare WIth $13,790753111 July \i\Th11ethe August hab1hties were less tlhan 111 July thIS year, they were much heav1er 111 August 1909 ancl 1908, than 111 J u1} of those years In fact, the total hab1htJes of A..ugue.,t are less than 111 all but SIX of the pI eced1l1g 30 months Manufactunng faIlures \\ ere greater than 111 the corre-spondlllg month of the three preced111g years, being 266 aga111<,t 222 111 190') These hab1htJes were $7.751,674, n.)t only 111 e'(ce;,s of Ju1), but al"o heaVIer than 1n A..ugust, 1909, 111 fact laH~e1 than 111 all but eIght of the 30 preced1l1g months On the ot<he1 hand, the trddll1g- habll1tJe<, were 1e"s than m dll e'(cept one of the preced1l1g 30 months ...------ Ii HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO. : FT. WAYNE, IND. I ., HARDWOOD LUMBER II SA~~D} QUARTERED OAK { VENEERS SLICED AND MAHOGANY I" ----_. ..-._---------- ..... 26 WEEKLY ARTISAN SINGLE CONE ALL STEEL SPRINGS Are very popular with the Furniture Trade. $2~ E.ach Net $2~ E.ach Net No. 46, Single Cone, $2 Each, Net. We manufacture a full line of Single and Double Cone All Wire Springs. SEND US YOUR ORDERS. SMITH &. DAVIS MFG. CO., St. Louis Grand Rapids Factory Affairs. A news dIspatch sent out from CIncInnatI last Saturday stated that the heIrs to the estate of Charles \\~ Black of the Onel CabInet company. who dIed recently, were prepanng to come to this C1ty and "take charge of then property \\ hleh I~ valued at about $300,000" The helrs-at-law are George C Black, a brother of the deceased, and two SIsters George C Black has had no expenence In the furmture manufactunng busIness. He 1'3 a brass workel by trade and when here expressed no Intention of comIng here and takIng an actn e Interest In the management of the factory, therefore )'lr \\ ar-ren, who has charge of the company's busInes:" and the dIrectors do not credIt the CincmnatI report AffaIrs of the factory are runnIng along all nght under Mr Warren's man-agement and there IS not lIkely to be any change In dIrectory or management at present Messrs Mueller and Slack of the ),1ueller & Slack com-pany, who have been "on the road" for a month or more, con-tlllue to send in reports of good business and theIr 1eports arc backed by numerous orders )'lr ~lueller has been In the ea"it He IS In OhlO now and 1S expected to reach home dur- .. ----------_.~I Henry 8ClLmit 8 Co. HOPIINS AND HAa.IHT STS. Ciacla .. tt. 01.10 malters of UpLol.stered Furniture for LODGE and PULPIT, PAllLOR, LIBRARY, HOTEL and CLUB ]lOOM lng the comIng \\ eek. Mr. Slack went to the PacIfic coast by the '3outhern route and reached San FrancISCo last Monday. He \\ 111make the coast CItIes in Oregon and \V\ashIngton and then v,ork east, reachIng home before the end of the month The bnck work on the addItion to the Luce Furniture lompam '''i plant has been completed and the roof IS beIng put on The addItIOn consIsts of a thIrd story on the big factory bl11ldlllg and It WIll enlarge the capacity of the plant at least torty per cent That the labor unions have largely increa"ied theH mem" hersh1p among factory workers dunng the past year was IndI-cated on Labor Day. For seveml years the wood-workIng UnlOn"i haJ faded to appear or made a small shOWIng 111the parades, but last ::Y10nday they formed nearly a thIrd of the column whIch was estImated at about five thousand men Ralph P Tletsort of the Royal Furmture company who. \\ lih 111',fam11), has spent the summer in Europe, saIled for '\ e\\ York last Saturday, but WIll spend some tune in the ca"t, and may not reach home untIl the end of the comlllg \\eek Supplement to the Rishel Catalogue. The J K Rl"hel FurnIture company of \Vllliamsport, I'a has just Issued a twenty-four page pamphlet that should be III the hands of all fUllllture dealers It IS a supplement to theIr 1910 catalogue and carne" "ixty IllustratIons of theIr table, serv111g tables chma cab1l1ets, buffets, d1l1Ing tables and chaIrs, WIth descnptIons showing matenals, fin1shes and d1111enSlOns It shows that the Rishel company are tur11lng (Jut many beaut1ful piece~ such as any dealer would be pleased to ha\ e 111hIS stock The supplement 1" accompamecl by a pnce list II ....I WEEKLY ARTISAN Figure as Applied to Wood. \\'e have been moved to wute a paraglaph upon the :oub- Ject of techmcal tel m,;, ovvmg to a remark recently maJe m our heanng-, that when one came to thmk about It the word "figl1led" Ot "figurey" wa,; a peLultar one to u'Se, whIch at ~ome future date would plobahl) be looked back upon as a \ ery old-fa:"hlOned term and whIch l\ en at the pre",ent tltne I'; 1110,;t confu,;ml:; to anyone The wrlCI figure when apphe,l to \\ood I'; to be u"ed wIth the "ame mtent a, \"hen one speak:" of "So-and-so beIng a fine figure of a man," and mean,; "uf a hand "ome appeal ance or ,;tructul e " It IS a hare po'SsIblhty thdt there ale a fev" \\ho do not know that the word refer, to (!liferent colors anel markm£;" caused by tUIl11ng" and tWI~tlt1g" of the gram of a tree In most cases figme I'; caused by the tree havmg had a hard struggle fOI eXIstence, and ';0 It,; layeh of growth ha\ c become Jumbled, tWI'>teJ and In egular Different kl11cls of tl ees no doubt produce dIfferent Kl11ch of figure SometImes a tJ ee 1'; expo,;ed 0,1 0 lIe ';lde and not upon the other, and then there 1" produced a log "how tng per-haps figure on one stde. of pOSSIbly COllr,e str mgy \\ ood, and on the other SIde a comparatn ely ,;moothly -grown texture The kinds of figure ,,,h1ch belong to th1:o categoly are the "roe" whIch is a streakne",; Imparted to the log by the gram 1unnl11g m str Ip", from top to bottom, fil st a stnp 1unnmg up and then a strip runnmg down \11) body \'\! ho me", thI'; wooel knows the dIfference between plal11ng wIth the gI am and plan-mg against the grain, and so "raey' wood, whIch has the gram going on each board first one way and then anothel requIres ~reat care in planing up anJ finishing off preparatory to pohsh- 1I1g Then there is the mottle figure This is a figure whIch 1uns horizontally acro,;s the tree, and when fully de\ eloped, looks lIke waves lymg SIde by SIde N ext comes "broken roe," whIch IS made of roe figul e broken up by mottle figure, and it can be readIly understooel that fine speCImens repre'Sent1l1g both these kinds of figure mtel mIxed look \ cry chOlce ll1 mahogany or satinwood, and are eagerly sought after. Then there IS another kmd of figure often found 1ll old mahogany furnIture, called the plum pudd1llg, this COnsIstS of numerous lIttle curly clrcles ll1 the graUl, lookll1g almost lIke small knot,; In mahogany the1 e IS also a dtlnand fOl what al e called curls, though, of course, curls are to be found 111 any other wood, as they are SImply t1he la:ot cut of the tree Just before It separates into two branche,; Curls anse from the gram of one branch Ullltll1g WIth the grain of another, and J0ll11ng on to the parent stem The Junc-tIOn of the pIth or hearb IS just lIke a raJIroad JunctlOn, and that sectIOn contall1l11g the JunctlOn a pIece of the mam trunk and the commencing forks of the branches, produces the effect of grain called a curl A very fine curl IS u,;ually marked down the center WIth what IS called a feather figure, handsome SpeCll11en:oare some-tnnes found WIth "broken roe" III addltlOn -The DecoratIve FurnIsher. Gimbel Brothers' Opening. The great ,;tore of GImbel Brother,;, 111 i'\ew York, whIch has been under constructlOn dunng the pdSt yedr, I'; about com pleted and WIll be opened for busmess on Tue~day, September 20. The firm 15 advertI"lI1g fm "ales people for all departments J \\' Shank of Gr ,md RapId" \\-ho recen tl) 1et11lnee! from ~ ew York, say'> the fllll1lture depdrtment, 111 c11drge of C \ Brock-way, WIll be a leadmg feature of the ,;tore. ~_ •••• a •••••••••••••••• - ••••••••••• _ •• _ ••• ~ II II• I• II• II It IIIIIIIl SPECIAL ORDERS SOLICITED AND GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY II WOOD WORKERS TOOL COMPANY, 542 Jackson Blvd., CHICAGO. SAW, KNIFE AND TOOL MANUFACTURERS ~-_.. _ ..--------.------------ -- ----------~ We are Special Tool Manufacturers for the Wood Working Trade. Our SOLID STEEL MOULDING CUTTERS are the Best in the World. ~-------------------- --------------~ II •III III I Morton House ( American Plan) Rates $2.50 and Up. Hotel Pantlind (European Plan) Rates $1.00 and Up. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Noon Dinner Served at the Pantlind for 50c is THE FINEST IN THE WORLD. J. BOYD PANTLlND, Prop. I J~. ..... .. . ...-.....-.- ~ ..-. I! IItt II II I ......-_ ..... BOYNTO N &, CO. Manufac!turenof Emboa .. d and Tumod Mould. inca. Emboa .. .d and Spindl. Carvialrl, and Automatic TurDinca. We aIoo manu-ladure a larae line 01 Embo ... d Omamoab for Couch Work. '725-'739 Dickson Street, CHICAGO, ILL. ~-----~.__ . '"-_._~-- I IIIII .- ..._-- ._ ...._--_._-_._--_._--- ...... These saws are made from No.1 Steel and we war-rant every blade. We also carry a full stock of Bev-eled Back Scroll Saws, any length and cauge. Write .. I ... Prle. LIat and ........ II II•...- - - . 31-33 S. Front Sf., ORAND RAPIDS, Mien. . •......... _-. -----....._ •.•..•..•._~ 27 ...... Minnesota Retail Dealers' Furniture Association 28 WEEKLY ARTISAN OFFICERS-PresIdent J R Taylor, Lake Benton, Mlnn , VIce-PresIdent, D R Thompson Rockford, Mmn , Treasurer B A Schoeneberger, Perham, MInn , Secretary, W L Grapp, JanesvIlle Mlnn EXECUTIVE CO"'!"'!ITTEE-ChaIfman, Geo Klein, Mankato, MInn., 0 SImons. Glencoe, Minn. W L Harns Mmneapo1Js, Mtnn ,C DanIelson, Cannon Falls BULLETIN No. 143. ARE YOU DOING IT? A.. turmture man ha vl11g potential nerve can dccoll1J)1I.,h mOl e and falter les~ III tlme<; of emergencies than le"o, gifted men Successful furniture dealer.., know that men III their employ can carryon their v, ark when busl11ess IS rushlllg and money flu<;h, but v,hen the hard tunes come a man \\ Ith hh nerve mUo,t step m and gUlae a busllles~ through the"e clJfb-cultIes It IS not so much hh knowledge and n:penel1le that dbtInglllshe" a man as It IS hiS nel veto go ahead One I ea-o, on why "0 many men keep d01l1g onl) lIttle thlllg" I" be-cause they lack thiS certam amount of courage and thev ,lon't prepare fOI anyth1l1g \Sleat or out"lde from the u"ual lOut1l1e of bus1l1ec;s and the result I~ that the) u"e all the 1esoul ces they have m everyday bU~1l1ess tran"actlOn and then when hard problem'S come they find them"eh e" \\ antltltS The same WIth a large bank111g concern If thev hay en t the capital they mu'St faIl, so It IS With the fur11lture man If he ha..,n't the courage ur abIlIty he mu"t abo go back\\ard The weak are alV>iayc;the first to go do\\ n 111tune., of great stIe"s 1\ severe busmes" cnsls \\eecl-, out the \\edk lJt1"l-nec;~ men \\ ho lack potentIal nen e, expenence an,l common bU..,llless sen"e There al e emergenCle'S all thru lIfe that de mdnd (oulage and ahllIt) Everyday facultle" and e\enJa\ al)llIty are all nght for ordmary demanc1" but emergencle., call for qualIties of another kl11d, of more poV>ier To I11u<;trate The mI1honalre'" son gDlng away to college He entel" 'ichool, stavs hl'i req111recl time graduate'S With honor'S not d11e aItotSether to hIS ahl!Jty but the fat check help" some Goe<; mto bu"mes'S, succeea.., \\ onderfully at fil ~t hut finalh a chan:se come.., and he lose.., out Ile then at Ollle call" on , Dad" tor mOle, and so keeps domg until "Dad''S'' pocket-book becomes th1l1 1herefore the mo"t Important thought that \\ e Wish to l111pleS~ upon you IS that many men and \\omen break down 111 hfe because they do not store up surplus power They ha\ t nut broadeneJ their m111ds or plcpared themselves for emergencIes b) ~toflng up a reserve of energy, knowledge. educatIOn and dlsclplllle Ko Joubt they do not realIze the nece.,~ltv of prepanng fOl such emergenCIes ); ev er leave am thlllg to chance It wa" the habit of maklllg a "uccess of \\ hate\ er the\ undertook that male \Va"h111lSton, L1I1coin and Clach tone <;0 powerful J'url1lture men accomplIsh much \\ lth their reserve" IIan) of them \\ O1k many hours a day but they can accomphsh much 111a 'Short time due to theIr ablhty tl) work With mterest and enthUSIasm Those \\ho \\ ark many hours a day WIth no \ acatlOn can't \\ ork \\ Ith the same fre"hntss and \ Igor a" those who work Ie"" and accumulate more re"en e power There comes a time III e\ el} hte, that IS v,orth lIvl11g when succe'Ss depends upon l,otentlal nel \ e It I'S then a questIOn of how long your stored up energ\ V\ 111enable yOU to hold out Don't) au kno\\ that It take., ) cab to "tore up that energy whllh yOU may need 111 (a ,e at emergenCle", \\ hICh all bU'Sll1css men meet' It IS the unexpected cnse<; that test::> a man's calIber You cannot take out of vom hfe what you have not put mto It any 1110re than } ou can draw out of a bank what yOU have not depo'ilted Did you e\ er con"I,ler thiS questIOn 111thl" way? If not, and thl" article CatheS ) ou to do so, then \\e shall feel that 0111 ettOl h hay e not been III \ am DEPENDABLE BED SPRINGS AT A PRICE. Om <lS"'OClatlOn has been workmg WIth the problem at gettmg a Ime of beel "pr111g" which would be satIcfactory to the maJonty of our members These sprmgs are not bmlt on the pollC\ of how cheap but how good All the wood work 1<;mcely \ al11lshed, smooth and made stronger and hea\ leI than the majOflt} of the spnng" Every spnn!.S" I" made ver111111 pi oof The"t "pnng'S are all pllced fob, ::-'lmnesota 'II an'S; Cl 01, It the fJ eIght ItO YOUI CIty h not more than the rate to ;\Itnnesota 11ansfel fob, your town 01 If ) ou 11\ e bey 011,1 ::\l111nesota Transfer, there Will be a freIght allowance of 60c pel hundred 1£ you prefer. you can bu) them fob, Lhllago Hence,) ou can buy spnnl.;'S at carload pnce'S You can re-oreler at any tIme you WIsh Therefore, you ,10 not neeeI to ]Jl!\ any surplus as I" the case WIth the average "mall dealer when he ordel'S a car Any member \\ ho can the a ,ohd car of these 'Spnng" IS entItled to an extra discount of 5 pel cent A half dozen or a dOLen spnngs does not make a great clIfference to any store Theref01 e, v\ e want all our mel11- bels to <;how th(lr apprecIation of what thl" factory has done for theJ11 by, at least send111g for a sample eIozen If the"e dre not the best spnng" you ever bought for the money we \V JlI take them off yom hands If, perchance, someone offers to meet our pnce", ,10 yOU honestly beheve he h entitled to )our OleIel? Do )011 th111k he "auld do It If you were not a mem-ber of am assoCIatIOn? \Vhy not boost thl'> account anel make It "I) \ aluable to the factc)ly that they cannot affod to lo-,e It? Sohcltmg yom heal ty lo-operatlOn, we I emdll1, '\ OUIS truly, THE RCYI1\ G CO;\DJITTEE BULLETIN No. 144. (See units on opposite page.) '1 he bed spllngs sho" n m thlb bulletm al e standal<l quallt, "I ]ll' <U P non 9aggmg and.., enmn proof 1 hey are ~trong and made as they bllOUld be 90 that they "'ll 9upport almo'lt anv welgllt 1h~ factol\ mal,mg these 9prIng9 emplO\9 only the be"t workmpn and nothIng but the best mate'tal enters Into theIr constructIOn 'l'hey aI e 'otl]( tlv Illi',h grade ~pr mg-. If;, ou have not already sent 1I1 an order for 'orne of these do not \"f\aell llcto""t\dEo'preltparneodw ad\Pttl'Hng unIts of the \ .U. IOll'5 ""rJlln~S nlcu)e 1 \ t1 h f'1CtOlJ ,\JllCl1 we }lope you WIll n1al<::(' good u<.,e of Tn thl~ \vay you ,\111 help hotll the aSSO(latlon and yOUIse1t a .....vou (dll tilu .... ~uppl\ "oul<..,(l\i?'-, \\lth the bE'st ad\.eltl""ln~ nl1teTlcll dt aver, nomlncll C'O'lt Tf ~ou ",ant to lealIze ho\\ nluch \vork thIS sa\e~ J UtI lust tl\ Villtlng up onE" of t]le~e unIt" for vouI'-,elt j !len IPnlemhel th.dt 'i\i;:., hcL"\€' whole pageb tor you to make your ~electlon frOIn MINNESOTA RETAIL FURNITURE DEALERS ASSOCIATION. Bulletin No. 144-Continued A WELL CONSTRUCTED SPRING. TEll:' SUBSTANTIAL SPRING AN IRON FRAME SPRING. F14 No 0 17 This sprmJ; has Iron sIde <::;lldes and a "ood end pamted black 'lher8 are no cracks In the wood 0;:;0 It IS Just as vermm proof as Iron It has eight bolts and I~ sUPPorted by three rows of ,oppel cOli It has a substan-tial "ood frame dnd the end bdr IS ,ery ~trong The very best ~teel Wire I~ used and the fabric IS fastened ~ecurelv to the flame ~o It cannot o;:;ag F14 No 1-03 ThiS sprmg IS made of slngle pencIl weave tabrlc It has thirteen cords and a wood frame Also ver-mm proof attachment The frame ]s very substantial It is a really superior artICle at a low price The very best steel WIre ]b used and the ~prmg will not sag '1'he end bar IS strong rrllls factory has the reputatIOn of makmg the hIghest grade springs There are no defects m ma-terial or workmanship FU No 0 81 Th]s sprint; haq angle 11on SIdes three fa" s of coppered wire sup-ports and three crosq wires It has a "ery fln e penC'il " eave faln IC The end bars are made of hard wood pamted black These barb are flrmlv tastened to the angle Iron Sides '1he "prmg" "Ill not sag and] q '€'r mm proof There Iq no dE feC'tlve materlcLl or 'Vvor.<,,-man ship m thes,> "prmg~ as tIllq factory u,,€,~ only the best material and employs only ll1gh g] ade "orkmen Cut wIthout type 25c Cut wIth tvpe 40c Price of thIS sprmg to our members fob M '1' or With a 60c freIght allowance $M IT Price of sprmg to OUI members fob ChIcago ~J\1 RP Cut wIthout type 25c Cut" ]th type, 40c PrICe of sprmg to our members fob M '1' or With a 60c freIght allow-ance $M M'l' Price to members fob Cillcago $ FP Cut" Ithout type 25c Cut With type 40c Price to members fob M l' or wIth a 60c freIght allowance $AKK Price to membE rs fob ChICago $M TP A SPECIALLY SUPPORTED SPRING TEE NEVER SAG SPRING. A WOVEN WIRE COT. F14 No 5-42 1h]O sprmJ; has a ,ery heavy pIpe fram~ and twenty one COli coppered supports It has seven WIl e~ holdmg the ~upport and seven helical" It]~ speCIally re-mforced W]tj:l an arched WIre flOIll the <nde of ~upport to the rope edge It hds a qpeclal "Ire edge 0" mg to Its spe-c lal support It ,,]11 hold al-most any weIght and never ~dg It makes a soft phable, le,el rc~tful bed It']S well constructed m e\ ery re~pect P14 No 0 04 Th]s sprmg IS made of the very best woven WIre It has a very heavy pIpe trame bronzed WIre edge and rope edge It]S gua]an-teed m e\ ery respect The castmg ]S malleable and It has a flrm mch riser Money can buy nothmg flner than the con-structIOn qtock and fimsh used m thIs sprmg The rope edge keeps ]t from saggmg ThiS '" a very ~ubstantlal spring whHch wIll gn e satJsfactlOn m every way P14 Ko 8 8 Th]s cot ]s made of wm en WIre pencIl "eave The metal bmdmg <1t-tachment ]s vermm proof It has a good rIgId frame rrhl~ factory employs only experi-enced workmEn and uses only the best material so there ]S no cheap material and no de-fectIVe "orkmansh]p m thIs cot Tt]S constructed SO that the tensIOn ]S e\ en whICh makes a very comfortable bed It WIll not sag It WIll gn e ~dtJsfdcbon m e\en way Cut wIthout type 25c Cut With type 40, Price to members fob :M a 60c freIght allo" ance Price to members fob ~KEP T or With $KRT ChICago, Cut Without type 25, Cut With type 40c Prices of sprmg to our members f o b M '1' or wIth a freIght allo,,- ance $K PP Pnces to members fob ChICago ~KAP Cut WIthout type 2JC Cut With type 40c Price to members fob :M '1' or With a 60c freIght allowance $M TP Price of cot to members fob Ch]- cago, $ IF' A FIRM, RIGID SPRING. A DIAMOND FABRIC OOT. A DEPENDABLE OOT. F14 No 0 23 1 hIS sprmg has three rows of coppered "Ire supPOl t& and three cross w lr€E, It ha~ S!'C hehcals The fabriC IS a very nne pencIl Vi, eave fhe wood frame ]s very sub stan t]al and ]t ha ~ tlllrteen c ords ~ he end bar IS very strong The \ ery -best steel "Ire ]q used and the sprmg ",Il not sag Th] s factol y em ploys only hIgh grade "ark men so there IS no defectn e "orkmansh]p Only the best ma tena} ]S used F'14 No 8-21 ThiS diamond fabriC cot ]s guaranteed not to ~ag' It can be walked On and ]S strong and substantJal m everv way It]S, ery well made ng]d and firm It IS vermlll prooi and nOISeless The constructIOn and fimsh are !llgh class m every respect It wIll gn e sa tJsfactlOn m ev-ery way It cannot be tWIsted or pUlled out of "hape '1he tenSIon IS e\ en whH h makes a soft, pllable bed F14 No ChIcago Cot 'l'lllS cots ]S all made ot Iron 1 he sHIes are made at steel tub mE: It has a special SUppOl t V\' luc h makes It non S<:1gging TIllS ]b no flimsy wIggly and tWIsting angle Iron Lot but a cot that ]S rlg]d and at the bame t]m£ as llght as a "ood frame It IS \ ermm proof Only tIle verv be~t matenal ]6 ubed and the workmanshIp ]6 of very sup enOl quallty It JS ":lure to gIve satl..,tdctlon Cut Without type 25c Cut With type 40c Price at ~prmg to our members, fob ChIcago $:MEP Pnce ot sprmg to our members fob :M '1' or wIth a 60c freIght allow-ance $:MaT Cut wIthout type 25c Cut WIth type 40c Price of cot to our members, fob M '1' or wIth a 60c freight allow-ance $M RT PrICe of c
- Date Created:
- 1910-09-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- 30:63
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and - - -----~--- GRAND RAPIDS HY Twenty-Ninth Year-No. 23 JUNE 10, 1909 .-------------------------------------_._------------ .... ,IIIIII j II , jj IIIII II:II II IIII Semi-Monthly THE BEST AND FASTEST eH AIR POST MORTISER No. 183 DOUBLE MULTIPLE CHAIR POST MORTISER. ·YVill mortise right and left hand posts at, the same time ·without change of adjustment. Jlortise,,; either Hat or round posts "\vithout loss of time in acljlIsting same. Springs the post to ac-curate position before rnortising- it. Xcarly double the out-put of any other. Greater Accuracy. Ask for Catalog ]. WYSONG & MILES CO, ~- The Best Truck·-The Strongest Truck This is the famousGillette Roller Bearing Factory Truck-the truck on which it is said, "One man can move a load of 3000 pounds while with the other trucks it takes three men," This is the truck that is strong where others are weak-the truck that has an unbreakable malleable Iron fork, This is the truck YOU are looking for if youwish to Invest In rather than waste money on factory trucks. Gillette Roller Bearing CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -------------~ The Lightest Running. Longest Lasting Truok A BIT OF INDUSTRIAL HISTORY Are You Running an 1860 or a 1910 Plant? "Detroit" Keturn Trap. PATENTED. In 1860 cottonseed removed from the boil. by ginning was garbage~thrown away. By 187Qginners managed to' convince some people that cottonseed was good fertilizer. By 1880 it was considered good cattle food- and in 1890 it was being u~ed as a table food. By not utilizing all the cottonseed in 1900 (one year) twenty·six million dollars that someone could have had, was thrown away, The city of Glasgow, Scotland, gets 9,000 horse·power every day-free- by catching and util-izing furnace gases formerly wasted. The steel corporation wil11ight the town of Gary, Ind., and run all street cars with energy that would otherwise be wasted and belched out of furnace stacks. If you use steam for heating and drying and you allow any condensation to go to waste-you are losing money. Put an your condensation back into the boiler without pumping-and hotter than a pump with lift-with "DETROIT" General Offices: DETROIT, MICH. Automatic-Return Steam Traps Manufadured and Guaranteed by 11""'-'1 '''':Ii ! ... !il· ~ " I j. I 1]11",,1.', !" Works: Detroit, Mich. and Troy, N. Y. Fans. r --------------------------- ._------_._- .... II , I! IIII II!I I I SLIDING SHOE FOR USE ON DESK LEGS This shoe does the work of a caster yet allows the desk legs to set close to floor. Fastened with flat head wood screw aDd furn-isbed in three sizes. SEND FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES I II• No 1493 PULL A very fine handle for desks in the square effect. Something different from the regular bar pulls. GRAND RAPIDS BRASS CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN ~, MICHIGAN ARTISAN Power Feed Glue Spreading MllChine, SiD..le, Double and Combination. (PlIlcnted) (Sizes 12 in. to 84 in wide.) Hand Feed Cluein .. M.ehine (Patent pendilll.) Man,. ,tyles and aizes. Wood-Working Machinery and Supplies These Specialties are used all Over the World - Veneer Prene .. different kind, and ,izel. (Patented) Veneer ·Presses Glue Spreaders Glue Heaters Trucks, Etc., Etc. LET USKNOW YOUR WANTS CHAS. E. FRANCIS COMPANY, Main Office and Works, Rushville, Ind, No.6 Glue Heater. ~~.-_--_- ._-~---------------------------------~ I! THE FAMOUS MARIETTA IGOLDEN OAK OIL STAINS ._--- ._----.I I I•I There is not made a stain to equal in beauty of color the Marietta Golden Oak Oil Stains. There is a depth and quality to the colors obtained with these stains that is famed among the furniture makers of the world. Never cold; there is a warmth and bril. liancy which is only possible to produce with Marietta Golden Oak Oil Stains. They are so powerful that they penetrate deeply into the wood, producing the richest and most per-manent results. ONE-COAT MISSION FINISHES, These one-coat stains are al-most magical in their effects. You must try them to know them. Write at once for sample. ONE-COAT MISSION FINISHES, Are made in eight beautiful colors as follows: Weathered Oak, Early English. Silver Grey, Golden Oak, Old English, Antwerp, Mahogany, Flemish, Mission Brown and Fumed. The Mariena Paint and Color Co., Marietta, O. I I It I• The Mariena Paint and Color Co., Mariena, O. WHITE PRINTING CO. I I GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I I HIGH GRADE CATALOGS COMPLETE • I b MICHIGAN ARTISAN " ----------------- I The, LEONARD Furniture" Exhibition Buildiftl!' I Is rapidly filiing up. Some of the finest lines in the country will be exhibited here by manufacturers desiring space in a,central location, cheap insurance, R. R. sid'- ing and team track at floor level; no smashing of goods by dumping them on the side walk and then down a chute. Elevator and electric light service first cla~s' No danger of losing your samples by fire just when you need them most, as the property is sprinkled. In addition to all these advantages there is a GREAT SAVING IN EXPENSE caused by our low rates. Write to C. H. LEONARD, pRES. LEONARD EXHIBITION BUILDING CO., • GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. P. S. Do it now or you may be too late. I"------ ----------------- ,..-----------_. ; Do You Want the Da'~ly? Orders for the Midsummer Edition of the I DAILY ARTISAN·RECORD Should be Mailed to the Publishers Now. Address Daily Artisan-Record GRA.ND RAPIDS,' MICHIGAN, • ----.,,I II I I I "" I, ", I' I,I IIII I1 II I IIIIIII I III I • ---- ---- GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY 29th Year-No. 23. Opening the Shops at Five in the Morning. A group of manufacturers recently discussed a blll pending action by congress to open the govern-ment work day at five o'clock in the morning. [t was agreed that such an hour would enable the office force tonnish the dayls work before the beginning of the ball games, in the summer, to afford more daylight for golf, tennis, automobling andhoating. A sports-man asserted that fish in the lakes and streams feed 1110St eagerly and sacrifice themselves for food readily in the early hours of the morning and that their ',,"eight is greater before the beginning of the exercises of the day. The men who musically declare that "we won't go home 'till morning" would necessarily start for their domides an hour or two earlier than at present, and lovers might enter upon evening strolls in the parks before the sun goes do\vn. lviany other changes in the routine of daily life v·lOuld follow. The curtain at the theatre would rise at 7 o'clock instead of 8:30. \Vork in the factories would commence at 5 a. m. and close at 3 p. m. Dinner would be eaten at 11 a. m. and supper at 5 p. m. The curfew bell would ring at 8 p. m. in-stead of at nine. and if the reform should be extended to the churches not so many would indulge in a latc slumber on Sunday morning. It would not be a diffi-cult matter to effect the change proposed, however, without the co-operation of the states. Acts of con-gress affecting employes of the general governmcnt would not change the plan of employment under the laws of the states and co-operation between the many law-making bodies of the land could not be easily ac-complished. 'While the suhject opens an unlimited field for discussion, it is fair to presume that the busi-ness men of the present generation will continue to uSe the time given them in the same unprofitable and reckless old way that has prevailed in all the centuries of the past. @ * @ Sold Herenden his First Stock. Old time furniture men remember Arthur S. Her-enden, the founder of the Herenden Furniture com-pany, of Cleveland. Willam H. Rouse. now with the Grand Ledge Chair company was, in 1868, a traveling salesman for Berkey Brothers & Company. 'While on a trip that year and stopping at the Weddle House, (at that time the leading hotel of Northern Ohio) the proprietor asked, while he was paying his bill and pre- $1.00 per Year. paring to depart, "Have you seen Herenden? He is just fitting up a new store and will soon be in the mar-ket for an entire new stock. You had better see him." lYIr.Rouse sent his grips back to his room, and with his "photos" went around to Herenden, and his new store. Re found him, in shirt sleeves, hard at work. HI know the Berkey line, and if you will stay over Sunday I will give you an order." That was enough for Mr. Rouse, and on Monday morning he was on hand and sold Mr. IIerenden three carloads-the first order for the new store, which later became the leading house in Cleveland. That was forty-one years ago, and many changes in business have occurred in that time. The Herenden .Furniture company long ago passd into history. @ * @ Protest Against the Plate Glass Schedule. A delegation representing the manufacturers of furniture located in Grand Rapids went to V'\lashington on J nne 7 and on June 8 appeared before the finance committee of the senate and presented arguments in support of the protest filed with the committee. same time since against the proposed advance in th~ duty on small mirrors and mirror plates, used largely by manufacturers of low and medium prlced case work. Among those attending were Addison S~ Goodman, E. H. Foote and John S. Linton, the latter re-prescnting the )J ational Association of Ivlanllfaeturers of Furniture. A very strong sentiment against any increase on mirror plates prevails in the trade. @ * @ Acted Upon the Advice Given. The selling agent of a firm located in Cincinnati wrote "the house" a short time ago complaining of a firm located in Chicago, for selling dressers for which he was expected to get $17.00, for $16.00. "How can I meet such competition?" he inquired. HThe house" replied 'Iby good salesmanship and because the buyers l-u-v you." The complaining salesman accepted the suggestion and throug-h good salesmanship disposed of a large number of $17,00 dressers for $17.00. @ * @ The Grand Rapids Board of Trade will support the movement started in other cities calling for an investiga-tion of the methods pursued in the transaction of busi-ness hy the express companies by the inter-state com-merce commission. 4 MICHIGAN ARTISAN MICHIGAN ARTISAN 5 Wood Bar Clamp Fixtures Per Set SOc. --------------,-------------- OYER 15,000 OF OUR STEEl RACKVISES IN USE 25 doz. Clamp Fixtures bought by one mill last year. \Ve ship on approval to rated firms, and guarantee our goods uncondi-tionally. H'rMe /or list of Sleel Bar Clamps, Vises, Bench stops, etc. E.". S"ELDON &. CO. 283 Madison St.. Chicago. ._----------- DOl,1ble Automatic Multiple Chair Post Mortiser. Chair manufacturers will undoubtedly be deeply interested in an entirely new Chair Post rdortiser illustrated here, It is an Automatic, lvlultiple and Double, suitable for right and left posts, round and flat. It apparently overcomes ellery difficulty and ob-jection and produces a mortiser that reaches the de-sires of one and all. First. It will mortise flat anu round posts with equal facility and without loss of time in adjusting same. Second. It makes all of the mortises at one and the same time whether they vary in length or not, and even where one of the tuortises is made at an angle to the others, complet ... ing the mortising of the post at one handling and with absolute accuracy. Third. If the post has warped in either direction it is sprung true while being mortised. Fourth. If the post is not round, elue to imperfect shrinking of the wooel, the mortise is correctly placed and of proper depth, Fifth. Right and left hanel posts are mortised at the same tilTle and without change of adjustment, thus giving ab-solute accuracy. Sixth. It has nearly double the ca-pacity of the fastest of other mortiscrs. The machine is automatic, instantly set in motion or stopped by operator's foot by a lever at the base of the ma-chine. The machine is complete and self-contained. It is manufactured by \Vysong- & .Miles Company, Cedar St. and Sou. R. R. Greensboro, N. C, who make a 'specialty of mortisers for all purposes. @) * @ Fixed Selling Prices. ·One of the many mercantile associations of St. Louis has taken a definite stand in favor of fixed min-imum selling prices, and an active campaign will be started to induce manufacturers to adopt the phn. @ * @ An act of the legislature of Illinois recently pa\ised in response to the demands of the traveling fraternity, pro-hibits the use of roller towels in hotels. Nothing is more foul or unsanitary than the roller to\vel, and its use should he prohibited not only in the hotel's but in factories, stores and public institutions. It is scarcely tolerable in the pri-vate family. @ @ It is not wise to drive a debtor \".lithtoo sharp a prod, however, unless your chances of recovery are assured, but aningcnious collet to)' can get his money \vhere'a man without originality will fail. Larger Warehouse-Larger Line. The Henry S. Holden Veneer company has leased of the Grand Rapids Refrigerator Company about 100,000 feet of floor space in their· building situated on the corner of Ivfarket and Ferry streets, which they """,ill occupy as a "Vvareroom and office. The office of his company will beat No. 40 Market street. They Sketch by Clarence R. HillS, Grand Rapids, Mich. have outgrown their present quarters, and will h'ereafter carry a full line of foreign and domestic woods, making a specialty of fine figured woods. They will al~o carry a large line of rotary cut veneers in native woods, and will specialize on fine figured reahogany, crotch mahogany, circassian walnut and hi.rel's eye maple; also quartered oak. It is their aim to carry the best of stock. Gl> * Gl> Package Weights. Retailers of furniture are con'siderably interested in a proposal requesting manufacturers to enter upon bills rendered the exact weight of all packages shipped. Such an entry would prove of value in the adjustment of claims for excess charges by transportation companie'S. MICHIGAN ARTISAN Fifty Years of Success in the Art and Crafts at Cooper Union. One of the chief objects which Mr. Peter Cooper had in view when he laid the foundation of the now milch-extended Cooper Union was to promote the intimate and vital association of art with science and both w'lth industry. He foresaw with a vision keener t~an that of most of his contemporaries in this country the need of a republic for the modifying influences of culture. Throughout the letter with which he ac-companied the trust deed of the union is manifested not. only the great benevolence of his nature, but his appreciation of the value of art in a community and his sense of the obligation laid upon us to enjoy beauty as well as to practice virtue, to use his own phraseology. During the fifty years that have elapsed since the founding of the union many changes naturally have taken place iu the relation of art to the other interests AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIME is offered to the right party. A splendidly equipped Furniture Factory located in Indiana, Qne hundred miles from Chicago. Factory is brick, milI' construc-tion, about 73,000 feet floor space, with never failing water power. steam as an auxiliary, trunk line rail-ropd spur to the shipping room door and into the lumber yard ... WHl sell property on long terms or lease same with machinery, also have one million feet dry lumber, factory is in full operation the year round. Declining health compels the owner to dis-pose of the business. For full particulars address Hoosier 62. care M.ichigan Artisan, Grand .. Rapids, Mich. • of the city, and institutions of one kind and another have sprung up with the common purpose of stimulat-ing the interest of the people in questions of aesthetics. Nothing, however, has been found to contribute so ma-terially to that end as placing before the public ob-jects of the highest artistic merit, the education that we receive through OUf eyes having no equal where art is concerned. In this direction Cooper Union not only has held its own with the wealthy and extensive institutions of the city, but has surpassed them in several particu-lars. Its museum of the arts of decoration was for-mally opened for the use of the public in May, 1896, and it now covers the whole fourth floor of the build-ing. It contains among other things some of the most beautiful work in carved wood of the eighteenth cen-tury to be seen anywhere in America and its collec-tion of textiles is consulted by mauulacturers aud de-signers from all over the country. The arrangement of the different collections is chronological and com-parative, so that the work of various countries at the same period is seen side by side in the artistic trade represented, and visitors can draw their conclusions as to the relative merits and rate of progress in dif- 'Iereut places. The library also, for practical reference and study, is superb, and iu the field of design is probably un-eqnaled in any public institution in this country. In • addition to the books of reference, which are numer-ous and selected with care and knowledge, there are the encylopedic scrapbooks of pictures which illustrate practicalIy every department of decorative art, and are so arranged that tracings may be made for private or business use. Thus a person about to build a house and desiring to familiarize himself with the best that has been done in the past in the way of interior orna-mentation, could consult these scrapbooks for different styles of ornamental furnishings, from carved stair rails to knobs and knockers, and what is even more im-portaut, the workmen themselves would be able to correct their taste and broaden their knowledge by familiarity with these selected designs. This kind of influence works slowly, but it does work, as has been demonstrated in France by the success of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, an insti-tution which has been the model for the museum of the Cooper Union. If the founder of the union could return and ex-amine the resources thus placed in the hands of the American working men and women he could hardly fail to leel that his institute had bravely done its part in that llimprovement and instruction of those citizens whose occupations are calculated to deprive them of proper recreation and instruction, which it was his express desire to make possible." A general response to the efforts made, not only on the part of the public, in the form of readiness to use the material provided, is of course, the ideal mbn- .ument to Peter Cooper's memory, but the desire of his daughter, Mrs, Hewitt, to commemorate in some ar-tistic and enduring from the fiftieth anniversary of Cooper Union, springs from what is perhaps the finest of our human impu15es, the impulse to do homage wherever it is due, as it is expressed in the inspiring and historic sUf!1mons, ULet us now praise famous men and OUf fathers who were before us," and the form chosen for the commemorative object could not· be more appropriate or better designed to express the standard of those connected with the union. A medal has been designed by Roty, the greatest living medallist in France, bearing on its· face the por-trait of Mr. Cooper in the likeness of his later years, and on its reverse the Cooper Union with a graceful allegorical.figure of Learning seated in the foreground. A fine stamp made in the exact fac simile of the medal will be used as the seal for diplomas and other docu-ments issued by the uuion, and will replace the very inferior seal used heretofore. Bronze replicas of the medal are to be given to tbe graduates gaining their diplomas in the Day School of Technical Science, the Night Sc.hool of Science and the Night School of Chemistry, and those who are fortunate enough to win one of these re· wards will be in possession of a ·remarkably fine en-ample of the medalist's art. The artist was placed in possession of the facts of Mr. Cooper's life, a life that could not but appeal in Its industry and practical ideals to the best instincts of It is interesting to observe that the museum stand-anI is nevertheless impressing itself upon their work to a certain limited degree. Not only are the copie~ made from objects in the museum true in color and line, but the original designs for tapestries, fans, wall papers, and so forth, show a tendency toward elegance of pattern and distinction in the color harmonies that does not spring uninspired in the mind of the average art student, and can easily be traced to the influence of the beautiful models to which these students have access. The place of such models in the education of the modern designer cannot be better defined than it is in the following sentence quoted from J\fiss Eleanor G. Hewitt's report of last year: "The American designer and workman can get relief and size of moldings from casts, but cannot create color effects from the white, nor from the finest MICHIGAN ARTISAN the French mind, and although now arrived at an age wh'en ne\y commissions are oftener rejected than ac-cepted, Rety undertook the task with much more than a perfunctory interest, as the result shows. The heautiful work On the medal makes it a treas-ure that never can be regarded with other than respect. Roty's art is invariably thoughtful and delicate, but in this instance it is apparent that he was deeply con-cerned with rendering the special character of his sub-ject. "Vithout in the slightest degree compromising his precision of line or the sensitive and sincere finish of the details of his design, he has given the effect of breadth and simplicity in the portrait to an unusual degree. The flesh like texture and the rich, bland modeling of the dignified head are especialy note-worthy, and bear comparison with the best Italian work of this kind. The lights rest on the suhtly varied surfaces and ripple into shade with the charm that only the true medallist can convey, and the sharp accents of dark, disposed v.'ith economy and the in-fallible instinct for the decorative effect, are in them-selves notes of mastery. The French have always appreciated the impor-tancc of medals as historical records of convenient size and artistic records of peculiar refinement and ex-acting requirements. French medallists, in conse-quence, have spared themselves no efforts in conform-ing to the technical demands of the medium, The small size of a medal calis for a finer and more certain touch and for a somewhat more clearly defined relief than are necessary in modeling objects of larger area. '(he eye embraces the whole at a glance, and any trace or "'sfovenlincss in handling or undue vagueness of realization would detract from the beauty of the effect. The impression made upon the mind should be c1ear-cut and direct. Roty has nev·er departed from these principles. He is minute without pedantry, exquisite \vithout affecta-tion, clear but not cold. 1\1. Salomon Reinach char-acterizeshim as neither Florentine nor Greek, but recalling'in his aristocratic elegance the school of Fontainebleau and Jean GoujOtl, the first French trans-formation of Italian art. If, however, he has Some-thing of Goujon's feeling for measure, for harmony, and style, he lacks his archaistic tendencies, and his art is even morc than Goujon's a personal affair. 'Vhen we- turn from the polished and sinewy ac-complishment of this trained mind and hand to the modest efforts of students who in most cases have not assimilated the influences by which they are so liber-ally surrounded, we are obliged to readjust our stand-point and assume a different attittlde of mind. In place of contempl.ating a great. talent nourished by artistic traditions of the utmost richness and enjoying the facility won from long experience and toil, we are confronted by the moderate talent of young men and 'WOHlenwho are choosjng decorative art as a means of livelihood, and are more or less hampered by the prevalent commercial standard warring against the standards represented in their museum. FOXIISAW DADO HEADS GREA.TEST RANGE I QUICKEST I ADJUSTMENT I LEAST TROUBLE PERF£,CT . SA.FETY SMOOTHEST GROOVES FASTEST CUT LEAST POWER LONGEST LIFE Also Machine Knlve.r. Miter Macblnes. Etc. We'll aladl,. tell YOU all about It, PERMANENT ECONOM Y FOX MACHINE.CO. b~~n..N::~~~l::tMI':,th 11--- ... reproductions of the best designs in books. He' has not, what the European workman has, lifelong sur-roundings and innate consciousness of decorative de-sign which there exists on every sidc. To fill this 110id and place the foot of the native designer on the first rung of the ladder, to enable him to instil into his mind fine color schemes and ornamental detail, he must see for himself, even if he cannot live among them, how originals look; from them he must study decorative ornament, until, from the ideals of the past, the new, caused by present conditions and demand's, will spring strong and bold from accurate knowledge of the old/' It is this service above all others that Cooper Union renders to students of decorative art.-New York Times. @ :~. @ A New Industry in Grand Rapids. The Snyder Chair company, No. 12 Plainfield ave-nue, manufacturers of chairs, is one of the recent in-dustries added to the manufacturing enterprises of Grand Rapids. The members comprise ILtA. Snyder, W. H. Stark, H. D. Spratt and E. R. Beattie. All of these with exception of l\l[r. Spratt, who is the secre-tary and treasure-r, have been connected with loca:l furniture factories. .Secretary Spratt advises that the company will probably be incorporated in the near future. 8 MICHIGAN ARTISAN , , I PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY I L.ARGEST .JOEle~Ae AND MANUFACTURERS OF GLASS IN THE WORLD Mirrors, Benl 6lass, Leaded Art Glass, Ornamenlal Figured Glass, Polished and Rough Plale Blass, Window Glass WIRE GLASS Plale Glass for Shelves, Desks and Table Tops, Carrara Glass more beaulifullhan whOe marble. CENERAL DISTRIBUTORS OF PATTON'S SUN P"OOF PAINTS AN~ OF PITCAIRN ACED VARNISHES. fJ For .anything in Builders' Glass, or anything in Paints, Varnishes, Brushes or Painters' Sundries, address any, of our branch I' warehouses, a list of which is ~iven below: . HEW YOBK-Dndson and Vandam·sts. CLEVE:LAl'IrD-143Q..143W4est Third St. I BOSTOli-41_49Sudbl1r.YSt., 1·9 Bowker St. OK4.BA-llOl_U07 Boward at. CJUOAGQ-.44a-45aWabash Ave. ST. 1'.a:0.L-459-461Jackao:n St. CDrOJ:lUrATI-Droa.dwa.;rand Court St.. ATLA.1f"TA,GA.-ao.-aa-34 S. Pryor St. ST_-LO'Um-Oor. Tenth and Spruce 8ts. SAVAJII':N'AHG,A.-746-749 Wheaton St. I MDrB'BAlI'OLJ5-800-61GS. 'l'bird St. XA.lfSASCITY--Pifth an4 Wyandotte Stll. DE"l'BOIT-S3-59 'Larned St., E. BlB'MT'WGBAK,A.LA..~nd Ave. and 99t!l at. GBAlfD BAPI;DS, KE0JE-:--..39~N4.1Division St. B1JI"E'A:r.OK,. Y.-3'7li1-74R7e.7P8earl st. .1 :Pn''I'SBVBGH-I0l~103 Wood at. . B.OOB::r.Y.-635~637 PUlton St. :M!LWAVXZZ. WIS.-49a~494 Jllarket St. _ .PB:JL4J)z,r,PJDA-PiteaJ.rn Bldg., .I.1'OJ:I aJl4 11th au. I BOCHBS"l':EIB,lf.Y_Wilclu D141'.,Main. Dzchanl'e Sts. D.6.VB•• oaT-410RtU Scott St. • :BAr.'l'IM0B21-310~1B..14 W. llratt st. _ I• .. Carver~Cutter~Barber. "I made a confession to my wife last night," remarked the barber as he deftly snipped off a mole on the neck of the man in the chair, ~itarting a flow of crim'son. "Did. you tell' he.r t at with practice yon e~pect to cnt•. a man~s head off?" in uired the man'in the chair. "Oh, no. I hav always been in the cutting bus~ iness, -however. For- five years I was a wood carver, for eight years a cutter of ladies' wear and since then a cutter of ,hair." "Why don't you call yourself a meat cutter also/' said the man in the chair. Hyou are well qualified to run a butcher shop;" the victim continued. "Yes, I haye always been in the cutting busine'ss," continned the· barber vigoronsly rnbbing the wonnd he had inflicted with a caustic stick and ignoring,the remarks of hi's victim; I earned good wages 'as a wood carver, but since the introdu-ction of arts 'and crafts, mission and figured woods there i's little for the carver to do. Many high class workmen have engaged in other occnpa-tions, such as selling insurance, meals, setting up pins in bowling alleys, dealing faro and playing poker. But for the prevalence of arts and crafts, early English and mission 'in the furniture trade the carverS would be lead-er'S in civic reform, temperance and church extension work. I worked in one factory under a foreman who spent most of his # time reading ,newspapers and smoking. He was not a carver, although at times when the big boss came through the shop it wa's his practice to grab a tool and make the chips fly nntil the door had closed behind the visitor.· His value to his employers lay in his supposed ability to get ont carvings at minimum cost. Two good inen made the -initial cuts and estimated the cost of, the same. Whatever prices they made fixed the price for the piece workers for subsequent cuts. Now these ex-perts were friends of the piece workers and never hur-ried in the e"ecntion of their tasks. The fat slob lonng_ ing ove'r his newspaper and enjoying his cigars never learned that he was paying ten per Cent more" for carvings than other manufacturers . "\Vhat about the confes'sions to your wife?" asked the victim. "Oh yes. I nearly forgot that. I went home last night abont twelve o'clock with a bnrden on my mind. after a session with it trio of good things in a poker room." .. "Did you walk or pay car fare?" the victim inter-rupted. "Marie, my dear, I must make a confession. I have been lying to yon. Hnndreds of times at midnight when I told yon that I had been attending a late session of the lodge or visiting a sick friend I lied to yon. I was playing cards for money. Can yon forgive me? I pro-mise never to play again. Now what do yon think she replied? George, my dear husband, I knew ,when you lied to me every time. While the allowance for the honse . from your earnings wa's at times very low your efforts to deceive me were so amusing that I pretended to believe yon. I hoped that yon would learn in time the !e\;son that has found lodgement in yonr mind and make the confes-sion yon have nttered to-night. Yonr are snch a feeble liar, George, that I ought not to forgive yon. If you keep your pledge to play no more and speak the truth I shall not be deprived of very many of the pleasnres of life. "Now you look fine· A hair cut, a ma'Ssage, a sham-poo and a clean shave makes you the finest looking of the many men that come into this shop." "Thank you." And George stowed away a liberal • I tIp. I I!J * I!J A Change in Management. William Sprague, for the past thirty years with the New England and later with the Grand Rapids Fnrni-tnre corppany, is to sncceed Chas. O. Skinner as manager of the Maqnfactnrers' Building, Grand Rapids. Mr, Skinner will spend three or fonr months with Mr. Sprague nntil he thoronghly familiarizes himself with the work. MICHIGAN ARTISAN 9 .-----_._--- iIIII II Qran~Ua~i~sDlow Pi~e an~Dust Arrester (om~an~ 208-210 Canal Street GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. I CJtJ... aa Phone ]282 Roell.M..ln 1804 . -_._------O-UR-AUTOMATIC FURNAOE FEED SYSTEM THE LATEST device for handling shavings and dust from all wood- 'Z£wrking l1wchines. OUf J1.ineteen years I experience in this class of work hos brought it nearer perfection than any other system on the market today. It is no experin1ent, but a dCl1Wltstrafed scientific fact) as zve ha'v(J sC7./cral hun-dred of these systems in use, and not a poor one anwng them. Our Attto'mafic Furnace Feed System, as sho'l£iniJt this cut, is the most perfect working device of anything in this line. Write for our prices for equipmeuts. WE MAKE PLANS AND DO ALL DETAIL WORK 'WITHOUT EX-PENSE TO OUR CUSTOMERS. EXHAUST FANS AND PRES-SURE BLOWERS ALWAYS IN STOCK. Ofne. and Factory: MICHIGAN A~TISAN The Full Scope of the· Arts and Crafts Movement Remains to be Discovered. Mr. Royal Cortissoz gave the other day at Washing-ton a veryintere,ting talk on the subject of common sen'Sein craftsmanship. His principal point was, if we are not mistaken, the unwillingness of th" public to ask for ~rt in small things. Largely because of this unwiJ.- lingness, he thinks', and the general indifference the artist has limited his product to pictures and monnmental sculptures and the craftsman has misdirected his energy by making his designs without sufficient know-ledge of his material. The question discussed is so {mpdrtant to all who are interested in the progress of art ill this country that one is tempted to continue the line of suggestion. Apparently we err in two directions. vVe not only make too much of the artist in refraining from ask- Sketch by Clarence R. Hil~'-Grand Rapids, MicQ..; i:ng him to paint for us designs On our walls or an ~rabesque for our loggia) but vve make too little of our .etrtist-craftsman in not demanding the fruit of his labors. The latter error is perhaps the greater. It i~ not probable that an artist, even a young artist, ap-proached with a request for an arabesque or a door frame, would in the majority of instances respond with enthusiasm, and our secret conviction of this would prevent our making the request. Mr. La Farge, in a recent lecture, touched on this specialization in art which has brought about such a different state of fee1· lng from that of the Middle Ages and the Renais-sance. The Leonardos and Raphaels of today do not perhaps so much feel themselves above the simpler form of activity in art as unprepared to cope with the slightly different problems involved. We have lost everything "in facility of mind. We run along care-fully laid tracks, and when we rnn off these the result is in the natnre of a catastrophe. But if we cannot bring ourselves to ask our artists to busy themselves with our -house decoration we cer-taint'y can encourage intelligence in craftsmanship. It is the fault of the public if ·our "arts and crafts societies" do not add to the beauties of our homes. We ha.ve all seen, of cottrse, not a few of the_ "fearful and wonderfnl designs which they call wallpaper;' and the "absohttely unwearable ornaments" offered as jew-elry to which }vIr. Cortissoz refers, but we have also seen excellent designs for wallpaper, as well as for jewelry, even for door knockers and andirons and salt cellars and lanterns~ which, however, are not produced in nnmbers, and which linger disconsolately in the salesrooms because the public will not purchase use-ful things from the artist-craftsman. "Arts and crafts" jewelry, unwearable or not, is salable, and so are- vases and stenciled scarfs and carved watch stands and other charming and superfluous objects, but for coal hods and wood baskets, door knobs and fenders, the public prefers to go to the honsefurnishing depart-ment of the big store. An unconcealed suspicion of the hand-made articles prevails when purely utilitarian objects are in ques-tion. The public knows that the commercial article will "work," will serve its purpose, and fit its place, and it is cheaper. l\1oreover, there is no exhibited sup# ply of hand-made furnishings of this kind from which to choose. They do not appear in the permanent ex-hibitions of the arts and crafts societies! and only in-frequently and in small numbers in the annual exhi-bitions, and the average purchaser likes to see what he is buying for his house. The old country warning against buying a pig in a poke is still more rigorously applied to door knobs and knockers and electric fix-tures, &c. It requires not only courage but consider-a. b~ experience to "know what one -likes" without see-ing it. Hence the rooted objection to ordering useful articles that also may be ornamental from young crafts-men who have no wares to show. Vet that appears to be the only way out. Until we are ready to take the chance of disap-po- inttnent, which is only a slight one at worst, in-volvedin going with our modest orders to the pupils of those schools which teach craftsmanship, we will continue'to do without the personal touch in the more prosaic appliances in our homes. That we are not in-different to the personal touch is obvious enough from our prompt investigation of the "antique'" Shbps when we set foot on European soil. Nothing bestows a greater sense of well-being upon the tourist of mod-erate means than to unearth from the dark corners of an Antwerp or London shop an old iron key with the bow ofa graceful Interlaced design, or a chatelaine mount of chiseled iron damascened with silver. Yet excellent ironwork is done today by the pupils of the school$ which include workshops, such as Pratt Institute and the manual training high schools, work that is directed toward meeting the requirements of the market, yet has the stamp of the individual. Anyone sufficiently confident of himself and fami-liar with the resources of the school to place his order for so simple a household necess"ity as door keys, for example, with a pupil of good standingin such a school might thns add to his scheme of interior decoration at MICHIGAN ARTISAN least one element of attractiveness, without running any risk of serious loss. It is only by some awakening on the part of the public to the possibilities of indi-vidually profiting by all this machinery that we have set in motion for the production of honest and taste-ful hand-made artides, that the craftsmen will gain confidence to experiment upon the common and nec-essary furnishings of a house, and ,"",ill produce and exhibit work in this direction. The key to the whole problem was indicated by Mr. Cortissoz when he declared that our "artistic crafts-men" will get their real chance and be stimulated to prepare themselves for it when America demands the fruits of craftsmanship as it now demands paintings and statues. Everyone remembers the complaint of \Villiam l\{orris when he built Red HOl1se, that nothing could be bought ready made which he would consent to put in it, "Not a chair or table or bed," says his bio-grapher; "not cloth or paper hanging for the walls., nor tiles to line fireplaces or passages; nor a curtain or a candlestick; nor a j llg to hold wine or a glass to drink it out of, but had to be reinvented, one might almost say to escape the ugliness of the current article," Let us consider hovv much could be done today in the United States toward the furnishing of a house without having recourse to the stock of commerce or to the professional decorator; how much, that 1s, could be provided by the arts and crafts societies and the schools. If we take only such things as actually have been produced and shown in public exhibitions we shall find a considerable range, and if all the work has not been executed with precision or in conformity with the highest standards it is fair to remember that ~'1orris made Red House a place of real beauty without ex-acting perfection of detail, or even elegance of design in all instances. In his own work he set the persoll nearest at hand to work at the craft required, and ex-pected something pretty good to come of it. In the recent exhibitions, then, we have seen a great many rugs of durable quali ty and agreeable color, and a few of genuine distinction; a considerable number of chairs and tables, desks, chests, and screens" h~Llldsoll1ely carved and practical in form; a little, far too little, iron work of a very high order, as, for example, a grille shown in a Boston exhibition a year or so ago in which bent rods were passed through holes in other rods, forming an elaborate interlace of beautiful design; a wrought-iron stair rail shown in the same exhibit, and an elaborate lock and key with modeled figures and much delicate damasc.enc orna-ment; dyed silks and draperies WOven in pleasant pattern, most of them too dull in colof, but a few showing a joyous and lively color sense on the part of the designer; silver table utensils, severe in design and carefully executed, together, it must be owned, with other pieces of exasperating faultiness; a few pieces of pottery and porcelain designed for table use .. and a very little "\vell-designed glass. 'There also have been shown andirons and lamps and delightful door , ".' ":' I., I ,I II , II II I 11 knobs, .wastc-paper baskets and other baskets, large quantities of garden pottery, tiles in plain colors, and others with admirable patters and figures; bed spreads, picture and mirror frames, drawer pulls, hinges, and candle-sticks. 'vVe have referred only to articles which have been found to be executed in a competent manner and with appreciation of the material worked in. There have been other things that might have passed muster with l\iorris in the early Victorian era ..because of a certain energy of conception, but that would not have come up to his own ideal of \vorkmanship, and that do not satisfy our own. It is obvious that a man with a house to furnish at , the present day and unwilling to buy machine-made ~artic1es would not be forced either to reinvent them or Itrain others to make them. The modern craftsmen have fought against many discouragements and have improved their standards by degrees with very little help from the public at large. The time certainly has come for us to make use of the trained talent already at hand for our present pleasure, as well as for the pur-pose of stimulating the craftsmen to further efforts. There always must be a large number of household articles that arc both useful and ornamental, which can much better be produced entirely or in part by machinery than by hand, but there are many which machinery never can make as beautiful as they may be made by the hand of the craftsman, and these are the things which we can put into our houses at a cost often very little greater than we should have to pay for the machine-made article, and with a much greater re-turn of satisfaction, especially if we ha""e the natural greedy love of possessing what is not precisely dupli-cated for anyone else. \Vith this in mind visitors to the exhibitions of the schools of design and manual training which will hold their annual exhibitions within the next two '''or three weeks ·\"~ril1find much to interest them and to re-pay close examination of the articles made by the pupils.-N ew York Times. €I ;1: @ The new Leonard exposition building in Grand Rapids is filling up with lines that will attract. the visiting buy-ers in July. 1~ MICHIGAN ARTISAN Eastlake's Hints on House Fnrnishing. Charles L. Eastlake wrote a book on the subject of furniture, upholstery aud other details called "Hints on Household Taste." It was published in 1876 in London and Boston, Mass. The book is divided up into talks on the furnishing of various rooms in the house and also dis- Cusses street architecture' It is illi..l'strated by wood cuts l1)ade from designs by the author. The lack of taste in house decoration is deplored by ;\'Ir. Eastlake. The idea seems to be that only the latest styles are the best. The people who are educated in the matter, who have a sense of fitness and beauty in fur-nishings are few and far between. "Within the last cehtury and more there has been a great falling off in the excellence of manufactures. Oue cause is 'said to be the lack of craftsmen who understand more than one branch of manufacture. "\\1 e can hardly hope in our time to sustain any-thing like a real and' national interest in art while we tamely submit to the ugliness of modern manufacture. The faculty of distinguishing good from bad de~ign in the familiar objects of domestic life is a faculty which most educated people conceive they possess but the fact is that few do. The majority of the public is completely un-informed but is content to be guided by a few people Who are themselve'S not only uninformed but misinformed on the subject. The thirst for novelties leads many to buy impossible objects in glass, china, tables, chairs and cabinet work. They are all chosen on this plan. The latest invention} although it may violate every principle of good design is sure to be a favorite with the majority. "The lesson of twity in house furnishing has not been learned. A house and its contents, the room and its fur-niture'should be in harmony. By a man's taste you may knew him. Half of the effect of every room which is platlned must ultimately depend on the manner in which it is fitted ltp. Too much money is expend~d on the exterior of a house while the interior suffers by COm-parison. The rooms have white walls, which are cold looking~ Furniture and fittings must have a setting to show the~ up well. In regard to furniture, Mr. Eastlake dj's1iked th.e sofa with a curved back. He says the curve means nothing at all, is manifestly inconvenient for it. is eith~r too high in one place or two low, in another to ~ccomodate the shoulders of a 'sitter Chairs are invariably' curved in such a manner as to insure the greatest amount of ugliness with the least possible comfort. The backs of sideboards are curved in the most senseless and extravagant manner, the leg of cabinets are curved, and become in consequence con'structiye}y weak, drawing, room tables are curved in every 4irection perpendicularly and horizontally, are therefore inconvenient to sit at and always rickety. This system of "shaping" furpiture always, involves, additional expense in manufacture and adds nothing in an artistic way. Mr. Eastlake also thought that the carving seen on or-dinary furn~ture was" utterly, bad, ",It is frequently em-ployed in· the most inappropria'e places; it is generally spiritless in design and always worthless in .execution." He thought glued on carvings of little use and furniture was better looking without it. The use of veneers did not meet with his approval except for a few fine woods such as walnut. Speaking of the relation of the rooms of a house the author says that there is no portion 'of a modern house which indicates more respect for the early traditions of art as applied to furniture than the entrance hall. The fittings of the hall usually have an appearance of solidity not found in other rooms. The furniture of a house should be consistent throughout. Often one floor is furnished with heavy pieces while the next may have only fragile stuff. Furniture should be made to last-to hand down to posterity. "We ought to be ashamed of furniture which is being continually replaced." A f~w years use would soon invest our chairs and tables with that sort of interest which age alone can give, if their designs are originally artistic. But unfortunatdy our modern furni-ture does not become picturesque with time-it only grows shabby. One tires of its mere prettiness in time." The author describes each room, in a house and gives his ideas on their proper fittings. The book was written , ~ EARLY ENGLISH OIL· STAINSIII OUR Stain No. 55, when used with our No. S6 ChaJIenge Filler, is the standard shade adopted by· the Manu~ faeturers' Association. Now is the time to place orders for stain for samples to be shown at the JUDe-July exhibit. GRAND RAPIDS WOOD FINISHINGCO. 55-59 ElI.worth Avo,. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. • so long ago-in 1876 that it does not se'em quite modern enough for present ideas,' Since then the mission and arts and crafts styles have made their appearance and have done much to simplify the styles in furnishings, so much so that Mr. Eastlake would be surprised and his cry for something new in design would be answered. @ * @ A Fine Job of Piping. The Grand Rapids Blow· Pipe and Dust Arreste,· company has secured the contract for fitting up the Murphy Chair company's big factory with their system. It is one of the largest jobs that has been given out in thb 'State in ye'ars, and includes piping, furnac~ iecl!ing, dust arrester, fans, etc., so that when the job is complete it will be one of the finest ever turned out. The Grand Rapids Blow Pipe and Dust Arrester company are experts in this line of work and their facilities an(l skill enables them to fake care of these big jobs as well as the small ones. The piping of woOdworking factories has hecome so necessary on account of fires, in'surance and ~ealth 'of the men employed, that only those skilled in this line of work should be entrusted with orders for fitting up fac-tories of this c1a:ss. MICHIGAN ARTISAN 13 • t ----- THe: Wellin~ton notel ~,;,t,if.~~ ";' "'" •I WOEN IN DETROIT STOPAT I, !:!?~~~Ol!~!!~ Cor. Ad.lUIIB Ave. amI Pal'£: St. Irn the Cenle[ of the Theatre, Sh<lp- I pina:. and Businest DiltrU:l. Remodeled at a CQS! of I t $150,000 A la Carte Care Newe,t and Fineat Grill I I waHteorlandlUlcdQiolndrguDnldniga- l Room in the City. lance 'phone_ in aU Club Breakfast. - • 40c up rauna. ILuncheon - - • • 50e I, I ZOO f0l)rJl5, 100 with Table cl'hote Dinners _ 75c bath. Sinllle or en tuite. MusiclrolD6P.M.wI2P.M. Ii I Rates $1.00 and upwards. . Qae of ·tM mDoIt uniQue # Every room has IIIprivate bath. milinll !ootlU in the country. • EUROPEAN PLAN I • Our famous Indian Cafe. : Rate.; $1.50 per day and up. ~ • NOTED FOR r,ERY'CE 'NO CU,,,NE • L. W. TULLER, Prop. I ,McClintock and Ba~lIeld , M.A. SHAW. Mgr. :. PROPS. ~---------_._-------------------.. .._-------_. ~,-------------------------------------~ I I These saws are .: made from No.1 Steel and we war~ i rant every blade. ~ :~ S~~~:krievI~ e1ed Back Scroll ; Saws, any length : and gauge. ,• :•t I 31-33 S. FRONT ST., GRAND RAPIDS !~ 4, Write us tor Price Ll8t and dlscouot ....---- IIIIIII Cor. Waba!lh Ave. &. Jackson Boulevard CHICAGO I ,--------~...- The Shimer Reversible Cutters for Single Spindle Shapers. Variety Moulders or Friezers, are darefully moulded opposite to the shape of the mould to be be produced, in such a way as to have only the cuttin~ edge touch the lumber. They are complcte-inexpensive~time saving. : "\,'le also manufacture 011e~Way Cutters for Double f SpincJJc Slw.pers. They arc used in ~airs, right and l~ft . !: one Cutter of each shape for each splndle. In ordenng ·special shapes not listed in our catalogue, send a wood i ,ample or an accurately madc drawing. Address ...1 • SAMUEl J, SHIMER & SUMS, MILIUM, PEMMSYLVANIA. -----,----------------------------------~ BECAUSE [1' [S PREPARED TO INTEREST RETAILERS THE MERCANTILE EDITION OF THE MICHI-GAN ARTISAN IS THE MOST VALUABLE AD-VERTISING MEDIUM FOR NIANUFACTURERS OF FURNITURE AND KINDRED GOODS, I• II •I· 14 MICHIGAN ARTISAN eST ABL.'5HeO 1880 P'UBU.H.C1 .BY MICHIGAN ART~SAN CO. ON THE 10TH ANP 25T" OP' t:ACH MONTH OP'P,C1£-108.110.112 NORTH DIVISION ST., GillAND RA~Da.MICH. EIITl:Jll;:D 11'1THE POSTOFFICE A,T O~~ND R"PIDl,·MICH., "" BECOMO lll..AM ,MA'fTJ!'ft, Evansville and High Point desire to be enrolled in the "early. hE-d" class. Furniture exposition's were opened in these cities on June first. Whether the' trade worms sought for had recovered from the lethargy caused by a dull spring season of trade has not been reported. The big expositions to follow will serve to reveal the exact condition of the retail trade. + + Ten thousand and five hundred more freight cars were'operated in 1\1ay than in the preceding month'. The good times trains are moving out of the sidings. + '" "To be sllccessful in salesmanship a man should stick close to the truth,"-Commerdal Traveler. \Vhy not speak the truth? '" of' Manufacturers who bring out lines to please them· selves have a small hut select clientele. of' of' A pull will not help a man rise to the top quicker than a push, in the furniture business. '" '" A manufacturer sometimes loses his best salesman by admitting him to a partnership. of' '" No matter how Iowa man's credit may be he can borrow-trouble. '" of' Rather than be sold it is better for one to give him-self away. @ * @ New Office Building. The Grand Rapids Brass company have commenced the erection of an office huilding adjoining their fac-tory. It will be 60x40 feet, and one story high, built of concrete and brick, and contain saJesrooms and offices. This improvement became a necessity on ac-count of the growth of the business. It is expected that the building will be ready for occupancy on July 1, and Superintendent Reeves says he will have the present offices and salesrooms filled with machinery as s'Oon as they are vacated. This company has recently brought out fresh patterns of trimmings, the fillest that this company has ever produced and manufac-t: lrers of high grade goods are placing large orders lor them. Of course all knohs and pulls made by this ~ompal1Y have the Tqwer Patent No-Kum-Loose fas-teners';' the best thing ever used to fasten kriobs or pulls. te> * @ John f!ottlt'$,IIlew Home. During the paSt several Ifionths work has been in progress On a handsome American colonial residence for John Hoult, mallager of the Luce Furniture com-pany, located on Madison avenue. one of the most at-tractive of the' many beautiful sections for which Grand Rapids is lloted, and it commands interesting views from its spacious windows and porches. The rooms are large and finished mainly in solid and crotch veneer mahogany, selected for the purpose several yea.rs ago. Combined, with white e'nameIed walls the effect is beautiful. The dining room and hall are heavily paneled and every thing needed for the convenience and comfort of the owner, his fam-ily, his guests and also his servants will he provided. Mr. Hoult will take possession of his home in the near future. @ * @ Furniture Needed. Hotels to be furnished in various parts of the coun-try are as follows,-Garden City Hotel, Glen Cove, Long Island; an annex to the Hotel St. Helena at Chehalis, Washington; Citizens Hotel company! a new hotel at Peru, Illinois; The Como Hotel at Spokane, \Vashington will add sixty-eight rooms; Hotel Mar-ion, Little Rock, Arkansas, is being enlarged. The Arlington Apartments at Riverside, California, will be remodeled into a commercial hotel. @ * @ Prosperous Chair Makers. Kelly and Extrom, manufacturers of den and din-ning room chairs, 19 North l\.farket streetl Grand Rapids, have been kept busy every since they com-menced operations three years ago. W. i\. Kelley, who for eight years was \vith Stickley Brothers, states that during the past year they have had more orders than they could properly take care of. The firm has purchased $600.00 worth of machinery and will hereafter occupy two floors. Their trade comes from the east, principally New York. @ * @ An Active Season for the Criswell-Keppler Company: The Criswell-Keppler company, makers of uphol-stered furniture, will produce the strongest line at the coming July seaSOn in their history. Seventy-five pat-terns, of which twenty-five will be distinctively new, will be displayed and include some attractive pieces in inlaid Jork. Secretary-Treasurer W. H. Criswell states their 1900spring-trade has only been exceeded in volume once since they commenced operations, and is of the opinion that their fall trade wiII be excellent. MICHIGAN ARTISAN 15 !fi y;1 BARRETT'S PRIME SHELLAC VARNISH I y;1Y; y; made from strictly pure Shellac Gum cut in Specially Denatured or !:fi y; Wood Alcohol. The results of 25 years' experience in the importa- tion of gums, in the use of solvents, and in the manufacture of varnish !:fi y; embodied in "Barrett's Prime." Ask for samples and prices. !:fi !:fi $\ M. L. BARRETT &. CO., y; .!:fi 219 LAKE ST•• CH.ICAGO Rockefeller's Furniture. The styles of Sheraton, Hepplewhite and the Adam's Brothers prevail in the furnishings of John D. Rocke-feller's magnificent country home on the Hudson, near New York. The most striking featnre of the rooms as a whole is the white panelled wood-work which serves as a background for the various decorative beauties of this period. The walls of the drawing room are panelled in the balance of plain and ornamented surfaces char-acteristic of the Adam period. The drav,ring room is regarded as an uncommonly successful exposition of the characteristics of the Adam style. The long rec-tangular panels are especially typical of the Adam brothers' ",,"ark. The plain panel over the chimney-piece is especially severe, but shows in its decoration . all the characteristics of the Adam school. The win-dows in these rooms have square tops, the "rouud cur-tains" to which Sheraton devoted a part of his book on upholstery being reserved for the dining and living rooms. The dining' r00111 has more ornate carved sur-faces than the drawing room and the furniture is Chinese Chippendale. The dining room is distin-guished by the rare lattice work. As a nuance in the school of Chippendale there is a side table in this de-signer's French manner-rare since this devotion to foreign goods continued such a .short time-and still unmistakably English, The simplicity of the entablature counterbalances the elaborate ornamentation of the chimneypiece. The metal masks of the four branched sconces are made to match the smaller masks of the fireplace_ Details appropriate to the period are the fire screens done in the manner of Angelica Kaufman and the lamp shades also true to the Chinese sl1ggestiol1 of Chippendale not only in their pictures but in their form as well. The rooms with the round top windows have elaborate hang-jngs of richly harmonious colors. An exception to the rule of white panelled wood-work and mahogany is found,jn Mr. Rockefeller's office which is done in oak. It conforms to the decorative idea of the period of \'liIliam and Mary_ The wood work is rich brown in color and the furnishings of a deep red. The sofa and chairs are in upholstery of glowing red with a small design, The round top win-clows are hung with harmonious draperies and the en-tire walls are composcd of the red oak. There is a red rug on the floor to match the furni-ture and the lights are placed in the bra.ckets macle in direct imitation of candelabra of the period. The por-traHs of famous French financiers hang on the walls and then, anachronistic pendent, is a typewriter. which is about the only thing in the room to suggest modern business. The mouldings on the long oak panels are without ornament, while at either side of the round top win-do\ vs are pilasters meeting a perfectly single cornice. An old mirror of Queen Anne design hangs over the chimnc.y hearth, "\-vhic:hcontains no shelf. The wall treatment of this room is in the manner of Christopher \'V"ren. To suggest the work of another noted decorator of the eighteenth century, there is the cupola iti the hall or music room copied after that which Inigo Jones put into Ashburnham House in London. Thus has I\1r. Cadman completed in the ornamentation of the first floor his anthology of British decorations. The eighteenth century also prevails on the floor above, which is dedicated to the sleeping rooms. 1\1rs. Rockefeller's room is finished in the style of the Adam's while Mr, Rockefeller's room is Chippendale, The g'uests' rooms are equally tn1e to the eighteeneh ccp-tury English decoration. They are furnished to a con-siderable extcnt with rare old' pieces appropriate to the period of the room and carry ant the decorator's idea of elegance and simplicity. @ * @ Mr. Karges Elected President. The National Association of Furniture 1\Janufacturers made an excellent c.hoice by the election of A. F. Karges. of the Karges Furniture company, Evansville, as its president. 1ir. Karges has been engaged in the manu-facture of furniture many years and is largely intc:r:ested in banking and mercantile businesses, Be ranks high in the social and commercial life of his city and is wen qualified to discharge the duties of president of- the national association. - -- -- ------------------- 16 MICHIGAN ARTISAN ARTISTIC andINEXPENSIVE CAT ALOGUECOVERS LET US FIGURE ON YOUR PHOTOGRAPHING EN G R A V I N G and P R I N TIN G PERFECT WO.R.K . .Right Pricea PROMPT .. DEUVERIES COMPLETE CATALOGS MICHIGAN ENGRAVING CO. . GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN lIlICHIGAN ARTISAN -----------------~ ..-----_. ,II IIIII III! I I !I , IIII "- • Here are the Exact Shades Adopted by the Oran~Ka~i~sfurniture Manufacturers'Ass'n Their "Golden Oak Oil Stain" is our No. 3424. Their "Early English Stain" is our No 3425 Oil Stain. Their "Weathered Oak Stain" is our No. 3426 Oil Stain. Their "fumed Oak" is our No. 3427 New Process fuming liquid. Their "light Mahogany Stain" is our No. 3428 Dry Mahogany Stain soluble in water. Their "Dark Mahogany Stain" is our No. 3429 Dry Mahogany Stain soluble in water. Send for Samples and Information. WE SUPPLY EVERYTmNG NEEDEDIN THE fiNISHING ROOM. CmCAGO NEW YORK T ....E AO-EL.-ITE PEOPl-E Old Hearses. The query sometimes arises as to what becomes of old hear~ts. The number of years that a hearse can be used is unlimited. After a service of fifty years it may seem out of date but it is not worn out entirely. Some parts may have to be replaced, but the hearse is not ready to fall to pieces by any means. The owner frequently sells his vehicle to a hearse or carriage builder who may sell it as it is or perhaps he refits and repairs it first and sometimes entirely re-builds. Parts of it can be changed and it becomes modern again, in such a way for in'stance, as by the removal of the top and the substitution of a new onc. This completely alters the appearance of the vehicle. Styles change in hearses as in any other thing. Sec-ond hand dealers frequently sell thcm to undertakers in rural districts or smaller towns than it came from originally. Prices are about balf tbe original when in first class condition. Hearses, too, are exported to various foreign lands both the new and second hand ones. The second hand hearses are refitted and in every way equipped to meet the requirements of the funeral customs of the countries to ""vhich they are sent, ~ew hearses cost from $1,200 to $2,000 each. @ * @ Dutch priuts (imported) make up handsomely for portieres, bed bolsters, table and bureau covers. Most of the designs are floral in large patterns. Shifting Toilets· Occasionally a salesman is met possessed of the skill, taste and judgement necessary to ~l1cccssfully shift the toilets on dressers, thereby making two 'pieces salable instead of one. The experiment is not always successful but at times the plan is worthy of a trial. A manufactur-er located in one of the interior towns of Wisconsin found a lot of unsalable dressers in his wareroom and caHedin a new salesman to inspect the same. The services of old salesmen, advertising, and a .cut price had failed to move the stuff and the manufacturer had about decided to send the lot to an auctioneer, which would be practically giving the goods away. The new salesman approved the form and construction of the case, but in the toilet, composed of tbe l1::ual two 'standards supporting a beveled oval mir-ror, with a meaningless stick of carving running from post to post above the mirror he espied the cause of the trouble. "If you will but cut out that carving I will agree to sell the lot in less than a week," the new 'Salesman re-marked. The suggestion ,vas accepted, the carving re-moved, new photographs were taken and in less than a week the goods were shipped to appreciative customers. @ * l?':' 'J'here will be an unusually large attendance of buyers upon mid-summer expositions from points beyond the Mississippi, and below the Ohio. Mauagers of the expos-ition'S, after having entered into extensive correspondence \vith buyers, have gathered information upon which the fact stated above is based. 17 I! • 18 MICHIGAN ARTISAN Borrowers and Economizers. It is becoming more and more customary for the mechanics,. -the woodworkers, the iron moulders .. the cabinet makers, the printers and artisans in general to COnd~lct financiering schemes. There was a period in the industrial world when the employes of cor-porations and private concerns did not even subscribe for a financial paper. The noon hour talk used to be shop talk. The evening conversation was on other things than finances of the country. But within the past few years, many men and women who toil at the bench, the loom, the anvil, the press, the ironing board of the laundry, the vats of the dye house, the mining appatatus and what not, may be found reading financial and general banking publications for the pur-pose of following the stock market. There have been many schemes advanced among the virorking classes calculated to promote their interests by allowing the workers to invest their 'Savings. And in many in-stances the plans have terminated commendably. THE WEATHERLY INDIVIDUAL Glue Heater Send your address and and receive deillriptlye circular of Glue Beaterll, Glue Cooli;cJ's and Bot Boxes with prl<le8. The Weatherly Co. Grand Ra.pid •• Mich. Sometimes disaster overtakes the man who has made an error in calculation as to results. Then again the thing has worked out the other way and the toiler has derived a rich return. One can go among the working classes of any of the great manufactur-ing cities and learn all about these financial interests, and come into contact with men in the shops ann mills who are making a living by loaning money to the workers. The wages of the steady worker make good security. There are men who earn good pay, who are always in debt, and who must continue to borrow money on their wages week in and week Qut. They sceUl never able to catch up. They are always just that much in arrears. There are men who work as comrades in the mills, foundries, mines and shops who will make their wages several times over inl hE course of the year by lend-ing out money ,on the sly to felIov,,- workingmen ;who are in need. Often as much as five for six and ten for twelve dollars for are loaned out for the month, thereby giving the loan shark of the shop a: rich per-centage. The average money lender who caters to the working classes and who has his agent out and among the workers, is bound' by certain restrictions of the law as -to interest rates and, cannot very well extort. But there is always some way to get the best of the victim. He almost always loses out in the end. There are corporations that discharge men who bor-row nl0ney On their pay before the pay is earned. But the thing is quietly done and the guilty parties are not often caught· The advent of the loan sharks among the workingmen and women of the factories and shops is said to have been the beginning of the financiering career of many of the people. It is true' that it brought ruin to many. It is also true that it brought a rich return to others. Even the working boys and working girls have been interested in, places. That there are times when a worker needs cash, no man denies. But tbe sick wife plea, the over due tent, the lost wallet excuse, etc., are quite old. Men of the shops who borrow now, are often men who borrow for a purpose. They have an object in view. They have been reading the banking and general stock maga-zines. Some of these men have' proven themselves to be exceedingly active and bright when it COmes to buying right and selling right. The other day I conversed with a hard working man at a forge, who, between the blows of his hammer on the hot iron, told me how he had had an income equal to half his pay coming in right along. He said that he found an old copy of a banking magazine in the shop one day in which certain savings banks offered four' per cent interest on savings. The man figured that if he could get a few thousands of .dollars placed away on the four per cent basis, that in time the money would double itself. He told me of one thousand dollars he had had in a bank for nine years, and during that time interest amounting toover five hun-dred dollars had been added. This man told me of some of his successful stock investments. He had borrowed money, paying interest on it, and then invested in a Cuban railway which road paid him sixteen per cent dividend every year. Another man, an engineer, showed me his profe~sionallibrary. There were engineering papers and books there. But there were aI,o banking papers and booh. T asked the reason why and he told me that he devoted a little time every day to reading finances. He said thqt he'believed that men of technical training should how bow to make better use of their money. He told of land .chemes, g-old brick mining plots, and industrial fra',ds of all kinds. in which the engineer and the working ma'l of any kind might invest his savings and lose all. In order to avoid making- errors of thi's kind, this particular man rf'ad up· He Sl.1b'scribedfor a banking magazine. He read tbe stock markets in the papers. He could not be de-ceived as to finances.' In another 'Shop, the superintend-ent tdd me that there was no reason why the operatives should not add to their wages by a careful investment of their 'urplus money. He said that nearly all skilled artisans earned good wages. That some of the iron workers of the great steel mills got their eight dollars per day. That often these men lost their money in sham lotteries, wild-cat schemes and fraudulent concerns. He told me that the introduction of the reputable financier-ing press into the indu'strial world was assisting the MICHIGAN ARTISAN .= fLAT fLAT fiNISHES are the rage. For this purpose we make The L. Mac. E. flat All Varnish and The L Mac. E., All Dull finish Send for samples and instructions how to obtain the best resnlt. THE LAWRENCE-McfADDEN COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PA. working men a great deal. He showed me circulars of "Get rich quick" concerns which had been sent to em-ploye's of his works. He had headed off the stuff in the mails. He said that 'some of the workmen were just foolish enough to believe the wild statements of the ad. vertisers who offer rich dividends, and invest. The worker loses, hut rather than ackno\vledge that he has been swindled he 'says nothing about it. @ * €I A Successful Office Furniture Exhibition. There came to a brilliant dose Saturday evening, May 29th, the largest and most interesting Office Appliance and Business Furniture exposition ever held in the south. Beginning on Tuesday, May 25th, and continuing through the date named, the Mower- Hobart Company transformed their four story build-ing at Nos. 1 and 3 South Broad street into a wonder-ful exposition for everything necessary to the con-duct of a thoroughly modern and up-to-date business house. In order to make it thoroughly attractive, this com-pany secured the co-operation of many large manufac-turing houses for whose output this firm is the gen-eral southern agent. These business houses furnished demonstrators from the home office, ,"vhospent the week at the '"Bus-iness Shawl' in charge of their respective exhibits. Among those who came to Atlanta for this purpose, were A. E. Meily, of the Twinlock Company; Chas. T. Peter, of the Stanford Mauufacturing Company; Jno. Maine, of the Stafford Ink Company; L. W. Voorheis, E. L. Gash and Geo. R. Ehle, of the Globe- 'Wernicke Company. The attendance upon this HBusiness -Show" was larger than that of the first show held by this firm in December, 1907. Interesting contests and demon-strations attracted not only the business men of At-lanta, but thO'se of other southern cities. The press of Atlanta carried special articles in regard to the enterprise and on all sides is heard praise for its promoter, \,\r. K. Mower, president of the firm. Among the firms which had elaborate displays on ex-hibit at this show were the Globe- \Vernicke Co., the Moon Desk Co., rall top, flat top, standing desks, and typewriting cabinets; The John Metzler De~k Co., Ten City Desk Co., Evansville Desk Co., J. Dornette & Dros. Co., Michigan Desk Co., Maddox Table Co., office tables, \V. H. Gunlocke Chair Mfg. Co., office chairs, Milwaukee Chair Co., B. L. }farble Chair Co., L. \V. Ott Mfg. Co., S. S. Stafford, Incorporated, Stanford IVTanufacturing Company, Twinlock Co., Samuel C. Tatum Company, Irving Pitt Mfg. Com-pany, L. E. ~Waterman Co., Esterbrook Pen Co., American Diagraph Co., Charles C. Smith, Cushman & Dennison Mfg. Co. MICHIGAN ENGRAVING CO" Grand Rapids, Mich. ENCRAVERS BY ALL PROCESSES. 20 MICHIGAN ARTISAN ~, ---------_._---- III OCTAGON PEDESTALS AND TABLE LEGS That is the question; and Ii. big one, too. How do YOumake tbern? How much do they cost you? How good are they, and are they uniform? Just l:<ke a little time and let these questiori~ soak In. nec:llu~e you (lillY be wastin~ on the manufacture (J( the P<"del>talsand Legs what you save by eco-nomical Manufacture on the Tops. Your profits are then cut down. Make the cost of the different parts balance. One man with our LEG AND PEDESTAL MACHINE will ma.ke Octagon and Polygonal shaPed turnIngs at one-tenth to one~twentleth of wha,t it COflts by hand; round On81:1at one-Sixth to one-tenth. The Sft,'mg in time and labor is what makes that bal-ance we were just talking about. NoW, don't say "that sounds pretty good," and let it slip your mind. Just write us to-day. C. MATTISON MACHINE WORKS 863 Fiftll St., BELOIT, W~SCONSIN. •III ~--------------------_._---------_._--_._---...j Why the Help Was Retained. The buyer was a drinker; bnt the man romehow al-ways got the "best prices." The manager felt that no reputable business house ought to have a drinker, but he tolerated one for the sake of his worth as a buyer. The credit man held his job because of rare discrim-ination. Otherwise he wonld have been dispensed witb because of hi'S obnoxious manner. He .was always surly and had an aggravating air of "attend to your business, and I'll attend to mine," even in his attitude toward the head of the honse himself. In "nchas these the house had its necessities. It had its luxuries in the telephone girl, who posses'sed a voice, and another girl who conld smile bewitchingly. The lat-ter did light work. such as filing, indexing, etc., and it was the general opinion among the other employes that these two conld have been disposed of withont any de-triment to the business, becanse of their apparent slight usefulness. Nevertheless all pens were suspended and the manager tipped back in his chair enraptured whenever the melod-ious voice \vas heard at the telephone; and the manager always put his pen over his ear and struck an attitude of repose when approached by the girl with the smile. There i's one girl in a large office who is kept in spite of her shortcomings, becanse of her originality. She is the most rebellious person in the office, and in a quiet way ""ill defy everybody from the manager down. If told tp do something in a certain way, she will do as she pleases, and if not she simply will "pass it up" without 'Saying a word or making any explanations. Yet she has furnished a number of new and valuable ideas 'for the business. <She hu's dicovered effective and expeditous ways of doing things, and on acconnt of her initiative 'She keeps herself a secure place well up on the pay rol1.-]\;LO, Bernard. @> * @> Discussed a Liue of Tables. Some time ago the manager of a large hou'se fur'- nishing store in Grand Rapids, impressed with the idea that his salesmen were not so well informed in regard to the goods handled as they should be, invited the managers· of a' number of manufacturing houses to meet with them and discuss the subject of salesmanship, especially • '11 relation to the goods turned out by the manufacturers whose presence was desired. The first to respond was F. Stuart Foote, the secretary of the Imperial Furniture company, who, although making no claims to oratorical ability occupied the time of twenty-three salesmen pleas-antly and profitably one hour and twenty minutes. Pro-viding himself with a package of attachments, samples of finishes and woods he presented many facts about the business of manufacturing and marketing tables .. Many questions were asked and answered and ail especial in-qniry was made in regard to woods and their uses. Mr. Foote enjoyed his hour with the salesmen greatly and the store reports a marked improvement in the quality of the salesmanship of the force. The legislature of Illinois, in the interest of better 'Sanitary conditions for travelers has passed a bill that 'Should find favor with the law makers of every state. The bill requires hotel keepers to furnish all beds used. ..--------_._----~----_.~ I Montgomery Uardwood Lumber Co. Manufacturers of all kinds of NATIVE FURNITURE LUMBER • Crawfordsville, Indiana. E. S. STERZlK. Pres. • with sheets nine feet in length. Representative Shepard in explaining the objects of the bill said :"From a San-itary point of view it requires sheets long enough to come tip and fold over the blanket. Suppose a ~ick man has been in a hotel bed the night before you get in. It isn't safe and sanitary to snuggle down to rest with the ~ame blanket end around your neck that was around his tbe night before. The long sheets will prevent in a measure the spreading of diseases." The bill does not apply to sleeping coaches, but its amendment for that purpose will follow naturally at 'Some future -session. Every traveler will approve the measure as it stands for the present. @ * @> The Merchant's Association of the State of Washing-ton, having decided that fixed minimum prices is de'Sirable will consider suggestions, at its next annual conv~ntiont to induce manufacturers to adopt the plan and protect it. MICHIGAN ARTISAN ----------~~~=:~-:eB=.n~:U~=~~:,~;.~, ~~wy::.3.6 B,=~~----11 BOSTON-~18Tremont St. CHICAGQ--14St. and Wabash Aye. GRAND RAPJDS--l1ous~man &ldli. JAMII!:.STOWN~ N. Y.--Chada.koln &Idg. H1Gu POINT, N. C.--Stanlon_Wt:tch Block. '~~"~~'=--==--'"---- '~~III'--:~-: I~II~ lHE .'RED BOOK.. 1!'jI II .~.. !l!fW j' 1'1 '. , REFIE!lENC[ BOOK ' !i I,II THE flJR"' NITUJIE lil,lIiI''" I. COMMERCIAL AGENCY II CO,'PAN'. Ii' II' ,I jl"" I. ,,.·I II'.' IIIII1 II Ii 21 .----._._----- III ._----~ The capacit~~your jointer is limited I to the cutting capacity of the cutters. ! I The most satisfactory and np·to'date Credit Service coverillg the FURNITURE, CARPET, COFFIN and ALLIED LINES. The most accura.te and reliable Reference Sook Published. Origlnatora of the ''-Tracer and Clearing House ,S,...etem." CollecliollService Ullsurpassed-Selld for Book of Red Drafts. 't'------ ~ II II III: ,.----------- --- ....--- ,I II , I 419·421 W. Fifteenth St .• C"ICA.GO. ILL "'..--------------------.----.__.-_----------------------------.'~I !--I : Spiral Grooved and Bevel Pointed I i DOWEL PINS I II STEP"!~~~tN~,~gC~O. " I '"-------------------~--------------------~ Note how the glue In the Spiral Groove forms Thread like'll Screw. Bevel PolntetJ. easy to drive. Slral,hl so will not split the frames, p,.h:esand discounts on application. f palm6r:sr-at6fi-t- GIUina-GJamus j I I I I I I ! ! I : , I I ! , I I !Ii f Unless you are using the Genuine Morris Wood iiJ The above cut i...taken dl:rect frOID a, photograph, nlld mows' " 5 lid 5 I GI J I I C II the range of one eh:e oilly, 011r No.1, 24·inch Clamp. \l'e I Sons 20th Century 0 tee ue 0 n. u era make six other sizes. taking in stack up to SO incbcl'l wide I you are not getting the full value out of your machine. and 2 inchc~ tbick. Ours Js the most practical method of h clamping glued stock in use at the prefolent time. Hundreds of I They are harder and require less grinding than any ot er factories hnve adopted our way the palSlt year aud hundreds more make, and when they do need grinding the cutting surface win in the futul'e. Let lUl show you. Let 1111 send )'OU the I Dames (If nearly lOt) factories (only a fraction of our lid) who is so small that it only takes a few minutes to put them in have ordered and reordered many times. Proof positive our way b the best. A post card w1UbJ'mg U, catalog .Included. Don't otder again. delay, but write today. If, 'Write for catalog No, 35A. It tells all about the cutters A. E. PALMER &. SONS. Owosso. Mich. I and will help yon to increase yoor profits. Foreign Representatives: The Projectile Co., London, Eng-hmd; 8chudmrdt &, Schutte, BI"r1in, Germany; Altl'ed H. I MORRIS WOOD & SONS Schutte, Cologne, Paris, Bl'ussels, Liege, ~Inan, Turin. Blll'celona, f I and Bnbo.. I 2714·2716 W. Lake St. Chicago. Ill. I ~.._--------------------------------------~ ~---------------------------------------~ 22 - -- ~~~~~~~- MICHIGAN ARTISAN T TniRUrn nlnnrrn ==fUr DIO DUllDlnQ Show your goods in the best possible manner if you want the best possible results. Here is the largest and best furniture exhibition in the world-because the greatest number of lines are here shown to the greatest number of dealers. Come in and make it larger and better. • I I I Manufacturers' fx~i~ifionDUiMin~Co. ! .I 1319 Michigan Avenue, CHICAGO I~ ---------------------- -- MICHIGAN ARTISAN ..--------------_._------ ------------~ Show I•n Grand Rapids The Original (Klingman) Furniture Exhibition Building Containing Over 300,000 Sq. Ft. of Floor Space. Every Buyer who visits the successful Grand Rapids market (and what large buyer in the country doesn't I) knows the prestige of this building, knows the high char-acter of the lines shown, and makes it his headquarters during the selling season. Every Manufacturer who has shown in this building knows that an exhibit in it is no experiment, that the right class of trade is met and that results often exceed the highest expectations. You who have never exhibited, you who have been "experi-menting" with other markets, why not join the live manufacturers showing here 1 Complete list of tenants and full information regarding rates, space available for future exhibits, etc., will be sent on request. '--------- 23 IIII I II III , I 24 M I CHI G AN ART I SAN -----------------_. --_. rI • LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES ON OUR OWN MANUFACTURE OF Circassian, Mahogany, Oak, Poplar and Gum Veneers. The Albro Veneer Co. II '----_._---_._-----_. Established 1838. CINCINNATI. o. I• Professional Decorators. "People will spend a lot of money on a house but will throw up their hands at the mention of employing a professional decorator to dO-\UP the interior. Then they will turn themselves and their house over to a store clerk, aided and abetted by all the female kin who are within advising distance. As a matter of fact the decorators are not nearly as scornful of small contracts a's is supposed, in fact I know 'Of several who make a specialty of that sort at thing. They advise and direct and they are doing a real missionary work among the makers of small homes." The decorator who works in small houses has many problems that his colleague who confines him-self to mansions never knows. The first thing he must learn is to ignore conventions so far as the se-lection of material is concerned. Half of the paper that is made for walls is suitable only for unu'sally large rooms. Therefore the decorator of a. small room will usually find the best paper for his purpose among the ceiling papers. Such a decorator must convince his people of the value of a few things well placed over many things promiscuously distributed. A single big jar or vase, beautiful in shape and color, well placed takes the place of half a dozen pieces of bric-a-brac and framed photographs. Another graceful vase, big and bold in outline, with a few pictures properly hung, makes alnante1 shelf a thing of restfulness to look upon where formerly was a jungle of odds and ends and Christmas presents. More and more are decorators trying to induce people to bny one single good and beautiful thing and then build the rest of their room around it. A 'lovely music room in dull green.s was built entirely around a rare piece of Chinese embroidery. All the hangings, wall coverings and rugs were chosen to tone with it, and the furniture, built to order, was kept subservient to it. There are just two picture'S in the room. The wonderful old embroidery dominates all. The decorater of a modest home preachs forever the doctrine of simplicity and of color harmony. The stereotyped colors in wood are seldom seen any more in artistic homes, but the woods are toned with the walls so that the whole flows into a single color harmony. Framing pictures is another detail in which much advance has been made under the guidance of a p'ro-fcssional, though here mote than anywhere else are people unwilling to take the advice of those who know. Whistler framed his etchings in a tiny gold line, so saving the values of his blacks and browns, yet most people still insist that an etching be framed in a brown band. Whatever the craftsman style of furniture mayor may not have done for home beautifying, it has ac-complished one certain result. It has eliminated glued on carvings from furniture. Machine carving still lives and always will, but the glued on kind has largely gone. The money spent on the inside of a house in proportion to that spent on the outside is constantly increasing, Formerly if one planned to build a $15,000 house it usually cost $18,000, and then there was nothing left to decorate with. So the fam-ily moved in and lived with white walls "until the house settled" or until there was money enough to have it decorated. Nowadays people spend a little less on the out-side and have color on their walls from the first. A house that represents an expenditure of $50,000 will probably have $18,000 of that spent on the inside. "The difficulty of maintaining any standard of style in decorating in America is complicated bv the avidity with which manufacturers seize new ideas," said a decorator. "lance designed a chair of a cer-tain period for a manufacturer, and he set about mak-ing them in large numbers. "When I saw the chairs he turned out I exclaimed to him that they were not my design, the drawing of the leg was entirely different. /I 'Yes, I know,' he replied, 'but you see by curv-ing that line in instead of out I could get sixteen legs out of the piece of wood that by your drawing conld supply only twelve.' "-0. J. Sterner. @ *" @ Decorators are using mercerized tapestry and antique canvass instead of burlap in mak~ngdraperies for Q.unga-lows. . I MICHIGAN ARTISAN 25 ~---_._---------_._------------_._---------- I!,f I:, I /,, /,,II f II I,I, I/ IIIt • Cabinet Makers I In these days of close competition, need the best possible equipment, and this they can have in BARNES' =~ HAND and FOOT POWER === MACHINERY II ,I IIIII ----------------_._-'" Our New Hand and Foot Power Circular Saw No.4. TheSlrOn,l{est, most powertlll, and in every way the best machine of its kind ever made, for ripping, cross-eutting, boring and grooving. Send for Our New Catalogue. w. F. & John Barnes Co. I....-----------------.:.-_---_. 654 Ruby Street, Rockford, Ill. r------------------ _ I,III ,,, ,/ II I:I ---------------_._---._-. :I f,I I II, I,,I , I J THE LYON I FURNITURE AGENCY CREDITS AND COLLECTIONS New York Grand Rart/d, Philadelphia Boslon CincInnati Chicago 5t Louis Jaml!stown High Point ROBERT P. LYON, Cenerat Mander. THE SPECIAL OREDIT BUREAU OF' nu: FURNITURE. CARPET, UPHOLSTERV, UNDERTAKING, PICTURE FRAME, MIRROR, VENEER, WOOD, CABINET HARDWARE ANO HOUSE FURNISH/NO TRADES. Capital, Credit and Pay Ratings. Clearint House of Trade E.x.perience, GRAND RAPIDS OFFICE, 412.413 HOUSEMAN BUILDING Tbe Most Reliable Credit Repotls. C. C. NEVERS, M.ichigan Mallager. RAPID COLLECTIONS. IMPROV£D METHODS WE "-\.SO REPOFlTTHE PRINCIPA\. OAY GOODS, P£PII,/'1TMENT AND GENERAL STORES, ~~---.-_---------------------------------------- :• II'Hotel ---------------. House! I ..----_._-_. I, IIII /IIII , I'------------ ( AmericanPlan J Rates $2.50 and Up. ._----------.III HARDWOOD LUMBER &. I VENEERSl --- I Morton MANUFACTURERS OF PantJind SPECIALTIES: ~t\lf!fEh~QUAOR.AK VENEERS MAHOGANY VENEERS (EUfopean Plan) Rates $1.00 and Up. III The Noon Dinner Served at the Panllind fOJ 50c IS I THE FINEST IN THE WORLD. II J. BOYD PANTUND. Prop. I -----------_._--_._'"• ,I I! ~-'---_. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. HOFFMAN BROTHERS COMPANY 804 W. Main St., FORT WAYNE, I~DlmI•~ 26 MICHIGAN ARTISAN Quartered Oak Veneer. If there is any branch of the woodworking industry that has been growing anything like the volume ofquar-tered oak veueer during the past year the reports do not indicate it. There ha's beeu alI through the panic a pretty good demand for quartered oak lumber and many 'Saw mills turned special attention to that, materialIy enlarging the output of quartered oak lumber for the time being. This, however, did not involve the adding of mnch special equipment, whereas at the same time there has been an equaIly large increa'se in quartered oak venee-r and this calIed for the equipment of new plants here and there. Indeed, it looks like there has been more quartered oak veneer factories started duriug the past year than there has been new veneer plants of alI other kinds put together. We hear of new ones on all sides aud apparently they are finding a market for their product, tOOl and many of them have an opening to supply before starting in to equip their plants. A plant for making quartered sawed veneer may con-sist merely of one or more veneer saws and facilities for drying and packing up the veneer and power to drive the saws, which is not very expensive. U;sually, however, they run from three to fOUf saws in a plant and a new plant will turn out quite a lot of quartered oak veneer. One good veneer saw will cut from 5,000 to 7,000 feet of veneer a day, possibly sorhe a little more and 'some a little less, depending on the conditions of the saws and the method of operating. So that a four saw plant might be figured to cut 25,000 feet a day. At this rate the number of new factories added to the trade during a year as dull as the past year has been in general wood-working naturally makes what at fir'St looks like an alarm-ing increase in production of quartered sawed oak veneer. There afe times, too, when the veneer trade seems to feel the effects of it, yet seemingly aU the new fac-tories find an outlet for their product, and this may be taken as indicative that scarcity of oak is driving the trade to a more extensive use of veneer, instead of thick lumber. Probably it is hardly fair to saylhat the scarcity of oak is doing it all-, either, because a part of it is due to the beauty of work secured through veneering. Veneering has been making some strides in quality of late years and is getting recognition among the higher class furni-t~ ure m-anu,fac-tur-ers~and-de-a'l-er-s--t-ha-t _it .did_n-ot-h-ave~ I I The "erklmer "otel EUROPEAN PLAN GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. RUlltlia.w; Ml and edd water. lelephone. dolhes' clooet. electric li;hl. steam heal. elt':. in each room. Immaculate I i led public and private bath •. Eolrlish, MWioD •• d Colonial Cafe in connection. Service a la Cal'Ie. b •• m.to 11 p.m, Table d'Hole Din- De!/ S:30 to B p. m.• daily, £II 50e, Rate.: 75c to $2.00 per day. South Mund Weahhy-Scribner car from Unioo. or Gfllnd Truu. ,taltou. Five main ear lines pa8I the door. • some years ago. People are recogmzmg the fact that more beauty of figure and also superiority of construc-tion can be had by the proper use of veneering. These facts being borne home to the minds of the trade, together with the scarcity of good oak timber with which t'1 make quartered sawed stock of material width is creating a decidedly larger volume of trade for quartered oak veneer. Occasionally some one raises the question of whether we 'Should even quarter saw oak veneer. The question is based on the logic of utility, on the theory that we need al1 the good quartered oak and should not waste in saw-dust the amount necessary in making':the sawed vepeer, Sketch by Clarenoe R. Ellls, Gra.nd Ra.pids,' Mich. but should make the quartered veneer by slicing and cut-ting, thus getting more out of the same amount of timber. It is quite a far 'stretch from the using of thick quartered oak lumber in flitches to the point where we argue against sawing quartered oak veneer for the sake of utilizing the timber that goes into sawdust in making veneer. But for all that, it contain's some good logic that we must in time give more or less attention to. We can take three or four inches of quartered oak flitch and make it cover. in-finitely more 'space by sawing it into thin sheets of veneer a sixteenth of an inch thick than by using it ful1 thickness or even in standard inch lumber. As compared to stan-dard inch lumber it will cover eight times the amount, taking about a sixteenth for the kerf, which together with the thickne5S of the veneer makes about an eighth of an inch fbr each sheet. Since, however, it takes as much for the 'sawdust even with thin veneer saws as it does to make a thin sheet of veneer the quantity of veneer pro-duced from a given flitch may be doubled if we resort to slice cutting in Heu of sawing. That's what many are doing, too, using slice cut veneer, and some of the modern 'slicing machines do the work so well that it answers many purposes. Yet, even with the best machines sliced veneer has the grain ruptured more or less and i'5 really not the same quality as sawed veneer. So, that notwith- I• • MICHIGAN ARTISAN • FOR ,I QUARTER SAWEDs OAK VENEER WE WILL SHOW YOU THE LARGEST STOCK IN GRAND RAPIDS 2/ , I "Walter Clarh. Veneer Company 535 Michigan Trust Building, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH . • • standing the ec.onomy in timber obtained by slicing and the improvements of slicing machines leading to a more extended use of sliced veneer, there has been more development in quartered sawed veneer in the past year than in· any other branch of the industry and 'Seem-ingly uses for it afe enlarging in proportion. This does not mean there is .a le"sse-ningin quantity of sliced veneer used, but rather that both sliced veneer and quarter sawed veneer are being more extensively used and that the thick quartered oak lumber is being extensiv~ly replaced with veneer. It also means that the quartered oak has become very popular all over the world for notwithstanding the rapid development in quartered oak veneer there is still a better market for quartered oak lumber than any other class of hardwood and has been all through the panic season. 'The veneer men are seemingly figuring on the future quite a lot and if the popularity of the quartered oak w111 continue to supply the demand in the future will necessitate: the use of a greater quantity of veneer and less of thick lumber because of the scarcity of good oak timber. Anyway, and no matter just what the rea-sons for it all, there is no getting around the fact that quartered sawed oak veneer has made rapid strides during the dull period of the past year and a half.-St. Louis Lumberman. @ * @ ARTISTS IN MOROCCO. i Ban Removed From Stickley's Imported Workm~n. The Stickley Brothers company has received offipial notification from Secretary Nagel of the departmenl of I commerce and labor at \Vashington that the deportation proceedings against the superintendent and six uphol-sterers brought to this country by the company had been \vithdrawn. The circumstances warranted the inquiry, it is stated in the document, and the inquiry developed that what had been done by the Stickley's was within the exception provided for in the law. The Stickley company will now hurry to complete its line of samples for the fall trade, and will put on six ap-proved apprentices, one for each of the imported work-man to learn the trade. These approved apprentices will be experienced upholsterers in the trade as it has been practiced here and the aim will be to teach them the higher art as it is known in England in the manufacture of Morocco goods, The character of the goods to be pro-duced may be judged from the fact that the average price of the chairs produced will be about $100 each to the trade, Some of the chairs will run as high as $200 and $.250 each,-Grand Rapids Herald. June 3. ® ';' ® Abhors the Credit Man. A traveling salesman complain'S because Hevery time I come into the house I am called into the credit man's office to spend an hour in the sweat box of whys and wherefores, that takes all the "selling spirit" out of me for two weeks. I wish to the Lord there was no credit men. I could sell twice as many goods, and make twice a's much money." 10 SPINDLE MACHINE ALSO :MADE WITH lZ, 15, 20 AND 25 SPINDLES. DODDS' NE.W GE.AR DOVE.TAILING MACHINE. This little machine hfLSdone more to perfo:!ct the drawu work: of furniture: manufacturen; than anything else in the furniture trade. For fiftel:'l1 years it has made perfect-fitting, vermin-proof, dove· tailed stock a possibility. This bas been accoml'lisbea at reduced cost, as the machine cuts dove-tails in gangs of from 1} to 24 at olle operation. ALEXANDER DODDS, Grand Rapids, hUcbigan. fupre.enled. by Schuchart & SchUlte at Berlin Vielma. Slotkholm and Sf P",lersbuq:. Represented by Alfred H. Schutte at CokRI1f: Bnmds. Liete. Paris Milan .nd Bilboa. RepTe$f:Dled. in GTeat BritiaD and ltcoland b; the Oliver MacbinerJ Co., f'_ S. Thompsou. Mar.• 201·203 ~.nqare. M.n~, EuQland. 28 MICHIGAN ARTISAN The L. Mac. E. FUMED OAK Acid Stain fumes the wood equal to a Fumed Box. EARLY ENGLISH STAIN No. 1719 and No. 500 Filler. WEATHERED OAn STAIN No. 1725. They are rMissioN OAK FINISHES] I III I II the STANDARD SHADES SEND FOR FINISHED SAMPLES THE LAWRENCE-McFADDEN COMPANY 4 _ PHILADELPHIA, PA. •• A Practical Lesson in Salesmanship. The buyer for one of the big house furnishlllg stores of Grand Rapids ordered t"vo dozen go-eartH at the opening of a go-cart season! and several weeks after the goods came in the report of sales showed that only six had becn disposed of. Learning that f" house would be compelled to carry the carts ovo<. the buyer wrote the manufacturer of the carts asking for the privilege of returning the unused vehicles, offer-ing to buy other goods of equal value. Instead (If te-plying to the letter the manufacturer ins'T ~c c 1 h"s chief salesman to come to Grand Rapids and learn d~c cause of the slow sales. A half hour aft~r his crr;val the salesman satisfied himself that the cart'; wer, properly constructed and that the failure to sell was due to the ignorance or the incapacity of the employe; of the merchant. Taking chorge of the sales, adver-tising the same extensively and ordering a large r.on-signment of stock, the visiting sa1fsrn3.l1 creltnd such a demand for the carts that six hundred were dispu:se J of before the season closed. Theemployes of the mer-chant learneJ how to sell the goods, 'In'~ a heavy trltd; 1:1 the s:lr:-:c is cJ.rr~ed. On ann~:aily. @ * @ Business men 'should carefully consider the bill pend~ ing action in Congress to repeal the bankruptcy law. As pratically all of the dead beats have received their dis~ charges in bankruptcy the law seems to have served its purpose for the present. One Hundred Car Loads of Chairs. The Crawford Chair company of Grand Ledge, Mich-igan, has completed their contract with the general gov~ ernment for furnishing chairs for army posts located in Alaska, the Phillipine islands, Hawaii, Guam, Porto Rico, and the states and territories of the federal domain. The shipments filled one hundred cars. The chairs were • A. L. HOLCOMB & CO. Manufact.urers of HIGH GRADE;" QR.OOVINO SA W$ • up to 5-16 thick. --- R.epalrh"g···S.Usfa.ctlon Su_ranle_el. Citizens' Phone -1239. 1.7 N. MaTket St ••Grand a.a~ld •• Miich. I • carefully crated and considerable more lumber was used in preparing the chairs for shipment than in their con-struction. @l * @ Among the new things in sleeping room draperies are woven linen brocade in French designs Wherein soft blues and pinks and greens mingle in dainty flower and ribbon patterns. These sets cost a little more than those of Dutch print, and some are de~igned to agree with certain wall and ceiling decorations. They go well also with plain, untinted walls and ceilings and with both the heavier ~nd lighter makes of bedroolll furniture. . MICHIGAN ARTISAN A French Merchant Sets Apart for His Own Funeral 200,000 Francs for Expenses. Paul Chauchard, one of the great merchants of Paris, employing 4,000 people and carrying on a trade that amounts to millions annually, noted for his bene-volence, his patronage of the arts, his virtues a'S a purveyor to all the needs of mankind through the med' ium of the Louvre l\'lagasiuJ of which he is the proprietor, ha's provded for himself a 1110st magnificent funeral. He lies today dangerously ill, but has signed a will which enables him to contemplate dcath with at least the consol-alion that his body will be conducted to the grave with regal pomp. M. Chauchard long ago began a mausoleum in which he intends to sleep his last sl,eep. This sumptuous monument is completed except a bust of the expected in~ habitant, which is not yet in place. The coffin is made. It is a work of art of amaranthine colored wood, wrought by artistic hands in cunning designs. It only remains to put these gorgeous but gloomy receptacles to their use in the ceremony for which l\f. Chaudmrd arranged to the nice'st detail. After lying in state two days the body will be placed iu a magnificent car, preceded by 4,000 employes in habits of mOl1rning and a guard of horsemen, and borne to the lvradeIeine. The mourning coaches provided for the invited guests are all in the style of Louis XV., with clean-shaven coachmen and footmen in gala costume impressively trimmed in gold lace in a specially lavish design. and in knee breeches wigs and cocked hats. :rvtuch attention has heen given to the costumes of the pallbearers, which will present a most complete artistic mourning effect. The clergy of two parishes will join in giving adequate solemnity to the service, for which also an orchestra of eminent soloists of the Opera has been retained. From the Afadeleine the cortege will pro-ceed to Pere la Chaise, the portals of which will be draped in hlaek. Before the tomb distinguished ora-tors will succeed one another in extolling the merits of the departed soul. How could anyone be so inconsiderate as to mar so perfect a program by so captious an obection? vVhat lack of sympathy moved the undertakers' as-sistants to refuse to shave their mustaches in defer-ence to the ideas of Chauchard and Louis? This they have done at a special meeting, resolving to 'shake off the rolls of the union any \vho sacrificed this orna-ment of nature. Thus through the tyranny of a trade union, M. Chauchard is deprived of half the pleasure with which he has prepared for death. In the circumstances he may even decline to die. @ * @ i Although cheap, Java print portieres lined with plain blue print are now used in unpretentious country dining rooms. One WOman has draped with thi's material a:Jl the doors and windows of the main floor of her summer cottage and has matched these hangings with blue and white rugs of the Colonial or rag carpet design, which atc extremely popular. r----.----- ----------.-., IMPROVED, EASY 'N. ELEVATORSl QUICK RAI$INC ) Belt, Electric and Hand Power. I The Best Hand Power for FUTlliture Stores send for Catalogue :andPrices. KIMBAll BROS, CO" 1067 'inlb St.. Council Bluffs, la. ,~ Kimball Ele ...atol" Co.. 3.13Prospect St., ClevelandI 0.; : l0811th St., Omaha, Neb.; l29 Cedar St., New York City. ~ ---------- ... i~------ If your DESIGNS are right, people want the Goods. I (t(:;;;:~~s;!~~lSi(s 1163 M,d',on Avenne-CiHzen, Phone 1983. GRAND RAPIDS, M'CH. ~ 1 ---_._----.~ II '-_._--_._---, r----- II • 1Louisbabn 154 Livingston St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN DESIGNS AND DETAILS OF FURMTURE CWzen,' Teleph~e 1702. ! ~I ---_._----- --------.. II --:: MichiganM;~:e & ToolCo" L~~----~ L__ GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ~GU GRADEPUNCUESand DIES I ......_--------~---_._---- .. WRITE FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNT B. WALTER & CO. M,nuf",""n ot TABLE SLIDES Exclusively WABASH INDIANA .....__._-----_._-~_._-~.•-.. ------------------~ 30 MICHIGAN ARTISAN AU Wood Lamps Now the Style. Since the introduction of numerous types of hard and soft wood lamps and gas bracket devices for house pur-poses, there has been quite a demand upon carpenter:; amI cabinet makers for apparatus of this description. Not only are the wooden parts utilized in the making of rustic forms of lamps but they are used for electric light bulbs. Gas arcs have been fitted up between the hard-wood heams of the ceiling with good effect.' The pro-ject consists in getting wooden Iam?s, standard, brackets, braces, etc .. to harmonize with the surrounding finished hardwood trimmings. There are room's in ,houses in which the finish is entirely rustic and the rustic light stand is employed to go with the same. There are dens for study and smoking in which some of the lamp stands are put in with the bark still adhering to the timber. There are porches on which the all-wood lamps and electric light fixtures are placed with good effect. There are band 'Stands, parlors, arches, stores, offices and other places where the wooden fixtures can be employed to good advantage. Some of the enterprising store ad-vertisers have already placed all-wood ~xtures in their show windows for the purpose of attracting observation. Not only are the fixtures of wood used in plain form, but there are models of heauty in which the trimmings of yellow, bronze and white metal are used. There are highly and richly engraved samples. This sort of work has opened a line of occupation in ~ome of the woodworking shops which is proving to be exceedingly profitable. In this article we can only give an idea of the work as it has progressed. The annexed illustrations will aid in explaining the character of the de-vices. Of course it is nece'ssary that selected and sea-soned timber be used in making ·parts, otherwise there will he warping and twisting of the stock to the ruina-tion of the goods. The stock should .be of the nature in-tended for a good finish. vVhite pine is used in some places for cheap imitations; the best effects are the result of using the natural hard woods. I find all kinds of hardwoods employed in this service. Figure one shows one of the lamps with the shade, the basework and the sides of wood. There are some fret-sawed portions to it as may be seen. The part containing the oil is metal or glass and this rests in the wood 'Stand in such a manner that only the wooden parts show. Figure two gives the plan of boxing the glass or metal oil reservior. The manner of supporting a number of electrical lights on a plain wooden bar is shown in figure three. The raw post of the apartment is used and is furnished with a wooden bracket which is sawed out as per the pattern. Then the arm is projected and the wiring for the globes carried along it. When parts like this are made of wal-nut, mahogany or other woods of a siinilar nature, some very elegant finishes may be produced. The plan of snp-porting a series of lamps to the overhead beams in a ceiling is shown in figure- four. In case that it is nec-es'sary to carry a line of wire along a wooden beam in the room, the wire can he encased in a gilded pipe and the pipe sunk into a groove in the beam as in figure six. Sometimes the wiring is carried along in little metal brackets a'Sin figure five. Figure seven shows one of the forms of wood shades used for an electrical. lamp. Some very odd and attractive effects can be made in a room in which the .finish is in wood, by having reflectors of wood for all lights. Some of the reflectors or the shades, are flat pieces of walnut, highly polished and ~et off with a little metal trimming. Bronze trimmings of the wooden parts always gives good sati'sfaction. Brass requires con-siderable care to keep bright. In order to meet with the demand for the all~wood light stands for hall and de'Sk purposes, some of the manufacturers have put in separate departments and special machinery. A novelty always sells profitably for quite a period of time. Some of the carpenters have-simply put in an extra bench where they may work at the oil, gas or electrical light wooden fix- MICHIGAN ARTISAN r-Mahogany Circassian Walnut Quartered Oak Walnut Curly Maple Bird's Eye Maple Basswood Ash Elm Birch Maple Poplar Gum Oak Foreign and Dornestic Woods. Rotary, Sliced, Sawed. "-----_._---- tures \-vhenever an order comes in for the same. i Some very good and large hall lamps of wood are sellin~ well. In one case I noticed that the 'Stand was a tree Itrun~l smoothed and fini'shed with the natural curve stilt in it. This harmonized with the wood trimmings of the hal]o The deep shaded green light carried on the post prhdnce~ a very unique effect in the hall. ! Ebony and rosewood finishes may be seen. A~h and maple are employed for the lamp fixtures. In faqt, con~ siderable of the metal ga-sand electrical light :fixtur~ work of old is now being made with hardwood. Ponderpus aU wood chandeliers may be seen. The wood is -hot 56 costly as the metal nor so weighty' The wood is ~ttrac' tive and can be designed to meet with the whimsi of aV kinds of persons. In this age of novelities, the ,~tooden lamps stand a good show for extensive sate. @ * @ Historic British Chairs. The fact that the King will sit at the next levee; in the Henry VII chair' will render it of interest to recall! recoh-lection to the existence of other historical chairs: The chair occupied by Charles I at his trial in VVestmiflste~ Hall is now in a cottage hospital at l\!roretol1~in-the l\Jarsh, in Gloucestershire; the chair of the chief justices of the court of common pleas is in the possess;'ion o~ Lord Coleridge, as an heirloom in his family, havink com~ to his father, the last chief justice of the ·comma~ plca~ and subsequently chief justice of England. The chair of the speaker of the Irish house of commons, whiCh be~ longs to Viscount l\Jasereene and Ferrard as the dcs~ cendant of Mr. Foster (Lord Oriel), the last 'speaker, is now in the national museum in Dublin. I @ * @ Returns to Grand Rapids. I After an absence of six months, \\lilliam J. Th-facInne~, formerly treasurer and advertising manager of the Gunn Furniture company, has returned to Grand Rapids to direct the affairs of the White Steel Sanitary Furni-ture company, a department of the Adjnstable Tabl~ company_ Business, musical and social circles will gain by M~. MacInnes' homecoming and a hearty welcome i's assured I him. Noted as a soloist, he will at once resume his place in musical affairs. He will also again become active in the work of the Grand Rapids Advertisers' Gnb, of which he was the first president and a leading spirit in the de-velopment of the organization· He is at present chair-man of the National Association of Advertising Clubs of America. @ * @ Growing Some. The Dake-American Steam Tnrbine Company of Grand Rapids, is much like a growing boy who has outgrown his clothes. The illustration accompany-ing this article is the best illustration of this, as it shows the new plant now nearly completed and which is more than four times as large as the old plant now is incorporated in the new. The main building of the new plant is 225 x 48 feet, two stories high, ,"vith another new building 35 x 70, one story high. Busi-ness has grown so -'fast that these additions became absolute necessities. The Gillette Roller Bearing Com~ pany is also growing, and Mr. Frank M. Byam, the secretary and treasurer of both companies, is one of the busiest men in ten states. @ * @ On Pleasure Bent. C. H. Cox, vice president of the Michigan Chair company spent a two weeks' pleasure trip away from Grand Rapids the latter part of May. 31 32 !It IG H I G A N ART I SAN ..--~_._~.----------- l!HE BIG 'WHITE SHOP J ,I II We Furnish Every Article of Printing I Needed by Business Men I II II I•I III WHITE PRINTING COMPANY 108, 110, and 112 North Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. I rTHE BIG WHITE SHOP"] ~" . .' ! ' " ., : _ "",,',. - MICHIGAN ARTISAN 3:1 po - --------------~----. -----------~---------... I I ! CHOICE TOOLS FOR FURNITURE· MAKERS! t II you do not know the "Oliver" wood working tools, you had beller give "OLIVER" : us your address and have us tell you all·about them. We make nothing but No. ~:~~ch-:.SIl.W I Quality tools, the first cost of which is considerable, but which will make Made with or without more profit "for each dollar invested than any of the cheap machines flood- ::bl: 3~~j;3CVJ\~till . h take 18" under the 109 t e country. lluide - tillol 45 degree~ one way aDd 7 degrees the other way. Car-rie8a oaw up to 1%11 wide. OuWde bearing to lower wheel shah when IWtmoll>l'dtiven. Wei\l:hs 1800 lbs when ready 10 ship, !I I I !I I, I I~-~._---_._----~~-_I ._~ "Oliver" New Variety Saw Table No. ] J. Will lake a saw up II) 201 diameter. Arbor bell is 6" wide Send for Catalog "B" for data on Hand Jointers, Saw Tables, Wood Lathes, Sanders.. Tenoners, Mortisers, Trimmers, Grinders, Work Benches, Vises, Clamps, Glue Heaters, etc., ~tc. OLIVER MACHINERY CO. Work& and General Offices at 1 to 51 Clancy St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH •• V. S. A. BRANCH QFF1CES -Oliver Madunery Co •• Hudson Tenninal. 50 Ch!lt<::h 51.; New York: Oliver Machinery Co., F'itlll Nanonal Bank Buildinll• Chi~~. lll.; Oliver MachillffY Co., Pacific Bu~diD'i".Seattk. Wash.: Oliver Machinery Co • 201-203 Deah5iate. Manchester, Eng. ...._---_._--- ----- Character in Chairs. dThe chair may reflect authority. It, too, changes with salary and station. The swivel gives orders to the high desk stool. The straight back chair of the steno-grapher differs much in meaning from the ampler p{ece of furniture which stands before the roll top desk. In a wheel chair the child may see the world and after his pilgrimage nmv an aged man, he may collect a little air. There are the chair of state and the electric cnair of execution. The empty chair is a metaphor for;' all that is most tragic in Ol1r lives. \Vhat are the dreams of the artists stool, and what of the milk-maids, and wh.ich signify the more? How the rocking chair has been writ-ten about and despised by the haughty traveler £tom abroad and hmv firm it stands-a great Americ.an con-quest in domestic comfort. Around the chair also. and the attitude in \vhich \ve sit lie associations of our mental state. \Vhen does thought come best from seat of ease and when from the severer bench on which the school boy of old was wont to sit? Do you get the idea?" -Colliers. .J Will Travel in the Sl,.1t!lh. D. L. McLeod has associated the lines of the St. Johns Table company and the :1ftlskegDn Valley Fur-niture company, and the J'vIoon Desk company, ~and will traveL it) the southern states. ('::\fac" has been very successful in his olel territory and will deserve well at the hands of the dealers in the south. llliver Tools S,tve Labor .. Time .. Tempers :« Co.st Selling Seasonable Goods. It is a common experience of dealers that the first call for seasonable goods is nsually the best. People like to buy seasonable goods when the fever is on and they don't like to see all the neighbors fixed up with seasonable things before they do. The merchaut who has the goods ready a little ahead of the demand and starts to push them by advertising in the newspapers and with window dis-plays, gets the first call for the goods and the people he sells to will have their entire neighborhoods buying before the ,"veek is ont. t8I ',- C0 The Never Split Seat company will erect a factory at Evansville, Incl., for the purpose of increasing their out-put. ROLLS THE "RELIABLE" KINO THE FEllWOCK AUTO &. MFG. CO. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. - ---------------------------, 34 MICHIGAN ARTISAN Branching Out-A Larger Line. The Oliver !vlachinery company have been making pattern shop machinery and now have the most com-plete pattern shop equipment in the world. Having completed this line of machinery the company arc noW branching out into a line of wood working machinery adapted for furniture factories, planing mills, govern-ment shops, etc. \\1ith this in vie-w the company have already brought out three machines for furniture fac-tories; viz: No. 36 Swing Saw; No 62 Vertical Spindle Sanding Machine and No. 73 Vertical Boring Machine. In this new venture it is their aim to maintain the high quality of workmanship and design for which the Oliver machines have been known. The Oliver No. 36 Swing Cut Off Saw is the result of a careful study of the scientific principles involved in a machine of this kind and therefore it is successful not only for the rough cu tting incident to every woodworking shop, but also in producing accurate and thoroughly reliable results On fine work in· the , hard wood for interior finish, cabinet and pattern shop. The frame is heavy, in the cored form, with a single arm centrally located. It is suspended from the hang-ers by means of trunnions of large diameter. At the upper end it supports the cotlntershaft"in suitable take-up bearings, which by capillary action receive oil from oil wells beIO\·Y-and arc entirely independent of the .hangers. At the lower end it supports the saw arbor frame in a tongue and groove bearing. The main part carries two suitable brackets for holding the shifter rocl in a convenient position. The Saw Arbor is made of machin~ry steel and is ground accurately to size. It: is 1110unted in the arbor framcin two self-lubricating '.b~arings with caps, held in position ,with four large ..capscrews. The pneumatic arbor pulley is rigidly held by a large set screw and end play is taken care of by babbitt grooves in the arbor bearing. The Arbor Frame is made detachable from the main frame, but held securely in position by heavy bolts, which grip accurately finished and fitted surfaces. This construction has two advantages---it ,enables taking up any stretch of the belt and gives an easy way of re-babhitting the arbor bearings withont disturbing the main frame. A strong handle bolted to this frame is very convenient for the .operator. The Shield is made of cast iron securely bolted to the frame and easily removable. It is certainly effi.· cient in protecting the operator and does not have to be disturbed when removing the saw~ The Belt Shifting is done by a lever within easy reach of the operator. The Counterbalance consists of a simple weight and lever device carried upon two large shoulder screws of which the upper is-stationary ,and· the 1m/vcrmoves with the swing of the frame, and operates the weight, reducing to a minimum the resistance to the operator in drawing the saw forward through the material. The Coul1tershaft is of large diameter and is sup-ported in genuine babbitt bearings that have removable caps and are weI11ubricated by the capillary action which provides a constant flow of oil from the oil wells. The driving pulleys and the tight and loose pulleys are all fininshed throughout and balanced properly. The loose pulley is fitted with a self lubricating bronze collar that runs loose both on the shaft and inside the pulley, providing double wearing surface. The Hangers consist of four parts-the trunnion bearing, the adjusting screw, the hand wheel and the hanger yoke. Accurate vertical adjustment is secured by operating the hand wheels which act like nuts at the end of the adjusting screws. This mechanism is a great advantage' because it enables the operator to keep the proper saw line though the blade wears to smaller diameter. The "Olivcr" Ko. 97 Heavy Swing Cut-Off Saw differs from "Oliver" No. 36 SWing Cut-Off Saw only in the fact that every part of it is made much heavier in proportion than the No. 36 machine. The design of the mechanisms and adjustments are exactly the same therefore the detail description of the No. 36 • THE NEW MACHINERY GRAND RAPIDS STORE Wood Working Machinery Factory Equipment Machine Knives, Bits, Etc. Everything iD Equipment for the Woodworfter. i.-. •__ . ~I Office and Store. 58 South Ionia St •• Opp.mte Union Depot. McMULLEN MACHINERY CO. GRAND RAPID. MICH . MICHIGAN ARTISAN machine will suffice for both of them. The genero[lts proportions and the great power of 1\0.97 Swing Sa\v' make it especially l1seful in engineering shops, sfw miJIs, cooperage factories, car shops, and governmqnt 'works. A description of the "Oliver" No. 62 Vertical Single Spindle Sanding J\lachine for edge san(ling is as fpl-lows: The frame is maoe of metal and cast in the cored forl11l with flanged base 20x24 inches. This to have a long door on one side for readv access to the internal mechanism. ~ The spindle is made of fine tool steel, 1 5-16 in¢hes in diameter and 4;/j inches long in the journals, wi~h a reciprocal movement of 3;0 inches at 150 strokes I per minute. Spindle pulley is 30 inch diameter alid 6 inches long and should make 3600 RPfiL The spindle stems or sanding spindles are furnish-ed 1 inch, 2 inch, 3 inch and 4 inch diameter, and: the large Ones are marie split with provision to dra\v to-gether by means of beveled collars, at the same time clamping the sand paper securely j II posi tlon. These stems are 7~<2inches lonR and reciprocate 3% inches at each stroke, - , ', The top bearing for spindle stems for use in h~avy work is halted to the table back of the spindle al~d it may be readily removed should occasion require, J The reciprocating device for the spindle is useql for obviating scratches in edges of wood where :fine jnish is required. It is controlled bv a lever. \i\lhen ~and-iug over a cushioned form, it -'is necessary to cut out the reciprocation entirely, The table is made of metal 26x30 inches, plianed true with a circular plate around the spindle, Jhich may be removed \vhen changing stems from one side to another. The. equipment consists of one spindle stem each- .15 1, 2, 3, and 4 inch diameter, small sizes made. solid, wrenches and suitable countershaft, hangers and pul-leys. The cOllutershaft is arranged to rest on the noor back of the machine. A description of the "Oliver" No. 73 Vertical Sin-table, one set of five machine bits, countershaft,lgETA g1c Spindle Boring l.-Iachine \vith Hvo spindle speeds, universal table, one set of five machine bits, counter-shaft, hangers and pulleys is as follows: The Column-This is made of metal in the cored form, vvith base having wide flange for rigid floor support, and so arranged that a motor can be t1sed in place of the countershaft when desiring to use elec-tric drive. Extreme height of machine 7 feet 9 inches, The Spindle-This is made of fine high grade steel 1Hl inches diameter, lower end bored 0 inch diameter for bit shanks; it has a vertical travel of 12 inches by either hand or foot lever regulateJ hy adjustable stops for both up and down movements. Spindle returned by spring. Spindle pulley 4j.-i inch cUamcier, 4~ inch face for using a 3,Yi inch belt. The pulley extends through bearings so that the spindle does not turn and slide in the same bearing. The Spindle Bearings are 3/i inches long and are fitted with felt oilers and with a device which prevents any oil from being thrown out. The Spindle Speeds are two in nurllber, 180:) and 30CO RPM. The Table is made of metal 18x30 inches with a double rib around the edge for rigidity and for ser-vice and cO;lVenience in clamping fonrs to the tahle for special bering, It is universal in adjustment, verti-cally 17 inches hy screw, tilts 30 degrees one way and 40 degrees the other. Table is graduated in fractions of inches to accurately guage the tilting adjustments. The Table Fence slides in "T" slots in the table and may be secured in any desired position. It is 3 inches high. Is readily removable. The Idler Pulleys are bronzed and adjustable to keep belt tight at both speeds. They are supported on - -- ------------------------- 36 :MICHIGAN ARTISAN We make all kinds of good benches for furniture factories. Benches that stand wear and tear. Benches that are practical and easy to work on. Benches for every class of furniture work. Benches that the particular artisan takes delight in using. Benches that never warp or split. Benches that always satisfy. Our Bench catalog and full particulars are free for the asking. GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW CO., 918 Jeff8ls11n An., Gland Rapids, Mich. • • studs on a frame that moves laterally on the supporting shafts. The Countershaft is supported in the column and in an outside bearing. It Tuns in ring oiling, self-align-ing boxes that are 6 inches long, 1% inches diameter, shaft 32 3-16 inches long and 1M inches diameter. Driving cone is 11 inch, 18 inch diameter, 3% inch face. The tight and loose pulleys are 8x4j/, inches, and should make 750 RPM. The loose pulley is bushed \vith bronze and with oil chambers. It will never wear ant if oiled properly and will not stick. It will bore any length hole up to 12 inches by the use of bits with proper length of twist, and will bore in the center of a piece 36 inches wide. Table is ad-justable from 7 inches to 24 inches from the head of the spindle. The Equipment consists of one boring bit each )cj, Ji, j/" % and f4 inch diameter, 6 inch twist, guage stops and shifter mechanism. It occupies 30x71 inches of floor space and weighs 800 pounds. €I ::: @ The Keeler Brass company have been sending out this month to their patrons a handsome catalogue of their line of metal mountings, cabinet hardware and furniture trimmings. @) * @) The furniture buyers colony at 'Ott;:rwa Beach on Lake Michigan will he largely iucreased in numbers· . • More Post Borers, Illustrations of two more of the Cordesman-Rech-tin company's post borers are shown below. If there is anything in the woodworking line that this company knows about it is the boring machines, hence so many va
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and GRAND RAPIDS 1RY Twenty.Ninth Yea ..-No. 8 OCT08ER 25. 1908 Semi-Monthly r Royal Morris Chairs "THE PUSH BUTTON KIND" You can make more money out of our NATION· ALLY ADVERTISRD lines of Morris Chairs, than you can by buying the unknown, unguaranteed kind. Our advertising campaign begins in the Saturday Evening Post in September and the Ladies' Home Journal in October and will continue through the Fall. Every month eleven million people will see our ads, a facsimile of which we show in this space, We believe we offer you the best selling proposi-tion in the furniture line today. They are unlike any other because they are either UPHOLSTERED OR WITH LOOSE CUSHIONS, WITH FOOTREST OR WITHOUT FOOTREST. ROYAL CHAIR COMPANY, STURGIS, MICHIGAN ------ ---.--------------------i II II~ 4,r' ''tr .... 'j .. ' Write us today for proposition for your town. Our No. 560 Suite will look well on your floor. ASK FOR CATALOG. Aulsbrook & Jones Furniture Company (Formerly Aul.brook & Sturgell) STURGIS, MICHIGAN Facsimile of OUT magazine ad"i.'er\isemt"n\s. III I II I III • 1• The Latest Table Success The New Northern Line a Distinct Hit No. 34 TABLE. During the last summer we announced a new line of tables-"The Kind that Give no Trouble". This line has had a splendid sale, with scores of reorders and many compliments from dealers on the fine workmanship we have put into these tables. There is no doubt that the Northern Line of T.,.bles has made a distinct hit and that dealers appreciate the "Kind tbatGive no Trouble." A table is the hardest thing in the world to keep in good condition unless it is made from selected timber thoroughly weather-seasoned and kiIn-dried, perfectly constructed, and finished off with extra care. Then it must be packed K. D. so the dealer can set it up himself at a moment's notice with tbe smallest possible troUble. Attention to these points is tbe secret of our success. Our styles have proved tbeir popularity as "Quick Sellers." They are just the shapes the public want, and we have a splendid variety of them to suit every taste and every pocketbook. The num-erousreorders we have had prove that our tables sell quickly at a good profit. All our pedestal tables are now equipped (if roquested) with the new DuostyJe lock, so tbat the pedestal is.kept solid up to (, feet extension, and may be divided for extension above .6.fceet. This is the very latest popular table device and we have been among the first to secure it. Our Jpui~zl table £0111!Og11-1shows our ful/line, and will be sent on rectipt of postal card. Our specia! table Jaltsman 'lllouid like to (1;// fin )'Oli if thilt iJ pOJJiblt. Northern Furniture Company SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN • of I }1ICHIGAN ARTISAN -_._------------ Sligh' 5 Select Styles Sati5fy Dealer5 MANY NEW FEATURES ADDED FOR FALL SEASON. II ~------------ EVERYTHING FOR THE BEDROOM (Medium and Fine Quality). Office and Salesroom corner Prescott and Buchanan Streets, Grand Rapids, Mich. \\Trite for catalogue. 1 -_._------------------_ ..... --_._--.... IIIII , GEO. SPRATT & CO, SH EBOYGAN. WIS. Manufacturers of Chairs and Rockers. A complete line of Oak Diners with quarter sawed veneer backs and seats. A large line of Elm Diners, medium priced. A select line of Ladies' Rockers.. Bent and high arm Roc:kers with solid seats, veneer roll seats, cob-hlerseats and up-holstered leather complete. High Chairs and Children's Rockers. rou 'Will gu ;71 on the ground floor 'Whtlf you buy from us, No. 542 Oak, Solid Seat. Price. $17&::. No. 540% Same as No. 542 on \ y Quartered Oak Veneer Seat., $18 ~::. • No. 542 The line includes a very complete assortment of Chairs, Rockers and Settees of all grades, Dining Room Furniture, Mission Furniture. Fibre-Rush Furniture, Reed and Rattan Furniture, Go-Carts and Baby Carriages. No 805 C 2 Our complete line of samples are displayed-In The Ford &. Johnson Co. hulldlng, 1333-37 Wahash Av•.• Including a special display of "otel furniture. ~ AU Furniture J)ealers are cQrdially invited to visit (nlr building. l -_._--- z MICHIGAN ARTISAN 1319--The Big Building Big every way---in size, in scope, in policy, in net gain to both exhibitor and buyer. IT'S THE BIG NOISE OF THE FURNITURE WORLD Exhibition is absolutely indispensable---the dealer demands it---but you must have exhibition of the right sort. That is just the sort we furnish but we've only a few left---no remnants. We will place you in close personal touch with 10,000 dealers every year who come to buy and DO buy. Don't you want them to buy your line? We have no out-of-the-way spaces. Every lot is on Main St., Broadway or the Public Square. Come in. The Door Pushes Right Open from Outside. Manufacturers' Exhibition Building Co., ,I 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago. • , f' j'\r..,rf) , • \; I........ PuBLIC LIBRARY 29th Year-No, 8, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH" OCTOBER 25, 1908, Personal Appeal in Salesmanship. Stephen Girard, the eccentric Philadelpllia philanthropist, by his 'will endowing Girard CotJeg-e, made the strange pro-vision- as is known probably to most of you-that 110 clerg,y~ man could ever cross the porta.ls of that institution. Ac-cordingly, a guard has stood at the gate evcry day since Gir-ard College ..v.as opened to intercept any gentlem(:H of the cloth. Horace Greeley, the veteran editor of the New York Tribune, had a 'way of wearing a plain black suit and white tie that little betokened the flres of human emotion that often \-velled up in his breast. It is told that oue day as :Mr. Greeley ,'\'as passing through the gate of Girard College the guard stopped him with a, "Hey there-halt! Yon can't go there!" Mr. Greeley stopped and fixed his gaze npon tbe offender. "The hell I can't," he replied "vith emphasis. "Oh, thClf's all right, then-you can, sir," said the guard. opening wide the portClls to this son of e;l.rth. I recount this incident from American history to estab-lish my rights as alllbassador for the National Association of Advertising Novelty ?vIanufacfurers, to appear in these COUll' cils and have a voice in this Holy of Holies of modern pub-licity. If ,my old-time <\dveTtising 111all. 11Oldin.Q; to tl,e ex-ploded theory once cheriShed by newspaper and magazine publishers and agencies, that "therc is hut 011e way to ad-vertise, l'-should such a benighted soul cbim tha.1 there is no virtuous pUblicity in signs :wd calendars, paper wei'rbts and yardsticks, celluloid buttons and key rings, pocketbooks, l(';ul pencils, thermometer!", boys' caps, carpenters' 8prons, bor~:e covers and 1,vagon umbrellas-should such a, blind prophet of the old order of things dare to challenge my right as the spokesman for I<three-c1imensiol1 puh1icity," or say T cannot invade the precincts of this f"l.11eof advertisinQ-, I will ;l.i1S-wer as did Horace Greeley, to the effect 111at"T can qualify." Advertising, like religion am] medicine ,UJel goVef1l11'cnt and science, is <\11 evo1nti011. The old onlcr is cOllst:-lntly passing away. The new is on and ever l111foldin,C;-. In publicity matters surely times are not what they l1sed to be -and as Eel Gibbs says, "and never \'vere.'· Once advertisin~' was shotgun work. Broadsides were fired aimles'ilv at space in the hope of hitting somethin~. Then rifl~ nr,,(':tke crept in-the ptall of picking a customer and shooting- stn-d,g-ht at him. That evolution worked the principle of' ({personal ap-p('", l in ndvcrtisilH!, and -I\'e 11<\v(' all fot1nd ont that the strong-cr the element of "personal appeal" in any omD8ign the rnol-e successfully it sells goods. It is becallsc of this fact that all ;1dvertising specialty makes the strongest pos,~jble sort of per:,;onal <lpne:tl t11at :t hetter l1a111e fol' novelty or s,pe,.ialty (\dVCTtiSing i:-; "pc-sona1 appeal a,c1vcrtising." That is just what many ll1a11l1facfurers of busine"s souvenirs [llld advertising f)'ift ;>rtides call it. Am1 because of t11i3 h,t of appealin,rr to the heart and emOlions of the /1lu1tittJde ;1.<; spechlty 11'Nlia do and heCal1Se of thzlt further indisputable fact that the great masses of pe,o~ ple are quickest, easiest, cheapest and surest reached in that ,vay, it follmvs th:J.t no advertising campaign is complete which fails to lnehlde the use of advertising specialties in $1.00 per Year. some form. \Vith general publicity alone, you plow, harrow, fertilize and \vater the field, yet without dropping the seed of personal appeal-the sine qua non of the whole operation, the one step in all the publicity transaction whkh insures the sprouting of a harvest of purchasers and orders_ "The field of novelty "letter enlcosl1res" now being cre-ated l'\",kes every business hOLlse's mail take on new aspects of efficiency in getting orders. These enable a house to get full value for the postage it pays. Did you ever stop to realize that most every house pays for twice as much weight in postage as it utilizes? Drop a novelty in your ol1tgoing mails soliciting huslness or acknowledgiing bvors already received and it costs you nothing for tra.nsportatiotl. Your two-cellt letter will carry your message and your noY-elty hoth. Of course you could pile up circular matter to full weight, but you and I both know what happens when a letter weighed down wtth printed matter is opened, Yet a novelty is gladly received and wins consideration for the ITJatter. Personal appeal in an advertising sense is rifle shooting to hit the very heart of the prospective customer, There was a strong pcrsonal appeal ill that verse of scripture, to 1\lm;- tr;\tc, which the old negro preacher selected as his text when he nrose and said: "RretllTen and Sistern, I takes my text from the one-eyed verse of the hvo-eyed chapter of the three-eyed Jolln: (Paul, the apostle, pinted his pistol at the 'Phestans.''' Could any-thing be hetter advertising? Volhether writing au ad or an epistle to get business, the message should be pointed just like a pistol straight at the hearts of the people whose trade is solicited. This is one phase of "personal appeal" in ad-vcrtising-- that one phase of thc subject perhaps that most of you are familiar with. Advertising, broadly speaking, may be divided into two main purposes; to give infmmation and to make personal ap~ peal to prospective customers. Informative advertising is the oldest, best known, most used and likewise the most expensive br!lnch of advertising. It is well defined by the term, "general publicity." Tt talks to the intelligence, to the r(',<\soo. It -is cold, impersonal, thoughtful, hut exceedingly forceful if done at all well. It mnkes a trade mark [LlJd its coml11odities household words. 1t makes everyone know about the advertiser. It makes people think and talk about him. Surely these are prim~ requisites ill an advertising campaign. They are the founda-tions of a great seIling campaign, but they lack the super-stmcture; they lack sufficient "personal appeaL" Ld me define these terms "novelty advertising" and "spe-cialty advertising" before going further. In some ways both terms arc insufficicnt :J.nd misleading, You know that no science 01' system or institution can be defined and explained by a single term. Even a brief statement of essential facts is somet-imes misleading. You remember the Irishman's epilOme of King Solomon, whom he described as "tha.t wise old guy who had 3,000 wives and slept with his fathers." How does specialty advertising accomplish the iujection MICHIGAN ARTISAN Ind. •I RICHMOND CHAIR CO., Richmond, Double Cane Line "Slip Seats"-the latest and best method of double cane seating. Catalogues to the Tl"ade. I• of the element of salesmanship into an advertising campaign? Listen. The desire to get something for nothing is one of the oldest of human emotions. People of all classes and condi-tions, if approa.ched aright, are always ready for a gift. There is that about the pre!:icntation-cven of a trifle-to:) on~ which warrrs the cockles of the heart and makes one feel kindly disposed to the donor. It is a little article that 15 ttseTul, perhaps, such as a novelty cigar cutter or key-ring; or perhaps it is very beautiful, as many advertising novelties of trifling value aTe; or likely its newness and uniqueness be-stow an inter(:'~~tupon it in excess of its \ralue; or possibly it is a funmaker-sotrething funny or humorous which old Gray Head will laugh at and spring upon his friends, or take home to amuse his children with. No matter. He accepts the little advertising novelty you send him with a, distinct feeling of interest, of apprec.iat.ioll, of gratitude and these states of the mindU1'cons;~ol1sly incline this pE'.rson f,)'vor-ably toward your p:'opositiou and stimulate a desire to gjve you his co-operation. As a sort of subconscious reflex ac-tion he resolves to buy your stuff \vhen he has the chance. Your advertising meS5a.ge is read and given a great deal more attention than it would otherwise secure. Intelligent appreciation of what you have to sell then mingles cordially with his desire to help you and give you his patronage and out of that wedlock of. knowledge and personal appeal is bo:-n the desire to purchase your goods; is born orders. Specialty advertising is "personal appear' advertising be-cause it tallrs to the individual in language that he can understand. Buying is always an individual matter. Peo-ple may be educated in masses, but they don't buy in masses. Their decisions to buy and their a,cts of purchasing- are al-ways the movements of jndi~'iduals. lienee that method of advertising is the best "closing argument" of any campaign which best singles out the individual ani makes the gl-catest impres;ion t1pon him. How can individuals be reached best? How are the ninety nnd lline influenced among men and ·women and chil-dren? Are they swayed most by reason or emotion? Are they crea.tures of heart, of impulse, of feeJil1g or are they ruled by the sway of brain? vVhich writes most of human history-the mandates.of thought, of reason, of cold intelli-gence or the tug of human heart strings? There can be no doubt. There is no ground, for an in-stant of debate. Mankind and womankind and childkind are ruled by their hearts, their emotions. They feel and act ac::- cordingly. They want, and that settles the matter, One in a thousand is ruled by his reason and we single him out and call him jurist, statesman, philosopher. The 999 arc ruled by their fe~lings. Now don't you see why "general publkity" so often fails to do what is expected of it? It educates. It makes the masses know that ,In a.dvertiser makes a certain k.ind of goods. It may even carry the impression of superiority tD a high degree, but as yet the well springs of human emotion have 110t been stirrc,d up, the matter has not been brought home personally to the individual, his desire of possession has no, yet been stimulated. The appeal is as yet only to reason and intelligence-and most people haven't either when it comes to determining their course in life, or if they have reason, they refuse to use it, but do about as they feeL Thus specialty advertising rightfully analyzed lUust be di-vided into "pers:)nal appeal" awl "psychological appeal" and both are valiant business getters. From the allusion made ·1 Grand Rapids Caster Cup Co.-~ 2 Park wood Ave.. Oram! Rapids_ Micb. I We are now putting (Jut the best Casler Cups with cork b!1ses ever offeree to the trade. These are finished in Golden Oak aud Whlte Maple in a light finish. These goods are admirable ror polished floors and furn-iture rests. They will not sweat or mar. PRICES: Size 2}( inches ..•.•• $4.00 per hundred Size 2U inches······ 5.00 per hundreu Try a Sample Order. F. O.B. Grand BapidS. • to this "general publicity" feature of the various sign special-ties you must now be prepared to understand what is true, that it is· possible and easy to frame up and conduct an entire national· campaign from '''general publicity" to final "personal appeal," with its stimulation of desire for possession, by using nothing but novelties and specialties. Considering all the other featUres of specialty advertising, this elasticity is in.,. deed· noteworthy,-H, ·S, Bunting. - - ------------------ MICHTGAK ARTISAK r----------------------~~ I IO~.1I0,112 I nOlln Division~t.h:= ;~ .~ I Oldn~ Rd~i~s III I JI E I N II ~A I V I E R I s II P t R I I I, TN I E I R ! s I B I I N I ~ ! ~ I 5 IO~,liD, 112 norln Division ~t.I I Oran~ Rd~i~s OUR BUILDING Erected by White Printing Company, Grand Rapids, 1907. PRINTE R S B INoERS EN GR AV ERS Engraving Company :: White Printing Company I Michigan Artisan Company 1M. IChI·gan h..--- • --' MICHIGAN ADDED LUXURY OF FLAT LIFE. Features of Up-to-Date Apartments. It almost seems a.s if a limit had been reached in the con-ven1ences and Jabor saving devices installed in the newest and most expensive flat houses. Unless an aeroplane for each tenant wefe thrown in with the rent there seems to be very little left to offer the dweller in the modern New York apartment. Now a woman can entertain unexpected guests a.t a mo-ment's notice by simply phonoing for one of the extra bed chambers provided by the management. One's children can play in a private roof garden playground while the older folk take an airing under a pergolfl~ It is possible- to have ice in one's room in a twinkling without the bother of having it brought into the apartment. All the la-undry work is done in a co-operative laundry at the top of the house, letters can be mai\edby simply stepping outside the apartment door, maids, cooks and waitresses are supplied on order for allY function and electric buttons dis- ARTISAN York and goes far to prove the statement made SOIne time ago that the day was not far distant when there would be comparatively f,ew private dwellings in Manhattan except tho'5e of the very rich. Though the r'ents may seem exorbitant to the average per,- son-for instance, from $l,5CO up for one room and bath and from $3,COO up to $6,000 or $7,000 for a housekeeping apart-ment of nine rooms and half a dozen baths-they do not sccm so high to hundreds of others, for long before the newest flats are finished there are plenty of tenants not only ready but eager to take them. Children are not barred from the newest and most expen-sive apartments. On the contrary, tl1ey are welcomed, and high up on the roof playgrounds have been designed for the litt!le folks. These are fitted up with swings, tennis courts, and a big floor space for rolIer skating. Just adjoining th¢re is usually a promenade, a pergola for the older folks, where a wonderful panoramic view of' the city is obtained ;U1d where one can get the air without going away from one's own doorstep. Think of having always available rooms for chance guests one mig"ht be unable to accommodate in one'.:; own flat. The rooms are all furnished comp;ete except for bed linen and towel::.. These are fur-nished by the hostess natur;,.[Jy. Think what <l" joy this is to the housekeeper, the hospitable wo-man who loves company and who in her own home trembled at the a.rrival of the unexpected guest. Not only can ext~a guest rooms be secured, but extra servants are provided by the manage-ment at a moment's notice. If a woman wishe~ to give a dinner party and needs an extra wait-ress all she has to do is to order one by phone and the maid appears all spick and span in cap and a.pron. Likewise, if the cook makes troub~e the mistress has only to call for a substitute. The kitchens are marvels of convenience in the hig'her priced apartl'nen!. A $6,500 flat's kitchen will be quite as commodious as that in any private dwelling, mueh larger than son:e. Besides the coal range there is usually a.n electric stove also, to be used in emergency or in lieu of the coal rallge. Instead of having one's room filled with the steam and unpleasant ..v.ash-day odors, the wash-ing is all done in the laundry at the top of the house, where 150 tubs are installed. Large iron-iilg rOOI11S,two or more, and as many drying rooms, are also for co-operativ~ service and there are steam drying lockers which economize time wonderfully. No ice is ever brought into the apartment from outside, yet it can be had at any time. In the refrigerator are coil~ through which refrigerated b,ine is forced. Here articles of food are kept as cold as may be. \Vhen ice i:-;needed all th,J.' one has to d.o is to set a vessel of water on the coil and in a few moments the ice is ready. To have one's steam radiators concealed and out of sight is one of the delightful improvements in the modern apartments. Nothing, seems quite so ugly as an exposed radiator. Now they are placed beneath the windowsill and so covered with wainscoting that they a,re wholly invisible. They are so constructed that the cold air enters the galvanized iron box which encloses them at the bottom and is heated as it passes upward throug"h the box and register at the top. This method preclUdes any cold draught in the room. The duplex apartments-those on two floors-are a great joy to most women. The're is about them the exclusiveness Home of the Mechanic Institute-School New York City. of Mechanic Arts, close closets in unexpected places, cook one's dinners, tell the time and accomplish many more interesting things. All this marks a turning point in the home life of New MICHIGAN ENGRAVING CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. ENCRAVERS BY ALL PROCESSES. MICHIGAN ARTISAN 7 r • Single Cone All Steel Springs Furniture Trade. II $2~ Each I Net I Are very popular with the $2~ Each Net No. 46. Single Cone. $2 Each. Net. We manufacture a full line of Single and Double Cane All Wire Springs. SEND US YOUR ORDERS. SMITH &. DAVIS MFG. CO., St. Louis . .._-------- ._-_._------_. of the private dwelling and the cOllvenience of the Bat. One of the especial advantages enjoyed is the fact that not all the apartments are built alike. Every woman loves variety and every woman who has gone fiat hunting knows to her SOf-row that there is little deviation in fiat arrangement. . Now one can get an apartment \vhich is as unusual ill style and division as it is novel in arrangement. )J0 two apartments In the same building are precisely alike Space has regulated this in a measure, but a distinct effort has been made to secure artistic and surprising results. Tn one of the big co-operative studios where the apart-ments are all duplex some charming schemes have been car-ried out. One artist and his wife who are utilizing t,vo studio apartments have had sliding doors cut through so that the rooms when thnnvn together make an auditorium some 100 feet in width, Entrance to one studio is gaincd through a concrcle arch_ way in Gothic style which supports one end of the bakony. This balcony, onto which opcns the slceping apartmcnts, rUns straight across the room. From the arch to the wall it is curtained off, making a, charming little reception room. The bedrooms are wholly different in each apartment, hath in style and size. One has half size Dutch windO\vs, the other deep embrasures and French windoy,·s. In each, as indeed in all modern flats in ::\'ew York, the most important of all rooms is lhe kitchenette. )[ ew Yorkers should have as their coat of arms a kitchenetle decorated l,vith a cook rampant and a crest shO\""ing the arm of victory-a mailed hand ·waving a chafing dish triumphant, as indicative of the New York woman's emancipa.tion from the enslave-ment of the domestic problem. A woman had largely the planning of one of the most at-tractive of the studio apartments, so there are plenty of clos-ets and closet room, and ill the most unexpected places. Be-neath the narrow windillg stair tha.t ascenc\s to the mezzanine floor, for instance, a series of drawers of varring sizes is built in. An entry ',vay, the sides of which to the uninitiated are seemingly fitted only with ycry handsome panels of wood, may by a pressure of a button open and disclose to view a Sp;Lce sufficient for a man's entire wardrobe, or at least ;'\ woman's 1Ierry \Vidow hat. Corners have been utilized and china cabinets have been built ill, and then there arc the regulation closets, but roomy olles such as one used to have at home and all lighted by electricity. 1Errors are ':',et in closet doors, thus obviating the neces-sity of a a pier glass. In the living rooms are real fireplaces, not gas logs or make-believe ones, but fireplaces in which real country logs can be hurned. A bout the baseboard of the hving roorn are placed at lntc:rva]s connections for elec-tric vvires, so that if one wishes to have an electric lamp on a convenient table no more of the wires than is necessary \vill show. In the very newest of the housekeeping apartments the building is constructed around a court so that all of the rooms are light. In the centre a fountaill will play and a luxury of exotic growth ~Lbound. A sub-courtyard for tradesmen's ·wagons is a Ieatl1re. )1"0 wagons will be allowed to drive into and stand around in the main courtyard, but all will drive down into the sub-courtyard by 11le~n5 of an inclined driveway. The house's eight service ell ~·ators will go all the v,ray down into the sub-courtyard and the tradesmen ean deliver goods at the side door of each apartment. This is an important fealure of modern apartment house improve-ments from a. constructional standpoint and those who are able to afford it will appreciate it.-SUll. @ * @ Cabinets with openings in the panels to permit the dis-play of fancy postal cards is a late suggestion. \Vhat next? 8 MICHIGAN ARTISAN • •I -. a. •• PART OF SUITE No. 1516. Made by Nelson-Malter Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. MICHIGAN ARTISAN EVANSVlLLL EVA1\SVILLE, Ind., October 23.-Ul1sines!-i ·with the fur-niture manufacturers of Evansville and the neighboring cities has held its own very well during the past two vvceks. COll-ditions are more encouraging than for the past 51x months and it is believed that business will improve steadily. The tHan)' friends and admirers of :Mayor John \~/. Bochr:c, wbo is rnakillg the race for c(l1lgress ill this (the first) 111- dial1<L congressional district, arc watching his canvass with a great deal of interest. 1\layor Boehne is connected ,,,,ith sev-eral local furniture factories and is also interested ill the mal1ufacttl:"c of stoves and he has elOHt much to upbuild the city. Evansville furniture manufacturers "vere greatly interested in the annual convention of the Ohio V,illey [mprovcment j\ssociatiotl which 'was held at Luoisvillc. Ky., October 22 and 23. It was one of the largest and lliOSt successful con-ventiol: s in tile history of the as::;ociatio!l. The association has as its object the huilding of a sy:otl'lTl of locks and dalllS on the Ohio river all the way to Cairo, 111., in order to nwke a nine leet stage of water the year around. FUl"lliture <1nd veneer manufacturers here and at other points along the lo..v..- er Ohio river say this ..v..ill be necessary ..v..ith the completion of the Panama canal. Among the Evansville firms that werc represcnted at the Louisville convention were the fol-lowing: Karges Furniture Compally, Benjamill BO."hC', milll-ager of thc Globe Furniture Company, Evansville V cneer Company, Evansville Desk Company, \V. A. Koch of the Evansville Metal Bed Company and the Advance Stove \Vork3, John C. 2utt of the Evansville J'vIirror and Beveling [ompallY~ Van Bchrcn :\Janufacturing CompallY, Indiana Stove \Vorks, Southern Stove \Vorb and }fayor John \V. Boehne. Henry Stolt%",a former \\'cll known furniture manufacturer of this city, but for the past thirteen years leading a retired life, died a fe\v days ago at his home at Kratzville. Among' thc children are Gus Stoltz of the Stoltz-Schmitt Furniture Company. The corner stone of the nC\v Furniture Exchange was laid a {(',w days ago. .l\layor John \V. Boehne, who was master of ceremonies, pla.ced in the corner stone a copper box that contained copies of local newspapers as well as copies of sev-eral of the leading furniture journals of the country. A. F. Karges of the Karges Furniture Company presided and nude a few appropri.ate remarks. sayillg that the hu~ltling-, when c0l11p1eted, \vould mean another step of progress for Evansville. John R. Brill, a ,,,ell known attorney of this city, made an nddress which was pleasing to the large crowd that assembled in honor of the occasion. It bas been de-cided by the hUllt1illg committee to make the buihhng eight stories high instencl of seven. This is done in order to meet the demand for offtces. There have beel1 1111merOt1Sde-mands for office 1'00111 in the nc\-\, buildiing and the chance" arc that by the time the structure is completed in February tllat al1 the office,s win be taken. The new b\.\ild~ng is only half a block from the COUl·t honse <Llldwill make an ideal office building for att0t"11eys and real estate men. The veneering: business has picked up. At one local plant it was stated that orders on hand will keep the factory busy for the next etght weeks or perhaps longer. The pros-pects are that the winter trade will be quite active. The plant of the E. Q. Smith Chair Company all the river front at the foot of Chestnut stre"et, that was condemned some time ago by the city in order that it might be se-cured for park purposes, will S0011 pass into the hands of the 9 city. Judge Louis O. Basch of the Vanderburg circuit court has appointed the follovv'illg a.ppraisers who will decide what the city government will pay for the property: Andrew C. Rickhardt, Charles Heilman and Elder Cooper. They will proceed al 011ce to put a valuation on the property and then the city ,viII pay over the money, thus completing the trans-fer. The members of the board of park commissioners here are arrang'ing to tear down the facto"y buildings in a short while. "Gus" Hartlllctz of the Hohcnstein-Hartmetz Company is interested in the real estate husiness as well as many other industries in the community. IT e is a young man of activ-ity and one of the leaders in the local business world. His many friends here are glad to know that he is fnst climbing the Indder of success. C. E. Booth and 1. E. Terrell, traveling salesmen fo,- the Big Six Carloading Associati.on of this city, have gone to Texas. The reports from that C0U11try SJy that crops are exceeding;y good <tl~d that the prospects for good business this winter ver,Y promising. C. \-V. Ta1ge of the Evansville Vc;~eeril1g Cmrpany S:l,Y.; he IS ntisilcd that this winter will bring ill a good trade. He --------------~ STAR CASTER CUP CO. NORTH UNION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (PATXNT Al-'t'LU£L> FOR) We have adopted celluloid as a hase for our Caster Cups. making the best cup all the market Celluloid is a great improvement over bases made of other material. \Vhen it is necessary to move a pit'ce supported by cups with celluloid bases it call he done with ease, as the bases are per-fectly smooth. Celluloid does not sweat and by the use of these cups tables are never marred. These cups are finished in Golrlt'n Oak and White Maplet finished light. If you 1rilt t?"y a sample Qrder of theBe goods yon wi I de8ir6 to handle tltem in qwrnt.itie8. PRICES: Size 2%: inches ·$5.50 per hundred. Size 2;{ illehes., 4.50 per hundred. '. o. b. Grand Rapids. TRY A SAJIPLf!J ORIJER. I!I• S<:lysthat his business has picked up at a remarkahle rate and he believcs the p:;l11icis over. Mike Breger of the Specialty Furniture Company says tbat it mnkes no difference hO\\' the election goes, that his company will he doing business at the "san,e old stand." Eli D. 1I1iIler says that his folding bed will go on !:lelling just the same <liter election as before. He says people for-get politics when it comes to buying folding beds. @ * @ Trade is very active in all branches in Portland, Oregon. High prices rule in both the "\\'heat and fruit markets and money is more plentiful among the farming communities than for several months. The month's wheat exports frorn Port-land for September "\"ill be the largest in the history of com-merce from the vVillamette river, 2,000,000 bushels being es-tirnated at a value of $23.000,COO. Grain inspectors of the state say that castern \Vashingtoll bankers never had so much money and that farmers never were so well fixed. @ * @ George Turne:--, formerly of Roseburg, Oregon, has pur-chased the Bandon Furniture Company at Bandon, and the I1rm name has been ehang'ed to TUrIler & Woodruff. 10 MICHIGAN ARTISAN I Moon Desk Co. MUSKEGON, MICH. No. 483. ~._-----------_. *************** t Where is the unmarried man who has t t 110t honestly wished for a comfortable t t home of his own, where he could gather t t about him his favorite furnishings, and t t undisputed enjoy their use; a rocker that t t just· fits, a 110rris chair that's always t t waiting for him, a library table, his lib- t t rary table, upon which he can always t t find his favorite daily or maga,Zinc, his t t pipes always dry or his cjgars always t t moist, just right and ready. And last, t t but most important of all, his wife. who t t pleases him, humors him, teases him, and t t helps him el1joy the greatest real pleas- t t ures of life as often as he wishes. Where t t is the boarding house that satisfies him t t all the time? \\rhy don't you marry the t t girl? "VVe'llfurnigh the home. Don't t t make the mistake of thinking you can't t t "afford to furnish a home, for we can fur- t t nish one or any number of rooms, wheth- t t er it be one or a dozen; whether you t t have only a little or a great deal to spend t *************** @ * @ Promoters of Matrimony. Ferguson Brothers of Coffeyvillet Kansas, are serving their state and community well through their efforts to pro· mote matrimony. In a very attractive folder recently mailed to single men residing in their city and vicinity the firm dis-cuss the matrimonial problem as follows: Chas~ & 'lv' est and one or two others were able to supply the people of central TO\v<lwith everything needed in the Une of house furnishing goods; yet the young men were undeterred in their resolve to try their fortunes in the capital city. Opening up ~ small stock, they proceeded to stir up the town and surrounding country and in a short time the pea· pie were given to underst~nd that a pair of rea] merchants were in their midst. ThlY gained a foothold and gradually The figures of a handsome young lady and a good-looking young man, with hearts pieced by the darts of the God of love, illustrate the problem. Several pages axe used in set-ting forth the inducements in the line of home furnishings offered by the firm. The folder contains a good idea, well carried out. No. 317 MUSIC CABIl\;ET. Made by the Mechanics Fumiture Co., Rockford, Ill. expanded their field of trade; now they rank very high in the business circles. The firm has invested over $100,000 in stock and will add two floors to their commodious buildin6" in the near future, expending $25,000 upon the same. @ * @ A Prosperous and Progressive Firm. A few years ago two young men, the Davidson Brother,;;, looked over the dty of Des lI.-Ioinesin the state of Iowa, and decided to make a pla,ce of importance for themselves in the community. It was then supposed that the Harbachs, Newell, MANUFACTURERS OF OFFICE DESKS FOR ALL PURPOSES Improvement on the Pacific Coast. John R. Shelton of Shelton & Shanks returned from a tour of the Pacific coast and the mountain regions of the west a few days ago. He reported an improvement in business con-ditkms and good prospects for the future. - .- ----------------- MICHIGAN ARTISAN fJJ If you have not received a copy of our last Catalogue you have not received the BEST thing in Dining Room and Library Furniture. WRITE FOR IT. Rockford Chair & Furniture Co. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. -_._-_..... OUR OAK AND MAHOGANY DINING EXTENSION TABLES ARE BEST MADE BEST FINISHE.D VALUES All Made from Thoroughly Seasoned Stock. LENTZ TABLE CO. I• N ASHVILLE, MICH. No_ 8241;'\ ___.--------1 I[Whi te Prin ting Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN HIGH GRADE CATALOGS COMPLETE 11 ,I 12 MICHIGAN ARTISAN ---_. ---------_._--_._-------_. --------------~ Samples SLowD,Manufaeturers' Furn-iture Exchange, Wal>aah Ave. and 14th St., Chicali<>• Hafner Furniture Company ESTABLISHED 1873. 2620 Dearborn St., CHICAGO No. 5006 Rocker. Beautdul colonial desillD with latte ears, plain seat and tufted back. The arma are lIIade Per. fectJy plain with a button bordei: The hardwood frame is of select-ed birch. 6nilhed in mahogany. Fi~ tow. mou and cotton Spli~edge lieS'. Couches, Box Couches, Adjustable Lounges, Davenports, Bed Davenports, Leather Chairs, and Rockers CATALOG UPON REQUEST. ...._---------------------------_._---_._---------_ .. Price, No. 1 Leather, $25. CHICAGO. IlL, October 25.-As the presidential cam-paign draws to a close business men in all lines aTe l)fepar-ing tei lay aside politic~ and do business. The managers of the big furniture exhibition buildings at ehustling to get everything ill shape for the January sales and manufacturers are working on their 1909 patterns. Trade as a whole has considerably improved, although in a few instances there is some complaint. However, everyone seems confident that business wiJI improve at once after the political campaign is over. President Joseph Meyer of the ~/ranufacturers' Exhibition Building Company is well satisfied with the outlook for Jan~ nary. Every foot of space in the big building at 1319 Mich-igan avenue will be leas cd, and many of' the leading lines will be on exhibition there. Thirteen-nineteen has always been one of the fa.vorite places to shmv furniture, and the fact that many lines that w'ent into the building thc first scason are there still is sufficient evidence of its popularity with the dealers. The Johnson Chair Company's new factory at North ave-nue and Forty~fourth street, has reached the third story. When· completed it will be one of the greatest cbair factories in the world. The Hafner Furniture Company, established in J873, is the oldest parlor furniture house in Chicago. Thirty~five years of successful businc5S is a record that very few in the urnitnre business, either as ma.nufacturers or dealers, can boast of. Their new catalogue is filled with illustrations; a1:J descriptions of well made and attractive upholstered furniture. It's a handy s;alesman, atway~~ready to serve you, and should be on every dealer's desk for constant reference. The name of the Koenig & Gatner Furniture Company has been changed to the Herman Koenig Furniture Company. The Gamer interests have been purchased by Mr. Koenig, and he is building an entirely ncw factory at North Green and Chicago avenue, which will be ready for occupancy early in the spring. "Fol1rteen-Eleven!" Ask any manufacturer or dealer in furniture between the two oceans what that means and he will a,tonce say, ""~\'Vl1Y, that's 1 the big furniture exhibition building at 1411 Michigan avenue, Chicago. Fourteen- Eleven has gonc into new hflnds, but not men HCW to the fur-niture business. Lyman R. Lathrop and his brother Ho"ward arc old timers in the furniture business and are tho:-oughly familiar with all the ins and outs of the business. They in-form the :''1ichigan Artisan that since they have taken over thc building a great many applications for space have bcen received, and that every foot of available space will be occu-pied. The elevator in the front building is to be moved further forward and other cxtensive improvements will be made. The Fourteen-Eleven Company have set out to make this the most popula~, the b~st known and the greatest selling center of furniture in the United State-so No""" watch the indicator and see them climb. @ * @ Hugh T. Imnan, 'who owns a large pa.rt of the city of At-lanta, Ga., has purchased the vVare~IIatcher factories. If his success as a manufacturer shall be no greater than was that of the Ware-Hatcher bunch, M:-. Inman will not so powerful financially at the close of next year as he was when he pur-chased the plants. MICHIGAN ARTISAN CUPID DEMORALIZES DEPARTMENT STORE. Waukegan Firm Reveals Enmity Toward Little God of Love. And now a wail goes up from "Dan" Cupid that depart-ment st():-e m<lliagcrs are organizing a,gainst him. \-Vhat with divorce courts, affinity finding bureaus, and the like, it is a ,vonder that he is able to eke out an existence at all. And when he did find a Geld where he could quietly practice his archery am.\ was beginning to get back into his old form, another lot of signs are ll<tiled up barring him from the pre~ serves. The campaign against Dan, began recently in a store in \Vaukcgan, and it is expected the \VarfaTe 'witt spread all along the Jinc, This want ad appen,red: "\V./\NTED-Two or three lady clerks who have no pres-cnt intention of getting married. Yo others need apply. Young ladies \vith no regular gentlemen friends preferred. Apply in perSOll to the George R. Lyon & Son store." In this p<lrticular store it is sa.id there has been a marriage among the sales force to every two bargain sales. Ot~e crowd of ladies was pretty \v('l1 married off amI a llCW set had just gotten on to the ropes. It seemed as though there might be smooth sailing for a time when sllddenly Cupid broke out again. ilIiss Nina, Kennedy \valked into the man-ager's office. "Guess I'll resign," she said. "'\lhy, what's the matter? l-\re the hours too long? Aren't you getting enough-" "Oh, yes, that's all right, only-well. T don't think I'll ~---- 1 13 have time to work for you allY more; I'm-I'm going to be married." l\fiss Kennedy is to .v..e..d Claude Bates next month. And double bars went up against Cupid with the publica-tion of the unique ad. @ * @ Running Overtime. OWillg to the greatly incre8sillg popularity of Royal Push Dutton chairs-b8eked by extensive advertising in Ladies' Home Journal, Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Everyhodys, Cosmopolitan and \"1I,r oman's Home Companion-the Royal Chair Company of Sturgis, Ivlich., have been running nights for the past ten weeks. After nine years of perfecting their push button appliances a.nd learning to make thc best Morris chair possible, they are at last getting \vhat they aiC striving to earn. They make eighty-fixe designs in oak, genuine ma-hog'any and imitation mahogany. @ ~~ @ A Splendid Outlook. O. K. BrO\vn has just returned from the northwest, tak-ing in all the principal points in V<lashington and Oregon. He finds bnsiness in a very he:llthy' and prosperous coml1tlon and a splendid outlook for the fall trade. At a town in eastern \Vashington the fa.rmers have 500,.Oeo bushels of \vheat ready for market. at 80 cents per bushel, making $400,- 000 to be distributed ill that loe81ity. Similar condition.:> exist in all of the eastern \;Vashington and Oregon to\vns. He will remail' in the city until the latter end of the month and will then take in the southern portion of the state. MORTISER FORMER OR MOULDER COMBINED MACHINE Complete Oullil 01 HANO and FOOT POWER MACHINERY WHY THEY PAY THE CABINET MAKER He can save a manuIacturer':; profit as well as a dtl'aler's profit. He can make more money with less capital invested, He can hold a hetter and more satisiactory trade with his cllstomers. He can manufacture in as good style and finish, ana at as low cost as the factories. The local cabinl't maker hl.ls been forced into only the dealer's trade and profit, because of machine manufactured /{oods of factories. All outfit of flarnes· Patent Foot and Hand-Power Machiut'Ty, reinstates the cabinet maker wfth aavantag-es equal to his competitors. If desired. these machines will be sold on trial. The purchaser can have ample time to test them in hiS own shop and on the work be wishes them to do. lJescriptitl6 catalogue and price list lree. HAND CIRCULAR RIP SAW No. S WOOD LATHE No, 4 SAW (ready fOT"cross-cutting) W. f. &. JOHN B,\RNES CO.• 654 Ruby St .• Rockford, III. Il HAND TENONER No. 4 SAW (ready for ripping) No.::4 SCROLL SAW '------------------------------------_ .... No.7 SCROLL SAW 14 ESTABLISHED 1880 MICHIGAN ARTISAN PUBL,ISHeO I!I'T MICHIGAN ARTISAN CO. ON THE 10TH AND 25TH OF EACH MONTH OP'P'ICE-I08,110.1t2 NORTH DIVISION ST., GRANO RAPIDS. MICH. ENTERED .1.8 MATTER OF TfolE SECOND CUl8S A sale in an Indiana town is rather novel and is reported to have been followed by good results. The merchants of the tOwn agree to have what is known as a "dollar day." Each merchant offers exceptional values for one dollar. A large general advertisement is printed in the papers and two prizes arc offered-one of $5 for the merchant who, in the opinion of the readers of the paper, offered the bestbargail1 for a dollar, and the other for the reader who selected what appeared to be the biggest bargains. The votes were sent to the newspaper on posta 15. It resulted 11)stirring up great interest in the sales, and heavy movement of goods followed. Of course, some price cutting on dollar offers was done, but it is said that this was not a feature, and the general sales more than balanced the loss. In commenting upon the above the Oregon Tradesman wisely says: "The scheme might do once in a while. Its novelty would seem to be its strong-est drawing merit." "t" "t" The merchants of Galesburg, Ill .. have signed an agree-ment not to patronize "hold-up" schemes. Advertisements are refused to publishers of programs, score cards, director-ies, also donations to church fairs, suppers and prize contests. Benefit tickets for entertainments will not be purcha.sed. At least $10,000 is saved annually to the merchants. No argu-ment is needed' in support of the wi~dom of this policy. "tel- "to The "first call for breakfast" on a railroad train is not in-frequently uttered by a ~aby. Its call does not bring many responses. ]\ilany merchants must be rated in the baby class when making calls for business. Their advertisements are so weak that they are never read outside of the homes of their familie$. "t" "t" 11uch of the improvement noted in the business of selling goods by rctail is the outgrowth of competition. The spur of necessity has created the sharpest rivalry. The stores would not be 50 clean, so attractive or so successful but for competition. If the reports published from day to day of the enlarge-ment of store buildings and the erection of new ones in var-ious sections of the country are well founded, considerable business will be transacted next year, no matter how the elec-tions may result. "to "to A little self-examination by salesmen who complain of lack of promotion or small salary will reveal the fact that the fault lies with thcmeslves. If they would "ginger up" ad-vantage to themselves as well as to their employers would be gained. If One million dollars worth of goods were sold at the act-ual cost of the goods and handling, yielding no profit, a hand-some margin would be realized on the discounts granted by manufacturers. Although Chicago's population is less by one-half that of London, the annual sales of a single department store in the former city are said to exceed all the large stores of London combined.. °t" "t" After the lights are turned on the display windows do their best work. It is not wise nor economical to deprive them of light sufficient for their proper illumination. "to "t" The "Cottage Funeral Parlor" is the cheerful name of an undertaking establishment. It is such a pleasant looking place that one feels like entering and remarking "Do it now." °to "to One's trade may be large, but the desire to make it larger is ever present. No matter how many customers one may have there is always room for Ol1e more. °to °t" After election the case makers' association will meet in Chicago and talk over the matter of prices and discounts for the first half of the new year. °tO °to Don't push a customer out of the door after making a sale. He may be reminded of things he needs if allowed to wander through the stock. °to "to Originality in advertising, personality in salesmanship and di5cretion in selecting stock are winning hands in the world of business. "t" "t" A cheerful phsiognomy may resemble a rubber shoe stretched around a telephone pole. but it helps to make friends and sell goods. "to "fo The father of achievement is confidence. It reinforCeS ability, doubles energy, strengthens mental faculties and in-creases pOwer. °t" °t" The salesman with the greatest number of friends has an asset which is worth something to him and to his em-ployer. "to "t" The trading stamp has had its day. 1'\0 argument that might be presented would restore it to public favor. °t" °t" The sales of the stores located on Sta.te street, Chicago, amount to $8,000,000 during the holiday season. The d:i:splay window is always at work. retailer to make its work profitable. "t" °tG There is no need to worry about glory if a man can win substantial results. It is up to the °to °to The man who waits for assuranCe of success never attains it. ·t· ·t· "Know thy goods" is an important maxim in business. "t" "to Success is a habit. Acquire it. MICHIGAN ARTISAN --_._--, Askjor our Fall Suppl£ment. It gives all that is good in Furniture Politics. •I in the. United States, suitahle for Sunday Schools, Halls, Steamers and all public resorts. We also manufacture Brass Trimmed Iron Beds, Spring Beds, Cots and Cribs in a large variety. Smd jor Catalogue and Prices to KI\UFfMI\N MfG. GO. ASHLAND, OHIO VOTE FOR McANICS! AND YOU VOTE PROSPERITY INTO YOUR STORE. oVote straight ticket. o Buffets. o China Closets. o Serving Tables. o Dining Room Suites. o Music Cabinets. o Parlor Cabinets. o Record Cabinets for Piano Rolls, Cylinder and Disc Records. Mechanics Furniture Co. • ROCKFORD, ILL. No. 387 Open. It you never sung or played a note in your life, open the door and the music will come right to you . --_._-------_. ------_._--' We Manufactu-re--the---------------~fI Largest Line of , FOldino Ghllirs I .__._------- fIII _________ -4 .. ---------------., Morton House! I ( AmericanPlan) Rates $2.50 and Up. ! II Hotel PantJind I (E.uropeanPI.,) Rates $1.00 and Up. I i I GRAND RAPIDS. MICH I : The Noon Dinner Served at the Pantlind for 50c is I I THE. FINEST IN THE WORLD. • J. BOYD PANTLIND. Prop. .1I ~--- , II UNION FURNITURE CO. I ROCKFORD, ILL. I China Closets I I Buffets Bookcases II III •. -- We lead in Style, Comtrudion and Finish. See our CatalGgUe. Our line on permanent exhibi. tion 7th Floor, New Manufact- ! urers' Building, Grand Rapids. ---------- . 15 .- ~--- • I MANUFACTURERS OF I f f HARDWOOD ~~~~~~~ f II I SPECIALTIES: I ~'L\';'fEogQUARO.AK VENEERS MAHOGANY VENEERS I f HOFFMAN II BROTHERS COMPANY II 804 W. Main St., FORT WAYNE, INDIANA II • • 16 MICHIGAN Business is moving along about as usual in "China Tawil," as some one has named Rockford, because so many china closets afe made here. There are a score of furniture fac-tories in Rockford that have china closets as a part of their line. Trade in general, although not up to non-presidentiJ.J years, is far from dull. All the factories are funning f. 0:..1.. sixty to eighty per cent of their capacity, The Rockford Chair and Furniture Company have recentlY issued a catalogue which they are. proud of, and well ih.:-}' may be, for as a fine specimen of engraving and printin:; it leaves nothing to be desired. Since tbis company bronght out a line of dining ta.bles they might do as the Sligh Furni-tUfe Company of Grand Rapids does, but instead of sayilq "Everything for the Bedroom" they might say "Every thing-for the dining room," except the._cha-irs-_and._no-d-ou_bt .t_hey~ !Big Rapids Forni- II lure Mfg. Co. BIG RAPIDS, MICH. SIDEBOARDS BUFFETS HALL RACKS In Quartered Oak, Golden and Early English Finish. No. 128. Priee $12. ~ off 3fJ daya f. Q. b. . Big Raptds. • can furnish the diners to match the tables, buffets, china closets, etc. They will make their customary fine exhjbit in Grand Rapids in J anua,ry. The Mechanics Furniture Company has issued a faU sup-plement of twenty-four pages illustrating buffets, china clos-ets, dining and serving tables, music and pianola roll cabi-nets. On the front cover they say we ha,ve gone to con-siderable expense to make up a sted slide with automatic stop for slidi;1g shelves for pianola and cylinder records and sheet music which can be pulled to extreme width and not come out of the cabinet. It is strong, well made and will please your trade. In ordering please state what shelves are wanted. This is entirely separate from the patent au-to~ atjc shelf." The company ,vill show their full li.ne at 1319 Michigan avenue, third floor, Chicago, in January. The Rockford Frame and Fixture Company are to some extent curtailing tlH>jr line of fancy cabinet ware and stick-ing closer to the staples. This is one of the largest and most beautiful lines of fancy furniture in the country, <l11d will be on exhibition in January as usual in the Furniture Ex-hibition building, Grand Rapids. The Royal Mantel and Furniture Company are having a fair trade and will add a number of new patterns of buffets, china closets, library and combination bookcases to the line for exhibition in January in their permanent exhibit on the sixth floor of 1319 Michigan avenue, Chicago. The Rockford Standa.rd Furniture Company will add a large number of chinas, buffets and bookcases to their line ARTISAN and show the same in their permanent show rooms, first floor of 1319 Michigan avenue, Chicago. The Forest City Furniture Company always have some-thing good to offer and this, fall they are having an excellent trade. Something more ,,,"ill be said a.bout them later on that 'will interest the dealer. "Yohnnv" Yohnson and the big line of dining foom and library fur~iture of the National Furniture Company will be on exhibition on the second floor of the Furniture Exchange Grand Rapids, in January. Everything is new-a !lev,,' building, a Ilew line and new pieces-everything except "Yohnny" himself, 'who, although one of the old veterans 011 the road, is as fresh as a morning glory in June, making more friends all the tirr:e and ke~ping all of his old ones. "Yohnny" and the National are a.11right. @ * @ Sprinklered Plants Destroyed by Fire. I nSUTa.Hce men, and especially those specializing on sprinklered business, are seriously concerned over the notable series of heavy sp: inklered losses to which they have been subjected recently. Within one week there have been three bad fires in sprinklered risks, the Jenkins lumber plant at Blaine, "Vash., being burned with a total loss to insurance of $210,0'00, a sprinkle red mill belonging to the Rock Island Lumber Company at Rock Island being burned Friday, also with a total loss, beside tbe serious damage to the sprink·- lered "A" mill of the Northweste n Consolidated Milling Company at Minneapolis on the same day. Both the lumber losses were caused by fires which started in the lumber out-· side the mill and attained such headway t.hat the sprinklers were unable to hold the fire. Under such cIDlrditions the equipments are not expected to accomplish much. The Jen-kins plant at Blaine had been shut down for a year, but sprinklers and watchmen were maintained, and the last re-port showed the equiprrcnt to be in good condition. At Rock Island the sp:'inklered frame planer and hrick \voodworking factory were destroyed by a sweeping fire starting in the closely piled lumber outside. The planer 'vas equipped with Kane, Grinr:.e!l and Hibbard heads on a Grin-nell dry pipe system and was graded at seventy per cent. The woodworking plant graded between eighty-five and ninety per ecnt and was equipped with Kane, Hibba,rd and \~Talworth heads on a G~innell dry pipe system. At the l\-:Iinneapolis mill the fire started outside the dusthotlse and burned the outside and the roof, where the sprinklers could not be effective. The fire lcs:3 was about $500, with a $10,- C(JO damage from water. l @ * @ The retailers of Virginia, in convention recently, resolved: "That ' ..e.. condemn the priicticc of printing the prices in the catalogue, either with or without. trade discounts,and that we respectfully request that all prices be printed separately from the catalogue, and that we further condemn the showing of prices to customers, believing this practice to be demoraliz-ing and unreasonable." The resolution fails to condemn the manufa,cturers who prLnt the prices of goods in ·their cat-alogues with from forty to fifty per cent added for the benefit of retailers handling the line:~-a plan that seems to satisfy all concerned. It helps the shifty retailers when they pro-duce a catalogue and with its aid convince a customer that the goods offered are priced by the manufacturer and that there is "nothing in it" for themselves. @ * @ Marked improvement in the furniture manufacturing busi-ness is reported at High Point, Chattanooga and Atlanta. The product of the fa.etories at these centers are largely low-priced, such as the installment dealers handle and supplies evidence that wage earners throughout the country are- again employed and able to purchase the goods they need. - -----------------------...., '\[ j CHI G A N ART I SAN r-------- II , I --- --_._------- ---- -----.~ Luce..Redmond Chair Co., Ltd. BIG RAPIDS, MICH. High Grade Office Chairs, Dining, Odd Rockers and Chairs, Desk and Dresser Chairs, Slipper Chairs, Colonial Parlor Suites in Dark and Tuna Mahogany, Birdseye Maple, Birch and Circassian Walnut. We have moved New Exhibit Location Fourth Floor, East Section. MANUFACTURERS' BUILDING, North Ionia Street, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. "----- ---_._------------- r No. 889. 30x48. CHARLOTTE MAKES GOOD CHARLOTTE MFG. CO. NOW AT CHICAGO 192 MICHIGAN AVE. PERMANENT EXHIBIT TABLES CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN 17 ! I,• --_._--------_._- , -------------- ._------_.~I 18 MiCHIGAN ARTISA1'\ A Noted Designer of Furniture. John E. Brower, ·whose portrait appears below, is one of the notecl designers in the furniture trade. During ilis ar- John E. Brower, Designer of Furniture, Grand Rapids. tis tie career he has filled engagements with the Grand Rapids Chair Company, the Nelson-Matter Furniture Company, the 11ichigal1 Chair Company, the Sligh Furniture Company and the Grand Ledge Chair Company. Recently he concluded an engagement of thirteYll years with the Sligh Furniture COI11- pany and is now under contract with the Holland Furniture Company, the Grand Ledge Chair Con:pany and C. P. Lim-bert & Co. In his long career, IVIr, Brower has designed every article needed in the furni':ihing of private homes, offices, cafes, club, lodges and hotels, introducing a great variety of designs and novelties. l\lr. Brower's skill and ta.ste has been thoroughly tested and his reputation rests upon a foun-dation of accomplishmeds. 101 r. Brower has taken offices in the Blodgett building and called his talented son, "Jack" M. Brower, to his assistance. Another son, Everell S. Brow-er, is assistant btlyer in the furniture department of Gimbel Brothers, :''1ilwaukee. @ * @ Frederick Leeser & Co:s New Building. The solid old merC<llltile firm of Frederick Loeser & Co. Brooklyn, N. Y., have commer:ced the erection of a store building ten storics (two of which will be below ground) high of COllcrete, in the rear of the building now occupied by the finn. The first flour and titst basemen~ will be de-voted to the delivery section, v.·.h. ieh will be removed from the main floor of the present store, permitting largely increased space there for the display of goods. The purchases of CllS-tamers will be conveyed under the street from the store to the delivery r00111 through t,,",'o large tunnels, and will there be arranged for distribution. A two-story cold air storage plant is planned to occupy the greatel· part of the second and third floors. The mnin stor-age chamber ·will be twenty-five feet high, divided into three stories by iron balconies so constructed as to allow a iree cir-culation of air through their skeleton floors. The chamber will contain rIlore than 158,OCOcubic feet in the clear, making it one of the largest plants of tl~e kind in the country. Here 1,<.·iJl be stored each summer n~any million dollars' worth of hus, rugs and Gne hangings. Still another feature of the new building will be the bakery. The baking of cLi.kesand other delicacies is now done in the main store building, and has become one of the special feat-ures of the Loeser establishment. In the new building a still larger bakery will be arranged with facilities for carrying the 'vII CHI G A N .....--------------------- II ARTISAK LADIES' IDEAL DRESSER THEY SELL AT SIGHT Have seven drawers. Jewelry drawers plush lined. All the ladies like them. Don't cost any more than old fashioned dressers. Made In III Prices All from Styles Six and to In .Twenty All Dollars Woods SEND FOR BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. EMPIRE FURNITURE COMPANY JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK finished prodw::t to the sales Spil,CC ill the b~s::,n~cnt tlJfough the tunnels under Living'ston street. Another announcement just made concerns the erection of <l nnv Loeser stable and distributing d2POt in the Bath Beach section. Three years ago the concern put up a three story structure of this character on Ocean boulevard, bclic"\'ing it would be sufficient to care for the territory south of Flal-bush for ten years to come, Today they find that the iacil-ties oi that building are greatly orcrtaxccL The ne"v one is to be three stories high, of the same size as tho? other and goods intended for delivery in Bath Beach, Bensollhufst and contiguous territory will be shipped to it in bulk and distrib-lited from there in ';\.'agons, The constrllction of this new building- is to be begun at once. l\lr. "Gus" I-lelm of this firm is well known as the manager of the furniture department, @ * @ The world is waking up to the value of inc1mtrial and art L educatiol1, The ,vore] is passed along by the industrial na-tions that the only \'lay to \Vill is throughil~dustrial train-mg. ),'1ore attention is paid to school work than ever in the P;\st aud developmcllt in indust ial art has reached a higher plane than was thought possible. The Artisan has given considerable space in recent issues to the work of the industrial schools, particularly at Saginaw, Muskegon ar::d Grand Rapids, and will continue its studies of the problem for the Jlurpose of inf(lrming readers of the progress of the movement from time to time. It is predicted that eventual-ly teachers will be able to guide scholars into trades and life occupations. I') • WHITE PRINTING CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. PRINTERS OF CATALOGUES and everything needed by business men 20 :IlICIlIGAl\ "The University of Hustle." The n~anager of a large wholesale house sat in his office. He had started to hustle for hims-elf at the age of tweh'c in a little country store, By hard work he had made hmself the ac~ing head of a la:'ge wholesale firm and t:eld in the vault a big slice of the company's stock, juicy in dividends. \'\Then he had to quit school and go to work he was -just be-ginning the third part of arithmetic and a simple volume of United States history_ He would have bad a I1luch h'lrger slice of the firm's stock had he not been a disbeliever in race suicide and h~d he not felt that all of his seven sons should have a university education and training for some profession. As the old man read his mail, his youngest son, John, who only that morning had returned from nine months at the ttni-versity, came into the office. The old man was fond of his children, and epecially loved his youngest 5011. Although a man of business, the veteran was genial in his 11 akeup; he was democratic; he felt himself as good a5 a su!'reme court judge and no better .than the elevator boy. John was togged in the latest fashion~on ea'.:h foot a shoe the shape of half a yacht, trouser freshly creased and rolled up at the bottom, straw hat, the band of which emblazoned his Greek letter fraternity colors_ Tn one of his glov::-d hands he carried a walking stick-in the other his Ph. B. de-gree he had just got at Harvard. The old man was so gLd to see J oho that he hugged him when he came illto th~ officc. And this is what followed: "\Vell, you've got your degree, John?" "Yes, father. Here it is. I'll show it to YOtl." John took an initial ciga.rette case out of h:s pocket, lit a coffin n311with a wax match, and slipping the bow knot of the blue ribbon tied around his degree, ro:led his sheepskin out upon the old man's desk. "E-ro, h)m-you finally got it, JOh11. Re~'d it to me." John began mumbling over the Latin words on his Ph, R de-gree, coming soon to his own name, "Joannis Carolianus \Vitherspoon." "Oh-hold on there with that stuff, John, this J oanni.' Carohanus business; give me the John-Charley of it! I want you to talk to your old dad in the stra.ight American language. I don't know anything about that stoff." Then Joannis b::- gan to stammer over his translation of his Latin sheep~kin. He made such a botched job of it that the old man soon blurted out: "Well,never mind what it is, just so long as you've gA it." Then, like a business man, having brought one deal to a hc:!u, the old man started in on another and turned to Joanni;:, w:th the remark: "Well, now look here, John; you are a man now. You are twenty-one years old and have this here deg:-ee, what are you going 1:9 do?" "Well, after I have my vacation, father-" "Vacation h~l1 You haven't had anything but v,!cation since you \vere born and yOlt haven't given a vlcation to your ~, ---------- Fred J. Zimmer 39 E. Bridse St;. Grand Rapids, Mich. Maker of HIGH GRADE. UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE I Every Pieee Guaranteed f pERFECT. i Writefor Cub and Price8. • ARTISAN , m.other al~d Ire since 1 used to walk you nights to keep you from howling. Kow you've been through school and got what you wanted-you know I was kind of ha~f a mind not to give you this last fOllr years, anyhow-now, what are you going to do?" "Well, father, I don't know just exactly, but I thought I'd like to take a post-graduate course and get a Ph. D. You see, I have o111ya Ph. B." "Ph. D., umph? Well, there is only one letter between B aI..d D--<lon't you think you've gone about far enough? As it is, you can't read the one yOU have. What's the use of getting another?" "Welt, you see, father, the Ph. B. nowadayse is just sort of· a starter. You must have the Ph_ D.-that is, a doctor of philosophy degree~the Ph. B. is only a bachelor of Philos-ophy degree-before a college man will recognize you as h"v-illg done anything." "College nothing. What do I care about what college men think of you? They aren't gOillg to support you. \~lhy, the poor beggars hardly get enough to eat. I've been out to receptions with them myself-one night a couple of young professors got their hands against some fresh paint before they came into the house where the reception was. When they took off their spike-tail coats and rolled up their sleeves, why confound it, although it "l<IS twenty-two degrees below zero, those feltmivs were wearing minnow seine underwear. I don't care what a man who can't wear flannel I'ext to his hide when snow is on the ground thinks of you. I want you to have a. sta.nd-in with the substantial men of the country. "Now, I tell yOU, son-you've spent eight years in the grade schools, four years in the high school, had a special tutor for allother year to get you ready, and have put in four years in the university. Of course, this is :ill right. You aren't spoiled yet and if yOUhave your head set to it good and hard to take up a p:ofession after a while) all well and good! but look.ahere-I am just right now sending away-yes, se~ these checks-a hundred dollars eat::h to two of your brothers. One of them has been practising law for four years and Dr. Witherspoon has had his sign out for over two years. They"re both writing to the old man to send them money to pay their house rent. The only ones I don't have to put up for right along now are Ned~ who took up electricity, and Sam-that's a mining engineer~and neither of them right now is making as much as my average traveling salesman. "Kow, maybe yOUwould like to take up a profession that none of your brothers has stooped to and become a profes-sional man. Of course, I say if you wish to do anyone of these other things and don't agree with me, you shall have that liberty, and I'll spend a thousand a year on you for four years more, But before you do that I'm going to have my say for 'just a little while. I want you to spend at least one year in the school that I've been going to for half a cen-tmy. I want you to put in a little study in my college-the University of _Hustle. "It seems to me that this so-called higher education, which it little more or less than the reading of good books, should he the pleasure picked up in leisure hours of the busincss man. Why, I've seen one of my friends here in Chicago get into 'a talk with a lot of professors on subjects of history, re-ligion, philosophy and literature and nearly skin them in an argument; and I'm shot if I don't believe that he has a better 'education' as YOil call it, than any professor I ever .met. And you know that your old dad himself isn't such a slouch when it comes to books-eh, son? I'But herel This is Monday morning and two days' mail to go through. You run along now and see your mother. You can take one day's vacation with her, but tomorrow morning you show up here with me at 8 o'clock. One of my travcling men has just -told me that the young man who packs his trunks has got wise and is going to go out on the road on his own hook for another house. He needs a good! live boy to help him along, and 1 guess I'll just turn you over to him for a few trips.' :,ilC111CAl\ ARTfSAl\ ARTISTIC andINEXPENSIVE CATALOGUE COVERS LET US FIGURE ON YOUR PHOTOGRAPHING ENGRAVING and PRINTING at Right Prices PERFECT WORK PROMPT DEUVERIES COMPLETE CATALOGS MICHIGAN ENGRAVING CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN L 21 22 MUSKEGON, MICH. MICHIGAN ARTISAN The Famcus Hackley Manual Training School. :Vluskegon is justly proud of its far-famed "Hac.kley Man-ual Training School," and its f0i111der, the late Bon Charles H. HC\ckley is revered by not only the citizens of that enter-pris: ng tmvl1, but by the whole county_ It is a monument that will last, not so much because of his establishment of the school, but rather from the fact that he made it possible for the municipality to keep it open so that all who wished to could attend with small expense. This is more remarkable, knowing of the many other public benefactions of himself and his esteemed wife. This school is unique in tr.al1y particu-lars. From an experimental school having only four teach-ers, is has grown to be a large and flourishing insLtutic)i1, having an attendallce of 800 pupils, of which number forty-most improved method, using both direct and i11direct radia-tion. In the north wing an Otis automatic push-botton electric elevator has been insta.lled at an expense of $3,000. On the first floor are the forge, foundry, mill room, pattern and machine shops; there is in the north wing, besides, ;l large lumber room, a room equipped for working in steel metal, leather, pottery and clay modeling.: In this room arc eight-een metal working benches with vises, gas connections for burners or blowpipe and individual tools, many of which. have. been made by the students in the forge or machine shop, there are also vats for acid baths ar.d etching various metals, a hand forge and anvils for heavy work. The forge and ma.chine shops are located in the central part of the building. The forge is equipped with twenty Sturtevant downdraft forges, a bar shear for cutting stock, a 200-P0ll11d steam hammer, a post drill, all en~ery grinder and HACKLE\" :llA:\IJAL TRAI:-':lX(; SCHOOL AND C\'~IKASIL":\I nine per cellt a1"(' boys <lLd llndcr the sup~'n'isioll 01 iiftcell of the best instructors ill the state. 1\lr. Hackky's reque'.,t tInt it ~hou',d hr, m~:de tlle best 11: alllla I training school ill the country i~ being carried out in every respect, he havillg made it poss:ble to have the best of everything by providing an annual income of $30,SCO for the support of the schooL This amount is the inter:::st Oil the $6lO,OCO given by 11r. Hackley and held ill tnlst by the Michigan Trust _COl1lpallY. The school building and gymnasium, \\,'hich are located ill the southeastern part of the city on Jefferson street. between Washington and Grand avenues, were built at <In expense of $226,163.69, including the e.quipment for each, which sum was furnishcd by :Mr. Hackley, . These buildings occupy an entire block, the school build-i. ng hayil1g a frontage of 254 fcet~ it being a magnifIcent four-story structure of dark red brick with terra cotta trimmings, deep windows and a beautiful arched doorway, Through this doorway you pass up wide staircases- to the upper floors. The furnitltre and woodwork are of natural fil1ish. floors smooth and solid. The heating and venfilating arc- by the anvils, yises, bcnche::.. ~\villg and h;\lld ha,mmcrs, fullers, swages, punches, chisels, tongs and all tools nceded in forg mg. The blast is supplied by a twenty-four-inch blo\ver and the exhaust dra\,,711by a, sixty-inch steel fan, Power fo~ thcse is supplied by a <en-horse-power electric motOr in the power 1"00111. The machine shop is equipped with a great variety" of hanJ and machine tools. There arc-engine lathes, a planer. a drill press, a shaper, a milling machine, wet grinders, bcnc:le:; and vises for hand \vork and dra.wers for individual tools. The tool room connected with this is fully supplied with all necessary measuring, marking and testing tools. Although the machine shop has a complete equipment it is behind the times on power, oue big motor with the necessary shafting furnishing thc_ needed power, Arrangements are now being made to install individual motors, this doing away with practically all shafting and at the same time adopting a more economical method. The pattern shop is located in the southeast wing and is equipped with eighteen 4x lO-inch W. R. and R. wood lathes, 3{ :.vII C II I G /\ N one larg-e lathe, <l. 36-il~ch band S;l\V, jig S;1\V, t\\'o trim1J1ers and all the: individual tools needed for general use in pattern making-. In this dcpartn~ent patterns arc lY(l,de ironl wo king dnlw-ings which are nwde ill the meclucical drawillg department, these patterns ;11'(' later used in the foundry and machinc shop. ARTISAN 23 and the engines have heen completed. In the last year twelve of tbese gas engines have been built by the school. The foundry occupies a oc-story basement ,,,,ing in the rear of the forg-e and Il-;ZLcllineshop. lts equipn:ent consists of a two-ton cupola, a brass furcace, core oven, and ITloulders' benches and the l1cccssary riddles, r<lllllne:s, slicks, shovels, The "vark is technical in its 1lature, but its re,ll value cduca· ti01Ully lies in the fact that e<1ch p<1tlCfn made has a pll posc. Only the most accurate kinl of \vorkm,l1lship \,vill produce the required results. The pattem mu"t be studied hom the point of vie\\" of how best to avoid shrillka.ge and \varpil1.'_~, WOOD CARVING HACKl.,!':\" ~fA~;UAL "TRAINtKGSCHOOL how best to mould and draw from sand Hlld to compute shrinkage and to fitlish the metal after casting. The course of instruction cover;; the ""ood turning, tools and machinery, selection of stock, finishing, fastening, silnple problems embodying elementary principles, drafts, sbrinkage, fi.nish~ .building up, cores and core boxes, patterns for simple machme parts, pulleys, pipe connections, valves, etc., two and three-part flasks. The patterns for sCI'c:-a] gas engincs \lave been produced 'WOOD TURN1NG H,\CKlEV MANUAL TRA1NING SCHOOL trowds and the likc. The blast for the cupola is furtlio;hed by an eighteen-inch cllpola fan driven by a five-horse-power n~otor in the pOlvcr plant. In the (oundry there is a large 18 x 18 x 33-inch srcci,tl Revelation kiln for firing pieces of pottcr~y and cxperimcntal work with glazes undertaken in C011- 11ectioll 'with the dnllving and applied art work of the third a)~d fifth year. The tllill room adjoins the pattern shop and is equipped with a universal cut-off and rip circular saw, 36-inch planer, 12-incb buzz planer, surfacer and grindstone. Power for this r00111, <IS wel! as the pattern room, is furnished by a tell·-horse-po\\'er electric motor. I COlltilJued 011 page 2(j. ) EVANSVILLE LINES MANUFACTURERS' FURNITURE EXCHANGE Corner Wabash Avenue and Fourteenth Street Just one of the -100 styles of the "New Superior Line" of ExteT)sion, Library, Parlor and Dressing Tables. This table is made with the "Ideal" drop leg. Base is noil-dividing, made in 6 1t. to 14 ft. THE BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO. EVANSVIL.L.E. INDIANA The-Metal Furniture Co. EVANSVILLE, IND. MANUFACTURERS OF Metal Bedsteads F uliline of Samples on exhibition during the entire year, on first floo' of the Manufacture's Furniture Exchange, comer Wabash Ave. and 14th St., Chicago. TffEWORLD FURNITURE CO. (Metnber of Big Six Car Loading Association) EVANSVIlLE INDIANA Manufacture ... of FoldiDIr Bed. (Mantel aDd Upright), Buffets, HaU Trees, China Closets. Combination and Library Bookcues. Full line of samoles on exhibition during the entire year, on fint floor of the Manufacturers Furniture Exchange, cOI'Der W Ilbaah Ave. and 14th St., ChiLlapo Globe Side Boards and Hall Racks Are the best for the money. Get our Cata-logue. Mention the Michigan Artisan when writing. Fullline of samp]"" on exhibition during the en-tire year. on the fidl floor of the Manufacturers' Furnitu,e Exchange, Cor. Wabash Ave. and 14th St.. Chicago. Globe Fumiture Company EVANSVILLE, IND. - - ---- -------- ---- --- ON SALE IN CHICAGO MANUFACTURERS' FURNITURE EXCHANGE Corner Wabash Avenue and FourteeJltl, StreN The Karges Furniture Co. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA Manufactul'er'$ of CLamber Suites Dressers Wardrobes and Cbiffoniers i. PLAIN OAK QUARTERED OAK AND IMITATION QUARTERED OAK Full line of sample;! on exhibition duriog the en_ tiN" year, on 6cil: Hoot of the ManufadUleTl' Furni-ture Exchange. corner W a-bash Ave. and 14th St., ChkallO. Cupboards Kitchen Cabinets and K. D. Wardrobes. l.s all we make but we make lots of them. Get Catalogue and Price•• The Bosse Furniture Co. EVANSVILLE. IND. Full line of saMples Onexhibition during the entire year on jirstjloor of the Manujaclurers' Furniture Exchange, corner WaQashAve. and 14th St., Clticago. The "ELI" FOLDING BEDS ~:~frl~,~.~~~ No Stock complete without the Eli Beds in Mantt:ll and Upright. E 0 M L & C Eva.n.vUle. Indiana LI . I LER O. Writefor c:uts and prices ON S",LE IN FUR,\UTURC': C:XC\oI4NCC:, OHIOAC'], 26 MICHIGAN Adjoining the mill room is a Ji.reproof paint room, where all the paints, oils and varnishes are kept. The power plant in the rear of the machine shop contains the switch boards, motors, blower and exhaust fans for the forge shops, engines, heating and ventilating systems, and two ISO-horse-power boilers with automatic stokers. It fur- ARTISAN of these fOoms accommodates about twenty-five pupils and is used mostly by the seventh grade classes from the ward school which come once a week for manual instruction. The other room is equipped for twenty-four pupils and contains, besides the above Ilamed equipment, a band saw, grindstone. a three-borse-power motor, and tools for adv<lnc<?d work. nishes hot water to all p,lrts of the main building and for the baths at the gymnasium. On the second floor arc the n:cchanical roon:s, libra:'y, otTices and an elementary ·wood turning room, \vhich is equipped with hvel1ty-flve \V. R. R. l:-Lthesdriven by a tcn-horse- power 111otor,aud necessary tools and benches. There is also a rool11 fitted up for work in electricity, con~ MECHANICAL DRAvVIN"G HACKLEY MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL taining benches, vises, tools for the laying out and construc~ tion of apparatus, with a complete telephone system, inclucJ·· ing switchboard, with apparatus for measuring resistance, voltage and amperage, and with machines for \vinding coils. There are two more wood workillg rooms on this floor; both are equipped with Tole's bellches and rapid acting vises, with complete outfit of individual a.lld general tools. One E.LEMENTARY WOOD WORK HACKLEY MAl';UAL TRAININC SCHOOL These rooms are being gradually fitted up with the 1lecessary tools for working sheet copper and brass, in order that the pupils may con:bine wood with light metal working. Oppositc the main entrance is the auditorium, with a seal-ing capacity of about 800. Here the morning exercises of the school are held. These exercise~, consist of a ten minutei" talk, reading from tl~e Bible :tl~d music. Every fourth :MoJl-day an entire l11usicalprogram is furnished by bcal talent and pupils. In the north wing is a recitation room, a bed room fur-nished with a beautiful mahogany bed room suite, and a tiled bath and toilet room, a teachers' rest room and office, a milli·· nery room whch seats twenty-four, and is provided with cases, tables and models. Three sewing rooms which accolll- :YIICHIGAi\ modate twenty-four pupils each, equipped vVltb drafting aud sewing tables, and thirteen or fourteen sewing ma,chines; t]lere is also a fitting room adjoitlillg one of the sewing rooms. In the south \ving are two cooking laborato:-ies, a lat111- dry, a dining room, a pantry and ,1 lecture and exl1ibit room. One of the laboratories accolIImodates twenty-fotll- [Jtlpi:s, \vhite the other is equipped for sixteen. They are both fur·· nished with a large gas and coal ral,ge, cb:\rt.3. ill: i"ill.l"l :lll<! general utensils, scales, microscopes and in short every COI1- vcni(:'llce. The pautry and dining room offer every facility for tbe serving of ll,cals, and arefurlllsbed \vith china, gl;l~s and silvcnvarc and linen. Once each year a t<:,n-course tli1l1H'r is gotten IIp nnd served by the pupjls, The laUlHlr:'J' is equipped with porcebill tub:i, dryer, a flat iron stove and aHachments ;:l1ld ironing tables, ;:Ll1d furnishes every opportunity for g()()d ,york. The laundry course covers the follovving: Care of equip-ment, nccessary utensils fo;' hotne LIse where elaborate ecjtlip· AH.TISAN 27 from this school afe now holding responsible positions in the city. In the shop pupils have an opportunity to express their ideas ,ll1d "work out problems in different materials. Routine "work is 110t given, but the laws governing the use of tools and machinery are closely observed. This work is closely interwoven witb tIlM of th~ art dep;ntmellt, esp.c-dally in the fi rst year. The basis of design is thoroughly taught and students are encouraged to design their O\""n pro-jects. The second year, \vhich is devoted to patte,n making and fOUl,dry vvork, is more tcchnical and comprises modeling and c;Lsting of ornamental forms, In the first part of the COUf:;e the student becomes familiar with material and in the later pad he is able to wO:'k out projects. The work bec01T.es still more technical in the last two years. the object being to benefit those who inteed to enter technical school, scmi-engil:eering professions or the tr:H]es. One of the most interesting departtr.tnts is tLe printing uepartment which \'v";LS organized in Feb'·uary. J-[ne the AUUITOR!L\! OF HAC Kr.FV MANl:AL TR.\r:'\!XC ~CHOOL lllcnt i,; 110(:available. rl'lat"iol1 of bundry to· hc;dth, study clf materiaL; used, ';llell :1" ';;):1P, w,l,cr ;]IHI po,l·tlcr,;. c-.:pcri-mcnL" to illustrate ('Heet of hard alJd soH ,vater, removal of .,taills, microscopic (,x~ln:illation of fabrics, (,ffeet of 1811IH\;':y-illf{, discusS:Oll of iac1il~g, dyes, washing colored m'lterinls, 0.co- 110lnic side cOl1sidc\'ccl, :u<1 a visit to local lam:dl"y.Eacli girl \vashes one article illu1itrative of each principlt involved. On the fourth floor are the: 0011' s devoted to the art de-pa, rtment, rooms fnr cby n:o(}<:'ling ;:ll1d wood c,ln"illg ;:s \Veil ~s a lund1 rnom, "vhen: hot chocolate is served dL1ril~g the Ivinter season to pt:pils bringing lunches. The COll,se in mech81lical drawing runs parallel with and is supplemental to tl,e work done in the foundry ol1:d machine shop. The work is largely djsciplinary and progressive, begin-ning ,,,"ith simple \vorkillg drawing, drawing of objects to be made in the shops ;md ending with drawings of machines and buildings. It is a study which develops lleatnes~, accuracy, concentration and attention to details. The trainin:s in this course makes it possible for the pupil to obtain a position ill oraughtlng- and architectural offices. Several of thc pupils jl\lVi::, d,) all lile prilllil,g for thc SCh(H'l. tbe 'Ithktic aud leC-ture ~\ss()ciati()l1::;. l1l\'ltatinLs, reports, outline uf COurse of sllldy <lnd the school blllletin and the work ha:, su,'passed tile expectatior,s of llle faculty in excellence. TIH,re are forty studCllts ill this department. although the COll,se is elective, III the forg-e the pupil bEcomes familiar with the process ill the working of wrought iron, steel and sheet meLd. This work demands CJuickness of thought and action, an accurate t'ye and sonnd jlldRment. The exercises are. plal1t:ed to em-body bending, twisting, punching, shaping. welding, sheet meta.l work, steel riveting, hardening and tempe.ing. Each pupil makes a tool to leave in the shop, besides mak-ing all the tools he needs in his work at school, The r(,sl1lt~ show that this institution has had wonderful success and is the nearest approach to the German method, which Chicago is now thinking of adopting, there is in this country. Pupils call make a specialty of any study, as there is sca:'c.ely a thing that is not taught, from making a bed to 1l1<l,nufacturing it, or from simple wood carving to turning out a complete gas engine, 28 \1 I CHI G A 1\ ART 1 S A K Buye:s and Their Peculiarities. Not O1:e buyer in twenty accords the traveling man proper courtesy. Head buyers, department heads, stock~keepers, and even the young ma.n who has but recently been given the buying of a single linc, are equally guilty. They appear to give the impressicll that they occupy a bgher plane in life than the man who sells them the goods they are paid to btly and must have in their business. Courtesy pays. It doesn't cost <lllythil1g and is due every-one. It makes friends and holds them. There· is no ex-cuse for mistreating the traveling man simply because he is a seller. As long as l:e conducts himself in ,a gentlemanly manner, and when before their buyers ninety-nine per ce~t of then1 do, he is entitled to tn:.atmcnt as, such. Even the buy-ers will 110t deny this, thoughlthey seldom, pr.actke it. There a.re buyers who c,!m",exhi-bit'tlle- greatest courtesy to customers, smile ami joke with them, telL them how glad they are to see them, and so on;.,furil'right·from them to a trav-eling man -who has witnessed the eiitire proceeding -with be-coming patience and reverse their manner and,,"lo.oks with an art which would have made a Joseph Jefferson ~ra Henry Irving blush with shame. All buyers, of course, are not in this class. There are courteous ones, both old and young. There are elderly gell-tlcmen, silve:'y-haired and spectacled, wh.o will rise from their chairs, extend a friendly hand and give the traveling man all opportunity 'to state the object of his call';" There are mid-dle- aged men who, though busily occupied, will neve-rtheless .velcome a salesman and accord him a respectable hearing, There are some very YOllng buyers, though these are ,mostly inclined to show their authority, who will cordially receive a salesman. There are' buyers who are so pleasant and agree-able that a salesman would rather leave them without an order than to leave with an order from certain other buyers on his ronte. Occasionally will be found a boy--like buyer, small enough to be wrapped in the mass of stationa.ry on the ---_._---_._-------~ ~, II arge Line ow Prices iberal Terms No. 30 K. ;iux;;lOx4W'high. No. 54 K. 54x30d8'1high. Remember Rowlett Desks are thoroughly well made and absolutely dependable. II I j ROWLETT DESK MFG. CO. I• Send for Catalog and Prices. RICHMOND, INDIANA, U. S. A. huge dcsk from which he turns to greet a traveling tpan. His pleasant mal1cer, agreeable welcome and gentlemanly treat-ment win the admiration of everyone, and he is generally given everything in the way of "specials" the salesman may have "up his sleeve." The majority, however, is in the other class. There arc old Ir.en who are so grouchy and mean that it chills a travel-ing man to even look at them. Just the thought of having to call on them makes him shuddcr. They are so nervoU's that they cannot sit long enough to learn the salesman's name and the name of his house.' If given a card it will go on the floor or into the ,waste-basket' after a blank glance, and per-haps without even: a glance. < They will:llot listen to his, propositi.on, look at his samples or talk to him. They <:laim they do not 11ccd salesmen to sell them goods, that they can buy by mail;, th8t a salesman is a nuisance, and so' on, al-though this same man may have 'dozens of men traveling fOT l,im and soliciting- business. "Know_all". buyers'.are often met with. They know everything. No salesman can tell them anything. Thcy give short, jerky. answers, talk very curtly--and,_sooll disgust not only the salesman but anyone else who happens to over-hear the conversation, This class of buyers think they im-press the traveling man with their importance, while, as :a matter of fact, they only m8ke themselves figures of disgust such as the traveling n:an er::COUlltersevery day. There are some buyers who are naturally courteous. but who think it "smart", to, be gruff with traveling men, simply because they know the skilled salesman is too wise and too prudent to resent it to their faces. Thus, if a stranger call:; who at first sight might be taken for a customer instead of a salesman, the buyer is over-polite to him until his discovers his m~stake, when his manner immediately changes and the stranger is given the traveling man's reception illstead of the customer's. Some buyers will let a salesman stand for many minutes without even rec.ognizing h1m. Then they ha1t~way turn in their chairs, stick out an unwelcon~e hand, and before the salesman h?-s an opportunity to present himself, turn back to their desks-with the remark, "Go on-I can read my mail <wet listen to you, too," while the truth or the matter is t11at they are only feigning. Treatment of this charaCter, though calmly submitted to at the time, is very exasperating to the salesman, and the desire to "get even" is very strong and quite often satisfied in one way or anotl1er. A reputation ior treating traveling men courteously i3 good c8pital for any house. Every man has more or less ill~ fluence, and the good will of the traveling men is valuable to both the buyer and his house. Salesmen are frequently given a certain territory with practically unlimited authority as hI' as th<l.t territory is conce ned, and the lines thus as~ signed are generally sold to but one rr:an in each town. These lincs are valuable, not only for the business which is done on them alone, but for the other business which they influence, Naturally, if a territory is open, all things being equal, the Ene will go to the cou'~teO\1Sbuyer who is Eked by the salesrr:an, and not to the mall who takes apparent plcas~ ure in abusing the salesman. There are va.st numbers of specialty salesmen, "missionary men," as they are called, men who canv<:ss the retail trade and secure orders to be executed by the jobber. They may l~ave instructions to work independently and let orders fall ,,,,here they may, but there a.re any number of ways to switch these orders without straining their instructions. Ninety~ nine times out of a possible hundred if the salesman asks, "\-Vho do you want this through-Brown & Co.?" the buyer will say "Yes," while he might have given it to Jones & Co., l'au tl'e s::desman qualified their name or simply asked the (:uestion without mentioning either name. The result of this is Jones & Co., seeing they arc getting 110neof these orders, will SOOIlbe writing to the salesman's house that they .. ,:re not getting a "fair shake," that the salesman is favoring ----------------- ------ ---- \IICHICi\'\ No. 155 Woven Wire Couch, $4.00 Net 29 I SMITH--&-OA VIS -MFG. co~- St. Louis Write for 1908 Catalogue No. 152 Link Fabric Couch, $3.60 Net ..,-----------,----._---_. the "other fc11m\''' and turning- all his orders that way. They fail to explain in this IcHer, howevc:', that their buyers do not give the salesman a respectable hearing when he comes into their office_ Very often a salcsn~an will present a new article. It may not appeal to the wholesale buyer as being salable and he will tum it down very coldly. Stimulated by the rebuke he has just suffered, that salesman may go out and sell nine out of every ten retailers, but through the "other fellow," ~vho has encouraged him and rc.ade capital out of the first l11an's fail," ing. Thus it is shown how easily a house may lose business through discourtesy on the part of its buyers. Salesmen are frequently given "specials" for select cus-tomers. They may be in the shape of confidential rebates or commissions, low p:-ices, extra quality, expensive a,dvcrtising matter, gifts Of in various other forms. The courteous buyer is always on the "select" list and always gets these "specials." The cold-blooded buyer is only thought of in that "get-even" spirit \vhich is a part of every human frame. Many valuable bits of information n:ay be gleaned from t:'"<lvelingmen. They go everywhere, know what others are doing, keep abreast of the times and are in position to give the buyer many "tips" if give'n the opportunity. A few mo-ments given them, however ilt~spared, may elicit information which will be worth many dollars to the house. Traveling men are human, have human fccling-s and resel1t ill-treatment just the same as a buyer. It is but l1atllr<d for them to favor the men who treat them respectably, and 'where they are denied such treatmellt it not only results in their ,,,..orking against that bouse, but encourages them to work just that much harder for tbe other man. A house is the victim of its o\"\'n neglect in not demanding of its buyers the same uniform courtesy which it requires of its salesmcn and other employes. All buyers, of course, have old friends among the traveling men whom they treat courteously. This is commendable as far as it goes, but No. 146 Iron Frame Woven Wire Cot, real support, $1.85 Net No. 73 Link Cot, 2 feet. 6 Ill., $3.25 Net 3 feet, 3.50 Net they should extend uniform courtesy to all, and strangers par-ticularly. A stranger may be a great deal more inBue11ti::1.l than he appears, and his good will can be immediately g:lined by a polite reception. A cordial welcome, a friendly hand-shake and a request to be seated have a very soothing effect. Good results can only be obtained 'where everybody and e\'- e:'ything is agreeable. It may appear a sma I[ mattre but courtesy is just as essential to business as oil to a machine. @ * @ Ull\\."a,rned by the ill-luck of a manufacturer of furniture in Indiana 'who foolishly advertised bis furnitu:-e as peaches, plums, pears, tomatoes and other vegetable products, a chair maker in Da.lton, Ga., advertises llis chairs as "Georgia peaches." The name may not prove a hoodoo but the Hoosier was put out of business as the result of his indiscre-tion in advertising "goods" that he did not mnke or deal in. @ * @ "Bill," the nationa.l cabinet maker, lS assembling hi's dl',;m,jng tools preparatory to commencing '''lark on "that cabinet.' P--- 1, '---------~ Henry Schmit 8 Co. HOPKINS AND HllRR1HT STS, Cincinnati. OLio maker!' of Upholstered Furnitnre :1 !I ,, • fo< LOD~E and PULPIT, PARLOR, LIBRARY. HOTEL and CLUB ROOM 30 MICHIGA:\ ARTISAl\' -------------------------- , PART OF BEDR.ooM SUlTR NO. 15]6 Made by Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. I"------------ II II • William Widdicomb Senior Veteran. By the dea,th of Julius Berkey, Vililliam YViddicon:b takes tlJ(' senior position among the manuf;tchtrcts of furniture ill Grand Rapids. ),Tr. "YViddicomb has been engaged ill the in-dustry more than flfty years, and is still as full of energy, Cl111- bition and pride in his calling as when he set out \vith empty hands and a ,veil balanced head to \vin success in the world of trade. 1\Jr. John \Viddicol1lb ranks second in years among the manufacturers of Grand Rapids, \\thile John }\{owatt, R. VV. ::\{errill, E. ff. Foote. I\1ajOl" 11cBride and L }IICHIGAl\ ARTISAI\ •,-.-.--------------------------. ------------------t !I ,II I,,t ,, ,,,I , !, ,,II,,•tI ,,tI I,I I I,, , I I, j i ! I I I J ~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JACK M. BROWEH JOHN E, BROWER JOHN E. BROWER Designer for The Grand Ledge Chair Co. Holland Furniture Co. Chas. P. Limbert Co. JACK M. BROWER "Dad's" Assistant. EVERELL S. BROWER Furniture Department, Gimbel Bros., Milwaukee. EVERELL S, BROWER Ch,!rlcs R. Sligh have witnessed the passing of more than thirty years since th:::y el11L"tul in the ranks of the makers of fUl"lllturc. @ * @ Tile Basic City (Vil.) Furniture CompallY is under the charge. preierred by the ret,l-ilers' assoclation of Virginia, of scIJing goods by mail to consumers. During the past year many manufacturers \-vere con:pel1ed to dispose of their pro-duct in any way that offered in order to avoid bankruptcy, and the VirglniallS should 110t bear down too hard 011 them. 31 II , III ,, III,, I,• I,II I, I II •,, •I,,I tI,, 32 \IICI11(~.\" Make Money for the House. The company for which you work will wme day need a new superintendent or depal-tmect head, or perhaps a mana-ger. How. do your superiors know whom to select? They don't. Ali they have to go on is the ability for making motley displayed by the prospects. The man who has the best record for being on the alert to make money for the house stands first in line for promotion. Herein lies the whole secret of promotion. It is based on the law of humanity which makes self-interest paramount. Make money for the house and the boss will put you where you can make more money for him. A salesman in a paint and varnish factory, while riding to work one morning, heard two men talking about a proposed new building in which their conversation indicated they we,e Dressing Table No. B17. Made by Northern f"umiture Co., Sheboygan, Wis. interested. The salesman became interested, and when the two men left the car he followed them, and did not leave their trail until he had discovered who they were and that they were soon to let contracts for the erection of a large office building. . He arrived at the office late, and stopped on the way to his desk to report to the manager what he had done and what he had learned. The manager thanked him and said he would look after it. A few weeks later the manager cas-ually stopped at the salesman's desk and remarked that they had got the contract of finishing the interior of that new office building for $8,000, The salesman expressed his pleasure and thought nothing more of the matter. About three months later the manager again_ stopped at the sales-man's desk, to tell him that the sales manager wished to see him; that there was to be a vacancy and that he 'wanted to promote a man in the sales department who knew enough to act on a cue when one came to his notice. That was about four years ago, and a few weeks ago a notice appeared in one of the local papers in that city mentioning that this former salesman had been made sales manager of the paint and var-nish factory. Now, it was not the there fact that he had fol-lowed two men and had almost directly been responsible for the firm's getting in on the ground floor and landing a large and profitable order, that attracted the manager's attention, but the manager saw that tIle young man had business in- ARTISl\:; stinct; that he had it in him to do things to make money for the house. Not long since I read in a newspaper an announcement of the promotion of a rnn.n to the position of general manager of a large furniture house. I took the trouble to look him up, and here is what I found out. That man entered that store five years ago as a salesman. Like most 'department stores, it had plenty ;of rules, and one of them was that a salesman should not leave his department to 'go to 'another department, but should call a floor walker to direct a cus-tomer to whatever other department he wished to go. While making a sale to an aged couple, the salesman overheard the man say something to his wife about going back to "that other store to look at that dining table." The salesman im-mediately pricked up his ears and taking advantage of an opening, -he politely remarked that "we have' a splendid fur-niture de'partmenton our fourth floor. I think it_would pay you to visit it. It's quite a sight whether you buy or _110t!' The old ma.n looked at his wife and said he gu-essed they would rather go b<tck to th~ store where. they sold only fur-nture, as it was difficult for old people to get around in a big department store. The saJesrran stayed rightwlth them until their change came, and while he was delivering it he cheerfully invited the old couple to come along with him and he would show them their big furniture department, and assured them that it would only take a cOuple of minutes, He took the old lady's arm and off,they went to an elevator, In a few minutes they were on the fll:-niture floor, and the saJesman beckoned another and asked him to show the visi-tors his dining tables a.nd also to show them about the place, He then graciously withdrew. In due course of time the salesman was reported to the Old Man for having left his de-partment to go with customers to another and he was called on to explain. On llis way to the private office he went to the furniture salesman he had turned the old couple over to and learned that a sale had been made amounting to $84.50. He reported all the circumstances to the Old Man, who lis-tened to his explanation, and then told him to go back to his department and they would let the matter drop, A few months later that young man was promoted to the position of department manager; a few months later he was made as-sistant for the buyer and so he was unceremoniously moved around from one department to another for four years until or.e day out came the announcement that he had been made general manager. It was not the fact that the salesman had steered a cus-tomer, who was about to leave the store, to the furniture de-partment .. where a sale was made, that started him all- his way to promotion, vVhat made a hit with the Old Man was simply that here was a salesman who was keen for making money for the store, and that is the kind of young man the boss was constantly looking out for. They are so scarce that when a good boss scents one he takes no chances on letting hm get away,-J, R. Bowen in Modern Methods. @) * @) Forbidden by the Police. "In Switzerland this summer," said a Philadelphian, "I hcard Charlemagne Tower describe the stringent police regu-lations of Berlin. "Me Tower, by way of illustration, conduded with a little story: 'Schmidt and Krauss met one morning in the park. "'Ha'ire you heard,' says Schmidt, 'the sad news about Muller?' "'No,' says Kraus. 'V\lhat is it?' "'Well, poor l\{uller went boating on the river yester-day. The boat capsized and he was drowned. The water was ten feet deep.' "'But couldn't he swim?' "'Swim? Don't you know that all persons are strictly forbidden by the police to'swim in the river?'" ;vIICHIGAN ARTISAN 33 r-.---------- !,I --_._-------------------- .II ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN . MICHIGAN FURNITURE CO. No. tOG. Ko. 10'3. No. IOil, Manufacturers of Bedroom Furniture in Oak and A,h. Al,o Odd Dressers in Birch and Imitation Mahogany. The best goods on the market for the price. Write for pictures and prices. I>._-----------------------------_. Sixty Thousand Miles of Furniture Lumber. "Anlcric3ns ;If>2, coming gradually to the realization of the wood 'wealth of the Philippines," said \.Valter H. Penny, 'who has recently return cd from a ten years' residence in )'laI111:1, lvl1ere he wa,'; associateu with the fjtlartern1.'lstt'r's d:,,'!nrunent. "There' i:.; said to 60,000 illiles of 10restlantl thde. 1ft. Siby in Yorthem Negro;; is a fair sample with its "ixty-mile tract, c.pntaining 44,OCO,COO.OCO ft. of lun~hcr. Such ore ,vood,; as mahog:l11y, lignum vitne; dios pyrios (a \voorl akin to ebony) .nn<1others. A Ne ..v. York lumberii1g c0111pany has retently h;oHl the t -act on ::,vlt. Silay Qlrvcyed aul the est:· •II <t.:IB. ~batfte(b, I 'IDealgtter - Blodgett Rld'l!., Grathl Rapids, Mieb. > --------_. Drawings prepared for speck'll ordered work, and contra<;ts let. D'ln't aHa";,vthis branch of tbe business to get away from you, as there is mone) in it. Chargts reasotiable. Our Sketches Get thf. Order. ____ .--1 niatcd valhe o{ the wood wlJid1 cdo bc logged at once 1S$44, llCO.OCO. This estimat'e IS made only on trees of twenty-i11c11 dlametcf o't more. Those of ks:,i diawctcr are said to fa.r out-number the others and the supply will 188t many years. "The c;tbinet woods are used there for making corduroy roads. Thousands of acres are overgrown with trees \vottlJ three times as much as the n~ost valuable \v,~od that grows in the -Cnited States. The Philippint mahogary is the richest of all. It IS known there [IS the 118.rra tree. 1t is thought that oilec it is introduced in this COllnt~y its popnlarity will bE',great for library and dining room purposes. as it is but-n:; ssed near the ground to great proportions. It is clos~ gtained, rich and beautiful in color and will take a high pol-is'h." , :vlr.Penpcysays that he has a tabk made of One of thes;; ---_.__.--.. sbbs which is large enough to accommodate twenty perSOllS. I t weighed four tOilS and is vcry handsome. The wood of this tree sells for S175 a thousand feet, or more than $100 a. thousand more thai1 any trees grown in the Ui1ited States brillg. @ * @ Substantial Workmanship. III the fall of 1894 four sofas, with frames of wood and covered with le<'<ther.were purchased of the Nelson~11atter Furniture Company for the USe of one of the local lodges of Knights of Pythias of Grand Rapids. Recently it was found neussary to opell the seat 'of one of the sofas to put in a new spring, when a yellow-stained piece of paper, neatly folded, dropped to the floor. One one side were written the words "Open this Paper." On the reverse the following memor-andum appeared: "These 4-6 sofas were made by Fred J. Zimmer and LOUIS Schuitema, at ~elSOll & l\fatter's shop, Grand Rapids, Mich.', August 14, 1894." )\fter fourteen years of hard service the sofas are practical-ly as useful as -when purchased. ~Ir. Zimmer is in business on his own account in Grand Rapids, ill::tking reliable, sltbstantial upholstered furniture. $ * @ His Dollar and Ten Dining Suite. After we have paid for the gas, coal, groceries and meat every month 'we have clear sailing because all there is left to do then is to pay for the ice, telephone, water tax, insur-ance and the installments on our unabridged dictionary, our gas range, oUr "\,\Torks of the 5jx Best Authors," our Dollar- Down-and-Ten-Cents-a-\\Teek dining room suite. Thartk goodliess, we got our Morris chair for a wedding present aud our folding bed by saving soap v,rrapllers.-R. K. rvloultbn. i 34 ~1I CHI G A N ART I SAN You Can't Make a Mistake By planning for an Alaska agency for 1909, if you do not now hand I. the Jine. Our sales for 1908have far exceeded our expec-tatiQIls, .and the demand has been strong throughout the season, AltASKA QjJALITY is what does it. The lines are complete ill styles and linings. The AhlskaRefrigerator Co, EfCCLUSIYE ~EFRIGERAT9R MANUFACrp~E~S, I\fuskegon - • Michigan ,It Won'~ Come Off. In l;QnVersatiol1' with ~ well known furniture salesman in Chi~,~~Q"f'eceotly the cQl~vcrsatiol1. drifted t9 the popu1<:l:rity of ,~·()oQ. kn~bs 'anli lIe s.pok~ of <l certain firm m'<).kingwood k!l()~§ !~.·,~·l\:fi.ch.igal1 tQWJ1. The "vTiter said to hjm that that house could 110t furnish th~ _"No-Kum-Loose" fastener with theIr knobs, and that l~O knob, whether wood- or metal, could be perfect without it. He was surprised to know. that the "No-Kum~Loose" is the Tower patent fa.stcner, owned and made only by the Grand Rap~ds Brass Company. He had been so busy in the selling end of the bu,:;illess and was aware of the popularity of the "No-Kum-Loose" fasteners s'o that he thought every manufactun~r of furniture trimmings made Or used them. @ * @ Opened a Furniture Store in Idaho. Editor MichigaJl Artisan:-I am just. opening a new furni-ture store in Filer, Idaho, and feel that I cannot get along without the 'Michigan ATtisal1. As I formerly lived in Miclli-gan, I am thoroughly familiar ,,.,.i.th your publication. You will find 'check for $1.00 elldosed to pay for 01H~ year's sub-scription. I have for the past three years been with T. A. Roudenbltsh of Albion, Michigan, and came to Idaho about August 1. This is a beautiful country. As I sit here I can look out of the window in either direction, north or south, and see the mountains covered with snow saine fifty or sixty miles disUl.nt. Kindly start my subscription with your next issue, and oblige, Yours respectfully, S. CLAUD STEWART. @ * @ A Grewsome Bargain. Various articles more or less odd in nature are offered for sale in the advertising columns of the papers, but there was one the other day which was inore ~hitn usually out of ' the ordinary. While the object to be sold was not exactly of a cheerful sort, the advertisement ibelf was" wortlt;q: ih a 'Qrisl{. and chipper style. This l.\,a.s~t· FOR SA~Ec-,Single ~r.av~,witlt fine?"r~J1..it.~ heads'tone -in --.-. ,¢eme~t:T)·; fil~~St 19C<1·, ti()n,. It would be rather interesting to know how many answers the advcrtiser got. @ * @} The Johnson Furniture Company Is the latest addition, to the manufacturers, of fine furniture in Granel Rapids. The Johnson boys werc the original owners of the Cabinet~Makers' Company, ·which became famous as manufacturcrs of fine- dining roOm and library furnit-ure and promise to bring out a line of library and dining room ware fully equal to anything they ha\'e eycr brought out in the past. They have leased the Po,,\,ets building at the west enQ of Pcarl st:'eet bridge, and will have their first line in time for the coming January exhibit. r , I MUSKEGON VALLEY FURNITURE COMPANY I II !I• MUSKEGON MICH .... COIOI1IOISUlies TOIiPOSl Ilem Odd Dress6~ Gnlllonle~ WafdrolJlJs lOdies' .Tollels Dressmu Tables aononany Inlaid GoOllS Line on .ale in Manufacture"' Building, Grand Rapid •• ~ ------ II Largest line to select from, and I quality and workmanship can't be beat. Comeand see the line and be cQnvinced. MICHIGAN ARTISAN We have the ASSORTMENT STYLES PRICES III !I ,II I I, I••• ~------- 'three Pi~ce Suites in Loose Cushions can't be com. pared, they are the best. Leather Rocker line is very large and prices right. Couches from the cheap!st 10 the best. .Madden'!'! !)rlVfnport Bed line is the. talk of the cou,ntry from coa;;rt If) rotl8t; don't fail tiJ!.'isi! us Dr 'writ~ for ruts and pnU8. -_._---------_._-_. THOS. MADDEN, SON & CO" Indianapolis, Ind. Show Rootns, 35 to 41 N. Capital Avenue. -------------------~-.~--~ A Succes:sful Lady Manufacturer. The portrait shoH;n herewith js th2t of :'-,Irs. Julia E. 1\[oorn:al1, inventor of the Practical Se'wing Cabinet. Up to a few years ago 1\1rs. ::1Ioorman never had allY experience in the fLLniture business, and never thought of engaging in n:anufactl1rillg. Being' ill need of a sn:..,ing cabinet, she made MRS. J: E'. MOORMAN. the rounds of the furniture stores, only to find that none of the cabinets offered ior sale satisfied her. Her surprise at their many shortcomings prompted her to consider the pro-ductiOn of a cabinet which would appeal to \vomen on ac-count of it3 adaptability to their wants. After considerable thought and study she had a iew cabinets made, which in their" essential points difi'er very l'ittle from the very perfect article which is llm¥ being marketed. The sal~ on the ar-ticle has shmvn a steady gro"vth, so that two of the factories which are now making thcse Oil contract for :'-Trs. )':loorman cut them in 200 lots, and she is expecting to place larger contracts next year. The Practical Sewing Cabinet has bee11 exhibited at the Grand Rapids exhibitiClns for the past two or_thr.ee. S•.easons, and as a result quite a good 111anydealers carry the goods ill stock continuously. The article is so adapt"able to holi-day purposes that IV1rs.]\loorman has had an unusually large tlluuber: manufacttlTedin anticipation of this demand. Aside from the real merit of the article itself, Mrs. TVToorman's success is undoubtedly due to the - assistance which ."!heaffords the dealers in making sales. She has re-cently produced all artistic little booklet illustrating and mi-nutely describing the various patterns in which the cabinet is mauufactured. These are sent to names furnished by dealers desiring their help it! making sales which this little booklet affords. All that is necessary for any dealer to do is to carefully prepare a list of people whom he thinks would be interested in the Practical Sewing Cabinet and send the list to the Practical Sewing Cabinet Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. Soon aIter the mailing of the.pam-phlet the dealer begins to receive inquiries, so that he should be prepared to demonstrate the beauty and utility of-tTH'.cah-inet by having at least one in each style and wood on hand. This requires a comparatively insignificant investment and yields profitable returns. The Practical Sewing Cabinet has been 011 the market long enough to have demonstrated its use-fulness and there are very few furniture dea.1ers whose trade will not warrant them putting in a fe-..v of these pieces at least. @ * @ New Hotel for Little Rock. Claudius Jones, a leading retail,er of Little Rock, arrived in Grand Rapids on October 26, accompanied by a Mr. Lenon and wife of that city. A week was spent in selecting furni-ture for a new hotel nearing completion in 'that city. Abottt $50,000 will be invested in furnishings. 56 Values in Davenports. MICHIGAN No pl~ce of upholstered furniture ever' brought out has ~ained grea"ter favdr than the davenport. Tt ;is so roomy and comfortable; it is:rriade' up as -a.big scifa 'or il;, bed and 5oob· combined. In the atcbnipanying illustration' we have a fme 'daven-' JlorJhed. No. 3035, made by the' ~Hafner' Furniture Company, Chi-cago'.' This company manufac-tUrt~ S a very large line of daven-ports, \lihich, are illustrated and described 111 a large catalogue which every furniture merchallt wilt find a' goodthifrgfo have on his desk for constant referellce. This da.vcllport is' of the ()ver stuffed pattern, with: a l~ard\,,'ood frame. The upbolstery is in g,ra11 biscuit tufts and _the front of the box and the front,of" <trillS: are- also tufted. Thefilliug i"s'of sea· 1110S5 and curled hair. It is S.11pportccL by forty-nine highly te'1111Tered'steel springs of the double cone~.p<.tlfcrtl; securely tied by haneL Thl~ oed' i"s fitted with' a dust proof box-;ceday lined, making it moth proof. This box serves a.s a convenient recep-tacle for bed clothing. The only,wood work showing onthi; davenport are the leg,s, which are finished ill mahogany. Thi'.' Plonrm· nanufadurin~ (ompan, DETiwrT,MICH. Reed' Furniture B"aby' Carriages Go-Carls ~ Full liiie 8!uYwn,only at the (ar;UH7J. ARTISA!\ davenport, When packed ready for shipment; weighs about""275 pounds. @' * @' "Lightning Change·~,Buyer~. "I:::ave" Kahn, form~rly ~'ith Siegel-Coopcr ,& C~., Kauf- Na~303'5, Automatic Davenport Bed~. Made by the. Hafner Furniture Company, Chicago .. Murphy Chair Co. MANUFACTURERS DETROIT, MICH. ,, ,,, ,, LINE, !I • A COMPLE.TE man Broth-ers~ R. H. vV:hite·and numerous other Jlfms, ha:, "thrown up" his job with a Jirh~ ill' ::\few Orleans a"d w;lI buy for Simpson, Crawford & Co. in. )Iev.-: York for a s~a.son. Ka!llI riv<J.ls. as a lightning change·buyerA. L. Goldstein and R. G. Ale.xuil.der. Prob<tbly 110 buy-;::rs in the trade have had a wider or more varied expe ience with n:<::uagers than these' gentlem.en and should they at .':'Oly,e ftltureday decid'e to write the stories of their lives a11d pub:ish the san:e, under tJ1e title "\Vhat W~e Know About Sto:-e :\:Ianagers," it would be a reigni'ng sensation for a year. @ Put Th:s en Ice for Four Year£. "Just before the battl:::, n:other," the very yOllng and in-experienced salesman remarked, "politics rr:akes strange bed fellows, but that doe3 not help t.he sale of bedsteads very ll1uch." @.t * @ Having tried out the eXpClsition plan of selling goods in New York and Chicago, C. H. l\ledicus & co. of Brooklyn have decided to test the: merits' of -~~ri_d Rapids as a selling market. The firm hasleased' an':e,1t}re:-floor in the Furniture Exchange. PALMER MFG, CO, 115' to 185 Palmer Ave .. DETROIT, MIOH. MaliufaclUt"ers of FANCY TABLES PEDESTALS TABOURETTES II Our famous ROOKWOOD ANISa arow's'" " iQ poPularity eVei7day. Nothi'na[!ke it; Write. ~<lrPieturu and Priew .. : for the PARLOR AND LIBRARY Pedeetal No:: 412. ~-----------------~ YI)CJIIGAN CHAS. A. FISHER & CO., --------------------- IREX [;:;:d] MATTRESS I J III I I III I,I ,II !, :II II sr. II J>_._--- 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago. WJUTE FOR BOOKLET AND PROPOSITION WarenOU6es: LOUIS. MO. KANSAS CITY, MO. PEORIA, ILL LINCOLN, ILL. MINNEAPOUS, I\'ll:-.iN· CHICAGO, ILL. AH.TISAN 37 -------------- Furr.iture cfWocd Destroyed by Insects. Consul General AnlOtd Shanklin of Panarua se::d:~ the fn] lowing" report on the ucsuilahility of \v()odt:n of'f-ice equip-ment in the tropiC's: dAfter al-most three years in the tropics. T am of- tbe opiniOI'I tint- meLdl;: desks, bookcases <led files pr;;vc to be, in the long run; lc~:~ expcns:ve than tJiGS\,:, of wood, fo:" the tC::ISO;l that,' at k;\st hen~ill Pat;am<l, thert is a small insect Wh:l1l sets l!iLl the furniture a.nd cats it away Lln~ 1 there is nothing lc;tt hut the Oll~- side varnished shell. Upon uk-ing charge of this c()n:mlate~gellt:ral in November, 1905, not one of the desks h;:re could be rnoved, even \vitb th~ g;"eatcst care, withot,t crushing through some part of the shell. On inquiry it was found that by putting a g-reat, D18ny moth balls in the drawers of the desk,; and files the work of these litt:e anima.!s could be stopped. Tl1at the effect of the \vcrk of tl,oc;e insccts lU,ay be set'D, there is trans-mitted herewith pieces taken from a roll-top desk in the office. These show the shell outside, the form in which the insects eat away the inside and also the peculiarly hardencd, c()u;.;;lomerated ma.ss which their \vcrk crcates and builds." @ ._------_._--'-------~ Like a grinning spectre sUdking, \Vhen on our way ho11".c vv"c'rc \\·a:king l~e continues Oil our trail. Made by Lentz Table Company, Nashv:Ue, Mich. @ The Bill Collector, He's a jolly little feller And his manner is pc)lit", And his voice is sweet and 1',,('11(1" And his quibs are always trite. Hes a mold of form .and fashion. From his hat down to the ground, B11t his one obnoxious pa,ssiotl Is to always hang around. He is with us in the morning And drops in again at noon. And he smiles despite our scorning, Likc a pleasant day in June. Eve:"y evening without fail Ile has spoiled our dream of riches V<:ry frequently of late As he's \vandered in and murmured: "Here's your bilL one ninety-~jght." \Ve had almost bought all auto And a handsome house and lot. \Vhen he woke t~S up hy saying: "Just hand over what you've got. He tears off a funny story, But he ends it up this way: "Can't yoU p8y a little s~lInething On that old account today?" Now, they say we'll all be meeting Tn another world so fair, But to me 'twill not he heaven If that g;-inning scamp is there. -Exchange. 38 lIlICHIGAN ARTISAN --~----------"f- Leaks in Retail Buying.' There are five important leaks that contribute to failure in business, say Business\Vorld: • First leak: Ignorance of the cost. of :doing ,btl,~ines::;; therefore ignorance of what to charge for goods in o~'der to be certain of scllillg them at a profit. Second leak: Failure to mark price.s by the. single article or by the half dozen, according to:thenature of the article, aed then n:aintailling the correct prices, renderil~g it well nigh impossible for anybi){ly in the store mistakenly to sell for too Iowa price. Third leak: Not knowing the goods that do and the goods that do 110t return the cost of handling, and what percentage of the total sales cons:st of r;on-profit paying iten~s; not kr.owing how to challge~th~ non-profibble into profitable items. Fourth leak: Being short-handed·, r'unning along without sufficient sto:-e help; not allowing yOUT!ielftime to stud}' n~arket conditions and consider plans for increasing business. Fifth leak: Overbuying, which results in straining credit al~d losirg opportunity to take· profits in the shape of discounts, because of having bought more goods - than you III II I, II I Chas. Bennett Furniture Co. I >---------C-HA-R-LO-TT~E, -M_ICH.. _-_._----.i. SEND FOR OUR CAT ALoe OF WARDROBES. .-- i,II tI II I .---------------- Rockford Desk Co. Rockford, Illinois Manufacturers of China Closets Music Cabinets and Ladies' Desks Full line on sale with M. L. Nelson & Co•• 1411 Michigan Ave., Chicago. Ill. I• --~ II l Made by Rockford Chair and Furniture Co., '1Wokford, lll. could pay cash for, and having the goods cost more, because bought -on longer tilT.c, than if you had remained in posi-tion to pay cash and take discount; by not realizing tha.t one dollar's worth of business can't be done on less than twice that amount of cash or credit. In stopping the first leak, it is necessary to know a::cur-ately what t1:e expenses are. Nothing should b~ overlooked. The itelTs must be figured down to a. fine paid, not even [leg.- lect:ng to count cost of wrapping paper and twine used in tying up p<!,ckages. Other items are: N6i less than OEe per cent loss on l1l1collectable accounts; about s'ix per cent ShOll1dbe figured as inte:tst on the investment. After everything has. been counted in there s:ill is danger of committing the grave error of failing to figure the per-centage necessary to be made on sales instead of on wha.t the gocds cost. A delusion th~tt maily are under is that to make, say, fifteen per cent on their -goods they can figure fif· teen per cent 011 their cost. At least five per cent additional should be tacked on. If the dealer would be safeheiTIust have accu'a.te k:"ow-ledge of the cost of goods and of ·conduding business. The business may in all other respects be correctly and:carefully carricd on-but unless the first leak is soldered, failure will ensue in time. @ * @ The Grand Rapids Parlor; Frame Company succeeds the • Grand Rapids Carved Moulding-Company . -------------------------- --- MICHIGAI\ ~--- ; II I, I I, II IIII !II I !II II ~-- --_._----------- __ . --..i ARTISAJ" ------ --------_._----_._--_. No, 1141 Dresrer, Walnut. Muskegon Notes. Hugo Kanitz, secretary of tbe :VJuskeg"on Valley Furniture Company, who has spent <l. few weeks i.n the eastern markets recently, is confident that business 1,vil1 improve 'very mw.')' after the opening of the new year. His company are mak-illg great improvements in their line and will plate the same on sale in Grand Rapids early in Jannary. The great hctory of the Alaska Refrig"crator Company is again in £ull operation ill tbe production of refrigerators, ill mallY sizes. ~Lll:ager ord has secured a number of heavy contracts for the comillg yeal- [If-d expects to operate tbe fac-tory to its full (',apacity during 1909. The l\Joon Desk Company is well supplied with orders f(l'r office desks. All fe,ttllres of their line are selling ,vell, but there is 8 special demand for their superior li11e of sanitary desks. j\Tanager Stephens is confident that business \\'ill improve very rapidly dwing the coming year. @ * @ Non-Dividing Pillar Tables. The manufadurers of dining room tab:es held a meeting recently in Chicago and spent considerable time in the discus-sion of matters pertaining to the ma1ltlfactllre of extension dining tables. A new standard form of pillar ext(,l1sioll tables was approved. This type permits an extensiOll of the tables without the opening of the pillar. It wilt be sold for 011e price only by al1 manufacturers of the 8350ciat:01l. The guarantee of prices which was adopted six months ago has produced satisfactory results. Prices wcre maintained and the same will be continued. J. A. Conrey, the chairmall of the association. was presented 'vvith a silver headed cane and a handsome umbrella was given to his wife. @ * @ Death of Mrs. Mey~r. Joseph S. J\leyer, the president of the 1Janufacturers' Ex~ iL Woodard Furniture I Co. II I OWOSSO, MICHIGAN MAKERS
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- 1908-10-25T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and Ii IIII ,I I IIlI GRAN£) RAPIDS PUBLIC LiDR1\ ;;J GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• AUGUST 14. 1909 .--'_. _.__._._------------ I .. .. ---.. ..--- -------- --- --------.., ,, "THE BETTER MAKE WE HAVE OVER 400 PIECES IN OUR LINE BEDROOM and DINING ROOM FURNITURE SUITES TO MATCH FACTORY AND SALESROOM 37 CANAL STREET CATALOGUES TO DEALERS ON HEAVY PLATE PAPER NELSON ·MATTER FURNITURE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. ,,--_ ..... - II, II j '------------_._. _. _. _._---_._._._----._. ----------- _. _. . -- -- ...- -... _. A BIT OF INDUSTRIAL HISTORY Are You Running an 1860 or a 1910 Plant? UDetrOit" Return Trap PATENTt<D In 1860 cottonseed removed from the bOll by gmnmg was garbage-thrown away. By 1870 gmners managed to convmce some people that cottonseed was good fertilizer. By 1880 It was considered good cattle food and m 1890 It was bemg used as a table food. By not utllIzmg all the cottonseed m 1900 (one year) twenty-sIx mIllion dollars that someone could have had, was thrown away The city of Glasgow, Scotland, gets 9,000 horse-power every day-free-by catchmg and utll- Izmg furnace gases formerly v.asted. The steel corporatlOn will light the town of Gary, Ind , and run all street cars with energy that would otherwise be wasted and belched out of furnace stacks. If you use steam for heatmg and drymg and you allow any condensatlOn to go to waste-you are losing money. Put all your condensatlOn back mto the bOiler without pumpmg-and hotter than a pump \\ Ith hft-wlth "DETROIT" General OffIces DETROIT, MICH, Automatic- Return Steam Traps Manufactured and Guaranteed by AMERICAN BWmR COMPANY "SIROCCO" Works' DETROIT, MICH and TROY, N Y TKAD MARK .-. ---------'----~~------------'--_.---._------- SLIDING SHOE FOR USE ON DESK LEGS This shoe does the work of a caster yet allows the desk legs to set close to floor. Fastened with flat head wood screw and furnished in three sizes. SEND FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES No 1493 PULL A very fine handle for desks in the square effect. Somethmg dlfferent from the regular bar pulls. GRAND RAPIDS BRASS co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ....I r .n..... '. .. .__ ..- po- .. • .n _ n • I THE BIG WHITE SHOP ---------- -.- -- _ _._ .. - ------ - __ . ,. We Furnish Every Article of Printing Needed by Business Men WHITE PRINTING COMPANY 108, 110, and 112 North Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. ,. .. . .-.--.-.-- .- ...-- . .- . .. ...... .-. .. .. .-. .- . .. ._ ..-._. . ...... . .. THE BIG WHITE SHOP • • • we ••••••••••• ••• I..... we •• a._ • _ •••••••••••• -............ w ... ----------~~---------------. -. . .., GRAND RAPIDS, PUBLIC LIBRARY .............. --_ ...------------------------ ... _--------.. ... ------------------- i firan~Da~i~sDlow Pi~e an~Dust Arrester (om~an~ OUR AUTOMATIC FURNAOE FEED SYSTEM '- ._... . ._. J THE LATEST devtce for handhnf!, shavtJIgs and dust from all wood-workmg machmes. Our nineteen years expenence in this class of work ha" brought tt nearer perfectwn than any other system on the market today. It tS no expenment, but a demonstrated sCtenttfic fact, as we have several hun-dred of these system,s in use, and not a poor one among them. Our Automatic Fumace Feed System, as shown in thtS cut, u the most perfect working device of anything in this line. Write for our prices for equipments. WE MAKE PLANS AND DO ALL DETAIL WORK WITHOUT EX-PENSE TO OUR CUSTOMERS EXHAUST FANS AND PRES-SURE BLOWERS ALWAYS IN STOCK. Office and Fa.ctory: 208-210 Canal Street GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Citizen. Phone 1282 &el1, ~h.ln 1804 iii ••••• WEEKLY ARTISAN NEW YORK'S NEW FURNITURE EXCHANGE BUILDINGS Covering the entire blocks fr9m Lexington Avenue to Depew~Place. 46th to 48th Streets Each building 200 x 275 feet in size and 12 stories high 1,300,000 Square Feet or Nearly 28 Acres Floor Space THE LARGEST AREA WHOLLY DEVOTED TO WHOLESALE SALESROOMS IN THE WORLD WILL BE READY FOR OCCUPANCYDECEMBER 1st, 1910 Applications for space should be made to CHAS. E. SPRATT, Secretary NEW YORK FURNITURE EXCHANGE 1 2 ----_.~------------------ WEEKLY ARTISAN ...-~_.--------------~--------_._-_. _.~._-------~~.. ......-..-----, SLIGH'S SELECT STYLES SELL AND SATISFY II, ! II 1 I IIIIII IIII I ~_._----_. -_ ..---------------- -----------------------~_ _~---~ Many New Features Added for the Fall Season Everything for the Bedroom I Medium and FlOe QualIty 1 Ollice and Salesroom corner Prescott and Buchanan Streets, Grand Rapids, Mlch WRITE FOR CATALOGUE SLIGH FURNITURE CO. Grand Rapids, Mich. ,-. .-..--~~--------- _---~~---~--------------_._-- •IIII 35% OFF LIST $16 ORDER A SAMPLE STACK YOU'LL NEVER REGRET IT The Humphrey Wid man Sectional Construe hon has dust proof partItIOns, Iron shelf support~ and a two Inch deeper case than others DEALERS' PROFIT 55% Lme on sale m FurDiture Ex-change. Gralld Rapids; Manufact-urers' Exhlbltloll Bulld.IIl!. ChI-cal! o and Furnunre Knhanl!e. New York, •• III• IIII• I II! I , I I I I I ~~~~·~As BARGAIN No 537. 28x42 top Quarter Sawed Oak, Cross Band Rim, Polished, PALMER 1015 to 1043 Palmer Ave., DETROIT MICH, MANUFACTURING $7.50 You can't make money faster than by buymg lhls fine hbrary Table by lhe dozen, unless you make up a carload oul of lhls and olher good lhmgs we have 10 show you. I..--~-----------_. _. ....--------------~-' HUMPHREY-WIDMAN BOOKCASE CO. I No, 10-F, Ouartered Oak. WRITE FOR CATALOCUE DETROIT, MICHIGAN .- .. -~ II co. . --"' GRAND RAPI PUBLIC LIBR1t~y 30th Year-No.7 • GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., AUGUST 14, 1909 Issued Weekly EFFECTS OF THE NEW TARIFF LAW. Grand Rapids Furniture Manufacturers do not Think it Will Cause any Material Changes in Present Prices or Conditions. "Have you consIdered the changes III the tanft rates and figured out how the new law wIll affect your bus1ness?" WIth the Idea that theu" op1111Onand concluslOns would be of 111teret>t to dealers and other manufacturers, a 1epresentatIve of the '.Veekly ArtIsan called on <;everal Grand Rap1ds furmture manufacturers dunng the past week and asked the above ques-tIon Some of them declared that they had been unable to ascerta111 Just what had been done to the tanff, and asked to be excused from dIscussing the matter untl! they have had tIme to become posted on the prOVISIons of the new law Othe1s, ,,,,hl!e admittIng they were not sure as to Ju"t how the rates have been changed, answered the query as follows Frankl111 Barnhart of the Nel"on-Matter Company-We are not much concerned about the effect of the new tanff law I buy the lumber and I don't th111k the reductlOn 111duty WIll affect pnces to any matenal extent It may tend to hold pnces down a blt, but not enough to make much d1ffe1ence with us, at least we do not expect any decl111e nght away There should be a good strong tanff duty on carv111gs and carved furmture, 111order to pl0tect Amencan work111gmen Amen-can made furmture IS good enough for anybody and those who th111k dIfferently "hould be reqLllred to pay heavy dutIes MaJ James G MacBllde of the Nelson-Matter Company- 1 have not follo\\ ed the tanff legIslatIon, but I understand that the only change that mlght affect us IS a 1a1se in the duty on glas" That, howevel, apphes only to small SIzes, and I do not th111k It W1ll affect the SIzes that we use We have not heard of any probable advance 111pnces Charles R ~ligh of the Shgh Furmtme Company-If there's anyth111g In the new tanff that"" 111affect the furlllture 111dLbtry matenally It IS the changes 111the glass schedule The duty on the smaller slzed plates has been ralsed, and of course the Imp01 tert> and the Amencan manufacturers WIll take ad, antage of that fact to boost prices, considerably, pel-haps On the larger SIzes the duty ha" been cut from 35 to 220 per cent, but that is "tIll prohib1tIve, and there are very few of the large plates Imported any V\ay, so the cut V\dl not cause any reductlOn 111pnces As a matter of fact, the hlflll-ture manufacturers are so glad the matter IS settled that they don't care much what the effect may be, but I th111kyou'll find that most of the artIcles on whIch the tax has been reduced are those of which very httle has been Imported, and that the tax IS stdl practlcally prohlbltIve Take l111seed 011, for 111stance The duty has been 20 cents per gallon; now it IS 15 cent", but that 1S h1gh enough to keep the forelgn product out, and I tlunk you'll find It that way 111nearly all of the changes that have been made I understand the tax has been reduced on varlllsh and some varmsh matenals. but not enough to amount to anyth111g, V\hlle on others It has been 111creased shghtly The reductlOn of 75 cents per thousand on lumber wlll not affect the pnces on the lumber used by furlllture manufacturers There may be some sm pnses for us when we get better acqua111ted WIth the new law, but as I understand It now there IS noth111g 111It that should matenally affect the cost of furlllture Davld E Uhl uf the Grand Raplds Fancy Furlllture Com-pany- I don't apprehend that the tallff changes wlll make much dIfference WIth our matellals The reductlOn of 75 cent" per thou<;and on lumber cannot be expected to affect pnce" of hardwoods to any matenal extent There are all kinds of pnces for lumber nowaday" '.Yhat one man pays, say $50 f01, may be bought by another fOf $49 01 $-1-7, so a 1eductlOn of 75 cents 111the tanff duty V\ 111not amount to much The lll-crease on certalll SIzes of glass may affect some of the furn1- ture manufacturers, but we use very httle gla'iS, and have paid but httle attentlOn to It Vi,T e do not make upholstered goods, and are therefore not interested in change" III the hide and leather schedules, except in a general V\ ay On the whole, I do not th111k the new law will be any WOlse than the D111gley law for the furniture industry ~ome of the schedules have been ralsed shghtly, and others have been cut, so the average on furlllture matenals will be about the same as under the old law At any rate, I am not expectmg any matenal change In pnce" at present, though they mav come later, when the experts beg111 to 111terpret and apply the new schf'dules Sybrant W essehus, preslden~ of the Grand RapIds Parlor Frame COlllpany-I don't know jll'lt what changes have been made I have not seen the new law, nor an authentIc com pan-son with the old law, but I understand they have not npped thIngs up to any great extent I thlllk the furmture men were a httle late III gettlllg mto the game They should have "e-cured an advance III the rate on can mgs-carved furniture that is imp01 ted 111the knock down-wh1ch now pays 35 per cent. It lllc1udes vanous p1eces, such as chair legs. arms may be brought 111from Canada, but the hIgher grades will not be affected I am not posted on the changes on other matenal'i that", e u"e except gla'is, but I th111k the reductions II III JU'it about equal the advances, so that It WIll not be noticed The new gla"" schedule, hOY"" e,'er, IS of more im-portance It WIll not affect the Grand RapIds manufacturers much-It may help them a httle-but as I look at It tho'ie who make the 10\Hr grades of furnIture w11l be hIt pretty hard The rate" on the larger plates hay e been lowered from 35 to 2ZY; per cent. II h11e the tax on the smaller Slze'i, 'iuch as are u"ed on cheap furnIture, whIch means the larger part of the fur111ture made and "old III tll1" country, has been 111creased dbout 2.3 per cent ,\'hen you cOn'ilder the fact that the glass I" the mo..,t e,-pen"l1 e part of some of the cheap pieces, you II 111:"ee that an 111Lfease of 2.3 per cent In the tanff means con- "'Iderable to the men who make that class of furnIture It i~ another case where the "lIttle fellow gets the worst of It," and 1 under"tand that If the furnIture men had not sent a com-mIttee dOlI n to \\ a:"h111gton to look after theIr interests, It II auld hay e surely been raIsed 50 111stead of 25 per cent 4 WEEKLY ARTISAN and backs, and comes from Italy and Holland, ,,-,here can ers work for 40 or 50 cents a day, and their lumber IS cheaper than it IS here I am told that mahogany that costs $150 or $160 per thousand here IS sold 111 Holland for 565 or <:;70 They hay e skIlled carvers over there, of course, but no better than we have here They can live cheaper, and the} \\ ark for wages on which Amencans would stan e If the tanff IS to he hIgh enough to equal the dIfference In ""age", It should be hIgh enough to shut out the ImportatIOn of can ed pIeces from Italy and Holland The ImportatlOn'i from Ital} are mo..,tl} of the LoUI" or period style:", but lately some of the Flander.., has been brought over from Holland I don't know that much of It is used here, but large quantIties are used 111ChIcago and the east The stuff usually comes green and has to be kIln dried before it IS fit to put up David H Brown, secretary and treasurer of the Century Furniture Company-It's rather early to tell Just how the neVI tanff is going to work, but I don't th1111<It II 111affect u" \ eq much. PUtt111g hIdes on the free ltst II 111not make the leather we use any cheaper, though It may keep some k111rb from g0111g higher for a \\hlle Leather has been g0111g up. and all the effect that free hIdes WIll haye '" 111 be to check the ad, ance. and we are not sure of that The other changes III the lall w111 not affect u'; matenall} Ye". \\ e use a lIttle of the Im-ported hand crav111g, becau'ie II e can buy It cheaper than lie can make It, and it mIght be to our ach antage to hay e the dut\ lowered, but as a matter of pnnClple I II auld hke to hay e ..,een It raIsed hIgh enough to shut that stuft out It h not tan to American v""ork111gmen-can er,,-to make them compete II Ith men who can work for three or four dollar.., a II eek [here should abo be a prohlbltn e tanft on EnglIsh fur111ture '1 here\ noth111g in the Idea that EnglIsh goods are bettel than can be made here The Royal oyer there (acro'i" the ..,treet) ha.., a hne that IS better than an} of the Imported goods. and \\ e mClkc some that IS just as good I know because we hay e had En~- lIsh goods here, taken them to plece'i and e, en the El1!;lhh experts had to admIt that the} could ..,ee no dIfterence 111the constructIOn If '" e are to protect "~mencan II ork111gmen the tanff on Imported furmture "hould be raIsed Tho"e II ho prefer It because they th111k It IS better, or ';Impl} becau..,e It IS Imported are generally able to pay for the ~ratlhcatlon ot then deSIres, and should be reqUIred to do "0 J Fred Mueller, PresIdent of the :\Iueller l~ ~lack Com-pany- To tell you the truth, I have not gn en the matter a thought LIke everybody else. I'm glad It'S "ettled, but It doe" not SUIt me The cuts al e all nght, but the k111fe-should haye gone deeper and farther Lumber, coal, Iron ore and "'e, eral other artIcles 'ihould be free, and the cotton and II oolen rdte" should ha\e been lowered 111">teadof hell1~ lal"ed 1 almo"t WIsh the presIdent had \ etoed the bill That II oulc! hen e put the matter up to the people at the elect 10m ne,-t year, and the result would have left no doubt as to whethel the people H ant the tanff reVIsed upward or downll ard, but nOli that the matter I" 'settled I hope It will :"ta} 'iettled for a few year" at lea"t What they have done does not amount to much rree hIde" WIll not make leather used by the upholsterers any cheaper It may keep It from g01l1g hIgher nght a\\ a}, but there I:" a great demand for leather and WIth the e,pected 111crea..,e 111 bus1l1ess the demand WIll surely grow stronger. "0 nobody need be surpnsed If pnces go hIgher soon The cut In the lumber tanff WIll not affect hardwoods, and the other change,,- some up and some down-are so shght that as a whole the} WIll not affect furmture manufacturers to an} matenal extent George G WhItworth, secretary of the Berkey & Gal' Fur-mture Company-The reductIOn 111 the tanft o~ lumb~r WIll not make much, If any, dIfference In the cost to furl11ture man-ufacturers Some of the lower grades. used for crates. etc, Exposition in South America. The tIme for fil1l1g applIcatIOns for space at the Interna-tIOnal Expo"ltlon to be held at Buenos A.yres, t\rgent1l1a, next II 111ter-It II III be <"UlTjmer 111 that latItude-has been extended to October 1.3 The Amencan ITIlI11'iter lllge,; manufacturer.., at thl'3 cot1l1try to 'iend exhIbIts, assut1ng them that It \\111 he of great benefit to them The manager" of the ex pO"It1on ha \ e announced that If manufacturer:" of the L ll1ted 'state.., apply for 1000 square metres of ,;pace theIr exhIbIt:" \\ III be groupeJ 111 an exclUSIve department To ~Iove Matresses Easily. On account of the necessanly bulky form of mattresses, It I..,a.., much of a tnal to mO\ e one of these household necessIties a" an office safe Too thIck to gra'ip by the hands, and WIth no proJect1l1g edge by "hlch It mIght be grasped, It IS a source of annoy ance, remind111g the handler of that pleasant occupa-tIOn, enjOy eel 111the adjustment of the pIpes when sett1l1g up a stm e It rema111S for an 0hlOdn to 0\ ercome the defects of the mattres" by the ",lluple addItion of small handle:" near the corner", after the manner of straps u:"ed for carry lllg bundles By grasp111g one of these handle'i the mattress can be pulled around the room or to any place deSIred WIth prac-tlcall} no effort I Grand Rapids Caster Cup Co. 2 Parkwood Ave.• Grand Rapids, Mich. We are now puttmg out the best Caster Cups WIth cork bases ever offeree to the trade. These are fimshed m Golden Oak and WhIte Maple m a I1ght fimsh These goods are admIrable for polIshed floors and furn- Iture rests Theywill not sweat or mar. PRICES. $4 00 per hundred 5.00 per hundred FOB Grand Rap,ds SIze 2U mches SIze 2~ mrhes Try a Sample Order ..... .. . ....- ..... ..... ~ -- . I WEEKLY ARTISAN 5 -------_ __ __ . --._ _ ..~-- -.., ! IF IT'S THE BEST REFRIGERATOR IT'S AN ALASKA THE "ELI" FOLDING BEDS ARf BREAD AND PROfIT WINNfRS No Stock complete without the Eh Beds IU Mantel and Upnght. ELI D. MILLER &, CO. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA Wnte for cuts and prIces. ON SALE IN FURNITURE EXCHANCE, CHICACO. Over 850,000 Alaska refrigerators sold sin c e I 878. Desirable features of an Alaska Refrigerator: Small consumption of ice. Maximumamount of cold, dry air. Absolutely sanitary pro-vision chamber. Simplicity of operation. Perfect preservation of food. We sell to dealers only. WRITE FOR CATALOG. The Alaska Refrigerator Co. Exclusive Refrigerator Manufacturers. MUSKEGON, MICH. L E. Moon, New York Manager, 35 Warren St., New York City • .---------------------_.-----------_.-._--------_._._.------~~ ~._..._._------_ ....•...._.--. Reparation Instead of Rebates. Under a rul111g announced by the Interstate State Com-merce C0l11l111SSlOnall "reparatIOn claIm.," between shIppers and carnelS must be dl,;posed of as qUIckly a pOSSIble, and the commlSSlOn wIll a3';I"t them m thIS ';0 that by September 1, nothmg wIll be left unsettled After that date the com-ml'; S10n w111not award reparatIOn clauns eIther on formal or specIal docket 111 any case where carner3 have reduced the rates SImply to meet a lower rate of a competmg 1111e The CIrcular, Just Issued, IS intere3t1ng because it expla111s how the ral1roads have managed to dodge the law prohlbitmg the payment of rebates. Accordmg to the CIrcular l,;sued the commi"slOn ap-pears to be reltably 1I1formed that It has bten the practIce both of carner,; and shIppers to secure reparatl0n3 in heu of rebates by mutual agreement It has happened repeat-edly that in case of a dIfference of rates between pOlnts of dIfferent 1111esthe offiClals of a lme in order to retam a SlllP-per, and keep the business, agree to take the difference of the rate up WIth the commhSlOn and secure reparatIOn on spe- CIal docket unttl the rates can be hned up to the ,;atJ,;factlOn of all concerned The commISSIOn belteve" that thIS I:' a ru"e employed by the raIlroads and that m many Instances no adjustment wa" contemplated and there was no mtentlOn of Vlac1l1g rates on a panty. They hold that the reparatlOn IS SImply legahzed rebatmg Takmg tIllS ground the commISSIOn has made the rul1l1g that where there IS a dIfference m rates between two pomts over dlfferent hnes shIppers mu"t undel stand that they can get the benefit of the lower rate only by sendmg theIr merchandbe over the hne publlshmg the lower rate. FreIght offiCIals say the ruhng WIll be a good thing not . ... only for the pubhc, but the ral1road::, They do not deny that the practIce" alleged have actually occurred and say that It ",as necessary to retalll customers Their regular patrons would demand the rates and the only way they would han-dle the busmess at all was to have the shIpper pay the regu-lar rate WIth the express understanding that the company was to secure a reparatlOn through the commISSIon ThIS was done 1Il many mstances and merchants have been bene-fited to the extent of hundred,; of dollars through these prac-bces • The abohtion of the reparation system will remove vol-mnes of work from the freIght claIms departments of the va-nous bnes and reduce bIlls for pnntmg, statlOnery, stenog-rapher hIre, etc This IS another reason that the roads wel-come the new order m addltlOn t~ allowmg them to retain all of ther revenues m,;tead of havmg to dIvide with the shIppers. To Dispense With Their Foundry. , The Amencan School Furmture Company are 1I1sta1l1l1g machmery 111 theIr Grand RapIds plant to cut the ends of ,;chool seats out of sheets of metal, thereby c11spens1l1g with thelr foundry. The outfit 1S very expensIve, but its operatlOn wIll be much more economIcal than the cost of castmgs an<: the mamtenance of a foundry. The stock of the Grand RapIds Furniture Company of Chicago whlch was forced mto bankruptcy recently, has been purchased by the Hartman FurnIture & Carpet Company and the store at 1667 Ml1waukee avenue w111be added to the Hart-man stnng. ---~-~~~~~~~~--- 6 WEEKLY ARTISAN MADE BY GR-\ND RAPIDS FAf'\JCY FURNITURE CO. GRAND RAPID"', MICH. WEEKLY ARTISAN 7 Good Idea FroID Texas. Under a tnne-honored custom on most raIlroads, governmg the handlmg of freIght and Its transfer from one common car-ner to another, 1£ a cal of freIght 1'-, dell\ el ed to a road and the contammg car happen.., to have a shght defect, car, freIght and all are returned to the dehvenng road to be repaIred ThIs method greatly 1etards rapId dehvery of freIght, beSIdes puttmg the roads to great mconvemence Managers of Texas 1aIlroads have a plan to prevent dela}.., due to defectIve cars The} would have the Iecelvmg lme dehver the freIght and then arrange for the repalnng of the car later In the rough outlme of ploposed rules, three proposItIOns are gIven the re-celVmg lme They can eIther run the freIght through m the defectIve car, then repaIr It m theIr own shops and forward the bIll to thQ OWl11nglme, 0r return It to the dehvenng hne for 1epan s, or transfer the goods to another car, returnm~ thl' defectIve empt}, or have It repaIred m theIr own shops The method of procedme would be optIonal The returl11ng of defectIve car" has become a great Item m tran"portatIOn matter.." and a large percentage of delay.., to freIght are occasIOned flam thIS cause These cars ale rarely ul1'3afe Usually the ..,hght defects m them m no way endanger the heIght, but undel the rules among raIlroads, they must be repaIred a..,soon as empty New Furniture Factories. J M WIlson, S A NeVIlle and others have mcorporated the Mencl!an Fur11lture Company to establIsh a factory at Me-rIdIan, Lauderdale county. MIS" CapItal "cock, all sub- "cnbed, $30,000 The Dally News of Fort Wayne, Ind, says that a man who has mvented a kItchen cab met that IS to be made en-tIrely of metal has been m that cIty for oeveral day" confer-rIng WIth representatIve utlzen" WIth a VIew of estabhshmg a factory The mam bmldmg of the plant of the GuthrIe, Okla, Desk and Furl11ture Company IS completed The Hal twell Sales Company, capltahzed at $10,000, has been mcorporated to manufacture householJ speCIaltIes at .:\ladlson, OhIO The new furmture factory for OroVIlle, Cal, heretofore mentIOned, WIll be estabh"hed by the Butte Pme and Hard-wood Company. The Frost Veneer SeatIng Company of Newport, Vt, claIm.., to have the largest veneer cuttmg and fimshmg plant m the world Made by Gunlocke ChaIr Co" Wayldnd N Y Death of W. H. Wagone.". InformatIOn was receIved in Grand Rapids on August 12 of the death of VY II \iVagoner, cau..,ed by an aCC'ldent to an automobIle m whIch he wa.., rid1l1g 111 PhIladelphIa Mr V\ ag-oner was qUIte largely 1l1tere"ted m Van Sclver & Co , general merchants of Camden, N J, and an offiClal of that corporatIOn He had been at the head of the furmture department for many years and was wldel} and favorably known For more than twenty years he had spent a part of the furmture expOSItIOn sea"ons 111 Grand RapIds. and m mak1l1g purchases was a hb-eral patron of houses makmg hIgh grade hnes He was qUIet, unobtrUSIve and a splendId judge of value" HIS mtImate frIend" m Grand RapIds were E H :roote and I B Vvatkms of the Grand RapIds ChaIr Company, Mr Corson of the Berkey & Gay Furmture Company; C VV Black of the Onel Cabmet Company HIS funeral was held on August 9 FranCIS DIckson, E F DIckson and L L. Haldmg have mCOlrporated the Dlckson- Hal'chng Furmture Company to sell turl11ture m Canon CIty, Colorado Manistee's New Catalogue. The Ma11ltltee J\lanufactunng Company shoVved the best lme m ChIcago 111 July that the} ever exhIbIted, and had a much larger busme..,,, than last 'year The hne IS much stronger m bedroom furmture than ever, and theIr new catalogue shows the lme up m a more aUI actIve way than ever It wIll be m-tere.., tmg as well as profitable for the furl11ture dealer to watch the pages of the Vveekly ArtIsan from week to week for the advertltlements and IllustratIons for thIS company Manager Elmendorf IS onto hIS Job and knows what the dealers want What to Buy and Where. The W al ter Clark Veneer Company has 200,000 feet of rotary cut veneers, 1-20 to the mch, plam, red and whIte oak m stock for ImmedIate shIpment The Henry S Holden Veneer Company has 250,000 feet of choice bIrd's-eye maple veneer m stock ready for prompt ship-ment The Holden company also has about 50,000 feet of Clr-casslan walnut on hand ready for ImmedIate shIpment 8 WEEKLY ARTISAN ,.. as •• _._ ••• ••••••• ...__ ._._._. •••••• ..: Lentz Big Six No. 694. 48 in. top. No. 687. 60 in. top. Others 54 in. top. 8 Foot Duostyles ANY FINISH CHICAGO DELIVERIES Lentz Table Co. NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN New Dealers in Furniture. The Terry FurnIture Company are ne" dealer:. at Good-mght, Texas H. F. Kneck & Son have Just opened a new furnIture store in FrederIck, Md Turner & VI 1I1klej have opened a ne\\ ~tock of furnl-ture In Kalama, vVash J. M Costello wIll open a ne" furnIture store III Kearne' Neb, on September 1 F G PalmqUl'3t & Son have e:otablIshed a new furl11ture store at Oakland, Neb J. H Morgan wIll open a general store \\ Ith a fUfll1- ture department at HarrIngton, IYash Roth & Leichtman wIll remodel a gracel y bUllclIng dnd open a new furnIture store 111 Perth Ambo). ~ J Harry Zutch and Mrs GalIn'3kl are partners 111 a ne\\ fur11lture store recently opened on East" ater street. Elmlrd N. Y Frank Hughes has deCIded to ha' e a furniture department 111 the generdl store that he IS establIsh1l1g at Cry:.tal Fall". \Vash. Tom C AdaIr, W S :\fay and R C Powers have 111- corporated the Tom C AdaIr Company to deal In fur1l1ture 111 LIttle Rock, Ark CapItal stock, $10,000 George B and Lotus Same and Rob CollIns Roy ha' e I11corporated the MetropolItan Installment Company to deal 111 furmture, WrIngers, rugs, etc, at 103 11'/ashl11gton street. Newark, K J TheIr capital stock IS fixed at $50,000 " A gentleman from Coal CIty, who owns a number of stores 111 varIOUS parts of the cauntry" l'i "aId to be nego-tiatl11g for a bUlldlllg" at Rldgefarm, Ill. In \\ hlch he pro-poses to open a general 'itore WIth a furl11ture department The Weber Furm'3h1l1g'i Good" Company, I11cOlporated by Joseph P HendrIck", ElIzabeth Hendnck-;; and Nlchola'i J. vVeber, WIth capItal stock fixed at $5,000. \\ 111 "ell furm-ture and household goods at St LoUIs, :\10 The 1\lcPhIllIp'i & Vaughey Company. capItalIzed at $8,000, has been I11corporated to establI "h a retal1 furmtm e and undertaklllg bU'3l11e"s III PeekskIll, X Y Thomas:\1 c- PhIllIps IS presIdent and J ame'i J Vau~hey 'iecretary and treasurer of thIS company \V Ith J B GrIffin a" presIdent, \ V R HartWIg as vIce presIdent and VV II Kemper as '3ecretary and treasurer, the ~---------- _- ---- ............• --------- -----------_. _ ..--_ __ ..---.-_ ~ I GrIffin FurnIture Company organl7ed to establIsh a store and deal III furl11ture 111 AlexandrIa, Va. CapItal stock, m1l1- Imum paId 111, $10,000, maxImum not to exceed $25,000. H B HaIsten has opened a new furnIture store at \Val-len, a, Ore Flagg & Willis Will Build a New Front, nagg &.- \1 IllIS, lead1l1g merchants in the house fur11lshing trades of Blockton, Mass, WIll erect a new front to theIr commodIOus four-story buIld1l1g Large show windows and an attractn e entry way of Iran and glass will be features of the nnprm ement The firm at :\IIller, Stewart & Beaton, furniture dealers, Omaha, Xebr, has been reorga11lzed, Mr MIller retInng, but there \\ III be no change 111 the name of the house. :\lembers of the Home Furl11shers AssociatIOn of Massa-chusetts met at Do~ton Ii\; ednesday, August 11, and enjoyed theIr annual outl11g at Paragon Park Made by Muskegon Valley F urmlure Co , Muskegon, Mlch, WEEKLY ARTISAN SINGLE CONE ALL STEEL SPRINGS Are very popular with the Furniture Trade. $2~ Each Net $2~ Each Net No. 46, Single Cone, $2 Each, Net. We manufacture a full line of Single and Double Cane All Wire Springs. SEND US YOUR ORDERS. SMITH &. DAVIS MFG. CO., St. Louis Public Buildings That Will Need Furniture. Pubhc bmldIngs that wIll need new furmture are re-ported as beIng constructed or remodeled In the far west as follows: W. J. Gay, Tucson, Anz, the "Grijalva Place" on the Speedway, Robert Fmme, Prescott, Ariz , road house; State Normal school at San DIego, Cal, 16 rooms; Grammar School buddIng, E"condldo, Cal, 12 room,,; German Metho-dIst Church, Orange, Cal ; Harbor City Land Company, Long Beach, Cal, ave story hotel; E. L. Potter, Los Angeles, Cal., Van Nuys Hotel, office, lobby, readlllg and dlllIng rooms to be remodeled. Car Shortage May Be Expected. Notwithstandin~ the predictions of railroad men, managers of car service as'Sociations and others that there is no prob-ability of a shortage in freight car" this fall, development'S from week to week indicate that there is not only a probabilitv, but almost a certainty that there\ will be a serious shortage in 'Some sections of the west at least A shortage is already reported from Kansas, but that is only temporary, for as yet there are plenty of idle freight cars that can be run into Kansas in a few days But", hen it comes to moving the crops in the great northwest and in Indiana. Illinois, Iowa, etc, the situa-tion will be. changed considerably The demand for freight cars from the agricultural states' will be vastly increased, and with the rapidly increasing railroad traffic in Ohio, Pennsyl-vania and New York, the east will ha, e few cars to spare 30 or 60 days hence, when the fllsh comes in the west The St Louis Lumberman 'Sizes up the situation past, present and prospective, about right when it says' "The railroads almost invariably fail to furnish a sufficient amount of shipping equipment to satisfactorily move the traffic of the busy fall season. For two or three years precedlllg our latest pamc, their inablhty to properly dIscharge their func-tions as carriers when burdened with the enormous traffic of the fall trade was more complete, and conspicuous, than ever before-and that, too, notwithstanding the very heavy addi-tions made to theIr rolling stock equipment in the two years extendlllg from the latter half of 1905 to about the middle of 1907. "How, then, can It be reasonably thoug'ht that their facil-ities will be adequate to the handling of the vastly increased volume of freight in sight for the coming fall, when it is known to all men that since about March, 1907, they have not only not placed-until quite lately-any orders worth mentioning for 10comotlVes and cars, but have allowed the crippled cars to go out of commission." Intelligent Co-operation Between Producer and Retailer. O. H L ViTernicke, president and general manager of the Macey FurnIture Company, Grand Rapids, attended the convention of the Retatl Furmture Dealers of Virglllia, at Roanok1e, on August 10 and dehvered an address on the sub-ject of "Inte1hgent Co-operation Bet", een Producer and Re-tailer." The address was well recelVed Mr IvVernicke is largely interested in the south, having invested heavl1y in timber and in turpentine groves and dis-tilleries. His record as the inventor of the sectional book-case and his success as a manufacturer is well known, prov-ing that in ability as a busllless man he ranks high. 9 One hundred thousand dollars will be invested in a hotel to be erected at Cloudburst, New Mexico. 10 WEEKLY ARTISAN SEND FOR CATALOGUE. Effect of Free Hides. Leather manufacturn" In the \ lC1111hot :-..e\\ ark, ~ J. m mterv1ew" publlshed dunng the past \\ eek, decLlre that puttmg hides on the freer l1"t mean'i the almo..,t 1mmechate employment of 2,000 add1tlonal employ e.., In the leather man-ufactones In Essex count) alone 'Cp to \\ Ith111 a 1ecent penod hides have been ma111ta111edat ,,0 high a pnce the leather men say, that they hay e had to 1un their factone'i \\ Ith 11111lted force~ The'ie ll1gh pi Ices, the) mal11ta1l1. hay e Made by Grand Rapids Fancy Furmture Co • Grand RapIds. Mlcb been the result of the mampulatlOns of the Deef 1rust It is now said that there 15 an understanding among the leader'i m the trade that they Will purchase hides m foreign markets as freely as pOSSible, and thus try to force the packer'i to re-duce pnces vVhl1e the cost of raw matenal may become lm\ e1 shortly. Newark dealers do not hold out much hope of an) great reductIOn m the p11ce of shoes to consumers for some time to come Th1" \\ as expla111ed by the fact that manufac-tm er~ had contracted long ago for their 1909 supply of both domestic and foreign hlde'i ~ ot untIl next January, when ne\\ conti ad" Me to be made wIll the benefit of free hidb be felt '\braham RothschIld of Stengel & RothschIld of Ne\',- ark, "aid that free hide" V'ia" the greatest thmg that had hap-pened In the leather tt ade m ) ear", Nearly all the men who had been laid off \\ ould be put back to work Free hides \Va" a "a\ lOr to the trade, he declared The tanff was merely a protectIOn to the trw,t, enablmg It to charge what It llked. He added . 1he trouble 1" that the foreign product 15 1l!11Ited \Ye \\ III stlll hay e to get "ome '3k1l1"here The tru'it kno\\ s that. so It has declared It Will keep Its prices up The anI) \\ a} \\ e can 0\ ercome that 1'3 to buy all we can trom Europe and bre"k d01l1e"tlc pnce'i For a great many klllds at patent enameled leathel foreign lucles only can be u'ied Thl" IS particularly true m the makmg of leather for automobile uphol'3ter). where a large hide of perfect gram and te'<ture ]'i r('lljlllred ?\mety per cent of all the patent and enameled leather made In the Umted States IS produced In :\ ewark For that reason the foreign lude IS a big fac-tor m our trade Amencan cattle are range fed Their sk1l1s are "cal red from the barbed Wlre of the ranches on the plall1-' and becau"e the) are '3ometlmes com eyed long diS-tances b) tram they are frequently horn-hooked In Eu-rope the cattle are '3tall fed and have a fine grained, perfect hide' LOlliS Strau" of the M Straus & Sons plant sald that the removal of the tal Iff would be of mestlmable benefit to the trade Peter Loehnberg of the Atlantlc Leather Company said hiS company had put on new men, and that with1l1 two weeks the Increased \\ ork1l1g force would be more than 100 per cent '\fter the- first of the year," declared Mr Loehn-berg, "there V'iIII be a matenal decrease 111the pnce of all k1l1ds of leather goods, With the pOSSible exception of shoes, though I don't know much about that part of the bus111ess." If prl\ ate cable advice" are rellable, those who fear that the death of E H Harnman would check the rapid improvement 111 busll1ess, hay e no reason to worry Such advlces state that ::\Ir Harriman's health has nnproved V'ionderfully S1l1ce he \\ ent abroad and IS now better than for several years WEEKLY ARTISAN ... .,... MOON SANITARY TYPEWRITER AND OffiCI: DESK All IN ONE 11 MOON DESK 1---:----1 COMP'Y I--l--=-------------!.---------: ....------------------~-_._._._---_.-._------------- Advice to Cuba Investors. Dudley M ShIVely, an accredIted agent of the Cuban government, who IS mvestlgating manufacturIng and trade condItions m thIS country, visIted Grand RapIds dunng the past week, and in a talk wIth a reporter stated some facts and expressed Ideas that should be of interest to all readers and especIally to those who are thinkmg of investing money m land or In any kmd of business m the Island Republic He saId; "Cuba raIses the finest pmeapples on earth and I am glad to find out that Grand Rapids buys a lot of them and I hope It WIll buy lots more. We raIse citrus fruIts of all kInds and wOluld lIke Grand RapIds to take more of it than has been commg here m the past. vVe raise tobacco, too, the best tobacco that IS raised anywhel e, and Cuban ma-hogany 15 as good as the famous mahogany of San Domin-go and we have an abundance of It. \;V e want Grand RapIds to become acquamted wIth our resource" and to buy of us, and we wIll be glad to take Grand RapIds furmture and leather goods and fly paper and carpet sweepers and other thmgs made here m exchange "Ouba is a country of splendId posslb1lttles," continued Mr Shively "Our soil IS so rIch that tobacco has been raIsed on It for 200 years wIthout the slIghtest indicatIOn of exhaustIOn Our people are intelhgent and progressive and our government is there to stay. Weare near to thIs country In more ways than geographIcally and want to do bus mess \\J Ith our fnends and neIghbor", m a way that wIll be mutually advantageous "I have not looked mto the ments of the varIOUS Cuban land improvement companIes that have been organi7ed m this country and am not prepared to say whIch of the"e arc <Yoodand "vv!llch are otherwIse; But] can say that Cuban b lands are lIke lands In MIchigan or anywhere else. There 1" good land and poor land, land that wIll raIse almost any-tlung and other lands upon whIch they cannot even raIse a dIS-turbance The Investor m Cuban lands, Just as with land m Y(lch1gan, should know what he is bUy111g WIth a good selectIon of land, whether he IS to be a fnut or a vegetable farmer, he should study the condItions that make for suc-cess IntellIgence! IS as necesary m Cuba as in M1chlg-an. The clImate must be taken mto consideration and the char-acter of the soil and the marketing conditions WIth proper llltolhgence Siuccess IS certain in Cuba. But the man who ....._---------------_._._.--._.--------~ ! MUSKEGON, MIC". hopes for success mustn't go at it haphazard The Cuban government has 1,200,000 acres of the best kmd of land to sell to settlers and It WIll not be many year3 b'e~ore the IS-land WIll be gndlroned WIth 15,000 mIles of raIlroads, some of whIch is already bmlt, some under way and some on paper, but certa111 to be bU11t 111tIme" Wants Wiscon ...in to Lead. State Senator Sanborn of vVbcons111, chairman of the JOInt legIslatIve commIttee whIch IS to investigate the feas1bihty of compubol y 111dustrial insurance, WIth author-ity to prepare a bIll to be mtroduced at the next session of legls'rature, declares that "compulsory mdustnal insurance IS the greatest questIOn before the people of the state and natlOn today." He says· "I hope that WIsconsin will be able to frame and pass a law on thIS questlOn that WIll put the state to the foremost in thIS department of progress The committee will prob-ably not begin its labors as a body before September. Most of ItS sesslOns WIll be In Milwaukee One of the first thlllgs to be determmed is whether the new plan IS to be compul-sory or not The German law IS and, whIle the employers fought ItS 111troduction, they have since found that the con-tentment It has gIven to employes has resulted in an in-crease in theIr usefulness" A woman isn't always true to her colors, even when she paints. ~_.,..-.-_.--------_.-------_ ..-- ._._----_-..-., UNION FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, ILL. I : ~..-._. ---------_ .._._---_.- -_._-_._-----_._------. ~ China Closets Buffets Bookcases We lead m Style, Confuucllon and Emsh. See our Catalogue. Our lme on permanent exhlbl-lIon 7th Floor, New Manufact-urers' BUlldmg, Grand Rapids. 12 WEEKLY ARTISAN MADE BY HOLLAND FURNITURE COMPANY HOLLAND, MICH. ------- ---- MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS. The Keck Company, cabinet makers, succeed the late W. Keck in New York. The Mitchell (S. Dak) Furniture Company, dealers, have just issued their annual catalogue. A modern veneer m1l1 w1l1be erected at Dubhn, Ga by the Southland Veneer and Lumber Company. The Home Furniture Company of Joliet, III are makmg extensive repairs and alterations in their buildmg. Ray Weavering, furniture dealer of Peru, Neb has sold out and w1l1 go to Colorado for the benefit of his wife's health. Blakeley & Taft have succeeded Blakeley & Lane, furniture, at Newport, Oregon. The Reese Company succeeds the SunnysIde Company, hardware and furniture, at Sunnyside, Wash The chaIr factones at Keene, N H, shut down last Satur-day for a three weeks' vacation. The Greensboro (N. C) Furniture Manufacturing Com-pany has been adjudged bankrupt J. A. Eriksen, furniture dealer of Lawrence, Kan has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. He schedules his habiIi-ties at $5,000 with assets estimated at $1,000. J O. AddIson, furniture dealer of Knightstown, Ind, has sold out to vV. B. Larrimer of Anderson, who wlll move the stock to his home CIty The Pallyup (Washington) Furniture Company, cap'ltal-ized to the amount of $10,000, has been incorporated by A C. Utterback, W. E Wallace and others. A. J. McKee, vice presIdent of the recently orgamzed Brad-ford & McKee Furmture Company, Nashvllle, Tenn, has re-signed and sold his interest m the company. The South Bend Mattress Company has been incorporated by WIlson C and Ella M. SmIth and Mary M Jones CapItal stock, $10,000. Antolllo Monaco of the MadIson Furniture House, Hobo-ken, N. J , is seIling out his stock, announcing that he will retire from business. The firm of Phllhpson & Schhtzberg, furmture dealers of Fox Lake, Wis, has been dIssolved J Schhtzberg will con-tinue the business. Jones & Luberger of Cedar Rapids, Ia, who had a fire recently, have resumed business wIth a new stock of furni-ture, carpets, rugs, etc. The Parker-Wllhams Furniture Company of Stillwater, Minn, has been dIssolved, Mr. Wllliams retiring and R. E Parker continuing the busmess. A. Heater has sold his interest in the new department store recently established by the Omaha (Neb.) Furniture and Carpet Company. Charles A. PIper, furniture dealer and undertaker of Cam-bndge, N. Y, has sold his business to C vV. Angell, who wlll enlarg e the stock. The NatlOnal Spnng Bed Company of New Britain, Conn, has secured a SIte on which they will erect a large modern factory Dullding The John Wagner Company, furmture dealers of Albany, N. Y, has been mcorporated by Howard and WIlham A Hendnckson and Frank E. Gnffin. Capital stock, $250,000. The D. N. Foster Furlllture Company of Fort Wayne, Ind, IS to be incorporated WIth capItal stock not less than $80,000. The Read:oboro ChaIr Company, near North Adams, :vIass., whIch IS erectmg a new factory bmldmg 76x260 feet, four stones, IS now working on large orders for chairs to be :oenL to South Afnca, South Amenca and Mexico One of the largest orders is from Ecuador. Phihp Gazan, dealing in furniture, etc , under the name of the Michigan Furniture Company m Germantown, Pa., is in financial trouble Three of his creditors have asked for the appomtment of a receiver. The Dean-Creel Furmture Company of Pueblo, Col, has rented an adjoming store, which wlll double their floor space. Half of the new room will be filled with rugs, draperies, etc, and the other half with high grade dmmg room furniture. The Drew Carner Company of ,Vaterloo, Ia, which has made carners, stanchions, troughs and tanks, has decided to add chIldren's vehIcles, go-carts and baby carnages to their lme of products. The Board of Education has placed the orders for furni-ture for the new Broadway school buildmg in Newburgh, N. Y, WIth local dealers The desks are to be furnished by Barnett & Buck, and the chairs by Van Dalfsen & Stone. A buyer for the ChIcago House Wrecking Company is re-ported to have purchased eight carloads of furniture "jobs" in one day from the Furniture Exchange bmlding in Evans-ville, Ind. Charles Lyman Carter, one of the leadmg manufacturers of Boston, dIed August 6, aged 79 years. Since 1893 he had been a partner WIth Chnstopher J. Campbell in the manu-facture of reed and rattan chaIrS Several furniture dealers and other merchants in central IIhnols have been victimized by a clever crook who poses as an honest German and works the worthless check game over the names of Otto Ranke, Louis Buhlman and other ahases. O. A. SmIth, employed by the Pollard Furniture Com-pany of Chattanooga, Tenn , IS alleged to have collected about $700 and falled to turn It in He skipped out, but was caught in Atlanta, Ga , with a part of the money m hIS possession. The Minner Mercantlle Company of Port RIchmond, Cal , dealers in furniture and undertakers' supplies and fixtures, has been mcorporated. J. F. Mmner, D E Huntsinger and their wives, WIth E. K Lind'iey of San Francisco, compose the board of dIrectors. Bollong & NIcholson of San Bernardmo, Cal, have been awarded the contract for furnishmg the new Odd Fellows' hall in that city. The furlllture IS to be of special unique de-signs, finished m dark Golden Oak, and the contractors an-nounce that it wlll be made by the M. C. Lilly Company of Columbus, Ohio. Los Angeles has an ordmance that classes dealers in sec-ondhand furlllture WIth pawn brokers, requires them to iden-tify sellers and buyers, and to close at 7 o'clock, etc. The second hand dealers are making a strenuous protest, and if not successful m securing amendment of the ordmance, they propose to appeal to the courts. Friends of Robert C. Lind, secretary of the Rockford (Ill.) Chair and Furmture Company, are urgmg him to accept the presidency of the SwedIsh-American National Bank, which is to be established in that Clty soon. Mr. Lind has not made defimte announcement of his mtentlOn, but as subscribers for stock m the new mstItutlOn are unanimously m favor of mak-ing him preSIdent, i"t is probable that he will accept. Catalogues Requested. The Artisan IS m receIpt of a letter from the HawaIian CommerClal and Sugar Company requesting manufacturers of furlllture and kmdred goods to forward catalogues to their Kahului store at Kahulm MaUl, P. H. "\Ve have a furniture department," the wnter adds, "which IS growing rapidly in Importance, and we are anxious to get mto touch with manu-facturers in the states." • --------_._._._ ..-.---_.. .._ ..... WEEKLY ARTISAN -----_.__._._._-~ 14 Remarkable Growth of a Furniture Industry. The Herzog Art Furmture Company of Sag1l1d'", .:'Iflch . commenced business March 1, 1899, wIth a capItal of $3000 employing two men and one boy '1he capnal stock \\ a-- mcreased May 1, 1900 to $8,000 The compal1\ \\ a., II1cor-porated as the Herzog Art Fur11lture COmpdl1\ On June 12 1901, wIth a capItal of $20,000 On June 1, 1902. the capl tal was Increased to $50000 The "ame "tockholders 111- corporated the Herzog Table Com pan) on \ugust 12 1903 wIth a ,capItal of $25,000, and II1crea"ed thl' capItal .Tune 1, 1904 to $50,000, consolldatll1g the Hel/o1S ;\1 t h1flutnre Company and Herzog Table Company Januar) ht 1905 and the capItal stock \\ a" Increased to $200000. and la tel increased the capItal stock In J anuar) to $300.000 \\ hen runmng wIth a £'..111 force, three hundred dlHI "e,ent)-fi,e Herzog Art Furmture Company's Factory at Sagmaw, M.ch men are employed In .:'IIay 1906, the Sagll1d\\ Table and Cabinet Company wa" Incorporated b) the "ame stockholders wIth a capItal of $60,000 c\t the present tIme but t\\O-thIrds of the factory buddIng of the Herzog \rt Furl1ltl11 e Company IS completed, but "hen entlrel) finl"hed, It \\ III have a floor space of 651,440 square teet. \\ Ith a frontage at 451 feet On l\IlChlgan a, enue and 328 feet on the .:'II C & P -;\1 R R tracks The factory bUIlding of the Sagll1a\\ Table and Cabinet Company IS located about half a mlle 111 the rear of the Art Furmture company plant, and IS a bnck bUlldll1g t\\ a stone., In heIght, wIth about 15,000 square feet floor space and \\hen runnll1g wIth a full force employes about one hundred men John L Jacbon IS presIdent of both corporations wIth John Herzog as the general manager The Art Furmture Company manufactures ladles' \\nt- ------------ .. .- --_._._.---_.~II r-pi"ONEER M,nUt ,nuKtnQ (OM PAnT DETROIT, MICH, Reed Furniture Baby Carriages Go-Carts ~ Full lMe shown only at the factory, IHE FORD & JOHNSON CO. CHICAGO This is one of our popular Hotel chairs, Our chairs are found in all the leading Hotels in the. country. The line includes a very complete assort-ment of chairs, rock-ers and settees of all grades; Dming Room furl1lture, Reed and Rat tan furniture, Special Order furni-ture, etc. A ~omplete lme of sam-ple. are displayed in The Ford 8 Johnson Bnildml/. 1433·37 Wahssh Ave •• In-cludlnl/ a speCIal dIsplay of Hotel Furniture. All fw mture dealers are cordwlly invited to visit our building. i~I -_. .- - _ ~I Il1g desks, mU"lc cabll1ets, plano benches, dIsc and cylinder record cabll1ets, plano player cabinets, cellerettes, sewll1g cabll1ts and pede"tals and at the Saginaw Table and Cabinet Company 's plant center, parlor and hbrary tables. At pres-ent both plants are runmng on full time w1th a large force and the receIpts of the orders for ImmedIate and fall shIp-ments hay e been very good Railroads Act Prematurely. Ratlroad managers 111 what 1Sknown as official classification terntory, that IS, east of 111mOls and north of the OhIO nver, hay e ordered that all m1xed cars of freight must be II1spected, and that goods 111 such cars billed to drfferent consIgnees, must be "elghed and charged on the basis of the less-than-carload rates There IS a case involving theIr nght to do this now pendmg 111 the supreme court, and why the radroad men "hould not hay e "alted for a decisIOn 111 that case before takll1g action I:" not apparent As the rule does not apply to tern tory west of IndIana, ChIcago shIppers are not affected The SItuation in the west I., not changed, managers of the road" 111 that territory havll1g deCIded to "alt untd the supreme court has passed upon the question before takll1g actIOn Grand RapIds "hlppers, how-e, er, who "Ish to mIx shIpments, WIll have to assemble the goods and bIll the car to a slI1gle consIgnee in order to secure carload rates, and even that privl1ege may be lost if the su-preme court sustams the contentions of the ral1road traffic managers The John A Dunn Company, chaIr manufacturers, of Gardner, Mass have established a \\ arehouse on LaSalle street ---------_. _._._..---_..... .••••.• _ • .J near Twenty-mnth 111 ChIcago. WEEKLY ARTISAN ~ ..••....... ....•..•.. ... ------------.------.--- ._._.. .. _ - .. _. ----1 VISIT OUR SHOW ROOMS AND SEE THE BEST LINE OF DAVENPORT BEDS IN THE MARKET We will have the nght styles at the right pnces and made to gIVe satisfaction. Don't miss commg to see the line. It wIll pay you. Parlor Furniture Show Rooms 35 to 41 N. Capital Ave. Ask for catalogues. THOS. MADDEN, SON & CO., Indianapolis,Ind. Secret Apartments in Furniture. The constructlOn of furmture with secret apartments IS bomethmg of a fad mdulged m by manufacturers, although It IS doubtful 1£ the owners of such furmture e\ er use these re-cepticles for valuables except m rare mstances vVlth the pub-lic safety vaults ever available, when the conbustIble nature of the furmture contammg secret drawers IS considered, It IS fair to presume that little of mtnnslC value IS ever consigned to the same for safe keepmg The secret drawer serves the purpose of the young lady of the house In preservmg the love messages of "Johnny" or "Billy" when the younger members of the family have been tramed not to ransack the house. One of Edgar Allen Poe's short stones, "The Purl0111ed Letter," wntten more than Sixty years ago, conta111s an account ren-dered by an official of the police force of Pans, of a search mstituted to recover an mcnm111at1l1g commumcatlOn of a lady of rank to another, that tells of the many places where valu-ables or papers of Importance might be concealed m a home In descnbmg the search of the apartments of the official who stole the letter the police officer bald. "We opened every possible drawer and I suppose you know, to a properly tra111ed police agent, such a thmg as a secret drawer IS Impossible Any man IS a dolt who permits a secret drawer to escape him In a search of this k111d The thmg IS so plam There IS a certam amount of bulk-of space-to be accounted for m every cabmet Then we have accurate rules The fiftieth part of a line could not escape us After search111g the cabinets we took the chairs The cushIOns we probed with the fine long needles you have seen me employ From the tables we removed the tops vVhy so? SometImes the top of a table or similarly arranged piece of furniture ib removed by the person wlshmg to conceal an artIcle, then the ~--------------_. --. ...----_.-~~-----_._------._--_...__----- T Couches Leather Rockers t I ... ------~ leg IS excavated, the artIcle deposited with111the cavity and the top replaced Tile bottoms and tops of bed posts are employed m the same way." "But could not the cavity be detected by soundmg?" "By no means. 1£, when the artIcle IS deposited, a suffiCient wadd111g of cotton be placed around It. Besides, in our case, we were obliged to proceed "'Ithout nOIse" "But you could not have removed-you could not have taken to pieces all artIcles of furmture m which It would have been pOSSible to make a depOSit m the manner you mention. A letter may be compressed 111tOa thm spiral roll, not differing much m shape or bulk from a large kmttmg needle, and in thiS form It might be mserted 111tOthe rung of a chair, for example You did not take to pieces all the chairs ," "Certamly not, but we did better, we exammed the rungs of every chair m the b111ld111ga,nd mdeed the jomtings of every descnptlOn of furmture, by the aid of a most powerful micro-scope Had there been any traces of recent disturbance we should not have failed to detect It instantly A smgle gram of gimlet dust, for example, would have been as obvious as an apple An} disorder m the gl111ng-any unusual gap111g in the J0111tS,would have sufficed to 111sure detectlOn" "I presume you looked to the mirrors, between the plates and the boards, and you probed the beds and the bed clothes, as well as the curta111s and carpets" "That of course, and when we had absolutely searched ever} article of furmture, we examined the house itself " Naturally the reader of the above, not familiar With the stor} , deSire'S to know where the mlssmg letter was found An unprofessional fnend of the detectIve saw it carelessly deposited upon a card rack, and while the attentIOn of the pur-lomer of the letter was drverted by a ruse, the detectIve's fnend took it, substltutmg a dummy m ItS place 16 to dodge the provisions of the Hepburn law. It is easy as "fallln,g off a log" Instead of paying a rebate direct they simply advise the shIpper to put 111a claIm for overcharges and then they make no objection to payment of hIS claim. By US111gsuch methods, by refus111g to obey the law 111spint as \\ ell 111letter, the ratlroad men are "SOW111gthe wmd." No more effecttv e pollcy can be adoptd for mak111g government 0\\ llerShlp of raIlroads look good to the people. WEEKLY ARTISAN PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY THE MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY SUBSCRIPTION $1 00 PER YEAR IN AL.L COUNTRIESOF THE POSTAL UNION $1 50 PER YEAR TO OTHER COUNTRIES. SINGL.E COPIES 5 CENTS. PUBLICATION OFFICE, 108-112 NORTH DIVISION ST, GRAND RAP'oS, MICH, A S WHITE, MANAGING EOITOFl Entered as second class matter July 5, 1909 at the post office at Grand Rapids, Michigan under the act of March J 1879 Consular trade report "!\ a 3551, I:>sued by the gm f'rnmellt bureau of manufacture", has an article on "Pack111g Good" for MeXICO," WhICh, though It tells an old story, IS of interest to furmture men because It mentlOns 111stances where furmture has been badly damaged because of not beIng properly packed or crated The artIcle was vl'ntten by \Vllham \\. Canada, consul at Vela Cruz, and ~hde It tells httle that IS new, It serves to call attentlOn to the nnportance of proper pack- 111g and to the cost of crat111g, not only for export but for domestic sll1pmentS Few people apprecIate the co"t of crating furmture and the effect It has on the pnces paid b) consumer<; Tho<;e ~ho have seen the stacks of crates taken from the samples dIsplayed In the Grand Rapids market may have been Impressed WIth an Idea that crat111g 1<; eA-pensive, but the crates "tOI ed on vacant lut<; in the Clt\ would not last an ord111ary factory more than a fe\\ month" The qualtty of lumber used for crat111g IS not of the be~t but the quantity IS enormous, and at the current pnces the cost forms one of the large Items 111the expense account" of the manufacturers To properly crate a small piece of furmture, a chaIr for 111stance, It IS frequently necessary to use more lumber than was cut to make the chaIr t:'nder such condItions It IS not strange that manufacturers tbe a poor qualtty of lumber for crates and 111their efforts to econ omlze, sometimes overdo the matter and take great n"ks on hav111g their goods broken or damaged The order abohshlng mIxed car pnvdeges 111all terntorj east of Ilhnols and north of the Ohio nver, mentIOned by the Weekly ArtIsan last Saturday, will wOlk great 111Jury to Grand RapIds furmture manufacturers As ChIcago IS not 111the territory affected a car loaded WIth furniture owned and bllted by several parties, may be sent to the Pacific coast for $200 or $300 less than from thIS CIty The carload rate to the coast IS $220 per 100 pounds or $880 for a load of 40,000 pounds The less-than-car-Ioad rate is $300 per 100 pounds or $1,200 for 40,000 pounds "'Ith a dIfference of over $300 111freIght charges buyer" who WIsh to bunch theIr shIpments and thus secure the carload rate WIll surely find It to theIr advantage to buy In ChIcago rather than 111Grand Rapids Grand RapIds manufacturers should complete the orgamzatlOn of then shIppers' aSSOCIatIOn, establtsh a bureau WIth a competent manager and have hIm get bu<;y nght away After perusing the article on "ReparatIOn Instead of Re-bates," on another page of thiS edItion, readers WIll have no difficulty in understand111g how the raIlroads have managed A telegram from \Vashington states that the new tariff btll matenall) affects the unportatwn of furniture Hereaf-ter Import dutIes Will have to be paId in excess of the $100 eAemptwn unless the person bnngmg In the hou ...ehold effect6 has been abroad for two years or more Under the Dingley btll returl11ng Amencans were generously treated when im-portmg quantities of household goods, etc American fur-l11ture IS so supenor to the furm~ure made 111 the old world that It 1.0 difficult to conceIve a reason to Justify the use by Amencans of furl11ture not made 111 the United States. The exca\ atlOns at ancIent PompeiI, whIch have been carned on steachl) for several years, have recently "uncov-ered a \ Illa of hancbome constructIOn ornamented WIth fine fre-,coes and contam111g Greek and Roman statues and, also, nch and beautifully ornamented furmture." Now there's a chance for enterpns1l1g manufacturers to secure some "new" c1e<;lgns George G \\'hltworth s Idea a~ to the effect of the new tanft on the cost of the lower grades of fur111ture, will be en-dorsed b) those who remember that the Artisan, about two \ ear:> ago, pubhshed a series of cost schedules showing that m ,",ome of the lo~ grade dressers, sideboards, etc, the glass cost" almost as much as the labor or the lumber The new tanff law IS not what the majority of the people \\ ould ltke to have, but it IS certainly no worse than the old Id\\ and the fact that the matter is settled will be a great relief to the manufactunng, commerCial and industrial interests of the country Owmg to the growmg mterest m organization, the fur-mture trade WIll sOOn devote as much time to the holdmg of com entwns a3 the manufacturers of lumber use for that purpose, whIch IS nearly all the time. \\ Ith a return to normal condItions in the furniture trade specal contract<; WIth matI order houses and the general gov-ernment do not look so good as formerly to the average manufacturer Floor space 111 the fur11lture exposItion buildings in Grand RapId" \\ III command a prem1Um long before the winter "eason open.., r\ safe wager would be that pnces for all kinds of furni-tm e WIll be hIgher 111 January. Ko contracts were awarded for the erection of furni-ture eAp0'3ltlon hutldmgs during the past week. A Loan Secured By a Trust Deed. The Hartman Furniture Company of Chicago recently borrowed $65,000 on a trust deed secured by a lot and building on \Vest Monroe street. WEEKLY ARTISAN HAFNER FURNITURE COMPANY ESTABLISHED 1873. 2620 Dearborn St., CHICAGO No. 3130 COUCH-Size 30 inches wide and 75 inches long. A beautiful design, of gen-erous dimensions. Heavy hardwood frame elaborately decorated with carvmgs and mould-ings. The two Il1ch half round mouldmg that extends along the lower edge is finished cross-banded Large winged c1awfoot legs. American golden gramed quarter sa\\ed oak finish. The upholstering is plam with ruffled sides. This couch is double stuffed with stitched spring edges. The filling is of tow and cotton felt top. Heavy white canvas duck bottom. Hafner warranted steel spring constructIOn, having 28 springs in the seat and 9111the head. Shipped K. D , legs off, and weighs about 125 lbs. Couches, Box Couches, Adjustable Lounges, Davenports, Bed Davenports, Leather Chairs, and Rockers CAT ALoe UPON REQUEST. Samplesshown at Manufacturers' Furn-iture Exchange, Wabash Ave. and 14th St., Chicago. Price No. 1 Leather $25.00 17 When an Order Becomes a Contract. Disagreement as to just what converts an order mto a con-tract often leads to trouble between buyers and sellers. Many a lawsuit has been caused by a misunderstanding as to what is necessary to make an order bind111gon both buyer and seller Therefore the followmg summary of the law on the subject, as interpreted by the courts, may be of mterest to furniture manufacturers and dealers. Fast of all, it should be borne in mind that a contract is an agreement, expressed or imphed. And it follows that until the point is reached in the transactiOn where buyer and seller agree positively to one and the same th111gthere can be no con-tract of sale It is very evident that in the mere giving of an order there is nothing to meet this requirement. The con-currence of the seller is still wantmg. In other words, an Qrder of Itself IS nothing but an offer to contract. The answer to the main question must therefore be that an order becomes a contract when the mmds of the giver and receiver meet in agreement on ItS terms Circumstances may make that point of time the instant when the order is gIven, or an hour, or a day, or SiX weeks afterward. Whenever it i", thenceforth the nght" of both parties are those of parties to a contract that cannot be broken WIthout lIahilIty for damages A practically instantaneous conversion of an order into a contract is effected when the former IS given directly to the person who is to fill it, and he, by words or unmistakable act, promIse" to do It It WIll usually be the same when an order is given to a member of the firm It IS intended for and he accept3 it. Likewise, where the dealmg is WIth an agent who is author-ized to close contracts But so long as the prmcipal retains, by express stipulation of known custom, any priVIlege of con-dItioning or turning down of the order, it remians only an offer, that cannot become a contract untIl in some way formally accepted When orders are sent by mall the general rule is that they become b111dmg contracts from the tIme a properly addressed acceptance IS depOSIted m the mail or they are filled. It is absolutely necessary, generally speak111g,that If the acceptance be not brou~ht to the knowledge of the person giving the order, that it shall be mamfested in a proper way to be m the usual course of events m some reasonable time communicated to him. Nip and Tuck. Detroit, Aug. ll-Thls city has a great many furniture dealers, and there are two streets that seem to be rivals in this hne These are Michigan avenue and Gratiot avenue, which are running so close a race that It is probable that every dealer on each street, If he has not carefully looked it up, would claim the larger number. According to the Red Book for July, 1909. Michigan avenue has 33 and Gratiot avenue 31. When Weil & Co move from Woodward avenue to their new e~ght-story building that is to be bmlt for them at the corner of Michigan and Washmgton avenues, Michigan avenue will have 34-a lead of 3. WhIle Owen & Co. are having an eight-story building in course of construction, they do not move off the 5treet, but only a few squares farther east. When Geo. J. Reindel & Bro move from Woodward avenue to their new building on Griswold street, there Will be only three furni-ture stMes on the main thoroughfare below the park-A. A. Gray & Co , Keenan & J ahn and the H R. Leonard Company. Gregory, Mayer & Thom have a large office supply store be-low the Campus MartlUs, which might be mcluded in the list of Woodward avenue furniture stores, but then the street will have only four after \IV ell and Reindel have moved. ------------------ 1$ WEEKLY ARTISAN Upon the receipt of a request from any responsible dealer, cata-logues illustrating, pricing and describing the Quick Selling Lines of the Big Six Car Loading Association will be forwarded. These lines are for sale in the Evansville Furniture Exchange. THE KARGES FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Chamber Suites, Wardrobes, Chdfomers, Odd Dressers, ChIfforobes. THE BOSSE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Kitchen Cabinets, K D. Wardrobes, Cupboards and Safes, in Imitation golden oak, plam oak and quartered oak. THE WORLD FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Mantel and Upright Foldmg Beds, Buffets, Hall Trees, China Closets, Combination Book and Library Cases. THE GLOBE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Sideboards m plain oak, imitation quartered oak, and solid quartered oak, Chamber Suites, Odd Dressers, Beds and Chilfomers in lffiitation quartered oak, Imitation mahogany, and imitation golden oak. THE BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of the "Superior" Line of Parlor, Library, Dming and Dressing Tables. THE METAL FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of "Hygiene" Guaranteed Brass and Iron Beds, Cnbs, Wire Springs and Cots The Big Six Manufacturers of Evansville possess unequalled facil-ities for shipping goods promptly. All have sidings in or adjoining their factories and cars can be dispatched direct over the great rail-road systems of the East, South and West. Made by The Karges Furmture Co ...•• - la •••• w_ •• • a ••••• __ ••• w •••••••••••• __ • w •••••• we w •• T. a •• a •••• _. WEEKLY ARTISAN 19 I~~-----_.. ...-----_. .. .. ...... _. -' - - . .. - - - -- . . . - - - - - - .- - - - - .- - _.... - - - - - - - - .... Made b; Bockstege Furniture Co Made by Globe FUllllture Co Made by Bockstege Furniture Co Made by Bosse Furmture Co. --------------------------------- ...... portatlOn aftall s 111 the past and the present is largely re- 'ipons1ble for many of the unsatisfactory cond1t1Ons that pre- 'all today. Thousands of firms purchase yearly, thousands of dollars' v, orth of transportation each, without know1l1g or apparently canng to know" hat they are paY1l1g for. It IS not so WIth other com1l10dltIes purchased by them 111 the course of a year's bus1l1ess In other chrectIons theIr purchases are governed b) e"pe1 t knowledge \" h1ch they employ If they do not posse~s \\ hen an 111d1v1dualhke Mr. K111del enters upon a campaIgn for reasonable freIght rates he receIves, as a rule, very httle support from those" ho cannot be restra1l1ed from participa- 110n 111the benefits of \\ hate' er results he may obtain. In fact, he IS extremely hable to encounter more opposItion from those who w1l1 be benefited by his efforts than from the ral1- roads themselves It is a fact that the benefits of his work may not be confined to those who have supported him, and that fact IS recoglllzed by many freIght payers who are con-tent to "lthhold theIr moral or financIal support and share the benefits 1£ any obta1l1ed or look WIse and say "I told you so'· 1£ the eftort IS defeated. ::\Ian) shIppers WIthhold their 'iupport for fear of antagon- 1zmg the rallroads and Justify thelf pOSItion by claimmg to be consen atn e, It IS possIble too conservatively conservative The earners are not to be antag01l1zed by any effort of the shippers to obta1l1 rehef from any rates, rules or practices that may be sho" n to be unreasonable or unduly discnminatIve Under the e"l:otIng 'itandards of freIght rate construct1On there may ah, a) s be a ,\ Ide dIvergence of op1111Onas to what constitutes a redsonable rate bet" een two pomts. The earners are cer-ta1l11) entitled to a reasonable 1eturn upon theIr investment, but such 1eturn IS never confined entirely to anyone particular source of revenue. Absolute faIrness and justice to the car-ne1S, 111 all matters, IS not, never was and never WIll be in-consIstent" 1th a propel conse1 vat10n of their own 1I1terests by the sh1ppers The final outcome of the K1I1dei case WIll be of interest to the freIght payers of the entire country. It is not apparent that K1I1de1 fears or has cause to fear the antagonism of the rallroads, or that same, If 111curred, may be dIsplayed to hIS loss or dIsadvantage. A shIpper who dIsparages the efforts of such a man and WIthholds hIS support because of an expressed fear of the antagolllsm of the rallroads, mIght as well assert that the management of the rallroads 1S111the hands of a horde of pIrates agamst the depredat10ns of whom he has no protec-tion by the laws of the country. PRACTICAL LESSON FOR FREIGHT PAYERS. What the Denver Expert Has Done and is Doing for the Commercial Interest of Colorado and Utah. That the freIght payers of at least one section of the coun-try are beg111n111gto SIt up and take notice IS made ev 1dent b) the filing of a bond of $500,000 by George J. K1I1del, a manu-facturer of mattresses, and a dealer in brass beds and slmllar articles in the CIty of Denver, Colorado, 111order to obta111 m the federal court a tempora1Y 111JunctIon restram1l1g the" est-e1n rallroads from mak1l1g an advance of apprm,lmately 20 per cent 111 the freIght rates from Gah eston, Texas, to Dem er and to Colorado and Utah P01l1ts in general Because of hIS proven abllity as an 111s1stent, cons1stent and persistent opponent of the rallroads m theIr attempts to ad-vance freIght rates from gulf ports 111 then endeavor to throttle a dangerous competitor of the trans-continental hne:o, the Texas Steamship Company, Mr K1I1del has finally succeeded in arousing hIS fellow merchants from theIr md1fferent atti-tude toward all matters of transportat1On, and has been en-abled to file the bond necessary to the grantmg of the tem-porary injunction. The aggressIve ab1hty of ::\lr K1I1dei has been repeated 1) demonstrated 111 connection WIth a compla1l1t that he filed \\lth the Interstate Commerce Comm1SS1On aga11lst the ,anous express compa1l1es that resulted in substantial reduct10ns In the express rates to and from Dem er, and more recently 111 connection WIth his attack upon the freIght rates from Xe\\ York, ChIcago, St Loms, Omaha and P01l1ts taking slml1ar rates to Denver. In the last ment10ned case the Interstate Commerce Com-m1S1Onheld that the adjustment of rate'i was d1scnm1l1atn e aga1l1st Denver, 111favor of Kansas City and other lYhssoun nver cross1l1gs, and that the class 1ates from ChIcago and from St. Loms to Denver we1 e e:xceSSlve and unrea'ionable and should be reduced The Comm1SS1Onfurther held that the class rates from the M1ssoun lIver to De1ner and from Denver to the Utah common P01l1ts \\ ere unreasonable and exceSSl\ e and that a readjustment should be made 111harmon) WIth the pnnc1ples announced by the Comm1ss1On In the Spokane rate case. When in New York recently Mr K11ldel learned of the m-tended advance 111 the rates to Denver from the Gulf ports and immedIately upon hIS return to Denver he began pro-ceedings in the federal court to enJ01l1 the rallroads, as the Interstate Commerce Comm1SS1On has no power to restra1l1 any advance in rates, and can only pass upon the reasonable-ness of the advanced rate after same has become effective and formal compla11lt attack1l1g same has been filed It was neces-sary that he file the bond of $500,000 Because of the "do nothing unt11 too late" pohcy of the freight payers and the general apathy that prevalled, it appeared impossIble for hIm to obtain the SUPP01t that \\ould enable hIm to file the bond, but he has once mOl e demonstrated hIS ab1ht) to '·get 1e-suIts," the bond has been filed, the freIght pay ers have become ahve to theIr own 11lteresb 111 the quest1On, the temporary 111- junction has been granted, and the rallroads must now shov\ cause why 1t should not be made permanent, and 111 the mean-time the rates cannot be advanced Such abihty as IS possessed by Mr Kmdel1s absolutely es-sential to the commerClal welfare of thIS country It IS to be regretted there are not more hke hIm If e, ery center of manufacture and jobb1l1g trade possessed such a man the ma-jonty of the problems of transportat1On that now confront the carners and the shIppers would soon be properly adjusted The apathy of the freIght payers and their 11lattent1On to trans- E. LEWING Grand RapIds, August 11, 1909. New Residences in the West. Dunng the past week Los Angeles arcllltects have an-nounced that plans are be1l1g made for reSIdences to be e1ected 111 southern Cahfor1l1a thIS fall as follo\\ s : MISS Juha Cald-well, Redlands; C B Mann, Coronado; J. D Lawrence, Cor-onado; L C Ml1es, San DIego; C McNutt, San DIego, and ::'Irs E L Cannon, Pasadena Mayor B10ckway of Florence, Anz, IS bmld11lg a large reSIdence, as IS A Bucktesehler of \V11lnemucca, Ne,' 111SSIsabelle Ross IS bmld1l1g a large apartment house in Pasadena, Cal, and P J Dolan of South Pasadena IS hav111g plans made for three fine bungalows WEEKLY ARTISAN 21 A Memorial to the Inventor of the Spring Bed. Spencer, Mas:-. , wlll erect a memonal to Tyler Howe, the inventor of the spring bed. In the early forties Tyler and his brother Elias, inventor of a sew111g machine, engaged in the manufacture of palm leaf mattresses, after having built a ma-chine for stripping and tW1sting the leaves of the palm tree into bunches lIke skeins of yarn, after wh1ch the bunches were baked, 111order that the curling effected by the twisting pro-cess might be reta111ed. Ovens were used for heating the palms The palm leaf prepared in the manner above described became qUIte a factor in the manufacture of beds, or mattresses and at one time was about the only material in this portion of the country used in the manufacture of the cheaper grade of mattresses In the year 1853, while residing in Ca1Jfornia, Tyl.er Howe comtructed the first spring bed During his voyage to Cali-forma he found the sleeping accommodatlOns on board the wool that has gone forward to meet the requirements of man-ufacturers in this country. Many buyers have been in that market ~ince the fir"t 01 August 100k111gover the stock sellers have to offer, and try-ing to induce holders to moderate their price ideas, but sellers are firmer than ever, as they are 100k111gforward to higher pnces a lIttle later on. DUring the week just closed further shipments of China wools arnved here, amounting to 801,689 pound~ Practically the entire amount ,,,,as sold to arrive, however, and has not helped matters any. The withdrawals from warehouse for the week amounted to 626,546 pounds, as aga111st 936,776 pounds warehoused and 300,317 pounds entered for consumption Further small sales of carpet wool, for better than carpet purposes, are reported, but transactions as a whole are re-stricted, owing to the prices sellers are holding out for. American Saws in Germany. An active importer of American goods in Hamburg, Ger- Made by Thos. Madden, Son & Co, IndianapolIs, Ind. steamship very uncomfortable. The bottoms of the berths were solid boards. The bed he exhibited in San Francisco waq used for his own comfort Returning to the east he com-menced the manufacture of the Howe spring beds and berth bottoms, of which many hundred thousands were sold and are still in use. Mr. Howe obtained his fir'3t patent upon h1S invention in the year 1853, afterward receiving several other letters patent for improvements made in their manufacture Demand for Carpet Wools. Adv1ces from New YOlk state that notw1thqtanclIng the enormous 111crease 111the imports of carpet wools this year, stocks held in this and other markets throughout the country are reported to be the smallest in many years. It is safe to say that very few members of the trade, both buyer and seller, are aware of the fact that for the first six months of this year the imports amount to 64,457,624 pounds, as compared with 23,437,378 pounds for the corresponding period last year. In the face of these imports, wool dealers and importers are hold-ing very firmly to what stock they have, as they are well aware of the fact that the wool could not be replaced, in many in-stances, at the prices which it is now being offered in this market The sltuation also shows the enormous amount of many, states that the sale of Amencan saws 111that country could be doubled readdy if Amencan manufacturers, instead of intrust111g their repre~entation to general export111g and 1mporting firms who handle 10,000 articles, would give it to an agent making a specialty of a few hardwa1 e lines I n spite of their h1gh pnce, American c1rcular :-.aws are bought 111fa1r quantities, their excellent qualIties overwe1gh111g all other con-sideratlOns It 1Ssuggested that the d1stnbutlOn of free sam-ples 111the German saw mllis for tnal purposes would probably 1esult in a large 111crease in the busineqs, which is now shared by two celebrated American firms only. Amencan hack-s,lw blades, although worth about one-third more than German blades, are readlly sold OW111gto their spec1al temper, and this business is equally susceptible of large increase In the band and web saw trade ~ost price remains the first consideration, and the prospects for increasing Ameri-can trade in this branch are not believed to be particularly bright. American butcher saws are used almost to the exclu-sion of all others in Hamburg, but they are not so well known in the interior and have not been pressed for sale in the thou-sands of local markets French band saws have a specially hard and even temper, and for many years have been imported into Germany on a large scale, but within the last ten years American band saws have made considerable progress 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN SUITE No. 1090 MADE BY SUGH FURNiTURE CO. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH WEEKLY ARTISAN _ ......•... _----------- -_ ..--_ .._-------_ •.....•......•. -_ .._- The season for banquets will soon be here. Get a stock of our Banquet Table Tops so as to be ready to supply the demand sure I to come. t. •• _ Our Large New Line of DINING and OFFICE TABLES are the best on the American market when prices and quality are considered. STOW « Df\VIS fUKNITUKE, GO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. City Salesroom. 4th floor. Blodgett Bldg. 23 .- -" ---- .- ----_._-----_. __._. - - - - - --------_._._-----_. -- ---------~----_._-~..__..----- _. _._--- - - - - . .. - - - - - - -~ St. Louis "Exposition." St LOUJs, 1\10, Aug 12 -Last week was the semI-annual trade week, estahlI'lhed three year'i ago by the Furniture Board of Trade, and It wa:-, much more :-uccessful than here-tofOJ e ::-;eventy factone:-, were 1epresented m the exhIbIt-, and the SIX floors of the furmture\ exhJbltIon butldmg \X, el e \\ ell filled Duyers were here from all the adJomlllg 'St4te;; dnd '3ome from moret c1Jst~ll1t pOInt:-, 1J] the we~t and south !'e"lde" the rlhplays made by the local manufacturer" there \ven-e exhlbJt-, from fac tont':'> In OhIO, IndIana, IHmol" and Kentucky and from othe!' pUlnt-, In thJ" "tate l\Iany of the buyer" expre:o..,eo :-,urpn:-,e and delIght ov er the <1haracter and extent ()If the C'xhlblts, 'iome g0111g "0 fal a:-, to declare that St LoUIS WIll soon :-,urpa:o'3 Grand RapId:-, and ChIcago 111the manufacture and dIsplay of staple arti-clels dnd mechum grade fur11ltUIe One of the mo:;t en~ thuSla'itlc was A G Barber, buyer for the Herpolshelmer C01T1,pany of L111coln, 1'\ebr , ""ho left order" for se(veral car-load" and '3ald "You hay e three hne'3 111St LOUI'i that cannot be touched any"" here I hay e been buy Ing the,',e 1111e:-, for some tllne, but thIS IS my fir."t Vl:;lt to the local market I am very much Jmpressed WIth the fur11lture products In St Lam", and partIcularly WJth the three hnes as I have stated The pnces are all nght, the quahty better, and the St LOUIS people know how to treat a \ Jsitor "The Conrades ChaIr Company makes the best 1111e., of mechum pnced chaIrs and rockers m Amenca TheIr pnces are cheaper than we can get anywhere else and the quahty JS better I have looked over all the market.-> m the country and expect to contm ue handlmg theJr goods Thf.y make chaIrs that cannot be touched elsewhere for the money "Then there IS the Landau KItchen Cabmet that I thmk J" the best on the market They make a beautJful lIne of cabmet:; and theIr pnle'i ~urpa"s all theIr competItors I don't find anothel cabmet on the market that equal:-, Jt, eIther 111 style and qualIty or pnce "I also purchase the lIbrary tables manufactured by the Aude Furmture Company They make the prettIest table for the money In the country I have been buying m ChI-cago, but expect to come to St LOtHS every year now" The VJ'3Jtors were cel tamly well entertamed dunng the we!ek Tuesday 11lght they formed a theatre party and heard "Rob111 Hood" at the Delmar Garden Wednesday eve-n111g they vJslted the Forest Park Highlands, Thursday night they enjoyed a steamboat nde on the MJSSJssippJ nver and Fnday mght they \\ ere enterta11100 at a banquet gIven by travelIng salesmen representmg the St. LoUls factories. H. S Tuttfe wa'l chaJrman of the entertamment comnllttee and he dlschaJged his dutIes to the satJsfaction of all concerned Most of the buyers remamed 111 the CJty over Sunday and some of the exhJbItors have booked more orders thIS week than they chd dunng trade week Marvel Company Comes to Grand Rapids. I The Mdrvel 1\IanufaC'tunng Company of loma, :MJch., WhICh suffered a 'ienous lo<,s by fire 111 July, oa:o decided to move to Grand RapJds after consIdering propo'iition'l made Made by Warren Table Works. Wan en. Pa by several other towns In the state The company has rented a part of the plant formerly used by toe Harnson VI[ agon Works and expects to move the mac111nery and be ready to start operatIOns in the new quarter') some tJme 111 Sep-tember The company makes a hne of chaJr", that have a good :-,tandmg 111 the market. 24 WEEKLY ARTISAN .................. ...-•..............•............... - - Richmond Tablet Arm Chair RICHMOND CHAIR CO. RICHMOND, INDIANA DOUBLE CANE LINE "SLIP SEATS" - the latest and best method of double seating. Catalogues to the Trade. No. 100 No. 51-Flat Arm Rocker. ~-- •• __ ....• _ •• _ •••••••• _ •••••••• a. __ ••• _ ••••• __ •••••• ----------._-_._-------- _._~I Wholesalers Protected Against Fraudulent Retailers_ Stanley W. Dexter, a referee of the Umted States court of New York to inveo;tigate the claIms of ),follie RosenzweIg against the assets of Benjam111 Rosenberg, a bankrupt dealer In furmture, handed down an opimon recently "hlch IS <;u-,- ta111ed by the courts wIll go far to protect reputable "hole"'dlc merchants from dl~hone~t retatler"" who stock theil ">tores on credit and then sell out to tncky auctIOneers and dl"appear Referee Dexter 111hIs op1111Onholds, 111substance, that It is not sufficIent for a man who buys out a storekeeper's entIre stock to take the latter's \\ ord that he has not credItors \, ho have a prior claim to the goods Under the anti-bulk sales law of 1907 the purchaser must make reasonable inquines as to whether or not the storekeeper has creditors, and in case of a suit must be able to convince the court that he has done so As a result of the Rosenberg bankruptcy, Rosenberg him- <,elfhas fled the state, two of his "reference~" \\ ere gn en pnson sentences, and the auctlOneers who \\orked 111collusIon \\ lth hIm have been indIcted The history of the transactlOn IS worth reading. After opening a furmture store at 1568 First a\ enue and ~tocking it with some $10,000 worth of goods on credIt from cltfferent wholesale merchants, Rosenberg dIsappeared last De-cember. When the wholesale merchants who had gIven hIm credIt made an investigation they found his store stnpped They also discovered that the other firms whIch he had gn en as references were practically all carrying on the same k111d of business, and that the only way they could reco\ er their property was to find out where the mlss111g dealer ,,,as con-ceafing the unpaid for goods Accordingly they engaged the law firm of Slegel & Slegel to try to trace the goods for them A few days later the law-yers received ~ post card from an expressman, offenng, In re-turn for money, to tell them to what warehouse and cellars he had been employed by Rosenberg secretly to carry the goods Lawyer Benjamin Siegel, Receiver Osterman and half a dozen detectives subsequently found most of the unpald for furniture in some Brooklyn cellars and stored them in an official warehouse. A few days later, much to Receiver Osterman's surpnse, he was served with an injunction restra111111ghlm from selhng the furniture and dividing the proceeds among the reputable merchants whom the missing bankrupt had vlctImized The injunction had been sworn out by a Mrs Mollie Rosenzweig, ,\ ho asserted that she had bought all the stock 111Rosenberg's '3tore before he dIsappeared She sald that through her hus-band she had pald Rosenberg $2,750 for his entire stock 111 the presence of an east slde notary public just before his diS-appearance ::\lrs RosenLweu;. howe' er, was only able to show an un- Itemi7ecl btll of "ale, and could not produce any inventory of her alleged purcha~e Recelver Osterman became convinced that )'lro; Ro<;enzwelg was really buying a dummy for the east "Ide auctIOneer firm of Hyman & Chapman Recen er O"tel man accord111gly asked the com t to app01nt a referee to 111vestigate the vahdlty of Mrs Rosenzweig's clallns In the subsequent proceed111gs before him Referee DeAter \\ a~ not satIsfied wlth the testImony of all the Rosenz- \\ eig witnesses Of Hyman & Chapman the referee says 111his op111lOn' "1 am satIsfied, from the circumstances of this case, that a fraudulent conspiracy eXIsted between the bankrupt and Ros-enz,\ elg and IIy man & Chapman, and the bankrupt removed these goods In pursuance of a scheme to hinder, delay and de.'. fraud his credltors " Hyman & Chapman have S111cebeen indlcted for conspiracy. The partners in the mercantile firm of Fuchs & Straus, who acted as Ro<;enberg's "references," and thus enabled him to stock IllS store on credlt, \\ ere also indicted and received prison <,entences In hls oplmon Referee DeAter also says' ( In regard to the stock of goods clearly Identified to have been 111the bankrupt's store on December 3, 1908, there is no questlOn as to the recelver's nght to retain them as against the petItioner. "The sale of an entire stock of goods of a retail merchant wlth111 four months of hIS adJudlcatlOn as a bankrupt puts the burden of proof upon the purcha"er, to show that he had no knowledge of the bankruptcy, and reqUlre~ hlm to use such means of knowledge as were at hand to learn whether the seller was in financial dIfficulties "The fatlure to make proper 111qUlnes Imputes to the pur-cha" er kno\\ ledge of such 111solvency, and he cannot therefore claIm to ha' e purchased the good" 111good faith." There are tnne" ,,,hen a man feels quite as curtailed as though he were a tm can tIed to the caudal appendage of a yellow dog \YEEKLY ARTISAN Indianapolis Illinois amI New York Sts. j HARDWOOD LUMBER II SA~~D} QUARTERED OAK { VENEERS i SLICED AND MAHOGANY . --'~6t ------. -. ...-------- ---- ~I 6 Blocks from Umon Depot 2 Blocks from Interurban StatIOn 250 Rooms All OutsIde, wIth Fire Escape 1elephone In Every Room. European Plan Rates 75c to $2 00 Per D 'y Dlllmg Room In ConnectIOn SpeCIal "ates to Famlhes and Permanent Guests Ladles Travehng Alone wIll FInd ThIS a Very DesIrable StoppIng Place GEO. R. BENTON Lessee and Manager ..----------_. New York Market Reports. ~ew York, Aug 13 -Except sltghtly In<.:reased actiVIty, the new tanff law has had no apparent effect on the markets mentIOned In these reports Such sltght changes as were made had been known for weeks and theIr effects , If any , were antIC1pated The Increased actIVIty is most noticeable In burlap" for whIch there has been a good demand SInce :l\Ionday and pnces have advanced sltghtly, eIght-ounce Calcutta goods now be- Ing quotd at 360 and 1O)/z ounce at 455 There are heavy stocks In thIS market and no great advance IS expected at present LInseed oIl on whIch the tanff has been reduced 25 per cent-from 20 to 15 cents per gallon-remaIns qt11et WIth pllces practically unchanged A "Ight shadIng 13 reported m some large "ales but most of the deals have been on the ....--.., BROTHERS CO. FT. WAYNE, IND. 26, extra ChIpS 14@18 cents ManIla, pale 14@18, amber and dark hard 13@15 cents The predIcted advance In prices for cordage has not matenalIzed The figure" are only a shade above those of last week-B C tWIne No 18, 16@16I4 cents pound, IndIa No" 4 and 6, 7,%@7)/z; hght 8@8Yz, fine No 18, 11)/z@12 cents The hIde market, generally "peakIng, 13 firmer than before the duty was removed, though some deal" In South Amencas have been made at figures a cent lower than the last sales under the old tanff law. Goat skInS show no matenal change :\1exlcans are In demand but the ;;;upply IS insuffiCIent to es-tablIsh pnces They are quoted at 43@43)/z cent:,,; MeXIcan frontier", 33 cents, Bueno" Ayres, 40@41 cents, Curacoa,51@ 52 cents. The leather market IS un:,ettled OWIng to the report that Made by the Hafner Furmture Co, Chicago, Ill. figures quoted last week-\Vestern raw, 60@61 cent", CIty raw a cent hIgher, SIngle boIled, 62@63, double bOIled, 63@ 64. Calcutta IS weak at 75 cents TurpentIne 1" firmer, In sympathy WIth the Savannah market The quotation" :-.tand at 53 cent:" but some small orders have been billed half a cent hIgher The trade I;;; stIll dull T 18@ cents Shellac I;;;In fair demand WIthout change In pnces N In cases IS quoted 15@15)/z; bnght orange grade", 19, fancy shades, 20@22 and DIamond I, 25@26 lre"h bleached, 16Y;@17, dned, 21@21Yz cents Varnbh gums are dull and hstle;;;s though prices are firm Kaun No 1 IS quoted at 42@48 cents; No 2, 22@ some eastern tanners show a Ch:,posltlOn to shade pnce3 In order to reduce stocks No sooner had the acqt11SItlOn of the CIncinnatI, HamIlton & Dayton by the BaltImore & OhIO been announced than ru-mors of another raIlroad deal became current On authonty "consIdered entIrely tru"tworthy" It was reported that the Chesapeake & OhIO was about to take over the HockIng Valley system whIch Includes the OhIO Central, the Kanawha & MIchIgan and several branches runnIng mto the OhIO and \71/ e"t Vlrgmia coal field" The "tory wa3 promptly denied by the C & 0 offiCIals, but promment raIlroad men still de-clare that the deal has been under consideratIOn for months and may be closed at any tIme 25 He \\111cheerfully pay a much greater amount each year In the employ ment of expert" m other dIrectIOn", and every purchase he make" In hIs hu"me<.,,, IS made wIth full knowledge of what he 1<.h,u\ mg, e;,.cept the ptllchase of freIght transportatIOn and "CI\ Ice FREIGHT PAYERS BUNCO THEMSELVES. Mr. Ewin~rs COIllIllents on the Charges Mnde by President Stickney and Mr. KetchaIll the Rate Expert of Chicago. Three Judges of the Supreme Court may he quoted a:o "ay-mg that "we are unable to determ1l1e \\hat the correct rdte of freIght may be because of the comphcated nature and the dmblguous word1l1g of the carner:o' pnnted tanff:o' -\ncl. In the employ of the ral1lOad" there are thou"and:o 01 dCI k" young, 1I1expenenced and employed upon "alane" rang1l1g flom thIrty to sIxty dollars per month, \\ ho 1I1terpret the pnnted tanff" of the carner" every day, quotmg rate" and assess1l1g charges upon shIpments tran:oported The shIpper of freIght 111 a \ 01umc that \\ an ant-, the em-ployment of a traffic managel or the mamtendnce ot a traffic department IS secured aga1l1"t any ell or 111 the charg e:o a""e:-,,,- ed upon hIS shIpments, and ha:o at hIS Imme hate ch:-,posal the 5erVlces of a tramed expel t \\ ho :oecme:o for hm1 the lowe"t pos:-'Ible combmatlOn of Iate" and clas:oJficatlon The :omall "hIpper, however, IS largely dependent upon the employe 01 the ral1road fOl hIS 1I1formatlOn, and It they en he "utfel" the consequences It IS generally under:-,tood that the carller" al e not re:opon-sible for theIr freIght rate quotatIOn, but the bm den ot I e-sponslbl1lty rests entirely upon the shIpper The tantf:o elle open to hIS mspectlOn, and It IS hl:-' duty to mterpret them hImself That he I" often unable to do :00 IS no concern ot the carner The present methods of tanff constructIOn are not conducIve to ready mterpretatlOn by any except those "ho have become famlhar wIth such matters through long tra1l1- mg and expenence, and as the rates are constanth bemg changed, tanffs bemg canceled, reIssued and amended. a traffic expert mu:-,t devote hIS entne time to that partlculdr Ime ut work m order to be up to date A man \\ hose tl111e IS mon-opohzed by the detal1s of hIS bu:-,me"" cannot hope to keep posted on transportatIOn 111dttels by gl\ mg the "ame occa "lOnal attentIOn In evel y commul11ty there are "mall .,hlpper" \\],0 dppl c- Clate the actual condItIOns, and "ho endea\ 01 to gl\ e "nch matters the attentIOn neces"al y to a betterment In thl<" man-ner a vast amount of energy IS dISSIpated 0\ el a \ a~t :-,ur1ace, and very httle accomphshed, but If the same amount ot enelgy was concentrated and dIrected through certam channel", 1111- medIate results would be obtamed It IS hardly faIr to state that the ral1roads bunco the "mall shIppers out of $100,000,000 annually, as charged by ~1J Ketcham of ChIcago, and taCItly admItted by PreSIdent StIck-ney of the ChIcago Gredt \Vestern Ral1way It \\ould be nearer correct to say that the small "hlpper5 bunco them-selves out of that amount The tanffs are at theIr dIsposal, and whde It IS true that the tanffs are more 01 less comph-cated, conSIderable progress IS bemg made to\\ ard the <"Imph-ficatlOn of same If the small shIpper find" hlm:oelt I1I1ahlc to mterpret the rallff, he should employ :-,omeone \\ ho po,,- sesses the necessary quahficatlOns It he cannot atford to employ a traffic expert for h1:o1I1dlvldual reqmre1l1ents, he can always combme WIth some other "mall shIpper who IS slm-darly handIcapped, and by JOIntly shanng the expense 1\;'0 or more small shippers may always plovlde themsel \ es \\ Ith thc 5erVlces of a man that ha" been tra111ed for that kmd of work The real trouble IS that the dverage 5mall "ll1pper IS eIther mdlfferent to hIS 111terests m thIS dIrectIOn. or ebe he IS not wlllmg to "pend the small amount per year that 1" necessary to the employment of a properly quahfied traffic repre::.entatlVe ] he fir<.,tpnnclple of freIght rate constructIOn IS to asseS5 dll that the traffic \\ 111beal That IS not unfaIr to the mer-ehant. \\ ho certamly "elb hIS goods for all that he can get The "ame conchtlOns "un 011l1dthe 1al<.,mg or lowenng of a freIght rate that "m round the changes 111 the market pnce" of an) other commodIty 1he u.,ual mdlfference of the freIght payer" to theIr freIght Iate" and 5en Ice 1<",to some extent, recogl11zed by the car-ner: o a" an as"et FI eIght rate" are often e5tabllshed WIth the IntentIOn at latel reducln£; "ame If "uffiClent prote"t IS made 1n the "hlppel" and until the late I" so "trongly attacked a" to Made by Warren Table Works, Warren, Pa, nece%ltate It" reductIOn, the carners enjoy the revenue It atford" Any merchdnt wl11 recog1117e that pnnclple at first ~Iance It 15 a duty the shippers owe themselves and the radroads to become more famlhar \'V Ith transportatIOn matters, and If they hay C not the tIme and the opportUl11ty to do so, to em-ploy the mtormatlOn and expenence they do not possess If e\ en shipper was posses"ed of traffic knowledge, expenence and tram11lg, the claim departments of the carners would not be flooded \\ Ith claims of no ment to the detnment of claIms ot mcnt, theIr tIme and attentIOn would not be con"umed by the hanclhng of unrea"onable compla11lts and requests and freight rate" and sel \ Ice \\ ould be upon a more uniforml) rea- <"onable baSIS than at present. It IS not consIstent to loudly complain of the poor ser-vIce, the Ul11 easonable freIght rates and other charges, the ~ .. ----.---------- .. ---- .. I-I II II IIt IIII I II I I THE ~- -" ------~_. WEEKLY ARTISAN 27 _ •••• __ aa __ a as T •••• __ aT •••• aT •• Many New Patterns in Dining Room and Bedroom Furniture for the Fall Season. Show Rooms at Factory, Grand Rapids lu(e rurniture (0. delayed payment of clatm" and of all the transportatlOn abuses that eAt'3t, and at the same tlme not be prepared to suggest or contnbute to, a betterment Thet e are very few of the tran'iportatlOn ptoblems or abu'ies of today that may not 1 e '301\ed or corrected by co-operatlOn between the shtppers dnd the Cdrners, and the "htppers should prepare them'ielves to contttbute to the adjustment personally or by placmg the h andlmg of thetr it affic maUet s m chat ge of properly quahfied rep1 esentaitves The larget shtppers have ahead) recogmzed the value of expert t1affic serVIce, and many small ::oh1ppersm vanous sec-ttons of the country have combmed theIr mtere'3ts and formed traffic bUleaus and shIppers' assoClatlOns that have very re-cently proved theIr value Newly formed sh1ppe1s' assoc1atlOns have a frequent tend-ency to become somewhat hystellcal and to start m to Imme-dIately 1evolutlOmze condttlOns, but before any great amount of damage IS done they usually settle down to a conSIstent, busmesshke baSIS, and then only do they get resulb The small shtppers have the same opportumty to protect themselves agamst freIght overcharges, arb1tranly dechned claIms for loss or damage or delayed adjustment of same and all other transportatlOn losses as has the large shIpper, and It IS up to them to eIther defimtely as::oert their nght or definitely abandon them E. LEWING Chicago Personals. L L Valentine of the Valentine Seaver Company will leave August 15 for the west and the PaCIfic coast, and wtll be accompanied by Mrs Valentme, who wtll VISIt her parents, residing at Oakland, Cal. Mr. Valentl11e will be gone eight ....., .., LueE LINE - ---._._-----_._ .. - ---------- .. ------- -_ .. weeks, and wtll combme pleasure wtth busmess. Whtle on the coast he will do some fishIng m Vvashmgton above Seattle The Valentine Seaver Company of ChIcago states theIr t1ade at the July season was the best m their hIstory The seasons of 1906 and 1907 were their best precedmg seasons The company 1" now busy gettl11g out thetr July orders Ed Stahl, traveltng representatlve for the Johnson Chair Company, leave:, neAt week for hIS first tnp through his ter-ntory in the south H C. Buhman of the Johnson Chair Company left last Thursday for the Pactfic coast on his first fall trip 0 E BendIX of the same company left Monday for hIS first fall trip through the mIddle statoes Grand RapIds, August 11. 1909 Furniture Losses By Fire A carload of furmture and mattresses valued at $3,500, consIgned to the Brown-Eldredge Furmture Company of Blackfoot, Idaho. was burned on a SIdetrack Just after ar-nvmg at ItS destmatlOn Unless It can be shown that the fire was due to spontaneous combustlOn, the loss falls on the ratlroad com,pany L J SlZer's fur11lture store, Belfast, NY., was almost totally destroyd by fire on August 6 FIre m thC1,Koe11lg Fur11lture company's fact,ory, St. LOUIS, Mo, caused a los:, esttmated at $40,000 to $45,000 on August 6 Three firemen were badly injured while fight-mg the flames. The loss IS well msured. The Flos shade roller factory at Ogdensburg, N. Y., was destroyed by fire on August 10. Loss $35,000. The school furniture plant of George N. Barcus & Co., Wabash, Ind., was almost destroyed by file last Monday night. The loss IS more than the l11surance which is $30,- 000. e ------------------. 28 WEEKLY ARTISAN i---.---.-..---...--..----.-.--.--.--_.~~- --.. -..-.-.._-_.....-------t GRAND RAPIDS CRESCENT THE WORLD'S BEST SAW BENCH Send for Catalog Double Revolving Arbors. A massive bearing adjacent to the saws. The door permits accessibility. Guaranteed to eliminate mistakes and inaccuracies and to reduce the cost of sawing stock to a minimum. THE CRESCENT MACHINE WORKS, Builders, 40 So. Front St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. - ... a __ • _ ••• a.a_ ••••••••• -__ .__ a ••• a._. .. _. a •••• __ ••••••••••••••• aM La ... VvEEKLY ARTISAN No Cash Famine This Year. There's no OCCa'ilOnfor worry over the Idea that the sup-ply of money w111not be suffiClent to move the enormous crops and provide for a large 111crea:-,e111the volume of general bu:>- iness during the fall and wmter months Antlclpatmg the poss1blllty of such a contmgency and reallnng that the new tanff bIll may be "low producmg revenue dunng the commg year, the government has made provisIOns by whIch the ne-cessity of wlthdrawmg money from the banks can be aVOIded. The banks have been mformed that the treasury department wl11 finance Its neces"ltles for the commg ) ear, or 11l1tIlthe revenue from the new tanff law can be defimtel) ascertallled, by Isstl1ng certlficates of mdebtednes'i Authonty for the l'i-suance of this form of government obllgatlOn IS found in sec-tIon 40 of the new tanff law, whIch empower'i the secletary of the treasury to borrow such sum as may be necessary to meet publtc expendlture:-, not m excess of $200,000,000 upon certlficates runmng not longer than a year and beanng inter-est at not more than 3 per cent It was understood by bankers that the intentIOn to finance the necessIties of the government In thIs way onglllated pn-manly from a desIre on the part of the treasury officIals to protect the eXIstIng 2 per cent bond'i Of these 2s there are outstandlllg $730,882,000, $640.524,000 be111g held as secunty for cIrculatIOn and paYIng a CIrculatIOn tax of Y:2 per cent. The new tanff bIll gn e" the secretal y of the trea'iury authority to l'isue $290,569,000 adllltlOnal Panama bonds at a rate not to exceed 3 per cent These bonds are also avaIlable for cIrculatIOn, and unles'-o some means IS taken to equahze the lllterest yIeld upon them v.hen 'iO u..,ed WIth the present yIeld of the 2 per cent bonds theIr flotdtlOn thIS tIme, bankers say, would result In a marked depreCIatIOn of the 2 per cents It IS belteved that these short term notes, If Issued dunng or Just pnor to the crop mov111g season and If used by the banks as the ba:>ls of addltlonal cIrculatIOn, WIll relieve the money stnngency to an appreCIable extent. whIle at the same tIme the matunt) of the notes themse1ve'i may be '30 reckoned as to provIde for the retIrement at the addltlonal currency at a season of the year when mane) IS ltkely agam to become abundant That sectIOn of the tariff bIll confernng thIS power upon the secretary of the trea,ury I" an amendment of section 32 of the act of 1898, whIch authonLed the secretary of the trea"ury to borrow on short term paper up to $100,000,- 000 Thi" power was used but once, v.hen Secretary Cot tel) au bsued $15,000,000 m 3 per cent notes m the panic to be u:-,ed as the baSIS of addItIOnal cIrculatIOn The notes were with-drav. n at the earhest opportunIty Evansville Affairs. EvanSVIlle, Ind, Aug 12 -Blusmes:> WIth the Evan,,- vIlle furnIture manufacturer, h reported on the upward grade at this wnt111g Inqutrles are increa:,ing nght along RetaIl trade has 'pIcked up some, due to the settltng of the street car stnke a fev. day" ago The o,utlook for fall l'i very bright Benjamin Bos'ie of the Globe Furniture Company went to Fort \;Vayne, Ind, last week where he attended the an-nual conference of the Lutheran church J, H Rohsenberger IS on the commIttee on arrangements for the annual oUtlllg of the Evan'3VIlle Manufacturers' As-sociatlon on September 6 and he expects to have a big turn out. Eli D Ml1ler, foldIng bed manufacturer, reports busi-ness condltlOns greatly Improved over the month of July 29 He says hi'i foldmg bed "Elt," IS one of the best sellers on the western market There have been a good many vbltors at the Furniture Exchange btl1lchng dunng the past week and ll1arjufacturers have enjoyed a vel y good patronage The Exchange is bnngmg a lot of new CU'itomers and manufacturers are hIghly elated The ::\Iarstall Fnrmture Company, of Henderson, Ky, have enjoyed a very nIce bU'illleSS all summer The Advance Stove 'IVorb of EvanSVIlle, WIll mcreas/' theIr capItal stock $50,000 Stock IS now bcmg offered. J01111Schwann, of Elt D MIller & Co, has returned from a fi'3h1l1g tnp on the \Vahash flver C 'IV B A Heavy Saw Bench. Here I'; a heavy vanety saw bench espeCIally de'3lgned for all around work whether heavy or fine It IS capable of takIng the heavlest cut of any 'iaw bench btult, IS also absolutely ac-curate The machIne IS eqUIpped WIth a b"lt ttghtner which gIves the greatest possIble belt beal1l1g on the arbor pulley ThIS b about 50 per cent more than 1'3obtamed on any other saw bench ThIS machme IS heaVIer than the ord1l1ary saw bench and the constructIOn thruoui 1'3 of the finest qualtty. The complete eqUIpment consnts of 4 guages, 2 saws, wrenches and counter shaft All beaf1ngs and loose pulleys are self OIltng BUIlt by the Crescent Machme "'Works, Grand Rapids, MIch. r- - --- ------.-..------ ~ I MUSKEGON VALLEY FURNITURE COMPANY MUSKEGON MICH •••• COlomal SUlles Toll POSI Beos 000 Dressers Chll!Omers wornrolJeS lames' IOilels DreSSing IOmes MahOgany Inlain Goons WRITE FOR CAT ALoe . I . -.. ARTHUR 5 WHITE. Preudent. ALVAH BROWN. VIce President HARRY C WHITE. Sec'y Treas WEEKLY ARTISAN EVERY FURNITURE MANUFACTURER should have the Weekly Artisan List of Dealers and Buyers. It contains the names of all dealers in furniture rated from $1 ,000 up, satisfactorypay. Approximately 15,000 DEALERS are listed. The list is revised semi--annually. Costs $1.00 for the two editions. We are sending it as a premium for subscriptionsto the Weekly Artisan, the only Weekly Furniture Journal at $1.00 a year. Think of it! 52 COPIES OF THE ARTISAN AND 2 REVISED LISTS ALL FOR $1.00 Can you afford to pass up this opportunity? Send in your Dollar. You'll not regret it. WEEKLY ARTISAN GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 31 32 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS. WEEKLY ARTISAN More Orders for Cars and Rails. Dunng the week clOS111gtoday the Balttmore & OhIO raIl-way company has placed orders for 1,000 composIte gondola cars, 1,000 coke cars of 100,000 pounds capaCIty and 600 all-steel hopper cars, of lIke capaCIty, WIth the Standard Steel Car Company, Butler, Pa , 1,000 all-'3teel coke cars, 100,000 pound" capaCIty, CambrIdge Steel Company, Johnstc)\\ n Pa 45 pa'3- :oenger coaches and five comb111ed pas"enger and baggage caI", Amencan Car & Foundry Com pan} , \\ Ilm111gton, Del 10 bagg~ge cars, five cafe and parlor cars, fi\ e all-<;teel po..,tal cars, Barney & SmIth Car Company, Dayton, OhIO All of thIS eqmpment is of the highest modern <;tandard. all-steel or 'itee1-underframe, the all-steel constructIOn adopted .fl every practIcable manner In adchtlOn to the contrach U1tI-merated others for 1,000 box cars, 500 refngerator cars and 500 ventIlated cars, 60 locomotIves and two e1ectnc locomotl\ e.., wIll be placed upon the completIOn of the negotiatIOns no\\ pendmg The BaltImore & OhIO has also placed orders for ...teel steel ralls, 80 and 100 pounds '" eIgh t, as fo110\\ " :2000 t,)l]-, open-hearth steel. Ilhnols Steel Compan}, PIttsburgh. 10 :250 tons bessemer steel, Maryland Steel Company, BaltImore Between $6,000,000 and $7,000,000 are called f01 m the contracts closed and those pendmg \\ III carn the total amount beyond $10,000,000 The Pennsylvallla RaIlroad Com pan} placed an ordel at Its Altoona shops for 2,060 cars, 500 of whIch \\ 111 be coke cars and the remainder box cars The car" must be dehvered not later thdn JlIne 1. 1Sl10 whIch means that several thousand men \\ III be kept bu,,\ hom thIS tIme on Does Your Advertising Bring Results? When you buy space in your local newspa· per does it bring you good returns are the ads attractive and well displayed? Let us supply you with good, high-class business bringing copy_·-copy that will sell good _.-copy that leans with the reader, a desire to buy. Results are what count, and its results you get. We have a regular weekly cut and ad ser-vice, also a special service for individual adver-tisers. Write for samples and particulars. Let us help you to make more money. FURNITURE CITY ENGRAVING CO. 403 Murray Bldg. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. SmIth & DaVIS Mfg Company Sheboygan ChaIr Company Moon Desk Company UnIOn FurnIture Company Ploneer Manufactunng Company Ford & Johnson Company Madden, Thos" Son & Co Rafner Furniture Company Karges FurnIture Company Bosse FqrnIture Company World FurnIture Company Globe FurnIture Company Bockstege Furniture Company Metal FurnIture Company Evansv1l1e "BIg SI7" Stow & DaVISFurnIture Co. RIchmond ChaIr Company Sl1gh FurnIture Company Rumphrey-WIdman Bookcase Co. Falmer Manufactunng Company Weekly Artisan MIchIgan Engraving Company Luce FurnIture Company :Nelson-Matter FurnIture Company Blow Plpe and Dust Arrester Company, G· R. Amencan Blower Company Grand RapIds Brass Company WhIte Pnntmg Company FurnIture Exchange, :New York. Lentz Table Company Grand RapIds Caster Cup Co. A1a.ska Refngerator Co. Miller, Ell. D. & Co. Rote1 LInder Roffma.n, Bros. Co Muskegon Valley FurnIture Co. FurnIture CIty EngraVIng Co. Miscellan(.l\us Crescent D[achIne Works 9 9 10 11 14 14 15 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18-19 23 24 2 2 2 31 30 27 Cover Cover Cover Cover Cover 1 8 4 5 5 25 25 29 32 32 28 ...------------ -~---_._._-----" Miscellaneous Advertisements. WANTED BUSINESS CHANGE. For sale, woodworking plant, suitable for cabinet or special furmture, located In Indianapolis; about 12,000 square feet floor space; eqUipped With dry kiln, railroad switch and ma-chinery ready to operate; easy terms; great bargain. CHAS. o BRITTON, Receiver, Fletcher Bank BUilding, Indianap-olis, Ind. 8-14, 21, 28; 9-4, 11, 28. WANTED. Commission man for Mlsssoun and Kansas representing five furmture factones. Splendid fixed carload hnes. Address, Ballman-Cummings Furniture Company, Fort Smith, Arkan-sas. Aug. 7, '09 WANTED COMMISSION MEN. For IndIana and Illinois to sell our Suites, Dressers, Chiffon- Iers, Stands, Beds and Wardrobes. McKIm & Cochran Fur-mture Co., MadIson, Ind. 7-3-4t WANTED-WOOD SEAT CHAIR FACTORY To locate on our property at Columbus, Mississippi; unlimit-ed supply of red and white oak; red and sap gum and beech at extremely low cost; plenty cheap labor; fine factory site; un-excelled shippmg faCIlities and low freight rates to good mar-ket. Might take some stock In well managed company. Ad-dress Interstate Lumber Company, Downing Building, Erie, Pa, II I•II•• IIII " WANTED-TRAVELING SALESMEN. To handle a line of Extension Tables, Pedestal Tables, Ward-robes and Kitchen Cupboards, on commission. State what other hnes you handle and Territory desired. Address Koemg FurnIture Co., 2620 N. 15th St., St. Louis, Mo. WANTED. A good cabinet maker; ohe who can detail and make clothing cabinets. Address B. S., care MichIgan Artisan. 6-10-2t. WANTED-POSITION AS MANAGER. A practical bUSiness man, familiar with the manufacturing of bed room furniture and who has a few thousand dollars to Invest; can assume charge of one of the best furniture plants in the South. If Interested, address "Business," Box 853, Greensboro, N. C. 6-10-4t -----_._---------------_._. - ..
- Date Created:
- 1909-08-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- 30:7