Weekly Artisan; 1910-10-29

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Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and ,.~ I \ '--', I'; ) .., e:J...;t -<.' f' \ GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• OCTOBER 29. 1910 BEAUTIFUL BIRD'S EYE MAPLE Just the Thing to Delight the Ladies at Christmas! There is nothing quite so dainty-so feminine-so charming for Christ-mas, as a Bird's Eye Maple Dressing Table. Light, airy and cheerful, it goes to the hearts of the ladies, and it is the only light-colored furniture that is also highly artistic. The Northern has made Maple a leading line ever since starting in business. Weare in the heart of the Maple country, where the finestMaple in the world grows, and with our standard lines, using Maple as a base, we are able to pick only the choic-est pieces for Natural Maple finishes. Therefore, when you buy Natural Bird's Eye Maple fromthe Northern, you are sure of the creme de la creme -the finest in the country. But you must have artistic shapes too-the airy beauty of Bird's Eye Maple is completely lost if it is not made up in beautiful designs. We also give you moderate prices. That is what will sell with you-beautiful wood, deslgns and workmanship, at moderate prices, coupled with prompt deJivery (and that means every-thing when you get near Chnstmas-nobody beat3 us at that part of the game). No. 1197 Dressing Table. Made in Oak, Mahogany and Bird', Eye Maple. No. 1152 Dresser. Made JD Oak, Mahogany and Blrd',-eye Maple. Full information given in courteous letters about anything that interests you. Write us frankly, freely. NORTHERN FURNITURE COMPANY SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN SeeciaJists fQ tneFurniture Trade. MICHIGAN ENGRAVING CO.GRANDRAPIDS. ..... . - --- - ------------ ----~-------_...~-------------------~ NEW DESIGNS Ir~ LOUIS XVI STYLE -- I __ - • __ No. 1711 No. 1705-1705 WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES. GRAND RAPIDS BRASS COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN ..... .. _. - . - --- _. -- .. ....I WEEKLY ARTISAN 1 YOU CAN MAil YOUR CATALOG NOVEMBER 20th If you place the order with us now. WHITE PRINTING COMPANY GRANDRAPIDS, MIC". I PRINTERS FOR THE FURNITURE TRADE. I 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN .... ~ LUCE FURNITURE COMPANY I II GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ,I ,• I I I Manufacturers of COMPLETE lines of MEDIUM PRICED DINING and CHAMBER FURNITURE. Catalogues .~. ---------_- _. .-t-o_- De-ale-rs-O-nly-. --_._----._--_._- _. ---_._._._- ---------- -- --- -_ .._. - .--~ . -- . Luce-Redmond Chair Co.,Ltd. I BIG RAPIDS, MICH. High Grade Office Chairs Dining Chairs Odd Rockers and Chairs Desk and Dresser Chairs Slipper Rockers Colonial Parlor Suites In Dark and Tuna Mahogany Btrd' J Ey Maplf Btrch !Zuartfred Oak and CtrcaJJtan Walnut Our Exhibit you will find on the fourth floor, East Section, MANUfACTURERS'BUILDING,North Ionia Street GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Exhibit in charge of J. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES,J. EDGAR FOSTER. PUBLIC LIlllLtHr 31st Year-No. 18 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., OCTOBER 29,1910 Issued Weekly FOREIGN MARKETS FOR METAL BEDSTEADS Consuls Urge Anlerican Manufacturers to Compete With Those of England and Germany. The nl11eau of J\Ianufactllre" at \\ ashmgton hd\lI1g lC-quested consuls at \ allOUS pomts, to fl11msh mf01matlOn as to the tl dde m metal beds, \'V lth partlculars as to the source of supply, local faLt01les, pnce", ctc , hdS 1ecen ed repm ts which, when "bOlled dm\ n" read a" follows Consul John E Kehl of Sydney, ~ma Scotla-Gp to the latter pal t of 1907 only \mellcan made brass beds were sold m S) dney, but the Canad1an manufacturers ha\ e smce then captured the tlade by reduung their pi Ices, by offe1mg b1ass beds of Amencan des1gn, and by uSIng best Fnghsh lacque1, cla1med to be supellor to Amcncan varmsh. Canad1an-made ",h1te enameled bed", w1th b1ass caps and rods, headp1ece 57 inches high, foot 42 mches, 3-16 mch 1al1mg, and 1 1-16 inch p1lla1 ", 1eta11 at $3 60 B1a"s beds, w1th 2-mch post", cap tops, 5S mches h1gh, finished \\ lth S-ply Enghsh golden lacquel, 1 eta1l at $18 1 he poss1b1l1ty of openmg \mellcan tl ade 1ela t10ns with Cape Breton depends on the ab111ty to compete in p11ce and quahty w1th the Canad1an-made a1tlcle Therc 1S no local prejudice agamst artlcles of Amencan manufactul e, 1£ any-thmg, there 1S a preference It 1S suggested that \'. hen corre-spondmg w1th thc firms'" hosc addresses are herewith trans-m1tted net and gross we1ghts be given, also CUb1Cmeasure-ment of the bed Clated for sh1ppmg (Address on file m the Bureau of Manufactures) Consul -:\lanon Letcher, '\capulco, :YI:exico- The iron bed-steads "old hel e a1e of ::\le"lCan mannfactl11 e They are ap-parently of cheap constrnctlOn and mfellor quahty. The re-tall pnce of smgle beds 1S $10 gold and of double beds $15. There seems to be no 1eason why Amencan bedsteads can not be placed on tl11s md1ket. I have seen nowhere m MeXICO 11on bedsteads", hlch compare with those 01dmanly reta1led m Amellcan stOles "\n Amencan bed, howeve1, 1S ra1ely seen, tl11s trade bem£; con trolled by Gel man and Enghsh mannfactm el s .l\Iost Enghsh, F1 ench, and German honses ale wcll 1eplesented m the .!\le:\.lcan mal Kets, and thlS lS a factor of great conseqncnce in dete1111m1112;v\hC1e ilade \\ 111 go. Amc11can expOJ tel s depend too much on catalogues Me1chants do not feel that any gualantlc" stand behmd the11 purchases through catalogues, and pi efe1 to buy fl om houses represented b) "drummers" Thel c 1'0 not a large dcmand hel e for 1ron bed" The ~cnel al people, Without exccptlOn, use cob of the double X ty pe of lon" tl uctlOn, as these a1e cheap, cool, and suffiClentl.' comfOl table Ilon beds al e con-sidered luxune" f01 the nch. (The names of the leadmg wholesale houses 1n '\capulco are on file m the Bureau of -:\lanufactures ) Consul Leo J Keena, Chlhnahna, Mex1co-There is one fact01Y in Ch1hnahua mannfactnring blass and 110n beds of the cheaper grades. The high-grade brass beds on sale here are Imported from the Ul11ted States. Th1s class of beds was formedy 1mported from England, bnt dl11mg the past few )ea1S all hu;h-pllced b1ass and ilOn beds have been purchased m the Umted State" The cheap blass and 1ron beds of local mannfacture ale les" accl11ately made than the same class of \mencan beds, and the fimsh 1'0also mfen01 The names of the tl11ee largest dealel s m fl11l11tnre m th1s d1strict al e trans-m1tted (and filed m the Bl11ean of Manufactures). One of these dealel s mf01 med me that he conld not import iron or chcap brass beds to sell agamst those made in Chihuahua, althovgh all the mOle expensl\e beds he handles are of Amen· can manufactul e. The second firm listed reported that for more than a year they had 1mpOlted all the11 brass and iron beds from the Umted States, and had found that they could glve a customer bette1 value f01 the same price on the 11n-ported beds than they could on the local product because of the better w01kmanslllp and hmsh of the former. Consul R E Holaday, Santiago, Cuba-Brass and 110n bedsteads ale Imported flom both the Umted States and Eng-land. \Voven vv11e and steel sprmg s are manufactured here flom matellal 1mpo1ted from England and Germany. None of the stores handle metalhc couches. Vlooden foldmg chalrs of Amencan manufacture a1e on sale in most of the stores, but the dealers say there 1S very httle demand for them, ex-cept to rent on speClal occaSlOns. Vessels of the New YOlk and Cnba 11a11 Steamsh1p Company, P1el 14, East Rivcr, pi) 1 egulady bet", een th1S pm t and New York, and vessels of the 1\lnnson Steamsh1p Lme, 82-92 Beavel sticet, "New York, ply lef.;ulal1) betvvecn tIllS pOlt and Mol)]le. Consul T{alph J. Totten, l\la1acalbo, Vcne7uela-Bolh metal and \\ ooden bedsteads al e in use m th1S d1strict, the metdl bemg 11npOlted fl om (rel many clllefly and thc '" ooden bemg manufactured m Maraca1bo, flom native wood. A local factory has a monthly productlOn of about 50 wooden beds and 100 cots wlth wood frames and canvas tops. The average bed of thlS class retalls fOl fl om $4 to $12 50. Some of the Your Continued Success Depends on the QUALITYof Your Goods- 4 WEEKLY ARTISAN It's after a bed or chair or table leaves your store that it counts for or against your future trade, Every Stow & Davis table you sell is a constant advertisement of your reliability, Our tables resist wear-quality is built in, along with the style and hand rubbed finIsh that make our designs so attractive. Our new catalog, showing some of the handsomest Colonial and Flanders dmers ever bUilt.is m press. You will just naturally want these top-nolchers in your own store, for your best trade. Send in your name for an early copy. STOW & DAVIS FURNITURE COMPANY, PERFECTION TABLE TOPS. DINERS. Grand Rapids, Mich. OFFICE AND BANK TABLES. local cabinetmakel s turn out a fel,l, hlghh 01 namental cedal and mahogany bed'i of the old ia~hlC)ned fOUl-po':>tel t\ pe whICh arc ~old at pllce" lan[,1J1c, t!om S2; to S7; alcOld1J1!?, tll elaboratene~~ of de~H~n rj he mclJ()JIt\ of the bed"tead" ~old here, lHlY\e\ el, a1 e Il on 11,l111e"\\ 1th \\ III "pl111g~ 1he mCht populal ~tyle 1~ of meclll1111-"I/ccl 11 on tub1J1c" pamtul 'll1d ornamented 111J)ll!?,ht COlOl~, \\ 1th the lO! nel pO'ib e"tendmg about 5 feet abo\ e the hed to ",UppOit a doth canopy to \\ h1ch the mosqUIto net may be fastened PI actlcalh all metal beds are bought fl om (Te1111an} and inc,land the \ alue ot \\ h1ch 1S not obta111able, bem£; mducled \\ lth lion manutactUlecl tOi domest1c use" '1he rea"C)J1S gl\ en tOi OUI gett111g ,,0 "mall cl part of thiS trade ale a" follO\\':> (1) Ge1mam and England can produce a cheape1 a1tlde, (2) fle1ghts ale cheape1 t10m ,- How about the 0 0 Z E? If you found a hole a yard square in the side of your dry kiln, you would repair it at once. Don't you know that the heat is oozing from millions of pores III your wood, brick or concrete kilns? That the combined area of these pores makes a hole bigger than your kiln door? Seal these pores with steam proof, acid proof, fire proof EBONOID Kiln Coating and see how easy it is to keep your kiln hot. Ebonoid will also stop rusting and prevent decay. SOLE AGENTS Grand Rapids Veneer Works GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. .. . .. .- .. ... -. lU10pe, due to the fact that heavy, nonperishable merchan-dhe 1S hlOUght he1 e 111'ial!mg ves'iels, wh1ch are glad to get all pO"~lble cal c,o on the voyage out, as they must come here to load mang 10\ e bal k, dn l-dIVI, and other dye and cab met \\ oud", (3) mll1 e actl\ e canvas",mg by the German and Eng- 11"h "ale':>men, (4) the plmupal commerCIal houses in Mara-caibo al e (Tel man and naturally, all things being equal, pre-fel to buy from Germany The 01 dinary grades of European metal bedstead", CO'it $7 to $10, and retal! at $20 to $25. II e1ght on th1~ class of merchand1se from Europe is about SI; to $17 50 per metnc ton Metal furl11ture pays an import dut\ of j cents pel 22 pounds, gross we1ght, plus a surtax of :;; pel cent of the duty As all Venezuelan customs duties al e computed on the glOSS weight of the shipment, mcluding casmg and packm!?, matel ial, local Importers always request that merchanchse he packed or clated as lightly as possible, consl"tent \'"lth the safety of the goods. In this particular \me!ICan expOi tel s have an advantage over European houses a" the1r good" ale loaded on the steamers in New York and unloadedm Mal aca1ho without transshipment or double hand-hng The hest way to estahhsh connections in this market \\ ouJd be the sendmg of Spal11sh-speakmg salesmen. If this h at present Impractlcable all correspondence and advertising 'ihould be m the Spal11sh language. The merchants of Mara-caibo whose addlesses ale transmitted carry lines of furniture and beds (On file m the Bureau of Manufactures.) Consul E i\ \Vakefield, Port Ehzabeth, Cape Colony, South Afnca-;( early all the brass and iron beds, woven-wire and steel spnngs, metalhc couches, and folding chairs are at pre'ient 1mported from England, and the demand, espec1ally for medlUm-p-riced 1ron beds, 1S except10nally good. The bed most 111 demand here is a cheap, sen iceable one 431 feet w1de, COSt111gm England $322, w1th packmg extra. Illustra-t10ns forwarded (and procUl able from the Bureau of Manu-factures) should gl\ e a good 1dea of the dJfferent kinds of beds m the market here now, as each l111eon wh1ch a price is gl\ en repl e"-enb a lme stocked by one of the largest importers m South ~f1lca If pnces can be met the market is here. '1hese beds are 111\anably packed 111half-dozen lots. There 1"" however, a dJfference made 111the packing ac-cord111g to whether the bed", are expected to be sold in lots of one, two or three beds of a k111d, or in lots of half a dozen each A few of the larger houses 111Johannesburg, Pretoria and Knnberle) v\ ho a1 e not direct 1mporters buy of the im-port111g houses in Port Ehzabeth comparatively large quanti-ties, but the bulk of the trade is in small orders. When beds WEEKLY ARTISAN are expected to be sold in half-dozen or doztl1 lots they are imported m a single case, half a dozen in a case, firmly packed in straw or excelsior w1th a layer of very heavy packmg paper between the straw or excelslOr and the case. All the brass work is carefully covered w1th soft paper. The charge for packmg six beds in a single case in tlllS manner 1S$2 19. In packing beds wh1ch are e'{pected to be sold m less than half-dozen lots each bed is packed separately, but they are then fastened together with wooden stl aps m lots of six so that for purposes of sh1pment they really form a smg-le ca~e contain mg one-half dozen beds. Dy packmg m tIllS manner the broad surfaces of the packages mtended for the interior of the case may be crated. A good sohd covenng is necessary for THIS store is known as "The Home of Good Furni-ture," and it wouldn't be possible to describe it better. "Good furnIture"doesn't mean hlgh-pnced furmtureany more than "a good Clllzen" means a wealthy cItIzen. Our fifty-cent challs and two-dollar tables are Just as" good furn· Iture" as our thousand doUar bedroom sUites, the purchase of one of these IS Just as certam to make a satisfiedcustomer as the purchase of the other, and It'S what you thmk when you get home that counts WIth us. Here are a few specials that may mteresl you' Actual Reductions Regnlal' Special C1Tcasslan Walnut Dresser $11000 $6750 Colomal Mahogany Chlffomer 6500 44 00 Sohd Mahogany Dressmg Table 2900 1S 50 Solid Mahogany Four Post Bed 3200 1850 Soltd Mahogany Cane Panel Beds 4000 2950 Sohd Mahogany Rush Seat Rocker 1600 1050 Solid Mahogany Upholstered Seat Ro¢ker 2100 1876 Kentlworth -ChalT 1750 1150 KenIlworth Rocker 17 50 11 50 Hepplewhlte Desk Chair 19 00 15 50 Overstuffed LIbrary ChaIt' 4200 2600 So1td Mahogany Colomal L)bt'ary Table 9500 6950 Sohd Mahogany:; ptece Parlor SUite 15000 9850 Overstuffed FireSide Chair 4200 2600 Sohd Brass Beds guaranteed 1250 and up LoU1S V SolId Mahogany Dresser 150 00 85 00 60 mch Sohd Mahogany Office Desk wholesale pnce $90 Oqr pnce $78 $0 Investigate KLINGMAN'S Sample Furniture Company loola, FountaIn and DIviSIon Sta Furmture SaIls/actIon VISItors WeJcome A Grand Raplds Pattern. one side of each of the two outer packages mtended for the top and bottom of the case. They are firmly strapped w1th wood or iron to preyent any poss11111lty of breakmg open. The interior packmg is exactly the same as previously de-scribed. The price per bed for packmg m tlus manner is from 61 to 73 cents. A combination of drfferent steamsh1p lines unite in a regular New York-South Afncan ,.,ervice of two to four steamers per month. The lines engaged in this serv ice are the Prince Line, Union Castle. Clan, Donald Curne & Co, Bucknall, Huston and Ransa. The fre1ght rate on this class of merchandise from New York to Algoa Bay (Port Eliza-beth) is approximately $10 per ton of 40 cubIC feet measure-ment. A hst of the principal importers of thIS consular dis-trict handling beds, springs, couches and foldmg chairs 1S forwarded to the Bureau of Manufactures. 5 ~ -..------ --- _ ..~-------, Sltel)oygan Novelty Co. (j[ Order your hol-iday goods early, so as not to be dIS-appointed III deliv-ery. Our Music Cabinets, Ladles' Desks, Bookcase!', etc., are just the things for holiday gifts. Write for Catalolloe. (j[ Lady's 0 e s k No. 305 is a good one, but we have many more to select from. h- ••••••• -_ •••• "' __ •• a. a .a •••• SHEBOYGAN, WIS. Lady's Desk No.30S. --- ---------._._ .._ ..... ~I ._------_._--- --_._._._-- POLISHES Quality and Economy Two excellent reasons for using the Excelsior or World's Fair Polish on high grade furniture. We claim to sell the best and most economical polishes, and have proved it by their being the Standard polishes for 25 years of use in the furniture manufacturing trade. Get our prices and send for sample before placing your next order. GEO.I W. LIGHT MFG. COMPANY, . 2312 W. Van Buren St., CHICAGO. .- . ...._ ... .-_ .... • 6 WEEKLY ARTISAN ... --., .......• ~----- -- .. - 8 • .. .. • • ~ __ • _,_. __ ~ __ • ._._._._. __ • -..A Selling Pop Corn a~ all Art. \01,\ thdt tbe haseball .,edSun I" open ,1£;d1n," "a1d the seml-plofes"lonal Jan to the Cle\ eland PIam Dedle1 "I'm 1emmded of a '3H.;ht that I took 1ll dt1l1112,a h1~ £;ame out 111 ChIcago la"t summel I \\ d., then and thell 1l11p1c""cd \\ Ith the fact that the1 e'" no ]0' Sll humble tlut the 11"ht 111<1n can't gn e d1~n1ty to It "Sellm£; pOpUlI n out ot a ha"kct due"n t 1 anl-, ,1" ,t11\ hot Job fOJ a £;lO\\n man tn he at dnc" 1l \(1 nut \<iU ought to ha\ e "een the \\ ,n th1" jJUj)L()l11ma11 ,It the ( 111 cago game I speak uf had the ClU\\ d a "umc, L 11k"" the teams 011 the field dId thlll~" pI ett\ .,pcctalula1 ta"ll1nn peo-ple would tw n a\\ a\ f10111 the battet ()l thc base 1unnu tu ha\ e a look at the bu,,\ httle J)UpCOl11"ale"ma11 "I don't kno\\ hlm he dIcl It Inn hc bad ,l \\ a\ db'lut hU11 It'" ah, a) s a pleas1ll e to .,ee a man dt the hcarl e,t the husincss OJ p1ofesslOn he\ enL,ac,ed 1ll \\hethe1 hc'., ,1 l.;leat lawye1 01 capta111 of indu.,tI, 01 a POpl(!l11 \ e11du I h1" man "as the best popC01n sdles111an I C\ el "a \\ I bUjJl h l realized just hO\\ good he \\ a" till he \\ a" entltlul tr tIll satisfactIOn of knO\\ mc, that he "tnllrl dt the tll]1 111thc lllll (It enc1ea\ or that he had l ho"e11 "In the fi1st plale he held et gUild 1111euf tall-, elnd he could sa) thin!?,'3 in a \\ a\ that call1ed l 011\ 1ct1On 1Ic dlcln t merely holle1 'PupcOln-l a "ack' and let It c,o at th,lt rre went on to tell about \\hele the lOIn \\a" lahecl and ,\hat fine Cleame1Y buttel \\as u"ed to make 11 "0 th()]olu:;hh palatable that nollod\ should thmk <if "1tt1n~ th1 r)\l~h ,1 lJdll game without It "Oldma1ily T am not eas1h "V\a\ed 1)\ ,In\ ,,()!t or "lJLll bmdmg 01 a tOlY, bu t blamed If that pope ()]n m<1n drdn t ,,1\ e me to undel stand that he \\ "" "ell 111 12, "umeth1l1!:, ckal \ '\1t I t the 01 dman , and I ne\ el \\ a" much oj d 11<lnr1t I 111t111, h popC01n or peanuts 01 an\ "ulh tIulk Imt V\hen th1" dUlk came along on hI', final tIll' and announced that 1t \\ ould hl h1" Idst t1111ea10u11d that aftel11I)011 I motlUned to h1111tr lu me ha\ e a "ack 1 1eally felt a., It I had .,a\ ed 111\"rlr 1)\ I nallow 111a1gm, flam 1111.,,,mc, one or tho.,e hidlme i)jljl'] tUl11t1es "It \\asn't onl) V\1th h1., 1111e()t tall-, that he .,lHi11e elthu ff somebod\ a )od 01 t\\o hom the 11Cdle"t dl"le \\a\er! tl h1111fOJ a "ack of pOpCOl11 he \\ould to,," It 11~11t mt,) thl 111an\ hands \\lth all the accuraL\ ot ()11e ut tIle men lI\1t 111 the field pnttm[', the ball to fi1"t ha"c. and hl l1l \ L1 letl1ul to catch the l11d~el 01 dune that the 1m) e\ \\ ()llld lhl Il\\ ll<llk to h11n He d1d all thIS \\ 1th a neeltne"s and de "tet1l\ that \\on adl1111atlon f10m e\el)hod) al011l1d hIm Onle d \\hole sectIOn of the gland.,tand applauded hU11 tll! the alCU1ac \ \\ 1th whIch he shot back a l1llkel of cha\1(;(' to ,1 Cll"t0111U WIth his thumb. "L p to that tune 1'1 nn e1 taken the populln 111,111"]olJ vC1Y serIously, but I know now that It doesn't matter 11l what a man does If he':" the he:ot ma11 111 h1:o hne hh \\ 0) k WIll stand out a:" c011c;piClou"ly as the \\ h1"ke1 c; un a "ta"l anal dllst '-Chlca~o Intel Oce2n ~_._-.- .._ .._ ..._------------_ ..---_._._._---~ I II• III IIIII• I ~-_._--------------_._--------------_._.-.-._ ..~ Here is a Chair that's a seller. Write for the price. IIII II IIII ~------ ------ -- - - ------- No 83. GEO. SPRATT & CO. SHEBOYGAN, WIS. ~------------_ ..._-_._-----------------------~ ,• I• II II I I I I I I I I I I• III IIII II I II II I Be careful of the dealer who tells you he can furnish cutters "as good or better than MorrisWood & Sons." He is imposing upon both you and our reputation. If you would have cutters which do the most perfect work, at the least expense, that wear out on the jointer and not on the emery wheel, which save their first cost in a few weeks, in the saving of time, required to grind and adjust sectional cutters, write UI right now for further information. We have made solid steel cutters for thirty-six years. Ia that worth anything to you? A trial order is our most convincing argu-ment. Write now before you forget it. MORRIS WOOD & SONS 5108 W. Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. WEEKLY ARTISAN ....- __ .•. _.a •• & ••• __ _. ---------_._------------ ------_.- - .. . . ..._ . QUALITY MACHINES-ISN'TIT TOOBAD-People wonder where their profits are going when the trouble usually lies in poor equIp-ment A little foresight in the beginning would have saved them dollars--a httle more money in-vested at the start in "OLIVER" "QUALITY" equipment. .Some manufacturers of wood working tools shght their output by puttmg in poor matenals-employmg poor workmen-simply to be able to make a little more profit. "Oliver" tools are bUIlt along machine toollines-careful-accurate-durable-safe. Some purchasers fail to investigate thoroughly before placing their order. Some unscrupulous salesman tells them to purchase something-they go ahead-find out too late they are wrong-lose money, whereas a letter addressed to us would have procured our catalogs-set them thmking-saved them money. ISN'T THAT TOO BAD. "OLIVER" No. 61 Surfacer. OURLINE-SURFACE PLANERS HAND JOINTERS SANDERS WOOD TRIMMERS CHAIN MORTISERS LATHES "OLIVER" No. 60 Saw Bench. SAW BENCHES SWING CUT.OFF SAWS BAND SAWING MACHINES BORING MACHINES SAFETY CYLINDERS VISES, CLAMPS, ETC., ETC. ADDRESS DEPARTMENT "D" OLIVER MACHINERY CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. BRANCH OFFICES- 1st National Bank Bldg , Chicago. 111. No. 50 Church St., New York City. ..------------~_._--------_.-~----'.... _. -- Much Old Furniture Should Be Burned. Dealers 111second hand goods 111many c1tIes attend the rummage sales conducted by chanty and church soc1etIes and pKk up con"lde1able old fur11lture at nom111al cost OccaslOn-ally a p1ecc of uncommon value 1S removed f10m an att1c V\here 1t has been stored fm many years and 1S offe1 cd and qtllckly p111cha"ed by the COlln01sseU1 111a1t fUlmtUle ,Yhen the loose Joints haye been repall ed and the p1ece 1efimshed 1t usually attracts the attentlOn of a collector who '\lll111gly pays a fancy p11ce for it Much of the stuff is of httle value, howeve1 The wnte1 V\1tnessed the sale of an oak commode 111good order, 1ecentl), for $1 00 "\ small] efngerator W01th $8.00 when new, sold for flfty cents c\ v cry good sofa frame for $200 and challs brought from tV\enty-five cents to $400. An enameled 1ron bedstead, such as a reta1ler would sell for $800 sold for $4.00 l\Tetal bcd"teads detellorate 111value but slightly and when 1efin1shed pass f01 new A d1esser worth $1500, when ne\Y, sold f01 $6.00. There lS too much old furniture 111the Gmted States. A great quantIty of it 1S sold and resold many tImes In New Orleans the second hand dealers are selhng furniture that was made 111France more than a century ago. L\ great deal of the old stuff, of no value 111an a1tIstIc sense, b filled w1th disease ge1ms and 1S a stand111g menace to the health of a commumty. The fur11ltu1 e of many old hotels should be de-stroyed for the reason mentlOned. .\ few ) ears ago the manufacturers of planas 111the L;11lted States were over-bm dened w1th old planas, taken 111exchange for new ones It was deemed unW1se to offe1 the 111struments for sale The manufacturers prefe1 red to sell new 111struments, on wh1ch there was mal e profit and greater satIsfactlOn to purchasers and sellers than could be dern ed flam the sale of the second hRnd pianos J n the exchangl11g of a new f01 an old l11stru- 1125 West Temple St., Los Angeles, Cal. Pacific Bldw.,Seattle, Wash. . ..... ..----~I 7 ment \ C1y hitle \ dIne 1~ gl\ en to the latte1 The manufac-turers finally dec1ded to dcstI oy the old planas on hand, and th1S wa" done by means of file afte1 the mstruments had been assembled at a remote spot on Long Island, near the sea. The owners of the ]tmk joined m a banquet after the flames had performed the1r \York In the mterest of the public health 1t m1ght be W1se for every commu11lty to make prov1slOn for the mspectlOn of old fm11lture and when the germs of d1sease are found, cause the same to be bm ned An Eye Sensitive to Color. If you are of those ,ovho thmk that a1tlsts a1e so abstract-ed that they are sleepy you should ha\ e seen a pamter 111a house V\here an auctlOn was gomg on. It was one of those ad, ertIsed as a sale of the contents of a pnvate res1dence, V\lth the inference that the objects to be sold were the prop-erty of the house's occupant The painter stroll cd m on the lookout f()1 an)thmg useful in furniture or dec01 atlOn There was such a multIphcity of contents that he was moved to mqlllre ,\ hether all had been the furn1shings of the place as occupied by the owner and was assured that such was the fact. He walked qmetly to a wall and plll1ed out one 01 tvvo of the p1ctures, lookmg at the wall behmd them Then he walked out "The wall beh111d p1ctures that have hung the1 e for any tuue, you know," he sa1d to an mqu1 "ltIv e fnend, "lS of a d1fferent tone from the re"t of the wall. That wall was just the same behmd those p1ctures as elsewhere No, I wasn't 100k111gf01 dust" So 1f your eye lS ::,en'i1tn e to color 111the finer gradatlOns and you ever need the tIp 1ecog11lze that artists also contI i-bute to yom p1actIcal knowledge a WEEKLY ARTISAN S~ IS CERTAINLY ECCENTRIC Woman Who Has Built a House Without Beds or Closets. A house with no beds in it IS a novelty, indeed The lady who owns it lives in \Vashing-ton and has become fam-ous in many ways She IS talented as a pamter and sculptOl as well as being an authOl, actI ess and "taiSe manage!. at times, and her phIlanthropIes take up much of her tIme ::.rrs. Albert Clifford Barne) and her t\\ 0 daughtel s al e ven ex-ceptionally gifted and are disciples of BahaIsm, an East IndlOn religion. Mrs. Barney's talent for colors has been tUIned to account in the mventlOn of a plOcess of d) emg cloth The rights to this invention have been tUl ned 0\ el to the \\ omen and chIldren of N elg-hbOlhood House, a challt) m \\ 111chIIrs Barney is interested. In this way many poor people have become self supporting ]\11 s Barne) '", activ Itles are many but these, as well as the conduct of her vast e",tate were all subordmate to the bUlldm£; of the StudIO Hou",e.' as she calls it, commenced about seven) ears ago Thlou!;h this she first became WIdely known as an eccentI Ie \Yhen abroad she had collected everythmg artistIc and odd \\ hlch met her eye untIl she had enough to stock a d07en cuno shops. Reversing the OIdmaly custom of bluldmg a hou",e and then furnishmg it in accordance WIth the genel al arUstIe tone and design, she reversed proce<;ses, bought her cunos bllc-a-brac, and antiques from Dublm to Pekmg, and then Oletout to build a house around them The I esult \\ as the StudIO House." It is located on Shendan CIrcle, the mo",t tashlOn-able distnct in newer \Yashmgton. handsome but unassum-ing, and in its exterior offers no hint of the eccentncltIes within. Fearing that no architect could embody m \\ ood and stone the ideas she has wrought out. she became her o\v n archItect she became her own contractor, and personally sa\\ to the selection of every bIt of matenal that \\ ent 111tOIt There b not a door knob, a panelmg, or a unique bIt of wood 01 metal designing that she dId not WOlk out herself. otten ~om~ to the shops and standing ovel the machmlst, mstructmg hun in every particular of his V\01k In decorating the walls Wll1Ch vvere to sel ve as a back-ground for the wealth of nch tapestnes and hangmgs she had procured abroad, she donned the painter's blouse and, gettlllg in among them mixed evelY dab of paint that \\ ent 111,com-bining the colors WIth as much care as though she \\ ere pamtmg a dIfficult portrait Thus from cellar to garret she constructed the hou:"e, hel personalIty standmg out in every form and shade of it. The rooms, passages, and halls were bUIlt solely WIth an eye to setting off the curios, hence they are of a nature to bewilder the ordinary mortal. The floOling for the ground and second stories, as well as the connectmg staIrcases, are made of ordmary house brick- \\ h) hnck mstead of wood does not appear. On the second floOl IS a large room, specifically called the "studio" to dis-tlllguish It from other rooms, although that is the name given the entn e bUlldmg ThIS 100m, where Mrs Bal11ey does her painting, is filled \v Ith the most CUlIOUSof her antique finds; it also overflows \\ Ith 11111tlmerable fat Images of Buddha, who, in the Bahai belIef, has some considerable standlllg as a deity. There is an ancient Spanish arch with the supporting pillars, which V\ hlle old enough to be interestmg, looks most ludicrously out at place thus cllbbed in by a modern house. In the mam hall a handsome marble altar, taken from some old ItalIan church, forms the man tel; there are columns of Jade flom the Onent, couches from Pompeii, vases gathered £Iom all Over the eal th-m short, a wilderness of things that used-to-be. but \\ hlch have outlived their usefulness by several centunes and now serve to make art dealers rich. There is a \\ arId of treasUl e m the way of tapestl ies, costly marbles, and pIICeless CUIlOs-and thel e is not a bed in the house! Followmg the manner of living adopted by the Greeks m the golden age of Pencles, the member of the Barney famIly take theIr I epose upon wooden touches made of COUIse, undel 1\11 s Barney's eye for that purpose. The most Oltarthng thing about the whole whimsical build-mg IS that, although MI s. Barney is essentially feminine in her tastes, she vvould not permit a single closet to be built in the "StudIO" DespIte the dIfficulties of hfe under such a conglomer-atIOn of condItIons, anCIent, medIaeval, and modern, the Bar-neys, when in this country, make the "Studio" their home, and appeal to extract as much satisfaction out of it as the ne\\ mllhonalre in his modern house. ::'Ir'" Dalney has, by her will, bequeathed the whole of thIS aggregatIOn of the ages, together with the house that holds It, to the cIty of \Vashmgton; the use it is to be put to IS not speCIfied, but left to bother the CommIssioners of SOlne futule day ::'It s Bal ne) has been gIven considerable space in the ne\\ spa pel s recently She sent a marble statue from Italy, mtended to be placed in the "house without beds." One of her daughters 15 saId to have been the model for the statue, whIch IS of mOl e than lIfe size, too large, in fact, to go through the doors and as the draymen who carted it to the house, had no authollt} to break the V\alls, they left it on the lawn. It \\ aOlundraped and created a great sensation, attracting great crowds, until offIcers of an "anti-nude" society covered it WIth blankets. It has been removed from the lawn and placed m a shed awaltmg orders from the owner. Wood Bar Clamp Flxturee. Per Set SOc. " ........... Patent Malleable Clamp Flxturee. E H. SHELDON & CO • Chicago. Ill. Gentlemen -We are pleased to state that the 25 dozen Clamp FIxtures whIch we bouJ:ht of you a httle over a year ago are gIVIng excellent serVIce We are wen satisfied WIth them and shall be pleased to remember you whenever we want anyth10g addItIOnal 10 thIS hne. Yours truly, Sioux CIty, Iowa. CURTIS SASH & DOOR CO • 30 000 Sheldon Steel Rack f Vleee Sold on approval and an uncon-ditIOnal money back gnarantee SHELDON'S STEEL BAR CLAMPS. Guaranteed Indeetructible. We SOhClt pnvllege of send10g samples and our complete catalogue. E. H. SHELDON & CO. 328 N. May St., Chicago. WEEKLY ARTISAN MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN No. 2228 Toilet Table. Dressers Chiffoniers Dressina Tables Suites Wardrobes Sideboards Buffets Etc. Made in Oak, Bird's-Eye MapJe, Mahol;1any, etc., and All Popular Finishes No. 2240 Toilet Table SEND FOR OUR COMPLETE CATALOGUE Carved and Guilded Church Panels. Wt!liam Lamel Harris, who designed and painted many of the mural decoratiom in the Church of the Pauhst Fathers in New Y01 k, IS engaged in completing a series of seven bass-wood panels, elaborately carved and gilded, to be placed in the Pauhst church next month. The seven panels are unique, inasmuch as a great variety of materials is being employed by the artist in theIr production. "These materials may be said to come from hterally the four quarters of the globe," said Mr. Harris in speaking of the panels. "The bass"" ood used in theIr construction comes from the AdIrondacks and is by no means easy to procure and has to be prepared WIth great ca,re. The mother of pearl used In the settIng of jewels In the seven branch candlesticks and the tat! of the PhoeUlx (a part of the decoration) comes from the seacoast of the Holy Land and was gathered in the far away mal ts of Palestine and Egypt. "'rhe lap~s lazulI comes from SIberia, the jade from China, turquoise from Persia and the sardonyx from Syria. The opals and malachIte are from other countries and all al e blended and harmonized in color and combined to heighten the effect WIth SlIver and gold. My method is a revival of the art of the early primitive artists of Italy and Holland and is a combInation of tempera and oil painting. "Great care has been taken in securing materials and in-stead of USIng turpentIne I have substituted the oil of lavender WIth a VIew of obtaIning greater permanency and brilliancy of colors. The copal varnish has been prepared by one man, who makes a specialty of thIS medium in the Latin Quarter, Paris. He gathers his guns and materials for thIS purpose In some remote place in Araby." The figul e of Christ is the principal figure in one of the most important panels in the series, and the seven branched UPHAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY 9 • candlesticks shown in the compositlOn, with the light of the candles extinguished, is a tradItion of Catholicism. Above the symbols of the TrImty, Alpha and Omega are surrounded by passion flowers, whIch form a part of the decoration. The two smaller designs on either side of the panel represent the Phoenix. There are also twelve white lambs carved on the panels, the ancient symbol of the twelve apostles, who, lIke lambs, were led to slaughter. Mr. HarrIS visited Central Park last summer to obtain studies from the lambs gambollIng there and these studIes are now taking form in the panels approach-ing completion. Among other decorations designed by the artist for the Pauhsts are a carved religious doorway and "The CrUCIfixion," a large paintIng which was unvet!ed several years ago.-Ex. -'" ---- --._._-_.-------_. -- ------- --------- REVERSIBLE AND ONE-WAY CUTTERS The Shimer ReverSible Cutter5 for Smgle Spindle Shapers, Vanety Moulders or Fnezers, are carefully moulded opposite to the shape of the mould to be produced, in such a way as to have only the cutting edge touch the lumber They are complete-inexpenslve-tim~ savmg. We abo manufacture One-Way Cutters for Double Spindle Shapers. They are used III pairs, right and left, one Cutter ~f each shape for each spllldle. In ordenng sepedal shape15 n~t hsted lTI our catalogue, send a wood sample; or an accurately made drawmg Addre~s SAMUEL J. SHIMER &. SONS, ___ •. a.a. MILTON, P.E.N.•NSYLVANI•A _~ 10 WEEKLY ARTISAN Grand Rapids Paragraphs. vVllham \Vlddlcumb uf the \\ 1dcl1lomb 1 UJllltUll (11111 pany, V\ ho 1 ettlllled flOm a "hOl t ea"tct n tllp. 1 clenth II ports that he found the dealel" m that seLtlOn "omen hd t dl" apPoll1ted over the condttton of fall husl11e,,-,. but ,111 \\ ell hopeful Many of them had noted a sh£;ht 1mpl 0\ emCll! m trade since the first of this month and neady all ale lontlcllllt that there will he a ~enel al pickmf; up befO! e the opelllll~ oj the hohday ,;ea,;on Mr Wlddicomh ha" noted ,1 cons1del able Improvement m his factory busine"" dlllln~ the pdst fl \\ weeks and believes that p1O,;pects fOl the holIda, b'hllle"" are much bettet than the) "el e a month a~o The Grand RapIds Refll(!,el atOl CC)ll1Pan, a1e 1 apHlh building up then expO! t 1>usmes" the InU ease hem(!, lal ~el\ with Au"traha and South \mettcan Cotl11ttle" rOt the e, port trade the I efl Igelatlll " ale paL ked to stdnd the lonL, "C,l voyage and rottf;h handlm(!, The' al e ,\ t "pped 111 hCd\ \ watetproof paper. to ~uald agdIn"t mOl,;t11le thcn thC\ elll boxed and the boxe,; ale hound '\Ith l10n hand" dt the ll1l]-... and 111 the mIddle ~mce thh method ot palkm(!, \\ d" ,1duplU! the company ha\e lecel\ed no complamh thdt ~o(J(l" 11a\l heen dama~ed In transIt The vVagemakel lurmture compam are htllldmQ, an ad dltion to their plant wlllch wlll practlcall) douhle thel1 capa cIty It will be SO x 100 feet tv\ a stone;, and basement. of mIll construct1On. on concrete foundatlOn and \\ III be cum pleted in December. The company lS aho about to put 1Il .1 new power plant of 150 horse-pO\vel The Johnson Brothers Furnltul e company h 1u"t (1)111 plet1l1g a speoal OJ del for eH~hteen hhrary table" and t011lteen large chalrs to match. made of kOd v\ ood tI um the Pll1hp pines. The congre""lOnal pal tv ,\ hlch accompdl11ed I'll "1 dent Taft, then secretal y of V\ al to the Plllltppme." tOUl Ul five years ago. brought home a quantIty at the KOd lo~" The) were made into chall" and tables f01 the membel" ,11 the party Those log., \\ el e StOl ed for seasonIng fOl a couple of years, and then wel e sent here 101 another } eal u1 (11 \ mg About a yeal ago they were sa\\ ed at the Gland RapId" Barrel company's mIll aud the lumbet ha., smce been ~OIl1-; through the dryll1g plOcess The \\ 01k of makll1g the lUI1l ber into furl11ture began about a month ago and the ~o()(l" are now neady leady fOl hl1lshin~ The \\ood .,ol11e\\hat Ie sembles cherry 111 calm and ha" a moderate fig 1lI C It makl" THE "U"':nd.lpARl.OR NEW..A.U ~. BED Need not be moved from the wall. Always ready with beddmg in place. So simple, 80 easy, a child can operate It. Hal roomy wardrobe box. CHICAGO, Erie & Sedgwick NEW YORK. Norman & Monitor. attl.ldl\ e fl11l11tllle. hut those \\ho have used It declare there J" no dall~ll that It \\ 111"upplant mallO~any to any great ex-tcn t \m()m~ tIlL I ecent shIpments and 01 ders for the Alex-anclcl Doclcl" patent £;ang clm etal1ers is a twenty-spll1dle ma-dllnt' fm \\ II1d"Ol. ~m a ScotIa, a twenty-five-spindle to ()l()gue (,elman) , a ten-sp111dle to Galt, Ontano; a fifteen- "pll1dle to l\an'3\llle. Ind. and a ten-spindle to Newark, O. In ",1\\ tdhk-, and othel WOOd-WOlk111g machme:o they are cll )111-., .l g()od hu"mes" \ \ ()( dcn kn()h" al e bemg 1 eplaced by cal ved handles, in 11l1Ltllll1ltUIL dculldmg to John \\'addell of the Waddell \IanutaLtullI1f; COlnpan) In the medium and cheaper g I adee, the \\ ooden knobs still ha \ e the preference. The Gl and RapIds DIm\ PIpe and Dust Arrester com-p. ll1\ al e \ el \ hu s, on a lot of large 01 del s that will take them some tIme to fill, but they are takmg more orders right alan£; and furl1lshll1g a system which everybody that uses it declaJ es the best 111 the countr) l he Tmpellal FllIl1Iture company have awarded the con-t1.1l t t()1 con"t1l1L hng the addltlOn to theIr plant to the Olson lUlhtluctwn compan) The ne" bt1llding is to be of modern mtl! lOlhtlUl hon. G,) " 16') feet, fOUl "toiles and basement and \\ tll be completed earl} 111 the spnng. The ~l11ellcdll Can 111£;and Manufactunng company are lJlJlldll1g dn ac1c1Jtllln to theIr plant, to be used for storage a nel b\ "lllppl11g department The bt1llding will be SO x 80 teet t\\ 0 stolles. \\ Ilham -\ RI;,tenpal t, buyel for the IV. & J. Sloane compal1\ 01 San FI anCl"CO, Cal , was in GI and Rapids, for a cla\ 01 t \\ a the 101e pal t of this week. Rockford Chair and Furniture Co. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Dinina Room Furniture BUFFETS, CHINA CLOSETS and TABLES Library Furniture-LIbrary Desks, Library Tables, LIbrary Bookcases, Combination Book. cases, Etc. Our entire line will be on exhibition in January on the third floor of the Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. WEEKLY ARTISAN 11 FURNITURE FACTORY CONDITIONS Business for September ComparedWith That of the Samf"Month in 1909. Eatly m the cnnent month ahout a hundred and fifty furlllture manufacturel s, in all parts of the countly, vvere asked to an'owel a number of questIons relabve to condltj()l1S m September, 1910, as compared with the same month 111 1909 One hundl ed and twenty-seven of them answel ed nearly all of the quenes A few neglected to answer some of the most Important and othel s faIled to respond. To the questIOn "How do your September orders compare WIth those hooked m September 1909?" fifty-three out of 127 reported an increa,;e of S to 2S per cent; twelve an increase of over 2S per cent, fifteen decrea..,e,; of 10 to 25 pel cent; one a decrease of ovel 2S pel cent and fOlty-srx answered "Ahout the same" Companng shIpment';, mstead of ordel s, sIxty-two repOl t-ed increases ranging from 5 to 25 per cent; fourteen l11creases of over 2S pel cent, seventeen decreases of 5 to 25 per cent, one a decrease of over 2) per cent and tlllrty-three, "about the same." To the question "AI e you running full hand and full-time," thl1 ty-elght saId short-handed, S to 25 per cent, thirty-two nmnmg 40 to S9 honrs per week, sntv-four run-ing full-force, full-tm1e; five running overbme Seventy-seven reported theIr stock on hand at:>about the same as a year a~o Nme showed an mcrease of ) to 20 per cent; thlrty-nme a decrease of S to 25 pel cent and two a decrease of ovel 25 per cent The cost of labor IS shown to have mcreased flum 2 to 10 per cent, the average increase bemg about 7 per cent The average 111crease 111the cost of lumbel IS 73~ pel cent; glass 15 per cent and varnish and finishing matena1s 10 per cent (These Ieports mel e made befol e the Iecent advances 1111m-seed 011 and turpentme) Two factones reported lumber and burlaps slightly lower than a year ago. On collectIOns seventy-n111e reported "faIr;" twenty-n111c saId "slow;" elght "good" and eleven "velY slow" Forty-seven consIdered the outlook for fall bus111et:>s "good ;" forty-four "faIr;" twelve "only faIr;" ten "not good ," two "very poor" and five declal ed "nobody knows." IDEAL STAMPING AND TOOL CO. SOCKETS, DOWELS, TOP fASTENERS and GUIDES for Extension 1abies. Also special stampings In steel and brass Write for NO·KUM.OUT TABLE SOCKET. Patent applied for samples lInd prices 465 N. Ottawa St., Grand Rapids, Mich. \s to the capaCIty of productIOn as compared with Sep-tember, 1905-five yealS ago-eIghty-two leported no change five had mCl eased their capaClty 100 per cent; thl ee 50 pel cent, one 40 per cent, fOUl 33 per cent, eleven 25 pel cent; twelve 20 pel cent, two IS per cent and two 10 per cent A.s \\ III be seen the reports seem to show that the maJor- Ity of factolles have increased both theIr 01 del s booked and the shIpments made dUflng Septembel thIS year as compared "Ith the correspondmg month last year; but the factones as a whole seem to be runnlllg about the same tIme schedule as last) eal at thIS tnne and ploducll1g about the same quantlt) of goods 01 pOSSIbly a sh£;htlv mcreased quantlty because of lllcreased capaclt) Stocks on hand al e reported on the average a httle lowel than last} ear The reports on matenal dnd labor 1l1dlcate that the cost of thet:>eItems 111manufacture have 111creased more than 10 pel cent on the average whIch would probabl} indIcate an 111creased cost of p10ductlOn of about 8 per cent at the pI esent time at:>compared WIth a year ago CollectIOns are leported only faIr and wlth a numbeJ of factones, slow The outlook for bus111ess for the balance of the season 1S 111dlcated to be faIr 01 good It wlll be notlced that many of the factofle" have 111- u eased theIr capacity 111the past {we years The actll,tl figures as based upon the reports of the output for the same factolles for the year 1905 are saId to show an 111crease of apploXlmatel) two and a half 111llhon dollar,; As a whole the reports are not dlscourag111g by am meant:> They do not fUfl1l"h any JustlficatlOn f01 an 111- crease 111wages that IS bem~ agltdted 111some cities. Nelthel do they Ju std) the "croakel s" W 110 al e 111dmed to wall m eJ j11e"ent condlbons 111the furmtllle manufactunng 111dustl} r·-----~----- ------------------- --------------------- ------., II III• II• II I IIIII II III III •I III .. Lentz Big Six No. 694. 48 in. top, No. 687. 60 m. top. Others 54 in. top. 8 Foot Duosty/es ANY FINISH CHICAGO DELIVERIES Lentz Table Co. NASHVILLE, MICHIGAltt ..... ._._.__ ._._._._.__.. .__ ._._._. , _._. . -.4 12 WEEKLY ARTISAN ANTIQUE FURNITURE AND CURIOS John V. L. Pruyn"s Famous Collection to Be Sold at Public Auction. Many people III man} lands knO\" of the collec tlOn u1 fur111tUle, art objects and h1st011cal 1 e1lCs made by the late Mr. and Ml s. John V L PI uyn of '\Jban}, fOJ '\Ir PI tt} n had traveled much and met many d1stlllgUl"hed per-;on~ a]Jlodd and his home had many \1S1t01'-, HIS collectIOn cll1d the a,,- soc1ations attached to some of the 1elIc:, and CtlllO-; otten keyed the convel satlOn in the gl eat hotbe on Elk ~tI cet The house changed hands last summel and now the collectIon which he blOught together from many parb of the \\ odd IS to be dIspersed at auctIon. The sale ]s to taJ,e pIau' "t the AmellCan Art Galle11es, NeVv "\ Otk, and \\ 111 pI obd bl, raIl dUrIng Horse Show \\ eek The collectIOn IS so ,alled that It 15 dd'ficult to chal acte1 ize It III a word It lllclude-; OrIental pOtCelallb, antique furmture, some most mtel e"tm[?, objects of old "lh e1\\ a1e books, pnnts, autog1 aph lette1", pamtmg" ,\ atches, n U11e", and so on. The h1"t01lCal 1 elIcs m thenbeh es al e d.., 'dlled as the co11ectlOn as a vvhole There 1'3 a Cmc111natl plate from the 1amous set ot (111un-natI chma which Capt Samuel Shaw of Boston pI esentecl to Gen. Washington Capt Shaw \vas the fi1st seCletalY 01 the Older of the Cmcmnat1 The plate m thIS collectlOn "a" ob-tained by Mrs Pruyn f1om ~Il Le\\ IS, the hlbband of X elhe Parke Custis, to whom the Cincmnatl chma went b\ mhe11- tance from Martha VV ashing ton. A neIghbor of the Cmcinnatl plate IS the cane \\ 111ch LOt d BYlOn presented to the actor who first produced' ':-Iazeppa ' The head of the cane P1CtUles the "\Ylld Horse of Tal tan' m beautifully carved i, Oty Anothe1 nelghbol IS .:\la1 tm Luth-er's weddmg ring. Then thel e 1" a set of chall s that unce be-longed to Victor Hugo and there are objects that wele sold flam the King of Holland's collection in 1849. A pair of SlIver cups in the collect1On \\ el e once 0\\ necl by Lord Darnley and a milk pot was once the pI opel t, u1 Oliver Cromwell 'rhere 1'l a small paten from \\lmh It ]'0 said that Mary Queen of Scots took the sacrament and the1 e is a Book of HaUl s that is saId to hay e belonged to Cathel1ne de MedICI A pall of sJ1ve1 candlestIcks came fIom the collec-tIOn of the Duke of Buck111~ham Ul 1848 and a euftee pot 11om ~--------------------- ..- .._---- ....----------~ LOUIS HAHN II II ,, I,,II• I III I ~------------------_._-------------------------~ 154 Livmgston St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN DESIGNS and Details of Furniture CItIzens' Telephone 1702. the collect1On uf Lord Lyndhurst VvhlCh was sold m London 1111865 Commg back to Amenca, there IS an elaborate silver ,ase bea1111iS tll1S mscription "B) CItIzens of PhIladelphia to the11 tm\ nsman, CommodOl e Decatur-Esteemed for hIS vir-tues, honO! ed for hIS valor." TheIl' 1-; a copy of the "StlaVvbetry Hill Catalogue," of Spence's Anecdotes," a pal t of DeBry's "Grand Voyage,;," a I ell e e(!ttlOn of the BIble, ~ome Grangeri/ed books and publi-catIOns of the BIblIophIle Society. There al e some scarce plints, copper plate engravings by Bollal, ra1th01 ne and others, some Ite111s of AmerIcana, art 1JOoks and book~ of 1efel ence pertaining to some of the ob- 1(ch m the collection, and some of the other things included m It al e European ceramICS and glassware. 1\11 PI U} n hImself took speClal enjoyment in his rare '-,lh el and pOl celam It has been WIitten of him and of his home "'{one could enter that house WIthout bemg struck \\ 1th the e,ldepce that every whe1 e met the eye of the rare taste and culture of ltS 0\\ nero Chancellor John Van Schaick Lansm~ Pru} n was a man of distinctlOn as well as of educa-hon and refinement Of eomlderable wealth and generous Impulses he rn)oyed the entrrtamment of hIS fnends HlS n.oOl ,,\\ un:; \\ Ide to Ame11can and foreigner ahke, and court-e~ les I ecen ed 111£01 eign land'-, he 1 eturned in the most gene- 1 ou.., hnsP1tdht\ 111'-,pubhc and pnvate hfe brought him into contact 1\ lth almo"t eVely plom111ent pel ,;onage m thIS coun-t1 \ ft om Us;O tu 1877, and few were the men of dlstmctlOn that came to the lT111ted States who clId not bear a lettel of llltl()(lud1Un to lhancellm Pruyn" PITT"SBURG -PLATi- GLASS co"~"'1 LARGEST .JOBBERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF I GLASS in the world. Mirrors, Bent Glass, Leaded Art Glass, Ornamental Figured Glass, Polished and Rough Plate Glass, Window Glass, WIRE GLASS, Plate Gtass for Shelves, Desks and Table Tops, Carrara Glass more beautiful than white marble. OENERAL DISTRIBUTORS OF PATTON'S SUN PROOF PAINTS AND OF PITCAIRN AOED VARNISHES. tJl For anything in BUIlders' Glass, or anything m Pamts, Varmshes, Brushes or Pamters' Sundnes, address any of our branch warehouses, a list of which ISgiven below :NEW YOBE-Eudson a.n4 VanAam St•• BOSTO:N--tl-49 Sudbury st., 1-9 aowJr:n S\. CEICAG0-442-452 Wabash Ave. cmcm:NA'rX-Broadwa;y and CotU't St•• ST. LOmS-Cor. Tenth and Spruce st •. M:Ilf:NEAPOLIB-500-516 S. Third St. DETBOr:r-S3-59 Larned St., E. GBA1!l'DB.A.PIDS,1lUOE-39-41 ... DlvlsloJl S\. PI'l'TSBl7BGE-I0l-103 Wood St. 1lULWA'UEEJI,WIS.--492-494 Market St. BOCB:ES"l'EB,:N.Y_WUderBldg., .ain IIIE:l:ohlm'. Sb. BALTDIOBE-310-U-U W. :Pratt S\. II i. ~ . ~ __ ------------~--------- ----..-----.-.------~-~...~- CLEVELA:RD-1430-1434 W.st 'rhla'Cl St. O]ll[AEA-llOl-1107 Eoward S\. ST. PAl1L--459-461 Jackson st. ATLAlIf'l'A,GA_30-32-34 S. Pryor S\. SAVAJr:NAB:,GA.-745-749 Whea.toJl st. XA.:NS.ASCI'1"Y -Plfth and Wyandotte St.. Bm:MDl'GEAllI, ALA.-2nd Ave. and 1I9th st. Bl1PPALO. :N.Y.-372-74-76-78 Pearl St. BBOOltLYN-Third Ave. and Dean st. PJULADELPmA-Pitca.lrn Bldg.. Arch a.nd 11th DAVE:NPOBT-41ll-416 Scott st. OltLAB:O]ll[ACITY, OltLA., 210-212W. Pint St. Sh. WEEKLY ARTISAN 13 MR. KINDEL FOR CONGRESS The "Freight Rate Buster" of Denver the Inde-pendent Voters' Candidate. DCl1\el Po<..,t,October 20-George J K111dc1will he noml-ndted for Congre"" m the fIrst dIstrlrt thIS afternoon by the J ndependent Voter<..,' league. Hc has formally accepted the honor, taking the place of Edward MlChel", a jeweler, \\hom the league nominated by petitlOn in August and filed With the secretary of state. Mr. Michels is president of the league and also chairman of the committee to fill any vacancy on the ticket. Fnends of Mr Kllldel urged him to make the race for congress. Then they set about to have him nominated. There belllg some doubt as to whether the triple alhance-Cltizens, Geo J Kmdel's dIagrams, shOWIng dlscrlmlnatlOn agaInst Denver In "he matter of freIght rates, even after the recent reduction ordered by the Inter-state Commerce CommissIon and sustamed by the courts. Platform Democrats and Progressive Republicans-could le-gally fill vacancies on their state ticket, Mr. Michels offered his place on the Independent Voters' league to Mr. K111del. "I shall make the race," said Mr. Kindel, the "freight rate buster," whom the citizens elected supervisor last spring. "My slogan and platform will be "fairer freight and express rates, also a parcel post, and above all a square deal to every-body, irrespective of politics or creed." Mr. Kllldel is well known in Colorado for hiS activity 111 secullng for Colorado cheaper freight rates. He is equally as well known throughout the nation, because of hiS } ears of "bucklllg" the 1allroads and express cOlllpames fm a "quarel deal m the matter of rates to this state. He says he is not only going to take the stump to push hi" candidacy, but that he IS also having 300,000 unique cir-culars pnnted for distribution throughout the first congress-sional district. I'll make the nominees of the two old parties go "ome," declarcd Mr. Kindel today. "I am contending for a great principle that affects every man, woman and child in the state." Evcn under the lates that ha\ (' heen findlly estabhshed by the U mted States SUPIeme court, Colm ado is still the vic-time of railroad diSCIimlllatlOn, accordlllg to Kllldel, whose "mt brought about the deci"ion. By diagrams Kllldel shows how the ral1roads work out their tanffs so as to keep this state in thrall. Diagram B shows that the apex of high rates on east bound freight is Denver, and that on west bound freight it is Gl and Junction. I t costs a shipper $3 a hundred to send goods from New York to San Francisco, and vicc versa, while from the latter city to Denver the same rate holds, and from New York to Grand Junction it is $388 Diagram A is more complicated, but also more graphic, and it exhibits how skillful manipulation allows the railroads to charge more for a short than for a long haul. Under the new rates, the tariff from New York to Denver is $2.48. From Denver to Salt Lake, via Grand Junction, allowing for a reshipment, the rate is $250, while the through rate to Salt Lake is $1 54. The injustIce is "hown by the fact that from Mi&souri river points to the Utah capital it is $2 OS, although the distance is 600 miles greater. The local rates are shown on the straight line, and the total of these, between ocean and ocean, is $6.58, though the roads charge only $3 The through rate between New York and Grand Junction is $388, while the shipper desires to send send goods to San Francisco with a reload at Grand Junction would have to pay $652, or 54 cents more than he would to send the same goods through from New York to San Fran- CISCOand back again. Insurge. From the Title Page of "Good Fixtures," the Seng com-pany's House Organ-Unless a man be affhcted With chronic cold feet, what a word to stir his fighting blood! Minted in the heat of polItical strife it should be made current in the vocabulary of business. Insurge! It has a mihtant sound-It reeks of action, en-thUSiasm, and valor. To stand pat is to see the proceSSlOn pa"s you. Let the politicians do as they Will, a busllless man must Insulge! Insurge! Insurge! ~---- I IIIII ,II , I IIIII I I II II III ._------------------------ ,-------------_.. -._.-._-----_._----., ., FREEDMAN CONVERTIBLE DIVAN BED A Revolution in Parlor Bed Construction. An Immediate Success. Full Size Bed in Divan Space. '" . SIMPLEST IN ACTION. LEAST SPACE. STRONGEST BUILT. Supercedes all other Interchangeable Parlor Beds. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATIONS AND PRICES. FREEDMAN BROTHERS & CO. Manufacturer. of Upholstered Furniture. Fac"tory, 717.731 Mather St., CHICAGO. • ••• 4 •• e __ .• __ .. 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN HOUSE FURNISHING AS AN ART Anlericans Beginning to Appreciate the Value of Appropriate Decorations. \mellca has VI. Ith1l1 the last ii' 0 decades e,pu lenced what mIght be called an aVl.akenme, \ftel an e,tended 1I1tel- \aL she has come onLe mOle to a ledll/atlOn thdt dllhltec-tUI al beaut} IS essentIal to both t(l\\ nand Lot1l1tJ\ I hh ap-p1euatlOn lIas heen la1t;eh 111'itlu111enta1111 ueatllle, an 1I1tel e'it 111the equally eS'ientIal art of decOlatlnt; and f111l1l'ih111t; the intellor of the alLhlteLtlllal QluUnle he It pnhhL hmlrl inti manSlOn OJ cottae,e \0 lont;el does the matte1 01 apj)1oj)l1atL 111llJ1~111nt;~ concern onh the fed The I each tauhtIe" f(11 'itnch the malked I111plO\ements 111 the model" adopted h\ mannfaL-turer'i fOl I eady made f1lll1ltlll e the ad\ antage" nO\\ at hand 111 the II a) uf obta111111t;I epl odnc tlOn" ot old ftll111tL11l tL" tile" and (eldmIL'i ,1" \\ell a" the cnL011laliCment uheled 1)\ thL \allot1'i 'iOCletle" of alt', and uath 111 the j)1()(\nLtlill1 (ll v\ 01 tIn al tIde" at ,1 C0111pdla tl\ eh "mall ouda \ enabl( ,tl\ V\ho VI. III to 111ake then home'i attl act1\ c <,a\" '-,amue1 n Dean 111the House BeautIful In the WIde aV\ake COmmUl11tle" the c\a\ ()t the 111tellOl ~() \ 1\ Idly pOl tray ed ])\ '\ldl k J \\ a1l1 111hh chaptel on The House BeautIful h Lht pa'i'i111~ a\\a\ The pal10l h no langei a sact ed apal tment 1 e'iel \ ed onh tOI 'itatl occa- "lOn'i It has no\\ mel g ed 111to a 11\ing 100111 The )lotted plant ha'i taken the place of the colOl 1e'i'-, \\ aA flO\\ el '-, r111- broldenes 111"'lft tones ha\ e supel seded the hll:;11h l (,lUIeel bdles and mats of eal1} memOl} The fulfilment of the pUlpo"e \\ 111Lhhas gl OV\n out ot thIS interest 111 \\ hat I'i knO\\ n a" dec01 at1\ e al t IS natm a1h dependent upon the lIght g111dance Thus It IS essential that one who £iuide'i shollld 111additIOn to a techl1lcal tlall1111g be the pO"Se'i"Ol of cel tam tl alt'i , I efined taste good 1udg ement an eye for COlOI PO\\ el of I ead} pel ceptlOn ohsel \ atlOn the gIft of ahsorb1l1e, \\ hat he sees, and the art at aelaptll1t; thll1~" to then pi oper places To one thll s eqlupped thel e un he no f01 mula 111the successful furnl'ih111g of a home TheIl" IS, howe\ el, a fundamental pI mClple \\ 111Chundel all Cllcumstances should he ob"el \ ed It IS that o! "-lmphc1t\ The W01kel "houlel llndel'itand the tl ue "Ig l11hcanLe ot tIll ~ Pl111clple (f01 It IS often mlslmdel stood) \lmphuh mCcll1" alway s \\ at kmg flom the foundatIOn If one Ldllles out thl" Idea he \\ III be able to I eft am frum adopt1l1li \ a 1 j( HI~ pOIn t~ of \ teV\ and thlh \\ III ne\ el lo"c "Ight ot thc pl111UplL 1\ l11Lh he \\lshes to demonstlate To l11ustlclte thl'i pOlllt as leLlted to fl1lnItU1C let e\el\ -III II I III I III II If I- - - - -----------, 1111ednc1 (Jll1dlllent be full of meanmg and thus avoid the errOl (it 111lloduun~ c,upelfluolb details It I" not elab01ate calv111g (11 llLh e,I1dlllli thdt IS leql1l"lte to make furniture beautIful. I ht LLJitdt;t tdble \\ Ith perfect 11l1e'i and WIthout ornament t,ple""es a "ense of beauty a" \\ell as fitne;,,, Again, a table IlLhI \ cal \ ed and gtlded 111 accordance With some defined ]}Illluple 01 al t and placed amid appropnate surroundmgs Lom e\ s aho a LOll espond111g Idea of beauty and simpltcity. lobe able to hnng togethel such artIcles of furmtUt e and O1namental obJecb a" are harmonIOus 111theIr construc-twn and COl0l1112,f01 the pUt pose of furmshmg a room m an applopllate mannel. and at the same time to Impart to It an ,111 ot comtOl t, can be accomphshed only by serious thought. 1 hout;ht \1 ell tounded gm ems Judgment and thus enables one to be consIstent 1\Ian) WIsh to express in their furmsh- 1112s, II I1dt IS known, as 111dnIdual taste, but the average taste among people l'i seldom trained and the matenaltzmg of that untl amed mdl\ Idual ta"te shows too often the result of im-pul "-e and doe"- not stand the test of tIme It IS well 111 en-decl\ 01111e,to petftct any wOlk to entnt'it it to a person of eApet lence In plann1l1£i 111teilOi work one should always bear m 111111dthat the fUrl11tul e and accessOl te'i Will need to be lIyed \\ Ith day b\ d,l\ The} ought therefOle to be of such a chal- ,1LtLl that thel1 u "efulne"s and mtet est \\ III be endunng. It I" 10-;lLal that '-,uch results Lan neyel be attamed hy pursumg undue ha"te 111the plann111g and executIOn of work. A thing tha t h II 01tll \\ htle can ne\ el be hll1 ned J [al monllJu '-, I esult" al e the bettet atta111ed when arch 1- tCl t dllc1 deLOl alOl \\ 01k m U11l<,on Thts \\ ark should begin \\ Ith the makmt; of plans Oftentnne" not the least part of tht \\ OJ k 1'-, th e adapt1112, of old al d1ttectural features as well A. PETERSEN &CO., CHiCAGO I,I II I1 -~--~~-~----_.----.~-----~----_._-------_._-- Our attention to every detail from carefully selected and matched lumber to the fimshed product has given the Petersen Desk its Leadership. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. FULL LINE. RIGHT PRICES. MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST MADE and LEADING LINE of OFFICE DESKS IN THE COUNTRY. p- III IIIII •III I II ------------_._. ------------ .... WEEKLY ARTISAN .... -------------_._---------------.-.-._-- .... III IIIII IIIII I I I.. STAR CASTER CUP COMPANY NORTH UNION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (PATENT APPLIED FOR) W" hav" adopt"d c"llulold as a bas" for our Cast"r Cups makmg th" b"sl cUF on th" mark"t. C"llulOld IS a great Improv"m"nt over bases mad" 0 oth"r matenal Wh"n It ISnt:eessary to move a pICC" support"d by cups with C"llulOld bas"s It can h" don" wIth eas", as the bases are per f"ctly smooth CellulOld does not sweat and by the US" of thes" cups tabl"s ar" n"ver marr"d. These cups ar" finished m Gold"n Oak and WhIte Maple, finlsh"d light If you will trl/ a sample order of the .. good, 1/0Uwill deSIre to handle them In quantltlts PRICES, SIZ" 2U mch"s $5.50 per hundred. SIze Z).( mches 4.50 per hundred. • fob Grand Rapids TRY A SAXPLE ORDER I'-------,-----~-----_._---------" as decOJat ions and othel dLce""one" to the I equirements of the modeln dwellmg The first step of the decoratOl IS to consIder the permanent fittmgs of the apartment and thus estabhsh a ba:Ol" If the fittmgs partake of strong archltect-t1lal feature" then It IS well to allow these features to form the dommant note of decoratIOn, and wIth which the furnIture should accord. TIllS harmony is well 11lustrated 111old Enghsh homes One can doubtless recall some dwelling with ItS panelmg, crO:o"beams and othet mterestmg wood\vork How admIrably :oluted to such surroundmgs VI ere the well-chosen pIeces of furl11ture, evel y one of whIch has Its O\'I> n mISSIon to fulfIll Of the formal style:" that of the eIghteenth century Flench i:, the most comple.x Its penods of tranSItion wele by no means clearly defined Many of the decoratIve detaIls of one penod bemg cat ned well 0\ er mto the retgn of the 'oucceedmg sovellgn, the duratIOn of the style m its punty wa" comparatn ely short The \ allOUS permanent al chlteLtl11 al teattu es of the colol11al l11tenor naturally afford a hallnomous "ettm~ for contemporaneous sty les of f111niture These style" seem well adapted under almost all clrcum- "tance'o tor Amellcan needs It mIght almost be saId, when in doubt use Colomal Of the Colomal era, the work of the cdbmetmakers of the eIghteenth century IS ot chIef mtele"t inasmuch as the four great "tyles produced m England dt1l-ing that centllly form the type" most e.xten"l\ ely dra\vn Up011 for the Colol11al mtenor of today The great mastel s of that tIme wele close "tudents of contempOlaneous Flench "ehen-iste" " The fact, however, that the Em;lI"h artist" worked almost exclusn ely 111maho~anv and WIthout abundant use P' ,i1 IIII• •III It .. For Many Years Made ExclUSIVely by C. CHRISTIANSEN, 2219 Grand Ave., CHICAGO Also manufacturer of the ChIcago Truck for wood workIng factorJes Send for Catalogue The Good Old Reliable Workl Bench THAT NEVER GETS OUT OF STYLE. 15 For $9.25 we will ship this Dresser in Satin Walnut or Mahog. any finish. Chiffonier to match. Mail your orders promptly to CHAS. BENNETT FURNITURE CO., CHARLOTTE. MICH. ._ .. of metal mount111gs "crves to make theIr furl1lture dlstmctlve. The term "Colomal" 1" often mIsapplied to the mahogany fUIl1lture of the fir"t quarter of the nmeteenth century. This furnIture was adapted from thdt of the French empire and although mtel estm~ IS not of "uffiClently dI"tmctlve type to wall ant Its claSSIficatIon among the acknowledged :otyle". 1t IS prec ursor of what 1" known as the cady Vlctonan. In the selectIOn of furnIture and accessones one ",hould Icmember that an artlcle whlch IS not first class IS dear at any pI Ice At the same tIme laVIsh expendlture does not in- "ure satI,,±actlOn After all IS saId concern111g house furn- 1',hmg let one Idea be pal amount, preserv e the atmosphcl C of the home To most of us there comes hardly a sweetel thought than that expre:,sed m the old EnglIsh couplet, "East, ,Vest, "Hame's best" iI -,--_.--_. IIj I• I III II I •IIII IIII .. II II I• I •II ,I I,,II ,• I ....--------_ .. 16 WEEKLY ARTISAN pue~'SHEO I!.VI!:RY SATURDAY lilY THI!' MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY SUBSCRIPTION $1 00 PER YEAR ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES OTHER COUNTRIES $2 00 PER YEAR. SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS. PUBL.ICATION OFFICE. 108-112 NOPlTH DIVISION ST, GRAND RAP'IOS, M'CH A 5 WHITE MANAGINQ EOITOA Entered as second d .... matter July 5, 1909 s.t the post office at Grand RapId. MlchlKan under the act of March 3 1879 CHICAGO REPRESENTATIVIE E LEVY The general passenger agent of a raIlroad 1unnmg tl am5 to and from Grand Rapid" awaited a belated tlam at the Union station and utte1 ed vv 01 ds not found m the Selmon on the Mount "That mferndl one-armed si\lthchman alii ays gives us the worst of It. \Ve are llmmnlS mOl e trams mto and out of this station than all other use!,,, of thIs tel1111nal put together, but our trains ale often delaved In the stup1dlt\ 01 the cupidIty of that one-a1 med Sil Itch tendcl OUI tJ am 110m the northeast ha" been held up 111the) al d ten mmute:o "hlle five outgoing trains have clea1ed the statIon Some ddY~-" The passenger agent V\as called away at that moment leaving the uncompleted sentence hangmg 1ll the aIr. The man who had sympathetIcallv hstened to the compla111t at the official decIded to make the acquamtance of the s" Itch tender and when the 1ush of the hOUl had subsIded he ap-proached the httle shanty Ul 'IIhlCh the tender spent his leh-ure moments and was "oon seated m the httle 1oom. Cl~al:O were produced and when the smoke filled the room the tender was asked to explain the nature of 111swork "Every tram for the east, south and west must pass 01 er my sIV1tches, while entenng or leaving the statIon," he explained i. \nd them engineers are a tricky lot '\ tram ma) clear the shed at 12 o'clock and th1 ee 01 four more are scheduled to folIaI', withm fiye minutes N umber one mOves toward the s" Itches then the trains to follow WIll line up "lthout awaltmlS the "1~- nal to start \iVhen the SWItches are th101v n the tl am::, 1u "h through and cover the tracks out of the yards, blockmg and delaying several trains that were entitled to the ri~ht of Yva) into the station before the traim followmg number one al e scheduled to leave. \Vhen the SWItches are set fOl one depal t-ing train I am powerless to prevent others from U5mg the tracks if they follow the first tram closely." The explanation proved that the old man was ~uiltless of the charge preferred against him by the passenlSer agent This incident StH.;-gests several queries in regard to men enga~ ed Ul the tUlmtUl e trade. Mr. RetaIler, please stand up and ans" e1 "In) OU1 busine% are you "eeking to improve your financIal COn(11- tion, or are you SImply throwing the sV>ltches and enablmr:; the manufacturel s to place their goods in the hands of the public?" Mr. ManufactUl er, plea:oe an 5V\er Are you one of those pesky engineers, ever alert and vevatchful to run your train load of samples over the switches a few hours before the day when the market opens and book the big ordelS whIle your competitors are polishing their goods and making them ready for the sample room? Mr Superintendent, please an-swer: Are you sidetracked in the freight yards awaiting the thl0wing of a SWItch that will open the field of opportunity to )OU a" a manufacturer? How about it? But httle atteni.lun IS paId by manufacturers of furniture dnel k111d1cd gaud" to the etfOl b of federal consuls to estab-h: oh a lall;er demand for good" manufactUled in the United States It has been qUIte genelally supposed that 111times of dullne..,s m the dome..,tIc markets the Amelican manufacturer i\ ho had 1m ell;n mal kets f01 his products would be enabled to keep hI'" factOl) m operatIOn, "hlle hb neighbor with only a l1111ltcd lucal demand for hIS goods, would be compelled to d05e hIS doOl:O or operate at a loss. It is a well-known fact that a factor) operated for but one-half of ltS capaCIty is a money losel '\ gentleman who has studied the question of 101el2,n markets f01 many years declares it to be a fact that "hen there IS but a small demand for furnitu1 e at home, there 1:0httle or no demand for furnitUl e abroad. During the pal1lc of 1907 he noted that our foreign shipments were of no con-sequence in volume Panics, he declared. usually affr-ct the \\ hole" orld of business. not merely communities or nations. He adv Ises that co-operation with domestic merchants be es-tabh: ohed for the purpose of eradicatmg the evils of ovel buy- 111lSand delay'i m the settlement of accounts Panics will be of but short duration when these evils are abolished "I f ) (IU Ii 111meet N 01 th Carolma pI ices T V\111gUdrdntee to 'iell the output of yom factory 111the loop district of Chi-cac; o," 1emarked the westel n "alesman of a large furniture manufactunn~ company located 111WIsconsin, to the managel "OUI pI ices are considerably higher than those of the manu-facturer'i of N 01 th Carolina, but we have always sold our output, ,mcl \\ hlk the trade of the loop dIstrict is desirable we shall not try to compete with the North Carolina manufac-ture1" in the matter of prices" The Wlsconsin man is doubly blessed 111hIS make up He has sense and sand. A. lot of dIscarded furniture was sold by the government 111y\ ash111~ton last week. As a considerable part of it was in 2, ood order, It WIll probably be 1evarnished and resold to the ~OI ernment 111the course of tIme That i'i the governmental \\ a v of domg busmess Encourage Christmas Shopping Now. As "e approach the hohday season, we wish to impress even fl1l nlture dealel "lth the advlSablhty of telling his cus-tume1" to do Chl1'otmas buy mg early Even at thIS date it IS nut out of season to 111folm the public that holiday lines are dally bemg 1ecen ed, and are as yet unbroken. Lay stress upon the fact that the cholCe of beautiful pres-ents IS no\\ lalf;e, that alm05t anything the giver has in mind Lan be found If he \\ 111come to your "tore early. Tell the peuple that) ou have placed 111stock some furniture that is e"peelal!) appropllate f01 Chnstmas gifts In many cases \ OUI eady ~ales will be a forerunner of v" hat you may expect la tel, v" hich ,,111 gOvern your orders to us accordmgly for addltlOnal pIeces or SUIte", and WIll at the same time find our 0\\ n stoe k more complete. ShO\\ ) our patrons that you are interested in them, and the Ie"ults \\111 :ourpri"e you You have noth111g to lose, and much to ga111 for a httle effort just at thIS time 'Ve are WIth you at all tIme" to help you please your customers by quick dehvenes of quahty goods -"Northern Furniture." WEEKLY ARTISAN 17 EVANSVILL Evansville, Otc. 27-The business of manufacturin~ furmture m E, ans, l11e has grail. n very rapidly in recent years Old factones have been enla1ged and 1mproved and new ones erected. It is predicted that the census statistics of this year will show an increa'ied output of fifty per cent over 1900. In quantity and quality there has been a marked ad- ,ance, and the products which were considered, not so many years ago suitable only for the cheapest trade in the southern states, now sells readlly in all markets where high grade work is preferred. Among the progressive manufactUl ers of the city is the Karges Furniture company which leads in the manufacture of chamber furniture. "Mr. A. F. Karges, the head of this com pany has devoted the greater part of his life to the develop-ment of the great business the company has gained and is an entel prising and progressive citizen. He is interested in several lines of business outside of his furniture interests and is a useful and \\ orthy citizen. He IS the president of the National Furniture Manufacturers' association, serving h1S second term. Another live institution is the consolidated Globe-Bosse World Furniture company organized by Benjamin F. Bosse, A great vanety of cheap and medium priced furniture 1S manufactured by this corporation Their manufrlcturing faCIl-ities which are already very large, 1'1111 soon be greatly increa-wd by the addltlOn of another factory, now under constructlOn Chamber and dining room furnitUl e, kitchen cabinets and wardrobes are manufactured. Associated with thi'i corpora-tion are the Bockstege Furniture company, the A F Karge"l Fur11lture company and the Metal Furniture company, form-ing the BIG SIX ASSOCIATION, loaders of mixed goods 111 car lots. The Eli D. Miller company are one of the small numbel of manufacturers engaged in turning out folding beds, in the United States. A few years ago factories making such beds ----_._--_.-._._. _. -_._. ... _... ._. - . .... yo • .. I ._----------'I IMPROVED, EASY AND EL EVATO RS QUICK RAISINC Belt, ElectriC and Hand Power. The Best Hand Power for Furmture Stores Send for Catalogue and Prices. KIMBALL BROS. CO., 1067 Ninth St.. Council Bluffs, la. Kimball Elevator Co., 717Commerce Bldg , Kansas CIty, Mo. J Peyton Hunter Terminal BldR. Dallas Texas, Western Englneenng SpeCialtIes Co , Denver, Colo A-_-. ---•-_-_ -•-_-•_• .-------_.-._- outnumbered those employed m several other branches of the furniture manufactunng industry. The folding bed is a useful article and II. hen it is properly constructed and is given a fair trial by the owner it remains to please and satisfy and without doubt the Miller beds are built much better than some other beds, hence the company have had an easy market for their product. Manager Ploeger reports a good demand for the desks of the Henderson Desk company. A new catalogue has been issued by the Evansville Desk company. Palace Door Knockers and a Chippendale "Cat:' There turned up in the hands of aNew York collector a few day s ago a remarkable pair of palace door knockers, one of those finds that on the one hand make one wonder how it is possible stIll to obtain such things and on the other tend to keep the collector's and would-be collector's hopes alive. The knockers are of massive brass of a fine tone, worked in the form of wild boar's heads, and the rings themselves are magnificent in their :::.olidlty. It seems as though a blow of one might wake the sleeping warder of a distant castle. The knockers together look as though it would be WOl th one's while to bulld doors around them. Another object rarely seen these days which turned up as a neighbor to the knockers was a mahogany Chippendale "cat." These unusual objects of furniture which cannot be tIpped over w1thout landing on their feet are curious enough to be interesting, and they are also useful; but even those more or less familiar II. ith old furniture hav~ not often seen them. .~----~------ I ,-.. .-.-.------_._. ----_._---_._._---_._--------------_.----_._-------- - .- .-- - . IIII No. 550 Price $8.75 Palmer Manufadurin~ ======(om~an~·====== 1015 to 1043 Palmer Avenue, DETROIT, MICH. "'.. . . • •••••••• a_a ••• a_a.' __ •••••••••••••• 18 WEEKLY ARTISAN Too Rapid to Be True. George F StlaHon, one of the contnhntOJ s of "husmess stories" to the Saturday E, enmg Post tm n" out mnch good stuff, but hIS belt must ha, e been I nnnmg over a loose pulle, "hen he turned In the follo'Amg Half a dozen years ago thel e \\ as a del k m one ot the bIg department sto! es of Boston-m the fnl nltul e department which was e, en wbdepartmentlzed TIll" del k \\ ho had spent eIght} ears m the "chambel fUll11tm e ' \\ as dS 1..;e1en about other c1a%es of furnltul e as he was about laces and em-hroidenes HIS salary was-and had been tOl sn veal s-the standardI7ed rate of fourteen dollal s \\ eekh I ha\ e ne\ el heard what awakened hl111 hut he "uddenh :.;ot a de"l! e dnd determInatIOn to l.;et furthCl than the 111tel pI etatwn 01 ,I -- __ pnce mark-K F D mto $389-f01 the mfol matlUn 01 dn InquirIng customeJ He "tal ted on the "tud, 01 c dhmlt making and desll..;nmg Def01 e long he hegdn to t ]dllllate Iemark" to customel" ahout pelu1Jalltle" ot Ul11"tludlon 1111)] tl""es, tenons do\etaJl" and L10""glam" \\hlch \el\ nll1ch a"tOl1lsherl the depal tment dllef One mOlning he was dIrected to go to the geneldl man ag-er's office That gentleman opened the mtel \ le\\ h\ 1 e mal kmf{ that he understood Oldham had some acquamtan( wIth the construction of furniture. Oldham told him he h2l' studIed that suhJect "IYhat IS yom obJect)" mqul1ed the managel contemplate gOl11g mto the manufactul e" "Not at all, 'ilr; hut I feel that <Igood salesmdn ought t,) be so familiar with hIS lIne a<.,to he ahle to ,,17e up at ol1le any supenority of constl uctlOn as well as of deSIgn or fil1l"h "If you were sent to a factor} to report on it<; operatIOns Vv hat would you look at fil se" demanded the managel "The lumber. I'd go into the yard and look at that and then the dry kilns, and make sure they were using matenal properly seasoned Then I'd--" "That'll do," interrupted the manager "and y otdl do Now I want you to go 0\ el to II enham and sta\ a te\\ da\ s and report on the Vvell" Brothers' operatIOn<; lYe ale con templating a contract to take theil entl! e output hut J feel that we first ought to he sure that the equIpment and thel! methods of manufactme ale allli~ht OUI o\\n leputatlOn wIll be at stake." Oldham went, made a \ erv complete and satlsfactOl v re-port, and resumed hi<; loutine v, ork But six weeks latel he was placed 111 a positIOn that had been Cleated f01 hIm-that of traveling buyer of furnIture for the company HIS report had shown the great value of knowmg and \\ atchm~ the methods of puttmg furnIture together, and the change of Jobs brought a substantial change of salary as well as an mdn Idu- Do \ UU •• THE WORLD'S BEST SAW BENCH BUilt With double arbors, shdtng table and eqUIpped complete With taper pm guages carefully graduated. Th:s machine represents the height In saw bench con-struction It IS desIgned and bUIlt to reduce the cost of sawmg stock. Write U8 for descriptive Information. THE TANNEWITZ WORKS, ~ft:.gMPIDS. altt \ ot po<.,ltlUn 1\\0 \ eal S latel he \\ as offered the superin-tendency ot a plOgles"ne furmtlue factOly and accepted It It \\ a" hh taml1l<U11\ \\ Ith retaIl methud..., and reqUlrement<;, as \\ ell as hI" eduLdted taste m desH2,n and constructIOn, that 1l1(ltcated hh "\alue to! the new Joh ' lumpetent taltrJl\ supelmtendents can not be produced 111 h\ 0 \ eaJ" h\ suc h employment as Oldham 1:0 represented to ha\ e had HIgher qualIhLatIOn<; than Oldham possessed aJ e neles:oal") for "ucce"" In the furmtUl e manufactunng bUSI-ne"" Oldham ma, ha\ c "accepted" the supenntendency of a tdctOl \, hut that fact IS nul of much Importance Did he m<IKe good 0 II JItu ~tl atton doe" not supply mformatlOn on th IS POUI t WE MAKE REFRIGERATORS IN ALL SIZES AND STYLES Zinc Lined. Porcelain Lined White Enamel Lined, Opal-Glass Lmed You can increase your Refrigerator Sales by putting III a line of the "Alaskas." Write for our handsome catalogue and price lists, :• WEEKLY ARTISAN 19 RICHMOND TABLET CHAIRS Shippers May Select Routes. Conditions governing the routing of freight have been revolutionized by the new railroad law. It gives shippers the pnvilege they did not pi eVlOusly have, of deslgnatmg m writing the through route 0\ el which their busmess shall be sent to destination. The caniers are therefore finding it to No 1175 PRINCESS DRESSER Made by Northern Furmture Co • Sheboygan, WIS, in Oak. Mahogany, and Blrd's Eye Maple theil mterest to estabhsh agencies m territories where they have had no representation. Some of them, notably those making up the larger sys-tems between the East and vVest and the North and South, were qlllte content to have the <'Ituation remain unchanged. It meant territorial control that was more often paramount to monopoly, and enabled them to dictate terms not only to their connections, but al"o to shlppels The latter m paltlcular were completely at their mercy m that regard, and to such an extent that on the Pacific Coast bitter hostility and opposition was provoked. I t IS possible that this was m some measure responsible for the law now m effect, which ehmmates this cause of antag-omsm between the railroads and the shippers. On the other hand loads that m a sense participated in the combmatlOns which alOused the measure of hostility noted mu"t now protect them"eh e", and may perhaps be greater beneficianes than the) were under old methods and practices. !\ttcntlOn called to the change indicates that northern lines find that thev can now SOhClt t1 affic thlOughout the territory south of the ::\fason and Dixon lme on a legitimately competi-t1\ e baSIS Without danger of bemg considered invaders, and subjected to refusals The southern lines "Were practically a umt a:::;amst them, and bmlt up such formidable barriers tho It was Impossible to get a cel tain kmd of blhmess The old OpP( rtumt\ fOI (hSCllmmatm~ a:::;-am"tthem IS gone, and like the T'aLlhc Coa"t ,,11lppel" they \'\ ill he able to operate to bet-tel ad\ anta:::;-e Routing instl UCtlOns m hills of lading must now be obey ed to the letter, and competmg carners have an even chance With the sl1lpper The law IS very speCific and admits of no questIOn or dispute a'3 t) tbe ll~hts of the shipper and tl"e duty of the carnel Bigness of Grand Rapids. The ne\\ census gives Grand Rapid" a population of 112,S71, a e,am of 28 per cent m ten years The mere census h:::;-ure"do not :::;-1e\ credit that IS due to that thriving furniture center Grand Rapids can make more nOIse in the furniture mart than many towns twice the size There are apparently no dead ones dom:::;-busmess there Her manufacturers have the hve Wire attachments and when there IS a possibility of anything domg they straightway go and do It From every \ 1ew pomt, cen"us mc1uded, It IS a good showing of live peo-ple -Jamestown Index VelY good, :\Ir Index man In legard to the population of GI and Rapid" an explanatIOn IS timely and proper. The Llty hm1ts l1d\ e not been extended since 1891. There IS a lale,c populatIOn m the outSkl1 t<, of the clty-"just over the lme" \Vhen those commumtle" "hall have been embraced by the mumcipal COIporatlOn the httle old furmture town, to em-ploy the words of a Pawnee chief, wdl be " a heap big bigger." "SLIP SEATS" AND THE MOST SANITARY RICHMOND CHAIR CO. No. 100 DOUBLE CANE SEAT No. 100 GENUINE LEATHER SEAT RICHMOND, IND. 20 WEEKLY ARTISAN ... . . ... ....--_._-_.--_._----- SHOPPED MERELY :FOR PLEASURE Young Woman Who Sent Things Back Finally Came to Grief. A young" oman 'II ho Iud the ~llOjlP1l1£.;helblt U~l cl t i !.." downtown and order t1ungs hum c!cpaltmellt "t01e~ II hUl her father had cha1ge account::, \s d 1uk \\ hen the !..,I)()c!" were dehvered at the house she mel ely opened the paekat:;es looked the things over and then sent them back To be "UI e there were some th111l;S that she kept, but not man) Others in hel family remonstt a ted \\ lth hel ~a\ 111-.,('1 uu oughtn't to do that It isn't fan to the StC)l~l;,-cepel" '1 ( U waste their time and their money too having them send the11 dehvery wagon up this \lay when \ ou ha\ e not the least 111 tent10n of keeping half the stuff) ou O1del " To which she was accustomed to 1eph "Tha t " all II!.., In They have to send their wagons out an) \I a), and It Isn't am particular trouble to them to cIeln er thmgs here ~\1ll1 ])e"H11" I keep a really large percentage of 'Iv hat I orde1; more 111 fact, than other women I knO\\" '\nd hel reI a tt I es 'lh\ a \ ~ wound up by assurin~ he1 that the stOles \lould t:;et e\en \11th her. It came to pass, too One day \lhen ~he \Va" I)ut \11th some friends at one of the st01 es she made a selce tll in ot ~omc rather valuable goods, probably mOl e tOl "he1\\ dun !Ul am other leason, and ha\111g 111m111d to 1etl11n them Lltu 1hen she told the gitl "Charge those to \ccount \e) - - ' The girl sent down to see If that \I ould be all ll£.;ht ,mc1 then returned to the shopper with thIS messa~e . l hel e lsn t any such account. It has been closed" The shopper got vel}' an£;l v and told the UII tlMt \I a~ ~'-------------- III ,III II ~------ WABASH INDIANA " It I, B. WALTER & CO. Manufacture" 01 T ABLE SLIDES Exclusively WRITE FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNT ... dbSl11d ] hen ~he tu] c! hel to a"k if a mistake had not been made and If the account 1eally were closed to dIscover what the red"on was The gnl made further investtgation and then JepOl ted "J t \'1 as too small and there were too many re-tl11n~, ~o the office decided it wasn't worth while running. nC~Jde" It \I a"n't paId regularly." The shoppe1, almost purple with anger had no recourse but to lea\ e the place The f1iends she had with her sympa-tIll zed of COUlse, but theIr amusement was thinly veiled. TheJ e are not a few persons 111the cIty who have had that "UJt ot e'CpeJ 1ence recently. The stores watch their ac-counb mOl e closely than they did and if they see that the charge Sy stem Isn't profItable, but really a loss on account of tnne \'1 asted 111de!lve11es, they cut from the list the customer concelned The) hay en't any particular desire to send out (,ooeb to be 111speeted and retl11ned so often that they get into the ~econd hand class. \ gl cat deal dose1 tab IS kept on costs in the department ~tlJ1es ann\a\ than used to be the case. The strength of the llimpeiltJOn has made it Imperative to cut prices down to a plcH\ fine mal::;ln The 1esult IS that all the elements that ..'U to ail ed plOfi t ha \ e to be inspected closely. The St01 es knO\\ that one great expense is in the delivery "Cl VIce, and \\ hen one customer often returns goods without any apparently \ ahd 1eason for doing so the store's interest demand s a cm ta1lment of that priVIlege -N. Y. Sun. To the Test! Put Us larity of your pet product. What you need IS a stain specialist. Write Marietta. Making special stains to fit special con-ditions has been our special forte for years. Weare more than manufacturers, we are originators. Much of our paint is "custom made," all of our stains are "mixed with brains." A furniture maker gets a new idea-a "hunch." Designs a new line. It looks good to him. It is good--distinctive--out of the ordinary. PROBLEM: What shall the finish be ~ What particular color and tone will dove-tail with that particular design? Steady, now; you've got a real gordian knot to un-tie. Upon your success depends the popu- Address Desk NO.3. Marietta Paint &. Color Marietta, Ohio. Co. WEEKLY ARTISAN Group Your Dining Room Suites. R W. Emelson in "Northeln FUr11ltUle"-Thele has been a growmg demand the last few years for matched dmim; room Stlltes and the questton allses how best to display them on the dealer'Ol floor. On my last tnp I was in a store when the dealer had a customer for a dmmg room suite, and he had the dIfferent pIeces scattered around the store-buffet mane place, chma closet m another, sel Vlhg- table m sttll another, and the extensIOn table m another. He had to take the cus-tomer through pI acttcally hIs enttre stock before the whole sUlte was seen, and then to poor advantage, as the customer became confused m trymg to keep the dIfferent pieces Ul mmd. If that dealer had been up to date, and had had hIS dming ......--"BISHOP'S"-- ... "THE QUALITY STORE" lifre are Just a fe\ of the !'lplcudld bargams \\c .re offer~ mg m tluslugh grade Ime ot \hS'>lOll FUlllltmc FOOT RE!;TS Mrth >300 $ 135 SMOKIJ- G TA BLbS Mrth ~v 00 350 ('FLLARETTES "Orth *12 00 750 CHAIRS Mrth ~1300 775 ROCKERS worth $14 00 825 DLSKS "01th ~1500 1025 BOOI~CA SbS "orth ~2100 l4 50 COUCllFS Mltl ~24 00 1675 CLOCK;' Mrth ~16 00 2375 DA \ EJ- PORTS , orth $60 00 4250 OCTOBER SALE OF Sample Mission Furniture (SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY) The<;e ue not our 101\cst nor our llghcst pnccd Plf'CE'S " e ha\ e a wHle r<j.Dg'eof PllCf>S and 1-rf' confIdent that WI" (aD please vou Posltne that" e can satlsi'\. "OU ar-.to qual lty and COnVIllef' "I, ou that the go04s offered are the be"t '1ud most dependable pIeces that can be made £01"the mone) P rtur('s prIces samples of '" ood and If'atl er "'Ill be gladlv maIled out of to\\n le'>Idltnts v.ho find It ImpossIble to makf' U~a peThonal \ ISlt Do Dot heSItate to come SImplY because VOll m~l\ not be readv to bm You are equally \\elcome ab a \lsItor or purchaser BishopF umitureCompany IONIA, CORNER LOUIS STREET "Just on the Way to the UnIon Depot" "Made in Grand RapIds" loom sUltes grouped together 111a row, WIth a screen between them, the customer would not only have been able to see at a slance how the suite would look in the dining 100m at home, but the dealel would have been able to sell the goods wlth very much less trouble. The same idea would hold good in bed room suites and hbrary suites. A great many sales of d111- ing 100m suites have been made through a tasttly-atranged show window. I am a great believer in attractive show W111- dows, and in changing them at least once a week. If any furniture dealer who has his dining- or beel 100111 stock scattered about the StOIe should I ead this bllef arttcle, it may be the means of doing some ~ood 111the way of mak-ing quicker sales. ~------------------------- I III III! IIt/ I II II IIII I III II II III !I I THE II BEDS ARE BREAD AND "ELI" FOLDING PROfIT WINNERS No Stock complete WIthout the Elt Beds III Mantel and Upright. ELI D. MILLER & CO. EVANSVILLE. INDIANA Write for cuts and pnces ON SALE IN FURNITURE EXCHANCE, EVANSVILLE. ~- ------------------ ._---~ ~,----------------------------------------_ .._. ~ I Palmer's Patent GluinJ! Clamps I The above cut IS taken direct from a photograph, and shows the range of one SIze only, our No. I, 24-inch Clamp. We make SIXother SIzes, taking in stock up to 60 IncheS wide and 2 lllches thick. Ours is the most practICal method of clamping glued stock in use at the present t,me. Hundreds of factories have adopted our way the past year and hundreds more WIll in the future. Let us show you. Let us send you the names of nearly 100 factones (only a fractIon of our llst) who have or-dered and reordered many tImes. Proof positive our way IS the best. A post card WIll brlllg it, catalog included. Don't delay, but wrIte today. A. E. PALMER & SONS, Owosso, MICH. FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES: The Projectile Co., London, England; Schuchardt & Schutte, BerlIn, Ger-many; Alfred H. Schutte, Cologne, Pans, Brussels, LIege, MIlan, TUrlll, Barcelona and Bl1boa. ~-- ........ - 2'1 .---.., ~ _ ~ ,• I UNION FURNITURE CO. I ROCKFORD, ILL. •I China Closets I Buffets •I Bookcases ,I : We lead in Style, Conltrudton • and FIDlSh. See our Catalogue. I Our hne on permanent exhlbl- I bon 3rd Floor, New Manulact- I uren' BUlldlllll'Grand Rapid•• I I ~ . 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN Those Missouri River Rates. A'3 an effect of the SUPI eme COUIt decI,.,lol1 IUIUl ul heIght rate~ went 111tOeffect 111a lalge "ectIOn of the n11ddle we'3t on ThUlsday of thIs week, but there I" 110celta111t) tlldt the lowel 1 ates wIll be made permanent, because the 01del by whIch they V\ el e hxecl, nldkes them opel atn e 0111) until November 10 \ftel that date the fight nM) be opened aga111 and the IaIlI oad 'i ma) succeed aga111 111postpon111~ el decI~IOn for a year 01 two Such actIOn IS not probable, however. It IS genelally expected that the railloads hav111g been beaten 111the Supleme COUlt \VIll contmue the rate'3 Made by Rockford Frame and FIxture Co , Rockford, III fixed by the Interstate CommIssIOners, mdefillltely, or untIl a change in conditIOns makes a revisIOn absolutely necessary. A news dIspatch from \Vash111gton says' "After fight111g an OJ der Issued by the Interstate Com-merce CommIssIOn of August 25, 190~, the raIlroads have decided to make operative rates whIch the CommIssion held to be reasonable, and which the Supreme com t approved recently. "In the famous J\!IISSOUlIRn et rate cases complamt \Va,., made that the charges on shIpments from the \tlantIc sea-board to points upon the Mlssoun RIver were unreasonable, hif carrying the ONE~PI[CE PORCELlIIN-LINED ~ONrIRD CLERNRBLE WRITE FOR CATALOGUE GRAND RAPIDS REFRIGERATOR Cg GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. 111that the ptOP01 t10n of the chalge flOm the seaboard to the 1[IS"OUlt Rnel \\as hlghel than rates to St Paul. "The COmmI"'iIOn found that the lower rates to St. Paul \\ ele lustIfiable becau'ie of watel competition, but held that that pellt of the thtough late replesented by the charges from III""t":otppl Rn el CroSS111gto the MIssouri were unreasonably 111[;h The CommIssIOn then named rates that it held to be Ilel:oonable 'On c\U!;U'it 26, 1908, the CommissIOn stipulated that the I educed rates should rema111 111fO!ce two years. The rail-toads conte'ited The COmmtSSIOn subsequently changed the d,lte from \\ hlch the t" 0 years' penod should run, so that it \\ III e"pn e '\ ovember 10. 1910 \fter pa"smg through the l (IUlt" up to the ,",upteme court, where the CommIssion was '-,tbtd111ed. the raIlroad" have gn en notice that beginning Octobel 26 the Iates fixed by the CommIssIon WIll be charged. I he ne\\ tates "Ill be a matenal reduction. fhe lates found to be unreasonable, but which the rail-wad" hay e pet'itsted m charg111g the last two years, were 60 lcnb,..j.; cents, ::;3cents, 27 cents, and 22 cents per 100 pound". I especttully, on fiISt, second, thIrd, fourth and fifth classes h om the AtlantIC seaboard to Mlssoun RIver P0111tS 'The ne" 1ates whIch WIll be charged hereafter are ,1 cent" 38 cents 30 cenb, 23 cents and 19 cents, respectfully, upon the dIfferent classes." Plymouth. Wisconsin. Factories. Plymouth, \iVIS , Oct 27-This is a fine little city located 'lbout htteen mIles \\ est of Sheboygan. It has good shipping taulItIe:o-the ChIcago & ::-Jorthwestern and the Chicago, IIIl\\ elukee & St Pdul lallroads [hIS IS the home of the Plymouth Furlllture company, the \\ estern Parlor Flame company and the Plymouth Chair company , makers of the famous Plymouth rockers The new-e" t one of these factones- The Western Parlor Frame com-pany- ts hay mg all the OJ ders It can take care of. The man-al; C1 ~[ L Reutel, 1':> a man of WIde expenence in this line, hav111li been connected WIth some of the largest parlor frame factotle:o 111 ChIcago -C M. ~--------- ~ A. L. HOLCOMB & CO. Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE OROOVINO SA WS I DADO SAWS III --._.----------_._------------... CItizens' Phone 1:139 27 N. Market St •• GraDd Rapid., Mlell. WEEKLY ARTISAN 23 Sheboygan Factory Notes. Sheboygan, \V1S . Oct 27 -The ~Teat chair town of vVis-cons1l1 i" glOw1l1f; Dy Uncle Sam'" la"t count it has over 26,- 000 1I1habltants, and at the present rate of increase will probably have between 40,000 and 50,000 1111920 All of the factOlies here ale cnJOY1l1ga £;ood husmess-very much bet-ter than at this time last year. The Sheboygan Novelty company al e having an except-lOnally fine busme"s A great man} of the1r pIeces are just m line for holiday p1esents, especlally the1r mahogany ladies' desks, music cabinets, bookcases, etc. The main line which they are preparing wlll be about 2S pel cent larger than the present line, and will be the best they have ever produced. George Sp1att & Co. are doing well Then line is com-pO'oed of din1l1g room chalrs, wood seat and upholstered rocker", children's chalrs and rockers. stools and office chairs, S2""*' 'lL A INGLE 'OLL~R Will Bring a New Stove or Range ~to Your Home~ And a "BUCK'S," Too. A dollar the fint payment-the balance on eaaf weekly or monthly payments to SUlt your convemence-the greatest .love offenng ever made In Grand Ra})lds. Every BllCk. Stove IS eqwppecl With d.. tmctJve fuel aaYmg features that put them m 8. c.1M& by themaeIvea. They are lhe marvel of the age, an co.t no morethan .ther mMe. We want you to _ them MADE BY UNION LABOR Three Rooms N: $190 4-Room Outfit $7.75 I A Grand RapIds Sample cane and cobbler seat cha1rs, and m fact about every kind of cha1r that the fU1mture merchant could ask for. The Sheboy~an Chan company 1t>havmg a good busi-ne..,.., Theil catalogue 1'0one of the largest chalr catalogues pubh"hed, and lS full of ~ood thmg'o. The Poem" Chalr company lS also domg a large busi-ne..,..,. PreSIdent Blackstock sa} s he IS gomg to butld another vel y large wal ehouse next year. The Northern Furll1ture company wlll show in Grand Rapid" and Cll1cago 111 January, the best hne they have ever offered the tr,tde. They have the largest furniture factory in this country and they do an lmmense business. They have gone mto the pubhsh111g business, lSetting out a house organ entltled "Northern Furll1ture," which is full of illustrations of the good things made by the Northern Furniture company and also many good articles that will interest every furniture !"DOETscii~~d'BAUERCO. : 1534-44 Greenwood Terrace, CHICAGO III All previous efforts eclipsed ====== in our new hne of --,=o=c==c==== PARLOR FRAMES which is larger and more effectIve than we have yet offered Now ready for inspection at our factory Take Southport Ave car to Greenwood Terrace. thence west to factory. or Clybourn Ave car to Ashland Ave. thence norlh to Greenwood Terrace. .. ._. ._ .. dealer In this ls"ue of the Weekly Al ti"an we copy from the October number, a well wntten article by R. W. Emer-son, one of theIr '3ale"men in which he tells of a merchant V\ ho had a customer that wanted a dming- room suite and what a tlme he had to show it It is well worth reading, look lt up-C M. Crex Carpet Company Affairs. Fmanclal World, New York-A high official in the Crex Carpet Co told a COIrespondent of the Financial World this week about the drastIC methods adopted at the time this company succeeded to the busmess and the assets of the American Grass TW111eCo, to put the company's affairs in such shape that the stockholders would obtain some returns upon thelr mvestment. The greater part of this information has never been made public until now. This offiCial stated, tHat from its very inception the Amer- Ican Grass Twine Co was mlsmanaged. Those who were then m control regarded the bus111ess as though it were their own and they were not the custodians to whom was entrusted the management for the benefit of the shareholders. Abnor-mal salarles were pald for work others could do and would do much better for less compensatlOn, and contracts were made WIth salesmen whIch were unjustified. As a result, there was nothmg left for the stockholders after these excessive payments v" ere made. The largest stockholders finally revolted and decided to take the company out of the hands of the old management and reorgall1ze the busmes~ on a sound basis. This was effected by scalmg down the capltal from $15,000,000 to $3,- 000,000. Thls was done m 1908, and since that time semi-annual d1Vldends of 25'i per cent have been pald on the stock. All the old crowd have been ehmmated. Investigation of the books of the old corporatlOn revealed the interesting fact that the company had the habit of capitalizing future llnagmary prospects and credltmg the charge to assets. About $600,000 paid out illef;ally as dlvldends was recovered. All dead weIght was ehmmated and the corporation, as the Crex Carpet Co. began busmess on sound hnes. According to this official the earnings of the corporatlOn were never better than they are at present. A Hole in the Wall. is a poor thmg to keep the cold out or the heat in. If you want to know why thlS exceedingly wise statement lS made, just read the Grand Rapids Veneer Works "ad" in this issue of the Weekly Artisan, that will explain it. 1------ -~~~~~--~~~~~~~- I I I I I I I I I I 24 WEEKLY ARTISAN OLD ITEMS REPRINTED Paragraphs Taken From the .Michigan Artisan for September. 1883. Nelson Lyon's furmture factory at Albany, N. Y., was destroyed by fire recently. The furmshlllgs of \V. K "Vandel bllt'S new manSlOn III New York cost $3,000,000. C H. Haberkorn & Co of DetrOlt, ha\ e commenced the manufacture of patented castel s and sockets Lams Hax, J 1. son of Loms Hax, the vetel an dealel m furnIture in St Joseph, 110, \\ as \\ edded recenth to ;-'Ib-- Sallie M. Erwlll. The Umon Chair \\ orks are manufactmlllc, cal pet and cane seat lOckels III DetrOlt J R :\IcLaugh1111 b the mall-ager of the company. \i\' llllam A Berkey of Grand Rapids was appomted by the goyernor, recently, one of the commlssionel s to 1epresent Michigan at the Loulsvl1le eAposltlOll Manufacturers are turmng out fifty pel cent mUle C,OllCJ:, than the trade requires. ProductlOn must be I educed ut the small and finanually weak manufacturel s will he tOlled 111t() bankruptcy. George B. Mattoun, the manufactmel at tmmtule III She-boygan, Wis., recently pUIchased a safe, i\ hlch \\ as too Dig for his office, so he \\ 111 Dudd a new office to hou..,e hh "ate The country dealer who kicks agalllst the ne" 1ule tot charglllg burlap to pm chasers of furniture has found a mal-ket for his surplus matellal. It has been dlSCo\ el ed that bur-lap is the nicest matenal Imaginable for the "alls of a house How to Secure Trade in Italy. Amelican Consul Charles M Caughy, j\Itlan, Ital) le-ports: "Unfortunately Amencan wales do not obtam III thIS country the foothold to \"hlCh they ale Ju"tl) entitled. but the obstacles to trade extenslOn eXist not 111Ital), but 111the United States. If, for eAample, a Gelman, a Flench, 01 a Bel-gian manufacturer \\lshes to 111ttoduce IllS goods he "end" a man who speaks the Italian language, fully equipped 111every way for his work, and competent to eAplain mtelhgently all the good qualities of the artIcle he wants to sell FI equently an Amellcan WIth the same object III ,levy sends a catalogue printed in English, WIth Amel ican weIghts, meaSUl e", and prices. The re"ult is that the salesman finds hIS way mto the good graces of the merchant, while the catalogue finds ItS way into the waste basket. A pel sonal 1 epl esentatn e IS able to bargam as to terms, sometimes gn mg as much as Sl"\. months' cledlt, but the catalogue IS mexOlable, and e,en It I"BEAVER," "GINDER ELLA," "DOCKASH" STOVE HEADQUARTERS "THE LINES THAT SELL" I NoleIMPERIAL BEAVER-one ofmany. Best, They Stdnd the rest," THIS tS the IMPERIAL BEAVER. It is the finest cooking range made anywhere In the world. We thInk: so, and so WIll you when you see its advantages: Study the above pIcture. The glass oven door is guaranteed not to break. No heat lost when you look at your bakIng. This range holds ItS heat longest, saves 250/0 in fuel, and has unusual hot water capaCIty. It ISthe best looking range built-and wear; as well as it looks. Send for samples and see It-but we warn you that no other kind will ever satlsty you agaIn, If you do I W. D. SAG E R, 330-342No.Water St., CHICAGO an llnportrr should be mclmed to give the American fIrm an OJ del he 1'-, detelled b) the knowledge that the draft will SUI cl} come by a fast steamer and the goods two months later 1n a slo'>\ frel[!,ht boat. "\nothel method adopted by American exporters is that ot tl) 111:;;to sell goods by direct correspondence with the re-tal1cl s when the freight on a small package is prohibitive. If, on the othel hand. an agent wel e established in Milan who could canvass the Province, send m orders in large lots, and dIstnbute the merchandise on its arrival to the different buy-et '3, succe"s \\ ould meet such efforts. It is an undisputed fact that e, el} Amellcan bouse represented here in this way does a .:;aod hu,,111ess" i" WADDELL- MA"NU-FACTURING CO:-l Grand Rapids. Michigan No-fium-Loose Fasteners The largest manufacturers of Furniture Trimmings in Wood in the world. Write us for Samples and Prices. Made in Oak, Walnut, Mahogany, Birch and all Furniture Woods. All Knobs and Pulls have the .... . . .. _. ..... .. .. The RelIable Furniture company, who have a string of stores wIth their mam office m IndIanapolis, opened their Detroit store, at 11-15 ,,;\Tashington boulevard, on October 20. The Standard FurnIture company, wholesale and retail dealer~ of Denver, Col., have just completed a fire proof ware-house, 50 x 125 feet, three stones and basement, at a cost of $15,000 The Cal ey ChaIr company of Keene, N. H. has been in-corporated. CapItal stock, $20,000, held mamly by Forrest L cmd C. A. Carey, E. T. and J. C. Barcalow and PhIlip H. Faulkner. H. Gorpinkle & Co., otherwise known as the Beacon Furniture company of Boston, Mass, have made an assign-ment. They sold theIr stock in bulk to another Boston dealer a few weeks ago. ";\T. 0 Dresser, who recently engaged in the retail furni-ture trade at Tonopah, Nev, has succeeded so well that he has made arrangements to erect a brick bUlldmg, 30 x 100 feet, three stones, on upper Main street. Meyer L Strauss has resigned the posItion of vice-presi-dent of the Fort Wayne (Ind) Outfitters company, having sold hIS mterest to Bennett Hollenstem, president and S. M. Hollenstem, secretary and treasurer. The retail furniture busmess of B. L Dodge, Akron, 0, has been mcorporated by B L. Dodge, J. V. OlIver, G. S. Goodman, Frank Crook and B H. Sebnng, under the name of the Dodge company. Capital stock, $50,000. Nathan Stroum, furniture dealer and proprietor of the Stoughton Supply company of Boston, Mass, who went into bankruptcy last June, has been sent to pnson for two years for practicing fraud m the bankruptcy proceedings. The Temple-Stewart Chair company of East Princeton, Mass, who were burned out Iecently, have purchased the Holman & Harns plant at Baldwmville, whIch has been idle for two years, and WIll use it in the manufacture of wood seat chairs. A petition in bankruptcy has been filed against the H. C. Swain company, fur11lture exporters of 59 Pearl street, New York. LiabIlItIes estimated at $4,000 and assets at $800. Mr. Swain V\ ho was preSIdent of the company resigned in September. As a window attraction the Atherton Furniture com-pany of PIttsfield and other New England towns, are usmg a Kmdel couch-bed, operated by an electric motor, connected, also, with mecha11l~m that dIsplays SIgns callIng attentIOn to the popular features of the bed. By a senes of deals, between J. G. Peart and ,,;\Tillard & Schmidt of Belvidere, Ill, and the ";\T. C. Gunn company of Fort Scott, Kan~ Mr Peart becomes sole owner of the fur11ltUle and undertakmg busmess heretofore conducted by "VIllard & SchmIdt at Belvidere. vValter E Olson, proprietor of the Olson Rug company of ChIcago, has just awarded contracts for the construction of a new factory bUlldmg to be erected at the northwest cor-ner of Laflm and Monroe streets. The buIldmg will be 75 by 125 feet, five stories and basement, and will be constructed of the type known as modern mill. The estimated cost is $60,000. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS George Stewart has purchased the furnIture store of H. C. Chnstenson at VIborg, Neb. E. E. Hayden succeeds P. M. Englehart in the retail furniture busmess at Waubay, S. Dak. The chaIr factory at MunsonvIlle, N. H., which has been idle smce June, has resumed operatIOns. C. T. Krogh has purchased the retaIl furniture business of Hald & Wmchester, Danneberg, Neb. The undertaking firm of LIlly & Newton, Des Moines, Ia, has been dIssolved, Joseph LIlly retiring. The Olins Fur11lture company of Cambridge, Mass, have opened a branch store at 234-6 Providence, R 1. M. Bernstein succeeds hIS uncle, L. Bernstein, in the re-tail furniture trade at 1602 South street, PhIladelphia. The Allegan (MIch.) Fur11lture company, manufacturers, have increased their capItal stock flom $15,000 to $30,000. The firm of Landkamer Bros & Davidson, undertakers of Mankato, Minn , has been dIssolved, Mr. Davidson retiring. The assets of the Chicago Store and Office Furniture company of Seattle, ,,;\T ash, are in the hands of Raymond C. Wright, as receiver. J. M. Bntton & Co.- J. M. Bntton and Moss Harrison-have purchased the fur11lture and undertaking business of T. W. Britton at Columbus, Ga. C. R. Parish & Co, furniture dealers on High street, Columbus, 0., have opened a branch store at the corner of Lorain and West Broad streets. Joseph Dyer of FaIrfield, Me, has invented and patented a mltenng machine, which IS said to have been highly ap-proved by all who have used It. The Coffin-Rundstrom Furniture company, dealers of North Yakima, Wash, are to have a new bUlldmg, 50x 140 feet, three stones and basement. Mr. Warns has retIred from the Schuster-Warns-Damer-ath company, table manufacturers, MIlwaukee, \Vis., having sold hIS interest to Joseph Mertz. Rowlands & Co., fur11ltUle dealers of ZanesvIlle, 0., have purchased the Cooper furniture store m Mansfield, O. They WIll continue busmess in both places. B. Lowenstein & Bros., incorporated, have opened a furniture and carpet department on the fifth floor of the general store buildmg in Memphis, Tenn. E. W. Felch, chair manufacturer of Keene, N. H., has purchased the "Villiams factory buildings in Brattleboro, Vt., and WIll move his plant to the latter CIty. E. "V. Osborne, furniture dealer of SomervIlle, Mass., has sold out to vVIllIam Caldwell of East Cambndge, who WIll take possessIOn of the store on November 1. A balcony ten feet WIde and 150 feet long has been con-structed in the Miller Fur11lture company's store at Athens, Ga. It WIll be used for the dIsplay of chairs. F. A. Alexander, furniture dealer, of Bellmgham, Wash., has sold out to ";\T. C. and H. R. Knaack who will continue the busmess under the name of Knaack Brothers. At a special town meetmg the electors of Peterboro, N. H, voted to exempt from taxatIOn the property of the Phenix Chair company, who are establI~hmg a factory in that town. Isaac E. Palmer has been granted a patent on a head or shoulder rest for couches and hammocks and has assigne~ his rights to the 1. E. Palmer company of Middletown, Conn. GIve your customer "swell front" values If you would retain his trade. 26 WEEKLY ARTISAN Most Attractive Inducements for Car Load Buyers Are Offered by the THE KARGES FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Chamber SUites, Wardrobes. Chlffomers. Odd Dressers. Chifforobes THE BOSSE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of KItchen Cabinets. K D. Wardrobes, Cupboards and Safes, In ImItation golden oak, plain oak and quartered oak. THE WORLD FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Mantel and Upright Folding Beds, Buffets, Hall Trees, Chma Closets, Combination Book and Library Cases. THE GLOBE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of SIdeboards in plam oak, imitation quartered oak, and sohd quartered oak, Chamber Suites, Odd Dressers, Beds and ChIffoniers in 1ffiitatlOnquartered oak, irqitation mahogany, and imitation golden oak. THE BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of the "Superior" Line of Parlor, Library, Dining and Dressing Tables. THE METAL FURNITURE CO. Made by The Karges Furniture Co Manufacturers of "Hygiene" Guaranteed Brass and Iron Beds, Cnbs, Wire Spnngs and Cots Evansville is the great mixed car loading center of the United States, made so by the Big Six Association . • • WEEKLY ARTISAN 27 I I I III I, I IIII II IIII •I •III Made by Bosse Furtnture Company. Made by World Furtulute Company • ••• _._ ••••• _ •••••• , ••••••••••••••••••• a •••• • __ •••••• a ••• _ Made by Bockstege Furmture Co h--. - •.••. 28 WEEKLY ARTISAN FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS ATTENTION! Send for .ampl.,. of our Celebrated Nickel Steel Sword Tempered BAND SAW BLADES Warranted In every particular Best proPosition on the market. FRANK. W. SWETT & SON Mfr' of band saw blad•• and 1001, 1717 1719 W Adams St ,Chlcage Visited Friends in ChicaJio. Chicago, October 27 -Once in a \\ hIle C :\1 on 11l~ rounds stop off for a day m Chicago. Just to see some ot hI'> old tIme fnends and acquamtances, but on thiS till' he q\\ only a few Lyman R Lathrop, plesldent ot the 1411 com-pany was found busIly engaged m d1ctatmg letters to hi" stenographer. Mr. Lathrop 1S cheerful and happy He antI-cipates a fine sea 'ion m January, 1911, and 1S confident that all of the space m the big bUlldmg \vIII be taken Mr. Johnson, secretal y of the :\IanufactUl el ,,' E"\.hlblt1on BUlldmg company, 1319 M1ch1gan avenue, \\a,., al"o btb\ at h1S desk, but always ha" tIme to spend a few m111ute-. \\ Ith an old t1me fnend M1 Jackson \\a" 111the be~t ot "p11lh He says "1319" 1'i all rented for JanUal), and e\ el \ th111~ 1" lovely in Ch1cago except the Cubs But the) \\ t11 In e till oUlih it. Mr. Meyers, president of the company of \\ h1ch ::VIr.J ack-son 1S secretary, came m from the ball grounds, happy III everythlllg but the fate of the Cubs The writer went to the Seng Co. to see Frank Seng, but Frank was away, out at Albuquerque, New :\Ie"\.lco He 1-. gomg to V1S1tthe Grand Canyon of ColOlado. plobabl) to pla,,- ter 1t ove1 w1th p1ctures of the Duo-,.,t) Ie loch the '-,en~ rocker spnng'i and other things he ddve1 the,., III 'Good Fn-tI1res" Frank 1S a good deal Itke late P T Bal num, \\ ho 'ia1d he "did not care v\hat the papel s said about him, If the) only sa1d somethmg," but Frank has It on Ba1 num, for no one was ever heard to say anythmg about h1111except that which was good. Everybody knows Adolph Goidstelll, and evelybody calls him "Goldy." "Veil. "what's the matter With Goldy?" He has assoc1ated hUllself With the Fish FUI nlture com pan) and has taken hold of the11 maIl order department, and IS bU'iIly at work on a new catalogue Success to "Goldy" fOI he de-serves it -c. M New Furniture Dealers. HaIry & Co., al e new furlllture dealer" at \h lll, Tex. August Kalass has opened a new furllltUle :'ltole, dt \\'e"t Allts, \;\TIS M. J. Shapiro, has opened a new furlllture StOle at Bay-onne, N. J. M. Cohen & Son are new furlllturc dealers at 171 Fssex street, New York. The Welch Furlllture company have opened their nevv store III Bluefield, W. Va. Dav1d Pava ha'i opened a new furlllture and carpet store at 2053 Third avenue, New York D. Bernstem of Memph1s, Tenn., has made arrangements to open a new furniture store at Clarkdale, :MISS The St. Loms Furlllture company are new dealers at Ada, Okla. M. Goldwasser IS the principal propnetor. B r Stevenson of Ashland, Va, is president of the Eto\\ ah Furllltlll e and Carpet company, capitalized at $10,- 000, \\ho have Ju"t opened a new store at Gadsden, Ala. Plllltp Gaus IS a ne" furlllture dealer under the name of the Ea'it Cambndge Furlllture company, East Cambndge, :\Ias" J E York, Thomas Plllgry, Crleene Thompson and C. J Tyre, have lllcorporated the York Furmture company, capltalt7ed at $10,000, to open a new store at Durant, Okla. P \\ , Geot~e A and GeOlge E McLean and E. F. Val-en tllle, have lllCOlporated the Office Supply and Furniture companv to open a new store III Little Rock, Ark. Capital :-.tock, $10,000. Postponed Till After Election. 1h the con"tltutIOn, or by-Iaw'i, the date for the semi-annual meetm~ of the XatIOnal Association of Furmture \Ianutactul el 'i l'i fixed on November 8, but as that i,., the date for the general electIOns the meetlllg has been postponed for a \\ eek The meetlllg Will be held at the Jefferson Hotel III St Lot1l'>, 110, on November 15 and 16 The program \\ hlLh \\ III be all ang ed by the executlYe committee on Tues-day mOlnmg {(member 15, w111cons1st mainly of heanng and dhcu"-'111~ I epOl to, of committees, the only formal number so tal announced, bemg an addre'is on "Glue" by J. F. WIlliams ot BO'iton. :\Ia-,,., The I eport of the commIttee on cost sched-ule \\ 111be a 1'1ommen t featm e of the program. I t is ex-pected to call out con 'ildel able discussIOn. Another import-ant and mtere'itmg repO! t Will be presented by the committee appomted at the prey IOU,>meet111g to co-operate with the rail-road c1asslficatlOn committees III an effort to secure the adop-tlOn of umform c1as'ilficatIOn rules. Lehigh Orders Steel Coaches. \n 01 del fot 40 all-"teel vestIbule passenger coaches has been placed \\ Ith the Pullman company, by the LehIgh Valley Rallt oad company They are to be deltvered III March and '\1'111 of next yeal and wlll be put 111tOserV1ce at once. The need at the new eqUlpment has grown out of the increased traffic on the LehIgh, seveldl Ilev\ trai'l~ IJaving been added III the last fe~ month~ In the future the company wtll fol-low the poltcy of havmg all its new passenger cars of fireproof f--- .... - . ------.. -1 We Manufacture the L,,"e.t LlDe of Folding I Chairs I II IIIIII ,~_._----------------------~ In the Umted States, SUItable for Sun day Schools, Hall,. Steam-ers and all pub1Jcresorts We also manufacture Brass Tnmmed I ran Beds, Spnng Beds, Cots and CrIbs In a large vanety Send for Catalogue and P"ces to KAUffMAN MfG. CO. ASHLAND, OHIO ..I. WEEKLY ARTISAN 29 By E. Levy, Representative. Chicago, Oct. 28-LoUIS F Nonnast, the well-known table manufacturer of thIS CIty returned home last week from a tour m Europe, where he VIsIted hIS natIve home, besIdes travel-trade in theIr new convertible dIvan bed, they have been and wItnessing the PassIOn play. M1. Nonnast returns fee1- mg much benefitted by hIS vacatIOn. He found hIS tnp so enjoyable that he contemplates another the coming year. He agrees wIth the many other thousands of European tourists, among whom are many who went back to ViSIt the place of theIr bIrth, that It IS a fine thmg to travel abroad enjoying the beautIes of scenery and the pIcturesque and hlstoncal old towns, but that thIS IS "God's Country" for those who wIll WOlk and who seek faVOls from Dame Fortune It 1seven hinted that he tned a tnp in a flymg machIne of the Count ZeppelIn type, but of that Mr Nonna~t dId not hlm~elf speak. The advance in the price of Im~eed oIl whIch largely enters Into the manufacture of wood filler, and other wood finishmg supplIes, has oblIged the manufacturers of wood finIshing supplies to raIse their prices. Mr Wm. HulIn of the Chicago Wood Fmishmg company says "ThIs has been found absolutely imperative If we are to continue to manu-facture, as on the old basis of prices it would be operatmg at a loss \Ve stood out against thIS action as long as possible but all the producers in thIS lIne had to do the same In order to make a profit. Weare m hopes raw materials have reached the lImit of cost and that there wIll be no necessIty to make a further advance in prices, but we feel we must keep up the standard of our product and furnish the same quality that has secured and retained our bUSIness, and m order to do this we have had to advance our pnces a lIttle." Freedman Rros. & Co., 717 Mather street have leased from the school board of the CIty, the bUIldIng which is at the rear of theIr factory. It contains about 30,000 squal e feet of space, which will be fitted up and put into shape for theIr espeCIal use. They wIll erect a bndge to join the two struc-tures whIch when the new premIses are occupIed wIlli afford them about 50 per cent addItIOnal space. WIth their growing trade m theIr new convertible dlVan bed, they hav~ been crowded for room, and this added space wIll greatly reheve the congested condItIOn of their factory. The NIemann Table company, 76th street and Cottage Grove avenue, have all theIr new patterns now ready for the ensuing season and are arrangmg for their new catalogue, whIch wIll be pushed to completion with all pOSSIble speed. They produce a large Ime of dmIng and lIbrary tables and theIr catalogues are replete WIth good thIngs in the various grades. Jay C. Hills of the Peck & HIlls Furmture company has gone on an extended trip to the coast, stopping for about a week In Denver, to look over theIr new warehouse In which they carr) stock for the adjacent terrItory. HIS famIly pre-ceded hIm some time ago and are In San Francisco, where he wIll sojourn with them untIl about the first of January when he wIll return to Chicago in time for the mIdwinter selling season. vVIlham Patch of the Blackwill & Patch Furniture com-pany wIll be one of the manufacturers from Chicago in at-tendance at the meeting of the National Furniture Manufac-turers' aSSOCIation, whIch wIll be held III St. Louis, Mo., on November 15 and 16 Mr. Patch says they have had a rec-ord- breakIng busmess thIS season and expresses hImself as much pleased at the plospects for a contInuance of theIr prospenty. Isaac Koch of the Koch FurnIture company who shows a number of lInes at 1411 MIchigan avenue has rented ware-houses at 277 Canal street, New York CIty, which he has stocked WIth goods from hIS varIOUS factOrIes, and wIll here after make that CIty his headqual ters, comIng here occaSIOn-ally to look after his busIne~s at thIS end. New Factories. A. J. and C. E. Peugh have Olganized the Sunflower Cabinet company to bUIld a factory and manufacture kItchen cabInets at HutchInson, Kan. The UnIted Upholstery company, who have plants in New York CIty, Newark, N. J., and PhIladelphIa, have lo-cated another on Congress Square, New Haven, Conn. The Lyons FoldIng Waldrobe company of Muskegon, Mlch , incorporated WIth $20,000 capItal stock to manufacture a sanItary wardrobe Invented by H D. Lyons, wIll begin bUSIness soon in the plant formerly u"ed by the Muskegon Carving Works. The Glengarry Upholstenng company, capitalized at $20,- 000, are bUIldIng a plant at Glengarry, Wexford county, Mich. They wIll em poly about SIxty hands, manufacturing chairs and couches. Everett M. Waterhouse, promoter of the Goose Fair Furniture company whIch proposed to establIsh a large fac-tory at Saco, Me, has transferred the base of hIS efforts to Bangor, same state, the Saco board of trade having faIled to offer the bonus that he desired. The trustees of the Central Manufacturing District, Chi-cago, are about to erect for the J. L. Metz FurnIture company what wIll be one of the largest buildIngs yet constructed in the dIstrict. It will be six stories and basement, of heavy mIll construction, wIll occupy a lot 80 x 160 feet and wIll cost $90,000. Furniture Fires. Edward Lewis, furniture dealer of Chicago, lost a few hundred dollars by fire in his warehouse at 1813 West Thirty-fourth street. Fully insured. WIlliam Piton of, second hand furnIture dealer of Ells-worth street, Dorchester, Mass, was burned out for the sec-ond time WIthIn a year, on October 20. No msurance. " ..-- . .. HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO. FT. WAYNE, IND. HARDWOOD LUMBER I SA~~D} QUARTERED OAK { VEN EERS SLICED AND MAHOGANY .. T ••••••• T ••• •• • 30 WEEKLY ARTISAN ---------------------- ---. III III II I II I ...._~_.-~------------------.- --_._----- ,------ FOUR NEW TRADE MARK REGISTERED PRODUCTIONS The Ad-el-ite People BARONIAL OAK STAIN FLANDERS OAK STAIN S M 0 K ED 0 A K S T A I N EARLY ENGLISH OAK STAIN in acid and oil. in aGidand oiL in acid and oil, in acid and oil. Send for finished samples, free. Ad-el-ite FIllers and Stams have long held first place in the estimation of Furniture Manufacturers and Master Painters. In addition to the reg-ular colors the above shades offer unusually beautiful and novel effects. CHICAGO-NEW YORK .- Everythmg m Pamt SpecIalties and Wood FIlllshmg materIals, FIllers that fIll" Stams that satisfy Buildings That Will Need Furuiture. Residences- PhIladelphIa Pa -, \ Illtam ]' I[ nLlldl Broad sbeet and ~e\ent)-hht a\cnne, SROOO Tulm lUlhc.tt ShelbUlne and Le\lck 'itleeb $3 :;00, C.reon"e B,lnu 1-1-1; North ThIrty -first 'itreet, $3,000, lII'i II al \ Clal k \UlU Il an 'itreet and TabOI lOad $-1-000 ])1 If T Ka 1 pell" l h c.ltcn a\enne and Ilayne '-beet.--- S-1-;OOO TLul\ r 1 llehc.lu ell mantown a\ enne and (Tl a\ el 'i lane St) 100 Los '\ngele'i,Cal-\ ~ Dlml111lk l327'\c,tLle\lnth ~treet, $2,500; C II II d"on 2:;1 ITnc.hon a\ enne S2 ;00, T A. Jennmgs, Thud a\enne and [\\dfth 'itled StOOG, ILu\ GIbson, 2301 ~cal f "tl eet 82 ;00, l I Tubel man Dakota street and PlOspect a\ cnne, ~4 71;, ~Il" LCll d. '-, IIale 921 Lexmgton a\enne, $2,;00, D Dlako" 1;22 J d,t \Jl1th ,tleet S3,000 1\Itnneapoh'i, '!'lImn --'\lbel t II I elandel 260() Sl'-.th ~treei, $2,;00, John :\1 Carle;on 227 1\ est Ilfth ::,bcet $5,- 000, Challe'i Pearson, :;4:; ~Ibley stI eet, $3 :;00 rmll F Hneske, 1688 Lamel a\enne, $4,000, J Pattel"on 1979 'C11l- \ et'3ity avenue, $3,000, 1,lank -'\ubm, 59-1-Selb\ a\ enne, S3 000 Troy, )J. Y -ChaJ1e~ H (.raldnel head \)t rOld d\ U1nc $4,000; F. IY -'\cked, 676 L1l1dcn a \ enne S3 ;00 r 1all \ f Calhoun, 219 GUlley a\ ennc, $2, ;00 San Dle£;o, Cal -l\II'i" J l'dl tlld£', e, I ,md '-,e\ cn teemh '-treets, $5,000, F S ndll LevYI'i dnd Randolph ~tl eeh S3- 000; 111'i E r Eckhal d, :lIan land and" ,m Bl1l ell ~il cd~, $2, :;00, 11\\ m Ua"pI1l, Band [II entv "l'-.th "11cc h :-;2 ;00 DetlOlt, J\Ilch -\, t1ham (Tealln~, 13;0 Champlam a\ e-nue, $2,ROO, George \ Holste1l1, 518 Flm\\ ood a\ enne S4,- 000; Adolph ~ommel ; I aft 'itred '52900 I' R "te\\ al t 26 Chandlel sheet, $8,000, \' Elh"al Gentle\ -1-2\\ L"tlllml"tel street, $4,000, Ra, mond R RO~Cl" 40 (hape sit eet, SR,OOO \\ altcl " \ l\lCl "elond and

Date Created:

1910-10-29T00:00:00Z

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Collection:

31:18

Subject Topic:

Periodicals and Furniture Industry

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English

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