Weekly Artisan; 1910-03-19

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Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and I / l GRAND RAPIDS. MICH••MARCH 19. 1910 NELSON-MATTER FURNITURE CO. GRAND;IRAPIDS, MICH. BED-ROOM and DINING-ROOM COMPLETE StUTES in Mahogany. Circassian Walnut and Oak. 1:1you ha'Ve not one in your store, a siDlple request will brinj you onrmaanificent new Cataloltue of 12xl6 inch pul1:e 4roupl1" show-ina suites to mateh. With It, even the most moderate sized furniture store can show the best and newest furniture satisfactorily. WEEKLY ARTISA~ . 1 OUARRPERRICIGES:.ltf~t ~c: §§~~B~§---~~~*~-,~~g..... .... . .. . -.., ·LHeE· FURNITURE COMPANY I ~, I GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. i III III It II,I t!III ,II, I IIII IIIII I ._------------------- ----------------------------- .... 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN III III IIt ,II II ,II ,I !I I 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 Birds's Eye Maple Birch !Zul1rtertd Oak and Ctteasstan 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. HAMILT-ON, C. E. COHOES, J. EDGAR FOSTER. J~ll\ND Rt\PI rI~·,r~i I v..U ......V . 30th Year-No. 38 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., MARCH 19, 1910 Issued Weekly CAR LOADING AGENCIES ARE ELIMINATED Grand Rapids Furniture Association Have a Department That Will Benefit Both Manufacturers and Dealers. \ VIth the obj ect of extending and perfecting the service that. has been rendered purchasers of Grand Rapids furniture by the Grand Rapids Car Loading \.company, the Grand RapIds Furniture association has purchased the business of the Grand Rapids Car Loading company, leasing the samy warehouse, installing its own force of employes and placing the (ar loading busllless under the direct supervision of the traffic department of the association. This action by the as"oclatlOn practically eliminates the car loading agencies as a facto! In shipment of furniture from Grand Rapids and \vas only decided upon after thorough investigation of con-dItIOns by a special committee and careful consideration by all members of the association. The detatls of operation and maintenance are not com-pletEd but It is the llltentIOn of the manufacturers to render the serVIce of greatel value to the dealers and to eliminate every feature of the busllless that has proven objectionable or disadvantageous or has been subj ect to deserved OpposItIOn by the raIlroads. A decision of the Supleme Court of the Umted States IS now pending which wIll determine the rights of the railroa Is to deny carload rates to assembled car load shi~ments of divers owncrship Such cars are commonly known as "pooled cars" and have been opposed by the carriers regardless of a decision of the Interstate Commerce CommissIOn that owner-ship of the property should not affect the transportatIOn rates or charges. Whatevel may be the decision of the courts in the matter the furniture manufacturers of Grand Rapids in operatlllg theIr own car loading facilities will be governed by the published and legal tariffs and classifications of the carriers, fully appreclatlllg their rights and opportunities to attack any such rates and rules as may be found unreasonable and un-duly discriminatory after a fair trail. The officers and membels of the Grand Rapids FurnIture association are as follows' PresIdent-A. S Goodman, Luce Furniture company. Vice President-David H. Brown, Century Furniture company. Secretary-Treasurer-F. Stuart Foote, Imperial Furniture company. Directors-Ralph P. Tietsort, Royal Furniture company; \ViUiam H Jones, William A Berkey Furniture company; F Stuart Foote, Imperial Furniture company; A S. Goodman, Luce Furl1lture company; DaVId H Brown, Century Furni-ture company. :'Ifembershlp-Berkey & Gay Furniture company, Nelson- .Matter Furmture company, Grand Rapids Chair company, Imperial Fl1rnltul e company. Gunn Furniture company, vVm. A Berkey Furmture company, Grand Rapids Fancy Furniture company, Stow & DavIs Furmture company, Onel Cabinet company, Shgh Furmture company, Luce Furniture company, The Macey company, StIckley Bros company, MichIgan Chair company, Grand Rapid,; FurnIture company, Welch Manu-factunng company, Grand RapIds Upholstery company, John-son FurnIture company, Grand Rapids Show Case company, Sterhng Desk company, Rettlllg Furniture company, C. S. Paine company, Shelton-Snyder Fmniture company, Century Furmture company, Grand RapIds vVood Carving company, John D Raab ChaIr company, Royal Furniture company, 1\Iueller & Slack company, Phoemx Furniture company, MIchigan Cablllet company, John vVldicomb company. When It was deCIded to undertake the car loadlllg ser- "Ice t.he aSSOCIatIOn elected a commIttee of management as follows vVIlliam H Gay, Berkey & Gay Furniture company; R \V Irvvlll, Royal Furl1lture company; Norman McClave, Shgh Furnltul e company, E H Foote, Grand Rapids Chair company; David H. Brown, Century Furniture company ThIS commIttee negotiated the purchase of the location, fixtures, name anJ good WIll of the Grand Rapids Car Load- Jng company, March 7. J Harry Schoneberger, former owner of the Car Loading company, will be associated with the Crawford Chair company, Grand Ledge, Michigan. Tlhe business WIll be conducted as the Grand Rapids FurnittIre aSSOCIatIOn, car loading department, Ernest L. EWlllg, traffic manager of the Gran:1 Rapids Furniture as-socIation WIll also be manager of the car loading department whIch WIll be combined with the traffic department The offices WIll be mallltained in the Board of Trade buildlllg The warehouse on the Michigan Central tracks at Cherry and Ionia streets will be in charge of J. F Morris, superin-tendent. The recent estabhshment. of a traffic department by the GranJ Rapids Furmture association and the elimination of car loading agenCIes by the establishment of a carloading department are Important move;;; that mark the progress of Grand Rapids as the world center of furmture manufacture and sale Dealers are urgently reque,;ted to refer to the traffic 4 WEEKLY ARTISAN department of the a",sociatlOn an) transportatIOn dIfficulties they may experience III connectlOn wIth theIr shIpments of Grand RapIds furlllture and wIthout cost to the dealer '3uch dIfficulties are gIven expert attentlOn unbl a proper and satisfactory conc1uslOn IS reached. In undertaklllg to develop and improve the car loadlllg serVIce the furmture manufacturers are not ~eeking a profit from the loading of the cars and therefore expect to render more valuable service at a reduced cost to the dealer thu" facilitating to the greatest extent pos"'lble the transportatlOn of his purchases of Grand Rapld:-. manufacture The care 10adlllg department of the Grand Rapids FurnI-ture association organized wIth a definite purpose and worthy object, will have the support of 31 of the largest fmmtme manufactunng concerns m the world and of hundred" of furniture dealers, 1t 1Sviewed\'. Ith approval by the raIlroad.." and is under most expert and capable management Nothlllg but furniture wIll be hanelled and not belllg operated for personal or private profit no expen..,e necessary to the best service will be spared and the two department", traffic and car loading wIll combllle to further demon"trate and mal11- tam the supremacy of Grand Raplels as a furmture market History of the Carpet Industry. The mentlOn of carpets date" from a "ery remote pen )d of antlqUlty They ..,eem first to have been applIed to re-lIgious purpo",es and were used to garmsh the palace" of the Pharaohs. The carpet Industry, a" we undehtand It "as estabhshed in France on March 6 1664 when Colbert, mm-ister of LoUls XIV, opened his carpet fact,Jry at Beam al~ Our early ancestors covered the floor", of theIr houses with ru"hes, haIr, or straw, and carpets, "hen fir",t I11tro-duced were used to cover tables Long before the wea'Ing of carpets in Europe was started noble ladles, monks and nuns 111 convents hac! been accustomed to make beautiful tapestnes, whIch were occaSIOnally used as floor coYenngs In 1607 a regular factory was establI~hed at the Lam re for maklllg these wall hangIngs and carpets. by the reIgnIng king of France, Henry IV A vanety of these carpets made at the first French fac-tory are stIll on exhIbItIOn m vanous museums of the world Followmg the success of the I11du"try at Beauvai", the EnglIsh carpet industry begun m 1685 in Surrey To\'. ad this ob- Ject the king had set aSIde a consIderable sum, and French weavers were brought over to assIst The hIstory of carpet manufacture m the Umted States begins with the rag carpet mdustry, whIch continued to be of conSIderable Importance until toward the c1o",e of the last century Each VIllage had ItS weavers, to whom the thnfty ... .._ ~ I I f Doetsch & Heider Co. Telephone, Lmcoln 796 1534-1544 Greenwood Terrace CHICAGO Manufacturers of Parlor Furniture Frames TO Reach OUR FACTORY Take Clybourn Avenue car to Ashland Avenue and walk three blocks North to Greenwood Terrace, then turn East Into Green-wood Terrace Or, Clybourn Avenue car WIth transfer on South-port Avenue car, thence over Southport Avenue to Greenwood ~T-er-race-a~nd w-alk-W-es__t ._.-------- ~ .. .....--_ ...-- .~ housewives brought then balls of rags So late as 1890 there were 111 the UmteJ States 854 rag carpet weavers' shops, \\ Ith an annual output valued at close to $2,000,000. The fir"t factor) m Amenca for the manufacture of yarn carpeb was e~tablIshed in PhiladelphIa m 1791, by WIlliam P Sprague The cen..,us of 1810, less than 20 years after, reported the whole product of the Umted States in this da3s of good" at 10,000 yards, of whIch 7.500 yards were made in PhIladelphIa >\t the present tIme there are close to 1,000 carpet manufacturers 111 the United States, WIth nearly $30,- 000,000 capItal II1vested The Jacquard apparatus for weavmg designs was intr0- duced in 1829, and 1111841 Erastus Biglow perfected the fir3t power 100m for weav111g carpets, whIch saved one-third in the cost of labor The U11lted States IS now the greatest producer and consumer of carpets in the world Most of the wool used 111 the manufacture of American carpets is im-ported, as the home-grown product is of too fine a quahty to be durable Exc1udmg the Onental rugs, the principal varieties of carpet3 111commerce are the Axmll1ster, the Brussels, the \\ IIton, ::\10quette, Tapestry Brussel, Velvet, Ingrain and VenetIan The founder of the manufacture of OIlcloths in the Umted States was Isaac Macauley, who began the busi-ness 111PhIladelphIa about the year 1816 "I want to see somethl11g green and fresh," said a man to the propnetor of a "lllage store. "Yes, sir," said the store keeper Then he calleJ out loudly "Cy, come here and walt on thIS gentleman" Of course It was not a furniture ",tore "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, furnished in rolls or reams. MANUFACTURED BY H. H. BARTON & SON CO., 109 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. .. WEEKLY ARTISAN 5 GREAT PROBLEM IS SOLVED Motor Truck Oue of the Biggest Successes of the Age. The Rapid Conunerciol Cor is Moking 0 Hit With Users. Every new mdustry bnngs up problems of solutIOn, and none has been more mten stmg than developmg and perfectmg the modern busmess motor car Manufacturers who were not mfluenced by standards of pleasure car constructIOn have produced cars of pro dlglOus sIze and weIght Some of the de<ngners appeared to ha' e the locomotive engll1e m mmd Ideal road condItIOns parulIelIng-steel raIls m smoothness mIght have Justlhed thIs task, but the aver-age cIty street IS far from Ideal and the possIbIlIty of damage of the heavy truck, loaded to a capacIty of from 5 to 7 tons, by break mg t.hrough manhole<; has turned the eye of the bus1l1ess man to the one to three ton models As IS so frequently demonstrated, the happy medIUm between the locomotive and the grey hound turns out to be the most prdctlcal plan of constructIOn Successful motor dnven trucks cal ry from one to five tons on a load, and get ovel the ground fdster and accomphsh as much or more work than the heaVIer vanety tra, elIng at consIderably less speed Of thIs type of car, the RapId truck manufactured at Ponti ac, Mlch, IS the Ideal m commercIal motor Cdr constructIOn The two ton truck weIghs 3,350 pounds, IS propelled by a heavy two cyl- Il1der opposed eng1l1e, remarkable m Its slmphclty of constructIOn dnd operatIOn Working Parts Easy of Access. AJI workll1g parts are easy of access and bUIlt expressly for the rough usage of the commercIal field BeSIdes full platform spnngs an auxl1Jary set of cross spnngs come mto play under a half load, absorbmg the VIbratIOn whether the car be loaded or hght I t has been found pOSSIble to budd more than a few standurd body deSIgns adaptable to all classes of dehvery, but speCIal bodIes dre manufactured accordmg to <;pectfiCdtlOnsand to meet speCIal re qUlrements The met hamcal constructIOn however remdlllS the Sdme In every case There IS d deep mterest among furlllture dealers In thIS modern method of makmg dehvenes, aroused by the successful operatIOn of "Rapids" in the large cIties In the city of Indianapolis It is estI-mated that fully 30 per cent of all delivery IS now bemg done by commerCIal motor cars and 25 per cent IS bemg done wIth "RapIds" CompetItIOn IS forcmg busmess men to more and more advanced methods m domg busmess TIme was, not so very long ago, when the customer would carry hIS purchases away or send after them wIth an express wagon Then the shrewd man beheved that by extendmg the accommodatIOn of dehvery, he would attract more customers ThIS theory proved correct, and goods are now dehvered over a radIUs of terntory SImply beyond the endurance of the horse At first merchants were loth to beheve that a commerCIal power wagon could be operdted more economIcally than horse drawn ve-hIcles SkeptICIsm has gIVen way to practIcal demonstratIOn of the "RapId," a car that hds proven Itself under every pOSSIble test to be not only un economy for the retaIler, but an accessory to the larger busmess The showmg has been that one "RapId" WIll do the work of three horse drawn vehIcles, do It qUIcker, more pleasantly, more styl Ishly and at a saV1l1gof money Preparing for the Summer Sales Season. A number of changes are taking place in the 1411 exhIbI-tion buildlllg, Chicago Lyman Lathrop of the exhibition budding company reports that some of the manufacturers having space are mcrea"mg It wIth a view of showing their complete hnes In that market The Klel Furniture company of Kiel, Wis, has enlarged theIr space to 8,500 feet, whIch will give ample room for theIr dIsplay of tables The YpSI-lanb Reed Furlllture company has also lncreased Its space and renewed its lease on the "econd floor for five year" They are spendmg consIderable to make theIr exhibit III every way more attractIve than before. ---_._~--_._--------_._---_._-----------------_._----------- -" I Pitcairn Varnish Company I I ,I II II I I II II IIII IIII III• It C. B. Quigley, Manager Manufacturing Trades Dep't. .... . .. - . .... Manufacturers of III I I:I .----~I Reliable Varnishes of Uniform Quality Our Motto: -'NOT HOW CHEAP-BUT HOW GOOD" Factories: Milwaukee, Wis.; Newark, N. J. 6 WEEKLY ARTISAN MODEL EXPOSITION BUILDING Has Many Modern Conveniences for the Use of Buyers in the Chicago Market. Every great business SUccess b foundeel on sen 1ce The successful wholesaler or retaJ1er 1'1 he vvho supphe-, the lx-,t for the money w1th the least trouble to hb Llhtomel-, J he successful manufacturer make" ~'lod::, that a1 e 1ecognucd ,\-' the standard of quahty III h1s Illle and dev otes 111', "clhng efforts to the serV1ce and com enlence of chStllbutol s H1S business extends a" h1S customers finels theu needs fulh and promptly supplied. In this fundamental truth ltes the 1ea"on £OJ the mal \ el ous growth of The Slmmons \IanufaLtur111g com pam of Chicago in recent) ears Smce the 111ceptlOn ot the bU"llle-," the line of brass and 110n hecl"teac1s cots. couches etc. manufactured by th1S company have been malllta111ecl a' the highe"t standard of quahty 111 111ate11al, con"tllH Llon anel finish Through all changes anel V1C1ss1tudes of sh Ie they have been kept up-to-date 111ever) 1e"pect-good sclhng Ime" for dedler" to hanJle \t the "ame tJme 111sp1te of the mam hanchcaps 1mpo"eel 11\ th e phenomenally 1dp1d ~101\ th ot the11 business. they have made "pcLlal eftOl t" to meet the p10ble111 of satl"faLtOJY deh\ elles ,111c1 have constantl) 1111- prm ed the1r fac1htJe" 111 th1" 1mpo1 tant 1espec t Theil 1dea of 'leI v Ice to the t1dele lllcludes e\ el \ tll1n~ which makes 1t easie1. 11101e plea"ant 01 mOl e p10fitahle to Jo busllles" Theil Ch1cago 'Oho\\ 100m at 192 \f1clm.'.an avenue was never adequate to meet all the"e conclttlOn::, 1t was never suffic1ently large or" ell allan~ed to make a sat1s-factory di "play of then hnes \lore than t\\ 0 year" ag-o the wisdom of a remOval became apparent, and, aftel careful. thorough cons1deratlOn they deC'leled that the 1nterest, of the trade, as vvell as then" 0" n, vvould. best be 'lei v ed bv the erection of a bmldlllg spec1alh de"lgneel and arrdnged for the shovvlllg of the1r complete hne The 10catlOn at 1347 Yriehigan avenue '" as finally chosen The new buJ1dl11g face" \Ilch1gan avenue on the cast "lde, just north of Fourteenth ,tret and between the '\Ianu-facturers' ExhlbltlOJ1. bUlldmg company and the FUI mtUl e txh1b1t1on company The frontage 1" 90 feet anJ the build-m~ extencl'\ hack 130 feet to the ea"t It 1'1 four stories in he1ght the wh1te tell a-cotta front be1ng 60 feet h1gh from "Ide\\ alk to cornice Broad stra1ght lmes, regulanty of de- "lgn, and plam, SImple decoratlOns g"l\ e the budding an un-mu, dh attractn e and d1gnlfied appearance '\cros" the frieze e"tenel, the com entlOnal well-known tra Ie form 'Of the nd111C 1he '-llmmon" \Ianuufactunng- company, the black lette1111'; and I eel unelerlll1ll1g showll1g strongly aga1nst the \\ hlte of the ten a-cotta '\t night the name 1S clearly illum1- nated by electnc hght The a1cheel entrance at the nOJth end of the buildll1g 1S -'mmounted by the figure, "1347" in bronze and carries ,11 tbt1C name plate" m bra"s at each side A commoJlOus tIe\ 2to1 run" bet\\ een the hdndsome vestJbule and the dis-plav lllom" and offices abm e The second and third floors, II ltll a total extent of 23,400 square feet, are devoted to 1he cl1"plav of brass and iron beds-more than half an acre of uItlmcltc becllOom comfort and beauty Th e bl cl~" bed ,110\\ 1oom occupies the whole second t1)01 <)0" 130 teet In ,ue \t the center of the east side of the 100m I" a "em1-urcula1 platform of fifteen foot radius, "talldlll~ h\ 0 dnd one-half feet abm e the floor and communi-ca tIl1~ \\ 1th the r00111 abO\ e by means of two broad, easy stair-ca~ e'-. Jl1e on eeich SIde aga11lst the wall From this ele- \ a t10n the be::,t v1e\\ of the shO\" room is obtained ~11 the II ood", 01k 1'1 of fumed oak, the vvIde-topped ra11- 1l1~ d10und the platfunn, the base~ of the pdlars that support thc ceIlll1g .• 111dthe hedv \ ced1l1g beam, The walls and the l ,1u111n"ot the "UIJJ)()1tm~ pdla1" are deuJrateJ in soft moss ~) c( n J he 11eee"~,u \ \'\ a) mth of color 1" furmshed by a car-pet OJ )](h ,ubdued led J he s,1tm anel poltshed sUifaces of 1110re t1Jeill fOUl hund1 eel b1ass beel "amples, against the har-llwnlOU" beicLc~lOun 1 of Aoo' and wall", make a p1cture well \\01th sct111~ '-lettmg-, allangement, and surroundll1gs con- "Jl11C to make thh an Hleal b1ei'" heel "hc;vv100m I he "alJJ( ,111ein~uJ]ent of dhpleiy a" on the brass bed Hoo, h 10110\\ eel on the t1111d floCH ",hel e the lme of iron bed" I" "ho\\)] J he deeOlatlOns )lJ th1s floor ale in tan and TUlJJul llak a (()JJ]hmatlOn "ll1ch 1111111shesa most artJ.:otlc backg10und fOJ the vallously colo1 ed beds The same plat- 101m dllan~el11ent as 111the b1a"s 100m enables the buyers to get ,I com pre hen "1\ e v1ell of tb e "ty Ie" "hov\ 11 \iVhen it is ( )n~lCle1ed \\ hat the 11on bed bas accomplhhed for civih-zatlOn th10ug-h deanlmes" and 1111p10ved sanitary cond1tions m the home" of the people, 1t \\ dl be conceded that it is II 01 tIn of speLlal "ell111g effo1 t Cj he fot1l th ami h1ghe~t floor 1" occupIed by office" and In 100m" and d11ang ement" Jev oted to the C')mf01 t, conven- Ience, and se1 \ lLe of cu"tomer.., This floOl ,t11ke::, the key-note aT the \\ hole Slmmons polin of busUle,,-o "Co-opel ation II 1t11 cu"tome1" f01 more p10fitable sale,," :\1" en engaged in 1m~me,,, m an \ hne WOl k togethe1 w1th least fnctlOn an i 1l1()'-t mutual plOfit v'\hen best acquainted 1he} Inve en-cleav 01ed to pI m 1de ev e1y medns of pr0l110t111g the fulle"t acqualllt,mce under the most favorable condItIons, of the men engaged III the furl11ture busines" The elevator open" llltO a spacious office, "lxty-five by nmeh feet 111sue, hnlhantl) ltghted by day anel l11ght A 10'/\ panele 1 pal t1tlOn W1th swmgmg gate surrounds the elev 3tm entrdnce Through th1s door, at the pomt of eaS1est ,icce,,,, d1rectly forvvard from the elevator entrance has been dl) ang ed a damtJ1y, comfortably furl11shed reception room 101 the ladles-an mV1tJng re'it 100m for them while the men attend to busUle"s in the bU1lel111gOJ nelghborhood Exten hng ,dong tf west front of the office, facing M1Ch1- WEEKLY ARTISAN 7 the PRETTIEST, BEST and MOST POPU- ~ LEATHER FOR FURNITURE. ANY COLOR. WILL NOT CRACK. GOAT and SHEEP SKINS If so buy our 1 II,,I II I: Write for sample pads of colors. I 1 CHICACO, ILL. CHICAGO, ILL. ~----- l::;dn a\ enue, drc the pllvate llffice" llt the lompan) executne" These olfe fl11nl"hed 111quarter "aY\dl odk \\lth glued partl tlons and ,"all decOldtlOn" to l1,atch r our f;fOUp" ot 'oede,,- men's desk" OCUpy n1uch of the 1 ema111tllg "pace of the office l\ach de"k stand" 111It" 0\\ n blel'-"-ralled endo"u\(, elght feet square The arrangement give" ease of acce"s to any sales-man at any tlme whlle 1t lea\ e" open the aisles to the prn ate office" the elevator, sample 100m, and to the "taln\ ay leaJmg to the display rooms belo" The de"k" of the city salesmen are 111a row at the north end of the room The desks 111the other thlee gloup" are lesell ed fOl the 10dd selles 11en and wal ehouse manager" \\ ho attend the SLll11-dnmlal O.posltl0n L\long the east \\ all al e ql1<lrtCh l)lO\1(lell for stenolSraphel s, the telephone e","change. and sound-proof telephone booths An abundancc of lIght 1" pi 0\ lded by w1l1do\1 S on the south and \\cst sJ(lc~ and h\ a lalge skyhght glolt1l1g 111the bcameJ cetlmg The \\hole Idea here ha" been to PlO\ Ide e1 comfort able, loom) busmess-hle office \' Ith lOll\ e111ent acces:o to the "how room.s. A 1ep1 e"entatlvc of the d(h U ilsmg dcpal tment h all thh flool dUllng the e2..pOsltlons to meet the trade and dlSCU"S wit'1 bn} ers plans and suggestlons for met eased busme~s and plofits It is thell" intentlOn to co-opel ate wIth dealers in any alld e, elY way that may be of mutual benefit At the south end of the office a door leads through the east wall mto a comfol tably app01nted loungIng room, as completely furnIshed for the comfort of men as is the 1e-ceptlOn room for the ladle" ThiS room IS for the informal meetmgs dnd talks always occurnng JUl111i.; the show Here frIends ale 111vlted and expecie 1 to male themselves part! cularl} at home The Cl'mpany hds red "on to be ptuud of theIr din111g 1nom \\ hllh I" entel ed from the office th1 nlH:;h the loung111g room The Flemish oak fittings, snbdnedlighting, and"k,:olon- led dec')ration" comb111e to give an an of refinement· "'" and 1uxur} to all the appomtments to thIS room Arrangements ha\ e been macle to fnrnl"h palatable lun~heons, well cooked and da111ttl} served, to as many of their customers and their f!lends as may de"lre them There IS a commodIOUS kItchen attached with a capable chef in charge. lor the further convenience of the trade there are four rooms plOvided for private conferences and for the transac-tIon of private business. These are suitably and comfortably furnished and will be at the .service of their friends at all tlmes, 111 season or out, as will also be the sixty-three private mall boxes arranged on the east wall of the office near the 10ungmg-room door. The office is unique 111the val iety and scope of service otiel ed Furmture tl ade c::mdition~ are peculiar 111 that so man1 vls1tmg dealers and buyers are 111 Chicago at one tlme The need of a place for bus111es" headquarters has been felt by them for years and we have tried to meet it in the most complete manner Customers may receive mail and telegrams in the company's ca1 e without fear of their gJlllf; d~tray They have a telephone service at their dis-posal b} means of which they can 1edch any part of the coun-try '\ corps of experienced stenographers will take care of all C01respondence The 10catlOn is ideal. Tran5portation to anv part of the CIty in convenient over Cottage Grove a, enue, IndIana avenue and State street cars and the South Side elcvated railroad The company extends a cordIal 1l1vltation to dealers to call and lllspect the bUlldmg and avaIl themselves of the convemences arranged for their benefit ,II I ...... To Educate Shipping Clerks. "\Yl1ltam H Gatchell. supenntendent of trall3fers for the ~outheln Rdllway company at \\ a"hington D. C, who is lccof;111Lecl a" a hH;h authonty 111 the subject of packages 01 1e"s than (dl load frelghts, hds aCLepted an 1l1VltatlOn to \ lSlt Grand RapIds Aplll G to addl es" the shippmg clerks of the furmtUl e factol1es on the cl1fficultles encountered by the tl an SpOltatlOn com pames 111 hdndllng the furniture traffic He Will be the g-ue"t of the FUllllture Manufacturers' associ-atIOn 111whose name he was 111vlted to come here by Traffic \1 anager 1:: L EW1l1g The shlppmg clerks have held two 01 th1 ee meet1l1gs dunng the W1l1ter to receive practical in-st! uctton from ".\Ir E" mg and \11 Gatchell 1S the first of SCI el al 1ecogmzed expel ts It IS hoped to bnng here to con-tmue the educatlOnal w01k Sold Out to the Karpens. 1he l mted '-,tdte'- l ~pholstenng coml)dn1, Cll1cag l, v\ h1('h \\ d~ 01 gdmLed last "ummer by LclU!S and Lambel t I)le"e1 and L C I azear, to l11dllUfactUl e the Lazedl patented 1 e\ 01\ mg rocIcel, has ~old out to the Kal pen Brothers, who vvlll heleafter manufacture that patented chair The chaIr met \\ lth "nCl e"s from ths stal t, but dS none of the company were expenenced 111 the llldnufdctunng of upholstered good", they found It to theIr 111tele"t to dIspose of the busmes" and de, ate the space used m the productlOn of these chaIrs to other purposes ,..._---------~._.---- .. ---- .- ..--., l,1 A~I~G ~~~r ~:t:m~lp1h~·n , f d~:: I leaves are bound (by your- " IM sell) and mdexed by floors I or departments. , I BARLOW BROS., I " Grand Rapid •• Mich. • .... Wrtte R,g/i,tNow I - ------_.. .. ..-. .,..,. ..... 8 WEEKLY ARTISAN .... New Things By Stow & In Tables Davis YOU have occasionally looked at goods 10 olher flOesthan yours, found thmgs so fine you hardly dared ask the pnce, and then been dehghted with the reasonableness of the figures -and you have thought how well you would hke to <:arry goods that would appeal to your trade Just that way. Are we nght) It's human nature' There IS plenty of good taste-lhe question IS STOW & DAVIS FURNITURE CO. one of money to gratify that taste for good thmg.. Whatever you may have tlwught about our tables. will yPU )l11It let lIS sUblfllt our deSIgns and our prices to you WIth the understandmg that we are to show you surpnsmgly fine tables, such as will enthuse your trade, at pnces that make them mighty attraclive to everybody. More dean ones like these Dining, Office and Directors' Tables, Perfection Banquet Tops. WILL TEACH SHOP MATHEMATICS A New Course for Boys in a New York High School. To teach mathematics in "hop work lS an mnovatlOn which is soon to be introduced in StUy ve:oant high. "chool New Yark. The ordinary high school course III that sCIence is to be dropped and in ItS place a reformed article \\ 111bc installed, officially known as "shop mathematic., \\ hlch \\ 11l be taught largely through the work done m the carpentq and metal working classes This innovation is the work of three head" of depart-ments at Stuyvesant High School, \\-Ith the full apprnbatlOn of the PrinCIpal, Dr. Ernest "\on X ardroff The COUf',e 111 shop mathematics has been prepared by \\ E Breckenndge, Chairman of the Mathematics Department, with C F Moor" head of the Metal Work, and G F ::\lersereau. head of the Carpentry Shop, as collaborators The object of the re-vision is no longer to treat mathematlcs as an ab~tract "oC1ence, but "to equip the boys wlth more abJ1lt) to u"oe the practr-cal part of mathematic" than they usually ha' e," accordlllg to Mr. Breckenridge The natural adaptability of the -tlonger .,e" for l11athv matics is, in the bellef of ::\Ir Breckenndge, lU'ot another popular fallacy Apparentl) the a, erage fourteen-' edl 01.1 boy at work in algebra ha" no clearer Idea of the true 111- wardnes., of it than hIS "Ister, only he doesn't own up to 1t On the whole, the mathematic m:otructor:o find more boy" falhng by the way:oide of sohd geometry than pubhc opmlOn supposes The endea, or of "shop mathematics' "Ill be to clear up the subject by relating It a-; c1o"oely a" pos"lhle to all the manual work Time-honored problems such as i. \ lMS a certain sum of money, and If B lost three-fifths of hl~ he would have as much as A," are henceforth taboo m the technical high school as artificial In':>tead the boy" wIll cal-culate the length of band necessary to connect ...haftmg, the amount of lron that would have to be melted to fill certam molds, and all sorts of real questIon:-, that come up m a machine shop "MathematICs," said Dr von X ardroff, 111 expl eS"oll1~ his approval of the expenment ahout to be made m hI':> school "has been kept too long purely pure The ab...,tract mathe-matiClans don't hke to "oat! theIr han,l" \\-Ith the reahtles It is the same with every science-the 'iClentlst-; want to keep it abstract But there are real practIcal problems The boy,; must learn to apply the abstract prmclples to the practical thing in hand. Of course, shop mathemathics IS an experi-ment, but I believe it will be a success." L \ccordmg to the ne\V course the first subject taken up ,,111 be algebra, "h1ch wIH be approached, figuratively speak-mg. from the carpentry shop As soon as the boys learn to handle tools and measure matenal for cuttmg they learn that m lumber estImates the letter "b" stands for board feet; also, "I' lS length, "t" thIckness m mche", and so on In thiS \, a, the' see, or at least the mstructors hope to make them 'oee that the use of ~ymbols IS only a short cut After that, "00 the} :oa" the \, B, and C of algebra wlll cease to be dark nn ...,tenes SIlTI1larly, the carpentry shop wl11 "erve as an mtroduc-tlOn to both plane and "oohd geometry, partIcularly the lat-ter 'oubJect \11 the rules and formulas used 111 measunng ,,111 he de' eloped at the" ark bench mstead of belllg memonzed t r0111c\ book \s soon a'o the boy:o start metal work they have an entIrely ne" field of problems nght at hand In the pecuhar Made by Waddell Manufacturmg Company, Grand RapIds, MICh, "o11dpe" to he mea "Ill eel. speclf1c gravIty to be calculated, 1-0 matenal fOl abnndant mental dlsclplll1e of a real kmd Later the) can e..,tImate the length of open or cro% be1tmg neces- ..,al} to connect shaft" 111 the machme shop, WhlCh to be done accuratel) requll e" Sf)me "\ery nice work 111 tngonometry fhe su bJ ect al"o. \\-111not be allowed to become a Jumble of meanIngless oeld word", but surveymg mstruments wiII be set up m the class room, and the pupll,; WIll practice ad-jU" otmg them, reaJlI1g angles, and runnIng hnes To prJve that they 1eally understand It the boys "Ill be taken to near-by parks or the 'Suburb" for field work \long \\-11h what i" generaHy c1a:-,sed as coHege mathe-l1ldtll'; "J11 comc are, lew In anthmetIc, \\-hlch Mr Brecken- Ildge bebe, e'S most high ~chool boys need very badly. The em-phaSIS, hm' e, er, ,,111 be all short-cut methods of the ordl11arv proce:oses, and all other kinds of problem'S to chow the applica-tion of the materidl to practical th1l1gs There Will be the caku-lat1l1g of "peed of pulley s, reckOnIng the proper gearing to cut glven SClew threads and such other thlllg':> dS are nececsdry for mechamcal eng1l1eer" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----~- WEEKLY ARTISAN 9 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. BRANCH OFFICES - Ohver Machmery Co , Hudson T enmnal, 50 Church 51 • New York, Ohver Machmery Co , FIrst Nallonal Bank Buddmg, ChIcago. III • Ohver Machmery Co , PacIfic BUlldmg, Seattle, Wash, OlIver MachmeryCo ,201.203 Deansgate, Manchester, Eng oliver Tools j Save Labor " Tlme " Tempers " Cost "Oliver" New Variety Saw Table No. 11 WIll take a saw up to 20" dIameter Arbor belt IS 6" WIde Send for Catalog "B" for data on Hand Jointers, Saw Tables, Wood Lathes, Sanders, Tenoners, Mortisers, Trimmers, Grinders, Work Benchea, Vises, Clamps, Glue Heaters, etc., etc. OLIVER MACHINERY CO. Works and General OffIces at 1 to 51 Clancy St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A Detroit Industrial Exposition. Detroit IS to hold a great 1I1dustna1 exhibitIon un del the auspices of the Board of Commerce, June 20 to July 6, to ac celerate the commerCial and industnal Interest:-. of the city The exposItIon grounds wIll be on the Detlolt River, where a huge expositIOn bm1ding Will be erected and used in con- JunctIon with the large \\1 ayne pavIlIOn Plans have been made to accommodate betwen 250 and 300 exhibits, and the display promises to be one of the most unique and eAten"lve outsIde of world's fairs It IS claImed that 100,000 different artIcles are manufactured 111 the 3,000 shop", of the CIty, the products rang1l1g from pins to steam-ships and includ1l1g a vanety that is rivaled by the outputs of few Amencan cItIes ~ ot only the products of Detroit's factories wIll be shown, but also the processes Runnmg ma-chmery wIll demonstrate the mo",t modern methods of trans form1l1g raw matenal I11to hIghly fil11shed artICles The various 1l1dustnes are classified and grouped with a view to secunng harmony and 1l1terest In one building the general departments will be machinery, metal pi oducts, pamts, elec-tnClty, bmldmg supplies, rubber, leather and paper products, drugs and chemlcal.s, tobacco, food products, noveltIes and specialties, while In the other buildmg wJ11 be automobiles and acceSSOrIes, wagons and carnages, furniture, textiles, boots and shoes, house furl11shmg s, Jev- elry and sCientIfic in-struments. DetrOIt is WIdely known as the automobile manufactur- 111gcentel of the world. It IS fameJ for the building of shIps, the manufacture of dlUgs and chemlcah, for its tobacco in-dustry, and for several other eAtensrve 11l1es It IS the pur-pose of the ExpositIOn, however, to teach the wOlld the variety, extent and quality of the City'S product::, The eAhlbltion wJ11 not only be educatIOnal but enter- "OLIVER" No. 16. Band Saw 36 Inches. Made WIth or WIthout motor dnve Metal table 36"x30" W,ll take 18" under the gmde- tIlts 45 degrees one way and 7 degrees the other way Car. fleaa saw up to 1%" WIde. OutsIde beanng to lower wheel ahaft when not motor dnven WeIghs 1800 lbs when ready to shIp ta1111l1g Lalge band., Will fur111sh concerts afternoons ani evenings, and the decoratIve and I11ul11mat1l1g features prom- Ise displays of surpa~sing beauty DetrOIt has planned ItS E,<:poslt1on on a hberal scale, the committee 111 chal~e con"lst1l1g of 275 of the lead1l1g manufac-hIrers, representmg a capItal of $150,000,000 New Decalogue. A well known commercial house of Liverpool, Eng, 13 reported to have presented each of their clerks and sales-men a new ver",lOn of the decalogue read1l1g as follows: First Thou shalt not walt for somethmg to turn up, but pull off thy coat and set to \',ork Second Thou shalt not go about thy bus1l1ess looking lIke a "guy," for thy personal appearance IS thy best letter of recommendation Third Thou shalt not try to make excuses and I ebuke those who chide thee Fourth Thou shalt not walt to be told what to do FIfth Thou shalt not faIl to mamtain thine own inte-grity, or do anyth1l1g wInch wIll lessen thine own self-respect Sixth Thou shalt not covet another fellow's Job, nor his salary, nOI the pOSitIOns whlch he has got through hard work Seventh Thou shalt not faIl to lIve within thine own mcome Eighth TIlJU shalt not faIl to blow thine own trumpet on the proper occasIOns N1l1th. Thou "halt not heSitate to say "No" when thou meanest ""Jo" Tenth Thou shalt gn e every man a square deal. This IS the best and greate<,t commandment, and there is none hke unto It Upon It hangs the lav- and the profits of business 10 WEEKLY ARTISAN RETAIL FURNITURE ADVERTISING Conducted by H. H. STALKER. Dealers Are Urged to Send in Samples of Their Advertisements and to Offer Any Suggestions and Helps Which They Believe Will Be of Benefit to Others. This Department Aims to Be of Practical Sm.-vice. Help Us to Make It So. The advel tlsement of i\rnold ElmendOlf & Co 15 com-mendable because of it.s strong contra:ots, attractl\ e pncmg and brief treatment of the text The heading IS pertment, the descnptIOn conCIse and the pnces bold-three very Im-portant factors in any advertIsement It IS marred, ho\\ e\ er, by two things' FIrst, the cuts al e poor, and second, the readmg matter IS set too close to the border The cut of the sanItary couch makes It look as If It were about to fall 0\ el, and the bed, while better is this respect, stIll leaves much to Brass Bed Special Thl" elegant B,'tS-B- ed lS made \\-lth mass1\. e 2 w'C'h postq 1-1nch top rods. 3011 brass he'1\ 1 J lU-QUf> red and guaran-teed to "ear for ,eal:. Trl'5 \:11ue stands unmatch,ble m thIS CI;, $14.75 San ita r y Steel COUl:..1l, made ''Vltn hea:v \ ang'Ie' .s t '"f' I [r:unlP ana: (,'{Hered w'lth the o""st cOllch fabj'lc 'Bolh SIde" elevated maltmg f~'l ~Jze 1"ed SlH"'''l::J.1 prIce $3.29 be JesIred. In the top portIOn of the advertIsement the mat-ter descnbing the bed should have been placed evenly be-twcen the cut of the bed and the border. The same apphes to the sectIOn below In a case of this kmd, the couch cut i.·· . Morton House ( American Plan) Rates $2.50 and Up. Hotel PantJind (European Plan) Rates $1.00 and Up. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Noon Dinner Served at the Pantlmd for SOc .s THE FINEST IN THE WORLD. J. BOYD PANTLlND, Prop. ~ .... _.--_ ...._ ..... could hay e been ad, antageously placed nearly against the border rule tor anI} one corner would have appeared close. Tillc, ,\ auld hay e alloYved for white space for the more solid IIIa tter at the left The Kurtz ad, ertisement also reproduced is a splendid ~peClman of correct spacmg Note the wide space all around r:--' AT KURTZ' III I~~~~ST ~~~~~~R ~~eI III IISale Price $30.00. Regular Price $37.50 Never before have shrewd furniture buyers bad the oppor-tumty to purchase a thret piece PatIor Suite of such high quahty of materials and workmansliip at so Iowa fipe. One of the newest designs, fr~ from the ~binet.maker. M!lde of the best grade of birch Wlth full-polished mahogany fimsh. 5 ply veneer back. Le.cs of French design with heavy claw feet. Spong seat with loose cushioD$of silk plush, attached WIth silk: cord and tassel. Come& inspect this handsome parlor suite-its price & quality will 60th appeal to you. CASH OR CREDIT H H K rtz Girard Avenue &: arry • U MarshaU Street Store opell Friday Il"d Saturday Rv."lllga unut , o'cloek betvv een the readmg matter and border ThiS "ad" IS ad-mIrably set and an anged, and IS only marred by one or two slight point" The words "At Kurtz" at the top are super-fluous and OCCUpy valuable space. The type 111 "Great Feb- [ "H"OFFMAN __ u .... . .....~ II BROTH ERS CO. FT. WAYNE, IND. HARDWOOD LUMBER SA~~D l QUARTERED OAK { VENEERS SLICED fAN D MAHOGANY .. .II.. .- .I. WEEKLY ARTISAN ruary Sale" Is bold enou~h to "tand upon Its own resources, especIally when evel y l)1t of space 15 needed The! dare, 111 my Judgment, the undel sconng couU have heen ehm111ated to ach antage 1he same apphe:, to the 1ule undel the two nnccs belovv the cut II lth the:,e left out there VI' auld then have be"n mOl e rOOm to have thro"n up the pnce.., mto bolder type, "hlch I th111k } au wdl aiSree, b the 011ly weak pal t of the advertisement Some liVould sa) that the b01 der IS tc'a heavy, but the excellent tleatment as to vvh1te space make'> thIS cn tlclsm of doubtful strength a", 1egards th1e> pal tlculal "ad" Taken all 111 all these two adverbsemenh are both models of good text liVell dbplayed In WIlting your advertbements It 1:0 \\ ell to remembel that what appeal;., to one class of l)eople vv111not prove of 111teresi to another You recogmze thIS la v, of course, and apply It 111}OUl sale" talk to customel'" In makmg your alguments } au follow the lme of talk Vvh1ch 111Jour Judge-ment of human nature IS most lll-.eh to cIo"e the ",ale Plan your adverbsmi?,' the same ,vay It 15 Vvell to adhere to one particular style of anane;ement, etc, but val y your attack Make your pnnted sales talks reach all kmcb of people An "ad" wIth plenty of tech11lcal desc11ptlon WIll ",ell one cIa ":0, whIle a pI etty viiord pIcture and httle descnptlOn VIi dl m-fluence anothel DIg black pnces wIth quantIties of S298 and $469 Items wdl mtere"t some quickly, "hlle a qUlet tall-. on quahty WIll ansliVer effectl, c1y f01 sbll another branch of the human famdy So, 111lXIt up Remember, you ale after all the bu "mess } au can ~et, and the 11101c people) u touch nghtl), the lal2,e1 the c11ance f01 SUCLes" 13e vC1 c,cl11Ic:m your wntmg of "ads " In:olst that every sale-man be closely 111touch v,lth ) our advertIsements InSIst that the} know \\ hat IS be111g adver-u", ed and gIve those artlcle:o specwl clttentlOn Often the mdlfference and lack of knowledge of the salesmen com-pletely nulllfies the eftectlveness of the "ad" I \ hen the "ad" gets people 111to your "tore It has pedOl mec1 Its func-tion Then It'S up to ) ou to close the sale If I were a fur11l-ture dealel I should mSlst upon every salesman tUl nmg III a report on e, ely sale he faIled to clOse WIth the 1 eason why ThIS would result 111more careful treatment of customers ana more eal nest "ales talk You may not aglee V\lth what I am abuut to sa) now, but I beheve I am nght I should never try to ..,ubstltute another artIcle for one called for Vvlthout offenng to get It, If not m "tack If the al bcle were one han lIed on the ae;enc) plan and I was unable to get It J would frankly own Its ments and then ever so tactfully stnve to dlaw attentlOn to the article I had to take Its place And If I wele a hve dealer I would have one To my way of thinkmg It IS poor polley to assume a supellor aIr and by vOIce and manner say, "you don't want that, you want thi,," It IS perfectly reasonable to suppose that If a person cares enough about a certain pIece to ask for It, they are pretty sure of theIr 0p1ll1On and WIll resent, even If not openly, any inference that thell Judge-ment IS at fault SubstItutes you \\ 111unJoubtedly have to offer at times. but It IS a matter that reqmres dellcate hand- 11llg GIve your customers Vvhat they ask for If It'S a pOSSIble thing Of course thIS applJes to trademarked and advel tlsed furmture for whIch thel e IS an ever lllCreaS1l1g demand that IS bound to grow WIth the development of advertls1l1g. The N"ew Orleans Metal Bed company, Ltd, New Or-leans, La, has been 1eorgamzed J.:\1 Shel rouse, preSIdent, retired, hav111g sold hIS lllterest 111 the company He wa" succeeded by R J Hanna Grand Rapids, Mich, Oct. 1,1907. Grand RapLds Y'eneer Works, City. Ge~tlf'men We are securing such good results from our kLlns at our FLfth St. Works Ln which you installed your proces'3,not only as to the great saving in tLme, bu"t the excellent condition Ln which we find the lwnber when it comes out, that we are anxious to hal'e limb look over the kLlns at our Kent Works at yOLtrelurliest convenience with a view to installing the process there. In addition to the saving of time in drying espe( Lally on oak, we find a great samng by reason of the lurnber coming out very fiat and in 7nuch better condition for working than by any other dry- Lng process which we have euer seen Yours very truly, JOHN WIDDICOMB CO. Since put in at Kent Works. -----------------------~,It t t III t II ~------ I IIII II II IIII Give your men tools that are ac-curate to the one-thousandth part of an inch. Tools that are straight and true and hold their cutting edge. No matter how expensive and per-fect your machinery may be, if the cutting tools are not of the best, you can not turn out good work. We pride ourselves on the fact that we have manufactured only the very best for thirty-five years. Write for our complete catalog. It shows many new ideas in fine labor saving tools. MORRIS WOOD & SONS 1508-1510 W. L.AKE ST., CHICACO,IL.L. I.. _.. - _ _--- . 11 12 WEEKLY ARTISAN COUNTRY HOME FURNITURE Cane. Willow aud Grass Are Favored Because of Their Hygienic Qualities. In a X ew York store de\ oted lal e,e1) to homclnl I j UIlll tUl e and uphol"tellng good" for coun tr) hou ~e" a mallled couple went flO111 department to de13al tment the othel da, h"t 111 hand, choo"InlS chalr~, table"" ,:>eUee') dnd "lndo\\ "eat~ tor UlJoor and outdOOl tbe and "mdO\\, door and ",dl hal1!~- mg"" all Ultended for a ",ummel cottage not tar fJ om "e\\ YOlk Both there and at the e"tahlhhment" ot cutam dcer lators the placmg of ordeh ot thh "m t IJlgm" abollt the t1111C the blrds commence btl1ldmg then ~pnn~ ne::,h and thl'- ,ea1 busmes" m thb hne h better than u"'11al, lt h "a1d Reasons gnen b) a ?\e\\ \orh decoldtm tm the 131C'-C111 vogue of cane, wlllow and gra",,, tU111lt111e 111 the ':>1m1l1lt 1 Jwellmgs of '\ew Yorker" dle a rega1Cl tOl 11p 10 eLItc 1\llc~ of hygIene and a hkl11g for nO\ eIt1e" New Yorkers who do not ha\ e to count dollars ea1 et111h are no", dmong the he"t customer" for the .,lm plcl SOlt oi furl1lture and slmpler st) le'3 of decoratJ()n, 1110,ldecl thn llC more 01 les" art1"tlc In orde1 to io':>te1 thh t,I"te l11gh L1\'-~ dealers 1l11port e\ er) ruropean nu, elt) the, Cdn get ,ll1cl manufacturers and JecOlatOl':> oee to lt that mn tltle" ale By Otto JIranek, Grand RapIds, MlCh provIded e\ ery few months Thls, the decOl ator "ald, lS a comparatlVely new state of thl11gs A young couple ,,\ ho hay e b111lt a one and a half story T shaped bungalo\\ of twenty rooms near a mountaIn I esort, mtendl11g to In e there and glVe hou'oe pal tles part of every year, arc USl11g mattmg for IV all JecoratlO11 '" "It sound" a\\ ful," satd one of thelr fnend" befOle she saw it. Then m excuse thIS woman remarked 1\ til 1 cltd not know mattmg hke that could be bought 01 that lt could be arranged to gIve "uch a styhsh effect" As a matte1 of act the Japanese mattmg, whIch costs only 35 to 50 cents d yard, was not by any means of finest quality and It had been chosen mostly for It., "t) llsh patte1 ne; The cheaper of the tv\ a had a Sl'( mch com en tlOna1 de"le, n a cross between a squa1 e and a round "prmk1ed 0, er lte; "mooth ecru surface; a '3econd grade was patterned "lmllarl \ m dark red; a th1rcl wa" covered with a snaky de.,lgn showmg an Oriental mixture of colors ~------------------------.---------------------~ :. ~fKCl~ou INTERESTING PRICES g~x~~vk~~~! , : SEND SAMPLES, DRAWINGS OR CUTS FOR PRICES. I ,,• I~,----- Write for I Cat ..loaue I E. P. ROWE CARVING WORKS, AL~fc1tN, II -----_. _. . . - . • In the 11\mE?,room one \\ 1dth at the 1ed de~lgn enc1ed the '-1 Ie \\ ,dl about ~I" teet trom the floor and \I as fill1"hed at l1thl1 lch;e II Ith d lld110\\ oak color wood mouLlmg, matchmg the 111lll lllch ba,ehoalCl Bet\\ een the baseboard and the mat-tmg thc \\ all, 10ugh fil11shed, \\ as ltght brown The few l11ches bet\V een the mattl11g and the ce1lll1g, also the cetlll1g, \\ a 0 low:;h fi111.,hpIa .,ter colored a tone or so hIgher than the 10Ul1ddtl011 of the matt1l1g T 11 '-c\ Clal 1oom~, mc1udmg a combined llbrary and par- 101, the blue and the snake pattern matting, covered the 10\\ er tll a thirds of the wall and were finished WIth a base-boa1 d and a narrow top mould111g of oak color, the upper \\ all and cetlmg bemg kat<som111eJ a pale ecru In each case the eTIeLi was eAtremely "tylish The fabric cost llttle; leaks ur dal1lpne.,s v\ould do lt no harm and dust could he removed \\ Ith ",CkIpand \\ ater '-,;ucl the lecOl at01 "The1 care great posslbtl1tle" in 111a tt111e, tOI \\ ,dl decOl atlOns since qualltle" and patterns I1d, e been ':>0much lmpro\ ed The vOlSue of fl001 matt111gs ha" not mcreased at all among fashionable people, who most- 11 pI efel ba1 e floor~ and rug" 111their "ummer cottages, but for decorat111g "all" mattll1lSS patterned WIth bold, irregular deSIgns are for the tIme being very popular, some persons belle'll1g them to be more "amtary than cotton or woolen fabl1c" and finding them more durable and effective than \\ all paper" -\nother new Idea IS toppmg doors and windows WIth a cross panel of cane or wtllo\\, 111effect the "ame as the panel of gnll "ork Ibed 111 C1t) hou"es 0\ er folding doors and arch" a) e; The effect of a \\ lllow top to a door or W111JOW,part1- eulatl) It the pattern IS a scroll 01 othe1 of the ne\\ er fancy deSIgns IS quite ornate and the cost 15 much below that of a fanc\ \\ooden decOlatlOn of tll1S k111d I\lso the WIllow may be had m am C010l "\1atch111g these wll1do\\ tops are wll 10\\ \\1l1do\V "eats bllllt over wooden supports, whIch are pOl table and 111some cases form a cony ell1ent box 111which to d10P book., or fancy work Care IS taken that thIS willow \Vork shall harmol11ze wlth the color scheme of the room, "hethe1 the furlllture IS mostly of gra"", cane 01 \I l110w 01 of the Oldllldr} upholstered sort OJ the m1'>"10n variety, also a good cleal u"ed m counby houses Thl" ) ea1 s output of cane, wlllow and gla"s furlllture both 111deSIgn" and pnce., IS vaned enough to please every sort of ta"te and purse Some of the extreme noveltIes are WEEKLY ARTISAN 13 far from cheap For example among the German importa-tIOn;, are sets including a table, sofa, two armchaIrs with rounded backs and a rug, oval or square, about mne feet at Its wIdest, made of what looks lIke rthh, but I;' a peculiarly ;,tout, strong, thick gras" braIded closely and colored a deep ecru These sell for $180 each, and because of theIr novelty the supply IS not lIkely to be large enouglh to meet the de-mand Perhaps theIr most novel feature IS the color and arrangement of the decoratIOn"" whIch suggest Japanese rather than German art In one case. fOl Instance, two broad bands of peacock blue cIrclIng an oval rug are sepa-rated wIth conventional figures of blue and deep red, the same deSIgn appearIng III the chaIrs and table A set which includes brown, green and red decoratIOns has a rug bordered with a row of spheres SIX inches III dIa-meter III these colors and a large central round to match, thIs deSIgn being repeated in sofa and chairs In some cases sofa and chaIrs show a lIttle open work IOn" are buIlt more compactly than formerly and m period deSIgns COrIe;,pondmg to those shown In the more expensive grade" of furnIture Colomal sets of a deep mustard Loiol wIth ;,ea t cushion" of ) ellow and sUItes of a deep mahogany red furmsheJ wIth CrInbOn cushIOns are offered for lIv IIlg loom" and lIbrarIes For ",leeplllg rooms there are fasclIlatll1g sUItes including a dIvan tll1ted to correspond wIth the new cretonne;, and to agree wIth any "et color scheme Two or three shades of mau, e, for example, rangll1g from the darkest to the palest, pale blue, pale yellow, art green and deep rose pll1k are 111- cluded and chlffomers of WIllow bUIlt on wooden frame", are Ulade to match Bedsteads and bureaus made mostly of cane are celllsldered ,ery "mart indeed and an altelnatIve which IS paIred off wIth WIllow and grass furmture IS whIte enam-elled tvyIII bedsteads and larger sIze bedstead", designed after the oLl fashIOned rope bedstead wIth a low head and foot buard made of unrH;ht "plral rungs Other wood enamelled Made by Palmer Manufacturmg Co DetrOlt, MICh. between seat and back, but mostly they are woven wIthout a break and so compactly that they may be tossed about without damage As III the ca",e of wIllow, dust and staUl can be washed off No cu;,hlOns are tbed wIth these grass sets. Of qUIte another style are cane sets so beautIfully de-signed as to be SUItable for drawll1g room wear In some of these chairs and sofa have a fan shaped back and the cane IS woven to represent half IIlch uprIght fans A gold brown IS the preferred color for cane sets, whIch are fimshed If deSIred with removable upholstered ",eat cushIOns BeautIfully fine, evenly woven Chll1a mattlllg of natural color, called by some deLorators grass cloth, is used for the upholstered sUItes ordered for the drawUlg rooms of several up to date narrow, gracefully rounc1e1 frames of hardwood enameled dark green, lIght or dark brown or cream color Smooth almost as haIrcloth, thb materIal is a splendId dust shedder )Jew models m lIvmg room and sleepmg room ",ets of WIllow furnIture WIth and WIthout removable seat cush-bedsteads m whIte and 111 pale gl,ly have nosegays palllted on headboard and footboard Rugs to correspond WIth this ",ort of furnIture show an equal varIety of prIces DuplIcates of the German grass rugs referred to are undoubtedly among the most artIstIc of the fibre varIetIes, but they cost as much 01 more than a \;Vilton rug the same sin There are AlgerIan fibre rugs, though, of moderate price and in colol" and de"'lgns to match varIOUS color schemes The new patterns III these are surprI;,lIlg A novelty which appeals to some tastes show" two elephants about three feet long of a gray brown color undel a couple of bamboo tree" done 111 brown and green tmt" agam "t a pale tan bac k~rOlmd The rug IS about ten feet square J ames A Arthur has retIred from actIve connection with the I X L Furmture Company, Go"hen, Ind He wIll re-tam hIs mterest 111 the concern He was one of Its founders and Its secretary for thIrty-one yeals 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN --------------------------- . - - . YERKES COLLECTION OF RUGS Story of Remarkable Specimens That Are to Be Offered at Auction_ The art collection of the late CIHrles T. Ye1kes, iI h1ch 1- to come under the hammer in '\pnl, IS the second great l"llec tion put up at auction in New York that 01' es Its pal tlcl'la 1 ell - tinct10n to the On ental rugs, which f01m nume11Call) the l( ,C 1 portion of it. The Henry G 1\la1quand collect1011, fine ,[" It was, and spectacular in some of the pllces paId ,It the auLtlO11 was especially d1st111gl11shedb) its assembld£;e of antlqne II £;" N otwithstand111g the sIze and quaht) of 111 \ e1ke~ '- collectIo11 which WIll take the better pal t of two iI eek" t01 clhpo,-,l! at l,lplC1 fire auct1Oneenng, "lth Its tll1ee hnnch eel pa111t111S£; It-, tapc, tnes, furmture and sculptures, the th11ti 1UC;S111It £;1\e It 111 stamp of specIal d1stmct1On Mr. Y)erkes collected rugs "lth a someil hat c11ftercnt £;01 erning impulse from that iI h1ch d11ected his eAlUrSlOns 111othCl realms of art, and he seems b) a mOle confined ass1ell11t, to l1<lie learned more about them That there a1e in museum_ a11(1111 other private collectlOns rugs 111dIfferent way s supenor to some 0t these is well known Yet as John Kimberly JVIumford the '\mencan authority on Oriental rugs, does not hesitate to say, "It is doubt ful if there will again be offe1 ed at public sale, at least in ~me1 ica, a collection of Oriental carpets so rep1 esentat1' e of the highest accomphshment, so impressively free from fab1 ics of mere utility, as that here assembled" There has long been curiosity about the Yerkes rugs, iI het-ted by the knowledge that the owner was having pI epared iI 1th out regard to expense an illustrated catalog of them 111an edI-tion limited to eleven copies one each to be presented to ten of the world's great museums, a work which was interrupted by his death after It had been 111progress for seve1 al ) ea1s '\ 01' these fabncs that have been trodden by reverent and irre' erent feet for centuries are to tell their intncate and colO1ful stones to the Western public to the accompaniment of an auctionee1 s cnes. and may be seen by all Devious are the ways by which some of the choicest treas-ures of art find their iI dV from the orie;inal home to the homes of the present owners, but it comes as a snrp11se to learn tl'at the most notable fabric in this collection was obtained 0'111 on the condItion that it be quietly and expedItiously e;otten ont of England, whither it had been taken under 111teresting circum-stances from its origmal home A fortnitous conjunction of DELAWARE CHAIR CO. 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LARGEST "QUALITY" LINE of DOUBLE CANE LEATHER MISSION CHAIRS, ROCKERS and SETTEES CATALOCUE TO THE TRADE ONLY. --------- ------------------ ---0~1 111,tance" put the 111t01111at1On111]\Ir :\lnmford's po"sesslOn, apJ 111 te1l111e;the st01) nO\\ he elucidates what has long been men-lloned as a m, ~te1' concermng another slml1ar carpet, which is a tl e,bl11ed po~sesS1On of the South Kens111gton :\1nseum, to iI 1mh It Ii a" pI e'ented through the 111strumentality of William II0111S The st01) IS of the tli 0 great carpets from the mosque <lI \lClebl1 one at Kens111£;ton, the other 111FIfth avenue, and 1[1 I [u111fOld £;atheleel It in \sia and FUlOPC; and confirmed It he1 e 1he \ t deb11 cat pet at Kensinc;ton has been c'll1ed the most l111jl()tJant at Onental fabt 1CSextant, because of its 111scnption \\ lth elate \\ ll1ch c;a' e to students ,1 standard, ) et there were f111 t1\ e h111t" dlld que"t]0111n£;S concerning it, as of a tale not all 11 Tt 1,!C 1 1)( c 11n.l111J1tul ],1 LeJ11den 111lWJ2 at the ro0'11S of " mce11t Roh1l1,e)J1 &. Co and made such an l111p1ession on Mr I[<l!! b dlld '-C\ eral of h1', f11ellel" that they stat ted a subscnpt10n 101 ]ts pl11cha,e ,nel p1ecentatlOn to the 111useum; that was all that" ac; known The carpet had an 1\eel several ,e,ll seal her in the posse- S1011of the Roh111son house 111a very tattered condition and was latd a" a\ as it appeared to he not marketable Edward Steb-bing, the pal tne1 111charge, learned late1 from a Persian cor-respondent that there was an exact duphcate of that rug, in size and ornamentation still at the \rdebil mosque, but so badly med thelt 110bod, had ever tlied to sell it Stebbing had it sent on and through several years of labor succeeded in completing hI s fi1st tug by tak111g the necessary parts from the second, and ]t "as then that he placed his completed work on exhIbition, "here I!\r Morris bought it, and laid the remnants of the sec-ond rug aawy For reasons best knOl\ n to hl111self, but pOSSIbly to be guessed at by persons familiar" 1th the dehcate feelings of col-lectors l\1r Stebbine; permitted the second cdrpet to remain for "e, eral years 111his lofts At last he proceeded to restore the ne£;lectecl carpet h, the addition of foreic;n dnd narrower bor-elet" to its I e111a111im;great field This rug is 24 feet loni;", that ,t Kenc;ine;ton j'2 feet the difference being in the borders The ,111e plOpC'1tlOn 11CJldsas to ,,,idth, that at Kens111gton heing 17 reet G inches "Ide and this of the Yerkes collection 13 feet 5 inches wide I [r \lumford iI ho though he IS now with Kent Costikyan has taten t]111eto ptepale the elaborate sale catalog, speaks of this tug as thIS "f!ag111entary part of the great design, superb residuum of an ext! aord111ary sacrifice" The carpet so resurrected and restored Mr. Stebbing finally WEEKLY ARTISAN 15 offered It one evening, wIth a statement of its hIstory, to Mr. Yerkes on condItIon that the thl11g lea, e England forever Mr Yerkes took it; at what price is not known, though n"any fig-ures are quoted. Mr MumfOld sayS that the two fabrics-that at Kensing-ton and this of the Y el kes collection-are indubitably the WOlk of the same master, made at practically the same time and as "lIke ac It IS pos'-lble for cuch thl11gs to be 111 each item of tex-ture colOrIng anel deSIgn The boelv color is blue and the ground IS CO\ el ed with 1l1trIcate traccry, cartouches anel me>elall- 10m, the other colors bemg reel and gl een, light cream an I pele \ ellow nut the chan~l11g hues need be seen, not descrIbed I\t eIther end h a "acred mosque lamp At the top m a cream colored cartouche, in black lettering, is the inscription' I have no refuge in the \\ arId other than thy threshold, \Ty head has no protectIOn other than this porchway. The \"ork of the slave of the holy place, Maksoud of Kashan, in the year 942 The Y el kes rugs are substantially all Persian and Polish fabrICS made prIor to the se, enteenth century. It was the 0\\ ner's intention to havc the collection \\ hen completed consist of nothing else A large Ba~dad carpet of the sixteenth century here IS one of three known to exist of similar character, the others bemg In the collectIOns of the Countess Clotilde Clam-Gallas accord- Il1g tt the" lenna I u~ book, and on the floor of the Musee des r11"SlF 111the ralah de Commerce at Lyons, France In its or-namentatl0l1 the expel ts trace I\rabic, Persian amI ChinesE' ele-ment", dnd so t ega' cl It a" an ethnologicdl I econl of raCIal ex-pCllcnc co \\ hll11 extem1 0\ l r centuries '\ Pel sIan carpet of the fifteenth centm y pictures the eten1al conflIct between good and evil, typIfied by the strug- <TIeof beasts the ([ood the VII tuous in the elementarv and h ,c), .J direct symbolIsm and leasonm~ of these simple sons of men in real lIfe bel11~ represented bv the lion or the shong and SI11UOUStIger pouncm~ upon the poor weaklmg the deer The ",ame rug WIth equal dIrectness pIcture", Eve handm~ the apple to I\clam, though these heathen wea, el s, diffel in!! from the European artisan of the ages of faith, depict the pair of ParadIse as partly clothed The great central medallIOn of this rug pIctures mounted huntsmen at the chase, while dssistants al e beallng away the slain game on theIr shoulders A Persian carpet of the sixteenth century, 8 feet 8 mches 0\ er all, \\ Ith 6 feet 4 inches of the ori~mal PersIan "eavl11g, ancl S feet 10 mches wide, is one of the most interesting pIeces m the whole collection It is of silk warp and weft, \\ Ith \\ 001 pIle, embelhshed with silver, and the texture re-veal" 676 hand tied Persian knots to the square inch Its color tones of reel and green, blue and silver are beautIful in theIr subdued Icfinement It belong;, to the highest period of the art It came ft om the Goupil sale, as did a similar one no" m the 1\Iusee des Arts Decoratifs, Palis There is another sll11llar rug m the Salting collection, London, and another is owned by Pnnce Lobanow-Rostowsky. All of these I ugs are ascllbed WIthout question to the lOyal looms, and It IS known that one of them was sent as a present from the then Shah to the contempol ary Sultan of Turkey ThIS rug went to the man who 0\\ ns It dIrectly from the Tur1<Ish seraglio The Yerkes ru~ has had to be rewoven at the ends, and although this has been most carefully done It tells a sad but eloquent tale, for both the wool and the colOl s are harsh com-pared with the older part of the rug, whIle the SIlver put on twenty-five years ago IS lustreless agamst the soft brillIance ----------------_ ....---~ Grand Rapids Crescent THE WORLD'S BEST SAW BENCH Type "B" UnIversal. Built with double arbors, sliding table and equipped complete with taper pin guages carefully graduated. This machine represents the height in saw bench con-construction. It is designed and built to reduce the cost of sawing stock. Write us for descriptIve informatIon. CRESCENT MACHINE WORKS OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I ~---.-.-.-..-._- .._.-_._- -_.. .~._._--.~~-~ of the :,ih er put in 400 years ago It I" further interesting to see side by SIde WIth thl;, lug one of the copIes made of It, a copy perfect a", may be, and yet as dIfferent fro111 the softly glowmg ongmal as the artIfiCIal flowers of a dance hall decor-atIOn are from the fragrant Irndescence of a garden How beautIful may be the remnants of a work of art is shm" n m a small sIlk carpet from the Ardebil mosque whIch has been patched together, is little but patches of varying dImensions, yet IS a glollously handsome pIece plctunng ex-uberant, never ending life through the symbols of the tree, the ,me the lotus and the sunflower. The tree of lIfe m PersIan art ;s not restricted to the Garden of Eden It IS the habIt of the devout Persian to secure relIce from holy places when he IS near them, even If he has to purlom them or shce them off that he may use them as talismans, and It may be that a ~al t of the d:structlOn of this splendId rug was due to this plOUS habit Of those mysterious and fascinating fabrics the Polish carrets the Y crkes collection contains five, one of them being sIlk This small number, however, is one-seventh of all the PolIsh rugs m thIS country, according to the best computation, and there are so few here that they are practically all known The rug lovers never tire of contemplating the mystery of these carpets, of Persian designs, Mesopotamian colors and Indian metallIc enrichments Are they European? Are they A c;latic? Each seleats his answer Whether or not they were made m \JVar",aw by Oriental wea" ers under the dIrection of a Pole who had studIed m Persia and IndIa and drawn from IllS studIes ideas of hIs own, the name Polish will stick to them, as It has through noble tradItions for ages Their charm is undel11able, and theIr mute testimony to an inventive and governmg mmd whIch created them and left them Delphic messengers to time finds listeners everywhere. 16 WEEKLY ARTISAN "UBI-ISHEO EVERY SATURDAY BY THE MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY SUIISCRI~TION $1 eo ~EA YEA.R ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES OTHE" COUNT"'ES $2 00 PER yE ....R. SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS, PUBLICATION OFFICE, 108-112 NO"TH DIVISION ST, GAAND RAP-IDS, MICH A 5 WHITE MANAGING EOITO" Entered as second class matter July '\, 1909, at the post office at Grand Rapids \1lchlgan under the act of March 3 1879 CHICAGO REPRESENTATIVE: E LEVY Cle\ elan I, (), ha" an 1l1"Ulance concel n tlMt IS sale! to be caus1l1g consldel able anxlet\ among the manag ere, ot hfL insUl ance compal11es It IS not a hte 1I1"urance co III pan} It IS called the "Pol1C) Holders' Ad\ I"or} company," and 11" a\ OVIeel bus1l1ess IS to exal111l1e hfe 111surance pohcies and 1I1form the holders whethel the} are all llg-ht and \\ orth the pI emltlms or whether the ll')lder IS gett1l1g the V\ 01 "t of It K0 charge IS made for exam1l1atJOn an 1 ad\ Ice unless the company's experts are able to com 1I1ce the poll( \ holder that he IS not getting h"., money s Vlorth or, at lea"t that he can do better The concel n is behe\ ed to be V\ orklng 111 the interest of certa1l1 well estabhshecI lOmpallle" th,lt do not like what are called partlclpat1l1g- pohue, tlOI11 thl tdCt that in most case" the e'Cperts tn to (om 111le the llOlders of partIcipating pohcles that they can sa\ e money and g-et bet ter protection by surrendering thell pohueo. and tak1l1g out others on the non-partlC1pat1l1'.; plan and they arc salel to have 1I1duced man) to pay for the ach lle and lollo\\; It That's what wornes "ome of the 111"urdnce mag-nate" II hether the company IS act1l1g- 111 '.;ood faIth 01 "Imph to "\\ ell the business of certa1l1 compal11es IS a matter that e\ en 111StH ance experts seem to be unalJle to detelmme lrom the re-ports of ItS operatIOns It look" as If SmTIe "hi e\\ d msurance man had seen an opportllnlt"I to mak1l1'.; some mone} for htmself. by gettmg pay fOt ach Ice and also a commIssion from the compal11es to V\ hlch the pohcies al e tr dn sferred There are undoubtedlv many hoLlers of hfe m"ulance p:)h- Cles, and fire m ~urance pol1cles as \\ ell, V\ ho could \\ ell afford to pay an e'Cpert for eAam111111'.;thell contract,,: and gIVing the adVice promised by thiS Cle\ eland concern, pi 0\ Ie!m'.;, of course, that they are to get a "squale deal" Thel e are ways and \\ a \ s of V\ 01km~ 'reforms J f anythmg goes wrong, if a cc mpetltOl e!0le, \\ hat "IOU con sJJer an unfair thing, if some cu"tomel" do "o1l1etlllng- the\ should not do, there are 1\\ 0 thtng-, \\ hlChone 111,\\ chcJ(l"e from to do The first IS to sa} 1Jotllln~ hut look plea,ant The other is to make a prote"t The eAl'.;enCle" of the cac;e should decide for everybody \\ hlch course h thc be"t to pUl-sue If the latter, howey e , app] oach the "ul)ject \\ Ith an all ,f fairness "You can lead a hone to \\ ate1 etc Human belllgq are bUllt on the hor,e pnnclple The\ cannot be forced to do anythlllg but most of them al e open to the soft wiles of persuasIOn l\ferchantc; hay e a 11'.;ht and It IS their duty to stand up for themselves, but thev should do ,0 in a diplomatic manner There IS no nse of malon'.; an (ne J11} when} LJU can 1etam a fnend by gentle language E'C-plall1 and ask for Justice, bnt do not demand It roughly or aggle"sn el} It doe" not pay a man 111any 11l1eof busll1ess to Lonstantly carr} 'a lhlp on hl'> "houlder ., 1he Cannel < \ a tlOnal a ''''CJClatlOn recently expended $20,000 01 $25,000 111 conductll1g an advertb111g campaign Intended to 111creaSe the demand for canned goods and the pI ()moter" al e "aId to be dlsapp0111ted ~lth the results or, 1 athel ldck of I e"ult,-they have not noticed any increase 111 the11 sales The tJ ouble seems to hay e been that the adver- U"Ing \\ a" done WIthout the co-operatIOn of the retail dealer" III fact the retailers \\ ere H;nored The canners seem to have folIo\\ ed a pohn that has proved expenSI\ e to other manu-laLturel s They acted \\ Ith the idea that b) advertising their £;oods the" could force the retaders to bny them and sell thcm The\ falle 1 to lecogl1J7e the lllfluence and power of the men \\ ho deal e!J1ect With the con3Umers And it cost them a lot of good money to learn and appreCIate the im-pOl tance of hanllom and ~ood will between manufacturers and deale]" Vel \ fe\\ furlllture manufacturers need the lesson learned bv the Canners' "\ ational association 111 the1 r adYertl SHlg campaign \lost of them learned It long ago r1wy knoVl t'laJ the retaJ1ers can make or break the reputation of their j -"dULh Hence they are careful to conside~ tJ'e i'1terest~ of the retaller", not onh \"hen advertising is cOlcerned, inlt 111 the make up ane! construction of their hnes dnd 111 their sales methods The RetaJ! \Ie1 chant::,' associatIOn of Spokane, Wash, hay e e"tahhshed a pubhcJt\ bureau mallllv fOl the purpose of 0ppO'll1~ the p10po"ed parcels post laVl P~llip Carbray the "ecreta1 \ ,a \ s "lYe wiII ~o about It 111 a quiet way and \Ie tll1nk that d bUledll which wJ!l keep 111 touch with the people shO\\ 111g them the benefits to be del'ived from traehn£; \\ ah home mel chants V\ ould help more tb'ln any lh1J1g else' Pel haps that Cle\ eland 111surance concern nas been orga1ll7e I b} celtdln compallles to get the best of ,,)m(' of thell pohc\ -holders ]Y\ 1J1ducmg them to surrend(· pohcie, on '\ l11ch there IS httle If an} profit to the companies "There are tllcks In all tlades,' you kno\\ ]udg-lllg f10m ne\\" dl"patches and news items 1'1 trade papers thele seems to be somethll1g hke an epidemiC of ]nl1 e,lal les, robbenes, forgenes, and bogus check operatIOns 111 Idaho, \fontana, Oregon antI \\ ashlllgton Perhaps the crooks no lon'.;e1 111 fear of Vigilant committees, arc fol- 0\\ lng the cour"e of emplre Thl manag-cr" of Detlolt's Tndustnal EXpo"ltJOn hay e not h,cc1 the late" lIght to attract fl1rllltl1re exhlblb Dur-lllg the la"t \\ eek 111 June and the first week 111 Jul) turniture men \\ J!l he bu,,\ \\ lth the opel11ng of the summer sales Sld"on III Cland RapId" and ChICago. Yec; It" true enon'.;h, that e\ el} few women ever learn the use ot mone"l Perhaps more of them would learn more about the stuff If they \\ ere gn en mal e opportunities to handle It The \V orId adml re" a good loser and has great respect for a hlcky finder WEEKLY ARTISAN -, ----- ----~-- ~- . - -~---------_._.-----------------_.---.-.---.---_-. - ---. The Best Square Chisel Mortiser Entirely Automatic. Instantaneous Adjustments. Makes the STRONGEST, most ECONOMICAL and most ACCURATE Case Construction possible. Ash for Catalog "J" No. 181 Multiple Mortlser. CO Cedar St. and G b N C ., Sou. R. R. reens oro, . . ----' Foresters at Work in Florida. F10nda I" about to get Its fir"t practical expenence of the results of natIOnal forest admIn.otration A reconnals-e; ance survey of the Choctawhatchee forest, whIch was put under control of the department of agJicu1tUl e In November, 1908, by pree;dentJal proclamatIOn Ie; now beIng made by a force of foree;t "ervice experts ThIS sun ey will furnish in-formatIOn in the lIght of whIch use of the fOlee;ts can be promoted through properly regulated timber cuttIn~, through turpent1t1mg under the cup-and-gutter or the cup-and-apron method, and through grazing, wIthout harm to the penl1a-nent value of the foree;ts Florida was the first "tate eae;t of the }11"SISSIPPI to ha\ e a national forest The Choctawhatchee forest containing approximately 467,606 acre", IS located in the v\ estern part of the state, along the ~u1f, In II alton and Sant Roc,a countJee; The Ocala forest. E'mbracmgs orne 207,281 acres, lIes in the cen-tJ a1 part, the ~Teatel pOItion of the foree;t being in Manon county, with a small fractIOn in Lake The two fore.ote; vvere placed under admimtratlOn November I, 1909 As long ago a" 1825, congres" appropnated $10,000 to buy live oak land on Santa Roe;a sound to make sure of a supply of ship timber for war vessels ThIs reservatIOn, together with other tracte; subsequently set aSIde, made a total of 208,224 acres In Florida timber lands whIch the government purposed to hold as a source of supply for Its shIps Large quantitJee; of acorns were planted and many young oaks set out But the plantation was not a great "uccess, and the maIn effort was ultimately restricted to thInnIng out, pruning, and other si1vlcu1tUla1 care of the trees of the natural forest Today the new attempt at forestry in the PenInsular State promIses much more encouragmg re-sults . IAo • • _ WYSONG ®. MILES ••••• ••• _. a.a La •• Shearman Bros. Catalogue. The Shedfman Bros company of Jamestown, l\ Y, have theIr thIrtieth annual catalogue ready for dlstl1butlOn It IS an exceeJIng1y Intere.otlng and \ a1uab1e volume to furm-ture dealer" makIng a large shoWIng of new deSIgns In Made by stow & DavIs FurnIture Co Grand RapIds MICh upholstered fur111ture, con"l"tIng of davenports, "ofa beds, couches and chalre;, and as It has been the habIt of the firm for many year" to produce rare deSIgns and rare qualIty, It goe~ wIthout sayIng that thou ~ands of jea1ers Vi III want to see It A "allor had Just shown a lady over the shIp In thank-ing hIm "he saId "I am son y to "ee by the rules that tips are forbIdden on YOUl shIp" "Lor' bless you ma'am,' I ephed the "aIlor, "so were apples 111 the Garden of Eden" • A SUPERIOR Sand Belt Machine No. 171 Patented Sand Belt Machine. WYSONG ®. MILES CO., Flat Surfaces, Irregular Shapes and Mouldings sanded faster and better than by any other method. We guarantee to reduce your sanding costs. Ash for Catalog "E." Cedar St. and Sou. R. R. Greensboro, N. C. It ---- .. - ~ 17 18 WEEKLY ARTISAN Complete lines of samples are displayed at 1411Michigan Ave .. Chicago, and in the Furniture Exhibition Buildingj Evansville, THE KARGES FURNITURE co. Manufacturers of Chamber SUItes, Wardrobes, ChiffonIers, Odd Dressers, Chlfforobes 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, i1llltation mahogany, and imitation golden oak. THE BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of the "Superior" Line of Parlor, LIbrary, Dining and Dressing Tables. I THE METAL FURNITURE 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. Made by The Karges FurnIture Co I I I! • WEEKLY ARTISAN 19 II III II II• II II Made b) World Furmture Compan) Made by Bosse Furniture Company Made by Bock,lege FurnIture Co Made by Bockstege Furmture Co . -- .. ------_.------ -_. ._--- ._---------~ A-.--------- I II• •I• IIIII II III 20 WEEKLY ARTISAN Buildings That Will Need Furniture. Residences- IIh \ 1:'. Rubl}. ()ll DI\ er"u ]JOulu alC] ChIcago, Ill, $6000. 13 1\ Ruth, nl<ln" Park, Phl[adclphlcl l'a, $10,000, C Paul Hagcnlockel (rlad\\ \ ne. l'hllClrldphlil $75000, A C lnder111ll RIChJ11I)J1,l Ind S+OOO lIne'" Lund, Mll\Aaukee a\enue and "[\\eltt]l "t'let ])Ul\U III $4,000, \V B Heart?, ~t Paul a Hnue and Len th "tl el t Demer, $4.000, Half} Jone" 741 South Second Ea"t "tleet Salt Lake City, l'tah, $4,'iOO, \Ian Baka, 3730 Lmml'l11il a\ enue, 5t Lom" \10, $4,000, Geol£;e \ltha~e )826 HUl11- phley ';beet, St Lom", \10, 0,+(j00 n 1 \lllkllhon 12-t(J Temple place, St I Olm, ~8.(J'i0 \ 1 1,lton ;GB Cate-avenue, St Louh, $:;,;00 \ \ Qucnt1l1 Lafa\ ette ,Ind ThIrtIeth "treeh, St Joseph, ::\10 $3,000, \ L \IcDonald, 171 SIxteenth ';treet. Seattle, \V a ,;h , $8,000, \1 \ Ker" ton 126 Han ard boule\al d, Lo" \ng-ele". Cal S) 900 n I Trout, 21:; \IagnolIa a\ enuc. Bolh \\ ooel. Cal 83700 \1 S Coomb,;, 4103 Gnffin a\ enue, Lo" \ngle,; 83000, To"eph Irv1l1e, 8:;7 South Flr',\ \\ e"t sb eet, Salt Lake Clt\, l'tah. $3000. v\ A Lacall, 6901 \1anchester a\ enue. 5t Lom, \10,$6.500, H Faker,;. 3:;2::' TUl1lata sbeet St LOll1" S+700 13 F 13lmkel, 453S Tennes"ee a,enue '-,t IOllI" S7200 1[1" 'lIma House, Fleler and 'I elmont "tl eeh Indlanapolh Ind $3,500 H D Gi"nun~ 740 \1 e';cott stl eet '.,\ lalU-C \ \ $'i,800, A H Heu"ton, 308-1- nelle\ le\\ "beet. Kan"a, CH\ \Ll, $7,000, E B Hallo\\ ay. 2629 Ea"t 1 \\ entv-elg-hth "tl eet Kansas CIty, $4 ::'00 \label 11 \IOOle. CapItol ,lIe11lle and Thuty-fifth street, IndIanapolIs Ind. $6;00 DI II f Hoag Hanls avenue and II at.,hmgton "treet. Indlanapoh" 83000 Fred Peterson, 3:;04 Gland a, enue Omaha, \eh S3000 James B Done, 003 South Thlrty-fir"t ,;treet, Omaha 83000 Frerl C \\'ebber. Auel avenue and Holton "treet IIlh\aukee \\ h $3,000, Paulme Bra" n lrl)\ e and Thil beth "tl eeh ::\1llwaukee, $3,500 Ju11l1" Block. \atlOnal a,etHle and Jl111t, thIrd street, ::\111\\ a ukee, S ),2:;0 \ \ I= \1etl1\ 111. 1'h Ir1\ -"l\ enth avenue and Tv,ent\ "I"th "Ueet IhnmlH;ham, \la. ';3 000. Charles R \\ ermuth. 002 Tahar ,;treet lort II, a\ ne Ind, $3,000, I'rank R Hav. 92:; South llfth "Ueet I[unue Ind, $3,500, E \\ :'I[yer", ;0-1-South EIghteenth stleet \[un Cle, $3,000, :;\Ir" P C:chutze. (j2-1- II est Peachtree stlelt I\tlanta, Ga, $6,700, J D rJe111111gW Ro:oalIe "tl eet \t1anta $3.000, A J Gable, 10 Lake "treet. ~ tlanta, $7,000 J J \Iorrison, 33 Wa"h1l1gton "treet, \tlanta, $3,000 George II Fa1r, 1106 Center street. LIttle Rock, Al k , $4,000 Dr GeOl ~e \V \V \Valker, Ro"el1\llle, OhIO $4,000 T S Sellets (l6) 'Jorth Garland street, ::\lemphh, Tenn $3,000 Geolge ~ Vatter, Washington and \VIlloV\ streets, New Orleans, La $6,000, Tho111dS ~nder,;on, 9327 Luella avenue. ChIcago, Ill. $4.300; August RIchman, 'i140 Throop stI eet, ChIcago, $-1- 000, Mr,; Ernest1l1e Mayer, AlbIOn street and ::\lonh le\\ boule\ ard, Del1\ er, Col. $100.000, T F Dav1cl,on, Caltfornla and Campbell stIeets, ~l Paso, Te'\:, $8.500, II L HOI\ell, Sunset HeIghts, El l'a"o, $4,000 <:) P \Velslge1, \l1zond and Kewman streets, El Pa" 1, $3.500 '\ 5 Hm"ha,\, 920 Gene~- See sbeet, Kansa" C1ty. :'110 $)000. Samuel Gross, 110 \\ e,t FIfth "treet, Kansa" Clt.), $.:;'000 IIyltle \ !ack"on, 20):; Monroe a\ enue. Kansas elt} , $-+,000 Lhade" Tone", ;131 Haltll110re a\ enue, Kan"a" Lltv $-1-,000, '-, \ .'-,1111th147 I"en- ,,'n~ton street, Kan,a" LIb, B) 000 :'I[a1tha r Strom; 403<) '.Ilchlgan a,cnue, I'ansa" llt:" $),000, ]uhn J01Jdn 91:; ~----------------------------------------------~ I I ! B. WALTER & CO. ;VNAD~~~~ ! II M I anufacturen at T ABLE SLIDES Exclusively : I WRITE FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNT : •~---------- .. --------------------------~ \\ l"t Illl1t\-tlll1d ~jled I"alha" CIty, $4,500 David Bell, l'cdlt"te1 and 1hnd "tlceh, DetrOIt, 'I11ch, $-+,000. LOl1l" '-,Chl11lel. 18(j Clanmont "b eet. Deb ott $+,::'00 K E Gates, 11111 d an 1 r (JI ~tlleh, DetroIt. Mlch $10 000 ~Ul:;ust \ IIun...: I' Jrtu "t 1 eet and 1lumhull avenue, DetrOIt, $-1-.000, !\(J1Jl1 t l I\e,tlllk, Hanlock and Second streeh DetrOlt, ';-1-.:;00 1\ Illtam J Rohel ts, 309 Helen street, DetrOlt $4,500. I \ Depu} , 420 Pal kv leVv, DetrOIt, $4,000 '\ L ChItten-den 372 C0I11mOn\\ ealth avenue, DetrOIt, $5,000 Lla kel lam" na, ou and J Ifteenth "treet-., VIncennes, Ind, $3,000 I l \ \ ,11 d -1-19Dakota "treet, Aberdeen, S Dak, $3,000, 1\ If rlJlltng IIalqllltte ,1l1d ~outh ~beet" Davenport, Io\\a, s) :;00 Ill" (athelllle keln", \Ichola'-, and tremont a\enUl" Dd \ lllpOl t, $3,000, \ \ lIlt am \lann, Carroll and Fmplre Stl eett.,. II eeport Ill. ")+000 F Hammer, 217 IIa]Jle\\ood dvenue !'C()lld III S) ;00 1[1', Charlet., \Vood. 101 Ea"t ArcaJla ,trll t Pe(1t IdS') 000 T II \\ ane, 202 ThIrd stIeet, 1,\ eb"tel l!t\ I(ma. '1).000 l' E Heaton, N1l1eteenth and Sylvama "tl eeh, <:)t Jo"eph, \[0, $4-,000, ~I J ?lIcS" een, 608 \\ est !II enb -"econc1 "tred, \U"tlll, Tex. $3,000, F S Gnffin, 58 RIce t.,Jleet \tlanta Ga, $3000 \Illham Kennedy. Good- Ilch ,l\ lnl1C and (hah\\ orth "treet, St Paul lImn. $S.OOO. I h(llna" R Hentl n Ifague a\ enue and Gllgg,; street, <:)t !'ll1] S-1-:;OO To"eph (Jrl11l11~el, Da\ton avenue and Syndl-lite "tl eet ("t Paul S+, ;00 \Ir" Harry Sny der, AurOl a ,1\ fnue an I Dale ~tl eet '-,t Paul, £3,500, Joseph Jane,. 3025 (,Iant houle,atd Plthbm!; Pa $4,500 G C Y\ltt, 2456 !\O"etld "tt eet Ptthhul e: $-1-,000, ~ A ;\Ioore, 1498 Good- IJdt a\ enl1e II empl11". 1enn. S;) 000, \\ H McCulloui:;h, !\llkd\ place. \a"I1\llle, Tenn, $6,000, A H Myers, 2212 I)attll~on "treet "(asl1\IIle $7,000, Charles Johnson, \Vest \llr" II Ih\ a ukee. Ed~e\\ ooel, Ea"t IIllwaukee, \VIS, (bunga-l'I\\ I S-1-000 Cad S,\ an. 1-1 unt1l1g-ton, Ind, $3,500 ~ E \ (Lll11 " -1-001 \ 01 th fn en t, -fourth "treet, Omaha, 'J eb , $4, ( 00 ] [1 \gal cI 1010 \ \ e,;t SJ:xth street. Topeka. Kan. S+ 000 MIscellaneous BUlldmgs-G \ ~pnn~er I" I)Jl1lchn~ a "1"t\ tlj()u~al1d-dollat theatl e at ,rJO-1-8 Cottage GrOl e avenue, l hll,l",:() I he C;econ 1 ChllstJan CIllllch of Im1tanapolt" 1'-, ]mlldlll!; d tt ame chm ch at aco"t of $17,000 R B Young 1I1 ,llchltelt ot 1 0" ~ngele", Lal, IS plomotmg a $75,000 lwteI ploject at Y Ul11a. \ru Cr H Snllth IS bmldllJg a thea-tl e to lO"t $2:; 000 to S;,O,OOO at Loa11l1i:;a, Cal The Ul11- tallalh of San DIego, Cal, wlll oullel a church, UlI"Slon ,;tyle, a t a cost of $28000 Redland ", Cal has \ oted to Issue $85,- 000 for the el ectlOn of a new hIgh "chool omld1l1g Patter- ~on, Cal. a nevI to\\n Jounded h\ T \\" Patterson, IS to have a $7::',000 hotel erected clunng the commg- "ummer \ Ctt} I11dl" \ hltll1g a small l(mntJ v toV\n, boarded a ~tagt "Ith 11\ ° (lIlapl [dted hOl "e", and found that he had no (Jthel 111f1 enL\ than a fi\ e dollar blll '1'hl" he proffered to the drl\ et fhe Iattel took It. 1001<:ul It 0\ er for a moment OJ "0. and then asked "1,\ Inch hor"e do yOU \\ant?' ~------------------------ ,III ItII III •• IIIII \ ...-" II I,I I I• II III II IIII I ~----------------------------------------------~I r----------------------------- WEEKLY ARTISAN 21 New York Notes. N e", York, ~rarch 17 - 1'h ere IS talk of establlshmg a mohaIr warehou"e hel e, sllmlal to the wool warehouse 111 Chlcago, whlch vvould be taken under the control of the l\atlOnal J\Tohall Grower,,' as;,oClatlOn Thls assoClation has lVlt been orga111zed lon~ and I;' con"ldenng the prOposItIOn The total cllp of mohall m thh country is estimated at 3,00') 000 pound" per year and lt IS belIeved the proposed "al ehouse woulJ be of great benefit to the hade, the growers and handlers a, well Busme"s hele IS of faIrly gooel plOportlOns from a manu-factunng or IV holesale standpOInt The salesmen are workll1g wIth ~ood results and the pro;,pect, for the year's trade are \ en bllght The ea;,teln tlade is noV\ bU}ll1g 111 fair quantIties, the we"t b gOlng nght ahead and the south is improving e\ elY l1YJI1th so there IS lIttle doubt that the year wIll be a satIs-factory one flom evel} stanclpoll1t The Safe Cabinet Sales company has been incorporated \\ lth a capital of $20,000, to deal In cabinets and file cabinets, headed by \VillIam F Russell, Fred P. Flannigan and LeslIe c:; T"ookhart J ohn ~\iVel ssel, a fur111ture "alesman at the Fourteenth St "tOl e ha-s been appoll1ted chaIrman of the furniture ..,ales com1111ttee of the \\'lllJamsburg (Brooklyn) Hospital associ-atlOn Edwm Sweet, for years in charge' of the contract depart-ment of ired Loeser, Brooklyn is now wlth Stern Bras of Manhattan, having char~e of the specldl department for furmshmg homes LOl cl & Johnson have been givmg a lunch daIly, from noon to 3 o'clock, sen eel by KalIl at thelr ne\\ bl11ldmg, 213 \\ est T\\ ent} -slxth street The lunch has proven a popular feature The "\tbtnan Dent \v ood Furniture company, J A Kil-coyne, manager, are shoVlimg a special line of lockers at thelr warelooms, fi2 1'\mth avenue TheIr 1ll1e I;, constantly grow-ll1g S Karpen & Bra, parlor furlllture manufacturers, have been showll1g a new lIne of leather furniture at theIr ware-looms on That} -fourth street They are nght mIme wlth new ideas A Schaller has taken Frank A Crone's place, while he lS SIck, as the eastern representatn e of the Rockford ChaIr and Fur11lture company. Many men m the fur111ture trade are waitmg for the announcement as to whom VIi ill have charge of the furniture department of Glmbel Bros.' new ..,tore hel e He VIi 111have to be one of the "blg guns" and they are hard to get, except by aver} allunng proposition Lom" Cohen has succeeded Cohen & \Veiser, wholesale upholstery, at 171 Canal street Thomas J Blanck, a member of the firm of Thomas J I31anck & Son, a large plate glass house. who used to do busll1ess here, wa" a,phyxlated by gas at his room 318 West =" meteen th street. A I Namm of Brooklyn has changed the name of the house to A I Xamm & Son, Benjamin H Namm, the son, belng taken mto the partnershlp Harry Chesler fur111ture dealer of 103 East Seventy-eIghth street who was shot some time ago, is recovering E J Kromer & Bro, have leased the second and thid floors, addltlOnal ..,pace to the first floor, for their upholstery busmess at 215 Canal street Busme"s 1S on the increase for them ----_._-_._---~----------------------~.-.--..,-~~ IMPROVED, EASY AND ELEVATO RS I QUICK RAISINC Belt, Electrtc and Hand Power. The Best Hand Power for Furmture Stores Send for Catalogue and Prtces. KIMBAll BROS, CO" 1067 Ninth St .. Council Bluffs, la. I_____ • ._. .4I Kimball Ele?ator Co.. 313 Prospect St., Cleveland, 0., 108 11th St., Omaha, Neb., 128Cedar St, New York City. K J Collms, retaIl furl11ture hall se, has been mcorp Jr-ated wlth a capltal of $125,000, by J H MIller, P '\ Hat-hng and T Keeble The :\Iutual Dlstnbut1l1g company, an mstallment ftlll11- ture house at 382 Second avenue, are in financlal trouble O'\l11g $1,500 and ha\mg no assets, except ..,tock of $7,775 \\ Ilham R Jordan, late m the carpet departl1wnt of I Md;,on, IS now WIth the O'N ell! Fur111ture ~ompany of Brooklyn The Atlas ::\letal BeJ company and the RelIable Furl11 ture 'Manufactulmg com pan} have some very credltable exhlblt here and are JOIng a good lIvely busl11ess Michael J Galvm, general assbtant to Mr. Mlller, furnl-ture buyer fOl ~braham & Strauss, Brooklyn, has been pro-moted to the head of the contract department, bel11g suc ceeded by J Schl1ngenour, who vvas Vlilth Kellner Brothers The Income Tax Amendment. Th1rty-five of the states through thel rleg13latures, must rabfy the genelal mcome tax amendment to the consbtutlOn before lt becomes engrafted on that mstrnment Smce the measure was passed by cong1ess in July submltt111Q, the amendment to the states, thirteen leghlatures ha\ e heen 1n seSSlOn Alabama, IIlmOls and South Carohna hay e ratIfied the amendment Georgia refused to conSIder a report from the commIttee favonng the amendment and determmed to let the matte1 go 0\ er unbl the next se"slOn whclh convenes 011 June 22 The Connecbcut leglslatnre postponecl action and finalh adjourned without doing anythmg The legIslature meets m January In V1rgillla the house rejected the amendment by a small majonty, but the senate approved lt and a mot1On to recon..,ider m the house 1S now pending The M15S1"SlPP1 house has voted to rat1fy the amend-ment, but the senate has not acted and the leglslature lS about to adjourn It meets only once 111 four years In Kentucky the amendment 1S under conslderatlOn and ratification there 1S pred1cteJ The legJslatures of Maryland, i'Jew Jersey, New York, l\lassachusetts and Rhode Island are now m seSSlOn and have the amendment before them Vermont's leglslature meets m October The leg1slature of Lom"lana wIll meet 111 May and accord111g to 1l1forma;tlOn from that state, the amendment wlll be re] ected by a large \ ote ~ 0 other legl '-- latures meet th!;, year "I do not thl11k that all the legislatures now 111seSSlOll or to meet thIS year w111 act on the amendment," sa} s Sena-tor N orns Brown, author of the amendment ":;\ e\ erthe1e..,s I feel posItive that the necessary three-fonrths of the states WIll vote to ratIfy Mlddle western state;, follo~ I1l11101Sa" a rule, and the fact that I1111101;,ratJfied the amendment \\ 111 have a far-reach111g effect Some states wIll be 111clIned to walt to see how the maJonty lS g0111g befOl e tak111g final actlOn G:wernor Hadley told me recently that the J\Ils,ouri legIslature b certain to raUfy the measure I get equally encourag111g reports from other state;," 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN ,..---------.~._._--~----~----- . '-'.-.-._._---------- _. -'-- RENOVATOR AND REPAIRER New York Woman Establishes a New Branch of the Furniture Industry. "Dunng the last year I cleared $3,000 at renO\ atmg cur-tams and upholstery," dec1al ed a \' e\\ Y 01k \\ oman \\ ho on the death of her husband, less than ten years ago, found her self wIth JUo,t $100 capItal and wIth three small chtldl en to SLwport "To tell the t1 uth I Jon't knovv \\ ha t made me th111k of hecom111g a curtam and upholstery I eno\ ator "I tned so many thmg s that J ha\ e forgotten \\ hy I be-gan the majonty of them I fil st tned keepmg a board1l1g houc;e and vvound up WIth my $100 dwmdled to $10 "J\1y second \ enture \\ as SOhClt1l1g advertlsementc; for a magaz1I1e, anJ I made enou~h to I eplace my ~100 and eqUlp my chIldren for school Then the magaz1I1e :;,topped pUblt-catIOn After tlymg se\ eral fields, Just managmg to scrape enough to keep my chtldl en in school and my self m shoes, I found myo,elf in an upholste1y shop, where I had been engaged for a shOt t time to help in the office and do odd Jobs "One day a woman blOught m a pan of curtall1S to be repaired They were pI etty fal gone, and the fOIe\\ oman m the repair .,hop said .,he had no one who could do such a piece of work and the et11 tain " were he111g \\ I apped to be sent back to the owner when I found out about It "I ha dalways been pretty cle\ er WIth my fingers anJ I got the job of repatr111g the curtam., It took me t\\ 0 weeks working five hours e\ ery lllght aftel I \\ ent home The work was so satlsfactonly done that the forewoman kept me pretty well supphed w1th lllght work for the rest of my stay m that shop, though she never gave me a vv01d of commendatIOn "That is one of the most d1scourag111g features of work-ing in large shops and factones You have to be satisfid w1th the fact that you are not d1smissed, for however well you do the work ass1gned you none of your superiors will give you the smallest bit of commendatIOn, e1ther 111 words or looks. "N ext I was a saleswomman 111 a large department store, working evenings at my renovatmg At the end of the second month I was dropped from the stOle because it was the dull season That left me with noth111g but renovatmg to do, and I proceeded to get as much as I could, thinking to tIde myself over unttl business rev1ved 111the fall. "I got .so much that I was kept busy all summer, and when the fall season opened instead of bemg less busy I found that the amount of work on hand was continually 111- creasing. As 1t brought in much more money than anythmg else I had ever tried I gave up all 1dea of hunting a place in ... I II• ••I III III II II .- .. ROLLS For Bed Caps, Case Goods, Table Legs and many other purposes; in Gum, Mahogany and Quartered Oak Veneers. The Fellwock Auto & Mfl!. CO. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA an cffice and set about perfecting myself in this new work. "At the begmlllng I had the repa1ring of breaks in furni-ture done by el\.pel ts, tak111g the furniture to their shops. \' 0\\ that I deetded to ,tlcl to It as a husmess I hIred a third room m the tenement \\ here I then hved, and having thIS as d \\ ork shop I could f;et expert workmen by the day as I needed them rj hI" I found not only cheaper but better 'From those three rooms wlthm a year I branched out to fi\ e an 1 111a better locatIOn I em)ploy a gIrl in the shop, a \\ oman mender and a man repatrer all the tIme besides sumetlmes hel\ m~ a \\ 01king force of more than a dozen. \lost of m\ tl ac1e J'., \\ lth pr1\ ate homes, though at slack .,ea.,ons I tale lar~e job'., from shops "I had leall1ed enough in the fur11ltul e and upholstery "hOD \\ here I had \\ orked to regulate my pnces That is an ImpOl tant pmnt \\ hen begmmf; a busmess of thIS nature '\ ou "honIeI knO\\ the pllces chalge I by the regular trade and nC\ cr go elbO\ e them Another and e\ en more important pom t IS to kno\\ \\ ha t } ou don't know how to do as well as an expert ,Vhen thI" IS the ca"e by all means hn-e an expert to do It "YOUI fil '.,t aIm I'., to Ret customers and your second is to leep them It 1'-. much ea'iler to get peolple to ~ive you a first tIlal than a c;econd \'v heI e } ou have faIled to come up to the marh I \\as so Latcful m thIS .,econd aIm that I often paId an el\.pert wlthm a few cents of what I was to receive for the whole job fot Joing a small detail that I knew I dIdn't know how to 1epail to perfection It dIdn't put money In my pocket at the tIme, but it has smce "In other calltnRs \\ omen can go away dunng the sum-mer ,V1th me the summer is the harvest time of the year Often my rooms are so filled that I am forced to hire an extra room "I still do most of the fine mend111g myself and all of the matching That IS the most delicate part of renovating, gettmg gooJs and thr ead to work in WIth the old in such a manner as not to show the mended part Even when you can get a pIece of the new goods there is the questIOn of gettmg It faded to jlbt the right --legree "I resort to all sorts of methods to accompltsh this feat. SometImes I call on the aSSIstance of the sun and rain, then agam I hang a piece of goods before the stove or let it rest for days over the radIator "There IS plenty of such \\olk here m New York and in almost an} etty for \\omen prov1ded they will master the business and pnrsue It m a pamstakmg methodical way." Every succe:;,sful man knows what faIlure looks like-he simply refuses to shake hands with it r WEEKLY ARTISAN 23 Detroit is Ambitious. DetrOlt, March 17-DetI01L 1" grovvIng so fast that the people can't keep track of It They are now talkIng about havmg a mIllIon InhabItdllt'o In les, than ten years. If there were only half as many furnIture stores, "ome of the retaIlers mIght soon be l111llIonanes ~s It I" you don't hear of many of them gOIng Into bankI upLcy As fOl the manufacturers, the Clty trade v.lth a good many of them IS a good business m Ihelf One manufacturer "a) s that hIS CIty trade amounts to more than $60,000 a ) ear That IS more than 10 per cent of the capaCIty of the factory There IS a great deal of fur111ture manufactured In De-trOlt- mostly chans, dInIng, hbl ary and parlor tables, buffets, chIne closet", stdeboards, hall fur111ture, sectlOnal bookcases and upholstered fur111ture Nat much bedroom fur111ture IS made In Detr01t eAcept brass and llon beds It is probable that theIr enhre output of all the fur111ture factones WIll run up to between five and SlA ml1hons a year. The Palmer Manufacturing company report trade as good TheIr new bnck addItion is completed, and adds very much to theIr prodUCIng and shlppmg capaCIty. They have brought out a numbel of ne" patterns of lIbrary and parlor ,-..~..---_....._. ----_ ._..._.-_._--- -_. ..- - • ""1 A. L. HOLCOMB &. CO. Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE OROOVINO SAWS DADO SAWS CltiZens' Phone 1239 27 N. Market St .• Grand Rapids. Mich. ... . ....... . .. ... Economy. Economy IS one of the pnme factors m business suc-cess Early In hfe the wnter heard a remark from a farmer's WIfe that he has never forgotten It was thIS: "A wasteful woman can throw out WIth a teaspoon faster than a man can throw m WIth a shovel" That is ventably true. And yet there IS a true and a false economy. The false economy is that v.hIch a man practIces when he keeps in use an old machme or other apparatus that has passed Its usefulness-when it costs more to keep it in repaIr than It would to buy a new one. True economy is that which recog111zes that "only the be"t is cheap" NothIng Illustrates MADE BY MODERN PARLOR FURNITURE CO • CHICAGO, ILL. tables and pedestals, that are the best they have ever made The Possehus Bras Fur111ture l\Ianufactunng company's nev. catalogue IS the best this company has ever Issued. The score" of new pattel ns are admll ed by the dealer everywhere. ThIS IS more notIceable 111 the new penod styles-embracIng the Colomal, ElIzabethan, Flanders, Tudor and others The PosselIus tables have earned a reputation by their excellence In woods, construction, design and fimsh and the pnces are never too hIgh. For thIS reason there IS hardly a CIty of any Importance in the miJdle west that does not have one or more funl1ture dealers who handle this lIne and carry It in stock constantly. The Humphrey-" idman Bookcase company have had many compliments paId theIr new catalogue of sectional bookcases Thel e IS a constant and growmg demand for these bookcases, and then trade IS good J. C. Widman & Co, say that business is very good WIth them The demand is for the better grade of goods, the hIgher priced goods sellIng the best Their new dinmg room suites are among the best m the market, anJ their hall furni-ture has been so long on the market that it IS almost a neces-sity in every up-to-date furniture store. thIS In a more marked degree, in all wood working factones than the dry kiln. A dry kIln is either good or bad A poor dly kIln IS the greatest eater of profits in the factory, A poor dry kIln WIll waste from ten to thirty per cent of the lumber put into it, besides taking from one-third to one-half more hme to do It, which adds just that much more to the eXipenses, and that much less to the profits at the end of the year. The Grand Rapids Veneer Works has a patented process that WIll double the capacity of any ordinary kiln, besides lessenmg the expense of drying and saving practically all the waste. That is true economy, the kmd that farseeing manufacturers appreciate. A. great many manufacturers of furmiure, pianos, wagons automobiles and other wood-workIng plants are using thIS process. If the reader 13 mter-ested, by watchIng the advertIsements of the Grand Rapids Veneer ,!V arks from week to week in the Weekly Artisan, he WIll find what many of the leading manufacturers have to say about this process. Try to be tactful There is nothing in this world like tact. A really tactful man can extract the stinger from a bee without getting stung ,- I 24 WEEKLY ARTISAN Minnesota Retail Dealers' Furniture Association OFFICERS-PresIdent T R Tal lor Lake Benton \1lnn VIce PresIdent D R Thompson Rockford, Mmn , Treasurer B A Schoeneberger, Perham, MInn Secretary, W L Grapp JanesvIlle Mmn EXECUTIVE COM\1ITTEE-Chalrman Geo Klem, Mankato Mmn 0 SImons, Glencoe, Mmn, W L Harns Mmneapo!Js, Mmn C DanIelson, Cannon Falls NOTICE. BULLETIN No. 103. Number of Bed in Car No. 40 and No. 35,.. Number of Bed m Car No 800 --- ---- --------- This Five Spindle Brass Bed Continuous Post, Brass Bed Price et our store ThIS brass bed, same to be had eIther m brIght], pohshed brass or satIn fiUl<;h Has five fillrr§ rods Posto::2 Inches wIth vaces SIze 4 6 w (( 6-3 long Very securely lacquered so they Wl I rot tarnIsh, fitted wIth extra heavy brass cac;tOlf:, "'I-No 2059 Brass bed brIghtly pollshed a 0 In a satIn finIsh Has contInuous brass pest wIth ornamental brass husks 2 n~ Angle ral1 and ends straIght foot Has heavy bras::>cas tors Is lacquered. so WIll not tarnIsh \\ hlCh means a whole lot Slze 4 I) wIde, 6 3 long (on-q, truchon IS of the very best. Price at our store Our first cal of blae." liIll leave the factO!i \[alch 15th In order to get the \i eIght, Ii e ha\ e 1l1cluded 35 bed" \\ 111(.-\1 were not sold at the com entlon These beeh Ii III be d1 Mmnesota Trane.,fer WIth only a 20c heIght late flom ChIcago attached We woulJ su!Sge"t to our members Ii ho In e be-yond Mmnesota Trane.,fer that the} make good ue.,e of thI~ oppO! tumty by takIn!:; as many of these as they can the I"lrst come, first served until the quantIt\ I" n~ec1 up 7-No 40, five filler, satm, $815 6-No 40, five filler, bnght, $815 4-N 0 35;J:;, SI2--filleI, t\ll 0 bnght $840 3-No 35;J:;, SI2--filler. satm, $840 5-N 0 800, two mch cont1l1ned post, bnght, $1208 5-No 800, sat1l1, two mch contlnned po"t, $1208 5-~0 800, tv\O mch contmued post, cOmb1l1atIOn. $1258 MORE CONVENTIONS PROCEEDINGS Second Day Session Continued-Reports of Com-mittees, Etc. Plesldent L J Buenger-As the speaker for the first number of the program IS not here, \\ie WIll take n]) the re-ports of commIttees Committee Report. We your commIttee of Secretary and ] 1easurer 1epOI t and carefnlly conSIder all Items of expendIture and resources of the aSSOCIatIOn, and find them carnej out m systematic busmess lIke manner, therefO! e recommend the adoptIOn of the reports as read C Damelson, Cannon Falls, Mlnn L J. l\1argach, Grandin, X D H KoemtzeI, Perham, Mlnn Committee on President's Address. We your commIttee on PreSIdent's address have !Sone over the recommendatIons and suggestion" contained thel e-in, and we recommend the address as to ItS comprehensn e-ne"" and recommendatIOn", that \\e In con\entlOn assemblej enc1m"e the polIcy outlined \nd urge npon the executIve commIttee to carry out the recommendatIOn" and suggestIons for the coming year RealI/lng that nnle"" the suggestIOns are put mto practIcal puatlon. the\ ale ialueless \nd i\ e i\ an t to U1 g e e\ ery member to stand by and "npport the vanou" polIcle" as much as they consIstently can, belrei mg that v\ e al e on the nght track on solvmg the great problem, namely 'THE :MAIL ORDER EVIL" I n11l belIeVing that from now on no member need ever d!Saln t<:>aI tlll S pha ~e of com petItIOn ). 0111" 1e-,pec1£nll}, J 1\ Campbell, Tracy, l\Ilnn E .:\1 Thomp"on, Ellenclale, Mmn. C IV Harns, Rockwell, Iowa. Committee on Frandulent Advertising. RealI/lng the 1l11mtIce that IS bemg done to both the eun ~nmer and the legItImate merchant caused by fraudulent clChUIhmg, and haVing been made to realIze by practIcal ex-pellence the 1 esults caused by the Oi erdrawmg of Illustrations ut mall ordel houses: \ \ c 1110"t heal trly concur m the WIsdom of PreSIdent Duengel to appomt1l1g thIS commIttee of frdudulent adver-tbll1g, and the methode., willch have been pUlsued m exposing the"e traudulent practice" \nel \\ e recommend tl1dt the a"<OOClatlOncarryon a UlOSt dun e cdmpaIgn along the"e lInes. realIzmg as we do that m In Idualh a small dealeI, we conld not go to the expense to plOduce the cuts necessaly to plotect ourselves agamst the"e methods \\ hlle a~ dn a,"UclatIOn It can be done at a very nom mal Ilood SmIth, Fullerton, Neb. B SImpson, BelVIew, Mmn. C \iV. Harns, Rockwell, Iowa James IVIlbert, Lamoure, N D Report of CommIttee on Open Show Room. It b WIth pleasure that we call report that much pro-gree.," ha<o been made In elrmmat1l1g the open show room eVIl and that the manufacturers are tr}1I1g" to work In harmony Ii Ith uS 1\ e are cl01l1g all that we pOSSIbly can to correct any abuses that come up l;\f e find, however, that the maJonty of ca"es reported are the result of what IS called the card sys-tem 1\ e finel that v\ henever "lOlatlOns are made, It b be-cause "ome one has succeeded 111 gett1l1g a card whIch they ale not entitled to Therefore, we would urge our member" 10 the e'<tra precautIOn m the ISSU1l1gof cards admlttmg pI os-pectli e cu"tumers 1I1to the manufacturers show room.:; If we \i III all work together, thIS eVIl WIll soon be "ettled sat IS-iactonh to all Yours very truly, F H Peterioon, M1I1neapolis, Mlnn, ChaIrman Report of Legislative Committee. 1\ e 1 ealIze the utter lack of protectIve legislation for the "mall busll1e'3S mtere'3ts of the state In order to bnng about eftectli e 1 eform, IV e must commence early on such proposed legr,.,latlOn as thI'3 assocIatlOn 1I1tends to pre'3ent at the com-ll1g seSSIOn of our legIslature Therefore, we want to urge all member" who have any proposed leglslatlOn In mmd to take It up \\ Ith the chaIrman of thIS commIttee at the earlIest po"sIble ddte '30 that they may be able to present same at the conference ot the Mmnesota CommerCIal FederatlOn which / WEEKLY ARTISAN WIll convene for this purpose during the month of May. \lYe want to say that the matter of proper legIslation is a very important one to every member of this assocIation ,lYe have reached the point where It is absolutely necessary for us to build for the future Remember that what is everybody's busmess 15 nobody's busmess I Therefore we want every member to make It hIs specIal business to see that the plans are carned out promptly by doing that which is asked of hIm when the campaIgn for legIslatIve matter IS on If we do not get your support m followmg the pohcies adopted by conference, we wdl not get that whIch we are entlt1ed to Your., respectfully submitted, Carl Brodt, FaIrmont, Mmn J R. Taylor, Lake Benton, Mmn Committee on Insurance. The matter of msurance has been carefully conSIdered during the present year, and as the ultlmate success of this movement depends upon the most careful care m inaugu-rating the pollC1es ensued to carryon thIS work We have not come to the proper solution of thIS pha"e of assocIation work this year anJ trust that dunng the com-ing year we WIll be able to work out the msurance plan, whIch can be approved at our next meetmg. Your respectfully, o Simons, Chairman Membership Committee. Your commIttee on membershIp take pleasure in report-ing that this past year has been the banner year m the num-ber of new members receIved m the aSSOCIatIOn,and we want you to take particular notIce and note the WIde area over which our membershIp is scattered. ThIs proves that the aggressive pohcles cal ned out by our assocIation are beginnmg to brmg out the proper result, and further proves that any assocIatIOn wdl not grow any faster than it bnngs good servIce to its member'> And that when good servIce 10> rendered It IS usually appreciated and therefore we take great pleasure m submitt-mg to you the new members and recommend their adnllsslOn mto thIS assocIatIOn The followmg members jomed dunng the year Anderson & Johnson, Waubun, ::\1mn Chnstlanson, Peter Oldham, S Dak Christl anson Bros , \1dan, Mmn Engle, W J, Enderhn, K Dak Gryte, E K, Ruthton, Mmn Hddahl, Olaf, Greenbush, Mmn Harns, C W, Rockwell, Ia Hage, H J J Deerwood, Mmn KIPP, J E, Edgely, K Dak Lar.,on, L B & Co , Halstad Mum Langum & Nordvold, Zumbr~ta, :Mmn. Mohs & Karpen, Web"ter, S Dak Markuson HarJware Co, Grey Eagle, Mmn N ebon, E E, Hanska, Mum Peterson, J E, Donnelly, Mmn Spaeth Hardware Furmture and Implement Co, Ray-mond, Minn The followmg members jomed at our last conventlOn' Adam, Geo., St Paul, Mmn Anderson 1\1, Hardware Co, Atwater, :Mmn Boettcher, Gus, Wacoma, Mmn Evens Hardware Co, Pnnceton, l\Imn Gllbertson, E, Jackson, Mmn Hoch, Phdlp, Cape GIrardeau, :;\1[0 Harnson, Chas, Kenyon, :Mmn Hanson, A C, Alexandna, Mmn Hamre, H A, Gramte Falls, Mmn Henry, U. S, Park Rapids, Mmn Lawrence, G R, W orthmgton, .:Vrmn :Vrargach, L J, Grandm, N Dak ':'fernman, T. C, McHenry, ~ Dak ~ euman, H F., Mmneapohs, Mmn Newgard & Laudert, K ew RlchlanJ, 1Imn. O. K Furmture Co, Temple, Texas Peterson, Andrew, "\iVIllmar, :Vrmn Potter-Casey Co, Altkm, Mmn Rauen, B, VI acoma, Mmn Swartz, F. B, Hammond, Ind. 25 Ulland, L S, Blooming Prairie, ':'1il1n Walbndge Bro" & Rvan, Hastmgs, ;\1mtl ,Vllkmson, 0 A, Cmcmnatl, Oh1O. Yours respectfully, Geo J KIrchner, \Vells, :Minl1 F Han"en, ,V ells, l\1mn :\1artln Benson, Fergu" Falls, Minn Report of Committee on Advertising. Adverthmg has become one of the most Important Item" m the conJuctmg of modern busmess so we, your commIttee on advertlsmg, want to concur m the advertismg pollcy that the association is carrying out. \Ve believe that the adver-tlsmg helps that thIS aSSocIatIOn IS furmshmg are even a greater benefit to our members than the co-operative buymg feature We find on cam assmg the "ltuatlOn thoroughly that the prepanng of proper advertlsmg matter IS one of the most dIfficult and neglected detaIls WIth the smaller dealers ThIS IS caused prmclpally by not knowmg where to get the proper kmJ of cuts, etc We espeCIally commend the umt system adopted by the associatlOn We find that we have saved our members more than half of the cost of theIr newspaper space and made It pOSSIble for the small dealer to have umform cuts WIth descnptlOns, prepared along the llnes of SCIentific sales-manship. vVe want to urge every member of the assocIation to tryout thl" method by usmg a few standard size units as furmshed by our orgamzatlOn These units are so arranged that they can always be kept up-to-date As most furniture men are very busy people, we know you WIll appreciate any-thmg that wdl enable the small dealer to prepare a good "ad" m a few mmutes By usmg a standard UDlt, you can as-semble the umts you WIsh to use, slgnmg your name and put over each umt the pnce you WIsh to sell for and your advertlse-ment IS ready for the pnnter Not only that but when It IS pnnted, you WIll know the descnptlOns are nght and that your "ad" WIll have a umform appearance vVe also com-mend the pollcy of furm"hmg vanous headmg cuts which, as a rule, would be prohIbItIve to the small dealer becau'ie of the first cost We reaI1ze that anythmg that we can do to help the members m theIr adverhsmg WIll prove a blessmg to the assocIation Therefore, we want to urge the secretary to mamtam a'i achve a pohcy m the furmshmg of these cuts a" the funds of the assoCIatIOn "'111 warrant YOl1r" very truly, D R Thompson, Rockford, Mmn o SlI1lOnS, Glencoe, Mmn E H Boley, 'iVheaton, ]\;fllln Report of Delegates to National Convention. The ~atlOnal conventIOn ~eld ItS annual meeting at the cIty of St LOUIS, Mo, February, 1909 Col Foster, then preSIdent, prepared a "erv mtere"tlllg program and the meet-mg proved to be a very enthUSIastic one Bemg a delegated body, the attendance wa" not very large but when men WIll travel flOm "\ a, .MISS, and S C, to meet III St LoUls, .Mo, for the common gooel of the furtllture mdustry, It certamly proves that these men are m earne.,t and that there must be a ncce"slty for bnngmg about such an actIve national as"OCI-atlOn such dS will be able to cope the trade condItions of our present tune ThIS wa" the first meetmg that was held away from the ChIcago market and has proved to be more of a succes" than anv prevIOus conventIOn The next conventIOn WIll be held m DetrOIt, 111ch . whIch IS a furmture CIty withm Itself and wlllch no odubt, wdl be the means of bnngmg more assocIatIOns mto the natIOnal ,\ e urge that Mmnesota be well represented at thIS meetmv and that the expense of as many delegates as we can afford to send be paId by thIS as- SOCIatIOn vYe I eahn that the national has reached that cntlcal penod where It I" eIther gOIng to be a very strong factor m the correctIOn of trade evds or he dormant a'3 it ha., for ",ome vear'3 nast The natIOnal, hke all state assoclationo, I" findmg-It dIfficult to get the finanCial support that It nee Is to carryon the WOIk lYe want to urg-e every dealer of the ftumturc mdustry to gIve the natIOnal as much "upport as hIS mean" WIll permIt, whether you are a large dealer or a small dealer It Jeveloped at the St LOUh conventlOn that while the mad order house dId not affect the large dealers yet the open show room, card system, curbst ,ne brokers, etc, '" ere affectmg our cIty brother as much or more than the mall order problem and the soap club nUIsance affect the small r------- -- ------- 26 WEEKLY ARTISAN ~.... ...... ---- --- . .----- . .. ( I I We Manufacture tb.e II I Lar!!est LlRe of •I rOlDlna I •II ,• (nAIDS IIf I If I In the Umted States, •I sUItable for Sun day I Schools, Halls, Steam- I ers and alll'ubhc resorts If We also manufacture f I Brass Tnmmed I ran I Beds, Spnng Beds, Cots I• and Crlbs In a large vanety •I I Send for Catalogue I• and Pnces to II f KAUffMAN I I MfG. CO. •f I ASHLAND OHIO •.... - . ...... ----------- ----I~ dealers A permanent "euetan \\a", "'eulled at the St LOUl" meetmg but COn(lItlOns :00 shape I them"'eh e,,-on ae count of the 111fluence of tl ade napel'o-that they made acil\ e work of the natIOnal \ ery .,10\\ fOI the past fe\\ \ ear" It h hoped that the DetrOIt meet111 ~ wIll adopt poltCles and mecll1" to ,;ecure the sen Ice" of an actt\ e and pelmanent ",ecl2tal \ a., ",e lealt7e that the natIOnal \\111 not 010\\ a", It ",IHJulclunul \\e hay e one Yours \ el \ tt uh , C Ddnlelson, Cannon 1 aIL \[11111 \V L Crapp Tane-,\ dIe, 1I111n Dele!:;att" Resolutions \;\Therea,; \\e ha\ e been e"tended the l OUIte",\ \)1 thl entIre estahltshment of the Boutell ]\10'" IJl1 the t\ l11ln!:; 01 February 7th, '" hel ea '; then dble "ale '" 1m l e .,0 cal etulh looked aftel OUI plea,;UI e.., ,1n I Wcll1t, thel etol e be It I e-,oh ed that we extend to Boutell Blo,; a n"111!:; \ ate at tlunk-, and assuring them thIS courtesv \\ hlch 10 ) eal.., ago \\ ot11d not have been thought of, Ie; J0111g a g!eat \\Olk In ele\ atll1g the retaIl fur11lture mdu';lty to a 111(;hel place Philadelphia Affairs. PhIladelphIa, lIIal ch 16-Sha\ 111!':;; are IJemg used COIl sidel ably no\" by many upholstel e1:o 111place of hall ,ll1d 1t is reported that those fil m s \\ ho deal 111"ha\ mg " al e \ el \ busy and have all the Im,;mess they can attend to Dealeb \\ ho de"lre the cheap gooJs do not object to the use of the ",ub"il tute fOI han N other do those \\ ho hdndle the betiel !:;Iade,; but they contend that the che,tp good.., ,;11Ot11d\lot he leple "ented a,; anythm!:; else . The Phdadelphld Upholsteltd 111l1111ule compam, e-,tab ltshed by Hall y Sehl uit, has gone out of bu"mes,; The J ame:o IV Coopel company \\ el e ",0 hus\ bcfOl e the first of the yeal that they calle,l 111the1r fi\ e "ale",men ha\- l11g many tlhou:oands of dollars of unfilled Older,; rm hand then They haye now caught up "ome but hay e done rattltng good busmess the year round LoUIS Hnsch, late WIth the Quaker CIty l\Ieta1hc Ded company, ha~ g1\ en up that Ime, and IS now \\ Ith Hal ry F11ege1man The fur111tu' e busmes,; as \\ ell a" all 11ne" of trade have suffered ,;everly by the long elrawnout "tllke of thc motor-men and conductor~ on the PhtlacIeIpl11a RaplCI flan"lt hnes The loss :00 fal to thc COmpLll1\ the cmplo\ cs cllld to general hu",me",., 111u",tbe 111the nelg1hholhooc1 of $10,000,000 to $15,- 000000 [he ~tJlke ha"', b\ the tIme th1e; goee; to pless, been on 1m a month It has heen a cIl"a"trous hlow to all bU..,llle"s mtel est", \t pI e-,ent \\ nt111g there IS no settlement 111';llSht 1hel e ha \ e been 12; ,000 men calleJ out 111the cIty 111all l111e:o (11 llclde a", a ~\ mpathetIc stllke and 'that has done untold m Ill! \ \\ hlch can ne\ el be made up John \\ anan1clku ha" a ne", ,;tolehou,;e at \VashllllStJn d\ ultle 1\\ent\ -fibt and Twent\ -second streets It is a lall!,e bmlelmg and ctcllmrahlv ~Utted to the pUt po"e, havlllg !:;\ 'ld tl acka!:; e fclcl11tle,; II IIalclh ha'" opene I up tal hu';Utes", as an upholsterer, at 1 11th clnd ] homp,;on sil eet" Ifa" Clant, "ho-,e husmess I" kno\\n 1[11101 \\ rJlk", ha::. l!,one mto bankruptcy a",~eb S2,804 Le\\ &. Cohen tl11nl1ure dealel, have dIssolved partnel- ~hl pat l() \ Cl1 th Second '>t eet ::\Ir Cohen continulllg the hu "'ll1e",,,, a", hetm e as the PhdaclelphlL Llah111t1es $6,076 1 he RO\ dl Plhh Dutton Rec1m111g Chair has been ClemOll .,tt cited 1 ecenth m the Pennsy lVd111a FUr11ltufe company' '" 1Ole", 1023 IIal ket St It IS made m 100 styles, ot Odk, 1J1c!1l\ !:;cl11\ 111 1alJlle 01 ledther Ihe demonstration has 1n ( u!:;ht It many tllend,; luhlhon DIO'; ha\ e taken the store vacated by Jackson RlO" , at 38 South Ell~hth street, handhng beds and hpnn111!< \\ 11ham II SmIth, al1 anbque furniture dealer at LLlO '-UUt11 T\\ eHth ",tJ eet found ,;ome hombs at tll~ door, but tht \ e!td not e"pl(lc1e (]I he lmght not haye 11\ed to tell the tcllt Thl pel pet! a tOl I'" unknO\\ n l C, Do\\ man late \\ Ith GImbel Bros, has "ucceeded \\ tlltam IIc \111"tel as head of the furnIture, bed and bej dmg cIepal tment ot 1\e1g Bros .\ full 1111eof furl11ture WIll he added to thl" cIepal tment, whIch Will be enlarged conslder- 'lhh \\ dltc!ll1 lIe \1l1"lc~ ha" g'Jl1e 'Ilth '{ Snellenburg & I\]() r ohn \ \ 'llldll1c!ku h m hI" new hutleltng-hcls a sign out Hlme a~dm-\\ e1«me' Ihe "te)le I" mag111ficent throug-h- IlUt FACTORY BADLY DAMAGED Valley City Desk Company Suffers Heavy Loss From "Fire. llle 1hdt stalteJ m the chy kIln, f10m an unkno\l\n eau"e, l,t1nd~ed the plant ot the \ alley City Dc"k company to the extent ot $30,000 01 $40,000 on Tue"c1ay, l\Ial eh 15 The ell) kIln filled \"11h \ alu,tble hlmhel, a lalgc amount of IUl11bel m pIle.., adjOln111g, \\as cOl11pletely de,;troyed and the cuttmg 10 1111 \\ Ith It,; llldcJllnery cllld "tock pal tly "01 keel \1\ as hadly dd111a!:;eI The flames \\ ere fanned by ct h1lSh \\ mu and 1t \\ ch \\ Ith gl eat dIfficulty the firemen saved the rema111clel 01 the plant. The entne "'t1pph )f dry lumbe' was burned and \l\lth the cIry kIln gone the company Will be senou-,Iy cnppled un- Ie," they can find lumber that IS ready for cuttmg ] he fi11lshmg Jepal tment was not damaged and as there I.., a largt amount of ,;tock ready for the fi11l,;her", orders may be filled ,,\ Ithout any e;e1IOUSdelay The company make:o a lalge, val led 1l11eof desks and hac> 01 del s c11',ugh to keep the factory busy br several month" 1 he lo,,~ \\ hlch the adlue;tel'; may find greater or les, than the hgurc., -;1\ en ahoy e h fully em ered hy 1l1"uranee The po!tCle" (lll the entll e plant clm )11nt to $95,000 WEEKLY ARTISAN 27 GROWTH OF THE WORLD~S TRADE Sonle Interesting Information on the Conlmerce of the Leading Nations. "Statl,,;tlcal ""-b,,;trad of ForeIgn Countries" I"; the title of a publIcatIOn recently I%ued by the bureau of statIstIcs of the "'\atIOnal Department of Commerce and Labor It deal'> Wlt11 the fOIelgn traJe )f the pnncIpal commercIal natIon::" "howmg the growth m mternatIOnal commerce fOl a,,; ex-tenSl\ e a penod as can be cOvered from the officI,l1 records of the re,pectlve countne,,; and, mC1dentally, the wodel's markets for \ anous products and the incI ea,,;mg "hal e '" hlch merchandI"e of the Umted States forms of the annual Im-port,,; of those markets The volume m questIOn, whIch is complIed from the offiCIal publIcatIOns of the vanous countnes who"e trade it records, i" dIvIded mto three sectIOns, the first showmg the total Imports and total expOl ts of merchandIse, gold and sIl- \ el of each of the pnnclpal countnes dunng a long penod of years; the ,,;econd, the traJe of each pnnclpal country WIth other countnes during a ten-} ear penod dnd the thIrd, the pnnupal artIcle,,; Imported mto, or exported from the vanous countnes dunng the latest year avaIlable, compared WIth the ten years ImmedIately precedmg WhIle SImIlar 111 some re- "peds to the statbtlcal abstracts of foreIgn countnes issued by the enited Kmgdom, Germany, France, and other lead-mf; nations, it drffers from those works m that the mform-atlOn ha,,; been m all ca,,;e,,; stdted in the C111 renc} and umts of measun'ment of the Umted States, thu" affOldmf; to those 111tere,,;ted an C)PPOl tumty to readIly trace the Je\~elopnwnt of the trade many ImpOl tant article m any £;Iven mal ket ThIS wOlk of tran,,;form1l1g ,,;tatlstlc,,; ongmally expressed m the language, cunency and unIts of vanou,,; countne,,; mto tho..,e of the 1:mted Stdtes has im oh ed several \ eal "; elf care-ful 1esearch and lab01 on the part of a corp,,; of "tatlstIcal eApe1 h m the DuredU of Statl"tics, and the re"ult ha,,; heen the 1,,;suance of a \ olume umque m its avaIlahIlIty and cou- ,emence as a refel ence work, not only to economIsts and ,,;tate,,;men, but to tho,,;e mtere,,;ted 111 any partIcular al tlcle of commerce '\ remarkable development of mtel natIOual commel ce 1, ,,;hown hy the volume to have occuned m the ld,,;t half-cen-tUI' Thus, m 50 yedh the f JreIgn tra,le of the U11lted State,,; ha.., "extupled m ,alue that of Austna-Hungary plactIcally quaell upled that of Bc1g1l1m sextupled, that of France trebled, that of the Pmted Kmgdom male than trebled, that of Cau-deLl qumtupled, that of Japan has increased male than 10- jold, that of Germany in the 3S yeaI"; fr 0111 1827 t,l 1900, m-cIu"; l\ e, has c10ubled The tl ade of the valIOU"; natIOn" "hm\ mg the countnes to whIch export,,; ale ,ent dnd from which ImpOlts ale drawn 1" e,,;pecially mterestmg as mdlcdting a steady ::;rm\ th in the "hare whIch merohandlse of the 0mted States forms of the11 annual consumptIOn of foreIgn goods For example, m 18'J::) the Umted State,,; supplIed 17 mIllIon dollars WOlth or 6 pel cent of the imports of Austlla-Hungary, m 1908, 45 1111llIon, 01 C) 2 per cent of the total Of the imports into France the "hare of the Umted State, was, m 1896, 600 mIllIon dollar " 01 83 per cent of the total, m 1908, 127 mIllIOn, or 11 6 per cent, of Germany',,; Imports, in 1896, 125~ mIllion dolla ", or 122 per cent of the total, in 1908, 305 mIllIon, or 167 per cent, of Great Bntam's Imports, in 1896, 517;~ mIllIon, 01 24 per cent of the total, 111 1908, 604 mIllIon, or 21 per cent of the total In South '\mencan Impol ts merchanehse fr Jm the United States forms dn increasing total having grown, m the case of '\Igentme, ftom 11 mIllIon to 34 mIllon dol-lars, BrazIl, ft am 12 to 21 t1l1llIon ChIle, ft am 5 to 9 mIllIon, and Peru, from 1 to 6 1111 11!On, m the penod from 1896 to 1908 '\"Ja has shown an unu"ual mCl ea,,;e in absorptIOn of '\mencan producb, Chma's Imports from the 1:mted States hav mg mcreased fr0m 90 mIllIon 111 1896 to 260 mIllIon dollaI" m 1908, those of Japan, from 130 mIllIon m 1896 to 27 nllllIon in 1909 and those of InJla, from 4~ to 100 mIllIon dollars m the penod under 1ev te", Bntlsh Afnca, whtch up to 1908 had shown a great 111C' ease m Imports from the Umted the Imports from the l'mtec1 State,,; mto the Cape of Good States has smce that time matenally reduced ,,;uch Imports, Hope, for example, hay mg n,,;en from 80 millIOn dollars m 1896 to 22 mIllIon m 1903, but fa1l1l1g to 50 mtllIon 111 1908 -a condItion faIrly representatl\ e of the fluctuatIOns shown by other South Afncan colomes An intere,,;t1l1g and ,,;u~gestlve feature of the chaptet devoted to the trade of the van au , countne,,; by pnnclpal arttcle.., tS thetr large ImpJrtatlOns of articles of a general Made by Upham Manufacturmg Co , Marshfield, WIS, cIa"" plOduced tn the Lmted Stdtes but \\ lllch ha\ e not, d" yet, a",,;umec1 an tmportant

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