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321. 1941-11; Peninsular Club

Notes:: Issue of a magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. Created by the Peninsular Club. Published monthly. Began publication in 1934. Publication ended approximately 1960.
Date Created:: 1941-11-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Collection:: Volume 9, Number 11

322. Weekly Artisan; 1909-11-13

Notes:: Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and .. " ... I. - , A SUPERIOR FLAT SURFACE SANI)ER Why m<;tal1 ,my Sand Belt Marhme tor Flat Surfaces except the Wysong & MIles? You wIll pal tWIce as much for other makes and WIn get an mfenor machme If you do not belIeve thI<; communIcate WIth us and be con,mced No 171 Saud Belt Machme WYSONG & MILES COMPANY, Cedar St. and Sou. R. R., GREENSBORO, N. C. ASK FOR CATALOG E ~- The Best Truch.--The Strongest TrucK Lt. ..== This is the famous Gillette Roller Bearing Factory Truck---the truck on ~ hich it is said, uOne man can m07.'f a !rlaa ~f :woo pounds ~hi!e with tIll? other trut RS zt takes three mm." This is the truck that is strong where others are weak---tly trutk that has an unhreaRable malleable ilon fork. Thi" i~ the truck YOC are looking for if you wish to tn'~)est m rather than 7i.:aj!f mone} (;n factory trucks. Gillette Roller Bearing CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Lightest Runnmg, Longest Lasting Truck <~.~ ~~~---------------------~ IIjIIj I i IIII• I I \,I I•I •I,i I,I I I, I, II I . --~_._~-~---------------~ e(). GHA'ln ({APlns. )1:Il'H. BEl)· R()(. ~J Hnd 1) I ~~J ~. J .. It. ».) \1 (O)JPJ • 11 ~f Ifh""i It you ha' e no' one HI." OUl. ~tOI.t" I ..,lU1D](:· :tPU It- '"" J;ng liituifes. to 1l1d.tch """lth It " ('-l! ilu: lJ(l..,i ilU) Jl I; i1 .... 2' l~xl'l.?iitJ_l})IUPg-..OIl ......... bo"'~~ it.Hll f,uf" ...oJ( 'i:L!.tOJl1y I•• Ii II ,I I II j II. ~----- - - - __ ~__•• _ I 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN I Complete lines of samples are displayed. It is worth the time I! I and expense required in making a trip to Evansville to inspect ! Ithese lines. I IIII THM~m'~~f~g§~~.,~. ~~I.~~lli~_S2~be. i I THE BOSSE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Kitchen Cabinets, K D. Wardrobes, Cupboards and Safes, in imitation golden oak, plain oak and quartered oak. THE WORLD FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Mantel and Upright Folding Beds, Buffets, Hall Trees, China Closets, Combination Book and LIbrary Cases. THE GLOBE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Sideboards in plain oak, imitation quartered oak, and solid quartered oak, Chamber Suites, Odd Dressers, Beds and Chiffoniers in imitation quartered oak, Imitation mahogany, and imitation golden oak. THE BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of the "Superior" Line of Parlor, LIbrary, Dming and Dressing Tables. THE METAL FURNITURE CO. Made by The Karges FurnJtUl e Lo Manufacturers of "Hygiene" Guaranteed Brass and Iron Beds. Cribs, Wire Springs and Cots. Evansville is the great mixed car loading center of the United States, made so by the Big Six Association . ....-------.-.-- .-.----.... WEEKLY ARTISAN 3 Made by Globe FurnItme Comp~uy Made b, Bosse Fnrmture Campau, Made by Bockstege Furmture Co. Made b, Bockstege Furniture Co. ~-. . --_. . ----_. . .. --- - .. - --_. . . --_. . - - -- -~--- -- ._- .~-.- -----_. ~-~----_._.-_._------ .._ ..._----..., .1 - I I WEEKLY ARTISAN THE ----_.. .. . . Catalogue upon request. II j.------_. ... --------------- --------- . ...- ------------ - ..._~ LUCE LINE Many New Patterns in Dlllmg Room and Bed-room Furniture for the Fall Season. SHOW ROOMS AT FACTORY, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ..... ---------~--- MANUFACTURERS OF ..... ~ LUCE-REDMOND CHAIR CO., Ltd. II BIG RAPIDS, MICHIGAN I OFFICE CHAIRS, DINING CHAIRS Reception Chairs and Rockers, Slippers Rockers, Colonial Parlor Suites, Desk and Dressing Chairs In Dark and Tuna Mahogany, Birch, BIrd's-eye Maple. Qyartered Oak and C,rcass,an Walnut LUCE FURNITURE COMPANY HIGH GRADE You will find our Exhibit on the Fourth Floor, East SectIOn, Manufacturers' Buildmg, North Ionia St., Grand Rapids. j. • - _. ------- •• _._--------------_.--_. -_._---------------- .-_ ....- GRAND ~~======~~PUBL~IC ~ 30th Year-No. 20 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., NOVEMBER 13. 1909 Issued Weekly FORCED TO ADVANCE THEIR PRICES Action Taken at the Regular Semi-Annual Meeting of the National Furniture Manufacturers' Association at Chicago. Ch1cago, :i\ ov 12- The regular ,elll1-annual meetIng of the NatIOnal I'urmture l\IallufactUl e1t,' "\::,,,oc1atlOn held at the Aud1tonum Hotel ) esterday brought a larger attendance than any other meetll1g of the organuatlOn The attendance was from all sectIons of the country, but the mO'it notIceable 111- crea"e wa" from the east, no le::,s than twenty-one m,'I11ber from the 1\ew York and Pennsylvama a'i'iOClatlOn of furmture manufacturer<; bemg precent The total attendance ~as 0\ er a hundred, the exact number partlClpatll1g m the banquet bemg 105 Pres1dent A F Karge" of L\ ans\ dIe, Ind, occup1ed the chaIr and after call1l1g the gathellng to older announced that the most 1mportant matter for con::,lderatlOn, d1Scuss10n and ac-tIOn, 1£ deemed adv1::,able, was the conchtlOn that confront'i the manufacturers of furmture throughout the country The executive commIttee of the as,oclatlon presented a report, whIch after refernng to the 1ecent advance" 111 pnces of nearly all matenals thed 1ll the manufacture of fUlmture, and other Increases In general eApenses, ended w1th a resolu-t10n recommend111g that 1n V1ew of eX1"tIng comhtlOn" all fur111ture man ufactm er'i should aclYance theIr pnce, at lea 'it ten per cent The report wa::, dhcus"ed at great length "0:0 speaker opposed an advance 111pnces All agreed that such actlOll wa" absolutely nece:-,sary and unavOldable There ~as a c11f-ference In op1l1lOn. however, as to how much pnces "hould be aclYanced, man) express1l1g the opmlOn that ten per cent ~ as not enough Some favored 15 per cent and others thought that w1th the probabIlIty of further ad\ ances 1ll the cost of matenals, pnce::, should be rabed 20 per cent BenJam1l1 Bo::,se, a prom1l1ent manufacturer of Evan"v1lle, vOIced the \le~S of many others when he cIted "peClfic 111stances of the aclYance on raw materIal u"ec!ln the manufactUl e of fur11ltm e, (leclanng that glas" had advanced 20 per cent In the past week, hardwal e ha'i gone up 10 per cent SInce the ad1ustment of the tanff duty by congress and lumber has advanced from .=; to 10 per cent Several of the speakers charged the Increa,ed CO'it of matenals to the new tarIff law, as chd some of tho'ie at the meet1l1g of the Amencan Papel and Pulp ASSOCIatIOn, whIch wa" al'io helel here yesterday. \rthUl C Ha'it1l1gs of New York. plesldent of the lat-ter orga11lZatlon, saId manufacturer" of paper (lId not conSIder the tanff proper! y rev Ised "\ \ e pay from 50 to 100 per cent p10tectlOn on our raw matenals, sa1d l\Ir Hastll1gs, "and get 5 per cent protectIOn on om product,' he declared In the furmture men s dl'icu'i"lOn attentIOn was called to the fact that the report unde1 con"lderatlon d1d not 11m1t the proposed advance 111 pnces to 10 per cent, nor dId 1t recom-mend any absolute agreement to ma1(e any h1gher prlces and ma1l1ta1l1 them It "lmply recommended an advance of 10 per cent and left any manufacturer free to add 1S or 20 per cent to pre"ellt pnce:-, If he c!e,u e, to do "0 The report and resolutIOn a" presented by the executIve comm1ttee was finally adopted \\ 1thout a d1""ent1l1g \ Olce MIRROR PLATES ARE HIGHER Furniture Manufacturers Notified of a Sharp Advance in Prices. G1and RaplCls furl11ture man ufacture1 'i anc!, presumably tho'3e of other c1tle". have 1ecelved nottce of a change 111 pnces on mlrrOl plate'i-notlce that ha" been expected for about three months or ever Sl11ce the new tarIff law went mto effect It appears that at the meetmg of ~la"s bevelere, and m1rror plate manufacturer", held at Buffalo la'it week, a new pnce 11"t and a nevI' "chedule of lhscount" was adopted and they have been sent out to the manufacturer'i thIS week The new pnce 11"t coupled wIth the new rates of dIS-counts make" an advance In the cost to manufacturer'i aver-agl11g about 12per cent fhe aclvance on plateo contall11ng five square feet or le'iS 1S about 13 per cent and larger Slzes about ten per cent "That mean::, an advance 111pnce:o on our product unles:o we want to do bU:0111e'3Sat a lo'is," saId a well known Grand RapIds manufacturer last \\ ednesday "The best grades of lumber-quarter-sawed oak for 111stance-have advanced fully fifteen per cent dunng the pa"t year and other materIals have gone up cons1derably ~ow \\Ith a boost of ten or fifteen per cent on gla"s there's no othel way than to raIse the pnce of furmture 1f we are to cont111ue hus1l1e:-,,, I th1l1k that fact w1ll he made plal11 enough to all who attend the meet1l1g that lS he1ng held 111 ChlLago today The1e WIll he nothl11g hke an agreement for a ~eneral rahe In pIlLe", but the sItuatIon WIll be thoroughly c11scu:-,,,edand e\ ery manufacturer WIll ~ee that an advance 1n prIces 1<;unavOldable " 6 enthus1a..,m to the com1l1g 'iem1-annual show and the trade generally are expect1l1i:; "ome great result" As usual a large number of manufacturer'i were ch"app0111ted 111 not gett111g 'ipace a" no 11101e can be had, but they are consolmg them seh e.., ly\ tak1l1g "pace In the new permanent expos1tlOn to be held he1 e \\ here there \\ dl be room for all who apply I he la'it expos1tlOl1 brought 2,000 buyer", from all the ca"tern 'itate'i, from P1tbburg and Duftalo to the AtlantIc COd"t and from \\ ashlllgton and Palhmore to the CanadIan border lllle I he cldte'i for the "ho\\ arc Jan 17th to I'ch ~ 1l1clu"n e There WIll be 2. ~08 exhIbItor, and all "pace was "old three month" ago The ne\\ \1 uchant'3 and l\Ianufactm er,,' Exchange budd- 1l1g now be1l1£; erected at 46-47th street and LeXIngton avenue to Depe\\ Place wdl Ildve the greate ...t showrooms m the world It wdl centrahze the salesrooms of the dIfferent Imes of furn- !ture manu:acturel'i, creatmg a market under one roof that \\ III attl act buy er'i from all 0\ er the world, savmg tIme, money ener~) and gn mg better sahsfactlOn to both buyer and ..,eller" 1he present Fur111ture Exclldnge has for 20 \ ear" been the ea"tern "ellmg headquarter" for more than 300 manufacturers, represent111g an 111\e"ted capItal of S100 000 000 The '\ e\\ York Central and ~ e\\ York, New H a\ en & Hartford Rallroad'i are budchng the new quarters, \\ h1ch \\ 111 mean two tweh e 'itory bUlldmg'i, covenng tyro llt) hlocks, contd1n1l1g nearly 30 acres of floor space or 1 380000 "quare feet ArchItects have completed the floor plans \\ hlch can be seen by those lntere"ted About half the ..,pace ha'3 already been contracted for It WIll be a part of the ne\\ Grand L entral "tatlOn and 1'i ea ...l1\ accessIble to all "treet 1adroad ... ele\ ated. "ul)\\d) ". tunnel.., and 'iteam lad road" CJ1mbel Bro ..., the bIg 1'1111adelph1a melchanb who ale WEEKLY ARTISAN FROM A NEW YORK POINT OF VIEW Manufacturers and Dealers Report Prosperous Business-Great Expectations for the Coming Year. ~ew YOlk, \0\ lO-The fur111t111e hlh111e'i" tor the pa'it two year" ha" been \ ery ql11et hut that concl!t1On I... fa"t cl!,,- appeanng and there no\\ loom'i up d bnghter era and the dealer'i are all enjoy 1l1g a good trade People generall} hay e more "teaely employment at faIr wal2,e" and al e buy 111l2, f111n- 1ture aga111 The betiel cla'3"e" hay e been re..,tnctlnl2, then purchases but are now 100"en111g up J he reactlOn 111 1007 cnppled the tJ ade se\ e1ely The on1'. manutacturer-, \\ ho were not cOmpla1l1111g were tho..,e VI' ho had contracb "'lgned for work month'i ahead 1\0\\ the manufacturer, ale \ en busy, have good contract'3 on lldnd the future h bnl2,ht and all seem happy The \\!101e"aler ... d1l dOlnl2, more blhlne"" than for two yedr" and a1e pI epanng for d 1m.; ..,ea-on ne, t year ::VIahogan) \\ooel h hIgh 111 pnce, Odk 1" plett} nedr d'i lllgh and all matenal" al e hIgh a" \vell a" lahor -,0 It look" hke a general advance on all tur111ture '\[lnOl plate" ale h1l2,her and glass IS eJ<.pected to be \el} fi1111 Schwartz & Co hay e been 111corporatecl to manutacture office furnIture, \\ 1th a capItal of $10,000 1he 1nC01porator.., are Otto Greenbe1ger hIdore ~Ia""on and Charle" C \[1t chell Charll''i E ~P1 att ..,ecretal \ ot the \ e\\ \ ork I l1111lture Fxchange has returned from a tnp thlOUl2,h the \\ e..,t The fur111tm e eXpo"ltlC)J1 \\ 111ch open... 1ll ranuan look ... now as If It \\ 111be a greater "uccl''''' tlldll any e\ er held here Manufacturer'3 all 0\ er the country a1e 10ok1l1l2,tor\\ arcl v'V!th five ctlmplete lines of Refrigerators Opalite Lined. Enamel Lined. Charcoal Filled and Zinc Lined. Zinc Lined with Removable Ice Tank. Galvanized Iron Lined; Stationary Ice Tank. C"ALLENGE REfRIGERATOR COMPANY GRAND HAVEN, MICH., lJ. S. A. AT RIGHT PRICES. SEND FOR NEW CATALOGUE AND LET US NAME YOU PRICE. ----------- WEEKLY ARTISAN 7 ~--_-..--_---.__..--~.~... -_--.---- -" .--- -- ------- ---- _. -_._-- ------_ ...- - ------_a..a_-•.-• -_. "" The Beautiful, New Udell Catalog is ready for all Retail Furmture Dealers. It wllt help sell the hne that of Its kind has no superior. It contains 88 pages Illustratmg 41 Library Bookcases, 88 Ladies' Desks, 48 Sheet Music Cabinets, 23 Piano Player Roll Cabinets, 14 Cylinder Record Cabinets, 11 D,sc Record Cabinets, 19 Medicine Cabinets, 10 Commodes, 9 Foldmg Tables. ACT AT ONCE AND WRITE THE UDELL WORKS INDIANAPOLIS, IND ,,- . . - _. ... .------------ - .----_. -----------_. .- . . ------------~---.--.~---~- bUlldmg an 1mmense department store here of 24 acres 111ek tent, at 31st to 33d Sts ,6th to 7th A\ e", started very small 1111842 Adam Gnnbel opened a small store 111Ind1ana, later enlarged, took h1S ",ons III partnersh1p and then opened a large "tore 111 1\lllwaukee In Ph1ladelph1a the) took Cooper & Conrads store, wh1ch has now 24 acre'3 of "pace The store here 1S progres"'111g rap1dly and 1" called G1mbel's Square Their stock 111the ddferent "tores run 111to many m1lhons 1he \\ H ThOUlas & Son Fur11lture Company has been lllcorporated at \V aterloo, ~ Y, to manufacture rocker" and other furmture, w1th a cap1tal of $30,000, promoted b) \\'11 ham H , John E and G \1 thur Thoma", all of \Vaterloo ),1 Rebchmann & Sons, office and o;ale"rooms at Second a\ enue and 21st street, and factor) on 13Sth street, hti' t taken up the manufacture and have on exh1b1t, a new llllC of "lde boards, ",Ulte", d1l1111gtables, etc, of German, Hahan and Colomal rena1ssance de"lgn and hope buyers w1ll look over then l111eswh1ch are made of mahogany and 1mported oak of the h1ghest grade and style .\ nev\ lllle of "ohd furmture ha'3 been gotten out f01 hoteb, cafes, etc The factory IS prac-tically new, has 96,000 "qual e feet of ",pace and 1'0 completely taken up Henry Re1schmann at the factory lS hard at work makll1g "electlOns for the trade \\ 11ham Mohr has opened a furmture "alesroom on the "ec011Clfloor at Snth ave and 34th "treet, that 1S a beaut) It 10, full) '3tocked and a most elaborate hne carned for both the Jobb111g and reta1l trade AleAande1 Bros, who'3e stot e on the Bowery vvas burned, hay e erected a hanebome new bUllehng for the reta1l trade and they ale III better shape than ever Kahn & GoleLtell1'" retaIl store on the Bowery burned the "aUle tUlle as t\leAander TIro'3, and thl'3 new store 1'3 a CIeellt to any locahty Alfred \ Illore"l, \\ holesale 1mporter of Itahan and French antlCJue hllmture at 12S East 23d street, reports a very satls-factory trade and certall1ly has a fine Illle of good" E Schlo:-." & Co , have been lllcorporated to deal 111 furn- 1ture, w1th a cap1tal of $75,000, held by Gustave E Schlo"", Edw1I1 r; Schlo",", ]\1 1\1 Lmdenstem, and a few other" J 01dan, Monarty & Co, 155 E 23rd street, reta1ler-" say that bu:-.mess 1'0 good They expect a much better season than la",t year and look for an era of four or five) ear.., of pro'ipenty A notable feature lS the 1mproved demand for a better grade of gooeb It lS not how cheap but how good ClrCa'3Slan walnut and mahogany are much called for Hoffstetter's Sons, makmg furmture frame:-., have moved from 111 E 13th street to 372 2nd avenue and are domg much more bu:-.mess They have taken up ca:-.e \\ ork and have glVen new pnces for fall m SUItes, chaIrs, etc, whIch are re-celvmg attentlOn Edwm Hotf"tetter ha:-. gone on the road through 11assachusetts The Fulton ChaIr Company has been mcorporated to manufacture challs, couche", and furmture here, WIth a capI-tal of $2,000, by l\IaA Bandler, Abraham 1\Ieadoff and Abe Drey Lennon & Co, of 153 Ea"t 23d "treet, find trade a great deal better than la"t year and expect a contl11ued Improve-ment Sea:-.onable stuff IS m demand now A "hort tIme ago d1111ng room furmtme was m demand now 1t 1"- bed room furmture They are so crowded that they hay e hardly room to turn around H S Vance who repre:-.ents the Logansport Furmture Company of Logansport, Inc1, says he ha'3 a very busy sea- ,on The extenslOn table:-. 1n mahogany and all other V\oods have sold well and the new deSIgns f01 190<), not countmg those reserved for 1910, have been 1emarked generally by the trade as bemg out of the oreltnary as to pnce", des1gn, etc. The T1dlOute (Pa) FurnIture J\1anufactunng Company, whIch Mr, Vance also repre..,ents, say that the changmg of the1r entlre hnes ha" V\ orked out beyond expectatlOns It ha'3 been the cause of greatly enlargmg the1r force of employees, makmg dre:-.sers, chlff011ler", etc , of mahogany, oak, bIrd' ",-eye and ClrCa%lan, The) are way behmd orders and expect to enlarge the factory The lond du Lac Cabmet Company of Fond du Lac, \Y1S, have put out a new ltne of h1gh ~rade chlfflOners, bed room :-'Ulte:-.,etc ]\11' Vance goes on a t11P thIS week to the factones and w1ll plobably put the latter filln''3 gooeb on exh1b1tlon here Cowperthwalt & Sons, of 193 Park Row, have opened a new furmture store at Th1rc1 avenue amI 121st street WIth a large and cho1ce lme of everythmg 1n the hlll11ture ltne The \Vllton \\ oodworkmg and Fur11ltule Company of North \Y 1Iton, Conn, are mstalhng a new engme and botler m an adc!ttlOn which has been bmlt to the factory 'IE C Ru"coe hauled the bOIler from \V 1iton ",tatlOn V\Ith h1S oxen and a1flved WIthout "enous nushap desp1te the bad roads "- Say, the RIdgefield, Conn, Pre"s RIce & Calbreath, Independence, Ole, furl11ture dealers, have sold then undertakl11g bUSl11e",sto H H Jasperson 8 WEEKLY ARTISAN ,~-------------------------- I• IIj II II II• •II •I I• I •• I --------~------------------------------ The season for banquets is here. Get a stock of our Banquet Table Tops so as to be ready to supply the demand. ------~IIII I·I• I ••IIII Our Large New Line of DINING and OFFICE TABLES are the best on the American market when prices and quality are considered. STOW &. DRVIS fURNITURE, GO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ---_._----_._--------~--~--_._-..I. City Salesroom, 4th floor. Blodgett Bldg. Trade Encouragers. Klrkpatnck the fur11lture dealer of Bloomington, Ill, furn-hhed a ton of coal tree to e\ en purcha~er of a '\lonarch Kit-chen I ange QUdntlt) purchaser" of the :'IIarlett Hdrclware Company, Harbor Beach, ':'\[Ich, receive tickets that entitle the holders to a :p1O ':'Iorn~ clllar \\ Ith purchases amountmg to $10000 the Peck-:\Ioore 1" urm lure Company of Benton Hal bor, J\IlLh, glV e a cook stO\ e \\ orth $2; 00 \ "tandarel gold watch h offered as a premIUm to pur-cha" el" ot furmtl1le \alued at $+000 h) the ~atlOnal Furn Itm e Compan\ of Ine!Ianapuh" \ tntted lcd1her rocker \\orth $1250, h given to pur-cha, u" 1m) mg turmtur( amountll1g to $3::; 00 by the Peoples' Outhttl11g Company ot 1I1lhanapohs Furniture Fires. 1 he tmnlture store of Isben Bro", \ Ihorg, almo"l totalh de,tro\ eel h) file on October 31 partlall) In~l1Ieel The 1\ IllIams fur11ltll! e ~t()re de"tlO\ cd b) fire on .:'\0\ emher 4 SG600 In"lllance $3,000 1 \\ 0 firemen \\ ere kIlled whIle flghtmg flame" 111 the plant ot the Roland}; rees ]\[attres" and SprIng Company. Mon-ti edl, Cdn , on \ eJ\ 8 The finanCIal loss I" ahout $15,000 fully 1I1sured ~ Dak, was Lo,,'3, $4,500, at Portale", 2\ :\f ex, II a" Lo,,~ on ~tock and bmlchng You can t ah\d)" make dIe 11edc!ot the house behe\e that i\'0 haec!" are better than one I'--------------------------------- --------- No More Exposition Buildings Needed. Real estate o\\ner~ ot C,rand Rap!d" "eem to be po~scs~ed of the Idea that there h no 11l111tto the c!emand fOl "pace for the purpo"e of exhlhltl11g turmtul e ane[ kll1drec1 1111e"ot goods 1 hey do not "eem to reahze that the 1111l1d111~"no\\ devoted to the purpose stated are more than suffiCIent and that the 0\\ nel s thereof al e not reapmg larg e I etnrn, upon theIr l11ve"tment" It IS stated that ~enator \1 111 \lden ~l11lth IS strongly c!lspo"ed to el ect an expo"liIon bmldmg on Com-merce street, that the Gooebpeech, the Ranl\ Ille e"tate, Henr) Iv I11kemulder and \lex Kenneeh contemplate thc Icnwddl11!; of their bmldm~" ,0 a" to d1clke them ell "Hahle to] e,-po"l bon purpose" -\n adt!ItICJ!1 10 thc iaUm \ ot the \ \ I1ha11l -\ Berkey ]'ur11lture Compan) \\ III he u"ec1 lalL;th In ,,1]()\\ 111£; lme", of fUlUltme and It I~ ;,tated that Duclle\ E \\ atcr, \\ho own'3 several \aluable trdch ot \aCdnt ground on Utta\,\d "treet, 1'3 prepared to get mto the f;ame the moment that additional e-Xpo"ltlOn "pace "bdll hc needed I he num],u of manufacturer" of fml11ture and l~II1C!recl l2;0oc!-, that el11plm the e"po"ltlOn plan fOJ "elhnf; thell Plor!l1ch hIe"" 1han one thou"anc1 and all are prell HIed \'\ Ith the "pace the\ need h\ the exposItIon bmllhng mana£;el" m \e\\ \ OJk (Jland RaplCl" ChICago, ~t Lom" E\ an,,\ Ille Il1l1ac1elph!a and Hu:,h 1'OInt ThiS IlUmbel I", more llkeh to be "mallei m tbc tl1twe tbclll larger \\ hen hlhl11es" I", actn e, manutclctm Ch a" a lule curtail the expen"e I11currul 111 "e1hng then PlOduch and the 11l~tory of the furl1ltme mdustr) 111 the pa"t PIO\ c" thdt the engla\er", the Joh prInter, the J dllroad" the hotel keepel -, a" well as the owner" of expo,,! lIOn hUllelIll~" al e llnfa \ 01allh affected 111 "uch pellod" CREDITS AND COLLECTIONS ROBERT P LYON Ceneral lI1anager THE SPECIAL CREDIT BUREAU OF THE FURNITURE, CARPET, UPHOLSTERY, UNDERTAKING, PICTURE FRAME, MIRROR, VENEER, WOOD, CABINET HARDWARE AND HOUSE FURNISHINC TRADES. New York Grand Rapids Philadelphia Iloston Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Jamestown High POint IMPROVED METHODS WE A.LSO REPORT THE PRINCIPAL DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT AND GENERAL STORES. CapItal, CredIt and Pay RalIngs Clearmg Honse of Trade Experience The lI10st Rehable Credit Reports RAPID COLLECTIONS. GRAND RAPIDS OFFICE 412-413 HOUSEMAN BUILDING C- C NEVERS lI1,ch,gan lI1anage;:----- ~------------------------------ I --------- ------------ ------ ._------------_ ...... WEEKLY ARTISAN 9 Improved Challenge Refrigerators. The great plant of the Challenge Refngerator company at Grand Haven, ~fICh, IS fully employed on orders and the com1l1g year promises to be the most prosperous 111the hls-tor) of the company, Captain Harbeck the manager of the busme:,:" spent several '" eeks In the great dlstllbuttng centers Vmegar will remove ltme spot.'>, ~oot from an open chim-ney or the careless handlmg of stovepipe" can be removed by cm enng thickly With salt, and this afterward can be brushed up qUickly Without 1l1Jury to the carpet', Spmts of ammoma diluted With water, If applted With sponge or flannel to dls colored spots, often restore the color Remove mill stams With milk and after soakmg up all that seem" possible, either 'ipnnkle thickly with salt or wash With pure white soap, a clean brush and warm water for grease spots use powdered magnesia, Fuller's earth or buckwheat floor Spllnkle on spots and let It lte unttl grease b absorbed Renew the floor or other absorbent matenal as often as necessary Housewives are cautIOned to look out for the car-pet moth 111the 'ipnng V\ hen carpet moths are clts-covered, after remov111g all art1f1cal ltghts m the room, saturate the cracks 111the floor With benz111e Vvash upper edge of the carpet With a solutIOn of con oSlve subltmate and alcohol, sixty parts of pOlson to one part of alcohol Be extremely careful about usmg It If there are children about "'\ good solutIOn to use 111Wlp111gup the floor be-fore pUtt111gdown the rugs or carpets IS as follows· A quarter of a pound of red pepper "teeped 111a gallon of water, to whICh are added two drams of strychma powder Growth of the Challenge Refrigerators Company's Plant dunng the past month and closed a number of heav y con-tract'i Challenge refngeratOl s are good refngerators and the company IS ever 'itnv111g to make them better All grades are manufactured Catalogue'i may be had for the asking How to Spoil or Preserve Carpets and Rugs. To 'ipOll a carpet :,\\ eep It With a sttff, hair worn broom, but to ~a, e a carpet dip y"ur bloom 111clean, hot suds once a week, then shake It out and hane, It up to dry ThiS Will make a broom la'it almo'it tWice a~ long a'i It otherWise \\ ould Rug'i :,hould be beaten on the \\ rang "Ide, then s'" ept on the right ~Ide 5pot~ may be remm ed by the use of oxgall or ammoma and water, Wo111ga sponge or flannel Sltghtly mOIs-tened bran IS equally as good as salt m bnghtenmg rugs and carpets How to Prevent Accidents. A book on the pre' entlOn of 111dustnal accldent'i IS announced by the Fldeltty & Ca~ualty Company of ~ew York The monthly bullet111 of the company says ",\' e belteve It to be the fir.'ot attempt that ha'i been made 111thl.'o country to gather together 111a sy~- tematlc treatise what has been settled by expenence With I egard to the preventton of 111dU'itnal aCCidents It l'i thc work of men 111thiS office who know the .,uhJect from the plactlcal '-,Ide-a~ eng111eers and underwnters In prepallng It they have had the hene-fit of all our own data, and they have made thoroue,-h-gomg stluclte'i In other directIOns Thl'i pamphlet deal'i With the hazards common to all mdustnes The supplementary pamphlet'i of the 'ienes t'J be IS.'ouedlater "'Ill deal With the haLards pecultar to "pecIfic 111du'i-tnes "If our conclu'-,lOn l'i nght that 60 per cent of all 111dustnal aCCidents may he prevented. and If thiS book clearly de'icnbes how they may be prevented, the work we have done should be valuable not only to em-ployers but to our company a.'oan 111surer and to other com-pames engaged 111ltablltt) 111surance" Dodds Machines in Demand. Alexander Dodds, the well known manufacturer of \\ <)0(1 work111g mach111ery of Grand Rapids, shipped at" leve-spIEdl( dove-tatler to a South Amencan port la.'ot Tuesday Dunng the past week he has ",hipped two machme~ ordered by Lmted State.'o officla!.'oand a!.'ooa fifteen-'ipmdle dove-taller to Buffalo, NY, and a ten-sp111dle dove-taller mach111e to :New York Ot) Last l\Ionday and Tuesday he recel\ ed orders for three of hIS dove talltng machme" The Spencer Table Com pan) of Indlanapolts, Ind, have Increased their capital stock from $50,000 to $100,000. 10 WEEKLY ARTISAN -~--__..----_._._._._._. ----~._---_._------.. IIII III Mechan~~fo~.~~ture Co. I ~---------------------------------------------------------.--------------------------------~ ~I ---------------------------------------- II II IIIIIII , I GOOD BOOK FOR DESIGNERS The Latest Furniture Volume Added to the Ryerson Public Library, Grand Rapids. ~ late addItIon tc, the c011ectlOn of fnrl11tme book'"> an(l book" on k1l1elred snbJect'-> 111 thc Ry cr'oon l'nbllc Llbla\ Grand Raplel", 1:0entItled "Olnamc11tal De"lgn emlJlac1l1g thc anatomy of pattern, plannm!:; of ornament anel the appllcatIon of ornament hy LC\\h I Day pnbh"hcd 111London m lW)~ The anthor ha~ 111ade a elecp "tnch oj thl ,-nhlclt and hI', Idla" wlll elonhtle"s be of gl eat help to dC"ltine1" c"pcLlalh the lhap ters de\ oted to thc apphcatl'in of ()rnament The 1elea that the proce'">'">of p10elnClllti ol11amcntal de'">lti"n 10 ea:oy I'">a mIstaken one '\1 tht'"> do hay e frec 1e111often tIme" to dnelop thell 0\,11 fanc1e'"> bnt Hle2'">ale not ah\a\" de\ eloped qll1ckh 01 c0111e fnll-£;rcl\\ 11 'lhe pattern can be t1 aced dcm n to the" \eleton 01 t1ame-work and the \ alletles of form dl'">cerne 1 ihClc mnst hc elefimte l111e:o111orna111cntal de,lgn anel "0 thh trame\\ 01 k I" laId ont fir'">t 1 he ha'-I'">of all 1epcatcd pattel n 1"-gCOl11CtIll fOl111 and thIS '">0 calleel '">kpleton h lO\ ereel \\ It1l loha~ l "CIdb and other al tl"tlc de"lgn'"> '] he planl1ln£; of ornament to 1111leI taln panel" 01 othll ~pace IS C!JSU1S"Cc!at length also the a Jphcatlon of Olnament In the lattet the nnelerl) Ing pnnClple" of dec01 at1\ e al t al e c,-plall'ed lhc tcrm con\entlOnal \\a'- n"eel to C,-PIl"- that k111d 0' treatment \\l11ch \\a~ adaptcd to the pll1 pu"e" of decoratIon ()111<lment Ca,ll]()t pI oped) be an \ thm£; bnt con ,cnt'onal The md,ter" of the rast aV,d\" fonnd 111 natlllc thell ~onrce of In"pllat!un To mochf} the fOIlll:o of natUl e and dppl~ thcn lor urnamentatlOn \\ a" thell alln lOIn en-tIonaht) 111ornamentation I" anothel name for I etlcenlC 01 ',elf-re:otra111t, the artIst tne:o to do \\ hat the \\ ark rUln11 e,,- anel IS onl) re:otraIned h, th-;; lll111tatlons of the \\ 01 k l{epetItlon In patte In hecomes nece'o"ar}, It lS an clement 111 decorat1\ e (k"lgn It 1'0 a pI e\ ent1\ e a~a111"t a l()o~e and rambhng ornament It exhlblh crder and £;1\e" scale To adapt a de"lti"n to the pUI jXJ"e:o of repetltlOn It mlht he re mo\ eel from the lmltatlOn of ndtnre 1he n"e of the human bglll e bcu)l11c" \\ ecln"OJl1C If Il peated a11d dnphcated too often it 11111"tbe modelatelv u'">ed 1he ach I"ahlhtv of 11ltroduun!:; alllmal f011l1~ 1I1to mechdnll ally repeated ll1dnufact111 e depencl:o upon the ab11It) of the FULL LINE OF MUSIG "'§~RBINETS I P/\Tf,NT /\UTOM/\ T1G SHELVES I Also for all kmds of records. COMPLETE SUITES FOR THE DINING ROOM PERIOD AND COLONIAL DESIGNS AT POPULAR PRICES VISIT OUR SHOW ROOMS CHICAGO. 1319 M.c1u!!an Ave. 3rd Floor. NEW YORK FURNITURE EXCHANGE. Space 10. 6th Floor. al tht to keep the111 In proper :oubJectlOn dC"lti1b h ah\a)s delIghtful To dIscover pecpln!:; out hom folIag e IS a "urpnse \atnre form" to be aclmls"ahle 111 ornament mu:ot be treat-ed 111 d decorat1\ e \\ a) Then the question of the effect of the \\ ()1 k In e.>.ecutlOn and 111Its place b Important The ~lmpler the de:Olgn the better It appear:o when used 111 repetItion '\n Infi111t} of elaborate and labonous work 13 1111sspent upon eleta11" ot domestIc fur111ture whlch not only passes un-noticed hut ought ne\ el to aUlact attentIon at all It often Some mystery III hlrels and figures ~--------------------------- II II• I •I I II I I II IIIiII j III II I f It II I II •!II THE "ELI" FOLDING BEDS ~~~f~r~e'~N~~~ No Stock complete without the El, Beds III Mantd and Upnght I ELI D. MILLER &, CO. I EVANSVILLE, INDIANA t \\ fIte for cuts and pnces I I ON SALE IN FURNITURE EXCHANCE. EVANSVILLE. ~-------------------------------_ ...._-----. --------., f-~~'~~.~.=~;-~ WEEKLY ARTISAN 11 i:------------- III• I I,, Ii I,,I •I,,i I II II~-----_._-----------------------------_._-- No. 694. 48 in. top. No. 687. 60 m. top. Others 54 m. top. 8 Foot Duostyles ANY FINISH CHICAGO DELIVERIES Lentz Table Co. NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN ------------------------------------------~ IIIIIIII •I I I II , IIII ,II ,, II ,, I,,, •I ----' o,eem'i ao, If the \vOlkman had set hImself to shmv ho\\ far It was possIble to go In the clIrectIOn of mmute detaIl They mtht learn to do le'i"" than the 111e'(~)ellenced pero,on would thlllk nece...,o,ary and make the de'iIgn tell 111Its place Know Ing whel e to stop m applymg ornament 'ieems hal d to some de'iIgneI~, but the matenal Itself p0111tS out the appropnate tI eatmcnt, the degI ee ancl the kInd of conventIOn-ahty to adopt, by heedlllgo, 1b p10mpt111g'l the artI'it knows how far to go and where to stop Who is the President's Labor Advisor? Edltollal 111 Amencan Induo,tne..., for NO'. embel -BU'iI-neso, men m general are a~l(jn~ to-clay, what motn e m""plled Pre'ildent Taft to say at ChIcago, "1 know there IS an eleFlent among employ ers of labor and 111\ e...,tcr..., of capItol whIch h utterly opp0'ied to the orga111zatlon of lahor" It has heCOl'1'e a fa\onte habIt of certam labor leaders to claIm that 0P:'OSI Uon to theIr Il1e~al and arlJltraly practlceo, IS OpposItIOn to organl/ed labor ao, a whole, It Is only natural that the "Bom-haste~ 1 unosos' of the labor field should attempt to perpet-uate thClr tenure of office by arOU'img dao,..., hatred, even 11 plalll truth IS ...,acnficed In the effort we can Imder...,tand t"e \ Ie\\ pomt of the Gompero, and the J\Tttchells, but not tlte plc'ocnt \ Iew-pOlnt of the p1e'ildent of the U111ted ~tate'i It I..., mconcelvable that the PI e""Ident\ statement w as m~lde w Ith0ut d foundatIon of hehef or from other purpose thau tll 'itate that whIch he thought to be true On the other ha1'll1, '\1 r Taft could not ha\ e ba:oeJ h1'i ..,enolts accusation, for ...,llh It I..." upon personal ex ;(lIenCe He has ne\ er been d'l employ el of labOl 111an} degI ee He ha'i not been brou 11~ It1tJ close and reI "'cnal contact \\lIth U1110n'osave perhap ~ ,'tlUl he g:l\ e hI"" famous deCISIons a..., a jtdge 111 OhIO H,' h l~ ne\ er hIred men, nor mea...,tued the result of then lahoI"", IlL 1 l'een confronted as an employ er WIth a "stnke" problelll wh,ch meant, on the Gne hand, d sunender t) unJu'ot dema! c1.., a'1d the forgmg of anothcr l111k In the ch l 'n of labor cle..,pu-tI~ I'l and on the other freedom and l11dnhooJ and the prn lIe, c e\ en If hou~ht at a CrUo,h1ng pnce, of C l11duct111g one'o, 0\ 1 bUSlneo,s \\ Ithout mtel ference by tho...,e ha\ m~ no nght iC' mterfere \Vhen Pre..,Ident 1aft IcfL hI"" ...,ummc, home to tOll t"e countr}, It wa..., unde1 stood that he had se\ el al message" of Importance, c1oo,el} connected vnth adm111I...,tratIon p()lj~ e..." to deln er to a waltmg worlel ] hese poltc1e'i \vel e not c 1- ------------------_._._._---- t1rel} the re'iult of personal 0pI11l0n..." as many o,tatesmen hdC[ \ I'i1ted De\ erl} dunng the long 'iummer months, and It 15 reasonahle to ""uppo'oe that the PreSIdent S ChIcago utterances wel e the result of conference and ad\ Ice \I\That the em-ploy ers of the country ask IS, where cltd PreSIdent Taft absorh the kno\\ ledge whIch enabled hIm to "know there IS an ele-ment among the employ er'i utterly opposed to the orgam7- atlOn of labor," a wholly prepo"terous and fal'ie belIef? A ltttle reflectlOn, and even a superfiual knowledge d condItIons, would enable any man to realtze that orgamzed labor as 'iuch, IS a necessary force 11l the 111du'itnal devdcp-ment of the country EmploveI'o recog111ze that fact, and not only freely admIt It a..., mdI\lclual~, but wllte theIr approval III the pflncIples of theIr vanous a'i'iOClatIOns La...,t, month, 111commentlnlS on the Pre"Ic1ent'o, ChIcago o,peech we \ entured the hope that he had been nll'iquoted-now WIth a more mature \ Iew of the 'i1tuatIOn, Vi, e are 111c1111ed to bclte\ e that PreSIdent raft'.." ach ISor~ on thI'i pal tIcular questIOn madvertently used the term "organIzatIOn" 1n<,teacl of "leaders of orlSamzecl labor' an entIrely chfferent thmg A mhplaced comma can alter the fate of a natlOn-a wlOng \\ 01 d ma} lead to the do\\ nf dll of even a preSIdentIal am h1tIon Cl \\ 0 of the large...,t fdctoneo, 111\\ 11lchenelon, J\1a%, ;\10r-ton E COIl\ erse &. Son..." to} manufacturer", and Carter & Campbell, 1eed chaIr ancl gOCdIt manufaciurer'i are nO\\ fl111- nlng 0\ ertIme-from 7 a m untt! 9 p m There 1~ no tune ltm1t for the luncheon and the 200 clerks are "e1 \ eel 111two relay", It bemg asserted that the last relay accept" w11ltngly the re'3pons1b1hty of see111g that only a rea.,- onable tIme I" con"umed by the first comer" The luncheon, \\ h1ch LOuld not be dupltcated oUb1de 111qualtty and quantlty tor Ie"" than 75 cent'i, consIst" every day of a chOlce of "OUp'3 and meat., and "everal vegetable" and the s" eet tooth of the non-dnnk111g man 1" catered to \\ 1th a large""e of desserts, "omet1me" five or "lX be111g offered on the menu The kttchen of thIS establt"hment IS under the "upenn-tendence at an employe who ha~ been WIth the bank for many \ ea1 ". \\ ork111g m \ anous capaC1t1e" As the restaurant IS not a mane} mak111g "cheme and IS only IndIrectly "elf '3UP port1llg the food prOVIded 1'3 of the best qualtt} obta111able 1hI" "tatement appltes WIth equal truth to the cul111ary de-partmenh of the othe1 place" \ IS1ted, the very foundatlOn of the ,uccc"" of the "} "tem beIng dependent upon the knowlerlge at the cmplo} ee that he can get better ~u.,tenance at the table prO\ Ided for hIm than at any restaurant w1th111 the poss1b1hty of hI'i purse The1 e h onl) one fem111111eemployee dt the Cha"e Nat- IOnal Hank and deference lS paId to her ~ex by the well heaped tra \ \\ l11ch 1" placed at her desk a'i the Tn11lty clock stnke'i the 111Jdda} hour The luncheon 'ierved 111the bUllchng expla111s the gUlde, \\ ho leave'i a "ell eqUlppec1 c1e'ik covered WIth the mor11lng's nnII to act a'i e"cort. 1~ really a 'iafeguarrl to the bank and IS Jt1 no 'ien"e a phJ1anth10p1C '3cheme In the fiI "t place.' he "aId, "If a WIre comes or an 1m-pOl tant me"sage In any form whose content~ can only be an 'i\\ ered by one ~pec1al per"on we do not have to walt the te1111111atlOnof h1" oUh1c1e luncheon. for we can find h1111llTI-mechateh and an e\ J1 m111ded per"on could not WIth the "a111e tdClht} ab"tract a draft "hen he does not leave the bUlldmg at the hour \\ hen he mIght pos"lbly arrange to meet a confede1 ate "That of course, 1" a mere 111c1dental pO"~lb1ltt} The health of the employee" 1'3 of cour"e a paramount con"lder-at10n \ liood 111Idda} meal I" a panacea for many Ills at-tendant on the hurned breakfa"t and a d111ner often taken at IIIeguldr hour-, and In many ca"e" 111places where the food 1~ not of the be"t Good health mean" good work, and '3tat-l" tlC" prove that the clerk" 111a hou~e whIch looks out for theIr welfare 111thh respect rank hIgher than those of con-cern" where aIel fa"hlOned method" of fteedom at the noon hoUl are adhered to" At the Home In~urance Company at 60 Cedar street, whIch lIke the Cha"e NatlOnal Bank, has a record of twenty \ car" to the gooel from th1" pomt of VIew, a veteran In the ,en Ice of the 111corporatlOn expla1lls that the bounty of a hot cltnneI at noon \\ here noth111g stronger than good coffee or tea 1'3 ever "en ed argue~ largely for temperance .:everyone of our employee~ IS dlst1llgUl"hed for hIS ~obnety, he "aId, "and per.,onally I attnbute thIS to the luncheon "erveel 111the bUllcltng Every cafe and restaurant ha" a bar. and WIthout mtentlon a young man meet111g hI~ fIlend~ there fall., 111tOtemptatlOn A badly noun shed body too often demand, the st1mulu" of 111tox1cant", but WIth a cour"e menu of good food "Ulted to the taste of hard workmg men no "uch danger lS 1mm111ent and the men of the C'1mpany are a fine lot healthy, amb1tlous, WIthout bad habIts fhe re"taUlant of the Home In"urance Company IS on the top floor and the 200 employee" are "en ed In relay'3, WIth an allo" ance of half an hour for the meal There 1" a '3eparate 100m for the) oung- \\ 0111en There IS an unwntten rule here too 111regald to pen"lOn" and on the h"t are many one tlme employees who afte1 faIthful "erVlce have been compelled to 12 \ \' E E K L Y ART 1 SAN TAKING CARE OF THEIR EMPLOYES Elaborate Arrangements and Conveniences in New York Banlis. Office Buildings and Department Stores. The maJonty of the bank", 111"urance compame" and great financJaI corporatlOn" hou"ed 111the "Kyscrapers m the !)U"I-ness d1stncts of .:\Ianhattan prOVIde luncheons for theIr em-pIa} ees and al'3o chnner", when the latter are reqUIred b) the stress of work at certam "ea"on" sa) s the" ew York Sun A few of them go even further and 111some of the nc\\ er bU1ldl11gs readIng and rest rooms, ltbraIle" g} mnasm111 ", and roof gardens are prOVIded -- -Although In the de~Ire to look out for the comfol t" ot the lower and mIddle cla""es the meI el} 11Ch al e too otten A REST ROOM FOR SHOP GIRLS overlooked, thl~ 1'i not the case m "ome of the bUI!dmg" \ hItec! by a Sun reporter ancl ,Ulte" of room" for the offiCIal" \\ Ith every 1111agmable comfort ale "to\\ed away m the "eclu"lOn of sIxteenth and "e\ enteenth fl001 s, "0 that \\ ork may not be 111terrupted by the nece""lty of home gomg The man from out of tOWIl who VISItS the establhhment WIth \\ hlch he 1'i finanCIally affihated Ulay be entertaI11ecl V\lth a" great com-fort and conve11lence as at the club \\ here he l'i put up or of whIch he 1:0 a non-re"Ident member Vanous rea"on'i are gIven for the e ,tablJ"hment ot the mIdday luncheon". whIch have become almo"t an expected part of the eqUIpment of the bu"me"" hou"e One ,f the officer" of the Cha.,e NatIOnal Bank on CedaI "treet. \\110 "hO\\ed thc ba"ement re"taUldnt comfortably htted up for the cmplo\ e " use, saId that the bank was a pIoneer m th1" \\ OI k and that the mIdday meal had for twenty years been a regular pal t ot the dally routme of the clerks WEEKLY ARTISAN _----------.-.-.---~~.,. •• iii * .,. • .- stop work on account of ill health It IS learned that while there IS no formal rule regarding pensIOn", 111 any of the estab-lishments vIsited, the majority of them adhere to the pnn-clple that faithful service demands that the declll11ng years receIVe their due reward, that reward varying m degree with the generosity of the directors At the ~tandard OJ! BUlldmg, 26 Broadway, luncheon I.., ..,erved only to the heads of departments, about two hundred m number, and no tally except that of tnne IS kept on the re,,- tauranb, lunch counters and cafes v hlted by the rank anrl file of employees A top note of comfort and even luxury IS ..,truck at the ?\ atlOnal City Bank, which occupies the entire block on \Vall ..,tleet once used by the cu..,tom house On an upper tIoe)r here approxnnately five hundred people are "erved every ddY at the lunch hour and the restaurant staff, 1l1c1ucllng \\ alter." numbeL' twenty-e ght There are sepal ate dm1l1g room.., for the men and women, one for the heads of department" and a hand..,ome pnvate d1l1111groom where the directors en 1 their arduou" labors and where on short notice dl'1ners are gl v en on "peclal occasIOns The rooms al e big and light The tables are covered With "potles" dama..,k, which b laundered 111 the bank's own laundry, \V here every modern convemence IS established, elec-tnc Irons, etc Every clerk ha, a speCial place and time allot-ted to him Great cllshe" of pickles, plates heaped With bread, yellow splotches of butter and steaming coffee urn" awaited the first arnvals on the day of the reporter's VISIt, and the bJ!l of fare 1I1cluded hot soup, meats and vegetables, With dessert, and 111 season a plentiful supply of frUlt h prOVided On the cllrec-tors' table were also bonbon" salted almonds and grape frUlt The chef exhlblb a small room devoted to the manufac-ture of Ice cream contammg a machme With electnc attach-ment where forty quart.., IS made at one fell s" oop, an Im-mense cllsh "ashmg machme, storage rooms vary1l1g 111 tem-perature for meab, vegetables and frUit.." cream'l, chee'les, butter and eggs, all tiled and nnmaculate 111 appearance, The Ice IS made 111eighty pound cake" He announces V\ Ith pnde that the luncheon he serves each day free of charge to the employees could not be duplicated 111the downtown chs tnct for $1 Followmg a second gUlde, a glance IS had at the '-,\\Ite of ..,leep1l1g and ",ltt1l1g room", furl11shed 111 mahogany With great four post beds and comfortable easy chairs, With "pac au" bathrooms, books dnd pictures, which are at the cllsposal of the e"tabh'lhment In anothel sectIOn of the bmld111g are comfortable rest room'l prOVided for u"e of the employee::, The bank'" employee" have formed the N atlOnal City Club, which meets once a month, on which occasIOn a collatIOn IS proVided, also at the expen"e of the bank, It be1l1g argued that the good Will promoted by a society of thiS lond 111the long run help" to gIVe the bank good sen Ice If yOU th111k the top note of comfort supplIed to employees IS reached at the City Bank the fallacy of the vie" dl'lproved by a VISit to the new Metropolitan Life In'lurance BUlldmg 111J\Iadbon Square, wlllch houses 12,000 tenants The com-pany prov Ides luncheon every day on the eleventh and twelfth Hoar" for 2,700 people, a large proportIOn of them \\ omen, V\ ho have their 'leparate room to d111e 111 Thuty-five m111- utes IS allowed for the meal and the employee" are served In three relays. It I" said by one of the officer" that provld1l1g by wholesale, as IS done, the actual cost to the company IS about 18 cenb a meal and that a meal of the sort 111 any re,,- tam ant would co..,t at least 60 ceni<., and probably more George H Gaston, vice-president of the company, said that With the maJonty of people hV1l1g on a moderate mcome the B. WALTER & CO. i\~AD~~~~ Manufa~ TABLE SLIDES Exclusively WRITE FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNT fir"t economy sought to be practl::,ed IS m the midday meal and to In event the "hort- ...Ighted economy was the pnvllege of every employer In addition to the luncheon room there are a large audl-tonum and a gymndslum on the top Hoors and a portIOn of the roof IS to be fitted up for recreatIOn purposes The h011r3 of the m "urance employee.., are from 9 to 4 30 ev el y day except Saturday. when the work day IS over at 1, and In consequence there IS ample tllne for the meetmg of the var- IOU" "oClal clubs, the gy mna'>1um, the dance" 111the auclttonum, etc Kat only are the trust com pan Ie.." m"urance compames, banks and other corporatIOns emplOyIng great clencal force" I11tere'Sted 111 the welfare of theIr employees and showl11g that Intere::,t In practical way"', but 111the van of thl::' progreslvc movement are found ..,everal depa1 tment ..,tore", V\ holesale cIoth111g establlshment'l, commerc1al compal11es of one k1l1d and another One department store now 1n proce'ls of budd-mg Will present the mO..,t approveel appltance ... of sal11tary and hygle11lc natUi e that have been evolved by clever brams In thiS ..,tore there wtll be an emergency ho::,pItal w1th a nurse alway" In attendance, receptIOn rooms, nIght classes for edu-cational work, a library, a free re"tal1rant, an agency where board or lodging Will be secured for the em ployee<; and of cour"e a prOVident fund One of the mo"t attractive lunch rooms for employees I" on the roof, enclosed 111W1l1ter, of a clothUig hou::,e, where part of the sp:lce IS devoted to gymnas-tic appliance" In summer awn1l1gs and wmdow and roof boxes of 'Scarlet gelal11ums make a very allunng settll1g for the nlldday meal and recreative hour" A department store has a "mnmer cottage 111New Jersey which accommodates fifty-five gIrls a week, and the summer vacatIOn spent there 111volves not one cent of expen"e to the girls from the time they leave the ..,tore on Saturday afternoon till they return the folIo\\111g week Transportation h pro-vided, and each party 1" per"onally conducted by a secretary who ac~~ as hostess and gl\1de >\nother <;tore ha", a phY"lclan V\ ho clev ote" two hours of h1s day to med1cal attendance to the employees and 1S pro vIded WIth a well eql\1pped lltspenSary for Ilnmedtate work H~IS--p-re-v-en-t-iv-e~-w-o_rk.~h_o.f_g.r_-ea-t--_value.. _. ..- ----,. STAR CASTER CUP COMPANY NORTH UNION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. III I III• I fob Grand Rapids II III III •III III .. -_ -----~ (PAT«hT APPI ,}<lJ t'( R) \Ve have adopted cellulOid as a hase lor our Caster Cup', makmg the hest cup on t he market \ellulolu IS a great lmprovemeut over bases made of other matenal \Vhen It IS nece~sary to move a plt"ce supported b) cups WIth cellulOid bases It can be done wlth ease as the ha<:.esare per lectly smooth CellulOId does not sweat and hy the use 01 the'e cups tables are never marred rhese cups are fintshed 10 Golden Oak and vVhlte Maple Iimshed lIght If you w,ll try a sample order of these yoods you w,ll dn,re to handle them In quanht!8s PRICES: "17e 2Ji mches $5.50 per hundred. Size 2X: Inches 4.50 per hundred. 'lRY A SAJIPLE ORJJER ~------_._._-- 14 IC) h tha1 ot c"tabh"h1l1% a new stand of trecs to replace the (del umbel \\ hlch h cut oft ThIs was the first problem under-t, lken h) thc Cocolllna Expenment StatIOn l\Iuch valuable ll1f()fJJ1atlOn 1e~anllng the factor" ll1fluencll1g natural repro-duction ha" alreach heen secured, but many years of system-atIc "tuch \\ 111 be 1 cqUlred to fully solve the problem. The tca "IhJ1n \ of al tlfiual 1egeneratlOn by plant111g and SOW111g h al"o bClllg tested Thc latter expenments, for the sake of econum), al e be111g conducted on the smallcst scale whIch \\ III ll1sure leltahle lesttlts appllcable to general conchtlOns 1 he plan" for the near future prm Ide for a detaIled study 0, the jJlOblems concern1l1g the naturdl and artIfiCIal regen-u ,ltlun ut othCl commerCIal trees ~uch as Douglas fIr, Engel-mann "p1uce and the JU111pers [ csts vvIII be made of tree" llltroduced from other regIOns, \\ Ith the v le\\ at findlllg other "peCles, adapted to plantlllg III thh 1eg-lOn, \\ hlch al e ~upenor to the natIve trees Onc Important ploblem \\ hlch WIll occupy much attentIOn at the e",pel11nent ',t,ltlOn for a number of years IS the deter-mln, ltlon of the latc of groVvth ot m111ature trees left on an ,uea attu Iogg1l1~ In suentlfic fore<;tlj, a" practiced 111 many lUlOpean countlle" even tract of timber IS <;0 handled as to \ lcld a pll petual "upph of matenal, han ested at regular 111tel\,tI" In ()J du to e"tablt"h such a sy"tem of management It IS 1H Ce""al) to kno\\! for each area logged how "oon It IS prac-lcdble to leturn for a <;econd cut, and tbe )leld whIch can be c,-pelted at that tIme, and III order to do thIS, It IS necessary to d~tel m1l1e 110\\ LI"t trees of chfferent age" grow after the n'dture tlmbu ha" been removed These data WIll be "ecured In penochc mea<;Ul ements of all trees on typIcal cutover areas (Jl1 ellIfel cnt torest" In \r1/ona and :t\ew l\Iexlco Dunng the ]ll e"cnt ~la"Ol1 e,-pcnments to dcterm1l1e the 1I1fluence of thlll- WEEKLY ARTISAN GOVERNMENT FOREST SERVICE Some Interesting Experiments Being Conducted at the Station Near Flagstaff. Ariz. The government 1:0 noVv carr) 111g-on In\ e" t1[;atl\ e \\ 01k at regular forest expenment statIons "1111l1ar to thl a~llltll-tural expenment stattons III the chftcrent statl" The first fore"t expel11ncnt statIon credted In thIS countn was the Conco111na ExperIment StatIon at lLu;"taft '\J 1/ona e'itabhshedlast summer 1m estlgatlOn" CO\ell11!Sm,1l1\ pllc\ ,e~ of forestry In the south\\ e"t have ah edch bce 11u11du takl11 at thIS statlOn The second forest eApenment "tatlOn ha" l)een e~tabhshed thIS year On PIke" l'cdk C0101ado The need for such "tatlOns become appal ent \\ hen the long tIme nece"sar) for handhn~ f01e"t cApel11nents h con- SIdered In agncultural experIment'-> defillltc re"ult-, Cdn usually be obtallled III one or at most a te\\ ) eal" 1H tOl e"tl \ because of the long tune requll ed fOl trees to de\ clc)jJ "COIc" of years are often reqUIred to complete d "1I1£;le e'-pel11nen1 AJI expenmental Vvork 1:0 conducted undcr the elll ecilon of men who have had thorough tl a1l11ng 111 techl1lcaI ami ]11dC tIcal forestry EvelY expellment ha" ,I dneer bedll11g u]lon some problem Vvhlch \ Itall) CUnCCll1':>the manag emc11t ot th c forest Every expenmcnt \VIII be pursued U11t1lc011c11j,1\e Ie suIts are obtall1ed and Cver) 111allconcluct1l1e, 1I1ve~tJe,atl\ c \\ 011, WIll be gn en an opportulllt) tu put hI" reco111mC11datlO11s to the te'it 111actual field \VOlk l nc1el thl" ~\ ,,1"m e\ el \ 11(\\ plan call be th01oughl) tnec1 befOlc bClne, put lilt) plaetlee 011 a large scale, and thu" the 111Jl11) IC"l1Itll1e, tl0111 111hllk 11 practIces call bc 111111l1111Zecl Thc great tcchl1lcal problem V\l11ch noV\ cOllh (mt" thc fore"tel 111halHl1J11g'the gI eat fOJesh ut \11/ ma c\!H] \ e \\ If c'-- ~---------------------------------------- ,I -~-_. ---------------------------~---------" • STRATFORD OAI1 FLANDERS OAI1 EARLY ENGLISH Furniture manufacturers who seek the correct shades III these increasingly popular finishes will find our stains will meet every you are interested requirement as to 1n any 0 f the color and work- above write us for ing qualities. ]f sample panels. The Newest and Most FUMED OAt\ II I~--- MARIETTA, OHIO. ---------_. Correct Shades In FUMED OAK- -Our Fumed Oak Acid Starn IS largely used by manufacturers who recogmz~ In It a practIcal pIece of goods produc Ing not only a correct but a UnIform color with out the use of a fummg chamber. This staIn has proven a success wherever tried and even manufacturers who have a fumIng chamber have found that by using thIS staIn over the fumed product they can tone up the work and make the color umform. Wnte for sample panel. STRATFORD OAK --ThIS is one of the new stains now comIng Into favor and will probably be much seen on Arts and Crafts furn- Iture the coming year. It ISa very deep brown color with a purple undertone Write for sample panel. FLANDERS DESIGN -The Flanders is a new deSIgn In furniture fimshed in a deep nut brown shade of color, In soft, velvety, dull effect. We make this stam In the correct color. Wnte for sample panel. EARLY ENGLISH The Manetta Early EnglIsh ISconceded by the best authorities to be correct III color and the finest workmg stain on the market. Write for sample panel. ---_. -_._-----. -----_. - ..... WEEKLY ARTISAN ning upon the rate of growth and the quahty of timber pro-duced upon the rema1111I1g tree.., wIll be 1111tated Attent10n IS abo be111g gIven to the Improvement of the range An attempt wIll be made to lIltroduce valuable forage plants on port1Ons of the range on whIch the native vegetation IS :oparce or of an mfenor quallty Expenmental "OW111Q,"of Kentucky bluegra,,:o, tImothy, red top and brome grass have already been made, and other forage plants v. 111 be te;"ted from tune to tIme A collectlOn h be111g made of all hel bs, shrub" and tree" of the :0( at10nal I, ore"ts, togethel v\ Ith notes on theIr forage or wood producmg value Natural Decay of Timber Costs Millions. ~I1lhon:o of feet of tImber and fil11;"hed lumber rot every year In raIlroad tle.." blldge", tl e..,tles, pIles, farm bmldlllgs, fence", poles, and mme props 1he lumber consum111g- pub-hc of the Ul11ted State'" pay s perhap" thIrty to forty mll110n dollar" a year to make Q,ood the los;" from v.ood elecay These great dram" are a source of more and more con-cern each year Chem! 'Ot" and engmeers v. ho haye to do wIth the u;"e;" of wooel are workm~ uncea"mgly on tlF' problem The C S FOle"t ServILe has men who devote thell wbole tIme to It The Importance ot the problem can not be ov er-e" tlmated l\,1I1hons of dollars are annually saved bv pre- "en atIVe treatment of timbers, hut much ) et 1emams to be learned \\ ood decay IS cau"ed by fungus, a \ egetable gro Nth sometnne" ..,0 :,ma11 that It Cdn be "een only wIth the mILl 0- "cope Its root.., or branches, hke mmute haIrs, force theIr v.ay mto the v.aod tbsues and ab..,clb or eat away the ..,ohd parts The collap"'e which 1e:oult.., h called decdy TImber IS artIfiCIally presen ed by forc111g 111tOIts cell.., and pores cer- ~- .- .-_.--_ .._ .. -----. --_.•-•----------<f Montgomery Hardwood Lumber Company Manuhcturers of all k ltlds of NATIVE FURNITURE LUMBER 15 I Crawfordsville, Indiana. E. s. STERZIK. Pre ~... .------------------------------------~ tam "ub"tances wInch plcvent the glowth of fungI As long as thIS sub"tance h pre:oent m "tdftupnt quantity, the germs of decay-the tbread.., and pore" of fungth-can not enter and the wooel I.., pre'-,en ed 1hiS c,ften mean.., doublIng and some-tIme: o tl eb11ng the lIfe of the timber. The gOYernment offiCIab constelel the mve:otlgat1Ons of the pre:oervatn e treatment of tlmher of such Importance that the bUSllles" of one office of the rarest SerVIce, that of wood preserv atIon, WIth new headquarters at :\ladhon, \V IS, I" gn en over entIrely to the vvOlk of cxpellments 111co-operatIOn WIth raIlroad C0111pa11leS and other corporatIOn;" and 111dl-vlduab 111prolongIng the hte of ral1road tIes" 1111l1eprops, bndge tl111ber~, fence po..,±<"an (1 tranS1111'-,;,,1Onpoles The lengthen1l1g of the lIfe of t1mber means the ..,dvl11g of nl111lOns of dollars annually tbrOl'gh d01l1g away WIth the heavy ex pense of labol and co..,t of matenal for renewdl" So far the gO\ el11111ent ha" not ~ucceedec1 111devlS1l1g any vvay to prevent decay vvlthout e"pen:oe that I" practIcally pro-lllbltn e, but much 1'-,e"pectecl f!Ol11 the wory" at the nev" "ta-t10n If a practical metho 1 can be formed for prey entn e de-cay It WIll do much tov\a1d solv 1l1£; the tImber plUblem Harry Rob111oVltz, propnetor of the Boston Fur11lture "tore 111FItchburg, 1\Ia".., . I.., defendant 111a breach of pr0l111..,e smt brought by 1\I1"s hmma R,J;"enberg- v,ho a..,k" only $SOO for hI;" haVIng tampered WIth hel affectIon.., CHOICE TOOLS FOR FURNITURE MAKERS If you do not know the "Oliver" wood workmg tools, you had better gIve us your address and have us tell you all about them. We make nothing but Quality tools, the first cost of ""hlch is conSIderable, but which WIll make more profit for each dollar mvested than any of the cheap machmes Rood-ing the country. Oliver Tools Save Labor "OLIVER" No. 16. Band Saw 36 Inches Made With or Without motor dnve Me t al table 36"x30" Will take 18" under the gUlde- lilts 45 degrees one way and 7 degrees the other way Car nesa saw up to I~II Wide OutSIde beanng to lower wheel shaft when not motor drIven WeIghs 1800Ihs wben ready to shiP "Oliver" New Variety Saw Table No 11 W,ll lake a saw up 10 20" diameter Arbor belt 1. 6' WIde Send for Catalog "B" for data on Hand Jointers, Saw Tables, Wood Lathes, Sanders, Tenoners, Mortisers, Trimmers, Grinders, Work Benches, Vises, Clamps, Glue Heaters, etc., etc. OLIVER MACHINERY CO. Works and General Offices at 1 to 51 Clancy St. GRAND RAPIDS, MlCH , U. S. A BRANCH OFFICES Ohver Machmery Co, Hudson Termmal, 50 Church St, New York, Ohver Machmery Co, Fmil National Bank BUlldmg, ChIcago, III • OlIver Machmery Co • PaCIfic BUildmg, Seattle, Wash. Ohver Machmery Co ,201-203 Deaosgate, Manchester. Eng H Tempers u Co.st 16 b) the bureau of ,;tat1st1cs of the Department of Commerce and Labor If the c1a,;sJi1catIOn of the cen';lb by wh1ch pro-duct,; of mll!Jng, slaughtenng, cannmg, etc, are mc1uded under "manufacture,;,' were followed, the percentage of the f01e1~n comme1ce whllh ma) be ::,a1d to be conducted for, or un 1ehalf of the 111dnufactunng mdu,;tne'3 vvould be even ~1eate1 '3111Cethe bureau of ::,tathtJcs 1n Its c1aSS1ficatIOn, up-on \\ hlch thl" "tatement 1S ba:oed, mc!ude" products of nl1llmg and "laughtenng under the general cIa"", "food.,tuff,," WEEKLY ARTISAN PUBLISHI::O EVERY SATURDAY BY THE MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY SUBSCRIPTION $1 00 PER YEAR ANrWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES OTHERCOUNTRIES $200 PER YEAR. SINGLE COPIES SCENTS. PUBLICATION OFFICE. 108-112 NORTH DIVISION ST. GRAND RAP DS. MICH, A S WHITE MANAGING EDITOR Entered as second class matter July 5, 1909 at the post office at Grand Raplds. \11chlgan under the act of March 3 1879 ,Vhen the "York!',; faIr wa" heldm ChIcago. "l"teen ) eah ago, exhIbIts of furlllture were made by Frdnce, 5\\ Itztr land, England, Italy, the German natIon" and our 0\\ 11'coun-try. The people were more mtere.,ted m the artJ"tlC ca1 \ llH?," of Italy and .':lwltLerland and the gav uphol"tcn ot rral1ce than the more "tald and worth) producb ot the Engh"h de sIgner::" whlle the compOSItIOns from the tdct0l1e" of the V111ted States were con';ldered m a general \\ a\ goocl enough for an) bod)' But the sohd \\ orth ot the } ng-h "h des1gn'3 made a deep nnpre"'3lOn upon the \ l::,ltm" dnd ~Iad-ually the1r styles and ta"tes ha\ e been a::'''i11111Iated1)\ om people Engh"h "tyles, Engh'3h fin1"he,;. Engh::,h combma tJon::, ale now qUIte generally preferred The ml';'310n and the hnes of the French LOll!'3 dlthough u"ed l11uch Ie"" than formerly, have not ent1rely lo"t favo1 Engh,;h 1dea,; m arc!l1- tecture have gamed a strong foothold m ~l11enca and a "tronger place m the decoratIOn of mtenor" \ot 111dn\ \la1" ago no room \\ as con';ldered 'decorated that chd not bedl upon the wall., and ce1hng figures 1n gay colors m the "t}le,; of the French or Itahan Renah"ance \,0\\ the beamed cellmg and the l11gh \vamscot1l1g. the paneled doo!" and the stra1ght 11I1efixtures of the Engh"h are "een e\ el \ \\ here and adm1red Amencan::, may not ente1 ta111 deep "eateel attectwn for the Engh"h people, on account of "ome shght ehtterencc" of 0p11110n m rega1d to gm ernmental affaIr" many) ear,; ago. but they are "0 co::,mopo!Jtan m the1r 1deal,; that the} ql1lckl) recog1ll7e ment, whether 1tS '3ettmg be F 1ench Spa11l",h 01 Enghsh, and adapt 1t to the1r u"e., The e"h1blt ot tur11lture at the wodd s faIr 1ll ChIcago wa,; a \ er} unprofitable 111- ve'3tment for the cabmet maker'3 of England ~ gentleman m charge of one of the largc'3t hne::, ,;110\\n "a1d befOl e the c!o::,111gof the gate,; for all tlme, that he had faded to '3ecure a ::'lllgle comml,,';lOn (meal11ng an order to decOlate and furl1l",h a home) dunng h1', ::,ta} m Cll1cago He wa", gleatl} d1"ap-pomted over the lack of apprec1atlOn on the pa1t of the ~men-cans If he \\ e1e to spend a few week::, III our countn m thIS year of our Lord he would be surpnsecl to learn hcm dec1dedly Enghsh we have become Here 1S a statement of facts that W111 '3urpn"e manv readers Three-fourths of the commerce of the Cmted State" IS conducted for and on behalf of the manufactunng mdu" tnes J\Ianufactures and maunfacturers' matenals \\ hen com-bllled formed m the fiscal year 1909 74 14 per cent ot the nnports and 7278 per cent of the export'3, \\ hde food "tuff" and m1scellaneous matenals formed but 2581) per cent of the 1mports and 2722 per cent of the export,; Th1::' ,;tatement i'3 based upon the c1a::,slficatlOn of Import,; and exporh made ()n account of the t1me requn ed b) attendance upon the "11111-annual fur11lture expos1t1on the low co"t of 11\mg and 1h "oudl ad\ anta~e". a con'3lClerable number of travehng "alt"men hay e taken re';ldence,; m Grand Raplll", m recent ) ear-., Uther::, w1ll do .,0 III the near futlll e The"e sale,;men "pencl from "lX to ten week" m Grand Rap1d" annually, and the amounh the} "Iwnd f01 hoard would ,;upport then fam1hes 1he ach antdf?,"e'3 of home assouatlOn"i dunng the eXp0'31tlon -,hould be taken mto con'31deratlon The trend of lumber co 11lLon", for the pa,;t eIght yeals I", \\ ell 11lehcated by a current bul1etJn from the government bureau of '3tathtc1" In the year 1900 the a\ erage pnce at the mIll" 01 all lumbel plOclucecl V'va.,$11 13 In 1904 1t had nsen to S12 7G. 1n 1906 to $1654, m 1907 to $1656 In 1908 1t e!Joppee! back to $1 ~ 37, but, though not offiCIally reported, It h belteved to hay e made a new hIgh mark m 190) It 1" offiClalh "ta e I that the average ehstance traveled In a clay b} the a\ elage frc1ght car on the ra1Iwa,\" of the l11lted .':ltate,; 1'3anI} tV'>enty-two mJle", III twenty-four hours, and that the a\ e1age speed rate of fre1ght tram::, 1S ten mIle", per hoUl It 1" no wonder that fre1ght yard::, are congested 1h1" conchtlOn could be 1emed1ed by the mtroductlon of f?,"e1atel "peecl and longer haul'3 \\ould re'3ult De"lgner" f1equentl} compla11l because their work I" cop1ed ~n\ de::'lgner \\ ho th1l1k" tW1ce 1::'bound to conSIder that h1" de-,lgn" \\ III be cop1ee! 1f they pO';'3e,;", ment If he 1'3really a c1e-'l~nel he \\111 tnO\v how to proht out 0' the very poverty ol the COl1lhtlOn of whIch he complal11" Submlt he mu,;t ,\ 11\ not elo "0 g racefull} ? That Detr01t fur11ltul e dealer who carnes, 1ll IllS up- ::,ta1r" "tore. onl) catalogue", photographs and blue pnnt'3 wdl not be conSIdered ehg1ble to Ulcmber.,h1p 111 the Mllhlgan RetaIl I"UrnltUlc Deale1S' A""oclatlOn To out"lller" the carpet and ru!:; tJ U'3t, If there 1S "uch an orga11l7atIon, doe'3 not seem to be 111 f?,"oodworkmg order It may be, ho\\ e\ ll. that oublCler" do not know much about the v,ork1l1g" of the combme Reta11 merchants of Texas havc contnbuted funds for the "upport of an officer \\ 1th headquarter'3 at c\u"t1n to carryon d ,,\ "tematlc and relentle"" war aganht the catalogue mer-cantlle hou ",e" It 1" estu11ated that the new l1l1e'3 to be ,;hown 111 Grand Rap1d" In Januarv \\111 add one hundred to the Itst of travel- 1l1g .,ale::,men that \\ III spend the ::,ea'3on m the C1ty One of the ,;tate mercantde a::''30ClatlOn of Cahfor11la pa",;ed a re"0lut10n recently declanng the .,elltng of good'3 by manufacturers to pnce cutters unfnendly and unfa1r WEEKLY ARTISAN Lock Mortising Machine. :\IanufactUl er" who u:oe or de"Ire to use the mOl tI-eel lock'3-the peer of all locks-\'\;Ill welcome thI'3 new labOrIng '3a\ 1I1f; I,1ach1l1e It 1" desIgned partIcularly to perform all the machme work on the wood preparatory to ItS recen 111gtl e lock and escutcheon In thIS respect It perform'3 four oppr atlon" at one c1ampmg of the "tock and vvlth "urprI'3mg qUlck-ne,,' 3 'I he'3e four opcraiJon" consIst of mortI:omg to reCf'n e the maIn bod} ot the I'JCk, countermortI"Ing as a gUlde for the lock sah ag e and the b01111g of tvv0 hole" to recen e the c'3cutcheon These opcratIOns 1cmov e practIcally all of the wood and vvlth several stroke:o of the cl1Isel a trImmer can ha\ c the lock and e"cutcheon "et m theIr plOper place'3 wlthm a fcw moments' tIme. ThI'3 mach111e h al'3o capable of pla1l1 mortI'3111g from °to 6" 111 length and from about Y,j. to 1" 111wIdth It b also adapted for hOrIzontal bOllng and hght vel tIcal bOrIng DELAWARE CHAIR CO. DELAWARE OHIO. ') I ~I J CHAIRS, ROCKERS and SETTEES LARGEST "QUALITY" LINE of DOUBLE CANE LEATHER MISSION 17 ~,._ _.-- _------------------_._---------------------- -- - . I:I ,,II ,I :II \,:, I III, ~---------_....-.--------------_-.--------_._.--~ --_._._---~~_._----------_--I CATALOCUE TO THE TRADE ONLY. .,I It It I i I ..... \ ] he detaII'3 of the mach111e are a'3 follows The ma111 arbor IS of crucible steel, run11lng 111tvvo 6 adjustable boxes It "upports a chuck at one end for holchng the mortI:oIng bIte; and the other end operates a belt \\hlch dne" the oSC1llat1l1g arrangement 1he yoke L, centelcd upon a heavy shaft ex-tend111g downward 111tOthe ba'3e and provIded WIth two ad-ju" table bear111gs A slotted dI'3C and connectIOn, operated hom thema111 ...p1l1dle by a senes of belts, o~clllate:o the mor tls1l1g bIt The length of the mOllI'3C 1" varIed here by a screw adjustment A steel ball and bra"s adjustable bearIng resist the vvear The table has a backward and forward move-ment actuated by a hand lever protrud111g from the front of the mach111e ] wo adjustable "tops are prov Idcd A vertIcal mm ement IS gn en the table for locatIng the mortbe for var- IOUS thIcknesses of stock Two clamps With qUIck \ erucal adju"tment'3 are located ,)n the back fence of the table The'3e secure pres"ure oy qUlck act111g eccentncs The c:mtact plate" 'Swn el on ball" and are padded WIth rubber The double bOrIng attachment has two honzontal ml crometer adjustments operatmg at nght angles to each other The"e locate the exact pO"ltion of the escutcheon The two bIb run rIght handed and may he swn elecl to bore hole'3 for doO! as well as drawer fronts The con,,'ructIon of thl" machme 1'3 guaranteed l11gh grade E\ ery adjustment and convel11ence IS prOVIded to facI-htate qUlck and accuratc work \11 '3111allbeannge, are made of bras., All small e,p111dlce;and gear'3 are n,ade of tool steel All way s are hand '3craped to fit The machme 1..,a model o~ good constructIOn \1\' clght, 60a pound", floor space ovcr all, 30 ,,40" , ">1Le of T and L pulley.., 7 x30" One '3et of bIts, countershah d11CI wrenche., prov Idecl The machme 1S made by the Crescent Mach111e \\ orks, manufacturer~ of patented and Impro\ cd \\ oochv 01 kmg Mach111ery, Grand RapIds, J\Illhigan The Car Shortage. The latest report pubhsec! by the car effinency commIttee of the Amencan RaIlway A"sociatlOn gIve" the total car '3hortage on November 1 at nearly 40,000 aga1l1st about 35,000 on October 15 The surplus has dIsappeared entIrely m all sectIOns of thc country except Xew England, where there al e "tIll a few Idle cars at vanous pomte, The shortage IS gi eatest In the nllc!clle \,\;e.,t and 111 the coal regIOns, more than half bemg m coal cars The total ..,hortage IS greater now tha'1 de any time sil1ce the fall of ISl07 18 • • •• 'III" • Dill ... ---- ~.~._. __ ._ ~----_._-------1 WEEKLY ARTISAN to •• IIII III I 'I Manufacturer.; of the Shimer Cutter Heads for Floonng, Sldmg, Doors, Sash, etc. ~- .._... ... .., I •••• •III III II ,I .----- -_.~._._._._.__.~_.._------'I Don't Burn Your Moulding. Blackened edges so often found m hard wood Mouldmgs mdlcate the use of mferior tools, which fnctlOn and burn because of their failure to have proper clearance The Shimer Reversible and Non- Reversible Cutters are made of the finest tool steel by expenenced workmen. In deslgn and con structlOn they are supenor to anythmg on the market They cut well and retam their sh::lpe until worn out. Send us drav. mgs or wood samples for estimates on speCial cutters. Many useful de Signs, with prices, are given m our catalogue SAMtJEL J. SHIMER & SONS, Milton, Penn. Ceiling, Southwestern Michigan Factories. Benton Harbor, :\IIch ~o\ 11-111l', lIttle lIt\ \\ll1ch WIll keep the memory of the famou" :\II"",oun ~enator \\ ho wa" a contemporary of \\ ebster, CIa.' and Calhoun ~reen t01 all tune, 13 one of the most pro"perous 111soutl1\\e",tern \[Klll gan '1he town al", a.' s has a look of pnde lIkes to keep clean and have good pay ed "treets, and e\ er.' .' ear add "ometh1l1f; 1ll the way of fine bU"lne"'~ buIld111g", tactone", chm che.., and schoob, whIle a" a resIdence CIt) It IS doubtful It thel e 1" al1\ other In the ~tate, ot lIke SIze, that has as mal1\ beautltul homes, well kept lawn" and fIne reslclence "tIe~ts ~"a bU31l1ess place, e\ ery k111c1of tracle "eems to prosper anel grO\\ Th CIty ha" one furl11ture faLtor), that ot the ~pencer &. Bal nes Company, makers of beel-room fur I11ture, ot the med1l1m and better grades They hay e a permanent ,,110\\ room 111 charge of B T Plimpton, In the \[anufaLturer", }~"ll1bltlOn BUllclIng, 1319 :\IIchigan a\ enue, UllcctgO Here I" a good IllustratIOn of blhlness acumen on the part ot lohn Bdrne", one of the founeleI" of the Spence I & Bat ne", Com pdn \ \\ ho S111cehIS retIrement from act1\ e mdnagement 111 the tm111tm e busllless orga111zed a bank \ly 111f01mant tell~ me that the old bank wa" the CIty deposltorj dnd that the cashIer wa" an alderman and chaIrman of the committee on finance ot the common counCil, and the bank paId the LIt\ nothIng to! the 11'.e of Its money, but when the Clt.' \\anted to b 11jO\\ It \\ a", "a hor"e of another COI01, and the 1nnk \\ a., cloln~ Cjmte well :\1r Barnes ofterecl the CIl.' 2 p"r cent hI It'->money WIth the Ie"ult that hI" bank no\\ l:;"et halt the> Lit m J1leY and the other banh I etam, half, hut ha to pa' :2]J1I een t Ir ItS use So the Clt.' I" the ~a1l1el ~-----------------------------------~ ! Gran d2p~:~~o~~o.S?~~p~r M~hUp Co. I •• IIIt IIIII t II II •II ~-------_._.~._.__.~._.--._------------------- I \Ve are now puttltlg" out the be<;;t (d<;;ler Cup" \\1th cork bases ~\t'r offeree to the trade 1h~se are filllshed III (roldell Odk dlld \\ Illte Mdple In a light finlc;h 1 hec;e-g-oodc; ar~ admlrAhle tor polbheJ HUOls alld furn lture rests They will not sweat or mar. PRICES $4 00 per hundred 5 00 per hundred F' 0 n Grand RapIds Slze 2;{ ttlchf'c; Size 2%: 1111 IH...~ Try a Sample Order BARGAINS IN NEW MACHINERY I have on hand for Immediate shipment the following brand new machllles which I Willsell at reduced pnces: 4- Two-spindle Radial Boring Machines to bore from IX to 18inch centers. 3- Two-spindle Radial Boring Machines to bore from I to 12inch centers. 2-Eighteen inch Cabinet Makers' lathes. I -Sixteen inch Cabinet' Makers' lathe. ---ADDRESS-- - J. C. DeBRUYN, 130PageSt.,Grand Rapids,Mich. The Buchanan C'ab1l1et Company at Buchanan, IS hay 111g a fine trade 111 kitchen cablneb, bookcases, ancl Duffets, and de~k.., \Ir Rtchal ds, the man who make" the wheels go 1 Jl1nd 1"0 \ ef) optlml"tlc 111legard to the present and future oj bU"'lne ,s fhe Ha\\ k", lurl11ture Com pan) and the Banta Fur11lture lompam oj lJo",hen, Ind , wIll make a JOint exhIl)lt on the 6th 1'1001 of the Leonard lurl11ture ExhlbitlOn BUllclIng, Grand Raplcl~ 111 Januan Ihls comb1l1at on of chamber and d1111l1g room 1Url11t111e \\ III be one of thc most attractive m the city 1'1 ade \\ Ith both of these compal11es 1" good and they WIll mdke the be",t exlllbit 111January they hay e e\ er offered the traell The lIttle Clt.' of SturgI", l\llch, has a fine lot of f111l11ture jdct01Ie" that are raplell.' mah111g the town famous The Royal Chall lompan.', lIke the growmg boy, has outgrown It" clothes Ie. the big factor.' 1" not large enough to take care of their bl1'->111e""and they are now b111ldmg another 70 x 132, two "tOIle" high for offices, "l11ppmg and storage '1hiS wIll add gl eath to the pi 0c1UC111gcapaCIty of the plant They WIll mah-e a fine eAlllblt 111J anuar.' on the fourth floor of the 1-' 111n- Iture E"hJ1)ltlon B111d1l1g,(Jrand RapId", and at 1300 :\llchlgan a\ enue, ChIcago The Royal pu"h button chair has become famou" cU1d manager \\ alton ~alcl theIr exhIbits 111July last blOu~ht them thlee tImes a" much busme~s as In dny prev- IOU" e'(hlblt anel that the sales 111 ~ugu"t werc bettel than In an) 1110nth In the history of the compan) Aulsbrootc & Tone, repOl t excellent bus111esc, The, Will make a larger and bettci c'(hJ1)lt 111 J dnUal) on the first floor, east half, of the \1 cl1111"aLtnl el" lJ1lllc1111g,Grand RapId", than e\ el before l\Ir rone", ",aid they \\ ere \\ ell satI"fied With the bu ,111e"s they "eulled 111J uh and that many of the orelers have been dupIJ-eated ] he GrobI"er Cab111etmahers Company are havl11g a ~ood bU"111es" 'I hc) Will make a ~plell(lId c,how m the J\Ianu-fae turel" buIlIJng, (,rand Rapid", m ] anuary The Stebbms- \ \ t1helm Com pan.' are hay 111g a good tl ade, and wIll make their customary exhibIt, In January, 011 the first floor, east 11d1f ot the :\[anufdcturerc,' !wIl(!Ing, Grand Rapids "'------_._--------- •II• I I IIII •ttIII III --~---~----- .. H::P::NS~:~::~~lES?T?O' I CinCinnatI, OhIO II makers of Upholstered Furniture III! ---. ------- for L )orF and rULPll PARlOR, LlBR \RY HOT~ L alld CLUB ROO\1 ._--------------------.-------- WEEKLY ARTISAN 19 NATIONAL FORESTS IN MICHIGAN GoveJ.·nment Takes Charge of Two Tracts of Pine Barrens in the Peninsular State. The MIchIgan and :\Iarquette )J atlOnal Forests, haye been placed under admmbtratlOn, and actual work toward the 1mj)ro\ ement and better ut1117dtlOn of these area" for fore"t purpo"e" has been begun The two new NatIOnal Forests w111be ddml111stered from Au Sable They have beE'n placed under the charge of S M HIggm", who has had many ) ears e:xpenence 111fore"t work and lumbenng 111 northern MIchIgan Pro\ l"lOn has been made for the employment of a suffiCIent force of Fore"t Guards to protect these areas adequately dunng the dangerotb fire season, and the funds hay e bE'en made avaIlable for the beg111111ng of plant111g and Imp ray ement work Immechately on a small scale The ::\hclllgan ~ atlonal Forest cover" 132,770 acres on Au Sable nver 111Uscoda, Io"co, -\lcona and Ogemaw coun-ties ThIs b an area of sa'1dy Jack pme and scrub oak lands whICh have been repeatedl) burned \\ Ith the except10n of a few scattered clump" or ~orway p111e and small patches of spruce and tamarack swamp, It contam" no t1mber of com-merCIal \ alue The Marquette NatlOnal Forest, mcludmg some 30,603 acres, IS on the northern pe111n"ula near Sault Ste J\Iane 1n Ch1ppewa county It con tam" ma1111y sandy pme lands \",hlch were ongmall) well fore"ted wIth whIte and Norway 1)111ebut have been cut clean and 111most 111stances severely bUlned The"e old p111ene" are not now produc111g any f01e"t growth except 111 "cattered patches where jack Pme 1s re-placmg the ongll1al timber \\ hl1e these tvvo "mall 1\.at1Onal Fore"ts are at pre"ent pract1call} valuele"" h am the lumbermen'" standpOInt, they he 111 the very center of the ongmal pme belt of northern '.\Ilclllgdn, mcluchng .,011" wh1ch are very largely unfit for agnculture, but most of wh1ch are naturally adapted to the proc!ucl1on of the \'vhlte and Norway p111e t1mber wh1ch once macle thl" regIon the greatee;t lumber producmg dlstnct 111the world There Ie; httle question but that under pro-tection and careful management much of thee;e areas can be agam re"tored to p111e fore.,t and th1" w111 be the object of the federal government m theIr adnl1111strat1On The ch1ef and mO'ot neces"ary v, ark for the fore"t officer" charged WIth the admml"tlatlon of these lands w111 be that of fire protectlOn, both b) patrol c1unng dry penods and by the constructIOn of fire bredk" through dealing narrow "tnp" around the area", the protedlOn of \\ hlch 1S mo.,t urgent. The "econd and equally Important task lS the gradual refore"tatlOn of the portIOn" of these two foresb wh1ch are eapable of pro luung a \ aluable growth of umber Th1" work VI, 111"en e a" dn object 1e""on f01 what can be done WIth at lea.,t a part at the large area" of burnt ov er land 1n the Lake States \\ h1te and 1\.orway pme, natlves of th1S reglOn, w111 be used cll1efly. but expenmental test" on a small "cale w111 be made of other "peCIc., i\" soon a" practlcable, the lands embrdced yyIthm the forest boundanes w111 be carefully ex-am111ed and dass1fiecl 111reference to theIr sUltablhty for for-est plantmg, the areas be"t adapted to "uccessful forestatlOn w111 be selected and plans made for collectmg seed and be-g1l1Ulng plantUlg operation" It 1'0 probable that a forest nur"e1 y w111be "tarted on a "mall "cale next spnng and the wo! k of plantUlg pushed a" 1ap1dly a" the ava11able funds of the forest serv Ice perm1t The acreage of the"e ~ atlOnal Forests doe" not affect In any way the patented lands or unperfected claIms whIch may be 111cluded w1thm the forest boundanes The status of all The abOl e cut is taken direct from a photograph, and sbows the range of one size only, our No 1, 24-inch Clamp. We make six other sizes~ taking in stock up to 60 inches wide and 2 inches tblck. Ours IS tbe most practical metbod of clamping glued stock In use at the present time. Hundreds of factories ha' e adopted our II ay the past year and hundreds more will in tbe future. Let us show you Let us send you tbe names of nearly 100 factories (only a fraction of our list) who have ordered and reordered many times. Proof positive our way Is tbe best. A post curd wIll bring It, catalog included. Don't delay, but wrIte today. A. E. PALMER & SONS, Owosso, MICH. Foreign Representatives: Tbe Projectile Co, London, Eng-land, bchuch.Irdt & S('hutte, BerlIn, Germany; Alfred n. Schutte, Cologne, Paris, Brussels, Liege, Milan, Turin, n.trcelona, and Bilboa. ~ •••• ._ •• ••••• a_a •• _~ such land" rema111" unchanged, the only Jun"dlctlon exer- CIsed by the I Ore'lL serVIce be111g to report ham t1111eto time, as requec,ted by the dep:lftment of the 111tenor, upon the un-perfected claIm" to determ111e the compllance of the c1a1111dnts WIth the federal land Lmr" under wl11ch such clamb were 1111t1ated The D1stnll Fore"ter of DI&tnct 1'\0 1 whIch 111cludes the r\atlOnal } orests 111 northern J\I1ch1gan held an exam1- natIOn for forest ranger., at Au Sable on October 25 and 26 for the purpose of "elect111g competent men to form the per-manent force 01 the adm1111stratlon of the"e two foresb r J 1301g\i\;al t "enlor member of F J 1301gwart & Son, undertakers of l\1l1waukce, \\ I", dIed from a .,tloke of para-lyS1" on Oct 27, aged 51 yea1" He was a natIve of German} and e"tabh"hed hh bl1"111e,,s 1n l\hlwaukee 1111883 ~_~..- - • • ••• a _ a • a _ • _ a •••••• 1 IIII The Weatherly Co. I Grand Rapid., Mich. I ..---------------------- ---~ THE WEATHERLY INDIVIDUAL Glue Heater Send yonr address and and receive descriptive CIrcular of Glue lIeaters, Glue CooKers and Hot Boxes with praces. AMERICAN BWWER COMPANY "SIROCCO" 20 WEEKLY ARTISAN TRAD[ MARK 25% PER ANNUM (Write for proif if abo!!e.) This plant running In IQUITOS, PERU. WE WILL GLADLY QUOTE YOU, WITHOUT OBLIGATING YOU TO BUY ANY EFFICIENT GENERATOR dIrect connected to an " ABC" SELF OILING ENGINE will electric light your plant, run fans, etc., and if you are now buying current, will pay you in savlllg 'ABC" SELF OILING ENGINES ATLANTA CHICACO are generating thousands of kilo-watts all over the world, and each engine is paying for itself every year in savings of fuel and oil. (Exhaust Steam is Available for Heating and Drying) WE DIRECT CONNECT TO ANY GENERATOR GENERAL OFFICES, DETROIT, MICH. PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURC ST. LOUIS SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE bU"l11e"" admlnl"t1atlOn than (Tea 1\1 Hdlenbrand who had the honOl ot helng elected on \0\ ember 4 by a handsome 1l1djont\ Through Creorge's long a",,,oclatlOn WIth the Grand }{apld" market he ha" acqUIred a large acquaIntance WIth 1l,llJltUl e men all 0\ el the country, who WIll be pleased to learn ot the honor'i \\ hlch ha\ e come to hll11 and wdl sympa-thIZe \\Ith h m In hIS troubleS-If he has an} First Mayor of Batesville. ..\Jewpapers flOm Date,,\ dIe, Ind, 'itate that the Llt\ ha" graduated from the vtllage cIa"" and elel ted 11"> hI "t ll1a\ 01 Bate",vllle I" essentlall} a turnlture to\\ n <lnd It h thel etCJ1e no NEW YORK New Prices on Cat'pets and Rugs. -I he ad\ ance 1ll pIlle" on clf!)ets and rugs In the eastern market:, a\ erage" le"s lhan 5 per cent \\ llton rug", 9 , 12 ha\ e been marked up aLout $1 each and Bru""eb rug", s \111e "l/e '10 cenL ed:::1 Ingram calpet" have been advanced 25~ (Ii 3» lenlc, pel \ard and \\ llton, A'CmIl11'iters about 5 cents pel \ al cl "ele" SmIth & Sons ha\ e made the follow1l1g an nO\1nlement \0\ cmbel pnces not changed from la"t ::\lay, but these pnlC, al e not guaran tled to hold for 24 hour'i In Ofltef \\ ur 1 al e lJable to be \\ Ithclrawn WIthout notIce ]anll try ll'le, about; j)t1 lent hH;her than the advanles nameel h",,,t Juh May Morris Discusses the Morris Chair. II,,,, Ilav IIorn'i daughter of the de'ilgner ane! poet \\ tll1am 1[0111" 1" toullng the Cl1Ited State" and eleln enng L:lt It' Spcak1l1~ of the \[orlls chaIr by whIch \\ J11Jam J\lor-j ~ h be" t kn j\\ n III thl'i country, "he remal ked "It wC'ule! be difficult to plck out the ong1l1al J\lorns chaIr among Its many 11111tatlO11" I leno" It was a very comfortable chaIr WIth an adJu ,Llble back, and It 1'0 really a great fa\ onte In Amenca, I am told that no modern flat would be complete WIthout It" mOl ~ tlun prq er tInt the City s f rst I 1J, Cl ;1'luld be 1 furl1lture man \\ hlle there are gJocl fUL1111'I" men In n te'- VIlle, there are none who 'Would giVe the c } a nFllL tho;-o luh WEEKLY ARTISAN 21 These Specialties are used all Over the World ~------~---~ II ...._-..-.-..-.-..-.-..-.-.-..-.-..-_._--_-....._._------_. --_. ----_._._- Veneer Presses. d.fferent kinds and s.zes (Patented) Veneer Presses Glup Spreaders Glue Heaters Trucks, Etc., Etc. Hand Feed Glueing Machine (Patent pendm8:) Many sty lea and .izes. Wood-Working Machinery and Supplies Power Feed Glue Spreadmg Machine. Single. Double and Combination. (Patented) (Sizes 12 m. to 84 in w.de.) LET US KNOW YOUR WANTS No 20 Glue Heater CHAS. E. FRANCIS COMPANY, Main Office and Works, Rushville, Ind, ..- . . New Buildings That Will Need Furniture. Re'-,Idence- F A Rosenfield. elUtIng the commg '" mter, WIll erect forty bungalow'-" costmg $2,000 to $2,500 each on VIsta Dnve, Los Angeles, Cal , F E HartIgan, \\ e'-,tnl1nster place, Los Angele", $6,000; H B V\ l!son, 209 W cst State street, Lo'-, Angele':>, (bungalow) $4,500, \\ Ilham E Corey, ); 01 man dIe sqnare, Lo;, Angeles, $4,000, \\T R Follmer, Fcrry and Lake strcets, ),Illwaukee, \\ IS. $7,000; Leo Rehm, Clarke and 32nd "treets, I\Il1waukee, $4,000, John Schlrlll brand, Chambcrs and \iVest 34th "treet'-" Ml1waukee, $3,800, J E Ellston, 204 Buckmgham avenue, Columbus, OhIO, $3,500, I\1 \ Pennell, 100 Cypress "treet, Ka11'ia~ CIty, \10, $5,500, I\Iabel Luter, San AntonIO, TeAas, $0,500, l\Irs Ella Shaw, Ccntral avenue and 28th "treet Inellanapohs, Ind, $5,200, I\Ih 1\1ary Donnan, Penn "ylva11la and 33rd ~treeb, Indlan-apolh, ~4,500, Harry Hopc Burch avenue near Madl;,on road, Cmcmnatl, OhIO, $S,OOO, l\lr;, Emma Burger, 410 Third ave-nue, Cmcmnatl, $4,800, Rev l'ather relska, 3S14 \Vood-bndge "trcet, Clcveland, OhIO, $3,500, :\Ir'-, John C;ulll\ an, 380 Blame "treet, Peona, Ill, $3,000, \Yalter RlLhard'-" Lake Dnve near Bradford street, l\f1lwaukee, \VIS. $7,000, I\1yron Dmg'-" Homer and Km11lkm11le ;,tI eets, ::\1I1waukee, V\T 1'-, , $4,500, L J r ar;,cn, 775 Farwell a, enue, I\ll1waukee, $4,000, Eugene SItterly, lOJ South Ferr) '-,treet, Schenectady,)J Y, $4,400, \\T S l\Jattock ,402 Lenox .Koad, Schenectady, $S,OOO, G \\ Mar"hall, Belle, ue boulevard and Faxon avenue, Mem-phI;', Tenn, $3,600, R E Patton, 1188 Snowden a, cnue, :\Iemphl'-" $4,000 George Olber, 303 Kmnear place, Seattle, \\ a"h , $20,000, l\Ils'-, Anna Castl1la East 18th avenue, Denver, Col, $6,500, Dr '\ H Harns, 814 COlona street, Denver, $4, S08, Ernc;,t Frelhofer, 31 Kehr St , $3,500, Valentme Decot, 72S Fa~t Genessce A, e, Buffalo, $4,000, John Klttl11ger, 70 BIdwell St, Buffalo, $4,800, Kate r;. Dayton, 126 Crescent St , ruffalo, $5,800, Chas P PhIpps, 142 Dorchester St, $6,500, J w Hawk, 731 \'\ e'it 17th St, Oklahoma CIty, $4,000, B 7 Hutch11lson, 628 \Vest 20th street, Oklahoma CIty, $4 SOO, H ),1 Llcht, 61n South )'1111"street '\1adlson, \\ l'i, $6000, H S Spll1cller, 1925 John a, enue, Duluth, Ml11n, $3000, II \V DaIley, Lo;, Ange1e~, Cal, $2S,000, ;\;lrs Deb Strade", Los Angeles, bun~alow, $4,000, vV Ilham Abbhtt, Pomona, Cal, $3,000, F H Mernll, Pomona, $3,000 G \V Elaas, Buffalo, NY, $,3500, R M Parkhlmt, Buffalo, $3200, J R \\ hltman, Sprll1g Dnve, Atlanta, Ga, $6000, \Valter I\1c GIl111l'-"3741 lortleth avenuc, ChIcago, $4,;00, S ~T Nls'ien-baum, 302 Ram;,on 'otlcet, I\tlanta, eTa, $5 500, r\ B Stoltz, Leavenworth, Kalb ,$4,400, Carl H Zleme, Young"town, 0 , No.6 Glue Heater. . • .4 $4,000, Mary A Helland, Fry and PIerce streets, St Paul, ),111111, $3,500, S 1\1 Apple, 1012 Vve"t 5th street, LIttle Rock, "\rk, $4500, Dorothy C Engelman, 4172 Folsom avenue, St Loms, 1\10, $4-,000, L \V Dubb, 5235 Garfield avenue, St LOlllS, $3,000, I\Tr'-, P P Boule", 3805 Locust street, Cl11cm-natI, 0, $5,000, Edward H ~lorns, Lanca;,ter Road, PhIla-delphIa, Pa, $30,000, Ida I\1 Sperr) , 563-5 \\ halley avenue, Aurora, 111, $5,000, \VIlham Dempsey, Florencedale avenue, Youngstown, 0, $3,200, James Morgan, Oxford ,avenue, Youngstown, $3,500, I\1artha E HIlher, 532 South Carroll street, South BeneL Ind, $6, SOO, J\Irs Susan F Hobbs, 54 Myrtle strcet, Lynn, I\la'-,s, $3,;00, 0 \V Messenger, 36 Rockdalc avenue, Lynn, Mass, $4,000, L ] Hobbs, 1737 Au-tun111avenue, MemphIS, Tenn , $6,COO,J A J\1cAlh'oter, Rark'-,- dalc street and Vl11ton avenue, 11emphls, bungalow, $4,500, l\Trs Moor, 1172 Mulvane '-,trcet, Topeka, Kam, $3,500, J \\ Hanson, 770 Hampton 'otreet, 1opeka, $3000, J A Clark, Ontano, Cal, bungalow, $3000 I\llscellaneou'-, Bmldmg ,-The Ilarvey Hotel Com pan) ha'-, let the contract for the erectIon of a tlllrt) -room adehtlOn to theIr Fray ::\!farcos Hotel at WIlhams, "'\nz Bergen coun-ty New Jersey WIll ercct a court house at Hackensack to cost $84,000 A hberal appropnatlon WIll be made for furn- Iture for the structure Palmer Bro~ & Fulkerson have finan-ud a company to buIld a theatre at C and Tll1rd streets, Los Angele;" Cal, at a cost of $150,000 The rryman Hotel Company h about to expend $100,000 m bllllehng an addItIon to the Hotel Hayward, San FrancIsco, Lal Contract'i for the blllldmg to be erectcd for the Los Angele;, (Cal) Athletic Club, at an estimated cost of $508,000, WIll be let before the end of N ovcmber VV Ilham I\bbott and] oseph Zemansky of San FrancI'-,c,), are to bUIld an up-to-date theatre at Coahng:t, Cal L J Carter of Slh el Clt), WIll blllid a first class hotel at Las Cruces, N ~1ex \\ ork has been 'itarted on a $50,000 addItIOn to the Southern Hotel at Baker'ifie1d, Cal '\ movement ha'-, been maugurated m Grand Rapids to orgal11ZC a car loadl11g as'ooclatlon The men at the head of the movement are makll1g a caleful l11vestlgatlOn of the SItu-atIOn and hopc to securc the co opcratlOn of manufacturers of furl11ture and kl11dred lmcs Represcntatl' e'i of a mall order hou;,e that had nO actual eXI;,tence al c repOl ted to ha\ e fleeced the farmers of Lmcoln county, v\ ashmgton, out of a few thousand dollar" 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN SUIte No 922 by Nelson-Matter Furmture Co, Grand RapIds. MICb WEEKLY ARTISAN 23 - .-.-- ..- ..--_. ---- _.~._--_. --------------., \ .~I ... -_ .. I ....... -- ... II I We can help you. Time saved and when don e leaves are bound (by your-self) and mdexed by floors or departments. BARLOW BROS., Grand RapIds, Mich. TVr.te R.gktNow ..---_ .. ------_ -- r-80- Y N-,:-0-~-~- c o-~--l I M•• -... I I Embossed and , Turned Mould I iDga, EmboaaM ed and Spindle CarvIngs, and Automatic Turnings. We also manu fadure a large hne of Embossed Ornaments for Couch Work. 1256-1258 W. Fifteenth St., CHICAGO, ILL. '---~._--_.----------- .... - .,. ---------_._._---_ . I These saws are made from No. 1 Steel and we war-rant every blade. We also carry a full stock of Bev-eled Back Scroll Saws, any length and gauge. "1rite us for Price List and dI8count ~------------------- II .. ..~ 31-33 S. Front St., ORANDRAPIDS, MICH. r--- . -----_._- -.-_-_ -.__--.-__.---------., , I I'----------------------_._.~.--_.-_. __ . IMPROVED, EASY AND ELEVAlO RS QUICK RAISINC Belt, Electnc and Hand Power. The Best Hand Power for Furnzture Stores Send for Catalogue aud Pnces. KIMBAll BROS, CO" 1067 Nmth 5t, Council Bluffs, la, Kimball Elevator Co., 3~3 Prospect St., Cleveland,O., l0811th St , Omaha, Neb, 120Cedar St , New York CIty. .....,---_ ..... I II II ----------_._._--------., III,I II II ---------------------------~ If your DESIGNS are right, people want the Goods. That makes PRICES right. (tlarence 1R.1bills DOES IT 163 Madison Avenue-CItizens Phone 1983 GRAND RAPIDS MICH '---------_ ... .,..------------- --- ---------- - .. . I SEE-===== I I..---- --- ....----------- ..._- West Michigan Machine & Tool Co., Ltd. CRAND RAPIDS, MICH. for U1GH GRADE PUNCHES and DIES ---~ European Factories in Anlerica • Simon \\ Hanaurer, deputy Amencan consul-general at } rankfort, Germany, furm"hes the followmg translation from a German paper m regard to German manufacturers, estab-li" h1l1g branch factone., m Amenca "Recently It was announced that a great silk dyemg firm of L) ons had acqmred a large factory of thiS branch m Pat-erson, N J, at a cost of sevel al mIllion dollars The purpose of thIS acqmsltIon IS to manufacture m the U11lted States a class of hIgh grade sIlk dres., goods and textIles whIch hither-to had been ll11ported from France, SWItzerland and Germanv It IS expected that m future other high quality sIlk goods (nbbons, etc) wJ1l be manufactured m the L;nlted States and the fear pre\ aIls that skJ1led workmen and experts of the sIlk mdustnes of Europe wJ1l be drawn to Amenca, thereby m-fhct1l1g mJLlfy on European productIOn and export trade There are partIes who seriously contemplate the eventuality of the U11lted State" not only ceasmg to Import any sl1k goods at all from abroad, but appearing m the outsIde mar-kets as a strong competItor to the great SIlk-goods manu-facturers of Europe" The annual report of the operatIOn" of a lead pencIl fac-tory at Xuremburg, Germany, says "As the unfavorable customs tariff of the L;11lted States, which has not been bet-tered by the late rC\ISlOn act, has made It nigh Impossible to export our goods to that country, thIS company, m order not to lose ItS sales there, has mstructed It long-time representa-tIve agent there to erect a factory for the manufacture of lead penCIls m the U11lted States ., German newspapers also mentIOn gl'OWlllg Amencan competItIOn 111 the tulle (lace) mdustry and 111 leather beltlllg, pamts, colors and machmery Several of them express the opmlOn, that when American manufacturers and exporters once master the mtncaCles of foreIgn trade, as Germany, lrance, and Great BntIan have done, theIr product wIll dommate the markets of the world I,I III ..~I New Process for Making Wood Alcohol. ReplY1l1g to a ChIcago mqmry askmg for mfol matIon concernmg the manufacture of alcohol from sawdust m France the quantIty of such matenal a\ allable, and the prospect of a "ale III that country of a ne\\;ly 1mented American proce"s for that purpo"e, Con"ul-General } rank H J\Iason, of Pans, re-port:-> as follows Very little tImber or lumber IS sawed 111 or near the forests of } rance, so that the supply of matenal for "uch process would be l1111ltedand e.>.penslve Apparently the only estab-li" hment for the manufacture of alcohol from "awdust I" at St Marcel, m the Department of Ardeche, III the south of France, not far from the MedIterranean It h a new, up-to-date concern and employs a hIghly Improved process of an mventor of A.lx la Chapelle, ~whIch con'\l"ts m e'(po'3mg "aw-du" t to "ulphurou,", aCId gas, whereby a chemIcal actIOn IS mduced whIch enablc" the alcohol to be generated and ex-tracted WIthout bemg mIxed WIth or contammated by the sulphur, as had alway s happened when sawdust was mace rated m a solutIOn of "ulphunc aCId under the older pro-cesse" Consequently, It IS claimed that wood alcohol made by the new proces" can be drunk or u"ed for any other purpo",e to whIch pure alcohol IS usually applied One metnc ton (2,204 pounds) of .,awdu"t YIelds by thIS process 100 liters, or 2747 gallons, of alcohol. 20 kIlo", (42 pound,,) of acetIc aCId, and the reslc1ue or spent .,awdu"t I" ples.,ec1 mto bnquette" and u"ed as fuel Consequently It IS claImed that the proce.,s IS very profitable The process IS patented, of cour"e, 111 lrance and the U nltec1 State" ., III ,I .~ 24 .. -- . I I •I• • II1 WEEKLY ARTISAN .---------- .. - ... _- .. -~ I! ""TheReason Why." Gentlemen -Three t) pIca 1 e"amples Illustrat111g 1101J]t' or lcl vantage of the 'Strocco' fan, al e \\ U1ked out belo\\ it om \\ hIe 11 1t wIll be noted that these advantage" ma) be summallzecl a, toll, \\' 1st-Increased efuuency, result111g 111 a ,a'1I1g In H P for "mc capacIty 2d-Increa,e 111 capacIty of fan for s«me PO\\ cr 3d-Smallel space occupIed for a g1\ en capac!t) or mcre I 'ed capacIty for the same space occupIed 4th-Slo\\ speed, resultmg III qUIet operatIOn No doubt yOUl reader" wIll be speually 1I1tere'tcd J!1 tIll' C()J!1 panson at thIS tIme as 'SirOCCO fans al e be1l1g spcuhe ,1 almost "" elUSIvely, and the follo\\ 1I1g facts sho\\ the I ea,on \\ '1\ COMPARISON OF "SIROCCO" WITH: STEEL PLATE FANS 1- As~ume that a capacIty of 210)0 cu ft of alr per mmute IS deSIred at % oz pressure SIze of fan or h6lgh t Speed Horse power Savmg m H P 31lJl<.T, PLATE F \N 1 '0 _)0 9 for same (apaclt:, c;IROCCO F ", 1\0 10 10\ '0 1" I :IKCl~ou INTERESTING PRICES g~<;"~~Vm~5 SEND SAMPLES, DRAWINGS OR CUTS FOR PRICES, 8 ,I ~~~k,~:reI E. P. ROWE CARVING WORKS, AL~fstN. I I ~-------------------------._-------------------~ I'el1lh\ h allla no\\ ha" nndel con'ildcratlOn d total of 1 S,OOO "tcel car'i 01 1910 deln u.y, va1ned at abont $18,000,000 In connectIOn \\ Ith the neV, 5,00J car order, the 1allroad Is a"k111~ fOl "peLlficatlOn" that 111dncle "tee1 wheels for that lot ot Cell" l he hlfi orc!el for "battle "hlp" car" WIth a carry- In-:; capelllt\ ot 77 ton" each, \\111 aLo 111duc!e all steel v,hee1s, as lt 1" the n"e of the"e \\hee1" that make the larger cars po,,- .,lb1e [he ral!t oac!" offiCla1" hay e "tatec1 that all told tlIe Penn '\ h al1la \\ onlc1 plObably be 111the l11drket for 120,000 sttel \\hecls dnlln~ 1()10 for tlC !Z11tC<lr" alone "en tc \\ futll1tl11 e men YO'llIhe killed 111the northern \1(Joe!" thl" tall 110"t of them ale too bus) to go huntlllg, 2- Assume a gIven hOf"38 power~say 15 ~\\l11Ch It IS de<;;,lled not to E'\.('( eel SIze of fan or heIght 1fO No U 1"2 CapacIty 40000 0,0000 Speed 188 1'\2 Increa",e In capaCIty for san18 po"\., E'l 3- Assume a gIven head room-~ay 12 0 -not to 118 e,,(eeoeo SIze of fan or heIght UO ,n 13 111 CapaCIty at % oz 31000 4)00[' Speed 212 110 Increase In capaclt\ for <..,ame "3pace GCl npled u I Some Idea of the 6Teat capaC-It, of the SIrocco "heel", 1111\ ht gamed from the fact that gn en t" 0 wheel" of same SIze I unlllng at ~~m( pres~ure the SIrocco Wheel" ould ha \ e 50% greater capacI t\ than th a old style fan wheel at a speed 400/ le~s AMERICAN BLO'Yl'.R COvlPA, l DetrOIt MJCh Nov 2 1909 ""BattleShips" on Steel Wheels. Report'i from Pltt'iburg "tate that morc cal (Jrc1el" al e "\oon to be placed by the Penn,,) hal1la compam for the 1Jnes '" est Inql11ne, 'ient out t]l1S \\ eek ha\ e come to thc Lal bmldlllg compa11le'i for 5,000 ne\1 "tee I cal" ot the "tancl<l1d type, 100,000 pound" capaClt) for c1ell\ el \ ne"t \ eal I hI" mqully lS m ac1chtlOn to thc 100000 cat" of the battle "hIp type, on whIch car compame" are blcId1l1g '1 hu" 111 all the - ~ ~... _~ N p --- .--- - -...-...:; 11111111 ~ ::-0 -= --- - III \1" ~;-:---- 111" - /" --------- 'Ull l' ::;: hu Mission Oak Finishes ~ ~ The L. Mac E. Stain fumes the wood equal to a Early English Stain No. 506 Filler. Weathered OaK Stain No. They are the Standard Shades. SEND FOR FINISHED SAMPLES .....,,,~,..J,)/ I "'----- " .J ..~:' Fumed Oah Acid }-umed Box, No. 1719 and 1725. THE LAWRENCE-McFADDEN COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PA. WEEKLY ARTISAN Odd Chairs for the Home Beautiful. I t has been truly "aId that "she who IS devoted to her house never ha" any thlllg to spend on her"e1f 0' Even after the home had been furmshed wIth all the necessltle" and a good many of the luxune" there 1" alway" "omethlllg want-mg stIll ffl 1 here are the "peClal pIeces of furnIture whIch add refine-ment and fi11l~hto the home beautIful, for mstal1ce Screens THE CHRISTMAS BUYING SEASON HAS REALLY BEGUN. EVERY DAY'S DELAY NOW WILL MEAN ADDED DISCOMFORT TO YOU LATER. THIS STORE IS EQUIPPED AND ARRANGED ESPECIALLY FOR THE GIFT BUYER AND IS FILLED WITH ARTI-CLES OF CHARM AND DISTINCTION SELECT TED SUITABILITY AS GIFTS OF USE AND BEAUTY. BEGIN YOUR CHRISTMAS BUYING NOW-FOR YOUR OWN COMFORT AND SATISFAC-TION. WE WILL BE GLAD TO HOLD YOUR PURCHASES AND DEFER YOUR BILLS UN-TIL CHRISTMAS IF DESIRED. Well-Worded HolIday AdvertIsement. for bed room<" odd chaIrs for the 'ialon'3" the tea, work and dreS'illlg table.., A hand"ome "creen placed between the front and back pallor" 1" a" ornamental a" any pIece of furn- GRAND RAI1IDS PR&SS FIUDA Y NOVEMBER ~ 19011 HEYMANS HEYMANS tlEYMANS if you-have a home of your own I can be II aoe>: lu.v"asyouw","~no:1pry ll~eyes 0 hl: ears uannoY you You \ ""by You a t eally pay lie: a> you 1:" along only yaudon havetop.oy every II ng at C1n~" he ""oo.fo "la.e lunch any tlmeyou,..,hung yand here. noon "growl once Nohnl:cano<:<:u thatw I "moo ... you. No store of anyknd nth cuy " na 1 a you (',on no these <;ond 005 w h hk n a boa 01Tl!:h"ust at'.d """ ",h h h<llla be '<T sy tern ,,! dtot\l.e ,""counts. Non has any lust '" good COMh IN you p er" And the hame .. easy og<'tby QII .y em 01 monhlycr<:<!t. So he AI\DTII.LK:1HEMATTEROVFjtWlTHU$ and let u•• how fOU tha wcae lIat. Allpatmcnto. edated n the In nreandyo e Ie hem a youdmwfou mon hy hurden 11 (rrS,no homen maketa. Linoleu s\\!l~~.I6.50 You ...... ~the b •• ~...h ... 7 "7 Ll.. o1e ......... that me.... Pott". LI 1........ L.... I A And It s ..... A Rood one. A Sample AdvertIsement ~ Quartered OaK Desli lll~nn Iture can be A fine, can ed 'icreen WIth mlrror'i III the top tor111San excellent background for a charmlllg ho"tess at the table, and may hIde the door leadlllg to the kItchen a'i well .-,. ------------- ---------_._---- I II IHE FORD & JOHNSON CO. CHICAGO This is one of our popular Hotel chairs. Our chairs are found in all the leading Hotels in the country. The line includes a very complete assort-ment of chairs, rock-ers and settees of all grades; Dining Room fm mture, Reed and Rat tan furniture, Special Order furni-ture, etc. A complete hne of sam· pIe. are dIsplayed in The Ford 8 Johnson BUlldlRl!, 1433-37 Wabash Ave., in· cludlnl! a special display of Hotel Furniture. All f~trmture dealers are cord~ally tnv~ted to visit our bttilding. II II 6- __ . .. ... . Then there are the odd chaIrs They are the hall mark, so to '3peak, of the llldn Idllalty of the home A couple of gOthlC or renaIssance chaIr~ are neces"ary to the style of a well filll'ihed vestIbule or hallway There are III fact many ~ty e~ of odd and ..,howy chaIrS whIch are de"lrable for the filllSh of an establIshment Plant Enlar2ement. \;\T ork on the extenslOn to the plant of the Valley CIty Desk Company, Grand RapIds, h progre..,'illlg rapIdly Con- "lderable new machlllery wl1l be lllstalled Its a good thlllg to think tWIce before you speak, and even then you generally have a few thoughts comlllg. --~----_.-._~-~-----------------------------~_.._~------------------------------------_._------ i" I I OFFICES: CINCINNATI--Second National Bank Bullding. NEW YORK--346 Broadway. BOSTON--18 Tremont St. CHICAGO--14t h St. and Wabash Ave. GRAND RAPIDS--Houseman Bldg. JAMESTOWN. N. Y.--Chad ..koln Bldg. HIGH POINT, N. C.--N. C. Savings Bank Bldg. The most satIsfactory and up-to-date Credit Service embracing the FURNITURE, CARPET, COFFIN and ALLIED LINES. The most accurate and reliable Reference Book Published. Originators of the "Tracer and Clearing House System." -- --- -- - -- ~--- -- ----- CollectionService Unsurpassed-Send for Book of Red Drafts. ~_..... .. ...._. ... .. .. 25 - --., It _. - ~ MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS II S .scofield 1'; a nevI' undertaker at IIlll1dm,,\ dIe III Henry I aL,taclt 1'; e"tahh"hmg a rug tacton at c..,Pl111g field, Oregon E H Samuel" has "ucceedecl John Blacllnl unclel tdhCl at Alta, Iowa G IV Raa, & Co undertaker" of \lannette \ \ h hI \ t sold out to J 1\1 Harper The Dlgelovv Carpet Compan\ " ml11.. dt lllllton \Ll"" are runl1lng 24 hour" per cla\ ] oseph Berge1l1 ,;ucceed" Carl ()]-,on III the letad tl1lllItu n busmes:" at Sierra \1adre Cal Pierce & :\1ottrell "uccecd \ C \\ alkel In the und'I tak1l1g bU'31neS" at Long Beach Lal P E Cha"e has '3ucceec1ed }~ugene Bogart ln the leLll] furmture buslne:"" at :\lonmouth, Ore The capltal "tack of the ~kron, (0) \lattle .... Compdm has been 1I1cred:"eclfrom $10 000 to $2:; 000 The John :\letzler De'3k Com pam ot HeI1dll1el '\ \ I.. 111 the hand:" of Bunce & \lason a .. recen er .. Credltors ha\ e filled a petJtlOn 1ll bankluptc\ a~a1ll:"t the Capltal CJty Ca:"ket Com pam Col um h11::>UhlO The [';dtlOnal Ca"ket Lompan\ dl e 1mdd1l1g an dd(!Jt!()n tu the factof} at LOlll"\ dIe, k} at a co"t ot S12000 Bdnkruptcy plOceec!1ll~" ha\ e been ..tal ted d~a1ll ..t thc Boyle Furl1lture Com pan} ot Salt Lake Clt} L tah The Herzog Art I urrutl1re Compan\ of Sal;1l1d\\ \llch have added automohde bathe" to the1l hne of product" The :\Ill1neapoh" (\IJnn) Dec!dlll~ COmp'lll\ arc bl11lc1 ll1g a bnck ad(htlOn to theIr pl'1l1t at a co ..t ot S-l-:;00 N A Dunham & .'Jon have pllrchd"ed thc tl1l111tl11C anc! hardware buslne"" of \\ J1ham Sa\\\el at \\ e"thoro ](ma J E Kenne), fl1l111ture dealel and unclel take I ot L u ba WIS, has admitted h1', "on In-la\\', C H BaItlett d.. a paltnel Herman Karsten, anc! John L Pattel "on "l1lcced C '\ Kar'3tens 111 the retaIl furmtl1le b1hlne .... at '\ehla"ka lIt\ Kebr The Richford furl1ltule fdcto!\ ,It D11lhngton \ t I.. 1unl1lng 0\ ert1111e and the l11anag el" repO! t a val CI1\ ot '3kdled labor The foundatlOn'3 of the lentl11 \ rurnItl1ll lOl11jlall\ .. new factory 111 Grand RapId, al e completed dnd \\ )1 k on thl wal]:" h 111progl e"" I"rank L Harnngton has bought the fur11ltl11e c,!01e.. of \V J BeckWith and Fd\A,ald Balber at \\ \()m1l1g [(ma and wJ11 con'3ohdate them LOllI" Tankus who opened a fm11lture "t(Jle ,It \\ ec,!pOlt Ct, 111 Septembel ha" alread) had enough of It Hl ha .. de-clded to clo'3c out hl'3 "tock ane! qmt Henry Ley the pIOneer furl1ltm e diCaler of " Clltm alaI, whose '3tore ha" been a landmark of the to\A,n tOI Il1dn\ years ha'3 '3old out to J 1\1 Green and] ohn Orton The plant of the" eeneer and 1\1111Compall\ ,It \Ice] 1"1 JunctIOn, II a"h, wl11ch \Va'3 recent} lH1rned \\ Ith ,I 10".. dt $7:;,000 1', be1l1g lebl11lt On d larger and better "calc Asa 1\1 Flnney, manufacturer of uphol"tered fml11tul e 0 1\lanchester, K H, ha'3 mOved 1I1to a Idlge bllck bl111dl11g and Will more than double the capaclt} of hl'3 plant The Rice :\lattJng Compan} of c\ugu"ta :\le, \\Ith a capi-tal stock of $2,000,000, ha" been authonzed to do busl11e" .. III the state of IlllllOl" With capital 11l11lted to $500000 The Butler Furniture alld EqUlpment Compdll} of But ler, OhIO, ha;; been ll1corporated by George F Solomon ) R. Staunton, Milton \\ lse and other" Capltal stock $SO 000 ~ "peclallot of table" and Chdll" ln Koa\"oodllll,clte,! 110m the PhllJpPllle lslancl" 1" Ul course of manufacture at the \\Olk" of the )ohl1'3on !}rotheh I urlllture Company, Glan,j RalJIC]:" J 11 Pel kin" note teller In the Commercial 1'\atlOnal ]L nk 01 hllll1 c1u Laa, 1\ h, ha" resIgned to accept the pO'3I-tIdl1 (lL ..ale" l11ancl~U "01 the (JtunC) Rcfn~erator Company o! thdt ut) (T \ LlpP" uphobtel er of Dela\ an, 1\ h, ha:" taken [1 1\ Lange d.. a partnel anl! under the name of L1PPS & I ange the plant \\ III be "uPJ)l'ed \\Ith up co-date eqUlpemnt cend cnlargtll Re\ \1 B Sha\\, ,,\ho recentl) retired from the pastor-ate of the rlr'3t BaptIst Church, ha'3 purcha"ed the llltcres_ of T \\ CatIck 111 the firm of Rarton & Catlck, undertakers of "'an BernardIno, Cal I \ \ raJrar of \ \ oon"ocket, R I, has purchased the lUl111tUle "tore of C H Oake:" & Co In Bangor, 1\le He wl11 ll1Lllge the bU:"111e""and run It under the name of the Farrar I ur111ture COmpdn} !he People" I Ul111ture Company of St LoUl:", \10, "'111 ll1O\I" Into ne\\ and lalgel quarter:", haVing secured a fifteen \ tal led ..e 01 the ~I\. "tor} bl111c1111gon the southea:"t corner of r lev enth and Oln e "tleets The Sa1J1ple rur111ture Company, dealers of C1l1Clllnatl, () h,IS been IncorpOi atcl! b} Samuel Shott, Slmeon J\J Shott, I \1 Jdcob" TheodOle \\ 01£en"te1l1 and \\ ~ House Ca-pItal ..tOLl,. ,111"ub"cnbecl, $0,000 (lv\ 111gto PO)I health Roger" E Cloker ha" "old hl" 1I1ter-l ..t In the llOckel lhdlr lompan), .'Jhebo}>;an, \Yl" , to the othu ~tOlkh()Idel" He ha" re"lgnec1 111'..,pO"ltlOn as vlce-pi e ..Hlent dnd \\ III I etIlc on Dec 1 lhe ][a\clt\ lOI,1pan\ \\ho hd\e ftul1ltl1le ~tore" In ,e\ eral "duthel n utle .. ,He clo"1l1~ out their bU'31neSS 111 1,ort \ \ ()]th 11"\',(-' I) H a\ el t\ state, that the onl} rea "on fOl dO"l11g the r OIt \\ 01 th "tOle 1" a l!e'311e to hghten hI" pelsc nal labOl" and 1e"pon ,I blhtIe" r---••-•~._._--~-----_._._._-- I II!I ,I IIIIII I --------..., II III• •II MUSKEGON VALLEY FURNITURE COMPANY II II IIII•I I WRITE FOR CATALOG ! ~----------------------------------------------~ MUSKEGON MICH .... COlomal ~ultes TOll POSI Beds Odd Dressers GnillOnlers WardrObes ladles' rOllels DreSSing TObles ManOQany InlOld GOOQS WEEKLY ARTISAN 27 ~-----~-----_- _____---_--_---'"f ~-----.-_4~~---.------..- . --1 HERE'S THAT IS A BARGAIN No. 537. 28x42 top. Quarter Sawed Oak, Cross Band Rim, Polished, $7.50 You can't make money faster than by buymg thIs fine hbrary Table by tb.e dozen, unless you make up a carload out of tb.IS and other good thmgs we have to show you. PALMER MANUFACTURING CO. 1015 to 1043 Palmer Ave., DETROIT MICH. Ii I I I I I I •• ..4 ~ Aj ~---.-.-.----------------- .... New Furniture Dealers. P H Roc1nque ha" e"tabh"hed a new fur111ture store at Scranton, :1\11"" Skmner & <.,,, en-,en are new fUll11ture dealer" m 1\1mn<: apolJ", 1\1llln "\ "ho1e"ale fUl111tUle hou"e h to be e"tabh"hed at Devil'" Lake, '\ Dak I'red Fenker ha<; purcha"ed Henry Bauch's fur111ture "tore In South Dend, 1nd \ 1'., Ll\ 111g"ton has adcled a fur111ture department tr hI" general '3tore at Conway, '\lk :l\1nckclro) ::'age h to engage m the fUl111ture and unc1el-taktng bU"llle'3:o at '1 errell, Te)o, The Stelchl BlO:o lurl11ture Company have opene 1 1"el1 ne\\ :otore at 621 ",1al ket "treet, Chattanooga, Tenn ,under the manalSement of J Cal Ste1ch1 , I III \II III II I I I I III III i\Iy1e-, H Cooper 1'3d new fur111ture dealer at 17 C01 11 n b1a stI eet, G tIca, )J Y lIe call" h1S place the "Happy Thought Stove and Fur111ture Store" Ohver C JIIl1 ha" opened a new store for exh1b1tlOn and "ale of antIque fnrl11ture mc1udmg "rare p1ece:o of genu1l1e ChIppendale, IIepplewh1te and EmpIre cle"lgn ", , at 38 v\ d10w "treet, VI aterbury, Conn D Bloom, Charles Bloom, :1\1 A I "aac" and "Bunk" Sp1ke" have mcorporated the v\ alnut R1dge Furmture CCO'l1- pan) to e"tabh:oh a retall furl11ture store at \Va1nut RIdge, '\rk CapItal :otock $25,000 II J Sloan, formerly manager of l'artndge & Blackwell\, funllture departmeut, Detr01t, has '3tarted1n bU"111es-,for h1m-self undel the name of the Sloane Fur111ture Company, on tht second floor, at the cOIner of Broadway and GratlOt a\ enue He "ells at I eta 11from factory catalogues, photographs a'ld bl11e pnnt" .. . .. .. . .- ._~~------~-_._---~------------_.-._-----_-.-.-_------__...-~ "I. "THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST" \ BARTON'S GARNET PAPER Sharp, Very Sharp, Sharper Than Any Other. SUPERIOR TO SAND PAPER. It costs more, BUT It Lasts Longer; Does Faster Work. Order a small lot; make tests; you will then know what you are getting. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. Furniture and Chair Factories, Sash and Door Mills, Railroad Companies, Car Builders and others will consult their own interests by using it. Also Barton's Emery Cloth, Emery Paper, and Flint Paper, furnished in rolls or reams. MANUFACTURED BY H. H. BARTON & SON CO., 109 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. I • aM. • •••••••••••• _ ... 28 WEEKLY ARTISAN ~Iinnesota Dealers' Retail Furniture Association OFFICERS-President LOUIS J Buenger Ne\\ VIm VIce Pre<;ldent C Dantebon Cannon Falls Treasurer, o -\ 0 \10ell Peter~OI1 Secret an W L Grapp JanesvIlle EXECUTIVE COMI\!IT fhE-D F RlcInrdson NOIthfield Ceo Klme Mankato W L Harn' \llIIneapohs, o Sunoth G encoe M L klIne ~t Peter GINGER ON ADVERTISING FROM TilE PRESIDENT. bll\ 111", Ibollt thh t1mc I, \\ e p( "Ibl} C In \ot tcn 'C\ ell} cal' hay e the t11meh ot 1I11111C,otd 11le! '0 much 'Sr 1111 '0 much teeel '0 much ,tock '0 mUC,l )loul tl \ I' thq 111\ e lIght 110\\ l11cl \\ hCll buy 111£{UJmllle11le, Ihele h .2;om>; 10 be ,1 101 o[ 1'\ b1h1l1e" Thel e 1t I, up to OUI mcmblr, to ed\ cl the '" pu ol,tcntly tlMt \\ hell (\ el a e1htomel of your lom mUml) th1l1k, ot furmture he I"ocnteo \ our nlme \\llh 1t Ilthu th 111 some 011l d'e 0 l In \ ou doubt tm 011e mo nH 111 \\ hdt \\ ould h IJlpell 111 1 bU'1I1e" \\ 'l\ It } ou (01llel d t lh 111 \ OUI commu11lt}) \ Oll cen do It If you tlV so let 11', >;et oUI ,onH ed\el ll' 111.2; thh Ih mkogl\111.2; 1\ Ine h \\ III be \\ I} Ihe Ie! ot 1'1 othel pre \ lOUs ed\ el tlS1I1g 1ell me v.hat k111d o[ men ,ne In the 11l111Jtl1le 1m-lllc" 111cl I Hand Carved Post Rocker \\111 tell you \\lllt kmd of a bu,1I1e" the} dll gm11'S to )lllJdull, 1111 ne\ er [or one momenl tdke II fm gl ante,l that yom b1h111e" h "om" to be gredtel thdn the man beh1l1el It \ ° b11olne,s c 111ell' e 1 IJl It self unless II has stJong, h,rd \\ork1l1g selt leh,mt 1,11 'Cllllg mcn t chalacter back of It J\Ien who Ie tll} unclel ,I ll1d ho\\ to bllIld up I bU'111ess arc not In Ihe majont} \ 0 b11',1l1e" c In bl IlgJH 11111l' thc men behmd It ,ne nght ,md th It kIn 1 ot mln (Ion t j1ht he)lpe n They dIe 110t necessdnly the mo,t bl lln) bllt thc\ 11e the Ole, \\h make a btUely of hov. 10 make then bU'1I1c" '1 '\lcee" 11el kel p 011 the alert for new '\lggestlOns ,1l1cl Ideas Ask most any successful b1h1l1e" m U1 hO\\ he sucleu]ed '111I the l hance, al e ten to one that he \\ III tell you Iha t he (hd It bv IWIll,t dnel constdnt ad\ertl'1I1g Just take up mo,t an) p Iplr 111d \ \I cunnot help but llOtJce thdt the blgge,t mo'ot "11ecl"tul hU'llle, houses have the largest, mo,t COlbplCUOUS ,Iel, III Ihe be-t p IJlll' of then commumty If you t111!1k } Ol1 l l11J1O! .ffO! d to ,]W!1 1 111tllh on dch ertlSl11g, spend \\ hat you can but cIon t do II III I h Iph 1/ (I d cdreless \\ay Use a few U11lIo \\ll1ch \It t\1l111,h \OU eontlnutlh a11d dfter you ha\ e aeh el tl,ed same place I te\\ ot the '11tide, In your wl11dov. marktd a, ,peclah h ach el tl-cd It \ OU \\ 111 d thIS conscIentIOusly dnd put 111 the c IthusII'111 tInt, 0111 b1hl1lD' ele mdnds, you WIll soon e}.pellence dS othel' 11'1\e the tl Ulh \lhl pll I' ures of the adverhsers gdme and I emembel tll1:, do n( t thl11k )( I one m111ute that the people, re gom,:; to get enth11ollotle ()\ II ) ( UI goods unles, you are \Vhl1e you must h'l\ e ,Itlshe 1 C1hlomll' you cannot rely on them to to)t yOul horn I Cdn gIve only one InCIdent where Hh ertl,- I1lg dJ(1 not pay Ti11e, \las blought to my no tJce ,lwhIle dgO \\hen 1 \\as mak111g '1 tour of I11SpectlOn of ga' plant'> fOl our ut} \\ hIle 'II tl1lg 111 d hotel, [ pIcked up one o[ the p Ipel' of the town md saw th,lt Olll ot 0111 l11e111bll' was ad\ erhsl11g I cert tin locker The lei looked good to me so after suppel T ccllul It thh man', stOle and dsked fOl the lockel '1, ,W ordlnalY cu,tomer would To my ,urpnse I v. as told to go to the back end ot the ,torc and I would hnd el fev. pIlecl up 111 the cOlnel T ehd so ,md found them \\Ith the \\ I 'pplll" pI pelon, all mal red etc, ,md } Lt tlll' de tlLl \\ III del, why hl<, dch el tl'111g does not p'\\ I dm glad that tll1' IS dn e}.eeptlOn to the I ule of our member, but thl, mCHlent ,](1\\ 0 to cl gre,tter 01 1eos deglee Ihe mltho 1 of the usu 11 sm,lill fur11ltl1l e retaIlel s aeh el tlSl11g The successful buslnes, b1111de" IS a 111111ot Im2gmdtlOn A bus111ess m 11l lcmllot plm '1 great ddvertlsmg campalgll \\ Ithout l'lld,?;ln ltlOll Before a smgle ach el tlsement lppears the ad \ erhser ~ees the results ment,tll) \\ hlch he leel, the ddvel thement w111 produce Do you sup pose he would ad\ ert1se unles, he fen eo'\\\ the F19 No. 155 ThIShIgh grade rocker In large, flaky quartered oak, and hIghly hand poh.h€d and can be had In the golden or weathered fin- Ish. or In ma-hogany fin 1sh When made up In the mahoga-ny finish. all panels are ofthe genuille mahog-any. It IS very heavy, rIchly carved pIece and all carVIng being done bY~~Ind therefore gIVIng it a soft, smooth fimsh. l~ote the WIde shaped arms and large shaped seat, the extra hIgh back, WIth ear brackets, makIng 1t an exceedIngly easy sltt,ng chaIr. Best ever gIV-en In thIS lIne, at thIS exceedIngly low PrICe. Price at our store I nus J BLE\GIR PI cSldellt 'lln, umt furmshed our members for 40<' 1 hh Roeker ~7 40 IlI\o RF142Yz Tins large lux-urIOUS rocker IS WIthout any doubt the blg-ge~ t valup that has bepu after pd The seat 1.:, ~2x~2 Inche:, mea..,urem e Il t the extIeIlle outsIde 1 s 26 Inches the h, wht of back flom floor 1:, 42 lUC!JP, The back IS tufted seat larg-e and comforta ble <up!'ort e d by 011 temporeu ",pnn~ llchly rufi:lC'd on the ",de" and top ot bqch. and also thp entlle flont ThIS chair 1:' upholsted "lth the be,t '!rade ofChd-e 01 Bu"tonleath81 winch ]S a splendid SUb...,tltue f01 genUIne leather and has excellent "earm'S qnalItles ThIS " the be,t Turkl'h rucker th'lt can be had at tIll::' PI1CP w8u!ht dbout 100 lbs Mount ed on '-8culJlJ Con ..t..l acted fr~une castor~ anD fitted ",th an pxtra hea,; 011 temp~red rock er sJjrIngs WhICh glve::J It aver;}' comtorvab18 'ock Pnce at factol\ OUR PREPARED UNITS. The pI eSldent's artIcle on advertls111g Cdll, to 1111lld ,ome plam fdcts whIch ale, ery cnar II tcn,tte of hIS WclY of domg tl1mg, The (dillel s of our a,ooclatlOn heve alway S done \\ h II they could to ,tImulate aeh ertts111g and n1dke It edSY, for our members End that the pI epclratlOn of ad\ ertl,mg matter IS very hard \\ e wIll dev ote thh week s dep"rtment to the Illu,trat1On of unl!:, wh1ch we are dble to fur llIsh our membel s To those of you v. ho are e011',tant dd\ ertJsers, 1t wIll not be nece,sary to pomt out the great advant 1ge you have m bmldmg } our deb' by thIS umt construCllOn To those who never elId dl1ythmg dlong the'e hnes, v. e want to say that out of nmety-tv. ° dlffere11t ,!CIs gathered from the van01h pe I h of the ,tate, wc clId not End more thdn ,Ix whIch gavc an dccurate descnptlOn of the artIcle, ad\ ertlsed In ~tudY11lg- out our plan )01 .tdvertl'lllg helps and consldellllg v. 11dt pohcv v..tS best to follow, the commIttee on advertt 'o1ng adopted a method of descnptlOn along maIl ordel house hne" We know that thIS sort of ad\ ertlsmg IS successful but we ob t 1111ed the adv ertt~e]TJents mentIOned above to ,ee If we could find a better method \i one 01 Ihcse sdmples C,lme up to the ,tdndard dnel \\ hen \\ e asked why better de,cnpt1Ons were llOt ,,1\ ell, \\ l \\ ell told tl1lt Ihe pllnter charged too mUC11 for settlllg the111 UD Other, g 1\ e the excu,e that they dId not have tane 01 lbIlIt} ,dong; these lIne, AJI thIS ,howed vel y plamly that ,ome th11l£{ 111t1',t be done to help membe1 S 1n one of the mCht 1mportant elL! lll, 01 then bU'111es,-that of proper ad\ el tIsmg [he prep lr It10n of the,e Ulllh, hov.ever, mvolves a gledter l1110unt of deL\ll >\olk than IS dpparent to those who do not elo th1s \\OIk Ju,t 10 £{l\e our membel' a httle I11slght a, to WI1.tt IS neceo '11\ 10 ]1ll]1l1l III oI1Q;mI1 11mt, \\e \\111 gIVe you I httle detenl \\lnch 1- lS tollcJ\\' Altlr \\e dec1de on plepal11lg 1 un1t pelnap, \\ e l111clth II \\ h 11l\ el U1t" \\e have of thiS Item elre uther half-tones 01 out 01 proportIon to Ihe Sl/e >\e want 10 'lse IIalf tone cannot be u,ed succe,dully 1n l1e\l spaper work and nowdddYs nedrly ,dl c11h made f01 catalog purposeb ,He half tones, so v. e are obh£{ed to h 1\ C 1 h llld elr'l\\ ln6 made \\ h1cl1 usually costs $2 Then we hdve t h 1\ l the deocnptlOn "ct up 111 type de )uncl the cut for whIch the l)1 mill 11'11dl} eh,lfges u, ~oc Aftel that 1S done, \\ e hdve to sene! the 11mt t thl eleltJ otypel 111order to get '1 umt nuele whIch costs lh ~Oe -0 \ ou ,el tlMt It eosts $120 to get the hrst copy of a Ulllt II \11\ ml111bu \\as to do thIS mcll\ldudlly 1t would Uht hllll $320 101 e lell uml \ \ e ell kno\\ that the d, erage 'mdll dealer eould not ot, nd '11eh l "pen,c but \\ e cen tl11u Or£{dlllzdtlOn, furlllsh you \11\ one of the,e nlllts 101 ~Oc each The,e umts dre so mortIsed aftel they have been elect rot} ped Pnce a t store SOLID OAK SWELL FRONT DRESSER 1 h]'-., j I I' lllt f 11111 11 1 Rocke] 11 11l111bcl'-., fOI -!O( ~ ) Ij ) Ilou]h \\Inch \\ould blob te11ned? You mtht llIent dh see the benehh to be (leI 1\ tel from ach e1 tlsmg lOu 11111',t men tall) ,ee } 0111 llhto111el, dnd then constl uct p1\1h fOI reachl11g tho,c CUSl0111el, RIght 110\\ IS} om time to get out 'Ollie II tl 11\l Th enkS,?,1\ 1I1g llh UtI' I 11 .., People d1 e 'S0l11.2;to 111\ l bl.2; dmner, \\ 11lch me,ln, th It they arc gomg to hay e lots at comp lily ~ll thl<, me In, that the} ale "0111.2; to gt t llIce table, llIce ch tll s e tc pI 0\ Idl1lg \ ou m eke them Ie ahLe It The re hOn \\ l m-il \ CllI stron£{ly to get Ite I Tl1'lllk,gn 111" bU'111e" h th It I good 11\c1y Thdnk'£{1\ 111.., bUolne", IS d fOle runnll (11 I he dt1l) Xm\S bU'l11l" ncl as buy111g IS mOle OJ Ie', lull taglOu, It stanels u, ,tll \\ ell 111 hdnd to cre,te as 111Ul11 F lOY. RF 3'1'0 - This cl ..... ~ 13 mac1lit of geumne oak WIt h quartered oak flout It has two large drn,wers and two small ones, all dla1" "Ilh the "haIJ"1 seTJJentrne front and fitted \nth c a. i , brass hllndlf"S and lC'C'ks T1.13 dJ e'iser Ii 21 in deep and 40 in wide TJ...p lllirror 'b ve17 sh'tpely, ap.d 15 24x20 iUl.-hes and 180 Without an equa) at the plfce 8J PI'~ dllect frem fae tory in Indiana Sl.up-tung wefglIt about 150 pounds Our special pt!911 fpr lIuo PISO. Montgomery Ward Price FreIght ... . Settmg up, etc Price at our store $1015 185 35 ThIS unIt furnu~hed OUT memlJero;;; for 40(' '1h1S Dresser $8 40 WEEKLY ARTISAN that the member u~lI1g them can change the pllce to ,mt hnn,elf dnd tllel e I~ a pldce mortl,erl dt the top of edch cut for ,uLl, v. ords d, Xma, Speual", ThanksglV1l16 Leaelc\ ~ or SpeLlal Sale ,0 11e C<l11 use the U1l1t "t 'my time of the yCdl dn I for dn} k111d of d ,dle wll1ch Ill' may be conduct1llg J\ ot only that but by d loptlng our Ul1lt sy" tem of eirlvertlslllg, you v. III Selve more thdn the LO~l ot the cut a, the cuts furnlshecl flee by the VdfIOU, fdctones take 11101e "pace thel11 tlle whole unit If you put In a stock of tllese umb, all y)U have to do 'Ahen you 'A ant to pi epetre el11 "ad IS to select the nU1111)('r of U11lb you wbh to run 111your ad', ilx the pnce sIgn yom name clnd tne "a,l" IS I eady You may I e"t ,is"ured that It I~ LOn ect In cverv detaIl v. hlch I, not dhvays the case If you I ely upon the elVel age small pI mtllH; offlcc Our leas J11 for UI g1llg yOU ~o ~trongly to blcome pel "Istent advertlscrs I' that tlle prospenty of our iSSOC!eltlO\1 de pend, upon the prrJ'o]Jent} of our 111dn Idual membel s, so anyth111g tl1dt \\ e Cdn do v. l11cl1 v. 111 he lp our member~ to become more pro" ]Jelou" win Inake our i'SouitlOn 11101e plo~pelous Thereforc we urge a hber,11 use of the ddvel tl'111g mdtter v.hlch has been pI epareel tOI you by tlle advcrtl"ln~ Ulml11lttee \\ lllch com mlttee IS very deSirous to he lr from all of our membel s as to how 'Ae c,m help them ,till more If any of you have some partlcul"r If'W or Ided, let u, 11d\e It and perhdps some other member, thru thiS larger expenence can work out a plan \\ hlch \\ III be of undreamed of a~"lstance to you, so don't be backwal d but send ,uch Ideas dS you hdve to thc secretal y for the the of the ael> ertlS1llg commIttee VI' e are ,101ng all v. e can and now It 1'3 up to Y IU, ,IS lI1ehvldual mem bel s, to 11I,lke thh depal tn1ent grow ]) R 1HOlVIPSO\, Chalrm,ln of Ad\ ertls111[),' Committee A SUGGESTION FOR A THANKSGIVING AD. The very nlLmesends a thnll of pleasure through the hearts of every house-w! fe..the day of family reunJ.ons. turkeys, plum puddmgs. ete --the one day more than any othel when the housekeeper feels an unusual degree of pnde. Each year she demands some little addltlon-·perhaps Its a new chair, or a a dllung table a new set of d1shes, some new cookmg utpnslls 1t IS sure to be somethmg and this sale w1ll g1ve you ample time to fill your every need satlsfartonly at a savmg As m all thmgs else. 60 m the furmture business there IS a gradual tjvolut10n gomg on at all tImes so we have become members of the Mmllesota Reta11 Furn1ture Dealers ASSOCIationwhIch 'Juts us III a pOSitIOnto get and sell goods that can be prIced to meet any and all competitiOn ThIS ThanksgIvmg sale IS only a stal ter of what we Will be able to do fm Chnstmas bargams We beheve that MmnesotlLpeople prefer to buy Mm-lesota made goods ot Mmnesota merchants pnce bemg equal Have found that people do not like to buy furmture m the Cat III thJ bag (cataloguc) way Come In and see our ofI'ermg and then we Will be able to convmce you that our store IG the best place to buy yOUl Thanksglvmg needs. " IThanksgiving! I ThIS cut furnoshed our members for $1.00 THESE SPLENDID HIGH GRADE COLONIAL DE-SIGNED CHINA CLOSET ThIS lntchen cabmet has two du~t-proof hillS WIth wooden bottoms. for flour. meal or sugar; two drawers for llllen and cutlery and a removable chop-pmg and kneadmg board Top 1S 26x45 lnches. 1Smade of whit? basswood WhICh ISeasy to elLan MJ.terlal. workmanship and fimsh dependable Dlawers and bmb lemovable; lower p.1rt of legs detachable Fmlbhed In natural gloss. Sears Roebuck IJr!ce at factory FreIght added Settlllg up, etc. F3. Thl'o hIgh grad" ~hlUa closet. is mad> a f quartered 0 a k Has round vasts. carved claw fee t. I bent glas~ ends. Neat, lovely carved top ornament. Has quartered oak crObS bauds, no veneering. Has SIXshelves, and ISvery well caster-ed at bottom Has po!Jshedgolden fimsh Shelves are adJustable. WhIChIS a very good advantage for the housewife Is of the latest deSign, and a well constructed pIece of furm ture thru dnd thru These chairs are maue of ~elected oak. upholstered With genume No 1 leather. qUJ.rter sJ.wed baCk. rIch golden gloss fiOlsh. seat mortIsed and screwed togeth-er, back legb bolted to seat makmg very rIgid constructlOn. W~Ight about 151bs Full SIze; has an elegantly ,haped sew" and IS Ju~t the right hf'lght to bo VeJy comfortable. StrICtly hlgh-gr2cde QU1O,1- 1ty. Newest deSIgn Sear~ Roebuck prIce 1Of,t1O,clory,$1 Frel'5ht 100, setting andpob.):l ..20 Priee at our store, F 10 \0 1011-IL Price at our store ) ~bo,e Lmt ~bo\ f' Ko 2;8 1!z Chma ClO~et $ 40 13 30 Abo\e l mt $ 40 Above No 1611 BOA Seated Dmers EaLh 167 rhe aJJO\ elm t Abo\ e No 700 Cabmet MEMBERS NAME AND TOWN HERE. $298 07 .25 29 $ 40 2 75 JO WEEKLY ARTISAN Write us for information. MOON DESK COMPANY ...--_._- I ----.-----------_._._._-~-------------_ ..-------------_
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323. 1940-12; Peninsular Club

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324. 1934-12; Peninsular Club Magazine

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325. Weekly Artisan; 1910-09-03

Notes:: Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and vf GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC Llnn,~RY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., SEPTEMBER 3,1910 NELSON -MATTER FURNITURE co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. BED-ROOM and DINING-ROOM COMPLETE SUITES in Mahogany, Circassian 'Valnut and Oak. If you have not one in your store, a silllple request will bring you our magnificent ne',,""CataloKne of 1Zx16 inch .pa~e groups. show-ina suites to match. With it, even the IUost moderate sized furniture store can show the best and newest furniture satisfactorily. - ------~------------. -----_._~. ------- .. --_ ... _-_.- .---------------------- -- ..., ARTHUR S. WHITE, President. ALVAH BROWN, Vice President. HARRY C. WHI'I'E, Treasurer. LET US MAKE YOUR HALF-TONES I I II II Perfect Product Large Facilities Courteous Treatment "Right" Price MICHIGAN ENGRAVING CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Samples and Estt"m~ltes Upon Request. I"" WEEKLY. ARTISAN 1 YOU CAN MAIL YOUR CATALOG SEPTEMBER 21st _1 _ If you place the order with us. W"ITE , PRINTING COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICU. I PRINTERS FOR THE FURNITURE TRADE. I 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN p • ,I LUCE FURNITURE COMPANY III III Ii I:• •I I• GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Manufacturers of COMPLETE lines of MEDIUM PRICED DINING and CHAMBER FURNITURE. Catalogues to Dealers Only. •.. -_.... Luce-Redmond Chair Co.,Ltd. I BIG RAPIDS, MICH. High Grade Office Chairs Dining Chairs Odd Rockers and Chairs Desk and Dresser Chairs Slipper Rockers Colonial Parlor Suites In Dark and Tuna Mahogany BIrd' J Eye Mapll BIrch !ZuArt,rui Ollk ,md ClrcAJSI"n W"lntit Our Exhibit )'ou will find on the fourth floor, East Section, MANUfACTURERS' BUILDING, North Ionia Street GRAND RAPIDS, MIC"IGAN Exhibit in charge of J. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES, J. EDGAR FOSTER. 30th Year-No. 62 GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• SEPT~~MBER 3.1910 Issued Weekly GRAND RAPIDS FACTORY AFFAIRS New Company to Take Over and Operate the Old Michigan Barrel Plant. Views on the Labor Situation. The old MIc111gan Barrel company'" plant on upper Canal 'itreet ha'i changed hanel" agal11 The Grand RapId" Show Case company, who took It over last wl11ter, have trans-ferrecl It to the ArchItectural "Voodworkl11g company of PhIladelphIa, Pa, and the new owners wIll abandon their PhIladelpllla plant, come hele and take posses"lOn of the property before the end of this month They wIll manufac-ture a lIne of good'i sImIlar to those made by the Show Case company, but of a somewhat 10'" er grade, among their spec-ialtIes being a revolvll1g cabll1et, on whIch the} own the pat-ent, I11tended fOJ dI1Playing 'good'i 111 "tpres They will make an mvestment of at lea"t $250,000 here and will start operations "Ith a force of about l2~ men, which WIll soon be Increased The company WIll be controlled and managed en-tlrel} separate and independent of the Grand RapIds Show Case company The labor unIOn" of the CIty hay e been increasing their member"hip con"Ic1erahly of late and <,ome of the factory manager" are not mc1ll1ed to take a favorable vIe", of the movement The 1I1crea'ie has been mainly among the ma-chine hand,;, cahll1et-maker,;, fi111'ihers and other factory work-ers, hut thel e havt been large addItions to the membership of union" engaged m the bUIld1l1g trades and as <,tated above some of the manufacturer'i are mchneJ to "\ iew it with alarm" "\\ e are not pleased with the labor outlook," saId one of them, the other day "The unions have been groWll1g rap- Idly thI'i "ummel They al e "aId to be stronger now than ever before and their strength ma} mean mIschIef 01 WOIse \Vhen union" become large and <,trong they are usually arbI-trary and unrea:oonable There are signs of "ueh condItion" already---we can see it and feel it right here 111our factory, and it look as if we '" ere in for a fight If It comes to that I hope It will come soon Now is the time As for us we will "hut down competely rather than allov" the U1110n" to inter-fele WIth our business," The gentleman quoted above i" one of the younger gener-atIOn of Grand RapIds furnIture manufacturers When the matter ",as mentIOned to one of the veteran", he expre:osed (hfferent sentIment'i "Yes," he "aid, "I understand the unions have been 'it! engthe111ng theIr organizations of late, but I do not think they mean mischief. At any rate I do not th1l1k there h any occasIon for borrowing trouble We have alway -, had unIOns here They have never given us much trouble and there is no rea 'ion why they should be expected to do so now There is no cIty in the country where the 111terests of employers and employe" are more close-ly allIed ihan 111 Grand RapIds There is no city where so large a ploportlOn of the factory workers are property own-ers and men", ho own theIr homes are not I11chned to go on "trIke or I11tOany kmc1 of labor trouble WIthout reason Most of them are intellIgent and level-headed and they wIll not be led or dnven mto any movement that would hurt their 111 tel e"t'i even more than tho"e of theIr employer:o---much more In proportIOn to theIr I11ve"tments " The latter mtenlev" probably expresses the VIews of the labor SItuatIOn entertal11ed by a great majorIty of the employers of the cIty !\nother saId "v\ e are not borrowing trouble There i" no rea"on why the growth of the unions 'ihould mean trouble The employer" are well orgal11zed and 1f there are any eh"putes 0\ er wage", hour~ or cond1tions, they WIll probably be "ettled, without anything lIke a fight" Talk'i WIth other manufacturer" ...howed that most of them are rather uncertam as to the extent of the increase in the l'11l0n membershIp "\\ e know that se\ eral of our em-ploye" have jomed the U11l0n ranks recently," said one, "We don't know jU"t who they are and have not trIed to find out. Ye", we know there 1" "ome dls"atlsfaction among the men ConchtlOn" are not jU"t what they v, ere expected to be \\ age" ha\ e not mCI eased ao; much a'i may have been ex-pected Xeither has there been any such improvement in our busIne"s as wa:o generally pledleted 'iix month" or a year ago, From the foregoing it will be seen that the Grand Rapld'i manufacturers have theIr eye'i on the Indicators and it is probable that very few of them WIll mlS'i seeing the Labor Day palade next Monday, whIch according to the daily papers is to be the "largest and mo"t Imposing" ever seen In the city. Secretary Fox of the San Juan, Porto Rico, Chamber of Commerce, ha,', WrItten to the Grand RapIds Board of Trade, .* - -----------. 4 WEEKLY ARTISAN declaring there I" a good openll1g for "\mencan furl11ture in Porto RIco and suggests that Grand Rap1d" manufacturers should make an effort to extend theIr trade on the island The Steel Furmture company who have had thel1 office located in a Canal sit eet block, al e erecting ,1 facto!\ bUIlding on the corner of Front and SIxth stleeb vve"t "ide '-,111ce their organizatlOn they have had theIr gooe\-' manufactured under contract, but will soon 1H' e<,tabl1"hed 111 then em 11 plant The ""Nf'edof the Hour" Supplied. EditOl \\'eekl} '\rtlsan---Replv1l1g to the V\lltCl of the "N eed of the HotH," m yours of J11ly 30, there IS In e'Chtence now Just such a Centl al Bureau as he IS cdlllng for namelY the Central Bureau of the dmmg table manufacturer", metal and spflng heel manUlacturers, pallor and library table mal,U-facturers and casket manufacturel ", CCllhht111g ot Up\\ al d" ot tvvo hundreJ and sIxty manufacturel", \ trv abh handled In Comm1ssi-one1 \\ Ulp1, 661 ~Ionadnock htlIlellIl~ 11llla~o Mr \Vulpl can gIve hll11 relIable 111to! matll)tl re~al elIng honest and dIshonest dealers He can tell h1111all ab( ut thu"e who make the1r own terms, and make unrea"onable claIm" whether he can collect certam accounts or not, account" that he has for collectIOn, and that he has haci fOl collectk1l1, a" well as how hard 1t VI as tu collect them IIe can collect an account when others fall, and 1f he cannot get the 1110ne) the mformatlOn 1S valuable to the manufacturer" The real good of the c1eanng house come~ onh to tho~e who are watch1l1g Commlss10ner \Yulpl's report~ closely and workmg WIth hIm, and those who a1 e doing thIS no doubt have fewer bad accounts, and have collectIOn.., dO\\ n tu the "least resistance." This central bUI eau could be made mal e eftlclellt If more lines would become affIlIated w1th It It manufacturer;, of case goods, beddmg, upholstered gooJs. etc, \\ould "come in," then many of the eVIls that "one at them' \\ ntes about would be brought down to a m1mmum If not only "one of them," but all of them v\ho are not acquainted w1th Mr \Vulpl's VI ork, "Ill \\ nte to 111111fOI infol111atlOn they may learn somethmg uf mtere~t NORTHER~ FeR\ ITLRE CO"IP \ ,\y Sheboygan, \VIS, Aug 30 The Cylinder Desks of 1880. The populal CUItam loll top desks supplanted the C} 1In-der desks of 1880 In all respecb exceptmg the use of flex-ible slat curtams mstead of cylmder, the shapes of the desks of today are those of the cylmder penod The cylmders used were paneled deeply and the sutfaces CO\ered \\ 1th figured veneers They we1 e du"t tlght and 111 that respect ~upenOl to the flex1ble slat curtam cover of today ,,- I 10uis babn 15~LIVingston St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN DESIGNS AND DETAILS OF FURNITURE CItIzens' Telephone 1702. ..... Be:lferd, Oh.e, AU:l 3 1910 Grand BapidL Veneel V;OllrS Grand Bapdl>, Mich Gentlemen:-About a year and a half ago we mstalled five 01 your lnlns, and smce that tlme have been drYing aU kinds o. lumber, fer the most part with satIsfaotion, but we have not seemed to understand Just how to manag-e drying our quartered oak seat stock so that we could finish the drying In our kilns. You kindlY sent MI Crandall here a couple of weeks a~o to make some furthel testL and instruct us on thiS particUlar kmd of drying. Mr. Crandall has put through a bIn of thiS stock to our entire satisfaction, and, with the very careful and palns-talc. mil' lnstructions he has given us, we should be able to get along' now and dry satisfactonly, all of the kinds of lumber we are using. In connection With Mr. Crandall's work here, we wish to sa.y that he has now been here tWice to lnstruct us in the use of these lnlns, and we are very much pleased Wlth hiS work. Assuring you that we apprecia.te your co-operation, we are Very truly yours, B, L. MAB.BLE CRAIB. COMPANY, A D PettIbone, Sec'y and Treas New Furniture Dealers. \\ H Carl 1S a new dealer at Lamar, Col I J Kurka lS a new furniture dealel at Philip, S Dak. J J ELtlnger has opened a new furniture store in As-ton a, Ore. Edward Dav1s is preparing to open a stock of furniture dt lareY, Ida Dav Id .:.,achman and others have incorporated the Reli-ahle lurl11ture company. cap1talized at $25,000 to deal in Jurl1lture m DetrOIt, ::\11ch. ::-. Holltscher and K Kahn, both until recently employed 111one of the large fur11lture stores of the CIty have opened a 11t \\ fur11lture store, under the firm name of Hollischer & l,ahn dt 919 Sprague avenue, Spokane, Wash. G .\ Hagnel and E E Vetllette, domg business as the fillll ot Hagner & Veillette, are conductmg what they call a tlll111tUIe spec1alty show m Meriden, Conn. They opened theIr "tock on September 1 and make a specialty of sanitary hed" ane! beddmg and orders for high grade furniture. Valuable Records. \ complete record of every piece of ftH niture is kept by one at the hlg department stores m Chicago The record gn e" the "tore number, descnptlOn of each piece, from whom purcha"ed, the d1rect factory cost, the charges for fre1ght. cclrtage, un pack111g and prepanng for the floors; the date of ~ale. cost of delivery, and 111fact every 1tem 111 connectlOn \\ Ith the handltng of the p1ece from the day 1t was ordered to the da} 1;Ihen It \,;as delnered to a customer and paid for. fhl" record 1S of great value to the buyer, espeCially in the matters or re-orders The expense of "uch a system IS con- "Iderable, hut the 01;1 ner of the store says "It pays' MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS L. G Gray WIll engage in the undertak111g bus1l1e~s at 1\ew LIsbon. WIS Hanson & DIckson. furmtUl e dealers of Fonda, NY, arc I emode11l1g and enlargl11g theIr store The furlllture business owned by the Fleck estate of Mdwaukee, WIS, is to be incorporated The Rac1l1e (WIS) Plano Stool company are add1l1g two stone" to theIr one-"tory factory building. vVerber & Rose, eAperienced fur111ture dealers have pur-cha "ed Nathan Glatky's fur11lture store at Milford. Mass The Palace Fur11lture company, dealers of Deer Creek, Okla. have doubled theIr capItal stock from ~,l.500 to $3.000 The firm of ThIele & K111ser, undertaker" of ,:\Tllltewater, ,\ I" , has been dissolved Mr Thiele IS to clese out the busi-ne"" The Bitkel" Department Store company of 1\1llwaukee, \\ I", hay e increaseJ thell capital stock from $80,000 to $120,000 The asset" and bU"111e<;sof the MarysvJ1le (Ohio) Rug company has been placed 111the hand" of D C Bolenbaugh a" recerver The fUllllture factone" at Rockford, 111, are I eported a" hav111g all eAcecdlllgly bu"y "cason Some of them ale vi\olk- Ing overt1l11e DavId Abelow ha" sold hIS fUl11lture "tOle at 'Vale, \Jas" , to Max Kun1l1 and has gone 111to the black'i1111th bU,.,I-lle"" wIth a partner The name of the Rhoc1e,,-Burford Fur11lture and Cal pet company of Lex111gton, Ky, ha'3 been changed to the L L Robert" Furniture COUlpany Theodore ,V ,,\,T a'3hburn of Baldwinvdle, Mass, ha~ "c-cured a patent on d chl1d\ chall and a"slgned his fights to George \\ alte of the same town 1?urglars entereJ the Hampden Furlllture company's "tore at Spnngfield Mass, and got away with three of the best rockers and a fine offJce chair. The Lake Meganhc Furniture company of Sherhrooke, Que. who'3e factOly has been idle fOl some time has resumecl operatlOD'; with a force of 100 men The Abbot company of CI111ton, 1\1a"" , are shipP111g spring hed" to Buenos Ay re", Argentina TheIr third consignment \i\as startell from Boston la"t Saturday The DetrOlt (Mlch) Manufacturing company, manufac-turers of furniture, have increased their capital stock from $15,000 to $60.000 and wdl enlarge theIr plant. Keck Brothers have purchased the furniture store of F J Akers & Co, of Bloomington, Ill, and ,He negotiating for the purcha"e of another at Monticello, same state Fields & Beard of MIlan, Tenn, luve purchased the undertak111g bus111es" of E L Cannon & Co, of Glb;"on. Tenn Mr Cannon will engage 111the same bus111ess at MIlan. George ZIegler has purchased the 111terest of S Behrends In the ZIegler fur11lture store of ,V llmington, N C. Mr ZIegler and hIS daughter, Mrs S L. Daniels are now sole propnetors of the business. Fndertaker" August KIlav IC7 and Paul Ma7Clka of ChI-cago had a fight at a funeral Ma7elka ha" started sUIt aga1l1st hI" competItor ask111g damages to the extent of $10,000, for InJunes to bus1l1ess, person and reputatlOn.· C. N Karstens, furmture dealer and pioneer reSIdent of Nebraska CIty, N ebr , dIed on August 20, aged 76 years He was a German, came to Amenca and settled In Nebraska 111 1857 and served four years as a soldIer 111the ciVIl war. The ,iVesterly (R I) FurnIture company has 111stalled a dIsplay rack '3uch as al e used hy wall paper dealers It ha" 20 \i\ 111gs 5 feet wide and 7% feet high, which affords about I 500 feet of space for the dIsplay of pictures, curtains, rugs. The Hammond-Brown Wall company, furniture dealers, Jf Easley, S C, have mcorpOl ated theIr business C O. lIammond i" pre"ident. G C Brown, vice presIdent, W F. 'Vall, secretary and E L HamIlton, treasurer, stock, $3,000 The Pierce Furniture and Carpet company, dealers of Dainbndge, Ga, have incorporated their business Capital stock. not less than $lS,OOO nor more than $SO,OOO. M. N. and 1\1 H Nussbaum and G Nand E F Pierce, are the principle stockholders. \\' 01 k on the new plant of the Appleton Chair company at Appleton Junction, ,VIS, is progre"sing rapidly It will 1l1c1ude a large factory bmldlllg, saw mill, power house, offIce butlding and two warehouses and it to be ready for occupancy in December Because J B PIckett has gone Into the retail furniture bU;"Hle<;s at Dawson, Ga, under the name of the Pickett Furl11ttlre Store, the PIckett FurmtUl e company, m which ;'1r PIckett vi\as formerly interested have changeJ theIr name to the Daw,.,on rurl11ture company H C Kenney, who last winter purchased the furmtme hU51l1e"" of F "r Ogram at, Eugene, Ore, has recently pur-chased the fUlllltttl e and hal dV\are business of R H Par;"ons & Co, In the same place and by consolidating the two has on e of the lal ge"t "tores in the state, outside of Portland. The Hartman Furmture company will issue bonch, due ll1 1920 WIth sy;; per cent ll1telest, secmed by a tlUst deed to umncumbered real estate, to obtaIn $275,000 to be used in erectll1g the prop0'3ed warehouses and administration build-ll1gs on ,V ent\i\ orth avenUe and ThIrty-ninth street, ChIcago. The SmIthers Undertak1l1g company of St LOUIS, Mo, after bemg in the bus1l1ess for over Sl'<ty years, have made an assIgnment for the benefit of credItors Liablhtles, $2,300; as"et". $1,900 Col111 1\1 Selph, the assIgnee, charge~ the falluI e to "the low death rate 111St Loms for the past few years" 111110 Sll1c1all of Mtlton, Me, has invented a folding chaIr to be made of Iron except the back and seat When folded It is twenty-four inches square, three 1l1ohes thick, weIghs seven pounds and IS 111tended to be sold at retail for $1 25 The im entor expects to orga11lze a company to manu-facture It at MIlton ..I IMPROVED, EASY AND ELEVATO RS QUICK RAISINC Belt, ElectriCand Hand Power. The Best Hand Power .for Furntture Stores Send for Catalogue and Prices. KIMBAll BROS. CO" 1067 Ninth St., Council Bluffs, la, Kimball Ele ...ator Co., 3~ Prospect St., Cleveland,O., l08llth St., Omaha, Neb, 120Cedar St , New York City. ..~ I J I ....I. ~. .... II your DESIGNS are right, people want the Goods. That makes PRICES right. (tlarence 1ft bills DOES IT 163MadIson Avenue-Citizens Phone 1983 GRAND RAPIDS. MICH ~------ ........• • .j - ------------------,------------------ 6 WEEKLY ARTISAN Grand Trunk Will Tap New Timber Tracts. M J HendrIck \merIcan Con"ul at Ironcton '\ e\\ nn1l1~- vvlck, says that remarkable pI ogress has been made 111bllllcl- 111g the Grand TI unk PacIfic I allt oad throu~h that prOi mce dunng the pa-,t vear Lng-meers' I eport'i sho"l' thclt 80 per cent of the COllstructlOll v\olk \\lthl11 the PIOv111le ha-' been done and WIll he completed h\ Chn-,tma-, The \\ hole 11I1e from \loncton to \\ 111111jJeg- \\ III be I each IC,1 opel,ltIOn 111 1912 ThIS road v\ III open up felt "ettlement a fine 'itl etch of land In '\ ew Dnln"" Ilk 1 Iom the Quebec h'lunclal \ to Grand Falls It I un" lal g-eh thlOug-h the "die, u! the 5t John Rli er \i hel e the LInd I" l ultli ated 1n \\ Lll-to-do farmel-from Grand ralls to TohlCjue thel e b an e,cellent tcllll1I1H; country, 0\ er half of \\ hlch h -,ettled trom 10blque Rn er to Ohlpman the map "ho\\ s un "ettled coun tn, cm el ed \i lth spruce, bIrch and hal cl v\ood, v\ hl1e the '-,ml, \i lth the e",cep-tlOn of a tevv mIles ot ~anch plam F fit ten cultli allon \\ dl watered and at pI e"ent plOhabh the mCht mag-l11ficent g-amc cllstnct 111 the D011111110n 110m ChIpman to near \london, With the exceptIOn of a fev\ mIles the Itne llm- thlOugh lands eIther cultIVated ()) v\ hlCh Vi 111he adaptecl lur lclrmln~ pUI poses when the "pI uce, cedal, and hdl d \\ o()(l tllHber no\\ stand1l1g thereon IS 1emOl ed The Gland Trunk PaCIfic v\ 11111111thlO11<;h ,1 portliln of ~ ew BrunswIck \\ here an abundance ot hal d \\ ood---bHch and maple---can be cut, there are Immense al eas of the-,e trees, some tracts heln~ ahout 20 l111le-, -'qual e \\ htle t\l1S hard wood can not be floated out 111the -tredm" It Lould be marketecl qlnte cheaph aitel the raIlroad 1" bllllt 0\, lng- to the expense of malketJng- thl'i v\ooel 11 ha" been of no Imme-diate value, but the hUtld111g of the ralli\ a, \\ III change all thl" ancl ::\loncton "houlcl and v\ III probabh become head-quarters for hard \\ood and hal d-\\ 00<1 plodl1ch 111the ::\Ian-tIme Prov111ces Office Supplies Exposition in Berlin. The thIrd German expO~ltlOn of offIce ~upp1Je~ offIce fixtures, etc, 1~ to be held from T~ebrura \ 25 to \1 arc h 5 1911, in the exluhltlOn hall In the loolo~lcal Garden Berhn The artIcles for exhlbltlOn al e to he c1nIdee! 111tO13 g-roltp~ as follow" (l) ::\Iechanclal tlme-sa\ mg apparatu~ (2 I ac-cessones for the above, (3) bureau fur111tUte and eqt1lpment~ (4) offIce supphes (5) tech11lcal offIce help" 6) card mde,e'i (7) paper manufacture In all lt~ branche" ra" materIal anJ half-fimshed prodltet~, machme" anJ tool~ u~ecl 111 qme and methods of pack1l1g, (8) book pnnt1llg, chche" engra \ 1I1g r Grand Rapids Caster Cup Co. 2 Parkwood Ave.,Grand Rapids, Mich. We are now puttmg out the best Caster Cups WIth cork base' ever oflerea to the trade. These are fimshed m Golden Oak and White Maple In a lIght fimsh These goods are admIrable for polIshed floors and furn Iture rests They will not sweat or mar PRICES. $4 00 per hundred 5 00 per hundred FOB Grand Raptd. SIze 2>( mches SIze 2U mrhes 'l'ry a Samplt Ordtr .... r " '" , 4· .. ..... FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS ATTENTION! Send for samples of our Celebrated Nickel Steel Sword Tempered BAND SAW BLADES Warranled In every Ilartlcular Standard assorted SIzes. regular guage and teeth, In dozen lots. ready for use, $12. Beslilroilos'lion On lhe markel. FRANK W. SWETT & SON Mfts of band saw blad .. and tools 1717 1719 W. Adams Sl ,Chlcage ttc , (9) ])()okbll1d1l1g manufactul e of albums and busll1ess books, and the toul" and machl11ery used 111 same, (10) ofIJce t1dnqel and tlclfflC apphances, cloth1l1g, etc, (11) the com-mel Cl,d ofJ:Jle dnd the tech11lcal ofhce, (12) stenography and LOmmerCial educatIon, (13) hterature regardlUg the whole field of the exposItIon \pphcatlOl1 t01 "pace must bc made on the preSCribed torms and ~ent to the DIrector of the EXposltlOn, Mr A \\ tllner. \tbtellungshalle am Zoologlshchen Garten, Portal \ I IlarJenberg"tra..,se, Berl111 \\ 50, not later than January 1; 1911 "1 he manag-ement I~ authonzed to mcrease the rates 101 ~pace 50 per cent on apphcatlOns receIved after that date Space "vvlll be assIgned as appltcatlOl1S are accepted The management makes othel speclall offers to mduce Jl1terested partle~ to nuke eal!v apphcatlOn~, such clS 10 per cent reduc-tIOn of the 'ipace late~ upon apphcatIons recelVed before October 1 1910 etc Pnnted torms fOI appltcatlOns for "pace and copies of the I eg-ulatlOns ~Oi ern1l1g the expOSItIon may be obtained frnm the BUt eau ot \J anufacturer~ at \Vashmgton Albout 1\\ enl\ \mencan manufacturers were represented at the last expositIOn of thIS k1l1d held at Ber11l1 Jl1 October, 1908, and theIr exhIbIts recen ed many of the medals, honol s, etc 1I , :I I I• I IIII III .. The Latest Ad-el-ite Effort. [he \clam" &.. Eltmg COlnpan) have sent out an attrac- 1I\ c hulletll1 de\ oted to Profit ProposltlOn,," an~l the merit~ of theIr product" It l'i pnnted 111five colors and gIves m-tmmatIon about \d-el-Ite fimshes Hyglemc Kalsom1ne and II\-pol that mu"t be ot mtere"t to dealers and consumers It al'io carnes ~ample~ of the advertisements used m the mar.;cl7ll1eS by the companv and proposltlon~ mtended to m-duce dealer'i to lI1troduce the g-ood~ to consumers WIth Itst" ot the adv el tl"1I1g matter that IS furmshed free WIth each tllal order, mcludmg cards on Vi hlch sample packages may he orc!cl ed Thc bnlletl11 or po~ter Ib d good ~pec]1nen of the ach lrtl-'ll1~ mattel sent out by the Ad-el-Ilte people who have belome tamou~ for u111que an~l effectne publtclt} means and methoc! " Pay Orders Little Used. In the old day ~ employer" generally bettlec! V\ lth theIr b,lllh." \\lth ordeh npon ~tore~ or part cash and part oders ]n mam In,,tance~ the employers owned the stores and com-pelled the men to patronl/e such StOl es or losc theIr posttlon" [he '-" qem Vi a.., a \ IC10U" one as the men were charged higher pnle~ for the drtlcles needed than the same sold for by inde-pcndent dealer.., \ manufacturer \\ould depOSIt $800, a" an IllustratIOn i\ 11h a rctcltl merchant under an agreement that ptnTIltted hUH to ~li e hI" cmployerb OJder~ on the merchant for $1000 LegIslatIve actlOn aboItshed the ~ystem Jl1 most of the btates, but It stIll prevalls m certain sectlO11S. WEEKLY ARTISAN 7 Henry Schmit 8 CO. HOPK.INS AND HARRIET STS Cincinnati, Ohio maleers of Uphol.stered Furniture for LODGE and PULPIT, PARLOR, LIBRARY, HOTEL and CLUB ROOM ~. Active Demand for Freight Cars. A decrea"e of 29,000 cars, or mOl ethan 28 per cent, in the numbel of Idle freIght cal" on the raIlway., '1f the "Cmted States and of CanaJa I", reported in the current fortmghtly bulletl11 of the Amencan RaIlways assocIatIOn gIving tll e freIght car record as of August 17 On that date there yo, as a net surplusage of only 73,679 freIght cal ", compared wIth a surplus of nearly 103,000 on August 3 I\t no time since the c!o"e of last March was there as few Idle cars a" there were on Augu:o.t 17, and the tendency during the fortmlSht covered by this report wa., .,0 decidedly in the directIOn of 111creased employment of freight cars that the chance" are that today the Idle hst 1" sub'Stantlally smaller than It was on I\ugust 17 The increased demand for cars appeared 111all sectlOn" of the country, but the demand was largest in the middle west, where the reductton in idle cars amounted to about 34 per cent of tho"e reported at the date of e prevlou'S bulletm The gram movement contributed to an Important extent to thIS further development, It being box car" whIch were partic-ularly in demand On Augu"t 17 the roads operatnng m the northwest had ollily 13,268 cars Idle, v. h as at thl., tlme last year there were no fewer than 52,000 Idle cars on these hnes The reductIOn 111 the fortl1lght covered by thIS report seems to be rapIdly beanng out the foreca"t of the \mencan RaIlways associatlOn's commIttee two weeks ago, that all the Idle freight cars of the country would soon go into sendce again .. Ti4ht Bound Portfolios Not Desired. The pleasant sml1e that every travelmg "ale"men carry-mg five or "IX hunared photoglaphs find" it nece""ary to pre"ent when in the presence of the buyer, IS put to a s~vere test, when hi" pIctures are lDlxed up mdl:o.cnm111ately by the thoughtle"" one The buyer who plch out a "ldeboarJ and throw:o. It on top of his de"k or 111tO a near by chaIr for later mspectIOn and cover.., the "ulfound111g furmture wIth photo:o. of c!llffomer", bookcases and cabmets, and finallv bunches the lot mdlscnmmately anel hands them to the sale;- men, thmks not or care., not of the tune and labor necessal v to gather up the artlc1e~ properly for the m"pectlOn of other buyers The photographs are the :o.alesman's tools and If he were permItted to handle the same m hIS own v.ay hIS tempel would not be put to a strain "0 often and hIS work rendered mOl e easl1y expedIted A considerable number of sale"men bId then photographs m portfoho" "0 strongly that then 1em oval I" hardly pO""lble Such portfohos do not please the average bUyer He prefer" the loose sheet" that he may throw the pnnt" about promlscuou"l)' and slovenly. Solid Comfort Chair. A man named Ru"sell invented the "sohd comfort chaIr" thIrty -fi, e years ago and Seng & Schoen of ChIcago gamed a fortune m manufactunng and selhng It The rocker had rI II II IIII III t I III • 4 III IIi ... ~-------------------_.~-----------..._. cn:o..,eel flexIble legs and flexIble arms, and the fore legs con-tamed metal feet whIch fitted mto ratchet:" on the front end of the runners By "changmg the front legs m the rachet, seven changes m the po"ltlOn of the seat and back could be made The "eat" and back" wel e stuffed wIth moss, but for THE ANGELUS C~OWL.BY. MILNEIl & CO I formerly Pard"dle & Blackwell I CIlOWLEY, MIL.NEIl & CO $138.61Will Furnish a a Five-Room Apartment at the Lowest Scale of Prices in the August Furniture Sale. HO<JJ ucn W1/1It (OSI me /0 f If sl a l apart flC 1 11 at q c<;t on I all buv:ed atOll d ~ ma v a nan 5 {cad espec 11I the ) oung n an vho IS Just about to establ ~l a hon e 01 1 5 V. d whose eso es are 11 led to a certain arnot nt As a matter of [ormatton ",e J <lye p e~n~d <l eha t of Ie ,ost 01 p tI ng tI e fur t re n a fi\t~room apartIl rut Th s chart s made up ent eh from the Furn IU e n tl c \ g 5 Sa)e and all lief n ture ItS at tl c sale pr ees l1uefo e Anv man \\.ho 1 appens to rt:ad th 5 d art must re nc nbl':f Here ts the Cl at! made up by our rur Ilure Expert Just to Ilia! fie \1, shes to follow the suggc~t ons t mpJ e" he m 5t ,how how lalle /1 v,/Ill cost to fumult a fiv roo n aptJr! do so durn g the month of August for th sale I(f; nates on men! by takmg adv4ntt.lge of /hl August '{ale the last day of th ~ month and probably 1Uo~t of tbe f rn ture. TbTt!epleee Pa,rl<;>rSuite Will be gone Ertta Ro<:kH Parlor Table We m ght also add cbat as a connmente he flla' w tl PedestAl proper rderences establsh such cred t as Will 1: \Ie h m t me to pa) for thl.'"{urn ture If he hasn t the money to pay for t DINING ROOM Dmlng Table at the tIme of purchase B ffet Or u[.lQllthe payment (){ a certa n small percentage of the :$:l Cbaln purchase wt '" 11 1loJd the furn tu e 11 Ot r warehou<;es unt I such time 35 he 15 ready to h~H It 1l1ove(i IOto h s home And remember plea"e m glancmg over th s chart 11 at f the pnc s seem small the furn lurr t<,elf ., at! GOOD If, ou pa) $98') for a bra., bed and the bed s 0 e that u,>uall, ~elh for $1" Ihe fact tl at you pay the 10,e pr ce doesn aff~ct the <\121t) It s stllla $15 bed The Aug t Iurnturr sac s mad tfl ent reI} of spec al tach of turn lure 11at manu fact rer dl'sed out to t s .t a conce SlOfl Somet mcs the con cess Oil was 2~% ",ornet mes ran as h gl <l"' 4.OCt TJ us the 1l1an ho has a cerIa n amo l t to 1 end for f rn I re ca.n read ly sce th,lt he ca e the get 2 or 4fl per cent letter furniture for's money than Ie e-xpected Q ha e ~W()h:-.ncr::t~~~t'li 63.:) Or he can sa....e 25 to 40 per ernt of vhat he nlel dcd to Ot"~ Stoot pend After stud) g the charI for a ie n oment~ 0 1 s(>e Ih TOTAL COST OF FIVE ROOMS at on f r t rc that a regul t pr ces foot p to $1&74 a clea TOTAL AMOUNT SAVED sa, \fig of $41} "9 can be nlade br ng ng he total c of e f rn t rc lor fi e ooms do'\\' 0 $1.3861 It IS mposs blc to g de"cnpt OilS of the rurn ture b t 5 the I.: no }-at e wi (cr da} the }C<lf and 1a ked \I h tl c full g aralltee o-i-the Cro' e) M lnu store ~o other k d \0\11d be adm t d our /too Of to r" hose vho \I sh to [urn sh an apa tmem mote elaborately" II have a \ast .'itock of lhe firte5t f n c to d a f om a d at the samec ad a tage" of pnce as. In the less expel e grades Our Idea of p ~ ent ng tl s ha me e 0 sl f) ha WOnderful res !lts ca be o\.:t\.afled n spend fig a small amount of mOllcy n Ih 0; I\. gust Sak PARL.OR SALE REGULAR AMOUNT PRICE PlUCE SAVED $UI9J noM '30<; &.98 9011 302 2.&8 iO\} 102 149 200 62 $2739- $3S00 $161 SALE REGULAR A.MOUNT PRICE PRICE SAVED "795 ,noo U05 tUS t50\} 20" 660 900 l\'~0 'tOTAL BEDROOM SALE. REGULAR AM()UNT PRtcE PRICE SAVED $~ 85 '1500 '5t\> 14.lill l\'C/)(1 550 uo 3/)(1 60 595 800 10\> 1S'1) tOO 50 :l.OO :130 50 g~::e~ Bprlllg-S Al Felt Mattt1l'1n e.l:talr Rocker TOTAL $3660 '5050 'H20 LIVING ROOM aM F REGULAR AMOUNT PRIel!, PRICF SAVED '1695 $24l\l1 $7 OS 450 6110 150 &98- III 00 301 493 700 20'! 298 500 202 DAtenp()r1 Llbrary1'abJll R(lck~r JI"cl<H RDClror TOTAL $5200 $tU1 KITCHEN SAll!, PRICE .. OS '"" REGUI All AMOUNT PRICE .. SAVED $!Zoo 1302 200 70 till 15 TOTAL "1490 $13861 $ 4979 Crowley, Milner & Co. Sample Advertisement the use of wlllch the locker would hay e rendered sohd com-fo t to the l1~er Rockers of thl" sty Ie may be ~een occaSlOn-all} In the second hand store'" Will Cut Express Rates. The Illmol:o. ratlroad and v.arehouse commISSiOner" have IS'iufd announcement-, that on October 1, 1910, the commlS-slOn WIll a""ume control of these compdllle" and hold them to a "chedule of tdnff" prepareLl by the comml'-,SlOn Thl" schedule WIll make sweeplllg reductlOns III most cla"ses of expressage and 1D .,ome lllstances 1 educe the rates more than half The hea\ y reductl'1ns V'dll be made pnncl-pally In shIpment:" of Ie"" than 100 pound, The express com-p31lleS aJ e e,<pected to test the legaht} of the commISSIOn's actlOn 111 the courts -- -- --- --- --~----,------------------ \\ l11ch, whIle not wholly PUI e, show suffIcIent of the general cbaracten"t1cs of the type of thIs penod to be interesting and decuratlve So firmly established 1S the color sho", n in the old pIeces of tb1S furUlture that "FlemIsh oak" has come to be a recognIzed, though frequently mIsapplied, descriptive term for a certain staIn applted to a vanety of woods FlemIsh oak b recogmzed by some of the furmture-makers, and also by archItects and decorators m this country, as almost black, 111fact, "orne of It qUlte so The true FlemIsh oak, however, i" a rich brown, with dl1110st a bmt of ~Teen III ItS depth of tone It IS possible to obtaIn "ta111s \\ hlCh rerloduce the color beauhfully. The fim"h g1\ en "hould be dull, the only gloss that WhICh would come naturally \\ Ith tl111e Such furnIture finds It,; best ,;ett- 1I1~ III 100111ScarryIng a paneled wamscot, preferably of oak OJ ';f me other hard \\ ooel Th1s wood may show the same "tam or a lIghtel or darker tone, as the scheme may require The be"t "t) Ie at tIm, panelmg 1" along Jacobean hnes FUlni-iUI e of thIs tvpe comes in partIcularly attractlve forms for dl1lll1g loom use eel tam pIeces of ihls furnIture may also be effectn ely mit ocluced m halls and ltvmg-rooms, where the treatment i,; 1)\ no mean" pm el) charactellst1':, but IS SImple cl11d cbgmfiecl l be \\ all CO\elll1g. where such IS used above the panelcd \\ am "cot, "hould be IIch m color. and 1f a deSIgn sho\\ s, It "b )ulcl 1)c aftel a tdpe,;try pattern of Flemish feeling, show-ll1g d \ dnet} of \\ ell-toned and softened colors The elJapule" Il1 such a loom should be of veh eteen or rllllld"k. unle"" a cotton tapeqly of FlemIsh deSIgn "tlItmg tbe \\ all co\ elmg can be procul ed Such effects as are :,up- 8 WEEKLY ARTISAN ORIGIN OF FLANDERS FURNITURE Reproductions of Sixteenth Century Designs and Finishes That Are Now Popular. (By :,laude Gleasoll m :::'l1lbtllban LIte) Just at present, there I'; a marked I e\ 1\ al at m-tel eot 111 Flanders furl1lture on establ~shed lme" c\l1d \\ Ith vanous mOLhficatlOns Most of the large retaIl stores are no\\ carryl1lg furnIture of thIS style m stock and It seem,; hkel} to supplant. to some extent, \11SSlOn and craftsmdn iUll1lture The development of Flanden furnIture I'; a mo,;t mter-est1" 11g chapter in the h1story of industrIal art ThIS furniture Flanders Ta'Jle Made by the Grand Rapids Chair Company carnes the name of the pro\ mce m "hlch It \\ a" made, and thIS mcluJes BelgIUm, part of Holland, and nOl thel n Fram e In th1S prOVll1ce, the art of fnr11lture-makl11g had laggf'c1 be-hllld other countlles, and 1t ,,<is not untIl the L1o~e elf the sIxteenth and the fir,;t half of the se\ eneenth cen tune.., t h,lt they equaled eIther the French 01 the Germans In thI" IHrtl cular Ho\\ever, dU1ll1g thIS penoJ the} not onh e([udler! other countnes, but the mhab1tants of 1 landel'" al e I1 \\ cons1dered the great furniture maker" of that t1l11e • After a short penod of Imlta tlOn of l tahan \\ oucll\ n! k (wh1ch was mostly of \\ aln,lt) the} <16~lgnerl a ,tv Ie tal thel! own natIve oak, whIch "as "0 beautlful that It \\ d" bon ()\\ cd under vanous name" by the natIons u'-ml; tIll" \\ 0 Jcl lt found ItS way to France, Spam. England. dnd later to \l11e11- ca, the deSigners of each countIy shJ"mg '-tIongl) It, chaldl-tenstlc mfluence The Ehzabethan and Jacobean q} les 111 England were so lt1splred by It that It wa,; dIffIcult to 1den-ttfy the country where ,;uch work \\ as produced vVh1le the cabmet-makers of Flamler" mfluencec1 the tur111- ture-makers of other nations, the chaIr-maker \\ a" e\ en a greater power It 1S Interesting to note that thIS t} pe of chaIr was one of the first imported to the Colol1les In fact, \\ e are told that some chairs (to be conservatIve, \\ e may "a\ perhaps one) came over in the Mayflower, and. for the sah of the assocIation, let us hope there were several at least Much credit is due the furniture manufacturers of toda) for the good reproductlOl1'l of thIS historic style It is made of oak, and a charactenstlc attnbute of the type is the hea\.) turned legs Some pieces show the backs and seats In cane, while others are uphol,;tered \\ Ith tapestry, brocade, or leather, this covering bell1g so fitted 0\ er the frame that onh the arms and supports are visible Other marked attributes of the pure FlemIsh deSIgn are the three turned stretches, and sometimes a carved under-brace follOWing, In general, the 11l1es of the back There are some excellent deSIgns put out by the manufacturers toda}. Desk of the Flanders Type Made by Grand RapIds Chair Company. piled b} the Craftsman matenals, Clash, anas cloth and 1111en, al e not sUJte,1 io thI" fur11lshll1g ThIS does not mean, of COUI"e that a \ ery expensIve settlt1g must be supplIed, but the color,; must be nch 111 tone and the fabllc show some "oftne"" There 1S an uphobterer's velveteen ",hlch sells for about two dollars and 1S fifty 111ches in width This fabrIC may be haa 111a \ en beantIful 1111eof colors, which is wholly sUlted to ,;uch room" WEEKLY ARTISAN j---_ .. _- .. Morton ........ .... .-~ House J. BOYD PANTLlND, Prop. ..------------------ ----------------_._. -_._-~.. .....---_.-_.-- --------_.._-_._-------... ( American Plan) Rates $2.50 and Up. Hotel Pan tlin d (European Plan) Rates $1.00 and Up. I GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I The Noon Dinner Served at the Pantlmd for 50c is THE FINEST IN THE WORLD. to - _. •• • -. • •• - • - • __ a •• .... , HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO. FT. WAYNE, IND. HARDWOOD LUMBER SA~~D } QUARTERED OAK { VENEERS SLICED AND MAHOGANY . .. ..... ---_._-- --_._ ... _ .._., r "BOYNTON &. CO.--) r Manufatturen of • I Embo... d and Tumed Mould- I inca, £mho .. • d and Spindl. I Carnnp, and Automatic I TuminC8. We slID manu' I fadure a la.ae Lac ofEmbo ... d Ornament. for Couch Work. I I '725-'739 Dickson Street, CHICAGO,ILL. I I a..--... __•• .. . __.. _ ~----------------_._- _._---------- I These saws are made from No. 1 Steel and we war-rant every blade. We also carry a full stock of Bev-eled Back Scroll Saws, any length and cauce. I I..._----------_._-----------------' 31-33 S. Front Sf., ORAND RAPIDS, MICH. ._-. __ ._- __ .. ._. .., We are Special Tool Manufacturers for the Wood Working Trade. Our sOLIn STEEL MOULDING CUTTERS are the Best in the World, SPECIAL ORDERS SOLICITED AND GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY WOOD WORKERS TOOL COMPANY, 542 Jackson Blvd., CHICAGO. SAW, KNIFE AND TOOL MANUFACTURERS. ;...._ --- -. .. .. .. . .... .. -_ _ .._. .. UNION FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, ILL. China Closets Buffets Bookcases We lead in Style, Conftruc!bon and Finish. See our Catalogue. Our Ime on permanent exlubi. bon 3rd Floor, New Manufact. urers' Bwldmg,Grand Rapid•• I'--_._.__._-------- FOX SAW DADO HEADS SMOOTHEST GROOVES FASTEST CUT LEAST POWER LONGEST LIFE GREATEST RANGE QVlCKEST ADJUSTMENT LEAST TROUBLE PERFECT SAFETY We'll Iiladly tell )'ou all about it. AI.o Machine Knlve". Miter Machine., Etc. PERMANENT ECONOMY ......- ... .. ... .. .. ... 9 ...I . .. 10 WEEKLY ARTISAN SINGLE CONE ALL STEEL SPRINGS Are very popular with the Furniture Trade. $2~ $2~ Each Net Each Net No. 46, Single Cone, $2 Each, Net. We manufacture a full line of Single and Double Cone All Wire Springs. SEND US YOUR ORDERS. SMITH &, DAVIS MFG. CO., St. Loui5 The L. Mac E. VARNISHES BLUE RIBBON RUBBING and POLISHING VARNISH, QUAKER CITY COACH VARNISH-CABINET FLOWING VARNISH, WHITE MAPLE RUBBING and POLISHING VARNISHES; WHITE MAPLE GLOSS VARNISHES-WHITE REED FLOWING VARNISHES, FLA T ALL VARNISH and ALL DULL FINISH-J AP ANS, Etc. DIPPING VARNISHES NOTE-Our many years of practical experience with the Furniture, Plano and kmdred hnes of manufacture enable us to know Just the kind and quality of varmshes demanded. Also the fact that our strong corps of salesmen have an already estabhshed trade with this class of customers through visiting them with fillers and stallls, makes It possible for us to sell varnishes without additional ex-pense to us, which advantage we are disposed to give to our customers in quality. Send us a Trial Order. THE LAWRENCE-McFADDEN COMPANY - Philadelphia WEEKLY ARTISAN 11 UPHAM MANUFACTURING CO., Marshfield, Wis. No. 2228 Toilet Table. SEND FOR OUR Dressers Chiffoniers Dressinu TaE.les Suites WardroE.es SideE.oards Buffets Etc. Made in Oak, Bird's-Eye Maple, MaItogany, etc., and All Popular Finishes No. 2240 TOIlet Table COMPLETE CATALOGUE CHOICE TOOLS FOR FURNITURE MAKERS If you do not know the "Oliver" wood working tools, you had better give us your address and have us tell you all about them. We make nothing but Quality tools, the first cost of which is considerable, but which will make more profit for each dollar invested than any of the cheap machines flood-ing the country. Sendlor Catalog "B" lordataon Hand Jointers, Saw Tables, Wood Lathes, Sanders, Tenoners, Mortisers, Trimmers, Grinders, Work Benches, Vises, Clamps, Glue Heaters, etc., etc. "Oliver" New Variety Saw Table No. 11 W,ll take a saw up to 20' <hameter Arbor belt 18 6' wIde Oliver Tools "OLIVER" No. 16. Band Saw 36 Inche •• Made with or WIthout motor dove Melal table 3(1'x30". Will take 18" under the gUIde-bill 45 dearees one way and 7 degrees the other way Car-nesa saw up to 1~'1 WIde. OUlllde beaMg to lower wheel Ihafl when not motor dnven. WClgbo1800lba when ready to .hip. Save Labor " Time " Tempers .. Co.st Work. and General Office. at 1 to 51 Clancy St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A OLIVER MACHINERY CO. BRANCH OFFICES-Ohver Maclunery Co .. Hudson Tennmal, 50 Church 5t. New York. Ohver Maclunery Co, Fmlt Nabona! Bank Bwl<hng, Ch,cago. Ill, Ohver Machmery Co • PacUic Bwl<hng, Sealtle, Wsoh.. Ohver Maclunery Co .201-203 Deansaate, Manchesler, Eng 12 WEEKLY ---_._-~--_.~ II ,I II I,II I It ,IIII t III I tII I, IIII II t tt ,I ,, I ARE BREAD AND I PROfIT WINNERS I/ I, It I I I II ______ - .4 ...------------------- ,I 1I TUE "ELI" FOLDING BEDS No Stock complete wIthout the ElI Beds In Mantel and Upnlrht ELI "D. MILLER &, CO. l .... ~~"ALE 'N FURN'TURE EXCHANCE, EVANOV'LLE. EVANSVILLE. INDIANA Wnte for cuts and pnces ---~ I ~- ------------- I Palmer's Patent G1uinlr Clamps I i , The above cut 1S taken dlrect from a photograph, and shows the range of one size only, our No.1, 24-mch Clamp. We make SlX other sizes, takmg 1n stock up to 60 inches wide and 2 inches th1Ck. Ours 1S the most practical method of clamping glued stock m use at the present t1me. Hundreds of factones have adopted our way the past year and hundreds more w111m the future. Let us show you. Let us send you the names of nearly 100 factories (only a fractlOn of our hst) who have or-dered and reordered many times. Proof pos1t1ve our way is the best. A post card w111bring 1t, catalog mcluded. Don't delay, bui wnte today. A. E. PALMER & SONS, Owosso, MICH. rOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES: The ProJect1le Co., London, England; Schuchardt & Schutte, Berhn, Ger-many; Alfred H. Schutte, Cologne, Par1s, Brussels, Llege, M1lan, Turin, Barcelona and Buboa. ~ ...._--_ .._----. __ ... -------_._~I ARTISAN -----_._----._-_. _. .,. ---- -.-- ..----- ..- .- II I,I 1 III III Here is a Rocker that's a seller. Write for the price. GEO. SPRATT 8 CO. SHEBOYGAN, WIS. No. 592. '--------------_._ ...- --_._---_._-----~.. Dodds' Tilting Saw Table No.8 We take pleasure In mtroduclIl:gto you our new Saw Table The base IS 8lDllIar to what we have been usmg on our No 4 Saw T .ble, only we have made It larger on the Hoor The raISIDgand lowenDR devIce 1S the same al we have on the No 4 Machine, with lever and pItman The lever ISmade of steel The arbor II made of 1% -lOchsteel, runDIDgin long nng OIllOgboxel, and II for l-lOch hole 10 slfW. We furmsh one 14-lach saw on each machIne It WJ11carry a 16-mch saw If deslIed. Table IS made with a center .hde 12 mche. Wide With a movement of 21 mches It has a lockmg deVIce to hold It when you do not WIShto use It. and has a detachable mitre guage to be used when usmg the shdmg-table. Can cross-cut with table extended to 24 lDches, also tIp up to 24 Inches WIde Table has a removable throat that can be taken out when usmg dado It also has two mItre guages for regular work and a two Ilded.np guage that can be used on f'lther SIdeof the saw, more espeCIallywhen the table IStIlted, alsoa tl.ltmgtIp gauge to be used to cut bevel work when you do not WIShto bit the table The top IS 40x44 mches Countershalt has T. & L pulley. lOx 14 mches. and the dove pulley 16x5 mches, counter- .haft should run 800 Makmg in all about as complete a machme as can be found and at a seasonable pnce Wnte us and we wtll be pleased to quote you prIces Addreas, ALEXANDER DODDS, CO., 181-183 Canal St., Grand Rapid., Miclt. ~-_ .... ------------------ . -~ ----_.~ WEEKLY ARTISAN ~ - - -- -----.-.-..-.-..-.-..-.-._----------~ ROLLS Be careful of the dealer who tells you he can furnish cutters "as good or better than Morris Wood & Sons." He is imposing upon both you and our reputation. If you would have cutters which do the most perfect work. at the least expense, that wear out on the jointer and not on the emery wheel, which save their first cost in a few weeks, in the saving of time, required to grind and adjust sectional cutters. Write UI right now for further information. For Bed Caps, Case Goods, Table Legs and many other purposes; in Gum, Mahogany and Quartered Oak Veneers. The Fellwock Auto & MfJ!. CO. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA WOOD fOnntno (UTnnS As only the edge outlines of the Cutter comes mto contact wIth the lumber, there i" no friction or burn-mg of the moulding!:>when made wIth the ShImer Reversible or One-Way Cuttt'rs. These Cutters are carefully moulded to suit your work, and are very complete, inexpensIve and time-saving tools. We supply speCIal Cutters of any shape desIred and of any sIze to suit your machine spindles. Let us have your speCIficatIOns. For odd work not found m our catalogue send a wood sample or draWIng. We have made solid steel cutters for thirty-six years. Is that worth anything to you? A trial order is our most convincing argu-ment. Write now before you forget it. SAMUEL J. S"IMER &. SONS, Milton, Penn. MORRIS WOOD & SONS 5108 W. Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. II - ~ .. Manufacturers of the Shimer Cutter Heads lor Flooring, Ceihng, Sidmg, Doors, Sash, etc. ..- .. -- •.-.-.--------- --t -------------_. __._. ----------------_.-----------------~ rIII Patent Malleable Clamp Fixture ... I,E. H. SHELDON & CO, Chicago. Ill. Gentlemen -We are pleased to state that the 25 dozen Clamp Fixtures which we bou,-ht of yon a httle over a year ago are glvmg excell<.nt service We are well satisfied with them and shall be pleased to remember you whenever we want \ anytblng addlt10nalm tbls !Ine Yours truly, / Sioux City, Iowa. CURTIS SASH & DOOR CO. " .. -_.._-- ..._-- ..__._-----_._------------------------------ ... '1 Wood Bar Clamp Fixtures. Per Set SOc. Sheldon Steel Rack Vises 30.000 Sold on approval and an nncon-dltlOnal money back guarantee SHELDON'S STEEL BAR. CLAMPS. Guaranteed Indestructible. We soltctt pnvllege of sendmg samples and our complete catalogue E. H. SHELDON {j CO. 328 N. May St •• Chicago. ~ These Specialties are used all Over the World -----_. --. '" . --_._---_. Wood-Working Machinery and Supplies -- Veneer Pre ..... diHerent kind. aad .iz... (Pateated) Hand Feed Gluein. Machin. (P.tat penelma.) Man,. .t,.le. and .ize •• Veneer Presses Glue Spreaders Glue Heaters Trucks, Etc., Etc. Power Feed Glue SlOreadin. Maehine. Sin.le. Doublo and Combination. (Patented) (Sizea 12 in. to 84 in wide.) LET US KNOW YOUR WANTS CHAS. E. FRANCIS COMPANY, Main Office and Works, Rushville, Ind. .. N. 20 Glue Heater No.6 Gln.H.at.r. 13 1 I • ~ f 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN WE HAVE NO PRETTY THEORIES ABOUT STAINS OR FINISHES Making stains for practical men has been our job for many years. And long before we became makers we were USERS. Above all, our products are practical. They WORK. The results in your finishing room, if you have the right kind of finishers, will be the same results as we show on our sample panels. You are not experimenting when you buy stains from us. Ask your best finisher about them. Send for sample panel to desk No.3. THE MARIETTA PAINT AND COLOR CO. MARIETTA, OHIO. ........ .. .. -------- ---_.._ .--------- FOUR NEW TRADE MARK REGISTERED PRODUCTIONS BAR 0 NIA LOA K STA IN in acid and oil, F LAN D E RS 0 A K S T A I N in acid and oil. S M0 KED 0 A K S T A I N in acid and oil. EARLY ENGLISH OAK STAIN in acid and oil: Send for finished samples, free. Ad-el-ite Fillers and Stains have long held first place in the estimation of Furmture Manufacturers and Master Painters. In addition to the reg-ular colors the above shades offer unusually beautiful and novel effects. The Ad-el-ite People CHICAGO-NEW YORK Everything m Pamt Spec1altIes and Wood Finishmg matenals. Flllers that f111. Stams that satisfy .... ---, ----. • La as ••• .. ••• L. • ••• T ..... ~ WEEKLY ARTISAN TRUCK TALKS Might not convince you without evidence. But compare a wagon to our truck, note the similarity ot construction fea-tures- No box bearings; nothing to easily break or get out ot order; extra large center wheels, revolving on taper turned axles; wide treads; special first-class cast-ings. ·Grand Rapids Trucks are first, last and all the time the safest in construction, and positively the best. No. 15 Catalog Shows Them. Grand Rapids Hand Screw Co., 618NorthFront St. Grand Rapids,Mich. .,. ....-------------------_. _.-- -- .-.------ --------- ._--- _. --_._. -- .--_.. ...- .... No. 1711 No. 1705-1705 New designs in the Louis XVI Style. WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES. GraQd <00. k- G_I1_R_A_~_P_!_·~~~s_. I~_H_~_S_S 1 •• •• 15 .., 16 Englishman's invention is guaranteed to maintain a light of eight candle power for forty hours at a cost of two cents To produce the same amount of hght with gas the gas would have to be figured at fifteen cents per thousand feet Own-ers of stores and factories will hope that the English inven-tion may be all that is claimed for It, but it IS not probable that the gas compames w111 reduce their rate untl1 the new lamp has been thoroughly tested WEEKLY ARTISAN MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY SU_SCIII"TION '1.'0 "Ell YEAII ANYWHEIIE IN THE UNITED STATES OTHEII COUNTIIIES '200 "Ell YlItAII. SINGLE CO"IE' 5 CENTS. ~U.LICATION O .... ICII!:. 101-112 NOIITH DIVISION ST. GIIAND RAP'IDS. MICH. A. S. WHITII!:. MANAQING EDITOII Kntere. a•• econd cla .. matter. July 5. 1909, at the post oftice at Grand RapId •• MIChlea • • nder the act of March 3, 1879 CHICAGO REPRESENTATIVE,E. LEVY. David B. Forgan, president of the NatlOnal City Bank of Chicago, gave a good reason for the unsatisfactory current condition of business affairs in an intervIew publIshed by a Winnipeg paper last Tuesday "Wall street exerCIses too much influence over the banking system of the United States, but the western states gradually are slipping away from that influence and are learning to see through theIr own spec-tacles," said Mr. Forgan. "In the west \\ e depend largely on the crops," he continued "vVhen they are good we ex-pect prosperity Wall street, "hichl lis very sensltn e, IS! affected by political and other considerations. The present. or threatened split in the Republican party makes pohtical conditions very uncertain and there is nothing so hurts credit as uncertainty. Consequently we have stagnation in stock and security markets; but it will get over it One of our fundamental troubles is that we have got into a condition where the getting of votes and attackl11g large bUSiness inter-ests are synonymous. This is not altogether unjustIfiable be-cause there have been a great many abuses But 1t keeps up a constant irritation and uncertainty" jLocal manufacturers of furniture are taking a hvely interest in the political movements of the day. Roy S Barnhart, 0 H L. Wernicke, John D Raab, Albert Stick-ley and E. H Foote are helpmg Chase Osborn in hiS effort" to obtain the nomination for governor of the state of MIchI-gan. Osborn is Slaid to represent the liberal (~;:>intually speaking) element, while Amos S. Musselman of Grand Rapids is said to favor the local option movement Mr. Musselman has many supporters among the furmture people Ellis and Diekema, both of whom are seeking the Republtcan nominatioll! for representative m congress, are interested 111 furniture factories, while Edwin F Sweet, who will be the democratic nominee for the same position, IS vice-president of the Oriel Cabinet company He is no longer a peddler, a drummer, a commercial traveler, or' a traveling salesman He has definitely stated that his employment is that of a "commercial ambassador." There you have it The announcement of this title was made by a traveling salesman (old style) while taking out a license to marry, in N ew York, recently An English inventor is reported to have perfected a metallic filament for incandescent lamps that requires less than 50 per cent of the current used in any other lamp. The Publtshers of furniture trade papers al e frequently re-quested to aid in promoting business schemes that have no merit nor backmg Very respectable names are not infre-qently used in connection with such schemes, but to their credIt it may be said, it is rare indeed when such enter-prises gain the powerful support of the trade press Legiti-mate business enterprises have ever been granted, the back-ing of the trade press without soltcltation, but It will not endorse fraud. New things are always wanted If a manufacturer is un-able to produce a style that IS absolutely new, he at least can turn out an old style so supenor in workmanshIp to the original that It is practically a new style The carver who cuts a bunch of grapes or a leaf better than it has ever been cut before, has produced something new He has attained what was considered the impossible. The outing season is over and With the 1etUl n of the "outers," merchants antICIpate a reVival of trade Thousands of new houses and the usual number of school houses, clubs, hospItals and kindred institutions WIll be ready to furnish. If old Polly Ticks keeps his nose out of business all will be well 111 the business world. Because a customer fails to find Just vvhat he wants 111 an Adam style of fur11lture It is not Wise to allow him to de-part without looking over the Hepplewhlte or Sheraton goods 111stock. He might find someth111g that would please him more than the Adam piece his m111d had fanCIed Because a customer says :\11ss10n fur niture IS no good except for the stable office, the retaIler should not "get warm under the collar" and exclaim "you don't know any-thing about furniture" Let the remark pd "" unnotIced and tn to sell him "omething else State and county fairs and the inevitable political cam-paign will claim the interest of all classes of people dunng the next "ixty ciays, therefore moderatlOn must be expected in bus1l1ess activity It IS as important to the employer that he cultIvate the good-wtll of his salesmen as well as that of the customer. He needs the support of both Wants Solid Mahogany Canopy Beds. The ,iVeekly Artisan. Grand Rapids. Mlchlgan Gentlemen: We are in the market for some full canopy solid mahog-any beds Could you inform llS where we would be likely to find this line of goods. ,\. e Will appreciate you giving this information Yours truly, SHARPE & WHERRY Kashvl11e, Tenn, Aug 26 WEEKLY ARTISAN 17 OLD ITEMS REPRINTED. From the Michigan Artisan for March. 1882. The newet shade of red used in upholstering is called Turco An improveJ fold1l1g table is the invention of J BenedIct of Grand Rapids The WilliamspOl t Manufacturing company WIll erect a factory in Philadelphia I H Dewey has purchased the furniture factory of J. E Hayden & Co , of Rochester, N Y The Howe Spr1l1g Bed company of New York recently filled an order for the Kl11g of Norway and Sweden Neal Gentry, formerly with the Widdlcomb Furniture company, has opened a stock of furnIture in Kansas City WIllIam Morns advises home furnIshes to "put nothIng in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful" Senator Pendleton's house is said to be the most attrac-tIve of homes in Vvashington The intenor wood is beauti-fully carved. A walnut grove that was planted by a farmer twenty years ago, was sold recently for $27,000 The trees measure from SIX to twenty inches. Nelson-Matter & Co , have shipped furnIture to be used in new hotel'3 located in St Louis and Ashland, ,,vIS The firm also shIpped a car load of fine furniture to Cuba The women of the school of design in Cincinnati carved the heavy oak frame in which a portraIt of the wife of Presi-dent Hayes will be placed and hung in the white house King Kalakaua, who has nearly completed a palace at an expense of $250,000 in Honolulu, ha'3 dispatched his chamber-lain to Grand RapIds and Boston to contract his furniture Members of the family of M L Fitch of Nelson-Matter & Co, wel e poisoned recently by eating caramels which con-tamed inwholesome materials A physilCian relIeved their distress. A bill pending actIOn by the legislature of New York re-quires the repayment, by dealers, of fifty per cent of the amount paid to purchasers for furniture purchased on the installment plan, and seized for non-fulfillment of contract. Tohn C and George Parry of ChIcago are a pall' of good fello~s, who sell furniture on the 1I1stallment plan Recently thev went to the 'house of a delinquent customer and took aw~y a quantity of ~oods, to a part of which, it IS alleged they had no claim. In consequence of their actIOn they v. ere arrested and placed under bonds to appear before the Grand Jury to answer the charge of creating a riot. Henry Ii' Thon, of Thon Brothers, dealers in furniture and undertakers' at ,,vyandotte, Mich, attended a perfor-mance given by Herrmann the magIcian, at Detroit recently and witnessed the trick of decapitating a man's head. The scene so affected Mr. Thon that he fainted and was carried out by friends He was much chagrined as in the practice of his profession he had faced many gruesome scenes without flinching. City and Insurance Companies as Partners. The City of Prague, Bohemia, has a population of nver 500,000. During the past fifteen years there has been n,) loss of life through the burning of a building and the property loss from fire has averaged only $20,300 per annum The buildings are rarely 0" er five stories high. The height is not allowed to exceed twice the width of the street on which a buIlding fronts Nearly every building is constructed of - - hh .. --- "1 IIII I IIII I ----_.--------_.~ We Manuf.cture tLe LUl!elt Line of Foldinu Chairs I III ,L _ m the UnIted States, suitable for Sun day Schools, Halls, Steam-ers and all pubhc resorts. We also manufacture Brass Tnmmed I ran Beds, Sprmg Beds, Cots and Crlbs In a large variety. Send f,r Cala/'gut and PrIUs " KAUffMAN MfG. CO. ASHLAND, OHIO large bricks laid 1ll cement, the bricks be1l1g manufactured just outside the city limits The outside walls are covered with a coating of cement, and the ornamentation i'3 frequently made of the same material, although many of the houses are ornamented witlh cut-stone finishings The joists and the spaces between them are usually covered with terra cotta and concrete. with no exposed woodwork except the window and door frames. The hallways are nearly all made of concrete and the stairs of granite, built self-supporting, with practi-cally no exposed woodwork The attics usually have exposed wooden floors and rafters, but no one is permitted to sleep in an attic. The kitchen floors are also built of concrete. WIth tIled wainscoting No exposed woodwork is permItted in chimneys or close to furnaces. All the old houses and hotels are heated by tile stoves, but many of the new ones, includ-ing hotels, have central Iheating plants installed like those in American buildings. While the ordinary laborer receives small wages. yet there is probably not another city in Europe where there are so few poorly constructed houses as in Prague. The building department of the city consists of two sec-tions, the administrative and tech111cal, with several subdi-visions When applications for permIts are presented they must be accompanied by plans in duplicate. A commission from the administrative department is then appointed, con- 'listing of two officers from the city building dep~rtment (one an administration official and the other a tech111ca! ex-pert), one city councilman, and one officer from the sa111tary department, whose duty it is to examine the plans and pro-posed site and see whether everything is a~cordI~g to the building laws. If all details have been complIed WIth, a per-mit is granted; if not, the plans are returned v.lth notatIOns where they shall be changed. All of the expenses of the fire department are defrayed by the city, but for detailing firemen at the theatres the CIty re-ceives annually $2,578; also 2 per cent of the profits of the city fire-insurance company, amounting last year to $1,380 The city also received a donation of $20,300 from the city insurance company. The force of the fire department consists of 169 men. The department is not so well equipped as a fire department in an American city of equal size, nor is there any necessity for it, owing to the careful construction of the buildings I-~------------ I 18 WEEKLY ARTISAN Complete lines of samples are displayed at 1411Michigan Ave" Chicago, and in the Furniture Exhibition Buildingl Evansville. THE KARGES FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Chamber Suites, Wardrobes, Chiffoniers, Odd Dressers, Chifforobes. THE BOSSE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Kitchen Cabinets, K. D. Wardrobes, Cupboards and Safes, in umtatIon golden oak, plain oak and quartered oak. THE WORLD FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Mantel and Upright Folding Beds, Buffets, Hall Trees, China Closets, Combination Book and Library Cases. THE GLOBE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Sideboards in plain oak, imitation quartered oak, and solid quartered oak, Chamber Suites, Odd Dressers, Beds and Chiffoniers in imitation quartered oak, iJ"Qitation mahogany, and imitation golden oak. THE BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of the "Superior" Line of Parlor, Library, Dming and Dressing Tables. THE METAL FURNITURE CO. Made by The Karges Furmture Co. Manufacturers of "Hygiene" Guaranteed Brass and Iron Beds, Cribs, Wire Springs and Cots Evansville is the great mixed car loading center of the United States, made so by the Big Six Association. .......-----------------_._---_._ ....------_. -- ---------- r--~----------------~---- ~ WEEKLY ARTISAN 19 I III/ II, I I I I I I I I II Made by Bosse Furniture Company. Made by World Furniture Company Made by Bockstege Furniture Co ....~ .... .. ----...- - ... .., _... - __ ••• _ •••••• la •• • 20 ----- ---- -- -- -------------~- WEEKLY ARTISAN Over a hundred commelcial organizations, among them the Merchants' association of New York, the Boston Cham-ber of Commerce. and the Chicago AssocIatIOn of Commerce. have filed with the interstate commerce commissIOn a petitIOn asklllg an investigation of express rates, classIfications, regu-latlUnJ and practices The petitIOn sets forth that merchant, have suffered for years from unjust charges by the e,-pre'i~ companies doing an mterstate busmess The allegatIOn is made that the net returns to the companIes ha\ e been out of all proportIOn to the servIce rendered and the capItal mvested"""'S_..4........ __ To show that the enormous accumulatIOns and dIvIdends paid upon a 'imall investment are due to extortIOn, the case of one company is cited ThIS company was organIzed wIth a capital of $100,000, and only recently its property amounted to $71,000 On this investment, the company has paId III 10 years $3,200.000 in dIvidends and has accumulated about $1,- 500,000 These divIdends and accommodatIOns, It IS set forth have come after paying to the ral1road compa111es from 40 to 45 per cent of the gross earnings The petitIOn alleges that the investment of other express compa111es is apploximately no greater in proportIOn to amount of business than III the case cited, and that the profits of some of the othel companIes are equally or more excessive. Objection is made to the practice of express companies in charging a progressively increasing rate for the subdivision of weight carned into smaller parcels It IS set forth that the railroads do not get more pay for the increase III number of packages, and that therefore the express compa111es shouLl not, except where the larger number of small packages means increased cost of handling and termlllal servIce The peti-tioners say of this that in practice "the mcreased I ate Imposed for subdivision of weIght is exacted not only for te1l11lnal ser-vice but for train haulage servIce also, so that the haulage charge becomes grossly dlsprop'xtlOnate to the faIr value of the service rendered by the ral110ad, when the value of that service is measured by the ordinaly tonnage standard of ral1- roads The greater part of express shlpments---about 70 per cent, are small parcels which are charged the hIgher rates of the graduated scale Under the graduated scale the railroad'i receive for movmg 100 pounds In small parcels as hIgh as 37 1-2 times the amount receIved by them for 100 pounds of first-class freight" Complaint is made also that term1l1al charge'i al c nat im-posed on an even basis and that the charges far 'iuch ser-vices are in proportIOn to the distance covered by the haul. so that in the case of a haul of approximately 3,000 miles the charge for terminal service is approximately 25 times, or more greater than the charge for similar termlllal service in the case of a naul of 25 miles" The petItion further complains of the cumulatIOn of high local rates upon through shipments passmg over the lmes of two or more express companies, whereby charges are exacted for two or more terminal services, which are not rendered, and an excessive rate exacted for the transportation service Complaint is also made that the express compallles Ignore routing directions of shippers. It is alleged that the company receiving packages will frequently send them by long round-about routes in order to carry them as far as possible over its own lines, and thereby to secure for itself the larger proportion of the joint charge, thereby the shipper is de- PROTEST AGAINST EXTORTIONS Commercial Organizations Bound to Have the Express Companies' Business Investigated. THE WORLD'S BEST SAW BENCH Built with double arbors, shdmg table and eqUipped complete with taper pin guages carefully graduated. ThiS machm e represents the height 10 saw bench con-struclton. It ISdeSigned and bUilt to reduce the cost of sawmg stock. Write os for descriptIve information. THE TANNEWITZ WORKS, ~rl:.gf:PIDS. pm ed of the prompt delivery for which he pays The peti-tlon further sets forth alleged gnevances in connectIOn with the express money orders, the public being required to pay extra charges to secure the liquidation of such orders. The commercIal organizations have retained John W Griggs, former attorney-general of the United States, and Ben L Falrchl1d of ~ ew York, to present the petitions and argue the matter before the commission. It is hoped to secure a hearlllg III October Willing to Be Shown. Any man or company that IS wilhng to be shown is al-most sure to succeed The man that thinks he knows it all III the first place, shuts and bolts the door of progress, and finds himself III a rut, where it is ImpOSSIble to extricate himself Not so with the B. L Marble ChaIr company of Bedford, O. N ow it so happens that the writer of this is personally acquainted with A. D Pettibone, secretary and treasurer of this company, and is thoroughly familiar with the line of chairs they make, (which i" on exhibition in Grand Rapids twice a year. and has been for many years). and does not hesitate to say that there is not a more thoroughly made lme of chairs and rockers in this country, every detail from the lumber yard to the packing room, being looked after with the utmost care Consequently, if there is any department that IS not thoroughly understood the man in charge is held stnctly responsible. If the reader will turn to the Grand Rapids Veneer Works "ad", in this issue of the Weekly Artisan he will find something that will interest him, and perhaps help him out of a similar difficulty. It's gDod read-mg, anyway. WEEKLY ARTISAN 21 SNUB THE STUB LINES Railroad Action That May Raise Prices on Southern Lumber. About six hundl ed southern lumbermen met in St Louis last week for the purpose of protesting against the recent action of the raIlroads through the southwestern traffIc com-mittee m cancelling rate dIvisions upon lumber on all tap line connections It is maintained that the effect i<; to raise rates on lumber from 15 to 25 per cent, and so increase its cost to the consumer Tap lines were built by the lumbermen to reach their tImber and haul the product to the nearest trunk lme They assert that the. cancellation is designed to render the tap hnes so unprofitable that the trunk lines will be able to buy them at a low figure, or in other words. this is a "confiscation" scheme notwithstandmg the fact that the railroads have obeyed a ruling of the interstate commission \V 1th reference to the likelthood of the effect being to increase the pnce of southern lumber, George McBlair, of New York, vice-president of the Lumbermen's Bureau, says' "Much of the lumber shipped from southern states comes from big holdings, owned by large compallles, which have built private raIlroads into the heart of the timber. These private roads average 20 or 25 miles in length. but vary from a few mIles to as many as 50 miles. They are chartered as common carners and actually do a railroad business. "To these short hnes has been allotted a percentage of the rate on lumber shipments to the market Suppose the rate is 14 cents per 100 The short line may be allowed two cents, so the lumber company actually pays only 12 cents Other lumber companies in that or any competitive zone having the same rate would have to pay 14 cents. So they have alleged discrimination As the bulk of the southern timber comes from these short lines, the abolition of the rate dIvision practically means an increase of from 10 to 15 per cent m the rate It will be fought before the interstate com-mission, but if it stands, will mean an increase in the price of southern lumber." "Northern Furniture." The Northern Furniture company of Sheboygan, Wis, havmg deClded to test the merits of a "house book" as com-pared WIth or supplementary to a catalogue, have issued number 1, volume I of their publicatlOn, whIch 1<;to appear monthly. It IS called "~orthern Furniture" and of course, is devoted largely to boostmg the products of the publishers, but it purports to deal w1th "new methods of furmture mer-chandIsing" and con tams much matter that will be of inter-est and of value to all furniture dealers. It has 16 pages, in magaZIne form and the first number is accompanied by a poster or bulletin filled WIth illustratlOns of dining room suites. dressers, wardrobes and chlfTo11lers with descrip-tions and pnces, arranged very much hke the bulletins issued by the Minnesota RetaIl Dealers' assocIation. The introduc-tion which is headed "The Reason for thIS PublicatlOn" says: "The mlSSlOn of this magazme is to be as personal as possible. It 1S meant for you and your del ks---for every man interested in sellmg fur11lture at a profit Northern Furniture will make no attempt at bemg funny but It will be entertainmg by Its practIcal sellmg helps, by lte; 'reason why' arguments for selling more fur11lture, by lte; straightforward talk setting forth the ments of oUr product 1t is our inten-tion to make 'Northern Furniture,' of real, tangible help to the man who sells furmture. To accomplish this we WIll need your assistance We want you to write us at any time; ask-ing questions about matters which perplex yoU; describing novel methods which you have found of value; giving us other information which you think will be important to the furni-ture sellmg world" Britons Seek American Casualty Business. Wlth the development of workmen's compensation or casualty insurance in this country, it is expected that there will be an mcrease of new casualty compa11les designed to handle the enormous increase in bu<;mess whIch WIll result. The! field 1<; e<;peclal1y attractive to the great British com-pa11les. chal ters of which allow them to ;:10 busmess along mul-tifarious hnes not allowed domestic compa1l1es in the United States Already the Commercial U1l1on, whose fire department is admitted m every state and terntory except Miss, Alaska, Guam and Porto Rlco, and which owns the CommercIal Union of New York and the Palatme, has prepared to meet the Sltu-atlOn by purchac,mg control of the Ocean Accident & Guaran-tee corpOlatlOn ThIS latter concern's English compensation business amounts to several times the premium income of its nearest competitor. It is now announced that the Royal Insurance company of Liverpool has arranged to orgalllze a domestic casualty company with an adequate capital and surplus It is rumored also that the London & LancashIre is now contemplating the purchase of a New York company which has a large volume of liability busmess and a complete business-getting plant In additlOn several English companies doing a casualty business solely have been canvassmg the field with the idea of placing departments in the hands of successful fire 111- surance firms. • 0U r:' :c to) '00'" .C~~... ~ s.. 0 =' ..,r-oc( o ~ • eo! I) t$J ~ =' ~ 0 fh c .. 'l') I) e '() G - 0 ~ :. ~ (I) Z ... 0 s.. -c Q) 0 .... ... s.. e I.I.). c ~ ..... ... to ~ 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN Pittsburg Plate Glass Company L.ARGE8T .JOBBERS AND MANUFAOTUFIlERS OF .-.. .-..-..-. ---~-------~------_._--------~--------~ GLASS IN THE WORLD Mirrors, Bent Glass, leaded Art Glass, Ornamental Figured 6lass, Polished and Rough Plate Glass, Window Blass \NIRE GLASS Plate Glass for Shelves, Desks and Table Tops, Carrara Blass more beautiful than white marble. CENERAL DISTRIBUTORS OF PATTON'S SUN PROOF PAINTS AND OF PITCAIRN ACED VARNISHES. tJI For anything In BUIlders' Glass, or anything III Pamts VarnIshes, Brushes or Pamters' Sundries, address any of our branch warehouses, a list of which IS gIven below 1nlW YOBX-Budson and Vandam Sta. BOS'1'01'l'-41-49 SUdbury St., 1-9 .owker St. CJtICAG0-442-452 WabaSh Ave. CI1'I'CI1'I'1'I'A'l'I-Bros.dwayand Court Sta. ST. LOmS-Cor. Tenth and Spruce Sts. MDr1'l'EAPOLIS-500-516 S. Third St. DE'1'BOI'1'-53-59 Larned st., E. GBA1'I'DBAI'IDS, KICJt-39-41 11'. Division St. E'I'1''1'SB'OBGB-I01-103 Wood St. KILWA'OXEE, WIS.-492-494 Market St. BOCJtES'1':EIB,1'I'.Y.-WUdeBldg., Main lIr; Ezchan ... Sb. BAL'1'I'lIII:OBE-310-1:3-14W. E'l'at1; St. CLEVELA1I'D-143G-1434 West TlI1Z'l1 st. OllotAJtA-llOl-l107 Boward St. ST. PA'UL--459-461 Jackson St. A'1'LAlI'TA,GA_3G-U-34 S. Pryor St. SAVA1f1'I'AB,GA.-745-749 Wheaton St. XAlI'SAS CITY-1'Uth and Wyandotte su. BmJllDrGBAM, ALA.-2nd Ave. and 29th st. Bln"J'ALO, ... Y.-372-74-76-78 Pearl St. BBOOXLYlf-Third Ave. and Dean St. PBILADELPBlA-1"1tcalm Bldg., Arch and 11th DAVElfPOBT-410-416 Scott St. OXLAHOMACITY, OELA, 210-212W. First St. Sta. ----------------------------._---- -------_._------~-----------------.....f.. Rockford Chair and Furniture Co. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Dining Room Furniture BUFFETS, CHINA CLOSETS and TABLES Library Furniture-Library Desks,Library Tables, Library Bookcases, Combination Book-cases, Etc. Our entireline wi))be on exhibitionin January on the third floor of the Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. No.9-Porch ChaIr Oak Seat. Green or MISSIOn FInish Weight, 20 pounds No 10-Porch Rocker Large SIze Oak Seat Green or MISSIOn FInish. Weight 21% pounds RICHMOND CHAIR COMPANY, RICHMOND, INDIANA No. ll-Porch Settee. Seat 40 mches long, 17% inches deep. Oak Seat. Green or MISSIOn finIsh Weight, 82 pounds. Large SIze. -------------------~------------- ------ WEEKLY ARTISAN ..- . - .. .... .. ......., Pitcairn Varnish Company I I<anuf.eturera of I Reliable Varnishes of Uniform Quality Our Motto: "NOT HOW CHEAP-BUT HOW GOOD" C. B. Quigley, Manager Manufacturing Trades Dep't. Factories: Milwaukee, Wis.; Newark, N. J. '-. - ...------- II III I ------------_._---- ---~---._--------------- ------ ---------~ Stow & Davis Furniture Co., Grand Rapid., Mich. Perfection of Detail marks every table in the Stow & Davis line. Masterly designs, sturdy oak, and rich, glowing mahogany are fashioned by our skillfulworkmen into Stow & Davis Diners Our Bank and Office tables display the same care and merit in their building-the care that appeals to paying customers, whether they be home-keepers or business men. 463% See our line. Tables and Banquet Tops. 4th floor, Blodgett Bldl!. -----------_._------------------------~-- '"I '" - - "THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST" BARTON'S GARNET PAPER Sharp, Very Sharp, Sharper Than Any Other. SUPERIOR TO SAND PAPER. It costs more, BUT It Lasts Longer; Does Faster Work. Order a small lot; make tests; you will then know what you are getting. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. Furniture and Chair Factories, Sash and Door Mills, Railroad Companies, Car Builders and others will consult their own interests by using it. Also Barton'. Emery Cloth, Emery Paper, and Flint Paper, fumished in rolls or reams. MANUFACTURED BY H. H. BARTON & SON CO., 109 South Third St., Philadelphia, PaR ...------------------------- .__. ---------~---------- po WE MAKE REFRIGERATORSIN All SIZES AND STYLES • Zinc Lined. Porcelain Lined. White Enamel Lined. Opal·Glass Lined. You can increase your Refrigerator Sales by putting m a line of the "Alaskas." Write for our handsome catalogue and price lists. THE ALASKA REFRIGERATOR COMPANY, EXCI~~~8u~~;~M~U:;S::KoErGON, MICH. I.... ..... New York OffIce, 369 Broadway, L. E. Moon, Manager . 23 I I.. I .. "' I j 24 WEEKLY ARTISAN f ~...- Lentz Big Six No. 694. 46 in. top. No. 687, 60 in. top. Others 54 in. top. 8 Foot Duostyles ANY FINISH CHICAGO DELIVERIES Lentz Table Co. NASHVILLE, MICHIGAJIv &.--._---- -------._------------------------------------------------------_.-- ----------------------------~ Window Displays-The Kind That Pays. From Northern FurnIture, house organ of the Korthern Furlllture company There are two fundamental ways of dIsplay mg goods m your windows One is to make the windows a catalog of the entire contents of the store The other, to feature three or four articles in strong, simple display. Did you ever stop on the opposite side of the street from the store of any recognized leader III any of the large cities and study the people attracted by its wmdows? DId you ever stop long enough to ascertain how many of these people actually went into the store to examine the goods on dIsplay? Then dId you ever stop and watch the people "ho are at-tracted by the windows of a second rate store and note how comparatively few of these people actually \" ent mto the store? The ""nter has done thIS many times He has also gone further to ascertain why so many more people were lll-duced to go into the store m the first case than III the second The conclusion IS more forcefully expressed by what one of the most celebrated window dre""ers in the craft recently staterd By an actual check, covering a week he found that a far greater number of people stopped before the ", indow which was simple in arrangement and contained only a few articles artistically placed, than where windows were era,"" ded. and added that his aIm III arranging the windovvs ,vas, FIrst to make his windows harmonious so that there '" 111 be no clash in colors in the arrangement and, Second' having done this his sale idea was to keep everythmg subdued and III the background, except the one or t",o articles which It was most desired to push And to so feature these that they would stand out and impress themselves upon the attention of the passer with more force and strength than anything else on display I l1J closing )he made the significant remark that where wmdows were crowded with a wealth of merchandise of dJfferent descriptions, that instead of creating a desire for some one specific article or articles, the pa""er seemed to be-come confused and glanced from one artJcle to another WIth-out becoming impressed or settlmg on anything \Vhereas when only one or two articles were thrown mto the llme-llght a very large percentage of those who could be lllduced to buy such an article, went inside to inspect it and test the quality of tJhe goods which were shown Perhaps in the use of no other merchandise can windows be made more attractIve than with furlllture Nearly every man and woman 1S mterested in a comfortable home and win-dm, s furnIshed to represent the vanous rooms in the home are the greatest advertisement known. The success of win-dow advertlslllg depends on the same principles as tJhe suc-cess of d1splay newspaper advertJsing---on what is shown, ho'" 1t 1S shown and what is saId about it. This question of window dIsplays is such an important one that \ve llltend devoting a page or two in each ISSUe of X orthern Furlllture to ItS discussion and in setting forth by pIctures and talk, how these dIsplays can be made most suc-cessful. To make these pages as interestlllg to you as pos- SIble our salesmen have been mstructed that. whenever they see a good dIsplay wmdow or a good dIsplay inside the store, they WIll suggest your taking a photograph of Lit. You will be paId for the photog\raph land we will J1eproduce ~t in ~orthern Furlllture giving you proper credit Ebony Used as Fuel. Ebony 1S being extenslVely used as firewood III the State of Slllaloa. l\lexico At the FundiclOn de Smalloa, Sonora. great supplJes of ebony destined for the foundry fire boxes are to be seen Francisco Urriolagoitla, manager of thIS big :NIazatJan concern, states that this ebony costs eight pesos a cord, and that as fuel It IS almost the equal of coal. At the home of Mr. Urriolagoitia, in Sonora, there is a beautifully pollshed ebony table ThIS was made from a log dellvered as firewood at the Fundicion and later rescued by the manager. Ebony has been used as fuel for many years at mines and sugar factones m Sinaloa. The construction of the Southern Panfic extensIOn has opened sectlOns where extensive sup-plles eXIst and as a result more of the timber is belllg marketed as firewood. .. -- . ~ A. L. HOLCOMB & CO. Manufacturers ot HIGH GRADE OROOVINO SA WS DADO SAWS I" Citizens' Phone 1:139 27 N. Marllet St .. Grand Rapid., Mich. WEEKLY ARTISAN Partnership Life Insurance. In these days all business firm'S see to it that their bUIldings and merchandl'Se are fully msured. If a calamity come'S in the form of a fire. the protection which they have carned bec')mes available, It gives them another start. But how few men rea1Jze the value of brains and capital in carry-ing on a busine~s I It is Just as necessary to lllS1ue brams and capItal as it is to protect bUllumgs and merchandise It often happen'S that a 'Successful firm suffers greatly in the death of a partner whose sound advice and active efforts have been relied upon during his lifetime It is this sort of man's value whIch the firm should insure No matter how strong a firm may be, the death of one of the partners leaves the firm in a weaker condition than it was before It may be that the man's heirs WIll withdraw part or all of his capital from the business; at any rate, his valu-able aLlvlce, if not his capital as well, is no longer to be counted npon Perhaps at this very time partnership debts need hIS money to a"'SI"t in their adjnstment Outside parties \VIll note the change in the firm--- perhap" count thl'l an opportune tIme to push theIr own busllless in competition against the firm whIch has just lost a member. ThIS is the time when any avatlable funcl'S are needed in the bu'Sines'l of the firm The credit of a firm will be greatly increased by the po'Ssession of policies of partnership UlSl1lancK and assets of this sort may prevent dIssolution of partnershIp, or, in some cases, liquidation The Standard. in a recent is"ue, says that "business men vl110 have taken out thIS kind of insurance are sati"fi('d with the inve~tment They find that It curiol1~ly is not only, as one of them expresses it, a sort of equahzer, to take up the jar call"ed by the death of one whose per'Sonaltty 111lght he of great value tcr the firm. but that It has other recommendati.:m ... ---It creates a sll1king fund whIch may be u'Sed to settle bond" or wIpe out other inJebtedness; in time of panic it afford'S a means of obtall1ing a ca'Sh loan whIch could not readIly be "ecured from customary SOurCe'l, and It strengtl1- en'i the credIt of firm~ and corporation'i by glVll1g conclusive eVIdence of an hone'St intentIOn to safeguarJ the interests of credItor'S One firm whIch has taken out $200,000 of corpor-a tl'm III 'il11ance regard'S 'the money paId out for thi'S insur-ance 1Jke purchasll1g Just "0 many gOvernment bonds on the 111'Stallment plan,' and another find'S the burden of the annual prel111um ''So IJght a'S to be practically unnotIced' in it'S ex-pense account None regret the investment And the small-er partnershlps and corporation'S In country towns frequently :"tand 111 Ju'St a'S much need of insurance as more important cancel n'S, the member'S of which are not always so easily ac-ces'llble The formation of a new firm, the death of a part-ner, the admISSIOn of a new partner, the branching out of a firm 1111.0a new line, all offer opportul1lties to the watchful agent to lay before the firm the advantages of, what for con- \ el1Jence may be termed. firm insurance "---The Aetna Furniture Fires. E C Borer of MIlwaukee, WIS , suffered d loss estlm,lted at $5 000 by fire 1!1 11IS'itore last week. Fully l11surec! The 10% by the recent fire 1!1 the StOl e of the'''Ilou'SehoLl B. WALTER & CO. ~c~ T ABLE SLIDES Exclusively WABASH INDIANA WRITE FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNT 25 THElOnd·lpARLOR NEW ~ BEDr Need not be moved from the wall. Always ready wit h bedding in place. So simple, 80 easy, a c.hild can operate It. Has roomy wardrobe box. CHICAGO, Erie & Sedgwick NEW YORK, Norman & Monitor. Furl1Jture company. San. Antol1Jo, Tex. is estImated at $30,- 000 R F. Bohalt, furl1lture dealer of Bozeman, Mont, 1Jst $2,500 by fire in his warehouse on August 25 Insured L P. Coffey's furniture store at Cleveland, Okla, was burned on August 27, wltl1 a los<; of about $9,000, fully in- 'Sured ~1r Coffey own a string of ftlrl1lture stores in Kansas and Okldhoma The furl1lture stores of H \V Sweet and the Be"semer Furmture company, of Bessemer, Ala, were badly damaged by fil e recently The Bessemel conwany'.., loss IS about $6.500 and that of Mr Sweet 3!bout $3,000, both well imurd The Wl1ham Worstell Furl1lture and Undertakll1g com-puany lost $50,000 or $60,000 by fire JUflng the recent con-flagratIOn caused by the fore..,t fil es at ~VVallace, Ida TheIr loss IS not more than half COY ered by lIlsurance New Factories. The Flol ence ~lanl1fadl1nng mdttl ess factory at I; lorence, S C of the company Everett L \V dtell Du'-e and othel" <II e to e:"tdbh"h d new furl1lture factory at Saco, ~J e They wJ11 make Mls'S1On furnl-tUI e and Colomal chairs. company Will estabhsh a n1. D Lucas IS preSIdent ] ;\[ Cavenes'S and ofhcJ~ have 111corporated the Cole- I idge }\lanufactunng company, capltahzed at $25,000 WIth $8,000 subscnbed, to estabh:,,11 a furl1lture factory at Cole- Ildge N C. OffIcers of thc Oxfol d Llllcn Mattress company of North Brookfield }\[a'Ss, \Vho are to estabhsh a bIg plant at WlI1ona. ;\Jmn) announce that work on the butldlngs WIl! begin be-fore the 10th of Septembel They propose to erect six two-story bUlldlllgS, covenng a total area of 150.000 square fcet 'I' Buttons for Table LeAis. It IS a common thll1g for guests in restaurants or roof gardens to find that theIr table does not set level Sometimes one leg IS too short or too long, or the floor is uneven, but whatever the cause the result IS most annoying and is not easl\Y remedIed The waiter usually stuffs pieces of carJ-board or stlverware under the short leg, but he seldom esti-mates the exact thickness of support needed and the wobbh-nes" remall1s A PhIladelphIa man has turned out a little clevlce which just fills the bIll It is a rounded button which SCIe\Vs into the leg of the table Each leg IS equIpped WIth one of these and If the table rocks at all one or more of these buttom can be 'Screwed, in or out untIl It is peIfectly level "Vlth these handy little devices a t<l!ble may be placed at practIcally any point on a country club lawn, for instance, where the ground is flat, and made to stand as firmly as if in the dmmg room There IS no danger of a sudden tIlt upset-tIng a cup of tea or a tall glass 1111.0 somebody's lap I • • Z6 Minnesota Retail Dealers~ Furniture Association WEEKLY ARTISAN OFFICERS-PreSIdent, J R Taylor, Lake Benton, Mlnn , Vice President D R Thompson, Rockford, Mlnn , Treasurer, B A Schoeneberger, Perham, MlOn Secretary, W L Grapp, Janesville Mmn EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE-ChaIrman, Geo Klein Mankato, Minn., O. SImons, Glencoe, Mmh, W. L Harns Mlnheapolts, Mlhn ,C Damelson Cannon Falls. BULLETIN No. 166. CAUSE AND EFFECT OF THE STEADY GRIND OF TRADE EVIL. If there IS any busmess man, '" ho reqUIres a sunny dIsposition It IS the furnIture man, who IS placed m constant touch Wlt~ the happenmgs of home hfe m all Ib pha..,e" from the cradle to the grave For the past four) ears, a mania that is charactenstlc of the Amencan people, of gettmg somethmg for nothmg has been ~\\ eepm!; 0\ er our countn The houseWIves have heen educated along the"e lme:o h, the premium hou:oe" Gnder these condltlOn" It trul) reqUIre" a cheerful dISpOSitIOn, m order to face the cont11lua-1 and e, er-lasting phases of competItIOn, that these e,Ils bnng about WhIle carrying on the routme of daIly vvork the dealer finds on '\ iSlting the home" of hIS frIends and customers, pIece" of furnIture, which he recogl11zes as premium furniture, The lady of the house not WIshing to offend the furnIture man 11l any way, explains to hml how she became the po""essor of this UIce pIece of furniture, tellmg- hIm that It \\a" glven her with a box of perfumes, extract" and soap" etc, from a premium house The hou"e\\Ife then P011lts to a picture on the wall, whIch she "a) s the local grocer presented to her after she had purchaseJ $1 ~ \\ orth of groceries She also points to rugs on the floor \\ hich she tell" the dealer. the drygoods man had given her after she had purchased $25 worth of dry goods, etc Of course the furnIture man ,\ lth his never faIlmg good nature, tells her that he doe" not blame her m the least for acceptl1lg such thmg ", if "he can e:et them for nothing If thIS furnIture man had exammed these piece" of furl1lture closely, he \\ ould have had to admit that the pIeces were well worth what :ohe had paId fOl them He dra\\ s upon hIS resources to the ,ery lImIt anJ tells her that he hopes that then pleasant relatIOns \\ 111not be marred h, the occurrence of theIr com ersatlOn and he "111lhngh take", hI'" leave When the dealer ha:o returned to hIS store, he begm" to think of these lIttle m"tances, and If he IS made of the nght cahbre, that he should be, his 111mclWIll begm to be haunted WIth the convlction that If the'ie ladles have been gettmg- some furniture m thIS way, they WIll be g-ettmg more In the same \\a) and he has no a'Ssurance that the' \\111 not As these values are a great deal better, than he pos- SIbly could make them he naturally become" mtere"ted m anything that WIll glve hUD a httle hght upon the "ublect He reasons WIth hImself and sa) s, "Don't I bu) furl1lture as cheap as anyone else?" "Doe'in't the manufacturer and the traveling man say to me, "You are gettmg the best pnce" that anyone gets?" etc, etc These mstances, as mentlOnecl, are becomIng more num-erous each week We \\ Ish to ask our fellow merchants ho\\ they would lIke it, If the furnIture man ga' e awav a ho" of grocenes from time to tIme WIth each artIcle of furnIture that he "old? \i\,That would be the effects upon the hnes thus cllS-tnbuted? Yet, In the husmess game of today, it is a matter of the "sun IvaI of the fittest" It IS just a:o fair for one man to play that game as it is for the other fellow; that is pro- \ Idmg he I~ bIg enough, and IS farSIghted enough to do it Xow If thIS IS the furnIture man's only salvatlOn, then he WIll u'Se lt as h1S protection. the -.ame as It has been used against hIm "'..t thl'i P011lt, we want to :oay, that we do not advocate the"e methods, but we do say that the furnIture man has a nght to protect hlm'ielf 11lany and In all cases If the furni-ture dealer ha" to resort to offering premlUms, it 15 his duty to do ~o Thi" In turn, WIll create a condition in a circle, that is a little higher up, mealllng the manufacturero, who of neces- SIty WIll adopt "uch pOhCle'i and systems, whIch will keep their clas.s of merchandIse 11l the proper channel. Onh last week we were a'iked, why it was that so much "tre"" \\ as beIng laId upon the mall order concerns and the "oap c1ub:o, by the Retail FurnIture Dealers' association. \\" ell, If that same man were forever and forever having men and women comIng mto hI'3 store to look at furniture and just a", "oon a'i he ha" :oucceedeJ m gettIng hIS customer interested the customer woulJ tel) hIm that he could get that same kind of fl1r1l1ture at a premlUm house for $10 With $10 "'orth of grocerIes thro\\ n In what do you think the person would do then \Vere he 11lthat dealer's place? Do yOU think that he \\ auld cont1l1ue to ask "why so much stress IS being laid on thu"e premIUm houses?" He \\ III think it altogether a differ-ent que'3tlOn when lt comes back home to him In thIS way It IS certamly a grind on the furlllture dealer to be con-fronted by thI" "ame old question day 11l and day out So don t von thmk It about time for some 'lf the hustling furlll-ture men to stir themselve'i to activity, to try at least to eli-mmate thIS t, II? Thh constantly runnmg m contact WIth thl" mall order and soap club proposltlOn IS lIke unto a drop of \\ ater \\ hlch. when fallll1g upon a rock now and then, lea\ es no ImpresslOn, but when It is contmually dripping year in and : ear out, eventually wears away the hardest rock Our fnends 11lthe manufacturing business and oUr fnends the tra, elmg men, express themselve'i only too often, by say-me: that \\ c put too much time and effort on the maIl order hU"ll1e"s and the premIUm house proposltlOn, yet the deplor-able fact remam" that we are forever meeting this phase of competltlOn In spIte of all that we can do, it IS grOWIng "tronger every day In fact 111 the past five years, concerns promulgating this kind of buSlines~ have grown faslter than any other mercantile concern of ItS kmd Don't forg-et that thiS, aga11l, makes us ask "Why," yes, why is it so?" If you are m earnest In your enJeavor to find the reason for thIS phenomenal growth, you WIll have to add that there must be "'ome scientific busliness principle underlying it all. "'..~we before stated, "ome of our manufactunng fnends are not aware of the fact that the Larkin people have such a WEEKLY ARTISAN Get Lateat Bulletin, 280MA. AMERICAN BLO'¥ER CoMPANY ----DETROIT. ~ICH USA Own Your Own Electric Light Plant "ABC" Vertical Enclosed Self-Oiling Engines Save 25% Direct~connected to any good make of dynamo. Can be run safely anywhere a steam line can be carried. No Noise. No Vibration. Economy. Efficiency "ABC" Engines require only one-half of the "ABC" Engines is the very high-the usual amount of steam. est attainable. Consume only one-fifth the usual amount Friction loss less than 4%. of oil. Will run constantly at higher speeds The wear is so slight that adjustments than any other reciprocating engine. are required only once in six to nine months. Lubrication of "ABC" Engines is ample at any speed and is not distributed under pressure. Oil is separated from water, cooled and filtered at every circuit. Automatic internal lubrication by a pump and gravity flow. Ablest Engineering Organization in the Blower Business-operating three large plants devoted exclusively to the manufacture of F an System apparatus and the allied lines. bIg concern \Ve speak of th1'i fact at thIS time, on account of a httle mCldent that occurred whIle oUr buying committee was III the markets a few weeks ago One of the buying commIttee wa'i talkmg to the vice-president of a large manufacturing hou"e. that docs about $1.000.000 worth of busmes'i yearly. about the soap club evll. and do you know that manufacturer had been so busy WIth the detaIls of his offJce, that he dId not kno\'\ anythmg about what the Larkin people \,\ere domg? \Vhen It was expla111ed to him, he threw up hIS hands m horror and said. "\Vell. I'll be ---" In orJer to get at the bottom of thIS soap club evil, this problem wlll have to be studIed from a "cold fact standpoint." \\ e find III studymg this evil that thIS hne of busines'i is carned on, because of fundamental pnnciples. and if it is a succe"s, then \'\ e must abIde b} the conditions. or else do the same as the} Therefore, wc think It about time that the blessed furnIture dealers \'\ oike up to do something besides smilmg \Ve are glad to 'iay that we have an association that will do ItS part to make better busmess condItions, but they are abolutelv valueless if not properly used Therefore, if you are one' of the fur111ture dealers pictured 111this article, you do not need to become discouraged for there is a way to help overcome these evils and at such a nommal cost, vhat there WIll be no excuse for your not d0111g It So get m touch WIth the assocIatIOn that makes It, its business to unT'ave1 and solve these problems. whIch, a.., an l11dlv1Jual dealer would be out of the question. 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The commISSIOn ordered the lumber rates west of the Pem-b111a- Port Arthur lIne, whIch runs along the western bound-ary of Mlllnesota and the Mv"soun nver, restored where they were Kov 1, 1907 East of that lme the railroads were al-lowed to raI'ie the rates five cents a hundred weight The raI!Joads deSIred to raIse the lattel 10 cents and also wanted certam advances west of the line. Will Soon Have Postal Banks. The llltentlOn of the Pastofflce Department to 111stall, by November 1, between 25 and 50 postal savmgs banks in as many sectIOns of the country, IS announced from Washing-ton The exact location of the banks has not} et been decided upon by the department On account of the lImIted appropri-atIOn made by Congress to inaugurate the system It wiIl not be possIble to estabhsh more than the number of banks mdl-cated at present In tIme the trustees beheve the banks can be establIshed in practIcally every postofflce where a.pph-catIOn for such establI'ihment IS made It IS the belief of the trustees that when once in full SWlllg the postal savings bank system WIll be self supporting ACCIdents that might be prevented cause a loss in wealth amount111g to $125,000,000 annually III the United States. No. 10. MINNESOTA RETAIL FURNITURE DEAIAERS' ADVERTISING HELPS. No. 12 ThIS IS the bed as It IS Illustrated m the mall order house catalog Anyone" ho could get a bed hhe that for the money they put It out for would SImply lump at the chance to ~end awaY for It Isn t It true that It appear~ to be about a 2 or 3 meh post bed" The, pIcture Jt this way to get you to send} our money but Just study No 11 and No 12 and see what you actually recen e Yet the de-scnptlOn under thIS bed says that It I~ on!} a % mch bed No 11 '0 11 sho" ~ the bee] a, It ~hould ha\ e been pH turee) In the ('ltdln~ Lank at the dIffer ence Held' 0\1 ,cnt d\\ t\ fOI tlll~ bed Xo 10 and reee1\ ed one hke r-.. a 11 '0\1 would no doubt ha\c been mo,t surpn~ed b\1t of comse \ au cnuld not return It a~ the bed Itself" auld Ilheh COmpaI€ \\Ith the descllptlOn But ,,11', do the\ pILtme the artIcle '0 lalge and "lIte up a ne<;cnptlon tll'lt "auld apph on a much smaller hed? Don t "\Oll ,",uppose It l~ becal.l<;::;( the\ thoug-ht e\ en 11 \ au read tl,P de'(llptlOn the putu" lhelf \\ould appeal to \on ~o 11111Ch t111t 'on "onid <.::.end a"a\ for It I Ihlnh. It 0\ ('1 a. llttle '0 Ie I~ tlle pIcture of the bed you actuall, I p, e1\ e Now look at the dlffE'1ence ,Ve "ondel "In thev did thIS "as It slmpl\ to ( OCt"'\,"\ Oll r moneY a ",va) from "\au ? Come In and let u~ ~how you the goods that we pro-duce fOl the ~ame mone, and then see If vou tIllnk after exammIng our Ime of goods, that It IS ~afe to ~end awa, for your goods If the mall order pIcture was lIke aboye in Jt~ trllr proportIOn would vou send away for It Not much because you know ,ou can get I cel anytime for thIS pnce from your home dedle' No 13 ThIS IS the 1eproductwn flom the mall 01der catal06 Not\{ e \\ hat fo'>\ quartered oah de- SIgn they pIctured and ho" the S\\ ell ooor front and glas~ IS brought out But look at the half-tone for the real ora" mg and you WIll ~ee that It woulct harolv be notICeable Look at the claw feet and 'au "auld be Ipd to belle\ e that they "ere made out of t\\ a mch or heaVIer lumber Yet It I~ only an Inch board Cbme m and let us ~ho\\ you the m~lde of the bookcabe part The, are only stamed 'l'hey went to "ork and used a I ope to hold the glass m mstead of puttmg m a nIcely fitted strIP of "ood a~ It should bE' So we could go on Be bure to come m and see u~ and let us show It to you the next TIme you are In town No 14 11111." (ut 1..... lllUJL 11(11l1 1 pltotugl'1ph "y\hllh j<., called a halt tOJlP and ,,1)1ch 1.... plctuled on copper '111(1 ....ho" <.., tlle "God l~ Ii lealh IS C'ompdr0 tlll'-- "ttll (ut ~o 1') alHl notIce the dlffereme beuHen tIlP ftdke ot the oak ,Ye "ant to call, our att"ntlOn to the lattIce" ark on tl,e glas~ \\ e "llJ l<no" that an\ tlllng- that look .... lIke tlll"- u~nalh IE'TJIe...e.nt-., ledded glass an1 \E't \\( find thp\ f-,l\( a lIttle loug-h etch Ing llpnn th0 g}l' ......t.h.e Jllgh siundlng nalne of Oueen ~nn -\1 t G-l"1S<" lnd an' one loo1nng at the eut "auld thtnk It W"l" al t g-lass especI- «lh If the\ ;,'ud ~o But those of yOU" ho ha \ e bought al t gla~~ for abo\ e ,our large platE' glas' "llJdo\\ kno\\ tllat \ ou coulct not bu\ a pIe, e of al t gla'" the bl7e of thIS book ca'e doOl alone f,n tlw puee that the\ ask \ au fOl the \\ hole bool,casp -\ ele\ er scheme l~n t It to loa ....."\PH tn <;"end theln "\OUI rnane)? No 15 \\ (' g'l\ e \OU tlll~ dla"'lllg- so as to sho\v \ au tltat d. cut can bE' made rIght and as the artl< 10 I eall) Ib and "hIGh you "Ill notICe IS an exact ,opy of a pen and mk drawmg of the hal1 tone marked No 14 and whIch IS a ,op, 01 artIcle sent uS ano "hlch we WIll gladlv furmsh to our customers for $1390 of COUlse addmg the freIght and a lJtUe for set-tIng It up and gIve ,ou sunken CalvIng In-btE'ad of raIsed "hleh never can drop off mak In}., tho. case v, ortll S8\ eral dollars more tran tl10 maIl order house I~ sendIng out WOUld vou -end a\\ay ~our mone, to the mall ordE'1 110\1'E' \\ h (n \ ou can get the same thmg at your [lome dealer s? Ju~t thmk It over care-tulh and ~e", It ,OU thtnk that buymg your gOOJb flom the mall order house IS the best "a\ aftE'r all especially when they won't tru ~t dnd make ,ou ~end ,our money before \ 01.1 "iee the goods No 17 No 16 ThIS' cut sho"s how Sean, Roebuck Co overdraw thIS Hon beG If, ou could buy an Iron l>ed lIke thiS pICture conveys to you r mmd for $475 you would be gettIng a bIg bargam Take down a catalog If you have It compare the sIze of both WIth some of the beds that S & R Co ha~ marked 2 mch and see If It IS as large as thIS When you knov. that thIS bed IS only % post doesn t that prove that they ha,e overdrawn It 50%" 1hl<., plctur0 'Sho".., the l)e(} a~ It lealh 1'0; It 1'"' a t eproductlon of a p1ctur(' on copper and sho\\ s It'3 exact pIoportlon Those of us \vho hno\\ an\ thmg about photograph\ kno'\ that \\" cannot make a camera lIe Then look on eut ""A l~ \\llleh ~ho\\~ 'au the bed \\hICh ought to be Illustrated on the catalog Ehen look at 16 would \ au belle\ e that thE'} are t]le same beo~? No 18 ThIS cut "ho\\ ~ a p<>n and Ink draWIng of the photograph ab sho" n In cut No 17 We ~ho" }OU thIS so that you can see how It ought to loo« If they had reproduced It as they ~ho\11d ha' e So come In and see thIS bed and Ipt u~ plaGe It agamst a 2 mch post bed, as llluserated In cut No 16 We wlll let you draw your own conclUSIOns as to the extent 01 mall order mIsrepresentatIOns Minnesota Retail Furniture Dealers~ Advertising Helps. No 19 No 20. Till' cut bllO"" ho\\ tIll'; cheap bookca'le IS IlIustIated m the mall order catalog Note th~ beautIful quartered oak that thev produce 1;,n t It a beauty to look at tlldt IS Ii vou get the same as thIS? But look dt the halt-tone plltUle on Lut No 20 and see \\hat you get It I;' dll plam oak exceptIng the door Of LOUl;,e) ou would thmk that the latbce work on the bookcdse door would be leaded glass becduse the) call It Queen Ann Al t Glas;, but "e found that It IS nothmg but a llttle sand etchmg on common glass ('ome In and let Us show It to you Thl~ (ut IS made flom a photograph on cop-per and ;,how'l the gl am of the wood as It 1eally I'> V\ e kno" that quartered oak LoStS one thll d more than plam and wlllle the de be11ptlOnunder tlll'l bookcase m the mall ordel Latalog "ays plam oak yet the pIcture loo'<s lIke quartered oak Is that a faIr way of Iep resentml'; thell merchandIse? ,Ve WIll lea\e It to ) ou No.2! ThIS cut IS a pen and mk dra wmg of the pIcture shown m cut No 20 and shows the true proportIOn and gram of wood, so far as It 10 pO'l'llble to put m a gram of wood The carvmgs on thIS bookcase are sawed out pIeces pasted on Wltl1 a lIttle glue or tacked on WIth a tmy lIttle naIl Come m and see the kmd we g\ve you made of sunken carvmg and out of ;,olld oak and fimshed as a pIece of furni-ture ought to be finished and we WIll draw the one we furnish up besIde of the one we re- Lelved and let you Judge for yourself No 22 ThIS cut shows the o\erel!av;mg of thIS bed NotIce how large the knob'l ale shown You would thmk the c1ulls would be larger than a ;,llver dollar leOUwould thmk tl1at the top were made out of J 1!z or 2 mch tubIng We wondm why they find It nece;,;,an to over-draw 111<ethl" No. 23 Tlll~ IS a PIcture of thIS bed on copper and show;, the bed as It really IS ,Ve are repro-ducmg thIS the same as the other ones m or-der to ,how you that our dra" mgs are ex-actly as photographed ,Ve have a bIg lme of beds llhe these whIch \\e WIll gladly sell you at tile same prlce Come m and see the fine dIsplay we ha\e No 24 ThIS cut shows a pen and mk dlawmg as thIS bed should have been Illustrated m the Latalog Would a cut ltke thIS tempt you to send away $430 for thIS bed? Well hardly, because you know you can buy a bed as good as thIS from us for thIS price. Now \\e trust that sU,1 ha\e read the above o\er carefully and "Ith falrneS'l of mmd ,Ve ha\e tiled OUTbe"t to go mto detarl and ~how you the t1ungs ,,;, they reallv are and we hold that If you find a firm 01 concern ttymg to get yom busllless b) mIsrepresentatIOn that you ~hould be on yOUl guard Remember that If the IllustratIOns that "e have gl\en you III thIS clrcular are not true, that the mall order house could stop us from sendmg you thlS kmd of clrculals We hope that our COmlllg leglslatule WIll pass a law makmg It a crlmmal offense to mlS-represent III advertlsmg, because thlS mterests you as a consumer, Just as much as It does us, retaIl dealers We want you to remember and never forget that we are Jour frIends and that we WIll at any tlme gIve you Just as good goods and III a great many cases better, than you can get any- VIhere el"e We of course wlll add the frel!?;ht to the artIcle whatever It may be We WIll not treat you a'l tho we could not trust you oyer mght b\ demandmg your money m ad\ance Your« for a square deal, JOHN JONES FURNITIJRE COMPANY The Store That Meets Every Competition. JONESVILLE. MINNESOTA. ... 30 WEEKLY ARTISAN Manufacturing Grand R.apide. Michigan All Knobs and Pulls have the Waddell COlllpany No-fium-Loose Fasteners The largest m~nufacturers of Furniture Trimmings in Wood in the world. Write us for Samples and Prices. Made in Oak, Walnut, Mahogany, Birch and all Furniture Woods. ---_._------ ._-------_. --_._--_._- -------. - -- ------- .....-.... .. Buildings That Will Need Furniture. Residneces-Cleveland, 0 ---\ F Bade 10312 C},tend avenue, $3,000; J L Halle, 1608 East 11Sth street S9,000. T 'V DIck, 10410 PIerpont street. $3,500. irank Kmer, 10900 Tacoma avenue, $4,000, Ed\'Vard Barn. 6303 Centlal avenue $4,500, J D Humphrey 9105 :'Iorrl:'., COul t $4.000 \\ 111Jam Watterbury, 661 Ea"t 108th street. $3 ;00 Milwaukee, "V,, IS ---Joseph Stolz, Hackett and Llll\\ ood streets, $6,000; John Wacho\\ick 1025 Eleventh avenue $3,- 000; August Erdman, 944 TwentIeth street, $3 500, Peter \\Teyer, Memecke and ThIrty-fourth streets, $4,000, Fred 'IV RIehl, NatIOnal and ThIrtIeth streets. $5,000 Denver, Colo ---E B Lawrence. 808 :'[aple street $3.600 Mrs Bryant Turner, Grant and Se\ enth street, $4.000, J \ Dodson. 228 Milwaukee street, $3,000, F P Dobson, 1968 Cleveland street, $3,500, !Frank ,'IT. \\ hltehead, 280 Vine street, $3,oob St Louis, Ylo ---A J Shnger, 491; Land".1o\\ ne avenue, $3,700, Emlly Paul, 2726 Ann a\ enue, $5.400, Dr F '\uehoft, 3208 Lafayette avenue, $8,500, G H Hoffman, 6571 Arsenal street, $3,400 ; John Wendel, 3446 Dunmca street $3,800, J H Simon, 1203 McCausland avenue. $9.400, LoUIs Fleshman, 1167 Walton avenue. $4000. Theodore L Degenhardt. 4646 Louisiana avenue, $6,000. ~lary L Jones. 4431 GravoIs ave-nue, $4,500, Ellen QUIck, 4228 Flora boulevard. $6,000 Duluth, Mllln -... -JlOhn Turge, 3900 vVest Third street, streets, $4,500; ArchIe McDugal East Flr"t and T\\ enty-second streets, $9,000; Andrew Xelson, East Third and Thirty-sixth streets, $10,000, B M SuIte, East Seventh and Fifteenth streets, $3,000 Syracuse, N Y ---Alexander Collett, 236 Meadow ave-nue, $3,500, Frederick Hertzog, 112 Stolp a\ enue, $4,000; J W Dawson, 418 Coleridge avenue, $7,500; J A Burns, 104- Peck avenue, $5,000, T E Qtllck, 916 Bellevue avenue $5,000, Carl Rlschke, 806 Carbon sitreelt, $4,500, Sarah Harnson, 903» East Adams street, $8,000 Peoria, I1l---Henry Sepper, 153 Sherman avenue, $5,900; Christopher Hoerr, 110+ Frye avenue, $6,500; Christian Krantz, 290 Millman street, $3,000. Indianapolis. Ind ---H. \\T. Fechtman, Laurel and Pros-pect streets, $3,600; L 0 Hamllton, 2019 Central avenue, $3,500; Clara E. Roberts, G dell and Ethel streets, $3,000; W A. Workman, 2980 New Jersey street, $4,000; Sarah J Robin-son, Gray and North streets, $4,000, Lotllse E Bretzhoff, 64 Linwood streets, $3,000 Minneapohs. Mll1n ---J H Ellison, 2101 Ptllsbury ave-nue, $30,()(X), Emanuel E\O a s-berg, 2740 Humboldt avenue, $15,000; S. Wirt WIley, 480 Lake Harriet boulevard, $9,000, \\ 111JamChannll1~ \\ hItney, PIllsbury and Franklll1 avenues, 31; 000 loledo 0 ---,Jr~ T:-.abella Calhoun, 404 Parkood avenue, S) ~OO Carne :c Hlisenbeck, 1329 Indtana avenue, $3,000; 11 T r'oke 1243 In,llana avenue, $3,000 Columhlh, 0 --<\Jar) Kelly, 93 S Studor avenue, $3,000; R K Patndge 486 ChamplOll avenue, $4,000, G. W Hamil-toll (Trm e a\ ellue and Salem street, $4,000, S A Goss, Grove dnd IndIana a\ enl1es $3,500, Cora Mygott, 1236 Lexmgton a\ enue, $3,000, L ,Y Care 112 South vVashington street, $4,900 \\ lchlta Kam ---F \ Reed, 135 New York avenue, $3,- 000. ELI aulke 113 ~Imton avenue, $3,000; E D Egbert, ChautauC]ud a\ emle. $3,600, R E EWll1g, 316 Glenn avenue, 53,000 "all DIego. Cal ---:'J rs C L Gorham, SIxth and Olive ...,treeh $8000. 'I r~ E F Thansen, 3333 H street, $3,000 South Bend, Ind ---Fred \\ agner, 1026 MIchigan avenue, $3, ~OO, Frank WalL 820 South Bend avenue, $3,000; F. O. Pratt Broad\',a) and Vnglllla street, $3,250 \\ tlkesbarne Fa ---Bernard Klotz, 97 Logan street, $3,- 000. John Dld\\allace, 507 South Mam street, $4,200; Max lTallond 69 \Vest Ross street, $3,500. Buffalo, X Y ---T H VVarwlck, Jr, 1217 Delaware ave-nue. $7,500, F J Lmgweitter, 17 Garfield avenue, $3,000; Scott ,I Beecher, 124 Bendmger street, $3,400; John VV Gerlach. 120 ~I oselle street, $3,000; Augu<;t Engler, 457 Wm-slo\\ street, $3,500, Mary Frank, 169 Roehrer street, $3,000 J acksom dIe lla ---J ?II Cox, Date street and RIverside a\ enue $12,000. Edward P Smith, Kmg street and River- SIde a\ enue, $4,500, J J Bosslllger, Park and Copeland streets $4,000 DetVOlt, '1ICh-,":'Ir" D Lynch, Grand boulevard and (Treen\\ ood street. $6,250, Dr E Rodd, 286 Crane street, $5,700 ElllOtt Palmerstoll, 406 Seyburn street, $3,500; Her-man R Lau, :'Ilchlgall a\ enue and J UllctlOll street, $4,()(X); F. L St Almoul, 275 Boule\ard east. $4,200, John Schutt, 318 Bald", in street, $4.050; Bertram W J1eman Lothrup and La Salle "tl eeb, $4,000, T B 1hllen, Alger and Brush streets, $3,250 Los I\ngeles, Cal ---Mrs Maude E Pierson, 322 South Bunker Hlli a\ enue, $8,000, H A Zuch, 424 West Seventh street, $4000. ,I S Mackey, 1421 West Twentieth street, $3,500 Canton, 0 ---Anme Martin, 1221 Cleveland avenue, $5,- 000, C A Crane, 1550 North Market street, $3,500; Rosena Klatter, 637 Correl street, $3,000 LOUISVIlle, Ky.--John Bennett, Jr, 639 Lincoln court, $3,000, Albert Townsley, 649 Lmcoln court, $3,000; C. C. WEEKLY ARTISAN ~_. .••....... _- .. THE WEATHERLY INDIVIDUAL Glue Heater Send your addrell and and recei.e delcriptioe circular of Glue Heaten. Glue Coohrl aDd Hot Bonl witl. price •• The Weatherly Co. Grand Rapidl. Mich. Iliieatt, 1817 \i\' 111dsor place, $7.500, Annie Bl:"choff, Baxter street and Ca~t1ewood avenue, $4,000 Dallas, Tex ---J P Graber. 628 Cole avenue, $3,500; R A Porter, 463 Blshop street, $3,000; R P. Keith, 371 Colomal avenue, $3,250, Mrs D L Countryman. 144 Center street, $3,000 Youngstown, 0 ---Mrs Josephine Moody, 482 Glen-aven avenue. $3,5500, Patnck Welsh, 377 Elm street, $3,500; W J Wormley, 236 Glennwood avenue, $3,000, S. A Pfau, 348 Market street, $5,000 Roanoke. Va ---E S. Kabe, Jefferson and Walnut streets, $4,500 Masslllon, 0 ---H VI/ Leffler. 320 Wellman street, $,3- 000; Harry Smlth, 180 State street, $3.000; Charles Alger, 248 Locust street, $3,000 Chicago, III ---J oQana Larsen, 901 North Forty ..eighth avenue, $4,000, Joseph Lomax, 1326 North A.vers ave, $4,500; Almer J Johnson, 1056 MontIcello avenue, $8.000; John Berg, 2639 Agatite avenue, $4,000; Louis Piderson, 1772 Winne-mac avenue. $5,200 Seattle. Wash ---W J McClellan, 4708 Fortieth avenue, $4,000; J G Taylor, 268 East Forty-second street, $3,000; W F. Chalfant, 5030 Slxteenth avenue northeast, $4,500 Ta,coma. Wash ---Mrs F L Davis, 816 North I street, $3,000; Delmont Miller, North Twenty-seventh street and Puget Sound avenue, $4,000; Mrs L Barbare, 2613 North Thlrty-first street, $3,250 Miscellaneous Buildings--- The Cathohc BIshop of Chi-cago IS erectl11g a $60.000 church and school building at 1224- 28 McAlhster place The Anshe Chesed Congregation are butlding a $125.000 church 111Cleveland, Ohla St Bernard's Congregation are butlding a $50,000 church at 4001 Gratiot street, St Louis, =VIa The West End }1ethodlsts of Roa-noke. Va, ale bUlld111g a $35,000 church The Moody Bible InstItute of ChIcago IS ereoting a "even story dormItory umL1111g at 830-38 La Salle street, to cost $140,000. The )Jorthern PaCIfic Beneficial assoclation are erect111g a hospital 111Tacoma, Wash, at a cost of $58,000. Old Time Prices. In 1880 H B Mudge was a leading manufacturer of furniture in Cincinnati He was regarded as a leader 111his line He used walnut lumber and veneers, foreIgn and Ameri-can, exclUSIvely anJ his output was confined to articles for the chamber and d111ing room. Several IllustratIons of his goods 111 the possession of the Artisan evince the lack of character 111the deSIgns HIS No. 496 wardrobe, eight feet i i..-.-.-.-.---- 31 I I I II I I I I ! I: II I I ..." . .. two inches hIgh, three feet eight 111ches wide which sold at wholesale for $4500, contaIned a drawer in the base, a single door WIth a large pla111 mIrror 111cased 111 heavy but plain mould111gs. ptlasters composed of shaped turned and veneered pleces 111sectIOns, paneled ends, a railing supported by short turned dowels, beanng a nondescnpt pIece of carving and sawed work It contained an unnecessarily large quantity of good lumber A manufacturer of the present day would make two wardrobes of the same quantity of material. It was so well bUllt, however, that it is probably still in use. No. 0 chlffomer, five feet and one inch high, and three feet WIde, 111walnut. sold for $18 It contained five drawers of unHorm size, thr i::-OhtS of whrch were cov,ered with Amencan veneer The pedestals were fluted wid'ely and carved shghtly at the ends The top carried four pointed fimals, ris111g from each corner of the case. To one of the ptlasters a h111ged rod was attached with a lock and key. to prevent the opening of the drawers by the curious. The case would not be consIdered cheap at $1200 by the buyers of today No 9 SIdeboard was Sl;' feet and four inches high, four feet Ilong and one foot ten 111ches widf It was priced at $40. The case had paneled ends WIth two large doors and two small drawers ornamented WIth Amencan veneers. Upon a plain slab of dark Tennessee marble the top, braced by wooden brackets rested. The back of the top contained a framed plain mIrror and four small ~eneered panels. Two covered shelves supported by turned posts projected over the lower panels and supported a long shelf at the top. A meaningless piece of hne carvmg flanked by fret-sawed work completed the structure It would not sell for $2000, even if the "style" wa:" considered Jeslrable 111the markets of today. Pullman Prosperity. The report of the Pullman Car company for the year ended July 31 last, which WIll not be maJe pubhc until the annual meet111g of the stockholders in Chicago on November 2 next, is expected to show gross earnings approximating $37,000.000, whIch compares WIth gross returns of $33,200,000 in the last fiscal year. The car manufacturing department is said to have aver-aged 111earnings a httle below the preceding year, which was due to the falling off 111orders during the last months of the penoJ It IS figured that the amount avatlable for dividends on the $120,000,000 capItal stock outstandmg will exceed 13 per cent. In the previous business year the company earned nearly 11 per cent on $100,000,000 capital and two years ago the net returns were slightly under 10 per cent. @ 200, T. 1\ Bleached, fresh, 32 WEEKLY ARTISAN .. IIII 1I II The Steamship "Chair Trust." I Pre \ Idence, R I Jounrnal---The "chair trust" operatmg (In bOdrcl the transatlantic steamships seems to be only a I figment ot the 1111agmatlOn, a" a matter of fact. most of the I _1111e..,0\\ n the chairs they rent to passenger" But trust or I not, the chalge IS a form of petty extortlO11 that might well be I <ibanc1oned Lon'3lderlng the present rates of fare, the extra : dollar tor the PIl\ J!ege of Sltt1l1g do\'. n on deck IS hardly I nuded to "d\ e the LJmpa111eS from bankruptcy ----_.~~-----_-.----~---..-.. iI Miscellaneous Advertisements. POSITION WANTED. Foreman Finisher of Ion!,::expenence, at present employed, desires new position. Address Van. care Weekly Artisan.9-3tf FOR SALE. One Rounder. Spindle Carvers. Spmdle Sanders. Tools. etc. All in A No.1 condition. Will sell cheap. Address Box 2, care Weekly Artisan. 9-3 WANTED. Commercial salesman for Indiana and IllinOIS to sell Parlor and Library Tables. State tern tory covered and lmes car-ried. Address "Map". care Weekly Artisan. 9-3tf WANTED. Travelin!,:: salesman to carry a lme of Reed Rockers and Chairs m Indiana and Illmols. State terntory covered and lines carried. Address "Near", care Weekly Artisan. 9-3tf WANTED. Salesman in every state, on commiSSion, to sell a live lme of American Quartered Library Tables. Address F. T. M., care Weekly Artisan Co 8-27 WANTED. Experienced commission men to sell line of cheap and medi-um priced SUites, Dressers, Chiffoniers, Chiffonier Robes and Wardrobes m plam and Amencan quartered oak. Address McKim & Cochran Furn Co. Madison, Ind. 8-27 9-3 9-10 POSITION WANTED. A salesman of ability furnishing best of references and at present engaged, desires a change, Thoroughly acquamted with the trade of New England and New York stat,es and can guarantee results. Address C. A. R., Weekly Artisan. 7-23tf FOR SALE. A nice clean stock of Crockery in a live West Michigan town of 10,000 population. Would also rent store if desired, Address "See" care Weekly Artisan. S-28tf. New York Markets. New York, Sept 2--- Turpent111e has gone up aga1l1 The advance for the week IS about three cents A pecuhar feat-ure of the trade is the fact that several small transactIOns are reported at figures higher than the card rates which today are 740@75 cent" here and 7l@710 at Savannah The ]ob-b1l1g demand IS qmte bnsk and order~ trom consumer~ dre numerous though for smaller amounts than usual 111Septem-ber. Linseed oJ! 1'0 dull The volume of busmess I" le~" even than in midsummer The "offiCial" quotatIOns hay e not been changed smce August 12, but cal load lots are kno\\ 11to ha \ e been offered at concessIOns Without attract1l1g the attentl.Jn of buyers Trade In futures is merely nom1l1al and the or-ders for Immediate deln ery are remarkably hght for thiS t11ne of year. OW1l1g to the report that the new "crop" wJ1l run hed\ler than those "harvested" last "ea"on, buyers of goahk1l1.., ale 1l1chned to walt for the ope111ng at the ne\\ "ea..,on---next month However, the competltH 11 for :"t 'Ck dl1'3, l10ted la~t week, hds extended to Venezuelan" and all arrival" are promptly absorbed The only chan~e 111 quotatIOns tll1~ \\ cek i" on Payta'3, wll1ch dechne,l about a cent. nO\\ 'Oell111g, to arrive, at -1-1cents A cargo of CJZbalc~. ~old III dch anLe <it 420, drrlved thl" week San Lllh, Llcateca~, ete, ale quoted at 44 @ 45 and Montel ey, Tamplco~, etc , a cent 10\\ er The demand for var11l"h gums which had "ho\'. n con"ldel-able strength recently has been checke,l aga1l1 by the dd-vance 111 turpentme Orders are "mall for "pot deln ery and bus1l1ess 111 futures I~ at d "tandstJ11 Pllce~ are firm 0\\ 111g to strength 111the primary markets The "uppl} 111 '3lght I" now saId to be m the hands of Em opean dealer" Shellac IS 111fair sea"onable demand \\ Ith fractIOnal 111- creases 111 prices on the hlgho glade" D C IS quoteJ dt 27 @ 28 cents, V SO, 23 @ ZSYz, Diamond I, 23 (Ii; 2-1- fine orange, 210 @ 220, bright orange, 20 111 cases, 180 @ 19, (m bags a cent lower) 18 @ 19, kiln dried, 230 @ 24. The openmg of the month has brought no improvt'ment 111 the burlap bus111ess The card rates are still maintained .It 1]0 t01 eIght-ounce and 4 10 £01 100-ounce Calcutta good'3, but the figure'3 are f1equently shade,l and the trade is exceedingly dull :'letal market:" are all \\eak, With a general expectation of iU1ther c1echne" 111 p11ceS Index to Advertisements. p darr f & El.lr g Compan} Alaska Refngerator Company Amellcan Blowel Compr..ny Barnes, W. F & John Company Barton, H H. & Sons Company Bcckstege Furniture Company . . . .. . . Bosse Furniture Company hoynton & Co Buss Machme Works Chicago Mirror Plate and Art Glass Company Dodds, Alexander Compan} Edge, Frank & Co Fellwock Aute and Manufactunng Company Fox Machme Compar y FranCIS, Charles E. & Company Globe Furniture Company Grand Rapids Blow hpe and Dust Arrester Company Grand Rapids Brass Compan} Grand Rapids Caster CUDCompany Grar (l Rapids Electro,ype Co Crand Rapids Hand Screw Company Grand RaPIds Veneer Compan) Hahn, LOUIS Hills, Clarence R Hohman Brothers Company Holcomb, A. L. & Co Hotel Fantllnd Karger Furniture Company Kaunman Manufactunr!':: Company Kl'nball Brothers Company Kmdel Bed Compan} • Lawrence-McFadden Company Lentz Table Compan} j u~e F
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Collection:: 30:62

326. 1942-08; Peninsular Club

Notes:: Issue of a magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. Created by the Peninsular Club. Published monthly. Began publication in 1934. Publication ended approximately 1960.
Date Created:: 1942-08-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:: Volume 10, Number 8

327. Fine Furniture; 1936-07

Notes:: Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It began publication in 1936. and JULY • 1936 JACK WEAVER Three score years and four he has fashioned fine furniture. (See page 9) Two dollars a year 20 cents a copy Grand Rapids, M i c h i g a n Application for acceptance under Act of June 5, 1934, authorized April 30, 1936. U. -S. postage 6c PAID, Grand Rapids, Mich. Permit No. 1093. a v NO MARKET TRIP COMPLETE WITHOUT VISITING THE Cartoefcr #allerte£ KEELER BUILDING • GRAND RAPIDS brings replacement business Every home needs one room in Carved Oak for variety and charm. Here is an appealing way to give a home personality. The idea has strong promotion possibilities for a store. With it you can crack the resistance of many families who feel their present furniture is good enough. Let "The Oak Room" open up a rich new market of replacement business. Be sure to see our hundreds of Carved Oak pieces at the July market. Come prepared to select a grouping that will attract the higher income brackets among your customers. Historic creations for all the rooms, filled "with eye appeal and impressive character and numerous talking points. Trade up with Carved Oak. Get bigger unit sales, better profits, less competition. GRAND RAPIDS BOOKCASE & CHAIR COMPANY "America's Carved Oak Specialists" HASTINGS, MICHIGAN We appreciate mentioning you saw this in FINE FURNITURE FINE FURNITURE VICTORIAN Reproductions ?AVE you ever stopped to think that your most profitable business comes from the sale of Period Reproductions and 18th-Century-style groups? Why? Because the bulk of replace-ment business in established homes is on these items, and folks who are now replacing old suites and pieces with new, have money to spend for better furniture. Starting'Out couples, when they can afford it, will pick these beautifully styled pieces too. Hasn't your experience shown this to be true? Naturally you make a better profit on such furniture. So why not devote a special section of your living-room floor to carefully selected ensembles of this nature? We'll be glad to suggest the minimum number of pieces to start . . . then watch your sales climb. See us in July, or write for more particulars. Newspaper Mats for Dealers Available on Request VANDER LEY BROS. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN SHOWROOMS — FIFTH FLOOR KEELER EXHIBITION BLDG. FlNC FURNITUR€ the Hcmafurniii.ing Magazine horn the f-umiiurc Style Center of America VOLUME 1 1936 NUMBER 3 GEORGE F. MACKENZIE, President PHIL S. JOHNSON, General Manager ROD G. MACKENZIE, E d i t o r K. C. CLAPP, Merchandising Editor •JULY-Cover illustration courtesy Robert W. Irwin Co. (see pcge 9) The Boiling Wake 6 "Page Nine" 9 The Best Since, by Frank E. Seidman 11 "Retail Profit"—Theme of Summer Furniture Drama . . . . 18 "Pressing," by B. F. McLain 25 Furniture Frolics, by Ray Barnes 27 Biographing Famous Furniture Firms. 28 Don't Kid Yourself, by Joseph P. Lynch 29 The Sketch Book, by Dermot M. Doherty SO "Home of the Month" 32 Men Who Make Furniture Markets 33 Retailing Tips . . 36 Get Behind Furniture Week 43 The Customer's Viewpoint 44 The Arithmetic of Instalment Selling, by Murray C. French 47 Gems of Sales Philosophy, by Chet Shafer 49 New Housing Revives Model Homes 52 Rug Markets Open Together 54 Why-is Your Best Window? 56 Buy-By-Brand-Name 59 Your Association and its Activities 63 Homefurnishing News and Reviews 64 Around the Grand Rapids Market 71 New Stores 72 Published monthly by the Furniture Capital Publishing Co., Asso-ciation of Commerce Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. Acceptance under the Act of June 5, 1934, authorized April 30, 1936. FINE FURNI-TURE copyright, 1936. Eastern office: 545 Fifth Ave., New York City, phone Murray Hill 23909, S. M. Goldberg, representative. Southern office: 114^ West Washington St., High Point, N. C, phone 2152, C. C. Prince, representative. Subscription rates: $2 per year in the United States and American Colonies; $3 in Canada and foreign countries; single copies, 20 cents. f o r J U L Y . 1 9 3 6 is ready with a Record-Breaking Line for a Record-Breaking Market THOSE WHO SAW the Imperial showing at the May Market, pronounced it the finest mid-season Imperial exhibit they had ever set eyes on. But this showing was merely a pre-lude to what Imperial has prepared for the July Market in Grand Rapids. This new line is without question the most appealing in Imperial's long and honorable history as America's foremost producer of fine tables. In all respects, it is a record-breaking line — especially and painstakingly developed for what promises to be a record-breaking market. You will find that in style range, in quality appeal, in craftsmanship superiorities, and in price attractions, Imperial's new offerings definitely estab-lish new standards of salability. It is a line accurately attuned to today's wonderful opportunities — a line that has what it takes to ring up record-breaking sales and profits for you. IMPERIAL FURNITURE CO. G r a n d R a p i d s , M i c h i g a n We appreciate mentioning you saw this in FINE FURNITURE FINE FURNITURE • . . . a n d PRICE No. 730 Sofa. 34" high, 36" deep and 78" long At the Market These Morse men to serve you JOE N. BALL RALPH D. MORSE FRED A. NELSON CHRIS PERKINS GEORGE F. COLLINS N. H. BRYANT JOSEPH GRISWOLD, JR. PRIDE in beautiful merchandise that builds prestige is not enough! But PRICE that permits of attractive profit on a sure and steady volume, PLUS the pride that you, your salesmen and your customer share in distinctive living room pieces of quality—that's a winning combination! Smartness and style supremacy of Morse upholstery have long been taken for granted. Our hard-won success in bringing MORSE MASTERPIECES into your most profitable price brackets will surprise you when you visit the Morse space in July. RALPH MORSE FURNITURE CO. 6th Floor, Keeler Bldg. Grand Rapids We appreciate mentioning you saw this in FINE FURNITURE PROVEN ACCEPTANCE Repeat Orders Tell the Story of Bobb Values DEALERS' PROFITS depend upon their customers being satisfied. BOBB furniture achieves this mark because it is livable, constructed on reliable standards and moderately priced. Enthusiastic dealer response in the form of repeat orders has established BOBB merchandise as a LEADING SALES INFLUENCE. Displayed in Waters-Klingman Bldg. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN BOBB FURNITURE COMPANY KALAMAZOO, MICH. The modern vanity suite, No. 1006, is made of carefully selected Harewood veneers, fin-ished in soft, harmonious tones. The sound qualities of the suite emphasize its conservative char-acter. . . The Carlton group, No. 1004, includes many of the original Chippendale motifs com-bined for present day demands for a moderately-priced suite. The clean-cut appearance of the pieces are enhanced by the selected, figured veneers, finished with Old World finish. A-Grade materials and high quality work-manship assure value. We appreciate merit FURNITURE FINE FURNITURE THE BOILING WAKE Likes His Ad Gentlemen: We take great pleasure in acknowledging receipt of our copy of FINE FURNITURE for June and are very pleased with and wish to congratulate you upon the appearance of our ad. It was everything that we expected and we are sure that it will obtain the results desired, B. A. H., Jr., Owosso, Mich. These Troublesome Women Dear Editor: With no desire to cause any consternation, I'm passing this on to you. My wife picked up Vol. 1 No. 2 and says, "I didn't know this was a new one. Why didn't you tell me?" Then she complained that the cover was just like the first one except for the inset. And if you're looking for some special number, say like No. 1, after you have issued about 12 numbers you would have a hell of a time. My wife takes a Mother's magazine which has the same cover for each issue and she finds it very confusing. C. S., Three Rivers, Mich. Cover now carries the month of publica-tion in such large type that no one can go wrong.—Editor. Go West, Young Manufacturer! Dear Mr. Mackenzie: There are about 400 representative furniture dealers in the Pacific Northwest who pay their bills promptly and should be in the market for Eastern furniture. For the life of me I cannot understand why Eastern manufac-turers do not cater to this business. At the present time about 90% of the furniture sold in the Northwest is manufactured on the Pacific Coast. We have approximately five dealers out of this entire group who attend the Eastern furniture markets. I don't believe any of the other dealers even receive an invitation to attend—the Grand Rapids market, especially. I doubt if any of them would even know how to pool cars from Grand Rapids to Seattle or Portland. I think your manufacturers are passing up a big bet and a lot of business when they don't investigate the possibility for furniture business in this section of the country. T. S. C , Seattle, Wash. Thank You, Suh! Dear Sir: I want to congratulate you and your organization on your premier issues of FINE FURNITURE. I certainly think you have done a splendid job and all of us here wish you and your organization splen-did success in your new line of endeavor. L. R. M., Jackson, Mich. Meaning He Makes Fine Furniture Gentlemen: I received your issue for June of FINE FURNITURE and notice on pages 12, 13, 14 you do not have any pictures of our products. For that reason we must contra-dict the title on your cover on account of leaving out our pictures. E. S. G., Philadelphia. Prices and Catalogs Gentlemen: We want to endorse your plan of pricing all merchandise shown in your journal. It is very annoying to read an ad and see an attractive cut and have to wait a week for a price when perhaps we need it in stock. Another matter is that catalog makers ought to get sizes of cata-log cases before they decide what size to make a catalog. W. S. B., EfBngham, 111. It's Done Entered! Gentlemen: I was very much interested in your initial presentation of FINE FURNI-TURE. This publication was packed with concrete facts that a new concern just entering the manufacturing field welcomed readily. Will you please enter my subscrip-tion for one year to FINE FURNITURE? B. R. S., Owensboro, Ky. Should Get Response Sirs: I have just finished looking through the first issue of your new furniture trade magazine, FINE FURNITURE. It would seem that a publication so excellently built, both with respect to reading matter and illustra-tions, cannot help but meet a splendid re-sponse from the furniture trade. May I express the hope that the response will be such that each succeeding issue will grow in size as well as usefulness. I. A. M., Grand Rapids. 1 2 8 0 T T H H C C E E N N T T U U R R y y * ESTEY Just as in our 18th Century group we have attempted to reproduce honestly the beautiful details and fine finish of this period, so in our 20th Century furniture we have commissioned one of America's foremost de-signers, Donald Deskey, to create for us modern designs of fine propor-tions and carefully studied details. We believe that both the 18th Century and the 20th Century groupings will appeal to those who can recognize the finesse of good design and good craftsmanship. AT THE GRAND RAPIDS MARKET FIRST FLOOR WATERS-KLINGMAN BUILDING E S T E Y M A N U F A C T U R I N G C O . O W O S S O , M I C H I G A N We appreciate mentioning you saw this in FINE FURNITURE i o r J U L Y . 1 9 3 6 The GRAND RAPIDS BEDDING CO. INVITES YOU I Inspect the Line with Many New Added Features A double duty Davenport with Twins or Full Size Beds, Inner Spring Mattresses and Bedding Compartment Ideal for the One- Room Apartment and for the Home without the Extra Bedroom for the Unexpected Guest SMAR T—DISTING UISHED! ONE OF THE GREATEST VALUES EVER OFFERED Spring Base, Spring Edge, Spring Cushion, Spring Back THE GRAND RAPIDS BEDDING CO. With its 47 years of constantly improving the quality of its product, also presents a complete line of Studio Couches, Bed Springs, Mattresses and Pillows of all types and Superior Quality. As a Member of the Master Bedding Makers of America, we build AMERICA'S FINEST MATTRESS Displayed in the WATERS-KLINGMAN BLDG. JULY FURNITURE MARKET Grand Rapids, Mich. Permanent display of the GRAND RAPIDS BEDDING CO. Factory 52-64 Summer St., N. W. We appreciate mentioning you saw this in FINE FURNITURE FINE FURNITURE WHAT IT MEANS WHEN THE SALESMAN SJt Li <z cLmmzttncLnn TdutLc I In every industry there are acknowledged leaders . . . leaders whose names give prestige to their products . . . names so well established and respected that sales-men stress and use them as a closing argument when selling merchandise of quality. Salesmen of furniture have learned that in the manu-facture of upholstery fabrics Zimmermann has won this enviable position of leadership . . . a position won by constantly making only the finer fabrics... by placing quality above quantity production. They know that the name Zimmermann stands for good quality, good color, proper styling and enduring beauty in upholsteryfabrics. Hence, when the furniture salesman says, It is a Zimmermann Fabric," he means that he is offering a fabric that is better than the ordinary run of fabrics of its type . . . a fabric that will give satisfactory wear, a fabric that will retain its rich beauty. He means that due to the selection of the best raw materials and unusual expertness in weaving and finishing, Zimmermann Fabrics possess those evidences of better quality which make them a constant source of pride and satisfaction to the purchasers and afford final proof of the economy of quality. Address inquiries to John Zimmermann & Sons, Erie and Castor Avenues, Philadelphia, Pa. JOHN ZIMMERMANN AND SONS ine LLppkoLltet u We appreciate mentioning you saw this in FINE FURNITURE f o r J U L Y , 1 9 3 6 NINE CREDO Immediately upon introducing PAGE NINE, the editors of FINE FURNITURE hasten to reassure the reader that never shall this department become a medium for the ex-pression of hard-shell opinion nor assume an unshakable stand "for or agin" anything or anybody. Unlike our venerated predecessors and contemporaries, we refuse to take ourselves too seriously, or to become involved in politics, either inside or outside the furniture industry. The only plank in our platform is this: MORE PROFIT FOR EVERYONE IN THE FURNITURE BUSINESS. Convinced that good fellowship, laughter and the appre-ciation of beauty are as precious as money when assayed in the final net profit figures of life, we urge our friends to interpret our one-plank platform in that light. BOOING BUDGETS ff This department refuses to become hot under the collar at any time, or to enter into futile controversies over trivi-alities, but we can't control the choler of correspondents who rise (and write) in their wrath about this and that. For instance, a New York dealer takes violent exception to a speech by Richardson Wright, editor of "House & Garden" in which he branded budget rooms set up by stores as a "racket" and not "on the level" because they don't include displayed books, flowers and other knick-knacks in the cost. Our correspondent counters, "Any fool knows that only the principal furnishings are priced in the listings prominently displayed in such rooms. . . . The budget room is a natural and logical answer by the conscientious dealer to a genuine and often expressed need on the part of his customer for a visualization of what and how much furniture he can buy and pay for out of income . . . " We hasten to soothe our riled correspondent with the comforting thought that the majority of editors write better than they talk and that most of them can't really THINK when they get on their feet. TRADITIONAL COME-BACK ff Contemporary designs, given maximum merchandising impetus by big-city stores in 1935 and even now pushed with vigor in smaller communities, are being replaced to a great extent in the new showings of manufacturers by Eighteenth Century. But the Modern trend has had a notable influence on the new Traditional pieces, lines being simpler and decorations less ornate than during the pre-Modern era of the late 20's. Manufacturers doubtless feel it necessary to anticipate the danger of design-standardization threatened by wide-spread production of Modern which had reached the point of permitting them very little leeway in design innovations that might risk the onus of unsalable radicalism. GETTING READY ff A quarter century of close contact with the furniture trade has never brought us so much news as we are now getting about new stores, remodeling and alteration of old store buildings and a general confident preparation for a period of prosperity in the furniture business. Joe Lynch, in this issue, intimates that basic principles of merchandising are in need of refurbishing, too, and that many a beautiful store front conceals a poverty of retailing wisdom. ff Though other pages bare the minds Of many men, the credit or The blame I'll bear for what one finds On this, Page Nine.—The Editor, WRITE YOUR SENATOR B. F. McLain of Texas writes that he is moving heaven and earth to make National Furniture Week, October 2-10, a success. Mr. McLain is even trying to move Congress. That, of course, is a problem in itself. But Mr. McLain feels that if the heat was turned on the Honorable Committee of Education and Labor, the resolution introduced by Texas Senator Tom Connally would be acted upon and the Presi-dent would be authorized to issue a proclamation desig-nating the week of October 2 to 10 as National Furniture Week. "Such a declaration would have tremendous pub-licity value," says Mr. McLain, and he adds, "there is no expense involved for the Government." ff "CASEY" Back in the days when there was profit to be derived from the selling of homefurnishings, he was editor of the Grand Rapids Furniture Record. For the past four years he has been editor of Homeware. During these years he established a veritable forest of friends in both the retail and manufacturing branches of the furniture industry. He is personally acquainted with the leaders in the appliance field. He is well-qualified to write, ably and intelligently, concerning the merchandising of homefurnishings. FINE FURNITURE, this month, is enthusiastic in announcing to its many readers that K. C. ("Casey") Clapp now holds the portfolio of merchandising editor. It is a personal joy to renew working association with "Casey" because it revives memories of days, yars and yars back, when we toiled together in the stuffy back room of a "daily" scrivening about two-base hits and flying mitts. Ex-marine and poet, with a golf game sometimes in the 70's, "Casey" rates high as an understanding, two-fisted man. ff THE MAN ON THE COVER "Good morning, Bob. You know, Bob, I've got to get away for a day to visit my brother. Can you get along without me that long you think?" Robert W. Irwin thought so. Seeing that Jack Weaver had been working for him and his predecessors for a period of some 64 years. Jack is now 87. He came to work at the old Phoenix furniture factory in Grand Rapids on May 15, 1872. After four years he was transferred to a lathe at the new plant and has been standing and plying his delicate craft at that same lathe for the past 58 years, during which time the Phoenix Furniture Co. became the Robert W. Irwin Co. His hands are skilled and deft, of course. They have to be for the kind of work they do. But they acquired sureness and softness of touch, too, as the hands of a topnotch billiardist. In his day Jack has met the best of them at the green tables—such famous cue-men as Mike Foley, Frank Ives and Billy Burley. In 1875, Weaver hung up a record run of 828, which is shooting in any man's game. Jack's loves are the fine sample pieces on which he now works exclusively, and the five children he has adopted and reared, and the memory of his wife who died 27 years ago. ff 10 FINE FURNITURE MICHIGAN SEATING COMPANY STYLE, COMFORT and VALUE 05 Oxew Jrieces . . . Livable Modern and 18th Century styles of Chairs, Sofas and Love Seats. The Fastest-selling line of Correctly Styled Boudoir Chairs in every price range. Finest and Latest Fabrics Available — Carefully Selected. Buyers from Coast to Coast back our lines with ORDERS. WE'LL BE L O O K I N G FOR YOU... O N THE 6+h F L O O R FINE ARTS B U I L D I N G Representatives B. L. DAVIES L. R. MATTSON BERT A. PARKS GEO. L. DAVIES DAN RIDGELL HERB JENKINS C. B. MINTER HAROLD SHAW SHOWROOM — FINE ARTS BUILDING > GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN FACTORY — J A C K S O N , M I C H I G A N f o r JULY. 1 9 3 6 11 THOUGHTFULLY PRICED in Your Interest The EVIDENCE T SS: AWAITS you/ I 1 Federal American Junior Dining-Living Room Group MADE of Cuban Mahogany, the finest known cabinet wood. Styled in the most romantic period of the historic South. Handsome enough to grace the most formal occasions, this group was produced to meet a demand for furniture of dignity with a Traditional interest that might serve a dual purpose — to create a perfectly ap-pointed dining, room and, by re-arranqing a few pieces, to convert it into an artistic living room. The No. 93 drop leaf extension console table with the mirror hanging over it, makes an attractive wall piece. By raising the drop leaves and using two 13" center leaves, it becomes a dining table 78" long by 38" wide. No. 175 drop leaf table desk is useful as a serving table when required. No. 175 chair, replica of a valued antique found in Savannah, Ga., may be used in many places. The No. 175 buffet, originally called a "Charleston Chest," serves diverse and useful purposes as a living room piece. Corners are often a serious problem which the No. 933 corner cabinet solves. By the addition of three or four upholstered pieces, the perfect two-purpose room is achieved. ' • ' • • V GRAND RAPIDS CHAIR COMPANY Showroom at F a c t or y Only T A K E A N Y Y E L L O W C A B We appreciate mentioning you saw this in FINE FURNITURE 12 FINE FURNITURE FRANK E. SEIDMAN . . . '35 not so hot; '36 really looks good. "HURNITURE has joined that J- select group whose members have nailed to the mast the business banner, "The best since ." That phrase is currently being used to describe activity in a wide variety of industries. Unfortunately, furni-ture is a rather late entrant in that favored domain and therefore the "best" has so far been none too good. To comprehend the present status of the furniture industry and weigh its dccdmplishments, possibil-ities and potentialities (or lack of them), we must unfortunately grap-ple with its figures and statistics— proverbially dry and tiresome things. However, it is said that "miles" of statistics and "tons" of literature usually yield "ton-miles" of economics, and the economics of the industry are far from dry, even though they are and have for some time been a little disconcerting. The BEST SINCE— Written Exclusively for FINE FURNITURE By FRANK E. SEIDMAN SEIDMAN & SEIDMAN, Accountants and Auditors With Offices in Principal Furniture Manuiacturing Centers Diagnostician to the furniture industry for many years, Frank Seidman's hand on the pulse of the convalescent patient is steady and sure. He has been called to the bedside so often during the past ten years that his ans-wers to the question, "How sick am I?" are generally regarded as gospel. Time after time he has called the turn on symptoms apparent in the jaundiced figures from furniture factories, and his wise counsel has brought about many a recovery. FINE FURNITURE regards it as indeed a privilege to be accorded the sole right of publishing the annual report of this eminent authority. It is information of vital con-cern to the furniture manufacturer, of course. More than that, it guides the retailer in his relationship with his sources of supply and enables him to appreciate more fully the problems of the producer. — The Editor. Volume Climbing • For the first time in thirteen years the industry experienced a real volume upsurge in 1935. It is true that in 1933 as a result of the late but not lamented NRA, furniture enjoyed an artificial boomlet. This 1933 episode, how-ever, lasted only a few months and was followed by a sharp set-back. The 1935 activity appears to have been grounded on more natural and substantial forces. The rise was a steady one, with every month show-ing an improvement in new orders f o r J U L Y , 193G 13 The best since when? Just how good was it, anyway? How profitable was it? Will 1936 be any better? These and other questions concerning the state of the furniture industry are answered by Mr. Seidman in this, his Sixteenth Annual Statistical Report. over the comparative month in the previous year (Chart I). Of the total shipments for the year, the various quarters accounted for the following: "ft, of Total Quarter for Year First _ 19% Second - 20% Third - 29% Fourth 30% Thus, approximately 40% of the industry's volume was garnered dur-ing the first half of the year and 60% during the second half. This division of shipments was fairly consistent with the usual seasonal trend. In normal years the second six months account for a substan-tially greater proportion of the year's volume than the first six months—and 1935 was no exception. For the entire year shipments exceeded those of 1934 by slightly more than 30%. Even considering this large rise, the industry's activ-ity still did not reach a very envi-able position. Quite the contrary. At the close of 1935 it stood at only 35% of its 1926 level (Chart II). Certainly this is nothing to brag about. Odious Comparison • A study of furniture's attainments in compari-son with other industries, brings out 1926-100 J F M A M J J A S O N D J Chart I—Monthly trend of new orders booked. The 1935 rise was a steady one, with every month showing an improvement over the comparative month in the previous year. markedly the extent to which fur-niture has lost out in the American economic parade. This notwith-standing the fact that industrial production showed an increase of only 14% during 1935, whereas aggregate furniture volume was more than 30% ahead. The wide disparity between furniture and gen-eral production is accounted for by the dismal showing made by the 1"" J Wk ! 3Z1- 89 6 j 928 - S-*-9 i 930 - 55.7 9 31 - 39 6 ^32 - 2-t.5 933 - £-4.5 931- - £64- IOO 90 Chart II—Ten-year index of furniture shipments. Not-withstanding t h e 1935 volume come-back, t h e indus-try's activity was still very low. 1926 1927 I92B 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 furniture industry for almost a decade prior to 1935. Industry in general has been well out in front of furniture ever since 1926, with each succeeding year showing a wider spread between their records. When the depression reached its lowest ebb in 1932, the furniture industry's volume was at approx-imately 25% of its 1923-1925 aver-age. General industrial production stood at 65% at the end of that year. Since then industry as a whole has climbed back to 90% of its 1923-1925 average, while furniture has only gotten back to 37%. Thus, while the spread at the depression low was only 39J4 points, it has in-creased during the last three years of business revival to 53 points. Clearly, furniture has failed com-pletely to keep pace with the indus-trial recovery. Volume by Groups • On the aver-age, about nine out of every ten plants increased their volume in 1935 as compared with 1934. The increases reported were by no means uniform—in fact, they varied from a fraction of 1% to more than 100%. In order to make proper comparison, it was deemed best to 14 FINE FURNITURE divide the various reporting plants in this study into groups according to 1935 sales volume. The follow-ing groupings have been used: Group Volume in 1935 A. Under $100,000 B $100,000 to $250,000 C $250,000 to $450,000 D $450,000 to $750,000 E Over $750,000 In general, the larger organiza-tions made the better volume show-ing. Thus, those plants whose sales were over $750,000 averaged an in-crease in their volume of about 40%; those with volume from $100,000 to $750,000 showed an in-crease of approximately 22%, whereas the smaller volume group —i. e., those with less than $100,- 000 of business—averaged an in-crease of less than 16%. This tend-ency of the larger plants getting the volume over 193 4. Upholstered goods made the best showing with a rise of approximately 40%, while case goods rose some 30% and specialty lines, 20%. From these figures it might be concluded that specialty lines made the poorest showing. That, however, is not the case. Quite to the contrary, novel-ties and specialties held up better Chart III—(right)—Percentage that each volume group received of total 1935 business and the ratio of profitable and non-profitable business in each group. The largest plants came out on top. Chart IV—(below)—All groups made progress in operating re-sults in 1935 compared with the previous year. furniture fared much better from a volume standpoint than manufac-turers of either medium or high grade items. By far the largest per-centage of the 1935 volume increase was in the cheaper lines. Profits? • When we study the trend of the industry's doings in terms of operating results, we find OPERATING RESULTS PER IOO°° OF SALE.5 greater share of the business is a common one during a period of business revival. Of the total plants reporting, there were only 7% whose volume exceeded $750,000, yet those plants succeeded in securing 43J4% of the total business. At the other ex-treme we find the smaller volume group—i. e., those with less than $100,000 —accounting for 25% of the total in numbers but only 2l/2% of the total volume. The accom-panying chart (Chart III) reflects the volume percentage of each group and the percentage of the business within each group that was done at a profit or at a loss. Study of Lines • In terms of "lines," it is found that case goods accounted for about 44% of the total 1935 volume; upholstered goods, 32%, and novelties (includ-ing tables, chairs, etc.), 24%. All lines showed an increase in than any other group throughout the depression. Their percentage increase in 1935 does not show up as well as the other lines, largely because the volume in previous years was better proportionately than the other divisions of the industry. Low unit prices were undoubt-edly a factor in the maintenance of specialty volume during the depres-sion years. The low purchasing power of the masses did not enable them to buy much furniture in suites, and the consumer therefore was forced to buy individual low priced pieces. This t e n d e n c y changed somewhat in 1935, thus bringing about the better volume ratio in case goods and upholstered lines. However, the better buying power has not as yet found its way into the higher grade furniture. As has been the case during the past five years, manufacturers of low priced that beginning with 1927 profits de-clined precipitously. By 1930 all profits vanished and the era of losses was upon us. This continued for five long years or through 1934. The lowest point was reached in 1932 when for every $100 of sales an operating loss of more than $23 was sustained. This was reduced to about $4 per $100 of sales in 1933, but 1934 saw another downward slide and losses rose again to $6 per $100. However, in 1935 a slight op-erating profit (about one-half of one per cent on sales) was earned by the industry — the first in six years. It should be noted that we have been talking in terms of "operating" profit. If losses on investments, in-terest charges, etc., were deducted from this profit, the industry as a whole again slips into the red with a "net" loss of .6 of one per cent on sales. This compares with a net loss sustained by the industry in 1934 of 6.9% on sales. While there is no denying that this indicates substantial progress, yet the accom-plishment is obviously a negative one. The industry has merely suc-ceeded in losing less. Plenty of Red • While the indus-try as a whole showed a small spot of "operating" black, there was still plenty of red in individual cases. Thus, for instance, only 19% of the f o r J U L Y , 1 9 3 6 15 smallest plants (less than $100,000 volume) reported an operating profit. Even the largest plants did not all fall into the "black" class — 31% of that group showing losses. In general, however, as in the case of volume increases, it was the larger plants that made the better showing (Chart III). The rate of improvement attained by plants of various sizes in 1935 as compared with 1934 is shown in Chart IV. It will be seen that all size groups suffered losses in 1934, whereas in 1935 the two groups with the largest individual plant vol-umes realized profits and the three smaller volume groups sustained losses. Furthermore, on the average the larger the plant, the better was the operating ratio; the smaller the plant, the poorer the result. Viewing the operating net in terms of lines, it is found that the producers of upholstered furniture accomplished the best results. Case goods manufacturers reduced their losses from 10.78% in 1934 to 2.13% in 1935. Specialty manufac-turers turned a 1934 operating loss of 1.76% into an operating profit of 2.15% in 1935. Manufacturers of upholstered goods, however, with a larger operating loss in 1934'—i.e., 2.43% — showed an operating profit in 1935 of 3.07%. On the whole, plants that reported an operating profit earned approximately 5% on their sales, while the losses sus-tained by the loss group were ap-proximately 8% on sales. Of all the plants reporting, only 44% showed a net profit for the year and 56% suffered a net loss. This compares with 30% of plants reporting a profit and 70% a loss in 1934. This does not mean that all plants made a better showing in 1935 than in 1934. In fact, there were a number reporting losses in 1935 that operating at a profit in 1934. However, 73% of the plants attained better results in 1935 than in 1934. An analysis shows the fol-lowing changes in this respect as between the two years: Plants showing increased net profits 20% Plants going from a loss to a profit 17 Plants showing decreased losses 36 Total favorable changes 73% Plants showing decreased net profits 7% Plants going from a profit to a loss 3 Plants showing increased net losses 17 Total unfavorable changes 27% Total 100% A division of favorable and un-favorable changes among the vari-ous volume groups shows the fol-lowing: B 7 3 % 27 C 7 5% 25 D 7 8% 22 E 9 2% 8 Favorable ....58% Unfavorable 42 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Officers' Salaries • Very few fur-niture plants are publicly owned. Consequently, the matter of pay-ments to the officials of the compa-nies constitutes a more or less arbi-trary factor. Similarly, depreciation deductions often fall into the same class. Officers' salaries paid by the in-dustry approximated 3% of volume in 1935. An analysis indicates that the so-called profitable group paid considerably smaller salaries in re-lation to volume than the loss group. Depreciation for the year averaged 2.44% of volume. Here again, the profitable group made substantially lower charges in pro-portion to volume than those of the non-profitable group. Before deducting anything for ex-ecutive salaries and depreciation, the industry as a whole made an operating profit of approximately 6%, as will be noted from the fol-lowing : PROFITABLE GROUP Operating profit as reported 5.01% Officers' salaries 2.64% Depreciation taken 1.99% Operating profit before officers' salaries and depreciation - 9.64% NON-PROFITABLE GROUP Operating loss as reported - 7.97% Officers' salaries - 3.72% Depreciation taken - 3.30% Operating loss before officers' salaries and depreciation - 95% ALL GROUPS Operating profit as reported 56% Officers' salaries - 3.01% Depreciation taken 2.44% Operating profit before officers' salaries and depreciation 6.01% It will be observed that before officers' salaries and depreciation, 15 SO as SO 35 40 AS SO MATERIALS 1931 W32 1933 1934 1935 DIRECT LABOR FACTORY OVERHEAD SELLING ADMIN SELLING Z. # 12.53 ADMIN. EXPENSES ao 30 40 •so 6o TO ao go iqo no lap TOTAL COST Chart V—Elements of cost 1931-1935. The industry has been making progress in reducing overhead. 16 f IN E FURNITURE the divergence between the profit-able and non-profitable groups is not quite so wide as the net results indicate. Operating Costs • A comparison of operating factors during recent years reveals that since 1932 volume in the industry has increased 45% while the cost of materials entering into this augmented volume has in-creased only about 37%. The direct labor cost has risen 35%, but all overhead costs were actually lower with the increased volume than in 1932. The following tabulation shows the various elements of cost per $100 of sales during each of the last four years: 1932 1933 1934 1935 Materials $45.09 $41.49 $43.10 $44.12 Direct labor. 23.26 20.51 22.17 21.79 Factory overhead 28.10 21.24 20.84 16.67 Selling expenses-. 15.24 11.71 11.49 10.46 Admin, expenses.. 11.57 9.09 8.37 6.40 Totals $123.26 $104.04 $105.97 $ 99.44 It will be seen that the improved results during 1935 were brought about largely by a reduction of overhead costs in relation to volume. Materials and direct labor varied little as compared with the previous year. However, factory overhead decreased more than $4 per $100 of sales; selling expenses, $1; and administrative expenses, almost $2. It is these overhead decreases that brought about the materially im-proved showing in 1935 as com-pared with 1934 (Chart V). However, it is perfectly obvious that costs and selling prices are still dangerously close together, and that the industry has a long distance to go to bring about a sound relation-ship between these two factors. Turnover of Inventories • Although inventories at the close of 1935 in-creased approximately 3^4% as compared with the end of 1934, yet in proportion to volume inventories were smaller than in many years. 1926- IOO Consequently, the turnover of av-erage inventories into sales showed a marked improvement during 1935. The following figures show the in-ventory turnover into sales for the last four years and reflects the con-stant upgrade of this factor since 1932: 1932.. _ 1.87 1933 - - --2.00 1934 2.14 1935- 2.83 The increased volume attained m 1935 has also brought about im-proved ratios in terms of capital factors. Thus, the turnover of work-ing capital increased from 1.75 times in 1934 to 2.51 times in 1935. The turnover of total capital was de-cidedly better than any year since 1929, rising from .62 times in 1932 and .85 times in 1934 to 1.23 times in 1935 (Chart VI). Employment Rises • On the aver-age, employment during 1935 in terms of number of employees in-creased some 20%, with dollar pay-rolls averaging an increase of about 27%. Wage rates during the year appear to have moved very little. The relationship between volume and payrolls was maintained on a fairly even keel during 1935 as com-pared with the previous years (Chart VII). The method adopted by the av-erage plant was to increase hours of operation, rather than to put a proportionately greater number of men back at work. Largely as a result of this situation, the average shipments per factory employee during 1935 increased to $2,839 or more than $400 over those of 1934. During pre-depression years, the shipments per factory employee were often more than $4,000. How-ever, this does not mean that fac- Chctrt VII—(right)—Payrolls increased during 1935 but slightly less than in-creased volume. 19E6 19E7 I9£O I9E9 193O 1931 1931 1933 1934 1935 IOO so aa TO 60 so 1 0 3 0 EO 10 0 Chart VI—(left) — Turnover of capital investment into sales. 1935 made a better showing than any year since 1929. tory efficiency has declined to that extent in recent years. What it does mean is that prices have fallen sharply, thus reducing the output per man in terms of dollars. Ac-cordingly, since the beginning of the depression, there has been an almost continuous decline in the "'man-dollar" factor, the low being reached in 1934 with shipments of only $2,428 per man Chart VIII). Operating profits per employee in 1935 amounted to $16 (Chart IX). It should be noted that whereas total shipments per factory em-ployee in 1935 were better than those in 1932 by less than $400, the improvement in operating re-sults per factory employee was about $590. Financially Strong • While the in-dustry sustained a net loss during 1935, that was after deducting de-preciation. Since, however, provi-sions for depreciation do not require a cash outlay and since additions to plant for the year by the average furniture manufacturer were very small, the balance sheet for the in-dustry showed a slight improvement in current condition. The following is a comparison of the financial condition of the average furniture plant at the end of 1935 and the end of 1934: ASSETS December 31, Cash receivables, invest- 1935 1934 ments, etc $115,000 $107,000 Inventories - 122,000 117,000 Total current assets -.$237,000 $224,000 Fixed assets - 157,000 166,000 Other assets 43,000 44,000 Total assets $437,000 $434,000 90 5O 40 IO 1 1 1 1 T —J- T \ 1 1 ri 1 «v \1 \ 1923-4-5 AVG.= 100 1 l \ •Ji i\ 1 1 _^ 1 /t f o r JULY, 1936 17 100 9 0 1926 = 100 100 100 8 0 1926=100 IO0 10 10 1926 I92T 1926 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 I93S Chart VIII — (above) — Shipments per factory employee. 1935 witnessed a rise of more than $400 per man. Chart IX—(right)—Operating results per factory employee. The improvement since 1932 aggregated about $590 per LOSS 1930 - 193 1 - I93E -*57-<V.OO 1933 - * 99.00 193-1- -*I45.OO - 6 0 -SO - 3O -IO0 -IE0 -MO 1926 1927 »Z& 1929 l?3° 1931 1932. 1933 193+ 1935 - HO LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH Current liabilities $ 73,000 $ 61,000 Long term liabilities 35,000 36,000 Total liabilities $108,000 $ 97,000 Net worth 329,000 337,000 Total liabilities and net worth $437,000 $434,000 It will be observed that inven-tories increased somewhat — also that receivables were higher. These increases are of course natural with expanding volume. Furthermore, because of increased activity, many plants found it necessary to aug-ment their borrowings. Thus, while current assets, on an average, in-creased $13,000 per plant, current liabilities rose some $12,000, result-ing in a net increase in working capital on an average of $1,000 per plant. The write-down of plant proper-ties after considering additions dur-ing the year, amounted to an aver-age of $9,000 per plant. Thus, the net worth of the average plant shows a decrease of $8,000 during the year. This decrease is made up of an average net loss of approxi-mately $2,500, dividends of approx-imately the same amount, the bal-ance being accounted for by surplus charges, capital retirements, etc. Considering the drastic losses the industry has suffered during the depression, its financial condition as a whole is still very sound. How-ever, there are an increasing num-ber of companies that have lost a large part of their capital reserves. These plants will undoubtedly ex-perience considerable difficulty when the real upsurge in business de-velops. A Look Ahead • Some really better things appear to be in store for the furniture industry. So far 1936 is witnessing an even more vigorous rate of volume advance than that of 1935. The first four months have shown a gain of over 37% as com-pared with the corresponding period of the previous year. Optimism is running high as to the home building prospects. If past experience is any criterion, it may be assumed that the anticipated expansion in home building will vigorously stimulate furniture de-mand and output. To this stimulant will be added the large latent re-placement demand for furniture. These factors, together with the un-usually low inventories in the hands of both manufacturers and dealers and the natural increase in furni-ture buying which may be looked for with improving business condi-tions, give furniture's prospects a "rosy" hue. The year 1936 promises to be better than "the best since —." 18 FINE FURNITURE Stanaara BY WHICH GOOD FURNITURE IS JUDGED THE excellence of John Widdicomb Company's furni-ture products is a standard by which good furniture is judged. They are the quality leaders in the Grand Rapids Furniture Exposition. They lead in purity and perfection of design, in style, in workmanship and in service to the home. There is nothing omitted in John Widdicomb furniture that makes for beauty, charm and completeness. The Provincial group, pictured herewith, is typical of John Widdicomb furniture integrity. Everything in this suite is true to the finest traditions of the style it represents. It is finished and complete. It is made in solid Cherry, the tops and sides being veneered in Marisier. The beds may be obtained either in Cherry or painted with hand decoration. The suite is bench made and has an antique finish in soft amber color. The hardware is reproduced from old bronzes taken from imported Provincial models. The interiors are in oak, perfectly finished with drawers and movable compartments meticulously fitted. It is the pride of John Widdicomb Company that its furniture is a recognized contribution to the lovely and livable home. Its furniture remains solid and be-comes a source of profitable credit to its dealers. It is prestige building furniture that places the same stamp of public approval on the store handling it that for nearly a half century has distinguished the manufacturer's name in the furniture industry. JOHN WIDDICOMB COMPANY New York Showrooms — No. 1 Park Avenue Showrooms at Factory —601 Fifth Street, N. W., Grand Rapids, Mich. f o r J U L Y . 1 9 3 6 19 RETAIL PROFIT". Theme of Summer Furniture Drama TALENTED CAST OF MERCHANDISE, ABLY STAGE-MANAGED BY MERCHANDISING CO-OPERATION, PLAYS TO BIG BUYER AUDIENCE EAGER FOR VALUES By ROD MACKENZIE and K. C. CLAPP Editors. FINE FURNITURE •"PHE curtain rises on the Midsummer furniture _L markets. The stage is set for an especially impressive drama presenting a cast of highly talented merchandise. But through this stellar performance will run a strong, definite, well-developed merchandising plot. And it will "get across" to an eager audience of buyers because the stage manager, Mr. Wise Manufacturer, has taken care that the show is vitalized by a stirring "retail-profit" theme. It is more than a perfunctory exposition of woods, fabrics, glass and veneers. Nor is it keyed to the old easy going tempo of entertainment-filled buy-ing burlesques in which carload orders were placed over a bottle of bourbon (and later cancelled). It is an untra-modern, fast-moving, highpowered play meeting splendidly the exacting demands of a sophisti-cated audience that would get up and walk out on hackneyed lines or a "ham" performance. More Buying • Not only are manufacturers exceeding all past accomplishments in the way of starring spec-tacular, salable furniture, but merchandise men from all the nation's homefurnishing stores will be there to buy and to buy substantially. They admit it. FINE FURNITURE, just prior to market, asked several hundred of them concerning the extent of their contemplated market purchases, and 97% of their number declared they would buy MORE than they did in January, which established a five-year record m business written. These retailers, cheered by steadily increasing store sales of furniture, are alert and alive to what unques- The Duncan PhyJe soia. No. 382, 84" wide, 35" deep, is by the Wolverine Upholstery Co., Grand Rapids, displayed in the Waters-Klingman Bldg. The Modern dining group by Saginaw Furniture Shops is made of English harewood, mahogany and aspen crotch. Shown in the American Furniture Mart. 4; At the top of the page is a medium-priced R. W. Irwin Co. reproduction mahogany dresser. No. 3021, displayed in the factory showroom. Directly above is a group by H. T. Cushman Mfg. Co., shown in the American Furniture Mart. 20 FINE FURNITURE Left, a dainty and distinctive French enamel suite by Estey Mfg. Co., Owosso, Mich., showing in Waters- Klingman Bldg., Grand Rapids. An Eighteenth Century dining group by Empire, Ltd., of Rockford, exhibiting in the American Furniture Mart, is shown directly below. At the left (below) is one of the superb Modern bedrooms exhibited by Johnson Furniture Co., in its factory showrooms. Grand Rapids. Right, one of the Colonial Craftsman series of dining room groups by White Furniture Co., Mebane, N. C, in the Merchandise Mart, 1I tionably will be a great Fall business. Reasons for this practically universal optimism are many and sound: 1. Improvement During First Half of '36—On the basis of returns thus far, most of the leading com-panies, both manufacturing and retailing, will show a larger volume for the first half of '36 than during the same period of last year. This, despite the fact that 1935 was a good year compared to its predecessors, and that business was practically at a standstill during several weeks earlier this year because of the extremely cold weather. The economic dam that held up pur-chases of homefurnishmgs for more than five years is, if not broken, at least weakening! 2. Residential Construction — Home building has been resumed and, although it is still too early for the homefurnishmgs industries to have felt the full benefit of the re-birth of this market, the opportunities for large sales to home builders will be increasingly impor-tant during coming seasons. New homes mean new furniture. 3. Prices — The price trend remains gradually up-ward, with the rising cost of raw materials and the larger amounts that must be reserved for taxes push-ing prices toward slightly higher levels. 4. The Bonus — That a fair share of the bonus millions will go to furnishing, or refurnishing, homes is indicated by all surveys of what veterans intend to do with their money. 5. Better Values — The industry this year definitely has value-per-dollar to sell. Prices are much lower f o r J U L Y , 1 9 3 6 21 Directly below is ct Hepplcwhite dining room i:i mahogany shown by G. R. Chair Co. in thoir factory showroom, while beneath it in a group of two Chip-pendale tables., a what-not and a Chippendale desk shown in the Imperic:! Furniture Co. showroom. Grand Rapids. •I Of the many "blondi-" finish bedroom -.uitPH shown at the American Furniture Mart, thi.-i by the Carroll-ton Fumituie Co. cf Ccrralltoii, Ky., is outstanding (top right). Bolcv it is a striking Modem bedroom group, shown in the factoiv s'lov/ioom of the Widdi-comb Furniture1 Co., Grand Rapids. than during the 1929-1930 era, yet the general average of homefurmshings merchandise is better styled and better constructed. One effect of the depression has been to weed out the less efficient operators and give the business — now that a respectable volume is again obtainable — to those who can deliver extra value for each dollar the public invests. Modern Dominates • Apparently the swing away from Modern which is noticeable in the offerings of manu-facturers at this market, is not at all marked in the buying plans of retailers who still will place, accord-ing to intentions expressed in the FINE FURNITURE survey, a large bulk of their orders in Contemporary styles. However, there will certainly be enough Modern shown to meet the most overpowering de-mand. Seventy-one per cent of the retailers surveyed give Modern first vote as a preferred bedroom style. Early American runs a poor second; Eighteenth Century styles are third. Fifty-two per cent of these same buyers give Modern first preference as a wanted living room style. Georgian and commercial designs are second and third respectively. In dining rooms, 53% of the buyers questioned give first preference to Georgian styles; Modern is second, running very slightly ahead of Early American. Browns Coming Up • In wanted colors for upholstery fabrics, browns are rallying to a stronger position than they have held in years, although rust still is the pre-dominant choice among buyers. Greens are very low in expressions of buyers' first preference, although they poll a strong vote as a second choice color. Blue is mentioned frequently as a third choice color, with a few naming golds, burgundy and taupes. Taps are definitely on the way out as a wanted cover, most buyers putting various types of mohair first as a desired upholstery fabric, with friezes strong as a preference. Curly mohair will again be in good demand. Velours and velvets will enjoy fair sales. One of the significant features of the FINE FURNI-TURE survey is that almost' 65% of the buyers queried say they intend to make all three major midwest markets —Grand Rapids, the American Furniture •?• Thin No. '.<\=F ' J '-.- :Oc!.-l. G:cfid Rctpjd-., 14 K-i:ig . ho.-.n for the first time at the- J'i-,.li r Bltla. this Tonth. Tn the i f-nt.-r i.-. No. 15 c hctii bv Wolverine Upholstiiy Co., Watei-*- Klingmnu B:dq.. GicrndRnpid'--. Bottom is ci lit".1." trrbii exhibited by Luce Furiiitiiir- Co. ju its Grand Rapid-, factoiy showroom.-, end the Mi-rchcin-di.- i M:ut Chicago. 1 been concentrating their pur-chases more or less to one or two market centers, but this year they feel they can afford to miss no part of the merchandise pageant, with key manufacturers of distinctively designed furniture showing in each of the major centers. Stores are definitely bent upon sweetening FINE FURNITURE As usual. Baker Furniture Co., Hol-land, Mich., is outstanding in its oiierings oi Eighteenth Century pieces. This desk group is again being ieatured in Baker's space in the Keeler Bldg. their stocks with a wide variety of merchandise — and buyers want to see the whole parade. Period Parade • And what will be featured in this merchandise parade? Based on a earful survey and style forecast of the July fur-niture markets, conducted early in June, there is a strong affirmation of a decided revival of traditional furniture. Manufacturers appear determined to maneuver a come-back of the periods of the past, most of them feeling that Modern came too rapidly, and that it is now swinging into a similarity of form that is jeopardizing volume sales. "Waterfall" fronts and rounded ends, provide an attempted escape from the onus of looking like pack-ing cases. But even these features are overworked as is the round mirror. A dealer remarks, "That's a good suite — IF you make the mirror round." Apparently, the old story — "if it sells — why not make a lot of it?" Depression Design • However, en-couragement comes in the form of Oak and leather conspire to create a handsome masculine office. Exhibited by Grand Rapids Bookcase & Chair Co. in the Keeler Bldg. for JULY, 1936 A graceful Modern dinette suite in blonde finish by Estey Mfg. Co., Owosso, showing in the Waters- Klingman Bldg., Grand Rapids. increasingly better design for medium and popular priced mer-chandise. Undoubtedly, the depres-sion years witnessed more actually creditable furniture designs than any other period in years. This condition can be attributed to the frantic efforts of manufacturers, through their designers, to develop something in the line of furniture that would have an appeal even during the distressed days following 1929. When merchandise is selling without apparent effort, thoughtful designing and development of beds, chairs, dressers, buffets and tables has a tendency to side-slip into in-different, uninspiring pieces. Classic Modern is a case in point. Here was a style developed from the purest of classic motifs, and many were the truly beautiful pieces fabricated, only to have them stranded on manufacturers' and dealers' floors, if they got that far— for the very simple reason that everybody and his brother was making — and for a time selling — Classic Modern. Modern For Moderns • Modern is now hanging in a similar balance. A desk group of the Federal Amer-ican period by Colonial Manufac-turing Co., Zeeland, Mich. However, this style appears to have the edge on its Classic sister in that it is a style in itself, and not a hybrid, serving as a transition from traditional to contemporary. Una-nimity has been attained on one point at least, regarding this furni-ture enigma called Modern. It is here definitely', as a style. Further Right (top) No. 1952 chair exhib-ited in Fine Arts Bldg., Grand Rapids, by Charlotte Chair Co., Charlotte, Mich. It is 33" high. 26" wide, 20" deep. Center, wal-nut desk. No. 1970, exhibited in the factory showroom of Robert W. Irwin, Grand Rapids. Length 54", height 30", depth 30". Below, a Schoenbeck (Grand Rapids) chair. No. 1334, mahogany frame, width 31", height 42", depth 32". Exhib-ited in Imperial Furniture Co. showrooms. I - • ' • 24 FINE FURNITURE development, to be sure, is antici-pated. But it is the younger genera-tion's furniture. The generation that has witnessed the streamline train, dawn-to-dusk transcontinental transportation, radio electrification of the home. For them, the clean, smooth flowing lines and joyous color of contemporary furniture. Said one well known designer: "A newsboy comes into my office every afternoon. No background. Knows nothing about design. If I'm work-ing on a traditional piece the urchin sneers — 'Copym' again', eh?" But a Modern piece brings forth enthu-siastic comment. 'That's the kind of stuff I like.'" Indicative? You tell us! S t y l e P e r c e n t a g e s • H o w e v e r , traditional furniture, as stated be-fore, is making a comeback. Ap-proximately 30% of both case goods and upholstery shown in the sum-mer markets will represent 18th Century adaptations; about 40% will be various interpretations of Modern and the remaining 30% will be divided among Early Ameri-can, Early English, French and Commercial or "borax." It is generally believed that there Milano Furniture Co. makes the Charles of Lon-don t a b l e s (above) display-ed in the Mer-chandise Mart. The a c a c i a burl bedroom suite is by the Davis- Randolph Furni-ture Co., shown in the American Furniture Mart. is to be a let up in the demand for Modern, affording the public an opportunity to catch up with the manufacturers' production of this type of merchandise, while the "modification" of modern continues, FINE FURNITURE'S retail survey in-dicates a continuous expanding of the market for contemporary fur-nishings. Groupings • In the period fashions, the correllated grouping idea is again gaining prominence. This method of merchandising permits the dealer to select an assortment of pieces from which his customer may (Continued on Page 61) The buffet. No. 580, and dining chairs are by the B. F. Huntley Co. priced at $159.40 for nine pieces; $179.80 for ten. Shown in the American Furni-ture Mart. Herman Miller manufactures the Modern living room ensemble featuring wall cabinet combinations and typewriter desk. The Chippendale dining room suite. No. 520, is by Luce Furniture Corp., displayed in factory showroom. Grand Rapids and Merchandise Mart. f o r J U L Y , 1936 25 "PRESSING CAN RUIN A GOLF SCORE OR A FURNITURE BUSINESS By B. F. McLAIN Secretary-Treasurer, Hart Furniture Co., Dallas, Texas HPHE golfer who disrupts the smoothness of his swing 1 by trying too hard is said to be "pressing." The infielder who rushes into a grounder and makes a fumble is said to be fighting the ball. The football player can, through over-anxiety, ruin the timing of what should be a rhythmical shift. Merchandising is analogous to sports in that the best results are secured through the happy medium which avoids the extremes of indifference or carelessness, on one hand, and the adoption, on the other hand, of unsound methods through over-anxiety to procure results. No one should discount the advantages of aggres-sive and progressive measures in attaining success in retailing. The dealer who fails to keep abreast of the Realtor to Retailer BERNARD F. McLAIN'S hobby is traveling. And in truth he has traveled far and high on the road to success in furniture retailing. For the bene-fit of the few not acquainted with "Mac," he is president of the National Retail Furniture Asso-ciation and, incidentally, is the only man to serve three terms as president of the Retail Furniture Association of Texas. The World War interrupted and, as it turns out, completely curtailed what might have been the career of just another realtor and made McLain a furniture man. Because the little squabble with the Central Powers forced him to change his residence, he says, "I took the first good posi-tion offered me and started in 1919 with the Hart Furniture Company, Dallas, where I have been ever since." He is now secretary-treasurer of that firm. Born April 11, 1891, in Eliza-beth, N. J., McLain attended elementary and high school there and in Battin, N. J., going on to Notre Dame Preparatory and Yale University Law School. He is 5 feet 11, weighs 155, is married and has a daughter six years old. His home is at 3801 Gillon Ave., Dallas. He is a member of the Veterans of For-eign Wars, American Legion and the Brook Hollow Golf Club, but won't admit what his handicap is. By what he does in his spare time, by what he likes in music, Bernard F. McLain art and literature may we really come to know a man, and so we pass on to you these tiny but mightily revealing sidelights on the character of McLain. His chief relaxation is his home life, but he enjoys all kinds of sports, of which his favorite is football. (He was at one time captain of the football, baseball and track teams at Notre Dame Preparatory.) His favorite dish is steak, cooked thick and medium rare— his favorite author, O. Henry. Although McLain's hobby is traveling and he has indulged it to the extent of three trips to B. F. McLain, NRFA Prexy, likes to "go places/' wants his steaks thick and rare and reads O. Henry. Europe, Central America and West Indies, Hawaii; two to South America and all parts of the United States and Canada, he doesn't care about flying. His urge to "go places" is re-flected in his choice of Ferdinand Magellan as an outstanding his-torical character, and his favorite book William H. Prescott's Con-quest of Mexico. During the war, McLain com-manded the trench mortars in the 18th Infantry, First Division in France, an outfit that saw con-siderable active service. McLain's fondest memory and the outstandingly interesting in-cident in his business life is based on what he terms his "weakness in complying with the men who served with me in the World W7ar, and the most interesting (and perhaps amusing) store contact was with one of my old corporals whom I had not seen since the war. He was making a purchase of furniture in the store and when he saw me he came to attention and saluted." As Chairman of the Council of the Texas Retailers' Association, McLain has many outstanding legislative accomplishments to his credit, including the blocking of efforts to set up industry con-trol. Dallas merchants estimate that he has saved them thou-sands of dollars in burdensome taxes by being in the forefront of the fight against nuisance reg-ulation. 26 FINE FURNITURE times cannot hope to prosper. However, there is a point where progressiveness stops and dangerous ex-perimentation begins. The merchant who is inclined to try every new idea because it is novel is following a precarious course. Retailers are deluged with sug-gestions conceived by various individuals and organ-izations designed primarily to bring remuneration to those who make the suggestions. In many cases these proposals involve substantial reductions in profit margins to the detriment of the merchant. A large book could be written regarding the thou-sands of ideas submitted to furniture dealers, osten-sibly to increase sales, but involving discounts from the mark-up which is necessary to cover operating costs. We are told to give discounts to brides, to new-comers, to policemen and to firemen. We are advised to give inducements to get new accounts on our books. When they are on our ledgers it is suggested that we have special customer nights and give discounts to hold them. The manufacturer's representative urges us to run his occasional table or his place chair as a price leader and when Mrs. Bargain Hunter buys the special, the credit application shows she has been fur-nishing her home with all of our competitors' leaders. In other words, a market which should have furnished a profit to retailing has been absorbed by specials with no gain to any dealer. There is hardly a week in the year that does not bring the average merchant a circular urging the use of some sort of a bonus bond, or discount certificate, or similar price cutting arrangement dressed up in various ways. Generally, there is the suggestion to hurr}^ before a competitor accepts the proposal, with the not very subtle hint that the idea should be adopted m self-defense against competition. Many merchants are influenced to engage in promotions which their judgment tells them are, in many respects, undesirable, because they are given to understand that if they do not accept it a competitor probably will. If each individual dealer will make up his mind to reject proposals which will not stand sound analysis naturally, there would be no necessity to launch a dubious pro-gram to avoid competing against it. Rising Costs • We are undoubtedly entering a period of rising operating costs. Taxes are growing heavier. Social security measures will increase our overhead. There is a tendency towards shorter hours with result-ing payroll advances. Terms are growing longer with carrying charge rates being lowered. Furniture stores are selling an increasingly large percentage of resale price items with gross mark-up less than that received in the past. Surely this is no time to indulge in the various profit-sapping practices being suggested in ever expanding numbers. This is a time for sound and sane measures, and for the courage to say "No" to the man who offers some new sugar-coated method of cutting prices in the hope that it may bring in-creased volume. Speaking of volume, we are unques-tionably in an era of expanding furniture sales. The average dealer will need all the capital he has to finance regular business. He would be foolish indeed to tie up his sorely needed capital in financing sales of unprofitable merchandise, or dubious promotions and so impair his ability to finance sales which bear suf-ficient profit to cover overhead. Fundamentals • And now to return to the analogy of sports. The most successful football coach this country has ever known was the most thorough teacher of the fundamentals of the game. Every player was to fulfill his assignment effectively on every play. He developed a well-trained organization in which each man knew what he should do and did it every minute of play. He taught an aggressive style, but he did not gamble on his plays. And so it is with successful mer-chandising. There are certain fundamental principles of retailing which are all important — a well-trained organization; a proper stock selection to fill the needs of the particular dealer's clientele; alertness in dis-cerning style trends in their inception; attention to detail; close contact with customers; stock control to assure turnover, advertising policy based on scientific knowledge of actual results, not on theory. Such factors in the operation of a business are far more effective than indulging in new or novel promotions. Progressiveness, of course, is necessary and desirable, but care should be taken to distinguish between pro-gressive policies and unsound practices. Retailing is a business of tremendous detail. It prospers only through careful planning and close atten-tion to all its ramifications. The successful football coach does not have his team throw a long pass every other play. He develops a winning team by teaching the fundamentals to good men and then watching to see that the plans are properly executed. The success-ful retailer adopts the fundamental principles of sound merchandising and sees that he has an alert organiza-tion to adhere to them. "Long Passes" • A long pass is spectacular and effective if not used too often. It most assuredly has its place in the game if used with judgment and dis-cretion. But sound fundamentals and everlasting team work are the all important factors which win the day year in and year out. And in this connection it is very respectfully submitted that it is fundamental that the selling price should bear sufficient margin of profit to cover the cost of doing business. In conclusion, we will revert to the expression used in the title of this article and in the phraseology of the golf course, suggest that the best results are not secured by "pressing" for volume through indiscrim-inate methods. Retailing, together with every other type of business, must face the many problems of the social and economic changes which our country is ex-periencing. It probably will become increasingly dif-ficult to procure net profits commensurate with effort and investment. It behooves the men who are formulating merchan-dising policies to maintain retailing on a reasonably sound basis. Competition there must be, of course. No sensible man advocates profiteering. Let us adopt methods fair to the public and fair to the craft to which we are committed for a livelihood, to the end that our type of business shall progressively but sanely serve the public welfare. In so doing we will make a substantial contribution towards sustaining the all important bulwark of economic stability. The August issue of FINE FURNITURE will carry a complete report on important and dominant trends apparent in the purchases of stores and in the showings of exhibitors at the various July furniture and rug expositions. f o r JULY. 1 9 3 6 27 BAQ.NES THE GRACEFUL GOLF FOP-M (J3ELO\W) IS DAMIEL WITT HANCOCK.-OFTHEBLUEFIELD FURNITURE CO. WHO LIU.ES HIS OOLF, BAKED BEANS AND THIHKS FRANKLIN D-ROOSEVELT A 6P.EAT ouy — OOEGDISWOLD PP-ESIDENT GRAND P-APIDS FURNITURE MANUFACTURER.^ ASS'N - AND 14EAD OF THE sWlDOlCOM& FUP-HlTURE Co . HT EATS PEAHUTS 1M PLACE OF POTATOES. THERE WILL BE SOMETHING ELSE TO SEE AT TWE GRAND &APIDS JULY MARKET BESIDE FURN ITURE R.. RAU •EXECUTIVE VICE-P^ES-NATIONAL RETAIL. FURNITURE ASSN HE LIKES TO SWIM AND DIVE INTO PIE A U MOD&. DICK TAHDLER SALES MANAGER: FUR-NITUCE DIVISION, OF COLLINS mo PLAYED A WAS A STRAIGHT " MAH. OH TUB HE WENT INTO THE fUP-NITURE TO LIVlNCr. famous furniture firms FINE FURNITURE "C1 STABLISHED in 1870, at Six I i Mile Creek near Owosso, near plentiful supply of native hard-woods. First owners, Estey and Tooley, this Estey being a nephew of Jacob Estey of Estey organ fame. First factory was in reality only a sawmill, cutting elm, ash, maple and shipping it to Detroit where it was assembled into painted furniture then in vogue. Entered, in 1875, Charles E. Rig-ley, who influenced removal of firm to Owosso. Line completely changed and Estey Mfg. Co. began to make chamber suites. Business prounded so rapidly that "Factory A" aniklin cope with it and "Factory I>" was built to the clamor of a unique pub-licity stunt. Material was assem-bled, foundation prepared ,'iiul on The upper oval shows the Estey Mfg. Co. plant in 1900, known at this time as the largest bedroom lur-niture plant in the world. The first fac-tory and saw mill at Six Mile Creek at the right. Below, the havoc wrought to Plant B by a tornado in 1911. Five years before. Plant A was destroyed by fire. Monday morning, first week of Feb-ruary, 1890, laborers started putting up a plant that was finished in 57 hours and 45 minutes. In 1906 "Factory A" burned. At 11 minutes after 11 on Nov. 11, 1911, a tornado demolished in 57 seconds the factory that had been built in 57 hours, nature thus con-tributing unforeseen whimsy to a freakish publicity stunt. A strange story is told of the famous Estey trademark. It seems Rigley had been trying to find a trademark but was getting nowhere when a tramp came into the factory asking for work. "What can you do?" asked Rigley. "Anything you want," said the tramp, whereupon Rigley told him to make a trade-mark using Estey Standard. The tramp retired to a saloon, returning later with the design, was paid and disappeared, but that trademark has been carried the country over on every bit of Estey furniture, stationery, catalogues, etc. Who the tramp was, nobody knows. Rigley retired in 1921 and sold his interest to B. A. Hathaway of Grand Rap-ids, whose estate still holds the con-trolling interest. Beards, brogans and belligerence were in-evitable attributes of the early furniture craftsmen as dis-played by the group of early Estey em-ployes at the top of the page. Tom Cal-lard, sixth from the left, has been con-tinuously with Estey since 1882. . • / * • f o r J U L Y . 1 9 3 6 29 * ' • . - • ' " . - • . , . . • 1 *;••*> JOSEPH P. LYNCH • • . deplores false dignity. Called upon to salvage something from the ruins of many a good store, Joe Lynch, as a sales and merchandising expert for many years, is qualiiied to speak with considerable authority on the factors that contribute to success or failure in furniture store opera-tion today. If you think, as a merchant, that you have arrived, that you can coast along on the high reputation of your store, that you can forget the basic principles of merchandising and adver-tising, . . . DON'T KID YOURSELF . .Says Joe Lynch FEW retail merchants are, sur-prisingly enough, really com-petent merchandising and advertis-ing men. In my contacts with stores throughout the United States and Canada, I find that in all too many cases the merchant dictates mer-chandising and publicity policy with no definite aim of building a large volume of business, but rather with an idea of living up to a certain standard of dignity and prestige which he has set for himself and his store. All too often our experience has led us into a store which a merchant has operated over a long period of time and which he has built to what he considers a winning mercantile venture, until he has become smug and complacent to the point of be-lieving in his own financial wizardry and leadership. He devotes much of his time and energy to being socially prominent. Prodded by pride in his store and its accomplishments, he often feels that he should install new fixtures, a neV front and other expensive sops to his vanity. He strives to make his advertising dignified, con-servative and—all too often—high hat. He attempts to compete with stores selling higher priced mer-chandise. To all intents and pur-poses, although he would be the last to admit it, he has decided that the customers who built his busi-ness, made his money and allowed him to become socially prominent, are not good enough to trade in his high-class store. He carries the type of merchandise they cannot afford to buy. What Happens? • Operating costs increase, slack months come along, and finally we observe him chewing the end of his pencil and wondering what in hell has happened to his business. He forgets that his very efforts to improve in this manner his advertising and to carry a higher grade of merchandise have created a strong sales resistance on the part of his old customers; that his classy advertising and snooty store have frightened them away, and it's go-ing to take a long time to get 'em back. He forgets that there are ten thousand buyers of cheap and medium-priced merchandise to one of high-priced merchandise. Per-haps he has been sold on the idea that he should try and build up his 30 and 60-day charge account busi-ness, here again overlooking the fact that about 92% of the furniture business of the United States is done on the instalment basis, and that by actual analysis the long-deferred payment plan is more sat-isfactory than the thirty or 60-day charge account. It seems to me that the furniture store operator should remember above everything else that he is supposed to be, and must be if he hopes to continue to exist as such, a merchandiser and an advertiser. Five Necessities • In my opinion, successful merchandising means, first, the writing of newspaper ad-vertising that attracts the eye and draws the great mass of low and medium-class buyers into a store. It creates an atmosphere of friend-liness. It makes easy the purchase of merchandise in his store. It pre-supposes a policy of money re-funded on every article that does not give satisfaction. It depends for a large measure of success on sell-ing every advertisement and what it aims to accomplish to the entire organization first of all. A retail advertisement may be beautiful to look at—it may carry an appearance of dignity, it may tickle the merchant's vanity, but if it lacks the proper selling assets, that advertising expenditure is wasted. The first aim of an adver-tisement must be to attract the eye. Next in order of importance is the arousing of curiosity, then creation of desire, use of right kind and price of merchandise in the ad, and last—the very, very last—the build-ing of store prestige. Advertising should be deliberately designed to bring people to the store in great numbers for certain adver-tised items. Experience has proved to me time and again that they will buy other items, too. For example, in a sale we conducted for Brus-haber's in Detroit, we used a double truck as a merchandise ad, but did not advertise floor, bridge or junior lamps. Regardless of this and be-cause of the great number of people who came in for advertised items and because the lamps were well displayed, we sold 268 lamps and shades in a day. In order to create productive ad-vertising there must be cooperation and understanding from the pres-ident down to the delivery man. The entire organization must be sold on the idea of what the advertising is designed to accomplish, and the part each one is to play in making the sale of advertised items a suc-cess. FINE FURNITURE FAMILIAR DESIGNS, INTERPRETED By F A M O U S DESIGNERS 16th Century English FROM a choir stall in Parish church at Crediton, Devonshire, England, Dermot M. Doherty received the inspiration for the development of the 16th Cen-tury oak bedroom suite illustrated on the opposite page. A typical post of the choir stall is sketched at the top of the page and the character and spirit of this rugged era can be traced in the various pieces of the group. By delineating the evolution of furniture creation in this manner, FINE FURNITURE ambitiously aspires to further a genuine appreciation of what con-stitutes good commercial furniture—and why. Frequently, in popular-priced merchandise, may be recognized a merging of periods, and often it is ex-tremely difficult to allocate an individual piece or group to any specific furniture era. Only by men equipped with fundamental knowledge of the historic, economic and racial customs of the various sources from which they must draw their inspiration, can this type of mer-chandise be produced intelligently. Words alone do not make sentences, no more than a series of unrelated lines and curves can be correctly labeled "Queen Anne dresser." In developing the 16th Century oak bedroom group for this month's Sketch Book, Doherty has faithfully retained the rugged character of early English furni-ture. The group is sturdy without being cumbersome, decorative but not flamboyant. Drawn from a period when great economic and political changes were in order, the group reflects characteristics of this English Renaissance, erected upon a Gothic structural back-ground. The use of the linen fold for embellishment on the panels of the bed, doors and drawers of the cases, is typical of early English ornamentation. Originally employed with reckless abandon, this motif in later years achieved a certain charm by being adapted only to logical spaces. In creating this commercial suite, Doherty has effectively used a linen fold that requires no hand work, being fabricated entirely on the sticker. The open Gothic carving, bold in character and judiciously restrained, incorporates the Tudor rose, floral patterns and fruit, and lends itself admirably to commercial reproduction. Here again hand work is practically eliminated. Ornamental mouldings, bed posts carrying the detail of the choir stall post, and turned legs supporting cases of generous proportions, scaled down to modern facil-ities, retain the straight, sturdy feeling of Tudor Eng-land. Probably the outstanding feature of this suite is the fact that it can be produced with a minimum of hand labor and at the same time achieve the dignity and characteristic ruggedness of 16th Century furniture. The group would retail for approximately $250. ERIN SENDS A LAUGHING SON ON A BEAUTY QUEST DERMOT M. DOHERTY . . . practicing authority on corned beef and cab-bage. DERMOT M. DOHERTY, de-signer of the 16th Century Eng-lish group on the opposite page, carries the sobriquet of "Irish." Rightfully, too, as the man was born in 1890 on Christmas day in Dublin. How he severed his allegiance to the ould sod and managed to inveigle Mother Eng-land into educating him in the art of designing furniture, has never been satisfactorily explained. Nevertheless, the year 1907 found him in London as an apprentice in Waring & Gillows' drafting room. Three years later he was serving the same concern in the Argentine, assisting in designing the interior of the Plaza Hotel in Buenos Aires. Two years later he was back m London, this time with the famous old house of Maple & Co. as staff de-signer. Then North America beckoned and "Irish" joined that notoriously talented crew of W. & J. Sloane in New York. Doherty left New York in 1922 in search of other fields to explore and for seven or eight years created suc-cessful commercial designs for impor-tant Grand Rapids, Chicago and Rock-ford manufacturers. In 1931 he opened his own designing office in Chi-cago and extended his interests to in-clude other furniture centers. Since that time he has pursued a free-lance career and at present is operating out of Grand Rapids. His oak group in this issue of the Sketch Book is in line with the re-newed interest in furniture of this character. Possessor of a hilarious sense of humor, "Irish" is also endowed with a sensitive appreciation of beauty, de-spite the fact that he is an ardent admirer of Edgar Allen Poe and is a practicing authority on corned beef and cabbage. He rates W. W. Jacobs' "Nightwatchman" the outstanding character in fiction and there is noth-ing the Dublin boy would rather do than design fine furniture — except paint landscapes.—Editor. f o r J U L Y . 1 9 3 6 31 £ . . — • - — • • 3™ -««M^—; . . - • • * • • • * * . . * - . - - " 32 FINE FURNITURE HOME OF THE MONTH TWENTY furniture stores in as many cities are reporting substantial sales increases from their tie-up with the "Home of the Month" plan sponsored by McCall's Magazine and the National Association of Real Estate Boards. To make it easier for participating furniture dealers, the magazine supplies all stores with suggested dec- Despite bad weather, 20,000 people visited this "Home of the Month" in St. Louis, com-pletely furnished by Lammert Furniture Co. Below, a typical bedroom in one of these model homes. orating and furnishing schemes, specifying styles in furniture, floor coverings, draperies and curtains appro-priate for each room. The store, however, is not re-quired to adhere strictly to these suggestions. In the past, many furniture stores have encountered grief in furnishing exhibition homes because builders were not of the best. Those chosen by the National Association for the construction of these houses are the highest grade builders in each locality. They are com-mercial- minded and realize that a store must get leads for furniture sales if it is to benefit, beyond advertising, from their participation in the venture. Ample attendance is assured these exhibitions be-cause each month's "Home" is elaborately described and pictured in the magazine's current issue. The large audience of McCall's readers is also furnished with a list of addresses at which these model homes may be inspected and the names of the stores decorating and furnishing them. This "Home of the Month" plan will carry through the year and McCall's invites additional stores to participate. • : • • m LOUIS A. HINDS Boston Furniture Mart Boston, Mass. LAWRENCE H. WHITING American Furniture Mart Chicago, 111. • P ~ " PAUL W. CASEY Southern Furniture Exposition Bldg. High Point, N. C. LEO J. HEER Furniture Manufacturers Bldg. lamestown, N. Y. MEN WHO MAKE FURNITURE MARKETS BEHIND the scenes of every major furniture market is an intricate and almost endless mass of preparatory work which buyers and other market visitors seldom see or appreciate. The job of readying display spaces in a major exposition building re-quires, for weeks before a market, the services of hundreds of people whose activities must be closely supervised. This talent for taking infinite pains and checking up on every minor detail of preparation amounts almost to genius in the key men who are really the stage managers of furniture markets. They deserve to be better known, and for that reason we present them here: Louis A. Hinds, director, Boston Furniture Mart, is married but has no children. He was born in Boston in 1879. Lou is S feet 9 and weighs 185. He has been a director of markets in Boston since 1926, and was identified with the Hearst news-papers before his entry into the fur-niture business. Hinds' professional aim is "to further the welfare of the furniture industry in New England." He be-lieves the home furnishing business is a great social and educational force, being closely related to home, "and isn't the home the most im-portant thing in the world?" For relaxation Hinds likes to wander in the woods and country, and growing things are his hobby. His favorite sport is football, and his favorite dish is fried lobster "as it is served at Marblehead, Mass., and at no other place in the world." Victor Herbert is the composer Hinds likes best and he most enjoys reading the novels of Hugo, Cham-bers and Roberts. When he retires, Hinds wants to go "back to the woods." His advice to those interested in learning the furniture business is, "Never miss an opportunity to read and observe—especially observe." Lawrence H. Whiting, president, American Furniture Mart Building Co., Inc., was born Jan. 29, 1890, at Plattsmouth, Neb. He is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs in the neighborhood of 200. He is a wid-ower with two children. Educated at the University of Chicago, Whit-ing had a brilliant career as an athlete, being a varsity football and track star. His business career be-gan with the Illinois Life Insurance Co. in 1907, and in 1914 he became assistant to the vice-president of this firm and the manager of its Chicago department. In April, 1917, "Larry" entered the U. S. Army and was made a captain of cavalry in the 86th Divi-sion four months later. In December THOMAS R. MURTAUGH New York Furniture Exchange New York City GEORGE L. HERRSCHER Fine Arts & Pantlind Exhibition Bldgs. Grand Rapids, Mich. JAMES I. RYSKAMP Keeler Exhibition Bldg. Grand Rapids, Mich. GEORGE B. ATKINSON Merchandise Mart Chicago, 111. , * ' • • ! - ' • • • ' • - > • 34 FINE FURNITURE of the same year he was assigned to the post of Chief Personnel Officer of the Army in the War Department at Washington and in March of the next year to G. H. Q. in France as Chief Personnel Officer. WThiting, in December of the same year, became the youngest lieutenant-colonel in the service and was assigned to the American Commission to Negotiate Peace as assistant to Norman H. Davis, High Commissioner, U. S. Treasury. Upon his retirement from service Whiting organized Whiting & Co., investment bankers in May, 1921, and in 1923 built the American Furniture Mart, of which he be-came chairman of the board, hold-ing that office until 1933, when he became its president. He is an officer and director in several indus-trial institutions and banks. Paul W. Casey, secretary, treasurer and manager of the Southern Fur-niture Exposition Bldg., High Point, N. C, was born Dec. 4, 1902, in New Castle, N. C. He is 5 feet 9 and weighs 170, is married and has three children. He entered the fur-niture business from the real estate game. Casey (and that's his nick-name, too) is a graduate of the Appalachian State Teachers' College where he was active in sports, espe-cially baseball and basketball, con-tributing a "whisky tenor" as his sole musical accomplishment. His chief aim is to ''make the Southern Market so interesting that we will have all the dealers in the South as well as those from other sections." Casey likes to play golf for re-laxation, his hobby is bird hunting and football is the most exciting sport he can imagine. His favorite dish, he says, is not spinach. His advice to anyone entering any business is cryptic but forceful. It is "Be thorough!" Leo J. Heer, secretary, Jamestown Furniture Market Association and manager of the Furniture Manufac-turers' Building of Jamestown, was born Dec. 12, 1902, in Louisville, Ky. He is married and has one child, Timothy Michael Heer, 2 years. Leo is 5 feet 11 and weighs 195. Before he became identified actively with the furniture business he was a newspaper man and a manager of convention bureaus. Heer says one of his most inter-esting early contacts in the furniture business was that with "a man with whom I worked for three years be-fore he decided to buy space. He was the first one to come to me with a helpful suggestion when I was in a spot where assistance in a busi-ness matter was vital. I never can forget now that the right kind of customer becomes more than a buyer. Give a customer a chance and he is your friend." Football is Heer's favorite sport and reading his chief hobby. Emil Ludwig and Sinclair Lewis are his favorite authors, although he hesi-tates to rank them above Oscar Wilde, Voltaire and Don Marquis. The latter's character, Mehitabel the Cat with her philosophy of "Tojours gai" being one of Heer's favorite characters of fiction. Thomas R. Murtaugh, general man-ager, New York Furniture Ex-change, was born Oct. 7, 1898, in Brooklyn. He is 5 feet 11 inches and weighs 205. His home is in Westport, Conn., where he lives with his wife and one child. "Tom," previous to his connection with the furniture business, was active in real estate, conducting a brokerage office, managing, leasing and selling property. He is a member of the Advertising Club of New York City and the Longshore Golf 8c Country Club, Westport, Conn. During the WTorld War he was attached to the office of Naval Intelligence, 3rd Naval District. James J. Ryskamp, manager of the Keeler Furniture Exhibition Bldg., Grand Rapids, was born April 18, 1903. He is 6 feet l/z inch tall and weighs 180, is married and has two sons. Before he became manager of the Keeler Bldg. in 1927, he had spent five years in the retail shoe business. The six furniture exposition buildings shown at the bottom of these two pages (left to right) are: Keeler Bldg., Grand Rapids; New York Furniture Exchange Bldg.; Southern Furniture Exposition Bldg.. High Point, N. C; Fine Arts Bldg., Grand Rapids; Jamestown Furniture Exposition Bldg., Jamestown, N. Y.; American Furniture Mart, Chicago. .<** s\ ''. ivt\ Zflr^- ' " * • X *• Hi MW • 1 • « • • ? ; f o r J U L Y . 1 9 3 6 35 Reading is Jim's chief relaxation. His hobby is the radio and "tinker-ing with mechanical and electrical devices." Golf and fishing are his favorite sports and he would rather eat baked ham, Southern style, than any other food. Abraham Lincoln is his conception of the most ad-mirable character in history, and his favorite author is James Fenimore Cooper. A great lover of music, Ryskamp's favorite composer is John Philip Sousa, and the songs he loves most are "The Bells of St. Mary's" and "Abide With Me." Upon retirement from business, Jim wants to travel, having been deprived of this privilege most of his life. His chief professional aim is the continuation of Grand Rap-ids' prestige as the Furniture Cap-ital of America. George L. Herrscher, manager, Fine Arts and Pantlind Exhibition Bldgs., Grand Rapids, was born in that city Jan. 9, 1901. He is mar-ried, has one daughter and resides at 1143 Worden St., S. E., Grand Rapids. Herrscher weighs 165 and is 5 feet 9. With the Pennsylvania R. R. nine years before entering the furniture business, he began in 1926 as secre-tary to G. A. Hendricks, building owner, and president of the Adjust-able Table Co. and White Steel Co. Upon organization of the Fine Art Corp. in 1929, Herrscher became director and secretary of that com-pany, and in 1930 also became director and secretary of the Ad-justable Table Co. and White Steel Furniture Co. In 1931 he became manager for G. A. Hendricks of Above, the Waters- Klingman Bldg.. Grand Rapids, and below, the Mer-chandise Marl, Chicago. Fine Arts and Pantlind buildings. Fishing and baseball are Herr-scher's favorite recreation and sport. George B. Atkinson, manager, Fur-niture Division, the Merchandise Mart, Chicago, was born in Balti-more, Md. Refuses to give his age (about 45). He is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 190. Is married and has two children. Atkinson's hobby is the taking and developing of pictures, and his favorite sport is baseball. He says, "One has little time for recreation in the furniture industry, and my chief relaxation is the education of my children." The homefurnishing business is a great social and educational work, in Atkinson's opinion. He says, "Fine furniture in beautiful homes tends to produce not only an ap-preciation for craftsmanship and artistry but also a proper back- (Continued on page 71) •,"-« * si r 36 FINE FURNITURE RETAILING TIPS . . . Helping 'em Find a Home — How Barker Bros. Merchan-dise Used Furniture to High Income Group — Bedding Transactions Help Furniture Sales — Gets Refrigerator Prospects for 14 Cents Each — Hints on Getting Office Furniture Business. A graceful and delicate occa-sional table by Imperial Furniture Co., grouped with a Schoonbeck chair. Free Rental Service 7\ FREE rental service offered to JTx. home seekers has been a sim-ple way of bringing many persons into the Leon Furniture Store of Allentown, Pa. The store charges no fees or commissions of any kind for the service. An office clerk maintains the rental records in her spare time. Vacant houses and apartments are listed on 3 x 5 inch cards which are filed under street names. Thus the person wanting to rent a place need only mention the particular section of the city where he prefers to locate and the clerk can quickly locate cards of available properties. Property owners are glad to re-port vacancies to the store as they occur because the owner pays no commissions for rentals made through it. Real estate men also turn over their lists of vacant prop-erties but they are protected by sending the interested home-seeker direct to the office of the renting agent. Used Furniture for Elite ONE of the problems confront-ing the manager of a used furniture department is how to attract customers from the higher income group. Barker Bros., Los Angeles, has several proved answers. Manager R. B. Smith was con-vinced that once he could draw women from the higher brackets into his department he could sell them regularly. However, the mag-net would have to be more than bargain appeal. He found the right approach in a circular distributed with a newspaper reaching the bet-ter class families. The inside page was handled like a newspaper and one of the most conspicuous heads read: "Woman discovers rare antique in sale piece." Figured woods and white leather are harmoniously combined in this Holly-wood group by Virginia-Lincoln Corp. The account told of a woman who purchased an old black-painted chest from Barker Bros.' used fur-niture department. In a refinishing shop it was discovered that under-neath the paint there was a fine old piece. The article then continued in a "swanky" vein to point out that much of the used furniture came from fine old homes. The article also stressed the more practical side of used furniture buy-ing. This consisted of explaining how used furnishings may be util-ized in vacation homes, mountain cabins, cottages at the sea shore, etc. Brides were also appealed to as "clever young brides" who might have to watch pennies and could do so in Barker Bros.' used furniture department. Thus, in the one ad-vertisement were three distinct types of appeal: (1) Treasure hunt-ing, (2) cabins and cottages fur-nished out of used stock, (3) brides who may need bargains. Other pro-motions that can be successfully used either in newspaper advertis-ing, direct mail or suggestions in-side the store itself in disposing of used stock are: (1) Spare room fur-nishings, (2) play room furnishings, (3) boys' room furnishings. f o r J U L Y , 1 9 3 6 37 Double Bedding Policy rPHE bedding division has con- X sistently shown itself to be a sales stimulant for the furniture section of the MacDougall-South-wick department store, Seattle, Wash. In fact, the "furniture sec-tion" originally consisted of a small stock of beds, springs and mat-tresses. "A satisfied bedding customer is a real friend of the department and the store," declares Edward K. Mills, in charge of the division. "We make it a point to build this vital customer acceptance by re-garding the sale of a box spring as the foundation for a spring-filled mattress as a natural course of pro-cedure. "Our salesmen are especially trained in this regard and they are due for a call if they sell a spring-filled mattress without such a foun-dation, just as they are slated for an inquiry if a quality rug is sold minus a pad. Naturally such sales increase the volume and net profit of the department. But what we The sweep of the Empire motif lends unusual distinction to this sofa (No. 379) by Wolverine Upholstery Co. It is 30" high by 85" wide and 33" deep. Carrying the Mail DELIVERY of furniture style books by floor salesmen in-stead of sending them through the mail has resulted in 50% more effective advertising for the Ritter Furniture Co. of Emaus, Pa. About three times a year the company issues an expensive roto-gravure style book. John W. Ritter, manager, decided the books were not receiving the attention they merited when sent through the mail so arrangements were made to have each floor salesman spend one day a week delivering them. homefurnishings which may be de-sired. This method of approach eliminates much of the resistance women display in talking with sales-men and encourages questions." Make the News MAKE the news and boost your store sales. News column pub-licity is increasingly being used by those furniture owners and man-agers awake to their opportunities. As a rule retail furniture super-salesmen are expert newsmakers. Local newspapers consistently re-port doings of the Chamber of No. 1948 chair by Charlotte Chair Co. Height 30", width 25", depth 20", birch with walnut finish. •">•**{, Modem desk by Imperial, No. 1899. Top is 18" x 27", height 44". 4 \ Another Modern chair. No. 210, by Michigan Furniture Shops, Inc. Width, 27", height 30". are primarily interested in is the customer satisfaction involved in the twin sale. "W7hen we use a 'special' in the bedding section it is one selling a box spring and a spring-filled mat-tress at a particularly attractive ensemble price, to build a customer tendency to 'make it double.' " In one day alone the division sold 42 three-quarter bed springs and mattresses at a good profit. And at this time that size unit was sup-posed to be unsalable, having been superseded by the three-foot-three size. While the new method of distri-bution costs slightly more than the firm paid for mailing costs, the re-turns proved to be at least 50% higher. "The salesmen are glad to spend one day outside in making contacts because it helps them to develop a larger personal following and increases their sales," Ritter explains. "When the salesman calls at the home he presents the housewife \vith a copy of the style book, explaining that he is not there to sell any-thing. However, he is glad to give any information on furniture or Commerce, luncheon clubs, com-munity chest, welfare organizations and leading lodges. Meetings, proj-ects and speeches are "covered." The furniture man who will be a good member—one who always is ready to work and turns in a good performance — inevitably becomes an officer. He makes the local news hundreds of times and always favor-ably. Naturally the community has confidence in the store of a man who, over many months, has been associated in the news with praise-worthy projects and prominent, 38 FINE FURNITURE public-spirited citizens. The public will expect to find better furniture and greater values at the store of such a man. True, this takes time and is cost-ly. But in super-salesmanship activ-ity of this sort the furniture man needs to be as regardful for cost as when building an addition or man-aging delivery service. Some men do virtually all such work during lunch hours and evenings. They simply make committee and other meetings at such times a condition of their agreement to serve. Make the store sales first and then find time, inexpensively, for the news-making. Trips to distant cities are news opportunities. Attending the inter-national convention of his luncheon club in a foreign country, a furni-ture merchant took motion pictures with an amateur outfit. Back home he developed a lecture, some of it illustrated with color films. He gave this talk before his luncheon club, church, school, college groups and other organizations. In three months he made the news nearly SO times. The furniture man who takes a long business or vacation trip should call on the local editor when back home and give him an interview on business conditions. It should be for the most part general, of in-terest to all local business men. However, the opportunity should be taken to sketch briefly new trends in furniture. Furniture men are close to the affairs of their communities. Often they have early knowledge of big local news in the making. Form the habit of helping the editor when-ever there is the opportunity. Editors are human. They'll appre-ciate the aid and will learn to go to the furniture man for information. And when he has a story of his own they'll be glad to publish it. When a "big shot" in the trade visits your town, call up the news-paper or take the visitor around to the city room. Introduce him. See that there is an interview. And don't forget the society col-umn. It is real promotion to report house guests, friends or relatives to the society editor. For almost every woman reads the society items. Publicity opportunities also are present on the sport page. Sponsor a baseball, basketball or other team and note the tremendous amount of publicity received for a trifling sum. The sponsor usually simply fur-nishes uniforms. There is little other expense. Of course the team name should include the store name or that of one of its principal nationally-advertised lines. Don't slight the human interest happenings. Suppose a customer tenders a very old coin in payment. Or a store employe wins a prize in a manufacturer's contest. They are good for a few lines in most papers. There are many other ways to make the news. The entire force honors an old employe on his birth-day anniversary. Organization of an employes' club. Special stunt window displays. Report them to the editor. Because most furniture stores are not 5 % efficient in making the news, the promotion opportunity is wide open for those wide awake merchants who will seize it. Sales benefits always accrue. Nearly all exhibitors at the July markets are giving conclusive evidence of an Eighteenth Century revival. Baker Furniture Co.'s desk and chair group (below) presents a highly decorated Queen Anne chair and, for its companion piece, a graceful knee-hole desk. Above, secretary. No. 654, by Rockford Chair & Furniture Co. All mahogany, retails for $79. Its base is 18"x34", and it is 77" high. Above, a reproduction of Edison 'Institute museum piece. No. 2308, by Colonial Mlg. Co. It is 21"x38", height 43". Below, Victorian chair. No. 1936, in Old World mahogany finish. Width 19", depth 18", Char-lotte Chair Co., shown in Fine Arts Building. for JULY. 1936 39 Prospects at 14 Cents 7\ PPROXIMATELY 3600 data x l cards were turned in by guests at a one-week electrical show con-ducted by Pomeroy's, Reading, Pa. Women attending the show were requested to fill in data cards indi-cating appliances employed in their homes, appliances they didn't have and those they desired. After the cards were sorted it was found that prospects for immediate follow-up numbered about 500. The entire sales organization was placed on follow-up work to contact these prospects promptly. Paul Bear, appliance sales man-ager, stated that the total expense for conducting the show was about $500, which brought the cost to about 14 cents per prospect. The original data visitor-signed cards were placed in the files while duplicates of the cards were given salesmen for follow-up purposes. The duplicates were sorted according to the type of appliance that interested the prospect. Pomeroy's sales organization is divided into two units. One unit specializes on electric refrigerators and radios, the other unit works on ranges, cleaners, washers, smaller appliances. Duplicate cards used by the sales-men are returned to the office after calls are made. Notations are made on the cards indicating additional calls and the cards are then placed in a tickler file. The 3600 prospects listed during the show, with those previously on file, were sufficient to keep the salesmen busy for several months without the necessity of cold can-vassing. Another chair of Contemporary design by Charlotte Chair Co., No. 1964. It is 33" high, 24" wide and 19" deep, birch with walnut finish and de luxe spring seat. While each salesman receives a certain number of prospect cards each day, he is not required to make every call on the day he gets the cards. Bear says it is more im-portant to give every prospect proper attention than to make a daily effort to clean up all pros-pect cards. Salesmen are constantly checked up by telephone to find whether they made the calls as re-ported on their cards. During the period of the show all appliance salesmen were required to be in the store. Their assistance was demanded in handling the crowds, in helping with demonstra-tions. They also learned many new kinks about appliances that will help them with their sales work. Office Furnishers Co-op. A Modern interpreta-tion of a commode desk by the Bay View Furniture Co., shown at the right, has curved corners. All walnut, it has black and chrome hard-ware. Top 28" x 18", height 36", No. 70, $39.50 OOPERATION among dealers in office furnishings in the Tulsa, Okla., trade territory, was one of the salient factors in a gen-eral increase as well as a 50% in-crease in the sales of heavy goods by the Tulsa Stationery Co., accord-ing to R. G. Attaway, president of the concern. "Such a policy on the part of all of us has done much to create a confidence on the part of the pub-lic," Attaway said. "We haven't cut prices. We haven't been at each other's throats. We were taught, under the NRA, how to sell for profit in a perfectly legal way, and such cooperation has greatly improved sales." At the left, a handsome Chinese Chippendale occasional table by Imperial Furniture Co., No. 925. The top is 20" x 30", and it is 27" high. Server and two chairs in the distinctive Federal ensemble in Cuban ma-hogany by Grand Rap-ids Chair Co. The side chair. No. 932, and the arm chair. No. 932A, are priced at $22 and $28 respectively. The server. No. 932V2- is 30" high and 40" wide, and is priced at $40. 40 FINE FURNITURE 1836 SL L0OK.S TO MB LIK.E -•y is GO/NO TO THE BIGGEST ON RBCOR.P <tOR GHAHP RAPIDS ?/ HALPANE.TMiS f IS THE FIRST plEC OF FURNITURE MAPE IN i GJUNP RAPlPS . „„*»*»*> r^g0?y ^y. ^ ^< >5> > . ^ ^ ,&!-< ^ ; / -*fe>5.^ e / \^; w\ %£i %**-«,}/1 •../•**?, Grand Rapid to a Record Breal June 2' "It will be record breaking" is tt consensus of t he nation's leadin furniture manufacturers now preparir busily and confidently for the Jul Furniture Market in Grand Rapids. With America's furniture center a be hive of activity—with Grand Rapid greatest furniture plants soundly r established and in vigorous operation-with many important new exhibitoi —with every manufacturer showing tt largest, most appealing new lines i years—with the May Market bringir three times as many buyers to Grar Rapids as in 1935 and seven times i many as in 1934 — with consumt GRAND RAPIDS FURNITUR ^ i •$£<sr 'i \ - . • - • _ _ .„. % f o r J U L Y . 1 9 3 6 41 ,ooks Forward rig July Market o July 18 :mand for quality furniture un-ecedented — expectations of the ggest, best and busiest Market of all Tie are fully justified. ome to Grand Rapids to see the :west, finest, most saleable furniture. jme to Grand Rapids for styles that art the buying waves, for prices that >en the pocketbooks of all income asses, for furniture that gives added •estige and extra profits to your store id enduring pride of possession to :>ur customers. Ian now to be among the thousands ho will be richly rewarded by coming i Grand Rapids June 29 to July 18. XPOSITION ASSOCIATION 42 FINE FURNITURE Display Sells 150 Cribs BABY beds and highchairs are two of our best items sold almost entirely by suggestion." That's what H. L. Bartley, owner of the Bartley Furniture Co., Fort Morgan, Colo., located about 100 miles northeast of Denver, says when referring to the fact that he sells more than ISO baby beds a year, together with a comparatively large number of highchairs. He does this despite the fact that there are two other furniture stores in the city with a population of around 6,000. "We haven't spent a lot of money on advertising or promoting baby beds and highchairs because we feel they are occasional items," Bartley points out. "What we have done is to build up our stock on these two lines as high as possible, and then we split them up into four divisions and display them at different points throughout the store. We always keep one display on the main floor and three displays on the down-stairs floor. Three of these displays show new merchandise, the other used stock. "When a customer is looking at furniture on the main floor, the display of beds and highchairs is noticed. Seeing repeated displays of the same articles in other sections of the store impresses the customer. Sometimes we sell a bed or a high-chair simply because the displays have produced the desire to have a new one for the baby, but we be-lieve the biggest advantage is that after a customer goes through the store the thought that we have a big selection is a deciding factor. When a baby bed or highchair is needed the prospective customer thinks of our store and often passes the same thought on to friends when they are in the market for such articles." Modern in Small Town TWO effective ways of building up the sale of Modern furniture in a small city are advocated by E. C. Stratford, furniture buyer for Wrights' Department store, Ogden, Utah. The build-up, successfully con-ducted by Wrights', consists of: (1) Direct mail contacts. (2) "Sold" customers given 5% commission on sales made to prospects sent by them. "People have not yet been entire-ly converted to the modern trend in E. C. STRATFORD . . . pays for prospects. furniture," says Stratford, "espe-cially those in a small city." Prominent business men—doctors, lawyers and business executives— are contacted by direct mail. These letters make mention of places already outfitted and suggest that they also modernize. It is an appeal to the "small-town-growing-and-progressing" pride. Several large bar-rooms and offices throughout the town have been outfitted. Their occupants are offered a 5% commission on any Modern furniture sale the store realizes from a prospect sent by them. Furnishings for one doctor's office and a complete set for the offices maintained by a large livestock commission house were sold within one week of the inauguration of the campaign. Sells Sleep—Not Bedding WHEN a store begins to sell mattresses and bed springs on the basis of their function—that of producing rest — instead of solely on their value as merchandise, sales begin to perk up. During the year that Mandel's (Chicago) "Slumber Shop" has been m operation, business has increased 40% on bedding items without special advertising. Emphasis is put fundamentally on selection of a mattress with proper resiliency. This necessary principle and other ideas in the shop are the result of studies on the sub-ject made by Leon Mandel III, store president, whose interest in the promotion has been very active. A long row of samples extends along the wall of the Slumber Shop. Set above each is a card that gives (1) selling information, (2) price and (3) percentage of resiliency. The heavier a person, usually the less resiliency required. At one end of the department two specially built cases hold various types of bed springs in ingenious trombone-slide racks which permit any spring to be drawn out with a slight pull. Pillows are kept in a case divided into several small com-partments and fronted by plate glass sliding doors. Before this case is a high counter for demonstrating them easily. Many factors contribute to the shop's outstanding success — excel-lent display, ease in showing mer-chandise and factual, interesting placards. Fall For Directory Ad "PURNITURE dealers appearing X in the classified section of the Denver telephone directory have been given a decided boost for at-tention this year by the clever car-toons used by the telephone com-pany to call subscribers' attention to this section. A few pages previous to the fur-niture classification in the yellow pages appears a small, smile-pro-voking sketch which commands in-stant attention, having the effect of a good cartoon on a news page of a newspaper. This sketch features a man who had met with disaster as he at-tempts to sit in his favorite "comfy" chair. A leg has collapsed and he is sent flying in most undignified pose. You'll find Furniture list-ed in the Yellow Pages Subtly the suggestion is made: "You'll find Furniture listed in the Yellow Pages." Here, furniture dealers using dis-play advertising have made it easy for the person seeking a quick fur-niture store contact to get in instant touch by giving outstanding prom-inence to their telephone numbers. f o r J U L Y . 1 9 3 6 43 TU RNING HOUSES fnto HOMES/ Furniture Week Style, Quality- GET BEHIND FURNITURE WEEK! A Message to Retailers By ROSCOE R. RAU Executive Vice-president, National Retnil Furniture Association rPHE success of National Furni- J. ture Week for 1936 is assured. It promises to surpass, in volume of sales, the excellent figure of $3,000,- 000 turned in by participating stores during 1935. Of course, the actual story of the week will be told in the intelligent effort of each retailer and his merchandising organization, for in the final analysis Furniture Week simply means each merchant doing his own job in his own way, simultaneously with other stores in the same community. To get cumulative effect and legitimate new publicity, the more stores participating, the better — department as well as furniture stores. Tie-up Kits • Samples of the materials which dealers will use to promote the event—the tie-up kit— will be on display at the various market centers during the July mar-ket, and at the same time plans will SEEK GOVERNMENTAL DESIGNATION Considerable pressure is being brought to bear upon members of the Senate Committee on Edu-cation and Labor to get action upon the Connolly resolution call-ing for official recognition of the week of Oct. 2 as National Fur-niture Week. Although the committee failed at its last meeting to consider this resolution, and although no further meetings of the committee are scheduled, backers hope to get special action in order to rush the resolution through this session of Congress. be completed for local organization in various centers. There is reason to believe that more than 2000 will back the 1936 venture. Slogan for the week, to be empha-sized in special newspaper sections, in window streamers, posters, trans-parencies and other matter is: "Turning Houses Into Homes." In conjunction with this is a sub-caption reading, "Style-Quality- Values." This year's "Week" will actually include eight days—Oct. 2 to 10— so that two Fridays and Saturdays —big selling days—may be devoted to the project. Manufacturers at the markets are being provided with signs announc-ing their participation in the event. A considerable number of them have indicated that they will bring out "specials" for the event; will provide special newspaper mats and window displays. National magazines have been approached for mention of the event through P. E. Kroehler, Kroehler Mfg. Co. It is hoped to secure mention of Furniture Week on a number of radio programs, particu-larly those dealing with the home and home products. Since the success of a "Week" usually is dependent upon local newspaper co-operation, stores are urged to make their plans for co-operative action as soon as possible. Supplements • More than 200 newspapers are expected to issue supplements or sections. Last year, when material was provided for one newspaper in a town, the demand for material from the second news-paper— or the third—exceeded the supply. This year provision has been made to take care of all re-quests. Merchandise kits to be supplied dealers will be sold through whole-sale salesmen. The National Whole-sale Furniture Salesmen's Associa-tion which, through its president, Julius Bachrach of Pittsburgh, sug-gested the project in 1935, has Above is shown replica of newspaper headline mats, nine of which will be included in the National Furniture Week tie-up kit for dealers. This particular headline was designed by Marvin Can-non, advertising manager of the Haverty Stores, Atlanta, Ga. assumed the responsibility for sell-ing double the 1935 quota during the late summer. These mission-aries for good furniture promotion do this at the same time that they make their regular calls upon their trade. It is probable that a trophy award will be given the man making the best showing this year at an industry banquet next winter. National Furniture Week is being directed by a council, with B. F. McLain, president of the National Retail Furniture Association, as chairman. Percy Tonk, president of the Chicago Furniture Manufac-turers' Association, is chairman of the executive committee. Clark B. Kelsey of NRFA is the director for the campaign and secretary of the council. NATIONAL FURNITURE WEEK flrtober 2 TO 10 Turning HOUSES/#/* HOMES Design for the window transfers avail-able to stores co-operating in the National Furniture Week campaign. 44 FINE FURNITURE THE CUSTOMERS1 VIEWPOINT The Ideal Kitchen All these Model Kitchens and Dream Kitchens and Planned Kitchens are very, very nice indeed, but what your customer wants to know is, "How much will it cost?" "How can I fix up my own kitchen that way?" The Junction of the retailer in bridging the gap between the customer's desire for a new kitchen and her practicable reali-zation of it should be very clearly defined, Ruth Mclnerney, our Mrs. Customer, suggests how to go about it. By RUTH MCINERNEY ""THE "Hollywood-set" feeling J. which most model kitchen lay-outs and photographs inspire in many of us is a mood of wistful hopelessness. "It positively breathes expensive-ness. Besides, our kitchen space is too small and narrow." Cost. Impracticability. Reassure us on these points and you'll have us sitting down and telling you our dreams of an ideal kitchen—literally selling ourselves. Any woman who keeps house knows the hopeless features of the old type of kitchen. Two things which wrecked the whole efficiency of the scheme were inaccessibility of the icebox which must be kept in a cool place, and the remoteness of the pantry from r— • - * • Ideal kitchen is easily kept immaculate. the rest of the working equipment. The old kitchen had its mind on it-self; the new kitchen is for the con-venience and comfort of the house-wife, not the reverse. These two glaring faults, pointed out to a woman by a salesman, will bring her admission of the weakness in the old system. I think a salesman makes a mis-take to begin the subject by talking glibly about planning-centers, re-ceiving and storing units, prepara-tion and serving divisions. It's too factory-like. A customer, once in-terest is awakened, will be remark-ably intelligent in helping lay out her own new kitchen. Let Her Do It • With the salesman or kitchen modernization expert as guide, a woman will more greatly appreciate a new kitchen which she, herself, has designed. Furthermore, she may have some pet housekeep-ing ideas that the formal modern-ized kitchen does not include. It will be with greater pride—and some advertising benefit to the store— that she will point out improve-ments to friends with "I suggested this." And the more a customer knows about the merchandise in her new kitchen, the more information she can pass on to friends. I often feel, when I see a woman trying to explain a new piece of equipment, that the retail store who sold it to her never realized what under-telling can cost. A store's best sales-man is a satisfied customer. A salesman without a sales talk—a customer permitted to buy mer-chandise she never fully appreciates or understands—is wasted business. See that your customers are articu-late. A half-hour extra selling time to equip a customer with facts about her purchases may reap dividends. About that Ideal Kitchen— It must have eye-appeal. The New Kitchen becomes a second sitting-room, a place to plan house-keeping, do home bookkeeping, arrange menus, order provisions, take care of housekeeping corre-spondence. There was no such leisure moment corner in the old kitchen — because there were no leisure moments. It must be provided with equip-ment that hides things not in use. The appliances must be of the type which work, as much as possible, in the absence of the housewife— automatic cooking devices. The modern housewife wants moments spent in the kitchen to be enjoyable, meaningful. One of the greatest drudgeries is dishwashing. The automatic dishwasher has an important place in the New Kit-chen, ranking next after the scrap-ping of the pantry and the rein-statement of the refrigerator. Orderliness • Just as the house-wife wants automatic supervision of cooking by thermostatic control, and refrigerators that work without adjusting and watching, she looks for automatic neatness. New kit-chens maintain order. There is less necessity for tidying up. Tidying up takes an enormous amount of time in the old kitchen. It involves steps, cross-steps, reaching, bending, walking and endless amount of wasted energy just to return a can-opener to its place or a saucepan to a nail. Even as long-drawn-out cooking procedures are becoming historical, the discomfort of the old scheme of things, tolerated for generations, goes into the discard, too. Women want comfortable upholstered stools with back rests, a chair at the work i o r J U L Y . 1936 45 table, another at the planning desk. A woman may be seated while pre-paring food for the stove. I believe there should be no cabinet space underneath the sink apron; this ought to be reserved for knee room. Top shelves of cabinets ought to be accessible. Too often the top or near-top shelves are less valuable because of their distance from normal arm reach. Unfortunately, the older form of kitchen cabinet had one unattractive feature which helped gain it dis-favor. Its many and out-of-the-way corners harbored dust. This could be overcome by rounding corners to decrease cleaning time. With fur-ther improvements — dustproof shelves and drawers, smooth panels, restless metal gadgets, noiseless metal tops, knee room, greater beauty and less top-heaviness in appearance, the kitchen cabinet has a real chance for a comeback. With shelves at arm reach and
Date Created:: 1936-07-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:: 1:3

328. 1936-05; Peninsular Club Magazine

Notes:: Issue of a magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. Created by the Peninsular Club. Published monthly. Began publication in 1934. Publication ended approximately 1960.
Date Created:: 1936-05-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:: Volume 2, Number 6

329. Weekly Artisan; 1910-12-10

Notes:: Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and GRAND RAPIDS, MICH .• DECEMBER 10. 1910 SLIGH FURNITURE COMPANY The Largest Manufacturersof CHAMBER FURNITURE EXCLUSIVELY IN THE WORLD Catalogue to Prospective Customers. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ___ J .,,.--_.. • ••• ---. __ ••••••••••• a.a ••• _ •••••••••• _. __ •• a.a ••• _ ••• ~ Write it down That we will show a long line of Turkish Rockers, Morris Chairs, Floor Rockers and Mission Patterns on the 4th floor, 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago, III.,and on the 2nd floor, Furniture Exchange, Grand Rapids, Mich. Then, when you arrive, come in. We will do the rest-if quality, design, and low price appeal to you. Our 1911 Catalogue is ready. If you didn't re-ceive a copy, a postal will do it. TRAVERSE CITY CHAIR COMP ANY Traverse City, Michigan '----_._- ----- -----_. __ a .. __ • _ It - --..l WEEKLY ARTISAN I I I SENSATIONAL NEW OFFERINGS I I BIG PROFIT IN ATTRACTIVE QUALITY I I MEDIUM PRICES I .... _. . ., If you want to make money in the furniture business, buy quality, brain labor-durable fin-ish, artistic designs, prompt (expert) shipments. Cheap imitations at a few cents lower price never pay BECAUSE THEY DON'T SELL. The North-ern motto-- "WE SELL ONLY QUICK SELLERS" means expert workmanship, no more cost to you, and two or three dollars more from your cus-tomer, with a quick sale. OUR NEW DESIGNER during the past year, has almost entirely made over our line, and we shall show at the winter exhibitions at Grand Rapids, New York and Chicago, SOME STRIKING NOVELTIES tha t every furni ture buyer will want to see. Half our new catalogue to be issued in January, will show new designs. These new offerings will only emphasize and develop to a sensational point the fresh and popular styles shown last summer-such as our white enamel bed with cane head and foot boards, our beautiful colonial bed in imitation mahogany on gum, to which the retail trade has taken very readily. Our forthcoming designs are SIMPLE, CLASSIC, ATTRACTIVELY NEW; we shall show finishes never before offered in medium grades of furniture-in short, we shall give you BRAINS FOR YOUR MONEY, and make the NORTHERN the LEADING BEDROOM FURNITURE HOUSE as for years it has been head and shoulders above all competitors on dining room suites. SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN NORTHERN FURNITURE CO. • 1 I• - -~-----------------, 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN I LUCEFU~~!1~~[~OMPANYI ,I ,,, II ,,, II II IIIIIIII I II I III , I II Manufacturers of COMPLETE lines of MEDIUM PRICED DINING I and CHAMBER FURNITURE. I Catalogues to Dealers Only. II ... . ... ... . . ... .. . . .... . ... . ... - ---- .. .. .. ~ Luce-Redmond Chair Co.,Ltd. I BIG RAPIDS, MICH. High Grade Office Chairs Dining Chairs Odd Rockers and Chairs Desk and Dresser Chairs Slipper Rockers Colonial Parlor Suites In Dark and Tuna Mahogany Bmf J Eye Maple Btrch ff2...uarteredOak ana CtrcaJJtan Walnut Our Exhibit you will find on the fourth floor, East Section, MANUfACTURERS'BUILDING,North Ionia Street GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Exhibit in charge of J. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES,J. EDGAR FOSTER. 31st Year-No. 24 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., DECEMBER 10, 1910 Issued Weekly PERIODS OF ACTIVITY FOLLOWED BY RELAX Morals and Tastes and General Character of Nations Reflected in the Designs. Styles. Ornamentation. Construction and Finish of Furniture. By Arthur Kirkpatrick Styles in fUlmtnre are plortnced 01 formed m periods of activ1ty and penods of 1 elax; penods of advancement and peli-ods of renaissance-a tUlle when new tl1lng" are formed and a time when old things are cop1ed. In "vVhat is Beautiful m Furlllture and Why," I have tl eated of the penods of actlvity, and I now will endeavor to dep1ct the character, style and de-velopment of the relax penods-the pre\ a1lmg 1deals and phi-losophy that proceeded LoUls XVI. Truth seems to be of a prog1 essive character. A hero in the feast days of the Roman::, n1lght be con'lidered a dl nnken the hcentlous 1deal, that the complete works of Byron and 13Ulns a1e not nov\ obtamable, many of their poems being con- 'lldel ed too vnhia1 01 1mm01al for pubhcatlOll. , ,Ve quote these lmes from Ohver Goldsm1th's poem, "The T1aveler," COnCe1l1111g the p1evalent character m Italy of this period' "Small the bhss that sense alone bestows, And sensual bhss is all the nation knows." This does not mean that the style was not beautiful. It simpl} means that Louis XV 1e1gned in the hcentious age, and glutton today, or a hero III the age of cl1lvalry, a murderer. Thus, w1th the de\ elopment of the human cha1acter, that which 1S nght, beautlful and tl ue must change in accOldance w1th the mental att1tude of the age. The1 e 1S no standa1 d of beauty III des1gn other than the reflectlOn of human character, and when the reflectlOn of that characte1 forms a pellod st} Ie, that style should be most ap-propnate and sUltable for the people of the time it was de- I signed Therefore, the LOU1SXV style and ph1losophy, w1th I all 1tS gilt and ghtter, it gayety, CUlves and crookedness, is a pure style and may be copied and 1ecopied but ne\ er improved I upon. It was final and complete III 1tS age, for 1t represents a I cond1tlOn and development III soc1etv tl ue to its time. The most promment deS1&ne1s of th1s style and age had the1r fam- 1ly scandals, and even the poetlc gelllus, the h1ghest mental activity of the time, wele so affected by the sensual bhs" or poets, people, ph1loSLJph}, styles of furlllture and government \\ e1e m accord. The Changing of Ideals. The L0111SXVI was one of those periods that represents a 1ela'\:, a fallmg back upon the featm es of the classic; a 1ena1ssanle 01 rev1val, a tlme when the des1gners, groping m the dark, we1 e feellllg about for new lllles that would sat-lsfy the changlllg ::,oc1alcond1tlOns. For the art of every age 1'0mtlmately connected w1th the changmg character and de- \ elopment of ideals, and even in these periods of relax, the style in furmtUl e 1S the reflectlOn of the prevailmg or domi-natlllg Sp111tof the nation. It 1S httle wonder that the d1aughtsmen received with open arms suggestlOns f1om the newly unearthed art treas-ures of Herculaneum and Pompeii, and this accidental dis-eO\ e1y and uncO\ el m~ of these two citles and the growirtg WEEKLY ARTISAN Your Continued Success Depend on the QUALITYof Your Goods- It's after a bed or chair or table leaves your store that it counts for or against you future trade. Every Stow & Davis table you sell is a constant advertisemen of your rehabllity. Our tables resist wear-quality is built in, along with th style and hand IUbbed finish that make our designs so attractive. Our new catalog, showmg some of the handsomest Colonial and Flander dmers ever built, IS in press. You Will just naturally want these t0p-notchers your own store, for your best trade. Send in your name for an early copy. STOW & DAVIS FURNITURE COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich PERFECTION TABLE TOPS. DINERS. OFFICE AND BANK TABLES -----------------------1 COIOlSand decmated WIth gIlded carvings and metal mountsl at ddmt} bO\\ kneJt') at Ilbbon, bows and arrows, torches'l dustels ot \\al tlophles, dnd shIelds WIth wreaths of laurel lea \ e:-,and lo:-,ec, 'J he LOUIS XVI -,cloll took the form of the 0\ al m ellIpse m-,tead of the cncle as u~ed by the Greeks. Designers of the Period. The leadmg de;,lgner of thIS penod was Jean Henry Rlesener, who \\ dS bm n m Gladback, Germany, m 1735. \\ hen qUIte young he went to Pans and became an appren-tIce to the ebom'it, Jean FrancOl;, Oeben, and remamed in his employ until the master's death. Rlesener's work must have been an Important part m the busUles~ because m 1767 Oeben's \\ IdO\\ marrIed the pupIl, Rlesener It IS not known just \\ hat pIece;, \\ ere deSIgned by Oeben and what by Riesener because m many ca'ie'i we find that they both worked on the same pIece The "Grand Buredu du ROl" was begun in the workshop of Oeben m 1760 but was not fimshed until 1769, a lIttle 0\ el t\\ 0 } ears after the death of Oeben, and was c,H~ned b} Rle-,ener, \\ ho wa~ noted for hIS fine marquetry \\ UIk mlald m deep tones on mahogany. HIS first work "how~ that he followed the Ideas of Crescent and Cofferi, but he soon changed hI') mode of ornamentatIOn and constructIOn to meet the developments of a new lme of taste which de-manded a radIcal change from the rovmg, happy decoration and cun ed outlmes of the pI evlOus reIgn. He became so pro-fiCIent that hIS work was notIced and admIred by Marie An-tOInette, for whom he worked as chIef deSIgner and cabinet maker for twenty years. The Comparison. The LOUIS XVI style IS consIdered one of the most re-fined of the penod styles, but a modern style that is almost a copy of a claSSIC perIod shows an effort on the part of the people to apply an ancIent deSIgn to a new character or mode of livmg, but even thIS ImItatIOn IS characteristic of the time, for the court and socIety played at farming and the artists pamted for them playful pas tonal scenes. They were heartily ashamed of the prevaIlmg social ideal and tned to cover it by pretended admlratlOn for rural vIrtues. The furniture, whether ebony or black walnut, was pamted white with gilded carvmgs, thus CO\ellng the dark reahty WIth a brighter out- \\ard show. However thIS play at purity could not satisfy the pro-gressIve change of socIety, check the coming revolution, nor save the king his head, and so it was and so it is today. The prevailmg character or ideals of the time are portrayed in the style of furniture. dIscontent for the nevel endmg CUI\ e') of the pI ecedmg Ielgn. fOlced or mVlted a chang e. i\nother eftectn e ml1ucnce at the time \\ "" .1 ll\lI11beJ oJ lOmantlc no\ el" \\hlch e>.-tolled the SImple hte (bad" to the land) ac, the e,a)m~ IS no\\, stOrIes of anCIent breece, "hep-herd" and e,hephelde~"es, hIde dad, heated b} the ;,ummel sun and fanned by the bleeze, vvhlch the (ourt attempted to ImItate m bllihantly aIrayed, snug fittmg attne ot sIlk, "atm and lace It V\ as propel to C011\ebe upon the beautIes of nature, to admIre rustic SImplICIty and the iSlandeur of do-mestic vn tue;" and to some extent, play the pal t ThIS play at I ural hfe, whIch was so conspICUOUSm decoratIOn and pamt-mg, was but a thm veneel upon a tl1\ olou;, and \\ d"tetul hfe of luxury, an outv\ al d show of modest) upon an 111\\al d de- ;,Ire for leIsure and extravagance A glarIng pasteboard mask would be more approprIate, more fittmg the pohte deceIt that prevaIled It can ea'illy be figured then, that a style developed under e,uch a condItIOn IS lIttle ')hOlt of ImItatIOn and thele I') noth-mg that reple"enh the chalacter of the people e"cept the de- ,,1\ e to !Set away flam the cm ves and ImmOl al II ookedness at the precedmlS" reIgn. vVhen the beautIful ::\![dlle Antomette was told the people of Pans wele clym!S for hread, hel leply was to ~et them cake ThIS was not IgnOlance. It was d deep cuttmg ;,arcasm So blmd wele the Rovalty that dare Joke m the face of levolu-tlOn ~o accustomed to the gay, frIvolous JOy llde that they could not heal the complamts of the rIdden The style seems to have been a renaIssance, a reVIval m every sense of the word except m the sohd character that prompted the O1liSmal Louis XVI Furniture. In the sty Ie of LoUIS XYI we have carvmg, turl11ng PIO-portIOn and con'itructlOn of the Pompel1an Columns and pIl-aster;, WIth Roman capItals appeal ed m both archItecture and furnltUl e Rectangula1 and oval shaped panel'3 surrounded by calved mouldmlS";', coveled the SIde wall:-, and cellmgs at the rooms and the ends and front~ of casegoods The corners of these panel" fmmed an Important palt The) \\ere genel-ally of a e,eometllc patteln, centeled WIth a Jo~ette Wreaths and festoons of delIcately carved and undel cut flowers draped and adol ned the nchly finished fUImture. Chan and table legs tapered toward the feet and were either spIral or fluted The fiutmgs were often filled with a tri-Ieaf or husk pattern for some dIstance down from the top or up from the base, and sometimes from both top and base, leavmg a plain fluted spact< 111 the center. Very often both the base and cap were richly ornamented Much of the furniture was painted in delicate WEEKLY ARTISAN 5 "Many retaIler" In these days approachmg the holiday sea-on" find themselves out of stock, the result of too much con-ervatlsm m placmg orders," remarked a leadmg manufacturer r Grand RapIds "These merchants have bought but two or Lree pIeces at a tn11e and expected the manufacturers to carry 11(' goods they mIght need m stock Quite a number of these erchants have learned a lesson on the problem of obtammg oods for the commg yedr and other will do so I know of an rder for twenty four post beds that was mcreased to fifty for tock Other orders al e m larger volume than m several years A Ively season of buymg may be antICIpated m January." '!- * * The ArchItectural \Voodworkmg company of Philadelphia. who recently took ovel the old plant of the MIchIgan Barrel company on upper Canal street. dre no\\< employing about 160 men here They are stIll operat111g theIr PhIladelphIa plant A new engme and bOIlers and consIderable new machinery wIll be Irstalled 111the plant here dunng the winter, thus incredsing the capacIty so that the number of employes may be mCIeased to 275 or 300 m the "pnng The old office bmldmg IS bemg re-modeled and an addItIon 3,5 x 70 feet wIll be erected and used as a show room The company manufacturers store fixtures, m-cludmg show cases dnd clothe" cabmets When the new show room hds been completed and filled wIth samples, It may be opened '" Ith a receptIOn for the manufacturers and busmess men of the CIty * * * * The annualmeetmg of the stockholders of the Onel Cabinet company wIll be held next month, but no change in the dIrector-ate except the electIOn of a successor to the late Charles W. Black IS expected Manager R S Warren. who was :VIr Black's assIstant and is now aelI111111stratorof hIS estate. valued at $190,- 000, nearly all of w'hlch goes to a brother and two sIsters, of Cmc1l1natI. 0 , 1" expected to contmue as manager of the factory The company wIll have then usual large and attractIve lme with mdny new patterns m theIr show room" next month * * * * The large Leonard bmldmg On Commerce street. WhICh has been occupIed by the 1\Iacey compdny. for show room and stor-age purposes. WIll be vacated soon. the stock bemg removed to th new bmldmg erected as an addItIon to the :\1acey plant out on South DIvIsIOn street The Leonard bmldmg IS well located, aIranged and fitted for the dIsplay of furnIture and Charles H. Leonard announces that he would be pleased to rent it as a whole or m sectIOns for that purpose * * * * Fredenck E HIll, desIgner of the Impenal FurnIture com-pany, dunng hIS recent tour of New England, had the pleasure of inspectmg qmte a number of pnceless pIeces of antIque furni-ture and "hIpped to hIs home In Grand RapIds a very rare pedes-tal card table wIth a foldmg top, whIch had been in the posses- 'sion of members of ::VIr HIlI\ famIly upward of a hundred yedrs It I" constructed of crotch mahogany and age has en-hanced the beauty of the figure and color Mr HIll's home con tams several very chOIce specImens of antIque furniture, in-cluelIng two mag11lficent beds m mahogany. several colonIal mIr-rors. a foot warmer and other meful artIcles used by well-to-do families m the revolutIOnary penod :\Ir HIll's studIes of the r<lre and beautIful thmg, "~en rlurIng hI" tour \\111 he applIed 111 THE "IZ":Snde:t PARLOR. NEW"" ''':BEDJ I Need not be moved from the wall 1 Always ready wit h beddmg in place. So simpl., so easy, a child can operate It. --_31 ,9 Has roomy wardrobe box. CHICAGO. Erie & SedgwIck NEW YORK. Norman & Monitor. a measure to the new line of the Impenal Fur11lture company. * * * * The Luce I"urlllture company WI\! enlarge its refreshment serVIce to buyers of fur11lture in January, hav111g acquired the 100m necessary to do so through the enlargement of their fac-tOly The space used 111show111~ the 1111eWIll be greatly in-creased and a photograph gallery has been provIded for making pnnts of the company's line on the premises * * * * M N Peck. who 1epresents the line of the Estey Furniture company, WIll also have the line of the \Valte-Fuller Cabinet C'lmpany of Portsmouth, 0, m the gdllery on the first floor of th~ Fm11lture ExhIbItIon bmldmg, in January * * * * 1'1ed Gardner, the well known furmture salesman of Chi-cae- o, represent111g the "Mayhew :\lanufactunng company of Mil-waukee. was 111Grand RapIds last vlonday and Tuesday. visiting Ceorge Calder and other fnends * * * * The Luxurv ChaIr company \\ 111IMve d large number of new pdtterns of the fdmous LUAu1y good" on dIsplay next month on the first floor of the FUr11lt111e IExchange, Grand R:lpids, and 191 \IIchlgan avenue, ChIcago * * * * The Walter Clark Veneer company has a large and fine stock of oak, poplar. bIrch and gum veneers. of various thick-nesses, m stock, and can fill orders at a moment's notice Their large warehome at the corner of South 10ma and Prescott street" IS locaterl on the raIlroad, SOthat shIpments may be made over all raIlroads but one 111GI and RapIds WIthout transfering th(' cars * * * * Z Clark Thw111g of the Grand RapIds \ eneer Works. who went to New Yark recently, IS now In the south-down in GeorgIa-for a "olomn In whIch he will l1lIA pleasure and dry kIln bm111ess * * * * Robert R. Robel bon, plopnetor of the Royal Varmsh compaDY, Toledo, 0 , spent several days m Grand RapIds thl" week. through compulSIOn. LaGnppe held him m ItS deathly embrace. * * * * The Grand RapIds ChaIr company WIll open thell exhibIt of ne\\ patterns on January 2, 1911 Dinner will be served The company are clos111g the most successiul year in theIr hi "tory. * * * * Roy S. Barnhart of the Nelson-Matter Furniture company, '" ho has gone WIth a pal ty who expect to eclIpse Ex-PresIdent Roosevelt's expenence m ~fnca, crossed the ocean all nght and cahled back that he would saIL for Afnca from 1\1arseilles FIance, on December 3 It WIll requIre about three week from 1\12,-"el11es to 1each the part) \ final destlllatI'll1 The deSIgner who can make fr('aks th,lt \\ III ')e11 IS a very dC\ el mdlYldual 6 DINING SUITES WEEKLY ARTISAN "EFF"and "EFF"in GRAND RAPIDS b. DURING JANUARY WE WILL SHOW IN THE SAME SPACE AS BEFORE, 2d FLOOR, KLINGMAN BUILDING, A STRONG LINE OF DO NOT FAIL TO SEE OUR NEW DESIGNS. as well as OUR SPECIAL TIES for the CHAMBER, LIBRARY, PARLOR and HALL Rockford Frame and Fixture Co. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Window Card Suggestions. If you WIll examIne the II111dlm dl-,plal" oj bl-.!, ~t(Jle~ in larger cIties you wIll note ilom one to thl ee L;ood ~l/ed cards, neatly lettered, callIng attentIOn to some pal tIulla1 feature of the goods. These cards alvl d) s sa) "olume" In a very few words. They concentIate the thOlu:;ht of the ob-server, and, in an unobtt Ubll e II a), dll ect Imll 111to the stot e, where he can mOl e ca1efull) eAam111ethe al tIde" dhpla) ed The obj ect of the WIndow ca1d IS to tell In II 01 ds some sellIng point of the merchandIse that m1[;ht escape the eye Some very effective ca1ds have been made by takin£:; the colm ed supplements of room intellors, found In some of the fm n1ture trade journals and pastIn£:; them on heel\ I ca1dboald Ln-derneath the plCtmes \lllte 111 Ua)Ol1 ot hand-leitel short, tnte desc11ptive sentences. 101low111g a1e ~ome 111- ~criptions suggested by "N 01 thell1 1, U111ltme," fm ~uch Cd1ds, " . ITETO CHICAGO MIRROR tART61ASSar\ 217 N. Clinton Street. Chicago, HIs., U.S.A. -''-~~--~-~_.~~ .. that may be used to advantage by nearly all fur11lture dealers: "lhe D1alle1s of thIS Fur11lture wIll sltde as eaSIly ten ) eal s ft om now a~ they do today." "The RecollectIOn of Qualtty remaInS long after the pnce IS f01gotten." "Hal dly a Home 111Dundee but that would look better \Ilth aLIbI ary Set ltke tl11s." ~Idke YOU1 vV1fe Happy f01 ltfe wIth thIS Dainty Bed l{oom SUIte, $87.50." Learned His Lession. j\ \ elO dn of the local fU111lture industry 1ema1 ked. "Up- II al d~ of tlm ty-sn: yeal sago .:vI:a1tIn Lammert, the great dealel In fm11ltme 111St Loms, Mo, made hIS appearance at the office of the Phoe11lx Fur11lture company and met the vice president, O. L. Howa1 d Mr. Lammert stated that he had been engaged in the sale of second hand furniture and auction bUSIness a number of years, but had decided to enlarge his store and add a stock of new goods. Mr. Howard took him through the lIne, and when he returned to the office announced that he had sold th1 ee ca1 loads of goods to Mr. Lammert. Impl es"ed \\ 1th the Idea that hIS customer was a novice in the tI ade, he sympathetIcally 1emarked' "Mr. Lammert has ) et a gleat deal to learn In the fur11lture business." That M1. Lammert learned hIS lesson the mIllions he has "111ceacqui1 ed and the" ast business he bmlt up amply proves. l\fr. II 0\\ a1d resigned his office in the Phoenix Fur11lture com-pany 1111883 and went to Knoxville, Tenn., where he engaged 111the lumber manufactunng business, and was unsuccessful. later he returned to MIchIgan and for a short time managed the Converse Manufacturing company at Newaygo. He died at his old home in New York state about twenty years ago . III II -~ WEEKLY ARTISAN 7 ....... .. ..._ .. a.a.. a .. .. . I • • • • '" ROYAL FURNITURE CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN DINING LIBRARY BEDROOM SUITES HALL CLOCKS IN "COLONIAL" STYLE NEW ADAPTATIONS READY FOR INSPECTION JANUARY 2, 1911 SHOWN AT FACTORY SALESROOM GRAND RAPIDS • I :I MARy~~ LI; $24 A DOZEN l OUS WEEKLY ARTISAN ""The Kind That Won't Come Off:' The Waddell \Ianutactunng com pam 1 cpO! t thclr bmmeo,o, as good It IS so p1actlc,t11y all the yedl round became they make the largest and 1l10q vdrled 1ll1e of \\ ooc1 ornament, In the world, and VI' hen the ne\\ additIon., ,u c bt1l1t next \ ear their capacity Will be practllall) cloubkd 1'hl'i h the onh tacton 111 the world makll1g wood knobs and pulls \\ Ith the nO-hum-loo-e fasteners-"the kind that won't come oft " No Doubts as to Its Merits. The Grand Rapld'i \ eneer vV01 ks "ad" in this isslle of the Weekly Artisan is vel y mtel esting readmg Eve 1y manufac-turer interested 111 dry m~ lumber <"hould look it up and read It carefully. There is a constantly increa'ill1(?, demand for the Grand Rapids Veneer vVork., loIn and then I eputatlOn I' now so firm-ly e&tabhshed that very fe\\ manllfaltl1l el s doubt that It IS all that is claimed for it and more Away Ahead of Last Y{'or. "Ben" Van Loo of the Zeeland I url1ltm e company ll1folTl1'i the vVeekly Artisan that up to October j1, th1S ) eat, their &hlp-ments were $2,) 000 111 e),.cess ot then ent1re ,ak., t01 the \ C,lr 1909, ancl thet e has been no slump III thcn blbll1eSS Slllce Oc-tober. hy carrying-rhe ONE~PIECE PORCELtlIN- LINED ~ONrJRD CLERNRBLE WRITE FOR CATALOGUE GRAND RAPIDS REFRlrrHRATOR (9 GRAND RAPID •...,.j\ff(-H. Mission. All quartered. Upholstered in genuine leather. No. 731. rjkr~1 HallufactunllR tat Grand Rapjds.Hich. ,..,I•I II• IIII •I •II III•I II ~._----------,--_._---_._-------- ... ... --... .. I n THE WESTERN UNIO!:'!..o!~LEGRAPH COMPANY 25,000 OFFJCES IN AMERICA Th. C np ~ I"A"SlllS n DUI I{S ",p lJ t n p sd ~ g \ LD ~ L5~ (j J <l J lJY o! he nd ROBERT C CLOWRY PRES Df:NT CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD RECEIVED AT Main Office No 13 Canal St. Grand Rapids Mlch 270 Cd" 30 it'lL Lenoir NC l10v 1st 10 Grand Rapids Veneer Co , Grand Rapids Mich. Send f~l specifications prices and contract for Kiln made of ~ood same capaci~y as that of Harris Mfg Co, of JOJL~son City Te~n to me care Greenville Chair Co, Greenville Tenn Joe C. Moore Form (l THE WESTERN UNIO~.~r.~LEGRAPH COMPANY 25,000 OFFICES IN AMERiCA CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD This Company TRAI\SIlITS ,\n(\ DEL[\fR~ m S b 0 nil. 11mt g t. J ab t~ wh ch ba c b en ass~Qted to b~ tl e sender 01 the tol owing me.l3:\ge :rr "no O ...: ~ua deu\.,,; e::. ~~ ~c ag n "p:<.!nJh~g ~ a no~ onn~O;ase "~~na"-~ct::,Cnf:r~~yD '" at~':'\ b~hllcb~~~~b'/I:1~~~~:::'t:::- ~eo~t I~ mssaeh-'lbee a db,th en h 0 n nn "nO e.en dnw ngwthnsxydy"3fterthcmes.s~geJslledwtllthcCompanytotallBmlason Tb" "ow lJ"RLPC ....l LD ME SAGE n<! <! of tll~ send .Iud tile conoj t on~ n:>me<! !love ROBEAT C CLOWRY PRES DENT BELVIDERE. BROOKS G,ENU\"L. U"'""Gt:R RECEIVED AT Main Office, Nu 13 Canal SI, Grand Rapids, Mlch 52 CH RA 27 Collect Greenville TellO Nov l8th.lO Grand ii.aplds Veneer Co- Grand Rapids Mich. lJalli'1g con~-ac~ for Kiln SUbmitted on third send pldns and spec. 'ico~iDns for Building tnis kiln of brick today and make l::a.medi'1tesrlpmen of rnate..l.a.l if possible. Greenville Chal- Co. \lU.1!! - - - -------------------~ WEEKLY ARTISAN • Would Protect Mer~hants. FolloWIng is a digest of a bill that the Iowa Retail Mer-chants' association will try to have enacted into law at the coming session of the legislature In addition to the new fea-tures in the bilI, it would repeal section 4011, of the Iowa code and substitute the following' "The earnmgs, Df a debtor who is a resident of the state and th<:>head of a family fOI his personal service or those of his famIly, are exempt from liability j or debt to the extent of 90 per cent of such earning~. and 10 per cent shall be subject to executiDn upon Judgment obtained for per~onal and family neces- SIties contracted for after July 4, 1909 " The bilI wIll not apply to all debts. but includes debts for personal and family expenses only. which are obligations of the highest character It WIll not leglslate against a class, but in-clud€ s everyone from the highest salary person down to the per-sop whose salary is not so large. It is aimed at the dead beat, tho~e who can pay but will not. those who earn enough to suppDrt theIr families and in addition enough to pay their honest debts. It will require persons of moderate income to live within their income and earnings and thereby teach thrift and economy It will subject to the payment of debts for family necessities only so much of tihe earnings OWIng a person as are avaIlable after exempting sufficient to properly meet the current expenses of the family. It will therefore act as an eradicator of any tendency of a person to live beyond his means. I t will compel a certain class of people to earn what they spend and to pay for the support oj their fal111hes before they use their earnings for needless purposes. Iowa is the only state that exempts a full 90 days' earmngs ano the effects on other states from legislation such as is asked by the merchant has been. to decrease garmshments and similar prvceedings, a saving of e:hpenSe to both merchants and con-sumer; to better the morals of a community by requiring the dead beat to be partially honest, by protecting their claims to enable the merchant tD extend credIt where It is needed and to help those desel ving it. The merchants of Iowa Insist that they are entitled to this protectIOn They furnIsh the debtor hIS necessities and they are entitled to have him apply hIe; excess earnings in payment of his own support. By leaving 90 per cent of v, ages Dr salary exempt, the bill protects the man who IS behll1d became of misfortune by putting ou~ of reach of hIS crec1ltor~ thl~ amount of his wages due. The merchant has supported the famIly and for this It is claimed he should be protected as fully as pOSSIble and nothing except a proviSIOn for present support should be superior to his claim. NEW DESIGNS I-N LOUIS XVI STYLE No. 1711 No. 1705-1705 WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES. GRAND RAPIDS BRASS COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN , ... 10 Gothic style had no name until it reached as far south a'S Rome and Greece. The Itahans and Greeks used the word as some-thing crude, barbarous or coming from the north. Few people realize what it was to raise in those days so glOrIOUS a house as Ockwells. There was something in the operation analogous to the bUllding of a ship-the same need for seasoned oak, the same labour with saw and adz, the same pegging of joint and tenon, and so the structure rose complete and sohd. There was superadded the fine craft of the carver, WEEKLY ARTISAN OCKWELLS MANOR, BERKSHIRE, ENG. An Example of the Gothic on the Early English Style of Architecture. The history of Acres by the Thames, the land upon \\ hlCh Ockwells manor in Berkshire is bUIlt. dates back to the t\\ elfth century. It was at one time the 'slte of a hunting lodge of King Henry III. The land first came into the possession of THE GREAT HALL IN OCKWELLS MANOR. Reproduction of a Pen and Ink RenderIng by Frank Burton, a Student In Arthur KirkpatrIck's School of DeSIgnIng, Grand Rapids, Mich the family of N orryse or Norris, as a donation or fee from Elenore of Provence, Queen to Henry III. One will note that th1S house has stood through a turbulent period of English history, and the spears, dirks and knives, implements of human torture, that now appear upon the walls were then in use, as that was long before gun-powder appeared in Europe. The building is also a very good example of the early Gothic period. Gothic, you will remember, was first developed in the northern part of France !in the early part of the twelfth century. Therefore, this famous old building has stood as prac-tically the first of its examples appearing in England, and it is not likely that it was known as Gothic at that time, as the the lovl11g labor of the man who fashioned the cusped window frames, the magnificent barge-boards and the finals. Then came the glass stamer w1th his splendid blazonry, to flood the rooms with color, and the tapestry, often from distant looms, and the laches 1n their bower working at fair embroideries for the adorn-ment of the abode. Mr. Parker of Oxford, that eminent authority on iEnglish mediaeval architecture, who descnbed Ockwells about half a century ago, found the place then decayed from its former state, dJ!apidated and reduced to the condition of a farmhouse-now most happily regenerated-but he recognized its superb archi-tectural character and illustrated the magnificent detail of the admirable barge-boards and the remarkable perpendicular pan- WEEKLY ARTISAN 11 ..... ... ••• • ••• _ _ _ ... _,. 4 ..., --~ FREEDMAN CONVERTIBLE DIVAN BED A Revolutionlin Parlor Bed Conatruction. An Immediate Succeu. Full Size Bed in Divan Space. SIMPLEST IN ACTION. LEAST SPACE. STRONGEST BUILT. The sensation of last season's furniture exhibition and the "last word" in parlor bed construc-tion. Supercedes all other Interchangeable Parlor Beds. SEND FOR ILLUSTRA nONS AND PRICES. Full line shown during January, 1st floor, 1319 Michig .... Ave., Chicago. FREEDMAN BROTHERS & CO. M.... ufacturers of Upholstered Fumiture. Factory, 717.731 Mather St., CHICAGO. .....----_._-_._---_._._._._. ---_._-_. _.---_... -----_. -----------------_._-------------------- ... elling of the timber gables, descnbmg its nearly perfect state as a house of the time of Edward IV , wIth Its grand hall, open roofed, its splend1d painted glass, and its antique aIr, and the quaint bU1ldingssurrounding the small courtyard, the hall being on one SIde, wIth a double wooden clOIster, one range over the other. The one feature that is purely English, not appearing in the French Gothic, is the hIgh wall panellmg. This seems to be so completely EnglIsh as to affect the nation even to this day, and the reason for the great export of office desks from this country, is that that piece originally was always designed in panel effects. All of the furniture that appears in Ockwells today is of comparatIvely modern design, and shows the effect of the blendmg of Norman, ItalIan, Flemish, Dane and Celtic designs, 1n whIch the effects of Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton are especially strong. Old Items Reprinted. From the Michigan Artisan for March, 1884-The manu-facturers of Grand Rapids WIll exhibit samples of their \\-ork at the exposition in New Orleans, whIch will open in Decem-ber next. A furniture manufacturing company operatlllg a plant lo-cated less than one thousand mIles from Grand Rapids, which boasted that It had earned nineteen per cent profit on the sales made durlllg Its first six months in business, is now bill-ing goods in the name of a receiver. Another instance of small capItal and lack of experience in business. C. E. Dunks, late of Detroit, has opened a stock of furni-ture at Flint. Joseph Skalla is about to commence the manufacture of furlllture at Niles, Mich. ..... ...... .._ ... A fire on the 12th inst., destroyed the factory of the Bis-sell carpet sweeper company. Loss, $70,000. Frank L. Bercrey of the Grand RapIds Chair company, dIed suddenly at CadIllac recently. John M. Smythe, an lllstallment dealer in furniture in ChIcago, has been sued by one Kate Jaskllls for $5,000 dam-ages, allegmg that Smythe broke into her house and took her furniture. C. S. Black & Son's furniture factory at Buchanan, Mich., was destroyed by fire recently. An extenSIve eAhlblt of furniture will be made at the New Orleans expositIOn by the manufacturers of Chicago. The Puget Sound Furmture company succeeds Clark & Anderson of Seattle. The gavel to be used by the president of the Republican National conventIOn is made of pieces of wood cut in every state of the Union. A train on the Grand Trunk railroad was speedmg across Michigan one cold night recently when the curtams parted and a man called to the porter, who was passing at the mo-ment, and remarked: "Can't you give me another blanket? It is very cold tonight." "Can't do it. Ain't got another blanket, boss." "Well, see what you can do for me," the traveler remarked while putting a round half dollar in the hand of the negro. A moment later the curtains of a lower section parted and a blanket leaped out and lodged in the hands of the col-ored man. "I thought I felt some one carrying off a part of my bed clothes last night," remarked the occupant of the lower sec-tion to the porter. "Dunno 'bout that, boss. The train run very fast last night making up time. Probably it run from under your blanket." po----_.W-o-od-a-.-.r-C-l..-m-p-F-ix-ture.,--P-el-' S--e-t--S.O-c-.._--.,__..-.---------------------------.., .. Patent Malleable Clamp Fixture •• E H. SHELDON & CO , ChIcago, Ill. Gentlemen -We are pleased to state that the 25 dozen Clamp Fixtures whIch we bou&,ht of you a bttle over a year ago are glVlUg excellent servIce We are well satIsfied WIth them and shall be pleased to remember you whenever we want anythIng addItional In thIS hne Yours truly. SlollX City, Iowa. CURTIS SASH & DOOR CO. 30 000 :~:~t~~ck f VI••• Sold on approval and an uncon-dItIonal money back &,uarantee SHELDON'S STEEL BAR CLAMPS. Gual'allte.d IndelJtructlbl •• We solICIt pflvl1ege of sendlUg samples and our complete catalogue. E. H. SHELDON & CO. 328 N. May St •• Chicago. .. . • 12 Rockford Chair 8 Furniture Rockford, Illinois WEEKLY ARTISAN How to Verify Oriental Rugs. To tell an Oriental rug from a machine rug loo\. at the:- back and at the fnnge. says a wnter In Country Life m \mellca The pattern of Oriental rugs 'iho'o'o distmctly through on the hack. for tht: same knots whose cut ends stand up to form the pIle cn the faCt of the rug show on the back as tiny loop" alonnd the warp th -caGS, almost conceahng both warp and \\ dt Of cour:oc Oriental rugs can be awl ha\:: been \\ u\ en \\ ith double pile, on back as well as on face, lIke the r10mes' ( Smyrna', bd these 'He as rare as May flO\\ ers In .:\0'0 ( mber Ihe' back of most Oriental rugs is flat and helrd, and thf pattern t11at on the face is softened by the mynad ways In WhICh the pIle re-flects the I1ght is stiff as that of a domestic Brussels rug on the back By way of companson turn 0\ el a \\'llton or a Bru'osels rLW The back is barren The wool is too preclOUS to be wasted there'". The construction IS such that the woollen pIle loop, gingerly into the upper part of the web only. leaVing the cheaper yarns to meet the floor Exceptions to thIS rule among domestIcs are rag carpets and Smylnas. whose warp IS thIn and tenuous and does not count III the design Jus1: as there are domestic rugs without pIle so there are Orientals The two types are Kehms and Ca'ihmeres (also called Soumaks). Kelims are tapestnes in weave, hke the more in-tncate Gobelin and Aubusson tapestnes or the still coarser N ava-jo blankets and Mexican serapes Face and back are exactly alike, both fla:t and wIthout pIle, except for the loose threads (<;ometimes clipped smooth) that on the hack show where the weft has wandered from block to' block of the same color. Where colors meet palallel wIth the warp Kelims like most other tapestries, show open slIts left by the ~apestry ;veave ano often sewed up afterward Kelims are much thinner than other rugs and are often used as portieres \Vhere they are to be used on the floor they should be lined. They are compara-tively inexpensive. A heavier rug wI1:hout pIle is the Cashmere The weave is curious. It consists in the wrappmg or twisting of the weft over pairs of warp threads in such a V\ ay as to bind them indis-solubly together The loose threads that mark the passage of the weft from block to block of color can be clearly seen on the back of the rug. Cashmeres are exceedingly durable but not as interesting in texture as pile rugs The colors are apt 1:0 be sharp, there being no pile to dull them, Oriental rugs as a rule wear their own hair or fringe-in DINING FURNITUR BUFFETS, CHINA CLOSETS and TABLES. LIBRARY FURNITUR DESKS, TABLES, COMBINATIO and LIBRARY BOOKCASES. Our entire line will be on exhibition in on the third floor of the Blodgett B Grand Rapids, Mich. other words are ~e1f fnnged, wIth a fnnge made of the warp In all Oriental rugs that have a woollen warp t1 is an important and exceedmgly interestmg feature. T of the Cashmere is never heavy Especially mterestmg is the fringe of Belouches hal as It IS usually accompamed by a WIde band of (commonly called selvage). ThI' band is often am WIth bnght colored, t111Yfigures 111 broche or tapestry embrOIdery, Such a band has deCIded usefulness. It gu pIle at the tImes of gl eatest tenderness, for the web th naturally at the sides 1S open at the ends when specia are not taken to close it. In rugs with a woollen warp the ends are more 1 and the whole structure is more fleXIble and more syrr to the touch But the greater elasticity of woollen wa duces rugs that pull out of '>hape more eaSIly and that ar, abcolutely straIght, even when first woven ThIS IS a pa almost a deSIrable faut 111small rugs, but it ruins lar ThIS IS undoubtedly the reason why the warps of large al'11ost WIthout exceptIOn of the stIffer material. Most domestic rug'i have either no frInges or sewed Rcig carpets are self fringed, but the fringes al e decid interesting, So the fringes are one of the most importa In qUIckly dlstmguishing rugs of Oriental hand weave fr woven by machine in OrIental patterns Evidence of Frisco Confidence. San FranCIscans are prepalmg to erect a hotel to ( :;00,000 The orde1 for fUllllture WIll not be placed tl ciS It WIll not be needed until the opening of the Panar fair, \V hleh the San Franc1scans are confident w1ll be that city of the Golden Gate. FURNITURE MANUFAC ATTENTIOPI Send lor .amples of , Celebrated Nickel Sword Temperl BAND SAW BL Warranted In every par Best proPosItion on the FRANK W. SWETT Mfrs. of band saw blades , 1717·1719 W. Adams St.. WEEKLY ARTISAN 13 A. PETERSEN & co. MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST MADE AND LEADING LINE OF OFFICE DESKS IN THE COUNTRY Our attention to every detail from carefully selected and matched lumber to the finished product has given the PETERSEN DESK its leadership, I I1 f------------~-----------------'-----------~------------4 FULL LINE. Sale of Clark Antiques. last of the Clarke collection of old English furniture la'st Saturday at the American Art Galleries, New he results of the third day's sale amounted to $41,625, s larger than that of e1ther of the preceding day~. The llection brought $89,122.50. bids were generally considered low The price that the highest figure was a mahogany table of the Dutch 1ch was b1d in for $1,225 by H. Daniels, acting as agent. fas square and about the upper edge was a moulding of lesign. The lower edge was carved with a design of I leaves The legs were cabriole and the knees were w1th an acanthus design !\nother mahogany table of ~h style was ~old for $500 The rail was fluted and Ie fluting was a scroll. lahogany cabinet of the la~t quarter of th( eighteenth the upper section fitted with glass doors and the lower omposed of cupboards and two drawers, went to G W. lr $650. Mrs 0 H Ohn was the purchaser of a mahog- {ca~e and secretarv with glass door~ and three fluted The pnce was $560 !\ mahogany knee hole book- '1 glass door~ of Idttice work design and a top rail of form brought $375 Mr~ E Gould paid $550 for a Iy knee hole bookcase that was recessed in the centre glass doors w1th lozenge shaped panes old mahogany bedstead of the Chippendale styl~ was )y Koopman & Co, for $400 A beech ~ettee of the yle, one of the finest pieces offered yesterday. soleI fy [rs W Payne was the purdhascr The settee was made Irm of three chairs and the front rail curved to conform iea. The back was ca1ved w1th a shell pattern highest pnce paid for a chair was $500, offererl by a RIGHT PRICES. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 430 Armour St., CHICAGO, ILL. Miss Hayes for each of two mahogany arm chairs of the Chip-pendale style slightly GothIC. Brayton Ives bought two mahog-an:" arm chairs of the Chippendale style, one for $350 and the other for $175 A mahogany arm chair of ra1 e Chippendale d('- sign was sold to an agent for $350 Mrs. N. E. Church bid $270 for a mahogany upholstered arm chairs. The surface of it was fluted and the legs were carved in guilloches. A set of six mahogany chairs was sold for $600 to Alfred D. Guion. A mahogany double chair of the Dutch style, carved ",ith a leaf and pendant flower design, brought $675 Doesn"t'Like Holidays. "I don't hkc hohdays," said the methodical man, "they in-terfere with my worl~ I recogni7c fully the fact that days off, (Ie y s of abst111ence from labor, are necessary for our bodily and mental welfare, and I take a day off "eekly, my day being Sun-clay, but for many years I have worked on every other day in the weck regardles~ of holidays i\nything that breaks in on me 111 thi" observance is disturbing. "To begl11 with, we get up and have breakfast an hour later thdn usual There's an hour lost for me. And then on holidays we have d111ner in the middle of the day, this bemg a further dis-ruption of our usual routine, and then who can work after a hearty midday holiday clmner? i\nd then, besides, the whole atmosphere of the day is changed "So I am glad to have the day over and to get back to work m my sy"tematlc, orderly, methocltcal way. It is in work in my regular, accustomed manner that I find my great pleasure, wlth n1' regularly recurring day of rest on Sunday. Even after that d \y I am glad to tdke up work again, and I have no use at all for h0hdays." .. "THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST" ~ARTON'SGARNET PAPER Sharp, Very Sharp, Sharper Than Any Other. SUPERIOR TO SAND PAPER. It costs more, BUT It Lasts Longer; Does Faster Work. Order a small lot; make tests; you WIll then know what you are getting. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. Furniture 2hair Factories, Sash and Door Mills, Railroad Companies, Car Builders and others will consult their own interests by using it. AI", on's Emery Cloth, Emery Paper, and Flint Paper, furnished in rolls or reams. MANUFACTURED BY H. BARTON & SON CO., 109 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. ." !• ....... 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN ,. . .., III I, III ,II II~--------------------------- UNION FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, ILL. China Closets Buffets Bookcases We lead in Style, ConfuudJon and Fmish. See our Catalogue. Our hne on permanent exlubi. lion 3rd Floor, New Manufact. urers' BUildillll.Grand Rapida. I,IIIII I• iI I,,, I,. ~ Booming Sears-Roebuck Stock. After notlllg sharp declines in nearly all quotations on the Ch1cago stock exchange, December 2, a financial editor on one of the Ch1cago papers added th1S' Sears, Roebuck & Co., declllled on the whole about a point. Of the stock Clement, Curtis & Co. say: "It has been our pleasure several hmes to have called attention to the growth and earnlllg poss1bilities of Seal s, Roebuck & Co. At the pI esent pe11Od, V\ hen there 1S much complalllt of business be111g only fall, t111'3corporatlOn shows the effect of its splen-d1d methods with a gross business m the month of November of $7,800,000, which is 20 per cent over last year. The) ear's bU'lllle"" wlll more than justlfy the llltentlOn of the company to dlstnbute $10,000,000 of surplus to the shareholders III new stock." '~']CHIGANENGRAVING CO.f!RANRADPIDS EVRNSVlLLL Evansville, Ind., Dec. S.-The newly organized Midland Furniture company", III place their 111lhal l111eon the market January 1. Couches and davenports wIll be manufactt11 ed. The manufacture of store furmture and fixtures ha" been commenced by the Evansvllie Store Fl:xture company. A new catalog l11ustratmg, descnbing and pncing the large line of the Karges Furmture company, w111 soon be ready for the mails. The Bockstege Furniture company are busy in filling or-ders for their tables. The manufacturing facilities ale so lalge and the ship-ping advantages enjoyed by the Globe Furniture company are so great that very little time is required to fill orders Manager Bosse reports an actlVe hade The company has sent the copy for a new catalog to the printer. The Bosse Furniture company's large line of \\ ardrobes and kitchen cabinets wlll be illustrated m a new catalog soon to be issued. Traveling buyers should bear in mmd the fact that Evan,,- ville is one of the best markets for medium and low p1lCed furniture in the world, and that "amples are on exhl1ntlOn 111 the Evans, ille Furniture Exchange e\ ery bus111ess day of the year. A sale"man's tough luck lS to WItness the consummation of a sale by a "turn over." ) WEEKLY ARTISAN IS THE GREATEST LITTLE BIG MACHINE ON THE MARKET. It is built with the same care, accuracy, and feat-ures that are embodied in "The Porter" Hand Jointers which are known the world over. The steel lipped ground tables which can be withdrawn from the cylinder; traversing inclines for guaging the cut; the tilting guage for beveling, mitering, etc.; and the Round Safety Cylinder are all identical features of the larger machines. When furnished upon the iron bed (shown in cut), any style of motor can be attached. The style of current, cycle or phaze is immaterial. The machine is furnished with or with-out the countershaft, or stand, just as is desired. IT IS THE IDEAL MACHINE for the cabinet room, pattern shop, manual training school or any place where small or narrow jointing or buzz planing is done. It requires but little power, small space and runs at high speed; and say~don't you know that 50% OF YOUR WORK is within the range of this machine. You ought to be inter-ested in this machine and our catalog T. will tell you all about them. C. O. PORTER MACHINERY CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. , .. .. ._.. •• a.a •• • •••• _._._~ 15 16 of color al e sacrificed. If it is impracticable to prevent the e l1ployment of amline dyes and chemicals, It should be possible to compel dealers to mark their goods for the information of buvers The principle of pure food legislation is correct, and It should be extended to all products 1ll the sale of which there IS poss1blhty of fraud The purchaser IS entitled to know what he 1s gettlllg" WEEKLY ARTISAN PUaL.ISHEO EVERY SATURDAY BY THE MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY ; .UBlSCRIPTION $1 eo PER YEAR ANYWHe:RE IN THE UNITED STAT!!:S OTHER COUNTR,e:S $2 00 PER YJEAR. SINClL!!: COPI!!:S 5 C!!:NTS. P-uaLICATION O""'CE, 101-112 NOI'lTH DIVISION ST, GI'lANO RAI"'OS, MICH, A. S. WHITE, MAN...ClINCl EDITOR &nterell as leeolld clus matter, July 5, 1909, at the post office at Grand Rap.ds, M.chlcan under the act of March 3, 1879 CHIC ...GO REPAI!Se:NT"'TIVI!, E. LEVY In concluding his vcry interesting series of articles on thc subject of selling goods at retail, J. H Collins said "The typical buyer for a mercantile house is seldom an aggresslVe salesman." The typical buyer's mind is so filled with the vari-ous problems involved in his occupatIOn that the wise merchant should not expect much salesmanship of him. Retailer Jones has a mahogany bed that he sells for $21 Buyer Smith has nothing in stock to match it 111 quality for less than $2300. He must find a manufacturer who will supply his house with mahog-any beds as good as those that Jones sells for $21, that he can retail for $2025 J ones has the exclusive sale on a certain pat-tern of brass bed that cost him $25 delivered Smith's beds are shipped f. a b factory. He must put the hammer at work upon the makers of beds and obtain the f1eight concession that Tones enJoys The buyer must keep shoppc1s blFV 1ll the stores )f his competitors purchasing samples and getting prices, that he may be constantly mformed of what they are doing and be prepared to retain his trade In a hundred ways he IS ever )usily employed He must buy stock at right prices, arrange for shipments and freight tates, lI1spect the goods when -eceived; "0. K." or reject bill'i of manufacturers: carry on ~ Toluminous correspondence; recelVe traveling salesmen; studv-lp 1:pecial designs and engag-e manufacturers to produce the ,ame; plan the display of stock on the wareroom floor~ ~rl\a11- ageously and manalSe c1ose-out and specIal 'iales To t ec't~ 'lle I1ultifold dutie'i of his pOSItIOn would be a 1 ,dmo~t endles" ask. In the consideratIOn of :'.,ir Collms' statement the mer- 'hand1sing of ft'~niture alone has been referrpd to In certam ,ther lines of trade the dutIes of the buyer are evcn Inore 'urclpnsome than are those of the furniture ~uyer. It Plattei~ lot in what lin? of business a buyer may be employed, if he i~ ble to perfoL I his work successfully, 1J1~ elT'vl8")er shOuld be atisfied. He should surround hllmelf with a sufficient number If able salesmen to carryon his tt ac1e WIthout callmg hIS buyer o meet Cll~tr)mtrs Rigid enforcement of thc new law 111 Pel sla p1ohlblt1l1g-ne (xport of lUgS dnd carpet~, dYed with ei1111meshould afford 1e retail buyer proteetlOl1 ag-amst fraudulent practIces The bject sought hy Pet Slei-a 1 eputatlOl1 £Ot rehabiht}-h C0111- lendable Udsclupulouo, tl aders, ,Iccorclmg to the Jeport of 1C American consul at Calcutta, do not hesitate to sell rugs yed with aml111E'and washed In chlonde of lime solutton<; which ive the pecultar lustre characterIstIc of antique rug~ They o not tell their customers that the chemical treatment is de ructlVe to wool and rotton anel that durability and permanence Suppose a turn 1tt1! e dealer should take the article on ',} urniture for Christmas Gtfts," whtch appears on another page reproduce It 1ll hts advertisements or send a copy to a few hun-dred or a few thousand of hIS patrons, what effect would it lu\ e on hiS hohday trade? There are certainly some advertising lr1ea~ 111 It that are worth using A specral campaign of publictty in the interest of the manu-factllrers of furnIture and kindred goods in St. Louis will be organized preparatory to the semi-annual trade sale in February next The great variety of low and medium priced goods 1m.nu-factured In that city makes it an attractive market for a large number of buyers. Dont' push }our customer in the direction of the other feIIow s store by allowmg hIm to think that a bt.ch rocker pur-chased of you is sohd mahogany or an elm chiffo'lier i" quartered oak By the proper orgalllzatlon of his busines, . mwrchant can ehmmate fire sales, fake advertising schemes, ex-:es'live freight llld l "pH'S" rates long hours and the trade of dead beats. By treatmg a caller courteously and representing his goods honestly a merchant can count on future sales to nearly all of his customers. .'.,.n employe who can do one thing well is worth more to an employer than two employes who can do several things badly. To cut clown expenses and 1etam the volume of business one has acqmrecl is a problem that deserves serious consideration. 1he man of business who leaves a reply paid telegram un-ans" ered WIll sooner or later be a man of no business If a leader does not draw other trade it is a failure. Lead-ers do not produce profits. More Freight Cars Are Idle. ror the thIrd Successive time the fortnightly bulletin of the \mellcdn RaIlway aSSOCIatIOn's committee shows an increase in th nU111belof idle cars On November 23, the date on which the data tOl the report" as taken, there were 28,393 freight car's tdle on the lallwavs of the Pmted States and Canada compared with 1 ) '81 On \' ovember g, an mct Cd se of 101 per cent in two weeks TI'el e al e now as man} idle cars as there were at thIS time last veaJ Llghtel demand fOJ coal dncl fOJ stock cars were among thc factoh \\ hlch contrIbuted to the inCl ease in the idle hst in this fortnig-ht \\ hen the crop mOYeJ1ltnt began, nearly all the cars "hlCh had heen tdle dunng the 'iummer--at one time the Idle llsl leached 112,000 car"~-went uno service, but since the m"lc1k of October the demancI for care; h<$ become lighter. C\inre then there has heen a steady mcrea<;e in the number of freHiht cars which have not been in demand. WEEKLY ARTISAN nnouncementl II We beg to announce that the Companies known as The Globe Furniture Co. The Bosse Furniture Co. The World Furniture Co. e been succeeded by the GLOBE-BOSSE. WORLD FURNITURE CO. The purpose of this nge is to bring about the combined efforts of the three Companies. In doing so we can produce ter goods and render better services to the trade. Since the re.organization, we have built and re now ready for operation, an additional plant which increases our output 25 per cent. We w have four large factories with which to supply the increased demand made on us by the trade. Ir 1911 catalogue showing the most complete line of Bedroom, Dining Room and Kitchen Furni- 'e, is now in the hands of the printers and will be ready for distribution about January 1, 1911. your name is not already on our mailing list, we should be pleased to have your request for a Dywhich will be sent to you as soon as completed. We take this opportunity to thank all the :rons of the Globe, Bosse and World Furniture Companies for the many favors shown us during ~past, and we shall endeavor to merit a continuance of your liberal patronage, assuring you that will at all times use every possible effort to please you while offering the very best values, and ~best of accommodations, and convenience in shipping in mixed carloads. Our lines will be shown Chicago market, both at N05.11319 Michigan Ave. and 14I I Michigan Ave. and in the Furni-e Building, Evansville, Ind. In addition to this, our traveling representatives cover all the ter- ::>riesand will be pleased to receive your business through anyone of the channels herein named. Yours very truly, }LOBE-WORLD-BOSSE FURNITURE CO. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA !! 0 .. " 4 i • , " . ..... 17 . ~ • 18 WEEKLY ARTISAN Most Attractive Inducements for Car Load Buyers Are Offered by the THE KARGES FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Chamber Suites. Wardrobes, Chiffoniers, Odd Dressers, Chifforobes. THE BOSSE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Kitchen Cabinets, K. D. Wardrobes. Cupboards and Safes, in imitation golden oak, plain oak and quartered oak. THE WORLD FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Mantel and Upright Folding Beds, Buffets, Hall Trees, China Closets, Combination Book and Library Cases. THE GLOBE FURNITURE co. Manufacturers of Sideboards in plain oak, imitation quartered oak, and solid quartered oak, Chamber Suites. Odd Dressers. Beds and Chiffoniers in imitation quartered oak, i"litation mahogany. and imitation golden oak. THE BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE co. Manufacturers of the "Superior" Line of Parlor. Library, Dining and Dressing Tables. THE METAL FURNITURE CO. Made by The Karges Furmture Co. Manufacturers of "Hygiene" Guaranteed Brass and Iron Beds, Cribs, Wire Springs and Cots Evansville is the great mixed car loading center of the United States, made so by the Big Six Association . • • WEEKLY ARTISAN 19 II II II I II II II I Made by Bosse Furmture Company. Made by World Fumiture Company. Made by Bockstege Furniture Co. ~ ..•.......... • •••••• la a •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ WEEKLY ARTISAN Minnesota Dealers' Retail Furniture Association OFFICERS-PreSIdent, J R Taylor, Lake Benton Mlnn, Vice Pre<ldent D R Thompson, Rocklonl Mlnn, Treasurer, B A Schoeneberger Perham, Mmn Secretary, W L Grapp, Janesvllle MmH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE-Chamllan, Geo Klein, Mankato Minn. 0 ">'mons. Glencoe MUIll, W I Harns MInneapolis Minn I C Daruelson Cannon" alls MINNESOTA RETAIL FURNITURE DEALERS' ADVERTISING HELPS. Bulletin No. 179. The proper advertising of the mattress and bedding end of our bUSIness IS puzzlIng most of the dealers, because It is so hard to get the advertisIng cuts of this line If you want to advertIse a pillow, \\ here would you get the cut and if you sent to the factory for a cut, wouldn't they send a half-tone or a cut '-hree tlmes larger than you needed? Or if you wanted to advertise blankets, where would you get the cuts; hkewise wi th a qUIlt, and \\ hen It comes to getting cuts for your mattresses 'vheft can you get them? \11/ e have tried to assemble this kind of adHrtlslllg umts, which the average dealer cannot get l-rimsdf, for your use, and we trust that this effort in trYlllg to pur the members III touch with the hne of cuts, which you could not get very readIly yourself, IS what our members want. The extension of thIS department thru the averge lines of merchandise, which 15 handled In furniture stores, will depend upon the support It gets The advertising commIttee wants to do everything withlll It powe1 to help our membel s get just the kind of help they want, and therefore will appreciate suggestIOns for our advertIsing work. Yours for a heat ty co-operation THE i\DVERTISING COMMITEE. TUIlSIl SOFT, DOWNY PILLOW~ No 501 Our assortment of pIllows are filled with down, IIvcl goose and duck feMhers These feathers are cleaned hy a SCIentific process WhICh remOves all impurities so that we guarantee these feathers to be clean, sweet and pure All feathers cleaned by this process re-taIn their natural buoyancy and are not hrlttle nor lifeless The coverings may be had In all grades of tICking from the InexpensIve striped to the art tickil}g PrJ,ces lange from hiS cut furnIshed to our members WIth type for 40c PERFECT COMBINATION MATTRESS No 3 ThIS combinatton matt> ess IS one of the most popular m our Ime The center of thiS mattress IS filled WIth the best grade of excels'or and around thIS, bottom, SIdes and ends, IS a layer of dependable cotton, l'he tickmg IS securely bound of leather tufts and It IS of an extra strong weave and can be had m strtpe or plam Come and mvestl-gate our 1me When you see them we know you WIll buy, because we have Just what you wane lis cut furnIshed to our members with type for 40c ---------------- GOOD BLANKETS COMFORT ABLE COMFORTERS No 381 In our BJ'lnhet and Beddl11g lepal tment "\ou \\ III find Just the kInd of blankets that vou ma" nef'd V\ e have them WIth plaIn stl1pe some WIth border pink or blue some With bound edge of over locked stitching OUf tv,o tone bor cler blanket<;; are especlallv fme antl no matter Whether "\ou \"\ant a hl~h priced blanhet or a rnpdluHl pnced blanket \\ e can supply It and at a savlng to you No 375 The all around de- S11able kind filled With wlnte cot ton vanety of colors In greens browns antl blues V\ilth neat at-tractl\ e colonng In floral 1 eef or "lC't deSign ,"\! e have them In variOUS "l17eS so-ne edged .straight a»,.d SJnl( \\ Ith fancy edgIng Pllces ranging flam rhls cut fUlnlshed to aUI 111 l1IbelS 1\-lth type for 40c f]llS ut 1Ulll1she(1 to our member'" With type for 40c REVERsmLE COTTO~-TOP·AND· EXCELSIOR COTTON TOP BOTTOM MATTRESSES MATTRESS J 2, '1o) FI]ILd WIth the best cAccl- "" 0' eTI.:lld top and bott lTnWIth clL.1n n W Lot+ nl m 11-.. :-5 a r( vcrr..,lbl(" 11clt t s, If" durable IlMh' r tut , ,IPd 1 (I h l) ...t Itc>lH d C111 bp fnrnlS H (t in \ L I )l1h tl J l~'" of..,t lpe 01 pi MIl de 19'j I II! t rh flv( pun,] FXLlll< ut ~,tl, e l \(1 t Ie. lh..,t lOVel Iblf' nld..Ltre'\s on tIlO ma, klt at thl" prill Calt be bad In all , I( S r ,e "des and cmh are firmly , It hed '0 that thl Inattre's mu,t K' (P It ...l..,!.1 tp" It 1<., d, , 1 Y (lnr t11]e <:tnd "( 1- VI ( !1JIG nl£tttre",,, c.L1 L t)\V !)lILC No 2R Our excelsior cotton top mattress IS of e;,.cellent value for a cheap mattress It IS made ot a hght flaky e;,.ce1slOr that has been caretully prepared We ha~e an as-sortment of vartOUS ttckmgs and can be bought m plam or stripe It IS leather tufted, the tuftmg bemg ac-curate and the same distance apart and of the same tensIOn Buy one and you WIll be con,meed ot thc abO\ l statements [hi,;;; cut fUl nlshed to our members, With type fO! 40, Send all orders to the Secretary's office, Janesville. Minnesota. If units are ordered by :mailsend $.08 with order. Thl'5 cut furnl'3hed to our mE'mber<;; V\ Ith type fot 40<" Minnesota Retail Furniture Dealer's Association Advertising Helps. Bulletin No. 178. No. 43 No. 42 Crown Felt Hair Fibre. Crown Felt Royal Edge. The best cotton felt mattress of absolutely pure, natural cotton will not lump and IS equal to any mattress built of' its kInd covered In a German art tlck 25c extra. if made In two parts and $1 less if wanted In 3 inch box 'I1attress No TiCk No 4-6 3-6 3-0 42 8, extra speclal felt $F.OP $F.OP $O.OP 42% Imported Art Tick Royal Edge • I TT F.PT F.TT QUI celebrated hall felt mattress bUIlt In layers of curled haIr and felt wIll labt a lIfe tIme somethIng dIfferent, has .splendId selhng talk'" If want.ed In two parts 25c extra '\.nythlng maal' In standard \-"\eIght lVIattress No TICk No 43 8, hall felt 44 Royal Art tICk lolled hall felt 3-6 3-0 $0 TT $R OP 4 6 $0 PT edge . F T"r OPT OTT No. 69 No. 49 Crown Metal Box Spring. "'\0 6J SanltdlY Metdl Box Spnng Matues" ~o lick No \11 SJ7eS ACA Moss top 7 Cotton top 8 Felt top Royal tlCk, felt top Imported Art, felt top, 20 lbs 8 Halr top No ~ 49 Rex Couch Pad No. 49 50 51 52 54 wool fillmg wool filllng draped ends, wool filling cotton fillmg draped ends 1ll.IF M.IK A.AP A.KT A.PT ~pllng &9 7U 71 7J ,3 74 75 76 77 78 79 FOP rop I PT I PT MMTT MMOP Crown Rex Couch Pad. Pad. 8, Hair top No 1 Imported Art Halr Top No 3 Imported Art, Hall Top No 2 Imported Art Hair Top No 1 MEAP MAPl' lVlKOP MPT'l hInge, hInge. hinge, lunge, hlnge. No 63 No. 55 Crown ElDp-ress Pads. CroW"nDavenport Pads. Pad No Empress Pad 55 2 hinge, wool filhng $.A..KP Pad No 56 2 hInge, draped end, wool filUng APT 63 2 hInge no drape wool fllUng $A OP 57 1 hinge, draped front A.OP 68 1 hinge, draped front and ends A.IT 64 2 hInge draped front and end, wool fillmg KTT 69 2 hInge cotton A.R'I' 65 1 hInge, no drape cotton felt K.AP 60 2 hinge, draped ends .A..OP 66 1 hInge drape end and front cotton felt KPT 67 1 hinge, no drape, felt fillmg ETT 61 1 hinge felt K.TT 68 1 hlnge. drape front and end, felt filling E.AP 62 1 hinge, draped front and ends K.AP ------------------------ -- --~---------- 22 -_._-_._------------_._-----._-----------------------------., WEEKLY ARTISAN QUALITY MACHINES-ISN'T IT TOO BAD-People wonder where their profits are going when the trouble usually lies in poor equip-ment. A little foresight in the beginning would have saved them dollars-a little more money in-vested at the start in "OLIVER" "QUALITY" equipment. Some manufacturers of wood working tools slight their output by putting in poor materials-employing poor workmen-simply to be able to make a httle more profit. "Ohver" tools are bUilt along machine toollines-careful-accurate-durable-safe. Some purchasers fall to Investigate thoroughly before placing their order. Some unscrupulous salesman tells them to purchase something-they go ahead-find out too late they are wrong-lose money, whereas a letter addressed to us would have procured our catalogs-set them thmking-saved them money. ISN'T THAT TOO BAD. "OUVER" No. 61 Surfaeer. .-., OURLINE-SURFACE PLANERS HAND JOINTERS SANDERS WOOD TRIMMERS CHAIN MORTISERS LATHES "OUVER" No. 60 Saw Beneh. SAW BENCHES SWING CUT-OFF SAWS BAND SA WING MACHINES BORING MACHINES SAFETY CYLINDERS VISES, CLAMPS, ETC., ETC. ADDRESS DEPARTMENT "D" OLIVER MACHINERY CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. BRANCH OFFICES-lot National Bank Bldg , Chicago,lII. No 50 Church St., New York City. 1125 Welt Temple St .• LOl Anaelel, CaI. Pae:ific Bid •.• Seattle. Walh. i---------.---------------------------.---- Buildings That Will Need Furniture. Residences-Atlanta, Ga -So \V. SullIvan, 262 Myrtle street, $4,000; George P. Moore, 12 Mechanic street, $8,500, 1. B Eubanks, 18 Sells avenue, $4,000; L C. Townsend, 27 Royston street, $2,000; L. E. Bennett, 188 South GOldon street, $3,750. Buffalo, N. Y.-Thomas E. Newman, 2424 Delaware ave-nue, $3,000; Robert C. Batt, 893 Humboldt street, $4,500, Juha A. 'Wall, 238 Humboldt street, $3,300; George E. Bogar-dus, 112 Bogardus street, $3,000; Edward W. Lllllck, 13 MontI-cello street, $3,400; H. A. Landot, 118 Ashland avenue, $3,- 350; Mary Fox, 84 Burgard place, $2,800; Stanislaus Gladys, 26 Bridgeman street, $3,500; \V. H. Hotchk1<;<;, 190 Myrtle street, $4,500; John R. Jordan, 289 MIddlesex street, $23,500. H. A. Landot, 118 Ashland avenue, $3,350. Cincinnati, O.-A. J. Scott, 2430 Maplewood avenue, $3,- 800; Theodore Levy, 304 West Si:xth street, $3,000; Garfield Winbe1er, Morrison and Ludlow avenues, $4,000; W. F. DaVIS, Albany and Dury avenues, $5,000; L. F. Busch, 1342 '(me street, $5,000. Denver, Col.-Andrew Englehardt, Elm and Twenty-fifth streets, $3,800; Charles Satterlee, Birch and Twenty-thud <;treets, $3,500; WIlliam vVIborg, Steele and Tenth streets, $3,- 000; Clyde O. Epperson, 2220 Ivanhoe street, $4,000; S. H. Mower, Pear and Second streets, $4,000. Detroit, Mich.-George Tyre, 1546 Vinewood street, $3,- 200; Mrs. W. D. Busch, 248 Philadelphia street, $3,000; CYIil Lefevre, 381 GIlbert street, $4,400; John vVagner, 1012 FIeld street, $3,800; Grant A. Roush, 216 Alger street, $3,100; Ber-tha Menzies, 28 Butternut street, $4,000, Jacob Hernstein, 110 East Garfield street, $5,000; W. H. vVl1hams, 2462 West Boul-evard, $14,000; Albert Buelow, Baldwin and Mack streets, $3,- -" 325; F. J. vVhitney, 348 Cass avenue, $7,500; Edward De Coster, Boulevard and Buchanan street, $5,000; Emihe Rud-kIewicz, 338 HamIlton street, $4,500; John A. Mohler, Moran and FellY stl eets, $3,800; Edwin Goldberg, 119 Delaware street, $3,300. Dallas, Texas-L. E. Munzesheimer, Colonial and Len-way streets, $9,500; Mrs. D. McKay, M. D., 604 Ervay street, $3,550; J A. Traylor, 227 vVendelken street, $3,250; G. R. Holloway, 163 LIVe Oak street, $6,000. Duluth, Mmn.-N. C. Clarke, East Second and Twenty-fOUlth street::., $6,000; E. G. Walton, London road, $3,500; J. A. Johnson, 2084 Vi est Second street, $2,500; O. W. Ander-son, 204 East FIrst street, $2,500. Cleveland, O.-Leonard Mmtz, 1381 Lake View road, $6,- 500, J E Hewett, 3028 West bou1evrad, $3,300; Anna Urban, 13809 Dlenhelm road, $3,000; WIlliam Brek, 6225 V\T orIey ave-nue, $3,300 ; John Collms, 15415 St. Clair avenue, $2,900; J 0- seph Kumtzer, 3916 Riverside avenue, $2,500; L. Behrens, 1444 East 108th street, $3,500; C. W. Hauth, 9406 Woodland avenue, $2,500. Columbus, Ohio-Abel Linton, 480 East Thirteenth ave-nue, $4,000; Florence M. Jones, 1122 Oak street, $2,500; A. M. Hetnck, 749 WIlson avenue, $2,500; E. G. Wilson, 1029 Neil avenue, $2,500; J. W. Wright, 28 Indianola avenue, $3,000; C. r. Hausberger, 433 Luckhaupt avenue, $4,000. Colorado Springs, Col.-Percy Hagerman, 524 Mesa road, $2,500; J. C. Allen, 804 East Fontanero street, $4,000; C. B. Cozens, 1224 N01th Corona street, $3,400. Chicago, III , Herman Laurens, 1870 Sheffield avenue, $2,- 500, Ida Mertsky, 1620 Ballou street, $5,000; John Gustafson, 902 North Park avenue, $3,000; Charles A. Ruggins, 4458 \Vest North avenue, $25,000; M. Seaman, 2636 Windsor ave- WEEKLY ARTISAN 23 RICHMOND TABLET CHAIRS "SLIP SEATS" AND THE MOST SANITARY RICHMOND CHAIR CO. No. too DOUBLE CANE SEAT No. 100 CENUINE LEATHER SEAT nue, $4,000; Peter Scheimer, 7605 Wabash avenue, $3,000; Charles Ringer, 7834 Marquette avenue, $3,000; M. J. Thomp- 'ion, 6408 Langley avenue, $2,500; A. J. Fitzgerald, 7126 Indi-ana avenue, $2,500; John A. Rippel, 1113 South Sacrament boulevard, $4,000; G. Person, 7735 Drexel boulevard, $3,000. EvansvIlle, Ind.-Dr. S. B. Lewis, 911 Upper FIrst street, $2,500; Mrs. M. Keegan, 1131Riverside avenue, $3,000. East EI Paso, Texas-C. F. Holyworth, $3,000. Grand Rapids, Mich.-John Devello, Cottage Grove and Vilas avenues, $2,500; Mrs. Nora Hefferan, 347 Paris avenue, $3,800; Jacob Dykehouse, Garfield avenue and Sibley street, $2,500; James Haven, 262 Robinson road, $2,500; Philip Peter-son, 428 vi\!est Bridge street, $3,500. Houston, Texas-J. H. Woods, $3,500; J. J. Settegast, $7,- 000. Hutchinson, Kan.-Mrs. Elizabeth French, 289 Sixth ave-nue, east, $3,000. Indianapolts, Ind.-John Gysie,Ritter and Burgess streets, $2,800; H. A. Wmn, North New Jersey and Twenty-eighth street, $4,200; W. J. Thisselle, $3,500; Hugh Murdock, 3051 Washington boulevard, $5,000; Robert L. Maize, 810 Wood-lawn avenue, $2,800; Fred E. Barrett, 2121 North Alabama street, $6,000. J acksonvi11e,Fla.-C. Brinkley, Lemon and Roselle streets, $7,200; J. W. Hill, Perry near Ninth street, $2,500; W. M. Archibald, Hubbard and Phelps streets, $4,500. Milwaukee, Wis.-WIlliam Smith, Clement avenue and Montana street, $2,800; Henry Dolge, 508 Lloyd street, $5,- 500; George W. Nelson, Twenty-ninth street and McKinley boulevard, $6,000; M. Sohr, Bolton and Wright streets, $5,- 250; Ben Greenwaldt, 749 Forty-fifth street, $4,000; Henry Kennecke, 760 Forty-first street, $4,000; Alice M. Grab, Forty-first street and North avenue, $4,000; Mrs. Mary Zander, Thir-teenth avenue and Scott street, $3,400. Minneapolts, Minn.-F. E. Tallant, 615 University avenue, $7,500; Aaron Lindquist, 3548 Bryant avenue, $2,500; John Carlson, 3008 Lyndale avenue, $4,000; Florence A. Pettibone, 1404 Washington avenue, $5,000; Carl E. Hagstrom, 3625 Bloomington avenue, $2,500; Selma Yonker, 2531 Irving ave-nue, north, $2,500. Kansas City, Mo.-Josephine Ellis, 3904 Euclid avenue, $5,000; John Peters, 3 East Fifty-seventh street, $3,000; J. A. Wilson, 4531 Chestnut street, $2,500. RICHMOND, IND. Saciamento, Cal.-Lester R. Nichols, $3,500; J. W. Keat-mg, $3,000. Spokane, Wash.-C. T. Steltz, 04114 Stevens street, $3,- 000. San Diego, Cal.-viV. M. Crouse, Front and Maple streets, $3,000; Mrs. O. H Colton, Front and Walnut streets, $2,500. Los Angeles, Cal.-A. H. Cogswell, 1244 Van Ness ave-nue, $10,000; R. R. McLaren, WIIton place and Temple street, $3,000; Dr. E. M. Palletti, 950 South Hoover street, $10,000; J. M. Berkley, FIfth avenue and Farlando street, $4,000. Oakland, Cal.-F. F. Harper, Hudson street and Boyd avenue, $2,850; Emma Vaughn, 1280 Fifty-ninth street, $2,- 550; A. M. Randall, Calmar avenue, $4.800; L. B. Reiff, 450 Boulevard Way, $3,500. Omaha, Nebr.-Mrs. D. G. Robb, 3188 Ames avenue, $2,- 500; A. H. Olmstead, 3321 North Fourteenth avenue, $2,500; Fred W. Hansen, 1807 Wirt street, $4,000; J. M. Hansen, Thirty-first and Huntington streets, $3,000; Martha Czerwin-ski, 3114 Spring street, $2,500. Washington, D. C.-Edwin C. Dutton, 3719 Livingston street, Chevy Chase, $6,000; Charles E. Stewart, 305 Sixth street, northwest, $6,500. Wichita, Kans.-Mrs. S. A. McClurg, 456 North Topeka avenue, $3,500. Youngstown, O.-Henry Roland, 380 Truesdale avenue, $3,100; Robert Russell, 216 vValdo street, $3,000; Carl Skoag, 446 Glenaven avenue, $2,800. Miscellaneous Buildings-Cardinal Gibbons has a permit for the remodeling of a church at 1739 Rhode Island avenue, Washington, D. c., at a cost of $75,000. T. H. Brook, archi-tect, is remodeling the Epiphany church, 1313G street, north-west, Washington, D. c., at a cost of $70,000. The Colored Knights of Pythias association are erecting a lodge building on Senate and Walnut streets, IndIanapolis, Ind, to cost $35,- 000. The Grand Avenue Methodists of Kansas City, Mo., are building a $125,000church. The Fraternal Union of America are erecting a $10,000 lodge building at 1436 Champa street, Denver, Col. King & Meisner are building a $60,000theatre on Monroe and Farmer streets, Detroit, Mich. C. Howard, Crane is building a $75,000 theatre on Monroe street near Cadillac square, Detroit, Mich. J. Jacobson is building a $20,- 000 theatre at 2040 Roscoe street, Chicago. The Hellene church society are erecting a $50,000 house of worship at 1019LaSalle avenue, Chicago. WEEKLY ARTISAN IT'S A HANDY PLACE TO GET OAK, POPLAR, BIRCH and GUM VENEER VARIOUS THICKNESSES. ALWAYS READY TO SHIP. PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS: WALTER CLARK VENEER co. SOUTH IONIA AND PRESCOTT STREETS, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Furniture Fires. GIlmore & Palm's rug factory In Bloomulgton, II1., was totdlly destroyed by fire on December 1 Loss, S'6 500; partIally insured. Young Brothers' mattress factory In Lawrence, Mass, was burned on December 2, with a loss of $18,000, and only $5,000 insurance. L. N. Fowler & Co., furmture dealers at Concord, Mass., s11['ered a loss of about $4,500 by fire On December 2. Insur-ance, $2,000. The Mernt-Thompson Furniture company of Mt. Airy, N. c., suffered a loss of $4,000 or $5.000 by fire In their store, re-cemly. Partially insured. The plant of the Wiltz Veneering company, a very prOlO-perous concern of Norfolk, Va., was completely destr~«i by fire recently. It will be rebuilt immediately, new machinery having been ordered before the ashes were cold. The stock destroyed a large consignment of finished ven<:>ersready for c;hipment to Grand Rapids, Mich. G. H. Heckeroth's chaIr factory on North Randolph street, Philadelphia, was damaged by fire to the extent of about $25,- 000 on December 3 Fully insured. The Lenoir (N C) Chair company's plant was burned re-cently with a loss estimated at $60,000 to $70,000 and light insurance. About 100 men are thrown out of employment. New Factories. John Bobbitt is organizing a company to establish a new furniture factory at Allavista, Va. Business men of Savannah, Ga., have agreed to finance a new mattress factory to be located in that city. The MIdland Fur11lture Co., that will use the plant fe Iy occupIed by the IndIana Stove 'Works of Evansville, I to begm operations with a force of 150 men, on January 2. Blscher IS preSIdent of the company and J C. Stephen's tal y and manager. The National Chair company, recently organized Louis, Mo, by Joseph Yawitz, Edwin V. Glazier and ( has taken a long- lease of property on the corner of Mai Spruce streets, on which they will locate their factory. chairs will be their specialty they will also manufactun goods and other lines of furniture. New Furniture Dealers. M. Clark is a new furniture dealer at Chapman, Kan Van Allen & Co, are new furniture and piano deal ~ewark, N. J H C Smith will open a new stock of furniture and ware at Hagan, Va. Giddings Bros., general dealers of Colorado Springs have enlarged their quarters and added a well stocked ture department. The A. W. Brown Furniture 'Company incorporated $3,000 capital stock, are new furniture dealers in New Lc Conn Aubrey W. and Ethel B. Brown, William D. Harr George N. Putnam, are the incorporators. New Hotels to Furnish. The Lee Hotel company will invest $75,000 in a new building at Duluth. Minn. E. M. Stattler has leased ground in Oeveland anl erect a sixteen 'Story hotel. It will contain 800 rooms. WEEKLY ARTISAN 25 By E. Levy, Representative. Chicago, Dec 8-There has been a change recently in the sale~ department of the Milwaukee Chair company, when J. L. J saacs took charge of their busmess In this city Previous to his new arrangement with this company he was for many years with the Simmons Manufacturing company as theIr sales man-ag- er in the east, with headquarters in New York City Mr. Kramer, the president of the company, IS dIrecting and manag-irg the busmess in its entirety Mr Isaacs will have as an as-sistant. George De Beer, formerly with the Criocker Chair company The salesroom has been removed to the third floor of the same building in which the line has been shown for a number of years, at 192 :\IIchigan avenue, bllt these are only temporary quarters untIl :\Iay 1, when they will move into the Karpen bUlldmg, whe1 e they WIll have their line shown in sur-roundings befittmg its elegance Your 1epresentative had the pleasure of looking over the line m which there are many new patterns, inc1udmg a large number of office chairs and, ettees in mahogany, oak and walnut, many of which arc designed to harmonize with the best c1a~s of desks on sanitary lines, and it is amazing to see the nllmber of styles that have been evolved. They recently Issued a handsome cataloglle whIch was planned and arranged by their secretary, Frank H Westlake It is a work of art and is a worthy setting for the fine chans shown therein. There was a meetmg of the recently formed Northwestern Furniture Club, composed of the leading manufacturers of up-hol" tered furniture in thIS section of the country, which took place on the evening of November 29, at the Great Northern Hotel. The most important business transacted was that of the executive committee composed of R Denne!. E Fenske and Maurice Tauber, who were authorized to employ a secretary for two years, they have engaged A. C Brown of Hastmgs, l\1Jc11l-gan, who has had many years experience with the National AssociatIOn of Table Manufacturers. It was a very enthusi-astic meeting and sufficient funds were raIsed to assure the stability of the association. J P Adair, for many years WIth the Ford & Johmon com-pany. who, as reported in these columns, recently formed a new company to manufacture furniture m thIS CIty under the name of the Adair company, has removed the plant from West Twelfth street to 1418 Wabash avenue, m the buildmg which \\as known as the News Boys Home for about five years They are overhauling the entire building and redecorating plrt of It. When it is in shape it will be well adapted f01 theIr require-ments and it is their intentIOn to arrange their product 111 an artI'tie manner and use the parlors as salesrooms The new quarters will be known as the "Furniture Shop" They will havt a complete line of furmture speCIaltIes which WIll mc1ude upholstered rockers, three piece SUltS, shIrt waIst, skIrt and utIlity bozes, packmg cases and many other specialtIes They havp introduced the hammereel brass effects and many of their pIeces are decorated In this novel style whJ1e all are unique and individual The "Furmture Shop" wJ1l no doubt prove an at-tractlOn to those in the trade who are looking for "something dIfferent" They expect to be ready for the January market The many rumors regardmg the retirement from business of the Delmelc; impelled your correspondent to See Rudolph GET TUEC7ITHL OGUE j.l'YOli %ncy Baney garllitilre~ fYou will ezyoy;Yelling the -Cine 0/ GRrIl'lD RRPIDS FrIN CY FURNITURE C~ GRRND RRPIDS, MICH. «~alogZles sent to prospective (fustomers. Imperial furnifure@ .. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Deimel of the KatlOnal Parlor Furmture company and Mr. Dei-mel has formally acknowledged the fact, and stated that they were hqUldatmg as fast as possible, and would retire from busi-ness as soon as theIr holchngs can be disposed of. This however he thought would not be for some months, as they have a large stock of raw matellals to work up, whcih, together with the goods already on hand, would aggregate upwards of $200,000 111"\alue. QuestlOned as regards hIS plans in the future, Mr. Deimel said he was going to take a much needed rest for some months and would not take up any business venture until after that tIme, and had not formulated any plans as to the business he """auld enter "There has been no sale of any part of the plant or bus111ess as yet, although It IS for sale," said Mr. Deimel "and we wJ11 dlspose of it in its entirety or in part." They will have a large display of their goods in their salesroorns In the 1411 bUlldmg on MIchigan avenue, next month, and will close out theIr stock as early as pOSSIble The addItion to the factory of C ChristIansen, cabinet bench manufacturer at 2219 Grand avenue, is completed and IS now occupied Mr. Christiamen is US1l1g it for a store house for hIS raw materials, and this leaves him considerable room that was occupied before in the older part of the factory, by these goods, and thus facilitates the progress of the work in the shop, which previously was very much congested. T J Segel of Jefferson Tex, has added a stock of furni-ture to his lSeneral store If hard work 1<;the <;ecret of <;uccesc; in sell1l1g goods, it is not much of a secret. ture pel iod wlll show seventy-five years of advancement. It will be the age of the machine rather than the hand-but the macll1ne gmded by a hIgher intelhgence Certain principles 01 de:'lgn "W hlCh are not the property of any period but the common hentage of all tImes wIll be set forth in this furni-tm e even more than they are today-proportion, beauty of lme, harmony of color, simplicity and repose. In studying the best furniture of today, we are impressed by cel tain chal acteristics which were unknown twenty years ago; first, a greater resppct for the 'Surface of the wood, sec-ond, a better hold on hlst01 ic design as applied to practical purposes, and third, a greater skill in workmanship. Modern furlllture m its actual making has made a great achievement. These Improvements were necessary in order to meet new con-dItIOns The seasoning of wood to prepare It for steam-heated houses IS one of the most important phases of plesent day fur-lllture makml:[ It is one of the new demand" in cabinet work, "ell met by the best furniture makers The old designers, "hoffi "e so greatly hold in esteem, knew nothmg of the kilns, the drymg rooms and the months of treatment which are a part of the best modern methods of work. The old cabinet makers prepared their materials with ev-ery art then known, but they dId not have to take into consid-eration steam or furnace heat The preservation of a great deal of old furlllture is due quite as much to the fact that it has never known the dry heat of a modern house as to good work. Beautiful old pieces of oak furniture when brought from England to this country often fall apart, and the fate which overtakes the old mahogany of the South is known to the dIsappointed people who buy furniture in New Orleans and other southern cities. Here is where the maker of faith-ful copies of old furniture has a powerful argument to ad-vance in favor of reproductions. The latter do not warp, fall to pieces, or slowly disintegrate. Particularly do the so-cdlled "Colomal" articles of furniture. the American Empire designs of the early nineteenth century, suffer from a dry at-mosphere Glue was used more liberally at that time than in the eighteenth century. Veneering seems to be especially affected by the "above seventy" temperature of the average house. It is not the heat so much as the lack of moisture that is trying for old furniture, also for plants, gold fish, birds and human beings There are radiator appliances now on the market to 'supply mOIsture and they are well worth investi-gation With the best heating arrangements moisture is sup-plied from the plant itself, and the "high fire" dryness which is necessary in a pottery but not elsewhere, is unknown in the houses where they are used. But until these better methods are universal the twentieth century furniture maker of old patterns has a great point in his favor. Not only does the re-production stand a high temperature better than the original, but It IS less affected by dampness and sudden sold All these conditions WIll be well controlled by the furniture makers of the late twentieth century-although it is more than probable that by that time methods of heating and cooling houses will ha\ e made such progress that the present precautions will be unnecessary. The vanety of styles will undoubtedly be greater than to-day, although several types which are now with us will be eliminated They are dying a long-drawn-out death and will be decently buried long before this century reaches the fifty mark Machine pressed ornament will have disappeared; glued on carving will have met a well merited oblivion. Mis-sIOn and craft styles we shall have in a perfected form. Sim-pliCIty will not necessarily mean "all straight lines." It will merely mean the absence of everything unnecessary. It is 26 WEEKLY ARTISAN WHAT WILL THE CENTURY DEVELOP? Mental Speculation as to Material. Style and De-sign of Furniture in the Future. \;\1111 the furmtm e of the Llte twentieth Lentllr) be Colol11- aI, mISSIOn or a new style) et to be e\ 01\ ed? \\ 111 It be ba"ed on histoncal tI adltlOn 01 on purel) stl uLtl11al hnes, of foreIgn or native woods? vVlll It, m ca:,e OUI "upply of timber I:' nearly exhausted, be of concl ete and If so of GI eek, Roman 01 Egyptian design? If the house of the futU! e be LOncrete, I:' it not 10glLal to believe that chaIrs, tables and bed"tead" WIll be of hke matell-al? It is qmte pOSSIble that the day \\ 111anl\ e \"hen all the wooden furniture 111the world" III he 111museum:, and people wlll regard It WIth the same CUllO:,lty and remotene"s that we now feel toward mummy cases But that fal dl:,tant day need not disturb us. The furlllture makel s of the late t\\ entleth centun ,,111 doubtless take the best that de"lr;net " 01 all tIme" ha\ e handed down to them TheIr \\ ork, If thIS IS the case WIll be a mere continuation of what IS now be111g-done If the progress 111 furniture IS as marked 111the ne'<t fifty yeal s as 111the past fifty, great things may he eApected POSSIbly by companson our own times will seem as helllg-hted as does the haIrcloth and black walnut epoch now to us. Will the future attitude tqwald mIssion furlllture be as our own toward those ponderous bedsteads. tho'Se unga111ly sideboards, those chilly marble top tables of the early seven-ties? Is taste merely a matter of fashion, or do we progress and retrogress? When we compare certain periods in decorative history with those of an earlier day we are forced to believe that at intervals all through the centuries there have been very blank stretches, brief dark ages which have occurred with almost mathematical regularity. The MId-Victorian epoch is one, our own haircloth marble another. Turning back a little, the aberrations of the French Regency may be mentioned-also the baroque period of the Italian Renaissance, the flamboyant Gothic, and the declining day'S of the Louis XV style Pen-ods of fine, strong work have been 111\ariahly followed by over-ela50ration, and finally by the gradual hU!ld111g up of another style, the pendulum swinging as far as pOSSIble in the opposite direction. Usually the new style has turned back to the foundations of purity and simplicity-sometimes on classic themes as the Renai"sance, the Adam and the Louis XVI; sometimes on structural hnes Of the latter class the mission development is a notable example. Whether we can ever achieve a natIOnal style in fm ni-ture makmg is an open que~tlOn Our inhented trachtio11'3 come from "uch widely ddferent SOUlces-v la England, France, Germany, Holland and ehewhel e The "sty les" of the past were created under a g-redt common Impulse. people working together, actuated by ideals and ambitions in common 'oN e cannot work ahke became \\ e do not thmk ahke I t IS doubt-ful if in the countnes of the olrl "mId condItions \\ 111 come again so as to make pOSSible \\ hat has been pOSSIble in in the past. In Amenca It would take almost a second flood to prepare the way f01 a natIOnal "tyle. The furnIture of the late twentieth century. hke our ar-chitecture. WIll not be natIOnal It \\ 111 be. as It I" tocla) a mIx-ture of the styles of the past, ~ood and bad-the good predom-inating. It will not be all mahogany any more than all oak There will be many kmds of wood 111use, pOSSIbly new combi-nations- if not actually new woods Inasmuch as methods of work are constantly improving, the workmanship of this fu- WEEKLY ARTISAN 27 probable that a period of weak design WIll mterevene, unles" history m furmtUl e making does not repeat Itself dunng thIS century, and no benighted era mar Its record. It WIll be a re-markable centur) if tIllS be the ca"e. Even the eIghteenth, wl1lch We thmk of as the hIgh water mark in all the mmor arts, had a dull, hfeless decade near the hfty mal k. In fact the central penod of nearly every century has not been up to the standard of the earher and later portIOn" ThIS was par-ticulal1y true of the mneteenth century WIth It" splendid open-mg chapters of arti"tIc aclllevement m France, England dnd America-Ib complete "lump about 1850, and ItS final triumph between 1890 and 1900 The gaUl has been rapid m thIS coun-try smce the closmg days of the nineteenth century If we dc, not retrograde about 1935 WIth a decade of dullnes" and exaggelatIOn between 1940 and 1950, we shall e"cape the fate of pI evious tImes IndustIial condItIOns are now so dIfferent from what they were at the begmnm~ of any othel centm y, and, a" thel e IS no defimte natIOnal "tyle, m the or1e;mal meanlll£;, anywhere, It may be that we shall aVOId the dI"astrous mIddle period. ThIS IS the age of the mrhvldual m all tihe arts The old bandmg together of the craft", of men tI amed to work ahke and to t111nk alIke, ha:o no part m the present scheme of thmg" And for thIS reason, not bemg able to reach any great height together, we may mISS the declme whIch ha" hItherto mal ked the work of men acting under a united impulse If the present clay IS one of mchvldualism in the arts, It is reasonable to think that the latter portion of the centurv will be even more so. Craftsmen will contmue on lines no~ fairly well established, elImmating the weak points, develop-ing the strong ones and handmg down the best traditions to the next generatIOn. If we believe Mr Ashbee and other English craft writers, we should predict a long period of good work both here and abroad. Craft furniture in America has been built up on structural lines-in the main it is refined mission, hand made and con-sequently expensive. In England the arts and crafts move-ment in furniture has been developed on rather dIfferent mo-tifs. It has turned back to the age of oak in England, pre-senting the simplest of sixteenth and seventeenth century motifs and adapting these to modern requirements. These old motifs are an inheritance of the English designer. He loves them and has a feeling for them that is unknown to us. Our inherited traditions as far as furmture is concerned lies along mahogany motIfs. Our arts and crafts movement in the beginnmg wa" to a large extent a protest against the ex-ce~ sive use of mahogany. It was also a protest against the debasement of oak as used in the cheap machine made furni-ture of the department stores Fifteen years ago it was hard to find anythmg really good in furnIture out'>Ide of mahog-any and Flemish oak. At that time good furniture wa:o very expensive. In spite of the mcreased cost of hvmg, the home maker of moderate means can do far better now than fifteen years ago. She has been greatly aided m thIS matter by the mis- SIOn movement, by the development of the cottage theme, and by furniture making in general. If one wel e to have eel tam pieces made to order the cost would be greater today than fif-teen years ago. The companson made is with the fini:ohed product dIsplayed m the :ohops. There are a number of st) le:o now on the market '" hich are far more expensive than the "Flemish oak" or the "mahogany" mentIOned-the latter not wry exact as to design and fearfully and wonderfully pol-ished- the bright French polish now happily gomg out even for pianos. But the gain in simple designs has been so great that the choice today is more extensive than it ever was, and THE WORLD'S BEST SAW BENCH BUIlt With doublf> arbors. shdmg table and equipped complete with taper pin guages carefully graduated. ThIS machme represents the height m saw bench con-struction It ISdeSigned and bUilt to reduce the cost of sawmg stock. Write os for descriptIve information. THE TANNEWITZ WORKS, ~ftJmMPIDS. the house bUIlders of 1980 WIll not be less fortunate. If furnIture makers contmue to revIve the designs of the past and go back to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries as they are now turnmg to the sIxteenth and seventeenth, there will be some interesting Gothic revivals in the future. The Gothic centuries wIll open up a mine of beautiful things to the furnIture designers who can make distinctions between pIeces made for cathedrals and abbeys and those for homes. The cupboards, pre"ses, armoil es, buffets. etc., of the early fourteenth century hold much for our designers, and the won-der IS they have gone so long neglected. With the exception of the "Gothic Revival" in England, not particularly happy in its mid-VIctorian interpretation, and the earlier "Gothic craze" which led Chippendale and his contemporaries into such freak- Ish lengths, the great Gothic period as far as furniture is con-cerned has been allowed to grow dusty in oblivion. We can hardly take into account the clever forgeries 111 old Gothic chests and cupboards which appear from time to time in col-lections and have been known to find their way to our big museums. These, lIke bogus Renaissance marriage coffers and inlaid Spanish cabinets, belong to spurious works of art rather than to the ranks of furniture making. If we were to prophesy jihe furniture of a much later day than the one under consideration, a composite style might be predicted combining the grace of Colonial, the simplicity of Mission, the repose of Shelaton, the dIgnity of Jacobean, the refinement of Adam, the enduring qualIties of Gothic, and the splendid workmanship of our own day.-Virginia Robie, in "The HOUSE- Beautiful" Lots of designers who aim high break the ends of their crayons. 28 WEEKLY ARTISAN Buy the INVINCIBLE Line of SPRING BEDS AND BE PREPARED TO FILL THE WANTS OF YOUR TRADE FOR Standard Quality Honest Values Solid Comfort Durability SEND FOR CATALOG CONTAINING OUR LINE OF Spring Beds, Steel Folding Couches, Davenports, Cots, Cribs, Cradles, Mattresses, Couch Pads, Etc. MANUF ACTURED BY HENRY SCHOMER COMPANY, Furniture for Christmas Gifts. Utlhty presents at Chnstmas tIme may not to many people conl aIn the percentage of sentiment that they seek to Infuse into their gIfts, but, nevertheless, they are Imghty mce presents to glVe and to receIve Flowers, confectIOnery, perfumes, sta-tionery, and ephemeral tokens of remembrance plea"e for the nonce, but the sohdness of the furmtUl e gIft and Ih durablht, keep in mmds f01 years the thoughtful kmclness of some good heart at Christmas Take the extremely handsome Itbrary tables of oak and mahogany that are dIsplayed m furmture warerooms Just now Not only are they a thing of beauty, but every tIme the recIpIent SIts at the table to read he WIll hkely think of the donor The :.vIlssion hbrary table is especially timely as a present They are generally of oak fimshed m early Engltsh style Other kInds artistically deSIgned are on sale at very moderate pnces every-where, Then there IS our old fnend the Morns chaIr How many times will father, mother or fnend rise up and call you blessed for such a gift? No, they will not be hkely to rise Up-It WIll be too comfortable SItting down The chaIrs are generally m oak or mahogany finish, WIth reverSIble cushIOns of a hIgh grade of velour. There's a china closet of golden quarter-sawed oak that would make many a housewife's heart beat \\ Ith the 10y of pos-seSSIOn Or a bride's, eIther, for that matter ~Iatched WIth It en sUlte are made WIth buffet boards, polished so that their resplendent surfaces are all but practtcal mirrors Chiffoniers of oak and other woods are seen everywhere that are the acme of dainty design and ready service Very styhsh dressmg cases of quarter-sawed oak and other hIghly treated woods are on dIsplay MaSSive dIning tables, the hand- 533-534 So. Canal St., CHICAGO, ILL. ....omest of CIrcular patterns and capable of extension from four to eIght feet are beautifully suggestive of the ideal substantial Chnstmas gIft \nd what a comfort-breathing array of bedsteads on exhi-bitIOn 111 ,111 of the furmtul e shops High cla'ss brass beds of '111 pa"l11C; c!e:'lgn are selltng from $30 to $50 and some of the cun L' ot hedd and foot pIece are poems 111bed architecture. A RIp \ an WInkle sleep threaten:, all those who use these slum-ber enhancel s, for when spread WIth all theIr accessories they dre an mVltatlOn to bId dull care begone and take to the "im-ploved hay Inclosure" for eIght hours of sweet oblivion ::\ot forgett111g that Important Item of chaIrs, whose posses- ~lOn Il1d\ bnng J0) to the Il1lstress of the dm111g room and the parlor Some are very fine, upholstered 111leather Others of de~lgn separate from any sUIte are beautiful pIeces of workman-shIp Couches In all sorts of new upholstered designs are 111Vlt-l11gly dIsplayed everywhere There are handsome ones of lea-ther and others of costly velour ~1usic cabinets of quartered oak and mahogany finish are other temptIng Christmas pres-ents .\Iso parlor and den rockers that fairly invite the singing ot the "Cradle of the Deep" WIth swingmg motion m strict time. \\ hlle not counted stnctly articles of home furniture, roll-lop \\ ntmg desks are so akin that they suggest purchase at the YuletIde f01 the man who has to do a great deal of systematic work of a clencal fashIOn at home now and then They are made m several kl11ds of hIghly treated woods, and range m pnce from $23 to several hundred dollars Women's writing c!e"k- arc of many dainty vanetles,--Chicago Examiner rhc charter of the :\Ianetta (Ga) Chair company, bemg abollt to expire. has been renewed for a term of twenty years MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS John RIchcreek, furniture dealer of ::\1t Blanchard, 0, has sold out to Albert Locher. Hensel & Fastman succeed Louis Hensel in the furniture and carpet busmess at Chfton Heights, Pa The iEureka 1\1anufacturlng company, tables, have decided to move then plant from ~ ewcastle to Liberty, Ind. The Globe-Wermcke company of Cincinnati, are now oc-cupymg theIr new retaIl store at 128 Fourth street. The Bates- Wtlkinson company, retaIl furniture dealers, of Fort Williams, Ont., have made an a%ignment for the benefit of creditors. Irvin Jones & Co., have purchased the furniture, hardware and undertaking business of A B Cadwallader & Co of Gales-burg, Mich The Central Manufacturing company of Roanoke, Va., are bU5y filling a contract for furnIture for the capitol building at Richmond D D Lincoln, furnIture and hardware dealer of Quinlan, Okla, has sold hIS stock of hardware but will continue the furni-ture business R S Sloan has purchased Edwin C Stewart's interest in the Atlanta (Ga) Casket company and has become president and general manager of the business W. G Barry & Son have purchased the retail furniture business of A. L Mincer, at Sterling, Kan. The Barrys were formel'1y m the business at Council Grove, Kan. The Kennedy Furniture company of Birmingham, Ala., have decIded to close out theIr furniture business and devote theIr time exclUSIvely to the undertaking busine·ss. Paul Mattox has purchased Mr Russell's interest in the retml furniture bUSiness of Dunkerton & Russell at Bronson, Kan The new firm name is Dunkerton & Mattox. Owing to ill health C. W Fuller, furniture, carpet and stove dealer at West Dennis, Mass., has retired from bUSiness. He settled WIth hIS credItors at 60 cents on the dollar. The paymaster-general, ~avy Department, Washington, D. C , IS advertising sealed proposals to be opened on December 20, under ~chedule 3096, for furnishing 10,000 mattresses. \\1 S Jones, a pIOneer undertaker of Manchester, Iowa, dIed on December 2, at the home of his daughter in Cedar RapIds, where he had gone to spend the \"inter He was 78 years old Max Stemman, furmture dealer, of Korfolk, Va, has made arrangements for the erectIOn of a two story brick and stone building WIth plate glass front, adJoimng the Kootz block on High street Louis M Richards, a well-known furlnture salesman of Keene, N. H, has been engaged by Sprague & Carleton, ~hair manufacturers of Beaver Mills, same state, as their traveling represen ta ti, e. Aaron and Becky Burdick, who have been doing business as the American Furniture company at Lawrence. Mass., have filed a voluntary petitIOn in bankruptcy. Liabilities, $2,246; as-sets estimated at $1,300. J. Pusey Chapman, furnIture dealer of Aurora, IlL, is building a large pressed brick addItIOn to his store on Thirteenth stl"eet. WIth the addition completed he will have the largest store building in the city The liabilities of Harris Bartelstone & Sons, manufacturers of mIrrors, etc, at 750 Broadway New York, who recently made an assignment, are scheduled at $16,656. The assets have been scaled down to $4,100. Simon L. Warren and Louis Goldblatt, doing busines'S in Chelsea, ~lass , under the name of the First Furniture company, have gone into voluntary bankruptcy. Liabilities scheduled at $12,506; assets estimated at $6,740. J. H. Martin has purchased the furniture and hardware department in Henry Tandy's general store at Bartow, Fla., and turned it over to his son, Lawrence Martin, who wiH increase the stock of furniture and add rugs and carpets. N egotiatiom are reported as pending for the establishment of a large veneer plant at Beverly, a suburb of Grand Rapids, Mich The promoters promise to make a patented product that is expected to "revolutionize the veneer industry." The Crown Table and Specialty company of Argos, Ind., as been changed from a firm to a corporation, capitalized at $10,000 B. C Schoonover, M. L. Corey, E. R, Taber. Jacob Martin and G E Ellingwood, are the incorporators. James O'Brien, alIas H. YIiller, a bogus check operator, is in jail at Albion, :\f Y. charged with swindling merchants of various towns In the northern part of the state, among his vic-tims being A D Dally, a Brockport furniture dealer. The firm of A. & J Blanchette, furniture dealer'S, who have several stores in New England and use the Maple Leaf trading stamps, WIth headquarters in Norwich, Conn., have added an-other link to their chain by opening a branch store in Wor-cester, Mass. H. J. WJ1liamson, for many years the leading furniture deal-er of Norfolk, Va, wtll retire from the bu'Siness on January 1. turning the store at 563 Church street, over to C. Gordon Meyers and Walter F. Jenkins, who have been with him for the past ten or twelve years. The assets of the T. De Long Furniture company of Boy-erstown, Pa., who recently went through bankruptcy have been sold to the Boyerstown Casket company, who will remodel and improve the plant and put it in operation soon, making coffins, caskets and a small line of furlllture. G. S. Combs. for several years with the Little Rock, (Ark.) Furniture Manufacturing company, has bought an interest in the Adair FurnIture company of that city. of which he has been elected president and will be general manager of the factory. L C AdaIr IS treasurer of the company. Sedersky & Rapport, furniture dealers of Connellsville, Pa. have purchased the business, stock and fixtures of their com-petitors, Mace & Co. They will consolidate the two stores in the bUIlding now occupIed by Mace & Co., and will enlarge their stock of furmture, carpets and general house furnishings. Chandler's Carpet and Furniture House of Redlands, CaI., have purcha'Sed the Dunlay building which they will remodel and move into about the mIddle of January. The second floor IS dIVIded into about thirty rooms but the partitions will be taken out and the whole floor made into one room for the car-pet department. Orrin McCarrison, furniture and carpet dealer of Oshkosh, Wis., has filed a voluntary petitIOn in bankruptcy. He schedules hIS ltabllttles ot $7,712 and estimates his as'Sets at $15,256. E. T. Cole has been appointed receiver and a meeting of the credi-tors is to be held December 15. Too much credit business is said to have caused the failure. After advertismg for bids and readvertising three times, the Chicago council committee on city hall, have awarded the con-tract for metallic furniture and fixtures to be installed in the new city hall, to the Van Dorn Iron Works of Cleveland, 0., at $101,997 Among the hIgher bidders were the Metal Construc-tion company $109,918 and the General Fireproofing company, $114,900. - - ~ ~-------------. 30 WEE K L Y ART I SAN YOU CAN MAIL YOUR CATALOG JANUARY lOth If you place the order with us by December 15th WHITE PRINTING COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICU. I PRINTERS FOR THE FURNITURE TRADE. I WEEKLY Handling Store Complaints. Problems which must be solved by every retall merchant be he m a small hamlet or in a large CIty, are those dealIng wilh complamts. No retaIl store is in exi~tence today which does not have complaints of all kinds to adJUSt. fw:) 0£ the gl-:al thlllg:o wl'ich the pubhc demands are good vall'e~ and good S\'I' Ice CompetItIon is keen and merchants are makin~ every 'll-dl'cement for the pubhc to buy When an artIcle whlrh helS lwcn represented to be of excellent quallty does not stand up and faJl~ to do the work for whIch It IS mtended, the purchaser dop" 1l0~ heSItate to return the article to the store even if It has been u~fd for some length of time In order that the ~tore may ma111tain Its high standard, all compla111ts both large and small should be carefull} and courteously adjusted. Perhaps the one thmg which the average 1l1dlvidual lacks IS the ablhty to clearly state the facts in a few \'yords. The business man wants the story in digestIble form He ha~ 110 pdIence WIth long drawn-out dIssertations and unnecessary eilu- "IOns What he wants is facts-just plain straight-from-the-shoulder talk, about the business concerning which the customer h:cs come to see him. There are hundreds of people throughout the country who arE' unreasonable 111their demanc1~, but who must sometIme in thE' fulure purchase more merchandise. ~II of these people "llOuld be carefully handled. Here is the de"criptlOn of a case which happened recently a'1d an explanation of the manner in which it was adjusted A 111an built a house and in furnishing it desired to purchase a kitchen cabinet, which was to be of a certain size. so that It might be installed between two walls. He went to a prominent store of his town and found exactly the style of cabinet, but not the SIze, that he wanted. The salesman told him that they had just the size he desired in the warehouse. He hesitated in placing the order, but was assured by both the floorwalker and the manager that he would get the proper size Thereupon he placed the order and left the store. This man lived in a suburb nine miles from the store and the cabinet was to be delivered to his home. Two days later the cabinet reached the purchaser and was found to be of the large size such as he had seen. He asked the driver to take it back and was met with the remark that it wa~ against the rules. "Well, what do you think I am going to do with it) It WII1 not fit the kitchen and I cannot afford to throw it away," saId the customer. "SeMch me," exclaimed the driver. "You will have to notify the store If you want it taken back." So it was taken out in the yard and allowed to remain there until the customer could reach the store. 'P" The Good Old Reliable Work Bench THAT NEVER GETS OUT OF STYLE. For Many Years Made ExclUSively by C. CHRISTIANSEN, 2219 Grand Ave., CHICAGO Also manufacturer of the Chicago Truck for woodworking factories. I--,--------...S-.en.d-.f.o-r.-C.at.a-lo.gu-.e. -..-..-..-.--.-----' ~ ARTISAN 31 ~_._.~---~-~._-_.-_......_. .-_.-......._--------------. ., Dodds' Tilting Saw Table No.8 I We take pleaaure m mtrodUCllli to you our new Saw Table The base is Similar to wha we have been using on our No 4 Saw Table, only we have made ,t larger on the floor The falUDg and lowenDIr devJce IS the same as we have on the No 4 Machme. With lever and pitman The lever IS made of steel The arbor" made of I ~ -mch .teel. runnmg m long nng oumg boxe., and" for I-inch hole m saw. We furnISh one 14-iach saw on each mochtne 11w,lI corry a 16-mch saw .f demed. Table ISmade With a cenlerohde 12 mche, w,de WIth a movemenl of 21 mche.. It has a lockmg deYlce 10 hold 'I when you do nol Wl.h 10 use 'I, and has a delachable m,lre guage to be u,ed wben u,mg the shdmg-table. Can cross-cuI wllh lable extended to 24 mches, .Iso np up to 24 mches WIde Table h•• a removable throatlhal can be taken out when usmg dado It .Iso has two mitre guages for reaular work and a two Sided np quage that can be used on ttther stde of the s.w, more e.peetally when the table is bile<!. also a bltmg rtp gauge 10 be u,ed 10 eut bevel work when you do nol WIShto tIlt the table The top IS 40x44 mche, Countenhaft h.. T & L. puller.' lOx 14 mche •• and the dnve pulley 16,,5 inches, counter- ,haft should run 800 Makmg ,n aU aboul a. complele a machme as can be found and at • reasonable pnco Wnle u. and we w,ll be plea.ed to quote you prtces Address, ALEXANDER DODDS, CO., ~1.183 CanalSt., G.... d Rapid., Mid,' ..... A few days afterward he found time to calI at the store where he had pUI chased the cab1l1et. He went up to the furni-ture department, looked up the clerk from whom he had made thf' purchase, only to find that this man had left upon his vaca-tion Then he told his story to the floorman, who assured him that it would be properly adjusted at the office on the main floor. When he reached the office he again told hIS story, and the man ill charge asked him If he had the slip with hIm He informed him that he had and when he handed It to the adjuster, was told It would take from fifteen to twenty minutes to look the matter up. .... He sat down and waited fully forty-five minutes and then he again inquired at the desk if his matter had been heard from. The adjuster told him that they were havlllg some trouble in tracing it, but to wait a while longer. "But," said the purchaser, "can't you adj ust this simple matter for me quickly, so that I can look after other urgent business matters)" To this he was answered that he could not, as it was agalllst the rules. Then he sat down and waited a while longer only to hear that he would have to see the manager. He went to the manager and stated the case to him The manager then took up another hour of hi" valuable time .and finally ad-ju~ ted the claim. All told, fully three hours were consumed in straightening Ol1t this matter which could easIly have been ad] l1sted in fifteen minutes. A week later the driver called for the cabinet which he had r(fused to take back This case cost the store the trade of a well-to-do family and the sale of a $15 kItchen cabinet. This is plainly a case of unfairness toward the cmtomer.-Dry Goods Reporter . ... cents, No 2, 22@25, No.3, 15@17 Damar-Batavia, 12;1z @14 ccnh ZanzIbar, pUt e whIte, 75@85; sorts, 55@60; thumb SIze, 42@45. Mamla, pale, 16@18; amber, 14@15; nubs, 7@7;/2; ChIpS, 5@6 Smgapore, 7@7;/2. Cordage I'; m good demand and actual pnces on the bet-tel ~rades uf t\\ me:" are nearer to the pub11shed quotations than dt any tune smce September. '1 he burlap busmess IS dull owmg to the uncertainty as to the condItIOns at Calcutta Lack of faIth in the Indian Government's estimate on the Jute crop is a material factor m thIS market It IS generally believed that the yield will be neal el 8,000,000 than 7,300,000 bales as estImated by the gov-ernment offiClals QuotatIOns stand at 380 for 7;/2-ounce, 3 90 to! 8-ounce and 4.90 for lO;/2-ounce Calcutta goods, though buyers are :"aid to have secured some 100-ounce weIghts at 4 80 thl~ week Stocks of the light weights are saId to be 11ght Condltlun" m the hal dwood lumbel business are still un-eer tam, and unsatIsfactory to producers and sellers. Firmer pllces are reported at some pomts whIle weakness prevails at (,thel s PrICes al e much firmer on the higher than on the 10\\ er grade,;, but the demand is merely nominal and there is httle expectatIOn of lmplOvement until after the opening of the ne\\ yeal 32 WEEKLY ARTISAN .,. Miscellaneous AdvertiseIllents. WANTED FIrst class foreman finisher. Barnard & Simonds Company, Rochester, N. Y. 12-1 WANTED. Supermtendent in furmture factory wants pOSItion, mIddle aged man of vaned expenence, good mechamc, draftsman and machine man. Conversant With all kmds of cabInet work. Address "Craftsman," care Weekly Artisan. 12-10tf WANTED. A No. 1 men to handle strong and complete hne of sprIng beds as Side lIne, for Iowa, WiSCOnSIn, Illmols, MIchigan, Ohio. Must have acquamtance With furmture trade Ad-dress "SprIng Beds," care Weekly Artisan 12.1Otf WANTED First class machine foreman on furniture case work. State age, references, expenence and wages wanted. Address 'Real," care Artisan. 12 3-10 POSITION WANTED As superintendent for chair factory covermg all departments from dnving-up to the fimshmg department In detail. NIne years spent With one of the largest chair manufacturers In Umted States. Address E. H. H., 21 Milton-Manor, Buffalo, N. Y. 123-10 WANTED Supermtendent. One who thorougWy understands bank, ofuce and store fixtures, and speCial order work. To the rIght man thiS is a rare opportumty. Address, (statmg expenence and where you have worked), "SuperIntendent," Care of Weekly Artisan, Grand RapIds, Mich. tf WANTED. Commercial salesman for Indiana and IllinOIS to sell Parlor and LIbrary Tables. State terntory covered and lines car-ned. Address "Map", care Weekly Artisan. 9-3tf WANTED. Traveling salesman to carry a hne of Re,ed Rockers and Chairs m Indiana and IllinOIS. State terrItory covered and lmes carried. Address "Near", care Weekly Artisan. 9-3tf POSITION WANTED. A salesman of ability furmshine; best of references and at present engaged. deSIres a change. Thoroughly acquamted with the trade of New England and New York stat,es and can &\larantce results. Address C. A. R., Weekly Arttsan. 7-23tf FOR SALE. A nice clean stock of Crockery in a live West Michigan town of 10,000 population. Would also rent store if des1red. Address "See" care Weekly Artisan. 5-28tf. • New York Markets. New York, Dee. 9.-0wmg to the break m flaAseed pI Ices lmseed 011 IS weak and lower, though no change 1-, noted m the card rates. Raw 011, both CIty and western, IS quoted 9S @96 cents, smgle balled 97@98 and double bOlled 99@$1.00. TransactlOns, however, are made at lower figure,,-three or four cents lower m some m"tanee:,,-and a change m the' offi- CIal" quotatlOn:" IS expected to be announced tomouow. Business IS exceedmgly dull, buyel s apparently holdmg off, expecting a further decltne m pnces. Turpentme is also weak and sltghtly lowel, havmg de-clined about a cent per gallon dunng the week. Today's quotations are 78 cents here and 740 at Savannah. The demand is light. The goatskm busmess IS deCIdedly qUlet WIth a tendency to weakness and lower pnces, though no matenal reductlOns have been reported. ReceIpts are ltght and sellel s generally are hoping for a stIffenmg of the busmess. Shellac continues steady, only small fractlOnal changes being noted in quotatIOns TI ade IS of faIr volume, the bulk of it bemg of a routine ]obbmg nature. . Varnish gums ale s11ghtly hIgher, the firmness bemg at-tributed more to Singapore mfluences than to the \\ eakness of linseed oil. The advances are mamly on the ~Ianlla and lower grades. Todays's quotations: Kauri No.1, 38@40 III III• II I I I I• IIII III IIIII ,I•• III I I II•II•I •I• II• •I II II Jackson Brothers Burned Out. " ashmgton, DC, Dec. 9.-The furniture store of Jack-son Bros was completely destroyed by fire that started from an unknown ollgin at an early hour this morning, and raged for over four hours. An adjoining building was damaged to a considerable extent but most of the loss, which is now es-tllnated at $100,000, falls on Jacbon Bros., who are supposed to be \\ ell protected by insurance. II I! • fhe busme~s of Potter & Co, the oldest dealers in furni-tnre, c1rapenes and other house furnishings in Providence, R. r ha, been pnrchased bv the TIlden-Thurber company of thaJt: llt) Chal1e-, and ,Valter Potter, sons of the founder of the hou~e \\ 111 Icmam \\ lth the new propnetors who heretofore lMve dealt only 111 sllvel\\ are, Jewelry and interior decorations. Index to Advertisements. Bal nes v\ F & John (0111pany 8arton H J-I & ::,on Company Big Sn.. CaI Loatbng --\s~oclat1on Bock"ltege rUI nltul Compun\ Bu-.s ~achlne \Volks C'f'ntul'\ T"UInltul e ('ompany (hlcago ,furor and ~Jt G-Jass Compan\ (hiistianson C Dodds AlexandPI Compau, Fancj FurnIture Compau,} (.-l and RapIds Blo\\ PIpe and Dust Arrester Company 1 reedluan Blothers C"ompau) G-lobe vVorld Bosse FUlniture Company Grand RapIds Brass Compau)' Gland RapIds RefrIgerator Company Grand RapIds Veneer WOlk9 Ilupenal rurnIture Company !(arg-p.:; FurnIture C"ompany K111del Parlm Bed Company r lice T'urnltul e Companv I lice Redmond ChaIr Company Mal vel :Manufactunug Compal1j. 1\ietal FU1Dlture Company Th'Ilclugan EngraVIng Company 1\1:lscellaneous "'\01 tl1ern FurnIture Company 01lver MachIne! y Company Petersen A & Co Portel C 0 Machinel J.' COlnpany RIchmond Chair Company ROLkfoul ChaIr and Furnltua' Company Rockford Frame and FIxture Compau" Royal ChalT Company Royal rurnlture Company Schomer Henl y Company C,heldon E H & Co ~Ilgh r'urnlturp Company Stow & Da\.IS FurnIture Company Swett Frank 'V & Son Tannewitz Works TIa\erse CIty Charr Company "LnlOn Furultule Company 'Rockford) Walter Clark Veneer Company Ward, 0 A .. . . White Printing Company... .. . Covel 13 18-19 18 Covel 8 6 31 31 25 Cover 11 17 9 88 25 18 5 22 8 18 14 32 1 22 13 15 23 12 697 28 11 Cover 4 12 ••••••• 27 .Cover ......... •• 14 24 8 110 ~,------------------- II II II ---------_._--------_._---------------------- ... Buss Tilting Table Saw Bench f"rmshed with or w,thout Sorln!! Attachment. Weight Net, )200 Ibs. Carries Saws up to )8 inches in diameter Self-oiling bearings for countershaft and loose pulley--tight and loose pulleys 9 Yz and )0 in. diam.--drive pulley 20 in. diam., 6 in. face. rat e n t e d device for locking lhe table. Made so that the boring attachment may be added later without any machine work or expense whatever to user. The DUSQ MachI" ne W 1.r Manufacturers of Latest Improved Wood.Worklng Machlner)'. I ====1= ~=_=~==========O=r=I=~S=,Holland and Grand Rapids. MIch., U. S.A. .... .- .- - ..--------------- -_-...---------------_. ... ----- ----- .__ . -----_._---------- _.- ..- . ......... , HAND ('lRCULAR RIP SAW MORTISER COMBINED MACHINE Complete Outfit of HAND and 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 ma.ke more money wlth less capltal lnvested He can hold a better and more satlstactory trade wIth hIs customers. He can manufacture m as good .tyle and fimsh and at as low cost as the fdctones The local cabmet maker has been forced mto only the dealer's trade and profit, because 01 machme manulactured goods 01 factones An outfit of Barnes Patent Foot and Hand-Power Machmery, reInstates the cabmet maker wIthadvantag-es equal to hIS competItors If desired, these machInes Will be sold on frtal The purchaser can have ample tIme to test them m h,. own shop and on the work he Wishes them to do. Deaer,pt,v. eatalogu. and pr,e8 llat free w. f. &. JOHN BI\RNES CO. 654 Ruby St .. Rockford, III. No 4 SAW (ready lor cross cuttIng) No. 4 SAW-(ready for npplD&') N~ 7 SCROLL SAW II , . No • SCROLL SAW FeR.MER OR MOULDER HAND TENONER -.. ..... .. ------_.~~-----------~~--_._._._.~.-....-.....----- n ~'l A 1\TT) R ;\ rr LJ \r Ii l r\"'if flP; \:' lldJLhJ LIIJlLiH OUR AUTOMATIC FORNACE FEED SYSTEM ~ •••••• __ .- • La ••••••••••••••••••••••• T •• _ •• .a ••••••••• _••••• La. __ ••••••• Qran~Da~i~sDlow Pi~e an~Dust Arrester (om~anJ THE LATEST device for handling shavings and dust from all wood-working machines. Our nineteen years experience in this class of work has brought it nearer perfection than any other system on the market today. It is no experiment, but a demonstrated scientific fact, as we have several hun-dred of these systems in use, and not a ;oor one among them. Our Automatic Furnace Feed System, as shown in this cut, is the most perfect working device of anything in this line. Write for our prices for equipments. WE MAKE PLANS AND DO ALL DETAIL WORK WITHOUT EX-PENSE TO OUR CUSTOMERS. EXHAUST FANS AND PRES-SURE BLOWERS ALWAYS IN STOCK. Office and Factory: 208-210 Canal Street GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Cltlsen. Phone 1282 Bell. M.ln 1804
Date Created:: 1910-12-10T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Collection:: 31:24

330. 1938-04; Peninsular Club

Notes:: Issue of a magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. Created by the Peninsular Club. Published monthly. Began publication in 1934. Publication ended approximately 1960.
Date Created:: 1938-04-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Collection:: Volume 4, Number 2

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