Michigan Artisan; 1906-12-25

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Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and 1 Co. I! New England Furniture GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Entire Change of Line Under New Management Arti.stic Individuality of Design -~I' ning room rds, china ~ion tables I -i LIBRARY TABLES. BOOK CASES. WRITING DESKS. 300 Styles f]l Discriminating buyers will at once. recognize in this line the highest type of workmanship, finish and designs at moderate prices. ' , .i..-._ 1 1883----1907 Michigan Chair Company GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN HENRY S. JORDAN, President. CHAS. H. COX, Vice President. THOMAS F. GARRATT, Secretary and Treasurer. "Leading Chair Makers" (j! Our showing of lhe SPRING LINE for 1907 at our F aclory Wareroom will begin on January 1st and lhe Trade are welcome any day or hour lhereafler they may lavor us with a call. (j! We extend to our patrons evel)'where congralulalions and best wishes, assur-ing lhem lhal in our offerings for lhe coming season lhey will find an assortment 01 sensible goods which are full of variely, well graded, making seleetions easy. A Suggestion- ••"There is wisdom in an early start." EAST Chas. H. Cox Robt. £. W l>lt<>n Cha5. F. McGr~or REPRESENTATIVE SALESMEN, SOUTH W. R. Penny WEST Chas. B. Parmenter R,*,t. G. Calder MICHIGAN CHAIR COMPANY 2 Royal Furniture Company GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN DINING LIBRARY BEDROOM. SUITES Hall Clocks IN "COLONIAL" STYLE NEW ADAPTATIONS Inspection Ready for January 2, 1907 - SHOWN AT FACTORY SALESROOM THE RoYAL fURNITURE Co. G~A"D RAPIOS. MICHIGAN. ,. ,, 3 The ~UEST OF THE MARKET BUrERS The Buyer at the Market is in search of the biggest values---not necessarily the ~owest pric~,---but the quickest selling and best satisfying goods for the least money. We are ready with a great plenty. We greet. our custom~rs with a Line which exactly meets every requirement. A brilliant galaxy of new designs and patterns, for scope and novelty without precedent. Our new Line reflects the cummulative results of experience gained by twenty years of successful Couch-building. EVERY BUYER SHOULD SEE Our new "Simplicity" Sofa Beds-Seventy styles. all told. Our great display of "Reliance" Leather work. The innovations in Adjustable Sofas.· Our unrivaled Line of Box Couches and Davenports. The numerous examples of De Luxe Upholstery. The great array of Turkish and Plain Couches, "Kingspring" construction and otherwise. The unique types of Mission and Arts and Crafts. The special trade winners in "Oakdale" Natural Grain Leather. We sell no goods to premium or mail ~rder concerns. COMPLETE LINE EXHIBITED DURING JANUARY AT OUR SALES-ROOM, FURNITURE EXHIBITION BLDG, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, 7amestown Lounge Company JAMESTOWN, N. Y. , 4 Dining Room Suites -----==~~~I®~~~ Big Profit •In The latest money maker in furniture has been the dining room suite that costs $25 and looks worth $100. We originated these suites not long ago and they have been among our heaviest sellers the past year. One dealer tells us that a salesman got :$ I40 for a suite that cost :$35. It had not been marked and the salesman did not know the retail price, but the finish was so good the ~ustomer was satisfied. One dealer in Philadelphia sold 54 suites in sixty days. At the winter resorts in the South, at the summer resorts in the North, in Cali-. fornia, in hundreds of cities where refined and modest homes are furnished and people appreciate good style though they have not the money to pay high prices, Dining Room Suites sell steadily, profitably. You can always make a good profit on them. Nos. 5020, 5027, 5°36 and 5°38 have been exceedingly popular sellers, and we strongly recommend them---the cheaper ones for temporary homes, at resorts, etc., East West North, South (they go in all parts of the country), and the higher priced for per-manent homes in the larger cities outside of New York and Chicago .. NORTHERN FURNITURE COMPANY SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN Klinllman Buildlnll, GRAND RAPIDS. Farnitatare Exo!>an!le.NEW YORK. -------------, The Safe Side is the Ri2ht Side THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR TRADE IS FILLED BY THE BELDING-Hl\LL MANUFACTURING: co. MANUFACTURERS OF REFRIGERATORS THAT CONTAIN ALL THE GOOD POINTS --IN-REFRIGERA TORS THREE GREAT FACTORIES CAPACITY, 80,000 Per Annum WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUES INVESTIGATE OUR QUARTER SAWED CASES ~~ saUD QUARTERED OAK The Belding..Hall ManufacturingCo. BELDING, MICHIGAN BRANCH OFFICES---213 Canal Street, NEW YORK; 196 MOnloe Street, CHICAGO. 5 • ,------- SAFETY and COMFORT Are Best Secured by Using Lockless Metal Folding Beds Made by the SAFETY FOLDING BED CO., Ltd. DETROIT, MICHIGAN L Full Line of Samples shown at the Furniture Exhibition Buildingl 1411Michigan Ave., Chicago, Second Floor, Front Middle Section. Mechanics Furniture Co., Rochford, Ill. OUR ENTIRE LINE (many of them new patterns) of China Closets and Buffets Will be on exhibition on the Third Floor of the Furniture Manufacturers' Exhibition Building, 1319 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 111. '>(II '>(II '>(II In charge of 2.U CHINA CLOSET. s.J. Le Roy, J. E. Hanvey. 7 Good Sellers Always. Try i~ Sample Order , $2 $2 '.' , ~' l No. 46. Single Cone. $2.00 Net. GENUINE TEMPERED ALL STEEL WIRE MATTRESSES Manufactured by SMITH ®. DAVIS MFG. CO., St. Louis, Mo. Rockford Palace Furniture Company ROCKFORD,ILL Manufacturers of __ '" BUffETS CHINA CLOSETS SIDEBOARDS COMBINA.TlON BOOK CASES MUSIC CABINfTS LADlU' DESKS Our full line is shown all the year round with Hall & Knapp, 181 Michigan Ave., [Karpen Building] Chicago, Ill. No. 399 . 8 BANTA FURNITURE COMPANY GOSHEN, INDIANA TAB LES T ABL ES No. 680~ Entire Line Shown---Bth Floor, 1319 Michigan Ave.. CHICAGO. REPRESE.NTED BY-E. Wemher I East. F. T. Pl1mptOband J. D. Misldtl. Middle West. F. C. Hlleiet, Chicago. J. W. Vail and W. N. Daniel5. Weal. P. W. Halil8er1.Y.South. HlJANUARY FIRST FLOOR BLODGETT BLOCK GRAND RArlDS L 832 CHARLOTTE MFG. COMPANY CHARLOTTE TABLES CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN 9 WILL NOT EXHIBIT Desiring to operate our factory to the highest point of efficiency and as the semi.annual exhibit is a serious hindrance thereto, we have decided to discontinue such exhibitions. By so doing we expect to very materially increase our production and be able to make more prompt shipments than we have been able to do for several years past. Also by e1i-minatingthis expensive method of marketing our product we will be able to give best values to our patrons, therefore confidently announce that our line for 1907 is far superior from every point of view than any we have heretofore offered, having added a number of choice patterns in Circassian Walnut to our already large and varied stock in Tuna and dark Mahogany, Bird', Eye Maple and Golden Oak. We will he represented hy the following well know and ahle sale'men: E j. MORLEY j. W. MASON W. A. ROZISKEY JAMES D. MISKILL BUSSEY & BRtGGS F. T. PLIMPTON & CO. A. j. BURRUS TOM B. BURNETT P. W. HAGGERTY East Pennsylvania New England. indiana and Ohio Illinois and Wisconsin Chi~ago and West Pacific Coast South West South East We can safely assure the trade it will prove advantageous to give our line their careful consideration. THE HAWKS FURNITURE COMPANY GOSHEN, INDIANA SHOWN ONLY IN CHICAGO BY ~THROPCO. FIRST FLOOR, 1319 MICHIGAN AVE., CHICAGO. The Lexington (Elk and Dixie) combination, Suites---Dressers--.Sideboards--- big assortment. The Thomasville Chair combination, the lowest priced cheap chairs on the market, wood seats---cane seats---box seats. Probst's-Great-Quartered-Oak-Sideboard-Line. "Crowell's-Short-Line," one suite in car lots. "Sellers" satin Oak Kitchen Cabinets. The Mission Furniture Company's Mission Line. Thomasville Furniture Company's cheap Odd Dressers and Chiffoniers. AND OTHERS. .. 10 71Ft-TIS J{...N • = •• '.' A!;;h,Quarter Sawed Oak Panels, Zinc Lined. Made it:! all sizes and styles. The Porcelain Lining in the Leonard Cleanable Refrigera-tor attracts every ZOO1nf.1n'Sat-tention. She knO'i:'!.fsas soon as she looks at it that it is the real thing, that it is practicable, us-able, and it also appeals to her daintiness. It looks GOOD to her, and added to this, you have the fact that it doesn't cost much more than the ordinary tin-shop galvanized iron lined refrigerator. DOUBLE YOUR REFRIGERATOR SALES Make the consumer understand the ice saving feat-ures of the LEONARD CLEANABLE REFRIG-ERATOR Make her understand that the nine walls in the Leonard Cleanable are the MONEY SAVING KIND, and it is the MONEY MAKING KIND for you as well, for every Leonard Cleanable you sell will sell another. Every lady who buys one will show it to a neighbor, and she, too, will become a buy.r of the Leonard Cleanable Refrigerator PoHshed Oak. Massive Round Comers. Qu'uter Sawed Panels, Lined with real Porcelam fused on Sher:-t Steel. Made in all styles and sizes. Then there is the matter of Profit We know it takes work and salesmanship to sell a refrigerator. .Ve realize that you are not in business for your health. There is a good profit in the Leonard Refrigerator, the margin pays as well as the added sales. It is time to get busy and write to us. ~Vewant one good agent in each tf?7.lln. Show rooms at the factory. Next to Blodgett Block. GRAND RAPIDS REFRIGERATOR CO. Ottawa and Ferry Streets. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Air Tight Lock is an-other feature that appeals to women. They can see at a glance that they not only save ice, but they prevent sweat and mould by keeping out the out-side air, 7vhich would condense on the cold food. In fact, WOMEN LIKE THE LEONARD CLEAN-ABLE REFRIGERATOR, and they like the dealer that sells it to them, Our cheap liM, THE GRAND RAPIDS. Eithe:r Zinc Lined or White Enameled. Made In all styles and sizes. I 00 the orade: We call attention to our new line of HALL FURNITURE displayed in January Top Floor FURNITURE MANUF ACTUR-ERS' EXHIBITION BUILDING, GRAND RAPIDS; also Eighth Floor 1319 MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO. C. ". Campbell Furniture Company, SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA 11 RICHMOND Chair Co. RICHMOND, IND. The Standard line of Double Cane - CHAIRS and ROCKERS Write for Catalogue. Mention MICH1GAN ARTISAN White Printing Co. HIGH GRADE CATALOGS COMPLETE ===== ==GRAND RAPIDSMICH.======~= I , L 12 For Sale to Furniture Dealers Only (No Scheme or Catalogue Houses need apply,) The entire product of OUf factory, consisting of China Closets, Buffets, Combination and Library Bookcases. The sale opens January 1st, 1907, at 8 o'clock A, M" and will continue until season's output is disposed of. The, selling- qualities of our line being well known to the trade, sub-rnitting- samples would be needless but for the fact that we have added about forty new patterns, and of the kind every market buyer will ,"vant to see., therefore, we extend an invitation to you to see our stuff ~111 the floor, six stories up in the Blodgett Block, Grand Rapids, Mich., and the same number of flii(hts in the new Manufacturers Furniture Exchange Building, Wabash Avenue and Fourteenth Street, Chicago, Ill. WEST END FURNITURE CO., Rockford, III. Cabinetmakers Company South half first floor. New Manufacturers' Building, GR4ND R4PIDS, MIC". Makers of FINE FURNITURE One l1undred and fifty Patterns in Mahogany. Reasonable in price and made right. Hall Tables, Sewing Tables, Pa.rlor Tables. Library Tables. Music Cabinets, Pianola Cabinets. Duet Benches, Magazine Cabinets, Dining Room Suites. Library Suites. REPRESENTATiVES: T. H. BOligiS. J. G. Robinson, C F. McGregor, J. samuelson, A. T. Kingsbury, M. D. Blum. 13 =QUR NEW LINE= No. 285 Top 28x28 in, Selected Quartered White Oak or Mahogany Veneer. Ship K. D. LIBRARY and PARLOR TABLES PEDESTALS and TABORETTES Nearly doubled our business this past season. Our salesmen will show several new pat-terns for SPRING TRADE. Catalogue upon request, to dealers only. Stebbins Manufacturing Co. STURGIS, MICH., U. S. A. "The Standard Line of America" Has Values Second to None China Closets Buffets and Bookcases Do not fail to call and see what they have to offer. Goods exhibited in CHICAGO ONLY, Manufacturers' Exhibition Build-ing, 1319 Michigan Ave. -IN---- No. 189 ROCKFOR.D STANDAR.D FUR.NITUR.E CO., Rockford. 111. No. 183 . r------------------ ---- -- - 14 HORN BROS. MFG. CO. MANUFACTURER!!! OF 281 to 291 W. Superior 51., CHICAGO. ILL. Chamber Suites. Odd Dressers, Chiffoniers UDiES' DRESSINGTABLES to match Madll!l in GQlden Oak, Genuine Mahogany Vem:ered, Birdseye Maple, White Enamel Highly Polished or Dull Finish. We also make a· line of PRINCESS DRESSERSfrom $.3.00 up, In Quarter·Sawed Oak, Mahogany and Birds£ye Maple. Veneered If you have not rec:eived our Spring Supplement, ask for it. SAMPLES SHOWN BY PECK & HILLS 1319 Michili'\8-D Avenue, and HALL & KNAPP, 187 Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Moon Desk Co. MUSKEGON, MICH. No. 518. OFFICE DESKS. See our new TYPEWRITER CABINET. New Line OD 6&.leleventb floor, New MANUFACTURERS' BUILDING, GRAND RAPIDS. MICH, during JANUARY, 1907. Tlte Sargent Mfg. Co. MUSKEGON, MICH. Bachelors· Cabinets Ladies' Desks Extra Large Chiffoniers ______ Also Manufacturers: and Expott«6ol - _ ROLLING CHAIRS Chairs adapted to all kinds of invalidism, both for house and street use. OVER FORTY DF.SIGNSTO SELECT FROM UNE ON SALE IN GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• DURING JANUARY Muskegon Valley Furniture Co. Muskegon Mich••• Odd Dressers Chiffoniers Wardrobes Ladies' Toilet' Dressing Tables Mahogany Inlaid Good, Ladies Desks Music Cabinet' Line On sale in New .Vanuj'ae- Murlwlt' Build-ing, GRAN./) RAPIDS. 15 THE GREATEST LINE of the GREATEST MANUFACTURERS -~--~.----- OF ------------ CHAMBER FURNITURE Every Dealer Wants It Because Everybody Buys It. SLIGH FURNITURE COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. Manufacturers of BEDROOM FURNITURE EXCLUSIVELY. New Spring Line ready. We operate Ul.e largest factory in. the world producinl!. <:.hamber 'furniture. Our New Hand and foot Power Circular Saw No.4 The strongest, most powerful, and in every way the best machine of it, kind ever made, for rippiog, CIos,-cuttlng, boring and grooving. Callinet Makers In these days of close competition, need the best p08wible equipment, and this they can have in . . . . BARNES' Hand and Foot POWER Machinery Setl~ for our New Catalogue. "W. F. ®. JOHN BARNES CO. 654 Ruby Street. Rochford. Ill. 1& The Luce FurnitureCo. INViTES ATTENTION TO ITS LARGE LINE OF Bed Room and Dining Room Furniture. GRAND RAPlDS. MICH. Salesroom at Factory Only. Inset Ranney Refrigerators and Kitchen Cabinets are shown during the WINTER FURNITURE EXPOSITIONS -al- CHICAGO Manufacturer" Exhibition Buildinit'. 1319 Michigan Ave., Firat Roor. NEW YORK Furniture Exchange • ..3d and Lexin~D. A full line of samplesat each ex~ position and com-petent salesmen in charge. THE BEST MEDIUM ~d HIGH PRICED REFRIGERA-TORS on the Market. SEE THE SEVEN LINES LAPLAND CHIEF, OAK, T;le lined. CHARTER OAK, ENAMELED, ASH, Wh;le Enamel on Galvanized ],on. LAPLAND. OAK, Galvanized Iron Lined. MONITOR, ASH. Galvanized Iron Lined. CHARTER OAK, ASH, Galvanized Iron Lined. All with. metal Ice Racks. Adjustable Shelves.,Self ClosingDoors, Removable:lee Chambers, and other improvements. MASCOT, HARDWOOD, Galvanized Iron Lined. RADIUM, HARDWOOD, Galvanized Iron Lined. Ranney Refr-lIei;erator Company, aHnOdMFEACOTOFFRIICEESS, GreenV-iIIe, M-lC[D. CATALOGUES FURNISHED ON APPLICA nON TO THE HOME OFFICE. ~----------- -- Inset Upholstered Furniture Every dealer should interest himself enough to examine our Line for the coming sea-son, see how the goods are made and finish-ed, and get our prices. We have Quality, Style and Price. {i,/ Send for Catalogue. We make the BIGGEST and BEST LINE of DAVENPORT BEDS ONMr~~ET. Call and see us at our SHOW ROOMS, 35 to 41 N. Capital Ave., INDIANAPOLIS, IND. THOS. ,MADDEN, SONS & CO. GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY 27th Year-No. 12. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.. DECEMBER 25. 1906. $1.00 per Year. CONVICT LABOR CONTROVERSY. An Interesting Case to be Heard in the Federal Court at Grand Rapids. The 11urpby Chair C0111paoy and the boneer :vlanulac.- turing Compauy of Detroit, MiCh., have hlCU a petition, il1 the United States Districlcourt at (;rand J:<.apicb, a"King that they be allowed to intervene in tlle Sl\1t brol-,ght by tbe Yp~i-lanti Ree,d Furniture Company against the State Prison Board and \-Varden Otis B. Fuller of the State Reformatory at Ionia, in which the YpsiJanti. company seeks to restrain the state from. abr(.)gat~11g the contract by which the company employs convicts at the Ionia institution. This case if of great importance to furniture manufacturers and dealers, not only in lvlichigan, but in many other states where the employment of <::onvict labor lS a matter of con-troversy. The laws of Michigan prohibit the emp10yment of convict labor is such a manner as to form competition with free labor. The prison bo.ard in selling c.onvict La.bor has aimed to observe the tn\', but it is claimed that by employing convicts, in the manufacture of furniture, for instance, the convicts ~lre taught trades, and thus tllC state, indirec.tly at least, cr<:ates competition and interferes with industries in w11ich free lahor is employed. The matter v-,as recently submitted to the attorney general. of the state. who rendered a decision to the effect that in-l11ilteS of the state prisons can not be employed all work that brings them into cornpetitiion with free Michigan labor, nor on any contract which may enabl.e them to learn a trade. He contended, however, that a convict who had learned a trade before heing sentenc.ed may be al10wed to work at his trade in prison_ The Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Company, fearing that the attorney g<.:t1eral's decison wonld lead to an attempt to an-nul their contract with the Ionia prison, began proceedings to prevent such actioll. They daim that the attorney gen~ eral's decision is not warranted by the state constitution and thus raising a constitutional question were enabled to sta.rt their suit in the federal court. They also claim that they arc not competing with free Mich~gau labor because nearly aU the reed furniture sold in ::Vliehigan is manufactured outside of the state. Then they set Up the claim that the attofl1ey general'~ dec.ision does not apply to their contract because the I011ia institution is not a prison but a reformatory, intel1ded to induce prisoners to reform, and that the teaching of trades is a necessary adhtnC'.t to such reformation. They claim that the prohibitjon applies only to the state pentitentiaries at Jackson and lIarqllette. Tlle Detroit furnl.ture makers want to become parties to the suit in order that they may show that the chief supply of reed furniture does not come from outside but is manufactured within the state by nnns and corporations that employ free labor. Unwarranted Abuse of Cars, A member of the Interstate Commerce Commlssion is credited with having made the following statement, while in Chicago recently: "The railroad problem of the future will ilOt be one of rates so much as it wilt be one of facilities. vVhile the rail-ro, lds aTe howling for cars, there is not a single big system in this city, for example, which cannot go into its yards here allY day and gather 500 empties. 'It seems to me perfectly ridiclllous that the average daily mileage of all freight cars in the Vnited States is less than twenty-three miles. One official of a Chicago road told me that his company was able to get only two round··trip mo-vements ant of a grain car dur-ing the grain-carrying 5eason between the grain fields of the Northwest and this city. That seems to me to be an unwar-rantabte ahuse of cats." IVfuch of the trade gained by the catalogue houses is owing to the fact that the local retailers fail to keep in stock the goods that customers desire. For illstance,when a well-tn-do farmer needs a medium or high priced dining room suite. and finds only cheap stuff in the stores of his town merchants, it is but natural that he should seek to obtain it from another sonrce. THE CORRECT Stains and fillers. THE MOST SATISFACTORY first Coaters and Varnishes 1IA,I(prAf:TIJRCD O/ttI.Y B r CHICAGO WOOD FINISHING CO. 259·63 ELSTONAVE...,Z-16 SLOAN ST. CHI CACao 18 Safety Folding Beds. 'Vith the growth of cities the neCC55ity for economy in space becomes imperative-hence twenty-story blocks, small rooms in hotels, and great apartment houses with apartments for from fifty to 200 or 300 families. Every inch of space must be utilized, and combination and folding furniture becomes in greater demand every year. To meet this de-mand the bedroom is made smaller, because where one par-lor, onc dining room and one kitchen is all that one family requires, every family needs several bedrooms, and the fold-ing bed makes this possible. Huwever, many folding beds are hideous monstrosities-hulky, hard to handle, unsanitary and often dangerous. The Safety Folding Bed Company of Detroit, Michigan, has for the past six years been manufac-turing a metallic folding bed that does away with everyone of the above objections, and at such reasonable prjces that their business has grmvn at an astonishing rate. Their ship-ments for the month of November amounted to ten car-loads- the laregst month's business since the organization of the company. The illustrations herewith, together with those in their advertisement Oil another page, give an idea of the economy of space occupie'd by these beds when folded up. They do not have to depend on locks or other faster:ings to keep them in place either when folded or opened for use, and are so easity operated that no possible objection can be raised to them on that score. In fact, there is not a single ohjcction that can be made to ;IllY other fohUng bed that is not fully overcome in the Safety folding bed. The line will be 011 exhibition in Chicago in January at 1411 :Michigan ave~ nue, Manufacturers' Exhibition building, second floor, front. middle section, and every furniture buyer should carefully ex-amine it, as there is good money in them for the dealer. Moon Desks in the New Manufacturers' Building. The Moon Desk Company of Il'fuskegon, tIich., manufac-turers of an extensive Hne of office desks of high 'quality, have taken the seventh floor of the new Manufacturers" building ill Grand Rapids, and will have on exhibition during the month of Januaty a full line of samples. Roy E. Moon, the vice president of the company, and D. L.McLeod will have (',harge of the sale. "Benny" Cramer is pead. Bernard Cramer, well known as t~avelil1g salesman for Mayer & Lowenstein, the New York varnish makers, died in 'a New York hospital on December 19. His death was due to a surgical operation from whkh he rallied quite satisfac-torily, btlt after being assured of recovery reaction set in and proved fatal. Mr. Cramer was a genial, whole souled young man who had many real friends in the furniture business. The funeral took place in New York, under the auspices of the Elks, Sunday morning, December 23. Beiersdorf Joins Gimbel Brothers. Herman Beiersdorf, formerly with Gimbel Brothers, Phil-adelphia, and during the past two years with the Imperial Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, will succeed Harry Slater as buyer for the lIilwaukee store of the above firm. Mr. Beiersdorf is a capable man, either as a buyer or a trav-ding salesman. Long Cars May Go Through. The rule or'the Transcontinental Association prohibiting the billing through to the Pacific coast of cars more than forty feet long, has been abolished, to take effect January 1. This is of importance to both eastern and western shippers. The action of the association is expected to help relieve car congestion. The limitation noted has been a source of hard-ship, especially to shippers of furniture. Will Continue the Use of Magazines. The Berkey & Gay Furniture Company inaugurated ail ex-tensive system of advertising through the magazines. The company and their patrons are so well pleased with the re-sults gained that the plan wil[ be continued. An announce-ment to this. effect appears on another page of the Artisan. New Cottage Furniture. Makers of furniture for the cott<l.ge will show many new pieces in January. With rapidly accumulating wealth, many people are establishing homes for the summer on the lakes, the mountains and at the seaside, furnishing the makers of cottage furniture opportunities to do business. The duration of a lightning flash is about as long as that of some of the novelties brought out for the spring season. Made by Mani&tee Mfs. CD.• MlI,nistee, Mieh. They Demand Railroad Reciprocity. A. national reciprocal demurrage convention has been called to meet in Chicago Jan. 4 to endeavor to force the railroads to furnish sufficient cars and regulate demurrage charges. It is asserted that failure of railroads engaged in interstate traffic to furnish cars as needed for commodities offered for transportation and the failure to -move traffic in a reason-able time is so grave ;)5 to be a menace to the continuance of individual and national prosperity." At the convention an amendment to the interstate com-merce law, in substance in part as follows, will be urged: "That shippers and receivers of carload freight shall pay to railroads, ,.vithout delay or recourse, a fixed amount per car per day beyond a certain fixed time allo\ved for loading and unloading such amount, and time to be determined by the Interstate Commerce Commission. "That failttre hy a railroad to place cars for loading with-in a reasonable fixed time after demand shall be made by prospective shippers shall subject such railroad to a like charge or penalty." Domestic Electricity_ As long, cold nights draw nearer with leng-thening hours, the con-veniences of dome:;t-i-cated currents of elec-tricity com pel the thoughtful man to real-ize that the gifts of ma-gic- ians have. not cea,,(~d. Inventions giving light and heat for the kit-chen and the household have become familiar as aids to family com-fort, but later than these is a solace for cold nights which has recently made its way from Germany. It takes the shape of the old-fashioned "comfort-able," but beneath the exterior of silk, chintz and batting is a layer of ~sbestos, concealing a mesh of wire ·which, when carrying a cur-rent provided by an adjusted feed wire, heats the electric "com-fortable," and the sleeper may rest snug and warm though the thermometer drops be-low the twenties. V'lorking on the same principle is a foot warmer which puts to shame a water bag, and a c h est protector wherein man carries his stove about ·with him. Did Benjamin Franklin dream when he stole lightning from heaven by means of his kite string that he was lassoing the genii of speed, light and heat that were to bring good cheer to humankind and lessen the ills of coming generations? 19 Suggestions for Buying a Ready-Ma.de Business. Ask a seller why he is selling and see that you get a straight ans'\'er. Scrutinize his answer closely and view it in the light of such local information as yOUcan obtain. Dis-trllst the "going abroad'" excuse. It is too old. Old stock or stock in hand should receive close attention. Vv'hybuy stuff the seller canuot sell-at any rate at the prices oftcn askcd? Observe the date of ordering and just how long the goods ha\'e been v,,'aiting a purchaser. Don't be frightened if competitors are close by. In some trades proximity is a blessing, and not a curse. The solital-y shop is not necessarily the one to which peoplc will come because there is no other near. In small business take over debts on the basis of the seller a percentage for your tronble in collecting. pay him and then trust to the debtors to pay you. must, then make suitable deductions for the risk. I-T ave a care in estimating for good will and aSsure yourself that you are actually paying for something instead of nothing. There is no more tricky item in a business on a balance sheet than g'o(){lwill. Get an accountant to ex,imine the books and furnish a paylllg Don't If you XO\ E:\IIBCR ~, 1'lO(j F'_ ....••~...,. ...~I~;;"'~-~-~S;:;;;;;-!;;;; (abiD,el~~ I :;,r.~:'S1i:~~~~'£;fl,:[:I!;~~~'~':~~ :"::25':~~~~I't;";;; I Largest and m~.t complete lin. nf SWI'e< and Range., in [ndianapoH.. We repre.en; tho Ro"nd Oak Cb.id. Cle<· m~nt. Home. E.~Ce1.ior .. Moor.'. Air Tight. Fb,ence. Indi. anap~h. Sto~e Co .. and oth.n. Who can <how. bet .. " Ii~,? Call and ••• them HA~TE" K'3EI< fl"'I<MON M"YE~ Iron Bed Oullil HaIi4,,,{<~~ Lln.p: ,)1 Leather Rockers I aDd I Chairs s..., .".~S' I. : "'I••~bl< ... CIlI and See Them. FoidiDO Beds )1,OQ hi "",\<1 ",,,,.re<! 0",,: J,o;;,h'u ~DI~•• O"" !:.I,h. "'.wer 10' "" '0". 'helf "" ,:,w"'. will .,11 "",,'n~''0"- $8.95 SAMPLE OF GOOD ADVERTISING. report. The Illoney is well spent for such a service. If dif-ficulties are put in the accountant's way, or you are told that you must trust to the seller's "honor" avoid his honor and hi'6 business, too. ~-------------- ---- -- - 20 Nothing but the Best. Our Guarantee is Back of All Orders. What More Can You Expect? Best Circassian Wax Goods on the Market Today. See Our Exhibit at FURNITURE EXHIBITION BUILDING, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. JANUARY. 1907, FOURTH FLOOR. The Stille & Duhlmeir Company CINCINNATI, OHIO. MANUFACTURERS OF CHAMBER SUITES, WARDROBES, CHIFFONIERS, ODD DRESSERS Xnnouncement W£ cordially 'invite the visiting buyers during the Grand Rapids Jannary Exhibit. to inspect the most exten~ ,ive line 01 highest grade chiming HALL CLOCKS offered on the American market. As we devote all our efforts to perfeCtingand manufaCturing fine dock cases exclusively and mounted with our special models Imported Crown movements, which were awarded the highelt honors at the recent St. Louis World's Fair, we are in position to meet the mo5\criti-cal requirements, Exhibit Space 4th Floor. Hall Section, FURNITURE EXHIBITION BUILDING. THE HERSCHEDE HALL CLOCK CO., Office,Showroomsand Factory, 1011·1015 Plum St.,CINCINNATI,OHlO# FACTORY OBSERVATIONS. Notes Picked Up for the Artisan on <!n Indiana-Michigan Journey. The Danta FUHliture Company of Gos!Jen, Ind., manufac.- t1.1rers of ntedlUltl and ~m(: f.:xtensiOll tables, have H'c.ently built a large addition to the factory and arc fitting up hand-some otTiccs on the first flocl!" of same. This cOl11pany 11a;; long been knOWll -in tbe ltlTlIltllTC tl";ide as among tbe mo~t reliable manufacturers of dining cxtctl3ioll tables ill the coun-try. Choice selected (jnartcr-sawcd oak and mahogany, made up in hnndsOlllc p;ltterns, and fl11isl1C(1 in the vcry best mall ner mal,cs it casy for tbe salesmen in t;c stores to sell Dallt:J. tables. The entire 1il1e will be on display in the I'dallUfactnr-ers' Exhihiti011 building: U19 .\'lichigan aVeIll1e, Chicago, in ]anu;n}'", in charg-e of tile folluwing well knmvn salesn;en: \Vest, TT. YV. Daniels and J. "!o,l. Vail; easl, Ernest V/ehrner; Chicag"ll, Fr,lllk C. J-laeger; middle we',l, F. T. Plirnpton & en. and J.D. S:liskill; ~;o11th, F. \V. llaggcrt)'. The TTawks ,Furniture Company 11as determined llot to ",hm\' their 1inc in any of the furnitllfc exhibitions in January. This is }Hlt beciLuse of any alltip~lthy to allY of the f11rniture 111,lrkcts, but chiefly (nr the reiLson that in order to t,l!;:r C;lre 01 the large llltmbcr of orders already on their books and to make the necessary prepRratiOlls for the coming year it will t:I.x their cap;\etty. Of con,se, dH'y win have many new and beautiful pieces in cham her furniture to show by photo-graphs \vhen their salesmen start out, and anticipate no diffi-culty in SCCmillg ;1'11the orders they can take cayc of. 1Tr. ITa\vks said. in di::;cussiIlg the situation, that they have recent-ly been receiving a Rood many orders for odd heds, that is, beds witlHwt (lrcsscrs or commodes to match,' showing that there is a tel'dcpcy toward leaving out the rretal beds and returning to wood. Niles, Mich. The Kompass & Stoll Company arc elosinl;:- Ol'e of the lllOSt successful years in their history. Their large factory i.-; employed exclusively in the manufacture of kitchen cabi-nets ill \vl1ite maple, ;'l11d so rapidly has their trade grO\vn that they wi.ll soon add another dry kiln and hOLler to their plant, and also build a large addition to the factory. Their line is 5hoWll only \vith 11. L. Nelson & Co., 1411 Michigan avenue, Cllicago. A new catalogue w~lI be re;,dy for mail ing January 1. Charlotte, Mich. The Charlotte )Jant1factming Company ."in ,,,110\\7 tbeir full line of extensiol1, parlnr and library tables ,111d pe(lestals next month 011 thc second !loor of the TIlodgctt block, Grand Rapids. This is a1w;lYs a good lille, throughout. A new cataloguc will he mailed to the trade early ill the coming year. The Charles nell11ctt Fllrniture Cornpally will have a lar!~.."; nmnber of new patterns ill Jalluary, and \vill show them in a new cata log-tie in the sprIng'. Sturgis, Mich. Sturgis is gl"O\ving. :'-T any new houses are being erected in the east end of the city and thc factories are all crowded with orders. The city is well provided with shippillg facil-ities, having three railroads running east, west, 11ort11, south, northeast and northwest, and it requires several thousand freight cars each year to bring in the supplies and carry away thc mano[actured products. The Stebbins :'vlamtfacturing Company, \""hich came here last year from Lake: View, is doing nicely, their sales being double wl1M they were ill the former place, Mr. Stebbins has greatly improved his line, awl intends to bring out a still higher gTade of goods the coming year. P;lrlor and li-br,,)' tables :Ire the leaders in }lis product, a11(1from present indications :l.1wther year win see h1.111among the top-l1otchers in the fine table tr"de. 21 The Royal Chair Company's trade is so much larger this year than ever before that very great enlargen1ents arc con-templated in the near future. The Royal rviorris push button chair has become famous, and .vith the Regal makes one of t1,e strongest :Ylorris chair lines in the country. The line is 011 pe!""lnanent exhihition with the George D.Wiliiams Com-pany, 1323-25 Michigan avenue, Chicago. The Grobhiser & Crosby Furniture Company has the hrgest furniture factory bctween Grand Rapids and Cin-cinnati and has an immense trade. Their line of dining, extension, library and directors' tables is one of the largest ill the country, ;'l11d no one makes a better dass of goods of this kind. \Vith the cbamber furniture line of the Carroll~ ton (Ky.) Pl1rnitl1re Cnmpcll1y, they will occupy the entire second floor of the new )Janufacturers' builJillg in Grand Rapids. The Sturgis !\[achine Company is building up a fll1e busi-ness in \vood working; machinery. Their new belt sander and band phu'.er are cxcc.llent rnach-ines and are coming rap-idly illtn 115('. The Aulshrook & Sturgis Ftlrniture Con,pany is O!1e of tl,e brgest 11\ t\l{' st·,'tte oper;\ted in the prNluctiOlI of 10w and mediurn priced Ch~1l11b('rfurniture. R. W. EmerEon Will Represent th~ Skandia and Northern. R. v\'. Ernersoll, who has heell connected with the Forest City Furniture Compuny of Rockford for the past seventeen years, is v) become associated with the Northern Furniture Company of Sheboygan, \Viscollsin, and the Skandia Furni-ture Company.of Rockford as tra-veling salesman, in "...1.1ich R. W. Emerson, who will, Join the Selling force of the Northern Furniture Company, on January I, '07. capacity he has beell employed the past eight years. Prior to that time he was secretary and treasurer M the Forest City ['11r11iture Company. His territory is the south. JVfr. Emerson is thoroughly acquainted with the fU1"11iture tr:lde [[nd has established a good record in his line of busi~ ness. His acquaintance with iurniture dealers throughout the coulltry is extcnsive and be will undoubtedly make a suc~ cess of his 11e\\' venture. All active holiday Lradc, throughout the cmmtry has re~ duced stocks ill the hands of retailers greatly. 22 Jamestown's Exposition Project. The furniture manufacturers of Jamestown, N. Yo, have under consideration at present, the proposition to establish a furnture exposition in the city, to be open all the year around. The concensus of opinion seems to be very favor-able, manufacturers having expressed themselves as highly approving the project and they are anxious to co-operatp providing a site can be found and a building furnished some-where in the city, so that manufacturers can rent space in the same. At present there ate many handicaps to a buyer's visit to Jamestown. Factories are· scattered and out of the way and bad roads make it Jwrd to make the rounds satisfactorily. It is believed that a furniture exposition in Jamestown would prove a great saving in time to buyers and cause much less trouble to the manufacturer and less expense-not having to ship goods and exhibit in other markets. A great many buyers, annually, make stops at Jamestown for the sake of purchasing goods and more would do so if such a great in-ducement was offered. Oue manufacturer says that he is planning to exhibit samples in his own factory as soon as the 7fRTI,s.7L"1 ~~. e s ...* ~ given up entirely to the business the most impressive in Louisville. The business rooms are divided into an office, a reception room, a stock room, a mortuary chapel, a mourners' room, a dry goods room, a morgue and embalming room. a trimming room and other essential compartments of the trade. Comforts and Conveniences for Employes. The T. B. Laycock Manufacturing Company of Indianap-olis do much for their employes in a philanthropic and educa-tional way. A dining room, rest rooms and other comforts make life pleasant for them in their leisure hoUrs. The "Fac-tory News" is published once a month in the interest of em-ployes and customers and is a very creditable paper of twen-ty- five pages'l Many visitors find their way to the factory. Last month Senator Beveridge took dinner there and after-wards addres!:led his audience on "The American Flag." An-other visitor i was the noted evangelist Charles Reign Sco-ville. He afldressed an audience of 400 on the subject of "Character Bpi/ding." lI-.f.any other visitors to the number of seventy-five 10und their way to the factory during the month i Made by Jameltown Lounge Co., Jameltown. N. Y. proper space. can be arranged. A number of buyers from the large stores such as Baum of Siegel-Cooper's, Chicago, R .G. Alexander of ,the Henry Seigel Company's, Boston, and others have expressed themselves as greatly favoring the Jamestown exposition and there are many reasons and every reason to predict a successful culmination of the efforts at present being made. All liberal, fair-minded manufacturers will wish the Jamestown manufacturers success in their new project and hope to hear of the exposition as an established fact at an early date. Room for Mourners. In connection with the rchabilitating of their entire under-taking establishment at Floyd street and Broadway, John Maas & Brother have innovatE',d a phase which is without prc-cedent in this city, says the Louisville Herald. but scarcely known in the most pretentious similar establishments of the great world metropoJesc. This is a mourner's room where the friends and relatives of the deceased can gather t~ watch the body Untit it is to be taken away. Appropriate and taste-ful hangings make th~ rooms on the lower floor, which ;3 I L of November. The managers of the company merit much praise for their kindness to and consideration for their work-ers and other manufacturers might well follow their. lead in providing comforts and conveniences for their employes. . They Favor Non-Poison Embalming Fluids ... The Coroner's Association of Illinois will ask the legis-lature to enact a law prohibiting the use of embalming fluid that contains arsenic or strychnine. It s claimed that the use of these drugs has in many cases interfered with deter-mining the cause of death and frequently prevented the ad-ministration of justice, attorneys contending that the poison was forccd into the bodies with the embalming fluid and not administcred by parties charged with the crimes of murder or manslaughter. The dealer who has not changed his habits of life nor his system of doing business dpring the past ten years should prepare to join the down-and-out club. To be successful one must keep pace with the spirit of the time's. Progress never halts nor moves backward. fIR T 1..5'JI.l"J 2 7". 23 THIS PUSH BUTTON distinguishes the "ROYAL" Morris Chairs from the other kind MORRIS CHAIRS --rROM~- $6.00 to $30.00 CATALOGUf. UPON APPUCATION. Royal Chair Co. STURGIS, MICH. D,oath of Mrs. Walter Langley. .l\hs. Walter Langley of Grand Rapids, Mich., met death suddenly and in a peculiar manner on December 10. She had been standing on the veranda at their home, watching her husband playing with their little daughter, who insisted au accompanying him to the grocery. The walk and the veranda Hoor were covered with ice from the rain and freeze of the night before and as A'Irs. Langle.y turned to go into the house, she slipped and fell backward, the back of her head striking the stone watk. Her skull was fractured and she died an hour later without regaining com.,ciousncss. Mr. Lang.ley is well and fa,,-orably known as traveling salesman for the Her:!og Art Furniture Company of Saginaw, Mich., and has many friends in the furniture trade who "viII sincerely sympathize witl1 him in his S;l<1 herc.avement. New York Central Inaugurates Electric Service. The first clectric train in regular service on the New York Central kit tllc Grand Central station at noon on Tuesday, December It The traln \Va;.;operated by electricity io High Bridge, thence to Yonkers by steam power. The 1ll0'VC-ment of the tT<lil1 was perfect, and the ekctrk~ machinery worked to the oltire satisfaction of all cOllcerned. A large numher of passeng'ers were carried on this initial train,. v\lho were pleased with the new pmver and equipment and deligllted with the cC>Infort ;JllCl luxury of the new conditions. Addi-tional trains will he. placed in service from time to time, and in the neaT future the en1ire servic(' sot1th of H-igh Bridge \viU be operated by eiectriciry. Was He Superstitious? Nnv Yorkers ;tl'e superstitious about breaking through ;L luner<ll line, and the passing of a hearse and procession of carri;-tges \1stl;l11y causes a blockade on thc, sidewalks. In Six Ye... of Tes. have Es •• bli,!>ed Supremacy THE." ROYAL PUSH BUTTON MORRIS CHAIR the cOllhlsion o£lower Bro~l(!way ;1t midday a child's funeral pro\~csslon was OJ] its way from the Battery. At that mo-ment two men dashed out of John street, bent on crossing Broadway in a hurry. One had stepped from the curb when I.e \vas seized hy lJis companion. "Hold 011," said the latter, "Let's wait. 1 won't break through a funeral line.". "Non- ~clJ~e,"his friend replied. "Vi/e'U lose that train boat, and if we don't make Plliladclphia on time \'.restand to lose a thous-and or two as welL Come on. Are you superstitious?" "N-no, 110t superstitions," said No. 1. "No-but say, I don't cross a funeral, train or no train.') And he didn't. \Vhether he lost a thousand or hvo is not recorded. Poor Field· for an Undertaker .. M. D. Cb.rkc, Sunnyside, Vlash., who has the only un<ler~ taking estabhshment between Zillah, twenty miles west, and Pross~r, t\Ycnty miles cast, gives t]Je following report of husincssin his line: SU11l\yslide has 1000 inhabitants. ThrcJJ1gh the country east and west there is an average of t\vcnty families on each section. \Vithin a circle of twelve miles the popul.ation is estimated at 4,000. Since the first of JmH1arv 1. lJavc sold 24 caskets. For 15 of these interment 'NilS made in ilH' Sunnyside cemetery. 2'Jine were buried elsewhere. \VitlJio a radius of three miles, St1llnys-ide the center, there were 11111t {'eaths this year, In the past three months he has sold hvo caskets. Both were for infanti-i, OlJe dying at the age of olle rnollth and the other ;1.t birth and these deathi-i occurrefl in the coulltry, 25 miles distant from Sunnyside. Dr. Carl Bleihtrue of Bedin ;J.sserts dogmatically tlJat Roger, the earl of Rutland, wrote the immortal works attrib-uted to \V-ilti;lm Shakespeare. Th-is is unimportant in view of the fact th;"'tt non(; have. arisen to d-ispl1te the claim that Shakespeare origil1<ltcd the Shakespeare tabte. I 24 I!STAB\..ISHED 1880 f'ueLJSHI!:D BY MICHIQAN ARTISAN CO. ON TI-IE 10TH AND 25TH 01" EACH MONTH OFFICE-2·20 LYON ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ENTERED ...8 IIII<TTER OF THE SECOND CUSS From news articles published in this edition of the Michi-gan Artisan it appears that the car famine ended early in De-c. embet. Very few shippers were cognizant: of the fact, however. They have noticed no relief because the car short-age has been succeeded by a lack of motive power and there is very little, if any, improvement in conditions. While shippers clamor for cars there are thousands of "empties" standing on the side tracks, and while people in the wcst and northwest were suffering. for ',\'ant of fuel, tens of thou-soUlds of cars loaded with coal were ready waiting to be hauled to eager consumers. It is stated that during the first two weeks in Decc_mber at least a thousand cars of coal re-mained standing on the tracks-in Kansas City alone and that all through the coal regions of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Penn-sylvania and V>l est Virginia, the sidings were filled with loaded cars, awaiting motive power. Many well-informed people believe thGt the railroad managers are responsible for this condition of affairs-that it was created purposely-and with a view of verifying such belief, they have asked President Roosevelt and the Interstate Comtnerce Commlssion to make a thorough investig-ation. It is nOw known that the railroads -many of them controlllng coal mlnes-':"were largely respon-sible for the coal famine of 1902-3, which cost consumers mj1Jj011sof dollars. Jf it shall be shown that the railroads purposely hring abollt the annual car famines and the lack of motive power, the clamor for government control or own-ership of transportation facilities will be given an emphatic impetus and the railroad managers will be held responsible for a booin in Socialist propaganda. *1* *)* *1* *)* The Mit::higan Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, at the an- Iwal 111cetlngheld in Grand Rapids during the third week in December, adopted many resolutions, atrong them a few that arc of interest to furniture manufacturers and dealers. They refused to favor the exemption from taxation of lands devoted to growing timber, hut urged better fire protection for the timber and such management of state lands as will tend to replenish the rapidly decreasing supply of raw ma-terial for wood-working industries; urged amendment to the denatured alcohol law in order to allow farmers to engage in the manufacture of alcohol; asked for r('.duction of railroad freights and fares in the Upper Peninsula; asked that bank directors be held personally resJlonsible for thc defalcations of bank officials; denounced dcmurrage charges and demand-ed equitable freight rates throughout the state, and favored the inauguration of the parcels post. The 1Hchigan Gran-gers are in a flourishing condition and tbrough what is called 1e "Far111ers' Club" in the legislature they have more influen e 011 legislation· than is exercised by the order in any other s ate in the Union, hence the action of the state body is of c nsiderable importance and their approlral of the par-cels po t is of more than ordinary significance. 'r* 'r' */' 'r* Dur ng a discussion of the recent car shortage condi-tion it 'as stated that many old freight carriers were rendered tltlfit f r use when coupled up whh the new steel and extra Jarge f eight cars introduced by the operators of many rail-roads during recent years. When locked in between two of the big modern freight carriers the little old wooden car of the past is often crushed as easily as if it were an egg shell. Besides, the air brake couplers and other modern appliances required by law to be used on freight trains are owned by two or three car building companies and they are unable to supply new cars as fast as the old, worn-out ones are Sent to the scrap heat>. The speaker saw no prospects for relief of the existing conditions in the immediate future. How useful the old canals of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and other states would be if the railroads had not destroyed them? *1* *1* *1* *1* A change in employment is the best recreation for many men in business. Too dose application to the desk or the sales floor ,",villwear down the strongest constitution in a short time. A week spent on the delivery wagon occasion-ally would be fOUJ1da joyful occupation by the overtaxed brain worker and a few days in the packing room now and then would be productive of e(]ually good rest,lts. *1* 'I' '1* '\' In Chicago the question of filling the exposition buildings with samples has become a serious matter. With six large exposition buildings competing for lines and with the open-ing of a permanent exposition at Atlatlta, drawing away a considerable number of lines manufactured in the southern states, the floor managers of Chicago will fmd full employ-ment for their time and talents hereafter. *1' *r* *1* *1* . \Visc cmployers do not treat their employees all alike. A word of rcproof often offends a man that would stir an-otIter to action. The employe who im'lgines that he i~ "solid with the old man" may lose his usefulness. The wise employer studies the natures of the men on his pay roll as closely as those of his customers, *1' *1* 'I' *1" The trading stamp craze seems to have run its course, except in the far wcst. A convention of retailers in the state of ""Vashington recently discussed the cost of selling g'oods on the stamp plan, and upon arriving at the condusion that it amounted to not less than four per cent, decided to dis'~ continue it. *)* *J* *1* *)* Reputable manufactUrers guarantee the quality of their goods and dealers have a right to require that their orders be filled in accordance with the claims made by salesmen and through correspondence, as an inducement for placing the same. *1* *[* *1* *1* The men who go crazy by devoting 'their time to the "study of the contents of the bar" outnumber those who lose their minds in consequence of over~application to work five to one. \Vork never developed delirium tremens in any man. *1* *1* *1* *1* The clean store filled with furniture well poiished, mirrors and brass work rendered attractive by electroliers and bric-a- brac, will draw the most desirable trade. The dark, dingy, dirty store is repulsive to customers. '1* 'I' '1* *1' A large proportion of the net gains of retailers 'is rep-resented by cash discounts. The merchant who fails to dis-count his bills has no permanent place in the trade affairs of the world. *r* *1' *1* 'r' It is intimated that the railroad corporations will ask con-gress for subsidies. If it is right to tax the people for the benefit of the ship owners, why should not the same favor be granted to the owners of the railroads? *1* '1* *1* 'I' The buyer who thinks he has no time to read the trade papers is in a fair way to bccome a Grand Exalted Incompe-tent in the order of Has Beens. -- , The Delaware Chair Company SPRATT'S CHAIRS ARE THE JOY OF THE CHILDREN. DELAWARE, O. OUf new CHILD'S MISSION ROCKER was a wiMer from the start. Write for Catalogue and prices. Our line is large and prices are right. Double Cane CHAIRS and ROCKERS. No. DID. First floor Main Fu..niture Exhibition Building, Gra.nd Rapi~ We make CHAIRS GROWN_ UPs as well al CHILDREN. GEORGE SPRATT & CO. Sheboygan, Wis. Say you saw this ad in 'bt Mithrgllft A1'ti-j' ROBBINS TABLE COMPANY Owosso, Mich. No. 309. Qnartered Oak, veneered base, 44x48 in. top. 9 in. pillar. --------------------- - 26 l New Line of Samples in Grand Rapids Only JANUARY,1907 EXHIBIT Fourth Floor, South Half, Furniture Exhibition Building. 'IJ Compliments of the season to all the Trade. 'IJ Our new line is the best we have ever produced. t] We will have a fine line for your inspection and you don't want to miss it. 'IJ There will be No. 316 Bookcase. Library Sultes, Bookcases, Ladies' Desks, Music Cabiuets, Don't Fail to Look Us Over. THE UDEll WORKS, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. U. S, A. No. 214 Desk. The Ford & Johnson Company "EVERYTHING IN CHAIRS" No. 92-7, Solid Ma~ogany When in Chicago do not fail to see our im-mense display at our SalesIOoms, 1435-37 Wabash Ave. Many new patterns. ======= SEE OUR Complete Dining Room Suites--Oak and Solid Mahogany. Chairs and Rockers·-AII Kinds. Mission Furniture- ••AII Finishes. Children's Go·Carts and Carriages-••1907 Line NowReady. Reed and Rattan Chairs---a Complete Line. Fibre Rush and Malacca---the Ideal Furniture. =====GENERAL OFFICES===== Sixteenth Street and Indiana Avenue, Chicago. ======= SALESROOMS ======= BOSTON, MASS. 90 Canal Stl'eet 1433-35-37 Wab.. h Avenu. CHICAGO NEW YORK 202 Canal SUcct ATLANTA, GA. Marietta and Bartow Streets CINCINNATI, O. 47 E. S;'th S"cct FRANKFORT, KY. LUCE-REDMOND CHAIR CO. BIG RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. OUR FULL LINE of FINE and MEDIUM PRICED Office and Library CHAIRS FANCY ROCKERS BEDROOM Chairs and Rockers PARLOR SETS in Mahogany, Birch, Circassian Walnut, \i\'bite Maple (plain and birdseye), Qn e.xhibition second floor, south half, Furniture Ex-hibition Building Grand Rapids . .7. H. HomiirM. J. Edga!" Faster" IN CHARGE. F.T.Plimpton&Co. 1319 MICHIGAN AVENUE. CHICAGO. 8TH FLOOR. Humphrey Bookcase Co.•Detroit. Mich. New Ideas in St":ctional Bookcases, Phonograph and Grapbophone Cabinets. Hawks Furniture Co.• Goshen. Ind. Fine Chamber Furniture. II II i Ii IIi II Sidway Mercantile Co. Alwin Go~carts, improved 1907 styles. Invalid Tables, Costumers. Banta Furniture Co••Goshen. Ind. New and Elegant Extension Tables. Western Furniture Co.. Indianapolis. Indiana. Goshen Novelty Princess Dressers and Chamber Suites. {3 Brush Co.•·Goshen. Indiana. Plate Racks, Desks, Stands, Costumers, Tabourettes, Sere.ens, Easels. Billow-Lupfer Co.•Columbus. Ohio. Felt Mattresses, F~athersJ Pillows and Fine Box Springs. GuaYantt!ed for Five Years. Campbell. Smith {3 Ritchie. Lebanon. Indiana. Kitchen Cabinets, Wardrobes. Bissell Carpet Sweepers. The Satisfactory Lines. Open All the Year. 27 28 FINE OFFICE CHAIRS and COMFORTABLE ROCKERS New designs and a com-plete line from which to select. See onr January Grand Rapids exhibit. We show at no other market. No. 597~ No 570 The B. L. MARBLE CHAIR COMPANY,BedfPrd, Ohio. U. S. A. NEW CATALOG OUT IN JANUARY. SEND FO~ IT. North Carolina CaseWorkers Have a Hearing. During the past week members of. the Interstate Com-. merce Commissl0n at Washington, have heen investigating the complaints of the )Jorth Carolina Case \\r orkers' Associa-don against the Southern and a large number of other rail-road companies with connecting lines who do trans-continen-tal' business. In their complaints to the commission they say that the roads give them -thirty-six instead of forty-foot cars and charge $1.70 for each 100 pounds, with a mi11i- .mum of 20,000 pounds per car, thus subjecting them to pay-ment for 8,000 pounds more than the actual weight shipped. They have asked th.e commission to compel the roads to give them a rate oJ $1.70 a hundred on a minimum of 12,OCO pounds, which they say is enjoyed by furniture shippers in other localities. Railroad counsel, in reply to the complaint, admits that as provided in the western and southern classifications. the thirty-six-foot cars take a minimum of 12,OCOpounds, but claims that the $1.70 rate is a special one applying to Pac:iflc coast terminals only and covers a class of cheap and medium grade of furniture that if subjected to the regular rating would require a rate of $2.40 a hundred. Reduction of Freight Rates West. The Northwestcrn, Rock Island, and Illinois Central rail-roads are revising their rates to points in the Korthwst to meet the recent cut in rates by the Great Northern from the "Twin Cities" and Duluth and Superior, which placed shippers in the Chicago district at a disadvantage in competing for business in the Northwest. The St. Paul system was the nrst to decide to meet the cut in rates of the Hill roads, and it urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to empower it to make the reduction effective immediately, inasmuch as the Great Northern road did not observe the thirty-day rule L_ when it cut the rate The Rock Island, Northwestern and Illinois Central road have also asked to be <lllowed to have their reduced rates 0 into effect at ow:::e. 'The Burlington road, which is own d by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific, has not yet akcn any steps toward reducing its rates from Chicago to poi ts in the J\Torthwest reached by the Hill lines. Unless the urlingtoll does meet the rates of its com-petitors, it practical y will be boycotted by Chicago jobbers shipping freight to oints in the Korthwest affected by the Great Northern's r e reductions. It is expected that the changes to the Nor hwest will lead -to a reduction of rates in the Southwest. The matter is to come before the Inter-state Commerce C TImission during the tirst week in Jan-uary, H rses Were Too Frisky. Last sumn;er, at a £tUleral near Orner, Mich., a span of horses helonging- tq Undertaker Frederick Menzer became excited and baCkiug[SUddetllY, knocked Mrs. Selina Trumbull down and trampler upon her, inflicting injuries that were thought to he fatal. Menzer left Orner soon after the acci-dent ,but returned a month or two later and the woman sued him for damages, cl iming that his horses were known to be "high strung" and s»irited and unfit to be used in his business. A circuit court iur)t has returned a verdict in fa..~.or of Mrs. Trumbull for $2,OO~. Her lower limbs arc paralyzed as a result of the iniurie~. I All New Samples. The 1'\ cw Engl~nd Furniture Compan~ ~ave closed out their old line comffletely and present for the consideration of the trade a line~f high grade medium priced dining room furnitl1re of nnco mon merit Especially strong. is their line of dining suit s, every piece of which is made in the 1\ew England's fac ry. At 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago. THIRD FLOOR. White-McCarthy Furniture Co. Will show January I, 1907 the following lines: ----- _._--- OBERBEcK BROS. M\<'G. CO., Chamber Furniture in fancy woods. wmTE FURNITURE CO., Bedroom Furniture in Oak. STANDARD FURNITURE CO" Box Seat Diners and Rockers. NATIONAL CARRIAGE & REED CO., Go-carts, Baby Carriages and Reed Furniture. HfLLSBORO CHAIR COMPANY, Cheap Dining Chairs. GREENSBORO TABLE COMPANY, Pedestal Extension Tables. MODERN FURNITURE COMPANY, Hall Furniture. UNEQU ALED VALUES. UP·TO·DATE SMART DESIGNS. GOODS. At 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago. THIRD FLOOR. 29 l 30 Manistee Mfg. Co. MANISTEE, MICHIGAN. Our NEW LINE for 1907 consists of ONE HUNDRED PATTERNS of SIDEBOARDS, BUFFETS, CHIFFONIERS, DRESSERS and BACHELORS' WARDROBES. No. 2:)3 Sideboard. No. 171 Buffet. A STRONG MEDIUM PRICED LINE shown only at our permanent exhibit, 1319 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO (Sixth Floor.) Our 1907 Catalogue now ready, Sftid tiSJOur inquiriN. We (on do you some good. No. ~W Dresser. No. 322 Dresser. ~- ~-- ------ ---------------- -- - 31 Long enough to tell you that FURNITURE EXHIBITION III BUILDING", OUR 1901 LINE 1st FLOOR, NORTH HALF. IS NOW READY. MUELLER & SLACK COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. THE 1907 WOODARD fURNITURE COMPANY LINE of medium priced Bedroom Furniture will be a winner. Many very desira~ ble colonial suits in circassian walnut and mahogany. 50D pieces made' ill all WQods and lin_ isheli, will be on display in January at our usual place 3rd floor large Ex~ flibition Building, Grand Rapid~. WOODARD FURNITURE CO. owosso, MICH. MAIL ORDERS TO Kit{~en (a~inds of OualilJ Sell at sight. and make a greater profit than other lines of kitl:hen cab~ inets. Send for catalogue. n.8BST 01 QUALITY fo' least money. We have doubled QUT capacity and will ~ belief able 10 take care of our trade than before. We. aolicityour pab"Gnage. C. F. SCHMOE & CO. SHELBYVILLE, IND. - -- --------- .--~~--~~~~~~~~~~~~--~.- -- - - - '--------~- - - 32 KOMPASS & STOLL CO., NILES. MICHIGAN Kitchen Callinets White Maple only. Most successful line the dealer has ever handled. Send for New Catalogue ready to mail January 1st. Shown only with M. L. Nelson & Co., 1411 Michigan Ave., Chicago. GREATER THAN EVER THE NEW LINE OF OF NEW PATTERNS A VAST ASSORTMENT THE Posselius Bros. Furniture Mfg. Co. DETROIT, MICHIGAN EXHIBIT at CHICAGO, Furniture Manufacturers' Exhibition Bnilding, 1319 Michigan Avenue, Second Floor. -~~~~~~~-~-----------------~-- -- ---- ------------- --- ~MI9pIG7JN , 7I:;<-TI'{~L'1~- 33 UPHAM ATTRACTIONS FOR 1907 COMPRISE AN I ENTIRE CHANGE OF DESIGNS SENSATIONAL VALUES IN (jJ Suits wilh Wardrobes (4 pieces) $80 and upward.--Oak and Mahogany. Very cheap Elm and Oak Suites and Dressers. (jJ Chiffoniers, Princess Dressers, Cheap and Fancy Dressers, in profusion. (Mahogany,Oak, A,h, Elm.) (jJ A hot line of Flashy Ash Suits---heavy roll" large mirrors,etc. (jJ Sideboards and Buffets---we want sideboard businessand have the greatest line ever offered, q Don't fail to see the above aggregation~--the largest line made in anyone factory. UPHAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1323-25 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO. (Second Floor) HIGH GRADE FACTORY FURNISHINGS We Make Benches With Iron Vises We make a COMPLETE LINE. Get our new CATALOG and PRICES. We Catalog Twelve Styles 01 Work Benches GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW COMPANY OUR REGULAR BENCH. We make HAND SCREWS, CLAMPS, FACTORY TRUCKS, Etc. 130 S. IoniaSt., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I I Announcement The T. B. Laycock Mfg. Co. L OUR new Plant is now in complete running order, with an assured output of more than double former capacity. If modern Buildings and Equip-ment are a criterion we will be in a position to decrease cost of production very materially. You get the 6en~f';t. The increase of Capacity will also enable us to make prompt shipment at all times. By the addition of seventy-five or more new patterns in Cribf, Brass and Iron Beds, also several New Features in Spiral and Woven Wire Springs, we show the most complete line on the market. The entire line is HOW (lit exhi-hition in our Jample roam at Factory. It will pay 'You (a see the Line. Indianapolis, Indiana Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. GRAND RAPIDS '",",:;~_':~::h~~~.:":~.:~~,~:~.:': ..::.Ji:. ::,:;~;:~':.~..~- ~ G.. Berkey & Gay Furniture Company. C.M1 S'tr_ c..... Ropld.. I'll. h'.," A January Magazine Advertisement. What we are doing in an advertising way is for the benefit of the dealers and the result during the past two years of advertising has been mutually satisfactory. Our line of Bed Room and Dining Room Furni-ture will be ready Tuesday, January I, 19°7. The magazine page advertisement reproduced herewith is one that will ap-pear in some of the January magazines. We shall continue our advertising policy, using liberal space in leading per-iodicals, to create a demand for our furn-iture, to be supplied by dealers handling our goods. As a part of this campaign we are sending out a very handsome booklet to inquirers, entitled "Furniture of Charac-ter" which shows and describes a few of our Colonial and Period pieces. As will be noted from our advertisements this booklet is not to be aimlessly circulated but is sent upon receipt of 15 cents. Pages 10 and II of our new hooklet, "Furniture of Character." Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 36 BOOKS ON FURNITURE. A Rare Illustrated Volume Recently Added to the Grand Rapids Public Library. ""Vitlt a view of pleasing their constituents by furnishing valuable information for designers, manufacturers, and others interested, the library atlthorities of Grand Rapids, Mich., for the past few years, have been buyiug books on furniture, the city's most extensive and most important industry. They have succeeded in Obtaining a large number of books written by authorities on the various departments and processes ig the furniture industry, but most of them are in foreign lan-guages and devoted to technical affairs, making them of little use to allY except students and experts. Recently, how~ ever, a volume has been added that will be of interest not only to designers but to all connected with the furniture in-dustry and to many others. The book referred to is in thc reference department of the library. It's cala~(.gue number ;s R ;49. i.\US, It'.; title i~ "Specimens of Antique Furniture and \T\ToodnTork'.' It was Made by Rockford Slandard Furniture Co .• Rockford. m. \vritten and illustrated by Arthur Marshall, an Englio-h arch· iteet, copyrighted in 1888 and published by \V. H. Allen & Co,. London, with printing and photo-lithographing by R. T. Mounteney, of Nottingham, England. It is dedicated to Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, I\larehioncss of Lorne, to whom the author acknowledges his obligations. for favors and encouragement. The purpose of the hook as stated by the autl:or was to "bring out and illustrate authentic specimens of anti(lUC cnrved furniture and woodwork) dating from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries, at present ia the possession of pri-vate collectors and from such other sources as are accessible only to the fc"\v." The book was published only for subscribers of ..vhom there were 69, one of them taking 5 copies, two taking two and 66 taking one copy each, only 75 copies being printed. Llst spring one copy was listed in Bumpus' catalogue of second hand books by Stevens & Brown of London and was immediately ordered for the Grand Rapids library, at a cost of £3 15s-about $28.75. It was received in time to be in-cluded in the November additions to the catalogue and is believed to be the only copy in an American library. The book does not contain any gTeat amount of reading matter, The engravings, with notes or short explanations form the great feature of the volume. The pages are· 14 x 20 inches in size and fifty of them are devoted to pictures of furniture, etc., the specimens being from 100 to 350 years old. The illustrations, include bedsteads, cabinets, chairs, chests, desks, doors, mausoleum screens, "overmante!s," pillars, pulpits, "settles," tables, etc., some of them with de-tailed drawings of parts. There is also a front view of the "Feathers T nn," London and a picture of a fireplace in Stoke-say Castle, Shropshire, The best or, at least, most interesting speciments of cabi-nets are from Shrewsbury, Ludlow, Oswestry and Stoke-say castle in Shropshire, and from North Nottingham, York-shire. A church cabinet, or credence, is a magnificent speci-men of French carving in the fourteenth century .. Most of the chairs represented were fOllnd in Dcrbyshire, one page showing six old chairs from Stafford Castle. One of the most elaborate, and perhaps the most interest-ing, plates shows a bedstead that \vas found in an old farm house 11 e<I:'\ Skipton, Yorkshire. It is one of the richest specimens of seventeenth century carving now in existence. It has an oaken canopy, panelled underneath, supported by the head-board and two fluted and carved pillars at the foot corners. The latter st.and on square flat bases, each suppor-ted by fOlll' small, short, spiral or twistcd pillari- There are two arched panels in the head-board, separated by an exquis-itely carved rail which forms the. door of a little secret cup-board. The bases of the foot-pillars and panels in the foot-board arc elaborately carved and numerous secret shelves or slits for hiding money, jewelry, etc., are found in the side rails and other parts of the structure. This book will certainly be of interest to all admirers of carved h1rnitmc. However it is not the only "carvitlg book" in the Grand Rapids libra.ry. Allot.her a.lmost as interesting as Mr. ~Jarshall's volume is entitled "Examples of carVf>J Oak and \Voodwork Found in the Houses and Furniture of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries." It was written and illustrated by Vlilliam Bliss Sanders and published by Bernard Quartich, 15 PicadiHy, London. Catalogue numuer, R. 749-5a 5. Two other books that may be of value to furniture work-ers, have been added to the circulating department of the Grand Rapids library recently. One is entitled "Style in Furniture," by R. D. Benn. It was published in 1904 and covers the period from James I to the present time. Cata-logue number 749.21. The other is "Polishes and Stains for Woodwork; How to Prepare and Use Them," by David Denning, 1905. Cata~ logue number 698.11. "There's Tricks in All Trades." "It is not enough to make true mirrors," said a mirror maker recently. "If that were all, ours indeed would be a· simple business, Dressmakers and milliners require mirrors of all sorts. They need, for instance, a mirror that makes oue look taller and thinner. When they dress a fat, short patron in one of their new hats or suits they lead her to this mirror, and sbe is so surprised and pleased with the change for the bettering her looks that straight off she buys. "For masseurs Tmake a mirror that, like a retouched pho-tograph, hides blemishes, wrinkles, scars. The masseur takes the ",,"Tlnkledface of .some rich old woman, steams it, thumps it, and smacks it for an hour, and then holds up to it the mirror that gives a blurred blemish-hiding reflection. The woman thinks her wrinkles are gone and is happy tiU she gets botne to her own true mirror. Altogether I make twenty varieties of false mirrors. Sales-men and saleswomen in millinery and dressmaking establish-ments can do double and quadruple their business if they are deft and quick in their selection of the mirror that flatters each patron best." lr"'U"t Do"artm"'l, ,boo.;n~ f,l;n( <>... ",h_ co,, 10' ,he ~hul< 1,";Wi~<,. .. 'J.S~~A;fi.W A Page frorn Collier'~ Weekly, CRAFT IN PENNSYLVANIA'S STATE CAPITAL. , DURING THE JULY. 1906. SEASON YEAGER'S HIGHEST THE REASONS GREATEST QUALITY VALUES THE YEAGERfURNITURE CO., Allentown, Pa. CtUCIlGO-Furniture Manufactu.rers' Exbihitlnn Building, 7th Floor, 1319 Michigan Ave. NEW YORK-(Salesroom.) 333-341 Fourth Ave., Cor. 25th St. 2d Floot'. THE ONLY CASTER CUP THAT Will NOT MAR OR SWEAT ANew Caster Cup, a furniture Protector Bnd a Rest We guarantee perfect satis-faction. We know we have the only perlec:t Cll.c;tercup eV('f made. This cop is ill two sizes, as follows: 2)i inch and 3 inch. and we use the cork bottom. Vou know the rest Smal1 size, $3.50 per 100 Large size, 4.60 !ler 100 F O. B. Grand Rapids. Try it and be convinced. Our Concave Bottom Card Block does ncAtouch the sur· face, but upon the rim, permit. ting a cin:ulation of air under the block, thereby preventinJ{ moisture or mal'ks of a.ny kind. 'This is the only c:afd block of its kind on the tnal'ket, Price $3.00 per10Q Grand.Rapids Caster CUPCo., • P"kwoo' A,e•• Grand Rapids, Mich. Also can be hall at lUSSKY. WHITE & COOLIDGE. 111-113lake St.. Chicago MANUFACTURERS OF HARDWOOD t~~~~~~ SPECIALTIES: ~1"!'fE,gQUARO.AK VENEERS MAHOGANY VENEERS HOFFMAN BROTHERS COMPANY 804 W. Main St., FORT WAYNE, INDIANA fSk PEABODY SCHOOL FURNITURE CO. North Manchester. Indiana The New "PE.R.FE.CT eo FOLDING CHAIR PATHNTKD OCT. 20, 1903, Comfortable Simple Durable Neat The Acme of Perfection in the Hn~ of Folding Chairs. PEltl'"ECT COMPACTNESS whcm folded. Ha.rd maple, nv.tural finish. WRITE FOR. PIUCES. No. 51 NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA, Via GRAND TRUNK-LEHIGH VALLEY ROUTE. Two Fast Trains **7:05 pm "'*7:25 pm *"'8:40 pm Leave Grand Rapids.. . *2:45 pm Ar Philadelphia ., *3:40 pm Ar New york.... _.*4:30 pm *Daily except Sunday. **Daily. Service unsurpassed. For further information ap-ply at City Office, Marton House Block. c. A. JUSTIN C. P. & T. A. 39 POOL CARS FOR PACIFICCOAST OVERLAND FREIGHT TRANSFER COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, make a specialty 01 distributing pool cars 01 all kinds and PARTICULARLY, lurniture, carpets, linoleum and interior hnish. Relerences, Bradstreet's or Dun's and any bank in San Francisco, and the trade. Carloaderin Chicago Carloaderin Grand Rapid. J. W. Welling,633 So. JeffersonStreet Gelock Tran.fer Company, 108 So. IoniaStreet TEAMING FORWARDING STORAGE five Complete Lines of Refrigerators RIGfH PRICES at Opalite Lined Enameled Lined Charcoal Filled and Zinc Lined Zinc Lined with Removable Ice Tank Galvanized Iron Lined Srationary Ice Tank Send for new ell T4LOGUf and let us name you price Challenge Refrigerator Co. GRAND HAVEN, MICH., U. S. A. FOUR TRAINS 10 and from CHICAGO • Lv Gd Rpds 7:10 am Ar Chicago 1:15 pm I.v Gd Rpds 12:05 pm Ar Chicago 4:50,pm Lv Gd Rpds 4:25 pm Ar Chicago 10:55 pm ·Lv Gd npds 11:30 pm Ar Chicago 6:55 am * Dally. Pullman Sleeper, on 11:30 train open [};()()pm. A la. carte Cafe service on all day trains. Pere Marquette Parler cars on all day trains. Rates reduced to 50 cents. THREE TRAINS 10 and from DETROIT and TOLEDO Lv Gd Rapids 7:12 am Ar Detroit 11:55 am Ar Toledo 1:00 pm *Lv Gd Rapids 11:10 am Ar Detroit 3:05 pm Ar Toledo 4:15 pm Lv Gd RapIds 5:30 pm Ar Detroit 9:20 pm Ar Toledo 10:4fi pm * Dally. Note Fast Time :llade by Roth Midday and Evening Tnl1n. :Meals served a la carte on trains leaving Grand Rapids at 11:10 8,m and 5:20 pm. Pere Marquette Parlor Cars on all trains. 'Seat rates, 25 centS. "ALL OVER MICHl CAN" H. J. GRAY, Didrict Pul>SBDger Agent. Ph(lne 1168. Grand Rapids, Mich. Factory Locations There is in the various offices of the Land and In-dustrial Departments of the Southern Railway and Mobile & Ohio RaiJroad late information regarding a number of first class locations for Furniture, Chair and other Woodworking Factories, which will be furnished Manufacturers upon application. An invitation is ex-tended to all who use wood in their plants to write about the timber supply, good sites and markets avail-able in our territory.. Address your nearest agent. M. v. RICHARDS, Land and Industrial AGent. WASHINGTON. D. C. CHAS. S, CHA,SE, Aaent. 624 ChemiealBIIJlding. 51. Louis. Mo 40 Fancy Furniture from the Line of the Rockfotd Frame and Fixture Company. CJIRocker from the Line of Thomas Madden. Son & Co" Indianapolis. 41 Our Annual Message YOU WILL FIND MORE POINTS OF MERIT IN OUR LINE THIS SEASON THAN SEEDS IN A WATERMELON Rockford Frame 8 Fixture Co. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS A286 CHICAGO Furniture Manufacturers' Exchange 14th St. and Wahash Ave. Very Strong In Parlor Ca!.inets In Music Ca!.inet. In Dining Ca!.inets In Buffet Chinas In Hall Mirrors In Hall Seats In Hall Trees In Shaving Stands In Ladies' Desks In Cheval Mirrors In Framed Mirrors In Lamp Stands In Bridal Chests and In Dressing Ta!.les In Dressing Chairs WITIl OUR PATENT ADJUSTABLE FIXTURES We Welcome You To OUf Showrooms GRAND RAPIDS 2nd Floor Furniture Exhibition Building A284 NEW YORK 4th Floor New York F nmilure Exchange .. ,------------------------------ -- -- - r I ""----- 42 UNION FURNITURE CO. ROCKfORD. ILL. Buffets Bookcases China Closets We lead in Style, G:mstruc:tion and FillQh. See our Catalogue. Our line on perma.nent exhibition 7th Floor, New Manufadutert' BlJilding, Gtand Rapids. • "Rotary Style" for Drop CaMliugs. Embossod MouldlJlgs, »anellol. EMBOSSINO AND DROP CARVINO MACHINES. Machines for all pu:tP0l!les,and at prices within the reach of all. Every" machine has our gual'llntee against breakage for one year. "Lateral Style" for large capacity heavy Carvings and Deep EmbOS1ltllg9. We have thl"l l\lachlnc yOll want at a, satisfactory price. Write for descriptive circulars. A11«tmuke dies tor all JIWlies (}f Ma- ('hiDes. UNION EMBOSSINO MaCHINE CO., Indianapolis, Ind. NALL'S, the Polish that is Making Evansville Famous. Nail's Red Star Polish dries inslautJJ' and never softens or gums. No dis-agreeable or offensive ador. Never set-tles or evaporates. A trial order always ma.kes a permanent customer. Brings out the finisb and gives new life to furoiture. This Polish is frf!:efrom add. Can be used by any child. Guaranteed to give satisfaction. Sold In 1, 2,S ancllOgallon cans and lnbarrels,also put up in l, 3and 6 oz. bottles reta1ling for 100. 150 aDd 2Sc. alloWing a liberal profit to the retailer. Write for prices and state Quantity wanted. A periect Polish and CleaMr for Furniture. Offlof!l and s..r F(z. tures. Plahos. Organs. Blcyc:les. Jrob bed •• Carrl.jie. and Automobiles. We refe1' you to tfl.e Ct'eseent .filltrnUwre OQ" Tke EvonsviJhDesk (}o., The Eli D, lJIiUer Foldin'(J Bed Co., and the City National Rank of E}j!ansviUe. AMERICANPHARMACALCO•• , ••••• ,. ".S' ST., Evansville, Ind The New Banquet Table Top as well as OFFICE, D1NING and DIRECTORS' TABLES are OU1' &peei.Jty. STOW & DAVIS FURNITURE CO., 2\dt.~~'i"'. Writ" for Catalogue. Get sampl~ of BANQUET TABLE TOP. WE manufacture the larg-est line of FOLDING CHAIRS in the United States, Buitable :for Sunday Schools, Halls, Steamers and aU Public Reaorh.. We also manufacture Brass Trimmed. Iron Beda,· Spring Beds, Cots and Crib. in a. !arKe variety. •. . • Send fQr Catalope and Prices to Kauffman Mfg. CO, ASHLAIID. onlo Morton House American ......Plan Rates $2.50 and Up Hotel Pantlind European ......Plan Rates $1.00 a.nd Up GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. The Noon Dinner Served at the rantlind for 50" is the fiNEST IN THE WORLD J. BOYD PANTLlND, Prop. - - - -------------------- "This Trade Mark Guaranteesthe bes!." No. 526 No. 525. Our Oak and Mahogany DINING EXTENSION TABLES Are Belt Made, Best Finished Values. An Made from Thoroughly Seasoned Stock. No. 495 Dining Table Top 48x48. Made in Q£arter~ ed Ol1lk. Weathered Finish. Nickel Caste:rt. LENTZ TABLE CO. NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN No. 495 Dining Table. Please Send for Catalogue and Prices FOR ~LLOVVandRATTAN VVARE 1 manufacture the Finest Clothes Hamper 01' Bedroom Basket IN THE AMERICAN MARKET All Kinds of BASKET WARE MADE TO ORDER F. PA RTHIE R. Manufac1urerof Willow and Raflan Ware, No. 209 GRAND AVE., CHICAGO, ILLS. 43 .. .-----------------~----- -- - - 44 lo........- .__ From the Line of Michigan Chair Company, Grand Rapids, Mich, 45 SUITE No. 1425. From the Catalogue of lhe Nel!lOR_Matler Fumitute Company, Grand Rapidg. Mich. ----------~ 46 Rockford Chair and Furniture COl9 Rockford, III. OUR SPRING LINE -01- DuRets. Doo~(am. Oina (Iosets. liDrarJ Cases. On sale at our ware-rooms, BLODGETT BLOCK, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., dur-ing January, 1907. EASILY FOLDED The Club Table That Satisfies Everybody • Size 32 In. lont: 21 In. wide; :17tn. bl.llih Covered with Leather or Felt SIMPLE STRONG COOK'S PATENT FOLDING ATTACHMENT ~~:t~=~f!.~~t~~~the illustration. Our tables are made of hardwood, and covered with green felt and leather. The cross_piece or cleat on end of table keeps the top from warping, and is so arranged that a person can sit close to the table without cramping the knees. The felt used on this table is of extra thickness and made special, and is much better than padded tables where cotton batting is used and inferior quality of felt. Very useful and convenient, for card panies, children's games, ladies fancy work. or tea table. BELDING~HALL MANUFACTURING CO. BELDING, MICHIGAN WAREHOUSES-l96 Monroe Street, Chic.ago. 213 Canal Street. New York • 47 E beg to announce our good fortune in securing for a term of years, the Fifth Floor of the (New) Manufacturers' Build= ing, Grand Rapids, and will be pleased to have you inspect, while there in January, our line of PARLOR, LIBRARY, HALL, BEDROOM, and OFFICE Tables, in woods, styles and finishes that will be at interest to all dealers in furniture. "MAD-OX" Maddox Table Company JAMESTOWN, N. Y. JAMESTOWN CHAIR COMPANY Makers of Fancy Rockers, Desk and Odd Chairs. JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK. Shown during January with MADDOX TABLE CO"5th Floor, Manufacturers' Building, Grand Rapids. . .... - - ----'" 48 DECEIVES PUBLIC AND DEALERS. How Makers of Bogus Antique Furniture Age Their pro-ducts. , Sober, be is Ol~e of the most intel"estillg men I know. Unfortunately, he is sober only three days a '.veck, When I ask him the reason he merely says he doesn't know. Yes-terday, when 1 walked into tbe laboratory at the back of his little village shop, he was a band of hope epitomized. "There's something you'll like," he said, indicating a sm~dl bureall, old Spanish mahogany with nnv satillwood veneer-so far unpolished-wiUlOut. The veneer was iulaid with ebony lines and king"."ood bands. The accuracy of the joint-ing was wonderful; the li.nish perfect. "You must come in again when I've stained and polished it," he went on, "and then you'll think it one of the best Queen /\Jllle pieces extant." "Don't your customers ever fllld you out?" I asked. "Lord, no, sir! \Vhe/] you've pulled seventeenth century furniture to pieces all yom life al1d ltarnt the things the ten-ons and mortises and tbe finish tell you, it's easy enough to get the right effect. The public haven't any judgment, and, for that matter, many of the dealers aren't much better?" "But this venecr--so vcry new?" 1 hazarded. "Ah, wait till yOll see it toned down, and the drawers fitted with a set of old Boule b~llldles nnd 'scutcheons I've got by me and a few little dents hammered here and there-espec-ially about the feet, where, they get kicked. You'll not know it then. See that little black knot I've left on the face of the third dr<n~ler?" I-Ie is always frank with me abont his fakes. to take a pride in being able to deceive a trained satisfactjon in explaining his dexterity. I left the bureau and began examining a heavy looking oak settee, gray with age. "Looks ancient, doesn't it?" he observed. "Looks!" 1 wondered. "Surety it's genuine?" He shook his head with a wise old smile. "It's as genuine as dihlte nitric acid can make it. Oh, you needn't go by the panels. They're purposely warped with hot ammonia. The sun and rain do the rest-bleach it, you know. "But the carving?" 1 argued. "It's almost effaced in places." "It would be after half an hour with a sandblast-a little thing of my own contrivance. The wormholes I make with a very fme punch. Beginners use shot; hut that's a clumsy W<ly. Of course, the timber it's made of is old. Bits of a Charle~ the First table, mostly. The hinges rlre ordinary trade copies t;nt have lain in the wet all summer and got nicely rusted; and if you were to draw the screws that h;ld them you'd find they were rusty, too, and bad no POj,1tS. Those I filed off, and then hammered the heads a bit." "I didn't know YOll-treated metal as well as timber." admitted. "Sometimes. See that flreback?" T went to the corner illdicated and scrutinized the fireback. As far as I could tell it was a beautiful specimen of ham-mered \,-'ode bitten and worn by over two centuries of use, as its date, 1687, seemed to show. "I bought a dozen of those of different dates from a man \\1ho makes them. They're only cast; but after they've had a bonfire over them in my yard for a 'Neek or two they get soft and look right enough, don't they?" I admitted that tl1ey did, flinching a bit, though, at the adjecti<;re he used. "There's a regular tr<ide bet\veen the manufacturers of faked antiques and the country dealers. "\Vhy? YVell, the manufactmers h8ve discovered that pE'-oplego into the coun-try districts now hunting for antiques. They think the things they pick up there must be genuine. The simple countryman inspires confidence! He seems eye and a "There's nothing hardly that can't be imitated," he went on. "It's merely a question of time-and skill, of course, and it's only by accident-or talking, as I'm doing-that the fact's discovered, But when a man kno\vs he can take in an ex-pert it's difficult for him to keep it to himself. That is, if he's g-ot a sense of hurnor. Do you think that Syrian gold work they h~/d at the Louvre would have been known as a forgery d somebody hadn't talked? )Io, indeed! There's china, no'w. People always think it is abvve suspicion; but yOll just look at those two china cows on the shelf there. One's genuine old Stafford-the other isn't. Can yOU tell the difference?" [ used a pocket mag'nifying glass this time, but at the end of several minutes I came to the conclusion that they were identical, and said so. He denied this. His ethics arc summed up in th", statement that given per-fect workmanship and material, he argues that if the imita-tion is as good as the original there is no dishonesty in selling it as snell. He has supreme contempt for the indifferent cr:lftsman. A flaw in his own work will condemn it. It must be above snspicion before it leaves his shop. He biows everything there is to know about furniture, faience, tapestry, pewter, Jacobean glass, Adam's brass~work, colored prints, old Sheffield plate, and a hundred other things. His shop is full of them. He buys most of them from the surrounding farmers who are ignorant of their value, and his profits go in old brandy. Some of it is as antique as his goods. "H I were like some of them," he resume:">,"I might have made a mint of money. I've seen the trend of public taste for fifty years-and always been able to Mlticipate it. \Vhen people lived with heavy Victorean mahogany I laid in a little stock of Sheraton and Chippendale. 'VVhen they cha.nged from that I was ready for them with Hippelwhite and Adam. I foresaw the craze for Empire things, and now-well, I'll tel] you something. and you can go away and make money out of it. The curio-hunters \'>rillbe rtlll11ing after Italian furniture next. Not quinque-cento stnff--it's not comfort-able: but Venetian chairs of carved walnut-the semi-cir-cular shape-upholstered in old rose and gold brocade. And they'll want Italian -walnut paneling with the fine simple pat-tern in relief, and Della Robia ware to go with it." He paused for a moment. "And I can make it all just as weIl-and you couldn't tell the differcnce."-Armiger Barclay in Chicago Ex;uniner. Trying to Force the Railroads. The executive committee of the Pacific Coast Lumber l\lanl1facturers' Association, which was empowered by the association to institute any action dee.med necessary, has in-structed attorneys to begin >;uit in the federal court at Ta-coma, ",VasJl.,agninst the i\orthern Pacific R8.ilroad Company ror a writ of mandamus to compel the railroad company to furnish cars: also for a forfeiture of the charter for a viola-tion of the same as a common carrier. An action will also be brought before the Interstate Com-merce Commission, which will sit in Tacoma to consider the complaitlts of delay and discrimination in handling lumber and products. A complaint also will be filed with the state railroad commission. The American consul general of Frankfort, Germany, re-ports the use of a new metal called Alzen, composed of two parts aluminum rind one part zinc. It is said to equal cast-iron in strengtb but is much more clastic. Alzen is superior been USe it does not rust as easily as does iron and it takes a high polish. Besides being very strong this new metal is capable of filling out the most delicate tires and figures of forms in casting, and therefore is superior to anything yet discov~red for ornamental purposes. 49 MANUFACTURERS' FURNITURE EXCHANGE Selling Agents for CHICAGO Furniture Manufacturers Handling Exclusively the Furniture Products of THE GREAT CENTRAL MARKET THE KE\V FIRE PROOF FCRNITURE EXCHAN(;E, WABASH AVE. AND HTH ST. READY J.\NUARY I, 1007. CHICAGO made furniture, constituting CHICAGO shipments with CHICAGO promptness from CHICAGO factories with CHICAGO freights. CHICAGO always And exhibiting in the New Furniture Exchange, the home of the visiting buyer, and illustrated in one Catalog. A necessity to every retail furniture dealer. fjJThis building will be ready January 1, 1907. Our catalog, however, is ready now, and we want to send it to you so that we may become acquainted and renew the acquaintance when you visit the market. Write for catalog: DO IT NOW. MANUFACTURERS' FURNITURE EXCHANGE Temporary Offices: 315 Dearborn St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. . • so Stafford Makes Upholstered Furniture No. 80 Adjustable End Divan COllch. Send for our new Catalogue showing a full line of up-to-date Couches, Sofa Beds and Parlor Suites. Furniture quoted on Prices on Lodge and Bank Fixtures application. We also make School ture, Church Pews and Chairs. Furni- Opera Every Furniture Dealer should sell all if the above lines. Visit our Exhibit at 1323 and 1325 Michi~an Ave., Chica~o, with Geo. D. Williams Co. E. H.ST AFFORD MFG. Co., Cor. Adams and Market St., CHICAGO. A New Jobbing Firm. The vVhite~McCarthy FurnitL1re Company is the 1Iame of a new firm \'",hose business will be the jobbing; of fUrlIitl1re. The organizers are Charles G. \A/hite and Charles A 1\1c- Carthy, both of Chicag;o. The company have incorporated with $20,000. capital. mostly p;\id in, \lr. \Vhitc h:15 been the ;;cc'rdary of the :\Tat1ufacturers' Exhibition building, Chi-cag- o, tor the past 11ve years; previol1s to that he was associat-ed with the rnanageruent of the \1ichigan Artisan Company, \:\'hich he represented in Chicago. lilT. )'lcCarthy was form-erly assistant buyer fnr the John I'lL Smyth Company and for six years sold the \Vo\Ycrine, Cad1\\ac ;111d Vlit1m:rn goods. Recently he has sold the Sta1lClard Chair Company's goods, also the :,rational Carriage & Reed Company, warehot1sing the latter in Chicago. The fO\\f)W1ng 1i.nes will be carried hy the \\'h1\.e-11<:-- Carthy Company: The Oberbeck Bros., .\.Ifg. COrllpany, \\"hite Furniture Company, l\lebanc, X. C. Standard Furni-ture Company, and the \Todern l'nrnitllre Company. Ci1lcin- ,utl, aml Hi.l1;;\)ot"o(0.) Chalr Cmnpany. The Oherbeck company have a brge and ,yell eCjuipped plant al'd are turn-ing- Ollt excellent fancy furniture. Harvey~. Hall who is well kno\',n in the furniture world, is the dcsigncr. The 'til,ite 1'urniture company have a factory with a pro-ducing capacity of one-half millioll dolbrs a year. 1-Ir. '\,\'bite has beell ill business twenty-five years. The line of g'oods manufactured is ch;-nnber suites. 'which arc priced up to S125. Louts Hahn of GCllld Rapids is the designcr ,111d i.n addition to the regular line has designed a big line of odd dressers whieh will be shown by ,\Vhite and TvreCarthy in January for the first time. The Standard goods have. bcen desl\-';ned by E. E. Dryden, .who has madc a grcat improvemcnt in their line of chairs. Other lines are strong in their specialties. The Hillsboro Chair Company will surprise the buyers with their line of inexpensive chairs. Mr. vVhite is much pleased with the lines. A corps of clever sa1esmen have been engaged and -will sell the above lilies in J;muary on the third floor of the IVIanufacturers' Ex-hihition building, Chicago. The company have the gOOG \vishes of all their friel~d:'i for their future success. ~1r.Vv'hite will seH the White line and others next year from Pittsbl1rg to Omaha. All these lines have bccn irnproved and elaborated. To Prevent Premature Burials. Tn England there is a society whose object is to awaken pub!icopinion on the subject of premature burial and to work lor the passage of laws which will make premature bllrial im-possible. Statistics have been prepared to show that in Eu-rope out ,of every 500 supposed deaths one persall is resuscita-ted. Although members of the medical profession refuse to take ally interest in the matter it is probably true, that many persollS have been buried while in a state of ;;Uspcllded ani-mation. It is stated that at the cemetery just outside the town of \V cimar there is special provision made against the danger of premature burial from suspended animation. No bodies are plaeer! in the ground ul1til they have spent a considerable time in a receiving v:lult. In the fingers of the corpse are placed strings which communicate with an alarm. The least movement \'vill ring a bell in an adjoining chamber, livhere a guardian is ahvays on the watch. Tn several instances by this timely alarm persons, who otherwise would have been prematurely buried have been res-cued. 1t is said that the provision arose from the tradition that one of the princes of Saxe-\Veimar, this being their fam-ily burial pl::lce, was buried alive there. Furniture Dealers need have no more fear. \Vith the use of Cline's Caster Cup one table may be placed on top of another without injury. l\Iade in two sizes in the following finishes: Oak, Mahogany and Rosewood. Special prepared feet bottom, preventing sweat marks, scratching, etc. Price: 2,l.( in. per 100, $3.50; 3% in. per 100. $4.50 We also manufacture the mos1 reliable Card Holder On the market. :: Write for our new 40 pa~e Catalogue. L. Cline Mfg. Co.• 1239 Wa" .. h Ave., Chicago 51 The White Directory ======OF MANUFACTURERS OF ===== FURNITURE, PIANOS, ORGANS, IN-TERIOR FINISHES and Kindred Indus-tries is now ready. Send in your order. Price S5.00 Wh"It e Pr"iD t"log CO. PPRUIBNUTSEHRESR.ESN. GRABVINEDRESR. S, 2-20 LYON ST .. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. J. C. WIDMAN ®.. CO. DETROIT. MICH. :MANUFACTURERS OF' CHINA CLOSETS, BUFFETS, HALL SEATS with MIRRORS, HAT RACKS and FRAMED MIRRORS. MANY NEW PATTERNS. .13.19 Michigan .A",·e" CHICAGO. Ne'l.v 2'"llrk Furniture Excbange, NEW rORK OUR SPRING LINE which will be shown as usual with The M. L. Nelson Company 141 I Michigan Avenue, third floor Will be New Throughout and one of the strongest we have ever placed on exhibition. I t will comprise CHINA CLOSETS, LADIES' DESKS, MUSIC CABINETS and PARLOR CABINETS The CHINAS in Oak and the DESKS and CABINETS in Mahogany and Birch. Ready promptly January First, and we urge your cariful inspection. ROCKFORD DESK CO., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS • 52 Green Drawing-Room at Windsor Castle. Windsor I England, Fitted Up at an Expense of Many Hundred Thousand Dollars. Empire F umiture in Apartment of Mme. de Maintenon, Second Wife of Louis XlV. Fontainebleau Palace. France. Table on Which Napoleon Signed His Abdi~ calion at Fontainebleau Palace, France. --- ---- ----- 53 WE LEAD THEM ALIJ IN No. 970% Extension TABLES NEW FACTORY. NEW LINE. Exhibit North "alf, first floor, Manufacturers' Building, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. ST. JOHNS TABLE CO., Cadillac, Mich. NO-KUM-LOOSE FASTENER is the only device that makes it absolutely impossible for the Knob, Pul1 or Toilet Screw to get loose or come off. As they cost the manufacturer absolutely nothing at all, no manufacturer can afford to trim his furniture without using these fasteners. Manufactured under the Tower Patents only by the GRAND RAPIDS BRASS CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN S4 The 1907 ALASKA LINES are more com= plete than ever. Everything in Zinc, White Enamel, PorceJain and Opalite Linings. All styles including- lift lids, front ice doors, side ice chambers, in fact, our lines of regular goods are s.o complete we can furnish almost all:ything in the Rdrig-erawr line from r~gular stock sizes. \\'rite tiS for catalognes. THE ALASKA REFRIGERATOR CO. Exclusive Refrigerator Manufacturers, MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN Of Interest to Buyers. A very well written statement by Charley Cox ol the offc~l· ings made by the 1IJichig;l11 Chair COUlp'llly. for lhe "prillr{ season of trade appears Oll page 1 of this issue o[ the Arti-san. It is of interest to buyers, Late Hours for Employes Legal. The law of .i'\ew York state prohibiting \vomcn and child-ren working after nine p. tn., ,,,"'as declared U\1u,l1stittlLional iiii;;;;;;;;;;;::::::::'::;'"'''~:'t I Made by Wellt End Furniture Co., Rockford, III. by the ~nprenle court rec('nt[y. Uepart1l1CllL stores will con-tinue to run open until late hour.':' :It lJight during the holiday seasons. Something to Hope For. Ethel-(Daughter 01' manuf:.lcLurer of fmllitme.) HI showed father one of yOUI' skrtches ~Ind he ,·vas greally pleased." Edward-(Amatcur designer.) "IliCkcd?" Edith--"'tes, He said it \vas so had he tho\.1gbt yon could earn a livlllg at S01l1e other cmployment. The railroad c0l111nission of Tcx:ls purpose,'> to fix tIle prices to he paid for service by passenger:'> to the Pullman Sleeping Car Company. \1ay fortU11c speed their enterprise. ~[all'y sakslnen who had planned to retire from the road Ol\ Jall11:lry 1., haye signed c:ontracts for 1907, and announce Ih:li it \-vill he their .\delinapatlie fare\vell appearance. This i,'; the setl,';Oll of the year when saksruetl out of elll-p1clyment "accept" new positions. Sheboygan Novelty -manufacturers of--- Co. Book Cases, Ladies' Desks, Combination Cases, ~usic Cabinets, China Closets. Write for new Catalogue. SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, U. S. A. McAnsh, Dwyer & Company's GREAT FURNITURE EXHIBIT The large or small dealer cannot afford to miss seeing THE GREATEST LINE of FURNITURE SELLERS ever produced. \Ve have something for everyone and something every dealer needs. Dressers, Chiffoniers, Commodes, Pillar Extension Tables, Combination Book Cases, Book Cases, China Closets, Music Cabinets, Sideboards, Buffets, Kitchen Cup-boards, Kitchen Safes, Parlor Furniture, Mission Furniture, etc. Our We exhibit PRICES some of the BEST Do SHORT the LINES Work the Mark.et Affords. ~ "'• • ".'• • " " The above illustration displays one of our SELLERS. McAnsh, Dwyer & Company, FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS, 13°0-13°3 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. 55 GLOBE SIDEBOARDS .-----------ARE THE------------; BEST ON THE GLOBE FOR THE MONEY GET OUR CATALOGUE. Mentiotl the iWIClifGAN ARTISAN whoJ u'ritillg. Globe Furniture Company EVANSVILLE, IN DIANA. nar~es ' War~ro~es are Good Wardrobes GOOD Style Construction Finish PRICES RIG HT Write for Cafalogu.e Karges Furniture Company, EVANSVILLE, IND. No.257. Price $18.50. Has 4S Iuch Top.:; Legs and is Highly r(>li~hed. It's One of the "SUPERIOR" There are many more, all Peaches Pie and Pudding. Send for Catalogue and get a taste. T"E BOCKSTEGE fURNITURE CO. ~VANSVllLE IND. MAKE MONEY MR. DEALER BY SELLING THE KITCHEN CABINETS CUPBOARDS SAFES and WARDROBES Best Goods Lowest Prices BOSSE FURNtTURE CO., Evansville, Ind. The "ELI" fOLDI ELNIo SDtock coMmplete without t~~i ~d~iDS~~~frlW'I~N~~~ n M.ntd .nd Up,'.ht . ILLER & CO. ~~~~roa~In~ldp~l~ncn~elsl~; EVANSVILLE DESK CO. ~am,i,,,u,,,, of th you to send us an order , New CatlDliEoSpeKS woinllthbe ll1!1.reektBtoEdSaTy_, VAItLUwEill pOaFy e nady the fint of the yea<r. 59 Michigan Ave., 3rd floor; MANUFACTURERS FURNI-WE EXTEND AN INVITATION TO ALL DEALERS TO LOOK OVER OCR NEW LINE OF BEDDING which we are ~howin~ at FURNITURE EXHIBITION BLDC, 1310 TURE EXCHA~GE, 14th and Wabash Ave., 4th Boor. Fc:atbers Feather Pillows Sofa Cushions Upholstered Box Spring. Curled Haif', Cotton Felt, and all other grades of Mattresses. GREAT VARIETY. LATEST DESIGNS of TICKINGS, PATTERNS and FINISH. INTERESTING PRICES. SCHULTZ &. HIRSCH CO.• 260.262 So. Desplaines St., CHICACO. ILL. Fine Service MICHIGAN CENTRAL Grand R~pids .II Detroit .II Toledo THR.OUGH CAR LINE Solid train service with Broiler Parlor Cars and Cafe coaches running on rapid schedule. Through sleeping car to New York on the "Wolver-ine," making the run in nineteen hours and fifty min-utes. For full particulars see Michigan Central agents Or E. W. COVERT, C. P. A., Grand Rapids. O. W. RUGGLES, G. P. A., Chicago. New Furniture Dealers. Osias Gaudette is a new dealer in Fall River . .:vIass. Kathan Zung is a new furnitun: dealer ill Pensacola, Florida. O. M. Fry & Bro. are new furniture dealers at Grabam, Virginia. Nay Bros. are new furniture dealers and undertakers at Ord, J\eb. 1. T. Luman has opened a new furniture store in Paris, Kentucky. Clarence L Keith will open a furniture store in Bridge- "vater, ::\.Jass. The Empire Furniture Store is a new institution in Schen-ectady, ~. Y. The Clanton Furniture Co. has opened a flew store at Clanton, Alabama. F. \\'. Calkins has opened a nc..v.. furniture store at Deer-ing, North Dakota. George H. Graf & Co. have just opened a large furniture store in Dunkirk; N. Y. The llirchfield Furniture Company has opened a new store in Birmingham, Ala. J. M. Head is organizing a stock company to run a fur-niture store in Athens. Ga. Silas Raker has opened a new furniture and undertaking establishment at Abernant, Ala. Johnson & Muhleman will open a neVi' furniture store at Oklahoma City, on New Year's day. F. B. and Robert \Vadsworth, formerly of Youngs-town, but now of Cleveland, Ohio, have formed a partner-ship to establish a retail furniture house in Pittsburg. We will cheerfUlly answe:r inquiries regarding factory locations, etc. throughout the seventeen States alld Territories traversed by the lines of lhe Rock Island-Frisco. Send for a copy of "Opportunities' and ...t.her literature regarding industrial opell iugs. M. SCHUL.IER, Industrial Commiasioner, Rock IMand-Frisco L.ines, Fris~o Building. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. SEEKING A LOCATION? Do yOllwant a point where an almost unlimited supply of oak, elm, maple. cotLollwood and gum timber is procumble nearby at reasonable cost; where di,stribl.Hillg iaci!ilie;; lO reach the principal markets of the coulltry are exce\lent; where labor conditions are favorable aud liberal inducemel,ts will be given by local I,arties to secure FURNI'TUkE F ACTORI ES of all ku,ds We could place you to excellent' advantage at one of the espC<:'ially attractive openings ill Missouri and Arkal,sas, combining the above katnres along the • George 11attbew's, a popular young man \\'ho has been 'witbCndcrtaker Adolph, of vVheeling, VV. Va., for several years, wilt engage in the undertaking and furniture business for himself at Bridgeport, \V. Va. The recently organized Kentucky Furniture and Carpet Company have opened their new store in Lexington. It is managed by John C. Seitz, formerly with C. F. Br:ower & Company. The Briggs-Clower Furniture Company, capitalized at $10,000, wilt engage in the house furnishing business at Crystal Springs, :"1iss. W. E. Briggs and J. P. Clower are the prineipal stockholders. A Heavy Increase in Money Orders. Paid money orders weighing 120 tons are annually flled I,ll the post oillce at \Vashington. An increase of eighty-five per cent in sales during the past six years is reported by the department. Still there arc gronnds for complaint against the remitters by checks 011 country banks. His Remedy for Industrial Evils. President Sehuerman of Cornell Unversity says "the big task of the future. is the moralization of the rich. The remedy for the ills of wage earners is with the captains of indnstry. They must give them a share in the profit!i of the business, in the dividends and l)ensions." Had to Raise Prices. On account of the increased cost of certain brands of up-holstery leather :lnd plushes, manufacturers of upholstered furniture are compelled to ask the kindly consideration of the retailers for a moderate advance in the prices of upholstered goods. DO YOU OWN A BABY? If so, you need not,be told that the paramount thought is to keep it from falling, Unfortunately Crib accident(have not been)m-common, Cases of babies hanging themselves by getting their head through the end or side spindles are authentic and injuries from falls over low sides too frequem to mention. Many Safety Cribs have been exploited but not in one have the spindles been nearer than 4 inches, the sides higher than 21 inches. Now a small baby can get his head through a four inch space and a lively two year old can tumble over a 21 inch side. The H Crib has spindles -3 1-4 inches apart. The sides are 25 inches high. Will you be (he first in your vicinity to show a sample on your floor? We know it will seIl quickly and bring many new customers. The Hard Mfg. Co., 133 Tonawanda St., .BUFFALO, N. Y. Catalogue House Appeals to the COUl'ts, l\1ontgomcry \Vanl & Co., of Chicagu kl\"l~ (1Ier..! suit ill the Cnited States czmrt at Siou~ City <\.g~\in::itthe Son~h Da-kota Retail 1..1.cfCh;l11tS <llH.l lJard\vare Dealers' assucmtlOll and its officers and directors, charging cULu:ipiracy and !JuyC()U to prcvent wholesalers, lTIalll1factl1rers and jobbers from ,;eH-ing their goods to the plaintiit. It is chrged further that bc-cause of this boycott the compan:r is unable to purchase guocJ:.; nccded to fill orders. Judge Carland llxed Jall. 3 as the time for the defcndan~s tu :-:.how cause wby a temJlorary illjL111ctioll should not be granted, The case is t11C first of its kind ever instituted il1 the United States by 2. catalogLlc Ilmlse. It is in the nature of a test. Sh'Hl1d \lontgmY;ery \V:ncl & Co., 'vin it ,vould pave the \vay for similar procccclillg:-.; in otl1el' q;lh',,;;, Special Rates to Merchants. PaSSE:llgey 0['(IC1:1\':':' of e~\Stern and western roads arc wrest-ling v.·.i.th the qucstio!l whether tlncler the nev\'" interstate C011l-merce law tbey can continue to make speci.al n1.tes 0\\ the certificate plan for n:erch:lnts in c;mall places lTJaking trips tu tIll' larger cities to purchase goods_ For several years the rJ1ilro;[d.-i have bccn makjl1g such special rates, A first lhle')' were c01111ned to New York alld Chicago, but the in-sistc1lt delll,~l1d of merchants and jobbers in other places [or the -ialtle CO!lCe3Sious from the rai.lroads has resulted in "mer~ chants' r;ttcs ., being granted to scOres of other cities. \Vhile the Interstate C01l1merce Commission bas ruled tbat tile r:lilroads m;IY make reduced rates on the certiJic<tte plan for dclegate:.; t.o conventions and other events, it has not yet gi"cTl its Opilliotl as to the legality of dmercl1<lllts' rates," Returned From Germany. Charles F Limbert oLIld .A. A. Barber returned from a three lllOllths' stay at the \,vatering- places in Germany, Oil December 1.,. Both were greatly benelitcd ill health by the treatmcnt rccciyecl and the rest enjoye(l. ':"lcGanll, whose wife gave birth to twins twice declared she is cxtl'<lVagallt. \'lith a little moderation on her part one crill would answ('r the purpOS{:s of t1\(" \IcGann family, but Oll :(c('()t1nt of her extravagance four arc necessary. SHELBYVILLE DESK CO. MA;\TL'F.-\CTURERS OF OFFICE DESKS Mahogany, and Imitation Qyartered Oak, Plain Oak in Three Grade,. SPECIAL FEATURES lVrite f(}r Iflte}! CUrl/ogue, SHELBYVILLE, IND. ---- ---- ---- --- ---- No. 52. VALLEY CITY l~eDest Sellin~line is what you are looking for. We are having our exhibition on the top floor of the Ex-hibition Building. Look the line over and convince yourself. "Do it A"ow," flJ!d drop lD a por/al card for our new '907 Catalogui' (mailed to deafen only). DESK co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. JOHNSON CHAIR COMPANY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. a line of We manufacture as complete OFF ICE, DIN lNG, LIBRAR Y and BEDROOM CHAIRS as anyone in this country. CATALOGUE to the trade. EXHIBIT: Fumiture Exhibition Building, 1411 Michigan Ave. ~_ i ... 62 REX G:;:e~]MATTRESS CHAS. A. FISHER & CO., 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago. WRITE FOR BOOKLET AND PROPOSITION WarehOU1l6S; ST. LOUIS, MO. KANSAS CITY. MO. PEORIA, iLL LINCOLN. ILL. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. CHICAGO, ILL. Baby Show "Busted" His Business. The Y\",ty in whiclt the tydw ;-;hmv put l1im om of bt1sine;;~~ ,:- lohl as follow,: by D. .:-.[. BOlle, .;c:crclary of the \Ye.;t Side Business ':\[('11'.';;' IJ'agtlc, :ciay;; the Kans;ls Cily StM. "Tbey got up a country bir in myoId town in Illinois b"ck in the 'Rns. 1 \vas doing a goO(t htlsinc;;s ill the fl1rnilt1l"c line, so I thought T woutd be pa-triotic CllOUg-h to boost the ('11- terprisc. T went to the 111,,11- agers <lnd told them 1 would give ;[ $:ri hahy buggy as a 11rize i.f they wonkl klH ,1. bahy show in connection \\'itl1 the fair. YOt1 see 1 W,lS st;\ck,~d up pretty heavily with b:Jby hURRies. ;;\Vlut did t\1(' mallager;=: do: "011, they just gr8hbed on to the .,-,cheme- thought it would be ;\ gre"t dra\\'\llg- card. But they insisted on me I11nk-illg tbe Tules lor tlH' ,,1h)W. complied, of CIl\1r';C. and thereon h"llg"s the tale o[ my ulldoing. First I <tllll0ullcetl that the ('011- test would he open to (,\"cry baby III tbe conntTy f-ronl (, mOllth~ to ~ years old. "\-n baby, rich OT ponr, would b~' barred. Tt W;lS to be ;! ;=:(jU;LF' deal 81[ arouud. .-\;.; ;1 fllrtl1l.'1" Made by the Royal Furnilure Co. condition 1 stipulated tllat ntl GralldRapids,Mich. babies must be dre;=:scd in udic<) and there was nothing to disting'uish one woman's bab:y fronl another's in the eyes of- the judges. .Jly object in this was to give the baby whose parents could not afford to buy a whole lot of nne clothes and nxin's as good a show for the buggy as the b8by whose parents could affoTd these things. But I did not tell anybody that was my reason. You see, 1 \vanted the baby to Wil1, not the clothes. "\Vcl1, that bally ,,110\\' was the biggest cY('n! of tl1'~' county fair. And you should 'nave seen those babies, every L one of them dressed in calico, and of all shades, colors and designs, It ",,'as the oddest thing I ever saw, and theTe were lifty or more of the prettiest, sweetest and cutest babies ~i perSall CH'r sel eyes 011. The managers selected a man <l.nd two women from ;).cljoin1l.lg count-ies ,ts judges. Thev didn't \';110\V a single haby ill the \\'ho"Jc bUllch ,tlld they con~- (]uct('(! the COlltest on the square. "It look them a long time to decide, but they finally gave the prize to a 10-m(1nth baby boy whose parents wer~ ill very humble circumstrtnces. but had not been in town long, The father, T think, worked at the r::lilroad station. At lllly ratc, a great ho ..vl of indignation C\rose from every \\,0111,,11 whose ha by did not get the prize. They denounced the whole thillg as a fraud. "FvcTY .vornan in the county who had a baby ill the show took it 011 herself to boycott my store. And there I was with a hig stock of baby buggies on hand ollld nobody to :,ell them to The upshot of the ....h..ole matter was that T It,Ld to close out and it wa .., all on account of that hahv show. Oll(' baby SllOW in a lifetime is enough for me." . Strikingly Appropriate. Caller-This is a Jine davcnport yOU have. By the way, isn't "(],1venporC <1curious name for a piec:: of furniture? .\rdluk-Ncl: it's all right in this case, but it's devilish :\1111(1:r1ng. E\"cry time T lonk <1t that davenport I am remind- \'it that T'lwa a lot of tnOll':"Y (111i.l.-Ex. The Ford & Johnson COlllP::lllY, of Chicago have accepted ;111 offer of the Business f\Tcn's Le<1gLle of Helena, Ark., to mo\"(' their pl"nt from Frankfort, Ky .. to that p1.nce. The ~~,mlp:l\lY nr,Cf"t{'S fador\('s in Chic",-';>:\), J\Ticll1~an City ,ll1c\ 'Jll1cr places, gi\"illg- employmcnt to 4,000 hands .. HopkiN ....d "arrld SUo Clnclnnltl. O. "enl1' Schmit &. Co. M4JCERS 011' UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE LODG~ AND PULPIT, PARLOR L1IRARY, "OT~L AND CLUB ROOM ------------ ---- ---- --- I ~ I 63 SAMPLE OF GOOD ADVERTISING. / • ~------------------------------- --- 6-\ Herzog a Rapid Grower. The Herzog /\rt Fllfniture Company have 011(' of the largest 3nd hest cquillIH.'d factories f(lr the In;HHlf"Ct\lf\' 0\ £ancy furniture in the country, although c:ul1lparath"cly IlCW. So sllccessful has :\1r. llerzog been t11;\t allll(L~t c\"cry yo2;lf there has heen all addition of S0111e kind to the plant, ;[l1d it is the i11te11tio11 early in the spring of 1907 tn build again. so that when tile additions arc comp\cted the bermy '\,111he three times as kHge as it is llOW. Tf these plallS are carried ont, it is pretty safe to say this will be the largest ftlTllirl1rc factory in the United Stales. Tlle li11e c011sists ()f JnLlsic c\ll· illers, b.dies \vriting desks, phonograph cabinets, parlor ;lnd libr;\ry t'\h\cs. There: ,,,,ill be m~\l)Y lH:,\V !tnd lJ(';tutifn1 patterJlS and the line will be on exhibition ill ),1:1tlnfZlClurers Exhibi-tiotl Building", 1319 ).Jiehigan Ave., Chicago, all<1 ill the :.JC\v York Flirnit\1re Exchange, 4.3d 51.. and Lexington ;\n'., Xcw York city. A Great Line of Chairs. The Luce Redmond Chair Company, of Rig Rapids, :\Iichi-gall, wil1 make ;:In u1lllsually beautiful exhibit on the second Hoor, sottth half, of tlle Furniture Exllibition huildillg, (the same space occupied by them for several seasons,) Grand Rapids. This line. \vill ~11()w many new p,\Ucrns 1n 0(1\\:(': ;\ll(\ lib-rary chairs, £alley rockers n11(l bedroom chnirs, slipper and receptiolJ chairs, and parlor sets, In addition tn mahogany, birc\1, maple and oak they haye adde(l Circassi;\n walnllt for quite a large lwmher of patterns, and nntlJing [Iller wi1\ be so<>o<->inn this market. The display wi\1 be in cl,;Hge of \Tessrs. J. H. H,llTllltOll, and]. Edg;trFostcr, while Rilly Redmond ;llld :V1r. Hathaw;iY y,··ill give such time to the buyel"s as they call spare during tbe lllontb. A Stupendous ManUfacturing Bm:iness. l\JOfC than 200.CCO m;\TJl1[aduriT1g" e.st;·lblislllr:ents are under operation in the TJltiu:d Slate~. If ,1.\.1 hno ...y. \\"oykmcn. oni-eials and clerks were e\"enly distributed, etCh {':'<t:Lblislllnellt would have tl1irty }H'fSOl1:"i on tbeir pay roll and if values were evenly distributed, {'ach factory or mill wou]J nUll (jut pro-duct of a gross "<llue of $75 ..COO. PATENTED JULY 29, 1902. The best FASTENER for Five Lel,{gedTables Wrilefor Prh"e, and In/ormation --ta-_ Invincible Table Fastener Co.. Shelbyville. Inde The illllstrated PC-OLU,hy \Villi,J.TIl ');1. Th;t(",kery, published 111 thi;-; l1tl1rber, rittingly c1J:.lracterizcs the mahogany tnhle as .. t1-le "te111 oi tbe jolly old tree." \\'hile ten w~r cent of the people arc doillg 50l1l\;thing. III 'ky per cellt W;lit to see how they do it. Made by Rockford Chair and Furniture Co., Rockford, III. HERZOG ART FURNITURE COMPANY, SAGINAW, MICHIGAN. Ladies~ WritiJ\g Desks PhoJ\ograph CabiJ\ets Parlor aJ\d Library Tables ~, FURNITURE MFGS.EXHIBITION BLDG.• 1319 Michigan, Ave., Chicago. r,, A Mammoth Factory and a Great Line. A representative of the Artisan paid a visit to the factory of the 51'. ]ol1J1s Table Company of Cadillac, last week and to say it was a surprise is only to half express the facts. The plant is situated in the 110rth part of the city, along the line of the Grand Rapids & Indiana railway, with side tracks to the lumber yards, boiler house, dry kilns and shipping rooms, so that there is absolutely no cartage expenses, everything being taken to and froUl the plant in the cars. The plant consists of two wings and large and convenient offices, all h..o.. stories, with high basement. Tlte west wing is the manufacturing building. Tbe Tine shafting and po.yer bc;ing in the basement. The first floor is occupied 'YO'ithmac]linery, and it is one of the largest and best fitted up machine rooms we have yet seen. Everything is on trucks, amI the floor i~ as clean and free from dust and shavings call be. The second floor of this wing is devoted to the bench men--carvers, cabinet makers. etc. The east wing- is devoted to finishing, shipping and stor-age. In the drying room (secottd floor) there are racks for fifteen hundred table tops. The tirst t100r contains the pack-ing-, storage and shipping departments, with trackage facilities for five or six C<Irs, and storage for lwndreds of tahles, which is necessary in order to hold a sufficient number of the many patterns to make shipments promptly. The line of dining extension tables manufactured by this company runs from cheap and medium to fine and it is safe to say the capacity of the plant is not exceeded by any table fac-tory inn the country. G. :rv1.Petrie, the. secretary, and T. C. Beach, snperintendent, have had many years experience as table makers, and the line they will show on the first Ooor, north half, of the new Manufacturers" building all Ionia Street, Grand Rapids, in January, will be one that every buyer will be well repaid to see. --, 65 music CabiJ\ets NEW YORK FURNITURE EXCHANGE, 43d St and Lexington Ave., New York City. Growth of the Exposition Idea. The furniture exposition is growing in importance. Ev-ery town containing a bunch of factories aspires for a place all the list of exposition centers. Grand Rapids, Chicago, New York, St. Louis, Atlanta, Mill11eapolis and High Poillt are recognized as permanent exposit jaIl towns. Jamestown is aftlicted with the exposition fever, and no surprise would be created by the annOUllcement that Evansville, Chatta-nooga, Rochester, Rockford, Indianapolis and Cincinnati arc inclined that way. The success of the exposition plan for selling goods has become so well established that its penna-neney can110t be longer questioned. Millions in Dead Letters. Letters forwarded to the dead letter office in \Vashington contained remittances amounting in value to $2,000,000. The letters numbered 11,500,000. A large proportion of the letters was returned to the senders. A Good Spring Bed for $2.00. The Smith & Davis Manufacturing Company of St. Louis, ~Io., off~r a very good spring bed fof $2.00. It is i:~l1strated on another page. The company also manufactures a larg-e line of brass and iron beds. Strong in Library and Dining Room Patterns. The Grand l{apids Cabinet lhkers Company have added Hlauy new pieces for the spring season of trade. The line:: is much stronger than in the past in pieces for the library and the dining room. \Vbile considering what to buy for the spring season of trade, don't forget that a year's- subscription to the Michigan Artisan would do yoursclf and your employes good. And it would help the publishers some. r "-. 66 Detroit, Dec. 25.--TlJe year 1906 closes pru~pcr()u.-;ly with manufacturers aud dealcrs in furniture in this city. Tlle 11l~11l-ufacturers have never enjoyed such a busincss as they 11;1\'\' had tbis year. The PCJssclius 13ros, l'urnitttre ~1;l11\1faettlrillg COl1l]l<tllY have made alld sold more dining extCll.siOll t;\h1cs than in ~\ny previoHs ye,ll', ,'el1d tl,c lanll)n~~ Vinuf i.~In,jH.: popular than ever. Tbeir tull line \Vill he 011 cxhib;tioll ill January. at 1319 :'lichig-;\ll ;lvCtltlC, second tlnnr, Chic;<:2,"I" where they will Inakc a I,lrget ,l1lcl liner di."'pl:I.Y thall cn:"~- The Palmer \fanubeturing CUillp:tny have Lheir 11C\\" building" well under way, and wilt be l1nder roof by the lirst of the year. 111 cOllllection with Piollecr \Ltllll[,lCltlrllg Com-pany, t11CY 'will rnakc a bealllilnl tlisp\ay on th« SCC(lIl(1 Hoor of 1319 \fiehigan ZlVel1.11C.Chicago, in Janllary. J, C. Y\"idm::w & COtll1J<.ll1Y will lvl\"l' a larg,"cr and l"iner lil1e of hall and dining' room fllrniture 011 exlJihiti"11 in ChiCilgn, ill January than ('ycr. Chill,l closets, hllfkt;;. hall ..;cats with hanging mirrors, hat r;~('ks. lramcd mirrors make up the line, Made by Poneliua Broa. Mfg. Co.• Detroit, Mich, \vhich is shO\vl1 011 t1H' sc\'cmh I1I;or oi the Furniture \lanll-facturer'" Exhibition bllildillg. 1319 .\Jicliigan avcnuC, Chi-cago, also ill. thc ~\.',w Vork l:\\YllilUl'(; Fxd~angc Hl\,-i1.dillg. New York. It is understood that rlie ;ldministrat()rs u! the e,;tatc of thc late \Vi11i;l111 E. Darker \yill clu..;e (Jul lhe ~lOrt' :ll 17;..: \Voodward avenue, and probably cuntinnc the :\lichig-au a\(:- llU<c store. 1\1r. Barl((T wuuld IlZlvc closed the \\'o()d\\',lrd avenue store 11,1(1 hc livcd, as lile llrelillse,.; :11"C ru be \aralrd Oil the iirst of },'Iarcll. 1907. Tbe 1I1urphy Chair C,Jmpany arc well plcascd with the' volume of trade received lilis year, but ti.ke many (jlh('r~, (,[:,il it hard to adv:l1lce prices ill keeping with the advallce :11 prices of materials Zinc! labor. Lumber, especially, seems t<! have 'wings, and prices SU;lf like birds ill the '''ky. This cnm-pany, the Pioneer JIanuf:1cturing' CUll1pallY :111(1 other" in'l keenly the unjust C!)mpetitiIJll 01 prison m:lck rn·!.l and ralt,lll furniture, and have 1ll:1c1c strung represeut:ltioll." tu the SUlle Board, and it ~s hoped tllat tbe cOlll~ng kg-is"\;tturc will 11lH\ a way to do away ,,,,itll this lHlisallcc. Olle factory hZls "Iread). beell driven 110t only OLlt of tlie city, bnt Ot1t of the COlllll1·Y· whilE another has been forced to close up and nHer the fac-tory, machinery and e"erythin~' for salC'. Tll \,jcw of thbe facts it is <lbont time the statc governmcnt begall tr, find other aud beller \vays for the cmploymcnt III pri,"oll labor. \\Then the 1lidligan \.~pll()lstL:ril1.g Cnmp;,ny geL; intD tbxir nevI" factory on Lafayette ave11ue, in the spring they will have L 7IRTISA.AT $$h A ne ** olle of the 1l1ost up-lo-d,tte parlor furniture factories in the \\·t'st. The Orllamental Products company have lncreZised their l"<lpitai stock frOJl1 $25,000 lo $50,000. The rapid growth of their bl1siue:is made this necessary. The [<let that twenty-five large business houses in Pitts-hmgl\ have adopted tt1e simplitied spdEng, only goes to show tll:1t ynu can't tell what a toVVll is addicted to by its reform spclls. ItOOKWOOD and a generat line of fl\NGY TI\BLES Write for Cuts and Prices PALMER Manufacturing Co. 1015 to 1035 Palmer Ave. DETROIT, MICH. Full line shawn on second floor, 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago, in January. Pioneer Mfg. Co ... DETROIT. MICH. Reed furniture Babll Carriage!'> Go-Cart!'> full line ShOWD on second flool'. I a I 9 Michili!aD Ave.. Chi-cago, in January. DETROIT, MICH. Murphy Chair Co. MANUFACTURERS A COMPLE.TE LINE. t 11 67 , Notes. The annual meeting of the Kansas Retail Furniture Dealers' Association is to beheld in Topeka, Jant/ary 16 and 17. An attendance of five or six hundred is expected. E. L l\larsh of Lexington, Ky., has enlarged and re-stocked his fumitlJre store, J. V·l, Dirney of Bloomington, 111., has moved hi" under-taking business from \'\'cst Front street to morc commodious quarters at 204 South ;'.iTain street. The undertaking firm of 1J;11er & Case, Utica, Ill., has beetl di"solved, }1r. l\:Iil1cr retiring. The Beebe & Runyan Furniture Company of Omaha, :\T cb., asks the city CGtllleiJ to refund taxes to the amount of $102, pald by the company in 1\:104and 1905 on warehouse property that was destroyed by fire in 190:t j\lartin Lammert, Jr. of the Lammert Furniture Com-pany, St. Louis, 1\10., is reported to h<1v,e placed orders for six car loads of fUrl1iture with the factories at Rockford, 111., on December 10. The Chicago FUfnihHe ~Tanufacturers' Associatiqn ha~ passed resolutions asking Republicans to nominate A1ex-nnder H. Revell as their candidate for mayor next spring The Terre Haute Casket Company have remodeled their factory and greatly increased its capacity. The furniture stock of J. R Dagon, Hornell, 1'. Y., was totally destroyed by fire 011 December 4. It was valued 'lt $14-,000; insurance $~i,OOO. Helmes Bros. of Albany, .~-.;. Y., lost $4,000 by tlre 'in their furniture warehonse on December '7. InsHfcd. The Rhodes-Haverty Furniture Company has decided to retire from Pine Bluff, Ark The building in ,,,,,hich their store is loc;tted has been sold to the Home Insurance .Agency and is to be vacat('.d on January 1. R. A. \~iestfal1, undertaker and furniture dealer at vVcJdon, Io~vn, has w\d his business to C. E. Bodley. C. 11. Olney & Son, furniture dealers and undertakers, Mendon, Mich., have retired from business. The St. Louis Furniture Co. of Fort Smith, Ark .. is suc-ceeded by E. A. Hennon. Thos. S. Rochford, furniture, carpets and hardware .• Leigh, Neb., has sold out to "Tenk & Haesly. Fire in the factory of the Fiege Desk Company, Sagina,,,,, .Micb., 011 December :JJ, Caused a loss of $700 or $800. Fully insured. G. D. Meldwin & Co., of Bangor, 1.fe., have been suc-cccded by a corporation called the Houlton Cash Furniture Company. The L X. L. Furniture Company of Salt Lake City, on December 1, opened their ne'" store which is said to eqnal anything ill Chicago or San Francisco. Chicago's New Exhibition Building. The new ~1anufacturers' Furniture Exchange which is now ready for necnpancy at the northeast corner of \\labash avenue and Fourteenth strcet, is another indication of the rapid gTo\'\;th of the furniture trade in Chicago. Even after the buildings at 1319 .and 1411 J'vlichignn avenue 'were erected it was found th,H a considerable demand for exhibition ~pace existed and in order to supply this demand the new company W;1S formed. Fortunately for the lln"\' excb8nge one of the most de-sirable corners in the city \.vas secured-a cornr near which there are no other tall buldings, and yet located in the whole-sale furniture district. Fred :'.1cCready, secretary and man-agl'l" of the IIC\V exclw.nge, Wl1ich is now well under way, has been assured by the contractors that the structure will be ready for occupancy before January 1, 1907. Five floors were praL:tjcally completed and had been rented on December 10. 1:.'1';.;,.1 ,"~ • • • • • • • • • • • 0 ~r,;,:. Z ~ • • • • • • • • • • • Z I '" • • • • • • • • • • • The floor plan of the new exchange is presented in this issue of the Artisan and, as eMl be seen, there wj1J be no dark corners or out-of-the-way places. The entire floor space of 12,500 square feet will be open and unobstructed by partitions. The Ooors are entirely of concrete and are fit-ted with patent scrubbing facilities. A new suction system for removing dust has been insta.lled and Mr. McCready guar-antees light, clean and airy quarters for his patrons

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