Michigan Artisan; 1905-12-25

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Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and -----~--- - -----'-'---.-,--. • /'?/C -'T._ ENe;.. CO. P!lE~S OF WHITE PRINTING CO., GRAND RAP!DS. r New England Furniture Co. F 01 Dining Suites in various styles---Alilhe popular finishes---Buffets pleasing designs, dependable goods, medium prices,---Sideboards, either plain or carved. You cannot alford 10 pass us--at least without an inspection. IIIi Sectlonal &0011. C.sos Built up of units, but as .solid a.s a stone wall GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Factory Salesroom Canal St., near Bridge St. ---------, TO THf fURNITURf BUYfRS Of AMfRICA When you arrive in Grand Rapids early in January we will show you the best selling line of Medium Priced Bedroom Furniture EVER PRODUCED We will show you the most attractive styles, the greatest variety of Foreign and Domestic Fancy Cabinet Woods strength and utility combined in construction. The Latest Fancies in Finishes. SLIGH FURNITURE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Makers of Everything for the Bedroom "In the Spring the young man's fancy Lightly turns to thoughts if love." Ours is the· Best Selling Line for the Springtime Matrimonhd Season· _. _ ~ ---l 3 No. 670 is only one of the many ,tyle, 01 children. metal cribs we make. Write for newcatalog illustrating com-plete line. No, 670 Size, 36 x 60 inches. Head. 40 ind ..es high. Foot, 40 inches high. Pillars. Jii inch. Filling, ~ and J( inch, Top Rod, ;Vs inch. Pencil Weave Woven Wire Bottom. Sliding Drop side Rails 24 inches from top of side rail to Fabric Prompt Shipments Your Orders Solicited No. 258 Medium Double Weave Fabric Heavy Rope Edge. Fabric corded with three sections of our ribbon wire web. insuring longer wear and better satisfaction for heavy weights than any other weave. Maple frame. Made in all sizes for wood and iron beds. The T. B. Laycoch Mfg. Co. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. J l Michigan Chair Company GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN MICHIGAN'S FOREMOST CHAIR FACTORY 0D·R.greeting, courteous and hearty, to our friends in the trade. And the most extensive line of real good things in chairs, etc., we have yet offered, is what the visiting buyers will find at our tactory any time after January zd, 1906. REPRESENTATIVE SALESMEN. EAST:-CHAS. H COX; ROBT. E. WALTON; CHAS. F. MCGREGOR. WEST:_CHA5. B. PARMENTER; ROBT. G. CALDER;W. F. LOVELL. SOUTH:-W. R. PENNY. I I -~ Owing to the exceedingly large business which it has been our favor to enjoy during the past year, it will be impossible for us to get out a line of samples for the January·· exhibitions in Grand Rapids and Chicago. Our regular salesmen will visit the trade the latter part of January with photographs of our new line, and we can assure you of better values than ever. Thanking you for your liberal patronage in the past, and hoping for a continuance of Yours very truly, same, we remam, ihfnllaub ]JiuruUurt (!In. Makers of Bedroom Fumiture in all prevailing woods. The Luce Furniture Co. Asks the Attention or Furniture Dealers WE MANUFACTURE Bed Room and Dining Room Furniture in Mahogany, Oak, Birch and Maple l DISPLAY AT FACTORY ONLY GODFREY AVENUE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. COLONIAL TABLES No. 2109 Price $30 Top, 50x32 Solid Mahogany. Cross balld Veneered. Dull or Polished. Our Colonial patterns have won a big reputation for faithful adherence to original designs. They have like reputation for superiority of workman-ship and attractiveness of price. Wolverine worth has made Wolverine growth, and keeps our business still growing. Our line is the product of the best factory organization possible. It will be fully displayed in New York and Chicago in January, and we ask your careful consideration of our exhibit. Up-to-the-hour Styles. Chicago: 1319MiChigan Ave., Seventh floor. In charge of J. W. Smith and H. S. Smith New York: 428 lexington Ave, fifth floor. In Charge of A. Weston Smith A postal card will bring you fully illustrated catalogue WOLVERINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY DETROIT, - - MICHIGAN I j THE BUILDERS OF ====The ===== Northern Line are showingDISTINCT ADVANTAGES in making Design, Finish and Construction the Important Factors No. 90. BED. F..Ill Size. 74 in. high. Polished Quartered Golden Oak, MahogaDY. Birdseye Maple. GIVING IT PHYSICAL as well as ARTISTIC STRENGTH The Line as it will be shown in January will be WELL BALANCED as to GRADE and PRICE and will STIMVLA TE DEMAND in the broadest sense 01 the term. NORTHERN FURNITURE COMPANY SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN Manul.ctu,,,,, of BED ROOM, DINING ROOM .oJ KITCHEN FURNITURE GRAND RAPIDS, Smnd Flo,r Big Building; W. 1/. Waechter;N. P. Nm,n; A. F. Schafer. NEW YORK: Third FloorFurnitureExchange;H. R. MnJ. No. 2090. DRESSER Top 24x44. Plate 24:130.. Fun Swell Polished Quar. tered Golden Oak. Mahogany And Birdseye Maple. - -~- - - -- ------- Valley City Desk Company GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN We will be pleased to have you inspect our line of OFFICE FURNITURE on exhibitiou in our new permanent space, Sixth Floor North Exhibition Building. IOFFICE DESKS I Designers and manufacturers of Cheap, Medium, and Choice Office, Typewriter, and Standing Desks Directors and Office Tables Write at once for new Spring Catalog. Mailed to dealers ouly TOP FLOOR NORTH BIG BLDG. SPRING LINE READY -JANUARY FlRST·- No effort has been spared to create a Line for the coming season which will prove of paramount interest to Furniture buyers everywhere. EXHIBIT AT GRAND RAPIDS ONLY THIRD FLOOR KLINGMAN BUILDING THREE HUNDRED EXCLUSIVE PATTERNS OF ADJUSTABLE SOfAS: A range of designs which will command the instant attention of all who see these goods. COUCUES: All kinds.·all grades ••including our special "KlNGSPRlNG" construction. BOX COUCUES: Greatest variety and widest range of styles ever shown. Fitted with clio max top lift, cedar linings, solid dust proof bottoms. DAVENPORTS: A superb line, cheap, medium and good, exemplifying some entirely new conceptions. "SIMPLICITY" SOfA BEDS: All the new models for 1906 ... Fifty patterns. The most perfect working, quickest selling. best satisfying Davenport Bed yet produced. A very complete"assortment of coverings including all worthy new fabrics and pat-terns and "RELIANCE" natural grain genuine leather. SELLING AGENTS fOR Youngsville Manufacturing Company, Ltd. Medium grade. Q,jartered Oak Suits, Sideboards and odd Dressers WARREN TABLE WORKS: Dressers, Chilfoniers, Toilet Tables and Commodes in Q,jartered Oak, Figured Mahogany and Bird's-Eye Maple. Dealers who do not visit the market, will be shown our lines as nsual. in ample season for placing their orders for spring requirements. JAMESTOWN LOUNGE COMPANY JAMESTOWN. NEW YORK -~. ------ --- ~~-- -~-~--------- Stop, Look and Listen! When Entering the Exhibit Building at 1319 Michigan Avenne, Chicago. There is Danger for the Dealer Who Fails to See the 1906 Line of No. ::H8. SIDEBOARD. Permanent Exhibit on the 6th Floor at the Furniture Exhibition Building, J 3I 9 Michigan Ave., Chicago. IN CHARGE OF EXHIBIT Chas. Elmendorf, F. A. Moore, Y B. Wadsworth, F. H. Kemnitz Sideboards Buffets Chiffoniers L __ and Odd Dressers made by The Manistee Mfg. Co. Manistee. Mich. No. 134. CHIFFONIER. Our Line is Longer and Stronger Than Ever Our ~artered Oak Finish on Solid Oak is the Best No. 320. DRESSER. 12 Shelbyville Desh Company MANUFACTURERS OF Office Furniture A PERFECT DAVENPORT OF ELEGANT APPEARANCE NOT NECESSARY TO MOVE FROM WALL THE BACK SIMPLY ROLLS FORWARD THE KINDEL SOMERSAUL TIC DAVENPORT BED THE GREATEST Household Invenlion 01 the Age THIS is the NEW DAVEN-PORT that is creating all the furor, and the only one which is FREE FROM FAULTS. Must be st>en to be appreciated. When your customer sees this h Ind.ome piece of furniture and tries with what ease it can instantly be cOllvt'rted in'o a full sized bed, with bedding in place ready £"r use, and reit:> the lu:'i\u-oUS douhle \:One springs, with the restlul, felted cushions, held in place by our :nvis-ible clasp, and, in addition to all these advantages, learns that it costs no more than the ordinary or anti-quart d Davenport, they will con-sider no other, as it is very appar~nl to anyone that "No Other is Just as Good" EXHIBITED Sec. 20. 6th Floor, 1319 Michigan Ave CHICAGO, ILL. C, J. KINDEL BEDDING COMPANY Eighth and Hickory Sts. ST LOUIS MAHOGANY AND IMtTATION QUARTERED OAK. PLAIN OAK In Three Gradea' A Full Line. Up-to-Date. Exhibited 1319 't(I EIGHTH P'LOO&. Michigan Avenue CtIlCAGO 't(I Write for Latut Cata!ogltt. Shelbyville, Ind. N.OT NECESSAIolY TO REMOVE BEDDING SIMPLE; CANNOT GET OUT OF ORDER CUSHION AUTOMATICALLY TURNS INSIDE OUT MAKING A PERFECT BED FURNITURE DEALERS, as a rule, are looking for a better class of case goods; PLUNDER will not sell when times are good. The intelligent consumer wants something that he can refer to with pride. The illustrationson this page show three articles selected from our many pieces that are sellers, and for style and workmanship will certainly please. Do not hesitate, but place your orders. CA7ALOG 'TO DEALERS ONLY, O.V APPLICATION. Goods will be Gn exhibition at Our line is also shown at W. R. SCHICK'S 270 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 125 E. 42nd St., New York City By M, F. M. Randall Salellmen, E. H. Griffin and M. A. Harmon THE SPENCER & BARNES COMPANY BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN F. T. Plimpton &. Co. E.ighth Floor. 1~19 The Sati$facto1"YLines. Michigan Ave .• Chicago. Good Goods From Goshen "awks furniture Co., Goshen, Ind. Bedroom F umiture, Qyarlered Oak, Early Englisb. Weathered Oak, Bird's-eye Maple, Tuna Mahogany, Mahogany Banta furniture Co., Goshen, Ind. Fine Extention Tables, Library Tables Goshen Novelty and Brush Go., Goshen, Ind. Plate Racks, Book and Magazine Racks, T abourelles, Mission Lamps, Screens and Light Fumiture Milwaukee Art Specialty Co. Framed Pictures, especially adapted for furniture stores. Above Lines on Eightb Floor with well known Corps of SaJesmen in Attendance F. T. PLIMPTON ®.. COMPANY The Following Lines w111be Shown on Sixth Floor. 1319 Michigan Ave. The Billow-Lupfer Co., Columbus, Ohio Felt Mattresses, Fine Box Springs, Pillows, Feathers. (Qyality Guaranteed) Western furniture Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Chamber Suils. Oak, Bird's-eye Maple, and Mah"1lany Princess Dressers, T oilel Tables American Go-Cart Go , Detroit, Mich. Go-Carls, Children's Carriages. An elegant new line. Campbell, Smith &. Ritchie, Lebanon, Ind. Kitchen Cabinets, New Finishes, Cupboards. "umphrey Bookcase Co., Detroit, Mich. Sectional Bookcases, Office Filing Devices. Be sure and see their new K. D. Sectional Bookcases. The Sa.tf..taowl"'J' Line... Opea. Du~ln& the E.nUre Year. 6th and 8th Floors. 1319 Michigan Ave ••Chicago New Plant! New Location! After January 1st, '06, we will be located in our New Plant at STURGIS, MICHIGAN Our Aim is to Better Serve Our Customers We have selected the hest location in the country---Three Railroads---Best of Shipping facil-ities. We will gradually increase our line of library and Parlor Tables, Tabourettes, etc., with more than double our former lIoor space, and the latest improved equipment. We solicit your orders, feeling confident you will be pleased with our service. Catalogue to dealers only. Wishing You the Compliments of the Season, We are R.espectfully STE.BBINS MANUY ACTURING CO. STURGIS, MICHIGAN (Formerly LaKe View. Mich.) 8th Floor 1411 Mich. Ave. Office and Factory 533-539 Sedgwick St. Chicago No Furniture stock is complete without a line of our "Pretty Parlor Pieces." We originated and are the introducers of Loose Cushion Work; a feature which has proven so popular for several seasons. The individuality of our designs and the excellence of our finish is characteristic of our g-oods. VALENTINE-SEAVER COMPANY L Dressers and Chiffoniers TO MATCH In QUARTERED OAK, MAHOGANY, BIRDSE.YE. MAPLE and CURLY BIRCH SEND FOR CATALOGUE Grand Rapids Faney Fumiture Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN ______ lNEWLINES OF------ MUSIC CABINETS, WRITING TABLES, BOOKCASES, LADIES' DESKS In Mahogany, Oak, Imitation Mahogany and Maple No order to small or to large to receive prompt attention. Catalogue to dealers only OPEN FOR BUSINESS JANUARY 1st, 1906 SHOWN IN BLODGETT BUILDING GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN ~-- -- BE KEY & GAY FURNITURE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF Chamber Furniture Dining Room Furniture Library Furniture OF FINE AND MEDIUM QUALITY LINE READY FOR INSPECTION BY THE , TRADE JANUARY 1, 1906 Ranney Refrigerators - - - -AND- - - - Kitchen Cabinets ARE SHOWN DURING THE WINTER FURNITURE EXPOSITIONS AT CHICAGO New Exposition Building, 1411Michigan Ave. , NEW YORK furniture Exchange, 43d and lexington A FULL LINE OF SAMPLES AT EACH EXPOSITION AND COMPETENT SALESMEN IN CHARGE. The Best Medium and High Priced Refrigerators on the Market. See the 7 LINES LAPLAND CHIEF, OAK, Tile Lined. CHARTER OAK, ENAMELED, ASH, White .Enamel on Galvani:t.ed Iron. LAPLANDy OAK, Galvanized Iron Lined. MONITOR, ASH, Galvanized hon Lined. CHARTER OAK, ASH, Galvanized Iron Lined. Ali with metal lee Racks, Adjusrable Shelves, Selt Clos-ing Doors, Removab:e Ice Chambers, amI. other improvements. MASCOT, HARD\VQOD, Galvanized lron Lined. RA.DIL™. HARD\VOOD, Galnu- [rOll Lined. Ranney Refrigerator Company HOME OFFICES ANI) FACTORIES, GREENViLLE, MICHIGAN Catalogues furnished on Application to the Home Office Grand Rapids Chair Company =======GRAND RAPIDMSI,CH,======= INCORPORATED 1872------ ---------------IRE-INCORPORATED 1902 New Line will be Ready lor Inspection JANUARY 1st, 1906 SHOWN IN GRAND RAPIDS ONLY IN MAHOGANY AND OAK MANUFACTURERS OF Buffets and Sideboards Tables and Bookcases Racks and Chests Desks and Music Cabinets Hall Seats and Glasses Wine Cabinet3, Etc. IN MAHOGANY AND OAK 18 ·f'~MlprIG7fN 7I"R..-T I >5' A.l"l tAi l' :- 7"· The Rex (Inner Tufted) Mattress. (PATENTED. TRADE MARK REGISTERED.) \,()\\ [IF\;10"\s'nZATEll 1,,-- g;].!(" r)' 01\']" REX 11",]1(" \];ntrl" ',) 'C; I'\"U au! :n>" cu:;:"iClll It ;.::::s on t'fU\\ ir:g J, 11 ,-1 cr-, ~~t'!);' ':l:r l'l:.<.IIl( 1'. ;iir' ILl:; ell "rf't'd-- 0 ITR BEST rR.-\DF \\ :i' 'ur Ilc<srllH)':'c;_~' ',The klllg at T'J :-11:,' L:~,:I',,:! JhO,:' In:, :,,..;,,l::nJ:d \'1a:~rc,s. YV,-' 'l;rI11\', :':':,,' :,eaull:ll, il:I.(' ~() :'<1;<:: bGuk]c, rc.' ,";, (im""S dllt! 1',e11-« ~)!~·lliS. (~et ()lJf tU"lTIS, Don': \\;)-:. A CHARLES J FISH£R c CO, 1302 Michigan A,,·e., CHICAGO, ILL. PEORiA. II,I-. sr. 1,OUl.\ /UO. l,P.iGOLA', IU. l1J,\'I\·EAl'OT.f~\'. lIJli\'N. The Safe Side is the Right Side THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR TRADE IS FILLED BY THE BELDING-HALL MANUF ACTURING 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 SOLID QUARTRRED OAK The Belding-Hall Manufacturing CO. BELDING, MICHIGAN BRANCH OFFIO::S- 213 Canal Street,N~ York. 1% Monroe St.• Chicago. New Line Ready to Serve Jan. 1st SHOW ROOM CHICAGO 1319 Michigan Avenue 1st Floor SHOW ROOM NEW YORK N. Y. Furniture Exchange 4th Floor ROCKfORD. ILL. Remember We Mahe the Goods That open Lihe New Money in a Banh Make Our Exhibition your Headquarters Hang Your Hat and Coat on our Hook of Friendship Pl'rlor Cabinets Music Cabinets Dining Cabinets Hall Seats Hat Racks Hall Trees Shaving Stands Cheval Mirrors Ladles Dressing Table Ladles Dressing Chair With Patent Adjustable Fixture", Ladles Writing Desk Grill Cabinets Lamp Stands Framed Mirrors Make Our Exhibit Your lteadquarters Invite Your Friends to Come with You Rochford Frame and Fixture Company I\.och.ford. Illinois - - ---- --------------- 21 ~THROpeo. :f S-Wholesalers of Furniture. CHICAGO First Floor. 1319 Mich. Ave. GET NEXT TO OUR 1906 PROPOSITION---for we propose to sell you medium grade furniture at positively the lowest prices on the market,--give you the newest designs,--largest variety,--best made and finished furniture and do it better, ea~ier and quicker than you have ever had it done hefore,--we have the goods and can deliver them. Here is a list of our factories. WAIT FURNITURE CO, Polished Qgar'ered Oak Sideboards and Buffets. MODERN FURl CO. Polished Qgar'ered Oak Hall Racks THE STATESVILLE Combination SuUs. Dresser-s. Cornrnode •• Sideboard$;. ChlflQoiers. a.nd Chairs Sta.tesville Furniture Co. Imperial Furniture Mfg. Co, Alba Chair Co. Loaded together In onlf:lCar. RANDOLPH FURNITURE WORKS Polished Dressers and Chiffoniers in Mahogany, Toona. Bird's-eye Maple and Curly Birch, CRANDALL·LONG FURl. CO. Dining Tables. MARVELL FURN CO. SELLERS & SONS CO. Polished Qgartered Oak Dressers and ChiJfoniers Kitchen Cabinets THE LEXINGTON Combination Thoma.sville Chair Combination. Wood Seats. Cane Seats. Cobbler Seats. Double Cane Sea.ts and Sox Seatso Suits. Dressers. Commad-es. SJdeboaJ"ds. CbJffoniers. Dixie Furniture Co. Elk Furniture Co.. Loaded togeth.r tn one ca,. Queen Chair Co. Ca.tes Chair Co. Thompson Chair Co. Standard Chair Co. L.oaded together in one car A surprise Package for the January buyer. Crowell FUl'niture Co's. 8uile (one bed with six Dressers) sold In car lots onlYto one dealer In a town. Fil'st comer gets It. These Lines and Combinations of Lines are shown only by us in the GREAT CHICAGO MARt\ET 1319 Mich. Ave, Stoch Carried in Chicago for Immediate Shipment. 22 HORN BROS. MFG. CO. 281 to 291 W. Superior St .• CHICAGO, ILL. MANCFACTCRERS OF Chamber Suites, Odd Dressers, Chiffoniers LADIES' DRESSING TABLES to match M""d~ in <;olden Oak, Genui.ne Mahogany Veneered, Birdseye Mli.pte., y.,'hite Ellanlel Highly Polished or Dun Finish. We also make a line of PRINCESS DRESSERSfrom $13.00 UP. in Quarter-Sawed Oak, Mahogany and Birdseye Maple, Veneer..ed If you have not received Ol.1f Spring Supplement, ask for it. SAMPLES SHOWN BY PECK & HILLS 1319 Michigan Avenue, and HALL &- KNAPP, 187 Michigan Avellue, Chicago. Our New Hand and foot Power Circular Saw No 4 The strongest, most powerful, and in every way the best machine of its killd ever made, for rippitlg, cross·cutting, boring and grooving. SOME OF OUR NEW DRESSERS -Ma.de In Quarter-Sawed Oak. Oval or Square Glas. CABINET MAnERS In these days tit close competition, need the best possible equipment, and this they can have in . . . BARNES' Hand and Foot Power Machinery Send for our New Catalogue. "W. F. ®.. JOHN BARNES CO. 654 Ruby Street. RocKford. Ill. RICtfMOND Chair Co. RICHMOND, [NO. The Standard line of Double Cane CHAIRS and ROCKERS Write for Cafa!ogu{'. Mentioll MICHIGAN ARTISAN WOODARD FURNITURE CO. Owosso, Mich. For the remainder of the sea&ODwe are prepared to fiB orden promptly. If you want iOod good5 quick. mail U5 your orde~. Catalogue for lhe asking. 7'lR T I 15' 7Il'\J . 7" • 23 i§ Oliver Bros. LOCKPORT. N. Y• !BEDS Chicago Salesrooms moved to Funti~ ture Exhibition Building, 1411 Michi-gan Avenue. New York Salesroom, 125 E. 42d Street. F. M. RANDALL IF VOUDON'T VISIT THE MARKETS OUR CATALOGUE WILL INTE.RESr YOU. Company ..u Hlib Gr.deIBr .. s .Dd Iron u .. Morton House American ......Plan Rates $2.50 and Up Hotel Pantlind European ......Plan Rates $1.00 and Up The Noon Dinner Served at the FanUind for 500 is the fiNEST IN THE WORLD J. BOYD PANTLlND, Prop. No. 2S F CABINET Plain oak front, ash ends. Height 'i8 inches. Base 48 126. Zinc drain pan l!lx16. SO Ib flour bin. ~ 5 I b meal bill. One large drawer. Big- Clipboard space Four spice cans. Top 12 inches deep. 3 small drawers, Two tilt-ing llugar bins. LarAc cupboard space with g 1ass door.Onesmall cupboard space. Finish, golden oak. Two COOts of glos<:\'aTnish or wax liuisll. Brsss trimminj!;s Price, $12' Extra for ziDe lop $1.25 No. 16 H CABINET Plain Oak frollt; ash ends. Height 72 inches; base 42x 26. Drop leaf 18x 14. 501b flonr bin. Big cupboard space; linen dmwer 32xl7 by 10 inches deep; 3 small draw-ers, 2 cupboards spaces and one shelf below cupboard. Finish same as No. 25 p. Price with drop leaf·. .... . $7.75 Price without d,op leaf ... ·····.$7.25 Mail alt orllers to C. F. SCHMOE, Shelbyville, Ind. TERMS: 2 per cent off 10 days; 30 days net; F. O. B. Shelbyville, Ind. OUR MOTTO; First class goods. First class finish and prompt shipment. Let me ship YOU one 01 each Kitchen Cabinet and be convinced what they are. 24 "The Standard Line of America" Will be found at the front as usual in China Closets, But-fets and Book Cases. Exhibit 1n charge ot Johnny Johnson, 1n the usual place, First Floor Manufacturers' Exhibition Building, 1319 Mich. Ave .• Chicago ROCKFORD 5TANDARD FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS The Leonard Cleanable Refrigerator lined With Genuine Porcelain Enamel MADE in our own special factory, constructed for this particular purpose. Our enamel is fired on sheet steel, and we produce a quality of Lining You Cannot Scratch or Corrode. You Cannot Break our Genuine Porcelain ~namel. Use a hammer on it and then compare the result with tile or opal glass treated in the same manner. It will lasl forever, always retaining- the same hard, smooth surface, sweet and clean. Sliding adjustable shelves. of same material. System Gf Refrigera-tion absolutely perfect. Insulation unequaled, there being eight separate and dis-tinct walls of insulation. Air-tight locks. Porcelaln·lined water cooler. Case oi Oak, quarter sawed panels. Hand polish~dJ golden finish, nickel trim-mings. Send for catalogue. Send for free samples of our \\'onderful lining. Om salable Porcelain Lined Refrigerators, on whkh there is a profit to the dea1er of from $10.00 to $25.00, occupy no more space than a cheap article with a profit from 25 cents to $5.00. Grand Rapids Refrigerator Company Show Room at factory, 17 to 27 Ottawa St., Next to Blodgett Block GRANO RAPIDS, MIC". - - -- ------------------------ DRESSERS Princess Dressers Misses' Dressers CHIFFONIERS Liberty Furniture Company Jamestown, N. Y. NEW LINE SHOWN IN JANUARY AT GRAND RAPIDS, ONLY Masonic Temple, First Floor, South Half IN CHARCE Glenn K. Brown Ed. J. Gamble W. J. PeSlr GOLDEN CURLY BIRCH GOLDEN OAK MAHOGANY VENEER BIRDSEYE MAPLE THE IDEAL LINE of METAL BEDSTEADS, CRIBS and SPRING BEDS i. 'old in EVERY STATE IN THE UNION, EVERY PROVINCE IN CANADA There are reasons for it: QUALITY and PRICE 1£ thousands oi other dealers (and there must be some good buyers among them) regardless of their distance from us, find it to their advantage to buy the THE IDEAL LINE, why not YOU? Our extensive magazine advertising, backed up by the best quality, has made THE IDEAL LINE an EMPHATIC SUCCESS for every dealer who handles it. TRY IT. FOSTER BROS. MFG. CO. UTICA, N. Y., ST. LOUIS, MO. ON EXHIBITION IN JANUARV AT CHICAGO Mfl'"s. Exhib. Bldg. 2d floor NEW YORK FURN. EXCHANGE 3d floor 26 All the kids are in love with Spratt's Chair GEO. SPRATT & co. SHEBOYGAN, WIS. CHAIRS AND ROCKERS FOR EVERYBODY Send ior Cata.logue No. SS-Child's High Chair with Unl!.er Saletv Guard. NEW YORK AND PHILADElPHIA, Via GRAND TRUNK-LEHIGH VAllEY ROUTE. Three fast trains leave Grand Rapids 9:30 a. m. daily, except Sunday, arrive New York 10:30a. m., Philadelphia, 10:30 a. m. Leave Grand Rapids 2:45 p. m. daily except Sunday, arrive New York 4.:30p, m., Philadelphia 3:40 p. m Leave Grand Rapids 5:30 p. m. daily except Sunday, arrive New York 8:40 p. m., Philadelpbia, 7:25 p. m. Sleeping car Detroit to Ne\v York on 9:30 a. m. train; sleep-ing cars Durand and Detroit to New York on 2:45 and 5:30 p. m. trains. C. A. JUSTIN. C. P. & T. A. Factory Locations There is in the various offices of the Land and Industrial Department of the Southern Railway and Mobile & Ohio Railroad late information regarding a number of 6rst class locations for Furniture, Chair and other vVoodworking Fac-tories, which will be furnished Manufacturers upon applica-tion. An invitation is extended to all who use wood in their plants to write about the timber supply, good sites and mar-kets available in our territory. Address your nearest agent. M. V, RICHARDS. Land and Industrial Aoent. WASHINGTON. D. C. CHAS. S. CHASE, Agent, 622 Chemical Building, 51. Louis, Mo. M. A. HAYS. Jlgent, 225 Oearborn St, Chicaoo, W. The A. C.NORQUIST CO. JAMESTOWN, N. Y. MANUFACTURERS OF DRESSERS AND CHIFFONIERS hi PliJ1>1and !f!..!!arttred Oak, Mahogany and Birdu)'( Mople. PERMANENT EXHIBITS --------AT------~ Chicago and New York 1- ~ - -- -- -- ------------- G. R. ~ I. fLYERS BE:TW£EN Grand Rapids and Chicago To Chicago To Grand Rapid5 -~~------ ------~----------- Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Ex. Sun., ,. 7.10 A. M. Lv. CHICAGO, NihCst:::tW~~Ex. Sun 1.15 P. M. Ar. CHICAGO , 12.35 Noon Ar. GRAND RAPIDS , .. " , .. , '. 5.50 P. M. Suflet ParlorCar Buffet Parlor Car Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Ex. Sun ~12.00 Noon Ar. CHICAGO . ~ 4.50 P. M. Parlor and Dining Car Lv. CHICAGO, ~ihcst':~g:-tEl~x. Sun 5.30 P. M. Ar. GRAND RAPIDS 10.25 P. M. Parlor and Dlnln" Car Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Daily 11.50 Night Ar.CHICAGO ; 7.15A.M. £.Ieotrlc Lighted Sleeping Cat' Lv. CHICAGO, NihC:it~~~::-~D1a::ily ..... , .. 11.55 Night Ar. GRAND RAPIDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6.45 A. M. El~tt"c Lighted Slee1:lin& CIU' Phone Union Station for Reservations Phone Mloblga.n Central CU,..Tlck"t Office for Re&ervations. 119 Ad'lllD\sStreet This is one of our Famous Non-Dividing Pillar Tables THESE ARE 'THE ONLY TABLES 'THAT ARE PERFECT IN CONSTR UCTION ANr DEALER THAT HAS NOT TRiED ONE OF THESE SHOULD NOT FAlL TO ORDER ONE No. 340 $19.50 Choate-Hollister Furniture Co. JANESVILLE, WIS. Robbins Table Co. I OWOSSO, MICHIGAN No. 286 Improved Extension Table Leaves stored in top Center column does not divide CATALOG AND PRICES TO DEALERS ON REQUEST TO FURNITURE BUYERS January 1st, 1906, the A. M. Tucker Furniture Company, Brookville, Ind., will exhibit an entire new line of goods at The Wholesale Furniture Exhibition Building, 1323 Michigan Ave. Chi-cago, Ill. Our new line is far the BEST we have ever called your attention to. The line consists of Suites, Chiffoniers Princess Dressers, Toilet Tables, Napoleon Beds and Colonial Dressers in quartered oak, mahogany and Circassian wal-nut. Bottom Drawers of all Dressers and Chif-foniers are red cedar lined making them moth proof. Construction and finish second to none. A. M. TUCKER FURNITURE COMPANY BROOKVILLE, IND. SALESMEN:- Geo. D. Williams CQ., A. M. Tucket, Jno. N. Bishop, T- F. Shaffer of Canton, Ohio, O. L. Hall, Metropolitan District and New England States, NEW CHAIR SEAT CLAMP This damp is adapted for every kind of seat. It is also made in a larger size for other work as Mitre Ffames, etc. Manufactured under the BENEDICT PATENTS GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW CO. 130 South Ionia 51.,GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Upham Manufacturing THE LINE OF QUALITY ========= Co. Possessing for 1906 the greatest array of entirelynew designsand new features ever produced. The great demand for our "Upham" Fumiture has inspired us to outdo all previous efforts. Chamber Suits Wardrobes Chiffoniers Sideboards Buffets Dressers FROM 1319 MtCH1GAN AVENUE, TWO DOORS SOUTH ========SALESROOM MOVEDI======== The Wholesale Furniture Exhibition Building Entrance 1323-1325 Michigan Ave .. Chicago L. E. HOTCHKESS. Manager Salesman You are Cordially Invited Feathers. Pillows. Hair Mattresses. Felt Mattresses. »ox Spring. Patent Open Roll Bolsters at out" Sa.mple ROOUl. 1319 Michigan Avenue 4th Floor In Cha-ge of Zola. C. Green M.NEUBERGER. C.S· REYNOLDS. A.N,LEE ~ !J Columbia feather Company C"IC4GO, ILLINOIS TO INSPECT OUR LINE Of ---------------------- --- --- -- 30 • fOUR TRI\INS TO 411B FR()U CHICAGO Lv Gel Rapids 7 10am At Chica~o 1:15pm L", Gd Rapids 1.2 05 nn Ar Ch.icago 4:5Q Plll Lv Gd. Rapids 4:25 pm Ar Chicago 10:55pm Lv Gel. Rapids ll:JO pm daily Ar Chicago 6:55 am Pullman Sleeper, opel1 9:00 pm on 11:30 pm train every day. Cafe service on all day trains. Service II la caTle. PelC:Marquette Parlor cars on all da~' trains. Rale reduced to 50 cents. T"REE TRAINS DE T R 0 I T TO 4ND fROM Leave Grand Rapids 7:10 am Arrive Detroit 11:55am Leave Grand Rapids It:l5 am dally ArrLve Detroit 3:250ill Leave Grand Rapids 5:20 pm Arrh'e Detroit 10:05 pm Meals served a la carte on trains leaving Grand Rapids at 1l:25 am and 5:2<1 pm. Pere Marquette: Parlor Cars on all trains; seat rate, 25 cents. "ALL OVER MICHIGAN" H. 1. GRAY, DISTRICT PASSKNGHll. AGHNT, PHONE 11 6 B Grand Rapids, Micb. ROCKFORD UNION FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, lLL. Buffets, Bookcases, China Closets \'\Te lead in Style, Construction and Finish. SHR OUR CATALOGCE. l~eBotanical De(Oralinf (0. It would pay you if you are In neW 01 an.v PRESERVED PALMS, TREES AND ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS To write 10 U5 lor our new colored CATALOGUE The Botanical Decorating Co. 271 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. The Acme of Perfection in the Tine of Folding Chairs, PERf'ECT COMPACTNESS whlttl folded. lIard maple, naturaL finish. \VRITIt Fall:. P"RICfo;S. 15he PEABODY SCHOOL FURNITURE CO. North Manchester. Indiana The New "PERFECT" FOLDING CHAIR PATliNTRD OCT. 20, [(!'J3 Comfortable Simple Durable Neat No. 51 Smith & N... 328 All Iron $3.75 net Davis Mfg. Co. MAKERS OF ST. METAL WITH REVERSIBLE LOUIS BEDS Pillars, 11·16 inches. Filling, 3~8 and 5-16 inCh. Head, 56 inches. Foot, 40 inches. Sizes: 3 feet 6 inches and,," feet 6 inches. \Veight, 67 Ibs, STANDARD RAILS Standard Reversible Rail Patented July 15, 19D,z. No, 71WiO:I. SOLID RIGID REVERSIBLE This rail is reversible in the true sense of the word---ean be used either side up and enables the dealer to ma.ke one set of rails answer instead of having two stocks, one of regular, tbe other inverted. BEDSTHAT DO NOT WIGGLE : Indiana. THE ONLY CASTER CUP THAT Will NOT MAR OR SWEAT A New Cll$tet CUD. a Furl\it'.lre Prot&Clf)t and a Rest We J::uarantee perfe<:t satis-faction. We know we have the only perfect ca,ter cup ever made. This cup is in two sizes, as follows: 2'7I inch and 3 inch, and we Use 'the cork bottom, You know the rest Small size, $3.60 per 100 Large size. 4.50 Iler tOO Try it ;lnd be convinced. F O. B. Grand Rapids. OUf Concave Bottom Card Block does not touch the SIIT_ face, but upon the rim. permit. ting a circulation i){ air u.nder the hlock, thereby preventing- moisture or marks of any kind. This is the only card block of its kind 011 the market. Price S'3.00 per 100 Grand Rapids Caster CUPCo" • ",kwo" 'vo.. Grand Rapids, Mi&h. Also can be had at LUSSKY. WHITE & COOI.IDG£. 111-113 Lake St.. Chicago QUARTER-SAWED INDIANA WHITE OAK VENEERS CHOICE FIGURE " EXTR~ WIDTHS When writing for prices, mention widths required and kind of figure preferred. HO·FFMAN BROTHERS CO. Fort Wayne The Club Table That Satisfies Everybody SIMPLE, STRONG EASILY FOLDED Size 32 in. tong; 27 In. wldel 27 In. high Covered with Leather or,Felt COOK'S PATENT FOLDING ATTACHMENT i~or;:;~~~sle~,~if~~c~~~;~ of the tabJel as shown In the illustration. OUftahle"t are made of hardwood, and covered with green felt and leather. The cross·piece of cleat on end of table keep!>.Ihe 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 parties, children's games, ladies' fancy work, or tea table. BELDING~HALL MANUFACTURING CO. BELDING. MICHIGAN WAREHOUSES-I% Monroe Street, Chicago. 213 Canal Street. New Ymk POOL CARS FOR PACIFICCOAST OVERLAND FREIGHT TRANSFER COMPANY. SAN fRANC1SCO, CAUFORN1A. make a specialty of distributingpool cars of all kinds and PARTICULARL Y. furniture, carpets, linoleum and interior finish. References. Bradstreet's or Dun's and any bank in San Francisco. and the trade. Cadoader in Chicago Carloaderin Grand Rapid, J. M. Welling. 633 So. JeffersonStreet Gelock Transfer Company, 108 So. Ionia Stree!. TEAMING FORWARDING STORAGE CENTURY FURNITURE CO. FACTORY AND SALES-ROOM 153-159 CANAL SL GRAND RAPIDS. MICH DESIGNERS AND MAKERS OF FINE PARLOR AN 0 LI BRARY FU RN ITU RE LARGE LINE OF NEW PATTERNS FOR NEXT SEASON. INCLUDING A NEW LINE OF ODD CHAIRS AND ROCKERS AND RECEPTION CHAIRS EXCLUSIVE AND PURE IN DESIGN W1L~ EXHIBIT FROM 400 TO 600 PATTERNS IN JANUARY INC"'EASED FACILITIES LARGER LINE REPRESENTATIVES L D. BERRY} EAST G.O.PACKER L. H. LALEY } FROM PITTSBURG A. T. KINGSBURY WEST 26th Year-No. 12: GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., DECEMBER 25, 1905. $J ,00 per Year, Free Music in Department Stores. The custom of pro\'iding free music in department stores is becoming quite general, especially in the large cities. Oftentimes, too, an orchestra is regularly employed and gives continuous concerts, moving from time to time to dif-ferent parts of a store .and visiting every department in the the course of one day. The sheet music department ahvays has a crowd of interested listeners, anxious to bear the veTy latest compo5itions. The proprietOTs of department stores have fOl1od it to be a paying 'investment, as mllsic attracts many more Ctlstomers and many more purchases result in all departments. The employes, too, are mnch benentted. the effect of music being to cheer them and awaken a livelier interest in the husiness of selling- goods and increased de-sire to please customers. Ofte,ntimes c"stamers spend hours in a store where music is free and with some it is a regular habit. At holiday seasons the crO'lNds arc often so great as to interfere with business and then it becomes necessary to dispense temporarily with the music. ~{anagers in a few of the store." express themselves as follows: "The department stores are only taking advantage of the ptlbtic's wishes, its appetite lor free music. Person;tlly I have reason to think this form of advertising pays." "Primarily we do not illfnish free music to help bring in more business, bnt to keep the business we already have funning with as little friction as possible." "The desire of every retail merchant in these days of close competition is to make his store attractlve and furnishing good music is the way to do it. It is that end we have in view here rather than a certain specdied increase in our sales." Wall Street the Only Cause for Anxiety. John A. Covode (banker" manllfactmcr and Olercllant) of the Berkey & Gay Furniture company, ke~ps in close touch with the business conditions of the country and looks hope-fully for another prOSper01..1Syear in all branches of trade. "The farmers are very prosperous as the result of several continuous years of bumper crops." he remarked. vVorkmcll are fully employed and tradesmen ~ould. not ask for a more satisfactory condition in their business. There is too much speculation in \Vall Street, however. The interest rate is too high and stocks of questionable value have been b1..ll1ed beyond reason. I hope for a return of reason and common sense to the street. bllt if the speculating fever 1"ll11S as strong as it has in the past the financial stmctl1re, in which every business man is interested. may topple over and when the bricks begin to fall many ..vill be hurt." Made in Grand Rapids. \-Vhat is there in a name, any\vay? \-Vhy should people have such a good opil1ioll of Grand Rapidsfmniture? \Vhy ,-10 the small dealers '\ovhowant to make an impression on the passer-by ahvays put a eard "Grand Rapids Furniture" in their ·windows? ''-''hy not "Chicago Fl.trniture," or ")few York Furniture?" There is quite as good furniture made in one place as in another, is there not? The reason is that average of all the furniture made in Grand Rapids is the highest average of qllality of any fmnitttre made in America. These various catch words of quality do not get abroad in the land without a reason. You may be sure that if the average quality of Grand Rapids Furniture was low tb~ dealer would not brag of handling the Grand Rapids make. "Elgin butteT," says the grocer, proudly; "A \Val-tham watch," says the jeweler; "Virginia ham," says the mar-ket mall; and "Grand Rapids furniture," says the furniture dealer. Such quality-names are not created in a day nor by a few years of advertising. The best the advertisement can do is to call attention to a merit already existent. 1£ the merit is merely imaginary, all the puffing in the. world win not serve to make the nalIle a permanent guarantee of quality. There is something back of this general belief in the goodness of Grand Rapids furniture and it is the furniture itself. Grand Rapids does not make all the good furniture. Wf; may say that the very fll1est furniture of all is not made in Grand Rapins" hut dollar for dollar, and piece for piece Grand Rapids quality holds its own and more. Its manufacturers make, and always have made, just as good furniture as the people care to hny. There is a broad spirit of local pride amC)11g Grand Rapids manufacturers. They want Grand Rap-ids to be known as a maker of good hnniture.-Furnisher. THE CORRECT Stains and Fillers. THE MOST SATISFACTORY first Coaters and Varnishes MAJ¥UFAcrUN£D IINLY H Y CHICAGO WOOD FINISHING CO. 259-63 ELSTDNAVE.mZ-16 SLOAN ST. CHICACO. 34 AMERICAN FURNITURE. Good Opportunity for Sales in France. Consul Goldschmidt report;; that there 15 an excellent opportunity at Nalltes and other pJ<l.ces in France ior the sate of cerlain kinds of .\mcrican hO\1se and oiflCO:; Lmnitnrc. The consul descrihes the kind of [muiture made aud sold in France. and is confident that if \mcriC:lll mallulactl1rers "..ould make a persistent effort fllflliturc of the chsses described by him \,,'"ould rind a gl)()d market COllSU} Gold-schmidt \cHites: Nearly all kinds of furniture are manufactnred at :Jantes, aU being of good quality and C'xcellent \Yorkrnanship. yet there arc two reasons why, in my opinion. certain kinds oi American fmniture might be sold here: Fir'st, the high cOst of everything in that line; second, the lack of comfort to be derived in the use of fllrnittlre made here The ('o,;t of furniture is high, because nearly en:rythiJlg- is ll£lJldmitrlc. Labor in connection with its manufacture is slow, bec,\l\';C everything; is done hy hanc1-sa\.\'ing, plalling, can·il1g, etc.- Manufacturtd hy Spencer & BaTnes Company, Benton Harbor, M:ch. and conseqHently cOrllpar:Hive1y small ~\l1l(J',11lt:o are t',1rued out. Another re"SOll i., tllC high prices of the "'ooc\'; entering into the manufacture. The French cahilletrnaker is ,11l anist in hi::; lillc. :lll(l \vill produce beat1tifll1l~y \vrought work. Hown-"r, he h hampered by tr;liJitiol1 or delllalHl, which require' certain styles. Consupelltly he ",ill reprnduce, year alter 'year. tlle same styles whicb his forefather,; han- made 1'01' celltnric,;. I_Ollis XV. [.ouis XVT, Empire, Renai,;sauce, (lenr)' 1[, and a fe\l: others are the c;tyles in gcncr;l! dernarHI. The French lllal'IIJanllrer hac; new']' .:'ducated his. [ll\r-chasers into the Jill(' nt '\~o;']]f(ln'" ill Llrllitllre. ,)11(1 the demand (onsell1,cntly i" gCI'('r,Jlly Ie\r tlle "hence c1as~,ic styles. [<or some few ye'~l'_';::' past ill\lo\·ations hayc he.:,n nncle, and entail) style" communly called "Art l'{ou\'eau" 11:I\'c bec)) mndc and placcrl on sale. Some of these are bcau-liflll. others arc monstrosities, and althoug-h for a few yeafs there has been considerable ;idling- of this "An NOL1yeal1" there is again a tendency to retnrn to the old styles. One I,f the reaSOl1S for this is the lack of corniort in the lIse oi such fucniturc. Taking these facts l11to consideratioll, 1 think au e"cellent market can be worked up here for certain kinds of :-\merican furniture. This, however, would re(ll1ire intelligent dforts 011 the part of our manufacturers or exporters, as it would he neces_"ary to s!IO\\' the ad\'alHage.~ which American furniture offers. Salesmen 'Noulc1 have to be employed who would explain its merits to the trade, and displays of it \vould ha ItC 1O be made in sho.\' room.,:; in the larger centers. The cheaper grades of oak and ash fnrlliture of all kinds \vould probably be sold to a certain clas:'i of customcrs--bcdrool11 sets, chairs, armchairs, rockers, hall trees, ett. Tn dining-room furni-t'tlre nearly everything to be found here -is heavy, massive, and generally lacks rhe neatness and elegance of American dining-room fnrniwre, \vhile the prices are considerably higher. Tn dining-room fnr1litnre there ought to he a chance for !1S also. \Vh'lt I consider as particularly lacking here arc the comfortable armchairs and rocking-chairs found in nearly eyery Amcrican home, al1d ior these there is a good market bere, if all intelligent effort be made to introduce them. One nlay fl1ld a few hent-\,vood rockers of either Austrian or German m;lke in the local storcs, but they are far horn being-comfortable. Office furniture of American lll<"1ke is already sold ]-JC\"(' t(o a certain extent, but much more of this could be sold if it was to be fnull(l generally in the local furnit\lre "tore". (It'.i- :-;idc of Paris very little office fllrniture is found on sale . •--\ 1\ efforl \vas made by the \\Tiler to procure a f~w pieces of rattail furniture, sncb as arc comlllonly sold in the Uuite(] Strltes. b11t lint a single piece could be fouud in any of the S-HH('S. There are a fc\v cll<:ap chairs of rattan or \""il1O\v to he t<)ltlld u[ Pl1ropc<1n max-e, hut they arc of tile most COll1- m,m y;niety The dealers here hayc not the slig-lttest idea of the c011'.fort and elegance of some of nul' rattan fnTnitur(', "llid there being non;;: to be found in the stores there is no sale ~llld y".'ry little c1e~nalld for it. There is all exceptionally' good market [1('re ior sl1l:h furniture for use at the sUll1rner resi-llel'<:: es. dJateanx, and sea.side resorts. 1:\early everyone here, excepling the working classes, have some country or ~ca~idc residclJCe 'whcr(' sl1ch furniture would be appreciatc(l, ~,ild if placed on cxhibition larg-e qnamities could be sold in :,;allteS as well as in otber P;Hts of France. T spoke of this to a local dealer a few months ago and be seemed yery 11111C11 interested. TTe asked me for the IlallleS of ,;omc :\merical1 manufacturers in this line, whic:.h r g-ave him. He \-yrote three letters to different concerns. On],- one took the trotlblc to reply, amI the nature of the reply was s11ch that ntlsincss relations seemed in.1Vossible. :\lal1Y of the French merCh<111ts wOl'.lcl ask nothing \nore than a hir oppottllnity to try American furniture, anrl if properly 1:roachc:.rl 011 this sl'.biect an lnterestil1g business could be worked up. The followij;g arc :t fn\" of the leading furniture concerns in ::'\ante:o: Bot1\'et, :.;elle, ruc Affre: Rreauc1, A., rue Lahy-cttt.' 1; Drocbard, Placc Bretague 24: Brocharcl, Andre, Place Frctag\1c 20: Chahas, Cll., Canefoll!" Cas:;crie: Charpentier, L, Place Dr:;tangc: Deere freres. }-lallte Cqnde rue; [·'en-e. FranC(li~. POllte dc l'Arcbe s(;che 2; Frehel, A1pholJ:oe, P1"l'l' Bretag11c 6; Granacha\1d, Alfred, rile Pare 17; Gra-vodlc, Franc;:::, rue d'll Calvaire 34; Gl1illemartel, Tue IV[er-cnf'! lr 2; llenri-T,eg1as, 11asse Grande rlle 7: Josso, rue :'vler- ("(I\'\1r 3; Lac(j\lemcllt A,rnnllc1, n,e '!\'lerc()cnr; I,anoe, ,:\., rl\e [,',ni]ean 8: Leglas, ).'[aurice Frau~oi.'i, R'.lC de RriDrd 9; ;\Iarx, r"e l~l1 Calyaire 18: Parcllt, Place Bretagne 22; Roux heres, r:1l; clll Ca1yaire 20; Thomas, Charles, rue de Feltre :j: Vcr-hn'ggt'. I'll(' Boileau 9: \Volkowitz, rlle Boileau 12 DEPARTMENT STORES. To Be Inaugerated in Many Cities of Mexican Republic. The success of the department store having been fully demonstrated in the United States, is beginning to be felt in other countries where the experiment is being tried. At least one tremendously successful caravanserie has been reported from one of the leading capitals of South America, and now, at least, there is a possibility that l\Jexico may have, not one but a series of department stores throughout the entire repub.lic. In each city large and important enough to "varrant such outlay, a modern department store, such as may be found in the majority of American cities today, would, it is believed, pay on the im:cstment from its inception, because of the very novelty of the scheme to say nothing of the convenience, utility and advantages in prices, made possible to an by the concentrating of such varied comlllodities under one roof. Only systematic, well organized and broad-gallge enter-prises of this kind are ·worth "\vhi1ein Mexico today. From the prevailing style of smajl shops in vogue in that cOlllltry as in Europe, ior many years past, the "ticllda" or Mexican store, particularly in the capital city, has evolved into mag- 35 WELL PLACED MIRRORS. Are of Splendid Effect in Room Decoration if Properly Located. A we.11-pl:l.cedminor has the effect of a pool of water in a garden; it makes reflections, and a pleasant spot upon which the eyes may rest. In a dark corner a mirror is nearly equal to a window-provided it reflects a bright portion of the room, says Pictorial Reviev·l. Tn olden times the distinction between a mirror and a looking-glass was clearly defined. The glass was purely personal, and had no place oLltside of the bed chamber. The mirror belonged to the parlor or the dining room, and was chosen to accord with the woodwork of the room. The most beautiful of these articles was the mantel mirror, which is now reproduced in many modern homes, but in few houses does it hav<:. the old-time character. In the old days a pair of candlesticks and two tall India vases were frequently the only ornaments on the mantlepiece. 'Vhat housewife today has the courage to place only fOt'r things on her mantle-piece? In new hOllses the built-in m"antel-mirror is seldom used. \'Then it is empJoyerl, it is sunk in a plain band of wood like Thomas Madden, Son & Co., Indianapolis. nifice11t proportions, and beautiful goods artistically displayed, prevail ever:n·vhere, while the ;;settling" for these wares formes a harmony which the rather aesthetic ),1exic.an desires, and once intrOduced, will in futmc demand wherever he pur-chases_ Not only in the larger capitals wOllld American depart-ment stores be successful, but in the smaller and more remote towns, as well. There is hardly a section or district of the republic that is now free from American invasion, and while the American asstiredly can be counted on for his patronage from tbe first, there is no doubt that, even in far remo\'ed districts, ,vere the experiment tried, the Mexican customer would prove quite as insistent upon pllrchasing American goods, as long as quality, price and selection of articles are adapted to the needs aDd general financial condition of the people. Arrest of Robbers of Peoria Firms Effected. The Day Furniture & Carpet C01l1pan:yand the John Gate-ly company of Peoria, TlL have heen defrauded out of la,ge ~mms of mone)" hy a gang of robbers, who 8.1soextended their operations to the cOLlntry round about Peroria. A large quantity of fnrnitnre was bought from the above mentioned firms and shipped to Missouri nnder a false name. The goods have beell located and the arrest of three men who are Chestel- and \Vain Crow and A. D. Sh<-lpely has been effected Luce Furniture Company, Grand Rapids. the trim of the room. The few articles used should be chosen with care. A clock of plain design, if it is going, is a sensible thing to have. If it does not keep titp.e it is the most useless thing in the house, and should not be placed where it is a constant delusion. Place it on the mantlepiece and so near the glass that the back is not reAected. A pair of candlesticks and a pottery bowl of flowers;~something for matches., if there 1S a nre-place, or if the sticks hold candles-and nothing more is needed. The bowl ma~/ cost 50 cents or $IO.OO, the candlesticks may be of brass or of silver, inherited from a great grandmother, but the rule holds good. \Vith such an arrangement you cannot go astray. If the mantlepiece has no mirror do not add one. Decide what yon wish the mirror to reAect, and hang it a.ccordingly. The room may be deficient in sunshine; place the mirror where it will catch the reflected light. Or the room may have a charming vIew from one window; duplicate the view in the mirror. Last Year the Best. The Retting Furnitme Company have closed the and most sllcce~sft1l year's business in their history. show rooms will he opened January lirst, and the for the coming season will be larger and finer than seasons. :rviany new features will be shown, largest Their di?play in past 36 COOKING BOXES AS KITCHEN FURNITURE. Housekeeping Schools to Take Them Up. The Frankfurter Zeitt111g reports that, in COllnC~'1 ion with the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the German Cninu for Assisting the Poor, the \Vomen's lInion of Haden pT()\'ided for an exhibition of cooking boxes. Tn recent yC<l1":-: mudl attentiOll has been given by mallufacturers to thi.~ lJt'\\" and llseful article of kitchen fmuiturc. Instead of bcil1~ made en-tirely of wood, cork and hard paper are now also heing used. :\'loreover, felt and fcathers are laking the place of "wood wool" for upholstering the boxes, and the ('()ver:-:- of the enameled pots arc made more air-tight than fonncrly )Jll-rnerotls manufacturers have produced mOTe or 'Ies., re;nark-able "self-cookers," and inventors arc still <It work. On the occasion mentioned above a Karlsn!he lady exhibited an unusually large box, equaling <l range ill its completeness and containing pots of c\'cry imagillaLle size and variety. Furthermore, thc Baden \\':ornel1'~ Union (Frauen-Verein) has published a cookbook explaining fully the use of the box and giving" a large number of tempting receipts. Of course the food is thoroughly heated by means of fire before the pots are transferred to the cooking box, ·where they continue to siml11er for hours. The lHocess is particularly good for those kin(ls of foods \vhich require 510\,,,' development, such as .soups, boiled meats. legumes. vegetables of the cabbage family, rice and some sons of ptlddings. From the catalogue of the Nelson·Matter Furniture Complllly, r.rar;d Ra,pids. The value of the cooking hox to the poor is scH-cyi(1t'nt, and a skillful workman can ycry ea;;;ily adapt fill' Ill(' p'.~rpo~e any good box, lining: it with "wood wool," or any g:OO([ tlUlI conductor of heaL and carefully fitting in Ol"(lir,;<~'Y poto;. ln Norway the cooking box is a.lready \'cry c:\:tcllsively used, but in Germany it has been fOllnd much more difficlllt to interest working women in this ne\\' iriel1d. r.or many years the Grnlld Duchess of 'Raden has heen doing her utmost to induce people of nJJ classes to exprrinH'I",t with a \'cr:r simple sort of cooking box, and on her jOllrncys she \1sual1y takes one with her for the pllrp,)s(' of practically demonstrating its llsdnlness by distril)11'il'f~ warm food Tn spitc, however, of this propaganda. ",hidl is heing made throughout the cOl'ntry hy Jlhilan(hr()fli~t~, the rbult ,al111ot yet be said to be Yl'ry encouraging, for whate\'er is ne,\' and simple is sttre to be opposcd by prejudice. l\lost women, especially tbose who arc nnedllcated, do not comprehend the natural law of bad heat couductors, regarding it as lInllatural and incredible that the ~ame feathers and thick woolen materials \\'hich imprison the heat of onr bodies in 'Yinter and rhus keep us warm arc likewise capable of preventing the escape of heat stored up in food by previous exposure to fire. No one is more cOllservative than a cook. Accordingly, in order to ob\·iute prejuclice by familariz-ing the rising- generation with the advantages to be gained in this way, many German women's cillbs arc no\v providing cooking boxes for use in their housekeeping schools. New Ideas in Home Decorations. Tn Hoor coverings the gllady Horal design \vith Cupid decoration, thc immense floral medallion effects, which at one time appeared in sotTle of the hllest WC<lves, have given place to more stlbdlled and morc artistic colorings and designs, Turkish patterns, if one wants something striking and fnll of color, arC' favored. \vhile in many of the other floor coverings the softer, lighter tones prevail in decidedly con-ventional design. Popular taste is beginning to recognize the beanty of soft and harmonious coloring-s as distinguished from the showy effects \\'hich erstwhile held almost l111dis- 1Jllted s""ay, It is rehrkabJc to note tbe improvement in taste which has resulted from the widespread '\1iscLlssions as to art in the home." Onc d()(:s not mean to assert that all such discussions have been fruitflll in the right \'\'ay. CnfOrlUll<ltely an Immense amount of misinformation has been disseminated the the bev.rildered readers have been led into many wild vag-aries in the line of interior decoratioll hy the deluding ;;will-o'-the-wisp" guides, One wTiter fcelillgly and earnestly states in her talk to yOt1Ilg house-keepers that ';the careful lnistress of a house will see that the mattress on her hed is turned once a week." Picture it, think of it, the state of a mattress turned and aired once a week The home decorative fad was exploited some years ago h:y a series of ridiculous instructions as to the manner in which ,harming- lamps made of old pieces of st()\'e pipe and ~et with h'\veled effects might be cvolved by following the instructions laid own in articles descriptive of home work. One was told how to fashion an exquisite lounge from alrl barrels covered \vith brocade and fitted with mahog"any feet. Tt is always necessary to 11se ju([gmcnt and discrimination in these matters. It is not surprising that many fail to see l11e nice distinction between the fashions which are just the right things in the right place and the modes which border Oil the eccentric. Art does cot mean an y·thing and every-thillg novel and bizarre. In the matter of bouse furnishings the artistic colorings are decidedly in evidence. The amount ()f violet, dull b111e and soft green. the i:~determinate shades \\·hidl blend and shift and chang-e with the changing- light, ,He eVl'rywhere on display. The patterns arc curious; one thinks instinctively of pre-Raphaelities, of Dame Gabriel Rc,sctti's "nlesse(l Damosd" and of all the quaint and cttriOU5 medieval effects of -Rower and leaf and arahesque. Carpets, draperies, w,dl papers and upholstcry Roods all show the ait Illny('ment in these extreme and l,eal1tiful colorings, bnt as yet the majority are not qnite ready to accept these decided illn()Tation~ 011 the old styles.--Cilicago Chronicle. Box Car Merchants. In the nonlnvestern sLues hox car merchants do a thri\·ing husiness. The merchant makes his appearance in a community nlld take!" orders for various kinds of goods sufficient tn fill a car, which he purchases of the jobbing hOl1ses. Later he cleliv('t"s the goods and makes a hnnd-some profit. ha\-·ill'·~· 1'0 taxes, store rent :ll1d other expt'llS(:S incidental to the ITlercCLlltile l)llsiness to pay. ·~MI9fIIG7}N ESTABLISHED 1880 PUBLISHED BY MICHIGAN ARTISAN CO. ON THE 10TH AND 25TH OF EACH MONTH OFFICE-2;-20 LYON ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ENTERED AS MATTER 0 .. THE SECOND CL.o.SS Good feHovy'ship is often a cloak for hypocrisy. Until they accomplish it, the big stick. Seeing an imitation teaches the market buyers how to appreciate a really good thing. The designer who spare no pains in the preparation of a line is considered a genius. 1tan wants but little when the mercury in the thennomc-ter of a furniture exposition to\,,711bUs below zero. By the excuses he does not have to make, the successful salesman is known. The man ""ho saves a part of his earnings lives ·without worry. Government is considering the advisability of issuing 98 cent bargain dollar bills. to encourage shopping by mail. That hired feeling is felt by the gates-men who have re-newed contracts with their employers for the coming year. Designers do a lot of boasting, but salesmen fill the order books. Until he retires from the road, the old salesman neyer knows hovi' hard life can he. A position is "accepted" when a man has succeeded in his efforts to fmd a job. These things a salesman should keep: A clean, civil tongue, an llntaillted breath. and a good appearance. To sell well dealers must buy \vel1. To buy well dealers must go to the furniture expositions. The market buyer is like the early bird that catches the worm. He has the pick of the best things offered. The only difference between a manufacturer and a travel-ling salesman is that the latter may get rich and the former die in an almshouse. It is surmised that the wonderful :vIr. Bmbank. of Cali-fornia, may cross varie.ties of ,"vood, and prodlKe a new species of timber that "vill not warp or check. History records the fact that George \Vashington never told a lie, but it should be remembered that George was a warrior and a statesman, and never a traveling salesman. Sa1esmen shol1ld remember there are moments when the buyer wishes to be alone. There may be moments, too, when he needs a loan. 37 Buyers of house furnishillg goods wil find the expositions as complete as ever in the past. Trading stamps are still used but not to the great extent they have been. "Vv c sell it ror less," is the motto 01: Stewart Brothers, of Columbus, Ohio. Would not "·we sell it for a profit," serve lheir purposes equally as well? The Sargent ),I[anufacturing company have prepared a very showy line of parlor desks, hall stands, chiffoniers, ward-robes and b8chelors' cabinets for the spring season of trade. Samples will be found on sale in Grand Rapids. Several enterprising manufacturers of Chicago, purpose sharing the expense of sending a man to Japan to teach the natives how to use furniture, in the expectancy that a market may be created for bedsteads, chairs, cellarettes, and other things "the J aps do not use. Traveling salesmen will spend the coming month at the expositions, Utying up" the best things in the lines they rep-resent ·with the market buyers. vVhen they go "on the road" in Fehruary they ''''ill, as usual, offer the stay-at-home buy-ers the odds and euds that may be left. The prediction published in these columns several weeks ago that the movement inaguaraled by the manufacturers of cheap furnitttre to withdraw from the exposition towns would fail, has been fUlftlled. One of the leaders in the movement was first to adandon it. "T'was ever thus," etc. \Vhell the buyers come to Grand Rapids in January they ,viII learn that retailing in the exposition buildings is no longer carried on. "Phil." Klingman has moved his retail stock fr0111 the big building to the annex which will be devoted to the retailing of furniture hereafter. Former tenants of the annex have t8.ken spaces in the big building. The Shepard block and the Pythian Temple will be used for wholesale purposes hereafter, while the Blodgett will be as it has ever been, used for wholesale purposes. Yon Sternberg's Historical Furniture. \Vhen he retLlTned to \Vashington recently Ambassador Van Sternberg brought a complete suite of drawing-room fnrnitllre that had adorned the rooms occupied by Napoleon in Leipsic. These treasures were bequeathed to the am-bassador by a relative whose grandfather had owned the place where the Corsican elected to abide. The furniture is ancient Flemish and in the tapestry are woven mythological designs. The frames bear a gold design. A desk at which Napoleon wrote vigorous messages is part of the legacy. A Paying Occupation. She was proudly telling her friends down on the East Side of her husband's fine new job and how much he was making. "And \'v·hat is he doing?" curiously asked one of the group. "He's boring wormholes ill antique furniture over here in Fourth avenue and he's got all he cando," was the re-sponse. Bachelors' Hall. The floors above the Mead Furniture cnmpany's store, in Rockford, 111.,will be furnished by Mr. Mead and used for a "bachelors' hall." There will be twenty suites of rooms, all elaborately fLtrnished, to harmonize with the woodwork, in weathered and :rvlission fl1rnitme. Mr. Mead has made a new depart me which other furniture men would do well to follow. 38 Competition In Trade. Pra.ctical Suggestions for the Retailer. Competition is primarily a searcher (jllt of 1'esonTees, and shows a man-if he studies the inside as \,vell as the Olltside of his business-how strong he is, which is another way of saying, how well he has his market in hall(1. Competition may be general, affectillg an entire business; Of special. affecting only a branch of a business. Genera! cOlllpetition applies to what is called a single produce bllsiness such as iron or beer, while a mixed product business is exemplified From the line of the Luce Furnitule Company, Grand Rapids. by dry goods, where the values of raw materials and of flllish goods may be widely variable. Competition has its origin and development in the s011nd-est of /)l1."ines:; principles; a larger market is \1'onh paying for. \',then you sacrillce a portiol! of your pront margin ill order to secure a certain customer, or a certain territory, all(l make the sacrifice 'with your eyes opcn, you are playing· a l;twflll Manufactured hy Posselius Brothers MlI.llufacturing: Compa11Y, Delloit. game. Rut to make it a sOllnd game, the pllrchasing' pov,:er thus securcd mllst be permalH'nt "lld m~ht pay a \\'flrking profit at the timc. For the 111an who hands on'r all of his profit Ior the market, i;;, walking il1to a hlind ,dley. no rnatrcr how grand and glorious his total sale,; may be. :\Ioney may win by mere bellk. Imt sl:ch yictori(·,; are few in 11u111ber alHl of short duration The cl1t-thro'lt CCllnpet;tnr the reckless. hlind-staggered, t~l1edllc,ted man. who dcorgallizes tt'l',e \·:t1ues by pt>ihing his false \veight;; into the public price lists, is nuking far rnOre trouble for himself than for others, pro- Yided that the "others" have brains--and patience. The problems of competitioll divide naturally into anti-thetical phases. \\"hcn and ho\',: to exert it; "\\'hen and how t'.1 meet it. Tn a single product bnsiness, competition ""cts its own date and pace with merciless, clarity. "\-\ie mllst sell goods Or shut down the plant." It is better to trim the marglll clown to the quick and keep going, than to shut down. and let fixed charges show an actual loss. A mixed product business is different. Competition is rarely exerted or felt all along the line. One class of g'oods may ~he cansing competition. a second meeting it, \'lhi}C the remainder stands level. and supplies the sinews of war. \Vhen there is a particular class of purchasers, or a terri-tor: r of large purchasing power, wJ]ich is desirable, a reduc-tion of prices may be good policy, afLer the salesmen and the advertising rnen have failed Again, if fixed charges run hig·h. it is better. as already mentioned, to rUIl at 10\-';' profits or none tban to shtlt down and feel a loss. Competition may be lore ed, and to some degree met, by Manufactured by Century Furniture Cornp~ll1Y,Grano Rapids. the rai:-.ing of (juality, instead of through the actual cl1tting of prices. The results of tbis policy, hC)l,.vever disappoillting at rirsL will ce sound in the conclusion, T heard a manufac-turer of valves say': "\Ve never attempt to meet competition: wc force competitio!l to meet us-if we can." Of C01JfS(' the cheap goods salesman call say tbe same. lint T am not praising the selltence :;(1 much as the position. It's hard to attack a man who is beyond the range of your guns. \~/hen you have ·won the vantage ground of high quality, spare no expense to maintain it. The money cannot be better invested, and any neglect of your standard is both an active and poten-tial. loss. Scaling of prices is common property, hut quality is a business asset whose value sho111d never he jugg"ied with: it is better to abandon it altogether. Competition may be expected withotlt making a change in quality or price, simply by extending the salesmen's lines of attack or by advertising. In these cases retaliation of some sort may be reasonably expected. Reore putting forward any competitive forces it lS important to he informed of the methods and resources of the enemy. \Ve should study not only our necessities but his opportunities. Careful reading of the trade journals and scanning the market prices, will reveal the conditions that are general and to some degree local. For other information-- the traveling salesmen, the purchasing agent <lnd the adver-tising sections of trade publications. l\leeting competition demands again accurate and com-prehensive information of your o\vn business health and that of your opponents. The -first question, and by long odds the most important is-shall the competition be met? For I wish to emphasize the point that to accept eve~y competi-tive gauntlet that may he thrOvYrI into the Tace, 1S business hysteria, \\/hen your friend the enemy, puts a ntW pTice OD the market which thrcatel1S to affect your sales, try to fmu 39 who knows what be is doing, and deliberately sacrifices his prol-i.ts on one tine of goods, that he may find a larger market for a remaindcr. He reduces his policy to a formula, Class A of his business, nets 10 per cent. and forms one-sixth of his sales. He forfeits the 10 per cent. and sells Class A at cost, with the intention of expanding his general sales until the total is, say, one-third greater than before. The results more than offset the loss on the si"th, and at any rate his name and trademark cover a larger area, This sort of competition may have good or serious results. As a per-manent policy it may be held as bad, but as a sharp aggres-sive dash it has sOme reason behind it. \Vben competitive retaliation has demoralized the market the remedy is usually foul1din a "pooL" The pool is an agreement between manufacturers, or jobbers, or both, to maintain specified minimum prices. A pool is designated to regulate competition within rational lines, and to put the cut-throat ma111J£acturer at a disadvantage. These aims are good ones and the effect of a pool is generally good. It is true that these agreements have their abuses like any other form of organization, but too much form is generally a better evil than entiw. '3bse,n~e.of form, A form of competition that is irritating is the -cutting of prices by a member of the pool: treachery to the agreement. At present there seems to be no good remedy. Enormous fines are written in the contract-one seldom hears of their being imposed. The writer ,vould suggest that the penalties Atllle Hatheway's Bed, Stratford"oll.Avon, England. out whether thc new figure represellts a true vall:e to him. If it does, you must meet it. or shift your position, 01· lose ground. I[ the nc,,\, price is all a false basis, you may both lose, but his loss is the worse; let him lose it. There is a maxim in the game of these, which is perti-nent: "A weak attack may be ignored, but a really strong one cannot be." \Vhcn price cutting comes from the ignorant mClnufac-turer, who is frightened by variations in sales volumes, and has no records of his losses-ignore his c0111petition. He is like the yellow dog that barks fro111behind a fcnce; annoying of course, but he must simply be endured. There is itl\'ar-iahly a ·weak spot in the ',,",cakman's attack, which is revealed to a little scrutiny. Some of the business he secures yOU can probably afford to lose. Very different from this. is the strong attack of a man be changed to temporary abstinence from all sales of the article or substance which was sold at the unfair price. Evi-dence would be no easier to secure, but the experience of a single conviction would he far more impressive than a fine. A pool, to be effective, must concentrate enough capital to give attacking power. A manufacturer who prefers to remain outside the circle of formal agreement will often abide by the pool prices merely to avoid the appearance of direct antagonism. 1\ sudden change in prices may be due to radical changes in 111al1ufacturing methods, as when a lead-ing manufacturer discovers a new source of power, a cheaper raw material, invents a new machine, or the like, This is the strongest form of attack if such a term be applicable, for it is final, and action of some sort is impera-tive. You must meet the new conditions of manufacture, if you intelHI to meet the price. Should the change in eqllip- 40 ment demanc] 11lorc capital lhan YOll can c\J'l,rol. a])alHlcl11 the fjeld. for in tryin,Q" to hold YOllr market on a kniie edge oi profit, yOll are playillg it lost g-;lmc. One of the nllest Lest" or judgment i" to ];:IH1\\- \\"heu yOLl are beaten before it )J ap]I(, 1).";'. Lool, at the U:O.--j ;J1Jd jJJ(!em-nities you save. The injunction that wcwlc\ seem to ('on'r the lllost gr'-H1l1d Manufactured by Valentine-Sea\'er (:ompanr, Chicago, Ill. is-do not compete for mere vOln1l1C of sales, Profih, of ('.Ollrse, depend 11P011 volume as \yell :Lei rate. and the an10111lL af goods sold can n<;\"er he oFcr!ookcd, but when the rilte of profit declines as the salcs iucrcase. 8 little study is needed along tbe lines of penile investment of capitaL It's ,j poor boat that is all engine and no rudder III order to truly COlllpete in a mixed business, a man "hOllkl knO\y the rate of protit on each class of goods. The perccntage of gain on tbe year';; business 5gntcd ill bulk ic; 110 indication of the real resources or defects. \\Then we kn(i\\' which lines of manufactures or of sale:" arc strong. :111:1 which :Ire weak, we :11'1.' ill a po,:;ition to organize for hetter results. Dellnite information rllllst precede defillite policy. COlllpetition that in"i,-' !In:'s tll<:' violation of any broad busi- "('ss principle must ultimately prove to he UllSOllllCLhowever im·iting the immediate returns may seem. And this rule works both \VdyS. A.l1 attack all prices that lIaS 110t business principle. no clear policy. hehind it, shonld be ignored entirely if \\·ea],;. allc1 :l\"oided as cheaply as possible, if strong. It may draw bluod, llllt La meet it as an equal would be 11carsighted. Udell \VOIb. Indianapolis, Ind. And one last \Yord. \Vhcn you really knovv your resources of price and qllality, and have the market conditions in band, don't let the bl1yer-larg"e or small-bull doze you into a non-llw5table margin by telling you what other sellers ean do. The question for you to decide is your own limit. If other men can sell the same quality at a lower price than is reason-able to yOll, the field is theirs, and your wisest course is to abandon it. Tlvice in his career, ha:-; tbe writer been placed so as to see the cards of the pmchasing agent, and has studied at close range the 'workings of the game. He has seen sellers cleverly mi"lcd regarding the "oiher man's" prices; he has seell the order given to the highest bidder; he has often seell single bidders frightened by mere bluff into reducing a reasonable price. He has also seen \",hat he lW"i,'Cr failed to admire-men who klle~ ....exactly where they stood, and who, when urged to retreat past the proGt line, refused lo be driven from their intrenchments. Lost the sale ( ,"Veil, not al" .·.a.ys, but tllat isn't the point. \\'hich is hettel', to lose the sale, or to gain Ihe saic, and then lose? A car loaded with furniture for the new Federal building in Salt Lake City has been lost in transit from Chicago. There arc no bills of lading and that adds to the difficulty. If the \\' abash system of tracking freight cars by telegraph were universally adopted, it \vould be round of great benefit both for the shippers of goods a11(1the railroa(l:; also. EVANSVILLE Evansville, Ind" Dec. 25th, 1905. EvansvilJe, the hustling, bustling furntbJre city of the South, true to its reptltation, is veritably a beehive of in-dustry these days. Reports from all manufacturers go to show that every plant is <:Toweledto the hrlm with business, and that there will be no cessation at least before the opening of the New Year, 1906. \Vith a ne\'l/ line of goods for the n~xt year, and the big ft1sh which is on to get their goods, it is doubtful if this city has ever had a more active period in the history of the fLuniture business. A meeting of the Hardwood l1a1nlfact\.\i.'"ers'Association of the United States, was held in this city, Dec. 6th, at 1:3° p. m. Headquarters were established at the St. George Ho-tel, and from 50 to 75 memh(',rs of the association. \vere in attendance. Among all of the fllrniture factories of Evansville, there is none which has a greater demand made upon itf, output at tbis writing", tbal1 the Karges r"urniture com-pany. The Karges line is one of the most popular in the Manufactured by Thomas Madden, Son & Co. Indianapolis. furniture field to-day, and the. plant tS having its capacity taxed to hustle out the goods. The Globe Furniture company will make a notable addi-tion to their big line of sideboards, buffets, chamher suites and odd beds, dming the coming year. The ne\-", depart-ment will be a strong line of hall trees. The Globe is hav-ing a big trade from all sections-the Soutll being espec~al1y noticeable in the demand. The Bockstege Furniture company manufacturers of the "Superior" line of extension, parlor and Ehrary tables, is an-other one of the notable examples among the factories of this city, which is having a big rush of orders. All sections of the country are equally urgent in their demands for the Bockstege goods, although rVlanager Jourdan states that the South woke up a little late on aceOllnt of the yellow fever epidemic. The Bochtege company \.",ill also make a note- 41 worthy addition to their line, the new department being a line of dressing tables in quartered oak. The Evansville 1.fetal Bed company are ahead of last year in the volume of business done, says Treasurer Wm. A. Koch, and plans are being- made by him to not only add a new departrnent immediately of cribs, but also a number of new departments are to be added in the nea.T future. The line of the Evansville J\.fetal Bed company will be strengthen-ed throughout, maki.ng the goods of a higher class than ever before. The plant of this company is one of the larg-est and most substantial of its kind, being 400 x lOa, con-crete floors find steel trusses having been put in in the erection of this excellent plant. The Rosse Furnitnre company, one of the sturdy and younger industrial plants of Evansville, is setting a pace in the fnrnitme business that would do high credit to a veteran. Trade is pouring in for the Bosse from all over the East, thevVest and the South. This company is managed by Ed- \"iard Ploeger, Secretary and Treasurer, and a very sub-stantial line of wRrdrobes. safes, and kitchen cabinets is being ltlannfactltred. The famous line of Eli folding beds, manufactured by Eli D. 1\'Tiller& company, are having a big demand in all sec-tions of the United States. "Business is very good," said IVlanag-er ::vriller. An exhibit of the Eli folding beds will be shown the coming January season in Chicago, at the Century Furniture Company. Grand Rapids. l\hnufacturers' Exhibition Building, 13I9 rvIichigan Avenue, on the 6th floor, and l\dr. Miller will, himself, take personal chaI"ge of tlle dispby. This means that this line with all of its strong qualities and features. will be set forth in most advantageous terms, and that a goodly number of orders will be the reslllt. The Evansville Furniture company is another one of the big plants here that is taxed to the utmost to get out the goods for the tnde which is coming with a rush from the East and the \Vest, as "well as the South. Vice President Gus. A, Nonweiler, says the company are putting out a new department in chiffoniers made in oak Sixteen patterns 42 \"\'111 he ShOWll. The company \\-i!1 11a\-e all ('"hibit d\l1"il1!2: the January scaS'-'l1 at 1,119 ~\IiclJigal1 :\n:1111(:, .\hllL:fac-wTers · Exhibition Huilding. l\tanager R. A. Reitz, of The Standard Chair company. reports his company afC having good trade at the prc;;cllt time, the demand heitl;?: geucral ior tbe Standard goods. The \leta1 FurnitllTc company, capital stock $25,000 is one of the latest fnrniturc industries organized in this city, and work i5 nO\V being rllshed Ol) a big f::lctory that is being pllt up on the Belt Line. The size of the bunTy is 11".1 be 100 x 2iO; 60 feet being two stories ill height. ;lIHI the balance, onc story. The plant is to be completed by the :"i;'st of February, 'Oh, and a medium grade oi metal beds, chairs, center stands and cb.ycnports, ..v..ill he mal1l1factllred. Tt is intended to ..y.ork this line l1p into the better grades. eventu-ally. The erectioE of this plant hegan the middle of 1<1"t October. The ()ft-~cers of the company arc "s follows: Presi(lent, ja('oh Cadden; Vice Presidel1t, \Villiam Frank; Secretary-Treasurer ~t1l(1 General ?-Janager. Joseph LLnthol-ome; Sl1perintenclent, John Ym11lg. The Specialty Furniture cllrnpany report trade very g'()I)(L and ail exhibit of their line will be shown at St. J .Iluii'i ill Jall118ry, ScheJosky & company, m<lnl1Tactnrers of extensi011, kitchen and restaurant tab1cs, "''''!lo werc dela)'ecl for al;n;.'l a mOllth ill wood, cane alld co1ibJer .~eats. ?danager E. K, Smith al-so states they are having heavy runs on their fancy and six dollar rockers. T!le Indiana Fllrniture company, manufacturers of cllamber snite:', \'.-ar(lrobes, exb:::nsion tables, canopy suites, kitchen ;.;aies. etc., are ha\-ing: an excellent tradc---principally in the r::outll- -Hates Prcsident A/cuke. The company gets out a I1nv line (Ii winners in J\'Iarcb. ThE: Evansville Rook Cace & Table company expected to bave their new ~dditi0n completed hy January 1st. Thcsize (If the addition is nfty by ninety and the old plant the same, ;.;,) that the entire plant will he one hundred by oue hundred eight)·. Supl. H. ~\r.Hall says the line will be comprised of alj(lllt eight suites oi dining roOI11 fmniture in golden oak al1d wcathered oak. and early English, silver gray a.nd imita-tion rnahogan:y; also aboLlt twenty patterns of dining tables in all the popular nni:shes. The Eyansville Desk company are planning· the erection of all audition to their plant next spring. :\Janager \V. M. Ellci'i states the size of the ne\\, addition ..v..ill be 50 x 112, tbe same size as that of the present plant. The company is having a large g-eneral trade, the bulk of the !lusincs,s coming from th~ East and South. The :Fellwock Roll & Panel company, ma11l1factllrers of '"Rei; ;1;~~"n,~iIL:P \relleered RolL,;; and Plural Ply Panels fot' Drawing Room Eatoll Hail (re~idellce Duke of \V~stmifjster,l Cht's!er, England on acconnt (If their $-1-,000 lire ('arly in Octubcr last. art now working alnn~ ag,lin qllite ::;ll100Lh~y. tbe patrl\lb fit of Schelosky & CIJl11p.'111Y. ;"Irc showing an admir;"lhl<.: de-gree of patience in allowing- ,helli t(l gCl lIeH thei1- g·'P,r!c' llcot- \ovithstaudillg- this delay. \1r. Anhnr Kid~p;nrick, head ()f the Grand Rapids School of Furniture Dc"ig·nillg:. 3-1-2-.::;--1-3HnLlscmall hlclI:k, (~ratld Rapids, i\Jjch .. 1-isitcclEI'<ln,q"ille XO\ 27th and 28th. :lnd as a resnlt, a nnl1lber ot the furniture \\-u1"kers (l{FV<llls\"ille enrolled themselves as pl\pils of thii'i sclloul "\11'. Kirk-patrick states that the metlwds of the Crewel R;1pids sc]lool of teaching furniture dC'signillg" by mail. arc wholl:y hy plates. explanalor:y in themselves, althollgh illSlructinlls afe scnt with crl:dt plate, making the course ;1 most complete and practical onc The lessons start witb the I-cry simplest kind or a piece of furniture th8t cOl',ld he j)nt on paper. and carries t1\!~ stlldellt ill a practical K:t}· tl1r<il1gh tilt' CUllJplctc course. giying- him more difliclllt drawings as 11(: a(lI·a11c('s. The E. L. Smith Cbair com0:1ny ,lrc ha ....ing an e:\.lr;\ilHli-nary demand inJfJ1 the triH:C (111 their 1i!1~' (if cl1ild\ rh'!ir...; all puq)():"c,:; ll::ln~ orders enough ahead at this writing to J,;cep them busy 111ltil Fehru<1.ry r, says Secrctrl:ry-TreaSllrer P. n Fe:l work. The Hohenstein & Hartllletz l'urnitl1re company, m;tnL1- iacturers 01 parlor tables ancl music cabinets is one of the busiest of thc yOl1l1ger industrial furniture plants of Evans-ville .. \lr Hohenstein, \\"11f'11 "ee11 said his factory is crowd-ed 1.)(,)'011<1 its limit '\vith onlers ahead enough at the timc (If tllis \'.·Titing to keep things bumming until after January 1St. The present capacity is inadequate to meet the growing denVl11ds of lhe company's tr(l(lc. :\lanag-er H_ J. Lit.chtenfeld of the Buehner Chair cornj)any say" his factnry is h,n";ng all the husiness it can look after. The huli(lay trade he reports as nnnsllally large. The lllontbs of October and :Non~ml>er have brought an excellc:nt trade to the 1-:\'an5vi11e l1rnshVVorks, states -.\1a11- ager T-]c:drnal1. Besides a large local t.rade, this company is deyclopillg- (rHlsiderablc husincss in the South. Secrdary-Treasl'rc:r JohnA. Seilz of the Evansville Fold-ing }',ul cnrJJp?Il)', ~:pellt two weeks on a deer hunting trip in Mississippi the latter part of l\7ovember. Conrad l-l aase is on{~of the oldest manufactmers of couch-es, lounges and mattresses in this section of the United States, and is having a hig s11ce of the trade in his par-ticular department of the furniture field. \Villiam p, Keeney, manufacturers agent\ returned recently to Evansville from an extended trip through the south. "I returned on the 25th and 'wound up my year, and so will stay at home until 1 go to the exposition in Grand Rapids and Chicago in J al1uary. The fall season has been exceptionally good, notwithstandi11g the yellow fever in the south, which, of course, did a lot of damage to trade. The trade since July 1st with me has been fine; about as good as. I ever had. The business was dull in New Orleans up to November 1st you mig-ht say, owing to qtl<uantines wh1('h did ten times more damage to the trade than the yellcn\' fever itself. But everybody has been busy there slnce thell. All PosseliUl> Brothers Mll.ll\\facturil1g Com])ally, Detroit. Juring the fever the real estate in that city was rapidly advancing and no city I know of has been 50 prosperous in that line of business. Fortunately, some furniture men were in that line of business and made 10rtunes." "The high price of cotton has been a blessing to the soutb, as the producer derived more benefit this year tha11 ever before from his crop. The crop in A..rkansas and north and east Texas and nortb Louisiana is very short--the worst in years, so that a whole lot will suffer same. I look for cotton to go still higher. I consider the prospect for next season good, and hope we may find it so. The 8dvance III prices is coming at the right time to begin the year with. Co~operative Englishmen. Nothing ever devised has been of such enormous benefit to the workillg people of England as co-operation in mer-chandising, according to Charles Edward Rnssel1. In cert,dn ways and tip to a certain limit it has transformed life. Often it has made jnst the d1fference behveen hope and despair. ~loreoYer. it has been of incalculable social as \vell as in-du;; trial significance. The store has heen evcry\'\;here a meet-ing place where the melnbers came together, discussed ways of improvement, learned something worth \vhile, and felt for the first time the democratotc inspiration. The great im-pulse of a cornman canse and a high aim has been a boon to minds and morals. It has inculcated thrift, it has tended to break clown a little the iron barriers of caste, it has pro-duced better homes, gre8ter comfort, amI h(lj}-pier lives. Trouble Over a Factory at St. johns. The circuit court judge bas stopped the payment by the city to the S1. Johns, OHich.) Table c<nnpany, for the real estate and buildings of the company which the city agreed to buy. The company has closed and partially dismantled its factory and moved to Cadillac. The townspeople had in-vested ~25,ooo in the bnsiness in 1892 and never received any-thing ill return. The plant has been offered for sale or rent by the city. 43 Yeager's Line of Novelties. The Yeager Fl1rniture company of Allentown, Pa., will be in the markets in ]anl1ary with a new and varied line of upholstered novelties. They have retained only the best of their old patterns and added a great many new, such as Sheraton, Hepplewhite, Ch-ippendale and Colonial styles. There is also a strong edition to the medium priced goods in Mission style and a new feature is the line of upholstered rockers in oak, imitation and solid mahogany. Every pattern is of different design alld prices range from medium to the better grade. The line will he hereafter permanently shown in New York City at their warerooms Nos. 333 to 341 Fotlrth avenue, second floor, corner 25th street, with Charles E. Zerfass in charge. J n Chicago the exhibit will be on the seventh 1~oor Manufacturers' Exhibition building. These two exhibits together wilt comprise twelve hundred and fifty patterns. The following salesmen will represent the company during the next year: E. P. Seipel, H. '\"ertheimer Jr .. and Chas. E. Zerfass in the east. ]. Swart Lee in the middle west, and George ¥l. Corley ill the south and coast. Messrs. Wertheimer and Seipel will be in Chicago until the 15th of January, after which their entire time will be devoted to the New York vvarerooms. \V. H. Yeager and J, E. Teall will be at Chicago, }Jr. Teall remail1ing throughout the entire period of the exposition and Mr. Yeager dividing hjs time between New York and Chicago. Berry Will Sell the Century and B. L. Marble Lines. L. D. Berry for twenty-three years Eastern representative of the _.VI ichigan Chair company \vill hereafter be the Eastern representative for the B. L. Marble Chair company. He will cover the l\Jetropolitan district and the principle towns of ).J'"ewEngland and south from New York as far as Wi".sh-ington. 1-Ir. Derry is also representative for the Century FurnIture company of GratHl Rapids in Eastern territory. August DiTks has pmchased the furniture. stock of r Ostermann & Son in Arlington, Minn. The name will be the Arl-ington Ftlrniture company. A new furniture store is that of M. Poet & Sons, located in Altoona, Fa. The se11ior member of the firm, Michael Poct, has been a cabinet maker for thirty years. ADVERTISING HINTS FOR RETAIL BUSINESS MEN. William D. Mcjunkin Shows the Wisdom and Profit of Keeping Oneself in the Public Eye, Have yOu a ~olllp('tit()r? Advertise. Have you no COlll-petitor? Advertise. There is not a particle of difference, so hr as the neces-sity for advertising is concerned, between the merchant \vho is alone in his little town and the merchant who has one or more rivals. You may say: "f'ill the only merchant here. The folks all kno'\'\' mc. ThcY'1d;~ Ilowhere eJ"c to go." That last point is a fallacy-you n18Y or may 110t know it. If there is not a larger town near b.y \dlCre tho:'}' may he lured by the ag-grcssi\'e advertising- of some storekccper, therc is always your ri\"al--th(' big store of the large cit. How are you going to even things up with the big st.ores, their ternpting offers ant! low prices? Greatest Mercantilec Establishment In the World ,....,.---~,,"M--:,:w~nr~!"~ S.-,f\]ple Advertisement of Mail Order house. Only by pulling yourself together, getting OlJt of the 01d futs-and advertising. Advertising is selling goods-more good~. dun't lorj:!;ct that. Advertising will send those lazy stocks on the move. Advertise ·vigorowily, and :you'l! soon fint! that you must renew your stocks oftener and better. You are not there to snpply a demand merely, you are there to cr('ate a demand. You have 01lly to make the folks around ahoLit \\'3.nt a thing badly enough, and you \vill sell it to them, nen::r fear. "nut 1. have ;.\(I\·('rtised," you say, "and it doesn't do a bit of good--might as well have kept the 1l10ney'" Nonsense, there was never a hit (If real advertising that did not do good. But miJl(l yon, it must be rcal advertising. Probably you took a tlycr or twO in your local paper v..·.ith a doleful announcement that "John Jones carries a cornplcte line of dry goods, groceries, hardware, etc., etc." Heavens. man! the folks all know that already, and they \yondcr \\'hy 011 earth you spend good mOney telling them so. Kind of friendly deal with the editor, they suppose, and let it gu at that. Thri.t is not advertising-you may as well get rid of that notioll first as last. \dvertising is snrnetbilJg more liyc than t.hat. lust imagine yomsclf saying solemnl:y to [vIrs, Schneider. when she dnJjJs into your store: "::'Ifrs. Schneider, T carry a com-plete line of dr:y goods, groceries, bardv.'are, etc., etc." Can't you see .\[r5, Schneider smilin[4"? You 1l1,ly take jt for gr<1nted that ouly a live man can adn'rtise, and tllat every live man can advertise s(\ccess[ully. TIut you I1111St be on the outlook for opportunities for real advntising-, for the mcans of stirril1g Ull the neighbor-hood with hargains. You'll he astonished at the increased appetite for merch-andise ..v.hich the women will develop \,..h. en :yotl g:et into the way of making them v...a.nt tbing;:;. And the only way to make them want tbing:s is to show them a real good thing desperatel:y cheap. If yon' ...e. a lot or goods on your shelves that threaten to !'etlle do\vn there for life, get llP a bargain sale. ::'Ifake the .1rJnOllllccment of the sale in your local paper, or sC'nd it Ollt on hand bills, jf that way seems better to )fOll. Some <!(h-crtising men migbt advise yOIl to lJ]ay up the OnYour Heating Stove or Range Out on We,;t Washington !;treet i" the Store out or the High Rent D\stnct, where pftce and quaJily predominalt'. Von'! take our wore lor thl", bUI before making any purchase make It a poin' to take ~ trig ullough the Hlgh .Rent stare" fir", Make note" and carel III ob5en,JJhdIL". <trI'Q. 'hen comt to Ul>. You know we wa"uld not takt this stand i( '" e were not posnivdy ';:<t:rtain0,1 our 25 pet cenl. saved price. IS THIS CONVINCING? IT IS. IF YOU TRY. Another Sample. sak as a special purchase which yot! can afford to sell them at a ridiculously low price, etc. Don't do it. Be on the square with the folks and :rotl'll reap the bendit of it by and by. Of course, ,you don't neeu to say that the goods are 1l10111ding'on yom shelves or anything like that. You don't need to enlarge on your desire to get rid of them. JUSt get down to the root of the matter-here's a lot of ginghams that have first-rate '-lualities which yOll invite the goocl ladie:; of the neighborhood to enjoy at 2 cent~, less a :yard than they ever botlght them in their lives. YO\1'l1 lose by it? >J"onsel1sc, yOLl can't lose if yOll sell the ginghams quickly and win the good ,,,ill and confJdence of the ]:J.die:; by giving them ar'l astonishing bargain. That good \vill, that cnniidencc, is as g"ood as silver dollars in yot;[ bl1sinc::;.'"i. nc on the lookollt for goods to advertise. Take the interests of your customers as your OWl1. Don't be afraid that if yOll sell them g-oads cheap there won't he demand enollgh for the goods in which there is more profit for you, The farmers can afford to buy a-plenty and of the best. \Vhat ,you have to do is to keep your eyes peeled ior the 1hings that t.hey'll like if they're only hronght. hefore th\:':n. \-Vhat you have to do is to make them want them, and that is what advertising is for. But you may say: "1 don't know how to advertise in that way." \iVell, any man \\'ho has the intelligence to nm a store ha1:' the intelligence to write advertising of the right kind. Stick by the goods-never mind the grammar. Get the goodness of the goods 1nto your ad. and the lowness of price, and leave out all kinds of flourishes. And if you're not sati!-ified with your effort the editor will help yon out, or the schoolmaster or schoolma'am-only don't let them put down pretty phrases for you instead of business. You'll soon le~1T11the trick yourself if yOll watch how the big stores in the city advertise. Of course yOll can leave out the "frillings" and stick to plain facts. You'U notice that when these arc disconnted the ad_ just comes to this: "Here is an article which you want, an article which you'll be happier to possess, and it's ridiculously cheap. Under ordinary circumstances you would do vv-ithout this particular article, But at this price you can't do with-out it." Human nature is the same in the country as it is in the town. Stripping off certain conve'1tionalities, you reach the heart oi the woman who drives to YOLlr store with her eggs and butter for exchange jm;t in the same way that the 45 broidered frames in the drawing-rooms ~crve at once as ornaments and as protection against chill air drafts, which have a way of cH'.eping through space across the desirable places for the reading chair. Embroidered screens are not dear. When sprays of autumn-tinted Jap maples, and hanging branches of purple wistaria, or glimpses of landscape decorate a screen much depends on the workmanship, and if the material is silk, satin or cotton the price varies all thc way from $5 to $500. The black Jap and Chinese screens of black c.otton, with gold thread embroidery, in which storks and lotus play an important part, are dnrable and pretty, ranging from $4 ior a four-foot-high three-leaved screen to $5 for a five-foot one, and advancing by degrees. The bamboo frames are light and the convenient articles may be carried into the bedroom to shield a sleeper, or the screen may conceal a washstand or disturb a sleeper, or the screen may conceal a washstand or catch-all corner or a rest couch. The shops are selling good screens of weathered oak or dull green or crown frames, with some applied decoration, fQr $5 each. Other screens are covered with tapestry woven after the Gobelin pattern~ and faded colorings, or perhaps in brighter, happier tones in \Vattean colors and wreaths of roses and flowers. Nelson-Matter Furniture Company, Grand Rapids. city merchant reaches the woman who is driven to his store in -an antomobile. Bargains---that's the keynote of store advertising. Give the folks bargains; and give them real ones. Advertising will then pay YOl!o SCREENS ARE IN STYLE. Ware From Old Japan May Have Aided in Finding Sphere of U sefvlness. Screens are on the tiptop of fashion. T t may be a wave from old Jap~lll has bronght them to their proper sphere of usefulness. The 11igh-grade department stores arc showing processions of screens from the pretty boudoir shield to the emin(1)tly practical burlap!:> and artistically embroidered Japanese. \.Vhen Ollce a screen is taken into the it is difficult afterward to paTt \vith it. household intimacy The high art em- Silkoline and dainty rosebud dimities are prettiest for bedroom screel1s. "Vhen the shirred material loses freshness it may be washed and put in Illac.e again. A screen on which the covering is gay with roses is a decided ornament to a room and adds so much to the atmosphere of daintiness. Lawns and swisses and cnrtain fabrics in white wash materials with lln-ings of bhle and pink or violet cambrics are really more serviceable than they look. Advances in Prices Announced. Dealers are receiving notices from manufacturers tInt prices will be advanced Jan. I, from 10 to 20 per cent when new price list catalogues will be issued. "Flowered" Oak. The Eval1sville (Ind.) Furniture company will exhibit thei" famol1s "Flovl-'ered \Vhite Oak Goods," in the Manufacturer!s Exhihition Building, Chicago, during the mouth of Jannary. 46 Ten Years a Manufacturer. David E. Uhl. the proprietor of tlle Grand H.apids F2lIlCY Furniture Company, at the close of teu year.s' after his initia-tion into the bllsiness. illld" himself ill pos,;cssion of a large modern, well equipped ractory. and a large iinnl}' csrahli,:;llcd bl1siness. ::\1r. Uhl was a lJ(Jvice in the furniture trade ill lhe year- 1895, and rightly commencing in a small ,vay he mastcrct! the details of malll1factnre, ouyillg and selling, and the :~l1CCl.'SS achieved is due to his intelligence, his energy and his appli-cation to business. His Ene cOI1"i~ts of parlor desks, book-cases, writing tahles and music cabil1cts, and is shown ill the Rlodgett building, Grand Rapids. Will Show in the Pythian Temple. The Cahillet }fakers Company. of Gnuld Rapids. J):Jn: leased a large part of the second tloor, (somh hall) of t1lf" Pythian Temple. Grand Rapids, and will "hmr wore than twice as man:y pieces of fancy furniture as in Jnl)' last. Tho.: line is a fine one, eonsisling- as it docs, of p;.trlor and Iibrar:>" tables, music cabinets. book cases, sideboards. bllffets, china closets, serving tables and dining extenSIOn tables. Tbis cornpany uses choicest sclected woods. and ranks high in the maHer of design. \YOrbIlanship and finish. The doon or their show room wilt te opened ]alltwry 1. The stock of fnl'nilLire of the Koepp-:\Iueller f'nrllilure company in )'filwal\kce W;IS damaged to the exknt of $3.000 by a fire December T;.th. The 10ss is covered by insurance. Quaintness. \\'as attractivel.y interllli"l'i[ with hoth simple and formal effect;; ill the stately little parlor which an Englishwoman ftlrl1i.~hed l'or her drawing r00111. Her furniture was covered \\itll a pale pink and grei..'l1 brocade, and the rOO[11 paneled ill :t g-n'ell watered or moire paper bordered 0111 \"ith a nar-ru\\, Ilowcr bordering. The rug was one of the \"/iltons which came \vlthol\t pattern or border and which are so \\,O\·CI1 that they reqllirc only to be bonght in the required Icllglhs. having already tbe \vidths to make them adaptahle to any room, This also was selected ill a sort green which hlellcled \vitb the ftlrniture. The curtains were of the simple kind which fitted \vith the English habit of tlsing the dra\' .. -ing room windows as reading places and sl111ggcries Spencer & Barnes Company, Benton Harbor. for lhe doing of prelty afternoon needlework. They wcre of creamy Uluslin ,vitlt ribbon knot designs, the bowknots being woven in the green color. and \,,7cre simply made up with frills not unlike our idea of a bedroom curtain. The wbile marble mantel W8" disposed of by covering the &helf in pink moirc of the same shade as lhat in the brocade, the ends of the scarf bting pointed and allowed to hang down about half \Va:r and heing finished with a narrow pink fringe. The grate was kept open and in the perfect ready-to-light order known as being "laid.·" and even when fireless it drcw d bright tOllell to itself, A Gloomy Shade. Tntting stamps are of lnallY colors, but lhey have the saine general effect. They ma:y be yellow, purple or helio-trope. but they end by giving the merchant a particularl:y )1;loorny shade of bll1c.-Fx. The \VallbloolU Fl\rnitl1re company of St. Paul have been sued for $7,000 daJl1<1gc.~by George Smith, who was in-jured by a fall down the elevator shaft. 47 THROUGH determined efforts ro icrce prices downward, we are proving our fiddlty to tbe common people. With . unparalleled offenn~ lilte these I.ere mentiono:d, backed by the most li~I'treciil plan In existence, It is no wonder ~ are getting the borne furnishing business of Sprin~eJd. Every pun:hase' here now means a saving that you cannot lutord (rJ o.o::rlook. Weare Making Homes for Detroit's Salaried Men and therefore a great benefit to all mankind ThQusands of beautihil, comfortable and well furni~ll~r1l10rljeS exist in this cit.)'> s01ely because of tIle modern installment credit system which \Vei\ & Co. ha'-e extended to the people at large. If t~e wage earners were obliged to pay (fish wl1<1tkillrl of 3ample !/Pe/ail .lfdveTtisemen/s 48 The Bedroom of F ranceis I, Mu."" de Cluny. Paris. This bOOroom WM occupied by Qyeen Victoria 01England on the occasion of her visit to lile Grand Trianon in 1840. The llpholstery and draperiee life of rose "alin brocade. ALL WOODS ATLAS FURNITURE COMPANY JAMESTOWN, N. Y. DRESSERS .CHIFFONIERS Grand Rapids Exposition BLODGETT BUILDING, FOURTH FLOOR H, L. CHAMBERLAIN =~~====== EMIL JOHNSON 50 THE ROYAL MANTLE AND THE ROYAL MANTEL There's a Difference The royal mantle falls to the lot ot but few; but The Royal Mantel is broad enough to carry the benefits of its splendid productions to a multitude. Evidence? See the line Fourth Floor MANUFACTURERS' EXHIBITION BUILDING 1319 Michigan Avenue In January CtUNA CLOSETS BUFFETS COMBINATION AND LIBRARY CASES LADIES' DESKS P. G. Lundquist in charge Royal Mantel and Furniture Roch.ford, Illinois Company BISSELL:S BRANCHES: 15 Warren St" NEW YOlt,K LONDON I S Pearl St., TORONTO PARIS Is the unl~' carpet sweeper on the market sold at fixed retail prices, and the value of tru5 policy to the dealer in making his profits both good and secure, is well understood b)' the trade generally. One large retailer said to a certain manufacturer recently: "If YO\l will agree to maintain a fixed aelling price, I will buy a carload, but I will not put a ten cent piece in yom goods if later 1 may have to sell them without profit, to meet competition. " Here is a strong endorsement of om price maintenance policy, and is predse:y what we have advocated for over twenty years. A fixed retail price is all that guar-antees to the dealer profit in the sale ofa commudity. Please remember the Bissell is the ONLY sweeper sold under a carefully devised and rigidly enforctd price mainte-nance policy Bissell Sweepers are sold at the following fixed retail Prices . "Gr ..nd Rapids" iJapan).... •, .. (Nickle] .. "Gold Medal" "Supet'ior" "Prize" "Welcome" "Boudotr" .. "Premier"· . "lde ..1". "American Queen" "EUte" "Parlor Queen". ··Superb . "Gt'and" ::Clu~:' , Hall .. .$250 300 300 300 300 300 3 SO . 300 325 350 375 400 500 4 SO 600 750 In the extreme western and southern states our fixed retail prices are fifty cents higher than those given above. Write for our special Christmas offer, the most liberal we have ever made, Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Largest sweeper makers in the world. Established 1876.) We Show in Our Own Building the Year Round McAnsh, Dwyer & Co. Weare Showing a Bunch of DRESSERS, SIDEBOARDS, and TABLES LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FoR A KING AND PRICE ISN'T HIGH. That Need no Argument to Sell. 1300 and 1302 Michigan Ave" Chicago A CATALOGUE OF YOURS FOR THE ASKING The Estey Standard line Large and complete and can't be beat Drop a postal card to ESTEY MANUFACTURING CO. owosso, MICH. "Rotary Style" for Dr<ltl Caninlls, Embossed MouldinjJ, Parte/s, Etc. Our Oak and Mahogany DINING EXTENSION TABLES Are Best Made, Best Finished, Best Vall!e!l. All Made from Thoroughl~' Seasoned Stock No. 435 Dining Table Top 54.%54, Made in Quartered Oak and Mahogany. Full Pol-ished. Nickel Casters LENTZ TABLE CO. NASHVILLE. MICHIGAN EmbOssino and DrOD Garvino MaGhln6S Machines for a II purposes, and at prices wi I h i n the reach of all. EveryMachine has our guar-antee against breakage for one year UNION EMBOSSING MACHINE CO, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. "Lateral Style" for Larue Capacify Heavr CarvinG's and Deell Embossings We have the Machine you want at a satisfactory price v.,rrite for descriptive drculars. THE FAMOUS VICTOR ALWAYS AT THE TOP c.~ .. Our Full Line on Exhibition on Second Floor of the Furniture Manufacturers' Exhibition Building, 1319 Michigan Avenue. Chicago. In Charge of F. A. KUNEY, ], O. KEMP, and H. ]. ARMSTRONG, The Posselius Bros. Furniture Mfg. Company DETROIT. MICHIGAN THE NEW SOUTHERN Corner Michigan Boulevard and 13th Street Chicago Headquarters for Furniture Men Rates, $1.00 to $2.50 per day ANEW high-cla", fire proof European plan hotel at moderate price,. Remodeled and newly fur- 1&31llnished throughout at a co,t of $100,000.00 Best accomodation in Chicago for the money. Two hundred room" 100 with private bath; re,taurant and cafe in connection. Fumiture buyer' should engage rooms m advance for the exhibition 'easons. Address ALEX DRY-BURGH, President and Manager. Almost Directly Opposite The Big Furniture Exhibition Buildings A FEW OF.OUR MANY DO NOT FAIL TO SEE THIS POPULAR LINE OF GOODS AT THE January Show in GRAND RAPIDS ONLY FUf"niture Exhibition Building Ottawa and Pearl Streets 2nd Floor, South Half to the Front F. E. STEVENS IN CHARGE DESIGNS Office Chairs. Bedroom Chairs and Rockers in Oak. Mahogany and Maple LUCE-REDMOND CHAIR CO., Big Rapids, Mich. Fancy Rockers. Desk and Dretiser Chairs. Parlor Suites and Dining Chairs in Oak. Mahogany and Maple Notice We have changed our location. During the Jan-uary show in Grand Rapids you will find us in ne rurniturefx~iMion6uil~in~ OTTAWA and PEARL STS. Second Floor. south h.lf to the front. Do not fail to look us up, as we will be there with a Complete Line, including many new designs. KARGES WARDROBES ARE GOOD WARDROBES Prices right WRITE FOR CATALOGUE nAnOf~ fURnlTURf ( O. EVANSVILLE INDIANA cLaisE SIDEBOARPS Are Ihe BEST ON THE GLOBE for the money In wnting mention Michigan Artisan ,r GET OUR CATALOG. Mention Michigan Artisan when writing Furniture Company E~anihille. Indiana BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO. EVANSVILLE, IND. NO. 10. DRESSINGl TABLE. TOP 2Ox40. FRENCH PLATE 22x2S, SELECT QUARTERED OAK, RUBBED AND POLISHED. Makers 01 the "SUPERIOR" Extension, Parlor and Library Tables NEW CATALOGUE JUST ISSUED-GET ONE 1858 1905 E. Q. SMIT" C"AIR ===COMPANY=== MANUFACTURERS OF WOOD, DOUBLE CANE, CANE, COBBLER TUfTED LEAT"ER AND VENEER SEAT C"AIRS AND ROCKERS No.145 Reception Rocker Veneered Rolled Seat Quartered Oak Finisbed Golden Office and Warerooms, Cor, Third and Division Sts. Factory and Supply Mill, Foot of Oak St. ------IEVAN5VILLE,IND.------ MAKE MONEY MR· DEALER BY SELLING THE Dossr KITCHEN CABINETS CUPBOARDS SAfES and WARDROBES Best Goods lowest Prices BOSSE FURNITURE CO., Evansville, Ind. The "ELI" fOLDING BEDS PARROEfITBREWAINDNE"DRS No Stock complete without the Eli. Beds in Mani.d and Upright ELI 0 MILLER & Co E..... lII•• I.dl ••• • • V.'rite for Cllts and prkes hansYille FurnRure CO., Evansville. Ind. Manuradurers of the "Celebrated flowered White Oak Goods." BEDROOM SUITES CHIFFONIERS ~ ODD DRESSERS~ "d WASH sTANDS "The line with the Finish" Something Entirely New Goods shown in January ex-hibit at Chica-go. Ill., at Ka. 1319 Michigan Ave., 2n floor ann also at our factory sa I es-rooll1 <It Evans-ville, Ind. New Catalogue ,just issued. lrI The Sargent Manufacturing Co., MUSnEGON. Mich. Bachelors' Cabinets, Ladles Desks. Extra Large Chiffoniers. Ja.rdiniere Stands. Hall Rackli. Book Cases and Magazine Stands. Also Manufacturers and exporters of Rolling Chairs. chairs adapted to all kinds of invalidism, both for home and street use. L" S I \ Furniture Exhibition Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. me on .. e al (1319 Michigan Ave .•Chicago, Ill. 5 Complete Lines of Refrigerators at RIGHT PRICES Opalite Lined Enameled Lined Charcoal Filled and Zinc Lined Zinc Lined with Removable Ice Tank Galvanized Iron Lined Slationary Ice Tank Send for new CATALOGUE and let us name you pl"lce Challenge Refrigerator Co. GRAND HAVEN, MICH., U. S. A. Thos. Madden, Son & Co. INDIANAPOLIS. INDIANA UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE Be,t In America Parlor Suites Our New Line of Davenport Beds are the very best that can be made Styles and Prices to suit everybody In Two, Three and Five Pieces made in Stationary and Loose Cushions One of our Big Sellers Our new line ready about January 10th and will be shown only at our Show Rooms 35 to 39 North Capital Ave., Indianapolis,Ind. Write for Catalogue. Koenig So Gamer Furniture Co. MANUFACTURERS OF VICTORIA, COMBINA nON, UPRIG"T and MANTfL folding Beds Odd Dressers, Princess Dressers, Napoleon Beds in Quartered Oak, Mahogany and Bird's Eye Maple. Our full line shown on 3d floor, 1319 Michigan Ave. Office and Warehuuse 266 to 272 N: Green St., Chicago, III. Factory No. 22 to 48 Pratt Street THE FORD & JOHNSON CO. CHAIR MAKERS Wish to announce to the trade that in addition to the complete line of Chairs to be shown by them in January, there will be a line of medium and fine grade Dining Room Suites. To this line we wish to call particnlar attention, as we believe it has the (;haracter, merit, style, good taste, and individuality desired by the trade. The Chair Line, always strong, has many new and pleasing additions, especially in Dining, Bed Room,Reception, and Rocking Chairs. In Fiber Rush and Malacca there will be a number of very desirable new ideas, which will merit your inspection. Look for our next announcement in this space and see some of these trade winners. Genera] Office INDIANA AVENUE and SIXTEENTH STREET CHICAGO, ILL. Salesrooms: BOSTON. MASS. NEW YORK, N. Y. CHICAGO, ILL. FRANKFORT, KY. ATLANTA. GA. CINCINNATI. O. , . . "'~·r,".IJ1>.''''''''''''''''' ------Tm: ------ YEAGER fURNITURE CO. ALLENTOWN, PA. Upholstered Parlor furniture and Novelties A Large New Line of Upholstered Rockers and Wood Seats "We Make Our Own Frame/' EXHIBITS NEW YORK Manufacturers' Exbihition Bldg. I Jl9 Michigan Ave. 7th Floor 333 to 14T Fourth Ave" Corner 25th St. 2-d Floor A Great Line of Bedroom Furniture MADE IN THE EAST SOLID CONSTRUCTION. MODERN DESIGNS. UNEQUALLED FINISH. BURT BROS. Leading Manufacturer, in the E"t of 2000 S Ninth St Philadelphia Pa CHAMBER FURNITURE . 0' l • WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Refrigerators YUKon EGonomiG AND GhilKoot ZINC LINED AND WHITE ENAMELED There are excellent reasons why you ,:1 I should buy the above. The catalog tells you what they are. Send for one. The Michigan Barrel Co. 670 CANAL IT. GRAND ~APIDS. Mlcn. Cabinet Makers CO. MAKERS OF FINE FURNITURE Grand Rapids, Mich. EXHIBIT PYTHIAN TEMPLE No. 134. Remarkable Growth Due to QUALITY and VALUES " New Go-Carts and Children9s Carriages FOR THE SEASON OF 1906 Our new catalog will be ready about Jan-uary 1st. and will contain the finest line of Go-Carts and Children's Carriages it has ever been our pleasure to present to tbe trade. See our line at the Cbicago ex-hibition, 131 Michigan Ave. Write for catalog A. American Go-Cart Co. DETROIT, MICH. WHITE PRINTING CO. Printers for the Furniture Trade. Grand Rapids, Mich. Rockford Chair and Furniture Company Rockford, Illinois. Our Only Exhibit In the Blodgett Block Grand Rapids We will show during January, I906, a large numb~r!!f ne'iV and natty conceits in that "A Little Better 'Than Seems Nec-essary" Furniture. In the mean-time let us have your ordersfor your holiday needs. We have much that is admirably adapted to this purpose, and can make prompt shipments. Exhibits Chicago. 14.1 Michigan Avenue. (Fourth Floor) New York. Furniture Exchange. Fifth Floor. No. 33 Ma.kers of Library Suites. Library :Book C.~esl Music: Cabinet., Ladies' Parlor Desks. Medicine Cabinets THE UDELL WORKS INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA A MO(O)N-EY MAKING LINE Moon Desk Co. Muske.gon, Mieh. Buy Our Desks and Prosper On Sate Ground Floor Pythian Temple GRAND RAPIDS D. L. McLeod in charge. No. 814 Has raised panels all around and be-tween pedestals, wide pedestal drawers\ center drawer with flat keyed lock; double writing bed, heavy pilasters and roll top arms, drawers varnished inside, have mov-able partitions, deep drawer partitioned for books. Overhanging or bracket front, golden oak finished. rubbed and ·polished. Desk is supplied with 13 aU wood pigeon hole boxes, 4 letter file drawers with index, one card index drawer with follow block attachment, private compartment with flat keyed lock. This desk is also supplied with space for books at each end of the pigeon hole case. No. 2tO A No. 281 A WE manufacture the larg-est line of FOLDING CHAIRS in the United States, suitable 101"Bunday Schools, Halls, Steamers and 1.11Pu hUc Resorts. . . . . We also manufacture Brass Trimmed Iron Beds, Spring Beds, Cots and Cribs in a larg-e variety. . . . Send "fo-rCatalogue and Prices to Kauffman Mfg. CO. AS"LAIID. 0"10 NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA, Via GRAND TRUNK-LEHIGH VALLEY ROUTE. Two Fast Trains Daily ExcePt Sunday. Daily. Leave Cd Rapids 2:45 p. m. 7 :05 p. m. Ar Philadelphia 3:40 p. m. 7:25 p. m. Ar New york 4:30 p. m.. 8:40 p. m. Service unsurpassed. For further information apply at City Office, Morton House Block. C. A. JUSTIN, C. P. & T. A. 64 7IRrr I0'A~ • .-\-1 X;;; 3t .. • NINTH SEASON "The Chicago Exhibition" (THE BIG BUILDING) 1319Michigan Avenue, Chicago New Lines in ReadinessJanuary first, 1906 PARTIAL LIST OF"EXHIBITORS Atlme Chair Co., Reading, Mich. AmericRIl Go-cart Co., Detroit, l\1ich. Alnerlcan :a.retalware Co., Chicago, Ill. Atha Chair Co" State"ville, 1'. C. Banderob-CbllBe Co., Oshkm.h, "'is. Banta Ftirniture Co., Goshen, Inti. Bay View Ful.'niture Co., HGlland, l\11('h. Baxter, ItobcJ:'t E., ChimlJ::"tJ, Ill. Billow-Lupfer Co., ColumhuI', Ohio. Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co., Graull Rapids, :nnch. Blanchard-Hamilton Fnru. Co., Sbdbyvl1le, Ind. Buckeye Chah- Co., RaveDna, Ohio. Bockhardt :turnltnre Co., Dayton, Ohio. Cadillac Cabinet Co., Detroit, l\licb. Campbell. C. II. Furn, Co., Shelbyville, Ind. Campbell, Smith & Ritchie, Lebanon, Ind. Capital Rattan Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Cass, B. T., &; Co., Chicago, Ill. Cates CbaJr Co., Thomasvlllc, :S. C. Central Furnitul'c Co, Rockford, Ill. Central Mfg. Co., Chimlgo, ilL Chicago 'Wire Chair Co., Chicago, Ill. Cole, E. B., &; Co., Chicago, III. Conrey &; Birley Table Co., Shelbyville, Ind. Conrey &; Davis ~1fg. Coo, Shelbyville, Ind. Corunna. Furniture Co., Corunna, Mich. Coye Furnitu ..e Co., Stevens Point, "'is. Ca-amer Furniture Coo, Thomasville, :So C. Crandall-Long ]:·'urnitlll'e Co., Hanove .., PII.. Crons-KllIs & Co" Piqua,Ohio. Cush:man, H. T., l\llfg. Co., N. Bcnnington, "~to navis, HOl'wich It Steinman, Chicago, Ill. DIxie FtlrPiture Co., I..exington, N. C. Earl MetaJ. Hed Co., Pana, Ill. Eckhoft' Furniturc Cu., St. I>Olli!l,1'1[0. Elk J<urniture Co., I.exin"ton, N. C. Emmerich, Chll,!!., it Co., Chicago, Ill. Emptre Furniture Co., Jameliitown, N. Y. Empire Mouh:Ung '\,-orks, Chicago, Ill. Emrieh Furniture Coo, lodianapoli!l, Ind. Enterprise Bcd Co., Chicago, ILl. Evansville J<'urniture Co., EVlI.nliivilIe,Ind. ]'-all Creek l\'lfg. Coo. Mooresville, Ind. FeJlilke Bros., Chicago, Ill. Ferguson Bro!l. JUg. Co., Hoboken, :So J. jI'oster Bros. Mfg Co., Utica, :N, Y. Fremont Furniturc Cu., jI"remont, Ohio. Garvey (The) Co" ChicllgO, Ill. Gendron Wheel Co., Toledo, Ohio. Globe Chair Co., HHI!lboro, Ohio_ Go!lhen No\'clty &:Bl'\1>lhCo" Goshen, Ind. Grand Rapids Cabinet Co., Gd. Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapidlj Refrigerator Co., Grand Rap-ids, Mich. Green, Sol., Chicago, Ill. Greenpolnt l\:Jetallie Bcd Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. Gllnll Furniture Co., (;rand Rapids, J.ll,~h. Hatncr "Furniture Co., Chicll.~o, Ill. Haggard it )Iar('U880n (:0., Chicago, Ill. Uansen, Loui8, ('hieago, Ill. Hawe!! }'urnit.ure Co" (;oshen, Ind. lIero~- & '!\Iarrennt'r, Chicll.J.:"o, Ill. Herzog Art Furniture Co., Saginaw, 1'Ilich. HerzoK Table Co., Saginaw, :anch. lIirllhhel"J.:",::-.f. II., &:Soo, Baltimore, ]old, I10dell Furniture Co., Shelh.,.-ville, Ind. Hollatz Bros, Chicago, JlI. Homan, Andrew, Co., Ne,l' York, N. Y. Horn B..-os. l\Ifg. Co., ehicago, Ill. Hllbba,rd it Eldredge Co.. Rochester, N. Y. Hnls ..,.. 1\:_ ". Co., Columbll!l, Ohio. Humphrey Book Case Co., Detroit, Mich. Imperial Furniture Co., Stat>es,"iUe, N. C. Indillnuoolill Chair & Furn. Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Johnson, ,-\.. J. it Sons Furn. Co., Chicago, Ill. Kelly, J, A. &: Bro., Clinton, Iowa. Kelnnlh; Furniture Co" Green Bay, 'Vis. Ke-no!lha. Crib Cu., Kenollha, "'is. Kimball &: Chappell, Chicago, Ill. Kincaid l·urn. Co., Statesville, Y. C. Kindel, C. J., Beddlng Co., St. Louis, Mo. Koenig .& Gamel' Furn_ Co., Chicago, Ill. Lamb, Oeo. L., Nappanee, Ind. Lunday, JOEl.I" St, Louis, ~Io. l,anday Steel RaoJ:"e Co., st. Louis, 1\010. Lllnglliow-Fowler Co., nO(~hel'lter, S. Y. I.athl'op Co., Chicago, III. Leroi .Furniture Co., St. Louis, ~Io. 3.Ianist.ee l\'Ifg. Co., .lfuuistee, ~fic1l. ~[an,-el Furnitnl'C Co., Jamestown, N. Y. lUayhcw lIUg. Co., Milwaukee, '''Is, .UcHougall, G. P. & Sons, Indlanapolilii, Ind. ).Ic:s"own Mfg. Co., Columbia City, Ind. ).IechaniC!l Furniture Co., Rockford, Ill. "Icier & Pohlmann Furn. Co., St. Louis, :\10. )llller, Ell D., Co., Evansville, Jud. _UlIne, lV. S., Co., Cleveland, Tenn. MinnC-lIp-QJl/jFurn. CQ., M1nnMpolls, l'fwu. ="Iodern :Furniture Co., Cinclrmatl, Ohio. .'\lontgomery .lUrnlture Co., ),Ioutgomery, Pa. l\'lontgomer}." Table Co., .:\Iontgomery, Pa. Morgun .:\[fg_ Coo, ,Jamf'stown, :Y. Y. l\'[yrtle Furnit'llre Co., High Point, lS". C. Naperville J,,(Junge Co., :Saperville, III. )Iiemalln&: ... einhardtTableCo .• Chieago.lIl. Oberbcf'k Bros. ")lfg. Co., Grand Rapids, Wh. OJbJ'Jeh & Golbeck Co., Chicago, 111. Onken, Oscar, Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Palmer, A. E., Mfg. Cn., Adrian, ::u.i(~b. Palmer ")ltg. Co., Detroit, ~nch. Paul JUg. Co., Fort 'Va)'06, Ind. I'eck &: Hills ~urn, Co., Chicago, Ill. Penn Chair Co., Philll,delpbia, Pa_ Perkins (Hr) Sanitary kefrlgerator Co., battle Creek, l\Uch. Plimpton, F. T., it Co., Chicago, Ill. PosseJlus Br0Ol.Furn. Co., Detroit, Mich. Queen Chair Co., Thom:f\lilville, N. C. RfUldolph Furn. WorkOl, Randolph, N. Y. Rockford E'ranle &: .F"b:ture Co., Rockford, III. Rockford Standard Furn. Co., Rockford, IlL R()Ot :Furniture Co., Shelbyville, Ind. Royal Mautel and Forn. Coo, Rockford, Ill. Sa.rgent MfK. Co" Muskegon, Mich. Schadt & Mathewson, Detroit, Mich. Schulh &:Hirsch Co., Chicago, Ill. Sellers .& Sons Co., Elwood, Ind. Sextro, Mfg_ Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Sheannan Bros. Co., Jameliitown, N. Y. Shelbyville "'-ardrobe Co., Shelbyvllle, Ind. Shreve Chair Co" Union City, Pa. Sikes Consolidatt"d Ch~lr Co., Buffalo, N•. 1.'". Skandia :FurnIture Co., Rockford, Ill. Spiegel Furn. Co., Shelbyville, Ind. Standard Chair Co" Thomasville, N. C. Standard Chair Co., Union City, Pa.. Standard Metal Furn.. Co., Detroit, Miell. Statesville .f'urn. Co., StatesviJItl, N. C. Stickley It Brandt Chair Co., Blngha.mpton, N. Y. Stille it Uuhlme1er Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. StompOl-Burkhardt Co., Dayton, Ohio. Streit, C. F., Mfg. Co" Cincinnati, Ohio. Syracuse Screen Iii, Grine Co., Manchester, Ind. Thayer, H, N. Co., Erie, Pa. Thompson Chair Co., Tholll8s-,.'ille, N. C. Tidioute }i·urn. Mfr;. 00., Tidioute, Fa. 'ridioute Rocker Co., Tidioute, .l'a. Tlpp (The) Furn. Co., Tippecanoe City, O• Toledo Metal \Vheel Works, Toledo, Ohio. 'lurk, Jos. Furn. Co" Kankakee, Ill. Union City Chll.ir Co., {Jnion City, Pa. Wait J<"urniture Co., Port!lmouth, Ohio. lVarfleld Iii, \\lil!lon, Rus;h-,.·ille, Ind. lVa!lhington l\Ug. Co., n'ashington C. R,. O. 'Vest .I!lnd Furn. Co., Rockford, III. Widman, J. C_, &: Co., Detroit. Mich . 'Vif,momun Chair Co., Port Washington, wi&. Wisconsin Furn. it Mfg. Co., Neillsville, Wi8. "'-oll it Kraemcr Furn. Co., St_ LOuis, Mo. \Voh"erlne l\1fg. Co., Detroit, Mich_ Yeager (The) .furoitul"e Co., Allentown, PR. Zeeland Furnitul'e Co., Zeeland, Mich. Manufacturers' Exhibition Building Co. CHICAGO .~. I The High Reputation of the Alaska Refrigerator IS JUSTIFIED BY ITS MERITS ONLY Economy, simplicity and durability are combined to make a PERFECT REFRIGERATOR. When in the market let us hear from you and we will be pleased to matt catalogue and quote prices. The ALASKA REFRIGERATOR CO. New York Office, 3S Warren St. EXCLUSIVE REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURERS MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN MUSKEGON LETTER. The manufacturers of Muskegon will make a great exhi-bition ()f furniture at Grand Rapids in January. All lines have been strengthened and a better showing of Ollr leading industry \",ill be made than in the past. The lofuskegon Valley Fl1fnitllre company have added to their strong line of chamber furniture many beautiful patterns of ladies' writing desks, music cabinets and bed-room tables ;n solid mahogany and marquetry inlay. The Ivloon Desk company have completely changed their patterns and will sho\,,' a line of office desks complete in detai1. Kew features ill typewriter desks vvill be among the strong attractiollS of the line. The Graud Rapids Desk company will occupy their old qnarters in the Fllrnitl1fC Exhibition building, with "Ed" eald"well in charge. The Alaska Refrig'erator company are operating their grcat fac~()ry to its full capacity, haying booked many heavy contracts for goods. The company divided a handsome dividend recclltly. Ballowski & :V[assey opened a house furnishing store De-cember 18th ill l\e,vnygo, IvIich. Muskegon Valley Furniture CO. MUSKEGON, MICH, ---- Odd Dressers Chiffoniers Wardrobes Ladies' Toilets Dressing Tables Mahogany Inlaid Goods Will Not Believe It. "Selling belo-w cost" is a poor thing to do. It is also a poor adve.rtisernent for more reasons than one. First, a tua-jority of those who read it will not believe it. It does not look reasonable. Then, it mtlst be remembered that the purchaser is not so much interested in what something costs yOll as what it will cost him. He is not anxious to know huw and why and when yOll bonght it, but, if he wants it, he is very much interested in the selling price. It means less to him than it does to yon to know the difference be-tween its huying and selling price.-()regon Tradesman. No-Kum-Loose, J s the name of the trade mark adaptcd by the Grand Rapids Brass company for the TI)'wer Patent Fastener. Knobs and pulls put onto furniture with these little Tower Patent Fasteners will "No-Kum-Loose," ul1less the furniture is entirely destroyed. That means a saving of much trouble; a saving of drawer fronts from being scra.tched or marred; a saving of much valuable time and expense in correspond-ence; saves many a purchase from being returned to the stDre; and -in athlitinn to all these advantages they C03t the manufacturer absolutely nothing, and the dealer can well afford to demand them of the manufacturer. They cost no one a cent aside from the Grand Rapids Brass company~ who simply furnish them gratis to increase the sale of their goods, "No-KlI1l1-Loos.e" is a success. Demand the Tower Patent Fa.o;tencrs from every salesman ",;Ita shows you photos of case goods, and positively refuse to buy unless they are furtlished. Rattan Furnishings in Europe. Rattan furniture in Europe is very comfortable and has lines of color illtcrwoven in the cane seats and backs of chairs which make thcm very attractive to the eye. Red, blues and greells arc l1scd sparingly and make the furniture appear to lrluch better advantage. One finds halls, dining-rooms and even dral,,,ing-rool11s furnished wholly or in part with this artistic and graceful fllrniture, This statemerH ap-plies to hotels, l,vhether private houses are similarly fur-nished the writer can not say. .. 66 Pioneer Mfg. Co .. DETROIT. MieN Rem1Furniture Babu Garriages Go-Gartll Our goods will be shown with Palmer Mfg. Co. on the second Aoar of the Furniture Manufacturers' Exhibi~ tLon Building, 13 19 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO, - ILL. To the fact that ten millions 11[ dollars have- heen expended in Detroit during the past year in the erectiol1 of buildings, the retailers of furniture attribllte much of the great prosperity they enjoy. The growth of pupu]<t tion has been so rapid during the paq (\'1'0 years 'llld tile demand for fl,rniture has been so great that the retailers have bad to Pllt {or"th great efforts to fill the same. For several :ycars it seem-ed as if there were too mally furniture stores (upwards of fifty) in Detroit, but the res111ts of the past years proved there was room {or all. There was hut one failure', and that an important one. Creditors lost nothing, and the only com-ment excited by the failure l,vas that the bankr\1pt had lasted so long. A large part of the furllituce sold in Detroit is of the better grades, although tbe great laboring population of the city requires milch cheap work. President 1\-1. J. 1'1urphy, of the Murphy Chair comp<111y. is of the opinion that the next census will show the popl11atioll of the city to have in-creased to 400,000. Secretary Seeger, of the Posselins Brotbers Fllrn;tl1re Manufacturing company. reportcil trade as Ullllsu<t1ly active ROOK WOOD and a genera] line of fRNGY TRBLES Write for Cuts and Prices PALMER Manufacturing Co. 1015 to 1035 Palmer Ave. DETROIT, MICH. Will exhibir during January on second floor, Soulh FUfnitur~ E"hi-mlion Bldg., 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago. Ill. for this season of the year. "\"!Ile have received but a very few cancellations," remarked Mr. Seeger. "Many of our customers have written us to ship when we can, if we can not ::;hip now. \Ve shall exhibit practically a new line of one htlndred patterns of tables in the Manufacturers' Ex~ hibitioll bllilding, Chicago, during the month of January. It will contain, in addition to our specialty, the Victor, many st'lllc1ard patterns. In finishes we notice a growing interest ill fumed oak, but there is a steady demand for weathered. Gulden oak ,vill. it seems, ever retain its popularity. Solicitors {or business hnd a chjlly reception awaiting their presence if they do not hold certificates in the Detroit Board of (ol111nerce. No time or attention is given to so-licitors or salesmen l,\'ho have not paid the price of

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