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171. Suffrage Clippings

Notes:: This is a collection of suffrage articles covering suffrage events and prominent leaders within the movement.
Date Created:: [1909 TO 1927]
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172. Weekly Artisan; 1909-11-27

Notes:: Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and I CRESCENT MACHINE WORKS of Grand Rapids, Mich. \ I• GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• NOVEMBER 27. 1909 ~ __ • • _ _. ~-_ • 1 • ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THE WORLD'S BEST SA W BENCH "GRAND RAPIDS CRESCENT" "B" Type Built to salle t,me in settmg up and the sawing of stock. Mistakes and inaccuracies are impossible. This machine ,s bound to save money wherever used. Send for complete catalog of information. I1t.-..-.--.-.-__..-._._---- - _.. -----. -' --~-. -- " . ---------~------ I NELSON II 1 III III I II I II ---- ------------- MATTER FURNITURE GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. BED-ROOM and DINING-ROOM COMPLETE SlTITES in ~fahogany, Circassian Walnut and Oak. If you have not one in your ...tore, a siIUple request will bring you our l.uagnificent new Fall Catalo2ue of 12x16 inch pa~e groups, show-ing suites to match. W1th it, even the most moderate sized iurniture ...tore can ...how the best dud ne"" est furnitnre satisfactorily. he .••• ._ ••• _ w ••• w. _.-.-----.. ._._._-- . - --. co.II II II I II I, III I,I ,II I!I II II I• III I•IIII I IIIII III I• III I I II I III II I I IIIII I I III II I I I - .'" WEEKLY ARTISAN "'.- ... _-_ .. • •••• _._ _.______ ••• a_a _ ea. ••• - .. Great Improvements in Refrigerators for 191 0 SEE THE NEW LEONARD WATER COOLERS FOR REFRIGERATORS! SEE THE ENTIRE NEW LINE OF SATIN WALNUT REFRIGERATORS! SEE THE NEW COMBINATION-REFRIGERATOR AND KITCHEN CABINET! SEE THE NEW ROUND CORNERS ON THE "LEONARD GRAND RAPIDS!" SEE THE NEW WOVEN WIRE SHELVES IN OUR ENAMELED LINE! SEE THE NEW CHEAP LINE OF "NORTH POLE" REFRIGERATORS! SEE THE NEW ALL PORCELAIN RE FRIGERATORS-INSIDE AND OUTSIDE! LET OTHERS FOLLOW-IF THEY CAN. WE LEAD SEE THE NEW HOME OF THE LEONARD CLEANABLE REFRIGERATORS, 1he lause'ot and finest refngerator factory 111 the world It 1S only m such a factOly that the be:ot goods can be made for the least money, and 01der" promptly filled Th1s mammoth plant 1::' at your serVIce for the askl11g Send for our 1910 catalogue \tVe make nearly everythmg that \\ e use. The Porcelam Enamel for Lmmgs-the Tl11necl \tV1re Shelves-the Lock,,-the Hmge'o-the \Vater Cooler.,-the new cles1gm and fil1lshes are all made m th1s wonclerful factory. Our a~"ortment IS enormous, rangmg from the very cheape'ol to the finest \ncl best of all we help yOU "ell the goods I The "Leonard Cleanable" reputailon 1" behmd them Our magaz111e aclvert1s111g and our store selhng plans w111bnng you many customers Satin Walnut, with Water Cooler. Kitchen Cabinet and Refrigerator. White Enameled, "Leonard Grand Rapids.' GRAND RAPIDS REFRIGERATOR CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Factory, Nos. 52 to 202 Clyde Park Ave. Salesroom during January and July, LEONARDFURNITUREEXHIBITION BUILDING. .. .. " . ... 1 I 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN 4 €j]J)1II WEEKLY ARTISAN rUE LUCE LINE Many New Patterns m Dmmg Room and Bed-room Furmture for the Fall Season. SHOW ROOMS AT FACTORY, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. -~-_._-~-_._._.._...._.._.-.._. ._-----_._------~----_._._.---_._._-- .... I III !I III II III III -----_._----_. --------------- ----------------------------------------' ....(I LUCE fURNITURE COMPANY Catalogue UpOIl rUjuest ---_._-_._. -_._.-. _. -------------- .. . ... " ... HIGH GRADE --------- --~_.------... LUCE~REDMOND CHAIR CO., Ltd. BIG RAPIDS, MICHIGAN OFFICE CHAIRS, DINING CHAIRS In Dark and Tuna Mahogany, Bitch, Blfd's-eye Maple, Q!artered Oak and Clrcasslan Walnut You will find our Exhibit on the Fourth Floor, East Section, Manufacturers' BUlldmg,North Ionia St., Grand Rapids. MANUFACTURERS OF Reception Chairs and Rockers, Slippers Rockers, Colonial Parlor Suites, Desk and Dressing Chairs ... • a •__• ~ ••-.-. _._-- ••-- .....-. _. --------------' 30th Year-No. 22 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., NOVEMBER 27, 1909 Issued Weekly NO PROTESTS AGAINST THE HIGHER PRICES Grand Rapids Furniture Dealers Say the Advance Was Justified and Declare That Their Customers Will Not Notice It. "The manufacturers were Justified in advancIng their pnces," saId Herbert G. Hefteran, manager of the Heyman Company, furnIture dealers, of Grand RapIds "They were practIcally forced to It," he continued, and there would have been no reason for surpnse 1£ they had tacked on more than ten per cent The cost of theIr matenalls probably more than ten per cent hIgher than a year or two ago, and though they have not raIsed wages matenally they WIll have to do so pletty soon-probably In the spnng. The demand for labor has been grow111g steadIly and when there IS a good demand for labor, or anythIng else, wages and prices arc sure to ad-vance "The advance in pnces WIll not affect us to any great extent \l{ e had antiCIpated It for some tIme-everybody could see that It Vvas sure to come-and we stocked up. We WIll not have to buy much more before the end of the year and WIll not be obhged to mark up pnces nght away, but will probably do so gradually "I do not thInk our customers WIll make any gleat pro-test aga1l1st a shght advauce, though many of them are 'klckmg' about the mcrease In general hVlng expenses They WIll hardly notice an Increa"e of ten per cent In furniture pnces-mallY of them WIll never know of It "As I saId, however, there must be a general mC1ease in wages '-,oon else the busmess of merchants and manufacturers, also, w111suffer The cost of hvmg has gone up to such an ex-tent that many workIngmen are oblIged to practIce rigId econ-omy In order to keep theIr household expenses WIthIn theIr Incomes That. lIke the advance on the cost of furmtUl e, WIll come gradually and It WIll all work out about nght in the end. "Busmes:-, with 11'i IS remarkably bnsk at present as It has been all fall, e:Acept dunng the week or two of warm unseasonable weather that we had It IS far above what we wel e dOIng a year ago "The manufacturers were Justified in rals111g theIr pnces," saId G \V Chaffee, of the Young & Chaffee Company, furn- Iture dealel s, of Grancl RapIds "I know that some of them at least have been domg bUSIness on a very small margIn of pro-fit. \Vlth the cost of matenals constantly IncreaSIng there was no other Vvay than to advance theIr pnces, unless they WIshed to do busmess at a loss Some of them had already reached a POInt whel e they dId not care to 111CelaSe theIr out-put and WIthout better pllces theIr profits would soon have dIsappeared entirely" "The retaders WIll hardly notIce the advance in prices and the consumers won't feel It , In fact they won't know much about it unless the newspapers call too much attentlOn to it The dealers wdl not need to mentlOn It or use as an eXCU3e for ralsmg their pnces. We wdl not do so VIe have a large stock now and we WIll not need to make a general raIse In pnces nght away We WIll cont111ue to buy and fix our pnces 111accordance WIth the cost. "VI e have had an excellent fall trade-much better thaT} a year ago-and can see no reason V\hy It should not contInue to grow better." "The advance of 10 per cent won't bother u:-,very much," saId Frank B Wmegar, of the \V111egar Furl11ture Company, hou"e furmshers, Grand RapIds. "The consumers won't no-tice It, eIther, unless "ome of the dealers are foohsh enough to use It for advertIs111g purposes, and even then I do not thInk they Will 'kIck' because every body must concede that a fIse 111pnce:-, V\as inevitable "ThIS advance IS not gOIng to force us to mark up our goods for several months at least. \Ve are stocked up to the 11111lt and I thInk most of the dealers have laId 111large stocks Those who have not must have been short-sighted. They must have known that furmture matenals of all kinds Vvere advanc111g In cost and that the manufacturers would be com-pelled to ask higher prices." "We have stock on hand enough to last us until next May and wont have to buy much for awhIle, that is we thought we were In that condition a month ago, but we have been hav111g a large trade and may have to buy more than we had figured on Our trade thIS year has been the largest In our hIstory Yes, It w111go far above that of 1907." Restoring Wages. The Standard Steel Car Company of Pittsburg, Pa., announces that beg1l111lngDec 1, 3,000 workmen employed at the Butler plant get a 10 per cent 111crease 111wages. This 15 folloW111g out a pr01111segrven the workmen some months since that as soon as bus1l1ess warranted an advance that it would be gIven The Standard call" attentlOn to the fact that another 10 per cent stands between them and the boom wages of 1907 and that as soon as bus111ess warrants this 10 per cent raIse will he made Kow i" the time for good men to come to the aid of the poor. Antiques Sold at Fancy Prices. rme plece~ of olel Fng1J:oh fur111ture made up the gl eater part of the la"t aftel noon'" sale of the co11ect1On of antique tlea"ure", of \11". (,anett Ryckman PIer at the Amenlan \It ("dlelles '\e\V YOlk, 1a:ot Saturdy 1hey brought t'le blgge"t pllce, ot the "ale The total for the day was about three tll11e:o that of the prevIOus days, $24,135, makmg the total for the f1\ e day s $55063. '" unIque pIece, a vHltlng table '" Ith bookca,e top for 'on1all ,olume" \\Ith tnangular-shaped cupboards on eltl1t r "Ide and three dra\\ et '" undclneath, of Hepplewhlte'e, best penoel, brought the record pnce of the day $2,200 It wa:o of "at111wood InlaId vvIth bands of harewood and green holly \ 11 e:OClltOlre Lookca,c brought the second jJrice In four fig me" $::?OOO. ThIS ,\a~ al"o a Hepple\"vhlte pIece, :oat1l1wood Il1la](l II Ith l11dhot:;an, anel other II ooch, a mllttar) deSIgn 111 the tne7e. It h con"ldered the most Important pIece of Hepp1ell hlte ever brought to thIS countr), anel IS suppo"ed to 111., e been made fOl some nobleman, ",ecretal y of :otate 01 of liar \1r:o H. L Eno palel $=);0 for a ChIppendale chma c2b 11(.t from the co11ectll n of Lord Henry Thynne c\ She,a ton e,-cntOlre bookca'oc of 111lald mahogan), '" Ith stlalght Ie,," ,IN1 '-)Jade feet ,lent to \lr" \\. H Cr,JCker for <;=)-0. \l1ot11er ot the"e boolcase:o wIth a dentt11ed corl11ce ovel a tt l t\\ 01k fne/e ~0ld for $575 A ChIppendale settee wIth a mahoc,an, ft an' e III Ch111ese deSIgn vvIth back and seat u )hl l"tel ed III modell1 stnpec! SIlk sold tor $775. 6 WEEKLY ARTISAN --------._------------------------------~ II Iff f I III I I IIIIjI II IIIIf II III II I• III II I• I I• III II I III II II II II ~----------------------------------------------~ --- "There's ~, ----------------------------------------------~ I I I I I ~~~'~sA BARGAIN i I 1 I I I I I I , I I :•II•• II III I II I• j I III• II It IIII•• I I•t I••• II•I ----------------~ No. 537. 28x42 top. Quarter Sawed Oak, Cross Band Rim, Polished, $7.50 You can't make money faster than by buymg thIS line lIbrary Table by the dozen, unless you make up a carload out of thIS and other good thmgs we have to sbow you. PALMER MANUFACTURING co. 1015 to 1043 Palmer Ave., DETROIT MICH. Heilman's Observing an Anniversary. \\ IllIam~p01t. l'a,. \01.26-1\ H. Hellman & Co, one of 11 l ~ pI011l111ent bU'-ll1eS" houses In \\ tlllamspOl tare erectmg <l ,n cn "tOI \ hUlhhn~ on Thlld ~treet, whIch ",hen completed II III hc one ot the mo"t ham1'3ome and "ubstantlal "tI uctures m the '-Latc 1 he dlmelhlon" ale 69 x 14=) and only steel, stone, cemlnt and bllck are belllg used \\ hen fil11shed the bUlldll1g \\ h ch I" to be u"ed a" a retaIl furl11ture, carpet and drapery eQablI"hment It "tands on one of the most de"lrab1e locatIOns dbta111able 111 \ \ IllIam "pOI t b) I eason of Its proxImIty to \lal kct '-.qnare, all "treet car lInes dnd the theatres The fil m formerly handled only fml11ture In theIr retaIl b1hlness hut nov, add carpet" and elrapenes. The bUlld1l1g IS expected to he read) for occupatIOn Feb. l;, 1910 The work of el ecttOn cc'ml11enced \pll1 last whIch elate marked the fortteth an- J1l,el",al) at the establt"hment of the bU"11less The name ,e a" first \ II Hedman who e:otablt"hed the busmess al1d t\\ 0 '. ears later John K Hetlman hIS brother became a part-ner the name be111g dunged to A. H Hellman & Co. StIll L1ter 1 '\e\\ ton Hedman, son of A. Hand J Henry HeIl-man, "0Il of ] K Hellman, entered the firm, the four men-tioned · "tIll COl11prtsng the personnel of thIS well 1..no\>\11 hOll "e. Columbia University's Special Classes. The :::,chool of HOllseho1d "\rh of Teacher" College, Co lumhla l.111\ er"lty, IS offenng many speClal cla,ses m Its new stuclto and laboratory bmld111g, Just completed at a cost of ~=)OO 000 Among them are classes 111weav111g on a hand 100m c!e"lt:;n and ItS appltcatlon to texttles, advanced em-brOIder) and a course 111 decoratl11g and fur11l'ihl11g the entIre home. the ploblem of artIstIc and economIC furm"hing and the co~ts of matenals and labor People \\ ho 11\e 111 gla"s houses shouldn't thlovv mud, eIther WEEKLY ARTISAN --------------- ".". "1 II I• I• I ..... _---_ ...... --------------~._-~-.-------- ----- - .. ---- The Beautiful, New Udell Catalog is ready for all Retail Furniture Dealers. It wlll help sell the lme that of Its kmd has no superior. It contams 88 pages Illustratmg 41 Library Bookcases, 88 Ladies' Desks, 48 Sheet Music Cabinets, 23 Plano Player Roll Cabinets, 14 Cylinder Record Cabinets, 11 D,sc Record Cabinets, 19 MedIcine Cabinets, 10 Commodes, 9 Folding Tables. ACT AT ONCE AND WRITE THE UDELL WORKS INDIANAPOLIS. IND '-... -------_.------- No. 679 Cars Enough For All Demands. The latest report of the car effiCIency committee of the Amencan Rall" ay A'hoclatlOn. sho'h" a furthel deCl ea"e of 'i 720, 01 about 18 per cent In the total number of Icle car~ 111 the country. For the first tllne Since these reports were h sued an InCl ease I" shown In both shortage;" and :'>urplllses. 1he former h chiefly 111 bOA cars III the 1\ orthwest and It1 PaCIfic state" The figures Il1chcate that the bU"lnes., of the COUlltry IS Oil the whole, well cared for. It cloes not seem at all certal11 that even the coal car shortage WIll he malntal11ed much longer, e.,peclally a;" lake navlgatlOll wlll close In a fe,,, "eek" The report Inchcates that the demand for car" ha~ reached Its heIght ancl that flOm nO\" on radroacls '" 111 find It easIer to supply "uffiClent cars. In the northwest there 1'0 a lar~e surplus of Idle Cal." totalling 16,160, about 44 per cent of the ~urplus of the entn e count! y. Along the hnes operat111g 111 the mIddle Atlanbc states, extendll1g down Into the gulf states, there was a gradual abatement of freIght offenngb. SImIlar con-dlbon; prevaIled 111 the far west and PaCIfic coast state" Thel e are no heavy 111creases In Idle cars 111 any aile sectlOn, the Increase being chstnbuted 0\ el most of the country Ca nadlan roads also reported a substantial Il1crea.,e III avadable can Agall1st these general Il1creases, traffic Imp,oved 111the Ne" England states ancl the mlCldle west. ~ small 1I1crease wa" reported 111the southwest, The total ...horta~e of car'o IS 39,902, as compared WIth 36,036 two weeks ago, mostly III coal cars In the East and Southea"t No 354 ----------------- 7 The President and Gompers. John Knby. Jr, In the Kovember Amellcan Industnes- I am not dlspo"ecl to take chances 111 I11curnng the charge of belllg t.; t1Ilty of le"e maJ este Yet 1 may be pardoned III this Ccltmtl'" whel e "free "peech" IS under unlllllited hcense, to wonder, for llbtance, how the PreSident and Mr Samuel Gompers are gOIng to adjust theIr differences 111 construct111g an IIlJunctlOn law that wJ11 'hork no haldo;hlp upon any man or class 'hlth a Just gne,ance, how the PreSIdent expects to reconule 111Sexuberant and generous endorsement of trades UI1lOl1lsm WIth hIS dra~t1c and merCIless denunClatlOn (111 the "allle "peech) of U11l01lltol11'Sbal barous method;", and how the \atlOnal CIV1C FederatIOn, and the Amencan FederatlOn of Labor WIll finally explam theIr sevel al attitudes on the sub- Ject of economIcs III such a way as to satIsfy the cunous 111- qUlne" of the two elements 111 our tloclety who have no real sympathIes III common-namely, the ahen Soclahsts and the patnotlc multitudes that stdl adhere changelessly to the Ideas of the father:'> of the great Republic' \\ hen these confessedly IrreconcJ1able c!Jfferences are settled, the employ el s of thIS countr) WIll know what to do 1n the proc!JglOus task of deahng WIth t1 ea~onable dIscontent, and what to expect from the makers and adml1l1strators of the law Pel haps the good dw young but yon can't make the old people belJeve It . - .--l .-.....-.. -----_.-_ -••-••.----_.a~-_.-_-_ ---_._------._--_. -.,_. .. --------_. - .,. - .. .,. ....-.'" "THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST" BARTON'S GARNET PAPER Sharp, Very Sharp, Sharper Than Any Other. SUPERIOR TO SAND PAPER. It costs more, BUT It Lasts Longer; Does Faster Work. Order a small lot; make tests; you will then know what you are getting. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. Furniture and Chair Factories. Sash and Door MIlls, Railroad Companies, Car Builders and others will consult their own interests by using it. Also Barton's Emery Cloth, Emery Paper, and Flint Paper, furnished in rolls or reams. MANUFACTURED BY H. H. BARTON & SON CO., 109 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. ---- .- .-- .-- -_._._._._~_._-------~-~-----------'-" ---' 8 WEEKLY ARTISAN -~~----_.,.-._.-. _._.--_._._._.-------_._---_. _.-- -'" ....---~------~---.-._----- -~..-.---_-.- .'" I DETROIT, MICH. I HOTEL NORMANDIE I I C~~~!o~~r~Iv~n~~T ! I I p~r II p~r I I III I A High Grade Cafe. I Restaurant and Buffet In connechon :II ... ...- AmerIcan Plan, $2 50 Day and upwards European Plan, $1 00 Day and upwards Hot and Cold Runrung Water In all Rooms Rooms wlth Bath ~xtra GEORGE FUL WELL, ProprIetor Detroit News and Obsm·vatiolls. Detr01t, 1\IIch, 1\Ov 26-The bU1lcllng pln11ltq fOI the week end1l1g X ovember 20, call for an e,penchtl1re ot 0\ el one-half l111l11ondollars ThI<; 1" ~l\ en ae, l11C11catlOnof ho\\ fast Detr01t 1<;grovv1l1g It means great th1l1g" fOl the manu facturers and dealeI" m furl1l ture Owen's bIg eIght story bmldln~ on Gratiot a, enue I'" un-der Ioof, and they wIll be mOy111g m edrh n(,t 'leal The Grand Cpholstenng Com pam one ot the lead1l1l:; furnIture houses on GratIot a, enue, 1::' al"o mak1l1g ma tellal Improvements m the way of a new front and enlal g111~ the st01 e. George J Remdel & Bros, e,pect to mO\ e from the11 'vVoodwarcl ayenUe stOI e to their Gnsllold stl eet <;t01e 111 January. The Posse11l1s Brother" FurnIture ::-ranL1tactllllnSi lam pany are pI epanng the largest and finest hne of d1111ng table<; they haye ever shoY'.n. The hne \\ 1111l1c1l1de man) e,am plee, of ElIzabethan, Flanders, Jacobean, fl1dor and colonwl desJ~n.., and all the most popular finIqheq The l111e 1\ dl be "hO\I n on the second floor of the \Ianufactlll ers Lxhlhltlon blllld1112, 1319 MIchIgan avenue, ChIcago. ThIS VI 111 1,e one ot the most prOlTI111ent exhIbIts In ChIcago and WIll undoubtedh be a W1l1ner, as all their pre,lOus exhIbIts hay e been . The I-Iumphrey- \\ Idman Bookcase company VI 111 soap Issue a fine catalogue of sectIonal bookcases ThI" company IS movl11g to the large factory of J C \\ Idman at 14th and KIrby. \ The Palmel Manufactunng company ale Iapldh Iecov-enng from the fire, and are W01kl11g nearly as man, hands as before, They are bmld111g a larg e bnck adclltlOn and VI hen THE Hindel KINO THE GREATEST HOUSEHOLO INVENTION OF THE AGE Need not be moved from the wall Protects covering by turn- Ing cushions Is so Simple and easy a child can operate It. Has roomy wardrobe box under seat Comprises three articles for the price of one. Is htted with felted cotton mattress. Has LuxuriOus Turkish Springs Is always ready With bed· ding In proper place. Is absolutely safe-cannot close aCCidentally. Saves rent by savlRg space. all IS completed they WIll have fully 250,000 feet of floor space. The, V\ 111also matenally strengthen theIr lIne and bnng out a lal2,"e number of new patterns of lIbrary and parlor tables and peele"tals ] C \\ Idman & Co WIll bnng out almost an entIre new lIne of d11111121,"00m and hall furnIture Man) of theIr old patterns VIIII be dIscarded, and all the latest In Flanders, 1UdOI J alobean and Elrnbethan styles WIll be 111c1uded, The l111e VI 111be shO\\ n on the thIrd floor of the Fur11ltUI e Ex-change, lxI and RapIds and at 1319 MIchIgan avenue, ChIcago. The ;"hll ph) ChaIr company have made large addltrons and many nnprovements to theIr great plant and busmess 1S e'ccellent The ] enl~s & MUIr Company have added a large bnck addItIon to then factory. Would Wait for the Bill. \\ IllIam \\ Iddlcomb, preSIdent of the \Vlddlcomb Furh- Itme Company and the bUSIest man of hIS age m the furnI-tm e manutactunng busmess, po"sesses a nch fund of humor 1\ Ith VI hlch to lubncate the cares of the day. Recently he ordel eel a lot of Shlpp1l1g books of hIs b1l1der and the boob not hay mg been delIvered when needed, called up the mana-ger of the h111dery. "You have not delIvered our shipping books," J\Ir \\'Idchcomb remarked "Oh, yes we have, v,e know they were dehvered because VI e marled the bIll for the same to you this mOlnmg," the mana-g er replIed. "But Y'.e them at once have not receIved the books Try to delrver \Ve can walt a day or two for the bIll " SEND FOR CATALOGUE. WEEKLY ARTISAN 5 COMPLETE LINES Of REfRIGERATORS AT RIGHT PRICES C"AllENGE REfRIGERATOR COMPANY GRAND "AVEN, MICH., U. S. A. SEND FOR NEW CATALOGUE AND LET US NAME YOU PRICE. Obituary of Arthur F. Switz. The death of Arthur 1. SWltL, which wa..., announced by the \\ eekly Arthan of la"t Saturday, a~ OCCl1l nng on Sattn day, ~ovember 13, \\ a" due to pent0l11t1'-, cau",ed by an ab sces..., He pa"sed away at 111s home 111 ::\1Jll Yalley, Cal, after an acute 111ne",,,of about t",o weeks, The lemams were cremated and funeral "erVlce~ \\i ere held on Tue ~day, X ov-ember 16 He was 3<)years old, Although apparently a strong, healthy, rugged man, he had been alhng for "everal months Fmally pentOl11tls set In and an operatlOn wa, performed but the doct01;" found the trouble more "enous than eApected and he d1ed the ",ame day :\Ir. SW1tz leave" a \\ 1fe who had accompal11ed hun 111h'l'" V1S1tS to Grand Rap1d" and w111 ha\ e the Sympathy of the many fl1enc1~ she has made dunng hel "lSltS He was a man of much pr01111se and ahllJty H1S customel sand employe1 s all held 111m ln the hl~he"t esteem and he ",111 be greatly m1"sed by the furl11ture trade as well <1'>the many fJ lends he made outs1de of h1s l111eof bus111ess. 1I1r. SVI1tz',> first expenence 111 ...,e1l111gfurl11ture on the road ",as w1th the late George L. \\ 1thers :\t .!\Ir. \Y1ther',; death he became representatl\ e of h1'; hne~ and thereafter held a leadll1g place among the hlll11ture men travehng on the PaClfic Coast At the t1111eof 111" death he was repre "entai1\ e fOJ the follow1l1g l1l1e~ Shgh FU1111ture Company, Rockford NatJOnal, Rockford Frame and Fl' ...ture, N atJOnal Furmture Company of l'I10unt Airy, N". C, Otsego Cha1r Com-pany and the 13 L. :Mal hIe Company. At former t!mes he VI<1",the representatJve of other leac1- 1l1g hou'>e" 111the counti y, "uch as the Jamestown Lounge Company, the 1\Jaddox Table Company, the "\ e1son J\Iattel I'urmture Company and the Grand Rap1d~ Fancy I'urmture Company Death of Mrs. McGunhHe. InformatlOn leached Grand Rap1ds on November 23 of the death of :\lrs Charle" I. :\lc(JunH,;-le at Pawtucket, R I Decea'>ecl formerly res1ded 111Grand Raplds and became the bnde of J\Ir :\1cGunl11g1e on July 30, of the current year :\lany fnencb "ympath1Le With 1\1r :\IcGun1g1e and the fam-lly of the deceased ]\1.r 1\1cGum~le 1" one of the 1epre ,>entatl\ e'> of the 1-mp1re FU111lture Company of J ame",towl1, N.Y It 1S human nature to nnag111e we would be satisfied w1th the thll1gs we know we can't get. irfft~ou INTERESTING PRICES g~'i~~vllt~g SEND SAMPLES, ORAWINGS OR CUTS FOR PRICES. --- --_ .. --_ -.,! t--.- .. - j CWartiatleogfuoer. Ir E• P• ROWE CARVING WORKS, ALMLEICGHA.N. ,,- - - - ----_.--_._---------, ............ 10 WEEKLY ARTISAN --------- The Undertaker"s Daughter. She "Ih 111 coffin furJ1lshed :otore \nd file:o the orders gn en for coaches, Pub on a sad, funereal "mIle \\ hene'er a C11'-,tomer approaches fo ~ll1lle In such a mournful way -II" urcum"tance, of course, that taught her, \nd ) et "he hold" m) heart Il1 thrall- 1he undertaker '3 dau~hter HoV\ oft oUblde the wll1dow pane, \\ here neatly hang~ the placard "Pinkll1g," I gdLe upon her mal ble face \nd mal \ el If of me :ohe''3 thll1kmg \\ hIle, oh, my heart Il1 hot suspen:oe Seem" ever) day In bOlhng water; I 10\ e her and I know not \\ hy- The undertaker'.., daughter \11 lnght I am dIsturbed by dreams Ot corp~es, coffins, Clepes and hearses, \11 day the thought of her sad face Bnngs forth an endless "tnng of verses To plea"e thl" faIr gIrl of my heart I \\auld not falter at manslaughter, So that hel hear"es may be fi11ed- The undertaker\ daughter If a, her hu:oband kll1d and tl ue ~he'd ral"e me from my present statIOn, I 111 "t1l e I d find hel father'" trade \ mO"'l dehghtful a\ ocatlOn I d (111\ e the hear:oe put "..,tIff:-," on Ice, \nd note the plea"ure tl1dt It brought hel, If-a" I sald-:ohe'd be m) bnde- 1he undertaker'" clau~hter \nd \ et I dare not tell m} 10\ e, l-:l el ..,ton} glance 111lg-htpetnfy me, .\nd then "ome Egyptologl"t \\ ould for a modern mummy buy me :\1y 10\ e was born n1ld thll1gs of death, I 10\ ed, perhap", more than I "oughter," Enough. I mu"t gIVe up the ghost- 1he undertaker's daughtel ~ . ----., III ,, I III II I,, II I I I,, I,, I II II ,I, III ,,,,,• , II ..- .. THE FORD & JOHNSON CO. CHICAGO This is one of our popular Hotel chairs. Our chairs are found in all the leading Hotels in the country, The line includes a very complete assort-ment of chaIrs, rock-ers and settees of all grades; Dming Room fllll11ture, Reed and Rat tan furniture, Special Order furni-ture, etc. A complete line of sam· pIes are displayed in The Ford ff Johnson BUlldtnl!. 1433-37 Wahash Ave., in· dudlnl! a special display of Hotel Furniture. All fUi mhil e deale1s are COIdzall) l1lvlted I to visit our buildmg. I,......_ .._-- -... ..------------_. ----~ The Wagner I .i..ne. Herk1l11el, \ y, \0\ 2-t--lhe \\ dgnel louch lompam WIll ..,how the1l lIne of upho!<-'terecl turllltUle thh ]dnud1 \ a" u"ual 111 l\(ew York 111 Parlor \, Grant] l mOll Hotel Sec1 e-tal y- Trea..,urel, [' \ lagan, ~ta tee., the) are \\ orkmg thuJ lIne mto hlghel grade of '3ohcl mahogan) pallO! ll1ecc, odd pIeces and reproductIOn and III Tal1l1an then l111e \\ 111m elude a new clepal tment of [landel" furl1ltUl e 1 he \ \ agllli hne embrace" three hundred dIfferent "t} Ie.., :\1r f agan re-ports the volume of DUSl11eSSfor 1909 excellent, fulh up to a n01 mal } eal Lately he states there has been an extra-ordmary ll1crea"e In the \ 01ul11e of busmess TIme may be money, but It IS easIer to make up lo~t tnne than lost money . ...--_._.__._-----------1I ...-~---~------_..-.-_-----~------. .. These Specialties are used all Over the World Hand Feed Glueinc Machine (Patent Veneer Preaaeo, d.fferent kmdo and aizea (Paleated) pendIDR,) Many atylea and aizea. Veneer Presses Glue Spreaders Glue Heaters Trucks, Etc'l Etc. Wood·Working Machinery and Supplies Power Feed Glue Spreadmc Machine, Smcle, Double and Combination. (Palented) (Sizea 12 in. to 84 m w.de.) LET US KNOW YOUR WANTS L GHAS. Er FRANCIS COMPANY, Main Office and Works, Rushville, Ind. --~No-20-G-lue-Hea~ter. --_ ..N.o..6_G_lue Heater. ... •.._._._._-_._._. --~. "" ... ---_.-._-------_ .._. WEEKLY ARTISAN The season for banquets i. here. Get a.tock of our Banquet Table Tops so as to be ready to supply the demand. 11 r--------······-----··.·-------.·.---·--------.-·-·-.------------ ... -_ ... I I II III I I II II I IIII I -•.•.-••~--_.a-M--.a-_a-_._---_ --..., Our Large New Line of I TABLES I II DINING and OFFICE are the best on the American market when prices and qualIty are considered. STOW & Df\VIS FUKNITUKf, 60. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I ~-------------------------------------------_.-.----------- City Salesroom, 4th floor. Blodgett Bldg. II .- ..... __ .- ..--_ .... -------------~ Alde1'manMiller of Evansville. Ell D MIller, of Ell D MIller & Company manufacturer~ and dealers m fur11lture In EvansvIlle, Ind. \\ a" elected as an alderman at the recent electlOn for mU11lcipai officer", held m that CIty Mr MIller I" a capable, self made bU"lness man and wIll prove a valuable member of the councIl He entered a furn- Iture ,;tore In hI:' nlllth year, learned all branche':> of the trade, qualIfied hlm,elf for bU';llle':>", management and then took up manufactunng, III whIch he has been very succes:oful The retaIl store of the firm tran~ach a large bU';111e:,,:>annually :\1r MIller IS an agreeable, active young man, whose career m busllles:" although well begun 1:, de~t111ed to be much greater Men of hI'; callber are needed 111 municIpal aftalfs and Evan",vllle wIll benefit by Ius mtelllgence, good Judgement and attentlOn to duty Memphis Company's New Catalogue. The :\Iemplus Fur11lture Company have JU'it begun mal1- l11g theIr new catalogue, WhICh b one of the large"t catalogue':> that wa:, ever Issuecl111 the fur111ture trade. It consl"t::> of mOle than 300 large pages and l11c1udes III addItion to the com pan} 's own l111eof chamber furmture, lounges and davenport beel::>and "everal other l111e':>that the company handles 111a ]obb111g way These goods are loaded WIth the lmes whIch the company makes, so that It permIts them to ..,hlp mIxed cal loads afford-mg a wiele selectIOn 011 comparatively '3hort notIce The MemphIs Company'.., hne IS deSigned e,;peclally for the want'3 of the southern and southwestern terntory 111 whIch field It IS unsurpa"sed A copy of the catalogue WIll be maIled to any dealer who IS lllterested Utica Factory Doing Well. Utica, 1\ Y,;\i ov 24-The LOl tz-Teuscher Company are pldnn1l1g to buIld an ae!e!ltlOn to theIr plant about 25 x 35 ft In ~l/e, to be u':>eclfor storage purposes. ::-,ecretaI} -Trea':>urer, G F Teuscher state" hI'3 company 1'3 havl11g a gooe! volume of bus1l1ess, espeCIally ..,0 WIth I e"pect to the ':>upplyl11g of \ ar-lOUS l11stItutIOns WIth theIr l111e of metallIc bedsteads, hIgh SIde cnbs, metal-woven WIre sprmg'3 and cob Recently they filled d contract for the LTmtee! State" gOy ernment by ':>upply-l11g 500 bed" and ,;pnngs for the SoldIers Home at Da} ton, () The more conceIt a woman has the Ie"" room "he h,tS f01 Jealousy There IS alway" room at the top of the barrel for the big apples ,..... iII RICHMOND TABLET ARM CHAIR No. 57 Flat Arm Rocker RICHMOND CHAIR CO. DOUBLE CANE LINE "SLIP SEATS" -the latest and best method of double seating. Catalogues to the Trade. RICHMOND III L - . .................. INDIANA ------ ..- ------ The Best Value and Greatest Service for the Money GENUINE LEATHER SEAT No 100. t 1; ..... ". .. ,..,..... .a 12 WEEKLY r BARGAINS IN NEW MACHINERY I have on hand for Immediate shipment the following brand new machines which I wIll sell at reduced pnces 4-Two-spindle Radial Boring Machines to bore from 1;,(to 18 inch centers. 3-Two.spindle Radial Boring Machines to bore from 1to 12inch centers. 2-Eighteen inch Cabinet Makers' lathes. I -Sixteen inch Cabinet' Makers' lathe. ---4DDRESS-- - New Furniture Dealers. A. \V '\Iurra} & Co are ne\\ fur11lture dealer" at rlo! c" vIlle, Tex Edward Buff has opened a new furnltult- "tore elt Bmk man, l\Imn \'\. \\ & J \\ Hendel :oon ha, e opened a \le\\ tmlll tu I( "tore In \\ hee11ng, \\ \ a. Harry Slhwart7 has opened a tur11ltme "tOle elt ] lL~h land" near Red Dank :7\ J The Holloway- \\ n~ht Com pan} ha\ e opener! their ne\\ fml1lture "tore 111 ~ ev" Ca "tIe, Pa R \\ l!ham Hal11p:oon 1:0erect1l1g a bmld1l1g m \\ hllh he wIll open a new fur11lture "tore In \\ aterhun Conn F \\T. and),I E. Hray ha\ e opened a ne\\ tm mtul e ,mcl hardv"are store at Jesup, \10. undel the name ut the 1\1,1\ Hardware Company Luke McDonald of the ),IcDonald 1 urmture Lompan} Rome, Ga, Is rel11ode11l1g a bl1lld1l1g m \\ 11ldl he \\ 111open a large stock of furniture at Lmdale Ga \V1lham P. Satterfield, J ~ Ca"gell ,md \1 FH1" hel\ e orgal1lzed the El11s company to deal 111 tml1lture ell III LIttle Rock, Alk Capital :otock, $15 000 The retal! fur11lture bus1l1e'i'i estabhshed fift} } ea1" ago at Easton, Pa, by Da\ 1d (Tans and lecentl} clo"ed out b} hIS succe"sOl, has been reI 1ved b) the l11lted ] unlltllre Lom pany The Cobb Con5tructlOn Lompan} has been Illcc,rporated by George \\ Cobb, Jr, C \. Flynn, and JO'ieph \Ialone to deal 111 carpets, fur11lture, etc, In :7\ ev, \ ork Clt, Lapltell stock, $100,000 .:\1rs A S Averett, ;\lr". J. r Bn ant and H 1 Rel11 lngton, ha\ e mcorporated the '\\ e1ett lurnl1m e LOl11pa1l\ to estabh"h a retaIl fur11ltme stOle at Qmtl11an (,,1 Lapl-tal :otock, $5,000 The Hal n'ion Supply Com pan} mcorporated b\ \\ Ile\ SmIth, J r-i. Lamer and other" \\ III deal In fur11ltl1l e elnd general merchand1"e at Harn"on \\ a"hmgton Counh (,,1 CapItal stock, $3,000 D \\ }\I1tchell, J E )'Iart1n and '\ ,[ Ha"tmg" hel\ C mcorporated the Ha-.tmg" & :0.1Jtchell Com pan) to e"tabll"h a retaIl furmture store 111 Charlotte, \. L ),11l11l11U11c1ap1tell (sub'icnbed and paid 111) $4,000, 111a" 1111 n 111$10000 New Factories. Chatle" Pa~" 1~ manager of a ne\\ furmture tactOl) at Antwerp, :;\ Y C. C Benc,llct ot \lma Center 1" to e"tabh"h a ne\\ IJed spnng factor} at I aLrO'i'ie, \\ IS The RItter FoldIng Door Company 1" to e"tabll"h a ne\\ factory on the Carthage pIke, near COv111gton, Ky ARTISAN r""O FFMAN--~i.~iyE:£-I:~~~ II II I HARDWOOD LUMBER i I II !I SA~~D l QUARTERED OAK {VENEERS I SLICED \ AND MAHOGANY I • I ~I______________ ._.. ••• • • .4I II J Ha \\ k111:oand Ira Brandon ha\ e e:otahhshed a mir-ror facton 111 the re"J(lencc of S J Ray, Johnstown, Pa 1 he nc\\ lhal1 factor) of Blown & i\IcColle), at \ \ In dle"tu ,Ia"" ha" "tarted opel atlOns WIth a force of 50 men. L D ~hl e\ e pI c"lclent uf the ~hrcve ChaIr Company of Lon \ \\ 111c"tablI'ih a lanse table factor} at (;nlOn Clt}, Pa (,e01£;e (, De\[o"s C \\. DIekman and R D G111nhave 1l1lO1pOlelted thc 10U1I"t Bed Company to estabhsh and ope-l ate ,l tactO!, 111 Portland, Ore CapItal stock, all subscnbed, SIO 000. Furniture Fires. D EntL funlltme dealer at l\IcPherson, Kan" , v"a'i lHlll1ed out \ 0\ ember IG Lo,," $2,000, 1l1:ourance $l,fiOO 1hl 111m" furmtu1 e "tore at ::\IlPher'ion, Kans., wa:o totalh de" t1 ()\ ed In hi e on \'0\ ember 17. A portion of the "tock \\ a" "a\ eel b} qmlk 1e1110\al Lo'3S $7,000, 111surance S20eO On \0\ l111ber 18 fire destroyed the DaVIS & Sargent Lumber Lompam " nl1ll 111Lowell, J\Ia'3" l\larshall & Cros-b, calJ1l1et 111elkel" occnp1ed a pal t of the bll1ld1l1g The total 10"" 1" about :;;100,000, 1110St of It fall111g on the lumber com-pan) The Value of 8 Pull. Depend" npon the u"e to whIch It may be apphed A polItical pn1] 1'3 \\ orthles" unle:o" It IS a strong one i\ mod elate pullIn hn'i1l1e,,'i sometIme" "enes a purpo"c, bnt 111 furn- 1tn1l It 111U"tahva}:o be ngld, un} 1eldllJg Such a pull IS the '\ o~ Kum~ Loo:oe manufactured b) the Grand Ra p1cls lh:l ,,,:; Lompam E, er) dealer can have thl-. pull. He need" hut a "k the manllfacturu" f1om \vham he purchase" goods to furn 1'ih 1t. What to Buy and Where. TIn \\ \I TER CL \RK VE;..;'EJ=R COIIPANY, Grand RapIds, has 300,000 feet each of bIrch and poplar cr05S-bandmg, ready for prompt delIvery. WEEKLY ARTISAN r-------- . --... _- . _.a •• -------------. • •••••••• s. a __ as • •• _ •• ~ I The NEWEST and MOST CORRECT S"ADES IN fUMED OAK STRATfORD OAK fLANDERS OAK and EARLY ENGLIS" Furniture manufacturers who seek the correct shades in these increas-ingly popular finishes will find our stains will meet every requirement as to color and working qualities. If you are interested III any of the above write us for sample panels. MARIETTA, OHIO . FUMED OAK- -Our Fumed Oak Acid Stain is largely used by manufacturers who recognIze in It a practical piece of goods pro due ing not only a correct but a uniform color wlth-out the use of a fummg chamber. This stain has proven a success wherever tried and even manufacturers who have a fuming chamber have found that by using this stam over the fumed product they can tone up the work and make the color umform. Wnte for sample panel. STRATFORD OAK --ThIs is one of the new stains now commg into favor and will probably be much seen on Arts and Crafts furn iture the coming year. It is a very deep brown color with a purple undertone Write for sample panel. FLANDERS DESIGN---The Flanders is a new deslgn in furmture finished in a deep nut brown shade of color, in soft, velvety, dull effect. We make thIS stain m the correct color. Wnte for sample panel. EARLY ENGLISH The Marietta Early Enghsh is conceded by the best authoritles to be correct in color and the finest workmg stain on the market. Write for sample panel. 13 .------_._-------_.----- -- --------_._----- _. -- --- ------ -- -- ----_._--_._-------------~ When the Bride Buys Furniture_ FashIOn" ln furl1ltme chan~e dlmost as freCjuu,tl) as fashlOns In (lJ e"" and man v bndes find consllle' able rll "fi-cnlh 111 selectIng pIece" th~t al e ltkely to rema111 111 "tyle e\ en for a fev, ,eal s Such bnyer" ma) do II ell to 1el1le111l~e h\ a law" 111 fUlnJture bu}tng. Seller" of fmmb,re -,iate t:Jclt the} sell about 25 pIeces 111the soft. dull fi111"h i) aile ()[ the hl~hly, finely poh"hed 1'hl" l~ one of the reac,nr -, 'vh ~ the former k111d "hould be selected. 1he day of the orrwie C~f\ ed furnrture has pa""ed, and the ma"slve effect~. C0101lld Cl'rves dnd I11h"IOn angles are 1110re preferable these cIa) c The furmtm e £01 the Inl11g room IS the first t11rug to be selected and nothmg better "mts thlS room than l1lClUli'l d oaL Oak h ah\ a}s the hest for the Ilv111g room as It wIll not .,how-the "car~ and knocks as much as other mOl e expenslV e plec.:s ] lan<1el'o furlllture, a ne\\ kmd, IS very accc plahle amI -,t) 1Is11 It grve" the effect of Dutch "turdl11ee.,s IIlth Jt" 1011 tone" and bold motIf The "ame k111cl of lIood and style h 'UILt1)le 101 jl1e c!Jl1lne, room, the next place to he con'--,c1u(',' Calle 101not had for the seats and back:::, of the chaIrs tOt th(' <.Imino' 100m ;-, ~Iahogany JS of cour"e the most desJrahle but lt h ,el V ex pensIve The latter shoulc1 always he seke Led In the Llul1 wood One of the latest woods IS an l1'1ltat](,11 at tlw CUCd., sIan walnut. ThIs has Ju:::,t appeared < 11([ h Cnl1eel c,at1J1 or gum lIalnut It 1~ expen"l,e anc1110 10 J);" \\ III he plt'ch u-ed when the !Je,hter ~rade:::, are deslred London "ets the style" 111furmture In the "aPle ',a\ Pans decrees what dlesses shall be worn bv thL' 'vIOll'en, d1"<1deal-ers ln that CIty have taken up the lde 1 of re\ 1\ 1l1g the n;C/ \\ 11!Jam and :\Iar} style" Thus far the plan has been some-what of a faIlure on account of the dhta"p mJl'y pel "on" have for those style". The Adam furmture h anoi!l(l le,lval fw'n ••••• ..& an old style and much of thIS kl11d IS bemg used. The shleld dlst111gm"he., the Adam fnr11lture 111the same wa} that the ] apanese and nllrror effects dJstl11gUlSh ChJpp('11CIclle vanety. The dIrect outcome of the \c1am re, h"l b tIle cane fUl111i1l1L now much m 11'oe Tllls framewOl k IS Jf the LottI" X IV st) Ie and IS sometImes m walnut or :::,0111e'anety of pretty wood enameled 111II ll1te or gray The bouch . 'let" are SOlDct!mee., II' 111 d<>1Jcate pll1k" and blues and they gn e a very pre~~ effect In the fur11lshlng of the bedroom t,le I Ide"t scope 1'0 gIven to the lI1dlvldual taste, and the (-1nc furntme of It" Adam vanety IS one of the pretty efJ>, "" fOI thr, loom The craze or fad for the pa1l1ted furnIture gIves opportuDlty for the decoratIve Idea, yet some prefe' thc old style, sImple cottage fUl111ture to the paInted pJecec, If the P2.ll1tccj f1l1111- ture h de.,lred the flowers 111a 'v\ll1te ground have the pre-ference and the Japanese deSIgns ale clbJ \ elY gOild Some set" have the Delft blue declratlOns, some have p111k awl stJ1l other" have butterfiJes pamted 111 Pll1\ <"110no' d c1ustel at whIte blossoms '" One of the th1l1~s that the bnde ,,!loulcl fir"t h11v h a cedar che"t, d" these are alII ays trea'oun' 1 as <1reet pta~le fo-the trousseau The bedroom lS hardly ('o,nplek \\ ,thout thh chest. They may be procm ed 111almo," any kmd at wood, lIned wrth cedar A very attrclctlve one 1'0 m,Hle of souihel n reel cedar WIth heavy brass naJls anrl hmg('", and Ii J" a splendId place to keep fine 1111ens. 1elephone table" al e one of the noveltle" of the season and are "hOl\ ,1 m all {('lid" at woods The stool" "lIde on grooves beneclth the tables when they are not 111use A WIdower always makes the best husband IIhat to expect He knows Means Better Work 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN Equip your shop or factory with G. R. Handscrew products; you'll note a vast difference in the quality and quantity of work turned out. All of our factory trucks, benches, clamps, VIses, etc. are the best that money and skilled labor can produce. We use nothing but the very best Michigan hard Maple in the construction of all our products. It is not possible to turn out better goods than we now manufacture; years of manufacturing has taught us that it pays to use nothing but the very best material possible in the manufactur-ing of our product. WRITE FOR CATALOG SHOWING THE COMPLETE LIST OF FACTORY EQUIPMENT. GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW CO. Good Equipment 918 Jefferson Avenue Grand Rapids, Michigan DINING ROOM DECORATIONS Suggestions As To Table. Chairs. Sideboard. Carpet and Wall Coverings. The pracllce uf usmg the dmI1H;-IOOm d'" a ~el1el al 11\ m~ room "hould not he encouraged, but I greatly fear It \\ III be long before all 111)1eader" WIll be persuaded to agree wIth me The cl1l1mg-room ;:,hould be u ..,ed "olely for the "en ll1g and eatmg of meal". and the constructIOn of the furnIture l'i hUllt to that end, therefore let u" bear 111 1111l1dthat \\ e 111U"tselect our clecOlatlon" dlHl cho"e uur fur11lture \\Ith thl.., end m \ Ie", 111"t, then, a" to fur11lture \\ e shall need a rather large table, \i\hlch 1', pertecth "tead} and \\ e mlbt cleten11lne Its length and WIdth aClonlll1g to thl ..,Ize of the r00m and allow plenty of "pace fur the "en ant" to move ea"Il) behmd the ChaIr., v\hen people are seated at meals An oval or Iound table IS a good one to .,elect, "mce these moclel" take less space, and also .,eat an extra peron or t\\ 0 v\ Ith more comfort, whIle they are rather more novel than the urthoeloA squale or oblong table" \i\hlch have had It all theIr own \\ay until Iecently .\nother growmg fashIOn I" to have the table" far more ornamental than heretofore, and many people entirely do away \\ Ith the tablecluth except at meal times. and keep a high poh"h on the top of the table. \\ hICh bnng" out the beauty of the gram and the can 1l1g 011 the edge If the 'iurface ha'i a \ ery fine poll'ih It l:o wIse to have a felt cover made for the top, and thI" "hould be laid under the dama;:,k cluth at meal tIme" to prey ent the hot plate'i and dl"he'i 1l1arkmg the wuod Perhap" the favollte \i\oocl just now for dmmg-room fur11ltUl e IS lIght uak, but black oak, mahogany and walnut "till appeal to man) people, and I hear rumors that rosewood I'i "hortl) to return to favor In the mattel of chaIr" one has an enormous vanety to dlOOo.e fJ om the mo;:,t popular are perhaps those With hIgh balk", m "ome quaInt artl"tlc shape, whIle many excellent model.., ma\ be had which are exact leproductlOns of the be"t example" of ChIppendale, Sheraton and Hepplewhlte, when m doubt It h alV\a) s Whe to select one of these later vanetles I \vould al"o "peclally urge the young housekeeper not to purchase the "o-called sUite of chairs, V\hlch cu"tom has almost made lh behe\e I" the llght thing to do Have your chair" to match, of lourse, but 'ielect four arm-chall s and two more of the OJ dmary kll1d I 1l11a~lne most young WIve" V\III rarely soar beyond a partl-carree when they mVlte their fnend" to dmner, and the re;:,tful comfort of the arm-chaIr m the dmll1g-room cannot be gam "aid ~l"o, pro\ Ide two or three footstools, and place them under the table where they can eaSily be acqUIred by those '" ho need them The SIdeboard h of course, the most conspicuous Item, and the most eApenslve one, and when selectmg thIS be very caleful not to be led away by a showy extenor who"e over elaboratIOn may make you overlook Its stnct utlhty It IS, of cour"e, alh Isable to have a few shelves above the board proper, where one'" collectIOn of plate, pewter, or chma may be effectl\ ely dI"played, but It IS hkewbe essential that there he dra" er" and cupboarcl" In the lower portIOn where table lll1en, \\ me bottles, etc, can be put away The dresser Sideboard has latterly been much affected by young people who have but a modest amount whereWIth to fl1r111"h,and a very deSirable posse"slon It IS, but whatever WEEKLY ARTISAN form the sideboard take'i, It "hould, of course, accord m char-acter with the other furniture m the room Therefore, decide at the outset what style your dmmg room IS to be, whether Chippendale, Sheraton, Jacobean, Old Enghsh, or modern, and purchase accordmgly. A couch b not at all necessary m a chmng room, but a couple of ea:"y chair" are advisable If the after-dmner ..,moke l'i enjoyed m thl'i apartment, sometimes a wntlng table I" useful, and If the famJ1y be large a dmner wagon come" m a" a u:"eful aide-de-camp to the Sideboard, while a "mall, 'itrongly made table should alway::, be placed near the door for the maid to place tray s, etc, upon, whether or not you mvest abo m a butler'" tray and stand Tho'ie young hou"ekeepers who cannot afford a Side-board Will find a large size dmner wagon an excellent sub-stitute, espeCIally If one be purchased \\>Ith cupboard'i m the lower portIOn An over-mantel of 'iome de'icnptlOn IS spec- Ially nece..,,,ary m a chl11ng room, and the picture" cho~en 'ihould be of the best pO'i'ilble quaht), and not too ..,mall 011 pamtmgs, engravmg", etchmgs, and even good photograph'i bemg speCIally :"mted to thl'i room In the matter of floor coverings one might Ul\ e"t m Turkey, PerSian, Imltan, A:h111m"ter or \VI!ton carpet'i, If one''i pur..,e be 'iuffiClently ela'itlc, the three former bemg perhap., the mo"t 'itlltable, m Ie..,., e:hpen'ilve Item'i there are good examples of Roman and art carpets which have 111uch to commend them In general character a dlmng room 'ihould be rather Impos111g and hancl'iome, It should also be re..,tful, both ph) s- Ically and mentally, and therefore the wall paper and curtam~ mu:"t not be too aggTe'i'iIVe m design or color, whIle the table chma and decOlatlOn'i "hould tone in With the general :"cheme A:o covenng" for dmmg room chairs I have a particular a, erSlOn to plush, velv et, and 'iadclle bag fabnc If the ex pen"e be not too great al\'vay'i stnve to po:;..,e"" a .:\Iorocco covered :omte, although great care l'i needed to prevent It'i bemg ..,cratched and otherwl"e dl"figured Falhng thl'i, thel e are some capital ImitatIOn leather cloth", which wear remark-ably well, and are to be had 111a pleasmg number at ~hade'i I al'io very much hke the qmantly shaped chalr:o With rU'ih or cane ..,eab, and the..,e, too, are generally me'Cpenslve In the matter of color "chemes I prefer green or blue for u:"e 111a d111mg room, a very "atl'ifactory method I" tv cover the wall 'iurface With a nch cream or warm buff paper, break111g It up mto panel.., \\>Ith "tnp'i of \'vood of the "ame kmd a.., that which form., the furniture Working on Their New Line. Plack River, NY, 0:0V 24-The Black RIVer Bending Company "Vv III ..,how their fine 1111eof Chall'i next January as u"ual In Grand Rapids, \1Ich, but wJ1l have their e'Chlblt 111 the I, url11ture Exchange on the third floor Pre..,ldent G K Oak.., "tate.., that a number at new paterns Will be added to the January hne of porch and mlS..,lon furl11ture, the-,e guod'i bel11g all With double cane ..,eat" and back-, He 'itates the) are workmg on their new 1111enow and expect to have It ready to ship earl) F're"ldent H C Dexter of the Dexter Chau Company has Just returned from a week's VISit m 13o"ton Shelley & Ahl's Exhibit. Blllghamton, ~ Y, Xov 24--The Shelley & Ahl Com-pany, manufacturers of artistic leather furniture Will have a very notable e'Chlblt next January "ea"'On and It wJ11 be "hown on the fifth floor of the Leonard buJ1ding In Grand Rapids rI MUSKEGON VALLEY FURNITURE COMPANY MUSKEGON MICH.... UOlonlO1 Sulles lOll POSI BaaS 000 Drassers CnmonlBrs wororohes wales' TOIIBlS DraSSmg Tahles MOnOgony I 101010 GOOGS III .._-- _. - .- 15 .......---,----_._------ --------------~ WRITE FOR CATALOG III II II I •• -4 -------- ------. President J Ohl1 ~ Ahl, J r, states their exhibit Will contall1 double the number of ne\'v piece" -,hown 111any pi evlOUs ex-hibitIOn season, and Will 1l1dude a lot of new "tuff along the penod hnes The 13111ghamton Chair Company, manufacturel'" of Mor-ns Chair:" al e buIlding a new office~-a cement b1111d111g40 x 40 feet, wl1lch IS to be completed J al1uary 1, 1910 '" ..-.- . I ---------------_ _---------~ ELI D. MILLER &, CO. I••• L •••••••• __ •• •••••••••••••• No Stock complete WIthout the Ell Beds III Mantel and Upnght, EVANSVILLE. INDIANA WrIte for cuts and prIces ..- .i. ON SALE IN FURNITURE EXCHANCE, EVANSVILLE. I educed The auto truck h dean, sa111tar} and Its storage doe" not I equll e the "table room of a :Olllgle team Truck" C,1ll\ 1l1Q,ught ton" of frel>iht at a "peed of f10m five to ten 11111e"a 1 haUl hay e heen put lllto "ucce:o:oful use v, \th111 the ]1,1"t h\ a \ ea1" and the deUland for couch veh1cle" 1" .~reater than the "upph \n electnc truck with a dynamo to generate a cmrent a" needed 1'; the la:ot development in tIllS 11lle of prodnctIon 16 WEEKLY ARTISAN PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY THE MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY SUBSCRIPTION $1 00 PER YEAR ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES OTHER COUNTRIES $2 00 PER YEAR, SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS PUBLICATION OFFICE, 108-112 NORTH DIVISION ST, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH A S WHITE MANAGING EOITO" Fntered as second class matter July'>, 1900 at the post office at Grand RapIds MIchIgan under the act of March J 1879 Cone11tlOn" 1ll the ll1de and leatl'er ma1l--et 1ll lm.;L1nd a" c1escnbeel on another page P01l1t to a conhl111atol1 a a pi e ehctlon made to the \\ eeklv \rt1"an ,0Jl1 atter the ne \\ talltt law went 1nto effect, 1n j [red 'Iuellci of the \[uellu ~ Slack COmpall}, Crand Rap1c1" 'lree hide" \\11\ not c<1t\"e any matenal 1eductlOn 1ll the cost of leathel, ",1\el \11 l\Iueller. ,. fhe onh eflect \\ 111he to po"tpone an itch Llncc 111 pnce.., wh1ch "'1ould come Ullmechatel} hut tot the pldUl1Q (ll hlele" on the free 11,,1. rr he dch ance \\ III come hcm e\ er pwh dbl) 111a fey, month" It ma} be maele Q,raclu,1lh but It \\ 111 come soon.' The "hortage 111the "upph of h1de" a 1 1ll other products of the falln 1aneh dl1Cl 1alHie 1" due mal11h to the fact that the 1l1crea..,e 111al;f1Cultural produch ha.., nc t kljlt pale w1th the 1ncrease of populatlOn 1\1 tht utle" LInd tlm n.., In Amenca at least the 1l1lrea..,e In tht procluung popnldtlOn has not equalled the 1ncrea:oe 111the numher of non producer, or COI1:oumel'; of as;nlultllldl jllOduch anel to dIe".., e"tent perhap" tl11" 1" t1 ne of neLllh al1 othel lC\1111t11e.n.,ot e"eljlt1n~ 1"\1"11 \Igentma and \n"tJaha Ilenec the LlChdllee" 111jll1ee.., oJ gla1l1 meah, huttel (QQ," anel ll1de" 1\ hIle tIll wheat, oat" dnd lOJ n field" at the \\ e"tern "tdte" h 1\ e been greatly enlarged the 1ncrea,;eel production ha" not equaltzed the ll1crea:oed demand It ha" harel) equalled tht fa1l111g off 111 the aIrIer sectlOn" of the conntn and In~ (n croachlllg on the great cattle lam;e, the de\ e10pment ot western agncultUlal land,; ha" actuall) decred"ecl the 'iupph of hlde:o from that sect10n Still another calloe of the fd1l1l1g off 111 the suppl} of hlCle" lS the tact that the cattle 111ctu"tf} on ranges 111 the northwe..,tern "tate" and 1n \\ e"tern Candda has not prO\ ed so successful a" \\ a.., e"pected The \\ lnttr" are "0 "evere that the lo,;se" t1am cold equal 01 )\ ') L1I 1,~ all othe1 e'3tnnated profih E\en the "outh\\e"tcln lllQC.., I) not produce as 111any h1de" a" they ebel a fe\\ } ea1 sago \ \ 1th the h1gh p1lce" for beef 1anchmen 1a1"e fe\\er hut bette1 cattle than formerl} Thty do not "laughtu them for the h1de:o bnt a1m to make more beef 1~rom tIn" It appedll that J'lIr :\luel1er':o p10phecy 1" to be fullfil1ed-lcdther \\ 111 he h1gher, notw1thstancl111g the ehsappearanle of the dnt} on the raw matenal. :\1annfacturer" and merchanh 111the furllltlll e and k111 clred trades ale dlspen"mg '\lth hor"e" and \\agon" n,ed 111 the tansactlOn of bU"1l1ess The ga" and elect11call} IWOjl"l1 , cl veh1cles hrought out dunng recent yea1" hd\ I" \\ on fay or and 111 every Clt} the ohsen 1"1' not1ces the1r 111uea"lng u"e \"lcle from the convemence" affOl dell 111 the handhng of fJ elght w1thout the horse cleaner st1 eet" home, and "hop" hette1 health 111the commulllt} and an ehm1l1atlOll of the £h pe'it. the cost of blllldmg and mamtam111g pavemenb 1:0 ma1 E r',uly [t h ll10l,o"ed to e:otabh"h mu"eum" for the pmpo"e of e"IllhltJng "afet\ de\ lle" for the protect1On of the 1\\ e" 'I factOl \ \\ orker, dnd for the best po""ible sanitary COnd1lJOnS, 111\ dllon" pal h of the emtecl State" that the people may 111- j01m them"eh e" a" to what sCience ha" accomplhhed for the hc ltUl11Cl1t ot the conchtlOns of lab0l1l1g men and women It h dall11ed that the los, of hfe on account of nnproperly m- "tLtllec1 and unplOtected macInne1} I" greater 1n the Umted States than 1n am uther countnes of larger popu1atlOn, but thl" condition 1" l;ndoubtedly due to the fact that the people at \ m e11lcl lbe machmery more Iar>ie1y than those of other natHll1" 1he mu"eum" propo:oed would serve a good pur-l) o"e and c;0\ ern111e11t aId could well he he"towe,l upon the ente1 p11"e \ lettel t10m E\ an,,\ 111e "tates that the "\eteran manu-tLlCtUl e1 11 ul nOlk"tege \~ III undertake the management of the jnflllture C0111]lan, beanng h1S name, on January 1 He \\ III hc d""l"ted b\ h1.., "on,. For many years he has gnen hh t1111eto the operat111g department of the Karges 1"urmture Compan, and a:O"l"tecl " 1 Kdrges 111 bmldmg up the hl1"'- ne"" of that cOl11pan} from small con'3equence to great 1m-pm tanct. \11' l;ock"tege IS an up-to-date manufacturer and a ]0\ 1aI gentleman \1anulactll1 e1" and sh1pper" gene1 ally w111 be pleased \\ Ith the anll()'111Lement that there lS to be no 'ienou" :ohortage oj La1" thl" fall 01 \\111ter There 1'; no ,hortage now except In the LOdl 1LC;j()1l" and a.., lake na\ 19atlOn close" the ld\-. u..,ul 111eLlll \ 111Q, loal from the m1nc" to lake porh \\ 111"oon he c11\erted 111 other lhrectlon s, thus rehe\ 111g the "hol tage bet\\ een the m111e" of OhlO anel \ \ e:ot YIIg1l11a and 1\ estern ]l0111h Ra1lroad lang uag e 1" be} ond 01 d111ary under:o 1andl1lf';, dnd 1t 1" plOPosed to aboh:oh techmcal terms, \\ hat lop'o tIle a\ erage :oh1pper know about "mJleage rate:o," con..,truct1,e m1leao-e "po..,taoe :otaml) rate:o," "what the traffic w111 bear" h , ..., and kmc1recl expres"10n" RaJ110ad operators "hould be com-pelled to tell \\ hat the} hay I" to say 111 pla1l1 Engl!"h 111order that the Q,ellcral publtc may hay e fan play DUllng the past 'Week no furIJlture eXp0'i1tlOn bU1lcl!ng:o \\ e1e "tal tedm Gland Rap1d~, but the oV'Iner of a tlnee story "trncture lon"ulted an drc1lltect 111regard to the co"t of acldl11g t\\ 0 floor" to be u"ed 111 exh1h1tmg furl11ture \10"t of the trd\ e1mg fnrJuture ..,ale"man ha\ e completed then \\ ork for the current year and wIll spend the ne"t two month" at the1r home" 01 1n attendance at the furmlnre expo"lt10n" C1echt men s a,:OOClat10n" throughout the Flllted Stales \\111 ra1"e h1nds to be u"ed espeClally 111 the prosecutlOn of fraudulent clebt01" \ tv ay, Inc1 a:op1re" for prommence a" a furl11ture ex-hlb1t10n town Vevay contal11S one factory and a hotel. WEEKLY ARTISAN Short Supply of Hides. COJl(l!tlOns 111 the Bntlsh ltather mar1.et a1e C,ttlS111g "enou" thought to tanner", boot and "hoe manufacturers, 1m1 the pub1lc The pro"pect, IS that the :oupply of raw hlcles wlll be fa1 belm\ the demand, notvv 1thstancl1ng the con.,tantl) 111- crea"1l1g output of hIde:, The acutene"s or :oenou-,ne'3" of the "ltuatlOn vv111be mOl e fully undertood v"hen It 1'0 known that hIde" that could be purchased a dozen-) eals a(?,o at about h cent" a pound now bnn~ 13 cents The posItion of tho"e who.,e bus1l1ess It h to conI ert calhkms mto the popular leather" kno\\n a" hox and wlllow calf I" e, en le"., "ab"factory than that of the tanner of sole leather.., c\ member of one of the leadl11g leathel firm:o 111 England comments on the '-,Ituabon a" follows 'Tanner., al e hav111g to g1\ e hIgh pnces for hlde'-, be CdU'-,t the demand IS so much greater than thE' quantity avaIl-able The consequence 1:0 that 1\ hen the fim"hecl leathel I eache" manufacturers It b much more costly. The supply of ll1des m London has been greatly decreased of late 0\\ mg to the pollcy adopted by Amencan cattle seller". In many 1l1stance" It I'> now stipulated that the hlde:o of the l-\1lted States cattle kllled at Deptford :oha11be sent back to \menca J-J and bags. leathel belts and the thou'-,and and one artIcle" made of the mate11al wlllch the pubhc buy Vv111ha, e to be advanced .3 to 10 per cent 111 co"t -,hOltl)." Miscellaneous Buildings. C A.. Hallett 1:0 bllllchl1g a $15,000 hotel at 1235 Ohver :obeet, lndlanapolh, Ind. Charle" Sand E C. Johnson are bllllchng a $20,000 hotel at 1217 Raltllnore street, Kan'-,ds Clt), }\10 Tra111 & \\ Il1lam'3 al e prepal1l1g plan" for an European hotel to be hllllt 111 Los ,\ngeles, Cal, at a co~t of $85,000 A P,ml Will erect a new theatre at Douglas, A..nz. 17 C n ~ru11dl), 1265 Ea'it Orange avenue, Long Beach, Cal, propo'ie'-, to 1l1\e'-,t $1,500.000 111 a hotel and theatre bUlldmg In that tm\ n The Elk-, of Glohe, \r1/. ha\ e adopted plano and VI' 111 :ooon begm vvork on theIr new lodge room and theatre bUI1cltng, to cost $40.000 or $4S,000 John Hays Ham-mond the famous m111mg engmeer 1-, blllld111g a bungalow, garage, barn, etc., at hIS wmter home near Delano, Cal, at a LOSt of $20.000 or $25,000 ~an Bernad111o, Cal, is conslder-lng plan.., for a ne\\ ot) hall to co'>t ~530,OUO Corporation Tax. In dl-,cu'-,smg the corporatIOn taA law pas:oed at the last "e,,'-,Ion of congres-" cr. Rettlng. preSIdent of the Rettmg FUll11ture Company remarked that the law seemed to be un-fall and unjust If a mdn had eal ned a profit of $5,000 In one yeal on an mvestment of a ltke sum It would not '3eem unLlll to levy a taA upon the same. But 1£ the profit upon an 111Ve.,tment of $1,000,000 should be but $5,000, It "auld be unfair to taA the same hecause the milner had not realtzed a faIr return upon hIS capItal Warehouse Completed. 1he 1.1Ichlgan ChaIr Company (Grilnd Raplch) have completed an addItIon to theIr warehouse and taken po:ose~ SlOn of the same The company WIll add the usual number of new patterns to theIr ltne for the comIng sea"on Charlf" H COA, C B. Parpenttr, R G Calder and \ V. R Penney Will cont1l1ue to sell the 1Ine 011 the road 1he..,e salesmen ale veterans 111 the trade, each havlll£; '-,pent more than twell1; ) ear:o 111 thCll occupatIOn Even the 1110"texclth1ve of men \lvlll t,lke oft the11 hat~ to the dollar mark. The L. Mac E. Fumed OaK Acid Stain fumes the wood equal to a Fumed Box. E.arly English Stain No. 1719 and No. 506 Filler. Weathered OaK Stain No. 1725. They are the Standard Shades. SEND FOR FINISHED SAMPLES THE LAWRENCE-McFADDEN COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PA. N " Mission Oak Finishes can be placed between them, from one to as many as can fill the entire length of the table. The blocks are made of sohd mahogany, the button., covered With felt, and are loaded for II eIght Some of the blocb, are fancy in shape, that IS, they have a fanC} top Other:" have Ju~t a plain, square shape WIth a round edge well poltshed, and on one of the block", there 1" a hand) dock placed In the center Other:" have a conventlOnal figure can eel 111 the center ] he leather table mats are being bought for weddmg pre"enh, The:"e are of all SIzes, large enough to cover mostly all the center of the table top.." while others are large enough on wInch to place a vase These mats are of different colored leathel, on 1\ hlch are traced many attractive flowered or con- \ entlOnal deSigns and are all felt hned. Some have the plain round edge, whlle others have fancy 1he mahogany tra)" for the dl11l11groom are bel11g sold 1he..,e ha\ e taken the place of many of lIghter welght, m order to match the dmmgroom set. These trays come In all :"Izes, and ha\ e handles at each end. The German nickel edge h "een on some plam mahogany trays, wlth the felt bottom, Ylhlle others have the plal11 edge, wlth a moldl11g 111 a nar-lOW stnp Other trays have Just a mahogany frame With a gla.,,, bottom, under which are placed floral deslgns of fruit, II Inch can be "een from the top The"e can be easily wlped oft and are pi eUy The lac!l ...,boudOIr telephone tables are new, These come In ..,mall .,lLe;-, and can be easlly placed 111 any corner of the room These are square wlth a pohshed top, and have a lIttle narrol" back from wInch there swings a little round leaf on I' hlch to place the telephone This b ll11ed and has an edge to match the table A httle leaf under the table IS so placed to put the telephone book Place" for the pencils and a httle drawer are handy receptacles of the telephone table. ReproductIOns of the old VV l11dsor chair rockers are also "een m the "to res, and hIdden Clgar boxe;-, are among the ne\\ Chn<.,tll1a., noveltIe" The~e are made of dark wood neat-h po!J..,hecl and ha"e a "peclal contnvance by whlch a clgar can dlwa)" be handy to procure About 25 cIgars can be FURNITURE FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Martha Washington Tables, Card Tables, Trays and Various Articles Made to Meet the Demands of the' Holiday Trade. rLen t:-;~~--~ i:----.~--- -------------------- II III I LenC~:AG~:C::O. I NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN ~-_.------- ..... ----------------_ ..... -----------_.- ...------ ..._-_ ....--- ......•.... Man) plece:" of furl1lture, admIrably SUited tor Chn..,t-ma., pre"enb are to be found m the weIl-"tocked up-to date ftul11ture :"tore" today In the larger cltle:" the \ allet\ h large enough to meet e\ ery Imagmable demand £lom ex pensIve parlor, bedroom or dml11g room sUIte.., de>\\n to a servl11g tray, and pnces may be found to fit an) pur;-,e £lom about $250 up to $1,000 or more, Smgle pleces at model n pnces are mo"t popular wlth the buyers, of cour:"e and the\ are dl"pla} ecl 111 an almost endless vanety of artIcle", and m an even larger number of de"lgns, matenals and finl"he:" ~mong the mo"t popular thlS year are coples of illartha \\ ashmgton " work table Most of these are of solid clark l11ahogan} Some are Il1lald, whlie other" are plam, The table" al t of the mlcldle SIze, oblong ll1 :-.hape I'v Ith roundecl .,Ide" and contaIn t\'vO httle drawer" ll1 the center \t each "Hie dH' deep pocket" \'vIth a depth \\ hlch almo"t touche" the HOOI wlth the exceptw!1 of about one foot The cm er, to the.,e pocket" al e wlth the old fdshlOned \\ ooden hll1g e.., They are handy to have and can be procured to match an\ bedroom set Anoher \'vork table seen ha" a pedestal ha "e and a round top, and can be also used for a carel table a" \\ ell. Thl" h of mahogany, and ha" many chfferent compartments \\ hen the top 1" hfted on hInge, that are of the he"t bra".., Compart-ment" are made for "pool" of thread "u""or., tape and man\ othel matenals u'ieful for an) lacly ., 'ie\\ mg, The 1 e\ olvmg vlork table attrach the e\ e.., of man\ Thl'S tahle 1" hexagonal In "hape, and ha" a l11ce .,mooth top Each of the :"Icle~ can be pulled clown, and on the ll1"'1(ie oi these are u"eful compartment'-. 111 \\ inch to place e\ u \ thmg concelvable for "ew111g. Strap:" to match the color of the mahogdl1\ of the table Ibelf are made, and ale attachecl to the lea\ e" or ,,1(ie" In the center of the table are hooks attached to the "Ides runl1lng through the centel of the tahle. The"e dl e hanc!l to hang :"Cl'i"or", :"pool" and C\ eryth111g el.,e on and m dll the"e al e ll1deed work table" Sol1(l mahogany bClJk biock-, at e the late.,t In the hoo!.. rack lll1e The"e have great demand a" an\ number of book" No. 694, 48 in. top. No. 687, 60 in. top. Others 54 in. top, 8 Foot Duostyles ANY FINISH ._ ...._ .._----------~I ....... I WEEKLY ARTISAN placed m the box at one tIme W hen one pulls the top up, a Clgar appear,; placed m a groove maue for the purpose Onlv one Cigar can appear at a bme, The top has to be pulled up m order to get a Clgar ThIs IS handy to place on a gentk man'" de.,k or table CIgaret boxe~ are abo seen "111ular t'J those of the Clgar, only Sll:laller 111order to fit a cIgaret The cutest httle toIlet tables have the drop head The tops ha\ e two leave" that, when they are open, dIsclose it httle mIrror m the center of many grooves carved nght 1'1 the wood at a ch"tance proper enough to VIew one's "elf from a :'>Ittmg posture. In the groove" made for each 111the nght "hapes are placed, .,ohd :'>Iher topped haIr bru"h, comb. file, poh'3her, powder box, tooth and naIl bru.,hes. bowl, curhn~ Iron, SCIssors and shoe hft The"e are placed on \ elvet mats held 111place by bra"s rod:'> The top of the leaves on the 111slcle are velvet hned, .,1111llarto that of the groo\es and are large enough to place many other artIcles ThiS t011et table I'; very chOice Sohd mahogany tiP top card tables \" Ith the pIe crust ancl pla111 edge", and the Jewel table'3 are all new, The Jewel table,; are of the tIp vanety WIth "ecret clrawers and compartment., The"e are about one and one-half feet .,quare and have leave" that have the old-fa"hlonecl wood 11lnges The sohd mahogany tWll1 colomal bed" WIth four hIgh po"ter" are bemg bought to match colomal dressers, Ladle,,' boudOIr chaIrs have half back-, for the dressers to make room for the combll1g of the haIr when let down The bam"ter back chaIr., have the top" and one carved underbrace, and legs end 111the Spanbh foot "tyle. The bam-ster" which form the back are turned on one "Ide and the flat on the other Engh"h muffin tables for the d111lngroom and the curate tables With llwI';lble drawers are all new in ,;hape and de"ign Just received by the furniture dealers, The ne", fireSIde chaIrs WIth the SIde w111ges in the colon- Ial l)attern" are extra hIgh These come upholstered WIth green demm, whl1e others have the hIgh backs and leather upholstel ed ba ~k, dntch legs, and can/ed mahogany frames The Ehzabetrlan furniture seems to be the craze of the season, ThIS IS of the old cathedral oak WIth the square and "pll1dle legs, eIther carved or plam The fumed oak furmture "eems to have taken the place of the black ml""lon ThIS b on the nl1:'>:'>IOn Imes, but of the weathered oak, the glo"" bemg rubbed off WIth fumes of am-moma The fumed oak fnrnlture IS bemg sold extensively for the d111mgroom, hall and dens The ChIppendale buffets come wlthont nl1rrors, of dark mahogany mlald wIth bIrch or pearl, and of the regular colon- Ial pattern". The claw and ball foot for chaIn, seems to have the preference more than any other thIS season Mr. Dana Rebuildina His Plant. Camden,1\ Y, Nov 24--The plant of George W Dana, manufacturer and dealer 111 lumber, pamt", 011", lath, sash, doors and also manufacturer of chma cab111ets, tables and ladles' wntmg de'ik,;, IS bn"y on the work of rebmldmg hIS plant whIch wa" destroyed by fire September 1, entallmg a heavy los,; Mr Dana I" erect111g a frame and concrete buIld l11g 52 x 100 one "tory and basement and expects to have It ready for operatIOns by the end of the) ear. L A Penn I" plannl11g to bmld a forty foot addItIOn to hIS plant next sprmg to be completed by July 1 Mr Penn IS manufacturlng a hne of combl11abdn desks and book-ca" es The capacIty of hIs present plant IS insufficient to meet the volume of bu,,111e" he I" dOl11g SINGLE CONE ALL STEEL SPRINGS Are very popular with the Furniture Trade. $2~ Each Net $2~ Each Net No. 46, Single Cone. $2 Each. Net. We manufacture a full line of Single and Double Cane All Wire Springs. SEND US YOUR ORDERS. SMITH &, DAVIS MFG. CO., St. Louis 19 tut U d(111h1c"eLtlOlh and 4 s111gle ~ectlOn", maktng 130 rnn- 111l1Lt:cet J he"c cdhmeh at that tIme were made and shIpped "et np ~lnle then \\ e hay e completely chaDl:;ec! the con- "t1nc t10n \ l\\ they drc all mdde K D. and In swgle sec-t teltb CLOTHING CABINETS -,-~S CONVENIENCES Now Considered Necessary Furnishings by Merchant Tailors, Dressmakers, ~lininers and in Suit and Cloak Departments. Ea"tern papet~ hd\e had m11lh to 'd\ lCllnth lh 1111 changes tn the fnrl11tnre and flAttl1C~ 111 tatlot "hop" d1c "" makmg and 111lll1l1el) pallor", dc 1hey ~eem to be lmple""ul e"peclall) WIth the l(lea of keep1l1g "111t" c!odk" te1111ltltl\ etc., m cab111ete, or clo'3lh ra110.ecl alon-2, thl \\ dll" (], th1 ()1\2h the mIddle of the 1'00111" ll1"tead c t l'L1l111~ thl 0.\)(J(1" 1]1 'Ohe1\e'3 and connter" O! hang1110. th(111 011 JK-2," I he \ 'l 111 abo to con"lde1 the mo\ ahlc c!o"eh Ot cdb1nct" dn 11111(,1l\t1U11 bnt predIct that 0\\ 1ng to then e\ 1e!ent ad\ ant,lL:c" ,1<1cl11tlhh they v.11l ~oon he um"lde1ul ah~oll1te nele""lt1(" tc thl pw gre~"lve merchanh and "hop klepe1" J\lo\able and "eLtlOnal cluth1n~ c,\b1l1th ma\ bl l1l \\ lU eastern utle" but they ale not a nc,\ elh 111 thc '\ l"t I[ \11\ of them are 11sed 111Grand RapId" awl ,tell e" ,wd "h()p" III eqUlppec! WIth them 111Detl01t roledo Plthb111 g C hledgo l\1Jlw a ukee and man) othe1 \\ e" teln tem n" I he \ \ III Tll" t made and offered to the Udde 111(TldlHl R;lJ)ld, ab( 11t l l\l (11 five )ear" ago and nO\\ all at the P10l1ll11Ult mUlh \111t l11 1, dress111aker~ and m1lhntl~ ale Ih1l1g them add "li111l the d1y good" dealers hay e them In thell "111t and c!lIdk depal t ments. 1he \\ e!eh IIanufactullng L0111pam oj (,ldlll1 RcljJld" fil"t mttoduced tht dothlJ1l; c,lb111et~ and \\ L1l the pI0l1l11" 111 mak111g them, In the \\ <.~t dt led"t Tn 'pldk111" ld the 11 expenence WIth them L. \\ 1\ ellh )lle"lc1cnt 111<1"ll1l \1 manage1 of the lOmpan) "aId "\\ e made what l~ claImed to lM\ e bel11 the fil "t clut111lIL: cab111et 111February, lC)O~ T hay e a cut (1j It th'lt \ ou 111 \\ u"e If )011 want 11. It \\ a~ cdlle<1 \0 1 and the ll\l I" " ) Llb elled:' (The cut \01, appear" 1111e\\tthl The Flrat ClothIng Cabmet Made by the Welch Manufacturmg Company, Grand Raplds, Mich "That .:\0. 1 contm11ed lIt \\ elch, \\ d'; 11'dde 111 d double "eLtlOn 5 feet wHle, al"o made In "1l1iSk ~Llt1lJl1~ to fill In spdce \" here the double "e( tlOn \\ (mId not h1 111. [t \1 de, deSIgned for gla~" ends, and thc "lde" ale tlu~h a'1d \\ hel1 they are put together they make d umtl111l011~ 10\\ of c,1h111eh "The fire,t order fOl the"e cabllJt h \\ a" placc< 1 \\ Ith July 15, 1905, by 13 R Baker & Co. of loledo, ()hlo Ii called 1 he othlr l1ltl"tl,tUOn \\lth th1~ alt1cle ,;hows a large ,ult dLjUt t 1 (11t JItted np YI lth I,," n ' "tcLthll1al cab111ets made 11\ tlle \\ deb l01111Ml1\, lhele are 1=)1 sectIOn" \vlth a cap a-l11\ cr' about 8000 iSarmenh. J he g-almenb a1 e hung on h111L.,Cl"()11te1t"cuptc ~lt<k" that dra\\ out v\ hen the garments IlL \\;,ntlll cln<1alc c0111pkteh clo'oecl up In c1u"t ploof ca~e" \1 lth dhdpjJtal111':; dOO1~ On the right hand s1(le of the room 1, cl 10 \ l i htt111~ room" dnd alteratlOl1 rooms, and each Ul1 l1er h pun ](led \\ 1th a lo,;tume loom There are 10 fittmg 1 OI)J1'" 111aJ J he door" a1 e mIrrored thdt pass 111tothe dres,,- 111" loon\'-, anI one ouhlc1e doO! 1" the enhance to a fitting ]1 \\ 1nk thl \\e"te1n (1t1e~ are <lhead even of "l\ew YOlk 111 thl \ la Hattol1 al1d u"e of clothln~ cabllJeh, the) are not up \\ nh the l,hteln uUe" 111 the matter of elaborate decOlatlons ,me! ttll 111~h111~~ tOl tdllor" "hop", <11e""makl11g and m1l11ner y p,lll J)'-, etc. d" Ie, "ho\\n b\ the tollo\\lng- paraf;raph" taken 11U11] ,111 arUe!L un .( ~J t 111the TaIlor" Shop," that appeared 111,\ lllL111 ubtlCln ot thl \e\1 YOlk ~un J hc botel" dIe not ah~Olb111g all the re~ult" of the decor dtl\ e al h ,h th('\ all apphed to commercIal need~. There are tell OJ the 11]'10\\n "hops that clo not show 111some clegree the ll1fluenc<. () the fa"h1On fOl eXpCl1Sl\ e adornment. ThIS ta,,111l111pel hap~ fincl" Ih hlghe')t eXpre"'3lOn among "hops In '()1]lC u! the tdtlC)]" c~t,tbIt"hment" On 11fth a\ enue. One ot th("l "hop" lllUl )le" l\\O t100h of a hou,;e that was tmned ll\l) tll bU"l11t", U'o<''' ~o ~oon a" It" \\e,11th) o\\ner declared th'l\ tt 'a" to() c()~th t01 hnn to It, e 1J1 C)11cha ,;hop \\ o11lc1 110t hay e been pO~~lhle d fe\\ ) ear~ ag-o \ chdnge 1,1 the tat! JI" \' d\ oj clOlng bU'111e,,~ make' It p0~~lble nov, I dl]' 1" hncl t11dt It no lonc,el paic, to have then loll" "ldtiellll hdOll- thc e\e~ of then l11~tomele,. It conf11"e" the lJll\ er" to 'o<.e man) 1J1atellal~ dlc,pla\ ed dt once. [hen It h d1ffic111t \\ Ith the utmost care to keep cloth" or clothes from helonl1ng "ot!ed \\hen they are allO\\ ed to he expo"ecl all da). \1,\11\ ta,h1Onable talhr~ now make 11 d rnle to bnng out anI) ~l1ol1c,h 0+ a lert,ll11 matendl to make up one SLut \11 the~e lau~ee, cont11111etu 111ake neCcS,;al) an ample supply of closets 01 cab111d~ Ldb1l1l h thercfule 1In<. the \\ dll~ ot many of the "h'Jps l he) {(J1l11 thc 1\ am~lot11Jg of the ro()m~ ::\ltrror" wh1('h are opened out flom the \\ all" when 111 11"e aLoo contribute to +01'111the 1\ am~lotlng. In one of th( e"tdhItshmenb 111~pected 01cll0~e jOl1l1~ the color ,cheme and It l,mtra"b effectl\ely \\ lth the odk \\ all" and the old fd"h1oned ldn ed walnut lhall" that "tancl ,tbout. One of the tdble~ h of caned walnut datll'l; fJ om thtc "Ixteenth centm \ a11d a lhall of the ~ame pellod lLpre"enh the golden dd\ of waln11t furl11ture a" It \\a~ turntd out h) the I~ng-It"h eratt"men. A Hokhala lUg lonta1n" the c,ame tont~ of colm a" the v. alb and help" to tOlm the "ame contrd"t of 10"e lolor +\ decorated detat! of the 111dln ll)Om l~ d ~mt of armor elafJOJ atel} dama"kenec1 dnd \ alued at '110re thdn $3 01)0 ~ Ru""lan wede!111f; chee,t more th<111thl <'tc hundred ) ear" old dnd a che::,t of Spa1J1sn \mertcan onc,111 dele! to the OJ 11amcntatlO11 of the loom J hue al e co"th pIeces of bnl a-b1 dC 'lrranged about the mdln loom and the fre"h flower" are rarely 1,1ck111g It is WEEKLY ARTISAN deed a far cry flOm tIll" elahoratel} decorated tatlOl's .,hop to the aIel fa"hlO11ec1 deW" of the paInted pIne countel and the open shelve~ behllld It. 'iot only the tallob have gdne III for the"e hI£;hl} decor-ated V\ orkrooms. ()11 one 0' the .,treets off ['Ifth avenue a p"eudo Geol ~Ian e"tellor of brIck and "tone conl eal s the 111- tenor of the mo.,t ornately delOfdted (!r e"smdler" shop that ),ew York ever lne\\. \ marhle hall\\a) .,how., from the entJ ance dOOl \ founteun stand., ILl the mld"t of tIll" hall and Ii-, wateI" dnp Ovel Into a baslll 111 \\hlCh ::;01(1 fish "\\lm 21 apartment 111 the clOIsters of C'as"ebury Palk, Hertfordshlre, England. 1he stone pIers .,UppOI t a grooved and vaulted cell111g and :\Iorav Ian tJle., have al"o heen used for the floor. The chImney pIece In thIS room IS an exact copy of one 1ll Ro.xwell :\1anor 1ll \ \ Ilhhlre c\ stone stallla"e "how1l1g a wall founta1l1 v\ Ith the water Howlllg from an antIque mask of comedy leach to the maIn room on the second HoO! It 1" an astOl11"hlllg apartment to be used for any .,ulh commercIal pUlpo"e fhe archItecture of tll!" 10m;. spaCIOUS room follovvs the HERPOLSHEIMER'S (Grand Raplds) CLOAK AND SUIT DEPARTMENT Furmshed WIth SectIOnal Clothmg Cabmets made by the Welsh Manufacturmg Company. about umler the palm" and aquatIC plant" thai lean m el the vvatel Cp a malble "talflase V\ilth 1\) chmbln£; (ner Its laned balustrade, the cu"toUlers pas" to the 111a111100111on the flOOl abm e. v\ hlch 1:0 abo adorned WIth the hne" ell1d colore, of the ltahan RenaIssance StIll more pretentIOl1" IS the shop of a taIlor On a e,lde street Just off ['lith avenue v,ho ha., taken the palace of Desdemona In Yel11le a" the model for the extenor of hIS b111ldmg The vestJ bule of tIll., house I" lmed WIth '\1ora\ Ian tthng and to the left of the entrance thele 1;0 a chamber or 13111 el\ CIothlc style \\ 111ch IS copled In the ma1l1 from an style of an EnglIsh halO!l!al hall Then 1', a carved and ple.,.,ed gallel v rt1l1111ng-the entIre length of the room, whIch 15 panelled to the roof on both SIde" The whIte plaster ceIl- 111gfolIo \1\ " the ",tyle" or the "ta1ac tItes falllJ1g from the 1l1tel laced CIrcles, although there 1" the nece"sary modern note In the electIlc bulbs IntI oclucecI lJ1to the "talactlte" .. Old EnglIsh chaIr" "tand agall1"t the carved vvaulscot1l1g and a mammoth marble ChImney pIece stanel" at one end of the room. There are elaborate 100r115 all about the hou.,e, but none of them 1" ,,0 lmpI eS",lve as thIS chamber vvIth ItS noble prOJectIOns, It., calved wa1l1Scotlnl..; and the look of medIeval gI ancIeur-all to sen e for a tallm "hop _, .. .- . - - - ----------- ----- _._.~--_._._._._--_.-.--..---.-------_-.-._-.-.--.-_." ~--------------- DELAWARE CHAIR CO. DELAWARE OHIO. 1 DOUBLE CANE !- LEATHER J MISSION CHAIRS, ROCKERS and SETTEES LARGEST "QUAlITY " LINE of c __ ~ ._~ •• _ •• _ _ _ •• • • _ •• _ •• _. •• CATALOCUE TO THE TRADE ONLY. 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN " .. .- .- -- -----.- .-- ..- --- - - - - - - ---,-------- ---- -_._. ~------_.--_._---- -----~~---_. I I 1,I IqII ,It III II II SUIte No. 891'}by Muskegon Va.lley Furmture Co. Muskegon, MlCb ....---------------------------------- ---.. .--. - ..- .. - .- .. - - --- - - ..- ..- WEEKLY ARTISAN 23 ~._..-- ----_ .... _--------- ..-- .-- ._. - ..._, We Manufacture tlte Larl/elt Line of rOlDlna (nAIRS In the Unlled States, sUitable for Sun day Schools, Halls, Steam-ers and all pubhc resorts. We also manufacture Brass TrImmed I r 0 n Beds, Spring Beds, Cots and CrIbs In a large variety Send for Catalogue and PrIces to KAUffMAN MfG. CO. ASHLAND. OHIO .._------------ -----_ ..--_ . - ------~ "BIG LITTLE" TOWN IN THE SOUTH Thriving City of Mebane. N. C. Like a Block of Wood in a Bale of Cotton. Mebane, K. C, Kov 23-A newspaper corre"pondent who recently "wnt up" thI~ town declared It wa~ hke a block of wood 111 a bale of cotton," becau~e nearly all other towns 111 thIS ~ectlOn of the "tate have theIr cotton nlllls. wIllIe the WIele awake, energettc, progre'3S1Ve people of "l\1ebane ha\ e de-voted theIr effort., ma1l11y to the ma1l1ufacture of furmture and other products of whIch wood b the pnnc1pal materidl The httle C1ty'~ most prom111ent 111du~try wa", founded by the \Vhlte r'urmture Company whICh 1'3 the olde~t actIve furnI-ture manufacturing concern In the '3tate. ThIS company, wl11ch was qUlte "uccessful from the start, ha~ become WIdely known recently, because of hav1l1g succe..,sfully filled a large order from the government, for furmture to be used 111 the Panama canal zone That order was filled so '3atbfactonly that the company had lIttle difficulty 111 secunng another from the same source The government order on whIch the company IS now mak111g shIpment::> 1'3 for 360 hbrary desk'3, 290 SIdeboards and 240 exten"IOn tables, whIch have to be made under the eyes of government 111spector". The furnI-ture IS all of sohd mahogany, and It 1~ 111terest11lg to note that tl11s order IS handled for the government entIrely through southern film'3 The mahogany tunber I~ Imported by a southern firm and .,old clIrect to the \iVI11te company who'3e employe~ are all .,outhern men ancl f01 the mo~t pa;t nat1\ e born Korth Carohman., , CompetItor., of the \\ hlte company are "dId to enterta11l the Idea that polIttcal 111fluence may have had .,ometh111g to do WIth the plac111g of the.,e orcler'3, but the people of l\lebane look upon the government'~ actIon merely as a recogllltIOn of the fact that 111gh grade furmture can be made 11l~orth Caro- 1111aas well, and perhaps at Ie..,., co~t, than 111 other sectIOns of the country, and that It WIll be made here whenever the demand IS apparent The propneto1'> of the company are RepublIcans and have been qUlte actIve In pohtlcal affairs The WhIte plant, however, 1~ not the only furnIture fac-tory here. l\1ebane has a number of newer concerns 111the variou~ hnes of manufactunng that have been organIzed 11l the past few years, all of which are domg a thnv1l1g business. ~-_-_-___.. -• - • a _ "-~--~_.~ UNION FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, ILL. China Closets Buffets Bookcases ,, ..--~ We lead m Style, Conlltruchon and Fmlsh. See our Catalogue. Our lme on permanent exhIbIo Uon 7th Floor, New Manufact-urers' BUlldmg, Grand RapIds. ,,-------------------- ----- . The Contmental ChaIr Company b a pro"peroll" com pany manufactunng chaIrs exclUSIvely Thh company was orgal11zed and began bus111e"s about five year~ ago The Mebane Iron Bed Compan} orgal11zeel and be~an busmess 111 1907 ThIs company manufacture'3 couches It IS an "mfant mdtbtry," but IS enJoymg a prosperous trade 111 ItS Ime and bIds faIr to develop mto a much largel concern The Alton Manufactunng Company I., another concern orgal11Lecl111 1907 Tlll~ company manufacturer" cou.,he'3 and other uphobtered good~ The :v1ebane Beelc1mg Company 1', another mfant 111(111"- try, engage(l m the manufacture of felt mattres~e'-, anel beel ..,pnngs The l'\ebon Cooper Lumher Company b one of the older concerns 111 the town and 1te, bU.,111e",s I., rapIdly groVv111g This company make" ~ash, doors and bhncls and deal., In rough and dre~.,ecl lumber A pleas111g and prom111ent chalaeten'3tIc of the town h the harmol11ou" way 111whIch the cltlLen" of lVlebane work tcl-gether for the upb1111chng of the town A .,plnt of gooel feehng eXI,t., among the people towdrd edch othel wl1lch make~ the outSIder feel that the energy wl1lch the people put forward IS the kmd that vvIII ~how re~ult., ill l\1 V. RIchards an offiCIal of the Southern RaIlway .,ome tIme ago In speakmg of ~lebane, "aId that the town was known all along the Ime of the Southern as the "blglSest httle town" along the entIre sy.,tem Manager for Gervurtz Brothers. J R ~Iorse, connected WIth the furl11ttll e trade of Port-land, Oregon. many years has been engaged to manage the new ea..,t stele .,tore of Gervurt/ Brother~ In thac CIty 11ank -\. \Idve trank \\ Hl!I and E. C Stout have 111lorporated the 111111ltme Forwarchng Company for the pur-p, hC oj Cal tll]£; and for" al dlllg furnIture 111ChIcago TheIr capltaI <.,tock I" fi"ed at $'1,000. j he \\ a,,111n£;ton \ en eel Company has completed plans jOl the recOlhtl UctlOl1 of Its plant, recently burned near Mee ku Junctlull II a'-,h, and 1'1'111111,e,t $50,000 111 a factory that \I III g1\e employment to 75 opelahves. \ 1\ Ydffe of the Stoughton (l\Ia'-,,,.) FurnIture Com-pam ha" pmcha"ed an 111terest In the lT11l0n lur11lture Com-pdn \ ot 1\1ockton \Ia~s. ] he Stoughton store \\ III be clo"ed, the quc!" beme; mo\ ed to the Brockon "tore \1 H Cole ot \ ,uden, ::\ll'-,s., has an opt1On on the well eCj\11]JI'ed plant of the Brenham (Tex) Burmture Company, \\ 111Chha" been Idle tor ~e\ eral years, and purpo"es to organ 1/C ,1 compan\ to 1)11\ It and put It 111operatlOn. I he \f el "hman nlOS & nrandts Company of Celma, Oh1O, ha\ c lH1Hh'hed the plant formerly operated by the Central \fetdl tUll11tm e Company located at Pembervllle'i Ohl,o 1he properh \\ a~ '-,old prn ately by the I ecen er ] he Conrad Bal'-,ch-Kroeble Company, turllltme dealers at \ \ ade Pal k a\ enue and -\ddl'-,on Road, Cleveland, 0, have opened a branch '-,tore to accommodate theIr suburban trade, at the corner of \1 oodland avenue and East 5Sth street B\ arrangement WIth the chamber of commerce of \\ lchlta Kdn'-, 1\,1 -\. Erin has org-a11l7ed a company capl-t, t!I/ul at S'10000 Of "hlch 7'1 per cent has been subscnbed, and \\ III mo\ e hl'-, chaIr factor) from Charlotte, 1'\ C, to the 1l\I"t111l£;T"an"as teJ\\ n \ rc pOl t tl om ~outh Bend "tates that eastern parhes dre nel:;0tIdtlng f01 the Roper Fur11lture Company's plant at \1 I'-,ha\\ aka Ind. J \ Roper I" reported to have "aId the negotlatIon'-, have been penchng ,,111ce July but he declines to £;1\e name" ot the plo'-,pect\ e buy er". 11e11l\ (). ~,l\\) er, '-,e11l0r member of the firm of H O. ",m \ cr ~ Co ftu11Iture dealers and undertakers of FItchburg, 'Id'-,". ched on \0\ ember 17 aged, 66 years He was a vet-el an In hI'-, hne ot bu '-,Ine"s \\ hlch he started In Cl111ton and mo\ ed to \ \ e"t llcn l"ton and ldter to 1"Itchburg \I l!ham ! 1. \ \ oodall, the trea "Ul'er of the 1\ oodall W11- 10\\ I Ullllture Com pan) of 13o'-,ton, who obta111ed $2,076 by '-,elhng fictltlou'-, and fraudulent credIt account-, to money lenders, bank'-" etc has been conVIcted on the charge of larceny and "entenced to prl'-,on for n111e months. \Ir'-, \n11le R. Pnce, her '-,on Joseph J Price and her son- 111la\\ Dr D. r Orr, hav111g '-,ecured a majority of the stock h,n e reOlgalll7Cd the Knox,llle (Tenn.) lurlllture Company, and 111cred'-,ed the capltdl '-,tock They WIll enlarge the plant and ImjJlO\ e the quallt) of the product. f nt/ Shaub and Jo'-,eph l' (Taut mlth the three '-,tockholders mentlOned above, COlhtltute the board of dlrector'-, MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS The l\Iorgan-Stan"ble Comp,uH Jugent 01 e tUl1l1tl1ll dealers, have 111corporated The Hudson (N. J.) Chdlr LOmpdl1\ ha" been II1UJ1pOt dtul WIth capItal '-,tock l11111tedto $10000 The pay rolls of the furnIture tactCJ11e" In Roc1dol dIll. now a1110unt to more than $200,000 per month The K11171e-Glas" IUl11lure Company of J ack"on 1enn. hava sold the11 undertakwg depa.Hment Ito L mphlett &- Gnffin The Connell) } Ul11lture ~upph ( ompan\ ha" been or ga111zed b) J E Connell v and other" to do bu "Ine"" In \I11', kogee, Okla Frank Ryder fUl11ltUl e dealer of Des ::\Iol1le" ha" an-nounced that he wIll move hI" "tock to \1 ,u"halltcJ\\ n 10\\ d early 111 1910 ] he Rowlett de"k factor) ,it RlLhmond Ind. 0\\ nul 1)\ George Knollenberg, I" beme; dl"mant1l1 dnd thl mach!'l ery I" for sale. C V Tomplon.,on of lebanon, '\ H, ha" "old hI', e'\.- cel'-,Ior nl1]] to the DI'-,ton Evcel"lOl Company dnd \\111 opeldtl It to full capaut) Oscar Barne" ~ (0, fl11111ture dealer" at 18 ra"t Huntel street, Atlanta, Ga .. have opened a hranch "tore at 72 \01th Broad street same ut) The factOl) of the RustIc HiCkory rur11lture Compdnl at La POI te, Ind, "hlch ha'-, been Ide for "ome tIme \\ III be put 111 operatIon ~oon. The ::\lcDougal Cahmet Company ot 1nchan'lpoh" 1\ h()'l plant was burned recenth, \I III rehuIld at 1 I ,mktot t d "u h urb of the HOOSIer caDltal. SmIth & \Vheelel carpet and rug mdl1l1factl11 er" of Iohm town, 1\ Y., have deCIded to mOve theIr plant to the neIgh honng ,tIlage of Berr) , tIle The Alalre ('\ J) r ur11lture compan\ ha" he en lncOl poratec1 by Seward Carey, \lllham llO"tnck and FI mmle H IIer"h CapItal "tock, $100000 The commercIal clubs of the "tate of \\ a"ll11H;ton \\ III co operate In a mOl ement for the purpo"e ot de\ el,)pl1lg m,i11l1 factunng mdustne" In tLat state. There IS a bnsk demand fO! the proe!uch of the (rldlHl RapIds Hand Scre\,\; Company \\ ho al e enJO\ In£; one ot thc mo.,t pro"perous ) eal" In then hhtor). The Guthne (Oka.) Desk & r11111lture Company hay e mcreased theIr capItal "tock from $60000 to S100,000 dlHI are lIlCl easl11g the cdpaClt) of the factor) 1 he George 'II . Bent Company Ot Boston, manufacture I " of metal bed"teads, "pring", etc, hd' e mOl ed theIr hranch factory m l\Iame h om Aubl11 n to Le\\ hton The plant of the Rockford \]anufdctllnne; Company at Ashburnham, \Ia.,'-" has heen "old to (har1e" (TIffin of l"eene \f. H , who IS 1emodehng It for d chall fact on The J LeImer Fur111ture LOmpdn\ ,dealer" of 1.2; Le\ el ett street, Bo"ton, Alass, has heen mlO1 porated Capital stock $3,000, of \\ hlch Loms Calln1dn bold" $2,200 The eighth annual meetmg of the Hard\l ood \laL1u facturers Assouatlon of the ~11lted ",tates wIll be hele! at the Smton Hotel, Cmunnatl, Bebnldl) 1, 2 and 3, 1910 Alakel H Arakehan, E"lal Cr and Luc) :\l1sslnan 11d\e mcorporated the \I!""lnan Com pan) , capltahzed at $6,000 to manufacture and deal m cdrpet" and rug-" m '\ ew H a, en Conn John \\ e..,ley Stearns, a \ eteran fur111ture manufdctt11 el and dealer of Rutland, Vt ched on ::-'ovembel 2.2, aged 7'1 year" He "ettled 111 Rutland In 18S6 dnd opened hI" nrq furmture 111 1858 Crex Company is Prosperous. ] he Lrt" Cal pet Com pan) of 1'\ew J er"ey, formerly the \mellcan (Ira"" Tvv me Co., "hows a bU"111ess mcrea"e of 30 per cent on the fir"t n111e month" of It;" fiscal year over the con e.,poncl1ng penod of 1908 La"t year the company earned 4 7 per cent on It'-, $3,000,000 stock, out of whIch the first '-,eml-annual dn Hlend of 2 per cent, was palcl, the dIrectors on '\ 0\ 2 la"t declarecl the "econd semI-annual dIVIdend, and the second cxtId dn ldend of one-half of 1 per cent It yOU dre g0111gto ,l"k fOl a favor d'ik fO! tWIce a'i much as ) ou expect to get. WEEKLY ARTISAN 25 ...----_.~----~-_._--_._---_._------- I I I,, I \ MOON DESK COMPANY .....__ -- \ § ,:~-:~--~- F - --sf %ff~-'?~~-;= ~~~~ffJ Moon Desk Co. Muskegon, Mich. -------., I II Write us for information. MOON DESK CO. ..-------------------~---------~---_._-_._._---_._-------------- ---_._-_.-_._-~ Wall Paper Hints. Lyne S Metcalf m "Beautlful Homes," St Louis, Mo- Owners of new homes make many n11:otakes m the selec-tion of wall paper, and whIle It IS largely a matter of personal opmlOn, thel e are certam rules VI' hlch must not be overlooked EspecIally IS thIS so of the new home where bare walls mu:ot be co, ered wIth theIr first coat of paper A ""all paper ex-pert gIves the followmg valuable ll1nts ~ evel use larg e figured papers on low -celhnged rooms PlaIn COlO1 and self-toned '>trIpes 1l1crease the apparent heIgh t of a loom Do not u">e red or dal k green paper m a dark room. These colors are mchned to absorb the hght Yellow, whIte or CIeamy tmt.., are much more cheerful. LIght blue aud pmk paper look well m rooms that ale flooded WIth ,",unhght, but they soon fade Tl11s makes paper- Ing very expensIve If we would have our walls look fresh at all times VVhen the paper cannot be renewed often, use more substantIal colors m :,unny rooms V\ here pICtures are to be hung, select a plam background and never put a garIsh paper In a room that mu:ot be occupIed by an mvahd. I\lany home makel s fall 111tOthe error of pul chaslllg ex-pensIve style'> of paper fal beyond theIr means Fme grades of dehcately tmted paper:, WIll keep one poor, because they must be I enewed at regular 111telVals. One can often save money on wall paper by pm chasmg lOlls of year-old patterns at a great reductIOn If these are of con, entlOnal designs they always look well Wall paper patterns change every year, and It frequently happen'> that old patterns are brought hack mto favor after the lapse of a season or two. Deep borders and ornate frIeze:o should be aVOIded 111 small rooms The average home does not offer condItions whIch WIll do them Justice !\ common error IS to purcha:,c wall paper of a gaudy and novel type wl11ch WIll often "pOll the appearance of the furmture There IS a tendency at the present time In the finest home" to papel an entire floor In one color, and thIS, In SOule respects, IS a good plan It conveys an aIr of harmony a11d restfulness and that should be the '>ole Idea In papenng A gleat many people do not pay enough attentIOn to the electIOn of wall paper TIme should be taken to select tbe best of SIX patterns SIfted down from the contractor's pos">lllle twenty. The papenng of the new home IS a very Important matter and should be gIven careful attentIOn on the pal t of the whole famIly, a vote bemg taken before makl11g the final selectIOn Many a gIrl thmks a fellow IS a man after her own heart when he IS really after her money. When a man IS taken by storm he must feel hke a borrow-ed umbrella. ------_._----_._.-._.---_ _-- _.--~ i--s'o"yN·T"O·;'&. 'c'o'~-~"ll Manufadurer. of Embo .. ed ..nd Turned Mould ing., Embo.... ed ..nd Spindle Carving., and Autom .. tie Turnin .... We also manu f.dure a larue Ime of Embossed Orn..menu for Couch Work. ... . . .. It -----~----_._._.-.--.- .....~ 1256-1258 W. Fifteenth St., CHICAGO, ILL. These saws are made from No. 1 Steel and we war-rant every blade. We also carry a full stock of Bev-eled Back Scroll Saws, any length and gauge. Write uS for Price Lut and discount 31-33 S. Front Sf., ORAND RAPIDS, MICH. I..--- - - - .. ..- ---- -_._._.----_.---_ . ..~ 26 HOME FURNISHING MORE THAN ART WEEKLY ARTISAN ~---------------------- I III ,I ,t ,,II I I -----------------------~,IItf II jII••• IIItt II II IIIII I I• ,jII II ,III II IIIt f· Give your men tools that are ac-curate to the one-thousandth part of an inch. Tools that are straight and true and hold their cutting edge. No matter how expensive and per-fect your machinery may be, if the cutting tools are not of the best, you can not turn out good work. We pride ourselves on the fact that we have manufactured only the very best for thirty-fIve years. Write for our complete catalog. It shows many new ideas m fme labor saving tools. I, I• I III CHICACO, ILL. !• ------_._----- ... MORRIS WOOD & SONS t508-1510 W. LAKE ST., in Zinc-Lined, ~-- ----- --.. I I IAlaska Refrigerators I I• ItIIII IIII III ,I I h •• White Enameled, Porcelain and Opal Glass Lined, In all sizes and styles. The Our catalogues for 1910 will soon be out of press WRITE FOR COPY. Alaska Refrigerator Co. IIII MUSKEGON, MICH. !II --.. New York Office. 369 Broadway. L. E. MOOR, Manager. Exclusive Refrigerator Manufacturers. ~------------------------------~-_. Requires Tact and "Knack;' Knowledge and a Genel'al Sense of the Fitness of Things. Furl1lshl11g 1" a velY Important matter The pnvate home 1" at the foundatlOn of the pubhc state, subtle and un- Imagltled ltlfluence:o mouldmg the men who mould the e;tate The al t of h1l11lshmg comprehende; much more, than the knack of puttIng pIctures and tables and chaIrs Into "lllLlhle (()-lelatlOn lt comprehend,; a lalge part of the art of I11dk!lle, l1Ul11( attl aLtI\ e and ot ,;hapl11g the farmly wIth the 1..;( ntle l11Qnnu" that make hfe ea"ler to one and plea"anter to ,111 rhe al t of clecorat1l1g and fUll11shmg C0111pne;e" bome thlllg \ er) far he) oml the mere techl11cal knowledgs of style" and the ablhh to tell on 'Slght a pIece of furnture by Ite; con- Made by Luce Furmture Co • Grand RapIds, MlCh -,tructlOn. One ma) be a connOlsseur and yet have no Idea hcn\ to place beautiful object:-, together so ae; to make the 1110"t of theIr congregated beauty, of the first Idea of group- Ing \ anou,", al tIde,; for the sake of then plcture,;que charm \\ hen l1111ted rur111:oh111g I" an affaIr of ge11lus and tact, of thorough ta:ote. \\ Ithout It the effect IS anyth111g but beautiful or pleae;- 111g-there Ie; no harmony In It There should be ,;ultable chalf:O for ) oun~ and old, stout and shm, short and tall The story of our hlll11ture, of our chaIrs and tables, Ie; the story of art Itself, E\ ery pIece of furmture 1'; an illus-tratIon of the cue;tom,; of a people and the manner:o of a tIme to the educated obsen el In It can be tlaced evIdences of the necc""ltJes of the people and the tUl1es, new creeds con"tantl) all"e for" hlch ,;utable furnture mUbt be deSIgned and manu-fdctured, rl he IUAunes are pl0vlded for by the up-to-date de- -,Igner and are qUlcky purchased by an apprecIatIve woman of mean" 1 he Importance of knowmg the theory of colors IS recog- 1117ed a:o an aId In the art of furmsh1l1g Too many colors m one room h as great a mIstake to make as the other ext! eme \\ herc a room 1-, In harmony. no one color prevaJ1s over anothel ~ttC1 lea\ ll1g It one ,;houle! not be troubled by a not of ree! or orange 01 other bnght color,; haunt1l1g one. Too much fUf1llture Ie; often crowded 1l1to one room, WEEKLY ARTISAN 27 AMERICAN BWWER COMPANY "SIROCCO" TRADE MARK ANY EFFICIENT GENERATOR dIrect connected to an " ABC" SELF OILING ENGINE will electric light your plant, run fans, etc., and if you are now bu~ing current, will pay you in savmg 25% PER ANNUM 'ABC" SELF OILING ENGINES are generating thousands of kilo-watts all over the world, and each engine is paying for itself every year in savings of fuel and oil. (Exhaust Steam is Available for Heating and Drying) (Wrtte for praif if above.) ThiS plant running IR IQUITOS, PERU. WE DIRECT CONNECT TO ANY 6ENERAT~R WE WILL GLADLY QUOTE YOU, WITHOUT OBLIGATING YOU TO BUY GENERAL OFFICES, DETROIT, MICH. NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURC ATLANTA CHICACO ST. LOUIS It not onb, l111es the wall" but 0\ erflo\)s 111to the center. :l\Iodel at on 1" what one should adopt as a \Vatchword. Cast out the gJ!t chau" that always wabble and the httle low ~tool" one ah\ ays stumble" ovel. Let the \" all cO\ er111gs "how-al" o the rug" They "hould be beautJful to look at-not nece5- "anI} expen;o1\ e but of the nght color" and SImple pattern" In plann111g a 11\111l:;room's fur11lshmg the mantel 1" of first Importance. It has been found that dark, heavY mahogany pIece" can be placed on eIther Side of It to ~one down the glare Books and pamt1l1g" too, add to the effect. \ttentlOn to the ma""1l1g of objects prevents a ,>peckled ap-pearance noticed 111 many room" where everyth111g "efm ~ spotty and cl1"connected Othel 100m" look as If the furnIture belonge(l there, It 1;0 virtually a part of the room, as the 100m 1" a part of the hou"e \\ e ha\ e that "home fee1l'l<:',, a" "oon at> \V e enter the house A hou-,e WIth a Jumbled up appearance, "he1e the furmture 1" ah\ay" bemg mOved about ha" an un"ettled look Noth1ng fits, "paces ale not proper1', filled 5uch rooms show a lack of ta~te. \ knack for hou,,('- fur11l<;hmg 1-' 111"t111Ct1e\ W1th -.0111ewomen. One "tl Ie of decmatJon I... better ta~te fm a "ll1te of hV1ng 100m" than a ll1t 01 1111 ..." collection of 1mpo""lble "tyle'l an(l color" The wall t111ts "houd harmo11l7e 111all the rooms the flam co,enng" "houl(l be con"l"tent and the effect be of a harmonlOU;, whole. The gel11th for fur111shng and decoratlOn may be appa1- ent to the beholde1 If the lady of the house has only a small amount of money to accomphsh satl"facto1 y result" Com-fm t and "'lmphc1ty ~o hane! In hand. A CO"y, "homey" appear-ance mean" much to a tIred man The hnc a-brac In a room g1\e" a gooe! or barl1111p1ess10n a" 111uch a" the heaVier furmture 1he picture" on the walls a1e apt ta be notIced fir"t and oftelHl the eye or are approved SAN FRANCISCO SEA"rTLE If the "ubJect I... "Ultable ami SUitably located. The old Idea of farDlly portra1b m the room where guest" are recen ed IS hap-pIly becom111g pas "e. As they nearly alwa);, were enlarged photographs of dead relattves t':1elr mterest to a1\y out- Side of the 1mmechate fanllly wa... "mall. \\ hen so many beautIful pICture" can be had at a moderate cost there 1S no excuse for the pre"ence of famIly portra1ts whIch should be kept m a pnvate room As for the brIc-a-brac proper 1t repre ,;ents wOlk for the housewIfe, "all that du';t11lg to do every day" A few good p1ece5, purchased WIth dlscretlOn, some th1l1gs that all wIll adl11lre are "astly better than a lot of "junk" whIch ha" no practIcal woe or excuse for bemg A few good copies of famou,; pieces of statuary, a httle of the old "grandmother" chma, fine p1cture." brasses, a few flowers and sofa p1llov' s of good deSIgn m moderatlOn, are decoratIve materIal" enough for any hV1l1g-room. The one who buys for a hou"e ",hould remember that whate\ er 1'0 brought 111tOIt should go toward" the decoration or at least the beauty of the house. So nothing \V1thout a permanent value "houle! find a place m 1t. It 1S economy to buy a few pIece" ancl have them good so a ... to "eat one's cake, and have It too" after a few year" ha\e passed The pnce of furmture depends lalgely on the amount of ornamentatIOn placed on 1t and yet the plamer 1t 15, the more beautIful It IS Pretty thll1gs do not cost more than ugly one... OrnamentatlOn 1" not beauty in 1t"el£ but merely enhances the beauty already there. TUlle IS money, but It b a mIghty poor substItute for a bank account The man who borrows money on IllS future "elclom catches up with It ~Iinnesota Retail Furniture Dealers' Association OFFICERS-PresIdent LouIs J Buenger Ne\\ Uim VIce PresIdent C DanIelson Cannon Falls Treasurer, o A 0 'VIoen Peterson Secretar) W L Grapp JanesvIlle EXECUTIVE COM'\lI fTEE-D F RIchardson Northfield Geo RIme Mankato W L Harns V!lnneapohs, o SImon, Glencoe M L Khne St Peter 28 WEEKLY ARTISAN BULLETI~ ~o. 30. Large Dealers of the City Hold the Key Which Controls the Mail Order Evil. Some of our larger dealel' al e 111, k111~ ,1 gl e It mhl1he \\ hel1 thl \ say that the cat,do,2, e'll does not :!ffect them but thel! attllude h only natural for tIllS e\ 11 lMS splead so gr,ldu tlly ,l11e! the deceptHllh 11d' e been '0 c"refully dUel Lun111nglv pldl1neel, th It 1t Ius aroused little ,uspluon untJ1 <-tUlte 1ecent!) The],\1 "l dedeI' h l\ l con"HI ered the m<111ordel hOlhe too cheap ,I pi opchltlOn to \\ l,tL then tnnt With but thdt h "hele the) ,\lL ml,lIhen 1hl 111,ll 1 «Illel hlU-L I-glV1l1g them ,I clo,el I un th'lll the) eh l 1111 ot ]\,0\\ ask yOUl "dt why thc 111~1l1OJdu L It dog h h 1JeUl hnclnq Ils WdY 111to the cltIe, In thL ]dst t\\ 0 01 threc ) edl, 'll1d \\ h\ the heretofore ,1bsolute 1ule of not fUlnhh1l1g Ldt tlo'S" oj merch'lndl'l to CItIzens of then home ut) ot Chicago I' bem" ~I ultnlh LOI1'ldlll d a rule of the pa,t I ,1m to]e] b\ people \\ ho -CC111 t h110\\ 11111 thl" IS a fact The~l catalog, leach the Clt) bl1\ u' th t thu L I- I pnce on depene!'lble melchl11 hoe much 10l\el th'ln lhl Cll\ -t I" usually sell It f01 V'Ve must get It out of our hClel, th It thl 1111 Jonty of the gooels sold by the m<lll orrler house dre plunder becalh, they ale not vVc filmJy behe\ e tInt no de Iler of (11) Clt\ ,\Ith thL expenses that a CIty busHle,>s al\\ 1.\, J1,1", \\ mts to hLC I compLtltl\ ( pnce based on no 0\ el head chaq?,c'>-l pllce wlt110nt de]l\ 11111~ charges, freIght 01 othelVllse Thh IS the \e1\ thnq tlnt thc ( It l log IS dOIng but not as yet 011 as ],u"e I 'l'llt to It h L IllUl ()11 III the rural dlstnct, 'Iheletore "e feel that \\C lIe lle( \\hen \\1 say that the mall OJder e\ II does ,diect th" Ll1 ge dellet, 'lS m\11 hI-the small dea1el s 'Ne kn()\\ tbat the III gc C011l11Ih 11e 1h\ I\ managed by far Sighted b\1S111C,S m111 \\ 110 I( 111/( the 111ll--ltll' 0, bUlld1l1g bus111e,s fOl the future You, as bUS111e,s mLn l,no\\ \\ lnt the e nJl\!t11ec 1 \ Ol1! In,[ mers means to yoU I am told by salesmen \\ ho l,no\\ th It thL me chum class of furJ11ture buyer, al e turJ11ng to 11101e Ch"ICt! de'l~n_ 111 furmture \TO\\ the mall order hmhe ah\ 1\ S hIS 111 U e open I 1 p0111ters and of course (lid not ml>s tbh one but 111'lfle 11ll111uintc preparatIOns to supply the de111and If} ou \\ III look thlough the 111,111order cat Ilog, of the past, ,ou \\ III find not I \ lp01eon bed a Colol11dl dresser or 1J1yth1l1g dlong the 1111e of \\ hIt \\ e cl11 hIgh cLlss, ,Ut!-,tIC fl\l111t111C \,tlues, but look 'lt 11 toel 1\ \11el 111 the111 \un \\111 see \\hat 1S gOIng on Then 1S It not hush time tJ1<lt }Oll ,\Uc con"ldellng thiS factor \,;Inch yOU ale bound tll hCL some tlml nd whIch grows ,tJongel and strone,lf 'l' t1me goes on Don't you ever th111k tor OJle m11l\1te tlnt the nnIl Oldel h \1,( arc asleep I If} OU \\ III 11n e,tl-'Sdte a llttle ao \\ e h" e done \ ( n ,,111 find tl1,\t they are about as In ely a propOSItIOn 111 modern blhI ness as there IS g0111g Thel e are bla111s bach of them :!nd YO\1 \\ III I e,1117e It some day If ) ou elon't I]()\\ Thev h 1\ e , stUll1'( foothold alreadY and thc chance" are that unless" on get bus> md do .\ om part 111 the process of LOllect111g thiS e\ 11 1t \\ 11] only he I m1ttel of tll11e II hen .\ ou "J1l ha\ C to face It \\ hethll you hke 11 01 11)t thl "Ime ,I" \\ C smdll dealel s are now compellt ! to do Thll dOl e \\ e a,k why do you allow thIS condItIOn to cont111ue \\ hLn, as \\ L stltul the beg111111ng of thiS artIcle, you hold the key to the sltuatlOn' Some of you may tlllnk \\ C 11C P\1tt111,; thl> pretty ,trullg It so just t Ike a re,tl look 11lto the 111atlel t01 ) ollr'lh e, me! \\ e Irc sure that) ou "Ill say that" e did not tcll h .11 \\ 1 ,Ie g( 111'( tn tell Just one hitle 11lCldent \\ hlch c Ime to Ol11 notlCl '\ fflend of one of our act I' L membel s \\ as turl1lsh111g a home Illd one of the first thmgs he wantee! \\ as 1 \ Ipoleul1 beel He ll1e! e" phClt £'lIth 111 111s homc dellel ,11](] e"pL11nle! to 111m that he wlnted 1 good poh,heel h,d 11L1l1g the 1111e J1hhtrdte] 111 tll1s department An ~1 al tide ()! tIllS Sfl1t was sold 111m for $30 Just about the llme thIS bed was elehve1 ed, a nelghb01 happened to 01 cler a Napoleon bell lbI011l;h I mdIl olelel hOllse To the mIsfortune of the dealer, 111l ,e t\\ () P Ittll n, h lppLned to be dlmost Identical, only one Wb ]Johshed and solel f{)l :jl30 and the othel \\<1S g]flSS 2nd sold f01 $17 SO Do \\ hat he cflu1d, 11e could not con\ lllce hIS Lu,tomer thdt the beel he ,uld 111m \\ ,10 \\ 01 in $13 mOl e, and WdS It? Becduse thIS hap-penecl <IS It chel It \\ a, \ er) d1ffILult tor ou! member to complete the 1m Jlbh111l; ot tllh h0111e but the ,,\ on,t of It \\as th:!t he ne\ e1 wholly fl~ Ilwd thc cOnflllelJLc ot hh Lll,tomel \\ L Lould III tte '11111111 111cldents almost "Ithout number but tbh onc h 'lll ,\ e necJ to Illlhtlate our pomt It shows so clealh l111t ,ou calJlJot help but ,ee that wh,\tevel your hne of bus111ess IS, \ uU hI \ l the 111,lIl 01 del house to buck up ,lga111,t and you ne\ er WIll k11{)\\ \\ hen 1\ h gmlJ" tll elo vou the me st h,Ir111 \\ 11h thc'e t lLL st Iflng 11-, 111 the flce, "hat ale we g01l1g to d d)l)ut It h thell no \\,,) out' YlS, we behe\e there IS because \\ L knu\\ lbat thell dll jUot as t'll SIghted jU,t a" capable, JUst as 'Soud hn mClers md jlht ,I, good executn e heads 111 the retaIl fU!mtUle blh1ness ,IS llJ the offices of the mall order house Here comes the 11Lqget ot tl11th "ll1ch \\ care trvmg to convey 111 thIS 0.1tlele anel that h the 111I]OJIt) of the 1nger deaJer" of tl11', counlly who use the ~ 1( Itl ,j \ oIU111' ut t hL merLhanch 'c 111,d1UhctUl ed c m, WIth one stloke {)I thc pcn ll1d lhl l<,<,ht tncc of the small ck Ilers, cont1o] tbe ,up ph ot depClJellblc mcrch llJdhe \\ e h 1\ e h ,d Just e11ou,:;h expellence 1'1 OUl c(' operatl\ e hJ1y111g 1W\ '111ent to know that If we could add the volume that our bIg cIty 'tOle, Ihe to OUI \ 01U111Ctl1<1t Vv C could absolutely control the output )1 thc t ldOI1L' 111Ik111g depLlllhble furmtule "hlLh would suit O\1r \ llIOlh Illll1lllmeub B\ c Irr)l11g out the pollcy adopted by the 11Itl{)lJ tl j"{)llltl<ll1-tlnt ot I]()t bUYll1g a dol1,1r's W01 th of merchdn (II'C trom 1 hd(1) ~1111t) of slllmg m,ld Oldel houses, tLere IS no ljUe-,tl(Jl1 but \\ hdt \\ e could control the source of OUf supply WIth-out thh v olume It md\ be ) e,1rs before we al e ~trong enough and thu efOlC "e 'd) the lal ge deale I s of the country hold the key to the solutIOn of the mall order problem 1t IS III \\ ell Lnough to talk about these th111gS and If you have beE n an ob,u \ Clot the htel,lture \\ 11lch has been circulated concel111ng thl" subJect, J Oll WIll notIce that the \\ llter of those arlldes always '1)' th1'>, thdt 01 the other thl11g IS the 1cason why we are affected by thIS busllle,s plague The majOllty of them say thIS or that must be d, Jl1l but 1t ) ou llled to follow anyone of thell suggestlOns, they \\ ollld bL toulld lmpraLtIcable, e~peC1alh for the small dealer \0\\ do not I111S11l1delstand u, to say that these Vlf>OUS articles ha,e no good ,ugge"tlOns but the pomt we want to emphaSIze 1S that om ,1Ssoctatlon come~ to yOU \\ 1th a dJJterent PIOposltJon We mahe It Olll bUSlllhS to fmd out what IS g0111g on 1ll the mall Older Clrcle, md then \\ e pI m Ide yOU the medIUm to protect} oUfself We make It po,slbJc f()J OUI members to get the dd\ el tJ~111g matellal necessary to plotect thell mtel e,t~ ,It a cost whIch "Ill ,1110w them to do It l11r] '0 on do\'. n the hst of cleLllls \\ lllch make thIS work effectIve \\ hlle v\ l admit thdt these helps dre not so essentIal to the ma JOI1t.\ ot the largel "tOI es, dS they hay e \\ Ith111 themselv eo, systems l11el helps \\ ]l1ch 'llpply them WIth these th111gS, yet It they adopted 'lnd ,lllClh \dheled to the pohcy laId do\\n by the natlOnal as,ocI 'ltIon not 1 t \dOry 111 EXIstence whIch supphes mall order houses \\ Ith merchanchoe could exIst because the mall order hOllses tdke only ,hout 30 per cent of then d\ erage output \Ve kno\\ tInt busme", hds got clown to a cold blooded propo ,It I )11 ot dolhl s and cents In 1ll0,t L1ty stores and} et we wclnt to 15k the buy ers of those "\anOllS stores "\Vhat does It profit you tc' get an extra 10 per cent or 20 per cent off of a certall1 lll1e of mer- WEEKLY ARTISAN 29 class of goud~. "uuld turn down the~c 1111L"ur 111SI,tthdt thc-y ale not catdlog good;, tIlls comlItlOll wouH nut ehl,t 1 h,lt IS why we ~,lY the bIg CIty store, hold the l,ey tu the c,ltalog e'll sltu,Hlon \Ve therefore hope that thIs article wl11 set the lal ge dealers who al e not membel s of the natlOlldl furl11ture a"oclatlOll to t1llnk111g alon~ these lIne" wIth a vIew to ovcrcomlllg the,e eVIls through the concrIltrated actIOn of our ndtlOnal meetmg We know that there Will be a lot of detaIls to ov ercome whIch IS true of any blb111ess and therf'fore firmly belIcve that If we can once arOUse our th111klll£;men to the necessIty of pUtt111g 111tOactIOn some pollcy or method to correct the~e th111gSthat It wl1l be done In order to help our ~maller member~ who are not In dally touch WIth 'his class of merchandhe, we hdve bulletJl1cd m thIs ISSUCa few competitIve Itcm, of artistic and cla,slcal fUll11ture so that they can protpct themseh e" If they al e not 111 a pOSItIOn to meet and over come whatever pl1dse of competitIOn they meet WIth In thIS class of ~oo(ls Ch,llldlsc V\hcll thL ;, lml PdttOlh yuu die llOV\plac11lg upon} OUIfloors 'Ire: llsted 111the mdll urder catalo£; at one thIrd or one half of what yOUusually, dnd by nghb, ought to get and are you creat111g by these means a healthy bU,,111essconfidence for :y our establl'ihment?" To Illustrate tl1ls thought more fully. the last time wc were III ChlcdgO, we notIced ,I partIcular 1111eof musIc cabInets and musIc hellc'1es which were entirely new m mode ot con"tructlOn and WhlCh we 110tlced \\ ere puced very reasonably Tll1S IS a 11l1eof dependable gGocl" and ought to carry a fdlr profit and IS an ,utlcle whlLh no con ~t1J1 Lr who IS not a fnrmture dealer, can Judge the value of We con Ie l1p]cttcd furmsh111g these to OUI member~, but 10 dlld behold, a" <oon as we returned home, we found tIllS l111Cfully reprc'iellted on page No 624 of 1Iont,;omoy \'v,lrd 'i c.lt"log, and we want to a,k tlle cIty buyers" ho drc handl11lg thIS das, of goods to get thIS C'ltt lug ant! ask them'ich es how they would hke to sell the,e £;ood, at the pllce" n,lmet! on pa"e 624, catdlog '\T () 78 i\ 0\\ the mOLl! of thiS 111u,tr,ltlon I, th'lt If the cIty c1e,l!ers wlw buy 80 pcr cent of thl'i This is a Reproduction of a Suite Sold by One of the Mail Order Houses. A Plain Relined Colonial$3345 Suite at a Low Price Packed in SoUd Crates by Experienced Packers. This fine Cole"" It~ ill ntade 0' large flaky quartered golden oak, and made 1'" the \'the sl.ts are " ft. ~ m.long We can guuan,ee thIS sUIte to ple.,e you Ul rega,d to constructwn. best 881b1.. man...... This &ult& will UPpedl to the more refined taste on account ..t fimsh and stock used a~ Dothmgbut the best g eq mto Its cou,true'lOn. It u made by " Jaige loctor:r t r 1 lllne<li3 U·]3 ea"Y to keep clean <is It lS free flOlll. carvmgs The d.lesser 13 -extu\. large. haVIng the reputatwn of .turnm~ out the be5t i-,OOU5 of tha.s lund The, ..employ only the best cabmet .. b:mCg:X~n lJ tong and 22 m deep. has a. d0l1ble ..h..'lped top md shapeu serpLnhne front carved Plalf mJkel's and tln1.!ihe.r6. They also have old experIenced paLkels and for thiS reason we c'\n g\1arftntee f t d f UT room\ drawers ntted WIth cast br'lss handLes and lock" CommoJe (-or washstand .r:s alll() It to nmt-h )OU m pertect condItIon OUr pnce fOl th1s smte 1-5much le5~ th'ln the average retaIl ~~;n ando ~ervJCeable and matchi's the dre3Set and the bed Bed 15 .Just the nght hC1ght to be len" PllU ShIpped dHect from factory m I:ldlana :tIOm whIch })om.t purchaser 1.<1\:' fletght.. WeIght .rttshc. It 15 a rep<OO,,,,tlOU of- too styles that were used )ears .go It l' 63 lJ] hIgh at head Illd "bln,1 350 100. IF 23860 Suik Complete iI1cludinlJ 'Bed, Dresser and Commode $3Ui RF 2386:! Dresser $l7.20 RF 23865 Red S9.75 Bf 23867 Comacd<: ~MO The abOve SUIt furnisheu to JUI IDembel'"i as per pIlLe c;tated belo"\-\ d..d\8ttlsmg cuts 3 ('olumns \\lde fUlnlshpll for75t' Puce to men'lbel"i at complete SUIt '-.0 2.)\'60 ~2() 75 PrICC of Dlesser No 23862 *13 Z5 PIlU of Bod 1\a 23&6) $81") PllC'B of ComulOue No 38b7 $;) 35 ThIS No 229 Napoleon Bed 15 a beauty qU'trtered oak through out a most excellent gloss finIsh and In every way a. hIgh grade bed one WhICh v.e hope every member \\-111 put one 1n stock Ad" ertlslng cut furnlShf'd for 40<' PrIce to our menlbers $12.45. ThIS No 912 Napoleon Bell made of solId oak wlth a gloss finIsh that 1S nearly as good a~ saIne pol1sh finIshes has a heavy full roll at foot and top clct\\ feet Ad\. (rtl;:,Ing unIt furnIshed fOt 4\0<.. PllC'8 to our member s $865 Send all orders to the secretary, Janesville, Minn. 30 WEEKLY ARTISAN CHOICE TOOLS FOR FURNITURE MAKERS If you do not know the "Oliver" wood working tools, you had better give us your address and have us tell you all about them. We make nothmg but Quality tools, the first cost of which is considerable, but which Will make more profit for each dollar invested than any of the cheap machmes flood-ing the country. Oliver Tools Sa,e Labor "OLIVER" No. 16. Band Saw 36 Inches. Made wIth or wIthout motor dtIve Me tal table 36"x 30" Will take 18" under the gUide-tIlts 45 degree. one way and 7 degrees the other way Car. nes a saw up to 1.%11 WIde Outside beanng to lower wheel ,haft when not motor dnven Weigh. 1800 lb, when ready to sbp "Oliver" New Variety Saw Table No. 11 Will take a ,aw up to 20' diameter Arbor belt IS 6' Wide Send for Catalog "B" for data on Hand Jointers, Saw Tables, Wood Lathes, Sanders, Tenoners, Mortisers, Trimmers, Grinders, Work Benches, Vises, Clamps, Glue Heaters, etc., etc. OLIVER MACHINERY CO. Works and General Offices at 1 to 51 Clancy St. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• U. 5 A BRANCH OFFICES-Oltver Machinery Co .• Hud'on Terminal, 50 Church St. New York Ohver Machinery Co. Fmll NatIonal Bank BUilding, Chicago, III • Ohver Machinery Co Pacific BUilding. Seaule. Wa,h ,Ohver Machinery Co .201-203 Dean,gate, Manchester En. These Will Need Furniture. Re"ldence,,- 111<"" FIlen \\ llhalll" Hou"ton J c \. '-,18 000, 1\11% Jean D}er. ~8G 11e\elh a\el1l1e 1'1thlnllc, l'ct $-l-,~OO, 1\1 F111kel"tel11, Kno",.\111e ]enll £~,~OO fohl1 I) 1\1 e"burg, 282 Snelhng o;treet St Paul. 1I111n $3,500 I Ie I ence -r-I .1IJayble, 131 LeRoy street. Ihn~hamton." t $300) E H Kroll. 216 EllenV\ ooel a, enue, Y oUlllS"tovv n () $3200 R J. Graveo;, 2523 Elma a\ enue. Kan"a" LIt, \[0 $();O) P 'vV Kehoe, 1157 Laurel <.,treet, ::-t Paul \111111 s; -tOO f' C \\T ard, 1635 J acko;ol1 houle, arcl, Ullcago, $7 ;00 Che"tel FJrehrough, 53 Klmpark "treet, ChIcago, £20000, J 01111 G Rlechel, 702 Eradley avenue, Peona, Ill. $4000 Han e, L Page. San c\l1t011l0, Tex. $~.OOO, \. J PIUltt 271; '-,hellClan Road, E,an"ton, Il1., $10000. C II. 1hol11p<.,on 81R '--hell(\,111 Road, Evanston, $6,000 ~ate Kl11cald 81; LIncoln ,tIll t Evanston, $4,400 \ata1e DIFrancl"co ;;0 Oak ..,tleet \UI Ha\ en, Conn. $12,000, "\lfred L (,Ibo;on. 707 \\ e"t\ 111e\\ a\ enue, Phlladelpllla, Fa, $~.JOO Ill',,, c\hce looker, Ele\ el1th "treet and Lhelten avenue, Pl1l1adelphla, :P-t.~OO F d 1\ ,ll t 'L Bendel. 3415 \ an KIrk "treet, PhIladelphIa. $-1-,800 I rank Hood, Park Elll Helghb, Dem er Col. $3 000 ~l cl11e Ileel ~e", Houston, Tex, $3,000, John Carhon, 13-t8 \Ior"e ,11 enl1l Clllcago, $5,400, Edward HIll, 5-1-11Greel1\\ ood terr dce (111 cago, $6,000 Anton Rlchtel, 12~1 ::\aol11I a, enue I[mlle apohs, ~1111n., $3,;00, ;\Ir" J. ::\1 HIgh ()7 Cone "tllet Atlanta, Ga, $17, SOO, Sa111uel Polk -t~-1-; I"()J e"t Park boule vard, St L01l1", ::\10, $7,;00 r 0 Flatt 23-1- lhoach\,l\ South Bend, Ind, $3,500, George K CJarland 2807 CapItol avenue, Omaha, \'ebr, $4.000, I[r dncl \Ir", \\ H l'au~lu \\ est Dela">on avenue, Youngsto\\l1 OhlO. $37;0 C J l{eJ1h Newberry "treet neal Lake Drl\e. \fJh\aukee, \\ h. ::-,2;000 Frank ;\J cCmtle, 288 ;\[cUellan "tl ed, ~chel1eLta(h. ", 1 $4,000, G. vV \V Blalr, 1207 Arch "treet Pltt~b~UI 0 Pa ) b" " Tempers u Cost SG ;00 IIr" IIal' C \\ rI~ht, 7400 Race street PltbbUlg, s,'! ouo \\ a1<.,on T Ha"sel1l1an, Centlal d\enue and 34th o;Ueet IJ1Cl!al1'lj)olh Inel Sl(,OOO ~ '1, Jol111"On, 1716 l\UV Ham~ "]llIC d,ume '\ \\ \\ a<.,hlll~t()n DC. $22000, Jacpueo; \\ uelcnhe11l1el 2()0-1-P "tleet \. \\ \\ ;l<"hmgton, $10,000, J a" F I[ehan 3601 I:LJghland houle, al d, :CUlh\aukee, \\ lS., $;,000 ~rthur Hottman Uarke and 33rel o;treeto;, .:\I11waukee, $-t oon Geor~c C Dlebe. CJ31 ?\ elhe my avenue, J\Iemplll'o, 1enn , $3000 Ird ( FV\ mg. ;18 \nderc,od ~treet. Pltt"bmg, Pa, $5,500, H u~h Chalmer", 291 IroquOl" ~tJeet, DetrOIt, IIJLh £22000 IIllton S \\ ebb, 1S9 Palll"ter street, DetrOIt, $8,000, C (J IIcCollum, 146 Palll<.,ter "treet. DetrOlt, $4,000, Rao;mue, Ro,," ~C)O::\lcClelhn d\ enue DetlOlt. $3,600, \\ R Fenne\ FdhOIl d, enue and ::-eco'1d "treet DetrOIt $G 000 I h/dbeth PdU" 37g LJ111hne!~e o;treet ])e~rolt $4 000 . rd~ \\ aul \ \ alh DI \. ane! II d'-dn "trv "tree~", Detro;t, $8,000, iT II C::tol1e 28 Ca"t 'i5th "treet, ~an<.,a<., CIty \10, $0,000, H, \\. La<.,hbrook Blame and J:le\ enth "treeb, Terre Haute, Ind. $3000,::-' \\ IIudd, 2232 Hal' aul bou1evdrd, Los i\nge-le~, Ca1., $18,000 '-- 11 \pp1eton, 3542 Hlal<.,clell dvenue, l\Imn , $; 000 John n L) on", 153 OrlJn a, enue ~ E 11111neapoh~, S~ ;00 \. C Lm mg 11; Chfton avenue, :;\I1nneapoh", $5,000, T r, CllchtOll 11CJ L :Z;th ~treet, :\Imneapohs, 8)-1-,000 13 G Hm\ al d. ;0; Crutcher ~treet, Dallas. Tex, $3 503, .1IIr~ c\ l Bn~<;<., 1(,0 ~un<.,et a\ ume, Dalla~ $3000, Jame" \ndrewo;. -t017 Fort\ hr"t a, enue, ChlCdgO, $7,000 \nl1le l Pl1l1hppo;, [;1\ n Ifa\\ 1 wad, Pltto;]mrg. Pa $11 000, :;\lro; Hal1l1ah \ r Pettit '--ewll(l and (]rlme" "tleeh, Da) ton. OhIO. $3, SOO E S BIll ke, J r, :\Id~noha awl IIlo;tletoe clrn e<.,. Cleveland, 0.. ~100 000 ILlrtha:C ".lIlleI, S32 South ldrroll "treet, SOl1lh !1Ulel Ind $(iOOO \. P '\ul"en 810 \\ e"t 7t11 o;treet Topeka, :h.dl1<", $-1-.000 \nna IZclchmae, (Jlenv\ood a,enue, Youngo;- town, OhIO, $3,600 WEEKLY ARTISAN 31 -----·-·-----~-······~~~-~-~·····~---Makers w. F. & JOHN BARNES CO. Lodge Furnishings. A gentleman largely engaged 111 the bU"111e~s of furn-ish111g lodge room~, recently related a number of expenence, w1th lodge member,., who p1esumed to know all that 1S worth know111g, "and then some," about fur11lture. An outfit had been unpacked at Cumberland, J\1d, when a lodge man sur-f'eptJtlOu~ ly clIpped off a p1ece of leather frorn one of the dIvans and forwarded it to a gO\ ernment expert at \\T a"hmg-ton who, m the caUl Se of tlme, reported that he had exam111ed and tested the sample and found 1t to be a hbrou" ll111tatlOn of leather 1he dealer who handled the Job 111 great alarm \\ rote the manufacturer "tatJng the deCl"lOn of the expert, when the manufacturer offered to fur11l0,h a bond of $10,000 to 111demmfy the dealer agamst los" and wager $1,000 w1th the expert upon the propo"ltlon that only genume leather was used in the Job ;';othmg mOle was hea1d of the expert ~nother W1se lodge member expre..,sed the oplmon that an uutfit of sohd mahogany \\ as made of bIrch and "tamed c\n offer of $1,000 for e\ ery p1ece of b1rch found 111the lob sllenced the fello'" Looking for Desirable Machinery. Lrne~t IIuppertz and l\Ir Kurtenbach, repre"entmg Schnchardt & Schutte, dealer" and Jobber" 1n mach1l1elY, of \ 1enna, ~u~tna. were 111Grand Rap1do, for a day or tvvo dur-mg the past \\leek, J\Ir Huppertz Is manager of the ",ood workmg machl11ery department and Mr. Kurtenbach 1" one of theIr mac111nery expert~ They are makmg a totH of the L l11ted States looking for machl11es "Ultable tor then trade and found some of them 1n Grand Rap1ds, 1hey VISIted "everal of the machme manufacturer~ and 1n"pected ~ome of the fur11lture factone" Our New Hand and Foot Power Circular Saw No.4. The strongest, most power'ul, and m every way the best machtne of Its kllld ever made, for nppIng, cross·cutttng bonng and groovmg Messrs Schuchardt & Schutte have agencies or branch houses m Berlm, Stockholm, Copenhagen and o,everal other European cltle" and also m \" ew Yark. La"t year thor sales amounted to o\Cr $8,000,000, of whIch about $1,500,000 was Amencan made machmery ;\1es"r", Huppertz and Kurtenbach w1ll return to theIr headquarters in December Marvel Company Resumes Business. The already long h"t of fur11ltt'1'e manufacture I~ for wh1ch Grand Rap1ds I" famou", ha" recel\ed an add1tJon m the Marvel \Ianufactunm; Company, formerly of loma, J\1lch The l\1an el Company ~uffered from an extensIve fire at loma m ] uly and determ1l1ed to take advantage of the OppOl-tumty to move to the great furl11tUl e center, and purchased the lanse plant formerly occup1ed by the Harnson \Vagon \\ ork~ The plant \\hlch I" now 1n operatlOn covel" several acre" of ground and has been remodeled to accommodate thc rapIdly ~roW1l1g bus1l1e"", of the ~larvel Company, The lme of ~00ds manufactured 10,popular pnced rocker" 111 oak 0111.1- roll ",eab, saddle seats and cobbler "eats Th13 hne of rocker" wl1l be on exh1blt 111 Januar) on the fourth floor of the furn- Iture e~change 111Cranel RapIds a11d on the second floor of the rllnuture ExhIbition BUllel1l1g. 1411 l\I1ch1gan a\emle, In ChIcago, i'\\ elcome to our CIty," h heartIly extended to the :\larvel company by the people of Grand RapIds Enlarging Their Plant. The Keeler Bra"s Company ha\ e under C011"tructlOn an addItion to thelr foundry, 60 x 100 fect m ~ILe A new and largcr eng111e and bollci WIll be 1l1stalled The compdny cmploy'o 225 men and al every pro"perou", Cabinet In these days of close competition, need the best pOSSible equipment, and thIS they can have in BARNES' ----------------------- -----------------~ HAND AND POOT POWER Send for Our New Catalogue. II iI . ."I • 654 Ruby Street, Rockford, Illinois 32 WEEKLY ,-. ----~---._._----._._----~----, I Miscellaneous Advertisements. ----- ---- - WANTED- LINES TO SELL. In the middle West. Large expenence in the sale of cham-ber and dmmg room furmture. Would engage on salary. Address "S. W. E." care Weekly Artisan. 11 27-2t WANTED. Salesman, by an old established house making a lme of hlgh grade goods bought by the furmture trade. State age, where last employed and salary expected. Address "E. K. E." Weekly Artisan. 11-27 12-4 HELP WANTED. A good furmture man-aSSll,tant to buyer or one who has had all around expenence. A chance for man who wants to leave a smaller town and go mto a larger field. Address Furniture Department, P. O. Box 245, Trenton, N. J. 11-20tf If you are a resourceful, determined, diplomatic salesman with enough Iron-m-your-blood to fight for busmess and get It. the don't-know-when-your-lIcked_kmd With the "make good" habit, neither "a has been" nor "a gomg to be" but "an Iser," we want you on our sales force. We manufacture a lme of dmmg room furmture offenng more reasons that go down to bed rock why the trade should buy It, than most A wmmng lme for a wmner. We must know your present lines and the terntory you cover. Address "York," care this office. 11 20-27 12-4-11 WANTED. of medIUm pnced Dmmg Room Furmture in New York, Expenenced salesman to sell, on commiSSIon basIs, our lme (except towns belongmg to Metropolitan Dlstnct) Central and I!.astern Pennsylvama. State expenence and lllles now carried. Address Southern Furmture Co., Atlanta, Ga 11-20 WANTED. For terntory east of Buffalo, New York CIty, New York state and New England, one good lllle of furmture to sell m con-nectIOn WIth my present lllle of dllllllg chaIrs. Address A. E. W., care Weekly Artisan. 11-20 A Manufacturers' Agent domg a very successful busmess III BaltImore and Washmgton and surroundlllg terntory desires one or two good lines on commISSIOn. Address "Success," Weekly Artisan. 11-131£ FOR SALE. Well eqUIpped Carvmg and Mouldmg Factory. In good lo-catIOn. Lumber and coal cheap. A good chance for hustler understandmg the busmess. Address W. H. Roberts, Knox-ville, Tenn. 11-30-20 WANTED. An experienced upholstery furniture salesman to work the larger towns in Ilhnols, Iowa, Missoun, Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado. Must be a man who thoroughly understands the business. Good s
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173. Michigan Artisan; 1905-11-25

Notes:: Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and - C" '/"i "-/ 26th Year---No. 'ffi.. NdvENBER 25, 1905 GRMD>oE~Plfib PUBLI Y, ; ..i em TIS .? M1CH.ENG.CO. G-."R. ~ SECTIONAL BOOKCASES MAY ALL LOOK ALIKE, TO YOU AT THE ERST GLANCE! INSPECTION ANO·COMPARISON, WILL CLEARLY SHOW YOU WHEREIN OURS IS SO DIFFERENT, IN CONSTRUCTION AND RESULTS, AS TO PUT IT IN A CLASS BY ITSELF. The Finish and Workmanship are Equally as Good as the Best WHILE THE UNITS ARE TAKEN APART, AND PACKED FLAT IN A BOX FOR SHIPME~T, IT GOES TOGETHER WITH IN· TERLOCKING GROOVES, IN THE MOST SIMPLE MANNER, AND WHEN SET UP IS SURPRISINGLY FIRM AND SOLID. A Strong Feature, and One Not Possessedby Any Other, IS ON ACCOUNT OF THE RIGIDITY, AND AS CASTERED, CAN BE MOVED AS ONE PIECE, SAME AS THE. OLD STYLE CASE, AND WITHOUT DISTURBING THE CONTENTS. NEW ENGLAND FURNITURE CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ~===n=====dd l , 1 The Rex (Inner Tufted) Mattress. (PATENTED. TRADE MARK REGISTERED.) The !;lC is NO\\' DEMO~STR;\TEJ) heyond all doubt that ~i;e sale or ON E RFX [n'neT, Tuf:-cd :'vla'_tress \\':11 C:.ll;st: ilhluiry sutticient to sel' T\VO and so :: goes OIl growing and enlarging .I-our business as OUTS h;~s enlarged () U R BEST T IU IJ E. \Vrite lor (JUT ne\\- Sook:et "Tnt King or T,!tIS," "]lei learIl al: aboLe: this Splendid Mattress. We hl:n;sh tLese beauti'-ul :ittle 20 :::,age book1c:s to clLItomcrs and l:censcl: agents. Get our terms, prices, e:c. \Vr::c right lJO\.V. Dun't wait. /i. l"ard wiJ: do. Anything to sho\v your interest. CHARLES A. FISHP,R Ci CO. 1302 Michigan Ave .• CHICAGO. ILL. F1:0RIA, ILL. sr. I.our:::.', MO. LiNCOLN, ILL. /H J,VlV"E.d 1'01./8. ilJ fly' ;\/. Soft' JltLml{/t;{turers uNda LUCTISf AmcTi.-an AfaltTl'ff and C:(f/)i~JJ Company_ 2 • t. . ., 26th Year- No. 9 =-=.= GRAND RAPIDS. MICH., NOVEMBER 25, 1905. Office Furniture for the Cuban Market. During the early part of the n1.onth the Grand Rapids market was looked o\'er by Vv'. F. Champlin, secretary of the l-TarrisHrotlters company. of Havana, Cnba. \\lhat \11'. Champlin saw pleased him so highly that he promised to come again duri.ng one of the mid-summer expositions. :Vlr. Champlin said, ·'1 am surprised and delightcfl with what Grand Rapids has to offer in the furnittlre line. Our house is one of those American establishments in the Cuban capital which form an important factor in the commercial life of the island. VVc have been there for seven years and represent in a num-ber of lines prominent American manufacturers of office con-veniences and supplies. In keeping with the general nature of our business ,ve handle bookcases, desks and varions types of chairs and cahinets which might have a part in office outfitting. "Gp to this time we havc bought all the furniture we handle from New York houses and i.t -is only faiT for me to state that they have given satisfaction. 1 have never been in the Grand Rapids market before, not because I have not wanted to come here, hut because this 111arket waS so far away from our llOme establishment and my time in buying trips was ratheL· linlited. The desire to see "vltat yOll had to offer and in fact what other markets had to show liS has becn with me for a number of years past and this trip is the result of a determination to take the time alld secure an education along the lines of fnrnitme production. ;;J have practically made up my mind to no longer confine myself to the New York products which have. bc,en OUT sole stock in trade in the past and in pursuance of this intention Grand Rapids office furnitt1re will dotlbt1css in fnture years form a prominent part of our offerings. "It should not be nndentood from this that I have any in-tcntion of going into the general handling of furniture. There art' a 1111fnber of enterprising American bouses ill J-Tavana which halidlc: "uch goods and they are as capable of caring for the business in the future as they have been in the past. "1 can say in this connection however that the American furniture manufacturers and this includes Grand Rapids with the rest do not pay auywhere near the need to the pos-sibilities for their ,,,ares in t11e island which they should. The Germans. Frel1ch al1Cl Eng-Iish, particularly the former are by no means so lleglectful o( thei.r commercial lnte,rests. You will find the foreign made furniture in pretty much every home on the island and -it might not be too strong a statement to assert that so far as its furniture is concerned this country has practically come to be an unknown quantity with the native and foreign P0pulation of Cuba. \Vhat it is in the other lslands of the \Vest Indies I am not in a position to say but Cuba being the big market of the lot and yet neglected it is not likely auy 1110re heed is paid to the other markets than to that of my home state. "/\s an American r should like to see a change brought about in this regard. Certainly that which I have seen since coming here has been proof positive to me that Grand $1.00 per Year. .apids can offer furnitllfe which for beauty of design ai1d artistic execntioll and finish cannot be snrpassed anywhere on the globe. This being true there is no reason why this city sboutd not have a fair share of the furniture business of the island and very many reasons why it should. It ap- \H'.<lI";;; to me that it is very lImch up to the manufacturers to revolutionize the present conditions and through this to open up another profitable outlet for their wares. "If I can carry out some rather hazy plans I ha.ve formu-lated 1 shall ende.a\'or to show our public what high grade products the Grand Rapids manufacturcrs market. THORNTON PRESCOTT CRAFT. Mirrors and Couches Needed in Amusement Houses. A lady subscriber writes the management of Orcbestral hall, Chicago deploring the lack of mirrors in the lower vestibule of the hall or on the backs of the seats where provision is made for pinning hats. The bare walls would be much adorned by the addition of mirrors. She also com-plains of the lack of chairs to be nsed during the performance of musical numbers when late arrivals are forced to wait, oftentimes, as long as fifteen minutes. The lady patrons far outnumber the men and their requests ought to be con-sidered and complied with. THE CORRECT Stains and fillers. THE MOST SATISF ACTORY first Goaters and Varnishes MJ4NUFAI:T/JRI:D DNI..'" BY CHICAGO WOOD FINISHING CO. ZS!1-63 ELSTON AVE.'" 2-16 SLOAN ST. CH I CAcao r 4 ~MI9jIIG7JN Just How Furniture is Purchased at Waldheim's. Waldheim, an enterprising retailer of Milwaukee, reveals his system for selling goods in the followi:lg attractive "story": "I have always been opposed to the installment plan of buy-ing things," she said with a smile as she sank into a chair, "be-c.< Luse it has always seemed rather repulsive." "Why so, madam?" asked the salesman. "Oh, I don't know exactly, it has seemed to me a ch~ap way of doing things, sort of shoddy,. don't you know." "That may ha..e.. been the case once, madam," replied the sales-man, "but since the scheme has been developed by reputable houses like Waldheim's it has become really more desirable than the charge account, which has its stern limitations. You'd probably be surprised to know that the very nicest people in the cit)r~and all over America for that matter-furnish their homes on the in-stallment plan." "Indeed !" ';Yes, it's not confined to the wage earner by any means, al-though perhaps a greater help to him than to people of means. Is your husband a salaried man?" "Yes," she answered, "he make~ a good salary, but there are so many demands on it it is hard to save enough to buy a home outfit all at once. You see, we are abollt to go to housekeeping for the first time. \Ve have rented a little flat of four rooms, and of course we want it furnished complete and at once. 'Ve haven't the money to pay cash, so we thought of the installment plan. We have looked it up,and find so many friends who say it works splendidly, that we decided to try it ourselves. They say that by the plan we can buy as much as we please, have it de-livered at once and pay small sums each month. Is that true?" "Certainly. There are no restrictions of any kind. You select what you please and we will make a beautiful little home for you in twenty-four hours, even down to the sauce pans for the kitchen." "Do you believe in the home outfits?" she asked. '-'You mean those that are selected by the dealer to sell at $65·00, $75.00 and $R5.00?" "Yes, I've seen them advertised." "No, we don't think much of them. They must necessarily be cheap materials-chcaply put together. They are not recom-mcnded by this house. I believe in selecting odd pieces and hav-ing an original home. Or if you prefer you may have the furni-ture all of the same materials, for instance, all mahogany, all mission oak, all golden oak, etc. Personally, I prefer the odd piece:,,;." "So do I," she nodded brightly, "I don't like too much same-ness. One tires of it very soon. Now suppose I select what I want today and it amounts to $200.00 or $300.00 or $500.00, do I have to pay the terms quoted on each individual article, or do you put them together and fix a stated amount to be paid by the month ?" ';Yes, we fix a stated amount~according to your husband's income." "But don't yOU charge extra for credit accommodation?" "Certainly not. Why, madam, our prices are really lower than those you have to pay cash stores." "How can that be?" ';It is due to the immense volume of business we do. Nine-tenths of the salaried men buy their furniture on the installment plan. Our output, therefore, is so enormous that we can afford to take less profit and make up for it by volume. Besides we buy so much more than the cash houses that we get great quantity dis-counts, so we can always undersell the cash merchant." "Oh, I see," she said, brightening; "and that helps us, doesn't it ?" "Certainly it does. Itls a big thirig to you, and saves you 10, IS and often 20 and 25 per cent." "What is 10 per cent?" she asked, with a puzzled look. "Well, 10 per cent of one dollar is ten cents-IO per cent of $100 is $10, and so on." "And do I save all that buying from you on the installment plan?" she asked, beaming. "Seldom less than that, and frequently more." ';Tha1's fine, but -" hesitatingly, "they say that your contracts are one-sided and embarras"ing. Is that -" "That is absurd. This house will deal with you precisely as you deal with it. Its contract is clean, dignified and wholly de~ void of embarrassing conditions and features. It is modernized. 1t was prepared by men who have studied the conditions of the people and realize the wage earners' need and must have an easy, comfortable way of creating homes for themselves. Why, do you know, madam, before this plan of ours existed wage earners borrowed money from Joan sharks in order to furnish their homes? They paid exorbitant interest, were hounded to death by the men they borrowed from, and got into all sorts of unhappy tangles, from which they were powerless to extricate themselves. Our plan has done away with the borrowing business, and not only that, but it casts a protection about the wage earner which he could get in no other way. Isn't your idea of the installment plan rather a sentimental one?" "Oh, yes," she admitted readily, "wholly sentimental. I have been guided wholly by the thought that people might not think us prosperous if we bought things that way. It's foolish and su-perficial, too, of course, but truly I thought there were -draw-backs of a very embarrassing nature." "Possibly there are in some houses," responded the "salesman, "and of course I can speak only for Waldheim's. They have de-veloped the credit plan along scientific lines. They know the people must have it, so they are constantly seeking to better it. In other words, they want to makes buying here a pleasure and a ben-efit. And the best proof of their success is that they are open-ing scores of new accounts every day, and old purchasers are adding to their purchases." "I had no idea," she said, "that thi's plan of yours was really so desirable. This is the first real information I have ever had, and it is a revelation, a most surprising one, indeed. I have de-cided to open an account, and I may as well·do it now." The account was duly opened and the lady proceeded with her selections. As rapidly as she made them the salesman tied upon each article a red ticket marked "sold" and wheeled the piece to one side to be prepared for shipment. Suddenly the lady turned to the salesman and with a pecul-iar smile remarked: "Do you know, I like the way you sell goods?" "Beg pardon, how is that?" answered the salesman, confus-edly, a blush mantling 'his cheek. "You misunderstood," she said hurriedly, noting the signifi-cant blush, "I mean that you have not at any time attempted to sell me something else in place of something I select~I mean you don't try to get me to buy something higher in price." "Madam," said the salesman earnestly, "that is one of the in-flexible rules of this house. We are here to help our customers, not to do their thinking for them. We advertise what we sell, and sell precisely what we advertise. If you want a $15 chair we don't try to persuade you to buy one for $20. That's the old method of doing things. It's a cheap, shoddy, vulgar method, a.nd no reputable house will permit it. Moreover, we are never 'just out' of what we advertise. You must have had a funny idea of an installment credit house." "Well, I have had before to-day," she admitted, "but I got the idea from persons who had experienced just such things." "Where did they trade?" ;;1 prefer not to say/' she replied, "but it wasn't here." "Well," said the salesman, "there is everything in buying from the right house. 1£ people will use judgment in selecting the place to do their buying they avoid all such unpleasantdes." They proceeded with their selections and in the course of an hour the work was done. This is what the lady bought for her four room flat: Sitting Room-A mahogany davenport sofa bed at $22.50- one fancy mission oak rocker with leather seat at $tr.50-a fancy mahogany rocker, beautifully carved, at $g.25-a lady's mis~ion oak writing desk at $14.50, and a center table of mission oak at $16.50. Bedroom-A brass bed, beautifully made and decorated, at $25-a golden oak dresser with French bevel mirror and carved frame at $1O.5o-a blue .vicker rocker at $4.50, and a fancy ma-hogany wicker seat chair at $7.50. Dining Room-A pillar extension table of golden oak at $16.75-a half a dozen chairs, one of them with arms for the "old man" at the head, at $2.50 each, and a s-mall mission oak huffet for dishes, trays and liquors, at $14. Kitchen-The celebrated \Valdheim steel range at $29.5(}- a kitchen cabinet at $15.50---t\\,0chairs at $1 each. "The total cost of all these articles," said the salesman, "is $219.2.1,and on the terms I have given you your husband may take practically a year to pay the bill. In the meantime he need not deny himself anything in other directions, he isn't in debt, he pays no interest on his investment, and he has an artistic and perfectly furnished home. VV-hatdo you think of the installment plan now? Do you see anything repulsive in it?" "No. indeed, I do flat," she responde(1,heartily, "I am simply delighted. I don't see how you can do it. By the way, that gives rise to another question. Suppose my husband should be t.aken ill or meet with an accident; hmv about our payments?" "Madam," said thc salesman, "this house makes all due allow- :Inces for the dispensations of Providence and shapes its course accordingly. If anything yOU::'llgge!:itshould happen we will ex-tend the payments. Did I Hot tell you that this home is a help and not a burden?" "Yes," she replied, I'you did, and I believe you. I never had such beautiful treatment in my life. Your faith in the public must be very great." "\Ve Trust the People," the clerk replied. RETAIL ASSOCIATIONS. Social Side is a Factor of Importance. There i!:ino phase of the retail merchandising idea which IJre-sents as strong an advance as the trend of present day associa tion work. It is the perfect exemplification of the old, old adage; "In union there is strength." In recCllt years the growth of the association idea among retail merchants in every line has been very little short of phenomenal. Scarcely a village, however, remote, that does not now have its business men's association, its retail merchant's association, or something along similar lines. Some of these associations h:l\'c less than twenty members; others may have 50o---hut they are all work-along the same general lines-the betterment of the conditions obtaining in the retail merchant's netd. It is almost impossible to overestimate the benefits to be derived from close, harmonious association work. The social side alonc of any flourishing association is \\lorth many times the small yearly dues demanded. 1t is at the meetings of your association that you come into close contact with your nearest and dearest competitor. More often than not he is not the hungry hound you have long suspect-ed him of heing. In fact, the challces are you w~ll filJd him to be about the average man with the average man's failings and char-acteristics. III you he probably recognizes a brother worker in his own field of endeavor, minus the wolf skin in which he had always deemed yOll garbed. It is a safe bet that within a short time after your association acquaintance you are recognizing each other on the street and stopping to chat over the trend of the mHkets. Thus does association work fulfill olle of its missions in breaking' down the barriers of foolish and t1Tlcalled for preju-dice. Associations broaden in the fullest sense of the term. In-timate contact with men in one's own walk of life is necessary to development; and the association furnishes the opportunity for this in abnndance. Every retail merchant should belong to 5 his association-and not only belong In a negative sense, but be an active working member. GLORIFIED CARPET SWEEPERS. Made Nowadays of Glass as Well as of Many Fine Woods. "Didn't know there was such a thing as 'a glass carpet sweeper? Oh, my yes," said the salesman. "Been selling them now for some years. Sides and ends of the hody of wood, with a glass top. "The glass carpet sweepers are made only in the best qnality, best sort of brushes and works, and with the wood part of the finest polished mahogany and the glass top a fine French beveled plate, "\Alhat does anybody want of a glass carpet sweeper? \Vell, we nse them to demonstrate with, to show, visibly, the operation of the sweeper, and it is a very convenient sweeper, on that account, to the user. You can see through the glass top just wben it needs emptying. And tben it is a very hand- S(llue machine-people buy it on that account. "But then we make no end of handsome carpet sweepers nowadays, sweepers of every sort of fine wood and beauti-fully finisl1f·d. and with handsome nickel mountings, and all that sort of thing;very handsome carpet sweepers. ",/\.nd the carpet sweeper is no longer kept universally in some closet, as once it was. You can buy sweepers now to match the woodwork of any room, or any carpet or rug. 1 have seen more than one fine carpet sweeper with a pretty rihbon tied around its handle standing in a corner, itself a sightly bit of furniture. "Such a sweeper you might find in a dining-room, handy tbere with which to sweep up the crumbs; or you might find one in a library, a dainty machine \vherewith to sweep up scattered cigar ashes. "Oh, yes, plenty of handsome carpet sweepers made these days. The carpet sweeper may now be really a thing of great beauty, as it has long been one of literally world wide utility."·-Nev,t York Sun. The article above \vas sent to RoM. E. Shanahan, of the Bissell Carpet Sweeper company, and brought in reply a Ieter touching upon tbe subjcct. "The machine, he says, was first introduced ten years ago and originated by the Bissell company. It is made of mahogany and the object of the glass top is to show the thoroughlleSs with wbich the sweeper does its work, hovlTit gathers the dust and dirt out of the carpet and deposits it in the pan receptacles. Of course with the glass top one can see the operation of the brush very satis-factorily." Of No Practical Use. The Rev. Chas. \Vagner of "Simple Life" fame advises us "m(mg other things against over-crowding our homes with fTJf11iture which is "useless, ugly and often in shocking bad taste." The cheaper furniture is especially to be deplored. The use of it by people of moderate means is, of course, very g-enel·al. But how often a room is crowded by furniture which is of no practical use and is really only a nuisance and takes up valuable space. Wall space is often entirely' covered by such delicate and useless thi"ngs as gold chairs and other small pieces to stumble over if not to sit on, Cling to Heirlooms. One can readily understand the feelings of southerners when asked to part with household treasures. Every piece, no doubt, has some very cherished associations. Then, too, the old china and pewter are so rare nowadays as to be almost unknown in parts of this coun.try, especially is this true of pewter. In for-eign countries-England for instance--one sees pewter quite fre- Ql1(·ntly. snIT", OA13 (0. ROOK WOOD and a general line of DETR.OIT. MiCH. Send for our fflN6Y TflBLES New 150 Page CATALOGUE Write for Cuts and Prices One of the most complete expositions .. 4tA4t of cheap and me<:l.ium priced CUAIRS and ROCKERS PALMER IN THE COUNTRY SENT TO DEALER.S ONLY UPON RHQUKST Manufacturing CO. INDIANAPOLIS, • INDIANA. 1015 to 1021 Palmer Ave. RALDWIN~VJLLIt. • MASS. DETROIT, MICH. To write of the doings of the furniture manufacturers of Detroit is to repeat the same old story of hustle to keep lip with the demanus of the merchants for goods. There was never a time in the history of the furniture trade of this city when the demand for help was more pressing. The manu~ facturers are funning their plants full time, and many of them over time. to take care 6f their orders and get ont new patterns fo~' spring trade. The trip through the now com-pleted factory of the Detroit Cabinet company, escorted by Secretary Klippel was very pleasant. It is up to date in every particular. From the lumber yards and coal sheds to the shipping room, everything is of the best and in the best possible condition. The basement is a solid mass of con-crete, where the heavy line shafts and pulleys and belts re-ceive the power from the new engine and transmit it to the scores of machines on the upper floors. The new veneer and glue rooms are among the best to be found anywhere. The fact that the Grand Rapids Blow Pipe and Dust Ar-rester company put in the piping and furnace feeders is sufficient proof that they are the best that can be procured. The company is enjoying a splendid trade in -all the various Pioneer Mfg. CO... DETIlOIT. MIen. NeOOfurniture Babll Garriaocs Go-Qarts Our goods will be shown at Peck & Hills, Manufactllrers' Exhibi-tron Building, I 3 I 9 Michigan Ave .• CHICAGO, • ILL. lines they produce-ladies' desks, music cabinets, book-cases, chamber furniture, etc. Their full line will be shown as usual in the big Furniture Exhibition Building, Grand Rapids, in January in charge of S. Stiniger and A. Bur-wanger. The Murphy Chair company are having a tremendous trade, working a larger Humber of hands than ever before. They will issue a new catalogue next spring. The Pioneer Manufacturing company are having fine trade in reed chairs and rockers. Their chair catalogue for 1906 is out and their baby carriage catalogue will be issued later. The Palmer l\Ianufacturing company are doing finely. The demand for their Rookwood and floral finished tables and pedestals is very large. A large warehouse and show rooms are contemplated, and will probably be erected in the near future. Smith, Day & company like all the others, are having a good trade. Their low and medium priced chairs and rockers are among the hest sellers ?n the market. J. C. Widman & company will make many changes and additions to their line tor the coming year. There will be twenty new china closets, thirty~five or forty hat racks and a lot of hall scats, hanging hat racks and framed mirrors, The vVolverine Manufacturing company and Cadillac Cabi-net company are very busy and will make a great display in January at 1319 Michigan avenue, Chicago. The- American Go-Cart company are doing finely. They manufacture an excellent line of reed chairs and rockers, go-carts and baby carriages. Their catalogue js a great help to the merchant both in buying and selling. A corporation in the interior of New York state is so taken up with the furniture and mirror factory of ]. C. \~/id- Murphy Chair Co. MANUFACTURERS DETROIT, MICH. A COMPLETE LINE man & company, Kirby and Fourteenth avenue, that it is about to build an exact duplicate. The principal stock-holders were ill Detroit recently and went through the es-tahlishment. They were particularly struck with the fact of the raw nlater1al going i.n at the door, making the rounds of the establishment and coming out at "mother exit ready for shipment, doing away with all unnecessary handling. The \,Vhitney Furniture Manufacturing company arc build-ing a two-story addition to their factory 4Sx65 feet. They manufacture leather couches and rockers. The Detroit Folding Go-Cart company is one of the new and rapidly growing industries of this city. They manu-facture a special line of folding go-carts that are not dupli-cited elsewhere. Their catalog'ue and prices \vill be found very interesting to merchants. Payment Customs Differ. The payment system used by stores in London and Paris is quite different from the American. Each article bought at uue (Ollter is paid ror before the customer goes to any other. \Vhcn the purchase is made the clerk calls a sort of over-seer vvho checks up the bill looking for errors, I suppose. Thnl the cu~tomer 1S reqtlested to step to a small paying desk to settle the account. This process is gone through with 8t each counter at which the customer buys. To an American it seem" a nuisance and especially when pressed for time as most sightseers are. Some of the stores in New '{ark empLoy a system something similar, but 1t is rather a detriment than a help, to ladies especially, when purchas-ing materi:lls and wishing to match them in different goods. A sample is all one has to use, each purchase is sent to be wrapped up as bought and sent h0111ein separate packages. In 1..on<,]ol1a"nd Paris the paying desks in a store arc quite llUmerO(lS and must require the services of many more em-ployees than the American stores do. The goods di.splayed too, are not shown to as good ad-vantge as in fhis,'country, everything possible seems to be shown in the WilHlows, oftentimes on counters outside. The buildings themselves are apt to be old and the rooms are strung along sometimes (especially in London) one has to go upstairs then down to the basements through many rooms in which a sense of direction is entirely lost and finally after being sent from clerk to clerk one 'emerges ill a different part of the store a block away from the first entrance. Such experiences leave one confused and makes one \vish for American moderp stores with all the best and finest improvements. Poetic Advertising. The poet of the John M. Smyth company, Chicago, has hroken forth again with a flowery discourse on the fall <;e,,1,50nand incidentally the fall and 'winter opening of the company. The following is a sample of his latest and best (?). "The dying beant)' on the bush is the last rose of summer, and summer itself is at an end. The wild geese say so, 1he muskrat says so, the wisest old settler says so al1C1the departing song birds confirm the threatening divination. The ants and sCjLlirrels are hurrying to get ready Pleasant days now, are a de.ception and a snaH'. They ponel1d mischief-·a wicked drop in temperature from balmy warmth to a sharp touch of winter between the rising anu ",ctting of the S11n-butterAy weather today. polar bear weather to-morro,",,'." and so on. "Butterfly weather" referred tf) above is really a new variety. 1lay the l\Juses ever send inspiration of a like sort to this worthy poet. In thi!; titanic struggle in the marts of commenrce the captains of industry have called out the reserves-the: bank reserves, and that is where we begin to grow cautious. Meantime the West with its crops waxeth rich. 7 for Careful Buyers New Slyles, New Designs, Old Reliable Qyably, in Ibis Season's Offerings in REED FURNITURE Our line insures you a p'olitable business and Satisfied Customers. No. 349-$7,00 Write for Catalogue "A" American Go=Cart Company DETROIT, MICH. One of the Few Good Folders on the market. 50 styles of IDEAL Folding and Reclin-ing Go~Carts and Carriages to choose &om. AIso'·'DciIl Folders. DETROIT FOLDING CART CO., Detroit, Mich. STATiON AS. r--------------------- ---- 8 VISIT THE MARKETS. First Hand Buying Is of Great Advantage. Every retail merchant should visit the manufacturing and jobbing centers once, and, if possible, twice a year. It is only by this means that he can keep up with the proces-sion. Aside from the evident advantage in personally inspecting the markets, a visit to the big city is an educational experience of imnlense: value to the observant merchant. Constant changes are being made in systems and mau-ner of transacting business, both wholesale and retail. A visiting merchant, if he is alive to his opportunities, will not neglect to take note of the intercting and instructive merch~ andising methods obtaining in the centers of commerce. Often a merchant is able to assimilate ideas from his trip to trips to market are the most enthusiastic in their belief that these trips not only pay, but are absolutely necessary for the proper conducting of a retail business. If you have not been in the habit ot visiting your manu-facturing city, try it for a change; take your wife along too-a woman's buying instinct will be valuable-and you can make more or less of a holiday out of your buying trip. DESK QUAINTNESS. An oddity in desks is of black oak on the "mission" order. The top is unusually wide, and from under its projecting shelf the lid lets down, which, when closed, shows embedded in its top a blue Delft panel, picturing ships at sea_ The effect of the blue and white against the black wood and under the shadow of the overhanging shelf is very good. It looks like a piece of old Dutch furnishing, and with the right Manufactured by The New England rUllliture Company, Gra.nd Rapids, Mich. the market that alone morc than pay him for the time and money spcnt in going and coming. \Vhile admitting that in this day and age the goods as described by the manufacturer's salesman by means of cata-logues, samples, photographs, etc., are practically brought to the doors of the retailer, yet there is a vast difference in buying at first hand and through the salesman. The retailer is forced, as a rule, to depend on the sale.sman the greater part of the year; he can loose nothing by verifying the sales-man's reports by a personal market inspection. The fact that merchants who have made it a practice to visit the city markets for years continue to do so, is evidenced that it is a paying proposition. The men who make regular url1aments on its shelf WQulli make a very channing bit of decoration. The Canastota (N. Y.) Couch company have opened a retail store in Utica, N. Y. The retailers and manufacturers of Philadelphia will en-joy a banquet on the night of November 21. The Morgan Wood & Iron Vi.rorks, of Spartanburg, S. C., have sold out their wood business with the view of develop-ing their iron department. They expect to take up the manu-facture of light agricultural machinery shortly_ - - ._- ------------------- ......... Our New Hand and foot Powe.rCircular Saw No 4 The strongest, most powerful, and in every way the best machine of its kind ever made, for ripping, cross-cuttitlg, boring and grooving. CABINET MAnERS In these days of close competition, need the best pQnible equipment, and this they can have in . . • • BARNE.S' Hand and Foat Power Machinery Send for our New Catalogue. "W. F. al JOHN BARNES CO. L_ 654 Ruby Street. Rochford. Ill. Robbins Table Co. OWOSSO, MICHIGAN No. 286 Improved ExtenSIOn Table Leaves stored in top Center column does not divide CATALOG AND PRICES TO DEALERS ON REQUEST All the kids are in love with Spratt's Chair GEO. SPRATT & CO. SHEBOYGAN, WIS. CHAIRS AND ROCKERS FOR EVERYBODY Send for. Catalogue No, SS-Child's Hith Chai.r with Unger Saiet.y Guard, MANUFACTURED BY_CENTURY FURNITURE COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. "PATRIoTIC" Retail F umitufe Dealers are now selling the (lUNGER SAFETY GUARD HI6H CHAIRS" One doz. cosh them $1.00 per doz. over the ordinary. They get in return $3.00 pet doz:. or 25 cis. each more, or 200 per cent. on the investment and a better pleased customer at that. Mothers will go out of th.eir way to gel lh.i~cha'r. If you want to do the High Chair trade of your town, order a few as samples. Patents granted and pending in the U, S. and Foreign Countries Showing how the children slide down and out of the old style chair. Showing Hiah Chair Table with guard attached Showing how the child cannot possibly ,Iide out or stand up in chair. U YQUf llIa\\ufad\\T~:r does not make them, order from MURPHY CliAlR CO. Detroit, Mich. A:>lHRIC'N GO-CART Co DetHlit, Mich. \VALnCUTTER & Co. Toledo, O. E. L. THOMPsol" & Co. Baldwinsville, Mass. NICHOLS & STONE, Gard/l~r, Mass. Tb~J. S. FORD& JOHNSON Co. Chicago. CEO. SPRATT & Co. Sh~boyg,:m, "Vis. RUCKSTAFF", EJlWARD.<; & Co. Oshkosh, Wis. Canada Furniture Manuladurets, Ltd., Torn.nto, Onto Any of these will see your wants supplied. LUNGER, Palentee, Iron Mountain. Mich. 7119-.'T' I 0' J'IJ"l Q $". 11 Ano'~er "American" Yi(\O~ is the hlumph of our No. 99 Reclining Rocket "Wylie" Adjustable Chairs and Rockers "SIMPLY PULL UP THE ARMS" A TRADE: Our BIG CATALOG for' your Little Postal Prices and Good, "will do the: rest" Inf A"fDIUn CUAID COMPAny Seymour Indiana A TRADE: Our BIG CATALOG for your Little Postal No. 19 Mreeion Rocker No. 124 L"braryChait ---- --------"" ,...--------------------------~ - 12 YOU AND YOUR SALESMEN. They Are Your Business Builders-Treat Them as Such. Are you on dose terms with them? Do they trust you 1m.., plicitly? Do they rest assured that you will advance them of your own accord when they deserve it? Do you listen to their troubles just as you expect them to listen to the troubles of their C~lstomers? Do you know they can enjoy pleasure and feel pain as keenly as you can? Do yOU regard them as human? Do they come to you for sympathy when they arc in trouble, and do they get it? Don't yOU think it would pay you to say: "Well, a"ld fellow, I am awful sorry, and if I tan do anything, let me know," in-stead of saying: "1 have troubles of my own." To get to the point, how much sympathy have you in your make-up, and incidentally don't forget that sympathy is a some- ManufaclLlred by the New England F lIrniture Co., Crand Ru.rnds, Mic.h. thing which binds worlds together and without it your suc:cess is bound to remain always within the limits of ordinary mtasure-ment. Your salesmen are the builders of your business as a rule, and the better a salesman the more carefully he must be handled. A good salesman is a la...'...unto himself. Some people think he is a genius. The merchant who treats his salesmen with indifference or who holds them always at a distance will never get the most out of them. If he could stand behind a screen some time when two or three of them get together fat a little conversation he would probably hear himself referred to as "that old grollch," or "if it wa.sn't a case of bread and butter with me I wouldn't work for him a minute," ,Jr "the first chance I get to take a position which pays me as much or more, or even a little less than I am getting here, I shall leave," Vi/hen a spirit like this is in the air among. your salesmen yoU are not getting the l)est that is in them. There are lots of men at the head of a business who never ought to be allowed to come in contact with their seIling forces, because they can tear down more in ten minutes than can be built up in ten months. If you are thls bud of a than, suppose you turn over the handling of your salesmen to a sales manager who knows how, and when you do this look to him for results, and keep your fingers off so long as he gets them. Unless you can talk to your salesmen pleasantly and inspire their confidence in you, and win their sympathy and loyalty, yOll had better not talk to them at all. When you buy sympathy and Joyalty from them you must pay for it with sympathy and loyalty of your own" When you buy confidence from them, you must repay them with your confi-dence. If you want them to give you the best that is in them, you must repay them by giving to them the best that is in J'OU. A good salesman knows more about human nature'than most any other kind of a man, and yOll can't deceive him and ma.ke him give yOll the best that is in his power and repay him in counter-feit sympathy and counterfeit loyalty-Reprinted by permission from Office Appliances Magazin::.. Study Your Customers. Djd you ever notice how some clerks will fight shy of a tough looking customer? Let some old geezer drop in who looks as if he hated the world and everyone in it, one of those fellows with the dyspepsia, very disagreeable, the boys will an get busy, don't want to wait on him; that's where they are wrong. Those are the ones the boys should go after. When I was selling shoes you could not send them tough enough; the tougher the better. I did not sell them all, but it gave me knowledge of human nature, and that is one of the very best perquisites of a salesman. Once you get accustomed to handling these cranks, an ordinary customer will seem soft as bot butter. You learn a lot from the hard ones~ 'Find out their peculiar likes and dislikes, and you can handle thcm,says a writer in the Shoe Retailer. 1n one store that I worked in for several years there was a crusty old fellow with a sordid disposition who came in 011cein a while, but the boys all knew and fought shy of him. He would ask to he shown some shoes, and after fitting on a number of pairs and spending perhaps half an hour would always wind up by asking: "Do you keep the --- shoe" (a certain shoe made in Newark). On being told no, he would say he would look around and see if he could get it, as he always wore that shoe and it always fitted him. I knew him from his coming there for several years, and never saw a pair of these shoes on his feet \Vell, one day he came in. I went to serve him as soon as he was seated and the first thing I asked him was: "Is there a spe-cial make of shoe that you care for?" He evidently got wise to the fact that I knew his weakness, and answered no, that he. did not care who made them as long as they fitted. After that you could not drive him away from me. He was as easy as he could be. He followed me for several years. I had a number of such customers. To others they were harder than .a pine knot, but I had them sized up. picked up a lot of them as turn-overs, and "found out their weak points. Have had several of them at one time, knew their particular idiosyn-crasies, kept them entertained, and was neve"r afraid of any of the other boys stealing any of them away from me. George Luppert, who has manufactured furniture in Wil-liamsport, Fa., nearly fifty years, celebrated his seventieth birthday recendy. A Stub-Toed Truth This is the Famous Rockford Line, That shows the spirit of the time; That gives the merchant joy and ease Because it's always made to please. It's full of perfect Art in wood Pronounced by every critic good The finish shines like polished 'glass, And outwears any of its class. It's merit's sung from shore to f'ihore By those who use it more and more. You're kindly asked to join the throng, So let your orders come along. Parlor Cabinets Music Cabinets Dining Cabinets Hall Seats Hall Raok. Framed Mirrors RocnfORD fRAnf AnD flXTURf (0. Sha.ving Stands Cheval Mirrors Ore.sing Tables Dressing Cbe.irs With Palent Adiustable MirroN ROCKfORD.It\.. ROCkFORD. J LL. The Music is in Our New Catalogue. Ask for it Will AlM:. be Sunil by Om Jolly Salesmen The T. B. LAYCOCK MANUFACTURING COMPANY MANUFACTURERS OF Iron and Brass Beds, Cribs Child' s Folding Beds, Spiral and Woven Wire Springs Cots, Cradles, Etc. TO MAKE MONEY. HANDLE OUR GOODS CATALOGUE ON REQUEST EVERY DEALER SHOULD HAVE ONE OR MORE OF OUR No. 550 MATTRESS AND SPRING DISPLAY RACKS. WRITE FOR BOOKLET ILLUSTRATING IT .. The T. B. Laycock Mfg. CO. INDIANAPOLIS. IND. 400 Pieces of Parlor and Library Furniture Colonial Repro-ductions. Odd Pieces and Suites in Louis XV. Louis XVI. Sheraton. Hepplewhite and Chippendale Designs. Also large line of Leather Rockers, Chairs and Couches. I59 Cand! Strett~ GrondRapids, Mich. CENTURY FURNITURE CO. r Strong Construction has been the ATLAS hobby for twenty years. Some of the most ex-a. cting buyers in the country have been con-tinuous purchasers of A'ILAS goods during all of that period. This demonstrates that the designs and prices have always been "right," as well as indicating satis-factory and pleasant business relations. ATLAS FURNITURE COMPANY, Jamestown, N. Y. WE manufacture the larg· cs.t line of FOLDING CHAIRS in the United States, suitable 10r Sunday Schools, Halls, Steamers and all Public Resorts. . . . . We also manufacture Brass Trimmed Iron Beds, Spring Beds, Cob~ and Cribs in a lar~e va.riety. . . . send for Catalogue and Pricll:s to Kauffman Mfg. Co. A5HlAItD. OHIO THE NEW BANQUET TABLETOP as well M are our specially Stow & Davis Fumiture Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. Write fOT Catalogue. Get samplesof BANQUET TABLE TOP Catalog free Write to us at once for our new and beau~ tilully illustrated Cata· log, showing Dressers and Chiffoniers 0 f original designs made in Oak, Birdseye Maple and Mahog. any; also Plain and Quartered Oak Chamber Suites. Everything except Plain Oak goods are Polished. Empire furniture Company JAMJ:STOWN. N. Y. ~---_._-~~---...., 15 to SAVE Money THE SEVEN WlsE. MaN and MAKE Money Thi:;.is to be a ~mon:on ECONP/'.W. based upon a wise utterance. I .5th Wise-Man: But if you have a deposit account with R. H.Macy& and UPQIl seyen.rca~ < .',' " Co" YOLL charge 'Nflat yoo bUy to ytlUr ac.:<lUl'IL Thus, at Maey'~ yfiU shop This 15 t~ ~ of OI1t'(ijs(:aurse: "The sluggar.~ IS Wlm', >II" :hfJ 'with the CONVENIENCE and 5peedof a credit, 3leCQUnt,and with the ECON~ §V!4$/Wceit,.InPH .1~I1J.hIJ1."I7'1 !:lINter ,<1 reMon, , 'I-ONlY cf tt-~ btJ.smess--'-BfSl:DES, wt/ICH J:;1\:CtJ"D· OLll\R 'EARNS I~ EVelY nl.lltW\ ~~ \$ interested il\ ec<momy. for it ~an~ the eam~ TEREST WHJLE WAITING TO BE SPENT. . mgof1eisurc and tnctepcnfence in the-future, through self~enlaJ and system· -6th Wise. Man: E(Momy fS a habit, nothing but a habit. like pLinctlJ- !low, The e~tablishment of R H, Macy & C;0., gre~test re:talhn~nte6JN:. ality, accuracy! ek Fonn the HABIT of economy no.w and begin a deposit m the :world.}s based absolutelbJ!Jpon Imes of IIltel!l!!ent,protita e f account with R. H. Macy & Co.. where you can e>:ercise the DOUBLE OMY In tlte Interests of the ,pu Ie... eootlomy of ~'>'lfig with good interest a6ded, and of spending u(lder condi- attract Tyohuisr paattgeen.ti~ointh. thTehatlllwushtI,crahtlIptnan'3ntotul.nlec~tsal?I,SIpSlapnlannendefdo,royfoucro~=~nsee'JItO. ttons of the gr.eatest possible economy. . We show you above seven wise men reasonIng With one foolish sluggllrd. . 7th Wl;,e Man: Open ana(co~tat Macy ~ for yourself, your wife,your Take it for granted that the slugg~d does not appreciate the importarlce of ~hIld, .anYbodYyou please. .AddtOlt aSyften, or as seJdom, as much ,Of as. e nomy nor understand the R. H, Macy method ,lJttre as you please. Use It to make your purch.a~s on ~he ~omlcal co. . . CASH BaSIS,w'hen you have purchases to make. Let It earn mterest at four The seven Wise men "'Ill now speak . ' per cent every hour you leave it with us. Get YOl~rbalances regUlarly, 1st Wise Man: Your money. earned by your work a~d your mtd!l- showing what you have sa...ed ~d what mle,est it h.lts·earne.d, IBeglil the gence. shoul~ brinR Y~Il,\.nt~e gre<t\e..st Poos~bl.e.ret).lrns, Thl'!>II can do In I important habit of spending always less than you m~ke, and se~'rhe re"sult two ways: first. by earn!ng mterest ~forc It ISSperlt; setond, by pllfchas- week by week and year by year III a steady accumulation. ing to the utmost In quality ~nd quantity whcn It, IS spent. , _ 1btJs, undoubtedly, would wise men speak to the "slClggarr too' R. 1-1. Macy &. Co. G~VE. YOU INT.EREST ON YO!-JR ~\OJ\EY, deep in:J1Is own conceit to know the value of true economy, For 3Iug.. ~nd enable you to buy goods of highest quality, and cheaper 1l"J pnce than gjShl~sS ne...er shows more plainly than ih the.neglect of 'econOmy_ anywhere else~ , You understand the simple proposition: Put your -mbney "On de- ' 2d WiseMan: Of a tflOtJ9.anetsuccessflllmen, more than.nrne hundred posit ,in'our Credit department, where ,it begins. imm.edi.atelyto draw. f{lur and nincty attribute tlwlT S\Et!f,SS 1'0 FORMING HA,BlTS OF. EC.ONOM'{. per ,cent rnterest, which is compoundedever( three months. Make your Ben Franl{lin preached <lJ1 this for ·years, and every great millionaire to-day purchases atlhe cheapest CASH fate with al the comfort and s~d (){ preaches the same, all telting :YOU tha~ on.e ha~J thing is to save the FIHRES·sRhToppmj:!on credit. 8eg'lIl an accumulation of mont-yoand above :aUTHE thousand, an6 that the 'second hard thllJg ISto HOLI? ON TO THE OT , HABJT OF ACCUMULATING, that alone leads to wealth and indepen.:. THOUSANDS, R H. Macy & Co. have a plan which en;ibles you to ~ve dence in after life. your- FIRST thousand Of to keep alld aQd to your O~HER thQ.usan,ds. Y{lur money earns interest. It an be witMrawn at any time 3d WIse Man: R. H, Macy& Co. have a speCial DepoSitors ~ccoun~ or left t{learn mteresl. it is on hand for yOll wlten you fteed to spend Department for customers. You can dePOSitthere as mucho.r as httl~ of it, and RIGHT WHERE Y.OU CAN SPEND IT MOST I ADVANTA. }'our income as you choose, whether it be. salary, uages or diVidend.. ,When GEOUSLY-no gOIng to the bank. and waiting in line to get a litHe OLlt. you want your money, you an ta.ke II oUl-althougl~ NO Bk\KI.NG Each penny and dollar earns its lntelesl unlil spent.. You spend it- BUS{NESS IS DaNE, iln<! no tempt<ltum offm:d {or promlSCUouSspenQlJJg when you do spend Il-at a cash store on a cash baSIS,and instead of Every dollar earns four pe~ <<''.It, Instead of Ihe usual three or paymg for the bad deblsof others, as you must do with credit CQnteros. three and a half, as long as It IS In our hands. you gel the lowest pOSSible prices for the best possible goods- 4th Wise Man: R H. Mac)' & Co. do a strictly CASH A:'IID YOVRMONEY EARNSINTEREST BESIDES. business. There is no 1Y,IaJ1 that ever bought a dollar's worth on . If tJ1IS statement int~tests y()U::\fthe S<\yin~ of ~he .~even credit of R. 1-1. Macy & Co,-Ml even a member 01 the firm. Thus, WIse men above have convmced you; If you want to begin With us when you buy at Maty's you SAVE what other stores lose on bad Ian ,account. that means l?OUBlE eC{)nomy~caJi at R. H. Macy & debts, slow payand iin extravagant book-keepmgdepartment. (NO <A.st5tabhshmenl. the onglnal department store an.d now the great- ARGUMENT ISREQUrREDTO PRO.VETHATTHECustomer MUST est retail enterprise in the world, Ask lor the manager of the credit PAYA STORE'$EXl'ENSE5, IN.ClUDING ITS BAD DEBTS,) department and get further details. R. H. MACY C8lCO., ON BROADWAY, FROM 34TH TO 35TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY Tbe Original DepartmentStnre aod Now lke largest Retan Slore Uoier Ooe Rool io lbe World '<,b-''Jt, * "ft'" .".* It :""""''''' A SPECiMEN OF GOOD ADVERTiSING. p SPENGEI:S ··LITTLf"AT-A-TIME" STORE • .~ Arapahoe Street--Just Around the Corner From the Pbstoffice SAMPLES OF GOOD ADVERTISING. --------- LUCE FURNITURE CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Makers of Medium Priced CHAMBER AND DINING FURNITURE EN SUITE SEND FOR CATALOGUE Mention Michigan ArtillllD Hetting Furniture Co. Succeswts to RETTfNG & SWEET 3 B Street Grand Rapids Michigan FINE Parlor Furniture, Odd Chairs, Divans, Co-lonial Sofas, Library Suites, Morris Chairs The mOIl: approPJiate desivll$, bdt materials. tOllSlruction and finish. Lod!t Furniture. Club furniture Pulpit Furniture. DesiiJlS and esliDlatei furnished for Fine O~ Work. Catalolltle of Wile and Church Furniture on application WOODARD FURNITURE CO-Owosso, Mich. For the remailJCierof the -SearoD we are prepared 10 .611orders promptly, If you want IW.ld. good!; quick. mail us your orders. Catalogue for lhe askiI18, 18 WATCH YOUR STOCKS. Crop Conditions Sure Barometer of the Conditions of Trade. The barometer of trade of the average retailer is the crop prospect. When coming cropS look good it is safe to assume that business is going to feel an added impetus. Generally speaking, good crops mean prosperity for everybody, and right here is where the wide awake retailer takes advantage of conditions. Stocks should be gone over carefully and purchase made in keeping with these conditions. When money is plentiful it is a natural consequence that it is expended more freely. People buy better grades of good::; when they don't have to count the cost 50 carefully. In dull times it almost invariably follows that cheaper grades are called for. The wise merchant is he who bears this in mind continually when purchasing stocks. Just now when crop conditions the country over are extremely favor-able, it would seem that a little bit of "plunging" in high class stocks of all kinds of merchandise would be allowable, to say the least. This is a good time to clean up all of the old stock, even if it has to be sold out at a dead loss, and prepare for a record breaking fall and winter business in high quality goods. Any merchant undoubtedly prefers to sell high grade goods. In the end they are always the most satisfactory, and it is an axiom that quality in an article is remembered long after the price is forgotten. Obviously then, it is the merchant's duty to take ad-vantage of the present bright outlook. He should push his better grades to the front, and what is more important, he should have full lines of these goods in stock to show. The majority of customers, especially if they be farmers, can really afford to buy the better goods if they have the fact impressed on their minds that it pays in dollars and cents to do SQ, and once educated to this standard they will seldom revert to the cheap. shoddy materials. Colonial Treasures Found in Virginia. A W. Hampe, the president and designer of the Royal Fur-niture company, spent some time down in Virginia several years ago. He went for the purpose of buying up specimens of old colonial furniture. Owners of plantations on the peninsula be-tween the York and James rivers are possessors of valuable pieces of furniture which under no circumstances will they consent to sell. "Oftentimes," said Mr. Hampe, "their circumstances are very much reduced, but they will not part with their treasured possessions for any consideration." In one house Mr. Hampe saw very few pieces of furniture, but finally went down to the cellar where were valuable old pieces, some much dilapidated, to be sure. Of course, none were for sale and any attempts to sketch articles were always viewed with alarm, so must be dis-pensed with. However, in this instance, Mr. Hampe had time to study a poster sticking up from a pile of rubbish. It had evi-dently belonged to a handsome piece of bed room furniture and contained the very thing he wished to use in a design for a four-poster bed. His sketch was, of course, done from memory, and now the article of furniture he incorporated it into has proved to be one of the best selling beds in the Royal 1in~ as have many other good ideas procured by him at that time. Mr. Hampe leaves soon for New Orleans and J...ake Pontchartrain. His old friend, Colonel Hawkins, of New Orleans, whose business is to buy and sell antique furniture, is never disappointed in his expecta-tion of yearly seeing Mr. Hampe, who is always seeking novel-ties to be used in his favorite occupation. Mr. Hampe will spend several weeks in the south, devoting a part of his time to sailing Oll Lake Pontchartrain. Improvement by the Retting Furniture Company. The Retting Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, are making important improvements in their plant by the erection of an addition to their power house and the installation of an addi-tional boiler. C. B. Retting says the company's business this wea.r is sixty per cent. larger than last year, which was a very prosperous one. Foreign Shipmcmts From St. Louis. At a meeting of the 51. Louis board of trade the chair-man of the Export Committee reported that St. Louis manu-facturers are now shipping goods to England, South Africa, China, Japan, Mexico, Cuba and nearly all South American countries, also many other foreign countries. The last year a great increase has been noticed, many large orders were placed through the Panama Canal commission. A through bill of lading can now be secured to apy part of the civilized world. Of Historical Interest. The Douglas room at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland, contains a communion table of John Knox, the reformer. It formerly stood in the Royal Chapel, and was also used at the baptism of Prince Henry, eldest son of James VI on August 30, 1594. It was made of polished oak, bla<:k with age; also a chair of James V in carved oak. It was pre-sented to the Douglas room by Sir John Hay, Sheriff of Stirlingshire. It once formed a part of the furniture of the "Presence Chamber," before the alterations from Castle to barracks. Another chair is of the period of James"lI, presented by the daughter of Major Peddie, of Fort Stirling. YOU HAVE YET TO LEARN THE F'ULL POSSIBILITIES OF' THIS CLASS OF' GOODS WHY NOT PUT IT TO THE TEST BY GIVING US A TRIAL ~RDER? BERRY BROTHERS, LIMITED, VARNISH MANUFACTURERS NEW YORK 80S,.ON PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE CHleAGO ST. LOU'. C,NCINNATI SAN FRANCISCO FAOTORY AND MAIN OFFIOE, DETROIT eANAD.oIoN FAOTOIIY. WALKE.RVILLE. ONT. 7IR'T' I~ J'f.Z\;I \~~. 9 7r. ~ 19 High Grade Factory Equipment WE MAKE A COMPLETE LINE OF IT. GET OUR NEW CATALOG AND PRICES. WE MAKE BENCHES WITH IRON VISES WE CATALOG TWELVE STYLES OF WORK BENCHES OUR REGULAR BENCH GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW COMPANY 130 South Ionia Street.GRAND RAPIDS. MICH 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 \Voodworking Fac-tories, which will be furnished Manufacturers upon applica-tion. An invitation is extended to aU who use wood in their plants to write about the timber supply, good sites and mar-kets available in our territory. Address your nearest agent. M. V. RICHARDS, Land and Industrial Agent, WASHINGTON. D. C. _ - CHAS. S. CHASE, Aaent. _ 622 Chemical Building. St. Louis. Mo. M. A. HA.YS. Aaent, 226 Dearborn SI. Chicaco. III. Three fast trains leave Grand Rapids 9:30 a. m. daily. -' '--"except Sunday, arrive New York 10:30a. m., Philadelphia, 10:30 a. m. Leave Grand Rapids 2:45 p. m. daily except . .Sunday, arrive New York 4:30 p. m., Philadelphia 3:40 p. ffi. Leave Grand Rapids 5:30 p. m. daily except Sunday, arrive New York 8:40 p. m., Philadelphia, 7:25 p. m. Sleeping car Detroit to New York on 9:30 a. m. train; sleep- :. iog carS Durand and Detroit to New York on 2:45 and 5:30 p. m. trains. No. 1607 --------- M.'~ol -- _ LADIES' PARLOR DESKS, MUSIC CABINETS,. LIBRARY BOOKCASES,HOUSE FURNISHINGS· FURNlTIJRE SAMPLE ROOMS; NEW YORK CITY-New York Furniture EXChllllg",. 428 ~ngtOll Avenue. Fifth Floor. Space -33, in Cha.lge of E.aBtern Represeptalive. Ceo, C. DYer. CHICACO-Futniture ExlubitioJnBuilding, FoJutthfloor, in charge of Roth & Sullivan. THE UDELL W OR:k,s INDIANAPOLIS. iNDIANA ~~~,r;. .,I WRITE: FOR CATALOGUE ....- I, NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA, Via GRAND TRUNK·LEHIGH VALLEY ROUTE. C. A. JUSTIN, C. P. & T. A. POOL CARS FOR PACIFICCOAST OVERLAND FREIGHT TRANSFER COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO. CAUFQRNIA. make a specialty of distributingpool cars of all kinds and PARTICULARLY, furniture, carpets, linoleum and interior finish. References, Bradstreet's or Duo's and any bank in San Francisco,and the trade. Carloader in Chicago Carloader in Grand Rapids ]. M. Welling, 633 So. ]effer.KlnStreet Gelock Transfer Company, 108 So. Ionia Street. TEAMING FORWARDING STORAGE Smith & Davis Mfg. CO. ST. LOUiS ~ ~rd~$~3.75net Pillars, 11-16 inches. Filling, 3-8 and 5-16 inch. Head, 56 inches. Foot, 40 inches. Sizes: 3 feet 6 inches and 4- feet 6 inches. Weight, 67 Ibs. This rail is reversible in the true sense of the word-ean be used either side up and enables the dealer to make one set of falls answer instead of having two stocks, one of regular, the other inverted. MAKERS OF METAL BEDS WITH STANDARD REVERSIBLE RAILS Standard Reversible: Rail Patented July.S, 1~. No.704702. SOLID :: ,. RIGID REVERSIBLE BEDSTHAT DO NOT WIGGLE YOURS FOR THE ASKING A CATALOGUE OF The Estey Standard Line Large and complete and can't be beat, Drop a postal card to ESTEY MANUFACTURING CO. owosso, MICH, WINfi SIGN FRAMES M. B. WHEELER ELECTRIC CO. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. The object of a Show -W-indow Display is to SELL GOODS The Winh Sign Frame is a scientific goods seller. It is a unique, ar-tistic. bulletin holder, ornamented with elec-tric lights. which flash out and on. WE SELL THEM SHOWS A MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF OUR NEW CATALOGUE Dressers and Chiffoniers In QUARTERED OAK MAHOGANY VENEER BIRDSEYE MAPLE CURLY BIRCH Not a Sticker in the Line LIBERTY FURNITURE CO. JAMESTOWN. N. Y. 22 OUf Oak and Mahogany DINING EXTENSION TABLES Are Be6t Made, Bed Finished. Best VallIe6. AU Made from Thoroughly Setuoned. Stock. No. 435 Dining Table Top 54x54. Made in Quartered Oak and Mahogany. full Pol-ished. Nickel Casters •' . . LENTZ TABLE CO. NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN. THE SEASON'S LACE CURTAINS. Draperies That Show Life Size Figures. The windows of a newly built American basement house in the neighborhood of Central Park show an extreme novel-ty in sash curtains. Many curious eyes turn toward them. The mistress of the house is blessed with originality, and more than once her ideas in regard to clothes and house furnishing-s have received the flattery of imitation. It is cei'tain, though, that for the time being her sash curtains are not likely to be duplicated, for the reason that. not even the best New York house furnishing establishments have anything like them in stock. One envious woman made sure of the fact soon after s~eing the curtains. "Presumably they were. made abroad and to order," said one after another of the New York curtain specialists. Undoubtedly there are persons who would not care to duplicate the curtains, for at first glance the house they adorn presents the somewhat st<Htling effect of having a man or a woman of heroic size occnpying every window. The curtains arc iil the form of one large straight panel cover-ing entirely the sash of the window and are of filet lace. evidently representing in design the Italian Renaissance. At that period lace sash curtains were not in fashion. Other curtains and draperies were, however, and these ex-hibited very much the same designs that now appear in the windows of a modern New York housc. The front door of thc h~<'H;e, bv the way, shares the fate of the windows. Behind the glass of each division of the door is a towering lace figure, one representing an artist of the sixteenth cen-tury, palette in haud, the other a knight of the same period. The only exception in the front of thc house to the human figure scheme is found in a small window at either side of the door. Here the sash curtain shows a Florentine heraldic device instead of a figure. The three windows of the second floor show chivalric male figures, the windows of the floor above are decorated with life size figures of women, historically correct as to attire, and above them again on the top floor is a row of male figures. As a passerby remarked the other day, "One would have to R-et used to these curtains before being quite sure whether one liked them immensely or disliked them to the point of tearing them down." But there is little chance of sash curtains of this kind be-coming common. Filet lace panels, especially when made to order, are luxuries. "By persons of ample means filet lace panels and drop curtains are the most sought after of all the window laces just now," explained a dealer in window draperies. "But filet laces are far from cheap. This panel, for instance," holding up one ,""hich would perhaps cover half of an ordinary win-dow, costs $150. "Year by year fashions in window draperies change. One i;eason sash curtains are in two pieces, which are drawn back with cords. The next year straight, plain panels arc in. A third season, loose panels, flounced at the lower edge. are in the lead, an'd occasionally no sash curtains at all are wanted. "We have just passed through a period of the loose, flounced style called bonne femme, which lasted longer than llsual, because, I suppose, it was prettier than usual. In the bonne femme style the lace hangs loosely against the glass and is scalloped at the bottom and- finished with a deep ruffle of lace. In most cases Irish lace was preferred for these, although many of them have been made of costlier and also of cheaper, laces. "There was never, perhaps, a sash curtain more popular than this. But no"", the most stylish and fastidious of our buyers have dropped it, for the reason that its popularity has extended to hotels, clubhouses and dressmaking and millinery shops. "The correct thing this season is a sash curtain consisting of two panels meeting in the centre and stretched smoothly over the glass. The looped back sash curtain is entirely out of date. And there are few housekeepers who will dis-pense altogether with sash curtains. "The drop lace curtain inside is often eliminated now in favor of heavier hangings. of brocades and tapestries, but not thc sash curtain. In the rilost fashionable dining rooms and libraries inside lac:e curtains are not used at all, but a considerable outlay of-money is needed for the sash panels. "To begin with some of the most expensive grades, let me say that sash curtains and inside curtains, too, of filet lace are among the best liked. It is strange, but nearly every time we spread out before a customer the newer styles in window laces, if the customer· happens to be; young and inexperienced, she immediately picks out the filet. "A woman, provided her purse will permit, makes no mistake in draping her windows with filet this year, and pre-ferably she should let the sash curtains be of two panels, the borders corning close together down the centre. "French Renaissance of Louis XIV, design is another very fashionable lace just now, and there arc so many different qualities and designs in the Renaissance window draperies that housekeepers of almost small means can afford them. "There is one variety which is bleached 'Pure. white and others which are tinted a, cream and deeper than cream, al-most a pale ecru. The deeper tints are decidedly the most stylish. In fact, T seldom sell a vividly white curtain this seMon to fashionable folk. "Now there are the Arabian point laces, which in some de-signs arc much lil(e Cluny except that in them the pattern is outlined ,vith a raised cord, and women who are not partit:1Jlar1y artistic say they look as if they ,,,,,ere dirty. \\rell, it is that very color, that grayish Arabian tint, which makcs them popular. "Take for instance, this pattern called the cathedral glass design. Almost every artistic woman ,vho comes in goes into raptures over it." The curb in the dealer held up was of a hea\'y gray white 11et divided by raised appliques into pointed squares in shape 110t unlike the yanes of glass seen in old church windows. "The Marie Antoinette design is, next to the cathedrat pattern, the best seller in these Arabian l<lces," continued the lace seller, "and one of the handsomest- "Oh, no, there is nothing prohibitive aboLlt the price of the Arabics. They sell as high as $300 a window, but they can be had as low as $15 a windo".... It alt depends on the elaborateness of the design on the net. 23 " A variety of sash curtains to go with these and with the Renaissance drop curtains, consists of one wide panel in motif effect, ",.hich means that only one smaller or larger conventional design decorates the centre of the panel. "Irish point sash curtains and drop curtains OCCUpy a neutral ground between the more expensive and the cheap grades of window laces, and probably we sell more of them than of any other. There is a particularly brisk demand for sash curtains of Irish point from apartment houses, doubt-less because a very good quality may be had for less than $r5 a window, and they are easily laundered and quite durable. "Cluny lace cmtains are a trifle cheaper than Arabi"a71 point, but just so much less stylish, and the Brussels lace curtains, ,vhich some old fashioned housekeepers never go back on, are still favored by some people who are compara-tively rich. vVe don't calI them stylish, though. "In a few of the handsomer drawing rooms of New York Italian laces only are used at the windows-Venetian laces they are called, and again Florentine laces but these are so exquisite and so costly that it is scarcely worth while enumerating them among the popular window draperies. "In probably no other modern city than New York will such Jaces be seen hanging at a window-laces which cost many thousands of dollars, for in no other city in these days wiJI even the very rich spend such enormous sums on dec-oratlllg their houses as the rich here spend. It is the rich New Yorker to whom the Old vVorld now looks to buy its best laces."-N. Y. Sun. THE KINDEL C. J. KINDEL BEDDING COMPANY Eighth and Hickory Sts. ST LOUIS THE BACK SIMPLY ROLLS FORWARD MAKING A PERFECT BED EXHIBITED Sec. 20, 6th Floor, 1319 Michigan Ave CHICAGO, ILL. A PERFECT DAVENPORT SOMERSAULTIC DAVENPORT BED THE GREATESf Household Invention of the Age OF ELEGANT APPEARANCE THIS is the NEW DAVEN-PORT that is creating aU the furor, and the only one which is FREE FROM FAULTS. Must be seen to be appreciated. When your customer sees this handsome· piece of furniture and tries with what ease it can instantlv be converted 1nfO a full sized bel, with bedding in place ready for use, and tests the luxurious double cone springs, with the restful, felted cushions, held in place by our invis_ ible clasp, and, in addition to all these advantages, learns that it costs no more than the ordinary or aMi-quated Davenport, they will con-sider no other, as it is very apparent to anyone that . NOT NECESSARY TO MOVE FROM WALL "No Other is Just as Sood" NOT I\'ECESSARV TO REMOVE BEDDING SIMPLE; CANNOT GET OUT OF ORDER CUSHION AUTOMATICALLY TURNS INSIDE OUT 24 Bamboo Furniture Preferred in Mexico. Mexico City, Mexico, October - The efforts on the part of certain American manufacturers of furniture to build up a trade in Mexico have been disappointing. One hind-rance to th15 trade is that the furniture requirements ohhe Mexican people are entirely different of the people living on the other side of the Rio Grande. It is claimed that the French and other European furniture manufacturers are bet-ter advlsed as to what is wanted in Mexico in the way of furniture than the American manufacturers. The demand for bamboo furniture is said to be on the increase in Mexico, the principal reason given for this by dealers being that this class of furniture is comparatively cheap and very durable, while its lightness is said to con-tribute considerably to its popularity. There are many persons in this city who purchase bamboo furniture on account of its cheapness, as an entire suite of it can he obtained for what one would have to pay for a single piece of oak furniture. Even among people who can afford the more expensive furniture, however, there is said to be a steady demand for the bamboo kind, as it is rc- $22 •.50 China Cablne1 FREE Premium SnleCloses Saturda.y, Sept. 16. .7I19-.T I0'A2'1 , Z5:· garded as unique, and in a good many houses in this city single rooms are fitted up altogether with it. There is a factory for making bamboo furniture in this city, which was started eight years ago by two Japanese young men. The business had a precarious existen.ce for a few years, but the two Orientals hung on to it and noW they are said to be making considerable money from the factory. They maintain a store on one of the principal streets of the city, where only bamboo furniture is sold. These J aps import the bamboo direct from Japan in large bales. The factory turns out beds, sofas, chairs, and dress-ing tables. There is at present some talk about establishing a factory in this country for making bamboO furniture from the bamboo that grows about Tampico. This material is said to be well adapted for the manufacture of all articles that are made from the Japanese bamboo. When the people ot this country learn the art of properly curing and preparing the bamboo it is likely that a serious rival to the Japanese bamboo will have been discovered in the native Mexican product. The A. C.NORQUIST CO. ============JAMESTOWN, N.Y, ============ MANUFACTURERS OF DRESSERS AND CHIFFONIERS III Plait) IJnd !Zuartertd Oak, Mahogany and Birdie)'! Mdple, PERMANENT EXHIBITS ----AT---- Chicago and New York Dressers and Chiffoniers TO MATCH In QUARTERED OAK. MAHOGANY, BIRDSEYE MAPLE and CURLY BIRCH SEND FOR CATALOGUE CENTURY FURNITURE CO. JAMESTOWN NEW YORK 26 The Peacock Glorified. Household decoration, be it in the wall paper or carpet or ac-cessories on the order of lamps, vases, fire screens and dish fur-nishings, glorifies the peacock Quiet toned lamp shades in greenish blue are in vogue, and look well with any kind of lamp. One of the newest fancies in electric lamp manufacture is a peacock in bronze with a spread tail in crystal in peacock color-brilJiant beauty of this ring of eyes makes the otherwise severe ornament delightfully fantastic. Paper weights come in peacock devices-little bronze or brass studies of the bird in its most graceful poses. Tail feathers will be llsed for decoration in the way that they were used years ago. Clusters of them will fill vases, and be placed so as to reflect their beauty in drawing room mirrors. \Vhole birds are used for decoration by some peacock en- &hibited at kwH /lad Dark EJrpoeibon. by Doeruhecher Furniture Manufzu:turinll01mpany. Poniand. Qreg<:JD.. iug. The lights are arranged back of the disk formed by the spread tail. Their gleam through the crystal is charming. A deep toned peacock blue plaque, set into a polished ma-hogany mat of substantial thickness and finish is an ornament dis-played at a iewelees. From the deep toned background of the plaque gleams a wreath of iridescent peacock feather eyes. The thusiasts. One had lately a peacock set in the white marble stairway of a beautiful country house. "Peacock rooms have already begun to be considered," says a decorator. f'We have one on hand now. Everything in it will carry out the peacock idea-and I've an idea that the woman who is having it done will be proud as a peacock over it." - - --- --------------------------- .. 27 The Club Table That Satisfies Size 32 In. longl 27 In. wide; 211n. high Covered with Leather ol'lFelt SIMPLE, STRONG Everybody EASILY F 0 L.D E D COOK'S PATENT FOLDING ATTACHMENT :~~:::St~~le~t~1~~c~~~~ of the table, as shown In the illustration. Our tables are made of hardwood, and covered with green felt and leather. The cross-piece of cleat on end of table keeps the top from warping, and is so arranged that a person can sit close to the table without cramping the knees. The felt used on this table is of extra thickness and made special, and is much better than padded tables where cotton batting' is llsed and inferior quality of felt. Very useful and convenient, for card parties, children's games, ladies' fancy work, or tea table. BELDING.HALL MANUFACTURING CO. BELDING, MICHIGAN WAREHOUSES-I96 Momoe Street. Chicago. 213 Canal Street, New York ROCKFORD UNION FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, ILL Buffets, Bookcases, China Closets \Ve lead in Style, Construction and Finish. SEE OUR CATALOGUE. Oliver Bros. Company LOCKPORT, N. Y. AU Hlab .Gr.de Br•• s .nd Iron BEDS Chicago SalesroGms moved to Furni-ture E:llhibition Building, 1411 Michi-gan Avenue. New York Salesroom, 125 E. 42<1.Street. F. M. RANDALL IF YOU DON'T VISIT THE !<[ARKETS OUR. CATALOGUE WILl- INTEREST YOlT. No. 51 The New "PERFECT·· FOLDING CHAIR PATgNTliD OCT. 20, 1903. Comfortable Simple Durable Ne•• The Acme of Perfection in the line of FQlding Chaits. PERFECT COMPACTNESS whit" folded. Hard maple natural finish. WRITE FOR PRICKS. Ghe PEA80DY SCHOOL FURNITURE CO. North Manchester, Indiana Morton House American ......F'lan Rates $2.50 and Up Hotel Fantlind European ......F'lan Rates $1.00 and Up The Noon Dinner Served at the Pantlind for 500 is lhe FINEST IN THE WORLD J. 80YD PANTLIND. Prop. i which will not compete with that made by the Co-operative. Another new name in the list of Rockford case goods man-ufacturers this season is the Rockford Cabinet Company, with a line of chiffoniers and dressers. This was formerly the East Rockford Mantel Company, who made sewing machines, hut have this season gone into the furniture field. They have a large, convenient and well appointed office, and will have a line on exhibition at 1319 Michigan avenue in Chicago. Another comparatively new fmll in Rockford 'is the Na-tional Lock Company. They have moved into the third story of the new brick building on Eighteenth avenue, the lower stoties of which are to be occupied by the Piano Action Company. Mr. Hogland, the inventor of the clever little lock made by the National Lock Company, has been blessed ..".ith more orders than could be readily filled, since the compal1Y started busjnc~s in the third story of a building on Race street. As they now have more room and increased facilities, they expect to be able to fiB all orders promptly in future. 28 Rockford, Ill. vVithout exception the ftlrniture manufacturers of Rock-ford, 111., report that business was never better, or orders more satisfactory. Several of thc factorics are to have new additions this fall. An entirely new corporation is the "Rockford Furniture Company," a comprehcnsive title. The firm is composed of Mr. John H. Camlin and Mr. C. J. Lund-burg. They have purchased the fivc-story building formerly occupied by the Rockford Burial Case Company, located near the fair grounds, and machinery has been put in. It is hoped that the firm will be able to have photographs of the ncw line for next season's business, although the line will not be finished in time for the January Exposition. It has ,not been fully decided as to just what the product will be but most probably chiffoniers and sideboards will be made. Only strictly 6rst class goods will be turned out, and no cheap grades included in the line. The salesmen of the Co-operative, of which Mr. Lllnd-burg is secretary, will be employed to !'>ell the new line, W I L DB £ R G • •• BREAK FROM THE A WAY !:'!n!!!!'!t! osuse you, mother,fsther. sister or b,oth., buys there. Gosround f,om sto,. to sto'. and th .." malle upyou, ml"d wh.,. you Os" get the , lowest p,it1eSand smallest terms. Cometo Wlldberg's COMPARISON WILL SII11fPL Y PROVIE ,THIE HONIEST. LIBIEIIAL IIIfIETHODS YOU ARIE SURIE ,TO FIND AT THE £ASY T£RMS STO,./£ CONFERENCE WEEK at the Dinwoodey Store will be a week of surprises and quite special offerings frOm the.latgelf and best seleeted stock of furniture and homE' furnishi.gs ever assembled 'West of Chicago. PreparatioAs lor your receptioo are complete. V«y thorougb indeed. has been the manner in which we have pfE;pared to show yOIl tb,ilt Dinwoodey ~tock offers bener values, beuu assonmeDt and. bener qu.atities than can be bad elsewhere. we have prepared to "how that this store is the safest place ~ trad-eo whether for either .. ai..gle piect: or the entire furnishings for the bouse. You are just as ....e1come in eith~r imuallce.. It i$ well to remember that real eeoaomy in fur.l'llfUre and house furnitlbiogs is not so much in price as what m¢ price you pa.y buy,. - ----------- See Our New Line .u -...","', ",--"':':.' _ _ ._._",:._ .;~:L-'. :'-'s,e--"'~'---:~::c:» _____ - -,)4 C 'FORQTHE ,SPRING'il -TRADE BEFORE PLACING ORDERS FOR (~ina(Iosets . Parlor (a~inets AND li~rarJCases IT WILL FILL THE WANTS OF DEALERS. Skandia Furniture Co. WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE RocKford. Ill. 30 AN ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION CORRECTED. Belding Brothers Not Financially Interested in Belding-Hall Manufacturing Company. The thrifty and .•andsome little city of Belding, Michigan, was named in honor of Belding Brothers, the prominent makers of silk thread, having lVills in several cities of the cast and west. The impression prevails in certain quarters that everything in the city of Belding worth owning is legally possessed by the brothers, .vbile their interests in the city (Including 1\vo mam-moth silk mills and the hotel Belding) are heavy, the city ~ontains several important industries in which they are not in-terested financially. Among the tatter is the Belding-Hall Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of refrigeratorSt fold-ing tables and stove boards and lumber. Besides their saw mills in Northern Michigan, the company owns and operates three large factories in Belding, giving employment in the several branches of their business to Roo men. The Beldings were formerly interested in the Belding-Hall company, hut sold out to the Messrs. Hall and their associates fifteen years ago. The business is now in the control of the Hall Brothers, with the following organiz*ion: President, Jesse E. Hall; Vice President and Assistatit Treasurer Brinton F. Hall; Secretary, E. C. Young; Treasurer, 'V. A. Stanton; Assistant Secretar)', Hermann Stark. Hyde Will Sell Rare Furniture. All the furnishings of The Oaks, J?-mes Hazen Hyde's former country place at Bay Shore, L. 1., are to be sold at auction with the exception of Mr. Hyde's famous collection of rugs, tapestries and paintings. Me Keresey, who has charge of the sale, denies all the stories asserting that Mr. Hyde was going to live abroad, as well as the rumor that he was shortly to be married. He declares that the sale of Mr. Hyde's house, following the loss .of control in the Equitable, is alone responsible for the talk about Mr. Hrde's intention to leave this country and become a citizen of France_ The furnishings of The Oaks have been estimated to be worth over half a million, including the rugs and art possessions, which will not be sold. The sale will com-sist of rare and costly furniture, 1110stof it being replicas of antique French pieces. Show Windows Should be Nearly on Level With the Street. Albert A. Koester, the well known authority, has some valua.bJe ideas to offer on the art of window dressing. The first aid to gaining a fLlle effect is accomplished by the use of low windows. Mr. Koester says, in constructing a new building, the windows should not be raised above the ground more than eighteen inches. The objects on display should be brought before the passer-by in a natural manner. When the window level is raised very much the furniture displayed looks out of proportion. The background is another point to consider to give the furniture displayed a proper setting. Draperies are of great value. .For wooden backgrounds oak in Flemish finish and olive green arc very good. Mahogany makes a fine back ground for fur-niture, also. The windows should never be crowded with furni-ture as no one piece can show to advantage. The arrangement of windows showing a room or series of rooms suitably fm'- nished is really the hesl. Then furniture is shown in the proper environment. One can almost feel the home atmos-phere. The addition of flowers and growing pla.nts greatly improves the effect. A Big Bunch of Orders for Fraternity Halls. The Retting Furniture Company have a large number of special contracts on their books for furnishing fraternity halts. Among the number are halls located in Hoboken, San Francisco, Almeda, Cal., Ensley, Ala., Marshalltown, la., Napoleon, 0., Chardon, Neb., Vancouver, B. c., Anna, Ill., and Orillia, Onto These contracts were secured through local dealers. WIDE· AWAKE FURNITURE MERCHANTS WILL ALWAYS HAVE Our BiI! New Catalollue 17 On File for Instant Reference. Frequently customers cannot be sold from stock on hand. Then turn 10 our Catalogue. Nine times out of len, the most exacting customer will make a selection from it.. "Nothing Succeeds Like Success" Keep in close touch with the best s"Dingline of Couches, Sofa Beds. Davenports and Adjustable Sofas. We make a long, slrong line of Leather work in "Reliance'· and natural grain leather. We guarantee "Reliancc'· Leather to be the best made. Our "Chautauqua" Box couch ts a marvelously quick sener al retail. h should be a staple in every stock. "Simplicity'· Sofa Beds are sold from coast to coast "Kingspring't Couch construction is the easiest spring work ever devised. Our goods are the recognized standard for style and quality. Send for our big new catalogue 17. It is full of money makers. Send now. :Jamestown Lounge Co. JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK .. -~~~----,--.---- The Safe Side isthe Right Side THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR TRADE IS FILLED BY THE BELDING-HALL MANUFACTURING co. MANUFACTURERS OF REFRIGERATORS THAT CONTAIN ALL THE GOOD POINTS --IN-- REFRIGERA TORS Three Great Factories Capacity, 80,000 per annum Write for Our Catalogues Investigate Our Quarter Sawed Cases SOLID QUARTERED OAK The Belding-Hall Manufacturing Co. BELDING, MICHIGAN BRANCH OFFICES-213 Canal Street. New Yet"-, 196 MQnroeSt., Chicago. • RICHMOND Chair Co. RICHMOND, IND. The Standard line of Double Cane CHAIRS and ROCKERS Mention MICHIGAN ARTISAN This is one of our Famous Non-Dividing Pillar Tables No. 340 Price, $19.50 THESE ARE <['HEONLY TABLES 'THAT ARE PERFECT IN CONSTRUCTION ANI DEALER THA7' HAS NOT 'TRIED ONE OF THESE SHOULD NO'T FAll TO ORDER ONE Choate- Hollister Furniture Co. JANESVILLE, WIS. HORN BROS. MFG. CO. 281 to 291 W. Superior St., CHICAGO,ILL. M4NUFACTURERsfoF Chamber SUites, OddDressers, Chiffoniers LADIES' DRESSING TABLES to match Made in Golden Oak, Genuine Maharny Veneered, Birdseye Maple, White Enamel Highly Poltshed or Dun Finish. We also make a line of PRINCESSDRESSERSfrom $13.00 UP. In Quarter-sawed Oak, Mahogany and Birdseye Maple, Veneered If you have not received our Spring Supplement, ask for it. SOME OF OUR. NJ!:W DRESSItRS-M.de IDoQuart.r_Sawed SAMPLES SHOWN BY PECK & HILLS 1319Michigan Avenue, and Oak. Oval or Squ ..... GI... HALL & KNAPP, 187 Michigan Avenue, Cblc:ago. Rare Old Furniture in the Home of Sir Walter Scott. The hOllle of Sir "~falter Scott at Abbotsford, Scotland, is rich in histori.("a1 a~sociatiOlls.lt is owned and occnpied by Sir \Valter's great gT8nd Ilcice the Honorable :rvIrs. l\faxwel!- Scott. "\vl]()has preserved all its treasures and furnishings as they were in the poet's time There is a large collection o{ armour which \vas g-athcred frOtH variolls P<1Tts of Europe. 71R T 1;5'A.2'1 a 7 $. 33 ing country and no doubt received inspiration from its beauties. But to return to the furnishings of the house, which is surrounded by bealltifnl gardens, The entrance hall is very imposing \vith its trophies of waf hanging on the walls. The pallcllillg is of richly-carved oak from the ancient Kirk at Dunfermline. The carved stone fireplace is a model of the ".:\hbott's St8.ll'·" in the cloister at Melrose. A Louis Library in Sir Walter SC<llt'5 home at Abbots_ ford. His son's portrait is over the mantel. The bust of Sir Walter by Chantrey is at lhe end of Ihe room. Sir \);.laller&ott'. StLldy in his home al Abbotsford, Scolland The fllrllitllrc of coltrse is of special interest, each room con-t< Jjns valuable pieces. Sir \\Talter spent eleven years superintending and de-signing the building of his home and borrowed freely from -.Melrose Abbey, a few miles away, the design of the curly kale being much used. The home itself is picturesquely sit-uated ill a valley, on the hanks of the Tweed river. The Eildon hills rise behind the house to a commanding height. At the summit Sir \Valter used to sit and view the surround- XlV clock said to have belonged to .I\1arie Antoinette adorns the mantelpiece, also models of the skulls of Robert the Bruce and others. At the left of the fireplace stands the "~\'ristletoe Chest." In this, according to legend, a bride hid on her wedding night. The carving is of the mistletoe design. The floor is paved with black and white marble from the Hebrides. Round the cot;nice are blazoned the arms of the Border Clans. The Arms of Sir vValter's ancestors occupy the shields running down the centre of the roof. • 34 The drawing-room, which overlooks the river contains many interesting objects. The walls are hung with hand-painted Chinese paper given to Sir Walter by his cousin, Hugh Scott, of Raeburn. The portrait of Sir vVallet adorns the wall above the fireplace. There are other portraits of members of the family, also of Nell Gwynne, Oliver Crom-well, Mary Queen of Scotts, and others. A tortoise shell cabinet said to have belonged to the great Marquis of Mont-rose is a very valuable possession. ..••..• boxwood chairs are said to have come from the Borghese Palace in Rome, They were presented to Sir Walter by Mr. Constable. A glass covered table in the bay window con-tains many valuable treasures, such as Napoleo"h's blottinK book, a gold snuff-box presented to Sir WaIter: by George IV and many minatures and other things. The study is a small room lined with books, a,' gallery en-circles it half way up_ From this gallery a door leads into Sir \Valter's bed room. The study contains a ~riting desk Drawins-room al Abbot!.- lord. Sir Walter Scott's portrait by Sh Henry Raeburn hangs above the fireplace. Hall at Aboot.ford. Curly kale design on fire-place is copied horn Melrose Abbey_ On a cabinet is a bust of Shakespeare copied from the monument at Stratford-an-Avon. The library which contains 20,000 volumes, is forty feet long by fifteen broad. The richly carved ceiling is copied chiefly from the roof of Rosslyn Chapel. The bust of Sir Walter by Chantrey occupies a niche at thc end of the rOom. The portrait of the eldest son of the poet is seen over the' ·mantel. The writing table is of carved ebony. Two carved mane from pieces of wood belonging to the ships of the Spanish Armada .. The Vv'allace chair, made of wood taken from the house of Royrobston, the scene of Wallace's be~ trayal. A horse hair chair which belonged to Mr. Lock-hart, the author's son-in-law, is here, too. A small turret room opening from the study was called by Sir ,Walter "Speak-a-bit," an allusion to its convenience as a place for tete-a-tete. "~~MI9rIG7!N ? Here is placed the bronze cast of Sir Walter's head, taken after death. The carved paneling of the little chamber is said to have belonged to a bedstead used by Queen Mary at Jedburgh. The armory contains many pieces of armour used by warriors of various ('.Guntries a11dtimes. The rooms on the second floor are not shown to the public. The Scotch lassie who conducts a party through the rooms is a very good guide and does not neglect mentioning all objects of im-portance. One could wi!'-h to spend mote time in each room examining all the interesting objects, but is forced to hurry on. L.L.W. Hints on Collecting. A retail merchant sent a statement to a customer and wrote across the bottom. "This bill has nm as long as it can," says Commerce. Kow the question is: How long can a bill run? Is it a question of what the bill is for? \\lould a bill for limhmger cheese run longer than a bill for something else 110t so strong? If it comes down to an endurance race, no doubt about it, a grocery bill seems to bc in a class by itself. The grocers of the country are the g-reatest philanthropists alive. l\lore people are living off The Disciples' Bed in the Annory. Wor<;ester. EnWafld. the little retail grocers than are being- fed in the charitable institutio11s and houses of detention and jails. Bills are not very pleasa11t things to deal with and must be handled with care. Too many people are inclined to take offense when a claim is urged. Rctail merchants should be the last persons to be put out by the receipt of a state-ment urging settlement of a bill. The last thing a house is likely to do is to intentionally offend in trying to collect an account. It really is too often the last thing, for the merchant gets mad and pays the hill and quits. It is not good business to do so. Such actions do not help to estab-lish credit, and retailers well know that it is considered cn- . tirely proper for one jobber to make inquiry of another con-cerning a mutual customer. Credit associations exist for this interchange of information. No man should get on his :7IR T Iis'A.l"I t ?,.. 35 lligh horse because he is the subject of inquiry. The more he froths at the mouth the more doubt he creates. Business is cold blooded. When it comes to money matters senti-ments steps aside. You remember the story of the man who could not get a check cashed at a bank because he could not be identified. \Nhen he had shown his "identification" card, and his initials on his linen, and his correspondence, and his name and photograph in his watch, all to no effect, he said, with em-phasis, "Young man, do you know that if I were charged with murder, the evidence of identity I have shown you would induce any jury in America to hang me?" "\Vell that might be so in a murder trial," said the teller, "but \',,-hen it comes to money matters we must be more careful.'! A thing retailers should bear in mind when a reminder comes in is the fact that there has not been a meeting of the hoard of directors for the purpose of di,scussing his case. It only means that the man in charge of accounts has been running his eagle eye down the columns of his ledger, in accordance with his daily practice, and has noted every overdue account. A great many thing." aTe to be taken into consideration when the matter of writing to a delinquent is to be decided. It would be impossible to go into detail. Tn fact the best way out of it is to use printed form. You can read between the lines for the motive. But don't get mad. Respond in a business-like way. The other man will always listen to reason.-Ex. Another Advance Seems Necessary. The National Case Goods Association has ordered an advance of 10 pcr cent. in prices on all furniture manufac-tured and sold by the members. The plan seems to have met with success, matlufactmers. bei.ng much pleased witb the decision and results. One of the members writes Secre-tary Linton of the Association as follows: vVe beg to enclose you a duplicate of our advance price list, which we have to-day mailed to all our repn.'.sentatives, and which includes our list of close-outs \Ve find by going through our pay roll, that our labor on the same number of metl, has advanced $500.00 per week, in the last six months, making $2.5,000.00 per year, which entirely covers the ad-vance made by the national association, and we hope the members of this association will feel like maki11g another ten per cent. advance. to cover the advance in raw ma-terial. We wish you S11ceess in getting other manufacturers to join the Association, and trust you will notify us promptly, in such cases where it will concern tls. \Ve will be pleased to help you in any way, to get manufacturers, who are not members of the association, to become members. Combination Treatment. A room in Chicago, recently redecorated at some con-siderable outlay, may be described as a "combination salad" treatment. In its furnishings old mission is much used, relieved with chairs of willow ware and a fine old Colonial sofa. A rarely handsome English antique is conspicuous-and Turkey contributed its characteristic brass. From Egypt also there is an offering, and Japan designed the shades that soften the light from two modern lamps. These in turn are held in countenance by another lamp-a spruce little effort in art nOllveau. Is. it not time to stop aU this? Has there Got becn sufficient development of taste to condemn such handling of an important room? There has been a surfeit, too, or dark ,..·.o.ods, especially of mahogany, and there is now a movement toward light woods.-Elite. A yo ling son of the contractor of the new addition to the Banta Furniture factory Goshen, Ind., while working on the roof struck his head against a scaffolding and fell to the ground. escaping without a scratch, much to the surprise of the surgeons. II 36 ·~MI9pIG7!N ESiABLlSHED 1880 PUBLISHED BY MICHICAN ARTISAN CO. ON THE 10TH AND 25TH OF EACH MONTH O~FICE-2·20 LYON ST•• GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ENTERED A8 MI\TT£ll 0' THE seco,..o CLASS The market buyer gains many advantflgcs uvcr the of-fice buyer. More profit results from one order placed in the market than three in the office. Keep in mind the fact that Grand Rapids is the greatest case goods market in the world. Market buyers secure "the cream of all the lines." Office buyers must be content with what remains. Market buyers have the pick of the new lines. Office buy-ers take what is left, and "get left" in the scramble for trade. All great merchants buy in the markets. not in the home office. ]\ferchants who hope to attain greatness must do likewise. The usual large number of lines vvill be found on sale in Grand Rapids and Chicago in January. The stay-aways will not be missed, Many of the great mercantile h011:'\e5of the west em-ploy resident buyers in the great m<lrts of COlnmerce. Office buying is not profitable. Grand Rapids is preparing to entertain the 1.200 bllyers who have promised to come to the market in January. Are you among their number? To meet competition successfully the retailer must go to the markets. Office buying if followed for a considerable period, never fails to pHt the office buyer out of business. Bear the fact in mind that "the largest and the best" lines of furniture "ever manufactured in Grand Rapids." will be on sale in January. Dealers can learn all ahout these lines by spending a few days in Grand Rapids. The entire output of "the best things" are frequently sold in the market before the selling agents sta.rt out on their trips after the markets close. The stay-at-home bllyer not infrequently IS deprived of all knowledge of "the hest things." Having completed their labors on the spring jines, tile designers have engrossed thernse]yes in rleep tJJOllght. pre-paratory to commencing work on the fall lines {or the com-ing year. Designers ever and always occupy the outposts in the fnrniture trade. The market buyer pays less for his goorls than the office buyer and therefore gains the greatest per cent. of 1'l"l)ht Besides he has the pleasure of handlin~ new and good stock, while the stay-at-home is offered only snch .~(l0d<;as have not been sold out during the market season . • L On December I. the \~Tabash railroad will inaugur'lt{" a syslem of timing freight cars by telegraph. A telegraphic report of a ('"ar will be made at its departure from one town, showing the initials, nl1mber. contents, destinatif)'l and time of leaving, also the time it will pass certain point:; on the 'oute. This is <111 excellem idea and should be emrlo)'cd hy every railroad. The movement of a car can br defin.ite- Iy known hy tile shipper at any time. Till' up-to-dale retailers of fnrllitllrc and kindre1 goods are proclaiming thrOl:gh the columns of the local news-papers their intention to go to Grand Rapids, Chicago and CJthel"{umil'me selling centers in ]anll~ry to buy the latest ~tylcs in fl1fllitllt"C. After their return to their homes the tll'wspaper will contain long and interesting accounts of their observations and experiences while absent. The peo-ple will be duly impressed with the enterprise and import-ance of the (kaleI"5, and ml1ch new trade will follow. One by one the Furnitnre .l\.Iail Order Houses are seeing the error of their ",vuys. There is no longer a Macey, to sell direct from factory to consumer. His successors sell to the trade and throngh the trade only, So also does the 1,inl1 l\ll1rray Furniture company. There is presumably all advertising advantage in the much adverted names as thc habit seems hard to break although the trade is reaping the benefit in these two cases. Prom No\'. 21st to Dec. 1st, the second annual exhibit of applied arts was hcld in Detroit, Mich, The Arts and Crafts movement is gorwing all over the country and has lead to a revival of industries at Deerfield and Hingham, ),Iass. Thi5 movement should be encouraged as individual taste would be developed and a great improvement result in the originality of design and beauty of various articles man-ufactured. The hand made jewelry is especially fine and a great improvement in design and execution over tre old, As to fllrnitme in Florence, Italy, there is a school of carv-ing which turns out beautiful work. No nails or glue are used to construct the \'arious pieces with and the carv-ing is very fine. One writing desk (dull finish as are all of them) was priced 450 liras or $90 in our money. A carved photograph frame illustrated in this number of the Artisan will give one a good idea of the work. This school has one hundred pupils. but time was lacking to visit it. The fl1rniture comprised tables, chairs, sideboards, book-case~ and writing desks. Chairs That Look Good. "\Vylie" chairs look very attractive to the dealer in holiday goods'. "Ed" Brown will tell the buyer all he may desire to kntnN about the Wylie,if he will but address the American Chair company of Seymour, Ind. The People's Furniture & Carpet company of Battle Creek has changed their name and incorporated under that at the People's Outfitting company. It will be conducted as a branch o[ the People's Outfitting company of Kalahlazoo, :'lIt. Rosenfeld re1l1<tining as manager. Mr. Blumenberg, of Kalamazoo, "vill be president of the corporation. The Alis"es \Vetmore, of Washington, D. c., own and operate a rug factory. Oue of them has made a special study of the subject and took a trip to Holland to study the art. Eighteen or twenty girls find employment in the factory. Society women order largely from the Misses \\T etmore and often desigtl" their own patterns At first ctlstomers complained of the colors in the rU'gs fading in a short time. hut after the Holland visit of Miss Wetmore, better 1'e5111t5have been gained. - --------------------- ....."'l As if Laid in Cement. Mittendorf & Kiler, of Champaign, Ill., have purchased \'\Then, a Iew years ago, the manufadurers of furniture, of the building they occupy for $20,000 and will make extensive their own accord, commenced furnishing casters for their goods, and goods bored and supplied with sockets to recelve the casters, the retaikrs of furniture throughollt the ·world, and the general public as well, recognized a marked <.tdv;wce in the manufacturing indL\",try. The source of much trou~ bIe, toil and annoyance instantly disappeared and the ll1anu-blcturers gained. ill the contidence and good will of CllS-tomers. Scarcely less important was t}lC introduction of the Tow. er patellt drawer handle fasteners, the invention of Daniel W. Tower, of the Grand Rapids llrass company. By the use of the fasteners drawer handles may be as firmly attached to drawers as if laid in cement. The dr:lwers ",..iH never mar and the serviccs of the repair man from the cabinet shop BeVer reqi.liretl Oll account of the handles or ;'pulls,"< as these useful article." ;U'e c0111monly called. Retailers generally arc dCn1all(ling the Tower fastencrs on the case work they pur-chase, and m;lIl(lI'acturcrs of furniture take pleasure in pro~ \·iding the same. Manufactured by The Century Furniture Co .• Jamestown, N. Y. improvements. AllOthcr story will be added and passenger and freight elevators installed. "No. 1EASTERN" IS A fIT CHARACTER/miON Of THE BURT LINE BURT BROS. P"Il4DElPHlA, PA. Write for Catalogue 37 --- .--------'-'" ~ -:.... SPECiMENS OF GOOD ADVERTISING. ,I _~ f Facts ABOUT Office Desks MODERN IN D ESI GN; STRONG CONSTRUC-TION; SELECTED STOCK, THOROUGHLY SEASONED. - - FINISHED THE CORRECT SHADE IN ANY FINISH. \Vriu for New Catalogue. M~ntj{m Artisan. No. 301 VALLEY CITY DESK COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. "WEWILL "SHOW" YOU" OUR NEW LINE EARLY IN JANUARY Lat'aeat Fa.elOryIn the World devoted eJl:c:lush'eb'to the production of Chamber Furniture. It Will be worth coming thousands of miles to see. CORRECT STYLES. SOLID CON-STRUCTION. ELEGANT FINISH. SLIGH FURNITURE. COMPANY Mahers of Everything {or the Bedroom GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ,..----------------"--- - G!LOSE SIDEBOARIDS Are the BEST ON THE GLOBE tor the mORey KARGES WARDROBES ARE GOOO WAROROBES Prices right GET OUR CATALOG. WRITE FOR CATAI.OGUE Mention Mkhigall Artisan when writing KA« Q [~- runnlTunr (0. EVANSVILLE INDIANA Fumiture Company Evansville, Indiana In writing mention Michigan Arti!\an BOCfiSTEGE FURNITURE CO. EVANSVILLE. IND. 48 in. diameter, made of Plain and Quartered Oak Makers of the "su peR lOR" Extension. Parlor and Library T3bles NEW CATALOG-UE JUST ISSUED-GET ONE rUnHlllt rUDnnURf m. EVANSVILLE. IND. QUAL.ITY OUR FIRST CONSIDERATION That is why our line is justly named the "Good Va.lue Line." We have made.a complete <:hange of ~tterns Ior 1905. and If you want goods th:tt are made right .nd at the right ?ri~es, call and ~ee Bedroom Suites Dressers Washstands and Chiffoniers Assorted Car lots ilnd New Stocks A Specialh OUR .KE\V clltalog hai just been issued and senl to the tracle.lf you have not receiv-ed it, write us· It shows the largest lille of mon-ey makers ever offered 1319 Michigan Ave. 2d Floor Chicago ,III. Also at our own sales rooms at Evansville. Indiana. "Ve also job a complete line for making up mixed carloads. "WARDROBES TO MATCH Chamber Suites made by all leading manufacturers, may be procured of the MAD~TAll rUDnlT UDr co. Henderson. Ky.. Across 1h.e River from Evansville Mixed cars loaded with Evansville goods 1905 The "Ell" fOLDING BEDS ~~~f~R~,'l..~~~ No Stock. complete without the Eli Beds ilk Mantd and Upriglil ELI 0 MILLER &. Co I!:voftovllle.lftdieu • • Write for cuts and prices 1858- E. Q. SMITH CHAIR ======COMPANY====== MANUFACTURERS OF WOOD. DOUBLE CAlliE, CANE, COBBLER, TUfTED LE4TUER AND VENEER SEAT CUAIRS AND ROCKERS No. H5 Reception l\ocker Veneered Rolled Seat Quartered Oak Finished Golden Office and Warerooms, Cor. Third and Division Sts. Factory and Supply Mill, Foot of Oak St. ------EVANSVILLE,IND.------ 42 Trade Notes. The F. S. Harmon company which has stores in Portland, Tacoma and Spokane do a large business in the north~ west. The Spokane branch which was established eighteen months ago has done very well, the plant comprises two commodious warehouses, one contains an office and sample rooms. The Hartman Furniture & Carpet company of Chicago, will on J auuary I, establish a branch business in Omaha, Neb'J the building used being that vacated by Orchard & Wilhelm whose lease expires at that time. The Crowell Furniture company of Chattanooga, Tenn" has been incorporated. Capital stock amounts to $10,000. The annual meeting of the St. Louis board of trade \vas held Nov. 13, the election of officers being held. The past year was reported to be one of the most prosperOHS in the history of the furniture trade in St. Louis. Richard Gregory's furniture store in Kingsville, Ont., was destroyed by fire recently. The loss is $5,000 on the bUllding and $12,000 on the stock, insurance covers only about one half the loss. Ewell & Partenfelder have formed a partnership to deal [n furniture in Bay City, Mich_ C. A. Lauzon, formerly doing business under the name of the Grand Rapids, (Mich.) Upholstering company has form-ed a stock company, the other members being 1. L. Zach-arias, of Detroit, and T. A. Anderson, of Grand Rapids. The capital stock is $10,000. Francis T. ':Valkf'r for many years a well knmvn furniture dealer in Champaign, Tlt. died on Nav. 10, as the result of an operation. Mr. VvTalker was in bnsiness for forty-eig-ht years, being the senior member of the firm of \'\ralker &: Mulliken. Many in the trade will mouto his Ios::;. E. E. Cooper, of Huron, S. D., has taken a partner--ll. Noble. The Home Furniture company, of San Antonio, has beell argani7ed; their capital stock is $20,000. Clarence Thomas, an undertaker of S1. Louis, has j l1::;t died from the effects of a peculiar accident. At a funeral he was engaged in lowering a coffin into a grave when his foot slipped and he fell with the casket on top of hirll. Max Ba.55 will have a new furniture store at \Vadena, Minn. Green Furniture & Undertaking company of New York will deal in furniture, capital $10,000. Shallen~ Bros., of l\IIaline. Ill., have purchased the carpet stock of Hull Bros., and will dispose of same .at a big sale. e. S_ French and S. ]. Lyons deaers of furniture ill Osakis, Minn., will consolidate their stocks and conduct a large store, under joint management. Pawnee (Ill.) Furniture company have leased the Pa ..v.n. ee opera house and will use it for a warehouse. The House-Key Furniture company, of Louisville, have changed the name to the E("onomy Flltl1itl1l"e company. T. W. Donavan of Austin. Minn., has sold one half his in-terest in his furniture and undertaking business to H. A. Goslee. The firm name will be Donovan & Goslee. Excavating for the new Limbert factory which is moving to Holland, Mich., from Grand Rapids, has been begun The construction of the building will be hmricd along 'l,"; fast as possible. The Anderson (Ind.) Table Manufacturing company has been incorporated with capital stock of $JO,OOO, The Hatey Furniture factory Jus been incorporated at Tuscumbia, Tenn., the capital stock is $50,.000. The Foyer Manufacturing company of Chicago have de-cided to remove to Sturgis, Mich., in consideration of the gift of twenty acres of land from the town, to be used as a site for a factory. They agree to employ not less than two hundred men for five years. They will manufacttlr~ baby carriages. vVebb City Mo., is about to have a furniture factory. Plans have 110t yet been completed, but the organization of a company with a capital of $25,000 is contemplat~d_ How Bed Rooms Are Furnished in Europe. The beds used ill Continental Europe are mostly single. They 8rc huilt tiP nigh with several mattresses, a bolster or two and crowning all two large sqtl<l.re pillows, the cases of which arc elahorately scalloped and embroidered. Some tirne~ monogratn~ arc embroidered on them, too. The slllall feather beds to pnt over one's feet are very commonly u:;ed. They are oftentimes covered with lace over red cases. \Vhen two bed~ are placed side by side, the sheets a 11(1 other coverings are large enough to cover the two, going act·oss hath beds. The heds themsel ...e.s .are often II-on with head and foot boards of sheets of th.at material and being painted black seem rather funereal. In Eng-land the old fashioned canopy top beds are used, the bell cord suspended over the sleeper's head. The furniture is Manufactured by The Sc-himrer FurnltuJ'~ ComJnmy, CincinDllti, O. \"Cry heavy and of old mahogany or oak. The dressing table is always placed in front of a window. The wardrobes are devoid of hooks, clumsy stretchers taking their place. In Italy, an observer will notice when walking through streets where poor people live, that no matter how much filth and dil-t is about, the beds arc always clean. The one roopl. in which a family lives overlooks the street and is used to eat, sleep, cook and live in. Tn Paris the Napoleon bed in wood is found, the mat-tresses are <lpt to be lumpy and hard. Marble top tables abound here, lnH dressing tahles seem to be unheard of. Our rocking chairs, tno, are almost unknown in Europe, Taken altogether om American· bed rooms are the more ('nmfortable and better furnished than European. An- Interesting Catalogue. The Jamestown (N. \>.) Lounge company have 'issued their annllal catalogue comprising a line of conches, ad:" justable sofas, davenports and sofa beds. The catalogue is a fine example of the printer's art, the cover design beint· a printed imitation of leather with a copper plate showing th0 firm's name. The cuts aTe very numerous illustrating twen~ ty Davenport sofas, the same nnmber of adjustable sofa3, twenty-one . wardrobe couches and ninety-six lounges, a ~rery a.dequate exposition of the goods manufactured. - - -- -- -- --------------------------.,.. ... 43 BISSELL:S &RANCHES: 2.5 Warren St.) NEW YORK .LONDON 18: Pearl St., TORONTO PARIS Is the only carpet sweeper on the market sold at fixed rerail prices, and the value of this policy to the dealer in making his protits both good and secure, is well understood by tbe trade generally. One large retaller said to a certain manufacturer recently: l'If you will agree to maintain a fixed selling price, 1 will buy a carload. but I will not put a ten cent pie<::eil\. your goOO.sif later I may have to sell thent without profit, to meet competition. " H ere is a strong endorsement of our price mail\tenance policy, and is precisely what we ha~'e advocated for over twenty years. A fixed retail price i.a all that guar-antees to the dealer profit in the sale ofa commodity. Please remember the Bissell is the ONLY sweeper sold under a carefully dt:vised and rigidly enforced price mainte-nance policy. Bi~seU Sweepers are sold at the following fixed retail PriCe!. ··Grand Raofd.·· (Japan)....... ..$2 SO •• .1 (Nickle). .. .,. 3"0 "Gold M.dal"., 3 00 ··Superior" . . ,........ " 00 ..Ptolze" ."... 3 00 "Welcome". 3 00 ··Boudol ..••.. . , . 3 SO "P ..elOle""· 3 00 .. ldea.I·· ..·.. ·..... · ' ... "..... 3 2S "AmeriCan Queen" ,... 380 "Elite" ..... "...... ... ..... .... 3 75 ··Pa..lor Queen", 4 00 ··Supe ..b.·· ... 5 00 "Grand" . of 50 "Club.... 6 00 "Hall" , 7 SO In the extreme western and southern states our fixed retail p.rice€. an: fifty t;entll higher than those given above. Welte for our spedal Christmas offer, the moot liberal we have ever made. Bissell Carpet Sw:eeper Co. Grand Rapids. Mich. (Largest sweeper makers in the world. 'Estahlished 1816.) SIiELBYVILLE DESfi co. MANUFACTURERS OF Office Furniture MAflOGANY AND IMITATION QUARTERED OAK. PL'AIN OAK In. Th".e Grade.' A full line. Up:-to-Date, Exhibited 1319 'it' EIGHTH FLQOJ\ Michigan Avenue CHICAGO 'it' Write for LaIn! Catalogue. Shelbyville. Ind. .... ..... I The High Reputation of the Alaska Refrigerator IS SUSTAINED BY ITS MERITS ONLY Economy, simplicity and durability are combined to make a PERFECT REFRIGERATOR. When in the market let us hear from you and we will be pleased to mail catalogue and quote prices. The ALASKA REFRIGERATOR CO. New York Office, 35 Warren St. EXCLUSIVE REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURERS MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN The Sargent Mfg. Co. MUSKEGON. MICH. Bachelors' Cabinets Ladies' Desks, Extra Large Chiffoniers Also M"nutaduren and Exporterll of ------- ROLLING CHAIRS Chairs adapted to all kinds of invalidism, both for hou~ and street use. OVER FORTY DESIGNS TO SELECT FROM In Muskegon. "'lork has been comme,nccd on tbe lllallulloth [a12tories uf the Brlltlswick-Balke-Collander company and, \vealhcr per-mitting, the- \)lant will be ready for operation ccll']y in the coming year. The importance of this enterprise to 2\/115k(;- gon cannot be estimated, but an idc::l is fmnishcd in the statement tbat its location in our city (\SSllrCS an incn::asc: in our popttlation of 110t less than 1,000. The busiJJCSS men of 1{llskegoll arc cver ready, willing <InrIliberal in extending aid to business enterprises seeking a location ",dJefC larger opportllllitic:; and bctttr conditi{)lls for [( business are furnished. The woodworking factories arc fully employed on orders and in preparatiotl of lines for t!le cxpo.",itioll at Cralld Rap-ids in January.l\·IRny new patterns h71ve been brought ont by the Muskegon Valley FllrniUl1"e comp;:lll)'. the ),Ioon Desk company, the Grand H.apids Desk cnmp<m}' aH,1 the Sar· gent ~{anufad1Jrjl1g-company. The Alaska Refrigerator company have seemed tn'lllY good contracts and the full operation of their mamwnt]l piant until mid-summer of the coming year is assured. Muskegon Valley Fumiture Co. ____ ~_ MUSKEGON, MICH. ------ Odd Dressers Chiffoniers Wardrobes Ladies' Toilets Dressing Tables Mahogany Inlaid Goods ... Undertakers' Attempt to Bribe Ministers. Rey. Geo. S. Pratt, of New York, has stated that preachers are sometimes in leagde "\vithundertakers, the former receiv- Ing "gifts" to turn ovcrbnsiness to the hitter. "I want to give just one instance of what bllsillcSS methods are proposed to my own profession," said Dr. Pratt. "A year ago I received a letter from a certain prominent undertaker in this city. lnciosed in this letter "\vas a prettily printed certifica.te re~ dccmable for $100 in his establishment should r die before the year IgfO." "1 considered that letter a direct bribe to me, to use my inllucllee an(l kno ..".,-ledgc of that most sacred thing, death, among the people whose spiritual guidance I had in my beart and bands, to give the undertaker an oll'portunity to "end hi:=;n1.en to get the arrangements of tht funeral,with much financial benefLt to himself, at the same'time offering n,<, a commission on "\vhatcver the unfortunate famili spent OJ] the funera1." J. R naker & Sons company, of Kendallville, Ind., have :-l1ffercrl n [lre loss Oll their main factory building of $25,00Q, i"."llr<lllCe $7,000. The building is a complete loss. - ---- ----------------------"""""l Factories at Chattanooga Busy. The Chatt:lnooga (Tenn.) factories arc busily employed Oll orders jor the holiday trade and expect a recorel-hreaking business The yellow fever scare has not affected trade. COHOll Lllld corn CfOPS are both good. The rapid building growth ill the South has greatly benefitted the furniture trade. Tbe supply of quartered and plain oak is limited and malluf;ldurers find it increasingly difficult to procure it. The Chattanooga factories have ;ll1 organization for their mutual bcne1it and hold meetings every month. The Duane Chair company and "V. S. Milne have estab-lished a supply depot from which shipments can be made in carload lots. A number of new retail stores have heen opened \vhich sllOws the incrcased demand fo!" fllrnitllre produced in the SOl1th. '"Rotary StYle" for Drop Carvings, Embossed Moulding, Panels, Etc. UNION EMBOSSING MACHINE CO. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. "Lateral Style" fOrLarae Ca~acity Heavyc.:arvingsand DeeD Embosslngs We have the Machine you want at a satisfactory price. Write for descriptive circulars. There's no around this Ring Moon and the only storms brewing are those which are in store {or dealers who have to "go up agaimt " Moon !f!Jfality and prices. Its the line to ,fight the Mail Order houses with. Proif of this state-ment costs but the price qf a postal request for oUrcata-logue. MOON DESK CO. MUSKEGON, MICH. Slow Shipment of Furniture. The recurd for slow shipment seems to be 11eld for the car of furniture ~hipp('d ,l ye<\r and eight months ago from .f.icw'{nrk to GraIH{ Rallid~ It "n.s found a few days ago (Jl! a ;;ide track bet\vcclI Port Huy{)\\ anJ Saginaw. 1.. \V Jordan, Elbworth, :\lc.) lost $25,000 hy a fire in his lurnittlre store. The National Fixtlll'e c.ompany of Chicago is l1e\vly or-ganized \",jth $10,000 captt;d. The '(,rm wi]1 m,'111t1Iacture fur-llitlll" C and fixtures.. C. D. Kyle and Geo. \V. lVlcClcary, of vVellsbllrg, Va., have ]wen selecting a stock for their furniture store to be oJlcl1~d ahn1.lt Jan. 1. Machines for a \I purposes, and at prices wi I h in the reach 01 all. EveryMachine has our goar· antee against breakage for one year EmOOSSina and DroO Garvinu MaGhin6S f 46 Conditions Warrant an Advance. "The ronditions of the furniture trade warrant the advance of ten per cent. in prices ordered by the National Case Mak-ers' Association," remarked John A. Covode, Secretary of the Berkey & Gay Furniture company_ Prosperity prevai15 throughout the United States, and the people are able and expect to pay more for the goods they buy. To contie.tlf' the sale of furniture at prices that prevaikd during thC'. past year would cause heavy losses, and no men go into or continue in business for that purpose. Tbe Berkt;oy & Gay Furniture company has never experienced dilTlcldr.ics in selling their goods at a profit, and the man or c\)rpofation that markets goods at a los5 pmbahly is without koowl-edge of their cost, I look for continued prosperity and a. lh'ely market in January." One of a Large and Good Line. It must not be inferred, on accollnt of the "mix-up" that followed the strike of the job compo"it.ors employed on the Artisan, in the preparation of the forms for recent is-sues that the Lentz Table company, of 1\ashvil1e.. l\Tith., ...a..s. responsible for the desc,riptive matter printed in C011- nection with the .illustration sho'NI1 below, ",,,herein a sq\\are hOll('st Let us hope that none of us may ever destroy the European's faith in 11S. Mirrors Used at Windows and Doors in Europe. Jvlirrors of small size hung outside the windows and so placed as to give a good view of the pedestrians on the streets are: a very common sight in some foreign countries, notably Belgium and Holland. Of course when one desires to :~ee the front door of the house and especially when strangers or callers make their appearance, the little mir-ror is put to ;l very good use. Americans might do well to copy this idea. No doubt the women of the country would he delighted with the handy little aids which enable Ol1e lo see and not to be secn. Dealers in mirrors, no douht, would approyc the plan. He Executed the Contract. "Il is futile ior the old-time dealers to protest against the business methods pursued by the st::heme houses," re-marked a prominent manufacturer. "The soap boilers, the flavoring extract distillers, the medicine makers and other distriblliors of prizes have the coin and will never lack lor goods nee'ded for prizes." And then he took from a. lOp table was described as having a round top. 1'11 c "mix-up" was of a nature to caUse djs~lIst to welt \1P in the: mind dt the maker of the table and fear and annoyance to the perpetrator of the deed. However, it is \vell for the trade to remember that the Lentz Table company make a great many patterns of round and square: top tables, all of which are properly illustrated and described in their catalogne. Brussell's Lace Curtains. In Brllssells lace is of course to be seen on every hane\. The windows of houses often have stained Rlass panes ano the lace covered white shades arc vcry handsome, the cloth being cut out frorn beneath the lal.:e. The lace '.l1rtains arc vcry handsome. In the lace stores an astonishiJ1g fact wa.-' discovered. One can give a personal check in payment tor a purchase. The great risk of non-payment does not seem to occur to the proprietors of the hllsiness. A worthless check might be offered any time by unscrl1pulot1s customers and accepted in good faith. Or one can buy a quantity of lace and not pay for it until one retmns home. The Madame assures the purchaser that it is quite a customary proceed-ing. Americans are evidently given credit for being very drawer contracts for $IJO,OOO worth of goods, one of which he signed, sealed and mailed to a great soap manufactur-ing, prize distribution company I widely known and gener~ ollsly denonnc('.d by regular dealers. A Large Number of New Patterns. Secretary Brown, of the Century Furniture compa,ny, Grand Rapids., informs the Artisan that a large number of new patterns have been prepared by designer Somes for th"'. spring season of trade. It will contain novelties as well as staple patterns. The company are busily engaged in tilting up their new fr<tme factory, whlch contains 40,000 square feet of floor space. European Art in Window Dressing. Furniture store windmys in London, Paris and other places are works of art. One sees a complete room fur-nished say as a Louis XV or Empire and so on; every de-tail is carried out to perfection, even the wans seem to be a part of the design. The gazer is forced to believe he is looking at a room in a real home. -4 ~-- 7'IR T I k5'.7I.I'I _ __ ~ 5 $ e. 47 TERMS: 2 per &enl 01110 days; 30 days net; F. O. B. Shelbyville, Ind, No. 25 :F CABINET Plain oak bont, ash ends. Height 78 im:bes. Base 48 X26. Zinc drain ~~r I~l~2 55°~11~ ' mea! hill. One large drawer. Bj~ cupboard s ra ce Four spice cans. Top 12 itl.ocbes deep . .3 small drawers. Two tilt-ing8ugar bins. Large cupboard spac_e with glass door. One small cupboard .space. Finish, golden oak. Two coats of glo~s\farllisb or wax filJish. Brass trimmifll!;S Prite. $tt Extra forrinc top $1.25 t1.L. ~"'''::!~:='~''''' No. 16 H C"BINET Plain Oak front; ash ends. Height 72 inches; base 4211: J6. DTOP leaf 18x 14. SOIb flour bin. Big cupboard space; linen drawer 3~x17hy 10 inches deep; 3 small draw-ers, 2' cupboards spaces anc one shell below cuphoard. Finish same as No. 25 F. Price with drop leaf."., .. $7,75 Pcic.e. withoutdr<lJl: leaf .•.. , .... ·:H.25 lMail;alL':orclerS;to) let me ship you one of each Kitchel' Cabinet O. F. SOHMOE, Shelbyville, lnd and be convinced what they are OUR MOTTO;First class GOOds. First class finish and ~romDt shipment. THE ONLY CASTER CUP THAT Will NOT MAR OR SWEAT A New Caster CUP, a Furniture Protector and a Rest We gllarant~e perfect satis-faetioll. We know we have the only perlect caster cup ever made, This cup is in two sizes, as follows: 2X ineh and:; inch, and we use the cork bottom. You know the rest Small size, $3.50 aer tOo Large siu;, 4.60 per 100 Try it and be convinced. F. O. B, Grand Rapids. Our Concave Bottom Card Block does not touch the sur· face, hut upon the rim. petmlt. tillg a circulation of air under the block, thereby prcventinK moisture or marks of ally kind. This is the only card block of its kina on the market. Price $3.00 per 100 GrandRapids Caster CupCo., 2 _,,'wood A .... Grand Rapids, Mich. Also can be had at LUSSKY, WHITE & COOLIDGE.111.113lake Sf.. Chicago • fOUR TRAINS CHI C"GO TO ""ND FROM I-t LvGd Rapids 710am ArChicago 1:15pm Lv Gd Rap\ds 12'05 nn Ar Chicago .:50 pm Lv Gd, Rapids 4:25pm Ar Chiea.tO to:55pm Lv Gd. Rapids t1:30 pm daily Ar Chicago 6:5.5am Pullman Sleeper, open 9:00 pm on 11:30 pro train every day. Cafe service on all day trains, Service a la carte, PeleM arquette Parlor cars on all da)' trains. Rate reduced to 50 cents. p THREE TRAINS 0 ET R 0 I T 10 AND fROM Leave Grand Rapids 7:10 am Arrive Detroit 11:55 am Leave Grand Rapids 11:15 lun daily Arrive Detroit 3:25 pm Leave Grand Rapids 5:20 pm Arrive Detroit 10:{}5pm Meals served a la carte on tralllS leaving Grand Rapids at 11:15am and 5:20 pm. Pere Marquette Parlor Cars on all trains; seat rete, 2S cents. "ALL OVER. MICHIGAN·' H.}. GRAY, DISTil-leT PA$SRNGItJt AGItNT, E 1 1 68 ' _Grand hpld., Mich. QUARTER-SAWED INDIANA WHITE OAK VENEERS When writing for prices, mention widths required and kind of figun preferred. HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO. Fort Wayne Indiana CHOICE FIGURE EXTRA. WIDTHS ne Botanical De(oratjn~ (0. II would pay YOU if YOU are. i"" need of any PRESERVED PALMS, TREES AND ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS To write to U8 for our' new cdored CATALOGUE The Botanical Decorating Co. 27/ Wa.bashATe.• CHlCAGO. ILL.1) 48 7119-T I >5' A.l'1 .@? '"f'" ?,. « NINTH SEASON "The Chicago Exhibition" (THE BIG BUILDING) 1319Michigan Avenue, Chicago New lines in ReadinessJanuary first, 1906 PARTIAL LIST OF EXHIBITORS ANn~ (:h:llr (;0., Rt'adiug, :\lkh. I j\lll('riellll (io-('art fo., IlI·trQlt, .1Iklt. .'\Il,eri ...an )le111l\nu'''' (:0., ('hjj'agl~, .III. .~tlu), Chair {.~Q.• Stat.·s"HII', ~. (:. fiandel"oh-ChaBtl Cj~" O..,.hkosh, "'is. Ballta F"lIrlllture Co., «osllt'll, Iud. H1I;1oY' J~w Furllltln-l' Co., Hnlhuul,:'tlldl. HiUo\,>'-J.upfer Co., Colurnl)lu" Ohio. Bissell Clll1Wt SWeel)!'r Cn" Gnwt! Jtal'ith., ~\Iieh. BlnIl('h;ll"<I-Hamilhw I'urn. Co., ~hel\.)~'\·lUe, Incl. Buckc':fe (:hllh' t'o., Ul,,'elllm, Ohio. Hllckhardt l"uroiture Co" ]hQ"toll, Ollin, C;lllUlac C"hinet (:0., lh>troit, 1lieh. Campbell, C, n. ],'\1rll. Co., IShelb.n·ille,lJltl. Campbell, ~I»itll ~ Ritcbit',
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174. Michigan Artisan; 1907-02-10

Notes:: Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and Twenty-se.enth Year-No. 15 FEBRUARY 10. 1901 Semi-Monthly A PERFECT CASE CONSTRUCTION 'It; :f,.:' Makes the It is Entirely J Strongest Automatic. It Clamps, ',;i Most Mortises and \: Economical Releases, ~ Completing ;}", and Most the Post in .,:; Accurate Less Time Than the Case Material can Construction be Clamped on Other Possible Machines WYSONG &. MILES COMPANY, NO. 119 MULTIPLE SQUARE CHISEL MORTISER CEDAR ST. AND SO. R. R., GREENSBORO, N. C. I A Voluntary Letter of Praise J. E. DAVIS MANUFACTURING co. PIANO CASES, BACKS, BRIDGES, and STOOLS.. Cortland. New York, Oct. 24th, 1906. Gillette Roller Bearing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dear Sirs:--Replying to yours of October 17th, your trucks are certainly O. K. One man can move a load of 3000 pounds wb.i.le witb. tb.e other trucks it takes three men. We give trucks very hard usage and the othel makes are continually breaking. As fast as they break we propose not to repair them, but put them in the junk heap and replace them with your mak.e. Meantime, the trucks we have recently received from an_ other concern are for sale at half what they cost us. You may enter our order for six dozen to come at the rate of a dozen a month. Thls will take care of the breakage and in time we will have them all replaced. Before this order ls filled we will probably give you another one as we have no doubt as we use your trucks more, we will decide that we cannot alford to keep the 'old ones, and will find this way too slow a process of replacing the ones we have. Very truly yours, Didal.,] }. E. D. ]. E. DAVIS MANUFACTURING CO., J. E. Davis, Pres. ___Tru_ck_Fra_mes_Ste_el o_r W_ood_---y_our choice. IE WHEELER'S PATENT WOOD PILLER Forms a permanent foundation. Brings out the full life and beauty of the wood. Goes further, and saves labor and material, hence cheaper than other fillers. The Brlllueport Wood Fini~hinQ Co.• New Milford. COl\n.~55 Fulton St.. New York; 70 W. Lake SI. Chicago; 41·4a South 3rd St., Phila-del~ lIia; 48 Corn hill, Boston. ======== Three Vital Principles Underlie the Manufacture of ======== Andrews' Polishing Varnishes CHICAGO IA/ORK.::i AMERICAN WORKS NEW YORK-BUFFALO-CHICAGO BUFFALO WORKS FOREIGN WORKS LONDON-PARIS-HAMBURG NEW YORK WORKS FIRST: They are produced from the best raw materials obtainable. SECOND: They are the result of an experi-ence of over half a century in the manu-facture of fine Varnishes. THIRD: They are thoroughly aged and test-ed before being placed on the market, therehy guaranteeing to the user absolute uniformity and constancy of quality. Andrews' Polishing Varnishes should not be confused with the ordinary Polishing Varnishes on the market. They are made on different principles and produce results. not obtainable by any other line. They please the finisher because they work and rub easily and do not sweat. They please the manu-facturer because they harden up quickly so that work can be put through with dispatch, and at the same time they are proof against water and will positively not check or crack. In addition, they produce a beautiful, full, polish which holds. These results could not be ohtain-ed were it not for our peculiar system of manufacture through which all our Var-nishes are purified, thus overcoming all tendency to cloud or bloom. If you are not at present using- Andrews' Polishin,;! Varnishes drop us a line at any of our factories and we will have one of our representatives call and see you. Pratt 8 Lambert VARNISH MAKERS New York London Buffalo Chicago Paris Hamburg 71RTloS A2\f t $". 1 THE MARIETTA PAINT & COLOR COMPANY Is now offering To the Furniture and Wood Finishing Trades ••ART"'"'" w.. ,,,", "m'." NOUVEAU" NEW PATENT CEMENT STAIN-FILLER (PATE:-;rTED JANUARY 13,1907) ART NOUVEAU is the very newest thing in Mahogany finishing. By this new patent process w~have revolutionized the art of finishing as far as Mahogany is con-cerned. With ART NOUVEAU you can produce in one operation the same results you now secure with four. This Stain-Filler dries hard in five hours and can be shellaced and varnished the same day if desired. (AhJoJutdy 1m! color.) Do not fail to 'wrile for full par/hulan, and samplea! once. MANUFACTURED Paint and BY The Marietta Color Co. MARIETTA, OHIO SPARTAN TURPS SPARTAN TURPS is one of our own products. and is undeniab.ly one of the best things known to the finisher for reducing varnishes, stains, paints, etc. It is not in any sense a substitute for turpentine, having properties exclu-sively and peculiarly its own. It is bet-ter than turpentine for many reasons, one of the most important being that it is TH E MOST PERFECT SOL-VENT KNOWN, while it is an enor-mous money saver. A POST CARD \ / WLll bring you detailed information regardIng any wood finish desired, or if there is a stain or filler you wish to try I we shall take pleasure in sending you a sample with full instructions for using same. Hand Feed Glllelng Machine (Pat. pending,) Eight styles Rnd sizes. Wood·Working Machinery and Supplies These Specia.lties a.re used aU Over the World Veneer Presses, all kind.s and sizes. Veneer Presses Glue'Spreaders Glue Healers Trucks, Elc.. Etc. Power Feed Glue Spreading .Machine, (Patent applied fur.) Single, Double and LET US KNOW Combination. YOUR WANTS C"AS. E. FRANCIS &. BRO.D 419-421 !:. !:Ighth St. CINCINNATI. O. No. 6 Glue Heater. Do You Want The Originality of our work is one of its chief characteristics. WE BUILD HIGH GRADE CATALOGS COMPLETE No. 20 Glue Heater. Something Original? ENGRAVING PRINTING BINDING White Printing Co. 2 to 20 Lyon Street GRANDRAPIDS, MICH. 2 The HOrJdsStandard for HOodworkingl'lachinery: r'...D..-... ''.J.[\ !,i-"\ ~ GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., FEBRUARY 10, 1907. ====c===== _============ 27th Year-No. 15. $1.00 per Year. HOW TO HARDEN BRAZES. Various Methods by Which the Desired Results May Be Effectively Accomplished. There arc many log band and band resaw filers who now consider it good practice to harden their brazes, and the fol-lowing are some of the different methods employed to ac-complish the desired result. (1) A band saw braze may be hardened by taking a piece of flat iron about one by two and a half inehe;:; ill slze and heating it to a good bright red, then with saw on level-ing block propped up with sticks to keep it off the block, rub the hot iron over the surface of braze until it is heated to a dull red, then quickly drop the saw on leveling block, put a cold iron on top of it, thus suddenly cooling it, and the braze will be no more likely to bend than the rest of the saw and will last much longer than a braze not so treated; (2) After the braze is properly fitted, tensioned, etc., take a short iron about the same size as you use for brazing, and make it about six inches long. Bend it in the shape of a part of a small circle, say of eight or ten foot diameter, and heat the iron to a cherry red. Lay the saw on hammering bench, holding the saw up a little, and pass the iron back and forth over the inside of the blade until it turns to a straw color, leaving a strip on both edges, not tempering too close to the extreme edges as your saw is liable to crack in the braze if you do. This operation should be performed as quickly as possible. Then run the saw around so that the braze comes exactly in the end of the plate, soon as you can, after the tempering is done, and still hot, as in doing this it will cool in its natural position. It will be found necessary to level the braze on the inside, as the heat will dish the braze a little. This process should be done every three or four months, it being only a temporary process in the art of tempering and will not last permanClltly. Soft brazes can easily he overcome if a per-son ·will exercise a little care and not leave the iron on too long. A braze that will bend ,,,,,hen the saw is being handled on the bench shOUld be tempered again. Some brazes are made too soft by using too heavy irons and having to apply them several times, in order to get the braze to hoid; for every time the saw is subjected to these conditions, just so mueh softer the braze is apt to be, as the extreme heating of the saw burns the life out of the steel and leaves the braze practically ·without any strength at this point. Sometimes the flux used for brazing purposes will leave a soft braze, no matter how you try to guard against it. Borax used in cer-tain form. will do this very thing, still a great many filers will not use anything but borax for brazing. In the process of hardening a braze considerable care is necessary in the process to avoid too great a heat, as other-wise blue spots \'I/ill re~;ult. (3) A third method is to lay the saw on bench on top \vith braze over leveling slab. The braze is f1rst tensioned, leveled, etc., after which raise it say three or four inches by putting blocks under saw OIl each side of braze, then holding an iron say 1 x 2, (three or four inches longer than width of saw), heated to a bright red, the full length under the braze and far enough below same-say from one-half to one inch-so that it takes about two minutes for the straw color to show on inside of saw. More or less moving back and forth up and down the saw is necessary to produce the straw color over full width of saw, after which remove blocks and allow braze to lie on leveling slab, placing a straight faced anvil face down on same as quickly as possible, allowing it to re-main there until cold. A£ter following this method a marked difference will be noticed in the tendency of brazes to open or crack, as a result of constant bending and straightening of the saw on the mill, which like a,nnealed wire, will Ultimately disintegrate the fiber of the steel. (4) Another successful plan used is not a "temper" but a "stiffening," by tensioning a little more each side of braze, with very little tension for about a four-inch strip where the braze is discolored. As high tension tends to pro-duce a limber blade, it naturally follows that a short space with little tension will be more rigid or stiffer than the more highly tensioned parts on either side. (5) For hardening a braze some find the use of a gas-oline blow torch better than the use of hot irons, for with (Continued on Page 6) THE CORRECT Stains and fillers. THE MOST SATISF ACTORY first Coaters and Varnishes M,IINUFACTURcn DHL~ BY CHICAGO WOOD FINISHING CO. ZSg·63 ELSTONA.V[m2·16 SLOAN ST. CH I CACO. 4 GLASS KNOBS This Pattern Made in Three Sizes We will make you INTERESTING PRICES FOR QUANTITIES JOHN DUER &. SONS, BALTIMORE', MD. Cabinet Hardware, Tools. Etc FOLDING BED FIXTURES Profitable fixtures to use are those which give the least trouble, They are made by Folding Bed \Vitliams in many styles and designs, suitable for every folding bed manufactured. Furniture Cast-ings, Panel Holders, Corner Irons, e1e New ideas and inventions constantly being added to the line. F. 8. WILLIAMS 3812 VINCENNES AVE .. CHICACO Manufadurer_olllardware Specia1tif's lor tbl~F umitule -! mde. Established li;"8. Morton House American ......Plan Rates $2.50 and Up Hotel Pantlind European ......Plan Rates $1.00 and Up GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Noon Dinner Served at the Pantlind for SOc is the fiNEST IN THE WORLD J. BOYD PANTLIND, Prop. The White Directory =====OF MANUFACTUROBF=R=S=== FURNITURE, PIANOS, ORGANS, IN-TERIOR FINISHES and Kindred Indus-tries is now ready. Send in your order. Price ~5.00 Wh'It e pr'lOt'log CO. PPRUIBNUTSEHRESR. S.ENGBRIANVDEERRS",: 2-20 LYON ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. An Improved Groove Cutting Machine. All sorts of devices ha Vt been made for cutting grooves 10 wood. A good many of them, 11o\,,.'e\,c1',have been con-structed with a misconception as to the nature of the work they had to perform. K0 sensible person would think of using nothing but a saw of some type or other for cutting a piece of wood in two. Exactly the same principle is involved in clitting a groove, except that the sa\v kerf is extra wide and the piece is Cllt only panially in t\\'o. \Vhat is thus proven to he true in theory is proven by experience to be a fact, viz: there is nothing and can be nothing that will work so satis-factorily for grooving work as a dado head made only of saws. The Fox <!.djustable saw dado head has been made with an idea of furnishing a satisfactory head which would em-body the principles outlined above. The most popular No. 1 type of head is constructed with two cut off saws for cutting down the side walls of the groove and having two wabble saws het".'een the two straight cut off saws for removing the center. The right hand cutting off saw and the right hand 'rvabble saw are bolted to the same collar, thus they always keep in the same relative position. The left hand cut off and the left hand wabhle saw are also bolted to a collar in the same way. These coltars arc threaded on the inside and the right and left hand pairs of saws are connected by a sleeve or center which has right and left hand threads on the out4 side for fitting inside the collars. The center of the sleeve is boreJ to fit the saw arbor on which it is to fun. By turn-ing this sleeve the space between the 1\vo wabble saws is made large or smaller thus varying the width of the head for different '\vidths of cut. Each head will cut aIly given width to twice that width giving the greatest range furnished with any perfectly adjustable head. It can readily be seen that the matter of adjustment is such that absolutely ally width can be handled within the range of the head. Jt is not limited to jumps of one-sixteenth or one-eighth of an inch. It is always self contained and can be adjusted with the utmost ease. The manufacturers claim tlnt these grooving heads will cut an absolutely smooth groove with flat bottoms, free from ridges and perpendicular side walls, cutting either with or across the grain 011 either hard or soft wood. They also claim thztt the machine can be stopp(~d, the width of groove altered, and the machinE'. be running 3gain at changed width of groove inside of thirty 5cco11(ls. The heads are becoming more and more popular as they are better known, but they deserve to be even more widely used than they are. They are manufactured by the Fox Machine Company, lSti X . .Front street, Grand H.apids. }lich., who will he glad to send c:ttalog describing them to interested parties. Will Continue Tourists Rates. Railroads in the \Vestern Passenger Association, have agrecd not to retaliate for the enactment of tVv'o-ccnts-a-mile Jaws by refusing to make special rates fOT tourists next sum-mer. Some of the roads have been in favor of cutting out the tourists ratcs entirely, hut the majority decided other-wise and the excursions \""ill run as usual. Postal "Reform" Postponed. Representative Overstreet of rndiana, chairman of the house committee on postofl-ices and a member of the postal commission that drafted the bill proposing regulations de-signed to curtail the second class mail privileges, says that no effort ,,,,ill be made to pass the measure during the present session of congress. Two features of the commission bill, however, will be in-corporated in the postoffice appropriation bil1. One of them provides for the weighing of the mails for a period of six months aud the other authorizes a comprehensive investi-gation by a Congress committee into the business methods of the Postoffice Department. The rest of the commission bins will be pigeonholed, in-cluding the bill which provides that any ne,,,,spapcr or trade periodical in which the advertising space exceeds that de-voted to news or other reading matter shall not be mailable as second class matter. Michigan Shippers Favor Federal Law. A delegation of 1Jichigan shippers are to have a hearing before the Senate committee on railroads at Lansing soon. They will oppose the enactment" of state laws intended to relieve the annual shortage of freight cars. "\-Vhat shippers are asking," says Arthur L. I-Tohnes, secretary of the 1Jichigan Lumber Dealers' Association, "is the passage of a federal law. The matter of shipments within the lines of anyone state is a comparatively sma1l item and a state law would be of little consequence." Form(',r railroad commissioner Atwood also favors the passage of a federal law, providing that cars must he returned to the initial shipping point as soon as possible. This would compel all the railroads to purchase a sufficient equipment to handle its business without keeping cars from other roads. 5 Loyalty Better Than Cleverness. If you work for a man, says Elbert Hubbard, the Roy-crofter. in heaven's name work for him. If he pays you wages which supply you your bread and butter, work for him, speak well of him, think well of him, stand by the insti-tution he represents. I think if I worked for a man I would work for him. I would not work for him a part of the time, but all of the time. r would give an undivided service or none. If put to a pinch an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. If you must vilify, condemn and eternally discourage, why, resign your position, and when yOU are outside damn to your heart's content. But 1 pray you, so long as you are a part of an institution do not condemn it. Not that you will injure the institution, not that, but when you disparage the concern of which you are a part you disparage yourself. Plans to "Bust the Lumber Trust." Congressman Lacey of Iowa, recently introduced a bill authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to establish mills and engage in lumbering operations on government lands and offer the products in open markets, with a view of bearing prices and thus breaking up the so-called lumber trust. He attempted to secure a vote on his measure on January 29, but it was ruled out on points of order. Mr. Laccy is chairman of the committee on public lands which has approved his bill and it may be voted on later. A proposition to permit the forestry department to develop the national forest reserves by engaging in the lum-ber business and thus maklng the lands a source of revenue is also pending in congress, the purpose being to cause a de~ cline in the price of lumber. Lignine Carvings Unbreakable 4]" Perfed reproduCtions of hand carvings. Full depth of grain. Will not CHIP, CHECK, CRACK nor SHRINK. 4]" Stronger than wood. g No wa§l:e in your fadory. 4]" Are applied the same as wood carvings. by nailiIl$(or gluing. gNo heating nor Sl:eaming. Finish with filler or §lain. Write for sample and catalogue showing Capitals, Heads, Shields, Scrolls, Claws, etc. Consider LIGNINEcarvings on your new creations. ORNAMENTALPRODUCTS CO., 551 West Fort St., Detroit, Mich. KNOXVILLE CARVING AND MOULDING CO. KNOXV LLE, TENNESS EE Manufacturers of SrIKDLE and H AND CARVINGS, R 0 P E, BEAD and EMBOSSED illOULDlNGS, HANDLES, Etc. It ·rite Jor IUustrated Circulars and Prices. 6 -" (Continued from PaKe 3) this one gets all evener heat ·without the danger of getting too 111uch in any one ~)lace. If the tOTch \\'orks well it will not discolor the steel and the co [or can be easily seen. After dre;;sillg and tensioning the braze, put it on the leveling block or near the middle of the block, and place a block of wood or piece of iron on each side of braze to raise it off the table one or two inches. Then throw a torch ila111e from one edge of the braze La the other, until it assumes a blue color, heating the saw evenly as possible. \Yhen the braze is a nice blue color, pull out the pieces that keep the S<t.w up off the bencb, and allow it to lie Hat on leveling block. Then jJlace a small anvil or block of iroll directly on braze and let it cool. Dress the braze one gauge thinner than halance of saw, 8nd you ,vil1 find that a brazc so litted will neither bend or break Adams & Elting Co's Annual Convention and Banquet. For several years it has bcen the custom of the Adams & Elting company, of Chicago, to call in its entire force of traveling- men at the end of the year, so that the members of the firm, department heads and salesmen may get together for the discussion of manufacturing, selling and thc future of the "Ad-el-ite" line) and all othcr matters of importance which arise from time to timc. This custom takes the form of an annual convention, lasting two or thrcc days, in which all the men participate, or more, in fact, oue of those little "hean to heart" talks \vhieh arc so beneiicial to elnployer and employee, and SG necessary to promote perfect harmony and mutual under-standing, The Fourth Annual Convention was held recently in the assembly hall of the ne"v offices of the Adams & Elting Company. ~dallY new employes "vere present and it was pronounced in many ways to be far ahead of any former convention of this company. Philip L. F. Elting presided, and after a brid address of greeting spoke of the extremely gratifying results ac~ complisbed durillg the past year, and attributed the enormous increase in business to the progressi,'e methods of thc firm and its employees. The tlrst day of the convention 'was given over to prac-tical talks and dcmonstrations of hllers and stains, enamels, penetrating reducers and other ".'ood hnishing materia1. and it was shown by comparative tests of several competing lines that the "Ad-cl-itc" brand leads in point of quality. Of the many hrands of wood finishing material on the market "Ad-el-ite" is the most ulli"ersally used among the furniture manufacturers and the constantly increasing de-mand for higb grade material will eventually make it the leading brand for all purposes. The second Jay 'was taken up with a general discussion of ways and means and practical talks on selling by many of the salesmen, AIr. Elting spoke of the bigh quality of the .. \d-c1-ite" paints and paint specialties and mentioned that the phenomenal increase in sales last year was due to the superior merits of the goods. inasmuch as they sold at a uni~ formly higher price than other brands, The announcement that the company would continue their strellUOUS advertising- campaign ,vitb a very much in-cre; lsct! appropriation for 190'7 met ''''ith hearty applause from everyhody. The convention concluded with a banquet at the Ham-ilton Club, of Chicago, ,vitb the room decorated for the occasioll and COYers v..'ere laid for many guests. \V. p, Adams. president of the company, was the toast-master, and thefe \vas much enthusiasm and many good res- PANELS Elm, Gum, Sycamore, Cottonwood Quartered Oak, Plain Oak, Ash, IN THREE PLY Also SaolUng for Mirrors. Bookcases. China Closets and Bin Bottoms In 2 Ply. 5t Louis Basket & Box Co. Write for Prices. Second and Arsenal Sts., St. Louis. Mo. o1t1tions for the new year. The banquet broke up about mid-night \vith three cheers for "Ad-el-ite" and the Adams & Elting Company. Beautiful Advertising Poster. \Ye ,\1'('. in receipt of a very handsome advertising poster j~sucd h:y the ~Tarietta Paint & Color eomp;l11y of }-!arietta, Ohio. The building up of this institution with its rapidly g-rowing business is one of the \yondertul achievements in a remarkable era of industrial prosperity which this country has enjoyed in the past live years. This company is today not only recognized as authority on stains and tll1ers but onc of the largest exclusive manufacturers of "vood finishing materials in the world. The poster referred to is a strong piece of advertising. It is printed on fine paper and gives a beautiful birdseye view of "Old Marietta,"which, by the way, is the oldest city in the great north\vest territory, The company is preparing S0111e extensive advertising for the present year. 7 THE KNOB THAT WONT COME OFF NO-KUM-LOOSE WOOD KNOBS CUT shows the construction of our line of Wood Knobs. The metal nut is clinched into the wood at its front end, pre-venting turning or pulling out. To the back end of the nut is riveted a steel base, having projecting spurs which enter the drawer front. The knobs are held in place by a screw and corru-gated spur washer, which avoids any possi-bility of unscrewing. All goods are smooth-ly sandpapered, and shipped only in the White. Regular screws furnished will take drawer fronts ~ to 178 thick, long-erscrews to order. Stock knobs will be kept in mahogany only. Other woods to order. 2 inch "A" The face of knob "A" is veneered with specially selected fancy stock. same as used in making crossband veneers, .presenting a beautiful and attractive appearance when finished. TOILET SCREWS: 1% to 2 inch knobs can be furnished as toilet screws to order only with standard bolt 3}'f inches long and patent drive nut and washer. Section of "A" GRAN 0 RAPIDS BRASS COM PA NY, Grand Rapids, Mich. ====MANUFACTURERSOF==== Furniture, Pianos, Organs, Refrigera-tors, Chairs, and Interior Finishes, read this, the Factory Edition of the Artisan. It is not mailed to dealers. Our edition for February 25 is mailed only to dealers. 8 Poor Finishing Goods Unprofitable. "It is never profitable to use chen}) finishing goods," rc-marked a veteran in the furniture manufacturing business. "Cheap varnishes contain a large percentage of resin. ~i11d its presence GIll he easily asccrtail1cd. \\'l1ell a piece cov-eTed with low grade varnish is scraped. tbe finish comes off in the form of dust. A. good mediulll or high grade varnish will peel under the scraper like the skill of an apple. The expense of nnL"hing a table wilh varnish that cos.ts $2.50 per gallon over the cost of Ilni~hing' the same piece ,vlth a varnish purchnscd for $1.::::5 pCI' ,gallon is so small that idatiolls 11ave been made under the la'w and, if it shall be declared unconstitutional great confusion will prevail in their affairs. Depleting the Canadian Forests. American COil suI E. A. \Vakeueld writes from Orillia that an estimate of the quantity of timber which will be cut in the forests of the province of Ontario during the winter of l!)OG-i has been made by tIle officials of the department of lands. forests and mines. It is believed that more lumber will he taken nut this spring than was taken out last season. Shop \Vork- Eighth Grade. !\Ianlla] Trahlillg Depallillent, Grand Rapid~ Public Schools. it is not 01lly unprofitahle hut brtd policy to use it. .:\ot Ie"s than four weeks time should be take I! in tinishillg mahogany goods." Testing a Corporation Law. The New York law 'which allows the owners of two-thirds of the stock in a corporation to sell all the property to an-other corporation, domestic or foreign, has been attacked by the Attorney-General who claims that while the law is sup-posed to have been enacted for the purposes of preventing merging and protecting minority stockholders, in practice it has an opposite effect. The case has been argued berore Supreme Court Justice Betts whose decision is a\vaitc(l with great interest by officers and stockholders of corporations that will be affected thereby. Several important consol- 50 PER CENT of the circulation of trade papers (excepting tbe MICHIGAN ARTISAN) is mailed to manufac-turers, designers, shop hands, commission men, jobbers of factory supplies and others who do not sell furniture and kindred goods. To reach tbe largest number of retailers use the Michigan Artisan's Mercantile Editions MAILED TO RETAILERS ONLY. It is said that the lumbermen will fell 1,000,000,000 feet board measure, this year, 70,OOO,ouu feet of hemlock, 1,500,000 feet of spruce, 1,2:)0,000 cubic feet of s(jt1(ll"e timber, 100,000 cords of pulp wood and 4,500,000 raih-vay ties. The acti\City in railway construction throughout the country ha:,; created a great de-mand for ties, and tbe productioll ill Ontario will in conse-quence increase this year. Mutual Insurance Move in Minnesota. At the recent annual meeting of the l\lillIlesota Furni-ture Dealers' Association a plan for the organization of a mutual insurance company was adopted. The action was taken at the instance of L. C. Pryor of l\1inneapolis, who had just completed the organization of a mutual association for the ~Iinnesota Implement Dealers' Association. Me Pryor's offn .vas to organize the company tor the furniture dealers without cost to the association on condi-tion he be allowed to take the insurance at board rates and carry it till the llumber of policies and amount of insurance shall comply wilh the legal requirements. The business and insurance will thell be turned over to the Furniture Dealers' Association. Taxes and Reforestration. Tn his address of welcomc to over 200 members of the :\lichigan Retail Lumbn Dealers Association ill Detroit last week, "\Tayor Thol11pson suggested that the association use its influcnce to i11(1uce the state to apply the money novv being expended ill advertising tax sales of the pine barrens toward the rcforestration of the barren tracts, stating that in the last twenty years the state had expended $:160.000 in an effort to collect the taxes and had collected only about $ll,OOO. His suggestion was enthusiastically received. (PATBNTBD) Improved Cydone Dust Collectors, Automatic Furnace Feeders, Steel Plate Exhaust Fans, Exhaust and Blow Piping Complete systems de-signed, mlluu(ac-tured, installed and guaranteed. Old. s]'!!!- tems remodeled on modern lines 0 n m 0 s t economical plaus. Supplemen-tary systems added wbere present SY8- terns are Olltgrown. Defe('tive systems corre('tc<I and put in proper working or-der. 70 W. Jackson Street, CHICAGO, - ILL. BOYNTON eX CO. Manufacturers vf Embossed and Turned Mouldings, Embo8sed and Spindle Carvings, and Automatic Turning'S. We also manu-facture a large tine of Embolllled Orna_ ments for Couch Work. :,ENlJ FUk ·.. 3 CATALOGUE 419·421 W. fifteenth St., CHICAGO, ILL Wood Forming Cutters We offer exceptional value in Reversible and One-Way Cutters for Single and Double Spin-dle Shapers. Largest lists with lowest prices. Greatest variety to select from. Book free. Address SAMUEL J. SHIMER & SONS MILTON. PENNSYLVANIA, U. S. A. "RELIABLE" THE FELLWOGK ROLL AND PANEL GO, VENEERED ROLLS ROLLS EXCLUSIVELY The "Reliable" Kind The "RELIABLE" is the best. EVANSVILLE, IND. 9 Describes His Aspirations and his '~hinks'" A German cabinet maker employed- in one of the inland factories of Pennslyvania, who labored under the impression that his aspirations ano his talents were not appreciated, recently addressed the following amusing letter to the prin-cipal of a school of industry. The principal in replying, suggested that the writer adhere to the German language when he takes his pen '·'or his keyboard in hand:" Principal School of Industry, Columbus:-My thinking is in your city, and so I remembert on your letter last fall. 1 read them over again. Your offer is ver gaud; your sistem is nesseary to raisen the public Art. The laws of the Art is hart to learnig whit all the styles. My will is gooo, my last work is. My posititian in the facktry is no good. I was looking over do-day many pices as my Ide, the did not pay one cent for it! Mr. Bob Chones can te'll yoU, how I am working. know, well, all styles. I ondstand Plaster-paris work too! That I gab no answer I have always hope he pay me, but what is the Result? He says: and you work the ceap stuff what 00 the orther one. The money: I work pices work, I do the satnple work, the carver vorman makes the price then I have to work for Sample work price inter-fenten 230c. I have a house in Indianapodlis and have to pay them off. 'When I can do it I am willing to give that to my sons but nov\... I have no money over. To-morrow I pay $90.00 und that: \Vhen I learn First Drcssing my boss pay me not, I made some drawings he would not take it. What is to do? In the sample work the come on and say: put some an on that! and my Ide sells good! last faH the was affraid to get to mueh carving work. I wisch to come away from here. \A/hen the plain poor style go publiek well, it is always the same, a table, a chair, a writing tables, a chiffoneur, an bed and a wasch stand wetl. The body, sides, drawers and doors scratches is all right but were get the IdY5? I have plenty stuff for this. Anatomie it is hart, but it is nothing hart for me. I work stone too, and stone and mabie. Macke somting out me, I come to nothing here. It is a shame when I stay longer. Now is' the expositian open, what do this good to me, and I be sure, we get plenty orders. Please give answer.' I am free thinking! Respectfully, John Ebel, Comcor Furtv Co. Advantages of the Case Clamp. The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Hand Screw Company is turning out a case clamp that is finding favor from manu-facturers of case goods wherever it has been introduced. The device is intended to do away with the use of hand clamps or hand screws in putting up case goods and it fills the bill com-pletely. The operation of a lever, after the pieces are placed in the clamp, draws the parts together absolutely square and holds them Firm until the operator can drive such screws or nails as are necessary. There iij a revolving arrangement, which is governed by a lever, and the clamp can be stopped in any position desired. Small hand screws are tightened when the top is placed on the case to hold it in place while the clamp is turned, after which such screws as are necessary may be driven in the top from the frame of the clamp. The prime feature of the device is the toggle-joint arrangement by which the lever is operated in such a way as to make the face of the clamp move absolutely true and square. There is no possibility for stock to be otherwise than perfectly square after it has been passed through the clamp-an advantage that is fully appreciated by all cabinetmakers. The clamp saves timc-v.<lich is money-and at the same time enables the operator to do better work than can be done in the old way of setting up by hand. 10 Longfellow's Arm Chair. The one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Long-fellow, which occurs on the 27th of this mouth, will remind many men and women of a delightful event in the POCl'S life -an event in which these men and WOlllell had ;1 part whel1 they were children in Cambridge. The great POet'S love for" children was olle of the line ,lnr] beautiful traits ill hi5 character, says St. :\"icholas. He W,lS never known to be unkind to a child. He OftCll inconvenienced himself tklt he might oblige children and give [hem pleasure. l\Iany of Longfelknv's most popular p()cm.~ are fOllnded on feal events, real places and fcal things. Hi~ "\'illagc blacksmith" was a realm;lll in Cambridge. and the "spreading chestnut tree" under which his smithy stood \-vas a n'ry fine and old one that LOllgfellO\v l()\'(~d, for he wa" a great 10\'er of trees. \Vhen the street In Cambridge in which Lhe 0..7IR.T I.s A2'J ..4o:wtt T $' Sri cntcrl<lincd, by importers and jobbers since early last fall, but they are still quoting eight-outlce goods at 5.40@:"i.45, :,Ild lell-OUllce at lIgures belo\-\-" seven cents. Shellac is reported higher in London and Calcutta. In .c\meric;Ln markets it is strong, but there has been no material a(h-;lllCe recently. :.Je\v York dealers quote ordinary grades at -1S((j'-1~)c; bright orange, ti:2({i'j4c. Linseed oil is reported clLtll in the eastern markets at -U cellts for raw, 4:~ for single boiled and 44 for double hoilcd. These figures are for five-barrel lots. For smaller ord(:rs add on(' cent per gallon. Turpel1til1e has advanced about 10 cents per gallon in tbt' pa,;!, three 111onths. TL is now quoted ill 1\~ew York at '."i(ti 7;");/2 cent,;. Price,; 011 varni,;h gum,; h;\\'e beell strellgthened by an illuC:Ls(:(1 demand. Hath Kauris and Manilas are higher~ A Tasty Modern Interior. ;;spreading chestnut tree" stood was ahout to be \vidcncd by the city, Longfelo\'" protested to the utmosl against its being cut down. His protest, however, did 110t keep it from being felled, much to the regret of Longfello'w. Theil some good friends of his had a "happy thought." It occurred to them that it would be a pleasant thing if the children \'iould have a chair made of som(' of the wood of the old chestnut tree and make a present of it to S'lr. Longfellow on his ap-proaching seventy-sccond birthday. The children of Cam-bridge fell in very heartily with the idea <llld nearly 1000 of I them gave ten cents each to pay for having- the chair made, and it is a very lundsoll1e chair indeed. It \V~lS designed by the poet's nephe\v. Thc wood \vas ebonized so that it waS a dead black. The prescnting of the chair wa,; \vhat the children always enjoy, do "surprise pre;iellL" ),1r. Long-fellow did not know anything about it until he found the gift in his study on the morning of the 27th of February. in the year 187\), and as that was twenty-eig"hl year,; ago, the boys and girls who gave their dimes for the ch;lir are now Inen and women. Gleaned From Market Reports. The "sharp advancc" in prices of jute products, pre-dicted repeatedly lJy the importers has not matcri:l!izei! Just 110\'/ tbere is declared to he a shortag'(' ill burlap,; in the New York market <lnd "it is believed that price,; 11111,;t advance in the near future,'" That same belief has heen Kauri Standard, BG@38c; manila, Standards, 9@10c; pale, lli(ii [8e. Chilla wood oil is steady poce,; during the past month, (<:L8 c. without material change in ::1e.v York quotations, 7}4 Andrew Carnegie says he would gladly give $200,000,000 for an addition of ten years to his life. 1\lany a man has been gn'cn Len years or more for less money. A. L. HOLCOMB (;j CO. Manufaclurers and Dea.lers in HlGH GRADE BAND AND SCROLL Repalrlng •••Sa.ttsfactioD guaranteed. Citizens' Phone 1239. 27 N. Market St., Grand Rapids. Mich. WHITE PRINTING CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. PRINTERS OF CATALOGUES and everything needed by business men IF YOU WANTTHE BEST fURNITURE PHOTOGRAPHS WRITE M. P. THIELE &. CO., 242 S. Front St., GRAND RAPIDS, MIC". SPECIAL ARTICLES IN FURNITURE ====HARDWARE ==== Door Catches in great variety The Tillotson Toilel Fastener Push Butlon Catches, Wardrobe Rods and Hook. Desk Lid Supports Toilet Hinges, Shelf Support•• Dowel Pins Enamel Knobs and Automatic Wond Trimmings Hardware Supply Co., G"ft,fRap;d~, M;ch. T"E GRAND RAPIDS PANEL CO. A. n. SHERWOOD, Manager MaRufacture ... of fl4STlC GR411111111GPl4TfS GR411111111GM4CI11111fS GRAND RAPIDS, - - MICHIGAN. tr your DESIGNS are right. people want the Goods. That make, PRICES right, ~larence 1R.bills DOES IT 163Madison Avenue-Citizens Phone 1983. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. An Irreparable Loss. Probably the most valuable collection of antique fur-niture in the world was lost in the fire that completely des-troyed Lindhurst, John \Vanamaker's pa'latial country home at Chelton Hilts, near Jenkintown, Pa., on February 8. The house alone cost a million dollars and the contents, furniture, tapestrjes, paintings, bric-a-brac, etc., had cost nearly as much more. There were over fifty rooms and each room was furnished in distinctive style for Some period of the world's history. Many of the furnishings were collected from the homes of royalty and cannot be replaced at any price. Mrs. \Vanamaker's collection of Venetian glass was lost. The paintings included severa"! by Vandyke, Rigaud, Law-rence, Reynolds and many other famous artists and only a fev,,' .vere saved among the latter being Munkacsy's "Christ West Side 36 Inch Band Saw Machine, Gleason Patent Sectional Feed Roll, WEST SIDE IRON WORKS, ORAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. We caD help you. Time saved and when done leaves are bound (by your~' " self)andindexedby floors or departments. BARLOW BROS.• Grand Rapids, Mich. WRITE RIGHT NOW. SYDNEY J. OSGOOD S. EUGENEOSGOOD OSGOOD & OSGOOD, Architects. FACTORY CONSTRUCTION AND DESICNINC A SPECIALITY. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. Michigan Art Carving Co. FOR WOOD CARVINGS of all k;nd .. MentionMichigan Artisan. GRAND RAPIDS, M;ch. -SEE:===== West Michigan Machine & Tool Co" ltd. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. for I1IGI1 GRADE PUIIICl1fS and DIES. MICl110AN ENORA VINO CO. Grand Rapids, Mich. BNO~AVB~.s BY ALL P~DCBSSBS. Before Pilate," and "Christ on Calvary/' valued at $100,000 each. - --'.'.'.-.--- Would Fix Pullman Rates. Representative McCullagh of Pittsburgh has introduced a bill in the Pennsylvania legislature to fix rates for aCcom-modations on Pullman cars on all railroads in that state. It provides that the maximum rate for sleeping car berths shaH not exceed a ha'lf-cent a mile for each lower berth f.or bile' or two persons, and three-eighths of a cent a rnile,for the upper berths. An optional minimum rate of $1.25 a lower berth and $1 an upper is also made. The bill also fixes the minimum rate for parlor cars at one-third of a cent a mile, with a minimum rate of twenty-five cents. It is also provided that, when the upper berth in a sleep-ing car is not sold, but the lower is, the upper berth shall not be made down. TtiE CREDIT BUREAU OF TtiE FURNITURE TRADE 12 The LYON Furniture Agency ROBERT P. LYON, General Manager CREDITS and COLLECTIONS Grand Rapids Office, 412-413 Houseman Bldg. GEO, E. GRAVES, Manager CLAPPERTON & OWEN, Counsel THE STANDARD REFERENCE BOOK CAPITAL, CREDIT AND PAY RATINGS CLEARING HOUSE OF TRADE EXPERIENCE THE MOST RELIABLE CREDIT REPORTS COLLECTIONS MADE EVERYWHERE PROMPTLY· REUABLY VARIOUS MATTERS. E. M. Hulse, president of the E. ),J Hulse: Company, although still young in appearance and just over the line dividing youth and age, has had a long and varied exper-ience in the furniture business. He has passed through trials that sap the energy of most men, and came Ollt, like the individual sung about in the comic opera years ago-he "bobbed up serenely" in every tn:;tance. :\ 0 man in the trade has tested the value of the trade papers as a means rOT drawing business more thoroughly than he, and his deci.sion is that the trade mediums are useful and valllaLle. Certain journals he esteems more highly than others, as a matter of course. A few years ago he engaged space in a'll the trade papers, taking a page in each, and offering one dollar for every coupon which formed a part of the advertisement, returned to his office. The maiIl attraction was a very good Turkish rocker, in leather, for $25.00. It was illustrated, described and guaranteed as to value. In printing the ad-vertisement an error occurred in the price of the rocker in one of the trade papers employed by )'lr. Hulse. His feel-ings upon reading the offcnding publication in which the $25.00 rocker was offered for $L5.00, can be more easily im-agined than described, and when the stenographer was called into Jlr. Hulse's office the vcry atmos.phere was Idled with resentment. In brief, yet pointed language ?l1r. Hulse in-formed the publisher that he would fill every order for rockers sold through the medium of the journal for $] 5.00 and would look to the publisher to make good the difference. ::'1any ordcrs were taken on account of the advertisement in the other trade papers, but not one ever reached his office for a rocker for $15.00. 1\1r. Hulse was dumbfounded, and \vhen he recalls the incident he is inclined to go into a dumb-founding mood. "Every mall has a hobby," remarked an eminent min-ister of the gospel. \Vheu asked to name the particular hobby uuder which he labored, he replied, "/\. single-jointed stove pipe hat." The minister in question \vas seldom seen without a shining head piece. D. \V. Kendall's hobby is painting; he bas an annex" to his particular affectation, however; it is playing the. fiddle. Formerly it was a bull dog. \Villiam \Viddicomh lik~s to make speeches before assemblages of business men. He acquired thi,~ hobby in the common council many years ago. His remarks arc never dull or without interest. A good horse delights John Mowatt. He is never without a fine roadster. E. H. Foote seems to give most of his time and thOUg:lb olltside of his business to the 11ichigan Soldiers' I-Tomc-a hobby he is proud of. A plantation on the island of Cuba, is the source of pride for John D. Case, ""hile Johu Sball;l1,an delights ill sailing a naptha launch. David E. Uh] is too bus}C to give much time to a hobby, but a good horse pkases him as much as anything. \V. H. Gay. Ralph Tietsort, "Rob" Irwin. ::'fi-oer S. Keeler, \V. A. GUll11 and John S. Shelton dote OIl automobiling white A. \\T. :Hampe would rather sail a fast single sticker than sign a check for a million. His business associates, J\lessrs. Irwin and Tietsort would leave their automobiles standing in the road if Mr. Hompe should bear down upon them under the power of a stiff breeze. The manufacturers at Jamestown, N. Y., are fully sup-plied \vith hobbies. Charles \V. Herrick. of the 1bddox T~l.Jle Company nnds rest and recreation (the term is used ad \'isedly) in the study of finance. Probably no man outside of \Vall street, in the greaL Empire state, has stowed away in his brain as much ir,tormation as he regarding stock cor-poratioru and securitit-::i. He reads prominent newspapers devoted to finance, the letters of Henry Clews, Holden and other monctary authorities. He is an official of a prosper-uus bank and a director in several corporations, hut having entcred a banking house when a boy his mind natura!ly clings to the influences of his earlier employment. A beau-tiful summer home on Lake Chautauqua and the ncw home he has under construction in Jamestown caU for the full em-ployment of his mental and physical energies. A story is told of a farmer "who aroused his SOil at four a. m., and direet-e.: 1 him to feed the horses, milk iourteen cows, split a cord of \""ood, shovel the snow OUt of the paths, build the nres, feed the chickens and the hogs, and while resting before hreakfast, to peel the potatoes, grind the coffee and bring water from the well. Like the farmer's son 1h. Herrick is the busiest "rester" in Chautauqua county. "Tom" Crane knows the history of every actor worth mentioning since the days of Shakspeare; Frank O. Ander- ':;011 is a skilled navig-ator; L. C. Stewart smilingly ackno,v!- edges that his wec.k old daughter is a good enough "hobby," while :"lr. Corne"ll of the Jamestown Lounge Company fairly "gloats" over beautiful painting. \V. ]. Maddox, of the :"faddox Table Company has a hobby which he employs in promoting the business of his company. 1-1is "mad ox" is known to everyone in thc trade. A few months ago he con-ceived the idea that a large white ox in action could be made useful, but \,,"as unable to find any among his large force of caners who were able to execute the animal in wood . .finally his brother, J. Vi. ::'I.1addox, undertook the task and turncd out a \'ery good specimen of <111 OX in pine. It attracted much attention at the late exposition at Grand Rapids. 1\lr. ).1addox decided to have the specimen repro-dt~(' ed in <\ smaller size ill plaster and callee! in all artist from sunny Italy to make a mold. Many attempts resu1ted in failure, the curling tail of the imitation animal breaking off, repc'atrell}". Finally, ~dr. )'laddox suggested that wire be used to support the tail, I~'hell the efforts of the artist \vere successful. and a considerable !lumber of casts were made. The artistic spirit of the Italian conceived the idea that an ox could not be enraged without an object to excite his resentment, so he brought to ::'1r. Ivladdox various casts to St1PP'y the deficiency. A girl in a red skirt was suggested and rejected. An ugly looking Turk followed and 1Jnally a crocodile was presented hut ,dl were rejected by the exacting lITr. 1Iaddox. The artist is still busy with his brain and hands, and promises to exhaust the animal kingdom in an effort to please his employer. ~D:~~~!Tt.: FILLERS AND STAINS CIRCASSIAN OAK STAIN SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW AND ORIGINAL IN FINISHES Light Oak. Dark Brown Oak. MADE IN FOUR SHADES. Light Oxidized Silver. Dark Oxidized Silver. FOR USE ON QUARTERED OAK ONLY. ~CHICAGO Sta. E. Balked at the Red Tape. I knew of a firm recently that lost one of the best sales-men in the country, all on account of an expense book and red tape. The man was a high-priced salesman whose ser-vices they had solicited. He agreed to cover a certain ter-ritory, and if to his liking was to sign a three-year contract. Vlhen he was ready to start the cashier handed him an ex-pense book, with every conceivable item of expense enumer-ated, says a writer in The Selling Magazine, with instruc-tions that at the end of each week upon receipt of his book a check for the next week's expenses would be forthcoming. Then they handed him a form sheet upon which he was to give the name of each person called on daily, and if he did not sell why not, and a lot of other unnecessary red tape. The salesman was nonplussed and at the same time insul-ted, and going to the head of the house said: "Gentlemen, you hired me to sell goods. That is my profession and I have been doing it successfully for ten years. I am not a bookkeeper or accountant, or I should have applied for that position. If you have no confidence in my integrity why did you seek my services? T shall be pleased to look after your interests to the best of my ability, communicating such information as is of importance, but as for rendering an itemized expense account and a report such as your cashier insists upon I shall never do it." The firm was obdurate, and the next day the man signed a contract with another concern at $5,000 a year, with the privilege of extending the contract to five years and an increase of salary. Nelson-Matter Improvements. To meet an imperative demand for power the KeJson- I\.'1atter Furnitttre Company of Grand Rapids, rvIich., has installed a new Corliss engine, replacing the old machine which has been used for many years. To make room for the larger engine an addition to the factory was built last sum-mer. The new engine is the best of its kind and it is large enough to supply present needs and a considerable amount of reserve power, which may soon be utilized as the growth of the company's business is likely to require the installation of additional machinery. The old engine was one of the best in its day but it has been overloaded for the past ten or fifteen years. New boilers were put in five years ago which with the new engine not only furnishes ample power for operating the machinery, but also steam for the dry kilns and heating purposes and enables the company to run its own lighting plant. Washington's Enormous Lumber Cut. The 'lumber cut in the state of \Vashington for 1906 was more that 4,000,000,000 feet, board measure, an increase of 200,000,000 feet over 1905, while the output of shingles is placed at 10,500,000,000, or 70 per cent of the total production of the United States, an increase of2 per cent over the year before. Census returns show that Washington is easily the leader in the lumber production, as is it also in lath and shin-gles, and 1~1mbermell say that with adequate transportation facilities the output in 1907 will show relative increases over 1906 as the last season did over 1905. Mills are being en-larged and others are being established to begin cutting next spring and summer and there is every outward indication that the cut this year will be near the 5,000,000,000 mark. Makes a Change. Wm. A. McGlinn has severed his connection of thirty-two years standing with \Vidmyer & Co., Lancaster, Fa., and wilt hereafter be associated with Hoffmeier Brothers as salesman. Mr. McGlinn served the \iVidmyer company in various capacities from apprentice to manager and buyer. 13 This is one of the most beautiful and unique stains ever placed on the market. The principal characteristic is that it produces rich, subdued tones, which like changeable silk, vary in color when viewed in different lights and positions. This stain has already met with favor from several of the leading furniture man-ufacturers and we believe it will prove to be fully as popular as the Mission finishes. If you have not seen samples of this finish you. should write today for panels showing the various shades on oak. 14 ESTABLISHED 1860 PUBL.ISHEO BY MICHIGAN ARTISAN CO. ON THE 10TH AND 25TH OF EACH MONTH OFFICE-2·20 LYON ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ENTERED AS !¥lATTER OF THE SECOND CLASS A well organized movement to investigate the fire in5ur-atIce business in :\Tassachl1sctts and bring about needed re-forms, has progressed so far as the introduction o( bills in the legislature. The movcment was started by the Citizens' Trade Association of Cambridge and it is heartily supponeJ by other commerci81 organizations in the state. The bus-ine, s::; methods of the companies arc attacked. They are de-clared to be unfair and needlessly extravagant. The bills introduced aTC intended to enlarge the pO\'\..e.rs of the state insurance commission in the matter of Ilxing rates and to fur-ther publicity as to the business methods and fInancial tran-sactions of the companies. It is charged-and the charge is undoubtedly true-that the insurance men have used the San Francisco i.li~aster as an excuse for un rea SOIl able ad-vance in rates, thus unjustly taxing property on which the risk has not been made more hazardous, and have also nu-posed conditions that, while they may be reasonable in some instances are entirely uIIcalled for in the great majority of risks. Policy holders, generally, will hope that the I\1ass-achusetts movement may succeed and that it may extend to other states, for the need of fire insurance reform is not con-fined to the Old Bay State. *1* *1* *i* * * :t\'ew York's anti-tipping law is said to be a failure so far as the purpose for which it was intended is concerned. It does 110t prevent the tipping of sleeping car porters, waiters, etc., because it is not enforced in then line, hut it promises to be effective in correcting more abuses than those at which it was aimed. A case mentioned hy the Xew York papers of J anuary ~6, shows that it may be used to stop the grafting methods practiced by some buying agent;; and the species of bribery resorted to by some s:l1esmen. The case referred to is that of Soloman Ballin of the firm of J. I-I. & S. Ballin, shirtmakers, who wrote a letter to J. lvL Guinness, a shirt buyer in a Fourteenth street depart-ment store, offering him a commission on all goods sold tht' store through Guinness. The buyer showed tbe letter to the store manager. and a complaint was made against Ballin who pleaded guilty und \vas sentenced to pay a fine of $50 or go to jail for thirty days. \Vith such an application of the law, the Xew York manufacturers will have little \vorry about tricky salesmen bribing their buyers. The varnish man or seller of other materials will not carc to take chances by offering a bribe to the factory foremall or buyer. *!* *1* *1* *!* For several years there has bccn 110 material decrease in the cost of anything used in making illruiture, except alcohol. YeZlrs ago grain alcohol, uo;ed for cutting shellac, etc., cost $2.HI pef gZlIJ011. Then wooel alcohol was intro-duced and sold ZIt $1.2:), gradually decreasing to 00 emf! finally to 7,"\ cents Xow. as a result of the b.w removing the tax on alcohol not usecl as a beverage. manufacturers get the clenatllred article at ~:5 cents per gallon, and it is predicted that if regulations call be lnade that will allO\v the farmers to nnke the '>tuff the pricc will go down to ~;"j ccnts. Of course alcohol forms a vet")' small proportion of the material that goes into a piecc of furniture, but the reduction 7IR T 1.5'A.l'l . 0/ f: • in its. COSt win help to offset the advanced cost of other material" and, \vith adohol at 2;) cents per gallon ne\'\" uses will be found for it that may be of great benefit to the country-it may soon cm a great figure in the cost of heat-ing and lighting-. *1* *1* *1* *!* According to the report of the State bureau of labor there arc 10:3 furniture factories in :.rortb Carolina, 1,.vith a e<tpital stock of $2,H98,201 and employing 6,19-1- persons. Some of the f<tctories arc mZlking goods for the export trade. A large toy factory has aLso been in sllceessful operation at Salisbury for over a year. From this it appears that if the Xorth Carolinians can increase the size of their factories and raise the grade of the product they may soon be able to dis-card the appellation of Tar Heel and have their common-wealth known as the FUnliture State. *1* *!* *1* *1* The manufacturers of Rockfor.:l do not cater to the mail order houses liar have they encouraged the efforts made by certain promoters to establish a factory in that city to man-nfacture low grade mail order furniture. Representations thal ha\·e been published in the news ancl trade papers that the manufacturers of that city were catering to thc trade of the mail order houses \"'cre erroneous, based upon false. infor-matioll, and the Artisan cheerfully publishes this fact be-cause all injustice has been inflicted upon a manufacturing community that should not have been suhjected to it. *1* *1* *1* *1* _\ sensational repoft is ;11 circulation involving the prac-tices of certain manufacturers of mirrors. It is openly charged that the strikers formerly employed by the mirror makers of l\-ew York, Chicago and of severa"! other places, have heen supported by liberal contributions from the funds of distinguished gentlemen engaged in the sale of mirrors. The Artisan has detailed one of its staff to investigate the ma lteT. *1* *1* *1* *1* The two-cent passenger rate rule is 110t to be confined to states east of the T\fississippi river. A bill fixing the two-cent rate on all main lines in }Iissottri has passed both houses of the legislature and the governor has signed it. Judging from Ohio's experience tfissouri roads may now expect an increase In passenger earnings. *:* *1* *!* *1* The year 1907 y.,··ill have to hllstle if it beats the record of HJ06 in the matter of increase in the amount of America's trade-exports and imports combined. The increase during the past year was over" <I million dollars for each working day. That is certainly an enormous increase but, great as IS is, it is much less than the increase in clomeo;tic trade. *1* *1* *i* *1* The Furniture \Vorker, arguing for "on('. line a year" mentions among _exposition expenses "repo1ishillg at the dis-plays which has to be done about every other day." \iVonder who makes furniture that. in order to be presentable, has to be repolished twice of three times a week? *!* *1* *1* *1* Since the completion of the trolley line between Chicago and Rockford, Chicago papers refer to Rockford as "Chi-cago's thrifty suburb." V/hen the Grand Rapids Chicago electric line is completed Grand Rapids will also have a big thrifty suburb just around the head of the lake. ** ** ** '\otwithstandillg an investigation of the various com-binations that control the lumber market has been under-taken by the general government, prices tend buoyantly upward. *,., ** ** L\pparently one of the "most profound est" thinkers of the age is employed on the Baltimore American. which declares that "destiny is the irrepressible fate of mankind." 15 This is a Sample of Our Work Let us make a room sceue for you. Prices upon application. MICHIGAN ENGRAVING COMPANY, 2 PEARL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Massachusetts Investigators Modify Their Ideas. The :dassachusetts Board of Health which, in accordance with a resolution adopted by the legislature, began an inves-tigation of conditions affecting the health of factory workers and recently made some startling statements in regard to the employment of child labor and also some radical rec-ommendations, has now issued an exhaustive supplementary report in \vhich the ideas and suggestions made in the first seem have to been moJified considerably. The latest report s1<lte5 that the investigators found factory conditions, as a whOle, quite satisfactory. They recommend that laws be made "to require that the conditions affecting the health of lhe \yorking flcoplc in the poorly managed establishments be brought up to conditions existing in the class of estab-lishments doing similar work in similar huildillgs where their health is most carefully protected and that it be the duty of inSflcctors to see that the laws are enforced." The report treats the subject of consumption af length, "!ld emphasizes the need for prevention of spitting. The report also recommends amendment to the laws regarding nre escapes, prohibiting the obstructing of egresses, corn~ pelling their good repair, and providing that a sign shall plainly indicate their position to a person thirty feet away. 16 GLOBE VISE ---AN 0--- TRUCK CO, Manufacturers (II Strictly up-to-date quick-acting- Wood \Vorkers' "vises. They are time savers and make a barrel of monev for those that lISCthem. Out" prices are the best. 'ATrite for them. "VI'e also make a complete !im: of factory ano warehouse tmcks. Our circulars are cheerfulh· mailed upon req'uest. GLOBE VISEand TRUCK CO. Grand Rapids, Mich. Slep~en50nMr~.(0.1 South Bend, Ind. Wood T umings, T umed Moulding, Dowels and Dowel Pins. Catalogue to Ma.nufac-tnrers on Application. These saws are made from No. 1 Steel and we war-rant every blade. We also carry a full stock of Bev-eled Back Scroll Saws, any length and gauge. "·rite us 10l" J>rke List and discount 31-33 S. FRONT ST •• GRAND RAPIDS IMPROVED, EASY all.d EtEVATORS QUICK RA IST'NG Belt, Electric and Hand Power. The Best Hand Power for Furniture Stores Send for Catalogue and Prices. KIMBALL BROS. GO" 1067 N;,th St.. Gouncil Bluffs, la. Kimball Elevator Coo. 343 Pro~pect St., Cleveland,O.; lO!lllth St., Omaha, Neb,; l2il Cedar St., New York City. State Insurance Scheme in Wisconsin. A bill has been introduced in both houses of the vVis-eonsin legislature providing for the appointment of a com-mission of t\VO senators and two asselnblymen, which may enlist the services of two or more experts, and shall \vork out a system of state insurance to be recommended to the next legislature. The recommendation of the system shall include: First-A system of life insurance based on the recog-nized principles of modern insur;:tncc. Second-A system of old ag"C ancl invalidity insurance for people \vha have been rc~idents of \Visconsin for ten years and l1:n·(, led soher and industrious Jives for five years past, and shall never have been found guilty of a civil or criminal misde111eanor Third-A sy,~tcm of sickness and accident insurance with proper rcstrictions. Th(, hilt" hav(~ heen ref(~rred to committees which are ex-pected to rcport f:lvorably after ",·\lieh amendments wil1 be offered providing for the organization of a State fire insur-allce system. Jury Overrules the Judge. \Vhen ] udge \Vhitson of San Francisco charged the jury 1ll the case of Thomas 1. Bergin vs. the Commercial Insur-ance Company of T ,on cion, he told them that the policy cov-ering Bergin's building contained a clause under which the COlnpany could not be held for a loss caused by an earth-quake; that the evidence shO\ved beyond any doubt that the fire vvhich destroyed the building \vas due to the earthquake and therefore they must return a verdict in favor of the company-"no cause of action," The jurors, however, did lIot see the matter in that \vay. They promptly rendered a verdict in favor of Bergin for $6,788, the full amount of his clairn. The case will be appealed, but it is claimed that the Supreme Court under such conditions can not reverse the verdict-that it can only send the case back for re-triaL This May Help a Little. rVlanagers of the Chicago & Northwestern railway are conducting a campaign of education among shippers with respect to loading and unloading cars. Agents at all sta-tions are USlllg their personal influence and arguments with shippers endeavoring to induce them to cease making stor-age warehouses of cars and to unload them promptly. France Oppressing British Capital. The British Chamber of Commerce in Paris is endeav-oring to obtain modifications of the provisions of a bill con-cerning foreign companies trading in France, which has re-cently been introduced in the French Parliament by the min-istry. One of the provisions complained of compels al( com-panies having branch offices in France to register and to pay a registration tax of one-quarter per cent on the whole of their capital, and another compels the publication of the an-nual balance sheet in one of the official journals. The British Chamber of Commerce says that it is an organization cOm-prising companies with a capital of $10,000,000 or over, whose turnover in France represents but a small portion of such capital, and to tax these companies with registration fees would be a gr05s injustice and would be contrary to the fiSC;ll principle by which the "taxe de dividende" is only levied on a certain proportion of the capital of foreign companies es-tablished in France; that, further, the registration tax is es-sentially a transfer tax imposed upon the transfer of prop-erty from the vendors to the company, and that such tax, already paid in the company's country of origin, can 110t be equitably imposed in France, where no such transfer has taken place; that the imposition of the tax will lead to its evasion by perfectly legal means and v,rill seriously hamper the development of important industries. The publication of balance sheets is a matter le5s capa-ble of adjustment than that relating to the registration tax, though the companies classed as private are not likely to see their way clear to comply with it, but as all French com- HAND CIRCULAR. RIP SAW. MORTIStlR COMBINED MACHINE, Complete Oull8 of HAND and FOOT POWER MACHINERY WHY THEY PAY THE CABINET MAKER. He can save II. manufacturer'l'! proflt a!!l well as a deaIer'l'! profit. He can make more money with less capita] invested. He can hold a better and more satisfactory trade with his customers. He can lnannflldure In as good style llnd finish, and at as low cost IHI tbe factories. The IfJca! cabinet maker has heen forced into only the deal-er's trade and profit, because of machine manufactured gOOd8 of factories. An outfit of Blll'OeS' Patent Foot and Haud-Power l\lachiu- I"ry, reinstates tbe cabinet maker with advantage8 equal to hl8 competitors. If desired, thel'!e machinel'! wm be >lold OY TRIAL, The purchaser can ba,\'e ample time to tel'!t them iu his owo shop and on the work he wi"hes tbem to do. Descriptive cata-logue and price list free. No.4 SAW(ready for ct'o5s-euttlng) W. f. S. JO"~ 84RNES CO.654 Ruby St .•Rockford. III. 17 panies without distinction are subject to this formality it is hardly likely an exception will be made in favor of foreign undertakings. Put Your Ideas Into Practice. Have yOU an idea-in your mind for improving your work? Have yOU an invention simmering in your gray matter? Do you think you have a special aptitude for some vocation? If you have, then remember that if yOU don't act yOU likely will see some other fellow with a little more nerve than you get ahead, and (eave yoU wishing yOUhad paid more attention to the promptings of your mind. "If you stand near a good thing," says Andrew Carnegie, "plunge well into it. Fear is old-womanish; it has kept un-told millions from making fortunes." 'Vha has not heard some man in an office or store say, "\\I"hy, I had in my head that idea for which Willikens got promoted. "Vhat an idiot I was for not speaking up!" The world is full of such loiterers. Often laziness of mind prevents a man from acting. This fauft is common with nearly everyone in dealing with the urllried and the unknown. Goethe said to a man who con-sulted him about an enterprise but mistrusted his own pow-ers: "Ach! You need only blow on your hands!" If you think you arc a genius in any direction, either as a poet, inventor, or "improver" in any way, get busy. The needs of the world are great, and if your idcas are valuable they are in demand. But see that you make a start. You can't make any journey if yOUdon't take the first step, FORMKk Oll MOULDKIl. HAND TBNONEJl. No.4 SAW (readytor ripping) No.7 SCJlOLL SAW. 18 Ch-icago, Feb. S.-The midwinter Furniture exh-ibitioH in Chicago came to a close January :31 after what is gcncr::tlly termed <.l very sati:;tactory scason. The scaSOll ,vas LttC in starting and it \Vas thought for a time that hl1sincs.s \\-oull! not come up to cXJ.Jectatioll:-', but after the S('CO]H] week affairs took on a businesslike appearance and good results were obtained. 3lany maullf;J.cturcrs have equalled their sales for last January, hut very few have exceeded the vol-nme of business done last July. ~early all lines seem to fl<:lVCsold well 8nd a feature of the exhibitioll was the lack of price-cutting and slashing which too often prevail ill close competition In point of number or buyers in the lllarket. the season just closed is ahead of any previous ;;ea:-;011, ap-proxi. mately 1700 furniture men having \"isi.te(l the huil(ling.;; during the month The greater part of the buying was d01l(' the second and tbird weeks altllOugh cOllsiJerah1e selling" h;1.S been {\on(', ('yen -intO February. Factory conditions in Chicago remain much the saIne as for the pre\"ious three month;; .. \11 are busy in getting out what orders they have matcr-i;11 for. The 'work of the clilro,l<\ companies and the interstate commerce COIllltlission ill all WAXED PAPERS For FURNITURE Pre,.-::nts varnish from printing. Keeps u"~ moisture. Will not <.cratch the highest finish. Excellen'~ for wrapping mouldings and green varnished goods. Rolls or sheets. \VRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES. H. P. Smith Paper Company, Sacramento and Carroll Avenue •• CHICAGO. effort to relicve the car shortage seems to havc had little effect in the matter of shipping. Supplies from the northwest have practically given oUt and materi,Ll from the- we:st and south is difficult to obtain. There is, hmvever, material enough in the city to keep up the factory work for somc tilllc to come, or at leClst until the car shortage mCJ.sures ha\"f~ had sufficient time to remedy the situation. Frank Bassett Tobey, president of the Tobey l-"11rniture Company, this city, was recently honored by the l.egal .\id Society of Chicago by being- elected their President. He has been in business in this tit:)' since JRtii and was closely allied with thc anti-slaver}' movement and also "\'rote the caP for the first Republican convcntion held in his nati\'e town. Dennis, I\Iass. .-\t the C1nllll;ll meeting of the directors of the Spencer & Barnes Company, at Benton Harbor, :'lich., n. H. Spencer. vice-president of the concern sincc its illcorpor:ttioll in lS'Jo. was made president, 1rvel1 Spencer was made vice-president <Iud :'.lary L. Spencer was re-elected to her positinll a;:; seer-tary and treasurer. 1Iessr;; Spencer anti Barnes began business in Buchanan, 11ichlgan, <ll1{l in Hi\)f, removed their bctory and oftices to Benton Harbor where .:\lr. Barnes was made president. Sillce .71R T I .sJIZ\! r rtf cr9'nm=- 0/ 't f* th:tt timc \[r. Spencer has gradually acquired the cOlltrollinp; interest in the business ~~~ld his ekction to the presidency is the result. The .:\ apervillc LOLHlg<:> Company, \'vhich now has it new factory at Binghamptoll, 1\. Y. in the COLlrs~ of erection, ex-pect:; to be able to begin eastern business the lirst of April. The nnv quarters arc an exact duplicate of the present fClc-tory at Xapcrville, 111., the dimensions being 7"6 x 100 feet, and gi\·ing employmcllt to nearly 500 men. Thc output 'will he illCl"C<lsed 100 per cent and 1ll(\ke the -:\aperviHe one of the brg-.:st IOllnge companie:". ill the eoulltry. 11 cllry Schrnll1cr, maker of bed springs and cots has becn suffering from a hU1"1l on the left \VrLst which 11(\s rdused to heal. 11e is ahle to attend to his Cll1,d street business but fears that he I1wy have to reson to the grafting method be-fore 11l' is rid of tlH~ trouh1t:-. .\ \-isit to the S. E. Overton \\'00(\ Carvil1g factory, ns C,lrroll avclIue. pro\'es that the wood enrvil1g industry in Chicago. ,It least. is l\1l\llillg to c'lp;\.city. The Overton plant i" Ol1e of t~je 1110st complete of its kind in the COlllltry a11(1 tl1eir facility for turning out order,; is excellent. The year has started well with }[r. Ovcrton 'vho is. already planning ad-ditions alld improvernenb. Some of t\1e mo"t artistic and original carvings knowll to the craft have he(']1 !Uncle at thi" plant and the -quality and appearance morc thal1 ;lnyt11ing else ,Ire responsible for the illcreased lJllsincss. The new O\'ertoll catalogue of latcst designs "".-ill SOOI1 he re;:dy for distributioll. Following a custom tstalJlished scveral ye:trs ago by the Adams & Elting Company their entire selling force came to-gether in Chicago in January for the ;lI1l1ua'l conference and round-up. The meeting convened in the a.;;sembly room of the ncw offices and P. L. E. Elting made a hrief address to bis hustlers to ,,,,ham be attributed the success of the com-pany. Occasion "vas taken to demonstrate the superior qual-itie,; of the .-\dams & Elting Illlers, stains and wood finishing 1ll,tteriak Thc discussion of tile llew ,year's work, tile selling of the .-\del-ir(' )-';oods, and a general polishing up on a11 points was ,l1so illilulg-cd in during the timc the men were at the 11011)(' office, from ;111 of wl1ich profit wns derived. The con-ference concluded at the Hamilton Club ,,,,here \V. L P. .--\danls. president of thc company. was the toastmaster. The plant of the Spencer Cabinet Company, 2217 Archer avenue, is now heing removed to Palos Park, Ill.. vvhere new quarters have heen built for tbis grO\ving concern. IVIr. SpenCEr stcltes that the e!lnn.({C' will be beneficial ill mal1y res-pects and increase the f;·jcilities at least fi\'e timcs. Folding" bed and fllrllitllre fixtures ~lfe important items in the maIlufacture of beds and 011C of the successful makers of these articles is Frnnk B. \Villiam:-;, 3312 Vinccnnes avenue, Chicago., \",110 has becn ill the business "ince 187H. 1l'Ir \Vil- Iiams has a complete equipmcnt "vith spccial machinery and skilled \\"orkmel1, awl his years of experience enable him to markct Ilxturcs of the higllcst grade at a moderate eosL. TIle new \Villiams catalogue should he of interest to all bed rnan-ufaeturcres as it covcr.~ lhe complete li:-;t of lixtllres to he u~ed in that Ene and shows many new ivnproVCI1Wn\S in style.S and II11i"h. .:\1 r. \Villiall1s ill\'ites the correspondence of in-tere,:; ted partie~ and will chcerflllly give detailed information \\hCI1 dc~ircd Prosperous Piano Makers . The Ann \rbor O'1ich.) Organ Company has increased its capital stock from $100.000 to $150,000. The directors authorized the sale of $2;'),000 worth of the stock. which is e.\:pccted to be taken up by the present stockholders. The compall)" has paid an annual dividend of six per cent ;md has a sLlrplus of $45,000, which will remain undisturbed. By the nrst of June the outpUt will be twenty pianos a week, instead of eight as at present. To Our Western Patrons NOTE: There has been no change in the management of our CHICAGO FACTORY. the same practical men who have brought it to its present high standard continue in our employ. BE NOT DECEIVED. WE CAN MATCH ANYTHING I FILLER BONE HARD OVER THAT Will DRY NIG HT The great majority-in fact just about all of the manufacturing trade ask for a filler to be hard dry the day after filling. We can do better than that. USE OUR FILLER AND YOU CANNOT DIG IT OUT OF THE PORES THE ====NEXT DAY==== IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR VARNISH TO PENETRATE THE SURFACE IT SANDS OFF IN A POWDER THAT. WILL LEAVE YOUR SAND PAPER CLEAN AFTER THE WORK IS DONE. The Barrett-Lindeman Company IN CONSOLIDATION WITH The l.Jawrence-McFadden Co., Ltd. 61·63-65-6No1. Ashland Ave•• CHICAGO. 1400-2F·4rankford Ave., PHILADELPHIA. 19 - --------- 20 OLD PAINTED FURNITURE. Modern Imitations of Eighteenth Century Pieces That Were Made by Masters of the Craft. Painted furniture, of the kind that was decorated by famous artists in the past, is offered for sale in such quantity as to indicate a revival of the taste that 'ntroduced it, says the New York Sun. Some of it comes under the classification . 01 antique and is genuine; other artie-ks afC obvl0uslY of modern origin, though the dealers may not admit it. .From the Jays of the R(;n;\\ssancc lnltaly \ill well within the nineteenth century the soft and stainy surface of l-inc woods was used by the artist as a background {or the cxhib-i-tion of his skill. The antique chest or coffer used by the Ven-etian bride in the: "Golden Age of Italy" was a favored article for decoration, and specimens are yet to be had in which the color is tempered into a mellow glow by the f1jght of time, and the fine gilding adheres only to the cracks and crevices. Some of these coffers, when used for jewel caskets, were not more than sixteen or twenty inches long. They were cor-respondingly high, and on this small surface was crowded the work not only of the artist, but of the carver as well. Grinning masks, Cupidons, bows and arrows, flowers and garlands were carved all about the chest and heavily gilded, and on such smooth spots that remained the artist wrought little scenes with Loves sporting about, or if the chest was done to order some incident in the life of its fair owner was used for decoration. Inside the cover was a pon-derous lock stoutly made of wrought iron. Collectors hunt eagerly for these coffers now, and they are to be had, the faded ve'lvet with which they arc lined shabby and' frayed, and the lock no longer in working order. You may follow the development of the chest right up to its final absorption in the chest of drawers, and in all coun-tries, including the United States, you will find that color has been used in its adornment. In the 'long Italian "cassani" sometimes the whole sixty-six inches of their length was covered 'with a procession of painted figures. From time to time these dower chests come into the market, to be eagerly snapped up by "uch collectors as have long enough purses. On the. Dutch chests you may find a conve.ntional form of floral design, generally presenting the tulip, and the dec-oration is not unlike marquetry in its generaL appearance. In the panels of tall Dutch hutches or standing coffers will sometimes be found paintings of the Dutch interiors, and Rubens himself did not hesitate to decorate some such objects. It was in France and England during the eighteenth century that the painting of furniture reached its greatest heights. In fact, that century may he termed the golden age of furniture. The first great name among furniture makers in France is that of Andre-Char'les Boulle, who died in 1732. It is interesting to note that in his patent conferring on him the appointment of maker of the royal seals he is described as "architect, painter, carver ill mosaic, artist ill cabinet work, chaser, inlayer and maker of figures." During the Regency, Charles Cressent was the particular star. Later in the century the two Caffieri 'were famous ior their decorati.ons. and the three :"lartin brothers hecame so famous for their skill in the application oi a varnish rh:lt the)' were taken under royal protection. Not very much of their work remains, but fire screens, little cabinets, some state coaches and snuff and patch boxes display their handiwork Their chid excellence lay in the way they used the greell varnish as a background for cupids and fic,vers, or used it alone in a waved, striped Or flecked pattern. \Vhert Robert Martin d.ied in 1765 the skill ne.Ci'ssary to carry out this work was lost, and Hvernis-]l,![artin" became hardly more than a name.. 7IR.T I.s A.l'I • go Q 'It Ie' During the reign of Marie Antoinette, styles of furni-ture changed greatly. The whole surface of the woodwork was painted or gilded, and the decoration was of more con-ventional character. For the Little Trianon the great Riesener made some of his most beautiful pieces, many of which were destroyed or stolen during the Revolution. But today pieces by him are being reproduced, and you may buy copies of Riesener's masterpieces which are almost as costly as those that the master made himself . In England tbe same use of the artist's brush was de-manded as in France. It was the four Adam hrothers who, starting as architects, finally became designers not only for the house but at so for everything that should go into it, that created the rage for painted furniture. They dre.w upon classical sty'les for many of their de-signs, and in order to harmonize their rooms the furniture in them was often entirely painted a pale green, white and blue, or \vhitc alone being often employed. Later they used satinwood for whole sets of furniture, and on the smooth surface presented they had painted groups or single figures, garlands of flowers or groups of or11aments, musicaL inst1't1- ment~, flambeaux, classical arms. etc. They had in their employ Mi.chael Angelo Pergolesi. who in his turn engaged such artists a5 Angelica Kauffmann, Cipriani, Antonio Zuc.ehi and many othe.rs of lesser fame. to carry out his designs. Angelica Kauffmann not only painted panels on furniture but also painted the ceilings in the rooms where it went, and in London in the neighborhood of Soho Square are still to be found some of these adornments. Hepplewhite, Sheraton and the less known Shearer used point-where other casters refu!te to t\ttn-is. f5he Point with The Faultless Pivot Bearing Caster lh. FAULTLESS r.eelved Ih. Hlgh.sl Award at the World's Fair, 1904, over all other east.rs. Itissupplied wit h Faultless Pat e n t Steel Spring Sockets. The Faultless is interchangeable; will fit six differ-ent sizesof Iror~ bed sockets. ;-: TbeFault1eos has no weak spots-n 0 mechanical flaws--it's Fault-less in name-in action-and as a seller :-: "." If you are after a money maker, write to 75he Faultless Caster Mfg.Co.. Nebra.ska. City, Neb. They only manufacture the FAULTLESS 7IRTI.s'.7I~ ¥ ? ,.+ 12 PROPERLY DRIED Throwing Money at Birds Is not as foolish as investing it in the ordinary Dry Kiln that bakes instead of dries the lumber; that does not extract the tannic acid and acetate of lime from the pores of the wood; that leaves kinks and checks around the knots, and checks the ends of the boards, so as to cause a loss in lumber every year more than suf-ficient to fit up your kiln, so that your Lumber will come out III half the time it requlCes to do it by your present method. If you want to know more about this, and save from $2,000 to $5,000 a year on every kiln, write the GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WORI\S G RAN D RAP IDS, M I CHI G A N. That you read this in the MICHIGAN ARTISAN'S Febuary 10th issue, and that you want to know if it is all a bluff or real facts, If FACTS, then you want to be put next. satimvood for furniture and also had it embellished with painting. They too employed Angelica Kauffmann and h::r associates, and table tops and commodes, sideboards and candle stands were painted with geometric patterns, wreaths, festoons, garlands and medallions of figures, the veneered satimvood shO'.ving a variety of color which shaded from palest gold to red. Hepplewhitc made many of these little settees for which he was famous, with shield backs many of them, and here too were painted the same designs which are associated with the name of Kauffmann. The commodes, which were shaped like a half circle, not only had a painting on the top but on the two doors of the lower part, and painted panels were in-serted in unlikely places, as in the backs of state beds, alcove beds, sofa beds, library bookcases, Pembroke tables, pier tables, sideboards, dock cases, knife boxes, standards for busts, all of which are shown in the designs in the makers' pattern books. Not only are the patterns for decorating the furniture gi.ven in the books but explicit directions for making the articles of furniture themselves, so that any cabinet~maker can follow them easily. The result of these concise direc-tions has been unfortunate for the modern collector. These beautiful pieces of old furniture have come into favor and the modern cabinetmaker has reproduced them in such abundance that there is a glut of them in the market and the unwary witI have them .palmed off on him at every turn. There is one thing, however, that cannot be reproduced and that is the soft mellowness that the paintings which were made a hundred years .ago have assumed, The crimsons and reds have almost gone and the other colors are so blended that they almost float into one another, You wiU not find drops of glue on the underside of a.ny of the old pieces, nor any nails, wooden pins only being used in the old furniture, There is a certain irregularity, too, which is lacking in the machine made reproductions and which is quite apparent in the real antiques. Sheraton in his "Cabinet Dictionary," published in 1803, mentions another style of painted furniture and one which is not often met with over bere. He says: "Hall chairs are generally made of mahogany, with turned seats, and the family crest or arms painted on the back." New Buildings and Fire Losses. Records and tabulations just completed show that the peop'Ie of the United States invested $604,960,000 in new buildings in the year 1906-a gain of two per cent over 1905. During the same year the fire Josses on buildings amounted to $500,000,000, which is larger than for any other year in the history of the country. F. Vv'. Fitzpatrick, president of the International Society of Building Inspectors, declares that nine-tenths of the losses in 1906 were due to faulty construc-tions. In otber words, had the buildings been of modern fire-proof construction the losses would have been about $50,000,000- instead of $500,000,000. Me Fitzpatrick claims that of the $226,000,000 invested in new buildings in Greater New York during the past year less than $25,000,000 was put into buildings that are even partially fire-proof. May Lobby Against "Reciprocal Demurrage," Western railroad presidents and officers of the Chicago Commercial Association are on record against the "reciprocal demurrage" laws proposed in congress and several state leg-islatures. At a conference held in Chicago recently they declared that the proposed law would be impracticable and would not solve the car shortage problem. Another con-ference is to be held soon to consider the matter of sending committees to Washington and to several state capitals, to oppose the proposed legislation. The LION VARNISH and SHELLAC WORKS KAREL DE LEEUW, Manager. 1475 State St., CHICAGO, ILL. ONE OF OUR SPECIAL TIES Lustreless Special Finish for Mission and Fumed Oak Furniture. Does not retain wax. A quick dryer and does not stick. Samples Furnislzed Oft Request. BRITAIN'S COMPENSATION LAW. Stringent Measure That Is to Become Operative July 1, 1907. Consul Albert llnl~t(:ad. of Birl11ingilam. submits ;t re-port OIl the enlarged ,.;cope oi the Dritish workmen':, com-pensation acl, which becomcs opcr:ltin' un July 1. The main features ,Ire <I.., 10][O\V';' The new act extend" compc!l;:;atioll ior illJuric:, to al-most the \vhole population, instead of the li11li:l'd \\"(ni{l'rs in dangeruus occupatioll";. It bring." CcrLlill di,,:c;t,:.:e'i \\-itlli1l the category of ·'accidcllts." It takes ;IW:t~ th~· Vt"l'';('l,t right of the employer to ,.;et up ,!S a c]cfen:-ie in e,lSes 1\·lJere de(1tl' or serious permanent IJlsabilit}· hilS resn)red from the :Icel-dent that the workman by \Ii:', :,>crions wll\ll\_\ m~:,>cO\v..lUct brought about the accidellt and the llljllry. The amOl,n[ of compensatioll \·ari,-,-,-; according to the' injtwy "nd the wages earned. If tlle ~lljlHY C\ebb dc-atl .. and the workman leaves p('rs()n~ wholly depeildent 011 ili:,: ~'arll-ings, the amOUI"H is a sum equa] to the wages e«rned ill the same ernployrncm during the three preYiOl]:', years. or $,:W, \-vhicl1ever is the greRlcr \Vherc the accident causc,.; total or partial dis;tbicmeill. a weekly payment 110t cxceetling it ($4.86) is provided, but othei'wisc i.t llliL}' 1)(' ally :',Ulll up to half the aver;lgc' weekly ea:'ning,; of the \\·orkman. The act m:ty at lirst \york S01l1~' hardship :'Llny :;iJ1illl shopkeepers or householder:" m;\y fee: it \'cry incolln'nicllt to lnake a \veekly p'.lymcnt of $:2.1." or $:!,--I-:; to some injured servant Thcre is no w,ly of making- it ;'. it'i'm in the C()l1tl:lCt of employment that r:o C0I111)('1l."al;on ."1J;dl be p,:y;dJ1c or tlHlt the sen';lllt is to lake all ri"ks, ,wd the aiterllatin' to d;rectJiability in some form of in~L1rance. Employer:; l111ht, therefore, take steps to PUl leir hOl1sc" in ortll'r·· dl1ril~f{ the next felv illollths. The Binnillg::latn Cham])':!" ()f COtHllle,:c(" 1JrOjlo,:('.~' tC, urge nation,l] in;;ur;\llce 011 the Gcrlll,lll pl;lll :IS ,I sl1b;;titutc Another Point to Remember If you place YiJur announcements in the MERCANTILE EDITIONS of the ARTISAN they will be read by DEA.LERS in fURNITURE and KINDRED GOODS ONLY. fo~' the nc\v law, and mellloliaL~ looking l11ereto arc to be :Iddrc;;;;cd to the Govern11lent officials. 111 Germany the employer be"r." a;1 the co:,t 01' accident insurance; thc work-men Iw,lr two-thirds of lhc co:,:t of sickness insurance, the remaining one-third falling on the employer, an.:] the State ,;u!J,;;dizes the old-ag-c in~t!rance funds contributeJ by thc working· classes. Manufacturers Urged to Visit South America. I·' L. RocJ,;\,·o()d, .\mericall vice Consul-C;eneral at Bo-gota, Columbia, writcs the Bureau of ::V1allufactllrers at \\'ash-ingtoll, calling" :Ittelllion of manufacturers to the imparlance of making- personal visits to South America portS He says: "l-Jeads of .-\merican linns making such visits would ple'l::.e the importers. merchants, and bankers, and they wouid recein' a welcomc that could not be accorded to a traveiing representative, and the effect aftet\'vards would ahva)-:s be in their favor. "Ye,~, we know bim personally." is far-reach-ing \vhen Olle understands the customs of the Spanish-Amer-ican race. l'ersonally knowing and seeing these South Amer-ican centers, [he heads of the firms would be enabled to act intelligently, with a clear understanding of the conditions al1d needs. it would also prcvcnt conhtsed and crroneous idc;t-~, alld furnish a kflO\vledgc that would enable them suc-ce~ sfllily to win the markets and hold them. "To ,\meriC<lllS living in the South American rq:rubli.c5 thc past ten years has shown that the American 111lionaI cn:nrs hayc been directly rending to muke us more and h,:ctter blown in SOlHh America, strongly hdpcd by tile lar-':-ilg'1tcJ ;lC;lds of OtH cOllntry, who ;Ire opening the way and urging the attention of the /\merican manufacturer to the great com-me rei,,': hattle ground of the Twentietb Century. Tltos'o' who \\";11 visit ;lIJd become known personally will benefit them-seh'e~ and their country' There is ;l wcekly p".,;sCl1gcr steamshi.p servicc from \T (;w York to San Juan. Porto Rico: CU:',1CHl, Dutch \Vest Tl1dies, aIllI L;l GU<lir;l. Venez~tc:la '\ connecting line of ste;t1ncrs nil,S to l\lerto Cabello and \Jaracaibo, Venezuela. O~her lines and coastwise steamers ellable Americans to reach most uther Iloillt~ in northern South \mcrica. German Workingmen's Insurance, CnilC(l St,l[e~ Consul Ilallllah. writing from .\Iagdel-llltrg-. ~ays ,1J;lt the twcnty-I:lfth annivcrsary of the founding e,f tbe \\-nrkillgmcn's ill:-:l1L\l1Ce hy Emperur \Villi;'1ll I. \Va,;: n'l·~'lltly cc·kbrated Thi:,: i1l~tlr:-lllCc, -which i,; compulsory. i" designed to ~lssist the laboring c:asses w~len t'ley are inca-p: lcitated for \vork, owing to acc:denl. sickw'ss or old age'. :111.1h,lS grUIyIl ill the pa"t t\\"cnty-ilve ye;Hs to he one of the large'S! ;111(.1lllo,;t benciicial system;;; of insurance evcr cle\'iseJ [)urillg: this period over $:Li:2.()()()jl()O has been paid ont to (i'UJOIi.OOO jleople. The sm;,lI premiums for this insuranc{' arc paid by the cancellation of stamps. 23 Out' Chunps reoeived GOLD MEDAL at World'. Fair. St. Lout •. 'Write for prices and particulars. BLACK BROS. MACHINERY CO. MENDOTA, ILL. VENEER PRESS (Patented June 30,1903.) CHAIN CLAMP (Patented Ju.ne30,1903.) CABINE1' CLAMP. WADDELL MANUFACTURING CO., GRANDRAPIDS,MICH. SAY YOU SAW THIS AO IN THE MiCHIGAN ARTISAN, FEBRUARY 10TH E.DITION. "No-Kum-loose" Mission Knob (PATENT APPLIED FOR) This is the latest style in Mission Knobs. It is m;,.de in plain and quartered oak, and takes the same finish as the drawers it is designed to go on. We make a toilet screw to match. We also make the uNo-Kum-Loose" Knobs in birch, maple, walnut and mahogany in many sizes and styles, and carry in stock a full line of Quartered Oak, Walnut and Mahogany, 801l0n Band Saw Filer lor Saws % inch up. Saw and Knife Fitting Machinery and Tools lr;e"~!;~la~~~,~~~t Baldwin. Tuthill eEl. Bolton Grand Rapids. Mich. Filers. Setters, Sharlleners. Grinders. Swages. Stretchers. Brazill" and Filing Clam~s. Knife Balances, Hammering fools. [nvel:tf:~~our New 200 page Catalogue for f'~o6Free. B. T. 8& B. Shle D. Knife Grinder. Full Automatic. Wet or dry ___ . OFF[CESi------~----------~-- B08ton New York Jam.eatown High Point Cincinnati Detroit Grabd Ra.plds Chicago St. Louis MlftfteapoU. Associate Offices BondBOftded AttOl'De:r8~In all Prlftclpal clUea REPORTING FURNITURE, UNDERTAKERS, CARPET HARDWARE AND KINDRED TRADES. COLLEC· TJONS MADE BY AN UNRIVALLED SYSTEM THROUGH OUR COLLECTION DEPARTMENT •.. WE PRODUCE RESULTS WHKRE: OTHERS FAIL WRIT!! FOR PA.RTlCULARS AND '"OU WILL SHND us Y OUR BUSINESS. Our Com.pt.lnt and Adjustment Department Red D1-att. ColJect H. J. DANHOF. Michlg"" Manager. 24 A New Year Pointer Get in line with new year methods. OUf machines have valuable features that can't be shown in pictures that greatly increase production and give uetter quality of output. WHY NOT WRITE TODAY? STURGIS MACHINE CO. STURGIS, IIIICH. THEY LEAVE NO STUMPAGE. Lumbermen Whose Business Depends on the Vagaries of the "Big Muddy." The "Old }[issunri" is a ra\'CtloltlS creature. It thinks nothing of devouring a whole farm, crops and all, in a single month. It has been known to nibble away at a tract of tim-ber or at a fertile cornfield for years until it had eaten it alL One of its dirty tricks that counts, says th>2 "Omaha VVor1d-Herald," is to bur,y huge block::; of \vood for 11l1lldred,.; of yc,al'3 until they arc: "vell seasoned and then, during the June risc, triumphantly wash them out again ;we! deposit them on a handy bar for some fortunate lumberman to tie up and saw into valuable lumber. Marshall Hamilton and his brother, C. C. Hamilton, have a s.aw mi1.l 01' the river front cast of F\on:ncc, "\\"here they sa\-v the logs they catcb in the drift when the June rise comes, Aoating the big prizes down the river. It '..V8.S back in the early '60s when ~Ltrshall IIamiltoll and his father were rafting up the river that he made a dis-covery- a disco\-ery that rne;:l1lt money for hinl.. "You sec." he said, "the :l\Iissouri Riner is worse thall a woman for changing her mind abOllt things. She'll run along peaceable enough for a year or two. rippling away o\'cr t11e bends and curves as happy as }Iike \vith Jake's boots all. Then, aU of a sudJen, she'll takc a big bend ,:Lnd <::ut right tlnough it and make a new channel, lea\'ing the dead, clear water to lake care of itself. Tint is how <Ill these lakes were former! aroUrld here. She'll eat out big trecs and they'll fall and sink to the bottom and ten or a dozen years later, or maybe fifty or a hundred, she'll romt'ern out ~lgaill and send 'em floating down the river as drift, "'Long in the GOsmy father and T noticed a bi.g cotton- ·wood tree growing out of a tangle of logs. The roots had twined down ;'end around those logs like the love vine crawls around the weeds in the timber. The tree itself ·was fully 1M! years old. counting its rings. It ,vas just "vest of here, right near where Florence is, and \ve examined it with interest. The river was having onc or its sulky lits [ll1(J making up lts mind to Cllt a new dlanncl 'l.11d to 1ea\'e the old one. YVe watchc(l it day by day until the vigorolls cotion,vood was washed. out and. fel1 into the river. Then carne the June rise, and when it was over nearly two dozen big co!ton\\rood logs rose out of the bank where thcy lwd been buried more than 100 years and came floati.ng down stream. ''It didn't take us long to tie tl"1C"ml.LP ;l" fast as tbe .... carne. They cut up into beautiful logs and dressed into one lumber with a peculiar hluis11 tint. Some of those logs ran all the way from 1,000 to 1.400 feet. being three feet in diameter. I've been at the work ever since. \Ve put up our own saw mill and last year I sent om 40,000 feet of lumber. "How do we catch them? \,Vell, we watch the bars for them. As the river encroaches on onc side it recedes from the other <111<th.1e "ubmergcd logs are ..v.ashed out. A pecuL-iarity abol1t [hem is that the soil seems to have some property that preserves them pedeetly. They are hard and firm when we dig them out. The bluish tinge comes from a kind of blue clay in which they are buried. This 'lumber takes '1- hne polish and rni.ght he used for many th~ngs. So far we have sold it only for boxes and saddle trees. There is a sa~ldle tree company in East Omaha that uses it almost ex-c: lllsively, claiming that it makes the very finest of trees, "Then it goes into boxes of different kinds. ?v1any a box made out of cottonwood logs that had been bur1ed 10l"1g before the Lc·wis and Clark expedition through here went ovn to the Boer war and to ~lanila and Cuba filled with things to eat. "The man who discovers the log and 'ties it up,' as we say. is the owner of it. Some SCa5Dl1S when the June rise is 011 we get the logs as fast as we can tie and go after them. Sometimes they come two or three apart and we must be ready and waiting for them. vVe generally know where there is a lot of the submerged ones and calculate just how far they will drift and where they will land. "The 1Jissouri River is famous for its big cottonwood trees First, there comes a growth of willows abollt. a new bend in the ri\'cr aml after awhile these seem to die out and the cottonwoods take their place, They grow rapidly .l.ud soon form a dense timber. Yes, indeed. I often look at thc.~e big logs as we saw them up and think of the many years they haH been buried 'in the mud and of the tragedies and comedies they have witnessed in the days before the white man fdled the country. Mr. Dryden Goes West. .A.s a result of negotiations conducted during the January furniture sea"on, E. E. Dryden, the well-known Grand Rap-ids de~igner. has gone to San Francisco, where h(', is con-nected 1vith the firm of D. ='f. & E, ""Valter, one of the largest fUtl11ture hm,ses on the Pacific Coast. Mr. Dryden began designing furniture in Grand Rapids twenty-two years ago. He kcpt pace with the progress of the business and had much to do with the constant improvement of the grade of Grand Rapids flll'niture. II e was employed first by the Phoenix and later by the Stlckley and \Viddicomb co1t1panie.s. DU!lng the past four or five years he has worked independently for (~rand Rapids and outside factories, In San l'"rancisco his lield will be broadened as the \Valtcrs' are now giving much attention to special contracts for complete interior designs for finishing and furni5hing in the styles of various periods and as 1{r. Dryden in addition to his experience as a designer, was educated and had early training as an architect, he is well fitted for such work. -- --------------------------- 25 Qran~Uapi~sDlow Pipe an~Dust Arrester (ompan~ THE LATEST device for handling-shavings and dust from all wood-working machines. OUf eighteen years experience in this class of work bas brought it nearer perfection than any other system on the market today. It is no experiment, but a demonstrated scientific fact, as we ha've several hundred of these systems in use, and not a poor one among them. Our Automatic Furnace Feed Systew, as shown in this cut, is the most perfect working device of anything in its line. Write for OUf prices for equipments. WE MAKE PLANS AND DO ALL DETAIL WORK WITHOUT EX· PENSE,TO OUR CUSTOMERS EXHAUST FANS AND PRESSURE BLOWERS ALWAYS IN STOCK Office and Factory: 206-210 Canal Street GRAND RAPIDS. MICtl. Cltizen. Phone 1282 OUR AUTOMA.TIC URN ACE FEED SYSTEM. 26 WE ALWAYS HAVE IT IN STOCK WALTER CLARK 535 Michigan Trust Building Citizens Phone 5933 ROTARY CUT BIRCH VENEER In thickness 1-30", 1-28', 1-24' and 1-20'. Other thicknesses cuI 10 arder. THE BEST BIRCH THAT EVER WAS CUT. G RAN D RAP IDS, M I CHI G A N FURNITURE FRAUDS. Tricks in Trade Practiced by Sharpers Who Trap the Unwary Bargain Huntf:r. Olh~ day there came: lllto the \\';lrcr00111S of ;l jurniture manufacturing e;,:,t~blishmellt in an E'1.stern city a lllan VdlO asked to see parlor~sl1ite frames, aud. havi.llg been shown them, selected it cheap 5et and inquired the price of iL made up ill showy, incxpeIlsiH' co\"cring :11lr] "tuffed \\'lth k:y. Tile surprised salesman lleYCr had recei,'cr.! StH.:h ~lll order ]lCturc. but, there heing 110 good rea.~(1n why he should not till il if the customer so desired, be named a price, which. alter ",owe haggling, was accepted and the bJ.rg~in closed. The suite was duly finished and sent C. O. D. to'd \'aCL\Ht house in a good quarter of the city, where it was n'cci\'ed by the buyer ill person and paid for. It wa;; not till se\'cr(1J weeks later, and by accident then, that the furniture firm di:"- covered just \vhat tlle purcllaser was up lo. It seemed that he was in the habit of hiring-tor a few (bys unoccupied hOllses in respectable localities, stockillg tl1(~rn hurriedly 1vit11 trashy but outwardly attractivc furnishing,;, «11,.1 thell advertising: ;\ forced sale of thcm at a11 enOfmous s<lcrifice Oil tlte r(:l1fe-sentatiol1 that the OWlier either died or had beell obliged to leave to\Vil suddenly, or that for sO!11e other impcrati,·c rca-son the contcnts of the !louse must be disposed of ;It once quite regardless of eost. It i:-; hardly necessary to ;;;IY that the buyer was the victim of the "sacrifice." Another easy g;flllle, played some ti.me ago on tllc too-credulous houscv.'ives in a certain surburball COH1l11111lity, though not fillUl1cialIy serious ill its COl1"eql1Cl1Cb, wa,,; rati\(;r humiliating to the victims, Thc example more il11111ediZltely under notice is thi,,: One en'ning, \vhen the n1(l1l of the house retnmed from his <laily grin(l in t)]e city, he was grcet-ed by his wife with a rad.i;\llt Lice and the glad announcement that she had sold all "that old furniture that had ben1 cum-bering up the attic for years-~and <It pcrfect1y :splendid price:-;, too," It appe;ucd that an itinerant dealer had called al the door and asked if they bad all:y old furniture they would like to sell, As there happened to be in the house cOl1.;icleral)]e lumber of that desc:ription she had il1\"ited him il1 and had sold it to him \Vi.th astonish-illg rcadillb5 he 11ad bOllgl1t two bedsteads at five doibrs each, and a dOl/<'n cane-seated chairs at 1\.\'0 dollars. "Did you get yuur money:" ;\sked the ;;u,;;piciollS lmsb'l11d, wIlen the glowing recital W8S finished. ";\0, nol yet-except a dollar for tint old broken table that stood -in t11C corner of the sitting-room: he touk Lll;\t with him and said he WOl,.itd call for the other thing-.; later ,Iud pZly thcn" Ah. I sec," C011l111ellted the suddenly-enlightened mall of the house; "\'ery much later it \Vill 1)e, r t!jillk .you'll lind:' His surmise \Vas correct. The broken table wa;,; a gen-uine antique and, with a little repairing, coulJ prob,\bly be , sold for twellty dollars or more; the other al'licles were al~ JllO~t absoLutely valuele~.s except as brewood; and it is necd~ ]e.~;; to add that the vV'ily dealer, having secured the only prize in that trusting <.lame's collection, entirely omitted to call fot' tlte trash he had pretended to huy at such generous prtces, Death of Charles A. Greenman. Charles ..\.. Greenman. a prominent furniture manufac-ttlrer of Grand R.apids. :.\Jich .. died at lJis hOtlle in that city all Jalluar.y :;0. nged fony-;;ix- years. He was (I victim of typholll {eyel'. ),[r. Greenman had E'I'ed in Grand Rapids siller he ,vas eight years old and most of his life was spent in the furni-ture factories, After \\'orkillg in 'various factories until hl: gained knowledge of nea rly all methods and details of the business he engaged in !ll1sine,,;,,; fOJ" himself and for the past few years was president find manager of the Charles A, Greenn1an Furniture Company and the Gr<lwl Rapids "Vood Carving Company, both s\1cceS3i\ll concerns. ::'Ifr. Grcenman \vas also vrorninent in Hntnictp<l1 affairs. He had servcd acceptably as a member of the Board of Pub-lic \Vorks. a most important branch of the city government, since :.\1ay. 1906, having been appointe,1 to the position by lI.1ayor Ellis. \11'. GreCl11l1an was born in 18,i() near TJtin. ); Y .. and his parents moved to Grand Raplds i1lISGS. T-Ie was mar-ried in 1,;.;86 to }[attic A. Dosch who surYlves him with two d<ll1ghtcrs and one son, The funeral took place on Saturday, Febrnary 2, under the alLSpices of the }Tasonie order in \v1Jich lie had reached the rhirty-second degrec He was also a member of tbe Forc-:'>ters 'illll the tIodcrn Vi,:oodmcn W110 \vere largely represented at the funeral ;,s were the nHll1iclp;\\ officials. Michigan's New Railroad Commissioner, :'Ilichigan has a new railro;ld <:ommissloner-c. L. Glas-gow- who has promised to give at least half of his time, nights, Sundays and holidays cxcluded. to th~ duties of the office. J-Ie anllOtlncCS that he will begin by tackling the ca.r s110rtagc problem and hisl1rst move will bc to ask the rail-roads what llas been done and wl1at they afC now doing to correct the trouble. "J witt also take. cognizance," says 1Ir. Glasgow, "of complainrs thal Slnne large shippers are bei.tlK ShO\V11 [0:\\-,01'5. and that ill S0111e places where there arc 110 competing "ail-roads. cars arc denied shippers of hay and produce when they arc furnished for competing shipments in large cities." The ncw commissioner sees the rorcc of his predeces-sor'" argurnellt that cars shm:l\d be returned to tl1e roads owning tllelll, but declares that if the railroads are compe11ed to ren1l'1l them empty the capacity of the roads fot' handling loaded shipmenls \,,-ill be diminished just that much. - - ----------------------- 27 Grand Rapids Parlor Frame Co. Designers and Makers of High Grade Parlor Frames Period Styles in Mahogany Parlor Suites, Davenports, Couches Write for STYLES and PRICES FACTORY: Corner Front and Myrtle Streets. Gtizens Phone 1107. / 10 Spindle Machine Al&Omade with 12, 15, 20 aDd 2,.. Spindles. DODDS' NEW GEAR DOVETAILING MACl1lNE Thi!l little machine has done more to perfect the drawer work of furnitlll"e manufa~turer8 than RllJ'thing else in the furni-ture teade, }<'Qr l1iteen yellrlJ it bas made peJ'1e>ct-.fittinZ, -"ennin-proof, dove-tailed stock a possibility. 'J'bls has been aC(~omplisbed at rednced cost, as the machine cuts dOl'e-tails in glUlgS of frOnl 9 to 24 at one oPeration. ALEXANDER DODDS, Grand Rapids. Mich. Represented by SCHUCJIAROT it SCHIITTE at Berlin, Vienna, Stockholm and 8t. Petersbnrg. Represented by ALFRED H. SCHUTTE at Cologne, Brus-selB, Ljege, PariB, Milan and Bilbao. TABLE LEGS That is the question; and a big one, too. How do you turn them? How many does one man turn a day? How good are they and are they uniform? Just take a little time and let these questions soak in. Because you may be making the tops pay the -expense of the manufacture of the legs. Your profits are -then cut down. Make thecoJit of manufacture of the different parts balance. One man with a No.5 TABLE LEG MACHINE will turn out more and better work in a day than can possi-bly be done by six hand turners. The saving in time anti labor is what makes that balance we were just talking about. Now, don't say "lilat sounds pt'~tty goOd"and let it shp your mind. JU8t write us today, C. MATTISON MACHINE WORKS, 863 FUtb St •• Beloit. Wis. 28 P. H. Reddinger Carving Worl\$ (Formerly Oincinnati Ca1'1;ing Works of Cincinnati. 0.) CAU"I::NGS IInd VrRNITURE ORNAMENTS of all kinds, l!:VANS\'II.LE. IKD. By sending me a small order J will convince YOll that I am the man who can make your carvings. ONE TRIAL WILL DO THE BUSINESS. INSIST ON HAVING MorrisWoo~a ~ons' ~oli~ ~teel OIueJoint (uNm for there are no other.r Of ju.rt a,J' good." They cut a clean perfect joint always. Never burn 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. 10 and prices on application. MORRIS WOOD &. SONS Thlrty.two year'll at 31-33 S. Canal Street. CHICAGO.ILL. "Rotary St"le" tor Drop Car,;ings, EmboB8ed :Mouldiogs, :Panellil. EMBOSSINC AND DROP CARVINC MACHINES. llachines for oIl purposes. and lit prices within the reach of nil. F~vel'YmachIne hils our guarantee IIguiust brfOft'kftgefor one year, "Laterlll Style" for huge (~lllllldty heavy Can'lug .. IInd Deep J<~mlo....ing!4. 'Ve have the l\-!lIchhle you want at a saU ..factory price. Write for descripti\'e circulars. Also make dies for ull makes 01 Ma-cbines. UNION f'MBOSSING M~C"INf' CO" Indianapolis, Ind. MANUFACTURERS OF HARDWOOD LUMBER &. VENEERS SPECIALTIES: ;AL,,('fE:TIQUAR. OAK VENEERS MAHOGANY VENEERS HOFFMAN BROTHERS COMPANY 804 W. Main St., FORT WAYNE, INDIANA 29 USE A MORTON KILN IT WILL END YOUR DRY KILN TROUBLES Does not warp or check lumber. THE MOST PERFECT MOIST AIR KILN ON THE MARKET. TRUCKS, CANVAS DOORS, RECORD-ING THERMOMETERS and other sup-plies. Write for catalog H which tells HOW TO DRY LUMBER. MORTON DRY KILN co. 218 LA;SALLE ST., CHlCACO. PALMER'S~~~- Patent Gluing Clamps Are the most successful PtUng ChkmPBWade For the followin. reasona They clump lnstantlly any width of dimemdon stock, DOad~ justing clamps to fit t,he work, th8Y hook at once to the desired width, Released Instantly-throw out the lever aDd take them ote. The work Cfl,Dbe removed as flut as It can be handled. As the clamp is placed over the work and lockll Into tbe Doe below it, the draw is alike on botb side>!, pl'evtlnts aU springing no matter bow wide the stock may be. Impossible for them to slip; the wedge has serrated edge and CIlUDot be mo'\'ed when clamp ilj (~llJEled,hall1ll1er all you like. UnUmited power; great strength and durability; malleable lrOD and steel; the knuckle joints are socket Joints, not rivet&. Although the best they eQSt you Jes8. For furthi'll' information 8Elk for catalogue Ne:-. 4. A. E. Palmer. Owosso. Mich. (Engine Pa.tented.) Engine Satisfaction Assured by the use of our VERTICAL, SELF-OILING ENGINES (Type A). Regarding their experience with them the Marietta (Ga) Cbair Co., write: "In regards the TVPE A Engine of your make that we are using, beg to say this engine has been in operation for about fourteen months, and has been the most satisfactory. piece of machinery we have ever run for that length of time. \Ne use it to drive two light dynamos, and are get-ting most excellent results from it," Our descriptive matter i. yours for the asking. American Blower Co., --DETROIT--- New York Atlanta Lon(lon 30 FREIGHT RATES FINELY FIGURED. Loss of a Mill per Ton per Mil~ Would Bankrupt Many Railroads. .i\ddrcssing the Railway Employes' Transportation Club of Chicago, recently, :\, B. Stickney, president 01 the Chicago Great \-Vestern R"ilway, a mall noted for his conscrvati\-e views, declared that a reduction of freight rates of one mill a ton a mile \'.1ould ,:\'ipc Ollt a1l the dividcnds earned by the greatest and most prosperous r<lilroads in the country. After quot11lg ngures Sllowi11g the average T3te of interest on bonds: and dividends 011 stocks pai,j by the leading rail-ways, AIr. Stickney showed thal in IS9~, the year of greatest depression, the average ratc of interest ,..'as 4.2C1 per CCllt. <llH] the average dividends 1.93 per cent. [n 190,j, the most pro:-;- perous year, the average interest rate was :Ujti pCr cent and the average dividend rate 3.0::! per cent. "There is no other business in tl1e cOUlliry," he said, which is done on so small C\ l11ar~ill of protit as ;-\.02 pcr cem dividends. 1\0 other invested capital get:- :-0 small returns as the capital invested in railroads, and the tonnage carried 1S so large that a reduction of the insigl1ificallt a1l1011l1l of half a cent a hundredweight on a lOO-mile lwul would deprive the stockholders or railways of all dividelH.ls. "Such a decrease of one mill per ton mile would have substantially the same effect upon all the great lilles, and pnt into bankruptcy mo.~t of the rninor lines ill the competitive t('{"r1tory e.xtending from the AtI<:Illt\(' to tll(' ~r\s::;,o\\Ti riVeT and from the Gulf to the Great Lakes' Heavy Disbursements This Month. Xcw York dividend and interest payments ior February \vill far exceed similar disburscments in the qm(' month a year ago, the total being $82,927,48;). Tile agf);regate of diy-idend stockholders will recei\'e this month $;'Hi,26-1-,-1-99. as compared with $31,697,Hi4 a year ago, while that of interest is $;!6,fHi2.986. as against $21.6,'1,1,874 in the corrcsponding month of 1906. Tl1(' difference in favor of this year is $:!D.- 540,047. Of these amounts, the steam r<lilroads will pay Ollt $25,- 417,708 in dividends.: the. tndllstri,d"" $:~;\,Rg7.jW,\. :\IH'\ the traction and lighting- companies, $-1-.9UI,OR2 In intncst thl steam railroads \\.'ill disburse $18.437,909, and miscellaneous corporations, $H,22-1-.087. The largest payment to be made by any 011(' corporation is that of the United States SteeJ Corporation, which "....il1 disburse $fi,30-1,!J16 as the preferred dividend The Great Nortl.H'_rn Railway Company pay~ $:-\,-1~14,864; Amalgamated Copper Cotl1[)any, $:U77,7110; Atchison, $2,85-1-,343; KortllerIl Pacific, $2,712,500; Boston & ::\ilontana Copper Company. $1,800,000, and the Pullm<:ln Company, $1,480,000, these all heing in dividends. 0111 interest paymcllts the !\ew York Celltr~l1 Jc'lds with $1,D2-1-.495. the Central Pacific coming next \vith $1 J02"ff\0. :L\lany increases in dividends are noted, the \malgam<.\led Copper COHl.pany and the Boston & };lonL':.ila Copper Company being the most prominent. Factory War on Commmption. Prominent mill and bctory owner.~ of Rhode Island and Southea::;tern 3.Tassachnsetts held a eonference recently and decided to unite in a movement to prevellt the spread of tuberculosis rtmong their cmployes, 1Nitll the hope that it rnay be ballished entirely. Among the leaders were representa-tives of the Lonsdale Cotton Company and the proposed method of procedure is illdicated hy notices postcd ill the Lonsdale mills. re(\ding as follmvs: Thi" c011l1l<\ny cksin.'s to do cH:rything in ilS l)Qwcr to c:xtenninate the disease of consumption among its employes. If proper precautions are exercised, this disease call be cured in its early stage." and its spread prevented, To this end the follnwing rule." are adopted: l'irst-That spitting" upon the Ooors of this mill 15 ab-solutely prohibited. Second-Thal all per:-ons troubled WitIl a cono.;tililt cough shall ~o report to the ovcrseer of the department and re-ceive from hinl a ticket for consultation with a p)lysici<lll at t\-"lC, expe1"l;>e of tlle company. Consumption becomes incurable only when it is neg-- Iected, and employes must see that it i~ greatly to their ben-dit to seek treatment and ({ch·ice which \vill not cost thet11 anything. It is hoped that all will co-operate with thc com-pany in its efforts to extcrmltute this disease. The LOl1~dalc Cumpany. Million Dollars for Each Work Day. The total value of tbe foreign trade---exporb and im-ports- of the United States in the calendar ye'lr HlOfi W:lS $:l,118.h57,lD:1. according to it bulletin is,~l1ed by the lnue;w of strttistics of the Department of Commerce and T ,abor. This "vas. an Increase of $:n~.8:~_l,8..J-8 (wer the 10LI1 ioy the prr-ceding year. of which $171,2:i7.HS was in exports ilnd $111, 51\4.700 ill imports. ),Janufactured articles exceeded those of the prC\'ious year by $57,()2R,2f1(), while articles partly man-ufactured increased $53,244,462, and crude materials for man-ufacturing increased $4:3.361,066. The exports of manufacturer! articlcs sho\ved a com-parati\" e increase of $50,251,-1-5<,). amI partly manlliaClnr(;(\, S:El.iS8.858, while foodstutYs, crude and manuL1ctllrec1, gained $[10. IClO.\I('\1 , BOBTON, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE. CANADIAN FACTORY, WALKERVll.U: ONTARIO CHICAGO, CINCINNATI, ST. LOUIS, SAN FRANCISCO. BERRY BROTHERS' Rubbing and Polishing Varnishes MUST BE USED IN FURNITURE WORK TO BE APPRECIATED THEY SETTLE THE VARNISH QUESTION WHEREVER TRIED WRITE TODAY FOR INFOFlMATION AND PFlICES. FINiSHED SAMPLES ON REQUEST. BERRY BROTHERS. LIMITED VARNISH MANUFACTURERS DETROIT NEW YORK, -- -- ------------------------------. 31 T"E BEST IN fACTORY TRUCKS IS REPRESENTED BY OUR No. 20 TRUCK. WHICH WILL BE - ---- ---- -- ~_. __ ..~---- .~._- ... _.- -_....._-._-._-. __._.~ ~FO-U-N--D--~JU-S-T~-T_H.E_-T-H--IN-G FOR GENERAL FACTORY USE Write fir New Catalog of Clamps, Cabinet Benches, Hand Scrrws, Etc. Making 'Trucks 'The Result of Fifteen Tears Experience 130 South Ionia St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW COMPANY Johnson's Tally Sheet ----,FOR---- HARDWOOD LUMBER NOT LIKE OTHER TALLY SHEETS. C. A. JOHNSON, Marshfield, Wis. SEEKING A LOCATION? Do you want a point where an almost unlimited supply of oa.k, elm, maple, cntlOIlWOCld and gum timber is procurable nearby at n,asanable cost; where aistributing facilities to reach the prindpal markets of the COUt1tryare excellent; where Jabor conditio)]s are favorable and liberal inducements will be J1:'ivenby local parties to secure FURNITURE FACTORutS of all kinds. We could place ~'01.l to excellent advantage at one of the especially attractive op~iugs III Missouri and Arkansas, comhinlng the above leat~res along the ... \Ve will cheerfully answer inquiries reg:ardiog factory locations, etc.. thr()ughout the seveuteen States and Territories traversed by thc lines of the Rock Island-Frisco. Send for a copy of "Opportunities' and other literature regarding industrial openings, M. SCHULTER,Industrial Commissioner, Rock h;land~Frisco Lil\es, Frisco BUilding. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. Bear This Fact •In Mind YOU can present your claims lor trade to a larger number 01 buyers! 01 furni-ture and kindred goods through the mer-cantile edition. 01 the Michig!,n Art-i. an (mailed to dealers only), tha" is possi-ble by the use 01 any other lurniture trade paper. Write for rate carll. MACHINE I1.NIVES P£;'RFECT QUALITY RrGHT PRICES PROMPTi SERVICE ABSOL TE GUARANTEE Dado OJ'Groo",lng Heads. MUel' MaQblaes. Universal Wood Trimm rs, Boring MachInes. Etc. FOX ~ACHINE CO ,IS. N. F, •• , St. .1"".1. . • G!rand R.lllpid•• Mlch. ...-----------------------~--- 32 The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS O!" Plain and Beveled Mirrors, Bent Glass for China Cabinets, Plate Glass for Desks, Table Tops and Shelves. OUf facilities for supplying furniture ma.nufacturers will be understood when we state that we have 10 Glass factories, from Pennsylvania to Missouri; and 13 Mirror plants, located as follows: extending New York Buft'alil ::\liullelipulis Ford Cit.v, DfJ,'eJlport BostoD Pbiladell)hia Cincillnnti St. T"ouh Atlanta KokolUO, Ind. Fa. High Point, l'to-. C. Crystal (:lty, l\fo. Also, our 22 jobbing houses carry heavy stocks in all lines of glass, paints, varnishes aDd brushes a.nd arto located ill the cities nallH~dbelow: . New York-RudMll\ aud l':lJ.lldam StE>. Butrul~312-4-6-8 Pead st,reet. Dostou-41-49 SUdbury, 1-9 Bowker. sts. :Brooklyn-6S5 and 637 Fulton Street, (:hil'ago-H2-452 "'aba!lh A,'enue. I'hiladelphia-Fitcah-n Building, Arch ('In<'inllati-BroadwlIv and Court Sts, and Et,wenth Sts. St. I.ouis-Cor, ,th and I\larkct St8, Da"'cnport-HO-416 Scott Street. 31Innea(lotir;;-MO-510 8. Third st. ele\'clu;nd-149-51-G3 Si.',1l.eca.Street, netrolt-5;~-/'i5 Larned st., E. Omaha.-1G08-10-12 Harney 8tt'eet. Pittslmrgb-l<a-lU3 Wood Street. St. 1'aul-319-51 llUonesota Street. ~'IiIwaukee, 'll"is-492-494 Market 8t. Atlanta, Ga,-30, &2 and 34 S. Pryor St. Rochester, N. Y.-Wilder Building, I\lain Savannah, Ga.-745-749 Wheaton Street. and Exchange Sts. Kansll" City-Fifth and Wyandottli'J sts. Baltimor_221-22j W. Pratt Street. Birmingham, Ala.-2T1d j\.V(l.and 29th St. It needs no argument to show what advantages may be derived from dealing directly with us. AGItNTS ,"01\ THE COULSON PATENT CORNER POSTS AND RATS. WABASH INDIANA GLOBE VISE AND TRUCK CO. Office 321 South Division St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Mfr5, af High Grade Wood Workers Vises AND Faclory Trucks Ouality and Price lalk in factory trucks ilnd we (311 interest you. \Vill you send us your address aod let us write you about them? Write/or PrieM. B. WALTER & CO. ~,""fa""""01 TABLE SLIDES Exclusively WRITE FOR PR.ICES AND DISCOUNT SOMETHING NEW WE have perfected a new GOLDEN OAK OIL STAIN without the use of asphaltum or acid. This stain is the strongest and most pene-trating stain on the market. It entirely pene-trates the wood, leaving no surplus on the sur~ face to penetrate with the filler. Samples furnished on application. -- -~----- -=- \Ve ha'"e over 121lifferent styles of factory and warehouse tTucks to offer. also a complete lil,e of woodworking vises and benches. CRAND RAPIOS WOOD FINISHINC COMPANY 155-69 ELLSWORTH AVt .. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Indianapolis. Indiana Write lor InformatlGn, Prit:es Etc· The Universal Automatic CARVING MACfflNE =::-:c=::: PERFORMS THE WORK OF =-:.----= 25 HAND CARVERS And doe$ the Work Better than it can be Done by Hand _____ . MADE BY -- --- Changes in Firms, Transfers, Etc. H. A. r .eete succeeds :\100re & Leete, Greene, 1a L. G. Cover, Dow City, la., sold out to \iV. C. Rolls. J. H. Hillen, Red \Ving, 11inn., solJ out to G. H. Cook. e. F. :VTumrna, Eagleville, 1'\10., sold OUt to F. Hitchcock. T. E. Cole, Grafton, "V'l. Va., succeeded by Cole & Cruise. George H. Hode succeeds C. \V. Golrnert, ]';ord}lcim. Tex. Belden Bros., Dalton City, Ill., sold Ollt to G. H. 'Nilson. 'Vm. (1'reen & Son, Eldorado, Ark, sold out to C. D. BaTton. Schab & Dixon, Beyer]y. 0., succeeded by Dixon & Twiggs. A G. Robinson, )l"elson, Neb., sold out to John A. Sheele:y. Solomon Bros., Lake Odessa, Mich., succeeded by O. .1\1. Bacheler. E. A. \Veng-ler.. Glasgow, Mich., succeeded by 'N. \Ven-gler & Son. J. B. Dillman & Son, Bloomington, Ill., sold out to Geo. \7'v'. Alexander. Vincent Griggs, Rockville, 110., succeeded by J. ),1. Griggs & Son. Sammons & Patillo, Stamford, Tex., sold to Morris, Means & \Vhittington. Gttthman Bros. Company, YoungstO'lNll, 0., sold out to the II. :rvlcElroy Company. T. E. Davis, 1Iiles Station, Tex., succeeded by the: J ones- McFadden Furniture Company. Cireat Success Furniture Company, Baltimore. Md., solJ to Stern & Co. of Philadelphia. Henry Kassing, St. Louis, ~10., incorporated as the Kas-sing Housefurnishing Company. Vilausatl (V'Vis.) Furniture Company, Harne changed to John Kiefer Furniture: Company. DQrne:r & Sappington, Kingman, Kans., succeeded by the Sappington & Eggleston Company. Klett Bros., Detroit, .Mich., succeeded by Klett & Cain. J. ""V. Hall (Snohomish Furniture Company) Snohomish, \iVash., sold out to Kinch & Son. Furni tune Fires. Devine & ),'IcGrail, cabinet makers, K ew York. R. E. Lewis, Fort \;Vorth, Texas. Loss, $2,500. Thomas ::\lurphy, Old Town, Maine. Loss, $8,000. Sl1llivan & Co., River Rouge, IHich. Loss, $4,000. Keller & Co., Eau Claire, vVis. Loss not reported. Schroeder & Dickinson, St. Pau'l, ]'\1inn. Loss, $3,500. Bell Dana Company, Columbus, Ohio. Loss, $32,000. Syracuse Bedding Company, Syracuse, :\1". Y. Loss, light. B. F. Lockwood, Alliance, :\"eb. January 18. Loss severe. D. L. Foster Furniture Company, Lafayette, Ind. Loss, $200. Robbins Table Company, Owosso, Mich. Dry kilns burned. Horrocks Desk Company, Herkimer, }J. Y. Dry kiln burned. Shilling & Da\'v'son, Gallitzin, Pa. Loss, total; partially insured. H. L. 1I·1cElroy & Co., Youngstown, Ohio, January 20. Loss, total. DuBois & Dickinson, Los Angeles, Cal., ] 8.nuary 19. Loss, $7,500. George Goldenberg, Norristown, Pa. \Varehol1se. Loss, total. Insured. Thomas Kelsall Company, 'Cincinnati, Ohio. Factory plant destroyed. 33 Blow Piping. The advantages of baving a woodworking factory properly piped up for disposillg of the shavings and dust are so many that it is surprising· that even now one occasionally meets with ;J mon \vho is not suFficiently owake to realize it, Then there are otbers who, in their anxiety to save a few hundred r!o11;lrs\vill httllt for the firm or company who will give them the lowest prices. These finns are usually long on promises and short on fulfillments ready to promise anything in order to make a contract, and then in order to save themselves from loss put in poor Inaterial and still poorer construction. ..:\.case in point came to the .v..riter not long since. A cer-tain manufacturcr asked for lIgures from the Grand Rapids Blow Pipe and Dust Arrester Company for piping a furniture
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175. Michigan Artisan; 1909-06-25

Notes:: Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and GRAND RAP1D5 LiBRARY Twenty-Ninth Year-No. 24 JVNE llS. 1909 Semi-Monthly .,...--- --_ .._"/_.,4 __ :.. _ -wenre i9inntors nol iJiilors GRAND RAPIDS CHAIR COMPANY ---_._--., I I GRAND RAPIDS ESTABLISHED 1872 I High Grade Goods at Medium Pric~s ( WE DO NOT MAKE CHAIRS) ' I~-"-------_._--"---_._---------+-----c-----_ ... ! I Our Line Ready Thursday, June 24th 19091 GOODS SHOWN AT FACTORY ONLY ! ----- WE MAKE ----~ Sideboard. Bookca.e. Hall Glasses Buffets Library Table. Hall Tables ServingTable. Hall Racks Den Cabinet. Cbina Clo",t. Hall Seat. Hou.e Desks Mosie Cabinet. Ceda, Lined Che.ts (Take TaylorSt, ClU' North Iu Tr.via Ave.) r- - -_._~II Royal Furniture I ~ I Company II I III I II1 It ,II II ,I IIIII GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Dining Library Bedroom Suites HALL CLOCKS in "Colonial" Style NEW ADAPTATIONS Ready fir Inspection JUNE 24 I '1909 •it II SHOWN AT I I FACTORY I SALESROOM •I I III I II t I ~ • MICHIGAN ARTISAN 1 Will You Join ----------------------_.-. the Ranks? f , III ,II II ,,I II II IIIIIII I!II :, Good impressions arc the most la:sting. Hence, it behool'cS Dealers as well as .l\Jlanufacturers to ex-hibit to the Puhlic articles that impress them as being better than the other fellow's. The Laycock line has this reputation and thot/sands of prosperous dealers are enjoying this merited reputation with us. YVewould like for you to join the ranks. }Iake a showing of Ollr Beds on your floor. The impressions and expre:;sions 1vill cnthuse you. OUf finish and designs are not only the best! but 've cxcell in v,rorkmanship, clean smooth chills and the best reversible side rail connections on the market. Write for catalog illustrating- complete line. OUR LINE Brass Beds Iron Beds Brass and Iron Cribs Institntion Beds Steel Couches and Davenports Child's Upright Folding Beds Child's Stationary and Folding Cribs Cradles Metal and Wood Folding Cots Spiral and Woven Wire Springs It may not be generally kno\vn by Dealers that the Lacquer finish on Brass Beds is of much impor-tance. That's a mistake. It's the most essential fea ture of a Brass Bed. VFe use 011 all of our Brass Beds, the Old English hot process. Each coat of Lacquer is thoroughly baked on, thus assuring- an elegant and permanent finish that will last. Continuous exhibit of our Complete Line at Factory Sales Room. Many new and original designs now ready for July buyers. Call and see us, The T. B. Laycock Mfg. CO. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.. I "------ . No, 583 CHILLESS 2 IN, STEEL PILLAR BED. I ) r-------- - ------ - - - 2 MJCHJGAN ARTISAN I The Posselius Bros. furniture Mfg. c;'- III , II ,, I, II , L DETROIT, MICHIGAN Will make the finest display of DINING EXTENSION TABLES IIII !! II I ever offered by us, at our display rooms, 2d floor, Manufacturers' fxhibition Building, 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago I•II I I I~--------------------------- All of our Pedestal Tables are fitted with the famous DUO-STYLE LOCKS Representatives-Frank A. Kuney, ]. O. Kemp, H. ]. Armstrong. • ---- -- -- --~~ ·dlCHIGAN ARTISAN r------------------------------------~-----------------------------------·--------------. IIIII! IIII !,I ,IIIII III ,!I I,,II IIIII ,II I .Manistee Mfg. Co., III I II ,I ,I I I IIII I,,II I II :I IIII IIII ,I , III I I I I,I ,I ,I ,,,I II I, I, II~---------_. No. 15 Dn.:'sser Wardrobe. Manistee, Mich. No. 17 Dresser Wardrobe. Makers of BEDROOM and DINING ROOM FURNITURE. OUR JULY, L909. CATALOGDffi NOW HEADY; FOR DEALERS ONLY GOOD DESIGNS, MEDIUM IN PRICE AND WELL FINISHED. At 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago, we ~how our full line the year round. We can make prompt delivery for any mixed ..:ars out of Chicago, MIlwaukee or Grand Rapids. Send us your inquiries. No. 14 Ohifforobe IL No. 15 Chifforobe. 3 I III I,, II I,I , I II ,,,II III , I III I IIII I!I I II I I I I j J 4 MICHIGAN ARTISAN •,IMichigan Chai; Company 1 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN I \ 1500 II SAMPLE !I CH A IRS On Exhibition At Michigan's Foremost Chair Factory. We take great pleasure in offering to The Trade for the Coming Season the best and most desirable assortment of patterns we have ever been privi-leged to display. Right up to date! Nothing left undone. Ready! On the opening day, June 24th, '09, and at your service always. 1500 I SAMPLEII cl H A I RS ~~mI909 Michigan Chair Company I GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN East eha>. H. Cox Robt. E. Walton Representative Salesmen: South W. R. Penny West Chns. B. Parmenter Robt. G. Caldtr M. M. Laramy , . -------------------- -- - MICHIGAN ARTISAN --_._---.,II If f I ...-- --"",'.---------------_. Grobhiser-Cabinetmakers Cos. Manufacturers qf MATCHED DINING ROOM and LIBRARY SUITES In QUARTERED OAK, MAHOGANY, CIRCASSIAN WAL-NUT .nd CROTCH MAHOGANY. Also large line Extension, Library, Directors', Office, Den and Odd Tables. Book Cases and Ladies' Desks. SALESROOM: Second Floor Manufacturers' Building, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ...-----_. -----------------------, -------~ I ----------_._----_. Luce..Redmond Chair Company, Ltd. BIG RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Office Chairs, Dining Chairs. Reception Chairs and Rockers. Slipper Rockers. Colonial Parlor Suites. Desk and Dressing Chairs. In Dark and Tuna Mahogany, Birch. Bird's-eye Maple, Quartered Oak and Circassian Walnut. Line on sale in Manufacturers' Building, Grand Rapids. Mich. ...._- ------------ 5 I ---------- -~ -- .\IICIIICi\:\ ARTISAN The Duostyle Question Solved Tyden's latest invention is the climax of the mechanical features which have made the pedestal dining table the most popular and satisfactory style of dining tables It is one of the greatest inventions that has ever been applied to extension dining tables, because it does something that has never been done before, but for which there has been a great demand from the manufacturer, dealer and the consumer. The pedestal of a table equipped always under the center of the top with this device does not have to so it cannot tip over, and the ped-be opened or unlocked when the estal halves are locked together so top is extended to permit insert- they cannot spread apart and the ing and locking in place, one, .two tab I e r U i n e d by war pin g .. or three leaves-the pedestal is This has been brought about by The Tyden Duostyle Lock , the latest invention of E. Tyden. The value was so apparent that it was immediately adopted by the leading dining table manufacturers in the United States, and now every dealer can buy dividing pedestal dining tables fitted with the new T)' den Duo sty I e L 0 c k WITHOUT It fastens the tllble top to the pedestal 80 the pedestalT is always in . the center of the table and permits of the table being opened to admit one, two or three leaves, llnd securely locks each in position with. Out open- T". iog the . pedestal. Of course the table can he extended further if desired by opening the base. EXTRA CHARGE If a dining table is fitted with the Tyden DuoatyJe Lock it mean.: Satisfaction A Guaranteed Lock Pedestal always under center of table top Top cannot be pushed ov:er to one side Leaves can be locked in Top is locked to pedes. tal Base is locked WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE The lock i. part of the table when you bu.y it. The dividing pedestal is also locked on the inside~ so the halves cannot be spread at the bottom, ~ thus: nor the ta~le topsagln the middle. The Tyden Duostyle Lock will be found on eighty pei cent of the pedestl.l dining cables made in the United States and will be shown on the samples in the July mar-ket. Be Sure to Investigate This Lock Before You Place Your Order for Dining Tables this July. It Is Something That You Want to See I -------------- -- - - MICHIGAN ARTISAN ARTISTIC and INEXPENSIVE CATALOGUE COVERS LET US FIGURE ON YOUR PHOTOGRAPHING ENGRAVING and PRINTING •• Rigbt Prices PROMPT DEUVERIES COMPLETE CATALOGS PERFECT WORK MICHIGAN ENGRA VING CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN •, ShoWIlat Grand Rapid. Furniture Exhibition Building Pearl and Lyoll Streets ill the Udell Space L YOUR EXPENSES WILL BE ,PAID 1 CHICAGO By the .Extr. Pro You W1UMake If You Buy Nat: flUSH THAT BUTTON "1JLePuSl. Four Lines In One You can order some upholstered, some with loose cushions-all interchang, able. With foot-reat or without foot-reat -all interchangeable. CarJ one.quarter !!.much stock with !'2!!! times the selling power. THE wide-awake dealer who is looking for the biggest sales and best su cess in Morris Chairs, will take advantage of the Royal line. Royal chairs are natural sellers. Your customer can't get aW;jJ from the Royal, "the Push-Button Kind." You can do a prosperous Morr Chair business on a remarkably small investment if you handle Royal Chair because you have available in one line what you otherwise would have 1 carry four lines to secure. The push-button feature takes the Royal away from the old-fashion~ l\.Iorris Chairs, and makes it a bigger and much easier sellel Chai c -------------------------------- - DUR EXPENSES WILL BE PAID TO .!.RAND RAPIDS BYoyu.hWeI~llxM.r.akPerofib nally Advertised ~uttonKind U Your salesman can Push the Button and easilv make a demonstration on nf floor which will impress and convince any cu~tomer. Royal Chairs are unapproached in this unique feature; they are adjust-le to anyone of nine inclinations oy a finger touch on a button, \v.ithout :turbance to the occupant's comfort-no rod to fall out or bother with. \Vherever Royal Chairs are kllov.,rn, no other ~ilorris Chairs will satisfy. Royals are fully guaranteed. (\Ve furnish repairs free on any part should 'J be needed.) Made in eighty-five patterns, Oak, Mahogany and Imitation Mahogany. I Remember, that the Royal is the only push-button chair on the market. e only :rvIorris Chair with an actual, individual talking point, something to ~ abol1t and interest a customer. i Our National Advertising Campaign makes it doubly easy for you to I I the ROYAL line. All inquiries \vill be sent to local dealers. "\Alrite I catalog, prices, etc. urgis, ichi-n All Inquiries Referred to Our Dealers r - 10 MICHIGAN ARTISAN rI •I: •I The Spencer & Barnes Co.II I!I IIIII ! BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN HAVE A Large New Line for July Solid Mahogany Birdseye Maple Circassian Walnut Qyartered Oak Full line of samples shown at 1319 Mich-igan Ave., CHICAGO, fourth floor. I IjI j• SALESMEN F', T. Ptimpton «Co., Chicago a.nd Middle West. M. A. Harmon, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, Charles E. Zerfass. Metropolitan District. Samuel Cragg. New Ellglalld. Byron Mercer, Texas and Pacific Coast. Catalog free to dealers. --- ----------------- --_.- DISPLAYS GRAND RAPIDS-Second Floor, Furn· ltUfe Exh.ibitiot\ BuiMing. CHICAGO-All the year round, Cbica-go Furniture Exchange, 14th and Wabash Ave. and in the New York Furniture EXl:h.ange. Rockford frame and fixture Co. ROCKFORD. • ILLINOIS II 1 MICHIGAN ARTISAN ----_._--------------- ._-,-.---,II, III r! SIKES CONSOLIDATED CHAIR COMPANY ,, I II ;,I I II I !I,,I Sikes Chair Company, Buffalo, N. Y. The Sikes Company, Philadelphia, Pa. EXHIBITS J Manufacturers' Exhibition Building, 1319 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO. 1 New Ycrk Furniture Exchange, lexinglon Ave. and 43d SI., NEWYORK. The most up to date and carefully selected line of Dining Chairs, Saddle Seat Rockers and Office Chairs will be shown for the Fall trade. A popular line of Mission Chairs will be sold at close prices, as per the Sikes idea. To harmonize in design and finish, with the mmt sought for types of dining room furniture, new slip seat diners have been brought out, in Colonial, Elizabethan, Dutch Renaissance and Shnaton. Many of these new patterns have already met with large advance sales, as they combine the luxury of good taste with a moderate outlay. YOUR INSPECTION AND CONSIDERATION INVITED. ~_._------ -_._---.---_._--------- .,------------------------------ Our line of _ China Closets Buffets and Bookcases is more complete and up~to-date than ever. before. Samples shown in Chicago only, 1319 Michigan Ave., Manufact. urers' Exhibition Bldg., firstRoor, opposite elevator. In charge of exhibit: F. P. Fi.her, N. P. NII!!J.otl.Ferd Lpllu. Rockford Standard Furn. Co., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 11 IIi I1 -------- - 12 MICHIGAN ARTISAN rVisit ou;-Show Roo~s and see the Best Line · I of DAVENPORT BEDS in the market We will have the right styles at the right prices and made to give satisfaction. Don't miss cQmin~ to see the line, it will pay yon. Couches Parlor Leather Furniture Rockers t t Show Rooms35~to 41 N. Capital Ave. Ask for catalogues. I THOMAS MADDEN, SON & CO., Indianapolis, Ind. I t.- __.. ,..--.- .... t The Ford & Johnson Co. CHICAGO This is one of OUf popular Hotel chairs. Our chairs are found in all the leading . Hotels in the country. The line includes a very complete assort-ment of chairs, rock-ers and settees of all grades; Dining Room flll-niture, Reed and Rat tan furniture, Special Order furni-ture, etc. OlIr (lORlplele haa of SlIlQ-pies are displayed fp The lord .8" Johnson Bm1dinll. 14lt3-S7 WaL'lIL Ave •• In_ c1adinll: a. apecial displa, of Botel FUl"Iliture. All fU1'11ituredealers are cordially invited to visit our building.' ,... -- ~ I UNION FURNITURE CO. ! ROCKFORD. ILL. I I China Closets I I Buffets I t Bookcases! I We lead ;n S'yle. eonibudion II ond F;";'h. See our Catologue. I, Our .line on permanent exh.ibi~ cion 7th Floor, New Manufact_ urers' Building, Grand Rapids. I. -----_._-------~ ., .-------.. --.. I!Mo(rton /louse Am..... PI.n) R..... $2.50 and Up. Hotel PantJind (European Plan) Ra .... $1.00 and Up. IGRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I : The Noon Dinner Served at the Pantlind for 500 is i THE FINEST IN THE WORLD. I! J. BOYD PANTUND, Prop • • I1 • MICHIGAN ARTISAN 13 --------- - The I ~extro Mf~.(0. I Cincinnati, O. II ,--'---_._---- I II The III ~----. Makers of CHEAP, MEDIUM and FINE DINING TABLES AND "ALL RACKS in Oak. Mahosany and Walnut AU shades and finishl$. Write for Catalog. Permanent Exhibit 1319 Michigan Ave.• C"ICAGO. ILL. Sextro Manufacturing CO. CINCINNATI. OHIO -------------------- ------------------_._-'----., L Sligh's Sele& Styles Sell and Satisfy Many New Fea'ure, Added for 'he Fall Season Everything for the Bedroom [ Medium alld Fille Quality) Office and Salesroom corner Prescott and Buchanan Streets, Grand Rapids, Mich. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE 14 MICHIGAN ARTISAN Upon the receipt of a request from any responsible dealer, catalogues illustrat-ing, pricing and describing the QEick Sc:lIing Lines of the Big Six Car Loading Asso-ciation will be forwarded. THE KARGES FURNITURE CO. Made by The Kargt's Furuiture Co. The Big Six Manufacturers of Evansville possess unequalled facilities for ship-ping goods promptly. All have sidings in or adjoining their factoric:s and cars can be dispatched direct over the great railroad systems of the East, South and West. '. _I I. Manutacturers of Chamber Suites. Wardrobes, ChiHoniers, Odd Dressers\ ChifforQbes . .THE BOSSE FURNITURE co. Manufacturers of Kitchen Cabinets, K. D. Wardrobea, Cupboards and Safe" in imitation golden oak, plain oak and quartered oak. THE WORLD FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Mantel aod Upright Folding Beds, Buffets, Hal' Trees, China Closets, Combination Book and Library Cases. THE GLOBE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers ot Sideboards in plain oak, imitation guartered oak and solid quarrered oak, Chamber Suites. Odd Dresser~, Beds and Chif. foniers in imitation quartered oak, imitation mahogany and imitation golden oak. THE BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of the uSuperior" Line of Parlor. Library, Dining and Dressing Tables. THE METAL FURNITURE CO. Manutacturers of uHygiene" Guaranteed Brass and Iron Beds, Cribs, Wire Springs and Cots. • ~1Ie HI GA N ART I SAN 15 I!I I!I IIIIIIIII I! .IIII ,II I III I II I, I II• ,,III II I I III . IIIIII II f II III I f I:I ---------------_._-------_._-------------~ I I!II , I !I III II I IIIII II IIII I IIIIII II II III II f, III !!II 1\1ade b~' Globe Furlliture Cu Made by Bodcslege Furniture Co. M,tdt: by Bu\kste~<;: Fundture Co. Made by World Furniture Co. r MICHIGAN •! Sh61buvill6 D6Sk 60. ARTISAN I Ij I!I! III ! IIII SHELBYVILLE, IND. MANUFACTURERS OF = OfflGE = fURNITURG Write for latest catalogue. ...-.---.------------ --J MORTISER COMBINED MACHINE No.3 WOOD LATHE COlllplete Outfit of HAND and FOOT POWER MACHINERY WHY THEY PAY THE CABINET MAKER He ca.n save a manufacturer's profit as weH as a dealer's profit. He can make more money with less capital invested. He can hold a better alld more satisiactory trade with bis customers. He can manufacture in as good .tyle and finlsb, and at as Jow cost as the factories. The local canine-t maker bas been forced into only the dealer's trade and profit, because of machine manufactured goods of factories. An outfit of Barnes' Patent Foot and Hand-Power Machinery, reinstates the cabinet maker with advantages equal to his competitors. If desired, these machines will be sold on tridl. The purchaser can ha.ve ampl~ time to test them in hi~ own shop and Orl the work he wishes them to do. lJescrlptitu catalo(fU« and price list/ree. w. f. Ii. JO"N BIIRNr:S CO.,654 Ruby St ••Rockford. III. FORMER OR MOULDER HAND TENONER Ner. 4, SAW (ready for rippillg) HAND CIRCULAR RIP SAW No. 4, SAW (ready for cross-cutting) No.2 SCROLL SAW No. '1 SCROLL SAW GRAND RAM!)S PUBLIC LIBRARY 29th Year-No. 24. ------=====-= ~--=-._-=- ~-==.= = ===-=-= GRAND RAPiDS, MICH.. JUNE 25, 1909. $1.00 per Year. A Struggle Between Markets. A renewal of the typev,rriter and printing press cam-paign of Chicago vs Granel Rapids or Grand Rapids vs Chicago (it matters little how the plan be framed) broke out anew l,vhcn the fol1ovving appeared in one of the daily nC1vspapers of Grand Rapids: CHICAGO, June J i.-Chicago will fire the first gun of a bitter struggle for supremacy bet"vcen the local furniture market and that of Grand Rapids \vhen the furniture exposition opens here July 1. Plans for a campaign that will place Chicago at the head of all other cities in the manufacture and sale of furniture and eliminate Grand Rapids as a power in the furni-ture field are being developed. The Chicago Furniture :.'.1arket association, compos-ed of the largest local interests. has Lcen organ izecl to boost this market Tons of literature will be sent out in the campaign and manufacturers who exhibit here will take a personal hanel in thc fight for supre-macy all during the July exposition, The event will be a critical period in the history of both cities. The rivalry hetween the t\vo has been keen in the past. but it has been polite. '!\T01V more aggressive measures will he taken. Thc abovc bellig-erent dispatch \vas presented to the Grand Rapids Furniture ~1anllfactl1rers' a-=.socia-tion at its annual banquet on the above elate in the ne,v Furniture 11cn's c1ubrooms. Although there were no representatives of the newspapers present, Robert \,'V. Irwin, president of the association, stated after the meeting that the nlf.::mber,"i of the association accepted the ne,v.">as a huge joke, "It's all tommyrot." said l\ir. Invin. li\\'herever tbe manufacturing stronghold of the furniture industry is locat.ed there will al.o:o be found the market and the central point of the exhibition field, and the Chicago lranufactnrers know it. They tried the same thing- tv;;ro years ago and tried to wipe Grand Rapids off the map as a power in the furnjtur~ field. They put up an ex-hibition building and of course the:v ~:ot a inv manu-facturers. to leave this city antI exhibit there, Last year. ho\vt'ver, they \Vefe all hack in Grand Rapids with their samnles. uThe Gra'ld R1-Dids furniture rna'l"facttners are not afraio of hsing· their posihJIl as lc::tders of the l.vorld, either in the lnaking or the exhibiting of the:r goods. Chicago can never gain the supremacy in the furniture market, no matter h{w/ hard it tries. That dispatch is vvind from the \VincIy City. George A. Davis of the Stow & Davis Table com- Inny \vas in Chicago Tucsday and as a guest attend:ed the annual banquet and meeting of the Chicago Furni-ture association. He rcports that very little Was talked then of the ;(bitter battle for supremacy." HAs a furniture lnarket Chicago has one advantage o\·'er Grand Rapids. and that is not sufficient to estab-lish the supremacy th~re;" said he. "Buyers who viSit that market. coming- from points covered by the Central. \Vestcrn and Southern Traffic association, get one and a third rate for the round trip. Buyers who come here have to pay full fare. The Chicago asso-ciation secured the concession through the co-:-operative efforts of the Chicago chamber of commerce and the reduced tate is on the certificate plan. If the Chicag0 association can get reduced rates this city dVJltld attempt to get ratcs as favorable. \Ve ought to do something about it." ",,'"hen the !\IanufaeturersJ building was erected in in Grano Rapids," said VV. D, Bishop of the Bishop Fllrnitttre COtHpany, "the furniture market of the ""vorJd for high grade and l11CditlHl furniture was anchored in Crand Rapids permanently. Had Chicago stated its feverish attempt to gain the supremacy before that they might have sllcceeded. "Vhen the manufacturers of the city put as much money in stocks into a ventuPe as the local furniture makers have it means that they are going to exhibit their go:x15 in Grand Raoids and not in Chicago or anyl.vhere else. And where Gra"Hl Rapids manufact'-1rers shcnv their goods other maml-factl1rers thr-oughout the country will do likewis~. Chicago lJE":)pleI1'1v0 tried to scare: the lo(:al t1la·~if··s before, but thev he1rly succeeded in doing- th:1J: It is a spas1ll0rFc a~tempt to frighten local manufacturers. Gra~d R'1nicls is the centralized furniture l1iarket anel so it ""vi))remain." T'rcm the foregoing' interviews it is app':Hent that 110t l1'uch heat has been generated to date. The cam- "·':("·1 "'ill !"erve to advertise both markets thoroughly antI hring out a large Dumber of buyers. @ * (0) The manufacturer who pretends to maintain the selling- price f"r the retailer and who does not do it, is far l.vorse tha <1 the one who makes no pretense to maintenance of prices. r - ~.- .-- ~~-------~--- ---"---------- - - .- 18 MICHIGAN The furniture factories of Rockford are preparing to show their fall lines in Grand Rapids, Chicago and ~ ew York. The Rockford Chair and Furniture com-pany will. have a choice exhibit of dining room and li-brary furniture in the Blodgett block, Grand Rapids. Their new line of extension dining tables will be un-usually strong, and in china closets, buffets there will be nothing to be desired. Of course everybody ex-pec~ s the best in library furniture from this hous1el and E. C. Goodrich, Frank Crone, Hughes O'Brien, H. L. D. Fiscus and Billy Mahar with several other bright salesmen will be On the spot to prove every claim the company makes for this line. Buell Pease and the Rockford Union will be On dis-play in the Manufacturers' buildiug, Grand Rapids. Buell and the line make a nice show, especially the line, composed of library and combination bookcases, china buffets, etc. The Rockford Frame and Fixture company show their famous "Eft and Eft" line in Grand Rapids, Chi-cago and "little old :'<ew York." The Grand Rapids exhibit will be on the second floor, north hall of th.e Furniture Exhibition building. It will consist of ele-gant new pieces in dining r00111 furniture----complete suites, in oak and mahogany. Also a new line of music cabinets, with an additional dressing table line, and the ever popular shaving stands in all the favorite woods and finishes. The full line is also shown all the year in the Furniture Exchange, 14th and ,Va-bash avenue. The New York exhibit will be in the Furniture Exchange. Under the intelligent and pro-g- ressive management of J\fr. A. G. Hoffman the cQm~ pany is steadily growing in the favor of the trade. The IVfechanics Furniture company has long been one of the most popular becauS'e One of tbe best of the Rockford lines. There will be many new patterns of dining room suites cornp1ete--'-':'buffets, dining tables. serving tables and china closets. Of course there • The "erkimer "otel EUROPEAN PLAN GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, II in conpectioD I Service iI Ia Calte. 6 a.m.w II p.m. Table d·Hok: Din- I pe~1 ~:30 kI 8 p. m·. ! dairy. al SOc. Rateat 75e to $2.00 per day. I:f I• • Running hot and cold waler. telepnone. clothes' closel. electric Jillbt, steiIID heal. etc. in e=h room, ImDllleull'ltet iled public and privale badll. English. Mi•• i<J11 •• d Colonial Cafe South bound Wealtby-Scriblle1" ax from Union or GfllowJ Trunk. IlUtiotlll. Five main CIlr bDes PaSS the door. • ARTISAN will be the eustomary fine showing of library furniture, This line will be on exhibition on the third floor, 1319 Michigan avenue, Chicago in eharge of S. }. LeRoy, }. E. Hanvcry, L. O. Fosse and C. F. Holmes. The Rockford Standard Furniture company will show additions to their large line of dining room furni-ture consisting of china closets, buffets and bookcases. The line will be On exhibition on the first floor, 1319 l\1ichigan avenue, Chicago, in charge of F. P. Fisher, N. P. Nelson and Fred Luger. The company have re-cently issued one of the finest catalogues ever sent out from Rockford. The cover is beautifully embossed, with a knight on horseback waving the standard. The Made by Rockford Frame and Fixture Co., Rockford. Ill. cuts and printiug are artistic and the whole book-56 pages and cover-is. one that every furniture -merchant should keep. The ,Vest End Furniture company wiII show their full line on the third floor of the Furniture Exchange Grand Rapids. It will consist of library and dining room furniture in oak and mahogany and will be the best ever made by this company . "Yohnny Yohnson" is coming to town with a full line of the. Rockford National Furniture compauy. "Yohnny" is' a pretty strong swede, and likes to get on the top shelf, or as near' as possible, so instead of showing his lin1('on'the second floor of the Furniture Exchange he is going up to the fourth floor of the same building. The Kational line of library and din-ing rOOm furnitute is one of the best of the Rock-ford tines. and will be much sought for. @ * @ A price cutter has been aptly defined as "one who sold goods at less than a maintained price fixed by a manufacturer, and who sold staples at lower than a fair profit." -------------------------------- - 12 MICHIGAN ARTISAN • IIIIIl III MADE BY NELSO~·MATl'ER FCRt-ilTURE COMPANV GRAND RAP[QS, MfCH. ....--------------------------------- 19 , • 2U MICHIGAN ARTISAN EVRNSVILLL Business with the furniture manufacturers of Evans-. ville is on ~heupward grade and prospects for a. live fall trade are very good at this time. The" recent rains in Texas have stimulated trade and a good business in the soutlnvest may be looked for during the rest of the year. IVJostof the Evansville factories are operated on a nine hour a day schedule while a number ar,e fun-ning ten hours. Inquiries are more numerous than MLdeby Globe Furniture Vo .. Evansville, Ind. they were last month and both the manufacturers and retail men are of the opinion that the general market is better than it \-vas a short time ago. Th'c local trade has su:1cred '-Omt eluring the past two weeks by reason of the street car strike which is still on at this writing. Crops in this section are promising and with the passing of harvest it is believed trade will be much better. Chair manufacbrers are very busy nO\V and are ex-pecting a good fall ttade. P. B. Fellwock, of the Fellwock Auto and Manu-facturing company and, secretary and treasurer of the Bockstege Furniture company. says business with both concerns is good, and he is quite optimistic over the outlook. The ann~lal outing al1C1P1Cll1C of the Evansville Furnitllre i\.1anufacturers· assoc:atlon was held on-lIvlon-day, June 14. The steamer D. A. Nisbet and barge were used to carry th.e~pkasure seekers up the Ohio .. river to the mouth of Cypress creek where the day was spent. About 125 people made the trip. There was good music and refreshments were served. \Vhen the boat landed the boys enjoyed a game of baseball. The com-mittee having charge of the outing were "Gus" Stoltz of the Stoltz-Sshmitt Furniture company; Eli D. Miiler of Eli D. Miller and Company, and president' of the Evansville Furniture J'v:Ianufacturers' association; ~like Breger of the Specialty Furniture company; JOhn Zutt, of the. Evansville, :\{irrorand Beveling company and Fred Stoltz of the Crown Chair company. Mike Bre-ger proved to be the biggest fish eater while A. F. Karges caught more of the finny tribe than anyone else Fred Bockstege, a capital story teller, told how he fought the Indians eighty-five years ago in the wilds of Indiana. Oscar Klamer told his friends how he ex-pected to be elected councilman from the first ward and Eli D. Miller who is a candidate for councilman at large admitted that his ,election was a foregone con-clusion. "Business is very good with 115/' is the way Eli D. Miller, the well known folding bed manufacturer expressed himself. He says his plant is busy and that he has received some very large orders this summer. Fred Gumbert. of the R. and G. Furniture company which concern operates. one of the largest retail stores here, will attend the exposition at Grand Rapids in July. He never misses these expositions and says he would advise all furniture men to attend. The bankers of the first Indiana congressional dis~ trictheld a big meeting here on Tuesday, Jun'e 15 and Benjamin Bo~se of the Globe Furniture company WJ.5 one of the speakers. His address on :iThe Business Outlook" he handled very ably. Mr. Bosse is recog· nized as one of the best informed furniture manufac-turers of the country. The new Furniture Exchange building at the cor-ner of Fourth and Vine streets is a v,lffy busy place these days and there are numerous visitors at the build-ing each day. Manager Charles Gilbert is kept busy attending to the wants of the visitors. The exhibits show up well 'and have attracted buyers here from the various parts of the country. The new wareho'Jse of the Henders')n Des~( com-pany at Henderson, Kentucky, has hen completed. Erl\vard Ploeger, of the Bosse Furniture company is interested in this company. :Mr. Ploeger reports bus-iness very good. The E. Q, Smith Chair company are pushil1\T the work on their new factory. One building will be 50xl50 feet with a wing 45x25. 'When these have been completed two other buildings ,vill be erected. one 50xl50 and another 3Ox100 feet. "Business is very good with us," said Charles Fri.-se of the \NorId Furniture company. "\Ve have had a very nice trade all season and T Ieok for a very ac~ t've fall trade. Things seem to be getting b'etter all over the country. Crop revorts are encouraging and the farmers seem to be enjoying prosperity in this section." C. \\T. B. -- ~- ------' MICHIGAN The Spencer and Barnes Line. The Spencer & Barnes company of Benton Har-bor, I\TichiganJ have brought out a flew litle of heu-room furniture, calculated to please the trade, It is made in solid mahogany! Circassian walr1l1t, birers-eye maple and quartered oak, and will be on sale on the Mad<:J by Tnt! Spencdr and. Barnt::8 COWPi:luy, Benton Harbor, Mich. fourth floor of the Furniture i\Tanfacturers' Exhibi-tion building, 1319 :Michigan avenue, Chicag-o. This is really one of the most tasty lines of bedroom furniture On the market. IVfany of the <.1resscrs and chiffoniers possess features that will not be found in any other line. The construction and finish will be in keeping with the beautiful \ivoods in which the samples are made. Salesmen: F. T. Plimpton & Company, Chicago and middle vvest; ~I.A. Harmon, New York, Penn-sylvania and Ohio; Charles E. Zerfass, metropolitan district; Samuel Cragg, New England.: B.vroll l\Iercer, Texas and Pacific coast. Catalogues free to dealers. 011 :;: @ Will Spend Ten Weeks Abroad. John ~l\lO'vatt, superintendent of the Grand Rapids Chair company, accompanied by his daughter, "vill sail for Europe June 28, and "\villspenJ ten weeks on the continent and in the British isles. He \vill take ad-vantage of the opportunities presented to study the work of the designers and manufacturers of furniture, but recreation is the main purpose of the tour. @ :I: @ It is stated that the buyers exchange in Philadel-phia, although conducted ably and well, which trans-acts an enormous amount of business enabling mem-bers to purchase goods advantageously has never made a profit on the business done. ARTISAN 21 No. 537. 28x42 top. I Quarter Sawed Oak, Cross $7 50 ' Band Rim, Polished, -. • I You can't make money faster than by buying this fine ltbrary I Table by the dozen, unless you make up a c/tt!oadout of this and other good things we have to show you. PALMER MANUFACTURING CO. I I 1015 to 1043 Palmer Ave.. DETROIT MICH. ~f------------------------------------------------·--------l--~ I, II ,,II! I,,I ,,, I,I II I f, I,I I! -----... No Stock complete without the Eli Beds in Mantel and Upright. E I 0 M LL R &. C Evaft&vlll •• Iftdla •• L • I EO. Write for cUts and prJces I O~ SALE IN FURNITURE EXCHANOE, CHICAQ(j. .---------------------~------- 22 MICHIGAN ESTABLISHED 1880 '"Ulil-IS .... " liT MICHIGAN ARTiSAN CO. ON TH~ 10THAND 25TH 0 ... EACH MONTH OFFICE-l08, 110. 112NORTH DIVISIQN ST.• GR~ND RAPIDS, MICH. ENTERIED liII THE F'OSTOFFICE AT GlI'AND IlA"lll~, MICH., /18 SECOND C~A88 MIlTTl!It. An important undertaking of the Chicago Associa-tion of Commerce is to have an exposition of goods manufactu.red in the State of Illinois. For this pur-pose all the great retail e5tablishmen~s during a cer-tain period in the month of August will contain ex-hibits of goods made in Chicago and the manufacturing towns of the state. For at least three days the State street and Vvabash avenue windows will be given up exclusively to the display of home-made products. Goods manufactured outside of the state will be ri-gidly excluded. From the viewpoint of the Illinoisan manufacturer the plan is a good one. '" '" Perhaps in the past the Artisan has not fully discussed the great advantages derived by dealers in furniture who go to the expositions when in need of stock. The strongest arguments in favor of market buying are the exhibits.. To realize the force of these arguments a few days must be spent in Grand Rapids, New York or Chicago. \V ords cannot express the facts so well as the goods on exhibition. '" '" \ViIliam C. Brown, president of the New York Cen-tral railroad, in an interview recently published stated that "'the business people are most interested in hav-ing the tariff matter disposed of ".rithout further de-lay than they are in what the bill shall actually con-tain." But the politicians in congress are more inter-estedin what the vested interests yield to themselves than in expediting the passage of the bill. '" '" The Commercial Travelers Congress, in session at San Francisco recently, passed a -resolution requesting the several railroad traffic associations to issue an inter-changeable mileage book for a minimum of 5,000 miles, to be sold for a lower rate per mile than the rates now prevailing. 0\< '" Quite a Ilumbe,r of traveling salesmen who declared that they would retire from the road with the dose of the January season this year, will be found lined up in the exposition buildings ready to take orders as usual, next month. '" '" Chippendale, the much discussed English cabinet maker, of a century or more ago, was undoubtedly in- ARTISAN spired in making his designs by the French, yet he in-fused a large measure of perso~a1ity in his work. '" '" A wrong impression is often conveyed in the word "style." \Vhen properly used it means a consistent, artistic ex presson, produced either by simple or elaborate and costly effects, '" '" The popularity of "English stvles" indicates that the American people do not hate the English as they did in the n1iddle of the past century. '" 'I-quite a number of lines If the royal Anne knew it she would approve the Queen Anne \vil1 dominate offered for sale this season. a good thing when she sav.' designs. <i'» * @ Large Endorsement of the DuoStyle Table, Of late there has perhaps been nothing in the fur-niture line that has caused as much interest among manufacturers as the New D1.105t)'le type of dining table. This construction and the use of. the Duo- Style Lock has brought out a type of table which must commend itself to the buying public, and therefore ap-peal to the dealer who is recognizing its merit, and stocking his floor with it. In its use the top can be ex-tended while the pillar remains closed so doing away with the unsightly, and up to this time, divided pillar. Also is the top so locked on the regular solid pillar table that 011eto three leaves can be inserted, and yet. bring the pillar under the middle of the table and avoid unbalancing or necessitating the ill looking drop leg. Over i5?(J of -the product in extention tables has been licensed to manufacture this constructon and it goes without saying that this type will be the leading fea-ture in the table market this season. Not only is the manufaeturerprotected in the use of the lock which is beyond question the most perfect, but the construc-tion using the extending slides is also patented and these manufacturers are also in possession of licenses on san1e. Dealers will do well to examine these tables as the public is sure to demand them. @) * @ Fortieth Anniversary. E.H. Foote and wife celebrated the fortieth anni-versar. y of their 'wedding at their home in Grand Rapids On June 16. All of the children and mauy friends joined in making the occasion a memorable One. F. Stuart Foote, 'William Howe Foote, Mrs, L. Seal Reynolds and Mrs C. S. Dexter, their wives or hus-bands and an interesting flock of grandchildren con-tributed to the'pleasurers of the event. Mr. Foote is the treasurer of the Grand Rapids Chair company, presi-dent of the Imperial Furniture company, member of the board of managers of the Michigan Soldiers' home and a popular resident of the Furniture City. MICHIGAN ARTISAN Jl)HN D. ROCKEFELLER'S DINl!\G ROOM. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER'S LIBRARY. 24 MICHIGAJ-: ARTISAN ...----- ._-_._--------------------------------- .... RICHMOND CHAIR CO. RICHMOND, INDIANA DOUBLE CANE LINE "SLIP SEATS" - the latest and best method of double seating. Catalogues to the Trade. John Wanamaker and his Stores. On June 12 the cornerstone of the new \Vana-maker store in Philadelphia Was laid, in the presence of a great crowd. A number of distinguished guests were present, who took part in the excerises. The building will be the largest retail store in the world and will cover an entire block containing forty-five acres of floor space; hetween Chestnut, lVlarket, J llujper anJ Thirteenth streets. It is in process ef erection on the site of the old store building in which business is car-ried On at the same time. Speeches were made by the governer of the state and others including John \Vanamaker who said that he intended "that 110 man or boy who had to work for a living and who was in his employ need go without a sound education." So the new \\lana maker building will also be the home of the American U ni versity o-f Trade and Applied Commerce, which is a part of the \Vanamaker organization. The PhilaJelphia courts granted a charter for it on December 10. 1908. Included in the university curriculum are cer-tain branches of the trades, such as dressmaking, dr,ess cutting, shirt cutting, shirt making, millinery, art em-broidery, watch and clock repairing, engraving, up-holstering, carpet making and laying and other special technical work of a purely trades character. Vniversity qnarters will be built as part of the store equipment, with classrooms, merchandise, clinic rDoms, study rooms, laboratories, gymnasiums and rest rooms. John \Vanamaker began his career as a mercha.l1t in 1861, when, as senior member of the firm of \Vana-mak< er & Brown, he opened a clothing- store at the cor-ner of Sixth and Market Streets. He called his new business Oak Hall, and it was located On what had originally been the residence of General Washington. It was while directing Oak Hall that Mr. \Vanamaker began those rules of selling which have practically r' voluti.onlzerl the retail business of this country. In 1876, the y"ar of the Centennial, his busiuess .--------------------------------------------- had expanded to such an extent that he purchased the old Pennsylvania freight depot at Thirteenth and Mar-ket streets, and opened it up as a general retail merchan-dizing establishment. The vastness of this store, its large stocks, and its methods of selling attracted at-tention all over the country, and business began to grow by enormous bounds. Year by year more property was taken in until the John \Vanamaker store embrac-ed the eutire block between Chestnut and Market aud Juniper and Thirteenth streets. 1\1r. \Vanamaker received a circular of congratu-lation signed by some 10,000 employes in both the local and the Ne\v York stores shortly before tbe exercises began. Just as SOOn as the stone was being placed in pos-ition, -an electric flash was sent to New York, and for a few minutes every person· employed in the stDre there stood still as a mark of respect to the ceremony. A great many representatives from the New York store \vitnessed the cornerstone laying. After the exercises were over, the cadets and girl buglers march~-. ed under the direction of Major Scott of the State Fencibles around city hall and to their armory. @ * @ An Attractive Announcement. The Royal Chair company of Sturgis, Michigan, have sent out novel announcements to the trade of their displays for the fall seaSOn in Grand Rapids and Chi-cago. The June bride ready for the occasion adorns the front of the folder. The back cover shows one of their "cDmfy" Royal chairs occupied by a "mere man" who is in the act of using the push button at-tachment. Illustrations from the company's complete new line take up the inside pages. The exhibits are in the "Big Building," Gra'nd Rapids, Pearl and Lyon streets, and in Chicago at 1300 \Vabash avenue in the George D. Williams building during the June-July season. L MICHIGAN ARTISAN .. -------------------------------l I D. L. Conrey Furniture I I I Company I III Shelbyville, Indiana II I I I MAKERS OF ! I ' : CHINA CLOSETS, MUSIC CABINETS, I : MUSIC BENCHES, COMBINATION I ! . CASES, LIBRARY CASES. ! ! I t Remember to write U.I fot' Catalog. We want you to lee our line. ~ I I I ! II GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN I Top Floor Furniture Exhibition Building ! I p~,", Exhibi. wi.h GEO. D. WILLIAMS CO .• 1300 Mioobi"""A"., Cbiugo I "'- --_....--------------------- . ..---------- i I II IIII , I I ._---------------_._---, II II Hot Blast Feather Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Manufacturers of FURNITURE CITY BEDDING LINE No matter where you are located we wane you to care-fully inspect our exhibit of bedding this season when you visit the market. It will pay you to do so. A COMPLETE LINE OF Mattresses Springs Pillows I I --------------.----------...--------------------' Ranging in price from the cheapest to the very best, Exhibiting 3rd Floor, North Half, Furniture Exchange Building 2S ;u';": ~ 0 "'~0" if> ..""..,, "~' ''u"" I0~ I 0 : z'" I 0 I I II ,I , ,I IIIII,II ,------------------------------- -- , 26 MICHIGAN ARTISAN ..------------~-_.-------_._-- I .--------._-------------------------_._-- MICHIGAN ARTISAN 2, Rockefeller's Furniture. The styles of Sheraton, Hepplewhite and the Adams Brothers prevail in the furnishings of John D. Rocke-fellerls magnificent country home on the Hudson, near New York. The 111CrSt striking feature of the rooms as a whole is the white panelled ""vood-work ,vhi<:.h serves as a Ma.de by Rockford Franle and Fixture Co., Rockford, Ill. background for the various decorative beauties of this period. The ,valls of the drawing room are panellc<l in the balance of plain and ornarnented surfacct-i char-acteristic of the Adam period. The drawing room is regarded as an uncommonly successful exposition of the characteristics of the Adam style. '['he long rec-tangular panels are especially typical of the Adam brothers' work The plain panel over the chirnney-piece is especially severe, but shows in its decoration all the characteristics of the Adam school. The win- Jaws in these rooms have square tops, the Hround cur-tains" to which Sheraton devoted a part of his book on upholstery being reserved tor the dining 'and living rooms. The dining room has more ornate carved sur-faces than the drawing rOom and the furniture is Chinese Chippendale. The dining room is distin-guished by the rare lattice work. As a nuance in the school of Chippendale there is a side table in this de-signer's French manner-rare since tbis c1e"votion to foreign goods continued such a short time-and still unmistakably English, The simplicity of the entahlature counterbalances the elaborate ornamentation of the chimneypicce. The metal masks of the four branched sconces are made to match the smaller masks of the fireplace. Details appropriate to the period are the fire screens Jane in the manner of Angelica Kaufman and the lamp shades also true to the Chinese suggestion of Chippendale not only in their pictures but in their form as well. The rooms ':o,rith the round top windows have elaborate hangings of richly harmonious colors. An exception to the rule of white panelled wood-work and mahogany is found in :Mr. Rockefeller's office which is done in oak. It conforms to the decorative idea of the period of IVilliam and Mary. The wood vvark is rich brO\vn in color and the furnishings of a deep recl. The sofa and chairs are in upholstery of glowing red with a srnall design. The round top win-dov,,' s are hung with harmonious draperies and the en-tire walls are composed of the red oak. There is a red rug on the door to match the furni-ture and the lights are placed in the brackets made in direct imitation of candelabra of the period. The ·por-traits of famous French financiers hang on the walls and then, anachronistic pendent, is a typewriter, which is about the unly thing in the room to suggest modern' husiness. The mouldings on the long oak panels are without ornament, while at either side of the round top win-do\ vs are pilasters meeting a perfectly single cornice. An old mirror of Queen Anne design hangs over the chimney hearthl \vhich contains no shelf. The wall treatment of this room is in the manner of Christopher \Vren. To suggest the work of another noted decorator of the eighteenth century, there is the cupola in the hall or music room C'-Opiedafter that which Inigo Jones put into Ashburnham House in London. Thus has ]Vfr. Cadman completed in the ornamentation of the fIt'st floor his antholog-y of British decorations. The eighteenth century also prevails on the fl90r above. which is dedicated to the sleeping rooms. ~JV[rs. Rockefeller's rOom is finished in the style of the Adam's Made by Manletee Manufacturing Co., .ManIstee, Mich. while Mr. Rockefeller's room is Chippendale. The gucstsl rooms are equally true to the eighteeneh cenw tury English decoration. They are furnished to a con-siderable extent with rare old pieces appropriate to the period of the room and carry out the decorator's idea of elegance and simplicity. ,------- --~----------------------------.--- -- - - - - 28 MICHIGAN ARTISAN r-------------,..- IIII! -------- ---'----_._----------. No. ]133~ NEVER ECLIPSED. IN EVERY MARKET UNDER THE SUN THERE IS A READY SALE FOR MOON DESKS No. H32~-i;i5 inches Ion{/;;32 inc.hes wide; 43 inches bigh Weight, 310 pounds. Nio. 1l33U-i.lO inches long; 32 inches wide; 43 inches high, Weight, :\20 pounds. Quarter s:\wed White Oak. \Vrilillg herl, i)-ply, bUilt lip. Six pigeoll hole boxes. Private cornpartmt'lll With tQ<.'k. Card iudex drawer. Center drawer with lock. Roll top bweep arms, tip top a'ld writing bed lX inc-heslhick. Square edge construction. See tb. Line in the MIlPufacUlrera' Buildlng, GI'and. Rapid&. ·MOON DESK CO., Mu.kel!Oft, Micb. _ ..._-------_._--------------- Remembers Geldowsky, The most prominent manufacturer of furniture in the United States thirty or more years ago was Frank Gelclovvsky. John lUowatt, the superintendent of the Grand Rapids Chair company remembers him well, having been in his employ for a number of years, Geldowsky \vas a Hungarian by birth and learned the art of making fine funlitllre in his native land. He \-vas a big man mentaI1y and physically and when he en-gaged in the business of manufacturing furniture in Cambridge, :Massachusetts, it was with the determina-tion to accomplish achievements that had never been undertaken in the United States. He equipped his large factory with the best machinery maJe in the world and every man employed must be a master in his particular occupation. In th't'- beginningMr_ Geld-owsky manufactured oval top tables as a specia1t:.,{, which sold readily for unheard of prices. VVith his success 1\tIr. GelcIo\'llsky indulged in the purchase of fancy turnouts, including a string of trotters and run- ~-------------------------- I STAR CASTER CUP I !,, I,II •II I IIIII,,I "---------- ,, CO. l NORTH UNION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ,I,III , I, IIIII III I I I,II ,, I:,I, .-----,-------"" {PATt>NT A.1't'1.l.I!l) f<oJ(! W, h.ave adoJltett celluloid as a base for our ('aMer Cups. making lht." best cur 011the markel. Celluloid is a great i.mpn~velllent over bases made 0 other lIlatelial. \Vl1ell it is necessary to move a piE'l:e supported by cups with cellutoid ba\;es it call he OOllewith ease, as the bases are per-fectly smooth. Celluloid does not sweat and by the use of these cup~ tables are never marreO. These cups are finished in GOlden Oak and White Maple, finished light. If you VJill try a 6«mp~€ 07'461' of thlWf good$1I0U Will desire to handle tlum in quantities. PRICES: Size2M: iTlches.. · .. ·$5.50 per hundred. Size 2%" inches ... , .. 4.SQ Pe~ hundred. f. o. b. a1'ancl Rnpids. TOY A SAMPLE ORDER. ------_.--,----<• needs, and lived extravagantly. His table was sup-plied with "the best the markets afford," to quote from an advertisement of a rural landlord, and his wine cellar was the talk of the town, (Much talk followed the sessions at his buffet. In due time lvIr. Geldowsky engaged a high priced designer in a moment when he feared he could not depend upon his Own masterful :Ma.deby TtJe Udell Works, Indianapolis, Ind. ability in that line of employment and. brought out the most costly and magnificent line of chamber furnr-ture ever seen in America. "On many pieces the carv-ing alone cost from four to :five hundred dollars/' Mr, Mowatt explained, The goods were too costly for the people of the United States, and could not be marketed, Mr, Geldowsky failed and never recovered his position in the trade, "He built furniture for fifty years in advance of his time," ..!\tIr. Mowatt remarked, "but his name will endur:-e in the furniture industry as long as if it were engraved in granite." MICHIGAN ARTISAN 29 SEND FOR CATALOGUE. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. George Spratt and company will not 5ho\'I/ this year at any furniture exposition. They have a fine line of lovv and medium priced chairs and rockers, and anticipate a fine fall business. The Sheboygan Chair company is one of the houses that has made Sheboygan famous. Their's is one of the largest lines of chairs made in the\~rorld. and also one of the best. The Sheboygan l\ovelty company have a ne"V'cata-logue, showing- lots of new patterns in bookcases, china closets and buffets, in the hanels of a printer. The i'Jorthern Furniture company will show their immense line of bedroom aml dining room furniture on the second floor of the Furniture Exhibition build-ing, Grand Rapids. in July; also at 13th and Michigan, avenue, Chicago and in the Ne\v York Furnitt1rc Ex-change. @ :[:@ Buying Exchanges. At a mercantile convention held in Portland, Ore-gon recently .. the subject of "Buying Exehanges" was discussed. A ::\fr. \Vissinger of California, stated he belonged to one in San Francisco, that handles orders amounting to $2,000,000 annually. l\lanufacturcrs give proper consideration to a concern hanc11ing such an amollnt of husiness. \Vhen huying singre handed the retailer is often pressed il1to a corner, because of his inability to huy stoeks at as Io"vprices as larger houses. Through the agency of the cxc.hangt the retailer is en-abled to buy cHlvantag'eol1s1y and to sell right If the manufact1.uer or the johber are stumbling blocks in the path of the retailer, the. exchange fnrnish,es a remedy. @ * @ A Preacher WiJI Lecture for Undertakers. The annual convention of the l\'lichigan Funeral Directors' and Embalmers' assor.iation will he held in Detroit beginning June 29-J ul)' 1. The association has over five hundred memLers, three hundred of whom t'e c-xpected to be present. Inreresting )programs are contemplated. One of the speakers will be' the Rev, EchvardH, Pence, pastor of the Fort Street Pres-byterian church of Detroit who will speak On "\\That I know and would like to have funeral directors know about their profession.H ---------.... I II ~---_._--- II I I ! I II I IIII Ho. 592. "------------_._--- Here is a Rocker That's a seller. Write for the price. Geo. Spratt fJ Co., Sheboygan. Wis. r- -- - --- -- ---------------------- -- 30 MICHIGAN ARTISAN -- ._-_._-----------_._--~1 iII IIII I,, II I, • , !I II !i ..-...:------_._-_._----_. r---------------------------~----.-- - 32 MICHIGAN ARTISAN r--------- ------------------------l I HafnerFU~~,~eCompany I I I II!I I IIII !I II 2620 Dearborn St., CHICAGO Couches, Box Couches, Adjustable Lounges, Davenports, Bed Davenports, Leather Chairs, and Rockers Nt). 5007 Rocker. tjJ A very artistic design beautifully ~xecuted. (\ has larre wide elm am! hllJ>J::!- solllely moulded Ilrms The top of the back i.beautifully carved The heavily carwd frame ~ of !.elected northern birch finished in mahogany and h~hfy polished. Fill-ing moss /lIld colton felt. Spring ed~ seat. CATALOG UPON REQUEST. Price, No. I Leather, $22. Samples shown at Manufacturers' Futn-itul" e Exchange, Wabash Ave. and 14th I St., Chicago. Ih--------- . .-i Met in the Furniture Guild House. The Gral1d Rapids Furniture association met for the annual election and social session on JnIle 18 in the neVl c1ubrooms adjoining the Hotel Pantlind. Dinner was served at 7 o'clock. The nev~r rooms were inspected under the stlpenrision of members of the six companies who furnished them. Several mcrnhers gave a g'reat deal of their valuable time to the selection of the f\urnishings and fittings: The ninner was served in the large dining 1'00111 ~-----------------------.., l Grand Rapids Caster Cup Co. I I 2 Park wood Ave.• Grand Rapids, Mich. I I I , I I I f I ,I ,I I I I , I I , I , I I I , I , I I , I I I I , I I • : We are now puttilJ~ out the hest Ca.<;ter Cups with cork bases t:Vt:T I t oftereci to the trade. Tnese ar"" finished in Golden Oak and \'lrThiteMaple , I, in 11 lJght finish. These goods are admirable for polished fl.oors and furn- .: iturc rests. They will not sweat or mal". I PRICES: f: Size 21' inches.•... ·$4.00 per hundred Size2%: inches"-,'" 5.00 per hundred I I I ~----Tr-y a-S-am-ple_Ord.er_. --F_ O.n. Grand Rapids. _._- , .... I with a large round table in the center for the officers atld directors and srnaltcr tables around it, each for four guests. Robert W, Irwin, president of the association presided, A speech was made by E. L. Ewing of the 1\'Iichigan Shipping association. The election of the board of directors resulted in the choosing of ¥/illiam H. Jones, Ralph P. Tietsort, F, Stuart Foote, David Brown and A. S. Goodman. The officers \·viJIbe chosen in the near future. @ ',' @ Manufactured Furniture in Grand Rapids in 185l. lIon. \Vi11iam T. Powers, former mayor of Grand Rapids, who began his career as a manufactnrer of furniture in 1851, died on June 17. aged eighty-nine years. He wa~; the first to employ po\v<.:r driven machinery in the making of furniture and to sed~ mar-kets for his output outside of Grand R:lpids and its 'i"icinity. During hls life he engaged in many build-ing, manufacturing and commerc.ial enterpr:3es and had owned the opera house bearing his name since 1874. o @ To Make Hal! Furniture, The Jackson Chair company have leased Houseman hall in Grand Rapids and will furnish the same with machinery and materials necessary for manufacturing a line of hall racks, window seats and' kindred g0ods. M!CHIGAN ARTISAN 31 iI I IF IT'S THE BEST REFRIGERATOR IT'S AN ALASKA Over 850,000 Alaska refrigerators sold since 1878. Desirable features of an Alaska Refrigerator: Small consumption of ice. Maximum amount of cold, dry air. Absolutely sanitary provision chamber. Simplicity of operation. Perfect preservation of food. III The Alaska Refrigerator Company I Exclusive Refrigerator Manufacturers. t MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN. I L. E. Moon, New York ManaKer. 35 WaneD St .• New York Cit,.. t It- --------------- ... We sell to dealers only. WRITE FOR CATALOG. Paine's Advertising the Best. Retiring President Cook in an address to the retail-ers of South Caroliria, discussed the value of adver-tising as a medium for selling goods at considerable length, aud declared that the best advertising of to-day is that of the Paine Furniture company of Boston: "Pick up any of the daily newspapers of Boston on any day except Sunday and notice the advertisement of the Paine Furniture company. Retailers in ev'ery part of the country enctorse my estimate of its value." @ :;,: @ Muskegon, Michigan. It is worth while to go to Muskegon. It is the largest city on the east shore of Lake Michigan; handsome, prosperous, thriving and a great manu-facturing town. Among the leading industries is the great Alaska Refrigerator Company. (their motto: "If it's the best refrigerator its an Alaska.) More than 850,000 Alas-kas have been manufactured and soldl and the big fac-tory was never more crowded with orders than at the present time. The Moon Desk Company will make a large and choice display of office desks in their show room in the Manufacturers' building, Grand Rapids, in July. Mr. D, L. ~/IcLeod, one of their popular salesmen, who is known pretty nearly everywhere that good rlesks are bought, has taken a new territory-all south of the Ohio river. In addition to the photos of the Moon Desk Company, he will carry the photos of the Muske-gon Valley Furniture Company and the St. Johns Table Company of Cadillac. Frank M. Barton and Royal E. :Moon will take all the territory north of the Ohio river. The Muskegon Valley Furniture Company will have new and beautiful samples of bedroom furniture to ~how the buyers when they c~me in July. Their show rooms are 111 the ::\fanufacturers' Building in Grand Rapids. An experienced windo\l.; dresser uses pictures very effectively in attracting the attentiolYof persons on the street. The articles offered for sale~hGuld not be subordinated to the pictures, however. 110ving objec.ts have a value. r---- ---------- ..., II MUSKEGON VAlLEY FURNITURE COMPANY I MUSKEGON . . IMien.... II IGOlonlOl~lIes ITOil post Bens oun orB8&ers ChillonJers Wordrooos lllllies' ·IOilels oresslno IODies Mohooony IlnJOid GOOdS II •I• @ * @ Gift Enterprises Illegal. The legislatures of the states of Iowa and Minne-sota have passed bill.s declaring the disposition of goods by the gift enterprise plan a misdemeanor and providing a heavy fine to be imposed upon violators of the laws. @ * @ The contents of the mansion of former Governor Roman, of Louisiana, were sold recently, 1\tlany rare pieces in rosewood, mahogany and oak were purchased by collectors from the northern states. These articles demand fine surroundings, and in time will grace the homes of the rich. Line on we in MlII.nufa<:.t_' Building, Grand Rapids. !i"lRS'.r PAGE OF COVER OF HOLLAND FTR-"TlTl"RE CO:\,[PA:',n:,'s (;,\TAI,OG, OF HOLLAXD, "-"nCE:. Plates by Michigan El)graving Co. Prcss of \Vldte Printing Co. From Original Painling by Miss E. S. Brower. MICHIGAN ARTISAN 33 New Designs Furniture u D 100 E It necessarily follows that with the most skilled designer money can procure, with an up to date factory in every way and specializing on certain lines that we can produce furni· ture that of its kind has no equaL For months we have been at work and f~omJune 24. 1909, until the show is over we invite you to our space in the Furniture Exhi. bition Building, 4th Floor, Grand Rapids, Mich. See The Udell Works Line in Grand Rapids and write The Udell Worh.s Indianapolis. Indiana ~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------~ t I , I j Call on Smith-Thompson Co. ! I I I THE NEW FIRM I I I 17th Floor, 1411 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO ! I III• I I I II !I• L L Send for Handsome New Catalog. It will he a reference book of the Udell product that will be constantly referred to by the trade. We have made it so aUractive and gotten it up in a. way to be of the greatest assistance to the dealer in making selections and is a help in sales from Catalog. Just think of over 260 different patterns of beautiful furniture in one exquisite book ptinted on superfine paper and showing complete lines of Libr;'ry nookcases, Disc Record Cubi-net, Ladif's' De~ks, Cylinder Record Cabinels, Sheet Music Cabinets, Medicine Cabinets, Pia n 0 Playe, Roll Cabinets, Com. modes, Foldio2 Tables, Etc. M. A The Udell Work., Indianapolis, Ind. (ienfl,mert- Please send me your new Catalog 1'\0, 30. I We have the PRICES and QUALITY I III I • LOOK AT OUR LIST Spencer Table Company •••Tables.--Marion, Ind. Tell City Furniture Company---Chamber Suites---Tell City, Ind. Standard Chair Company---Chairs and Rockers---Thomasville, N. C. Tidionte Furniture Company---Dressers, Chiffoniersand Commodes---Tidionte, Pa. Jamestown Cabinet Company---Center and Library T ables---Jamestown, N. Y. ~~--------------------~ -- -- 34 MICHIGAN ARTISAN ~, ------------------------------------- 1 • • ...----- ---------------------_.------ MICHIGAN ARTISAN ------------------- ....II Michigan Furniture Co. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Manufacturers OJ CHAMBER FURNITURE in Mahogany, Quartered and Plain Oak. Odd Dressers in Birch and Imitation Mahogany. The best goods for the price on the market. Write for prices. 35 >---------------------------------------------------------------------------~ Retailers of Indiana will Meet in the Pivot City, On June 30 the retailers of Indiana will meet at Indianapolis, the HPivot City." vVith its many indus-tries no trade is better represented than that of fur-niture. Twenty-five manufacturers, owning large, modern plants, do a thriving business within her bor-ders. \Vithin an hour's ride there are lnauv more fac-tories, located at Shelbyville, ColumbUS, .Kc,"v Castle, Seymour and Richmond, which contribute to the pronl-inence Indiana enjoys as a manufacturing state. The program arranged for the convention is as follows: .Morning session, June 30, 9 :30 o'clock. JIceting of the executive committee at headquar-ters, Claypool Hotel. Applications for mcmbership received. 10'00 o'clock. Convention called to order by President I-I. I'd. Purviance, Hltlltington, Indiana. Roll call and appointments of committees, reading of minutes of last meeting, president's Address-H, 11. Purviance, report of secretarv and treasurer- Ceorge II. Oilar, Indianapolis, Indiana; report of the executive committee-Chairman, Robert Smith. J\Iar-ion, Indiana, aJJress-M. J, Mulvihill, St, Louis, l\'Iissouri, President of the I\Tational Retail Furniture Dealer's Association, acldress-::\lark p. Goodlet, Sec-retary, :'-Ja:tional Retail Furniture Dealers' Association: applications for rnembership and pa)'lTlent of dues re-ceived by the secretary. Afternoon Session, 1 :30 o'clock, Report of special cornmittees, unfinished business, ne\V business, Adclress-st1 bj ect, "The Science of ::\'1od-ern Business 13uilchng," Frofessor A. F. Sheldon, the Sheldon School, Chicago )llinois, election of officers election of delcgates to the )Jational Convention, banquet and entertainment,Furniture l\Ianllfacturers, Retailers and Salesmen of the state. German House. 7 o'clock p. m. sharp. @ '" e 1I. H. Rice, contracting agent for \Y. Snellenberg & Company of Philadelphia, arrived in Grand Rapids recently. @ * @ The "out-Of-tDWll" lines noyv on sale in Grand Rapids, filled two hundred large furniture cars. ...._---_.------ ,: MANUFACTURERS OF I: HARDWOOD VLUENMEBEERRS& III\ IIII '"----- ----_...., II II I• SPECIALTIES: ~1.,,{'fE~~QUAORA. K VENEERS MAHOGANY VENEERS HOFFMAN II' BROTHERS COMPANY 804 W. Main__S_I_._,_______ FO.RT WAYN•E__, IN.D...IA_N_A ..I1 36 MICHIGAI'\ ri"hc ;3rnith Thompson company is the name of a ne"v cOlr,m~ssioa firtn which has opened up for business in Chicago at the 1411 building on the seventh t1oor. C,H. Smith a;d A. R. Thompson cotnprisc the com-paLlY. Both have been engaged in the fL1rniture tra::1e for a number of ye:Hs awl lnvc been associated ..v;th lVlcAllsh, Dwyer & Corq;an:r icr SOme time past. ::\lr. Smith was connected with the cffice of that \'Vell kno' ....n house, looking after their correspondence and order department and 1ft. Thompson has been one of their road ~ales:T::en. The Smith-Thompson company are n=j:rcscntlng the S::;encrf Table company, ),,1arion, In- (Lana; the Tell City Fur:l:ture company, Tell City. Indiana; the Th')masvilleFurlliture cO:l1pany, Thor:r::~- v~lle, 1\orth Carolina; the Tid~oute Furniture c::r;,--:p~ll1Y,'-; i :li~)i.lt(', Pennsylvania; the J amestQ-,'I:I C ,h:nct company, Jamestown, Xev,' York. Other E:JC5 1\ ill r,e ,d'icd :1.~lcl it is the intention to ,varehouse their lice of t~~)les i'l Chicago. Fres~dent Cl:ar~es I. \Vill of the]. E. \\Till conr)3.'_l}, Bloomington, Illinois, visited the Ch!cago market re-c2ntly t::J m,:,ke p~1fchases for his company which was incor;:->oratcd 1:IS': january and has an authorized and paid in c:lpital of $l.1,OJO. Th-e Vv'ill- company bought out the B~ooI1l1ng·~').1 Furn:ture company and are no\verecting a fOLlr story (iouble frO:1t trick ~:"liLt:q;.the hent of enameled \vhite terr~l cotta. The ma:n aClor is 44x99. The other offi-cers of the \Y!ll company are vice-president and m:W:l-ge", J. E. \\':11, sec "ctary. J. E. Hoffman and treasurer, j. 1'!. Co~e. Fres:Jer.t y,r;:l is an attorney a:ld al-o is a member of the wholes:.t~e grocery house of :Mucllcr. Platt & ~Whee1and, Decatur, Illinois. The SJ:;;s COl1solilbteJ Chair company hav-; sent o'"~t c·rcular letters to the tra"e this month in \\"h~ch attention is called to the ~ubject of "Speclalizafon" a'l'! "Concentration" as applied by the Sikes l1:ethod o manufacture. The output of the S!kes factori(s is very large alld 1he chairs made are lill1:ted to the most attractive ~l' ·CT..s a~1d these are produced in large qualltit~es, Henry Schmit 8 Co. liOP~-I.NS ANIl H'RRIET STS, Cincinnati, Ohio mak"Tl< of Uphol&tered Furniture foe 1. )fW,E aud rULPIT, PARLOR, !.IflR,\RY. HOTl·L and CLUR ROOM .----------------~-----------------------~ l~ ARTISAN at greatly reduced cost. Other factories of much smaller capacity, make many grades, styles and var-ieties of chairs, each in relatively small quantities a11\1 at correspondingly high costs. lIence they cannot compete in qua1t:y and prices. A fe\-v of the very best selling l'vfission Chairs have oeen add,eel and a few numbers in each of the most popular types oJ Colonial, Elizabethan, Dutch Renaissance and Sheraton Chairs to match and harmonize in style and finish. the dining room '~period" furniture, now sO 111uch sought for By the purchase of Sikes chai rs, YO~l get the benefit (ele-gance at reduced cost) of "specialization" and can always please yo~:r customers oi gJo~l taste awl mod-erate means. ]. J. Riley, the veteran salesman, who is representing the Jacoby Furniture company, !\,fechanics Furniture c:)mpany and others left for Bos~on On June 11, wher-e Made by Lentz Table Co, Nashville. Micb. , he spent hvo weexs on a businEss aaJ pleasure trip. Easton is Jack's old hume and while there he \';sited two sisters for th~ first'time in ten years. The Peck & Hills Furniture company are getting the matter together ·~or their ne-w catalogue to make its appearance ./'dy IS, 190). The catalogue will be one of the finf.st yet put out and will consist of five or six hundred pages. Secretary Fred G. S:kes o;~ the Sikes COilsolidateJ Chair company retvrned to Chicago, June 9th fr.om Buffalo, ='Je\\' Yor!<, where he spent three weeks at the company's plant, advising with the superintendent and designer in reference to the July ·line which will be made morc extensive and ~trongcr than evcr. C. F. Krueger, who travels for the Johnson Chair company in Indi·t11Cl.,Ohio and Illi11'J:.s spent some time :11 June at Kenc~ha, :VVisconsin, where he is putting up a s~ore building for rental purposes and to be ce>m-p! eted July I, I9JJ. The building w'l1 be used for" nEat market and will be 78x 123. The Gecrge D. \Vil1iams company have been s'=t1J- MICHIGA]\ ing out five thousand catalogues during the past lr.-onth. the ~:atlle beillg the secol1cl editioil the cOinpany has put out. Prcsiz:ent Joseph l\Te)"cr of the .:\fanufactl1rcrs· Ex-hiblt; on l-lu:ldil1g cOlllpall~'i made a weeks' bllsille:::s trip ill tll'': east, starting 011 June ]5. a1l(1incidentally visited his old home in Rochester. \:cvv 'y'ork before returning to Chtcago. The Central ::\Llllufactllring C01llpany afC sending out .1000 blotters to their trade this month making special mention of their line of sanitary desks. The L~t1itcd States Furnitl1re company 45R-400 \Va-hash avenue, \'ias visithl hy 11rc at an early hour In the 1llOrll;ng of June IK resulting ill a complete loss to the stoe\- and building. The stock was valued at about $60,000 On Vdlich there "va::.; $40.000 ilburance. The company occupied the entire building- of six floors and basement and were leasing the sarCte from Oliver & Company. The building ,vas valued at from S40,OOO to $.10,000 and \vas insured. The United States Fur-niture compan}' was incorporated ill December, 1908. under the Lrvvs of l\Jainc and ,vas nfficned a:-.1follows: president, joseph J. Schnclder: ti.r~t vice presi(lent, :\1. A. St. Johns; second vice president, II. A. Allman: treasurer, Korman Larsen; secretary, E. L. Brown; manager. [-1. J. Sloan. The company cOlllmenced bus-iness of F'ebruary 1, 1909 and they were making ex-cellent progress, had just compktt'd duri.ng the week of the fire a large hospital deal Pre;.;ident Schnclder states that the cOlnpany \vill reSUlllC business as early a::.; possible. The July line of the Va]elltille-Seaver company this ycar \\'ill shov~; tIle higgest \\ne of changes in tha1 wcll'kno,vn company's hi'story, and \>vill he exhibited only in Grand Rapids ill the Furniture Exhibition building on the fifth floor. Their line of pretty parlor pieccs will be continued and made as effectivc as cver, out the company are add-ing a lIne of heavy living- r{lOlll pieces 011 Colonial lines in lHahoRany and oak. that will attract much ~lt-tention from the buyers. 'The line in general ,,,,,ill also be much larg'er than evcr before. A furniture st()C~( contallli:lg pieces that possess indi vidualit:.y and up-to-date effects will help to bring nc\v trade and to keep the old. The "Valentine-Seavcr \\"ay" of making ';Pretty Parlor llieces" pleases the cw~tomer and a pleascd customer mean-"' further tra~IE:': Their furniture is llla(le UP~)J1honor-all designed and built in their own factory-possesses exclusive and or;ginal features-has that appearance of cla;.;,.,and re-finemcnt so appealing to men and WOIJlCH c:f today. The V"alcntine-Seavcr latcst idea-Removable Spring- Cushion Seats-are a splendid trade \vinning fe3.ture and tlleir loose box cushions are as popular as \'.rhen they \vere tirst introduced The Eaton CI1:1ir cOllllnny jobbers and lllanuhc-turers of chairs, 2'197 La Salle avenue, Chicago, have been sending out :iOCa catalogues containing six hun-dred cuts to the trade the past month. The catalo-gue is a llandsome affa1f in every respect. AkTlSAN 3i June 28th and through July Klingman Building, 5th floor VALENTINE·SEAVER CO. We have supplemented our line 01 "Pretty Parlor Pieces" with an entirely new line of Upholslered Living Room and Modified Mi"ion pIeces. You will find il 10 your interest by giving the same your critical examination bel ore placing orde15. VALENTINE·SEA VER' CO. Chicago II III 1. ~ - .. Office and Faclnty. 527-'>33 Sedgwick 51. Frame Fllct<J.ry 421_427 WelIl 21st St. " 38 MICHIGAN ARTISAN ..-------------------------- ---- .... . -.-4 III , I .~, ~ . "":i>.:>7f:v-.-'<TJ' " •. "_,_.~;,;.;,,;."C, • MICHIGAN ARTISAN 39 York Furniture Exchange. Their line of dining room furniture, in golden, ,"veathered, early English, in all popular oak finishes will be one that nO prudent deal-er can afford to miss. The Ornamental Products company have com-menced work on a new factory at Lafayette and Four-teenth avenues. It will furnish more than double the space of their present location on "VVestFourth street.' :'.lany! of the friends of Victor C. E. Ceulebrock will be glad to learn that he has taken a very ll11pOr- Retail dealers in furniture, report quite an improve-ment, as the warm '~leather develops and business is taking on hrighter prospects. The hig store of Pard-ridge & Blackwell, one of the largest in the city, one whole floor of which is devoted to furniture, has been succeeded by the }lilner & Crov,rley com-pany and b1tsiness is going on as usual. V'/ork 011 the big Owen store is progressing rapidly. V,/hen completed it will be one of the largest in :r-"Iichi-gan. T ~ocal manllfactureres who sho\i\' lines in Grand Rapids, Chicago and )Jew York have made the usual preparations and will be on hand with the opening in each city prepared to prove that Detroit is on the furni-ture map as ,,'ell as in automobiles. The Posseliu3 Brothers Furniture Manufacturing company will show the largest and finest line of ex-tension tables in the \'lanutacturers' Exhibition build-ing, 1319 lVlichigan avenue, they have ever put on the market. All pedestal tables will be fitted up with the DuoStyle lock and the famous Victor's ,",,,,ill form an important part of the exhibit. ]. C. YVidman & COlupany and the Hllmphrey- \.Vidman Bookcase company have secured a large space on the third floor of the Furnitureb~xchange, Grand Rapids. and \"ill make a fine display of dining room and hall furniture and fancy framed mirrors. This is the first time this company has shown in Grand Rapids in many years, and they anticipate and with reason a fine business. They will also display their full line on the seventh floor of the }l anufac' turers' building, 1319 :1fichigan avenue, Chicago. and the \Viclman hoys (five 1n nurnber) and J. C. \Virllnan, their daddy. \vill alternate between Crand Rapids and Chicago. The line will also he shmvn in the New ~._----------------------.. II II I! ,,, ,, II Reed Furniture I Baby Carriages I Go-Carts ,~ III II II ,,~--------------------------~ Plon[[R Manuladurin~ (ompany DETROIT, MICH. F1llt tine ;;hown only al Ihe factory. tant position-that of credit manager-in the big l\lit-ner- Crov.rley department store. "Vie," as all the boys call him, \Vas for several years with \'l. E. Barker. and after 1'1r'1. Harket··s death remained with Bosley, who hought the Barker store on IVIichigan avenue. [<'or thirty years or thereabouts l\'1r. Ceulebrock has been iclentified with the furniture trade as manufac-turer. salesmen and merchant and has a host of friends who \'-'ill rejoice at his aJvancernent to this impo~tant position. ~,,--------------------------------------------------------------------------~ I OUR LARGE NEW LINE OF DINING and OFFICE TABLES The season for banquets is now here. Our Banquet Table Tapis. just the thing for banquets. are the best on the American market when prices and quality are considered. Stow & Davis Furniture Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ~--------------- City Salesroom. 4th floor, Blodgett Bid g. •I 40 MICHIGAN ARTISAN ~I----------------------------------------------------------------------------------_.~ . Moon Desk Co. MUSKEGON. MICH Moon Desks." iWonte-iiA fine line of D. L. Conrey Exhibit in Grand Rapids. A complete exhibit of the large line of china cabi-nets, music cabinets, benches, combination book cases and library cases, manufactured by the D. L. Conrey company, Shelbyville, Indiana, will be found on sale in the Furniture Exhibition building, Grand Rapids. and also \vith the George D. V/illiams company, 1300 .:\lichigan avenue, Chicago, during the remainder of the current 'year. The line is an excellent one in de-sign, construction and finish. 1\1r. J- A. Conrey, vice-prEsident of the company will be in attendance UpO;l the sales. Grand Rapid" Mich. MOON DESKS on exhiliition 3d floor Manufacturers' Rldg- D. L. MIlLeod and R. B. MOOD in IlharRe. COUllte-"Yes indeed, my order for twenty-five No. 185. Best desk on the market for the money." placed ~--- ------_._-------------------- --. -- - -. ---------- - --- - ---'I ® .,. Q Somebody suggests that all colleges should be berned. But wouldn't it do just as well to met·ely ~Jl1rl1the frea': elothes college boys wear? Porch Furniture. The Holland Carving ancl .\loulding company (Thornton & Company , proprietors) I-Iollltnd,IVIichigan manufacturers of knock down chairs and porch furni-ture \vill add to their line to a considerable extent. Thornton & Company have been located in Holland the past year and have built a plant 50x150, also a two story warehouse, 40x60 feet. Cam?bel!'s New Factory The C. H, Campbell Furniture company of Shelby-ville, Indiana, will erect a large factory during the current year in \Yest Shelbyville, near the plants of the Conrey-Davis, IIodell, D. L. Conrey, and Spiegel Furniture companies. The company recently incre:ls-ed its cap'tal st~ck from $10,000.00 to $60,000.00. ~------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.~ :: : I (,UR OAK AND MAHOGANY DINING EXTENSION TABLES ARE BEST MADE BEST FINISHED VALUES All Made lrom Thoroughly Seasoned Stmk.. f I ___________________________________________ J LENTZ TABLE CO. NASHVILLE, MICH. MICHIGAN The FuIl Scope of the Arts and Crafts Movement Remains to be Discovered. ".fr. Royal C:ortissoz gave the other day at Washing-ton a very interesting talk on the snbject of common sen'se in craftsmanship. His principal point \-vas, if we are not mistaken, the unwillingness of the public to ask for art in small things. Largely because of thi's unwil-lingness, he thinks, and the general indifference the artist has limited his product to pictures and monumental sculptures and the craftsman has misdirected his energy by making his designs without sufficient knO"\i\!- ledge of his material. The question discussed 1S so important to all who are interested in the progress of art in this country that one is tempted to continue the line of suggestion. Apparently we err in two directions. Vv'e not onlv ~ake too much of the artist in refraining from asl:- mg him to paint for us desig-ns on our walls or an arabesque for our loggia, but \~e make too little of our artist-craftsman in not demanding the fruit of his ~abors. The lattcr error is perhaps the greater. It 18 not proba.ble that an artist, even a young artist, ap-proached w1th a request for an arabesque or a door frame, would in thc Inajority of instanccs respond with enthusiasm, and our secret conviction of this would prevent our making the request. 1\11". La Farge, in a recent lecture, touched on this specialization in art which has brought about such a different state of feel-ing from that of the l\lic1dle Ages and the Renais-sance, The Leonardos and Raphaels of today do not perhaps so much feel themselves above the~ simpler form of activity in art as unpreparecl to cope with the slightly different problems involved. vVe have lost everything in facility of mind. \\ie run along care-fully laid tracks, and when ,ve run off these the result is in the nature of a catastrophe. But if we cannot bring ourselves to ask our artists to busy themselves vvith our house decoration we cer-tai~ Iy can encourage intelligence in craftsmanship. It 1S the fault of the public if our "arts and crafts societies" do not add to the beauties of our homes. vVe have all seen, of course, not a few of the "fearful and wonderful designs which they caU ,vallpaper," and the ('absolu.tely unwearable ornaments" offered as jew-elry to whIch 1\'1r. Cortissoz refers, but we have also :;;een excellent designs for wallpaper, as weU as for Jewelry, even for door knockers and andirons and salt :el1ars and lanterns, which, hov..rever, are not produced In numbers, and which linger disconsolately in the salesrooms because the public will not purchase llSC-flll things from the artist-craftsman. "Arts and crafts" jewelry, unwearable or not, is salable, and so are vases and stenciled scarfs and carved watch stands and other charming and superfluous objects. but for coal hods and ,,,rood baskets, door knobs and fenclers, the public prefers to gu to the house furnishing depart-ment of the big store. An unconcealed suspicion of the hand-made articles prevails ,vhen purely utilitarian objects arc in ques-tion. The public knows that the commercial article ARTISAN 41 will "work," will serve its purpose, and fit its place, and it is cheaper. J'1oreover, there is no exhibited sup-ply of hanel-made furnishings of this kind from which to choose. They do not appear in the permanent ex-hibitions of the arts and crafts societies, and only in-frequently and in smal1 numbers in the annual exhi-bitions, and the average purchaser likes to see what he is buying for his house, The old country warning against buying a pig in a poke is still more rigorously applied to door knobs and knockers and electric fix-hues, &c. It requires not only courage but consider-able experience to "know what one likes" without see-ing it. Hence the rooted objection to ordering useful articles that also may be ornamental from young crafts-men who have no wares to show. Yet that appears to be the only Viray out. ,Until we are ready to take the chance of disap-pomtment, which is only a slight one at worst, in-volved in going with our modest orders to the pupils of those schools which teach craftsmanship, we will continue to do without the personal touch in the more prosaic appliances in our homes. That we are not in-different to the personal touch is obvious enough from our prompt investigation of the "antique" shops vi.:hen we set foot on European soil. Nothing bestows a greater sense of well-being upon the touriseof mod-erate means than to nnearth from the dark corners of a~ Antvv'erp or London shop an old iron key with the bow of a graceful interlaced design, or a chatelaine mount of chiseled iron damascened with silver. Yet excellent iromvork is done today by the pupils of the schools which include workshops, such as Pratt Institute and the manual training high schools, work that is directed toward meeting the requirements of the market, yet has the stamp of the individual. Anyone sufficiently confident of himself and fami-liar with the resources of the school to place his order for so simple a household necessity as door keys, for example, with a pupil of good standing in such a school might tlltlS add to his scheme of interior decoration at least one element of attractiveness, without running any risk of seriolls loss. It is only by some awakening on the part of the pnblie to the possibilities of indi-vidually profiting by all this machinery that we have set in motion for the production of h~nest and taste-ful hand-made articles. that the craftsmen will gain confidence to experiment upon the common and nec-essary furnishings of a house, and will produce amI exhibit ,vork in this direction. The key to the whole problem was indicated by Mr. Cortissoz when he declared that our "artistic crafts-men'" will get their real chance and be stimulated to prepare themselves for it ,"vhen America demands the frttits of craftsmanship as it now demands painting-s and statues. Everyone remembers the complaint of \Vi11iam ]\{orris when he built Red ITouse, that nothing could be bought ready made which he would consent to pttt in it. W\-ot a chair or table or bed," says his bio-grapher; "not cloth or paper hanging for the walls, nor come for us to make use of the trained talent already at hand for our present pleasure, as well as for the pur-pose of stimulating the craftsmen to further efforts. There always must be a large number of household articles that are both useful and ornamental, which can much better be produced entirely or in part by machinery than by hand, but there are many which machinery never can make as beautiful as they may be made by the hand of the craftsman, and these are the things which we can put into our houses at a cost often very little greater than we should have to pay for the machine-made article, and with a much greater re-turn of satisfaction, especially if we have the natural greedy love of possessing what is not precisely dupli-cated for anyone else. \Vith this in mind visitors to the exhibitions of the schools of design and manual training which will hold their annual exhibitions within the next two or three weeks will find much to interest th~m and to re-pay close examination of the articles made hy the pupils.-New York Times. 42 MICHIGAN ARTISAN tiles to line fireplaces or passages; nor a curtain or a candlestick; nor a jug to hold wine or a glass to drink it ont of, but had to be reinvented, one might almost say to escape the ugliness of the current article," Let us consider how much could be done today in the United States toward the furnishing of a house without having recourse to the stock of commerce or to the professional decorator; how much, that is, could be provided by the arts and crafts societies and the schools. If we take only such things as actually have been produced and shown in public exhibitions we shall find a considerable range, and if all the work has 110tbeen executed with precision or in conformity with the highest standards it is fair to remember that Morris made Red House a place of real beauty without ex-acting perfection of detail, or even elegance of design in all instances. In his own work he set the person nearest at hand to work at the craft required, and ex-pected something pretty good to cOme of it. In the recent exhibitions, then, we have seen a great many rugs of durable quality and agreeable color, and a few of genuine distinction; a considerable number of chairs and tables, desks, chests, and screens, handsomely carvetl and practical in form; a little, far too little, iron work of a very high order, as, for example, a grille shown in a Boston exhibition a year or so -ago in which bent rods were passed through holes in other rods, forming an elaborate interlace of beautiful design; a wrought-iron stair rail shown in the same exhibit, and an elaborate lock and key with mod~led figures and much delicate damascene orna-ment; dyed silks and draperies woven in pleasant pattern, most of them too dull in color, but a few showing a joyous and lively color sense on the part of the designer; silver table utensils, severe in design and carefully executed, together, it must be owned, with other pieces of exasperating faultiness; a few pieces of pottery and porcelain designed for table use, and a very little well-designed glass. There also have been shown andirons ann lamps and delightful door knobs, waste-paper baskets and other baskets, large quantities of garden pottery, ti1e~ in plain colors, and others with admirable patterns and figures; bed spreads, picture and mirror frames, drawer pulls, hinges. and candle-sticks. \Ve have referred only to articles which have been found to be executed in a competent manner and with appreciation of the material worked in. There have been other things that might have passed muster with Morris in the early Victorian era, because of a certain energy of conception, but that would not have come up to his own ideal of workmanship, and that do not satisfy our own. It is obvious that a man with a house to furnish at the present day and unwilling to buy machine-made articles would not be forced either to reinvent them or train others to make them, The modern craftsmen have fought against many discouragements and have improved their standards by degrees with very little . help from the public at large. The time certainly has @ * @ Fifty Years of Success in the Art and Crafts at Cooper Union. One of the chief objects which Mr. Peter Cooper had in view when he laid the foundation of the now much-extended Cooper Cnion was to promote the intimate and vital association of art with s.;;ience and both with industry. He foresaw with a vision keener than that of most of his contemporaries in this country the need of a republic for the modifying influences of culture. Throughout the letter with which he ac-companied the trust deed of the union is manifested not only the great benevolence of his nature, but his appreciation of the value of art in a community and his sense of the obligation laid upon us to enjoy beanty as well as to practice virtue, to use his own phraseology. During the fifty years that have elapsed since the founding of the union many changes naturally have taken place in the relation of art to the other interests of the city, and institutions of one kind and another have sprung up with the common purpose of stimulat-ing the interest of the people in questions of aesthetics. Nothing, however, has been found to contribute so ma-terially to that end as placing before the public ob-jects of the highest artistic merit, the education that we receive through our eyes having no equal where art is concerned. In this direction Cooper Union not only has held its own with the wealthy and extensive institutions of the city, but has surpassed them in several particu-lars. Its museum of the arts of decoration was for-mally opened for the use of the public in May, 1896, and it now covers the whole fourth fluor of the bnild-ing. It contains among other things some of the most beautiful work in carved wood 'of the eighteenth cen-tury to be seen anywhere in America and its collec-tion of textiles is consulted by manufacturers and de- "'1 1 CHI G AN signers from all over the country. The arrangement of the different collections is chronological and com-parative, 50 that the work of various countries at the same period is seen side by side in the artistic trade represented, and visitors can draw their conclusions as to the relative merits and rate of progress in dif-ferent places. The library also, for practical reference and study, is superb, and in the field of design is probably un-equaled in any public institution in this country. Ju addition to the books of reference, which are numer-ous and selected v'lith care and knowledge, there are the encylopedic scrapbooks of pictures which illustrate practically every department of decorative art, and afC so arranged that tracings may be made for private or business use. Thus a person about to build a house and desiring to familiarize himself with the best that has been done in the past in the way of interior orna-mentation, could consult these scrapbooks for different styles of ornamental furnishings, from carved stair rails to knobs and knockers! and what is even more im-portant, the vvorkmen themselves would be able to correct their taste and broaden their knowledge by familiarity with these selected designs. This kind of influence works slowly, but it does work, as has been demonstrated in France by the succcss of the 1\,1USce des Arts Decoratifsj an insti-tution which has been the model for the museum of the Cooper Uuion. If the founder of thc union could return and ex-amine the resources thus placed in the hanGs of the American working men and women he could hardly fail to feel that his institute had bravely done its part in that Himprovement and instruction of those citizens whose occupations are calculated to deprive them of proper recreation and instruction, which it was his express desire to make possible." A general response to the efforts made, not only on the part of the public, in the form of readiness to use the- material provided, is of course, the ideal mon-ument to Peter Cooper's memory, but the desire of his daughter, Mrs. Hewitt, to commemorate in some ar-tistic and enduring form the fifieth anniversary of Cooper Union, springs from what is perhaps the finest of our human impulses, the impulse to do homage ,vherever it is due~ as it is expressed in the inspiring and historic summons, "'Let us rIOW praise famous men anJ our fathers who '\\'cre before us." and the form chosen for the commemorative object could not be more appropriate or better designed to express the standard of those connected with the union. A medal has been designed by Roty, the greatest living medallist in France, bearing 011 its face the por-trait of :Mr. Cooper in the likeness of his later years. and on its reverSe the Cooper Union ,vith a graceful allegorical figure of Learning seateel in the foreground. A fine stamp made in the exact fac simile of the medal will be used as the seal for diplomas and other docu-ments issued by the union, and will replace the very inferior seal used heretofore. AkTlSAN 43 Bronze replicas of the medal are to be given to the graduates gaining their diplomas in the Day School of Technical Science, the Night School of Science and the Night School of Chemistry, and those who are fortunate enough to win one of these re-wards wil1 he in possession of a remarkably fine ex-ample ot the medallist's art. 'The artist was placed in possession of the facts of Mr. Cooper's life, a life that could not but appeal in its industry and practical ideals to the best instincts of the French mind, and although now arrived at an age \vhcn neVi, commissions are oftener rejected than ac-ceptecl l Roty undertook the task with much more than a perfunctory interest, as the result shows. The beautiful work on the medal makes it a treas-ure that never can be regarded with other than respect. Roty's art is invariably thoughtful and delicate, but in thts instance it is apparent that he was deeply con-cerned with rendering the special character of his sub-ject. Without in the slightest degree compromising his precision of line or the sensitive and sincere finish of the details of his design, he has given the effect of breadth and simplicity in the portrait to an unusual degree. The fteshlike texture and the rich, bland modeling of the dignified head are especialy note-worthy, and bear comparison with the best Italian work of this kind. The lights rest on the subtly varied surfaces and ripple into shade with the charm that only the true medallist can convey, and the sharp accents of dark, disposed with economy and the in-fallible instinct for the decorative effect, are in them-selves notes of mastery. The French have always appreciated the impor-tance of medals as historical records of convenient size and artistic records of peculiar refinement and ex-acting requirements. French medallists, in conse-quence, have spared themselves no efforts in conform-ing to the technical demands of the medium. The small size of a medal calls for a finer and more certain touch and for a somewhat more clearly defined relief than arc necessary in modeling objects of larger area. The eye embraces the whole at a glance, and any trace of slovenliness in handling or undue vagueness of realization would detract from the beauty of the effect. The impression made upon the mind should be c1ear-cut and direct. Roty has never departed from these principles. He is minute without pedantry, exquisite without affecta-tion, dear but not cold. M. Salomon Reinach char-acterizes him as neither Florentine nor Greek, but recalling in his aristocratic elegance the school of Fontainebleau and Jean Goujon, the first French trans-formation of Italian art. If, however, he has some-thing of Goujon's feeling for measure, for harmony, and style. he lacks his archaistic tendencies, and his art is even 1l10re than Goujon's a personal affair. vVhen 1;ve hlrn from the polished and sinewy ac-complishment of this trained mind and hand to the modest efforts of stlldents who in most cases have not assimilated the influences by which they afe so liber- r MICHIGAN ARTISAN ally surrounded, we are obliged to readjust OUf stand-point and assume a different attitude of mind. In place of contemplating a great talent nourished by artistic traditions of the utmost richness and enjoying the facility won from long experience and toil, we are confronted by the moderate talent of young men and women who arc choosing decorative art as a means of livelihood, and are more or less hampered by the prevalent commercial standard warring against the standards represented in their museum. It is interesting to observe that the museum stand-ard is .nevertheless impressing itself upon their work to a certain limited degree. Not only are the copies made from objects in the museum true in color and linel but the original designs for tapestries, fans, wall papers, and so forth, shov,,' a tendency toward elegance of pattern and distinction in the color harmonies that does not spring uninspired in the mind of the average art student, and can easily be traced to the influence of the beautiful models to which these students have access. The place of such models in the education of the modern designer cannot be better defined than it is in the following sentence quoted from NEss Eleanor G. Hewitt's report of last year: "The American designer and workman can get relief and size of moldings from casts, but· cannot cteate color effects from the white, nor from the finest reproductions of the best designs in books. He has not, what the European workman has, lifelong sur-roundings and innate consciousness of decorative de-sign which there exists on every side .. To fill this void and place the foot of the native designer on the first rung of the ladder, to enable him to instil into his mind fine color schemes and ornamental detail, he must see for himself, even if he cannot live among them, how originals look; from them he must study decorative ornament, until, from the ideals of the past, the new, caused by present conditions and demands .. will spring strong and bold from accurate knowledge of the old." It is this service above all others that Cooper Union renders to students of decorative art.-N ew York Times. @ ~. @ Carver-en t ter·Barber. "I made a confession to my wife last night," remarked the barber as he deftly snipped off a mole on the neck of the man in the chair, starting a flow of crimson. "Did you tell her that with practice you expect to cut a ma~'s head off?" inquired the man in the chair. ~~Oh,no. I have always been in the ~utting bus-iness, however. For five years I was a wood carver, for eight yea.r:-sa cutter of ladies' wear and since then a cutter of hair." '.IWhy d~m't you call yourself a .meat cutter also/' .said the man in the chair. "You are well qualified to run a butcher shop," the victim continued. "Yes, I have' always been in the cutting business," C'ontinubdthe· barber vigorously rubbing the wound he had infliCted with a caustic stiCk and ignoring the remarks 6f hI'S' 'Vlctim. I earned good wages as a wood carver, but since the introduction of arts and crafts, mlSSIOn and figured woods there is little for the carver to do. Many high class workmen have engaged in other occupa-tions, such as selling insurance, meals, 'Setting up pins in bowling alleys, dealing faro and playing poker. But for the prevalence of arts and crafts, early English and mission in the furniture trade the carvers would be lead-er'S in civic reform) temperance and church extension work. I worked in one factory under a foreman who spent most of his time reading newspapers and smoking. He was not a carver, although at times when the big boss came through the shop it waS his practice to grab a tool and make the chips fly until the door had closed behind the visitor. His value to his employers lay in his 'supposed ability to get out carvings at minimum cost. Two good. men made the initial cuts and e'stimated the cost of the same. Whatever prices they made fixed the price for the piece workers for subsequent cuts. Now these ex":' perts were friends of the piece workers and never hur-ried in the execution of their tasks. The fat slob loung-ing over his newspaper and enjoying his cigars never learned that he was paying ten per cent more for carvings than other manufacturers. II\Vhat about the confession to your wife?" asked the victim. "Gh yes. I nearly forgot that. I went home last night about twelve o'clock with a burden on my mind, after a session with a trio of good things in a poker room." "Did you walk or pay car fare?" the victim inter-rupted. "Marie, my dear, I must make a confession. I have been lying to you. Hundreds of times at midnight when I told you that I had been attending a late session of the lodge or visiting a sick friend I lied to you. I was playing cards for money. Can you forgive me? I pro-mise never to play again. Now what do you think she replied? George, my dear hnsband, I knew when you lied to me every time. While the allowance for the honse from your earnings was at times very low your efforts to deceive me were so amusing that I pretended to believe you. I hoped that you would learn in time the lesson that has found lodgement in your mind and make the confes-sion you have uttered to-night. Your are such a feeble liar, George, that I ought not to forgive you. If you keep your pledge to play no more and speak the truth I 'hall not be deprived of very many of the pleasures 01 life. "Now you look fine' A hair cut, a massage, a sham-poo and a clean shave makes you, the finest looking of the many men that come into this shop. " "Thank YOll." And George stowed away a liberal tip. @ * @ HTa be successful in salesmanship a man should stick close to the truth."-Commercial Traveler. \il/hy not speak the truth? @ * @ Manufacturers who bring out lines to please them-selves have a small but select clientele. MICHIGAN ARTISAN 4S East}ak("s Hint~ Cln 11('Juse Furnishinf. Charles L. Eastlake wrote a book on the subject of furniture, upholstery and other details called "Hints on Household Taste." It was published in 1876 in London and Boston) :Mass. The book is divided up into talks on the furnishing of various rooms in the house and al'so dis-cusses street architecture It is illustrated by wood cuts made from designs by the author. '[he lack of ta~te in house decoration is deplored by Mr. Eastlake. The idea seems to bc that only the latest styles are the best. ·rhe people who are educated in the matter, \\iho have a setl'se of fitness and beauty in fur-nishings are few and far between. ",Vithin the last century and more there has been a great falling off in the excellence of manufactures. One cause is 'Said to be the lack of craftsmen who understand more than one branch of manufacture. "\Ve can hardly hope in our time to sustain any-thing like a real and national interest in art while we tamely submit to the ugliness of modern manufacture. The faculty of distinguishing good from bad de'sign in the familiar objects of domestic life is a faculty which most educated people conceive they possess but the fact i'S that few do. The majority of the public is completely un-informed bnt is content to be guided by a few people who are themselves not only uninformed but misinformed on the subject. The thirst for novelties leads many to buy impossible objects in glass, china, tables, chairs and cabinet work. They are all chosen on this plan. The latest invention, although it may violate every principle of good design is sure to be a favorite with the majority. "The lesson of unity in housefurnishing has not been learned, A house and its contents, the room and its fur-niture should be in harmony. By a man's taste you may kne\v him. Half of the effect of every room which is planned must ultimately depend on the manner in which it is fitted up. Too much- money is expended on the exterior of a hou'sc while the interior suffers by com-parison. The r00111Shave white walls, which are c.old looking. Furniture and fittings must have a setting to show them up well. In regard to fnrnitnre, Mr. Eastlake drsliked the sofa with a curved back. He says the curve means nothing at all, is manifestly inconvenient for it is either too high in one place or too low in another to accommodate the shoulders of a'sitter Chairs are invariably curved in such a manner as to insure the greatest amount of ugliness with the least possible comfort. The backs of sideboards arc curved in the most senseless and extravagant manner, the leg of cabinets are curved, and become in consequence cOlYstructivel)' weak, drawing room tables are curved in every direction perpendicularly and horizontally! are therefore inconvenient to sit at and always rickety, Thi's system of Hshapingll furniture uhvays involves additional expense in manufacture and adds nothing- in an' artistic. way. 1\1r. Eastlake also thO~lght that the carving seen on or-dinary furniture ,vaS uUerly bad. "It is fre<luently el11- plciyed in the most inappropriate places; it is generally spiritless in design and always wor't"h1css in' execution;)) He thought glued on carvings of little nse and furniture was better looking without it. The use of veneers did not meet with his approval except for a few fine woods such as walnut. Speaking of the relation of the rooms of a house the author says that there is no portion of a modern house \vhich indicates more respect for the early traditions of art as applied to furniture than the entrance hall. The fittings of the hall usually have an appearance of solidity not found in other rooms, The furniture of a house should be consistent throughout. Often one floor is furnished with heavy pieces while the next may h~ve only fragile stutI. Fnrniture shonld be made to last-to hand down to posterity. "\Ve ought to be a'shamed of lurniture \vhich is being continually replaced." A few years use \vould soon invest our chairs and tables with that sort of interest which age alone can give, if their designs are originally artistic. But unfortunately our modem furni-ture does not become picturesque with time-it only grows shabby. One tires of its mere prettiness in time." The author describes each room in a house and gives hi'S iueas on their proper fittings. The book was written so long ago-in 1876 that it does not seem quite modern enough for present ideas. Since then the mission and arts and crafts styles have made their appearance and have done much to simplify the 'styles in furnishings, so mnch so that Mr. Eastlake wonld be surprised and his cry for something new in design would be answered. @ * @ John Honlt's New Home. During the past several months work has been in progress on a handsome American colonial residence for] ohn Hoult, manager of the Luce Furniture com-pany, located on ~Madison avenue, one of the most at-tractive of the many beautiful sections for which Grand Rapids is noted, and it commands interesting views from its spacious windows and porches. The rooms are large and finished mainly in solid and crotch veneer mahogany, selected for the purpose several years ago. Combined with white enameled walls the effect is beautiful. The dining room and hall are heavily paneled and every thing needed for the convenience and comfort of the owner, his fam-ily. his guests and also his servants will be provided. }fr. Roult will take possession of his home in the near future. @ * @ Acted Upon the Advice Given. The selling agent of a firm located in CiJ1r::n!::.:I \vrote "the houseH a short time ago complaining of a firm located in Chicago, for sellin; dressers for which he was expected to get $17.00, for $16.00. "How can I meet such competition?" he inquired. "The house" replied "by good salesmanship and because the buyers 1-1..1-V yon." The cornp1aining salesman accepted the suggestion a~-ldthrough good salesmanship di~posed of a large m;mber of $17.00 dressers for $17.00.! @ * @ , A pull will not help a man rise to the top qnicker than a push, in the furniture busineSS. r 46 MICHIGAN ARTISAN All Wood Lamp' Now the Slyle. Since the introduction of numerous types of hard and soft wood lamps and gas bracket devices for house pur-pose'S, there has been quite a demand upon carpenter:; 3nd cabinet makers for apparatus of this description. Not only are the wooden parts' utilized in the making of rustic forms of lamps but they are used for electric light bulbs. Gas arc'S have been fitted up between the hard-wood beams of the ceiling with good effect, The pro-ject consists in getting wooden lamps, standard, brackets, braces, etc .. to harmonize with the- surrounding finished hardwood trimrnings. There are room's in houses in which the finish is entirely rustic and the rustic light stand is employed to go with the same. There are dens for study and smoking in which some of the lamp stands are put in with the bark still adhering to the timber. There are porches on which the all-wood lamps and electric light fixtures are placed with good effect. There are band 'Stands, parlors, arches, stores, offices and other places where the wooden fixtures can be employed to good advantage. Some of the enterprising store ad-vertisers have already placed all-wood fixtures in their show windows for the purpose of attracting observation. Not only are the fixtur"s of wood used in plaiu form, but there are models of heauty in which the trimmiugs of yellow, bronze and white metal are used, There are highly and richly engraved samples. This sort of work has opened a line of occupation in some of the woodworking shops which is proving to be exceedingly profitable. In this article we can only give an idea of the work as it has progressed, The annexed illustrations will aid in explaining the character of the de- A \NoC>OS.N LAM P Eg2 vices. Of course it is necessary that selected and sea-soned timber be used in making parts, otherwise there will be warping and twisting of the stock to the ruina-tion of the goods. The stock should be of the nature in-tended for a goo<j finish. White pine i·s used in some places for cheap imitations; the best effects are the result of using the natural hard woods. I find all kinds of hardwoods employed in this service. Figure one shows One of the lamps with the shade, the basework and the sides of wood. There are some fret-sa wed portions to it as may he seen. The part containing the oil i"Smetal or glass and this rests in the wood 'Stand in such a manner that ouly the wooden parts show. Figure two gives the plan of boxing the glass or metal oil reservoir. The manner of supporting a number of electrical lights on a plain wooden bar is shown in figure three. The raw post of the apartment is used and is furnished with a wooden bracket which is sawed out as per the pattern. Then the arm is projected and the wiring for the globes carried along it When parts like this are made of wal-nut, mahogany or other woods of a similar nature, some very elegant finishes may be produced. The plan of sup-porting a series of lamps to the overhead beam'S in a ceiling is shown in figure four. In case that it is nec-essary to carry a line of wire along a wooden beam in the room, the wire can be encased in a gilded pipe and the pipe sunk into a groove in the beam as in figure six. Sometimes the wiring is carried along in little metal brackets a'Sin figure five. Figure seven shows one of the forms of wood shades used for an electrical lamp. Some very odd and attractive effects can be made jn a room in which the finish is in 'wood, by having reflectors- of wood for all lights. Some of the reflectors or the shades, are flat pieces of walnut, highly polished and "Setoff with a little metal trimming. Bronze trimmings of the wooden parts always gives good satisfaction. 'Brass requires con-siderable care to keep bright. In order to meet with the demand for the all-wood light stands for hall and desk purposes, some of the manufacturers have put in separate departments and special machinery. A novelty always sells profitably for quite a period of time. Some of the carpenters have simply put inan extra bench where they may work at the oil, gas or electrical light wooden fix- MICHIGAN ARTISAN tures whenever an order comes in for the same. Some very good and large hall lamps of wood are selling welL In one case I notkcd that the 'Stand was a tree trunk, smoothed and finished with the natural curve still in it. This harmonized with the wood trimmings of the hall. Made by Karges FurnIture Co., EvanSVille, Ind. The deep shaded green light carried on the post produced a very unique effect in the hall. Ebony and rOBcwood finishes may be seen. Ash and maple arc employed for the lamp fixtures. In fact, con-siderable of the metal gas and electrical light fixture work of old is now being made \vith ha"rd\',rood. Ponderous all wood chandeliers may be seen. The wood is not so costly as the metal nor so \veightY' The wood is attrac-tive and can be designed to meet with the whims of all kiTIns of persons. In this age of novelties, the \vooden lamps stand a good show for extensive sale. @ * @ Historic British Chairs. The fact that the King will sit at the next levee in the Henry VII chair \vill render it of interest to recall recol-lection to the existence of other historical chairs. The chair occupied by Charles I at his trial in Westminster Hall is now in a cottage hospital at l\loreton-in-the 11arsh, in Gloucestershire; the chair of the chief justices of the conrt of common pleas is in the possession of Lord Coleridge, 'as an hei;loom in his famil).', having come to his father, the last chief justice of the common pleas and subsequently chief justice of England. The chair of the speaker of the Irish house of commons, \vhieh be-longs to Viscount Masereene and Ferrard as the des- 47 cendant of Mr. Foster (Lord Oriel), the last .peaker, IS omv in the national museum in Dublin. @ -i' @ Will Travel in the SOllth. D. L. McLeod has associated the lines of the St. Johns Table company and the Muskegon Valley Fur-niture company, and the 1\100n Desk company, and will travel in the southern states. "l\1ac" has been very successful in his old territory and will deserve well at the hands of the dealers in the south. @ *' @ T'le Grand Rapids Board of Trade will support the movement started in other cities calling for an investiga-tion of the methods pursued in the transaction of busi-ness by the express companie.s by the inter-state com-merce commission. ® * @ Retailers of furniture are considerably interested in a proposal requesting manufacturers to enter upon bills rendered the exact weight of all packages shipped. Such Made by Globe Furniture Co., Evansville, Ind. an entry would prove of value in the adjustment of claims for excess charges by transportation companies. @ * @ ~ro matter how Iowa man's credit may be he can borrow-trouble. @ * @ Rather than be sold it is better for one to give him-self away. ~ ----, lTHE ,B~GWH!TE SHOPj . I I (,We Furnish Every Article of Printing I Needed by Business Men 48 II jI•IIIII IIIIIIII IIt MICHIGAN ARTISAN WHITE PRINTING COMPANY 108, 110, and 112 North Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. ! ITHE BIG WHITE SHopl f 4 I! I II I MICHIGAN ARTISAN 49 REAL ORIGINAL "FLANDERS" BROUGHT au T BY Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. T1-T E STYLE of furniture which we call ·'Flanders." ori~61lated in a. province of that name composed of a part of Holland, Belgium and north-eTn France, Tt was made at the close of the 16th. ,wd the first part of the 17tll Century. The hest designer of \vood- \'Vork of that period was Vrec([- man de V ric:;e; the gr e<ttcst painter, Peter Paul Rubens; and the most active cellter of pro-duction, Antwerp, After a short period of imita-tion of Italian woodwork, made principally of walnut, they de-vised for their own na.tive oak a style so appropriate to this material that it \vas borrowed Ander various names, by the sur-rounding nations using such wood. The Louis XIII in France. the Elizabethan and Jacobean styles in England are so strong-ly inspired by it that it is often diO'icult to identify the conntr}.' 'where such work was produced. The success attending our nev,' and exclusive type of furniture called) FLANDERS \-"hich we originated and Lrought out in January, 1909, shovvs the strong hold it has on popular favor and its great value to the merchant in' attracting desirable trade to his store. \Ve have little doubt that others will have the temerity to try to imitate it and with so-called "'Flanders" ear-marks, endeavor to appropriate as their Own a portion of the commercial advantage morally helonging to us as the result of our initiative. It is hardly necessary to remind the discrimit\Qting merchant that there is and wilt be but one real and original uFlanclers" line and each piece will have its own mark of distinction, the shop-mark of Berkey & Gay," Furniture Company. It occupies a field entirely by itself-its turned leg and moulding, its simplicity and grace, its perfect construction, and fumed finish, and its modest price, accounts in a great measure for its popularity. 11ade in many pieces for the library, dining-room, bed-room and hall at $1.50 and npwards. BERKEY & GAY FURNITURE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Our line of bedroom. dining-room and library furniture will be ready for inspection at our thaw roorrn in Grand Rapid., June 24th and after. FLANDERS FURNITURE Its Historical Ori2in I d 50' MI,tHIGAN AR TISAN •I ~ Jo~nson~ , Furniture Company! I Grand Rapids, Michigan LIBRARY and DINING-ROOM SUITES in Plain and Crotch Mahogany II '"----~_._--------------_.I. EXHIBIT: 2nd Floor, ~ontI.. Fnrniture ExI.i(,ition Building. SALESMEN-East, r. Cliswell, and Geo. F. Riley; Middle West, Ernest H. Williams; 'West, Talcott H. Camp; South, M. D. Blum. ,, ..----_._-- j II II II I Sectional Bookcase Up to date; making the dealer a profit of SS%. All woods and finishes. Write for catalO1!ue. Line on sale In Furniture ExchaD"e. Grand.Raplds; Manufacturers' BxLibitioR Building, Chicago lInd Furniture Exchange. Newlor'-, No. 10.F. 0 ... ,.",.1 O.~. Orde~ sample ,List $16, less 35%. stack at once. Humphrey-Widman Bookcase Company Detroit, , Michil!DD J TWENTY-NINTH YEAR OF THE ARTISAN . Hereafter it will be Published Weekly. 'With this number the twenty-ninth year of the Michigan Artisan closes. It has passed through three seasons of panic and witnessed the death of all but one of the furniture ttade papers occupying the field wheu it was born. Since the year 1880, the furniture and kindred trades have more than doubled in volume qnd in the quality of the product, the improvement made be-ing seemingly beyond belief. Grand Rapids contained twelve furniture factories in .that year, Rockford four, Sheboygan four, Milwaukee six, Shelbyville one, In" diana polis eight, Evansville ten, Jamestown twelve, High Point none, Atlanta one, l\:Iinneapolis two, De-troit four, Toledo two, Goshen- two and other furniture manufacturing centers su'ch as Chicago, Boston, ,New York and Philad'el.phia have been more or'less effected by the passing of time. In all the years of the past the Artisan has actively and energetically given its .support to every nleasure presented calculated to strengthen and uphold the industry and so satisfactory has been its relations with the manufacturers of furniture and kin-dred goods in the past that the publishers have de-termined to issue the publication weekly hereafter (the first number will appear ort Saturday, ]tily 3) in order that a larger field of usefulness may be filled. The Weekly Artisan will be a NEWSPAPER, It will contain full and accurate information concerning all branches of the trade and it is the purpose of the pub-lishers to make it a 'neceSSity to the manufacturer, the retailer, the salesman and the accountant. The pub-lishe~ s ask the cordial and liberal support of the clientele it has served in the pa.st, because it is their purpose to make the \Veekly Artisan worthy of sup-port. •III II ! @ ::: @ Fifteen Hundred Samples. For the fall season of trade the Michigan Chair company of Grand Rapids have prepared fifteen hun-dred samples of chairs of medium aud fine quality. The company offer the most desirable assortment of pat-terns they have ever brought out, The line is very strong in period styles and the substantials that every dealer in furniture requires. The company is repres-ented in the east by Charles H. Cox and Robert E, Walton in the south by W, R Penney and in the west by Charles B. Parmenter, Robert H, Calder and M, M. T ,aramy. Everything for the Bedroom, The Sligh Furniture company furnish for the con- . sideration of buyers an extraordinary line' of medium and fine furniture for the bed room. The. periods are represented by Louis XIV, XV and XVI,Sheratou, the Adam Brothers, Hepplewhite and various colo-nial epochs. In circassian walnut the lin~ is.yery strong. MICHIGAN ARTISAN Complete Suites for the Dining Room. Period and Colonial Designs at Popular Pri..:es, Full line of Music Cabinets wi\!\ OUt Patent Automatic Shelves also fot all kinds of Records. MEC"ANICS fURNITURE CO., ROCKfORD. ILL 51 -_._------,-_._--------------' A Comprehensive Line. In the manufacture of brass and iron beds the Thomas B. Laycock Manufacturing company, of In-dianapolis, operate a rnodern plant covering several acres and producing a large variety of medium and high grade metal furniture. In additinn to hras:; and iron beds the company manufacturers cribs in mt:tal and wood, upright folding beds for children, steel couches, steel davenports, metal and wood cots and cradles, woven wire and spiral spring"s and institution beds. A specialty is a spring display rack ror lnattresses .Tn the c.onstrLtction of metal beds, a reversihle si.de rail is used, that has met the approval oJ buyers. In the finish of their brass beds the company employ the English process. producing the most durable and sat-isfactory'" effects. @ * @ The Ann Arbor Line. The IVlichigan Furniture company have brought out quite an important addition to their line of bedroom furniture, De"v suites in mahogany \'",hich greatly strengthens the output. The patterns are in Colonial and French styles, all well made ano well finished and should win the favor of dealers. @ * @ Sextro Line in Chicago. The Sextro 1,fanufactttring company of Cincinnati, Ohio, ,,,,,ill exhibit their line of dining tables at 1319 l\tfichigan avenue, Chicago, The line is manufactured in oak, mahogany and walnut in all desirable shades and finishes. @ * @l I\-facCreacly & Gertinger are preparing to engage III the manufacture of furniture at Corvallis, Oregon, ..--_. -----------_._--- •i We Manufacture the t Largest LiDe of j rOlDlnQ I (n AI D5 in the. United States, suitable (or 5 u n day Schools, H alls, Steam~ ers and all publicresorts. We also manufacture Brass Trimmed I r 0 n Beds, Spring Beds, Cots and Cribs in a large variety. Sefid [(1" Catalogu~ and PriceJ t/1 II .. ·1 ~.-' . I KAUffMAN . MfG. CO. ASHLAND, OHIO L __ ~_-_"-,,-,,,,-,"=_ 5,2--.------_._-_M._ICH-IGAN ARTISAN -------------_._-- ...•.I,II , I I1 III1 I DID YOU have our matched Buffets, Chinas and Pedestal Dining•.Tal>les? WEREN'T THEY SELLERS? Buried with Jewels. Chauchard, the merchant prince of -Paris, mentioned in the' Artisan for May, owner of the Magazin du Louvre, a philanthropist was carried to his last rest-ing place we~~ing fouT valuable pearl buttons for vest fastenings, said to be valued at $100,000, a fact that is causing Parisians much disgust. His store was so-famous that it was often confused with the Louvre Musee. Chauchard was the. pioneer depart-ment -store organizer. Chauc::hard invented the-marked priceJthe special sale, the money-back policy-at all events he invented them for France~ He first installed a free buffet, first gave away a toy balloon to lift his name to the clouds. Nothing so much as the toy bal-loon contributed"to the store's success. @ * €I Udell's Exhibit. For the fall season of trade the Udell\iVorks of Indianapolis, Indiana, will show a large line c.f book-cases, ladies' desks, music cabinets, record cases, med-icine, cabinets, commodes, and' folding. tabI''es, in the Furniture Exposit
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176. 1939-12; Peninsular Club

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177. 1937-04; Peninsular Club Magazine

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178. Transcription of Robert Loomis Diary, 1868

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180. Notes Concerning the Transcripts

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171. Suffrage Clippings

172. Weekly Artisan; 1909-11-27

173. Michigan Artisan; 1905-11-25

174. Michigan Artisan; 1907-02-10

175. Michigan Artisan; 1909-06-25

176. 1939-12; Peninsular Club

177. 1937-04; Peninsular Club Magazine

178. Transcription of Robert Loomis Diary, 1868

179. 1941-12; Peninsular Club

180. Notes Concerning the Transcripts