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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and - , i' / Twenty~EighthYear-No. 19 APRIL 10, 1908 Semi-Monthly THROW" OUT All Disk. Drum and Spindle Sanders are money wasters. - There is not a piece of sanding that our PATENTED SAND BELTS WILL NOT POLISH BETTER AND FASTER. 400 machines already in operation. Why give your competitor an advantage over you in this department? Patented January 12th, 1897 May 17th, 19°4- November 14th, 1905 February 13th, 1906 October 2nd, I 906 No. 171 SAND BELT MACHINE. Will sand and polish FLAT SURFACES, ALL IRREGULAR WORK in your sanding department. Ask for CATALOGUE. E.. WFSONO &' MILES CO., Cedar St. and .sou. R. R., OREENSBORO, N. C. ~ The Best Truck~-The Strongest Truck This is the famousGillette Roller Bearing Factory Truck-the truck on which it is said, "One man can move a loa.d of 3000 pounds whUe with the other trucks it takes three men." This is the truck that is strong where others are weak-the truck that has an unbreakable malleable iron fork. This is the truck YOU are looking for if youwish to invest in rather than waste money on factory trucks. ----------~ 'I:M ....... Gillette Roller Bearing Co. ORAND RAPIDS, MICIfIOAN The Lightest Running. Longest Lasting Truck Who Feeds Your Pigs'? Every factory has its pigs-razorbacks, most of them-good feeders but never fat nor marketable. There are steam-eaters, glue-eaters, etc., but the most rapacious of them all is the lumber-eater, commonly known as the "waste bin." In most plants this pig eats from 25 per cent to 50 per cent of all the lumber the overworked manager can buy, and gives in return a very low grade of refuse-fuel. If you will watch this pig for a week you will discover that about all the feed he gets is the result of poorly dried lumber-lumber that is checked, warped, casehardened or honeycombed in the dry kiln-knots that are dried or baked so hard and crooked that a planer wont touch them. When you have decided that a sufficiently large hole has been eaten into your bank account, write the Grand Rapids Veneer Works, Grand Rapids, Mich., and learn how hundreds of wise managers are cheating the pig. New Patterns •In Moohs . Write Us for Prices. ORAND RAPIDS BRASS CO., Qrand Rapids. Mich. • 1 francis' Glue Room Specialties Who Does NOT Use Them? A complete equipmtnt of our Gluing Appliances is not a LUXUR Y, BUT A NECESSITY these days of glued~ up and ~'eneered work. Glue Heaters,. Glue Cook.en;;, Glue Spread-ers. Veneer Presses, Clamps, Truck.s, Etc. Anything and e\'erythlng that you need In this line. Our Catalogue is a handy Book of useful information. CHAS, E, FRANCIS & BROTHER MAIN OFFICEAND WORKS: RU5l-lVILLE, IND. BRANCI-i OFFiCE: CINC.INNATI, O. Power Feed Glue Spreading Machine,:Single. Veneer Presses, all kind8 and sizes. (Patented) Double and Combination. IPatented) W"e mahe ROYAL SURFACER It is a PIGMENT FIRST COATER. In our honest opinion no firm makes a better piece of goods Let us convince you. We also make Polishing Varnishes. The Royal Varnish Company, Toledo, Ohio. Marietta Solvent Marietta Solvent is sure to prove its worth wherever it is given a trial. It is of inestimable benefit in the finishing room as it is one of the most perfect solvents for all kinds of oil stains. ! DON'T BE STUBBORN If your filler works sticky or tough, either from having been left exposed, or from any ocher cause, a little Marietra Solvent will renew it, making it work freely again and helping it to fill, as it will cut the heavy oils. For Golden Oak Stains it is invaluable. With a certain per cent of Mariett ... Solvent in your stain you can use mOTe benzine or terpentme in thinningJ without impairing the color of the stain: or, you can use all solvent for thinning. which will bring out its full beauty and depth of color. It is a perfect solvent for all oil stains, especially those containing either Asphaltum Gums or Anilines. It is also a perfect solvent for varnish. A small quantity in a hard working varnish will cut it perfectly, making it work freely without in the least retarding its drying qualities, while at the same time retaining the neces-sary body of the varnish. If you are using any of our Golden Oak goods let us send you sample. n When it was first claimed that we &hould cross the ocean by steam power many people flatly said it could not be done. DON'T YOU BE STUBBORN THEY WERE STUBBORN II When we w('re toLd that we should· travel in horseless carriages there were many who refused to believe THEY WERE STUB50RN DON'T YOU 5E STUB50RN g: When they tell us that we shall soon be flying through the air in airships DON'T YOU BE STU5BORN JUST WAIT AND SEE g: W hen cell you chac our new Marietta Solvent is one of che besc chings r:;ver used in the finishing room 7She DON'T YOU BE STU5BORN 5UT TRY IT MARIETTA PAINT and COLOR CO. MARIETTA, OHIO I SEND fOR A SAMPLE NOW 2 I Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Jobbers and Dealers in Plate Glass. Mirrors. Window Glass. Ornamental Figured Glass. WIRE GLASS, the Great Fire Retardant. CARRARA GLASS... New Product Like Polished White Marble. For anything in Builders' Glass, or anything in Paints, Brushes, or Painters' Sundries, address 'any of our branch warehouses1 a list of which is given below: NEW YORK-HudsOD a:nd Varr.dam. Sts. &OSTON-41-49 Sudbury St •• 1-9 Bowker St. CHiCAGO 442-4$2 Wa.bash Ave. CINCINNATI-Broadway and Court St•• ST. LOUIS-Cor. Tenth and ~ruce Sts. MINNEAPOLIS-SOO-SI6 S. Tbtrd St. DETROIT-53459 Larned St .• E. GRA"'O RAPIDS, MICH.-39·41 N. Division St PITTsaURGH-]ol.I03 WoodSt. MILWAUKEE. WIS.-492.494 Market St. ROCHESTER, N. Y·-Wilder Bldg., Main & ExchangeSl •. BALTIMORE-310.12.14 W.Pratt St. CLEVELAND-1430.1434 West Third St. OMAHA ~1608.10.12 Hat"ne7 St. ST. PAUL-461·463 JacKson St. ATLANTA, GA.-30-3Z.34 S. P...,.or St. SAVANNAH. GA.-74S.149 Wheaton St. KA.NSAS CITY-Fifth aod Wy..ndott. Sts. :BIRMINliHAM, ALA.-2nd Ave. and 19th St. :BUFFALO. N. Y.-312.14.16.78 Pearl SI. :BROOKLYN-63S-631 Fl1lton St. PHILADELPHIA-Pitcairn Bldg., Arch and I lth 8ts. DAVI£NPORT-410·416 Scott St. . THE CREDIT BUREAU OF THE FURNITURE TRADE Grand Rapids Office, 41 2·413 Houseman Bldg. GEO. E. GRAVES, Manager CLAPPERTON " OWEN, Counsel The LYON Furniture Agency THE STANDARD REFERENCE BOOK CAPITAL. CREDIT AND PAY RATINGS CLEARING HOUSE OF TRADE EXPERIENCE THE MOST RELIABLE CREDIT REPORTS ROBERT P. LYON, General Manager CREDITS and COLLECTIONS COLLECTIONS MADE EVERYWHERE PROMP'TLY-REUABLY The Universal Automatic CARVINU MACHINE ==== PERFORMS THE WORK OF === 25 HAND CARVERS And does the Work Belter than it can be Done by Hand ------IMADE BY Union [nuosslna MAcnlnr Co. Indianapolis, Indiana Write for Information, Prices Etc • . White Printing Co. HIGH GRADE CATALOGS COMPLETE GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. )l~ANn :r' '1 J( 28th Year-No. 19. $1.00 per Year. Getting the Best Work Out of Employes i~a Furniture Factory. Nothing is mOTe important to the employer of labor, large or small, than that he have the conscientious and undivided service of his workmen. HO\v to g-et this service is a qllc~tion hundreds of employers have attempted to solve; few success-fully; a condition of affairs that can be attributed to the fail-ure of the average employer to remember that his employes are not merely single uuits in an integral machine but individ-uals with individual characteristics, and must be treated 8S such to give satisfaction. There afe many ways in which an employer may gain the loyal allegiance of his workmen. First of all, he must be very careful to make the men's labor as pleasant as possible. and, by ridding it of any semhance of servility, promote a disposition on the part of the men to take more than a passive interest in their work. In his dealings ..v.ith his men be must above all things practice fairness, evincing at the ,same time a ''lillingness to recognize, appreciate, and reward any partic-llbr interest manifested in the work of the factory by an individUal. Fairness is another great c,ssc1Jtial, for nothing will so dcgTIH'Tate the workinR capacity of a large factory as a too easy-going "boss." The comfort of his help should be a vcry import;l11t lTlat-ter to ,\ll employer. and in this conncctioll he should sce that his factory is welt lighted, well ventilated. sufficiently heated in winter. and that its system of sanitation is adelJuate to the demands of the number of men employed. Tn the arrange-ment and decoration of the factory itself, much can be done to promote the health and comfort of the employes. Har- 1110nyof color arrangements should be assured, and a1l ma-chines placed where the workmen call operate them most comfol·tably. Some large employers of labor in the United States have fitted up elaborate bath and wash rooms in con-nection with their factories. These are fitted with tlumbered lockers, "paciolls enollg-h to accommodate a complete change of wardrobe for the: workman, thus enabling him to go to and from his work 'without having to advertise his occupation to the public. A llOon lunch and reading room is another very advan-tageous adjunct to the fadory for by keeping the men within doors at noon time it tends to keep their minds upon their work-an effect which the diversiOlls of the street ,,,,-(mIdren-der impossible. The serving of a cup of hot coffee, cspc-cially in the winter. to men who are unexpededly required to work overtime is a11ot11er little and inexpellsive attention which rmilly employes 1,.vouldreciprocate by a more difigcnt application to duty. During the summer months, ice water might also be placed within easy reach of all the workmen. Tn vcry large factories this innovation would probably be ob-jected to 011 the ground of expense, but the expense, distrib-uted as it really would be. among a large number of employes, w(lJJJd be cOlllpal'atively insignificant. The cll1estion of holidays is an important matter in the relation of employer and employes. \Vorkmen \,.·.h. o had seen a YC:l'- or two years of stt:ady service. might well he rewarded with a week or even ten days holiday at the fin;'l's expense-the holidays extending throughout the summer months OJ1 the prino::-jp1efoJlowed in large clerical offices, the New York offices of the Standard Oil Company, for instance, where thousands are employed. The qucstion of shorter hOUTSand Saturday half-holidays is also ",",ortll considering, for while many employers of labor are unalterably opposed to any such movement, others who have introduced it nccJnim its ll11qlwlified success. Unquestionably the surest way of gaining the allegiance of one's employes is to let them participate in their factory's success. This can be done by allowing them to subscribe to a small percentage of the company's capital stock or by giving them an annual bonus, the amount to depend wholly on the year's returns. This means that each emplOYe he-comes in a sense a vital part of the institution and,. having a direct interest in that institution's success will be only too willi11g to do his level best for it. Of course, there is always a certain element in every factory which regards loaf-ing as its peculiar prerogative, ·This element, however, no up~to-date employer of labor can afford to tolerate. Another ~rcry good way of gaini1lg the workmen's interest is the "idea box" to which all employes are asked to contrih-ute some practical. idea for improving the capacity and effic-iency of the plant. Every good idea is reward in some way and the originators of the best ones are frequently· promoted. Still another plan of promoting the efficiency of the workmen is an informal monthly dinner, to which the heads of all de-p8rtments are invited and at which matters relating to the factorv's ",,-eHare are discussed. In ~any event, however, each employer must settle his particular question for himself. GARNAULT AGASSIZ. Cradle of Henry V. At a recent sale of antiques in London the cradle of Hcnry the Fifth was c8talogued. King Edward was so in:.. terested in this cradle in ..v.hich a former king of England had been rocked to sleep tbat he himself went to Christie's to see it and instructed Guy Laking-, keeper of his majesty's armor, to purchase it for him to add to the national collection, \iVhen Kmg Henry was an infant he was placed in the, care of Lady Montacttte, heir- , ess of Thomas of A[ol1- thermer and grand-daughter of Edward 1., alld the eagles which surmount the posts • from which the cradle is swung probably represent the MOl1- thermer arms. The cradle itself is 36 inches high and 45 inches wide, slightly tapering at the foot; it is of oak and is deeply carved v,,,itb horizontal Autings <ll1d holes at the sides for the rocking straps. 4 Wood Bar Clamp fixtures Per Set 50c. Price $2.80 to $4.00 THE WILEY BURNS. Why Young Hamilton Didn't Succeed in Furnishing His New Home at Jobbers' Prices. Young Dick Hamilton was about getting married when the big furniture exposition opened. He had secured his girl and his house, but he was still shy of furniture. It is some-times eaiser to get a wife than a lot of rich furniture, and Hamilton seems to have worked along the line of least resist-ance. The girl and the house had cost him very little cash, for the girl didn't demand a carriage every time he took her to the play, and the house was only $25 a month, payable in ad-vance, "vith the furnishings legally the landlord's if be moved out without paying Hamilton was going to have that house furnished in style. lIe had a job which caught $125 a month for him, and he had a roll in the hank which didn't look like prunes for breakfast, dinner and supper. Besides, both Dick and l\1amie had such a lot of friends '\\'ho moved in the highbrm ....crowd that they were sure to entertain a lot, and they wanted to show that they were just as much as anyone ,.,.ho was not in on the basement floor ..".i.th some Pittsburg iron company. "You go right on and let the furniture men eat up your mazuma,-'-' said Dick's chum, Howard, "and ;H:(jmre a group of household necessities that you'll be proud of. \Vhen it comes to the first-aid-to-the-mismated proposition, yOll may he able to sa'\" the furniture off on )..T amie in lieu of a cash alimony." But Dick ignored Hmva:d's reference to alimony, for How-ard ,\'as clerk of a comt and saw only the worst side of life. vVhen he went about pricing things he received a shock which seemed to jar the bottom stone of the building where his money was dr<lwing four per cent. Just as soon as he found what he wanted, and what Mamie said she must have, his b;tnk account began to look like a Foraker boom in a national con-vention. It lookecl small ellOugh to put in the back case of his watch and keep for scntimental reasons rather than for any value it had as a horr::e-furnisher. Much to his amazement, Hamilton discovered that one can't buy crotch mahogany furniture at secol~d-hand store pnces. He began to understand that real money has to be paid out to a good many people in order to shape a tree into a fancy parlor suite, and he also found that f~lfniture dealers are not in business for their good looks. Then he thought of the exposition, and "vas glad. Hamilton had a friend who 'was showing a line of samples at the exposition. That is, he had met Burns once or twic.e at a billiard parlor and smoked cigars with him in the lobby of the hotel he frequented whenever he felt like seeing life, Of course, he could make ,it all right with Burns, for Bums was .03. good fellow and liberal with his acquaintances. So he ""ient to Burns. HI am going to get married," he "That's too bad,' 'replied Burns. snare you?" "Oh, that's all right," a little home with Cupid said to that gentleman. "How did she happen to said Hamilton. in the· limelight. "I'm the boy for I've got a little QVEi 15,000 QF QUR STEEL RACK VISES IN USE 2.; doz. Clamp Fixtures bought by one mill last year, We ship on approval to rated firms, and guarantee our goods ullcondi-tionaJly, Write for Ust of Bleet Ba'r Olamps, ViBes,Bench Stops, etc. E.". S"ElDON &. CO. 283 Milldlson St., Chicago, girl that has the maple sugar crop soured in the bush, and we're going to live happily ever after." "Of course"" rejoined Burns. "That is one of the symp-toms. Have' you ever tried living with a friend with a red-headed wife and six children as an antidote?" "\Vhat I want you to do"" continued Hamilton, ignoring the question, which was irrelevant and leading, anyway, "is to put me wise as to furniture. I find that it costs about 'steen dollars a niinute to do business with a retail furt1iturc man." "It cost me $32.97 to do business with three buyers for two hOUTSlast night," said Burns, with a sigh. "I'm expect-ing the manager of my company in here with an ax at any mo-ment. My expense account this season is the thing I c.limb up on when I want to get a birdseye view of the city. You are right about retail furniture dealers, my son." "I had an idea" said Hamilton glad that Burns was in a mood hostile to·the retail element, "that -Wemight both make a good thing by working a little deal. \Vhat do you do with your samples when you get ready to go back to the home plant?" "I sell 'em if I can, but sometimes 1 can't," said Burns, with a sigh. "All right," said Hamilton. "That is what I supposed. You can't do bettcr than to sell 'em to me. Judging from the fact that every retail dealer I know has a diamond as large as a doorknob and an alltomib1e with a snout nine feet long, there must be something or a margin between the price:.; you get and the prices I am asked to pay! What!" "The retail men insist on having n:oney enough left to pay rent," said Bllrt1s, "when they get to the end of a deal. But I don't see hov,' I'm to let you have my samples. I can't even get YOLI on the floor of the expo"itioll building. The re: tailers have an odd notio!l that they ,val~t to do all the retail-ing themselves." "That's all right," said Hamilton, whose head felt best in a seven and three-quarters hat, "you leave it to me and 1'11 pack 'em away in cold storage. You like this metropolis, don't you? \\1ell, you're going to· amhlc about the streets, ill plain view of the multitude, with a little pe,ach 'that I'm going to loan you, and you're going to take her fo:- your O\vn, and furnish a home out of yonr stock, and the stocks of your fellow ~an;ple men. It will be just like taking rubies off a blind hotel clerk." "\,Vill it?" asked Burns, innocently. "Of course it will," Vliasthe rfply. "I should think you'd see that yourself. Now, how much h8.ve T got to pay you to sit through this gan,e with me?" "Vi/ell," said Burns, "I'm not getting anything like what salary I ought to have, considering my experience and the size cif my needs, and so I'll see what I can do for you if you'll toss over a little fizz money now and then." "Catch me paying any extortionate rates on furniture," Hamilton said to Mamie, that evelling, as he left her in the hallway at a quarter to twelve. "I've got the thing fixed so that we'll enjoy seeing our stuff, just as an evidence of the power of mind over matter. I want you to stroll down the street with me tomorrow, and we'll run across Burns. Then he can take you up to the, exposition building~ and introduce (Continued on palle 12.) New Styles I•n Table Legs Is it not a big advantage, nol only in the se]l(ng of your product, but in the prices you command, if you are able to keep changing the style and getting out something new right along and without any extra expense in the cost? Our No.5 Table Leg Machine will turn not only round, but square. odago[J, hexagon, oval or any poly- I!;onalshape. and aU with the same cUtler-head. Its capacity is equal to eight or ten hand turners, arA it is guaranteed to do the work successfully. WQuid it not intere6t you to know more about this machine? Then drop U6 a line. c. Mattison Machine Works 863 Fifth Street, Beloit, Wisconsin 5 No. !i Table Leg .:V1:l.chil1e. Glues to Use With Different Woads. "Should different glues be cmploy(;r.\ on different kinds of w·oad?" is a question which, \vith one exception, can be ans-· wered in the negative. This exception is maple, "vhich, o\V-iug to its extreme hardncss and light color, can be joined perfectly only when a gl\l~ of very superior quality is used, a conditiOll of affairs attributable in great part to the invar-iable tendency of the darker and inferior glue to streak \vhen employed on maple, and of the joints to assume an appear-ance of being diTt-lilled-a sign of careless workmanship that every good manufacturer strives above all things to avoid. "\Vhite Glue," as 111allYof the manufacturers term the su-perio;- quality of glue known to the trade as Hide glue, owes its color to the zinc which is one of its important constituents and is responsible for much of its strength and consistency. \Vhen first applied "wbitc" glue is as its name indicates, white, but after drying it darkens to the color of the wood, m.aking it practically impossible for anyone but an expert to detect the join. Except in the single CriSe refened to, Veneering Glue, the name given to the cheaper article is llsed on all classes of \-vork and on all woods, thongh in glueing joints which give promise of heing subjected to severe strain the superior ar-ticle is frequently applied. Hide glue is mal1ULlctured exclusively from the hidcs of cattle; veneering- glue is a by-product of the hoofs anrl other parts. The fonner is about fifty per cent the mOTe expen-sive, so that except in C,lseS of necessity its use is an extrava-gance. The ma:l1utacture of high-grade furniture has 110 rnore im-portant question than the selection of the glue and its proper app1ieation. There a,e so many really excellent glues upQn th(', market at the present time that the selection of a glue well adapted to meet the reql1ireme·llts of thc average mallu-hcturer is a comparatively easy matter. Of course, there are lllal~Y inferior glues for sale, but the manufacturer who has occasion to use glue ill <lily quantity call speedily differelJ-tiate between the genuine and the inferior articles. The pruper applying of the glue, however, is very impor-tant, and should be delegated only to one thoroughly exper-ienced in this particular branch of the work. for a slight crror may do a very great deal of harm, as many furniture manufac-turers know to their SOlTO"",. The first and cardinal neecssity in the glueing of furniture of course, is the p:oper preparation of the wood to be gll1c;d, and in this connection it may he remarked, adequate sand-papering and other prcliminar}~ ,,,"'ork arc of very first im-portance, Thc gh'.e decided on, the next question is in what thick-ness to apply it, [01' it would never do to use glue of the same consistency for all classes of work, the thickness of the glue to be used dCjlcnding very n,uch upon the character of the \\'0;"\( to be dO\1e-a tv,·o alld a half inch table. top naturally re-quiriug a heavier glue than a half-inch veneer. Tlw thicker tile wooel to be joined, the thicker the glue to be used, is an excellent principle to follow. Vcncered work naturally requires a very lig·llt or thin glue, fnr tl1('re is a great tenelency on the part of the glue in this cbss of work to thicken and grow lumpy. In this connection it migbt be said that in all vencer work it is imperative that all wood 511all be properly "toothed" off before the glue is applied, otherwise an unevenness ,,,,ill rcsult that no amount of sandpapering wiII overcome. ~o cast-iron niles call b<: laid down for the adulteration of the glue hence the great lIC'cessity of the gll1eing being done only by a m;lll who thoroughly understands his work. r..luch, as bas been pointed on't, will depevd on the character of tlH' work. but temperature and the general condition of the glue at the time nl\1st also he considered. III the thinning of glue water alone. should be used. GARKAFLT AG,\SSIZ. It's Different Now. "Six months ago when a salesman handling a line of up-holsterer's materials arrived in the city," remarked a ~nanufac-turn of parlor fllrnitu,'e in Granel Rapids, "he opened his samples, called up his customcrs by 'phone and notified them that a hack would bring them to his' hotel when it would suit their convenience. It is different now. One's office is sur-rounded by eager salesmen before the morning's n:ail is dis-posed of. and during their stay they drop in frequently and ring up by 'phone before their departure." THE WEATHERLY INDIVIDUAL GLUE HEATER Send your .address .and receive descriptive cir-cular of Glue Heaters, Glue Cookers and Hot Boxes and prices. WEATHERLY CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 6 of flat surfaces, such as table tops, desk tops, oops of dressers, etc., and will not cut through the thinnest veneer, even where New Sanding Machines. Wysong & Miles Company of Greenbsoro, K. C, through their patents, apparently possess the field in impr(wements in this particular branch ')f iDlprOved" ma-chinery. \Vysong & ?diles Com-pany, CJ.reensboro, ::{. c., have placed on the market this new ]\i o. 171 Sande,r, which is worthy of the most careful consideration. It suc-cessIully polishes (111 a(\(lition to the work shown in groups A, H, C, D and E, selected from their cata-logue, and all similar work and shapes) a line of work on pianos, desks, school sUltS, church pews, interior finish, sash, doors and blinds and other classes of work that has never yet been accomplished and which makes it indispensable in factories for this class of work. In fact, Wysong & Miles No. 171 Sander. warped or cupped. It will sand the raised edges of panels of all shapes, ogee, round or beveled edges of table and dresser tops, band scrolls sawed edges, flutes of table legs, columns, in fact, an endless variety of work tha~: it has been considered impossible to sand with the grain per-fectly except by hand. The success of this machine is beyond any question, suf-ficientlyso for the manu-facturers to offer it on trial and stand the freight both ways, if it does not make good their represen-tations 'of a saving over any other process of twice the price of the machine in twelve months where parties have sanding for it to do. A very complete catalogue, Series E, on sanding machinery is is-sued by the manufacturers, \-Vysong & Miles Com-pallY, Cedar street and Southern railroad, Gree-ns-bora, N. c., and whieh may be had by anyone 'interested in wood working plants and up-ta-date wood work-ing machinery. Group A this machine is capable of sanding tbe irregular work in coffin and brush f<lctories and otber wood working plants regarded heretofore impossible to sand other than by hand. The claim that the manufac:'" turers make is that this belt sal~der at once makes all disk, drum and spindle sanders, ma-chines of the past; that should sanders not embodying them be discarded, also that other belt patents accomplish their work at a disadvantage, for instance, belt sanders now in use in chair factories sand across the grain. The No. 171 illustrated sands with the grain alld operates in such a mtl11ller as produces twice as mueh work alld of a better surface, also is suitable for a much greater variety of WO"_-k. The machine is equally advan-tageous on other Hiles of work. It is guaranteed to be quicker and superior to any other ma-chine known for the polishing Group B .!"~ 1'1.1<,BIG 7f-N t 7 Varnish Mixing. There is an ancient injunction \vhich declares that "the varnisher. which simply renders the varnish mixing practice in excLlsa blc.- Exchange. Group C The with cobbler should stick to his last," or words to that effect. application of the adn:ollition is timely in connection the inclination of a prodigious num-her of painters to mix varnishes, both of one make and of various makes. The inclination is more apparent in the autulllll and early winter than at other seasons, and appears to have for its ultimate object the development of a var-nish capable of accomplishing cer-tain results impossible to obtain otherwise. Hm·vevcr, the records of a geller-ation of \',lrnish foom experiments, added to the first-hand data of the varnisb-make;". are all to the effect that, as a rule, the n:ixil:g of var-nish hy the jJaiuru or Vilfllish user is an erroneous practice leading up [0 inevitahL; disaster. At this date uf i11lprO\'elllents ill the making of varnish when, admit-tedly, bettcr and mOI"C reliahle var-nish is made than ever before .. the paintcr can ill afford the attempt to in~prove UWlll the scientific achieven,ents of the varnish-maker. Varnish is 110W made to suit eyery conceivable need of the New Factory at Lowell, Mich. The manufacture of furniture has been earried on without Group D lnnch success at Lowell, 1Iich", in the years of the past, still the enterprising- business men of that place have lIot lost faith in the practicability of such an enterprise and have stocked a new com-pany to engage in the manufacture of furniture. carvings and interior fin-ishes to the amount of $11,000 and promised to put in $9,COO more. The machinery of the Muske-gon Carving and Art Furniture Company will be moved to Lowell ancI converted to the use of the new corporation. F. G. Scydewitz of 11uske-gon is the largest stock- Group E holder. 8 -~MI9rIG7fN Dried by lhe "Proc1orSyslem" Machine. (We will describe ;110 you.) (Something unheard of before.) ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BETTER THAN OUR GUM and COTTONWOOD DRAWER BOTTOMS Prompt deliveries of DRY STOCK rain or shine. WALTER CLARK VENEER CO 535 Michigan Trust Building, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Periods of Decorating. :\'ow that the professional decorator is to the fore there is much talk, more 01- less intelligent, 3S to diffe.ent periods of decoT;:ttioll. Perhaps some of my readers will fmd a brief mention of the distinguishing features of the different styles helpful. For practical purposcs we may leave out the distinctly classic styles, the Gothic and RomancsCjue, as belonging to architecture, rather than to decoration. For domestic art 1,-ve seldom get back to the renaissance, with its adaptation of classic forms to modern use. vVe must remember that each European country was influenced i-n this adaptation by its pc-culiarities of circumstance <~lld artistic temperament. But whether Flemish, Italian or F:-ellcll, thc decorative art of tile renaissance is distinguished b)' its wea1'th of ornamellt whose central idea is always borrowed from the Greek. _i\canthus scrolls ill high relief, fluted columns, swags or festoons of fruit and flowers and lion's claws for feet are all cha 'acteristic Italy gives us the dolphin and the elaborated flenr-ll~-bs, the lily or Florence, and makes large use of human and animal grotesques. The French renaissance is distinguished by simpler forms, giving the impressioll of greater SJlidity of construction. The salamander is its distinguishing animal form. In the Ketherlands we find the enrgy of the crafts-men displayed in most elaborate carvings of fruit and H.)w('.ls. Here <lnd in France the spiral or tumed chair leg \vas charac-teristic, but Fleming carried the Cllr\'t~still further and applied it to first the fool, later to the entire leg of chairs and couches. He made uS,e, of incised and elaborately carved piecc orna_ 11:cnt. The typical piece of [l1rnitureof tht Italian Renais-sance is the m<1rriage chest; of the French, the. square chair, with turned legs amI a sCJuare back with an oblong Vinel con-necting the two uprights: In ordinary use today the styles of the renaissallce arc chiefly applied to dining room and hall furniture, in oak They demand leather or tapestry up-holstery, in rich colorings and a good deal of space. Thc Jacobean period comprises practically the whole of the seventeenth century and, in England, is contemporaneolls with that of Louis Quatorze ill France. [t is of special in-terest to Americalls as all our oldest coloniai fumiture be-longs to it. It is distinguished by' extreme simplicity of COI1- stntction. ).J ost of it might have been made by the joiner. It is uncol11promising[y right-allg1cd and the_ decoration is generally, carving in lOW relief applied to panels. The com-monest designs are arrangements of repeating circles and of double scrolls, also of rather cruele and angular acanthus leaves. The oak chests, the gate leg tables and the high backed chairs with panels of cane work inserted in the backs framed ill caning are Jacobean. I noted lately the very last thing in dining chairs, a high~hacked Jacobean with a cane back and a tapestry seat. Queen Anne names the next period in English furniture. \Vhat were familiarly known as bandy legs characterize cLairs, tahles and cabinets. The highboy and the lowboy belong to this period, likewise mirrors and bookcases 'with hroken pediments. If the Jacobean is the period of oak, the Queen Anne is that of mahogany. The intimate rela-tions of England and Holland at that time led to the intro-duction of marq1.1etry more or less elaborate, an art of vvhich the Dutch were past masters. Tile Queen Anne succeeded the Chipendale period. As Chippendale arid his Sllccessors, Heppelwhite and 5hcrato11, have heen treated in a recent article in Keith's magazine, it . is unnecessary to allude to them in detail here. The bulk of antique, mahogany furniture, here in America, deriYesits tlesign from one or other of the three. Contemporaneous with the work of Chippendale is that of Adam. Adam's style is the English Louis Seize, and is distinguished by great delicacy of outline and a close adher-ence to classic models. He was the first of all an architect, aud designed furniture to snit his rooms. He generally em-ployed satin wood, painting it in delicate colors. He mad.e use of cane .......ark panels of exquisite fineness. The Adams broth.rs are responsible for the best features of our colonial architecture, the quaint leaded oval windows and the delicate carvings of festoons, done on white wood, so often found fn the house of the eighteenth c;;ntury. It may be remarked in passing, that there has been a recent revival of interest in the Adams style and that fashionable decorators nre applying it to drawing rooms in houses of more or less pretension. H.oughly speaking, the three French styles may be dis-tinguished on the basis of the straight line and the curve. Tn the Louis Ql1atroze, the outlillCS of the pieces combine straight lines and curves. In the Louis Quinzc, the whole outline is practically a combination 'of curves. III the Louis Seize, although some use is made of curves, the general ont-line is a combination of straight lines. Other distinctions will snggest themselves. In the first period there W:J.S a lay-ish use of applied metal ornament, buhl and ormolu. In the seco1Hl, the wood of furniture waS almost universally gilded. In the third the frames were usually painted in white, ivory or gray. French Empire, the remaining style, is di::tinguished by a recurrence to classic forms and by a profusion of applied brass ornament. In Ellgland, the form was copied, minus the n,etal decorations. Its ty·pical piece is the swan neck sofa, the parent of most afour long mahogany sofas. Its distinguishing decorative feature especially in America, is the pitleapple.-Exchange, Disbursed Millions. Since the Sligh Furnhure Company was organizetl in 1880, when about twenty men were employed, the company has paid out for wages $3,000,0.00. Six of the original working force are still in the employ of the company. 9 Qran~Ua~i~sDlow Pi~e an~Dust Arrester (om~an~ THE LATEST de7Jice for halldliui! slul"uings alld dust from all 'l£iood- 7.f;wrking machrnes, Our nineteen }'cars experience in this class of '((lork has brought it nearer perfcclion than ml},I other systenI on the market today. It is no experilnent) but a de-Inollstrated scientific fact) as 7.fJC have se~leral hun-dred of these syste1ns in use, and not a poor one anwl1g them. Our AutOtftatic Furnace Feed Systenl, as shOT.'1.min this cut) is the most perfect [(.Iorking device of anything in this line. l/Vrite for our prices for equipments. WE MAKE PLANS AND DO ALL DETAIL WORK WITHOUT EX-PENSE TO OUR CCSTOMERS. EXHAUST FANS AND PRE~ SURE BLOWERS ALWAYS IN STOCK. Office and Fa.ctory: 20&-210 Canal Street GR.AND RAPIDS, MICH. Cltl:zene Phone 1282 Belt. M.In 1804 OUR AUTOMATIC FURNACE FEED SYSTEM 10 PAINTED FURNITURE. A Revival Following the Vogue of the Adam Period. The demand for furniture of the style designed by the Adam brothers continues as great as it was twelve months ago and preposterous prices are still paid for furniture of that })e,riod imported from England. That little of this furniture is really the work of either of the two better known Adams or of their disciples is well known apparently to all but the purchasers. Three facts about the Adam period in English dcco:atiotl should be tolerably familiar to all by this time. 011('.is that the narre of these decorators does not end in an "5", Yd half the purchasers of this high priced furniture refer to the slyle as "Adams." Fact No.2 is that the period was a very debased one in interior decoration, although in architecture it achieved better results. Fact Ko. 3 is the absolute falsity of nearly alt the so-called Adam pieces. Most self-repect-ing dealers who offer a piece of Adam will on a repetition of the question as to its source say "Period of Adam" if they are not anxious to mislead the purchaser. It seems, however, that very few collectors with moncy enough to buy furniture of this fashionable period care wheth-er or not it is genuine. So soon as they see' bird's-eye maple painted with t1gures or conventional decorative designs they murmur "Adam" ecstatically and let it go at that. Thus the dealer is able to save his conscience and be merely passively a party to the great Adam invasion. The great majority of the stuff that passes now for furni-tU:' e done under the direction of the two great brothers is in-deed in their malmer. It follows in detail many of their own designs. It is not of course painted by such artists as Angelica Kaufman and others ,'vho gave to this furniture most of the artistic diginity that it possessed. Its decoration came from the painters employed by the English furniture manufacturers that have continued without interruption to turn out so-called Adam furniture as a stand-ani pattern. Some of this output is naturaIly older than other specimens. That produced half a century ago has claims to antiquity in comparison with a piece finished last v,reek. But it is said to be doubtful if there is ill the market a single specimen that came under the eye of either of the two decorators who have suddenly acquired a vogue, "Once a fashion not founded on the highest ideals of taste,""said a salesman in one of the shops on Fifth avenUe, "gets a hold on people who are able to indulge it there'is no telling where it will lead to. "Of course, my business is merely to sell our customers what they want. I'm not here to try to educate taste. Al-ready I note the bad effects of this Adam craze on the taste of our customers. "Do you observe how fashionable painted furniture is again becoming? And do you remember how short a time ago it was that people arose in their wrath and threw out all they had of the old cottage furniture? • "Until twenty years ago cottage furniture was accounted 011e of the most artistic blcssorr:s of mirl-Victorian house-hold art. You must have seen it in the spare room of some country house to which it has been relegated. "It was usually in some damp aed musty shade of gray with flowers or sn~all landscapes as a decorative scheme at the top of the bed, on the doors of the washstar:d and ward-robe, and on the top rung of the chair backs. It was made of icexpensive wooct, aEd the cost of cottage fLlrniture was not great. "That made it popular with young married couples going to housekeeping. They gradually moved it along '\.mbl it passed from their own to the guests' rooms, if they had any, or to the nursery. "It wasn't bad. Of course the highest standards of art .7'lRTISA.!'J \~. e 2e ~ were not met by it, but it had some beauty and it was more appropriate to its use than any kind of Adam is in nme cases OLltof ten. But what happened? "The aesthetic craze brought ill the taste'for antiques, and t11en came tl,c reheilion again;st black walnut by persons who talked a great deal about it without knowing that some of the 1110stbeautiful furniture in the world was n~ade in that WOOI1. SU cottage furniture v"as declared hopelessly against good tast.e and it went. So decided was the revulsion against it that some of it even went to the fireplace. ;;.:\ow painted furniture is rapidly becoming-the rage. It i.i lr.ore costly than it used to be! largely because everything costs more. Perhaps it is more carefully doile than the old painted furniture and 1 have no doubt it is Inade up in more graceful shapes in some cases. "But it is not in its general character very different from the cottage furniture that was put out of sight with the ex-pressed wonder that one could have stood anything so taste-less for such a long bme." The painted furniture which is likely to be much in de-mand before many months have passed, comes in various forms. Some of the sets have ornaments of bowers all a white ground. Others have porcelain patterns, and a fav-orite style copies the colors and designs of the Delft porce-lains. Other ,manufacturers of china are not missing. D:-esden in its flowered patterns and the reddish brown of the royal Berlin factory with its accompanying landscap'es or cupids are to be had. and there are exquisite Japanese effects. This painted furniture need not be made of the finest woods, but the enamel is so thick and firm and the painting of so much more elaborate character than that on the so-called cottage furnitme that- it is not bought, ;is that style used to be, for the sake of economy. "One charm of the paint.~d furniture to many women," said OUR CLAMPS RECEIVED GOLD MEDAl .u WORLD'S fl\IR ST. LOUIS. PJLING CLAMP. CHAIN CLAMP (Patented June~, 1003) Write for prices and particulars. BLACK BROS. MACHINERY CO. MfNDOTA. ILLINOIS • --------------------------------------- the Fifth avenue authority, "is that it may be had to m<ltch exactly the color of the other decorations in the bedroom or boudoir. and you must understand painted furniture bas not as yet traveled to allY other apartments, 'T[ there is a pink wall, for instance, anLl it is intended to have hangings of tbe same color, the furniture may bt of that tender shade so far as its back:;rollncl is CO\1ccT..:ed, The S,lll:C is true of pale blue and ye11ovv. "1 ll;lve St'.CJl beautiful. pale pink furniture fo;' a lnudior and hedroom painted ·with an eX(jllisit(: pattef:l of p:lle green, da.rk browll and gold and l)eacoek blue lwtterHics P::\Y:ilg about great blossoms of blue hydrange:l. /\ beautifu"J Y21'.OW set had the bronze, reddisb tones of the Berlin \):)rchill:; ;;nd the figures wcre cupids <Inti butterflies. "The only dining room set of this painL'd fur;~itt·.rC' tlut we ever had ,vas intended for a breakfast rOO>1, , ,led there were the regTllar Delft scenes of H'ater hfe painted i:, Delft blue on ivory. A bedroom set which ha.d ;1 h~~d-:::r:·ot'.r<l of Sketched by Otto Jiranek, Grand Rapids., Mich. very pale cafe au lait ",'as painted only in deep toned fiuers de lys of purple and blue. One pale green background has bunches of vivdi crimson geraniums as the. "only ornament for the various pieces of furniture, "Of course this is all much more artistic than the simple old fashioned cottage furniture used to be. Btlt it is of the same school and all of its bad qualities are the bad Cjualities of the Adam school which would have disappeared forever from houschold decoration had not this period been revived to take the thought of people away from the use of the old models that our furniture makers ate now usin;.::-,to their D\VI.1 glory 8net the improvement of their customers' taMc." Persons ,\'ho are anxious to have unifoncity benveen the furniture and the decorations of their rooms h<\\'e teen kn.own to paint the wood work the &ame shade as the background of their furniture and ornament it with the painted IHtterns. 111 such cases the hangings should 'be of the sallIe sbade as the backgrounds, bnt without pattern~, or if there i~~a pattern it follows the design of the furniture amI the wood work. Tn some cases there arC' cretonnes and chint2es which mateh exactly, .] n t.hese rather overdone instances the lamp slHldes are mack of tl!e same materja1.~~e ..v. York Sun. Furniture for Hotel at Alexandria, La. Claudius Jones of the Jones FtlrniLUrC Comp<tll}", Little Rock, Ark., arrived in Graml R:lpids 011 .:\Jarc1l 2, accompanied by ]. A. Bel1tley, owner, and r F. LeHan, ll"I:I1lag'cr, of a new hotd, erected at Alexandria, La. The hotel c01ltains 150 rOO!l1S and cOSt $500,000. High grade furniture ,,\-'as pur-chased for the house. , I L- __ West Side 36 Inch Band Saw Machine, GleasDn Palent SecUonal Feed Roll, WEST SIDE IRON WORKS CRAND RAP1DS, MICH., U. $. A. IMPROVED, EASY AND ELEVATORS QUICK RAISINC Belt, Electric: and Hand Power. The Best Hand Pl)werfor Furniture Stl)res Send for Catalogue and Prices. KIMBAll BROS. CO., 1067 Ninth St" Council Bluffs, la. Klmball Elevator Co •• 313 Prospect St., Clevelaud,O.; 10811th St., Omaha, Neb.; 12DCedar St" New York City, We can help you. Time saved and when done leaves are bound (by YQur~ sill) and indexed by 800t$ or deparlments. BARLOW BROS,. Grand Rapidt. Mieh. ·Write Right No'w. ====-SEE:===== West Michigan Machine & Tool Co., ltd. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. for "11m GRADE PlJNG"ES and DIU. If your DESIGNS are right, people want the Gaods. That makes PRICES right. '!larence lR. bills DOES IT 163 Madison Avenue-Citizens Phone 1983. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. A. L. HOLCOMB Cl CO. Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE OROOVINO SA WS ---- up to 5-16 thick. ---- Repairlni .....Satisfac.tlon guaranteed. Citlzens' Phone 1239. 21 N. Mat"ketSt .• Grand Rapids. Mich. WAllASH B. WALTER & CO. INDIANA M,nu'~,,",,no~T ABLE SLIDES Exclusively WR.ITE FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNT WHITE PRINTING CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. PRINTERS OF CATALOGUES <a.ndeverything needed by business men H 12 STA.E D-EI: (TRACE: MAFtK REGiII!9TEREC) PAINT AND VARNISH REMOVER Things don't grow without nourishment. Manufacturers do not increase their facilities unless there is a growing demand to supply. In point of sales, Ad-el-ite Paint and Varnish Remover is far ahead of any similar preparation on the market and our new, thoroughly equipped plant enables us to give better service than ever before. You will find that Ad-el-ite contains more energy to the gallon, has fewer dis-agreeable features and brings better results than anything you can get. Eats down through any number of old coats of hard paint, varnish, wax, shellac or enamel leaving the surface in perfect condition for refinishing. Send for Free Sa.mple. (Continued fcom page 4.) you to t1,(;: coarse buyers and the free-for-all sample mCli who make our city look like a tbree-ring circus twice a yedr. YO,u-'ll have a fine time, al1 right.'·' "'The ve,ry ideal" said .lI.famie. "vVhat am I going to the exposition buildil1g for?" "To select OUf furniture, ligIlt of the earth," revlied Ham-ilton, whose right cuff-button was at that moment caught in Mamie's back hair. "\Tou're engaged to Burns, and you're picking out sticks to set up a wigwaml \Vhen you get 1t all ~ele.cted, I'll fly down on Burns with my \var bag open and s(',ttle. You don't care if the sampte men think you're going to marry Burns, do you,' sweetheart~" ;'Oh, it is just a trick to ge,t the furniture cheap!'f ~rniletl Mnmie. "I don't se(', why you're not at the head of a bond cOll1pallY i.n LaSalle street. Of course I don't care. Hmv did you ever come to think of such a thing?" Haml1ton tapped his brow and declared that he often had thoughts in the silence which he t1lOught he, could cash in at the proper time. It took 11amie a long time to select that funittltc. Burns couldn't talk much about it 011 the floor of the building, ;lI~doften had to call all the girl at her home to s::c nbol1t something or other. Dick began to feel sorry for himself, he was alone so much. He consoled himself, how- '::,ver, \ViCl the notion that he was going to save a couple of llUl~dred all the furnishing; of the house. Besides, l\farnic seetrul to be having the time of hel'life! Onc'day he handed Bums a check for a thousand and told him to move the fumi~ ture right illto the bouse on Forrest avenue. "I'll not show up," be said, "until the furniture is hought amI paid for. You']] be up to the reception, of course?" Burlls looked at the check and put it in his pocket. Then he took i"t out again and secxned abO\lt to hand it back Tllen he buried it again and walked away. That night Hamilton was called to the long distance 'phone. "It's Burns," came the voice. "I've sel1t your check by CHICAGO maiL ~tfamie thinks we can get along without it, althougb I've a notion that you owe me a couple of centurie,s for show-ing the girl a good time!" "\Vhat are you. talking about," asked Hamilton. "Do you feel anything bl1zdlng 111your attic? Where are you?" "\rVe're in Detroit;' was· the reply. ;'lVlamie and I are at at the pre:u:::her's house. Say, I wish you'd go to the freight ofl.1cetomorrow and see what's the matter with that furniture. 1 reckon some of it needs repacking." Han::ilton felt like falling off the earth. "vVhat do you mean?" he gasped. "\Vhy, old man, l'm going to get married." l-hmilton gasped. Then a serene smile came to his face. ;'That's too bad," he said. <;11ow did she. come to snare you? Have you ever tried an antidote in the shape of a' red-headed wife and six children?" "YOLl don't seem to take it much to heart?" asked Burn.s. ;'1 don't feel any moistt1re dripping off the wire. Mamie will be glad to hear that." Hamilton bung up tIle r:ecei"er and wondered when he would get, his cl~eck back. "Any,vay," he said, "Burns is a handsome 11'lan, and, be~ sides, any chap who will sell out his firtn and the re.tailers, also, will steal another man's girL'! ' Hamilton gave up the house next day. ALFRED B. TOZER. Quartered Oak Veneers, The "Valter Clark Veneer Company have a very choice supply of quarter-sa\""cd oak \'eneers stored in their warehouse in Grand Rapids. It is not necessary to visit Grand Rapids to procure high grade stock, as Mr. Clark will take the ut~ most care in filing orders. Address him at his city office, 535 Michigan Trust building, and 'he wiJl take care of aU or-ders with care and promptness. 10~.110.112 nort~ Division~l. Orand Rapids IO~. 110. 112 norl~ Division~l. Orand Rapids OUR BUILDING EN GR A V ER 5 PRINT ER5 B INDE R5 PRINTER5 B IN D ER5 EN G R A V E R5 Erected by White Printing Company. Grand Rapids, 1907. I I I Il _ Michigan Engraving Company :: Michigan Artisan White Printing Company Company 14 WOMAN RUNS VARNISH PLANT. Miss Liszka Has Revived Her Father's Business. "':VIanufacturing varnish is an inherited taste with me, as well as inherited business," declared Miss Florence K. Liszka of Glendale, L. 1., who is said to be the only woman in the United States owning and managing a varnish factory. "My father had the ffilsfortunc of having three girls in-stead of three boys, and while I ,vas always around his var-nish factory as a child I was not old enough at the time of his death to show any decided taste for any work or profes-sion. ¥lith the hope of making things as easy as possible for his family,. he left the business to be managed by outsiders. They managed it in such a way that after a few years the factory had to be closed. Three years after this happened I ca.me of age and found tha.t a good bit of my little fortune was tied up in that closed f;:lctory. I held the mortgage on the building and a good part of the visible assets. As I also had all my father's formulas I decided to open the fac-tory and try to get back his old customers. "That happened just ten years ago. The work has been hard, both mental and physical, but it has made us a good living. I now employ twelve hands besldes myself. Don't I devote myself to the office work? Oh, no, indeed. There is nothing to be done abollt a varnish factory that I can't do in a pinch. I have learned it alt by actual experience. ,"Vhilc my factory is a very small one compared with the majority of varnish making plants, I manage the business with such strict economy that I am able to compete with them in the prices and quality of my goods. ,Vhenever I employ a new man 1 am particular to see that he learns to turn his hand to any and everything that is to be done in the factory. T tell them that it is only by o\Jr working together in harmony, each doing whatever is necessary, that our little plant can hold its owr.. and compete with the giants. "As I ,'vas entirely ignorant of the business when I first undertook it 1 contented myself with making dryers, chiefly tcribine, a preparation that my father had a patent on. He had Quite a wide reputation on that particular dryer, so when I opened up and put it on the market again people were will_ ing to give me a trial. As my teribine proved up to his standard they were willing to try varnish of my mallufacture. That is the way I secured my first customers. From mak1.l1g dryers I began to manufacture the cheaper grades of varnish, ;:I.ndfrom that switched off to spar varnish. After this suc-cess I began to manufacture fine finishing varnishes. «Every varnish factory has its Own formul<Lsand to a cer-tain extents those formulas are secrets known only to a few trusted workmen. .As I had not the money to pay a high priced man when I started in I had to do all the weighing and mixing with my own hands. The s.ecret as a gelleral thing lies in the preparation of the oils. While many of my ways of preparing these oils came to me through my father's for-mulas 1 have discovered others for myself. Besides pre-paring the oils T have passed on all varnish to decide when it reaches the required ripeness. After a varnish is made it must lie from eight months to a year to be properly ripened. "2'Tew York is the gum market of this country, as all var-nish gums are shipped here before being distributed to other points, That is another part of the bnsiness that I have not as yet trusted to another person. I select all the gums used in my factory. There are do:zells Of firms in New York who do nothing but handle gums. They ·keep samples of the different varieties and grades and all orders are taken from these samples. Much of the ~,uccess Df varnish making de-pcnds on the buying of gums. The price of gums fluctuate as much as that of cotton, so of course 1 have to keep posted and try to buy whcn the varieties I t~eed are at bottom prices. Kauri gum is the gum most generally used in varnish making. It is imported from New Zealand and South America. There are many grades. The lighter grades are the most costly and are used in making the very light varnishes. "Of course, oils like gums, must be bought when they are cheapest to make the greatest profits.. Linseed oil is the foundation of ne<lrly all varnish. Quite recently, however, we have been using wood oil. This is· a new oil and is .made from a nut grown in China. It is more expensive than lin-seed, but many varnish makers believe that it has many more valuable qualities. It is more durable and has much more elasticity, especially under water. "Of course, each season sees several new preparations in the way of varnish on the market. While the prices of the raw materials are steadily climbing upward the prices for made varnishes seem to be going as steadily downward. This is caused chiefly by the sharp competition in the business. In my father's time he got $1.50 a gallon for the same grade of teribine that today 1 am glad to sell for $1. Yet the raw materials cost me almost a third more than he had to pay. "The prices of both turpentine and benzine are continually on the rise. To make both ends meet I have to be on the lookout and lay ln a sufficiently large supply when they arc at bottom prices to keep my fadory busy when the price soars. Turpentine is used in making all the better grades of varnish, while benzine is for the cheaper. It is much more dangerous to make a cheap varnish than the finer grades. The danger of the business is one of the chief reasons why it will never appeal to many women. Just nOw there are two puzzles that the varnish manu-facturer is trying to solve. We are all trying to get an am-monia proof varnish with a dull finish likc the wax fll1ish. The v~rnish maker that perfects either of these will make a fortune. We want the ammonia proof varnish for carriages and wagons that are kept in or near stables. "I have recently put out what I call semi-ammonia proof varnish. \Vhile I say that it is the best that is on the mar-ket, I ari.l entirely honest in stating that it is only semi, not entirely, proof. "We are experimenting in the hope of getting a perfect dull finish varnish for the pupose of saving labor.. As mat-ters now stand the only known way to gain what is known as the wax finish· is hy rubhing. This take:;; both time and labor both costly commodities just now. Yes, there is it Yami~h on the market, several, that profess to ·give this mtlch desired finish. Vnfortunately none of them are perfect. The foundation is wax, and wax always settles. What we ·are looking for is a varnish made of something that wilt not set-tle. Now, I believe, and my headman agrees with me, that '\"e havc about perfected such a varnish. "1 have been asked to become a member of the Varnish Manufacturers Association, but as I would be the only woman 1 don't think I ever shall. It would bring a certain amount of notoriety which I would not enjoy. I am not the least bit afraid of work, and am wi111ng to do any amount of it, but I want to slip out of the way when people come a1'Ound to stare at me as bcin·g unusual. I am a varnish maker from preference, just as other women are lawyers or doctor5_"- New York Sun. Ten to One. Ten hand turners could not turn out in a day as many table legs· as one table leg machine manufactured by the C. Mattison Machine Company, nor do the work so well. 15 -~. igl\apio.s.f\ic~ Clamp and Vise Economy. There .is probobly no problem that ha~ to be solved and revolveJ Inore frequently than that of clamping work in a modern 'wood "vorking slwp. This is p<lrticularly true in a factory where. quantities of work of various kinds, requiring gluing and clamping arc being turned Out from day to day. Vilhile the avcrage shop's supply of dalqyS to sun with seerns ample. the gluing operations come to an untimely end \"cry soon after it begins owing to their scarcity. This ',vill be more readily appreciated by those experienced in the making of Ulble tOllS, desk tops aed dresser tops, where five to eight clan~ps ;LTe necessary on each top and should be al-lowed to remain Oil the work at least hventy-fol1r hours he-fore removing the pressure. \Vhen we stop to think tl1e top of a desk is by no means a whole desk, which has many Ot1iC! parts to he cl:lmped during their r:onstruction. Further, that dQsk to bQ more economically manufac-tured, must not Ollly he made in lots of bundrc(ls. but thous-ands, and these operations to be done economically must so far as possible be continuous, we hegin to rcalize olle factor of the lrallll(acturcr's clamp problem. The I:ext 'll'd eql.1<dly as discouraging is the constant brc;lkage., unless th~ clamps arc prohibitively htl1vy or ex-pensi\ re. Tire a\'(Tage gluer in his excitement and llaste to get the pressure all his work hefore his glue chills, is a clamp ,,\'reeker. The illventor of the Sheldon line of clamps and vises began his career in tbe machine shop, then into the wood shop, .\vbere he was confronte{l with the 11sual clamp problem. He was asked to get up a quantity of wood bar clalrps with iron heads and screws for a piano manufacturer tb,lt would not split al1C] bre,1k loosc from the bars under excessive pressure. tl]at wOldel not Jet the scre\.v get out of line wit11 the bars. that would provide again:=;t uneven or angular strains, bending the scr('~'-. th<ll ',vnuJ<! provide against the lIe<ld turnlJ)O" by the friction of the screv,,' under heavy pi'c~_stn~ thereby th~ow-ing the clan~p out of position, or sliding off SHELDON'S the work at the critical moment. \Vitb the ma-chinist's anxiety for strength, the wood worker's ambition for serviceableness, rapid-ity and economy, by much hard '\\'o:'k, expenSe and experience. he solved the problem. not only on the wood bar clamp, but steel bar elamps. His \\Toed \Vorker's Rapid Acting Vises were developed in a similar maTIlJer, with the conviction that a \""ood worker's vise should not be built on the principles that would make a machinist's vist': an uUer failure so far as rigidity and positive action \verc conc(;,nlcd, that the slide and outer jaw must l1ecess~lrily be of one s-lid piece of metal to accomplish this, that the pressure must be applied as .uear as possible to the resistano::e, that the wearing parts must be adjustable and either of steel forgings or malleable iron to stand the excessive strains that they were continually subject to, that they must not cost from $5.00 to $10.00, when a \.".ood worker can buy a vise screw for 50 cents and make him-self a vise, which, while inefficient and inconvenient, can be made to do. The Sheldon Company ask no better proof of the correct-lless of these convictions than the records of their sales. The wood working trade has appreciated their efforts, their guar-antees, i111d tbeir values to thE'_ extent of 25 ..000 elamps and l5.0CO vises since their introduction. They are now installed in their new plant at 86 North :\1a)' street, Chicago, and have some literature on these subjects that will he interesting to any \voad worker. Mohair Plush Made Here. An investigation by the Bureau of Manufactures of the department of commerce and labor shows that in the last few years the manufacture of mohair plush,:which until re-cently 'vas not sufficiently large in this country to be reck-oned <l11l0ng the industries, has grc:atly increased on account of the successful breeding here of Angora goats, which sup-ply the hair for the n:;anufadure of mohair plush. During the years between 1901 alld 1905 the nWlltlfa~ture of plush grew much more rapidly than the production of goat hair and for that reaBon the importation of mohair increased from 739,419 pounels to 2,625,000 poun.ds; but in the last t\'1,'O years there has been a supply of Angora hair which came nearer to supplying the demands. Heretofore Bradford. England, has been one of the largest centers for tlle manufactttre of mohair dress goods, but a few months ago one of the leading manufacturE'xs there erected and equipped a large mill at Providence R. L which will supply tbe finn's American tr<lde and increase the demand for American Angora hair. Through Pensacola, /\ timber importing firm of Louisville. K)i" has contracted for a large llumberof mahogany logs to be shipped from South Africa and Spanish-Americ<tl1 parts to Pensacola, Fla .. Evidently the Grm expects the panic to close during the cur-rent year. From flve to six thousand logs will be received each m01lth. ------------------- - - 16 lnve~tigat(:: our LiIJe. 5aw and Kn"fl e FI"tt"mg Mach"Inery and T00IS TLhinee BMigagn"u,faca'nud"d.Best Baldwin. Tuthill a;}. Bolton Grand R.aplds. Mich. Filera, Setters, Sharpeners. Grinders. SwaGes, stretchers. BrazinG and FilinG Clamps. Knite Balances. Hammerina Tools. Bolton Band Saw Filer for Saws % inch up. New 200 page CataloglJe for 1907 Free. S, T, & B. Strle D, Knife Grinder. Full Automatic. Wet or dry. 17 Morton House (AmericanPlan) Rates $2.50 and Up. Hotel PantJind (European Plan) Rates $1.00 and Up. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. The Noon Dinner Served at the Pantlind for 50c IS THE FINEST IN THE WORLD. J. BOYD PANTUND. Prop. [ L Wood Forming Cutters We offer exceptional value in Reversible and One-Way Cutters for Single and Double Spin~ dIe Shapers. Largest lists with lowest prices. Greatest variety to select from. Book free. Address SAMUEL J. SHIMER & SONS MIL TON. PENNSYLVANIA, U. S. A. 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SEND FOR \,. -- - ~ ~ -<.~ - ~. /. - .... . .....;;. - - - CATALOGUE 419-421W. fifteenth St .. CmCAGO, ILL. 18 I!STA.SLISHEC 1880 /"UIIlLISHIlD BY MICHIGAN ARTISAN CO. ON THE IO"H A.ND 2&TH OF EA.CH MONTH OFPICE-1Q8,110. 112 NORTH DIViSiON ST •• GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ENTeRED "'S M...TT!R OF' THE SECOND CLASS Three men el1gaged in the business of manufacturing furni-ture were candidates for the office of mayor at the late election. The last oue in "tl1e game" came out first. 1Jayor Ellis purchased a bloc!>: of stock in the new Dolphin Desk Company two days preceding the election and won the coveted position and the $2,000 "per" s<L1ary. The order for 18,000 dozen chairs to be supplied for the use of the general government by the Crawford Chair Com-pany of Grand Ledge, Miell., will keep 1Janager Crawford and llis assistatlts' out of politics dt1ring the coming campaign. T11eir time will be more profitably employed. A New York paper (quoted 011 another page) observes a revival of painted furniture. Let us hope the revival will not extend to the horrid examples of cottage work that held the favor of the buyers of cheap aud nasty stuff twenty-five years ago. Through his efforts to open the factories by the distri-bution of contracts for furniture and other articles needed at present and during many years to come, Mr. Roosevelt has proven himself to be a timety and vigorous booster. Evidently 11r. Foote is of the opinioi1 that Mexico will not be a good market for furniture. until the 15,000,000 pc.ons shall have been supplanted by a class of people who do not sit on their thumbs and sleep on the ground. There will be 110 withdrawals from the expositions of con-sequence, on account of the past dull season. in trade. Lease managers report that the greater part of the space in all the exposition buildings is under contract. i\tanufaeturexs of wood workir,g machinery take a more hopeful view of the future. \Vood workers are not only buy-ing machines, but rebuilding worn ones, which indicates ;i. re-vival in the manufacturing trades: A marked .revival in trade might prevent an active. partici-pation by manufacturers in the quadrenial political movement to save the government from destruction. Such a contin-gency would be deplorable. A gentleman largely engaged in the lumber business, 10- .~ated near St. Louis, Mo., states that he is abic to dispose .rIR..T I.s ..7L"J d • 2 r of wal~ut lumber -as fast as he can cut it. "Something doing" somcv,,·here. \\i ood carving is the latest fad taken np by the ladies of the eastern cities. The heroine of Charles Reade's story, "Put Yourself in His Place," may have suggested the move~ ment. Reports from leading hardwood lumber markets-Cin-cinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Chicago, Memphis-report a moderate amount of buying and an improved outlook. Reprcscntati\'cs of the l11anufacturers of brass t:inunings who are touring thc manufacturing centers, report having taken liberal orders. Care of Injured Workmen. An agent of an accident insurance company spent a week in Grand Rapids recently in an effort to secure business on aCCOl1nt of the low charge for premiums. \-Vhen asked to explain the scheme he replied: ,.\\re furnish tirst aid only. An injured tn<lll must pay for subsequent treatments. Our physician makes but one call on account of the company.'" A leading manufacturer denounced the scheme in strong terms. "vVe deem it our duty to take care of men injured while in our employ so long as they need care. That is the kind of insurance we pay for and would not accept any other. Not infrequently an injured man is without means or so burdened with the care of a family that his earnings are absorbed. He may be a very competent workman and deserving of consid-eration in every W'ly. To cut off relief from such a Ulan would he inhuman. The conscientious manufacturer cannot feel that he has fulfilled every obligation due to a faithful workman when he places a pay envelope in his hand. There are other duties that count for much." The man who uttered the above 'remarks is one of the most successful manufactur-ers in the furniture business. He is very highly esteemed by his melt and in the transaction of his business he receives their loyal support. A fcw months ago a stranger entered his fac-tory and asked for employment in the machine roon,. He was an expert machine operator, but a few days after com-mencing work one of his hands was caught in the knives of a fast running machine and horribly mangled. A physician was called in, and the tIlan received, not only first aid, but n";:\I,y subseqttent treatn~ents at the expense of the employer and v"hen he was able to travel to his former home in another sHlte an envelope containing $40.00 was placed in his haml. ?\ atttre's richest blood Rows in the veins of that manufacturer Anxious for Trade. A manufacturer of furniture, returning from San Francisco recently, stated that he was informed that the representatives of forty manufacturing hOtlSes located in the east arrived in that city during the third week of February. All were so anxious to take orders that the manufacturer quoted above was reminded of the folowillK story: A Parisian shop-keeper, writing to one of his customers, offered a table likc the photo enclosed for twenty francs. "In case I do not hear from you," he added, "I shall conclude that you wish to pay only eighteen francs. In order to lose no time I accept the price last mentioned." Perhaps the manufacturer quoted was impressed with the idea that prices were not so well maintained as they should be. FURNITURE IN OLD MEXICO. E. H. Foote Spent a Few Weeks in Greaserland. E. H. Foote, the trea~uret' of the Grand Rapids Chair Com-pany and president of the Imperial Furniture Company, re-turned recently from <t tour of old !I.fexico and the P,lci/lc coast. )raturally the furniture trade claimed his attention. "The l\Iexicans import practically all the furniture they lIse. A few kitcJH'!l tables, cheap chairs and kindred articles arc made by hand, but the Jack of skilled workmen is such a handicap that the manufacture of furniture to supply the local markets is not to be considered. There is an abundance of timber in the country, but it is used for other pmposes or sold to exporters. 1Judl of the {urnitllre sold by retailers is imported from France and the Gnited States. Gold and Vernis IvI<l":tinfinishes are preferred. The 11exicans love gaudy coloring and showy work. Of the lines imported from the United States a considerable quantity is in mission and arts and crafts styles. Ten thou"and former residents of the United State.s, who live in Mexico City, maintain a club and the American section, which tbey occupy, is a very attrac-tive spot. The city sit~ on all elevation 7,500 feet above the sea. and is very healthy. The hotels, conducted on the Eu-ropean plan, are clean and comfortable." :\0 registers are llsed in several of thc hotels ~'lr. Foote v·isited. \Vhen a guest arrives his or her !lame and the number of the room taken is written upOn a large black board hntlg upon the wall. Mexico colltains 16,ODO,000 people. One milLion constitute tbe rich or ·welt-to-do class and live mainly in the cities. This ebss is the only one that uses furniture. The Peons sit and S1cCD on the ground, ;md in their mode of living their necessi-ties are few. l..l..exico City has a population of 500.000. The hotels and restaurants wcre crowdecl with sojourners from the States. Los Angeles ,vas filled '''lith sojourners when l\'ll'. Foote arrived in that city and trade in furniture '¥as active. The immense stocks accumulated during the era of consolidation and the opening of new stores were moving. and buyers rep-resenting the mallY dealers in that city would probably visit the eastern expositions in July. Building enterprises occupy the attention of the San Franciscans. Probably one hundred great business stmctures arc in course of erection in the center of th~ city. 'vVork on the Palace Hotel is well ad-vanced, hut it will not be ready for occupancy during· the cur-rei1t year. \Ir. f.'oote visited Portland. Seattk. Tacoma. Spokane and Salt Lake and reports that business was active in all Jines in those cities. Trade and Personal Notes. I I I I L_ Myers & p',rartin are starting a large furniture store at Sumas, \\Tash. Manufactttrers are wn king the foreign markets for orders quite sllccessfully. Day & Henderson h~l\·e sold the-ir furniture f:Lctory at Eugellc, Ore., to Ray f\.for~pll. Lignine carvings, unb:'e:lkable. are manufactured by the OrnanH:lltal Products Company, Detroit, !lJieh. D. H. Brown of the Century Furnitue Company has re-tl1n~ ed after a flying tour nf the furniture markets. Ad-d-itC'. a "cry nseful removcr nf paint and varnish, is manufactured by the Adams & Elting Company. Station E. Chicago, Ill. Solid steel glue joint cutters, \vhich never burn. are man-ufactured by :\'Iorris \Voo(l & S01lS, of 2714 \:V est Lake strC'ct. Chicago. O. L. Dunbar has leased a large :wu will open ,a furniture stock. storeroom at Joseph, Ore., Later it is expected he J9 ·will put in a stock of ladies' and men's furnishings in part of the building. The Crescent .Furniture Company h~s succeeded rihe Owen Furniture & Upholstering Company at Spokane, Wa£h. The Buss 1lachine \Vorks of T1011and, ~'Iich., have taken a number cf good orders recently for planers, shapers and double cnt-off saws. Baldwin, Tuthill & Bolton of Grand Rapids has just is-sued a large descriptive catalogne of saw filing outfits and v.."ood working machinery_ EeL \\'are and v.,.'illiam Hoggard have purchased the furni-ture business of C. S. 1lt1dge, Sr., at Echo, Ore. Mr. \Vare ,,,,,ill n'::lve charge of the bushless. \iVillard Barnhart, the president of the Nelson-Matter Fur-niture Company, Grand Rapids, has returned from Pasadena, Cal.. where he spent the winter with llis family. The Universal automatic carving machine manufactured by th(~Cnion Embossing Machine Company of Indianapolis, turns out in ft day more work than twenty-five hand carvers. Paul F. Markoff. the farmer of Spring Lake, who sells furniture for recreation when his live stock, fruit and field crop interests will permit, has returned from the Pacific coast. Clarence IVlarkoff, the youngest son of the widely known and popular Paul F., has engaged to travel on the road with the line of the Berkey & Gay .Furniture Company. Having been graduated by· a school of designing and spent a year in a furniture factory, the young man, with the experience of a few seasons as a tr:ule solicitor, is destined to become an ac-complishcd 'Salesman. His brother, "Bert," has carried a photo case during the past three years and made good. George C. ""Vhit,vorth, treasurer of the Berkey & Gay Fur-niture Company, was elected a member of the public library commission of Grand Rapids recently. The position is im-portant. The board has the managing of the Ryerson library and its branches, containing in all 100,000 books, and a large museum. :Mr. \Vhitworth is .weU qualified to perform the work the people have entrusted to him. A great deal of his time will be required and the office is not a salaried onc. E. M. Hulse and Family Suffer an Affliction. £. M. Hulse, manufacturer of upholstered furliiture in Co-lumbus, 0., suffered an irreparable. loss recently by the death of his only daughter, Louise. the joy of the household. :VIiss Hulse was born in Chicago in 1884 and finished her edu-cation at the National Park Seminary, Washington, D. C. She was always cheerful. hopeful and helpful. a favorite in the social life of Columbus, and her untimely death greatly shocked her large circle of frielids. Besides her father" and mother, two brothers, E. C. Hulse of San Francisco and J. G. HulSE:of Columbus, are the immediate mourners of her loss. PETER COOPER~ GLUE is the best in all kinds of weather. When otber manufact-urers or agents tell you their glue is as good as COOPER'S. they admit Cooper's is the BEST. No one extols .his pro-duct by comparing it with an inferior article. Cooper's Glue is the world's standard of excellence. With it aU experi-ment begins, all comparison continues. and all test ends. Sold continuously since 1820. Its reputation, like itself, STICKS. Peter Cooper's glue is made from selected hide stock. carefully prepared. No bones or pig stock enter into its composluon. In strength it is uniform, each barrel containing the same kind of glue that is in every other barrel of the same grade. ORIN A. WARD GRAND RAPIDS AGENT 403 Ashton Bldg. OITIZENS PHONE sass ~------------------------- ---- ---- 20 PROTEST OF ANTIQUES AGAINST UP-TO-DATE WAYS. The Woman was New, and the Furniture Very, Very Old. An old house stood at the crossroads. It \vas a homely old house with heavy wooden shutters, a deep roof and two enormous chimneys; but, as it was fond of saying, "Hand-some is a handsome docs," and it had come through 150 years of hard usage and neglect with sound timbers and straight sides, even though its venerable clapboards were bare of paint and its shingles moss grown and decayed. The old house boasted that Gen. \~iashillgton had once spent a night under its roof, and as it was far and away the oldest huilding in that part of the State, there was none who could justly challenge the boast; and indeed its truth had never been questioncd- by the gothic cottages, the mansard roofed houses or even the silly gingerbread villas which in catttse. of years came to reside in the neighborhood. They always listeneu with doors and windows wide open while the old house told the story of Washington's visit, and were much shocked when a cynical imitation Colonial house, which had been knocked together in a precariously short time across the street, rec.eived the honored talc with a rude "Huh! every old rattletrap in Jersey tells the salTIe story!" At any rate it is certain that the old house had enter-tained a great variety of persons in the course of its many changes of fortune. From respectable farmhouse to road-side tavern, to humble tenement, it had finally passed into the hands of a -new woman. This new woman, it seems, though very new and with all the modern improvements, yet loved to distraction every-' thing old-the older the better. She had for years been collecting old furniture, old· china, old carpets a~d quilts, old utensils of many kinds, for which the old house seemed a Jitting receptacle. She rejoiced in its remnants of box bordered flower beds and brick walks because she was all for an ancient atmosphere, though the newness of her de-manded a few concessiolls to modern comfort and sanitation. The old house did not at first know what manner of person a new woman migh t be, for in all its life befo~e it had never encountered one, but it was quick to make some discoveries. "Lord-a-massy Jonathan!" it groaned to the gnarled apple tree which had kept it company for some seventy • • years, "the horrid things that are going on in my interior woulJ split you straight in two. "Never cmnplain of bluebirds nesting in your hollows again, when here am I with evil spirits buried in my walls and floors. 1 believe they call them pipes and wires, but I'm bedevilled sure enough, for the pipes end in brazen serpents that hiss and gurgle and throw off a terrific heat that makes even my well seasoned joints part company, and the wires end in will 0' the wisp lights, which lIO man strikes, as bright as a hundred candles. "'As for the furniture folk who inhabit me there are at least twice as many as I have ever harhoredbefore, and between you and me society is a trifle mixed. Articles that should be in the kitchen are in the parlor, and things of no consequence are set in prominent places. Through no fault of their own, mind you! "In fact the furnitl-lre folk feel very uneasy about this and other matte.rs, and to-night we hold a meeting to see what if anything can be done. Myself, I think we might as well rebel against Gen. vVashington and all his troops as against this new woman, but the furniture folk are anxious to make a stand. I will try to manage that the west window is left open, Jonathan, so that you can hear some of the goings. on." It was long past midnight before the new owners of the old- house were in bed and asleep and the atmosphere had attained that breathless, expectan.t quiet of the night which is so necessary to the proceedings of what humans are pleased to can inanimate objects. The tall dock in the hall struck one with a resounding oath that would scarcely have been expected f-rom one so staid, and at once broke into re.:. vilings of the manners of modern human kind. "The tickety-tock idiots r Don't know enough to go to bed!" it stormed. "At '{ I say, 'Time for sensible folks co be in bed!' Kobody stirs: I don't expect it. At 9 I say scornfully, 'Time for fools to be in bed.' It doesn't move 'em. At 11 I thunder, 'Time for roysterers to be in bed,' and that usually routs 'em." "La! ma'am!" simpered one prim, straight, high backed chair to another. "Did you see how this new woman con-ducted herself au me this evening, and in presence of gentle-men too? She seems to know nothing of genteel deport-ment, erect figure, feet together and hands folded in the lap, but sits lounging forward, with elbows on knees, chin on hands, and, I vow, ma'am! I scarce like to mention it, but with one limb actually crossed over the other swinging her foot to and fro!" "You were speaking of decorum, ladies," whispered the settle. "Things have indeed come to a pretty pass." "You know, I've. a wide experience. in sweethearts . 1,1any's the time the qutstion has been popped on me, and always did the man and the maid keep a proper distaJlec from each other, sitting modestly; one in either of my capacious corners. ;'But last night the sweethearts, who arc visitors, sat so close together that the two scarce took up room enough for 011e; and though I tried not to see, I'm almos;t sure he haJ his arm around her waist and kissed her.'! "l'm well aware that this is na place far a warming pan," quavered an apologetic voice from the parlor wall, "but she spent a \vhole day polishing me and she says~I'm only telting you what the new woman said," it hastily added, at ;\ contemptuous hiss from the statdy brass alldirons. These andirons were tall, brilliant and. very aristocratic and felt themselves deeply humiliated at their enforced as-sociation with humble utensils. They were particularly exasperated by the nearness of an ancient black kettle which hung from a crane in the fireplace. "And as if it were 110t enough," said they, "to have a black kitchen wench swinging in idleness right under our noses, we must look up and see an impudent chambermaid disporting herself upon the parlor wall and claiming kinship witl1 usl" The ancient kettle was too solid and prosaic to be much moved by this unkind speech of the andirons, but the warm-ing pan, being of a most sensitive nature, was 50 hurt and shamed that she fell with a lOUd clatter to the floor. ;;The eat's foot [" sharply exclaimed the spinning wheel. "You ought to have a real trial like mine to fret over." "Here mouths of precious time have been wasted, letting me stand motionless by the fire, my spindle wrapped with flax and never a thread spun. This new woman is a thrift-less housewife, or else-I hate to suspedany ,,,"oman of such a scandalous thing, but sometimes I almost fear that she doesn't know how to spin." "I half believe you're right," mused a charming little work table with claw feet and glass knobs. "And "..·bat's more, I don't belic,ve she knows a bodkin from an emery ball, or knitting from needlework. At any rate there'~ nothing in my drav,iers that ought to be there, such as thim~ blc, thread and needles. Instead, there is qUClrtered there a regiment of little paper cylinders who roll impudently about and caU themselves cigarettes, though they sTllell very much like tobacco," "Speaking of tobacco makes my bowl burn," said a long, slim day pipe. "\Vbat T want to know is, where':; the master of this house? The pipe tongs <tnd myself have beel] waiting patiently on the mantel shelf for him to come and use us 50 long that I am ready to drop ,,,,ith hunger." "By the great horn spoon!" quoth the big dining table. "You might know this ",;as a l11asterkss house by the feeding." "I anI still the groaning board, but I groan \;",ith wc;ight of service, Bol of victuals. No morc great joints of mcat nOr mammoth pudding~, no more delicious pies (111(1dougb-nuts." "The new woman says they're not wliOlcso1l1c, and she seems to live exclusively on fruit, nuts, porridge and gn~ell leaves, for she can't get <lny nourishment from th'e IOllR rows of knives and forks and spoons which arc set out each side of her plate." "011, dearl Vv'hat will become of me?" piped a quaint little high chair. "I'm so unhappy." "I used never to be empty, for as fast as too big for me there was another to take now-I'm not empty." "No 1 But I hold an ugly smug faced dog whose mistrcss talks to him'like this, 'Vlon't Jerry have anqzzer tecny weeny one baby its place. grew But 2/ piece of chicken? Take it to please muzzer, pitty. even if you aren't hungry.''' An agonized ",,"ail floated down from the four post bed in the guest chamber. "Db, please don't el1lybody look at me!" it cried. "No tester, no valance, 110 curtains, only four pitiful, undraped sticks of wood stretched upward to the ceiling in silent protest. The new lvoman 5ayS that draperies afe not sani-tary, but though the patchwork quilt does all it can to cover me 1 feel disgraced forever." l\.futters and groans, creaks and rU5tlings came from all parts of the hOllse. There were threats of great undertakings and dire happenings. The tall clock struck twenty-four times all at once, the prim chairs turned thejT faces to the wall, the settle tipped over, the andirons beat the black kettle and got badly dented, the spinning wheel actually succeeded in spinning a tbread, the work table spilled the cigarettes upon the floor, and the little high chair oozed tears of new varnish. ·'\A/hat a silly set of old fogies you are!" said the water pipe.'; and electric light wires, Hto think that what you can do will mnke any difference! Kmv, we could make some gClluinc troubl~ if we felt inclined. VVe could burst and flood the homc or set it afire, and the ne,,\, woman biows it! She fears tiS, but you she will very S0011 set 1n your proper places again." Sure enough, when morning came the new woman, though much amazed at the disol·der which she found throughout the house, gently but firmly arranged her antique furniture just as it was the day before, but the warming pan eould nowhere be found. After a long search it was dis-covered wit]] its head btlficd in the guest room bed, whieh stretched its four posts upward to the ceiling in silent protest. -Sun. NO! NO TROUBLE HERE! Simply wanted, to get you to give this somethi~g bel;ler than a passing glance and since We have CItU~t your eye Jet s catch your ordet"$ for Veneered Rolls.· We build the famous"RELIABLE" ROU.5. WRITE FOR PRICES. The Fellwock Auto. & Mfg. Co. EVANSVILLE. INDiANA OUTSi8 the largest Roll Plant in tke United state,. ----------------------------- ---- -- 22 .7IR-TI.s'~ e 7 e. Henry Rowe Mfg. Company Newaygo. Mich. MANUFACTURERS OF Wood workers' Benches. Factory Trucks. Turnings. Dowels. etc. .II .II .II No.1 Factory Truck. Just liS good as the)' look. OUR NEW CATALOG TELLS ALL ABOUT THEM. No.1 Cabinet Mak-an.' BeRcn Keeping Track of Orders and Work in a Furnitute Factory. Modern machinery, skiIled workmen, and plenty of orders are important factors in making a furniture factory a success. but unless behind -these there lie an efficient office fmce and executive ability of the first order, regular dividends will be a matter of doubt and it will probably not be long before the establishment is ill the hands of a receiver. "Leaks" may occur in the stock room, in the turning room, the scroll room, or in the finishing foam, bnt these will be sm<\.l1as compared with the waste of money that may be caused by mismanagement in the business end. A certain small town, famed in the surrounding country for the number of furniture factories it possessed, was the subject of discussion by two business men. ;;Blankville is becoming quite a town for the manufacture of furniture isn't it?" said one. "Well, it has been," said the other, "but there isn't one of those factories that hasn't either gone into a receiver's hand or been entirely reorganized at some time during its existence. And aU of them getting more orders than they can handle, too. All the profits seem to be eaten right up in the business management somehow or other." It was lack of proper "system" in the business departments of these factories that eventually "killed" the town in ques-tion and many another otherwise promising business has met an untimely death from the .same cause. Of course, too complicated a system in the business uc- .partment Gf a furniture factory is as bad as one in which there is no method for keeping track of the cost of material, labor and the progress of the work, but a happy medium should be attained by the use of a combination of the various card indexe3., time slips, time docks, and other office devices now on the market. Different methods must of necessity apply to different furniture factories, those establishments supplying large quantities in but a few styles requiring a much simpler system of book and time keeping than those shops which make a specialty of single orders of unique or rare design, and yet in both cases it is importallt that the cost of the raw material, the amount of labor required, the individual workmen employed on each part of the job, alHI the progress of the "lOrk, can all be easily ascertained. The. tenuem'y in some of the factories making large quan-tities in but fe",' styles seems to be to 'minimize the <lmOtlllt of bookkeeping required, and to leave much of the responsi-bility as to the present progress of the work entirely with the superintendent; who is supposed to keep a private record of the work which is being done i.n his department. This applies to stock or.clers where large quantities are being turned Ollt, and where the same design has been made hun-dreds of times before. When a large order is received for some new design, a sample must first be made up, and pro-vided this does not require special tools or machinery, the superintendent nlay keep a record of the amount of material and labor required to produce this sample, and this cost will be used as a basis in making the price for the order, allowing, of course, for the desired profit and for the increased rapidity \vith which a workman can handle <l job with which he h"s become familiar. It is to be lmderstood that an order of this kind would not be accepted unless it was sufficiently large to pay for making the sample and for the personal at-tention required from the superintendent. Since the cost of each regular order is already known, a detailed record of the work that each workman accomplishes for every hour in the day is not important, and time keeping for the employe is only necessary to insure his conscientious work for the required number of hours per week. If the workman is paid by the hour, the time clock is a valuable ad-junct to the bookkeeping department of a well-managed fac-tory. With this system each workman has a card for the week, ruled with vertical and horizontal lines, The horizon-tal columns may be_used for the different days of the week, and the vertical columns should be headed "started," ;'stopped," "overtime," etc., so that the time when the day's work started, the amount taken out for the luncheon hour, and the amount of overtime, may a11 be accurately recorded. On entering and leaving the shop the workman places the card in the stamping compartment of the clock so that the proper column will be marked with the exact time at which ~Hl employe ·starts and quits the job. At the end of the week it is an easy matter to add up the total number of hours worked by each employe, and the wages may then be paid on that basis. An elaboration of this syStem may be llsed to keep track of each work:illan's time on each order, amI in .this manner the actual cost of a certain 'piece may be accurately obtained and the amount to be charged for the job quickly deter-mined. In this case the workman uses a different card for each job v...hieh is assigned to him, and should he be employed on ~his certain order for a week or more, the same card would be used Oll. the stlccessive days, and thus an accurate check made on the workman's time and on the labor expend-ed 011 any particular job, . The above system is particularly adapted for use in fac-tories where special orders are execut~d which require a con-siderable amount of work ill a variety of departments, and which in consequence have occasion to be handled by a great number of men. III many of the factories catering to the special design furniture trade, however, the old system of cmploying brass checks is still in vogue, and offers a simple method for keeping track of the individual workman's time. Tn this system each workman has a number and a bra;;s cheek corresponding to that number. When a workman enters the shop in the morning he obtains his check from the time-keeper and hangs -it on its proper hook in a wall case. At n certain time. the case is lock.ed, and any workman coming late must first apvly to the foreman before he can pla.ce his MICHIGAN Fe 'i'Hf -., 1 7IR'T' IS JI...N i 9 firs- CABINET Cabinet, Pattern, Chair, Carvers' BENCHES PATTERN FACTORY FURNISHINGS Hand Screws Trucks Saw Tables Benedict Clamps check on the hook and receive credit for his tin'c. On leaving the shop the brass checks arc <lgain deposited with OARVERS' Grand Rapids Hand Screw Company 9t8 JEFFERSON AVE., GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. LARGEST BENCH MANUFACTURERS IN THE WORLD Sketched by Otto Jiranek, Grand Rapids, Mich. the timekeeper, whose duty it is to record each \vorkman's time at the close of the day. In these factories making special designs, it is absolutely necessary to keep an account of the amount of labor spent on each operation in filling the individual orders. The loose leaf system of bookkeeping has greatly simplified the methods for keeping track of the progress of work on orders, and it is well adapted for use in fumiture factories. The opera-tion of this system in keeping track of special orders may be somewhat as follows: The order is received and e,ntered under a certain number on an individual card. This is filed according to its numher, in the order book, and at the end of each day the amount· of material used, together with the labor put upon it by the various workmen is entered on this card and charged to that particular order. This forms a ready reference for determining the amount of work already done 011 the o.rdcr, and by entering the number or name of the 'H"orkman WllO has had a hand in any particular operation conllected 'vith its manufacture, responsibility for a poorly performed job may be laid at the proper door, - Special forms of these cards may be printed h) suit the needs of the manufacturer. A similar system on a smaller scale may be installed in each of the shop departments and rderence to these noted on the main order card so that more detailed in-formation may be obtained as to material and work expended no the job without unnecessarily filling the original card. The above methods of keeping track of orders and the progress of work in a furniture factory offer many variations which cannot be treated in a short article, but they will probably serve to show the general system employed by the leading factories of that class in thriving towns where there is no danger of a concern with plenty of orders going into a receiver's hands through lack of good business management. H,\ROLD W. SLAUSON. Returned to His "Old Job." D. S. Oakley, formerly of the' Oakley & Jansen Machine Company, Parkersburg, W. Va., has again connected himself ""-tth the \Vysong & lHiles Company of Greensboro, N. C. 23 24 ~MJPrIG7!N, C. C. WORMER MACHINERY CO., 97 Woodbridge St., Detroit, Mich. fLY W"EEL EXPLOSIONS PREVENTfD BY THE "LOCKE" AUTOMATIC ENOINE STOP AND SPEED LIMIT SYSTEM. By means of the "Locke" system your engine can be immediately stopped from any part of the plant; the apparatus furnished includes an independent speed limit which automatically slows down and stops the engine when it starts to race. Read" When Fly Wheels Explode" in the February number of the "Michigan Artisan." A NOVEL ENTERPRISE FOR ST. LOUIS. Twenty Thousand Buyers to be Brought to the City Annually Free of Cost to Themselves. St. Louis capitalists have engaged in a colossal enterprise for extending the trade of the manufacturers and jobbers of that city. It is of such magnitude as to cause the business men of Chicago, Kansas City, Cincinnati and Denver to polish up their glasses and read the proposition the second time. The Artisan has received a view of the club building, anJ a description of the same, which reads as follows: "A new type of business building is under way in St. Louis which presents features never before attempted on such a large scale, and others of perhaps equal value whidl have never been utilized. It is to be called the "Buyers' Club Building" and its cost, it is estimated, will be fully $4,000,000. The building was promoted and will be finance.:! by H. A. Vrooman, president of the State Trust Company, of St. Louis. The Buyers' Club Building will occupy the entire block hounded by 17th, 18th, Chestnut and Pine streets. a location within one block of the Union Station. Its ground area is 234 by 324 feet, and it will he eighteen stories high, with a tower extending ten stories above the building. It will be given up entirely to the display of merchandise with the exception of the top floor, which is to be sumptuously furnished for elub purposes exclusively for vi~iting buyers and convention delegates. The tower will contain offices. The Club Hoar will contain a convention hall with com-mittee rooms, the use of which will be given free, together with all the club privileges to all visiting buyers and to con-ventions where the delegates are in a position to buy goods or influence tl1{~\rpurchase. The first floor win be devoted to a general display, demonstration and advertising purposes. The basement to demonstrating machinery, engines and toah, with provision for power of every nature. Sixteen floors ",,'ill be used for sample rooms. The most important feature'the Buyers' Club presents is the plan for bringing the buyer to the seller. The fare of 10,000 buyers will be paid to Saint Louis twice annually by the building company, and the exhibitors will choose the buyers w'ho are to be brot.l~ht. Special trains will be hired by the company and run from distant points where dealers frOrll a considerable radius can be gathered. The building is designed to extend the terri-tory St. Louis supplies, so that exhibitors will enjoy not only the immense trade of the southwest which now centers in St. Louis, but that of all the central west and northwest as well. Only a limited amount of space will be leased to each exhibitor, so that the exhibits may be sufficiently com-prehensive to attract the best classes of buyers from great distances. A club bulletin 'will be published monthly and sent to over 100,000 retail buyers. A close organization of all the retailers in the central and southern states \vill be pro-mated by the club management and extensive plans for the benefit of the various retailers are under way." St Louis is provided with furniture exhibition buildings of sufficient capacity for her present purposes, and ,it evident-ly is not the intention of the buyers club to disturb the ex~ hibitors occupying space in the s<\me, although furniture wilt be shown on the third floor. "Only a limited amount of space will be leased to each exhibitor," the promoters announce. "'Only a "limited space" will not meet the requirements of the average manufacturer of furniture. VVithout space to exhibit lines completely from 5,000 square feet upward, it would be useless to try to induce manufacturers of furniture and kindred goods to take. leases. The Salesmanship Pr?blem. According to welt-nigh universal experience, it is practical-ly impossible to secure salesmen who can be depended upon to aet in strict accordance with the principles of good salesman-ship at alt times and under all conditions. Yet the observ· ance of these principles is essential to the achievement of suc-cess in any business, and the problem is therefore one of the most important with which large merchan'ts must contend. The salesman, as a matter of fact, is more potent than the ad~ vertisement. For while the latter will bring people to a store, their continued patronage, de.pends almost wholly 01, the treatment received from and the service rendered by the salesmen to whose tende.r mercies they are consigned. And very frequently both treatment and service are of a very in-ferior bralld. It is a matter of common knowledge that salesmen are ·prone to look upon every custonler as being merely one in a thousand, giving the impression tb;:tt no par-ticular individual's patronage is essential to the success of the business, and that they are really doing a favor to conde-scend to attend to anybody's wants. Most houses try to Citizens' Telephone l'iW. 10uls 1babn DESIGNS AND DETAILS OF FURNITURE 15~Livingston St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 25 It makes a perfet:t imitation of any open grain because it uses the wood itself to print from, and one operator and a couple of boys can do more work with it than a dozen men with any other so-called machine or pads on the market. Tbat's why it's a money maker. It imitates perfectly. 50 Machines Sold Last Year 50 More Satisfied Manufacturers PLAIN or QUARTERED OAj{, MAHOGANY,WALNUT, ELM. ASH or any other WGod with open grain, WRITE THE Posselius Bros. Furniture Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mich. FOA PR;IOES AND FUL-L.PART'CU~AAe. MENTION THE MleHIGAI'f ARTISolI" overcome this condition, but only a compuiutivcly small measure of success eyer attends their efforts. Recently a large firm made an attempt to secure hetter scn,jce from its salesmen by issuing a manual of instruction for their guidance. It has always tried to impress upon ib employes the bt1siness value of good s('.Tvice; but hundreds who have gone into its storeS in variotl.'i parts of the country ha';rc been known to leave ·with a feeling of dissatisfaction at the treatment received. Of course, this is not the company's fault; but people alrvays blame a concern for the actions of its salesmen. \Vhat effect the new manual ·will have is a question. It 1:'-icertainly strong eno\\gh and specific enough to make an im-pression upon the most indifferent salesmalL It makes clear the fact that "effective organization is dependent on co-opera-tion.." that ev"ery employe t'cprescnts the per:,;onahty of tlll: company, and that loyalty and abilit.v witt ahvays be substan tially recognized. It declares that tv.o things arc ~,ital to the St1CCCf;S of [lny husilless~g()()d goods and good service. The manual on the ·whole, dO(:5 not present alJytllillg new on the subject of good salesmanship_ 1t simply ernphasizes the fact that '''''hat has be{'n said bcJoro;: has not been said merely to fill :;pacc, but because it was worth saying. 1ts main con-tentions .7lre: That "good salesmen are students of character." ·which means that they mtlst kno~v llOW to "size np" a customer ac-curately. Tbat an establishe,d reputation for courtesy is one of the most desirahle assets any sto"C, can have. That every custom.er should have personal attention the minute he enters t.he store. That no customer should be kept wait.ing, hut receive prompt attention. That the first minute \\lith a customer gives hin1 a lasting impression of the srrlesman and of the whole organization. One subject whit::h is forcibly pre.sented is that of "double sales." Salesmen are urged rthrays to try to sell a customer two floor rockers instead of one. This, of course, is good business, and the possibilities should be studied by progres-' sive salesmen. Several injunctions are e.specially c:onullend-able, One is: "Do not :run down n competing house!' Another: "Never address a customer as 'lady'; madam is the proper term lnattention to simple rules has often made a bad impressiol1 on a prospective patron. In conclusion it i!-i pointed out that "there is no more im~ portant feature. of personality than enthusiasm," and that every salesman ShOllld remember that he is a part of 'a great conce.rn that is worthy of his enthusiasm, How to Stuff a Mattress. Any \,>'oman who can stuff a chicken can stuff a mattress. First get your mattress, alld be sure that it has been carefully picked. Spray it with chloroform, if you like, and then you \",ill not notice the C011.'>to111t ticking. I-leat your curlers, and curl the hair for the mattress. This wm be a pleasant way to spend your idle evenings, \Vhen you have curled all the hair you are going to us<:- unless yon conclude that you ..v..ould rather have a hairless mattress, a bald on~, so to speak-take the mattress on your knee and administer th(~ curled hair with a spoon until its nppetite is satisfied. Some people have a fad of fIlling a mattress with bricks, corn cobs, sUcks and cinders. This may do for the guest room, but for sleeping purposes the curle.d hair is m/?re satis-factory. If it bothers you to know which is head and which is foot of the mattress, put a hat on one end and a shoe on the other. -Ex. -------------------~------~------ -- -- -- 26 LlGNINE CARVINGS, UNBREAKABLE Increase your business. Increase your profits. Increase your bl1siness friends by adopting LIGNINE CARVINGS. Send for sample and new catalogue showing Drawer Pulls, Capi-tals. Pilasters, Drops, Shields, Heads, Rosettes, Scrolls, etc. ORNAMENTAL PRODUCTS CO., 556 Fort St., Detroit, Mich. TOO MANY LINES OF BUSINESS. Original Plan of a Co~Operative Corporation at Bristol, Tenn. The Artisan has re~eived letters from the Koreshan Unity Company of Bristol, Tenn., revealing an original plan for conducting various kinds of business on the pr(Jfit~sharillg basis. The promoters claim that it is their purpose: tn give to labor its just share of the products of their several indus-tries, The business of the company is so diversified a5 to create a dotlbt in the minds of experienced men in business as to its practicability. An exten5ive wood working plant at Bristol, Tenn.} a iactory and large farming interests at Esters, Fla" stores <tnd warehouses in various parts of the United States, land in Cuba and Honduras, steamboats on the navigable watc.rs of Florida, a ship yard and fanning are the most important of their undertakings. The company issues three kinds of stock, namely: COtl1ll1011 for control only; preferred for inve5tment only; co-operative for workers only. The Unity claims to have demonstrated the fact that skitled workers in the wood ;:wd iron working industries are anxious to avail themselves of the' bel1efits to be derived under the system; where no wages or salaries are paid, but wherc_ each worker gets such a share of the total profits of the in-dustry as his efficiency would entitle him to. Each person who is in ally way actively engaged in the industry holds such an amount of co-operative. stock as will entitle him to a just share of the profits, according to his skill and worth. The company claim they can secure the tools of p:'oduc~ tion, employ and furnish aU the necessities of life, tog·ether with a 'home permanently, for an average family of fouf per-sons, for every $100.00 of investment stock that is sold, and sec.ure to the industrial workers every dollar of the profits outside of the interest on the $100.00. Under this plan every idle plant should be started up and run its fun ql\ota of work-men. BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR A MANUFACTURER A furniture lI1anufacturing Plant All Equipped, Ready f"r Use, Awaits the Right lI1an. The plant has 50,000 sq. feet of floor space well equip-ped with upwto-date machinery having superior motive power, switch tracks to three trunk lines of R. R.t Dry Kiln, suitable out buildings an .of brick, detached office building .with vault, and large wouuds on street car Hne. The above described property can be secured free qf debt by a manufacturer havin~ an established paying busi-ness- capable of increase-which has outgrown his present manufacturing facilities and who can brinK $25,000 in money for working capita1. . Investigation offered and required. Address, HENRY G. LOW, P. O. Box 299, Owensboro, Ky. :\ 0 wages nre paid to anyone. No salary is paid to <\ny-one. No pe_rsoll can hold co-operative stock unless he be-comes actively engaged in the industry, alld gives his ....h..o. le time, business hoUTS, to the business. No person call hold more of the co-operative stock than !lis efficiency .vill entitle him to.: each man being put on the SketCh by Frank Van Domelon. formally & Stud.ent in the Grand Rapids School of Designing but Now One of t;he Local Furniture Designers. basis of his worth to the company. For instance, a man who can earn $1.00 per day may hold $IGO.OOof this stock; a man who can earn $2.00 per day may hold $200,00 of stock; a man who can earn $3.00 per day may hold $300.00 of stock, and so on. The profits arc paid -in cash every three months to the holders of the co-operative stock only; but before this divigiol1 is made, there l!'. set aside enongh money to pay the pro-rate of taxes, insurance, reserve fund for the conduct of the busi-ness for the next three months, and also DIll" and three-fourths per cent to pay the seven per cent cumulative stock its yearly dividend. For all the holders of t1]e co-operative stock aI1d familcs. the living expenses, such ~s· house rent, fud, light, food. clothing, medical attclldance! ami ill fact, all .theneces-sitles of life, ate paid out of the treasury of the company. Every person old enough to perform some use in the con-duct of the industry, or -in the gardens, lawns, kitchen, laundry or otl]cr light work, is expected to do 50 to the extent of at least paying for his food, etc. If a chil.d is old enough, under the law, to work ill the factory, and his parents want him to give his time to the industry, then enough of the co-operative stock will be issued him in his father's name, to secure to him what he earns. Anyone can withdraw from the company at any time by - - - - -- -- -- ------ -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- --------- turning in his co-operative stock and taking in exch;11lge the seven per cent stock. The company lllay get rid of an undesir-able man on thirty days' notice, and his stock ceases to draw dividends" and mnst be exchanged for the seven per l':ent stock. All sto<:k lllust be pajc] for ill full, at par, in cash, labor or property. Xo stock i."i held by any person in the COlllp<lny, unless he has tbus paid for it. If a man pays cash for his co-operative stock, be gets the dividends on the whole amount from the start, but in case he pays in labor, he can draw Oll only the number of shares that have been paid for in full at the end of the dividend periods. METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. William Holt Considers the Furniture Department Interesting But Not Very Important. A Splendid COllection of Musical Instruments, Pianos Enclosed in Beautiful Cases. \Villiam Holt. the designer employed by the Grand Rapid" Chair Company, spent a part of a day in the Ivletropolitan 1luscum of .Art, during a short sojourn in New York recently. The furniture department was naturally \risited j,r,~t and a brief hour spent in an ('xamillation of the exhibits. It COlJ-sists mainly of gooc1 specimens of tIw pcriod styles, tbe French ,'lnd English predominating. There was a scarcity of novelties, but a fair number of pieces valuable on accoUnt of thc historical interest t:lttaclJcd to the same, :Vlr. Holt \vas very much pleased with the exhibit of mus1cal instruments, Owing to a new post~ office ruling that all subscriptionsmust be paid m advance and that all subscribers who become nmety days m arrears must be dropped, we urge you to send in $ 1.00 today to extend your subscription and t h us make sure that you will continue to get this paper. 27 THE One-hall O"r Trade oow Duplicate an' Triplicate Ord&r. Every Purchaser Satisfied There's a Reason MICHIGAN TRUCK HARD· WOOD FRAMES M.M.A L. CO. MAllE-ABLE HOll Y, MICH. IRON CASTINGS Vlihich is large and of great value artistically. Many of the cases were as harmonious in lines, color and ornament as the music they ·were planned to produce. Afr. Holt is the posses-sor 'of a collection of designs of piano and other musical cases of much value, and states that marc attention j" given to style il1 the construction of "ueh cases than formerly. The grand is susceptible to artistic treatment, but the problem is more difficult with upright and square forms. Mr, Holt's collec-tion contains a number of beautiful cast's in whic.h the "boxy," illy-proportioned appearance is wholly eliminated. The lines of Sheraton, the several Louis of France and other noted per-iod work are used effectively. Things That Please, The Hoosier l\Ianufac:.turing Company of New Castle, Ind., are disposed to le.t the people with whom they deal know when the company are pleased and to kick vigorously when they have been imposed upon. A short time ago the com~ pan)' concluded that it would be but fair and right to address Sketch by Frank Van DomeloD. Form.erly Student in the Grand Rapids SChool of Designing, But Now One of the Local Furniture Designers, a letter to Charles E. Francis & Brother Qf Rushville, Ind., from which the following is taken: "Dtlring the past four or five years, we have bought quite a. large amount of equipment from you and it is a pleasure to us to say that in every instance, this equip-ment has given U$ the very hest of satisfaction, It gives us especial pleasure to say a good word with ref-erence to the six. Ko. 36 preSses purchased from you for our veneer room, These are most excellent ma.chines ~ll1d h,1"v(, given us perfect satisfaction. It pays to make good, honest goods." ---------------------------------- -- -- 28 7fR.T I.s ..7U'I 1 $ e. s. HOLDEN 23 SCRIBNER ST., VENEER CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. OUR SPECIALTV BIRD'S EYE MAPLE { Made and dried right, and white. Samples furnished on application, ) 500,000ft. 1-20 inch Quarter Sawed Oak carried in stock. Come in and see it. Birch and Poplar crossbanding and rotary cut Oak. Birch, Maple, Basswood, Poplar and Gum Drawer Bottoms. PROMPT DELIVERY. ALL PRIME STOOK. FIGURED WOODS. MAHOGANY. WALNUT. QTR. SAWED OAK. BIRCH, HENRY WALNUT PRIZED AGAIN. Civil War Furniture Ripped Apart to Supply the New Demand· It isn't alone Santo Domillgo mahogany that's getting so raTe that a decent piece of it will make an old furniture sharp's eyes sparkle. The humble black walnut has come in-to its own ;tt last and furniture builders who arc making sin-gle reproductions of old Italian and Spanish antiques aTC buying up sonIe of the heavy and artistically atrocious ward-robes and tables and sideboards of thirty or forty years ago just for the wood. They tear the things apart, and when the walnut re-appears it is in a design worthy of its quality. Some of the handsomest and purest furniture now produced is made up from lumbering arks which, just after the civil war, were installed to give the final.touch of grand and dismal unsight-l1ncss to houses which commemorate the worst stage of American taste. "Good walilUt," said a Fifth Avenue furniture maker, "is worth more to me than mahogany. \,Ve can fake the mahogany but not the walnut. HAnd the walnut trees about the country, that used to be chopped down and converted into wood for the kitchen stove, fetch all kinds of money. I know a man who has a little hillside farm over in northern Jersey who for years staggered along trylng to feed a big family and a small mortgage at the same time. rfThe family grew steadily tllinner and more poorly clad, but the mortgage seemed to gain in health with every suc-ceeding year, By a'nd by I noticed that conditions were changing, and one day 1 met the man on the road. He was whistling as he jogged along in his cutter. "'You seem pretty good natured today, Rowley,' says T. "'Good reasoll,' says he. He unbuttoned his overeot'lt and fished a paper out of his inside pocket. '''That. damn thing,' he said,· sbaking it at me, 'has been taking the sleep off my eyes and the hair off my head and the clothes off my back and the victuals out of my mouth for )'cars, but now it won't do it ally longer, for I'm gain' to burn it up in my kitchen stove tonight and celebrate with a square meal for the hull family. That's a mortgage, that is, an' I hope you'll never have one.' "'Well, your farm has done pretty.well by you,' says I. "'Farm nothing,' says he, spitting contemptuously over the dashboard and ramming the paper down in hls pocket. 'Farm nothing. I paid that mortgage. with black walnut.' "'Why,' says I, 'I didn't know, there was any timber to speak of on your place.' "'They hain't,' says he. 'I wish they was. If it was all black walnut I'd own Bergen county by this time.' "N ope. It was a piece 0' luck, this was, an' it only shows how easy it is to make a suc.ces?>if a man's only got gumption enough to take a holt of a chanst when it's put right ullder his nose, I buitt a little chicken house out there, and had to buy part new lumh(',r for ·it. ;; '\\fell, when I went into the lumber office to pay up, I heard the clerk talkin' to his boss over the telephone. The old man was sick an' the young feller was tellin' him what was in the mail.. "Here's a letter from So-and-So," says he, "and they want to know about black walnut. \iVhat? No, they want to buy. They want black walnut trees standing an'll pay any kind of a fair price for 'em and do the c\1ttin' them-selves, provided the trees is blg enough to saw upgoOd." "That was ~nough for me. I paid m):'"bill an' got out. I put up my hoss in Samson's stable an' took the lust train I could catch for the city just as I was. 1 hunted up that lumber firm over on the \Vest Side, an' sa'ntered in an' says; "Is they any market for black walnut?" <'1guess so," the feller says. . "I kin git you all y011 want, mostly," says I, "but you'll have to cut it." "We want to cut it," says hc. "Before I quit I'd signed an agreement to give them first chance on all the walnut I could fmd, an' the figure suited WOOD FINISHING MATERIALS FILLERS, STAINS, POLISHES, ETC. tI If in trOllble with finishing materials, now is the time to let us put you right. CJI We match all sample~ submitted and fill all orders promptly. GRAND RAPIDS WOOD FINISHING CO. 55-59 £iI-worth Av~., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. me, for r knew where there was a lot of old trees !'>cattered around the country." ;'~ext day I hitched up an' started. Sell 'em? Of course, all the fartn('.rs 'd sell 'em, and glad to git the money, All r had to do was to pay down a dollar to bind the bar~ gain and git a bill of sale and then spend two cents now and then for a stamp. "I tell you J kept 'em busy, an' I didn't care whether I got my corn an' potatoes in or not. The. boys can look after the farm now. I've got a better hoss an' a little spare money, an' I'm gain' prospectin' fer black walnut. By the time I git through they won't be a walnut tree left standin' his side of the Great Lakes. Gidap!" "Rotary Style" for Drop CarvIngs, Embossed Mouldings, Panels. Machines fo.. all purposes, and at prIces within the reach (If all. Every machine has (lur guarantee against b.-ellkllge for oue year. "Latel'1l1 Style" for large capucity heavy Carvings and Veep Embosslop. We ba-ve the Machine you want at a sattsfactory price. Write for descriptive circulars. Also make dies for all makes of Mn~ chines. UNION EMBOSSINGMAC"INE CO., Indianapolis. Ind. MANUFACTURERS OF HARDWOOD LUMBER &. VENEERS SPECIAL TIES: ~lv.;'i!'E'i'JQUAR.OAK VENEERS MAHOGANY VENEERS HOFFMAN BROTHERS COMPANY 804 W. MaiD SI., FORT WAYNE, INDIANA - ---------------------------- WOOD'S PATENT LOOSE CENTER COUNTERSINKS ---ANDBORINeBITS------ STI'LE 7 BORING OIT ST'YLE a '-J.I'ER COUNTERSINK Carried in slack in ell sizes. Cenlers are adjustable. and can be replaced at very lIllaU cool when broken or worn out. Write today for complete Catalogue MORRIS WOOD a. SONS, 2714 L"K£ ST" CHICAQO.IL.L· ralm6r'S rat6nt 61UlnU GlamDS Mr. Manufacturer-Do you ever consider what joint gluing coAs } The separators and wooden wedges, if you use them and many do. are a large item of expense accoun~ b11l: this is small compared to wage ac.- counts of workmen who wear them out with a hammer. and then a large per cent of the joints are failures by the insecurity of this means. RESULT, it has to be done over again, if possible. If you use inde-pendent sc.rew clamps the result is better, but slower, altogether too slow. LeI us tell you of somelhing beller, PALMER'S CLAMPS. All :Reeland iron. No wedges, no separators, adjust to any width, clamp instantly yel securely, releases even fasler. Positively oDe-lhirdmore work 'With one·third less help. In seven sizes up to CO inches. any thickness up to 2 inches. 200 fadories convinced in 1906. Why not you in 1907? Although sold by dealers everywhere let us send you po<",ul"". 1\. E. Palmer 8. Som;. Owo~o. MiGIl. FOREIGN AGENTS: Pro;ediIe Co., Loodon. England. Schuchardt & Schutte. Berlin. Germany. 29 30 WOMEN TAKE UP WOOD CARVING. A New Element Introduced Into Country Hom<::s. To carve a sixteenth century chair, a mantelpiece in an intricate and benutiful Norse design, a cabinet in Celtic style, or as one New York woman, Miss Emily Slade, has done, to copy in her Vermont coulltry home a staircase in the Cluny Museum in Paris, is the aim of many a woman who has joined the number of those that have taken up the craft of wood carving. It (:a11never become a fad, say its devotees, one reason being that women who have not a real love for it are wholly unwilling to expend the time and physical strength it takes to become moderately projicient. Trousseau chests arc other favorite articles which women carve. English oak with its ril:::h coloring and handsome grain is frequently used, though mallOgany is perhaps the best liked. Curiously enough, pine, while generally supposed to he the easiest wood to carve becanse it is soft, requires sharp-er tools and more skill for that very reason. Wood boxes for the country home arc very popular. Tables, chairs, cabincts and even wainscoting and dadoes, wooden freizes and doors are being executed by women who probably never before did anything more difficult with their hands than to widd a mashie and racquet. "N at every woman can be a success at wood carving;· Professor Karl van Rydingsvard asserts, "and for that reason I am very glad, for if they could rush into the work as they did into pyrography then the coulltry would be Hooded with it lot of inferior work that holds no p.articular value either ar-tistically -or practically. "Invariably the first thing a woman asks me is, 'HoW"long will it take me to learn?' To this I invariably reply, 'I ,;vill tell you in two lessons.' For it is quite possibe to decide ill that time whether a woman has the gift for it or not, simply by the way she handles the tools. "1£ she picks up the tool in a dainty way and goes at the work a~ though doing embroidery the chances are she will never make a good craftswoman. But if she attacks the wood energetically and with an innate sC)Jse of the proper position of the tool, then I have hopes of her. "\V"0I11Cl1 who are working with me are by no means spending their time on insignifiant trifles, but are putting their time into really substantial pieces of construction for their own homes which not only satisfy a passing whim but have enduring qualities as well. "A bridal chest.
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• MAY 28. 1910 SLIGH FURNITURE COMPANY The Largest Manufacturersof CHAMBER FURNITURE EXCLUSIVELY IN THE WORLD Catalogue to Prospective Customers. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. WEEKLY ARTISAN 1 z WEEKLY ARTISAN ..... .. . . • •••• • • ••••• -tr .. e:.. . . .. .• -1 LUCE FURNITURE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Manufacturers of COMPLETE lines of MEDIUM PRICED DINING and CHAMBER FURNITURE. Catalogues to Dealers Only. '"- a_. • • . .. . . ..--_ . Luce-Redmond Chair Co.,Ltd. I BIG RAPIDS, MICH. High Grade Office Chairs Dining Chairs Odd Rockers and Chairs Desk and Dresser Chairs Slipper Rockers Colonial Parlor Suites in Dark and Tuna Mahogany Btrd' J Eye Maplt Birdt ~ullrtered Oaft and Ctruwtan W"lnut Our Exhibit you will find on the fourth floor, East Section, MANUfACTURERS'BUILDING,North Ionia Street GRAND RAPIDS, MICUIGAN \ Exhibit in charge of J. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES, J. EDGAR FOSTER. CHAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY 30th Year-No. 48 GRAND RAPIDS9 MICH' Issued Weekbr 9 MAY 289 1910 BOSTON'S MANUAL TRAINING METHODS Making Earnest Efforts to Secnre the Best Possible Results From Their Vocational Schools. Few people realize how rapidly the leaven of the voca-tional idea is working in the schools of Boston. The School Committee is making experiments, quietly <undgradually, a3 its means permit, toward the modification of its established courses and the planning of new ones, all with the vocational end in view. Everybody knows albout the Latin school, with its relation to college and the professions, and of the Normal School, which gives preparation for teaching, and of the newer Mechanic Arts High School, which fits young men for intermediate positions in the factories, training a3 it were the non-commissioned officers of the industrial army. The long~discussed High School of Commerce, when it gets into its new budding, will graduate 125 pupils a year. But these are the more ambitious and better-known experiments. The smaller and more obscure ons are really quite as sympto-matic of the times and their tendencies. The School Committee has just started in East Boston a so-called pre-apprentice school of printing and binding. It IS planning a similar trailning school in wood and metal work in the Dearborn district of Roxbury. These are not expec-ted to turn out expert printers and boo~binders, but to give the pupils such a training as to enable them, on entering these callings ,to adViance more rapidly than they otherwise would The annual number of graduates of these two schools will not exceed one hundred. The importance of the experi-ment lies in its value as a type for the future. The leading officials of the trade unions, when called in-to consultation by the School Committee in connection with these pre-apprentice schools, stated their entire willingness that the pupils should finish and place on' the market such goods as it is found necessary that they should make in order to get the benefits of industrial education. These liberal ex-pressions were in line with the report on industrial education recently made by a committee of the American Federation of Labor. They afford a striking indication of the co-oper-ative spirit without which no such educational scheme can be a success. The School Committee has recently taken over the Girl's Trade School, which was established by some public-spirited women of Boston. It successfully places every year 125 girls in dressmaking and millinery establishments. The evening industrial school offers courses in freehand and mechanical drawing, in industrial mathematics, in tool and jig-making, and in boller engineering, besides sewing and cooking classes for the girls. A still more interesting experiment is the "Continuation School." The committee has hired a room in the business district and has started one class in the shoe and leather in-dustry, another in wholesale drygoods, and a third in sales-manship. Each class meets two afternoons a week for ten weeks. Business men are providing the teachers and giving the young men in their employ time in the afternoons, with-out loss of pay, in which to do the school work. The school committee is furnishing the room, and supplies, and the schoolhouse commission the furniture. The entire school course is now undergoing modification in the direction of a better preparation for life's work. Man-ual training has for many years been carried on in all the schools; but more recently a number of experiments have been made in the higher grades in modifying their courses so as to afford more direct preparation for mechanical occupatiO'l1s. In the Agassiz School, for ex-ample, the manual training class in the three upper grades receives instruction in shop arithmetic and working drawing, and is also set to work, not individually but under a system of labor, at making articles which are actually used in the public schools. Attention is given to economy of time and of material, and an accurate count is kept of the expenditure in these directions in comparison with the output. The School Board has also formed, in connection with the vocation bureau, a committee of junior masters whose business it is to study the vocational problem, to devise meth-ods by which all the pupils about to leave the schools can re-ceive advice as to employment and practicable methods of preparing for it. Thus by keeping alive the executive and constructive faculties from kindergarten up by manual train-mg, followed by definite vocational schooling suited to the needs of those who are leaving school at various ages, and finally by vocational direction and advice, the school com-mittee feels that it is making progress with the problem. The work on the High School of Practical Arts in train-ing girls for housekeeping, dressmaking and millinery has long been familiar. When removed into an adequate build-mg it should annually gratuate 120 pupils. The committee is also planning a clerical high school for pupils who have tak-en two years of the regular high school course. This is in- WEEKLY ARTISAN .......•....... _-_ ~ ..... LODGE and PULPIT, PARLOR, LIBRARY, HOTEL and CLUB 1l00M .. ..... " Henry Schmit 8 Co. HOP:KlNS AND HAllRIRT STS Cillcillllati. 01.10 makers of Uphol.stered Furniture for --~.----------_._........ ~._ . tended to afford defi11lte vocatIOnal traln111g, l1ke that \\ l11ch the business colleges no\\! 'iupply The <'chool \\ 111 pl0babh be carried on all the year rounJ. ItS pupl1", to recen e certJfl-cate'i not at stated tlmes but a'i soon a~ they become pro-fiCIent 111 any lme Such a school should accomph"h the double purpose of grv111g many hIgh <'chool pupl1", the 111- dustrlal preparatIOn that the} need In a conden'ied dnd prac-tical form, and al<,o of cl1ttm~ do\\ n the e"pelhes of our hIgh schools by provhlmg 'ilH'h pI eliclratron m a shorter tU11CthdI1 the 1eg ula1 course consume" "\iVh1le the'ie expe11ments 111 the total by no mean", CU\ er the demands of modern educatron, they are 'ilgmficant of a tendency to put the Boston school 'i\ 'item on a con"'ldcrahl} more practical baSIS -Boston Transcnpt Threatening the I ..umber Trust. Washington dl"pa tche<' announce that for se\ e1al mon th" agents of the department of lustlce have heen m\ e"tH;atll1g an alleged combmatlOn among lumher men \\ 1th the hlea uf he~innmg prosecutlOn agdl11st It f01 v wlatlOn of the ~herman . _ ... ant1-tr Iht act J U'it how soon proceedmgs will be begun or \\ here ~uch actIOn \\ 111be taken wa'i not dIvulged It i" the helJef of offic1al<' there that practrcally every concern of consequence 111the country IS Il1tere"ted in the combmatlCln and It 1S sU'ipected that tho"e m it fix the price of lumber and even go ;;0 far as to 111chcate to the several IIIem bel 'i to \\ hom they shall sell The depal tment 1<'mak111g the invest1gatlOn on the idea that pnce" are arilfic1ally ma1l1ta1l1e,! Just as they think they are kept up by the heef tru"t and othe1 alleged combinatlOns \\ h1ch cleal 111 foodstuffs Laraier Than Last Year. . Our 'ihl])111ent'i during the fi1st four month" of the cur-l ent year,'! 1en1<lrked John A Covode, 'iecretary of the Ber-ke) & Gay Fur!1lture company, "we1 e con'iiderable larger than dunng the correspondll1g pellOd of last year. Our bUS1- ne",,,, ha" been con~lClerably latger m volume and we are con-hdent that the fall months wJ1l gIve Ib a good season of .-.------------------_._~-----_.-._._.-._._._.-.h_lbl.n_e"-'"_". .. . ..- -_._.-._._._.__._._._-------- _ .._.. .. ._. ...... ... CHICAGO-NEW YORK FOUR NEW TRADE MARK REGISTERED PRODUCTIONS BAR 0 N IA LOA K S T A I N in acid and oil. F LAN D E RS 0 A K S T A I N in aGid and oil. S M 0 K ED 0 A K S T A,I N in acid and oil. EARLY ENGLISH OAK STAIN in acid and oil. Send for finished samples, free. Ad-el-ite Fillers and Stains have long held first place in the estimation of Furniture Manufacturers and Master Painters. In addition to the reg-ular colors the above shades offer unusually beautiful and novel effects. The Ad-el·ite People •• Everythmg m Pamt SpeCialtiesand WoodFinishing materials. Fl1lers that fill. StaIns that satisfy 1_' _ ••••••••• d \~ WEEKLY ARTISAN 5 Wood S.r Clamp Fixtures Per Set SOc. Patent Malleable Clamp Fixture. E H SHELDON & CO , Chlca~o, III Gentlemen -We are pleased to state that the 2') dozen Clamp FIxtures whIch we bouJht of you a httle over a year ago are glvmg excellent se"Vlce We are weH satisfied with them and shaH be pleased to remember you whenever we want anythIng addItIOnal m thIS Ime Yours truly SIOUXCIty, Iowa CURTIS SASH & DOOR CO. •••• e ••••••• .. 30 000 Sheldon Steel Rack , Vises Sold on approval and an uncon-dltlOual money back guarantee SHELDON'S STEEL BAR CLAMPS. Guaranteed Indestructible. We solICIt pnvllege of sendmg samples and our complete catalogue E. H. SHELDON & CO. 328 N. May St •• Chicago. NEW RAILROAD COMBINATION. ...---e_-..._._--~~~-----------~~----------~-~_._-_. ..... Rock Island, Wabash and Lehigh Valley to Form a Transcontinental Line. New York, l\Iay 26 -In the event of the Rock Island interest:" gettl11g control of the \¥abash and Lehigh Valley, as may now be considered probable, a transactIOn likely to be accomphsheJ through Enghsh capltah"ts already working on It, a new and aggressIve transcontll1ental factor will have to be dealt with that w11l gIve other such routes much troublesome competItIOn, espeCIally If the SPirit of mdependence heretofore ,hown by the Rock Islanci. m traffic matters i" to be mamtamed, and It undoubtedly "J1l be \YhIle the statement has been repeatedly made of late that the comb1l1atIon depends upon the sort of report made by en-gineers who have been engaged m mak1l1g an examination of the Lehigh Valley and the \>\' abash, mformation receivd by the CommercIal some tune ago, from a source entitled to the highest credIbilIty, when there was so much actIvIty in the Lehigh Valley stock, was the baSIS of Its announcement that an Engh"h broker had quietly vIsIted thIS country and securely se" ed up the deal for the Pearsons and their a ssoci-ates to corral both the Valley and the Gould road and sIlently departed wIthout an) one dIscoverIng what he was doing The only e\ Iclence then that somethl11g was bemg done that concerned the LehIgh Valley was the hkely movement Il1 Its stock, wlllch prompted the behef that somebody was after It, but all effort to uncover the fact or to learn the IdentIty of the 1l1tere"t were of no avaIl In all probabIlIty the SItuatIOn at that tIme JustIfied the declaration of those dIrectly connected WIth the management of the LehIgh that they had no knowledge of a pendll1g change ll1 ownershIp and knew nothmg more about the mat-ter than was bell1g assumed by mterested observers of the movements of the stock ,'Tlth the deal finally consummated m all its detaIls one of the greatest s) "tems ll1 the country Will have been estab-ltshed, and there w11l be a tel Jency to economIze by aboltsh- 111gagencies There WIll be no necessIty for the expense en-taIled m the mall1tenance of separate orgal11zatlOns I tWIll mean a reductIOn m the "alancd ltst as well as 111 the number of reJ)resentatlves The new "'y"tem ,,111 equal that of the New York Central lll1es, the Pennsylvania lInes, the Grand Trunk or the Can-adIan PaClfic It WIll reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific, takll1g ll1 Denver and Colorado Spnngs, vV'atertown, S D, St Paul anJ Mmneapolts, Omaha, Santa Rosa, N M, Mem-phis, EU11lce, La, Galveston, and practIcally all the larger commercial centers between New York and the west. The Rock Island 0" ns and operates 8,028 miles of road and has been glvmg ItS ea"tbound busll1ess to the Lake Shore at ChIcago" a fact that becomes of dIstinct slg11lficance when l----:.__ consldereJ m the hght of new relatIOn to be establtshed; the ,~Tabash has 2,157 miles of hne and interchanges traffic with several eastern roads, partIcularly the Lackawanna; the Le-hIgh Valley has 1.393 mIles of road, It" chIef ally for some years havmg been the Grand Trunk, on western business, and It IS dependent upon the Readll1g for an entrance into PhIladelphIa It has great tennll1al faCllItles of big values at Buffalo for hand1Jng lake traffic Veneer Trade Notes. "BIrd" Eye" \¥alker, Chicago, reports "Demand for birci.s eye maple veneers IS stIll very bn"k espeCIally from the MIddle \Vest Just now our plano trade has got us 'gomg some' on theIr large SIzed orders A ChIcago piano firm sent 111 a hurry up order for a car load yesterday." \Valker Veneer and Panel ,Yorks, ChIcago, WrItes that "trade ha" become SO extended that we have been compelled to add another traveler, \"-rm J Culley, to our lIst to handle the merease HI" route hes prInCIpally in the MIddle West." T"E MORRIS PIANO CO. Listowel, Ont., June 25, 1908. Seaman, Kent Co., Ltd., Meaford, Ont. Gentlemen:- We are duly in receipt of your favor of the 23rd, con-tents of which have been duly noted, in reply would say that we take pleasure in recommending to your favorable consider-ation the kiln system of the Grand Rapids Veneer Co. We installed one of their kilns last fall and It has fulfilled our most sanguine expectations. Weare drying lumber now in six days which under the old hor blast system took six weeks. We do not use I" Oak, Maple or Beech, but we took in green Basswood right from the saw in the winter and dried it absolutely bone dry in eight days. There is absolutely no twist or warp in the lumber and no checks in the end. We cannot recommend the System to your favorable consideration any too strongly. Hoping this will be satisfactory, we remain, Yours very truly. THE MORRIS PIANO CO., Ltd., (sgd.) E. C. Thornton, General Manager. Since thill we have BQldthem another at p.ew plant a~ Wo9dlltock, 6 WEEKLY ARTISAN "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 Factones. Sash a.nd Door Mills, Railroad Companies. Car Builders and others will consult their own interests by using it. Also Barton'. Emery Cloth, Emery Paper, and Flint Paper, furnished in rolls or reams. MANUFACTURED BY .......... ······1 H. H. BARTON & SON CO., 109 South Third S1., Philadelphia, Pa. .. MICHIGAN FURNITURE FACTORIES. Number of Their Employes as Reported by the State Department of Labor. The first annual report of the Michigan department of labor, which is now being distributed, is a volume of over 500 pages. It is filled mainly with reports of factory in-spectors, employment agencies, etc., and the statistics re-veal some interesting facts 10 those who have the time to dlg them out. They show thai 1,026 accidents occurred in the manufacturing institutions of the state during the year 1909, of which 55 were fatal, 555 severe or serious and in 416 the injuries were slight Of the total number 656 occurred where machinery was properly guarded, 3S where machinery was not properly guarded and 321 where no machinery was in-volved This, on its face, would seem to show that guarded machinery is more dangerous than unguarded machinery, but as a matter of fact it simply shows that nearly all ma-chines are properly guarded and that more than half of the accidents were due to the carelessness of the employes Over 100 pages of the book are filled with "orders issued by inspectors" relative, employ of children without proper per-mits, the installation of safeguards, correction of sanitary defects, calling attention to the law that prohibits, provid-ing fire escapes, etc, and most of them are repeated in many instances. The report gives the number of employes in the various factories but does not mention factory wages. For the pnnci-pal furniture factories the average number of employes are shown as follows: Adrian-Clough & Waren, (pianos), 90, B H Gray & . .I. La. (tables), 11; A. E. Palmer Furniture Manufacturing com-pany, 35. Allegan.-Baker company, 39; Oliver & Co., 31. Ann Arbor.-International Manufacturing company, 58; ~fichigan Furniture company, 39. Belding.-Be1ding-Hall company (refrigerators), 231. Benton Harbor.-Spencer & Barnes company, 75 Big Rapids.-Luce Redmond Chair company, 79; Big Rapids Furniture Manufacturing company, 20; Falcon Manu-facturing company, S1. Buchanan.-Buchanan Furniture company, 36. Cadillac.-St. Johns Table company, 143. Charlotte.-Knight - Brinkerhoff. Piano. company,. 14; Charles Bennett Furniture company, 40; Charlotte Manufac-turing company, 62. Corunna -Corunna Furniture company, 49; Fox & Ma-son Furniture company, 84. Detroit-Art Novelty company, 34; J. H. Buekers Manu-facturing company, 30; Chrysler & Koppin, (refrigerators), 28; F. Deinzer & Son, 53; Detroit Cabinet company, 178; Detroit Chair company, 33; Detroit Furniture Manufacturing company, 29; Detroit Show Case company, 43; Enterprise Couch and Furniture company, 25; A. A. Gray company, 24; Grinnell Bros, (pianos), 117; C. H. Haberkorn & Co., 101; Hoffman Manufacturing company, 31; Michigan Uphol-I stering company, 24; Murphy Chair company, 752; Ornamental Products company, 24; People's Outfitt-mg company, 126; Posselius Bros. Furniture Manufac turing company, 186; Rosenthals Manufacturing company (show cases), 16; J. P. Waddell Show Case and Cabinet com pany, 30; C. D. Widman & Co., 81; J. C. Widman & Co, 201 \\'llham Wright company, 87; William \Vright compan Manufacturers of .... _e ••• a ••• _-------------.-.----~---.-.-.-.-.~.~.~.-.-.-.~ •••• ~._. 4 •••• a.a ••• ....-....1 Pitcairn Varnish Company Reliable Varnishes of Uniform Quality Our Motto: "NOT HOW CHEAP-BUT HOW GOOD" c. B. Quigley, Manager Manufacturing Trades Dep't. .'.-. ..-... .......... .. . Factories:.Milw.a_uk.~ee.,_W._is_..j_.N.e_w.ar-k-, -N-.-J-.41 WEEKLY ARTISAN "I (upholstering), 84; Wolverine Manufacturing company, 480. Grand Ledge.-Grand Ledge Chair company, 116. Grand Haven.-Story & Clark Piano company, 306; Chal-lenge Refrigerator company, 176. Grand. Rapids-American. Carving. and. Manufactur-ing company, 41; American Seating company, 496; William A. Berkey Furniture company, 170; Berkey & Gay Furniture company, 398; Bissell Carpet Sweeper company, 378; A. F. Burch company, 18; Century Furniture company, 76; Cris-well- Kippler company, 16; Fritz Manufacturing company (re-frigerators), 35; Grand Rapids Brass company, 219; Grand Rapids Chair company, 402; Grand Rapids Clock and Mantel company, 24; Grand Rapids Fancy Furniture company, 97; Grand Rapids Furniture company (formerly the New Eng-land), 148; Grand Rapids Parlor Frame company, 33; Grand Rapids Refrigerator company, 217; Grand Rapids Show Case company, 448; Grand Rapids Upholstering ,company, 44; Gunn Furniture company, 264; Haney School Furniture com-pany, 88; Hot Blast Feather company, (bedding), 40; John-son Furniture company, 30; Imperial Furniture company, 266; Luce Furniture company, 343; Luxury Chair company, 32; Marvel Manufacturing company, 125; Macey company, 324; Michigan Art Carving company, 23; Michigan Barrel company (refrigerators), 117; Michigan Chair company, 379; Michigan Desk company, 64; MueIler & Slack company, 48; Nelson-Matter Furniture company, 236; Oriel Cabinet com-pany, 328, C. S. Paine company, 49; Phoenix Furniture com-pany, 423; John D. Raab Chair company, 42; Ret-ting Furniture company, 83; Royal Furniture com-pany, 150; Shelton & Snyder Furniture company, 51 ; Sligh Furniture company, 373; Stickley Bros. company, 257; Stow & Davis Furniture company, 47; Valley City Desk company, 185; Welch Manufacturing company (Sparta), 96; Widdicomb Furniture company, 413; John Widdicomb com-pany, (including Kent Works), 477; Waddell Manufacturing company, 95. Greenville.-Gibson Refrigerator company, 125; Ranney Refrigerator company, 227. Hastings.-Hastings Ca1binet company, 48; Hastings Table company, 86; Barber Bros. Chair company, 83; Grand Rapids Bookcase company, 98. Holland.-Bush & Lane Piano company, 181; HoIland Furniture company, 151; Charles P. Limbert company, 137; Ottawa Furniture company, 132; West Michigan Furniture company, 294. HoIly.-Hobart M. Cable company (pianos), 102. Hopkins.-Walter Cabinet company, 29. Ionia.-Stafford Manufacturing company, 200. Lansing.-Capitol Furniture company, 58. LoweU-Dratz-Segdewitz company, 11. Manistee.-Arcadia Furniture company, 108; Manistee Manufacturing company, 65. Monroe.-Weis Manufacturing company, 211; Deinzer Furniture company, 48. Muskegoll-Alaska Refrigerator company, 329; Chase Hackley Piano company, 165; Moon Desk company, 95; Muskegon Valley Furniture company, 87; Sargent Manu-facturing company, 77; Shaw-Walker company, 231; Stewart- Hartshorn company, 280; Superior Manufacturing company, 162; Grand Rapids Desk company, 120; Browne-Morse com-pany, 64; Booth Manufacturing company, 33. Nashville.-Lentz Table company, 88. Northville.-Glotbe Furniture company, 43. Newaygo.-Gale Chair company, 13; Henry Rowe Manu-facturing company (filing cabinets), 13. p •••••••••• - •••••••••••••••• . .. DO YOU WANT the PRETTIEST, BEST and MOST POPU- ~ LEATHER FOR FURNITURE. ANY COLOR. WILL NOT CRACK. If so buy our GOAT and SHEEP SKINS Write for sample pads of colors. DAHM & KIEFER TANNING CO. TANNERIES: CRAND RAPIDS, MICH. CHICACO,ILL. 204 Lake Street, CH ICAGO, ILL. ........ ..._.. .. . .... ....... Niles.-Kompass & StoIl company 26; Earl-Storms com-pany 10. Otsego.-Otsego Chair company, 93. Owosso.-Estey Manufacturing company, 85; Robbins Table company, 67; Woodard Furniture company, 96. Portland.-Ramsey-iAlton Manufacturing company, 73; Verity-Caswell Table company, 58. Reading.~Acme Chair company, 74. Saginaw.-Cooney & Smith (upholsterers), 18; Feige Desk company, 48; Herzog Art Furniture company. 252; Quaker Shade Roller company, 124; Wessborg-Gage company, 14. Schoolcraft-Eureka Furniture Works, 21. Sturgi2l.-Aulsbrook & Jones Furniture company, 91; Kirsch Manufacturing company (curtain fixtures), 43; Sturgis Steel Go-cart company, 70; Royal Chair company, 123; Steb-bins- Wilhelm company, 66; Grobhiser Cabinetmakers' com-pany, 114. Three Rivers.-Specialty Manufacturing company, 17. Traverse City.-J. E. GreiIich, 55; Traverse City Chair company, 84. Zeeland.-Wolverine Furniture company, 41; Colonial Manufacturing eompany (clocks), 80; Zeeland Furniture Manufacturing company, 61; Michigan Star Furniture com-pany 36. .. .. .._-:; .T' •• ., B. WALTER & CO. rNAD~~~~ Manufacturen Of: TABLE SLIDES Exclusively WRITE FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNT ~ - _ -----_ ...•..•..•..•.. _ ...• Onental rugs, ~omethmg absolutely e:"..,entlal for eyery han- ~lIcr of such good" and no other book In eXI'itencc meets thl:" \\ ant so perfecth a:" docs 'Onental Rugo, and Carpets" It ha" 199 pages and 141 IllustratIOns "Onental Rugs and Cal pch" I" the only handbook whIch has been 'Hltten e:Aclusn ely from the trade pomt of vIew and for the gUIdance of dealer" 1he mforma bon It gn es comes ,bred from lead1l1g Importer:" of Oriental rug", men who have handled the good~ f01 years and whose tran"actlOl1s m them have been on the mo"t extensIve .'lcale vii/hat they have to "'ay on theIr own ,ocatlOn IS embodIed concI::,ely and com-plehen~ l\eh m chaptels headed as follows' Cla",..,Jflcatlon ane! ;\ omenclature of On ental Rug", Me-thod-- of Ii\ ea, mg, Onental Dye", How to Purchase Rugs, WEEKLY ARTISAN OFFICES: CINCINNATI--Sec:ond National Bank Building. NEW YORK--346 Broadway. BOSTON--18 Tremont St. CHICAGe--14th St. alld Wabash Ave. GRAND RAPIDS--Houseman Bldg. JAMESTOWN. N. Y.--Chadakoln Bldg. HIGH POINT. N. C.--N. C. SavIngs Bank Bldg. The most satisfactory and up-to-date Credit Service embracing the FURNITURE, CARPET, COFFIN and ALLIED LINES. The most accurate and reliable Reference Sook Published. Originators of the "Tracer and Clearing House System," About Right in Sheboygan. Sheboygan, \\ 1::', :\Iay 25-E\ ely th1l1~ I.., about tl~ht In Sheboygan It IS one of the fine..,t C1tle~ 1ll \\ I--COl1--1l1. and abo one of the 1110"t pro"perous It 1" a manutactunng to\' 11 WIth the largest chaIr factones 111 the cuuntr} one of the largest fur11lture factones, tv, 0 ,ery large tannelle.., the larg-est toy works, and many other extel1~l\ e mal1ufactunn~ con-cerns Includmg the Frost Veneer Seatln~ com pam The scarCIty of labor IS the ma1l1 thlllg that hold.., elO\\11 lit thel c is any holdlllg down) but the manufacturer __arc e"lccdll1gh enterprlsmg and the} make thmgs go The 1\orthern Fur111ture company \\ 111ha\ e a £;reat many new pattern" for the fall trade, and \\ 111ha' e the ~tf(ln~e~t line the} have ever shown l'he Ill1e \\111 he on e,,111hltlOn on the third floor of the Leonard ExlllbltlOl1 bul1el1l1g, Crland RapIds. at 1300 \llchlg-an avenue, ChIcago, and 111 the I UrnltUtL Ex-change 1\ew Yark George Spratt & Co, are busy makmg a fir,..,t c1a~-- Ime of medlUm and low pnced chaITS, and rocker.., 1'hl-- h a 11ne that sells m the smaller towns and CItIes but e\ en go()(1 tUlIll-ture merchant can find many patterns m thh hl1e that can he handled with profit The Sheboygan Xm elt} company has a ne\\ catalo~l1e lit bookca"es, desks and other fancy ftH11Itule m the hand-- lit the engravers and prmters TheIr traJe I" faIr and pro--pu t-- ~()()cl fOl a large busmess The Sheboy~an Chall compam 1-- ha\ 1l1~ a ;.(oud 11 aelc and e\ erything IS prosperous \\ Ith them In comersation WIth the manager of one of the lall;l~t chaIr factones m·the Clt} , he ..,alrl that th('\ make 1t d 1111--1 ness twice a year to clean out all old "tock flom thlll \\ at e houses A" soon a:" a pattern cea..,e,.., to .,ell \\ ell thc\ elt~ cont1l1ue makmg It In that wav the) a\ Old accl1mulatlll~ large stocks to throw on the market at any jJllce the} \\ 111 bring Mr Blackstock, pI eSldent of the Phocnl" l hall lOll1jJdl1\ saId the} were ha'lUg a "atlsfactOl v t1 acle and \\ U l quJte "atl"fied WIth present condltlOn~ Book for Merchants and Salesmen. Vanous books intended for the use of merchal1t~, qle'-- men and window trimmers ha' e appeared recently dnd ma, be obtamed m or through tlhe bookstores Some of th em con tam hm ts, sugge~tions and mforma tlOn and \\ III be m ter-esting and valuable to those whose ambItIOn IS m the d1rec-tlOl1 of becommg better eqt11pped for thetr "ocatlOns as mer-chants or salesmen. one that may he tound u--eful to tur111- ture dealers I" entItled "Onental Rugs and Cal pet~ and IS a really practIcal and accurate handbook on the subject of Made by Lentz Table Co, NashVIlle, Mich ['cr..,lan Rug-., l urk!..,h Rug~, Cauca..,lan Rugs, Turkestan Rug.., Incha Rug'-, Chmese Rug" and Japanese Rugs _\ .,peual and 111ghl} 1111pOltant feature of the handbook I" the great number of Illu"tratlOl1s contamed 111 It, as these a,~ht '-a matellall} m showmg at a glance tlhe charactenstIcs I)t the \ anou'- \\ ea\ e." and thereby enable the mexpenenced '-,de--man to Identlh readIly all the goods he IS handl111g 1he maJonty of the vvomen who \\Ish to buy Onental lug,.., for theIr homes have now a smattenng of mformatlOn on the ~ubJect, and lTIuclh of what they thmk they know IS lfroneou~ It 1'- therefol e all the more neces"ary for the --ale~man to fetl leI tam that he IS hlmslf absolutely correct lJ1 hI::' --tatemenh about hIS good." and he Cdn easl1y assure hlm~elf on tht~ pOInt b} con"ultmg a copy of thIS book ----'" Collection Service Unsurpassed-Send /01' Book of Red Drafts. " _--- . WEEKLY ARTISAN 9 ... -... THE ONLY liORTISER That does not require material to be marked off. Makes each and every mortise accurately and perfectly. Each spindle instantly adjusted by hand wheel. Automatic Spacing Gage. Patent Automatic Stroke. Patent Adjustable Chisel. No. 181 Multiple Square Chisel Mortlser. Ask for Catalog "l" .. a __ •••• __ ••••••• WYSONO « MILES CO., Cedar St. and Sou. R. R., OREENSBORO, N. C. ...... .... . ..--------~ ROCKFORD FURNITURE FACTORIES. They Are All Gettina Out New Lines for the Summer Sales Season. Rockford, Ill, May 26.-Rockford is very much on the map. not only m the f'lrmture way but in many other way's. There is much bUlldmg gomg on this spnng, not only m the factory lme but m business blocks and residences If Rockford keeps up her present gait for the next ten years she will easily pass the one hundred thousand mark in 1920 and probably be the second city m populatlOn and business m the state. AJI of the furmture factones are domg a good business and in additIon to fillmg orders are prepanng their new falllmes. and expect to make a better showing than ever before. Among those who Will show in Grand Rapids are the Rockford Chair and Furmture company, whose lme has been shown in the Blodgett bUIlding for about a dozen years Robert C. Lind says this line Will be <;0 much stronger (especially in dmmg room furniture) that many of the buyers who are not famlhar with it wl1l be surpnsed Not only that but there Will be other surprises that the 'vVeekly Artisan Will mentlOn m a short time E C Good-nch, who has charge of the display, says it Will be worth while for every buyer to see what he wl11 have to show them, whether they buy or not. Another of the fine hnes to be shown in Grand Rapids is the Rockford Frame and Fixture lme. They show m the Fur- 11lture Exhibition bul1ding and their lme of furniture for the dining room, music room, parlor, boudOIr, dressing room, hall and bath room Will be much larger and finer than ever This line will also be shown m Chicago, and N ew York ThiS com-pany has Just Issued catalog No 38 and to use a western slang phrase, "It's a beaut" Reahzing that there are thousands of catalogs Issued every year, and that many of them go mto the waste basket or on a ,shelf never to be seen aga1l1, because it is an absolute Imposslblhty for the merchant to buy from all that come to him, and that a catalog m the waste basket IS a wasted catalog, they determll1ed to get out one so good that the mer-chant would be ashamed to consign It to the waste basket or to the top shelf, but would keep It where It would be handy for ref-erence. In the front of the book IS pnnted a very pretty senti-ment from Emerson: "If a man can preach a better sermon, wnte a better book, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he build his house m the woods, the world Will make a beaten path to his door .. Send for catalog No. 38. and although It IS a fine one, it IS not better than the goods It displays. Of course Jolly Buell Pease Will be "nght on hand with the goods" 111 the Manufacturers' bUlld1l1g, Grand Rapids, with the Rockford U 1110n' s l1l1e of d1l1ing and library furniture. Don't need to say much about that because it WllInot only speak for it-self, but "holler." "Y ohnny Yohnson" was gett1l1g nervous untIl the Weekly Art;san representatIve informed him that the Furniture Exchange bUlld1l1g Will be ready for him and his big l1l1e of the N atlOnal Furmture company. He says It will be bigger, better and the be<;t that ever came out of Rockford. Oscar Hall will be there to back ].]m up 111 every word he says. But it must not be forgotten that the West End Furniture COJ1lpany, of Rockford, Will be in the same bUlld1l1g-the Furn' tllre Exchange-and their l1l1e will also be one of the chief al t fdLtlOns in this bUlld1l1g :'\1r. L1l1n Will be there with the goo(l~. and everybody that misses seeing them will be likely to regret it. The Rockford Standard Will add 30 or 40 new patterns to Its already large l1l1e of ch1l1a closets, buffets and bookcases on the first floor of the Mhnufacturers' Exhibition bUIlding, 131.1 Michigan avenue, Chicago, 111 charge of F. P. Fisher, N. P. Nel son, and P. M. Smith. The Standard's is one of the oldest awl best known hnes 111 Rockford and IS always attractive. One of the best Rockford 11l1esis that of the Mechanics Fur niture company. It is made up of buffets, ch1l1a closets and serv-ing tables, in oak, mahogany and Circassian walnut, with d1l1ing tables to match. These represent most of the leading styles S0 much in vogue, and are thoroughly made by some of the be,t mechanics 111 Rockford ThiS company has Just issued the fin-est catalog in ItS history, a gem 111 good pnnt1l1g, fine styles and fine cuts. It has 64 pages and an elegant embossed cover and should be in the hands of every dealer who appreciates and hkes to sell good furmture. The Mechamcs Furmture company has d permanent exhibit on the third floor of the Furniture Manu-facturers' ExhlbltlOn bUlldmg, 1319 Michigan avenue, Chicago m charge dunng the July season, of J E Hanvey, L. O. Fosse, C. Gustavsom and E F Holmes C. M. Advertisina Campaign to be Extended. The Berkey & Gay Furlllture company are preparing an extcn"lve advertIsmg campaign for the commg year. An expenditure conSiderably larger than last yea I Will be made It IS the purpose of the company to make their trade mark as promment belfore the people of the world as the rock of Gl1braltar at the entrance to the Mediterranean sea Going to Gotham. W H ReJmond of the Luce-Redmond Chair company Will VISit N ew York and the Metropohtan district thiS month HIs object IS to ascertam what the market Will need next season to WEEKLY ARTISAN NEW YORK NEWS AND COMMENT. Building of the Great Merchants and Manufac-turers Exchange Proliressing Satisfactorily. New York, May 26 -The new bUlldmg of the ),Ierchants' and Manufacturers' Exchange b progressmg m a "atl"factory manner. An immense centrahzed market place \\ III be created where samples Imes of the manufacture" of the \\ orId mal be l1U1ckly exaJ11111e,1b) buyer,; The locatIOn I" ,,0 acce""lble dnd central that buyers wIll find no cause for complalllt '1he buyer WIll have all the convenIences of the modern club, includmg cable, telegraph, telephone and post office facllItw;, rooms for busmess consultation, readmg amI \\ ntmg room", roof garden and restaurants, cab and ta,(1 sen Ice, etc ~\ll these convem~ ences WIll be free except meah, \\ hlch can be purcha "ed at reas-onable rates. The buyer WIll be free from an) embarrassment aD 1 e' erythmg done for hIs comfort that he \\ ould de "Ire \u-tomoblles WIll take hIm v\ Ithout charge to and tram the depob, hotels and other points. When a manufacturer pays for space, It covers all expenses except for hIs salesmen and other expenses of a personal nature OffiCIals WIll meet all buyers and conduct them to the section they are most 111terested 111. There \\ III be a colbeum m the bUlldmgs where trade and commercIal exll1bltlO11:, can be held The exchange will try to concentrate m one locaht) a headquar-ters for the transactIOn of the maxImum amount of busmess m a mimmum amount of tIme, owmg to the groupmg of the" an-ous interests. 511ch an enterpnse can on 1) be mamtamed on a ~rand ,;cale, owmg to the expense ot gettmg m touch \\ Ith and Clrcu-lanzmg buyers all 0\ er the \\ orld. keepl!1g track of hotel arnvals and reachmg them thl u the medllll11 ot lIterature, advertlSll1g, 10 SPINDLE MACHINE ALSO MADE WITH 12, 15, 20 AND 25 SPINDLES DODD ' NEW GEAR DOVETAI ING MACHINE ThiS htUe machme has do e more to perfect the drawer work of furm ture manufacturers than an thmg else In the furnIture trade For fifteen years It has made perfect thug, vermIn proof, dovetaIled stock a poSSI blhty ThiS bas been acco phshed at reduced cost, as the machine cuts dove-tails In gangs of from 9 to Uat one operation It s what others see about your bUSiness rather than what you say about It, that counts In the cash drawer It s the thnll of enthUSiasm and the true nng of truth you feel and hear back of the cold type that makes you buy the thmgadvertlsed ALEXANDER DODDS CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Represented by Schuchart & Schutt. at Berhn. Vienna. StOCkholm and St Petenbura Represented by Alfred H Schutte at Coloane. Br.....J.. I....eae. Pan. Muan and Buboa Represented 10 Great Bnban and lroland by the Ohver Madune,y Co, F S Thompson, Mar. 201.203 DeaDlaate, Mandldler, Enaland etc It is obvIOUS that there must be such a comprehensiveness and dlversltv 111 the lInes of merchandIse as to a1tract buyers of many Imes Once the buyer IS brought in contact with the man-utdcturer" representatIve, which IS all that the exchange pur-po" e" to do b) means of the servIce descnbed, and the supply-mg of a smtable place 111whIch to transact busilles'S, It becomes on 1) a questIOn of smtable goods at nght pnces and the abIlIty of the salesman to consummate trade. The bmldmgs are so Immense that the furl11ture trade WIll not reqmre near all the space whIch V\ J11 be for rent, therefore, provISIon has been made for other lInes such as hardware spcci-altle", house furmshmg goods, clocks, sIlverware, pIanos and mUSIcal merchandl.,e, men's furl11shl11gs, textIles, leather goods, rug" uphol"ten, \\all paper, druggISt's sundne,;, statIOnery. small \\ are, clothmg, mlllmery, cloaks smts, etc Thi" aggre-gation of exhIbIts and the ll11111ensltyof the sales rooms to be reqUired make It a bmldmg that cannot be duplIcated anywhere else m the world. The firm of \\ armg & GIllow has been incorporated by DaVId Bennett Kmg, DaVId GeIger and Walter G Howell, of 165 Broadway They WIll do a busmess of manufactunng fur-mture, cabinet makmg and upholstenng CapItal stock, $1,- 250,000 \\ 0 SmIth & Co, 23 Produce Exchange, wants catalogs, pnces and term'S for cheap grades of kItchen and dmmg room turl11tme, for the South Afncan hade. J :1e firm of Raymond & Co, wholesale brass and iron beds, \dlO have been m busmess eight months at 143 East Twenty-thIrd 'Street, \\ III go out of thIS lIne and the stock WIll be sold entIre or pIecemeal The partners, George W. Raymond and T"ranklm D Se\\ ard, '0\ III go mto another Ime of manufacturing and Jobbmg of an lllvlslble rug and carpet fastener, which bUSI-ness \\ III be conducted at 137 Ea"t Twenty-thIrd street The fastener IS made of steel, lays down flat, is easily adjusted and has a bull dog grip. The FranklIn Desk factory was recently incorporated by tI~d\\ ard SeIfert. Frank McWatters and Percy D. Wright They WIll manufacture office and other furniture, with a capital stock of $10,000 '1he EmpIre } url11ture J\'Yanufactunng company of 56 'vVe"t T\\ enty-second 'Street, ha'S 26,000 square feet of space and cal ry a "tock of $100,000 They do a considerable maIl orclel busI-ne" s and advertI'Se speCIally a leather couch. G Green, G Foster and B F H :McDonald have mcorpor-ated the Kent-Costlk) an company, Importers of and manufactur-er" of carpets, rugs, etc , WIth a capItal of $1,000,000 Hyman Berman, Morns Levenkmd and SImeon Goodelman have mcorporated the Keystone Refngerator company, \\ Ith a c,lpltal of $-tOOO, to manufacture and sell refngerators. The plano house of Hardman, Peck & Company has taken a long lea"e of the property at -1-33FIfth f\venue, for whIch they IV III pay an aggregate rental of $750,(X)() They wIll erect ,l '-1'- stor) htllldmg. Jwlor ),Iay, 1934 Third avenue, furl11ture dealer, i5 in bank-ruptcy. LIabIlItIes $3,454; as'Sets $14. fhe Murphy company of Syracuse, NY, has been incor-pordted by Ed\\ ard J Murphy, Frank J Murphy and John H Burke, all of S\ racuse The) WIll deal 111 furmture WIth a cap- Ital of $25,000. A petItIOn m bankruptcy has been filed against Abraham l-'::ojwll1dn turl11ture dealer of 98 Essex "treet. LiabilIties are $6,000, a'Sset" $1,500 It IS alleged that he made preferential pal ments and transferred merchandl,;e Colm 'vV MacLennan has been appomted receiver. '1he plant of the \dler \ eneer Seat company, which manu-factures chaIr" dnel tdble" dt b1 MIlton "treet, was badly damaged b) fire to the e"tent of $7,000. It I" located in vVIllIamsburgh. WEEKLY ARTISAN 11 JUNE 24 is the opening date of the Grand Rapids market for the coming midsummer exhibit. Every buyer is urged to attend, as this will be the biggest event in exhibition history, both in the number and character of the lines shown. The Big Klingman Building will be filled with 150 lines of real merit, and everyone of them is worthy of the most careful inspection. THE KLINGMAN FURNITURE EXHIBITION BUILDING. There is still a very limited amount of good space open and every manufacturer not now showing should take advantage of this opportunity to meet the increasing number of buyers visiting the Grand Rapids market. Furniture' Exhibition Building Co. of Grand Rapids 12 WEEKLY AR1ISAN ". . I You cannot find better ..-~ I Quarter Sawed Oak Veneer than we could furnish you right now. Write us. WALTER CLARK VENEER GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. COMPANY ~---------~-----------_._---------_._--.__.------_._-_._--- ---_._-~--, Corporation Tax Will Soon Be Due. As the first day of June approache" It h of Increa ..,Ing Interest to note the operatlOn ot the corporatlOn-tnlome-tax law, the a,sessment<; must be made and the COmjHl11e.., be duly notIfied by the commbSlonel of Internal re\ enue un or before that date, and the tax Itself must be paid on or before June 30-otherwbe Il1terest at the rate of 'j per cent a } ear wIll be added to It and the collectlOn may be enforced b} due process of law vVhIle report=> ha\ e been commg Il1 from compal11es that are hable to the tax n er smce la<;t January and notificatIOns of the tax ha\ e meantIme been gOIng uut to the compal11es, only $250,000 ha~ ,,0 tar been paId Il1to the treasury out of a total tax as:"essmen t aggregatIng mure than $26,000,000-thb IS, less than 1 per cent of It Qt1Ite naturally the average corporatIOn \,,111 not pay the tax untIl It has to do so, an~l m thl:" m:"tance the chance'3 that the laVv may pos"lbly be declared unconstitutIOnal pnor to Tune 30 are unquestlOnabh operatIng to defer pay ments until that date The} onder IS Il1 fact, that am cUlporatlOn ~hould have paId thl" tax under the clrcum..,tance", for Il1 the event of a dechlOn by the Supreme Court agamst the enact-ment the proce"s of secunng a I eturn of the mone\ 1n the gove1l1ment mIght not be an ea,,} one OffiCIals of the trea,,- ury department are call1l1g attentIon to a po"slble prece~lent In tll1S connectIon In one ot the legacy -tax case:" ansll1g under the '" al-I evenue act of 1898-the }'ear of the Spal1lsh Amencan war- the Supreme Court held that a htlgant \\ ho had receIved a hfe bequest dId not ha\ e to pay the tax 1111- posed becau"e hb light Il1 the estate \\a" not a \ e~ted nght but contingent upon hfe ThIS htlgant got hIS tax-mone\ ,back flom the trea"ury wIthout an act ot Congres'3 and It h possIble, the"e officlal~ say, that such procedure coulJ be tol-lowed m the corporatIOn-tax ca"e" That a""umptlOn cloe" -_ ....~ not <;eem reasonable It IS Impo"slble to Imagine a corpor- ,atlon-ta:A ca'3e a'3 bemg on all fours wIth a legacy-tax case-and especIally '" Ith one of the sort Just cIted Almost un-questIOnably legblatlOn would be necessary m order to make pO""lble the refundmg of corporatIOn taxes paId under a law ..,ubsequentl} declared unconstItutIOnal-and to secure such leglslatlOn mIght reqUIre a year or two Therefore corpOl-atlOns that are holclUlg back theIr taxes pendmg actlOn by the Supreme court or untIl after the dawn of June 30 are not "ubJect to cntlcbm New York Merchants' Year Book. The ~Ierchanb' aSSOCIatIOn of X ew York has Issued a , ear book that should be of partIcular mterest to officers and members of '3lmllar organizatIOns m other cIties The book, contall1mg 76 pages, gIves a summary of the actIVIties of the organlzatlOn Junng the past year, whICh mdlcates that they had a bus} season Among the mattels of pubhc mterest \consldered and acted upon were raIlroad transportatIOn, ~~pokane rate cases, Chattanooga rate cases, differentIals agaubt X e\\ York. Express rates, uniform bills of ladmg, \\ aten\ ay", hal bors, tanff and customs admInistratIOn, en-forcement of state laws, mUnicIpal affairs and vanous others of mterest only to members The book gIves the names of the officers. dlfectors and commIttees, a copy of the by-laws and an alphabetIcal hst of the members whIch fills 33 pages It ~hould "en e a" a model for slmJ1ar pubhcatlOlls Busy at the Rettinli Factory. The factor} of the Rettmg FurnIture company, Grand Rdpld~, IS full} employed on orders, WIth a full force of \\olkmen --~-----------------------_._-------_.----_-._..... _-..., I EMBOSSED MOULDING The largest manufacturers of Furniture Trimmings in Wood in the world. Write us for Samples and Prices, Made in Oak, Walnut, Mahogany, Birch and all Furniture Woods . r-....---- IIIII II Waddell .._- Manufacturing Grand Rapids, Michiga.n Co. Samples of our - .. WEEKLY ARTISAN 13 .p..--.----------------_._._. _._..~--.----.------_._-----.-----_-._.----_--.-, I WE MAKE REFRIGERATORS IN ALL SIZES AND STYLES White Enamel Lined. Zinc Lined. Porcelain Lined. Opal-Glass Lined. You can increase your Refrigerator Sales by putting III a line of the "Alaskas." Write for our handsome catalogue and price lists. I......... - . THE ALASKA REFRIGERATOR COMPANY, Excl~s~~eu~~;~M~U:S~K:E:oGrON, MICH. New York O£hce, 369 Broadway, L. E. Moon, Manager Checking Up Materials. !\. gentlemen employed m the office of one of Grand Rhplds leacbng fUl1u~ure m<\rnufacturing corporations, to whose dutIes had Ibeen added the responsIble and trying work of buymg the matenals used m the factory, learned that hIS predecessor had usually accepted bIlb rendered for certam supplies wIthout questlOn The gentleman deter-ml11d to employ suitable testing rods and measures, and after procunng the same put a ban el of varnish costing $275 per gallon to the test and found a shortage of several gal-lons The makers of the varnish were notified of the result wIth the suggestIOn that the barrel be removed and another supplied or the shortage replaced in any way that would ac-commodate the makers. A letter asking for I11formatlOn as to the means used for measuring the contents of the barred was received by the fur111ture company and when the explanation asked for had been received and conSIdered by the makers of the var111sh a credIt memoranda for the amount of the short-age was maIled and the matter amicably settled. Earre1s contaming cylinder oils, turpentme and kmdred supplIes were tested and 111every I11stance where a shortage was found the maker:, of the material "made good" The buyer then determined to test the measurements of the hIdes bought for the upholstenng department of the fac-tory HIdes are sold by the square foot and when the price ranges from twenty-two cents upward it IS necessary for the manufacturer to recen e the full measure of hI" purchase He called 111 the foreman of the upholsterers' and wIth his aid a frame walk was constructed by the use of whIch a square . .t. foot of space co~ld be accurately measured The actual square foot spaces of a hIde were first ascertal11ed and then the fractIOnal spaces remainl11g were carefully computed. The result showed that 111 a shipment of thirty hides the shortage amounted in value to $30 The tanners were noti-fied of the result of the measurements and an all 0'" ance was made m the account to cover the same As a result of the mvestIgatlOns stated above the manufacturers of varnIshes, cylInder oils and other supplIes gave more attentIOn to the filll11g of orders receIved and there has since been but little cause for complaint on account of shortage in quantity In many lmes of business a paIr of scales and a measunng rod are as valuable as the abilIty to dIscount one's bills in the settlemen t of accounts Peculiar Strike Settled. About a year ago the L111c1ner Manufactunng company of Grand RapIds, who had been runn111g an open shop, se-cured a contract for furnIshing mtenor materials to be used in ChIcago buddings that were being constructed ",ith union labor. To aVOId trouble at the ChIcago end, the Linder factory was ''u1110111zed'' and contmued to run under U1110n rules and regulations until about May 1, when Manager Charles Ll11dner proposed to abolish the unIOn rules and re-turn to the open shop system The men ob]ecteJ, about 70 of them '" ent on strike anu the factory was idle for three weeks The matter was settled last Sunday and on Monday the factory resumed operatlOlls under unIOn rule" .,.-._-~~------~----------------------._-_._.~------~------~-----I-~-----~ I (ale.led) Veneer Presses Glue Spreaders Glue Heaters Trucks, Etc" Etc. These Specialties are used all Over the World Power Feeel Glu. SJtr•• din. Macbine. Sin..le. Doubl. a..d COlllbi ..atio... (alented) (Size. 12 i... to" in wiele.) ~ Hand Feed Gluein. Machin. (ateal penchn)a. Many .ty Ie. and .ize •. Wood-Working Machinery and Supplies LET us KNOW YOUR WANTS N. 20 Glu. Heater CHAS. E. FRANCIS COMPANY, Main Office and Works, Rushville, Ind. . ..... .~ No.6 GI•• Heater. 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN Complete lines of samples are displayed at 1411Michigan Ave., Chicago, and in the Furniture Exhibition Building, Evansville. THE KARGES FURNITURE co. Manufacturers of Chamber SUites, Wardrobes. Chlffomers, Odd Dressers, ChIfforobes THE BOSSE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of KItchen Cabinets. K D. Wardrobes, Cupboards and Safes, m ImItatIon golden oak, plam oak and quartered oak. THE WORLD FURNITURE co. Manufacturers of Mantel and Upnght Foldmg Beds, Buffets, Hall Trees, Chma Closets, CombinatIon Book and Library Cases. THE GLOBE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of SIdeboards In plam oak, Imitation quartered oak, and solId quartered oak. Chamber Suites. Odd Dressers, Beds and ChIffomers 10 ImItatIon quartered oak, IflIltatIon mahogany, and Imitation golden oak. THE BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of the "Superior" Lme of Parlor. LIbrary, Dmmg and Dressmg Tables. THE METAL FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of "HygIene" Guaranteed Brass and Iron Beds. CrIbs, Wire Spnngs and Cots Evansville is the great mixed car loading center of the United States, made so by the Big Six Association. i =-4 Made b} The Karges Furmture Co a-- .. . ••. .•_._._. ~ WEEKLY ARTISAN 15 6-- ~ ._.••_._. • .... Made by World Furntture Campau). Made by Bosse Furntture Company. Made by Bockstege Furntture Co. Made by Bockstege Furmture Co . ..... - .... _--- -- - _.- . 16 WEEKLY ARTISAN MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY .U8SC .. ,,.T/ON $1 eo ,.E.. YE..... "'NYWHE"E IN THE UNITED ST...TES OTHE" COUNT"'ES $200 "Ell YItAIl. SINOLE CO,.IE. 5 CENTS. PU.LICATION O......ICE. 10S-112 NO"TH DIVISION ST , G"ANO RA,.,OS, MICH, A S WHITE M...N...GING EDITO" Entered .. lecond cia .. matter July 5. 1909, at the post office at Grand RapIds, MIchIgan under the act of March 3, 1879 CHIC...GO REPRESENT...TIVE E LEVY .An eastern railroad managel b quoted d" declanng (the propo~ed ach ance In freight rate" \\ 111 not he telt 11\ the people-It \\111 not amount to a qual tel ot a dollal PCI \ e,lI for the d\ elage LU11lh' ['he "tatemenh 111d\ III tll1t hut It IS pO~"lble that the d(h ance \\ 111"ht the ,1\ eld~e tdll11h 25 cent'i per month 01 25 cenb pel \\ eel.. lI1"tead ot o11h d quarter of a dollar a year Cl hel e are a larg e nU111bel ot fam1he, III the countr)-about I\\ent\ ml1hon, of them-and even a quarter frl m each \\ ould make qUlte d large l1t1111her of dollar'i The people might not teel an a"e"ment ot 2:; cents per famllv per vear, but 2:; lenh per \\ eck \\ auld ,ureh be oppre'isn e to man) fal11!lIe'i It \\ auld amount to 513 for each famIly or a total ot $260.000 000 per' ear tm the rallroad'i The lllCI ea"e 111rate" hu\\ e\ el. \\ 111 nut he d Pplll-tlOned to fall1llIe, Some tanlilIe' \\ 111Ilot hd\ e to pd' al1\ part ot It, wh11e other" \\111 he ta\.ed hed\lh Lhe glcdtel portIon ot the 111CI ea,e \\ 111 tall on manutacturer, \\ hi) UIl,]U present condItIOn", can not pa~'i It along to the Jealt I' he-cause the dealer" can not unload It on the (On"U111er, [he raIlroads, as ,hown h) then mcmthh It prirt, al e d0111~ tall Iv well no\\, mucb better tban are the 111anufaLtUl er, and the\ are makll1g a ml"take b) lll'i1"t1n~ on an ach ance III tt ught rate'i at pre"ent Detter let \\ ell enough alone tor a \\ hl1e The late~ t report of the \mellcdn Ralh\ a \ a ",oua tlOn show'i an lI1erease of 27 nel cent Ul the numhel ot Idle trel~ht car, dunng the past tv\ 0 \\ eek', the total he111g I epol ted cl t 122,590 That IS a lalge number and ~eel11" to Jnc!Jcatt a con- 'ilderable dec1ease 111 ;,hlpment" but a' a matter of tact the volume of general bU'imess compa1e" favorably \\lth that ot a year ago and as th1~ 1'i not the hUS1e.,t "eason ot the' ear It IS not surpn~1I1g that there are 0\ er a hundred thouqnd idle cars -\ ltttle mOl e than a year ago the numiJJer reported Idle wa" nearh four hunclred thou"and and It "tood at 0\ U three hundred thou"and for man) month" II hen It I" COI1- 'ildered that the railroad, hay e boug-ht and placed 111 com-mISSIOn dunn~ the 1'd"t ) Lar about one hundrccl and thlrt, thousand car" there 1" nothmg alai m1l1g 111 the I epDl t tha; 122,000 are Idle, espeCially at thl'-, 'iea'ion \\ hen comparat1\ eh few cars are bemg used 111th e gl am and coal bl1",111e", The :Wontana Ra1ltoad Comml'isloners hd\ e soh eel the expre~s rate problem If their actIOn stand" \\ 1thout \\ alt1l1g for as"l"tance from any other 'itate or natlOn Thu ha\ e ordered the expres'i compal11ec, to reduce then r,ltc, dbout 33 1-3 per cent on buslI1e"" \\ 1th1l1 the "tate 1\ here the 1dte on a package has been 60 cents it is reduced to 40 cents and IV hue the rate for 100 mIles ha'i been $1 50 It IS reduced to 51 00 The order, of course, applIes only to rate~ between pOInt" \\ 1th1l1 the state, but If the Montana order IS good the expre"s coons" Vv1llhave to come down, because what 110n-tan a can do other state~ can do and what all the states can do can "urel) be done by the KatlOnal Government The e\.pre,s compame", of cour'ie, WIll fight the order and carry the matter to the court of la'it resort The time 111 WhICh the reductIOns made by the 1I1terstate commerce comm1SSlOn 111 Pullman car rates was to have taken eflect ha" been extended untIl July 1 ThiS waS L)rderecl pend1l1g a decblOn by the Ul1Ited States supreme lOU1t, to \V 111ch the case was taken by the company It is hoped that the court wIll not delay ItS decision beyond the date for the opel11ng of the furl1ltm e exposltlOn '\ 0\\ the gO\ ernment offiCIals propose to 1I1vestigate the \\ OJ kIl1g" of the Lumber Trust They wIll not find condi-tlOn'i such a'i ha\ e been exposed 111 the Sugar Trust 1I1vestI-gatlOn but may find 1I1'itances of rebat1l1g and other violations of the mte1..,tate commerce law and he Sherman anti-trust law. 1he 111\ c"tIgatlOn mal not benefit consumets materially but It \\ 111not do them an) hal m 1\ 1tb an 1I1crea,e m manufacturer,,' materials and an in-crease 111 the exports of manufactured articles as reported b\ the department of commerce and labor, It would seem that the manufacturer" of the country 'ihould be enjoying pros-pent), but that Idea IS not endorsed unanimously by the furl11ture makers () H L II ermcke and IVtlhard Barnhart, V\ho have been 'iummoned to \\ a'ih1l1g ton to tell the g-overnment officials \\ hat the) knO\\ about the high cost of ltv111g are well In-formed '0 far a, regards the furniture trade One month hence the furl1ltUl e center" wtll be thronged \\ Ith buyer'i and selll1lg agent"" the latter stra1l1ing theIr ear" 111the expectancy of heanng a nObe ltke an order every hotll of the da) '" me-tenth'i of the people of the G l11ted States are \\ orkmg uncon;,clou"ly, 111 many cases, for the trusts." re-marked a prol11Il1ent manufacturer" What do you know about ,It) .:\Jr Readel It 1" eJ<..peeted that the 'itocks of automobIles manufac- ItUed for the current) ear v'>111be dlspo"ed of next month and that the general publtc WIll then turn ItS mmd toward furnI-ture The pbotographers employed by manufacturers of furni-ture are \ ery busy WIth new lmes Later the engravers and pnnters WIll ha' e their hands full of V\ork The fir"t a'i"OClatlOn of furmture RapIds \\ a" orgamzed m May 1881 11\mg manufacturers of Grand None of the officers are The number of faIlures m the retaIl furniture trade does not mdlcate an uuu'iual degree of prosperity Dealer'i 111 furniture have tardIly commenced usmg cuts of Halle} " comet for advertIsing purposes WEEKLY Heavy Exports to Canada. Exports from the Dlllted States to Canada show a larger gro\'<th 111the current fiscal year than those to any other of the Important countnes of the world For the ten months endmg wIth Apnl, the exports to Canada amount to 174~ ml1hon dollars, aga111st 129 mllhon m the correspond-mg months of last year, and for the months of Apnl alone, 22 ml1llOn dollars, ag-am",t 15 ml1hon 111Apnl of last year The mcrease 111 exports for the ten months 111 questIOn IS thus 4) ml1hon dollar", whl1e the total 111crease in exports to all parts of the world dunng the same penod IS but 55 ml1- lIOn. the figUl es m each ca"e relat111g to exports of domestIc merchandIse To France the export figures show for the penod 111 question an mcrease of 9 ml1hon dollars, to Ger-many 11 ml1hon, to Argentma 5~ mllhon, to .:\Iexlco 6~ nlllhon, to i\ustraha 2 ml1hon and to Canada, as above 111dl-cated, 45 ml1hon dollar" ThIS mcrease m exports to Canada occurs larg-ely 111 manufactures Coal shows an mcrease of about 2 1111111011 No 1723-1587 Plll1 Made by Grand Rapids Brass Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. dollars; cotton, about 2 million; wheat, about 1~ million, horses, about a half ml1hon, and furs and fur skms, about a half 111111IOn , but aSIJe from these the bulk of the mcrease oc-curs m manufactured artIcles Agncultural implements show an mcrease from 1Yz ml1hon to 2~ millIOn; automobIles, from 1 mllhon to 3 ml1hon, cotton manufactures, from 1~ ITI1lhon to 2;-4 milhon; lumber, from 2~ mIllion to nearly 4 ml1lion and furnIture from $546,067 to $679,233 Compliment to Boston Culture. "Boston buys more onental rugs 111 proportIOn to ItS population than any other cIty m Amenca," says Charles A Hanley, manager and buyer of the rug and carpet depart-ment of Henry SIeger" Boston, New York and ChIcago stores Boston IS also recoglllzed as being the most dls-crimmat111g rug market 111thh country by buyers everywhere Only the be"t and most artIstic rugs find sale here." l\Ir Hanley, who IS recog-ni7ed as one of the lead111g On ental rUR expert.-, m thIS country, leaves Boston and i" about to sal1 on hIs semI-annual purchasmg pl1grimage to the Onent, 111cludmg Constantmople, Smyrna, Cairo and the far east oriental markets He expects to remain abroad untIl some time m August, and will also VISIt all the other large European markets, as he buys in addItIOn to the onentals all the EnglIsh anJ German lmoleums, Chma and Japanese mat-tmg" for the cham of SIegel stores ARTISAN ~---------------_.. ..... I Johnson Chair Co. 4401 to 4531 West North Ave., CHICAGO Makers of the BEST MEDIUM and HIGH GRADE line of CHAIRS in the West. Our new Catalogue Will be mailed to any responsIble furmture dealer on request. It shows the latest patterns of the most seasonahle goods. ,,-.... ..... - _._. _.._.-._------- ~----- ,I ......--- _--------------_._._._._.--------- Palmer's Patent Gluinl!: Clamps The uLune (ut .101 takf."n dirt-. t f,ulIl n phoftlgr.lph, and l!bO\\8 the range of one oize only, our No. I, 24-inch Clamp. We make six other sizes. taking in stock np to 60 inches wide and 2 inches thick. Onrs is the most practical method of clamping glued stock in nse at the preser· time. Hundreds of factories have adopted our way the past ~~ar and hundreds more wl11 in the future. Let us show you Let us send you the names of nearly 100 factories (only a fraction of our list) who have ordered and reordered many times. Proof positive our way is the best. A post card will bring it, catalog inclUded. Don't delay, but write today. A. E. PALMER & SONS, Owosso, MICH. Foreign Repreoentatives: The Projectile Co., London, Ene-land; Schuchardt & Schutte, BerlIn, Germany; Alfred H. Schutte. Cologne, Paris, Brussels, Lieee, Milan, Turin, Barcelona, ~_..an.d.BUbo&. .--- -. .. ---._._.-._-~- 17 I ... .. --- 18 WEEKLY ARTISAN A Collector of Antiques. E R Somes, the desIgner fOI the Centun FurnIture com-pany ib an enthu"lastic collector of antiques' In h1', pur"U1t of the rare and the beautIful In the decoratl\ e and applIe I art:" he has tray eled very extensl\ eh and many of the chOIce "pecimen"> found hay e b'een reploduced fOI th; Centun C0111- pany Between J\Ir Some" and ~f I Lemon, the 0\\ nel of the \Va) slde Inn, made known to the \" orU b) LongfellO\\, there has long eAI'3ted a wall11 fnend~hlp and \\ hen on hh penodlcal V1SIt">to fnend'3 In ,fa"bachu">ett" he ne\ el taIl ... t(l '3pend a few days at tll1-, famous old ta\ eln Tn rev olutlOnan war tImes the hou"e was owned In ",ucceS"lOn b\ a fam Ih ot patrOlts nameJ Howe, but when lt came Into the pos:"es"lon of Mr Lemon he gathered a collectIOn of rare and beautlful articles of utlht) and adornment and the house b nO\\ prac-tically a museum A few of It'3 large room'3 are rented to guests and meals are "en ed, but nounshment of the bod) 1'3 a "econd consideratIOn to man) of the thousanJs \\ ho \ hIt the Inn annually, In the past century LongfellO\\, Lafa\ eUe and many others known for then greatness 111 \\ ar, ...tate-,man ...hlp SCIence, art and hterature "pent "eek'3 and oftlme" months dt the Inn, and the Interest 111 the establI"hment created 111 It" early hlstory has steadIly groV\ n \mong the \ l"ltor ... met at the Inn are ambas">ador", artl"b hbtonalh poet">, poh-tlclans and sClenti"ts; cultUl ed people from all parts of the ClvIlILed world J\Ir Lemon po-,ses"e-, an artl ...tlc tempera-ment and lS very proud of hI"> collectIOn III'" "en-,Itl\ ( ...I)ul rebel:" when a que'3t fads to obsen e and apprecIate the rare and beauhful artIcle" a..,,,embled In the Inn ,Ir Some'3 recall" an incident dunng hl'3 "tay at the In nlast year, "hen a hump-tJOus indlVldual entered the 1I1n and questioned ,[r Lemon "Sa), do you keep an) thll1g to eat here ," 'If \ on "Ill look. about the place ) au WIll find "omethmg that ought to plea"e ) ou more than an) th1l1g you could eat," he answered r\bout tweh'e yeal'3 ago 1\1r Some" ,,>pent several week" at the Inn dIrecting the work of repalnng and refilllshll1g the turlllture and gamed the perml,;slOn of Mr Lemon to repro-duce a Ilumber of rare pIece... Tn hI'; ,;earch for antique" Mr "ome-, Ignore" pubhc collectIOn"> He "eek" for article" that can not be seen by an) one askmg the pnvl1cge Will Exhibit in Their New Factory. The Century Furl11tul e company, havmg closed the most -,uccessful year 111 theIr hIstory, are prepar1l1g to take pos-sessIon of a large and perfectly apP01l1ted factory now near- II1g completIOn, 111 the near future The 11l1eWIll be exhibited at the ne\'. locatIOn 111 July Secretary D H Brown state" that the mov1l1g of the machmery anJ supphes wlll be hand-led so as not to 1I1terrupt the bUlsness of the company, The factory \\ 111 con tam all that IS new and best in a furniture manufactunng plant and WIll be a credIt on account of ItS fine archItecture to the company and the cIty of Grand RapId.., A Valuable Art Collection. Ralph P Tlet'3ort of the Royal Fur111ture company I" the fortunate po-,..,e,,-,or of a chOIce collection of pa1l1tmg" Among the numbel are cam abse" from the brushe" of Fred S Church, ~I ~\Iten, \\ H Howe, ::\IatIlda Brown ane! several mannes pa1l1ted b) a noted artl"t of San FranClbCO Mr Church's pIcture repre"enb a pall of flam1l1goe'i near a stream, attended b) a be\\ Itch1l1g fdlr) Of ~Ir AJten'" work, all of great ment, the H ucklebel r) ,Iar"h I" mObt hIghly e"teemed --------------_._. _._._-----------_.-----------_._--------- New designs In the Louis XVI Style. WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES. GRAND RAPIDS BRASS co. GRAND RAPIDS, MIClH. No. 1711 ..- .. No. 1705-1705 • • •••••.... _. ._. ..i ..- - . --_ .. WEEKLY ARTISAN 19 STAR CASTER CUP COMPANY NORTH UNION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (PATENT APPLIED FOR) We have adopted cellulOId as a base for our Caster Cups making the best cup on the markel. CellulOId Is a great Improvement over bases made of other matenal When It ISnecessary to move a pIece supported by cups wIth cellUlOId bases 1t can be done wIth ease, as the bases are per fecUy smooth CellulOId does not sweat and by the use of these cups tables are never marred. These cups are fimshed In GOlden Oak and WhIte Maple, fimshed lIght If you w,l! try a samplt order of thtSt goods you w.U dt81reto handlt them 'n quant,tus PRICES: SIze 2M Inches .. $5.50 per hundred. SIze 2)( Inches . 4.50 per hundred. fob Grand Rap'ds TRT A SAMPLE ORDER t..-_. • • .... A Pernicious Habit. Ralph P Tletsort of the Royal Furniture company, laments the pernICIOUS splrit of pesslmism that prevaJ1s to a large extent 111the fUl nIture trade. "The hablt indulged 111by many," he re-marked, "of lo{)k111gfor the dark spots 111trade I first ob~erved twelve} ears ago and I have wItnessed Its reappearance, more frequently than Halley's comet, WIth the spnng season of each \ear I spent two weeks 111the eastern markets last month and WdS assUlecl by many buyers that trade Wds SImply decayed I que~tlOnecl these c11sLouraged buyers, the conversatIOn runnIng about as follows. "H{)w was your January trade ? "Good. "How was your FebrualY trdCle? "Very good. "How was y{)ur March trade? "Poor. "\;V as It not as large dS your J\Ial ch buslnes'S last year? "Yes, it was considerably larger. "And what about your Apnl trade? "It was way off. "D{) you expect much trade m Apnl? "K 0, It IS usually the dull season UN 0 worse than last year? "N0, I thmk It is a little better. ,.So S111ceJanuary you have had a pI etty good bus111es,? "Yes, I th111kyou have figured It out nght U\;Vhen a travel111g salesman returns from an unsuccessful tour, he usually relates a tale of woe 'Dus111ess IS SImply-well .p.o...-. ---•_•._--._. ------_._----_.-_---------.---.W, I WEATHERLY INDIVIDUAL Glue Heater THE Send your addrell and and re~ebe de.~riptln ~Ir~ularof Glue Heatera. Glue Coo"era and Hot Boxes wltL prl~e•• The Weatherly Co. Grand Rapid •• Mich. .. .. .. ... -..----.-..-------._._. __..._._-------. -_._-_._-_.------....-.. I :fK1:A~ou INTERESTING PRICES g~~~~Vk7:J~ SEND SAMPLES, DRAWINGS OR CUTS FOR PRICES. E. P. ROWE CARVING WORKS, ALLE AN. I MICH. .... Write for l ...CatalolfUe. r -....---_._._------- .... there IS no business In the forty years I have been on the road I never sa", It so dull as now' ThIS story he repeats to every retailer he meets before complet1l1g hIS tour, forgett1l1g that earlier 111 the season he had taken a goodly number of order'S and that a very considerable trade had been denved through the mails. Such salesmen fail t{) remember that the spnng season IS a short one-that Apnl IS never a very hvely penod, and that naturally the buyer WIshes to reserve space upon hIS floors for display1l1g or stonng the new th111gs he WIll buy 111June and July Too many dealers and salesmen have acquired the habIt {)f speak- 111gof trade dIscouragingly, when a m{)ment's reflecti{)n or 111ves-tIgation would prove that no substantIal reasons eXIsted for as-sum1l1g a peSSImistIc attitude 111relation thereto." Imperial Furniture Company Will Enlarge. At the annual meet111g of the Impenal Furmture com-pany of Grand RapIds, held durmg the thIrd week of l\lay, the busmess of the year was shown to be so satIsfactory and the prospects for the future so encouragmg that it was deter- 1111l1eJto proceed early in the fall of the current year, WIth the erectIOn of an addItion to the factory ThIS wJ1l be 60 x 160 feet in SIze anJ four atOl ies high Bnck wJ11 be used and the archItecture wJ1l harmOlllze WIth the present structure. " _.- ---_ - ------ --- . We Manufa~ture tl.e Larl/elt Line of fOlDI n.Q (nAIDS In the UnIled States, SUItable for Sun day Schools, Halls, Steam-ers and all pubbc resorts. We also manufacture Brass TrImmed I r 0 n Beds, Spring Beds, Cots and Crlbs In a large variety I ... Smd for Catalogue and PrIces 10 KAUffMAN MfG. CO. h ASHLAND, OHIO • _ .., MorKan's Art Treasul'es May Be Bought . It 1" q1l1 that T I'le1;llnt \1orgdl1 may bllng h1S wonderful art collectIOn to ), e\\ York At present 1t lS III h1S London house dt l'nnce "(late 1 he collectIOn conqsb of pa111t111gsm, lllatures, old En~h "h ,,11\en\ d1e fm11ltm e, tdpestnes, carved 1vones, rare \ a"e" book" mann~n 1pt" and a1t objects of many k111ds "mce the tallft: 1estllct10n" have been removed from art ob- 1ech there 1" no longer an) reason tor not mov111g the collectlOn to \ e\\ YOlk \\ here d ,pec1al repos1tory w1ll be bmlt. 1t l' nnpo"'lble to ectl111ate the value of the ent1re collectJ{)n The book" 'l.lld t11dnU'U 1ptS alone are valued at $20,000,000 The cdtalog ot 1111111atme" fills a large book The pallltlllgs include the tamon" Gdm"bOl ongh pOl tJ a1t of the "Duchess of Devon- ,,1111 e be"lde" "peClmens of work by the rarest of the Dutch, eall\ Itallan llemhh and modern 11ench and IEnghsh masters 1 he old tllfl11tn1e 1I1clnc1esslllgie p1eces valued at $350,000 each 1he \Ja7alm tape"tJles are worth $500,000 The old Enghsh 20 WEEKLY ARTISAN '" - - . ,III I,,I ,,• III III I•• I I Don't Burn Your Moulding. Blackened edges so often found III hard wood MouldIngs Illdlcate the use of Infenor tools whICh fnctlOn and burn because ot theIr failure to have proper clearance The Shimer Reversible and Non Reversible Cutters are made of the finest tool steel by experienced \\orkmen In deSIgn alld COil structJon they are supenor to anythIng on the market They cut well and retalll their shape until worn out Send us draWIngs or wood samples for estImates on speCial cutters. Many useful de Signs, with pnces, are given III our catalogue SAM\d'EL J. SHIMER & SONS, Milton, Penn. Manufacturers of the Sh1mer Cutter Heads for Floonng, Cellmg, ..---Si-dIn-g,-D-oo-rs-, S-as-h,-etc.._----- ..---------_._ I .. ------_.~ SA~~D l QUARTERED OAK { VENEERS SLICED \ AND MAHOGANY ~-- I•• , Ii ._--_._-------- ------------------~ UNION FURNITURE CO . ROCKFORD, ILL. China Closets Buffets Bookcases We lead m Style, ConfuudJon and Flmsh. See our Catalogue Our hne on permanent exhibi-tion 7th Floor, New Manufact-I urers' BUIldmg, Grand Rapids. I..-_._. ---_._--------_._--------_._--- -----------~I, II I,• I, I I• I, '" - II I I I I I ..._--------- ._----_.-- _..---_._------------~ I,I ,•t II I I III ,It t I It II,t I,I .I \tade b) ManIstee ~lanufactunng Co Mamstee, M1Ch "Ih el I" one of the fine"t pl1vate co11ectlOns m eXistence Every-th1l1g rdre and beautltul I' 111c1uded111th1S collectlOn which 1t IS hoped \\ 111scen be ~h1ppecl to :Ne\\ York Paying Deimel Insurance Claims_ Ie "eph Delmel, pre"ldent ot the NatlOnal Parlor Furni-ture compal1\ ot Chicago, who V\ a" killed by a tram 111 Apnl, carned $47:; 000 m llfe and aCCldent 1l1surance, most of the pollc1e' ha\ 111~ been \\ ntten dunng the past few months \ttel hi" death It \\ d' I umorecl that Delmd had taken pOlson and then th1 0\\ 11 hlm~elt unclel the tram and that the 111.,ur-ance COmpa1l1l S \\ ould refuse to honor the pollcles on the glOuncl that the' \\ el e ohta111ecl V\ Ith 1l1tent to rlefraud The I umOl" ..,eem to ha\ e been haseles., \fte' thorough lllve"t!- gatlon conducted ]0111tly by the 1l1surance compa111es the EqUitable Life Insurance com pan) has paid $100,000 and the \e\\ Yorf.. Lite S170000 to the tlea"urer of the NatlOnal company and $:;,000 aCClclent lllsurance has al,o been pa1d The other cla1ms, ~tlll pencl1l1g, are under pollcles lssued by the \haml Lite of \e\\ YOIt< fOi SlOO,OOOO, Penn l\Iutual LJ!e In,ura11le lompal~J' $:;0,000, and the INorthwes~ern \luwal Lite In''l11ance lOl11pan) of l\1J1waukee, $50,000 WEEKLY ARTISAN ~"'oreign Trade in April. DetaIls of the APlll trade of the Clllted States wIth the princIpal countries and grand dlvblOns of the world have Just been completed by the Bureau of Statistics of the Depart-ment of Commerce ami Labor They '3how Increased Impor-tatlOn from all the grand dlv ISlOns and nearly all of the im-portant countries, e"peclally countries supplying material for use In manufactUring, of whIch the ImportatIOns show large Increase" for 1910 compared wIth 1909 Exports show a fail- Ing off In total.., to those countries forming the princIpal mar-kets for foodstuffs, but an increase to those counrles forming markets for manufactures Thus to BelgIUm, France, Ger-many, the Netherland.., and the Ulllted Kingdom the value o£ exports shows a decline, while to Argentma, AustralIa, Cuba, Made by World Furmture Co, EvansVIlle. Ind. ,leXICa and Canada the value of the figures show an Increase of more than 33 per cent both In the month of April and the ten month" ending WIth April Met in Chicago. At the last conventIOn of the NatIOnal FurnIture J\Ianu-facturers assocIatIon a commIttee of fi\ e was appOinted to determIne the average co"t of manufacture of certain case'i submItted to the conventlOn, uSing the data anJ material placed In the hands of the secretary The commIttee com-posed of Georg.e H Elvvell of Mlnneapolr'3. George P Hum-mer of Hollan,! , John Hoult of Grand RapIds, BenJanun Bosse of EvansvJ1le and Alfred \nderson of Jamestown, I\' Y , spent Thursday and Fllday, ::\Iay 26 and 27 In ChIcago In performance of the duty as"lgned to them Running Full. The Luce FUlnItule company of Gland RapIds are oper-atmg their factol y on full tIme WIth a full force of work-men In fillmg orders and cutting 'itock for the fall season " . I IIt •II 21 w •• wa ••• w •••••••• __ ••• _._. • • ........ Here is a Rocker That's a seller. Write for the price. GBO. SPRATT 8 CO. SHEBOYGAN, WIS. No. 592. II ~----------------- ---------------..1 BUilt with double arbors, sliding table and equipped complete with taper pin guages carefully graduated. This machine represents the height in saw bench con-struction. It is designed and built to reduce the cost of sawing stock. Write us for descriptive information. CRESCENT MACHINE WORKS OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ~-.-.-- --_._------ -- --- . ... .. ... .. .. ach ertl~mg The seductIOn of a so-called bargalll offer ha~ ~pent lts force on the mtelhgent bUylllg pubhc I venture the dothe~ .:\1r. Stalker \\ ears \\ ere advertised to hIs better Judg-ment regardless of pnce, eIther because they were made by a f;Teat taIlonng house who pIctured style, style, style, and talked ~ooclne~, m the goods, or because they were made by a smaller t.lIlO! \\ ho offered hun personal attentIOn and a better fit If he, .l~ a bu~mes~ man, bought on any other baSIS, he has pa~sed his daUl1~ to Judgment \\ orth whIle on advertlslllg, and I don't think It of hIm BIshop IS bmldlllg confidence, cultivatlllg a standlllg III the LOmmu111t) for the better class of goods, It IS more to such a "tore that It be the fir~t III the mlllds of the people able to buy good furnIture, \\ hen the) "ant lt, than that It sell so many of such a chaRi 'na1tern, at ¥less profit than the space costs wIth no truly great• benefit accrUIng from the effort. Thl~ COP) talks about fine mahogany, ln Sheraton and other ,t) 1e~ Ho\\ much lower than $29 50 does Stalker want to see quoted? He \\ould hke to see merchandlsl11g traIled m filth, 1 remember 1a~t January a salesman for a table company went mto another Grand RapIds store III response to a Stalker type ot "ad" to see Just \\hat they really had at the pnce, $7,79 Ac-cordmg to Stalker he would be artfully shown more deSIrable good~ lIe \\ as a man earnmg over $10,000 a year and looked the part The clerk learned that he wanted to look at d111111g ta1J1e~,and led hUH very first thl11g, to the wl11dow, to thIs measly lIttle $, ,9 affaIr He bought It and sent It to hIS factmy for mspectlOn lIe \\ as not shown or offered a better Why? Be-cause the a, erage clerk sells along the ll11e of least resistance He \\orks on thIs Stalker theory that pnce IS alImghty That man has a table 111 hl~ home worth twenty tunes the one the clerk "artfull)" shO\\ed hUH ~ndl'll wager when he buys such good~ he doesn't hunt the papers for $779 offers and get led into $200 buy mgs -\ny takers? \0\\ part of prestIge locally comes fl'Om what IS thought ot one outSide -\ Clt) acclaul1s the VV nght br'others after a contment had paid Its homage It 1~ no waste of tIme for a store hke Bhhop ~ to let local trade realIze It IS a natIOnal mstltutton It 'tlenf;thelh e\en cu~totl1el s reahzatton of Dlshop's buymg "RETAIL FURNITURE ADVERTISING!~ Mr. Schurman Responds to Mr. Stalker9s Suggestions With Some Rather Severe Comparisons and Criticisnls. To the department' RetaIl Fm mture \ch ertb111~ \\ eekh Artlsan -~'vnr Sta1hel ~ comments on a BIshop ad m the I~"ue of May 17 have been called to notH e Snbstantlalh, the cntl-clsms are first, that these cltmbmg I o~e~, a heroIC eftort to do somethmg, end m farce and lack oj result", second, the) might have been condoned 1£ flo\\ ers had been gn en a \\ ,n , thlnl, tlMt a notlce to ont of to\\n I eadel s panelled at the top "hon1d ha\ L been less conspiCUOUS, that Ib prommence kills 10c,d mtere~t, fourth, that the smooth readmg 1m Itatlon to m~pcct h anemll aad 111~ufficlent But chIefly, "If the \\ ordmg ~tarted "$'!(\ ')0 for the handsome," etc, It would arouse mterest "ng11t off the bat," and a ltttle later the pnces quoted are too high The wnter understands perfectly tlMt BIshop handle" hIgh grade goods but he also has moderate pnc e~ and the~e are the ones to throw up to catch mterest Then good salesman~hlp must lead the customer away from these and artfully shm, hIm \\ h) the others are much more to be deSIred, ]\I[ahm's Messenger remarks, "Don t be too confident a cntlc of advertlsl11g If everybody had the same Idea" about how to reach the pubhc, the "ad,," m the b,lcks of the magazme~ \\ ould look hke bncks m a bnck walL" 11r Stalker speab confidentl), ha'l1lg "rattled off a few pages m an hour or so' and had a pt,l) hshcI accept It He Will have man) backers m hb Vle\\" regarrl mg tIllS "ad." But I WIsh to use the prnllege offered m '\11' artlcle to advocate, not only \\ hat he behttles, but a more e"\.treme poltey ;J10ng the lme Just begun b\ thb style of CoP\ Attentlon, favorable, and assocnted WIth plea surab1e per~on~ ,d c"pel1ences IS deSIrable m all ach ertl smg FIO\\ er~ come IJL-tween the dreary waste of bnsmes' and the cheen meal-the) ~hould be oftener on ::\Ir Stalker's table F10\\ er" belong to weddmgs, recall home furmshmg tlme to father and uncle \\ ho have 111 mmd some gift for a comll1g \\ eddmg The) attract and are a part of the thought of more than halt th~ table buy er", and are a JustIfiable part of table display F"r trom being m-effiCIent, thiS border set the qnarter page It enclo"ed. tar "head of an ordl11al) half page cltspla) b) Its dlstInctne an and dam-tmess It tells as much at qualtty and ~oodnes" a" the \\ Of(]-, tell, and no readel can overlook ItS message Pl1ce I~ emphatIcally \JOT the ~reate"t pullmg p(m el 111 p----- ...-------_._-------_._.-------------------_..._..-----------., I Lentz Big Six No. 694, 48 in. lop. No. 687, 60 in. top. Olhers 54 in. lop. 8 Foot Duostyles ANY FINISH CHICAGO DELIVERIES Lentz Table Co. NASHVILLE, MICHIGAh ~ ._. ••••• __ • ••••• •••••• a •• 4I ___ l WEEKLY ARTISAN power, his far reaching enterpllse It makes for confidence Stalker IS for the stuffed club, or the jollier, or the Barnum or the cureall or some other undefined sty Ie of copy, masquerad- 111g beh111d the phrase, "mlghtly convmcmg language at that," I am for conversatIOnal, behevable, temperate talk, for the plam statement of your clallw; on attentIOn, for an 1llvltation to mspect the goods a store wishes to sell, for adverttsmg that starts the sale and saves the clerk's tJme as agamst advertising that starts a sham sale to rope cu~tomers until somethmg else can be war-ned mto their acceptance. I think better of the store that builds confidence and lets trade come, than the store", hose transactIOns are so dlfierent from their adverttsmg that buyers never return Mr Stalker has some good "ads" to hiS credIt He should be 111 Ime for clean, constructtve, confidence-earmng copy. He ~hould know better than to pIck onto the work of one ac1verttsmg man 111a whole city who has the courage to cultivate slllcerity, and wnte copy that must compel the pubhc's confidence mother copy because the experience With this pans out as printed. Now that I have ans"ered so freely, It may be expected that I wrote the "ad" I knew nothing of it until it was printed. I planned the "heroic effort" roses for a manufacturer, from whom Dlshop buys And I help coach the man who dId write this copy, and who has been called to a more than twice better place to do the ~ame kmd of wnting I have apphed the policy of confidence bU1ld111gregardless of pnce, to the advertIsmg of thIS same man-ufacturer, and though Mr Stalker has ardently and WIth "mIghty convinc111g language at that," argued for his style, he has not been assIgned to put his policy in place of the one 1n effect. It's easier to cnticlse than create. Neither Stalker nor I ongmated the theones upon which we are advertising as a means of hvehhood And they WIll always have partisans. Success is the final critenon And both styles seem to succeed The meas-ure of one success or another calls for the cultivation of the sense of busmess perspective. PerspectIves change c,onstantly, and WIth them, wise men change their minds. I hope this re-sponse states the prinCIple back of the "ads" of one of the most successful furmtt11 e stores 111the country, for It is worth broader comprehension Grand Rapld~, May 20, 1q] 0 CLARK E. SCHURl\~AN, 284 Eastern Ave Death of Charles E. Fredericks. Charle'S E Fredencks, of the La'S Angeles Furl1lture company died all Tue<;day, May 24, from the effects of an operatIOn for appendicltI<; performed four days earher J\II Fredencks was one of the 1110<;tentel pn~illg and <;uccessful fUI nlture dealers m the countrv and wa <; well and favorably known in the Grand RapId" and ChIcago markets, whIch he \ i:,lteJ regularly for 'Several year'S a<; buyer for hiS company. I He had many fnend" and acquall1tances among the manufac-tmen, 111 Grand Rapld<; e<;peclally, and all were shocked by hI<; untnnely death, which was announced in a telegram from hIS brother, A R Fredericks, receIved by R G Calder of the Nelson-Matter company last Tuesday, a few hotH'S aftel hI'S death Officers of the Imperial. The officers of the Imperial Furniture company of Granel Rapids, for the current busine<;s year of that corporatIOn are a<; follows PreSIdent, E H Foote, Vice President, R W Butterfield; Secretary and Treasurer, F. Stual t Foote. L. Seal Reynold'S succeeJed Benjamin y\r olfe on the board of I dIrectors. The financial condition of the company is very I "atlsfactory I I 23 Ha ve you received your copy of DRY KILNS FOR TIMBER PRODUCTS? A book on the "best and latest" practice of artificial lumber drying. IMPROVED ROLLER BEAR-ING TRUCKS Doors, Steam Traps, and the" ABC" Moist Air Drying Apparatus fully described and clearly illustrated. Mention Publication No. 265 (M. A.) AMERICAN BLO'){ER CoMPANY ---- DETROIT. PilCH U S. A Manufacturers of "ABC" low speed; low power exhaust fans. "ABC"roller bear-ing trucks, trans-fer cars and flexi-ble doors. "Detroit" Return Steam Traps. __ I 24 WEEKLY ARTISAN Manufadu' .... 01 Embo .... d and Turned Mould-in .... Embo ... Oldand Spindl. eamDP. aDd Automatic Turnin••. Wc aJ.o manu f.durc a It.rllc c 01 Embo d Omam ..nta for Coucb Work. 1256-1258 W. Fifteenth St., CHICAGO, Ill. SMOOTHEST GROOVES FASTEST CUT LEAST POWER LONGEST LIFE _ ...--- ..- .. ". _.. - -- ---- .--- ..-- -------~--------- I FOX SAW I>ADO We'll atadty tell you all about It. PERMANENT ECONOMY FOX MACHINE. CO. HEADS GREATEST RANGE QUICKEST ADJUSTMENT LEAST TROUBLE PERFECT SAFETY Alao Machine Knlve.r, Miter Machine •. Etc. 185 N. Front Street. Grand Rapid., Mlch ROLLS For Bed Caps, Case Goods, Table Legs and many other purposes; in Gum, Mahogany and Quartered Oak Veneers. The Fellwock Auto & Mfll. CO. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA III Ii . .I. ...--- I ••• _. __ • • as' .. 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 u. for Prle. Ib_ and dleeo __ 31-33 S. Front S1., ORAND RAPIDS, Mien. .. _ • - •• - w ••••• aa. Ie ....... Chicago Notes. ChIcago. Ill. ~1ay 26-WIlham E Hess. formerly ChIcago representatIve for the CabInetmaker and Upholsterer for a penod of seven years and precedIng that tIme shippIng clerk for the FurnIture ExhIbItIOn bt1lldll1g company, 1411 \llchlgan a, enue, ha'3 been made AdvertIS1I1g Manager for the Peck & HIlls Furntture company The Herman Koel1lg FurnIture company of Chicago have taken a larg-e space 111 the Fourteen-Eleven bUlld1l1g on the fourth floor and ~Ill exh~blt the com1l1g July season the largest dlspla} of case goods 111 theIr hIstory The X atlOnal SewlI1g ~Iachll1e company of Belvidere, Ill, hay e taken space on the third floor of the Fourteen- Eleven buIld1l1g anJ wdl have an exhIbIt in July. The XeV\ton & HOlt company, 311-313 \i\fabash avenue, de"lgners and maker;; of fine furlllture. also furlllshers of publIc bUlldmgs, hotels and clubs. is one of the latest furni-ture enterpn"es orgalllzed 111 ChIcago and is officered as follows PresIdent, Joseph R ~ ewton; Secretary, Charles S HOlt, Trea"Uler, Otto 1\'1 FreIer The company are showmg at their studio and sales rooms, characten"tlc models of speCIally deSIgned and specially con-structed furnIture for hotel". halls. clubs and court houses and ha' e a "ell equIpped deslgnmg department and are pre-pared to "up pI} de"lg-n". '3ketches and '3uggestlOns for furl1l-ture of all kll1ds -" New Factories. R ~J '\ Ichols & Co , hay e started work in theIr new chair factory at Camden, MISS The CltV of Hope, Ark. offers a sIte and a bonus of $8,000 for the establIshment of a chaIr factory Xorthern men are reported as considenng a proposItIOn to establIsh a plano factory at GreenvIlle, S C .\ company I" bell1g- orgalllzed to establIsh a new furl1l-ture factor} at Dalla"town, Fa It IS to be capItalIzed at $50,000 WIth $20,000 paId 111 Charle" PfeIffer and others have orgal1lzed the Ulll- ,er"al Comfort ChaIr company. capItalIzed at $l00,()(X), to establIsh a factory m Akron. 0 John E and Edward A Chambers, WIth George Melks, ha, e 1I1corporated the Chamber" FIreless Cooker company, capItalIzed at $30.000 and WIll establ13h a factory at Shellby- \ l11e, Ind New Furniture Dealers. J C Bentley I" a new furnIture ~lealer III Mt Clemens. l\1lch John S\'ven"on h prepanng to opt-n a furlllture "tore m Buffalo, ~1mn J T SImmons WIll open hIS new furnIture store at Mc CormIck S, C about the first of August 1\1 S Ro"en and SImon KlI1g are remodelmg the budd-lI1g at 371-3 ~1alll street, PoughkeepsIe, NY, with a view of uS10g It a" a turl1lture store or rentll1g It to others for th same purpose New Officers. After sIxteen years occupancy of theIr old offices anc havlllg outgrown the "arne, the 11Ichlgan ChaIr company ar en~aged 10 the constructIOn of new and greatly enlargec quarters tor the offiCIal" of the company and theIr employe" The neV\ room" wIll contalll a \ ast amount of figured ma hogan) and up-to-date furlll'3hmgs hardware dealers of Ybor CIty, Fla, has sold his mterest to hIs partner and has retired from business. The Dunn Chair company recently organIzed with $75,- 000 capital stock has taken over the chair factory at Keene, N II, e,<,tablished in 1886 and heretofore operated by Dunn & Salt,bury Mr. Salt,>bury retires from the busines'> Edward H Crowther of Charliestoyn, Mass, widely known m the furmture trade as an expert upholsterer, died recently, aged 86 years For many years he was secretary of the famous 999th ArtIllery association of Boston. The Lena (Ill) Casket company has been dIssolved and succeeded by the Freeport Casket company of whIch A. C Lawrence is manager The factory at Lena WIll be aband-oned when the company has erected a new budding at Free-port. Rosenbaum & Mendel for twenty-five years in the retail furniture bu,<,mess m ~lemphis, Tenn, are building a long needed addItion whIch when completed WIll gwe them one of the largest and most convenient furniture stores in the south James Hayes of DetroIt has taken a block of stock in the Ramsey-Alton ::.vfanufacturmg company of Portland, Mich. and the factOly whIch has heretofore made a ;,pecialty of Mor-ns chair;, IS bemg eqUlpped wIth machmery for making auto bodle'> C NI,>S& Sons, fur11lture dealers, MIlwaukee, are mak-ing a large addItion to theIr ThIrd street bUIlding whIch was partially destroyed by fire last wmter. They will add two storie'> to the old structure and erect a two-story build-mg ad]oinmg Byron Jones, Homer Hoover and Isaac Lutz have formed a partnershIp and purchased the retatl fur11lture business of Simp"on & Jones of Wabash, Ind Mr. Simpson retires from the trade for the pre'>ent, but is expected to take an inter~st m the firm of Lenhart, ~1urphy & Co, furniture dealers of Peru, Ind. The Lammert Furniture company enjoys the friendship of many manufacturers of furniture and kmdred goods At the openmg of the company's new store in St Louis, on Monday, :May 23, there were present a considerable number of fur11lture manufacturers and theIr representatives The occasion was a very enjoyable one for Mr Lammert, who has been engage,l m the busme'is of selltng fur11lture over fifty years, and has many friends The new ,>tore is located m the most deSIrable busine'is "ectlOn of the cIty MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS The Dust Proof Fur11lture ~'!anufactunng company of Rochelle, Ill, has been dissolved C. C Marvel succeed" Z B Zybell m the retaIl fur11l-ture business at Monticello, 'v'll'>. '11he Sterling Furniture company, dealers of Detroit, has been incorporated Capital stock $30,000 Stockholders m the Elm CIty Shades Roller company of Hartford, Conn, have voted to dIssolve the corporatIOn The firm of Butler & McMtllan, furniture and dry goods dealers, of Sparta, WI", has been dissolved, Mr Butler re-tmng. Frank H McCarthy of McCarthy Bras, fur11ltme deal-ers, MemphIs, Tenn, dIed at Hot Spnngs, Ark, on May 22, aged 34 years The Doge Fur11lture company, dealers, of Worcester. Mass, ha, e issued $30,000 addItional capital stock, makmg $60,000 now outstanding. The Doddndge Grave Decorating company, capltaltzed at $12,500, has been Incorporated to manufacture under-takers' supplies, at Mtlton, Ind J J and Clarence Haverty and T F. Frazier, have in-colporated the Haverty Furniture company, capItalized at $25,000 to deal m furnIture at Dallas, Tex The Central Upholstering company of Sheboygan, WIS, havmg more than doubled their bu:smess m the past year, WIll butld a three-story factory on the west SIde V,' Illlam J Moore, last '>urvlving member of the firm of Moore Brothers, fur11lture dealers, ChIcago, dIed 1'!ay 22, aged 50 year'S HI'i death was caused by pneum011la Frank Payne, who recently secured control of the Mar-shall Furniture company's plant at BInghampton, NY, has sold the property to the Ansco company of that city. Robinson & Tarrant furniture and vehIcle dealer" of Temple, Tex, have sold their business to C F Daniels, formerly a prominent business man of Caldwell, Tex Frederick Tattenborn, who had been a promment furni-ture dealer in Cincinnati since 1872, dIed on May 21, aged 62 year" He leaves a widow, a son and two daughters Owmg to the crowded, congested condition of \V ood-ward avenue, the center of the furniture trade in Detroit has shIfted to MIchigan avenue Junng the past two years. G. H GtlPIn, who recently sold hI" general store at Davenport, Cal, has taken the pOSItion of sales manager for the Doernbecher Manufactunng company of San Francisco The Johnson ChaIr company are erectmg an additIon to their plant recently establt'>hed at ]\forri"town. Tenn. The new butlding w111 be used for office and wareroom purposes The Cmcinnatl ChaIr company, capltahzed at $3,000, has been mcorporated by Robert Herfut, Jr, J Edward Herfut, 1\ R Park, H II Tattenborn and ,y J 0, erbeck The firm of Holland & Peder furmture dealer,> of Fos'o-ton, l\Iinn, has been dIssolved, ~1r H ollan,l retiring Ole Peder wtll contmue the bu'Sines'> under the name of Peder & Co A petition m bankruptcy has been fileJ agamst Abraham Kopelman, furnIture dealer of 96 ES'iex street, New York HIS lIabilities are supposed to be about $6,000, assets estImated at $1,500 Newberry Bro,> & Cowell, haVIng overhauled and re-equippeJ theIr plant at Charlotte, "'\ C, whIch had been Idle since last August, have re.sumed operatIOns, manufacturing medIUm and cheap grades of fur11lture OWIng to long contmued Ill-health I B Turnley, junior member of the firm of Altman & Turnley, fur11lture and Furniture Fires. The Hawkeye Cabmet company',> d'actory at \Vebster CIty was badly damaged by fire on May 20 Loss, about $5,000. partIally msured A Doetch & Co, manufacturers of mIrror'> and show cases, 148 Seneca street, Buffalo, NY, lost about $7,000 by fire In theIr factory Insured The Plant of the Cochrane Mantel and Novelty company, at Piedmont Park, near Charlotte, N C, was completely destroyed by fire on May 19 Loss, estimated at $12,000 to $15,000 with only $3,000 Insurance The store and stock of Robert R Northbridge, Wor-cester, Mass. was damaged to the extent of about $30,000 on May 18 The fire started In the basement from a spark that went in through a window from a locomotive that passed in the rear of the store Insurance $25.000. ·------ -- -- -- 26 WEEKLY ARTISAN ... ••••••• •••• ••••••• we ••••• NO OTHER .-.... . . SANDER No. 171 Patepted Sa.d aelt Machine. WYSONG « MILES CO., Cedar St. and Sou. R. R., OREENSBORO, N. C• .... .. . _. • • I •• • Miss Anna Doetsch Goes East Again. On the 19 inst. Miss Anna Doetsch, daughter of the late Joseph Doetsch of the Doetsch & Heider company. parlor frame manufacturers of Chicago, started on another eastern business trip. Having suddenly found it necessary, last year, to take to the road over which her deceased father had traveled in behalf of his company, Miss Doetsch, though scarcely out of her teens, made a most successful first trip over the territory where her father had, throughout many years, made numerous friends and customers. But Miss Doetsch had the elements within her to cope with this un-toward exigency, and with the courage and confidence few women so young could muster, bravely ventured out on her "maiden" trip, taking up the threads of her father's business where his sudden demise had dropped them, with rare ability and succesS. Indeed, so well did she perform this duty that she has been encouraged to essay another trip this year, rely-ing upon the same kindly reception that was accorded her when she first ventured on her difficult task. MISS Doetsch does not take unto herself the credit for the success that has attended her efforts, but firmly believes it is due to the designs and finished product of her house which secured her first orders, and many others as the season advanced. Those who met this efficient saleswoman and amiaible young lady will no doubt welcome her again this time, and as this season's product is in every regard superior to any her company has yet turned out, this will be sufficient alone to give her a kind reception and a greater volume of business than was given her on her first trip. Doing Splendid Work. Grand Rapids Veneer Work, Grand Rapids, Mich Gentlemen: In reply to yours of the 27 inst. in reference to the dry kiln we beg to say that our opinion remains about the same, that is, it is doing splendid work and we are very much pleased with it. Very truly yours, NEW HAVEN CLOCK COMPANY, New Haven, Conn, July 31, 1909 ----_._----_._. --_ ...- - .. .. .. , ... Kimball Ele.atol' Co.• 343Pros~ct St., Cleveland,O., l0811th St., Omaha, Neb.,128 Cedar St , New York CIty. IMPROVED. EASY AND ELEVATORS QUICK RAISINC Belt, Electnc and Hand Power. The Best Hand Power for Furntture Stores Send for Catalogueand Pnces. KIMBAll BROS. CO., 1067 NIRth St .• Council Bluffs, la. .... .. .. I . ..-- . _ ..-"'" • •••••••••• aa ••••••• .._ .., can possibly do the variety of work that is being accomplished on our machine. Our No. 171 Sanderis positively superior to all other methods on flat surfaces, irregular shapes and mouldings. Ask for Catalog liE" • ••••.•••••••••• 4 Will Sail in June. Ralph P. Tletsort of the Royal Furniture company, ac-companied by his wife, daughter Helen and son John, will saIl for Europe on June 23, preparatory to spending three months in touring England, France, Germany and Holland in an automobile, which will be shipped from Grand Rapids. Upon the conclusion of their automobile tour they will travel by train through Belgium, Switzerland and Austria Grand Rapids Chair Company Elects Officers. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Grand RapIds ChaIr company, held recently, the old board of direc-tors was re-elected subsequently the board elected officers as follO\'I<s PreSIdent, R. "V. Butterfield; Vice President, John ::.rowatt, Secretary and Treasurer, E. H. Foote ----------------------1 I ~ .. .. .....••..... _--- - " ... Give your men tools that are ac-curate to the one-thousandth part of an inch. Tools that are straight and true and hold their cutting edge. No matter how expensive and per-fect your machinery may be, if the cutting tools are not of the best, you can not turn out good work. We pride ourselves on the fact that we have manufactured only the very best for thirty-five years. Write for our complete catalog. It shows many new ideas in fine labor saving tools. MORRIS WOOD & SONS t50S-1510 W. LAKE ST., CHICACO,ILL. - .. WEEKLY ARTISAN 27 ~Iinnesota Dealers' Retail Furniture Association OFFICERS-PresIdent, J R. Taylor, Lake Benton, Mmn , VIce-PresIdent, D R Thompson, Rockford, Mmn , Treasurer, B. A Schoeneberger, Perham, MlUn , Secretary, W L Grapp, JaneSVIlle, Mmn EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE-ChaIrman, Geo KleIn, Mankato, Mmn., 0 SImons, Glencoe, Mmn, W. L Harns, Minneapolis, Mmn I C. Datllelson, Cannon Falls. CO.OPERATIVE BUYING. BULLETIN No. 145. Paper Read Before the North Dakota Furniture Dealers' Association. Your secretary has asked me to be with you at your con-venhon which I would have considered a decided privilege to do had I not found it necessary to go to the national instead. Therefore, I send you this paper upon the subject I have been asked to talk about-the matter of co-operative buying. This subject is beginning to receive the attention of all thinking bus-iness men. It has its difficulties and drawbacks but it is the only avenue thru which the small dealer can supply his wants down to the practicablhty of the proposed method and ask your-selves whether the 'small dealer can do it. The officers of the Minnesota association have been grop-ing around in the dark trying to find the best way for over three years and we believe we have found the solution of the mail order problem in our branch of association help which we call co-operative buying. All beginnings are hard and any move-ment that promulgates a system which is against the established custom of business grows slowly, but we have doubled our bus-iness this year and our accounts and volume of trade are begin-ning to be such as will command the price that this movement ought to have. I have been made to realize in the last six months more A complete Illustration of what IS gomg on m a more or less destruclIve way allover tlus country There Is a reason for It and don' t blame the consumer ThIS condItIonwill contInue and grow 10 proportion unless we, the small dealers, cut out the enormous waste In getbng our merchandiSe which has made th.s cartoon pOSSIble Why not )010 an aSSOClatlonthat can show you how and supply you WIth Ihe matena\ necessary 10 beallhe matI older game 10 a frazzle ~ Tim help is wllhm the reach of every dealer l/You don 'I use 11,whose fault IS .I? Tlunk II over. upon the same basis as his largest competitor-the mail order house. Business i'S beginning to be more of a science and the general public is receiving an education thru the publication of journals and catalogs that the business men of ten years ago did not have to consider. Then, if we wish to keep up with the times and be the progressive dealers we should be, we must adopt modern business methods. IF WE are on an equal foot-ing with the mail order house in the matter of first cost of our merchandise, we have the advantage because of our personal contact with the trade. Then, too, the average small dealer does not have the gigantic and unwieldy expenses of the mail order house. You, no doubt, have noticed that tons and tons of litera-ture has been written on how to meet this phase of competi-tion, but if you were to stop and consider a good many of these articles, you would find that they were either burdensome, ex-pensive or impracticable if you attempted to carry them out in your small community. This agitation against the mail order house has been effective and has done a great deal of good, but if you ,are going to solve any problem, you have got to get than ever before that even with the volume that we have, we are not yet big enough to compete with the large jobber element which dominates most lines. Therefore, at our last executive meeting, we changed our by-laws so as to make it possible to take in members from other states and to work in conjunction with other associations. We realize that it takes a certain amount of expenses to maintain a clerical force necessary to car-fY out this plan and that this force can take care of two or three times the volume that we are now handling which saves expense in the executive department. Not only that, but by taking in our neighboring associations we are able to create a volume which will bring to us price'S that we now little dream of. When all is said and done, the whole success of this move-ment is locked up in the little word, volume. Everything de-pends upon the volume of business done. So much for the method of getting our 'Supplies. We found at our last convention that it was not necessary to buy a cheap line in order to get the price. If we can get volume enough, we can get a high class of goods at a price that will enable us to meet any competition. While there is a personality locked up in the various associations, there will nat~ 28 WEEKLY ARTISAN --------------- .. .... --_.. .. ~ T' ST ••• e ••••• numbers as fast as OUI cause really deserves Therefore, I bid the Dakota assoCIatIOn God speed 111tlllE>endeavor to organize and hope that we will bc able to work together for our common good .., Yours truly, ..II. W. L GRAPP, Advertising Helps. In thl~ \\ cek s clcpal tmcnt we devote our aclvcl ttsing helps to a miscellaneous l111eof cuts If yOU will study them carefully, ) au \\ III Iwhce that they are all so wntten that fhey cover a gencral lme and not a special Item These items are the items that are usually neglected 111the average store No doubt, your customers are bemg supphed by others rather than yourself. If thiS IS ) our condltton, you will find ready use for these units The) were selected because It IS so hard to get advertising cuts of these Items Ask) ourself, "If you decided to run an "ad" of an) ~me of these Items, where would you get the cuts?" If ) au turn to \ aU! general catalog, you Will find them either illus-trated m half tones or three or four times the size that you would \\ ant to me them If yOU had to order these made especially for \ our purposcs knO\\ mg that they would cost you $1.50 to $2 each, would you use them? Hardly-especially the small dealers Therefore, we feel that If we bring to you these mis-ccllaneou~ cuh of staple goods which are used commonly that \\ e are rendenng ) au a service that you cannot get in any other \va\ \s thc gTO\\ th of thiS department depends upon Its sup-port \\ c urge VOlI to use as many of these as you can, knowing that yOU \\ III bc well repaid by doing SD. Yours truly, Tl Ie '\D\ ERTISI:.JG COM::'U1 TEE. Send all Orders to the Secretary, JanesvIlle, :Minn. Are very popular with the Furniture Trade. $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. We can help you. Time saved and when done leaves are bound (by your-self) and mdexed by Roars or departments. BARLOW BROS.• Grand Rapid •• Mich. ..... . .. ... .... --_._--W-rtt-t R-tg-htN-ow-.----- urally be various Ideas as to what IS the best way to \\ ark out our own salvatIOn We, m '\Imnesota have found tlldt \\ e can meet catalog competltton \vlth a smile by placing the Identtcal article that IS furmshed m the mat! order catalogs beside the article that we can furmsh thru co-operatIve buymg Our Items speak for themselves and we can meet the \vorst catalog fiend that comes into our store and make him see the values \\ e give Without saymg one word agal11st the catalog house A reputation m your commul11t) for meetmg the mall order competttion, the soap competItIOn and, m fact, all kinds of com-petttion IS a reputatIOn worth culhvatmg and \\ III bnn~ \ au more dollars 111 return for the amount of mane) invested than any other form of advertlSlng that the human mmd can con-ceive I respect the mdlvldual Idea~ of those \\ ho cltfter \\ Ith me All I ask of you IS to place some of the.,e competltl\ e leaders upon your floors and see what the effect \\ III be I leave It enttrely to you whether It IS the practical and busmess Itke way. In 1\1l.innesota, we have turned the dread of the mall order house whIch made many a man Wish he \\ ere not 111 bllsmess, mto a paymg propoSitIOn The hard problem that the ::'Imne~ota assocIatIon IS now contendmg \\ Ith IS the eVil call~ed by the soap club and premIUm I1lnsances Therefore. \\ e are gOIng to con-centrate our efforts along lmes to find a way to overcome this I want to leave \\ Ith \ au the thought that \\ e as an aSSOcI-atIon, WIll only grO\\ as fast as \\ e arc able to bnng results to our membcrs Gntll \\ e do tllclt, \\ e cannot e"pcct to glO\\ m SINGLE CONE ALL STEEL SPRINGS SMITH &. DAVIS MFG. CO., St. Louis $2~ Each Net Minnesota Retail Furniture Dealers" Association. BULLETIN No. 145. Tooth Picks. GIlt NaIl. and Clothes Pms Lace Pallels. Wall Mirrors These clothes pms are full sIze and made of the best ma-terial 2'h dozen packed m a neat car-ton Pllce 5c v\e have a large assort of lace panels at varIOUS S 1 Z e s kmds and deSIgns They add a beautl ful fiUlsh-mg touch to a door The Bat tenbu rg deSIgns cannot be dlstmgUlshed from real hand \\ ark Wr:>also have some \ ery elaborate patterns m Insh pomt All of tnese deSIgns are mounted on a very fine qualIty at net These panels can be had both m whIte and ecru Thr:> eel u ~hade"l are partlcularly rIch Pllce~ tram 54PACKA6{ CLOTHES PINS ~ 'l..~ \ These tooth pIcks are put up m a neat package and are of the finest quality They are ~lIverless ~====S!IThese tooth pIck art> an extra value for Pnces accordmg to sIze 10 and 15c the pnce of box, 5 The brass up holstery nails are put m neat, convenIent boxes They add a neat fin-mg touch to any pIece of upholstel ~ P, ICe 111'0.45.2. Pnce of Ulllt ('omplete 40c 111'0.499. Prier:>of UUlt ('omplete 40" Nickel Plated Bathoom Fixtures. Thr:>se bracket soap dlshe~ art> Ulckel plated 'l'hey hay e a beaded top and stlOI1g- 'tlllll,wlre bracket 'l'he~ , should be found m p, ery bathroom Price 20(' and up These tOIlet paper hIloyldeUISlckaerle phlaetaevd- ~ and have polished ~-~ wood rollers Only ~~ the best material IS used and theJ are hIgh grade m e\ ery respect Price 15c ff '1 hese bracket tooth brUSh holders are Ulckel ~ plated and hold five ~ bl ushes They are onlJ a small Item but they add greatly to the con- \lence of the bathroom Price 25c and up 111'0.497. Pnce of UUlt complE'te 40e The;se llllIrrors h a v e a a k flames fro m one Inch to t\\O Inches WIde aClo, d- 1n g to the sIze of glass They come III good AmerIcan or French plate, SIzes from 7 x 9 to 12 x 20 Illcluslve These mllrors add a pleasmg fiUlShIllg touch to the bathroom and are Just what IS wanted III a great many places where a large mIrror cannot be used We have all kmds of these largp and small ronnd or 0\ aI, some beveled and somr:>plam Come m and let us ~how you our lme PrICes from '-----------1II';;:0,-.-;4~-·--------' Pncr:> of UUlt complete 40c Bathroom Rugs We hay e a great vanety of pat-terns m bathroom rugs TI,e col 01 s are partICUlarly good Thesr:> rugs are rev erslble and eaSIly cleaned Every woman WIshe" hel home to be damty and up-to date and these rugs add one of the lIttle fiUlshmg touches whIch go to make a refined home They are so me", penSH e that J ou cannot afford to get along WIthout one ('orne m and see our assortment PrIces accordmg to sIze 1II'0-:-45a-. ~ Pn('e of UUlt complete, 40c. BATHBOOM SET A Comfortable Hammock ThIS complete and attractIve bath-room set consIsts of a fifteen mch solId brass towel bar, solId brass tumbler and toothpIck holder and solid brass bath tub soap basket The soap stand IS also made of brass and the brass paper holder has an ebony roller All pIeces are beau-tIfully lllckel plated No bathroom IS complete WIthout one of these sets and thIS IS your opportulllty to se-cure an extra value for the prIce Pnce 'i-s. "Never·Rust" Bath Set ThIS bath set consIsts of four pIeces-soap dl>,h towel bar tooth brush vase and tumbler holder mounted on a pIece of ImltatlOll whIte tIlmg made of heavy sheet steel Unles you own one of thE'se sets YOUhave no Idea now conven-lent they are They are sold ~o reasonably that there IS no reason \\ hy you "hould not have one m your bathroom Don t mIss thIS chancE' to secure a complete outfit at a low price Price 111'0.451. P,lce of Ulllt complete, 40c ThIS hammock IS 37 x 88 mches It has a canvas stnped center WIth Jacquard weave m EmpIre wreath effect m border and drapery The colors are rIch and stnkmg It has a large tufted thro\\ back pIllow, ~preader and 15 mch frmged valance It IS extra ~ell made large and roomy The strmgmg IS very ~trong Of course you are gomg to get a new hammock thIS summer and thlb IS yom opportufllty PrIce 111'0.454. PrIce of umt complete, 40c 111'0.450. PrICE' of umt complete, 40c Send All Orders to the Secretary, Janesville, Minn. 30 WEEKLY ARTISAN REMINDERS OF THIRTY YEARS AGO. Paragraphs Copied From the Michigan Artisan for April. 1881. Kilpatrick & Brown of Denver report an active trade Mirror plates are forty per cent cheaper than one :1 ear ago. John B. Laughlan, 1\orfolk, Ya, has greatly enlarged his store. A. P. Johnson of A P. Johnson & Co, Chicago, has sailed for Europe. Hax, Gartner & Co, have opened a stock of furmture III Denver, Col Whitney & Co have enlarged their warerooms in Al-bany, N. Y. Streit & Schmitt of Cincinnati ha\ e taken possession of a new factory Maher Brothers wIll erect an add[tlOn to their factor) III Medina, N. Y W. R. Hobbs of Aurora, III, purchased goods in Grand Rapids, recently There is a growing demand for brass bedsteads in the eastern markets Bennett & Shaffner have opened a stock of furniture III Rochester, N. Y. Cabinetmakers in Pittsburg demand an mcrease of fifteen per cent in wages W. E. Huntlllg is traveling in the west for the S1Igh Furniture company. Burnham, Reynolds & Rose succeed Deutsch Brothers, m Hornellsvllle, N Y. John D. Raggio is engaged in the erection of a new fac-tory in Phllade1phia. C. Blake has completed an addition to his factory m South Boston, Mass The Paduch (Ky.) Furniture company has taken posses-sion of a nerw factory Stumpe & Nlehans are expending the sum of $10,000 m the erection of a factory. Gannon & McGrath of Chicago have settled with cred[- tors and resumed business. Brown, Pierce & Co, of Boston, have furnished the American hotel at Saratoga. Riley Brothers', merchants of NashVille, Tenn, ha\ e added furniture to their line. WSWetzell of Benton, Montana, purchased a stock of furniture in Grand Rapids recently Edward Boeger of the E. D. Albro company. Cmc111nat[, arrived in Grand Rapids on Apnl 21. L. C Stow, of the Grand Rapids Furniture compam b visiting the trade in the western states. Mr Springer of Boston has been engaged as a deSIgner by the Berkey & Gay Furniture company. Lawrence Wikle & Co, have taken a contract to furn-ish a large hotel at Revere Beach, Mass. Charles Tobey of Chicago, placed a number of orJef'- with manufacturers of Grand Rapids on April 10 Mr. Guernsey of Guernsey & Jones, St. Louis, made hl-' second visit this season to Grand Rapids, recently D W. Kendall, designer of the Phoemx Furniture com- • pany will spend his summer vacation m ~ ew York Rockford (Ill) has a new corporatIOn, the ExceblOf, about to engage in the manufacture of parlor furniture There is a strong feeling in favor of an advance m pnces among the manufacturers of furniture throughout the country. William Hudson, late designer for the Wolverine Chair company has returned to his former home in Hamilton, Can-ada 1\Ir KeVIlle of Keville & Wapples, Kansas City, placed orders with a number of manufacturers in Grand Rapids this month. The Brooklyn Furniture company contributed a hand-some parlor sUlte for competition at the recent shooting tournament on Long Island. The upholsterers employed by J. Beiersdorf of Chicago, \\ alked out recently because Mr Beiersdorf refused to reduce the number of his apprentices. Charles M. Plum of San Francisco, arrived in Grand Rapids on A~ril 16 and placed orders for a carload of furni-ture for immediate shipment. Charles \V Black of the Sargeant Manufacturing com-pany, Cmcinnati, recently toured the east, showing the trade a very choice line of fancy furniture. Manufacturers of the east are endeavoring to obtain quantities of Michigan wild cherry lumber, which is used quite largely in the manufacture of furniture J W. \Vheelock has taken an order for 110 fine marble topped chamber suites manufactured by Nelson-Matter & Co, for Cranston's hotel at West Point, N. Y. J. F Barrs, J r, recently of the Widdicomb Furniture company has purchased a block of stock in the Sligh Furni-ture company and will assist in the office work of the conpor-ation ::'Ielssner, Stock & Co, H. Z. Mallen, Pottle & Co.. Denme & Frederickson, Thorson & Tollockson, manufac-turers of Chicago, report a steady improvement in the furni-ture trade. F. M. Holmes and J. D. Wilde, prominent furniture men of Boston, are touring the Pacific coast states with their famll[es. Before leaving Boston they were given a dinner and much talk by friends. VV'.H. Jones of the Phoenix Furniture company came home a day or two ago to learn the sad news of the death of his) oung and beauttful daughter on the day preceding his arrn al. ~Iany friends sympathize with Mr. Jones and family The store of A. Bamberger, a retailer of Chicago, was closed by the shenff recently. His estimated liabilities are $50,000, assets one-half that amount. Several manufacturers of Grand Rapids \V ho had shipped goods to him were warned 111 time to stop de1lvery. ". . - ~ If your DESIGNS are right, people want the Goods. That makes PRICES right. <!'[arence lR. lbills DOES IT [63 Madison Avenue -CItIzens Phone 1983. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH . .. A. L. HOLCOMB &. CO. Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE QROOVINQ SAWS DADO SAWS CItizens' Phone 1239 21 N. Marllet St., Graad R.aplds, Mich. ...-- . .-~----------_.... ., WEEKLY ARTISAN Buildings That Will Need Furniture. Residences-Charles Weinborn, 4732 North Mjaplewoodave-nue, Chicago, $5,500; George Staat, 4734 North Maplewood avenue, Chicago, $4,000; John Heinen, 4744 North Maplewood avenue, Chicago, $4,000; A. R. Spinharney, 5841 Indiana ave-nue, Chicago, $6,000; F. W. Ballentine, 5945 South Wood street, Chicago, $4,000; Webster H. Rapp, 1508 Lunt avenue, Chicago, $4,800; Joseph Slovansky, 2233 West Eighteenth place, Chicago, $4,500; Charles J. Arbogath, 4717 North Campbell avenue, Chi-cago, $3,500; Wilham H. Sellou, Rowena and John R. strets, DetrOIt, Mich., $10,000; August Vangalau, Jefferson avenue and Vanda street, Detroit, $5,400; Mary Hotchkiss, Canton street and Kercheval avenue, Detroit, $5,050; Anna C. Synnestredt, LI1hcbridge and IEdlie streets, Detroit, $3,850; Henry S. Koppin, 1401 Townsend street, Detroit, $10,500; Jane c. Rose, Blaine street near Woodward avenue, Detroit $,6000; Joseph F. Dedrich, Gratiot avenue and Stephens street, Detroit, $4,000; E. M. Taber, Beaubien and Ferry streets, Detroit, $9,000; Samuel Bell, 273 Hamilton street, Detroit, $5,000; K. L. Brown, 3670 Belleview, Kansas City, Mo., $8.000; C. N. Sheldon, 3521 Locust street, Kansas City, $5,000; R. M. Godfrey, 3811 Bell street, Kansas City S-t,OOO; Henry Hermann, 3114 Harrison street, Kansas City, $7,500; J. W. Fulmer, 2540 Charlotte street, Kansas City, $3,- 500; T. K Smith, 3132 Tracy avenue, Kansas City, $7,000; M. Perrine, 3923 Woodland avenue, Kansas City, $7,500; G. W. E11- nutt, 3938 Garfield avenue, Kansas City, $5,000; Albert P. Schmitz, 1833 Houston street, Kansas City, $4,000; Homer L. Donaldson, 2915 Victor street, Kansas City, $5,000; C. G. Pinck-ard, 3834 Paseo street, Kansas City, $8,750; W. H. Nettelmann, 2819 Mmnesota avenue, St. Louis, Mo., $3,500; V. C. Jordan, 1133A Hamilton avenue, St Louis, $4,800; Alice Kavanaugh, 3938 Hartford street, St. Louis, $3,600; F B Higgins, 1469 Un-ion boulevard, St. Louis, $6,500; C. A. Dieckmann, 2248 Alice avenue, St. Louis, $6,000; lEmma L. Frye, 3853 Flora boulevard, St. Louis, $12,800; Philip Rittersbacher, 307 Chadwick avenue, Newark, N. J., $5,000; George Weymar, Weequahic Park, New-ark, $18,000; Owen H. Monaghan, 649 Mt. Prospect avenue, Newark, $6,000; Warren W. Spence, Lincoln and Lexington avenues, St. Paul, Minn., $4,500; Amanda Jorgenson, Hague and Oxford streets, St. Paul, $7,800; Josephine c. Lyons, Hague and Dunlap streets, St. Paul, $4,500; Dr. Blomgren, Payne and Wells streets, St. Paul, $12,000; Mrs. M. B. Bass, Sixth and Franklin streets, St. Paul, $8,000; Mrs. C. E. Lines, Eldridge avenue and Nicholson street, Pittsburg, Pa., $5,000; N. B. Williams, Bright-on road and Carton lane, Pittsburg, $4,500; Rev. Dr. H. C. Wylie, West McIntyre and Perrysville avenue, Pittsburg, $6,000; Rev. T. H. Acheson, Howard street and North avenue, Pitts-burg, $5,500; Joseph McFadden, 4336 Water street, Wheeling, W. Va., $3,500; Mrs. Rachel Larkins, 2224 Chapline street, Wheeling, $3,500; Charles L. Vore, 1630 Topeka avenue, To-peka, Kan., $3,000; T. J. Kimbrough, 1028 Lincoln street, To-peka, $4,000; George Hughes, 16217 Buchanan street, Topeka, :;: h, Jol\; A. C. Ford, 491 Capitol avenue, Atlanta, Ga., $6,000; Jennie R. Cook, Rodes avenue, Lexington, Ky., $3,500; Mrs. ,.--_.- ---- ---_.__._-----.-.-..----..., 154 Livmgston St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 10ufs babn DESIGNS AND DETAILS OF FURNITURE CItizens' Telephone 1702. '•---.--_..._._ ..-. ---- a-a ... ... ._ _. __ .._-~ 31 Reuben Sims, 77 Spruce street, Wilkesbarre, Pa., $3,000; Allie 1\1. Leet, 2121 Sheridan boulevard, Li'l1coln,Nebr., $5,500; M. B. Jones, 1326 Vinton place, Memphis, Tenn., $6,000; A. F. Elg-gren, 465 Ninth avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah, $3,750; H. B. Daugall, 219 East Fourth South street, Salt Lake City, $4,500; John R. Winder, 62 South Third lEast f>treet, Salt Lake City, $5,500; A. B. Wright, 227 Third avenue, Salt Lake City, $3,250; C E. Harmon, 324 Juniper 'street, Atlanta, Ga., $4,500; Mrs. S. C. Stevens, 184 Metropoiltan street, Atlanta, $3,000; Mrs. James Smith, 291 Lawton street, Atlanta, $3,000; Mrs. M. W. Askew, 16 Arnold street, Atlanta, $3,000; James G. Cantrell, State street and Twenty-first avenue, Nashville, Tenn., $6,500; Ollie Elliott, 1102 Eighteenth avenue, Nashville, $4,000; A. A. Fennyves'sey, 16 Russell street, Bucalo, N. Y., $8,000; George A. Spring, 121 Windsor street, Buffalo, $6,000; Lorenzo Haight, 309 Grant avenue, Syracuse, N. Y., $4,000; J. R. Pineo" Cook and Manlius streets, Syracuse, $5,000; W. J. Schneider, Freder- Ick avenue and Twentieth street, St. Joseph, Mo., $3,000; W. A. Cameron, Arlington and Portage streets, Winnipeg, Man., $4,- ,)00; C P. Mason, Ross avenue and Keewatkin street, Winnipeg, $3,500; ]. A. Pottruff, Kingsway and Guelph streets, Winnipeg, $7,500; J. C. Fitzgerald, Florence avenue and Hay street, Winni-peg, $5,000; D. A. Ross, Balmoral place, Winnipeg, $6,500; D. N. Harrington, 930 Jackson avenue, Wichita, Kans., $3,500; Pelagia Ralicki, 300 Amherst street, Buffalo, N. Y., $4,000; Thomas Compson, 567 Richmond avenue, Buffalo, $6,500; W. L. Hopkins, 140 Hite avenue, Louisville, Ky., $3,000; George R. Taylor, Murray and Linwood avenues, Milwaukee, Wis., $5,500; C. H. Kineke, Lisbon avenue and Forty-seventh street, Milwau-kee, $4,000; F. G. Schultz, Cedar and Thirty-fourth streets, Ml1- waukee, $6,500; H. F. Fisher, Pabst avenue and Forty-seventh street, Milwaukee, $3,500; James F. Meade, 5409 Wyandotte street, Kansas City, Mo., $8,500; E. B. Albertson, 3929 Tt oost street, Kansas City, $5,000; Kate Y. Fulkerson, Jones and Twen-ty- fourth streets, St. Joseph, Mo., $7,750; Fred Griffin, Twentieth and Monterey streets, St. Joseph, $6,500; A. H. Anderson, Campbell and Curri streets, EI Paso, Tex., $3,500; D. C. Patter-son, 303 North Thirty-eighth avenue, Omaha, Neb., $10,000; Charles Blakeley, 3424 South Thirty-fifth street, Omaha, $3.000; Ida Malin, 4215 Parker avenue, Omaha, $3,000; A. Wieba, 3413 North Twentieth 'street, Omaha, $3,000; Mrs. George Paxton, 2659 Douglas avenue, Omaha, (six) $24,000; R. J. Dinning, 309 South Thirty-seventh street, Omaha, $12,000; C. F. Thomas, 1924 Prospect avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, $12,000; C. C. Roehl, 2903 Walton avenue, Cleveland, $5,000; Caroline A. Thorne, R iver-dale, the Bronx, N. Y., $7,500; W. J. M'oss, 2708 Rio Grande street, Austin, Tex., $3,500; E. W. Larson, 19 Cannon H111 Park, Spokane, Wash., $6,500; C. G. Corbaley, 14 Cannon Hill Park, Spokane, $6,000; Mrs. Frank Ellis, 11 Northwestern boul-evard, Spokane, $3,000; Mrs. Victor Saul, DePere, Wis., $3,750; Mrs. F. A. Dunham, DePere, $3,000. Miscellaneous Buildings-The Moore & Greaves Amuse-ment company is building a theatre to cost $60,000 on Curtis street, Denver, Co1. Springfield, Mo., will expend $60,000 111 the construction of school buildings during the coming summer. Henry Graf of Baraboo, Wis., has the contract for the erection of the state school for deaf mutes at Delavan, Wis.; cost $40,000; E. IE. Strayer is building a theatre in South Bend, Ind., at a cost of $40,000. The Holy Trinity Society of Syracuse, N. Y., is building a church at a cost of $70,000. The Minneapolis Board of Education is expending $250,000 in new school buildings and additions. The Germania Turnverein Norwerts of Cleveland, Ohio, are building a $25,000 club house. A newly organized company is to spend $60,000 in remodeling and refurnishing the Newport hotel at Newport Beach, Ca1. The Schubert brothers have accepted plans for their $250,000 theatre to be built on South Spring street, Los Angeles, Cal. 32 WEEKLY ARTISAN • • •••••• a_a. • •••••• '-1 Miscellaneous Advertisements. WANTED. An up-to-date cost man to take charge of a table factory. Must thoroughly understand machin,ery, lumber and cost of fimshing. Give reference, state whether employed at present, and salary demanded. Address A. L. M., care Weekly Ar-tisan Co. 4-14tf WANTED A manufacturers agent in Baltimore and Washington, selling all the largest and best trade in Upholstery and Furniture, desires to add one or two good !lnes, best of reference Address, B. & W., care of Weekly Artisan. 4 14 T F WANTED On salary or commission a line to sell in Ohio, West Vir-ginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington, D. C., by a salesman with established trade of more than 20 years. Ad-dress "L. G.", care Weekly Artisan. 4-23tf. Salesman. If you are Rocking Chairs and Stores. 15 per cent torland, N. Y. WANTED. not making $10 dally sell our lme of Novelties to Furmture Department commission. Address Box 291 Cas- 4-16tf WANTED. Position as commercial photographer of furniture by a prac-tical, competent man. Ten years' experience. Best of refer-ence. Address J. H. Packer, care Times Union, Jacksonville, Fla. 1-22tf • • .. _ ..I New York Markets. "t\ew YOlk, ,fay 27 -The II11~eed Oil market IS qUIet and steady, after a dlop of about 2 cent:, on \\e-teln la\\ al1d about 1 cent on double boIled ] h
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- 1910-05-28T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and Twenty*sixth YI[';).r-No. 23 MAY 10. 1906 Semi--Monthly 100/0 to 200/0 PROFIT PER YEAR on this Sand Belt. The investment is a small one. The few months you. are getting along without it is losing you the entire price of it. HUNDREDS MOS~~~RTo'i..'iN'NT FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS using this Sand Belt state that these claims fall short of the real merits of the machine. IT HAS THE DESIRED ADJUSTMENTS QUICKLY MADE OUr' claims are that.it wiII sand with the grain and require no retouch-ing by hand the following: Mirror frames, round oval, any shape; drawer rails; drawer fronts, base rails, etc., serpentine, agee, round or swell; straight veneered or cross veneered; ogee, found, bevel or straight edges of dresser or table tops, of round, square or scrolled patterns; table tops, of round, square or scrolled pat-terns; table rims, dresser posts; veneered rolls or columns; straight, ogee or round· ed moulding!h; raised surfaces of panels; spirals of table legs; curtain slats for roll-top desks; spindle carvings; ·french table legs; plumbers' wood work; etc., etc. No. 164 Sand Belt Machine. WYSONG &. MILES LEE AND .JACKSON aTS. CREENSBORO, N. C. A MESSAGE OF IMPORTANCE TO THE MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA: Do you wish to lessen the cost of handling your pro~ duct by the use of light running~ long lasting axles! If so explain to your wagon builder that Gillette Roller Bearing Axles are inexpensive to buy-easy to install-simple in con~ strucrion and highly effective in reducing the draft-that they can be made a part of YOUR vehicle at OUR risk as we ship on approval to responsible persons. And ask him to write to us-or do so yourselves. IT WILL PAY YOU. Yours for the cheapening ~fmanuf8.cturing costs~ THE GILLETTE ROLLER BEARING COMPANY Patentees and Sole Manufacturers, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. PATENT WOOD FILLER Forms a permanent foundation. Erings out the full life and beauty of the wood. Goes further and saves labor and material, hence cheaper than other fillers. The Bridgeport WoodFini~hlng Co., NewMilfeld, Conn.; &5 Fulton St.• New York:70 W. lake St. Chlcagoi 41·43 South ani st., Phlla-dell)" ia; 48 Cornhill, Boslon. i IT COSTS YOU NOTUING But a Stamp To secure from us full and practical information regardiug auy of our now famous STAINS and FILLERS Our Spartan Combination filler No. 871-4 is made with a water-floated Silex and triple boiled Linseed Oil. It dries hard in twenty-four hours and produces the same effect as a Golden Oak Stain and Filler process, leaving the flakes clear and the pores of the wood dark. Address T"E MARIETTA PAINT s.. COLOR CO. MARlfTTA, 0"10 . . Square Drawers Need No Fitting That's what THE BENEDICT NEW DRAWER CLAMP you can have by using GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW CO. 130 So. Ionia St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Manufacturers of Hand Screws, Cabinet Makers' Benches, Factory Trucks, Etc. Veneer Pre!l!les,all kinds and sizes Veneer Presses Glue Spreaders Glue Healers Trucks, Etc.. Etc. These Specialties are used all Over the World -=::====.--:..-.: - Power Feed Glue Spreading Machine. (Patent applied for). Single double aDd combination. Hand Feed Gluelng Machine. (Piltent pending,) Eight Styles and Sizes. Wood-Working Machinery and Supplies 1 CHAS. E. fRANCIS &. BRO.D L~T US KNOW TOUR WANTS 419-421 f. flghth 51" CINCINNATI, O. No.6 Glue H~ter The Universal Automatic CARVINO MACHINE ==== PERFORMS THE WORK OF ==== 25 HAND CARVERS Anddoes the Work Better than it can be Done by Hand ------MADE BY======= Union [nDOSSlna MAculnr (0. Indianapolis, Indiana Write for Inlormation, PrieN Etc. The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS 01' Plain and Beveled Mirrors, Bent Glass for China Cabinets Plate Glass for Desks. Table Tops and Shelves Our facilities for supplying furniture manufacturers will be understood when we state that we have 10 Glass factories, extending from Pennsylvania to Missouri; and 13 Mirror plants, located as follows: New York Boeton PhU.delpht. Surfalo Clncinnatl St. Louis MlnneapoHs Atlanta. Kokomo. Ind. Ford City. Pa. High Point, N. C. Davenport Crystal City, Mo. Also, our 22 jobbing houses carry heavy stocks in allUnes of glass, paints, varnishes and brushes and are located in the cities named below: NEW YORK-Hudson and Vandam Streets. BUFFALO-37:l-4-6-8 Pearl Street. BOSTON-4I-49 Sudbury St., 1-9 Bowker St. BROOKLYN-635 and 637 Fulton Street. CHICAGO-4.P-45:l Wabash Avenue. PHILADELPHIA-Pitcairn Building, Arch and CINCINNATI-Broadway and Court Strec1:s. Eleventh Streets. ST. L0UIS-Cor. 12th and St, Charles Streets. DAVENPORT-4IO-416 Scott Street. MINNEAPOLIS-.soo-SIO S. Third Street. CLEVELAND-149"51-S3 Seneca Street. DETROIT-53-55 Lamed Street E OMAHA-I60S-lo-l:l Harney Street. PITTSBURGH-IOI-I03 Wood Street. ST. PAUL-349""SI Minnesota Street. MIL WAUKEE, WIS.--492-494 Market Street. ATLANTA, GA.-30, 32and 34S_ Pryor Street. ROCHESTER, N. Y.-Wilder Building, Main SAVANNAH. GA.-74.s-749 Wheaton Street. and Exchange Sts. KANSAS CITY-Fifth and Wyandott St9. BALTIMORE-221.223 W. Pratt Street. BIRMINGHAM, ALA,-2nd Ave. and 29th St. It needs no argument to show what advantages may be derived from dealing directly with us. . AGENTS FOR THE COULSON PATENT CORNERPOSTSAND BATS. 2 On which side of the line are you .1• ARE you in the field where men have to scrape, chisel andre-babbitt in order that they may keep their tools in working order. or have you already crossed the line into the new and improved division where planers take up their own wear and work quickly and steadily day after day without delays, trouble and tinkering? This is the machine with Patent Sectional Clamp Bearings that take up their own wear. This invention is controlled exclusively by us and is fitted to no other planer. Its value to you in time, labor and money saved from tinkering with the cylinder journals, and in the general excellence of the work through the absence of all last motion in the cylinder cannot be estimated. But this is not the only feature that commends this planer to up~to-date shops. Improvement all along the line was the order when this machine was deligned -and as a result you are ofFered,- Britjiy, are you uJing a Cahinet Smoothing Planer? Fay and Egan N,. I56 A new arrangement of the table that SUppOTtSthe stock without yielding or trembling~ Gears keyed to shafts running in babbitted bearings, eliminating all studs. Practical, successful sectional feed roll. Pressure bars 80 arranged that pieces less than three inches long may be planed without clipping the ends. What else? Ask us. send for Circulars, Catalog, ilnd Complete Information. 505-525 W. front St., Cincin.n.ati,Ohio, u..s.A. TAe H'orJdj Standard for Woodworking lfadlinery. GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY 26th Year-No. 23 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.. MAY 10, 1906. $1.00 per Year. WOULD MAKE INSURANCE INTERSTATE COM-MERCE. Bill Framed to Keep Closer Watch on Work of Companies. A bill has been introduced in the house of representatives in \~lashillgton to declare the business of insurance interstate commerce. The measure provides that insurance companies may apply to the commissioner of corporations of the De-partment of Commerce and Labor to be registered, and re~ <..juiresthat before passing upon the application the commis-sioner shalt inquire illto the business of the company and ascertain its financial standing and ability to fnUlll its obliga-tions, and if found to be satisfactory to issue a certificate to that effect. Insurance companies are required to furnish the de-partment a\, annual statement of their busincss and financial condition and the commissioner may at any time cause an examination of any company to be made to which he has issued a ccrtificate. He is required to make an examination at least clIlce in three years and as much oftener as he deems necessary_ V\;he.~lever a company admittNl to registry shall upon ex-amination be found to be doing an illegal business or he in un-sound condition, it must "make good"or desist from its il-legal business within sixty days under penalty of cancellation of its certificate. After a certificate has been cancelled it is de-clared to be unlawful for a company to advertise or make lIse of its certificate, and in case of violation of this provision the postmaster-general is empoVliered to deny the company the use of the mails_ The bill applies to all forms of insurance doing business outside of the "state of its domicile." A Young Man Should Be Honest With Himself. In the matter of petty expenses, or large, there are thous-ands of young men who are not honest with themselves. On the one side is the young man of the careless methods who does not enter his expenditures; on the other is the man who enters more than he should. In this way the employe who is dishonest brings the VIi hole catalogue of expenses into disre-pute. The one "\vho charges too much and who submits the discounting of his overcharge is a th~ef in spirit and robber of his fellow worker whose expense bill' is legitimate and fig-ured to cents. Manifestly the employe who ,""arks his overtime, caus-ing him to miss a meal that he has paid for while he buys another, has paid a double price for a dinner; one of these prices should he restored to him-the employer for whom he works would not pass the occasion were it developed in his O\"n business; the employe can never mwe illy afford to do so. ;\ strict business polLey and a strictly "sq\lZlre deal" for himself as he goes along must be one of the principles of the salaried worker, of all others. The paying teller in a win-do'\'\' of the ricbest bank in the world accounts to the cent every night for his handling of the bank's funds. The man who takes the pay which is tendered and pays the prices that are demanded is marked for bankruptcy if he attempts a dif-ferent policy Changes in Weathered Oak Finishes This style of finish changes continually, and there is abso-lutely no standard of any kind for it. It is one of the dull finisbes and is never varnished. At one time the weathered oak in favor was almost black; this 'llias followed by a color or shade resembling the gray hark of trees and now a number of shades of brown pass for \veathered oak. Under these circumstances we shall only attempt to describe the variety of weathered oak that has the, widest popularity. The field is a sort of yellowish green; the open grain of the wood black and the quarterings of the grain a yellowish white. Tn producing the weathered oak effect especial eare must he taken that the stain coat is absolutely dry before applying the finishing coat. \Vhether on oak, ash, or chestnut, no filling should be used in making the weathered oak fin.ish, the proper effect being produced by the stain and final coat only_ THE CORRECT Stains and fillers. THE MOST SATISFACTORY first Coaters and Varnishes IIIANI,IFACTlJRCO DNLY U-Y CHICAGO WOOD FINISHING CO. 259·63 ELSTONAVEm2·16 SLOAN ST. CH I CACO. 4 New Yorll Jameatown High Point Associate DIllces Grand RaJ)lds Chicago In all PriD.elpal clUe. St. Louts 80.tOD WHITE PRINTING CO. GRANO RAPlbS. MICH w~ PRINT THI' MICHICl"'N ARTISA"", AND ....AK~ A SPECIAL.TY OF CATAL.OO ....ES FOR THE: FURNITUIiI£' TRAOE. HANO CIRCULAR RIP SAW. MORTISRR REPORTING FURNITURE. UNDERTAKERS, CARPET HARDWA~E AND KINDRED TRADE-C;. CO L L E C-TIONS MADE BY AN UNRIVALLED SYSTEM Tl-(RQUGH OUR COLLECTION DEPARTMENT • WE PRODUCE RESULTS WHERE OTHE....s ~AIL WJUT.I:i: FOK PARTICULARS AND "'OU WILL SEND US YOUR BUSIN gss. Our Complaint and Adjustment Department R.ed Draft. Collect IMPROVED. EASY and QUICK RAISING Belt, Electric and Hand Power. The Best Hand Powerfor Furniture Stores Send for Catalogue and Prices. KIMBAll BROS. CO., '067 N;nlh $L. Counoil Bluffs, la. Kimball Elevator Co•• 323Prospect St., Cleveland,O.; l081Hh St., Omaha, Neb.; 12(lCedar St" New York City • COMBINED MACHINE. No.4 SAW (ready for cross-cutting) W. F. & JOHN BARNES CO., 654 Ruby SI., Rookford, III. ~:~~'::. HAND AND FOOT POWER MACHINERY WHY THEY PAY THE CABINET MAKER: He can save a manufacturer's profit as well as a dealer's profit. He can make more money with less capital invested. He can bold a better and more satisfactory trade with his customers. He can manufacture in as good style and finish, and at as low cost, as the factories. The local cabinet maker bas been forced into only a dealer's trade and profit, hecause of machine manulactured goods of factories. An :mtfit of Bartles' Patent Foot and Hand-Power Machinery, rein· states the cabinet maker with advantages equal to his competitors. If desi.ed, these machines will be sold ON TRIAL. The purchaser can have ample timll!ito test them in his own shop and on the work he wishes them to do. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUBANDPRICK LIST FRHE. FORMER OR MOULDBR. HAND TIlNONEIt. ELEVATORS No.3 WOOD LATHB, No.4 SAW (ready tor ripping) No.7 SCltOLL SAW. STAFFORD fURNITURE ENGR4VING Our"half tones an~ deep sharp, clear"; 8,Mng them long wear and ease of make-ready. Every plate is precisely type high, nloullt~d all a perfected squared, seaSO!l-ed block trimmed to pica standard. An are proved and tooled until tlle best possible printing Qual ty is developed. Specimells mailed on requeht. Stafford Engraving Co. "The H()U8{! of ideas" INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA These saws are made from No. 1 Steel and we war-rant every blade. \Ve also carry a full stock of Beveled Back Scroll Saws, any length and gauge. Write us for Price List and discount 31-33 S. FRONT ST .• GRAND RAPIDS Factory Locations There is in the various offices of the Land and Industrial Department of the Southern Railway and :Mobile & Ohio Railroad late information regarding a number of first class locations for Furniture, Chair and other \\'oodworking Fac tories, which will be furnished Manufacturers upon applica-tion. An invitation is extended td all who use wood in their plants to write about the timber supply, good sites and mar kets available in our territory. Address your nearest agent. M. V. RICHARDS, Lal\d an~ \l\d\,l'Striai Agel\t. WASHINGTON, D. C, CHAS. S. CHASE. Agent, M. A. HAYS. Agent, 622 Chemical Building. SI. Louis, Mo. 225 Dearborn St.. Chicago. III QUARTER-SAWED INDIANA WHITE OAK VENEERS CHOICE FIGURE :: EXTRA. WIDTHS When writing for pricest mention widths required and kind of figure preferred. HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO. Fort Wayne Indiana GLOBE VISE and TRUCK CO. Manufadurer~ of HIGH GRADE Wood Workers Vises AND Factory Trucks Office 321 South Division St GRAND RAPIDS, • MICH. 5 Simplicity in COllstruc-t ion enahles u~ to Il:ive q'lj1lilyand durahility, allt! meet all com~eti_ tioll. Writejvr PriccB, No. 21. Roller Bearings. Same style Trucks No. 24, without Roller Bearings Step~ensonnf~. (0. South Sond.lnd. Wood T .mings, T urnod Moulding. Dowels and Dowel Pins. Catalogue to Manufac-turers 011Application. Folding Bed Fixtures Profitable fixtures to use are those which give the least trouble. They are made by Folding Bed 'Williams in many styles and designs, suitable for every folding bed manufactured. Furniture Cast-ings, Panel Holders, Corner Irons, etc. New ideas and inventions constantly being added to the line. F. B. WILLIAMS 3812 VlnceDDes Ave., Chicago. Manufacturer of Hardware Specialties for the Fumiture Trade. Established 1878 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY A well located and old established firm in Michigan with a well equipped factory now doing Mill work, Store fixtures, etc., and with ample room in vacant buildings adja.cent thereto, having a surplus of cuttings in Oak, Ash, Maple and Birch, wou~d like to negotiate with parties thoroughly posted in the manufacturing and selling of Furniture. One who has a small amount of capital or a line of desirable furn-iture specialties and can furnish unqualified references as to responsibility and efficiency as a man~ger. To one wishing to develop or enlarge an established and growing line of furniture we can offer inducements worth investi-gating. Address "OPPORTUNITY," Care Michigan Artisan. 6 ~r;.IfHIG7}-N Various Matters. "The rod is a nuisance in a furniture factory," remarked Charl'ey Wise, an experienced factory foreman of Atlanta, Ga. "Where it is in use much valuable time! is lost by the work-men while running from one part of the ~hop to another look-ing for it. The rod can be dispensedi with when the bills arc car~fully made Qut. A foreman, by carefully checking the stock as it comes from the te110ner and the trim saw, can keep a perfect re<:ord of the lumber han8led between the cut-ters and the cabinet room." ___ i An old traveling salesman remarked Irecently/ "It is easier to sell a new style articl'e than an old s~yle one, although the old may be a bettcr piece in every way. I The mere fact that a style is new is often a sufficient argument to effect a sale." Respectfully referred to the advocates bf the one-line-a-year plan. : Designers employed upon a salary di not object very ser-iously to the much-discussed but never-adopted one-line-a-year plan. Commercial designers and the public generally oppose it. The position of these respective classes is the natural' one. ' i, The sale of antique articles of furnithre is carried on very extensively in Washington, D. C. Antiquity is the sole quality of much of the stuff. Efforts have been made to ob-tain the splendid coIJection of furniture' purchased 140 years ago in France by Thomas Jefferson and installed in his fam-ous old home in Monticello, Va. The Jefferson estate, includ-ing the remains of Jefferson and many members of his family, is the property of Jefferson M. Levy, al'millionaire banker of New York, who would not part with J spoonful of earth, a twig or a pebble of the sacred (to many) ground. The Jef-ferson furniture, which is contained in! twenty-six rooms, is made of warnut and mahogany. ' A gentleman engaged in selling fJrniture, who is com-pelled to divide his time between Gran~ Rapids and Chicago during the exposition season, discussed; his work as follows: "Traveling frequently between two expbsitions is a hardship. And then think of the expense! If the lines shown could be concentrated in either city it would 'prove of great advan-tage to all concerned." When it was ~uggested that the ac-commodations for showing goods were !not sufficient in either city to meet the demands of the exhibitors he admitted that ~iUchwas the fact. "It is much easier Ito meet the buyer::' in Grand Rapids than in Chicago," he continued, "and in the matter of expellse of making an exhibit!Grand Rapids ha1>the advantage. But the buyers remain in, Chi(".ago much longer than they do i.n Grand Rapids; therefore, the exhibits receive greater attentlOn." i "While the builders of wood ~orkibg machinery are en-gaged in study and experiment for the! purpose of perfectin~ machinery to pe'dorm work whieh is nbw done by hand," re-marked the superintendent of a great wood working shop in Grand Rapids, "they have not succeeded in perfecting a ma-chine to sand mouldings with fine meutbers. Only by hand is it possible to sand the moulded ed~e 'of a tabl'e or case top or case frames. I doubt if we shall ever have a machine to do this \vork. I have attempted to perfect such a ma-chine and failed. It i5 greatly necd~d by wood workers.·; The attention of the superintendent is respectfully directed to a machine recently brought out by I! the Wysong & Miles company, of Gre-ensboro, N. C. It lis illustrated and de~ scribed on another page. The manul' acturers claim that it fills "a want long felt." It is worthylof the attention of all wood workers. ~ I "It is not necessary to veneers, as many contend. use a poweri scraper on mahogany A hand scnaper and a sander suf~ tice to clean the glue and other substances that collect on the face of the veneer. No one would attempt to use a power scraper on crotch veneers, whlIe on solid boards only the planer and power sander need be employed to produce a per-fect surface." The first calls for goods from the stricken cities of Califor-nia were for desks and other articles of office furniture. The.: people were anxious to "get down to business" before the ruins had ceased to smoke. The enterprising manufacturers. of Grand Rapids shipped several carloads to San Francisco within the week following the {(quake," and others are going forward daily. There will be a great demand for cheap fur-niture during the reconstruction period. The makers of low priced chamber suites are unloading the accumulated over stocks rapidly. "I had an opportunity to VISit a factory a short time ago, and met a superintendent who is of no more importance, when the big man of the offic~ is on the premises than the sman boy employed to lubricate the wheels of the f?ctory trucks," re-marked a dealer in factory supplies. "The superintendent was afraid to assert that the soul within him was his own. The 'big man' dominates the whole works, and ""ha.t need he has for a superintendent or foreman is beyond my calcu-lation. The superintendent is so subdued when in the pres-ence of the big man that he abjectedly answers iyes' when he means 'no' and 'no' when he knows in his own mind his answer should be ·yes.' Some day the big man will die and the factory will pass into the hands of ·the stockholders. \Vhat sort of an organization will he leave?" "The manufacturer of a certain brand of artificial' leather is conducting a strenuous campaign to protect his interests against imitators," remarked the president of a hlrge up-holstering company. "Whenever he learns that a manufac-turer is using an imitation of his product he opens up with an attack of rapid fire correspondence from the office of his lawyer that is calculated to frighten if not entirely subdue the offender. He often purchases an article of furniture, supposed to be covered with his leather, to be exhibited in the big windows of his 'i'i areroom in New York. When a piece covered with an imitation of his product reaches his premises "so'mething" follows rapidly. A source of annoy-ance to the manufacturer. is the fact that the imitations so closely resemble the patented article that none but an expert can detect the difference." As loyal citizens of Atlanta, filled with CIVtC pride, the manufacturers of furniture have given, and will continue to give, substantial support to the exposition of American pro-ducts and manufactures to be held in that city in 1910. In discussing this matter Lewis Newelt of the Southern Furni-ture company said: "The manufacturers of Atlanta could afford to contribute to a fund to prevent the holding of an exposition much more liberally than to a fund to promote an exposition. Why? you naturally ask. The demand for skill'ed labor during the two years preceding the date of the opening of the exposition will' be so great on account of the erection and equipment of necessary buildings that wages will be advanced far above a legitimate scale and it will not be an easy matter to hold our men in the shops. There will be more or less shifting in the positions of workmen, and such a thing as discipline must not be thought of. The com-petition that we will have to meet ,at the hands of manufac-turers employing much cheaper workmen than we shall be able to obtain, will wipe out the margin line of profit, and several years will necessarily elapse before it will be possible for us to get down on our present basis. We could give $1,000 to prevent the holding of an exposition rather than $500 to promote one. But we shall cheerfully do our part to make the enterprise successful. We owe this to our city." I New Slyies in Table Lells I IS it not a big advantage, not only in the selling of your product, but 1n the prices you command, if you are able to keep cbanging the style and getting out something new right along and 'Lvithaul any extra expenSt in the c~u.p OUR NO.5 TABLE LEG MACHINE wilt turn, not only round, hut octagon, hexagon, square or any irregular shape, and all with the same c\ltter head. Its capacity is equal t<l eight or ten hand turners, and it is guaranteed [0 do the work successfully. WOULD IT NOT INTEREST YOU TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS MACHINE: ~ THEN DROP US A LINE. C, Mallison Machine Works, FIFT·.:'~T, Beloit, Wis, MACHINERY F'OR TURNING WOOD, 7 FOX DADO HEADS GREATEST RANGE QUICKEST ADJUSTMENT LEAST TROUBLE PERFECT SAFETY SMOOTHEST GROOVES FASTEST CUT SAW LEAST POWER Also Machine KntveJ. Miter Machines. Etc. LONGEST LIFE We'll gladly tell you all about It. PERMANENT ECONOMY FOX MACHINE. CO. 185 N. F.-ont Street. Grand Rapids. Mlc:h CyClone Blow Pipe Co. Improved Cyclone Dust Colleclors, Automatic F umace F eedera, Steel Plate Exh.aust Fans. E:xh.awl and Blow Piping Complete 8Ystelll$ designedl manufactured. installed and guaranteed. Old sY$lelll$ ielDOdelecl on modem lil1e5 1 on mOlll eoonomieal plans. Supplementary systems $1ded where pregeDt ~. ~ afe nu\\I1'Own. De_ fective s y s t e m8 OOl'leded and put in proper workiI\i: order. 70 W.]ackson Sireel, CHICAGO. _ ILL. WHITE PRINTI'NG CO. Printers for the Furniture Trade. Grand Rapids, Mich. Do~~s' Patent Ta~le=le~Dovefailer "The Dodds Tilting Saw Tab\e has more practical features and good points than any other saw table on the market. MANUFACTURHD AND Fo)!. SALE BY ALEXANDER DODDSGrand Rapids, Michigan, U. S. A. 5% NINETY.FIVE PER CENT OF THE FLOOR SPACE IS RENTED. NECESSARY FOR ANY MANUFACTURER TO HURRY IF HE WANTS TO BECOME A PART OF The Chicago Exhibition (THE BIG BUILDING) Thirteen Nineteen (1319) Michigan Ave., Chicago. Diagrams and Descriptions Ready for Applicants. Manufacturers' Exhibition Building Co. CHICAGO Qran~ Ua~i~s Olow Pi~e an~DustArrester(om~anJ THE latest device for handling- shav-ings and dust from all wood wood-working machines. OUf eighteen years experience in this class of work has brought it nearer perfection than any other system on the market today. It is no experiment, but a demonstrated scientific fact, as we have several hundred of these systems in use, and not a poor one among them. OUf Automatic Furnace Feed System, as shown in this cut, is the most perfect working device of anything in its line. Write for our prices for equipments. WE MAKE PLANS AND DO ALL DET AIL WORK WITHOUT EX-PENSE TO OUR CUSTOMERS EXHAUST FANS AND PRESSURE BLOWERS ALWAYS IN STOCK Office and Fa.ctory: 20B-210 Canal Street GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Citizens Phone 1282 Sell. M..In 1804 OUR AUTOMATIC FURNaCE FEED SYSTEM: 10 wALTER CLARK 535 Michigan Trust Building Citizens Phone 5933 ONE OF OUR SPECIALTIES QUARTER SAWED OAK VENEER NO OLD PICKED OVER STOCK ON HAND BUT A LOT OF FRESH AND BEAUTIFULLY FIGURED WOOD IN STOCK G RAN D RAP IDS, M I G If iG A N Travel on Right Hand Side of Car. When you are traveling and enter a sleeping car, chair car, or day coach, and want to fmd the traveling men, look 011 the right side of the cars. You can tell "drummers," of course, without that, but if you go into any railway train you will find the commercial travelers-the men who make a business of traveling-all riding on the right hand side. If you want to test this, go sometime to the sleeping car chart at any station, and you will find the right hanJ berths sold, and the left hand ones mostly vacant. The custom, which has grown greatly, is extremely no-ticeable even to railway men, and the makers of sleeping cars would put all the berths on the right hand side if they could. The demand for berths on the right hand side is enormous It is not a habit or superstition with these old travelers. It is based on experience, and the cause is twofold. Force of habit, the "rule of the road" for hundreds of years, will cause most persons to' take the right hand side natural1y, but this applies to traveling men no more than to the ordinary traveler. Yet, while the commercial travelers will. fight almost for the 'right hand seats, there are three big roads in the United States whcre the demand is for left hand seats and berths. All but three of the big roads of the United States follow the "rule of the road," that if;, they run their trains on the right hand track of the double tracked line. The right hand side of the cars, therefore, are furtherest removed from the trains passing i}l the opposite direction, and passengers on that si.dc escape the noise and dirt. In the night they are not awakened by the crash of passing. trains, although they may suffcr more from passing long lines of cars on sidetracks. The chief reason, however, that the traveling men choose the right hand side is for greater safety, as the l'eft hand side of a train running all the right hand track is exposed to danger from passing trains. All old travelers expect some day to be in a train accident, and they do not overlook any safeguards. They know that at any time some big piece of freight from some passing freight train might be jostled loose and rip through the si.des of the fast train going in the opposite direction. They know that some loose side door of a freight car, caught in the suction betwecn the trains, may rip a hole in the sleeping car's side. They know it is possible for one of the heavy mail catchers on :l mail train to tear through the sides of half a dozen cars going in the opposite direction, if some one left it sticking out through carelessness. Also, they know that when fast trains are hurled into siding by misplaced switches, the left hand side suffers most. So the veterans with the travel' worn grips claim and pre-empt the right hand seats and berths everywhere-and the rest of the public is no wiser. FRANK GUNTON. Sandpapering and Temperature. It is of the greatest importance to have a clean, smooth surface if a first-class finish is desired. For this reason all finishing operations in natural wood should be commenced by sandpapering the surface to be finished until it is perfectly smooth. Temperature is another important consideration. Varnish is susceptible to atmospheric conditions and can-not dry in a proper way if used in a cold room. If it has be-come thick from long exposure to cold, it should be allowed to stand in a warm place until it regains its normal consist-ency. Turpentine may be used to prepare varnish for the brush quickly, but it creates unnatural conditions and injures its luster. Varnish s-hould be spread in the proper temper-ature, which is above 700 F" and for a first-class finish heat should be supplied. For a polish finish .not less than three coats of lard oil or varnish should be used. An egg shell gloss can be produced with two coats. Time should be allowed between the coats for thorough drying. The first coat of stain shoul'd be sandpapered as it smooths down the grain, which has a tendency to raise more or less after the stain is applied. This throws up the high lights by removing a portion of the stain from the markings of the wood, causing them to stand out in greater contrast. The second coat of stain is diluted so that it will not obscure the grain while it deepens the color of the open grain of the wood. The second coat should be applied very sparingly and best results follow irom rubbing with a rag. A slight rubbing with polishing sandpaper will make the surface per-fectly smooth for the finishing coat. A coat of shellac should precede the filling, so as to pro-tect the solid parts of the wood against discoloration by the filler. The thin film of shellac does not fill the open grain of the ·wood, allows full ingress of the filler where needed and makes an impervious coat,ing of the solid structure, pre-venting the wood from absorbing the filer where not wanted. I t can be easily removed by a~light sandpapering after the fiBer has become dry. Thus a much better result is gaitled the finish being more beautiful and clear Oil and Water Stains. Oil stains have the advantage over water stains in not being affected by the cold, The wood through their use be-comes more or less obscure and the color effects are not as rich as those produced by water stain. For staining old work oil should always be used. The reason for this is that watcr stains perform their work b'y absorption and in old work thc porous properties of the wood are either destroyed or impaired by the previous finishing, so the water stain cannot penetrate Weathered oak should always be finished with an oil stain. All other col'ors in oak call for the use of water stains. 11 G. R. ~ I. fLYERS BETWEEN Grand Rapids and Chicago To Chicago To Grand Rapids Lv. GR.\.ND RAPIDS, Ex. Sun 7.10 A. M. AI. CHICAGO 12.35 Noon Buffet Parlor Car Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Ex. Sun 12.01 Noon AI. CHICAGO •....•........... " ....•• 4.50 P. M. Parlor and Dlnh1. Car Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Daily 11.50 Night AI. CHICAGO. .. .• .. .. . . .. . . . . 7.15 A. M. Electric Llllbted Sleeping C.r c===_=== ===c==~---- Phone Vnion Station lor Re.ervatlons PALMER'S Patent Gluing Clamps Are the most suceessful Piling Clamps Made For the following reason. They clamp instantly any width of dimension stock; no adjusting clamps to fit the work, they hook at once to the desired width. Released instantly-throw out the lever and take them off. The work can be removed as fast as it can be handled. As the clamp' is placed over the work and tocks into the one below it the draw is alike on both sides, prevents all springing no matter how wide the stock may be. Impossible for them to slip; the wedge has sermted edge and cannot be moved when clamp is closed, hammer all you like, Unlimited powe(; great strenJ!th and durability; malleable iron and steel; tbe knuckle joints are SQ(;ket joints, not rivets. Although the best they (;ost you less. For further information ask for (;atalogue No.4. A. E. Palmer. Owos.o. Mich. Lv. CHICAGO 8:45 A. M. AI. GRAND RAPIDS 1:50 P. M. Lv. CHICAGO, tjihCSt~S:~Etl~x. Sun 1.15 P. M. AI. GRAND RAPIDS.. .. . . • . • • . . . . . . . 5.50 P. M. Bulfe. Parlor Car Lv. CHICAGO, r:ihOSt~~~~1~Ex. Sun 5.30 P. M. AI. GRAND RAPIDS 10.25 P. M. Parlor and Dhllin,. Car Lv. CHICAGO, NihCSt~~~~t1:~ Daily 11.55 Night AI. GRAND RAPIDS.. .. .• . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6.45 A. M. Electric Lllihttld Sleeping Car Phone MlchlltlUllCentral City Ticket Office for Re.el"Vatlons. 119 Adam .. Street GLOBE VISE .n' TRUCK CO. Grand RaJ)ids, Micll. lIb-kers of the BEST Quick Acting VISE Ou r Illustrated Circular will tell you all about it. • fOUR TRAINS TO AND fROM CHICAGO LvGd. Rapids 7:10am ArChieago 1:15pm Lv Gd. Rapids 12:05 nn Ar Cl;licago 4:50 pm Lv Gd. Rapids 4:25 pm Ar Chicaco 10:.5.5pm Lv Gd. Rapids 11:30 pm. da.ily Ar Chicago (:,:55am Pullman Sleeper, open 9:00 pm on 11:30 pm train every day. Cl1£eservke on all day trains. Service a la carte. PeTe Marquette Parlgr cars on all day trains. Rat. reduced to 50 cents. T"REE TRAINS DETROIT TO AND FROM Leave Grand Rapids 7:10 am Arrive Detroit 11:55 am Leave Grand Rapids 11:15 am daily Arrive Detroit 3:25 pm Leave Grand Rapids 5:20 pm Arrive Detroit 10:05 pm Meal. served a III. carte on trains leaving Grand Rapids at 11:25 am and 5:20 pm. Pere Mar<\.uette Parlor C.1'S on aU traina; seat rat., 25 cents. "ALL OVER MICHIGAN" H.]. GRAY,DISTRICT P.uSBNGBR AGiENT, PHONE 1168 Grand Rapid., Mie-h. 12 .7IR-T I.soA.AJ & 7F. cm. MfMMfR ~ ~O. MANUFACTURERS OF DROP CARVING AND GENERAL EMBOSSING MAcmNES Dies fOTaU kinds of Machines. At lowest prkes. 7 Second St" LAFAYETTE,IND. Wood Forming Cutters We offer exceptional value in Reversible and One- 'Nay Cutters for Single and Double Spindle Shapers. Largest lists with lowest prices. Great-est variety to select from Book free. Address SAMUEL J. SHIMER &. SONS MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA, U. S. A. ORAnD KAPIDS WOOD flnlSnln fi (0. I':X('I.USIVB MANUF"CTURRRS Ill'" WOOD FINISHING MATERIALS That is our specialty. We confine our business tel Fillers, Stains, Polish Furniture Wax a"d Fmishing :->upplies. We are the origillators of Weathered. Antwerp and MiS!lion Stains ill Oil. Our shades are ::Ibsolutely correct We ale authority on Early English, Fumed, Cathedral Oak, and Silver Maple Stains, and will match any particu-l,~ r shade desired. Office and factory, 55, 57, 59 Ellsworth Ave.,6rand Rapids, Mich, BOYNTON &. CO. Mfn. of fmbosstd and Turned Moulding~. Porch Work. Wood Grills. and Auto-matic Turnings We also manufac-ture a large line of EMBOSSED ORNA-MENTS for couch work. SeJld for illustrations. Removed to 419-421 W. fifteenth St., CnlC4GO, ILL. CATALOGUE -;) - - ~ )1~!J,i~/)ll,')!\!1d- lIIJ~J' B. WALTER & CO. rNADU~~ M,nuf"ture" of TABLE SLIDES Exclusively WRITE FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNT If your DESIGNS au right, people want the. Goods. That makes PRICES right, <Ilarence 1R.lbills DOES IT 163 Madison Avenue-Citizen9 Phone 1983. GRAND RAPiDS. MICH. 9llammolh fj)rop~ CarverJ 9/0. 3 This machine weighs about one tOil. Has a traveling table, is reversed and started from a counter shaft, which is inClUd-ed with machine. Hollow steel mandrel S% inches in diameter. We furnish bum· er for inside or outside heat-bIg for eilher gas or gaso-line. Size of machine. ! ft 9 in. h,gh., 3 ft. 10 In. long, II ft_ wide. We guarantee thism9chine. Prkc, $225; without trav-eling table, $200. Mammoth No.4, Sflme as machine No.3, driven with longitu de shaft only; pulleys at right an g-les;- needs no counter shaft. Price 820' I; with-o u l traveL-i Ii g table, $170. Send for full de-s<:: ript ion and list of other dwp carvers we build, Blue Print DesijJns Free to the Trade. JNO. P. DENNING 208 S. FIRST ST. TERRE HAUTE, IND 1Loufs lbabn DESIGNS AND DETAILS OF FURNITURE 154 Livingston St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Citizens' Telephone 1702. 13 They All Meet at Grand Rapids FROM EAST, WEST, NORTH SOUTH Not a representative Retail Store in the country that is not· represented by its buyer in this Market. If you have got good goods to sell--SHOW THEM in a market that is not sectional, but national. Permanent salesrooms--~~open the year round. If interested in desirable space, write at once, as the amount available is limited. FURNITURE EXHIBITION BUILDING COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN INSIST ON HAVING Morris Woo~ 3 Sons' SoM Steel OIue Joint (utlers for there are no other.r Of ju.rt a.r good!' They cut a clean perfect joint always. Never bum owing to the GRADUAL CLEARANCE (made this way only by us), require little grinding, saving time and cutters. No time wasted setting up and cost no more than other makes. Try a pair and be convinced. Catalogue No. 10and prices on application. MORRIS WOOD CD. SONS Thl-rt:y_one yeal"S at 31-33 S. Canal Sh'eet, CHICAGO. ILL. PALMER'S Patent Gluing Clamps Are the :most successful Piling Clamps Made For the following reason. They clamp instantly any width of dimensloll stock; no adjusting damps to f,\ the work. they hook at once to the desired width. Released instantly-throw out the lever and take them off. The work can be removed as fast as it can be handled. As the clamJl is placed over the work and locks into the one below it the draw is alike on hoth sides, prevents all springing no matter how wide the stock may be. Impossible for them to slip; the wedge has serrated edge and cannot bc moved when clamp is closed. hammer allJ'ou like, Unlimited power; great strenl{th and urabilitYi malleable iron and steel; the knuckle joints are socket joints, not rivets. Although the best they cost you less_ For further information ask for catalogue No.4. A. E.. Palmer. Norvel. Mich. 14 2 THE AVERAGE SPEED OF CIRCULAR SAWS. Figured on a Rim Speed of 10,000 Feet Per Minute. A close watch must be kept on the saw when blue spots begin to show themselves, the cause thereof must be found and removed. A blue spot on a circular saw means that the blue portion has heen heated too hot. \Vhcll pine is sawed a lot of pitch sometimes collects 011 the saw and burns on. It bakes 50 tight that it becomes as hard, almost, as the saw itself, and as tbis thick place goes around, it makes a good deal of fridion in the kerf, and beg-ins to heat. The more -it heats, the hardC'T the coating becomes, and the tighter it sticks. If the saw were looked over often, and all the spots of baked-on pitch, grease and dirt were scraped off with a knife or chisel, there would be fewer saws with burned spots on them. As soon as a saw begins to heat the spot getting hot expands and buckles out, so as to bear still harder on the wood it is going through. If the cau;e is not removed, the spot will increase in size, and the cente:', ihstead of being blue, will be heated so hot that the blue color will be driven away, leaving the center of the spot softened from the great heat. Put a straight edge on a saw of this description and you will find a well defined bunch in it, th~ bunch sometimes standing out over a sixteenth of an inch. Until the bunch is removed the saw will be useless for good \-vork. Hammer the bunch on an end grain block, and if the saw is not too open, it ,,,-ill dish through and show on the op-posite side, 'in whjch case the surrounding steel must be ex-panded to let out the undue expansion of the bunch. Why Saw Teeth Crumble. The crumbling of saw teeth may arise from an actually de-fective temper or innate defect in the saw steel itself so that the latter cannot be overcome. It is due to a too high temper, <Lna if there are only a few teeth on a saw that show the defect, it may be remedied by the use of a gasoline torch. Place the saw in the filing clamp so that the tooth just shows, then holding a piece of asbestos board or charcoal 011 one side of tooth, throw the torch flame against the point of tooth. You can draw the temper to- any desired degree. Hold the asbestos or charcoal in place a fe.w seconds after removing the flame. This will save heavy grinding to remove the hard points. Or, crumbling may be due to an improper shape of tooth or a faulty adjustme.nt of swage so that in either case, the swage exerts too great a strain on the fibre of the steel, starting a fracture which though not visibre will be manifested when the tooth strikes a knot. Or it may come from a tooth so slim that the use of an upset is necessary to secure a proper corner or from the corner being too much of a needle point to stand up to its work. A tendency to crumble may be overcome by a more frequent and consequent lighter, swag-ing, sharpening and sidedressing. The condition certain-ly demands that the various fitting strains put upon the teeth shall be as light as possible. In general, careful attention to the proper use of swage and shaper and light grinding will avoid the trouble. The Standard Number of Teeth in Small Circular Saws. The size and the number of the teeth in circular saws are governed largely by the gage of the. saw. \Vhenever saws are very thin for any reason whatever, the number of teeth should be proportionately increased, and the length decreased, products can be glued and nailed, filled or fin-ished salIleas wood, with oil, water or spirit stain. Our Unbreah.a ble No. 1,39A No. 152 B BETTER THAN WOOD Much stronger and more durable, full depth of grain. A perfect reproduction of ha.nd carving which absolutely defies detectiClin. Send for Sa.mple. Send for CATALOGUE. ORNAMENTAL PRODUCTS CO, Twdfth. and ForI Streets. Petroil. MichipD. as a very slim tooth is liable to spring sideways and make rough timber. As regards' the work of the saw for different woods, there is much that depends upon having saw fitted with the proper amount of set or swaging, having the teeth kept sharp and properly slim and throated, and the feed not too fast. The set on the teeth may properly vary for differ-ent woods. Under proper care, 19-9age segment resaws are cutting hard maple, and 16-gage segment resaws easily cut wide kiln dried oak, being run steadily on such lumber. The stock should be fed to the saw so that the teeth wjl1 take a deep, full cut, rather than a light scraping onei as they will stand up to the work with less tendency to dull. It is sometimes observed in sawing kiln dried hardwoods that the saw is dulled in a short time, and this fact can usually be traced to improper feeding, assuming that tJte saw was in the first place properly fitted. IF' YOU HAVE NEVER T R lED OUR RUBBING AND POLISHING VARNISHES DETROIT FACTORY CANADIAN FACTORY YOU HAVE YET TO LEARN THE FULL POSSIBLITIESOF THIS CLASS OF GOODS WHY NOT PUT IT TO THE TEST BY GIVING US A TRIAL ORDER? BALTIMORE BERRY BROTHERS, LIMITED, VARNISH MANUFACTURERS NEW YORK ~HILADEL"HIA CHICAGO ST. LOUIS CINCiNNATI SAN FRANCISCO FACTORY AND MAIN OFFICE, DETROIT CANADIAN FACTOJlY WALKERVILLE. ONT. The • DAILY ARTISAN· RECORD WILL BE ISSUED AS USUAL DURING THE MID-SUMMER SELLING SEASON IT WILL BE UNUSUALLY ATTRACTIVE AND DISTRIBUTEDTO THE f BUYER.S ~i IN ALL THE MARKETS -- IT WILL PAY EXHIBITORS TO USEITS PAGES -- IT WILL PAY NON-EXHIBITORS TO USEITS PAGES FOR SPACE AND RATES ADDRESS THE Daily Artisan - Record 20 Lyon Street, GRAND RAPIDS,MICH. "R~ry Style" for Drop Carvings, Embotied Mouldinll&. Panels. Etc. EMBOSSING and DROP CIlRVING MIlC"INES Machine! for all purposes, and al pricea withiP the reach of all. Every Machine hat. our guarantee againsl bteakalle for one year. "Lateral Style" for Laree Ca.pacity ~Vy Ca;rvi.~ ?d'ld ~ E.nW.:.i~I. We have the Machine you wan! aI a satisfactory price. Write for descriptive circulars. Also male die.; for all makes of Macltinetl. UNION EMBOSSING MACHINE CO., Indianapolis, Ind, Fine Service MICHIGAN CENTRAL Grand Ra.pids AIDetroit AIToledo TUROUGU CAR LINE Solid train service with Broiler Parlor cars and Cafe coaches nmning on rapid schedule. Through sleeping car to New York on the "Wolverine," making the run in nineteen hours and fifty minutes. For full particulars see Michigan Central Agents. Or E. w. Covert. C. P. A. Grand R.apids. O. W. Ru,gle •• G· P. A. Chicago. 15 16 ·f'~MlfpIG7}N OUI"Clamps received GOLD MEDAL at World". Fair. at. Lout •. VEtNEER PRESS (Patented June30, 1903.) CHAIN CLAMP (PatentedrJune30, 1903.) Write for prices and particulars. BLACK BROS, MACHINERY CO. MENDOTA, ILL,. CABINET CLAMP. NO MATTER WHAT YOUR DRY KILN REQUIREMENTS WE CAN FILL THEM In some instances it is necessary to have comparatively small Quantities of a number of different kinds of lumber, in varying degrees of dryness. In such cases the "ABC" APAI\.TM£.NT filLNS are successfully employed. Note the experience of the Hale & Kilburn Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia. "You recently installed for us a seven compartment 'Muist Air' kiln which has proven very satisfactory Our re-quirements are unusually exacting'. manufacturing, as we do, furniture and interior bank and office fittings, and interior woodwork of the highest class, and our lumber must be thoroughly dried in such condition as to be sus, ceptible to the highest finish. These conditions have been very well met by yOllr kilns. "Your service has been prompt and satisfactory, and we heartily recommend you and your kiln to anyone whose requirements are similar to our own." AMERICAN BLOWER COMPANY NEW YORK, CHICACO, ATLANTA, LONDON Saw and Knife Fitting Machinery and Tools I~:.B.:p.n~a':,';~,:~:t Baldwin, Tuthill ®. Bolton Grand RaDlds. Mlch. Filers. Setters. Shlllrpeners. Grinders,,- Swages. Stretchers. Brazing and Filing Clam\ls, Knife Balances. Hammering Tools. Investigate our Line. New 20a page Catalogue for 1906 Free. Bolton Band Saw Filer for Saws % ineh up. aT. 81B. Shle D. Knife Grinder. FulfAutomatic. Wet or clr) ,z.: <t 0- :E - 8> "' 0: >< :0 ~:c o:u :0- """ if) >- 'fi - ;:) <tCl ,,0: ..,<t 0 0: GiCl ~ "'z gJ;Z W "''' ~ i:; oJ Cl ~ <t :E if> ~ if) u GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY Golden Oak Oil Stains STRONGEST NOW ON TUE MARKET 1914 1916 1917 DARK BROWN BLACKER BLACKEST All of which produce a rich black brown effect, increasing in blackness as indicated above. WILL NOT CURDLE Leaves no deposit or film on face of wood. Lea ves flakes clean and white, more especially when used with our 20th Century Stain Solvent which is for use with all Oil Stains and costs very much less than turpentine. Write for samples. The Barrett Lindeman Co. IN CONSOLIDATION WITH The Lawrence Mcfadden Co. CHICAGO, III. 61-63-65-67 Ashland Ave. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 1400 and '402 Frankford Ave. 17 18 MICHIGAN • me * 7'I"R..'T' 1,5'JI.l'I j Z$. ESTABLiSHED 1680 PUBL.ISHI!:I) I'y MiCHIGAN ARTISAN co. ON THE 10TH AND 25TH OF EACH MONTH OFFICE--2-Z0 LYON ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. EtlTERED AS MATTl!.R OF THE SECOND CLASS The fellowship of thebu!'iiness men of the road is prac-tical and sturdy. "The practical side of this fraternity," re-marks the editor of a great daily newspaper of :t\ ew Yark, "is represented by organizations like the Commercial Travel~ len:,' Mutual Accident Association, with its present member-ship of morc than 44,000. Beginning in 1883 with 515 mem-bers, the society has grown steadily. By five year periods the progression has been: 1888, 3,827; 1893, 12,966; 1898, 19,- 258, 1903, 36,726, and at the close of last year, 42,311. .Keep-ing _pace with this growth, the amount paid annually for in-demnity claims has advanced from $774.78 in the first year to $281,814.30 in 1904-05. The total of payment has been nearly $2,000,000, or an average of about $85,000 a year. Av-erage annual individual dues have been only $7.64, and a drummer whose membership is coextensive with the associa-tion's existence has had his insurance for th('. entire twenty-two years for $168. The society's present reserve fund is $302,000. Busincss men await with intercst the final outcome of a suit commenced by the attorney general of the state of Penn-sylvania against the Delaware and Lackawana, the Pennsyl-vania, the Erie and the Buffalo and Susquehanna railroads to restrain the above named corporations from imposing fur-ther the $10.00 excess mileage book fee upon the people of Pennsylvania. After quoting the provisions of the state constitution prohibiting the imposition of discriminating rates or regul'ations on the traveling public, the attorney gcneral destribes at length the mileage book for the Pennsylvania and its allied lines. He then.s_ets forth his reasons far asking the court to prohibit further use of these books. It is proposed to commence proceedings having the same purpose in view, by the legal departments of other states. A hill introduced in congress a few days ago by Repre-sen* tive Sulzer fixes the price for passengers traveling over inter-state railways at two cents per mile and prohibits overcharges on the rebate plan. For violations of the act, the directors of the raitroad corporations arc made person-alty rcsponsible. The session of the present congress is drawing to a close and thc bill will probably die in the com-mittee to which is was refcrred. The bill is receiving the endorsement of commercial organizations and associations of the traveling salesmen. The manufacture of ornaments of wood secms to have been overdone in certain markets. In quite a number of shops other prod,ucts have been wholly or in part substituted. In one shop the manufacture of letters of wood for sign makers has been taken up, ..v.hile in several others furniture has been added to the line, The supply of walnut having become pra.ctically exhaust-ed and the preference of the English for dark-colored furni-ture still prevailing, there a heavy and growing demand for the red gum of the south. This is stained and sold in_th~ markets of England as satin walnut. "A rose by any other name," etc. Proceedings have been instituted in the federal court against the American School Seat company in Chicago at the instigation of Attorney Eugene Carpenter of Grand Rapids. It is claimed that the corporation named is a com-bination in restrain of trade. The exquisitely carved staircase in the twenty·five million dollar capitol at Albany cost about a million dollars, but the -work was so shabby that the stairway has begun to crack and the use of it has been forbidden. June 18 is the day for the opening of the Grand Rapids Furniture exposition. Rather early, but none too early in the estimation of the big buyers of the eastern cities. Tilted Band Saw. /\. band saw with an always level table and a saw which can be tllted for bevel work is one of the interesting machines offered by an Ohio manufacturer. - All the parts of the saw are automatic and no minute adjustments are necessary in changing the angl'e of the saw. The operation is accom-plished by turning the hand wheel at the side of the table until the pointer indicates the desired angle. All this may be done, if desired, with the saw in motion. There is no change in the location of the driving pulley whe·n the machine is tilted and no complications are introduced subsequently in belting up the machine. The table is carried back on the pedestal in exact unison, so that the saw always keeps its position in the same slot. Both the upper and the lower guides keep in exact alignment with the saw, and the lower guide keeps at a proper distance from the under side of the table. There is no change in the tension of the saw when the angle is varied. The saw is said' to make from 400 to 450 revolutions per miou·te. Automatic Gear Cutter. A patent has recently been applied for covering a new type of automatic gear cutter. The machine is designed to meet a demand for rapid' productiotf at low cost and is especially adapted for making small bevel gears, pinions, spur gears, etc., and cuttcrs of irregular shapes. Two changes of speed are provided for the cutter spindle and nine for the speed mc_chanism. Both spindles have heavy taper bearings with compensation for wear. The cutter works nine-tenths of the time, being raised clear of the work on the return stroke, the indexing, which is positive, being accomplished at the same time. The motion of the ram which carries the cutter is con-trolled by acam, which is easily and quickly changed as de-sired. Cams can be furnished for any l'ength of throw from one to two and a half inches. The machine is driven by a three-stop cone pulley, which is thrown in gear by means of a clutch operated by a rod on the front and parallel to the base plate Mithigan In Summer. The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad has issued its an-nual resort folder, "Michigan In Summer." It is attractively illustrated with scenes from life at the northern resorts. The cover design in- colors adds much to the beautiful appear-ance of the book. Copies may be had by addressing C. L. Lockwood, general passenger agent, Grand Rapids. Book Plate Collections. For a collection of 564 book plates, mostly by Chippen-dale, $140 was given at Sotheby's in London, the other day, when the late J. R. Brown's collection of nearly 20,000'-p1ate~ was sold for $2.945. Side Lines. Does it pay in the long run for a comme;-cial traveler or anyone to carry a side hne? This is a pertinent question because of the general ten-dency of salesmen to dabble in schemes to make money out-side of their regular employment. On ev(~ry si.de traveling salesmen are importuned by manufacturers and wholesalers to carry a side line. The manufacturers having nothing to lose other than a fe\.-" samples, are liberal in offering glov.;1ng inducements for salesmen to sell their goods. And well they might be free ·with their offers of large commissions, for th'e other fellow pays the bills. The prospect of no railroad fares, no hotel expenses, or incidentals to pay salesmen is an alluring one to manufacturers with no or limited capital. So he casts his bait in the form of get-rich-quick advertis,,:- ments, hoping that the salesman of his next door busillcss friend, being underpaid, will jump at his offer. He usually catches the salesman, and his next door frielld unknowingly stands the blunt of the burden of expenses, These offers to make money on the side are in many cases stumbling blocks in the way of permanent advancement or gain. Morally the practice is wrong, The temptation for most salesmen, however, is too great. Inadequate pay, per-haps sickness in the family, business depression, lack of steady work, unfortunate investments, or even gambling are usn ally the causes for salesmen to take on side lines, with the hope of recouping their losses. Sometimes the motive is purely Olle of additional gain. But to the general credit of the mcn on the road they do not resort to side lines unless driven to it by misfortune. \Vith trade and salary good, traveling sales-men are usually loyal to the houses they represent The ma-jority are so. \Vhen misfortune steps in, advertisement: L such as these, in magazines published in the interest of com-mercial travelers, tempt the salesman, and he usually falls. HIGH CLASS TRAVELING SALESMEN WANTED; can carn at I~ast $60 ...'.e.eldy with new side line adapted to any class of busilless; some have made $250 in one day; we send proof of above statement and. sample ease {weight 4 ounces] free by return mail. FOR SALESMEN ONLY-Do you want a good side line to carry in your territory, o:le that will show you a g'ood per- ~etl:tage on sales? 'Ne bell eve you are out for what there is 111 It, and we have a good line to help YOtt make something out .of your travels. If you are interested, write us, naming territory you cover and line you are handling, and home ad-- dress, TR~\VELI.NG SALES:\tIAN 'A/ANTED-To carry as a side lme Sachet Puff, Every dealer buys one as soon as shown sample SALESMEN \VANTED-Traveling men can increase in-come $20 per week ..v.ith my easy pocket side line; sample free, COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS-Here is yOur side line. \Vill pay you dollars for a few minutes' talk. Light weight sample. SALESMEN-Traveling salesmen, we have the best line on earth for you; will not interfere with your regular line, Outside of the moral considerations of loyalty or disloy-alty a side line seldom pays, whether handled by a traveling sal'esman or a city clerk. The average person has only a limited amount of strength and energy to devote to his busi~ ness, and jf his attention is divided one or the other lines must suffer from the neglect. Usually it is his regular employment. He counts on the salary from his employer as 3. sure thing and what he can make on the side as so much clear gain, The clerk in the city engaged in the side line likely stays -uphalf the night at work, when he should be rest-ing for his day's duties. At his regular task he is not able to do his best, and only does half of his duty to his employer. So \vith the man on' the road. He rushes through the calls of his regular line with lightning speed in order to make something on the side. The results in both cases are the same. There is at the ~tan a temporary gaiu in money, but gradually both the clerk 19 :,nd the s::I~'sm,ll1 lose thei;' g ,lSp on their regular work, either by not improving or advancing in promotion or by really deteriorating, They see others who have concentrated their energies advanced over them. Sooner or later, either by the poor quality of the work done or by chance, the em- ?loye.r wilt fmd tllat his clerk or salesman is not loyal to him, and will dispense with his services. After all, the siJl' line does not pay. Traveling salesmen, by combining a sufficient number of side lines, can build up a new business. Instead of being regularly employed on one line, the salesman selects twenty or thirty articles which sell regularly and easily, and becomes his own employer, The goods are supplied him by the man-ufacturers on a commission basis and the credit side is handled entirely by the manufacturers. The samples include goods not bulky, such as novelties, neck""'ear, linen, station-ery, calendars, etc. One case will do for all the samples, and the transporta-tion is not a serious propos.ition. Unlike a l<egular line there is no limit of time to be spent in each town, With twenty ar~ ticles, the salesman will have opportunity to VISIt as many as twenty different stores, and make his stay of three or four days' duration. If he cannot find a buyer for one article, he will for another, and at all times will average welL If reg-ul'ar salesmen can sell side lines at a profit, surely a special- <;tdevoting all his time to the sale of these novelties is bound to succeed. Several traveling men have already made a success of the new business, and it is capable of improving the condition of many other salesmen out of employment, or ....h..o. have un-congenial work or territory, Those engaged in the combi-nation side line business are reany merchants upon their OW\1 account They outline their own routes and go and come a" they wilL W. W. HISCOX. Shellac Quotations in New York. Orange Shellac Ordinary T. N., , ,. Bright orange grades .. Diamond T ...•. , .... V. S. O. D. C. A. C. Garnet lac. Button lac .... Bleached shellac. wet. ..... ,. Kiln-dried 43 @ 46 @ 50 55 @ 55 @ 56 60 @ 43 @ 3fI @ 50 40 @ 41 50 @ 51 Inspected Floor Space. Manager Senour of the Shelbyville Wardrobe .,company was in Chicago May 4, looking over the company's floor space at 1319 :rvrichigan avenue in preparation for the July show.' 20 How Manufacturers Are Made. He who makes something with his hands, or by employing the hands of others, no matter what that something is, is a manufacturer. But the manufacturer, commercially consid-ered, is one who employs labor for the making of commodi-ties Qut of raw or crude material, or from material ill more advanced stages, producing a morc or less finished pro-duct. The successful managing manufacturer or working head of a concern is a businesS" man, who, in conjunction with his knowledge of business and his trade training, understands the practice, if not the detail, of manufacturing. The manufacturer is pre-eminently a composite man, pos-sessing a dual ability, that of business management and the mastery of mechanics or a direct familiarity with the process of manufacturing. The manufacturer is distinct from the merchant, or purely business man, in that he both makes and sells. The exclus-ively mercantile or business man sells without making. The successful merchant must know how to buy and how to sell, to buy at a price sufficiently below the selling price to produce a profit. The manufactur·er goes further than this. He must know how to buy material; and, second, make something from the material; and, third, sell the finished product at a profit able price above all costs. The successful manufacturcr, then, is' more than a busi-ness man, for he combines with his buying and selling knoVli-ledge of thc methods of production. Like the business man, he must be proficient in organization and able in manage-ment; otherwise he cannot profitably handle his employes, upon whom he is dependent. True ...a large manufacturer is not and should not be his own superintendent or foreman, nor does he work at the bench; but if he is a pronounced success he probably has either come up from the shop or has other-wise mastered every detail of manufacturing. He knows how to properly handle his workmen, because he can do the workman's work himself. The great manufacturer understands' in a general way at least every department of his business, and often is a first-class skilled workman. It is now the rule more than the ex-ception for the manufacturer to refuse positions of responsi-bility to those who do not understand mechanical art and arc unfamiliar with factory detail. Tbe boy who hopes some day to be a manufacturer should start at the bottom of the ladder and master every round a3 he climbs upward, not attempting to forge ahead by jumps. Unless he begins :It the bottom and works at the bench or COLT'S UNIVERSAL CLAMP Catalog and Price List Furnished Excels all hand lIcrew clamps in adaptation to work, conv.enience of hand1ing and quick action. Espec:lally adapted to Ven~l'lDg Paneling and all work requiring long broad jaw. 45 Center 51. BATAVIA, N, Y. machine, he will not be properly equiped to master manage-ment. A common school education is absolutely necessary, and a tcchnical education is of the greatest value to the young man who is ambitious to become a manufaciU_er. The grad-uate of an institute of technology or mechanical, school has a far, better opportunity for ultimate success than others not thus equipped educationally_ "1 would not advise any boy," says N. C. Fowler, Jr., in a recent address, "to consider the possibility of becoming a manufacturer who has not a decided mechanical bent, who is not handy with his hands, who does not possess a creative mind, and wbo does not know how to produce something or to improve upon something. already made. wfhe boy who cannot properly hang a door, or drive a nail, or saw a board st.aight, is not likely to have in 'him the es-sentials of the manufacturer_ I db not mean that it is nec-essary for a boy to be mechanically expert to succeed in man-ufacturing, but the boy who has no mechz:nieal skill had better kecp away from manufacturing. ;If he has the mechanical ability he will succeed, ev~n though his success be confined to the purely factory side; but if he develops with mechanical ability business sagacity and the power to properly handle men he will sooner or late: become a superintendent or a managing he.ad and, perhaps, an owner in the business,"-Ex. Injuries Sustained by Employes. A very important decision illustrating the relations which employers sustain to employes in "unionized" or. "closed" shops, when personal injuries result to an employe from the negligeqce of fellow employe or employes, was rendered by Justice :.richols of the supreme court of Kentucky a short while ago. He ruled that if an employed of a closed shop met with personal injuries, as the result of the care1cssne~s Or ex-perience of another employe, he could not recover damages from hi!>employer. Under the common law a workman so injured could recover if it could be shown that the employer had fa.iled to provide competent fellow s~rvants or a number sufficient for the task undertaken; but th's decision holds that under the closed shop rules the unions have taken upon them-selves the respohsibilty of determining who shall or shall not be competent, and the emp-loyer is there},y released from liability for the acts of incompetency resulting in personal injuries to other employes. Batavia Clamp Co. Mention Michigan Artisan. JAnmOWn PMtn AnD vrnrfR (OftPART (InCOl'p91'ated) M&nulaoturers of Veneered Panels and Table Tops Largest &Jook of VeneeJ"S MAHOGANY. QUART£.REDOAK. WALNUT. BIRD'S-EYE MAPLE. CURLY BIRCH. PLAIN OAK PLAIN BIRCH .. MAPLE. CROS$. BANDING The Best Workmanship and Finish Office, SO-58 Steele Street. Jamestown. N~Y Two Large Factories: Jamestown, N. Y. Ashville. N. Y. Get Our Prices Before Buying El~where. $ampteson AppliOJtion MICHIGAN 811 1"". f 21 HISTORIC OAK FOR CARS. Pullman Company Buys Tree Which Grew in Cromwell's Days. An oak, centuries old, from the English estate of Bucking-ham park, has furnished material for tko dining cars just completed for the Burlington. The necessity for raising a large sum of sum led to the sacrifice of a number of tbe im-mense oaks, twenty-seven being sotd to the Pullman com-pany. The oak which furnished material for the Burlington cars \vas nearly eight feet in diameter. In cutting it up, there ·was found a gatehook within ten inches of the center, appar-ently driven there 700 or 800 years ago. In the same tree was discovered a slug bullet, such as was used in the first matchlocks. Mahogany Should Be Filled. Mahogany belongs to the open grained "'ioods and requires filling to deepen the natural color. It can be done by using a light fIller darkened with burnt sienna to the desired tint. If antique or dark mahogany is required, precede the filling by staining the wood with a solution of bi-chromate of pot- For a dull finish the last coat should be rubbed with pul~ verized stone and water, instead of oil. . For a polished fini£h the last coat should be rubbed first with pulverized pumice stone and water followed by a rub-bing with pulverzed rotten stone and water. For a piano finish give a further rubbing with furnitLtre polish used with a little pulverized rotten stone and apply with a piece of soft felt or flannel. If a rubbed finish is not desired, omit directions for rubbing the last coat. Will Erect a Factory. The Grand Rapids Handscrew company contcmplat ~ the erection of a plant on ground purchased for the purpose. At present the company occupy leased quareters which are much too small. The Grand Rapids Hand Scrnv company was organized in 1889 and for a. time simply manufactured hand screws, damps and other wood working tools. Later was added show cases, and for this purpose a subsidiary company known as the Grand Rapids Fixture company was organized, al-thongh the corporate name continued to be the Grand Rapids Hand Screw company. It still manufactures the wood work-ing tools, but its fixture business has grown so rapidly that it is now the principal dcpartmeno: of the general business. ash and water, or a coat of mahogany stain. l'duch of the so-called mahogany in present use is in reality baywood, or Am-erican mahogany, as it is called. This \vood is very much lighter in color than true mahogany and is rather cold and insipid in tone when fi.nlshed in the natural color. To produce an egg shell' gloss one coat of filler to match the color of the wood is used, followed by a coat or orange shellac and sandpapered to a smooth surface, a.nd two or three coats of white or light hard oil finish; rub first coats with hair cloth or curled hair and the last coat with pm"'dered pumice stone and crude or raw linseed oil, For a dull finish the last coat should be rubbed with pul-verized pumice stone and water instead of oil. To produce a polished finish the last coat should be rubbed first with pulverzed pumice stone and water and then with pulverized rotten stone and water, and for a piano finish a fur-ther rubbing with furniture polish used 'with a little pulver-ir. ed rotten stone is necessary A piece of soft felt. or flan-nd is used to make the application. If a rubbed finish is not desired omit the rules for rubbing the last coat. Prima vera or 'whit~ mahogany is open grained and must e fill'ed. It is invariably finished in the natural color, as ing would mar its delicate shade and markings. The ofj-ieers are: \~ralter C. \lv'inchester, president; A. A. De Lisle, vice president; O. B. 'Wilmarth, secretary·treasurer. Alcohol Engines. There are now in operation in Germany between 5,000 and 6,000 alcohol engines, and it is estimated that when alcohol designed for such purposes in the United States is free from government tax a much larger number will be used here. Internal combustion engines using alcohol as a motor fuel are coming into general use on farms for running all'kinds of farm machinery. By the use of alcohol t',venty per cent more power can be secured on a given engine than can be obtained by the use of gasoline, as alcohol can be compressed to a much higher degree than gasoline without danger of spontan-eous combustion. It is used also in running light machin-ery in workshops. A Break in the Hardwood Lumber Combin,e Expected. A break in the hardwood lumber combine is expected any day. An Oshkosh dealer has refused to advance prices $1.50 a thousand feet on all grades of lumber and manufactures, ordered by the association. Some Advantages Possessed by the Invincible Table Leg Fasteners. The Invincible Table Leg Fastener company of Shelby-ville, Ind., are manufacturers of one of the best table leg fas-teners on the market, and did not venture to place their fasteners on the market until they ""ere in position to back up by proven facts, all' that the,y say of its advantages. From actual experience, the company say they, know it to be satis-factory in every way; strong, durable and convenient, and simplicity itself. Their brochure states: "We have something no manufacturer can do without. He cannot afford to do without it. The dealers all over the country are becoming acquainted with this fastener and everywhere it has received universal commendation. '/Ii e ate prepared to offer Y011 something that will add to the selling qualities of your tables, save lumber, save machine work, save cabinet work, save glue,save time and 'Time is money,' besides making your tables better. Your customer will appreciate it, because his stock will require no refitting; v;ill take less warehouse room, can be carried in small space on delivery wagon, and through narrow doors, or up narrow, cooked stairways, easily. \~lith the Invincible Leg Fastener, you simply concave your leg, bore a hole, drive the bolt, and screw the plates on under side of top, and it is donc. Your customer then has nothing to do but screw the leg on. It is all so simple that we wondel why none of us thought of it before. We want you h tr." them. Our price on this fastener is less than any that has ever been put on the market. Write for prices. \Vrite for our special contracts. Let us hear from you now. "Ad-dress Invincible Table Fastener company Shelbyville, Ind. Buyer From West Tells Present Conditions.-Dealers· Losses in San Francisco.. W. H. Seymour of San Francisco, a furniture commission man for twenty years in the Golden Gate city, was in Chi-cago the past week. .Mr. Seymour represents such well known lines as the Shelbyville Wardrobe company, Shelby-ville Desk company, Old Hickory Chair company, Miller Cab-inet company, Brooks-Morley company, Rockford Desk com-pany, Forest City Furniture company, American Chair com-pany, Jacob & Joseph Kahn, Storey Furniture company, and Anchor Furniture company. "Newspaper reports of the San Francisco disaster have been exaggerated considerably," said Mr, Seymour. "The only buildings that went down entirely are those that sur-vived the early mining days,. The St. Francis Hotel, Call building and the mint are practically in as good shape as be-fore and with all of the steel buildings it is simply a case of putting in new windows and wood work. Among the furni-ture concerns in San Francisco there was but one store with stock d.estroyed. This was the stor _ of Carl Diehl, who car-ried a stock worth $15,000 or $20,000. Two warehouses also remained intact belonging respectively to the Sterling Furni-ture company and the Indianapolis Fl1rnitme company. All of the furniture companies were insured. John Breuner, I know, was insured for half a million dollars. Mr. Breuner had contracted for starting a building in Oakland some time ago and has now commenced the erection of a temporary structure, which will be used until his permanent building is up. Mr. Breuner also operates stores in Sacramento and Rello. The furniture dealers will all start over again. Thcir plan will be to discount bilts for any new debts. They may be a little slow in paying the old accounts but will pay one hundred cents on the dollar. San Francisco in the next ten years is bound to be the liveliest camp the west has ever. seen. I am here for a month to secure the agency of a number of cheap lines of furniture, as there will undoubted-ly be a big demand for such goods for some time to come. I will also act as purchasing agent or a number of the Sail Frandsco dealers, all of whom will rebuild." WHAT CAUSES "BELT CREEP?" IncurabJe Disease of the Shop and Mill Machinery. "The relative speed of two belt-connected pulleys, is an every-day problem in power transmission. The solution of the problem is very simple if 'somewhere near rjght' is good enough. If a four-foot pulley making 100 revolutions per minute drives a one-foot pulley, then the smaller pulley v;ill make 400 revolutions per minute, accordjng to the rule that the ratio of the speed is inversely as the ratio of the diam-eters. To be more accurate, it is necessary to consider th{'; thickness of the belt and' the crown of the pulleys, assuming that the correction for this increases the diameter of each pulley three-eighths of an inch, then the smaller 011€ would make 390.9 revolutions per minute, or a difference of more than two per cent This correction is generally made by taking the diameter of the pulley on the crown for the pitch diameter, with no altowancc for the thickness of the helt. The correction, however, to be more accurate, should be made by taking for the pitch radius of the pulley, the distance frurn the c.enter to the middle of the belt at the mean diameter of the pulley. That is, average the diameter of the pul'ley at the crown and add the thickness of the belt with the diameter at the edge of the belt; this gives the pitch diameter. And the speeds of any two connected pulleys arc inversely proportionate to the pitch diameters. "There is, however, another factor to be considered if it is necessary to knuw just how fast the one-foot pulley is to run, and this brings us to the subject of the paper, 'Belt Creep.' " Here followed a demonstration that, as each inch of belt from the slack side enters upon the driven pulley, it is nec-essarily stretched by the increased tension it there receives, and in that stretched condition is drawn on to the driving pulley. Having· rounded the latter, its tension is slackened again, and jf the load is heavy the belt in this process must slip upon the pulley. ·This is often so, even with a light load. Thus, because the belt is creeping ahead on the driv-en pulley and falling back on the driver, it following that the latter must run faster than its mate to take up the stretch. The paper goes on: "The following tables gives the per cent of creep for var~ ious tensions and values of the modulus of elasticity: Effective tension -Modulus of elesticity.- per sq. inch. 10,000 15,000 20,000 25 .25 .17 .12 ~ .................~ .M .~ I~........... I.~ .~ .~ 150 1.48 .99 .74 i75 1.72 1.15 .87 200 .. .. .. .. .. 1.96 1. 32 .99 "The modulus of elasticity "'aries with the belt speed, hav-ing a minimum value of about 12,000 pounds per square inch when the belt is not moving and a value of about 20,000 when running .:rta belt speed of about 2.000 feet pcr mimlte. "By the table it will be seen-that under ordinary conditions the loss due to cre~p will' not exceed one per cent and would only amount to about !\' 0 per cent with a fairly elastic belt ;,t stOW speed Allowing one per cent for belt creep, the speed of the one-foot pulley will be 387 revolutions per min-ute, "It must be remembered that the loss will vary with the load, but will always amount to something as long as the belt is elastic and some load is being transmitted and the loss of power can not be avoided by belt-tighteners or patent pul1,e'Y coverings. "Another interesting fact with regard to belts has been shown by experiments conducted at the WOfcester Poly-technic Institute and this is that the pressure on the s a bearings increases with the load. The old theory wa the sum of the tensions remained constant. That is, as the load came on the tension on the slack side increased-the sum remaining constant and depending upon the original tightne:;s of the belt was put on. Experiments ha\'e shO\"I"nthat as the load comes on, the belt on the tight side stretches more than the slack side con-tracts, the result being that the sum of the tensiolls increase, thus bringing a greater pressure on the bearings. This is probably due to the variation in the modulus of elasticity as effected by the element of time, If the belt was non-elastic as on a chain drive, the pressure would incre<l-sedirectly as the load, \'v'hile if the belt .vere pedectly elastic and could stretch and contract instantly, the pressure would remain constant." W. \V, B. BURLAP PRICES HIGHER. Both Dundee and Calcutta Markets are Active. Prices have continued to advance in the New York mar-ket as ·welt as abroad. Both Dundee and Calcutta lwve done. business at a considerable advance (YVC;T pTices which prevailed a week ago. Jute has advanced in Dundee to £24 10 shillings per ton. 'Vhile this price is not the highest in the history of the trade, it is rapidly approaching that poiJ).t, Advices from Dundee are to the effect that considerable bL1si- 23 The advance in jute since the present season opened has been extraordinary. At the -beginning of fast June jute for the present crop began to be quoted at £15 15 shillings, in both the Calcutta and Dundee markets. In October it jumped to £20 sterling, the highest price reached during the whol'e year. Buyers all over the world predicted .that this price could not stand, as the crop was the largest in India"s history, namely, 8,500,000 bales. In spite of this, after a slight decline in Novemher last, prices steadily advanced. Toda,Y the cost of jute stands at the record figure of £24 10 shillings, and many of the firms in Calcutta that went short. on t.he market have either fail'ed or are being gradually forced to the wall. The consumption of jute has been larger thIS year than for any year in the history of the trade, and notwithstanding the enormous crop which India produced, the consumption has outrun the supply, and there seems to be little doubt hut that prices will still further advance before the season is over. A Good Machine. Every furniture factory and wood working estabishment must have a planer. There are a great many planers put on the market; some of them depending almost entirely on the price to .'leUthem. Such machines are never cheap, A good machine is not madc in the counting room, but in the machine ness has becn done at the new figures, and that the entire production of the mills is so well taken up that it is no"v more of a question whether the consumcr can secure goods in time to suit his purpose than it is onc of price. In the ~ew Ydrk market prices have-responded in only a faint way to the advances which have taken place in the pri-mary markets. Calcutta lO-oz. have sold at 6.05 cents, alld 10;%-oz. at 6.15 cents, in rat.her large lots. Supplies in these weights, in importers' hands, are. fairly close down to the ex-haustion point. During the past \veek business to Cjuite an extent·has been done in light weights at. 4.80 cents for 70- oz., and 4.90 cents for 8-oz. It is more than probable that quotations will advance to 4.90 cent.s for 7Y;-02., .:; cents for 8-02" and 6.15 cents for 10-oz., with 1OY;-0'.7:. at 6.2j cents. shop, w here every part, from the pattern room and foundry to the rolls, \'\/heels, bed, pull'eys and adjustments are con-stantly under the watchful care of a thorou:shly. competent and experielLced superintendent. Such is the No.4 Double- Belted Surfacer illustrated herewith and manufactured by the Cordesman-Rechtin company of Cincinnati, There is nothing pOOl· or cheap entering into its construction-tile only cheap thing abolLt it being the price. Not that the price is the. lowest, but because the machine is so valuable no matter what the price. It is not nccessary to describe it at length here, The experienced wood ..v..orkcr will see its su-periority at a gl"allcc, and jf more particulars are desired, a postal card addressed to the above company will quickly bring the desired information. 24 SYNDICATE SALESMAN AND THE EXPORT TRADE. Unscrupulous Methods Common to the Fraternity in Its Early Days. One of the regular institutions of the export trade is the syndicate salesman." This individual has at some time had some connection with the export trade in one capacity or another, and when he starts out in business as a syndicate salesman he· thereby announces to the world that he has reached a station in business affairs which entitles him to sQtl1eof the good things of life in so far ~s the good things of life are ever within the reach of one identified with the ex-port trade. This salesman may never have been on the road for a day or an hour, or he may have circled the globe at teast once a year since he became old enough to travel alone. If he is of the domestic variety it is more likely that his connection with the trade has been as a clerk in some export commission house in New York, or perhaps the export representative of a manufacturer. If the salesman is of the foreign type, with only a slight experience in American affairs, except by long distance correspondence, he has marvelous tales to relate of his strong foreign acquaintance, his wonderful acquaintance with trade matters generally, and in particular the habits, customs and requirements of people among whom he desires to travel. He has come to Ame,ica to establish connections with some of the biggest manufacturers in the biggest manu-facturing country in the world, and is v.aiting until he can complete his arrangements to start out and make his fortune and that of all the firms he represents by flovding this or that foreign country with their goods. The proposition submitted by the syndicate salesman, either domestic or foreign, is always the same. He promises to start out on a tour of certain countries, to be gone from one to five years, and to actively undertake the sale of from six to ten lines of goods by direct penwnal work in the countries visited. He will do all this on a commission basis, but the manufacturer must make a certain monthly or annual allow-ance for traveling expenses, cables, postage, display of samples, commercial travelers' licenses, consular fees and many other petty items of cost, the total of which, according to the salesman, shall not" exceed a certain amount monthly. The amount guaranteed by each manufacturcr by himself would not he sufficient to cover more than a very small per-centage of the total expenses for the trip, but by combining together, the manufacturers can obtain the services of this special representative at what really seems to be a trifling figure. , This is the proposition which, p"actically without variation in the minutest detail, is always submitted by the syndicate sa.lesman. It is plausible, '" ell presented, and practical' in neady all respects, but it is accepted in less than ten per cent of the cases where it is presented. Salesmen who ap-proach manufacturers with this proposition, and with the best of motives, often wonder why their proposals receive sl1ch scant consideration. Thc reason is to be found in the fact that the proposal is nothing new, but that on the con-trary it is very old, and has been submitted many times be-fore, not infrequently by men whose intentions were none too good. No manufacturer could accept all .the propositions of this kind that come before him without soon going into bank-ruptcy. In sheer self-defense the exporter must decline a vast majority of the opportunities to spend money which pre'- sent themselves for his consideration and if he were to send out all the foreign salesmen ",ho offer themselves for jobs he would soon be obliged to close up his domestic sales de-partment. His attitude toward the syndicate representatives thus. becomes one of hostility and it is only the most per-suasive syndicate man who can get a good account nowadays from a responsible American manufacturer. The syndicate salesmen are not handicapped by Jheir num-bers alone when looking for new ,accounts, but they also suffer severely from the bad name ,attaching to the profes-sion as the results of certain unscrupulous methods common to the fraternity in its early days. Not so many years ago it was a favorite pastime of certain men with a globe-trotting propensity to obtain contracts from unsuspecting manufac-turers and then start out on a long tour, the only result of which was to give them a good time and the manufacturer much soreness and chagrin. Once in possession of the con-tract, with his year's expense allowance conveniently depos-ited in some bank at his disposal, and with a safe distance betwe~n himself and his principals, this individual was as-sured of a good time, free from annoyance and all the ordi-nary cares of life for som~ time to come, with an unrestricted opportunity to see the world. This game was discovered and thereby slJoiled a long while ago, and it is doubtful if it is now being attempted on any considerable scale, if at all. However, business men have long memories, and one such experience in a lifetime is enough to spoil a manufacturer's interest in this kind of thing during the balance of his business career. Thus it happens that newcomers with propositions which read fike the old ones, even though their motives may be beyond reproach, fail A. F. BURCH CO. 15-17Park St, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ====Jobbers 01==== Upholstery Goods and Furniture Supplies Call Lont Diatance Citizen!i Phone 1123. Bell 1223. We solicit your inquil"lea. to receive the attention and considerc:tion which they dOUbt-less deserve. At the present time, syndicate salesmen are in the field so-liciting accounts for many different markets. One is prepar-ing to visit British India, his native land, and undertake the active management of a nrm v.;hich he has organized to rep-resent not more than ten American houses, no one of which would be required to advance more than $300 at the outside, to obtain this effective form of representation in that market. An effort is also being made to interest a dozen 0, more firms in the Argentine trade by a young man of high character who expects shortly to visit Argentina and set himself up in business as the Argentine representative of the American houses. It is unfortunate for these trustworthy salesmen, who without question, could accomplish much for their principals, that they must suffer from the bad reputation of some of the pioneers in their line of trade as well as from the overcrowd-ing of their profession. Any manufacturer seriously desir-ing to extend his foreign commerce would always do well to listen carefully and seriously to the propositions that come to him from men of this class. Century Old Lumber. Charlcs C. Rubbel recently hauled a peculiar load of lum-ber into Burlington, Vt. It was sawed in 1801 from old growth pine, having been stored in the town of Charlotte all these years. The lumber gave no indication of its extreme age. 25 Otis Mfg. Co. New Orleans. Chicago. BUHL AND INTARSIA. The Work of Sorrento is Very Celebrated. Tarsia, or wood inlaying, (the word is used in English as being the only one to distinguish the work done in Italy at the close of the middle ages and during the era of the Re-naissance), is done mostly with dark wood like walnut, on which straight lines and curves are incised rather deeply and the incisions then Jl11edwith light colored wood, producing, when finished, a general effect of yellow on brown. These lines and curves make scrolls of different patterns which ter-minate in small flowers and clumps of foliage, and in this way help to carry out the great scheme of arabesque decor-ation which we associate with Renaissance proper in all the Italian school. Heavy furniture, such as cupboards and cabinets, ornamental chests for the storing of clothing, and the like, are adorned in this way; hut the most effective ex-amples of the art are in the v;ooden fittings of chureh choirs and the long rows of cupboards and closets (ambries) which line somE' of the sacristies of the churches in central and northern Italy. Wood inlay of later times and of the North is not often called Tarsia, but the process is the same, and the effects pro-duced differ only according to the style of the time. The most interesting wood inlay out of Italy's the Dutch ill which spirited little boquets of flowers are relieved on a dark ground. This and all northern inlaid work, disappears in the 17th century in what we call marquetry, which is a mosaic of veneers rather an inlay. Buhl work-the inlaying of brass and tortoise shell in-troduced and carried to great perfection by Andre Charles Boule, who gave his name to this particular style of inlay-ing, furnished the palace at Versailles. Closely allied to buhl work is the lUore ancient Tarsia work or l\hrquetry which consists of inlaid woods alone. It has been practised from remote times, but came into prominence for the decor-ation of furniture in Italy during the Renaissance epoch and has continued to be a favorite decorative art, varying with changing tastes and styles, to the present day. From India, under the name of Bombay boxes, comes a variety of minute and elaborate work, inlaid in geometrical patterns on wood. The inlaying materials consist of tin wire, sandal wood, sapan wood, ebony, ivory and stag's horns and the effect produced by minute pieces of these various sub~ stances is altogether peculiar and distinctive. RUSSELL STURGIS. Number 166 Sand Belt Machine. Vile illustrate another of the new Sand Belt ~dachilles. now much in use by the enterprising furniture manufacturers. This machine is guaranteed by the manufacturers to sand the Commercial Photographer Phon. South, 700 1414-1416 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO D. A. KEPPERLING L Chicago Office and Distrib· Importers and Manulaclurers 01 uting Yards: 2257102267 LUMBERST. R, S, HUDDLESTON MAnOQAnT MANAGER following, sanding with the grain of the wood and giving a finish that requires no retouching. The line of work fat which this machine is especialI'y adapted and upon which it is used with extreme profit is: Dra ...e..r. fronts and base rails, either agee, round, swell or serpentine; mirror frames. rounded or oval; mirror standards of all shapes; drawer rails, agee, bevel or rounded; band scroller edges, even to the smallest curve and corner posts for dressers, washstands, sideboards, etc., veneered columns, mouldings, rounded or ogee, used in wardrobes, sideboards, beds, dressers, etc,; raised surfaces of panels, spirals of tab1"e legs, curt<lin slats for roU top desks, plumbers wood work, and much of the spindle carv-ings now used in the decoration of bedroom sttites, sideboards. etc.; in fact almost the entire line of irregular work that is now being sanded in a more or less imperfect manner by spindle or drum or home made belt and retouched by hand. This new improved Belt Sander is capable, it is claimed, of giving a perfect surface superior to hand work and far su-perior to spindle or drum or home made belts, and to have all the requisite adjustments for being quickly set up for each cl"ass of work. For further particulars address the man-ufacturers, Wysong & Miles company, Cedar Street and So. R. R, Greensboro, N. C. Harmony in Browns. A good deal of the seventeenth century Dutch inlaiJ furni-ture is wrought in h,"o or three woods, varying from yellow to bro-wn, so that the general effect is a harmony in browns. 26 "MERELY COPYISTS." American Renaissance Bound to Affect Furniture and Dress. Mr. Waring, the English decorator now visiting this coun-try, deplores the fact that the only effort made here to im-prove upon the lack of harmony in the bettcr as well as the ordinary class of domestic interiors is by slavishly copying ex-isting styles instead of intelligently studying the principles underlying style. At the same time Mr. \Varing, who has catered to or perhaps directed the tastes of kings and poten-tates, admits that his own firm works in thirty-five different styles and periods of decorative art. Perhaps, therefore, we poor, artless Americans arc ,not the only people who arc ad-dicted to slavish imitation. But of course everybody knows the sort of thing he means -the house where a Gothic hall, a Louis Quinze drawing room, a Renaissance library, a Colonial dining room and an Empire bedroom strive to Jive in peace under the same roof. A clever woman decorator who has been struggling with this problem and at the same time battling with Nemisis in the shape of "something to wear," was struck by the notion th8t the diffusion of taste and lack of originality v;hich is so no-ticeable in furniture prevails to a greater extent in dress. 71"R-T 1.5' A.l'I 9 $ ,.e In the earliest times when men were only connoiseurs of murder and pillage and women were merely chattels, the whole store of furniture of a lord consisted of a board laid on trestles for a table, a number of benches and stools, a rude chair or two, a straw bed and a chest, and feminine charms were extinguished in the clumsy folds of a gown, a mantle and a head veil. In the earliest times when men were only connoisseurs skill-of the wood carver and the metal worker, so the only outlet for feminine coquetry was in the rich and beautifuHy embroidered borders of their gowns. Then came the Gothic period, and a coldly technical writer on historical furniture admits that "so long as the pointed arch remained a vital principle _in architecture, furniture, and dress reflected in a greater or less degree the Gothic principles." Both showed the same long, slender, stately lines, with lofty tops and simple tracery of ornament. During the Middle Ages the towering head tire was the striking feature of woman's dress, and this became more and more fantastic as the days of Gothic simplicity waned. As furniture was overloaded with ornament until' the original beauty of li'ne was entirely effaced, so were gowns, though still severe in outline, madc parti-colored Ot covered with de-vices, mottoes and armorial bearings, while the edges were COLONIAL FASHIONS. The spring importations emphasize more than ever the fact, which has often been ilOted before, that there is no such thing as a prevailing or positive fashion in dress today. One great French dressmaker is determined to launch Empire costumes, another is backing up the voluminous flounces of the Second Empire, \'\;hile the Louis modes, with a sprinkling of Directoire and 1830 styles, are patronized in turn by all creators of costume who cannot boast a single original idea among the lot. Our woman decorator, after pondering this curious resem-blance between costume and domestic interiors, inves.tigated the subject and made the quaint discovery that dress and fur-nitur'e, but it is likely that at those periods when feminine is pretty certain that costume was never an appendage to fur-niture, but it is likely that at those priods when feminine influence was all powerful furniture was to a certain extent designed to conform to costume. The real reason for the resemblance, of course, is that the great under current of taste and manners wllich influenced the drift of one affected the other in the same direction, so in-timate is the connection between people and their household belongings. In any case, the resemblance is so close as to be patent to the most matter of fact or Teast fanciful of ob-servers. cut and slashed in the form of letters, flowers and leaves. Th~women of the Renaissance, particularly in Italy and France, exerted a powerful influence on the decorative arts, and it is not at all unlikely that these delightful platonists who drew upon every possible resource to -make themselves charming, considered furniture in the light ,of a background as well as in that of a work of art. At any rate, the furniture and costumes of this period were alike rich and sombre, with massive grace of outline and a sumptuous magnificence of detail. The Renaissance ended, the whole scheme of decorative art and costume changed A lighter note was struck in color, material and ornament, and the flowing line began to make its way. It is easy to find a likeness between the graceful grandeur of Louis XIV. furniture and the formal elegance of the dress of that period between the Rococo furniture of Louis XV. and the extravagant prettiness of the Pompadour and DuBarry costumes, or between the real return to simpler and more re-strained forms of the Louis XVI. furniture and the rather affected simplicity of dress under Marie Antoinette. In most eighteenth century chairs and many other pieces the way in \',.hich the lower portion spreads widely from the comparatively small and narrow top presents an amusing likeness to the narrow shouldered, slim waisted, greatly be-hooped dames of that time. The resemhlance between Empire furniture and dress was a perfectly conscious. and sophisticated one. The craze for the antique transformed everything, and \",'omen \"..h.o dressed like Greek statues required stately couches upon \",hich to re-cline in classic simplicity. L"zanne says that a fine lady of the Empire felt that she must as a matter of correctness make a daily toilette of her apartments to harmonize with that of her person. If she chose Greek attire her furniture must he Greek; if she dressed in Roman style, her rooms were decorated to match; if she donned eastern turban and pelisse, at once her boudoir glowed with brilliant Turkish couches and bright rugs. If she robed herself like an Egyptian, that instant the sphinx, the mono-lith clock, the mummies even emerged from their retirement and the apartment straightway transformed itself into an Oriental tent." The Empire marked the last of the great historic epochs in furniture, and truly, the same may be said of costume with one exception. The influence of the Empire style ",,'as felt as late as 1830, but after that came the del'uge of imitations and bad taste. \Vith a few mitigations there was a long succession of un-compromisingly ugly fashions in household decoration and dress, but costume had this advantage over fmnitme, that a GRAND RAPIDS CARVED MOULDING CO. front and Myrtle Sts., Grand Rapids, Mich. Manufacturers of Carved Mouldings and Furniture Ornaments. Write for pictures and prices. pretty, modish woman always lends a charm to almost any atrocity she chooses to 'wear, while a parlor suite must bear alone the sins of the cabinet maker and upholsterer As has been said, there 'Nas one notable exception in dress to the utter lack of creative genius of the nineteenth century along these t\\O lines. This was the rough mannish tailored suit for women, and in its heyday it found its prolotype in the mission style of furniture. Both were severely plain, straigbl, angular. immClculate-ly well made, but abhorring ornament or polish. No t\VO thing-s could be more alike in general characteristics. Doth are extremely good in their proper place. '·\,Tillowfmnitme, one of the few delightful discoveries of the nineteenth century. may be said to represellt the SU111111er girl, a nineteenth century product, pure and simple. Both arc cool, alluring at the proper season, but not to be relied on for the winter months. Admitting this close connection between dress and furni-ture, there is a lesson involved, particularly for the American woman. Mr. \Varing encourages us to take the Colonial style in furniture, of which he highly approves, and reconstruct it so as to meet the social need and domestic conditions of the day. The real merit of Colonial furniture, it may be said for the benefit of the few who do not know, lies in the fact that though English and Continental designs were used they ·were . 27 strained through the sieve of fine simplicity, leaving all ex-travagance behind. American women used to have the reputation of treating the last foreign fashions in the same manner, but oOate years when so many French gowns are imported, even by the cheap-est shops, this good Colonial principle has been abandoned and one is tempted to think that French dressmakers send over their most bizarre concoctions just to see how much the receptive American woman will swallow. She has given them every reason for this attitude, but what if she should arise from the slough of her Empire, her Louis and her 1830 modes and create a distinctively American fashion? She is bound to do it, too, if, as many folks think, there is such a thing possible as an American Renaissance in decorative art, for dress and furniture always have been and will continue to be closely allied.-Sull Big Men Require Furniture Made to Order, In discussing the needs of big men in the line of furniture, a writer for the Saturday Evening Post speaks of former Postmaster General Bissell and Secretary of the Treasury Taft. Bissell was not so tall as Taft, but he was thicker. He couldn't ride alone in a victoria without oozing over the sides on the wheel guards. llisscll had special' furniture made for his office. It had to be special, for ordinary chairs col-lapsed when he sat on them, Taft adopted the Bissen plans. His chair is trussed and buttressed and stiffened and canti-levered. Taft hopes he can cast it aside soon. He has no regrets because he is losing his weight distinction. Many m('11weigh 250 pounds, including a few statesmen. Taft was Ul11que111 the 320-pound class, Carvings by the Maoris of New Z,ealand. Dr. Ra\vei, an educated 1",Iaori, who has spent several months in travel in America, exhibits photographs of very interesting carvings, executed by the natives of New Zea-land The tools employed are pieces of stone, shaped like flints and shells, taken from the sea. The designs, although somewhat barbaric, are well executed and. interesting, sug-gesting the work of the Scandinavians of early days. The wal!"s of the houses, the rafters support inK the roofs, the doors and casing are beautifully decorated. I'n many of the houses panels ill the wall contain carved historical scenes and incidents of inlerest to the family. The art of the Maoris is worthy of the attention of the manufacturers of America. The Only Employe. "You have heen with that firm a long time," said the old school" friend, accordil1g to Judge. <;¥es," answered the man with the patient expression of countenance. "\iVhat is your position?" "T'111 an employe." "But wbat is your official title?" "T haven't any official title. It's like this: vVhen the proprietor \vants something done he tells the cashier, and the cashier tells the bookkeeper, and the bookkeeper tells the as-sistallt bookkeeper and the assistant bookkeeper tells the chief clerk, alld the chief clerk tells me." "And what then?" "\\7ell, I haven't anybody to tell, so I have to go and do it." The Morton Improved Air Dry Kiln. The lI.forton Dry Kiln company, Chicago, have issued a handsome twenty-six page catalogue full 1)f comprehensive reading and illustrative matter pertaining to the Morton dry kiln. These \"..i.ll be furnished to the trade by addressing the company at 1328 First National Bank building, Chicago. 28 ~M"}9HIG7}N EVRNSVILLL Peter H. Reddinger. Readers of the Michigan Artisan will note in the half tone here shown the likeness of Peter H. Reddinger, proprietor of the Reddinger Carving Works Evansville, Iud., manufacturers of all' kinds of carvings and furniture ornaments. Mr. Red-dinger was originalty from Grand Rapids, having spent h's boyhood days there and there learned the carving business ill some of the most famous furniture factories in the world. Starting in with Nelson, Matter and company he next went to work for Berkey & Gay, and after that at Widdicomb's. Following this, Mr. Reddinger accepted a traveling position with the Valley City J\Iachine Works, covering the east and north. After putting in some time as a knight of the grip he for two years and a half was foreman of the carving de-partment with the l'vlattoon Manufacturing company of She-boygan, Wis., filling the same position with the Converse Manuacturing company at Newaygo, Mich., until that com-pany went out of business, and then came to Shelbyville, Ind., where he occupied the same position for some time with the Conrey-Birely Table company_ \Vith his relinquishment of this position, :\1r. Reddinger came to Cincinnati, whe:'e he started in for himself in a small way at first. That was six years agO, the business being styled "Cincinnati Carving Works," and incidentally it might be stated that Mr. Red-dinger was the first man to manufacture carvings in Cinc~n-nati. From a smaJi beginning the busjness grew steadily, and about a year ago he removed his plant to Evansville, the location proving itself a splendid one and in the centre of the furniture district, with more orders coming in than they can take care of. The Reddinger Carving Works oc-cupies a plant 60 x 100 in size and employs a force of forty men. The plant is run by c1ectric power_ On account of rush of business the plant was run for a time last v; inter up to 9 o'clock nights, but as the force also was obliged to work in the day time, the night work was discontinued. dinger has moved up in the business· until today stands second to none in the country. Mr. Red-his plant New Industries in Evansville. The G,'ote Manufacturing company, founders and machin-ists, have erected a stor~ge building in which they will store their lumber. The Reddinger Carving Works (C H. Reddinger, proprie-tor) have a force of forty men employed to meet the demands of th~s firm's trade which are pouring from all' sections. Mr. Redd~nger says t'he demands of his trade are more than thf capa9ity of his plant can supply. The Evansville Veneer company are continuing to make improvements at their plant. HWe have just finished putting up a filing room on top of the saw mill, and in June will build a fifty-foot addition to the cutting room," said Manager Tagle. liOther improvements are. the installation of a steam drag saw. Since the first of the year we have pur-chased eighteen lots adjoining our property." The Evansville Dimension company, manufacturers ex-clusively of three-ply veneered door panels, is one of the more recently organized companies. The company occupies a one-story building 125 x 75 feet in dimensions, with dry kiln and other buildings. The organization was completed eight months ago with a capital stock of $20,000, and the fol-lowing officers elected: President, William Heyns; vice president, Henry Wimberg; secretary-treasurer, Charles Hart-metz. The Fellwock Roll & Panel company are now nicely locat-ed in the building formerly occupied by the Evansville Metal Bed company_ Manager Fellwock says results have been very gratifying since they made their move to their prese'nt location. On January .3 the company were visited by a very severe fire, but inside of two weeks after that were located again and since then trade has been busy as ever with the company, They are now making veneered rolls exclusively, and have just put in a steam plant to supplant the elect: ic motor power they have been using. The c0tTIpany's trade extends from the Atlantic as far west as Kansas and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. The American Pharmacal company, manufacturers of Nail's Red Star Polish, have in this article a perfect polish and cleaner for furniture, office and bar fixtures, pianos, or-gans, bicycles, iron beds, carriages and automobiles. Nail's Red Star Polish dries instantly and never softens or gums. It never settles or evaporates and there is no disagreeable or of-fensive odor connected with it. It brings out the finish and gives new life to furniture; is free from acid and can be used by any child. Address orders to the Ame"ican Pharmacal company, Evansville, lod., 205 Upper First street. Sold in one, two, five and ten gallon cans and in barrels, also put up ill two, three and six ounce bottles, retailing for ten cents, fifteen cents and twenty-five cents ,allowing a liberal profit to the retailer. A New Ven~r and Lumber Company. The American Veneer and Lumber company a new cor-poration, are building a mill at Newport. Ark. E. E. Dietrich, for 18 years superintendent' of the Grand Rapids Veneer Works, ""ill be the superintendent of the new factory. He stated to the Artisan, a few days before leaving for his new home, that they will manufacture veneers and panels from the native woods of Arkansas and that the company owns large tracts of standing timber in that s~ction. Newport is a thriving little city of 3,000 inhabitants, about ninety miles northwest of Memphis, Tenn. Henry Holden of Grand Rapids will represent the new company in this section. L-..- __ , R• 'T' .1.5'A.l'l ~. 29 T ... t K OIL STAIN Correct Shade. Stain Made. WAX OR SHELLAC. SHING WAX se on Weathered or Mission Finishes. ELS AND PRICES. ET," real wood panels showing twenty-supplied. • CHICAGO. 'The Ad-el-ite People. I Write for Price to I THE CHAUTAUQUA VENEERING CD. Manufacturers of VENEERED TOPS. FRONTS and PANELS In All Woods JAMESTOWN. NEW YOR.K NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA, Via GRAND TRUNK·LEHIGH VALLEY ROUTE. Two Fast Trains WEATHERED OA Fast Color. Most Penetrating WILL NOT WIPE UP WITH AO-EL-ITE FINI Dries Harder Than Ordinary Wax. SEND FOR SAMPLE PAN Ask for our "STANDARD STAINS BOOKL one Fillers and Stains. The finest booklet ever Dept. 5. P. H. Reddinger Carving Worhs (Formerly Cincinnati Carving Works of Cincinnati, 0.) CARVINGS and FURNITURE OR.NAMENTS of aU kinds. EVANSVILLE, IND. By sending me a small order I will convince you that I am the man who can make your carvings. ONE TR.IAL WILL DO THE BUSINESS. For U Dally Except Sunday. Dally. Leave Gd Rapids 2:45 p. m. 7:05 p. m. Ar Philadelphia 3:40 p. m. 7:25 p. m. Ar New york 4:30 p. m. 8:40 p. m. Service unsurpassed. For further information apply at City Office, Morton House Block. c. A. JUSTIN,C. P. & T. A. 30 .~MlfJIIG7fN 2 Double Spindle Shapero For all kinds of heavy hard wood cutting, this shaper will be found a very powerful and dependable tool, and of such heavy construction that the spindles may {"unat the highest speed without fear of vibration. The upright spindles are extra long, of- the best crucible steel and may be lowered below the surface of the table. The raising wheels in front for raising and lowering the spin-dles are convenient to the operator, and operating spiral cut gears, prevent the spindles from working down when ruu-ning. The pull of the belt is always against the solid column. Either straight or flat bits or solid bits may be us~d with equal success. The table, either iron or wood, is 61 x 48 inches. Rings are let into the table so that when large or small bits or heads are wanted to be run on spindles, the change can be instantly made. For the greatest variety of heavy work and for dependable continuous service, this machine offers much and its makers, . the J A. Fay and Egan company, guarantee that it will do everything as claimed. By sending a postal to them at 505-525 W. Front Stree~, complete details, prices, circulars and general catalogue of the Fay and Egan line of woodworking machinery may be obtained by return maiL Antwerp Oak. The Chicago Wood Finishing company, 259-263 Elston avenue, Chicago, have in their Antwerp oak finish a strong article for the furniture trade. One of the more popular finishes is Antwerp oak for many lines of furniture, such as those for the library, dining room, hall, etc., as ""ell as for special pieces of fancy furniture. It is used also to some extent for office and buffet furniture. Antwerp oak finish is employed on about the same lines of goods as \Veathered oak and Flemish oak finishes. In some respects Antwerp oak finish may be said to be similar to Weathered oak finish, except that Antwerp oak fin-ish is :tiJ'edand varnished, whereas Weathered oak is neither filled nor varnished. All parts of the surface ,of the wood are stained uniform-ly, including the flake of the wood in Antwerp oak finish, there being no "highlights" shown, as in Golden oak finish. The Chicago Wood Finishing company produce the only practical Antwerp oak oil stains made, that is those which give the depth of shade required and dry well'. They manu-ufacture Antwerp oak spirit stains as well as oil stains, but the latter are muth to be preferred since they do not raise the grain of the wood as spirit stains do. Their Antwerp oak oil stains and fillers produce this style of finish as easily as Golden oak finish is made, something which had been impossible until they brought out these stains. The cost of producing Antwerp oak finish heretofore has been the greatest reason for the finish not having been em-ployed as much as it otherwise would have been. 7IRTI.sA~ t 7 $;. The method of producing Antwerp oak finish isas follows: The wood shou:d be smoothly sand-papered and the sand-dust, thoroughly cleaned out of the pores. A coat of No.2 or 4 Antwerp oak oil stain, full str'ength, not thinned down, is then applied, the stain being wiped over or not wiped as may be preferred. We give, following, directions for both processes: \Viped finish. After the stain has been allowed a few minutes to set it is lightly wiped over with cloth, waste or a rag. The stain is given over night to dry and the work then filled with an Antwerp oak wood filler. The filler is allowed twentY'-four hours to dry and is given a thin coat of white shell'ac. The shellac for this purpose is thinned down, using two parts of wood alcohol to one part of shellac var-nish. The shellac:; is lightly. sand-papered, when dry, and two coats of rubbing, or of rubbing and polishing varnish are applied, first coat being sand-papered and last coat rubbed, or rubbed and polished as desired. The Antwerp finish is sometimes not polished but only rubbed, although it is also put out in the polished finish. The company manufacture a number of shades of Ant-werp oak wood fitter. Lead-jng shades are their No. 225 and No. 225 B. Net prices for Antwerp oak paste wood fillers, any .packages: No.2 Antwerp oak oil stain, $1.50 per gallon; No.4 Antwerp oak oil stain, $1.50 per gallon. Ket prices for An~werp oak paste wood fillers, any shade, in 100 lb. or 200 lb. kegs or 100 lb. cans, 60 cents; in 25 or 50 th. tin pails, 70 cents. W. F.G. Filler and Stain Effects. A booklet of great service to finishers for refernce pur-poses is in course of distribution among the furniture factor-ies of America It consists of finished chips showing a large number of filler and stain effects, pasted in a heavy card board cover, that can be carried in the pocket or hung above the desk. These chips· show exactly the effect produced by the various materials on birch, oak and mahogany. They run the gamut from the very light to the very dark shades and from rubbed to waxed finishes. This booklet is the work of the advertising department of the Adams & Elting company, the "Ad-el-ite People," of Chicago. This big concern has Tong been headquarters for everything in the filler and stain line and for all kinds of paint specialties. Their fillers and stains are us~d in the finishing rooms of most of the large furniture factories throughout the United States, and are a standard for this class of goods. They will' send one of their reference booklets showing these stains and fillers to any fin-isher who will make his request on the letter head of his firm. Lumber For Veneer Work. Nearly 160,000,000 feet of lumber were used in this coun-try last year for veneer "work. The statistics have just been collected by the. forest service on the returns· from ninety-three firms. The showing. makes the use of wood for veneer work the next largest to wood putp for forest exploitation. Formerly it was believed that only a very few woods were available for veneering, but this year there were twelve dif-ferent species mentioried, all of which ran over a million feet of log measure. Of these red gum, yellow poplar and maple constituted fifty per cent. All species for which a totar cut of less than 1,000,000 feet was reported include. sycamore, tupelo, chestnut, hickory, pecan, butternut, cherry, spruce, cypress. hackberry, locust and willow. The proportion of veneer stock manufactured in the leading states is as follows: Wisconsin, seventee'~l per cent; Tennessee, fourteen per cent; Indiana, ten per cent; New York, ten per cent; Missouri, nine per cent; South Carolina, nine per cent. Factory Notes. Andersen & V\iinter of Clinton, Ia .. have had constructed for their use a new furniture plant. The Orchvay )'IIanufacturing company's plant in Bristol, Tenn., is to be sold at public auction. Work on the new Illillois Cabinet company's plant of Rockford is being rushed to completion, The Badger Furniture: factory in Mihvaukee was damaged by fire to the amount of $2,700 recently. The Booth Furniture company will manufacture furniture in Peru. Ind. Capital stock is $40,000. The Pennsylvania Bed company has been organized in Pittsburg. Tte capital invested is $125,000. R. S. Reynolds of Bristor, Tenn., will c:onduct a furniture manufacturing business. Capital is $50,000. The Ford & Johnson company of Chicago will crect a chair factory in Atlanta, Ga., to cost $30,000. The Pennsylvania Bed company of Pittsburg; will manu~ facture metal beds. Capitalization, $125,000. The Dust Proof Furniture company of Chicago, with a capital stock of $50,000 will manufacture furniture. The Mayhew Ma.!.wfacturing company are about to con-struct a $20,000 addition to their factory in Milwaukee. The Sanitary Folding Bed & Manufacturing company of Kansas City, l\Jo., has been organized "vith $18,000 capital. Kyle & Sons' warehou!ie in Temple, Tex., was rccently de-stroyed by fire; damage resulted to the extent of $10,000. The John D. Raab Chair company of Grand Rapids, Mich., have increased the capital stock from $20,000 to $50,000. George \V. Denton has pmchased the interests of George T. Nolley in the \7ilesterll Furniture company, vVichita, Kas. The Southern Seating & Cabinet company of Nashville, Tenn., have increased their capital stock from $35,000 to $100,000. The Ideal Hospital Bed company is organized with places of business in Chicago and Guthrie, O. T. Capital stock is $300,000. \'Fork on Louis Harbach's lIew furniture factory in Des 1\loines, la., is being pushed. The factory is to be modern in every respect. .!-\. new furniture factory will be started in Columbus, Ga., in the buildings formerly occupied by thc Columbus Show Case company. The American Seating company of Jersey City, K. J, has been organized to manufacture furniture and supplies. with $4,000,000 capital. \Vork has been conl111(',nced on the buildings of the Brunswick-lllake-Collender company's plant in Muskegou, Mich., and is progressing rapidly. Tlle Carthage (1\10.) Bcd Spring l'vTanufacturlng company have increased their capital stock from $25,000 to $100,000. Four-fifths of the increase is paid. The Standard Furniture company of Rockford, Ill., will make an addition to their plant 18 x 100 feet, four stories; 2,000 square feet of floor space will thereby be added. The Batesville (Tnt!) Veneering \;Yorks will move to Lawrenceburg, where a site has been purchased [or $8,000, Oil which a three-story building will beerec.ted to cost $60,000. The people of S1. Johns have raised the money due the St. Johns Table company now moved to Cadillac, Mich. The plant occupied by the S1. Johns Table company will be used by another company soon. The Birmingham (Ala.) ~etal Bed :vlanufacturing com-pany has been organized with $50,000 capital. The com-pany v;il1 manufacture iron and brass beds at North Bir-mingham. 31 The Imperial Patent Bed company has been organized in St. Louis, Mo., with $30,000 capital. The Poughkepsie (:-.T. Y) Chair company was damaged by fire recently to the amount of $15,000. The American School Furniture company, of v;hich the Grand Rapids School Furniture company is a part, has been re-organized under the name of the American Seating com-pany. Capital is $4,000,000. A committee of the Commercial Club of IVlontgomery, Ala., will try and secure factories for their city. A chair factory is one of the things in vie,'v. John \V. Tullis, Jr., is chairman of the committee. Three hundred cabinet makers in George W. Smith and company's Philadelphia factory, struck on May first. Other factory employes also stopped work. The union demands an eight hour day and a fixt:>dschedule of wages. The j\'lanistce (IvIich.) Development company will or-ganize a chairfaetory, selling stock to rcsidents it $100 per share. After the company is .formally organized it is pro-posed to ask the city for a bonus of $10,000 for the purchas:: of a site and the erection of a building. The Northwestern Cabinet company of Burlington, {a., will enlarge their plant by an addition to cost $50,000, three stories high. Dimensions 50 x 200 feet. Thirty thousand square feet of floor space will thus be added. The company recently increased the capital stock to $150,000. At the Bennett Brothers furniture factory in Charlotte, 111ch., recently, great excitement was caused by the blowing off of the safety valve on the boilers. The force of the es-caping steam was so strong that the roof of an adjoining }JOuse ''''as torn off. The fact'ory will have to be dosed while repairs afe being made. Prosperity No Excuse. "It is possible that some time in the future \"e shall give our attention to the export trade and seek to market our goods abroad, but at the present time we are so rushed with domestic orders that we really have nothing to offer for-ex-port, and could hardly give proper attention to foreign orders if \ye were to receive them.' This is the familiar, stereotyped expression now in com-mon use among certain manufacturers when approached with propositions to offer their merchandise for cxport. The excuse is based 011 a fallacy so obvious that it is hCLrdto credit its users with particularly profound mental processes. Un-doubtedly these are prosperous times in the United States, and more factories are running to their full capacity and experiencing difficulty in keeping their orders promptly filled than are having trouble in obtaining all the business they de-sire. It is fair to assume that under these conditions the manu-facturers as a class are making money and accumulating profits which they could well afford to apply to business expansion. If this is so, when will they ever have a better time than the present to organize export departments an
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- 1906-05-10T00:00:00Z
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and '(GRAND ,RAPW ~ 1111111 u'4--n AllY I ! I' I , MICHIGAN ARTISAN I OCTOBER 25, 1906 I r ~ Grand Rapids Fancy Furniture CO. It , , . I i ;". r"·' ;:. . ,) 1 ," GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. '>;, ". Bookcases, Ladies' Desks, Music Cabinets and Writing Tables IN MAHOGANY: OAK. IMITATION MAHOGANY. MAPLE, ~~~ ~-WRITE FORCATALOGUE.~~-- Spring Line on EXhibition, FIFTH FLOOR, BLODGETT BLOCK ,I BEST THINGS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. (, -j ,:p ,) . ~ '. -.'1 .<t L _ EVERY INDICATION POINTS to the fact that we wiUhave a LARGE HOLIDAY TRADE, hence Weadvise you to FIGURE AHEAD, AVOID THE RUSH and BUY TODAY. We will date the bill December Ist. Terms: Net 60 days 2 per cent 10 days, F. O. B. here. The beauty of this Couch is in ils massive proportions. yet embodying lPacefuI lines. It is. made of quarter sawed Oak, cl'OOs~bandedveneered sides, (finished Golden) and with massivelv carved shell at the head. The springa are High T em-pered steel, built upon Ihe S. & H. Construction, the same construction as adoe!~ by tile Governmt!nt. WE GUARANTEE IT FOR FIVE YEARS. The Filling is of Tow, Mo" and Hair Top and the covering is of the very best M. & S. No. 1 guaranteed Machine Buffed Leather. Will not crack or peel. No. X2610 COUCH 77 in, long 30 in, wide A RARE BARGAIN MUELLER & SLACK COMPANY, Grand Rapids Mich. IF YOU HAVEN'T OUR CATALOGUE ~6 ASK FOR IT For the Holiday Trade A YOUTH'S MANUAL TRAINING ========== BEN CH ========== Is an Article That Can't Be Beat. A Useful Article in Any Home. A Perfect Gift for the Boy. The Same Bench we Furnish the Best Manual Training Schools. Strictly high grade in every respect. Sold at a price that 'places it within the reach of all. It sold like "hot cakes" last Christmas. Get it on your list for this year. Write for full information and prices. GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW CO. 130 South Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF BENCHES IN THE WORLD. - - -- - - --- - - _._-- -- ------- THE NORTHERN LINE KITCHEN CABINETS LET OTHERS ADVERTISE, BUT YOU BUY THE BEST GOODS FOR THE MONEY Kitchen Cabinet No. 1I C\ Kitchen Cabinet No. 501 I. While it is a mistake to offer an unsatis-factory, cheap Kitchen Cabinet, and you know as well as we do that a WELL MADE . ARTICLE at a moderate price WILL OUT-SELL the best advertised Kitchen Cabinet in the world. We are content to let others advertise Kitchen Cabinets while we DELIVER THE GOODS AT INSIDE PRICES. WE ADVERTISE NO RETAIL PRICES and every dealer may ask what he likes. There is no better built line on the mar-ket, and few as good. Our Kitchen Cabinets are THO R - OUGHL Y PRACTICAL with no contrap-tions, and WILL SATISFY THE CUS-TOMER. They have all the features of the best Cabinets on the market, and we have carefully avoided the short-comings of others. We have different styles, so you can al-ways PICK WHAT YOU WANT. There is no more complete or salable line in the country. They will help you immensely to make Q!JICK AND PROFITABLE SALES. The Northern Furniture. Company SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN 2 The Luce FurnitureCo. INVllES ATIENTION TO ITS LARGE LINE OF Bed Room and Dining Room Furniture. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN SALESROOM AT FACTORY ONLY. DURING THE JUL V. 1906. SEASON YEAGER'S HIGHEST THE REASONS GREATEST QUALITY VALUES THE YEAGER fURNITURE co., Allentown, Pa. CHICA.GO-Funliture Manufl'l.(:turers' Exhibition Building, 7th Floor, 1319 Michigan Ave. NEW YORK-(Salesroom) 333-341 Fourth Ave., Cor. 25th St. 2d Floor. PUBLIC LIBRARY 27th Year-No.8. $1.00 per Year. MAIL ORDER COMPETITION. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., OCTOBER 25, 1906. A Commercial Traveler Tells How it is Met by a Sagacious Dealer of Coldwater, Mich. "Mail order competition isn't such a terrible thing after all," declared a traveling man, after listening to a little ca-lamity howling in the corridor of a Grand Rapids, 11ich., hotel recently. "Of course, the country merchant who lays down and does not even attempt to meet it is liable to feel it keenly," he continued, "but there is no reason why the small dealers who are in close touch with their patrons should fear it. All they need to do to hold their trade is to explain the matter to their customers. A little heart-ta-heart talk and saga cia lIS figuring will hardly ever fail to convince a sen-sible person that there is nothing to be gained in patronizing the mail order houses." On being asked to elucidate his idea~tell how it can be done- the optimist proceeded: "Well, I'll tell you. I wit-nessed a good example of how to do it down at Coldwater the other night. I was in a store when a man \vho wanted a small wood stove-onc of those little heaters-came in. He sauntered around until he saw about what he wanted and then asked the proprietor: "Vhat do you want for that stove?' 'Six doJ[ars,' was the reply. "'1 can do better than that/ said the would-be buyer. 'I can get that stove from Sears & Roebuck for $5.25.' "'Well, that's better,' said the seller, 'if you can do it, but I doubt it.' "No doubt at all,' said the buyer. 'They've got exactly the same thing and $5.25 is their price.' "'That may be,' said the merchant, 'but I think I can con-vince you that you won't make anything by sending your money to Chicago. 1 can do just as well by you as any mail order house can.' 'If you can I will buy that stove and pay your price,' was the buyer's offer. "'Well, Jet's see,' said the dealer. 'You say their price is $5.25. If you send that amount over there you've got to write a letter and buy a money order. That will cost you 10 cents, including the postage, even if you don't count your time worth anything. That makes $5.35. Then you must pay the freight, which will be at least 4S cents. That will make it $5.80. Then you will have to hire somebody to take the stove up to your house. That will probably cost a quar-ter, but we'll call it 20 cents, which brings Sears & Roebuck's price tlp to just what I have asked you and they won't send a man over here to set up the stove and swear at the pipe for you as we do.' /1'1 guess you're right,' admitted the buyer. I had not figured the thing out, I'll take the stove, You know I'd rather trade with you, anyway. Here's your money.' "'Thank you,' said the dealer, and the incident was ap-parently closed, but he could not resIst the temptation to 'rub it in' a little. He saw an opportunity to make the les-son a little more impressive and improved it, thinking, prob-ably that it might have a good effect on several other me1 who had witnessed the transaction. He took the money and then turning to his handy man, said: 'Here, John; mark this stove sold to Mr. Edwards. Set it away to be delivered and set up a week from Saturday.' "Can't you deliver it before- that?' asked Mr. Edwards in surprise. "'Oh. yes, we could: was the reply, 'but I only agreed to do as well as Sears & Roebuck would and you know if you sent to Chicago for a stove you wouldn't expect to get it in less than two weeks, while wc"ll keep it only a little over a, week.' "Mr. Edwards saw the point plainly. He protested mild-ly, saying the weather was growing cold-might freeze up any time-and the folks needed the stove, and when he was as-sured that it would be 'up there the first thing in the morn-ing,' he invited all present to smoke at his expense. "Now," continued the optimist, "that incident shows how the small dealers can compete with the mail order houses. I believe that if people who patronize the mail order concerns would figure a little, they would find, in nine cases out of ten, that they can do better by buying at home. I suppose there are dealers who ask too much for their goods. In such cases the people cannot be blamed for sending their money away, but when a merchant plays fair, shows a disposition to 'live and let live,' and knows how to Use his opportunities to the best advantage, he ought to have no difficulty in holding his trade against any inducements that the mail order men can offer." THE CORRECT Stains and fillers. THE MOST SATISFACTORY first Coaters and Varnishes MAItU'-ACTII.CII rII ........ B .... CHICAGO WOOD FINISHING CO. 259·63 ELSTON AVE.., 2·16 SLOAN ST. CHI CAe o. 4 ~r;,.IfjiIG7}N , 7I R'T' I >5' AJ"! 4? $ $. HORN BROS. MFG. CO. 281 to 291 W. Superior St.. CHICAGO. ILL. MANUFACTURERS OF Chamber SUites, Odd Dressers, Chiffoniers UDII'S' DRI'SSING TII.8LI'S to match Made in Golden Oak, Genuine Maho~any VeneCTed, Birdseye Maple, Whit~ Enamel High\y Pohsbed 01 Dun Finish. We also make a line of PRINCESS DRESSERS from $13.00 UP, In Quarter-Sawed Oak, Mahogany and Birdseye Maple, Veneered If you bave not received our Spring Supplement. ask for it. SAMPLES SHOWN BY PECK & HILLS 1319 Michi~D AVeline, and HALL .& KNAPP, 187 Michigan Avenue, Clilcago. NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA, Via GRAND TRUNK-LEHIGH VALLEY ROUTE, Two Fast Trains Daily Except Sunday. Daily. Leave Gd Rapids , 2:45 p. m. 7:05 p. m Ar Philadelphia , , 3:40 p. m. 7:25 p. m. Ar New york ~:30 p. m. 8:40 p. m. Service unsurpassed. For further information apply at City Office, Morton House Block. I . C. A. JUSTIN, C. P. & T. A. QUARTER-SAWED INDIANA WtllTE OAK VENEERS CHOICE FIGURES:: EXTRA WIDTHS When writing for prices. mention widths required and kind of figure preferred. HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO. Fort Wayne Indian ... No. 51 The New Write for CatalGJlle. RICHMOND Chair Co. RICHMOND, IND. The Standard line of Double Cane CHAIRS and ROCKERS Mention MICHIGAN ARTISAN THE ONLY CASTER CUP THAT WILL NOT MAR OR SWEAT ANew Caster Cup, a Furniture Protector and a Rest We guarantee perfect satis-faction_ We know we have the only perfect C&'ltercup ever made. This cup is in two sizes, as follows: 2}( inch and 3 inch. and we use the cork bottom. You know the rest Small size, $S.50 lI'er100 Large size, 4.50 per 100 F O. B. Grand Rapids. Try it and beconvinced. Our Concave Bottom Card Block does Dot touch the snr· face but upon the rim. permit. ting a dreu\ation oi air under the block, tberebY pr~e:ntin~ moistua or marks of any kind. This is tile only card blllck of its kind on the market. Price $3.00 per 100 Grand Rapids Caster Cup CO", ..... 00. A,. .. Grand Rapids, Mich. Also can be had at LUSSKY. WHITE 6. COOLIDGE, 111·113 Lake St.; ChicaGO "PE.RFE.CT·· FOLDING CHAIR PATENTED OCT. 20. 11)03. Comfortable Durable Simple Neat The Acme of Perfection in the line of Folding Chairs. PERFECT COMPACTNESS wbil!:nfolded. Hard maple. natural finish. WaITE FOR. PaICES. OM PEABODY SCHOOL FURNITURE CO. North Manchester, Indiana "Rotan Slyl,," lot Drop Carvin~, Emboaed MouklinllS. Paods. Etc. EMBOSSING and DROP CARVING MACHINES Mlldtjpes for a\l PUtpose~, and at prices witbin lhe reach of all. Every Machi" .. has OUr Il"uarant"h against breabge for one year. "Lateral Style" for Larie CApacity Heavy Ca~ ",00 Deep E.D1.boWn~_ We Mve the Machine you want at a JlllisfactaIYprice. Write lor del<::riptivecirculars. Ako malle. fo1 aIlmaltes ~ M.cbinell. UNION EMBOSSING MACHINE CO" Indianapolis, Ind. 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 lor 50e is lhe fiNEST IN THE WORLD J. BOYD PANTLIND. Prop. -- ----- -- --------... 71R T I ..s' A.L"l a;;;; ; ".. 7 f' • PATENTED JULV 29, 1902. The best FASTENER for Five Le&.gedTables Write for Price! atld Informaticf1 --ro-- Invincible Table Fastener Co.. Shelbyville, Ind. FURNITURE- FACTORY OPE-NINGS. Excellent opportunities for furniture factories exjst in cities anti towns of the Southwest along the lines of the ... An a.mple supply of h~rdwood timber. besides most of the soft woods, are procurable at low cost and within a short distance of these locHtion~. Full particulars upon application. Send !(JT booklef about facfO'ry opminglt a!(J'fI(Jthe Rock Island-Friileo. M. SCHULTER, Industrial Commissioner. Friseo Building. ST. LOUIS.Mo. Fine Service MICHIGAN CENTRAL Grand Rapids .II Detroit .II Toledo THROUGH CAR LINE Solid train service with Broiler Parlor cars and Cafe coaches running on rapid schedule. Through sleeping car to New York on the "Wolverine," making the run in nineteen hours and fifty minutes. For full particulars see Michigan Central Agents. Or E· W. Covert. C. P. A. Grand R.aplds. o. W. ,,"u.s.)ea. G. P. A. ChlQajio. 5 -"',,-MIC.H·2IG7INa graining machine in factories making low and medium priced goods. Quartered oak is becoming so expensive that many are using the imitations instead. The Wolverine :Manufacturing Company and the Cadillac Cabinet Company are having a gre.at trade in fancy furniture and tables. The Safety Folding Bed Company expect to show their line in January at 1319 Michigan avenue .. Chicago. Changes in Burial Customs. "You may he.ar people in the country and in smaller towns say that folks in New York don't even know the peo-ple that live next door," says an undertaker of the big city. "But as a mattcr of fact somebody might live and die under the Same roof with you here and you might never even know that he was dead; thi!';, for instance, in anyone of the city's large apartment houses. "Here no crape is hung at the outer doot, as it would be disturbing to the other tenant'S. And so there are parts of the town which you may traverse and never see a crape. Peo-ple die here, but it is not the custom to place the crape at the outer door. "In some parts of the town in houses of many tenants, where it is de~i··ed and where it is sanctioned by custom, we still plate a crape at the outer door, in such cases tying a black ribbon to the bell pull or to the nameplate of the family in which the death has occurred' in the hall within; but in the many fine modern apartment houses it is not the custom. "You will still find, as in the old way, in various parts of the city in case of death crape displayed at the door of pri-vate dwelling houses; but here, too, the custom is beginning, has in fact begun, to fall' into disuse. You will now see 011 such houses flowers with the crape, or flowers alone; and there are fine avenues and streets where the outward display of any death emblem whatever has been largely if not wholly given up. They know, and their friends know; and why should they make their grief public? HAnother change of comparatively recent years is in the manner of inscribing coffin plates. Once such plates were universally lettered with the name of the deceased and with the date of birth and of death, the lettering being done in script. Now it is not unusual for us to put upon a plate the name only, and this in old English or a block letter, omit-ting the dates of birth and death entirely. "Women, particularly, are naturally sensitive about their age, and they might have shrunk from having this told, after their death, as they would have shrunk from telling it them-selves. It was respect for this feeling that prompted the omission of dates, done at first in the case of women, The simplicity of this manner of making plates commended itself and it was extended to plates made for men; and we are now making, for both men and women, an increasing number of coffin plates bearing- the name only. "Another change in burial customs in the city is found in the increasing number of burials now held from undertaking establishments, which are now to be found here equipped with every possible convenience for the seemly conducting of funeral ceremonies, either public or private." Demand for Old Style Beds Increasing. "In spite of the rapidly growing scarcity of suitable wood, furniture is selling at a low price, all things considered," said E. A. Bandcrob of Oshkosh, while in Milwaukee recently. "Wood from which furniture is made is not only becoming scarce, but mechanics employed at furniture making are de-manding higher wages than paid them four or five years ago, and other material used in the' construction of household ar-ticles has gone up in price. Therefore it is but natural to suppose that the price of furniture has been increased some-what also. Furniture made today is far more serviceable than that manufactured when I was a yopung man. The me-chanics employed at furniture making are men expert in their profession, and such workmen command the highest wages the manufacturers can afford to pay. "There is, of course, cheap furniture made, but my advice to the young- couple or the old couple, too, for that matter, is when buyhlg furniture to get the best, even if they are ob-liged to go in debt to get it. The best in the furniture line is always the cheapest. "Wooden bedsteads are not going out of use as fast as some people may think, or ~s certain furniture dealers may endeavor to make them think. The demand for the 61d~ style bedsteads is increasing rather than decfeasing, as house-holders after they have had experience with an iron bedstead will go back to the comfortable and good-looking wooden bed. In the winter time, especially, is the difference between iron a.nd wooden bedsteads appreciated. "';VoDd carvers, the men who make the fantastic and ar-tistic designs on the bureaus and bedsteads are paid better wages than mechanics in other branches of trade, and they earn their money, too. It requires skill and ingenuity to be a wood carver, and the work is hard." "Down and Out." The man who wins in the fight for fame, Who wins in the war for gold, The welkin rings with his lauded name Wherever his deeds are told. Not mine to jeer when I hear him hailed; I'm proud of his heart so stout- But what of the fellow who tried and failed, The fellow that's "down and out"? Shall nought be said for the man who tried The goal of his hopes to gain? Who faced the battle with patient pride And fought though the fight was vain? Whose spirit in one weak moment quailed, Who fell at the last redoubt- Ah, many a hero heart has failed, So here's to the "down and out"! The man 'who wins, oh, honor him well, And give him the praise that's due, But don't forget the other who fell Ere ever his dreams came true; Yes, honor the man whose will prevailed, Who baffled despair and doubt- But give one thought to the man who failed, The fellow ,that's "down and out"! -Denis A. McCarthy. THE HAWK£.YJt. KITCHEN CABINltT Original feature~. Des;2n.finishand cabinetwork the beston earth. Prices ran~ frOID$3.25 to $60.00. ExcJuslvesale Jl'iven. Sold to dealers only. Price is a good salesman. Quality is a b~ter one. We have them both. Catalogue on application. UDloD FurDltu,.. Co .. BURLlNGTc>N. JOWA.. HOW TO BETTER YOUR POSITION. Hang On To Your Job, Do Your Best and Keep Your Eyes Open. He w;iS seeking work, all unmarried beginner, but scorned the suggestion of a more experienced worker that, since op-portunities 111 the desired 1ille were few anti applications many, he should take other work while walting. l'I'd rather go hungry than do work I don't like," he per-sisted, voicing a piece of folly common to mally thoughtless work seekers. "I couldn't do my best at anything distaste-ful. And, besides, if I get into other work, I may never get out." Those who employ others or seek to help them trYward em-ployment frequently are confronted by this mistaken attitude based on half truths improperly comprehended, says John Coleman in the Denver News. Love for the work undertak-en no doubt conduces to the enjoyment of its performancc, as also to to the power of doing it well and easily. But the un-desired work may offer the highest opportunities for improve-ment of working ability and character, nor can any kind of work utterly pt"Ove. distasteful to the honest, whole-hearted 7 waiting? There are cases, however, in which the unde-sired work performed for necessity's sake, leads to unexpect-edly promising opportunities, brings out latent abilities not otherwise. shown. A. Chicago young man, an artist by instinct, a phat"macist for financial reasons, loathed the occupation of his business hours, yet discovered through it certain photographic possi-bilities that prescntly lifted him to fame and easeful prosper-ity and freedom. Another unloving chemist passed from the uncongenial field to researches that by and by landed him in the happy haven of a university professor's chair. A struggling physician, eking out the income of an infinitesimal practice, took to medical illustrating; from this branch he passed to the nOll-scientific drawing, which proved his great-est gift. A woman, suddenly widowed, desired to take up design-ing, but, lacki.ng the money for immediate study, turned her housekeeping experienc.e and talents to good use. As a successful teacher of domestic science she tong has' been rec-onciled to her altered plans. One of the cleverest character artists of America, a woman widely famous for her adorable child sketches, slipped into this work quite by accident, need-ing money wherewith to further her sculptural endeavors. b in jts simplklty, Our new 4eSlgna &1 I\4if sion furniture that have lusl IUTtvt;d from' ,hi Grand Rapids factOries .ar.e t~ finest eumJ1c& 0/ this popular furuhure as yet pr.oduCcd:. We have them In complete sets for every room bi the hause, or odd p1e~s ta set hel't and there ta add 10 tbe attraclivent,8s 01 the home. We would ask y(IUto' call at OUt stott aM allow us to acqtulilll you witb tbe me:tfts af Grand Ra¢dsfurn1ture' aM show you why it extek any (urriJ.- tute produced iIi tbe- world tOda. and fel it costs no more tban mQ" stclre.s ask for the: vetyardinary k:in&. ~l!.E OUR FALL BXHiB«T Of!' RUGS Jt,fu>OTIWlI'l.(lOa CO'VBRJN03 N~ al!stKns iN dwic, Ji;lf.. I",,,s and, a"'lislit: f;ollJrUc6 /"iHH .4mP'~Q's;.hsl.ak~ ~~lllb~"· SAMPLES OF' GOOD ADVERTISEMENTS. worker. Nor, again, is it necessary to "stick" in the unde-sired place. The desired work should be held in mind always, with the confident resolve to secure it as soon as possible. But it is e.asier to obtain a new job ·while blessed with an old one than when anxiously 'workless; and it is better to be well fed and clothed, out of debt, and easy in mind, evert at the cost of dis-agreeable daily effort, than to endure hunger, shabbiness and discouragement in search of the most alluring position. Lincoln may not have made log fences, Garfield driven the canal horse, and Grant hauled wood with the presidency in view, but. it may be assumed that each had far different work in mental perspective. Each, undoubtedly, made a bet-tcr president for the practical knowledge of men and c.ondi-tions acquired whHe engaged in the undesirable efforts. Marshall Field, John \Vanamaker, George \V. Childs, Sir Thomas Lipton, George M. Pullman, Thomas A. Edison, Rud-yard Kipling, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Jack London. these, with hosts of other world successes of varied order, toiled along in uncongenial fields befor('. coming -into their economic own. Who can doubt that the chosen work at last was the richer for the fruits of patient, productive The writer of an immensely successful recent book on femi-nine economics unconsciously secured its basic material while following a variety of distasteful occupations in search of the right one. A valuable and lucrative contrivance for softening and re-moving old wall paper was invented by a woti1an who watched her husband, just then out of employment, renovating his 0\',711 si.tting room hangings. The handy little restrainer of \vomanly "scolding locks" that some years ago profited its creator, ,"vas suggested to an ingenious worker seeking for different employment. At least half the world's most satis-fying successes have come to men and women who rather might have expected success in almost any other way. Instances might be multiplied indefinitely, but to what purpose? Here is the Hcondusion of the whole matter" to the thoughtftll work seeker not utterly committed to prev-ious mental conceptions: Choose the kind of work you pre-fer, determine to attain and successfully perform it as soon as possible, and bend all avaHable efforts in the cherished direc-tion. But, meantime, do your best at whatever kind of work first offers, being sure that in this course will be found the direct road to future opportunities of any and every kind. Karges Wardrobes Are Good Wardrobes fJIGOOD STYLE CONSTRUCTION FINISH =1 P R ICE SRI GH T [ WRITE FOR CATALOGUE KARGES FURNITURE CO. EVANSVILLE, IND. It BOCKSTEGE fURNITURE CO. EVANSVILLE:, IND. NO. 10. DRESSINGTABLE. Top 10%40. Ftench P1iaW2i2x.28.SdectO»artered Oak. Rubbed and PoIUbed. . Mak.en. of the "SUPERIOR" Extensioa. Parlor.nd Unaty Tahles. New CAT. ALOGUE just iaued. GET ONE. GLOBE SIDEBOARDS alB the BEST ON THE GLOBE FOR THE MONEY GEr OUR CATALOGUE. Mention the Michigan Artisan when writing. GLOBE FURNTURE COMPANY EVANSVILLE, INDIANA MAKE MONEY MR. DEALER BY SELLING THE KITCHEN CABINETS CUPBOARDS SAFES and WARDROBES Besl Goods lowest Prices BOSSE FURNITURE CO., Evansville, Ind The "Ell" fOLDING BEDS ~~~frl~'~N~~~ No Stock. complete without the Eli Beds in Manto::! and Upright E 0 M &. Co Evaa •• 1Ue.ln41a1'lla L' • ILL E R . Write lor cuts and pril:e5 1906 SMIT" C"4IR ===COMPANY=== 1858 E. Q. MANUFACTURERS OF WOOD, DOUBLE CANE, CANE, COBBLER TUfTED LEATHER AND VENEER SEAT CHAIRS AND ROCKERS No.145 R.eception 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 •• ------ - - - - -- -- -- -- ---------------------- 10 UNREASONABLE EXCLUSIVENESS. Radical Measures Proposed By Minnesota Undertaker; and Furniture Men. The Furniture News, St. Louis, Mo., gives the undert~k-ers and embalmers, fumiture dealers and manufacturers of Minnesota some good advice when it says; There was a time when if we heard of happenings Q(lt of the ordinary we had visions of Kansas. The Sun Fl.o\vcr state came in for all"sorts of gibes for her eccentricitiesl which geemed well earned from the pet:uliar actions of some of h{~r citizens. But the spot light has gradually shifted of late until it is now focused upon one of our neighbors in the north, where its searching rays penetrate a state of affairs that is amusing, to say the least. Minnesota seems to be afflicted with as many tormentors as Job of old, and two have broken out in such virulent form that some of the good citizens of that state have felt called upon to exercise stringent measures to prevent them frou' Why Not Order? Say a dozen or more Eureka Iron Display COuch Trucks llCDt you OD approval? If not satisfactory th~ ean he returned at no expense to you whatever. while the price a;ked is but a triBc, com-pared to the convebience they afford and the economy they represent in the saving of door space. Thirty-two couchl!S mounted on the E",eka Jron D;,pIay Couoh Truck occupy the same floor spate as twelve dis-pl~ ed in the usual manner. Write flQrcatalogue giving full descrip-tion and price in the diJferent finishes, to-gether with illustratioDs demonstrating thc use of t he Giant Short Rail Bed Fastener or Iron Beds. Manufactured by H. J. MONTGOMERY PATHNTKIl: Silver Creek, New York, U. S. A. Dellnit Wire and IMl Co.• Camldian Manu-faeturecIS. londoa, Ont. spreading. One that troubles them sorely is the embalming fluid question. For many years Minnesota funeral directors have taken a most active interes't in compounding a fluid that would possess all the good qualities of several hundred fluids and then some more. Not satisfied with the appropriations made by the National Funeral Directors' Association to carry on the investigation, the Minnesota Funeral Directors' As-sociation, we understand, have put up large sums of their own, Ulltil now they are ready to shout "Eureka" and pub-lish to all the world a formula that will put the embalming fluid manufacturers to the bad. We are not up on fluid!> sufficiently to know whether the free article is the superior of those that are sold at so much a quart, but if an embalmer, we believe we would hesitate to use the new discovery against the old and tried fluids un-less we had taicen a post graduate course in chemistry and cared to dabble in the mixture every time we had a call. It is within the province of funeral directors' associations to in-vestigate fluids, in fact they should do so a·nd report progress at their regular meetings, but we Question their right to put a large and flourishing industry-that of making embalming fluids-out of business until they know that all the concerns are fakes and frauds. It would seem more proper to inves-tigate fluids of trained chemists and put them right, if wrong, than to tear down the business that tbey have spent years of careful study and large sums of money to build up. Minne-sota fU11era}directors' activity in the fluid investigation gives the impression that they believe manufacturers are cheats and robbers, or something equally as bad, when the fact is that the calling is just as honorable as that of embalming and de-mands the same courtesy at our hands. To the layman the question is not very interesting, ex-cept as a study of the policy of exclusion and the extreme length to which it can be carried. Those of us who ha.ve survived the ,nauseating exposures of the Chicago packing house investigations and realize what we put inside of our-selves while living, are certainly not very particular as to what is put inside of us, by others, when dead. The other perturbation that worries Minnesota business men is the inroads made by the mail order houses upon the sacred preserves of her retail furniture dealers. Whether Minnesota suffers more than any other state from this cause we cannot say. but she is first in the list to apply drastic: measures as a remedy. The Retail Furniture Dealers' Asso-ciation of that commonwealth have gone so far as to advo-cate the absolute exclusion of all furniture not made in the state. Consumers are not to be allowed to buy anything in the furniture line that comes from the thousands of factories throughout the country. Dealers -are to buy only from Minnesota factories or go without. The result of this pol-icy is not hard to foresee. If the Minnesota furniture deal-ers want to increase the business of the mail order houses they couldn1t succeed better than by invitinl; them to take the trade by this action. To cut out all manufacturers on the supposition that they supply catalogue hOuses is doing the majority of them an injustice. The fact that the catalogue houses are compelled to build factories to make almost every kind of commodity they handle, is conclusive proof that they· cannot buy the goods cheap enough and in such quantities as they sell. The selling end of their business is in advance of their ability to get the goods; -they are, therefore, forced into manufacturing, which adds complications to their sys-tem that they would prefer to go without, but cannot so long as their needs are not supplied by, regular manufacturers. ~I/Ianyof these manufacturers were in business long before the catalogue houses were ever thought of, and want now as in the past to supply the retail trade with their products; in fact are doing all they can to urge retailers to buy from them. Some have even gone into the advertising business, spending thousands of dollars to educate consumers to use their goods, thus helping the dealers to sell them. Are the Minnesota furniture dealers so unappreciative of this that they would discard their friends when in need and build up a barrier against them? We trust not, for no good can result. The Minnesota manufacturers will never be able to regulate the tastes of her people by their own creations. For be it known, that no matter how bright and intelligent they may be, they do nqt possess all the skill and ingenuity in the world, and the furniture dealers who depend tlpon them will be forced in the end to replenish their stock from other sources even if they do come from beyond the state's_border. Bennett's Price for His Herald. Members of a wealthy New York syndicate not long ago determined that they would dQ very much to the furtherance of some large plans in hand if they could purchase the New York Herald. So they dispatched this cable to James Gor-don Bennett "Please wire best price for whidl you will sell New York Herald.' That evening the answer carne: "Daily, three cents; Sunday, five cents. Exhibit at the National Business Show. The Moon DC5k Company of Muskegon, Mich., will make an exhibit of their products at the National Business Show in Madison Squarc Garden, New York, October 27 to No-vember 3, inclusive. They will occupy booth numbered 108 with Vice President Roy E. Moon and L. E. .Moon, who rep-resents the company in New York and the east, in charge. ,--- Detroit, Mich., Oct. 22.-Detroit is in the throes of a fierce municipal eampaign, thE:'.street railway matter entering large-ly into the struggle, but the furniture trade continue., tn flourish, no matter how great the political excitement r::,ay be. As the city is spending more than a million dollars a month on new buildings, and new factories are being hnilt all the time, and the demand for labor is steadily on the in-crease, it is as plain as anything can be that a great ~kC'.!of furniture is being called for. W. E. Barker & Co. are advertising a removal sale:; ?t 178 vVoodward avenue, but whether they will move to their Michigan avenue store or into a new building over on Ran-dolph street that Mr. Barker has been talking of building, the advertisement does not say. It is understood, howel.'<"'r. that they will vacate their present location vefore March 1, 1907. George J. Reindel & Brother hope to get into their fine new six story building on or before January 1, but it will require great activity on the part of the contractors to get it ready by that time. The Michigan Upholstering Company is also to have a new home. They will build a briek factory on Lafayette avenue between Seventh and Eighth streets, four stories high and 75 x 135 feet in area. They expect to move into it before May 1, 1907, Speaking of business, a Detroit manufacturer of tables said: "Our city trade amounts to more than $50,000 a year," while a chair manufacturer said bis city sales were much more than the above figure, It is said that eight or nine new fu'rniture stores have been added to the list this year. The Ornamental Products Company is meeting with great success in placing their unbreakable Iignine furniture and architectural ornaments on the market. The merit af these goods, and their wide adaptability is making itself manifest more and more every day, These ornaments are practically unbreakable, do not warp ar check, take on a fine finish and so closely l'esemble natural wood that only experts can detect the difference. The Posse1il1s Brothers Furniture :'Jallufacturing Com-pany have secured a new location for their exhibit of tables, on the second floor of the Furniture Manufacturers' Exhibi-tion building, 1319 Michigan avenue, Cbicago. They will have about 4,000 square feet of floor space in the northwest corner of the floor, across the aisle from their old space. They will show a number of new patterns at the January ex-position, but will make_no change in salesmen. The Palmer and Pioneer Manufacturing companies will show together as usual, at Chicago, on the second Boor of 1319 Michigan avenue. They will occupy the space vacated by the Posselius Brothers Furniture Manufacturing Com-pany, and wilt have considerable more space than bdore. Both of these companies are having a fine business, operating their factories three nights a week. The Palmer will show a number of new patterns of parlor and library tables. Ev-ery new pattern shown in July proved a winner, and brought lots of duplicate orders. They never saw anything like it. The Pioneer people will show some new styles of gears as welt as bodies of go-carts and baby carriages. They will issue a new catalogue in November. The Detroit Cabinet Company bas built an immense brick tower, on which is being placed a 20,000 gallon tank, and have equipped the factory throughout with the sprinkler system. Speaking of changing styles, a gentleman well known as one of the leacfing furniture manufacturers of this city! said, 11 "Buyers will come into our space every season and say, 'Hello, Jim; have you got anything llCW this time?' and Jim will say, 'Yes, a lot oi new things; come and see them.' "Then the buyers will go all through and place orders ior everything in the line that they have bought before. If we should have nothing new they would raise a great howl, but it simply shows that many of them either do 110tknow a uew pattern when they see it, or are so well satisfied with the old patterns that they see no need of changing," The Posselius Brothers Furniture M.anufacturing Com-pany are meeting with good success in placing their new Murphy Chair Co. MANUFACTURERS DETROIT, MICH. A COMPLETE LINE Pioneer Mfg. Co... DET~OIT. MIC". Reed furniture Babu Garrlaae5 Go-Gart5 Full line ShOWD on second f1(){) .., 1 3 1 9 Mi(l~i~anAve.. Cbi. caQo. in January. KOOK WOOD and a general line of fRNGY TRBLES Write for Cuts and Price_ PALMER Manufacturing Co. 1015 to 1035 Palmer Ave. DETROIT. MICH. Full line .hoWlt on second Door, 1319 Miebizan Ave •• Chicago, in January. 12 BETTER BEDS BEDS MAKERS OF METAL WITH STANDARD REVERSIBLE No. 691 I $12.25 Jet 2 inch pillars made of seamless t~bing. FiIling.% and M inch. I Head 64 inches. ! Foot 40 inches. I Smith '& RAILS Standard Reversible Rail Davis Mfg. CO. ST. LOUIS, MO. Patented July 15, 190~. No. 704702. This rail is reversible in the true sense of the word--ean be used either side up and enables the deafer to make one set of rails answer instead of having two 1- -1 stocks, one of regular, the other inverted. SOLID .. .. RIGID REVERSIBLE NALL'S, the Polish thai is M1king Evansville Famous. Nal~ls Red Star Polish dries instantly and n ver S1:Iftens or gums. No dis-agree ble or ofiensiveodor. Never set-tles at' evapot"8.tl!S. A trial orderalways ~u~k~ab~~~~~nJc~~~~tn~~riwf~n~~ furnil reo This Polis~is free from acid. Can b used by any child. Guaranteed to glv satisfaction. Sol in 1, 2:, 5 and 10pHon cans and In ba Is, also put up In -"I, 3and 6 oz. bottle retailing for 100. lSe and 25e. Howinga liberal profitto tbe retail • Write for prices and state quant· y wanted. Aperfect Polish and Cleaner forFur Iture. Offle. and Sar Fix-hlr ••• Plano •• Organs. Ble7clell. Jron .beds. Carrl •• e. and Automobile •• Wer~fer you to the Crescent Furnit Co., Tlu Evansville Desk Co., The Eli D. Miller Folding Bed Co., a d the City National Bank of Evan8vilte. AMERICANPHARMACALCO., ,., u "'" "'ST ST. Evansville, Ind The New Banquet Table Top al well as OFFICE, DINING l\nd DIRECTORS' TABLES are ou\, specialty. STOW & DAVIS FURNITURE CO.• 2;:':''::;'''- Writef<JT Cata1oaue. Gettamplea ofBANQUET TABLE TOP. I WE manufacture the larg~ eat line of FOLDING CHAIRS in the United :;'tates. suitable 'lor Sttnday Schools. Hall., Steamers and all Pu bHc Re$orta. • . • , We also manufacture Brass Trimmed Iron Beds, Spri.tl:g" Beds. Cots and CribB in a larKe variety. . . • Send for CataloIUC: and Price. to Kauffman Mfg. CO. A56IAND. 0610 UNION FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, ILL. Buffets Bookcases China Closets We lead in Style, Conltruction and Fmi,;. SeeQUI eat.l~e. Ou~lineonpetmalJent exbibition 71b Floor, N- MaRuf.cturen' BuiJdiq, Gtand Rapidli. The Ford & Johnson Company "EVERYTHING IN CHAIRS" When in Chicago do not fail to see our Im-mense display at our Salesrooms, 1435-37 Wabash Ave. Many new patterns. SEE OUR Complete Dining Room Suites-Oak and Solid Mahogany. Chairs and Rockers---All Kinds. Mission Furniture---All Finishes. Children's Go-Carts and Carriages---1907 Line NowReady; Reed and Rattan Chairs---a Complete Line. Fibre Rush and Malacca---the Ideal Furniture. ===== GENERAL OFFlCES===== Sixteenth Street and Indiana Avenue, Chicago. SALESROOMS BOSTON, MASS. 90 Canal Street ATLANTA, GA. Mariel:ta and Bartow Streets 1433-35-37 Wabash Avenue CHICAGO NEW YORK 202 Can<ll Street No. 92-7 t Solid Mahogany CINCINNATI, O. 427 E. S.dh Street FRANKFORT, KY. The Club Table That Satisfies Everybody Size 32 in. Ions. 27 in. wide; 27 tn. high Cov<eredwith Leather or Felt EASILY FOLDED SIMPLE STRONG COOK'S PATENT FOLDING ATTACHMENT ;~':;;:~~~Sle~t~~~c~~~~~ of the table, as shown In the illustration. OUftables are made of hardwood, and covered with green felt and leather. The cross-piece or cleat on end of table keeps the top from warping. and is 50 arranged that a person c'!n sit dose to the table withQut crampinj{ 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 used 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 WAREHQUSES-I% Monroe Street. Chicago. 213 Canal Street, New York 13 14 '·~MIPJ"IIG7fN FROM CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. Extent of the Installment Business in Salt Lake City-Furnip , ture Men Lead. "From the cradle to the grave"-and then afterward. It's all the same whether onc wants a cradle or a coffin, he can get it in Salt Lake City on the installment plan. and with terms to suit his purse, says the Salt Lake Herald. Salt, Lake is considered one of the best installment towns in the entire United States. The dealers in all classes of goods who sell on this plan-and there are few goods that are not-say that the payments are made with greater regularity and promptness here than anywhere else in the entire country. The first dealers to cater to this class of trade were the furniture stores. For the last fifteen years, since the first furniture installment house opened for business, the volume of this class of trade has steadily increased until today fully sixty-five per cent of all furniture sold here is on the basis of a certain percentage on delivery with regular monthly pay-ments until the balance is wiped out. This class of business became popular at once. It ap-pealed particularly to the poor and middle classes, who, by its application, were able to furnish their liomes with greater comfort and taste than would have been possible if they had been required to pay cash the entire amount. "The installment business has many advantages for the purchaser," said C. W. Freed, a furniture dealer, recently. "Through the installment .system the poor who have good taste are enabled to surround themselves with many of the eomforts of life that only the well-to-do or the moderately rich of ten years ago could have. "Today the man of moderate means and a steady position can have his home well furnished, with a piano in the parlor, and with his library well filled. Of course his salary must be sufficient to meet the regular payments each month, but if one is not extravagant, ::I.nddoes not go into deht too deep-ly, and is not required to make too large payments each month, he can get along comfortably, and have the benefits and enjoyment of the goods while he .is paying for them." It is estimated that not less than $1,000,000 is spent in the installment furniture houses of Salt Lake annually. The greater part of this amount comes from men working for wages, who have families to support. It is not only the poor and the middle class who buy in this mannerl but professional men as well. Among the in-stallment buyers are doctors, lawyers, dentists, preachers, mining men, engineers and all others who have occasion to purchasc more than they can readily pay for in cash. "The installment buyers," said one dealer who has had long experience in this market, "are more' conscientious in Salt Lake than in any other city in which I have been in business. They seem eager to pay, and pay promptly. There is seldom a case where a buyer attempts to take advantage of the dealer, and try to beat him out of his goods or his pay. "The homes of the working people, the wage earners, are bettcr furnished and arc more comfortable than in any other city west of the Mississippi river. The reason is that the purchasers have the right taste, and have the opportunity of selecting from large stocks. The installment plan is an inducement to them to buy well, and fit their homes, with only the better grades of goods." The initial payments on any class of goods purchased on this plan, arc usually ten per cent of the gross amount of the bill. The regular monthly payments are usually eight per cent of the balance, and but few bills run for more than eigh-teen months. In three cases out of five, the paym"ents are in excess of the regular amount required by the contracts" The fact that the title of the goods remain with the seller until the final payment is made, has a tendency to cause the purchaser to hasten his payments in order to secure title to his property, and feel the independence that comes with undisputed posses-sion and unclouded title. But it is not only furniture that can be purchased in this manner, with terms made to suit the buyer. Almost every-thing that is needed in the course of one's natural life can be bought at {{somuch down and so much per month." There are one or two houses in the city where clothing can be bought in this manner. The outfitting of libraries on the monthly payment plan has bcen a boon to many book lovers who have been unable to buy the standard authors in sets on the cash basis. Cloaks are made to order and are paid for, sometimes, by the time the cloak has pao:.,cedthe stage of usefulness ·or respectability. There are but few pianos or organs that are sold "spot cash." The collector calls once every month for the payment. But the man who rents a house does not always want to live under the roof of a landlord. When he has accumulated a small sum of money, he is enabled to move into his own home, buHt after his own plans, and pay for it by the month, at a rate that, while slightly in excess of regular rental, gives him the satisfaction of knowing that some day this home will be his own, and he will be under obligations to no one for his roof tree. If a man owns or rents a farm, or if he has a. stable and wants agricultural implements or a ca-rriage, he can secure them from a dealer, on the inevitable installment plan, <rat terms to suit the purchaser." Automobiles are also delivered to the man who wants to travel fast, and who has not the means to purchase a machine outright. Nearly every sewing machine sold in this ·state is delivered on a contract of this kind. Watches, jew-elry and diamonds can he bought by the man of sman means, who desires to "put on a good front," or who wishes to sur-prise "somebody" with a gift. In the hardware lines, purchases can be made with such long credit extensions that they amount. to virtually the same as the instal1ment system. Not only real estate, furniture, clothing, machinery, car-riages, automobiles and other property of similar classifi-cation are sold on this plan, but one may secure the coin of the realm in the same manner. There are a number of places in Salt Lake where one may borrow money upon the signing of a note for the original amount, with interest at an undetermined rate. This is somctimes found to be worse than going without the money in the first place, Jor while the note calls for six per cent interest, the amount collected is sometimes considerably higher. The loss suffered by local installment houses is less than one per cent on all installment accounts. Foreclosures are infrequent and it is seldom that goods are "pulled" unless the purchaser is able to pay and refuses to do so. It is not generally known, but almost every rooming house and lodging house in the city ~as been furnished on the in-stallment plan, the proprietors depending upon the business revenue to meet the payments exacted from month to month. Almost any desirable urisk" can secure life insurance poli-des in nearly all of the leading companies with local agen-cies, upon signing notes for the payment of his premiums. These notes call for apyments 1n thirty, sixty, ninety and 120 days, and virtually give the insured his protection on the in-stallment plan. In the event of the death of the insured be-fore the entire payment is paid, and if aU payments' have been made to the time of death, the policy is paid, and th,~ amount of the premium deducted from the face of the policy. Thus the installment habit frequently follows those who are subject to it beyond the grave.' Census Taker-And what nationality? The Lady-Rooshan Jew, begorra. Couldn't yez guess that whin Oi told yez the name was O'Reilly?-puck. Our New"and and foot Power Circular Saw No.4 The strongest, most powerful, and in every way the best machine of its kind ever made, for ripping, c~\ltting, boring and grooving. Callinet Makers In theae days of close competition, need the best possible equipment, and this they can have in . . . . BARNES' Hand and Foot POWER Machinery Send for our New Catalogue. "W. F. ®. JOHN BARNES CO. 654 RubY Street. Rochford. Ill. TWELVE HUNDRED SAMPLES INCLUDING EVERYTHING FOR THE BEDROOM New Features in Rose Wood and Combinations of Woods. Largest variety of Styles and Finishes. SLIGH FURNITURE COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. 16 Our Oak and Mahogany DINING EXTENSION TABLES Are Best Mal:le, Best Finished Values. All Made from Thoroughly Seasoned Stock. No. 495 Dining Table Top 48x+8. Madein ~arter-ed Oak. Weathered Finish. Nickel Casters. LENTZ TABLE CO. NASHViLLE, MICHiGAN No. 495 Dining Table Please Send for Catalogue and Prices FOR WILLOW and RATfAN WARE I manufacture· the Fineat Clothes Hamper or Bedroom Basket IN THE AMERICAN MARKET All Kinda of BASKET WARE MADE TO ORDER F. PARTHIER, Manufacturer of Willow and RaUanWare, No. 209 GRAND AVE., CHICAGO, ILLS. "Tbis Trade Mark 6uaranlees Ibe basi." No. 526. No. 525. Be Good to the Gideon. One of the most annoying things 'which the traveling sales-man has to encounter is the expensive ioss of time caused by a good many thoughtless dealers and buyers, who will keep him 'waiting, before placing or declinging to give an order, when it is apparently unnecessary. The salesman's time is valuable and is entitled to thoughtful considerati(l1l. The unnecessary loss of an hour or two is a commotl occur-rence and frequently means the loss of a day. There are some dealers who seem to think they are conferril1g a special favor on the traveling man when they give him ally attention, and often when interrupted by the call of one will manifest a perceptible manner of annoyance. So far as the favors go the honors are equal. Traveling men are Ollt to sell goods to responsible parties, as a general thing, and when they call upon a merchant it is because their house believes he would be a desirable customer. As a rule the relations formed are of mutual benefit, and the representative who calls '011 the dealer and seeks an order is conferring just as much of a favor as the one who gives the order. It ",(iI.'ouJd be a pretty cold day for any dealer if the traveling man should stop call-ing upon him. H cnce there is no eXcUse for subjectil1g him to any form of j1.1 treatment or indifference on account of his own personality or the statu5 of his line. The great majority of buyers and dealers understand this and are uniformly courteous and thoughtful. But there are enough of the other kind, the thoughtless and the ill mannered, who stand in their own light al1d suffer disadvalltages, because they have never comprehe.nded that prompt attention aud unfailing courtesy is just as important to real success in dealing with the representatives who are ont to sell goods as it is when dealing with their own eustomers.-Furniture Index. "Kick" Book as a Pacifier. There was Gre in the woman!s eye, the sound of battle in her voice. The man at the desk saw her coming and push-ed forward a heavy blue volume. 'IWrite it down there," he said. .·.W. hat is that for?" she asked. "Complaints," he said. "Everybody who has any fault to fmd with the management of this store is respectfully re-quested to register her kicks in this hook. Every mOrtling the ma11agers of the different departments look over the en-tries of the preceding day. If a customer h;:;.sbeen subjected to impudence, if she has had difficulty in getting waited on, if goods have not been dellivered promptly, or if a hundred and one other disagreetble things have 11appened, all she has to do is to say so, and every effort will be made to improve the conditions, always provided that the compbinallt signs her right name, 50 that she may be produced as a witness." The woman looked over the four pages of complaints th .H. had been entered on that day only. "What a queer idea," she said. "It may be queer," he said, "but it is a mighty good idea. It is a great lahor saver. \Vithout that book we would have to hire half a dozen extra employes. Did you write down your complaint?" "No," said the woman, "I don't bellieve I have anything to say." Happy Furniture Family. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Brouwer of Holland, Mich., cele-brated the Silver Anniversary of their marriage on Friday evening October 12. The event was made the occasion of a happy informal gathering of the employes of his furniture store and their wives. Previous to their departure each em-ploye wa.s presented with an envelop-e containing a cigar and a $10 hill. ),lr. Brou\ver has been connected with the retail furniture business since 1872. The family consists of five children, three daughters and two sons. MR. DEALER: Think of the trouble you've had with other Sofa Beds---the break-downs ---the disgusted customers. Think of the sales you've lost on account of the dissatisfaction of the pro-spective purchaser with the crudities of design---or the frame construction---or finish---or the hard upholstery---or the wide opening between the upholstery and the ends---or the unsightly fixture in the box---or the noisy action---or the narrow seat---or absurdly high back--- and so on, ad infinitum. IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN YOU HANDLE THE "SIMPLICITY" Easy Sales. Satisfil>d Customers. Big Profits. And "It Stays Put." Gur lIew "SIMPLICIT1" Catalogshawsthe largest and best selling line if Davenport Beds you ever .,saw. A postal gets it. Jamestown Lounge Co. World' 1 Largest Make"s if Dp.vetJport Beds, JAMESTOWN, N. Y. 17 18 ~MIF«HIG7J-Z'I Reliable School Furniture. One of the most thoroughly modern school furniture plants in the country is the factory operated by the Peabody School Furniture Company at North Manchester, Ind. The Pea.bod:vPlant. This plant is equipped throughout with special automatic machines, each to do its work as near perfect as possible at lowest cost. From the very beginning "quality" has been the watch-word of this company in the manufacture of their products and as a result the success and broadening trade they have merited places them firmly in the rank of the foremost man-ufacturers of school furniture and folding chairs. So well Patented July 26, 1904. have their goods been received that they now enjoy the con-fidence of satisfied customers all ovcr the country and in many foreign lands. The foundation of this success is the double trunnion and pintle bearing school desk, of which a cut is here represented. This desk is fully protected by United States patents, cover- No. 51. No. 55. KibdersaneD Chair. mg a hinge, which for noiselessness and staying qualities has never been equalled. I t is a clever yet simple construc-tion, making it unnecessary to have a bolt through the axis of the hinge, as such a bolt is sure to get loose in time. In addition to school furniture an a<\mirable line of fold-ing and assembly chairs is turned out ·at this modern plant. Folding chairs which are simple in construction and at the same time durable and very comfortable are made in many patterns to cover every demand for chairs of this kind. A large stock of goods is carried at all times and the company makes a strong point of their ability to ship orders promptly which is so essential in this line of trade. For convenience of western trade they maintain a branch office at Topeka, Kan. Home office at North 1'1anchester, Ind. The Peabody School Furniture Company can be recom· mended with the fullest degree of confidence. English Typewriter After a Prize. The managers of the national Business Show, which is to open in New Yark October 27, have received a letter from a London woman typewriter expert, who sends her entry and defi to all Ammerican typewriters. She says she is com-ing over hcre to win the contest. She is frank, and in the letter which accompcl1ljes her entry she gives this informa-tion about herself: ".My name is Lizzie MasoH. I am 30 years old, and don't care who knows it. I am single because I can't help it. I am a typewriter because I can make more money at it than I can at anything else. I have becH typewriting for six years, and I have beaten records printed as those which won the world's championship in America. I think I can beat any woman in the world on the typewriter, and I am coming over to try." Miss Mason further says that she represented the largest bank in England in a typewriting contest in London last Feb-ruary, and had no difficulty at all in beating all competitors. The Regulars Are Best. "We have been experimenting with some of the so called fads, loose cushions, etc.," said D. S. Brov.'n of the Century Furniture Company, Grand' Rapids, Mich., llbut we find it better, more satisfactory to our trade, to stick to the regular lines. Some dealers are able to handle the fads aU right, but most of them prefer our- regular designs. The period styles give variety enough and what suits the dealers and their patrons is good enough for us." New England Under New Management. E. W. Irwin has assumed the management of the New England Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. Mr. Peebles, who has had general supervision ·of the company's business since the death of Superintendent Amsden, is in charge of the factory. Business continues good. A choice line of furniture for the dining room js in cou-rse of prepara-tion for the spring season of trade. I 19 ROBBINS TABLE COMPANY owosso No. 304. Quartered Oak. 44:l48 in. wp, 9 in. pill,n. WOODARD FURNITURE COMPANY OWOSSO, MICH. Our New Fall Line {)f Bedroom Furni~ ture is unusually attractive both in design and price, made in all the fancy woods and finishes. Dressers ~14to~58 in single pieces or in suits to match. SEND FOR NEW CATALOGUE WOODARD fURNITURE CO. MICHICAN ~ No. 301. AmericanQuarteredOak, 44~4;8"\iB..l0P•.9 m, ?iOaf. Kitchen (a~inds of QualilJ &ll at· .. hI, and make .a greater profit than other lines of kitchen cab-inets. Send for catalo8ue. Th. BEST 01 OUALITY 10. least mORey. We. have doubled our capacity aoo will be better able to take care of OUt trade th.n before; We aolfcit your patronage. MAIL ORDERS TO C. F. SCHMOE & CO. SHELBYVILLE, IND. 20 -~"J:A.I9.HIG7}Ns The Carpet Department. We venture to say that in no phase of mouern merchan-dising has there been a more radical change than in the var-ious carpet departments of our stores throughout the United States. The adJ,.·cnt of rugs as a prime factof in the retail carpet business during the past decade has led to sOIne C~lr-iOlls and interesting changes in the complexion of the aver-age department. Inquiry shows that one of the main results Mi-ton Style of Architeeture m::.m a California f'ieture. of the large sales' of rugs has been that the total space allot-ted to the sale of carpets has, in many cases, been materally diminished. The explanation of this is, of course, simple and apparent to any observer. In days gone by, during the busy season, if ten or more customers happened to be intent on the purchase of ingrains or three-quarter goods at the same time, the amount of floor space necessary to properly display the various patterns was a very important problem. In showing a single customer, a salesman would at least throw out 0 dozen or more patterns and match up borders for them. Every old-timer remembers well that this operation took a large amount of floor space, and when this space was multiplied by even four or five, the average carpet sales-floor was nearly in a crowded and disor-derly .co:lldition. Establishments which demanded of their carpet manager extra neatness in the appearance of the de-partment almost invariably met with a request for more room and additional porters, and in numerous departments the presence and service of six or eight porters were always in demand. Today, in the very busiest carpet depart"'Oents, a customer usually finds the stock at all times in a neat and orderly con-dition practically ltukno\Vt1 ten :rears since, and one or two porters' amply suffice to keep the stock ship-shape. Very generally throughout the c-ountry and in the depart-ment stores especially, the various grades of goods such- as taps and velvets, ingrains and wiltons are at present allotted a small space for each, and at one end of the department wilt be found one or two fine rugs display. racks. In a department 25 60 feet, it is now possible to intelligently show goods ag-gregating thousands of dollars in value, the main proportion of these, how.ever, being in rugs of .11{ sizes. Going through a typical department recently we noted on a rug rack occu-pying a space about thirty feet square, 116 rugs of carpet size, to examine anyone of which it was only.necessary to give the wing of the rack a slight push, which operation any cash boy could easily accomplish. That the day of tremendous space for the carpet depart-ment ·is past, no one will attempt to deny. Even such houses -- --, rIR..T 1.5'.7IJ"l ; $ e as those whose trade runs largely to piece goods endeavor to educate their customers to buying either from samples ,Or swatches, indicating quality by one or two rolls on the small shelves and bringing the selected roll of body and border from the warehouse if necessary. The widespread intro-duction of the cut order business, especblly as affecting the smaller shops, has also tended to diminish the required space of the average department in a small store and permits mallY firms to handle carpets and floor coverings who would other-wise not have "the space therefor. It is hardly necessary to dwell upon the self-evident ad-vantages of the display rack, either as a method of showing carpets. oil cloth or other fabrics, and investigation proves that the sales of all classes of racks and cabinets is largely increasing every season. The benefits of displaying rugs in this m,umer by no means accrl1e to the dealer alone. The very fact that the rack can always be placed in that portion of the department or store which affords the best light enables the customer to more carefully examine the rug he is about to purchase and tbc shmving of the rug in a vertical position rather than on the floor tends' to bril1g out 'the colorings and artistic en-semble. in the most favorable manner possible. We were told recently by a shrewd manager that he made it point to every 110W and then take a few of his old Hstickers" hich had been relegated 'to the warehouse for a special mark down sale at some future date and slip them in judiciously a oog good stuff on the racks, this method resulting often time in wholly unexpected sales. The use of the display rack is by no means the retail store, but many of the prominent whole and mill-selling agencies are today employing good results and large saving of space.-American Upholstery Journal. onfined to ale houses hem with arpet and Prosperity at Nashville. Nashville is prospering fintly. It is situate In one of the best agricultural districts in Michigan. The merchants are prosperous and the town is growing. T e principal manufactming business is making extension tab es and the Lentz ¢'able Company is known all over the ountry as producers'of one of the very best Hnes of medium priced din-ing tables. Within the last year they have ade great Mi••ion. Style of Arcbitec.tul"eham '. Catifomia Picture. changes in the plant, so that it hardly seems ],kc the same place. Large additlons to the main building ave enabled them to nearly double the number of machine. New dry kilns, a complete sprinkler system, electric ligh s throughout the plant, a huge water tank on a tower more han twice as high as the factory, a new side track to the lum er yar,ds and dry kilns, and doubling of the number of hand tells an elo-quent story. The output of the factory is more than doubled and business was never better. They do not in end to exhib-it in any market in January. 21 POOL CARS FOR PACIFICCOAST OVERLAND FREIGHT SAN FRANCISCO, CAUrORNIA. TRANSFER COMPANY, make a specialty of distributing pool cars of aU kinds and PARTICULARLY, furniture, carpets, linoleum and interior finish. References, Bradstreet's or Dun's and any bank in San Francisco, and the t',!-de. Carloader in Chicago Carloader in Grand Rapid.i J. W. Welling, 633 So. Jefferson Street Gelock Transfer Company, 108 So. Ionia Street TEAMING FORWARDING STORAGE HIGH GRADE BEDDING We Manufaclure an Unsurpassed Line of M~ttr~~ J)()~I1_ Gushions Feathers and Feather Pillows -OUR- 1906 CATALOGUE Gives you detailed information on GRADES, QUALITIES and PRICES Schultz & Hirsch Co. 260 South De,plaine' SI. CHICAGO, ILL. Factory Locations There is in the various offices of the Land and Industrial Department of the Southern RaHway and Mobile & Ohio Railroad late information regarding a number of first class locations for Furniture, Chair and other Woodworking Fac· tories, which will be furnished Manufacturers upon applka-tion. An invitation is extended to all who use wood in their plants to write about the timber supply, good sites and mar-kets available in our territory. Address your nearest agent. M. 't'. RICHARDS, Land and Induslrial Agenl, WASHINGTON,D. C. CHAS. S, CHASE, A,.nl, 824 Chemical Building, $1. Louis, Mo. SPRATT'S CHAIRS ARE THE JOy OF THE CHILDREN. Our new CHILD'S MISSION ROCKER was a winner from the start. Write jor CataloEu( and priedl. Our line is large and ~rices are right. , \ We make CHAIRS fo' GROWN-UPS "M well at! CHILDRE.N. GEORGE SPRATT I & CO. 'Sheboypn, Wis. Say fUN saw this ad in tbe Michigarr ./Irti- • fOUR TRAINS TO AND FROM CHICAGO Lv Gd. Rapid. 7:10am ArChic:_go 1:15pm. Lv. Cd. RapicLs12:05 Dn Ar Chieqo 4:50 PID Lv Gd. Rapi.d5 4:Z5 pm Ar Chi.ugo lO:5Spm Lv Gd. Rapid. 11:30pm daily Ar Cbicago 6:.55am Pul1man Sleeper, on 11:30pm train open 9:00pm. A II. carte Cafe .ervice on aU day trains. PeTe Marquette Parlor cars on all day traia.. Rate redllCed:to .0 cent •• T"R~~Ar:,~D~e~troit and Toledo. Lv Grand Rapid. 7:12am At Detroit 11:55am Ar Toiedo 1:00 pm Lv Grand Rapids 11:10a.m daily Ar D~rotl 3.:05 p:tll AI Toledo 4.:15ptll Lv Grand Rapid. 5::Wpm Ar Detroit 9:10 PhI At Toledo 10 45 pm Note fast time made by both midday ud eveJtina" thuD" Meal. serv!W. al.t. carte Oll.tm.ins lu.ving Gu.nd Rt.pid. at }1:1Sam and S:;Wpm. Pere Marquette Pulor Can on all train. j seat ra~., :II cauls. "ALL OVJ:R MICHIGAN" H.]. GR.A.Y, DISTlllIC'1'PAU&NGER AoAf'f, PHONE1168 Gn.ndRapi'., Kic1l.. [ -- ------------- 22 A GrotIp.,f Ub.:-ary Tablet' Made by the Imperial FUrDiture Company, Grand Rapid.. Mkh. - -- --------------- • No. 1426. FULL CROTCH MAHOGANY. A Niue Pieee Suite From the Catalo;ue of the Nelsou·Maater Furniture Co.• Gtaod RaJlidt. Mich. 24 MICHIGAN SCREEN, OLD ENGUSH DESIGN J:\ TOOLED LEATHER I I I l 25 THIS PUSH BUTTON distinguishes the "ROY At" Morris Chairs from the other kind MORRIS CHAIRS --FROM-- $6.00 to $30.00 CATALOGUE UPON APPLICATION, Royal Chair Co. STURGIS, MICH. Six Years of Test have Established Supremacy THE" ROYAL PUSH BUTTON MORRIS CHAIR Dangerous Boomera.ngs in Trade. There are a great many trade boomerangs and it is not our intention to attempt to name them all But a few may serve to set readers to thinking of them and others which they may have contemplated throwing, and which may return to them and smite them, Price cutting is a boomerang which nearly always works bacbvards with marvelous accuracy and deadli-ness. It is as dangerous as the gun of the small boy vvhich he re.garded with fear even after the lock, stock and barrel had vanished, for his father whipped him with the ramrod. There are men who habitually cut prices, not for the sat.u~of drawing customers so much as from a desire to injure COlll~ pctitors. They may succeed-frequently do-but the boom-erang smites them swiftly, and they are hurt fully as much as their intended victims. A small merchant .vas having a hard time of in a little town over in Illinois. His richer rival decided to "run him . out of town," and, desirtng to do it as cheaply as possible, he chose a barrel of sugar as the weapon sufficient for h1s pur-pose. He cut the price considerably below cost, confident that it would do the work. However, the first customer who arrived, a friend of the younger merchant, promptly bought the whole barrel, congratulating himself on his good fortune. He sent others who were willing to buy sugar by the barrel when they could secure such bargains. The merchant who had the brilliant idea sold aU his sugar in a day-at a loss that hurt him. Retrihution came swiftly to him that time. It does not always come so soon, but it always comes. It is not contended that to lower prices on stickers is not a good plan. Sometimes a single article with the price cut will enable a merchant to do a good business in other lincs, which will remunerate him. But that is 110t habitual pricc cutting, the kind that most towns and cities arc cursed with, the kind that buries the originator and others in the ruins. Lack of courtesy, such as laughing at an eccentric custom-er, is a boomerang which clerks are apt to throw. It comes back \vith a viciousness that is amazing at times. It never does any good and it may be depended upon to do harm. Selfishness is a boomerang. A cent will shut out the sun if it is held close enough to the eye. Foolish economy, neg-lect to attend to detaiis because they cost time and money, all grease the plank into the pit the digger prepared, and ac- . celerate his steps to it. Finally, let us remember that the boomerang as a weapon is (Jut of date. There are others much better, much more effective and far more safe. The merchant who is up-to-date uses no boomerang purposely. He uses better weapons. Pointers for Prospective Dealers. \Ve recently received a query, asking whether it is better to buy an estahlished business or start one. The question is too vague: for answer. It all depends. How many stores are there? How much capital have you? \Vhat is the con~ dition of the store you contemplate buying? These are all pertinent questions and without them a derinite answer can-not be made. There are stores for sale which have ·a· repu-tation which would be a drag rather than a boost for the be-ginner. There arc stores where the good will is worth a great deal. There are tm"'11$where another store would be a superfluity, and the elimination would begin with the last started. For an inexperienced man the tendency is to buy an established business. In this way he can get a line on what ShOllld be carried in stock. If yOU contemplate buying, be sure and rind Qut what the real motives for selling may be. -Orego11 Tradesman. The Lee Bracket Company will manufacture wall brackets at Three Oaks, Mich. 26 MICHIG.7lN 7lR.'T' IS' ESTABLISHED 1880 PUBl.liSH_C BT MICHIGA.N ARTISAN CO. ON TH~ IOnl ANO 25TH OF EACH MONTH OFFICE - 2-Z0 LYON ST., GRANO RA.PIDS. MICH. £NTElUiD ....9 ..."rr£R OF THE 8£1:01'11:1 CL1l88 As~odations, combinations ar,d similar organizations lt1 trade are ;Ill right when they are fair and reasonable in their aims and demands, V'lThcn their demands are unju.stiti.able, when they undertake to be arbitrary and coercive, they are much like the labor unions-the)· frequently fail to accom~ plish anything good for their members or for the public. The world is wide and it is diffictllt to organize an association that can dictate terms and cOlilrol the business of a strong manufacturing concern or large producers in any line. This fact is well illustrated by the experience of a prominent ft1rnjture manufacturing company in the \Ill est. A few years ago, when the organization of associations was something like II rage this company was doillg a large business in the way of makjng furniture horn ·special designs for club houses, court houses, city halls, hotels, lodge rooms and steamboats. The associations of jobbers and retailers asked the company to discontinue this most important part of the business forth~ with. The managers of the company r~fused to "sign up" and as. a result their business with retailers dwindled down in a single year until their retail customers numbered less than thirty. The company was able to stand the loss for a year but they did not propose to stand it TIluch longer. With catalogues and liberal advertising they went directly after the retailers, in the small towns appealing to them individual~ ly, and now instead of twenty-eight, they have over a hun-dred regular buyers and the list includes nearly all of their former customers, This shows that associations, if they would succeed, must have right and justice as the basis of their organization and that they must be liberal and diplo~ matic in their efforts to accomplish their purpose. During the past few weeks Grand Rapids manufacturers have been receiving letters from dealers complaining of delay in the shipment of furniture. In l1early all cases the delay is due entirely to the shortage in cars, The goods have been made and are ready for shipment, but the rail-roads can not furnish the cars, therefore the responsib.ility rests on the railroads instead of the manufacturers. The Grand Rapids manufacturers have l1ever made greater efforts to fill orders on time than they have this fall. They had an early start, pushed the work to the limit awl most of ·them succeeded ill getting out their goods as ordered. The car famine has caught some of the orders that were placed late, but it is believed that the dealers who bought in Grand Rapids will suffer much less than tho:'ie who bought ill some other cities. It is hardIly necessary to call the attention of dealers to present coudit.ions as an argument in favor of the early opening of the summer selling season, The editor of Good Housekeeping says that most yOtl11g houskeepers make a great mistake in buying too much ftlrni~ ture for their first outfit-that they fill rooms to such an ex-tent that they have no rOOIn for anything new for years and invariably regret that they did not wait' for a part of it until they knew just what they wanted. There is truth in the observation, and also a hint to the furniture dealer. The dealer can warn newly married couples against overCI"Owd- IhE· lng their houses. e need not advise them to spend Jess money for furniture. Tell them to buy fewer pieces but of of a better grade th n they intended. If they a.ct on his advice he will have one them a service for which! they wiJl be tl~ankft1t al~d Wht "h they will remember when; they buy again, He ,,"viIIals help to promote a taste for the higher grades of furnitme bieh will not harm his trade. If tbcre ;5 any vi ttle ;n conventions, the lumber bus;ness of the country ough to be in a decidedly flourishing condi-tion. The lumberm 1t have had a convention of some sort or other in some see ion of the [and nearly every f,.veeksince the Fourth of July and most of them have been followed by excursions with side trips to various points of interest. [t is possible, howe'\ er, that what appears to be cause in this case is realty effect that the conventions are t.he results of prosperity rather th n the cause of it. The closing of th year is welcomed by the traveling sales-men, quite a numbe of whom have not seen their cU5tome~s since their departur from the markets in July, Trade has been so good that t eir services were not needed on the road. It has been sugges:~;d that the designation so generally used when referring to tts class of business men be changed-that ::::;,~~;;nei~;;~;:~:~I;~;~~1;~t'2~::::~;~~~;;:;S~~;~~over time tn nearly II sectIOns of the country. Owing to the high prices of all k'nds of materials, however, the profits are probably less that1.they were a few years ago and further .advances in prices n the finished products may be expected in the near future. Cheap goods a ,e not always poor goods, but generally th.ere is somethin~Jobjectionable about them, sorltething that ·"1!1 prevent ready I sale. When sold the buyer is rarely pleased. He is mlf>refrequently dissatisfied and is not likeJy to come again. The dealer who handles the better grades does not have to dmtend with such disadvantages. The furniture ealer in Jackson, Mich., who displayed a lot of old unpaid bills for house fumishing goods in the window created a reat sensation in the ranks of the delin~ ~uents, but the b lIs were paid without much delay, The experience of the dealer with the style of advertising men-tioned proved its alue. The question 0 window decorations for the holiday season occupies the mind of many retailers, when they have time to give to the subjec. Many are so busy in filling orders and straining the malfs and the wires in the effort to obtain good.s that they h ve not noticed the approach of the gift be-stowmg season. This edition o~ the Michigan Artisan contains an unusual amov;nt of matte:lthut ShOUld.be of interest to· employes. It may also be of 11 terest and benefit to employers to induce their employes to read it. ! ----- A rhyme withtreason in it may be all right in an adver-tisement, but rh roes without reason are nauseating, even when used in the antic supplements. I ! The dealer wh finds it necessary to replenish his stock for the holiday trade 's likely to have unpleasant experiences with the car famine. The weather i nearly aU sections of the country has sug-gested buckwhea cakes arid preparations for holiday trade. Moon Desk Co. Muskegon, Mich. I· OFFICE DESKS See our new TYPEWRITER CABINET The Sargent Mfg. Co. MUSKEGON, MICH. Bachelors' Cabinets Ladies' Desks Extra Large Chiffoniers ____ Also ManufaCluren and El[porlen of ---- ROLLING CHAIRS Chairs adapted to aUkim:h dinvalidism, bctb. for house and street U5e. OVER FORTY DESIGNS TO SELECT FROM Muskegon Valley Furniture Co. Muskel!on. Mid. .•. Odd Dressen. Chiffoniers Wardrobes Ladies' T oilels Dressing Tables Mahogany Inlaid Goods Ladies Desks Music Cabinet. White Printing Co. HIGH GRADE CATALOGS COMPL ETE GRAND RAPIDS MICH.· - 28 WHY THEY LOST THEIR JOBS. An Employer Tells Why He Found it Necessary to Dis-charge Employes; The Chicago Tribune, in the industrial department of! it's Sunday. edition has been running a series of contributions from employes on the subject "Why I Lost My Job."" At first the articles, were apparentlly genuine and quite inte~est-ing but later they assumed a sameness that made them mono-tonous. Several of them appeared to have been writte~ by a space filler who was not clever enough to conceal his !ear-marks. However, they attracted considerable attention and finally led a "\iVestern Employer of Labor" to express his opinion and give some of his experience on the other side. He tells why some of his employes lost their iobs as follbws: "Within the past six months I have had to 'fire' six ot my men. I didn-'t want to fire them, not a single one of them, be-cause it costs money to break in new men. But J simply had to do it; there was no way in which they and their jobs could be kept together. at a profit to myself. I will tell you jwhy they lost their jobs: < I "There were four of them who belong in the same tate-gory. I believe that the reason for their failure to make good is the reason of the grt~at mass of the same failures. 'il'hey didn't try. This sums them up in short order, but the ~tate-ment requires some explanation before it entirely is accep-table. It is impossible to say whether or no these men were capable, whether they were by lack of capacity doomed to failure, or whether they might if they had applied themselves have WOn success. "Two were common derks, the third was a checker ip the shipping room, and the fourth was a salesman in the retail department. All of them had been with the house for [more than a year, and everyone of them had been told pre'vious to dleir discharge that if their work didn't show some im~ provement they must know what to expect. The clerkk had been with us three years each. They began at $12 per !week. At the end of the first year they got the regular $2 per Iweek advance that we make it a custom of giving to employes of their class. And they were getting this same salary at the tjme they \'\,ere taken off the pay roll. Now, clerks are worth $12 per week to us, not any more. That is what we are:justi-tied in paying to have our clerical work done, ·When we ad-vance a man to $14 it is in the hope that we are bl.1yi~g fu-tures that he will develope beyond the crerk stage into kome~ thing where the extra expenditure will be more th~n re-turned to us. If he doesn't do this we have lost mo~ey on him and must get rid of him, : "This is what happened to the first two of the non-lrycrs. They didn't get beyond the $12 stage in the work. ,;They didn't make an effort to become worth more than that Ita us. When they got their advance to $14 they took it as a ~eward for past work and went along at the same pace, They were told to improve, and they didn't, and so they had to go,' The checker was a good man, only he made errors. Of course, these errors weren't bad ones or numerous, and for ai while they were allowed to pass as accidents. But as they continu-ed in the Same proportion week after week and mont~ after month, it became apparent that they weren't accidents and that they were the results of the man' constitutional ca;~e1ess-ness, Then he was told to take good care with his work. He was told six times before I had him in my private offite and talked to him, and 1t hadn't made a bit of difference Jith his work. I told him that he would lose his position if hd didn't improve, and sent him away. A month later we were/1forced to let him go. The errors continued, and now it was appar-ent that he hadn't made any effort to prevent them. "The salesman didn't try to push his sales. He was on salary, and I suppose he figured that he should have been on commission. Apparently he was too shortsighted to see be-fiR T 1..5'.7I..N...,.. Q • 7 $. yond a salesmanship, and so he went along selling just enough to hold his job and never trying to get beyond this. We kept him-until we had a chance to get a better man in his place. "Number five and number six of the men I discharged each had distinct and separate complaints. Number five had an idea that he and he alone knew how his work was to be done, He tried hard enough to be of great value to the firm, but his natural bigheadedness stood in his way. There are plenty of workers of his kind. They cannot get it through their heads that they are paid for doing work as the employer wants it done, not as they think it, should be done. Of I'.ourse, it may be possible that they know how wOrk "should be done much better than the boss, but the boss is paying their salaries, so he ought to have something to say about what they do. "Number six so naturally was incompetent that although at times he tried hard to do good work he was impossible. He might have fitted in some other line, but he was just Qut of place with us. There is some hope for him; but for the others it is hard to see just where any hope lies:' Latest Fads in Wall Papers. About the newest thing in wall papers are Japanese leathers, which are not leathers at all, but pulp paper treated as only the ]apane.se know how. In appearance they are so nearly like tooled leather as to deceive the eyes of all except experts and the cost is less than a third of the price of genuine leather. They sell at $4 to $30 per rolf, retail, but when it is known that the Japanese roll is twelve yards long and a full yard wide the price does not seem high, compared with that of the American roU which is only eight yards long and half a yard in width. These Japanese pulp papers not only look like leather, but they are almost as durable, They may be washed with soap and water without fear of injury and they are really more artistic than anything that can be shown in real leather. Whether in plain effects, which resemble a burlap weave, a variety of which is calJed crushed levant, or in floral, con-ventional or heraldic designs, used as a frieze above the plain, and again as a covering fo-r the entire wall above the wainscotting, the blending and shading of colors are remark-able. Most of the patterned papers are hand painted or, at least, hand finished. After the pattern is stamped through from the back on the soft pulp the paper is treated to a bath of silver aluminum; over that are spread two coats of gold lacquer wiped off by hand in spots to give a shaded effect, and the colored lacquers applied to thd stencil are treated in the same way. After that the stencil pattern is supple~ mented, in the higher grade papers,-with segments of color and shadings applied with a brush. T~e more hand work· there is on the paper the more it costs. I, . In the East this "Japanese leather" ~s in great vogue at present for librairies and dining room$ and the importers predict that the fad will live for years. i Another novelty in pulp paper is a p~nel design. By the use of this old houses are made to appear up-to~date with paneled walls and ceilings. Like the ')Japanese leather" it is imported but it is promised that it 'till soon be made in New England. It is called Anaglypta rand the cheapest is $2.00 per roll of eight yards. The dtsigns not onlly re-present panels, but wainscotting and all kinds of woodwork in Colonial; old English, Dutch and Flelmish styles. Still another fashionable paper is [caned Tekko. It is made in SwitzerJand and is said to bel an improvement on silk paper, though it is retailed at $1 J!.er roll-eight yards, thirty inches wide. It comes in nearly all shades and like the Anaglypta may be worked in panel fffeets with any color for ground work including a remarkabI~ imitation of marble. I .7IR T IoS' A2'iI "M 2 zme 29 REX [:::~]MATTRESS CHAS. A. FISHER & CO., ]319 Michigan Ave.. Chicago. WRITE FOR BOOKLET AND PROPOSITION ST. LOUiS, MO. KANSAS CITY. MO. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. PEORIA. lLL. LINCOLN, ILL. CH1CACO, ILL. Be Square With Your Clerks. A few days ago the ·writer entered a furniture store, employing a number of clerks. The proprietor himself was waiting on a woman and came over to me after he bad COll-cluded the bargain. He was smiling and appeared to be well pleased over something. "Clerks are alt right," he remarked, "but they can't come up to the old man. That lady passed two of 'em up and insisted on waiting for me to wait on her. I can sell three times as much as any clerk I've got, and some of Jem are high-priced men too." "Why did she prefer the proprietor?" was the question and he scratched his head, "Well, I suppose she thinks I know more about "the goods in my store, and that it is to my interest to serve her better," he said dubiouslly. "Did you make her a lower price on goods than you allow the clerks to make?" "Ye-es, I did a bit in this case." No wonder the customers preferred to be waited upon by the proprietor. They got better bargains when they did~ it was worth money to them to do so, Nor was it strange that he could sell rings around his derks, when by such methods he drew the customers away from them to himself. \Vhat did he hire clerks for? "VVhy not do all the selling himself? Another merchant with a store of about the same size and with about the same number of clerks, was qucstioned re-garding the same m;Jtter. He said: "The other day a lady, after a short conversation with one of my clerks came to me and asked mc to wait on her. I did so, although 1 was bU5Y at the time, hut as I knew her personally I felt that it was a necessary courtesy, She asked the price on some goods and I ma.de a good price on them. She looked rather surprised and said that my clerk offered them for less. "I looked surprised also and said that if he did that, [ would stand by his price but was not anxiolls to duplicate the order at those figures. I tried to do it in a way that would not offend her, and she bought the goods and went out, thinking that I was !lot the man to trade with in preference to clerks. "That was the impression I intended to convey, for I hire clerks to sell goods and I am fullly occupted with the manage-ment. The clerks know the prices, and if there are any re-ductions to be made they are informed of them. I want my customers to believe that they can get as good service from anyone of my clerks as they can him the owner, amI I've told them so, r will live up to my agreement vV'ithmy help every time." Both merchants ran the risk of injury because of making two prices Oll one article. The idea governing the second merchant was nearer correct than that of the other but he could have done better. If he had made exactly the same price as the clerk he could have attained the same object and reinforcced the belief in the one-price idea \vithout risk of offense or creating distrust. Greedy Undertakers Come to Grief. The Chicago Inter Ocean tells how two ambitious, enter-prising, greedy undertakers of that city "each striving to cor-ner the corpse market," managed to put themselves out of business. John A, Potroshius of Auburn avenue and Paul Mazeika of West Eighteennth stTed were rivals in the busi-ness and they carried their competi.tion to such an extent tha.t Mayor Dunne, after warning them to use less strenuous methods, re.voked their licenses. Vilith a view of brcaking into his cOIllpetitor's field, Pot-rash ius opene"d (;1.11 antleX directly across from Mozeika's em-balming shop. The latter retali<lted after the most approved trust manner. He rented a store next door to Potroshius' main establishment and wcnt into an advertising war. Then in their efforts to get business they encroached on the feelings of friends of the old and feeble and hounded the families of the sick, 1lsing methods very much like tho!;e 01 ((Obadiah" ill Miss Mdville!s perennial play, "Sis Hopktl1s!' Their strife· and contention attracted the attention of the police and investigation showed that neither had taken out a liceuse for his br<!-nchestablishment. The police shut up the branches, and then the mayor closed the main shops by re-voking the licenses on the ground that they had abused their privileges and that they were men unfit to pursue the ('alling of an undertaker. "enry Schmit &. Co. Hopkins •• d Hurio! SU. Clnclnn.tl. O. KU:RIt$ OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE LODGE AND PULPIT. PARLOR L18RARY. HOTEL AND CLUB R.OOM 30 ·~~MIFjIIG7J-N TIMELY HOLIDAY SUGGESTIONS. Windows Displays an Important Factor in the BUEiness of the Furniture Dealer. Windmvs displays, which are matters of importance to re-tailers at all times, are of greater interest in the fall, es-pecially when making· preparations for the holiday trade. Along about Thanksgiving time Of earlier, the wide awake dealer begins to think of his holiday displays and trles to dc~ vise means to D1:ike them more attractive than last year. It is not enough to have the goods. The public must be informed that they are in the store and ~induced to come and inspect them. Sales are rarely made without getting the buyers into the store and in these advertising days it is sel-dom that would-be buyers go about asking for what they FREE GOODS TO THE FURNITURE TRADE For a limited time we will give with every five gallon order for "PERLENA," THE WON-DERFUL FURNITURE AND PIANO POLISH, a discount of 25 per cent. and include FREE 2 doz. bott! s of PERLENA to retail at 50c per bottle or $12.00 worth at retail. Is this worth considering? Can you afford to miss this chance? PBK GALLON, '2.00. THIl PERLENACO., Sterlinl/ III. Recommended by all Leading Furniture Houses. want-they depend upon the merchants to tell what they have to offer, This information may be imparted, spread broadcast, by newspaper advertising, but a good window dis~ play will add effectivenesss to the best newspaper adver~ tisement ever written. Window displays are made with different objects in view and the object sought governs the arrangement. Some are made simply to call attention to the store, with the idea that those who see it will have the store in mind and naturally think of it when they want anything in its line. Usually, how-ever, the purpose is to aid the sale of special or seasonable lines and the most successful and profitable displays are -those that show what is in greatest demand at the time. There are dealers who use their windows to display unseaS011- abk or out-of-date goods and they claim that they thus suc-ceed in setling even the worst "stickers" without cutting the prices. That method surely cannot enhance the rep-utation of a store, but that 1t 1S successful certainly proves the value and effectivenesss of window displays. ::Nol'eltie:-;in show windows are successful in attracling attention, but as a rule the animated window-a representa-tion of a live Santa. Claus, a clown or a man or woman at work-is not profitable. It is expensive and it attracts the curious rather than those who wish to buy. Such a window, by attracting a cro\vd of inquisitive people, may keep those who would buyout of the store. The 1110seuseful effect of a window display lies in the way of suggestion which leads to investigation. P.]. \Veg-ner of Wegner Brothers, Grand Rapids, :\Iich., emphas3zed this idea the other day ·when he said: "The display window is not a good place to sell goods, It's value is mainly in what it suggests. If it's effect is pleasing to the observers they come inside and if they don't buy goods in the window they are quite likely to find something else that suits them. They get a better idea and form a better opinion of a suite or a piece of furniture where there is room to walk around it than by merely looking at one side of it in the window." 7iR TItS' JL:"l ...,.,,- 2 , ,'. ; Another Grand Rapids dealer said: ":We know that our window displays help our trade. We have proved it so often that we know about what to expect when we arrange a ,dis-play. It may seem strange, but it is a fact that there are many people \vho, even when they start out to buy allYthing do not go into a store and ask for it, Instead, they walk from store to store and look at the windows until they see something that suggests that what they want may be found inside. To catch the trad.e of that class the window di~play is: away ahead of pril)ters' ink." In this matter of window displays the furniture dealers have an advantage, over all other merchants, except perhaps those in the dry goods line. They have the material to make an attractive and effective display :at any and all sea-sons of the year. Their goods are also more easily han-dled and less liable to be damaged by exposure to the light than other lines. Their most attractiv~ displays arc made with suites, or a representation of roobs completely fur-ish cd, but at this season and during the next sixty days most attention will be given to.pieces intended for the holi-day trade. They will put out rockers, easy chairs; ladies' writ-ing desks, music cabinets, sewing tables, tabourettes, shav-ing tables, pedestals, hall stands, hat r~cks, and other odd pieces that are usually sold for Christma$ presents ,and more of them may be sold in Kovember and pecember than in aJI the rest of the year. This does 110tmea~ that trade in other furniture witl be dull during the holiday s~ason. The cus-tom of using f\.lntiture for Christmas presents prevails to a much larger extent than it did a few years ago. For that purpose buyers do not confine themse1ves to the articles named, but frequently select a buffet, a dresser, a sideboard, a chiffonie.f, a china closet, or, perhaps,)a fUll suite for par-lor, bed room or dining room. I The demand for furniture for Christntas gifts and also for wedding presents, might be increased by furniture dealers with profit to themselves and benefit to the recipients, by simply suggesting its appropriateness. Most people who buy presents wish to get something useful and those. who are looking for the ornamental can not object to furniture because it is both useful and ornamental. To men, espedaJly, the matter of selecting a Christmas present is usually a puzzling problem. 'It may be. solved for many by the furniture dealer who is ¥!rise enough to make the proper suggestion at the proper timJ. It might be done by placing a card in the display window inscribed with the query: "How would this do for ~ C~ristmas Present?" or an invitation to "Come in and let us Folve that Christmas problem for you." ! The up-to-date furniture dealer does.' not need to be told that a window display loses its power to"draw trade unless its make-up and arrangement is changed frequently. It should undergo a complete change at least once a week, and except in the .<;aseof a room representation eVfry piece in the show ..\.'i.ndow should bear a card giving its price in pl'aill figures. After the Rebaters. Several Qealcrs in furniture, farm implements dealers and freight officials of the Santa' Fe' railroad in Southern Califor-nia have been subpoenaed to appear in Los Angeles for exam-ination by the United States district ';lttorney in regard to granting and receiving freight rebates.i It is charged that the Santa Fe has granted rebates to large shippers, to the dHriment of their smaller competitors. Arthur Block to Marry. Arthur Block, buyer for Snellen berg of Philadelphia, will lead Miss Julia Prince, a daughter of 'Mr. and 'Mrs. Hyman Prince, of Houston, Texas, to the altar On November 7. Mr. Block is a popular young man, ~nd his many friends will wish him a long life of connubial felicity. MICHIGAN Taking Hold of a New Job. About haH the fellows who lose jobs alld are calmed out of offices and shops wlthin a few days or weeks aHer they land the jobs complain that they "didn't have a fair chance:' Their complaint is wrong. They had a fair chance ,Jnd fail-ed to improve it. Tlle fact is that they didn't know how to make tlletnselves solid with the other {ellow::>or "\\'ith the boss. The fir.stweek that ally man holds a new position is the crucial one. First lnlpressiOlls rule in busillCSS, just as they do 111 all lntercnurse lwtwt~en men. }Jut the best man in the world "in wrong" that is, stack him up against a boss or fellow-workmcll who at first impression think i11 of him-and the chances are he will !lot last. His only chance is to ticstroy the first impression and create a true one just as 50011 as possible. Not one man in five hun-dred will do this, especially not a good man, because he feels hurt that he should have been misjudged at the start, and "snlks" inste,ad of revealing his true colors. Here is a truism: Every man who works for ",,'ages or salary does something e\'ery week for which he could be fired if the boss is looking for a chance to fire him. TIlerdore <.~veryman who gets a had start and fails to remove first im-pressic) J1s shortly discovers another coat in his locker. The way to create a good impressi()]l, generally speaking, is to get at the work as if you knew it-whether or 110t yoiJ do. 1 have seen a dozen bosses sitting in their offices, said Andrew Bandon in a recent address, and have heard this con-versation dozens of times: "How's the new man doillg?" "Fine. He takes hold as if he knew his business." I never knew one of those fellows to get fired-at least not for a long time. First impression had cinched their posi-tions for them until they could learn office details. There is al10ther handicap. You may be: the best office man in the world, and for a month after going into a new office you ,,,,ill feel as if you were learning the trade over again. There are differences in tools, differences in methods and ways of handllng work, <l.lldthere are office traditions and office "sacred white cows'" against which a new-comer may come to grief. When you g-et a position, before starting to work, study the ground <tl,d learn as much as possible about the firm and its methods, the personality of its heads, and, above all, get acquainted with one or two men already employed there. No set of IvorkmE'll like to see an utter stranger escorted in by the bo;:;s with "Boys, thls is \1r. Jones, oUt new man. Treat him right." There is a sort of feeling- that the new marl may crowd all old (me out, and a bit of fear on the part of c'lC"h man. lf thE'y knO\v the man. or kllOW of him. his reception is. m(-re likely to he cordial. 31 Before starting work try to make the acquaintance of some man in the department, win his friendship, and, if he is a popular fellow there, have him introduce you around among the other fellows when you show up to go to work. The first effort should be to make a good impress.c'tl 011 the men. The boss must think fairly well of you, or be wouldn't have hired you. But, whether or not the bos", Wi.e"" you, it is all off if the men dislike you. I have a friend, m::m-ager of a big company, who says: "I never hire a man until I'm sure he'll fit 11], I generally have an eye open for a man for weeks and usua.lly consult my own me.H, asking their ad-vice as to '''''here to find the right man to fill the place. One of them, or perhaps'two, suggests some one and r hire the one 1 like best. Then I usually hint to the other employe that the. man he named refused to come for the rooney- and the ne"'.' man comes in. \Ve never have any friction here. The men. are all friends, and, furthermore, their interest in the husiness is added to by the fact that they are consulted. I \"'0uld not dare send a stranger into this place, unless! was sure the men knew ,,,,.,ho he was and that he waR a corking Now Is the Time to SeDd for Our El;pert to Reduce Your Stock FOUNDED 1888 I at a good profit or sell en~ tire stock at cost. Steveno~& Co-, I"dTehaoMNoenw"- 460 Mooon BI·d·~.CHICAGO Write for terms ana particulars. HiYMst references i.nchuling this journal. I Retail Sales Managers and Auctioneers. good man. They all bml\l to merit, if they know about it." Once at work these new acquaintances are of vast help to a new worker. They can tip him straight on the little things and the office tricks, and lots of new men are pulled over the crucial periods simply by having some man to answer their questions and give them hints, Many a Ulan has been fired because the others wouldn't tell him these things. Here are some rules which a business friend of mine wrote out at my request.....:....somedon'ts for new employes. Don't tell what yon did at the last place and don't tell ,..h..at you're going to do. Don't cringe to the bosses. Meet them like a man. Don't knock fellow-workmen; try to help them if they have faults. Don't wateh the clock. Don't "soldier" on the job. Keep working. Above all, dOll't tell how much more work yon do than the other fellow; that's what is going to get you promoted, NEW VeRI{ BOSTON PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE CANACIAN FACTOFlY, WALKERVILLE', ONTARIO ¢KICAGO 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 WRIT£ TODAY FOR INFOftM,,-iI0N AND PRICES. FINISHED SAMPLES ON R(:QU£ST. BERRY BROTHERS, LIMITED VARNISH MANUF'ACTURERS DETROIT .J 32 RELICS OF COLONIAL DAYS. A Desk From Valley Forge, Sideboards, C'Highboys" and "Lowboys" and Antique China. A curious desk, the discovery of ,",vhichma.y prov~ of in-terest to the. Masonic fraternity, was recently brought to light at Pottstown, Penn. It is of an ancien! patt~rn, and evident-ly dates from Colonial times. It was bonght from a family at Valley Forge, but the possessors at that tiIIil~ were unable Masonie De.in of Inlaid Wood. to give an authentic account of its original owner, lH( who constructed it, but stated that it had been in the possessi.on of immediate members of the family for rn3ilY year;;;. \lI,.'hat makes the desk of morc than ordinary intereSt is the fact that on the small door of the inside arrangr;-ment, t~te ~oor that bars the way to further entrance to the .">ecretreceSHS of the desk, is inlaid, in vari-colored woods the emblem of the Masonic order. The work is extremely well done and must have taken the patient worker considerable tim~ to ex:e~~uU·. The desk is the property of Mrs. M. B. Cookervw of Potts-town, who h;s a "valuable collectjon of antiques. Among other articles in this collection is a mahogany lin-en chest, on the front of which is inlaid in large letters "Ger- Colonial SidebllNU'd in Mrs. Cookeraw'. Collection. traut Walwerin, 1771." This chest is very massive and was evidently the property of a Gertrude Walwerin. Two articles of furniture of antique make are known as the "Highboy" and "Lowboy." They are both chests of drawers and are designated as either "high" or "low" accord-ing to their height. Some of the «Highboys" often stand as much as eight feet and contain as many as thirteen drawers. I.. The collection of Mrs. Cookerow embraces stveral of them, one being almost eight feet high. In the collection are a number of desks of andent pattern. ~lost of them possess one or more secret drawers. A great deal if ingenuity is necessary to discover; the :means of open-ing these secret receptacles, but when one is discovereli, the rest are easy. Tllere is also a collection of Sheraton arm chairs, Chip-pendale claw and ball chairs dating from Revolutionary days, and one chair that goes back as far 1740. A grandfather's clock of more than ordinary interest in this collection is one on the dial of which is painted in oj: a portrait of George Washington. This clock was made by Benjamin Whitman of Reading, Penn., and is considered as one of the finest examples known to collectors. Another valuable dock of this pattern was made by George Miller of Germantown, Phila. The dial is of brass and the figures "were laboriously cut out by hand. i '1hs. Cookerow's collection of old blue china, it is said, is unsurpassed. It embfaces :I; full set of the famous "Dr. SYr-tax" scenes, the possession of anyone of which is the chief ambition of collectors. Prominent among them is what is known as a "Liverpool" pitcher on which is a portrait of Queen Caroline, together with the following verse: "As for the Green Bay ctew, Justice will have its due, God save the Queen. Confound their politicks,' Frustrate their knavish tricks, On HER our hopes we fix, God save the Queen. I Other pieces include large platters on which are portrayed such historical scenes as the "Landing of Lafayette," "Boston Tea Party," Faneuil Hall, Boston," l<Independence Hall, Phil-adelphia.," and many others. To enumerate all the articles in this collection would oc-cupy too much space. It embraces old Revolutionary flint locks and swords, cutlasses, pistols, blunderbusses and what not; lamps ranging from the old "fat lamp" of Colonial days to lamps of the days of the Rebellion. The Lexington. Chicago. The Lexington Hotel, located on ·Michigan Bouevard and Twenty-second street, is one of the most conveniently 1ocat~ cd and desirable hostelries in Chicago. It is ]9cated at the commencement of Chicago's beautiful south park system of parks and boulevards; is located in a section free from dirt, smoke and noise of the city, is easily accessible from all depots and just outside of Chicago's great shopping district. The Lexington is a modern hotel in every sense, is "excellently conducted and refined and enjoyable. There are 350 guest chambers, 260 having private baths. Nearly $100,000 have recently been spent in redecorating the house and renewing the furnishings. The Lexington Hotel is a tourist, transient and residential hotel, and is an ideal place for ladies shopping or visiting Chicago. A specialty made of partie'S, clubs, wed-dings, banquets, and receptions. It has magnificent dining rooms, cafes, Dutch room, private dining rooms and ban-quet hall. Strong Line of Specialties. The L. Cline Manufacturing Company of 1239 Wabash avenue, Chicago, manufacturers of household specialties and bath room and lavatory fixtures, are having an excellent trade this season. This company manufactures a very strong line of goods and furniture dealers should not fail to send for the company's catalogue, which will be gladly mailed on appli-cation. SHELBYVILLE DESfi co. SHELBYVILLE, MANUFACTURERS OF OFFICE FURNITURE Mahogany, a.nd Imitation Quartered Oak, Plain Oak in three grades. Write/or latest Catalogue. SAW LOGS BY WEIGHT. INDIANA, u. A. Veteran Lumber Buyer Gives Some Interesting Information About Circassian Walnut. "Yes, I've been buying lumber for a good man,y years," said Fred \,V. Spraker, in response to a suggestioH made by a representative of the 1fichigan Artis'ln. The talk took place in the lumber yard of the Berkey & Gay Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, 11ich., and the suggestion was made with a view of inducing 1f1'. Spraker to tell something of his exper-iences in buying lumber for a furniture factory. Mr, Spraker is not loquacious, hut as he is, probably, the oldest lumher buyc.T in thc_west, and thoroughly understands his h.l.s..iness, it was thought he might say something that would be of in-terest to furniture dealers. In reply to furtber questioning he said: "I have heen buying lumber for Berkey & Gay since 1876. I have been with them since '59-neady fifty years. Be-fore '76 I was in the factory, but for thirty years T have had so so little to do with the fHcwry that T am not posted Oll the new methods and impr(Wemellts. Of course, there has been great changes in the factory and there bas heen a gre:H chal1ge in the lumber business. "In the early days ,ve used -:\Jichigal1 lumber, almost ex-clusively. \Vc got it from the mills near the city. Gener-ally w{'.nt out and hought the logs 1n the winter and used only the best. "\Ve did not have to use culls or even com-mon stuff. VIle had the logs sawed to suit the purpose, stacked the lumber.up ad let it stand until the next winter, when it was hauled in 011 sleighs. Every year we had to go out a little farther. The supply near the ci.ty was SOOl1 cut out and then the lumber came in on the railroads. \Vhen walnut was in fashion we had to go down into southern Michigan, -lndiana and Ohio and farther. "In those days the factory made a\.\ graucs of furniture and we could Use most any kind of lumber to advantage. Later years they made only the finest and that change in-creased the distance we had to go for lumber until now it comes from an parts of the world. We use someI\lichi-gan lumber for inside work, but with the exception of birch and bird's-eye maple nearly all of it comes from outside the state. \Ve get the oak mostly from the south, mahogany from ?vlexico, Centra'1 anu SOldh America, Cuba and Africa, and we use a lot of Circassian walnnt, which comes from Asia Minor." S. 011 being told that the writer had never se_en any Circas-sian walnut, Mr. Spraker said, "W~ell, come out here and I'll sho-w yOU some of it," and he led the way to a yard alley, lined on hoth sides with inferior-looking stuff-the last thing that a novice would select as material for fine furinture. It ,",,'as of irregular widths-had not been edged-and the lengths varied from seven to twelve feet. It looked some-thing like hardwood culls or odds and ends, but it was care-fully piled. "There it is," said Mr. Spraker. "It is n(lt niee~looking stuff and 1 don't like it. but it makes title furniture and it is the most expensive lumber we use. There is more waste in it than in ally other kind of lumber. By the time it has been cut up and is ready -for the machines it has cost about $1.25 per foot, hoard measure. "That stuH is imported in logs ::md they are sold by weight -by the ton. They can get only one log out of a tree and to get ::tit of it the tre<.'.sare dug out -roots and all and even then the longest log is not more than twelve feet. Most of them are Oll]y seven or eight feet. Of course, it is sawed very carefully. but the boards are wide at the butt end, nar~ ro\\' at the top and -very lrregul.ar between and that makes great waste in cutting up." vVhen asked about the supply, Mr. Spraker said he did not know how S0011 the Circassian walnut would be exhausted. "1 don't care much." he said. "I would rather handle some thing else. hut 1-Ir. Gay says we must use Circassian walnut and must have more of it than we are getting." Mr. Spraker is exceedingly loyal to the Berkey & Gay factory. Tn conversation he conveys the impression that it is the greatest furniture instittttion in the world. His loyalty, with his undoubted abllity, is vrobably responsibte for his having been with the firm and company for forty-seven years. One of Chicago's Busy Institutions. One of the busiest plants in Chicago this year is the Schultz & Hirsch Company, ~60 South Desplaines street, manufacturers of mattresses, down cushions, and feather pil-lows. In addition to the]r Chicago plant, the company has operated a factory at Hammond, Ind., the past two years and both plants have been taxed to the utmost this season. The company has a warehouse in New York. ),-fr. Schultz states that the year 1906 is ahead of 1905 thus far in the vol .. ume of business. 34 NewsJ Notes and Comments. W. M. Blee has succeeded E. M. Wheeler, furniture dealer, Harrison, Idaho. R. C. McConnel1 of Manson, Iowa, has sold his store and stock of furniture to C. W. Leonard. Chinese futnitme workers in Victoria, Australia, outnum-ber those of· European descent 688 to 140. 1'Iilwaukee furniture dealers have taken preliminary steps in the organiza.tion of a city association. The Francis !\Jaollfactl.1ring Company of Columbus, 0.) has been placed in the hands of a receiver. The plant of the \\Tilson Bed Spring Company is being moved from Carson, Iowa, to Omaha, Neb. The retail carpet and rug trade is said to have broken all records as to volume in New York this faIL Joseph Kingsbury has purchased a half interest in the 1. J. HamIel fttmiture store at Tipton, Iowa. The G. H. \V. Bates Company of Boston, is a new mail order concern, incorporated with $15/)00 capital. Charles Russell, for many years a furniture dealer in Ot-tawa, Ill., died suddenly in Chicago on October 16. Robinson Brothers, Des Moines, Iowa, lost $500 by a tire in the basement of their furniture store, October 6th. Ground was broken for the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Refrig-erator Company's new plant on Monday, October 22. Adam Diacollt's mattress factory in Richmond, Va., was damaged by fire to the extent of $3,500 On October 15. Pendleton, Oregon, taxes trading stamp companies $300 per year for the privilege of doing business in the town. The Riggins Furniture Company of Houston, Tex., has sold out stock, store and good "vill to J. R. Bondurant. The Johnston Furniture Corr~pany of Oklahoma City sustailled a loss of $10,000 by fire on October 6. Insured. The Bessinger Furniture Company, dealers, Louisville, Ky., suffered a loss of $30,000 by fire OIl October 12. Insured. Fred Vv'. Pearce has purchased his partner's interest ill the furniture and hardware business of Pearce & Gerow, Owosso, Mich. Martin Bower, late of Toledo, has purchased and taken possession of \lv. A. Mudge's store and stock of f~rlliture at Caro, Mich. A large amount of furniture was lost in the fire which de- 5troyed the Southern Pacific freight depot in San Franc.isco on October 18- T. J. McT.Jollncll, late of Aberdeen, Wash., has purchased the furniture store of B. H. Sault in Tacoma, and will en-large the stock. H. B. Tyler has resigned his position as secrHary of the Kationa) Bed Company, vVheeJing, V>l.Va., and is succeeded by F. H. Blake. Henry S. Hiss o{ the Hiss Furniture Company, B,:},ltimore, Md., has 111eda voluntary petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities, $179,5M,; assets, $18,275. Fire starting in the fl11ishing room of the Victor Chair Company, High Point, N. c., cause a loss estimated at $6,COO to ~8,OOO on October 8. R. F. 'Webstl;:r, an undertaker and furniture dealer of \Va-hoo, Neb., died on October 8, aged 78 years. He served as a soldier in the war with Mexico. Dodg'e & Son of Anacortes, Wash., have purchased the stock of their competitors, the Anchor Furniture Company and will <:.onsolidate the tYlO stores. "Conditions growing worse every day," is the report from Chicago in regard to the car famine, and that describes the ·situation in nearly all parts of the country. The Rex Fluid Company of Des Moines, Iowa, manufac-turers of embalming fluid and ul1dertakers' supplies, is to eS-tablish a branch plant in Topeka, Kansas. W. E. Keeler, ]. C. Martin and K. M. Keeler have organ~ jzcd the Martin Furniture Company to do a general house fltrnishing business in Portland, Ore. Capital, $10,000. The St. Peter Furniture Company, a Minnesota corpora-tion, has also 6ted articles of associatiou in' \Visconsin, and witt establish a branch store at Ogem'a,EJ,Ice county, Wis. D. R. Maltby of McPherson, Kan., finding more room an imperative necessity, has decided to erect a two-story brick building adjoining the block in which his furniture .store is located. )jliss S. Gertrude Richardson of Waupaca, Wis., has pur-chased an interest in the Fargo Carpet & Rug Company of Fargo, North Dakota, and witt take an active part in the management. The DeCamp Furniture Company's establishment on East Frant .street, Cincinnati, Ohio, was damaged to the extent of $:~5,OOOby fire on October 15. It is believed the fire was started to conceal a robbery .. 'The contract for furnishing the new city hall in Rockford, Ill., has been awarded to Stevens & Son of that city, except tht;: aldermen's chairs, which are to be furnished by the An-drews Company of Chicago. Charles F. Doll of Buffalo, who was burned out in the Tifft building recently, will open a furniture store in some other part of the city, but may return to his old stand when the 'Tifft building is tebuilt. The old table factory building at St. Johns, Mich., which has been a sort of white elephant for some time, has been leased to Charles H. Manley who has organized a stock company to build portable houses. The largest carpet ever ma~e and laid in one building was that used in the Olympia, London, last December, when the hall was prepared for the motor car show. It contained 63,- 000 square feet-7,OOO square yards. Mrs. Grover Cleveland of Princeton, N. ]., is said to have the most valua.ble collection of genuine old Colonial furniture in the country. She picked up most of in Washington, while she was the "first lady in the land." Burglars entered the store of the J. G. Bums Furniture Company at 287 vVest Madison street, Chicago, October 17. They ruined the safe with explosives, but were frightened away before they had reached the cash box. The Rose City Furniture Manufacturing Company with principal office in Portland, Ore., has been incorporated at the state capital \-vith a capital stock of $2,000. The incorpora-tors are S. Kritshevsky, J. Ruvensky, A. Blackman and D. Gurien. Two robbers entered the furniture store of ~Iichael Ta- . scmkin, South Chicago On October 16th, beat the proprietor until be was unconsc'ious and got away with over $400 in cash. They were arrested later and positively identified by their victim. The final report of the Fidelity Trust Company of Mil-waukee, trustee for the Two Rivers (Wis.) ]\.fanufacturing Company, bankrupt, shows net proceeds amounting to about $25,000 to be divi\'e,d among nearly 200 creditors, or sufficient to pay 13 or 14 per cent on the claims. Tbe Cook-Cal1el1dar building, Columbia, Tenn" one of the largest in the town, was completely destroyed by fire on Oc-tober 12. F. G. Cook's furniture store was located in the building, which contained four other stotes and the Odd Fellows' halL The total loss is estimated at $75,000. G. V. .i\fcConnell, of j"McConnell & Wood, furniture deal-en:; and undertakers, Reed City, Mich., has sold his interest to Burton T, Curtis ano the new firm vdll move to Mr, Curtis' s.tore on wlall1 street. J\h. J\lcConnell has moved to Ionia, Mich., 'where he bought the business of the veteran furniture dealer and undertaker, George H. An11.1red. Losses by fJrc during the month of September in the United States a11(1 Canada, as computed by the N(~w York J ourual of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin, amount to $10,832,550. Tllis is about $3,000,000 le,ss than it was in September, 1905. For the nine months of the year, the loss amounts to $4CO,587,780, a Jigllre never reached before. New York COJ;umercial Oct. 16-David Richards drove a load of 27 dini11g room sideboards thrOl.lgh Fourth Street yesterday. \A-'hen at Broadway the excelsior packing was found to be on fire. One sideboard was destroyed before the flames were squelched. The furniture was consigned by the vVisconsin Furniture Co., to vVarwiek & Thompson, No. 660 \Vest :Hth Stret. The load was invoiced at $.1,000. The government figures show that in the five states of New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, 1lassachusetts and Ohio more than half the goods manl1factured in tl'is country are produced. The output of each of the above named states for 1£.105was: ~ew York, $;~,488,345,579; Pennsylvania, $1,\)55,551,- 3a2; Illinois, $1,410,342,129; Massachusettts, $1,124,092,051; Ohio, $960,81p;5'1. Don't be Afraid of Competition. The saying is, "Competition is the life of trade." If it had not been for competition we should be living in the woods, in a state of savagery. Ages ago all men and women led the simple life. vVhell the weather ",,'as hot the man sat in the shade. As the sun came he moved into the shade again to get cool. In the wlnter he Teversed the process. \\lhen this man felt a pain in his stomach hc learned by ob-servation that if he put things in his mouth and swallovlo'ed them it vmu\ct rC\leve the pain. The first man's whole object in life was to keep from having that pain, and the only en-ergy he expended was in procuring food. Finally, one man, ohserving that the lower animals lived upon each other, conceived the idea that if he could simplify the method of catching· and killing :111imalsit would save his energy, 50 he sal1icd forth with a club and killed slow mov-ing animals. Here competition begins, for a110ther individual invented the idea of throwing the club. This was another step for-ward. Another competitor discovered that a round stone could be thrown better than a club. The people who lived in the forests and subsisted ttpon animals commenced to tningle witl1 the people who (ived 011 grains, and the woodsmen traded their skill clothillg for the plainsmen's wheat, and thus commerce was bOrtl. From rhe primeval man to the present time compe.tition has stim1.l1atc(1 mankind toward better things, and everyone has benefited b,Y the competitioll. V\Te have in mind a certain mail-order hoase that had the Jield all its own way, says Colonel W. E. ,Hunter of Chicago in a recent "talk." Fifteen years ago its annual sales were about $:2,000,000. During th<',\¥orld's Fair year, 011 account of the in~ux of country people to Chicago, the sales reached $3,OOO,ODO, and this ,vas satisfactory to the mail-order house. A competitor came. into the nelli, stirred things up and now this old mail-order house probably sells eight or ten times as mue-h per annUln as it did before the competitor came. Had it not been for the competitor, the old house today would be selling about $3,000,000 or $4,000,ODO worth of goods per annum. In this matter of competition, you must remember not to worry about your competitors. If they do something differ-ent or better thall you are doing, get into the band wagon. Do not regard competition as hurtful to your business, but look at it as a pacemaker for you, If you had ten experts 35 working for you studying to improve your business, yOU cer-tainly would get som.e good from it, although the ten ex-perts would cost you more than your profits would allow. 1\ow, on the other hand, if you have ten competitors, and they arc staying up nights studying to benefit their businesses you can get the benefit of their experience without it costing you anything, and so you should consider competition as an advantage to you. Waiting for Cars. Gral1d Rapids ('\lich.) furniture shippers are being seri-ously inconvenienced by the lack of cars. The shipping rooms of many of the factories are full of goods waiting for cars and the situation is growing worse from day to day. Kabody can see any chance for relief in the coming thirty days, which means that many dealers will be waiting for goods that were to be delivered in October. Increased Storage Facilities. The Michigan Chair CompaI1Y of Grand Rapids have nearly completcd the erection of a warehouse adjoining their plant. Its dimensions are 60 x 160, two stories high. It will be connected with the factory by a bridge and its use 'will enable the compan
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and Twenty-Eighth Year-No. 24 JUN!: 25, 1908 Semi-Monthly PJDS Auf I[ The "ROYAL" Push B tton Chair .' 11,000,000 readers will see Royal Chair ads every month. Has 4,500 satisfieddealers. We want 6,000. Will you be one of them? Our national advertising campaign will help you to Il Royal Push Button Chairs. Write us for our proposition for your town . Royal Chair C . STURGIS. MICH. I"THE BEST" One Motion, Al Steel Go-Cart FOLDS WITH ONE MOTION NO FUSS. NO FOOLING FOLDS WITH ONE MOTION • CHICAGO SALESROOM; Geo. D. Williams Co., 1323 Michigan Ave., "rst Floor, Chicago, Ill. AU Steel; Indestructible. Perfected Beyond All Competition. Frame of Steel Tnbing. Will Carry 200 Lbs. Over Rough Pavements. The Only Perfect Cart With a Large Perfect Quick Action Hood. FOLDED CATALOGUE UPON APPLICATION. STURGIS STEEL GO-CART COMPA Mich. ... I• h --' Our New Colonial Line THE HIT OF THE SEASON! No. 1674 Our new Colonial line of Medium Grade Furniture has made an even greater hit than did our artistic dining room suites two years ago. It is the re-orders that tell the story, and they have been coming in in a most surprising way. considering the fact that this line has been before the trade barely four months. It is really filling the want that could not be furnished with extremely high grade goods. The designs are artistic in the extreme. The workmanship is the best that we, the largest manufacturers of furniture in the world, are able to turn out. This entire line, together with hundreds of our other items, will be shown at the Furniture Exposition at Grand Rapids during the month of July, beginning ] une 22, and in New York on and after July I 3· • You are cordially invited to attend this Exposition. We want you to make the personal acquaintance of our sales force. They will give you the furniture news of the country and advise you honestly and frankly just what pieces YOU will find quick-sellers. Our motto is ever the same, "Sell only quick-sellers." Or drop us a postal card for our complete catalogue, showing our Colonial Line and all our other items. Northern Furniture Company Sheboygan, Wisconsin MICHIGAN ARTISAN 1 GUNN AGENTS These were the figures April J, 1908. Our next report, July Ist will show a gain 01 over lour hundred new agencies in the United States. This remarkable showing is the result 01 the high quality 01 Gunn products and the extensive advertising we are doing lor the benefit 01 our agents. Our new creations which attract the attention 01 the consumer are shown below. No.501_M No S06·M The Popular and Salable Gunn Sanitary Desk. SELL ON SIGHT. 80 PAGE CATALOGUE SENT FREE. NEW GUNN MISSION UNITS ~~t~I:~:e"Dtfree. The Gunn Furniture Co. Grand Rapids, Michigan 2 MICHIGAN ARTISAN • Luce-Redmond Chair Co., Ltd. I BIG RAPIDS, MICHIGAN High Grade Office Chairs Dining Chain Odd Rockers and Chairs Desk and Dresser Chain: Slipper Rockers Colonial Parlor Suiles III Dark· and,- una Mahogany Bird's Eye Maple Birch Quartered Oak and Circassian Walnut We have moved-New Exhibit Location Fourth Floor, East Section, MANUFACTURERS' BUILDING, North Ionia Street, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN IN III Exbibit in charge of J. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES, J. EDGA.R FOSTER. • • JlIICHIGAN ~._---- ARTISAN CHAIR CO., Richmond, Ind. DOUBLE CANE LINE See Our New Patterns 3 •II I Catalogues to the trade. ._----..I. ------., ..---_._---_. I HAND CIRCULAR RIP SAW No. <1 SAW (ready fo(cross.cutting) No.2 SCROLL SAW "'----- .. • 0 -----_._--- MORTISER COMBINED MACHINE No.3 WOOD LATHE Complete Outfit of HAND and FOOT POWER MACHINERY WHY THEY PAY THE CABINET MAKER He call save a manufacturer's profit as well as a dtaler's profit. He can make more mOlley with less capital invested. He can hold a better and more salisfactory trade with his customers. He can manufacture in as Rood style and finish, and at as low cost as the factories. The local cahinet maker has been forced into only the dealer's trade and profit, because of machine manufactured goods of factories. An outfit of Rarnes Patent Foot and Hand-Power Machinery, reinstat~s the cabiud maker with advautaF;es equal to his comp~titors. If desired, these machines will be sold on trial. The purchaser can have ample time to test them in his own shop and on the work be wishes them to do. DescrilJtiv6 catalo(J1teand p1'ice list free. W. f. &. JOUN BARNES CO.,654 Ruby St., Rockford, III. II ---·---------- • . .l FORMER OR MOULDER HAND TENONER No.4 SAW (ready for ripping) No.7 SCROLL SAW , White Printing CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN HIGH GRADE CATALOGS COMPLETE ~--- l MICHIGAN ARTISAN 55 Per Cent. INCREASE IN OUR BUSINESS FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 1908 OVER THE SAME PERIOD FOR 1907. OUR LINE ROCKERS ROMAN CHAIRS MISSION SUITES MORRIS CHAIRS MISSION PIECES TURKISH CHAIRS IMPERIAL RECLINING CHAIRS Prompt Shipments. There's a Reason If you are one of our cuftomers you will know. If you are not and ate "from Missouri," we would like an opportunity to show you. OUR PRICES FROM $3.00 TO $30.00 Prompt Shipments. No. 120 Our July Line consisting of one hundred twenty-five different patterns is larger and better than ever. Don't Forget to call, shake hands with our salesmen and look over our showing. It will mean increas~ business for you. CHICACO -3rd Roor Fwniture Exchange, 14th and Wabash. GRAND RAPIDS-2d floor New Auditorium. NEW YORK-l~ Roo" 155 E. 23m 51. ST. LOUIS-6th 800r Manufacturers' Furniture Exchange, 14th and Locust Sts. Full line shown in our new catolog ready for distribution July Ist. TRAVERSE CITY CHAIR CO., Traverse City, Mich. , MICHIGA:'-J ARTISAN Small Prices - - Good Values Large facilities enable us to turn out medium priced Bed Room and Dining Room FURNITURE in quantities and at prices that make our .how rooms attractive to those in search of quick • ell er. The Luce Fumiture Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 5 .. 6 MICHIGAN ARTISAN i THE UDELL WORI\S is now ready with THE MOST COMPLETE LINE OF SAMPLES THEY EVER MADE. Shown in GRAND RAPIDS only July, 1908, Exhibit FUl"niture Exhibition Building FOURTH FLOOR LINES Piano Player Roll Cabinets Library Bookcases Ladies' Desks Sheet Music Cabinets Disc Record Cabinets Cylinder Record Cabinets ReprestJItntifJtI Daniel G. Williams Fronk L. Billings Get). C. Dyer Paul M. R,th Waller B. Lang Geo. F. Riley No. 355 Library Bookcase. Mahogany. Golden Quartered Oak. "Such an array Not seen every day" The Udell Works O£ficeand Factory, INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S. A. We want YOU to ha.ve our NEW Catalog. Send U8 your name • • , .._--_._------- • No. 911. 26x42. CHARLOTTE MAKES GOOD CHARLOTTE MFG. CO. FORTY NEW PATTERNS READY JUNE 20th GRAND RAPIDS EXHIBITION BLDG. FIRST FLOOR. NORTH TABLES CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN • ._------------- 28th Year-No. 24. A Great Deal of Good out of Expositions. -Y:Villiam Spiegel, the manager of the General Stores com-pany, Evansville, 11](1., (lec!ares that he gains many adY~\11t-ages by attending furniture expositions. "One sees the samples of several hundred firms and gathers many fresh Porch Attractively Furnil$hed. and v;,luablc ideas to be used ill the transaction of business," remarked :\1r. Spiegel. "He is enabled to keep in totlch ''''lth all lines of goods be might "vant in his store. Going to the markets is like going to a college to get the proper train-ing for work in after life. A man is beuc!" prepared to dis-charge the duties of life than the man who has faile.l or \vho has not held the opportnnity to attend college, and taught to \,vork Ollt problems for himst:'lf when he tah~s a place in the ,vorld of business. The huyer who attends thc furniture eXJlositions is as much allead of the mall ,·vllo does not as the college man is ah(:ad of tile m;111 who has not gOne to college. TTt has a big ad V ,,1 nta;;;e over him. Be knows marc about the tr;l(k than the Dlher fellow, for the J:C;l.";O)] tl];)t he bas Jud the opportunity of sc leeting from a big assortmellt of goods" Too much importance can not be attached to the furniture expositions; the quicker the merchant realizes the 1H'neFlts to be derive,] from attending the exposiliolls the hetter it '''''ill be for him in mally H·nys. Will Enforce an Important Law. 1Ianag'ers of department 510res 81Hl other employers of labor have received warning from the lahar cornmissioner of the state of l\Iichigan that an act of the legislature passed in 1907, prohibiting' the employment of women, abo males under 18 yt:'ars of age more than ten !lours pcr (lay, will be rigidly enforced. The act docs not apply to stores Of factories in 'which less than ten persons afe employed. The department stores will not be permitted to keefJ employes $1.00 per Year. classified as ahove at 'work from twelve to Gfteen hours per day, as in the past. Baving driven the independent manufacturers 011t of busi-ness, the Harvester Trust has advanced prices 25 per cent. }Tcrchants \",ill be compelled to pay more for delivery .V8g011S in the future. A por"ell chair, resembling the 1I.f orris, :dthotlg:l it is unprovided with an adjustable back, and is much smaller, is called the Fonnosa. The arms arc hroad for holdillg a book or {or me as a writing desk. Opera chairs of steel, protected under letters patent, are manufactured quite extensively in Grand Rapids by the Steel Furniture company. vVith six furniture expositions open durillg the coming flJOllth, the 5,000 market buyers will hod ful) employment fOt" their time and money. Enameled rattan is favored considerably by owners of country homes. The colors gellcrally used are buff, blue, white or pearl. Chippendale designs were in favor until late In the eigh- Rustic Porch in the Adirondack Mountains. tcenth century. Empire styles came to Amcrica gra.dually. :\ o\"cli:ies in cane furniture, imported from Germany, arc finished in buff, rc.:l and variegated colors. 8 MICHIGAN ARTISAN 1883==1908 Michigan Chair Company henlr five lears • GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN MICHIGAN ''The Foremost Chair Factory" (;;T wenty-five yearll chair making has given us a long experience in which to obtain knowledge of trade. wanis, and it is with honorable pride we look back upon good results accomplished, and in extending thanks to our customers throughout our country we wish to assure them that the future will be equally well guarded in their intereStsas the past. "A square deal" has alway, been our motto from the beginning. The best ever will be ready for Trade inspection at out Factory Warerooms. June 24th, 1908. EAST Chas. H. Cox Robt. E. Walton Chas. F. McGJegor REPRESENTATIVE SALESMEN, SOUTH W. R. Penny WEST Chas. B. Parmenler Robt. G. Calder Michigan Chair Company Trenlr five 1ears MICHIGAN A]{TISAN Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Grand Rapids, Michigan I Reproductions of Colonial and Period Furniture for the Bedroom, Dining Room and Library We Guarantee Our Prices Against Decline Until December 1, 1908 Our Line will be Ready for Inspection , JUNE 24th, 1908 I• 9 • 10 MICHIGAN ART IN THE BREAKFAST ROOM. Fine Specimens in the Country House of the Day. The increasing magnificence of the country house has made it necessary to add one more room to the already long list of special apartments. It is out of the question for instance, for the family to enter the format dining room for coffee on a summer morning. So the breakfast room has come to be the inevitable adjunct of the large country hOLlse. Its purpose is to the meat better, for afford a instance. room that suits the hour and than an elaborate Louis XV. Clock and Magazine Rack Combined. or an Empire apartment. From its vcry nature the breakfast room must- be a light, cheerful apartment designed to put into a good humor for meeting the questions of the day the persons who eQt there. "V\'ould it he possible for any man who took his break-fast in this room," asked a man who had been in the silvery room overlooking the Jersey hills from the highcst peak of all of them, "would it be possible for him to do anything wrong after he had started the day so beautifully?" The \vriter bas forgotten what the answer was. Maybe the question was merely rhetorical. At all events it sug-gested that the purpose of the breakfast room is well under-stood even by the lay mind. The seashore breakfast room shown here is part of a house standing back possibly half a mile from the ocean. The house is white stone, and even in its formal apartments the colors are kept as light as possible. The colors of the various rooms never shade much in tone. from this white stone, which is the keynote of the house. This room is panelled throughout in ivory colored wood and there is an ARTISAN effect of very bright and sunny yellow, although that color is to be found in reality only in the carpet-a French rug woven especially for this <lllartment-and in the brocade cushions of the white enamel chairs. All the light for this breakfast room comes through a large round arched window at one end. Pale ivory silk curtains are behind the crystal doors of the built in porcelain closets to conceal their con-tents when desired. Four consol tables to serve as side-boards are built in this room, two of them standlllg in front of the closets and the others on the opposite side of the room. These are finished in Louis XVI. carvings and the top of each is covered with a slab of marble. These tables are in ivory enamel and the reliefs are picked out in gold. The centT<'.of each is a dosed compartment with shelves, with two rounded shelves at each end of the table. The heavy central light is of bronze, while. the five pen-dants are supplied with shades in opalescent yettaw glass. Then the morning effect of summer sunlight may be re-tained if the room is used in the evenings, as it occasionally is when the approach of autumn reduces the size of the family. The darkest shade of yellow which the room offers is to be found in the yel[ow carpet. It is made up of stripes so narrow as to be almost of ivory and yellow. A masked door in one corner opens on to a stairway leading to the upper floors. The problem of the mountain breakfast room was wholly different. From the windows of this room one looks over miles of hill and' valley toward the lower ranges of the Orange Mountains. Falling froUl the terrace is a straight descent down the hillside, up which there climbs a marble edged road. So the persons using this room look over the terrace into a view that almost is wholly green. It \-vas the inspiration of the decorator to make the tone of this room green. The broad silk surtains that close out the windows are lustrous grccn brocade and they open on several other shades of the same color. The green laurc:\ bushes set in pots are more vivid than the green on the terrace outside, where the trees have attained a l,arger growth. The walls are pale gray with green and gold in the trcllises about the mirror, and in the arch that opens into the bay wit1Clow. The mantel is of gray mottled marble and the mirror's fht gray frame is finished with garlands of gold. The square panels above the doors are decorated with flowered borders in gold and green on the gray back-ground, and over the doors is a basket in relief bearing clusters of grapes. This same design is carried out in the electric lamp suspended from the ceiling in the centre of the room im-mediately over the table. It seems to be suspended by a pale gray silk ribbon and from the gilded basket overflow bunches of pale grecn grapes. Through these falls the light. ill a shade of green delightfully appropriate to the col01; scheme of the rOom. The other lights are on the walls ano.:l are in dull gold, elaborately wrought in the form of a scro~ with pale green globes. . The furniture is in dull gold, the cushions being of th~ same material that hangs in front of the bay window, whil4 the wicker backs and sides of the chairs are also gilded'. Thc table, which is carved in the same design as the furn-iture, is also entirely in dull gold, It is large enough to allow only fOUf covers to be spread there. The serving table on the side of the room is also in dull gilt and harmo-nizes with the rest of the furniture. The polished wood floor is laid out in design in two shades of brown, and the bay window is provided with ,a marble Hoor, there being no carpet on the floor at alL The use of rugs was avoide~ in the bay window in order to give it the appearance of 1 conservatory. It wlll be observed that these rooms are destitute ef furniture. The rooms in houses by Carrere & Hastings, architects of the New York Public Library, ,-"ould not be MICHIGAN r ------_._-------- I II ARTISAN 11 Do not fail to see Our New Fall Line of Medium Priced Bedroom Furniture (jJ We have added a large number of new patterns that are both beaut-iful and low priced. The greateSl line in America. Made in live woods and all the popular finishes. (jJ Shown in the same place, 3rd Roar, south half, Furniture Exhi· bition Bldg., Grand Rapids. Woodard Furniture Company owosso, MICHIGAN Catalog ready July 15th . ...---------------------------------_. improved by any pictures on the walls ])ut tbose painted hy masters of the period. This is especially true of the Louis XV. breakfast room at Xe\ypot"t, which is 511O\Vn here. The walls [Ire ill white marble, This lack of -':0101" is ato11ed for by the rich orna-mentatio11. The flat Corinthian colum\ls appear at frequent intervals. Over the windows is the elahorate:' cornice with ;l m;l.sk as its central hgllrc ;111':] its detail consisting of the IL horns of plenty. The ceiling- is supported by a cornice lillislwd wiLh <l moulding. Below the ceiling is <l deep moulding of fruits and flowers. So rich is this relief that the white ..v.alls impart no ser,se of bareness. The gold side lights are in the fonn of t11 ree candlesticks, each of which is protected hy a white and gold screCll. Thc mantel is of \vhite marble flecked with yellow and brown. It follows the genuine fonn of the mantels of the day of Louis XV. and ~ll(]s vvith ;\ shelf barely wide cllol\gh to hold the IH1S.tof the great monarch which surmounts it. • Color in full measure is supplied by the hangings and furniture. The chairs are genuine specimens of the furni-ture of the days of Louis X V. and mounted in tapestry in two shades of red. The woodwork is gold and so is the frame of the large screen opening into the pantry. The larg-c vase of Howcrs on eycry panel is in mally colors. The curtai1l.''i arc of the same two red brocades as the furniture and benc8th them fall lace curtains. The velvet rug cover-ing' tbe floor shO\vs the samt two shades of red. On the two side \"ialls arc buffets in the same white and yellow marhle of the Inantel. The Hoor is of \vhite marble striped ·with brown and that is visible beyond the. rug. The only ornament on the walls is the gold dock-SUllo The Lowell, Mich., Furniture Company. This comp811y has recently started in business with a capital stock of $20,000, all paid in, and a fl1le factory donated by the town. The officers are F. G. Seydewitz, president, VViliiam Cappell, vice-president, C. 'vV. \Visner, secretary, R. Van Dyke, treasurer. The line comprises one hundn:d pieces of mission furniwl"C-chairs, settees, ll(dl trees, tauourdtes, parlor tables, and an entire line of dining room furniture. Tbeir first line is on the market. J n January, lOOD, they expect to sbow in Grand Rapids and Chicago. Specialties in Dining Room Furniture. A line of suites anti odd pieces for the dining rOOll1 in oak and mahogany, has been placed on sale in GranJ Rapids by the Grand Rapids Furniture company, at their factory warer00111. It is said by the trade to excel in qu:}lity as regards construction and design. E. \\T. T rv.-in and \V. S. Emery are showing the goods to callers. 12 MICHIGAN ARTISAN Sligh's Select Styles Satisfy Dealers MANY NEW FEATURES ADDED FOR FALL SEASON. • EVERYTHING FOR THE BEDROOM (Medium and Fine Quality). Office and Salesroom comer Prescott and Buchanan Streets. Grand Rapids, Mich. Line now ready for inspection by dealers . • J. C Wi~man3 Co. DETROIT, MICHIGAN DINING ROOM SUITES HALL FURNITURE CHINA CLOSETS and BUFFETS in Domestic and Imported Woods CHICAGO: NEW YORK: ON SALE, 1319 Michigan Avenue. 428 Lexington Avenue. • • The ford s.. Johnson Company The line includes a very complete assortment of Chairs, Rockers and Settees of all grades. Dining Room Furniture, Mission Furniture, Fibre-Rush Furniture, Reed and Rattan Furniture, Go-Carts and Baby Carriages. No, 805 C 2 Our complete line of samples are displayed In The Ford &. JohnsOn Co. hulldlng. 1333·37 Wabash Ave., Including a special display of "olel furniture. • AU Flt'l'niture Pealers are c01dialll/ invited to visit our building, .. MlCHlGA'J ARTISAN 13 in Odd Dressers Chiffoniers Sideboards Buffets and Bachelors' Wardrobes COMPLETE LINE Shown at 1319 Michigan !~~HICA60, 6th floor. Call tlmi see a 'warm [·"I.dl. MAnISm Mra. co. M4NISTEE, MIC". No. 332 Dresser Top 24x48, Glass 22x40, 1'<0.333Dresser. Top 23x45. Glass 28x34 . • -----_.-.... 100 New Patterns •In Dining Room Furniture SEE THIS LINE! IT'S STRONGER THAN EVER! Show foorns at factory, 107 Canal Sto, two blocks north from Panllind Holel. GRAND RAPIDS, GRAND RAPIDS FURNITURE CO. MICHIGAN I _ , 14 :MICHIGAN I!$TABLISHED 1880 PU.I.ISHII:D II!IT MICHIGAN ARTISAN CO. ON THI! IOnr AND 2!1TM OF EACH MONTH OFFICE-lOB, 110.112 NORTH CIVI510N ST., GRANO RAPIC5. MICH. ENTERED 0'.8 M...TTf:R OF THE SECOMD CLASS Hlntelligent competition among a number of dealers in a. large city, selling the same article, increases its popularity, with resulting larger aggregate sales."-Ex. Intelligent com-petition is not cut price competition. The dealer whose salesmen are most active as well as confident, but not bump-tiOttS, in adhering to prices will obtain the largest share of the total business. Competition among the dealers is directed toward increasing sales and building up a healthy business at reasonable profit, instead of toward :finding out which salesman can shave profits the closest withottt throw-ing his employer into the court of bankruptcy. vVhat applause is to an actor, sales are to salesmen. \-\Then they are difficult and infrequent, suffering results. Hamlet, pelted with over-perfumed eggs, would be in a joyous mood compared with a salesman suffering from con-tact with devils painted blue. The big, strong man suffers as greatly as the small, nervous one. Absolute repose, abstinence from the bottle and long black cigars, will effect a cure in twenty-four hours. °tO °tl,lO A customer's complaint about goods is sufficient to de-stroy the peace of mind and the good intentions of the average salesman, and when this is supplemented by the cancellation of an important 'order, the receipt of bills from tailor, butcher, grocer and the landlord, his usefulness for the day is destroyed. A day or two in the country, far from the maddening marts of trade, will usually restore his mental equilibrium. °tO "to It is human nature for a de~ler to ·nurse a pers\ll1al grudge against the man who will not buy of him~ But it i~n't business, and if a dealer will but employ hi:; ff~aS0n he will acktlowleuge that the rebuffs to his efforLs are impersonal. lIe will save himself much worry an,l anlloy-ance if he disciplines his mind to cut out all unplt:aS<111t recollections. I 't' Charles Rohlfs, who makes furniture in Buffalo. was formerly. an actor. IVIany of h'is pieces (all suggest stage-craft), are as dark, gloomy and unattractive as the char-acters he played in tragedy. His wife, Anna Katherine Green, the novelist, is popular and will keep the wolf out-side the door. "t" "to The national association of retailers of furniture will convene in Chicago on July 8th for a two days' se3s;on President Foster will deliver an address, A. F. Shelcol1 will lecture on salesmanship; and Gov. Eberhardt ~Yl]] discuss better legislation. "t" "to If a dealer's business is so poorly organized that he dares not leave it for a week or ten days .for the purpose of visiting the furniture expositions, he should lose no time in making application to the court for a receiver. ARTISAN The average "self-made" salesman had a great deal of help outside of himself in his making. He would not have progressed very far if he had not availed himself of the help that came within his reach. In the furniture ,,",,'arid the market buyer is compared to the limited passenger train of a railroad. The office buyer is like the gravel train. It arrives at a station long after the limited has passed. "to "to Special sales of articles of every day use at cost seems to bring strangers to the store, who often find other things than the article offered at cost, in the stock, which they need. 0..". "..0. I I Having taken accounts of stock and figured up the losses of the past nine 1110nths the manufacturers of furniture look with hope alld confidence to the future for recoupment. Doubt and gloom closely to his work. from the desk or the assail the merchant who sticks too Life is prolonged by breaking away factory oc;.casionally. Many a salesman is level-headed until he sells the Ot1tput of his factory during a month spent at an exposition town, when he hecomes s\lvc1l-headed. °tO °t" Notwithstanding the prevalence of the idea that a presi-dential year is an off-year for business, furniture exposition enterprises continue to sprout. °t" "t" Unless there is something to kick about, many salesmen would prefer to remain on the road rather than be trans-ported to hea.ven. "t" "t" Manufactured articles are 110t the only imitations. There are many veneerings among the people. °t" "t" The loudest noise is not made by .salesmen; the best line for the money is heard farthest. °t" °tO To change the subject. "Are you a market buyer? If not, why not? "t" "to The things that do us no good to remember, memory retains. °tO "t" \Vithout constant practice, no dealer can be honest. Forty New Patterns. The Charlotte :vIallufaeturing company has added forty patterns of tables in mahogany and walnut, which are set up in their showroom in the 1.fanufacturers' Exhibition building in Grand Rapids. Somebody will "sit up and take notice." It's a bunch of warm members that will necessitate the use of electric fans night and day. Retailers of Indiana. On June 30th a convention of the retailers of IncFal1<L will be held at Indianapolis. Among the topics on the pro-gram for discussion are "Co-operation of Retail Merchants," and "How to Compete with Catalogue Houses." The manu-facturers of Indianapolis will entertain the crowd. :vr I C I-I I G A N Good Furniture at Moderate Prices. It has beell truly sOlid that it ;s an art to furnish a house properly at a moderate price. There is no >:i;der guide in buying than ;J rcli<1blc tradC111ark It js :I guar<111tcc oj quality. Furniture makers of high grade would be unwilling to place their names on an inferior piece of goods, just as silversmiths ..v..ould be mHvilling to affix "Sterling" to sp~triOllS silver. The principle is the same in both cases. Such a Shop-111;,rk as that of the Berkey & Gay [<'urnitme company of Grand Rapids, is an indication of highest work-manship. Their name carries ·weight, whether the furniture be simple or elaborate. They have but one system; the same methods, the same machinery, the same careful in- Made by the Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. spection pertains to their fllrniture~lnakitlg in all its branchcs. One piece of furniture has to be as good as anothcr so far as material ,\11(1 cOnstruction go. \Vhether a piece be plain or ornamental, it stands for good work and lZlsting vZllue. ITow is it possible, it may be asked, for tbis firm to nuke good furniture at Zlslight advance over tbe price asked for inferior work? Because they have reduced ftlrniture-making to a science. Because they have the best equipped furniture plant ill the coulltry, and because their name is a guarantee of excellence. The purchaser of Berkey & Gay furnitme can rest assure,:l th;11 he is getting the hest possible retum for his money. and before buying for his home, no matter how modest, it would be well to take this fact into consideration. Every piece of furniture that comes from the Berkey & Gay factory represents time, skilled labor, the best material, and the highe~t type of equipment. This is an age of specialization, and each department has its expert. A cus-tomcr buyillg Derkey & Gay furniture can purchase for a lifetime for it is made to last. Anything worth buying is ,vorthy of that you can afford, and take care of it. grandchildren ,,,,ill treasure yOur Berkey as heirlooms. The Berkey & Gay Furniture company makes many costly pieccs. Carving, inlay, and a great deal of halldi~ work necessarily render furniture expensive. But the pamt we would emphasize is this-that they do make simple furniture also, and at a remarkably 1m", figure considering the quality. Such furniture is a great boon to people of limited means, for it is both beautiful and economiral. -Country Lif,~. care; buy the best Then your great-and Gay furniture Rustic furniture appeals to the man who is seeking rest and recreation in the woods. ARTISAN 15 New Things Brought out at Sturgis, Mich. The Royal Chair company surprises the market ,,,,ith GHeen styles of davenport sofa beds, ,,,,ith Royal push button attachment, never before seen. The styles are very fine, and these sofas work as easily and perfectly as tbe Royal push button IVIorris chair. The Royal Chair company will also add thirty styles of Royal 1\Jorris chairs to their li11e, whieh ·will be on show in the Furniture Exhibition building, Grand Rapids, and with the Geo. D. \Villiams compauy, Chicago. The Sturgis Go-Cart company will make an extensive display of their one motion, all steel go-carts, in charge of P. 1\1. Roth and A. B. Tennant. These collapsible all steel go-cans were exhibited in Grand Rapids in January for the nrst time, and created quite a sensation, as nothing like them had ever been seen in this market, and they will doubtless create still greater interest in July. The Stebbins- \i\,.iillhdlll Furniture company will brillg OUt more than fifty patterns of directors', library, parlor, pedestal and sewing tables, in mahogany, quartered oak, birch, Circassian, walnut and birdseye maple. This is the finest line of tables this company has ever placed on the market, and will be shown on the sixth floor of north half of the Furniture Exhibition building, Grand Rapids. The Anlsbrook & Sturges Furniture company have not completed their line of higher grade ·work but will be on thc market in tl1c fall ,vjth a linc of goods that will make a hit. New Location. The Grand Rapids Fancy Furniture company have moved from the Blodgctt building to the fifth floor of the Manu-facturers' building, Grand Rapids. II]" Have you received: our New Catalogue"? If nol, write for it at once. There's money in it for YOU, q Buffets. China Closets, Dining Room Suites. Music Cabinets, Pianola Roll Cabi. nets. Phonograph Record Cabinets. Disc Cabinetl!. de Permanent .ale6rooms, 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. S J. LeRoy and L. 0, Fosse in charge. New York Furniture Exchange, 43d and Lexington Ave •• 6th floor. James p. Hayes in charge. MECHANICS FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 16 MICHIGAN ARTISAN • From the Line of the Nelson-Ma.tter Furniture 00_, Grand Ra.pids, Mich •. • MICHIGAN ARTISAN 17 .~------------------------- ----------.---------_. • Stebbins- Wilhelm Tables Office Library Parlor A Fine Buncll of New Patterns Quartered White Oak, Mahogany, Circassian Walnut,Bird's-eye.Maple See the Line Top Floor North, Furniture Exhibi. tioD Building, R. W, Alles in charge. No.388. l'op 2Bx44.Qtd. WhiteOak. Solid Mahogany. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. SALESROOMS: First Fl()or, Furniture Exhibition Building -Geo D. Williams in charge- 1323-1325 M,chigan Ave" CHICAGO, ILL. - CATALOGUE TO THE TRADE ----- _ Stebbins-Wilhelm Furniture Co., Sturgis, Mich. tt • --------------------_. ...- ----.., I UNION FURNITURE CO. II III II,• ~---------------------_._-~ I! FOldino Gndir~ II • We Manufacture the Largest Line of ROCKFORD, ILL. China Closets Buffets Bookcases in the United States, suitable for Sunday Schools, Halls, Steamers and all public resorts. We also manufal.:ture Brass Trimmed Iron Beds, Spring Beds, Cots and Cribs in a We lead in Style, Construdion large variety. and Finish. See our Catalogue. Our line on permanent exhibi_ tion 7th Floor, New Manufact. urers' Building,Grand Rapids. Send for Catalogue and Prices to KIIUFFMIIN MfG. GO. ASHLAND, OHIO I._---._-----_._--------' • ~ ~ Morton Housel (American Plan) Rates $2.50 and Up. I ~- 1 : MANUFACTURERS OF I I I HARDWOOD t~~~~~~ II SPECIALTIES: ~1"i'fE~QUARO.AK VENEERS MAHOGANY VENEERS Hotel PantJind (European Plan) Rates $1.00 and Up. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I! HOFFMAN I I BROTHERS COMPANY I 804 W, Main St" FORT WAYNE, INDIANA I >- • The Noon Dinner Served at the Pantlind for 50c is THE FINEST IN THE WORLD. J. BOYD PANTLlND, Prop. • 18 MICHIGAN SPIEGEL A PHILANTHROPIST. Proposes that Food be furnished Children of Poor Attending Schools. M. ]. Spiegel, the chief of the big furniture establishment bearing his name, located at 182 vv~abash Avenue, Chicago, has a heart filled with human kindnes-s, and his movement in the board of education for furnishing food to poor children attending the schools, is characteristic of the man. His plan is to obtain an annual appropriation whi~h will enable the board to properly feed school children who do 110t receive the right nourishment at home. It has the approbation of almost every charitable society in the city and is now being worked out in a school by one of these organizations at it~own expense. Mr. Speigel advances the belief that if the board could afford to furnish some of the children with nourishment they do not get at home the entire educational plane of this class of pupil would be raised. A resolution setting out these ideas, presented to the board members, was referred to the school management committee for consideration. "I believe if these children were given good, substantiai food such as milk, bread and butter and wholesome meats a great deal of good could be accomplished," said Mr. Spiegel to-day. "It is among the poorer classes where low mental conditions are found. It is the lack of nourishment of the proper kind that causes this. This plan is now being prac-ticed in other large cities and I believe it should be installed here. The backward children are not only harmful to their own advancement but to the advancement of children who have to asssoeiate in the class rooms with them." The preamble and resolution offered by Mr. Spiegel follows: Whereas, In certain sections of our city the educational work in the public schools is very greatly hampered and the progress of all the pupils is seriously retarded, because of the impoverished condition, mental and physical, of some of the pupils (entitled to public school advantages), due to want, lack of nottrishment, and the absence of proper care; and Whereas, It is the opinion of those expert in the conduct of public educational systems that to alleviate such conditions is to promote the efficiency of the schools in a most far-reaching and beneficial manner; therefore, be it Resolved, It is the sense of this board that it cause to be made a thorough and exhaustive investigation into such con-ditions, together 'with the best remedies to be adopted to remove or relieve them, including what has been donc in other large public school cducational centers, and -also what legal restrictions and powers apply to this board and con-cern this subject matter. A Handsome Chamber Chair. Harry Jordan, president of the, ~'lichigan Chair Compal1y, is a chair maker by instinct and inclination. He has been engaged in thc business of making and marketing chairs so many years that their making is the easie.st proposition imag-inable. It is said that he would rather make a wood seat chair with a pocket knife than to dig ten acres of potatoes on his very productive fa.rm on Walloon lake. Some weeks ago a husiness engagement brought him to the plant of the \Vhite Printing Company. The fast running machinery used for many purposes in the printing art attracted incidental at-te, ntion, but when his eyc rested upon a Colonial wood seat chair, worked out by hand by a mechanic of 1830, other things in the factory interested him no more. He read the history of the chair and its maker at a glance.. Its impe.rfect con-struction did not conceal a beautiful idea in its design, and Mr. Jordan developed a longing for the chair that nothing ARTISAN but its possession would satisfy. The chair was seen in his carriage one morning and the roadster l-1r. Jordan drove was headed toward the factory of the Michigan Chair Company. Designer Nash joined President Jordan, Treasurer Garrett and the selling force of the company then in the city in a discussion of the qualities of the chair, and then it was placed in the room of the. designer. A new chair was brought out in whit;::hthe best features of the old were incorporated. The sample is a beautiful specimen of the, chair makers' art and when the fall season opens in the latter part of the current month it would l;>e safe to wager the company's factory against a dilapidated box car that it will be a hot seller. Mechanics of the Future. In an address, delivered at ::t meeting of the Manufactul'- ers' Association of Grand Rapids, held recently, R. W. Butt..::r-field, president of the Grand Rapids Chair Company, re-called the years when furniture was made at home, when the trade of the father was taught to the sons from generation to generation, \Vith the advent of wood working machinery the village cabinet shop of ycars gone by disappeare,d, like-wise the apprentice system. In the main the managers of the great plants of the, present learned the trade of their fathers or under the apprenticeship system. Specialization prevails in the factories and the managers of the future will be products of foreign lands unless a general movement shall be inaugurated at once having for its purpose the train-ing and preparation of young men for positions of responsi-bility and trust. Mr. Butterfield advocated the adoption of manual training and trade schools as a part of the educa-tional system of this country in order to provide the mechan-ics and managers of the factories of the future. Government Testing Shops. In several countries of Europe public testing shops, estab-lished by the government, serve a good purpose to invention, science and the arts. When the builder of a machine com-pletes his task be sends it to the testing shop, where it is put into operation under the observation of skilled mechanics. After it has been perfected in construction it is returned to the builder to be marketed. When it shall be installed in a factory the purchaser knows he can depend upon it. In like manner articles compounded of various materials (wood fin-ishing goods, for instance) are tested by the government and sales are easily made thereafter. • • STAR CASTER CUP CO. NORTH UNION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (PATENT APPLIED FOR) We have adopted celluloid as a base toroac CastC'TCups, makinK the best cup on the market. Celluloid is a great improvement over bases made of other material. When it is necessary to move a piece supported by cups with celluloid bases it can be done wItb ease, as the bases aTe peT· fectly smooth. Celluloid does not sweat and by the use of these cups tables are never marred. These cups are finished in Golden Oak and White Maple. finished light. If you wiU try a sample order 0/ tMse yoork 1/0'/& will desire to handle them in quantities. PRICES: Size 2U inches ....•• $5.50 per hundred. Size 27.( Inches .•.•.. 4.50 per hundred.; '. o. b. Grand Rapids. TRY A SAMPLE ORIJER. • l MICHIGAN ARTISAN •, "Valley City Desks" The present season demands exceptional values in medium and low priced desks. It is to your advantage to call on us during June and July on top lIoor, Furniture Exhi-bition Bldg. We have the largest and the strong-est line of Sanitary and Standard desks in the market. Write for new complete Fall catalogue. VALLEY CITY DESK CO. GRAND RAPIDS MICH . 19 f I • GEO. SPRATT & CO. SHEBOYGAN, WIS. Manufacturers of Chairs and Rockers, A complete line of Oak Diners with quarter sawed veneer backs and seats. A large line of Elm Diners, medium priced. A select line of Ladies' Rockers. Bent and high afm Rockers with solid seats, veneer roll seats, cob~ blerseats and up~ holstered leather complete. High Chairs and Children's Rockers. rou will gd in on tlu ground floor WhM you huy from liS, No. 542 Oak, Solid Seal. Price, $17~:;. No. 540% Sameas No.542 on I y Quarlered Dak Ve nee r Seat, $18 ~~;. No. 542 i Dining and Office TABLES Large new line ready at the opening of the Season. We gua.rantee the prices put on our goods June 24th through the Fall Season. Stow &Davis Furniture Co. GRAND RAPIDS. MtCHIGAN Fourth Floor Blod~tt Bldg. • I 20 :\1 I CHI G A N ART I SAN , Made by Stebbins-Wilhelm Furniture Co, Sturgis. Mich. ____. ~ l MICHIGi\ N AJ<TISAN 21 10D. 110. 112 "orl~Division ~1.I Orand Ka~ids I IOD./10.112 "orl~Division ~1. Qran~Ka~Ms Michigan Engraving Company :: White Printing Company Michigan Artisan Company i" ! OUR BUILDING EN G R A V ER S PR I NT E R5 B I No E R5 Erected by White Printing Company. Grand Rapids. 1907. ~------_._-----------_. PRINT E R5 B INo ER5 EN GR AV E R5 •• 22 MICHIGAN COSTLY FURNISHINGS OF AN AMERICAN PALACE. Former Senator Clark Spends Millions in New York. The French palace that Senator W. A. Clark of Montana and New York has erected at the corner of Seventy-seventh street and Fifth avenue has so far been a house of mystery. The portals have been assiduously guarded from the outside world. "Wait until it is flnished," the senator has always said when appealed to for permission to inspect it. Recently, however, the writer was permitted to spend a half day in the most costly private mansion in America. The house has been called "An old man's fad," and so it is. Every piece of ffi3:rble,.every piece of granite, every piece of wood, every piece of bronze, the work of every laborer, every art object, and every purchase and contract has had the per-sonal attention of the O\Vller. The house represents the man, carries out his ideas, reveals his tastes. When in New York Senator Clark spends days within its walls, watching its pro-gress, giving his opinions, passing upon or rejecting pieces of work or bids for work. In conception and interior the Clark house reflects the best examples of French architecture of the period of Louis XVI., and in construction and appointments it combines the comforts of home and the conveniences of the most luxurious hostelry in the world. Viewed from the street the building strikes the observer as too big, too massh.'e, for its ground space and its residential surroundings, but when one's point of view is from within, the street and the immediate neigh-borhood are forgotten. The vista that opens to the vision is over a woodland of trees and a chain of miniature lakes. Central Park lends itself admirably to the occupants of the Clark mansion and supplies a foreground not excelled by any palace in Europe. The architects must have taken this into consideration, as did Senator Clark when he conceived the idea of expressing his ambition by the erection of the finest private residence in America. It is nine stories, each story ranging from heights of nine to sevcnteen feet, from the Turkish baths beneath the ground to the laundry under the eaves. Kine stories, massed with every conceivable adjunct of convenience, comfort, lux-ury, and possession dear to the heart of man; nine stories of storied wealth and mechanical device unsurpassed in the mod-ern construction of house building. "When Senator Clark throws open this house to his friends it. will take all his time to show them through it," the writer remarked, after half a day's pilgrimage. "It will not be necessary," replied the escort. "He may touch one of a hundred buttons and call a servant to do his bidding." The masS of wires that assemble in the headquarters of the service room is so large that one can scarcely touch hands around it. Five millions of dollars is the estimated cost of the house, irrespective of its furnishings. Some of the items may be roughly set down as follows: $400,000 for bronze. work on the roof. $140,000 for plumbing. $140,000 for the heating plant. $1,000 each for Greek marble columns, of which there are scores. $2,000 for a single ornamental dcsign on a mantelpiece. $15,000 to $40,000 for the woodwork and gildings of many of the rooms. $12,000 for the entrance gates. $10,000 for a freize. $20,000 each for the furnishings of the bathrooms, of which there are fifteen. $50,000 for uncut and unmined marble of a single quarry. But cold figures give only a relative conception of the lav- ARTISAN ish structure and its appointments. The mere expenditure of money was far from the thoughts of Senator Clark when eight years ago he dreamed of the palace now a reality. His conception was of a home that would be a treasure house of his art works and a fitting expres-sion of his love of the ar-tistic and architecturally beautiful. He planned elab-orately, turned his ideas over to practical men, and scoured the world for in-terior decorations, whole rooms, ceilings, tapestries, statuary, porcelains, paint-ings and bronzes that would be a delight to his eye and a joy to his senses the rest of his life. Step through the bronze gates and enter this stupendous residence. It is well worth the trip, even though the courtly halls are not completed, nor the great galleries hung with paintings, nor the white marble statues in place in the rotunda. The. porte-cochere that over-hangs the entrance has been compared to the upper set of a pair of false teeth, and the simile is not ill chosen, though the resemblance is lost in the immensity of the sheer walls that rear themselves 100 feet from the ground to the top of the granite tower. An iron stairway leads down to the kitchen floor, the basement, and the sub-basement. To the right, set below the floor, are three 250 horsepower boilers, drawing from an eighty-ton storage vault, five to seven tons Sketch by Otto Jiranek. Sketched by OttO Jlranek, Grand Ra.pids. Mich. of coal a day, to light and heat the entire house, run its ele-vators, its eighty-ton cold storage plant, its dumb-waiters, its ventilating fans, its pumps, its laundry, and propel three sev-enty- five-kilowatt dynamos, furnishing 4,200 lights. Eight men on night and day shift is the crew of this department. The pasenger elevator is as large as you will find in a big hotel. It will carry twenty people, and is of the plunger type its shaft sinking into the ground ninety-eight feet. In the MICHIGAN dynamo room is a marble switchboard GHeen by eighteen fect in size. in this sub-cellar, facing Fifth avenue, along the entire front of the house, is a Turkish bath, steam rooms, shampoo haths, sprays, showers and dressing rooms, lined with Carrara glass, witb tiled ceilings and glass mosaic borders, and orna-mentations of artistic design. J tlst outside these spacious rooms is a filtration plant, the air from the street percolating a screen of cheese cloth filtered through iron tubes to every part of the bouse to be finally drawn off by a huge fan in the rooL Senator Clark could gIve a house party of half a hundred people, entertain them in his four completely equip-ped dining rooms, and extend to the m adequate facilities for en-joying the great swimming pool and Turkish ba tb. Tho:: great ban-quet hall is on the second hoor and completely occu-pies the w est wing- of the house. The room is fifty by thirty-five feet and s(:venteen feet hig-h. Its atmosphere is one of massive ele-gance. It is a "",700dy" room, a characterization peculiar to many of the rooms of the house. The walls are paneled with English oak and heavily carved in the style of the Henry IV. period. The ceiling is a solid mass of carving, and the: huge mantelpiece, set off by life-size figures of Diana and :Neptune in Numidian marble, is an art work in liseH. A hClze of Normandy stone, ten feet wide, encircles the room, close to the ceiling. The stone lends itself beautifully to carving, representing sc~nes it1 hunting and fishing, with an underlying net-work beneath figures of fi s h, gamecocks, birds, guns, oxen, horns, bows and ar-rows, roebucks and Sketch by Otto Jiranek. deer, deftly worked 1J110 the design so that no particular figure assumes protrusive importance. There are eleven disks of plain Sienna marble set in the frieze, which are severely beautiful in contrast. Over the door is a pand that may be ntilized as a coat of arms of the owner or perhaps of King Henry V1., frol11 whose reign the room takes its character. The breakfast room is on the third fioor, opening west-ward, and is a solid ·mass of English oak carved heavily of the Francis r. period. It is a veritable cabinet of 170 panels, no two alike in dc,sign, but all harmonizing. Directly above the breakfast room upon the third and fourth floors are pri-vate dining rooms, belonging to the complete apartment ARTISAN 23 suites that occupy the \vest wing of these floors. All of these dining rooms have individual pantries and china closets, and are connected directly \vith the serving room, off the kitchen on the ground floor by individual electrically propelled dumb-waiters, speaking tubes, telephones, and a service ele-vator. The two apartments 'were originally intended for the use of Sen.ator Clark's married sons a.nd daughters. These apartments contain every convenience and luxury known of the model, up-to-date New York apartment house. The reception rooms are octagonal and of solid mahogany heavily paneled. 'The salons are of satinwood, paneled and exquisitely carved. The entire suites are finished in wood, walts and ceilings, each room of differcnt design and charac-tcr. Opening off the main dining room on the second floor is a rotunda, which Senator Clark has called a sculpture room. This circular vestibule, which is some thirty-six feet from Hoor to vaulted ceiling, is set with eight Bresche violet col- U1l11E" unpolished. The walls are of creamy white Mary-land marble. A balcony cove, at the top, is accessible from the third floor and the organ 10ft. The statuary room is paneled in lHaryland marble and sct 'with Chippolano pedes-tals. The room opens to the south into a conservatory of solid bronze and glass, thirty feet high and twenty-t" .·.o. feet wide. Opening to the north from the statuary rotunda is the main picture gallery, ninety-five by twenty feet, two stories high. The walls are of plain Istrian marble and Norman-deal1x cornices. A western wing of this gallery is sixteen by forty feet, and is the second fioor of still another art treast1r·~ house, which will be devoted exclusively to Senator Clark's collection of Faience pottery. In the loft, at the south end of the main gallery, will be placed the largest chamber organ in the COUll try, the instrument having sixty-two speaking stops. Out from the east side of the main gallery extends a superb promenade, ninety-five feet long and twenty feet "v1de, a classic hall ornamented by twelve Chippolano columns unpolished. The ceiling of this splendid room is of carved American oak, a large space being left for a canvas which is yet to be put in place. It is said that this canvas will be the work of an American artist, 110t yet selected. Broad panels along the walls will be set with six priceless tapestries that Senator Clark bought abroad. vVhen completed this central promenade will equal the stately hall of any palace in Europe. The colonnaded hall makes a direct communicating prome-nade between the main gallery and the grand salon facing Fifth avenue. It is impossible to enter this lovely room without feeling the masterful impulse of the old world artists. The eye ir-resistibly rests upon the immense canvas of Fragonard that forms the entire ceiling-the largest canvas, it is said, in America. Cupids, blue sky, and garlands embellish the Greek figures at the sides and ends of the ceiling. The tex-hue is soft and the coloring old and rich in tone. Age is imprinted upon the work of art, and beauty of color and del-icacy of expresslon stamp the canvas a masterpiece. 'V\lhat it cost the senator to pluck this old world piece of art from some grand salon of France is merely conjectural, but if he were to divulge the price. it would startle the imagination of even this money-mad town. The ceiling lIas an appropriate setting, for the entire room is "lifted" from a French palace. It is a salon of the type of Versailles, of the Louis XVI. period. Chaste in design, the pilasters, moldings, and cor-nices are embellished in gold leaf, and the curtain brackets are exquisite molding of gold bronze. The heavy white enameled doors fairly breathe their old world art, though in state of perfect preservation. The gold bronzed furnishings are art works in themselves, conceptions of Bircard of Paris. ' The mantel alone is the product of Senator Clark's Maryland quarry, but to the uninformed has the appearance of pure Carrara marble 500 years old, so soft and satiny is its texture ( Concluded on page 26. ) EVANSVILLE LINES MANUFACTURERS' FURNITURE EXCHANGE Corner Wabash Avenue and Fourteenth Street The BOCKSTEGE New Superior Line, Evansville. No. 957%Parlor Table. The BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO., Evansville, Ind. The Metal Furniture Co. EVANSVILLE, IND. MANUFACTURERS OF Metal Bedsteads Fulliine of Samples on exhibition during the entire year. on first lIoor of the Manufacturers' Furniture Exchange. comer Wabash Ave. and 14th St.. Chicago. THE WORLD FURNITURE CO. (Member of Big Six Car LoadinR" Association) EVANSVILLE INDIANA Manufacturers of Folding Bed .. (Mantel and Uprillht). Buffets, Hall Trees. China CIO$et8. CombhUltion and Library BookelUes. Full line of samples on exhibition during the entire yeai', on first fIoor of the Manufacturers Furniture ExchaD1te. comer Wabash Ave. aDd 14th St., Chicago, . Globe Side' Boards and Hall Racks Are the best for the money. eel our Cata-logue. Mention the Michigan Artisan when writing. Full line of samples on exhibition during the en-tire year. on the first floor of the Manuradurers' Furniture Exchange. Cor. Wabash Ave .• and 14th St.. Chicago. Globe Fumiture Company EVANSVILLE, IND. ON SALE IN CHICAGO MANUFACTURERS' FURNITURE EXCHANGE Corner Wabash Avenue and Fourteenth Strut The Karges Furniture CO. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA Manufo1l::luien of Chamber Snites Dressers Wardrobes •n. Chiffoniers ;, PLAIN OAK QUARTERED OAK AND IMITATION QUARTERED OAK F uti line of samples Oil. exhibition during the en_ tire yea(, on first floor of the MaDwaCluren' Furni_ lure Exchanlle. ~orl1erWa-bash Ave. and. 14th St,. ChialllO· Cupboards Kitchen Cabinets and K. D. Wardrobes . Is all we make but we make lots of them. Get Catalogue and Prices. The Bosse Furniture CO. EVANSV1LLE. JND. FI~tl Une of Ball/ples 011.s;ekibUio!l ditl'in(1 flu entire year onji.J'fltjlooT of !he .J1{aJl.'uJacturers' FurnitUl'( E:J.:chan(le, COTner Wabash At}e. and 14th 8/., Cldea(lo. No Stock complete witIlOll1 the Eli Beds in Manl~l and Upright. ELI D.MILLER & Co. \EVvriatensfovrmcu.t,slnadndlnpnraices ON SALE IN FURNITURE EXCHANCE, CHICAOO. and so exquisite and chaste is its sculpture work. whole room is a drcam in creamy white and gold. The petty salon be-yond is an elliptical room of white enamel and gold of the period of Louis XV. There is still another room in the suite, styled the morning room, which has a heavily carved ceiling of American oak and will be set with four immense tap-estries. Paralleling the great corridor and di-rectly connectiong tll\~ statuary room wi.th the petty salon is the main hall, sixty feet long and ten feet wide, set with pilasters of Maryland marble and Norman-deaux vaulted ceiling. Opening into this hall is the grand stairway, which comes up from the ground floor. A sweeping staircase of Istrian marble, apparently unsup-ported, makes the ascent a leisurely climb. In this spacious stairway are blended almost every known marble from the world's quarries. The balustrade is of bronze and gold and is rich in character. The main elevator is at the side of the stairway, and it is highly probable that the stairway corridor will be hardly more than an abode. of statuary-a thing of beauty in itself. The third floor is devoted to Senator and Mrs. Clark's suite, the large library and one of the complete housekeeping apartments mentioned, besides two guest rooms. The private suite of the senator and his wife are not os-tentatious rooms, although large, light and beautiful. Sena-tor Clark's bedroom is finished in English oak with delicate-ly carved, wainscot and cornices. The walls are satin lined. Mrs. Clark's room is similarly finished, with a connecting boudoir and spacious bathroom and wardrobe closets. The ,bathrooms, both of the senator and his wife, and of all the guests, are exceptionally large, entirely tiled jn Carrara glass and the ceilings, and the showers are incased by plate glass inclosures. The library on this Hoor is a spacious room some forty feet long. An antique fireplace, taken from an old Kormandy castle, is a disti,nctive feature, as is the antique ceiling, transported from an old castle in France, It is dark and rich in design, -though severe and classical in line. It is the senator"s idea to make this one of the most at-tractive rooms in his house. The walls will be lined with bookcases and fllled with the choice volumes he has collect-ed, whic-h are at present stored in his spacious apartments in the Navarre flats. Directly above the library on the fourth floor is a room of almost equal size, which the senator has set aside for an "Oriental Room." This room is yet in an embryonic state, but in it the senator will gather his choicest specimens of Oriental art. The nursery on the next floor is a most com-plete establishment. It consists of two departments, a "night" and a "day" nursery. The rooms are spadous and will be, lighted by large windows, and contain every modern and hygenic appliance known to modern equipment. As the senator and Mrs. Clark have but two small children, the fa-cilities of these spacious rooms will not be overtaxed. There is an adjunct to the nUrsery department in the tower, where there has been set aside a room which can be used in the event of a quarantine, The rest of the fourth floor is devoted to guests! rooms, 26 Sketch by Otto Jiranek. MICHIGA.N ARTISAN The of which there are twenty-five in the house. Nearly all of these rooms have spacious baths connected and are finished in either American or English oak, heavily carved and pan-eled, There is also a ~omplete housekeeping suite, before mentioned! on the fourth floor. The fifth and sixth floors contain the rooms and aCCOl11O-datioDs for thirty-five servants. The eastern wing of the house is devoted to the men's quarters, and the western wing to the quarters of the women servants. The laundry is on the sixth floor, and is as large as many public laundries. The freight elevator makes all of these rooms accessible to the basement. But perhaps the pride of the senator is his own suite on the ground floor. This princely group of rooms includes the senator's· office, a reception rOom, and a library and a magnificent lounging room, the latter of which is a veritable old style English hall. It is ninety feet long and twenty feet wide, and is done- in the domestic Gothic style, as dis-tingUished from the ecclesiastical Gothic. The room is sev-enteen feet high, and the most notable fature in it is an im-menscfireplace in the Gothic style of French Norrnandeaux stone. The ceiling is heavily beamed, and the wainscoting is carved oak. One-half of this room is devoted to a billiard room. Opening from the lounging room is a small hall lined with mirrors, which connects it with Senator Clark's private suite. This suite is done in heavy St. Domingo mahogany, embellished with a gold bronze frieze and fixtures of the Em-pire style. It would be hard to imagine anything more impressive than the conception of design in this ground floor suite and its approaches through the corridor of solid niarble from the massive vestibule of bronze, facing the colossal vaulted stair-way at the entrance. This corridor on the first floor leads !itraight across the house to the entrance by the pOI"te-cocherc. Beyond the driving entrance is a vestibule large-' enough to accommodate several teams while their occupants are de-scending prior to their entrance to the house. There is also room in this vaulted vestibule for several automobiles, To a man with $12,000,000 a year income the construction, furnishing and maintaining of such an establishment is not such a very large item after all. As a matter of fact, Sena-tor Clark maintains at present four complete establishments-one in Los Angeles, Cal.; one in Butte, Mont.; one in \Vash-ington, D. c., and his present home in New York. Stored in these houses and in various art galleries are his 'c.ollections of paintings, porcelains and tapestries, which he has assid-uously gathered for the last ten years. In order to carry out his plans and reduce the building of this house to a businesslike proposition, Senator Clark eight years ago organized a realty company, and made his house an incorporated concern. On Long IslaIid he built a com-plete woodworking and marblecutting establishment at a cost of $150,000. This establishment has been in operation c.on-tinually for eight ycars, and it is probable that it will require two more years before the work is completed in all its de . tails. Senator Clark's expenditures have run as high as $2,- 000 a day for months at a time, and there has seldom been a week when there have been less than 200 skilled laborers at work upon the various details of the structure. In order to continue the work unhampered, Senator Clark purchased out_ right a large granite quarry in !I'faine and another in Mary-land. The vast quantities of copper used in the construc-tion of the house were taken from Senator Clark's mines in Montana and brought on to his plant ou Long Island, where it was cast. So the house itself is practically the product of American material and American workmen, an achievement that in it-self is creditable to Senator Clark, and adds materially to the public's interest in this· all-American palace-the highest expI"ession of American artisanship in the building of a pri-vate residence in New York.-Times. MICHIGA:\' AlZTISAN 27 ~SPIYS.l R.ad T...... o' Sak CAREFULLY. " . . . .. Owing t.o Ollr .mall commissiolUJ there 915-!m'91ll. -Del . will he No Conce88io~8 From Plibli8hed PENN AVi>NUE • T...m.. . CONSIGNMENT SALE of a Train Load of FURNITURE From L. F. GREEMAN FURNITURE MFG. CO., . Tf'i:-.f=---q·A);~"·.W"'.~_~~~~ '- of SEYMOUR ,IIND I Great COntij'Rmel1f Sale Begins ~ Tomorrow. AU ...Good. (It Whote.ak Factory Prices. Read euery word of tlan uniqRe annoan«'ment~ "THE PITTSBURG STYLE" 28 MICHIGAN ARTISAN Made by Woodard Furni.ture Co., Owosso, Mich. • :lIICHIG,\N ARTISAN 29 r, -------------------- -------_._-----------., I • 30 MICHIGAN FURNISHING THE BUNGALOW. The Plainest of the Plain the Rule to Follow. I<As plain as poverty!! is a simile quite out of date. As a matter of fact, persons with full pocket books are now among the most eager purchasers of house draperies, furniture :.l.nd wall coverings of the plaine,st description. Yor the moment the plainest of the plain is the fashion in the country houses more or less removed from the beaten routes of travel. Also cottages, camps and bungalows mor~ or less secluded are, tremendously in favor. So far as appearance goes a man of fortune and a book-keeper earning $2,000 or less a year are now housed alike in some, parts of the north woods and in nearer districts of )lew England. The former uses his primitive-apparently primitive-habitation for perhaps two weeks in the year; the latter sends his family up for a three, months' stop. That's one diffexence betwe_en the two cottages. Another difference is in the, cost of furnishing-the two with apparently the- same results. In one instance a force of men from a New York establishment noted for fitting out COUIttry places in suitable and picturesque fashion arrived on the scene and did up the job; did it well, too. There was no glitter, no silk-en tapestry, no gilded furnitt.tre, no pink and blue French effect in drawing room or elsewhere in this two story bungalow situated six miles from a railroad station, near a mountain lake and surrounde.d with first growth trees. The furnishings of the house matched the surroundings as perfectty as though the turf, the water of the lake, the h'aves and -bark of the trees, the mould of the wagon road had been carried to New York and matched in the shops. The latest fad, the decorator told the owner, is to furnish mountaineottages so as to give the effect of severe simplic-ity. "Rough finish, brown tones, materials of coarse fibre, woods showing the nat-ural grain and all absence of paint are considered more styl-ish than convention-al fabrics, polished \-'\loods, satin papers and the like," the decorator said-said it doubtfully, knowing his customer, when he took the job. "Go ahead," was the answer he got. He went ahead, \-vlth the results de· scribed, which were obtained at a cost of several thousand dollars. Visitors to that bungalow last summer raved about its artistic furnish-ings- when told who the decorator was. -The same effects, fortunately for the man who sends his family to the wilds for economy's sake and is in the habit of giving high priced decorators a wide berth, can be had at comparatively small expense if one knows what to buy. l\Ia-terials heavy, durable, qUlet toned may be had in the shops for half a dollar a yard which challenge in style goods costing half a dozen dollars a yard. The effect of the one is mostly stylish as the effect of the other, although the one is mostly flax, the other mostly raw silk. Here is the story of the furnishing of a bungalow set up by a young married couple handicapped by having an income which would scarcely be enough to keep the wife of the wealthy bungalow owner in hats! The bungalow, in the first place, was not built by them or for them. They lighted on it one day in taking a trip across lakes in the Adirondacks. At one time, they were told, it ARTISAN was the headquarters of the foreman of a lumber camp. By building an extension kitchen and servants' rooms the house would have enough space to accommodate half a dozen persons, they decided, and for a nominal sum the young husband got a lease of the house for three years. Early the next spring he and his wife appeared in the vidnity and pro-ceeded to make the house one 01 the most admired in a neighborhood of rich men's camps. \Vhat they did anyone can do. An astonished workman was engaged to rough plaster the walls. He was hurt when his suggestion of smoothly plas-tered white walls was waived aside. "The roughest plaster you can mix, and only a trifle light-er in tint than common mortaL" was the order. When finished the color was a cross between a brown and a gray, and the rough uneven effect was attractive. Common wood stained in a dark oak color. was used in all the rooms in crossed four inch wide strips in the ceilings to give a lat-tice effect, through which could be seen a smooth white plas-tered ceiling. There was not orie inch of wall paper in the house. Floors <lnd doors were stained in an oak color. In the rich man's bungalow much of the furniture was full of angles and had an unpolished surface. Dull finished, angular furniture predominated in the bungalow of the young cottple, much of it made on the spot. Thus in the living room there was a three and a half foot wide and six foot long settee finished with a high back and arms, which the owner knocked together with the aid of a vv:orkman, and which is a joy to the eye. It harmonizes perfectly with three or four massive, well made pieces of mis-sion furniture sent up from New York, and is more picturesque than any settee shown in the New York shops. The seat cllshions arc of dull green arras cloth, rough and stylish, which can be purchased fat $1.25 a yard. It is fifty inches wide. So judicious is the mixture of heavy well made pieces of furniture from good shops with heavy roughly made pieces made on the premises that the average visitor puts the entire. outfit down as having come from a city establishment. "\~rhcre one can go out and cut down saplings without saying 'by your leave,' the possibilities for putting together ar-tistic bits of furniture are immense," the tenant explained. "I was lucky enough to find a pretty good carpenter in this neighborhood who would and could give me a couple of hours work now and then." The underpinning of his table is made of young trees strip-ped of their bark and stained walnut color. The top is made of smooth board fitted by a carpenter and then stained. The table was built in the room and can't ever be -taken out. The dining chairs came from a city shop and arc of dull fin-ish, walnut tint. vVindow seats, small settees, odd benches and stools made on the premises are in most cases an improvement onthe best grade mission designs from the best shops. In all the sleep-ing rooms WOven wire metal cots sent from New York were chosen by the young couple instead of iron bedsteads. When these arrived they were reinforc.ed with a headboard and a-footboard made of lattice work of small branches stripped of bark and treated with a white varnish. Even after paying a carpenter to do most of the work the money saving was con- Sketch by Otto Jiranek. :YIICHIGAK siderable and the results were far and away beyond what the be-st iron bedsteads could give. Chairs and settees and divans had plenty of cushions, but there were no upholstered pieces of furniture in the house. The cushion materials, couch draperles, portieres and rugs were selected with an eye to the strictest economy compati-ble with style. Shaiki rugs with two-toned color effects in plain designs are not expensive although the suggest oriental rugs of ten times the value. These and other makes devoid of decided patterns, presenting rather mottled effects in greens or in golden browns, or dark browns, or dull reds, or any other subdued tint, ,,,,'cre chosen simply because such designs are among the latest styles for country retreats of persons of means and artistic leanings. Then as to draperies. r-,'fonk cloth-a heavy, rather rough, loosely woven material, fifty inches wide, in all sorts of fol-iage greens and browns, is among the best of the fabrics which combine hemp and wool in the weave and are popular for portieres and couch covers, and it costs only $1.50 a yard. Then there is heavy burlap in cents and browns and greens, which costs $1 and less a yard. There is 1\:Iocha canvas at 50 cents a yard and Guildhall tapestry at 75 cents, both of which are fifty inches wide and can be had in all sorts of art colors. Caracas cloth, a variety of ,,,.'hich is a soft ecru drab color, is among the best and most stylish of the 50 cent, Gfty inch wide materials for either couches or doors, and among the ""'indow amI door draperies of newest design is Maracaibo lattice in green, brown, old blue, red and other shades at $1.75 a yard. Similar to this is Castlebon lattice, fifty inches wide and costing 75 cents a yard. In the cottage referred to the l\Iaracaibo lattice was used almost entirely for sofa pillow covering, the mesh of the weave, not unlike the old fashioned sampler canvas, offering a chance to introduce coarse fancy stitches of contrasting color.-1\ ew York Sun. A QUEEN THROWN IN THE DISCARD OWNER OF DEPARTMENT STORE WEAKENS HIS HAND. Beauty a Valuable Asset in Trade. Millions of dollars are spent by merchants annually in the effort to draw people into their stores, and yet it is stated in the ne,vspapers of New York that the managers of the depart-ment stores of that city have entered into a combine to keep people out of their cstablishments. It is hardly necessary to state that a woman is the cause of the commotion, and the incident is related as follows: "Rosa Timhle, seventeen years old, 84 Lenox avenue, is so beautiful that her attractive face threatens to deprive her of a chance to earn her own living. Discharged from one of the largest department stores in New York after working only a few hours, today she sought in vain for employnpnt as a salesgirl, but the story of her disastrous beauty seemed to have blazed her way to disappointment. Furore among employes and turmoil among customers crushing to the lace counter to view the beautiful face of the girl drove the su-perintendent of the department store to discharge her because the pushing and surging of the curious crowds delayed the transaction of business. The story of the experience of this dazzling beauty reached the ears of superintendents in other department stores and with a regretful but admiring glance and tone she was bowed from each store where she sought employment." Miss Timble should not worry over her future. With ARTISAN 31 the right kind of management fame, wealth and position are within her grasp. Any live merchant of the west would en-gage her serviccs to draw people to his store. Her em-ployment would depend upon her ability to preserve the beauty nature has endowed her with. To the merchants of the west and south the attitude of the merchants of New York toward l\Iiss Timble is amazing. Such stupidity should be rewarded by the attainment of the end sought-empty stores. HAWAIIAN MAHOGANY. O. J. Barker Approves of Its Quality for the Making of Fur-niture. "The Hawaiian Mahogany Company has the goods," was the. terse remark made by O. J. Barker of the firm of narke~' Brothers of Los Angeles, the biggest furniture firm of the west, when asked what he thought of the Hawaiian wood for the furniture trade, and what prospects the company had. "The Hawaiian Mahogany Company has the goods, all right, but they want to get busy. TIH:re are furniture makers , Grand Rapids Caster Cup Co. 2 Parkwood live .•Grand RapIds, Mich. We are now putting out the best Caster Cups with cork bases ever offeree to tbe trade. These are finished in Golden Oak and White Maple ill a light finish. These goods are admirable for polished floors and furn-iture rests. They will not sweat or mar. PRICES: Size 2U incbes $4.00 per hundred Size 2ji inches······ 5.00 per hundred Try a Sample Order. F. O.B. Grand Rapid8. in Chicago and Grand Rapids waiting for that material. There are piano makers all over the Union who will want lots of it. Quarter-cut oak is bringing $92 a thousand, and the experts figure that there are only thirty years' supply in sight. Af- ]'ican mahogany brings $96, and the dealers are glad to pay that for it to get it. A Seattle firm has just made a contract with mahogany mcn in the Philippines at $96, and glad to do it. The Hawaiian company has the goods to sell, just the kind the cabinetmakers are scouring the earth after. "Now, they want to get in modern machinery and put their wood on the market. They ought to get some experts to point out where they arc ,..-asting valuable material, too. I saw material that they are going to sell by the foot that is generally sold by the pOUlld, the finest kind of wood for ve-neers. I don't want to talk too much, but you can say that that company certainly has the goods." Mr. Barker is enthusiastic in his praise of the quality of the cabinet material being taken out by the koa lumberers of Hawaii. He is an expert in ,..-oods and from what he has to say regarding his trip to Hawaii it is probable that he has closed a contract for a supply of koa. He would not con-firm this, however, referring the interviewer to the company',.; managers.-Pacific Advertiser, Honolulu. 32 :.vII CHI G A N ART I SAN 1!:Fll.t~ZRATOIt&I .8.'0 To'7:5'00 ~ohn' M Co~ A SAMPLE ADVERTISEMENT. '---- - >l 1 C II 1 G A i\ ,\ 1, TIS A N ~-----_._----------,----- -----------------------.,• NO-KUM-LOOSE FASTENER is the only device that makes it absolutely impossible for the Knob, Pull or Toilet Screw to get ioose or come off. Made in glass, brass and wood-mahogany walnut, maple, oak or birch. As they cost the manufacturer absolutely nothing at all; no manufacturer can afford to trim his furniture without using these fasteners. Manufactured under the Tower Patents only by the GRAND RAPIDS BRASS CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN ___________ -i • •I Cabinetmakers' Co. Manufacturers of tine lIDDADT an~DININO ROOM rUUnlTURf in MAHOGANY and CIRCASSIAN WALNUT Will exhibit its New Line in Mannfacturers' 'I3uildin~, Grand Rapids-first floor, sonth side. Salesmen: L. D: Berry, W. r. Welch, Roht. E. Baxter, A. T. KingJhury, A. JenningJ, M. D. Blum• • 33 34 MICHIGAN BACHELOR HOME BUILDING. Shy ~idding Gives a Clue to a Sympathetic Man and Woman. A somewhat dandified old chap-not so very old-has been a regular attendant for the last month or so at Mr. Slam's auctions of elegant furniture and household effects. His assiduous buying has puzzled the women amateurs and his shrewdness in picking up bargains has made the pro-fessionals sore. Mr. Slam soon segregated him from the crowd of triAcrs as "one 0' them that means business," and often favored him by drawing his attention to desirable lots and giving him time when he seemed to be fluttering on the brink of a bid. But Mr. Slam actually knew no more about him than any bne else knew. "I swan, ladies," said he, when a bevy of the most in-quisitive tackled him after one of the sales, " I know no more about him '11 some of yoU do about bridge whist. Yes, I've a name for him, I call him Mr. Whiskers because 0' them jug handles he wears on the rims of his mug." This delicate allusion referred to the straight up and down ridge of short, cris'p white whiskers which the pur-chaser wore, extending just the length of his cars. His moustache. was white like the "jug handles," but his hair v,..'as only iron gray, and many a woman in her twenties would have envied his clear, smooth skin, his pink and white complexion and his bright blue eye-a genial, even a merry eye at times, but keen withal In spite of the gold rimmed glasses which he hooked on his nose when he desired to consult the catalogue. Just here, perhaps, it will be as well to withdraw the word "flutter" used above to describe the pose of Mr. \~Thiskers on the. brink of a bid. It is a word that does not apply to any proper motion of his. In the first place, he was sjx feet tall; in the second, he must have been an athlete in his youth; to clinch the argu-ment, he had assumed that welt filled outline which indi-cated perfect health and feeding. Mr. \¥hiskers was a little timid at first, but his presence in a scene that gathers aU sorts and conditions of men at-tracted little attention. His first bids on a statuette, a few drawing room ornaments and a rug or two indicated notbing out of the common. They seemed quhe natural. He emerged into the limelight when some handsome dining room furniture was put up and he won out in a sharp skirmish with a dealer, a regular frequenter of the place. V\Then the things were his at about half the price the dealer would have asked for them in his store the latter leaned over and remarked con:fidentially: "You've got a bargain there, boss." 1I0h, thank you," replied Mr. \Vhiskers politely but irrelevantly. "Yes," the man went on, "you wouldn't have got off as cheap by $75 at another season. But, you see, I couldn't give up much for such things right at the opening of sum-mer when they'd lie on my hands tiJI the folks come hack in the falL" "Quite so. Very kind of yOUtal tell me. Thank you very much," Mr. \Vhlskers repeated and then turned his attention to the next lot put up. As he went on buying, a lot here and there it dawned on a woman who had taken an interest in him as a charaGteristic specimen of the old schOOl that he was engaged in furnish-ing a home. She said so to the man with her, and as they were only picking up a few rugs and ornaments themselves and had plenty of time they took to watching his operations. They were soon impressed with his sound sense and self· command. Everything he bought was good and a bargain. When things went a little high he dropped out of the bid-ding early. ARTISAN And so they saw him capture a couple of large rugs and a couple of middle sized ones, and a lot of small ones and some handsome draperies and chairs and a fancy table or two and a couple of bookcases and a very fine piano, and so on down to the day when a superb brass bedstead, as the catalogue called it, with all sorts of upholstery to match, was carried in sections through the curtains, and Mr. Slam directed attention to its excellences .. Neither of the couple was looking <\t Mr. \Vhiskers when he made his first bid, hut the man turning his way a moment later suddenly whispered into the woman's ear: "\Vhy, he's going to be married." "Konsense," snapped the woman. Then she took a glance- at him. "\"Thy, so he is," said she. A delicate pink flush had crept all Olrer the face of Mr. \Vhiskers; he was glancing right and left au[. of the corner of his eye to see if he was observed, and fidgeting uneasily 011 his camp chair so that it creaked a warning. He usually :Made by the Udell Works, India.na.polis, Ind. spoke his bids out in a clear full voice, but this time he merely motioned them with his eyeglass, and thus he nearly lost the prize, for :\'lr. Slam, expecting to hear his voice, didn't look his way at the crisis. Slam was just all the point of knocking the cot down to a fat woman in a 1:Ierry vVidow hat when his eye accidentally caught that of 3.1r. Whiskers and read the desire and the hesitation, the reason for which he mistook. "It's dirt cheap," said Slam with his best air of con-viction. "Well, ten more," rapped out Mr. \¥hiskers, sitting up very straight. "Oh, what a shame!" squawked the fat woman. ..T..hank you sir"-this from Slam, with a nod that was intended for a bow. I'Now, I ain't going to waste any more time on this piece.· Make up your minds, ge'ntlemen and ladies! Any advance on-" and the usual rigmarole. But Mr. Whiskers had frightened the crowd. The antes had been $5 and it was because he lost his head for once that he offered $10. This, however, dId the business and his was the last bid. As he looked around a trifle sheepishly after his victory the woman gave him a little nod and smile of congratu-lation. So did the man. He blushed some more, but was evidently pleased. Then he went ahead quite courageously to complete his bedroom equipment, and as one article after another was knocked down to him the nods and smiles of congratulation :'vII CHI GA N became a regular thing. At the close of the day"s session a fev·... words \-vere interchanged. It ",7as at the next sale, one day the following week, that he conGdcJ his secret to the ,,,",oman, who was the sort of woman who wins confidences easily. She was alone and he sat near her ''lith just one empty chair betvv·ccll. Tt was a vcry handsome silver backer! hand mirror, with an elaborate stand on which it rester! when not in use, a curious foreign sort of lady's toy, Ttalian perhaps, or French. It started at $150 and ran up to $250 and he bought it. It had been passed around for inspection during the bid-ding and he happened to be holding it as the contest closed. The woman, \vho hadn't bid, had refrained from interfering Made by Valley City Desk Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. with the real buyers. but she was curiou~ to see it so she leaned over and asked [eave of its new owner. He was most happy. \Vhen it went back behind the curtain to await settlement he leaned over and began to talk. "It was quite all extravagance for a man of my means," said he. "I am not wealthy--just comfortable. But couldn't let it go Then after a pause he went on: "I am going to be married soon, about the end of the month. That is why I am buying all the;;e things. You may have wondered at it. You see, I must have a home properly J1tte<1 nJl for my wife. "I am not a ..v..idower. I have never been married. I have led a bachelor life for many years-'-'~a sigh-"since my mother died. I have lived at hotels and boarding honses and abroad. So I had to begin at the beginning and buy everything." Then there was another pause. "You may wonder why I come here instead of going to the stores--tbc furniture places-and ordering everything new. I have two rea~ons. "I mentioned that I am not rich. That's one reason. 1,fy time is not occupied and I can get better value for my money. You knO\v, I hate cheap imitation stuff. "The second reason is that not being a~"'iel1, not being a very young mal1, I have thought that some of these things being a little of the old style and showing some slight sign of use will look more dignified in my home than brand new things with the varnish shiny on them. "But there will be plenty that's new and bright to please my wife. She'll see to that. I'll see that she sees to it when we're married." The woman hillted that she hadn't seen the bride elect helping to pick the furniture of her future home, and broached the theory that she lived out of town. "No," said Mr. \Vhiskers, "she's 'here, but it is not con- ARTISAN venicnt for her to corne." He said this l,vith some embarrass-melH. "But she sees everything when I have it sent to the apartment I have rented. If she disliked anything it could easily be SCl1t baek alld resold. But I am happy to say she has becn satisfied so far." "'She'd be hard to please if ~he wasn't," said the woman. "You're very kind to say so. And I believe she is. She is the daughter of one of my oldest friends-who is dead-and I feel she docs me great honor by marrying me. "I .yould not have ventured to aspire if circumstances had not seemed to make it all for the bese-Mr. Whiskers seemed to forget he waS talking to a stranger; he seemed almost as if speaking in a dream-"and I am encouraged to think she is doing her feelings no violence, for she says so and she is the soul of truth. ';Besides 1 am not really wealthy, and everything she can gain by marrying me she could have had equally with-out doing so, so great was my regard for her falher-and her mother." His voice dropped on the last word. The, next day the man and woman were together and ~1'r. \Vhiskcrs was in the row behind them. They had discussed the bride and wondered what stage of middle life she might have reached. Toward the end of the sale a sweet voice behind them said: ;'Here I am, Harry." They turned sharply in time to catch the lithe, graceful figure of a young woman-a girl not over twenty-two at the most-standing behind rvIr. \Vhiskers and resting her hand 011 his shoulder. He was on his feet in a second, welcomed her with courtly warmth, and they sat down together. She had a pale oval face, ~traight nose, reel lips and soft chestnut hair. The man thought: "Hovi' beautifully dressed she is!" The woman thought: "Evidently poor, but has excellent taste." A few minutes later at the cashier's desk outside Mr. Whiskers asked for a pen to \'v·rite a check. The girl opened her reticule and produced a fountain pen. As she did so a stenographer's note book fell out. Mr. \Vhiskers stooped and retul'11ed it to her. "Some \vol'k I must finish tonight," said she. ;;\\7hy, I hoped you could dine with me. I think it would be all right." "So I will," said she with a merry smile, but it 111USt be a little dinner and let me go home early." They stood silent waiting for 1'11'. vVhiskers's bill to be receipted, just exchanging one look. The man and woman watched them from the background. ;;Yes, indeed," said the woman. "Romance," said the man. "'Vill they be happy ever after?" Thc woman just then caught the changed. "They will," said she. asked the man. look the couple \\Jillow !l-Iorris chairs costing $15 each arc greatly enjoyed by sojourners by the sea, and in the mountains. Henry ScLmit 8 Co. HOPKINS A~D HARRIET STS. Cincinnati. OLio makers of UpLolstered Furniture fo' LODGE aod PULPIT, PARLOR, LIBRARY, HOTEL and CLUB ROOM 35 ex- , r The T.B. Laycock -Mf~.Co. 36 GET OUR p R I C E S MICHIGAC>I ARTISAN • ~ tu ,. No. 662 IRON BED. No. 778 IRON BED. We will appreciate your consideration of our line of Brass and Iron Beds, Springf't Steel Couches and Davenp~rts. Cribs, Cols, etc. There are many features differentfrom the other fellow's. That's why dealers prefer our goods, quick sellers-good profits. Write for lIIustrated Catalogue. We Make 100 Other Nos, in Sprirgs No. 222 Our reputation fo' Vernis.Martin finish is acknowledged superior 10 all others. We know how and guarantee it not to turn dark, Order a sample bed. CALL AND SEE US. Continuous Exhibition at Our Factory Salesroom. if No. 625 IRON BED. No. 1300 BRASS BED. The T. S. LaycockMfg. Co. Indianapolis, Ind., U. S. A. • .--._---- 'criCHIGA)J ARTISAN . • _- ._--------_. __.__._--., Royal Furniture Company GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN m "Colonial" Style Dining Library Bedroom Suites HALL CLOCKS FACTORY SALESRooM NEW ADAPT ATIONS Ready for Inspection JUNE 24, 1908 SHOWN AT 37 !I II ~------ ---------_._-~ 38 MICHIGAN The Posselilts Brothers Furniture Manufacttuing com-pany will show forty new patterns of dining tables in ad-dition to a large number of their most popular styles, in July, on the second fioor of the Furniture Manufacturers Exhibition building, 1319 Michigan avenue, Chicago. This will make the strongest exhibit this company has ever made and the visitors, backed up by so many round tables of solid worth, will make a display you cannot afford to over~ look. The exhibit will be in charge of F. A. Kuney, H. J. Armstrong and J. O. Kemp, salesmen 'who have been representing this company for several years, The Palmer Manufacturing company witt show a fine line of music cabinets in gold, roakwood and mahogany, of about fifteen patterns, and a few new patterns will be . added to their large line of library and parlor tables and pedestals, in their showroom, second floor 1319 11iehigan ?venue, Chicago. The exhibit will be in charge of \TV. A. Newman, H. L. Doed.erlein, R. Vi. Doederlein and Ellis Pine. The Pioneer Manufacturing company will not make an exhibit at any of the furniture ex.positions in July. Busi-ness is rapidly picking up with this company, every month's business showing a handsome increase over the preceding ARTISAN one; their May business was nearly three times that of January. They havc added a line of reed couches, which sells well. These are very fine for porches. An illustration of one pattern is shown on another page of this issue. C. H. Haberkorn and company have issued a catalogue, and will not show at any furniture exposition. ]. C. Vv'jdman and company will show a full line of dining room furniture in Chicago and New York in July. 'While their liue of hall furniture will be kept up to its full size and exceHencc, the addition of complete dining suites make this one of the strongest exhibits of the year. "The Smile that Won't Come Off:' Is the smile of the furniture merchant when a cust'm~e; comes into his store and a'sks for furniture fitted with the Hknobs that won't come off," the No-Kum-Loose knobs, made by the Grand Rapids Brass company. The fact that so many attempts to produce something just as good r.l\·c been made, is 'the, highest compliment that can be paid to the manufacturers of the No-Kum-Loose knob. The Tower patent fastener is what makes the No-Kum-Loose so popular, and it is safe to say that more than two million blObs ;uve been fitted up with this device since it was patented by Daniel \v, Tower, the president of the Grand Rapids Bras~ company. These knobs are furnished in glass, brass anti wood-mahogany, walnut, birch, oak, and maple, or any domestic wood desired. The fact that knobs fitted with the Tower patent fasteners-the famous "No-Kum-Loose," do 110t cost the manufacturers a cent more than the old style knob, almost makes it a sin for the dealer not to de-mand them of the manufacturers. Nothing detracts from the beauty of a piece of furniture so much as a front marred and scratched by loose pulls and knobs. EspeCially is it deplorable l,vhen the furniture is made in figured or crotch mahogany, Circassian, walnut, birdseye and white maple, and fine Quartered oak, and since the "No-Kum-Loose" pull is to be had just for the asking, there is no longer any excuse for marred fronts by the use of knobs and pulls "that wiII come off." Murphy Chair Co. MANUFACTURERS D~TROIT, MICH. A COMPLE.TE LINE. • "I I C H TG A ?\ ART I S A K ~---------------_._--_. 39 • , Largest line to select from, and quality and _work~nanship can't b~ beat. Come and see the line and We have the (ASSORTMENT )STYLES be convinced. \ PRICES Three Piece Suites in Loose Cushions can'tbecoIl1- pared, they are the best. Leather Rocker line is very large and prices right. Couches from the cheapest to the best. 0.-.. . . THOS, MADDEN, SON & CO" Indianapolis, Ind Show Rooms, 35 to 41 N. Capital Avelllle. ROCKFORD NATIONAL FURNITURE COMPANY ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Larger and Better Line Exhibit One Hundred Patterns of Up-to-Date Sideboards, Buffets and China Closets (In Oak only-••from $12.50 to $50) Fifth Floor, 13 19 Michigan Aven ue, CHI CAGO In charge nf YOHNNY YOHNSON, JohnnY'J got the fluff this time) Jure enough . Dawllport Bed tine is the talk of the country from coast to coast; don't fail to visit 1ff! or 'write for cuis and prteNi. • ..--._---------------------'----------~ • • 40 MICHIGAN OF INTEREST TO FURNITURE SHIPPERS PROPOSED NEW CRATING AND PACKING SCHED_ ULE FOR FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS. As Submitted to the Western Traffic Association by a Com-mittee Representing Manufacturers' Associations. There have been so many claims made against the rail-roads by shippers of furniture for damages in transit dOting the past few years that the roads constituting the vVestern Traffic Association, through Chairman Becker of the classifi-cation committee, early in April sent communications to the various furniture manufacturers' associations asking them to send delegates to a convention called to meet in Chicago on April 22. The convention selected a committee consisting of the following delegates: Charles F. Miller of the Scarritt- Comstock Furniture Company of St, Louis, Mo., chair-man; George A. Davis of the Stow & Davis Furniture Com-pany, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Louis Froelich of A. Dlctz & Co., Cincinnati, 0.; C. H. Hill of" Haywood Bros., Chicago, Ill.; H. \V. MalleIl of H. Z. Mallen & Co., Chicago, Ill.; C. B. Gregory, traffic manager for Rockford (Ill.) Shippers' Asso-ciation; Joseph Deimel, National Parlor Furniture Company, Chicago, Ill.; John Hoult of Luce Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, :.\tIich.; M. '''.'uipi, 2'lational Table Manufacturers' As-sociation committee, and P. D. Francis, secretary. The gentlemen constituting the committee, after many tests, submitted the following schedule as a minimum standard for crating and packing the different articles of furniture list-ed under each heading for open freight shipments. At a meeting of the committee with I\.'lr. Becker and his associates, held early in June in Chicago, all of the committee's recom-mendations were agreed to with the exception of the section known as Standard Crate No.2 and the section applying to chairs. Mr. Becker was of the OpiLiOll that nfty per cent of all exposed surfaces under standard crate No.2 should be cov-ered instead of one-third as recommended by the committee. The committee Gnally conceded forty per C211t. Mr. Becker refused to accept this until he could investigate further. The section referring to chairs also awaits Mr. Becker's approval. There is to be a meeting of the trafiic managers of the as-sociation in Denver early in July at which titre Mr. Becker's recommendations will doubtless he aCCEpted, to become oper-ative, possibly, the 1st of August or September. l-fakers of medium and fine furniture will not be affected by the adop-tion of the new schedule, as in the great majority of cases the makers of this class of goods, and especially the Grnnd Rapids manufacturers, pack and crate their goods in a highly satis-factory manner to railroads and far above the requirements of the schedule no",\, proposed. The manufacturers of the lower grades of furniture will likely find that the adop-tion of the new schedule will increase the cost of crating a dresser about Jiftcen cents each. The failure to crate aud pack goods as per schedule will result in their being trans-ported at the next higher classification of charges. While the schedule in its enforcement will only apply to open car shipments, it will nevertheless indirectly affect many full car shipments, for the reason that the jobbers will insist Upon goods being packed in such a way that they 111ay be re-shipped without necessitating repacking. This l.vill also ap-ply to those manufacturers who sell goods to the mail order hotlses. LESS THAN CARLOAD. STANDARD CRATE No.1. Crates to have locked corners and made of strips not Jess than three inches wide and to be §i-inch thick, if hardwood, ARTISAN and };i-inch thick if soft wood. The whole top ·of the ar-ticle, if finished and flat, to be completely covered with lum-ber not less than )4-iuch thick, if hard wood, or ~-inch thick, if soft wood. Front and ends to be at least one-third cov-ered with lumber not less than }4-inch thick, if hardwood, or %-inch thick jf soft wood. The bottom and ba'Ck ,should be covered fifteen per -cent. The above crate to be STANDARD for the following ar-ticles, if crated: Folding Beds Bureaus Car Seats Chtffonlers Commodes Desks }Jesks, LaboratoQ' Furniture Easels Han Stands, set u!I Hal! Stands, knocked down Hat Racks, set up Hat nacks. knocked dOwn Kt:tchen Cabinets 'Iypewriter CabInets Wardrobes, set up lNardrobes. knocked dOwn Vi'ashstands Bed Enils Over $20.00 Book Cases Sectional BOok Cases Book Cases and Desk Combined China Closets, set up ChIna Closets, Knocked dOwn Cabinets, Music Cabin-ets, 'Parl(lt' RevolVing Book Cases Sideboards and China Closets Combined T::tbles, Bedroom Tables, Toilet Tnbles. Side Ta bles. Parlor 'robles, Library Tabl.e\>, Extemlion, Pillar, K. D. STANDARD CRATE No.2. Crates for all glnss and toilets. At least one-third of all exposed surfaces to be covered with };i-inch lumber. The above crate to be STANDARD for the following ar-ticles: Sideboard and Bu:l'l'et Tops. Dresser, ChIffonier a.nd Commw\e ToHets. TolI8t Ta.ble Tops. CansoI Table Tops with Glass and all other Glass Tops fOr furniture N. O. S. STANDARD WRAPPING No.3. All finJshed surfaces of articles that arc wrapped shall be covered with seven-otlnce. forty-inch burlap or its equiva-lent weight, and shall be protected with padding at least one inch thick, and in addition front posts or corners shall be fully protected with pads. The above wrapping shall he STANDARD for the follow-ing ¥\-rtides: FOlding Beds Car Seats COmmodes Desks Desks, Laboratory Hall Stands, set up Halt Stands, knocked dOW1\ Tables, ParlOr Tables, LIbrary Tables, :fo.;xtensionPillar, K. D. Sofas Tete-a-Tete Bureaus Chiffoniers J<'urniture Easels Hat Racks, set UP Hat Racks. knocked down Kitchen Cabinets SIdehuard, Typewriter Cabinets Wardrobe,~, set up Wardrobes, knocked down 1,Vasnslands PACKING BEDS INVOICING $20.00 OR LESS. BED ENDS. When packed singly, pack with slats, with pads to pro-tect at bearings. When packed in pairs, no slats to be required. Pads at bearings and securely tied at the corners. BED RAILS. Face together and fasten with cleats or rail hooks. CHAIRS. The definition of the terms <lYVrapped," "Crated," and "Boxed," as noted in \;Yestern Classification No. 44 and ap-plying to chairs, rocking chairs and settees and to grass, wil-low, reed and rattan chairs and furniture, was decided upon 3S hereinafter stated, and the following method of packing adopted as STANDARD. WRAPPED. Set up chairs, rocking chairs and invalid chairs, to have at least the back posts, top slat and outside edge of seat wrapped with paper. Applying to chairs valued at $1.50 each or less. Knocked down chairs, rocking chairs and chair tops. If -----------~-------------- --- -- - - MICHIGA':\ in bundles, nested, two or morc in a bundle, the seat of the top chair and tlIe top slats to be .,vrapped with paper, Chair tops with high arms to have top slats, back posts and arms wrapped with paper. Camp and folding scat chairs to have top slats and scats \"'Tapped with paper. Settees N. O. S. set up, knocked down or folded. To have top of back, end and arms and front of scat wrapped with paper. The above mctlJOd of ""rrapping" chairs is the minirnl1ll1 method and is applicable only to the cheaper gr:-tde of chairs. High priced set up chairs or the tops of high priced knocked down chairs must have the exposed parts further protected hy excelsior pads 0/. paper pads securely tied with twine. Grass, Rattan O('\'\'llJO\\' C}lairs and HlJC)H"l'S,set IlP, Grass. ref'd or ,"Vi:low (~hai..s and Hocl{els, kno"ke'1 down. To be CiJnJPldely wl'app"d "'Hb paper. Grass, Hanan 0\' vVillow Wurnit\lre, 3rt up. OrnB):;, Heed 01' \-Villow }<'uf'nitun", sH up, Gf'ass, Reed or \Vil1ow li'unliture, knockf,d down. Top::; to be "omplel.('ly \\"l'alJped with papel". It is understood that the term "Paper" means good com-mercial wrapping paper. "Kev,/spaper shall not be used in wrapping the articks above described. CRATES. The mininllHl1 size of stock to be used in making a stand-ard chair crate shall be % x 2-inch hard \-vood; said crate to consist of not less than sixteen slats so distributed in con-struction of crate to offer best protection to contents of same. It is understood that one-inch merc1ull1table lumber, split, he accepted as one-half-inch crating stock. Ii soft wood is used, it shall be at least three-Fourths-inch thick. BOXES. /\s descrjbed in \,Vcstcrn Classification No. 44, Rule 14. Prices Guaranteed by Manufacturers of Extension Tables. The llatiollal association of manufacturers of exten,;ion tables had its allnual meeting at 1Iinneapolis during the first ..v..eek of June, The members assembled at Chicago and jour-neyed to the "Twin Cities" in drawing r(lom coaches chartered for the purpose, During their stay the members were royal-ly entertained by the Northwestern Club, an organization of manufacturers of tables affiliated with thf 'national associa-tion, The only business transncted of general importance was the passage of a resolution guaranteeing the price to re-tailers horn June 24 to December 1, and maintaining the prices now charged for goods.-There may be J. few small close out lots on h;md, but these will be disposed of bdore the op-ening of the regul<'lr season. Reports uoon the condition of trade sho\,-ved that the factories had betn o,:,erated during' the past six months forty-five bOllI'S pC'r week, causing a redUC-tion in the output of twcnty-Evc per cent. Stocks in the hands of retailers arc low and the prosp;::ct" for business dur-ing the remainder of the year were very encouraging, Op timism prevailed in the ddibcrations of the asSOCiatHHI. Con-siderable time was devoted tn t'lJtntainment. Tours to 1Iinnetonka and Lake Harriet by alltomobilc, banquets at" the Lafayette Club, a ride through tl1c city of St, Paul, and other pleasures n:ade the occasion a memorable one, F. Stuart Foote of the Imperial Furniture Company, Grand Rap-ids, tendered the thanks of the association to the Northwest-ern Club and their fricr.ds for the pleasures enjoyed, in felici-tous remarks a11(1invited the association to hold its meeting in May, 1909, at Detroit, Only three of the whole member-ship were absent. If yOll forget one~hali you hear ahout cut VricC.'i and do not believe the other lwlf yon arc on safe ground. In looking into the future mallY designers see too far. ARTISAN 41 .,..---- -., ! IT'S BE.TTE.R TO I BUY THE BEST I !,II II!III! IIf,I, Buffets, Combiuation Buffets, China Closets Rockford Chair and Furniture Company Rockford, III Combination Bookcases, Library Bookcases l_. Fu!llillC 011exhibitioll in July. 3d F/t)flT. BJ~Jgett B!()ck. Grt1nd Rapids. Mich. J 42 MICHIGAN ! ARTISAN ALASKA QUALITY Guarantees petfect insulation, circulation and the most econom-ical consumption of ice. They insure the dealer a satisfied customer every time. Zinc, White Enamel, Porcelain and Opalite Linings. ASK FOR CATALOGUES AND PRICES. The Alaska Refrigerator CO. EXCLUSIVE REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURERS MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN Offerings by Manufacturers of Muskegon. A radical change has been made in the line of the -:I.'1us-kegol1 Valley Furniture company. Many fresh patterns in chamber suites and wardrobes, in Colonird designs, includ-ing fOUf styles of tall post beds are among the featl.l.res. Mr. Ertfest Vi.lernher will represent the company in the east, Charles G. White in the middle west and C. E. vVilbce on the Pacific coast. The line will be found on the third floor of the Manufacturers building, Grand Rapids. The Moon Desk company show their camp-lcte line of office desks (including typewriters) on the third Boor of the 11al)ufacturers building! Grand Rapids, Many Sp(~Claj features of great value are contained in this line, The Alaska Refrigerator company (the largest manu-facturers of reh1gerators in the world) have made heavy shipments of refrigerators to points in South America and Europe. The past year's dullness affected but slightly this prosperous corporation. The Grand Rapids Desk company is preparing for all active season of trade. The Bedstead Trade in Bagdad. Consul Magelssen reports: Foreign bedsteads made their appearance here some eighty years ago, when British merchants first came to enter into the commerce of these regions. At that time the beds 'rere not introduced to be sold, but we.re brought by these pioneer traders to add to their own comforts, of which Bagdad could at that time offer but few. The only bed then :known to the natives was a queer rectangular structure, which continues to be largely used. It resembles a bird cage with the top off and is very cheap, being built of the dry branches of the date palm. It has an opening on one side, into which a person seats him-self; then )::hrowin'g the feet up he turns until the Qody is properly inside. It is estimated that 20 per cent. of Bagdad's population, which is believed to be 200,000 souls, employs this style of furniture. Other bedsteads much in vogue are coarsely built of wood; they are called <ltakets" and are used by the better class; they range 111price from $1.50 to $7.00. It is interesting to report that a very large taket, some-times measuring as much as ten feet square, is found in the houses of. some of the notable families of Bagdad. Thcy are usually' heirlooms, built of expensive lumber, and in most instances elaborately carved. These old fashioned beds arc no longer manufactured. Their values range from $25 to $50. About 60 per cent. of Bagdad's population possess no beds. These poor people rest on blankets spread on the floors of their houses in the ·winter and on the roofs in the summer. i ... Twenty-Fifth Anniversary. The Michigan Chair company has completed the twenty-fifth year of its existence, during which time they have gained a firmly established footing in the estimation of furniture dealers, as manufacturers of medium and high grade work. Their line is one of the largest made in the United States, and embraces chairs for all purposes. On page 8 of this issue, Charles H. Cox, the author of much of the literature distributed by this company, utters a few felicitousre-marks in regard to the company and its business, which deserve consideration. The line is on sale at the factory warerooms on Godfrey avenue, in Grand Rapids. The sales-men in attendance arc: .Messrs. Cox, Parmenter, Calder, Penny, 'Walton and McGregor. The furniture manufacturing industry was largely rep-resented at the republican national convention in Chicago. Many favored Taft before the convention; all favor him now. IIMUSKEGON VALLEY FURNITURE COMPANY I MUSKEGON MICH•• , • 000 DreSSerS Chiffoniers Worarobes [oDies' mums Dressll1[J TOUIIlS MOl1Ouony Ini00d GOODS LODies' DllSks Music CODlnelS • Line 011 we in Manufacturer&' Buildioz. Grand Rapid&. • MICHIGAN ARTISAN 43 ._------_._-----' ._----- -------------- .. Desk No. 50=A Oak or Imitation Mahogany 52 inches long; 30 inches wide 45 inches high; weight, 240 pounds. Material-Selected. Writing Bed-5 ply, buill up. Pedestals-14 Yz incheswide. Raised panels; moulded drawer fronts. Drawers have movable partitions, deep drawer partitioned lor books, lock auto-matically and are fitted with our special device which prevents binding. Curtain - Easy ruoRing, noiseless. duSt proof. Pigeon Hole Case-Private compartment with lock;8 pigeonhole boxes. Center Drawer-With lock. Square edge, sanitary construction. Sa tin Finish - Golden oak, weathered oak, or imitation mahogany. MOON DESK CO. MUSKEGON, MICH. ~---------- ---,----~------'-' --' Rugs in Demand. The carpet and rug trade in this city is feeling much more encouraged and cheerful over the outlook than was the case a few ·weeks ago. \Vhik business with selling agents in this market is not large, nor are there many buyers here, road salesnH;n arc sending forward bettcr ordcrs every week, Made by Northern Furniture Co. Sheboygan. Wls, and report that the situation in their respect.ive territories is steadily improving. The fact that the business is being booked, and tbat statements regarding orders are not merely talk, is shown by the resumption of other mills during the P<lst ·week or so, and t.he placing of otber plants on full schedule. :\oJ anuiacturers aTe ]10t making up goods for stock, but arc tllrning out goods to meet orders only. Another indi-cat. ion that thc l11.ills are gctting more orders is the in-creased interest. that is being taken in raw material, and reports of fairly large transactions having been put through in a quiet manuer. Raw material vvould not be purchased if it werc not ·wanted, as the mills are not taking it to have the stlppJies lie idle and to tie up ready capital. From the fact that jobbers are beginning to eall for further supplies of rugs, it would seem that the goods purchased at the re,cent auction sales have not stuck on buyer's hands. Some vcry fair orders ilrc reported as having he en placed by some of the Chicago houses that \vere the. largest buyers at the auction. I• With jobbers here in this market, business shows a de-cided improvement. There is a good demand for small mats and rugs of various sorts, ranging from the cheapest grass rllat up to some of the i·Jner grades of impotted oriental goods. Larger rugs in 9x12 sizes ate also heing taken in .1xminstcr, machine printed tapestries, smyrnas and a few wilton1:i. Brussels rugs at the new low prices are also be-ginning to move more freely, while the new designs and TUgS brought out are also proving better sellers than was at 1i.rst expected. Bath mats and porch rugs for summer use are in good request. The ne ..v blue and green shades in cotton bath 111ats 811(1 rugs have taken well, and some of the mills handling these goods are now well supplied with orders for some time ahead. Porch mats of grass and jute are good in green shades in solid cotors, and also in the new J apa-nese ,-\ud Chinese designs. ),lediurn priced domestic made smyrna rugs are also being taken {or the same tlSe, and are claimed by some to wear better than the grass rugs and mats. Some good orders for hotel and off-Leepurposes are also reported to have been secured during the past \\reek for large sized rugs, at good prices. Carpets arc moving better than they were a week ago, but the yardage taken is not as large as sellers would like to see.-N. Y. Commercial. Big Rapids Furni. ture Mfg. Co. ==~-~~=-- B(G RAPIDS, MIoH, SIDEBOARDS BUFFETS HALL RACKS In Quartered Oak, Golden and Early English Finish. No. 128. Price $12. 2 off 30days f. o. 9, Big Rapid8. • 44 MICHIGAN THE GRAFT AT NETTLETON'S. Showing How a Despised College Youth Got Next to a Rot-ten Game in a Furniture PI;-nt. When blonde young Bennett Nettleton was graduated from college, his father stuck him up on a high stool in tl1o'.': back office of the Nettleton Furniture Company, and told him to keep books. Bennett didn't like it. Where was the use of getting on the college football team, and incidentally taking up a few studies, if he was to spend his life with a set of books within an inch of his head? Bennett thought this over, and coudn't find the answer. But that didn't make any difference in the viewpoint of the old man. "I've got to have some one here who can perform an op-eration on this concern," he declared. "\11." e're making money, all right, but when I go to grabbing for some of it I find that it will be next week, or next month. There'll come a time some day when we'll be up in the blue sky if something isn't done, I've put my good money into a stock of brain food for you, young man, now se~ \vhat you can do in the line of extracting a little currency out of the landscape about this milL" "What is the matter with the mill?" demanded Bennett. "1 didtlt graduate as an expert financier, but I'll give you the best I've got in my cocoa if you'll put me wise as to the diffi-culty." "That's what I want you to find out," replied the old man. "Go ahead and put the plant under a microscope." Bennett did. He wanted to knO\.v so much about every-thing that Jones, the superintendent, Scott, who bought most of the supplies, and \Vall, \'>'ho ran things at the yards, told the workmen that little Clarence had rained down. and would keep them busy with foolish interrogation points. "He's come here to show us how to make furniture," said Jones, "and we'll give him a run for his money. Hazlett, the man who was fired to make a place for him, was of the salt of the earth, and made most of the money that paid his way through college. The first thing we know the old man will be innoculatillg the whole plant with highbrows, and we've got to teach this youngster what for." Bennett didn't appear to mind the enmity of the three men or the snickers of the other employes when he went into the shops. He got a little hot under the collar when the boys began throwing sticks at him, but he said nothing. However, he was seeing a lot of vacancies in the force in a short time. The young man dug into the books, asked questions, in-vestigated supplies, and looked Over shipping bills to no pur-pose. There was something wrong, but j l1e something- was not so easy to find. If the ptant was making $10,000 a year, as the books showed, he couldn't find the currency. He found that the company was paying stiff prices for everything it ,bought, and sent out to other houses for 4uo-tations, but return mails brought the same old llgures. The young man scratched his nose and pondered. There was a leak somewhere, but he couldn't find it. "They've got to show me!" he mused. That is just 'what those in charge of the workiup' force wanted to do. They wanted to show him tnat he wasn't thp only man about. the shops with a lead pencil behin,.1 his nght ear. Bennett inventoried everything in the plant and made note of every article shipped. No use. He kept track D~ i1Je cash for a month. Not a cent got away from him. "They've got me going," he said to the old man one night. "I can figure tip how much money we are m:tking, all right, but I can't find the money." "Haye you looked out for rebates?" "Sure I have. Kothing doing there." "vVell, you keep on going. When you diagnose this C0111- ARTISAN plaint y011 go to Europe in a steam yacht with niggers to keep the brass work bright. See? When you don't, we hike across country some cloudy night and take a job in a shingle mill. Now get busy," Now, there was one spot where the young man had not looked. He had never compared the raw material purchased with the output. So much lumber, so much veneer, so much glue, so much vamish, ought to make so much furniture: All right. He studied over the reports all night, and discovered that so much material didn't make so much furniture. He went over the labor books and found..:hat the fault was not there. So much payroll did make so much furniture. He went around the. plant for a week or two with a bee about the size of a prize ox buzzing in his cupola. V\rhen sales-men came in he looked over the orders and cut them down. This created a breeze in the shops. The superintend-ent came into the officc and said that he couldn't make furni-ture without lumber and things, and the amputated things ha~ to be ordered by wire and shipped on in special cars, which made the expenSe account look like a swelling on the books. As .<1 last resort, Benllett took some of the salesmen out into the town at night and changed the skyline for their bene-fit. But they lapped up his cool bottles and talked like ur-chins fresh from some Sunday school picnic. They told him that the Nettleton company was buying its materials at lower rates than auy other firm down the line, aud ended by hinting that last month's bills hadn't been discounted. One morning Freddie, a young man who was trying to rUn a shaper without clipping off most of his fingers, came into the office with a fired slip in his haud. He looked ugly, and had evidently been mixing it with some one out in the ma-chine shop, for a dark monument was skillfully hung Over his right eye. "What's the trouble out there?" asked Bennett. "It's that Jones," replied Freddie. "Ht'. thinks he's the whole shop, and he's so crooked that he couldn't fall down a well. He gave me a bum steer about sor~e work and then fired me because I did it as he told me to. I got i~ one wol-lop, anyway." "You say he's crooked," said Bennett. "You go ahead and show me that he is, and I'll put you back on the job with more pay." "You're on," said the amiable Freddie. He'll find that he's bumped up against the Wrollg gazabo this trip. Watch me for a week orhvo." It is said that John R. V{alsh would never have failed, nor have becn indicted, if he hadn't cussed out a prominent rail-road man who called too early in: the morning, also if he I Why Not Order? Say a dozen or more Montgomery Iron Display Couch Trucks sent you on approval? If no! satisfactory they ean be returned at no expense to you whatever. while the price asked is but a triBe, com-pared to the eonvenience they afford and the economy they represent in the saving of 600r space. Thirty~two couchts mounted. on the Montgomery Iron Display Couch Trucks occupy the sante Iloor 8p&ol:. as twdve dis-played in the usual manner. . Write for catalogue giving full descrip_ tIon and price in the dilferent fini,hes, to-gether with illustrations demolll!ltrating the use of the Giant Short Rail Bed Fastener for Iron Beds. Manufactured by the H. J. Montllomery Mfl!. Co. PATENTEES Silver Creek, New York,. U. S. A. • • ~l 1C III C A;'; llildn't hopped unto an crnplo:yc who ;\fterwarus became a bank examiner and did him up. This may be all talk, but certain it is th:1t Superintendent Jones would never have got the high bump if be hadn't hung something oyer Freddie's C)N~ that "1NOllldll't \i"ash off. Ollr night "..hen Benuf'tt \va~.; just thinking of going to bed Freddie came '0 the house after him. "Come 011 down to the without asking questions. fire r00111. The gas ..v..as not turned 011, but there was a ltug'c ./lre under the boilers, and Jones, Scott and \Vall "vere sitting comfortable in easy chairs with a four-quart pail of beer within reach. They wcre having a [l11e talk ahollt factory politics, and, incidentally, burning up v(:neer! A lot of maple lumber lay ready for sacrifice as soon as the veneer was out of the way. "I've becn ~vntching thcm for a vveek." whispered Freddie. Wrhey burn up veneer, fine maple and walnut, and varnish. I don't kno"v "dlal they do \vith the glue, but tl1(',y get rid of it in some way ';All right, Freddie," replied Bennett. the briny on my yacht." The next morning ..v..hen tlie thr'ee men reached the office they were placed under arrest for the m,dicious destruction of property. Of course, they raved and t;:tlked suit" for false imprisollment, but they \vere finally compelled to rnakc con-fession and \vhat restitution they could. For years they had been receiving a twenty-lIve per cent r;-Ike-off Oil all the stuff thcy ordered, and when the factory didn't use up enough material in a legitimate way to give them all the money they needed, tbey add(",d to tlH~ir incomes by burning up stuff. They had eaten up all thc prollts of the concern. It ,'vas estimated that they had l:O~;tthe company $25,C(0 a ye.ar ior five years. ::\0 \vonder so much material \-voudn't make so much furniture! Old man Nettleton locked like he was going to stand 0,1 his head when the heard (ibout the discovery. HIt's just try luck,' 'hot howled. "There isn't a factory ill the world where three such thieves hang out, except mine! I had to get it! Of course t ,",Vell,,yot! gc to Europe, young man, and -we'll prolong the time of these three in prison with one complaint after another.'·" The graft at 1\ettleton's is probably an ~,xaggcratcd case of disloyalty and larceny, for furniture \-vorkers are notably on the sqtwre, but it is just as well that manufacturers, and employers everywbere, keep a sharp loolwut for the little rake-off a good many buyers think that they have coming to thCl11. The little per cent is not so mud1, but one never knows -what (i thief may attempt once he gets his hand into his employers' pocket. ALFKED B. TOZER. factory," he said, <,lid Dennctt went The boy led the way back to the "'lUll go across Fakes and Real Antique Furniture. The test of antique furniture, as (i dealer remarked. is not the look of it, but the difficulty of breaking it Hp. The most conscientious imitator would hardly have the patience to put furniture together so permanently as our ancestors did. Even the current high prices would hardly Sllffu.:eto pay him for his trouble. Kevertheless, since the test of breaking up cannot readily be applied, much faked old fumitnre exists iI" this coulltry and abroad. Sir Purdon Clarke, director of the 1Jctropolitan 11nseum at ~ew York, explains the matter in so far as Elizabethan oak is concerned, and be speaks here partly in his prover profes-sional character as architect. According to him gossipy Horace \Valpole, lle-arly 150 years .ago, \-YflS responsible for the first revival of Elizabethan furniture_ Horry set up imita-tion got/lic fashions at Strawberry Hill. and all England went hunting for Elizabethan furniture. As it was discovered that the village cabinet makers still knew how to build furniture .\ 1, T 1 ::3 ,\ N altCI- the fashion thcy had followed in good Quecn Bess's time, rnuth new Elizabethan furniture wa!; made during that revival to supply the deficiency in the original stock. Then came Sir \A/alter Scott. threescore years ago, and [\'al1hoe started another gothic fashion-a fashion, says Sir Purdon, which led in religion to Ritualism, in painting to Rossetti and Burne-Joncs. and in furniture to "restorations." Likewii'ie all England went hunting for Elizabethan furniture again, and the process of time l1<lving impaired the supplement-ed stock left over from the earlier revival, and the village cabinet nInkers be-ing still hand "yorkers and some of them still quite Elizabethan in their meth-ods, a deal mOl-e Eliza-bethan furniture was made then. Some years ago Sir Purdon went through England for the government upon this matter and paid domicil- Iary visits in the shires north, west and south. In any number of cases it \vas quite impossible to tell Elizabethan furniture of thc rH-st and second revival from Elizabethan furniture of Elizabeth"s own reign. Often but for the latter date marked on it you would have sworn that a given piece was of the original vintage. The supply of Elizabethan furniture seemed amply pro-vided for. But this is not the end. Unscrupulous persons bribed underlings and attendants, and got photographs of characteristic pieces. Then these unscrupulous persons set up a factory across the seas in Holland for the making of more Elizabethan furniture. They are still making it there. It is shipped to dealers in London who ply a discreet but tidy trade. They plant the stuff bit by hit in rustic rural places jn the north ;ll1d west of England. The respectable people who take lodgers in summer give house room also for the season to a piece of Elizabethan furniture made in Holland. It poses as a family piece, and is duly provided with a pedi-gTt~ edating hack one kn
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and ., (~f{ANDRAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRAHY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., NOVEMBER 26, 1910 BEAUTIFUL BIRD'S EYE MAPLE Just the Thing to Delight the Ladies at Christmas! There is nothing quite so dainty-so feminine-so charm-ing for Christmas, as a Bird's Eye Maple Dressing Table. Light, airy and cheerful, it goes to the hearts of the ladies, and it is the 0 NL Y LIGHT-COLORED FURN-ITURE THAT IS ALSO HIGHLY ARTISTIC. The NORTHERN has made Maple a leading line ever since starting in business. We are in the heart of the Maple country, where the finest Ma-ple in the world grows, and with our standard lines, using Maple as a base, we are able to pick ONLY THE CHOIC-EST PIECES for N a t u r a I Map I e finishes. Therefore, when you buy Natural Bird's Eye Maple from the NORTH-ERN, you are sure of the No. 1197 Dressing Table. creme de la creme-the finest Made in Oak, Mahogany and Bird'. in the country. Eye Maple. But you must have artistic shapes too-the airy beauty of Bird's Eye Maple is completely lost if it is not made up in beautiful designs. We also give you moderate prices. That is what will sell with you-beautiful wood, designs and workmanship, at moderate prices, coupled with PROMPT DELIVER Y (and that means everything when you get near Christmas-nobody beats us at that part of the game). No. 1152 Dresser. Made in Oak, Mahogany and Bird' .. eye Maple. Full information given in courteous letters about anything that interests you. Write us frankly, freely. NORTHERN FURNITURE COMPANY, Sheboygan, Wisconsin CHALLENGE REFRIGERATOR CO. 5 COMPLETE LINES OF REFRIGERATORS AT RIGHT PRICES SEND FuR NEW CATALOGUE AND LET US NAME YOU PRICE. GRAND HAVEN, MICH., U. S. A. SQUARE POST STEEL BEDS are very popular and should be ready sellers durmg the Holiday Trade. We manufac-ture a very complete line of Metal Beds and Cribs, all steel springs, woven wIre mattresses, Metal Couches and Daven-ports, Cots and Hospital Furniture. Order this Bed in Vernis Mar-tin Satin Brass Finish (Color 19). No extra charge. You will be ... convinced of its selling qualities. Stock Color-White. Vernis Martin to order. PILLARS and FILLING SQUARE TUBING Pillars 2 m. Top and Bottom Tubes 1Y2 10 FIllmg I 10 Head 60 10 Foot 40 In Sizes, 3 ft 6 10 and 4 ft. 6 m. Shlppmg weight 154 Ibs. Iron beds Will be shIpped 10 white unless otherWISe ordeled. Price $15 If our No. 35 Catalogue has not been received notify us. SMITH & DAVIS MFG. CO., St. Louis, Mo. Buy beds equipped with the Standard Rev. Rail. They are strong and prevent the bed from wabbling. SEND US YOUR ORDERS No. 984. BRASS CAPS. WEEKLY ARTISAN "--..-~.. ---------------~-~----------_.~.~._.--_--------_ _. . - - .. . Every Dealer Who Sells Folding Collapsible Go=Carts TAKE WARN/NO For your own protection avoid buying any folding collapsible go-carts :lOt licensed under FERRIS and LEITH PATENTS. By seeing that the tag shown here is on every folding Collapsible Go-Cart you handle you will Avoid infringement prosecutions, Handle only goods made by the most reputable makers, Handle Oo=Carts for which a demand is created by a big national advertising campaign. Licensed Go-(art PATENTED licensed and protected by and under the 748869 Jan 5, 1904 771386 __Oct 4, 1904 789310 May 9,1905 800471 Sept 26,1905 None Genuine Without This Label Other Patents Pending None Cenulne Without This Label FERRIS and LEITH PATENTS so completely cover every Vital feature of folding collapsible go-carts that it is Im-possible for any maker to manufacture them without uSing some of the features covered by these patents. The only persons or concerns licensed by us to manufac-ture collapsible go-carts are the follOWing named companies: American Metal Wheel & Auto Lloyd Manufacturing Co. Company. Sidway Mercantile Company. Children's Vehicle Corporation. Streator Metal Stamping Co. Collier-Keyworth Company. Sturgis Steel Go-Cart Co. Ficks Carriage & Reed Co. Toledo Metal Wheel Co. Fulton Manufacturing Company. H. N. Thayer Co. Gendron Wheel Company. E. R. Wagner Mfg. Co. All infnngers Will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Through our advertISIng the public will be advised that go-carts containing the most deSirable features are licensed under FERRIS and LEITH PATENTS, and cautioned to look for the Label. We Will protect both the dealer and the public, and by eliminating the unscrupulous manufacturer we msure the dealer a better profit, put the go-cart busmess on a legitimate basis, create fixed values, and educate the public to these values. LOOK FOR THE TAG. 1 839230 __Dec 25, 1906 840188 Jan I, 1907 857971 June 25, 1907 861475 July 30,1907 863972 Aug 20,1907 913345 Feb 23, 1909 914010 March 2, 1909 918250 April 13, 1909 925151 June 15, 1909 925152 June 15,1909 925741 June 22, 1909 927089_ _ July 6, 1909 PERRIS and LEITH • REDUCED REPRODUCTION OF FRONT AND BACK OF LICENSE TAGS.~~ Suite 630 Marquette Building sa _ ••••••••• CHICAGO .- . ...........•...•....• 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN • 1 I LUCE FURNITURE COMPANY I GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Manufacturers of COMPLETE lines of MEDIUM PRICED DINING and CHAMBER FURNITURE. Catalogues to Dealers Only. .. -_..& Luce-Redmond Chair Co.,Ltd. I BIG RAPIDS, MICH. High Grade Office Chairs Dining Chairs Odd Rockers and Chairs Desk and Dresser Chairs Slipper Rockers Colonial Parlor Suites In Dark and Tuna Mahogany Btrd's EYf Map!f Btrch !f?J'artfnd Oak and Ctrcasuan Walnut Our Exhibit you will find on the Fourth Floor, East Section, MANUFACTURERS'BUILDING, North Ionia Street GRANO RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Exhibit in charge of ]. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES,]. EDGAR FOSTER. PuBLIC LIBRARY 31st Year-No. 22 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., NOVEMBER 26, 1910 Issued Weekly RARE FURNITURE WOODS AT HIGH PRICES Eight Thousand Dollars Paid for a Log ... Mahogany and Old English Oak Never Out of Fashion. EIght thousand dollars seems a bIg pnce to pay for a log of wood, even though It IS a mahogany log 4 feet square and 24 feet long That doesn't make It such a whopper among logs anyway Many larger one:, have come from Afnca, where this particular speCImen grew But Afncan mahogany as a rule is less beautIful in grain and less fine 111texture than thIS pIece which set the world's dealers biddmg agamst each other. When aNew York firm secured It for ~8,000 the price wasn't consIdered eAtravagant, even though the log was then m London and had to be brought over to Stapleton, Staten Island Somehow Stapleton seems a queer place to look for exIles from the mystenous Onent But they are there all right enough; teak wood from Burma and Java, vumIlIon wood from the Andaman I c;lands, walnut from the CaucasIan moun-tains, mahogany from Africa and the West IndIes and Mexico These are only a few of the rare woods which are sawed into boards and slIced into veneers almost as thin as silk in the Stapleton mIll And the smell of the place! Spicy and sweet and aromatIc wIth now and then a sour whiff from some African cottonwood or a rank breath from a surface newly stripped of bark For a good tree, though sweet at the core, often wears an 111 smelling coat. There are fashions in woods as in everything else For several years Clrcassian walnut had been riding the crest of the wave, then the French walnut took first place in exclusive work The French V\ alnut IS a soft gray; a wonderful shade, consldenng It IS a natural one Circassian walnut is a peculiar velvety brown, rather sematIonally marked with much darker SWIrlS These two are the fashIonable woods a1 present But the two whIch 111the long run need fear no rivals are fine mahogany and good old EnglIsh oak Santo Dommgo mahogany, the fine'3t of ItS race, IS dlmost ext111ct And old EnglIsh oak grows rarer every year Even England hasn't a bIg supply of centunes old oaks, and many of those she does possess WIll probably never be cut for commercial purposes-a fine log WIth annular lInes, worth as much as any of the fancy woods and qUIte as beautiful. The EnglIsh oak is alone in the beauty of its color, is an indescribably warm "sweet" brown Our native oaks (of whlch Indlana oak is considered the best) are white, rather a dirty whIte French oak is white also; and Spanish oak-which comes from Cuba-is a muddy brown But English oak is incomparable not only m its color but also in its mark-ings and its texture, which has a peculIar flexlble softness like that of leather. Now that the supply of San Domingo mahogany is prac-tically negligIble, the best of that wood comes from Cuba, Honduras and Mexico; but no glant logs lIke the $8,000 African one. Cuban mahogany as a rule is a tall and spindling tree It grows singly here and there, jump111g up out of the lower tangle of the tropical jungle The natIves cut the trees, square the logs roughly WIth theIr axes and haul them out of the forest. And they intend to keep right on doing it too, as Mr. Williams of the Stapleton mIll found out to hIS sorrow a few years ago Being of a progressive turn of mind Mr \VIllIams thought it would be a good plan to beg111at the begin11lng of his business and get his own tImber out of the forests So the firm bought at Calcutta a lot of elephants trained to "haul teak m the sludgy, squudgy creek," as Kipling puts it. The ele-phants cost $5,000 apiece and were sent to the Andamans to get out vermilion wood The Andamanese natives had been on the job themselves up to that time. Fifty or sixty of them would put a cable around a log and in the course of time drag it out of the forest. One elephant did the same work in less tIme and asked no wages For about twenty-four hours the pachyderm force was highly successful Then an elephant was mysteriously shot Then another one and another J nside of a few days there had been $25,000 worth of mortalIty in that elephant staff Inside of a month or two every elephant was dead The natives were hauling as of yore And :'0 it was in Cuba The firm bought :,cores of cattle to get out the mahogany logs whIch they began cutting them-selves The natIves dIsplayed a dIabolIcal ingenUIty in the assassinatIOn of these cattle, kIllmg about sixty of them at once by poisoning the water which the cattle drank. Mr. Williams gave up trymg to be progressive along that particular line and the timber is now got out by natives working on small con-tracts. Probably there is more nonsense talked about mahogany than about any other wood Of course the people who in-variably ask whether a piece of fur11lture is solid mahogany and who when told that it is veneered say "Oh I" with the air of having wrested from you the shameful truth, are not so ------~---~-~-- 4 WEEKLY ARTISAN common as they once \\ ere. But the1 e are more all the tIme who talk about crotch mahogany and natural mahogany \\ Ith-out the famtest 1dea of the facts m elther case. It is a common thmg to see a \\ oman pomtmg out the crotch in a panel, when as a matter of fact 1t 1'- mere!) t\\ 0 p1eCe'i of the wood matched m a pettectl) appd1 ent de:Olgn The real crotch 1Sm the wood 1tself, formed by the JunctIon of a branch w1th the trunk. And so w1th the natural filllsh mahogany. In reahty mahogany runs a surpnsmg gamut of color, from pale ashes of roses to the deep 1ed of \ enlllhon wood, which 1Sreally a mahogany. To see the thm shces of wood as they come from the huge knife-the largest klllfe m the world 1t 1s-one would thmk they were sh1mmenng lengths of mOlre stlk They can be rolled almost hke stlk too when they are first cut, for they have been steamed III a huge vat unt11 the) a1e soft A dozen or more squared logs are put m th1S vat, the great 1ron cover fastened down and the steam turned on. Some of the logs stay there several days, others not so long. Then the slxteen foot klllfe, whose blade we1ghs 400 p6unds, shces off the thin veneers as 1f 1t were cuttmg cheese These are put on edge in racks to dry out and finally plIed hke boIts of stlk on sheh es in the warehouse. Teak wood mstead of bemg steamed IS actually boded Teak, by the way, is full of surprises to the ulllllltIated \\ ho know it only in the form of dark brown or black1sh stands, bases and furlllture NaturalIy teak 1S very hght in color, a yellowish, greenish wlllte. In furniture it became known to the Occident through the Oriental pieces which had been darkened with use through hundreds of years \Yesterners demanded dark teak therefore and it was stamed to SUlt that demand. The most conspicuous use to which teak is put is in the constructlOn of battlesh1ps. All decks are made of it. The floors of gun turrets are of two layers of heavy teak timbers, one layer at nght angles w1th the other, and covered with armor plate All the wood which is to go into the two Argentinian battlesh1ps now building in thls country is to come from the Stapleton mill and some of it will be such wood as never went into any other battleships. You see, the Argentine men are not only a gallant lot, \\ ith the accent on the first 'i) llable, but also a gallant lot, with the accent on the last 'iyllable, and they are determined that 'the ladles quarte1 s" shall be dazzhngly beautIful even if a fe\\ elght-mch guns have to be om1tted from the armament for lack of room Just what the ladles' quarters may be 1sn't qUlte clear, but they're gomg to be lovely anyway They're gomg to have satm wood and tuhp wood and amaranth and sundry other woods whlch the Argentme enthu::>lasts adm1re. Tuhp wood-not our own tuhp trees, but exotIc growths from the \Vest Ind1es-1s shced up into nbbons of pmk and wh1te lovelmess more suggestIve of a mdhner's or a candy factory than of a saw mllI And the creamy stnps of satIn wood look good enough to eat, as 1f they were salt water taft) And amaranth, wh1ch is old rose, wtll doubtless make the greatest kmd of a h1t wlth the sweethearts and W1ves of the Argentme navy. Most of the finest woods seem to come from the t1 Op1CS They are of all colors from white to black and ot all textures from hgnum v1tae to Afncan cottonwood. Llgnum \ Itae 1S the heav1est of them all. A cubic foot of 1t \\ 111welgh 80 or 85 pounds, and as water weighs only 62 pounds to the cublc foot a plece of hgnum v1tae would s111k hke stone Mahogany we1ghs from 60 to 70 pounds; a rare p1ece wtll welgh 85 and w111smk m water. Our wh1te pme, \\ Ith only 35 pounds to the CUb1Cfoot, bobs around hke cork, \\ hdc as for the Afncan cottonwood. "WelI," says the super-mtendent of the mdl, "I beheve that's a mmus quantity 111 we1ght It would almost go up m the air." For th1S reason Afncan cotton" ood 1S used somewhat m a1rsh1p constructlOn. The Phdlppmes prom1se to be a treasure house of rare \\ ood::" though httle 1SJet known of the hundreds of vanetIes that grow there vVe are gettmg some mahogany from there and there 1Sa ptle of koko logs at Stapleton, a brow111sh wood from the 1slands for Wh1Chthere 1Ssome demand. But as yet our Phtl1ppme tImber resources are practIcally untouched. The logs, whlch are 1mported 111the1r natural shape-round, w1th the bark stdl on, show an amazmg tenac1ty of Me. Huge trunks of Enghsh pollard oak whlch have been lying in the Stapleton yards for months, and 111some cases several years, wdl put out sprouts m the most hopeful manner. Some of these sprouts hay e been planted and have flounshed. There seems to be only one way of really kdlmg these logs. That is, to saw them mto boards. You can't "season" all the hfe out of them even though you leave them lymg out m the weather for years. They wlll stIll be ahve mS1de. Although French and C1rcass1an "alnut are the leaders of fashlOn Just now, our own black walnut IS slow m returnmg to pubhc favor. And yet 1t 1Sa wood w1th excellent poss1bih-tIes, good m texture and tf only decently treated by the cabmet maker, not to be scorned, as 1t has been so long. The trouble "lth black walnut was that 1t had 1ts day, when most of the des1gns were monumentally ugly. It wlll be redlscovered m a happ1er period and will come mto its own. Of course the misunderstandmg of veneers is, as above remarked, on the wane. Yet even now it comes as something of a shock to find that the beautIful panelIed waIls in our costly pubhc bUlldmgs and pnvate houses are generalIy not sohd wood an mch or so thlck, but veneered w1th thin sheets about three-slxteenths of an inch 111th1ckness. However, th1s is not anything to be deplored after all. Veneered panels 1f properly made wdl outwear a sohd one with 1tS tendency to tWISt and to crack. Of course there are stilI thinner veneers. It isn't so much the thickness of the wood that matters as the way it is put on. And, by the way, foreign made furniture rarely becomes acchmated to our steam heated houses without showing deplorable signs of the process The best American made furniture is the best furniture for America. - ------------------ WEEKLY ARTISAN Most of the Grand RapIds manufacturers report a consId-erable merease m the number of mall orders recelVed dunng the past two weeks The orders are small, however, and many of them mdlcate a tendency on the part of dealers to allow the manufacturers to carry the stock untll orders have been taken from consumers ThIs tendency has grown rapidly m the past two or three years Many dealers who formerly lald m heavy stocks for the holiday trade, and rarely sent m speclal orders for qUlck dehvery, now carry little more than samples and some of them carry very small hnes of samples. When one of thelr sample pieces or a sUlte lS sold tlhey order another and some of them do a large part of their business by merely showing cat-alogs, orders receIved recently indlcatmg that many of them ex-pect to meet the hohday trade in that way. Such at least lS the concluslOn reached by many of the manufacturers. They think that many dealers have no use for warehouses and use but httle floor space. * * * * The Thleleman Mlrror Plate company, now occupying thelr new factory bUlldmg on Godfrey avenue-down in "Peaceful Valley"-e:xpect to receIve two car loads of inported glass dur-mg the commg week They report a decided improvement in thelr busmess dunng the past tv\ a months * * * * The StIckley Bras company will have some new patterns m theIr lme of fancy chairs, etc , for the January season. They WIll have some thmgs entirely new in design and construction and promIse a more a.ttractlVe exhibit than they have ever made. * * * * John Waddell has returned from his upper-Penmsula deer hunt. Be got one deer, whIch lS one more than another of his party got. * * * * Z Clark Thwing of the Grand Rapids Veneer Works lS m N ew York on business. * * * * C. B. Beale, for thirteen years wlth the Standard Dry Kiln company and for elght years a dIrector in the NatlOnal Dry Kiln company, is now southern manager for the dry klln repartment of the Grand Raplds Veneer VVofiks. H1S headquarters are at Montgomery, Ala. * * * * The Grand Raplds Veneer Works have just closed a con-tract wlth the Greencastle Chair company, Greencastle, Tenn, formerly known as the Stone Chalr company of LenOlr, N C. * '" * * A Falkel, the old tlme rattan chair man, who qUIt business on account of pnson competltIon, lS brmgmg out a small line of oak rockers wlth seats and backs of rush fibre They are somethmg new and very attractJve and will be out in tlme for the buyers in January. Mr. Falkel is a strong advo-cate of the single tax ldea and between makmg chairs and sav-mg the country he keeps pretty busy. * * * * L E Pearson, secretary of the Rockford Furniture com-pany, Rockford, Ill, was m Grand Raplds on last Monday en-deavoring to secure space for the January exhiblt * * * * August Nylander, who sells the Rockford Frame and Fix-ture company's lme in central territory, was here last week look~ 5 -GE-T--THE C7ITRLOGUE II'YOli :Yancy Baney gvrnitilre~ &ou willeZYoy.,&iling the fine 0/ GRA:l'lD RRPIDS FAN CY FURNITURE C2 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. $3.60 Each Quarter .awed veneer back and seat HeIght of back, 26 lDche. WIdth of seat, 20 inches. FlUuhed Golden Oak HIgh Glos •. Sb,ppedK D. Hat. WeIght, 24 pound. No. 260 rjlarw! IfallufactUrJllRca, Grand Rapjds.Nich. ing after their exhibltlOn space and making arrangements for the installation of new hghts He promIses tlhat the "Eff and Eff" lme for the coming season wlll be even more attractive than ever. * * * * The third story built on the big factory of the Luce Furni-ture company, whIch adds fully fifty per cent to the floor space, has been completed and the north half of it is now occupied. Manager Boult has been rearrangmg the offices by taking out a number of screens and partItIons, thus giving it more of a family or social appearance than when each employe was enclosed in a 'sort of cage. * * * * The Grand Rapids Refngerator company, having just com-pleted a large addItion to the factory, have now started the erec-tion of an adchtional dry kiln that will be designed espeClally for porcelam WOlk. They have had an excellent business through the late summer and fall months 1< 1- The Co-operative Furniture company and the Superior Fur-mture company, both of Rockford, 11l, wJ1l exhibit their lines in Grand Raplds in January. * * * * Furniture men who visit Grand Rapids during the sales sea-sons will be pleased to hear that the hotel accommodations are to be enlarged a little. Another story-the fourth-is to be added to the Herkimer on South Division street. * * * * Edgar H. Scott of thIS Clty has added the Hastings (Mich) Table company to the list of lines that h" handles in Pacific coast territory. 6 WEEKLY ARTISAN RICHMOND TABLET CHAIRS "SLIP SEATS" AND THE MOST SANITARY RICHMOND CHAIR CO. SHE HELPS OUT THE BACHELORS New York Young Woman Who Profits by What Men Do Not Know. "The field was a new one and a wlde one \\ hen I took up the furmshmg of bachelor apartments," says a ) oung \\ oman of New York, who has bmlt up a busmess and makes conslder-able money at It. "You see, the many new apartment houses gomg up m the upper part of the Clty, most of them hay mg but one, two or three rooms and bath, are most a\ atlable tor the bachelor who formerly llVed at a board111g house or apart-ment hotel Half of the occnpants 01 the"e "mall apartmenb are bachelors "A year ago I reahnd thlS and wondered lf 1 conld not butld up a busmess that mlght hay e somethmg to do \\ lth this mlgl atlOn to the northern part 01 the ut} 1 had a natural ar±ts±tc sense, \\hlCh I hay e smce combmed \\ lth a busmess instmct, and I alway s knew how to be economlcal "I take commlSSlOns to furmsh up other apartments, too, but my speClalty lS bachelot apartments \\ here the 0\\ ners are bu"y all day and a.., a rule don't kno\\ Ju"t \\hat ..,OIt ot furnishings and mtenor decol atlun" they \\ ant The decora tlOns, hov, ever, 111mo"t of the new apal tment bntlcltng':> are so complete that I am seldom called upon to e"ecute any at thls part except 111the selectlOn and hangmg of drapenes and cm tams. "What I do 1S slmply to look at an empty apal tment, find out about how much money m} patron \\ 1shes to "pend and then I draw up several 1deas and subm1t them "You would be surpnsed to find ho\\ eastly men are influenced m the selectlOn of furmshmgs It lS a good thmg, too, for some of the1r 1deas are certalnl) pecultar \\ hen I find a man who wants to furmsh hlS apartment m a manner not at all befittmg to the ±tmes, style or the plan of hlS rooms, I tell hlm why he's wrong and show hlm the better \\ a) "The greatest fault I have found so far lS that bachelors want to crowd thelr rooms wlth too many th111gs Only last week I had to contend wlth a man \\ ho hadmO\ ed 111from the suburbs \\ lth the fUr11ltul e of a se\ en 100m house \\ hlCh he wanted to cra\\ d 1I1toa four room apartment \Yhen I selected his furnishings I took only the plamest furmture and mo"t inconspicuous rugs, and the re"t \\ ent to the "torage hou"e No. 100 DOUBLE CANE SEAT No. 100 GENUINE LEATHER SEAT ", _. _. -~----_._-_._._._..----.-.-..-_-.-..-.., ...I 'I find lt 1S the older bachelors who as a rule have the mo..,t Cl0\\ ded apartments The rea"on for thlS 1S that they ha \ e many old assoc1a±ton" 111furl11ture and decoratlOns and ltke to have these around them and feel 1t a sacnlege to conslgn such thmgs to the auctlOn room or storehouse If they \\ c n't do the latter I adv1'-,e that the) take an apartment w1th dn e,tra loom and u..,e lt fOl stonng purposes , I hay e Ie"" trouble wlth the young bachelors Usually e\ erythmg 1S new wlth them and they wlll ltsten to arttst1c 'deas The1r 0111)trouble 1" to load up wlth too many plcture", S011\emrs ancl the ltke wInch have struck thelr eyes The patlon I most dehght 111,however, lS the bachelor \\ ho has knovv n httle or noth111g but club, boardmg house or hotel accommodatlOn" and really doe" not know what he wants 111 fmmshmg an apartment \Vlth a free hand glven by such a bachelor 1 can go ahead and make hlm a pretty home 'Sl1npltclty lS always my motto Most of the rooms of these apartments are small and do not lend themselves to much furmslung Then every \\ 1I1dow, corner, recess and ltght111g mu"t be consldel ed I would never thmk of furl11sh-mg an apartment wlth only northern exposure wlth sombre hea\} dlapenes and clark npholstered furl11ture Wlth a bnl-ltant sun e:A.posure the plan alters 'Unfortunately although ml"SlOn furmture has been done to death I am called upon to use lt to a great extent If you mnst furl11sh dn apartment qmckly mlS"lOn stuff 1Salways safe RICHMOND, IND. WEEKLY ARTISAN to select, but I know of no apartment yet fur11lshed altogethet tn mISSIOn but what ha<, at least a sugge~tion of stIffness "I have my Ideas, of course, 111furl11sh111gmy apat tments, but I have found that all men ltke a cheerful touch of red somewhere about I carry thIs out wIth pIllows and often wIth plaIn velour hang111gs I never carpet a bachelor apart-ment unless I can't help It WIth anyth111g but rugs If I can have my way I ah,ay~ ~elect plaIn mahogany furl11tUle If the bachelor IS a lover of antrques I can arrange for that If I am called upon to purchase anttques I know Just where to go to get the best barga111s But 111all cases I find that It reqmre~ but httle fur11lture to fit up the small apartment It i~ the way It IS settled and arranged that gIves It a homehke appearance "Then I ne, er forget a touch of plant hfe ~Then an apartment It> completely furmshed and my patron comes the first time to inspect It I look about for the best places to set a SUNDAY EXAMINER ...O..VCMBER 13 1910. y FREE! FREE! DId You See Our Offer 0/ LaIt Week? It WaI the Talk 0/ Att Cillcago We sold 5,000 thIrty-fIve dollar sewmg machmes at a ndlculoU<!lylow price ~.,...,.,...,...,.For every maclune sold we gamed a frIend and customer t I I I HERE IS A STILL GREATER OFFER I - - We ask you to Vlsltelther oi our two new furmlure sl,.ores II for the ne1't five days commencmg Monday and give l..l ... o an 0PPOl:tUntty to demonstrate to you that we sell better tutmture ior less money thajn any other store 1U the city I To Every Vis!!.Q! nu. beautiful etlm?l~te ma~tune la mads of the belittem.~red$teel-wtb ~~~~Ja~~,:! IUIlI The e:tI.bnet IS the /ln~t ~eekd quarter saw ~<lak ... ful\t;el.of ..ttach ll\entll Wltbuch IIllLChne Rerul&r VIlIue.I3~ Ths macllneIS gIIN"anteedto de the rtl\lKhe$ and finest kind <Jf. work tW tll~y be nqwrM. A wnttto iU&r lIlI~torl0YeaJll8l:Vllll ,1uthe&clltnac.hmo. we w1l1glVe free a $35 00 Sewmg Machme a full set of attachments guaranteed by the manufacturer for 10 years "~ This Is Why We Do Itr We want the Chicago public to know tha.t .:. there are two furniture stores located a.way from the down toWn high rent dlstnct whnr.' ~~ can save from 25% to 35% on each pttt n~l'1ase whether It be a slogle pIece of fUrniture" Q:li stove or a complete horne outfit (J Now. Reason WIth YOUrSelf,] Is It not your duty to get the most and the' biggest value for your money? 1 If we convmce you that all we have stated IS' true and you buy from us a sample order of $20 00 worth of any household artIcles and wIth y0111' I purchase If you should rece' ve one of these high 1 ;~ ~~~n~~~~~e~~~o~a ~E~3231-33 (INCOL~ AVENUE I .... r a.1",0.,. ..... .w."" w. '.~"., ~.. r~1~~~~~~~~~iiiiiiiiRII!II Newly-Weds ~~~~~~~~~,y~~t nl$hed Bat tn ow ~hlwatlkee Ave Btore It will gtve you an ldcl1 bQ1'l' t9 fi1mlsb yOUT home correctly '- --! Good Credit Accommodations GROSSMAN'S TWO NEW 1530-32 MILWAUKEE AVENUE N.... It_, nh 111I1II uilid lilt' l .. ~ .. I_I I'I.~ ThIS Offer Seems to be Better Than the "Soap Club" PropositIOn couple of large ferns They do best near the windows in the wmter sunshme, but they WIll thnve elsewhere m the room. ThIS touch of gleen WIll sometimes gIve the very thmg neces-sary to make a room complete when you dId not know before what wa" needed. "I get dlffelent prices for furnishing apartments, but $25 IS my lowest charge, and at tImes I have furnIshed two or three a week FIfty dollars IS the average price to ask and I WIll gIve a week's supervision steadtly for this. "It took qUIte a bIt of mgenmty and hustlmg around to butld up my bUSIness I became a reader of the real estate items m the papers and watched the bmldmlS r)f new apat!. ments I then found out theIr owners or managers, from whom I got the names of pOSSIble tenants, to whom I went personally or wrote offering my serVIces Then I got commissions from managers ", ho wIshed to furl11sh the bmld1l1gs. Many of those people now know me and send for me after they have recom-mended me to the bachelors rentmg of them There are just lots and lots of trIcks 111 the trade, but It IS a clean, actIve one and one 111 whIch your patrons nearly always express grati-fication when you have opened the doors and shown them their new home." ~,---------_.-------------------- ...---- .... TUE "ELI" FOLDING BEDS 4RE BREaD 4ND PROfiT WINNERS No Stock complete without the Eli Beds 10 Mantel and Uprl&,ht. ELI D. MILLER &, CO. EVANSVILLE, INDIANA Wnt. for cuts and pnces. ON SALE IN FURNITURE EXCHANCE, EVAN.VILLE. .. ---- _. __._------.•..•. -~--------------_._-------- 1 HERE IS A CHAIR THAT'S A SELLER WRITE FOR THE PRICE No 83. GEO. SPRATT & CO. SHEBOYGAN, WIS. 7 ....., .a ... I All Knobs and Pulls have the WEEKLY ARTISAN jUwAOo"n"ELLUOMANUF ACTU~I~~o ~O ... Grand Rapids, Michigan No-l1.um-Loose Fasteners The largest manufacturers of Furniture Trimmings in Wood in the world. Write us for Samples and Prices. Made in Oak, Walnut, Mahogany, Birch and all Furniture Woods . Idle Cars Now Increasing. The number of idle freight cars in this countI y and Canada has increased for the first time since July in the latest report of the American Raih\ ay Association 'Yhlle there eo .. eo - •• --. -- .. .'...--. -.-..-.--.--------------------_._-_._.--- -------------------_ .... Screens Misused in Displny Windows. Great care should be exercised in the use of screens in show windows Many pieces of furmture are injured m ap-pearance by screens placed too close to the articles Take a buffet, for instance. Place It III the center of a big \\ indow with a fancy screen against the back. The designs of the buffet and the screen do not harmonize and confusion results No matter how good the design of the buffet and the maten-al of which IS is constructed may be, there IS noth111g111com-mon between them The screen is ah\ avs hl~her than the Sideboard else there would be no reason fOI US1l1gIt and peo-ple inspecting windows often complam that they find it dlffi-cult to determine where the buffet ends and the screen begllls The combination is a poor one-injU! iolts rather than \ alu-able as an advertising feature. This evil may be remedied in a measure by placlllg the screen some distance back of the buffet. Still the interest that should be centered upon the buffet will be divided between the two pieces. When especial pains has been taken III the constructIOn and finish of the back of a piece of furmture It might he advisable to place a mIrror in the dIsplay wllldo\\ for the pur-pose of showing the back to spectators-complete Vle\\ s of the piece. A common fault of many dealers in furniture 1'- the overcrowding of display windows. A single artIcle of merit upon which the spectator may concentrate his mental faculties is of more value for advertising purposes than an overcrowded window that divides one's interest. GRAND-RAPIDS "OTELS J. BOYD PANTLIND, Proprietor. MORTON "OUSE (AMERICAN PLAN} "OTEl PANTllND (EUROPEAN PLAN) Rates: $2.50 a day and up. Rates: $1.00 a day and up. The Noon Dinner served at the Pantlind for 50 cents is the finest in the world. .. .. ...... ... ........... ..... .... . ...... ..... are still shortages 111 box cars and coal equipment, the net surplus of rolltng stock on the rallroads now amounts to 13,- 581 cars ThiS surplus is nearly double the number of idle cars reported at the time of the previous compilation, made on Oct 26, repl esentmg an increase of 87 7 per cent in exact figm es The greatest 111crease occurred in the Northwest, where there \HI e nearly 4,000 more cars idle than two weeks before, alaI ge part of the surplus being stock cars The net surplus 15 now almost exactly what it was on Octobel 12 1hen the number of surplus cars had been "teachl} decredsmg smee July 6, when it was 142,865 cars. \t thiS season of the year It IS usual for an increase in the 'Omplus to set 111, aud the increase since October 26 is al-most lclentlcal \\ lth the mCIease at the same time last year. ••••••••••••• a ......••••• ••• _~ -., .by carryingthe ONE·PIECE PORCELAIN{INED ~ONrIRD CLERNRBLE WRITE FOR CATALOGUE GRAND RAPIDS REFRIGERATOR CQ GRAND RAPIDS. j'tICH. WEEKLY ARTISAN New Installation of Old Furniture. The PennsylvanIa Museum and School of .In dustna IArt has arranged a new mstallatlOn of old furmture m Memonal Hall, FaIrmont Park, PhIladelphIa, WhICh should be of much mterest and usefulness oUblde the trammg instltutlOn as "Wellas wlthm It. Great care has been taken wIth the arrangement to make It as enhghtenmg as It IS attractlVe and to keep It free from Illusory and mIstaken tendenCles Thel e IS a sIxteenth century Spamsh room, an Enghsh oak room of the seventeenth century, an Eng-h~ h mahogany room of the eIghteenth century, an eIghteenth century Amencan Colomal room, an Amencan "EmpIre" style room of the early mneteenth century and LoUls XV and LoUls XVI rooms. :t\'ot only the furmture but the mtenor decoratlOns of the rooms bespeak the penods they represent, and the mstl-tutlOn IS fortunate m havmg been able to secure some of these much needed element:, for such an m:,tructive exhlbltlOn a:, It alms to present. The Louis XVI. room, for mstance, IS fitted wIth old whIte and gl1t panellmg and mIrrors WhIch were a gIft The walls of the Spamsh room are hung wIth old Spamsh leather, rare m thIS country, from the Netherlands, and the cel1mg IS copIed from a Spamsh house. The Amencan Colomal room IS furmshed WIth mhented furmture whIch has been loaned for the purpose. But even a partial enumeratlOn of the contents of the rooms cannot here be attempted. Of qmte as much mterest and more to be dwelt upon, however, IS the attItude of the authoritJes m organ-lZlng the exhibition. "Where it has been ImpOSSIble to fill a need sUltably WIth a genume pIece," they declare, "a VOld has been preferred to the al-ternative of exhIbIting a spunous or really mfenor object. It IS of hIghest Importance to a large manufactunng centre that the best models shall be brought wlthm easy reach of its artIsts and that they shall be taught to detect the old and accurate from maccurate imitatlOns. "Of recent years many handsome pllvate houses have been erected by architects reproducmg architectural gems of the olden tIme, which have been furmshed with httle regard for the peri-od to whIch they belonged An Italian or Hispano-::\1oonsh structure may be found furmshed with Louis XVI. furmture or American Colomal outfittings, and upon entenng a sIxteenth cen-tury English house or a French Renaissance dwelling the viSItor will be greeted WIth Chmese or IndIan teakwood carvmg and typIcal Empire fixtures. "That such anachromsms are not only shockmg to the mtel- .. .... aa ••••• __ ..... _ ••• Lentz's Big Six t hgent mmd but are mcongruous to the trained eye and calcu-lated to rob the house of its most preclOus quality, a restful homogeneIty, hardly reqUlres argument." So the museum has claSSIfied its furniture to present an or-derly sequence of object lessons to students. .A Level-Headed Secretary. At the closing session of an association convention, in a state not a thousand mdes west of the Mississippi, this ques-tion was found in the interrogation box: "For what reason dId you jam the association?" Several members arose with their reasons, and finally one long, lank member got up and said, "The only reason I joined was because the secretary kept nagging me until I had to." "I move that we elect the secretary a member for life!" shouted another member Carried unanimously. New Electric Table Lights. The tungsten filament has made pOSSIble new and artistic electnc table hghtmg effects without the necessity of running wires up under the table or dropping them from the ceiling to provide the current. Instead the new table pieces are seIf-contained, bemg provided with a single storage cell capable of supplying current for three tungsten lamps for fourteen hours. -Popular Mechanics . . .- --_ ..~ a.- ~ __ • _. ._._.____ •• • •••••••••••• ••••.•• __ • • • •• • ... .. • • •• • ..... No. 694, 48 in. top. No. 687, 60 in. top. Others 54 in. top. 8 Foot Duostyles ANY FINISH CHICAGO DELIVERIES I• Lentz Table Co. NASHVILLE, MICHIGAJ'v the HO! se Show offer w1der opportunity for the wmdow decor-ator as well as open up a larger channel for the expend1ture of money Few persons have an) 1dea of how far m advance of the season the wmdow decoratO! has to work For example, large branches of holly w1th many bnght red bernes seen hang111g consp1cuously on the wall of the wmdow dresser's \\ orkshop led to the m([Ulry as to 1tS utll1ty m the Ind1an ~ummer "eathet p1e, allmg at that ttme "Oh, that was left 0\ er horn Chll:,tmas" VI as the casual remark, followed by the nplanatlOn that the Chnstmas d1splay was completed weeks ago In fact thts pro, ed to be the case m all the b1g stores, the des1gns had been made, mechamcal accessories bUl1t and decot atlOn:o applied wa) back 111October, everythmg be111g m 1cad111ess for the final 111stallatlOn at the proper moment 1 uda) the decorator 1:0II orkmg on des1gns for L111coln's and II ash1ngton:, TIll thday setimgs ". \met1Can women, except those VI ho travel abroad, httle 1cahze," sa1d the IImdow dresser, "what aclvantage they have 0, et the1r fOt e1gn Slste1 s 111respect to extens1ve wmdow d1S-pIa) s ::'0 accu'3tomed are they to 11.that nothmg surpnses thcm, not e, en II hen a neIV recO! d has been made But let them I1S1t the shops across the water and not to be 1mpressed b) the companson 111favor of theIr own country would be 1mposs1ble "To be SUle, cond1tlOns are chang111g on the other SIde all the time, and parttcularly 1Sth1S the ca:,e m London, where the 111troductlOn of dry goods stores run on the Amencan plan has been very popular Stlll the Engltsh merchant 1S very cunsen atn e and 11.1S d1fficult for h1m to erad1cate the hab1t 01 ) ears , German) s shops are gradually becommg Amencanized, and v, hJ1e 111Ftance there IS no companson to the sort of d1S-play c\mellcan me1chants make 111the extent and cost of theIr :,ctt111gS, ncv e1thele:os the F1 ench shop V\111dows are extrava-gant 111a small \\a) and exceedmgly attJact1ve. As a rule the "hops at e small, and doubtless all the stock w111 be placed 111 the II mdow, but the ta'3te w1th wh1ch 1t is arranged 1S 111dbputable One gets many h111tS and sugge:otions which at e adaptable to our VI ork here "Not 111frequently one hears the remark made by Chicago IIomen that New York has not near the gorgeous d1splays that the \\ 111d) CIty has The two cannot be Judged by the -.,ame standards I knov'\, for I have worked there Ch1cago cate1:O through 1tS bIg mall order houses to a tremendous II estern trade, but about four tlmes a )ear 11.expects an 111flux of V1s1tors and shoppers even from the Pac1fic coast, and for these prospectn e customers 11.makes royal preparatlOn TheIr 10 WEEKLY ARTISAN MILLIONS IN SHOP WINDOWS Christmas Displays Auanged by Men Who Draw $5,000 to $15,000 Per Year. Mllltons of dollars 111merchandIse VI J11 be d1spla) ed 111 N ew York shop wmdows at Chn:, tmas ttme, and the bare cost of tnmmmg these IVmdows, wInch means the e"pense of the mechamcal end of 1t, Vl1ll1un vyell up 111tOthe humhed thou-sands ThIS 1S 111clusn e of othe1 hne" than ch) ~uod-., but 111 the department stores alone, patto111zed mote e"du-"l\ eh In women, the expense of V\111dovvdecOt atlOn II III be enOl mons In the bIg d1) goods establtshment" 01 the connt1, the post of w111dow decorator 1S a most 1mportant onc, all 1 men who hold such Jobs get sala11es thdt rdnge am v\hC1c 11 0111 $5,000 to $15,000 "The1 e 1S no standard fOl b1a111:',' II a:o the II ,n one w111dow decorator expressed 11.111speakmg of the salalle" pa1d these men, "for the man IS to be Judged b, hI" ,alue to thc house As WIth pa111te1s, the amount a cam a-., bllng" depend" to a great deg1ee on the pC1sonal e:,tllllate the PUtd1d-"U put-., upon 11." And to Amencan IVomen, accOl d111g to tIllS speuah" t 1'3 glven the cred1t of b1mgmg about the ev 01utlOn 111:,hop II 1n-doV\ s from the ttme II hen a collectlOn of household Jullk \\ a ~ shown behmd a small paned sa"h slmpl) to let the pubhc know what sort of goods the me1chant hdd to the [me.,t productlOn of the V\111dow dres"er s a1t d1spld) ed am1d :octung" that cost a fortune m themseh es One Amencall merchant recentl) d1spla v eel \\ ha t 1'0 undoubtedly the best bIt m II mdo\\ dressmg In th1-" counll \ the mecha111cal settmg for \\ 111ch dlune co-.,t h1111SlO 000 1 0 account for the sum e"pended the1 e \\ d:, ,1 "tunl11ng back g10und of 1are woods, a tnumph 01 the cdbmet make1 " a1t w1th hand can 111g 111 RenaIssance :,t) Ie, all 01 VI h1ch \\ as des1gned as a settmg for a collectton of hand:,ome 1mpo1 teel gowns selected to harmon1/e \\ 1th the backglOum1 One wmdo,'V dresser m a bIg '\ e\\ \ ark e"tabh-.,hmcnt who has thIrty-four vv111elOIl s to be 1c:,pons1 ble tOl -"a)" thd t the value of me1 chand1se to be useel 111the"e VImelo\\" at the hohday season will at the very lovvest estlmate mount up to $50,000, and m all plObab1hty 1£ c"pensn e tUlS are mcludeel w1ll be t111ee tlmes that amount From $400 to $500 a 'v mdo\\ "ill be e"pended t01 the necessary carpentry, drapenes and othe1 accessone", though 111 specIal cases thIS amount will be 111creased to S2,000 Naturally speClal occaSlOns hke Thanksgn mg, Chllstmas and toO •• ._-----------_._._. -_._---_. _. _. _.--------..-. ~ FREEDMAN CONVERTIBLE DIVAN BED A Revolution in Parlor Bed Construction. An Immediate Success. Full Size Bed in Divan Space. I.. .. . SIMPLEST IN ACTION. LEAST SPACE. STRONGEST BUILT. Supercede. all other Interchangeable Parlor Beds. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATIONS' AND PRICES. FREEDMAN BROTHERS & CO. Manufacturers of Upholstered Furniture. Factory, 717-731 Mather St., CHICAGO . • •• ••• •• _ •• 4 WEEKLY ARTISAN average wllldow dIsplays are not so smal t as those in New York, but the fOUl for whIch they make specIal preparatIOns come up III every feature to the claIms made for them by the women townfolk "New York I'i dIffelent There are no season'i 111trade and merchants mU'it keep up theIr show w111dows to the top notch of excellence III order to compete WIth theIr neIghbors and ga111 the attentIon of the woman shopper who comes to New York from the four quarters of the country every day In the y ('ar, "Show wmdows are looked upon as one of the best medIUm', of ad, ertIs111g, and a woman customer IS half won If 'ihe I'i arrested by the attractIOns of your dIsplay Kews-papero, announce to the publtc what the store IS sellmg, show wmdovv, dIsplay It. The success of a show wllldow i'i measured by the clowd whIch It attracts If no interest IS ma111fe"ted than there IS somethmg altogether wrong and It IS our duty to 5let about dlscovenng what that may be "To attract customers wllldow dIsplays must not only be frequently changed-every three days at least-but only the mo,t up to date stuff mU'it be shown ThIS IS an Import-ant fea1 ure As fast as new good" come In they are advertIsed and then dIsplayed ThIS keeps up a contmual111terest among women fOl even though they don't mean to buy at once many make a busllless of VISItIng shop wllldows to see what IS belllg worn, so that when they are ready to buy they WIll know precIsely what to get and where to get It 'Once it was saId that color was the Important thIng to attract a woman's attentIOn to a show WIndow, but that day has gone by Now It IS harmony of colOrIng The readllless WIth whIch color could be cheapened deCIded conservatIVe women aga111st It In the matter of velvets of course the qualtty gIves a character that a cheaper fabrIC would not pmse,s But generally speak111g It IS the harmony of colors, the blendmg of rare and unusual shades that IS demanded today, and thIS has 111troduced a decIdedly new note in window dIsplay It gIves more scope for the artIstIC sen"e, though a w111dow dresser must not allow hIS pIcture sense to rIm away WIth the practIcal SIde at the subject. "As to what sort of goods attracts a woman most, probably the new matenals and tnmmlllgs first, but once the season IS fully opened then the ready-to-wear goods come next 111 POlllt of mterest MIll111ery IS always popular, and art needlework always pleases the women who do hand work "In decorat111g one must first have formulated 111m111d a plan that he WIshes carned out Before that, though, I make out a dIagram whIch gIves the floor plan of the store, WIth the actual locatIOn of each w111dow to be dressed, together wIth the date of ItS change, the name of the decorator and space for any remarks that seem tImel} ThI'i IS our "chedule N e'd I gIve my Ideas to my deSIgner, who works them out 111 wa1 er color and If satIsfactory they may then be reproduced 111Ill1matUle, or we WIll work dIrectly from the deSIgn, mak111g the neceS.'lary changes as the work progresses "SImpltclty IS aImed at 111w111dow dre"s111g, and to present a good background WIth a IUll1ted selectIOn of artIcles of good value IS much more to be deSIred than a w111dow full of a gn~at varIety of goods Moreo\ er, a crowded wmdow IS bewIldenng to the observer, and, as some one saId, is ltke an overdressed woman who has bedecked herself WIth her entIre outfit of Jewels and fnppenes If the idea of the show window ltkened to the stage of a theater IS kept In mmd there IS small chance for nllstakes The aIm IS to show an artIstIc ensemble by brIngmg mto prom111ence the Important feature and keepIng the rest SubSIdIary" -N ew York Sun --_._-------- Dodds' Tilting Saw Table No.8 We take pleasure In tntroauClOg to you our new Saw Table The base is SImIlar to what we have been ustng on our No 4 Saw Table, only we have made 1t larger on the floor The raISIng and lowenna deVice IS the same as we have on the No 4 Machme, WIth lever and pItman The lever IS made of steel The arbor 18 made of 1~ lOch steel, runnmg JD 10na nng olhna: boxes. and 18 for 1 lOch hole Jnsaw WefurnlShone 14uIochsawoneachmaclune ItwdJcarrya 16-mchsawlf demed Table IS made WIth a cenler .hde 12 mches WIde WIth a movemen( 01 21 mche. It has a lockmg deVIce to hold It when you do not WIShto uae It, and has a detachable mitre guage to be used when usIng the shdmg table. Can cross-cut With table extended to 24 Inches. also np up to 24 IDches WIde Table has a removable throat lhat can be taken out when usmQ'dado It also has two mitre guages for regular work and a two Slded np guage that can be u~d on either SIde of the saw. more espeCIally when the table IS tIlted, also a tilting TIp gauge to be used to cut j bevel work when you do not WIShto hit the table The (op IS40x44 mches Countershalt has T & L pulleys lOx 14 mches, and the dnve pulley 16x5 mches, counter-shaft .hould run 800 Makmg m all aboul as complete a machme a. can be lound and at a reasonable pnce Wnte us and we wtll be pleased to quote you poce. Addrear. "a _~~~~ANDER DODDS~CO., ~~::l~~~ Grand Rapid., MiCh.•• --'---_._._._._-_._----~-~----- POLISHES Quality and Economy Two excellent reasons for using the Excelsior or World's Fair Polish on high grade furniture. We claim to sell the best and most economical polishes, and have proved it by their being the Standard polishes for 25 years of use in the furniture manufacturing trade. Get our prices aCld send for sample before placing your next order. GEO. W. LIGHT MFG. COMPANY, 2312 W. Van Buren St., CHICAGO. ..a. _ 11 ..- ..,. -.. ... students of the ul11versitles, enables young men to learn their own naturdl aptItudes and choose theIr future vocation much more m-tel lIgen tly 12 WEEKLY ARTISAN PUBLISHED e:vERY SATURDAY .Y THIl MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY SUBSCRIPTION $1 00 PER YEAR ANYWHI!:RE IN THE UNITED STATES OTHER COUNTRIES $200 PER YEAR. SiNGLE COPII<S 5 CENTS. PUIIL.ICATION OFFICE, 108-112 NOI'lTH DIVISION ST. GI'lANO RA"'OS. MICH. A. 5 WHITE MANACO'NG EDITOR Entered ... second daIS matter. July 5, 1909, at the post office at Grand Rapid. Mlch,C'an under the act of March 3, 1879 CHICAGO REPRESENTATIVE e: LEVY A department store corporatIOn located 111 a pIOmment CIt} of the mIddle west, through the lllclulgence at the mUl1lupal authontJes, was permItted to construct a long and lugh ,ho\\ wllldow outsIde of the company s bUllc1mg It IS not an eel') task to decorate thIS long, hIgh w111dow effectlvely \vlth Its sohd brick wall background and the latest effort to do so v. as a db-mal failure FlVe large rugs, m vanegated colors and 'pI a\\ I mg figures were hung on the v. all and 111the center of each a cheap hall rack was placed The m1rror~ add to the conhblon of the scene and neIther rugs nor the furl1lture Impress the be-holder favorably A great lesson has been learned by decora-tors who know how to aVOId ,uch a combmatJon as the one de scribed above. Lack of knowledge of goods In stock and the lack at proper tramll1g of sales people IS accountable fOl many leakages and fallures to make sales m the retaIl bus mess i\ot 111frequently a SIngle salesman knows the stock contamed III a depal tment amI in his absence the department IS thrown mto confLl~lOlJ, \\ hen It would be better if no sales were made \Vhy should not all sale~- men be trained to learn all about all goods 111stock It not all salesmen, then a sufficient number to carryon the work of the entJre store WIthout loss or confusion? Selhng goods by retaIl IS not a pleasant or an easy emplo}- ment Confined to a narrow enVIronment, subjected to 1mpo~I-tlOn, chIcanery and msult the retaIl salesman's life IS not one dally round of pleasure. If he longs for the farm, the loggmg camp, the army or the navy, it IS but natural, for he has many reasons for wIshmg to change hIS occupatIOn. Compared WIth the life of the retaIl salesman, the traveling salesman has a large, fat and juicy snap. A "personal bUleau serVIce" where patrons can plan to meet their fnends has been establIshed by Marshall FIeld & Co, of Chicago m their retaIl store. Messages for friends and order~ for coaohmen or chauffeurs WIll be received by attendants The expense involved in mamtaining this service is conSIderable, but Marshall Field & Co. know that the appl eciatlOn of the publIc WIll be expressed through a larger patronage of the ,tore The apprenticeship system no longer suffice" for trainlllg men to conduct business on modern hnes The compleXIty of business as now conducted requires a specIal tra1l1111gas a condI-tion of success. Besides a special training, such as I, gIven to That home-made iurmture exhlbltlOn 111 New York, men-tlOned on another page, was undoubtedly quite interesting and may serve to 1I1troduce a fad that may become popular with those who can afford to follow It Home-made furnIture, however, must be expenslVe and those who cannot afford to use it will stlll ha\ e to buy the products of factones from dealers. Ilfty sales ladles employed by SIegel-Cooper & Co, of Chi-cago, gave a dramatIc enterta1l1ment recently which netted a handsome sum for the store's benefiClary fund. The play, wnt-ten by one of the employes, treated of scenes and experiences in the In e~ of the players "Wasn't It awful, Mabel?" Somethmg beSIdes a tobacco stamed chm and horns On the palms of the hands IS necessary to prove to a manufacturer that the bearer of these lllsigllla IS a complete factory 'Superihtendent. Callers may expect dIscourtesy of small, unsuccessful man-utacturers, and of bIg ones who are dymg of dry rot. "Live \\ Ires" are not generated Jl1 a cold storage plant. The man or woman who does not know that most merchants make better pnces for cash than for credit customers is not over-stocked WIth Il1ql11Sltlveness. If your busmess IS unremunerative do not ascribe the cause to poor luck Look yourself over and learn where the fault hes. \\ hen credIt shall be refused to businessmen who keep no books at account there WIll be two-thIrds less failures. Pnce wal" are never profitable It is much more difficult to restore pnces than to cut them. If the object sought for in busmess is not a worthy one it b better to abandon the search. What Will the ~(8n Think? \Vhen a man comes 111toyour store and asks for a certain artIcle, and you let hIm go out with the bald statement, "We don't keep It," what sort of an impression does he get of your ::,tore") Does he ask hImself, "Why don't they keep it?" And then, If he proceeds to answer it, do you suppose the reply wIll be espeClally favorable to you? vYIlI he V\ onder If your faIlure to have that article is due to want of enterpnse on your part? Will he wonder why yOU dId not offer to get It for him? vVIll he wonder why you dId not tell hIm your reasons for not having It in stock? Have yOU put a hook 111hIm"" ith which to again draw him to your store when he \\ ants something else? Question Box Experiment. A retaIler down 111Southern Virginia decided to stir his employes up to a more actIve personal 111terest 111 the business. To thIS end he hung a question box on one side of the book-keeper's desk, and asked hIS young men to drop into it any suggestlOns the} deSIred to make, or questions to ask, as to the conduct or the betterment of the bU::'111ess The first three day s it rema111ed empty On the fourth morning he found a slIp of paper on whIch the office boy had carefully written, '\\ hen do I get a raise?" WEEKLY ARTISAN 13 By E. Levy, Representative. ChIcago, Nov. 25 - J R McCargar of Grand RapIds, presI-dent of the CommercIal FurnIture company of thIS CIty, IS here for a few days looking over theIr new blllldmg whIch IS now about completed. Tlhey have painted new sIgns that stretch across the entIre frontage WhICh IS now three times as much as It was formerly and the whole presents an Impo::,ing appearance They expect to be in full working order by the middle of December. A new spnng bed manufacturing house has been establIshed here, under the name of the Chicago Spring Bed company. It is officered by W. M. Pugh, presIdent; W. E. King, VIce presi-dent and George E. Trow, secretary. These gentlemen have had a factory at Kansas City for a number of years, doing bUSI-ness there as the Kansas CIty Spnng Bed company, and WIll continue to operate their factory in that CIty. They have se-cured very commodlOus quarters in one of the series of blllld-lllgS m connectIOn wIth the Garvy company's plant at 4910 Bloomlllgdale avenue, and there they will manufacture a line of spnng beds among whIch are theIr special "Bull Dog" brand, which name they have registered as a trade mark Mr. KIng IS a former resident of this city having been wIth the old Ames & Frost company which was absorbed by the Simmons Manu-factunng company and Messrs. Pugh and Trow are well known bUSIness men of Kansas City The Modern Parlor Furniture company are preparing to make their exhibIt in the 1319 building a specially attractive one this season. The line is almost entirely composed of new pieces and they are maklllg greater efforts than at any prevlOus season to have their line complete and attractive. One of the features in their exhibit will be a new style of folding couch which Mr Rusnak of this company has perfected and over which all Interested and enthused. F. Bockius & Co, manufaaturers of embossed chair seats, corner ChIcago avenue and Sangamon street, Chicago, IS prepar-ing to add a line of Spanish leather and fancy embossed leather for specialtIes in the furnIture line Mr BocklUs has been very slUccessful in hIS hne of embossed chair seats and expects hIS new line to deserve and receive the patronage of furmture man-ufacturers requmng goods in that line. ----_._._.-._._. ---_.-- ------------.• -11 " - HENRY SCHMIT 8 CO. HOPKINS AND HARRIET STS. Cincinnati, Ohio makers of Upholstered Furniture for LODGE and PULPIT, PARLOR, LIBRARY, HOTEL and CLUB ROOM .. .. The Horn Bros. ManufacturIng company are now working 1ll theIr new patterns for the commg season and as soon as com-pleted they wIll be illustrated in a new catalog which will be pubhshed by the first of the year They will have a high class line of chamber furniture designed III the prevaIling modes and as they use the special methods of construction it will be strong and well set up. The Herman Koenig Furniture company, manufacturers of "furnIture for the bed room," have recently made arrangements with W. A. Von Ketel, for many years a salesman in Chicago, representmg a number of furnIture manufacturers, to manage theIr sales department. A speCIal meeting of the ChIcago Parlor Frame Manufac-turers' AssociatlOn was held recently to take actlOn on the death of Joseph Zangerle, who was among the first members of that organIzation and for several terms its preSIdent He was by rIght of senionty of age as 'evell as priority 1ll business, what may be termed the "dean" of the parlor frame manufacturing trade m this city, and the members of the aSSOCIation showed their feelIngs toward their honored associate by resolutions em-bodymg theIr admiratIon for his sterhng character, and expres-sions of sympathy for Ithe bereaved ones Three of the mem-bers acted as pallbearers. These were old comrades, one of whom was a native townsman of the deceased, and a boyhood frend. The Oberbeck Brothers are preparing for their exhIbIts at Chicago and Grand Rapids, and WIll occupy the same spaces this season as heretofore. Their sales manager, C. L Barron, re-ports a very satisfactory bUSIness the paslt season and states that 1he new line WIll be even more attractive than before. Their mlaid SUItes were especially attractive last season and they are bendIng every effort to Improve on them if possible, as well as on the rest of theIr hne of chamber furnIture in Circasslan wal-nut, red gum and mahogany . • Your Continued Success Depends on the QUALITYof Your Goods- It's after a bed or chair or table leaves your store that it counts for or against your future trade. Every Stow & Davis table you sell is a constant advertisement of your rehablhty. Our tables resist wear-quahty is bUilt m, along with the style and hand rubbed fimsh that make our designs so attractIve. Our new catalog, showmg some of the handsomest Colonial and Flanders diners ever built, is in press. You WIll Just naturally want these t0p-notchers in your own store, for your best trade. Send in your name for an early copy. STOW & DAVIS FURNITURE COMPANY, PERFECTION TABLE TOPS. DINERS. Grand Rapids, Mich. OFFICE AND BANK TABLES. 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN ..- •• '1 NEW DESIGNS I-N LOUIS XVI STYLE No. 1711 No. 1705-1705 WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES. GRAND RAPIDS BRASS COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN .. Home Made Furniture on Exhibition. I\n exhIbItIOn at a novel chal actel and a 101 el unnel ot what alms to become <1 natIOnal mOl ement 111thIs lountt' wat:> opened 1ecentl} at 22 East TIm tv -tOUIth "tl eet '\ e\\ York "The Home Industnes A"souatlOn IS gl\lng the exll1bltlen and the ex11t1)Jt" consIst ot al tlcle" made In home" 111\anou" parts of the Ul11ted "'tate" and 110m nealh e,el' country of the OJd 1101Jel \llsS Lom"e ]\1 u~l'am, \\ ho ha" attracted attention by hel Idea" about bo, lur111tul e I" at the head of the enterpnse 111s'o Bngham ha" been a "ettlement \\ orker for se\ eral } ear" She IS assisted by another sett le-ment worker, .:\llss Helen Hunt, 111v\ hose studIO the e"hlbltlOn IS to become a permaneJ1t affaIr ::\lls" Bllgham t:>ald the Idea was a de\elopment from the box furl11ture \\ hlch she ha~ had 111practical use 111her apartment 111East EIght} -eu.;hth street fOI more than a year and \vll1ch has been' ISlted bv all k111cl" of people The anTI 111box furl11ture IS to utt1lze castoff boald" and boxes that have only found themselves useful to bm/rl the furnace fire 01 else have been carrIed a\\ ay by the Clt} ash carb Once the Idea of box furl11tUle IS aSSImIlated no house, however humble, need go unfUll11t:>hed, as the object le-..~on afforded in her own apartment prov es "Every country in the Old IVorld," saId ::\IISs 111u:;ham "is proud of its expressIOn of thnft, and as I travelled about last summer WIth this home 111c1ustnes Idea 111 \ lew I found so much that was 111terest111~ that I determ111ed to launch the Idea as soon as I could after arnv111g home "Only a httle bIt of attention to orgal11zatlOn IS Ieqmred to get together an exhIbIt as credItable to our country as were those I saw in Europe In Europe the noblhty and the crowned heads of countnes patroUlze the v, ark of the peasantly, thus encourag111g thnft and demand111g a 111gh standard of workmanship In Amenca \\ e have 110thlllg of .. thh "ort The pubhc splnt needs to be educated here in our 0\\ n land , -\h eacl} II e have gathered here such 111dustnes made in the home as the lace of GreenwIch House 111Jones place and lace from the Itahan and Insh quarters The Craft Club of '-:e\\ YOlk ha'o gl\ en an exhibit There are the Jelhes and canches and the bookb111d111g done 111hemes here 111the cIty \\ e have an exll1bltlOn, the hand weavlllg, sp111n111gand cover hcl s, from the Kentucky mounta111s, and "'"eav111g and dye111g as accomphshed In Berea College of Kentucky ViTe have exhIbIts of WOlk from Deerfield, Greenfield, Magnoha, Glou-cester 111Ma'osachusetts, and weav111g done by the b1111c1111 Cleveland and Boston There are hundreds of places yet to be heal d from, and I am confident that once a center IS e"tabhshed In '\e\\ York we shall soon have an 111dustry \\ hlch \\ III be self-support111g awl encourag111g to the workers '1\ e al e already affihated WIth fifteen foreIgn countnes, so that \\ e ha' e the success of the Idea abload to serve as a foundation for our \\ ark here and to assure us that we are maklllg no eApel1ment, hut are merely gett111g 111tO1111eWIth the home 111dustnes of other nations In \\' est I:lghty-n111th street we hay e opened an apart-ment \\ hllh I" fU1111shed as a model of what can be done WIth the V\ ood 111castoff boxe" IV e have also secured a vacant store 111that nelghbOlhood whIch IS 111use as a carpenter shop, and there we shall demonstrate what an amateur carpenter can make \'\Ith a saw, a hammer and a pocketful of natls In our permanent place of exhibition here we shall show only models of what can be done 111the home" It hard ","ark IS the secret of success 111 se11111ggoods, it is not much of a sccrct WEEKLY ARTISAN 15 ~..-.----- ----- -------------------------_._-- ------------------------- , FOUR NEW in acid and oil. in acid and oiL in acid and oil, TRADE MARK REGISTERED PRODUCTIONS BARONIAL OAK STAIN FLANDERS OAK STAIN S M 0 K ED 0 A K S T A I N EARLY ENGLISH OAK STAIN Send for finished samples, free. Ad-el-ite Fillers and Stains have long held first place in the estimation of Furniture Manufacturers and Master Painters, In addition to the reg-ular colors the above shades offer unusually beautiful and novel effects, in acid and oil. The Ad-el-ite People CHICAGO-NEW YORK • • Everythmg m Paint Specialties and Wood Fmishmg matenals. Fillers that flll. Stains that satisfy "--------------------_._----_.-------------- ---------_. ---------_-4 'W'hich i~ the Fin ..t 1<'lo01"? A change 'ieemo, to be com1l1g about III the desIgnation of the StOlleo, of our bLllldlllgs UntJ! recently It was the general rule III thl'3 country to name the floor on the level WIth the street the first floor, the firo,t story abm e the stl eet bemg known as the second floor, and 'iO on In Europe and III Canada the rule has been to descnbe the first story above the street as the first floor, desLllb1l1g that on the level "'Ith the stl eet as the ground floor In the \Vanamaker 'itores 111 New York and PhIladelphia the floors are named 111 the ad\ ertlslllg, etc , accordlllg to '" hat may be termed the European practlce In other words, VIsItors unfamlhar WIth the 'itore''i pldn who ask the elevator man for the "third" floOl 111 one of these stores al e apt to find them-o, elves cal ned to what they would call the fourth ThIs method may have been adopted 1n order to le'isen the 1dea of d1stance m the vISItor's m1l1d 111 vlew of the heIght of the new bUllchm;-s \iV e note that a propo"ed amendment to the bUlldlllg code of Ch1cago prov Ides that the fir'it story above the Stl eet l:Srade '3hall be desIgnated and known as the fir"t StOly and the 'itones abm e shall be numbered, consecutLVely, second, th1rd, and so on \iV e also find thIs practlce pm'iued by the elevator attend-ants III a number of office bmld1l1gs 111N eV\ York A lack of ul11formlty 111 such matter:o may prove costly For example, we heard recently of a case VIi here a contractor was asked to put 111 a bId for the fil1lshlllg up of the "seventh" floor III a large store HIS bId was accepted, but, much to hIS surpn'ie, he found that the floor he wa:o e'{pected to fil11sh was not the one, partly finIshed, whereon he had based hI" bId, but the one above 1t and wh1ch he would have called the e1ghth floor Thu:o through the mlSL111der'3tandlllg the contractor stood III a posItIOn to lose a consldel able S11m 4 Do You See the Feature? The FI'3h company e\ Idently I eahze there are people who, from somethlllg hke fal'ie pnde or a deSIre to appear wealthy and llldependent, Imag1l1e that It 1S an 1I1dlcatlOn of poverty to trade WIth an 1I1stallment house, that there are some, per- -D-AVENPORT SOFA BED $2.00 Cash $/.75 a Month ,=..- To b\lY thIS beautIful and serVlceable davenpot:tlS Just hke addmg another bed-f66m to your nome In the daytime It serves Its purpose as an m-tIStlC, hIgh gl'a<;te CQue!l:;at O1ght by a SImple easy mo,tlOn It IS converted mte> a hlrj(e spaclOUS dotlble" hidi: The fl ame IS made of sohli' golde,n oak, covered in genuine Royal leather, -",'Wit guaranteed steel COlI spnng construct1onr A big value 'It tlus.low P,1'1ce. GOODS DELlVtRt' IN. PLA.IN WAGONS OPEN EVENINGS OPEN EVENINGS 1981-U State St. 3036-38Lincoln Av. :JOU-19 State St. 654-656W. North Av. 1906-0~Wabash Av, Established 1858 haps many, who would hke to patr0111z;e the installment dealels, but for the dread of hav111g the neIghbors gOS'ilP about the wagon, as usually pa111ted, call111g at theIr res1dence To (atch the trade of such people the FIsh company have lllserted a s1g111ficant feature 111the1r "ad" It 1S not the whltefish nor the davenport, but the black l111e,"Goods Delivered m Plam \\ agD1l':;" 16 ENGLISH MERCANTILE METHODS WEEKLY ARTISAN Selfridge. the Great American Merchant of London. Writes on the Science of Retailing. At the request of the edItor of the Dry Goods EconomIst. H. G. Selfndge who has made a complete succe"s of the great department store that he establIshed In London about t\\ 0 \ ear-ago, has written a letter on the "ScIence of RetaII111g,' \\ hlch will be of interest to many Amencan merchants because It gIve, reliable informatIOn 111 1 egard to mercantIle methods med 111 England and other countnes as compared wIth tho,e used 111 America. The letter IS therefore republIshed DEAR SIR :-1 have your letter ask1l1g that I detaIl some of my observations in relation to the "Differences and SlITIIlantles in Methods of Doing Business in England and '\menca," and I am pleased to comply with the request. Let me say at the outset, however, that under no CIrcum-stances do I assume the position of a cntlc of EnglIsh methods Penhaps my training as a merchant has caused me to look upon certain points in merchandising differently from those \\ ho ha \ e long conducted business here in England, but I accept that theIr methods are quite likely best I stated In mv fir"t ne\\ ,paper interview in London that I had not come to London WIth the expectation of teach1l1g any merchant or shopkeeper a s111gle thing, that I did not feel qualified to do so and had no pOSSIble desire in that direction; that I had come instead to leal nand should lose no opportunity to carry out thIS 111tentlOn \nc1 during the past three or four years I have learned much I believe that no branch of human actiVIt) has 'Shm\ n greatel development during the past twenty-five years than the "SCIence of retailing" and yet every thinking merchant of today knO\\" that this same progress will continue dunng the ) ears to come The development of the individual bu,ine,s come" from one of two directions-the application of one's own ongInal Ideas. or the quite legitimate copying of other people's In either ca"e It is evident that the measure and rapidIty of development depend upon the flow of originality, and original thinkers are compara-tively few. Now the general methods and "tools" of the retaIl mer chant are much the same the world over The counter, the sho\\ case, the dressed window, the shelving, the general arrangement, are alike and have been since stores and shops began The difference lies in the quality and detaIl and the~e anse 111the ~ I II , ... UNION FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, ILL. China Closets Buffets Bookcases We lead in Style, ConkudJon and FlDish. See our CataloBUe. Our hne on permanent exlubi. tlOn 3rd Floor, New Manufact-urers' Bwldul\l. Grand Rapida. .. ... _....... _. dIvergent tastes, temperaments and types of the nationahties concerned Germany, for example, gIves a touch of the Teuton to her store furl11ture, and to us in Great Britain and America it looks overdone and not of the style which appeals to our taste Amer- Ica has bUllt on hnes of slmphClty and dIgnity, whIch to the European lack decoratIOn England has recently done her .,tores and shops 111a very ornate manner. France, except 111 her small shops, has paId little attention to her store furniture and WIth one or two exceptions is doing it no better than twenty ) ears ago No one can say which is best, but a jury chosen tram all natlOns could be the only accepted authority, and as no such jury WIll be chosen, the matter will remain as it IS, each one d01l1g as he chases. But more important are the methods of different nations One would almost think that progressive merchants who had ,em.e enough to realize that other people are advancing as well as themselves would quickly adopt original methods which they saw successfully introduced in other stores, and that after a httle we should see a sort of "i&;peranto system" of retailing. As a matter of fact, this does not happen to at all the extent it ,hould. Either a lack of knowing well what other methods are, a dis1l1cI1l1atlOn to acknowledge that some one else has thought . p something better than \ve, an indifference or let-.weII-enough-alone polIcy (IV hlch, by the way, is not closely allied to progres-slveness), a conservatism which seems to foster an innate dis- 1l1clination or fear to make a change-for any of these or other reasons most merchants stick to the methods of their locality and do not cOP) the Improvements of other countries. But, ROCkford Chair 8 Furniture Co. Rockford, Illinois DINING FURNITURE BUFFETS, CHINA CLOSETS and TABLES. LIBRARY FURNITURE DESKS, TABLES, COMBINATION and LIBRARY BOOKCASES. Our entire line will be on exhibition in January on the third floor of the Blodgett Buildine, Grand Rapids, Mich. WEEKLY ARTISAN 17 p ••• A. PETERSEN & co. BEST MADE AND LEADING LINE OF OFFICE DESKS IN THE COUNTRY Our attention to every detail from carefully selected and matched lumber to the finished product has given the PETERSEN DESK its leadership, FULL LINE. I... ... . .. h.... .... MANUFACTURERS OF THE RIGHT PRICES. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 430 Armour St., CHICAGO, ILL. ..................... nevertheless, retailing as a busmess or profession has shown marvelous strides. In Broadly defimng the dIfferences between British and Amencan methods of merchandIsing one could perhaps say that conservatism almost always dominates the former, whIle a never-ending desire to change, to adopt any new idea, seems to be the poltcy of the latter. To the one, business is more ltkely to be the means to a more desired end; to the other, because the country is newer and because leIsure does not carry wIth It the same charm, busi-ness IS more the end, the fascinating game which the merchant loves to play, the most mterestmg occupation which his sur-roundmgs and condItions offer. Many-very many-Brittsh merchants acquire fortunes suf-ficIent for their needs and rettre, to live in the country, to enJoy the sports and pleasures of ltfe which England so generously offers. The American merchant rarely retires from business, and when he does he finds hImself alone and lonely; he feels "out of the game." As one wealthy friend who had retired descnbed his feelmgs to me, he felt as one who was living on an allowance. HIs income was very large, but it lacked the spice of "winning-." Why Americans Keep on Working It is generally true, I believe, that the business man of America who has acquired a reasonable fortune does not con-tinue in the acquirement of mere dollars only for the dollars' sake, but be~ause he loves the game and the dollars represent the counters won in the game. Again, the ownershIp and dIrection of a great business in America gives perhaps a comparatively greater personal prestige than in England; but, if I judge cor-rectly, the feeltng of respect toward the large man of business IS a rapIdly growmg qualtty m the public mind m Great Bntalll The mcltnatlon to retire from actIve busmess has made com-mon m England the system of mcorporatmg concerns and selltng the shares to the publtc-a most useful method If certain re-sults are deSIred, but to my way of thmking, a custom whIch too often clepnves the busmess of personaltty and of that wonderful factor III the busmcss's expansIOn and development, VIZ, the personal PItde of ItS propnetors What the usual mvestmg stockholder wants i" the greatest pOSSIble dIvIdend, and the stockholders by vote elect the execu-tIves Owmg, then, theIr pOSItIOns to owners who want dIVI-dends, It becomes their chIef aIm to make and payout these dIvIdends The Amellcan merchant (who knows ltttle of publtc owner-shIp of hIS kmd of busmess and who owns his busmess) prefers not to payout his profits to himself, but to contmue them in that which he himself knows most of-hts own business A body of men is always more inclined to conservatism than an individual; they say "Nor' more easily than they say "Yes"; they take fewer chances; make fewer experiments. The "one-man owner" risks more on his judgment; he is risking his own money, so why not? When a board of directors act they are usually acting with other people's money, and this feeling al-ways does, and will make them cautious, more so than they would be with their own money. In thIS world and time, and in the Made by Rockford Frame and FIX];UreCo , Rockford. Ill. department store busmess, the old adage of "Nothing venture, nothmg have," IS true (May I add a personal note here and say that our busllless III London IS, as are almost all others, a jomt stock company, but all the common shares and nmeteen-twentleths of the pref-erence shares are held by myself and one or two others and are not for sale to the publtc Weare therefore III a position to conserve our profits to the fullest extent.) Busmess of thIS kmd-department stores-are almost al-ways profitable in England Expenses are lower than in Ameri-ca and gross profits are Just as high Rents are perhaps the ChIef Item of savmg. The pay-roll averages nearly as high in per cent here as there. Delivery, or "despatch" expenses as they (Continued on Page 20) 18 WEEKLY ARTISAN Most Attractive Inducements for Car Load Buyers Are Offered by the THE KARGES FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Chamber Suites. Wardrobes. Chlffomers. Odd Dressers. Chifforobes. THE BOSSE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Kitchen Cabinets. K D. Wardrobes. Cupboards and Safes, m imitation golden oak, plain oak and quartered oak. THE WORLD FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Mantel and Upright Folding Beds, Buffets. Hall Trees, Chma Closets, Combination Book and Library Cases. THE GLOBE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Sideboards in plain oak. imitation quartered oak. and solid quartered oak, Chamber Suites, Odd Dressers, Beds and Chiffoniers in imitation quartered oak, imitation mahogany, and imitation golden oak. THE BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of the "Superior" Line of Parlor, Library, Dining and Dressing Tables. THE METAL FURNITURE CO. Made by The Karges Furniture Co Manufacturers of "Hygiene" Guaranteed Brass and Iron Beds, Cnbs, Wire Springs and Cots Evansville is the great mixed car loading center of the United States, made so by the Big Six Association . .•.....--------------_._----_._--------_._.----~ WEEKLY ARTISAN 19 _.:c'" ~ ~ Made by Bockstege Furniture Co. Made by Bosse Furniture Company. Made by World Furmture Company. ~ . 20 WEEKLY ARTISAN ENGLISH MERCANTILE METHODS , (Continued from Page 17) are called here, are nearly as hIgh AdvertIsIng IS usually much less, because much less is done Insurance is lower Expenses in Amenca whIch run from 18.0 to 23 per cent (on selling pnces) would here run from 15 to 20 per cent Cash discounts here are lower, being 3)4, as compared there wIth 6 per cent The number of times stock IS turned here IS lower, as a rule, because, as I thInk, the dally sales or returns are not pushed so hard and aggressively It is a strange condItIon, for example, that Pans shows one department store \\ hlch doe~ an annual return of between $40,000,000 and $45,000,000, and half a dozen will show from $15,000,000 up, whIle London, "WhIch IS t"Wlce as large, with a greater IndIvidual bUyIng capacity and WIth much better and centrahzed methods of Intermural tranSIt, shm\ s per-haps only two businesses dOIng $15,000,000 to $20,000,000 re-turn. And of these very excellent houses the departments of groceries, provisions and sImIlar hnes form the most Important divisions of the business, whIle In Paris no department store In-cludes anything of the kind. Some Brittsh Methods The BritIsh merchant is now some\vhat glv111g up the "hv-ing- in" system, of which Amenca knovvS nothIng It means that the employer supplies board and lodging as part pay But all houses still give employes luncheon and tea (the latter a small meal consisting of tea, bread and butter, cake, etc, at four to five p. m.) ( In Great Britain the Inspection of goods sold IS not prac-ticed. Salespeople wrap their own goods. In America inspec-tion is almost universal. The shopwalker of Bntain has been, and stIli is In many businesses, a greater factor in the selling than In America The old system of Importuning a customer and expectIng In every case a purchase IS also, if I judge correctly, passmg, and the methods of every country in the world except Great Bntal11, which allow a VISItor to walk around an estabhshment at WIll, to buy or not as she chooses, are now bemg more generally adopted here In America the ChIef thought of the merchant is to increase his return J If larger stocks and 111creased expenses are neces-sary for this result, then they must be accepted. He feels that the resultant larger profits WIll follow, but he knows that unless hIS return increases his profits cannot In England, as I Judge (aga111 the result of the publicly owned business), the stocks are held down to the lowest possible pomt and the expemes are studIed with great care The dIvi-dends must be ma111ta111ec1a'1cJ If added money is spent for mer-chandIse and expenses the dIVIdends for that year may not be forthcoming. The purchase ticket or transfer slip is little known 111Eng-land. Weare using it most satisfactorily in our business and " . . I HOFFMAN BROTH ERS CO. FT. WAYNE. IND. HARDWOOD LUMBER SA~~D } QUARTERED OAK { VENEERS SLICED AND MAHOGANY .. ... .. .. .. customers appreCIate its tIme and trouble-saving qualities. Some houses have a "Country Customer's Card," but the town customer pays or has goods charged to her account in each department. Of course, the transfer slip is recognized as a necessity in Amenca, as It IS also in France and Germany. A..dvertis111gIS usually the second item of expense in Ameri-ca, exceeded only by the payrOll, and possibly rent. Not so in England The money spent in the daily papers is comparatively ~mall, but much more is done in catalogs than across the ocean. :.'\fany of these catalogs are very fine and very expensive. \Employes 111England 111a general way compare very favor-ably WIth those of any country in the world. They are intelli-gent, thorough, naturally courteous and loyal. I !have been de-hghted to see the evident interest and enjoyment which our peo-ple take In the growth and progress of our business. In many of the large stores of America too often courtesy, 10) alty and interest in the business are sadly wanting. But my paper IS already too long. Let me end it by saying that human nature IS the same thing here as in America. The buymg pubhc appreciate courtesy, good service, a broad policy, values, conveniences and all thO'S,e points which go to make a model business just the same as there, but they are quicker and kInder m expressmg that appreciation. I applaud the getting together of merchants of different parts of the world and the discussions which such meetings bring about The American merchant can learn by visiting Great Bntain, as can the English merchant by visiting America, and anythmg I or my house can do at any time to assist in a more thorough acquaintance between the merchants of Europe and Amenca WIll be done. If any of our readers are specially inter-ested 111 any point of system, etc, m force here they are quite at hberty to wnte to us for detailed Information. It will give us great pleasure to reply to the best of our ability. Yours very truly, H. G. SELFRIDGE Wood Bar Clamp Fixtures, Per Set SOc. Sheldon Steel Rack Vises Patent Malleable Clamp Fixtures. E H SHELDON & CO ChIcago. Ill. Gentlemen -We are pleased to state that the 25 dozen Clamp FIxtures whIch we boueht of you a httle over a year ago are glVlnj{ excellent service We are well satisfied WIth them and shall be pleased to remember you whenever we want anything addItional In thIS line Yours truly, SIOUXCity, Iowa. CURTIS SASH & DOOR CO. 30.000 Sold on approval and an uncon-dItional money back guarantee SHELDON'S STEEL BAR CLAMPS. Guaranteed Indestructible. We sohclt pnvIlege of sendmg samples and our complete catalogue E. H. SHELDON & CO. 328 N. May St .• Chicago. • ........ . .... ~l'1~pLlJ ~ Fan and "ABC" Vertical Enclosed Self.Oiling Steam Engine, for Induced or Forced Draft Plant. Can be placed in confined spaces which would oft. times preclude the use of any other outfit. WEEKLY ARTISAN 21 require small space and have immense capacities. Some idea of the great capacity of the "Sirocco" Fan may be had from the fact that given two wheels of the same diameter, producing the same pressure, the "Sirocco" wheel would have 64% greater capacity than the old style of fan wheel at a speed 40% less. "Sirocco" Fans have a high mechani-cal efficiencywhether running at low, medium or high speeds. Latest Bulletin No. 284 MA, sent postpaid upon request. AMERICAN BLO'¥ER CoMPANY ----DETROIT.I"'!ICH ---- U S. A. ~e~ ~actories. Talcott & Burk are to establish a new factory at WIllows, Cal. F. A. Gumbertz, Ignace Rosenthal, Jacob Fischer and J. W. Stevens have mcorporated the MIdland Furniture company, capitahzed at $50,000, to estab1Jsh a new factory at Evan.ovllle, Ind. G. W. Hoban, WIlham Haase, John Peterson and H. S. Wilson have incorporated the Peterson Art Furniture company, capitalized at $20,000, and will establIsh a factory at Peterson, Minn. Walsh & Laddy of Dedham, Mass., have secured a lease of the old Latham mill property at Eastford, on the Natchaug flver, near Putnam, Conn., and will convert it into an Axmin-ster rug factory. Benjamin lfupner of the Bay State Fun}iture company, Worcester, Mass, Wlhodo busmess on the 25-cents-per-week club plan, was arrested for violating the state anti-lottery law. He FANS FOR MECHANICAL DRAFT HAV~ ~ Fan Wheel. Rigid in construction and lightest, smallest and most efficient for any duty. Ablest Enginel~ring Organization in the Blower Business, Operating Three Large Plants Devoted Exclusively to the Manufacture of Fan Apparatus and the Allied Lines. FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS ATTENTION! Send for sampl.. of our Celebrated Nickel Sleel Sword Tempered BAND SAW BLADES Warranted In every particular. Best proPosItion on the market. FRANK W. SWETT & SON Mfa. of band saw blades and tools 1717·1719 W. AdamsSt. Chlcage was tried and convicted on November 18 and paid a fine of $50 and costs. Joseph J. Yawltz, late treasurer of the Mound City Furni-ture company, St. LOUIS,Mo., has orgamzed the NatIOnal Chair company with a paId up capital of $25,000, and IS buying ma-chmery for a new plant to be located at North St. Louis. To "manufacture, buy and sell musical instruments and merchandise of every kmd, sort and nature," ]. B. Cleveland and H. A. Man11lng have incorporated the Cleveland-Manning Piano company, capltahzed at $5,000,WIth privilege of increasing to $25,000 and WIll establish a factory in Atlanta, Ga. New ~urniture Dealers. Selak & Kraft are new fur11lture dealers in Detroit, Mich. S. T. Johnson has opened a new fur11lture store at Menagha, Minn. Kemp's FurnIture store is a new establishment at River-siJde, Cal. Morgan & Whittaker are new furniture and carpet dealers in Savannah, Ga. Israel Bros. are new ftlfnlture dealers at 1060 North Sec-ond street, Philadelphia, Pa. R. L. McDonald & Co., have opened a new housefurnish-ing store at Rockmgton, N. C. J. C. Horne, I M Sanderson and Mrs. W. R. Newberry \have lncorporated the Magnolia Furmture company, capitalized at $25,000, to open a new store at Magnolia, N. C. The Union Furniture company, incorporated by William C. SmIth, Jacob c. Froehch and John A. Buck, with $10,000 capi-tal stock, are new house furnishers in Denver, Col 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN .. "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, Rauroad Companies, Car Builders and others will consult their own interests by using it. Also Barton's Emery Cloth, Emery Paper, and Flint Paper, furnished in rolls or reams. MANUFACTURED BY H. H. BARTON & SON CO., 109 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. ._-----------~I Buildings That Will :Need Furniture. \\ II Kmght .nSO East Sixty-fifth street, $4,500, R Kane. Residences-Detrclt, :\llch-Helman Llchman, Tl1cman 10838 \la'i'''e a\enue, <j;2,;00, S GRose, 12318 Ingomar ave- 'itreet and \\ ard lane, $-+,000, Frank Luzon Chene and I el n nue $2, :;00, F I aulhaber, 3427 Dal"y avenue, $2,500 street", $3,000, Frank A :\Ia"tern 408 :\Ianche;,ter -,treet, Pltbburg, Pa - '\lbert Mosblack, 448 Alton avenue, $3,000; Frank Capello, 280 Seybul n street, ~4,000, CIaI ence $4 :;00, \\ 111lamPOle, Br) ant and F dl ragut streets, $8,000 \'\ Fllcketc n, Belvidere and Gra\ es "treets, 5>3,:;00 Il1l1me Ll11Loln \eb -~lr" Mary Peters, 2817 Holdredge street, Hlttmger, 493 Hamilton street, S4000, Jucl-,on Htac!\\a\ 1C).? ';3000 Josephllle street, $2,300, A J Herber, 31:; :\la)buI} "tteet, Calgdl) Sa"k-\\l1ltam Re11, 702 Fourteenth ;,treet, $2,500, A \V Bather, 226 Plllglee "tteet, S-+-+OO,Damel \\ 82 :;00, 1hlmd.., Lnden\ood, 680 I~tfteenth street, $3,000; 13 Wolf, 339 Eucltd a\ enue, $3,000, J UllllS Peter1m, 39 Richmond Haggan, 418 T\\ elfth a\ enue, $2,800, H J Rowan, 256 street, $3,500 T\\ ent\ -th11d a\ enue, ';>3,000 Dallas, Tex -J A;,hford Hughes, E\ ergleen and::,t LOUh InchanapolIc, Ind -\\ Ilham H Van Mtller, ThIrty-second street", $2,500, Harr) L ~ea), 301 :\Ia1l1 S11 eet, 88000 C L Plral1l0, 776 Ma1l1 street, $3,730, Chatle~ Boll, 332 Reiger a\ e-nue, $3,500 Den, er, Col- John ~lapell, Oh1O and South Lmcoln "treets, $4,000, Frank \\ ~ ewton, \vashmgton and Tenth streets, $10,000, Frank J Kennedy, (eda1 and ~outh Lata\- ette stl eets, $3,000 ChIcago, Ill-Mar) E :\lcGonagle, -+2-+9 \ \ est 110m oe street, $6,600, W11ltam A 5chleng, 80-+2 Sagma\\ a\ tnue, $3,000, Charles S Armstrong, 10456 Seeley a\ enue, 88000 Martm Houseman, 10225 La Salle stteet, 82300, Tohn L\nn" 3913 West Monroe street, :];G,'250, ['rank :\farek 3DOO \\ e~t Twenty-fourth street, $:;,000, H enq '\ orman, 3329 J Lbtme street, $2,800, SHeck, 7230 Emerald a\ enue, 83,300, '\ \ an Bergen, 10654 State street, $3,000, James Peterson, 620() vVmchester avenue, '1;2,:;00, John McLachlan, 11-+52 Prame a\ e-nue, $4,500, John Peda, 3624 Dn ersey street, $3,000, \\ A B1rk, 3959 West lullerton avenue, $8,000, T J Hodg;,on, 1061 Carmen avenue, $3,800; :\Irs Emllte Neuenteldt, 3902 South Ort avenue, $8,000 Cmc1l1natJ, 0 -Robert S F1l1ch, McMillan and Clem,lew streets, $5,500, Roy S Fox, ConcOl d and Morgan streets $6,000, AntonellI Rlsselt, Kinsey and HIghland avenue~, $6,000, Henry HemlOth, 1268 \Voolper aHnue, $4,500, Kather-me Vetter, 4209 Glen\'; ay avenue, $2,500 .. Bll1ghamton, ='J Y -A C Crossley, 1 Perry street, $~,OOO, 13eavers Fa1th L Mtllard, 286 DavIs street, $5 600,):1 B :\Itllal d 40 Chestnut street, $2,800 Jacksonvtlle, Fla -R D Drysdale, \Valnut and ThIrd streets, $4,500 Boston, Mass - \v tlltam T Henderson, 26 Raven street, $3,000, Vhlltam H vVhlte, 229 South FaIn lew, ,Vest Dorches-ter, $8,000; John Monroe, 37 Malcolm street, \Vest Roxbury, $5,000; Mrs R T Stearns, 15 TIleston "treet, Dorchester, $4,500; G M Yatl, 57 Montfern avenue, Enghton, $10,000. M1l1l1leMendebohn, 200 QUll1cy street, $4,000 Cleveland, 0 -H J LeWIS, 1181 East 111th street, $5,000, "BEAVER," "GINDERELLA," "DOCKASH" STOVE HEADQUARTERS "THE LINES THAT SELL" NoteIMPERIAL BEAVER-one ofmany. Best, They Stana the rest." THIS is the IMPERIAL REAVER. It is the finest cooking range made anywhere in the world. We think so, and so will you when you see its advantages: Study the above pIcture. The glass oven door is guaranteed not to break. No heat lost when you look at your baking. This range holds Its heat longest, saves 25% in fuel, and has unusual hot water capacity. It is the best looking range bUilt-and wears as well as it looks. Send for samples and see it-but we warn you that no other kind will ever satisty you again, If you ~o! W. D. SAGER, 330-342No.Wafer Sf., CHICAGO WEEKLY ARTISAN 23 and Chfton streets, $3,000, Joseph MInturn, 2182 )J orth CapI-tol avenue, $4,000, FranC1S BIown, \VashIngton boulevard and Tvventy-e1ght street, $3,750, W Indield MIller, Langley and Roosevelt streets, $3,000, A C rrankee, 1637 Prospect street, $3,000 Toledo, 0 -John vVashneck, 320 Buffalo street, $3,600 Lotus\ 11k Ky -AddIson R SmIth, 1423 South ThIrd street, $11,250, E L Boswell, DeeI Park, $4,000; Mrs JOSle C Eblen, 1711 Edgeland street, $6,000 RIchmond, Va - \V \V Haley, 1809 Grove avenue, $5,000 Atlanta, Ga -A P Hernngton, 156 Summ1t avenue, $2,500, Paul GoldsmIth, ql q HIghland avenue, $4,500; J H \Vh1senant, 84 PIne street, $3,000, Mrs S C Stenuns, 80 Haas street, $4,300 Oakland, Cdl-E J LIo) d, 606 Ml1es avenue, $2,500, Robert Cords, Lake Shore and \Valla VIsta avenues, $3,500, J B MartIn, 190 Lawton avenue, $2,800; J G QUInn, AdelIne and ThIrteenth streets, $3,000, A \V Claassen, East Four-teenth street and 1'1111t) -slxth a\ enue, $4,000, \V H \Vebb, 840 Alcatraz avenue, $3,000 Oklahoma CIt), Okla -Mary Beckel, 2415 Hudson street, $2,500, DI 0 P .:VlcNa1r, 1815 \Vest Th1rty-e1ghth street, $3,500, G W Anthon), 1708 West Th1rty-eIghth street, $2,500; Joseph Roster, 1035 Ea:,t EIghth ;,tteet, $4,000, C E Franke, 629 \Vheeler avenue, $4,500 M111neapob, l\IInn - \\ B R1ley, 4025 vVest Lake Har-nett boulevard, $8,000, 0 D Sell, 1826 James avenue, $3,500; Jenme C \Vl1hamson, 4223 Abbott avenue, $3,000; Raymond Bndgeman, 4143 \\ entwOlth avenue, $3,000; M D Purdy, 5024 Forty-second avenue, $13,000, Theophl1e Ochu, 1118 Knox avenue, $5,000 Columbus, 0 -E K Taylor, 147 South Sandusky street, $3,000; F D l\Ianon, SlY;; Ea:,t ::,tate street, $2,500; Rosa A Kelter, 2480 F111dlay avenue, $2,500, L \V Gadd1s, Wallhalla Park place, $4,500, N \V Munshower, 159 Cleveland avenue, $7,000, W A Rogers, 363y;; South Central avenue, $3,000 Salt Lake C1ty, Utah -Anna B Petty, Gramercy Park, $4,000, Mrs C D Beers, Gramercy Park, $3,000; Ed1th E Prout, Cap1tol and Jackson avenues, $3,000 Peona, Ill-A F \Vard, 803 Seventh avenue, $2,500, F C Ste"" art, \Vest Instttute avenue, Uplands, $4,500; M. F Prose, 1040 McClure avenue, $2,800, \V P Gauss, 213 South MadIson, $4,000, Ed Kerns, Garland street and Knoxvl1le road, $3,200 Toronto, Ont - \Vl1ham Grogan, 25 Grafton avenue, $4,000, E J Crocker, Beoth aud Queen streets, $4,000; W C Mathew:" 6 Chestnut Park road, $12,000; Harry J Rea, Rox-borough street and Glen road, $4,500; James A Stewart, Dun- ~..••.• - ••••••......•••. --_.. ••• • ·1 The Good Old Reliable Work Bench THAT NEVER GETS OUT OF STYLE. For Many Years Made ExclUSIvely by c. CHRISTIANSEN, 2219 Grand Ave., CHICAGO Also manufacturer of the ChIcago Truck for woodworking factotles. Send for Catalogue. _ . ... .. THE WORLD'S BEST SAW BENCH BUllt WIth double arbors, sliding table and eqUipped complete WIth taper pm guages carefully graduated. Th:s machm e represents the heIght m saw bench con-struchon. It ISdeSIgned and bUIlt to reduce the cost of sawmg stock. Write us for descript.ve informstlOn. THE TANNEWITZ WORKS, ~~tIfIg:~PIDS, \ egan and Heath streeb, $8,000; James Turner, 125 Spnng-hur: ot avenue, $7,000; John T Colle), 814 IndIan road, $5,000 La:, Angeles, Cal-Rebecca Punter, 228 East Seventh St1eet, $3,000, Opal Arthurholt, 524 \Vest FOl t) -first place, $3,000, Ahce Clute, 619 Commonwealth a\ enue, $3,500; B L. Trout, 215 North Magnoha street, $3,300, D C Gates, 256 Le1ghton avenue, $2,500, Jen111e McComas, 3123 Ma111tou street, $5,500. Portland, Ore -Thomas Schultz, East Twelfth and Knott streets, $5,200; Thomas VIgors, Ladd avenue and Palm street, $3,000, Ida ]\;I E, erett, 688 East Forty-e1ghth street, ;1;2,300; H W C1awford, 486 Mad1son street, $3,000, \TV C Beaumont, 920 Cypress street, $4,000 Syrause, N Y --Ph111p BroVl n, HamIlton street and l\Il1ton avenue, $4,000; John C Ball, 520 Colendge avenue, $6,000; Frank Huntley, 1410 South Geddes street, $4,500, ]. R Stoup, 306 Green street, $4,000 Miscellaneous Buildings-Kelly & L1gnell are buddmg a $50,000 hotel on Supenor street, Duluth, Mmn, to be called R1benack A permIt has been Issued for the erectlOn of St Andrew's LIthual1lan Cathohc church 111Ha1tfOld, Conn, at a cost of $75,000 The Swed1sh Luthe1 an church of Hartford, Conn, are bmld1l1g a parsonage to cost $12,500 The Kmghts of Columbus of I ndIanapehs, Ind , are remodel1l1g the1r hall at a cost of $16,000 The Reorga111zed Church of Christ, Latter Day Sa1l1t", are budd1l1g a $10,000 church at 2602 North Twenty-fourth street, Omaha, Neb R R Thompson 1Sbul1d- 1l1g a $10,000 hotel on Ash, P1l1e and ThIrd streets, Portland, 01 e The l\fason l\IethodI sts of TacC'ma, vVash , are erectmg a $30,000 church "A ransackmg sale" ought to stIr up the people Henry S Stevens of Stevens & Bras, furniture dealers of Jacksonvllle. l<la, has SQld hIS 1l1terest 111the bus111ess to Ray-mond Sewell The new firm ,,111 be known as the Stevens-Se-well FurnIture company The annual meet1l1g of the ~ atlOnal AssocIation of Spril1g Bed Manufacturers WIll be held at French LICk Springs, Iud, December 7 and 8 The cost schedule wlll be one of the pnn-opal topICS of dIScussIon Credltors have filed a petltlOn in bankruptcy against Segar v\ h1t1l1g, who has been conduct111g fur11lture stores at Hamp-ton, Va, and at Cape Charles for many years He recently closed h1S Cape Charles store. Grant & HUl st, who recently purchased the busmess of the J C Johnson FurnIture company at AustIn, M111n., have pur-chased the Austm Furmtuure company's store and will merge the two m the latter's location. On account of fa11111ghealth W. E. Longley, furniture, hard\\ are, Je\\ elry and undertaking, of Noblesville, Ind., has sold h1s furmture and hardware departments to Richardson & Porter, formerly of Irvmgton, Ind. J Cohen and A DlOn, second hand furniture dealers of St011lngton, Conn, were conv1cted of having stolen furniture from summer cottages on the shore of Long IslaJ11d sound and bemg unable to pay fines and costs were sent to jail. The H & VV. B. Drew company, of Jacksonville, Fla., \\ hose office furmture department was storm wrecked recently, have secured new quarters and resumed business wt 228 West Bay State and have rece1ved several car loads of new stock or-dered by W1re \Y A Reynolds, who has a general store at Thorsby and another at J am1e~on, Chnton county, Ala, 1S financially embar-rassed. Three furmture Jobb111g firms asked t:hat he be declared bankrupt, but he hopes to effect a settlement and have the peti-tIOn w1thdrawn The Bureau of Manufacturles, Washington, publishes a lbt of busmess openmgs 111western Canada showing that furni-ture fact ones are wanted at Edmonton, Alberta and Waldron, Saskatchewan Furmture stores are wanted at IEdgerton, Al-berta and Leney, Saskatchewan. The comm1ttee of 100 app0111ted by Mayor Gaynor to con- SIder the advlsab1htv of hold111g a World's Fair in New York m 1913, has reported that there 1S no reason for such a fair at that time. The contentlOn that B13 will be the 300th anniver-sary of the foundmg of the city is denied. The Temple-Stewart ChaIr company, who were recently burned out at East Pnnceton, Mass, and recently bought the old Holman & Harns plant at Baldw111sville, same state, have ~:~oted work m the fi11lshmg department at their new locatioll and w1ll soon have the entire plant in operation. The Brunsw1ck- Balke-Collender company, largest manufac-turers Qf b1lhard tables in the world, have purchased from George VV F1scher the property at the southeast corner of Wa-bash avenue and Harnson streets, Chicago, for $400,000 and have planned Improvements to cost an additional $500,000. Attorneys for members of the defunct furniture trust, so-called, of Oregon and Wash111gton, have moved for a new trial of the case of the G1lman AuctIOn and CommIssion company of Portland, Ore, in whIch the compla111ants were awarded judg-ment for double the amount of damages actually sustained. Charles R. Brown has stanted suit against Elizabeth Mar-shall, hIS partner m the South Side Furniture company, dealers, of Columbus, 0 , askmg that the business be placed in the hands of a receIver. He charges that the store has been paY111glarge MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS H E ChristIe has purchased VV r McCoy's furmture store store at Corning, Iowa R. J. Shattuck & Co, furnIture dealers of LItchfield, :'I11ch have sold out to W K. Markham J. W. Harpster has purchased C H Kmgdon's mterest m the Mam Street Furmture store at Gnnnell, Iowa. BenJam111 Glass has purchased the fUlmture bt1S111eCSform-erly conducted by Samuel Levm at Suftern, X. J J. H. K11lckerbocker has purchased the turmture and nn-dertaking busmess of C E Comley at Fo\\ ler, Ind The Inner Brace ChaIr company of ~ugusta, 11e, have re-duced theIr calptal stock from $300,000 to $100,000 The great factory of the Challenge Refngerator company, at Grand Haven, M1ch, IS m full operatlOll on orders. Discharge in bankruptcy has been gianted Douglas T Cook, dealer m office furnIture at 2 Dutch street, X ew York The Blanchard-HamIlton Furmture company of ShelbyvIlle, Ind., are building a three-story addltlOn to theIr factory W. H. Griswold, dealer 111 furmture, "alIpaper, pIcture frames, etc., at Charles CIty, Ia , has sold out to \\'Ilham SmIth The Banner Furmture company of 11uncle, Ind have 111- creased theIr capital stock by IssUlng $25,000 In prefel red stock The Eureka Manufactunng company, furnIture makel s of Newcastle, Ind , have 111corporated theIr busmess CapItal stock $15,000. The Deamer Furniture and Carpet company of Kansas CIt}. needll1g larger quarters, has leased a five story build1l1g at 1228 Main street. William Heap & Sons, manufacturers of samtary closets at Grand Haven, Mich. are operating theIr factory to capaCIty with a book full of orders Rice & Co, furniture dealers of VIcksburg, MISS., have had a plate glass front put in the1r store whIch is now one of the finest busmess buildings in the city. Charles R. Kauffman, furniture dealer of Cleveland, 0 . ha~ purchased a site on whIch he WIll ereat a store bmldmg on \\ est Twenty-fifth street and Meyer avenue Samuel P. Garonzlk, dealer m furmture, carpets, etc, Steel-ton, Pa., has filed a voluntary petltlOn in bankruptcy, schedulmg liabilities of $2,372 and assets of $1,900 Emil Kiefer, upholsterer of Toledo, 0., has filed a voluntarv petition in bankruptcy. He schedules his hablhtles at $21,3-16 and places a value of $2,500 on hIS assets. On the petition of creditors a receiver has been appol11ted for J. c. Boyer, general dealer at North Webster, Ind. Liabil-ities are estimated at $7,500, with assets of $2,500 The Frontier Furniture company of Buffalo, NY, ha\ e oper:ed their new store on Main and Chippewa streets Over 25,000 persons were entertamed on the opemng day. David Dias has purchased the interest of the FIeld estate in the furn~ture and carpet store of L FIeld & Co., Chnton, Mass., and is now the sole proprietor of the business The Lee Bros. Furmture company, dealers, of Bridgeport Conn., are erecting a five story bUIlding at 1379 :'Ilam street It will cost $30,000 and wl1l be ready for occupancy m January The bankruptcy proceedIngs agal11st R. Elmer & Son, fur-niture dealers, of 32 Hovvard street, New York City, have been dIsmIssed, the firm havmg effected a settlement at 25 cents on the dollar. Albert B, Charles L and Robert A Day, wholesale and re-tail furniture dealers of St. LOUIS, Mo, have mcorporated under the name of the Day Bras Furmture company Capital stock, all paid in, $15,000. WEEKLY ARTISAN profits in which he has not been allowed to share and he wants an accou11lting. The officers of the St. LoUIs, Mo, Furmture Board of Trade for 1911 are: PresIdent, A. B. Cltppard; secretary, Henry M. Holtgrew; treasurer, Edward RItter. Duectors- A. Partridge, Joseph A. Stemmeyer, John F. MIchaels, C J. Kostuba, George A Mellon, J. H. Kentnor, H. A Vornbrock and J. ]. Gruender. A reporter for the Chicago Tnbune claims to have dIscov-ered that more furniture is sold at wholesale in ChIcago than in all other cilties of the country combmed. He has found 220 factories in the city with a combined output of over $25,000,000, and claims that the product of other factories, sold in Chicago, raises the total" wholesale figures to about double that amount John Fink bought a forty-dollar davenport from the James Furniture company of St. Louis, Mo, and found that It was m-fested with insects. He returned it and was given another which Ma.de by Rockford Frame a.nd Flxture Co • Rockford, III also had undesirable inhabitants Then he asked for rugs and lace curtains to the amount of his investment. The company refused to make the exchange, he sued them and was awarded judgment for $40 and costs. The Greenhut-SIegel-Cooper company of New York, the six-mtllton-dollar corporatIOn formed by mergmg the Slegel- Cooper company and the firm of Greenhut & CO, 1S officered as follows: President Joseph B Greenhut; vIce preSIdents, Jerome SIegel, WIlham H. Cooper and Henry Morgcnthau, secretary and treasurer, Benjamin J Greenhut. The chrectors are the officers and Nelson W. Greenhut, Benjamin HIllman, Frank C Cadden and E. R. Wolfner. .A New Industry at Grand Haven. The Fountain Specialty company, who recently moved from Chicago to Grand Haven, Mlch, are erectmg a large factory and will take possession of the same early in January. The company manufactures counters and special furniture for use with soda fountains. OUR 25 STAINS WORK They don't raise the grain. They re-produce exactly the finishdesired. They are the products of practical men. Modern facilities and expert knowl-edge go h:and In hand here. Above all our ~stains are practical. Put this state-ment to the test by putting our stains to the test. You'll find they ALL work ALWAYS. Write for sample panel to desk No.3. MARlETT A PAINT II&£2~~~Hl~O'1I InqUlry IS not furmshed In the letter To make matters worse such a letter may be wntten In long hand more or less dIfficult to read 'lnd may, fUl thermore, be wntten on both sIdes of the "heet HoV\ much better for all concerned If for each subject a separate sheet IS used--and If the letter be typewntten chances for errors, etc , are mlmmlzed Moreover, In the case of remIttances the use of an Item- Ized pay statement greatly faClhtates matters and saves much extra correspondence Many concerns keep a carbon copy of theIr pay statements for reference and use III case any POInt or objectIOn IS raIsed by the payee In "endIng In an order to a firm wIth whom he has had no dealIngs the retaller, unless hIS bUSIness IS of a sIze to gIve h1l11a broad reputation, WIll expedIte dehvery by accompany- Ing same \\ Ith the name of some concern wIth whIch he has had actn e busllless relatIOns, preferably a firm located III the same CIty to whIch thIS first order IS sent. If such names can-not be gIven the wholesaler ought to be Instructed to send the goods COD, If he has any doubts, until a credIt baSIS can be estabhshed Reordel s sent by mall should embrace all necessary par-ticulars and II hen sendIng 111 open orders It IS best to state the quantlt). "ILe, color, \\;Idth, and other particular:::., accord- Ing to the lIne of goods deslfed. as well as the range of pnces, and the applo\.lmate number of styles wanted Such orders "hould ahl a) s bear not ouly the sender's name, CIty, state and "ll1pment-date, but abo rout1l1g InstructIOns, and If valuable goods al e ordered to come by express the wholesaler should be told V\hethel he "hould or should not "declare" theIr value In the receIpt at the tIme of shIpment RetaJlers when placlllg an order with travel1l1g men or \\ hen purchaSIng goods on the market should always inSIst upon recen Ing a copy of the order, IncludIng terms, time of 26 WEEKLY ARTISAN HOW TO SAVE TIME AND EXPENSE Suggestions That May Be Used to Advantage by Both Retailers and Wholesalers. By the use of the sImplest precautIOn:::. I etallers may sal e both themselves and theIr wholesale fnends consIderable cor-respondence and thus aVOId numerous controverSIes on 1\ hat at the start are tnfl111g matters In a recent I:':>suewe mentIOned a number of p0111tS whIch taken Indlvlduall) by some mIght be regarded as of mInor Importance, ) et attentIOn to \\ hlch on the part of wholesalers would le"sen In no small degl ee the work of vanous functlOnanes and agenCIes 111the retall :::.tOle WhIle, however, the wholesalel frequently pelmlt'" la\.lt\ on the part of hIS emplOyes In legal d to "ueh pOInh, It 1:0 equally true that retall concerns themseh e" too otten tall to make thlllgs as easy as they mIght for the wholesaler' In many of such cases the delays thus occasIOned are apt to cause consIderable Inconvemence to the retaller hlmselt For example, the retaller wlll often mentIOn on one and the "ame letter sheet a number of matters, each of \1 hlch 1ns to be taken up by separate functlOnanes or departments of the \\ hole..,ale concern Thus one such letter may contaIn reference to a check enclosed, order ne\1 good:::., compla111 regardIng a short-age on some prevIOus shIpment, and peJ1nps deal \\Ith one or two other entirely different subjects N ow It IS obI IOUS that thIS letter \\ hen It reaches Ib dest111atlOn must go In turn to the addre:::.:::.ee:::.ea"hlel tl h1') order clerk, to hIS shIppIng clerk and perhaps to the cor-respondence clerk or to the manager, and may he on the de"'k of each of these functlOnanes, recelvlllg or a \\ altlllg attentIOn, for a couple of day s And all the more so If as IS otten the case, a clear and complete explanatIOn as to each transactIon or TURPS-NO. The Only Perfect substitute for Turpentine. Contains No Gasoline, No Benzine, No Headlight Oil. For use in reducing Varnish. For Use in CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES. TRY IT. The results speak for themselves. Barrel sent on approval. THE LAWRENCE·McFADDEN CO. PHILADELPHIA, PA. ------------ - WEEKLY ARTISAN 27 --_. - -., MACHINES-People wonder where their profits are going when the trouble usually lies in poor equip-ment. A little foresight in the begmning would have saved them dollars-a little more money in-vested at the start in "OLIVER" "QUALITY" equipment. Some manufacturers of wood working tools shght their output by putting in poor materials-employing poor workmen-simply to be able to make a httle more profit. "Ohver" tools are bUilt along machme toollmes-careful-accurate-durable- safe. Some purchasers fall to mvestigate thoroughly before placing their order. Some unscrupulous salesman tells them to purchase something-they go ahead -find out too late they are wrong-lose money, whereas a letter addressed to us would have procured our catalogs-set them thinking-saved them money. QUALITY ------- ISN'T IT TOO BAD-ISN'T THAT TOO BAD. "OLIVER" No. 61 Surfacer • "OLIVER" No. 60 Saw Bench. OURLINE-SURFACE PLANERS HAND JOINTERS SANDERS WOOD TRIMMERS CHAIN MORTISERS LATHES SAW BENCHES SWING CUT.OFF SAWS BAND SAWING MACHINES BORING MACHINES SAFETY CYUNDERS VISES, CLAMPS, ETC., ETC. ADDRESS DEPARTMENT "D" OLIVER MACHINERY CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., U. S. A. BRANCH OFFICES-lot National Bank Bldg , Chicago, III. No. 50 Church St., New York CIty. 1125 West Temple St., LoaAoeeles, Cal. Pacific Bide., Seattle, Wash. .. delivery, shlppmg mstructlOns, etc These COpIes the retaIler should file with hIS recelvmg clerk or whoever may have charge of such detaIls so the bIlls for the goods can be com-pared therewIth, etc. On receIpt of express packages, etc, the retaIlers should make a memorandum of the shIpper, weIght, and expressage, prepaId or collect If the package IS numbered by the whole-saler thIS number, too, should be noted Such notatIOns WIll greatly faCIlitate tracmg, If necessary, the adjustment of claims, etc. Frequently, when a package is opened, invoices, un-noticed, are thrown away WIth the wrapping paper The mV01ce should, therefore, be looked for before the wrappers are thrown aSide and the contents of the shIpment should at once be carefully gone over and checked Any shortage, dam-age or other discrepancy should at once be reported to the wholesaler and a carbon copy of the claim should be retained for reference. Employes who receive packages from express companIes should be instructed to take special pains to see that the packages are in good order, as the "shortage" may have been occasIOned en route In the case of packages receIved by ~-.------_._. _. --------------..-.~_..--..,- I...- .. .- -- ... -- ...I freight, where the quantity of merchandIse is naturally larger, stIll greater care m checking IS essential. Erroneous claims for shortage frequently result from a store's lack of proper recelV-mg faCIlities Agam, clerks in theIr eagerness to put on sale goods whIch are overdue, or otherWise badly needed, may remove them-or some of them-from the recelvmg room before the quantities have been compared with the mvolce -When goods do not arrive Wlthm a reasonable time after receIpt of mVOIce the wholesaler should at once be notified The sooner he receIves such information the easier Will it be for him to trace goods and, thus, the sooner can they be received by the retailer. If goods have to be returned the party at fault ought to be promptly informed what IS wrong And when such returns are made an inVOIce should be enclosed With the goods, or, better still, mailed separately. Before packing such Items the retaIler's employee should u:-.e due care m checkmg off the debIt memo therefor. The placing of the retailer's name on such a returned goods package will greatly facilitate settlement by the whole-saler WIthout such name and address the origin of the pack-age in question may become known to the wholesaler only after long delay and possibly much correspondence. Goods that are sent back to the manufacturer for repairs should be carefully recorded. The account of the wholesaler can be temporarily debIted With the amount (a notation "repaIr" being made in the ledger) vVhen the goods come back the wholesaler's account should be promptly credited The small amount of extra time required for attention to the foregoing detaIls '" III more than pay for Itself m the aVOIdance of letter wntmg and costly delays -Dry Goods Economist . Effect of the Long·Short Haul Law. ~ pecuIJar conclJiJon of affairs is reported from New Ollean.., m 1egalCl to the long and short haul clause in the ne\\ mter"tclte commerce law. It appears that the southern 1 aJIJoael aSSOl1atIOns have deCIded to observe the plovisions ot the la" \\ lthout even a protest wh11e the New Orleans 110Z11 d of 11 ade propose to fight It PresIdent Elhs of the boal d, \\ hen asked \\ hy busmess men of New Orleans should oppo"e a la\\ that has been endorsed by nearly all commercial 01~anlLatlOlb m the country, saId they felt that the operation ot the long and Sh01t haul clause would work dIsastrously to t1le Imsmbs mtel est of Ne\V Orleans and all seaport towns \\ hlCh had heretofore been benefited by water competition. He declal ed that he intended to take immediate steps to in-struct the freIght and tl ansportatIOn department of the organ- IntlOn to Slg111fyIt::, \\ Illmgness to act in co-operation with the lallroad- m protest1l1g agamst the sectlOn of the law. In dlscu",omg the subject, :Vlr EllIS said: "1he boa 1 el of trade (lId all It could to assist the railroads m plotestmg agamst the clause \\ hen it was enacted into the 1a\\ and ItS posltlOn is unchanged VI e are opposed to the clalbe becau"e \\ e feel that It w11l work inestimable injury t) the Jobbmg and other mterests of New Orleans. "E\Cl) "eapOIt town in the country is bound to suffer . It \\111ha, e the effect of bU1ldmg up the business of the interior to\\ ns and depllVl11g the seaport towns of the natural advan-tages m the \\ ay of rate makmg, which they have by reason of God gn en water competltlOn to regulate the tanffs and c1lftelentlals ., 28 WEEKLY ARTISAN IDEAL STAMPING AND TOOL CO. SOCKETS, DOWELS, TOP fASTENERS and GUIDES for Extension Tables. Also special stampings In steel and brass. Write for NO·KUM.OUT TABLE SOCKET. Patent applIed for. samples and prices. 465 N. Ottawa St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. "---_.~~__.._._._._.,_._._~~----.--~- LOUIS HAHN I 154 Llvmgston St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN "----------_. __ .-_._. _. _. ---------~ I II,...I Clllzens Telephone 1702. DESIGNS and Details of Furniture -----_.~----_._._..-_._-_.--~------..-.-.~- IMPR~~~gKE::I~I~NE~L EVATO RS II Belt, Electnc and Hand Power THF BEST HAND POWER FOR FLR-"ITLRI: S10RI:S Send for Catalogue and Pnces KIMBALL BROS. CO" 1067 Ninth St., Council BlUffs, la, Kimball Elevator Co •• 7li Commerce Bldg ,Kansqs CIty, I Mo, J Peyton Hnnlel 1ermmaI Blclg: Dqllas rexas Western Engmeenng SpecIaltIes Co 1 Den\er, Lolo .. ~-.. ....'-" How about the 0 0 Z E? If you found a hole a yard square in the side of your dry kiln, you would repair it at once. Don't you know that the heat is oozing from millions of pores in your wood, brick or concrete kilns? That the combined area of these pores makes a hole bigger than your kiln door? Seal these pores with steam proof, acid proof, fire proof EBONOID Kiln Coating and see how easy it is to keep your kiln hot. Ebonoid will also stop rusting and prevent decay. SOLE AGENTS Grand Rapids Veneer Works GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ~••••••••••••••••• __._._._._. •••••• 4 Furniture Fires. Pal ker & 1\1anett, furntlUre dealers of OroVIlle, Cal, suf-fered a lo~~ of 825,000 by fire 111theIr store recently Insured. The tactor) of the Butler Brothers Plano Manufacturing compan), C111c111natwl,as damaged to the extent of $20,000 on ~ 0, embel 17 Insurance, $13,700 The bllllcl111goccupIed by Sufall & Countryman, furniture and carpet deale!,) of Somerset, Pa, was badly damaged by fire recently ] he los~, estimated at $20,000, is partially insured. Haldman, Peck & Co's piano factory on West Forty-ninth -treet, New York, was almost totally destroyed by fire on No- "\ember 22 Loss, estimated at $200,000 to $250,000 partially 111sured. SparkS from a locomotIve set fire to the tank that supplies \\ atel tal the automatIc cpnnklers 111the Globe furniture fac-t01) of EvansvIlle, Ind, recently, but was extinguished before It had released the contents Busy Putting in Blow Pipes. The Gland Rclplds Blow Pipe and Dust Arrester com-pam ha, e clo"ecI a contract for and are now working on the complete refittmg of the bIg factory of the Bissell Carpet 5\\ eeper company They wJ11 install a 100 inch fan, the leugest that 1s made They are also putting in a big dust all e,tel f01 the J\hchlgan Alkali company of \Vyandotte, and plpJ11£;the the plant of the Great Lakes Veneer company at J\1ul11-.mg,\IICh. Irwin Elected Chairlllan. The new chal ter commIssion of Grand Rapids elected Rohert \\ In, m of the Royal Furniture company chairman The commISSIon has a membership of fifteen able professional and blb111essmen and ItS duty is the drafting of a new charIer for the CIty. The abohshment of ward divisions is favored by many CItizens. ------------------------------- - - WEEKLY ARTISAN 29 Play the Same Game. How does the mall ordel house get business? Dy adyel tlsing By mallmg mynads of Clrculars, folders, card", letter" and cata-logs There ale but few people 111your commu111ty who do not regularly recelVe pnnted advertlsmg from that sourse. Furll1- ture earned by mall order houses IS generally mfenor to that earned by dealers. Your people, hke all others, want good thl11g", and they ~ant to be told about good th111gS TheIr m111ds are always 111a receptive mood when It comes to read111g about any-th111g that WIll make theIr homes more attractive The mall or-der house knows thIS. PossIbly you know It But the mall or-der man does not stop there. He takes advantage of hIS knowl-edge, and IS everlastl11gly tell111g your peopre, through pnnted salesmen, of the th111gs he has to sell lt stands to reason that you, nght on the ground, have the first advantage; provld111g your lme IS well selected and up to date In design and fill1"h, and you are able to sell It at low, yet pl0fitable pnces. To get people to recogll1ze your store as the one to patron-ize will require a lIttle effort, but by follow111g the mall order man's example, you can keep hIS furll1ture sales in your town down to a mi111mum. The Northern Furniture company IS thoroughly alIve in as-sisting its dealers to meet this mall order competitIOn. For years It has worked to produce a qualIty of furll1ture superior to what IS generally sold by the mall order house, yet at pI Ices that enable every dealer to compete. WIth a well selected sto!=k of the Northern lIne, the dealer has every opportunIty to crowd out the mall order houses in hIS territory. To get started on thIS, get up a senes of short, personal let-ters, and mall them to your regular customers, and to those wlho should be your customers. But send them at stated intervals-every t\'.o or three \\Ceks Get up a neat, httle folder gIving a more detaIled descnptlOn of the good'S, WIth an IllustratIOn or two, send thIS folder with the first letter. WIth the thllJ letter send another folder. Keep at it. lt has been proved, times WIthout number, that such a meth-od has practIcally elIminated mall order competition. And better yet, It has increased dealers' sales at an astonishing rate. Remember this, the mail order man WIll sell hIS goods to an} one who WIll pay his pnce. He'll sell goods 111your town, if you don't. It is up to you -Northern Furmture. p •••••••••••••• _.- •• -._ •••• 1015 to 1043 Palmer Avenue, DETROIT, MIC". No. 550 Price $8.75 Palmer Manufadurin~ ======(om~anJ====== .....-................ . .......•. THE, TZ":ndelpARlOR.. NEW ....U BEDn Need not be moved from the wall. Always ready with beddmg in place. So SImple, so easy, a child can operate It. Has roomy wardrobe box. CHICAGO, Erie & Sedgwick NEW YORK, Norman & Monitor. 'Vestern Railroads Lose in Court. A dIspatch from San FrancIsco, Cal, ddted last Tuesday, states that on that day CIrcUlt COUlt Judges GIlbert, Ross and Morrow of the Cahfor111a Dlstnct, rendered a deCISIOn WhICh put to rout the contentIOns of the Southern PaCIfic RaIlroad and twenty other hnes operatll1g west of the 1\IIssoun nver. The raIlroads sought to 1estrall1 the Intel state Commerce com111ISSlon fro111 enforcmg and pubhsh111g rates whIch It lowered on all of tJhe raIlroads lUvolved from the Atlantic seaboard to Nevada and Anzona pOInts. The rates fixed by the commerce board last June were to become effective on December 1and were to be pub-lIshed by the vanous raIlroads no later than November 23. Judge GIlbert upheld In every ll1stance the findings of the com-merce board. The case wIll be appealed to the Supreme Court of the Ull1ted States to awaIt the outcome of other sI1111larcases now pendll1g. Old Machinery Goes to Louisville. The Voss Mantel company of LOUIsville, Ky., has pur-chased a part of the machl11ery that was used in the C. D. \Vldman Furmtme company's factory 111DetroIt, Mich. The Vo<;s company are said to have pald about $25,000 for the mach111ery whIch they WIll use 111alaI ge addItion to theIr fac-tory that they have just completed. The C. D. Widman pbnt \\ as recently converted 111to an automobile factory. Will Resume in January. The Falcon Manufactunng company, whose factory at Big Rapids, MICh., was destroyed by fire several months ago, are erecting a new factory and expect to resume the manufacture of kItchen cabmets in January next. ----.. • •••••• __ ••••••• •••••••••••• a • 30 WEEKLY ARTISAN YOU CAN MAIL YOUR CATALOG DECEMBER 20th If you place the order with us by December 1st W"ITE PRINTING COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICU. . I PRINTERS FOR THE FURNITURE TRADE. I ----- WEEKLY ARTISAN 31 Cincinnati~s Continuation School. At the fourth annual convention of the National Society for the PromotIOn of Industnal EducatlOn, held III Boston last week, Supenntendent F. B Dyer, of the Clllclllnat[ schools, after alludlllg to the vanous methods employed In Clllclllnatl to prepare chtldren to enter llldustnal1Jfe, devoted the greater part of hIs address to a descnptlOn of the ContlnuatlOn School that was estabhshed there III 1909 He saId "Th[s school IS not a trades school but [S desIgned for the llltellectual Improve-ment of those boy s who are already apprentrces It catche:-, the boy III the shop and bnngs hun to the school The attempt was made to get apprentrces to attend the l11ght schools but WIth httle success The apprentice IS a daytIme prOpO,,[tlOn He has not the phySIcal endurance to work all day and go to school at night. The penod of apprentlce:-,lllp [S a cntlcal one, as the boy at this age needs gUIdance and nght Ideals kept steadily before him He needs to have an intellectual lllterest created III his work III order that he may be aml)ltlous to become, lllstead of a mere hand, the master of an honorable craft The board of educatIOn provIdes the school and the teachers; the manufacturers release the boys one-half day a week and pay them, If they attend the school, theIr regular wages; if they do not attend, they are docked About 250 machine shop apprentlces are enrolled The school runs 48 weeks a year, 8 haUlS a day The teachers are allowed two half days to VISIt the boys in theu shops, consult WIth the fOlemen and gather matenals for theil school work The boys are graded accordmg to theIr llltellectual abIhty-the Immature coming the first part of the week and the mature the last part "The course of study conSIsts of an hour of blue pnnt [eadlllg and free hand drawll1g, an hour of shop SCIence, an hour of apphed mathematics and a general hour for cultUl al purposes, includlllg cIvics, llldtbtnal geography and hIstory, readlllg, etc The method IS dIstinctly practlcal and obJectrve Whtle the mathematics IS arranged so that tOpICS follow a proper sequence, the mathematrcal prlllClple,., are applIed dIrectly to the machInes III use 111the shops, and all non-essentIals are elIm111ated The school
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and /r (, Twenty_seventh Yea.r-No. 16 FEBRUARY 25, 1907 Semi-Monthly L, it; IT:'! .";,. ~(f :.\; High Grade Office Chairs and Rockers i ., 1907 CATALOGUE 18 now being mailed on request. "f!....uality will he rememhered long after price Ita; heen forgotten. " THE B. L. MARBLE CHAIR CO., Bedford, Ohio , MAKING GOOD "Making good" is a hobby with us---making good LEATHER FURNITURE for one thing.---the bes'. "Reliance'· Natural Grain Leather is the handsomest and moSt dependable brand of M. B. Furniture Lea'h« manufactured, but we ask no more for "Reliance" Leather work than many charge for inferior grades. If something cheaper is wanted. buy our "Oakdale" No. 1 Natural Grain stock---we are quoting this at special low figure5~ The "Oakdale" quality is fully equal to the average market best. Some manufacturers of Leather Furniture use Grain Leather for the wearing surface and "Split" or "Deep Buff" for bands; backs and trimmings. We condemn this practice . ---we use no "Split" Leather--no "Deep Buff"---nothing but Natural Grain stock. BIG CATALOG SENT TO DEALERS UPON APPUCATION. JAMESTOWN LOUNGE COMPANY JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK The Line That Caught Them All I GREATER THAN EVER I POSSELIliS' PERfECT PATTERNS DID THE BUSINESS. NEW CATALOGUF. IN PRESS. Posselius Bros. Furniture Mfg. Co., Detroit, Mich. The Safe Side is the 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 saUD· QUARTERED OAK The Belding - Hall Manufacturing Co. BELDING, MICHIGAN BRANCH OFFICES---213 Canal Street, NEW YORK; 196 Monroe Street, CHICAGO. 1 -----------------------_ ..._---- 2 Beautiful Bedroom Suites In our new catalogue we are showing a number of beautiful bedroom suites. With our enormous variety of styles and designs, (for example, one dresser case is provided with seven different styles of mirror, and each is made up in four different finishes, making a total of 28 different designs to choose from), it is very easy to make up bedroom suites to please any and every customer that might come into your store. Our new catalogue is now ready showing hundreds and even thousands of hand-some and new designs. We have more white and birdseye maple than any other manufacturer in the United States. No one else can give you the splendid grading of price that we offer, from the lowest to the highest. Elegant simplicity is the popular rage in furniture this year. We have always been leaders in high grade simplicity, and now we are enjoying a total business far in excess of that done by anyone of our competitors. You had better gel fm",har wilh our new linejusl as quick as possible There is money in ilforyou. Send for our NEW CATALOGUE. Northern Furniture Company SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN 2 7th Year-No. 16. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., FEBRUARY 25, 1907. LONDON FURNITURE MAKERS Talk With Two ons of Harris Lebus Who Are an an Amer-ican Pleasure Trip. Louis H. and Herman A. Lebus who, with their father Harris Lebus OVVll and manage the largest furniture factory in the world, located in London, Eng., are making a tour of the United States and Canada. They came over during the first 'week in February and were in Grand Rapids, lvIich. for a few days during the past week. They will visit Chicago, Mil-waukee, 51. Panl, 1'1inneapolis and vVinnipcg and then go west to the coast and return east through the southern states. This is not their first visit to America and they do not expect it to be their last. They aTe sharp, keen obser-vers, aTe not at all backward in the matter of asking ques-tions and declare that their travels in this 'country have pro-ved beneficial in a business way; hence they are not in a hurry hut propose to take the time necessary to see anything that is \vorth seeing as Herman 1\. Lebus put it. "V\'e are here for pleasure rather than for husiness;'"' said Louis H. Lebus, '·'Of course we find pleasure in looking through your factories, observing your methods and inspect-ing the products, but we do not expect to give much atten-tion to business. \Ne did not gct over in time to visit the furniture expositions, but we expect to see some of the best displays in the factories. 1,Ve hal,."e nothing like a regular sales season on our sille. It is all the year with us, though we ship more in some months than in others. V/ e have no organizations of manufacturers-no combinations as you have here-and witbout uoitc.d action an exposition would not be successful. \Ve do not need an exposition to introduce new styles-designs are not changed so often as they are here. "Business has been quite good with us for several years. The people of England are quite prosperous and business of all kinds is good an<l steady. "Yes, we have a large factory. Americans who have visited us say that it is the largest in the world. It is surely larger than any other furniture factory in Europe and if there is anything larger on this side you ought to know about it. '''vVe have about 2,500hallds and 'we make all kinds and styles of furniture from the cheapest to the most expensive and from little chairs to roll top d.esks, parlor and chamber suites. Our methods are quite different from yours in both construction and finish. 'ATe use the best machinery that 'we cari find and I think we have some machines that are hetter than anything T have seen on this side. "There has been no material change in the cost of labor or material with us in the past year and we have made no advance in our prices recently:" "vVe are going all over the country," said Herman A. Lebus. "That may mean a long trip, but if we keep up with your people here it will soon be over. Your people here move quickly-always rushing. '{OUr business men are $1.00 per Year. quick. They could not do things in their way in England but it seems to be easy here. Everyone seems to have what you call a 'cinch' on l1is business here while on our side it is a struggle for everybody." The Lebus brothers are accompanied by a friend, Edgar D. Rosewall, who is not interested in the furniture business, but as it is his flrst trip to America, is much interested in the great country and its people. Radical Regulation of Corporations. The· legislature of North Carolina has under consider-tion a most drastic measure for the control of corporations. It forbids corporations to pay more than six per cent. div-idends, giving the state the right to sue for and turn· into the treasury all earnings over this percentage, and of all the sur-p'lus retained by corporations. A corporation commission is to fix the salaries of the officers of public serdce corpor-ations, and no dividends or interest is permitted to be paid except from net earnings. The two-cent passenger rate rule is not tb be confined to states cast of the Mississippi river. A bill fixing the two-cent rate on all main lines in 1.fissouri has passed both houses of the legislature and the governor has signed it. Judging from Ohio's experience 1l,'1issouriroads may now expect an increase in passenger earnings. THE CORRECT Stains and fillers. THE MOST SATISFACTORY first Coaters and Varnishes CHICAGOAwooIiCi=iNIStIlNu CD. 259·63 ELSTON AVE"'2·16 SLOAN ST, CH I CAe D. 4 Short Credits .Favored in Scotland. Reporting on, the matter of mercantile credits, Rufus Fleming, American Consul at Edinburgh, Scotland, says: "Each year extends and confirms the thirty-day credit rule in the domestic trade of British industries and wholesale houses. Manufactureres and exporters on the continent of Europe doing business here arc also conforming to the gen-era" lly accepted system. It .is nbt so much a restriction of credit as an acquiescence in the common wish of dealers them-selves. On the part of most dealers longer credit is neither required nor favored. In fact there are few established firms that do not pay cash for wares and merchandise on thirty-day bills or accounts if they thereby get the benefit of even a fraction of one per cent discount. Some leading firms buying large quantities of goods abroad deal through their own agents, the discount for cash paying the agents' commissions. "Speaking of this part of Scotland only-although con-ditions are probably much the same in all sections-I find that prominent business men take the view that the object of trade credits is fully served (except in special cases) when fat children was one of the fine and beautiful traits in his character, says St. Nicholas. He was never known to be unkind to a child. He often inconvenienced himself that he might oblige children and ·give them pleasure. Many of Longfellow's most popular poems are founded on real events, real places and real things. His "village blacksmith" was a real man in Cambridge, and the "spreading chestnut tree" under which his smithy stood was a very fine and old one that Longfellow loved, ,for he was a great lover of trees. \~rhen the street in C:;lmbridge in which the "spreading chestnut tree" stood was about, to be widened by the city, Longfellow protested ,to the utmost against its being cut down. His protest, however, did not keep it from being felled, much to the regret of Longfellow. Then some good friends of his had a "happy thought." It occu,rred to them that it would be a pleasant thing if the children would have a chair made of some of the wood of the old chestnut tree and make a present of it to Mr. Longfellow on his ap-proaching seventy-second birthday. The children of Cam-bridge fell in very heartily with the idea and nearly 1000 of them gave ten cents each,to pay for having the chair made, A Talty Modern Interior. the period covers the delivery of the goods. A longer term offers a temptation to the purchaser to pay interest on the money value of the goods, thereby reducing his profits. The advantages of short credits-the lowest prices and also the best opportunities for the future-are lost in proportion as length of credit may create a sense of obligation for a favor. The average Scottish business man esteems above everything else his independence in business matters, and therefore dis-likes above everything else the fetters of favors received. He wishes to discharge any obligations with the least pos-sible delay, to feel free to deal with whom he chooses, and to secure the best bargains obtainable. What specially com-mends the short-credit system to the trading community as a whole is that it simplifies business and reduces to the min-imum the friction in the machinery of trade." Longfellow's Arm Chair. The one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Long-fellow, which occurs on the 27th of this month, will remind many men and women of a de"lightful event in the poet's life -an event in which these men and women had a part when they were children in Cambridge. The great poet's love and it is a very handsome chair indeed. It was designed by the poet's nephew. The wood was ebonized 50 that it was a dead black. The presenting of the chair was what the children always enjoy, a "surprise present." Mr. 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 1879, and as that was twenty-eight years ago, the boys and girls who gave their dimes for the chair are now men and women. Railroad Receiver Starts Important Suits. Judge Harmon of Cincinnati, as receiver for the Pere Marquette and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroads has started proceedings in the federal courts that may go, far to solve the car shortage problem, by determining the extent to which a railroad may use or detain cars belonging to other roads. He has brought, suit against several lines that he alleges have been iHegatly using a number of the cars of the two roads in his charge. Either an accounting of profit derived from using the cars or damages for loss of business due to their detention will be asked. 5 NEW IDEA IN FURNITURE DISPLAY FORT SMITH ARKANSAS Overcomes Long Experienced Difficulty in DISPLAY of FURNITURE. A $4,000 to $7,000 Stockcan be dis~ played in a room 25x 100 feet so that Every Piece of Sample Stock will be in plain view, not obstructed . from view by other pieces. Plan also provides for considerable Storage room in same building. Stock Presents a Most Attractive Appearance from any part of Store. For full de~ scription and Storage arrangement, with photograph, send $1.00 to W. A. WILLIS FURNITURE AND CARPET CO. 6 FURNITURE FRAUDS. Tricks in Trade Practiced by Sharpers Who Trap the Unwary Bargain Hunter. One day there came into the warerooms of a furniture manufacturing establishment in an Eastern city a man who asked to see parlor-suite frames, and, having been shown them, selected a cheap set and inquired the price of it made up in showy, inexpensive covering and stuffed with hay. The surprised salesman never had received such an order before, but, there being no good reason Why he should not fill it if the customer so desired, he named a price, which, after S0mc haggling, was accepted and the bargain closed. The suite was duly finished and sent C. O. D. to a vacam house in a good quarter of the city, where it was received by the buyer in person and paid for. It was not till several weeks later, and by accident then, that the furniture firm dis-covered just what the purchaser was up to. It seemed that he was in t~e habit of hiring fm a few days unoccupied houses in respectable localities, stocking them hurriedly with trashy but outwardly attractive furnishings, and. then advertising a forced sale of them at an enormous sacrifice on the repre- "Did you get your money?" asked the suspicious husband, when the glowing recital was finished. "N 0, not yet-except a dollar for that old broken table that stood in the corner of the sitting-room; he took that with him and said he would call for the other things later and pay then." Ah, I se,e," commented the suddenly-enlightened man of the house; "very much later it will be, I think you'll find." His surmise was correct. The broken table was a gen-uine antique and, with a little repairing, could probably be sold for twenty dollars or more; the other articles were al-most absolutely valuel'ess except as firewood; and it is need-less to add that the wily dealer, having secured the only ....ein that trusting dame's collection, entirely omitted to cdrI for the trash he had pretended to buy at such generous prices. Would Waste No Space. Operating and traffic officials of the western railroads are of the opinion that the climax of unreasonableness has been reached when strenuous objection is made by shippers MADE BY CENTURY FURNITURE CO.. GRAND RAPlDS, MICH. sematiOl1 that L1leowner either died ur had been ohliged to leave town suddenly, or that for some other irnperatinc rea-son the contents of the bouse must he disposed of at once quite regardless of cost. It is hardly nccessary to say that the buyer "was the victim of the "sacrifice." Another easy game, played some time ago on the too-credulous housewives in a certain surburban community, though not financially serious in its consequences, was rather humiliating to the victims. The example more immediately under notice is this: One evening, when the man of the house returned from his daily grind in the city, he was greet-ed by his wife with a radiant face and the glad announcement that she had sold all "that old furniture that had been cum-bering up the attic for years-and at perfectly splendid prices, too:' It appeared that an itinerant dealer had called at the door and asked if they had any old furniture they would like to sell. As there happened to be in the house considerable lumber of that description she had invited him in and had sold it to him. With astonishing readiness he had bought two bedsteads at five dollars each, and a dozen cane-seated chairs at two "dollars. to their in~i';ling that all shippers, in order to be entitled to carload rate,;, ,;hould be obliged to Jil! the cars furnished for their use to normal holding capacity. Tn times like th(:sc, when there is a car scnrcity from -:\lainc to Oregon ;[lld from Texas to I\.finnesota, anJ the whole country is suffering from 1::tck of facilities to movc their business, the railroad men declnre it is preposterous that they should be expected, much less required, to a11O\vany of their space to be ruthlessly wasted for the benetlt of a small proportion of the shipping public and at the expense of the great ma-jority of shippers. The officials declare that to allow shippers carload rates when cars are only partially filled, even 'when the maximum weight is put in, would be a direct violation of the spirit of the Hepburn act, which is opposed to discrimination of any kind. If the claims of the few small shippers alluded to were to be conceded, they say, it would be a gross discrim-imttion against the great body of shippers. In justice to all concerned it is declared necessary that cars should be filled to normal holding capacity, and shippers who cannot thus load them are in no sense entitled to car rates. THE GREATEST LINE of the GREATEST MANUFACTURERS OF _. CHAMBER FURNITURE Every Dealer Wants It Because Everybody Buys It. SLIGH FURNITURE COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. Manufacturers of BEDROOM FURNITURE EXCLUSIVELY. New Spring Line ready. We operate the largest factory in the world producing chamber furniture. The Ford & Johnson Company "EVERYTHING IN CHAIRS" When in Chicago do not fail to see our immense display at our salesrooms, 1435-37 Wabash Ave. Many new patterns. IOGel Solid Mahogany. ==== SEE OUR ==== Complete Dining Room Suites--Oak and Solid Mahogany. Chairs and Roekers--All Kinds. Mission Furniture~~AllFinishes. Children's Go-Carls and Carriages. Reed and Rattan Rockers. Fibre Rush and Malaeea--The Ideal Furniture. ===GENERAL OFFICES === Sixteenth St. and Indiana Ave., Chicago. . SALESROOMS~~ CHICAGO BOSTON, MASS. ATLANTA. GA. 1433-3S-H Waba~h Ave. 90 Canal 51. Marietta and Bartow Sb. NEW YORK 202 Canal St. CINCINNATI. O. FRANKFORT, KY. 47 E. Sixlh St. l06C7 Solid Mahoa-Bay. 8 ESTABLISHED 1880 ~i'?~ , ~ ~ I I \ \ J " I , :if"'"' ,\ ~"§v~ ~~~'-~~ pua"ISHEO BY MICHIGAN ARTISAN CO. ON THE 10TH AND 25TH OF e:ACH MONTH O~P'ICe:-2-20 LYON ST•• GRAND RAPIOS, MICH. ENTERED AS MATHR OF THE SECOMD CLASS The mail order problem seems to be solving itself. Mer-chants are finding ways to meet competition with the cat-alogue houses and the people are discovering that it does not pay to send their money away from home. Many merchants have suffered more or less from the competition with the mail order houses but their experience has been beneficial It has sparred them to greater efforts, to the adoption of better methods, caused them to wake up and improve their opportunities and advantages, until most of them have lost all fear of mail order competition and very few are really losing trade in that direction. As now seen the mail order scare appears to have been a clear case of borrowing trouble on the part of country and small town merchants. It was very much like the department store scare of twenty or twenty~five years ago when, it will be remembered, many merchants imagined that their business would. be ruined un-less they could find means to stop or control the growth of the department institutions. The department stores, how-ever, continued to increase and multiply until now every town of any considerable. importance has one or more and their existence is hardly considered a menace by the straight deal-ers. The mail order problem will soon be considered as of no more importance than the department stores and it is prob-able that the danger to retail merchants from the proposed parcels post will prove to be largely imaginary. Experience has shown that the wide awake retail merchants-men who understand their business, are energetic, enterprising and up-to-date in their methodS-have little to fear from legiti-mate competition of any sort. Dishonest, unfair or illegit-imate competition may bother them at times but it can not Jive long enough to cause permanent injury to merchants who deserve the confidence and patronage of the peop'le. An examination of the 1800 page catalogue of a great mail order house revealed the fact that only a comparatively small number of pages were used in offering furniture for sale. The "..stuff" illustrated and described was low grade work-low in design as well as in price. Anyone acquainted with the goods made in Grand Rapids, Rockford, Chicago or other manufacturing centers of importance would declare at a glance that the stuff illustrated was of faulty construc-tion and not in any respect like the product of the factories in the cities n.amed. The Grand Rapids, the Rockford and the Chicago "expression" was lacking. Regular single line dealers should not fear such competition. By handling a better class of goods they can rise far above the level of the mail order houses and in a short time forget that the mail order houses handle furniture at alL Charles Stedman Hanks, of Brookline, who has been making a study of the nation's corporations in Washington for the last year and a half, estimates that twenty~five per cent of the business wealth of the country is !lOW under corporate control. Mr. Hanks also agrees with the statement recently put forth by another economist, that seven-eighths of the country's wealth, seven hundred billions, is owned by less than one per cent. of the population. The alarming rIFt.T I >5' ..7U'l t 2"· significance of this condition df affairs is not so much in the present ratio as it is in the fact that the proportion of wealth owned by the -few is rapidly increasing. Twenty years ago it was estimated that ten per cent of the population con-trolled only three-quarters of the wealth of the country. Some retail furniture dealers are disposed to grumble because the hardware men are handling kitchen cabinets, which until recently have been sold only in the furniture stores. The kitchen cabinet business seems to have been overdone. It is probable that the action of the hardware men is due largely to importunities from the manufacturers of kitchen cabinets who have found difficulty in disposing of their output. The furniture dealers have little caus.e for complaint, however. The hardware men are only getting even for loss of refrigerator trade. A few years ago refrig-erators were sold almost exclusively in hardware stores. Now it is ~stimated that the furniture dealers sell at least twenty-five per cent of the refrigerators and they still hold a consid· erable share of the kitchen cabinet trade. Can it be that marble is chea?er for table and dresser tops than lumber? One of the large corporations engaged in the business of making furniture in Grand Rapids, is using considerable Tennessee marble for the purpose stated. Twenty-five years ago no fine or medium priced work cou'ld be marketed without tops of marble. While the brown and pink slabs from the mountains of Tennessee were be<].utiful to the eye they were cold to the touch and lost favor in the estimation of the public. Why the slabs should be again in demand can not be accounted for unless their cost is less than figured lumber. What's the matter with Chicago people anyway? They have had their automobile show and their horse show re-cently with other attractions intended to induce people to visit the city but the merchants do not seem to be satisfied with the winter's business. They have now arranged a "bargain week," beginning March 10. If that does not prove successfu1 they should borrow a street carnival company from some of the country towns. Operators of furniture factories in the flood districts ha ve fully recovered from the damage done by the winter freshet in Grand Rapids, and abandoning the basements and in several instances the attached buildings of plants, have placed their property beyond the power of the river to do further injury. The machinery of one entire floor in a large I factor}' was taken out of a basement permanently. Some of the fire insurance managers are borrowing trouble over the operations of the pure food law. They fear that it will make some factories useless or unprofitable and thus increase their tendency to burn easily. Well, "it's an ill wind," etc. What injures the fire insurance men should ben-efit the "lifers." If theories are correct the pure food law will lengthen the lives of many men. The new clerk may make himself unpleasant at times by comparing your stock with that of his former elnp!oyer. This is not an unmixed evil. Perhaps the other fellow has a good line of goods, and possibly his arrangement may be superior in some particulars to your own. You can ~tal1d for the comparison if you can learn anything. lErch properly stained makes a good imitation of Cir-cassi~ l.llwalnut. Few can discover the deception. In view of tqe rapidly increasing demand for goods manufactured of Circasaian walnut, there was created an opening for the stain' maker of which he was quick to take advantage. BUCHANAN CABINET CO. :BUCHANAN, MICHICAN NO. 132 KITCHEN CABINET. Say you saw this Ad in the Michigan A'rtisun. Send for our New Catalogue of SIDE· BOARDS KITCHEN CABI-NETS HOUSE DESKS THE LI N E 0 F MONEY MAKERS -,.,- the Merchants 9 PATENTED JULY 29, 1902. The Best FASTENER for Five Legged Tables Write for Prices and .Information. -10- Invincible Table Fastener Co., Shelbyville. Indiana. The Luce Furniture Co. INVITES ATTENTION TO ITS LARGE LINE OF Bed Room and Dining Room Furniture. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Salesroom at Factory Only. 10 ~MI9«HIG~N $ VARIOUS MATTERS. E. M. Hulse, president of the E. M. 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 out, like the individual sung about in the comic opera, years ago-he "bobbed up serenely" in every instance. No man in the trade has tested the value of the trade papers as a means for drawing business morc thoroughly than he, and his decision is that the trade mediums are useful and valuable. Certain journals he esteems morc highly than others, asa matter of course. A few years ago he engaged space in all 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 main attraction was a very g"ood 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 Mr. Hulse. His feel-ings upen reading the offending publication in which the $25.00 rocker was offered for $15.00, can he more easily im-agined than described, and when the stenographer was called into Mr. Hulse's office the very atmosphere was filled with resentment. In brief, yet pointed language Mr. Hulse in-formed the publisher that he would fiU every order for rockers sold through the medium of the journal for $15,00 and would look to the publisher to make good the difference. Many orders 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. Mr. Hulse was dumbfounded, and when lie recalls the incident he is inclined to go into a dumb-founding mood. "Every man has a hobby," remarked an eminent min-ister of the gospel. When asked to name the particular hobby under wf:lich he labored, he replied, "A single-jointed stove pipe hat." The minister in question was seldom seen without a shining head piece. D. W. Kendall's hobby is painting; he has an "annex" to his particular affectation, however; it is playing the fiddle. F6rmerly it was a bull dog. William Widdicomb likes to. make speeches before assemblages of business men. He acquired this hobby in the commOn council many years ago. His remarks are 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 thoughts outside of ·his business to the Michigan Soldiers' Home-a hobby he is proud of. A plantation on the' island of Cuba, is the source of pride for John D. Case, while John Shanahan delights in sailing a naptha launch. David E. Uhl is too busy to give much time to a hobby, but a good horse pleases him as much as anything. W. H. Gay, Ralph Tietsort, "Rob" Irwin, Mi- ·ner S. Keele, W. A. Gunn and John R. Shelton dote on automobiling while A. W. Hompe would rather sail a fast single sticker than sign a check for a million. His business associates, Messrs. Irwin and Tietsort would leave their automobiles standing in the road if Mr. Hampe should bear down upon them under the power of a stiff breeze. The manufacturers at Jamestown, N. Y., are fully sup-plied with hobbies. Charles W. Herrick, of the Maddox TOLbleCompany finds rest and recreation (the term is used advisedly) in the study of finance. Probahly no man outside of Wall street, in the greac Empire state, has stowed away in his brain as much ir.tormation as he regarding stock cor-porationsand securitit:s. He reads prominent newspapers devoted to finance, the letters of Henry Clews, Holden and other monetary authorities. He is an official of a prosper-ous bank and a director in several corporations, but having entered a banking house when a boy his mind naturally 7fRe T I.s ..7I.2'I =e clings to the influences of his earlier employment. A beau-tiful summer home on Lake Chautauqua and the new home he bas under construction in Jamestown call for the full em-ployment of his mental and physical energies. A story is told of a farmer who aroused his son at four a. m., and direct-ed him to feed the horses, milk fourteen cows, split a cord of wood, sho.vel the snow out of the paths, build the' fires, feed the chickens and the hogs, and while resting before breakfast, to peel the potatoes, grind the coffee and bring water from tbe well. Like the farmer's son Mr. Herrick is the busiest "rester" in Chautauqua COUIlty~ "Tom" Crane knows the history of every actor worth mentioning since the days of Shakspeare; Frank O. Ander-son is a skilled navigator; L. C. Stewart smilingly acknowl-edges that his week old daughter is a good enough "hobby," wbile Mr. Corne"ll of the Jamestown Lounge Company fairly "gloats" over beautiful painting. W. J. Maddox, of the Maddox Table .Company has a hobby which he employs in promoting the business of his company. His "mad ox" is known to everyone in the trade. A few months ago be con-ceived the idea that a large white ox in action could be made useful, but was unable to find any among his large force of carvers, who were able to execute the animal in wood. Finally his brother, J. W. Maddox, undertook tbe task and turned' out a very good specimen of an ox in pine. It attracted much attention at the late exposition at Grand Rapids. Mr. MaddOX decided to have the specimen .repro-duced in a smaller size in plaster and called in an artist from sunny Italy to make a mold. Many attempts resulted in failure, the curling tail of the imitation animal breaking off, repeatedly. Finally, Mr. Maddox suggested that wire be used to support the tail, when the efforts of the artist were successful, and a considerable number of casts were made. The artistic spirit of tbe Italian conceive·J tbe idea that an ox could not be enraged without an object to excite his resentment, so he brought to Mr. Maddox various casts to supply the deficiency. A girl in a red skirt was suggested and rejected. An ugly looking Turk followed -and finally a crocodile was presented but all were rejected by th~ exacting Mr. Maddox. The artist is still busy with bis brain and hands, and promises to exbaust the animal kingdom in an effort to please his employer. RemOTe. Shipping Mark." Marst Scratcbest Staina. Clean8t Fills in and PoUsbes. 11 ALL PROSPEROUS. Notes and News From a Few of Michigan's Furniture Factories. The Lentz Table Company of Nashville, 1tIich., had a great business in 1906-the largest in the history of the com-pany. During the last year they made many improvements and cnlargernents, and in addition to largely increasing their sales they have steadily kept in view the making of higher grade goods, and eliminating as far as possible the cheaper lines. This has been a wise move, for while the averag"c price is higher the quality of the goods more than makes up for the difference in price, and every dealer realizes that when he puts a Lentz dining extension table on his floor he is prepared to show his customer an article that he can guarantee to be without a superior in its grade. Lentz ta-bles always sell well; the value is there-materials, style, workmanship and finish. Good stuff. Sturgis. The Sturgis furniture factories, five in number, are all busy and prosperous. Sturgis is rapidly becoming one of the most important manufacturing cities in Southern Mich-igan, and prospects are bright for several more factories locating here this year. The Royal Chair Company has recently fitted up a new set of offices and made other important improvements. The past year was the most successful in the history of the company, and Mr. \Valton, the manager, is pushing business with such energy and skill that every month sees a steady gain. The Royal and Regal Morris chairs have become fa-mous all over the land, and the merchant who does not handle them is missing one of the best selling lines in the market. The Stebbins Manufacturing Company although the latest addition to the furniture industries of Sturgis, is one of the most prosperous, and thc growth of the business is something extraordinary. The line of parlor and library tables made by this company js onc of the best on the market. The \Vallick Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of refrigerators and kitchen cabinets, are enjoying a fine trade. Business seems to grow with this house every month in the year. Alusbrook & Sturges, the oldest furniture manufacturing company in Sturgis, is pursuing the even tenor of its way, SHELBYVILLE DESK CO. MANUFACTURERS OF OFFICE DESKS Mahogany. and Imitation Qyartered Oak. Plain Oak in Three Grades. SPECIAL FEATURES A SQUARE DEAL Write for lotnt Catalogue. SHELBYVILLE, IND. manufacturing an excellent line of medium priced chamber furniture, sideboards and buffets. The Grobhiscr & Crosby Furniture Company, is one of the largest in the manufacture of dining extension, parlor, library and office tables. Buchanan. Once in a while a fire proves to be a blessing in dis-guise. This seems to have been the ease with the Buchanan Cabinc1 Company. Last year fire completely destroyed the main factory, and now in its place they have a fine brick building with more than twice the capacity of the old onc. Ke.v engine house and dry kilns, a side track to the shipping house door, the boiler room, dry kilns and lumber yards, a new 150 horse power Corliss engine, new machinery through-out and a larger business than ever before. The plant pre-sents an air of prosperity calculated to make one congratu-late Albert Richards the manager, and all the stockholders. The line is made up of sideboards, kitchen cabinets, house desks, book cases and sewing tables. Its a good medium priced line and trade is fine. Hastings. Hastings is the county seat of Barry county, one of the most prosperous agricultural counties in Michigan. It is a thriving little city, with numerous manufacturing concerns, among them four furniture factories, the Tyden Car Seat Company and the Hastings \Vool Boot Company. The fur-niture companies are the Hastings Cabinet Company, man-ufacturers of kitchen cabinets; the Hastings Table Company, dining extension tables.; the Grand Rapids Bookcase Com-pany, bookcases, china closets, buffets and serving tables; and the Barber Bros. Chair Company, manufacturers of high grade dining chairs, rockers, etc, The Table Company, the Bookcase Company and the Chair Company have gone into a combination scheme for making dining room sets to rnatch, one furnishing the tables, another the chairs and serving tables. This makes a very nice arrangement, as it enab1es the merchant to purchase complete dining room sets to match in style, wood and finish, and ship in the same car in car lots or open freight, as desired. Hastings furniture has a name for excellance that is as wide as the continent. The Hastings Cabinet Company made a fine. display at the January exhibit in Grand Rapids, and is enjoying a fine business. Their white maple kitchcn cabinets are among the very best made. A new catalogue is ready for mailing. 12 ·§>~MI9,.HIG7}N Evansville, Ind., Feb. l8.-The manufacturers here have voted to discontinue the practice of giving the long time fall datings to customers on all orders for immediate ship-ment. This move has been agitated by certain influential members of the Evansvilte Furniture Manufacturers' Asso-ciation for some time past, owing to the way that some of the retailers have taken advantage of and abused the priv~ iIege, and recently an agreement was circulated and signed by practically all of the factories abolishing the practice. The trade in Texas has been particularly culpable and un-scrupulous in this matter, some of the dealers there going so far as to hold back the manufacturer's money for a whole year, turning it over once and twi.ce i.n the meantime, and with the small margin of profit that is left to the manufac-turer now, he can't afford to a(low anything of that kind or he will find his balance on the wrong side of the ledger at the end of the year. Consequent1y all the Evansville plants have notified their salesmen that in future no datings must be allowed on goods ordered for immediate shipment. \\lhere the purchaser leaves the shipping date to the dis-cretion of the factory, and they choose to ship the goods early to get thcm out of their warehouses, then the dating is given same as formerly. All the factories here that were closed down during January either for invoicing or to make some much-needed repairs have resumed operations again. All the plants have plenty of orders and everything looks bright for a cracking good year. The Fellwock Automobile & Manufacturing Company is now the name of what was formerly the Feltwock Roll & Panel Company. P. B. Fellwock of the Bockstege Fur-niture Company and his brother who has been running the roll and panel works since he was put in charge of the Bock-stege plant, have bought out all the other stockholders and have changed the name as above. The new concern will manufacture rolls exclusively and is the biggest exclusive r01'l manufacturing plant in the country. A. F. Karges of the Karges Furniture Company who is the guiding hand of the Karges-Globe-Bockstege inter-ests, is one of the most prominent men in the furniture business in Evansville. Like most men who have risen several rounds higher on life's ladder than most of his fellows, ~Jr. Karges is averse to talking for publication. When approach-ed by your correspondent, he at first said that the only thing he cared to say was that his plant had recently issued a handsome new catalogue.. Asked if he thought that bus-iness the coming year would equal that of the year just closed, Mr. Karges said: "I see no reason why business during the· first six months of 1907 should not be fully as big as that of last year. Further than that I would not like to make a prediction, for conditions in the business world are altogether too uncertain for any man to set himself as a prophet, and furthermore, the state of affairs in Texas has a large bearing on the trade of most of Evansville's fac-tories, and until the cotton crop is gathered no man can tell what Texas will do. However, money seems to be plen-tiful throughout the south and west, crops are good and are bringing good prices, and unless something untoward should occur, I believe we will enjoy another year of undiminished prosperity." "Ben" Bosse, of the Globe Furniture Company has re-turned from a visit to \Vashington, D. C. Mrs. Bosse was with him, and they had a most enjoyable visit. The Globe Company have prepared an entirely new line for this year, and their new catalogue, just off the press, shows some de-signs that certainly ought to catch the dealers' eyes and their orders. They build sideboards, buffets, chamber suites, odd dressers, chiffoniers, cupboards, kitchen safes, etc., that are unexcelled. Evansville now has a triumvirate of salesmen on its floor-the third-at the exposition building at Fourteenth and Locust streets, St. Louis. Proctor Shelby has joined Vining and Wilson, and the three ought to send in many a good order for the coming year. The United States Furniture Company find -that they can't turrt out ladies' desks, library tables and mantel and upright folding beds fast enough in their present quarters. They are building a three-story addition to their plant at a cost of about $4,000 and when it is completed they will use it for finishing and warerooms and will devote the floor space in the main building which was formerly occupied by these departments to the installation of several new ma-chines. Old Rebate Claims Are Dead. The interstate commerce commission has announced that it will not authorize the payment by railroads of rebates and claims for overcharges previous to January 1, 1907, the date on which the anti-rebate law became effective. This was in response of an appeal from Mr. King, traffic manager of the Alton, and -Mr. Boyd, traffic manager of the Chicago board, who explained that a large number of claims originating before the date named the railroads hesitated to pay without' specific authority from the commission. CANADIAN FACTORY. WALKERVILl.E 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 INFORMATION AND PRICES. FINISHED SAMPLES ON REQUEST. BERRY BROTHERS, LIMITED VARNISH MANUFACTURERS DETROIT NEW YORK, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE:. Our Oak and Mahogany DINING EXTENSION TABLES Are Best Made, Best Finished Values. All Made from Thoroughly Seasoned Stock. No. 506 Dining Table Top 44X44. Made in ~arter-ed Oak. Full Polished. Castered. LENTZ TABLE CO. NASHVILLE, - - MICHIGAN No. 506 Dlnlng Table. All Kinch of BASKET WARE MADE TO ORDER Please Send for Catalogue and Prices FOR WILLOW and RATTAN WARE I manufacture the Fineat Clothes- Hamper or Bedroom Basket IN THE AMERICAN MARKET F. PARTHIER, Manufacturer of Willowand Railan Ware, No. 209 GRAND AVE., CHICAGO, ILLS. "This Tlade Mark Guaranlees I~e besl." No. 526. No. 525. 13 14 FREIGHT RATES FINELY FIGURED. Loss of a Mill per Ton per Mile Would Bankrupt Many Railroads. Addressing the Railway Employes' Transportation Club of Chicago, recently, A. B. Stickney, president of the Chicago Great \Vestern Railway, a man noted for his conservative views, declared that a reduction of freight rates of one mill a ton a mile would wipe out all the dividends earned by the greatest and most prosperous railroads in the country. After quoting figures showing the average rate of interest on bonds and dividends on stocks paid by the leading rail~ ways, Mr. Stickney showed that in 1892, the year of greatest depression, the average rate of interest was 4.23 pcr cent. and the average dividends 1.93 per cent. 1n 1905, the most pras-considerable length the Question of statements to mercantile agencies, and in the course of his decision said: "It has never been decided whether under any circum-stances a false statement contained in a report to a commer-cial agency can be made the ground of successful objection to discharge. The conditions advanced in re Dresser & Co. are entitled to great weight, and in my opinion show that the usual commercial agency report obtained by an agency in order that it may gi\re the merchant a "rating," and for gen-eral distribution among its customers, cannot be made the basis of successful action by an objecting creditor. ';If, ho\vever, such a report as is here shown be obtained from a merchant by a comme;cial agency at the request, dis~ c10sed or undisclosed, of one or more of the agency's cus-tomers it seems to be incredible that the merchant furnish-ing su~h report call be supposed to have given it for any V1EW OF A WELL-DESIGNED INTERIOR. perous year, the average interest rate \vas 3.6:') per cent and the average dividend rate 3.02 per cent. "There is no other business in the country," he said, which is done on so gmall a margin of profit as 3.02 per cellt dividends. No other invested capital gets so small returns as the capital invested in railroads, and the tonnage carried is so large that a reduction of the insignificant amount of half a cent a hundredweight on a lOO-mite haul would deprive the stockholders of railways of all dividends. - "Such a decrease of one mill per ton mile would have substantially the same effect upon all the great lines, and put into bankruptcy most of the minor lines in the competitive territory extending from the Atlanti.c to the Missouri river and from the Gu1f to the Great Lakes." An Important Bankruptcy Decision. A decision that will surely have an important influence in the administration of the federal bankruptcy :law was re-cently handed down in the United States District Court of New York. In the ease in Question a discharge from bank-ruptcy was denied by the judge on the contention of the cred-itors that the bankrupt made a false statement in writing to a mercantile agency on the strength of which these creditors sold him goods, and also that the debtor made a false state-ment in writing to another creditor. The judge discussed at other pUf]lOse than of cn1igbtening those persons \'vho hab-itually deal \vith him on cre,lit as to his true financial con-dition. "It cannot be that a merchant may in bankruptcy avoid the consequences of making false statements by always ma-king them to a commercial ag-ency, even though such agency specially request him to tel! the truth for special purpose." For several years there has been no material decrease in the cost of anything used in making furniture, except alcohol. Years ago grain a1coho'l, used for cutting shellac, etc., cost $2.40 per gallon. Then wood alcohol was intro:" duced and sold at $1.25, gradually decreasing to 90 and finally to 75 cents. Kow, as a result of the law removing the tax on alcohol not used as a beverage, manufacturers get the denatured article at H5 cents per gallon, and it is predicted that if regulations can be made that will allow the farmers to make the stuff the .price will go down to 25 cents. Of course alcohol forms a very small proportion of the material that goes into a piece of furniture, but the reduction in its COSt will help to offset the advanced cost of other materials and, alcohol at 25 cents per gallon new uses will be found for it that may be of great benefit to the country-it may soon cut a great figure in the cost of heat-ing and lighting. 1 Furniture Dealers need have no more fear. \Vith the use of CHne's Caster Cup one table may be placed on top of another without injury. Made in two sizes in the following fi nishes: Oak, Mahogany and Rosewood. Special prepared feet bottom, preventing sweat marks, scratching, etc. Price: 2)( in. per 100, $3.50, 3% in. per 100. $4.50 Wealso manllfacture the most reliable Card Holder on the market. :: Write for our new 40 pale Catalo_ue. L. Cline Mfg. Co.. 123'W.b~h-Av;;. Chicago WE manufacture the larg-est line of FOLDING CHAIRS in the United States, suitable for Sunday Schools, Halls, Steamers and a.ll Public Resorts. . . . . We also manufacture Brass Trimmed Iron Beds, Spring Beds, Cots and Cribs in a larKe variety. . . . Send for Cllta!o&ue and Price. to Kauffman Mfg. CO. "SOLAND. OOID Morton House American ......Plan Rates $2.50 and Up Hotel Pantlind European ......Plan Rates $1.00 a.nd Up GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Noon Dinner Served at the Pantlind for 50c is the FINEST IN THE WORLD J. BOYD PANTLIND. Prop. The New Banquet Table Top III well uOFFICE. DINING and DIRECTORS' TABLES are OU1' specialty. STOW & DAVIS FURNITURE CO.• ~:e'''''' Write for Catalogue, Get samplelof BANQUET TABLE TOP. five Complete Lines of Refrigerators RIG"T PRICES at apalite Lined Enameled Lined Charcoal Filled and Zinc Lined Zinc Lined with Removable Ice Tank Gal ranized Iron Lined Stationary Ice Tank Send fOI" nt:w CATALOGUE and let us name you price Challenge Refrigerator Co. GRAND HAVEN, MICH., U. S. A. 15 16 MERCHANTS WIN FIRST ROUND. Dakota Judge Denies Montgomery Ward & Co's Applica-tion for a Preliminary Injunction. Retail merchants throughout the country have reason to be pleased with the result of the first decision in the case brought by Montgomery vVard & Co. against the Retail Merchants' Association of South Dakota. The matter is of much importance to others than the South Dakota retailers because there is no doubt that if l\'lontgomery ¥lard & Co. could win this case they would start similar proceedings against many other state organizations and also against city and national associations. It is true that the decision of Judge Carland of the Fed-eral court at Sioux Falls, is only preliminary-it simply de-nies the motion for a preliminary injunction-but it is be-lieved to foreshadow the court's views on the merits of the main question, because it contains this declaration: "Where the only object of a suit in equity is a permanent injunction, a temporary injunction will not issue where the court is of the opinion that there is no probability that the complainant will succeed on the merits." Those words surely mean that "Judge Carland is of the opinion that the complainants are not likely to succeed when the case is brought up for final hearing on its merits in ApriL As some of the readers of the Artisan may not-have seen the letters issued by the South Dakota Retail Merchants' Associatioll on which the complaint of Montgomery Ward & Co. is based, that part of Judge Carland's decision in which the letters appear is given here: l'The South Dakota Retail Merchants' Association is a voluntary association organized for the purpose of correct-ing trade abuses, to develop the mercantile profession and to co-operate with other organizations having like objects. The retail dealers held their annual meeting at Mitchell, Jan~ uary 2?, 1906, and soon after said meeting there was with the· consent and knowledge of its principal officers issue-d and sent to a great number of wholesalers and jobbers throughout the United States who were not members of said association the following circular letter:" F. A. Grimm, President. L. S. Tyler, Secretary. THE SOUTH DAKOTA RETAIL MERCHANTS' AND HARDWARE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION. Sioux Falls, S. D., March 1, 1906. The South Dakota Retail ~1erchants in convention as-sembled at Mitchell, S. D., January 23, 24, 25, 1906, expressed strong sentiments and were unanimous on the subject: Re-lating to the selling of merchandise by the jobber and man-ufacturer to the catalogue or mail order houses. That it was unfair treatment on the part of the wholesaler toward the retailer. The retail merchant of South Dakota feels that the cause of the catalogue house has been advanced by the wholesa"ler, inasmuch as the stock of the mail order house is carried by the _wholesaler. The retail merchants have suf-fered. in consequence of this arrangement. Wilt you not act with the. retail merchants? Do you at the present time encourage and help the catalogue house business? \i\Till you not refuse ,to sell -to the mail order house, and will you confine your trade to the legitimate retail dealer? Any suggestion for co-operation' for our mutual inter-ests of both the who"lesaler and retailer we would as a body of merchants be glad to receive aild consider. This letter is endorsed by the_board of directors as above named and sent out under their instructions. Yours truly, L. S. TYLER, Secretary. 71R T I.s .7I.Z'T e 7 e I<That on July 14, 1906, there was issued and sent to the members of said voluntary association a letter in words and figures as follows:" F. A. Grimm, President. L. S. Tyler, Secretary. THE SOUTH DAKOTA RETAIL MERCHANTS' AND HARDWARE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION. Sioux Falls, S. D., July 14, 1906. Dear Sir:-The attached list comprises those, jobbers that refused to answer in any way the letter that was sent out by the Retail Merchants' & Hardware Dealers' Association at your request in March, asking them if they would act with the retail trade and not with the cata!oguehouses. In these houses refusing to answer our "letters and ignor-ing the merchants, through their association, the secretary cannot come to any other conclusion than that they prefer the business of the catalogue houses as against retailers of this state. It would seem that, in the course of business, a jobber that depended on the retail trade for his support might have courtesy enough to reply to a fair question even though he might not be in accord with it and preferred to trade with the catalogue houses. Hang this over your desk for reference. Yours truly, L S. TYLER, Secretary. "It also fairly appears from the evidence that the retail dealers have agreed among themselves that they will not pur-chase merchandise from who'lesalers and jobbers who sell to catalogue or mail order houses. It does not appear, however, that said retail dealers intend to do anything in connection with the matter in controversy different than they have done already." Further quotations from judge Carland's opinion read as follows: "For damage arising from the commission of lawful acts the law affords no remedy. The facts in evidence on this hearing show that the retail dealers have agreed among themselves that they will not purchase merchandise from wholesalers and jobbers who seU to catalogue and mail order houses. That they have corresponded with jobbers and wholesalers stating that the retail dealers were opposed to said wholesalers and jobbers selling to catalogue or mail order houses and have requested the former not to sell to the latter. Are these acts of the retail dealers unlawful? Do they show unfair trade c,ompetition? Is persuasion un-lawful when considered with reference to the facts of this case, or, in other words, is persuasion unfair competition? Upon the answer to these questions depends complainant's right to a temporary injunction. I'That the retail dealers have a lawful right to agree among themselves that they will not purchase merchandise from wholesalers and jobbers who sell to catalogue or mail order houses cannot be denied, and it necessarily follows that they have the right to inform each other as to what whole-salers and jobbers do sell to catalogue or mail order houses. The question in this case is, what may they do in ~ddition to influence the wholesalers and jobbers not to seIt to catalogue houses? I'lt must be conceded that complainant has the right to transact and carryon its business free from intimidation Or coercion. That this is a property right, and that a com-bination to interfere with this right otherwise than in fair competition must show justification. "The American cases, however, when carefully consid-ered, show that the great weight of authority in the United States is in favor of the proposition that it is not unfair com-petition, intimidation or coercion for a combination to inter-fere with this right by persuasion or any peaceable means. "It thus appears that the retail dealers have done nothing nor threaten to do anything which is actionable." Inset Ranney Refrigerators and Kitchen Cabinets are shown during the WINTER FURNITURE EXPOSITIONS -at - CHICAGO ManufactureR' Exhibition Buildinll, 1319 MichigaD Ave., Fim Floor. NEW YORK Furniture Exchange, 43d and Lexinatoo. A full line of samplesat each ex~ position and com-petent salesmen in charge. THE BEST MEDIUM and HIGH PRICED REFRIGERA-TORS on the Market. SEE THE SEVEN LINES LAPLAND CHIEF, OAK, THe Lined. CHARTER OAK. ENAMELED. ASH. Whi'e Ennmel on Galvanized hon. LAPLAND. OAK. Galvanized Iron Lined. MONITOR, ASH. Galvanized Iron Lined. CHARTER OAK, ASH, Galvanized Iron Lined. Ail with metal Ice Racks, Adju&able Shelves.Self ClosingDoors, Removable Ice Chambers, and other improvements MASCOT, HARDWOOD. Galvanized Iron Lined. RADIUM, HARDWOOD, Galvanized Iron Lined. Ranney Refrigerator Company, aHnOdMFEACOTOFFRIICEESS. GreenVaIlle, Mic[n. CATALOGUES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION TO THE HOME OFFICE. Inset GRAND RAPIDS UPHOLSTERING CO. Davenports, Odd Chairs, Library Furniture, Sofa Beds, Overstuffed Leather Goods. Get our PICTURES and PRICES-then the GOODS-and you'll put MONEYin your 'bank. GRAND RAPIDS UPHOLSTERING CO.,Grand Rapids, Mich. Say y~u saw thir in the MICHIGAN ARTISAN. JOHNSON CHAIR COMPANY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS We manufacture as complete a line of OFFICE, DINING, LIBRARY and BEDROOM CHAIRS AS ANYONE IN 'THIS COUN'TR r G.atalogue to the :rrade. EXHIBIT: Furniture Exhibition Building, 1411 Michigan Avenue. GOOD RAILROAD POLICY. President Finley of the Southern Outlines Duties of Freight and Passenger Agents. \V. \V. Finley who succeeds the late Samuel Spencer as president of the Southern Railway, while addressing a meeting of 150 freight and passenger agents in Atlanta, recently, expressed ideas that may seem new to many patrons of railroads who have had more or less aggra vating exper~ ience in dealing with agents. President Finley urged em-ployes to build up erfLcient transportation facilities, and de-clared that the railroad, as an institution, must he fair to the people. He said: "Your duties arc two-fold. 'lOll mve duties to the railway company by which you are employed and you owe duties to the public.' These double duties do not in any way result in conflict or divided allegiance, for he serves the railway best who serves the public best. The policies of the railway are formulated and mapped out by the general officers, but 17 officer, but the: damage done to the reputation of the road cannot be remedied. Questions that seem to you to be trivial may be considered of importance by the person ask-ing them, and they should be answered with patience and courtesy." Reductions in Western Freigpt Rates. Several reductions in freight rates in favor of Denver have been made by the western classificition committee. The rate on unmanufactured tobacco from the Mississippi river to Denver in carload lots is reduced from $1.45 to 02 cents a hundred pounds. Lawn swings from Chicago in carload lOb from $1.25 to 77 cents. Talcum powder man-ufactured in Colorado is given a rate of 80 cents a hundred pounds instead of $1.2;',i,when shipped to points on the Mis-souri river. Electrolytic carbons arc reduced from third class to fifth class, and the class rates to Utah common points, from $1.85 to $1.54. The SOllthern Pacific is preparing to make a flat reductio"n of fifteen per cent to points in 1\ew Mexico and MADE BY LENTZ TABLE CO., NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN. the application of these policies to spccific transactions must he entrusted in the main to mcn in the field. It fo!loovs, then, that you have, in a substantial sense, the reputation of the Southern Railway Company for fair and just dealing in your hands. "\Vhethcr the company shall be popular or unpopular depends in a very large measure upon your attitude toward the public, and upon your treatment of those doing business ,,,·ith the road. It is of supreme importance, therefore, that yOU, who daily come into intimate contact with the public shou"!d bear in mind constantly that it is the unvarying pol-icy of the company to be just and fair to all alike, to the small shipper and the occasional travelc:r as \vell as to the larg-est shipper and the regular traveler; that you should be perfectly frank in all business dealings: that you should always be considerate and patient, and that you should do all in your power to make the services of the road satis-factory for whom they are performed. "\Vhile everything possible should be done. for the ac-commodation of those doing business with the road. care should be exercised not to promise the impossible in the, way of facilities or service. \Vhen failure to fulfLll such a prOm-ise follows, the man 'who made it may he able to shift re-sponsibility to the operating or some other department or Arizona. A reduction of from 1:'j to 18 cents to all stations on the Oregon Short Line in Utah, Idaho, Montana and eastern Oregon will be made shortly. The Rock Island has made a horizontal reduction of twenty per cent to western Kansas. The Burlington has made a reduction of twelve to twenty per cent as far east as 1TcCook, Neb., and as far west as Billings, 1'10. The rate on pig tin from New York to Denver has been reduced from $1.11 to 93 cents a hundred. The changes noted above went into effect on February 15. It is expected that other roads will announce similar reductions to take effect March 1. Chili Wants "Little Brown Men." ,Vhile many Americans vie"", the deluge of Japs with alarm, little Chili down in South America is inviting them with open arms and promises of extraordinary liberality. She offers forty acres of rich land to the J ap settler, twenty more to each son over eighteen years of age, a yoke of oxen, a set of farm implements and $15.00 a month in hard cash for the fir,';t twelve months of residence. Such a proposition seems attractive enough to nearly depopulate the Japan~se island. 18 OWQSSOFactory Notes. Business in Owosso is good. The furniture factories are busy and everything points to a great year in this city. The Woodard Furniture Company had an excellent trade in Grand Rapids in January. Their new line of Circassian walnut and mahogany chamber furniture was much ad-mired, and the whole line, including the above woods, birch, Made by Woodard Furniture Co., Owono, Mich. birdseye maple and quarter sawed oak sold well. Trade keeps right up, and if anything, grows better all the time. They have just contracted with the Grand Rapids Veneer \\larks to put up their dry kilns with their new system, and will be in better shape than ever before to take care of their orders. The Robbins, Table Company is having a fine business. Sales so far this year are ahead of last year, and that was t'.le best in the history of the company. The American Blowcr Company has just fitted up this plant with two moist air kilns with a capacity of 75,000 feet, which is double Cut which they had before the fire which destroyed their form~r kilns a few weeks ago.· The Estey Manufacturing Company will soon erect an addition to their factory containing about 4,000 square feet of floor space. They are elljoying a fine trade, and in July will bring out some finer goods than they had to show ill January. A Cane Chair. "The stranger, who had long white hair, good features, singularly bold and well defined for an old man, and dark, bright, penetrating eyes, looked round with a smile and sa-luted the carrier's wife by gravely inclining his head. "His garb was very Quaint and odd-a long, long way be-hind the time. Its hue was brown all over. In his hand he held a great brown club or walking stick, and striking this upon the floor, it fell asunder and became a chair. in which he sat down quite composedly."-Charles Dickens, in "Crick-et on the Hearth." RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE. Louis Kanitz, president of the Muskegon Valley Fur-niture Company, who has served four years as a member of the board of managers of the Michigan Soldiers' Home, lo-cated at Grand Rapids, has been re-appointed for another term by Governor \\Tarner. The re-appointment of Mr. Kanitz is heartily approved by all who know of what he has done for the So1diers' Home. He is greatly interested in the institution, in fact, has made it something like. a hobby. It is conceded that he has given it more time and attention than any other man ever connected with its management. During the past four years it has been nothing unusual for }Ir. Kanitz to spend days and even weeks looking after the interests of the Home and he has done it without financial recompense. New Furniture Dealers. Central Furniture Company, Paterson, N. J. Donald Furniture Company, Newark, N. ]. Geo. E. Tole & Co., Lancaster, Pa. r>.1ackley, IVlah,an & Co., Pittsburg, Pa. Bariteau & Girouard, :::lashua, N. H. F. R. & Robert \Vadsworth, Pittsburg, Pa. The Julius Campbell Company, Traverse City, l\Iich. Samuel Adkr, Hattiesburg, Miss. H. R. Fox, Bay City, Mich. O. L. McKee, Joplin, Mo. A. \10.1. Bills, vVaterloo, la. Petti Bros., Germantown, Neb. Peoplcs' Hardware & Furniture Co., V\linfield, La. Spande Furniture Company, Logan, Utah. Hillstrom & Bennett, Vancouver, vVash. "V. P. Sherman, Eureka, Mont. No. 244 Music Cabinet. --Manufacturersof-- BOOKCASES, LADIES' DESKS, COMBINATION CASES, MUSIC CABINETS, and CHINA CLOSETS. New Catalogue ready for mailing. Mr. Dealer: If you want your ordeI filled promptly and want goods that you can make good profi.ts on du.ring the commg spnng sea-son, mail your orders to us. We solicit trial orders. Sheboygan Novelty Company SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, U. S. A. ~MIEfHIG7}-N Changes in Firms, Transfers, Etc. Poe & \-Vhitson, Gowen, }10., sold to J. P. Holbert. Charles \Vrenu, StOCktOl1, Mo., succeeded by \Vrenn & Young. A. \f>y'. Beswick, \VinfielJ, Kan., sold to L. C. Long-side. J. \V. Parks, Jr., succeeds Dixon & Parks, Hillsboro, Tex. J. A. Dahlgrectl, Enid, Okla., sold to Alva Goff. O. VI/. Strong's Sons, Albuquerque, X. 1'1'1.s,ucceeded by F. H. Strong. "Vestfal! & 1Jitchcll, \i\/eldon, la., sold to C. E. Bodley. YVeichel & Tatul11, Plymouth, Neb., sold to Clement Haake. Franklin (.Keb.) Furniture & }fllSic Company, succeeded by P. L. Sturtevant. J. P. Gilbert & Co., Falls City, Ore., sold to ]. C. Talbot. J. C. l\lcAdams & Co., Kaw, Okla., sold to B. E. John-son & Co. e. B. \Vebb, Eddy, Tex., succeeded by Beard & \"ebb. 19 Benton & Co., Fordyce, Ark., succeeded by the Thomas Furniture Company. O. L. Harris, Mercer, Mo., sold to Moore & Mollestoll. J esse Child Mercantile Co., Richmond, Mo., succeeded by A. B. Conrow. Zimmerman, Clyde & CO.,Dodge City, Kan., sold to Doolittle & Traynor. The manufacturers of Rockford do not cater to the mait order houses nor have they encouraged the efforts made by certain promoters to establish a factory in that city to man-ufacture lovv.grademail order furniture. Representations that have been published in the news and trade papers that the manufacturers of that city were catering to the trade of the mail order houses were erroneous, based upon false infor-mation, and the Artisan cheerfully publishes this fact be-cause an injustice has been inflicted upon a manufacturing community that should not have been subjected to it. PART OF BEDROOM SUITE No. 1431. Made by the Nelson-Matter Furniture COO. Graud Rapids, Mich. 20 MUST OPPOSE PARCELS POST. What It Would Mean to the Retailers and: to Small Towns. One of the features of the national convention of retail merchants, held in Dallas, Tex., recently, was an address on "The Parcels Post; Its Rc'lation to the Retail Trade," by George E. Green, editor of the Retail Merchants' J ourmil of Peoria, Ill., in the course of which he said: "If there is anyone question before the public today in which the retailer is directly interested, it is the Parcels Post agitation, which has been before congress during the past several sessions. The advocates in favor of a Parcels Post measure for this country afc· very active and are ex-erting a powerful influence in its favor. The principal agency for advocating the passage of parcels post enactment for this country is what is knmvn as 'The Postal Progress League.' The question would n~turally arise-what inter-ests compose the Posta'] Progress League, and the question is very easily answered in the statement, that the Postal Progress League represents the large catalogue mail order houses of our country. Literature is sent out by the Postal Progress League, making the statement that 'The only things that stand between the eighty millions of people of the United States and the Parcels Post enactment, arc the ex-press eompanies and the small shop keepers.' In the eyes of the Postal Progress League, these two intere.sts seem to he insignificant and should'be brushed aside. "I cannot stand here before you with any apology III favor of express companies, but I do stand here hefore you as a staunch advocate for the preservation to this country of an avocation in which over one-half million people, men of intelligence, men following an avocation for a livelihood and the passage of a parcels post enactmcnt would mean, if not complete ruination,: at least ,;'I. ,serious crippling of qt.e business avocation of this so [arge·'{clas5,of represen'tative husiness men of our co~n;try, and th'c'T'~'1t're,ac~ording'to a conservative estimate, from statistics which I gather one mil-llon retail dealers i.n thc United States. The twelvi:'. principal lines, such as dry goods, grocers, clothing, boots and shoes, drugs, jewelry, millinery, mens' furnishing goods, stationery and books, harness and carriages and furniture, make up in excess of 350,000. There are about. 175,000 genenl stores, carrying either several or combining all lines. On the other hand, the catalogue and mail order houses are comparatively few. \Vhile they as an individual business represent a larger investment than the average dealer, the aggregate capital of over one-half million of retailers, far exceeds the aggregate capital of the mail or~ler houses, viewed in a comparative sense, and in justice and equity to all business interests of the country I would consider a Parcels Post enactment as in favor of a very small proportioq of merchants as against the many, and would greatly question the wisdom of congress in pass-ing any legislative act in favor of the few against a great ma-jority. "The principal tendency of and the desire for enactment of parcels post is to serve directly from the producer to the consumer, which means the practical elimination of all mid-dle men. The thought of receiving goods from first hands, theoretically sounds quite agreeable and has an alluring fas-cination for the purchaser. But connected therewith are many things which not only the retailer, but the public in general, should carefully consider. The tendency under the operation of a parcels post enactment would be for a concen-tration and consolidation of business interests into a few large trade centers, to the detriment of the smaller towns and vi11ages throughout our country. The future of the retailer depends upon the growth and prosperity of the smaller towns and villages, and therein the residents of the rural districts are also vitally interested. * * '" * * "It is true, that the tendency of rural residents, is to trade away from home. We; need not, however, confine our attention entirely to the residents of Tural districts, but we find that this tendency is growing even in our smaller cities and towns, and as a matter of special regret, it has come under my observation and experience, that merchants them-selves have this tendency to a large extent, This tendency has been created, it has been nurtured, and encouraged by catalogue mail order houses. *' *' '4' '4' "" "The relation of Parcels Post to the retailer is alarming. It is one that deals with the perpetuation of retailing as an avocation and in the thought of how catalogue mail order buying was created, there lies a great study for the retailer. The press of our country is a great power. The press is a great molder of sentiment and any question handled by the press, although there be two sides to the question, if viewed only from the one side, sentiment is inevitably created in that direction and so I find an unusually large number of pub-lications that arc being utilized in favor of this proposed measure and against the direct interest of the vast army of retailers in our land. In dealing with any question it is not only the purpose of holding to view the great dangers and particularly in dealing with the topic under consideration Made by Century Furniture Company, Grand Rapid.. Mich. there call be no question as to the relation of the retail mer-chant to parcels post; every indication demonstrates that Parcels Post is antagonistic to the retailer and the retailer must exert himself if he will preserve unto himself and future generations the privilege to deal in commodities in a small way. I would therefore give these few thoughts for your consideration: "First of all, I would say that since Parcels Post is being agitated by a few large interests for their particular advan-tage and since they arc seeking legislative enactment to enhance their particular business interests to the detriment of the retailer or small shop keepers of the country, the small shop keepers must unite in a determined and vigorous protest against its passage. One thing is certain, that even though we concede that cata\oguemail order houses are not with us to stay, -..vecannot and never should concede that they are a greater power or influence than the retailers of this country and that the retailer can and must prevent any legislation at the hand of our federal government which means rUination to his business. * * * * * "The relation of the retai'! dealer to Parcels Post must at all times be an unequivocal opposition and he must see that the same does not become a law." MAlL ORDERS TO KiI(~en (a~inets of· Oualil~ Sell at sight, and make a greater profit than other lines of kitchen cab-inets. Send for catalogue. Th. BBST of QUALITY f" least money. We have dcmbled our CllDacity aod will be better able to take caEe of oUE trade than before. We solicit your patronage. C. F. SCHMOE & CO. SHELBYVILLE, IND. 21 ARE THE JOY OF THE CHILDREN. SPRATT'S CHAIRS Our new CHILD'S MISSION ROCKER was a winner from the start. Write f~r Catalogueand prius. Our line is large and prkes are right. We make CHAIRS fo' GROWN-UPS as well as CflILDREN". GEORGE SPRATT & CO. Sheboygan, Wis. Say you law this ad in the Michigan Arti-san. SAFETY and COMFORT Are Best Secured by Using Lockless Metal Folding Beds Made by the SAFETY FOLDING BED CO., Ltd. " \ £ ~, II DETROIT, MICHIGAN Full Line of Samples shown at the Furniture Exhibition Building, 1411 Michigan Ave., Chicago. Second Floor, Front Middle Section. 22 OUR NEW 1901 LINE OF ALASKA REFRIGERATORS with side ice chamber is made in twenty-one styles, zinc lined, white enamel and porcelain lined. Our cataloguewill interestyou. IFritefir it. THE ALASKA REFRIGERATOR CO. Exclusive Refrigerator Manufacturers. MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN. EFFECTIVE ARGUMENTS. Mail Order Catalogue Patrons Thoroughly Convinced by Odious Comparisons. A retailer in a small. town located near a 'large mail order center, has a good method for keeping the home trade from ordering from the mail order houses. He was driven to this idea by circumstances and has followed out the plan long enough to see that it has been a big help to him, and one thing in favor of any kind of advertising which holds trade at home is the fact that once you thoroughly convert a customer, be is not likely to again relapse into the mail order habit. His neighborhood several years ago had quite a mail-order craze, and its effect was pretty bad on the local dealers. This particular dealer, however, was not satisfied that it was paying anyone but the mail-order house. A good friend came in one day and told about a neighbor who had pur-chased some article through a catalogue, and that it was very unsatisfactory. Our dealer at once saw his 'opportu-nity, and sent word to the man to bring it into the store and he would allow him the full price paid for it on a better grade which he'had in stock. Upon arrival of the mail-order house article, he explained to the owner that he wanted to buy it just to show the difference between a good article and an imitation, and asked to be allowed to tell where he got it. This privilege was readily granted., and the man purchased the kind of an article he had expected to get from the mail-order house when he ordered, and went home well pleased that he had made a good turn of a bad bargain. The dealer made a couple of good big cards, one for the mail-ordcr article, giving the price it sold for, and calling attention to the differcnce in quality between it and the gen-uine, which was displayed beside it, bearing a card, giving its price, and the strong points of superiority. This at-tracted the attention of all customers, and a little talk with each one who mentioned it caused them to go away with a better idea of the real value of mail-order purchases, all the bargain-counter features of their offers having been explained away. He always told them honestly that if they wanted to spend less money than good goods cast they could get cheaper qualities at the mail-order houses at cheaper prices, but that the quality was always cheaper, and he could not afford to handle it, because he was selling goods to his neighbors and felt that he had to give good value. After his regular trade had seen the two articles side by each, where they could be handled and closely inspected, he put them in his show window, where they could be seen by everyone who passed by. The result of this display was so very apparent that he decided to carryon the campaign for a considerable length of time, and took in several other unsatisfactofy articles from neighbors, giving them the same kind of publicity. The next visit he made to the city he went around to the 1l1ail-order houses, took their catalogue and selected a number of things in his line which looked to be particularly cheap and asked to see the goods themselves. He was allowed to in-spect them, and found them exactly as expected, in nearly every instance. They showed ,they were not of the value of Grand Rapids Caster Cup Co. 2 Parkwood Il.ve., Grand RapIds, Millh. We are now putting on the best Caster Cups with cork bases ever offered to the trade. These are finished in Golden Oak and White Maple in a light finish. These goods are admirable for polished floors and furn-ure rests. They will not sweat or mar. PRICES: Size'2X incbes ...... $4.00 per hundred SizeZ%, inches······ 5.00 per hundred Try a Sample Order. F. O.B. Grand Rapids. goods imitated) so he made several purchases, and while at the wholesale houses bought some of the goods imitated, where there was not already plenty of them in stock, When he got home, he cut the picture and description of onc of these articles out of the catalogue and put it on the article, then put the priee and. description on the imitated artic1e, and a big card calling to the difference in quality was put in the window with them. But one mail-order article wa's used in each dis-play, and attention was always called to the difference in value, on a big window card. Californians Are Greedy. A correspondent of the Artisan, writing from Oakland, Cal., under date of February 16, 1907, says: "Dealers make 150 per cent. on mixed carloads of goods shipped from Grand Rapids and· Chicago. Several· are not satisfied with the profit they are earning, and talk of establishing factories, in the expectancy of obtaining goods cheaper. It's the old story, but few are wise enough to be satisfied with a' good thing." 23 A Beautiful Daven-port by Day and a Comfortable 4 ft., 6 in. Bed at Night. fl No double somersaults--~works smooth and easily from the front. C] Finished in our Old Ivory it is the swellest thing on the market. g Mattresses upholstered in Bagdad aT Corduroy Velours or T apeftry, and filled with twenty pounds Sanitary Felt; Center of Curled African Fibre. g A soft elattic Bed, it makes a deep cozy Davenport. q Try a sample on approval. We take the risk. HARD MFG. CO. 117 - 133 Tonawanda St., Bnffalo, N. Y. Charge Railroads With Conspiracy. J obhers and merchants in the larger cities on the ?vlis-sauri river have filed a complaint with the interstate com-mission charging that the Chicago & Northwestern, Burling-ton and Rock Island entered into an unlawful conspiracy to prevent them from securing reasonable freight rates from the eastern seaboard. The complaint alleges that these railroads conspired together to stop the St. Paul and the Great V\iestern from putting in rates which would have given to the Missouri job-bers relief. It is declared the roads named threatened to boycott the 51. Paul and the Great \Vestern, to treat them as unfriendly connections, to refuse to route business ave,r their lines and to do everything in their power to destroy their business, provided they made the readjustment of the Missouri river rates which they were then contemplating. But for these iJ1ega1 acts, it is stated, the Missouri river merchants would have securcd a reduction on freight rates in 1906 ",,-hich would have permitted them to compete with other jobbing districts including Chicago. They therefore petition the commission to order these rates put in by all the railroads. It is claimed by the petitioners that, when compared with the rates from the seaboard to 51. Paul and Minneapolis, the The only CASTER CUP that will not Mar or Sweat A NewCaster Cup, it furniture Protector iIIndill Rest We guarantee perfect salls-fadion. We know we have the only perfect ca"ter cup ever made. This cup is in two sizes, as follows: 2U Inch and 3 ineh. ana we use the cork bottom. You know tbe rest. Small size, $3.60 per 100 Large siz.e, 4.50 per 100 F O. B. Grand Rapids. Try it ana be convineed. Our Concave Bottom Card Block does not touch the sur-face, but upon the rim, permit. ting a dre;ulation of air under the block, thereby preventing moisture or marks of any k.ind. This is the only card block ofits klnd onthe market. Price $3.00 per 100 Srand Rapids Casler CUPCo" 2 .,,'wood A.e.• Srand Rapids, Mich. Also can be had of LUSSKY, WHITE &. COOLIDGE, 111-113La(i(eSr., Chfcaoa rates to the cities on the l\:fissouri river are discriminatingly high. This view of the case was taken by the St. Paul and the Great \\'estern, and, it is alleged, but for the terrorizing methods said to have been used, a correction in the rates would have been made. The Chicago Commercial Associa-tion also opposed the changes, claiming Chicago would suffer. The five ciass rates from the seaboard to St. Paul are $1.15, $0.99, $0.76, $0.53 and $0.46, and to the Missouri river points $1.47, $1.20, $0.\13, $0.68 and $0.57. The petitioners ask for the following rates from )Jew York and the seaboard: $1.10, $O.95?"i, $0.727"2, $O.5n-;;; and $0.44. The distances from the East to the twin cities and to the Missouri river points are said to be substantially the samc. The railroad defense for this disparity in rates is water competition, which lowers the twin cities tariffs, A hearing and action on the complaint is expected at a meeting of the commission to be held in Chicago early in rdarch: The deadliest problem is not a hard one to solve, but the practice of the solution is more difficult. Every mer-chant has it ·within his power to restrict credits. How he may do so wisely is a different thing. Therein experience and discussion assjst greatly. The White Directory =====OF MANUFACTUORFE==R=S== FURNITURE, PIANOS, ORGANS, IN-TERIOR FINISHES and Kindred Indus-tries is now ready. Price Send in your order. l5.00 Who Ite P"r1nting CO. PPRUI8NUTSEHRESRs,ENGBRIANVDEERRSS: 2.20 LYON ST .. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. GLOBE SIDEBOARDS ;--------- ARE THE -----------, BEST ON THE GLOBE FOR THE MONEY GET OUR CATALOGUE. Men/i," the .MICHIGAN ARTISAN when writi"g. Globe Furniture No.257. Price $18.50. Has 48 Inch Top,S Legs and is Highly Polished. It's One of the "SUPERIOR" -- ..~== There are many more, all Peaches Pie and Pudding. Send for Catalogue and get a taste. THE BOCKSTEGE fURNITURE CO. EV4NSVILLE IND. Company EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. Kar~es. War~ro~es are Good Wardrobes GOOD Style Construction Finish PRICES RIGHT Write for Calalugue Karges Furniture Company, EVANSVILLE, IND. MAKE MONEY MR. DEALER BY SELLING THE D055f KITCHEN CABINETS CUPBOARDS SAFES and WARDROBES Best Goods Lowest Prices The "ELI" f No Stock 00 OLDING BEDS ARE E tnplete without the Eli Bed . PROFrl~I~N~RND LI 0• MILLE R S In Mantel and Up,;.ht 5 &, CO. ~,;~:rsoaInnd~dpiariiDc~eas ~~. BOSSE FURNITURE CO., e or new catalope. et today, It will pay Evansville, Ind. yEoVuAtoNSVILLE DESK CO. Manufacturers of tl send us an order. Writ f DESKS on the mrt.r~e BEST VALUE OP 26 HORN BROS. MFG. CO. 281 to 291 W. Superior St.. CHICAGO. ILL. MANUFACTURERS OF Chamber Suites, Odd Dressers, Chiffoniers l4D1ES' DRESSING TABLES to match Made ill Golden Oak, Genuine Maholf<l:DYVeneered, Birdseye Maple, White Enamel Highly Pohshed or Dull Finish. We also make a line of PRINCess DRESSfRSfrom $13.00 up, In Quarter-Sawed Oak. Mahogany and Birdseye Maple. Veneered If you. have not nc~ved OUTSpring Supplement, ask lor it. SAMPLES SHOWN BY PECK &: HILLS 1319 Michi~D Avenue, and HALL &: KNAPP, 187 Michigan Avenue, Chicago. MOON DESK CO., Muskegon, Mich. OFFICE DESKS SEE OUR NEW TYPEWRITER CABINET No. 924. Muskegon Valley Furniture Co. Muskegon Mich ••. Odd Dressers Chiffoniers Wardrobes Ladies' Toilets Dressing Tables Mabogany Inlaid Goods Ladies' Desks Music Cabinet. LimJ on 8ale in New Man1tfac-iturero' Bftild-ing, ()RAND RAPIDS. Tlte Sargent Mfg. Co. MUSKEGON, MICH. ;. Bachelors' Cabinets Ladies' Desks Extra Large Chiffoniers --- __ Aloo Manufacturers and Exporten: of _ ROLLING CHAIRS Chairs adapted to' all kinds of invalidism, both for house and street use. OVER FORTY DESIGNS TO SELECT FROM 27 REX [::~~]MATTRESS CHAS. A. FISHER & CO., 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago. WRITE FOR BOOKLET AND PROPOSITION WarehOUlelll: ST. LOUIS, MO. KANSAS CITY. MO. MINNEAPOUS, MINN. PEORIA, ILL. LINCOLN, ILL. CHICAGO, ILL. STILL ON THE GRILL. Grand Jury Investigation of the Alleged School Seat Trust Not Yet Finished. The investigation of the so-called "School Furniture Trust" which began before the grand jury in Chicago on February 4, has not been completed. So far no indictments have been returned, but F. A. Holbrook the managing director of the American Seating Company has been ar-rested on comp"laint of District Attorney Sims. It is ex-pected, however, that several indictments will be secured, including officia'ls of the American School Furniture Com-pany. A. H. Andrews & Co., Sherwood & Co" The Super-ior Manufacturing Company, E. H. Stafford & Co. and others. The evidence is said to have tended to show that while several apparently distinct concerns were engaged in the manufacture and sale of school and church furniture, they were really combined under a "gentleman's agreement." \Vhen the investigation began it was supposed the American Seating Compa.ny had aC<luired title to all the other con-cerns in the combine, but the evidence is said to have shO\-vn that such is not the fact. It appears to have been organized merely to manage sales for the others and it did not have complete contro! of the sales. The government relies for an indictme.nt .Rot only on the showing made regarding school furniture, but that of thea-tres and churches as well. Among the theatre owners especiaHy there has been much complaint, for here the persons dealt with were private individuals, who are usually more canny in such things than a public hody spending public funds. The man who is credited with stirring up the govern-ment along this line of action, is Eugene Carpenter, a lawyer in Grand Rapids, Mich., who was formerly connected with the Haney School Furniture Company of that city. President Boyd, of the American Seating Company is reported as denying the existence of a "gentlemen's agree-ment." I-Ie states that the American Seating Company ..v.as formerly known as the American School Furniture Com-pany, which was organized in 1899 with a capital of $10,- 000,000. They did business under that title until April of last year, when a new company, known as the American Seadng Company was organized and purchased the assets of the oM concern. The charter calls for nine directors. There are two vacancies at present and Mr. Boyd names the seven, now acting as follows: O. M. Stafford, Cleveland; F. Billmeyer, New York; S. H. Carr, Dayton; W. P. Orr, Piqua, 0.; ]. P. Drouilard, New York; Edward Case, In-dianapolis; and T. M. Boyd, Chicago. )..lr. Boyd was asked why it was thought best to re-organize the American School Furniture Company into the American Seating Company. He hesitated about replying, but final1y admitted it was a "financial" reason which he did not care to discufiS. More than ordinary secrecy has been maintained as to the identity of witnesses. It is known that many of them live in Racine, Grand Rapids and Buffalo, but these for the most part are employes of the American Seating Company. Chicago men in the employ of the same company have also been subpoenaed, as have the employes of the A. H. An-drews & Co. and the Sherwood Company. It has been reported that the investigation has shown that the American Seating Company contro']5 the product of the furniture plant in the Indiana penitentiary, but the report has not been confirmed. One of the men who is we'll informed as to the affairs of the American School Furniture Company says it is true that the reorganization was necessary for "financial reasons" as stated by President Boyd. It appears that immediately after the organization of the old company-the American School Furniture Company-bonds were issued, or author-ized, to the extent of $1,500,000. The bonds did not sell readily to the public but most of them were taken by the stockholders. Then it was found that the bond issue had impaired the company's credit and in order to restore it, the reorganization was effected, the bondholders exchanging their bonds for stock in the new company. It has been surmised that the alleged "trust" was held together by a plan invented by a Rochester lawyer, named Oviatt-the Oviatt plan-by which each member of the com-bine executes an immediate note for a certain amount, the dates to be filled in and the notes thus made negotiable, due and payable, in case of failure to stand by the agree-ment, but gentlemen who are supposed to know ,-ieclare that no such notes have been given and that there is no written agreement-that the old company simply bought the plants, paying for the most part in stock and bonds and that the new company has simply taken charge and contin-ued the business-that the only object of the reorganization was to call in the bonds and thus strengthen the company's credit. Edith-T do so admire a man who says the right thing at the right time. Harold-So do I-especially when I'm thirsty. 28 .:f'~ J:'vl.IF,HIG7J-N , TRAGICAL TALES OF SIGNS. Hard Luck and Business Reverses Cause a Demand for Window Cards. Did you ever notice anything in the advertising columns of a newspaper that told a tale in brief as plainly as if it filled a column of the reading matter in another section of the newspaper? Some people read between the lines roman-ces and tragedies of the signs as readily. A city sign-painter has recently chatted entertainingly about the suggestiveness of his work. Ever since r first learned my trade, he said, I have been a reader of signs as well as a maker of them. Between the lines of many a sign I read a story-a talc of triumph or a tragedy of ddeat. Again, I have acquired the habit of industry, and ,by industry I thrive, pay rent, meet bilts, keep square with my fellowman and am in tbe shop when wanted. I painted a window card for a prominent merchant years ago. It read, "Boy ':Vanted."It was a ,remarkable boy who got the job. As I lettered it, I imagined who the boy would be and how he wou"ld turn out. I kept my eye on the boy who took the job, the merchant's daughter for a wife, and a place in the finn. That was a romance, and a fact. In my time I have painted many a "Boy \\'anted." Vv'ell, some of them did not turn out so well as my first hero, more than one was not wanted long and went to the bad. It was only the other day that a man along in years dropped in on me. He purchased a "Furnisbed Room" card and T could not hide the expression of surprise on my face. He explained that he had lost a fortune since retiring from bU'siness. He told me that the only thing that was saved from the wreck was the family home which, as good luck would have it, was in the name of his wife. As he paid for the placard he said sarcastically: "My wife has furnished rooms to rent in the house and I have a vacancy in the upper story." I have in my shop now a "Piano Lessons" sign that is a dirge of buried hopes. The job was done to order for as nice a woman as ever trod the -earth, the flower of a family of high degree. No end to their wealth, so everybody thought. Father died, left an immense fortune in trust. Trustee, a scoundrel, beggared the estate and skipped. When the exposure took place, girl was about to marry a nab. He had a frozen heart on account of the changed financial con-ditions, and the wedding, already announced, was postponed. The Lord didn't postpone the measley chap. The races and the bucket shop got him, and if he lives long enough he will be peddling shoestrings Saturday nights and panhandling the rest of the week. The brave little woman is now giving piano lessons to support herself and mother. Everything they had went and they are the poorest of the poor. Another sign reads: "Receiver's Sale. Entire Stock to be closed Out." There -if, a story goes with that. A man in trade crawled all the way up the ladder by patient degrees, winning every inch and every dollar by hard work, square dealing, and clean methods. Then at the height, Mr. man got dizzy from a swelled head and thought that he knew it all, made some blunders that jarred him, but taught him no lesson. Then he got gay, became extravagant, then reck-less; instead of hauling in sail, he sprl.::ad more canvas, threw discretion to the winds, and his craft turned turtle. Mr. :vIan is in a sanitarium, his affairs in the hands of the re-ceiver, and his wife was in yesterday and ordered a window card. "Board by'the Day or \\'eek." I sell "Girl \Vanted" signs to the restaurant folks. The last one that T disposed of produced unexpected results. A wicked wag stole it out of the window and fastened it to the coat tail of a bachelor friend and he paraded the whole length of the street with the announcement in view, and as he passed down the street a pretty young woman ran after and halted him and removed the sign with many apo'logies and blushes. That strange meeting led to an acquaintance and a wedding. Bennett Company's Booklet. The Charles Bennett Furniture Company, Charlotte, Mich., have just issued a neat little pocket booklet on buffets, chinas and sideboards. This is a forerunner of their regular catalogue which will be ready to mail about March 1. The Made by Ch... Sennett Furniture Co., Charlotte, Mieh. above cut and the one in their advertisement on another page of this paper, will give a slight idea of the beauty of design in this new line. These are money makers for merchants because they are excellent values, well made and finished, and cheap. Great Demand! ·for New Freight Cars. Orders for steel cars amounting to $150,000,000 are now in the hands of the steel car building companies of the Pitts-burg and other districts for construction this year and in. quiries are coming for cars that already give indications of orders amounting to from' $20,000,000 to $30,000,000 more. This is startling in the face of so much talk that the railroads have been compelled to curtail their buying because of failure to secure funds. Despite ~the enormous aggregate of cars now in the hands of the steel car builders the railroads would be willing to buy many thousands more if they could be assured deliv-ery within the next twelve months. Practically every steel car building company in the country is booked ahead for more than one year, and plans are on foot for extensions that will "largely increase capacity. The need for cars was never more urgent than at present, but the buying has been limited only by the capacity of the builders. Recently the Standard Steel Car Company which has 6,000 men at work at its Butler plant, began the con-struction of a $3;000,000 steel car works at Hammond, Ind. to care for the orders which are threatening to overflow it. This new plant 'will be almost a duplicate of the Butler works, and it is expected to be in operation in August. Al-ready the railroads of the \-Vest have placed orders for cars to be constructed there during this year. This plant wilt relieve the Butler works and allow orders for eastern roads to be handled more quickly at Pittsburg. Good Sellers Sample Always. Order Try No. 46, Single Cone. .2.00 Net. GENUINE TEMPERED ALL STEEL WIRE MATTRESSES MANUFACTURED BY SMITH ®. DAVIS MFG. CO.•St. Louis. Mo. Callinet Makers In these days of close competition, need the best p08liible equipment, and this they can have in • • • • BARNES' Hand and Foot POWER Machinery Our New "and and Foot Power Circular Saw No.4 The strollgest, most powerful, and in every way the best machine of it!l kind ever made, for rippiJlg, cross-cutting, boring and grooving. Send for our New Catalogue. "W. F. ®. JOHN BARNES co. 654 :Ruby Street. :Rochford. Ill. 29 30 WILL AWAKEN LONDONERS Marshall Field's Former Manager to Give Them a Depart-ment Store on American Lines. London is experiencing a new invasion by the American ideas and has been told to wake up by Harry Gordon Sel-fridge, former manager of Marshall Field & Co's retail store in Chicago. Mr. Selfridge has been in London for the past year looking over the situation and has come to the conclu-sion that the London shoppers need an up~to-date depart-ment store. An article in the London Daily Telegraph con-cerning the enterprise quotes Mr. Selfridge as follows: "Shopping in London presents a problem that will be interesting to solve. I confess it fascinates me. I had prac-tically retired after the Marshall Field store had been set going on a successful basis; but the business holds me still. The direction of a large number of men and women toward one honorable end of legitimate success, in which all har-moniously co-operate, seems to me an ambition that is worth while. "If a big store in London is rU,n on lines that are elastic and adaptable; if it starts without any old world prejudices and methods except the essential virtues of hard work and honesty; if it deliberately trics to please the women, first, last and all the time; if it is never afraid of a new devel~ opment merely becausc it is a ch<:wge; if it rca'lizes that a woman's shopping can be made more pleasurable to her than ever was the case before-then I venture to think a real ,vant will have been supplied." The invasion seems to have bccn complete for th('. Lon-don Press sounds a warning note to the London merchants . when it says: "For years the English producer and ,;endor has had the best article on the market in many trades. But he 'win never take the trouble to change his methods of sale, or to alter his pattern to suit any of his customers. If they don't like what he offers them they can go to-well, as a matter of fact, they have gone to Germany; not for the best article, which England still possesses, but for the article they want, which England will not sell them. ::'-lotcontent with losing the markets of the world, England's merchants are now to see the actual trade of London itself challenged before their very eyes. "The writing has long been upon the waH, and few who ran have read. Those few have profited accordingly. But the majority, who will lose their trade because they will not change their old habits, will suffer; and it will serve them rig~t. But his words were uttered to ears already sealed in stertorous slumber. Now it is the sleeper's pockets that wi!! suffer, 'and the appeal may prove more intelligible. The c~mpetition is close at home; the gage of battle is thrown down on his front door step." The motto of the Se"lfridge & Vv'aring store, as it will be known will be "integrity of business principles, the highest quality of merchandise and accuracy in all our statements. \Ve shall stock only the best. The purchaser remembers "enry Schmit &. Co. "opkln. _Ad"_rrlet St:t. Cincinn_U. 0, K..U::.llS or UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE LODG~ AND PULPIT, PARLOR LIBRARY, HOTEL AND CLUB ROOM the quality of goods long after he forgets their prices According to the architect's drawings the plans for the new store provide for a magnificent building. 250 by 200 feet fronting on three streets. The date of the opening has not yet been announced. An Endless Belt Window, It remained for an ingenious and enterprising Cleveland merchant, says a contemporary, to discover a way of mul-tiplying his available window display space by four-a seem-ing impossibility. This is how he did it: The window floor was arranged 50 that it re.volved like all endless chain over two clrums at either elld; the window Chas. Bennett furniture CO. CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN Buffets, China Closets, Side- Boards No. 615 Buffet. Write tor Pocket Edillon of the BEST SELLINGLINE you ever handled. Say the Michigan Artisan told you SQ. floor extending back into the store the depth of the window and being s.eparated by a black velvet cloth. The different aluminum articles-some two hundred in number-were wired to the moving window floor, and thus produced such a unique and striking effect as to challenge the attention of a large number of pedestrians. Before this device \',,·as installed, but fifty pieces could be shown, and that in the old time stationary stile. This enterprising merchant has i<blazed a new trail" in the window display line which merchants in many other lines of business. may find it to their advantage to employ. The device was home-made, simple in design, inexpensive, and driven by a small electric motor concealed below the floor. Every man stamps his own value upon the coin of his character in his own mint, and he cannot expect to pass it for more, and should not be disappointed if people do not take it for more than its face value. 31 Woodard furniture Co. of Mahogany, Circassian Walnut, BIRD'S-EYE MAPLE, Quarter Sawed Oak, BEDROOM fURN ITU RE is the sensation in the Furniture Market today. rt's the kind the best. merchants everywhere are buying. If you are not onto this, get next quick. If you say you saw this in the Michigan Artisan \\'e will let you into a get rich scheme that beats anything you e\"er saw. OWOSSO, MICHIGAN OUR 1907 LINE The New "PERFECT·· FOLDING CHAIR PATKNTEP OCT. 20, 1903. Comfortable Simple Durable Neat The Acme of Perfection in the line 01 Folding Chairs. PERFRCT CaMP"cTNESS wh«n folded. Hard maple. natural finish. WRITE FOR PRICES. No. &1 15M PEABODY SCHOOL FURNITURE CO. North Manchester, Indiana UNION FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, iLL. Buffets Bookcases China Closets We lead in Sty~, CQnt.lructron and Finish. See OUI CatalOille. Qur line an pern1aDelltexhibitim. 7th Floor. New M.tRllfacturer.! BuildiDe. Grand Rapid" NALLS', the Polish thai Is Making Evansville Famous. Nan's Red Star Polish dries instantly and never soften:;; or gums. No dis-agreeablt! or offensive ooor. Never set-tles or evaporates. A trial order always makes a permanent customer. Brings out the finish and gives new Ufll!:10 furniture, This PoUsb is free from add. Can be used by any child. Guaranteed to give satisfaction. Sold in 1, 2, 5 and 10 gallon cans and in barrels, also put up III 2, 3and 6 oz. bottles retailing for 100. 15c a.nd 25c. allowing a liberal profit to the retailer. Write for prices and state quantity wanted, Aperfect Polish and Cleanerfor Furniture. Office and B..r Ffx-tures. Pianos. Organs. Bicycles. Iron beds. Carrh,iea and Automobiles. We re.r~l' you to the Crescent Furl1,iture (fo" The E'IJQnsvitle Oe8k (fo" The Eli D. j!filler Folding Bed 00., and the Oity National Bank of Evansville. AMERICANPHARMACALCO., 'os UP". "ROT ST., Evansville, Ind. EXCEPTIONAL FACTORY OPPORTUNITY Do yOll wish to find all opening for a CHAIR FACTORY or would like to remove to some more favorable 10caHon? If so, it would repay rOll to at once request information about a fille location itl tbegreat timber section of Southeast Missouri along the • Liberal indll~ments are offered to secure a bona fide proposition em-ploying !Lotless than forty men. Good di.;tTibuting facilities for finished product. Correspondence is invited regarding this and other excellent opportunities for furniture, mattress, iron bed and other factories along our line~. Send forindustriat d68cripliN3 matter about the Rock Istand- If'riseo. M. SCHULTER, Industrial CommissiOlll}t. RDCk Island.Frisco Lines, 1144Friscf) Bldg" ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. THIS PUSH BUTTON distinguishesthe "ROYAL" Morris Chairs from the other kind MORRIS CHAIRS ·--FROM-~- $6.00 to $30.00 CATALOGUE UPON APPUCATION Royal Chair Co. STURGIS. MICH. Six Years of Test Have Good Traits in Employers. The ideal employer is, no doubt, the one who gets the most efficient work from his employes with the maximum of contentment on their part. Under cover of anonymity, says a writer in \Vorld's "'lark, I can tell several stories of employers, and describe certain of the qualities that make men popular or unpopular with their employes. One was a grocer in a small western city for whom I kept books. His sales people liked him because in rush hours be worked behind the counter with them, and on the occasion when he asked overtime work, he was always on hand and did more than anyone of them. But my own lik-ing for him was based 011 two incidents which happened soon after I went to work for him. I was told that every morn-ing I was expected to sweep out the office where I worked. I disliked this small piece of drudgery because it seemed menial and I~pproached the l<boss" on the second day and said: "Me G-, am I supposed to sweep out the offiee every morning?" He responded with a simple "yes." There was no emphasis on the word, either of command or irritation, or other emotion, but it was as final as a judgment of the Supreme Court, Some. months later I had an offer of a position with a higher salary. I needed the extra money, so I went to Mr. G-- again, and said: ".:lir. G--, I like to work here and I don't wish to leave, but Blank & Co. have just offered me $60 a month-" "I'll give you that," he interrupted, in the same dispas-sionate tone as before. I stayed. I liked two qualities of the man-this instant decisiveness and the impression he always produced that he would stand by his decisions. It made us who worked for him feel that we knew just what he could be expected to do when he said a thing. THE."ROYAL PUSHBUTTON MORRIS CHAIR EstaLhsLed Suprem.lcy Another employer had a quality which won me in spite of his rather acrid disposition. \Vhenever he set me a task he took great pains to make clear just what he wanted done- ;Ind how-and when he wanted it. He would patiently. an-swer any numbeT of ,questions that would make these things clear. Then I heard no more of the task until it was done. H it were done properly, he merely said, "thank YOu." If it were wrong, or not on time, I got a scorching "call-down."' His theory was a fair one-that when he had given a man every chance. to learn what was wanted he had a right to ex-pect the results. But I appreciated especially the fact that between the time the task was set and its conclusion, I heard nothing about it from him. Other men for whom I had worked had nagged me almost to distraction. Reasons Are Necessary. A. salesman, early in his career,learns to judge his buyers, and to adapt his arguments and methods of approach to each individual case. You cannot address a different ad-vertisement to each individual, but you can get at the kind of people you are selling to and show up the points about your goods that will get them to buy. Give reasons why. That is essential, 110 matter whom you are addressing, but the specific reasons why must be adapted to your particular audience. Don't FoUow the Ban<t Wagon. Don't be a band-wagon man. He never amounts to anything. Nobody respects him. He is not even respected by himself. The world admires a plucky fighter even if he goes down in defeat. Friends know that he can be depended on, enemies know that he is to be counted on, and such a one himself feels more like a man because of it. Stand for something. Don't be a nonentity, for that is what a band-wagon man is.-Chanute (Kan.) Tribune. THE LEXINGTON Michigan Blvd. & 22d 51. CHICAGO, ILL. Refurnished and re-fitted throughout. New Management. The furniture dealers' head-quarters. Most con-venienlly situated to the furniture display houses. Inter·State Hotel CO. OWNER & PROPRIETOR E. K. eriley. Pres.; T. M. CrHey, V. Pres.; L. H. Firey. Sec- Tte3.S.. Chicago, Feb. 23.-,\1though the exposition season is a thing of the past there is enough activity in the retail mar-ket to employ the millc1s of tile buyers and sel1ers. The man-ufacturers are now reaping the benefits of their talks to the buyers at the ShO"'\'5 and the orders seem to be coming in pretty rapidly. In fact, there is no let-up to the volume of business. Salesmen in the city and on the road report good business and every body seems to be satisfied. The only difficulty experienced is with the manufacturer who either cannot get material enough to fill his orders or is unable to get cars to move his goods. The exhibition buildings have again fallen into the be-tween- season state, and with the cxccpt~on of a few buyers (mostly in the city) the attendance is very limited. Plenty of goods, hmvcver, remain on the floors and even now the furniture buyer should have little difficulty in selecting his goods. The Banta Furniture Company, which has had a won-derful growth under the management of llarvey F. Banta, has begun an expansion of its plant at Goshell, Ind. Here- Why Not Order? Say a dozen or more Montgomery Iron Display Couch Trucks sent you on approval ~ If nol satisfactory lhey can be returned at no expellse to you whalever, while the price asked is bUI a tri8e, com~ pared to the convenience Ihey afford and the economy they represent in the saving of floor space. ThiIty-two couches mounted on the Montgomery Iron Display Couch T fUcks occupy the same floor space as twelve dis~ played in the usual manner. Write for catalogue giving full descrip~ bon and price in the different finishes, to~ gether with illustrations demonstrating the use of the Giani Short Rail Bed Fastener for Jron Beds. Manufactured by H. J. MONTGOMERY PATENT"-R Silver Creek, New York, U. S. A. Dennis Wire and Iron Co., Canadian Manu~ facturers. London, Onto 711'<-T I oS' J'I~ 27ft 7 $ .a 33 9 tofore, the company has made library and extension tables -which have proved satisfactory-and now, with the erec-tion of a new building and the installment of new machinery for the purpose, a complete line of dining room furniture \-viII be manufactured in connection with its present line. \Jr. Banta assumed charge of the old factory five years ago and by his energy and ability has tripled the output. The Chicago Furniture ::'vIanufacturer's Association held its anntlal meeting Feb. 12 in the banquet hall of the Chicago Athletic Association. A large number of the members were present and occasion was taken to cc'lcbrate the birthday of the Great Em,ancipator. The Fourteenth Street Furniture Market was unex-pectedly turned in to an auto show the first of the month. The Ford 1Iotor Company's sales rooms on Michigan avenue were gutted by fire and manager l\lcCready generously ten-dered the company ample space on the first floor of the build-ing. A new furniture concern known as the ,Manufacturer's Sample Furniture Company will be opened in Chicago the middle of ~larch. The controlling parties in the venture are Sigmund Kline and Louis \\l eil, the latter former manager of the Sample Furni'ture Company of this city. The company wilt occupy five floors at 346-8 \Vabash avenue, which will give them a display space of some 30,000 feet. Both men arc \vell and favorably known to the trade and the enterprise will undoubtedly he successful. J. C. Hills, of the Peck & Hills Furniture Company, left la,st week for a trip to Cuba. He was accompanied by his wit, and th. Ruiz, manager of the foreign department. Mr. .-Jills will combine business with pleasure and expects to remain in the tropics for the next two months. Four new companies for the manufacture of furniture in Chicago have formed during the month. They are: The Empire Furniture & l\Ianufacturing Co., with a capital of $10,000. P. L. ::VlcArdle, F. P. Brodculis and A. ]. Schmidt are the incorporators. TlIc People's Portrait and Frame Company with a capital of $3,000. J. E. Dittus, H. II. Costello, 1. R. Lewis, incor-porators. 11ahogany Koveity Company, capital $10,000. To man-ufacture picture frames. Incorporators, R. J. Cook, D. B. Graham, and Vv'alter Frahicus. International Mirror Company, capital $5,000. S. C. Car-roll, E. E. V/augh and Nina Johnson, incorporators. Secretary McCready, of the new }lanufacturer's Furniture Exchange, realizing the difficulty dealers have in remembering the names of the various Chicago exhibition buildings, has decided to re-christen the name of the new exchange. It will hereafter be known as the Fourteenth Street Furniture :'darket and will continue to be the home of Chicago-made furniture. A new name has been added to the selling force of the Columbia Feather Company. ZoIa C. Green, manager of the company, has succeeded in enlisting the services of James A. Dean, former manager of Mandel Brother's metal bed and bedding department. !vfr. Dean is well known in the retail trade in Chicago and is a valuable addition to Mr. Green's growing business. A. H. Revell and family have been visiting in Washington, D. C and Palm Beach, Fla" the past month. The Derby Desk Company, 311 \J\.!abash avenue, sustained a loss of $30,000 by fire February 13. The blaze started in the basement which is used as a storeroom by the Derby company. Before the firemen could arrive the fire had spread to the first and second floors and was making danger-ous bead way. Two hours of fighting, ho",1ever, extinguished the blaze. Several other companies suffered an aggregate loss of $30,000, among them being the Chickering-Chase J 34 B'rothers Piano Co., and the Henry Holtzmann & Sons Com-pany. F. T. Plimptoh has added the line of the Spencer & Barnes to his list. The Hawks line was dropped from the Plimpton exhibit in January, when no showing was made by that company. Chas. Kindel, of the Kindel Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, was in Chicago Feb. 18 to confer with John A. Arton, the Chicago representative. Mr. Kindel reports good bus-iness in the St. Louis territory and a satisfactory season in New York. He was on his way to Toronto to look after the Canada branch of the company. Mt ~rommersberger, vice-president of Charles Emmer-ich & Co., is in New York attending to the company's bus-iness at the exposition. Condemnation proceedings have been instituted by 'the Northwestern -Railroad Company against the- factory sites nothing to do but make a settlement and vacate. How soon that will be I cannot say; it will probably be some time, though. VVe have done nothing in the matter of a site for our factory. Several locations have been offered but none has been accepted. There are so many companies affected by the ruling of the council that it will be months before we are obliged to come to a settlement." The police authorities of Chicago are still searching for W, R. Wieboldt, a furniture dealer at 1302 Belmont avenue, who, after setting fire to his store, disappeared, Every effort to locate the missing man has proven futile. On the day of the fire it was fQund that blankets satur-ated with coal oil had been hung from the ceiling of the store, which caused the p01ice to look further into the causes of the blaze. Insurance policies to the amount of over $30,000 were found, aU of which had been taken out a month or two previous to the fire. Between twenty-five and thirty com- DAVENPORT MANUFACTURED BY GRAND RAPIDS UPHOLSTERING CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. of the Johnson Chair Company, the L. F. Kounast Table Comrany and the Koenig & Gamer Furniture Company. This is the result of an ordinance recently pas5ed by the city council giving the 1':J orthwestern the privilege of widen-ing tqe right of way amll II).aking various other improvements in the Halsted street di~~trict. The plans of the railroad company contemplate the des-truction of a number of manufacturing pla.nts but the three companies named are the 'only ones connected with the fur-niture trade to suffer. The Johnson plant will be cut in half, the line of demarca.tion, so to speak, starting in at the south-east corner of the site at Halsted and Erie streets and con-tinuing through t,o the northwest corner on Green street. This will leave a part of the factory untouched but the ware~ rooms and office will be included in the path. The northeast corner of the Nonnast factory, on Green street opposite the Johnson plant, will be cut off, and almost the entire site of the Koenig & Gamer factory will be taken in by the proposed improvements. It is possible that the Nonnast plant will be able to stand the loss of the corner and yet retain its present location, The: other companies, however, will be obliged to remove completely.' In regard to the suit and bis plans for the future, :\/Ir. Ne1s Johnson of the Johnson Chair Company said: "We have been served with a notice that proceedings have been started but there has been nothing done so far, We will have panics were repre5ented in the policies nearly all of which wcre for $1,000. Other papers found in a satchel in the v'lie-bolelt apartment were worth $20,000. \Vieboldt's daughter disappeared at about the same time and left a note saying that both she and her father had ended their troubles in the: lake. The suicide story, however, has since been discreJited as reports from both parties have been received by friends in this city, It is now supposed that Wieboldt is hiding in St. Louk Upon the request of the American Trust and Savings Bank, receiver in the affair, an order was entered by the court permitting the receiver to sell at 'private sale the two stores owned by \Vieboldt. Mr. Flesh Changes Base. l- Vl. Flesh, the popular salesman of eron-Kills & Co., has become general sales manager for the L. C. & W. L. Cron Company of Piqua, 0., who are about to discontinue their export trade and devote their energies to satisfying the American demands for dressers and chiffoniers. ,Mr. Flesh is thoroughly competent, both horn his long exper-ience as a furniture salesman and on account of his exten-sive acquaintances with buyers in all parts of the country, to ,guarantee the sales of this company's output. Mr. :Flesh is very enthusiastic over the new patterns. He says that they are bound to make good. 35 ROBBINS TABLE COMPANY OWOSSO, MICHIGAN No. 318. American Oak. 44x48 in. Top. American Base. 7 in. Pillar. Rockford Chair and Furniture Co., Rockford, III. OUR SPRING LINE -01- Dunels. Doo~mes. Oina (IosetS. li~rarJ Cases, On sale at our ware-rooms, BLODGETT BLOCK, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., dur-ing January, 1907. 36 ·:f'~MI9]iIG7JN Detroit, Feb. 25.-The Palmer Manufacturing Company wiH soon he in full possession of their new three-story brick addition. One floor is already filled with parlor and library tables and pedestals. A large part of the first floor will be occupied with offices, which will be handsomely fitted up. The second floor will be used as a sample room, where sam-ples of their full line will be kept for the inspection of buyers. /\. new old gold finish has recently been added to the large line of finishes previously shown, and already it bids fair to rival in popularity their famous Rookwood finish. Tbey re-port their January sales in Chicago as the best for January they have ever had in that market. The Pioneer }1anufacturing Company have recently fitted up a neat set of offices on the second floor of tb'eir fac-tory, directly over the old offices; hut they are much larger, lighter and more convenient in every way. They report trade as very satisfactory, their sales in January in Chicago ·being nearly equal to their last July sales, and much greater than any January in that market. Their line of reed and rattan rockers, children's carriages and go-carts 'is large and grows in popularity every season. The Posselil1s Brothers Furniture }\{anufaeturing Com-pany report a good volume of orders on their books, and the big factory is being operated to its full capacity. Their dis-play at 1319 ~1jchigan avenue, Chicago, in january, was the largest they ever made, and their sales were corresponJ~ ingly heavy. The Safety Folding Bcd Company is another of the busy ones, and under the skillful guidance of manager Farrel is growing steadily from year to year. J. C. \Vidman & Co., made such a big display of china closets, buffets and ha1l furniture in Chicago and Kew York in January that they "caught the crowd" and are full of bus~ iness. The vVolverine Manufacturing Company and Cadillac Cabinet Company report business active. The Detroit Folding Bed Company is one of the suc-cessful ones in the way of providir.g vehicles for the babies. Some of their goods are illustrated in this issue. Look up the pictures, get their prices and prepare to gladden the hearts of the young mammas and the future presidents, dce-presidents, senators, representatives and other great men and great women who are coming to take our places in the conduct of affairs in this great and glorious nation of Uncle Sam's. The "'1'/. E. Barker furniture 'store at 178 \¥oodward avenue has been vacated, and the goods that were not sold in the recent clearing sale were moved to the Michigan ave-nue store, corner of Third street. The big Michigan avenue store is filled with goods, as the peop1e are discovering, and a good, steady business is carried on. Owing to the putting in of the foundation of the huge eighteen story office building at Griswold and Congress streets, the foundations of the ~1offat building, (in '",hich Geo. J. Reindel & Co's office furniture store was located) re-quired to be strengthened, which rendered it necessary to vacate the premises. Temporary quarters are now occupied on Farmer street, but the fine six-story building now being erected for them wilt give th(',m in a few weeks, one of the [Lnest furniture stores in the city or state. Geo. Reindel is one. of the busy merchants of Detroit. \\Then he removes froin "Voodward avenue there will be but four furniture stores on that street, viz: \iVeit & Co. and A. A. Gray & Co. on the east side and Keenan & Jalm [lnd H. R. Leonard & I Co. on the west side. There arc nearly a score of furniture stores on 1\1ichigan avenue and about as many more on Gra-tiot. ~lost 'of them carryon an installment business, and some of them have an immense trade. \i\lith the opening of navigation, ""'hich is less than eight weeks away, will commence the usua1 rush of spring and sum-mer visitors. Official reports show that the steamboat pas-senger business of Detroit far exceeds that of any port on the lakes with the possible exception of Chicago. This al- 'ways makes busincss brisk for Detroit merchants. Some of the enthusiastic Detroit boomers arc now pre-dicting that this wilt be the sixth city in population when the. United States census of 1910 is completed. The city is certainly making marvelous strides in growth of population and business, but it is quite possible that these boomers are not com1ting on what other cities are doing. But that's the way to make things grow. Had there been no enthusiasts Pioneer Mf,g. Co ... DETROIT, MICH. Reed furniture Babu Carriages Go-Carts Full IiDe shown on secoDd floor. ] 3; ] 9 Mlcbi1!an Ave.. Chi-cago. iD January. «OOKWOOD and a general line of ff\NGY Tf\BLES Write for Cuts and Prices PALMER Manufacturing Co. 1015 to 1035 Palmer Ave. DETROTT, MICH. Full line shown on second floor, 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago, in January. :a Chicago it would be far from the second city in the United States and the fourth or fifth in the world. The writer, who is far from being an old man, was in Chicago when it was not not more thaI). half as large as Detroit is at present, so there is every reason for the residents of Detroit to look forward to a city of one million souls in less than twenty years. Andrew Dutton, the Boston jobber in upholstery goods, will open a branch in Detroit, from which he will fill orders from ~1ichigan and the northwest. Murphy Chair Co. MANUFACTURERS DETROIT, MICH. ' A COMPLE
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and I f 7 \ " 7,"" -..., \ _ U..t \1-~;. '\ -..../ r :"",-" J.. .t -'"........., GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• MAY 21. 1910 NELSON-MATTER FURNITURE co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. BED-ROOM and DINING-ROOM COMPLETE SIJITES in Mahogany, Circassian ,"T alnnt and Oak. If you Lave Dot one in your .tore. a simple request will brinli you our :matnifleen" new Cataloaue of 12x16 inch valle 'roup., show-inll •• ite. to Ulatch. With it, even the most Dloderat. sized furniture _iore can show the best and newest furniture satisfactorily. 1----- I WEEKLY ARTISAN 1 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN ~p--- -_._---------_._--------------. ----------- ." LUCE FURNITURE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Manufacturers of COMPLETE lines of MEDIUM PRICED DINING I and CHAMBER FURNITURE. Catalogues to Dealers Only. ~- -- ---- . ----~._-- -------- - --------------------------..& Luce-Redmond Chair Co., Ltd. I BIG RAPIDS, MICH. High Grade Office Chairs Dining Chairs Odd Rockers and Chairs Desk and Dresser Chairs Slipper Rockers Colonial Parlor Suites 111 Dark alld Tuna Mahogany BIrd' J EYf Maplf BIrth !Zuarttrtd Oak alld Clr(aJJlall Walnut Our Exhibit you will find on the fourth floor, East Section, MANUfACTURERS'BUILDING,North Ionia Street GRAND RAPIDS, MICmGAN Exhibit in charge of J. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES, J. EDGAR FOSTER. 30th Year-No. 47 GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• MAY 21.1910 Issued Week1)o' GOING AFTER THE EXPRESS COMPANIES Movement Started by the New York Merchants· Association Supported by Many Other Mercantile Organizations. On May lIon the invitation of The Merchants' associ-ation of New Yark, representatives of the followmg promi-nent commerCIal orgamzatlOns attended a conference m the association's rooms, to consIder the expeldiency of a Jomt pe-tItion to the Interstate CommeJ:1ce commISSIOn for an mvesti-gatlOn of express rates and practices, to the end that faIr and Just rates and practices may prevaIl' Merchants' and Manufacturels' associatIOn, Baltimorel; C~amber of Commerce, Boston, Cha:nlber of Qommerce, Cleveland, Bloard of Trade, Grand Rapids, Mlch ; Merchants' association, Indlanapohs; Board of Trade, Manche"ter, N H ; Board of Trade, Newark, N. J.; Bu"iness Men's Association, New Haven; Chamber of Commerce, New Haven; Board of Trade, New Otleans; The MeJ:1chants' assocIatIOn of New York; Board of Trade, Portland, Me.; Board of Trade, Pater-son, N. J ; Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia, Merchants' and Manufacturers' assocIation, Pllliadelphla; Eastern MIl-lmery assocIation; Chambm of Commerce, PIttsburg, Board of Trade, ProViidence, R I; Chamber of Commelce, RIch-mond, Va , Chamber of Commerce, Rochester, New York; Chamber of Commerce, Syracu~e, New YOlk, Syracuse Traf-fIC Bureau, Chamber of Commer,e, Watertown, N. Y ; Board of Trade Worcester, Mass.; Busmess Men's assocIatIOn Pawtucket, R. I ; Chamlber of Commerce, Spokane, Wash., Board of Trade, Bridgeport, Conn. In addItion to the orgamzatlons actually Iepresented by delegattJs the followlllg bodIes, by letter, favored the pro-po" ed investigatIon by the Interstate Commerce commISSIOn: Chicago Association of Commerce, Chamber of Com-merce, Dayton, 0 ; Iowa State Manufacturers' associatIOn, Des Moines, Iowa; Merchants' and Manufacturers' assocI-atIOn, MIlwaukee, Wis. ; Commercial Club, Mlllneapolts, Mllln ; Chamber of Commerce, El Paso Texas; Board of Trade, IndIanapolis; Chamber of Commerce, South Bend, Ind; Board of Trade, Savannah, Ga.; Commercial Club, LouisvIlle, Ky.; Board of Trade, Spningfie1d, Mass, Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco, Cal ; Merchants' association, San Francisco Cal ; Chamber of Commerce, Baltimore, Md. The Conference, whIch was in sessIOn all day, adopted the followlllg preambles and resolutions: WHEREAS, The rates charged by the express com-panies appear to be excessIve as compared with the service performed; and WHEREAS, The practices of these companies with ref-erence to collectIOn and dehvery and to regulations of vari-ous kmds appear to be unjustly dlscrimmatlve and other-wIse in VIolatIOn of the Interstate Commerce Law; and 'WHEREAS, An analysIs of the reports made by the pnnclpal express companies domg business in the United States to the Interstate Commerce commISSIon, and on file in the office of the latter, mdlcates that the net earnings of the companies are from more than 40 to about 125 per cent per annum on the value of the property in use for the public service; and 'WHEREAS, The Supreme Court of the Umted States, m ItS deCISIOn in the KnOXVIlle water case", has declared as a standard for the measurement of the Just earntngs of pubhc service corporatIOns that those earnlllgs shall bear due pro-portion to the fair value of the property actually employed for the servIce of the pubjlc, and WHEREAS, If the earnlllgs indicated by these reports, on full investIgation be practically substantiated, it is evi-dent that such charges are excessive and extortionate and should be reduced, therefore, be it RESOLVED, By this Conference, representing many of the prlllcipal busllless orgalllzatlOns throughout the United States, that a petttlOn be prepared on behalf of these com-merCIal orgamzatlOns and such others as may, subsequently join, to be presented to the Interstate Commerce commission, praYlllg that body to exercise the authonty vested in It by law, by conducting, forthWIth, an exhausttve investigation into the whole question of the rates and practices of the express companies, to the end that fair and equil'able rates and practices may be established. To carry out the program deCIded on by the conference, a permanent executive commIttee was created, wIth power to employ counsel, to prepare and present the petition to the Interstate Commerce commission, and wIth full discre-tion to determine the breadth and scope of the petition. The delegates present at the conference, by unanimous actIOn not only pledged their respective organizations to join in the petition to the Interstate Commerce commiSSIOn, but to assist in every possible way in the preparation of supple~ mentary information and argument The executive committee WIll submit the form of petition to the leadlllg chambers of commerce, boards of trade and merchants' associatIOns throughout the country, to secure WEEKLY ARTISAN then conCllrrence m the actIOn and thell co-opel ation as petitIOners The executive commlttee vv111 !11let l1e"t vveek. ,lHCI whIch the necessary :oteps to c,u n mto dtect thl de ~l1l ~ I j the cOl1fel ence WIll be taken at the e,l1!Jlc,t pO~~lb1L d Ite \Vlth the 1111 ltatlOn to the COI11I11cLl1al OliSanuatlolh 1epl e "ented at the confe1encc, the \[elchdnh' a,,~oerat1(In t1 In, nlltted a "RepOlt on lxp1es" CapItal. laIDln~~ and ]\lte,. vvltll tahlllatee! statement" "hO\v 111e;the lone!Jtlll11 ut the 1 Illl pnnopal expl CS" compall1e" alld u)ml11ent111~ thu (on ,h 1,,1 lows GentlCll11cn In accordance \\ Hh ) our 1I1structlOI1:o I have made an anal} "lS of the a,,,etc, 111C0!11cand e"pell,e~ "I 1 JUI pnnllpal expresc, cOl11pal1lec, ot the elunent, th,lt 111 I~l IIp the sen Ice' ed lell 1 bv them d11d ot the 1J,1,1~ upun \\ hll'l the 1ates cha1gcd Me made The C0111p1111C"dl"c'l""ed bel !IV drc l;I1:.;<:h en:.;a~cd 111 add1tlOn to the exple,,, bu"me,,,, m 1I1ve~t!11ent and bank111c; bu:ome"" The pUlpl c,e of the alldh "1~ \\ hlLh 11 JlIu\\ ~ h t shoy\ vvhat pOl bon of the a,,~ch ~lheduled I~ t, be 1c~ I led as m vestm ent or hdnk111g LapHal Wha t pm tlUn 1~ to ]JC I e-garded as exprec,s capItal, and the pClcentd!.?;C uj P1OI1t cle-nveel bv expl e"" operdl1on" upon thL L'lpltal ae tnallv and properly emplo} eel m e"pl ess opel atlon The follo\\ 1l1~ ,oheelules dl e ..,U1111lla11e". compIled!1 om 1e ports made b} the :oeveldl e"ple,~ COI11P,{l1lL~tel the Inler state Commerce C0111111h::,lun,fOI the h"cal veal lndlnc; 1Ulll 30, 1909 1he scheelule of as"et" "hO\v" 'W\ eral la1(;e Item~ \\ hleh ObvlOlhl} represent ul,j!ltal not emplo\ ed 111 L"p1l '" opel a110n These C0111p11<;e' ~tl ck" and Ill)Ild~ 0\\ l1ed (hhe 1 Permanent In\ estment<;" (RLal J "tate not u~ed 111 Up( I atlOn." and "\101 tga~es ., In Table III the a~gl egate ot these Item:o ha~ been Ie-ducted flom tl,e aggregate net a<;"eh remalllm~ aHel p<lV ment of all current llah1!It1es The amount 1e111dmlll!.?;h th" amollnt of capItal osten~lbh tl"ed 111 C"PIC~~ upelaiJun, 11 cOimpn'oec, the Items <;chululed a, ' Real I ~Llte and n1111dll1~' u"ed m OpelatlOn," "EqUIpment.' "La~h and em I ent \~ seh," ":\1 a tellab and SupplJe",' I n"l11anCl l'H'J111Ullh I IH Cld1111S," "GooJ-\\ 111and Lontlact<' and \celJunh III ~u~- pense" Of the 1teJ11~1I1cluelerl under the head -\~<;eh ()~te1hl],j\ used 111 L'<p1e"s Operatllln' ~e\ e1al dre open tll "e11UU' ob JeetlOn, as follo\\ <; It 1S questlOnahle vyhether the'e Item" s111>ul,1not be regarded as mve',iment eapltdl ane! not a~ opel atlllg cdpltal The ownel "Ihlp of the"e holdmgc, h not e""f'niJdl t,) e"pH" operatIOn", n01 h there any 1e,hon v\ hv "ueh n, In-f"~Ll1tlal --------~ 4~ __ ~_. __ ~_ ...--., Pitcairn Varnish Company I Reliable Varnishes of Unifor~ Quality Our Motto: "NOT HOW CHEAP-BUT HOW GOOD" to ••• C. B. Quigley, Manager Manufacturing Trades Dep't. a.. [ DO 'YOU WANT'" II the PRETTIEST, BEST and MOST POPU-LAR LEATHER FOR FURNITURE. I - J ANY COLOR. WILL NOT CRACK. I III IIItt II If so buy our GOAT and SHEEP SKINS Write for sample pads of colors. DAHM & KIEFER TANNING CO. TANNERIES CRAND RAPIDS, MICH. CHICACO, ILL. 204 lake Street, .... CHICAGO. ILL. ••••••••• ••• A ------- - ----- - h JI 11l1~' "huuld J (cell e net 1etm n" denved flam express lh,ll~l" 110m tIllee to 11101eth,w ten ttmes the ordlllary re- 1. 11l n" ir 0111I e,d L~LIt e 111l e ,tm en t <; 1n e ]leI cellt net after pdy ment of aLl expenses is the Olcl111dl\ 1al( ot letl1ln frol11 leal estate investments The fi", II celp1t,11 111\ e"tecl ]i} e"1'1e,s compames 111 real estate ~!J()llld !wt be l llltlht'd \\ lth the actIve capItal required in l)]llldtHJll, and ~11lJuld not (Itaw f"-.cessrve returns from in-tl, l1l d l hell ~c~ 101 cX]lre~~ sen Ice l{u':,11 d111g-the vallle of the leal estate used III operatlOn a.., mvest1l1ent capItal and not as operatmg capItal, a net five pC! C(:.11t1t tll111 shoul(l be alloweJ tJhereun, WhICh amount ,h Iltld be chaH!,lll ,1~c11J1st ()pelatll1~ eo"t Adoptlllg th1S \ Ie \\ thl ,l11l0unt oj the Item "Real 1, "tate and Bl1lldmg" used III ()pelallllll ha~ 111 ['able rrr been deducted from the osten- -----~_._.-._-~- Manufacturers of Factories: Milwaukee, Wis.; Newark, N. J. -" WEEKLY ARTISAN ~---- .. . ..------------- ------'---.---.~.-----.---.-.--.--~.--.---.--~.~.--------.-----"5 -----~ ACCURACY, DURABILITY, ECONOMY Three most important requisites in case construction. We absolutely guarantee our method of construction to be stronger and less expensive than all others. Let us tell you about it. No. 181 Multiple Square Chisel Mortlser. .... ..WYSONG & MILES CO., Cedar St. and Sou. R. R., aREBNSBORO, N. C. Ask. for Catalog "J" . .. --.. . .. . ------- ---_._-----.--------...._---_..._._._-----_._._._------_ .... SIble active expre'3S capItal anJ treated a~ part of the mvest-ment fund, I athel than as part of the operatnng fund Unhke a mercantlle 01 manufactunng busme'3s the ex-press busme"s doe" not reqUIre, nor e\ en adnllt, a large amount of ready ca..,h for Ib operatIOn", masmuch a" It .Joes not reqlure the pUl cha;"e of lar!:;e stocks of matellal or mer-chandIse, or the gmntl11g 0: large hnes of CIedIt The '3el- Vllces are as a rule paId mad, ance and "uch ad, ance cash receipt" at all tlme'3 sqpply an ample fund from whIch to pay cun ent expense" The cash balances held by the several expre'3s com-pa11les June 30, 1(0), after deductmg the amount of all cur-rent halbllltie'3, was a, follO\vs Adams IExpress Co . $1,410,889.49 Ame1l1can Express Co 716,00449 U S Express Co ,Yells-I< argo Express Co 2,4-1-3,90200 A "tudy of "taLments of pI e\ IOUS years "how'3 that the free cash bdlance" al eat occasIOnal mten ab con, el ted mto mVLstments and that they are not to any con"lderable degree m the nature of wor~ing capItal necessanly reqUIred for carry-mg on the busmess, but are rather accrued profits awaIting m-vestments m stocks, bonds and other securities 11hl'3should be borne m mmd m consldenng the amount of the actual capItal reqt11recl for express operatIOn, the amount of the return upon suah capital, and the fallness of the rates which Ylel.J such returm One company mclucles m ItS as;"ets $816,66600 for "Good- V{lll dnd Contracts" TIll;" probably replesents a payment to anothel expl ess company fOl the nght to operate ov er hnes prevIOusly controlled by the latter If '30, the cash paid is not capItal nece'3"ary fOl operatIOn, equipment, or other legItImate expre;"s purposes, but b merely capltahLatlOn of ant1clpated profits and should be excluded from the h"t of asset" actually used in express operatIOn, as It properly belongs m the mvcst-ment account If the foregOIng conclUSIons are accepted, It appear'3 that the greater part of the as'3ets of the express compa11les, m-clud111g most of the free cash balances, are de' oted to the 111- ve'3tment business and not to the express busmess, and that the amount of the capItal actually and necessanly employed 111the latter is but httle more than the value of the eqlupment, plus a very moderate amount of wOlkmg capItal Express service 15 compo"ed of three elements, namely, Terminal sen Ice, an.J cal e m tranSIt, performed by eA-pre"" compal1les, and TranslPortatlOn, performed by I allroad" The relation whIch the ter'1l1l11al sen Ice bears to the whole servIce was in 1899 ;"tated a;" follows WIth the exphClt applOval of the PreSIdent of the '\.dams Express Company "The chIef servIce whl1ch the express com pan} performs IS the temmnal service-a service entIrely away from the lall-ways and stations; the collectIOn, care and dehvery of pack-ages constItutes tlhe sCIence of the express busl11ess " The special report of the United States census (1907) on "Express Bus111es" 111the UnIted States" state;" the baSIS of c1iv1.s,ionof charges between the raIlroads and express com-panies as follows: "The usual contract made by an express company WIth a ralJlway company provide" that the rall" ay company shall fur111sh the necessary car", heat and hght the111, haul them ovrr ItS 11l1es, together vvirt:hthe employeee; of the express com-pany necessary to care for the traffic en route At statIOns the rallway company permIts It", employees to act as em-ployees of the express company also, WIth certam restnc- "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. ---_...-._._._---_.._---------_._--_._------_._----------_ ....~. cS WEEKLY ARTISAN ..._•• _.. . . •• .. ••• _. •• _.I. . _ - Veneer Pre ..... dIfferent kin1. and lizel (ate.ted) Veneer Presses Glue Spreaders Glue Heaters Trucks, Etc" Etc. These Specialties are used all Over the World Power Feed Glue Spreadine Maehine. Single. Double and CombInation. (atented) (Sozea 12 In. to 1I4 In wide.) tions, and permIts the use of statIOn faCIlities by the express company The express company on Its part assumes all the n'ik for damage to express matter and all liabIlity for mJury to Its employees, and agrees to pay the railway company a fixed per cent of its gross earnmgs, wIth a gualanteed m1111mU111 amount It was formerly the custom to make the contracts upon a tonnage basIs, but the gross ear111ng~ plan IS no\\ m general use. After deductmg the amounts paId carner~ f01 express pnvileges, the remamder IS a\ a1lable for pay menb of all ex:penses of operation, interest, taxes, dn 1dencl'i, etc" For transportation the raIlroads in 1909 recelveJ slightl) more than 477 per cent of the aggregate charges collected upon all express parcels passing 0\ er the respectn e lmes The remaining 52-3 per cent represents the charge for the terminal serv1ce~that IS, that portion of the sen Ice \\ hlch IS dIrectly performed by the extpress companies It is self-evident that the cost of transportation bv raIl increases in proportIOn to distance, and that the element of dIstance does not enter into the cost of term mal ,;en Ice It is equally eVIdent, therefore, that \\ hlle the charge for trans-portation should mcrease wl'th the d1'itance, the char~e for terminal serVIce should rem am unchanged, 1rrc,;pectn e of dIstance by rail, inasmuch as the termmal sen Ice performed is the same. whether the rail transportatIOn IS long or ,;h01 t It IS nevertheless the practice of the express CDmpanle-- to increase in proportion to dIstance the charges exacted for Hand Feed Glneine Machine (alellt pend.na.l Many Itylel and lizel. Wood-Working Machinery and Supplies LET US KNOW YOUR WANTS Ne 20 Glue Heater CHAS. E. FRANCIS COMPANY, Main Office and Works, Rushville, Ind. - ---' '" . _.0 .. _ ... ... .. . . ... .. No.6 Glue Heater. purely termmal servIces, whereby a much higher charge is 1mpo"ed at one pomt than IS imtposed at al1lother for an Iden-tic 11 --en Ice \s noted abO\ e, the transIJOrtatIon service, which is \\ 11('1/\ performeJ by raIlroads, IS paId for by an agreed per-centage of the total express recclpt,; ThIS basis of compen-qtIOn does not nece~sanly bear any defilllte relation to the co"t of rendenng the tran'ipor tatIon sen Ice and is in some degree arbItrary An offiCial analYSIS of express rates with a \ 1C\\ to 1 eadJ ue tment should therefore cover the present charge~ paId by the express compallles to the railroads for transportatIOn, \\ Ith a VIew to determmmg whether those charges are Ju,;t and reasonaJble Furniture Fires. John P Carlson's furniture snore at Bruce, S Dak, was damaged by fire to the extent of about $1,500 on May 12 Insured John \Yard. fur111ture dealer, was the principal loser in a fire that destro) ed three bUll dings at Colfax, Ill, on May 1; HI'; lo~,; e--tlmateJ at $4,500 IS well covered by 1l1surance. The four story bnck burldl11g occupIed by Koch & Henke turlllture dealers on Loram street, Cleveland, 0, was burned on ::\Iay 13 Koch & Henke's stock was almost completely de~troyed The total loss wa'i about $350,000 well oovered in 1l1'iurance ..... -------------------- -_.-.--.---.----------------------t MOON DESK COMPANY DESKS OF MERIT ....-----_. - ..- .- - - ..-- .,. - . ------ ------------_. -- _. ---_.. .. MUSKEGON, MICH. .. WEEKLY ARTISAN 7 ~ a.a ••• _. __ ._. __ •• •__ .~_~._. ._._.~._._. ._. __• __ ._.~._._. __• __._._._._. ••••• - ••••••••••• __ ._- •• ~ I WALTER CLARK VENEER GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. COMPANY YOll cannot find better Quarter Sawed Oak Veneer than we could furnish you right now. Write us. SUMMER HOUSE DECORATIONS. ~----.-..- .... - -- _. _. _. _._._._._.~._ _._---_.----- .----------------_. - -_ ..- _ - - .. .- ... More Hints and Suggestions as to Materials9 Color Schemes9 Etc. Many things should be thought out before redecoratmg a room As spring is the time when thoughts turn to lighter styles after having been surrounded by heavier effects all winter, the force of contrast appeals to the average woman. Yet there are cautlOns to be borne in mind when a woman is planning color schemEs to freshen up country or city rooms For instance If the ceilings are high don't use a striped paper; if the room is light use a restful color, and If dark reverse it and the effect will always be good. Many women nowadays hke a color scheme of different tints on a floor giving a shading of tones Although thi'3 may be harmonious it often becomes tIresome, for it seems as though you could never get away from it, and after a while you take an inteme dislike to anything approaching that particular color. A much prettier way is to have differ-em colors, one blending into the other by force of contrast, gradually shading off to a lighter tint at the end of a floor, thu<.,gIving the perspective or shadowy feehng of dIstance. For bedrooms use only soft neutral tones on the walls. \Vhatever color you prefer for contrast can be in the frieze above. For e~ample, take a white m01re paper with a cut out frieze of hlacs. The hangings can be of white net with a full valance on which can be sewed a band of hlac material, WIth the outsIde edges shaped to your fancy and finished with a lace braid The net bedspread can be made to makh WIth a full gathered flounce and monogram m the centre of the same hlac material and similarly treated A plain hlac rug completes the scheme. ~-_.--_.-._._.-- _--------------- I .- ....__ ._~ We are Special Tool Manufacturers for the Wood Working Trade.. Our SOLID STEEL MOULDING CUHERS are the Best in the World SPECIAL ORDERS SOLICITED AND GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY WOOD WORKERS TOOL COMPANY, 542 Jackson Blvd., CHICAGO. SAW, KNIFE AND TOOL MANUFACTURERS I~ ad _._.a ._. __ •• a •••••• aa ••• ~ If you prefer white alone for bedrooms cut out friezes of dIfferent flowers can be used which will relieve the monot-ony The hangmgs can be of simply endless variety, some WIth the cut out cretonne idea, which many persons like, others of certonne alone Then again in summer homes silk-oline looks cool and doe" not keep out the air. A hall is always an important factor in the decorative scheme of a house and should be well considered. not only for its own sake, to give it a spacious look if it is small, but also for the color effect on the rooms which open out of it, for a wrong note here will spall the whole. It sometimes hap-pens that the entrance hall of a small house in the country has a window or two with an ugly outlook which it is de-sirable to hide If stained glass IS out of the question on account of the expense the glass can be covered with one of the matenals which give the effect of stained glass, cost little and come in pretty designs. A very pretty hall in a remodelled country farmhouse had on the walls a landscalpe paper showing an old mill with water running from the wheel It was a quaint conceit and was the right thing in the right place, as the hall was light and the tones were soft and subdued as though mellowed by time. As for woodwork, white enamel is always good and looks cool if chIldren are romping aibout. Forest green is very good in summer dining room with a high wainscot and colored cotton tapestry frieze :vbove it, provided it is a light room; otherwise it would look sombre. Dark Flemish or English oak trim is inadvisable except in good sized rooms, as it looks heavy in small spaces. For furniture white enamel is servicealble, and is prettier still when cane is inserted in panels. This is intended principally for bedrooms and reception rooms, but it looks well too in a "ummer dining room with the color note, say, of rose. On the walls, the chair seats and sideboard the same tone can be used 111 some design, and it may appear in either flowers or border on the china. With a plain rose rug and white trim and the glitter of glass and silver and the white n3Jpery such a dining room would be especially good for the seashore on dark daJls. For bedrooms in the country the large white enamel washstands are good Have the china match the room in color. The waste paper baskets and laundry bags hung in closets should also have the prevaihng color note in them. The note paper on the desks or writing tables should be stamped with the name given to the house-it gives a cer-tain style to the place-and a guest book is always pleasant to keep -New York Sun. 8 WEEKLY ARTISAN LUMBER WILL NOT BE CHEAPER. Mr. Nichols Talks of Conditions as lIe I<'ouud Them iu the South. "I can not ~ee any I ea~oll tm c"pect111g d c1ed111t 111 thle the pnces of halc1\\oc'dlumbel at j1lc--ent 1101 111 the lntnre, sald F I :--lchol'3 uf the :--Ichol-- C'\c Lu" Ll11nbu CClIlIpdm, Grand Rapld'3, la~t 1\ eune'3Ja\ . I have Ju~t letl11ned 11um a southern tllp.· hc contmuec1 ",mc1 I (!Jd not hncl dm l?,lldt supply of haldwood lumbel at am JlC11nt \Io"t ot the 111111~ are bus) and thl" ~ea'3on's cnt \\111 be lan:;e bnt lW! Llll;e enongh to cause a Jechne m pllce~ on all\ \alllt\ Thtlc I" a pcssl1b11lty of an 0\ er ~uppl.\ 01 qnartel-"a \\ ul oak a t pIC" ent, but It WIll all be needed It IS good quff to hold and the pnces w11l SUIely be ma111tall1ed "The most acb\ e "\anet1e~ 01 har.h\ ood at pI C"c n t ,1Il maple and bIrch Both are mo\ ln~ 11\eh and the c1Clll,lIHI for maple, espeCIally, IS remalkabh --rrong. a" It h,l" bccn smce the first of the year In orclel to renu\ .,ome ot clUl contracts for maple that \\ e had last \ ear. \\ e \\ ere oblIl?,ul tl) add $6 per thousand to last \ ear'", pnce" and "nce then 'lbont $2 more has been addeJ BIrch ha" al"o ach anccd m ])[1(( ,1Ild the demand, locally at least, IS e"-ceedll1:{h "tlC)I1g" "In the south gum 1'3the most act1\ e \ dnlt\ at l)fC"C 11\ The demand IS good and pnee'" hd\ c been ach anelll a hunt $3 per thou"anJ, smce the first of the \ eal. an(l I l]lIllk the \ WIll go higher The pnce of oak, 01 cour"e. depend" Idl!.;ch on the demand from the fl1ll11ture makel" I hat c1elll,llLCldt pn:"ent IS not qUIte so urgent a" It \\ a" d In\ mOllth" a~) but lt 1'3 stIll good and unless the faetune" al e tu hc ,hut daVIn entlre1) thele IS no plOlbabl1tt.\ that pllee~ \\111 he 10\\ er TImber has become too '3cal ce to 11bt ltv am l" 1)(C tatlOn of ]o\', er pnces for harch\ ood lumber dt )1I e--U11 iiI lt1 the future "Our busmes" has been gooJ "0 fdl thl-- \ ear It It l,)11 tmues as It ha" been '30 far the \ o]ume \\ III be mCllC than doU'ble that of an} other year m our e,,"penence \ \ e dl e rUl1l1mg our m11ls 0\ ertlme no\\ as \\ e hay e been lur ~ol11e time" Canadian View of Reciprocity. \Vallace Kesbltt, former JustIce of the "'upreme COutt 01 Canada. saId some \ ery frank th1l1g~ ahemt the pos--lhl1Jt, ut a recIprocIty treaty between the lTllIted ~tate-- and CanacLI dt a d1l1ner of the Econonllc Club at the Hutcl \ '-to!, \ ell 1irk the othel llIght ~mong the~e \\ a-- hi" _tatel11cnt tlHt a, I ,n:.: as the chIef executl\ e of thIS countJ.\ I" unable to conti 01 certam peclal 1I1tele'-h 111 the "enate, nelthel Canada nOl thc 1:"l11ted States need expect closel tl ade rela tlon -- th f(lU~ h d lo\\enng of the tanff \\ all '3 HI'" '3peech follo\\ cd OIlC ])\ Henry M \i\lllItney, formel pre--Ident of the Bu--tOll Chamhel of Commerce, 111 Whllh noth1l1g hut the mo--t glol\ mg pI ""- peets for mutual plo;,penty \'\ere pIctured on the ('ont1l1£;e'll \ of a reCIproCIty treaty be1l1g made "There were one or two thIng'" 111 }Ir \ \ llltne\ " ~l'lll h that were new to me as a Canadian," '3ald 1u"'tlce "e,,1 Itt "If hIS hypotheSIS of a leClproClt) treah hem£; d :::;ualal1t\ "t the peace of the world can be prm en I hope that hc 'IIIII travel the breadth of Canada and lepeat the "peech thdt he made this evenmg I confe'3" that the C,lIlacltan" 111 ~,l1el al feel that thIS country has been a httk rough 111 Ih tleaill1l lit of their government !\s a government, \\e Cdnadlan" C 1'-- ltke you; as a people, we love you "One great weakness m your constltutlOn, and I "peak WIth fnendly frankness, IS that Jour execut1\ e makes a l)3.r-gam and then somebody m the senate kIcks It 0\ er Afl er ledllll11~ ,dl the other fellem 1'3\\ 11hng to do the senate throvv s dUI\ n the a~lee11lCnt and nuke" a ne\\ proposal on what It ha'3 leal neel 1]1I" n1dke~ u" very tll1l1d m our dealmg'3 WIth \ ou \ treat \ of I euproClt) between u" \v 111never be made d" lOllQ, ,I" \ mil e"ecu t1\ e 1" PO\verle '" to control certam ~pcL1a] ll1tLlC"r-. ut the upper house of your Congle,,:'>" 1 he "']JLdkcr then "aId that PIe"'ldent 'I dft'S recent utter-an" e ,lt Hulfa]o 1 tgal c1mg the cont1l1ental Interests of thl'1 l U,111 tl \ dnd Canada "mtJ oduced a contUtental dortrme 111 tJ d.le equal ut 11l1pUltance to the }Ionroe Joctnne" "Duostyle" Litigation. 01\ nel" of the Duo;,tyle patent claIm that many manu-tacturel'" and dealCl s are 1I1frmg1l1g on then nghts and hay e ,tal tecl COllIt plOceec11I1g-, to ;,top such mfnngements as w11l be "eell ])\ the 10110\\1I1l.?\,\ hlCh IS a copy of a letter sent out to all ll1anUl,lctul er" of e>::ten'3lon tables Gentlemen \s there are still a number of manufac-tUt el" \\ ho "ee hi to make the "Duostyle" constructlOn of t,t!lle" \\ lthout a hcen,e the' eby lIlfnn~1I1g upon the Klem Made by the Manistee Manufacturmg Co , ManIstee, MICh. pdtent dated \1'111 ICJ, 1898, \\e have been qUIetly secunng l\ Ide !lle 101 thL Pdq nme month-- As a re;,ult, action was L!llllmC1leed \plll 11 ag,lln,t J Blumherg, \Vaukegan, III J for "e1l1l1g tl) the pnhltl. tables manufactured by H C NIemann &- Co. Chlc,lgo mtJ m~mg upon abo\ e named patent The ,ltl/Jlne \" trll the dcfenddnt appeared 111 court on May 4 and fllvl delll1l11 el. 1\111ch goc~ to '3110\'\ that a stubborn fight IS on hand l! l \ lemdnn & Co . have not only been mak1l1g Dno--t\ le< but hay e been persl'3tent 111 advertJsmg tJhe fact that they furl11"h them 1'le,l..,e note. that tlllS ~tllt doe" not pertam to locks, a" \he l-dell1 p,ltcnt I" a e()n~tJuctlOn patent "wheleb} the top hO'll cl'" al e l1Cll1llttecl to 1110\e 111 hwendcnt,ly of the legs" al- ") 1\11u c:1)\ the ()lJter le:{'3 al e permItted to move mdelpen-clln, h ot the Ctntel le~ and the top boards Il1dependently of ,(11\ III the legs 111 other woreL, constl uctlOn perl111tt1l1g the 1Il "CIt ton 01 one or 11101 e fillel s hefore dlvlC1111gthe pedestal III lc~ '" J hb ~ult 1\111be \lgC)IOusly pu~hecl as well as an} others \\ e ma \ start In the near futl11 e \Ve arc oblIged to see that om nght;, arc full} protected ao pl0vlded by law Yours very truly, IV I'3COn'3111FurnIture Company. WEEKLY ARTISAN 9 F. Manufacturer or Willow Furniture SEND FOR CATALOGUE REMINDERS OF THIRTY YEARS AGO. ~,-----------_._------------------------ ----_ .. -- -_ .._-~ Paraliraphs Copied From the Michilian Artisan for Narch, 1881. D Wilfson is about to erect a furniture factory in Baltimore. James Knox is traveling for Bossom & Cuff of Boston, thIS year. J. W. DavIs has purchased the Wrampelmeier factory in LOUlsvl!le. M. Ohmer has retlred from the firm of Ohmer & Son, of Dayton, O. The Louisville (Ky) Furmture comp3.ny closed out thelf retaIl business. L D. Leonard IS representing the Sligh Furmture company m the eastern states. E. Hemenway of Boston, V\ 111engage m the manufacture of ebonized furniture. Manufacturers of furniture m Cmcinnati complain of the ~carClty of freight cars. Charles ShlVenck, a dealer m Omaha, made his first vIsit to Grand RapIds t1115month. Oldenburg & Baltes of Ml!waukee, employ 150 men in the manufacture of parlor frames. Keck, Wmte1halter & Co, is the name of a new firm en-gagmg m the retaIl furniture busines" in Detroit. F E Warren of Cheyenne, 'vVy, bought a heavy bIll of goods of Donnelly & Barnes, III ChIcago recently. , Clark Brother" & Co, of Phl1adelph1a, V\ 111 furmsh the Kaatersk1ll, a new hotel m the Catskl1l mountams. George R Somes of F. M. Holmes & Co., Boston, was m ChIcago recently from whence he Journeyed to St. Loms Bbonized pallor and chamber furmture i:o not very popu-lar. Its sale IS mainly m the form of cabinets and novelties H. D. Moore, travelmg salesman for the Berkey & Gay Furmture company, has returned from a tnp through the mId-dle west. Charles Streit, of Streit & Schmitt, Cincinnati, is the in-ventor of a sofa bed and has received letter::. patent protectmg the same C. Kmll formerly an employe of the Phoemx Furniture company, has opened a stock of furmture in Rock !:oland He IS the lllventor of a foldmg ohaIr and WIll manufacture the same The stock of the late Marcus Stevens. in DetrOlt, has been disposed of, C R Mabley purchaslllg the same Mjr. Brock-way, the old manager of the Stevens store, will be wIth Mr Mabley. By a fire on Jefferson street m Chicago recently, the follow-mg firms sustained losses. H. S Carter & Co, $7,000; L. F. Nonnast, $2,000, Johnson & Kramer, $2.000; John B Gavin, $3,000, Max Tonk, $8,000, Austm & Boynton, $3,000; Otto N ettleman, $3,000. These losses were partly msured. George W Perkms of Pueblo, MIlton S Pnce of Syracuse, G W Avery of Peona, Mr. Burnll of St. LoUls, Jacob Lucas, Mamstee, D M.. Bohn, Petersboro, Ill, A. C Rosenraad, Zee-land, C J Stanford, Atwater, 0 and W P DIlworth, Ft Scott, Kansas, were among the buyers arriving 111Grand RapIds early thIS month. ChIcago correspondence A rumor that there was a Brusque and Rick-e-ty firm making parlor furmture III this city has been venfied. This IS the firm that perpetrated an outrage on art and the finer sens1blbtles of the people by introducing the horse shoe (an emblem of superstItion, suggestive of dust and filth) as as ornament for parlor frames. ThIS firm can never hope to gam a foothold in the trade untl! It makes better stock, whJ1e R1ck-e-ty has yet to learn that it IS more profitable to be a gentleman than a bully and a loafer. The agents of nme glue manufactunng firms were m Grand RapIds recently to attend a glue test. They indulged in a good deal of "Joshmg" dunng theIr stay. "In the Sag111aw valley," one remarked "they make log chains of my glue, be-cause It IS stronger than Iron" "11y glue was used in con-structmg the bndge across the nver at St. LOUlS," another modestly declared. "Do you remember the expenence of the Mormon farmer?" the agent from Boston inqUlred, "No, what was It?" mqUlred the bndge glue man. "The Mormon farmer claImed that he drove a herd of cattle mto Salt Lake and they came out corned beef. HIS claim IS as well grounded as yours about your bndge glue." The successful man in the glue test entered at thIS moment, when the agents proceeded to use hUll as a pigskm m a game of football. and during the scrimmage the offiClal report of the test was destroyed ." .......... wa. • .... e •• ~ Doetsch & Heider Co. Telephone, Lincoln 796 1534·1544 Greenwood Terrace CHICAGO Manufacturers of Parlor Furniture Frames TO Reach OUR FACTORY Take Clybourn Avenue car to Ashland Avenue and walk three blocks North to Greenwood Terrace, then turn East into Green-wood Terrace. Or, Clybourn Avenue car WIthtransfer on South-port Avenue car, thence over Southport Avenue to Greenwood Terrace and walk West. a,.. __ • ------ •• - •• - _ •• - .. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS Robert Blast wIll open an undertaking establIshment at Shelly, Iowa Mark Dexter of Kenoml, X eb, has seoured a patent on a tiltalble chair C D A Fesler & Son, have succeeded vv V Fe\\, furni-ture dealer of Lone Tree, Ia R. R. Hill succeeds R J Morton m the furlllture and hardware business at Greensrboro, X C The Frostrburg (l\Id) Furlllture company ha\ e mo\ ed into new quarters at 84 East ::\Ia1l1 street The TaJilor Furlllture and Hardvvare company of Tifton, Ga, are bUlld1l1g a large addition to their store The Rockford (Ill) Desk company are planlllng an ad-dition which will double the capacity of their plant J S De VVItt & Co , furlllture dealers of X on'v alk, 0 , \'vIII double the size of theIr \\ arehouse on "Yest ::\Iam street The Anderson Patent ExtenSIOn Table company of Camden, N J, have mcorporated with capItal stock fixed at $100,000 Stevv art Brothers of Columbus ha\ e been enlarg1l1g near-ly all departments of theIr store which 1:0 no\\ the large"t m Central OhIO The Oppel-Spencer company, furnIture dealers, of Dav-enport, la, have changed theIr name to the Spencer Furni-ture company. A C Hulett, doing busmes as the Hulett "L'nJertakmg company is a new undertaker and dealer m coffins, ca::,keb, etc, at Hattiesburg, J\1Lss The gilt room m the Holland house, in X ew York, IS an ex-act reproduction of the famous gIlt room famou::, In the hb-tory of Holland house, London J\I L BIggar has been appomted rece1\ er for the X e\\ Ohio FurnIture company of Columbus, whIch has been m financial dIstress for some tIme The business of John Biddle, Undertaker, ChIcago, ha", been 1l1corporated by E M vVood, H .\ Brolllllet ancl F 0 Mure10ck CapItal stock, $2,500 The Jacoby FurnIture ~1anufactunng company of York, Pa, have installeJ new mach1l1ery and enlarged the capaclt) of their plant nearly fifty per cent FE, S P and Clara H Templeton, are the mcorpor-ators of tlhe S P Templeton company, funeral Jlrector" ot Bloomington, Ind CapItal stock, $10,000 Frank Miller, furnIture clealer, ot 1\ est Pomt, X eb, h erect1l1g a two-story bnck bUlld1l1g \vhlch \\ III gIve hIm the largest and most COIn elllent store m the town The Norfolk (Va) Furniture Manufactunng corporatIOn have plurchasecl the bul1d1l1g formerly u"ed by the X aval Y M C A and are remodelmg It for a furlllture store Martin P Johnson, for several years money order clerk in the postoffice at Rockford, Ill, has reSIgned to take an important p03ltlOn Vvlth the National Furlllture company New England chair manufacturers compla1l1 of dIfficult) in ~eepmg workmen, many of whom are mclmed to qUIt the chaIr factones and find employment m the textl1e mills George Schmulbach, propnetor of the Red Star Supply company, retail furniture, of MemphIs, Tenn, has filed a voluntary petItIOn m bankruptcy. LiabilitIes $8,955, a::,sets, $6,012. VV E Haworth has purchased an interest m the under-takmg busmess of H C SmIth of WhItewater, IY IS The business IS now conducted under the firm name of SmIth & Haworth. IV VV Heisler has sold his cabinet and upholstering shop m Tacoma, IV ash , to H. G Clark and A Jorgenson, ::\Ir Hebler WIll engage in tihe same business in some other part of the state The buildmg occupied by the late H. J Nelson, veteran furnIture dealer of BurlIngton, Vt, has been sold to a cloth-mg com pan) The Nelson stock will be :sold out and the bt1:omess dIscontmued II 11ham A French & Co, furniture dealers of Minne-apobs, ::\1111n, have moved into their new store on First ave-nue, south, and EIglhtlh streets. They now have one of the best eqUlppeJ stores in the city Ambrose E) on has tradeJ his furnIture store at Stewart, ::\lmn , to F E Russe for store property at Gascogne, Mmn ::\lr Russe \\ 111 take possession of the furniture store on June 1 and \\ III enlarge the stock. The \\<111of ::\Irs Rosa Fleck of MIlwaukee, whose deat1h \\ a" noted la::,t \\ eek reqUIres her four sons to continue WIth then Sister, a::, partner" m the R Fleck Furniture company or lo::,e theIr share m the estate which is valued at $65,000. II ;\ Flatow, formerly WIth the ~ew York Furniture Exchange and Henry Seigel & Co , has taken a positIOn WIth the Clark-Bo\\< chtch company of New Haven, Conn., who no\\ ha\ e one of the finest furlllture stores m New England. 1he ::\IcGee FurnIture company of Fall RIver, Mass, hay e made an a.,slgnment wIlth lIabIlItIes aggregatmg $11,000; assets $2,000 They have offered tJhelr credItors 25 cents on the dollar 111cash or 33 1-3 cents m notes running six, nine and t\\ eh e months Ed", ard T Lennartz and L H Burger, propnetors of the . X ortln\ estern Furlllture company," who worked the popular s\\ mdlIng game in DetrOIt. were arrested and taken back to DetrOIt for tnal on the 'Charge of obtaining money under fabe pretenses \rthur and Albert Shannon and WIllIam Kouns have pl1l chased tlhe stock of Hlte Brothers & Co, furniture deal-er", Fourth and RlOh streets, Columibus, 0, and will con-t1l1ue the Dusmess under the partnershIp name of the Out-fit FUll11ture and Rug company. The Central LTpholstering 'Company of She1boygan, Wis, \\ hlch \\ as organized about three montlhs ago, has purchased a bact of land 80 by 150 feet on the Lyman flats, and WIll erect a substantIal factory bUlIJing to care for theIr busmess \\ hlch has grown rapIdly from the start Ralph S SmIth & Son, furnIture dealers of New London, Conn, hay e sold out to their competItor Thomas F Foran, \\ ho \\ III cont1l1ue the busmess, separate and apart from his Bank street store, under the name of the Foran Furniture company The Smith store was estalbhshed 46 years ago D VY Cress, pr1l1C1pal of sohools wt Clearwater, Neb, \\ ants to engage m t1he furniture busmess m a town ot 1,500 populatlOn w1hIch does not boast a furl11ture store. He has \\ ntten to the Grand RapIds boards of trade asking for the address of manufacturers who sell their products on the con-signment plan Buyers in Grand Rapids. D ?II Kahn of the SImpson-Crawford company, New York, J Baum of the Swgel, Cooper company, Chicago, and R. G. Alexander of the Henry Siegel company, Boston, were among the furl1lture buyer::, who visited Grand Rapids during the past week. WEEKLY ARTISAN THE L. Mac E. VARNISHES BLUE RIBBON RUBBING and POLISHING VARNISH, QUAKER CITY COACH VARNISH-CABINET FLOWING V~RNISH, WHITE MAPLE RUBBING and POLISHING VARNISHES; WHITE MAPLE GLOSS VARNISHES-WHITE REED FLOWING VARNISHES, FLAT ALL VARNISH and ALL DULL FINISH-JAPANS, Etc. DIPPING VARNISHES NOTE-Our many years of practical experience with the Furniture, Plano and kindred lines of manufacture enable us to know Just the kind and quahty of varnishes demanded. Also the fact that our strong corps of salesmen have an already estabhshed trade with this class of customers through visiting them with fillers and stains, makes it possible for us to sell varnishes wIthout additional ex-pense to us, which advantage we are disposed to give to our customers in quahty. Send us a Trial Order. THE LAWRENCE-McFADDEN COMPANY - Philadelphia lished by the Salina Rug Manufacturing company, capitalized at $10,000, with Fred Hederstedt & Co, and other business men of the town as stockholders. Fred Hedersted who will New Factories. J. Westveld &Co., have established a factory, to make mission furniture, porch and door ~creens, at Holland, J\llch Hans Meyer of Manitowoc, \V IS, will engage in the wood-working business and manufacture bar fixtures at Two Rivers, Wis. The Winchester Lumber Manufactunng company are purchasing maohlllery for a new furniture factory which they will estabhsh at \iVinchester, Ky The Belhngham Bay Lumber company are bUIlding a large addition to their plant at Bellmgham, \Nash, and are considering the advisaJbIllty of usmg a part of it as a furni-ture factory. J L HUgglllS, Mrs N eha Evans, J T Ragan and L A Whipple, have organized the Automatic Rockmg Chair com-pany, capltahzed at $5,000 and wIll estalbhsh a factory at HawkinsvJ1le, Fla. The Ring Furmture company, KernersvIlle, N C, has been organized with $50,000 capital by \V S LmvIlle, S G Ring and others The company wIll erect a plant for the manufiacture of kitchen cablllets, safes, etc WIlham Baim, Joseph Wemlberg and Samuel Rubin, have incorporated the Rollup Mattress company, capitahzed at $10,000 to estalbhsh a factory and manufacture and deal in mattresses, mattress matenal and machinery, in Chicago Fort Brothers, MorristOlwn, Tenn, proprietors of the J. P. Fort Lumber company, of the same city, wIll erect a fac-tory for the manufacture of chairs The proposed buildlllg will be 40x150 feet, two stones high, and to be equipped With modern machmery throug'hout Salma, Kan, is to have.a rug factory It will be estab- Made by MamsteelMfg. Co.• Mamstee, Mich be the general manager has gone east to purchase machinery and expects to have the factory ready to begin operations by the first of July. 11 12 WEEKLY ARTISAN Exposition in British India. An agrIcultural and industrIal expositlOn IS to be held at Allahabad, BrItIsh IndIa, opening In December ne\:t Eng-lish manufacturers wIll be \, ell 1epl esentecI. the Gelman government has appoll1ted ItS commetcial attache at the con-sulate- general in Calcutta as Impel tal speCIal cOmmt~SlOnet for the exposition, and It has been resolved to et ect therem a separate German dIvision so as to more leadl1y plomote Ger-man trade interests As many merchants ft om China and other Asiatic countries are expected to VISIt thIS expOSttIon It Rockford Chair and Furniture Co. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Dining Room Furniture BUFFETS, CHINA CLOSETS and TABLES Library Furniture-Library Desks, Library Tables, Library Bookcases, Combination Book-cases, Etc. Our entire line will be on exhibition in July on the thIrd floor of the Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. \\ 111afrol d a 1 al e OppOl tumty to e\:pand trade It is hoped that ~\mellcan manufactm ers \\ 111be as well represented as Germany and England Contracts for Army Furniture. The Gland Ledge (:\Ilch) ChaIr oOimpany has been award-ed the gm ernment contraot for makmg dmmg room, arm and lIbrary chairs for army officers' quarters, WhICh will amount to about $25,000, and the Stebbms & WIlhelm com-pany of SturglS, :\l1ch, wl11 makel about $10,000 worth of lIbt ary desks fat the same purpose The contracts were a \\ Jrdec1 at \\ d"hmgton last Saturday. ._---. Built with double arbors, sliding table and equipped complete with taper pin guages carefully graduated. This machine represents the height in saw bench con-struction. It is designed and built to reduce the cost of sawing stock. WrIte us for descriptive information. CRESCENT MACHINE WORKS OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Business is Only ··So-So" in New York. New York, :;Vlay 19-' The furmture trade h onh tall, the usual penod of dullne% IS on Ib There l~ 110 "nap OI \ 1m m the trade. All ltnes of tl ade feel the same com!Jtlon" and all parts of the country are more or le~s m the same bcnt Unq-ness cannot always be strong and \\ e have to take the l{ood with the bad The present conc!JtlOns al e not nnu"uaJ m tdct occur every year RetaIlers seem to be pt ett\ \\ ell stocked up and there IS no heavy buymg apparently :\IanuLtcturer, dl e workmg In a faIrly steady manner, \\ holesaJers are hay mg onh moderate orders and are takmg th1l1gs eas) Such ale the comments made by manufacturers and dealel ~ on the plt',cnt busmess condItIons The firm of F. illohr & Co, \\holesalel' and retallel~ 01 ...------------.-------.----------------- furmture at SIxth avenue and Thlrt) -fom th ~treet ha\ e come G d R ·d C to a settlement WIth thm credltors, ha\Il1g 111ddea 23 pet cent ran apl s reseent payment, and the Cambndge Tradmg comp'lI1) has as~umed THB WORLD'S BEST SAW BENCH all assets and habllttles and \\ III LOntIl1Ue the bus1l1e," Stahle Bros are handJmg 111 the ten Iton edst ot Pltt,b111 £; the hne of the ne\\ly org-amzed Cortland C abl let compam whIch makes odd chma closets, three-pIece (!JnLlg re Jl11 "l1lte, of oak and mahogany The Amencan Lookmg Glas:o company 1Ms been II1COl p )1- - ated, to make mlrror~, etc, wlth a capItal of S 10 UOO plomotecl by Edward Van Pelt Dongla"", Saml1el G1a"er and I rLclCIlck T DaVIes. The Mowltz Cabmet company has been 111 '01 pOl atecl \\ lth a capItal of $10.000, to deal m furmtl1l e by \lbert \10\\ ItL WIllIam H Pritchal d and JulItb Roevel The L. McGIllts Furl1lture COl11pan) ha" been IIlcOlj)or.{1tel to manufacture and cleal m homeholcl fllr11lture, \\ lth d. C,tpltd] of $12,000, by AJl11111a11 McGllll", James A \J1cGIlhs and Charles:--' McGIlhs 1hey wdl do busme,,'i 111Og-dembuIg 1\ Y. ...>- ----_._~--------_.-------.-..-..-..' -----~~---------_ .... WEEKLY ARTISAN Emeraency Income Tax. The New York legislature, havmg refused to adopt the income tax amtlndmant, is now consIdermg the advI~abIlIiy of ask1l1g congress to submIt a substItute to the lelShlatures of the vanous states, \\~lth the Idea that It would ~urely pI e-vent the adoptlOn of the amenJment whIch is now awaitmg aCLlon by the statcls The substItute whIch I~ called the emergency mcome tax amendment reads as follows' "Resolved, That the senators and representatIves in con-gress of the state of Now York are hereby requested to urge the congress to submIt to the several states an amendment to the federal constitution empowenng the federal gOVdfl1ment to lay and collect an mcome tax in emergencIes wIthout ap-portionment among the states and wIthout reference to any census or enumeratlOn in substantIally the following terms: "ArtIcle 16. The congress shall have power to declare that an emergclncy yXIStS reqUlnng addItIonal revenue to meet expendItures penmItteJ by thIS constItutlOn, and, in con-nection wIth such declaratlOn, may lay and collect taxes on incomes; except income consIsting of interest on bonds or othclr evidences of indebteJness issued by the U mted States Embossed Mouldmg Mada by Waddell Mfg Co.• Grand RapIds, MlCh. or by any of the seve! al states or by any mumcipal govern-ment maintained under the authonty of one of the Umted States, Wlithout apportionment among the several states and vvIthout regard to any cCi!1SUSor enumeration, but every act establIshmg such a tax shall set forth the purposes for which the revenue aris1l1g there under shall be avaIlable, such taxes shall be umform throughout the United States and no act authonzod by these artIcles shall remam in fOJ1ce f01 a longer period than three years" Faith in Business Conditions. The managers of the Rock Island RaIlroad system '">urely have faIth m bus mess condlltlOn" and eApelct them to glOW better m the near future They have Just placeJ on file in the various states through whIch theIr lInes run an equip-ment agreemCint wIth the Bankers' Trust company of New York, under whIch they WIll get 3,975 freight cars, 50 PaCIfic type locomotIves, 84 consolidated locomotives an,d tenders, five dmeIs, 25 caboose", four McKeen gasolIne motor oars, 20 steCil compartment passenger coaches, four steel postal cars, six combmatlOn baggage and passe)nger cars, six steel combmatlOn mall and baggage cars and 20 steel passenger smokers, at a total cost of about $8,000,000. K early all of the eqUIpment is to be delIvered before Jan 1 next. The Rock Island IS to pay in cash $970.253 and the rest of the pa} ments are to be made semI-annually m sums of . $225,000, amountmg to $6,750,000 For the future payments eqUIpment bonds are to be issued. 13 Bristol,Ct. ,Aug.16,1907. G. R. Veneer Works, Grand Rapids, Mich. Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of Aug. 14th, we beg to call your attention to the fac~ that our superintendent wrote you a per-sonal letter a few days ago cov-erIng the matter of the dry kiln. By reference thereto, you will see just what success we have had, WhICh up to the present time has been unqualified and we are absolutely satisfied with its performance. Yours very truly, THE E. INGRAHAM CO. Wm. S. Ingraham, Treas. 0• () . :c (,) '00; ..S.:.:r:... ~ lot 0 =' ~ ..... r.r () Q c..! . • II tL) ~ 0 =' <.. '0 f» ~ II '0 ca -e. II ~ II. 0 Q) ('I) Z • 0 0 lot - 0 0 .... .. $.t e I-f) 0 ~ --. - ca ~ 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN Grand Rapids Hand 618 North Front St. Screw Co., Orand Rapids, Mich. TRUCK TALKS Might not convince you without evidence. But compare a wagon to our truck, note the similarity of construction fea-tures-- No box bearings; nothing to easily break or get out of order; extra large center wheels, revolving on taper turned axles; wide treads; special first-class cast-ings. Grand Rapids Trucks are first, last and all the time the safest in construction, and positively the best. No. 15 Catalog Shows Them. AUTO TRADE PRESENT AND FUTURE. Enormous Growth Due to Novelty. Newness and Extensive Advertisina. Hugh Chalmers of the Chalmers ::\f otor Car compan) de-livered an addre"s recently, in the DetrOIt College E"ten"lOn course, 111which he said "The automobIle bus111ess has been bUilt up "0 rapldh and particularly 111DetroIt, that the people of DetrOIt gener-ally do not reahze what the automobl1e 111dustrv means "It is estimated that there are 150 automobIle compal11es in the United St<lltes. There are thlrty-fi\ e compal11es 111 MIchigan, with a total capaClty of 140,000 cars annuall) Twenty-five companies are in Detroit, "Ith a total annual capaClty of 85,000 cars and a total capltahzatlOn of $30,000,000 "There are 39,000 people employed b) automobl1e manu-facturers 111Detroit, and 19,000 employed by accessor) manu-facturers, mak111g a total of 58,000 altogether engaged 111 automdbl1e work 111 Detroit ThIS means that more than 200,000 people in DetrOIt are dependent upon the automobile ibusmess Nearly $1,000,000 weekI) IS paId out 111\\ ages here 111 Detroit by automobIle and accessory manufacturers "Nearly $10,000,000 b mvested m automobile factones 111DetrOIt The total value of DetrOIt-made cars tll1'- \ eat w111 be about $200,000,000 DetrOlt manufactures ahout 00 per cent of the natIOnal output of automdblles The auto-mobile industry is now the mo"t stupendous of all manu-factured products "Detroit produces any kind of a car that an) one can want, from a $500 runabout to an $8,000 limousme DetrOit has more cars per thousand populatIOn than any other Clty in the world except Los Angeles "People naturally ask, How long \\111 the automobl1e bus111ess cont111ue, and Isn't It hkely to be overdone? Now, I am not a prophet, and cannot tell Just what is gomg to happen, but I beheye that the automobile is not sulbject to any other companeson, because the automobl1e IS the first l111plOvement 111111dlvldual transportatIOn m centunes. The automobl1e ha" replaced the only tll1ng 111 our civihzation that has been the same thlOughout centunes, and that is the hor"e, so that I thInk the automobile WIll he with us as long as the horse has been \\ lth us. But whether or not the pubhc can take the output of some 200 automohl1e companies is another question "1 helle\ e that the automobl1e business WIll be the We are now puttmg out the best Caster Cups WIth cork bases ever offerea to the trade. These are fimshed m Golden Oak and WhIte Maple m a IIght fimsh These goods are admirable for pohshed floors and furn- Iture rests Theywill not sweat or mar. PRICES. SIze 2)( Inches •.. $4.00 per hundred SIze 2)( In~hes .. 5 00 per hundred 7'ry a Sampl. Ordor FOB Grand Rapid', ..... ... ..... • • • • • • • • • • • •• I • __ • • • • • ••• •••••••••• WEEKLY ARTISAN 15 NO OTHER . ....................................•.. _--_.~ SANDER No. 171 Patented Sand Belt Machine. WYSONO « MILES CO., Cedar St. and Sou. R. R., OREENSBORO, N. C. ..I makes it possible to dispense with hand sanding. Our No. 171 Sander produces a finish on flat surfaces, irregular shapes and mouldings that would be spoiled by hand retouching. Ask for Catalog liE" ,. -.. ... ..... ..... ..., .....•... , .. a_a ... ,_. .-.. leading industry of Detroit for more years yet than any of us will live, and I am not so fearful of reaction in the present situation, because the1 e are so many companies that are building good cars located here Of course, many people figure that where money has been made, it still can be made, and the danger ahead of us is that too many people wIll get to thmking that way. Personally, I would not take much stock in any new company that was Just starting, because I belteve the competition in the future is going to be keener by far than it has been in the past, and competItIOn, of course means the elimination of those who are unalble to withstand it. "The automobile business requires more capital in the conduct of it than most people realize, and, while the profits to successful automdbilq manufacturers haNe been quite large in some instances, yet it must be remembered that the risks have been great in the automobile business, and where large sums have been made it must also be remembered that large sums have been lost. "The automobile is the best advertised product in the world, largely for six reasons. "(1) It is a new business. New things advertise them-selves Millions buy newspapers daily, looking for news Everyone remembers the first automobile The first auto-mobile made in this country was made by George B Selden, whose name has become famous as a result thereof, because of the vast amount of expensive litigation that has taken place over what is known as the so-called Selden patent Automobile manufacturers who produce over 85 per cent of the automdbiles used in this country recognize the validity of the Selden patent. Judge Hough, of the southern dis-trict of the United States circuit court, of New York, sus-tained the validity of the Selden patent, and since that time a great many of the going concern" who fought the patent theretofore have come into what 1S known as the licensed association. Selden was the first man to build a self-pro-pelled vehicle, and naturally secured a very broad patent for his invention, and scarcely any other patent has been liti-gated over so much, and so much money spent over it, and so much time given to its careful thought and study as the Selden patent. "(2) There is a mystery about the automobile It i" a wonderful piece of mechanism-the most wonderful yet in-vented. It is still a curiosity in many sections "(3) AutomdbiLing is a sport Automobile racing ap-peals to spol1ting instinct American people are sport-loving people "( 4) Automobiles appeal to all classes of people-those who cannot own one as well as those who can. Everyone hopes to own an automobile some day. "(5) The automobtle helps solve a universal problem-ttansportation. A question everyone 1S interested in. Auto-mobiles solve the problem of mdiV'idual transportatlOn. Multi-plies the time of the business man. "(6) The adverttsing wh1ch the manufacturers do them-selves; that is, through the national weekly and monthly magazines, the newspapers, b1Uboards and other advertising mediums Th1s is only one reason in SlX, and is not more im-portant than some others in explainmg why automobiles are the best advertised products Trade Between the United States and Panama_ Trade between the United States and the Repubhc of Pana-ma will exceed $22,000,000 in the fiscal year which ends next month, and for the seven years since the Republic of Panama came into existence w1ll approximate $100,000,000 About nine-tenths of th1s total, speaking m very round terms, is merchan-d1se exported from the United States to Panama and about one-tenth merchand1se 1mported mto this country from that Republic. Even these figures do not show the grand total of merchandise sent from the United States to Panama during this period, since such portion of the supplies for the Panama canal and those en-gaged in 1ts construction as were sent from time to time upon government vessels are not mc1uded in the figures, by which this statement of trade with Panama is reported Just what proportion of the merchand1se sent to Panama has been for use in the construction of the canal cannot be definitely determined, though the BntIsh minister at Panama recently esttmated that about one-fifth of the total imports of the Republic were for the commissaries of the canal zone, approximately two-fifths for canal supplies, and the remaining two-fifths for general use New Furniture Dealers. S. H Cull will open a new furniture store at St. Cloud, Fla. The H. F A. Lange company has opened a new furniture store at 371-3 Main street, Worcester, Mass. R. E. Lowery has opened his new furniture store in Tus-caloosa, Ala., in the building formerly occupied by the old City Furniture company. Andrew Peterson, who recently sold his furniture store at Ros5eau, Mmn, will open a new furniture and carpet store at Pelican Falls, same state. F. H Brockway and H S. Stedman of Minneapolis, are erectmg a blulding at P~llbrook, M\Jnt, in which they will open a furniture store on July 1. Tanner & Kent-B. B. Tanner and T. V. Kent-popular grocers of Wrightsville, Ga, have decided to go into the retail furniture busines::,. They will open a new stock in July. 16 WEEKLY ARTISAN "'UWL.laHIEO EVERT SATURDAY WY THE MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY --------------------- - ---- .U.SCAI~TION $1•• 0 ~EA YEAR ANYWHEREIN THE UNITED STATES OTHEACDUNTAIES $2 00 ~ER YEAR. SINGLE CO~IE. 5 CENTS. PU.LICATION O ......ICE. 101-112 NO,.TH DIVISION ST. G,.AND RAI"IDS. MICH. A S WHITE. MANAGINQ EDITOA Entered as lecond class matter, July 5. 1909, at the post office at Grand RapIds, MIchIgan under the act of March 3, 1879 CHICAGO REPRESENTATIVEE LEVY. Ever since Austraha gave us the ballot system that 1S nO\\ used in all the states and C1tles, that country ha" been generally cons1dered as a sort of 11110delfor ad\ anced leg1slat1On The laws of the Austrahan states relatlve to the ~ettlement of labor d1sputes have frequently been commended and approved, e"peCl-ally by so-called labor leaders, \\ ho haye declared them lIberal, progressive, fair and just, but there may be a change m such sentiment soon New South \Vales has recently enacted a la\\ that would not be pleasmg to :\..mencan labor l1111On" It em powers any pohce officer aboye the rank of sergeant \\ hen he has any reasonable ground to behe\ e that an) bmldmg or place is being used for a meetmg for mStlgatmg or a1dmg m the con-tinuance of a stnke, or lockout, to enter such bmldmg b) break-ing open doors, etc, and se1ze any documenh \\ l11ch he may reasonably suspect relate to such lockout, etc :\..meetmg of two or more persons assembled for the foregomg purposes. etc , 1S declared unlawful Any per~on takmg part m such meetmg, who has reason to belIeve that the probable consequences of "uch strike or lockout w1II be to depnve the publIc eIther \\ holh or to a great extent, of the supply of a neCeSbar) com1110dlt\, shall be lIable to Impnsonment for 1'.\ elve months The- purpose of the law is evidently to protect the thIrd party-the publIc-from loss, injury and mconvemence dunng labor troubles a matter 111 which Americans surely need enlIghtenment Perhaps the) may learn from the expenence of New South \Vales The consular repm t;, ~hO\\ that Canada h g-ettll1g the be<;t of the Enghsh emIgrant;, thl~ year Ch er 30000 ha\ e left England for the Amencan dommlon thb ~pnng and the num ber is clXpectell to reach 50,000 befm e tll e end of the summer, while the number commg from England to the U11Ited States WIll not C1xceed 10,000 Among those ~omg to Canada are many ..,kllled workmen and not a fe\\ \\ lith con-siderable capItal Germany, hO\\ e\ er, contmue.., to send most of her emIgrants to the U11Ited States Dunng the past Y'ear about 260,000 left that country 'Ia Bremen and Hamburg, more than 70 per cent commg to thIS country and most of the others g;mng to Argentma anll Branl Tho great bulk of the German emlg1 ants are cdmmon laborer" and fc\\ of them have any capItal Years ago (the exact number 1S1mmatenal) the publl"her of the M1ch1gan Artl"an recog11lzmg the need of a furnIture Journal to promote the mterest of the fUl11lture trade of Cmomnatt, despatched "Q D" one of It;, staff (Holbrook) to that city w1th the ondorsements and backmg nece~"ary to sta1 t the FurnitUl e ,IV orker. Holbrook gave it a good start and then turned 1t oyer to the present owners N ow its degenerate ellttor u"e'i 1tS columns to pubhsh fal'iehoods about the .\rtt'ian The supporters of the \Vorker livmg in Cmcmnat1 'ihould not bCIcharged w1th ingratttude on account of the Jealou<;y and unfa1rness of the man who now raJutles around m the seat, formerly filled by Holbrook, Brown and :\Iondschm. The Art1"an has never neglected the shghtCist opportu-nIb to expres'" 1tS v10lent antipathy for anythmg and e1very-thmg connectecl w1th or emanatmg from the C1ty of Cinci-natl -Fur11lture \IV orker The author of the above is a malicious liar. He knows the above charge against the Artisan is untrue, but a lie sel ves his purposes as well as the truth. He hes at all times-awake or asleep By re-electmg A F. Karges of Evansville to the office of pre'ildent, the National Furmture Manufacturers' assooi-ation recogmzed the fa1thful servvce of a tried and true offic1al and reta111ed the cont111uance of a 'iervant who would "<l.cnfice porsonal 111terest to promote the welfare of the trade. E\ ans\ l11e \Vas strongly represented at the meeting of the Kat10nal Furmture assoc1ation in Ch1cago. With Benja- 111111Bosse, Harry Schu, "Ed" Ploeger, A. F Karges and other:, of the1r class present, Evansville exercised a salutary 111fluence 111the deliberat10ns of the assoClation. '\ resolut1On has been introduced in Congress calling for the appointment of a comm1ttee to investigate the express oompames "Yhen the committee shall bel app0111ted and the spade~ are put into the companies' affiairs, let every business ma'l prepare to hold h1s nose It i" whbpered by delegates who attended the meel1ing of the 1\atlOnal Furmture Manufacturers' association at Chi~ cago, that the CO'it of manufacturing goods is still an un- --01'.ed problem Thelre are a considerable number of gues-ser:, still 111the busmess The 1110st effectlve rt:lgulatIon of the business of trans-portmg small packages would follow the passage of the parcels post bill, now pIgeonholed in the rooms of the house COml11lttee on postal affairs, at Washington. To 11\e do\'. n the regrets of not having engaged in the furniture manufBctunng business 1S beooming morel diffi-cult for the people of the world Property owners expect that Gary, Ind, will become a great cIty All 1t needs to attam and retain greatness is ten or twelve furmture factories RetaIler.., of Grand Rapids will partIcIpate largely 111the fes1Jlvltles of h0111e coming week in August next Ltfe 1S not e2Gactly "one grand, ,",weet song," for travel-mg salesmen 111the furniture trade. One 1110nth hence the furmture eXpO'iirt:1On season will be m b10ss0111 SpeCla1 sales 111porch and lawn furmture \\111 be in order soon WEEKLY ARTISAN 17 ...--~-----_~ . . • • • • •• ·1 I GLOBE VISE and TRUCK CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Don't you want the BEST bench that was ever offered for the price, $12.00 (Subject to discount) This bench is 34 inches high, 6 feet, 3 inches long-front 15 inches; made of thoroughly kiln-dried hard maple strips glued together, 2% inches thick. The balance-13 inches is soft wood. Can ship on receipt of order. ~-----------_._._._-----_._-------_._--_._._---.-------~ .._ .._._--- .._---------_ ..-- .... ..- .. ."'I Orientals Originated the Cabinet. The rage for cablllets 111 France onginated during the reign of Henry III, althoough the Onentals were the first to make them. However, It was the Itahan artIsts who chiefly excelled in the con-structlOn and still more, In the decoratIOn of cabinets, wIth the result that from the end of the sIxteenth century the demand for those exported from the peninsula became immense. The ItalIan manufacturers used for them costly exotic woods, whIch they used wIth colored marquetene, Ivory, shells and mother of pearl, ennched WIth je~ elry, glvlllg a new impulse to artIsans and craftsmen The use of bronze In the ornamen-tatlOn of French furmture, of whlCh ,,0 many examples eXIst, was WIthout doubt "uggested by the delightful comblllatiom of gold and sdver designed by cabInet makers beyond the Alps. The use of tortoise shell plaques, In which the Boulles excelled, w.as also eVIdently suggested by the mosaics which Florentine artists began 111 the Imddle of the sixteenth century, to work into theIr cabmets and table tops. At the beglll11lng of the century an incomprehemlble and melancholy whIm led northern craftsmen to use ebony, original-ly a mere accessory of marquetene, as a material for the whole of the cabmets made by them, WIthout anythlllg to relIeve It, and it was to study thIS kind of work that Henry IV sent a corps of carefully selected workmen to Holland, assigning them quar-ters in the Louvre, on their return and dubbing them "menuisiers en ebene,'; whIch I'; the ongin of the name "ebenists," given to makers of furniture. A great many Itahan cabinets have been pre"erved in France, one of whl':.:h in the Cluny museum, may be mentlOl1ed as a typical example It is of very complicated structure, so overladen with all manner of ornamentation that it is really less hke a work of art than a masterpIece of tncks of vanous trades. From It the French got the Idea of using bronze, inlaying with gold and silver in iron. A Valuable Little Book. The Amencan Blower company of DetrOlt, will have ready for distributlOn at the Foundrymen's convention, at Detroit, June 6 to 10, a handsome book, the title of which will be em-bossed upon the cover as follows: "Blower Equipment for the Modern Foundry." The work embodies a treatise on foundry heating and ven-tilation by F. R. StilI. A section is devoted to driving of cu-pola blowers by dIrect connected electric motors Several ap-plications of exhaust fans and ventilating apparatus are illus-trated. An interesting comparison of the generating of electric cur-rent by isolated electric light and power plants, with the pur-chase of current statIOns, is worked out, giving Just the infor-mation the average manufacturer needs to consider. The book wiII be mal1ed gratis to 1l1telested parties. The fatiher of tW1l1Scan't be blamed 1£ he has a deuce of a tIme over them SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 18 WEEKLY ARTISAN WE MAKE REFRIGERATORS IN ALL SIZES AND STYLES -.... --.-.--.-.--.-. -.-. -------------- -------_._._._---_. __._-_._--_._--------_._._._.---- Zinc Lined. Porcelain Lined. White Enamel Lined. Opal-Glass Lined. You can increase your Refrigerator Sales by putting 10 a line of the "Alaskas," Write for our handsome catalogue and price lists. THE ALASKA REFRIGERATOR COMPANY, EXCI:~~8u~~;~~M:~US:~KoErGON, MICH. New York Ofhce, 369 Broadway, L E Moon, Manager .._-- EASTERN WOOL MARKETS. Prices for New Clip Will Be Lower Than a Year Alio. New York, May 19 -Importers of carpet \\ ools \\ ho ex-pected to see the demand for raw matenal qUIcken thIs week have been dlsappolllted It IS e\ Ident that the miii<: have been so busy wIth the fall openlllgs that \ ery lIttle tIme could be gn en to the \\ 001 market The bustle attenchng the onening of a new season, howey er, \\ 111<:ttbslde \ en <:hortly anJ It is reasonable to suppose that ra\\ matenal \\ 111reLen e a greater degree of attention Carpet wool buyers hay e been out of the market for so long a tIme that dealers hay e been consIderably perple"xed regarding the matter Some tnne ago It \\ a" concluded that all of the mills have had a larger store of \\ 001 than mo"t market factors would concede \\ as the fact As the factone" were well under order, and WIth rare exceptIons con<:umln~ enormous amounts of \\ 001, the ..,ource of supph \\ as rather puzzhng, even if the manufacturers har! a surplth III eAces_ of normal III hand DUring the past \" eek <:tathtlclan" In the trade began to compIle the figures \\ hlch sho\\ the \\ Ith-drawals from bonded warehouse from week to week and the results arrived at went far 111solving thIS \"001 nddle The WIthdrawals slllce the first of last December, hay e not onh been steady, but they have been on a pretty large <:cale Dur-ing the twenty-two weeks that hay e passed S111ceDecember 1, 1909, the average weekly WIthdrawals of Chllla" alone amounted to 450 bales, each conta111111g about 500 pouncls of wool It can be seen readIly by these figures that near" 5,000,000 pounds of Chllla wool has gone 111tOconsumptIOn. while the market remained practically dormant In adci!tlon there was a huge volume of Class III \"001 of othel descnp-tions wlthdra\\ n also \iVhile the cost of Chllla wool appears very high to some buyers, it is interesting to note that OW111gto an advance III the rate of exchange the cost of these wools on thIS market is about 7 per cent lower than the pnces buyers would be compelled to pay on the primary market It may be stated, however, that no large quantities of Chll1a \\ 001 are at pres-ent procurable on the prodUCing centers The arnval of addItional ;,ample'3 of ne\\ clip \\ 001 from the territOries is being awaIted by the leadlllg handlers, and it is expected that WIth larger consIgnments than those ob-tainable last season the local market w11l be more of a factor III these wools than It was during the recent past That the basis of value WIll be more reasonaJble IS a foregone con-clusion, as the co"t of Imtial shIpments sho\\ s a declllle of about 20 per cent compared WIth the figures named at the _._ .... - .._ ..... --- ._ ...I beginning of the last season The latest advices from Texas '3tate that sheanng IS gOlllg on in all sections of the State, but \\ 001 gro\\ ers are not quotlllg pnces to dealers or mills as yet Classification Committee in Grand Rapids. The railroad freight claso,ification commIttee, consIsting of R '\ Call} er, chaIrman, E H Dulaney, R C Fyfe, G H Kelland, F II ::\leadows, R. N Powe, F W SmIth, J N Stead\\ ell anJ Elmer H ·Wood, visited Grand Rapids this \\eek and put III two days investigating WIth a vIew of fram- Ing claSSIficatIOn rnles that may be used III all section'3 of the countn II hlle III the city the gentlemen were the guests of the local FurnIture ::\lanufacturers' aSSOCIation On Thursday the commIttee dl\ Ided Illto gronps each accompamed by a local freIght man and an escort of furmture manufacturers selected by Presdent AddIson S Goodman, viSIted and ins,pected local furl1lture factOries. givlllg packlllg and shipping methods .,peClal attentIOn In the evening the committee was enter-tamed at an mformal dlllner Iby the transportation commIttee of the hoard of trade, E K Prichett, chairman. The work on Fmday was in the same line as on Thurs-day, considerable time was given to consultation with local raIlroad agents In the evening the furniture manufacturers' aSSOCiatIOn enterta1l1ed the committee wit ha d1l1ner served in the GUIld rooms ChaIrman Collyel and other members of the committee express themselves as confident that their "Work will result III the adoption of Ulllform classification rules ,by the western and <:outhern as"oclatlOns and hope to be alble to induce the ea<:tern and PaCIfic coast associatIOns to adopt them \t the dllll1er Thursday night, Mr Collyer repeated the hI" tOr) of cla s'3ificatlOns, '3ubstantially as given in his New York and ChIcago addresses, whIch have he en pubhshed III the II'eekly Artisan He also (hscussed the Importance of proper packlllg, and complimented Grand RapIds furl1lture "hlppers on high standard maintallled here "The freight los"es and damage in this country," he said, "IS e;,timated at $20,000,000 a year and thl" with the fire loss represents a tremendous draw upon the national resources and should be regarded as one item in the higher CO'3tof living Before the question of ratll1g can be considered, the conditIOns precedent to the receIpt of freIght mllSt be determllled and thIS is what the committee is now trying- to arrive at. "An adjustment of classification would not be immedi-ately accompanied [by a readjustment of tariff scales to a common basis per ton mile in all parts of the country, al-though that might come in time, ,but it would make the con-dItIon" of shIpment the same in all sections, and make it pos- WEEKLY ARTISAN It's not dIfficultto produce the popular effects required for MISSION FINISHED PORCH FURNITURE But Porch Furniture demands more than the mere effects. It demands durability under outdoor conditions. AURORA PORCH STAINS have been perfected after much study and experiment. They meet the NEW need. They resist the weather lIke first class paint, yet retain the transparentbeauty of high grade stain. WEATHERED OAK, MISSION BROWNS, MOSS GREENS, DULL BLACKS, SOFT REDS, AND OTHER POPULAR EFFECTS. Write for sample panel. To facilitateprompt attention,address Desk No.3. MARIETTA PAINT 8 COLOR CO., Marietta, Ohio. sible to properly e~press the relation which each article should bear to the whole classification scheme throughout the country It is no part of the present work to put ratmg .on the classification, yet a near wpproach to this is m hav1l1g to decide what articles shall Ibe recognized as entitled to carload rating, as this determines minimum carload weight The furniture shippers of Grand RapIds are much inter-e'ited in the plan for minmum carload weight of larger size than standard. I am famtliar with the competItIve forces that you face in putting your goods into western markets and m the growing burden of decreasmg supplies of raw ma-terial. The same condItion faces the New England manu-facturers. The solutIon is an increasingly high stand-ard of output as compared with competitIve manu-facturers. I take It you will be satIsfied to adjust your shipping condItIOns to whatever rule may 1:le adopted provided your competitors are made to work under the same rule" A general dIscussion of shIpping problems followed Mr Collyer's address, dunng which the fact was brought out that glass front furlllture traveled more safely if crated than If boxed, handler bse1l1g more careful when they see the glass and also 1:lecause the crates are easIer to handle. ThIS seemed to be news fOI Mr Colyer, but several of those who jomed in the dIscussion confirmed It A Crisp Criticism. EdItor Weekly Artisan Dear SIr In a recent ISSue of your paper, the resolutIOns of the executIve committee of the National RetaIl Furniture Dealers' association adopted m Chicago, was published. The points covered m the resolutions are well taken, and doubtless - I! I represent the Ideas of the entire retail trade, but, how effec-tive are the Ideas of the retail trade with some of the factone'i when a test occurs? How generally do the factories adhere to their avowed purpose when an opportulllty occurs to get a good sized order mdirectly? How would the trade look at an instance of an order being accepted for a small hotel from a dry goods firm who have not a single article of furniture on sale The dry goods firm in question have made an announcement that later in the year they would add a furlllture department to their store, but at present time, when an order was sent factory, the buildmg for furniture department was m actual use as an office buildmg The hotel order was a side issue How does this instance impress trade, represented by the dealers' associations? A patron desired to match out a sectional bokcase by adding three sections As natural m these days, the lady wrote the factory for pnce, and at same time placed her order WIth local firm, but in the course of three days called to say that she had received a reply from a factory offenng to deliver the parts at one-third off the manu-facturers' ltst, plus $100 for freight? How largely do the factories protect the dealer described in the resolution that reads. "The associatIOn recognizes no one as a legitimate and bonafide furniture dealer except such as carry at all tImes a full stock of furniture, commensurate with the localtty in which they are doing business" We all know high class factories that advertIse largely who never send out good'i dIrect. But the exceptions, how about them? If these inCIdents occur in one place doubtless they do in others A Retatler \iVho Reads The Artisan. Colorado Springs, May 17, 1910. 19 THE PENDING FEDERAL RAILROAD BILL Some of the Important Fe'atures That Are Now Expected to Be Approved by Congress. That Congrcs:o will pa"s the pending Iaill odd hill I" no\\ genenally conceded That 1t \\ III dlfter \\ 1del) m mam part1- culars from the bill drawn and apprm ed b) Prc"ldent Taft 1S equally apparent The bill ha:o been amendeJ so radically and so frequently that 1t has been difficult to keep posted on the charges, but the followmg synopsh \\ 111em er the mo~t ,important of them Both hou"e and "enate ha\ e taken ~Tcat hberties w1th the ongmal measure, making changes \Hth-out regard to the PreSident's recommendatIOns, and as the) are yet at variance, more amendments are hkely to be made before the bill becomes a law The merger clause, wh1ch \\ as m effect an attack on the Sherman law, has been elimmateJ, as was abo the sectIOn rUl1horizing traffic agreements among the ra1lroads. Sec-tions 13, 14 and 15, providmg a plan for the regulation of the capitalization of railroad corporatIOns, ma) also be dropped from the senate bill, but the house has adhered to them, and has, besides, incorporated mto 1b bill a number ot equallY Jrastic and far-reachmg assertIOns of gOYern mental author-ity One of these makes 1t obhgator) on the ra1hoacb to quote rates correctly to sh1ppers; another gives the Interstate Commerce (ommblOn power to m1tJate 111\e<;tJgatlOn on 1h own complaints; a third prOVides for a Slxt) -da\ su<;pen~lOn of t ates pend111g an investigatIOn b\ the comml s"lOn mto their reasonableness, and a fourth extends the scope of the act, with very doubtlful con"tJtutlOnal \\ arrant, to tele~raDh and telephone compallles domg an mterstate bU:'lmes" The "long and short haul clause" lS another feature of the proposed leg1slatlOn \",hleh, 1f mcorporated therelll a" something more than a "Jokel," \\111 mark anotht:r departure from the admm1stratlOn's program '3till another, and of greater 1mportance, 1S the clause prov1c!lng for the ph) ~Ical valuation of ratlraods-wh1ch the mter:otate comm1:O"lon might today undertake 1f 1t had the funJ", a<; It ha<; thc pm\ er ~or any of a numlber of other matter" appeanng m the origmal measure or grafted on 1t as amendment, Not only 1S the \\ hole "cherne of rate" \ Itall) m\ oh ed in 1he issue presented by the long and short haul quc:'ltliJn, hut the pl"'lpellty of sechon:o and commulllties and the mo\ ement:'l of trade dl e ahke conce~neJ On the theory that the\ mlbt meet \\ ater cOlmpetltlOn to advantge wherever it eX1sts, or has e:X1sted and 1Shkely to eX1st agam, the ra1lroads ha\ r b111lt up a sy:otem of late" under wh1ch intenor points are flagrantl) 0\ ercharged m order to recoup losses resultmg from e'Ctraordmar) la\" rates to coast pomts and places along the larger rl\ ers Fre1ght tanffs are replete wttth instances m \\ hlch an even much htgher rate is charged for the short haul than for the long haul over the same route For in-stance, as has been explameJ by senator Smoat of Utah, the rate on \\ ood from Sdlt Lake C1ty to Boston is $2.13 per hun-dred \\ e1ght, hut 1f the shtpment of wool origmating at Salt Lake mO\ ed 'louthwest to Los Angeles, Cal, a sea coast center, and trans pOlted thence to Boston through Salt Lake, the fre1ght charlSe 1S only $192 per hundred weight. In other \\ ords the t ailroads carry the wool sh1pment destmed to l~o:oton to Los Angeles and hack to Salt Lake C1ty for 21 cenb less than nothmg, as compared with the Salt Lake-to- Bo"ton charge Slmllarly the transcontinental rates to Seattle, Tacoma and other ~ orthwest PaClfic c1ties are cons1derably less than those to such an 1l1lportant intermediate pomt as Spokane. Thh "ort of Jugghng enables the Seattle Jobber to Sh1p his good, mto Spokane m competJtlOn WJth the jobber at that pomt catellng to local trade, as the sum of the through rate to Seattle and the local to Spokane 1Sless than the direct rate from the east to tJhe latter Prett) much the same rate SituatIOn obtains with re-spect to the terntory of the l'ower l\IbSlsslpp1 river To dnve the boats off the stream the ra11 carriers adjusted their tar- 1ff<;to a \ er} low level for all long hauls On first class fre1ght a ulllform rate of 40 cents from Memphis to every rl\ CI pomt south was prov1ded, the schedule applymg nTI-partlall) to Helena, Greenvtlle, Natches, Vlcksburg, Baton Range nd ~e\\ Orleans The re"ult was, wnth rates on other cla"~e" of fre1ght slmilarl) reduced, the boats had to abandon the long hauls and ha\ e practtcally disappearcd from the No 9-Porch Chair Large size. Oak Seat Green or MISSIOnFinish. Weight, 20 pounds No to-Porch Rocker Large size Oak Seat Green or MISSIOn FIUlsh Weight 2tYz pound. No. l1-Porch Settee. Seat 40 Inches long, 17% Inches deep Oak Seat. Green or MISSIOnfimsh Weight, 32 pounds. RICHMOND CHAIR COMPANY, RICHMOND, INDIANA WEEKLY ARTISAN 21 CHOICE TOOLS FOR FURNITURE MAKERS If you do not know the "Oliver" wood working tools, you had better give us your address and have us tell you all about them. We make nothing but Quality tools, the first cost of which is considerable, but which will make more profit for each dollar invested than any of the cheap machines flood-ing the country. "Oliver" New Variety Saw Table No. 11 Will take a saw up to 20' mameter Arbor belt" 6' WIde Sendfor Catalog "B" fordataon 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. S. A. BRANCH OFFICES-Oliver Machinery Co., Hudson Terminal, 50 Church St. New York, Ohvcr MachInery Co , Fm!! Natronal Bank Budding, Chicago, III , Oher Machinery Co , aClflCBUllmng, Scatde, Wash, Ohver Mac/unery Co ,20)·203 Dean.gale, Manchester, Ena lower lIver, the few remainmg steamer'S being engaged ex-clUSIvely m local serVIce Senator Bnstow of Kansas, in dIscussing these facts from the hIstory of raJ1road and steamboat competItIon 111 the south, l11troduced several l11terest111g IllustratIOns on hIS No. 1730-1730 Pull. Made by Grand RapIds Brass Co, Grand Rapids, MICh. own account One of thebe reldted to cotton shipments flam MemphIS to New Orlean, The dIstance between these two CItIes IS 396 mJ1e:", and the rate on cotton over that distance is 20 cents per hundred weIght On the other hand, the rate from Jackson, MIss, to New Orleans, a distance of 183 mJ1es over the same raIlroad, IS 33 cents per hundred weIght, or 13 cents hIgher than the ]\1<::mphi'S-New Orleans tanff schedule All shlprpers, except those dJrectly benefitted, agree that such VIcious absurdItIes 111rate-making should be inhi1bited, Oliver Tools Save Labor U TIme " Tempers « CO$l "OLIVER" No. 16. Band Saw 36 Inches. Made w,1b or WIlboul motor drIve Metal table 36"x 30". Will take I8" under the smde- lilts 45 degrees one way and 7 clegree$ Ibe other way Car-nes a saw up to 1,%11 Wide. OUlllde beanng to lower wheel shaft when not motor doyen Welwh. 1800 lb. when ready 10 shIp at <:11hazards, in the new raIlroad legIslation in congress. It IS not pOSSIble, to be sure, to adopt a mIleage baSIS for rate makmg, nor yet a zone basIS, but thIS thmg of overchargmg Spokane for the benefit of Seattle, and of laying a heavy rate burden on BIrmingham, Ala, to compel15ate for unreasonably low ra tes made to V teks burg or New Orleans-in other words, of makmg the 111tenor cities pay for the unprofitable handlmg of the bUSIness of sea ports or certam nver points-should be brought to an abrnpt and defimte end. A clause prohlbltmg the charging of a le'SS rate for the long than for the short haul over the same road should not only be 111cor-porated m and made an enforceable feature of federal law, but, m addItIon, the Interstate Commerce commISSIon should be gIven the authonty to oven ule a rate vvlhICh 111 itself IS unprofitalbl1e, or I~ even unreasaiJ:>ly low 111 the matter of earn-mg power Five Hundred Houses at Carey. Plans have been submitted to BUIlding Commissioner VV. H Kltver of Gary, Ind, by offiCIals of the Amencan I3ndge company, for the constructIon of 200 houses for its employes, to cost from $1,500 to $3,500. Plans are also being prepal ed for the American Sheet & Tm Plate company for the constructlOn of 300 dwellll1gs, rang111g from $2,500 to $5,- 500 Both compa11les are Sub<'lcllary plants of the U11ltec1 States Steel corporatlOn, and are now erecting large plants near the sites of the IndIana Steel company. The plant of the Amencan Sheet & 1'm Plate company vv ill be one of the larg-est of Its kmd m tJhe world. Rtehes take unto them'Selves wings A filer in the stock market often proves It. 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN Minnesota Retail Dealers' Furniture Association OFFICERS-PreSIdent J R. Taylor, Lake Benton, Mlnn , Vice· President, D. R Thompson, Rockford, Mlnn , Treasurer, B A Schoeneberger, Perham, MInn 1 Secretary, W L. Grapp, Janesvdle, Minn EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE-Chairman, Geo Klein, Mankato, Minn., 0 Simons, Glencoe, Mlnn; W. L Harns, Mmneapolls, Mtnn , C. DanIelson, Cannon Fans. BULLETIN No. 140. Housefurnishing Store Advertising. The advertIsmg manager of the Rhodes-Burford Furni-ture company, St. Loms, dehvered the fo11o\\mg address to the company's employes recently, and It b \\ orth perusal by salesmen as well as dealers m furnIture' "N ewspaper pubhClty IS but a part of the great ach ertIs-ing force of thIs store-those wmdo\\ dlspla\ s, our dell' er} serVIce, our office force, our collectIOn department, the con-dItion of our store, our sales force-are the parts that make up the whole great force, advertI"mg, upon \\ hlch depends the ultimate success of thIS great store "Upon the part of each, then, there must be a perfect harmonIOus workmg WIth the other-the closest co-operatIOn If our newspaper pubhcity, our \\ Indo\\ dIsplay s, bnng peo-tour of inspectIOn She asks to be shown a ladies' writing de"k Salesman shows her the line Never stops to ask her 'o'ohat filllSh she prefers, nor to ascertain albout what priced pIece she deSIred to purchase, but pIcks up the first tag, says, "Quartered oak, $77S"-the ne'<:t, "the same finish, $97S," and so on down the hne Salesmen, that isn't selling voods, that Isn't backll1g up your store's publiCIty-that's just simply calling pnces IVhat this store wants-what it must have-are \\ holesouled, heart-in-their-work, painstaking, attentIve salesmen \\ e have no room for order takers " \mong "alesmen personal appearance counts for a whole lot IV e aren't all able to affO!d $60 taIlor made suits and patent leather shoe", but we can all wear clean linen, keep what clothes \\ e do possess neat and clean, our hands and Are you partll~lly responSIble for the addItion to thIS week's cartoon by not using the a68oClatlOn helps WhIChthe aSSOCIationbrmg6110 you to meet this competlOn WhIChIndIVId-ually. you could not? Think It over and watch this picture grow next week. pIe mto our store, both have done their duty, they have created the deSIre, and that IS all that we can expect ut them "We shall endeavor to Impress upon the mll1cb ot the people of St Loms a dIfferent store, a better "tore, a thoro-ughly dependable store, a store where theIr satbfactlOn 'o'oIII be glVen first attentlOn \Ve can accompll"h thIS onh through a better antI dIfferent SOlt of pubhClty But bear m mmd that this pubhcIty, no matter how much better, how dIfferent In every way, IS but a small factor of the greater force upon \\ hiCh thIS store depends for ultImate succes" "Can you conceIve of anything mOle dIsastrous to thIS store's welfare than a splendId publICIty campaIgn, not backed up? Here's a woman, for instance, who has read our open-ing announcement She comes to the store filled \\ Ith e,,- pectancy ThIS IS a new store to her The ad'o ertI~ement she has Just read speaks m glowmg terms of ne\', goods-splendId assortments of them-an unexcelled sen Ice \Vhen she reaches the store, behold-the store's wllldows, poorly arranged goods dusy and dIrty Instead of addmg to her expectancy It has retarded It and now she wonders "On the other hand, had those wllldows been artlstlcalh trimmed, as attractive as store wllldows can po",,1bly he made -what an Impetus her already created expectancv would have received Take it for granted they are such She enters the store, a salesman approaches her-and they start on a tingel naIls clean I tell you, salesmen, the part you play ha~ a 111Ight} Important beanng upon the success of thIS store, and \ our o\\n future success as well How well are \ ou gOlllg to play your part? E'oen thOlough salesman knows hIS goods He mU3t kno\\ them to be able to present them to his customers as they should be presented It's thorough knowledge that enables you to make "ales And upon every branch of the store's produclllg force devolves the same task, and to that end all :ohould pull WIth every pos"lble effort-the customer's entire satisfactIOn A sharp reply over the te1ephone-de-hvelles promIsed and not fulfilled-impudent collectors-a d1scourteous carpet layer or delIvery man-may result in a lo"t cu"tomer . I :oav to "au, III all faIrness, If you can't put forth your "\ ery be"t eft art, If your heart isn't III your work-Ill the name ot falfne"s to the management, to whom the success of this "tore means so much-hand your reSIgnation to the manager no\\ and let h1l11fill your place with someone who will do for Rhodes-Burford what he would expect them to do for h1m 'ol,ere he the employer and they the employed. "The sort of publlClty that w1ll be given this store if pro-perly and Illtelhgentlv backed up WIll mean unquallfied suc-ce"" for thIS great store, and this store's success means your success" Minnesota Retail Furniture Dealers' Association. BULLETIN No. 141. One of our members abked 'Why don't we 0\ erdraw our ad,ertlsmg UnIts the same "'S some of the catalog houses do?" Our reply IS that we feel that If we cannot get busllless on the ment of the goo ds as they really are, we are not entItled to It Therefore, we would rather have our advertlsmg umts a lIttle underdrawn than overdrawn Yo u use these advertlsmg units to brmg the customer to your store When he comes and sees that the real artICle IS even mOl e pleasmg than the de se rJptlOn led hIm to beheve the sale IS made a great deal eaSier We have to meet our customers personally and we would a great deal rath er have hIs full confidence than to coax hIm mto our store wIth overdrawn pICtures and then have hIm find that the article does not look as well as he was led to believe it would If you wIsh to bUIld up a permanent bUSllless, you must conduct your busllless along truthful lines We feel that we can follow thIS po!Jcy 1ll preparmg our advertlslllg umts and Wlll out A High Grade Kitchen Cabinet. A Special Value in a Kitchen CabiJ1et. F3G No o - 0 1 T hIs h and y, dur a bile kItchen cab In et I s made of har d wood 1ll golden oa k or natural fimsh The top IS 26 x 42 lllches and It has a large flour blll a drawer whICh can be used for cut-lery and a kneadmg board ThIS cablllet IS made by one of the most modern and best eqUIpped factorIes It IS very well constructed and only the best matenal IS used It IS an e"ceptlOnally good value for the pnce F 3 6 N 0 o 07 T hIs s e 1 - VI C e-a b I e hlg h grade kltch - en ca... bIn et I~ made of hard wood m the natural or golden oak fimsh It has a 26x46 mch top two large bms whIch can be used for flour, sugar or meal two good sIzed drawers whIch can be used for cutlery and a kneadmg board ThIS cablllet IS hIgh grade 1ll every respect and WIll be a ,alu-able addItIon to any kItchen It IS very convemently arranged and cannot fall to gIVe satisfactIOn WIth type, 40c WIthout type, 25c PrICe of kItchen cab met to our mem-bels $2.47. WIth type 40c WIthout type 25c PrICe of kitchen cab met to OUI mem-bers, $3.33. A Durable Kitchen Cabinet. F 3 6 N 0 0-0 3 .r hIS n eat kltcr, - e n cabI-net IS made o f 11 ar d wood m natural or golden oak fimsh The top IS 26 x 46 lllches and It has a large flour bm, tw 0 good sIzed drawers whIch can be used for cut lery a spacIOus cupboard and a kneadmg board The constructIOn IS of the best and only first class matenal IS used ThIS cabInet IS very convenIently arranged and can not fail to gIVe satisfactIOn It WIll add a neat finIshing touch to any kItchen I ___ ~ __ I WIth type 40c Without type, 25c Price of kItchen cabmet to our mem-bel s, $3.66. A Handsome Kitchen Cabinet. F36 No 1 - 9 1 ThIs well co n-struct e d kitchen ca b Inet I s made of hard wood In the nat-ural or golden oak fin- Ish The top IS 26 '{42 mch-e s an d the base has a large flour bin, a good sIzed drawer and a kneadmg board The top has a very neat and convenIent arrangement of two medIUm large cupboards and four drawers ThIS cabmet makes a very pleasmg re-ceptacle for the varIOus kl tchen utenSIls and cannot fall to appeal to every housekeeper A Neat Kitchen Cabinet. F36 No o - 0 2 T hIs hand-s 0 m e kItchen cabInet IS made of ha rd wood m the nat-ural or golden oak fimsh The top IS 27 x 44 lllches and It has an e"tra large flour bm, a spauous cupboard for pans, etc, a lalge drawer and a kneadmg board It IS made by e'{- penenced cabmet makers and only the best matenal I~ used The ar-rangement of thIS cablllet IS some thmg that those havmg small kItchens WIll apPI ecmte .:A Popular Kitchen Cabinet. Vllth type, 40c WIthout type, 25c Price of kItchen cabmet to our mem-bers, $4.38. Price of base, $247 Pnce of top $1 90 WIth type 40c WIthout type 25c Price of kItchen cabmet to OUr mem-bers, $5.46. F36 No 5 - 9 3 T hIs neatly arrang-ed kl t-c hen cabmet IS made of hard woo d In the natural or gold en oak finIsh The top IS 26x4b mches and It has a large flour bm two good sIzed drawers, a roomy cupboard for pans, etc , and ,l kneadmg board The top has a very pleasmg arrangement of se, en drawers the one m the center bemg shghtly larger than the otherb Just what you need for your kItchen WIth type, 40c WIthout type, 25c Price of kItchen cabmet to our mem-ber~, $5.56 Price of base $3 66 Pnce of top, $1 90 I A Very Popular Kitchen Cabinet F36 No 4 - 9 7 T hIs h I g h grade kltche n cabme t IS made of hard wood m the nat-ural or gol d en oak fin Ish The top IS 26 x 46 mches and the bas e hab two large bms WhICh can be used for flour meal or sugar two good sIzed drawers and two kneadlllg boards The top has a very neat and convement arrangement of three medIUm sIzed drawers and three small ones ThIS cabmet WIll make a most pleaslllg addItIOn to your kItchen --------- A Very Substa';tial Kitchen Cabinet. I F36 No 'i - 5 3 ThIS at-tractIve kl t chen ca blnet IS made of ha rd wood In natural 01 gold-en oa k fm I sh The top I ~ 2 6 x 46 mch-es an d the base has a 1 a 1" g e flour bIn, a spaCl-ouschlna close t tor pans etc two good sIzed drawers and a kneadlllg board The top has a roomy chma closet fitted WIth glass doon and a shelf extendmg the en tire WIdth of the cablllet You WIll find one of these cabmets a great convemence m your kItchen A Roomy Kitchen Cabinet. F36 No 2 - 4 1 't' hIs pleasm g In tchen cabInet IS made of har d wood In the natu-ral or gol-den oak fIn 1 s h .rhe top IS 26x42 Inches and the base has a large flour bm a go 0 d s I zed drawer and a kneadlllg board The top has a roomy chma closet fitted WIth glass doors Thel e IS a shelf extendmg the full WIdth of the cabmet ThIS handsome cabmet WIll be an Orna ment to ~our kItchen WIth type, 40c WIthout type 25c PrIce of kItchen cabmet to our bel'S, $5.80. PrIce of base, Price of top $3 33 mem $2 47 WltlJ type, 40c WIthout tvoe 25c Price of thIS cabmet to our members $5.80. Price of base, $333 PrICe of top $247 WIth type 40c ,;Vlthout type 25c Price oj' kItchen cabmet to our bel'S $6.99. Price of base Price of top, $3 33 ' SEND ALL ORDERS TO THE SECRETARY, JANESVILLE, MINN. mem- $3 66 24 WEEKLY ARTISAN . ---.- .-..--~ SIGNIFICANT LUMBER STATISTICS An Average Increase of Fifty Per Cent in Prices in the Past Ten Years. The followmg statistics and statements compIled and sent out by COm1TI1SSlOner\VU1p1 of the N atlOna1 IIa1 d\\ ooel Lumber dssoclatlOn WIll have great slgmficance and meamng to all \\ ho a1e m any way mteresteel m the furn1ture trdele Dr 1I1du.,tl\ Total lumbel productlOn ~mce It! -;0, l.~()O bllhon teet The cut was as follo\\s m the penod, mentlOned 1830- 5 bl1110n feet 1860- 8 bl1110n feet 1870-13 b11l1Onfeet 1908-33 1K'30-18 bl111011 1890-'H b1lllOn 1900-33 bl1llOn bl1llOn feet feet feet feet Total cut m 8 ) ears, 1900 to 1908, j'29 bIllIon teet Yellow pme leads all \\ 1th a cut of 100 b11110nfeet Wh1te pme sceond wIth a cut of 49 b11lIon feet Oak 15 fourth wIth a cut of 31 bl1llOn feet M11l Value m 1900 190'3 Increa"e Produced Yellow Poplar $Ue OJ $'23')0 800', HciC'C less Ash 15 8-k 2331 C1r;; 16 .~ Ie" Oak 1'3 78 21 5,) 31ll, 3, 6l{; Ie"., Yellow pme 846 1266 -±9'7r 16 7c more Wh1te pme 1269 1811 ci ')c,~ ,-;C()c~~le,,~ Chestnut 1337 1627 '2F~ III F( Ie,s LouiSIana ranks first m ) ellm\ pme cut Texa::, ,econd Total oak cut m 1900 was 4cl38 m1llIon teet In 190t!, d tnfle over three-fifths as much Kentucky ranks first m oak cut, \\ est \ Irgl11la second The general mcrea,e m the pnce level for the past 10 \ ear5 IS 50 per cent. The maxImum output of wh1te pme, oak, ) ellm\ poplar d,h and elm 1S Said to have been passed Grand Trunk Orders Auto Cars. The Grand Trunk and Grand Trunk PaCIfic ra1h\ a\ CO 111- pames have placed order5 WIth the vVestern Steel Car anel I oun-dry company of ChIcago, for 2,000 steel-frame box cars of (JO - 000 pound" capacIty each, or about the Oldmary "lze bo,- Lar, These steel frame cal s cost about $1,000 each, so that thh one order represents more than $2 000,000 ] he Importance ot the automobl1e trade to the ra1lwa) ~ 1S shO\\ n 111the t,lCt that the Grand Trunk has ordered JOO spe~ldl automobIle Cdrs 1 he"e are lal ge box cars, WIth specIally deSIgned doO! s at the ends, whIch WIll allow a large tounng car to be run m or our \\ Ithout d1ffiLuity The Grand Trunk touches DetrOIt, I lmt, Lan,mg and other CItIes 111 the we~t whlLh have large automobtlc tdC-tOlles, and the cars have been found nCCeS~dr) to handle thl" trade. ThIs system has also been consldenng the purchase of a number of steel frame box cars of 100,000 pounds capaclt) each, for the wheat handlIng trade A t1am of iW st1ch car" could carry 1,OeO tons-3,3,000 bushels-of wheat each tnp, WIth a mmlmum of handl111g However, It hac bee 1 deuded not to ordel the5e cars at present Slam·tand to the Point. Grand Rapld~ Veneer Works, Grand Rap1ds, :\IICh, Gentlemen-Your favor of the 27th mst. dt hand In repl) would say that our kIlns are work111g finely Yours respectfully, Henry H Shelp l\!~fg Co -R. C PIckett PhIladelphIa, July 10, 1909 ( American Plan) Rates $2.50 and Up. Hotel Pantlind (European Plan) Rates $1.00 and Up_ GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Noon Dmner Served at the Pantlmd for 50c is THE FINEST IN THE WORLD. J. BOYD PANTLIND, Prop. I J..------_._------ .•.• _._._ w._ ._ .... ~ SEND FOR Manufaduren of Embo.. ed and Turned Mould. inas, Embo.... cd and Spindle Carvinp. and Automatic Turnin ••. We 0110manu-ladule a Iarac hnc of Embo ... d Ornament. for Couch Work. 1256-1258 W. Fifteenth St., CHICAGO, ILL. ---_ .. _. _._-----_._-----._-_._--------_._--_ .. -- ~ r· Ii• I IIIII I FOX MACH IN E CO. G~~N~ ~':.";,;,;:·~f~HI ..-----~-_.---------- -- -"_. - .- . - - '" No.15 FOX SAWING MACHINE WRITE 44 FOR NEW CATALOG ~----_-. --~--__._.-_._---------_._-_._._.-------. HOFFMAN BROTH ERS CO. FT. WAYNE, IND. I HARDWOOD LUMBER I I SA~~D} QUARTERED OAK { VENEERS SLICED AND MAHOGANY I'----_._._--_ .. ----_.. .. -._ ...... _. - . ------------------~- - ~ ~ WEEKLY ARTISAN TABLE MAKERS IN CONVENTION They Oppose Senator Smith's Amendment to the Railroad Bill. The meeting of the NatIOnal Ao,,,oclatlOn of Table Mak-ers, at IndIanapolIs on Wednesday was marked by large at-tendance and better reports of the condItion of busmess than had been expected The assocIation IS now much stronger than a year ago The membership includes 66 per cent of the table manufacturers of the country and over 80 per cent of the product. The proceedings which were mamly of mter-est only to the members were I emarkably harmonIOus N ear-ly all who participated m the dlscusslOns expressed OptI-mIstic sentiments as to present condltlOns and the outlook for the near future The convention went on record as opposmg the amend-ment to the pendmg raIlroad bIll offered by Senator Smith of MIchIgan, intended to lllcrease the power and authOrIty of the attorney-general in cases of shIppers agamst raIlroads before the interstate commerce commission, by WIring the followmg protest to Senator BeverIdge' "The manufacturers of extension dining tables in con-ventIOn here assembleJ from all parts of the Umted State", and representmg practically 84 per cent of the t3Jble product of the United States, would respectfully enter vigorous pro-test against the Smith railroad bill now under conslderatlOn by congress "We respectfully urge the defeat of saId amendment, and that It gIve the shIpper due plivIlege before the mterstate commerce commlSSlOn, where cases and complamts may be adjudged finally" To Oppose Higher Freight Rates. Chicago, May 18 ~A nation wide campaign to force the raIlroads to reduce freight rates or to hold them at theIr present level was launched in ChIcago yesterday. Perma-nent organization to carry out the campaIgn was effected by 400 manufacturers and representatives of com~erclal clubs in a conference, which started in the Gold room, Congress Hotel A steady campaign of publicity against the raIlroads, bringmg politIcal influence to bear to cut off "favors" which they now receive and fosterIng of water traffic were the three remedies repeatedly advanced to force the raIlroads to time The sItuation IS made particularly acute by the increa:oe whIch is to go mto effect on certam classlficatlOn on June 1 next and a general advance whIch IS antiCIpated in all parts of the country before autumn Practlcall yevery bIg shIpper in ChIcago v. as represented at the conference Organizations m many smaller cIties and particularly trades mterested only in the tariffs affectlllg theIr lineo" were represented by secretarIes or chaIrmen and many large shIppers m other cities were personally repre-sented The conference was brought about by the I1l1l101s Manu-facturers assoclatlOn and the ChIcago AssoclatlOn of com-merce The permanent officen, as o,elected by a nominatmg commIttee and elected by acclamation, are : John E \iV Ilder, president, vice president of vVIlder & Co, ChIcago, R E Spencer, vice president, Peter" Shoe Co, St LOLli", E E \V IllIamson, secretary, commissioner of the Recel\ ers' and ShIppers' aSSOCIation of Clllclllnati The nomlllatmg committee recommended that a trea-surer and a name for the permanent body be selected later ResolutIOns and other commIttees also were deferred. The nom1l1atmg committee consisted of P. M. Hanson, chairman 25 of the Mi"si:osippi Manufacturing aSSOCIation, St Louis; W B Moore, o,ecretary chamber of commerce, Dayton, Ohio; E J. McVann, manager traffic department, Commercial Club, Omaha, W. B Trickett, executive manager of Mmnesota Traffic as"oclatlOn, MmneapolIs, and J E Huntley, commls-si01ler of the UtIca traffic bureau, Utica, N Y Talks Encouragingly. New York, May 19-Concernmg the rals1l1g of freight rates 111 the terntory of the Trunk Lme and Central FreIght associations, George D DIxon, freight traffic manager of the PennsylvanIa, confirm1l1g rumors of such intention, is quoted as saying: "RaIlroads are readJustmg their freight rates all the tllne There WIll not be any such extraord1l1ary advances as has been presistently forcasted and there is nothing unusual or anythmg to get eXCIted about in a contemplated increa<;e. "At the present time the carriers are m need of money and are compelled to raise certain rates because of the 111- creasmg cost of lalbor and the general advance 111 the cost of various materials. "In some cases the freight rates WIll be lowered, while in others they WIll be advanced Then again, there are some that will not be changed" It is understood that by work1l1g mght and day, the checking m new rates on commodltleb has been completed sooner than at one time seemed possIble, by the roads m the Trunk Line AssoCIation, and the rate clerks al e now WIth lIke remitting labor, domg the bame WIth the various cla<;ses, after whIch the schedules ""ill be passed upon by the traffic executives Correspond1l1g progre"s has been made by the Central FreIght AssociatlOn lInes, except as to dre"sed beef and like high class freIght concermng whIch dIfferences of opmlOn as to what the rates o,hould be have served to cause delay. It is possIble, however, that the roads 111 both associ-ations WIll be ready to file their new tarIffs by July 1 Some further officIal announcement may be made in a few days Might Better Cut Dividends. "The repol t of the commIttee on interstate commerce submitted to the N atlOnal AssociatlOn of Manufacturers at the annual meet1l1g in New York, stated that for the year ended June 30, 1909, dIvIdends of about 8 per cent were earned by 66 per cent of the raIlroad stocks of the Umted States-"a considerably larger net income than the average realIzed flOm most investments" So It is argued by the commIttee that if to all the burdens now re'it1l1g upon the manufacturers of the country must be added the proposed 20 per cent increase in freIght rates, they WIll find It a very senous tax The commlttee'o, Intimation IS that most of the raIlroads mIght better cut down their dIvIdend disburse-ments than advance freight rates, and In this connectlOn the commIttee bald "Under the present c011301IdatlOn of ownership m Wall street, the officers of the road<; arc powerless, whIle those 111 complete control of the sltuatlOn, seem interested only in gettIng larger dIvIdends \Ve have heard a ratlroad superIn-tendent complaIn that hIS lIfe was anythmg but a happy one. Laborers wanted more wage,,; he had not been allowed to spend the amount needed to improve hIS road, there were consequently more accIdents and more complaints from ship-pers, whose bItter oppOSItion to advancing freIght rates was overpowered by the mappeasable demand of the Wall street owners for more dIvidends" MANUFACTURERS' NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Synopsis of the Fourteenth Annual Convention Held in New York City---Important Topics Considered and Discussed. New York, May 20 -The fourteenth annual conventIOn of the 1'\ational aSSocIatIOn of :Vrannufacturer~ ,,11l'::h opened at the \\J aldorf-I\~tna on :'Ionday "as the most lan;-eh attenclul and in every way the mo~t successful meet1l1g e\ er held by the or-ganizatIOn The conventIOn opened 111 the shadow of the death of the assoClatlOn's former presIdent, James \Y Yan Clea\ e, and it adopted a resolutIOn express1l1lS the as~oclatlOns admIra-tion of M,r Van Cleave, and ItS sense of loss 111 Ius death The first sessIon was devoted ma1l11y to reports, addresses and discussions on fire preventIOn, 1I1terstdte commerce and Im-l111gratlOn, the latter tOpIC being apparently of most 1I1terest to the assemblage. On the subject of fire preventIon there" as an address b} Charles L. Case, who spoke from the standp01l1t of 11lsurance underwriters HIS address folio" ed a report of the a ~soclatlOn' ~ committee on fire prevention. "It IS ~ufficient to sa} that as one effective means of fire pre\ ention, the natIonal board has assisted at an expense of $80,000 111 send1l1g 38. 1I1cendlanes to the penItentIanes of cllffelent states," sald :'Ir Ca~e '\\ e believe we are rendenng the publIc a valuable serVIce, not \\ holly on the 'pro bono publIco' order but because by reduc11lg the fire loss we 1I1surance companies can make more money for our stock-holders, who require good dlVldends to leave their money in our risky business. "Our loss is stIli several times hIgher per person than that of any other country \Ve desire to deal fairh "ith the publIc, to do all we can to safeguard property and thereIn, 1l1cldentall}. against this awful, ever present, enormous, but largely prevent-able fire penl, and we thank you for the present opportunitv of co-operating with you." The committee on imnllgratlOn. speak111g of the country as a whole, reported among other o]J3en atlOns the~e "In the past our economIc strength has been largel} due to our pre-eminence as producers and manufacturers of food-stuffs. While we should be jmtly proud of our 111crea,,111g exports of manufactures, we cannot afford to lose our p0'iltlOn as CXiporters of the products of the SOlI :'luch has been 'iald and written about the 1l1crease in the cost of food In the eastern and the southern states as \\ ell a'i 111the II est, there IS much untilled ground In the face of thIS conditIOn we are met by the fact that only a very small proportIOn of even falm laborers who come I11to this country engage here 111 agnculture I\lthough producel s 111 bhelr own lands, they become consumers here without doing theIr part in produc- I11g toward our store of food" The commIttee also turning ItS attention to the contract labor la\\ sa} '3 that both through its prOVIsions and its abuses It has become "one of the most powerful weapons of the labor unions for the oppression of the manufacturers," and the commIttee adds' "The chief abuses of the law are the uses made of it by labor unions in stnke cases, both in inconveniencing the em-ployer and 111 intImidating the employes by threats of depor-tation epon tnal before the board of special inquiry the alIen IS presumed guilty until he has proved himself innocent He IS first subjected to an examinatIOn by the board and com pelled to acquIt himself before his accusers are compelled to sl'bstantIate their accusatIOns It will readIly be seen what an opportUnIty such a practice gives to those who invoke it \\ Ith malIcIOUS motIves" The report declares that in no case is the law invoked by the labor unIOn officials from a desire to see it enforced, but 111 ever} case from ulterior motives of self interest The commIttee recommends that no restrictions be placed on im-mllSra tlOn except those necessary to keep out the morally, mentalh or ph} slcall} unfit and tho'ie whose racial origin makes them 1I1capable of assl1uilatlOn 111 the !body polItIc; that It shall be lawful to Import skIlled labor when the per-son Import111g cannot obta1l1 laborers of the like kind in thIS country \\ ho WIll work for him at the rate of wages prevail- 1I1g generally 111 thIS country for such labor; and that war-rants of arrest and deportatIOn of aliens who have landed be Issued only. by a UnIted States commIssioner or United States Judge on such warrant compla111ts as now are necessary 111 cnml11al cases Let Them Come. Ormsby ::\IcHarg in an address on "DIstributIOn of Im-migrants a NecessIty," said: "There IS consldera1ble popular fear of the result ,..----------~-------_.-- - _. - ...- _ ..- - - . . - ---- --------------._---~~---.-.-----If--1m- .. ----., L-ARGEST .JOBBERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF GLASS Pittsburg Plate Glass COl1lpany IN THE WORLD Mirrors, Bent Glass, leaded Art Glass, Ornamental Figured Glass, Polished and Rough Plale Glass, Window Glass WIRE GLASS Plate Glass for Shelves, Desks and Table Tops, Carrara Glass more beautifullhan white marble. CENERAL DISTRIBUTORS OF PATTON'S SUN PROOF PAINTS AND OF PITCAIRN ACED VARNISHES. q For anythmg m BUilders' Glass, or anythmg in Pamts, Varmshes, Brushes or Pamters' Sundnes, address any of our branch warehouses, a hst of whICh is gIven below NEW YORR-lludson and Vandam st •. BOSTON-41-49 Sudbury st., 1-9 .owker st. CEICAG0-442-452 Wabash Ave. cn'Ircn'lrNATI-Broadwa;yand Court Sts. ST. LOUIS-Cor. 'l'enth and Spruce St•. MINNEAPOLI8-500-516 S. 'l'hird St. DE'l'BOX'l'-53-59 Larned St., E. GBAND BAPlDS, MICE-39-41 N. Division St. PI'l''l'SBl1BGH-IOI-I03 Wood St. MILWAl1XEE, ~S.-492-494 Market St. BOCHES'l'EB,N.T.-WUder Bldg., MaID41EZChanll'ests. BAL'l'IllI[ORE-310-12-14 W. Pratt St. CLEVELAND-1430-1434 West 'l'h1l'dst. OlllAKA-llOl-1107 Howard St. S'l'. PAl1L-459-461 Jackson St. A'l'LAN'l'A,GA.-30-32-34 S. PryOI' St. SAVANNAH. GA.-745-749 Wheaton St. XANSAS OI'l'T-Pifth and wyandotte Sts. BIB.llIINGKAlII.ALA.-2nd Ave. and 29th st. Bl1PPALO. N. T.--372-74-76-78 Pearl St. BBOOXLTlII'-'l'hird Ave. and Dean st. PJD:LADELPJDA-Pitca.1m Bldg., Arch and 11th DAVElIPOB'l'-410-416 Scott St. OXLAHOlllACX'1'Y. OXLA., 210-212W. rust St. '" •••• aM ••• -------a.--------_.._._.---~..--. .-...-. --.-..--_.--------------------'"~ WEEKLY ARTISAN Wood Sa.r Clamp Fixtures Per Set 50c. Patent Malleable Clamp Fixture. E H SHELDON & CO , ChIcag-o Ill. Gentlemen -We are pleased to state that the 25 dozen Clamp Flxtnres wh.ch we bou2ht of ) ou a little over a year ago are glVltlg' excellent serVIce We are wel1 sallsfied w.th them and shall be pleased to remember you wheuever we want anythmg add.llonalm th.s hne YOUIS trulv, SJOux CIty. Iowa CURTIS SASH & DOOR CO Sheldon Steel Rack Vises 27 Sold on approval and an uncon-dltlonal money back guarantee SHELDON'S STEEL BAR CLAMPS. Guaranteed Indestructible. We sohelt pnv.lege of sendmg samples and our complete catalogue E. H. SHELDON CJ CO. 328 N. May St., Chicago. ~-----_._----_._----_.--. .... . -- .. .- -_.. . .... _. .. .. - - - --_. ..- ,. - ..- .- migratIOn remams unchecked The present naturahzation laws are strict enough It now remams with the states to Impose stricter suffrage laws The citizenshIp of the country gu:trded m this manner would make it safe to let in every sane, healthy, moral man and woman in the civilized world without fear and Without danger. Tlhe congestions of im-migrants in the Cities where they are consumers is one of the fir~t causes of hIgh pnces "Gentlemen, your orgamzation should sU1lport a plan for increasing the supply of raw materials produced in the country, and at tihe same time reduce the competition for 13lbor in your manufactones. Accordmg to the statistics of the natural mcrease in our population the time wJII never come when our unculltivated lands WIll be all settled. Im-migrant'> are our only source of bupply for this punpose. Spend the pnce of a battleshIp a year m placing our Immigrants around, and we reap a natIOnal profit of untold millIOns. This IS a popular busmess argument to be considered in this connection "We want the matenals of our citizenship to be as pure as the gold m our standard dollar. We must not, however, Ideallze and ask for somethmg better than ourselves When the problem of congestIOn is solved the countly is bound to face an era of marvelous growth" The followmg recommendatIOns made by the commIttee were approved and adopted' 1 That no restnctions be placed on immIgration other than those whIch arc necessary to keep out the morally, mentally or physically unfit, and those whose racial origin makes them mcapable o{ assimJIation in our body politic 2 That special prOVISIOn should be made to dIrect and urge ImmIgrants who have been engaged m agncultural pur- Sluts toward farmmg communities, and that agricultural com-mUnities be inVlteJ to maintam duly accredIted agents at, and provide transportation from, the various ports of entry 3. That immigration offiCials, and all others havmg to do WIth the enfoJ1cement of the laws, be selected with speCial reference to theIr JudICIal and sociological attamments 4 That the present law be amended so as to prOVIde as follows: (a) That it shall be lawful to import skilled labor when the person Importing cannot obtam laborers of hke kind In this country who wJlI work fOI hIm at the rate of wages pre-vaJ1ing generally in tl11s country for such lalbor (ib) That the sflcre;tary of commerce and labor be authorized and dIrected upon the application of any employer, and upon hiS showmg the facts set forth under (a) above, to grant to such person the permIssion to import such labor, such permISSIOn to be conclusive upon hIS right so to do" and upon the right of the ahens to land (c) That warrants for the arrest and deportation of aliens who have landed be issued only by a United States commissioner or United States Judge, and then only upon such .... ... sworn complaints as are now necessary in criminal cases. (d) That upon the arrest of any allen upon such war-rant, that he be brought before a United States commissioner or judge and there permitted to give ball as in criminal cases, such bail to be fixed by the commiSSIOner or judge (e) That such allen be tned as soon as pOSSible before the United States commissioner or judge, and that in case of a trial before a commissioner the right of appeal be given to him to the United States dIstrict court as in case of Chinese, and that such trial, eXlcept with respect to a Jury, be con-ducted in all reSipects as cnmmal trials (f) That the decision of any United States judge be subject to review on behalf of the alien by any of the higher United States courts as in criminal cases. TueSday's Proceedings. On TuesJay the convention considered uniform state laws, banking and currency, the merchant marine, the matter of making export business profita'ble and listened to a talk on facts and tendencies in legislatIOn; all this in the morinng, .....-..... - .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. - _.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..------~ II THE FORD & JOHNSON CO. CHICAGO All furmture dealers are cordially invited to visit our building. This is one of our popular Hotel chairs. Our chairs are found in aU 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 furniture, Reed and Rat tan furniture, Special Order furni-ture, etc. A complete line of sam-ple. are displayed in The Ford 8 Johnson BUlldinl!, 1433-31 Wa&.. h Ave., in-cludinl! a special display of Hotel Furniture. I ~ ...... .._.... _._--------_-._-----.-.-_ .-.-.--_-.-.-..-_-._-.-.._.~I. 28 WEEKLY ARTISAN besides 1Istening to the reports of the officer" of the a:,,,ocI-ation In the afternoon they dl-;cus",ed patent'3, fore"-t;; and waterways, and more partlculaJ1y, the lanse que~tl\1n of 111- dustnal Illdemnity Illsurance, on \\"hlch It~ COlllllllttee made an exhaustve report, be'3ldes "ll1ch tll1 ee ~peaker~ dealt \\ Ith phases of the general tOpIC, one \\ Ith the pre\ entlon ot 111- dustrial accldent-;, one \\ Ith co-operatIOn and compelhdtlCln, and the other wIth economy 111compen,atlllg tal I11du-,tnal accIdents All busllless of the com en tlOn \\ a ~ halted at -l- 0 cIe 'ck 111 the afternoon, the hour at \\hlch the hod.' of Jame~ \\ \-an Cleave was buneJ at hIS we"tern home, and the com entwn was turned into a memorial meetlllg The :"ervlces began WIth the S111g1l11g of "Alblde \\ Ith ~1e," aftel \\ hlch there \\ a;; a prayer and a bllef memonal addre," 1)\ the Re\ el end ..:.; Edward Young of the Bedford :\[emondl Church of nlookhn who saId that :\11 Van Clea\ e ha,l not (hed and "hould not dIe so long as people 11\ ed to \\lhom he had done a k111(lne;;~ and so long as the pnnclple-; eXIsted to \\ hICh he had 1:;1\en his life The sen Ices \\ ere held III the ~ ;;tor (JdUel \ ot the Waldorf, vvhere the ",e'3"lOn-; of the com entlOn al c h cl,l After the servIces the bu"ines:" of the a ~~Ol1atlOn II a, rc sumed New Party Needed, Pre"ident Klfby, 111 his repol t "ugge-;tcd the (JI ga111- zatlOn of a new polItical party \\1hen he "aIel "The l'3sues that brought Illto eXI"ience thc l~epublIcan party have practIcally passed a\\a.' and ne\\ COn(htl(ln~ con-front us, condItIOns \\hlch unlIke tho~e that thleatenul the disruption of the '\mencan Ul11on, threaten thc Je~tl uc tlon of the very pnnclple-; upon \\ hlch the \melllcln tdthel ~ founded thIS government and \\ hlch, rhroul:;h the ddeci~ In our polItical sY'3tem and the deSIre for polItIcal POl\ I, both RepUibhcan and DemocratIc polItIcIan, ~eem to \ Ie 1\ Ith edch other in theIr willlllgness to sacnfIce III the 1I1terest of 'polItI-cal ex.pediency' "But what has become of the "pInt of patriot1~11l 1\ 111eh prompted the formation of the Repubhcan pal t.' In l8~6) Does It sleep the slum1ber of the deaJ) I cannot behe\ e "0 Then has not the day da\\ ned for the formatIOn of a ne\\ polItIcal party that shall give \Olce to the ~ame "entlJJ1ent;; that created the part) of Fremont and Ll11coln, a put \ \\ 111ch shall sen e the same hIgh purpo"e and be P(1\\ el ful enough to hold the natIOn III balance agalll"-t the demagogue~ ()f e"\.- isting partIes? "As evidence IllJlcatlllg the dllft of contempOrdf\ 1cl:;h lation the baleful influence of cla-;..,-con:"clOu'3 labor-ul11ol11'3m, look for example to the supposedly cons en atl\ e qate of Massachusetts authori71ng 'peaceful pICketlllg' \ \ ho can Imagine 'peaceful plcketlllg?'" Mr. KIrby called PreSIdent Taft'", COIporatlOn taA la" a sop, a sop thrown to the people to placate a grouch \ con-stituency, who "by a common la\\ of human nature mu~t have eIther a Sa v lOur or a Barabba, for occa "lOnal "au Ihce He said also: "We aibominate any legIslatIOn that contem pIa te~ noth-ing higher than palItIcal expedlenc.' \\ e helIc\ em the !)J(),C-cutlOn of all illegally managed tI ust", whether conducted 111 the interest of rich monopolIe" 01 m the 111terest of trade;; unIOnism" l\Ir KIrby got great applause when he :"ald that \\ e haJ too many men who \\ ould rather fall back and com plam about unequal distnibutlOn of wealth than make an hone-;t effort to earn that whIch they so badly needed He declared that one of the needs of the hour wa:, men \\ Ith com Ictlon" and the courage to declare them \\ e had too many Jobbers, he "aId, addmg that wabbler:" lIke demagogues, were a men-ace to "oclety "They held," :"ald he, "to make up a crooked and perverse nation" J ame;; ~ Emer), general COUlbe! for the NatIonal Coun-ul tor Indu-;tnal Defen'3e, 111 talk1l1g of "Legl'3latIve Facts and TenJenCles," saId that in the la:"t year there had been plopo"ed 111 tll1" country one law for every 7,000 of popu-la tlOn \\ hCI ed" 111 England there had been reported only one tor e\ er.' 177,000 populatIOn Of the 1\loon bIll 111 the house of lepre'entatl\ e;;, he saId that It \\as an 1I1sldlOU:, attempt to 'a\ that the Issue of an InJ1.l11ction should be upon term:" to be prescnbed 111 advance by the legIslature instead of by a ju,!iclal deCISIOn The commIttee on banking and currency made various recommendatIon" for the passage of laws enabl1l1g an "as- ,et currenc.' " and after saymg that the central banks and a
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and r r I l SPARTAN PASTE FILLER Made in Marietta. A High Grade Article in Every Respect. possessing qualities that put it easily ahead of other fillers from the fineness and character of the ingredients that make up its composition. We produce this in all of the leading shades. including our FAMOUS GOLDEN OAK IMITATION QUARTERED OAK "tRY OUR SPECIAL FILLERS AND STAMPING INKS We are producing the goods of this nature that bring results to perfection. Sample our Fillers No. 800 and No.810 and our Inks Nos. 5. 6 and 11. In OIL STAINS. remember, we lead! Our Golden Oak and Mahogany Stains stand without a rival. Write us for samples and full informatiun. The Marietta Paint and Color Co. MARIETTA. OHIO. THE HAND SCRE.W WITH THE SAW·CUT THRF:AD THE BEST THAT MONEY CAN BUY OUR Hand Screws, Cabinet Makers' Clamps, etc.; is the result of fifteenyears experiencein this class of work. Our Spindles with the Saw-Cut Threads will wear fully 50 per cent longer than the ordinary spindle with the Lathe-Cut Thread. We use only the very. best second growth hickory in aU our spindles and the jaws are the best Michigan maple, sanded and oiled. We make all the standard sizes and can furnishthem promptly. Give us a trial. We make a complete line of Cabinet Makers' and Manual Training Benches, Factory Trucks, ete" Write for catalog. Grand Rapids Hand Screw Company 130 South Ionia St.. Grand Rapids. Mich. , 7I R'T' I >5' JI.l"l ? fa? T ,. • These Specialties are used all Over the World 1 VM1eer Presses, aU kinds and sizes Veneer Presses Glue Spreaders Glue Heaters Trucks, Efc.. Etc. Hand Feed Glueinl{ Machine, (Plltent pendinl?;.) Eight Styles and Sizes. Woud·Working Machinery and Supplies Power Feed Glue Spreading Machine. (Patent applitd for). Single, douhle and combination LET US KNOW YOUR WANTS 419-421 E. Eighth St. C"AS. E. FRANCIS &.. BRO.B CINCINNATI. O. No.6 Glue Heater The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company MANUFACTURKRS AND JOBBERS oIl" Plain and Beveled Mirrors, Bent Glass for China Cabinets Plate Glass for Desks, Table Tops and Shelves Our facilities for supplying furniture manufacturers will be understood when we state tbat we have 10 Glass fa.ctories, from Pennsylvania to IHissouri; and 13 Mirror plants, located as foHows: . NeW"York Roslon f' hlladelphia Buffalo Cincinnati St. Louis Minneapolis Atlanta. Kokomo, Ind. Ford City. Pa. High Point, N. C. Davenport Crystal City, Mo. It needs no argument to show what advantages may be derivt'd from deating directly with liS. extending Also. our 22 jobbing houses carry heav~ stocks in all lines of glass. paints. varnishes and brushes: and are located in the cIties named below: NEW YORK-Hudson and Vandam Streets. BUFFALQ-;;7z-4-6-8 Pearl Street. BOSTON-41-49 Sudbury St., 1-9Bowker St. BROOKLYN-635 and 6?'7FuLton Street. CHICAGO-442-4SZ Wabash Avenue. PHILADELPHIA-Pitcairn Building, Arch and CINCINN ATI- -Broadway and Court Streets. Eleventh Streets. ST. LOUIS-CoT. 12th and 5t Charle9 Streets. DAVENPORT~4IO-416 Scott Street. MINKEAPOLlS-SQO-510 S. Third Street CLEVELAND-149"51-5.3 Seneca Street. DETROIT -53-55 Lamed Street E OMAHA-1608-lo-12 Harney Street. PITTSBURGH-wl-lo?, \'Vood Street. ST. PAUL-349-51 Minnesota Street. MILWAUKEE, WIS.-492-494 Market Street. ATLANTA, GA'-30, 32 and 34 S. Pryor Street. ROCHESTER, N. Y,-Wilder Building, Main SAVANNAH, GA -745-749 Wheaton Street. and Exchange Sts. KANSAS CITY-Fifth and Wyandott Sts. BALTTMORE-221-223 W, Pratt Street. BIRMINGHAM. ALA.-2nd Ave. alld 29th St. I AGENTS FOR THE COULSON PATENT CORNER POSTS AND BATS. The Universal Automatic CARV/NQ MACHINE -,--,---= 'PERFORMS THE WORK OF ==== 25 HAND CARVERS And does the Worli: Better than it can be Dcne b~ Hand ======~-MADE BY Indianapolis, Indiana Write for Information, Prices Etc. 26th Year-No. 10 GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• DECEMBER 10. 1905. $1.00 per Year. Furnishings of the State Apartments at Windsor Castle. \Vindsor, the residence of the kings' and queen",' of Ellg- Lind {or generations, is one of tll{~ most picturesquely situated as well as 011e of the handsomely furnished palaces of Europe. The castle stands 011 a terrace high above the Thames river and from the top of the tower a fine view of the "Long \Valk" (three miles long) the manllsoJc\1tn 0'£ Frogmore, and in the distance the house where \Villiam Penn was born arc enjoyed. The country is very green and woo4ed, the Thames winds in and out for miles. Across the river from the castle is Elan, the fa"molls school for boys. The public are allO\'Vcd to walk through the state apart-ments conducted by a g"uic1e. The rooms secn include the Throne room, banqueting hall, reception room, vVaterloo, H.nhens. Van Dyck. and others The Throne r,)(Jlll bas a blue carpet, the woodwork or handsomely carved oak, the walls are covered with blue bro cade. Portraits of fonner kings' and queens' adorn the \,valls. The Throne chair rests on a rose velvet carpet and a canopy of the same is abov.e. The chair itself formerly belonged to the king of Candee and is of silver gilt, a design of thistles covers it. The top of the back is encrllsted with diaUlOtHls aud sapphires with sapphire knobs at the comers, upholstery of old rose brocade. The reception rooms are all very elaborately fl1rnisheJ, one decorated with much gilt in I.ouis XV style, the furniture of the same period. A Louis XIV tortoise shell cabinet is in another room, the walls and Llpholstery of rose brocade. Rc·se must have been Queen Victoria's favorite color as her apart-mel1ts are furnished exclusively in that tint. The vVaterl-:HI room has portraits of \Vel1ington and other famous o ..o..lJle such as the first duke of 1Iarlboro and Pope Pius VII. The latter is one of Van Dyke's best paintings. The panelled walJs of this room are much carved and gilded. At each e:'H! is a gallery for musicians. The state theatricals are always held here. There are Gobe[in tapestries in many of the rooms. The Rubens' room ha.~ portraits e.xeJusively by him. The carpet was a present from the Shah of Persia. The banqueting hall is two hundred feet long, thirty-fom feet high and thirty-t\vO feet wide. Suspended from the ceiling· are twenty-six flags belonging to the original knights of the garter. Portraits of monarchs from James I down to the' present, adorn the walls. The long table seats two hundred and fifty people. Louis XIV tanks stand along the walls. thl~ furniture is covered with rose brocade. One sees the Frellch mattas I-Toni soit qui mal y pense and MOil Dieu et Mon Droit conspicoously displayed. The entrance hall has a grand stone staircase and armor of many Jifferent centuries and cOl1ntries. After being hurried through :so many rooms, one experiences a feeling of regret at leaving so soon and a wish to study the grand apartments at on(','sliesure. Grand Rapids Will Supply All Grades of G~ods Wanted. The manufacturers of Grand Rapids haVe promised to st!pply everything needed by the buyers. If the withdravva) of the lines of several manufacturillg corporations, making cheap furn iture, from the expositions should create a scarcity of cheap ftITnittITc, the manufacturers of (l·rand Rapids will sup-ply the need .. Ticket Scalpers VictoriouS". Under a judicial ruling ill Texas all raiJway passenger as" sociatiolls are declared illegal ttl1"-tS and l1'ot enLitled to pro-tection from ticket scalpers. The ,so;alpers exper~enced a thrill of joy in their winning a vital' p'oint in the complaint they had lodge.<l against these associations when the latter sought to drive them out of busine5s. No Bad Debts Show What? There is one rinn in London which has not mad.: a single bad debt in the \vhole course of its fifty years existence. Just what this demonstrates is l1nCertaill. \Ves~"e'rn New York had a merchant a few years ago who made a similar hnast, but incidentally was knO\,Vllas the 111etdlest and hardest of his COmll11ttlity. \Visconsin mantlfacturers are preparing to fight against prison-made goods. They wish to have a law compelling the labelliug of all "goodti made ill prisons, as they claim competi.tion w~fh such goo(ls~s Hl\nous . .The House of Cor-rection in Mihv<Lukee is ~)nc of the strdilgest competitors. It is useless to fight convi.;;t labor. Dealers outside the state CUllerase marks and mauufacfurers will help them to do it. THE CORRECT Stains and fillers. THE MOST SATISFACTORY first Coaters and Varnishes MANUFA<TURCD UNLY -,,-y-- ~ CHICAGO WOOD FINISHING CD. Z59-63 ELSTONAVE."'Z-16 SLOAN ST. CH I CACO. l 4 We carry a line of RebuiltWood- Working Machinery for Pattern Shops. Furniture Factories. Sash and Door Manufacturers, Car= penters, Planing Mills, Etc.· Jl .II When in the market let us send you our list of machines and we are ~ure that we can interest you ill prices and quality or machines oHered EDWARDS MACHINE CO. 34·38 W. Washinoton St. CHICAGO. ILL. PALMER CLUEINC CLAMPS Patented, April 11, r893; May 16, 1&)q; March 22, 1'lo4. Improved damps have now become an absolute necessity. \Ve believe OUfS meets aU reguirements, and why? F1RST- They have unlimited strength and power; damp Jn~ . scantly, yet securely, instantly released and the work re-moved as fast as it can be handled. SECoND-They will adjust themselves to any width or thiclt-ness (not to exceed the limir of size clamp used) and can be used to put a truck load under pressure while still on the truck. THIRD-Very durable~ being all malleable iron and 5teel~ and not easily broken or got out of order under any con-dition~ no matter by whom or how used. Catalogueexplains all-write f()r it. A. E. PALMER NORVELL, MICH. Jackson County INSIST ON HAVING Morris Woo~ a Sons' Soli~ Stetl Glue Joint (utters for there are no other.,. .. jUoI"taJl good .. They cut a clean perlect 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 appJication. MORRIS WOOD ®. SONS Thirty_one years at 31·33 s. Canal Street_ CHICAGO. ILL Spindle Carving and Hand Carving, For Furniture, Caskets and Fixtures. 411work guaranteed to be first Class. Send us your Samples or Sketches for prices and Samples. Knoxville Carving and Moulding Company, Knoxville, 'Tenn. NO! IT is not a new STAIN or a new FILLER or a new SURFACER, Only a New Departure We have realized the necessity for a long time, of getting nearer to our good friends in the WEST and NORTHWEST. Not nearer in spirit or confidence, for we feel that we are very close to our patrons in that way already, but nearer in actual mileage. We have just opened a new factory for the manufacture of our line of WOOD fINIS"ING SUPPLIES at Nos. 61-63-65 and 67 North Ashland Avenue C"ICAGO, ILLINOIS It is fully equipped with all modern machinery, and the plant more complete in every way than the home factory. We will there manufacture and carry in stock, a full line of our Antique and Golden Oak fillers Japan Coaters Surfacers (Mineral Base) Water and Oil Stains Enamels, Lacquers, and in fact everything that our good friends in the Central West and North West may call for, and if you want a special shade, we can only reiterate what we have claimed with confidance in the past WE CAN MATC" ANYT"ING We want to tell you about our No. 390 and No 397 NEW PENETRATING GOLDEN OAK OIL STAINS, USED IN CONNECTION WITH OUR NO. 611 and NO. 512 fiLLERS. We will gladly furnish samples, and also send copy of our little book "Lindemanthe filler Maker" DON'T FORGET WHERE TO SEND T"E BARRETT-LINDEMAN COMPANY I'''''IN OffiCE and FACTORY, Nos. 1400-02-04 fRANKfORD AVE. PUiUDELPHIA, PA. c"neAGO fACTORY, Nos. 61-63-65-67 NORT" AS"LAND AVE. CHICAGO, ILL. 6 igf\?piQs.f\ic~ Burlap Prices Lower. Cables from Calcutta received Saturday, report that the price of burlaps in that market for December shipment has declined in value as a result of speculators offering goods for resale. The mills, however, have hetd very firmly to their prices, and refuse to make concession of any sort. III addition to this, jute has again advanced and is now within five shillings a ton of the highest prices reached this year. III the Dundee market burlaps are reported as firmer, if any-thing, and supplies very short. In the market here the de-mand for cloth has been more active, wi: h many requests coming forward for carload lots, which cannot be filled. Sev-eral carloads were disposed of late last week at 5.10 to 5.I5C for 8-oz. and 6./5 to 6.25c for IO~-OZ. The shortage of goods jn thi5 market continues in spite of the arrival of two 1:ihips carrying Durlaps, within the past week, and many importers are totally unable to fill orders which they now have on hand. These orders include weights ranging frm 7 to 1O-0z. The demand for heavyweights is just starting; the season is opening up very well, and an un-usually heavy demand is expected during the next ten to twelve weeks. Estimates by conservative consumers arc to the effect that lightweights will be in larger demands than during the next three months indicate a large demand, with a during he next three months indicate a large demand, with a very short supply. Fire which hroke ont on the steamship Neuenfe1s, lying at her pier in Brooklyn, has not helped to ease the situation allY. The cargo consists of jute anrI bmlaps, and late Oil Saturday the full extent of the damage done had not been learned. The bllflaps Wl1ich comprise part of the cargo arc hadly need-ed to help out snpplies in this market, and owners of the goods are wondering to what extent they Inve been damag-ed. In additi Ii to this the jute which forms a large part of the cargo 's also badly needed by manufacturer!;; lt1 this country to filliorders that are now delayed. Death 01 S. J. Burlord. S. ]. Burford, secretary of the Rhbde5~Burford company of Louisville, died Nov. 21st, at French Lick Springs, th~ cause of death being pneumonia, following all attack of rheu-matism. He was forty-one years old. He conducted a fur-niture store in ;Cairo, 111., for several years, but moved to Louisville where he established a large furniture store with several branches. From that beginning he added other stores until now there are a chain of forty-three scattered in cities around the country. Mr. Burford 'was very popular. The funeral services in charge of the Masons was largely attended. The' furniture trade will also feel his loss, and extend their sY1:npathy to his bereaved family. To Abandon the Expositions. The decision of forty table manufacturers belonging to the association 0f table makers, not to exhibit in any market for two years, will not affect Grand Rapids as not more than one or two have exer exhibited here. A number have ex-hibited in Chicago but it is not likely to affect that- market very much. Sprinklers Failed to Save Property. A total loss 011 the sprinklererl saw mill is reported from the Converse Basin, Fresno County, Ca1., where the Sanger Lumber mill was destroyed. The mill was equipped with 460 Grinnell heads, supplied by two tanks of 20,000 and 25,000 gallons capacity. The insurance amounted to $53,850. THE IRON OF QUALITY No. 10 Tilt and No. 30 Adjustment. Sizes13J4 in.-15~ in.-16~ in.-·17~in.-19 in. WfSTfRn"AllUDlf I O~HIRon"to. co. MilwaUkee, Wisconsin. ~4'- THE DAILY ARTISAN ~RECORD for the mid-winter season of 1905-06 will be issued from the office of the FURNITURE RECORD Some Preferred Space Is Still Available for exhibitors who desire to secure the eye and ear of the buyers who go to the markets. Write for rate sheet. ADDRESS DAILY ARTISAN-RECORD Grand Rapids. Mich. That's our TRADE MARK, and it means that every pull or knob fastened with the will NO-KUM-LOOSE, and it Costs You Nothing Tower Patent fastener BEWARE of Loose Pulleys that wear out like this one. Get the NELSON and in' cidentally get rid of bushing, babbitt-ing and the expense and delay ac-companying these. WILMARTH & MORMAN COMPANY 153 CANAL ST. GRAND'RAPIDS, MICH. FOR FULL PARTICULARS WRITE THE No-Kum-Loose GRAND 'RAPIDS BRASS COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 8 Saw and Knl'fe FI't'tlng Mach'lMeryan d T00 IS TUhoeeBMigg.nesut faan"d",dBe.st Baldwin, Tuthill ®. Bolton Grand Rapids. Mich. Filers. Setters. Sharpeners, Grinders, Swages, Stretchers. Brazina and Filing Clamps. Knile Balances. Hammering Tools. Investigate our Line. New 200 pag-e Cataloj{Ue for' 1905 Free. Bollon Band Saw Filer for Saws h inch up, B. T. & B. Style D, Knife Grinder. Full Automatic. Wet or dr)". -~-'---OFFICES'--------- ~ _ Bostl[)D New York Jamestown High Point Cincinnati Detroit Grand Rapids Chicago 51. Louis Mlnneapoll& Associate Offices and;iBonded AttoMlleys in all Principal Ules The Furniture Agency REPORTING FURNITURE, UNDERTAKERS, CARPET HARDWARE AND KINDRED TRADES. COLLEC_ TIONS MADE BY AN UN,RIVALLED SYSTEM THROU(;H OUR COLLECTION DRDARTMENT' • WE PRODUCE RESULTS WHEIlE OTHEKS lfAIl. WRITH FOR PARTICULARS AND 1o'OUWILL $ENO US Y OU R B 11SIN ESS. Our Complaint and AdJustDlen1 Department Red Drafts Collect -""'=~L, J. STEVENSON. Mif,higan Manager BE UP-TO-DATE, Get one of the New Electric Spindle Carvers and keep abreast of the times. You cannot afford to let the "other fellow" have the WOTkyou should be doing. The Electric Caner will keep the rrade you have and get more for you. Our carving Cutters are of the best. West Mi{~i~anMa{~ineand ToolCo.. ltd. GRAND R.APIDS, MICR. BUll~UP PANELS AND VENEERS FOR FURNITURE, MANUFACTURERS We can furnish you 2, 3 or 5 ply Panels in Quartered Oak, Mahogany, Plain Oak Ash, Elm, Birch, Maple or Basswood, and guarantee same in every respei:t. We Use high' grade Glue in our work and our Ven~ers are thoroughly dry and our Machinery up-to-date. Our 2 and 3 ply Drawer Bottoms and Glass Backs are the finest on the market. \Ve can also furnish you with Rotary Cut Maple, Birch and Elm Veneers in 1.30, 1-20. 1·16 and 1·8 inches thick:. All of our Veneers are dried in the new Coe Roller Dryer, and lay flat and are free from crinkle. If you wish to buy Panels and Veneers that are RIGHT AND THAT WILL STAY RIGHT, give us a chance to figure with you and submit samples and prices. We do not cla.im to be'lower in price, but we do claim our pa.nels are cheaper in the long run, a.....they A .A A THE GORHAM BROS. CO. Do YOU see the point"" Submit your wants and let us make you happy. MT. PLEASIlNT, Mle". TABLE LEGS turned with this machine cost less than any you ever made. .. ReliaMe" Rolls .. Relia~l( Panels THE FELLWOCK ROLL AND PANEL COMPANY Mfrs. of "ReUable" Built lip Veneered Rolls and Plural Ply Panels for all purposes. Correspondence solicited, EVANS\'ILLE, IND. Sle~~en50n Mf~.co. South Bend, Ind. Wood Turnings, T umed Moulding. Dowels and Dowel Pins. With it one man will do the work of six to ten skilled Hand Turners. The quality of work can't be beat, and we would like to have you judge of it for yourself, by sending you a sample of W}13t we guarantee it to do. The main features of the machine lie in the patent Cutter Head. the Vari-able Friction Feed, and the OscUIa-tingCarriage. A full description of this machine will interest yOll. May we send it? C. Mattison Machine WorKs 863 Fifth Street BELOIT, WISCONSIN Catalogue to Manufac-turers on AppliC"ation. THE "PORTE R" 1his cut rep-resents 0 u r 12. 16 a np 20 in. Jointer --MANUFACTURED Ey--------- ------- c. O. & A. D. PORTER, 182 North Front Street, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 10 This bedroom was occupied by Qyeen Victoria of Emdand on the' occasion (If her visit to the Grand T rianol) in 1840. The upholstery and draperj"3 are of rose satin brocade. The Bedroom of Francois I, Musee de auny, Pari,. ""~MIF,HIG7fN Two Per Cent-Ten Days. This phrase, so commonly used ill the export trade, fre-quently becomes most bewildering to mally manufacturers as a result of their dealings with export commission mer-chants. The term is usually intclldco to convey the mealling that the customer is expecled to pay his bill ten days from its date, deducting the two per cent cash discount. This also is the meanillg of the term among the commis-sion honscs, but unfortunately for the reputation of all the commission houses many of them are extremely lax in their attention to the ten-day part of the deal, but equally zea]o'.ls in observing tile two-per-cent feature. In other \vords. cer-tain of the commission houses regard it as their privilege to fxtend the ten days indefinitely l1p to thirty days, but still consider themselves entitled to the two per cent. They justify this attitude on various grounds, none of which would be wholly acceptable to a first-class credit man. JVlanufacturers who have dealings with exporters who take advantage of this cash discount allowance are amply justified in insisting upon their rights, and declining to allo\',' the di"count unless the payment is made strictly at the ap-pointed time. It is another matter if some other interpre-tation is given to the ten-day clause, but ten days from date of invoice is what is commonly understood ill the absence of any sJlecially arranged interpretation. A Cincinnati Patent Attorney in Greensboro. The \\tysong & IVIiles company of Greensboro, N. c., in-vented a sand helt machine some mOl1ths ago and employed C. H. I\·liles, a prOlninent patent attorney of Cincinnati, 0., to visit Greensboro and prepare the drawings and necessary papers for taking out patents on the machine, since which time the machine has become the most useful and popular one ever introduced. It has come to the ears of the \Vysong & ),Jiles company that attempts have been made by others Grand Rapids, Mich. 15he White Directory (POCKET EDITION) of makers of Furniture, Pianos, Fixtures, Show Cases, Interior Wood Work, Cabinet Makers, Upholsterers, Bedding, and Planing Mills, con-sisting of approximately 6000 individuals, firms and corporations (revised to May 25, 1905), is ready for delivery, and will be sent to any ad-dress, postage paid, upon receipt of Price$5.00 Address orders and inquiries to MICtllGAN AI\.TISAN CO. 11 to use their invention, and they at once 110tified their patent attorney at Cincinnati of the facts and he is collecting the necessary data to promptly prosecute infringments on the rights of the \Vysong & Miles company. Walnut Timber Trade Not Dead. It seems that it is by no means true that walnut has dis-appeared from the list of staple commodities in the lmnber trade. As a matter of fact, ",,'alnut is ont of the rarest species of American woods and ill recent years many tirms making a specialty of ·walnut have been obliged to go out of business because of the small quantities of the commodity obtainable. That it has Hot entirely disappeared from thc market, hmv-ever, is evident from the announcement that there has re-cently gone from a Virginian saw mill to Furope an im-mense shipment of walnut log~ of superior quality. Had Joyful Hour. On November 21, the manufacturers and retailers of Philadelphia enjoed a banpuet at the Bellevue-Stratford hotel in that city, and took preliminary steps to form an as-sociation. There were two hundred present and after a fine mcnu thc matter of organization was discussed by a number of represcntatives of different firms. The benefits to -be derived by both the manufacturers and dealers would be mallY, and better social relations established, prodtlCing more harmon}' in trade. These restl1ts v..·.ill be obtained no doubt, throllgh the organization in the near future. Space in City Apartments Valuable. Dining room and other furniture is designed to occupy· the least possible space in the city apartments. This is due, no doubt, to the requircments of flat dwellers to whom every inch of space is of value and usc. China closets are made just large enough to fit in a earner. For bedroom are chif-foniers 24 inches long, barely largc enough for a man's shirt. /\. large size bureau takes 11]) llearly the whole space in a bedroom which is only large clloug-h for a hed and chair. Flat dwellers must learn to dispense with bureatls and often use a hanging mirror and shelf. 'fhe Niagara Bedstead company, of BLlffalo, N. Y., has pur-cbased the stock, plant. and husiness of the Empire Metallic t'.edstead company, cOlltinning the amnufacture of the former line of brass and iron beds, adding thereto from time to time such styles as demanded by trade requirements. Joseph Haberhasch and C. R. Funk have organized the Hab-erbasch- Funk Furniturc company, in Hamilton, Ohio, and will engage in the retail btlsiness. Mr. Haberbasch was formerly with A. J. Conroy & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. aran~ Da~i~sDlow Pi~e an~Dust Arrester (om~anJ THE latest device for handling shav-ings and dust from all wood wood-working machines. Our eighteen years experience in this class of work has brought it nearer perfection than any other system on the market today. It is no experiment, but a demonstrated scientific fact, as we have several hundred of these systems in use, and not a poor one among them. Our Automatic Furnace Feed System, as shown in this cut, is the most perfect working device of anything in its line. Write for our prices for equipments. WE MAKE PLANS AND DO ALL DET AIL WORK WITHOUT EX-PENSE TO OUR CUSTOMERS EXHAUST FANS AND PRESSURE BLOWERS ALWAYS IN STOCK Office and Factory: 208-210 Canal Street GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Citizens Phone 1282 Bell, M ..h:l 1804 OUR AUTOMATIC FURNACE FEED SYSTEM 13 WABASH B. WALTER & CO. INDIANA M'nnf"lm,nof TABLE SLIDES Exclusively '''.!RITE FOR PRICES AND DISCOUNT If your DESIGNS art right, people want the Goods. That makes PRICES right. (tlarence lR. bills DOES IT 163 Mad ison Avenue -Citizens Phone 1983. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. berman Scbaubel, Ilrar"ra' SlttrlKs aid llttalli ALLE~TOWN,.PA. 'l1Iammoth 1Jrop-Caruer~ 9/0. .:J This machine weiJ':"hf; about one ton. Has a tran:JinJl:tahle. is reversed and started from a counter shaft, wnich is indud-ed with machine. Hollow steel mandrel 3% inchl:'S in diameter. We furnish burn-eT for inside or outside heat· ing, for either gas or gaso- Hne. Size of machine, 4 ft. 9 in. high, 3 H.lD in. long, 3 ft. wide. vVe guarantee this m~cbine. LPrice, $225; without trav-eliug: table, $200. Mammoth !\I o. 4, sam e as machine No.3. driveh wilh long:itude shaft only; pulleys at riRht a 1Ig:· Ie;;; need s no ('ounter shalt. Price $;::00; with· out travel· inK table. $170. Send fOT full de-scription and list of other drop carvers we build. Blue Print Designs Free to the Trade. 'l.Ollts babn Engraving, Printing Binding CATALOGUES A SPECIALTY DES1GNS AND DETAILS OF FURNITURE -- --- -- ------ 154 Livingston St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN W. P. WILLIAMS, Manufadurers' Ag~nt. --- -----------1 91 Campau St. , Grand Rapids, Micbillan BaRRY BROS. (Ltd.) Varnishes and Shellac. JACQURS KAHN. French Mirror Plates. CORBIN CABtNET LOCK CO., Locks. AM GLUU:Co.'s Union Garnet and Flint Sandpaper. B. CANNON & Co., (Limited), Irish Glue. S,H.t'!. CABOT, House Stains ar? ",uilding Quilt. WHITE PRINTING co. ]NO. P. DENNING ---- -- Michigan Central 208 S. FIRST ST, TERRE HAUTE, IND. LEAVE Nov. 27, 1904 ARRfVE 6:55 am Detroit Express.. 10:45 pm *n:OO u'n New York Special. .* lAU pm 5:30 pm New York Express.. 9:55 am 1>1hlO pm Night Express .... * 6:30 am *Daily. All olher trains daily except Sunday. Detroit sleeper on night train. New York sleeper and fine cafe coach on noon train. Partor car on morning train. II O. W. RUG(;l.ES, G. P. & T. A., Chicago. The Niagara falls ~oute II i GRAND RAPIDS DOWEL WORKS C. B. CLARK, Proprietor. Manulacturers of Cut and !l'olnted Dowel Pins and Dowel Rods -~I ~~>-~ 91 Sixth StreEt, GRAND RAPlDS. MICH. IMPROVED, EASY and ELEVATORS QUICK RAISlNG Belt, Electric: and Hand Power. The Best Hand Power for Furniture Stores Send for Catalogue and Prices. KIMBAll BROS, CO., 1087 N;nlh St.. Council Bluffs, la. Kimball Elevator Co.• 32.3 Prospect St., Cleveland. 0.; l{l81lth St., Omaha, Neb.; 120 Cedar St., New York city. Cili~etls Phone 558U. 2 to 20 Lyon St., GRAND RAP(DS, MICH. Varnishes. Shel. lacs and Sandpap~r carried in Stock B0YNT0N eX C0. Mfrs. of Embossed and Turnltd Moulding" Porch Work. Wood Orilles. and Auto· matic Turnings Vie also manufac-ture a large Iiue of EMBOSSED ORNA· MENTS [or couch work, Send for illustrations. SEND FOR CATALOG-UE Removed to 419·421 W f"ifteenth 8t 14 Advanced Prices on Furniture. Prices on furniture have advanced ten per ccnt. in most lines. The chair manufacturers are considering the propo-sition of advancing prices. LTpholstcred furniture has not advanced. The latter business is of a some.vllat different type from the others. Many of the mal111f8.cturers make simply the frames and the dealers \\'110do their own upholster-ing are enabled to make their prices correspond ""itlt the cost of the raw material and withont announcing <111y general advance. The cost of leather and the big demand for hides should naturally call for an advance in certain classes of up-holstered goods. It is quite likely that this increased cost in the production will be cared for in the quiet manner out-lined. The advance in all these articles of furniture is absolutely legitimate and just. The prices of ra,,, material, the various veneers and the cabinet 'Noods have been moving upward stea-dily for some time past and labor has also become a heavier item in the expense list with the manufacturers. Deal-ers as a rule are registering no objection to the increased cost to them, according to men \vho come closely in touch with the retail trade in all portions of the country. The con-sumer \vill be the one who will foot the bill, and a,,- he is \\.5\.\- ally tractable even when not entirely reasonabk, the added Senes, Spanish, Egyptian and statuary. ,On the next story, after going lip interminable stairs, one finds the royal apartments. The furnishings do not as a whole, impres8 one as much as those at \Vindsor. The rooms aIten,ate in colors varying from red to rose, yellow, blue and gleen in succession, brocade hangings are modern and gaudy. The noors arc marble. The paintings are such fine trea~lIres a~ I~otticelli's l\ladonlla of the Rose and some of Carlo lJolci's heautiful work. Florentine frames are very grand anJ encas~ mirrors which g-iYe four reAeetions when placed opposite. The Throne room is in red, all the hangings and upholstery matching. The Throne itself is an ordinary 100ldng red-draped affair with no jewels of any description to enrich it. In some of the rooms arc degant tortoise shell cabinets in-laid with ivory. lupus lazuli and columns of alabaster-a very rich effect indeed. Tables arc inlaid with marbles vt~different kinds. The Quecn's rooms cotltain the most interesting·furl11sh-ings. The bedroom is in pale blue, the bed has silk hangings and spread. .:\ green malachite secretary furnishes the only touch of varying color in this room. The dressing rOom adjoining is oval shaped with Japanese satin "'mbroideTed hangings in yellow. A beautiful silver mirror was on the Inahog,my dressing table, but the best thing was a cheval These rare pieces sUllgestcomforatnd inspire admiration. price to the articles which he desires for the furnishiug of his home will be forthcoming as readily uuder the new condi-tions as undcr the old. The increased cost of thc raw material is something well known to the trade, and as to the item of increased labor cost a man who recently had the opportunity of inspect-ing a pay roll of a plant making medium priced sideboards and buffets. This factory, which has an output of buffcts, says it showed heavy increase. This factory has an output of $250,- 000 annually and the increased co~t of its labor this year was $25,000 on this output, just the ten per eenL advance deLerlll-ined upon. What is true of this establishment is l111douhled-ly' true of others and demonstrates the manufact11t·ers have been most reasonable iil their action. Furnishings of the Pitti Palace of Florence. The Pitti palace is the residence of the Ki:lg and Queen of Italy, which they occupy whenever stnprillg in F!,_)ren,_e. It is not as fine as \~'indsor, England, that, 1 s1tpp();;e should not be expected. The huilding is of stone and is on a hillside overlooking the city. The Roboli gardens behind it riSe in terraces to a great height, from which at the top of an obser-vatory, a fine view of Florence may be had. III the buiLJing itself the first story rooms open to the public, arc devo(eo to a display of gold plate, many rare kinds of china, inclUding • l . g-lass three feet wide of Inahog:any with gilttrJ1umings with sconces holding C<l11dlesou each side at twodifterent heights, the lowesl all a level with the hem of a lady's gown, make it very convenient for view'ing the train. The King's room is in yellow- satin, the bed gilded. The family dining room table has a beautiful silk em-broidered table cover, formerly owned by the Medicis. The dt'.sig;n is 01 birds and -flowers in colnrs on a black ground. The chandeliers are magnificianl rock crystal and Florentllle gilt. Another part of the palace is used for an art gallery, such magnificiant paintings as the well known Madonna of the Chair by Raphael, C1copatra with the Asp and the artistic dancing· gronp of Apollo and the Muses being among those Hated. Mr. Barnhart Expects a Lively Season. Roy S. Barnhart of the Nelson-Matter Furniture com-pany, allticipates as good, if not a better season of January buyillg, than 11s11a1.The advallCC: in prices will make no dif-ference in the attendance or purchases of buyers. Southern buyers may decide not to come hut that would have no effect locally. Tn spite or rumors about one exhibition a year, the January season continues to be well patronized and attended. Space in the Klingman huilding is reported to be all occupied . Quality and Finish. An instructive illnslratiol1 was givcl1} by the trade in machetes in a district in Central America, of the value of high qua.!ity combined with a fair !iuish in goods used by the \vorking people. German machetes of good shape, niekcl-plated and pol-islled nlltil they glittered like new silver, \vere pushed upon iljc trade. At the same time a dealer, who knew their super-ior worth, imported a lot of S\vedish machetes of temper so lIne that one could and did actually take a shaving of the Ger-lHan implement, as a knife 'A'ould take a shaving of( the sharp COrner of a board; but these tools of tine temper were rough. To save on duties, blade and horn handles had been sent separated. to be riveted together by the dealer, who had no time nor inclination for the job; or by the user, who had neither skill nor tools for that task. And the horn handles themselves .\'ere not polished smooth. Nlachetes of American make outsold the others more than a hundred to one, although the Yankee toob were tar behind the German in glitter, because the American wer·~ superior in quality of steel, and therefore in p'ractical vailic. They outsold the Swedish, despite the fact that these ·were of better steel and temper, because the Ne\v England irnple~ ments had halJdle.s securely fixed in 'place, and so shaped aud polished that they would rasp no skin from the hands of users; and the finish of the whole was fairly attractive. Better in Quality. American mallufacturers have never bad time to lcarn the art of making flimsy, cheap alld almost worthless thLngs, such as arc sent it! <-glantities to the people ol little-developed countries by SOlue European COllcerns, because 111 A..merlc;l manufacturers have heen making things for people who 1<1leW the wisdom and economy of buying thing::; Ul goon ijllalily. and were able to pay for and have ahNays lllslsteCl that they should get quality for their cash. Some Europeans have, on the contrary, seemc(l to ;;tnv\.: to excel in the art of making goods of fair appearance and u! little or no real worth. T t is to be hoped that this art \vil! never become. common in America, if for no other reason, than because there is ample cause for thinl<tng that so long as American goods shall bc of superior quallty, OUf tra,k \vith other cOlllHries will continue rising 111 relative pOSItion as well as in actual value. In many parts of Latin America, 1ll China and japan, as elsewhere, O\1r trade has been growing more rap](Jly ,han has that of other nations, and this because Ameflcal1 .,oods are better in quality for the price than arc those at others. It certainly call not he beeaus(~ American salesmen Have snr-passed those of Europe. Odd Things in Bedrooms. Americans travelling in Europe have occasion to notice many odd things in bedrooms. For instance. there are always a great llllmber of pieces of furniture containing many drawers, even the wardrobes sometimes have three drawers. In Paris wardrobes instead of hooks or stretchers for cloth-ing, one finds a number of shelves. The chiffoniers with shallow drawers are a great convenience for holding small articles of wearing apparel and ""hen one is in a hurry arc so easy to find. Deep dra·wers arc Rood to lose things ill. \Vhen called on to pack articles for travelling' use, it is rather a funny sight to see a la"y rllmmaging in dra\vers tucked away in chiffoniers, lablc,:" wardrobes and so forth, to try and collect them and pack them. Nothing makes a woman feel more cosy, comfortable and at home, than to be ahle to unpack several stlit cases and a trunk and scatter things around in drawers all ovef the room. but when it comes time to IIl1L1them all Ollt again, "that\; another story." 15 Peace on "Both Sides:' A traveling salesman died suddenly in Pittsburg, Pa., and some of his friends telegraphed to the undertaker an order to make a large \vreath. Investigation showed that the telegram ordered a wreath bearing these words: "Rest in peace" on both sides of th~ ribbon: if there should be rOom: "\Ve shall meet in heaven." The undertaker was out of town and his new assistant handled the job. It was a startling f10fal piece which tttrned up at the funeral. The ribbon was extra wide and it bore the inscription: "Rest in peace on both sides and if there is room we shall meet in heaven." Death of a Worthy Young Man. The death ofF. P. Tawse, jr., in Chicago recently, came ;:tS a great shock to the fl1rniture trade. He was well known and populat· with all and he was a representative of the Furni-tnre \Vorker of Cincinnati. He was the son of Frank P. Tawse of Grand Rapids. His illness was the result of ser-vices in the Spanish-American war, and his death came after two months' sufferillg from cancer. His lvife and two small children survive him. "It would cost our company $25,000 a year to exhibit our Jines at the expositions in Chicago or New York," remarked the secretary of a large manufacturing establishment in Globe Vise and Truck Company OFFICE 321 R. DIVISION ST. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH· Mallufacturers of The Best Factory Trucks SimpJidty in conSlruc-tion enables us to give -qualityaud durability, and m{:et all competi-tion. Writefor Prices. No. 21. Roller Bearings. Same style Trucks No. 24, without Roller Bearihgs Grand Rapids. "Our samples '~over $10,000 square feet of floor space and the expese in addition to rent, wonld reach the Sl1m stated. We have carefully investigated this matter and shall continue to exhibit our lines in our factory ware-rooms. 1f the time should ever come when it should seem ucces5ary to pInce onr line on sale in New York or Chicago alld incnr thereby the expense we have estimated. we wonld go out of the furniture manufacturing business and use our plant for some other purpose. The low back dressing chair for ladies was first sug-g(' sled hy the daughter of a noted chair maker of Michigan. The daughter was about to wed, and the indulgent father in making a list of articles which he deemed necessary for the home of the future bride, included a dressing chair. The daughter requested that the chair be constructed with a IO\.\, back, that hex hair might be combed more easily than would he possihle while using a chair with a high back. The sug-gestion ""vasof practical valne and the (ather has since made il1Ld sold thousands of low hack dressing chairs to the trade. 16 HAND CIRCULAR RIP SAW. No.4 SAW (ready forcross-<:ulting) .7IR T I k5' 7I.l'\T ? 7 r· MORTISER COMRINKD MACHINE. No.3 WOOl> LATHE, ~:~~'::' HAND AND FOOT POWER MACHINERY WHY THEY PAY THE CABINET MAKER: He can save a manufacturer's profit as well as a uealer's profit. He can make more money with. less capital invested. He can hold a better and moresatisfactorv trade wilh his customers. He can manufacture in as good style and -finish, and at as low cost, as the factories. The local cabinet maker bas been forced into only a dealer's trade and profit, because of machine manufactured goods of factories. An ::mtfit of Barnes' Patent Foot and Hand-Power Machinery, rein-states the cabinet maker with advantages equal to his competitors. If desioed, these machines will be sold ON TRIAL. The purchaser can have ample time to test them in his own shop and on the work he wishes them to do. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE: AND PRICE L(ST FRgK. W, F. & JOHN BARNES CO., 654 Ruby SI., Rockford, III. FOR1"n-~R OR MOULDRI{. HAND TENONKR. Do~~s' Pattnl TaMt=lt~ DoYtlailer w~find upon investigation that our Dovetailin~ Ma-chine patent covers t his machine nicely. Cuts Mortise in the Top Cuts Mortise in the Cleats Cuts Tenons to 6t the Top Cuts Tenons to 6.t the Cleats djustabte to keep Mrn:_ tise and Tenon at a Standard size The Cheapest Joint Made Will turn oul 250 to 300 Small Parlor Tables in 10 Hour$ Tlle Dodds Till iliK Saw Table has more practical features and good points than any other saw table 011 the markf't. MA:-UE'ACTURRD Al\:]} FOR SALE BY ALEXANDER DODDSGrand Rapids Michigan, U. S. A, No.4 SAW (ready tor ripping) No.7 SCROLL SAW. JUST AN AVERAGE "CUT" MADE Just as we make hundreds of furniture "cuts"f or man- • ufacturers in all parts of the United States and Canada Write for Prien MICHIGAN ENGRAVING CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. GOOD PRINTING AT RIGHT PRICES Has built up our business until we are now operating one of the largest and best equipped printing offices in the state. LE'T us FIGURE WHITE PRINTING CaMP ANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Nine-Tenths of Our Business Comes From Customers Whose Business IS In Other Cities WHY? BECAUSE our 200 employees work under better condition, sunlight, blue sky, pure, fresh air. BECAUSE these conditions-onr equipment-mean better engraving, typography, presswork, and binding. Our customers don't pay light bills and high rent for us-we have neither. Type, ink, paper-isn't printing. There's something more. Your little job printer might satisfy you in running five thousand hand circulars. Would you want him to print a three~color sixty-page catalog? We can handle your catalog from the designing and engraving to the printing and binding. We can't blame your engraver for delayed cuts if we do it ourselves. That means you get delivery ON TIME. Write us for samples and figures. ~raUll 1Raptllntunrautug <nn. THE CARGILL PRESS GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 18 Rare Old Furniture in the Home of Sir Walter Scott. The home of Sir \\ralter Scott at Abbotsford, Scotland, is rich in hi~torical associations.1 t is owned and occupied by Sir \Valter's great grand neice the Honorable 1I1r5. 1\f8.x\\'c11- Scott. who has preserved all its treasures and furnishings as they were in the poet's time. There is a large collection of armour which was gathered from variOl1S p,lrts of Fl1l"OpC. ing" cOlilltry and no doubt received inspiration from its beauties. Bllt to rctl1r11 to the furnishings of the house. which is sl1rrOllnclcrl by beautiful gardens. The entrance hall is very imposing \vith its trophies of war hanging on the walls. The panelling ;" of richly-carved oak from the ancient Kirk at Dunfermline. The carved stone fireplace is a model of the ":\bbott's Stall"" in the cloister at Melrose. A Louis Libr",ry in Sir Waller Scott's home ",t Abbots· ford. His SOD'S portrait is over the mantel. The bust af Sir Waller by Chantrey is al the end af the room. Sir Walter Scott's Study in his home at Abbotsford, Scotland. The furniture of Course is of special interest, each 1'00111 con-tains valuable pieces. Sir \Valter spent eleven years superintcnding and de-signing the building of his home and borrowed {t'cely from Melrose Abbey, a few miles away, the design of the curly kale being much used. The home itself is picturesquely sit-uated in a valley, 011 the hanks of the Tweed river. The Eildon l1iJJS rise behind the house to a comma.nding height. At the summit Sir \Vatter used to sit and view the surrol1nn- XIV clock said to have belonged to Marie Antoinette adorns the malltclpiccc, also models of the skulls of Robert the Brucc and other". At the left of the fireplace stands the "Mistletoe Chest." Tn this, according to legend, a bride hid on her wedding nig-ht. The carving is of the mistletoe design. The floor is paved with black and white marble from the Hebrides. Round the cornice are blazoned the arms of the Border CJal1S. The Arms of Sir "Valter's ancestors occupy the shields running down the centre of the roof. 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 V\falter adorns the wall above the fireplace. There are other portraits of members of the family, also of Nell Gwynne, Oliver Crom-well, :r,.'laryQueen of Scotts, and others. A to'l"toise shell cabinet said to have belonged to the great Marquis of ),'Iont-rose is a very v(tlllable possession. 19 boxwood chairs are said to have come ~rom 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 .:\I"apoleon's blotting book, a gold snuff-box presented to Sir Walter by George IV and mally minatures and other things. The stnoy lS a small room lined with books, a gallery en-circles it half way up. From this gallery a door leads into Sir vValtcr's bed room. The study contains a writing desk Drawing-room at Abbob-ford. Sir Walter Scott', portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn hang, above the fireplace. Hall at Abbotsford. Curly kale design on fire_ place is copjed from Melrose Abbey. On a cabinet is a bust of Shakespeare copied from the monument at Stratford~on-Avon. The library \",hich 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 vValter by Chantrey occupies a niche at the 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 made from pieces of wood belong-ing to the ships of the Spanish Armada. The Wallace chair, made of wood taken from the house of Royrohstoll, the sccne of Wallace's he-trayal. A horse hair chair which belonged to :Mr. Lock-hart, the author's son-in-law, is here, too. A snlall turret room opening from the study "vas called by Sir Walter "Speak~a-bit:' an allusion to its convenience as a place for tete-a-tete. 20 ESTABLISHED 1880 PUBLISHED BY MICHIGAN ARTISAN CO. ON THE IOn. AND 25TH OF EACH MONTH OF"FICE-2·20 LYON ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ENTERED AS MATTER or THE eECO~D elMS State Factory Inspector ]. E. Vallier denies that childre1l are employed illegally ill \~Tisconsjn ft1rl1itme factories and paper mills. In a recent trip throngh the northern part of the state :\'lr. Vallier said that he found but one case Representatives of eight leading cbair 1l1all11taC1nrillg concerns met in Detroit the last ·week ill November to COI1- sider the matter of advancing pnces. An advance of tell per cent. on chairs and tables is contemplated bllL not decid-ed definitely. Another advance in prices should he made in Jalltwry. The conditions of the trade and the conntry \varrant if. The people are rich and growing" richer. They are willing to pay a fair price for goods. Tn the past prices have been unfair-to the manufacturer. Perseverance counts iTl husiness. The ability to stick to one thing until S\1ccessful i" the main necc,:;sity. ITcliry Rogers, said to be the force behind Stardanl Oil. compares success to a postage stamp-a very good comparison, illdeed, judging by his own expericllcc. At this season of the year sCllesmell are looking' for new jobs, and employers for new salesmen. lI1any shifts are re-ported and in January the Clir of the exposition buildings will be filled with statements as to the causes of the many changes. Thc tea kettle will try to nHke as much noise as a storm at sea. In the past four years there hCls been a large increase in the !lumber of manufactllring ent('l'prises ill the South; the amount of money invested is $TI6,7RS.ooo. .L\lany factories are of small size bul in time will grO\v and rlevC'lo]l by means of the increase in their own earnings. This is a promis-ing field for investment. Among the most pros-perOllS of these enterprises is the manufacture of furniture. Space has been taken in all the exposition l)11ildings of Grand Rapids for the January season, and the same is true of the buildings in Chicago and l'\e\v York. ]\1aIlY OCCllpants have signed leases for periods runnning from three to live years, and it is presumefl it is the illtelltion of the leasol's to use the same. The abolition of the expo"itiolls will not he: accomplished in the near future, if ever. "\¥hen we take an inventory wc ;clways estimate the value of manufactured goods below the cost of proollction," remarked a tllanllfach,rer of forty years o[ experiencc, re-cently. The reason is plain. 1£ the goods \\'(~re priced at their actual cost and hy a slump in tllc markt:'L we ShOll1d be compelled to sell the same for less than inventry prices, we would lose monc}". If the goods \vere priced below cost the probabilities are that ·we WOllld save lo~ses. At 3.11Y rate, we consider anI' plan the best. It is a safe plan. Vintofl and company of Detroit. are the successf1l1 bid-ders for the order for the new special furniture of the city hall of that city. The appropriation is (or $40,000, There is considerable dissatisfaction over the order; felt in the trade lIninlls. a" their contention is that Vinton and company are builders, llot fU[11it11rcmanufacturers, and the work will be j'lhh'(] outside o[ Detroit, and so Detroit mechanics and C011- C('l'IlS will gel I:Ulhjng. "Vinton atld company were the lowest hidders, arc a responsible iirnl, and I do not see how the cOlllnliUee and the council can rei11se to give them the con- Irati, llnder the law," said Chairman Br07;O of the committee. The manufacture of cheap and medium priced case goods is growing ill volu111eat Rockford. Two factories just commencing business will hring ant lines of sideboard, buffets and music cab-inets, to be added to the many lines of bookcases, china closets and kindred goods mallt1£aetll,.,~d in that city. A quarter of a cCl1tmy ago the factories, with a single exception, of that city manufactured luw and medium priced chamber suites and cylin- (leI' bookcases in walnut. Parlor furniture was produced by the Excelsior Furniture cOlupauy. the exception noted above. When the c01111linalionhookcasc made its appearance it was quickly ,Hlopted lly the manufacturers of Rockford, who have made and sold them by tlle hundreds of thousands. Charley Cox, of the ~lichigan Chair company, was in a rcminiscellt mood when he recalled a strike of upholsterer5 in :-Jew York ,t few years :lgo. IVlr. Cox was a-;sociated with the house of :\ledicns at. the time, and when the ,~trikers walked out, the head of the 11OtlSe,Henry VV. f\.fedidts, re-cent]:)' deceased, \'1'110 was a practical t,pho15tet:er, took charge of the shop. I\lr. lvfcdicl.1s had learned the uphblsterers' trade while in the employ of Lord & Taylor many years ago. "Vith the deparlure of the strikers ·Mr. Mediclls became ver~t mt1ch interested in his work and v.:hile he bent springs into place, stnffed seats and hacks and attached coverings, he whistled Clnd sang merrily. He declined to leave his work for ally purpose and when the strike ended with a victory for the em players. he declare(l that he had never spent his time more pleasantly. ;\ change of work is the most pleas-allt and satisfactory form of recreation. l\hl1ufactnrers of fmnitme and kindred goods have been raided and plundered ttlthlessly by a coterie of schemers, backed IIp in several instances by the retail associations of the several states, with \vorthless advertising publications. Souvenirs, directories and other issues of novaltte except to the publisbers Jnvc heel] forced upon the attention of the manufacturers, and in many instances means employed to (Jln:.,in ad\'ertisillg contracts that would do credit to the inge-lluity alld the effrontny of a highway man ·0£ the Claude D\1val and "Sixteen-String Jack" type. The manufacturers have ever at. their command high grade influential journals through \vhich to express their views, putposes and desires to lhe trade. There is no reason \vhy they should be bled by schemers. Tbe manufacturers of Grand Rapids have promised the trade that everything needed would be supplied if the market shmtld be weakened by lhe \vithdrawal of certain out-of-town lincs. No\" is the time to fulfill this promise. Mirrors Used at Windows and Doon; in Europe. J\Tirrors 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 (0 see the front dOOI' of the house and especially when strangers or callel's make their appearance, the little mir-ror is put to a vcry good use. Americans might do well to copy this idea. No doubt the women of the country would be delighted \"ith the handy little aids which enable one to see and not to be seen. Dealers in mirrors, no d0ubt. \vould approve the plan. EVANSVILLL The P. I-I. Reddinger Carving ·YVorks, formerly the Cin-cinnati Carving \\.'orks, is one of the latest industries added to the big list found in Evansville. This. cotnpany started four months ago, awl is managed by P. H. Reddinger, who was originally from Grand Rapids, Mich. The Reddinger Carv-ing \Vorks is one of the biggest plants of its kind to be fonnd allywhere, and js 60 x 100 in size, and equipped ,'vitlt ccment floors. Trade is pouring in from all sections of the United States. The plant includes tbirty carving machines, ten spindle sanders, 1J'"e band 5a".'5, three rounders, planer, rip saw, jointer, s\ving salV, turning lathe, and ~{ll1jng'outlit. The Evansville Vencer company have just completed a large two story addition, 5" x 110, to be used as a \varehotlse and dry hOllse combined, and have p1.trclns,(?,d addition a] grotllld on thevVest Side of their present l()cation-~the size of the ground pm"chased beillg 245 x 270 feet; this gives the Evansville Veneer company a tot;t[ of 550 feet front on the Belt railroad, and a depth of 270 feet. The location is one of the finest on the Delt linC'. The compally is now adding a rotary maehinC', and is now receiving- about eight car loads of logs per day, in orcin lo he prepared for their winter supply. "\lanager C. \V. Talg-c, reports the business of the company as being very good. GERMAN TRADE-MARKS. Foreign Goods Bearing a Trade-Mark Protected Theye Liable to Seizure. The Imperia! German cOllrt has decided that foreign goods bearing a trade-mark protected in Gennall)'", no matter how long the foreign firm may have Llsed that mark, are liable to seizure on importation iuto Germany. All American house shipped to T-lamburg, on the order of a German buyer, a consignlnent of lubricating oil in barrels bearing their old trade-mark; bllt as this particular mark happened to have been protected in Germany by a German Grm hvo ycars prior to tIte importation, the oil was seized by the Hamburg Custom House officials--·of course, at the instance of the German ''1,'ho had registered the mark. The !\mericans' allS\Vcr was alL action for wrongful seizure, and a claim for damages. In the Strafkalllmer the seizure was upheld, and the Imperial court, to which the A11lericans appealed, took the same view oithe case. Section J 7 of the German trade-marks act, of I\.Iay 12, 1894, gives a German t:ourt pO\'V"er to uphold sllch a sei7ure ill the interest of German traders <lgainst foreiguers. It is thus open to ally unscrupulous German firm to reg-ister in Germany the trade-mark of a reputable foreig-n house, work it at home for all it is worth, and also get the goods of the foreigl1 house seized should they be imported into Gcrmany.-Ex. Wives as Partners-Importance of Signatures to Orders. At a meeting of the Credit lIens' Association, of Grand Rapids, held recenlly, a statement was made by an attorney present that is of interest to every manufactufer and jobber concerning the taking of orders. Under the statutes of many states no order UpOll the purchaser of goods valued at a sum greater than $50,00 is binding upon the purchaser. unless his 'written signature to the ordcr has been obtained. Goods may be fdllscd after shipll1e~lt, or returned at the -wilt of the lHlrc,I\(\ser. As prohahly cight-tenths of tl1('. goods sold hy jobbers and manufacturers ;"lfC shipped llpon l1nsigned orders, the risk involved becollles apparent. 21 A paper was fead describing- tbe relations of man and wife when engaged as partners in business. Under the com-mOll bw a man and his wife are one; the wife is absorbed in the composite individual. A wife haviTlg property in her own right before marriag·e may legally manage the same, hut she could not he. held responslble for any partnership contract eTlt('red into by herself and husband, as man and wife. The members of the association were advised to be on their guard against husband and wife partnerships. As a general propo-sition it is not wise to deal with such a combination. Will Move to Canada. The "\VolverLne Reed company, employing eighty hands, will abandon theil' plant in Detroit and move to Canada, announcing as their reaSOll, inability to compete with the prisoll made goods turned out, mainly in the state of Michi-gan The policy of selling the labor of convicts to manu-factl: rcrs by the state has ever proven disastrous to manu- Carved by Hand in Florence. Italy. factllrers emp[o:ying free labor, and the course of the Wolver-ine Reed company in abandoning the important business they have built up in the United States to engage in an effort to establish trade in a foreign state is not surprising. Information Not Forthcoming. Some time ago Commissioner Folk called ~Tpon the mutuai cOlupanies doing business in Tennessee for a list of their Tennessee policy-holders, with the address of each. So far no responses have been received, and the questions involved in the matter are now being considered by the attorney-general of the state. Sprinklers Saved a Store. The efficacy of an automatic sprinkler waS shown recently III a large dry good;.; store in Roston. One of the heads sprung a leak, and the water dripped on the motor. This caused a ShOft circuit, which set the automatic sprinkler sys-tem at \vork. which extinguished the fire. D. A. KEPPERLING Commercial Photgrapher Phone South, 709 1414-1416 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 22 Are You Next? A young man's cnaracter and hahits of hie arc either a help or a detriment to his advancement in business. His employers consider morals. ubi!;ty and persona) appearauce to be of the first importance. Oftentimes a young mall in a subordinate position may sneldenly be promnted to a much better position and sabry. In every e;1.seit is betatlse Excels all hand screw clamps in ad.aptation to work, convenience of handling llnd quick action F:spedafly adapted to Veneering Paneling aud all work requiring long hroad jaw. COLT'S UNIVERSAL CLAMP Catalog alld Price List Furnished Batavia Clamp Co. 45 Center St. BATAVIA, N. Y. Mention Michigan Artisan of his possessing the q\lalilicatiollS lllClltiolled ahove. In thi,.; connection the follo'.ving story may be mentioned: \Ve were coming over the road Hot long ago in :::L special One of our officers (we will call 1JillJ :loLl'. \-V.) said to a party of liS as we sat in the ohservalory I"oom of his car: "Now, gentlemen, 1 \-"F<'llyltour opinion nil a matter th<1t concerns my departmcnt. The next stop will he X. \V(' will remain there abol1t a half-hout". \Vatch me as we all get out on the platform and cast yonI' eyes over a young man whom I will greet and shake hands "with. He will hand me an envelope, and when \ve return to the car gl\'t' me your individual opinions of him." Everything passed off as ~{r.\;V. had planned. \-Ve were introduced to a number of persons at the station. Chhers were known to us; !'iOIl1C of them good and faithful fel-lows, Fortunately, all of us met and shoook hands with the young man who had been outlined to llS hy l'vIr. VI. We were anxious to know \vhy ollr 0PI111011 was desirert \A/hen the special pulled Ollt we all g-athcrer! again in the big observation room of the car. ""Vhat do yOll think of him?" asked !lh. \V. The answers came thick and fast. "I noticed he was cleanly shaven." "His 5110('8 \vert': nicely polished." "His linen V:...as fresh and clean." "He had a bright eye." "His clothes were modest, alld no grease "vVhen he shook hands he took hold meant it." "He was very courteous." "He was not forward." "He looked like a boy of characler." "He didn't have a cig-arette in his month or a tobacco cud." "He looked like a gentleman." After all had passed their coml11ents and jndgmellt, r-o.T\rv. . remarked: "That settles it. J am sure T made a wise choice. The boy doesn't even dream of the good Jilek in store fOl' spots on them." as thongh h(' him. But utltside of yO\1l' decisions or opinions I have made il1(j\1iries as to his habits, and linel that he is the support of a widuwed mother. He is never Seen hanging around sa-lO(' lb ur billiard rooills. J-T e is home with his mother eve-ll! ugs. Sunday morning he is at church with her, He has a good ("1C'an record." "\:Ve arc ahol1t to make an important appointment, and while this yO\1ng man is filling a position where the salary is small. \1'<: are going to promote him to the place I have mentioned, at a great deal larger salary than he now re- ("elves. OUT desire W<lS to select. a young man from timber of Oln' own road and your good opinions to-day have set-tled the matter." The challg'e has been made since this was written and r am glad to be informer! by i\h. W. that the young man h8S been eminently satisfactory, says the writer in the Erie Railroad Employes' ]'vlagazine, This is a short story, !Hlt there is lots of meat in it; Is your record clean? Business Men Should Dress Well. External appearance is lhe only way in which one man C[lll judge al10tber in bllsilless, and when a mall'S appearance is Hot pleasing' the judgment will be against him. As one progresses through the lower ranks and gets nearer to the place whudrolll ~t\ccess; tllay be easily reached, the effect O! p('l"sonal appearance grows in value, A clerk or other 1111i10r employe may do well withont paying any particular attentioJl to his appearance. so long as he does his work salisfactorily. nut when he rises to a position near the top of the ladder, he will find that it is a question of appear-ing well or giving" IIp his chances for a future. Look into the general ()ffice of any large enterprise. The men who arc employed therein. from tJ]e office boy to the general tllanagcr. :ne all well dressed in appearance, They are clean, their clothes arc neat. it 110t expensive, and the en-tire cHen of their appearance is pleasing. How much of thvij- success they owe to this bct it is hard to say. Cer-tainly the)' owe <.t greal deal. No employer selects for ])I"{111l0tiOall man ';vhose appearance will not be a credit to hi~, busine,.:,s. A man may be a good salesman, b\1t if he Our UnbreaKable proaucts can be glued and nailed, filled or fin-ished same as wood, with oil, water or spirit stain. f\o. 139 A No. 152 B BETTER THAN WOOD Much stronger and more durable, full depth of grain. A perfect rep,.oduetion of hand carving which absolutely defies detection. Send for Sample. Send for CATALOGUE. ORNAMENTAL PRODUCTS CO. TweHth aM Fort Street.<;· Detroit. MidriiaD. dre:-;scs jjkc :-t POOl one he 'wilJ hardly be given a chance to show that he is able to fill any position above t.his, A care-le~ s man may manage to act successfully as the manager of a bl1sinl'Ss where his duties take him in contact only with his immcdiate oth('e force, bUl v.·hen a promotion to some hi.>rher place i,.; 10 be made he will find that some one else, possibly a little less able than he, possibly of a lower rank, whose appearance suggests that he is of a bright progressive disposition, is chosen. The Chicago doctor who discovered that the automobile IS a ctlTe for dyspesia should make it clear whether he meant for the man in the machine or the man run over. ~Mlf ..HIG7fN 23 INCH POPLAR for DRAWER BOTTOMS JOSEPH ROSS & COMPANY 223 SDulh SecDnd SI., Philadelphia, Pal MILLS: CHESAIS, S. c.; THOMASVILLE, N. C. CUT TO DIMENSION KILN DRIED 10 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Large Demand For Hardwood Lumber. The raising of the quarantine ill Tennessee, 1\Jississippi and Arkansas, where tile regulations were 1110re stringent tha1l elsewhere, has ~cn('d greatly to stimulate the demand [or hardwood lumb(·r and at the saille time to faciliatc the movement thereof, according to lV[emphis, advices. The de-llland is now better for southern hardwoods 111<111for eighteen months, but the domestic call is large Cll01:g-h to take every~ thing available at constantly advancing 1n[«'.",. Thlycrs. aTC nn hand in large 111ll11bcrs from a11 (WeT the NOrih find East and arc scol~ring- the coen',ry millillg sections throl1ghout the Ivlemphis bard wood territory in tl1eir seaTch ror dry 111l11ber. Conditions l1nder which production ha:-; he en carried on, hOl;vcvcr, have heen ql1ite lllllavorable, ,11le! for this reason offerings are very light ;t11e! all lumber is iirmly held Price.-; afC higher now than they have been for a nl1111bcr of lTlOllLh" ,\11<1 the move1l1('nt is jn:st ao; large as the limited dry stncks and the congestec! conditio11s of railway traffic will adlnit. The {()reign demand is -rat hey slow a~, h.as hec~l the eai;,(' ior a nllmber of nlOllths and yet holders, iuc!tHling both mallufadtlrers and v,rhoIesalcrs, are so strollg" in the convic-tion that prices ,,,ill go still bigher that tlley an, not pl1shing anything for sale. The trade ·will go into the willter with the smallest amount of timber in hand for years and like-v,' ise ,vith the lightest stock they have possessed fOf a num-her of scaSOlls. The demand for plain oak in all grades and lengths is very aei-ive. The supply is inadequate and prices are as stiff GLASS BACKS BACK PANELS as call ,vell be imagined. There is likewise a large call for ash and cypress in all grades and dimensions and holdings arc not large. Cotto1lwood is scarce, firm and ad'lancing in response to the improved demand. Th-i~, -is 111QSt prononnced ill the higher grades including boxboards, but the lower grades including box material, are ml1ch firmer than hereto-lore. There is a good demand for high-grade popl.ar and considerable quantities of rcd gum are being sold, mostly in thill stick. The lower grades of gllm are rather unsatisfact-ory, the demand for these being only moderate. The same state1l1cnt, too, is partially true of hnv-gradc poplar, thol1gh the demand for this is relatively better than that for gum. Will Pass Through Forests. ;\,rexico\; forests equal those of the entirc United States 1ll extent, arc rnllch more varied ane! include, ill large quanti-ties. the coveted mahogany and rosewood. "\vhich the United States is obliged io import. Owing to the fact that hOllses, hridj2;cs, dc" were constructed of stOllC and that the Grst railrm.cls built i.nMeKico chosc for thei.r ront,,',s "tock and agriClJ1tl1ral districts, the forests were left almost t111l01lChed. Howevcr. there are now projected and l1lH1cr construction in that republic HlOre than 4,000 miles of railway lines, the most of \lI,7hich will pass tbrough extensive forests, as well as rich mincntl and agricnlturallands. Life insurance is just philanthropy, says one of the pres-i-dellts. \;Vc1J. we're glad it isn't the itch'. Tt would be so irritating. Our Clamps received GOLD MEDAL World's Fair, St. Louis PILlNG CLAMP CHAIN CLAMP Patented June 30,1903, BLACK BROS. MACHINERY CO. MENDOTA, ILL. VENEER PRltSS Patented JUlie 30, 1903 24 A Statement by the ]. A. Fay & Egan Company to the Trade. J. A. Fay & Egan Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, statenlent to the trade: It may not be 0\11 of jl]ace to anllounce to the trade that many makers of machinery, most of them ,vitb old fashioned traps, are trying to impress their salesman to say their machines are about as gOO(] as Fay & Egan machines. Don't be deceived by this class of people. There is 110 machinery made in the United SUI.1.es or even in the world. equal to our latest design. \Ve have been workillg whiie others have been blo-wing. A Money Saving Machine. Every wood working plant handling long stock should h-ave a double cut-off sa..\.'. By its use lumber can be eco-nomically handled and a great saving effected in the matH'r of time. These machines are so well made and card1l1i:r adjusted by the Buss .Machine \Vorks of Holland, l\lich., that pleasure as well as profit is derived from their opcra- Will Build a Factory at Buchanan. The Btlchanan, IVlich., Cabinet company, havingre-ecived a liberal bonus from the municipality, will erect a fact-ory in that village to replace the one recently destroyed by lire. J t v"ill be ready for occupancy early in the coming year. l\ot many years ago Buchanan was an important furniture rnanllfactllring" cenler, with six factories, e~ploying 1,000 me11. \Vith the disappearance of the timber of southwestern :\Iichigan, anu the appearance of the bonus distributor, the to\vn lost its industries. The Buchanan Cabinet company. the sale survivor, bas prospcrcd under the management of A, A. Richards. A New Enterprise in New Albany. The Roberts & Conner company, manufacturers of yellecrs and lumber, is the name of one of the latest con-cerns to be included in the best of industries in New Albany, Incl, The plant of the company ocupies an acre and a half of 11001' space, and started operation December 1st. The tion. They arc constructed of the best material obtainahle and so well finished as to prove an attraction in a \vood working shop. Built under the expcricilted an (I caref\11 eye of W. R. Buss, these u").<lchines IlC\'cr fail to satisfy the purchaser_ A full delailed deSC1-iption together with price and terms may be obtained by addre:-ising the Buss J)..'Iachinc V'o.T arks, Holland, IvliC'.h. Loose Leaf Catalogues. The use of loose leai cataJog1les has heen auopted by a considerable number of manufacturers. Their cost is 1111.1ch greater in the first instance: than the oid style book, bUl ill the end much cheaper. John Lewis, the secretary of the Ranney Refrigerator, Greenville, l\lich., in discussing the sub-ject of the cost and use of the loose leaf book said: "The coverings should be of leather, substantially made in the expectancy that the book will outlast the ledger, the jOllrnal or other book, subjected to cr)J1.stanl use in the office, As the tine is changed from time to time new leaves afe mailed t'o the holders of the catalog-Ilc~, to be substituted for those illustrating a.nd describing goods \vhic11 it has been determined to discontinue." The R;l1l11ey Refrigerator com- . pany's catalogues cost more than $1.00 each. plant is a full fledged and 1110stcomplete one with an output of frOtH 6fty to seventy-five thousand feet per day. Forty-five hands are employed, and the plant will cut rotary sliced and savved stock. The company is offiqred as follows: Presi-dent, John Roberls; Vive-President, John N. Roberts, Sec-retary and Treasurer, ]. \V. Conner. Hood & Wright, Big Rapids, Mich. l\hllttfacture veneers and thin lumber of high grade. They make a specialty of fine quarter-sawed oak and birJ's eye: maple. They have had l11.anyyears experience, and their trade cxtends over a very large section of country. Just at the prcsent time it is very difficult for manufacturers to get orders for quarter-sawed oak filled promptly, and it would he 10 the advantage of all such to correspond with Hood & \Vright. "Bob" Lind Honored. Robert C. Lind, secretary and treasurer of the Rockford Chait' & Iollfniture company, has been chosen a director of the Third National Bank of that city. Mr. Lind holds a number of prominent offices. being president of the Union Furniture company and Royal 1VT antcl & Furniture company. Trade Notes. Geo. S. Clark & company, will manufacture chair stock in Bennington, Vt. The Nall- \\rheelcr Furniture company of Evansville, Ind., have organized ·with capital of $10,000. The De Long Furnitl1l'e company at Reading, Pa., will have a new mill, modern in every respect. New machines are ill process of installation. The Tennessee Furniturc Manufacturing company. of Knoxville, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $50,- 000 to manufacture bedroom furniture exclusively. The \Vestcrn Chair IVlauufacturers Association, at their monthly meeting in }lilwallkee, decided 110t to advance prices on chairs. No action .was taken against prison made goods. Zion City is soon to have a large fllTniture factory which will be O\vned and operated by a number of wealthy men in the town. The site will be near the northern limits of the city. The Decatur, Ill., Furniture c0111pany's factory canght nre from flying emhers from arlOther building and the loss be- 25 \Vo!f Levy, onc of the oldest pioneers of Chicago, died recently. I-Te established the \Volf Levy Furniture company which he COll(lucted for thirty years, retiring ten years ago. 1.fr. Levy introduced the credit system into the fmniture busi-ness in Chicago. The Andrews Office Fllrniture company, of Chicago, are about to move to Toledo, 0., and will occupy the Peter plain-ing mill, which tllCy have purchased. The three large build-ings cover a square, will be remodeled extensively. Four ht111dred skilled mechanics will be employed. The plant of the Orient :'danufacturing company at Char-lottee, N. C. has been sold at auction to the Calvine Manu-facturing company for $250,000. The sale \'Vasthe result of a suit against the company ·which called for a receiver. The sale was made by the Superior Court. \V. S. and VV. L. Alexander, of Charlottee, N. C, have pllrchased from George \V. Vanderbilt timbered land from his famous forest preserve, the consideration was $2,000,000. It will take twenty years to t('.\ll.Ovc the. timber. A fllrnture factory and tannic acid plant will be established. J. D. Froman and T. ),'1. Lenham, Vevay, Ind., have in-vented a bed which can be combined with a bookcase, settee, wardrobe, dresser, and various other kinds of furniture. The principal objects are to provide for folding a bed in such a manner that it will occupy much smaller space than has been th(: case heretofore, and especially to reduce the vertical space occupied by the bed in folded position. :rvluuufacturers of wagon and furniture wood stock, met in Chicago on 1\" ovember 21, and formed a temporary organiz-ation ;'The output of oak and hickory within the last year ha.~ been curtailed throughout the country," said James E. Gatewood of St. Louis. As these are the principal woods used in /ntr factories we must hnd some way to increase the product. Another meeting will be held in January. The Knoxville, 'Tenn" Furniture company have won their suit against the Knoxville \Vater company. The Knoxville Furniture COITlpany sought to enjoin the "VVater company 11'0111 making an excessive meter rate charge at its factory on a sprinkler system which the furniture company was in-stalling to afford the factory bettcr protection against fire. The flltniture company filed an injunction bill in the chancery court against the water company, and has won the fight in an important suit. MarieJ Antoinette's Chamber, Palace (If Petit Trianlan. The L'ph(l!5lery and Hanl;:ings ate of Blue and Cold Brocade. fore the flames were extinguished amounted to over $20,000.- 00, insured. The storehouse used by the Bnwswick-Ba1ke-Collender company in Kansas City, Mo., was destroyed by rlre NOV 29. The loss is $25,000, mostly caused by water. Inslltance covers the loss. The Alhernathy Furniture company lost $(0,000 as the result of a fire \vhich destroyed furniture stored in the old Dold packing house in Kansas City, Mo. The J. H. Vanden Boom Furniture company also suffered loss. A manufacturing firm in Greenwood, l\'fiss., have com-plained to one of the sOLlthern railways about the high freight rate from that city to Atlanta and !H)\'v" the railway makes the announcement that an investigation will be made. Charles B. Ford, a manufacturer of kitchen cabinets in Kalamazoo. ),lich'J has formed a stock company '\vith an anth-orized capital stock of $30,000 partly paid in. The name of the company will be the Ka1ama:Loo Manufacturing company. The Spencer Cabinet company, of Chicago, report [me re- SllltS from their advertisement in the special 19,000 edition of the Artisan isslled September 20. A number of orders re-sulted and applications for catalogues continue to corne up to da e. 26 Peter Cooper's Glue If you have any trouble with your glue, has it uccurred to you to use Peter Cooper'.? When other manufactur-ers or agents tell you that their glue i~as good as COOPER'S, they admit Cooper's is the BEST. No one extols his product by comparing it with 3'1 inferior article. Cooper's Glue is the world's standud of ex:- cellence. With it all experiment begins, aU comparisons continue, and aU tests end. Sold continltously since J820. Its reputation, like il~eJf, STICKS- Peter Cooper', glue is made from selected hide stock, care-fully prepared. No bones or pig stock enter into its composition. fn strength it is uniform, each barrel containing the same kind of glue that s in every other barrel of the same grade. ORIN A. WARD, Grand Rapid. Agent 523 Pythtan Tempi., Citizens Phone 3333 CyClone Blow Pipe Co. ~-~----- Improved Cyclone Dust Collectors, Automatic Fwnace Feeders, Steel Plate Exhaust Fans, Exhaust and Blow Piping Complete: syste:rnsdesigned, manufactured, installed and guatanteed. Old SY3tems TePlodeled on mcdern lines on mosl economical plans. Sdf.p]emenlary s y s t ems ~em~ar:h'::I1:;,~~t B';~ fective s y s t ems corrected and put in pr()per workinll order. STAffORD fURNITURE 12and 14 S.ClinlonSt. CHICAGO, ~ ILL. ENGRAVING Our half tones are deeD sharp. clear; gMn,t them long wear and ease of make-ready. Every plate i~precisely type-bigh, mourHed 011 a perfectly squared. seasolled block trullmed to pica standard. All are proved and tooled until the: best possible printing quality is develof>ed. Specimens mailed on request. STAFFORD ENGRAVING CO. "The House oj ideas" INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA MACHINE ffNIVES PER.FECT QUALITY R.IGHT PRICES PROMPT SEI\.VICE ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE Dado or' Grooving Heads, Miter Machines. Universal Wood Trh1l11lers. &orlng Machines. Etc. FOX MACHINE CO 185 N. F•• n' St. • Grand Rapids. Mich. IOO~6ONINVESTMENT Doesll't sound reasonable in connec-tion with a piece of machinery, but the annual saving in cost of operating our TYPE A Engines over others of similar rating, figures out that way. Isn't your curiousity sufficiently arous-ed to prompt you to ask for circular No. 18S-F explaining this? All facts---N 0 fancy theories. American Blower Co. DETROIT, MIOH. NEW YORK, CHICAGO, ATLANTA, LONDON ·~r;..Iff'HIG7f-N He Executed the Contract. "It LS futile for the (lId-time dealers. to protest against the business methods pursued by the scheme houses," re-marked a prominent manufacturer. "The soap boilers. the ftavoflng extract disti1Ie-r:;, the medicine makers and other distributors of pri7-cs have the coin and will never lack for goods' needed for prizes." And then he took from a drav,"er contracts for $110,000 worth of goods, one of -which he signed, sealed and mailed to a great soap manl1factllf-ing, prize distribution company widely known and gener-ollsly denounced by regular dealers. A New Automatic Gage Lathe. This is olle of Fay & Eg-an gag-c lathes for chair stock, bal~ l1sters, spindles, etc., and guaranteed seccl1ld to HOlle. Tts wide usage proves it. It is their latest development in this type of machinery, and is thoroughly up to date in features and improvements. Circulars more fully describing it call be had by sending a Jlostal to the makers. \Ale will just glance over a few points: It is called a No. 35 automatic gage lathe. and made \n sizes to turn 30, 42 and 48 inches long, and up to 3 inches in diameter. Great speed combined with fi~le accnracy in tl1rlling Ollt the work can be attained. The few adjt,.,.tmellts are qU1ckly rnade, the carriage lUOVCS with e:.\sC 27 sense oj visitors. rather than affront them with signs moni-torial. The sign vvc.nt: up immediately after an officious call-er1eft the shop in search of a surgeon gifted in the use of the closing needle. One of the saws in the factory is a deli-catc little buzzer. designed only for cutting grooves and protllde;; barely a quarter of all inch above the table on whieh it operates, It is noiseless and in manners unassum-ing. i\l hoth respc,c.ts differing (rOI11 the, obtrusive VtSltor. This individual, 8iter meddling abo\1t the shop and buzzing the busy \vorkmcn till "veary, finally approached this par-ticular table. turned his back and plac.ing his hands on th~' edge, J"8ised himself to a sitting as the loafer in the country store helps himself to a seat on the cOllnter next to the cheese and herring-. He was scarcely seated than he ut· tered an exclamation and sprang to the floor. He had been in.iured--n01 dang-erollsly, but uncomfortably. He had not seen the saw, but the saw was there and moving at high speed in its modest W8)'. The seat of education is n"t a1ways in the brain, An Addition Under Construction. In order to adequately care for their continttally increa~- ing business the American Blower company of Detroit are erecting- a three-story addition to their plant. This particlI-lar addit10n is re1Hlere(1 lH~cessary by the g~owing popnb,it~· Fay & Egan No. 35 Goige Lathe, and without looseness, and its operation is at at! times under instant control for suiting" it to different lengths of stock turned. The back-knife gate slides in heavy ways planed perfectly true, and is connterbalanced. It is fitted with ~ special knife shaped to conform to finished work, and plaeed in an inclined vertical position. It works automatically on the back of the piece being turned. so that as the tool carriage moves forward the knife is fed gradl1ally dO'wn and immediately follows after the ronghing CllttcrS, giving a very smooth shear cnt. A spec.ial adjt1st1l1ent sets the kn-ife in or out to compensate for wear on its edge. Further par-ticulars and terms can be had by v..riting the makers, -who advertise in every issue of this paper, J. A. Fay & Egan Co., 505 to 525 "lv' est Front street, Cincinnati. They send fl"ee of charge their catalogne of wood-working machinery, or books on band saws, sanders, and universal wood-work-ers. Concerning the Seat of Knowledge. "Beware of the buzz-saw" is a warning sign conSpiC\1011S 1y posted in a Saginaw shop. The 1113nagement bad felt until recently that something shonld he left to the common of their type "A" enelosed, vertical, self-oiling engine which was placed upon the market SOlne 1\"0 or three years since, meeting witb immediate favor. The building will be of ;;tecl and hrick construction. Thetlrst floor will he m,ed for erectillg and testing engines, a very complete new out-fit beillg pnt in for the latter purpose. The power from engines llllder test will he ahsorbed by generators and air C01l1pressors. All electric. crane will form part of the equipmcut ill this department. The second floor wilt be IIs(:d for ~t()ring engine parts and painting the completed engines, and the third f100r wil he utilized for storage pur-poses entirely. Singcr & Donnell, formerly dealers in furniture in '¥iehi-ta, Kas .. after a long rctirement will ag;ainenter into the business. They have, for a number of years, been conducting a warehouse business, but found such a quantity of furniture \dt on their hands by people leaving the city and selling samc, that they decided to reopel1 a retail furniture business to which thcy cxpect to devote all their energies in future. ing- is sold. but 11Chas a Iew choice spaces in the annex at his disposal. 28 Fumed Oak, How to Make it. There are more than a hundred difTerent shades of Fumed oak, from the partially fumed, down to the rankest concep-tion of a stained '; Fumed oak," .HanuIacturer.s are spend-ing more time and taking more care to get the right finish or color today than they did a few years ago. They have founel that there is a possibjJjty of elegance in a _I\dission finisb 25 ·well as in a varnish or gloss iinish. To many the mentioning of a fuming box-or anytbing that required the use of a fuming hox-was met lvitll a 1to.<:L 1£ Fumed oak had to be made: it ,..-as duplicated with a slain _ "vVe can't afford to put in a {uming box." Tn some: it meant the building of somcUlillg- like a valdt, to o1hers the j)nldllC-tion of but one shade and because there was bllt 011(' sbade and that not much in demand, fuming \vas not cOl1siriered. Those that did have a fuming 1;0>:: found that the jHOCCSS produced a color base upon w-hicb a litlle sta;ning produced many different shades. These people have produced some beautiful effects, making some decided hits But notwithstanding the opposition found, Fumed oak has been increasing and next season ;t prom;ses to rival E<i.rly Engl;sh in popularity. The only regret is that up to this '\vriting manufacturers have not adopted any particular shade. becaUSe: of so many different processes employed to secure a coloT. The writer is of the opinion that if local makers of £urn1tl1rc would adopt one shade, they would do a good deal to strengthen this market The problem seems to be what method is best to produce Fumed oak. We say, by ftmling process. This brings us face to face with the fmTliug box propositioll, wbich, if the following suggestions are employed, is com para! ively easy. Construct a frame of 2 x 2-inch stuff. UStwlly lOx T6, and R feet high, faslen to floor 1;vithhingec';. Then cow~r with ordi-nard unbleached sheeting, care being taken to lap 011 floor, so as to avoid draft. After the sheeting- is all placed coat \vith silicate of soda (liquid glass), giving' it 2 or 3 coats and care-fnlly coating all joints. A coat or two of paint on top \vill doubly assure a gas proof box. The door is preferably built wedge shape so that when it is closed it is air tight. The little opening is a "testing box," or a controller, being- so ar-ranged that when th~ fumes are 011 a piece of board can be subjected to the fumes and watched through the glass duoe Suppose one \vishes to remove this. Drop the rear door and open the front. Examine the control piece and re- TJlacc without loss of fumes or disturbing the process. The ammonia tank is a common ,) gallon galvanized iron oj! CBlJ to tlle faucet of which is fastened a rubber tube, which c3.rries the ammonia water to the first pan, These pans arc ~-inch deep. \Vben the first pan is' full it runs over into Hnmber two and so on till the whole series is filled, then the Hol-.·.' of ammonia is redtleed to dropping which allows a greater escape of the fumes, To free die box of 1he fumes there are two methods. One is to connect the box \vith a blower, sucking the fumes out, or to put in an ordinary stove pipe leading it to a window. These, hmvever, must be fitted with a tight shut-off to pre-vent escape of the gas during the process. Another, but not so well understood or known process, is to obtain the gas from anhydrous ammonia, This is liqui-tieu amlIlonia gas and is furnished by the Michigan Ammonia \Vorks in irO!l cylinders. -.==-= There seems to be very little difference in the cost of the gas, whether derived from the water or from cylinders, with the preference greatly in favor of the water by those who have fuming outfits. Particulars regarding the use of the anhydrous ammonia will be cheerfully ft.frnished by the writer, A third method-but not recommended-is the employing i)f carbonate of ammonia. This, however, by actual expet'i-l11ent, is more costly than either of the above. T11edescribed process takes from 24 to 48 hours to pr?dtlce the deepest possible shade of Fumed oak, and it has been found that the shade thus produced has not been deep ello11g"hto take "dth the general buying public, and that is why f'umed oak (real f'umed oak) has not taken as well as that ",:hich ",;as fumed and then darkened with a stain. The writer has therefore had a series of laboratory ex-periments conducted with the results of a chemical com-j) ot1l1ri-which was cal1eri ;;Fnmine"-and by the use of which any 3.mOl1ntof brown shades can be produced in from 2 to 4 hours. Many arc still skeptical. The whole fuming process is nevI" to them, they look upon it as an expensive venture. Hut here \VI: have it, a fuming box for $15.00 to $25.00; the process cnt down to one~tellth of the time with these results: Any shade of brown. greyish or reddish, A warer proof color, A spirit proof color, An oil proof color, A color that can't wear off. One process, One handling, A color in the wood not on top, A color that beautiGe:, with age, A color that has style, e1<'~'lnce. and will rival the popularity of golden oak. \Vhen T say \vater proof, spirit proof and oil proof, I mean that your salesllull has the greatest talking point about finish that ever \vent with a sale of furniture. A brokcn botde of gasotine witt remove a '\'lax li\\\sh-bnt not the color. Simply wax it and yOll can't see the spot. A glass of wille is spilt, it \iI.'ill C11tthe wax and the shellac. Simply put on a little shellac and wax. Y (HI can't find the spot. Remove the entire finish and water can't touch the color,-Fuminc made the color and the fuming proccss pro-duced a chcmical chang;e in the wood which is inel(:strllct-ible. The shade produced is absolutely in y011r control. Fumine is il1Yisib1e in water. Usually one part Fmnine to lOllr of water, the stronger the mixture the darker color and the strenglh of the solution employed makes the color. Not the length of Fuming, that'" why yOl' can fill Y0\l'f fuming box at night and take out the work the next mornillg, or yon can !cave it in over Sunday. YOll can run a batch every two to four hours according to your streng; h of gas, and it will go so far and 110 farther. The strength of yOl.::r Fumine solu-tion makes the color. It means further that yOll can match any fumed oak Oll the marKet. Snj)j)ose yon have three shades to make, you filld by employing ymtr test box that one requires a one to four solution, one a aile to eight and a thin! a one to ten solution of Fumine. Yon coat the work with the different indicated strength. put the whole lot in the box and ;1\111 them Ollt. Each one has the required depth of colol". Can any maker of furniture deny that this process is not the most np-to-date, scientific, way of producing the no"v popular shades of Fumed oak. Does any process enable the production of many shades? Ts there a'1y coloring process so silllple and yet so durable? 1t is applicable to all kinds of lHrnitnre and -..vorks on oak, ai'h. chestnnt and maple. The expel1SC docs not e([ual any other finishing process and as soon as it becomes generally understood \vill find immediate favor. Jl'lany manufacturers have already adopted the above describcd method, and as Fumed oak promises tn he the coming style, the al:ove will be of vahle to the mannfa,:,t'cwer. ~o far every line that we h~l"veheard of will show the new brcn ...n. shade of Fumed oak. WALTER K SCHMIDT. His Salary Raised After Losing $I5,OOO. \Vhcn in a reminiscellt mood E. H. Foote, the treaS\.lrer of the Granu Rapids Chair company, is a bighiy entert<tining gentlemen He has been engaged in the industry over forty years, rising from the shops to the manager's office. For more than twenty-five years he has been in the sen'ice of the Grand Rapids Chair company and much of their prrr.;perity is duc to his energy. intelligence and good judgme!1"!". "J lost $15,000 for thc company in the year 1880. 1t \Va" my first year in the officc of secretary. lVly losses werc con-siderable Jess than my precleceS5or's and for tbat reason the board of directors voted an increase of 111Y salary at th c end of the year. Commoll chairs were the only produce of the 29 factory and the output was sold largely to jobbers. In the year ISSO I sold 45 car loads to Col. Abernathy without a profit and increasing the total sales $8.1,000. In that year the price lists were prepared by a committee of the \Vestern Chair '[\'Iakers' association, and in marketing the Olltput of our company I was confined to the association prices. Our directors were SOon satisfied that no money could he made III the business of making common chairs and we abandoned it, i:iLlbstituting a line of furniture." NO' Cancellations. !vlanufactllTers of furtlitme derived great benefit from the action of the National Case 11akers associatloll in adopting a resolution calling for an advance of ten per cent. in prices at the convention held in Chicago, early in November. At that se,lSOl1 of the year dealers have quite generally pursued the long established custom of cancelling orders not Jilled by the manufacturers. The effect of this custom was the leaving of a Jot of goods in the hands of th('. rnanldactnrers to be disposed of as jobs. There 'were no cancellations this year. A politician once complained that the colored dele-gates to a natoinal convention would not stay sold after they had sold their votes. In the ft1fniturc trade it is differ-ent. The goods stay sold. New Shuttle Block Company. The \.Vorth-Sherwood Shuttle Block company of Greens-boro, N. C. recently made application to the secrct~ry of state for a charter. H. B. \Vorth, ':\'1. S. Sherwood and 0. C. VVYSOllg are the incorporators. The CO'l1pany will get o~1t shuttle blod~s for the Sherwood Bobhn t'b.mlfadnril\g cmn-pany and other concerns manufacturing sh111tles and bobbins for cotton mil1s. The authorized capital is $'2~.ooo. b\1t the company wili begin business as soon as $.1,000 is paid into the treasury. The main offices will be located ill Greensboro. Early English A perfect stain which pro-duces the correct shade-and directions for manipula-tion to produce correct finish Get our circulars and book-let that puts you next to the very best ways for producing Sold only in powder form; does not fade--penetrates tl~e wood. FUMED OAn WALTER K. SCHMIDT COMPANY 84-86 CANAL STREET GRI\ND RI\PIDS, MICI1IG4N 30 INSURANCE POLICY LIMITATIONS. All Ambiguities in Policy Must Be Settled in Favor of Insured. A lecture upon "The St'HlcJard Fire TnsuraJlce Policy" was delivered by Morris Plltnam Slevens, professor of law of lire inslIrance at the New York University, before lhe Insurance Society of New York recently. Mr. Stevens called attention to the use of the word, "while" as contained in the clausc of the polic.y, which pro-vides that the insured property shall be C!lyerec! "whiJ(' lo-cated and contained as described herein, and llot eL,,;('\yhcre," and stated that any change of locatioll of the insured prop-crty without the consent of the company would relic.;:e the company from its liability 111 case ()\ i'.1.1bt'ctj\1cnt l()s~. \Vhether the (kscriptioll in a policy covers or fairly de,;eri\)c;; the property intended to be insured is a matter flC fetel whieh in the evcllt of an action is for the .illry to delt:rmilll', and the terms of the policy are to be rea:c.onahly C()ll:-:.Lnlcd \\"ith referellce to the whole subject maHer. Insurance contracts differ from urdinaty cUllt1'acls in (111(: !:itriking particular. If the contract is ambiguous a,; to loca-tion, description, or ally othet- matter, it \\'i11 ht: cOll:c.lrtled liberally ill favor of the insured and strictly a~:raill;;t the com-pany. If its terms are stlsecpl'ih1e of two cOllslructinll:-; with c(jcal certainty, that COllslrltction which is the lllllrc h.\·()r-able to the insured will always he adopted. Parol testimony is admissible to explain a bt<'llt ,11lJbigll ity in regard to the merchandise iutended by thc partie:c. to be embraced within the policy, anll so the cUl1yersatinlls of the insured with the agent. correspondence, etc" would he re-ceived in evidence for the p\1rpose of explaining the meanillg of the terms of the policy as to desniptioll, etc,: {nr example: \Vhere the in.sured property wa"" described <IS " lJ.1yand graill in barn," and there were two barns. it \\"as helel that parol evidence was admissible to show which h'1.rl1 was 111eant, 111 which the hay and grain V1'Cl-C to he insured. Wherever there appeClr illCOllsistel1cies 1)('( W('el1 \\TI1\<,,'11 and printed clauses of the policy, the printed iOr1n 11l1lSt yield to the more careful and deliberate written langu;lge of the parties in describing the subject of the insttrC(1. If a policy is effected O!1 the materials used in a btlsiness, it includes and authorizes the l1se of S\1ch material,", as an' cllsto11lary, and which arc in ordinary use therein, though the llse of th(' same be prohibited by other portions of the pr;ntcd policy. and though other materials, 1I0t prohihitcd, might haye been substituted therefor. Thc term "stock ill tradc" in a :-ipecitied hl1:-iille:-i:-i when tlsed as a matter of descriplion in a policy of illSl1rallCe ill 7I R....'T'1 t-..5' .A..N $ 7i 71t • . eludes, besid<'.'-i materials, everything necessary for carrying "n that bl1silles:c., and if the policy is issued upon the stock of gll()ds in a :-;pecified business, the underwriter is presumed ill kfl';"\' \dla( goods are llsually kept by those engaged in tInt l111siness. \Vhile parol evidence IS adrnissible to explain and to effectltate a polity of insl1rance,i where there i~ any amhig11iLy or indefinitness, yet if the contract of insurance rel:1tes to Ol1e definite and distinct subject it cannot be turned illlo a contract ror the insurance of another and different sub-jcct and parn[ evide!1re will not be received to chauge, to \-ary the written contracl. [11~urallce on stock "malll1tactllred or in process of manu-lact11rc" C()\'ers raw or unmanufactured stock. Insurance 01. a stock uf gl)Or!S, which is being constantly solid and replen-i: c.hed CUycrs new IHlrchases as they arc made, provided they become part oi the general stock. The <1e.~criptjoll sometimes covers the property of the illsl~red. ""hi:c. o\vn or held by him in trust, Of on commission, "1' slJ1d alld delivered but l10t removed." Here are used special \\,()td,~ coYering property ill the possession of tht: insured. whether the oy\,l1el" thereof Of not. "Ile1dil1 trust" means simply goods in the custody of the insured. Tht. phrase j~ not 1Tsed ill its stria legal meaning. Upon the sl1bjecl ot the mcasure of damage, Mr. Steven~ :-itatcd [hat in case oC loss or damage by fire, the company's liability is limited to the actual cash value of the propery at Lhe time sllch loss OL- dal11ag-e occurs. The market or eash \'alue at the time of the fire rules, and the cost price is re-levant only as bearing thereon. The difference between the actHal (ash valne of the property just before the fire, and its value after the lire is tbe measure of indemnity where the pruperty has been injured and not destroyed. If during the pendency of the risk there has been more than one loss ItlHler the puliey, recovery in the aggregate is limited to the face of the policy, and so payment of a partial loss operates to reduce the am0l11lt of insurance by the sum paid. A '"yalllerl policy" is olle where the' face of the policy i"ixes the amount to be paid in case of total 10ss_ The meas-me of clam age in the case of the destruction of leasehold pruperty: wl)jch has been insured, may be determined in two Ivay,",: [,'irst:. (--;y asking the question, how much would be .Q'j,·cn in llloney for the nnexperienced lease when the fire O(ClllTed? Second: By ca.lculating the difference between Wh;lt the illsured \V0111d pay to his landlord, and what he would receive from the sl1b-tenants during- the balance of the tenn uf the lease. It is probable that a compromise be-t \\'eC11 these extreme methuds would arrive at a more c(jl\itablc determinatiun of the a11l0Llnt to be paid by the in-surance comp:'\Jly in case of loss upon leasehold property. IF YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED OUR RUBBING POLISHING VARNISHES " DETROIT FACTORY YOU HAVE AND CANADIAN FACTORY YET TO LEARN THE WHY NOT PUT IT TO F"ULL POSSIBILITIES OF" THIS CLASS THE TEST BY GIVING US A TRIAL ORDER7 OF" GOODS NEW YORK BALTIMORE BERRY BROTHERS, LIMITED, VARNISH MANUFACTURERS PHILADEL.PHIA CHICAGO ST. LOUIS CiNCiNNATI 8AN FRANCisCO FACTORY AND MAIN OFFICE, DETROIT CANADIAN 'ACTOII". WALKERVILLE. ONT. IT GOES TO RUSSIA. Dovetailing Machine from Alexander Dodds. Grand Rapids machinery continues to invade the Ettro-pean factories and not only this, bl\t is {(mnd to be so effect-nal that duplicate orders are steadily received by the makers of such products. Alexander Doddg is experiencing a con-stantly growing business from the foreign field and 1as1 Saturday shipped a second dovetailing machine to a Il1fLll-tUfe iactory in St. Petersbnrg. This Inachinc is a fOlIrtcell-inch device and ,;",ill do the work of some forty men. Previ-ous to the introduction of these machines all the dovetailing was done by hand. This is not the only foreign order which has recentl:y been received by 1\-11'.Dodds, for he i!-i now engaged ill makillR two twenty-four i11Ch machines of the same tYPf as the St. Petersburg shipment for factories in Cologne and 'Berlin. The former goes to C. & L. Bornheim, who iostalled one of these machines a year vf so ago, an([ 'who ha ve fount! its working mllch to their liking. How Bed Rooms Are Furnished in Europe. The beds used in Continental Ellrope are mostly single. They are built up high \'"ith several mattresses, a bolster or two and crowning all two large square pillows, the cases of which arc elaborately scal10ped and embroidered. Some times m01lOgrams arc emhroidered on them, too. The small feather beds to put over one's feet are very commonly used. They are oftentimes covered with lace over red cases. \-Vhen tv.,o beds arc placed side by side, the sheets and other coverings are large enough to co\'er the two, going across both beels. The beds themselves are often iron ,""lth head and foot boards of sheets of that material and heill~ painted black seem rather funereal. Tn Eng-land the old fashioned canopy top beds are used, the bell cord suspended over the sleeper's head. The furniture is very heavy and of old mahogany or oak. The dresslng table is always placed in fro11t of a window. The v,7ardrobes are devoid of hooks, clumsy stretchers taking their place. In Italy, an observer ,viI[ notice when '''alking through streets where poor people live, that no matter how much filth and dirt is about, the beds are al",'ays clean. The aile room in which a family lives overlooks the street and is used to cat. sleep, cook and live in. T11 Paris the Napoleon bed in wood is found, the mat-tresses are (lpt to be lumpy and han!. 1\'lar1le top tables abound here. hut dressing tables seem to be unheard of. Our rocking chairs. too, arc almost unknown in Europe. Taken altogether our American bed rooms are the morc comforta bIe and better furnished than European. Morris Rockers. \Villi:tl11 J\Jorris. the originator of the I"Iorris chair, ·would look with disfavor upon the ::\lorris rocker, recently intro-duced to the trade. l'vtnrris was an EnglislHnan, and rock-ers of any description are seldonl used in Ellgland. The Englishmen are 1lot so high stt"lltlg, so llervous and so re,~t-less as the American. In a chair they seek solidity ann steadiness. A rocker, or "an American chair," to employ the: Englishman's desig-oation, does not look comfortrrble. there-f(, re their sale is limited to sucb people as make a business of entertaining citizens of the United States. The !\lorri.~ rocker is an ill-looking, ill-shapened thing. The l\Iorris idea is not adaptable to rockers and should not be so ern jJ!oyed. The C;oulds do not intend to relax their grip UpOll the business 111('11 of St. Louis. They ahsolute1y refuse to abolish the arbitrary charges 1n addition to the regular rates on flll freight and passenger traffic passing over the two railroad bridges into S1. Louis. Their attitude will tend to strengthen the growing demand for public ownership of public utilities, 31 and the day is not distallt when the aid of congress and the legislaturers of Missouri and Illinois' will he invoked to break the monopoly. The Goulds are tryillg to choke the good old French town to death, but, in the language of the English cockney, "they will 1I0t be let." Higher Prices for Belting. The Leather Belling .1Valnufaeturers have advanced prices 10 per cent.. the reason gi ven for so doing was the ad- \'a11ce in the cost of hides and leather. The ,i\.ssociation met in New York at the Fifth A·venue Jlotel rceently. There \vcre sixty firms represented and melilbers of five new firms wcrc elected to membership. Improvement by the Retting Furniture Company. The Retting Fmniture Company of Grand Rapids, are making important improvements in thcir plant by the erection of an addition to their power house and the installation of an addi-tional boiler. C. B. Rctting says the company's business this wear is sixty per cent. larger than last year, which was a very prosperous one. Heavy Export Shipments. The Grand Rapids Carved .\lol1dillg company are having a i1ne export husiness. l'v1anag-cr S. L. King reports ship-ments of beavy rnoo1dings for int(~riors were made this \veek to Loudon, Liverpool al1d Glasgo,,\'. also to Johannesburg, So. Africa. The latter comprised tell boxes. WOOD CARVINGS If you don't buy them right this season it will not be our fault. WRITE FOR ESTIMATES Our work and prices will both surprise and please you ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY JOHN DUER & SONS Cabinet "ard"'BI"e Bnd Tools Etc., Uphof!otered Goods Handsomellt pun on lhe Markel for the MoMY Writ",-{u-r pricefland Sample BALTIMORE. MD. Corr<::.spondence Solicited No. 1573 32 The Weatherly Individual Glue Heater Send your address and receive descriptive cir-cular of Glue Heaters, Glu~ Cookers and Hot Boxes with prices ... Weatherly s.. Pulte Grand Rapids. Mich. These saws are made from No. 1 Steel and ,ve war-rant every blade. V"le also carry a full stock of Beveled Back Scroll Saws, any length and gauge. Write us for Pde e List and dIscount 31-33 S. FRONT ST .• GRAND FlAPIDS MANUFACTURERS OF DROP CARVING AND EMBOSSING GENERAL MACHINES Dies for all kinds of Machines. At lowest prices. 7 Second SI., LAfAYETTE, IND. fOUR TRIlINS C" I CA GO TO AND fROM Lv Gd. Rapids 7:10am At Chicago 1:15pm Lv Gd. Rapids lZ:05 nn Ar Chicago 4:5{J pm Lv Gd. Rapids 4:lSpm Ar Chicago 10:55pm Lv Gd. Rapids 11:3()pm daily Ar Chitago 6:55 am Pullman Sleeper, open 9:00 pm on 11:30pm train ever~' day. Cafe service all all day trains. Service a la carte. Pere Marquette Parlor cars on all day trains. Rate reduced to 50 cents. •T "REE TRIlINS DE T R 0 I T TO 4ND FROM Leave Grand Rapids 7:10 am Arrive Detroit 11:.55 am Leave Grand Rapids n:Z.5 am daily Arrive Detroit 3:25 pm Leave Grand Rapids 5::ID pm Arrive Detroit 10:05 pm Meals served a la carte on trains leaving Grand Rapids at 11:2S am and 5:20 pm, Pere Marquette Parlor Cars all all trains; seat rate. 25 cents. "ALL OVER MICHIGAN" H. J. GRAY. DISTRICTPASSKNGRR AGENT, PHONE 1 t 68 Grand Rapids, Mich, QUARTER-SAWED INDIANA WHITE OAK VENEERS CHOICE FIGURE; :: E;XTR<I. WIDTHS When writing for prices, mention widths required and kind of figure preferred. HOFFMAN BR.OTHERS co. Fort Wayne Indiana Wood Forming Cutters \Ve offer exceptional value in Reversible and One- \iVay Cutlers for Single and Double Spindle Shapers. Largest lists with lowest prices. Great-est variety to select from Book free. Address SAMUEL J. SHIMER & SONS MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA, U. S, A. --------- QRAnID RAPI DS WOOD finIS "In fi co. EXCLUSIVE MANU!'ACTURERS 01' •. WOOD FINISHING MATERIALS That is our specialty. IWe confine our business to Fillets, Stains, Polish Furniture \'I.'ax alld Finishing Supplies. We are the orig:lnalors of ¥leathered. Antwerp and Mission Stains in Oil. Our shades are absolutely correct. We are authority on Early English, Fumed, Cathedral Oak, and Silver Maple Stains, and will match any particu-lar shade desired. Office and Factory, 55, 57, 59 Ellsworth Ave.,Grand Rapids, Mich. Buy your GROOVED and POINTED~DOWELS and DOWEL RODS of A. FALKEL, 31'd and Dewey Sts •• Gt-lIu),dRapids. Mich • NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA, Via GRANO TRUNK-LEHIGH VALLEY ROUTE. Three fast trains leave Grand Rapids 9:30 a. m. daily, except Sunday. arrive New York 10:30 a. 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. m Leave Grand Rapids 5:30 p. m. daily except Sunday, arrive New York 8:4fI p. tn. I Phiiadelphia, 7:25 p. ID. Sleeping car Detroit to New York on 9:30 a. ID. train; sleep-ing cars Durand and Detroit to New York on 2:45 and 5:30 p. m. trains. C. A, JUSTIN. C. P. & T. A. To Dissolve St. Louis Terminal Company. United States Attorney D. P. Dyer of St. Louis has filed a bill in equity in the federal circuit court to break the so-called "terminal monopoly," The action is directed against the Tenni-nal Railroad Association of S1. Louis and its directors, the sub-ordinate corporations of the association and the fourteen rail-roads owning terminal stock. The comt is asked to dissolve the combination existing between the defendant concerns, to enjoin them from voting stock in one another's meetings and to take such other action as is necessary to the complete abolition of the unlawful conspiracy alleged to exist between the railroads and several terminal companies, The defendants are required to ans\ver the petition on the first Monday in January. A temporary restraining order is asked pending thc final decision of the court on the petition for a permanent injunction, Timber is Scarce and Expensive in Michigan. The manager of a large wood-working plant, employing three hundred hands, located in the western part of lvlichigan, in 33 ceivable, and pay all its liabilities. The Cordes man Machine company has gone out of existence. Peter Best, jr., a chair manufacturer, of Lewisport, Ky .. IS looking for a new location for his factory as the present quarters are outgrown. Owensboro, will probably be the city selected by him. The factory employs one hundred and fifty hands and manufactures double bottom' cane-seated chairs, Rockers and straight back chairs will be made, The Rockford, Ill., I\lantel company will, on January I, become a part of the Rockford Cabinet company, the business with that of the Haddod! Piano company will be controlled and operated from one office. Secretary Hult, of the Rockford 1'lantel company, will take up another line of business in the furniture field. "It is not advisable to take all the moisture out of glued up stock before the fin\sh is applied," remarked an experienc-ed factory superintendent. \Vithont a reasonable amount of Napoleo,,'s Bed Cbamber (Little Grand Trianon Ver5ailb), France. discussing the scarcity of timber, said: "Vv'c consume vast quanti-ties of native timber but it is becoming so scarce and so expensive that the end of our career in business seems to be uncomfortably nigh. If we could obtain timber for moderate prices \ve might continue, but under the exsisting conditions our fires will be put out for all timc a year or two hence." A listener to the remark suggested that cheap timber in abutludance could bc found in Canada and that if reciprocal trade relations could be established between the Dominion and the United Slates many wood-working industries in the state of Michigan might be preserved. Average Accident Claims. The Massachusetts Insurance department has recently pre-pared data, from which it appears that the average accident claim ranges from $30 to $35 and the average policy settle-ment under suit from $500 to $600, The Corde"man Machine company, of Cincinnati, 'will hereafter be known as the Cordcsman-Rechtin company, the business to bc lmder the same management. The pur-pose of this change is to increase the capital and expand the business. The new company will carry Ollt contracts made ·with the old company, collect all its aCcolints and bills re-water the glue crumbles and loses strength, when it is worth-less, IIIII ALHOLCOM~&CO. MANUFACTURERS ..r.1l> DEALERS IN HIGH GRADE BAND AND SCROLL SA~S REFAIRI NG-5ATI5FACTION GUARANTEED CIT1ZE:NS FHONE 1239 27 N MARKET ST ~,GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. 34 7'l R'T' I IS' JI.l'I • 2S* BUSS MACHINE WORKS G:~' HOLLAND, MICH. Manufacturers of Latest rro-proved WOOD WOR K I NO MACIUNERY. Special features it! Planers. Vertical Sanders and Glue Joint.ers· Write for Descriptive Circu-lars and I1lustrations_ BETTER TIMBER. Lengthening the Life of Wood by Special Treatment. Reference has already been made to the new process for pre-serving timber under exploitation by the Powell \Vood Process Syndicate of London. The process 1S extremely simple, and .adds very little to the cost of the timber, it may be explained that it is one which rapidly seasons newly cut timber, and unlike other systems, improves, toughens, and strengthens the wood, enhancing" the appearance, and resisting the attacks of dry rot, which in temperate cOtlntries is the equivalent of termite. This is accomplished by boiling the timber in a saccharine solution, which extracts the air and coagu-lates the albumen in thc sap. In cooling, the air spaces ate filled with saccharine matter, which in large measure is analagous to the fiber of the timber. The timber is dried in faidy high tem-peratures, and becomes a homogeneous vegetable substance, which does not expand, warp, contract, or !';plitlike ordillary timber. A revolution in the export timuer trade to trupical countries is likely to ensue. In tropical countries where termites ahount, soft woods will· now replace the more expensive hardwoods. The cost of building permanent raihvays, bridges, piers, etc., will be greatly reduced, and the anxieties attending the inroads of the white ant will be eliminated. Contract With Soap Company Unprofitable. A large fumture manufacturing company recently completed the filling of a contract with the Larkin Soap company, extending over a series of years, and declined to consider a proposition to renew the same. "We furnished 12,000 bookcases to the soap company," remarked the manager of the furniture manufacturing company, but did not realize a dollar of profit. The advances in the cost of material and the higher wages paid to workmen swept away the small margin of profit we had calculated upon when we signed the contract." "A friend of mine," remarked a well-known traveling sales-man, "has just entered into a contract to deliver the entire output of his factory, located in V\Testern New York, to the Larkin com-pany. He makes but two patterns-a bookcase and a desk. They are made as cheaply as possible. because the soap company gives the stuff away as prizes to purchasers of soap. The factory's output is valued at $150,000 per annum and as the contract has sevcral yeats to rUI1, the success of the ,manufacturer depends entirely upon the cost of producing the goods. , It is a self-evident fact that the prize distribution houses call not handle well-made furniture. Cheapness is the only considera-tion with SllChtradesmen. Sawmill Machinery'in Demand. kIanufacturers of sawmill machinery, and other equipment, used by sawmill interests in the Mississippi valley, say their sales have been larger this season than ever known and that there is still a good demand for everything in this line, according to :'vTemphisadvices. This is due to the formation of a number of new companies in Arkansas, Mississippi, West Tennessee and Louisiana, growing out of the rapid advance in the price o{ all kinds of lumber and especially of Southern. hardwnnof> and yellow rine. Roth are now at the highest level for the year and for a lltlmber of seasons, and in both pine and hardwoods there is a marked scarcity of offerings of dry stock. There is a rapid influx of lumber interests from other sections to (he ttrritory in 1l1iCS,ioll, and 8S their macbinery has been used lur a long while in the old locations, they are buying new equipment. Alcohol and Turpentine From Sawdust. Patents have been taken out by a Tennessee inventor for the production of turpentlne from sawdust and chopped t1p slabs at the rate of two gallons per ton of sawdust. Methyl alcohol is likewise obtainahle by the process covered by the above patents. It is estimated that a mill cutting 60,000 feet of lumber per day can thus make $52 net profit per day out of what is now waste. The cost of the machinery necessary for a mill of the above ca~ pacity is estimated at $<),000.. Boynton & Company's New Line of Manufacture. Boynton and company of Chicago, manufacturers of plain, emhossed and turned mouldings, have recently added the manu-facture of pressed carvings. They have new machinery installed especially for the purpose and are in position to turn out goods to compete with those already on the market. High Grade Factory WE MAKE A COMPLETE LINE OF IT. Equipment GET OUR NEW CATALOG AND PRICES. OUR REGULAR BENCH We make Benches with Iron Vises. We Catalog Twelve Styles of Work Benches. GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW COMPANY 130 South Ionia Street, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. G. R. ~ I. fLYERS BETWEEN Grand Rapids and Chicago To Chicago To Grand Rapids Lv. GRAND RAPlDS, Ex. Sun 7.10 A. M. Ar. CHKAGO , 12.35 Noon 8"fl •• Parlor Car Lv. CHICAGO 8:45 A. M. Ar. GRAND RAPlDS .•................. 1:50 P. M. Lv. CHICAGO. fJih(~t~~1E~x~.I~S~un 1.15 P..M. Ar. GRAND RAPlDS .......•.....•.... 5.50 P. M. Buffe' Parlor Car Lv. CHICAGO. 1~illl~StR~:E~;x7.~S~un ... , .. 5.30 P. M. Ar. GRAND RAPlDS .....•............. 10.25 P. M. Parlor and Dlnlb.g Car Lv. CHICAGO, ~ibC~t~~:::D-ta1i:l~y ..... , .. 11.55 Night Ar. GRAND RAPIDS ......•............ 6.45 A. M. Electric Lighted SleeplDg Car Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Ex. Sun ..... , 12.01 Noon Ar. CHICAGO , ...•. , 4.50 P. M. Parlor and Dlnlna Ca.. Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Daily , 11.50 Night • Ar. CHICAGO 7.15 A. M. Electric Lighted Sleeping Car Phone Unton Station for Reservations Phone M'chl!i&'DCentral CItJ' Ticket Office for Reaenatlons, 119 Adams Street 36 7I1'<-'T' I.s Jl.l'l 'st 2 %$ +' TtiE CREDIT RUREAU OF TtiE FURNITURE TRADE 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, CouttseJ. THE STANDARD REFERENCE BOOK CAPITAL, CREDIT AND PAY RATINGS CLEARING HOUSE OF TRADE EXPERIENCE THE MOST REUABLE CREDIT REPORTS A Whole Day for Business Men in NewYorh Half a day Isaved going and coming by taking the new Michigan Central "WOLVERINE" Leaves Grand Rapids, 11:10 a. m, daily; Detroit 3;40 p. ro.; arrives at New York, 8:00. a. m. Returning, THROUGH GRAND RAP-IDS SLEEPER leaves New York, 4:30 p. m., arrives Grand Rapids 1:00 p, m. Elega.nt up-to-date equipment. Take a trip on the Wolverine. COLLECTIONS MADE EVERYWHERE PROMPTLY - REUABLY fURNITURE PLANT fOR SAlE 300 H. P. plant, Built only 3~ years ago. Electric transmission of power. Complete arc and inca.ndescent lamp lighong system. Splen· did fin:-hose system; 50,000 gallon tank. Underwriter". fire pump. steam heatl (;omplete telephone system. Band saw mill, pond with log haul, latest filing-room outfit, blacksmith shop, foundry, machine shop, bending room wirth dry-kiln, barns, sheds, dwellings, supeiintendent's resi-dence (cost ~b.,5ool, commissary, store house, separate office building, side tracks with sted railroad from mill to yard, equipped with push cars. About 50 acres of land. Plant located on a river in the heart of the Oak and Hickory district of East Tennessee. Everything is new and up to date. Hundreds of machines in pllrfec:t order. Thi~ plant has cost over $100,000 and is in perfect running order. Eleven \'aluable woodworking patents go with the plant. Cheap labor, cheap materiaL . This is a grand opportunity for the right party. Contracts on hand for all next year's output. $30,000 will buy it. The locat banks will carry $I5,oOO of this as long as desired. For detailed information, address E. B. WEBSTER, Bristol, Tenn. WHITE PRINTINC CO. GRANO RAPIDS. MICH We PRINT THe M,CH,CAN ARTIS,oN. "NO MAKE A sPECIALTY oF" CATA ...OOUE:lI FOR THE FURNlrUR£; TRADE See US now for ORA WER BOTTOMS Basswood, Yellow Poplar, Birch, Cottonwood and Gum "THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM" 535 Michigan Trust Building Citizens Phone 5933 WALTER CLARK G RAN D RAP IDS, M I CHI G A N 37 Otis Mfg. Co. Chicago Office and Dislrib· Im~orters and Manofacturers of uUng Yards: MAnOQAnT 2257102267 LUMBERST. --- New Orleans. Chicago. R. S. HUDDLESTON MANAGER DON'T READTmS unless you are a MANUFACTURER, MILL-MAN Of BUSINESS MAN, in which (ase you would do well to carefully consider the following facts. The St. Louis &. San francisco R. R. better known as the has built, or added to its system, over 1900 (nineteen hundred) miles of new railroad during the past five years and all tTJversing newly settld sections of the $nothwe;;t. NOW is the time to locate your taclOry or mllI in this most prosperous section. It will repay you to wtite TUDA Y for full particulars regarding inducements offered, abundant raw materials, excellent markers, etc. lliu,tral~J hDOUU "OpPQT:uni,;c,." sent/ret. M. SCItUL TEll., Industria. Commissioner. Fri~co Bldg. St, Loals, Mo. Green. Gold and Brown" Daylight Special" -elegant fast day train. "Diamond Spectal"-fast night train-unsurA paned fur convenience and comfort. Butlet.library ens, complete dIning cars, parlor cars. dra-..ing- room and bUffet sl~plDg cars, reclining chair cars. Through tickets, rates, etc., of I. C. R. R. agents and those of connecting Jines. A. H. HA.NSON, (;.r.H'1. PMllO.'R Aa'T, , CHICAGO. fOR SAl[··W",TE OAK We have the following dry Ohio White Oak, widths of the finef.t and standard lengths. Good figured Quartered Oak 10 cars I iach Firsts and Seconds alld No. t Common. 3 caTS of IJ{ inch Fil'"Sts and Sec.,nds aud No.1 Common. 3 cars 1% inch Firsts and. Seconds alia No.1 (' ommon. 3 cars 2 inch, all Firsts and Seconds (very flne). ~-car 2J4:illch. all Firslsand seconds (very fine). 2 cars 3 inch, 'all Firsts al'ld' ;econds (very fine). Plain Oak 4 cars 1 inch Firsts and Second~. 5 cars 1 inch No.1 Common. 2 cars 1M' inch Firsts and seconds. 2 cars 1% inch Firsts a"d Seconds. 2 cars 2 inch Firsts and seconds. 4 cars 3 inch Firsts and Seconds. 2 cars 4 inch Firsts and 5ecollds. Also big stock dry Yellow Poplar and Mahogany. Call ship mixed carS. Write us. C"ARlES f. S"IElS &. CO. Cincinnati. Ohio MISCELLANEOUS ADVER TISEMENTS WAJ.III''l'.E:U-Xoines to Sell HALF TONE CUTS By experIenced salesman; first-class lines on commission, for January, 1906, Address Box 278, care of Michigan Arti-san. 9-10-1I-12-m SI'l'U ATION WANTED-By Sz.perienced E'orem.a.n Finisher. Now holding an important position. Satisfactory reasons for desiring a change. Address "Finisher," care Mich-igan Artisan. 5-10tfm Factory Wanted. Lakeview, Michigan, offers factory build-ings, power, dry kilns, elevator, shafting, etc. HS inducement. for some labor em-ploying industry. Now operated as fur-niture factOl'Y employing 50 men. Va-cant Dec. 1st. Machinery can be bought. Address Scott Swarthout, Village Clerk, Lakeview, Mich. 12-10 it WANTED, An ASj!,jstant Foreman for Table FactoI)", one who understands the manufacture of tables and a bustIer for machine room. One who is willing to stan for reasonable compensation. A good pos-ition to the right mall. Address, Tables No, 24, care of Michigan Artisan. WANTED-Position as Salesman. Experienced finisher of all grades of furniture desires position 11:< traveling rep-resentative for manufacturer of wood fin-ishing material. JDxtensive acquaintance among foreman finifihen.; in 1l.Iichigan fac-tories. Addre~:,) Royal No. ,;:1, ca.re of Michigan Artisan. 12-1Q WANTEO-Salesmen. Good, live, commission salesmen, to handle best line Metal Reds and Spring-s, in Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Aiahama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana., Nebras-k,,, \\0\11 D-akota. A(ldl'l'"sS No. 32, c;,\re of M
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- 1905-12-10T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and -----~--- - -----'-'---.-,--. • /'?/C -'T._ ENe;.. CO. P!lE~S OF WHITE PRINTING CO., GRAND RAP!DS. r New England Furniture Co. F 01 Dining Suites in various styles---Alilhe popular finishes---Buffets pleasing designs, dependable goods, medium prices,---Sideboards, either plain or carved. You cannot alford 10 pass us--at least without an inspection. IIIi Sectlonal &0011. C.sos Built up of units, but as .solid a.s a stone wall GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Factory Salesroom Canal St., near Bridge St. ---------, TO THf fURNITURf BUYfRS Of AMfRICA When you arrive in Grand Rapids early in January we will show you the best selling line of Medium Priced Bedroom Furniture EVER PRODUCED We will show you the most attractive styles, the greatest variety of Foreign and Domestic Fancy Cabinet Woods strength and utility combined in construction. The Latest Fancies in Finishes. SLIGH FURNITURE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Makers of Everything for the Bedroom "In the Spring the young man's fancy Lightly turns to thoughts if love." Ours is the· Best Selling Line for the Springtime Matrimonhd Season· _. _ ~ ---l 3 No. 670 is only one of the many ,tyle, 01 children. metal cribs we make. Write for newcatalog illustrating com-plete line. No, 670 Size, 36 x 60 inches. Head. 40 ind ..es high. Foot, 40 inches high. Pillars. Jii inch. Filling, ~ and J( inch, Top Rod, ;Vs inch. Pencil Weave Woven Wire Bottom. Sliding Drop side Rails 24 inches from top of side rail to Fabric Prompt Shipments Your Orders Solicited No. 258 Medium Double Weave Fabric Heavy Rope Edge. Fabric corded with three sections of our ribbon wire web. insuring longer wear and better satisfaction for heavy weights than any other weave. Maple frame. Made in all sizes for wood and iron beds. The T. B. Laycoch Mfg. Co. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. J l Michigan Chair Company GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN MICHIGAN'S FOREMOST CHAIR FACTORY 0D·R.greeting, courteous and hearty, to our friends in the trade. And the most extensive line of real good things in chairs, etc., we have yet offered, is what the visiting buyers will find at our tactory any time after January zd, 1906. REPRESENTATIVE SALESMEN. EAST:-CHAS. H COX; ROBT. E. WALTON; CHAS. F. MCGREGOR. WEST:_CHA5. B. PARMENTER; ROBT. G. CALDER;W. F. LOVELL. SOUTH:-W. R. PENNY. I I -~ Owing to the exceedingly large business which it has been our favor to enjoy during the past year, it will be impossible for us to get out a line of samples for the January·· exhibitions in Grand Rapids and Chicago. Our regular salesmen will visit the trade the latter part of January with photographs of our new line, and we can assure you of better values than ever. Thanking you for your liberal patronage in the past, and hoping for a continuance of Yours very truly, same, we remam, ihfnllaub ]JiuruUurt (!In. Makers of Bedroom Fumiture in all prevailing woods. The Luce Furniture Co. Asks the Attention or Furniture Dealers WE MANUFACTURE Bed Room and Dining Room Furniture in Mahogany, Oak, Birch and Maple l DISPLAY AT FACTORY ONLY GODFREY AVENUE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. COLONIAL TABLES No. 2109 Price $30 Top, 50x32 Solid Mahogany. Cross balld Veneered. Dull or Polished. Our Colonial patterns have won a big reputation for faithful adherence to original designs. They have like reputation for superiority of workman-ship and attractiveness of price. Wolverine worth has made Wolverine growth, and keeps our business still growing. Our line is the product of the best factory organization possible. It will be fully displayed in New York and Chicago in January, and we ask your careful consideration of our exhibit. Up-to-the-hour Styles. Chicago: 1319MiChigan Ave., Seventh floor. In charge of J. W. Smith and H. S. Smith New York: 428 lexington Ave, fifth floor. In Charge of A. Weston Smith A postal card will bring you fully illustrated catalogue WOLVERINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY DETROIT, - - MICHIGAN I j THE BUILDERS OF ====The ===== Northern Line are showingDISTINCT ADVANTAGES in making Design, Finish and Construction the Important Factors No. 90. BED. F..Ill Size. 74 in. high. Polished Quartered Golden Oak, MahogaDY. Birdseye Maple. GIVING IT PHYSICAL as well as ARTISTIC STRENGTH The Line as it will be shown in January will be WELL BALANCED as to GRADE and PRICE and will STIMVLA TE DEMAND in the broadest sense 01 the term. NORTHERN FURNITURE COMPANY SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN Manul.ctu,,,,, of BED ROOM, DINING ROOM .oJ KITCHEN FURNITURE GRAND RAPIDS, Smnd Flo,r Big Building; W. 1/. Waechter;N. P. Nm,n; A. F. Schafer. NEW YORK: Third FloorFurnitureExchange;H. R. MnJ. No. 2090. DRESSER Top 24x44. Plate 24:130.. Fun Swell Polished Quar. tered Golden Oak. Mahogany And Birdseye Maple. - -~- - - -- ------- Valley City Desk Company GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN We will be pleased to have you inspect our line of OFFICE FURNITURE on exhibitiou in our new permanent space, Sixth Floor North Exhibition Building. IOFFICE DESKS I Designers and manufacturers of Cheap, Medium, and Choice Office, Typewriter, and Standing Desks Directors and Office Tables Write at once for new Spring Catalog. Mailed to dealers ouly TOP FLOOR NORTH BIG BLDG. SPRING LINE READY -JANUARY FlRST·- No effort has been spared to create a Line for the coming season which will prove of paramount interest to Furniture buyers everywhere. EXHIBIT AT GRAND RAPIDS ONLY THIRD FLOOR KLINGMAN BUILDING THREE HUNDRED EXCLUSIVE PATTERNS OF ADJUSTABLE SOfAS: A range of designs which will command the instant attention of all who see these goods. COUCUES: All kinds.·all grades ••including our special "KlNGSPRlNG" construction. BOX COUCUES: Greatest variety and widest range of styles ever shown. Fitted with clio max top lift, cedar linings, solid dust proof bottoms. DAVENPORTS: A superb line, cheap, medium and good, exemplifying some entirely new conceptions. "SIMPLICITY" SOfA BEDS: All the new models for 1906 ... Fifty patterns. The most perfect working, quickest selling. best satisfying Davenport Bed yet produced. A very complete"assortment of coverings including all worthy new fabrics and pat-terns and "RELIANCE" natural grain genuine leather. SELLING AGENTS fOR Youngsville Manufacturing Company, Ltd. Medium grade. Q,jartered Oak Suits, Sideboards and odd Dressers WARREN TABLE WORKS: Dressers, Chilfoniers, Toilet Tables and Commodes in Q,jartered Oak, Figured Mahogany and Bird's-Eye Maple. Dealers who do not visit the market, will be shown our lines as nsual. in ample season for placing their orders for spring requirements. JAMESTOWN LOUNGE COMPANY JAMESTOWN. NEW YORK -~. ------ --- ~~-- -~-~--------- Stop, Look and Listen! When Entering the Exhibit Building at 1319 Michigan Avenne, Chicago. There is Danger for the Dealer Who Fails to See the 1906 Line of No. ::H8. SIDEBOARD. Permanent Exhibit on the 6th Floor at the Furniture Exhibition Building, J 3I 9 Michigan Ave., Chicago. IN CHARGE OF EXHIBIT Chas. Elmendorf, F. A. Moore, Y B. Wadsworth, F. H. Kemnitz Sideboards Buffets Chiffoniers L __ and Odd Dressers made by The Manistee Mfg. Co. Manistee. Mich. No. 134. CHIFFONIER. Our Line is Longer and Stronger Than Ever Our ~artered Oak Finish on Solid Oak is the Best No. 320. DRESSER. 12 Shelbyville Desh Company MANUFACTURERS OF Office Furniture A PERFECT DAVENPORT OF ELEGANT APPEARANCE NOT NECESSARY TO MOVE FROM WALL THE BACK SIMPLY ROLLS FORWARD THE KINDEL SOMERSAUL TIC DAVENPORT BED THE GREATEST Household Invenlion 01 the Age THIS is the NEW DAVEN-PORT that is creating all the furor, and the only one which is FREE FROM FAULTS. Must be st>en to be appreciated. When your customer sees this h Ind.ome piece of furniture and tries with what ease it can instantly be cOllvt'rted in'o a full sized bed, with bedding in place ready £"r use, and reit:> the lu:'i\u-oUS douhle \:One springs, with the restlul, felted cushions, held in place by our :nvis-ible clasp, and, in addition to all these advantages, learns that it costs no more than the ordinary or anti-quart d Davenport, they will con-sider no other, as it is very appar~nl to anyone that "No Other is Just as Good" EXHIBITED Sec. 20. 6th Floor, 1319 Michigan Ave CHICAGO, ILL. C, J. KINDEL BEDDING COMPANY Eighth and Hickory Sts. ST LOUIS MAHOGANY AND IMtTATION QUARTERED OAK. PLAIN OAK In Three Gradea' A Full Line. Up-to-Date. Exhibited 1319 't(I EIGHTH P'LOO&. Michigan Avenue CtIlCAGO 't(I Write for Latut Cata!ogltt. Shelbyville, Ind. N.OT NECESSAIolY TO REMOVE BEDDING SIMPLE; CANNOT GET OUT OF ORDER CUSHION AUTOMATICALLY TURNS INSIDE OUT MAKING A PERFECT BED FURNITURE DEALERS, as a rule, are looking for a better class of case goods; PLUNDER will not sell when times are good. The intelligent consumer wants something that he can refer to with pride. The illustrationson this page show three articles selected from our many pieces that are sellers, and for style and workmanship will certainly please. Do not hesitate, but place your orders. CA7ALOG 'TO DEALERS ONLY, O.V APPLICATION. Goods will be Gn exhibition at Our line is also shown at W. R. SCHICK'S 270 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 125 E. 42nd St., New York City By M, F. M. Randall Salellmen, E. H. Griffin and M. A. Harmon THE SPENCER & BARNES COMPANY BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN F. T. Plimpton &. Co. E.ighth Floor. 1~19 The Sati$facto1"YLines. Michigan Ave .• Chicago. Good Goods From Goshen "awks furniture Co., Goshen, Ind. Bedroom F umiture, Qyarlered Oak, Early Englisb. Weathered Oak, Bird's-eye Maple, Tuna Mahogany, Mahogany Banta furniture Co., Goshen, Ind. Fine Extention Tables, Library Tables Goshen Novelty and Brush Go., Goshen, Ind. Plate Racks, Book and Magazine Racks, T abourelles, Mission Lamps, Screens and Light Fumiture Milwaukee Art Specialty Co. Framed Pictures, especially adapted for furniture stores. Above Lines on Eightb Floor with well known Corps of SaJesmen in Attendance F. T. PLIMPTON ®.. COMPANY The Following Lines w111be Shown on Sixth Floor. 1319 Michigan Ave. The Billow-Lupfer Co., Columbus, Ohio Felt Mattresses, Fine Box Springs, Pillows, Feathers. (Qyality Guaranteed) Western furniture Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Chamber Suils. Oak, Bird's-eye Maple, and Mah"1lany Princess Dressers, T oilel Tables American Go-Cart Go , Detroit, Mich. Go-Carls, Children's Carriages. An elegant new line. Campbell, Smith &. Ritchie, Lebanon, Ind. Kitchen Cabinets, New Finishes, Cupboards. "umphrey Bookcase Co., Detroit, Mich. Sectional Bookcases, Office Filing Devices. Be sure and see their new K. D. Sectional Bookcases. The Sa.tf..taowl"'J' Line... Opea. Du~ln& the E.nUre Year. 6th and 8th Floors. 1319 Michigan Ave ••Chicago New Plant! New Location! After January 1st, '06, we will be located in our New Plant at STURGIS, MICHIGAN Our Aim is to Better Serve Our Customers We have selected the hest location in the country---Three Railroads---Best of Shipping facil-ities. We will gradually increase our line of library and Parlor Tables, Tabourettes, etc., with more than double our former lIoor space, and the latest improved equipment. We solicit your orders, feeling confident you will be pleased with our service. Catalogue to dealers only. Wishing You the Compliments of the Season, We are R.espectfully STE.BBINS MANUY ACTURING CO. STURGIS, MICHIGAN (Formerly LaKe View. Mich.) 8th Floor 1411 Mich. Ave. Office and Factory 533-539 Sedgwick St. Chicago No Furniture stock is complete without a line of our "Pretty Parlor Pieces." We originated and are the introducers of Loose Cushion Work; a feature which has proven so popular for several seasons. The individuality of our designs and the excellence of our finish is characteristic of our g-oods. VALENTINE-SEAVER COMPANY L Dressers and Chiffoniers TO MATCH In QUARTERED OAK, MAHOGANY, BIRDSE.YE. MAPLE and CURLY BIRCH SEND FOR CATALOGUE Grand Rapids Faney Fumiture Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN ______ lNEWLINES OF------ MUSIC CABINETS, WRITING TABLES, BOOKCASES, LADIES' DESKS In Mahogany, Oak, Imitation Mahogany and Maple No order to small or to large to receive prompt attention. Catalogue to dealers only OPEN FOR BUSINESS JANUARY 1st, 1906 SHOWN IN BLODGETT BUILDING GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN ~-- -- BE KEY & GAY FURNITURE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF Chamber Furniture Dining Room Furniture Library Furniture OF FINE AND MEDIUM QUALITY LINE READY FOR INSPECTION BY THE , TRADE JANUARY 1, 1906 Ranney Refrigerators - - - -AND- - - - Kitchen Cabinets ARE SHOWN DURING THE WINTER FURNITURE EXPOSITIONS AT CHICAGO New Exposition Building, 1411Michigan Ave. , NEW YORK furniture Exchange, 43d and lexington A FULL LINE OF SAMPLES AT EACH EXPOSITION AND COMPETENT SALESMEN IN CHARGE. The Best Medium and High Priced Refrigerators on the Market. See the 7 LINES LAPLAND CHIEF, OAK, Tile Lined. CHARTER OAK, ENAMELED, ASH, White .Enamel on Galvani:t.ed Iron. LAPLANDy OAK, Galvanized Iron Lined. MONITOR, ASH, Galvanized hon Lined. CHARTER OAK, ASH, Galvanized Iron Lined. Ali with metal lee Racks, Adjusrable Shelves, Selt Clos-ing Doors, Removab:e Ice Chambers, amI. other improvements. MASCOT, HARD\VQOD, Galvanized lron Lined. RA.DIL™. HARD\VOOD, Galnu- [rOll Lined. Ranney Refrigerator Company HOME OFFICES ANI) FACTORIES, GREENViLLE, MICHIGAN Catalogues furnished on Application to the Home Office Grand Rapids Chair Company =======GRAND RAPIDMSI,CH,======= INCORPORATED 1872------ ---------------IRE-INCORPORATED 1902 New Line will be Ready lor Inspection JANUARY 1st, 1906 SHOWN IN GRAND RAPIDS ONLY IN MAHOGANY AND OAK MANUFACTURERS OF Buffets and Sideboards Tables and Bookcases Racks and Chests Desks and Music Cabinets Hall Seats and Glasses Wine Cabinet3, Etc. IN MAHOGANY AND OAK 18 ·f'~MlprIG7fN 7I"R..-T I >5' A.l"l tAi l' :- 7"· The Rex (Inner Tufted) Mattress. (PATENTED. TRADE MARK REGISTERED.) \,()\\ [IF\;10"\s'nZATEll 1,,-- g;].!(" r)' 01\']" REX 11",]1(" \];ntrl" ',) 'C; I'\"U au! :n>" cu:;:"iClll It ;.::::s on t'fU\\ ir:g J, 11 ,-1 cr-, ~~t'!);' ':l:r l'l:.<.IIl( 1'. ;iir' ILl:; ell "rf't'd-- 0 ITR BEST rR.-\DF \\ :i' 'ur Ilc<srllH)':'c;_~' ',The klllg at T'J :-11:,' L:~,:I',,:! JhO,:' In:, :,,..;,,l::nJ:d \'1a:~rc,s. YV,-' 'l;rI11\', :':':,,' :,eaull:ll, il:I.(' ~() :'<1;<:: bGuk]c, rc.' ,";, (im""S dllt! 1',e11-« ~)!~·lliS. (~et ()lJf tU"lTIS, Don': \\;)-:. A CHARLES J FISH£R c CO, 1302 Michigan A,,·e., CHICAGO, ILL. PEORiA. II,I-. sr. 1,OUl.\ /UO. l,P.iGOLA', IU. l1J,\'I\·EAl'OT.f~\'. lIJli\'N. The Safe Side is the Right Side THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR TRADE IS FILLED BY THE BELDING-HALL MANUF ACTURING 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 QUARTRRED OAK The Belding-Hall Manufacturing CO. BELDING, MICHIGAN BRANCH OFFIO::S- 213 Canal Street,N~ York. 1% Monroe St.• Chicago. New Line Ready to Serve Jan. 1st SHOW ROOM CHICAGO 1319 Michigan Avenue 1st Floor SHOW ROOM NEW YORK N. Y. Furniture Exchange 4th Floor ROCKfORD. ILL. Remember We Mahe the Goods That open Lihe New Money in a Banh Make Our Exhibition your Headquarters Hang Your Hat and Coat on our Hook of Friendship Pl'rlor Cabinets Music Cabinets Dining Cabinets Hall Seats Hat Racks Hall Trees Shaving Stands Cheval Mirrors Ladles Dressing Table Ladles Dressing Chair With Patent Adjustable Fixture", Ladles Writing Desk Grill Cabinets Lamp Stands Framed Mirrors Make Our Exhibit Your lteadquarters Invite Your Friends to Come with You Rochford Frame and Fixture Company I\.och.ford. Illinois - - ---- --------------- 21 ~THROpeo. :f S-Wholesalers of Furniture. CHICAGO First Floor. 1319 Mich. Ave. GET NEXT TO OUR 1906 PROPOSITION---for we propose to sell you medium grade furniture at positively the lowest prices on the market,--give you the newest designs,--largest variety,--best made and finished furniture and do it better, ea~ier and quicker than you have ever had it done hefore,--we have the goods and can deliver them. Here is a list of our factories. WAIT FURNITURE CO, Polished Qgar'ered Oak Sideboards and Buffets. MODERN FURl CO. Polished Qgar'ered Oak Hall Racks THE STATESVILLE Combination SuUs. Dresser-s. Cornrnode •• Sideboard$;. ChlflQoiers. a.nd Chairs Sta.tesville Furniture Co. Imperial Furniture Mfg. Co, Alba Chair Co. Loaded together In onlf:lCar. RANDOLPH FURNITURE WORKS Polished Dressers and Chiffoniers in Mahogany, Toona. Bird's-eye Maple and Curly Birch, CRANDALL·LONG FURl. CO. Dining Tables. MARVELL FURN CO. SELLERS & SONS CO. Polished Qgartered Oak Dressers and ChiJfoniers Kitchen Cabinets THE LEXINGTON Combination Thoma.sville Chair Combination. Wood Seats. Cane Seats. Cobbler Seats. Double Cane Sea.ts and Sox Seatso Suits. Dressers. Commad-es. SJdeboaJ"ds. CbJffoniers. Dixie Furniture Co. Elk Furniture Co.. Loaded togeth.r tn one ca,. Queen Chair Co. Ca.tes Chair Co. Thompson Chair Co. Standard Chair Co. L.oaded together in one car A surprise Package for the January buyer. Crowell FUl'niture Co's. 8uile (one bed with six Dressers) sold In car lots onlYto one dealer In a town. Fil'st comer gets It. These Lines and Combinations of Lines are shown only by us in the GREAT CHICAGO MARt\ET 1319 Mich. Ave, Stoch Carried in Chicago for Immediate Shipment. 22 HORN BROS. MFG. CO. 281 to 291 W. Superior St .• CHICAGO, ILL. MANCFACTCRERS OF Chamber Suites, Odd Dressers, Chiffoniers LADIES' DRESSING TABLES to match M""d~ in <;olden Oak, Genui.ne Mahogany Veneered, Birdseye Mli.pte., y.,'hite Ellanlel Highly Polished or Dun Finish. We also make a line of PRINCESS DRESSERSfrom $13.00 UP. in Quarter-Sawed Oak, Mahogany and Birdseye Maple, Veneer..ed If you have not received Ol.1f Spring Supplement, ask for it. SAMPLES SHOWN BY PECK & HILLS 1319 Michigan Avenue, and HALL &- KNAPP, 187 Michigan Avellue, Chicago. Our New Hand and foot Power Circular Saw No 4 The strongest, most powerful, and in every way the best machine of its killd ever made, for rippitlg, cross·cutting, boring and grooving. SOME OF OUR NEW DRESSERS -Ma.de In Quarter-Sawed Oak. Oval or Square Glas. CABINET MAnERS In these days tit close competition, need the best possible equipment, and this they can have in . . . BARNES' Hand and Foot Power Machinery Send for our New Catalogue. "W. F. ®.. JOHN BARNES CO. 654 Ruby Street. RocKford. Ill. RICtfMOND Chair Co. RICHMOND, [NO. The Standard line of Double Cane CHAIRS and ROCKERS Write for Cafa!ogu{'. Mentioll MICHIGAN ARTISAN WOODARD FURNITURE CO. Owosso, Mich. For the remainder of the sea&ODwe are prepared to fiB orden promptly. If you want iOod good5 quick. mail U5 your orde~. Catalogue for lhe asking. 7'lR T I 15' 7Il'\J . 7" • 23 i§ Oliver Bros. LOCKPORT. N. Y• !BEDS Chicago Salesrooms moved to Funti~ ture Exhibition Building, 1411 Michi-gan Avenue. New York Salesroom, 125 E. 42d Street. F. M. RANDALL IF VOUDON'T VISIT THE MARKETS OUR CATALOGUE WILL INTE.RESr YOU. Company ..u Hlib Gr.deIBr .. s .Dd Iron u .. Morton House American ......Plan Rates $2.50 and Up Hotel Pantlind European ......Plan Rates $1.00 and Up The Noon Dinner Served at the FanUind for 500 is the fiNEST IN THE WORLD J. BOYD PANTLlND, Prop. No. 2S F CABINET Plain oak front, ash ends. Height 'i8 inches. Base 48 126. Zinc drain pan l!lx16. SO Ib flour bin. ~ 5 I b meal bill. One large drawer. Big- Clipboard space Four spice cans. Top 12 inches deep. 3 small drawers, Two tilt-ing llugar bins. LarAc cupboard space with g 1ass door.Onesmall cupboard space. Finish, golden oak. Two COOts of glos<:\'aTnish or wax liuisll. Brsss trimminj!;s Price, $12' Extra for ziDe lop $1.25 No. 16 H CABINET Plain Oak frollt; ash ends. Height 72 inches; base 42x 26. Drop leaf 18x 14. 501b flonr bin. Big cupboard space; linen dmwer 32xl7 by 10 inches deep; 3 small draw-ers, 2 cupboards spaces and one shelf below cupboard. Finish same as No. 25 p. Price with drop leaf·. .... . $7.75 Price without d,op leaf ... ·····.$7.25 Mail alt orllers to C. F. SCHMOE, Shelbyville, Ind. TERMS: 2 per cent off 10 days; 30 days net; F. O. B. Shelbyville, Ind. OUR MOTTO; First class goods. First class finish and prompt shipment. Let me ship YOU one 01 each Kitchen Cabinet and be convinced what they are. 24 "The Standard Line of America" Will be found at the front as usual in China Closets, But-fets and Book Cases. Exhibit 1n charge ot Johnny Johnson, 1n the usual place, First Floor Manufacturers' Exhibition Building, 1319 Mich. Ave .• Chicago ROCKFORD 5TANDARD FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS The Leonard Cleanable Refrigerator lined With Genuine Porcelain Enamel MADE in our own special factory, constructed for this particular purpose. Our enamel is fired on sheet steel, and we produce a quality of Lining You Cannot Scratch or Corrode. You Cannot Break our Genuine Porcelain ~namel. Use a hammer on it and then compare the result with tile or opal glass treated in the same manner. It will lasl forever, always retaining- the same hard, smooth surface, sweet and clean. Sliding adjustable shelves. of same material. System Gf Refrigera-tion absolutely perfect. Insulation unequaled, there being eight separate and dis-tinct walls of insulation. Air-tight locks. Porcelaln·lined water cooler. Case oi Oak, quarter sawed panels. Hand polish~dJ golden finish, nickel trim-mings. Send for catalogue. Send for free samples of our \\'onderful lining. Om salable Porcelain Lined Refrigerators, on whkh there is a profit to the dea1er of from $10.00 to $25.00, occupy no more space than a cheap article with a profit from 25 cents to $5.00. Grand Rapids Refrigerator Company Show Room at factory, 17 to 27 Ottawa St., Next to Blodgett Block GRANO RAPIDS, MIC". - - -- ------------------------ DRESSERS Princess Dressers Misses' Dressers CHIFFONIERS Liberty Furniture Company Jamestown, N. Y. NEW LINE SHOWN IN JANUARY AT GRAND RAPIDS, ONLY Masonic Temple, First Floor, South Half IN CHARCE Glenn K. Brown Ed. J. Gamble W. J. PeSlr GOLDEN CURLY BIRCH GOLDEN OAK MAHOGANY VENEER BIRDSEYE MAPLE THE IDEAL LINE of METAL BEDSTEADS, CRIBS and SPRING BEDS i. 'old in EVERY STATE IN THE UNION, EVERY PROVINCE IN CANADA There are reasons for it: QUALITY and PRICE 1£ thousands oi other dealers (and there must be some good buyers among them) regardless of their distance from us, find it to their advantage to buy the THE IDEAL LINE, why not YOU? Our extensive magazine advertising, backed up by the best quality, has made THE IDEAL LINE an EMPHATIC SUCCESS for every dealer who handles it. TRY IT. FOSTER BROS. MFG. CO. UTICA, N. Y., ST. LOUIS, MO. ON EXHIBITION IN JANUARV AT CHICAGO Mfl'"s. Exhib. Bldg. 2d floor NEW YORK FURN. EXCHANGE 3d floor 26 All the kids are in love with Spratt's Chair GEO. SPRATT & co. SHEBOYGAN, WIS. CHAIRS AND ROCKERS FOR EVERYBODY Send ior Cata.logue No. SS-Child's High Chair with Unl!.er Saletv Guard. NEW YORK AND PHILADElPHIA, Via GRAND TRUNK-LEHIGH VAllEY ROUTE. 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.:30p, m., Philadelphia 3:40 p. m Leave Grand Rapids 5:30 p. m. daily except Sunday, arrive New York 8:40 p. m., Philadelpbia, 7:25 p. m. Sleeping car Detroit to Ne\v York on 9:30 a. m. train; sleep-ing cars Durand and Detroit to New York on 2:45 and 5:30 p. m. trains. C. A. JUSTIN. C. P. & T. A. 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 6rst class locations for Furniture, Chair and other vVoodworking Fac-tories, which will be furnished Manufacturers upon applica-tion. An invitation is extended to all who use wood in their plants to write about the timber supply, good sites and mar-kets available in our territory. Address your nearest agent. M. V, RICHARDS. Land and Industrial Aoent. WASHINGTON. D. C. CHAS. S. CHASE, Agent, 622 Chemical Building, 51. Louis, Mo. M. A. HAYS. Jlgent, 225 Oearborn St, Chicaoo, W. The A. C.NORQUIST CO. JAMESTOWN, N. Y. MANUFACTURERS OF DRESSERS AND CHIFFONIERS hi PliJ1>1and !f!..!!arttred Oak, Mahogany and Birdu)'( Mople. PERMANENT EXHIBITS --------AT------~ Chicago and New York 1- ~ - -- -- -- ------------- G. R. ~ I. fLYERS BE:TW£EN Grand Rapids and Chicago To Chicago To Grand Rapid5 -~~------ ------~----------- Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Ex. Sun., ,. 7.10 A. M. Lv. CHICAGO, NihCst:::tW~~Ex. Sun 1.15 P. M. Ar. CHICAGO , 12.35 Noon Ar. GRAND RAPIDS , .. " , .. , '. 5.50 P. M. Suflet ParlorCar Buffet Parlor Car Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Ex. Sun ~12.00 Noon Ar. CHICAGO . ~ 4.50 P. M. Parlor and Dining Car Lv. CHICAGO, ~ihcst':~g:-tEl~x. Sun 5.30 P. M. Ar. GRAND RAPIDS 10.25 P. M. Parlor and Dlnln" Car Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Daily 11.50 Night Ar.CHICAGO ; 7.15A.M. £.Ieotrlc Lighted Sleeping Cat' Lv. CHICAGO, NihC:it~~~::-~D1a::ily ..... , .. 11.55 Night Ar. GRAND RAPIDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6.45 A. M. El~tt"c Lighted Slee1:lin& CIU' Phone Union Station for Reservations Phone Mloblga.n Central CU,..Tlck"t Office for Re&ervations. 119 Ad'lllD\sStreet This is one of our Famous Non-Dividing Pillar Tables THESE ARE 'THE ONLY TABLES 'THAT ARE PERFECT IN CONSTR UCTION ANr DEALER THAT HAS NOT TRiED ONE OF THESE SHOULD NOT FAlL TO ORDER ONE No. 340 $19.50 Choate-Hollister Furniture Co. JANESVILLE, WIS. Robbins Table Co. I OWOSSO, MICHIGAN No. 286 Improved Extension Table Leaves stored in top Center column does not divide CATALOG AND PRICES TO DEALERS ON REQUEST TO FURNITURE BUYERS January 1st, 1906, the A. M. Tucker Furniture Company, Brookville, Ind., will exhibit an entire new line of goods at The Wholesale Furniture Exhibition Building, 1323 Michigan Ave. Chi-cago, Ill. Our new line is far the BEST we have ever called your attention to. The line consists of Suites, Chiffoniers Princess Dressers, Toilet Tables, Napoleon Beds and Colonial Dressers in quartered oak, mahogany and Circassian wal-nut. Bottom Drawers of all Dressers and Chif-foniers are red cedar lined making them moth proof. Construction and finish second to none. A. M. TUCKER FURNITURE COMPANY BROOKVILLE, IND. SALESMEN:- Geo. D. Williams CQ., A. M. Tucket, Jno. N. Bishop, T- F. Shaffer of Canton, Ohio, O. L. Hall, Metropolitan District and New England States, NEW CHAIR SEAT CLAMP This damp is adapted for every kind of seat. It is also made in a larger size for other work as Mitre Ffames, etc. Manufactured under the BENEDICT PATENTS GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW CO. 130 South Ionia 51.,GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Upham Manufacturing THE LINE OF QUALITY ========= Co. Possessing for 1906 the greatest array of entirelynew designsand new features ever produced. The great demand for our "Upham" Fumiture has inspired us to outdo all previous efforts. Chamber Suits Wardrobes Chiffoniers Sideboards Buffets Dressers FROM 1319 MtCH1GAN AVENUE, TWO DOORS SOUTH ========SALESROOM MOVEDI======== The Wholesale Furniture Exhibition Building Entrance 1323-1325 Michigan Ave .. Chicago L. E. HOTCHKESS. Manager Salesman You are Cordially Invited Feathers. Pillows. Hair Mattresses. Felt Mattresses. »ox Spring. Patent Open Roll Bolsters at out" Sa.mple ROOUl. 1319 Michigan Avenue 4th Floor In Cha-ge of Zola. C. Green M.NEUBERGER. C.S· REYNOLDS. A.N,LEE ~ !J Columbia feather Company C"IC4GO, ILLINOIS TO INSPECT OUR LINE Of ---------------------- --- --- -- 30 • fOUR TRI\INS TO 411B FR()U CHICAGO Lv Gel Rapids 7 10am At Chica~o 1:15pm L", Gd Rapids 1.2 05 nn Ar Ch.icago 4:5Q Plll Lv Gd. Rapids 4:25 pm Ar Chicago 10:55pm Lv Gel. Rapids ll:JO pm daily Ar Chicago 6:55 am Pullman Sleeper, opel1 9:00 pm on 11:30 pm train every day. Cafe service on all day trains. Service II la caTle. PelC:Marquette Parlor cars on all da~' trains. Rale reduced to 50 cents. T"REE TRAINS DE T R 0 I T TO 4ND fROM Leave Grand Rapids 7:10 am Arrive Detroit 11:55am Leave Grand Rapids It:l5 am dally ArrLve Detroit 3:250ill Leave Grand Rapids 5:20 pm Arrh'e Detroit 10:05 pm Meals served a la carte on trains leaving Grand Rapids at 1l:25 am and 5:2<1 pm. Pere Marquette: Parlor Cars on all trains; seat rate, 25 cents. "ALL OVER MICHIGAN" H. 1. GRAY, DISTRICT PASSKNGHll. AGHNT, PHONE 11 6 B Grand Rapids, Micb. ROCKFORD UNION FURNITURE CO. ROCKFORD, lLL. Buffets, Bookcases, China Closets \'\Te lead in Style, Construction and Finish. SHR OUR CATALOGCE. l~eBotanical De(Oralinf (0. It would pay you if you are In neW 01 an.v PRESERVED PALMS, TREES AND ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS To write 10 U5 lor our new colored CATALOGUE The Botanical Decorating Co. 271 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. The Acme of Perfection in the Tine of Folding Chairs, PERf'ECT COMPACTNESS whlttl folded. lIard maple, naturaL finish. \VRITIt Fall:. P"RICfo;S. 15he PEABODY SCHOOL FURNITURE CO. North Manchester. Indiana The New "PERFECT" FOLDING CHAIR PATliNTRD OCT. 20, [(!'J3 Comfortable Simple Durable Neat No. 51 Smith & N... 328 All Iron $3.75 net Davis Mfg. Co. MAKERS OF ST. METAL WITH REVERSIBLE LOUIS BEDS Pillars, 11·16 inches. Filling, 3~8 and 5-16 inCh. Head, 56 inches. Foot, 40 inches. Sizes: 3 feet 6 inches and,," feet 6 inches. \Veight, 67 Ibs, STANDARD RAILS Standard Reversible Rail Patented July 15, 19D,z. No, 71WiO:I. SOLID RIGID REVERSIBLE This rail is reversible in the true sense of the word---ean be used either side up and enables the dealer to ma.ke one set of rails answer instead of having two stocks, one of regular, tbe other inverted. BEDSTHAT DO NOT WIGGLE : Indiana. THE ONLY CASTER CUP THAT Will NOT MAR OR SWEAT A New Cll$tet CUD. a Furl\it'.lre Prot&Clf)t and a Rest We J::uarantee perfe<:t satis-faction. We know we have the only perfect ca,ter cup ever made. This cup is in two sizes, as follows: 2'7I inch and 3 inch, and we Use 'the cork bottom, You know the rest Small size, $3.60 per 100 Large size. 4.50 Iler tOO Try it ;lnd be convinced. F O. B. Grand Rapids. OUf Concave Bottom Card Block does not touch the SIIT_ face, but upon the rim. permit. ting a circulation i){ air u.nder the hlock, thereby preventing- moisture or marks of any kind. This is the only card block of its kind 011 the market. Price S'3.00 per 100 Grand Rapids Caster CUPCo" • ",kwo" 'vo.. Grand Rapids, Mi&h. Also can be had at LUSSKY. WHITE & COOI.IDG£. 111-113 Lake St.. Chicago QUARTER-SAWED INDIANA WHITE OAK VENEERS CHOICE FIGURE " EXTR~ WIDTHS When writing for prices, mention widths required and kind of figure preferred. HO·FFMAN BROTHERS CO. Fort Wayne The Club Table That Satisfies Everybody SIMPLE, STRONG EASILY FOLDED Size 32 in. tong; 27 In. wldel 27 In. high Covered with Leather or,Felt COOK'S PATENT FOLDING ATTACHMENT i~or;:;~~~sle~,~if~~c~~~;~ of the tabJel as shown In the illustration. OUftahle"t are made of hardwood, and covered with green felt and leather. The cross·piece of cleat on end of table keep!>.Ihe 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 used 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-I% Monroe Street, Chicago. 213 Canal Street. New Ymk POOL CARS FOR PACIFICCOAST OVERLAND FREIGHT TRANSFER COMPANY. SAN fRANC1SCO, CAUFORN1A. make a specialty of distributingpool cars of all kinds and PARTICULARL Y. furniture, carpets, linoleum and interior finish. References. Bradstreet's or Dun's and any bank in San Francisco. and the trade. Cadoader in Chicago Carloaderin Grand Rapid, J. M. Welling. 633 So. JeffersonStreet Gelock Transfer Company, 108 So. Ionia Stree!. TEAMING FORWARDING STORAGE CENTURY FURNITURE CO. FACTORY AND SALES-ROOM 153-159 CANAL SL GRAND RAPIDS. MICH DESIGNERS AND MAKERS OF FINE PARLOR AN 0 LI BRARY FU RN ITU RE LARGE LINE OF NEW PATTERNS FOR NEXT SEASON. INCLUDING A NEW LINE OF ODD CHAIRS AND ROCKERS AND RECEPTION CHAIRS EXCLUSIVE AND PURE IN DESIGN W1L~ EXHIBIT FROM 400 TO 600 PATTERNS IN JANUARY INC"'EASED FACILITIES LARGER LINE REPRESENTATIVES L D. BERRY} EAST G.O.PACKER L. H. LALEY } FROM PITTSBURG A. T. KINGSBURY WEST 26th Year-No. 12: GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., DECEMBER 25, 1905. $J ,00 per Year, Free Music in Department Stores. The custom of pro\'iding free music in department stores is becoming quite general, especially in the large cities. Oftentimes, too, an orchestra is regularly employed and gives continuous concerts, moving from time to time to dif-ferent parts of a store .and visiting every department in the the course of one day. The sheet music department ahvays has a crowd of interested listeners, anxious to bear the veTy latest compo5itions. The proprietOTs of department stores have fOl1od it to be a paying 'investment, as mllsic attracts many more Ctlstomers and many more purchases result in all departments. The employes, too, are mnch benentted. the effect of music being to cheer them and awaken a livelier interest in the husiness of selling- goods and increased de-sire to please customers. Ofte,ntimes c"stamers spend hours in a store where music is free and with some it is a regular habit. At holiday seasons the crO'lNds arc often so great as to interfere with business and then it becomes necessary to dispense temporarily with the music. ~{anagers in a few of the store." express themselves as follows: "The department stores are only taking advantage of the ptlbtic's wishes, its appetite lor free music. Person;tlly I have reason to think this form of advertising pays." "Primarily we do not illfnish free music to help bring in more business, bnt to keep the business we already have funning with as little friction as possible." "The desire of every retail merchant in these days of close competition is to make his store attractlve and furnishing good music is the way to do it. It is that end we have in view here rather than a certain specdied increase in our sales." Wall Street the Only Cause for Anxiety. John A. Covode (banker" manllfactmcr and Olercllant) of the Berkey & Gay Furniture company, ke~ps in close touch with the business conditions of the country and looks hope-fully for another prOSper01..1Syear in all branches of trade. "The farmers are very prosperous as the result of several continuous years of bumper crops." he remarked. vVorkmcll are fully employed and tradesmen ~ould. not ask for a more satisfactory condition in their business. There is too much speculation in \Vall Street, however. The interest rate is too high and stocks of questionable value have been b1..ll1ed beyond reason. I hope for a return of reason and common sense to the street. bllt if the speculating fever 1"ll11S as strong as it has in the past the financial stmctl1re, in which every business man is interested. may topple over and when the bricks begin to fall many ..vill be hurt." Made in Grand Rapids. \-Vhat is there in a name, any\vay? \-Vhy should people have such a good opil1ioll of Grand Rapidsfmniture? \Vhy ,-10 the small dealers '\ovhowant to make an impression on the passer-by ahvays put a eard "Grand Rapids Furniture" in their ·windows? ''-''hy not "Chicago Fl.trniture," or ")few York Furniture?" There is quite as good furniture made in one place as in another, is there not? The reason is that average of all the furniture made in Grand Rapids is the highest average of qllality of any fmnitttre made in America. These various catch words of quality do not get abroad in the land without a reason. You may be sure that if the average quality of Grand Rapids Furniture was low tb~ dealer would not brag of handling the Grand Rapids make. "Elgin butteT," says the grocer, proudly; "A \Val-tham watch," says the jeweler; "Virginia ham," says the mar-ket mall; and "Grand Rapids furniture," says the furniture dealer. Such quality-names are not created in a day nor by a few years of advertising. The best the advertisement can do is to call attention to a merit already existent. 1£ the merit is merely imaginary, all the puffing in the. world win not serve to make the nalIle a permanent guarantee of quality. There is something back of this general belief in the goodness of Grand Rapids furniture and it is the furniture itself. Grand Rapids does not make all the good furniture. Wf; may say that the very fll1est furniture of all is not made in Grand Rapins" hut dollar for dollar, and piece for piece Grand Rapids quality holds its own and more. Its manufacturers make, and always have made, just as good furniture as the people care to hny. There is a broad spirit of local pride amC)11g Grand Rapids manufacturers. They want Grand Rap-ids to be known as a maker of good hnniture.-Furnisher. THE CORRECT Stains and Fillers. THE MOST SATISFACTORY first Coaters and Varnishes MAJ¥UFAcrUN£D IINLY H Y CHICAGO WOOD FINISHING CO. 259-63 ELSTDNAVE.mZ-16 SLOAN ST. CHICACO. 34 AMERICAN FURNITURE. Good Opportunity for Sales in France. Consul Goldschmidt report;; that there 15 an excellent opportunity at Nalltes and other pJ<l.ces in France ior the sate of cerlain kinds of .\mcrican hO\1se and oiflCO:; Lmnitnrc. The consul descrihes the kind of [muiture made aud sold in France. and is confident that if \mcriC:lll mallulactl1rers "..ould make a persistent effort fllflliturc of the chsses described by him \,,'"ould rind a gl)()d market COllSU} Gold-schmidt \cHites: Nearly all kinds of furniture are manufactnred at :Jantes, aU being of good quality and C'xcellent \Yorkrnanship. yet there arc two reasons why, in my opinion. certain kinds oi American fmniture might be sold here: Fir'st, the high cOst of everything in that line; second, the lack of comfort to be derived in the use of fllrnittlre made here The ('o,;t of furniture is high, because nearly en:rythiJlg- is ll£lJldmitrlc. Labor in connection with its manufacture is slow, bec,\l\';C everything; is done hy hanc1-sa\.\'ing, plalling, can·il1g, etc.- Manufacturtd hy Spencer & BaTnes Company, Benton Harbor, M:ch. and conseqHently cOrllpar:Hive1y small ~\l1l(J',11lt:o are t',1rued out. Another re"SOll i., tllC high prices of the "'ooc\'; entering into the manufacture. The French cahilletrnaker is ,11l anist in hi::; lillc. :lll(l \vill produce beat1tifll1l~y \vrought work. Hown-"r, he h hampered by tr;liJitiol1 or delllalHl, which require' certain styles. Consupelltly he ",ill reprnduce, year alter 'year. tlle same styles whicb his forefather,; han- made 1'01' celltnric,;. I_Ollis XV. [.ouis XVT, Empire, Renai,;sauce, (lenr)' 1[, and a fe\l: others are the c;tyles in gcncr;l! dernarHI. The French lllal'IIJanllrer hac; new']' .:'ducated his. [ll\r-chasers into the Jill(' nt '\~o;']]f(ln'" ill Llrllitllre. ,)11(1 the demand (onsell1,cntly i" gCI'('r,Jlly Ie\r tlle "hence c1as~,ic styles. [<or some few ye'~l'_';::' past ill\lo\·ations hayc he.:,n nncle, and entail) style" communly called "Art l'{ou\'eau" 11:I\'c bec)) mndc and placcrl on sale. Some of these are bcau-liflll. others arc monstrosities, and althoug-h for a few yeafs there has been considerable ;idling- of this "An NOL1yeal1" there is again a tendency to retnrn to the old styles. One I,f the reaSOl1S for this is the lack of corniort in the lIse oi such fucniturc. Taking these facts l11to consideratioll, 1 think au e"cellent market can be worked up here for certain kinds of :-\merican furniture. This, however, would re(ll1ire intelligent dforts 011 the part of our manufacturers or exporters, as it would he neces_"ary to s!IO\\' the ad\'alHage.~ which American furniture offers. Salesmen 'Noulc1 have to be employed who would explain its merits to the trade, and displays of it \vould ha ItC 1O be made in sho.\' room.,:; in the larger centers. The cheaper grades of oak and ash fnrlliture of all kinds \vould probably be sold to a certain clas:'i of customcrs--bcdrool11 sets, chairs, armchairs, rockers, hall trees, ett. Tn dining-room furni-t'tlre nearly everything to be found here -is heavy, massive, and generally lacks rhe neatness and elegance of American dining-room fnrniwre, \vhile the prices are considerably higher. Tn dining-room fnr1litnre there ought to he a chance for !1S also. \Vh'lt I consider as particularly lacking here arc the comfortable armchairs and rocking-chairs found in nearly eyery Amcrican home, al1d ior these there is a good market bere, if all intelligent effort be made to introduce them. One nlay fl1ld a few hent-\,vood rockers of either Austrian or German m;lke in the local storcs, but they are far horn being-comfortable. Office furniture of American lll<"1ke is already sold ]-JC\"(' t(o a certain extent, but much more of this could be sold if it was to be fnull(l generally in the local furnit\lre "tore". (It'.i- :-;idc of Paris very little office fllrniture is found on sale . •--\ 1\ efforl \vas made by the \\Tiler to procure a f~w pieces of rattail furniture, sncb as arc comlllonly sold in the Uuite(] Strltes. b11t lint a single piece could be fouud in any of the S-HH('S. There are a fc\v cll<:ap chairs of rattan or \""il1O\v to he t<)ltlld u[ Pl1ropc<1n max-e, hut they arc of tile most COll1- m,m y;niety The dealers here hayc not the slig-lttest idea of the c011'.fort and elegance of some of nul' rattan fnTnitur(', "llid there being non;;: to be found in the stores there is no sale ~llld y".'ry little c1e~nalld for it. There is all exceptionally' good market [1('re ior sl1l:h furniture for use at the sUll1rner resi-llel'<:: es. dJateanx, and sea.side resorts. 1:\early everyone here, excepling the working classes, have some country or ~ca~idc residclJCe 'whcr(' sl1ch furniture would be appreciatc(l, ~,ild if placed on cxhibition larg-e qnamities could be sold in :,;allteS as well as in otber P;Hts of France. T spoke of this to a local dealer a few months ago and be seemed yery 11111C11 interested. TTe asked me for the IlallleS of ,;omc :\merical1 manufacturers in this line, whic:.h r g-ave him. He \-yrote three letters to different concerns. On],- one took the trotlblc to reply, amI the nature of the reply was s11ch that ntlsincss relations seemed in.1Vossible. :\lal1Y of the French merCh<111ts wOl'.lcl ask nothing \nore than a hir oppottllnity to try American furniture, anrl if properly 1:roachc:.rl 011 this sl'.biect an lnterestil1g business could be worked up. The followij;g arc :t fn\" of the leading furniture concerns in ::'\ante:o: Bot1\'et, :.;elle, ruc Affre: Rreauc1, A., rue Lahy-cttt.' 1; Drocbard, Placc Bretague 24: Brocharcl, Andre, Place Frctag\1c 20: Chahas, Cll., Canefoll!" Cas:;crie: Charpentier, L, Place Dr:;tangc: Deere freres. }-lallte Cqnde rue; [·'en-e. FranC(li~. POllte dc l'Arcbe s(;che 2; Frehel, A1pholJ:oe, P1"l'l' Bretag11c 6; Granacha\1d, Alfred, rile Pare 17; Gra-vodlc, Franc;:::, rue d'll Calvaire 34; Gl1illemartel, Tue IV[er-cnf'! lr 2; llenri-T,eg1as, 11asse Grande rlle 7: Josso, rue :'vler- ("(I\'\1r 3; Lac(j\lemcllt A,rnnllc1, n,e '!\'lerc()cnr; I,anoe, ,:\., rl\e [,',ni]ean 8: Leglas, ).'[aurice Frau~oi.'i, R'.lC de RriDrd 9; ;\Iarx, r"e l~l1 Calyaire 18: Parcllt, Place Bretagne 22; Roux heres, r:1l; clll Ca1yaire 20; Thomas, Charles, rue de Feltre :j: Vcr-hn'ggt'. I'll(' Boileau 9: \Volkowitz, rlle Boileau 12 DEPARTMENT STORES. To Be Inaugerated in Many Cities of Mexican Republic. The success of the department store having been fully demonstrated in the United States, is beginning to be felt in other countries where the experiment is being tried. At least one tremendously successful caravanserie has been reported from one of the leading capitals of South America, and now, at least, there is a possibility that l\Jexico may have, not one but a series of department stores throughout the entire repub.lic. In each city large and important enough to "varrant such outlay, a modern department store, such as may be found in the majority of American cities today, would, it is believed, pay on the im:cstment from its inception, because of the very novelty of the scheme to say nothing of the convenience, utility and advantages in prices, made possible to an by the concentrating of such varied comlllodities under one roof. Only systematic, well organized and broad-gallge enter-prises of this kind are ·worth "\vhi1ein Mexico today. From the prevailing style of smajl shops in vogue in that cOlllltry as in Europe, ior many years past, the "ticllda" or Mexican store, particularly in the capital city, has evolved into mag- 35 WELL PLACED MIRRORS. Are of Splendid Effect in Room Decoration if Properly Located. A we.11-pl:l.cedminor has the effect of a pool of water in a garden; it makes reflections, and a pleasant spot upon which the eyes may rest. In a dark corner a mirror is nearly equal to a window-provided it reflects a bright portion of the room, says Pictorial Reviev·l. Tn olden times the distinction between a mirror and a looking-glass was clearly defined. The glass was purely personal, and had no place oLltside of the bed chamber. The mirror belonged to the parlor or the dining room, and was chosen to accord with the woodwork of the room. The most beautiful of these articles was the mantel mirror, which is now reproduced in many modern homes, but in few houses does it hav<:. the old-time character. In the old days a pair of candlesticks and two tall India vases were frequently the only ornaments on the mantlepiece. 'Vhat housewife today has the courage to place only fOt'r things on her mantle-piece? In new hOllses the built-in m"antel-mirror is seldom used. \'Then it is empJoyerl, it is sunk in a plain band of wood like Thomas Madden, Son & Co., Indianapolis. nifice11t proportions, and beautiful goods artistically displayed, prevail ever:n·vhere, while the ;;settling" for these wares formes a harmony which the rather aesthetic ),1exic.an desires, and once intrOduced, will in futmc demand wherever he pur-chases_ Not only in the larger capitals wOllld American depart-ment stores be successful, but in the smaller and more remote towns, as well. There is hardly a section or district of the republic that is now free from American invasion, and while the American asstiredly can be counted on for his patronage from tbe first, there is no doubt that, even in far remo\'ed districts, ,vere the experiment tried, the Mexican customer would prove quite as insistent upon pllrchasing American goods, as long as quality, price and selection of articles are adapted to the needs aDd general financial condition of the people. Arrest of Robbers of Peoria Firms Effected. The Day Furniture & Carpet C01l1pan:yand the John Gate-ly company of Peoria, TlL have heen defrauded out of la,ge ~mms of mone)" hy a gang of robbers, who 8.1soextended their operations to the cOLlntry round about Peroria. A large quantity of fnrnitnre was bought from the above mentioned firms and shipped to Missouri nnder a false name. The goods have beell located and the arrest of three men who are Chestel- and \Vain Crow and A. D. Sh<-lpely has been effected Luce Furniture Company, Grand Rapids. the trim of the room. The few articles used should be chosen with care. A clock of plain design, if it is going, is a sensible thing to have. If it does not keep titp.e it is the most useless thing in the house, and should not be placed where it is a constant delusion. Place it on the mantlepiece and so near the glass that the back is not reAected. A pair of candlesticks and a pottery bowl of flowers;~something for matches., if there 1S a nre-place, or if the sticks hold candles-and nothing more is needed. The bowl ma~/ cost 50 cents or $IO.OO, the candlesticks may be of brass or of silver, inherited from a great grandmother, but the rule holds good. \Vith such an arrangement you cannot go astray. If the mantlepiece has no mirror do not add one. Decide what yon wish the mirror to reAect, and hang it a.ccordingly. The room may be deficient in sunshine; place the mirror where it will catch the reflected light. Or the room may have a charming vIew from one window; duplicate the view in the mirror. Last Year the Best. The Retting Furnitme Company have closed the and most sllcce~sft1l year's business in their history. show rooms will he opened January lirst, and the for the coming season will be larger and finer than seasons. :rviany new features will be shown, largest Their di?play in past 36 COOKING BOXES AS KITCHEN FURNITURE. Housekeeping Schools to Take Them Up. The Frankfurter Zeitt111g reports that, in COllnC~'1 ion with the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the German Cninu for Assisting the Poor, the \Vomen's lInion of Haden pT()\'ided for an exhibition of cooking boxes. Tn recent yC<l1":-: mudl attentiOll has been given by mallufacturers to thi.~ lJt'\\" and llseful article of kitchen fmuiturc. Instead of bcil1~ made en-tirely of wood, cork and hard paper are now also heing used. :\'loreover, felt and fcathers are laking the place of "wood wool" for upholstering the boxes, and the ('()ver:-:- of the enameled pots arc made more air-tight than fonncrly )Jll-rnerotls manufacturers have produced mOTe or 'Ies., re;nark-able "self-cookers," and inventors arc still <It work. On the occasion mentioned above a Karlsn!he lady exhibited an unusually large box, equaling <l range ill its completeness and containing pots of c\'cry imagillaLle size and variety. Furthermore, thc Baden \\':ornel1'~ Union (Frauen-Verein) has published a cookbook explaining fully the use of the box and giving" a large number of tempting receipts. Of course the food is thoroughly heated by means of fire before the pots are transferred to the cooking box, ·where they continue to siml11er for hours. The lHocess is particularly good for those kin(ls of foods \vhich require 510\,,,' development, such as .soups, boiled meats. legumes. vegetables of the cabbage family, rice and some sons of ptlddings. From the catalogue of the Nelson·Matter Furniture Complllly, r.rar;d Ra,pids. The value of the cooking hox to the poor is scH-cyi(1t'nt, and a skillful workman can ycry ea;;;ily adapt fill' Ill(' p'.~rpo~e any good box, lining: it with "wood wool," or any g:OO([ tlUlI conductor of heaL and carefully fitting in Ol"(lir,;<~'Y poto;. ln Norway the cooking box is a.lready \'cry c:\:tcllsively used, but in Germany it has been fOllnd much more difficlllt to interest working women in this ne\\' iriel1d. r.or many years the Grnlld Duchess of 'Raden has heen doing her utmost to induce people of nJJ classes to exprrinH'I",t with a \'cr:r simple sort of cooking box, and on her jOllrncys she \1sual1y takes one with her for the pllrp,)s(' of practically demonstrating its llsdnlness by distril)11'il'f~ warm food Tn spitc, however, of this propaganda. ",hidl is heing made throughout the cOl'ntry hy Jlhilan(hr()fli~t~, the rbult ,al111ot yet be said to be Yl'ry encouraging, for whate\'er is ne,\' and simple is sttre to be opposcd by prejudice. l\lost women, especially tbose who arc nnedllcated, do not comprehend the natural law of bad heat couductors, regarding it as lInllatural and incredible that the ~ame feathers and thick woolen materials \\'hich imprison the heat of onr bodies in 'Yinter and rhus keep us warm arc likewise capable of preventing the escape of heat stored up in food by previous exposure to fire. No one is more cOllservative than a cook. Accordingly, in order to ob\·iute prejuclice by familariz-ing the rising- generation with the advantages to be gained in this way, many German women's cillbs arc no\v providing cooking boxes for use in their housekeeping schools. New Ideas in Home Decorations. Tn Hoor coverings the gllady Horal design \vith Cupid decoration, thc immense floral medallion effects, which at one time appeared in sotTle of the hllest WC<lves, have given place to more stlbdlled and morc artistic colorings and designs, Turkish patterns, if one wants something striking and fnll of color, arC' favored. \vhile in many of the other floor coverings the softer, lighter tones prevail in decidedly con-ventional design. Popular taste is beginning to recognize the beanty of soft and harmonious coloring-s as distinguished from the showy effects \\'hich erstwhile held almost l111dis- 1Jllted s""ay, It is rehrkabJc to note tbe improvement in taste which has resulted from the widespread '\1iscLlssions as to art in the home." Onc d()(:s not mean to assert that all such discussions have been fruitflll in the right \'\'ay. CnfOrlUll<ltely an Immense amount of misinformation has been disseminated the the bev.rildered readers have been led into many wild vag-aries in the line of interior decoratioll hy the deluding ;;will-o'-the-wisp" guides, One wTiter fcelillgly and earnestly states in her talk to yOt1Ilg house-keepers that ';the careful lnistress of a house will see that the mattress on her hed is turned once a week." Picture it, think of it, the state of a mattress turned and aired once a week The home decorative fad was exploited some years ago h:y a series of ridiculous instructions as to the manner in which ,harming- lamps made of old pieces of st()\'e pipe and ~et with h'\veled effects might be cvolved by following the instructions laid own in articles descriptive of home work. One was told how to fashion an exquisite lounge from alrl barrels covered \vith brocade and fitted with mahog"any feet. Tt is always necessary to 11se ju([gmcnt and discrimination in these matters. It is not surprising that many fail to see l11e nice distinction between the fashions which are just the right things in the right place and the modes which border Oil the eccentric. Art does cot mean an y·thing and every-thillg novel and bizarre. In the matter of bouse furnishings the artistic colorings are decidedly in evidence. The amount ()f violet, dull b111e and soft green. the i:~determinate shades \\·hidl blend and shift and chang-e with the changing- light, ,He eVl'rywhere on display. The patterns arc curious; one thinks instinctively of pre-Raphaelities, of Dame Gabriel Rc,sctti's "nlesse(l Damosd" and of all the quaint and cttriOU5 medieval effects of -Rower and leaf and arahesque. Carpets, draperies, w,dl papers and upholstcry Roods all show the ait Illny('ment in these extreme and l,eal1tiful colorings, bnt as yet the majority are not qnite ready to accept these decided illn()Tation~ 011 the old styles.--Cilicago Chronicle. Box Car Merchants. In the nonlnvestern sLues hox car merchants do a thri\·ing husiness. The merchant makes his appearance in a community nlld take!" orders for various kinds of goods sufficient tn fill a car, which he purchases of the jobbing hOl1ses. Later he cleliv('t"s the goods and makes a hnnd-some profit. ha\-·ill'·~· 1'0 taxes, store rent :ll1d other expt'llS(:S incidental to the ITlercCLlltile l)llsiness to pay. ·~MI9fIIG7}N ESTABLISHED 1880 PUBLISHED BY MICHIGAN ARTISAN CO. ON THE 10TH AND 25TH OF EACH MONTH OFFICE-2;-20 LYON ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ENTERED AS MATTER 0 .. THE SECOND CL.o.SS Good feHovy'ship is often a cloak for hypocrisy. Until they accomplish it, the big stick. Seeing an imitation teaches the market buyers how to appreciate a really good thing. The designer who spare no pains in the preparation of a line is considered a genius. 1tan wants but little when the mercury in the thennomc-ter of a furniture exposition to\,,711bUs below zero. By the excuses he does not have to make, the successful salesman is known. The man ""ho saves a part of his earnings lives ·without worry. Government is considering the advisability of issuing 98 cent bargain dollar bills. to encourage shopping by mail. That hired feeling is felt by the gates-men who have re-newed contracts with their employers for the coming year. Designers do a lot of boasting, but salesmen fill the order books. Until he retires from the road, the old salesman neyer knows hovi' hard life can he. A position is "accepted" when a man has succeeded in his efforts to fmd a job. These things a salesman should keep: A clean, civil tongue, an llntaillted breath. and a good appearance. To sell well dealers must buy \vel1. To buy well dealers must go to the furniture expositions. The market buyer is like the early bird that catches the worm. He has the pick of the best things offered. The only difference between a manufacturer and a travel-ling salesman is that the latter may get rich and the former die in an almshouse. It is surmised that the wonderful :vIr. Bmbank. of Cali-fornia, may cross varie.ties of ,"vood, and prodlKe a new species of timber that "vill not warp or check. History records the fact that George \Vashington never told a lie, but it should be remembered that George was a warrior and a statesman, and never a traveling salesman. Sa1esmen shol1ld remember there are moments when the buyer wishes to be alone. There may be moments, too, when he needs a loan. 37 Buyers of house furnishillg goods wil find the expositions as complete as ever in the past. Trading stamps are still used but not to the great extent they have been. "Vv c sell it ror less," is the motto 01: Stewart Brothers, of Columbus, Ohio. Would not "·we sell it for a profit," serve lheir purposes equally as well? The Sargent ),I[anufacturing company have prepared a very showy line of parlor desks, hall stands, chiffoniers, ward-robes and b8chelors' cabinets for the spring season of trade. Samples will be found on sale in Grand Rapids. Several enterprising manufacturers of Chicago, purpose sharing the expense of sending a man to Japan to teach the natives how to use furniture, in the expectancy that a market may be created for bedsteads, chairs, cellarettes, and other things "the J aps do not use. Traveling salesmen will spend the coming month at the expositions, Utying up" the best things in the lines they rep-resent ·with the market buyers. vVhen they go "on the road" in Fehruary they ''''ill, as usual, offer the stay-at-home buy-ers the odds and euds that may be left. The prediction published in these columns several weeks ago that the movement inaguaraled by the manufacturers of cheap furnitttre to withdraw from the exposition towns would fail, has been fUlftlled. One of the leaders in the movement was first to adandon it. "T'was ever thus," etc. \Vhell the buyers come to Grand Rapids in January they ,viII learn that retailing in the exposition buildings is no longer carried on. "Phil." Klingman has moved his retail stock fr0111 the big building to the annex which will be devoted to the retailing of furniture hereafter. Former tenants of the annex have t8.ken spaces in the big building. The Shepard block and the Pythian Temple will be used for wholesale purposes hereafter, while the Blodgett will be as it has ever been, used for wholesale purposes. Yon Sternberg's Historical Furniture. \Vhen he retLlTned to \Vashington recently Ambassador Van Sternberg brought a complete suite of drawing-room fnrnitllre that had adorned the rooms occupied by Napoleon in Leipsic. These treasures were bequeathed to the am-bassador by a relative whose grandfather had owned the place where the Corsican elected to abide. The furniture is ancient Flemish and in the tapestry are woven mythological designs. The frames bear a gold design. A desk at which Napoleon wrote vigorous messages is part of the legacy. A Paying Occupation. She was proudly telling her friends down on the East Side of her husband's fine new job and how much he was making. "And \'v·hat is he doing?" curiously asked one of the group. "He's boring wormholes ill antique furniture over here in Fourth avenue and he's got all he cando," was the re-sponse. Bachelors' Hall. The floors above the Mead Furniture cnmpany's store, in Rockford, 111.,will be furnished by Mr. Mead and used for a "bachelors' hall." There will be twenty suites of rooms, all elaborately fLtrnished, to harmonize with the woodwork, in weathered and :rvlission fl1rnitme. Mr. Mead has made a new depart me which other furniture men would do well to follow. 38 Competition In Trade. Pra.ctical Suggestions for the Retailer. Competition is primarily a searcher (jllt of 1'esonTees, and shows a man-if he studies the inside as \,vell as the Olltside of his business-how strong he is, which is another way of saying, how well he has his market in hall(1. Competition may be general, affectillg an entire business; Of special. affecting only a branch of a business. Genera! cOlllpetition applies to what is called a single produce bllsiness such as iron or beer, while a mixed product business is exemplified From the line of the Luce Furnitule Company, Grand Rapids. by dry goods, where the values of raw materials and of flllish goods may be widely variable. Competition has its origin and development in the s011nd-est of /)l1."ines:; principles; a larger market is \1'onh paying for. \',then you sacrillce a portiol! of your pront margin ill order to secure a certain customer, or a certain territory, all(l make the sacrifice 'with your eyes opcn, you are playing· a l;twflll Manufactured hy Posselius Brothers MlI.llufacturing: Compa11Y, Delloit. game. Rut to make it a sOllnd game, the pllrchasing' pov,:er thus securcd mllst be permalH'nt "lld m~ht pay a \\'flrking profit at the timc. For the 111an who hands on'r all of his profit Ior the market, i;;, walking il1to a hlind ,dley. no rnatrcr how grand and glorious his total sale,; may be. :\Ioney may win by mere bellk. Imt sl:ch yictori(·,; are few in 11u111ber alHl of short duration The cl1t-thro'lt CCllnpet;tnr the reckless. hlind-staggered, t~l1edllc,ted man. who dcorgallizes tt'l',e \·:t1ues by pt>ihing his false \veight;; into the public price lists, is nuking far rnOre trouble for himself than for others, pro- Yided that the "others" have brains--and patience. The problems of competitioll divide naturally into anti-thetical phases. \\"hcn and ho\',: to exert it; "\\'hen and how t'.1 meet it. Tn a single product bnsiness, competition ""cts its own date and pace with merciless, clarity. "\-\ie mllst sell goods Or shut down the plant." It is better to trim the marglll clown to the quick and keep going, than to shut down. and let fixed charges show an actual loss. A mixed product business is different. Competition is rarely exerted or felt all along the line. One class of g'oods may ~he cansing competition. a second meeting it, \'lhi}C the remainder stands level. and supplies the sinews of war. \Vhen there is a particular class of purchasers, or a terri-tor: r of large purchasing power, wJ]ich is desirable, a reduc-tion of prices may be good policy, afLer the salesmen and the advertising rnen have failed Again, if fixed charges run hig·h. it is better. as already mentioned, to rUIl at 10\-';' profits or none tban to shtlt down and feel a loss. Competition may be lore ed, and to some degree met, by Manufactured by Century Furniture Cornp~ll1Y,Grano Rapids. the rai:-.ing of (juality, instead of through the actual cl1tting of prices. The results of tbis policy, hC)l,.vever disappoillting at rirsL will ce sound in the conclusion, T heard a manufac-turer of valves say': "\Ve never attempt to meet competition: wc force competitio!l to meet us-if we can." Of C01JfS(' the cheap goods salesman call say tbe same. lint T am not praising the selltence :;(1 much as the position. It's hard to attack a man who is beyond the range of your guns. \~/hen you have ·won the vantage ground of high quality, spare no expense to maintain it. The money cannot be better invested, and any neglect of your standard is both an active and poten-tial. loss. Scaling of prices is common property, hut quality is a business asset whose value sho111d never he jugg"ied with: it is better to abandon it altogether. Competition may be expected withotlt making a change in quality or price, simply by extending the salesmen's lines of attack or by advertising. In these cases retaliation of some sort may be reasonably expected. Reore putting forward any competitive forces it lS important to he informed of the methods and resources of the enemy. \Ve should study not only our necessities but his opportunities. Careful reading of the trade journals and scanning the market prices, will reveal the conditions that are general and to some degree local. For other information-- the traveling salesmen, the purchasing agent <lnd the adver-tising sections of trade publications. l\leeting competition demands again accurate and com-prehensive information of your o\vn business health and that of your opponents. The -first question, and by long odds the most important is-shall the competition be met? For I wish to emphasize the point that to accept eve~y competi-tive gauntlet that may he thrOvYrI into the Tace, 1S business hysteria, \\/hen your friend the enemy, puts a ntW pTice OD the market which thrcatel1S to affect your sales, try to fmu 39 who knows what be is doing, and deliberately sacrifices his prol-i.ts on one tine of goods, that he may find a larger market for a remaindcr. He reduces his policy to a formula, Class A of his business, nets 10 per cent. and forms one-sixth of his sales. He forfeits the 10 per cent. and sells Class A at cost, with the intention of expanding his general sales until the total is, say, one-third greater than before. The results more than offset the loss on the si"th, and at any rate his name and trademark cover a larger area, This sort of competition may have good or serious results. As a per-manent policy it may be held as bad, but as a sharp aggres-sive dash it has sOme reason behind it. \Vben competitive retaliation has demoralized the market the remedy is usually foul1din a "pooL" The pool is an agreement between manufacturers, or jobbers, or both, to maintain specified minimum prices. A pool is designated to regulate competition within rational lines, and to put the cut-throat ma111J£acturer at a disadvantage. These aims are good ones and the effect of a pool is generally good. It is true that these agreements have their abuses like any other form of organization, but too much form is generally a better evil than entiw. '3bse,n~e.of form, A form of competition that is irritating is the -cutting of prices by a member of the pool: treachery to the agreement. At present there seems to be no good remedy. Enormous fines are written in the contract-one seldom hears of their being imposed. The writer ,vould suggest that the penalties Atllle Hatheway's Bed, Stratford"oll.Avon, England. out whether thc new figure represellts a true vall:e to him. If it does, you must meet it. or shift your position, 01· lose ground. I[ the nc,,\, price is all a false basis, you may both lose, but his loss is the worse; let him lose it. There is a maxim in the game of these, which is perti-nent: "A weak attack may be ignored, but a really strong one cannot be." \Vhcn price cutting comes from the ignorant mClnufac-turer, who is frightened by variations in sales volumes, and has no records of his losses-ignore his c0111petition. He is like the yellow dog that barks fro111behind a fcnce; annoying of course, but he must simply be endured. There is itl\'ar-iahly a ·weak spot in the ',,",cakman's attack, which is revealed to a little scrutiny. Some of the business he secures yOU can probably afford to lose. Very different from this. is the strong attack of a man be changed to temporary abstinence from all sales of the article or substance which was sold at the unfair price. Evi-dence would be no easier to secure, but the experience of a single conviction would he far more impressive than a fine. A pool, to be effective, must concentrate enough capital to give attacking power. A manufacturer who prefers to remain outside the circle of formal agreement will often abide by the pool prices merely to avoid the appearance of direct antagonism. 1\ sudden change in prices may be due to radical changes in 111al1ufacturing methods, as when a lead-ing manufacturer discovers a new source of power, a cheaper raw material, invents a new machine, or the like, This is the strongest form of attack if such a term be applicable, for it is final, and action of some sort is impera-tive. You must meet the new conditions of manufacture, if you intelHI to meet the price. Should the change in eqllip- 40 ment demanc] 11lorc capital lhan YOll can c\J'l,rol. a])alHlcl11 the fjeld. for in tryin,Q" to hold YOllr market on a kniie edge oi profit, yOll are playillg it lost g-;lmc. One of the nllest Lest" or judgment i" to ];:IH1\\- \\"heu yOLl are beaten before it )J ap]I(, 1).";'. Lool, at the U:O.--j ;J1Jd jJJ(!em-nities you save. The injunction that wcwlc\ seem to ('on'r the lllost gr'-H1l1d Manufactured by Valentine-Sea\'er (:ompanr, Chicago, Ill. is-do not compete for mere vOln1l1C of sales, Profih, of ('.Ollrse, depend 11P011 volume as \yell :Lei rate. and the an10111lL af goods sold can n<;\"er he oFcr!ookcd, but when the rilte of profit declines as the salcs iucrcase. 8 little study is needed along tbe lines of penile investment of capitaL It's ,j poor boat that is all engine and no rudder III order to truly COlllpete in a mixed business, a man "hOllkl knO\y the rate of protit on each class of goods. The perccntage of gain on tbe year';; business 5gntcd ill bulk ic; 110 indication of the real resources or defects. \\Then we kn(i\\' which lines of manufactures or of sale:" arc strong. :111:1 which :Ire weak, we :11'1.' ill a po,:;ition to organize for hetter results. Dellnite information rllllst precede defillite policy. COlllpetition that in"i,-' !In:'s tll<:' violation of any broad busi- "('ss principle must ultimately prove to he UllSOllllCLhowever im·iting the immediate returns may seem. And this rule works both \VdyS. A.l1 attack all prices that lIaS 110t business principle. no clear policy. hehind it, shonld be ignored entirely if \\·ea],;. allc1 :l\"oided as cheaply as possible, if strong. It may draw bluod, llllt La meet it as an equal would be 11carsighted. Udell \VOIb. Indianapolis, Ind. And one last \Yord. \Vhcn you really knovv your resources of price and qllality, and have the market conditions in band, don't let the bl1yer-larg"e or small-bull doze you into a non-llw5table margin by telling you what other sellers ean do. The question for you to decide is your own limit. If other men can sell the same quality at a lower price than is reason-able to yOll, the field is theirs, and your wisest course is to abandon it. Tlvice in his career, ha:-; tbe writer been placed so as to see the cards of the pmchasing agent, and has studied at close range the 'workings of the game. He has seen sellers cleverly mi"lcd regarding the "oiher man's" prices; he has seell the order given to the highest bidder; he has often seell single bidders frightened by mere bluff into reducing a reasonable price. He has also seen \",hat he lW"i,'Cr failed to admire-men who klle~ ....exactly where they stood, and who, when urged to retreat past the proGt line, refused lo be driven from their intrenchments. Lost the sale ( ,"Veil, not al" .·.a.ys, but tllat isn't the point. \\'hich is hettel', to lose the sale, or to gain Ihe saic, and then lose? A car loaded with furniture for the new Federal building in Salt Lake City has been lost in transit from Chicago. There arc no bills of lading and that adds to the difficulty. If the \\' abash system of tracking freight cars by telegraph were universally adopted, it \vould be round of great benefit both for the shippers of goods a11(1the railroa(l:; also. EVANSVILLE Evansville, Ind" Dec. 25th, 1905. EvansvilJe, the hustling, bustling furntbJre city of the South, true to its reptltation, is veritably a beehive of in-dustry these days. Reports from all manufacturers go to show that every plant is <:Toweledto the hrlm with business, and that there will be no cessation at least before the opening of the New Year, 1906. \Vith a ne\'l/ line of goods for the n~xt year, and the big ft1sh which is on to get their goods, it is doubtful if this city has ever had a more active period in the history of the fLuniture business. A meeting of the Hardwood l1a1nlfact\.\i.'"ers'Association of the United States, was held in this city, Dec. 6th, at 1:3° p. m. Headquarters were established at the St. George Ho-tel, and from 50 to 75 memh(',rs of the association. \vere in attendance. Among all of the fllrniture factories of Evansville, there is none which has a greater demand made upon itf, output at tbis writing", tbal1 the Karges r"urniture com-pany. The Karges line is one of the most popular in the Manufactured by Thomas Madden, Son & Co. Indianapolis. furniture field to-day, and the. plant tS having its capacity taxed to hustle out the goods. The Globe Furniture company will make a notable addi-tion to their big line of sideboards, buffets, chamher suites and odd beds, dming the coming year. The ne\-", depart-ment will be a strong line of hall trees. The Globe is hav-ing a big trade from all sections-the Soutll being espec~al1y noticeable in the demand. The Bockstege Furniture company manufacturers of the "Superior" line of extension, parlor and Ehrary tables, is an-other one of the notable examples among the factories of this city, which is having a big rush of orders. All sections of the country are equally urgent in their demands for the Bockstege goods, although rVlanager Jourdan states that the South woke up a little late on aceOllnt of the yellow fever epidemic. The Bochtege company \.",ill also make a note- 41 worthy addition to their line, the new department being a line of dressing tables in quartered oak. The Evansville 1.fetal Bed company are ahead of last year in the volume of business done, says Treasurer Wm. A. Koch, and plans are being- made by him to not only add a new departrnent immediately of cribs, but also a number of new departments are to be added in the nea.T future. The line of the Evansville J\.fetal Bed company will be strengthen-ed throughout, maki.ng the goods of a higher class than ever before. The plant of this company is one of the larg-est and most substantial of its kind, being 400 x lOa, con-crete floors find steel trusses having been put in in the erection of this excellent plant. The Rosse Furnitnre company, one of the sturdy and younger industrial plants of Evansville, is setting a pace in the fnrnitme business that would do high credit to a veteran. Trade is pouring in for the Bosse from all over the East, thevVest and the South. This company is managed by Ed- \"iard Ploeger, Secretary and Treasurer, and a very sub-stantial line of wRrdrobes. safes, and kitchen cabinets is being ltlannfactltred. The famous line of Eli folding beds, manufactured by Eli D. 1\'Tiller& company, are having a big demand in all sec-tions of the United States. "Business is very good," said IVlanag-er ::vriller. An exhibit of the Eli folding beds will be shown the coming January season in Chicago, at the Century Furniture Company. Grand Rapids. l\hnufacturers' Exhibition Building, 13I9 rvIichigan Avenue, on the 6th floor, and l\dr. Miller will, himself, take personal chaI"ge of tlle dispby. This means that this line with all of its strong qualities and features. will be set forth in most advantageous terms, and that a goodly number of orders will be the reslllt. The Evansville Furniture company is another one of the big plants here that is taxed to the utmost to get out the goods for the tnde which is coming with a rush from the East and the \Vest, as "well as the South. Vice President Gus. A, Nonweiler, says the company are putting out a new department in chiffoniers made in oak Sixteen patterns 42 \"\'111 he ShOWll. The company \\-i!1 11a\-e all ('"hibit d\l1"il1!2: the January scaS'-'l1 at 1,119 ~\IiclJigal1 :\n:1111(:, .\hllL:fac-wTers · Exhibition Huilding. l\tanager R. A. Reitz, of The Standard Chair company. reports his company afC having good trade at the prc;;cllt time, the demand heitl;?: geucral ior tbe Standard goods. The \leta1 FurnitllTc company, capital stock $25,000 is one of the latest fnrniturc industries organized in this city, and work i5 nO\V being rllshed Ol) a big f::lctory that is being pllt up on the Belt Line. The size of the bunTy is 11".1 be 100 x 2iO; 60 feet being two stories ill height. ;lIHI the balance, onc story. The plant is to be completed by the :"i;'st of February, 'Oh, and a medium grade oi metal beds, chairs, center stands and cb.ycnports, ..v..ill he mal1l1factllred. Tt is intended to ..y.ork this line l1p into the better grades. eventu-ally. The erectioE of this plant hegan the middle of 1<1"t October. The ()ft-~cers of the company arc "s follows: Presi(lent, ja('oh Cadden; Vice Presidel1t, \Villiam Frank; Secretary-Treasurer ~t1l(1 General ?-Janager. Joseph LLnthol-ome; Sl1perintenclent, John Ym11lg. The Specialty Furniture cllrnpany report trade very g'()I)(L and ail exhibit of their line will be shown at St. J .Iluii'i ill Jall118ry, ScheJosky & company, m<lnl1Tactnrers of extensi011, kitchen and restaurant tab1cs, "''''!lo werc dela)'ecl for al;n;.'l a mOllth ill wood, cane alld co1ibJer .~eats. ?danager E. K, Smith al-so states they are having heavy runs on their fancy and six dollar rockers. T!le Indiana Fllrniture company, manufacturers of cllamber snite:', \'.-ar(lrobes, exb:::nsion tables, canopy suites, kitchen ;.;aies. etc., are ha\-ing: an excellent tradc---principally in the r::outll- -Hates Prcsident A/cuke. The company gets out a I1nv line (Ii winners in J\'Iarcb. ThE: Evansville Rook Cace & Table company expected to bave their new ~dditi0n completed hy January 1st. Thcsize (If the addition is nfty by ninety and the old plant the same, ;.;,) that the entire plant will he one hundred by oue hundred eight)·. Supl. H. ~\r.Hall says the line will be comprised of alj(lllt eight suites oi dining roOI11 fmniture in golden oak al1d wcathered oak. and early English, silver gray a.nd imita-tion rnahogan:y; also aboLlt twenty patterns of dining tables in all the popular nni:shes. The Eyansville Desk company are planning· the erection of all audition to their plant next spring. :\Janager \V. M. Ellci'i states the size of the ne\\, addition ..v..ill be 50 x 112, tbe same size as that of the present plant. The company is having a large g-eneral trade, the bulk of the !lusincs,s coming from th~ East and South. The :Fellwock Roll & Panel company, ma11l1factllrers of '"Rei; ;1;~~"n,~iIL:P \relleered RolL,;; and Plural Ply Panels fot' Drawing Room Eatoll Hail (re~idellce Duke of \V~stmifjster,l Cht's!er, England on acconnt (If their $-1-,000 lire ('arly in Octubcr last. art now working alnn~ ag,lin qllite ::;ll100Lh~y. tbe patrl\lb fit of Schelosky & CIJl11p.'111Y. ;"Irc showing an admir;"lhl<.: de-gree of patience in allowing- ,helli t(l gCl lIeH thei1- g·'P,r!c' llcot- \ovithstaudillg- this delay. \1r. Anhnr Kid~p;nrick, head ()f the Grand Rapids School of Furniture Dc"ig·nillg:. 3-1-2-.::;--1-3HnLlscmall hlclI:k, (~ratld Rapids, i\Jjch .. 1-isitcclEI'<ln,q"ille XO\ 27th and 28th. :lnd as a resnlt, a nnl1lber ot the furniture \\-u1"kers (l{FV<llls\"ille enrolled themselves as pl\pils of thii'i sclloul "\11'. Kirk-patrick states that the metlwds of the Crewel R;1pids sc]lool of teaching furniture dC'signillg" by mail. arc wholl:y hy plates. explanalor:y in themselves, althollgh illSlructinlls afe scnt with crl:dt plate, making the course ;1 most complete and practical onc The lessons start witb the I-cry simplest kind or a piece of furniture th8t cOl',ld he j)nt on paper. and carries t1\!~ stlldellt ill a practical K:t}· tl1r<il1gh tilt' CUllJplctc course. giying- him more difliclllt drawings as 11(: a(lI·a11c('s. The E. L. Smith Cbair com0:1ny ,lrc ha ....ing an e:\.lr;\ilHli-nary demand inJfJ1 the triH:C (111 their 1i!1~' (if cl1ild\ rh'!ir...; all puq)():"c,:; ll::ln~ orders enough ahead at this writing to J,;cep them busy 111ltil Fehru<1.ry r, says Secrctrl:ry-TreaSllrer P. n Fe:l work. The Hohenstein & Hartllletz l'urnitl1re company, m;tnL1- iacturers 01 parlor tables ancl music cabinets is one of the busiest of thc yOl1l1ger industrial furniture plants of Evans-ville .. \lr Hohenstein, \\"11f'11 "ee11 said his factory is crowd-ed 1.)(,)'011<1 its limit '\vith onlers ahead enough at the timc (If tllis \'.·Titing to keep things bumming until after January 1St. The present capacity is inadequate to meet the growing denVl11ds of lhe company's tr(l(lc. :\lanag-er H_ J. Lit.chtenfeld of the Buehner Chair cornj)any say" his factnry is h,n";ng all the husiness it can look after. The huli(lay trade he reports as nnnsllally large. The lllontbs of October and :Non~ml>er have brought an excellc:nt trade to the 1-:\'an5vi11e l1rnshVVorks, states -.\1a11- ager T-]c:drnal1. Besides a large local t.rade, this company is deyclopillg- (rHlsiderablc husincss in the South. Secrdary-Treasl'rc:r JohnA. Seilz of the Evansville Fold-ing }',ul cnrJJp?Il)', ~:pellt two weeks on a deer hunting trip in Mississippi the latter part of l\7ovember. Conrad l-l aase is on{~of the oldest manufactmers of couch-es, lounges and mattresses in this section of the United States, and is having a hig s11ce of the trade in his par-ticular department of the furniture field. \Villiam p, Keeney, manufacturers agent\ returned recently to Evansville from an extended trip through the south. "I returned on the 25th and 'wound up my year, and so will stay at home until 1 go to the exposition in Grand Rapids and Chicago in J al1uary. The fall season has been exceptionally good, notwithstandi11g the yellow fever in the south, which, of course, did a lot of damage to trade. The trade since July 1st with me has been fine; about as good as. I ever had. The business was dull in New Orleans up to November 1st you mig-ht say, owing to qtl<uantines wh1('h did ten times more damage to the trade than the yellcn\' fever itself. But everybody has been busy there slnce thell. All PosseliUl> Brothers Mll.ll\\facturil1g Com])ally, Detroit. Juring the fever the real estate in that city was rapidly advancing and no city I know of has been 50 prosperous in that line of business. Fortunately, some furniture men were in that line of business and made 10rtunes." "The high price of cotton has been a blessing to the soutb, as the producer derived more benefit this year tha11 ever before from his crop. The crop in A..rkansas and north and east Texas and nortb Louisiana is very short--the worst in years, so that a whole lot will suffer same. I look for cotton to go still higher. I consider the prospect for next season good, and hope we may find it so. The 8dvance III prices is coming at the right time to begin the year with. Co~operative Englishmen. Nothing ever devised has been of such enormous benefit to the workillg people of England as co-operation in mer-chandising, according to Charles Edward Rnssel1. In cert,dn ways and tip to a certain limit it has transformed life. Often it has made jnst the d1fference behveen hope and despair. ~loreoYer. it has been of incalculable social as \vell as in-du;; trial significance. The store has heen evcry\'\;here a meet-ing place where the melnbers came together, discussed ways of improvement, learned something worth \vhile, and felt for the first time the democratotc inspiration. The great im-pulse of a cornman canse and a high aim has been a boon to minds and morals. It has inculcated thrift, it has tended to break clown a little the iron barriers of caste, it has pro-duced better homes, gre8ter comfort, amI h(lj}-pier lives. Trouble Over a Factory at St. johns. The circuit court judge bas stopped the payment by the city to the S1. Johns, OHich.) Table c<nnpany, for the real estate and buildings of the company which the city agreed to buy. The company has closed and partially dismantled its factory and moved to Cadillac. The townspeople had in-vested ~25,ooo in the bnsiness in 1892 and never received any-thing ill return. The plant has been offered for sale or rent by the city. 43 Yeager's Line of Novelties. The Yeager Fl1rniture company of Allentown, Pa., will be in the markets in ]anl1ary with a new and varied line of upholstered novelties. They have retained only the best of their old patterns and added a great many new, such as Sheraton, Hepplewhite, Ch-ippendale and Colonial styles. There is also a strong edition to the medium priced goods in Mission style and a new feature is the line of upholstered rockers in oak, imitation and solid mahogany. Every pattern is of different design alld prices range from medium to the better grade. The line will he hereafter permanently shown in New York City at their warerooms Nos. 333 to 341 Fotlrth avenue, second floor, corner 25th street, with Charles E. Zerfass in charge. J n Chicago the exhibit will be on the seventh 1~oor Manufacturers' Exhibition building. These two exhibits together wilt comprise twelve hundred and fifty patterns. The following salesmen will represent the company during the next year: E. P. Seipel, H. '\"ertheimer Jr .. and Chas. E. Zerfass in the east. ]. Swart Lee in the middle west, and George ¥l. Corley ill the south and coast. Messrs. Wertheimer and Seipel will be in Chicago until the 15th of January, after which their entire time will be devoted to the New York vvarerooms. \V. H. Yeager and J, E. Teall will be at Chicago, }Jr. Teall remail1ing throughout the entire period of the exposition and Mr. Yeager dividing hjs time between New York and Chicago. Berry Will Sell the Century and B. L. Marble Lines. L. D. Berry for twenty-three years Eastern representative of the _.VI ichigan Chair company \vill hereafter be the Eastern representative for the B. L. Marble Chair company. He will cover the l\Jetropolitan district and the principle towns of ).J'"ewEngland and south from New York as far as Wi".sh-ington. 1-Ir. Derry is also representative for the Century FurnIture company of GratHl Rapids in Eastern territory. August DiTks has pmchased the furniture. stock of r Ostermann & Son in Arlington, Minn. The name will be the Arl-ington Ftlrniture company. A new furniture store is that of M. Poet & Sons, located in Altoona, Fa. The se11ior member of the firm, Michael Poct, has been a cabinet maker for thirty years. ADVERTISING HINTS FOR RETAIL BUSINESS MEN. William D. Mcjunkin Shows the Wisdom and Profit of Keeping Oneself in the Public Eye, Have yOu a ~olllp('tit()r? Advertise. Have you no COlll-petitor? Advertise. There is not a particle of difference, so hr as the neces-sity for advertising is concerned, between the merchant \vho is alone in his little town and the merchant who has one or more rivals. You may say: "f'ill the only merchant here. The folks all kno'\'\' mc. ThcY'1d;~ Ilowhere eJ"c to go." That last point is a fallacy-you n18Y or may 110t know it. If there is not a larger town near b.y \dlCre tho:'}' may he lured by the ag-grcssi\'e advertising- of some storekccper, therc is always your ri\"al--th(' big store of the large cit. How are you going to even things up with the big st.ores, their ternpting offers ant! low prices? Greatest Mercantilec Establishment In the World ,....,.---~,,"M--:,:w~nr~!"~ S.-,f\]ple Advertisement of Mail Order house. Only by pulling yourself together, getting OlJt of the 01d futs-and advertising. Advertising is selling goods-more good~. dun't lorj:!;ct that. Advertising will send those lazy stocks on the move. Advertise ·vigorowily, and :you'l! soon fint! that you must renew your stocks oftener and better. You are not there to snpply a demand merely, you are there to cr('ate a demand. You have 01lly to make the folks around ahoLit \\'3.nt a thing badly enough, and you \vill sell it to them, nen::r fear. "nut 1. have ;.\(I\·('rtised," you say, "and it doesn't do a bit of good--might as well have kept the 1l10ney'" Nonsense, there was never a hit (If real advertising that did not do good. But miJl(l yon, it must be rcal advertising. Probably you took a tlycr or twO in your local paper v..·.ith a doleful announcement that "John Jones carries a cornplcte line of dry goods, groceries, hardware, etc., etc." Heavens. man! the folks all know that already, and they \yondcr \\'hy 011 earth you spend good mOney telling them so. Kind of friendly deal with the editor, they suppose, and let it gu at that. Thri.t is not advertising-you may as well get rid of that notioll first as last. \dvertising is snrnetbilJg more liyc than t.hat. lust imagine yomsclf saying solemnl:y to [vIrs, Schneider. when she dnJjJs into your store: "::'Ifrs. Schneider, T carry a com-plete line of dr:y goods, groceries, bardv.'are, etc., etc." Can't you see .\[r5, Schneider smilin[4"? You 1l1,ly take jt for gr<1nted that ouly a live man can adn'rtise, and tllat every live man can advertise s(\ccess[ully. TIut you I1111St be on the outlook for opportunities for real advntising-, for the mcans of stirril1g Ull the neighbor-hood with hargains. You'll he astonished at the increased appetite for merch-andise ..v.hich the women will develop \,..h. en :yotl g:et into the way of making them v...a.nt tbing;:;. And the only way to make them want tbing:s is to show them a real good thing desperatel:y cheap. If yon' ...e. a lot or goods on your shelves that threaten to !'etlle do\vn there for life, get llP a bargain sale. ::'Ifake the .1rJnOllllccment of the sale in your local paper, or sC'nd it Ollt on hand bills, jf that way seems better to )fOll. Some <!(h-crtising men migbt advise yOIl to lJ]ay up the OnYour Heating Stove or Range Out on We,;t Washington !;treet i" the Store out or the High Rent D\stnct, where pftce and quaJily predominalt'. Von'! take our wore lor thl", bUI before making any purchase make It a poin' to take ~ trig ullough the Hlgh .Rent stare" fir", Make note" and carel III ob5en,JJhdIL". <trI'Q. 'hen comt to Ul>. You know we wa"uld not takt this stand i( '" e were not posnivdy ';:<t:rtain0,1 our 25 pet cenl. saved price. IS THIS CONVINCING? IT IS. IF YOU TRY. Another Sample. sak as a special purchase which yot! can afford to sell them at a ridiculously low price, etc. Don't do it. Be on the square with the folks and :rotl'll reap the bendit of it by and by. Of course, ,you don't neeu to say that the goods are 1l10111ding'on yom shelves or anything like that. You don't need to enlarge on your desire to get rid of them. JUSt get down to the root of the matter-here's a lot of ginghams that have first-rate '-lualities which yOll invite the goocl ladie:; of the neighborhood to enjoy at 2 cent~, less a :yard than they ever botlght them in their lives. YO\1'l1 lose by it? >J"onsel1sc, yOLl can't lose if yOll sell the ginghams quickly and win the good ,,,ill and confJdence of the ]:J.die:; by giving them ar'l astonishing bargain. That good \vill, that cnniidencc, is as g"ood as silver dollars in yot;[ bl1sinc::;.'"i. nc on the lookollt for goods to advertise. Take the interests of your customers as your OWl1. Don't be afraid that if yOll sell them g-oads cheap there won't he demand enollgh for the goods in which there is more profit for you, The farmers can afford to buy a-plenty and of the best. \Vhat ,you have to do is to keep your eyes peeled ior the 1hings that t.hey'll like if they're only hronght. hefore th\:':n. \-Vhat you have to do is to make them want them, and that is what advertising is for. But you may say: "1 don't know how to advertise in that way." \iVell, any man \\'ho has the intelligence to nm a store ha1:' the intelligence to write advertising of the right kind. Stick by the goods-never mind the grammar. Get the goodness of the goods 1nto your ad. and the lowness of price, and leave out all kinds of flourishes. And if you're not sati!-ified with your effort the editor will help yon out, or the schoolmaster or schoolma'am-only don't let them put down pretty phrases for you instead of business. You'll soon le~1T11the trick yourself if yOll watch how the big stores in the city advertise. Of course yOll can leave out the "frillings" and stick to plain facts. You'U notice that when these arc disconnted the ad_ just comes to this: "Here is an article which you want, an article which you'll be happier to possess, and it's ridiculously cheap. Under ordinary circumstances you would do vv-ithout this particular article, But at this price you can't do with-out it." Human nature is the same in the country as it is in the town. Stripping off certain conve'1tionalities, you reach the heart oi the woman who drives to YOLlr store with her eggs and butter for exchange jm;t in the same way that the 45 broidered frames in the drawing-rooms ~crve at once as ornaments and as protection against chill air drafts, which have a way of cH'.eping through space across the desirable places for the reading chair. Embroidered screens are not dear. When sprays of autumn-tinted Jap maples, and hanging branches of purple wistaria, or glimpses of landscape decorate a screen much depends on the workmanship, and if the material is silk, satin or cotton the price varies all thc way from $5 to $500. The black Jap and Chinese screens of black c.otton, with gold thread embroidery, in which storks and lotus play an important part, are dnrable and pretty, ranging from $4 ior a four-foot-high three-leaved screen to $5 for a five-foot one, and advancing by degrees. The bamboo frames are light and the convenient articles may be carried into the bedroom to shield a sleeper, or the screen may conceal a washstand or disturb a sleeper, or the screen may conceal a washstand or catch-all corner or a rest couch. The shops are selling good screens of weathered oak or dull green or crown frames, with some applied decoration, fQr $5 each. Other screens are covered with tapestry woven after the Gobelin pattern~ and faded colorings, or perhaps in brighter, happier tones in \Vattean colors and wreaths of roses and flowers. Nelson-Matter Furniture Company, Grand Rapids. city merchant reaches the woman who is driven to his store in -an antomobile. Bargains---that's the keynote of store advertising. Give the folks bargains; and give them real ones. Advertising will then pay YOl!o SCREENS ARE IN STYLE. Ware From Old Japan May Have Aided in Finding Sphere of U sefvlness. Screens are on the tiptop of fashion. T t may be a wave from old Jap~lll has bronght them to their proper sphere of usefulness. The 11igh-grade department stores arc showing processions of screens from the pretty boudoir shield to the emin(1)tly practical burlap!:> and artistically embroidered Japanese. \.Vhen Ollce a screen is taken into the it is difficult afterward to paTt \vith it. household intimacy The high art em- Silkoline and dainty rosebud dimities are prettiest for bedroom screel1s. "Vhen the shirred material loses freshness it may be washed and put in Illac.e again. A screen on which the covering is gay with roses is a decided ornament to a room and adds so much to the atmosphere of daintiness. Lawns and swisses and cnrtain fabrics in white wash materials with lln-ings of bhle and pink or violet cambrics are really more serviceable than they look. Advances in Prices Announced. Dealers are receiving notices from manufacturers tInt prices will be advanced Jan. I, from 10 to 20 per cent when new price list catalogues will be issued. "Flowered" Oak. The Eval1sville (Ind.) Furniture company will exhibit thei" famol1s "Flovl-'ered \Vhite Oak Goods," in the Manufacturer!s Exhihition Building, Chicago, during the mouth of Jannary. 46 Ten Years a Manufacturer. David E. Uhl. the proprietor of tlle Grand H.apids F2lIlCY Furniture Company, at the close of teu year.s' after his initia-tion into the bllsiness. illld" himself ill pos,;cssion of a large modern, well equipped ractory. and a large iinnl}' csrahli,:;llcd bl1siness. ::\1r. Uhl was a lJ(Jvice in the furniture trade ill lhe year- 1895, and rightly commencing in a small ,vay he mastcrct! the details of malll1factnre, ouyillg and selling, and the :~l1CCl.'SS achieved is due to his intelligence, his energy and his appli-cation to business. His Ene cOI1"i~ts of parlor desks, book-cases, writing tahles and music cabil1cts, and is shown ill the Rlodgett building, Grand Rapids. Will Show in the Pythian Temple. The Cahillet }fakers Company. of Gnuld Rapids. J):Jn: leased a large part of the second tloor, (somh hall) of t1lf" Pythian Temple. Grand Rapids, and will "hmr wore than twice as man:y pieces of fancy furniture as in Jnl)' last. Tho.: line is a fine one, eonsisling- as it docs, of p;.trlor and Iibrar:>" tables, music cabinets. book cases, sideboards. bllffets, china closets, serving tables and dining extenSIOn tables. Tbis cornpany uses choicest sclected woods. and ranks high in the maHer of design. \YOrbIlanship and finish. The doon or their show room wilt te opened ]alltwry 1. The stock of fnl'nilLire of the Koepp-:\Iueller f'nrllilure company in )'filwal\kce W;IS damaged to the exknt of $3.000 by a fire December T;.th. The 10ss is covered by insurance. Quaintness. \\'as attractivel.y interllli"l'i[ with hoth simple and formal effect;; ill the stately little parlor which an Englishwoman ftlrl1i.~hed l'or her drawing r00111. Her furniture was covered \\itll a pale pink and grei..'l1 brocade, and the rOO[11 paneled ill :t g-n'ell watered or moire paper bordered 0111 \"ith a nar-ru\\, Ilowcr bordering. The rug was one of the \"/iltons which came \vlthol\t pattern or border and which are so \\,O\·CI1 that they reqllirc only to be bonght in the required Icllglhs. having already tbe \vidths to make them adaptahle to any room, This also was selected ill a sort green which hlellcled \vitb the ftlrniture. The curtains were of the simple kind which fitted \vith the English habit of tlsing the dra\' .. -ing room windows as reading places and sl111ggcries Spencer & Barnes Company, Benton Harbor. for lhe doing of prelty afternoon needlework. They wcre of creamy Uluslin ,vitlt ribbon knot designs, the bowknots being woven in the green color. and \,,7cre simply made up with frills not unlike our idea of a bedroom curtain. The wbile marble mantel W8" disposed of by covering the &helf in pink moirc of the same shade as lhat in the brocade, the ends of the scarf bting pointed and allowed to hang down about half \Va:r and heing finished with a narrow pink fringe. The grate was kept open and in the perfect ready-to-light order known as being "laid.·" and even when fireless it drcw d bright tOllell to itself, A Gloomy Shade. Tntting stamps are of lnallY colors, but lhey have the saine general effect. They ma:y be yellow, purple or helio-trope. but they end by giving the merchant a particularl:y )1;loorny shade of bll1c.-Fx. The \VallbloolU Fl\rnitl1re company of St. Paul have been sued for $7,000 daJl1<1gc.~by George Smith, who was in-jured by a fall down the elevator shaft. 47 THROUGH determined efforts ro icrce prices downward, we are proving our fiddlty to tbe common people. With . unparalleled offenn~ lilte these I.ere mentiono:d, backed by the most li~I'treciil plan In existence, It is no wonder ~ are getting the borne furnishing business of Sprin~eJd. Every pun:hase' here now means a saving that you cannot lutord (rJ o.o::rlook. Weare Making Homes for Detroit's Salaried Men and therefore a great benefit to all mankind ThQusands of beautihil, comfortable and well furni~ll~r1l10rljeS exist in this cit.)'> s01ely because of tIle modern installment credit system which \Vei\ & Co. ha'-e extended to the people at large. If t~e wage earners were obliged to pay (fish wl1<1tkillrl of 3ample !/Pe/ail .lfdveTtisemen/s 48 The Bedroom of F ranceis I, Mu."" de Cluny. Paris. This bOOroom WM occupied by Qyeen Victoria 01England on the occasion of her visit to lile Grand Trianon in 1840. The llpholstery and draperiee life of rose "alin brocade. ALL WOODS ATLAS FURNITURE COMPANY JAMESTOWN, N. Y. DRESSERS .CHIFFONIERS Grand Rapids Exposition BLODGETT BUILDING, FOURTH FLOOR H, L. CHAMBERLAIN =~~====== EMIL JOHNSON 50 THE ROYAL MANTLE AND THE ROYAL MANTEL There's a Difference The royal mantle falls to the lot ot but few; but The Royal Mantel is broad enough to carry the benefits of its splendid productions to a multitude. Evidence? See the line Fourth Floor MANUFACTURERS' EXHIBITION BUILDING 1319 Michigan Avenue In January CtUNA CLOSETS BUFFETS COMBINATION AND LIBRARY CASES LADIES' DESKS P. G. Lundquist in charge Royal Mantel and Furniture Roch.ford, Illinois Company BISSELL:S BRANCHES: 15 Warren St" NEW YOlt,K LONDON I S Pearl St., TORONTO PARIS Is the unl~' carpet sweeper on the market sold at fixed retail prices, and the value of tru5 policy to the dealer in making his profits both good and secure, is well understood b)' the trade generally. One large retailer said to a certain manufacturer recently: "If YO\l will agree to maintain a fixed aelling price, I will buy a carload, but I will not put a ten cent piece in yom goods if later 1 may have to sell them without profit, to meet competition. " Here is a strong endorsement of om price maintenance policy, and is predse:y what we have advocated for over twenty years. A fixed retail price is all that guar-antees to the dealer profit in the sale ofa commudity. Please remember the Bissell is the ONLY sweeper sold under a carefully devised and rigidly enforctd price mainte-nance policy Bissell Sweepers are sold at the following fixed retail Prices . "Gr ..nd Rapids" iJapan).... •, .. (Nickle] .. "Gold Medal" "Supet'ior" "Prize" "Welcome" "Boudotr" .. "Premier"· . "lde ..1". "American Queen" "EUte" "Parlor Queen". ··Superb . "Gt'and" ::Clu~:' , Hall .. .$250 300 300 300 300 300 3 SO . 300 325 350 375 400 500 4 SO 600 750 In the extreme western and southern states our fixed retail prices are fifty cents higher than those given above. Write for our special Christmas offer, the most liberal we have ever made, Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Largest sweeper makers in the world. Established 1876.) We Show in Our Own Building the Year Round McAnsh, Dwyer & Co. Weare Showing a Bunch of DRESSERS, SIDEBOARDS, and TABLES LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FoR A KING AND PRICE ISN'T HIGH. That Need no Argument to Sell. 1300 and 1302 Michigan Ave" Chicago A CATALOGUE OF YOURS FOR THE ASKING The Estey Standard line Large and complete and can't be beat Drop a postal card to ESTEY MANUFACTURING CO. owosso, MICH. "Rotary Style" for Dr<ltl Caninlls, Embossed MouldinjJ, Parte/s, Etc. Our Oak and Mahogany DINING EXTENSION TABLES Are Best Made, Best Finished, Best Vall!e!l. All Made from Thoroughl~' Seasoned Stock No. 435 Dining Table Top 54.%54, Made in Quartered Oak and Mahogany. Full Pol-ished. Nickel Casters LENTZ TABLE CO. NASHVILLE. MICHIGAN EmbOssino and DrOD Garvino MaGhln6S Machines for a II purposes, and at prices wi I h i n the reach of all. EveryMachine has our guar-antee against breakage for one year UNION EMBOSSING MACHINE CO, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. "Lateral Style" for Larue Capacify Heavr CarvinG's and Deell Embossings We have the Machine you want at a satisfactory price v.,rrite for descriptive drculars. THE FAMOUS VICTOR ALWAYS AT THE TOP c.~ .. Our Full Line on Exhibition on Second Floor of the Furniture Manufacturers' Exhibition Building, 1319 Michigan Avenue. Chicago. In Charge of F. A. KUNEY, ], O. KEMP, and H. ]. ARMSTRONG, The Posselius Bros. Furniture Mfg. Company DETROIT. MICHIGAN THE NEW SOUTHERN Corner Michigan Boulevard and 13th Street Chicago Headquarters for Furniture Men Rates, $1.00 to $2.50 per day ANEW high-cla", fire proof European plan hotel at moderate price,. Remodeled and newly fur- 1&31llnished throughout at a co,t of $100,000.00 Best accomodation in Chicago for the money. Two hundred room" 100 with private bath; re,taurant and cafe in connection. Fumiture buyer' should engage rooms m advance for the exhibition 'easons. Address ALEX DRY-BURGH, President and Manager. Almost Directly Opposite The Big Furniture Exhibition Buildings A FEW OF.OUR MANY DO NOT FAIL TO SEE THIS POPULAR LINE OF GOODS AT THE January Show in GRAND RAPIDS ONLY FUf"niture Exhibition Building Ottawa and Pearl Streets 2nd Floor, South Half to the Front F. E. STEVENS IN CHARGE DESIGNS Office Chairs. Bedroom Chairs and Rockers in Oak. Mahogany and Maple LUCE-REDMOND CHAIR CO., Big Rapids, Mich. Fancy Rockers. Desk and Dretiser Chairs. Parlor Suites and Dining Chairs in Oak. Mahogany and Maple Notice We have changed our location. During the Jan-uary show in Grand Rapids you will find us in ne rurniturefx~iMion6uil~in~ OTTAWA and PEARL STS. Second Floor. south h.lf to the front. Do not fail to look us up, as we will be there with a Complete Line, including many new designs. KARGES WARDROBES ARE GOOD WARDROBES Prices right WRITE FOR CATALOGUE nAnOf~ fURnlTURf ( O. EVANSVILLE INDIANA cLaisE SIDEBOARPS Are Ihe BEST ON THE GLOBE for the money In wnting mention Michigan Artisan ,r GET OUR CATALOG. Mention Michigan Artisan when writing Furniture Company E~anihille. Indiana BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO. EVANSVILLE, IND. NO. 10. DRESSINGl TABLE. TOP 2Ox40. FRENCH PLATE 22x2S, SELECT QUARTERED OAK, RUBBED AND POLISHED. Makers 01 the "SUPERIOR" Extension, Parlor and Library Tables NEW CATALOGUE JUST ISSUED-GET ONE 1858 1905 E. Q. SMIT" C"AIR ===COMPANY=== MANUFACTURERS OF WOOD, DOUBLE CANE, CANE, COBBLER TUfTED LEAT"ER AND VENEER SEAT C"AIRS AND ROCKERS No.145 Reception Rocker Veneered Rolled Seat Quartered Oak Finisbed Golden Office and Warerooms, Cor, Third and Division Sts. Factory and Supply Mill, Foot of Oak St. ------IEVAN5VILLE,IND.------ MAKE MONEY MR· DEALER BY SELLING THE Dossr KITCHEN CABINETS CUPBOARDS SAfES and WARDROBES Best Goods lowest Prices BOSSE FURNITURE CO., Evansville, Ind. The "ELI" fOLDING BEDS PARROEfITBREWAINDNE"DRS No Stock complete without the Eli. Beds in Mani.d and Upright ELI 0 MILLER & Co E..... lII•• I.dl ••• • • V.'rite for Cllts and prkes hansYille FurnRure CO., Evansville. Ind. Manuradurers of the "Celebrated flowered White Oak Goods." BEDROOM SUITES CHIFFONIERS ~ ODD DRESSERS~ "d WASH sTANDS "The line with the Finish" Something Entirely New Goods shown in January ex-hibit at Chica-go. Ill., at Ka. 1319 Michigan Ave., 2n floor ann also at our factory sa I es-rooll1 <It Evans-ville, Ind. New Catalogue ,just issued. lrI The Sargent Manufacturing Co., MUSnEGON. Mich. Bachelors' Cabinets, Ladles Desks. Extra Large Chiffoniers. Ja.rdiniere Stands. Hall Rackli. Book Cases and Magazine Stands. Also Manufacturers and exporters of Rolling Chairs. chairs adapted to all kinds of invalidism, both for home and street use. L" S I \ Furniture Exhibition Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. me on .. e al (1319 Michigan Ave .•Chicago, Ill. 5 Complete Lines of Refrigerators at RIGHT PRICES Opalite Lined Enameled Lined Charcoal Filled and Zinc Lined Zinc Lined with Removable Ice Tank Galvanized Iron Lined Slationary Ice Tank Send for new CATALOGUE and let us name you pl"lce Challenge Refrigerator Co. GRAND HAVEN, MICH., U. S. A. Thos. Madden, Son & Co. INDIANAPOLIS. INDIANA UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE Be,t In America Parlor Suites Our New Line of Davenport Beds are the very best that can be made Styles and Prices to suit everybody In Two, Three and Five Pieces made in Stationary and Loose Cushions One of our Big Sellers Our new line ready about January 10th and will be shown only at our Show Rooms 35 to 39 North Capital Ave., Indianapolis,Ind. Write for Catalogue. Koenig So Gamer Furniture Co. MANUFACTURERS OF VICTORIA, COMBINA nON, UPRIG"T and MANTfL folding Beds Odd Dressers, Princess Dressers, Napoleon Beds in Quartered Oak, Mahogany and Bird's Eye Maple. Our full line shown on 3d floor, 1319 Michigan Ave. Office and Warehuuse 266 to 272 N: Green St., Chicago, III. Factory No. 22 to 48 Pratt Street THE FORD & JOHNSON CO. CHAIR MAKERS Wish to announce to the trade that in addition to the complete line of Chairs to be shown by them in January, there will be a line of medium and fine grade Dining Room Suites. To this line we wish to call particnlar attention, as we believe it has the (;haracter, merit, style, good taste, and individuality desired by the trade. The Chair Line, always strong, has many new and pleasing additions, especially in Dining, Bed Room,Reception, and Rocking Chairs. In Fiber Rush and Malacca there will be a number of very desirable new ideas, which will merit your inspection. Look for our next announcement in this space and see some of these trade winners. Genera] Office INDIANA AVENUE and SIXTEENTH STREET CHICAGO, ILL. Salesrooms: BOSTON. MASS. NEW YORK, N. Y. CHICAGO, ILL. FRANKFORT, KY. ATLANTA. GA. CINCINNATI. O. , . . "'~·r,".IJ1>.''''''''''''''''' ------Tm: ------ YEAGER fURNITURE CO. ALLENTOWN, PA. Upholstered Parlor furniture and Novelties A Large New Line of Upholstered Rockers and Wood Seats "We Make Our Own Frame/' EXHIBITS NEW YORK Manufacturers' Exbihition Bldg. I Jl9 Michigan Ave. 7th Floor 333 to 14T Fourth Ave" Corner 25th St. 2-d Floor A Great Line of Bedroom Furniture MADE IN THE EAST SOLID CONSTRUCTION. MODERN DESIGNS. UNEQUALLED FINISH. BURT BROS. Leading Manufacturer, in the E"t of 2000 S Ninth St Philadelphia Pa CHAMBER FURNITURE . 0' l • WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Refrigerators YUKon EGonomiG AND GhilKoot ZINC LINED AND WHITE ENAMELED There are excellent reasons why you ,:1 I should buy the above. The catalog tells you what they are. Send for one. The Michigan Barrel Co. 670 CANAL IT. GRAND ~APIDS. Mlcn. Cabinet Makers CO. MAKERS OF FINE FURNITURE Grand Rapids, Mich. EXHIBIT PYTHIAN TEMPLE No. 134. Remarkable Growth Due to QUALITY and VALUES " New Go-Carts and Children9s Carriages FOR THE SEASON OF 1906 Our new catalog will be ready about Jan-uary 1st. and will contain the finest line of Go-Carts and Children's Carriages it has ever been our pleasure to present to tbe trade. See our line at the Cbicago ex-hibition, 131 Michigan Ave. Write for catalog A. American Go-Cart Co. DETROIT, MICH. WHITE PRINTING CO. Printers for the Furniture Trade. Grand Rapids, Mich. Rockford Chair and Furniture Company Rockford, Illinois. Our Only Exhibit In the Blodgett Block Grand Rapids We will show during January, I906, a large numb~r!!f ne'iV and natty conceits in that "A Little Better 'Than Seems Nec-essary" Furniture. In the mean-time let us have your ordersfor your holiday needs. We have much that is admirably adapted to this purpose, and can make prompt shipments. Exhibits Chicago. 14.1 Michigan Avenue. (Fourth Floor) New York. Furniture Exchange. Fifth Floor. No. 33 Ma.kers of Library Suites. Library :Book C.~esl Music: Cabinet., Ladies' Parlor Desks. Medicine Cabinets THE UDELL WORKS INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA A MO(O)N-EY MAKING LINE Moon Desk Co. Muske.gon, Mieh. Buy Our Desks and Prosper On Sate Ground Floor Pythian Temple GRAND RAPIDS D. L. McLeod in charge. No. 814 Has raised panels all around and be-tween pedestals, wide pedestal drawers\ center drawer with flat keyed lock; double writing bed, heavy pilasters and roll top arms, drawers varnished inside, have mov-able partitions, deep drawer partitioned for books. Overhanging or bracket front, golden oak finished. rubbed and ·polished. Desk is supplied with 13 aU wood pigeon hole boxes, 4 letter file drawers with index, one card index drawer with follow block attachment, private compartment with flat keyed lock. This desk is also supplied with space for books at each end of the pigeon hole case. No. 2tO A No. 281 A WE manufacture the larg-est line of FOLDING CHAIRS in the United States, suitable 101"Bunday Schools, Halls, Steamers and 1.11Pu hUc Resorts. . . . . We also manufacture Brass Trimmed Iron Beds, Spring Beds, Cots and Cribs in a larg-e variety. . . . Send "fo-rCatalogue and Prices to Kauffman Mfg. CO. AS"LAIID. 0"10 NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA, Via GRAND TRUNK-LEHIGH VALLEY ROUTE. Two Fast Trains Daily ExcePt Sunday. Daily. Leave Cd Rapids 2:45 p. m. 7 :05 p. m. Ar Philadelphia 3:40 p. m. 7:25 p. m. Ar New york 4:30 p. m.. 8:40 p. m. Service unsurpassed. For further information apply at City Office, Morton House Block. C. A. JUSTIN, C. P. & T. A. 64 7IRrr I0'A~ • .-\-1 X;;; 3t .. • NINTH SEASON "The Chicago Exhibition" (THE BIG BUILDING) 1319Michigan Avenue, Chicago New Lines in ReadinessJanuary first, 1906 PARTIAL LIST OF"EXHIBITORS Atlme Chair Co., Reading, Mich. AmericRIl Go-cart Co., Detroit, l\1ich. Alnerlcan :a.retalware Co., Chicago, Ill. Atha Chair Co" State"ville, 1'. C. Banderob-CbllBe Co., Oshkm.h, "'is. Banta Ftirniture Co., Goshen, Inti. Bay View Ful.'niture Co., HGlland, l\11('h. Baxter, ItobcJ:'t E., ChimlJ::"tJ, Ill. Billow-Lupfer Co., ColumhuI', Ohio. Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co., Graull Rapids, :nnch. Blanchard-Hamilton Fnru. Co., Sbdbyvl1le, Ind. Buckeye Chah- Co., RaveDna, Ohio. Bockhardt :turnltnre Co., Dayton, Ohio. Cadillac Cabinet Co., Detroit, l\licb. Campbell. C. II. Furn, Co., Shelbyville, Ind. Campbell, Smith & Ritchie, Lebanon, Ind. Capital Rattan Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Cass, B. T., &; Co., Chicago, Ill. Cates CbaJr Co., Thomasvlllc, :S. C. Central Furnitul'c Co, Rockford, Ill. Central Mfg. Co., Chimlgo, ilL Chicago 'Wire Chair Co., Chicago, Ill. Cole, E. B., &; Co., Chicago, III. Conrey &; Birley Table Co., Shelbyville, Ind. Conrey &; Davis ~1fg. Coo, Shelbyville, Ind. Corunna. Furniture Co., Corunna, Mich. Coye Furnitu ..e Co., Stevens Point, "'is. Ca-amer Furniture Coo, Thomasville, :So C. Crandall-Long ]:·'urnitlll'e Co., Hanove .., PII.. Crons-KllIs & Co" Piqua,Ohio. Cush:man, H. T., l\llfg. Co., N. Bcnnington, "~to navis, HOl'wich It Steinman, Chicago, Ill. DIxie FtlrPiture Co., I..exington, N. C. Earl MetaJ. Hed Co., Pana, Ill. Eckhoft' Furniturc Cu., St. I>Olli!l,1'1[0. Elk J<urniture Co., I.exin"ton, N. C. Emmerich, Chll,!!., it Co., Chicago, Ill. Emptre Furniture Co., Jameliitown, N. Y. Empire Mouh:Ung '\,-orks, Chicago, Ill. Emrieh Furniture Coo, lodianapoli!l, Ind. Enterprise Bcd Co., Chicago, ILl. Evansville J<'urniture Co., EVlI.nliivilIe,Ind. ]'-all Creek l\'lfg. Coo. Mooresville, Ind. FeJlilke Bros., Chicago, Ill. Ferguson Bro!l. JUg. Co., Hoboken, :So J. jI'oster Bros. Mfg Co., Utica, :N, Y. Fremont Furniturc Cu., jI"remont, Ohio. Garvey (The) Co" ChicllgO, Ill. Gendron Wheel Co., Toledo, Ohio. Globe Chair Co., HHI!lboro, Ohio_ Go!lhen No\'clty &:Bl'\1>lhCo" Goshen, Ind. Grand Rapids Cabinet Co., Gd. Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapidlj Refrigerator Co., Grand Rap-ids, Mich. Green, Sol., Chicago, Ill. Greenpolnt l\:Jetallie Bcd Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. Gllnll Furniture Co., (;rand Rapids, J.ll,~h. Hatncr "Furniture Co., Chicll.~o, Ill. Haggard it )Iar('U880n (:0., Chicago, Ill. Uansen, Loui8, ('hieago, Ill. Hawe!! }'urnit.ure Co" (;oshen, Ind. lIero~- & '!\Iarrennt'r, Chicll.J.:"o, Ill. Herzog Art Furniture Co., Saginaw, 1'Ilich. HerzoK Table Co., Saginaw, :anch. lIirllhhel"J.:",::-.f. II., &:Soo, Baltimore, ]old, I10dell Furniture Co., Shelh.,.-ville, Ind. Hollatz Bros, Chicago, JlI. Homan, Andrew, Co., Ne,l' York, N. Y. Horn B..-os. l\Ifg. Co., ehicago, Ill. Hllbba,rd it Eldredge Co.. Rochester, N. Y. Hnls ..,.. 1\:_ ". Co., Columbll!l, Ohio. Humphrey Book Case Co., Detroit, Mich. Imperial Furniture Co., Stat>es,"iUe, N. C. Indillnuoolill Chair & Furn. Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Johnson, ,-\.. J. it Sons Furn. Co., Chicago, Ill. Kelly, J, A. &: Bro., Clinton, Iowa. Kelnnlh; Furniture Co" Green Bay, 'Vis. Ke-no!lha. Crib Cu., Kenollha, "'is. Kimball &: Chappell, Chicago, Ill. Kincaid l·urn. Co., Statesville, Y. C. Kindel, C. J., Beddlng Co., St. Louis, Mo. Koenig .& Gamel' Furn_ Co., Chicago, Ill. Lamb, Oeo. L., Nappanee, Ind. Lunday, JOEl.I" St, Louis, ~Io. l,anday Steel RaoJ:"e Co., st. Louis, 1\010. Lllnglliow-Fowler Co., nO(~hel'lter, S. Y. I.athl'op Co., Chicago, III. Leroi .Furniture Co., St. Louis, ~Io. 3.Ianist.ee l\'Ifg. Co., .lfuuistee, ~fic1l. ~[an,-el Furnitnl'C Co., Jamestown, N. Y. lUayhcw lIUg. Co., Milwaukee, '''Is, .UcHougall, G. P. & Sons, Indlanapolilii, Ind. ).Ic:s"own Mfg. Co., Columbia City, Ind. ).IechaniC!l Furniture Co., Rockford, Ill. "Icier & Pohlmann Furn. Co., St. Louis, :\10. )llller, Ell D., Co., Evansville, Jud. _UlIne, lV. S., Co., Cleveland, Tenn. MinnC-lIp-QJl/jFurn. CQ., M1nnMpolls, l'fwu. ="Iodern :Furniture Co., Cinclrmatl, Ohio. .'\lontgomery .lUrnlture Co., ),Ioutgomery, Pa. l\'lontgomer}." Table Co., .:\Iontgomery, Pa. Morgun .:\[fg_ Coo, ,Jamf'stown, :Y. Y. l\'[yrtle Furnit'llre Co., High Point, lS". C. Naperville J,,(Junge Co., :Saperville, III. )Iiemalln&: ... einhardtTableCo .• Chieago.lIl. Oberbcf'k Bros. ")lfg. Co., Grand Rapids, Wh. OJbJ'Jeh & Golbeck Co., Chicago, 111. Onken, Oscar, Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Palmer, A. E., Mfg. Cn., Adrian, ::u.i(~b. Palmer ")ltg. Co., Detroit, ~nch. Paul JUg. Co., Fort 'Va)'06, Ind. I'eck &: Hills ~urn, Co., Chicago, Ill. Penn Chair Co., Philll,delpbia, Pa_ Perkins (Hr) Sanitary kefrlgerator Co., battle Creek, l\Uch. Plimpton, F. T., it Co., Chicago, Ill. PosseJlus Br0Ol.Furn. Co., Detroit, Mich. Queen Chair Co., Thom:f\lilville, N. C. RfUldolph Furn. WorkOl, Randolph, N. Y. Rockford E'ranle &: .F"b:ture Co., Rockford, III. Rockford Standard Furn. Co., Rockford, IlL R()Ot :Furniture Co., Shelbyville, Ind. Royal Mautel and Forn. Coo, Rockford, Ill. Sa.rgent MfK. Co" Muskegon, Mich. Schadt & Mathewson, Detroit, Mich. Schulh &:Hirsch Co., Chicago, Ill. Sellers .& Sons Co., Elwood, Ind. Sextro, Mfg_ Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Sheannan Bros. Co., Jameliitown, N. Y. Shelbyville "'-ardrobe Co., Shelbyvllle, Ind. Shreve Chair Co" Union City, Pa. Sikes Consolidatt"d Ch~lr Co., Buffalo, N•. 1.'". Skandia :FurnIture Co., Rockford, Ill. Spiegel Furn. Co., Shelbyville, Ind. Standard Chair Co" Thomasville, N. C. Standard Chair Co., Union City, Pa.. Standard Metal Furn.. Co., Detroit, Miell. Statesville .f'urn. Co., StatesviJItl, N. C. Stickley It Brandt Chair Co., Blngha.mpton, N. Y. Stille it Uuhlme1er Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. StompOl-Burkhardt Co., Dayton, Ohio. Streit, C. F., Mfg. Co" Cincinnati, Ohio. Syracuse Screen Iii, Grine Co., Manchester, Ind. Thayer, H, N. Co., Erie, Pa. Thompson Chair Co., Tholll8s-,.'ille, N. C. Tidioute }i·urn. Mfr;. 00., Tidioute, Fa. 'ridioute Rocker Co., Tidioute, .l'a. Tlpp (The) Furn. Co., Tippecanoe City, O• Toledo Metal \Vheel Works, Toledo, Ohio. 'lurk, Jos. Furn. Co" Kankakee, Ill. Union City Chll.ir Co., {Jnion City, Pa. Wait J<"urniture Co., Port!lmouth, Ohio. lVarfleld Iii, \\lil!lon, Rus;h-,.·ille, Ind. lVa!lhington l\Ug. Co., n'ashington C. R,. O. 'Vest .I!lnd Furn. Co., Rockford, III. Widman, J. C_, &: Co., Detroit. Mich . 'Vif,momun Chair Co., Port Washington, wi&. Wisconsin Furn. it Mfg. Co., Neillsville, Wi8. "'-oll it Kraemcr Furn. Co., St_ LOuis, Mo. \Voh"erlne l\1fg. Co., Detroit, Mich_ Yeager (The) .furoitul"e Co., Allentown, PR. Zeeland Furnitul'e Co., Zeeland, Mich. Manufacturers' Exhibition Building Co. CHICAGO .~. I The High Reputation of the Alaska Refrigerator IS JUSTIFIED 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 matt catalogue and quote prices. The ALASKA REFRIGERATOR CO. New York Office, 3S Warren St. EXCLUSIVE REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURERS MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN MUSKEGON LETTER. The manufacturers of Muskegon will make a great exhi-bition ()f furniture at Grand Rapids in January. All lines have been strengthened and a better showing of Ollr leading industry \",ill be made than in the past. The lofuskegon Valley Fl1fnitllre company have added to their strong line of chamber furniture many beautiful patterns of ladies' writing desks, music cabinets and bed-room tables ;n solid mahogany and marquetry inlay. The Ivloon Desk company have completely changed their patterns and will sho\,,' a line of office desks complete in detai1. Kew features ill typewriter desks vvill be among the strong attractiollS of the line. The Graud Rapids Desk company will occupy their old qnarters in the Fllrnitl1fC Exhibition building, with "Ed" eald"well in charge. The Alaska Refrig'erator company are operating their grcat fac~()ry to its full capacity, haying booked many heavy contracts for goods. The company divided a handsome dividend recclltly. Ballowski & :V[assey opened a house furnishing store De-cember 18th ill l\e,vnygo, IvIich. Muskegon Valley Furniture CO. MUSKEGON, MICH, ---- Odd Dressers Chiffoniers Wardrobes Ladies' Toilets Dressing Tables Mahogany Inlaid Goods Will Not Believe It. "Selling belo-w cost" is a poor thing to do. It is also a poor adve.rtisernent for more reasons than one. First, a tua-jority of those who read it will not believe it. It does not look reasonable. Then, it mtlst be remembered that the purchaser is not so much interested in what something costs yOll as what it will cost him. He is not anxious to know huw and why and when yOll bonght it, but, if he wants it, he is very much interested in the selling price. It means less to him than it does to yon to know the difference be-tween its huying and selling price.-()regon Tradesman. No-Kum-Loose, J s the name of the trade mark adaptcd by the Grand Rapids Brass company for the TI)'wer Patent Fastener. Knobs and pulls put onto furniture with these little Tower Patent Fasteners will "No-Kum-Loose," ul1less the furniture is entirely destroyed. That means a saving of much trouble; a saving of drawer fronts from being scra.tched or marred; a saving of much valuable time and expense in correspond-ence; saves many a purchase from being returned to the stDre; and -in athlitinn to all these advantages they C03t the manufacturer absolutely nothing, and the dealer can well afford to demand them of the manufacturer. They cost no one a cent aside from the Grand Rapids Brass company~ who simply furnish them gratis to increase the sale of their goods, "No-KlI1l1-Loos.e" is a success. Demand the Tower Patent Fa.o;tencrs from every salesman ",;Ita shows you photos of case goods, and positively refuse to buy unless they are furtlished. Rattan Furnishings in Europe. Rattan furniture in Europe is very comfortable and has lines of color illtcrwoven in the cane seats and backs of chairs which make thcm very attractive to the eye. Red, blues and greells arc l1scd sparingly and make the furniture appear to lrluch better advantage. One finds halls, dining-rooms and even dral,,,ing-rool11s furnished wholly or in part with this artistic and graceful fllrniture, This statemerH ap-plies to hotels, l,vhether private houses are similarly fur-nished the writer can not say. .. 66 Pioneer Mfg. Co .. DETROIT. MieN Rem1Furniture Babu Garriages Go-Gartll Our goods will be shown with Palmer Mfg. Co. on the second Aoar of the Furniture Manufacturers' Exhibi~ tLon Building, 13 19 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO, - ILL. To the fact that ten millions 11[ dollars have- heen expended in Detroit during the past year in the erectiol1 of buildings, the retailers of furniture attribllte much of the great prosperity they enjoy. The growth of pupu]<t tion has been so rapid during the paq (\'1'0 years 'llld tile demand for fl,rniture has been so great that the retailers have bad to Pllt {or"th great efforts to fill the same. For several :ycars it seem-ed as if there were too mally furniture stores (upwards of fifty) in Detroit, but the res111ts of the past years proved there was room {or all. There was hut one failure', and that an important one. Creditors lost nothing, and the only com-ment excited by the failure l,vas that the bankr\1pt had lasted so long. A large part of the furllituce sold in Detroit is of the better grades, although tbe great laboring population of the city requires milch cheap work. President 1\-1. J. 1'1urphy, of the Murphy Chair comp<111y. is of the opinion that the next census will show the popl11atioll of the city to have in-creased to 400,000. Secretary Seeger, of the Posselins Brotbers Fllrn;tl1re Manufacturing company. reportcil trade as Ullllsu<t1ly active ROOK WOOD and a genera] line of fRNGY TRBLES Write for Cuts and Prices PALMER Manufacturing Co. 1015 to 1035 Palmer Ave. DETROIT, MICH. Will exhibir during January on second floor, Soulh FUfnitur~ E"hi-mlion Bldg., 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago. Ill. for this season of the year. "\"!Ile have received but a very few cancellations," remarked Mr. Seeger. "Many of our customers have written us to ship when we can, if we can not ::;hip now. \Ve shall exhibit practically a new line of one htlndred patterns of tables in the Manufacturers' Ex~ hibitioll bllilding, Chicago, during the month of January. It will contain, in addition to our specialty, the Victor, many st'lllc1ard patterns. In finishes we notice a growing interest ill fumed oak, but there is a steady demand for weathered. Gulden oak ,vill. it seems, ever retain its popularity. Solicitors {or business hnd a chjlly reception awaiting their presence if they do not hold certificates in the Detroit Board of (ol111nerce. No time or attention is given to so-licitors or salesmen l,\'ho have not paid the price of
- Date Created:
- 1905-12-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- 26:12