Michigan Artisan; 1906-05-10

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Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and Twenty*sixth YI[';).r-No. 23 MAY 10. 1906 Semi--Monthly 100/0 to 200/0 PROFIT PER YEAR on this Sand Belt. The investment is a small one. The few months you. are getting along without it is losing you the entire price of it. HUNDREDS MOS~~~RTo'i..'iN'NT FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS using this Sand Belt state that these claims fall short of the real merits of the machine. IT HAS THE DESIRED ADJUSTMENTS QUICKLY MADE OUr' claims are that.it wiII sand with the grain and require no retouch-ing by hand the following: Mirror frames, round oval, any shape; drawer rails; drawer fronts, base rails, etc., serpentine, agee, round or swell; straight veneered or cross veneered; ogee, found, bevel or straight edges of dresser or table tops, of round, square or scrolled patterns; table tops, of round, square or scrolled pat-terns; table rims, dresser posts; veneered rolls or columns; straight, ogee or round· ed moulding!h; raised surfaces of panels; spirals of table legs; curtain slats for roll-top desks; spindle carvings; ·french table legs; plumbers' wood work; etc., etc. No. 164 Sand Belt Machine. WYSONG &. MILES LEE AND .JACKSON aTS. CREENSBORO, N. C. A MESSAGE OF IMPORTANCE TO THE MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA: Do you wish to lessen the cost of handling your pro~ duct by the use of light running~ long lasting axles! If so explain to your wagon builder that Gillette Roller Bearing Axles are inexpensive to buy-easy to install-simple in con~ strucrion and highly effective in reducing the draft-that they can be made a part of YOUR vehicle at OUR risk as we ship on approval to responsible persons. And ask him to write to us-or do so yourselves. IT WILL PAY YOU. Yours for the cheapening ~fmanuf8.cturing costs~ THE GILLETTE ROLLER BEARING COMPANY Patentees and Sole Manufacturers, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. PATENT WOOD FILLER Forms a permanent foundation. Erings out the full life and beauty of the wood. Goes further and saves labor and material, hence cheaper than other fillers. The Bridgeport WoodFini~hlng Co., NewMilfeld, Conn.; &5 Fulton St.• New York:70 W. lake St. Chlcagoi 41·43 South ani st., Phlla-dell)" ia; 48 Cornhill, Boslon. i IT COSTS YOU NOTUING But a Stamp To secure from us full and practical information regardiug auy of our now famous STAINS and FILLERS Our Spartan Combination filler No. 871-4 is made with a water-floated Silex and triple boiled Linseed Oil. It dries hard in twenty-four hours and produces the same effect as a Golden Oak Stain and Filler process, leaving the flakes clear and the pores of the wood dark. Address T"E MARIETTA PAINT s.. COLOR CO. MARlfTTA, 0"10 . . Square Drawers Need No Fitting That's what THE BENEDICT NEW DRAWER CLAMP you can have by using GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW CO. 130 So. Ionia St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Manufacturers of Hand Screws, Cabinet Makers' Benches, Factory Trucks, Etc. Veneer Pre!l!les,all kinds and sizes Veneer Presses Glue Spreaders Glue Healers Trucks, Etc.. Etc. These Specialties are used all Over the World -=::====.--:..-.: - Power Feed Glue Spreading Machine. (Patent applied for). Single double aDd combination. Hand Feed Gluelng Machine. (Piltent pending,) Eight Styles and Sizes. Wood-Working Machinery and Supplies 1 CHAS. E. fRANCIS &. BRO.D L~T US KNOW TOUR WANTS 419-421 f. flghth 51" CINCINNATI, O. No.6 Glue H~ter The Universal Automatic CARVINO MACHINE ==== PERFORMS THE WORK OF ==== 25 HAND CARVERS Anddoes the Work Better than it can be Done by Hand ------MADE BY======= Union [nDOSSlna MAculnr (0. Indianapolis, Indiana Write for Inlormation, PrieN Etc. The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS 01' Plain and Beveled Mirrors, Bent Glass for China Cabinets Plate Glass for Desks. Table Tops and Shelves Our facilities for supplying furniture manufacturers will be understood when we state that we have 10 Glass factories, extending from Pennsylvania to Missouri; and 13 Mirror plants, located as follows: New York Boeton PhU.delpht. Surfalo Clncinnatl St. Louis MlnneapoHs Atlanta. Kokomo. Ind. Ford City. Pa. High Point, N. C. Davenport Crystal City, Mo. Also, our 22 jobbing houses carry heavy stocks in allUnes of glass, paints, varnishes and brushes and are located in the cities named below: NEW YORK-Hudson and Vandam Streets. BUFFALO-37:l-4-6-8 Pearl Street. BOSTON-4I-49 Sudbury St., 1-9 Bowker St. BROOKLYN-635 and 637 Fulton Street. CHICAGO-4.P-45:l Wabash Avenue. PHILADELPHIA-Pitcairn Building, Arch and CINCINNATI-Broadway and Court Strec1:s. Eleventh Streets. ST. L0UIS-Cor. 12th and St, Charles Streets. DAVENPORT-4IO-416 Scott Street. MINNEAPOLIS-.soo-SIO S. Third Street. CLEVELAND-149"51-S3 Seneca Street. DETROIT-53-55 Lamed Street E OMAHA-I60S-lo-l:l Harney Street. PITTSBURGH-IOI-I03 Wood Street. ST. PAUL-349""SI Minnesota Street. MIL WAUKEE, WIS.--492-494 Market Street. ATLANTA, GA.-30, 32and 34S_ Pryor Street. ROCHESTER, N. Y.-Wilder Building, Main SAVANNAH. GA.-74.s-749 Wheaton Street. and Exchange Sts. KANSAS CITY-Fifth and Wyandott St9. BALTIMORE-221.223 W. Pratt Street. BIRMINGHAM, ALA,-2nd Ave. and 29th St. It needs no argument to show what advantages may be derived from dealing directly with us. . AGENTS FOR THE COULSON PATENT CORNERPOSTSAND BATS. 2 On which side of the line are you .1• ARE you in the field where men have to scrape, chisel andre-babbitt in order that they may keep their tools in working order. or have you already crossed the line into the new and improved division where planers take up their own wear and work quickly and steadily day after day without delays, trouble and tinkering? This is the machine with Patent Sectional Clamp Bearings that take up their own wear. This invention is controlled exclusively by us and is fitted to no other planer. Its value to you in time, labor and money saved from tinkering with the cylinder journals, and in the general excellence of the work through the absence of all last motion in the cylinder cannot be estimated. But this is not the only feature that commends this planer to up~to-date shops. Improvement all along the line was the order when this machine was deligned -and as a result you are ofFered,- Britjiy, are you uJing a Cahinet Smoothing Planer? Fay and Egan N,. I56 A new arrangement of the table that SUppOTtSthe stock without yielding or trembling~ Gears keyed to shafts running in babbitted bearings, eliminating all studs. Practical, successful sectional feed roll. Pressure bars 80 arranged that pieces less than three inches long may be planed without clipping the ends. What else? Ask us. send for Circulars, Catalog, ilnd Complete Information. 505-525 W. front St., Cincin.n.ati,Ohio, u..s.A. TAe H'orJdj Standard for Woodworking lfadlinery. GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY 26th Year-No. 23 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.. MAY 10, 1906. $1.00 per Year. WOULD MAKE INSURANCE INTERSTATE COM-MERCE. Bill Framed to Keep Closer Watch on Work of Companies. A bill has been introduced in the house of representatives in \~lashillgton to declare the business of insurance interstate commerce. The measure provides that insurance companies may apply to the commissioner of corporations of the De-partment of Commerce and Labor to be registered, and re~ <..juiresthat before passing upon the application the commis-sioner shalt inquire illto the business of the company and ascertain its financial standing and ability to fnUlll its obliga-tions, and if found to be satisfactory to issue a certificate to that effect. Insurance companies are required to furnish the de-partment a\, annual statement of their busincss and financial condition and the commissioner may at any time cause an examination of any company to be made to which he has issued a ccrtificate. He is required to make an examination at least clIlce in three years and as much oftener as he deems necessary_ V\;he.~lever a company admittNl to registry shall upon ex-amination be found to be doing an illegal business or he in un-sound condition, it must "make good"or desist from its il-legal business within sixty days under penalty of cancellation of its certificate. After a certificate has been cancelled it is de-clared to be unlawful for a company to advertise or make lIse of its certificate, and in case of violation of this provision the postmaster-general is empoVliered to deny the company the use of the mails_ The bill applies to all forms of insurance doing business outside of the "state of its domicile." A Young Man Should Be Honest With Himself. In the matter of petty expenses, or large, there are thous-ands of young men who are not honest with themselves. On the one side is the young man of the careless methods who does not enter his expenditures; on the other is the man who enters more than he should. In this way the employe who is dishonest brings the VIi hole catalogue of expenses into disre-pute. The one "\vho charges too much and who submits the discounting of his overcharge is a th~ef in spirit and robber of his fellow worker whose expense bill' is legitimate and fig-ured to cents. Manifestly the employe who ,""arks his overtime, caus-ing him to miss a meal that he has paid for while he buys another, has paid a double price for a dinner; one of these prices should he restored to him-the employer for whom he works would not pass the occasion were it developed in his O\"n business; the employe can never mwe illy afford to do so. ;\ strict business polLey and a strictly "sq\lZlre deal" for himself as he goes along must be one of the principles of the salaried worker, of all others. The paying teller in a win-do'\'\' of the ricbest bank in the world accounts to the cent every night for his handling of the bank's funds. The man who takes the pay which is tendered and pays the prices that are demanded is marked for bankruptcy if he attempts a dif-ferent policy Changes in Weathered Oak Finishes This style of finish changes continually, and there is abso-lutely no standard of any kind for it. It is one of the dull finisbes and is never varnished. At one time the weathered oak in favor was almost black; this 'llias followed by a color or shade resembling the gray hark of trees and now a number of shades of brown pass for \veathered oak. Under these circumstances we shall only attempt to describe the variety of weathered oak that has the, widest popularity. The field is a sort of yellowish green; the open grain of the wood black and the quarterings of the grain a yellowish white. Tn producing the weathered oak effect especial eare must he taken that the stain coat is absolutely dry before applying the finishing coat. \Vhether on oak, ash, or chestnut, no filling should be used in making the weathered oak fin.ish, the proper effect being produced by the stain and final coat only_ THE CORRECT Stains and fillers. THE MOST SATISFACTORY first Coaters and Varnishes IIIANI,IFACTlJRCO DNLY U-Y CHICAGO WOOD FINISHING CO. 259·63 ELSTONAVEm2·16 SLOAN ST. CH I CACO. 4 New Yorll Jameatown High Point Associate DIllces Grand RaJ)lds Chicago In all PriD.elpal clUe. St. Louts 80.tOD WHITE PRINTING CO. GRANO RAPlbS. MICH w~ PRINT THI' MICHICl"'N ARTISA"", AND ....AK~ A SPECIAL.TY OF CATAL.OO ....ES FOR THE: FURNITUIiI£' TRAOE. HANO CIRCULAR RIP SAW. MORTISRR REPORTING FURNITURE. UNDERTAKERS, CARPET HARDWA~E AND KINDRED TRADE-C;. CO L L E C-TIONS MADE BY AN UNRIVALLED SYSTEM Tl-(RQUGH OUR COLLECTION DEPARTMENT • WE PRODUCE RESULTS WHERE OTHE....s ~AIL WJUT.I:i: FOK PARTICULARS AND "'OU WILL SEND US YOUR BUSIN gss. Our Complaint and Adjustment Department R.ed Draft. Collect IMPROVED. EASY and QUICK RAISING Belt, Electric and Hand Power. The Best Hand Powerfor Furniture Stores Send for Catalogue and Prices. KIMBAll BROS. CO., '067 N;nlh $L. Counoil Bluffs, la. Kimball Elevator Co•• 323Prospect St., Cleveland,O.; l081Hh St., Omaha, Neb.; 12(lCedar St" New York City • COMBINED MACHINE. No.4 SAW (ready for cross-cutting) W. F. & JOHN BARNES CO., 654 Ruby SI., Rookford, III. ~:~~'::. HAND AND FOOT POWER MACHINERY WHY THEY PAY THE CABINET MAKER: He can save a manufacturer's profit as well as a dealer's profit. He can make more money with less capital invested. He can bold a better and more satisfactory trade with his customers. He can manufacture in as good style and finish, and at as low cost, as the factories. The local cabinet maker bas been forced into only a dealer's trade and profit, hecause of machine manulactured goods of factories. An :mtfit of Bartles' Patent Foot and Hand-Power Machinery, rein· states the cabinet maker with advantages equal to his competitors. If desi.ed, these machines will be sold ON TRIAL. The purchaser can have ample timll!ito test them in his own shop and on the work he wishes them to do. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUBANDPRICK LIST FRHE. FORMER OR MOULDBR. HAND TIlNONEIt. ELEVATORS No.3 WOOD LATHB, No.4 SAW (ready tor ripping) No.7 SCltOLL SAW. STAFFORD fURNITURE ENGR4VING Our"half tones an~ deep sharp, clear"; 8,Mng them long wear and ease of make-ready. Every plate is precisely type high, nloullt~d all a perfected squared, seaSO!l-ed block trimmed to pica standard. An are proved and tooled until tlle best possible printing Qual ty is developed. Specimells mailed on requeht. Stafford Engraving Co. "The H()U8{! of ideas" INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA These saws are made from No. 1 Steel and we war-rant every blade. \Ve also carry a full stock of Beveled Back Scroll Saws, any length and gauge. Write us for Price List and discount 31-33 S. FRONT ST .• GRAND RAPIDS Factory Locations There is in the various offices of the Land and Industrial Department of the Southern Railway and :Mobile & Ohio Railroad late information regarding a number of first class locations for Furniture, Chair and other \\'oodworking Fac tories, which will be furnished Manufacturers upon applica-tion. An invitation is extended td all who use wood in their plants to write about the timber supply, good sites and mar kets available in our territory. Address your nearest agent. M. V. RICHARDS, Lal\d an~ \l\d\,l'Striai Agel\t. WASHINGTON, D. C, CHAS. S. CHASE. Agent, M. A. HAYS. Agent, 622 Chemical Building. SI. Louis, Mo. 225 Dearborn St.. Chicago. III QUARTER-SAWED INDIANA WHITE OAK VENEERS CHOICE FIGURE :: EXTRA. WIDTHS When writing for pricest mention widths required and kind of figure preferred. HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO. Fort Wayne Indiana GLOBE VISE and TRUCK CO. Manufadurer~ of HIGH GRADE Wood Workers Vises AND Factory Trucks Office 321 South Division St GRAND RAPIDS, • MICH. 5 Simplicity in COllstruc-t ion enahles u~ to Il:ive q'lj1lilyand durahility, allt! meet all com~eti_ tioll. Writejvr PriccB, No. 21. Roller Bearings. Same style Trucks No. 24, without Roller Bearings Step~ensonnf~. (0. South Sond.lnd. Wood T .mings, T urnod Moulding. Dowels and Dowel Pins. Catalogue to Manufac-turers 011Application. Folding Bed Fixtures Profitable fixtures to use are those which give the least trouble. They are made by Folding Bed 'Williams in many styles and designs, suitable for every folding bed manufactured. Furniture Cast-ings, Panel Holders, Corner Irons, etc. New ideas and inventions constantly being added to the line. F. B. WILLIAMS 3812 VlnceDDes Ave., Chicago. Manufacturer of Hardware Specialties for the Fumiture Trade. Established 1878 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY A well located and old established firm in Michigan with a well equipped factory now doing Mill work, Store fixtures, etc., and with ample room in vacant buildings adja.cent thereto, having a surplus of cuttings in Oak, Ash, Maple and Birch, wou~d like to negotiate with parties thoroughly posted in the manufacturing and selling of Furniture. One who has a small amount of capital or a line of desirable furn-iture specialties and can furnish unqualified references as to responsibility and efficiency as a man~ger. To one wishing to develop or enlarge an established and growing line of furniture we can offer inducements worth investi-gating. Address "OPPORTUNITY," Care Michigan Artisan. 6 ~r;.IfHIG7}-N Various Matters. "The rod is a nuisance in a furniture factory," remarked Charl'ey Wise, an experienced factory foreman of Atlanta, Ga. "Where it is in use much valuable time! is lost by the work-men while running from one part of the ~hop to another look-ing for it. The rod can be dispensedi with when the bills arc car~fully made Qut. A foreman, by carefully checking the stock as it comes from the te110ner and the trim saw, can keep a perfect re<:ord of the lumber han8led between the cut-ters and the cabinet room." ___ i An old traveling salesman remarked Irecently/ "It is easier to sell a new style articl'e than an old s~yle one, although the old may be a bettcr piece in every way. I The mere fact that a style is new is often a sufficient argument to effect a sale." Respectfully referred to the advocates bf the one-line-a-year plan. : Designers employed upon a salary di not object very ser-iously to the much-discussed but never-adopted one-line-a-year plan. Commercial designers and the public generally oppose it. The position of these respective classes is the natural' one. ' i, The sale of antique articles of furnithre is carried on very extensively in Washington, D. C. Antiquity is the sole quality of much of the stuff. Efforts have been made to ob-tain the splendid coIJection of furniture' purchased 140 years ago in France by Thomas Jefferson and installed in his fam-ous old home in Monticello, Va. The Jefferson estate, includ-ing the remains of Jefferson and many members of his family, is the property of Jefferson M. Levy, al'millionaire banker of New York, who would not part with J spoonful of earth, a twig or a pebble of the sacred (to many) ground. The Jef-ferson furniture, which is contained in! twenty-six rooms, is made of warnut and mahogany. ' A gentleman engaged in selling fJrniture, who is com-pelled to divide his time between Gran~ Rapids and Chicago during the exposition season, discussed; his work as follows: "Traveling frequently between two expbsitions is a hardship. And then think of the expense! If the lines shown could be concentrated in either city it would 'prove of great advan-tage to all concerned." When it was ~uggested that the ac-commodations for showing goods were !not sufficient in either city to meet the demands of the exhibitors he admitted that ~iUchwas the fact. "It is much easier Ito meet the buyer::' in Grand Rapids than in Chicago," he continued, "and in the matter of expellse of making an exhibit!Grand Rapids ha1>the advantage. But the buyers remain in, Chi(".ago much longer than they do i.n Grand Rapids; therefore, the exhibits receive greater attentlOn." i "While the builders of wood ~orkibg machinery are en-gaged in study and experiment for the! purpose of perfectin~ machinery to pe'dorm work whieh is nbw done by hand," re-marked the superintendent of a great wood working shop in Grand Rapids, "they have not succeeded in perfecting a ma-chine to sand mouldings with fine meutbers. Only by hand is it possible to sand the moulded ed~e 'of a tabl'e or case top or case frames. I doubt if we shall ever have a machine to do this \vork. I have attempted to perfect such a ma-chine and failed. It i5 greatly necd~d by wood workers.·; The attention of the superintendent is respectfully directed to a machine recently brought out by I! the Wysong & Miles company, of Gre-ensboro, N. C. It lis illustrated and de~ scribed on another page. The manul' acturers claim that it fills "a want long felt." It is worthylof the attention of all wood workers. ~ I "It is not necessary to veneers, as many contend. use a poweri scraper on mahogany A hand scnaper and a sander suf~ tice to clean the glue and other substances that collect on the face of the veneer. No one would attempt to use a power scraper on crotch veneers, whlIe on solid boards only the planer and power sander need be employed to produce a per-fect surface." The first calls for goods from the stricken cities of Califor-nia were for desks and other articles of office furniture. The.: people were anxious to "get down to business" before the ruins had ceased to smoke. The enterprising manufacturers. of Grand Rapids shipped several carloads to San Francisco within the week following the {(quake," and others are going forward daily. There will be a great demand for cheap fur-niture during the reconstruction period. The makers of low priced chamber suites are unloading the accumulated over stocks rapidly. "I had an opportunity to VISit a factory a short time ago, and met a superintendent who is of no more importance, when the big man of the offic~ is on the premises than the sman boy employed to lubricate the wheels of the f?ctory trucks," re-marked a dealer in factory supplies. "The superintendent was afraid to assert that the soul within him was his own. The 'big man' dominates the whole works, and ""ha.t need he has for a superintendent or foreman is beyond my calcu-lation. The superintendent is so subdued when in the pres-ence of the big man that he abjectedly answers iyes' when he means 'no' and 'no' when he knows in his own mind his answer should be ·yes.' Some day the big man will die and the factory will pass into the hands of ·the stockholders. \Vhat sort of an organization will he leave?" "The manufacturer of a certain brand of artificial' leather is conducting a strenuous campaign to protect his interests against imitators," remarked the president of a hlrge up-holstering company. "Whenever he learns that a manufac-turer is using an imitation of his product he opens up with an attack of rapid fire correspondence from the office of his lawyer that is calculated to frighten if not entirely subdue the offender. He often purchases an article of furniture, supposed to be covered with his leather, to be exhibited in the big windows of his 'i'i areroom in New York. When a piece covered with an imitation of his product reaches his premises "so'mething" follows rapidly. A source of annoy-ance to the manufacturer. is the fact that the imitations so closely resemble the patented article that none but an expert can detect the difference." As loyal citizens of Atlanta, filled with CIVtC pride, the manufacturers of furniture have given, and will continue to give, substantial support to the exposition of American pro-ducts and manufactures to be held in that city in 1910. In discussing this matter Lewis Newelt of the Southern Furni-ture company said: "The manufacturers of Atlanta could afford to contribute to a fund to prevent the holding of an exposition much more liberally than to a fund to promote an exposition. Why? you naturally ask. The demand for skill'ed labor during the two years preceding the date of the opening of the exposition will' be so great on account of the erection and equipment of necessary buildings that wages will be advanced far above a legitimate scale and it will not be an easy matter to hold our men in the shops. There will be more or less shifting in the positions of workmen, and such a thing as discipline must not be thought of. The com-petition that we will have to meet ,at the hands of manufac-turers employing much cheaper workmen than we shall be able to obtain, will wipe out the margin line of profit, and several years will necessarily elapse before it will be possible for us to get down on our present basis. We could give $1,000 to prevent the holding of an exposition rather than $500 to promote one. But we shall cheerfully do our part to make the enterprise successful. We owe this to our city." I New Slyies in Table Lells I IS it not a big advantage, not only in the selling of your product, but 1n the prices you command, if you are able to keep cbanging the style and getting out something new right along and 'Lvithaul any extra expenSt in the c~u.p OUR NO.5 TABLE LEG MACHINE wilt turn, not only round, hut octagon, hexagon, square or any irregular shape, and all with the same c\ltter head. Its capacity is equal t<l eight or ten hand turners, and it is guaranteed [0 do the work successfully. WOULD IT NOT INTEREST YOU TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS MACHINE: ~ THEN DROP US A LINE. C, Mallison Machine Works, FIFT·.:'~T, Beloit, Wis, MACHINERY F'OR TURNING WOOD, 7 FOX DADO HEADS GREATEST RANGE QUICKEST ADJUSTMENT LEAST TROUBLE PERFECT SAFETY SMOOTHEST GROOVES FASTEST CUT SAW LEAST POWER Also Machine KntveJ. Miter Machines. Etc. LONGEST LIFE We'll gladly tell you all about It. PERMANENT ECONOMY FOX MACHINE. CO. 185 N. F.-ont Street. Grand Rapids. Mlc:h CyClone Blow Pipe Co. Improved Cyclone Dust Colleclors, Automatic F umace F eedera, Steel Plate Exh.aust Fans. E:xh.awl and Blow Piping Complete 8Ystelll$ designedl manufactured. installed and guaranteed. Old sY$lelll$ ielDOdelecl on modem lil1e5 1 on mOlll eoonomieal plans. Supplementary systems $1ded where pregeDt ~. ~ afe nu\\I1'Own. De_ fective s y s t e m8 OOl'leded and put in proper workiI\i: order. 70 W.]ackson Sireel, CHICAGO. _ ILL. WHITE PRINTI'NG CO. Printers for the Furniture Trade. Grand Rapids, Mich. Do~~s' Patent Ta~le=le~Dovefailer "The Dodds Tilting Saw Tab\e has more practical features and good points than any other saw table on the market. MANUFACTURHD AND Fo)!. SALE BY ALEXANDER DODDSGrand Rapids, Michigan, U. S. A. 5% NINETY.FIVE PER CENT OF THE FLOOR SPACE IS RENTED. NECESSARY FOR ANY MANUFACTURER TO HURRY IF HE WANTS TO BECOME A PART OF The Chicago Exhibition (THE BIG BUILDING) Thirteen Nineteen (1319) Michigan Ave., Chicago. Diagrams and Descriptions Ready for Applicants. Manufacturers' Exhibition Building Co. CHICAGO Qran~ Ua~i~s Olow Pi~e an~DustArrester(om~anJ THE latest device for handling- shav-ings and dust from all wood wood-working machines. OUf eighteen years experience in this class of work has brought it nearer perfection than any other system on the market today. It is no experiment, but a demonstrated scientific fact, as we have several hundred of these systems in use, and not a poor one among them. OUf Automatic Furnace Feed System, as shown in this cut, is the most perfect working device of anything in its line. Write for our prices for equipments. WE MAKE PLANS AND DO ALL DET AIL WORK WITHOUT EX-PENSE TO OUR CUSTOMERS EXHAUST FANS AND PRESSURE BLOWERS ALWAYS IN STOCK Office and Fa.ctory: 20B-210 Canal Street GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Citizens Phone 1282 Sell. M..In 1804 OUR AUTOMATIC FURNaCE FEED SYSTEM: 10 wALTER CLARK 535 Michigan Trust Building Citizens Phone 5933 ONE OF OUR SPECIALTIES QUARTER SAWED OAK VENEER NO OLD PICKED OVER STOCK ON HAND BUT A LOT OF FRESH AND BEAUTIFULLY FIGURED WOOD IN STOCK G RAN D RAP IDS, M I G If iG A N Travel on Right Hand Side of Car. When you are traveling and enter a sleeping car, chair car, or day coach, and want to fmd the traveling men, look 011 the right side of the cars. You can tell "drummers," of course, without that, but if you go into any railway train you will find the commercial travelers-the men who make a business of traveling-all riding on the right hand side. If you want to test this, go sometime to the sleeping car chart at any station, and you will find the right hanJ berths sold, and the left hand ones mostly vacant. The custom, which has grown greatly, is extremely no-ticeable even to railway men, and the makers of sleeping cars would put all the berths on the right hand side if they could. The demand for berths on the right hand side is enormous It is not a habit or superstition with these old travelers. It is based on experience, and the cause is twofold. Force of habit, the "rule of the road" for hundreds of years, will cause most persons to' take the right hand side natural1y, but this applies to traveling men no more than to the ordinary traveler. Yet, while the commercial travelers will. fight almost for the 'right hand seats, there are three big roads in the United States whcre the demand is for left hand seats and berths. All but three of the big roads of the United States follow the "rule of the road," that if;, they run their trains on the right hand track of the double tracked line. The right hand side of the cars, therefore, are furtherest removed from the trains passing i}l the opposite direction, and passengers on that si.dc escape the noise and dirt. In the night they are not awakened by the crash of passing. trains, although they may suffcr more from passing long lines of cars on sidetracks. The chief reason, however, that the traveling men choose the right hand side is for greater safety, as the l'eft hand side of a train running all the right hand track is exposed to danger from passing trains. All old travelers expect some day to be in a train accident, and they do not overlook any safeguards. They know that at any time some big piece of freight from some passing freight train might be jostled loose and rip through the si.des of the fast train going in the opposite direction. They know that some loose side door of a freight car, caught in the suction betwecn the trains, may rip a hole in the sleeping car's side. They know it is possible for one of the heavy mail catchers on :l mail train to tear through the sides of half a dozen cars going in the opposite direction, if some one left it sticking out through carelessness. Also, they know that when fast trains are hurled into siding by misplaced switches, the left hand side suffers most. So the veterans with the travel' worn grips claim and pre-empt the right hand seats and berths everywhere-and the rest of the public is no wiser. FRANK GUNTON. Sandpapering and Temperature. It is of the greatest importance to have a clean, smooth surface if a first-class finish is desired. For this reason all finishing operations in natural wood should be commenced by sandpapering the surface to be finished until it is perfectly smooth. Temperature is another important consideration. Varnish is susceptible to atmospheric conditions and can-not dry in a proper way if used in a cold room. If it has be-come thick from long exposure to cold, it should be allowed to stand in a warm place until it regains its normal consist-ency. Turpentine may be used to prepare varnish for the brush quickly, but it creates unnatural conditions and injures its luster. Varnish s-hould be spread in the proper temper-ature, which is above 700 F" and for a first-class finish heat should be supplied. For a polish finish .not less than three coats of lard oil or varnish should be used. An egg shell gloss can be produced with two coats. Time should be allowed between the coats for thorough drying. The first coat of stain shoul'd be sandpapered as it smooths down the grain, which has a tendency to raise more or less after the stain is applied. This throws up the high lights by removing a portion of the stain from the markings of the wood, causing them to stand out in greater contrast. The second coat of stain is diluted so that it will not obscure the grain while it deepens the color of the open grain of the wood. The second coat should be applied very sparingly and best results follow irom rubbing with a rag. A slight rubbing with polishing sandpaper will make the surface per-fectly smooth for the finishing coat. A coat of shellac should precede the filling, so as to pro-tect the solid parts of the wood against discoloration by the filler. The thin film of shellac does not fill the open grain of the ·wood, allows full ingress of the filler where needed and makes an impervious coat,ing of the solid structure, pre-venting the wood from absorbing the filer where not wanted. I t can be easily removed by a~light sandpapering after the fiBer has become dry. Thus a much better result is gaitled the finish being more beautiful and clear Oil and Water Stains. Oil stains have the advantage over water stains in not being affected by the cold, The wood through their use be-comes more or less obscure and the color effects are not as rich as those produced by water stain. For staining old work oil should always be used. The reason for this is that watcr stains perform their work b'y absorption and in old work thc porous properties of the wood are either destroyed or impaired by the previous finishing, so the water stain cannot penetrate Weathered oak should always be finished with an oil stain. All other col'ors in oak call for the use of water stains. 11 G. R. ~ I. fLYERS BETWEEN Grand Rapids and Chicago To Chicago To Grand Rapids Lv. GR.\.ND RAPIDS, Ex. Sun 7.10 A. M. AI. CHICAGO 12.35 Noon Buffet Parlor Car Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Ex. Sun 12.01 Noon AI. CHICAGO •....•........... " ....•• 4.50 P. M. Parlor and Dlnh1. Car Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Daily 11.50 Night AI. CHICAGO. .. .• .. .. . . .. . . . . 7.15 A. M. Electric Llllbted Sleeping C.r c===_=== ===c==~---- Phone Vnion Station lor Re.ervatlons PALMER'S Patent Gluing Clamps Are the most suceessful Piling Clamps Made For the following reason. They clamp instantly any width of dimension stock; no adjusting clamps to fit the work, they hook at once to the desired width. Released instantly-throw out the lever and take them off. The work can be removed as fast as it can be handled. As the clamp' is placed over the work and tocks into the one below it the draw is alike on both sides, prevents all springing no matter how wide the stock may be. Impossible for them to slip; the wedge has sermted edge and cannot be moved when clamp is closed, hammer all you like, Unlimited powe(; great strenJ!th and durability; malleable iron and steel; tbe knuckle joints are SQ(;ket joints, not rivets. Although the best they (;ost you less. For further information ask for (;atalogue No.4. A. E. Palmer. Owos.o. Mich. Lv. CHICAGO 8:45 A. M. AI. GRAND RAPIDS 1:50 P. M. Lv. CHICAGO, tjihCSt~S:~Etl~x. Sun 1.15 P. M. AI. GRAND RAPIDS.. .. . . • . • • . . . . . . . 5.50 P. M. Bulfe. Parlor Car Lv. CHICAGO, r:ihOSt~~~~1~Ex. Sun 5.30 P. M. AI. GRAND RAPIDS 10.25 P. M. Parlor and Dhllin,. Car Lv. CHICAGO, NihCSt~~~~t1:~ Daily 11.55 Night AI. GRAND RAPIDS.. .. .• . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6.45 A. M. Electric Lllihttld Sleeping Car Phone MlchlltlUllCentral City Ticket Office for Re.el"Vatlons. 119 Adam .. Street GLOBE VISE .n' TRUCK CO. Grand RaJ)ids, Micll. lIb-kers of the BEST Quick Acting VISE Ou r Illustrated Circular will tell you all about it. • fOUR TRAINS TO AND fROM CHICAGO LvGd. Rapids 7:10am ArChieago 1:15pm Lv Gd. Rapids 12:05 nn Ar Cl;licago 4:50 pm Lv Gd. Rapids 4:25 pm Ar Chicaco 10:.5.5pm Lv Gd. Rapids 11:30 pm. da.ily Ar Chicago (:,:55am Pullman Sleeper, open 9:00 pm on 11:30 pm train every day. Cl1£eservke on all day trains. Service a la carte. PeTe Marquette Parlgr cars on all day trains. Rat. reduced to 50 cents. T"REE TRAINS DETROIT TO AND FROM Leave Grand Rapids 7:10 am Arrive Detroit 11:55 am Leave Grand Rapids 11:15 am daily Arrive Detroit 3:25 pm Leave Grand Rapids 5:20 pm Arrive Detroit 10:05 pm Meal. served a III. carte on trains leaving Grand Rapids at 11:25 am and 5:20 pm. Pere Mar<\.uette Parlor C.1'S on aU traina; seat rat., 25 cents. "ALL OVER MICHIGAN" H.]. GRAY,DISTRICT P.uSBNGBR AGiENT, PHONE 1168 Grand Rapid., Mie-h. 12 .7IR-T I.soA.AJ & 7F. cm. MfMMfR ~ ~O. MANUFACTURERS OF DROP CARVING AND GENERAL EMBOSSING MAcmNES Dies fOTaU kinds of Machines. At lowest prkes. 7 Second St" LAFAYETTE,IND. Wood Forming Cutters We offer exceptional value in Reversible and One- 'Nay Cutters for Single and Double Spindle Shapers. Largest lists with lowest prices. Great-est variety to select from Book free. Address SAMUEL J. SHIMER &. SONS MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA, U. S. A. ORAnD KAPIDS WOOD flnlSnln fi (0. I':X('I.USIVB MANUF"CTURRRS Ill'" WOOD FINISHING MATERIALS That is our specialty. We confine our business tel Fillers, Stains, Polish Furniture Wax a"d Fmishing :->upplies. We are the origillators of Weathered. Antwerp and MiS!lion Stains ill Oil. Our shades are ::Ibsolutely correct We ale authority on Early English, Fumed, Cathedral Oak, and Silver Maple Stains, and will match any particu-l,~ r shade desired. Office and factory, 55, 57, 59 Ellsworth Ave.,6rand Rapids, Mich, BOYNTON &. CO. Mfn. of fmbosstd and Turned Moulding~. Porch Work. Wood Grills. and Auto-matic Turnings We also manufac-ture a large line of EMBOSSED ORNA-MENTS for couch work. SeJld for illustrations. Removed to 419-421 W. fifteenth St., CnlC4GO, ILL. CATALOGUE -;) - - ~ )1~!J,i~/)ll,')!\!1d- lIIJ~J' B. WALTER & CO. rNADU~~ M,nuf"ture" of TABLE SLIDES Exclusively WRITE FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNT If your DESIGNS au right, people want the. Goods. That makes PRICES right, <Ilarence 1R.lbills DOES IT 163 Madison Avenue-Citizen9 Phone 1983. GRAND RAPiDS. MICH. 9llammolh fj)rop~ CarverJ 9/0. 3 This machine weighs about one tOil. Has a traveling table, is reversed and started from a counter shaft, which is inClUd-ed with machine. Hollow steel mandrel S% inches in diameter. We furnish bum· er for inside or outside heat-bIg for eilher gas or gaso-line. Size of machine. ! ft 9 in. h,gh., 3 ft. 10 In. long, II ft_ wide. We guarantee thism9chine. Prkc, $225; without trav-eling table, $200. Mammoth No.4, Sflme as machine No.3, driven with longitu de shaft only; pulleys at right an g-les;- needs no counter shaft. Price 820' I; with-o u l traveL-i Ii g table, $170. Send for full de-s<:: ript ion and list of other dwp carvers we build, Blue Print DesijJns Free to the Trade. JNO. P. DENNING 208 S. FIRST ST. TERRE HAUTE, IND 1Loufs lbabn DESIGNS AND DETAILS OF FURNITURE 154 Livingston St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Citizens' Telephone 1702. 13 They All Meet at Grand Rapids FROM EAST, WEST, NORTH SOUTH Not a representative Retail Store in the country that is not· represented by its buyer in this Market. If you have got good goods to sell--SHOW THEM in a market that is not sectional, but national. Permanent salesrooms--~~open the year round. If interested in desirable space, write at once, as the amount available is limited. FURNITURE EXHIBITION BUILDING COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN INSIST ON HAVING Morris Woo~ 3 Sons' SoM Steel OIue Joint (utlers for there are no other.r Of ju.rt a.r good!' They cut a clean perfect joint always. Never bum owing to the GRADUAL CLEARANCE (made this way only by us), require little grinding, saving time and cutters. No time wasted setting up and cost no more than other makes. Try a pair and be convinced. Catalogue No. 10and prices on application. MORRIS WOOD CD. SONS Thl-rt:y_one yeal"S at 31-33 S. Canal Sh'eet, CHICAGO. ILL. PALMER'S Patent Gluing Clamps Are the :most successful Piling Clamps Made For the following reason. They clamp instantly any width of dimensloll stock; no adjusting damps to f,\ the work. they hook at once to the desired width. Released instantly-throw out the lever and take them off. The work can be removed as fast as it can be handled. As the clamJl is placed over the work and locks into the one below it the draw is alike on hoth sides, prevents all springing no matter how wide the stock may be. Impossible for them to slip; the wedge has serrated edge and cannot bc moved when clamp is closed. hammer allJ'ou like, Unlimited power; great strenl{th and urabilitYi malleable iron and steel; the knuckle joints are socket joints, not rivets. Although the best they cost you less_ For further information ask for catalogue No.4. A. E.. Palmer. Norvel. Mich. 14 2 THE AVERAGE SPEED OF CIRCULAR SAWS. Figured on a Rim Speed of 10,000 Feet Per Minute. A close watch must be kept on the saw when blue spots begin to show themselves, the cause thereof must be found and removed. A blue spot on a circular saw means that the blue portion has heen heated too hot. \Vhcll pine is sawed a lot of pitch sometimes collects 011 the saw and burns on. It bakes 50 tight that it becomes as hard, almost, as the saw itself, and as tbis thick place goes around, it makes a good deal of fridion in the kerf, and beg-ins to heat. The more -it heats, the hardC'T the coating becomes, and the tighter it sticks. If the saw were looked over often, and all the spots of baked-on pitch, grease and dirt were scraped off with a knife or chisel, there would be fewer saws with burned spots on them. As soon as a saw begins to heat the spot getting hot expands and buckles out, so as to bear still harder on the wood it is going through. If the cau;e is not removed, the spot will increase in size, and the cente:', ihstead of being blue, will be heated so hot that the blue color will be driven away, leaving the center of the spot softened from the great heat. Put a straight edge on a saw of this description and you will find a well defined bunch in it, th~ bunch sometimes standing out over a sixteenth of an inch. Until the bunch is removed the saw will be useless for good \-vork. Hammer the bunch on an end grain block, and if the saw is not too open, it ,,,-ill dish through and show on the op-posite side, 'in whjch case the surrounding steel must be ex-panded to let out the undue expansion of the bunch. Why Saw Teeth Crumble. The crumbling of saw teeth may arise from an actually de-fective temper or innate defect in the saw steel itself so that the latter cannot be overcome. It is due to a too high temper, <Lna if there are only a few teeth on a saw that show the defect, it may be remedied by the use of a gasoline torch. Place the saw in the filing clamp so that the tooth just shows, then holding a piece of asbestos board or charcoal 011 one side of tooth, throw the torch flame against the point of tooth. You can draw the temper to- any desired degree. Hold the asbestos or charcoal in place a fe.w seconds after removing the flame. This will save heavy grinding to remove the hard points. Or, crumbling may be due to an improper shape of tooth or a faulty adjustme.nt of swage so that in either case, the swage exerts too great a strain on the fibre of the steel, starting a fracture which though not visibre will be manifested when the tooth strikes a knot. Or it may come from a tooth so slim that the use of an upset is necessary to secure a proper corner or from the corner being too much of a needle point to stand up to its work. A tendency to crumble may be overcome by a more frequent and consequent lighter, swag-ing, sharpening and sidedressing. The condition certain-ly demands that the various fitting strains put upon the teeth shall be as light as possible. In general, careful attention to the proper use of swage and shaper and light grinding will avoid the trouble. The Standard Number of Teeth in Small Circular Saws. The size and the number of the teeth in circular saws are governed largely by the gage of the. saw. \Vhenever saws are very thin for any reason whatever, the number of teeth should be proportionately increased, and the length decreased, products can be glued and nailed, filled or fin-ished salIleas wood, with oil, water or spirit stain. Our Unbreah.a ble No. 1,39A No. 152 B BETTER THAN WOOD Much stronger and more durable, full depth of grain. A perfect reproduction of ha.nd carving which absolutely defies detectiClin. Send for Sa.mple. Send for CATALOGUE. ORNAMENTAL PRODUCTS CO, Twdfth. and ForI Streets. Petroil. MichipD. as a very slim tooth is liable to spring sideways and make rough timber. As regards' the work of the saw for different woods, there is much that depends upon having saw fitted with the proper amount of set or swaging, having the teeth kept sharp and properly slim and throated, and the feed not too fast. The set on the teeth may properly vary for differ-ent woods. Under proper care, 19-9age segment resaws are cutting hard maple, and 16-gage segment resaws easily cut wide kiln dried oak, being run steadily on such lumber. The stock should be fed to the saw so that the teeth wjl1 take a deep, full cut, rather than a light scraping onei as they will stand up to the work with less tendency to dull. It is sometimes observed in sawing kiln dried hardwoods that the saw is dulled in a short time, and this fact can usually be traced to improper feeding, assuming that tJte saw was in the first place properly fitted. IF' YOU HAVE NEVER T R lED OUR RUBBING AND POLISHING VARNISHES DETROIT FACTORY CANADIAN FACTORY YOU HAVE YET TO LEARN THE FULL POSSIBLITIESOF THIS CLASS OF GOODS WHY NOT PUT IT TO THE TEST BY GIVING US A TRIAL ORDER? BALTIMORE BERRY BROTHERS, LIMITED, VARNISH MANUFACTURERS NEW YORK ~HILADEL"HIA CHICAGO ST. LOUIS CINCiNNATI SAN FRANCISCO FACTORY AND MAIN OFFICE, DETROIT CANADIAN FACTOJlY WALKERVILLE. ONT. The • DAILY ARTISAN· RECORD WILL BE ISSUED AS USUAL DURING THE MID-SUMMER SELLING SEASON IT WILL BE UNUSUALLY ATTRACTIVE AND DISTRIBUTEDTO THE f BUYER.S ~i IN ALL THE MARKETS -- IT WILL PAY EXHIBITORS TO USEITS PAGES -- IT WILL PAY NON-EXHIBITORS TO USEITS PAGES FOR SPACE AND RATES ADDRESS THE Daily Artisan - Record 20 Lyon Street, GRAND RAPIDS,MICH. "R~ry Style" for Drop Carvings, Embotied Mouldinll&. Panels. Etc. EMBOSSING and DROP CIlRVING MIlC"INES Machine! for all purposes, and al pricea withiP the reach of all. Every Machine hat. our guarantee againsl bteakalle for one year. "Lateral Style" for Laree Ca.pacity ~Vy Ca;rvi.~ ?d'ld ~ E.nW.:.i~I. We have the Machine you wan! aI a satisfactory price. Write for descriptive circulars. Also male die.; for all makes of Macltinetl. UNION EMBOSSING MACHINE CO., Indianapolis, Ind, Fine Service MICHIGAN CENTRAL Grand Ra.pids AIDetroit AIToledo TUROUGU CAR LINE Solid train service with Broiler Parlor cars and Cafe coaches nmning on rapid schedule. Through sleeping car to New York on the "Wolverine," making the run in nineteen hours and fifty minutes. For full particulars see Michigan Central Agents. Or E. w. Covert. C. P. A. Grand R.apids. O. W. Ru,gle •• G· P. A. Chicago. 15 16 ·f'~MlfpIG7}N OUI"Clamps received GOLD MEDAL at World". Fair. at. Lout •. VEtNEER PRESS (Patented June30, 1903.) CHAIN CLAMP (PatentedrJune30, 1903.) Write for prices and particulars. BLACK BROS, MACHINERY CO. MENDOTA, ILL,. CABINET CLAMP. NO MATTER WHAT YOUR DRY KILN REQUIREMENTS WE CAN FILL THEM In some instances it is necessary to have comparatively small Quantities of a number of different kinds of lumber, in varying degrees of dryness. In such cases the "ABC" APAI\.TM£.NT filLNS are successfully employed. Note the experience of the Hale & Kilburn Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia. "You recently installed for us a seven compartment 'Muist Air' kiln which has proven very satisfactory Our re-quirements are unusually exacting'. manufacturing, as we do, furniture and interior bank and office fittings, and interior woodwork of the highest class, and our lumber must be thoroughly dried in such condition as to be sus, ceptible to the highest finish. These conditions have been very well met by yOllr kilns. "Your service has been prompt and satisfactory, and we heartily recommend you and your kiln to anyone whose requirements are similar to our own." AMERICAN BLOWER COMPANY NEW YORK, CHICACO, ATLANTA, LONDON Saw and Knife Fitting Machinery and Tools I~:.B.:p.n~a':,';~,:~:t Baldwin, Tuthill ®. Bolton Grand RaDlds. Mlch. Filers. Setters. Shlllrpeners. Grinders,,- Swages. Stretchers. Brazing and Filing Clam\ls, Knife Balances. Hammering Tools. Investigate our Line. New 20a page Catalogue for 1906 Free. Bolton Band Saw Filer for Saws % ineh up. aT. 81B. Shle D. Knife Grinder. FulfAutomatic. Wet or clr) ,z.: <t 0- :E - 8> "' 0: >< :0 ~:c o:u :0- """ if) >- 'fi - ;:) <tCl ,,0: ..,<t 0 0: GiCl ~ "'z gJ;Z W "''' ~ i:; oJ Cl ~ <t :E if> ~ if) u GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY Golden Oak Oil Stains STRONGEST NOW ON TUE MARKET 1914 1916 1917 DARK BROWN BLACKER BLACKEST All of which produce a rich black brown effect, increasing in blackness as indicated above. WILL NOT CURDLE Leaves no deposit or film on face of wood. Lea ves flakes clean and white, more especially when used with our 20th Century Stain Solvent which is for use with all Oil Stains and costs very much less than turpentine. Write for samples. The Barrett Lindeman Co. IN CONSOLIDATION WITH The Lawrence Mcfadden Co. CHICAGO, III. 61-63-65-67 Ashland Ave. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 1400 and '402 Frankford Ave. 17 18 MICHIGAN • me * 7'I"R..'T' 1,5'JI.l'I j Z$. ESTABLiSHED 1680 PUBL.ISHI!:I) I'y MiCHIGAN ARTISAN co. ON THE 10TH AND 25TH OF EACH MONTH OFFICE--2-Z0 LYON ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. EtlTERED AS MATTl!.R OF THE SECOND CLASS The fellowship of thebu!'iiness men of the road is prac-tical and sturdy. "The practical side of this fraternity," re-marks the editor of a great daily newspaper of :t\ ew Yark, "is represented by organizations like the Commercial Travel~ len:,' Mutual Accident Association, with its present member-ship of morc than 44,000. Beginning in 1883 with 515 mem-bers, the society has grown steadily. By five year periods the progression has been: 1888, 3,827; 1893, 12,966; 1898, 19,- 258, 1903, 36,726, and at the close of last year, 42,311. .Keep-ing _pace with this growth, the amount paid annually for in-demnity claims has advanced from $774.78 in the first year to $281,814.30 in 1904-05. The total of payment has been nearly $2,000,000, or an average of about $85,000 a year. Av-erage annual individual dues have been only $7.64, and a drummer whose membership is coextensive with the associa-tion's existence has had his insurance for th('. entire twenty-two years for $168. The society's present reserve fund is $302,000. Busincss men await with intercst the final outcome of a suit commenced by the attorney general of the state of Penn-sylvania against the Delaware and Lackawana, the Pennsyl-vania, the Erie and the Buffalo and Susquehanna railroads to restrain the above named corporations from imposing fur-ther the $10.00 excess mileage book fee upon the people of Pennsylvania. After quoting the provisions of the state constitution prohibiting the imposition of discriminating rates or regul'ations on the traveling public, the attorney gcneral destribes at length the mileage book for the Pennsylvania and its allied lines. He then.s_ets forth his reasons far asking the court to prohibit further use of these books. It is proposed to commence proceedings having the same purpose in view, by the legal departments of other states. A hill introduced in congress a few days ago by Repre-sen* tive Sulzer fixes the price for passengers traveling over inter-state railways at two cents per mile and prohibits overcharges on the rebate plan. For violations of the act, the directors of the raitroad corporations arc made person-alty rcsponsible. The session of the present congress is drawing to a close and thc bill will probably die in the com-mittee to which is was refcrred. The bill is receiving the endorsement of commercial organizations and associations of the traveling salesmen. The manufacture of ornaments of wood secms to have been overdone in certain markets. In quite a number of shops other prod,ucts have been wholly or in part substituted. In one shop the manufacture of letters of wood for sign makers has been taken up, ..v.hile in several others furniture has been added to the line, The supply of walnut having become pra.ctically exhaust-ed and the preference of the English for dark-colored furni-ture still prevailing, there a heavy and growing demand for the red gum of the south. This is stained and sold in_th~ markets of England as satin walnut. "A rose by any other name," etc. Proceedings have been instituted in the federal court against the American School Seat company in Chicago at the instigation of Attorney Eugene Carpenter of Grand Rapids. It is claimed that the corporation named is a com-bination in restrain of trade. The exquisitely carved staircase in the twenty·five million dollar capitol at Albany cost about a million dollars, but the -work was so shabby that the stairway has begun to crack and the use of it has been forbidden. June 18 is the day for the opening of the Grand Rapids Furniture exposition. Rather early, but none too early in the estimation of the big buyers of the eastern cities. Tilted Band Saw. /\. band saw with an always level table and a saw which can be tllted for bevel work is one of the interesting machines offered by an Ohio manufacturer. - All the parts of the saw are automatic and no minute adjustments are necessary in changing the angl'e of the saw. The operation is accom-plished by turning the hand wheel at the side of the table until the pointer indicates the desired angle. All this may be done, if desired, with the saw in motion. There is no change in the location of the driving pulley whe·n the machine is tilted and no complications are introduced subsequently in belting up the machine. The table is carried back on the pedestal in exact unison, so that the saw always keeps its position in the same slot. Both the upper and the lower guides keep in exact alignment with the saw, and the lower guide keeps at a proper distance from the under side of the table. There is no change in the tension of the saw when the angle is varied. The saw is said' to make from 400 to 450 revolutions per miou·te. Automatic Gear Cutter. A patent has recently been applied for covering a new type of automatic gear cutter. The machine is designed to meet a demand for rapid' productiotf at low cost and is especially adapted for making small bevel gears, pinions, spur gears, etc., and cuttcrs of irregular shapes. Two changes of speed are provided for the cutter spindle and nine for the speed mc_chanism. Both spindles have heavy taper bearings with compensation for wear. The cutter works nine-tenths of the time, being raised clear of the work on the return stroke, the indexing, which is positive, being accomplished at the same time. The motion of the ram which carries the cutter is con-trolled by acam, which is easily and quickly changed as de-sired. Cams can be furnished for any l'ength of throw from one to two and a half inches. The machine is driven by a three-stop cone pulley, which is thrown in gear by means of a clutch operated by a rod on the front and parallel to the base plate Mithigan In Summer. The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad has issued its an-nual resort folder, "Michigan In Summer." It is attractively illustrated with scenes from life at the northern resorts. The cover design in- colors adds much to the beautiful appear-ance of the book. Copies may be had by addressing C. L. Lockwood, general passenger agent, Grand Rapids. Book Plate Collections. For a collection of 564 book plates, mostly by Chippen-dale, $140 was given at Sotheby's in London, the other day, when the late J. R. Brown's collection of nearly 20,000'-p1ate~ was sold for $2.945. Side Lines. Does it pay in the long run for a comme;-cial traveler or anyone to carry a side hne? This is a pertinent question because of the general ten-dency of salesmen to dabble in schemes to make money out-side of their regular employment. On ev(~ry si.de traveling salesmen are importuned by manufacturers and wholesalers to carry a side line. The manufacturers having nothing to lose other than a fe\.-" samples, are liberal in offering glov.;1ng inducements for salesmen to sell their goods. And well they might be free ·with their offers of large commissions, for th'e other fellow pays the bills. The prospect of no railroad fares, no hotel expenses, or incidentals to pay salesmen is an alluring one to manufacturers with no or limited capital. So he casts his bait in the form of get-rich-quick advertis,,:- ments, hoping that the salesman of his next door busillcss friend, being underpaid, will jump at his offer. He usually catches the salesman, and his next door frielld unknowingly stands the blunt of the burden of expenses, These offers to make money on the side are in many cases stumbling blocks in the way of permanent advancement or gain. Morally the practice is wrong, The temptation for most salesmen, however, is too great. Inadequate pay, per-haps sickness in the family, business depression, lack of steady work, unfortunate investments, or even gambling are usn ally the causes for salesmen to take on side lines, with the hope of recouping their losses. Sometimes the motive is purely Olle of additional gain. But to the general credit of the mcn on the road they do not resort to side lines unless driven to it by misfortune. \Vith trade and salary good, traveling sales-men are usually loyal to the houses they represent The ma-jority are so. \Vhen misfortune steps in, advertisement: L such as these, in magazines published in the interest of com-mercial travelers, tempt the salesman, and he usually falls. HIGH CLASS TRAVELING SALESMEN WANTED; can carn at I~ast $60 ...'.e.eldy with new side line adapted to any class of busilless; some have made $250 in one day; we send proof of above statement and. sample ease {weight 4 ounces] free by return mail. FOR SALESMEN ONLY-Do you want a good side line to carry in your territory, o:le that will show you a g'ood per- ~etl:tage on sales? 'Ne bell eve you are out for what there is 111 It, and we have a good line to help YOtt make something out .of your travels. If you are interested, write us, naming territory you cover and line you are handling, and home ad-- dress, TR~\VELI.NG SALES:\tIAN 'A/ANTED-To carry as a side lme Sachet Puff, Every dealer buys one as soon as shown sample SALESMEN \VANTED-Traveling men can increase in-come $20 per week ..v.ith my easy pocket side line; sample free, COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS-Here is yOur side line. \Vill pay you dollars for a few minutes' talk. Light weight sample. SALESMEN-Traveling salesmen, we have the best line on earth for you; will not interfere with your regular line, Outside of the moral considerations of loyalty or disloy-alty a side line seldom pays, whether handled by a traveling sal'esman or a city clerk. The average person has only a limited amount of strength and energy to devote to his busi~ ness, and jf his attention is divided one or the other lines must suffer from the neglect. Usually it is his regular employment. He counts on the salary from his employer as 3. sure thing and what he can make on the side as so much clear gain, The clerk in the city engaged in the side line likely stays -uphalf the night at work, when he should be rest-ing for his day's duties. At his regular task he is not able to do his best, and only does half of his duty to his employer. So \vith the man on' the road. He rushes through the calls of his regular line with lightning speed in order to make something on the side. The results in both cases are the same. There is at the ~tan a temporary gaiu in money, but gradually both the clerk 19 :,nd the s::I~'sm,ll1 lose thei;' g ,lSp on their regular work, either by not improving or advancing in promotion or by really deteriorating, They see others who have concentrated their energies advanced over them. Sooner or later, either by the poor quality of the work done or by chance, the em- ?loye.r wilt fmd tllat his clerk or salesman is not loyal to him, and will dispense with his services. After all, the siJl' line does not pay. Traveling salesmen, by combining a sufficient number of side lines, can build up a new business. Instead of being regularly employed on one line, the salesman selects twenty or thirty articles which sell regularly and easily, and becomes his own employer, The goods are supplied him by the man-ufacturers on a commission basis and the credit side is handled entirely by the manufacturers. The samples include goods not bulky, such as novelties, neck""'ear, linen, station-ery, calendars, etc. One case will do for all the samples, and the transporta-tion is not a serious propos.ition. Unlike a l<egular line there is no limit of time to be spent in each town, With twenty ar~ ticles, the salesman will have opportunity to VISIt as many as twenty different stores, and make his stay of three or four days' duration. If he cannot find a buyer for one article, he will for another, and at all times will average welL If reg-ul'ar salesmen can sell side lines at a profit, surely a special- <;tdevoting all his time to the sale of these novelties is bound to succeed. Several traveling men have already made a success of the new business, and it is capable of improving the condition of many other salesmen out of employment, or ....h..o. have un-congenial work or territory, Those engaged in the combi-nation side line business are reany merchants upon their OW\1 account They outline their own routes and go and come a" they wilL W. W. HISCOX. Shellac Quotations in New York. Orange Shellac Ordinary T. N., , ,. Bright orange grades .. Diamond T ...•. , .... V. S. O. D. C. A. C. Garnet lac. Button lac .... Bleached shellac. wet. ..... ,. Kiln-dried 43 @ 46 @ 50 55 @ 55 @ 56 60 @ 43 @ 3fI @ 50 40 @ 41 50 @ 51 Inspected Floor Space. Manager Senour of the Shelbyville Wardrobe .,company was in Chicago May 4, looking over the company's floor space at 1319 :rvrichigan avenue in preparation for the July show.' 20 How Manufacturers Are Made. He who makes something with his hands, or by employing the hands of others, no matter what that something is, is a manufacturer. But the manufacturer, commercially consid-ered, is one who employs labor for the making of commodi-ties Qut of raw or crude material, or from material ill more advanced stages, producing a morc or less finished pro-duct. The successful managing manufacturer or working head of a concern is a businesS" man, who, in conjunction with his knowledge of business and his trade training, understands the practice, if not the detail, of manufacturing. The manufacturer is pre-eminently a composite man, pos-sessing a dual ability, that of business management and the mastery of mechanics or a direct familiarity with the process of manufacturing. The manufacturer is distinct from the merchant, or purely business man, in that he both makes and sells. The exclus-ively mercantile or business man sells without making. The successful merchant must know how to buy and how to sell, to buy at a price sufficiently below the selling price to produce a profit. The manufactur·er goes further than this. He must know how to buy material; and, second, make something from the material; and, third, sell the finished product at a profit able price above all costs. The successful manufacturcr, then, is' more than a busi-ness man, for he combines with his buying and selling knoVli-ledge of thc methods of production. Like the business man, he must be proficient in organization and able in manage-ment; otherwise he cannot profitably handle his employes, upon whom he is dependent. True ...a large manufacturer is not and should not be his own superintendent or foreman, nor does he work at the bench; but if he is a pronounced success he probably has either come up from the shop or has other-wise mastered every detail of manufacturing. He knows how to properly handle his workmen, because he can do the workman's work himself. The great manufacturer understands' in a general way at least every department of his business, and often is a first-class skilled workman. It is now the rule more than the ex-ception for the manufacturer to refuse positions of responsi-bility to those who do not understand mechanical art and arc unfamiliar with factory detail. Tbe boy who hopes some day to be a manufacturer should start at the bottom of the ladder and master every round a3 he climbs upward, not attempting to forge ahead by jumps. Unless he begins :It the bottom and works at the bench or COLT'S UNIVERSAL CLAMP Catalog and Price List Furnished Excels all hand lIcrew clamps in adaptation to work, conv.enience of hand1ing and quick action. Espec:lally adapted to Ven~l'lDg Paneling and all work requiring long broad jaw. 45 Center 51. BATAVIA, N, Y. machine, he will not be properly equiped to master manage-ment. A common school education is absolutely necessary, and a tcchnical education is of the greatest value to the young man who is ambitious to become a manufaciU_er. The grad-uate of an institute of technology or mechanical, school has a far, better opportunity for ultimate success than others not thus equipped educationally_ "1 would not advise any boy," says N. C. Fowler, Jr., in a recent address, "to consider the possibility of becoming a manufacturer who has not a decided mechanical bent, who is not handy with his hands, who does not possess a creative mind, and wbo does not know how to produce something or to improve upon something. already made. wfhe boy who cannot properly hang a door, or drive a nail, or saw a board st.aight, is not likely to have in 'him the es-sentials of the manufacturer_ I db not mean that it is nec-essary for a boy to be mechanically expert to succeed in man-ufacturing, but the boy who has no mechz:nieal skill had better kecp away from manufacturing. ;If he has the mechanical ability he will succeed, ev~n though his success be confined to the purely factory side; but if he develops with mechanical ability business sagacity and the power to properly handle men he will sooner or late: become a superintendent or a managing he.ad and, perhaps, an owner in the business,"-Ex. Injuries Sustained by Employes. A very important decision illustrating the relations which employers sustain to employes in "unionized" or. "closed" shops, when personal injuries result to an employe from the negligeqce of fellow employe or employes, was rendered by Justice :.richols of the supreme court of Kentucky a short while ago. He ruled that if an employed of a closed shop met with personal injuries, as the result of the care1cssne~s Or ex-perience of another employe, he could not recover damages from hi!>employer. Under the common law a workman so injured could recover if it could be shown that the employer had fa.iled to provide competent fellow s~rvants or a number sufficient for the task undertaken; but th's decision holds that under the closed shop rules the unions have taken upon them-selves the respohsibilty of determining who shall or shall not be competent, and the emp-loyer is there},y released from liability for the acts of incompetency resulting in personal injuries to other employes. Batavia Clamp Co. Mention Michigan Artisan. JAnmOWn PMtn AnD vrnrfR (OftPART (InCOl'p91'ated) M&nulaoturers of Veneered Panels and Table Tops Largest &Jook of VeneeJ"S MAHOGANY. QUART£.REDOAK. WALNUT. BIRD'S-EYE MAPLE. CURLY BIRCH. PLAIN OAK PLAIN BIRCH .. MAPLE. CROS$. BANDING The Best Workmanship and Finish Office, SO-58 Steele Street. Jamestown. N~Y Two Large Factories: Jamestown, N. Y. Ashville. N. Y. Get Our Prices Before Buying El~where. $ampteson AppliOJtion MICHIGAN 811 1"". f 21 HISTORIC OAK FOR CARS. Pullman Company Buys Tree Which Grew in Cromwell's Days. An oak, centuries old, from the English estate of Bucking-ham park, has furnished material for tko dining cars just completed for the Burlington. The necessity for raising a large sum of sum led to the sacrifice of a number of tbe im-mense oaks, twenty-seven being sotd to the Pullman com-pany. The oak which furnished material for the Burlington cars \vas nearly eight feet in diameter. In cutting it up, there ·was found a gatehook within ten inches of the center, appar-ently driven there 700 or 800 years ago. In the same tree was discovered a slug bullet, such as was used in the first matchlocks. Mahogany Should Be Filled. Mahogany belongs to the open grained "'ioods and requires filling to deepen the natural color. It can be done by using a light fIller darkened with burnt sienna to the desired tint. If antique or dark mahogany is required, precede the filling by staining the wood with a solution of bi-chromate of pot- For a dull finish the last coat should be rubbed with pul~ verized stone and water, instead of oil. . For a polished fini£h the last coat should be rubbed first with pulverized pumice stone and water followed by a rub-bing with pulverzed rotten stone and water. For a piano finish give a further rubbing with furnitLtre polish used with a little pulverized rotten stone and apply with a piece of soft felt or flannel. If a rubbed finish is not desired, omit directions for rubbing the last coat. Will Erect a Factory. The Grand Rapids Handscrew company contcmplat ~ the erection of a plant on ground purchased for the purpose. At present the company occupy leased quareters which are much too small. The Grand Rapids Hand Scrnv company was organized in 1889 and for a. time simply manufactured hand screws, damps and other wood working tools. Later was added show cases, and for this purpose a subsidiary company known as the Grand Rapids Fixture company was organized, al-thongh the corporate name continued to be the Grand Rapids Hand Screw company. It still manufactures the wood work-ing tools, but its fixture business has grown so rapidly that it is now the principal dcpartmeno: of the general business. ash and water, or a coat of mahogany stain. l'duch of the so-called mahogany in present use is in reality baywood, or Am-erican mahogany, as it is called. This \vood is very much lighter in color than true mahogany and is rather cold and insipid in tone when fi.nlshed in the natural color. To produce an egg shell' gloss one coat of filler to match the color of the wood is used, followed by a coat or orange shellac and sandpapered to a smooth surface, a.nd two or three coats of white or light hard oil finish; rub first coats with hair cloth or curled hair and the last coat with pm"'dered pumice stone and crude or raw linseed oil, For a dull finish the last coat should be rubbed with pul-verized pumice stone and water instead of oil. To produce a polished finish the last coat should be rubbed first with pulverzed pumice stone and water and then with pulverized rotten stone and water, and for a piano finish a fur-ther rubbing with furniture polish used 'with a little pulver-ir. ed rotten stone is necessary A piece of soft felt. or flan-nd is used to make the application. If a rubbed finish is not desired omit the rules for rubbing the last coat. Prima vera or 'whit~ mahogany is open grained and must e fill'ed. It is invariably finished in the natural color, as ing would mar its delicate shade and markings. The ofj-ieers are: \~ralter C. \lv'inchester, president; A. A. De Lisle, vice president; O. B. 'Wilmarth, secretary·treasurer. Alcohol Engines. There are now in operation in Germany between 5,000 and 6,000 alcohol engines, and it is estimated that when alcohol designed for such purposes in the United States is free from government tax a much larger number will be used here. Internal combustion engines using alcohol as a motor fuel are coming into general use on farms for running all'kinds of farm machinery. By the use of alcohol t',venty per cent more power can be secured on a given engine than can be obtained by the use of gasoline, as alcohol can be compressed to a much higher degree than gasoline without danger of spontan-eous combustion. It is used also in running light machin-ery in workshops. A Break in the Hardwood Lumber Combin,e Expected. A break in the hardwood lumber combine is expected any day. An Oshkosh dealer has refused to advance prices $1.50 a thousand feet on all grades of lumber and manufactures, ordered by the association. Some Advantages Possessed by the Invincible Table Leg Fasteners. The Invincible Table Leg Fastener company of Shelby-ville, Ind., are manufacturers of one of the best table leg fas-teners on the market, and did not venture to place their fasteners on the market until they ""ere in position to back up by proven facts, all' that the,y say of its advantages. From actual experience, the company say they, know it to be satis-factory in every way; strong, durable and convenient, and simplicity itself. Their brochure states: "We have something no manufacturer can do without. He cannot afford to do without it. The dealers all over the country are becoming acquainted with this fastener and everywhere it has received universal commendation. '/Ii e ate prepared to offer Y011 something that will add to the selling qualities of your tables, save lumber, save machine work, save cabinet work, save glue,save time and 'Time is money,' besides making your tables better. Your customer will appreciate it, because his stock will require no refitting; v;ill take less warehouse room, can be carried in small space on delivery wagon, and through narrow doors, or up narrow, cooked stairways, easily. \~lith the Invincible Leg Fastener, you simply concave your leg, bore a hole, drive the bolt, and screw the plates on under side of top, and it is donc. Your customer then has nothing to do but screw the leg on. It is all so simple that we wondel why none of us thought of it before. We want you h tr." them. Our price on this fastener is less than any that has ever been put on the market. Write for prices. \Vrite for our special contracts. Let us hear from you now. "Ad-dress Invincible Table Fastener company Shelbyville, Ind. Buyer From West Tells Present Conditions.-Dealers· Losses in San Francisco.. W. H. Seymour of San Francisco, a furniture commission man for twenty years in the Golden Gate city, was in Chi-cago the past week. .Mr. Seymour represents such well known lines as the Shelbyville Wardrobe company, Shelby-ville Desk company, Old Hickory Chair company, Miller Cab-inet company, Brooks-Morley company, Rockford Desk com-pany, Forest City Furniture company, American Chair com-pany, Jacob & Joseph Kahn, Storey Furniture company, and Anchor Furniture company. "Newspaper reports of the San Francisco disaster have been exaggerated considerably," said Mr, Seymour. "The only buildings that went down entirely are those that sur-vived the early mining days,. The St. Francis Hotel, Call building and the mint are practically in as good shape as be-fore and with all of the steel buildings it is simply a case of putting in new windows and wood work. Among the furni-ture concerns in San Francisco there was but one store with stock d.estroyed. This was the stor _ of Carl Diehl, who car-ried a stock worth $15,000 or $20,000. Two warehouses also remained intact belonging respectively to the Sterling Furni-ture company and the Indianapolis Fl1rnitme company. All of the furniture companies were insured. John Breuner, I know, was insured for half a million dollars. Mr. Breuner had contracted for starting a building in Oakland some time ago and has now commenced the erection of a temporary structure, which will be used until his permanent building is up. Mr. Breuner also operates stores in Sacramento and Rello. The furniture dealers will all start over again. Thcir plan will be to discount bilts for any new debts. They may be a little slow in paying the old accounts but will pay one hundred cents on the dollar. San Francisco in the next ten years is bound to be the liveliest camp the west has ever. seen. I am here for a month to secure the agency of a number of cheap lines of furniture, as there will undoubted-ly be a big demand for such goods for some time to come. I will also act as purchasing agent or a number of the Sail Frandsco dealers, all of whom will rebuild." WHAT CAUSES "BELT CREEP?" IncurabJe Disease of the Shop and Mill Machinery. "The relative speed of two belt-connected pulleys, is an every-day problem in power transmission. The solution of the problem is very simple if 'somewhere near rjght' is good enough. If a four-foot pulley making 100 revolutions per minute drives a one-foot pulley, then the smaller pulley v;ill make 400 revolutions per minute, accordjng to the rule that the ratio of the speed is inversely as the ratio of the diam-eters. To be more accurate, it is necessary to consider th{'; thickness of the belt and' the crown of the pulleys, assuming that the correction for this increases the diameter of each pulley three-eighths of an inch, then the smaller 011€ would make 390.9 revolutions per minute, or a difference of more than two per cent This correction is generally made by taking the diameter of the pulley on the crown for the pitch diameter, with no altowancc for the thickness of the helt. The correction, however, to be more accurate, should be made by taking for the pitch radius of the pulley, the distance frurn the c.enter to the middle of the belt at the mean diameter of the pulley. That is, average the diameter of the pul'ley at the crown and add the thickness of the belt with the diameter at the edge of the belt; this gives the pitch diameter. And the speeds of any two connected pulleys arc inversely proportionate to the pitch diameters. "There is, however, another factor to be considered if it is necessary to knuw just how fast the one-foot pulley is to run, and this brings us to the subject of the paper, 'Belt Creep.' " Here followed a demonstration that, as each inch of belt from the slack side enters upon the driven pulley, it is nec-essarily stretched by the increased tension it there receives, and in that stretched condition is drawn on to the driving pulley. Having· rounded the latter, its tension is slackened again, and jf the load is heavy the belt in this process must slip upon the pulley. ·This is often so, even with a light load. Thus, because the belt is creeping ahead on the driv-en pulley and falling back on the driver, it following that the latter must run faster than its mate to take up the stretch. The paper goes on: "The following tables gives the per cent of creep for var~ ious tensions and values of the modulus of elasticity: Effective tension -Modulus of elesticity.- per sq. inch. 10,000 15,000 20,000 25 .25 .17 .12 ~ .................~ .M .~ I~........... I.~ .~ .~ 150 1.48 .99 .74 i75 1.72 1.15 .87 200 .. .. .. .. .. 1.96 1. 32 .99 "The modulus of elasticity "'aries with the belt speed, hav-ing a minimum value of about 12,000 pounds per square inch when the belt is not moving and a value of about 20,000 when running .:rta belt speed of about 2.000 feet pcr mimlte. "By the table it will be seen-that under ordinary conditions the loss due to cre~p will' not exceed one per cent and would only amount to about !\' 0 per cent with a fairly elastic belt ;,t stOW speed Allowing one per cent for belt creep, the speed of the one-foot pulley will be 387 revolutions per min-ute, "It must be remembered that the loss will vary with the load, but will always amount to something as long as the belt is elastic and some load is being transmitted and the loss of power can not be avoided by belt-tighteners or patent pul1,e'Y coverings. "Another interesting fact with regard to belts has been shown by experiments conducted at the WOfcester Poly-technic Institute and this is that the pressure on the s a bearings increases with the load. The old theory wa the sum of the tensions remained constant. That is, as the load came on the tension on the slack side increased-the sum remaining constant and depending upon the original tightne:;s of the belt was put on. Experiments ha\'e shO\"I"nthat as the load comes on, the belt on the tight side stretches more than the slack side con-tracts, the result being that the sum of the tensiolls increase, thus bringing a greater pressure on the bearings. This is probably due to the variation in the modulus of elasticity as effected by the element of time, If the belt was non-elastic as on a chain drive, the pressure would incre<l-sedirectly as the load, \'v'hile if the belt .vere pedectly elastic and could stretch and contract instantly, the pressure would remain constant." W. \V, B. BURLAP PRICES HIGHER. Both Dundee and Calcutta Markets are Active. Prices have continued to advance in the New York mar-ket as ·welt as abroad. Both Dundee and Calcutta lwve done. business at a considerable advance (YVC;T pTices which prevailed a week ago. Jute has advanced in Dundee to £24 10 shillings per ton. 'Vhile this price is not the highest in the history of the trade, it is rapidly approaching that poiJ).t, Advices from Dundee are to the effect that considerable bL1si- 23 The advance in jute since the present season opened has been extraordinary. At the -beginning of fast June jute for the present crop began to be quoted at £15 15 shillings, in both the Calcutta and Dundee markets. In October it jumped to £20 sterling, the highest price reached during the whol'e year. Buyers all over the world predicted .that this price could not stand, as the crop was the largest in India"s history, namely, 8,500,000 bales. In spite of this, after a slight decline in Novemher last, prices steadily advanced. Toda,Y the cost of jute stands at the record figure of £24 10 shillings, and many of the firms in Calcutta that went short. on t.he market have either fail'ed or are being gradually forced to the wall. The consumption of jute has been larger thIS year than for any year in the history of the trade, and notwithstanding the enormous crop which India produced, the consumption has outrun the supply, and there seems to be little doubt hut that prices will still further advance before the season is over. A Good Machine. Every furniture factory and wood working estabishment must have a planer. There are a great many planers put on the market; some of them depending almost entirely on the price to .'leUthem. Such machines are never cheap, A good machine is not madc in the counting room, but in the machine ness has becn done at the new figures, and that the entire production of the mills is so well taken up that it is no"v more of a question whether the consumcr can secure goods in time to suit his purpose than it is onc of price. In the ~ew Ydrk market prices have-responded in only a faint way to the advances which have taken place in the pri-mary markets. Calcutta lO-oz. have sold at 6.05 cents, alld 10;%-oz. at 6.15 cents, in rat.her large lots. Supplies in these weights, in importers' hands, are. fairly close down to the ex-haustion point. During the past \veek business to Cjuite an extent·has been done in light weights at. 4.80 cents for 70- oz., and 4.90 cents for 8-oz. It is more than probable that quotations will advance to 4.90 cent.s for 7Y;-02., .:; cents for 8-02" and 6.15 cents for 10-oz., with 1OY;-0'.7:. at 6.2j cents. shop, w here every part, from the pattern room and foundry to the rolls, \'\/heels, bed, pull'eys and adjustments are con-stantly under the watchful care of a thorou:shly. competent and experielLced superintendent. Such is the No.4 Double- Belted Surfacer illustrated herewith and manufactured by the Cordesman-Rechtin company of Cincinnati, There is nothing pOOl· or cheap entering into its construction-tile only cheap thing abolLt it being the price. Not that the price is the. lowest, but because the machine is so valuable no matter what the price. It is not nccessary to describe it at length here, The experienced wood ..v..orkcr will see its su-periority at a gl"allcc, and jf more particulars are desired, a postal card addressed to the above company will quickly bring the desired information. 24 SYNDICATE SALESMAN AND THE EXPORT TRADE. Unscrupulous Methods Common to the Fraternity in Its Early Days. One of the regular institutions of the export trade is the syndicate salesman." This individual has at some time had some connection with the export trade in one capacity or another, and when he starts out in business as a syndicate salesman he· thereby announces to the world that he has reached a station in business affairs which entitles him to sQtl1eof the good things of life in so far ~s the good things of life are ever within the reach of one identified with the ex-port trade. This salesman may never have been on the road for a day or an hour, or he may have circled the globe at teast once a year since he became old enough to travel alone. If he is of the domestic variety it is more likely that his connection with the trade has been as a clerk in some export commission house in New York, or perhaps the export representative of a manufacturer. If the salesman is of the foreign type, with only a slight experience in American affairs, except by long distance correspondence, he has marvelous tales to relate of his strong foreign acquaintance, his wonderful acquaintance with trade matters generally, and in particular the habits, customs and requirements of people among whom he desires to travel. He has come to Ame,ica to establish connections with some of the biggest manufacturers in the biggest manu-facturing country in the world, and is v.aiting until he can complete his arrangements to start out and make his fortune and that of all the firms he represents by flovding this or that foreign country with their goods. The proposition submitted by the syndicate salesman, either domestic or foreign, is always the same. He promises to start out on a tour of certain countries, to be gone from one to five years, and to actively undertake the sale of from six to ten lines of goods by direct penwnal work in the countries visited. He will do all this on a commission basis, but the manufacturer must make a certain monthly or annual allow-ance for traveling expenses, cables, postage, display of samples, commercial travelers' licenses, consular fees and many other petty items of cost, the total of which, according to the salesman, shall not" exceed a certain amount monthly. The amount guaranteed by each manufacturcr by himself would not he sufficient to cover more than a very small per-centage of the total expenses for the trip, but by combining together, the manufacturers can obtain the services of this special representative at what really seems to be a trifling figure. , This is the proposition which, p"actically without variation in the minutest detail, is always submitted by the syndicate sa.lesman. It is plausible, '" ell presented, and practical' in neady all respects, but it is accepted in less than ten per cent of the cases where it is presented. Salesmen who ap-proach manufacturers with this proposition, and with the best of motives, often wonder why their proposals receive sl1ch scant consideration. Thc reason is to be found in the fact that the proposal is nothing new, but that on the con-trary it is very old, and has been submitted many times be-fore, not infrequently by men whose intentions were none too good. No manufacturer could accept all .the propositions of this kind that come before him without soon going into bank-ruptcy. In sheer self-defense the exporter must decline a vast majority of the opportunities to spend money which pre'- sent themselves for his consideration and if he were to send out all the foreign salesmen ",ho offer themselves for jobs he would soon be obliged to close up his domestic sales de-partment. His attitude toward the syndicate representatives thus. becomes one of hostility and it is only the most per-suasive syndicate man who can get a good account nowadays from a responsible American manufacturer. The syndicate salesmen are not handicapped by Jheir num-bers alone when looking for new ,accounts, but they also suffer severely from the bad name ,attaching to the profes-sion as the results of certain unscrupulous methods common to the fraternity in its early days. Not so many years ago it was a favorite pastime of certain men with a globe-trotting propensity to obtain contracts from unsuspecting manufac-turers and then start out on a long tour, the only result of which was to give them a good time and the manufacturer much soreness and chagrin. Once in possession of the con-tract, with his year's expense allowance conveniently depos-ited in some bank at his disposal, and with a safe distance betwe~n himself and his principals, this individual was as-sured of a good time, free from annoyance and all the ordi-nary cares of life for som~ time to come, with an unrestricted opportunity to see the world. This game was discovered and thereby slJoiled a long while ago, and it is doubtful if it is now being attempted on any considerable scale, if at all. However, business men have long memories, and one such experience in a lifetime is enough to spoil a manufacturer's interest in this kind of thing during the balance of his business career. Thus it happens that newcomers with propositions which read fike the old ones, even though their motives may be beyond reproach, fail A. F. BURCH CO. 15-17Park St, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ====Jobbers 01==== Upholstery Goods and Furniture Supplies Call Lont Diatance Citizen!i Phone 1123. Bell 1223. We solicit your inquil"lea. to receive the attention and considerc:tion which they dOUbt-less deserve. At the present time, syndicate salesmen are in the field so-liciting accounts for many different markets. One is prepar-ing to visit British India, his native land, and undertake the active management of a nrm v.;hich he has organized to rep-resent not more than ten American houses, no one of which would be required to advance more than $300 at the outside, to obtain this effective form of representation in that market. An effort is also being made to interest a dozen 0, more firms in the Argentine trade by a young man of high character who expects shortly to visit Argentina and set himself up in business as the Argentine representative of the American houses. It is unfortunate for these trustworthy salesmen, who without question, could accomplish much for their principals, that they must suffer from the bad reputation of some of the pioneers in their line of trade as well as from the overcrowd-ing of their profession. Any manufacturer seriously desir-ing to extend his foreign commerce would always do well to listen carefully and seriously to the propositions that come to him from men of this class. Century Old Lumber. Charlcs C. Rubbel recently hauled a peculiar load of lum-ber into Burlington, Vt. It was sawed in 1801 from old growth pine, having been stored in the town of Charlotte all these years. The lumber gave no indication of its extreme age. 25 Otis Mfg. Co. New Orleans. Chicago. BUHL AND INTARSIA. The Work of Sorrento is Very Celebrated. Tarsia, or wood inlaying, (the word is used in English as being the only one to distinguish the work done in Italy at the close of the middle ages and during the era of the Re-naissance), is done mostly with dark wood like walnut, on which straight lines and curves are incised rather deeply and the incisions then Jl11edwith light colored wood, producing, when finished, a general effect of yellow on brown. These lines and curves make scrolls of different patterns which ter-minate in small flowers and clumps of foliage, and in this way help to carry out the great scheme of arabesque decor-ation which we associate with Renaissance proper in all the Italian school. Heavy furniture, such as cupboards and cabinets, ornamental chests for the storing of clothing, and the like, are adorned in this way; hut the most effective ex-amples of the art are in the v;ooden fittings of chureh choirs and the long rows of cupboards and closets (ambries) which line somE' of the sacristies of the churches in central and northern Italy. Wood inlay of later times and of the North is not often called Tarsia, but the process is the same, and the effects pro-duced differ only according to the style of the time. The most interesting wood inlay out of Italy's the Dutch ill which spirited little boquets of flowers are relieved on a dark ground. This and all northern inlaid work, disappears in the 17th century in what we call marquetry, which is a mosaic of veneers rather an inlay. Buhl work-the inlaying of brass and tortoise shell in-troduced and carried to great perfection by Andre Charles Boule, who gave his name to this particular style of inlay-ing, furnished the palace at Versailles. Closely allied to buhl work is the lUore ancient Tarsia work or l\hrquetry which consists of inlaid woods alone. It has been practised from remote times, but came into prominence for the decor-ation of furniture in Italy during the Renaissance epoch and has continued to be a favorite decorative art, varying with changing tastes and styles, to the present day. From India, under the name of Bombay boxes, comes a variety of minute and elaborate work, inlaid in geometrical patterns on wood. The inlaying materials consist of tin wire, sandal wood, sapan wood, ebony, ivory and stag's horns and the effect produced by minute pieces of these various sub~ stances is altogether peculiar and distinctive. RUSSELL STURGIS. Number 166 Sand Belt Machine. Vile illustrate another of the new Sand Belt ~dachilles. now much in use by the enterprising furniture manufacturers. This machine is guaranteed by the manufacturers to sand the Commercial Photographer Phon. South, 700 1414-1416 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO D. A. KEPPERLING L Chicago Office and Distrib· Importers and Manulaclurers 01 uting Yards: 2257102267 LUMBERST. R, S, HUDDLESTON MAnOQAnT MANAGER following, sanding with the grain of the wood and giving a finish that requires no retouching. The line of work fat which this machine is especialI'y adapted and upon which it is used with extreme profit is: Dra ...e..r. fronts and base rails, either agee, round, swell or serpentine; mirror frames. rounded or oval; mirror standards of all shapes; drawer rails, agee, bevel or rounded; band scroller edges, even to the smallest curve and corner posts for dressers, washstands, sideboards, etc., veneered columns, mouldings, rounded or ogee, used in wardrobes, sideboards, beds, dressers, etc,; raised surfaces of panels, spirals of tab1"e legs, curt<lin slats for roU top desks, plumbers wood work, and much of the spindle carv-ings now used in the decoration of bedroom sttites, sideboards. etc.; in fact almost the entire line of irregular work that is now being sanded in a more or less imperfect manner by spindle or drum or home made belt and retouched by hand. This new improved Belt Sander is capable, it is claimed, of giving a perfect surface superior to hand work and far su-perior to spindle or drum or home made belts, and to have all the requisite adjustments for being quickly set up for each cl"ass of work. For further particulars address the man-ufacturers, Wysong & Miles company, Cedar Street and So. R. R, Greensboro, N. C. Harmony in Browns. A good deal of the seventeenth century Dutch inlaiJ furni-ture is wrought in h,"o or three woods, varying from yellow to bro-wn, so that the general effect is a harmony in browns. 26 "MERELY COPYISTS." American Renaissance Bound to Affect Furniture and Dress. Mr. Waring, the English decorator now visiting this coun-try, deplores the fact that the only effort made here to im-prove upon the lack of harmony in the bettcr as well as the ordinary class of domestic interiors is by slavishly copying ex-isting styles instead of intelligently studying the principles underlying style. At the same time Mr. \Varing, who has catered to or perhaps directed the tastes of kings and poten-tates, admits that his own firm works in thirty-five different styles and periods of decorative art. Perhaps, therefore, we poor, artless Americans arc ,not the only people who arc ad-dicted to slavish imitation. But of course everybody knows the sort of thing he means -the house where a Gothic hall, a Louis Quinze drawing room, a Renaissance library, a Colonial dining room and an Empire bedroom strive to Jive in peace under the same roof. A clever woman decorator who has been struggling with this problem and at the same time battling with Nemisis in the shape of "something to wear," was struck by the notion th8t the diffusion of taste and lack of originality v;hich is so no-ticeable in furniture prevails to a greater extent in dress. 71"R-T 1.5' A.l'I 9 $ ,.e In the earliest times when men were only connoiseurs of murder and pillage and women were merely chattels, the whole store of furniture of a lord consisted of a board laid on trestles for a table, a number of benches and stools, a rude chair or two, a straw bed and a chest, and feminine charms were extinguished in the clumsy folds of a gown, a mantle and a head veil. In the earliest times when men were only connoisseurs skill-of the wood carver and the metal worker, so the only outlet for feminine coquetry was in the rich and beautifuHy embroidered borders of their gowns. Then came the Gothic period, and a coldly technical writer on historical furniture admits that "so long as the pointed arch remained a vital principle _in architecture, furniture, and dress reflected in a greater or less degree the Gothic principles." Both showed the same long, slender, stately lines, with lofty tops and simple tracery of ornament. During the Middle Ages the towering head tire was the striking feature of woman's dress, and this became more and more fantastic as the days of Gothic simplicity waned. As furniture was overloaded with ornament until' the original beauty of li'ne was entirely effaced, so were gowns, though still severe in outline, madc parti-colored Ot covered with de-vices, mottoes and armorial bearings, while the edges were COLONIAL FASHIONS. The spring importations emphasize more than ever the fact, which has often been ilOted before, that there is no such thing as a prevailing or positive fashion in dress today. One great French dressmaker is determined to launch Empire costumes, another is backing up the voluminous flounces of the Second Empire, \'\;hile the Louis modes, with a sprinkling of Directoire and 1830 styles, are patronized in turn by all creators of costume who cannot boast a single original idea among the lot. Our woman decorator, after pondering this curious resem-blance between costume and domestic interiors, inves.tigated the subject and made the quaint discovery that dress and fur-nitur'e, but it is likely that at those periods when feminine is pretty certain that costume was never an appendage to fur-niture, but it is likely that at those priods when feminine influence was all powerful furniture was to a certain extent designed to conform to costume. The real reason for the resemblance, of course, is that the great under current of taste and manners wllich influenced the drift of one affected the other in the same direction, so in-timate is the connection between people and their household belongings. In any case, the resemblance is so close as to be patent to the most matter of fact or Teast fanciful of ob-servers. cut and slashed in the form of letters, flowers and leaves. Th~women of the Renaissance, particularly in Italy and France, exerted a powerful influence on the decorative arts, and it is not at all unlikely that these delightful platonists who drew upon every possible resource to -make themselves charming, considered furniture in the light ,of a background as well as in that of a work of art. At any rate, the furniture and costumes of this period were alike rich and sombre, with massive grace of outline and a sumptuous magnificence of detail. The Renaissance ended, the whole scheme of decorative art and costume changed A lighter note was struck in color, material and ornament, and the flowing line began to make its way. It is easy to find a likeness between the graceful grandeur of Louis XIV. furniture and the formal elegance of the dress of that period between the Rococo furniture of Louis XV. and the extravagant prettiness of the Pompadour and DuBarry costumes, or between the real return to simpler and more re-strained forms of the Louis XVI. furniture and the rather affected simplicity of dress under Marie Antoinette. In most eighteenth century chairs and many other pieces the way in \',.hich the lower portion spreads widely from the comparatively small and narrow top presents an amusing likeness to the narrow shouldered, slim waisted, greatly be-hooped dames of that time. The resemhlance between Empire furniture and dress was a perfectly conscious. and sophisticated one. The craze for the antique transformed everything, and \",'omen \"..h.o dressed like Greek statues required stately couches upon \",hich to re-cline in classic simplicity. L"zanne says that a fine lady of the Empire felt that she must as a matter of correctness make a daily toilette of her apartments to harmonize with that of her person. If she chose Greek attire her furniture must he Greek; if she dressed in Roman style, her rooms were decorated to match; if she donned eastern turban and pelisse, at once her boudoir glowed with brilliant Turkish couches and bright rugs. If she robed herself like an Egyptian, that instant the sphinx, the mono-lith clock, the mummies even emerged from their retirement and the apartment straightway transformed itself into an Oriental tent." The Empire marked the last of the great historic epochs in furniture, and truly, the same may be said of costume with one exception. The influence of the Empire style ",,'as felt as late as 1830, but after that came the del'uge of imitations and bad taste. \Vith a few mitigations there was a long succession of un-compromisingly ugly fashions in household decoration and dress, but costume had this advantage over fmnitme, that a GRAND RAPIDS CARVED MOULDING CO. front and Myrtle Sts., Grand Rapids, Mich. Manufacturers of Carved Mouldings and Furniture Ornaments. Write for pictures and prices. pretty, modish woman always lends a charm to almost any atrocity she chooses to 'wear, while a parlor suite must bear alone the sins of the cabinet maker and upholsterer As has been said, there 'Nas one notable exception in dress to the utter lack of creative genius of the nineteenth century along these t\\O lines. This was the rough mannish tailored suit for women, and in its heyday it found its prolotype in the mission style of furniture. Both were severely plain, straigbl, angular. immClculate-ly well made, but abhorring ornament or polish. No t\VO thing-s could be more alike in general characteristics. Doth are extremely good in their proper place. '·\,Tillowfmnitme, one of the few delightful discoveries of the nineteenth century. may be said to represellt the SU111111er girl, a nineteenth century product, pure and simple. Both arc cool, alluring at the proper season, but not to be relied on for the winter months. Admitting this close connection between dress and furni-ture, there is a lesson involved, particularly for the American woman. Mr. \Varing encourages us to take the Colonial style in furniture, of which he highly approves, and reconstruct it so as to meet the social need and domestic conditions of the day. The real merit of Colonial furniture, it may be said for the benefit of the few who do not know, lies in the fact that though English and Continental designs were used they ·were . 27 strained through the sieve of fine simplicity, leaving all ex-travagance behind. American women used to have the reputation of treating the last foreign fashions in the same manner, but oOate years when so many French gowns are imported, even by the cheap-est shops, this good Colonial principle has been abandoned and one is tempted to think that French dressmakers send over their most bizarre concoctions just to see how much the receptive American woman will swallow. She has given them every reason for this attitude, but what if she should arise from the slough of her Empire, her Louis and her 1830 modes and create a distinctively American fashion? She is bound to do it, too, if, as many folks think, there is such a thing possible as an American Renaissance in decorative art, for dress and furniture always have been and will continue to be closely allied.-Sull Big Men Require Furniture Made to Order, In discussing the needs of big men in the line of furniture, a writer for the Saturday Evening Post speaks of former Postmaster General Bissell and Secretary of the Treasury Taft. Bissell was not so tall as Taft, but he was thicker. He couldn't ride alone in a victoria without oozing over the sides on the wheel guards. llisscll had special' furniture made for his office. It had to be special, for ordinary chairs col-lapsed when he sat on them, Taft adopted the Bissen plans. His chair is trussed and buttressed and stiffened and canti-levered. Taft hopes he can cast it aside soon. He has no regrets because he is losing his weight distinction. Many m('11weigh 250 pounds, including a few statesmen. Taft was Ul11que111 the 320-pound class, Carvings by the Maoris of New Z,ealand. Dr. Ra\vei, an educated 1",Iaori, who has spent several months in travel in America, exhibits photographs of very interesting carvings, executed by the natives of New Zea-land The tools employed are pieces of stone, shaped like flints and shells, taken from the sea. The designs, although somewhat barbaric, are well executed and. interesting, sug-gesting the work of the Scandinavians of early days. The wal!"s of the houses, the rafters support inK the roofs, the doors and casing are beautifully decorated. I'n many of the houses panels ill the wall contain carved historical scenes and incidents of inlerest to the family. The art of the Maoris is worthy of the attention of the manufacturers of America. The Only Employe. "You have heen with that firm a long time," said the old school" friend, accordil1g to Judge. <;¥es," answered the man with the patient expression of countenance. "\iVhat is your position?" "T'111 an employe." "But wbat is your official title?" "T haven't any official title. It's like this: vVhen the proprietor \vants something done he tells the cashier, and the cashier tells the bookkeeper, and the bookkeeper tells the as-sistallt bookkeeper and the assistant bookkeeper tells the chief clerk, alld the chief clerk tells me." "And what then?" "\\7ell, I haven't anybody to tell, so I have to go and do it." The Morton Improved Air Dry Kiln. The lI.forton Dry Kiln company, Chicago, have issued a handsome twenty-six page catalogue full 1)f comprehensive reading and illustrative matter pertaining to the Morton dry kiln. These \"..i.ll be furnished to the trade by addressing the company at 1328 First National Bank building, Chicago. 28 ~M"}9HIG7}N EVRNSVILLL Peter H. Reddinger. Readers of the Michigan Artisan will note in the half tone here shown the likeness of Peter H. Reddinger, proprietor of the Reddinger Carving Works Evansville, Iud., manufacturers of all' kinds of carvings and furniture ornaments. Mr. Red-dinger was originalty from Grand Rapids, having spent h's boyhood days there and there learned the carving business ill some of the most famous furniture factories in the world. Starting in with Nelson, Matter and company he next went to work for Berkey & Gay, and after that at Widdicomb's. Following this, Mr. Reddinger accepted a traveling position with the Valley City J\Iachine Works, covering the east and north. After putting in some time as a knight of the grip he for two years and a half was foreman of the carving de-partment with the l'vlattoon Manufacturing company of She-boygan, Wis., filling the same position with the Converse Manuacturing company at Newaygo, Mich., until that com-pany went out of business, and then came to Shelbyville, Ind., where he occupied the same position for some time with the Conrey-Birely Table company_ \Vith his relinquishment of this position, :\1r. Reddinger came to Cincinnati, whe:'e he started in for himself in a small way at first. That was six years agO, the business being styled "Cincinnati Carving Works," and incidentally it might be stated that Mr. Red-dinger was the first man to manufacture carvings in Cinc~n-nati. From a smaJi beginning the busjness grew steadily, and about a year ago he removed his plant to Evansville, the location proving itself a splendid one and in the centre of the furniture district, with more orders coming in than they can take care of. The Reddinger Carving Works oc-cupies a plant 60 x 100 in size and employs a force of forty men. The plant is run by c1ectric power_ On account of rush of business the plant was run for a time last v; inter up to 9 o'clock nights, but as the force also was obliged to work in the day time, the night work was discontinued. dinger has moved up in the business· until today stands second to none in the country. Mr. Red-his plant New Industries in Evansville. The G,'ote Manufacturing company, founders and machin-ists, have erected a stor~ge building in which they will store their lumber. The Reddinger Carving Works (C H. Reddinger, proprie-tor) have a force of forty men employed to meet the demands of th~s firm's trade which are pouring from all' sections. Mr. Redd~nger says t'he demands of his trade are more than thf capa9ity of his plant can supply. The Evansville Veneer company are continuing to make improvements at their plant. HWe have just finished putting up a filing room on top of the saw mill, and in June will build a fifty-foot addition to the cutting room," said Manager Tagle. liOther improvements are. the installation of a steam drag saw. Since the first of the year we have pur-chased eighteen lots adjoining our property." The Evansville Dimension company, manufacturers ex-clusively of three-ply veneered door panels, is one of the more recently organized companies. The company occupies a one-story building 125 x 75 feet in dimensions, with dry kiln and other buildings. The organization was completed eight months ago with a capital stock of $20,000, and the fol-lowing officers elected: President, William Heyns; vice president, Henry Wimberg; secretary-treasurer, Charles Hart-metz. The Fellwock Roll & Panel company are now nicely locat-ed in the building formerly occupied by the Evansville Metal Bed company_ Manager Fellwock says results have been very gratifying since they made their move to their prese'nt location. On January .3 the company were visited by a very severe fire, but inside of two weeks after that were located again and since then trade has been busy as ever with the company, They are now making veneered rolls exclusively, and have just put in a steam plant to supplant the elect: ic motor power they have been using. The c0tTIpany's trade extends from the Atlantic as far west as Kansas and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. The American Pharmacal company, manufacturers of Nail's Red Star Polish, have in this article a perfect polish and cleaner for furniture, office and bar fixtures, pianos, or-gans, bicycles, iron beds, carriages and automobiles. Nail's Red Star Polish dries instantly and never softens or gums. It never settles or evaporates and there is no disagreeable or of-fensive odor connected with it. It brings out the finish and gives new life to furniture; is free from acid and can be used by any child. Address orders to the Ame"ican Pharmacal company, Evansville, lod., 205 Upper First street. Sold in one, two, five and ten gallon cans and in barrels, also put up ill two, three and six ounce bottles, retailing for ten cents, fifteen cents and twenty-five cents ,allowing a liberal profit to the retailer. A New Ven~r and Lumber Company. The American Veneer and Lumber company a new cor-poration, are building a mill at Newport. Ark. E. E. Dietrich, for 18 years superintendent' of the Grand Rapids Veneer Works, ""ill be the superintendent of the new factory. He stated to the Artisan, a few days before leaving for his new home, that they will manufacture veneers and panels from the native woods of Arkansas and that the company owns large tracts of standing timber in that s~ction. Newport is a thriving little city of 3,000 inhabitants, about ninety miles northwest of Memphis, Tenn. Henry Holden of Grand Rapids will represent the new company in this section. L-..- __ , R• 'T' .1.5'A.l'l ~. 29 T ... t K OIL STAIN Correct Shade. Stain Made. WAX OR SHELLAC. SHING WAX se on Weathered or Mission Finishes. ELS AND PRICES. ET," real wood panels showing twenty-supplied. • CHICAGO. 'The Ad-el-ite People. I Write for Price to I THE CHAUTAUQUA VENEERING CD. Manufacturers of VENEERED TOPS. FRONTS and PANELS In All Woods JAMESTOWN. NEW YOR.K NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA, Via GRAND TRUNK·LEHIGH VALLEY ROUTE. Two Fast Trains WEATHERED OA Fast Color. Most Penetrating WILL NOT WIPE UP WITH AO-EL-ITE FINI Dries Harder Than Ordinary Wax. SEND FOR SAMPLE PAN Ask for our "STANDARD STAINS BOOKL one Fillers and Stains. The finest booklet ever Dept. 5. P. H. Reddinger Carving Worhs (Formerly Cincinnati Carving Works of Cincinnati, 0.) CARVINGS and FURNITURE OR.NAMENTS of aU kinds. EVANSVILLE, IND. By sending me a small order I will convince you that I am the man who can make your carvings. ONE TR.IAL WILL DO THE BUSINESS. For U Dally Except Sunday. Dally. Leave Gd Rapids 2:45 p. m. 7:05 p. m. Ar Philadelphia 3:40 p. m. 7:25 p. m. Ar New york 4:30 p. m. 8:40 p. m. Service unsurpassed. For further information apply at City Office, Morton House Block. c. A. JUSTIN,C. P. & T. A. 30 .~MlfJIIG7fN 2 Double Spindle Shapero For all kinds of heavy hard wood cutting, this shaper will be found a very powerful and dependable tool, and of such heavy construction that the spindles may {"unat the highest speed without fear of vibration. The upright spindles are extra long, of- the best crucible steel and may be lowered below the surface of the table. The raising wheels in front for raising and lowering the spin-dles are convenient to the operator, and operating spiral cut gears, prevent the spindles from working down when ruu-ning. The pull of the belt is always against the solid column. Either straight or flat bits or solid bits may be us~d with equal success. The table, either iron or wood, is 61 x 48 inches. Rings are let into the table so that when large or small bits or heads are wanted to be run on spindles, the change can be instantly made. For the greatest variety of heavy work and for dependable continuous service, this machine offers much and its makers, . the J A. Fay and Egan company, guarantee that it will do everything as claimed. By sending a postal to them at 505-525 W. Front Stree~, complete details, prices, circulars and general catalogue of the Fay and Egan line of woodworking machinery may be obtained by return maiL Antwerp Oak. The Chicago Wood Finishing company, 259-263 Elston avenue, Chicago, have in their Antwerp oak finish a strong article for the furniture trade. One of the more popular finishes is Antwerp oak for many lines of furniture, such as those for the library, dining room, hall, etc., as ""ell as for special pieces of fancy furniture. It is used also to some extent for office and buffet furniture. Antwerp oak finish is employed on about the same lines of goods as \Veathered oak and Flemish oak finishes. In some respects Antwerp oak finish may be said to be similar to Weathered oak finish, except that Antwerp oak fin-ish is :tiJ'edand varnished, whereas Weathered oak is neither filled nor varnished. All parts of the surface ,of the wood are stained uniform-ly, including the flake of the wood in Antwerp oak finish, there being no "highlights" shown, as in Golden oak finish. The Chicago Wood Finishing company produce the only practical Antwerp oak oil stains made, that is those which give the depth of shade required and dry well'. They manu-ufacture Antwerp oak spirit stains as well as oil stains, but the latter are muth to be preferred since they do not raise the grain of the wood as spirit stains do. Their Antwerp oak oil stains and fillers produce this style of finish as easily as Golden oak finish is made, something which had been impossible until they brought out these stains. The cost of producing Antwerp oak finish heretofore has been the greatest reason for the finish not having been em-ployed as much as it otherwise would have been. 7IRTI.sA~ t 7 $;. The method of producing Antwerp oak finish isas follows: The wood shou:d be smoothly sand-papered and the sand-dust, thoroughly cleaned out of the pores. A coat of No.2 or 4 Antwerp oak oil stain, full str'ength, not thinned down, is then applied, the stain being wiped over or not wiped as may be preferred. We give, following, directions for both processes: \Viped finish. After the stain has been allowed a few minutes to set it is lightly wiped over with cloth, waste or a rag. The stain is given over night to dry and the work then filled with an Antwerp oak wood filler. The filler is allowed twentY'-four hours to dry and is given a thin coat of white shell'ac. The shellac for this purpose is thinned down, using two parts of wood alcohol to one part of shellac var-nish. The shellac:; is lightly. sand-papered, when dry, and two coats of rubbing, or of rubbing and polishing varnish are applied, first coat being sand-papered and last coat rubbed, or rubbed and polished as desired. The Antwerp finish is sometimes not polished but only rubbed, although it is also put out in the polished finish. The company manufacture a number of shades of Ant-werp oak wood fitter. Lead-jng shades are their No. 225 and No. 225 B. Net prices for Antwerp oak paste wood fillers, any .packages: No.2 Antwerp oak oil stain, $1.50 per gallon; No.4 Antwerp oak oil stain, $1.50 per gallon. Ket prices for An~werp oak paste wood fillers, any shade, in 100 lb. or 200 lb. kegs or 100 lb. cans, 60 cents; in 25 or 50 th. tin pails, 70 cents. W. F.G. Filler and Stain Effects. A booklet of great service to finishers for refernce pur-poses is in course of distribution among the furniture factor-ies of America It consists of finished chips showing a large number of filler and stain effects, pasted in a heavy card board cover, that can be carried in the pocket or hung above the desk. These chips· show exactly the effect produced by the various materials on birch, oak and mahogany. They run the gamut from the very light to the very dark shades and from rubbed to waxed finishes. This booklet is the work of the advertising department of the Adams & Elting company, the "Ad-el-ite People," of Chicago. This big concern has Tong been headquarters for everything in the filler and stain line and for all kinds of paint specialties. Their fillers and stains are us~d in the finishing rooms of most of the large furniture factories throughout the United States, and are a standard for this class of goods. They will' send one of their reference booklets showing these stains and fillers to any fin-isher who will make his request on the letter head of his firm. Lumber For Veneer Work. Nearly 160,000,000 feet of lumber were used in this coun-try last year for veneer "work. The statistics have just been collected by the. forest service on the returns· from ninety-three firms. The showing. makes the use of wood for veneer work the next largest to wood putp for forest exploitation. Formerly it was believed that only a very few woods were available for veneering, but this year there were twelve dif-ferent species mentioried, all of which ran over a million feet of log measure. Of these red gum, yellow poplar and maple constituted fifty per cent. All species for which a totar cut of less than 1,000,000 feet was reported include. sycamore, tupelo, chestnut, hickory, pecan, butternut, cherry, spruce, cypress. hackberry, locust and willow. The proportion of veneer stock manufactured in the leading states is as follows: Wisconsin, seventee'~l per cent; Tennessee, fourteen per cent; Indiana, ten per cent; New York, ten per cent; Missouri, nine per cent; South Carolina, nine per cent. Factory Notes. Andersen & V\iinter of Clinton, Ia .. have had constructed for their use a new furniture plant. The Orchvay )'IIanufacturing company's plant in Bristol, Tenn., is to be sold at public auction. Work on the new Illillois Cabinet company's plant of Rockford is being rushed to completion, The Badger Furniture: factory in Mihvaukee was damaged by fire to the amount of $2,700 recently. The Booth Furniture company will manufacture furniture in Peru. Ind. Capital stock is $40,000. The Pennsylvania Bed company has been organized in Pittsburg. Tte capital invested is $125,000. R. S. Reynolds of Bristor, Tenn., will c:onduct a furniture manufacturing business. Capital is $50,000. The Ford & Johnson company of Chicago will crect a chair factory in Atlanta, Ga., to cost $30,000. The Pennsylvania Bed company of Pittsburg; will manu~ facture metal beds. Capitalization, $125,000. The Dust Proof Furniture company of Chicago, with a capital stock of $50,000 will manufacture furniture. The Mayhew Ma.!.wfacturing company are about to con-struct a $20,000 addition to their factory in Milwaukee. The Sanitary Folding Bed & Manufacturing company of Kansas City, l\Jo., has been organized "vith $18,000 capital. Kyle & Sons' warehou!ie in Temple, Tex., was rccently de-stroyed by fire; damage resulted to the extent of $10,000. The John D. Raab Chair company of Grand Rapids, Mich., have increased the capital stock from $20,000 to $50,000. George \V. Denton has pmchased the interests of George T. Nolley in the \7ilesterll Furniture company, vVichita, Kas. The Southern Seating & Cabinet company of Nashville, Tenn., have increased their capital stock from $35,000 to $100,000. The Ideal Hospital Bed company is organized with places of business in Chicago and Guthrie, O. T. Capital stock is $300,000. \'Fork on Louis Harbach's lIew furniture factory in Des 1\loines, la., is being pushed. The factory is to be modern in every respect. .!-\. new furniture factory will be started in Columbus, Ga., in the buildings formerly occupied by thc Columbus Show Case company. The American Seating company of Jersey City, K. J, has been organized to manufacture furniture and supplies. with $4,000,000 capital. \Vork has been conl111(',nced on the buildings of the Brunswick-lllake-Collender company's plant in Muskegou, Mich., and is progressing rapidly. Tlle Carthage (1\10.) Bcd Spring l'vTanufacturlng company have increased their capital stock from $25,000 to $100,000. Four-fifths of the increase is paid. The Standard Furniture company of Rockford, Ill., will make an addition to their plant 18 x 100 feet, four stories; 2,000 square feet of floor space will thereby be added. The Batesville (Tnt!) Veneering \;Yorks will move to Lawrenceburg, where a site has been purchased [or $8,000, Oil which a three-story building will beerec.ted to cost $60,000. The people of S1. Johns have raised the money due the St. Johns Table company now moved to Cadillac, Mich. The plant occupied by the S1. Johns Table company will be used by another company soon. The Birmingham (Ala.) ~etal Bed :vlanufacturing com-pany has been organized with $50,000 capital. The com-pany v;il1 manufacture iron and brass beds at North Bir-mingham. 31 The Imperial Patent Bed company has been organized in St. Louis, Mo., with $30,000 capital. The Poughkepsie (:-.T. Y) Chair company was damaged by fire recently to the amount of $15,000. The American School Furniture company, of v;hich the Grand Rapids School Furniture company is a part, has been re-organized under the name of the American Seating com-pany. Capital is $4,000,000. A committee of the Commercial Club of IVlontgomery, Ala., will try and secure factories for their city. A chair factory is one of the things in vie,'v. John \V. Tullis, Jr., is chairman of the committee. Three hundred cabinet makers in George W. Smith and company's Philadelphia factory, struck on May first. Other factory employes also stopped work. The union demands an eight hour day and a fixt:>dschedule of wages. The j\'lanistce (IvIich.) Development company will or-ganize a chairfaetory, selling stock to rcsidents it $100 per share. After the company is .formally organized it is pro-posed to ask the city for a bonus of $10,000 for the purchas:: of a site and the erection of a building. The Northwestern Cabinet company of Burlington, {a., will enlarge their plant by an addition to cost $50,000, three stories high. Dimensions 50 x 200 feet. Thirty thousand square feet of floor space will thus be added. The company recently increased the capital stock to $150,000. At the Bennett Brothers furniture factory in Charlotte, 111ch., recently, great excitement was caused by the blowing off of the safety valve on the boilers. The force of the es-caping steam was so strong that the roof of an adjoining }JOuse ''''as torn off. The fact'ory will have to be dosed while repairs afe being made. Prosperity No Excuse. "It is possible that some time in the future \"e shall give our attention to the export trade and seek to market our goods abroad, but at the present time we are so rushed with domestic orders that we really have nothing to offer for-ex-port, and could hardly give proper attention to foreign orders if \ye were to receive them.' This is the familiar, stereotyped expression now in com-mon use among certain manufacturers when approached with propositions to offer their merchandise for cxport. The excuse is based 011 a fallacy so obvious that it is hCLrdto credit its users with particularly profound mental processes. Un-doubtedly these are prosperous times in the United States, and more factories are running to their full capacity and experiencing difficulty in keeping their orders promptly filled than are having trouble in obtaining all the business they de-sire. It is fair to assume that under these conditions the manu-facturers as a class are making money and accumulating profits which they could well afford to apply to business expansion. If this is so, when will they ever have a better time than the present to organize export departments an

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1906-05-10T00:00:00Z

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