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1. Michigan Artisan; 1906-03-10

Notes:: Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and Twenty_sixth Year-No. 19 MARCtt 10. 1906 Semi-Monthly A PERFECT CASE CONSTRUCTION I Makes the It is Entirely I Automatic. I Stron.gest. It Clamps.l ~.. ~. Most Mortises and R.elea.es. Economical Completing and Most the post I Accurate in less time than the Case Material can Construction be clamped on other Possible Machines i No. 119 Multiple Square Chisel Mortiser I I· I WYSONG &. MILES CO., CEDA.RST.~§Q. Fh..R. GREENSBORO, N. C.' A MESSAGE OF IMPORTANCE TO THE MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA: Do you wish to lessen the cost of handling your pro-duct by the use of light running. long lasting axles! It so explain to your wagon builder that Gillette Roller 8earln~ AXles are inexpensive to buy-easy to install-simple in con-struction and highly effective in reducing the draft-that they can be made a part of YOUR vehicle at OUR risk as.we ship on approval to responsible persons. And ask him to write to us-or do so yourselves. IT WILL PAY YOU. Youts for the cheapening of manufacturing costs~ THE GILLETTE ROLLER BEARING CaMP ANY Patentees and Sole Manufacturers, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. • WHEELER'S PATENT WOOD FILLER J_. ~ Forms:'l permane:nt foundation. Brings out the full life and beauty of the wood. Goes further alldsave5 labor and material, henc~ cheaper than other fillers. The 8ridfleDl)rt WfWd FinisbinD Co., JlIew Millord. CMn. S5 Fulton St., N. Y. 7()W. LakeSt., Chicaa:o. 41·43 So, 3rdSI., Philadelphia , GREEN SPARTAN STAI N USED FOR SPECIAL WORK OF ALL KINDS Made in various shades--from the light forest green to a deep mala-chite green. The only permanent green oil stain on the market. MANUFACTURED BY The Marietta Paint & Color CO. MARIETTA, OHIO, U. S. A. Write fir Folder Descriptive of our SILVER GREY SPARTAN STAIN GLUE ROOM EQUIPMENT OUGHT TO INTEREST YOU OUR Benedict Clamps WILL SAVE YOU FLOOR SPACE TRUCK CLAMP. GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW COMPANY 130 S. Ionia St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Manufacturers of HAND SCREWS, CABINET MAKERS' BENCHES, FACTORY TRUCKS, Etc. These Specialties are used all Over the Warld VeneefiPresses, aU;kinds and !!izes Hand Feed Glneing M~. (Patent pending,) Eight Styles and siz'l!s. Yeneer Presses Glue Spreaders Glue Heaters Trucks, Etc.. Efc, Wood· Working Machinery -..---~----=----------=---- and Supplies Power Feed Glue Spreading Machine. (Patent applied for), Single, double and comoination LET US KNOW YOUR WAN'TS 419-421 E. Eighth St. CINCINNATI. 0_ =---=- #iiii!. No. 20 Glue Heater C"AS. E. FRANCIS &. BRO..a No.6 Glue Heater The Universal Automatic CARV/NO MACHINE = 'PERFORMS THE WORK OF 25 HAND CARVERS And does the Work Better than it can be Done b~ Hand ~~----MADE BY====== Indianapolis, Indiana Write· for Inlorl1lation. Prices Etc. The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company MANUF'\CTURKR.'l AND J()BIl~:R~ 01" Plain and Beveled Mirrors, Bent Glass for China Cabinets Plate Glass for Desks, Table Tops and Shelves Our facilities for supplying furniture lTI<lTlufacturers will be under~to()d when we state that we have 10 Glass from Pennsylvania to Missouri; and 13 Mirror plants, located as follows: factories, extending ·New York Boston Phlla,delphla Bufralo Cincinnati St. Louis Mfnnl!'apolls Atlanta Kokomo, Ind. Ford City, Pa. High Point, N. C. Davenport Cl")'stalCity, Mo. Also, aur 22 jobbing bouses carry heavy stacks in aliUnes of glass, paints, varnishes and brushes and are located in the 6ties named below: NEW VORK-HudsOll and Vandam Streets. BUFFALO--3Til-4-6-8 Pearl Street. BOSTON-4t-49 Sudbury St., 1-9 Bowker St. BROOKLYN-6.35 and 637 Fulton Str~et. CHICAGO-442-4S:l Wabash Avenue. PHILADELPHIA-Pitcairn BuildjJJg, Arch and CINCINNATI--Broadway and Coun Stref!ts. Eleventh Streets. ST. LOUIS-Cor. 12th and St Charles Streets. DAVENPORT -410-416 Scott Street. MINNEAPOLIS-SOO-Slo S. Third Street. CLEVELAND-149-S1-53 Senf!Ca Street. DETRorT-S3-S5 Larned Street E OMAHA-t608-lo-12 .Harney Street. PITTSBURGH-IOHo3 Wood Street. ST. PAUL-349-51 Minnesota Street. MILWAt1KRE. WIS.-492-4'J4 Market Street. ATLANT A, GA,~-30, 32 and 34 S_ Pryor Street. ROCHESTER, N. V.-VVilder Building, Main SAVANNAH. GA -745-749 Wheaton Street. and Exchange Sls. KANSAS ClTV~Fiftl:i and Wyandott Sts. BALTIMORE-221-223 W. Pratt Street. BIRMINGHAM, ALA.-2nd Ave. and 29th St. It needs no :ugument to show what <ldvantages may be derived from dealing directly with us. AGENTS FOR THE COULSON PATENT CORNER POSTS AND BATS. 1 2 Triple Drum Sander "THE CONQUEROR"-that's the name of our No.4 Sander. Users say it's a good one because this machine is daily winning decisive victories for them in the pursuit of high·class work. The foremost furniture, piano and cabinet faetories use this sander and in testimonial letters report it to be unexcelled for the quality and quantity of work and the economy and simplicity of operation. Copies of these letters are free for the asking. The t"ree steel drums carry sand paper of differ· ent grades from coarse to fine and have a vibratory motion that prevents the formation of snake lines on the finished material. Any ordinary workman can remove and recover the drums without trouble and the paper never swags. Descriptive circulars, giving complete in-formation and full specifications are sent free on request. Send postal today tor TESTIMONIALS, OIROULARS. SANDER BOOK. J. A. FAY &. EGAN CO. 505-525 W. FRONT STREET, CINCINNATI, OHIO, U· S. A. THE WORLD'S STANDARD FOR WOODWORKING MAC H I NERY. =.-= ---- ---- ~~--=== 26th Year-No. 19 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, MARCH 10, 1906. $1.00 per Year. American Short Sightedness. The argument set forth by Consul George 0, Corne.lius of St. Johns, ~ewfot1nd1and, that American manufacturers are showing bad busine% judgment in their present neg-lect of the r\ ev,:foundland market is a point ,veil taken, for reasons so obvious and so different fronL those ordinarily appeari11g in c011s111arreports that Consul Cornelius' state-ment is douhlv itllpressivc, N ewfoundl;nd is so near home for most Americans that to neglect its trade \vould seem almost inexcusable, To eastern merchants it is Inueh 1l10:"e,accessible than wcste,n points in the United States, It is as much within the radius of Bo"toll\ trade influence as almost any portion of the United States outside of )Iev.,' England. Its wants are (lcifbe:' nUl11el"OttS llor extravagant, but they are such as could be catered to by Americans to excellent advantage. Consul" Cornelius spe;J.ks cOJlvincingly when he says that our t-dele \"!ith 1\ C\VfOUll(lland"is illust',"atlve of a peculiar dereliction on the part of oUr exporters and manufacturers. to \vhich attention has been often called-ove"rlooking trade at their vr.:'y doors \vhile reaching out for trade at the other side uf the world!' This statement serves as a basis for the consul's observations that as exporters Americans will never succeed as largely as Englishmen until thr)' adopt the English method of hoisting the flag of commerce in every commercial corner of the. earth, no matter how small or bow uninteresting some of the markets may at first appear. "If we are to essav a worI'd trade," says the consul, "we must do as other traders do, the British in particular, who lay down the pJ"jnciple that no market, no matter how small, can be safely overlooked. It is the application of tbis principle which gives a world trade in perfection to the Bl"itish, for a very large and importattt part of the foreign trade of the United Kingdom is made up of the small con-tributions of the small marts, overlooked by other traders, especially hy our traders," This argument allplie~ with particular force to Nev,,'found-land, which is so near at hand that to neglect it, even though it may be fo:'eign soil. appears like commercial short-sight-edness of the most pronounced type, The consul says truthfully that there is no valid reason why the greater part of the foreign products consumed in ;{ewfoundland should not be supplied by the United Statcs.-X. Y, Commercial. Diamond Turret Att2.chment. A device for use on single spindle drill presses, boring nwcbincs ~lnd balles, to render them C',;Jpablc of several op-erations without changing the tools, has just been placed on the market. It saves the time ordinarily lost in changing drills and handling work several times for different sized holes" Tn a sense it may be consid('Tcd to convert a single spindle machine into a gang drill, although it has an advan-tage over a gatlg drill in that every tool may be brought to 011C position, so that a job clamped to the table or a heavy piece on which a series of operations is required need not be shifted in location" The attachment consists of two parts, one of which is mounted on a spindle having a tapered or straight shank to Ilt in the tool sockets of the machine, while the other revolves on the first part and carries four spindle sockets, each having a 1I10rse taper hole to receive tools. The handle engages a latch locking the two parts together when one of the tool's is in action. The other tools re-main stationary .. and as the clutch mcchanism and locking pin are operat~d simultaneously, it is impossible to start a tool until' it is in perfect alignment. In changing from one tool to another it is only necessary to release the latch and clutch mecllanjsm by an upward pressure on the handle and revolve the required tool into position. Drilling and tapping arc the fUllctions for which the device is practically adapted. It is so constructed that it responds at once to the reverse motioll of the machine. In New Quarters. The Cyclone Blow Pipe company, manufacturers of Cy-clone dust collectors, automatic furnace feeders, sted plate exhaust fans and exhaust and blow piping, are now nicely located in their new quarters, 70~86 West Jackson Boule-vard. The company moved between Christnlas and :Jew Year's day, and now have 7,000 square feet of floor space -ahout double the amollnt they had at their former location, 12~14 south Clinton Street, President-Managcr P, C. 11iller reports business excellent with the. company. THE CORRECT Stains and fillers. THE MOST SATISFACTORY first Coaters and Varnishes NO! IT is not a new STAIN or a new FILLER or a new SURFACER, Only a New Departure We have realized the necessity for a long time, of getting nearer to our good friends in the WEST and NORTHWEST. Not nearer in spirit or confidence, for we feel that we are very close to our patrons in that way already, but nearer in actual mileage. We have just opened a new factory for the manufacture of our line of WOOD fiNISHING SUPPLIES at Nos. 61~63~65and 67 North Ashland Avenue CUICAGO, ILLINOIS It is fully equipped with all modem machinery, and the plant is more complete in every way than the home factory. We will there manufacture and carry in stock, a full line of our 4ntique and Golden Oak.fillers Japan Coaters Surfacers (Mineral Base) Water and Oil Stains Enamels, Lacquers, and in fact everything that our good friends in the Central West and North West may call for, and if you want a special shade, we can only reiterate what we have claimed with confidence in the past We want to tell you about our No. 390 and No 397 NEW PENETRATING GOLDEN OAK OIL STAINS, USED IN CONNECTION WITH OUR NO. 611 and NO. 512 fiLLERS. We will gladly furnish samples, and also send copy of our little book "Lindeman the filler Maker" DON'T FORGET WHERE TO SEND T"E BARRETT-LINDEMAN COMPANY MA.INOffiCE and fACTORY. Nos. 1400-02-04 fRANKfORD AVE. Pt1ILADEP"14, P4. CHICAGO FaCTORY, Nos. 61-63-65-67 NORTH ASHLAND AVE. CmC4GO, ILL. Factory Locations There is in the various offices of the Land and Industrial Department of the Southern Railway and Mobile & Ohio Railroad late information regarding a number of first class locations for Furniture, Chair and other Woodworking Fac tories. which will be furnished Manufacturers upon applica-tion, An invitation is extended to aU who use wood in their plants to write about the timber supply, good sites and mar· kets available ill our territory. Address your nearest agent. M. V. RICHARDS, Ln(l n d Industrial Agent, WASHINGTON, D. C. CHAS. S. CHASE, Agent, M. A. HAYS, Agent. 622 Chemical Building. st. Louis. Mo. 225 Dearborn St .• Clticace. 111 TABLE LEGS turned with this machine cost less than any you ever made. With it one man will do the work -ofsix to ten skilled Hand Turners. The quality of work can't be beat, and we would like to have you jlldge of it for your:->elf,by sending you a ."ample of what we ~uaraTltee it to do. The main features of the machine lie in the patent CUTTER HEA n, the VAR 1_ AHLE FRICTW:-J FEED. and the OSCILLATING CAR· RIAGE. A full description of this machine will interest you May we send it? C. Mattison Machine Works 363 Fifth St •• Beloit. Wisconsin. FaIding Bed Fixtures Profitable fixtures to use are those which give the least trouble. They afe made by Folding- Bed \VilJiams in many styles and designs, suitable for every folding bed manUfactured. Furniture Cast-ings. Panel Holders. Corner Irons, etc. New ideas and inventions constantly being added to the line. F. B. WILLIAMS 3812 Vincennes Ave., Chicago. Manufacturer of Hardware Specialties fOI"tile Furuiture Trade. Estahlished 1878 FOR SAlE--CHAIR FACTORY Chair Fadory located in centra' pari of New York Stale. thoroughly equipped with new modern machinery. having a large es,.- tablished trade on a line of high grade box seat dining chairs. Were unable 10 60 the amount of orders received in 1905. This factory must be sold and can be bought al a great sacrifice in order to close up an un~ seuled estate. ADDRESS "C" CARE MICHIGAN ARTISAN PALMER'S Patent Gluing Clamps Are the most S\1ccessfu.l PiUng Clamps Made For the {ollowlng reason. They clamp instantly any width of dimension stock; no adjusting damps to fit the work. they hook at once to the desired width, Rel<:ascd instantly-throw out the lever and take them off. The work can be removed 8S fast as it call he handled . As the dam" is placed over the work amI locks ioto the one beJow it the draw is alike 011both sides, prevents all Spdllgillg no matter how wide the stock may be. Impassible tor them to slip; the wedge bas serrated edge and cannol be moved when damp is closed, hammer allJ·ou like, Unlimited power; great strength and urability; malleable iron and steel; the knul"kle joints are socket joints. DOl ri"ets. Although the best they cost you less For further information ask fOT catalogue NO.4. A. E. Palmer. Norvel. Mich. Our UnbreaKa ble products can be glued and nailed, filled or fin-ished same as wood, with oil, water or spirit stain. No. 139 A No. 152 B RETTER THAN WOOD Much stronger and more durable, full depth of grain. J\ perfect reproduction of hand carving which absolutely defies deteCtion. Send for Sample. Send for CATALOGUE. ORNAMENTAL PRODUCTS CO. Twdfth and Fort Streets. Detroit. Michinn. 5 6 -~MlfrlG7!N FORESTRY AND TREE CULTURE. Its Importance to National Prosp~rity. "vVithout the forests, there could exist not one of the arts," JlO industry-nothing. Deprive mankind of the for-ests, and agriculture would become an impossibility. With- Dut agriculture, man would revert to a savage living in the rocks and defending himself with a stone, Since the day primitlve man ventured from his hole in the cliffs and lashing a jagged rock to the end of a stick, thus rudely iashioning the first manufactured necessity-a stone hatchet-wood from the forests has been the basis of civilization. Ages no doubt, elapsed thereafter ere human intelligence and ingenuity discovered the use of fire and how to produce it, but even then, the forest fur-nished the material, the stone hatchet and its· owner "doing the rest." From the utilization of primeval forests by pre-historic man, to the scientific pursuit of modern forestry is a long, long Toad with many turnings, but so it has been and ever will be with all vital matters of human import. The forests are man's most valuable asset and all too tardily aTe we being brought to a realization of the fact and beginning to form ideas of how to husband this great resource and per-petuate it for not only ourselves of to-day, but for the generations that will allow us. The natural trend of civilation is toward the destruc-tion of the forest; the sacrifice of the future for present gain or convenience, and many a mountain has been stripped of its verdue, many a water supply robbed of its source, many a low land flooded and lives, homes and in-dustries wiped out of existence ere there has come into the minds of the American people an awakening and a desire and determination to grapple with the situation. Our forefathers, throught instinct and necessity, WCie all "children of the forest." In a semi-fanciful way, do we of America not owe our very existence in this fair land to a tree? Was llot Columbus, the ridiculed exponent of earth's rotundity, already in despair and upon the verge of re-linquishing his hopes, ambitiolls and command when word was brought of the discovery of a green branch of a tree floating in the water hesides his vessel? Possibly but for this little incidellt the mounds of St. Louis would still be illumined with the sacrifical fires of the ancients and the ancestors of the republic still sweating beneath the yoke of Britain. Silvi-culture, the scientific production and harvesting of forest crops, experience.d its official recognition in the United States March 3, 18911 when in the act to repeal the timber culture laws, a section was placed conferring. upon the President authority to set apart and reserve public land5, ·wholly or in part covered with timber or under-growth, whether of commercial' value or not as public reservations. For many years the apparent necessity of preserving our timber resources had been plain to many but only, within the past decade has it been possible to in-augurate a general movement in that direction. Could this law authorizing the creation of forest reserves, ,have been enacted half a century earlier the -people of thi.s ;nation would to-day be richer by billions of dollars, in the ;value of countless acres of timber wasted in the ruthless 'rush for development and destroyed by fire through lack of ,:protection. It has been often stated upon the .best author- :ity that fully four-fifths of our annual consumption of forest Igrowth is dissipated in the smoke and ashes of forest fires. The stupcndousness of this almost incredible state-' 'ment is better realized in part by gaining some idea of the magnitude of the remaining one-fifth. Since the establishment of the first saw mill in this country (Vermont, 1643), lumbering has grown to be the fourth largest industry of the nation. Vie now use 35,- 000,000,00 feet of wood every twelve months, a figure alto-gether too large for the human mind to comprehend. We must reduce it gradually to smaller fractions. To produce this output there is invested more than a billion dollars. Marc than 283,000 wage-earners are employed. There is paid to those wage-earners annually about $105,000,000. :..\fotwithstandillg thc fact that wood is being constantly supplanted by steel in the construction of ships, by cement and steel in architecture, and by coal, gas and oil for fuel, the annual demand tor wood is continuously increasing. In fact these substituted materials a.re but enlarging the possi-bilities for wood consumption, to which is of course added he demand through the extension of railroads, settlement of public lands, increased mining industry, paper-making and the settlement and growth of cities, towns and villages. All these great industries have been developed the more rapidly because of the almost unlimited supply of wood and its comparative cheapness. As the forests decrease, how-ever, an dthe demand for wood and the cost of its substi-tutes increase, those industries will be maintained only at a correspondingly increased expense unless some radical means is soon provided for perpetuating the supply. The great consumeTS of wood in this country arc the railroads, most of their demand being for cross-ties, station house, platforms, bridges, road-crossings, rolling stock, furniture and many minor uses. There are in the neigh-borhood of 286,262 miles of railroad track in the United States to-day. Abotlt 3,000 ties are required for every mile so that there are in use at the present time nearly 859,000,- 000 ties. An oak tie lasts about 10 years; one of pine about 6 years, unless creosoted, burnetized or otherwise treated, when its life may be increased to that of the oaken one. Ten per cent of the ties in use must therefore be re-ncwed every twelve months, making an annual consump-tion of more than 90,000,000 ties for railroads alone. On an average an acre of timber land will produce about 200 tics, although the number varies greatly in different 1"0- ealitles. The tie consumptlon, including those '-1sed for additional track and yards and the construction for new railroads, amounts to something over 4,000,000,000 board feet. To this can be added an equal amou~t for telegraph poles, fencing, bridge timber, car and other materials, so that all-in-all the. railroad systems of the United States use probably the entire -product of 1,000,000 acres of forest land every year. As ties cost upon an average of 50 cents each, there is invested annually for the supply at least $45,000,000. No accurate estimate of the amount of timber used an-nually in mines is available, but by compnting the cubic feet of timber per ton of ore produced we arrive at interest-ing figures. It requires about one cubic foot of timber to mine each ton of anthracite coal or for the total national output about 70,000,000 cubic feet per year. For the bitu-minous branch of the industry a less percentage of wood is necessary; in all about 250,000,000 cubic feet. For precious metals one cubic foot is required for, every cube of gold, making a total of some 75,000,000 cubic feet. These amounts increased by 20,000,000 cubic feet for iron ore requirements gives us a total of 400,000,000 cubic feet. That amount of lumber would lay a ,dance floor 13 miles each way and one inch thick. OtheT great sources for wood consumption are the manufactures' of boxes and barrels. About the most familiar and frequently seen object upon the face of civilized earth is a wooden box, and it is estimated that fully 40 per cent of the entire lumber out-put is annually used in tbeir manufacture. And so one could continue to compute and estimate almost indefinitely before even a fair conception would be gained of the stupendous amount of forest product there is used III this country every hvelve months_ After all this has been considered it is astounding to learn that it is esti-mated by the best authority that the above "annual con-sumption" represents only about i5 per cent of that which is taken from the forests, the other 2S per cent being actu-ally wasted or burned in the woods and the refuse burners at the mills,. In the Pacific Northwest alone it is stated by wdl-posted lumbermen that no less than 1,000,000,000 feet of timber is thus destroyed annually_ \\Thether this is through necessity or mere convenience, time and investiga-tion will soon be able to tell. At any rate that amount of lumber would build 100,000 fair sized dwellings and pro-vide homes for half a million people. )Io. doubt a very large portion of this great waste is by reason of there being no available market for "by-prod-ucts" and the exorbitant freight rates in some sections make the shipment of the waste material impossible. In tJ1C densc forests of \Vashington and Oregon, h<n''lever, the writer has seen thousands upon thousands of feet of timber ahandoned in the woods or account of broken cuts, butts ",,'ith decayed centers, indication of rot or "conchs," stubs. dead trees with loosened bark and "tops" from 50 to 150 feet in length and sound as a dollar. The density of the timber in those sections of the North-west equals in places the tangle of a tropical jungle. Be-neath giant hemlocks, firs, cedars, and spruce towering to a height of from 100 to 250 feet, and in many cases over a hundreds years old, tie the fallen trunks of the fathers of the forest still sound and good but pinned to the earth by the great roots of the vresent generations, Over aU this grows a nehvork of sahli-berry, salmon wood, 5.hrubs, ferns and bushes, making so impenetrable a mass that often a skilled woodsman wilt Gnd it impossible to make more than two or two and a half miles in a day's travel. Into this trackless jungle come tbe executioners of the nation's wealth, hirelings of some multimillionaire specul-lator, who under our present system of iniquitous limber laws has been able to absorb unto himself at the rate of $2,50 an acre government property-the people's heritage-worth generally from $20 to $100 per acre. In some cases in earlier years the waste in thcse forests was more than 60 per cent, that percentage of the forest being left upOn the ground in the form of tops, broken tim-ber and trimmings. This mass, many feet in thickness, .vas fired \vhen dry and the flames all owed to destroy any young trees left .standing. The shrubbery of young forest spring-ing up has been destroyed by subsequent nres sweeping through the district and wherc once there was majestic forest life there remains to-day nothing but desolation and barrenness_ In many cases, as if fearful of utilizing too much of God's gift, the choppers ~ctt1ally seemed to vie with each other to put their choppillg~boaTd.'i higher and hundreds of perfectly sound stumps from 10 to 20 feet in height and from three to six feet in diameter, still stand, hlackened monuments, as it v,,-ere, needing no inscription to give evidence down through succeeding generations of a nation's criminal prodigality. How different are the methods practiced in other coun-tries of the ,'vorld, particularly those of Europe. In Ger-many and Sweden the lumberman is compelled to plant a tree for everyone that he cuts down, and even then he is permitted to fell only those of matured age and after they have been carefully scaled and marked by a government forester- J:;'or the stumpage of this timber he is required to pay a reasonable price just as a ",,-holesale grocer or other merchant must pay for his goods. Thus the govern-ment is reimbursed for its property and by superintending the affair like any astute business man would, it is con-stantly prm'iding for the futurc. In France the forests are looked after, under the pro-visions of a code, by an army of 6,000 foresters, rangers 7 and keepers who are under military discipline and avial-able for llational' defence in caSe of v",-ar. Under a former law the owners of timber land in France were obliged to reforest all denuded area, the government only supplying the seed. For the' last 50 years, however, the present laws vest in the timber owner the right to refuse to do this work; "dJcretlpotl the government has the privilege of pay-ing him a reasonable price tor his cut-over land and expel-ling him from it. The government then goes ahead with the reforesting and in time will "sell' and buy again." In many countries of Emope the tree-planting idea is car~ ried out in the schools. The children are taught the use of the forests and how to cultivate and care for them. Then at certain times of the year they assist in planting trees in waste districts. These are numbered and marked with the child's name so that in after years the "risen gen-eration" may have constantly before them the results of their own handiwork. \Vhat pride must fill a boy's or girl's heart in pointing ou~ the trees planted in childhood by their parents and grandparents and comparing them with their oWll. In the United States the great and paramount issue is' not so much the waste from a lumbering point of view as it is from the standpoint of a perpetual water supply and flood protection; not only in the arid west but the central, east-ern and southern portions of the country. In many sections of the East one sees at certain times of the season the icy floods piled up to the second story window of farm houses along the ri"cers <Iod a few months later those people will be shipping their water supply in over the railroad. The same in the South_ There IS a time coming when the people of the South will be unable to build their levees higher and a time when the flood problem of the Lower Mississippi must be grappled with from another standpoint than the levee system. The problem will never be solved except by a system of forest culture and preservation and water storage on the sources of the Ohio, North Platte, 1'lis-souri and Yellowstone rivers, where after using it for power and irrigating purposes to pay back the cost of construc-tioll. it can be brought down in August to aid navigation, Under the provisions of the National Rec1amatioJl Law the federal government is enteting upon a policy of irri-gating the arid lands of the \:Vest that will involve the spending of miltions upon millions of dollars. Through this expenditure will follow the inveHtments of many mil-lions of private capital and the establishment of hundreds of thousands of new homes. The basis of the whole scheme is an adequate supply of water, and upon the preservation of our forests as natural reservoirs, depends absolutely the possibility of getting that supply. For years t11ere has been before Congress a bill for the repeaf of the Timber and Stone Act. Under its operations more than 3,000,000 acres of valuable timber land has been absorbed into private and speculative m>"nership during the past two years and the government has been unnecessarily deprived of values aggregating anywhere from $50,000,000 to $75,000,- 000. That money might have helped out our national deficit of some $22,000,000 this year, and a little would have been left over to swell the $30,000,000 now in the reclamati<m fund. Unless the matter is' acted upon, nationat reclama-tion is liable to result in one of the most gigantic farces a beneficent government ever stood sponsor for. -A '\iV. Hadley. D. A. KEPPERLING Commercial Photographer Phon' South, 709 1414-1416 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 8 G. R. ~ I. fLYERS BETWEEN Grand Rapids and Chicago To Chicago Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Ex. Sun 7.10 A. M. Ar. CHICAGO 12.35 Noon Buffet Parlor Car Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Ex. Sun 12.01 Noon Ar. CHICAGO •........................ 4.50 P. M. Parlor and Dlniog Ca.. To Grand Rapids Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Daily 11.50 Night Ar. CHICAGO 7.15 A. M. Eleotrlc Lighted SleeploBi Ca.r Phone Union Station for Reservations Early English A perfect stain which pro-duces the correct shade-and directions for mani pula-tion to produce correct finish Sold only in powder form; does not fade--penetrates the wood. Get our circulars and book-let that puts you next to the very best ways for producing FUMED OAn. WALTER K. 'SCHMIDT COMPANY 84-8.6CANAL STR~~T GRAIIII) RAPIDS, MleNIGAIII Lv. CHICAGO _ 8:45 A. M. Ar. GRAND RAPIDS 2:00 P. M. Lv. CHICAGO~ NibC8t~:~~E~x~. Sun 1.15P. M. Ar. GRAND RAPIDS , ...•••.•.. 5.50 P. M. Bullet Parlor Car Lv. CHICAGO, J1ihC8t~~~~~ Ex. Sun 5.30 P. M. Ar. GRAND RAPIDS 10.35 P, M. Parlor and DIDID.. Car Lv. CHICAGO~Nihci,;t~~~~Dt1a~ily 11.55 Night Ar. GRAND RAP'IDS _ .........•• 6.45 A. M. ~lectl'le Lighted 51eephta Car Phone Michigan Central Cttl' Tichet OfUce for Reservations, 119 Adams Stree1 INSIST ON HAVING MorrisWoo~I Sons' Soli~ Steel GlueJoint (utters for there are no other.r .. ju.rt a.r good." They cut a clean perfect joint always. Never bum owing to the GRADUAL CLEARANCE (made this way only by us), require little grinding, saving time and cutters. No time wasted setting up and cost no more than other makes. Try a pair and be convinced. Catalogue No. 10and prices on appli.cation. MORRIS. WOOD al SONS Thirty_one years at 31..33 S. Canal Street. CHICAGO. ILL. I Write for Price to I THE CHAUTAUQUA VENEERING CO, 9 Manufacturers of VENEERED TOPS, FRONTS and PANELS In All Woods JAMESTOWN. NEW YORK Saw and Knife Fitting Machinery and Tools If.;:~!:~la~~e,:J:' Baldwin. Tuthill ®. Bolton Grand RapJda. Mich. Filers, Setters, Sharpeners, Grinders, Swages, Stretchers. Brazing and Fi'inQ Clamvs, Knife Balances, Hammering Tools. Itlvetf::~our Bollen Band Saw Filer lor Saws % inch lip. New 200 page CataloKue for 1905 Fn=e. B. T. & B. Stvle D, Knife Grinder. Full Automatic. Wet or dry The Furniture Agency --- . ---.---- OFFICES-------~----------- 605ton NewYork Jame&town HighPoint Cincinnati Detroit Grand Rapids Chteago ·SI.Lout.. MlnneaDolt& Associate Offices and Bonded AttorneysIn all Principal cities eyelone Blow Pipe Co. Improved Cyclone Dust Collectors, Automatic Fumace Feeders, Steel Plate Exhaust Fans, Exhaust and Blow Piping Complete sy~lema desillIled. manufactured, installed and guaranteed. Old systems fIeDlodeled on modern lines on mo~1 ec()Domi<;a1 plana. Supplementary a y s I e m 8 added where preoent !)'S-tem. are outgrown. De-fective systems oorreeted and put in proper working o[der. ------~~----~--- 70 W. Jackson Street. CHICAGO, _ IU-. REPORTfNG FUkNfTURE, UNDERTAKERs, CARPET HARUWAIlE AND KINDRED TRADES. COLLRC:- TIONf- MADE BY AN UNRIVALLED sYSTEM THROUGH OUR COLLECTION DRJ'ARTMRNT WlJ: PRODUCE RESUl.TS WlJE~E OTHEii..S Ji" ... IL W1HTl:£ FOR PARTICI'LA"S I\NI) ,OU WILL SEND US YOU" BO'SlN ESS. Our Complaint and Adjustlllent Department Red Drafts Collect L. J. ST EVENS ON, MI<:higanManage. SMooTHEST GROOVES GREATEST RANGE FOX SAW DADO HEADS FASTEST CUT QUICKEST ADjUSTMENT LEAST TROUBLE LEAST POWER LONGEST LIFE PER.FECT SAFETY Also Machine KnlveJ'. Miter Machines.Eta. We'll gladlytell you all about It. PhRMANENT ECONOMV l85 N. Front Street. FOX MACHIN l':. CO. Grand Rapids. Mtah~ 10 Imitations of American Designs in Shapers and Milling Machines. P. E, Montanus, sec:-etary of the National Machine Toot Builders 'Association, has recently returned to America from a European trip in the course of which he visited Germany, France and England in the interest of the American machine tool trade. He says that there have recently appeared in Europe many imitations of American designs, notably of shapers and milling machines. Some of these machines arc now selling at from 10 to 15 per cent more than the American originals, chiefly because of improvements upon the American designs, and because the European goods are made . for larger capacity. Changes in prices are not frequent Grand Rapids School of Fumiture ----Designing. Mr. George Vander Riet IS ANOTHER OF OUR SCHOLARS WHO 15 NOW SUCCEsSFULLY HOLDING A POSITION AS A DESIGNER. among the European makers, wh.ose custom in this respect 15 described by Jvlr. Montanus as follows: "The American manufacturer hesitates a long time and deliberates carefully either as an individual or through as-sociate5 before making all increase in price, while Oll the contrary, the Europe<in manufacturer, whom we consider as belonging to the class that nev.er changes prices, makes a change whenever conditions warrant, and without apparent hesitation. As an exampl'e of this, one prominent English manufacturer has made three positive advances within the last four months, and yet orders continue to be received, de-livery to be made in f~ur or five months. On comparing as nearly as possible the question of net profIts, I am satisfied that the average European manufac-turer, notably English and German, makes a larger net profit on capital invested than the average American tool builder of my acquaintance. One reason for this is the lower Tate of wages, which in a ..competitive shop manufacturing first dass goods, only average 1O~ cents per hour, including ap-prentices. I am not able to substantiate the claim made by some that an American mechanic can produce as much as two or more foreigners, for I fonnd machine tools being run' to their fullest limit and capacity and with the utmost intelli- Desianed and drawn by George Vander Reit, studePt io the Grand Rapid. School of Fumitwe Deaignina:. gence, and with bench and vise men not a bit behind OUr own," Mr. Montanus while in Europe gave considerable atten~ tioll to the frequently heard complaints about American methods of packing, and his conc;lusion is that the machine tool trade should be absolved from blame on this important point. He says that while on the continent, he saw many cases of American machinery that arrived in the most perfect condition, and that so far as he could discover, American methods of packing were entirely satisfactory to the receiv~ ers of the goods. Mr. Montanus pays a compliment to European merchants who are handling American goods, saying: "A great deal of credit is due to the enterprising firms in Europe who are pushing American machinery exclusively, who wiI'l make a long and hard fight befo~e 'permitting any reduction in the volume of trade. Then, again, the various expositions. connected with the automobile shows that'. are ~ and draWD by George Vander Red. Iltudentin the Grand Rapids School oj Furniture~ng. Being held in Berlin, Paris and London aid us mnCh!l1 main-taining and advertising features of American tools, as tt'di' industry is one of the most important in Europe, with a large amount of capital and energy in its development."-N. Y, Commercial. • Chicago Wood Finishing Company's Colonial Art Finishes Produce a Complete Finish in One Operation. These fInishes arc stains made adaptable for general de-corative purposes. They give the dull. soft effect \vhich is greatly sought after and \'\-hich is seen in genuine colonial Desillned and drawn by Georll~ Vande. Reit, student in the Crand Rapids School of F urnitu.e DeRllninll. and mission furniture :.1!ld imitated in the best examples of so~called "Art'; and Crahs" fllfnitllre, that is so much in vogue at the prescnt time. There have been numerous stains and otber fil\ishing 1na-tcrials placed on i'he market,which have been intended for th(' same l1sues as Colonial Art Finishes, but which have given so much Uonhre by reason of their not dryillK. smear-ing the surface on which used, setting hard or separating in the package, that it has disconraged many in the use of finishes of this character. The compa11:( did /lot place Colonial Art Finishes on gen-eral sale until they had been brought to their prescnt excel-lence through years of impro\<'cment', "iNhilc they were em-ployed in the leading finishing rooms throughout the United States, They are now offered as pedected finishes. easily ap-plied, producing the most artisic effects very economically, \vith little skill' required in theil- application and entirely satisfactory in every \\ray. They are llsed by the kading furniture manufacturers and hardwood finishes througbout America. Anyone in the household may apply them with as successful results as the experienced finisher. One application to the bare wood produces a complete finish. \/ilork which has previollsly been finished with other ma-terials may be re-finished "vith Colonial Art Finishes. It is necessary, in this case, to first remove the old finish with Elston Paint and Varnish Remover or by other suitable method. Formerly only halls, "dens," or special rooms, or odd pieces or furniture wcre finished with Colon"ial Art Finisht-s; they are now employed generally for finishing any interior woodwork or furniture. A coat of Colonial \Vax Finish may be easily and quickly applied over Colonial Art Finishes, after they ;ti"e thoroughly dry, by anyone with a piece of eheese-cloth. This will pro-duce a finish similar to that which would he obtained with a thin coat of shellac and a coat of 'wax--called a "vax finish, or "egg shell" gloss. 11 Colonial V'lax Finish is exceedingly economical as it will cover from 5fteen hundred to two thousand square feet, or as much surface as four gallons of varnish. Colonial W"ax Finish will not scratch nor mar \",hite and is not affected by hot or cold water. Colonial Art Finishes are furnished in the foHowing eight shades: Old English oak, Black Flemish, malachite (green), mission oak, tobacco brown, silve,:- grey, inwerial weatherer oak. light golden oak. 'lv' e make other shades to order. The "silver grey" shade, as well as tbt Himperial," is sometimes called a ',\.,ieatbered oak" color; dther of these produces, in the one application, a leading shade of the now popular ""'leatherecl oak" finish. The "ljght golden oak" shade is especially adapted for use on floors. Cyclone Blow Pipe Company. The Cyclone B10"\y Pipe company, 70-86 \i\Test Jackson Doulevard, corner Clinton Street, Chicago, have for years past b~en engaged in the exclusive business of manufacturing and installing exhaust and blow pipe equipments in all kinds of establishments where t11Cy are used, and some of the largest systems in the country have been designed, manufac-tmcd and installed by them. Their facilities arc unsurpassed by any establishment in the C011nLy, comprising the very best of talent, long and large expericnce in the Lu",:r.ess. Their systems ar~ all designed on modern lines, embody-ing all the latest improvements known to date. their aim be-ing to manufacture and install only strictly firM-class sys-tems that they can guarantee, and would be pleased to hear from all parties contemplating putting in a system, or in the market for anything in their line. Curly Pine. A very beautiful figured wood, found in limited quantities 111 Gcorgia and Alabama, is called curly pine. It is of a dark amber shade, and the "figures" embrace not only the lines of quartered oak and bircb, but birdseye maple as well. Tile latc \lark Hanna was so well pleased with this wood ~sillned by E. A. Hilke. that be caused it to be used in fitting up the interior of his winter home at Thomasville, Ga. It is very expensive, <nving to its scarcity. American Woods Wanted in Hungary. Our American consul in Hungary writes that a firm there desires to purchase black walnut, white, wood and satin- 'wood from America for cabinet work. It must be straight and sound. Ii American exporters ean furnish what is wanted a big trade \\lill 50011 be established. r 12 Sfe~~en50nnr~.(0. South Bend. Iud. Wcod TWllings. T umed Moulding, Dowels and Dowel Pins. 1- Catalogue to Manufac-turers on AppJiC'ation. B. WALTER & CO. rNt~~~~ M,nuf"turm o~TABLE SLIDES Exclusively WRITE FOR PRICES, AND DISCOUNT . If your DESIGNS are right, people want the (mods. Tha'l makes PRICES right, (tlarence lR. lbflls DOES IT 163 ~adison Avenue-Citizens Phone 1983. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. lberman Scbaubel. IDl'tdlttl SIItk\ll$ aad lDtla\l$ ALUi:"lTOW:'l" PA. 9llammoth ~rop- CarUqr~ 9/0. 3 'This macbllle weighs about one ton. Ha.s a traveling table, is reversed llnd 5tRtI I'd from a counter shafl, which is includ- ",d with machine. H,-,I!ow steel mandrel a% inches in diameter. We furnish burtl-er lor inside or outside helll-ing. for either gas or g<lso-. line. Size of machme. 4 it 'l in blgh., Bft. 10 In. loug', 3 It. wide. We gllaralltee this machine_ Price, $2::5; without trav~ €'ling table, 5200. Mal1lnlOth )[0. 4, same as machine No.3, drivcn wiLh longitude shaft only; lJ.u\\eys at right ang- J e s; neerls 110 C011\lter :;haft. Price $20; with_ out travd-j n g table, $170. 'S",n<! for full dc- ~1:1"\)'>t i 0 Il am] list of utlle1- drop carvet"s Vl.e build. Blue Print Desions Free to the Trade, INO. P. DENNING 208 S. FIRST ST. TERRK HAUTE, IND GRAND RAPIDS DOWEL WORKS c. B. CLARK. Proprietor. Manufacturers of Cut and !Jointed Dowel Pins and Dowel Rods - ~-~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ==---- -,- 72 South Frol1t Street, GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. BOYNTON ex. CO. Mfrs, of Embossed and Turned Mouldlng~. Porch Work, Wood urills. and Auto· matic Turnings We also manufac· ture a largelil1e of e'MBOSSED ORNA· MENtS I:ot' CQucb WOIk _ Selld for illustrations, Removed to 419·421 W. flfteeuth St. C",C4GO. ILL -,,--~, - --- -----_._----- --- --_._---'- S;END FOR CATALOGUE 10ufs 1)abn DESIGNS AND DETAILS OF FURNITURE 154 Livingston St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN IMPROVED, EASY and QUICK RAISING Belt, Electric and Hand Power. Tne Best Hand Power /01" Furniture Stores Send ror Catalogue and Prices. KIMBALL BROS. CO., 1067N;.lh St, Council Bluffs, la. Kimball Eleva1ol" Co • 323 Prospect St., Cleveland, 0.; 108 11th St., Oll1aha, I\t"b.; 12f1C( darSt.. New YOlk City. ELEVATORS WHITE: PRINTINC CO. CRAND RAPlDS, MlCH WE ""'NT THE M'CHrcAN AATISP.N. ANg ....AKE A GPECIA1..TY OF CATA1..0CUE$ POR THii: FURNITURE Tf'ADE. aran~ Da~i~sDlow Pi~e an~Dust Arrester (om~anf THE latest device for handling- shav-ings and dust from all wood wood-working machines. OUTeighteen years experience in this class of work bas brought it nearer perfection than any other system on the market today. It is no experiment, but a demonstrated scien t ific fact, as we have several hundred of these systems in use, and not a poor one among them. Our Automatic Furnace Feed System, as shown in this cut, is the most perfect working device of anything in its line. Write for our prices for equipments. WE MAKE PLANS AND DO ALL DETAIL WORK WITHOUT EX-PENSE TO OUR CUSTOMERS EXHAUST FANS AND PRE~SURE BLOWERS ALWAYS IN STOCK Office and Fa.ctory: 20&-210 Canal Street GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Citizens Phone 1282 OUR AUTOMATIC FURNACE FEED SYSTEM r l _ 14 Some Things They Make of Wood. The recent craze for addities constructed from wood has givcnemploymcl1t in many shops during idle hours. There are always spare hOUfS, in the busiest of woodworking establishments, due to waiting for stock, delays in plans, etc. T'hese off-hoUfS arc frcquclltly used by enterprising men to make articles which bring in a profit and at the same time call for little investment in actual money value. That is, but vc,ry little money is 'tied up in the making of the singul'ar forms shown in the cuts. The principal expenditure is in time. It seems that there arc frequent calls tor these forms of household ornaments. One may see a curious stock of them in the shop of the furniture worker and repairman. them in the shop of the furniture worker and repairman, He may find them in the regular carpenter shop. Some were seen in a wheelwright shop, There is money in the business for the reason that good prices are obtained. Figure 1 is a sketch of onc style of form noticed for use on the stand of a library for a smoker's convenience. These forms arc made by shaping the body from hard or soft wood about 14 inchcs long, 6 inches deep and about 2 inches in thickness. The legs arc mortised into the edges and are provided with little wood rollers on either side of each leg, NK • • thcreby affording means for the figure to stand erect and bc rolled about, Then the neck and head are adjusted, likewise the taiL The top of the head and tail' are gouged out for a receptacle for matches, There is a wood bowl affair placed on the ridge for ashes. The upper edge of the back is slotted to hold a double row of cigars. Often the figure is made presentable bya simple smooth- STRAWS. __ -- ing of the surfaces, Both soft and hard woods are used. Staining is resorted to in some cases and then again very excellent finishes are made. Another design of kindred character is exhibited in fi-gure 2, constructed ior the desk of a locomotive engineer. He had noticed the odd figures in a show window of a woodworking cQncern and sought· a 0000000 MAIL kindred style in the shape of a locomotive. so arranged as to be serviceable for stationery on his desk. The plain wood shape of the boiler, stack and eab was sawed out of hardwood as in the cut. The top of the cab was slotted for postage stamps. The base of the cab was arranged for envelopes, while the cowcatcher carried the pens and pencil's in holes properly bored therein. A spongy substance was crammed into a boring- in the stack for pen-wiping uses. A bottle of ink was fItted on top of the boiler. Then an auto enthusiast w,mtt;d somethillg 8ppropriate for his apartment. He asked for a pin-<::ttshioll combination and was furnished '..·.iih the model of all automobile as in figure 3 with the necessary furnishings of pins, needles, scissors, thrcld, etc., But the mO:-it popular jigures arc the man-shaped ones. These are often used for ad~'ertjsing purposes in stores. One carpenter told me bov.· he had largely increased his income by produc-ing brownie figures from plain wood, for use in display windows. The comical forms :otlways attract attention. In some of the stores the forms are costumed. But as a rule the forms are shown to best advantage when finished in plain wood and exhibited under these conditions .. In figun·. 4 is one of the ripe and cigarette stands made in lIg11re style for ·wc'od. The hat is opened at the top to receive ashes. The pipe is adjusted loosely in the palm of one hand. The cigarettes arc placed in a little leather front sack in a convenient place. Another style of this kind of figure is shown in diag1'am S. This one is calculattd to sup· port an ink bottle upon. the head, a pen in the hand and an envelope in readiness as shown. 011 one of these forms I not teed the sign, "\Vrite today," The rather queer form shov,m in figure 6 was made for a soda fountain man who placed the figure all the counter near the fountain. It is supposed to be an imitation of a field crow. The usual stuff-ing of straw employed for padding the conventional straw scare ero\v of the corn field, consists of the straws nequired by the patrons of the soda fount;Lin. The straws are p:'o-jeeted for holes hored in the ends of the slee'ves and top Qf hat The customer ·withdraws a stra"v as needed. Figure 7 is an article of wood for desk purposes of a railroad man. His man is placed ill the opening provided in the top of the cat as shown. Tn fact quite an endless variety of 'wood shapes arc required to meet the demands of the purchasing public. As soon as the artisan displays some of these forms, he gets order$ for more of a different character. One party de$ired that a show be adjusted to a polished base board, fOl' example, and the finished articles is exhibited in JJgure 8. The base hoard was sawed out from mahogany and well 15 polished. The ·wheels ·were put OIl in the usual way to sup· port the fom) upright. Then a shoe \,,,"assawed straight through the middle and one half was attached with wirc nails and glue to the base board so as to result in the comhination shown in the cut. The half hollow circular space tJlUS acquired made an apart-ment ior the disposing of mi:-iccllaneous iuticles of every day use. Another party called for a j>,jsoller form for waste paper. The frontage of wood was modelled so as to represent the bars of a prison. A v-shaped leather sack was Jixed at the back and with the large end up, waste paper could be tossed into the same. "'Observer" Combination Tool. A useful tool, combining a drill, an ordinary vise, a pipe vise, an eme.ry wheel, an anvil, a forge and a blower, is made in Detroit. The devjcc has a steel faced base with a stationary head stock at one end, and at the other a movable tail' stock and an overhung forge pan. Spent a Week in Cuba. S. Poppenheimer, president of the National Furniture com-pany, spent a week in Havana and suburbs recently with a number of business men of Atlanta. The National sells a considerable quantity of furniture in Cuba, especially STAffORD fURNITURE ENGRAVING Our half tones are deep shorp, clear: glvldg them long wear and ease of make-ready. Every plate is precisely type high, mounted on a perfectrd squared seasoned block tflmmed to pica standard, All ure proved and tooled until the best possible printing quality is developed. Speciruenli mailed on request. STAFFORD ENGRAVING CD. ,. Tile HO?)1JeOf IdlJl1S" INDIANAPOLIS, INDI4.NA dressers to go with iron beds. The o1'd style home.s of the Cubans and Spaniards ·are but meagerly furnished, but a new clement in the population, largely American, are de-manding better things. American chairs are. used targel'y, but American mattresses never. The Cubans claim that that only mattress fit for service in thei, climate is stuffed with a peculiar variety of native grass. The mattresses arc very thin, Tbe commodes contain small metal reservoirs attached to supply pipes, and the water when used runs into pails placed in the base, to receive it. \\lith the growing American colony there will be a steadily increasing demand for A.111ericanmade, furnitnre. St. Louis Board of Trade Issue an Interesting Booklet, The St. Louis Board of T.rade has mailed to its friends all interesting booklet recalling interesting facts in its his~ tory. Other features of interest are illustrations of furni-ture made from trees cut down to make room for the build-ings of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The list com-prises a gavel, table and chair presented to the president of the exposition, i\fr. Francis, a walking stick presented to Emperor \Villiam, and a table presented to Presiqent Roose-velt. The furniture was an of St. Louis manufacture. In the above list should be included a chair which "vas present-ed to the governor of San Luis Poto5i, Mexico. Cost of Carelessness Carelessness is often as costly as false economy. It is nothing less than carelessness for the Manufacturer of Furn-iture not to fit up his drawer work with the Tower Patent Fasteners, that prevent pulls and knobs from getting loose and marring the fronts of the drawers. As these fasteners cost nothing there is no reasonable excuse for any manufacturer not using them. The Tower Patent Fastener IS MANUFACTURED UNDER THE TOWER PATENTS BY THE GRAND RAPIDS BRASS COMPANY Grand Rapids, Michigan. It@b Sear in -mind they cost you nothing. DID YOU EVER FIGURE: THEl COST OF THAT LAST BLOCKADE IN YOUR CABINET ROOM? NO SIR! STOCK DOES NOT ACCUMULATE IN OUR CABINET ROOM. WE USE A BUSS DOUBLE CUT OFF"SAW AND ALL OF"OVR DIMENSION STOCK IS ABSOLUTELY SQUARE. AT BOTH ENDS. BUSS MACHINE WORKS, HOLLAND MICH. Brief Mention. \-Vill \Valters, Bruce, S. D., succeeds Frank Austill. E. L. Hou;;h has opened a furniture store in Maquon. Ill. Arthur Hughes will conduct a furniture store in Spokane, \i\iash. Carpenter & Andrus, Geneva, 0., succeeded \\T. l'vI. Car-penter. L. v. Raskin, Okolona, l\linn., will conduct a furniture stor(~. J. E. Girvin of Syracuse, N. Y., has filed a petition in bankruptcy. H. H. Chaffill succeeds J. F. Huston & Son in Spring field, Ill. \\'ag11cr Brothers have enb -ged their furniture store in Freeport. Ill. K \'10.1. Spence" will open a furniture store in Bingham-ton. K. Y. Rowland and company have bought the stock of \V. \V. l\Jartin in ;l;Iansficld, O. Kaechele Brothers, Tacy, ::\lillll., succeed ::\Irs. :\lcCal-lister in the furniture business. The Farmers' l\Jercantile Association, Fergus Falls, 1\finll., succe,ed 1Trs. Lizzie Anderson. The Ranner Furniture company, Peoria, Ill., has been in-corporated with $10,000 capital stock. The Krauss Furniture company, Clevelaml. 0.. have ]lJ-Cl".;: lsed tbeir cnpital stock tc $50,000. The Lake T-Ianh.vare & ['umiture compnny, Montgomery, Ala .. has been organized with $15,OCOcapital. The Keystone House Furnishing company's store in Des :\loines. la .. was destroyed by '1'1rerecently. 1Ia:y, Stern and company have leased a four-story building at an alltltlal rental of $4,000 in Pittsburg. Credito:-s of S. ]. Hei1bronner of Hcnderson, Ky., have asked the court to deelare him a bankrupt. The T.ake T-Tardwar('.& Furniture company, :vIontgomery, Ala.,1 has heen incorporated with $15,000 caiptal. The Steber 1\lachine company '1Nill conduct a furniture store in Albany, N. Y. Capital stock, is $100,000. C. 1'. Castle has closed out his furniture husiness in Pomeroy, \'/ash .. Hnd moved to COller d'Alene, [daho. The Elkin (Te1l11.) Furniture company have increased thejr capital stock to $14,500. A 1\vO-5tory building will be erected. The Bell-Peterson Furniture company, Pittsburg, have leased all eight-story huilding for ten years at a yearly H'lltal of $12,000. Jamesl1augen has purchased furniture 5tO:·C in Baldwin, \'/is. & Anderson. T\vo receivers were appointed for the Hunter Furniture company, Tndianapolis, recently, as the result of two suits started hy tvV()different parties. and the courts were appealed to settle the dispute. C. O. Nelsu!l's store in Duluth. :\lillll., has becn closed as the result o( a lllisunderstallditl~, as two different parties arc interested in its sale, olle having an OptiOll 011 the business and the other a contract to sell the same. Sherman a11(1~il('s Pease. president and vice pres idem of the Niles Pease ['urlliturc company. Los Angeles, Cat.. have sold their interests in the furniture business. The Pease com-pany was absorbed by the PacifiC Purchnsing company <t year ngo. T. ,'\. vValby',; intere:;t in <t The firm \vill be Ila.ugell Vv'illia1l1\1ackie of the }Iackie-Fredcricks Furniture com-pany, Los Angeles, has sold his intercst tl1 the business for $75,000. He will re-eng-age in the furniture business and will erect a seven-story building as soon as n location cnn be secured. 11,,{1),"J.ackie also sold his intere,st in the Pncific Pureh'lsing company. 17 A... F. Steele's furniture sto:"e ill Forest, Ont., was damaged by fire, recently. H. Bendixen has succeeded Bendixen & Brietkrentz in Springfield, ~\~inll. B. L. Van Hausen expects to engage in the furniture busi-ness in E\'erly, la. \Villiam A. Hunter, a furniture dealer of Nashville, Tenn. died recently of heart disease. Cox & Collins of Utica, N. Y., have dissolved partnership, :\h. Cox continuing the business. The Adv~lnee Furniture company of Sheboygan,vVis., has b('cn incorporated with $16,000 capitaL The Kelly Furnittlre & Carpet company of St. Louis, has been organized v\!ith $10,000 capital. The Gass;nvay (Tenn.) Hardware & Fumiture company has been chartered with $25,000 capital stock. Onlar Lund's stock of furniture in Dawson, Minn., was damaked b.y lire recently to the extent of $4,000. The Krauss Furniture company, Cleveland, 0., have in-creased their capital stock from $30,000 to $50,000. Morris Rhodes and company, furniture dealers in \~latcr-bury. Con11.. were damaged by fire late in Febru~lry. . \Jorton & Hall, Enrlington, Ky., will move into larger quarters, necessitated by their increasing business. The Elizabeth City. N. Cnl., Furniture company ha\'e org:Olllizcdwith $25.000 c<lpital to manufacture fu:-niture. The .\ lbermarlc \Jante1 company is a new company which \vill manufacture wood mantels in Albermarle, N. C. Tbe Miller Furniture company, a corporation with $4,000 capital, will conduct a furniture store in Tohawal1da, :.l. Y. John \'Vag-ner. for 47 years engaged in the furniture busi~ ness in Detroit, died suddenly of heart disease February 23. The Hartman Furniture company's new store in Omaha VI:il) be opened soon in the building formerly occupied by Orchard & 'Vil helan. The affairs of the Globe Furniture company of Northville, :\lich., have been settled up. final dividend of 9 1-10 per cent being declared. The creditors have received 220 per cent. The College of Furniture Designing of Grand Rapids. '\Tich.. has filed articles of incorporation. The capital' stock is $10,000. The schoo] has 100 students. Otto Jiranek is the designer and instructor. C. F. Palmer & Brother of Memphis, Tenn., have dis-sol\' c,d partnership. D. M. Palmer, the junior member, goes into business on bis own account. C. F. Palmer continues the business of the company ahove mentioned. Factory Notes. A new chair beto:'y is to be established in Knoxville, Tellll., to cost $25,000. A new chair andfLlruiture factory, to cost $20,000, has been organized in Valdosta, Ga. The Vv'alsh & Perry compal1y, Carthage, N. Y" will man-ufactme ftlrl1itme with a capital of $25,000. The Automatic Folding Be.d company of 'Port Huron. )'lich., has been oc:ganized with $10,000 capital. A furniture factory has been organized in Fargo, N. D., known as theH ute1 Desk & Furniture company. Capita1, $HlOOO. H. J. Schumann is the manager. A proposition has been made to the townspeople of Aile:" gany. X. Y.. to locate a chair and table factory in that town It is proposed to incorporate <\ company with a capital stock of $35,000. The new bl1ilding which has been added to the Bissell Carpet Sweeper company's plant in Grand Rapids, will be ready for occupancy in about six \veeks. The offices will he nlO\'ed -to another building entered from Canal street. Fire in Sheboygan, Vv'is., factories resulted in a loss of $lCO.OCO. The lose-:-s are the Sheboygan Couch company, $50,000. Sears. Roebuck and company, Chicago, a warehouse, worth 530,000, )'fontgome--y '''lard and company's warehousel $10,000, and others. 18 SOME FOREST POSSIBILITIES OF FLORIDA. A New Interest Awakening in the Rich Timber Resources of a State Not Yet Over Exploited. Richly cndowed, like her sister States, with a \V(',alth of forest resources, Florida invites lumhermen. The chief southern pines-longleaf, short leaf, and loblolly- together with cypress, which form the basis of lumbering industry in moderately. As the dwindling timber sources feel the stronger presure of demand, this tree is certain to recive its full share of utilization. The superior grade of resin which it produces further adds to its commercial value. Already thre are signs of increased attention to the calls which have recently been made on the National Forest Service for information and assistance, as well as by the effort which was made, though vainly, a couple of years ago to secure the passage of a bill providing for cooperatioti be-tween the National Government and the State of Florida. Several private owners have applied to the Govcrnment fOI DESIGNED BY E. A. HAKE. the East, extend into the State, and, with some changes in the composition of the forest there, offer abundant supplies of well tried timbers. Cuban pine, which has a scattered gro\,v·th along the coast plain of the South in general, is abundant along its western coast in pure stands or in mix-ture ..\.r.ith longleaf pine and cypress. As the southern end of the State cypress swamps abound. On the coast islands along the southern shores, mahogally in good quan-tity awaits the ax. Finally, the naval stores industry, which d:'aws principally upon the longleaf and shortleaf pines, finds in Florida a plentiful source of supplies. Cuban pine seems destined for mo;-e important commer-cial use than it has hitherto enjoyed. Its wood is scarcely GRAND RAPIDS CARVED MOULDING CO. front and Myrtle Sts.. Grand Rapids, Mich. Manufacturers of Carved Mouldings and Furniture: Ornaments. Write for pictures and prices. or not at all inferior to that of longleaf pine, with which, in some localities. it is cut indiscriminately_ For preservative treatmcnt its relatively greater porosity may make it even more valuable for specitic services than is longleaf. In the past the Cuban pine lands in Florida have been cut only working plans uuder which to manage pine lumbering con-servatively, and one application is for a tract of 1,600,000· acres. This tract lies 011 the west coast and consists of very low lands with a stand composed chiefly of Cuban pine and cy-press. It is subject to constant flooding during the rainy season, and the water retards thc growth of timber seriously. This has b:-ought out the question, whether much of the land many not be drained without too great expense. If economical drainage can be carried out on a sufficiently large scale, it is expected that the rate of growth and the quality of pine timber on thousands of acres may be very greatly improved. Timber is the only available crop on such land, for it is too sandy for agriculture, so that what-ever will prc.fJtable timber crops will lend it the only commercial value which it is at all likely to have. Detailed study on the ground will be necessary to deteminc just what advantages drainage will secure. Florida forests are unfortunately exposed to great danger from fire. In tllis they are like the southern forests in gen-eral, but the practice of bU:'ning the ground over to improve grazing is firmly established, and whatever this is the case the forest is especially threatcned. 2VIl1chdifficulty will doubtless be met with in the effort to change the custom. Some of the oldest settle:'s throughout the South, hmvever, are now beginning to recognize that burning does not im-prove grazing in the long run, because it kills out the 1110:-C valuable grasses. They admit that the fO:'agc crop all the opell forest stands of the region has been steadily deteriorat-ing during the past fo;·ty ycars as a result of these injl1ri(.us fires. Death of Josiah Partridge. Josiah Partridge, a well known furniture manufacturer of maJ1Y years' experience, died recently in Brooklyn, X Y., of pneumonia. He was at the head of the ]. Partridge & Sons company, who are large manufacturers of chairs in Jersey City, N. J. Practical American Furniture Has Splendid Opportunity_ Consul OZlllun, of Stuttgart, Germany, sends an extended accollnt of the reccllt fl1rnilure exhibition held in the beauti-ful c01l11llC'"cial llluseum builcllng in Stuttgart. The repeLt is accompanied by a complete set of photographs of the ex-hibit. The fol1O\villg par;\g -aphs arc taken from the C011- sul's report: As I ha\'(; often repo,·ted. Stuttgart is noted tor its ll.l'lllU-facture of 1111e awl expensive furniture and, \\'hile practic;d and line fl1rnilltre of the cheaper grades is almost unknown here, as el.sewherc ill Gcrm~\ny, the large furniture factories of Stuttgart are l'C1\Own<-":<1th:-oug:llO\.1t the, Emp\1"I:; for ex-celling the 1110"t expensive furniture, and it-; factories have hranch houses ill BerEIl. Tlambwg· and other citie;;. (her 100,000 people yiewcd tliis \Vllrtternbcrg furnitllre exhibitio11, which it is pl;\.nned to ll\'rhl unce a year, 1l't~e that 01 utlr America11 exhibit at Grand H.apids. One of the practical poillt~ of inform'ltiol1 ~ectlre<1 IY:1S that of a Ile\', method of staining oak furniture. The beauti-ful shaues of tl1(', \\"o()(hvork I)f the furniture ill this expusi-tion was much ~ldmired and it is little ]..;l1own hO\v such effects arc produced. It is a ne\v method aud obtained ill a very simple manllcr-by placing" the frames, after they bave he-en thorougllly prepared and polished, ill an air-tight room or large air-tight box. in "which arc placed two large 1)I)w1" containing from 5 to 6 quarts of allH11011ia and close the room or box for the night. The desired shade call be obtained by p1acing sma\1 pieces of prepared oak in the rUO\1l or box 8!H] withdrawillg the same at illtnvals. Deeper shades, of COllrse, require lUllger exposure. Oak stai11ed in this \V~ly retains its color much longer than hy the process of rubbing in JOHN DUER &SONS BALTIMORE. MD. Cabinet Uard..,are and Tools Etc., Upholstered Goods Hllndsomed Pull on the Market for the Money Write for prices and Sample Correspondellre Solicited No. 1573 19 coloring- extracts, which latter ill thc course of time rubs off. )Jotwithstanding the great merit of this exposition a few slight criticisms may not be out of place. There should have been a Hursery room exhibit, and therc should have bcen a practical display of the 1110st modern house-heating a11(1 ventilating apparatuses, togethcr witf,~anitary plumbing of the 1110st approve<l sort; matters which ha\'e been too long neglected in some parts of Genn;l11y. It is a curious fact that at the C011certs here, where the music is excelled pro-hably 110\vhere in the wo~·ld, the h51fs";ire often so hadly ventilated, that the unhealtl-i·ful vitiat~;d air ddracts, greatly from the pleasure of the C11tertainmellt. Another jllSt criticism is that the exhibition was only of expensive fUilliturc, "whereas the great purchasing- public ill Germany, as elsewhe!"e, needs and must have cheaper sur-roundings. III such furniture and fittillgs the factories in the United States excel, and if onc or more of them should arrange :.\n exhibition in German commercial ('ellte!"s C011- taining artistic yet inexpensive furniture, they would [lild that they \voulet ha\"(' practically no competition in that li11i.~ of manufacture ami that they ,vould easily scctll'e a great and increasing" trade tlJroug'hmlt the entire Empire of Ger-many, The Chicagu 1I1irror & ,\rt Glass company, 58 K. Clinton Street. manufacturers of French looking glas~ plates, cut, embo:-;sed, heveled and onlamental, are having- an excellent trade this season. The demand for the Chicag-o \Jirro;· & Art Glass company's goods is from all sections of the United States, a feature particularly K,'atifying to tile company. JAMmOWn PAnfl AnD vrnm COMPAnT (Incorporated) Veneered Panels and Table Tops Largest Stock of Veneers MAHOGANY. QUARTE.RED OAK. WALNUT, BIRD'S-EYE MAP LE. CURLYIUaCH, PLAIN OAK PLAIN BIRCH. MAPLE, CROSS BANDING The Best \Vorkmanship aud Finish Office, SO-58 Steele Street. Jamestown, N. Y Twu Large Factories: ]amestowfJ, N. Y, Ashville, )l, Y, Get Our Prices Before Buying Elsewhere. Samples on Application We carry a line of Rebuilt Wood- Working Machinery for Pattern Shops. Furniture Factories. Sash and Door Manufacturers. car-penters. Planing Mills.Etc. .II .II When ill the market let us send YOll our list of machines and )Io'eare sure that we can interest you in pnces and quality of macbinesofiered EDWARDS MACHINE CO, 34-36 W. WaShington St. CHICAGO,ILL. 20 ESTABLISHED 1880 PUBLl5l-l~D (lY MICHIGAN ARTISAN CO. ON THE 10TH AND 25TH OF EACH MONTI-t OFFICE- I 2-20 LYON ST., GRAND RA.PIDS. MICH. ENTERED AS MATT!R Of TI<E l;ECOND CLASS Travelers in the southern states report that trade in fur-niture is not so active as it should be, considering the fact that the country is in a healthy condition and all branches of industry flourishing. Manufacturers offuTl1iture do a large business in mantels in tbe southern states of the Union. The people do not un-derstand the' economy attending the heating of buildings by steam, hot water or hot air furnaces, and install in their homes a number of grates and at a cost much greater than a hot air or steam plant. Several large plants operated in the manufacture of mantels exclusi\rely are located in Atlan~ ~-..(and Knoxville. :;. solution of the labor problem of the south is promised by the importation of Italians, Spaniards and men of all nationalities inured to a hot climate. The negro is growing more unreliable from year to year and the "poor white" is no more reliable. So little is required to sustain life in the southern states and supply the "comforts" the ncgroes and "poor whites" require that there rs little incenti've to labor and to acquire a competency. A gentleman who has lived in the south many years (a native of Michigan, by the way) relates an interview with a cracker of southern Georgia as follows: "1 shall work but one day a week hereafter," the cracker remarked. "I have $80.00 in the bank and can live on forty cents a week. I can still save money by work-ing but one day a week." The northern man remarked that the people, even in these conditio1J.s, are contented, happy and consider themselves prosperous. Is it any wonder that the business men of the south welcome the. arrival of frugal, industrious a.nd thrifty foreigners? Atlanta will have an exposition in 1910. In one short week $200,000 ",,-as.subscribed by business men of the city to promote the affair, and the city government has pledged $300,000. The grounds and buildings used by the Pied-mont exposition ten years ago, owned by the city, are in good condition and will be used after many improvements shall have been made. The manufacturers of furniture are supporting the enterprise heartily, although recognizing the fact that it will prove a detriment rather than a benefit to their illterest. The work of preparing for and conducting the ex-position will interfere greatly with the establi!'hed condition of the labor market. Wages will be advanced and the con-test, sure to ensue for the services of skilled men, will make the problem a perplexing one. Several years' time will be consumed in preparation and the furniture makers are not contemplating the sacrifices they will be compelled to mak~ with feelings of pleasure. But they are loyal Atlantans, filed with civic pride, and will give liberally of their means and services to make the exposition successful. The industrial arts will be fostered hereafter by the Met-ropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Rooms for the dis-play of rare furniture will be provided. Entire apartments of different countries and periods will be fitted with the ap-propriate furniture and draperies of their time a~ld place. Substantial progress has been made in collecting material for these rooms. \Vhcn the originals cannot be obtained fac-simile copies of pieces made by famous artisans will be em-ploye. d for educational and aesthetic purposes. In the art galleries of 1'1unich and Dresden rooms fItted with furniture in consonance ,,,,.ith place and period have prove'n both effec-tive and instructive. The trustees of the mUseum believe there is a middle course between the two poles of -museum arrangement, ..v.hich may be called for purposes of designa-tion, the aesthetic and the scientific. By pursuing a middle course bet'''''een these two extremes the enjoyment of the beautiful need not be sacrificed to the proper demands of those who seek to know and not merely to enjoy. To assemble beautiful objects and display them harmoniously will serve the purpose of the museum better than a collection of un-related curios. As the original purpose of the museum was largely educational, not merely establishing a great collection of art objects, the plan adopted is wlse and commendable. Among the presents received by Alice was an expensive table made in Florence. It had a mosaic top and was se-lected by the King of Italy as an appropriate gift for the Roosevelt princess. Mosaic work has never proven of much practical value in furniture, and in due time the piece will probably find a place in the National Mustum or the Long-worth garret. A few years ago that mechamcal genius, D. w. Kendall (a man who has originated a surprisingly large number of good things and a considerable number of things not so good) conceived the idea of making a library table with a mosaic top of woods, the blocks to be colored in imi-tation of the genuine article. The table served to excite in-terest in the minds of lovers of quaint and curious things, but its sale did not compel the operation of the factory upon the piece during the remainder of the year. It proved a good dust catcher, however. Kendall designed the McKinley chair, which was copied by almost every manufacturer of chairs in the country, and a line of floor rockers with panel backs of glued stock that created a genuine sensation in the furniture trade. One enterprising commission man leased a factory and operated the same in the making of copies of these chairs, greatly to the disgust of KendaII and his asso-ciates. A bill has been prepared by the Travelers' Protective As-sociation of Alabama for introduction in the legislature to compel hotel keepers to provide clean bed linen. It is no-torious that in "remote villages" of the south, and the north as well for that matter, hotel keepers are utterly lacking in appreciation of the old adage "cleanliness is next to godli-ness. vVhen subjected to analysis the life of the traveling salesman is largely reminiscent of unhealthy meals, unsani-tary closets, unclean bed linen, roller towels and the. indiffer-ence of .landlords and landladies to the comfort of their guests. The principle "where much is given mueh is re-quired." is reversed and means "give much and receive little in return." In many public houses rooms are inadc(luately furnished and when request is made for living conveniences it is either refused or grudingly granted. The legislatures of many states have enacted laws to protect the pcople from imposition by the manufacturers of impure foods and officers appointed to enforce the samc. The senate of the United States has passed a measure for the same purpose which will undoubtedly meet approval in the house of representatrves. These laws arc well enough in their way, but the legislatve bodies of our state and national governments should WI fur-ther in providing for the inspection of public houses and con-veni~ nces. To the laundry with the dirty bed linen, to the rag bag with the roller towel, to the fire with uncomfort-able furniture, should be the cry of alJ whose occupation in life compels them to travel. 21 WALTER CLARK 535 Michigan Trust Building Citizens Phone 5933 WE SELL MORE AND BETTER PLAIN BIRCH VENEER Than all the rest of 'em put together. We want your trade too. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN The Barrett-Lindeman Company Sold. The Barrett-Lindeman company of Philadelphia have sold out, the Lawrence-lVlcFaddcll company having purchased their complete interests. Alex Lawrence and Bruce J\fc- Fadden, wbo were members of the firm of La\vrence-:\Jc- Fadden & Elliott, comprise the new company and have also bought ont the interests of Harold Elliott in the firm of Lawrence-McFadden & Elliot. The officc:"s of the La\'\'- rence-McFadden company are as follows: President, Alex Lawrence; vice president, Bruce C. r,lcFadden; treasttrcr. J~. T. McFadden; secretary, Archie A. Getty. The capitCi.lstock of the Lawrenee-lvfcl<addcl1 company is $100,000, all paid in. For the present the old name of Law-rence- McFadden & Elliott will bc continued in the opera-tion of that plant, hut eventually both this company and the Barrett-Lindeman company will be operated under the Law-rence- l\1cFadden company. The main offices ..v..ill con-tinue to he at Philadelphia as well as the head factorv. The I branch factory at Chicago \""ill be continued as her~tofore, the plant being in charge of 1Tanager Charles R. Garbe,', who-, was formerly manager of the old Lawrence-1JeFadden & Elliott plaut. )'lanager Getty states that a little later a number of improvemcnts will' be made on the Chicago plant. which will enable them to leV"k after their western track ll1O,'e thoroughly than ever. The Philadelpbia plant of the Law renee-McFadden & Elliott company will be dismantled and the Barrett-Lindeman company's phmt in that city will be used instead. The only officer of the Barrett-Lindeman company. who goes in with th('. nC"\vorganization is Secretary Getty. IVlanager Getty states that the same salesmen \,,;ho were employed by the two f01"n1ercompanies will' be retaincd in the employ of the Lawrence-1TcFadden company. This means that the territory will be rrcluccd for each salesman and the ground \vill be covered more closely than ever be-fo. re. The salesmen who will work from the Chicago ofil,>' WIll be a!'i follows: \V.]. l\Iurray will cover Chicago and St. LOllis; T. E. 1htrray will cover the middle states; An-thony v\7hitAcct "will cover the northwest anu C:wndn. The deal whereby the Lmvrence-11cFadden company absorbs the interests of the two former companies was closcd Jal1uan' 2~, but details of the tl'ansactioll \vere 110t made 1'l(bli~L~ until this time. To the Trade. Broadly speaking, good fixtures result from three things; proper appliances for manufaduring, good materi::\, ~:kill in making". F. B. \Villiarns Xo. 3812 Vincelllles Ave., Chi-cago, manufacturer of hardware specialties for the furniture trade, has a complete equipment in special machincry, skilled workmen, together with many years of experience, which enables him to execute good work and place Oil Lhe market Extures of the highest grade at moderate cost, and to sustain the high reputation that their merits and superiority have es-tablished. The matcrials used insure durability. The mal-leable and grey iron castings, steel and other materials from ..".h. icb furniture fixtures arc made come in various grades. The grades from which this line is made are the strongest, toughest and best of any produced. All styles, designs and devices are original, superior in finish, workmanship and shape, are well and carefully made for each particular pur-pose and constructed with a view of saving labor. New inventions and improvements are constantly being made, thus keeping the line in advance of competition. Nothing is sent out that is not proven by practical tests to be perfect. Being the owner of val'uable patents covering all the principal features of many of the fixtures effectually prevents their being duplicated by other makers. Mr. "VVitliamsalways has a large stock on hand, and is in a position to make immediate deliveries. His aim is to give liberal treatment and best values. He invites corres-ponclrnce and will take pleasure in answering any questions, giving detailed descriptions and full information cheerfully when desired. If there is any article in the line of furni-ture fixtures that the trade wants they should write him for catalogue which he will send and also submit samples if desired. Mr. "VVilliams' advertisement will be found on an-other png-e of this edition. For Special Wood Working Purposes. 1'dorris \Vood & Sons, 31-33 South Canal Stre.et, Chi-cago, have manufactured wood working tools for thirty years, during which time their experience has covered every branch, hnving designed and made drills, bits and tools for eve,ry purpose. The high standard of the goods made by this company may be ascribed in part to the fact that they use only the best gl'ad(' of tool steel, invariably have extreme ac-curacy of measurement, and employ the most skilled tool makers. Morris \iVood & SOIlS are specialists on wood working tools and can supply the trade at all times with tools adapted to special wood \'\'orking purposes. Boynton ;lnd company. manufacturers of embossed and tllrJlcd mouldings, poreh work, wood grills and automatic turnings, and also a large lil1C of embossed ornaments for couch work, at 419-421 \V. 15th Street, Chicago, report an l111l1Sl1allylarge volume of bllsiriess at this time, the trade coming from all sections of the United States. The Chi-cago 110uldillg f\,lanufactl1ring company, associated with the Boynton company at the same location, are also unusuallv busy getting Ont orders. ~ D. A. Kepperling, commercial photographer, 1414-1416 \\,'abash Avenue, Chicago, whose advertisement appears in the ldichigan Artisan, reports doing a satisfactory volume of business the past season. 22 THE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM. An Epi~ome of the Evils that Would Result from Political Rate-Making. CONFISCATION.-Thc strong men who arc cnt~l1sted with the care o( the railroad property of the United State::; are opposed to rate-making by a political bO<lrd because it involves the danger of confiscation. This danger is clearly recognized by those who framed the bin v;cscnted by 'he Interstate Commerce Commission. They provide fo," all <1[> peat to the courts to determine whether or not th~ rate is cDnfiscatory. But in the meantime they insist that the rates shall go into Il\rIVIEDIATE effect, so that the rai1rn(td:j ,.,.-ill"collect only so much as the commission has :l!lowed while the case is pending in the courts. Thus, if ill the end the rate be found confiscatory, the rail~'oads will have suffered IRREPARABLE DA:\'lAGE, since there 'will be no possible way in which to recover f;-om the thousands of shippers 'who have paid only the reduced rate. But this is not the worst aspe~t of the matter from the standpoint of those who own rail:road stocks and bonds. The market for securities is as everyone knm.·.s.., sensitive to the last degree. It instantly responds to any influencc ..v.hich affects the earning power of great corporate prop-erties. Long before the new rates goes into effect-as soon, indeed, as there is any well-grounded fear that rates are to be reduced SO AS TO IMPAIR K\RNING CAPACITY -the valu('. of the securities involved will go down in evcry market of the \...o.rld. The rcsult \-vill he the loss of mil-lions, or tellS of millions, by innocent investors having no direct· connection with railroad management. Aud this is a loss against which the managers are utterly powerless to protect their 5tockhold{~rs, under the proposed plan. Remembering the wide distribution of railroad stocks and bonds, ('specially among financial institutions which contains the savings of the people, does the COUll try desire to demoralize earnings and valucs by this threat of COll-fiscation? Does it desire to suspend this sword of Dam-oc1cs over the head of the railway system by the slender thread of only so much justice and knowledge as a board of political appointees may happen to possess? If the in-telligence of the United States is willing to assume this risk in its capacity of INVESTOR AND SECURITY HOLDER, there are other considerations which should for-bid it to do so in its capacity of PRODUCER AND CONSUMER. INFLEXIBILITY.-Commission-made rates are hOllnd to be rigid and inflexihle. Commissioners appointed from political life, for political reasons, by a political power can have ncither the knowledge, the freedom of authority, nor the intimate touch with the daily pulse-beat of com-merce that are now enjoye<l by railroad traffic managers. As a conseqttence, this sort of rate regulation must operate here:~ as it does in European coulltries where it is in vogne, to hamper enterprise ;md impede commercial oper,atiotls. No system of rate-making ever devised has facilutated domestic commerce like that which prevails in the enited States. The expl;,nation is that rates have been elastic-they would bend to. meet the requirements of business, in order that the commodity which happened to be where it was not needed might be quickly and cheaply moved to the place where it was in demand. Traffic managers have thus been able to work in close co-operation with mer-ehant, manufacturer, miner and farmer. This cannot he done under inflexible rules laid down by a political board. Tn this respect £done the proposed ehange would involve incalculable loss to the business men of the United States and to the prodticers and consume.s to whom they min-ister. DISTANCE TARIFF.-In its utter inability to make rates conforming to the fluctuation of commercial demands, a pol"itical commission nearly always turns to the distance tariff. It makes rates on a mileage basis, so that a haul of one hundred miles costs precisely twice as much as a haul of fiifty miles. Theoretically, this seems reasonable; practically, it means demoralization of terminal rates with hardship and loss toa g;-eat variety of interests now pros-perously established at points which arc strategic in their relation to natural conditions. The distance tariff would be a policy in the highest degree destructive at a time when constructive measures a:'e demanded. \Vhat every sensibte man wants as the outcome of the present move-ment for railroad regulation is something which will tend to BUILD UP national prosperity, not tend to TEAR IT DO\VN. Elasticity in rate-making will do the one thing (as it HAS done) but tile inevitable distance tariff of a political commission will assnredly do the other. l\fantt-factnring and commercial points which have grown to com-manding size and influence by means of the "differential" will be paral"yzed with resulting injury not only ~o the capital engaged 111 productive industry but to the labor employed and to all forms of property, including the homes of the humblest. REDUCED WAGE8.-Rate regulation by a political board unquestionably means rate reduction; rate rcduction A. F. BURCH CO. 15-17 Park St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ====0 Jobberosf==== Upholstery Goods and Furniture Supplies Call LOD&Distance Citizens Phone 1123. Bell II i223. We solicit your inquiriee. will be followed hy decreased wages for 1,300,000 men cm-played in the industry, and this, in turn, would be keenly felt by the 4,000,000 or 5,000,000 people dependent on the wages of railroad labor. EVERY RAILROAD EM-PLOYE Kl\OWS THIS, AND OPPOSES THE POLICY. Enforced reduction of labor's earnings would probably re-sult in great strikes ant! social disturbancc which might in-volve far-reaching conse<luences. STAGNATION.-The American railway system has been the great developer of this continent. Not only has it opened vast regions to settlement but it has adjuste(l its rate schedules so that the products of these regions could be cheapy transported to distant eastern antI foreign markets:. In the same way, it has fostered the prosperity of old manufacturing sections, like New England, and made rates which enabled them to enjoy the markets of the distant \Vest. This has been possiblcbccuase rail-road managers, working in harmony with the producers in the \Vest and in the East, have co-operated with both in building the conntry. This could not have been done, in anything like the same degree, under the hard-and-fast rules laid down by every political commission which has tried its hands at the job, either in America or Europe. The results of such attempts, everywhere and always, is a condition approaching commercial stagnation, and this stag-nation is especial1'y felt in the development of new regions, CENTRALIZED AUTOCRACY.-The p,·oposcd plan of rate regulation would centralize in the hands of one boa~d the three functions of legislation, judicial interpretation and administration, which the Constitution intended should always be separate <Il1ddistinct. In this program, the most radical departure is thnt which vests thc law-making pmver in thc hands of political appointees, inste,l(l of the elected representatives of the pcople. Railroad rates affect (1) the earnings of capital. (2) the ·wages of labor, (3) the j)rices of commodities. There is not one single family in the United States who will 1I0t feel the results arising- from the use of the rate-making pmver in nile of these three ·ways. 1t would he dillicu1t to name any other kind of la\v which comes sn close to the daily lives of :::Illthe people. This power of legislation, as well as the power to interpret laws \vhich usually re.;,;ts with the courts, Con-gress is asked to give to the Executive Department. Prac-tically, the power would he g-iven to om~ man-the Presi-dent of the United States, who appoints the Commissioll. The result would be the creation of a CF.:'\TR;\LTZED AUTOCRACY II\' THE REPUBLIC. Applied now to rail-roads, it \vould ultimately he applie(l to all other forms of business. SPECULATION.- The Agricultme Dep<lrtmellt is ell· gaged in the apparently harmless occupation of collecting statistics about the cotton crop. Certain minor oCficials thus obtain advance informatioll concerning the size of the annual yield. This informatioil is worth millions to \Va11 Street speculators, because the price of the staple is in-fhlenced by the relation of supply to demand. [t i" 110to['i-ous that corruption has resulted from these conditions and petty officials arc IlIYW being prosecuted for their alleged share in the "cotton leak". ~Jore than ten billion dollnrs are invested in railroad securities. .As the value of these securities inst;\11tly responds to any change in the earning capacity of the railroads, the opportunity for speculation inherent in the \lnll)(JS(~d method of rate regulation wonld snrpass anything hitherto known. !\dvanee information about the acts of the commission would he worth llntolll millions. \Vhat a tcmptation to place in the hands of a few men having ~O RESPO.\'STBTLTTY TO THE . PEOPLE! CORRUPTION.-The great corporations have been drivCll into politics, to protect their interests, in the past How much more dceply would they be driven into politices 23 if the powe~' of life and death over their properties should he ;;iven to a political l)()a;-d~ The prize then offered as the object of attainment would be the PRESIDENCY TT-SELF. Only by Jl()ss(~ssi()n of the Presidency could the appointment of the commission be controlled; only by the pos:-iession of the commission could rates be maintained; only by the maintenance of rates could the prescnt value of investm.ents be supported. Under these conditions, the prospect of systematic, widespread corruption in polities would be such as to stagger the imagination. Such are a few of the evils of political rate-making-. Tn this er(\ of g-eneral prosperity, ilre conditions so bad as to JUH ify such a re111edy:' \\/h(~l1 the capital and lahor directly involvcd staml sholl1(kr to shoulder in opposing such legislation, arc the husiness and working men of the United States ready to bring these evils upon the coulltry:' If :-iO,this is not the end, but only the beginning of a tre-mendous struggle. The event may prove that the "l'resi-dcnt is mistaken \',·hen he declares that "this government is not and never shall hc the g(nre;'nment of ,a plutocraqr or of a mob."-l\laxwell's Talisllwn. Albert E. Palmer & Sons of ~orve1t, 1·fich., who n~ann-facture the Palmer Patent Gluing Clamp, have pun;h«sed new buildings at Owosso, !\-lich., and will remove their:'v1"ant to that city about April 1st. 'v,-·t This has been brought about by the ever increasitfg de-mand for their clamps, and under their present ,conditions it has been found impossible to fill orders promptly, e Their new quarter::- wil1 be about three timcs larger, and it is in-tended to have building all completed and everything"ready, that there may he littk delay in transferring their equip-ment from the present quarters to the new. They wilt also install some new machinery to fnrther add to the efliciency of -. llisilln by Glto Jiranek. the plant. And it is intended whcn all arrangements arc com plete to be abl"e to ship promptly to all who may desire the Palmer Clamp. 42 Do It Right. Almost every business office one goes into has a motto which reads "Do It l{ight Now." It is a good motto and suggests promptness. Often in times of hurry to be prompt, carefulness is lost sight of. and when it is too late, that other truism comes to mind, ;;The morc haste the less speed." vVc suggest that dropping the word "now" would be, an impTovcmcllt. "Do It Right." No 3l-'o[ogies aTe re-quired from the man who always does it rig-ht. The up-to-date furniture manl1facturc:--the man ..\.'h. o thoroughly rf:a-lizes that onty the best is cheap, starts in to do it right by purchasing a Co:-desman New Xo. 30 band rcsaw manufac-tured by the Cordesman-Rcchtill company of Cincinnati, Ohio. This company is having rcmarkabre success with this machine. The Sebewaing- Lumber & Manufacturing company of Sebewaing, 1'Jich, say of this machine: "It does its work well, and ''v-ith less power than any resaw we ever saw." The Tell City Furniture company, Tell City, Ind., say: "VV'eare pleased with it and find that it does all you claim for it." The Consignees 'Favorite Box company Cin-cinnati: "\Ve believe it the best band resaw machine on the market today. \Ve take pleasure in giving you an order for another machine. today." The Hastillgs, Mich., \Vood vVorkillg company: "It takes less power than we ex-pected, and the work done is absolutely accurate." The Fiege Desk company, Sa'g-inaw, Mich., say: "Vvehave sawed hard mahogany into thin lumber from plank four to six inche,s thick that ran in width from 16 to 26 inches wide. In fact, we have sawed hard wood that no other parties here having much heavier machinery, would have attempted to saw." A great many other testimonials ,equally as strong as the above might be given. vVhen in need of a band resaw "Do It Right," and buy a Cordcsman No. 3~. United States Imports to Switzerland. According to the classification of the Swiss customs au-thorities, of the total imports from the United States about 10 per cent of the 1904 imports were food stuffs, over two-thirds raw materials and partial manufactures, and about 22 per cent manufactures, On the whole, imports into Switzerland from this coun-try may be said to belong to the cl'ass' of raw materials and partial manufactures, though manufactures figure now to a much larger extent among these impurts than in former years. III 1904 Swib:erland imported manufactures of wood from the United States, mainly cabinet_woods, to the value of $413,000. Freight Reductions Made By Railroads in Southern States. IVIaterial' reductions in many freight rates from the Ohio River crossings in Montgome:'y, Selma, Dermapolis, Ala., and ether points based thereon, have been made, by the Louiwille & -:.;'ashville and the Illinois Cent~al railroads. The principal articles affected are furniture, glassware, sledges, and axes. Ax('s are changed from 78 to 65 cellts, glass bot-tles hom 43 to 46, glassware from 78 to 67. The reduc-tion is from Cincinnati to Cairo, which makes a correspond-ing reduction from Chicago. Prizes For Furniture To Be Offered At the Milan Exposition. The king of Italy will donate $16,000 to be given in prizes at the Milan exposition this year. The sum of $2,000 i3 of-fered for the most artistically furnished room. American manufacturers will be interested and should considey it w'orth their while to exhibit. The prizes may be won by anyone exhibiting, and competition IS open to the worid. Desks and Office Tables. The manufacture of office desks and tables is carried on in Atlanta, Ga., by the Atlanta Table company. \V. E. Dunn is the president, F. 1L Marsh, vice president and C. C. Gillett secretary and t'easure:". The two latter were for-merly residents of the state of l\:lichigan. IF YOU HAVE NEVER T R lED OUR RUBBING AND POLISHING VARNISHES DETROiT floCTORl' CAN,lI.DIAN FACTORY YOU HAVE YET TO LEARN THE F"ULL POSSIBILITIES OF" THIS CLASS OF" GOODS WHY NOT PUT IT TO THE TEST BY GIVING US A TRIAL ORDER? BERRY BROTHERS, LIMITED, NllW YORK .O.TON PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE VARNISH MANUFACTURERS CHICAGO ST. LOUIS CINCINNATI FACTORY AND MAIN OFFICE, DETROIT CANADIAN FACTOJlY WALKERVILLE. ONT. Various Matters. The manager of a factory in a southern city made a hit by adding false bottoms to his dressers and chiffonier;,;. }-](' makes low priced goods, but he argued that the woman who buys a cheap bedroom suite would appreciate case "\vo-k ~o constructed as to p:-event mice and insects from invading the drawers of her furniture, to say nothing of the IL·otection af-forded from dust. The result was as might 11av:.:: heen ex-pected. A few cents worth of lumber and labor added S(1 much to the selling value of a case that the company has Hot been able to reach a point "within ten miles of the head of the column of orders" 011 the books, to use the manager's expression. The addition of a little thing often makes a line successful. "\Veathered and fumed oak nnishes do not appeal to the people of the south very strongly," the manager continued. "\Ve tried the finishes on 0111' customers last year, b~lt we could not sell a piece-not even the sample~. These wc-r',' dist:-ibuted among the officers of our company and pbccd in their homes to do 'missionary work,' so to speak. In this they have failed, the people do not like them. 1 cannot ac-count for this. A few years ago the southern people would not tolerate anything that did not have the dark brown wal-nut finish. .:[ow there is Hot a very gi eat difference in the colors of weathered oak. walnut and fumed oak fillish~~s. but the people seem to have bad enou:?:h of the b:·O\'vns, Gold-en oak and dark mahogany a:'e favored." , I ~i ~ The double writing desk, such as is found ill the read:117 rooms of mally hotels is a nuisance and its mat1l1f;lctu:·e should be discontinued at once. Except upon the score of economy the double desk is a wrong conception. In order tu use it with any degree of comfort or accuracy in penmanship, the ''''riting desk should stand solidly upon the floor. );ot one Aoor in a hUl1£L-edis le\'e1, aud ,,.,.h.ile a single uesk can be ar~ ranged so as to furnish a degree, of comfort for the l1ser, the double desk cannot, when both sides are occupicd. \;vrith two men at work upon such a desk it is continually tilting from side to side, aeco:'dil1g to the weight bestowed upon it by the respective l1se-s. It is it bad contrivancc and should be sent to the garret, ncver to he restored to use as the double desk. Another illcident of a like natllre was rel)orted to the Ar-tisan recently, The designer of a line of dining room fur-niture for a very conservative house introduced several new features in the construction of a high priced sideboard. The preside,nt, the vicc president and the secretary of the cor-poration examined the piece and united in condemning it. Changes were suggested, hut the designer, under the convic-tion that his jud:~lllent of the piece would successfully with-stand the tcst of a trial on the trade, refused to alter the piece ill the slightest particltlar. He 3l1gg-ested that photos be taken of the piece and submitted to the buyers. This was done and the judgment of the designer was vindicated, as the hnard pnwed to be the hest seller of the line and its manu-factlc'e continued through the t\i...o.. years following. The p:·cs-ident, the vice president, the secretary ami tlte naveling sales-men sa,,,· a great lig·ht, and "vere wise clloug-h to profit by it. "lVlanufactllrers cannot imaginE' the cost ancl annoyance retailers are pnt to Oil account of the glue block dr"l'\vet· stops used in the construction of case work, dropping off. \\/hen cheap ;;Fades of glue are used it is a dead certainty the blocks will not stay in place," remarked C. T. Garden. a retailer of l'vlacon. Ga. ''':''1uch of the time o( one man is taken in the work at putting on glue blocks after the goods have been received from the manufacturer. FreCjucntly I have been 25 compelled to send this man to the home of a customer with a glue pot a11(1tools for the reaSOIl stated. A lady is quite apt to become dissatisfied with a piece. when one of the blocks drop off, as the incident creates the suspicion in hcr mind that the case has heen shabbily c.onstructed, and that in its purchase she has been cheated. "An incident or this character illustrates how easily the suspicion of tile feminine mind may be excited. l\ lady re-siding in Chicago had heard the work of a certain manufact-urer extolcd so highly that she- determined to become thc possessor of a dresser made by that particular individuaL Shc ascertained through reliable sotlrees the namc of the dealer who had the exclusive sale of the line in question, and bought a magnificent specimen for $120.00. A day or h...-o after lhe delivery of tile piece at her 11Ome, one of the metat es~ clttcheons dropped to the floor and the loss of a very small piece of veneer was noticed. The_ lady concluded she had been cheated, and returned to the dealer with a mind well charged with imagination. It was not an easy task to con-vince the lady that she had not been cheated, after the dam-ages had been repaired. She is still studying the piece, al-nlO~ t convinced that the dealer imposed upon her. The patience of the manufacturer is Lequently tried by the irnportLlllities of his traveling salesmen for the privilege of deciding the styles of goods to be made and the prices to be charged for the same. "\Ve meet the customers and kno"v what they require. The designer seldom goes out to !neet the t--<:'-deand he has no opportunities to le<trn what is neccled to make a salable line," these worthies argue. The designer. on the contrary. to be successfu~, must make a constant study of the trade and in his searches for informa-tion he employs means that seldom occur to the sale!:;n~en. Bet\veen the salesmen who so st~ent1onsly demand that their suggestion be followed in the making of a line and the de-signer who "knows his business; knows what he is talking about," and his rights under his contract for services, the manufacturer often finds himself between the frequently men-tioned but never seen "devil and the Jeep sea." A 'Nise snperintendent and designer of Indianapolis put the sales-men of the corporation by which he and they were emp1o,yed i11i:o<l most ridiculous positiCl:; <'1 f('w years ::lgO. The line had been prepared in the usual way and the samples made ready for the exposition. The superintendent then called the president of the corporation into the warerooms and sug-gested that the judgment of the salesmen in the matter of designs be put to a test. The plan outlined by' the supe:-in-tendent met the approval of the president, who shortly afte~- ward invited the head saks111an to inspect the samples witll that official. The invitation was promptly acee.pted, and the head salesman proceeded to discuss the line, taking up each piece separately. Quite a number were condemned as utterly worthless; ehan:5'es were suggested in others, and a few met his unqualified approval. Prices werc discussed and when the illspection had been concluded the president retired to his office and carefully wrote out thc observations of hi,,; cbief salesman. On the following day salesman 1111m-he:" two went down the line with the president. His con-clusions ;\s to many pieces were radically ditferent from those of the chief salcsman. On the thi:-d day tile tIlird salesman went over the route wilh the president and when the opin-ions of each had been fully written aut and analyzed the salesmen were invited to attend a business session with the presidellt. The repo:·ts were brought out and read, and the utter incompetency of the salesmen to determine what pieces should be COtlst.-ucted to eOI11]wsea line, revealed, The men concluded that the designer-supcrintendent was the hest Cjualified, after all, to get out a line, and he was never after !1lcllested. The president \vas relieved of much annoyance and t11c company llas prospered remarkably uuder the practi-cal management of th(~ designer~superintendent. 26 New Gang or Multiple Dovetailer. To all who require fine dovetailing, especially fU~llittlre manufacturers, this machine will be found far in advance o[ 1110St of the dovetailers now in use. Its ·working parts a~e ciltirdy compact, thus elimin.ating all vibratioJl of the spin-dles in their revohttions. and making it especially easy to g~t at the spindles to sharpen the cutters. By this method of construction either st~aight or swell front drawns can be dovetailed without removing or chang-ing any of the parts. This is the only machine possessin:,; this advantage. The top fr<tme remains in perfect align-ment \vith the cutters. Two leven control the movement forward for the depth of Clit and for rOlluding the tongue of the dovetail. Various shapes of swell fronts can be held to a maximum of three inches and any piece having a space of one inch from the end to the beginning of the 5\""cll can be held. The spindles are made of the best crucible steel and have provision for taking up wear on cach spindle. Each spindle has an independent adjustment and the entire set can be ad-justed vertically simultaneously. The bits can ahvays he set to form the same size dovetail and can be easily sharp-ened when the cntire upper frame is thrown back. Circulars giving all details and-large illustrations can be obtained by addressing the manufacturers, the 1. A. Fay & Egan company, 505-525 W. Front St., Cincinnati, Ohio. Belgium a Market for American Goods. Consul McNally of Liege, Belgiulll writes as follows: In my judgment there is a market in Liege for all good;; of American manufacture. How to reach this market is the question that must be solved alone by the home exporter. The lllatter of credits is al"'iays an important factor in the introduction of new goods into a foreign country. Some firms will re<ldily consent to the usual American trade de-mands in this regard. Others, "while desiring to handle the goods, wilt set them aside on account of the shott term. The dealers there extend long credits to their customers, in some cases submitting half-yearly statements. The next thing to be considered is the wants of the people in the con· templated markets, and lastly, can you lay the goods down ill Liege at a price that will meet your foreign competitors in tbis market? In secking the wants of the people,Jet h he understood that the catalogue sytem is of little value unless it be written in the language of the country under observa-tion, and even then it is only on rare occasions that it inter-ests the contemplating buyer beyond a passing interest. On one Ot" two occasions persons have spoken to me of a rumor that our manufacturers do not follow samples. \Vhile I have been able to trace this home in one instance only, the idea does prevail in sortie quarters. Whether stich an idea is engendered by our foreign trade rivals I do not know but it is nevertheless a fact that the American invasion of manufactured goods is a commercial nightmare from which they all suffer. vVere I considering the entraee into a tor~ eign market I would send a competent representative abroad, speaking the language of the country he hopes to open up, to study the conditions to be overcome in the introduction of the goods he represents. All countries are more or less wedded to conservative ideas, which arc the outgrowth of traditional custom, and these must be catered to in many instances. There exisu a strong leaning toward the American article ill all branches of trade, and in my judgment to meet the conditions allowed by foreign houses, whatever they may be, 'Would remove an obstae!es to our successful entrance into any market in Europe. In short, I would lay dwon three guiding p:-inciples; First, show goods and explain their merits; second, follow samples, and, third, remove the greatest clement of competi~ tion by meeting in trade concessions those granted the' most favored customers. Alexander Johnson Retires From the 'Rockford Chair & Fur-niture Company. Alexander J()hns~lI1, for the past twenty-two years super-intendent of the Rockford Chair and Furniture company, has resigned his position, being succeeded by Emil Swenson. 11r. Swenson assumed his new duties the -{-i. .. st of the week. The resignation of Mr. Johnson means the elltiremellt from the furniture business of one of the oldest and best~known of Rockford's large colony of furniture workers. He first became associated with the furniture industry in the old Union Furniture company. lIe was in the employ of that concern for about fourteen years, serving a part of that time <Issuperintendent. Shortly after the organization of the Rockiord Chair and Furniture, company !vIr. JohnsQ,l1 was asked to take the superintendency and Jeft a similar position at the Union to accept the same. Mr. J ohns011 served the Chair company faithfully in the position of superintendent for twenty-two years. He was all energetic workman and assisted in raising the company to the high level it now holds. Advancing years, coupled with a desire to seek a rest, is given as the cause of his resignation. It was not accepted without regret on the part of the company. Emil Swen-son, who stlcceeds ::\lr. Johnson as superintendent, has had considerable experience in the furniture business. He has been assuming the duties of superintendent gradually for the past few months and when Mr. Johnson stepped out immed-iately took full charge. American Goods Shipped To China Not as Represented, Complaints arc made ""Tites special agent Burrj(J from southern China; that American manufacturers, either through carelessness or inffercnce to the export trade, have repeatedly ,failed to fill' orders according to specification. The goods have arrived in such a condition as to destroy their usefulness for the purposes intended and the result has been that the Chinese buyer either repudiated the contract or took the cargo under protest. No surel means could be devised to kill the business in that particular line than such negligence, and its influence extends even further, for it instills in the minds of the Chinese the idea, false though it is, that the American manufacturer can not be depended on to send out goods as ordered. One such mistake works incalcuable harm in the effort to establish a market for a certain commodity, and as will be seen affects indirectly but none the less seriously other goods exported to China. Italy Taking Step[; to PromotfJ Foreign Trade-AmericaTj Exhibit at Milan. Consul D1111lling of !\'Tilan suggests what il~\'; (1it:ell hecn sug-g-ested before, that one of the best "ways to h~lild up :t11d "~~'('ureforicgn trade i,; for American me:-chants ;ll-;(~ m:,nl1iac-tm e,s to establish large agencies in all large i,)\ci!:!-"n .-:it;('". Il,.~v:rites: I recently emphasized the advantage to be gail1ed hy Am-erican cxpr)rters estahlishing in a city like 1'[ilal1 a genc:'at agency representing a comp1C'te exhibit of our m;lI1ufactl1 'es, and subdivided into groups made up of lHJncompcting ;u"ticles and in charge of a trained i\mnican. At Rrcscia !l si1l1il;ll" plan has heen brought bcfon' the chamber of e(lm\11CCC. Brescia is one of the lively manufacturing and com\11crcia\ centers of the 1\lilan dist:"ict, \vitll n ch:lI11bel' kccnly inte;"- cst cd ill the pressing nature of the Ttalian expo~t problem. Since Italy is making such st"fmg advances in ioreign trade I infer that an outline of the plan before the Bl'escian cham-ber \.,.i11 be valuable reading in the United States. The plan is to lift Ttaly out of the line IIf cnl111tJ'ics wllO,.;e chief export trade is in raw materials anfl partly m:uwfacturerl goods and increase her Inanufactl1red expo:·ts, rcaching out toward Latin-America, J;:Ipan and China, at the same time fos-tering T talian commercial aspirations in Africa and Asia Mino". "The principle of ass(lciati()n is nece,.;sary," decla~"es th,-, Brecian chambN. "[n Italy :;eve:;!l associations have already been formed, such a,:; the Federazione Tndustl"iale of Rome, the Federazione Comlllerciale oi :'1ilan. and the CongTeS,~() de;:.!;li Tndustriali of Venicc. T1Je,~(' suggest association for the cmnm01\ dd,-(\;.,,,,. The intention is not tn create syndi.- cates or 'trusts,' 0: to desLoy the individuality of business enterprises, but, on th;;'" cOlltia:'y, to constitute gTIIl1PS of in-terests in which sing'le liflllS t11lde, take what sing-le-h'l1lded coulrl not he done." The report fnllll Rrescia arg'\.1CS, ,\S the consulate has a1- rea(ry argncfi fo" /\me:ican >;xpn:'tcrs, that where a single l'irnl cml\d not apjHopri"te the large :SIHII\\.'Cce:,;sary to IHain-rain an ngcllt and <In office ill the illlllo,tant foreign trade ce11- tel's, tell firms ill cnrnhinati()ll could SeC111"especial nnd expert representation with all its advantages awl at a reasonahle cost. Groups typical of Italiall export uade mentioned in the reports arc [inns dealing in preserved fruits, cottOll, tex-tiles, butter and cheese, Hax and linen, wool, silk, agricul-tn:- a\ machines. electrical snpp\ie" ami machine",. hiq.'cles and automohiles, porcelain articles. and fnrnitl1re. This par-tial list seCl1\S to lnc to be closely l"elated to our own Ameri-can expOit efforts. l\ central office would he estahlished ;It eneh gl'eat market, supported by ,lll equal division of the expenses among the subscribillg' units. The whole pl;lll is to be plneec1 before the chamber ,It Brescia. when it has been t'tlOrol1ghly worked out, with t11e suggestion th,lt "it he illitiated at the earliest possible m011lent." Tll so far as the con~l1l call properly act as the advancc agTnt of linns ill i\ merica who \,\'rite to hinl for inflrmatiol1 and advice. my experience is that a g;'eat deal of such cones-pondellce lacks explicit detail-that is, the COllStJi is left ill doubt as to the exact purpose of the inquirer I aIlt in r('ceipt of letters of thi:-i natnre, the letter heading'S of \",111chare my only clew tu the business of the writer. The letter itself discloses nothing by which I can kn(nv the firm's trade. It is not unCOllUllOl1 for the consul's mail to contain a lette:" he!lded with tilt' name of a shoemaker. for example. asking in the briefest possihle terms for information of commercial fertilizers in a particular district. The consul can easily se-cure t11c information askerl for ;\11d forward it by return mail; hut if 'he could be taken frankly into the confidence of the shocmaker and told in fifty words something- of the ptlrpose of the inquiry, he could approach thC', subject wi.th 111me in-telligence and render better service. 21 In short, I find that in SO per cent of my letters of in-quiry the writers have left something for me to read between the lines. "I hnve answered your question," is my response. "V/ould yOU like something on this or that phase of the case?" Tn most cases they would. The consul likes noth-ing better than to pick out of his morning's mail' three or four short, candid, lucid letters, in which the \vriter has stated his needs ami why he needs them and what he requires to supply them. If the Am<c,ican eKpo,tcr \'iiH to,eann the consul with as much inside information as all outsider ought to know. he will find himself drawing good dividends out of the results. The C011sul does not like working in the dark. The group systcm of foreign reprcsentatioll unquestion-ably is suited to the larger Humber of our exporters. Tn sOllie cases, of course, the Americall house can afford to set up its own establishment. There arc a numher of these in 11ilan, llwnagecl by ltalians or ,b2nglishmen, and they are among the finest business exhibits in this great city. Every one is on a prominent street with a complcre officc equip-ment and a handsome showroom. They are distinctly Amer-ican in styl'e and attract much attentiOll. There has just been establishcd hcre wh~lt we would term a "model' grocerY," over which has 1>ee11painted as the background of a sign, a large American Hag. Yet there is not on sale .vithin the shop a single American article, excepting ;l small line of Chicago canned meats. The latest speci,tl agency to be opened here handles the product of a large manufacturing lirm in the middle states. The shm\' is not large, but cleverly arranged. It is a corner store, in a handsome new building, and 50 feet long. Along one-third of the rear wall is the inclosed countingfOom, the rest being occupied with blueprints ;111c1 drawing of the stock machinery. The other two sides are glass windows <\s largl? as those of a Yankee department store. There is a polished bard wood l-loor, on \vhich al"e the large machines, witb their prJiislled steel set off with jet black, making- it striking effect. Crowds of people stand in front of these windows with ah-sorbed illterest, and the .vbole plan seems to bc a successful realizatiOll of what we, who arc on the ground, kno\v to he the valne of ,ill appeal to the eye in z, country like this. T-iarc\- headed /\mcl"ican business men, who do not believe the con-sul when he writes ahout ~uch things, would be interested tn see what has hecn done in this case with a color1"es5 and \1tlof1lamelltal line of stock. This ag'ency is handled by an ftalian expert, who probably buys his stock outright under special terms. In general, the main thing is to get the Am-erican article in view here and tet it tell its own story. New South African Tariff Rates. The Souti" African 1\.lallufacturers' Association in their recent congress l:~scussed tariff rates. The rates for fur-ni. ture suggested were ~'S follows: On furniture for home or officc or shop, wholly or par-tially manufactured in part:-; il: ~'lished, including' ofl1ce fit-tillgS, mouldings, screenings, pa,.~llings, wire mattresses. mantel pieces, shO\vcases, 11 <luty of twenty-live per cent. On hedsteads of br<1ss, hil1ard tables. bagatelle tables, acces-sories, carpets and furnishing drapery, chairs, cane or wood seat, the value of which inc\m\lng cases, does· not exceed 60s per dozen. a duty of ten per cent is to be charged. On the free list are marbles, varnish, polish, )'10rocco l'eather ant, hides for upholsterers' twine, wire for mattress makin3: and so on. Timber. dressed, ten per cent at Port Elizabeth and [Zing V/illi;lmstown. and 35 per 100 sup. feet at Cape Town; teak ".'ood, mahogany, \valnut and oak, 2d per cubic foot; all other hard ""voods, n. 0, s., 1 d. Goods of foreign manufacture shall pay an inc;'cased duty of 25 per C('l1t on the p;'oposed new tariff. The definition of "foreign m;mutacture" shaH be the same as in the present CllS-torns tariff. 28 .J'~ r;,.I.9 ,.HIG 7}N 2 • fOUR TRA.INS CmCAGO TO AND fROM Lv Gd. Rapids 7:10am Ar Chicago 1:15pm Lv Gd. Rapids 12:05 nn AT Chicago 4:5(Jpm Lv Gd. Rapids 4:25 pm Ar Chlca&'o 10:55pm Lv Gd. Rapid, 11:30pm daily Ar Chicago 6:55 am Pul1man Sleeper, open 9:00 pm on 11:30 pm train every day. Cafe service on all day trains. service a la carte, PoereMarquette Parlor cars on all day tmins. Rate reduced to SO cents. T"Rf:f: TRA.INS D E T R 0 IT TO AND fROM L~ve Grand Rapids 7:10am Arrive Detroit 11:55am Leave Grand Rapids 11:25 am daily Amve Detroit 3:15 pm Leave Grand Rapids 5:20 pm Arrive Detroit 10:$ pm Meala served a I. carte on trains leaving Grand Rapids at 11:25am and S:~ pm. Pere MarqueUe Parlor Cars on all trains; seat rate, 25 (:ehts. "ALL OVER MICHIGAN" H. J. GRA.Y, OIiiTRICTPAUENGBIl AGENT, PHONE 1168 Grand Rapid_,Mich. NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA, Via GRAND TRUNK-LEHIGH VALLEY ROUTE. Two Fast Trains Daily Except Sunday. Daily. Leave Gd Rapids 2:45 p. m. 7:05 p. m. Ar Philadelphia 3:40 p. Ill. 7:25 p. m. Ar New york 4:30 p. m. 8:40 p. m. Service unsurpassed. For further information apply at City Office, Morton House Block. C. A. JUSTIN, C. P. & T. A. I-----~---_··_~----_·_-, _ !!!!Weatherly Individual Glue Neater Send your address and tei:eive descriptive cir-cular of Glue Heaters, Glue Cookers and Hot Boxes with prices ... Weatherly &. Pulte Grand Rapids. Mich. These saws are made from No. 1 Steel and we war-rant every blade. We also carry a full stock of Beveled Back Scroll Saws, any length and gauge. Write \1S for Price List anddlliCount 31·33 S. FRONT ST., GRAND RAPIDS MANUFACTUR"RS OF DROP CARVING AND GENERAL EMBOSSING MAC"INES Dies faT all kinds of Machines. At lowest prices. 7 Second Sl., LAFAYETTE, IND. Wood Forming Cutters I We offer exceptional value in Reversible and One- Way Cutters for Single and Double Spindle Shapers. Largest lists with lowest prices. Greatw est variety to select from. Book free. Address SAMUEL J. SHIMER ex SONS MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA, U. S. A. ORAnD RAPIDS WOOD t1nlSUlno (0. KXCLUSIVR MANUFACTURERS OF WOOD FINISHING MATERIALS That is our specialty. We confine OUT business to Fillers, Stains, Polish Furniture Wax and Fmishing Supplies. We are the originators of Weathered. Antwerp and Mission Stains ill Oil. Our shades are absolutely oorrect. We are authority on Early English, Fumed, Cathedral Oak, and SHyer Maple Stains, and will match any particu-lar shade desired. Office and Factory, 55, 57, 59 Ellsworth Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. Suy your GROOVED and POINTED DOWELS and DOWEL RODS of A. FALKEL. 3rd aDd Dewey St•.• Grand Rapids. Mich. --~·_-------------I QUARTER-5AWED INDIANA WHITE OAK VENEERS CHOICE FIGURE :: EXTRA WIDTHS When writing for prices., mention widths requirec:1 and kind of figure preferred. HOFFMAN »R.OTHERS co. Fort Wayne Indiana 7I:R..- 'T' I oS' .7IJ"l n 7 r· 29 Otis Mfg. CO. Chicago Office and Distrib-uting Yards: 2257 to 2267 LUMBERST. Importers and Manufacturers of New Orleans. Chicago. R. S. HUDDLESTON MAnOQAnT No.3 WOOD L.ATHE. MANAGER No.4 SA.W(ready tor ripping) No. 7 SC~Ot.L SAW. Clamp8 H ....ND CIRCUL ....R RlP SAW. MORTISER COMBINKD MACH INE. ~~~H~AN':D:AeND FOOT POWER MACHINERY WHY THEY PAY THE CABINET MAKER: He can save a manufacturer's profit as well as a deaLer's profit. He can make more money with less capitalltlvested. He can hold a better and more satisfactory tTlI.dewith his customers. He can manufacture in as good style and finish, and at as low cost, all the '(aeInlies. The local cabioet maker has been forced into only a dealer's trade and profit because of machine manufactured goods of factories. An :mtfi't of Banles' Patent Foot and Hand-Power Machinery, rein-states the cabinet maker with advantages equal to his competitors. If deshed these machines will be sold ON TRIAL. The purchaser can have am'ple time to test them in his (Jwn shop and on the work he wishes them to do. DESCRIPTIVECATALOGUE AND PRIeR LIST FREIl:. No.4 SAW (ready forcross-cuttlng) W. F. &. JOHN BARNES CD., 654 Ruby St•• Rockford, III. No.2 SCROLL SAW FORMER OR. MOULDER. HAND TIlNONER. Up-to-Date Cabinet STRONG. LIGHT. QUICK. MANUFACTURED BY Blach Brothers Machinery Company Mendota. Illinois. U. S. A. 30 Value of Waste and Scrap. IvIany manufacturing firms unconsciQusly throwaway many dollars' \vorth of material in the course of a season in the farlil of \\'ast.e or "scrap." Of course, in many lines of manufacture the scrap material ll1.aY be of little value, and possibly not worth the time required to iH"CSefYC it. It is in overlooking the vaTue of these waste materials that the smaller Ijrms arc also the luost careless. Hut jf the scrap, no matter whether it be meta], rubber or of some other composition, is valuable to the large concern, it is proportionately so to the smaller. Scrap rubber will sell readily at sixteen to eighteen cents pCT pound, and scrap metals frOtH one-quarter to seven-eighths new value. Take copper as an example. \Vhcll the market value is fifteen to eighteen cents it is no trouble at all to sell the scrap at twelve to iourt
Date Created:: 1906-03-10T00:00:00Z
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