Weekly Artisan; 1910-01-01

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Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and // GRAND RAPlr: GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., JANUARY 1, 1~ NELSON-MATTER FURNITURE GRAND RAPIDS9 MICH. co.~ < ' .e.. ..... . ... :..: ::.:: :. : ....:.::... :.... . :.: .:...... :... ..:...•..-..:. .... ... . < I , , ............:.....:....:.:.."... .:...-.-....:.. :.. :.:. ...... l ----------_._-------- --_._~----_._-_._. --- II Great Improvements in Refrigerators for 191 0 I I II II ! i IIII II I II III II II SEE THE NEW LEONARD WATER COOLERS FOR REFRIGERATORS! SEE THE ENTIRE NEW LINE OF SATIN WALNUT REFRIGERATORS! SEE THE NEW COMBINATION-REFRIGERATOR AND KITCHEN CABINET! SEE THE NEW ROUND CORNERS ON THE "LEONARD GRAND RAPIDS!" SEE THE NEW WOVEN WIRE SHELVES IN OUR ENAMELED LINEl SEE THE NEW CHEAP LINE OF "NORTH POLE" REFRIGERATORSl SEE THE NEW ALL PORCELAIN REFRIGERATORS-INSIDE AND OUTSIDE! LET OTHERS FOLLOW-IF THEY CAN. WE LEAD SEE THE NEW HOME OF THE LEONARD CLEANABLE REFRIGERATORS. The largest and finest refrIgerator factory In the world It IS only 111such a factory that the best good" can be made for the least money, and ordel s promptly filled ThIs mammoth plant IS at ) our service for the askIng Send for our 1910 catalogue vVe make nearly everythIng that "e use The Porcela1l1 Enamel for L1l11l1gs-the T1l1necl \\ 11e Shelves-the Locks-the II111ges-the \\'ater Coolers-the ne\\ deslgn~ and fi111shes are all made In thIs wonderful factory Our assortment IS enormous, rangIng tram the, en cheapest to the finest And best of all we help) au e;ell the goode;' The' Leonard Cleanable" reputatIOn IS beh1l1d them Our magaLlne ad, el tle;l11g and our store sel11l1\?,plans \\ 111 bl1l1~ ,ou mal1\ customers ..::.::.:.:..... .. ••• c. •• • . . . ..: :-..:.:.. Satin Walnut, with Water Cooler. Kitchen Cabinet and Refrigerator. GRAND ~ . WEEKLY ARTISAN Our Specialties ~for 1910 will be as follows and we shall have an immense quantity of each from which to supply you. Drawer Bottoms and Glass Backs in Gum, Poplar and Basswood. Crossbanding and Backing in Poplar, Birch and Gum. Quartered and Plain Oak Veneer Sawed, Sliced and Rotary Cut. Irish Glue Imported and Always in Stock. We wish you a Happy and Properous New rear and while thanking you for the trade you have given us we solicit your further inquiries. Walter Clark Veneer CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 1 2 IV E E K L Y ART I SAN l WEEKLY ARTISAN 3 A RADICAL DEPARTURE FROM ALL ESTABLISHED IDEAS AND DESIGNS WILL BE SHOWN IN TUE NEW SPRING LINE -Of LAYCOCK BEDS THE T. B. LAYCOCK MFG, CO., INDIANAPOLIS, IND. -A NEW AND DISTINCT TYPE -Of METAL BEDS Every dealer should see this different line before placing Spring orders. Nothing ever shown like it before. New Designs. New Finishes. Exclusive Laycock Ideas. You will want this line. It will create a sensation in your town. MANY NEW DESIGNS IN BRASS BEDS FOR 1910. The Laycock Brass Beds have a reputation for Q!ality. We will show in January a hun-dred patterns 10 brass, from the most ornate and decorative to the more severe and classic models of Mis-sion and Colon-ial designs. LAYCOCK'S No. 545-Square Steel Tubing; 2 Inch Posts. finish. You can get these only of the T. B. Laycock Mfg. Co. You need them for Spring. you. This line not shown in any Market. THE LAYCOCK WOODFIN. ISH (Mahog-any and Golden Oak) is the only dependable wood finish. The only wood finish on Metal Beds that has stood the test. Laycock Beds in wood fin-ishes were the success of the Fall Season. Beautiful soft toned, dull Ma-hogany; also polished, flaky, quarter-sawed Golden Oak Our prices will surprise FURNITURE DEALERS invited to inspect our line at Factory. The T. B. Laycock Mfg. Catalog sent on request. Indianapolis, Indiana Co., WEEKLY ARTISAN -~---_._._-_._------------------ • _. ••• • - - ••• - • - - -1 • IIIIII II I I II III II II II .1III III III ,III I,III III I I Have you had anything from The Luce Furniture Co. lately? Bedroom and Dining Room equipment in profusion. Time---Now. Place---Grand Rapids. ~--_..._--_ ..- --------------------~-------------------------------------_.----- ••• •••• ._ ••• a __ a ••• ~--------------------------- MR. FURNITURE DEALER: New Line Madden's Excello Loose Mattress of Davenport Beds If you are interested in a GOOD LINE OF DAVENPORT BEDS I DON'T FAIL TO SEE OUR EXHIBITS I in Janual'Y at 1319 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO, 6th Floor, or 37 to 41 North Capitol Ave., INDIANAPOLIS, IND. I IIIII II IIIIII: Davenport Beds IIIIII New Line of Automatic with Make application for Catalogue No. 28. THOS. MADDEN, SON & CO., Indianapolis,Ind. I ...--------------------------------------------- ------------------------- ..- .. .----------.... -- .. .. .~ ---------------, 26 GRAND RAPJ~ PUBLIC LIBilA~Y ( 1l.f. I { 30th Year-No. 27 GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• JANUARY 1. 1910 Issued Weekly PREVENTION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS A Little Book That Should Be Kinds Studied by Employers of Factories. All The Fldehty and Casualty company of New York have sent out to theIr pohcy holders and others a pamphlet or book of nearly 200 pages that ought to be of mterest to all employers and espeCIally to the owners and managers of mllls and factones The book IS entitled "The PI eventron of In-dustna1 Accidents" and ItS purpose IS to furnIsh adv Ice and mformatron that may benefit both the pohcy-holders and the msurance company The mtroductron IS devoted to stailstlcs relatn e to industl ial aCCIdents and the loss that they Impose upon employers and employees The cau<;es of aCCIdents classIfied accordmg to German reports are gIven, from whIch It appears that 42 per cent are due to ordmary nsk and 58 per cent to lack of skill, carelessness, faulty factory equip-ments, etc, and are considered preventable The total num-ber of factory accidents in the United States IS estimated at 30,000 to 35,000 per annum, of which at lea<;t a thIrd al e con-sidered preventable The book IS chvlded into several chap-ters The first, devoted to "Care on the Part of Emp10yels and Employes," reads as follows "Not only the safety of workmen, but the maximum out-put of the plant, are promoted by makmg the phySIcal SUl-rounchngs of the workmen as comfortable as possIble Plenty of hght, good aIr, safety, and comfort pay m a financIal sense Statistics show that the greatest numbel of aCCIdents occur dUl mg the months of dnTIlmshmg hght Dn ty wmdo" <;and insuffiCIent artificial IlluminatIOn often make condItions much worse than they need be Great Improvement m 11lummation may be had by whltewashmg the walls of a dalk room at least once a year. ThIS a1<;0sa, es much on the cost of artlfical Illu 111matron Consldelatlons of economy often lead to the overclOwd-mg of machmery, that i<;, too many 111achmes are placed m a grven space The WIdth of the passageways between the machines is thus reduced to the point of danger Any undue CUItallment of space mterferes WIth the proper handlmg of the Ulach111es and adds to the risk and probablllty of aCCIdent, owmg to the operator bemg exposed to contact with gears, pulleys, belts, and other moving pal ts, for even where guards are provIded in fullest measure, it is ral ely possible to eh-minate absolutely all danger Space should not be held of more value than safety. Shppery floors constitute an element of danger, especIally in conJlll1ctIOn WIth unguarded mach111ery And even where and Employees in a Shppely floor IS not m plOAlmlty to an unguarded.machllle, It may cause a had fall, resultmg m senous llljuries ThIS IS hke1y to he the ca:oe where vvork111en are engaged in carrymg hea, y matenal JVlany aCCIdents, and, ery often those of a senous nature, are due to the u;norance of the workmen New hands are put to "olk on dangerous machme" WIthout proper prell1nin-ary tramlng or :ouffiClent m"tluctlOns, new hands should never-thele<; s wOlk WIth and under the mstructlOn of expenenced hands until there can be no questIOn of theIr competency All wOlkmen should be carefully mstructed, m language they can understand, the proper and safe way to do theIr work "EspeCial care should be cxcensed m the case of mlnol s employed as opel atn es on dangerous machmes. Some ma-cll1nes al e too dangerous e, er to allow a young person to operate them The monotonous nature of the vvork, so con-tlary to the natUla1 active plOpensliles of the young, wlll lead to a moment of thoughtles"ness m the operator, and that to a grave aCCIdent "The Importance of thIS fedture cannot be overestimated In Germany "out of 45,971 aCCIdents noted in the mdustna1 aCCIdent statistics for 1897, there were 9,363 caused by the 'ImproVIdence 01 mattentron of the workmen,' 533 cases by 'frivolous beha, lor,' 2,422 case<; by actmg m contladictlOn to mstluctlOns,' 861 ca"es on account of 'non-use of eXIsting de-vIces for protectIOn,' and 220 cases by 'unsuitable clothmg' " Probably m the case of Amencan workmen the consequences of lack of dlsclphne are an even mal e prolific source of accI-dents Under the condItions the employer is warranted in mak111g stnct ru1e<; £;0\ elnmg the employes in hIS plant In fact, It 1<;hl<; cIuty to cIa so Dv the mamtenance of dlsclphne, to whIch pU111tn e measures are added where necessary, many aCCIdents may be pIe, ented DIsobedIence of orders <;hould not be tolerated "Ragged sleeve ends, loose cravats, and coats or overalls not properly buttoned often catch on movmg parts of ma- Chmely and cause serious and fatal aCCIdents It IS a wise precautIOn In many classes of \\ ark to roll the sleeves of all garments up ahoye the elbows Female operatives with flow mg hair 01 loose blald<; are constantly in danger from moving he1ts and spmcIles and revolvmg shafts They should be re-qUIred to wear the haIr as close to the head as possible The \1orkmg dres,,; of females should be a<; cIosefitting and SImple 6 , WEEKLY ARTISAN .,..----------------_._.---- -------------------_._---_._-_ . III III II•• I II• ••• III III £-_---- The season for banquets is here. Get a stock of our Banquet Table Tops so as to be ready to supply the demand. ...... --..., Our Large New Line of DINING and OFFICE TABLES are the best on the American market when prices and quality are considered. STOW &. Df\VIS fUKNITUKf, GO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. c.ty Salesroom, 4th floor, Blodgett Bldg. as IS practicable rlO\v ll1g ;,lee\ es and l()n~ at)lon :o>tllngOl are especlall) to he a\ mdcd "Very often v\ 01 kl11en \\111 obJed. to thl nse of "dle~naJ(l~ provIded, c1almlll~ that the\ 111te1±cIl \\ ah (jnantlt\ oj ont-put and ;'0 cnt elm\ n theIr ealll1ng" 1hI', b lIh.eh to be th e case partlcularh "Ith plece-\\ork By the e:Aeru"e ut a lIttle lllge11tllty, howevel the guard may often be adapted to pel-form It;, function and) et not lllterfere wlth the speed ot the WOlk ::\0 guard shonld he condemnecl "lmpl y becanse the workmen at the ontset object to It" nse Rathel thlS "hould lead to furthel "tnd) of the mattel and l11ochfic,IUon ot t]H ~nald to '3111tthe londltlOns "Fatigue leads to cal eles"ne"", and lon~ honl" of lahOl wIthout I e;,t are re"ponslble fOl l11an\ acudlnt" (h lrlook1ll~ workmen should be avOIded \\ hel e\ el jlos"lble \ contJl1noth supply of pure aIr IS no doubt of gleater ImpOltancc trol11 the ..,tandpOlnt of mamtenance of health than It I" tl( 111 the "tand pomt of pI ev entJon of aCCldent, bnt the t\\ 0 dl e I elate c1 \Vhate\er lowers thc \ltalIh ot the \\Orkl11dll. deuea"e" hI', alertness and watchfnlness to a\ Old aCCldent T mjlllre all ga"es, vapor". dust, and "moke thcI efOl e all ml1case the chance" of aCClc1ent. Jl1 adchtloll to 1l11pelll11lg the health 01 workmen \\There\ el p(J-,"lble, lt I', ach I;,able to jll0hlblt ab:o>oluteh .... ----------------- _._._._._.-._._--_. __ .~.~.~._._._._._----------.-.-.-. -.-.-.~--' the dnnkll1g of 1I1toxlcant;, dunng workmg hours No man nnc1el the mf1uence of hquor, even shghtly so, should be per-l111ttcd to I ema1ll III the \\ 01 k", much less to wOlk Kor should d l11,1l1"hosc nel\e" have been rendcred unsteady by the hahltlldl use of alcohol or h) a recent c1ebauch be permitted to operate dangerou" machmery, or to carryon dangerous \\ 01 k He endanger;, not only hIS own hfe, but also the ltves of others \Vhether aCCldenb are frequent or unfrequent WIll de-pend 111no small measure npon the character of the super- \ 1"10n and management If those m pOSItIOns of authonty are lal etnl and plndent, thelr conduct \\111 be reflected 111the con-duct of the workmcn, who WIll tend to be careful and prudent also L ncon SCIOUS ImItatIOn I;' one of the strong est force" tha t mold men TmltatlOn grow" 111tOhabIt. Managers, super- 1lltcndents, foremen. and others 111 authonty then, should be person s of e'(pedence and gl\ en to exercls111g a high degree of ldl e m all that the) do The ntmost care ..,hould be taken 111"electll1~ them 'The educatIOn (·f the w01h.mgmen m proper and safe pI actICes \\ 111 be promoted h) the postmg of pnnted rules re- ~al c11ll~ the thmRs thn should a\ Old d01l1g, and the pre-lantlon,- thC\ shonld take to a\ Old aCCIdents In the case of e,,]wualh dangeJ(lll" machll1es, It IS ac1vbable to furmsh the ... j I I ----------------------------------- No. 70 RICHMOND CHAIR CO. RICHMOND INDIANA DOUBLE CANE LINE "SLIP SEATS" - the latest and best method of double seatIng. Catalogues to the Trade. -------. ------ . -_.. .. . .... ----1 IIII II I,I I I II II,I ,I IIII II I RICHMOND TABLET ARM CHAIR The Best Value and Greatest Service for the Money GENUINE LEATHER SEAr ----- .. . ... WEEKLY ARTISAN ____ 4 _ ---------------------_._--.-..~.., In GRAND RAPIDS Only, January, 1910. OLD SPACE, Furniture Exhibition Bldg., Fourth Floor. The UDELL Line Library Bookcases, Medicine Cabinets, Ladies' Desks, Commodes, Sheet Music Cabinets, Folding Tables, Piano Player Roll Cabinets. A Lme whIch IS well worth gomg to see A Lme that you should have a complete catalog of [he fact that you have not our catalog can onlybe rectIfied by wntmg for your copy to day THE UDELL WORKS INDIANAPOLIS, IND. -~~_-.-------- operatn e,; ,\ Ith 'SpeCIal rule" and instructIOns relatIve Ito theIr opel atlOn It I" al"o pal tIcularly ImpOl tant to warn workmen of dan£;el" not apparent e.. cept to expenencecl and mtellIgent men, and to "how them how such dangers may be aVOIded "Regula! and frequent Il1spect!ons by cOlppetent men should be made of all the way", works, machmery, and ap-plIances, :'0 that defects and unsafe condItions may be dl:'- covered promptly and remedIed "The furthel care and precautlOns reqw"Ite to be taken for the pre, entIOn of aCCIdent::, are set fOl th m the "ub"e-quent chapter~, along WIth the descllptlOn of the proper de-sIgn and constructIOn of \ allOUS applIance:, used m mdustnal works, of the safety de\ Ices regarded by u" as sUItable and effiCIent, and of the use of 'Such de,lces , "othmg of COlll.,e h a complete 'Substitute for aIel tnes" and watchfulness m operatmg dangerons machmery, ne\ er-theless there are numerous safetv de,Ices that are effiCIent aIds m the ple\ ent10n of aCCIdent,; The expen,;e of man} of these de,Ice" I" but tllfImg m compan"on WIth the secunt} they affOl d And e\ en \\ hel e the e"pen se IS consIderable, the} WIll as a Iule be found to pay £01 themseh e:, m the long rnn " the FldelIt} and Ca"ualt} company, 103 Cedal street, ~ew YOlk YVJ1lIam Ro\\ e IS a new furl1lture dealer at Montfort, \\ IS. "l he safety de\ Ices treated of al e grouped under the folloy\ m£; head" ~team TIOllers, Jngme." Flcctncal \ppaI-atn s, Ele\ aim s, 1 he 1,actOl} and \\ oocl- \\ orkm£; Machmel y and each I:, gl\ en tledtment at lenlSth. WIth l1lImerOlb lllus tratIOn'S CopIes of the hook may be obtamed b} addressing Made by the Mamstee Manufacturmg Co. Mamstee, MICh. ~, I •I• •,• •I I• •I IIIII ..'_._._._._------_.---- --_.~---,-~-- The Proof of the Chair is the Use of It There are higher priced Chaus on the market, but NONE BETTER. Our full lme on exhibitIOn on the hrst Boor Nor t h H a IfF urniture ExhibitIOn BUlldmg In charge of H J. RINGOLD. E B. SPENCER, P. M. ELLISS. and COL. J. N. MURRAY. KEIL and ANWAY COMPANY ---------- ......----- --------- - . - 7 I III ..... III I IlIII ,IlI II II I I I, II I,• • 8 WEEKLY ARTISAN ROYAL MANTEL CO, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS CHICAGO --.-~ I II " • ••• •• • •• - -- • -----~ -yo .~. __ • __ • __ •• _.-_. _._. --_ •• --._-----._. I This Cut Represents I I Keil-Anway CO. No. 115 I I I I II ,I I I II I• I I I : I ! I • ! I I! I, I , I • I I I I I, I• I I II ,I I , I , I ! I I ' I I A better Cushion Chair is not to be found 10 any exhibit. II I Our full line will be seen during the January season on the first floor, north half, furniture Exhibition BUilding,in charge of H. J. 'I,' Ringold, E. B. Spencer, P. M. Ellis, and Col. J. N. Murray. I To miss seeing this line is to miss the opportunity to put money in your bank. I I '-.... - .... - ..- ~ .. .. _. ..._ .. -_ .... ~_.. Show Line \ at 6th Floor 1319 Michigan Avenue "----- NEW YORK New York Furniture Exchange I •••• ••• • •••• - ••• - ..---- .--...& THE "EFF & EFF" LINE ============ 0 F - ---=------=-----=----=---= --= -- ---=-= China Closets and Buffets, Parlor Cabinets, Music Cabinets, Hall Seats, Hall Trees, Hat Racks, Shaving Stands, Framed Mirrors, Dressing Tables and Chairs (With Patent Adjustable fixtures) =========WILL BE SHOWN AT GRAND RAPIDS Furniture Exhibition Building CHICAGO Furn. Exchange, Wabash Ave. and 14th St. Specialties in all kinds of Mirrors, unexcelled in style and finish. Any shape Mirror can be had, or chair to match any table in our line. Either high or low base chair. ROCKFORD FRAME & FIXTURE CO. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS , WEEKLY ARTISAN 9 NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE Holiday Trade Was Good and Business in All Lines Is Steadily Improving. New York ,Dec 29 -The hohday tl ade here has been very good, the furnIture stOt es were well patro11lLCd and the busmess done was about equal to that of any other year The demand for good furniture has shown an Improvement hut cheap and moderate priced stock has been selhng strong Business IS Improvmg m all l111es of trade, the people are more steadIly employed, wages are not 111gh, but the workmg class have been bUyIng 111neatly the usual quantltIes The hIgh pnce of hV111g, food, rent, etc , has plobably to a certa111 extent cut off theIr bUyIng powel 111 other l111es, but the conc!ltIOn IS soon readjusted so that It IS not felt to any mal ked degree Gimbel Bros new store gOIng up at Sixth avenue, thlrty-second and ThIrty-thIrd streets, IS progre"s111~ rapldlv and the total cost, mdud111g stock WIll amount to $17,000,000 Thc C01nerstone was recently laId by Jacob GImbel before 125 PhIladelphIa and New York guests and he said, "This store WIll be a tnbute to the new plOff-,sIOn, merchandIsIng, the last of the five great profeSSIOns, law, medlcme, theology, iournalism and merchandI'i111g A great modern store helps more than anyone influence to develop a country's manufac-tures It IS a great U11lVerslty for the it ai11lng of charactel s, the development of talent and 111stIIl111gof honesty and 11))- lIght deahng 111the mInds of those who come mto bus111ess relatIOns v,Ith it "ThIS congress of stores IS to become one of the 111Stltu-tlons of the uty, one of the sounes of CIVICpnde to dll New Yorkers \ \ e appreuate hIghly the v" ek011le that has been eAtended to LIS by other merchants of thIS city. and I take pllde in using that welcome to illustIate the fact that whIle other profeSSIOns hay e JealOUSIes, merchand1Smg. though it has its rn allles, is freest from 1ancors " Afetr the C01ner stone had been laId a luncheon was giv cn at the vValdod-A"toria Among the hmldings, to be elected soon that vvIll requue some fur11lture al e the following St Pll1lhps church will buIld a new edIfice at 210 \V 134th street, an dnnex to the pubhc school number 132, on Wadsworth avenue, to cost $105,000; the E\ angehcal Lutheran Church of St Matthew WIll erect a new church bmld111g on Wash111gton HeIghts, the New York Post Graduate MedIcal SchOOl and Hospital WIll spend $1,000,000 111 buildmgs at Second avenue and Twentleth street and there wIll be additions built to the Meilopolitan Museum of Arts to cost $500,000 each year, to cover a pel iod of ten yeals GI eellfield & Freednun, mdnu±actureI'i of bed springs, wele bmned out at 680 Flushmg avenue, Blooklyn N. Y Alfred G. J Muller & company, cabmetmakers, 506 East 1\ Ineteenth street are in finanCIal tlOuble Their liabihtles are $17,000 distributed among 56 CIedItors A H Koteman, wholesale fur11ltm e, 15 VV Twenty-fourth stl eet, talks of enlarg111g his warelooms by takmg another lal ge 10ft and if he does WIll have one of the larg est and best saleslooms m the CIty Simpson & Crawford have the fmmtm e conil act f01 the new hotel Clinton at East Orange, N J The Grand Rapids Fur11lture compdny have Joined hands with the FIfth a\ enue associatIOn, orga11lzed for the improve-ment of Fifth avenue Frank W Randall, furnIture dealer, has leased the new twelve story and ba'3ement bLllldmg at 136 \V FIfty-second street, for 20 yea1 S IIe WIll occupy three floors hImself and use the balance as a fur11lture exchange or exhibitIOn rooms There wIll be d pubhc hall 111 the center and all arrangements for USIng It a" d dlstnLmtmg centle f01 the trade It IS in a good locatIon as busme-,s 1<, g0111g up that vvay farther every year The bmldmg vvIll be completed ~ug 1, 1910 and WIll be modern and fireploof The Amellcan Bamboo}; ur11lture company IS a new con-celn to manufacture bamhoo and Ieed furnIture, at 2405 Ful-ton street, BlOoklyn, WIth a capItal of $5,000 J Look IS preSIdent of the company The follovv 111gfur11lture men vvere entertd111ed by GImbel Bros at theIr COInel stone laymg \1 Ilha11l Gygel of the Lmcoln };urmtm e company, Gustave A Kuemmel1e of Bod-enstme & Kuemme~le of PhIladelphIa, \\ Ilham Gay of Berkey & Gay, Charles 1\ Bldck of the Onel Cab111et company, \NIl-ham II Iddlcomb, Charles R Shgh and Ralph P Tietsort of Grand RapIds, A D SIkes of the SIkes ChaIr company, Buf-falo, " Y, Adolph Karpen of S Karpen & Bra and Clay-ton BaIley of the TIaIlpy-J ones company Butlel Bros, 49') Broadway, wholesale household goods, have added fm nlture to theIr hnes and WIll handle large amounts as they do a hIg busmess Charles G Lane, one of the oldest manufacturers of furn- Made by Shelton and Snyder Furmture Co , Grand RapIds, MlCh Itm e on lowel Fulton street, dIed recently at 105 Adelphi street, BrOOklyn Ford & Johnson are 111 then nev, wal ehouse on Twenty- SIxth street Stearns & Foster wIll be 111the furlllture expOSItIon on the hfth floor, Depew place sIde, Hubbald, Eldredge & l\Itller wIll be on the fIfth floor, Lex111gton avenue SIde IAI1I-ham Howe WIll be on the fifth floor, WIth the Cowenango and Conant lines Space 111the e'CposltIOl1 lull IS at a premIum and some films have been offered a 2S per cent, ad\dnce on what they pay 111ordel to get 111 rl he show wIll be open 111tIme and WIll be the best ever held Isadore BnnlJaum of the detL111ct BIrnbaum company has opened another store 111the same locatIOn B. B Zippert, WIth the Henmann },ur11lture company and :-Jew York Desk and Dming Room Fur1l1ture company, as credIt man and treasurer, IS 75 years old J & MOlds" 111gIS the name of a new pIcture and car-pet firm at 1056 Broadway The Hudson & Kdne company of Amenca, hdve been 111- corporated to deal in upholstely mdtenals, with a capItal of $25,000, headed by ~I :Newman and H Payben of Brooklyn. S Many a glll who looks hke a peach IS really a lemon in di sgm se " to WEEKLY ARTISAN Th6 Mf\NISTEG Mf\NUFf\5TURING 50. MANISTEE, MICH. No. 355. Top 22x42. Glass 24x30. We f\re Making f\ LOT Of NE,W THINGS In Colonial and Mission BtlOrOOm and Dinino Room furnitur6 Our new supplement is now ready to mail. Let us have your inquiries. HINTS FOR THE VARNISH WORKERS ~-------------~-------------------------------_.~----------_.---., 1 I I I ! I II 1 II IIII III II I II I I II III• II I I II I I~-------------------------------------_._--------~--------------------------------------~ I We can Interest you If you wIll call at 1319 MIchIgan Ave., 6th floor, where our full lIne IS shown the year round Suggestions That. If Prope1'ly Heeded. ~lay Pl."e-vpnt Annoyance and Unpleasant Results. ~tlalll all varl11sh, lubblllg Ol TIl11"h1l1g le~alclless of the maker'" name It IS a preLauttonal \ meast1l c dncl that ~ \\ hat I" needed 111the varl11sh 100111 Spots of knovvn or unkno\'vn (l] 1~ln ma) 111"ome Cdse" be 1el110ved and 111others made less (11stmct by mal stenmg \\ Ith a 111lXtt1le of equal parts of ra\\ l1l1seed oJ! tUl pentme and pure gram alcohol ~ ppl) \\ Ith a soft cloth, and \v hen the "pot" are obltterated, or removed a" fal a~ pO-''olble Iuh ovel Itghtly WIth a clean pIece of blott111g papel Thl" I" not an 111fallthle emedy, hut 111man} cases It wIll effect a cure The varl11"h room should hay c plenty of eftectn e \ eutl latton And It should have faclltttes for eltY111gthe dlr 111cac,e an 0\ er supply of mOIsture b present "'IfOlsture conclens111g upon a "arl11sh not thoroughly hdl d cau c,e" the "arl11sh to bloom RapId change of temperatt1le. 01 the pre"ence of fcttd fumes ale also qUltc Itkely to cause the val111c,h to bloom It IS lare that wash1l1g the "UtfdCC \\ 111 cure a \\ell dc\ elopcd case of varl11sh bloom111~ FIre checks 111a reccntl} \ arlllshecl sutface are not Infre quently caused by the sudden drop of the temperatUl e l1l the varnIsh room, thus chJ!ltng thc \ arl11sh, and forCIng It to con-tract to the extent of devclop1l1g the fine, thread-ltke fissure" characten"ttc of thIS form of surface ttactures Permlttmg the varl11sh to become thorou~hl} df}, lec,ulfacmf?, and re \ al nish111g WIll effect a cure Despltc the adVIce sometllllc" cheetfulh (?,"l\cn, do not attempt to change the qualttv 01 Lharactel of \ our \ al Ulsh b) mlxll1g or thml11nc, It \\ Ith lll1'oced 011. turpentIne 01 am No 157. Top 20x33. Glass 14x24. othe1 thl11nlllc, mcd1ll11l l se the val111sh sit alght as rc- CU\ eel flom thc maker, and then hold hIm stnctly re:opon:olblc f01 Its qualtt}, \\ 01kmg ell} mg and othel propertle" l~a1111"h the "urface rubbed upon varnish the same day~ \\ Ithm a fe\\ hours, In fact~of the final rubbIng II hel e an mtel \ al of "e\ eral hours, or the 111ght hours, al e allowed to clclp"l heh\ een the rubbmg of thc \ ar111sh dnd revarlllshlnc,- a ,llfficlent c,cum ur p01sonuu" "uhc,tance IS sure to accummuldte to mJl11c or 1 endl[ \ Old the follOWIng coat of \ arl11sh A lIght ruhblng of the surface offels a cheap and eftectlVc preventtve of var111sh mbhaps due to the above partIcular condltlOn of the surface OccasI011dll} the fOl ce of clrcum"tances compel rubbmg the \ arl11sh hefore It IS thoroughly hal d, whIch, of course, ought ne\ el to bc done \Vhen thIS I ubblng take" place the pumIce stone flour I" Itkely to be lSlound l11to the sutface unttl It shows a mtlky appearance To eltmmate thIS wash the rnbbm(?," pad free of all pUl111ce stone flol11. and then wet-tmg It up well WIth clean \\ater, "water rub" thc \ arl11sh unttl all traces of the pll1111CCstone (ltsappeal A..ll first c1a"s \ all11shel s recoc,-nize the value, 01 I athcr the necc"stty of \\ ashm(?," the SUlfdce ab'iolutely clean of all "edllnent, dust and uthel mattcI ll1 pleparatlOn for thc suc-ceedm~ coat of \ arnlsh Around all moldmgs, CUIV111g and edc,-e" the wash tool should he carefully used m connectIOn WIth plcnty of wate \\ ashm(?," IS e\ en more Important than dustmg and both are Clmte lI1dl"penslhle, a" the premIer \ armshers Wll1 tell you \ pI aLtlLe uf dustmg and cleanmg the sm face observ ed h, "ome finhhcl" con'ol'its of fir"t g0l11g 0\ el the surface m a \ CI \ thOl ou~h \\ d \ \\ 1th the duster, aHel WhlCh, \\ lth a pel fectl) clcan pIece of "Ilk, It 1'0\\ Iped carefully over for the WEEKLY ARTISAN 11 ~ I_~._- _.. ~ ~__....••. _._ .~ . ,~_. ~~ __~~ __~ __ I The Herhimer Hotel I I. GRAN~R~P:~;~~NMICH. II RunnIng hot and cold I YVater, tel e p h 0 n e Old En Rll.sh,. • .!dl~... :.: : -. clothes closet electrIc ~ ••'2c.;,.:l,~,,'",> C) siolf. ll.n)\.. ".: : •• I light steam heat etc '~h-1J2- ..... _T" C 1 AI'''' t " • In each room 0 onley. -\",oJ' es •• • I . . .... Immaculate tIled de Sen.ler., l~ C~rtt!... • • tached tnd p r 1 \ ate ', .tt..-.. .. I baths 6 a. m. >V ]0, It v'· • • i" ArtIstIC and pel fecth Table J HO:~' D:,~;er' •• I appoInted Bilhald Hall 530 \08 pm. dally at • I Lonnglllg Den Buber • Shop Ete ')0 cents. I., Take sout~:::~S~e~t~~?s~~b~=~Oc~r~~~ ~n~~ or Grand I K,WNRIT O £ EWIRL£ OaR PEHOoN£ CFOROPARMTICpUlAA"SN' y I I Trunk stations. Five Main car lines reach the door. • : J I CHICAGO NEW YORK TORONTO i ~-- - . _.--. ------ ..- " ~~_._.-._.---.--_._------------. .. ..-- . .. - -.. pUlpose of L,'tch1ng up all e'X1'Stmg fl( LU1lcnt 'Suhstances Then 1mmed1ately apply the v,lrl11sh \vOld all fussy operdtlOns about the vallllsh room vVork 1n thh dpartment a" you would m any other one about the ))a111t "hop-that IS, m a pelfectly bus1ne'-,,,-ltke ",ay The nu\ou", fuss) J<lckln-thebo:x. "Olt of man ha'o ne\el yet ))lmed n01 lS he ltkeh to prme a successful ,a11Jhhel The \ al rl1"h 1(Jom 10, no sau cd 1101 my stenous pl,\( e Lrv e flesh and-blood men al e IH)(1 to mhab1t It Only by aLtlng and "orkmg and thmk111f; mal atlOnal way, and usmg the best p(Jss1ble '01011 and putt111g a.,lde all th1S palaver about mag1c ,lnd tlp-toe antICS, may we hope to aCh1e\ e succe'Ss 111the val 111sh room -The Hub ··Bright Spot of Fort Wayne." 1he Inchana I'111111ture Company of Fort II ayne has Just taken posse,slOn of then handsome ne\\ store at 121-3 Ea"t ,- \lam street, \\ h1ch 1" "a1d to be the large'ot butld1l1~ m the , state nov\ occup1ed 1n retdtl fur111ture dealers The nev ~;- J bUlld1l1g ha'o Sl:x.stOlle" and ba'Sement, stone and bnck front, conCI ete floors and b eqUIpped w1th all modern conve11lences It I" cons1dered fireproof, e\ en the wmdow frames being of metal It b ltghted b) 0\ er 1,400 forty watt Tungston lamps ,lnd hac, se\ e1al featurec, that arc not found 1n an) other bl1lld1l1£.; 111 the Clt) 1here are 300 elect11c ltghb on the ft ant of the bl1lld1l1g dnd on the roof the word "Ind1ana" appears In electnc letters 18 feet 111 heIght The llghts hay e caused the b1111d1l1gto be called "The J3l1ght Spot of F01t \1 ayne" THEHindel KINO THE GREATEST HOUSEHOLD INVENTION OF THE AGE Need not be moved from the wall Protects covering by turn· : InU cushions. ': Is so simple and ean a child can operate It. Has roomy wardrobe box under seat. Comprises three articles for the price of one Is htted with felted cotton mattress. Has LuxuriOus Turkish Springs. Is always ready WIth bed· ding In proper place. Is absolutely safe-cannot close accidentally. Saves rent by saving space ...---..., An Undertakers' Experience. An tAuted ,lnd md1gnant w011lan hurned 111to the office of d p10mment undertaker 111Grand Rap1d" and breathles'Sly exc1a1med ' You (ltd not bury my husband my ne1ghbors say :>GU b1111Ul d c,tunc and "h1pped my hu"hand to a medIcal college" "Yon nelghbIls '-,a:> 'So, eh? vVe v."lll not dISCUS'S that mattel Lome w1th me tu the cemetery and 'oee about 1t I ~h<111exhume the body and charge you $10 00 add1tlOnal for my sen lees You w1ll have to pay the grave d1ggers, too." the undertaker rephed La1Ill1g a hack the undertaker rode w1th the ",oman to the bundl sp(A of her husband and set the dIggers to work The casket \Va'o uncm ered afte1 a half hOl11''S shove11l1g and the undertaker descended mto the eAcavdtlOn to loosen the COyer of the Ld"ket Calltng the woman to \\J1tne~s the proceed1l1g the cm er v\a" 1emo\ ed when an unbearable stench filled the ell r 'Does tl1dt smell ltke a stone)" the undertaker dsked. "Oh, no, cover 1t up qUlck QUlck" The story of the c,eml-annual 1\ ew Y01 k e:x.poslt1on IS <l h1»tOl \ of cont111ued and growmg succe'3'3 In the 38th, to be open f om Januar) 17 to l~ehrudfy 5, two hundred and fifty manufacture1 s vv111e'Xhlb1t the he.,t and the newe'3t 111fU1n- 1ture Lots of v\omen feel that they would r,lthe1 d} e th,ln hay e gray hailS SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 12 WEEKLY ARTISAN (llnamenh and plenty of t1Jtlll upon the fUl111tme they han-dled and It \\a, d qUC.,tlO11"hethel the dedle1o, would permit the substltutJo11 of the ne\\ Olnament fm carvll1gs J\11 h.endall hdd fdlth 111the p1actlCdl \ alue of the 01 nament, :'Ill Ga\, alwdys COnc,elVatl\e, wa" e;omcv\hat doubtful of Its bell1g \Vhlle tlavelmg to\'-.a1d ~e\\ tOll,. t;-'.~l1n,:eah ago, the \\or1h), \\hlle '\Jl Bennett ancl othtrs tXplee;sed themselve" late Tulms Berkey notIced a ne\\ et11c1a t t.r~i1ie: ;lia:ln t:!4cor'" • ll~ i.a\ or of glVlllg it a tIlal C nderh111 wae; engaged and atlo~ on the ce1hniS of the coach III \\ 111ch.i~~.~\'a~ ricr;ng"'Ev~A f·# :'.~t~:hti¥ten wel e fitted up III the factory f~r hle; me qUlck to 1ecogl1lze the \ a1ue of a11\ thll~ bta~t'idI:d'rf~ :l1se:ful.. The (h1~H;'ent \\ ae; apphed by the ue;e of stenclls and blUshes ::\lr Berke\ at once deueled that the n~\; o{l1·a·h'\·e'1~:~ciu.lr€b~.:: It e,htGliui :{dc,e1111Jlethe pa111tecl \Vork turned out under the utll1zed Ul the manufdctUle of tUIl11LUle \\hl1e lookl1lQ tOI i1:tli1(~·bf·~·coiteH!.e fl11l111Ule." at \1 Jlhame;port, Grand Rapids, the name of the h1111dCl of the LOele11hL tOUl1el el meted pIeltL 01 111.,e\ eldl tem ne; loedted m the ~e\\ Engldnd states A flOm whIch he leal nul thdt It \\ dC, hUllt 111 the .,hups of the 1ll1e of pel fectly pld111 :,l11te" \\ as hrought out by the compdny i'Jew York Lentra1 Ral1road at C,chenectcld}, Xew YOlk and upon the panels of the becJe,tead:, and the flonts of the \Vhen the conductor passed through the coach a few mom- c1rawe1 s, upon mahogany stamed back grounds, Underhill ents later::'lff Berkey asked and lecel\ eel a stop-over check applJed the ornament The figures used wele branches of for Schenectady By makm~ mdn} mqmnes::\11 Berke} apple blossom-;, fern" and maple led\ es In the vanous t111tS, leal ned that the chIef decOl ato1 m the employ of the com- It'sult1l1~ from the touch of frost In the fall months of the pany was a man named LncleJ11l11 GOIng to the home of } ear The eftect \~as satle;fymg and beautlful The com-the man afte1 the c!oc,e of the clav., \\ork, \11 Berkey tllecI pan} adveltlsed the lme exten:::'lvely as the "apple blossom to learn the plOce.,,, <:'mplo\ ed to ploeluce the 01 nament, offel- lIne" ancl heavy sales vvel e made UnderhIll soon became 1l1g a substantlal ll1ducement fOl the same Emplo} e., ot the ellssatlsfied \vl111e labollng unclel the SUsplcion that employes rallroads a-; a lule are uncle1palcl. anel \It l ndelhl1l had long of the compal1\ \\e1e endea\oring- to acqmre hIe; art Com-been d1;,satlsfied \\ Ith the II a~es palcl 111111 b\ the lorporatlOn petmg manllfactm el c, anx10US to learn the secret of the deco- He c1oo,ecl the clI:,cuse;lon h) ft ankh :,tetilng thelt Il the Berkey 1ailve process ot! el cd h1111employment and m a short t1111e & Gay Furl1ltme C0111pany \\ould pa, hI111 a stdted "um and he enteled the emplm of the \1cCord & B1adfield Furmture pe1111lt hl111 to clo llle; \\Olk 1'1 a seuet chamhC'l he \\ould (ol11pam The \llclchLol11b I mmture company developed entel then el11plm p10Le.,see; fm ploduc1l1~ l-neleJ11111 clLCOlelted Stl1tes and the 1\11 Berke\ eont111llul 111" lCJmllU to \n\ YoI1~, but tll1ee corpOlatlO11e; supplIed the cle111elnel.,of the market fOJ a upon hI;' retm;1 to (11 cll1cl RapId c, hc called \J 1 Ga \,:\It \ Cell OJ tv\ 0 The Lnele1hlll proLesses 1equll ed cone;lde1 able Holt, 1\11 Kendall,:\J 1 BLnnett and othel head" of depal1 more tl111e than 1;' necessary to fil11s11a smte in the usual vvay, mente; tog ethel and submItted the PIOpo"It1On fOl then con and the bu~mcs" d1d not prove so remune1 eltive as had been slderatlOn In those day " the tJade dcmanc!ul hand Lell\ ed e "pected ON THE REMINISCENT ORDER Story of the Underhill Decorations and Berkey & Gay's --Apple Blossom I.ine,'· ._~-_._---------------------., I I I I II I I I r- ••••• - III IHE FORD & JOHNSON CO. CHICAGO This is one of our popular Hotel chairs. Our chairs are found in all the leading Hotels in the country. The line includes a very complete assort-ment of chairs, rock-ers and settees of all grades; Dllll11g Room ft11111tllre, Reed and Rat t a 11 furniture, Special Order furni-ture, etc. A complete line of sam-ples are dIsplayed In The Ford 8 Johnson BUilding, 1433·37 Wa&ash Ave., In-cludlnl! a speCIal display of Hotel Furmture. IIt IIIt •III• IIII• I I II I I II III I II II II IIII I• I• • ••• _..l All !urmture dealers are cordzalty mvzted to visit our building. ..----_. ------------- New Furniture Dealers . S M Po~t \\ 111open a new fUfl11ture store 111 Morristown, 5 Dak C 'IV. Spen cer 1\ ill open a new furniture store m Rut-land, Vt De:'l1arsh & Ca-;avant are nev, furl1lture dealers at Her- 1'1l11er. Y Y C E ]\1el tz lS to open d fm nl1m e St01 e at Nemaha, Iowa, on J anual y 10 A..ngle BIos a1 e ne\\ fm11ltm e dealers and undertakers 111Tampa Fla Depo<;t & Osborn ha\ e opened a new ft.1111lture store at rdg-ev~ood, III John Bntler has em;-aged 111 the retaIl furmture business elt RIverside, Cal '\ C Pm\elc, hac, opened a new f1l111lture stOle at \Vhite 1\.\\ el JundlOn. Yt The :\J c \J Ichdcl 111cldcn company dl e nc\'-. ftl1 nlture deal- (1 s 111 \helnathy, S Dak Roth & Co, fI0111 Stdnford Ill, are to open a new fUll11tme e;tole at ::\IoOle, ::\1011t The ~e\\polt FUl11ltUle company ale plOprietors of a ne\\ ..,tole 1ecentlv opened at XevvpOlt, 1\ a:::,h DavId F Healey ha" opened a new ~tore ill Taunton, \Idse; , unclel the name of the \ntJquc Fml11tme Lompany GeOlge C Smlth h plepdllng- to open a ldl~e fur11lture store m a four-story blllldll1l:; at 220 II est Fa\ eUe street, Baltl11101e, Md Dr "\Y L D1ckel son, sIlent pal tllel 111 thp firm of Fay & Dld~ehon at Long Beach, Cal, has sold his ranch and 1eSI-denLt nea1 Ontallo, Cal for $15,000 He wlll move to Long ];each ,llld the film \\ 111add a furmtul e de pal tmel1t to then bl1sme-;s WEEKLY ARTISAN Fine Furniture Woods. Gland RapIds and \Ve"tern J\Ilchlgan Ius long been fam-ous for the manufacture of fine ±url11ture Thel e are nearly fifty fl11l11tl11e factories m Gl and Rdpld s usmg fine woods whJle Hastmg", .KashvJlle, Charlotte, Holland, ~turgls, Ben-ton Harbor, Muskegon, BIg RapIds, \Ial11stee, Traver'le Clt), Lansmg, Grand Ledge, Owosso and Corunna are all m the Grand RapIds dlStllCt, and all have flom one to a half dozen furl11tl11e factolles, consequently \\ est :\Ilchlgan IS the great-est market m the wodd for fine ftl1111tl11e lumber and veneers ThIs prehmmary leads to the mattel of fUr111shmg supphes and m thIs connectIOn the \\1 eekly \1 tlsan IS plea 'led to note that lTpteglOve & Beckvvlth, of "e\\ l' O1k and Gland RapIds al e among the greatest Imp01 tel" and manufacturel" of fine fur111tl11e lumber 111thl'l couni!) TheIr Grand RapIds office, 13 manufacturers or thell buyers selecting what they want Mr. BeckWIth for tvventy or mOl e ) ears has been selling these goods 111the west, and his pohcy has been to gIve hIs custom-ers the very best goods at reasonable prices and so retam not anI) theIr respect but confIdence 111hIS Judgement and fail deahng, and 111thIs way has seen hIS busmess grow steadJly from year to year untJl the name of Uptegrove & BeckWIth has become the standard for cverythmg that is best 111fur111- ture lumber and veneers Furniture Fires. John DavIdson, fl11nitule dealer of Guelph, Ont, lost hl'l entire stock by fire I ecently. Lo'ls $14,000; fully 111sured The I-I1ggmbotham hardware furl11ture St01 e In Dubhn, Tex, was bl11ned out on December 24 Loss, $4,000, partially msured O'ReJlly & Son, furniture and crocker) dealers of Medina, N Y suffered a los3 of $2,000 by fire on December 22, Fully 111sured John McGee's furl11ture store m Fhnt a suburb of Fall RIver, Mass, was badly damaged by fire on December 24 Lo"s fully Insured. The fl11111tUle stOle of Andelson & vVander, Red Lake, 2\1:111nwas totally de'ltroyed by iiI e on December 23 Loss $7,500, insl11 anCe $5,000 The plant 111c1ud111gstock on hand, of the NatIOnal Ad- Justable Chall company at Greenfield, Ind, was burned on December 23 Loss $6,500, 111Sl11anCe$3,000 The Rhodes lurl11ture company's store on K111g street, Charle'lton, S C, was almost totally destroyed by fire re-cently The loss wa'l partIally cm ered by m'lurancc J D Oclel, fl11l11ture dealel of Lee's SummIt, near Kan-sas CIty, Mo, lost about $2,500 m a fire that destroyed the best part of the busmess sectIOn of the VIllage on December 23 Mr Ocker's loss IS fully covered by msurance The plant of LudWIg Zodlkow, manufacturer of parlor fUll11ture on the East SIde, .Kew YO! k, was destroyed m a fire on December 23, that caused a total loss of $250,000 Mr. Zodlkow's loss 13 about $110,000, pal tially msured Edward B Jordan & company's cabmet fact01y m Brook- I) n, N. Y., was damaged to the extent of $90,000 by fire on December 18, and two employe'l lost theIr hves by suffocatIOn. The blaze IS supposed to have started from a cIgarette care-lessly dropped In the shipping department Made by Stebbms-Wllhelm Furmture Co, SturgIs, MICh. at 22 Pearl street WIth vvarehouse and yards at Court and ShaVVll1Ul avenue ale In chan~'e of John 13 BeckWIth who vvlth an able corpe; of a"slstants, IS prepaled to supply the tlade WIth the vel y chOIcest African, MeXIcan and Cuban mahog any lumbe1 and veneers, the ch01cec;t of Clrcae;slan walnut and quarter-~awed oak, and m fact, everythmg that IS best m fine fl11nltUle and plano lumber and veneers So well known to the manufactUl el s hae; thIS become that one may step mto theIr storage rooms any day, and almost at any hour, and find ..... ------------------------ MOON DESK COMPANY I II II I II II I I II III~--------- Grand Rapids Exhibit, January, 1910, 3rd Floor, Manufacturers' Building. R. E Moon, F M Barton, D. L McLeod, In charge OFFICE DESKS ._--_. ------.,II Six Styles of Double Flat Top Desks. MUSKEGON MICHIGAN ._---- . .- .__._._--_._.-.__ ._. .------------------ I4 " 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN ~------_.--------._-----------------------------------------------------------------------------~ t I I I III III IIt II I I I, PERFECT CASE CONSTRUCTION Our nultiple Square Chisel llortiser .. - ,II I I A No. 181 MULTIPLE SQUARE CHISEL MORTISER. Makes the Strongest, most economical and most accurate case construction possible. It is entirely automatic. It clamps, mortises and releases, completing the post in less time than the material can be clamped on other machines. We also manufacture special patented Sanding and Mortising Machines that are proving extreme-ly profitable to chair manufacturers. Ask for CAT ALOe HE" •,,-----------------._----_._--- -------- •• •• _ ••• _ a ••• I ...... -- ---------- - - - - .----------_._---..-. _ ....... The Home-Like Herkimer. '\ l"ltllJg lepresentatl\c, ot the t11l11ltt11L tlade to the (,1111c1 Rapld, market c1W111gthe Jcll1Ual\ e'.hdllt!on ill It a 1\ "C,l") 1 of the year \\ 111find that the Herl'llllel hotel trJo cl, fil t (Ll', Made by Mamstee Manufacturmg Co , Mamstee, MlCh accommodatIOns \vlth the hIghest (lc:glee of L0111f01t 11110pop ular hostelry concluded on the European plan ,1ft01 els the 11M'.1 mum of comfOl t at the m111lmUm of co,t and IS eql11pped \1 lth attractlve, hght, alry, tastefully furnIshed rooms provIded \\ lth dedI lL 11gb!.'>,,teclm hedt, clothes dosets, hot ,1l1d cold run11lng \\ atel telephones, fire escapes, restful beds, etc Some new feat ure<., "hlch have Just been llJstalIed con,lst of d perfectly ap p0111ted bl1hal d room m chal ge of John Thomp'on a 10une;lllg c1Lll barber shop aud pubhc tOllets. '\ ne\\ Oth F1ectllc ele \ ator IS abo bemg put m The cafe has Fnghsh, \11os1On alld C olo111al r00ms and the CUbllle 1<.,of the best The Herklmer 1 ,1 ,elect hotel t01 transient and permdnent guest,. qmet h,l111e hke chcen, ,ome\\ hat dIfferent and 111 some p:trt1cll1ars ql11te \ mqne It IS the latest of modern hotels m Grand Rdplds and tv el \ detaIl looked afte1 a~ to fil1l.,h, artlst1~ tredtment of clecor- ,tt1On", model ate 1ates, cal efnl management l he cafe snpphes the ]Jab on of the Herk1mel WIth good fooel, properly Laake! ,lm! IV ell sel \ ed all at model ate pnces The regnletr serVIce Dr the Late IS 110m 6 a m to] 1 P 111 ,md a let Cdlte at all honr~ C lnb breakfasts, c1nb 1nncheon5, etc lIve COUf.,e t:lbL c1hotl dmnel, Sundays mc1nded, from '5 00 to R 0 do~k, at ')0 Architects Fail on Furniture. \.s a rnle c\lcllltech fall d" desH:;ners of fUl nlttll e 1hel "eem to be no more quallfiecl to deSIgn fn'1llture C01rectly than a mll1111el to pro(luce a (hes:o ~tllt fOl a gent1emdn Thl' <:;1 eat \elam Brothers \\ e1e arc1lltects, but they employ eel expenenced deSIgners to draw the fl1rl11ttll e that won the11 tame There 1~ a fad for "bUllt In furl11ture," promoted b} the archItect, that 1<.,spreadmg rapldly The mcompetency of the des1Rnel" IS demonstrated at a glance at the c. bt11lt 111 tnr11ltl11e" seen Jll many house, Retalle1 s of fnr1llture would --en e thelr best 1I1telec,t<.,by teadllng the puhhc the dJfierence l)e1\\ een fur1lltnre dec,lgned and built by manufacturers tra111ed ancl skilled 111 that mdustry and fUll11ture c1eslgnecl by arc1ll-tects and bullt by carpenters WEEKLY ARTISAN Special Rates to New York. The customaly merchants rate" to New York flom the trunk l111eand central pa"'"engel terntones hay e been author- Ized fO! the "'pl111g, 1910, meet111gs of the },[erchants' AssoCIa-tIOn of 1'\evv Y OJ k Tho specIal fare, effectIve undel the cer-tIficate rlcll1, \\ III be a I ate and one-half for the lOund tnp Thel e wJ11 be sIxteen sell111g date", arranged 111four ::,ene" of f0111 each, to accommodate mel chants 111the vanous trades who de"11 e to v 1'3lt the '\ ev\ York market 1he selhng dates al e as follows Trunk L111eTernto! v- JanUclf} IS-18, Inclu'01\e, rebluary 19-22, 111cluslve, Ma~ch S 8, 111c1u"'1\e, },Ial ch 1<)22. Inclu"lve-all wIth a fifteen day letull1 lunIt Cenilall'a..,,,en:sel lerl1to.y-Jal1ual} 15-18, Inc!u"l\e 1 ehlUdr} S-8, Il1clu"1\ e, I, ebrual y 1C) 22, 111c1us1\e },lal ch 5 8 IIlC!JI..,1\L-all \\Ith a thIrty day return lumt I he trunk 1111eten It01 y, roughly descnbed, 111cludes the ..,tdte.., of J\ew York, Penn,,}lva1l1a, New Jersey, Delaware. .!\ [dl} land, a lanse pa' t of \ V e"t " Irg111la, V Irg111la north of and 0'1 the 1111eof the Chesapeake & OhIO raIlway, and the dlstnct of ColumbIa In thl" "ectlOn the rates does not apply from pc 111t"Ie"" than olle hundred mJ1es from X ew York CentIal Pa""engel i\,,"oclatlOn ]un"dlctlon IS be"t de- ",cl1hed a" follo\\" POInts \\C"t of (but not ll1c1udmg) Buf-falo, NIagara rail", Su"penslOn Bl1dge and Salamanca, ~ \ , Plthburg and Alleghany, Pa , BellaIre and Manetta, 0 \\ heelll1g, ChaJleston and HuntIngton, \V Va , and pOInt" on and north of the OhIO 11\ el and edst of the MI::''3I''''lppl r1\ U, and "outh of an Imag111ary 1ll1e flom Keokuk, Ia . to ChIcago, Incluchng C111Cll1natl, LGuI'3vllle, all to\\ ns 111 Kentuckv 011 the Che::,apeake & OhIO lalh\ a} , St Lows , Keokuk , Chlcao~o Southern Penll1,ula of l\Ilchlgan and Canadwn tm\ n" on thc \111111gall Cenilal rculroad and the \Vaba"h raIlroad The 1\[erchdnt" AS'3oclai!on call" speual attentIOn to the plan to be Inaugurated WIth the Spnng, 1910, meetll1gs, whele by bu} e,,, takll1g advantage of the rate" to N nv York wJ11 On1) be lequired to nuke one tl1P (lI1,tead of t\\O as hereto fore) to the a"soclatlOn s offices for the vall datIOn of the I eturn trip certIficate The ob] ect of the new plan 1'3 stIlI further to mll1lmlZe the '3hght mCOnvemence In the lo"s of tune ditendant upon the use of merchants' rates To canv thl'3 plan mto effect, the aSSOCIatIOn's reSIdent member" v;IlI be "upphed a ne\\ and speCIal IdentIficatIOn card One of these, plOpeI1y filled out and SIgned, must be obtall1ed by edch bUyer 111 1\ ew York, plIO! to reglstenng at the aSSOCIatIOn'" office" If the IdentIficatIOn and the return tny certIficate are le:sulal 111every lespect, the laitel WIll at once be valIdated, aftel whIch the return transportatIOn called for by he \ ah- '" ~ ' I~" '-~ " II I"II ! I I I I, \11 I ft I I \ l \ II \ I \1 I \ ~ \ 11 '<:.--~ -- ( """ 160 Rockford 15 dated certIficate \vIlI be sold vvlth111 the return hmlt b) the local tIcket agent on the day 01 one day 111ad\ ance of the buyer'" depal ture from New YOI k Arrangements have also been perfected whereby all the local tIcket office" and depots wJ11 make the deSIred Pullman reservatIOns for a merchant shOWIng a vahdated return tnp certIficate Out-of-town merchants are urged to obta111 the identI-ficatIOn card from a reSIdent member ancl VISIt the aSSOCIatIOn's cffices as soon a" pOSSIble after al nval In town, thereby glv111g tIme 111whIch to secure the correctIOn of any pdtent el ror 111 the I eturn tnp certIficate, a" well a'3 affO! cl111g opportul11t) promptly to obta111 Pullman' e"enatlOn" fOl the return tnp, ahel the cel tIficate ha'3 been valIclcttecl Line of Loose Cushions. The Kell-Anway Company hay e a 1111eof loo"e cu"hlOn::, fo, seat" and backs of loc:Zer", that wIll be sure to please every bu) er who sees them, the cut herewltll '3hows a good specImen of thIS lIne The \\ hole 1111ewIll be exhIbIted 111 Grand RapIds on the fil "t floO!, north half of the FurnIture EAhlbltlon buIldll1g, formedy occupIed b} the Mueller & Slack company The Ked-Anwav company are rapldl} com111g to the flont a" one of Grand RapIds leadmg uphol<;ter- 111g concel ns, and thell 11l1e of samples wIll lZreatly add to their trade and reputatIOn The best way to manage a husband I::' to select one who doe'3n't need managing. Furniture ..---. ... ----~I,II I I ~ ,I ,II II II IIIIII I.-- ..... --------~I National Company and Manufacturers of HIgh Grade Furniture in Selected Quarter Sawed Oak and MAHOGANY Our fullime Will be on exhibition on the 4th Floor, North Half, Library Dining Room CbiRa Cabinet 186. FURNITURE EXCHANGE GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Buffet 286 16 vVEEKLY ARTISAN "'UBl..ISHe:O EVERY SATU~DAY BY THE MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY ---- -~ ~- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SUBSCRIPTION $1 00 PER YEAR ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES OTHER COUNTRIES $200 PER YEAR. SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS. -- -- -- --- --- ~- --- -- -- --- PUBLICATION OFFICE, 108-112 NORTH DIVISION ST, GRAND RAP'DS, MICH, A S WHITE MANAGING EDITOR Entered as second class matter Jnly 5, 1909 at the post office at Grand Raplds Mlchlgan nnder the act of March 3 1879 T""o decades ago a neatly dlessed, 1I1telhgent young Inshman alfnecl1l1 Gland RapIds Calf)1I1g a roll of govelll-ment 1ssne:o that \\ auld fill a length of ::,tm eplpe and an-nounced that he v, as the prcs1dent of the Dnluth FU1mtl11 e company of \Vest Dulnih, \lmn He trankl) stated that h1S ob] ect was the employment of the best desIgner, the best superintendent and the best foremen employ ed 111 the factones of Grand Raplch 1he clas::, of men he deslfed to confer \\Ith we1 e mamly under contract, but not to be uefeatcd m 111'0 purpose he engaged \\ H Redmond la competent "upenn-tendent), \\ C Horner \\ho had j11',i entereu upon hIS career as a deSIgner and a numbel of other", \\ ho 1110\ ed to \\ (::,t Duluth and entered npon their dutle." \1 r Hornel jJlOducecl many "ol1gmal" desH; 11s and the tI ac1e kno\\ " \\ hat ha ppCI1" when sprout1l1l:; gen111s 11peno, al'd IS I cach for jJJ(.J.,1I1£; 1 he goods were not 111such dcmand 111 the \\ e:ot as to I eqUlre the operatIOn of the factOl) ovel tl1l1e and the companv deuded to dump the stuft on poor old, patlel,t, lon£;-snftellll£; \e\\ l.Olk To save expense 111 Shlpp111£;, the £;'00c1" \\ 11 e loaded on a vessel and se\ eral \veeks latel I eached the docks ot X e\\ 1. ark \\1 hen the packmg had been taken olf thel e \\ el e rev ealed fea-tures 111constructIOn, the deslgnel h',l-d not planned :\Iam of the panels had assumed conca\ e shape" Bed lalls \\ ele a" clooked as a rall fence and the aId of a CI0\\ bar or a stick oj dynamIte was necessary to opel1 the cha\\ els The onh parts of the pIece.., that had not taken on ne\\ ."hapes \\ ere the casters and the ml1 ror plates The backel ot the entellJll "e ,I wealthy S\\ echsh ~entle1l1an, \\ ho 0\\ ned the £;round on \\ hlch \Vest Dulnth \\ as located gay e the ) onnl:; I1lsh son 111-la\\ other employment and the factory \\ as closed fore\ el The po..,tal defiClt of nearly $18,000,000 1" dne mamh tL) carry 111g mal.;a71n es as second cIa ss maHer and to the enOl-mous cost of the rurdl free dehven sel \ Ice Thel e are 0\ el forty thousand f, ee rural deh\ ery route." and the cost of ma1l1ta111111trthem IS 0\ el $28,000,000 per annum \\ Ithout the nllal servIce the postal department \\ould o,hO\\ a ]JlOfit of $10,000,000 pel) ear From tll1S It appeal;:, that the rural h ee deln eq busllless has been overdone It has surely been extended be) ond the necessity line In many localIties and It IS probahle that some of the routes wlll be consolIdated III order to cut down the total e"pense The sen Ice hO\\ e\ e1 IS not hkel) to be CUItalled Rural f1 ee deln el \ plea.,es thl people and It will be extended until It reaches pI actlcalh all at them The postal department Will contlllue to do bU::,llle::,s at a loss unless the defiCit can be made good b\ ralslllg the rates on second class matter, by chang111g the clas..,lficatlOn 01 by cutting down the rates paid to the ral1roads for carrying mail Conslderahle uneaS111ess eXists III n)USlneSs circles on account of the threats of orga11lzed employ es of the railroad corporatIOns to stnke for hIgher wages Conferences of the partIes III lllterest held to adjust the matter of a new scale falled of an agreement It is reported that the government al bltratlOn board \\ III he called upon to settle the dlfferences \\ lth the e'\:pectatlon that a I esuIt lIke that which followed the '-tuke of the coal mlller" a few) ears ago will be reached A.. stllke at this ilme \\ auld affect all l111es of business disas-i1ou '01) Buyers of fur11ltl11e WIll safeguard their hest lllter-e" ts b) ordenng goods lIberally for early shipment The popular da\ enport bed \\ as manufactured 111Grand Rapids tv\ enty-fi\ e years ago It was not named 111honor of :\I1 Da\ enport, of Boston, the gentleman who 1S cred1ted \\ Ith the responslblhty for the success of the bed III recent \ ears The first of the da\ enport patterns was manufactured b) S L Km~ hut the people preferred the upright folder at that time and the r"ml.; Davcnp01 t did not sell well. It was placed on the market and thoronghly advertbed, but the up-nght was too \\ ell grounded III the favor of the public to permIt success for the da\ enport The orders, rules and I egulatlOns I elatlve to collection of the corporatIOn lllcome tax, promulgated by the internal levenue department are so comphcated that they form good l:;rot111d f01 a suspIcIon that some of the \Vashington authon-tic" are tl \ mg to make the tax more obnOXIOUS than is 1eally nece"sal \ Thel e \\ 111be no I eason for surprise 1f the law is amended hcf01 e the supreme court has a chance to pass upon It,, \ ahd1t), and the amendment may result 111postponement of the fil st collectIOn f01 a year Puce card holdel" III ."e\ eral forms have been sold suc- (essfull) dunng recent years These useful little al ticles "el \ e the purpo"e" of the retader best when placed behind the cloor~ of chllla closets, buffets, parlO1 cablllets and lIke goods Retdllel s compla111 that chl1dl en frequently m1X them when \\ Ithm thel1 reach The ca1 d holders seldom fall to attract the attention of httle people when placed on the tops of tables, (11e."Sel" 01 commodes The Grand Tnanon at \ el sa1lles, F1 ance, 1S to be re-st01 ed The Fl ench al tIsts who are leadmg the movement e"pect to place the1r 01 cler for genullle French furmture for t he palace \\ Ith manufacturel s of Grand Rapids The l111es are 111 place on the floors; the factory cafes are '-tocked for the "eason. the sale"men and a conSIderable num- 1)el ot bll\elS have annec! and the Gland Rapid.., market 1S t01ll1alh opened '1 he annual dlllner to SOjOlU11lng pail ons of the Grand RapIds Chall COmpdn\ wlll be served today The bluffer puts up a good front to compensate for hIS Llck of backing. Look out for the fellow whose record won't bear looking into. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS James W Campbell of Germantown, NY, has patented a knockdown desk The Pass ChaIr and} ur11lture company of \ntwel p, ).J Y, has been mCOlpOlated E. PElley, furmture dealer of :\hlskogee, Okla, has sold out to A S Lannmg John F11ndall of ChIcago has been granted a patent on a combmation couch and chaIr H n Arnold of New Brtlam, Conn, has been granted a patent on an e:l.tenslOn bed VlclOl A. Olson. fUlmture dealer of Yankton, S Dak, has sold out to P C Nehon Guthne & J ennmgs have purchased the furnIture busmess of Haynes Bro:" at \Vhlttles, Va L D Buffmgton, furmture and hardware dealel at Bok-oshe, Okla, has made an assIgnment Joseph H Hl:"cock of Mmneapo11s has secured a patent on a knock-dov' n wal drobe and cupboard The Kmg Furniture company of \Varren, Ohio, have mcreased the capItal stock from $60,000 to $85,000 J. T. MartIn &Co, ftllmture dealels of Sulphlll, Okla, have been declared bankrupt on a voluntalY petltlOn. D. C Slxbey ""ho has been X eIA- England manager for the Lyon Furmture Agency retlres from that posItion today Henry F Kesel, furnIture dealer of Rochester, N. Y, has made an assIgnment to V\! 19bel t Irank as trustee for lhs creditors The North Texas Furniture and Coffin company of WI-chita Falls, Tex, has suspended opelatlOns and given notice of dIssolution. The Mls<;lOn Fl1l11ltUle company of Dayton, OhlO, has been placed m the hands of a I ecelver on a petItion filed by local credItors The Cream City Bedcbng company, capltahzed at $150,- 000. has been incOl porated "lth offices at Houghton, J\Iich , and Milwaukee, \VlS Luckey, Platt & Co, genelal dealels of PoughkeepsIe, N Y, al e blllldmg an addltlOn vcdllch will enable them to enlarge their furmture department Fred Reinsmlth, furmture dealer and undel taker of Allen-town, Pa, IS el ectmg a ne"" three-story bnck bUlldll1g that he WIll occupy in February The A Leath Fl1111ltlll e cornpany of Rockford, Ill, has dropped the WOld "ftlr11lture" out of the name and IS now called the A Leath company The bU1ldmg permIts Issued In Boston dunng the past thI ee months have e'(ceeded an) sllmlar penoel m the past ten years m both nUUlber anel cost The Charles J Anderson company, cabmetmakers of \Vebster avel1L1e, New York, have been adjudged banktupt, Llabllttles, $9,509, as:"eh, e"tllnated, $7,250 The Bronson Desk company, Los Angeles, Cal, has moved into a ne" seven story bUllchng on Seventh street Their lease IS for ten years at a total lental of $141,000 J H Fl aser has boulSht the mterest of hIS partner E. T Houghton, deceased, m the firm of Houghton & Fraser fur111ture manufacturers and upholsterers, Springfield, Mass, and WIll contUlue the busmess under the name of J H Fraser & Co. The Amellcan 1'oldUlg Bed company of Sheboygan, \Vis , are completmg lmprovemenb that WIll Ulore than double theIr capaCIty and ,,111 add dll1mlS room furmture to their 11ne of products. W J MacInnes who for a number of years was the treas-urer of the Gunu FUlmture com pan) and m chalge of the company's advertlsmg campaIgn, ha:o recently been engaged by the General MotOl s company, for work m the advertIsmg department Samuel H. Frumpkm and Samuel Rmlin, domg a retaIl furlllture business under the name of the BerkshIre Furmtm e company, 111 PIttsfield, Mass, hay e made an aSSIgnment to theIr landlord Corneltus \V \I\Tnght, whose stock they bought two veals ago LIabIlItIes, $15,000, assets, about $7,000 F ,y [<'lench, fmmellj 11ujer for BroV\n, Thompson & Co of HaltfOld, Conn, and latel WIth L DImond & Sons of PI OV ldence, R I, WIll sell the lInes of the \lValt FurnIture company of Portsmouth, 0, the EmpJre Couch company of ::\Ied 111a, NY, and the C H Campbell Furniture company of ShelbYVIlle, Ind , 111the :.'\e,,, England terntory dUlmg the comlllg season An agreement has been recalled between the Belknap Hardware & Manufactunng company, of Loubvllle, Ky, and the Standard Furlllture company, of NashVIlle, Tenn, that the salesman of the fil st concern travellllg in teIrltory more accessIble to KashVIlle than LoUlsv llle, WIll sell fllrllltUl e duect from Nasl1Vllle, and that all tld' ehng men of the Hard-ware company WIll can y '" Ith them the Standard Furnitm e company's catalogue Twelve stockholders In the Standard Chair company, EvanSVIlle, Ind, ,,,,ho purchased $15,000 worth of stock from Robert A ReItz, pnor to the filll1g of a bankruptcy petltion 1ll federal court by that company are entItled to the return of their money accord111~ to a I uhng of Judge Anderson of In-chanarolls Y\ hich upholds the deCISIOn of Phelps Darby, referee m bankl uptcy, 1endered se, eral months ago Relt7, when he sold the stock owned all of the outstandlllg stock e'(cept two shares. May Mean Higher Price fOJ.· Coal. Rumors of a gIgantIc comb111atlOn of bitummous coal compal1les opelating 111 Mdryland, ·VVest Virg111la, Pennsyl-vallla, Kentucky and OhIO 1ll which the Consolidation Coal Co v\ ill play a leadmg part, has been reVIved dunng the past week WIth an advance of 6 pomts m the pnce of ConsohdatlOn Coal shares on the Baltullore Stock Exchange BeSIdes the ConsohdatlOn Coal company, the PIttsburgh Coal company, vvhlch also holds a large area of coal land, the Berwll1d & \Vhlte company, the JamIson Coal & Coke company, and the holcltngs of J. S & \V S Kuhns of PIttsburgh are saId to be among the properties WhICh vvlll be taken over These reports "" el e strengthened at a meeting of the du ectors of the Georges Creek Coal & Iron company, when an offel made by the] amlson Coal & Coke company of Penn-sylvallla to buy the Geolges Creek company was accepted, subj ect to ratificatIOn by the du ectors The price offered was $150 a share, payable partly 111 cash and the rema111der m bond" There has been consldel able quiet buymg of coal lands In \V cst VirgInia, Pennsyh ania and Kentucky 1ecently, and agents of the promoters of the coal comb111atlOn have been for months obtall1111g optlOns on coal lands III those state", Henry Clay Fnck IS saId to be one of the movlllg spmts 111the coal deal, and allted WIth him are saId to be U111ted States and Standard OIl interests For months, It IS saId, J\Ir Fnck and his aSSOCIates have been qUletly bUY111gthe stock of the PIttsburgh concern, though checked In theil attempt to obtalll a ma]onty by the refusal of the Scott and Taylor estates to part WIth theIr holdmgs MONEY MERGER MOST DANGEROUS 18 WEEKLY ARTISAN ".-_ . .4 II If ( IIIIII4 II --------------------------------1 Here is III• IIIII III I III , III III II II IIIII I a Rocker That's a seller. Write for the price. GEO. SPRATT 8 CO. SHEBOYGAN, WIS. ,,IIII I• III ,, I I• I,III I No. 592 I ~----------------------------------------------~ ~i----------------------------------------------~ : I : I ~~~A~B·:AsRGAIN I I I I I 4I I' 4• •I I l I I I I I I I,, II IIII• I II I,I III II ,IiI II : II ,III I I ------ -- -- ----._._---_. ------------------------~I No. 537. 28x42 top Quarter Sawed Oak, Cross Band Rim, Polished, $7.50 You can't make money faster than by buymg thIs fine lIbrary Table by the dozen, unless you make up a carload out of thIS and other good thmgs we have to show you. PALMER MANUFACTURING co. 1015 to 1043 Palmer Ave., DETROIT MICH. "a . Business Interests of the Country at the Mercy of l\-Iorgan. Rockefeller. the Guggcnheims and a Few Othel·s. The follO\'vmg quotdtJOn" ale not fr0111 \Ir Bnan, n01 110111the speeehe'i 01 \\ lItmg'i oi Jel ry SImpo,on, Sam Car), [om \\ ato,on, Gen \\ ea\ eI, Senator Peffer O! a,l) other Pop-ulbt but the, 'itate idC±:' and call attentIOn to conchtlOn" that 11111"tbe recog1117ecl a" a 'ienou" menace to the busIlles,; mter c"h or the countr), by all thou15hfulleaclel" 1hey elle from ,\ 11 celltunal that 1ecently appealcel III \\ hat I" c;entl alh con- "ddccl d Lon"enatne pelpel-the DebOlt \C\\'l laPltetl 1" the hfe blood of 1)11'i111e", It 1'0 also an ele- 111tnt \\ llIch hke hre 111<1) be a c;ooel 'iet'vant emel a ternble lll,htcr Franc1'o Bacon once "atd "]\Ien 111great place dIe thrIce sel \ anh-"eI \ e\11tsot the '00\ el clgn 01 "tate, 'iel \ el11t"of tclme dnd o,eI\ ant:, of bUo,ll1e'i"" But rt IS the Lammon a111bI-t10n of "men 111gr cat place" to play the master There IS \\ ar- Idnt then fOl general \ IgIlance lf not appI ehen"lOll at the -,pectacle no\\ on \ le\'v lD the financlal \'vorld \\ hen J Plel pont \[ (lr~an, the Rocketellel", the Guggenhelms, the \ dnelel-bllh I nck CleO!£;e r I3dkel and "c\ eral other financler" at the hi "t magnltudc seem to be poolIng thell strength of capttal, the 1e"t of the \\ mId 1t1st1t1ctn ely calls to mmd both the \ 01- tllnc and the PO\\ er of such an alhance of wealth It. means that not only the nchc'lt dnd ablest finanCler'i of the \\0 ld are lJl etllrance, hut that the 1t1iet e'its \'vhlch the) com 01, banklD15, tlansporatIon, mlt1ln£;, pettoleum dndlIfe ll1'3urance asset'i e11e hem£; hrought ll1to a 'i111gle cont'ol \n dg~regatlOn of 'iuch powel can be a 1111ghtv 111fhlence I(ll tUlthellng the £;cnelal \\elfale, OJ It can hc a" cLlI1£?,eroll" ,1" ,1 mael do£?" If 1t "hOlllel he tncllneel to 111bChlef Tn genetal It llld, be saId iha i ther e e11e two pnnclpal \\ a \ s of mdk111g monn Qne \\ a\ l'i b) useful sel \ Ice to one" fellow men the elthel 1'0 by la)111£?,onc " tcllow 111enunder fOlced tubutc [he fil "t method I" a llttlc '010\\, but Ii IS a noble ewd plal'ie\vorth) td<.,lwlll \\ Inch gn h el fall e(jIll\ alent, fOJ all sen Ice and makes c \ Lt \ man happlel 1 he .,econd method I" CjUIcker It he" 111 \\ cut to tal~e ad\ antd[?,e of the dlstre%ed, and, \\ hen 111en try to conduct themsel\ tS ,,0 dI'icleeth that they avOId the orell l1al \ mIshaps ancl plttalh of hU'3lnc'" lIft the "ccond fashlOn of malon£?, money 1'3 ll) pI cpal e tl dp" \. hlch \\ 111catch hath the \\ an ancl the UI1\\ al \ J he ca'ilt"t and "\llC"t of "llch Laps IS a money pa111C Such a cnSI" bnng" to hl'3 knee" C\ClY man "ho ha'i been clCln£?,husme"'i on cledlt, anel those \\ho he 1n \\eut can take U"t!l\ of thelr fellov\ men on dlctatonal term" This Olga111- /dtj(J11 ot lapltal reachee, mto the b1g-est bank'3 of the natlOn ,11](111 Cdn dlllelte thul poltCles It can order a 1 ecluctlO11 of loan" to the ex,ent of hundreds of m1lhons and tlm" preclp1tate "uch a sCldmblc fe)! money that men V\ III pay any pnce to ..,a\ C theII cred1t lInn the men \\lth leach cd'ih, helc1111leserve for "uLh a monH nt can 1eap 111a \\ eek, ploilt'i of e"tOl tlon that 1he\ could not s.;a1hel In )eaI'i hy Oldlnal) bU"ll1c",'i Thue 1" ell1\,n, a tClllptatIon fOl <1 powetful man 01 01 ~al1lZatlOn of men to tryout theIr powel The temptatIOn 1'0 not alwayS hene\ alent Such an organ1L:atlol1 could b) mere decree eIther mdke money plentIful 01 so ...caree a'Oto caU'ie dl"a-,ter The money "uppl\ I'i ploportlOned to the blb111C'S need::, of the natIon llIuch d" the hreeul "upph I" ]llO]1Olttoned to the mouth" of tlw pOOl ()ne Ce111call',t hungel anel hard'ihlp by merely holdln£; up el "mall ploportlon of the supply of bread A l11onC\ panIc c;(n he hlou£?,ht ahout 0\ e' l1Ight that WIll stan e d thou'3anc1 ll1elu"tlles Into a shut-down and \\ 111compel thou WEEKLY ARTISAN ,~----------------------~------ II IIf III I I I II I• I II II IIf IIII III III II II III '-------- 19 -----------~--------------------------~ III I II•I III I If I III IIIf f IIIIf IIII I II I I If •II Lentz Big Six No. 694, 48 in. top. No. 687, 60 in. top. Others 54 m. top. 8 Foot Duostyles ANY FINISH CHICAGO DELIVERIES Lentz Table Co. NASHVILLE, MICHIGAft. ----~-----------------------------------------------------------------~ <"tncl<,of mel1 \vho hay e pled~ed \ aluahle collatel al ,,<, <,ecullt) f01 loal'<', to dcln er the collateral 0\ er to the nlel1 behmd the panIC a<, the pI Ice of soh el1ey and busme<,s honor 'These men hay e more power than 1S good for man, f01 \Vlth 1t comes grave 1esponslbI11ty \Vhat the1r purpose may be It lS ImpOS'31ble to dn me, at the present moment, hut that aggregallon of wealth, and bal1kmg power must Lertaml)' command aHenllon \V hen the congl ess undertake'3 to 1ev Oltl UOI1Ize our CUll ency and hankllll:; S) stems Perhap" that !<,Ode of the pl11poses hack of the mone\ mel ~el LookIn£; ,It !t 111 the h~ht of the p,I'3t and wIth the common uncle I sLll1cllng c [ hU111"n nature, the genelal effect mlht be <'ll"i'luon and "ppl ehenslOn It I" not well f01 an} n"tIon that a few men <'h"ll be posses<,ecl of <,uLh finanC'lal pm\ er that the) can decree prchpenty or hal d llme<; WIth ab'3olute authont}, and take then toll of eIther conclltlOns " Had to Ask the Girl. "Hello, ::\Jr John'" WhaP The combmallon? \\ "It a mmute tIll I thmk I have It Turn to the nght three tImes ane! '3top at 20 Then left pass 20 t\\ Ice and "top at S3 Back to the fllSht to 10 and the left to 7 " The abo\ e mes<;age wa s phoned trom the bOA office of a 10Lal theall e hv a young lady \\ ho had been Lalled out bv an ~------------------------- ----------------..,III I III II II II II• II •II I II I II I I I III II .. , II I III IIII III IIII• I IIIIII •I,I II I fob &rand l.'apu18 ..-------- --------- STAR CASTER CUP COMPANY NORTH UNION STREET, GRANO RAPIDS, MICH. (PATENT APPLIED FOR) We have adopted cellulOId as a base for our Caster Cups makmg the best cup 011 the market CellulOId IS a great unprovement over bases m1.de of other matenal When It IS necessary to move a pIece supported bv cups WIth celluloId bases It can be done WIth ease, as the bases are per fectly smooth CellulOid does not sweat and by the use of these cups tables are never marred These cups are fimshed m Golden Oak and WhIte Maple fimshed ltght If you w,ll try a sample order of these !lood8 ?Iouwzll des,re to handle tn-m ,n quant,lte8 PRICES: Size 2}i !nehes $5.50 per hundred. Size 2){ mches 4.50 per hundred. TRY -1 SAMPLE ORDER ado! uncle! the CllCUmstallce" which "how that a fOlgetful man "honlcl 'Ilvva) s Call} the combmatIon of hIS safe J1l ]11" lIl"Ic1e pocket accordmg to a story that comes from Flmt, the Mlclll-gan ~uto CIty The man at the other end of the phone IS m blbmes" m Lapeer, l\Tlch, and the ) otmg lady 1S his bookkeeper She Made by the Udell Works, Indlanapol1s, Ind had been £;Iven a :,hoPPl1lg holIday and came to Flmt to "I<,lt 1 elatlve<, Her employel declared he could run the place Without hel for a day, and he managed to do <'0 untIl the m!d-dIe of the aftelnoon vvhen he had occasIon to go to the "afe He foulld the thmg locked good and lIght and the mOle he tned to remember the combmatIon the farther he got from It Reahzmg that he must open the safe In order to Lon- <,ummate a busmess deal he finally called up the parents of the young lady and from them learned whom she was VI'3ltmg Then he glued hImself to long distance and the faIr cnstodlan of the combmatlOn of the safe was traced through hel relatIves to the theatre and when the box office was appealed to one of the actors was asked to announce to the auchence that 1\11S" SO and So was wanted at the phone She 1emarked ahel she hung up the recen er that the next tIme '3he left Lapeer she vvould paste the combmatlOn on the safe above the door ~linnesota Retail Dealers' Furniture Association 20 WEEKLY ARTISAN orB leERS-PresIdent LoUIs J Buenger Ne\\ Llm VIce PresIdent C DanIelson, Cannon Falls, Treasurer, o " 0 \!oen Peterson Secretan W ! Grapp JanesvIlle E-XECL [Iv E CO\!\!! fTEE D F RILhardson 1\00thfield Geo RIme, Mankato W L Harns Mmneapohs, o SlltlOn.., G encoe .1\1 L KlIne St Peter BULLETIN No. 65. OUR NEW YEAR'S GREETING We Hope That Members of Our Association Have Had th.. Best Year's Business They Ever En-joyed and Our Eal.·nest Wish Is That the Year Starting Today May Be Still Better--And We Promise You Better Service Through the Conling Year. JUST A FEW AFTER CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS. At least the Cll1!stmas rush ,llld hustle IS 0\ er 1\ e enJO) ed a good Chnstmas trade and hope yon dId the ~,nne But 'ipeakmg at trade rem1l1ds us of the old, old proble111 \\ hlch \\ e h l' e been try 1l1g to solve ,,0 long-the mall ordcl plob1em \\ e dl e Ielat1l1g some ct our expellences here for thc benefit of the dSSocl"tlOn The firot two al tlcles ,\ Il1ch we \\ lote to e:>..pose nnll o1(lel hathe method" blought fortll tv\O letters \\l11Cll \\e publtsh hele '\ ou have ,dl hnrd the old but tI ue Sd) mg, 'The l11t bll d Hutto" ' ,nd theoe lettcl' show that we ha,e nude somc "ooc1 she to ,t the mlll O1Ull hou,e When a blg coneeln v\lth hundrLlh ot clell,,, ll1d cmpll\ c, 1\Lc- thL trouble and tlmc to keep 111touch \\ Ith I lntlc 'SOCIltlln ItLe 0\11' It means that we dl e accompltsh1l1g 'i0111eth111g 1hh ou"ht to \\ lLe up the small dealer vvho has compardtn c1), lots ot tllne ,111d1l1tel k111d and 1111bt lted In Ib tl ue proportIOns By slow, ldbonou'i \\ 01k \\ e 11'1\ e 11l1a11jworked out ,l system by \\ hlch we Cdn supply oUt members \\ Ith the mel chdndlse \\ hlch thev need to meet the edt,tlog can petItIOn fl e ne"\.t thll1g to be W 01ked out IS a system of self protectIOn II h"t h l, tlan5pll((1 In the last sIxty dayo makes the cartoon IUUS tnte 1 helc \llj ,pphc,b1c to our conchtlOn lIe are not la,\yers, but Jl slIce ,nd cummnn sense would say that Uncle Sam never 111 tendec1 t h l\C 111~copjll,;ht "0 con,tlued as to help anythll1g whIch h h the e 1111IIk" ol II ll1d IV l do not In e In MISSOUri, but we W oulel hLc to he sho\\ n \\ h) hus111ess mcn ha, e no light to plotect t!Jemsch es q 111Stflcludulent method, IVe Will take our chances III ,In '-Ir l1~ht legltlmdte competItion If a competitor has fore-lhou, iht, bl,lns d'ld ablhty to get merchandIse for le~s than we can, tl1 It h hh "oael f01 tunc and we Cdn S IV nothl11g aga111st It NeIther \\ ould ',\ e \\ bh to fO! we are not ~o narl ow 111111dedthat we cannot cld1111resupellO! bus111ess ablhty \\ e ,ue clh\d\ S ready to 1001, dt dll 'Ides of a questIOn and do not \\ ,nt to nunp at hasty conclUSions but everyone must draw the 1111esome\\ bel e and ',\ e (11aw It on deceptIve competitIOn It would be reall} 111telcstlll~ to takc one of the 111,1101 del catalogs ,md see ho\\ many 0\ el drclwn plchn es could be found We behevc therc IS 1 le"ltnrnte pletce fO! the 111all ordel house Som.e one must ~up-ply al tlclcs \\ hlch ,ne not kept 111stoeL 111 IUt al dIStrictS, but goods must be I epresented clS they I eall) are The mdll ordel house IS hke some gIgantIc octopu~ whIch, not content "'Iih reachlllg evelY ,Illage lS gOl11g I11tO the large CItIes vVe beheve that the) mU'it ha,e started 111 bus111ess WIth tbe motto "Get busl11ess honeoth It ) ou can-but get It" Judgl11g from theu Illustl dtlOns they seem to be "gettIng Ii" The C<lftoon expl esses It e"\.,ctl) 1 he ,n1'111dealel gets hiS gooels from the Jobbcl and the Jobber ~cb hiS flam the n1'1nl1hcturer By the tune the Jobber dnd manu LlcturCl ha, e made then profit and the I etall dedler has ,ldeled hIS bl1sl11ess and legItimate expenseo, he IS not able to compete \\Ith a hlln ,\ hlch cuts out all these expense" It IS thIS condItIOn whIch ROOT, "LITTLE HOC," OR DIE. est hun tn such \11 c"\.tent thdt he wIll bc T ohnn, on the Spot" for anythl11g whIch \\ III help hl1n to protect ()) unprm e hIS blbllleos Perhap~ ~ome of ) ou ·wIll SlY th"t yOU do not ',\ ,lilt to !?,et mIxed Up ln any troublc Nuthcr do "e II e all ha\c enou!?,h iloublc ',\ lthout hunting f01 It, but ',\ hen It IS pla1l11y ,hO\\ n tInt the mal! order house IS I11J111111ygoul blhl11ess, wh,t then) 'Jo man ever be-came pr0111111entwlthont makJn~ cnemles "'-11people of "tlon~ chal tctCI lnvc enemIes and thIS apphes to hlms " \\ ell as 111<:n VIc bdlc, e In e, ery one tcndlll,s to IllS 0\\ n busllless but \\ hcn , com-petito! uses doubtful methods to get tradc which llghttull} belong" to yoU, don't j au thl11k It thcn becomes your busll1c"o to e:>..po"ethc methods employed? Don t ) au thl11k yon 0',\ e thl" much to ) OUI self and your fellow dealers? "~o man hveth to hlm"elf alone," md If all of us were to attel,d stnctl} to our 0\\ n bUol11eso wlth no thought of anyone else, thIS would bc a very cllsa!?,"e1eab1e \\ arid ThIS IS a frec country but no man 01 fil111 Ins I ll~ht to do that whIch 111Jurcs anothcl The succes,ful busllless man IS not sLll centued lfe 111U,t be brold 111111dedenough to seek methods \\ Inch \\l!1 benefit nnt hb bUSl11CSSalonc, but hIS busl11ess In "cnCl t1 OUI aSooclatlOn h In a pOSItIOn to help our membels meet and bcat "ny catalog pllce t rat IS brought to them, provldl11g thc Item 111 competItIOn h the s lme WEEKLY ARTISAN make;, the ('\I"tcuce of nl.lll 01 del hUlI<,es pos'lhlc IlllS I, thc SIt uatlOn \\ 111ch\\ c mu~t 1 UJl((h J llh I" thc kq to tllC m,lll ordel ploblem If \\e Cll! fwd some \\d) oi CUttIU,!,oui the"e,2;o bct\\ee11s the rest IS edSY f01 \\ C Cdn turnhh hI"h class goods No film C111 do a "uccc"ful bUSI11CS""Inch doc" \ )t Slthf} It-cu" tomel" L\Idently thIs h d fact w,11ch thc m"II O1du house nevel heald or else has long '>1nce f01gottcn 1 he Chdl1CL".11 e t1nt they would not beheve It If they dId hCul It tOI they "eem to t1 rne, but sueh succes~ cannot be pu m lllcnt Of course It IS not S) es-sential fOl them to remembel thIS Item '1'0 It IS for the home de 11el for theIr clbtomers al e sCdttered .111 0, er SE'\er 11 states and kIck, com111g from ;,0 far al e not, el} effectn e 10 be 51\1e, "ort'e of the11 customers dl e "atl"hed becalhe they In, ene, el compared th\1 goods WIth those of the hon'c de leI If, ou \\ Ish to plotect ,OUI ll1terests, It 1" } 01\1 bu"lne" to 111 lkc them ,ee tlll' dlffel' n,c By lbl11g the Illlbtr,ltlOns ,\Illch \\e fUlll1SI], }OU Cll! do tllls \\JtllOut sayl11g too much We Inust d\Old mdkl11g ,t ltUl1lnh \1111ch \\ L C ln110t p1<p.c lHlHth,,,ntl'II1'llJ ctr('I &- (!lu. ~~{~,e~N;~~CA~,"G%O;;:a::K,ANS .....S CITY ~~:rlt;T:;~~~1l:S~;ESS December 2nd, '09. Mr. W. L. Grapp, Secretary, Minnes~ta Retall Furniture Dealers Association, Janesville, Minnesota. Dear Slr'- We have before us advertisements of yours taken from the Weekly Artisan of Grand Raplds, Michigan, whereln you quote re-productions of our catalogue quotations, offering the Ckts of said quotatiors, together with our descriptive matter, at certain prices. Our catalogue is copyrighted. Your aets are clearly vlola-tlcns of our rlghts under the copyright laws; and our pkrpose i~ writi~g is to demand that you immediately withdraw the obJectIon-able quotations, ~oti~ying us to that effect, Or we shall commence proceedings to protect ourselves by injunction and also seek tre othar remedies that exist. Your immediate acknowledgement of thls communIcatIon , together wit~ siuniflcatlon of your intent to comply herewith is requested. We register thls letter that we may Obtain your receipt for the same. Yours very truly, MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. ~r. -, Kccp yOUl C)es open and yOUl mouth shut until you see something 'lnd then get 1I1dlsputable proof o£ It In clOS111gtblS drtlclL \\ C S,ly aga111 th'lt the I nnedy t01 thIS condItIOn of aff'lIrs IS to cut out tbe middle men, do busmess dHecth WIth the fact01Y and buy 111large Cjuantltlcs We ha\e statcd some plalll fdLts hele and 1e,n e you to rcad between the hnes and dra\V \ our 0\\ n I11fereneeo IVe lrust that" (' ha, e suggested some ['ood thoughb to ) OU \\ hich you \\ 111'lct upon and then gT\ e the dSSOCI-atlOn the benefit of your cxpenence If yOU have different or better suggestIOns of your own, let us h 1\ e them The time Ins come "hen It IS a C'lse of 'root ho~ 01 dlC \\Ith ns \5 su~gested by the caltoon r ct us ,dl SllIt 1910 I1ght by 1e,ul\ lIlg to '\\ Ille thl11gs \\ 01 th leadlllg 01 do t1l1ngs wOlth \\Iltln>.; about tIll', cOlmng }llr \1 IltC ,ome al tides, send In some su~"est1ons tell \1S "hat yOU h we done IE } ou knew how much the StCIet,lry dppl lUdle, a httle help dnd how It encoUl ages hnn \\ e ,ll e SUI e you ,\ uuld '111 m 111,w;eto con tI1bute somethmg Vve "'ould hke 10 heal flom nCI) 111cmbel of the assouatlOn sooncI or later-soono we hope SIGNIFICANT CORRESPONDENCE. Hcrc" Ith are reproduced letters I eceIVcd h 0111 '\fonU;omel' \'\Tard & Co, that should be of 111tele"t to membels of om as,OCIl tIOll They show, at least, that OUI "ork has bcen and 1S cffectn e They should also be Instl uctlve for they shO\\ t hit the mlll 01de I housc, deem It necessary to kcep III close toueh WIth dc, c10pments that may affect theIr busl'1ess and dl e ready It all times to protect the11 I11terests If such a polIcy 15 good for '1 concern of ,;uch mag; mtude as Montgomery Ward & Co, It 11111stbe good fOi smdller concern~ and indIVIdual dealers The letter show that OUI hten ture has been effective, e1,e the mall order houses would h"ve I?- nored It-they would 1l0t have consldercd worth while an efIol t to head It off or counteract Its effect We do not entertain the Idea that \"e hd' e thrown a bomb Into the mall order houses nor laId a m1l1e under them, but WIll say that our ammUl1ltlOn has not been exhau,ted and \\ e expect to gIve thcm .1 fe" mOle effcetlve shots In the medn time If ,mv member has any suggestions to make as to the 10admlS or ainllng of our guns, 21 \\C \\ould plc'lsed to heal flom him ,ublect Gn C ns ) OUI l(1cd<, 011 the ASSOCIATION HELPS. HOUle ~ferchants Are Your Best Friends. 1he gl cat mall OHler lWlbC IS not thc fllcnd of the fal mel, nOI anyone else, a" t pI dends to be It cannot sell goods, on thc el, er do-e at I ates lover than the 1etaller can offel the S'lme (juaht) "h;n'the Item of freIght IS conSIdered ThIS ha" been demonstrated mal c than once, and can be demonstl dted at any time If the custo mer \\111 take 11l~ catalog pnee dnd the cost of tlanspol tmg 'lnd com pal e the total WIth thc home mel chdnt's pnce fhe caLJ10g house IS und",r hedvY eApense for advCl tlsmg Thb eAj)ense mnst comc out of the plofits Can It ,1ffonl to meet these glCdt lchCltlsmg IJ111, 'lnd ,dso dcltv(l the gooeh ,old b) the retdllel) Dc SIde<, tl11s, It h undel 1111111ense expense f01 ontldy" III <,tock, tc\"(S, scll il](" cllHl othel Item" \\ hlch the leLnle! doe" 110t ha' c to melt Ob,IOU,1y Its c" pen;,es al e enormous I ompal cd \\ Ith thc I etadu s b111 In adchtlOll ::tiHullfgoJnI'll! 1IlJar'i'l & <!Tu. CH CAGO & I'CANSAS CITY ~~:~H~~C~~~EK~':":q::;1IMGR ORIG;1!-::;'ORS (j~r.{~.'.:..~~EEs:s~~":.,,§ C~TALOGU.E BUSINESS 1I01lT,J f<QRk • ...,,~ Sf¢<" <!!lttrugrr. December 2, 1909. Mlchlgan ArtIsan Co., Publ l-shers, 20 Lyon Street, Grand RapidS, Mich. Gentlemen:- We have before us two recent Issues of your paper contalnlng the advertIsements or the Mlnnesota Retall FurnIture Dealers ASSOclatlon. Ou!" AttoY7'ev advlse.e us trat these ad.rertJ.se .. mG'1ts are clearly nolatJ.ons of oU.r "'Ights under the copy ..:rig11t laws. Our cat1llogue is copyrIghted and no inf'!"actions such as these WIll be permitted by us V'lthout recourse to oUx' remedIes. Our purpose in wrltlng .t0U 15 to dena'1d that you witndraN from your col..lmns such of.f'e'1d1ng matter referred to; and It is also proper that .IOU correct your rYl'lstake by In-serting 1n the next lssue of"-your paps'>" a statenent, to occupy a place of' equal promlnence as the OrigInal matter, to t~e efrect tl1at It is not your purpose to offend agaInst tre rlghts of otners and that Montgomery Ward & Co.'s catalogue beIng copyrig'1ted, further quotatlons of the 8dvertlsements of the MiTl.nesota Retall FUl"nitul"e Dealers ASSOClat:l.On that copy the cuts ana descrlptlve matter of' our catalogue wlll be withd""'awn. It 1S OUl"purpose to follO\t this matter closelj by conflscatlon of future ed1tions of your pap-er, If necessary, and other remedIes wlll be SQught to protect out" rights against such vlolat~ons. Your i'l'lmediate :reply is requested. We reg~ster thlS letter that we may secure you!" l'6ceJ.pt for the same. You:r-a very trl.41y, ~"~ Vlce ..Pres't. &: Cen'l. }!.gr. It takes the pdtron's moncy dnd does hlm no favors The retatlel WIll, If 1equested, lend one of hI, rehdble customers a sum of money tor a few day~ Vv III the catalog house do thIS? The retaIler ,hows hI" goods before one buys The catalog hOl1;,e does not 1 he retdllel s reputatIOn IS bchmd e\ ( I) Selle be makes The cata log- hou"e IS beyond the llldl\ Iclu,t! u itlChm L he ret,111er pdyS thc Ll1111eJalmost as much tOI hI, ploduLe ,IS the ftnner lMy, the IC t'l11el £01 l11s purchascs The Cat llob l'ouse cannot do tll1", 'lnd \\ ould not If 1t could Tn short, Jt I' .1 cut thlOdt Insiltutlon con ducted by shl ewd 111enwho ,ll c out £01 the monq ,md nothmg c1se fhe sooncr these facts cHe dpprecldtcd the bettel the people who now deal WIth them WIll be betie! off The mall ordel houses do not sell any cheaper than }am home mel clnnt but they do destroy } OUI home town lvely good (ltlZen vvho IS oppoocJ to the ev1]" of Cdj)ltdl, com merc1al and mdu~tllal concentl atlOn m the III ge CIties, and the bUIld me; up of Illegal busll1esscs that work a>salllst the 111terec,ts ot the ma"ses, should calmly consldel the fach tInt every system of buSI-ness that depletes a sectIOn of country of the wca1th It produces 'itrengthens the so called capltalbtlc powers One of the most bane-ful systems that at pr",sent IS work111g ,lgamst the llltere,;ts of the smaller CitIes or dra1l1111g\\ ea1th from 'lgncultura1 cOmmU11ltles, IS the box car plan of domg bUSIness From rural tovvns 111the west from 40 to SO per cent of the trade goes to the"e concerns H thIS trade were confined to the home to\\ nIts bu,lness wouJd be Im-mec1ldtely doubled-employment gIven to more people, the protts accrumg from mercdntlle bus111ess \\ ould seek mvestment, and WIth In a few years the populatIOn of the 10wn V\ auld be more than doubled and ItS o-rowth be commensurate WIth mdu'itnes that would gn e the people ~mploymc)1t (Copvnghted hy D IV Reid) Thh 1S the time of the yea I to pay} our dues 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN RETAIL FURNITURE ADVERTISING Conducted by H. H. STALKER. Dealers Are Urged to Send in Samples of Their Advertisements and to Offer Any Suggestions and Helps Which They Believe ~~ill Be of Benefit to Others. This Department Aims to Be of Practical Service. Help Us to Make It So. \\ hen 11101e tl111e and tllOlH:;ht 1~ "pent on cup, <l1HlIt" allangement, thue v"dl he a mOle cheeliul pa, mlnt ot thl monthly bIll<, fur space 'II, hen mOl e tl11111ture dealel s Lome to 1eahze that the money the} 1m est 111ach el tb111g can he made to produce an actual steady profit Ju",t the "ame a<; money 111vested 111 stock etc, they ",111 gIVe It the same 11IE Bl;Ft'Al0 rOtlI'lrn %"1>.D\1. DrIT'"\[PLr I) 1'1,", A Crowning Effort in Grand Value Giving! No 1 thought and ;:,tudy that they do the othel Too man} conslClu money laId out mad, ertls111g a~ "50 much money thlO\,n away," and they look sour and grouchy at the, er} mentIOn of the \Vord Then attitude 15 plamly 1eflected m the" t} Ie of copy they run I wlll not say that the man Vv ho pI epa! ed the "ad" marked No lIS of thIS c1a<;s, but I am compelled to ;:,tate that he certamly \Vas not gettmg hIS mone\'" \\ 01 th That "ad" 15 a bIg one and co"t a !Soocl lotmd sum no doubt } et, !t 15 entIrely U111n\Itmg I am confinmg m) ClltI-lh11l ot thl t\\() ~peumen" c;ho\,n thIS \\ eek entnely to ap- )llal,ll1ll ,111(1 nut to lUP\ f01 \,ll1le good copy IS a vItal nCClS,,!t,. d "Uong st1\km~ lll\ lt111g layout l~ cel tamly of tundamental ImpOl tance 1he Items and cuts m "ad" No 1 "ho,,, that \ er} httle care 01 chscretlOll wac; u~ed 111makmg up The anangcment 1~ Jumbled, you can only follow the sugges- 3, THE DETROIT FReE PRESS SUNDAY DECEMBER 19 1909 No 2. tIUlh \\ lth chfficlllty Thoe 15 no attcmpt at da~51fic<ltlon 01 1 eaclableness \0\\ tUln to \0 2 Thele appears at the top a "vcll \\ 01 decl openIng paragraph and then follow" 111 ('rde , each Item b, It,,elf, the article the ac1vertJ~er \\ l~hcc; } au to notIce One "ad' "as "thrown together" the othel carefully. "klilfully pLiIlned r do not kno\\ the re"ults from eIther of these "peCl-men, hut I c1 f;amble that;\Jo :2 finIshed way 111the lead It IS a regrettable fact that there are more furmtUl e 'ads" lIke WEEKLY ARTISAN '\0 1 th.l11hke 1\0 2 The bettelmcnt of yom "ad:o' lS bound to be a matter of study You spend hours l!1 plannIng your PU1(J1d~C~, } au go hundredc, of 111l1e<;to market 111Oldel to pUL,onalh <;elect the be:ot ftul11tme for yOUI customer'3, you pnde } our:oelf on } am fine Judgment and on your c'\:cellent ~tock, you 2.range your floor dhplays v,Ith lale taste and '3kIlI and then you go dehberately to work and knock lt III the head ,\ lth ahomlllable CUb, poor copy and eye-confusml:; dls-pLn e, lOU 111U,;tdo one of t\'lO thmgs Hue a man ,,,ho can \\ lIte the k1l1d of "ad,," that get the bU'3lllee,<;01 do lt yom- ,;elt If yon do do It \ oUhelf, l.;lve yom "elf Ume to pl.1n cal e Julh Do lt 11Ie,hts If nece,;"aly It WIll pay Ad, ertJ"111g 1C,1l t mellC} thlo\'ln aV\a}-It lsn't an expense It'" .1n mvest-ment and "hould so be tteated on the books You can make It pay three, fom, flYe, or twenty-fi, e per cent accordl!1lS to vvhat you put In It Co-operation is Necessary. Jt ha,; been saId that "competIt1c n I'; the hfe of t ade," r "ho llrlhke to change It to "co operatIon Ie, the hfe of trade" lbe m.1ttcr of healty co opuatlOn betvveen manufacLtller and Ittallel I'; .1 \iltal one ~ot all manufaltmer:o ale n,lt!onal ,1ChCItt"eI s StIll e,0111Ca1 e and .111al e deeply llltel e~tcd In L,tell1g the e,0()(15th.lt ,au ptllcha,;e of them, move \'ltb Idj)ldl-t} rboe,C' V\ho ad\ ertle,e natton.1lly al e affOl dll1g } ou a ~plell cllClopportulllty fOJ tr.1d1l1e, on the pl e,;tIge they create and l!1 m} Judgment the dealer who 0\ ellooh or IS mdiffel ent to theIr efforts m hI'3 hehalf 1'3 hlmdll1g hImself to 0pp01 tU1l1t} \\ hen a plece of fur1l1ture 1:0 trade-marked and adverilsed, It 111U"tstand or fall by that lClentJficatlOn and few lf any manu-facturer<; would have the tementy to attempt to foist an un- \\ 01 th, artIcle upon the dlscnmmatmg publIc Every reput- <lble magaLlne protects 1t'3 1eaders flOm aelvertIsll1g frauels TI1l1'; ,ear b} } ear the confidence of the pubhc IS beIng lSamed, ,ear b) } ear the demand for ad, ertI:oed goods 1<;bemg m \. 1 ea,;ed, \ ear by \ eal It becomes eaSIer for dealers to ,;ell them \\ hen vou Identify} our store WIth vvell known, adver-tlc, ed hnes of furnIture, you are but addIng to your reputatIon for relIabllIty-and thai',; a mI~hty 1mportdnt considel atton \nd so I S.1Y, make good U'3e of all thI'; publicity Use the dealer',; help,; prepared at great cost of tIme and money Do mOl C Don't merely accept them Ask for them Suggest how they may be made more profitable for both you and the manufacturel The manufacturer lS trying hard to help you-glve h1111credlt fOI that, but he could help you mOl e mtellI-f5ently If you would warm up to hIm W nte hlm once 111d '" ll1le, sugge<;t, cntlclse, anyth111g to increase effICiency Don't ';tand off, don't doubt, don t let him have to coax Take hlm at hIS word Jom hands \\ Ith hIm 111the common aIm of 23 to - • _. • I I\IIII ; HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO. FT. WAYNE, IND. HARDWOOD LUMBER SAWED AND SLICED . ~ ,;elhng more fur111ture \Alhen he hands you a "lemon" It 13 tIme enough to stIffen But untll he does-and he won't-pItch m and co-opel ate not to help hIm make money, but to help yourself Pull together 111the traces (o-operate-It<; great! Make Your "Ads" Distinctive. You meet a man on the "treet He Ie, ordInary Ordll1aly In dre,;s, carnage, depOJ t111e11t Hence you never noilce h1111 You meet .1nothel You notice He h.1S a dI'-,tll1ctton, a new ~t) Ie, a manner all of hI'3 own You do not know hlm, but you 1 ecog11lze hIm easIly agall1 on the clOwded ,;tI eets He IS not flashIly dressed He lS dlglllfied 111actIOn Yet, he stands out, he is conspicuous i\ow hken your "ads" to the..,e tw otypes of men \Vhlch 1'0 yours hke ~ And whIch, thll1k } au, should they be hke? Thel e 1" but one answel to that ljUestIOn, of course Yes, make) our "ads" dIst!nctn e \lake them cal ry VOlll per,;on-ahty, the Splllt, the atmo,;phere of your ,.,t01e There are man} wa}:o of dOl11g thls-di,;tmct!ve types, b01 ders, l111u,;ual dI<;- pIa} s, etc, and a partIcular style of copv But the one I want to dwell on here IS named cuts A ten-dollar blll wlll hu} the draw111g, angInal ZInc etchll1ge, and electrotype~ for pel 1, 2, 3 and 4 column advert!sments \n} good eng1aver will be glad to submIt d1"tlllctlVe desllrns of your name and address, for yOlll approval ; design of th1:o nahn e used consIstently e1ther at the top or bottom preferably at the bottom, of your "ads," wIll soon cause them to be IdentIfied qUlckl}-slllgled out from the mass of ordll1ar} "ads" ThIS lS a very valuable feature m advertIsll1g and IS lf common use among the larger advert! sel s 111 all lInes e,;e a name plate cut It lL,one of tho,;e lIttle thll1g~, but It pays "THE BEST IS ...----------------------------_._--_._. --_.-----------_._-~--~---------~ I 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 gettmg. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. Furniture and Chair Factories, Sash and Door Mills, Railroad Companies, Car Builders and others will consult their own mterests 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. ..- .. . _. -_._------ -~------- ------ ..l 24 WEEKLY ARTISAN ~--~_. ---~_._-~---~-------_._-----~ I Metallic Folding Bed Co. Jefferson and 21 st Streets, I CHICAGO I II, III III I II• LINE SHOWN AT 14ll MICHIGAN AVE., 5TH FLOOR DURING JANUARY SEASON 1910, SEASONABI.E INCIDENTS Record of a Few Minutes Spent in the Lobby of the Morton House. "Car load" \Jolle} entered and was wal ml} f;reeteel by II Parker Robm<;,on "Cal load" expl e')sed doubts" ahout the expected activity of the JanUdr) fl1Jl11tme SCelson \!fan\' buyers had ,Islted the l11ell1ufactmll1g- Ceutels c1Ul1l1gthe past ')Ixty clays and JVII .Molle) v, as undel the lUlpl eS,)lOn tl1dt they had stocked up qUlte fully "But thel e were no 'Jobs' on the mall<et' d thll d membel of the part) remarked "Perhaps not, hut there I" ne, er a time when a bin el can not hu) regulal "tack" was the rej0111del MorIey had not .,een the nevv t:;1l11100m and \\ a" led to its entldnce dnc1 tmned loo-,e "Sam' Cld} , the attolney of KC\\d)~O, ')bolled m dl1d asked questlOn') about Holsapple, Icade1 of the "d1Y" Side of the local option campaIgn If there IS a flaw 111 the 1ecorel of the man "Sam" wanted It How \\ as Hobapple paid:J Had he heen bounced from a church) \ \ hat does he look hke and what is his st}le? Thele 1" more cltunkenne"s 111Newaygo county than bef01 e the people \ oted to aboltsh the saloons Empty bottles we1e found e\ erywhele, they mlght be found under the cushlOns of the church pews for all he knew The ltquor IS shipped 111from ChIcago, Grand RapIds and other points There are no prosecution", and there WIll not be under the present occupancy of the plOsecutor's office It was suggested that prosecut1l1g attorne\" occasIOnally prosecute to acqUIt as \'\ ell as to C011\ ICt (Sam' admitted that it was true "I tell you the place to teach tempelance IS at the fireside begmn111g \\ 1th the chllch en The appetites >.- - of gl 0\\ n people Cdll not bc 1eg uldted by leglslatlOn," "Sam" 1emarked dnd thel1 II en t out to I emspect the new gllll room \\ S Emer) lame 111 "I am look111g for Rush Hewitt" hL I emdlked, . and 1 "uppo,e he I" m the gnll room " \Tanagel Rathbone Wd" remmded thdt a young woman had called up the \Jol ton House a few hours earher and \I anted to talk \I Ith "Rush}omt ' },Ir Rathbone could not uanslate the lemalk It mlght have been a lequest from the 'Ot111£; lach to \[1 Rathbone to 'Rush 1t," or put her into Lom el "atwnal umnectlOn \!11th Rush E H e\'\ Itt, or It mlght ha, e heen a 1equL~t for per111I"-,lOn to 111')pect the gnllloom II L1\ Itt 1\ a~ ~ull1moned to the \\ 11t dnd d few moments later <- \1lLl ~ ed flom thL hooth ,veal111g hi" he"t Sunclay-go-w-meet- 11l~-aIld-"ltt111g up \llth-the-glll "mtle He found Emery In the gnllioom \Jana!:;er Rathbonc, who ne\ er finds fault with anythmg 01 anvhoch gleatlv ap]JIO\ ed a -,ug-g-est1on that colleges be estahltshLCI to teal h ladltS ho,y to use the telephone Observ- Cl s of the g 1111 ]Jdttrl1117111i:; gender al e ft equently amused by \\ Itnessmg the eft orb of \!I omen to make themselves under- "tood b} talkmg 0\ el, ul,del or acro"" the transmittel Emel \ I eturned \!11th a sm11e that wa" msplred in the gnll room and pi oceeded to I elate how he had prospe1 ed in I eg-alml1g Ilj"t boclth stl ength by taking plenty of exerClse 111the open all DLl1111t;the afternoon he had removed several tons of lce from the loof of hi" house With an ax and shovel, and \I hl1e ChOpp111gdose to the telephone hne had aCCidentally -"e, el ed It \ man from the eAchalH:;e called and repall ed the In e,lk and then I epOl ted to the company's office that "a d--n fool had cut It 11lt\\ 0 \\ lth an aA' and then Emery st~rtecl back tn find He\lltt \l1l(J had UlteJed the g-nlll0om fhc ,oung 111el11 \1110 u"c-, Clt;dlettC<;' and "edts hlll1Self ]11 thL WH\ e!co111LlJl e"enLe of the young "oman who attend') the tdephone hooths entel eel and blowed smoke mto her face TIb ldcl\. of ~oocl hreecltng \\ a" plamly eVident and the stories he poUted 111tOhe1 1111\\ Illing ears were to her pa111fully dls- ,gU-.,t111g The yOU11t; \loman I" the proud possessor of a ( steady". IIIIII ,,• IIItI! I\III I I III• I I,,III I •I I IIII II• I,I I• , ~ ~ew ]1actories. GeOlgL <\ A"hley and Arthm J Johnson ale estabhshing a cabmet fad01 I 111'\ ashua, N IT C 0 Ira s"elhal th manufactm er of heels and bedd111g, of \lbany, '\ \ \\111 estahhsh a blanch factory at \Vayneshoro, Fa under the name of the IIasse1barth 13edchng company J II Parham, Claude Smith, J H Kuhlman, C ]\if Pre.,- ton and J B Cantrell have incorporated the Chattanooga Chair compan} and \I III estabh"h a factory in 01 near Chatta-nooga, Tenn Capital "tock, $25,000 The Independent Refn~elator co l1lp elllY, cd]Jltaltzed at ~150,OOO ha-, been Olganued to e"tablish a factory and manu- Llcture refllgelat01,) In Plttsbuus, Pa, T A. \Veb"ter, S A 'II cClm g, J I , J elO111e A Mtllet. c:; 1\1 Dunbar and T E Renton, Jr, are the incorporatols The Gross-Bro\l n l\Janufactunng company, I ecently or-g- anized with capital stock fi"ed at $50,000, wlll establish a factOly at Galesburg, Ill, and 111anufacture a combined refn-t; erator and ice-ci eam freeTer invented and patented by C TI 13rO\\ n of \Vate1100, Iowa The Stlel1111 Plano company I ecently orga111Led, has taken out a permit f01 the el ection of a factory building on Ylc- Klssock avenue, St Louis, Mo The building is to be of brick five stone') hl~h and Will cost $27,000 ThiS It 13 sald, will be the first blllld111g ever erected for the manufacture of pianos \\ est of the :2IIls"i"c;lppi livel The company proposes to start w1th a force of 120 skilled workmen and to have their plOduct in the hands of dealels hy the first of May WEEKLY ARTISAN Whatever IS BEST In Design---W e have it. Whatever IS BEST In Lumber and Fine Cabinet Woods---We have it. Whatever IS BEST In Construction--- W e have it. Whatever IS BEST In Fine Finishes--- We have it. Whatever IS RIGHT In Price---We have it. TH E WH AI TI S II 01 E V I) EI R LINE THE LINE THAT EVERYBODY BUYS Shelton & Snyder Furniture Co. Grand Rapids, Michigan Qur fulilme on exhibition on the FIrSt Floor of Manufacturers BUlldmg [west front], Grand Rapids, in charge of John Shank, East, Chas. G. White, Central; ]. R. Shelton, West. NEW PATTERNS NOW READY YOU ARE INVITED TO SEE THE STEBBINS-WILHELM LINE STURGIS, MICHIGAN LIBRARY TABLES AND DESKS TO MATCH Also Tables for Office, Parlor, Bedroom, Den. Sewing Cabinets, Tabourettes. "all furniture All in Latest, Popular Sty les New Catalogue February 1st Salesroom: GRAND RAPIDS only 1st Floor Manufacturers' Building. John Shank } John Shelton In charge No 496. Quartered Oak, Mahogany. 26 WEEKLY ARTISAN SANTA CLAUS SEES FRENCH STYLES Finds Old Gold. Rose and Green the Preyailing Colors in Fashionable De('orations. It \\a" a 11 enchIf1ed '-,anta Lldu'O that came to the ~nJ\\ n up people of \ew york thl" Lhn..,tma.., ..,ea"on "'a)" d \\Iltel 111 the Sun TIe wa" plObabl) ga bed In a I OUh ,,\ f uhtuml and he cert,nnl) cal ncel umfectlon.., \11,1<ll111 1',11h ,11HIlld(\ lent of I o~e" Xat to be I'rench "0 fal as the po""e""lOn ot 'Om h tiling'" goe" It not trul) to Il\e 111 \lanhattdn thl" \\111tel ])1,t\\It1£; room" andll\l11g room" newl) con\ertedlnto lople" 01 rnglhh apal tmenh dcmand ornamenh of ", mpathetlc chal adu ,\\ld Frame "upplle" the..,e By dddptdtlOn ,1I1d htne"" to ..,u lotmd 111g'Othey ale I:.nglI..,h too, appropllate allkl to an \dam ell;].\\ 111g 1( om d Cll1ppendale 11\ Ing loom ,111dd Louh X\ T bou-dOIr Dl"tlngUl"ll1ng COI01" 111 the"e lontectlOn,; trom Pall'O dIe a dellcdte deddlo,e, d dull te,1 £;leen and old gold 01 tall1l"hed gold, a" It I" calleel The"e soH old COI01'0 blend exqUlslteh and cony e\ an ImpI e,,"lOn of antIljUlt) 1t IS a" though one opened a dam upon ..,ome cham bel of the pa "t and dl "c!o"ed d11lt'; po"..,e';';lon", a lIttle fadecl 1)\ tlml hnt tl e"h m 10\ elIne"" and no\ el to d geneldtlon nl1<1ccu"to1l1ed to It'; fCl11l1"matell,d" and use" Only UI object-, made for Colol1lal 100m" ale clear and "ome\\ hat bll£;ht co 101'0 found Tn e\ el \ othel m"tance all the hue" are ,;oft and old and to the "ea-,on ne\\ The\ hdr-mOl1lze perfectly wIth room" fitted aild furl1l"hed 111 old mahogany and £;ra\ C'llca""lan \\alnnt-the ta..,hlOnahle \\ood" at pI e"ent-and \\ It h the I e\ 1\ ,d of old 1l1atellals and color" In hangllJg" of "Ilk. \ eh et ,md 1)locack SanLI Clan" ha" dhCCl\ CIed tl1<1tC\ e' \ thmg m ,1 boudon mu"t match. flom thc blOcade CO\elcd ",pllJclle le~~ed che..,t of dra\\ CI", \\Ith Ib ,,\\ ellIn<; fI ont. httlL £;Ia"s knob" and £;old glmp tnmmllJg", to the maUlCIll e "et and \ eIl glO\ e. handkel clllet or COlldl hox \\hlch le"t nl,on It \\ hat \\ould \falle ~nt0111ette hay e thought of a sUlall \\ atel coolLr ';\\ athecl III old blocade and topped 1)\ ,I l I cnlh pnnt I e"tlll<; upon ,1 what not) One h 111chncd to fann the \\ atel cooler more "Illted III SILe to othel contents r t h preth enough ancl T'rench) enotH;h to hold any thlll~ Bandon altlcle" alc \\Ieathed amI pCl\\cll,ed O\el \\Ith loses ()ne expecb to findllJ the deadlo"e" at 1rench EmpIre the elu"l\e tJagldme that heleng" to faded ro,;e lea\cs '-,1l1,dl and compact and made of "ott tattet,1 "Jlk ()J dull fi11l"hul "atJn dIe the"c lo"e" rl he\ alc ah\a\" oi the onl ()"~ Unt and ';lllgle shdde of green and are m1l1gled \\ lth fohage and looseh tv'lsted "tUll" of the £;1een "Ilk, \\ hlch h clho \hC'd 111 ~,-----------------_.~--------------------------~, , I I UNION FURNITURE CO. : : ROCKFORD, ILL. : I • I China Closets !• Buffets :I Bookcases :I I I I,I -- ... --~ We lead m Style, Con~ruchon and Fmlsh. See our Catalogue. Our lme on permanent exhlbl-lton 7th Floor, New Manufact-urers' BUlldmg. Grand RapIds. ~-------------------------.------- bdll<l". putiI11~", loop'" ho\\ " dnd td'>"elled U1 knotted cnd" 111 \ dllOU" 1I1ethods of decoratIon \mencans \\Ill sel7e upon rIbbon as a matenal of \\hlch the"l \\ I eath" and "Pld) ", clu"tel'O and tSarland" of lose:,> 1I1a) be la"hlOned The Sclme effect Cdnllot be produced 111 an)- thm~ L'Ccept the "oft bId" "Jlken loops and loo"e fold" em- 1'10\ ed1)\ the 1 I ench The"e al e cleverly run through meshes ot ~()Id lac e and canght down upon foa1l1y bands of old lace 111gl cl\ hh 1\ 01 \ 'l11d ueam) t\l1lS l pon ,I un I ecth appo\l1ted dressmg table wIll be 1\ I eathed trav" bo'Ce", C,I:'>e~,"tands for hatp1l1" and halrpm:'>. le\\ tl ho"e" dnd hang1l1tS ohJecb for contam1l1g artIcles of the imlet ,dl coy el ed WIth the same brocade \l1 ro<;e, green, 11e"h COlOl, old 1\ 0\) 01 "ome Sl1ndar unnsual and faded hue, pel hap" ellllched \\ Ith t1l1) spnng s of flowel'O or "mall WIeath s ot these emhlOldeled upon the heavy sIlk Hand mlrrOI, hrn "he" and ImHeh 1\ III he u)v el eel \\ Ith thc "a1l1e matenal 01 \\ III be 111 old £;llt ('1 1 eal ~old \\ Ith Howel s and French "crolh\ ork upon them Photoglaph flame" too WIll appear \l1 thIS medIum, shaped to conta1l1 one 01 1110re pIctures and tend1l1g to oval forms and gracefnl pI OpOltIuns It I" npon largel obJech, "uch as the catchall, waste bdsket 01 tahle and tdll 'Otand for Idrge flowers that flounce'O ot lace appeal I he dog ba"ket, for 1I1"tance, has such a flounce depend111g trom a wreath of rose" Rose colored SIlk flu"he" through the lace and tIacene" of tmsel mesh and gleams ot gold glmp m1l1gle WIth green lopes and soft pIllk bow" to make ihe dog s "leep1l1g couch a bIt of art rl hat doti basket and \\aste ba"ket mav not boa"t of dll the decoration" e'Cpended upon the basket" r The clothes ham pel I" lO\ eled \\ Ith 11ench blOcaded "Ilk decorated \\Ith gold lace and e:>,Jl1blb a realI, I ench pr1l1t 111 the lovehest "epla t1l1t" 0\ el the top On "tand and mantel are va"e" CO\ cred too \\Ith flol\eled blocclde and cdged wlth narrow glmp Some ,Irc fm thel ac!olned WIth slde loop" of gold 01 traJl1l1g spngs of lo"es In tll1s \\a\ e of }'Iench decOlatlOn.., tor \mellcan h01l1e" the talll1shed gIlt pIcture frame IS made to sen e many a pur-pose be"lde" ihat of fram1l1g a PICtlll e In '>mall size" It "upphe" a bOl del fOl hand mIn 01", tI a)" and box iOps. \l1 lal g e tOl m" the PlLtlll e frame become.., the SUppOl t of a table ,111d taholll eite top cl cah111et and d han~mg gla"s, to '>d\ nothmg of It" thCS a" "mgle or fold1l1g "CIeen hames and an edge to the bIg dressmg tahle and desk trays now m \ ogne The French cahmet ha.., the appearance of a hl0cade cov el ed hat bo" of c!Jmen..,lon" sllltdh1e fOl umt,l1111ng a modl"hl) bl~ bll111med l11gh CO\el ed hat Ih round top con Sl"is ot a 1 I ench tmt mounted upon 1)'ocade dnd surrounded bv a "ub"tdntlcll ~Ilt pIcture framc 0 It" "Ides dl e dotted \V Ith gIlt loops 01 Uny knob", a" one pled"e" \\ hlLh \\ hen pulled drav'v out sectIOns of the SIdes and dhc!o"e small dra \\ er" of dIfferent shapes and "17e" and doors tha t opcn l1]JOll shal1o\\ sheh e,; 'I hl "e cahmeh are fittecl \\ Ith111 to sel \ c n1cllllfold n"e" ,1l1d al e monnted upon ~racefnl "p111dle legs enccl..,ed In "Ilk or \ elv et \\ Ith the 1I1C\Itahle tonch of <;old glm]J To mIrrors enclosed 111j)ICtlll e frames IS often added a deep, thIck putt of ..,at111of the prey al1111gcolOl 111 the boudOlr' ~ decOl dtlOn" Dles"mg table ancl clesk tIa\s whIch are covelecl by glass I ecommend themseh e" to some per"on" who are able to wIpe the gld"" e\ el \ dd\ \\;Ithout 111Jlllmg the appearance of the heantIful I Iem h em bl Oldel\ 01 flO\\ ered hrocade whICh form" the bottom of the tl a) Cu ..,hlOn CO\ers 111 a loom "npphed WIth French fabnc artIcles must I epeat the fabnc Indeed to be 111 the lead of thIS WEEKLY ARTISAN fashIOn one mu"t hd\ e d bedloom to hallllonlze wIth the boudoIr and a bed spread over wIth a gorgeous coverlet of old lOse "atm lattIced wIth bands of gold lace set \ ery far apart and laId on 111wavy hnes Sm h a cm erIet IS bOl dered WIth cream cololed lace applIed upon a hroad band of gold and bIrds of whIte shaded 111 dehcate co10r:-, are worked upon the \ alance, whde ~pra) s of "mall flower" enn,h the large top of the "pread One glance at a French pnnt of ",ome beauty 111the C01l1 t of LotH" XVI framed In sIlk Io"e" and hanglllg be"Ide the dressIll£; table atta,hed to a COJnucopIa COvered WIth brocade and", I eathed around the top WIth "Il11dar ro..,e" "\\ h) the cornucopla~" one a"ks Sh-h I \\ Ithm Its depth" hIde a pall of ctH1IllR lron~ and the"e WIll be vvlped upon the "heeL-, of "oft papel concealed at the back of the 1'rench heaut) '" hame It 1" Ju,;t pO""Ible that a vvOll1dn may deSIre a loom 1ll "traw color or hght blue In"tead of the ptevaIlmg old rose "Ith Its gI een and ~I1t accompd111ment In such a case the artIcle" to be CO\ered arc done up m brocade WIth gIlt and lace t11m-mmg", or what 1" mal e fashIOnable the sIlk IS embrOIdered O\eI \\Ith tll1Y \\reath" and clusters of flowers wOIked 111 Iahed 1'lench andllbbon embrOlc!elv 1, IOlll haIr blush to veIl and ",pon£;e Cd"e e\ erythlllg mu"t ha\ e the same embloldered coy eI, and these are as cost1) a" the) are love I) Model n luxury has evolved an endless number of ~mall acce"sones to room,; and these no", take on a beaut) of form and embelh"hment ne\ el seen In New York before SUIted to othel rooms than the boudOIr are the Lams XVI and EmpIre tables of decorated ::;dt WIth large tops formed of a wreath of meda1holl portI alt,; of the 10) al famIly and beautIes of the Flench comt In the tIme" of the Loms and of K dpoleon. These tables al e InuIt to conform WIth the dIffer-ent styles of the old and new empIres and are nch 111 coloring and graceful 111 form Hal m011l7111gWIth these are fernenes as large as a small dmner table set wlth111 a broad gIlt band decorated WIth fig-tl1 es be10ng111g to the };rench penod III vogue The band IS somet1lne.., of wlOught l)1as~ and alway s mounted upon gIlt or bras" leg" 111table effect One seem" to gaze upon an ornate table heaped WIth fern.., or flower.., Instead of upon a hollow 1eceptacle fOl sUpply111Q, earth to one and water to the other In real gold and gilt, 111qua111t deSIgns and colors reVIved 111 table", al e, draw111g 100m bnc-a-brac and faIence generally thI" sea"on ha" 1I1troduLed a flood of re\ Ivals of the past that are planned m a happy medIUm of COIOI and "ty Ie which enable" the po"sessor to employ them m either a French roOm or an EnglIsh one of the pre"ent mode, IV 11lch has a subtle French es"ence m the dehcac) and gracefulness of all its ll1tenOJ treatment and furmshmgs Kaiser a Furniture Connoisseur. F erdmand LlI1ke, ,l famou" al t and deCal atn e furl11tUl C manufactUl el of the Place \ endome and the Faubourg St ';'ntolne, Pans, recently returned from Berlm whIther he had been summoned by the KaIser, V\ ho had remarked m BerlIn the exhIbItIOn of Mr Lmke'.., \v ork and had expressed a WIsh to meet the Pans deSIgner In partIcular the KaIser was taken WIth speCImen" of LotHS Xl V, LOUIS XV and LoUls XVI styles, of whIch he has some notable pieces hImself ~Ir Linke 1eports that the Kalsel showed aver) 1l1tlmate know-ledge of the cabmetmaker\ art and <l mce dI"cnmmatlOn of artIstIc values 27 SINGLE CONE ALL STEEL SPRINGS Are very popular with the Furniture Trade. $2~ E.ach Net $2~ E.ach Net No. 46, Single Cone, $2 Each, Net. We manufacture a full line of Single and Double Cane All Wire Springs. SEND US YOUR ORDERS. SMITH &, DAVIS MFG. CO., St. Louis r--- WEEKLY ARTISAN Oc __ Made by PosselJus Bras FurnIture MEln ufacturIng Company, DetrOlt, MICh WEEKLY ARTISAN 29 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 hne will be on exhibition in January on the third floor of the Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY Without It There Is Little Chance for Success in ~lanufacturing Furnihue. Inexpellenced 111dJ\Iduah al e sometImes boldly Imposed upon when engagmg 111 the manufacture of fur11lture. Havwg nothmg but ca::,h and a double ue"ll e-to help the town they lnc 111 and to acqUIre lalge (hvldends upon their mve"tments -they ,t1 e ca"tly phIcked by un "crupulous tI aclesmen Vi! hen thc \lu~kegon "alley FU111lture C01l1pdny orgalll7ed f()! the pUI pose of engag 1I1f; 111the manufd( ture of fur11ltUl e, an ad-vertIsement wa::, pubhshed In the tI dele papers offellng em-ployment to a supenntendent \s u"ual a number of rephes were recen ed from men whose expenence 111 the bus111ess dId not extend beyond the knowledge acqUlred whIle working upon the bench of a cabll1etmakel, a filllsher or the operation of a s11l1p1evvooel cuttm::; machme Possessed of monumental assurance and a ready, \ olummoth flo,,- of langauge many of thls cIa ss of lI1d1\ Iduab ha \ e ;:,ecUled l:;ooel pOSItIons, to be lost In a short tIme on account of thell mcompeteney \Vhen the bU"lne"" of mannfdcttll111g fUr11ltule \vas started 111the "outhern "tate::, a few} eals ago, 11ldlly lI1compeient:o from the north secured good posltlOn" at lI1gh POlnt, ThomaSVIlle, :\H Alry and other town::, of North Caroll11a, Vlrgmla and GeOlgJa HandIcapped by the lack of expenence m manu-factnre and With mcompetent help It 10,surpllsl11g m spIte of the large number of fallures, thdt so many manufacturers SUl\ 1\ ed the tllal of then mental dnd finanCial resotll ce'S <'\11 111expellencec! and lncompetent ::,upenntendent \\a" eng-aged by the manager of the 11('\\I} orgdn17ed :\1u"kegon Valle} FunJlture Co, a gentleman b) the wa), whose know-ledge of the busl11e"" of mal1ufactunng fur11lture Wd" ac qUIred vvhlle keepml.S a set of books for a blewery Un- "crupulous agent" of "upply houses vl::'lted the '-,upellnten-dent and proceeded to unload thClr "cats and dog,," upon the company at fancy pnces Se\ eral }'ears before the company engaged In busmess the mIrror plates almost excIusJ\ ely u::,ed 111 dre~::,ers meas-ured about 30 x 60 111ches, whlle the "lZe'3 ~eneral1y used when the :Vruskegon Valley Furmture company engaged ltS super- I11tendent were IV hat \Vas known as landscapes, the plates were not so high but V\ Ider than the 30 x 60''S used in the toi-lets of French dres'Ser~ "\ lan;e number of these odd sind plates and many other arilcIes fully as valuable 1\ ere un-loaded upon the company and when B N Bal11es succeeded the I11competent supenntendent a year later he faced d most cltfficult problem-how to com ert the lt1l1k 111tOcash 1 :i\1r Barnes 1" an ll1gcmou" man-a salesman as well as a manu-fact111el, and finall} dIsposed of the plates b} buddIng speClal al tlcles of furmt111 e fOl barbel "hop", saloon::, and hke places of busll1e;:,s Yeal s of tune VI' ere 1 eqmred to clean out the encumbrances New York Markets. New York, Dec 31-The u"ual hohclay "Cd::'OIl dullne;:,s ha::, pre\dlled thl" week 111all the malket" Hut are of "peLlal mtelest to f111111t111emUl Even the lumber tIade 1<., reported as dull, but ad\ lees from lntenol POl11ts ImlJcate I11creas111g firmness wlth an expectatIon of a n::,e 111 price;:, early 111the new} ear, though the snow over the northern states l11::,ures a larger supply of logs than has been cut 111 any w111ter S111ce 1904 Tmpentine is steady on hght bus111ess wlthout change 111quotatIOns here notwlthstandl11g a rise of a cent at Savan-nah The figures are 57 @ 57Y;; here, 54 @ 54~ at Savannah The trade 111 shellac 1" stIlI confined to samll ]obbll1g order" T N 111 bags IS quoted dt 155':; 0), 16 cents, case::, 16 @ lOA, bleached, 16 @ 17 cent'S, ktln dl1ed, 21 (ij; 22, DC, 24 @ 25 Varnish gum~ are 111 fair demand wlthout change" in quotations The demand fOl 11l1'3eedOIl b light, but pnces are firm, a concl!tlOn that tends to confirm the Idea that the recent ad- \ ance wa" due more to speculatIOn tlun to a shortage l!l the ~upply of fldx"eed Consumel" arc not I11chned to buy at curtent pllCes which lange fr0111 69 @ 70 fOJ "estern law up to 72 @ 73 for cIty double hOlled There I" d fau" demand for goat skJn;, and pnces are firm, espeCIally for Lat111 Amencans, 1\1- eXlcan fronilers are sttll quoted at 34 cents, Buenos Ayre", 42 @ 45, Paytas, 42 (iiJ 43, HaytIens, 50 @ 51 Curacaos, 51 @ 52Y;; Cordage of all kll1ds IS strong In sympathy, slight ad-vances m rdW matellals, but pnces have not been changed materially IndIa twine Nos ..J-Y;;to 6 1'3 quoted at 8Y;; @ 9 cents, light 9 @ 9Y;;; fine No 18, 11 @ 12;1;;. B C TW111e, No 18, 16 @ 16Y;; cents QuotatIons on sheet 71l1C rema1l1 unchanged at $8 pel 100 pound::, fob Peru, Ill, "ith 8 per cent dIscount and extras unchanged NIckel, In large lots is quoted at 48 @ 50 cents, less than ton lots, 55 @ 60 r MAKING GOOD FURNITURE OUT OF THE BAD Changes by Which the Capable Artistic Decorator Makes Great Improvements in the Appearance of the Rooms. ( By Ekin Wallick in The Ladies' Home Journal. ) I'the I1llhtl Ilion on the lelt the 111111lture ,t1 though ,uh"t,wtlal I" POOl III deSIgn 1he "Ideb )<!td dnd eha11, e,11] be lmprm cd by the remm al 01 the urna ment, as shown on the light The uppet portIOn 01 the 'ldeboard IS ehsearded and the oblong m1110r l' 1e framed and hung on the \\all '\ cabllletma~el \\ III be able to substItute the tdpellng; Sheraton lcg;s tor tho,c 10\ 11l erly used The chan s ,l\ e \ e ,tamed. a \\ aluul brown the '3ame a" the SIdeboard and a tapestn cm eong \- u-ed 1\1 -tedd 01 the nmtatlOn leathel ~ paneled effect IS ploduced by fir,t cOvenng the \Vall \\\th unbledched musltn \\ ood stnps are placed about two feet apart, fOIm1l1g pan-e!, whIch are pa1l1ted whIte O~lhe left the hVlng room 1'3 crowded wIth mappropnate fur11lture The gnlle over the door and the .,howy chma lamp on the un<;ubstantlal center table "hem lack ot ta,te The oppo,lle IlhhtratlOn ~ho\\ s the plb,lblhtIL' 01 the Sdme loom If ta"tc and e!Iscnmma tJOn are u,ed The mantel I' deprn ed of ItS machme-caned ornament ,Ind 1<;pamt eel an n or} tone end the tiles \l e e t1umlllec1 1 he gnlle 1" lemoHd 110m ILe c1oof\\ d} ,Ine! lhe pOItlere-dre hung II um ,I bras, pole '" small eLI\enport b on onc ~1c1eof the rrJ()m ,t nght ,lll gle, to the jJ1 epLlee 1hel I h nu Ittempt dt eltaped hdng 11lg, dt the \\ 111(10\\" [he pld1l1e, IIC hung \\Ith lell! enee t,) the 'ILe o! thl \\ tll spaces FOR d bedlO0111 wlllch suffel s 110111<I nU111bel of odd ,llld ends of hnl11ture, a" lhe one on thl left shm\ s, the follm\lllg change<; \\eIL ,ugge~ted The 11111101dnd superstruc ture 01 the bureau wel e re moved, new legs added and the body of the bUIedU was used as a chest of dra" ers The mlrrOl \\ a <;then framed 111 dark oak The <IIehItec turdl ped11uenb of the bed were remm ed and the 11Igh headboard \\as cut do\\n to the level of the footboard '\ SImple valance treatment 111 cretonne v. as used at the w1l1do\\ s In place ot the cheap combmatlon de~k and bookshelve~ a "nt1l1g table \\ as substituted The wood work was pa111ted whIte, and a Fl ench stnped paper was used below the pIcture raIl WEEKLY ARTISAN Buildings That Will Need Furniture. Residences-Bert Badgley, 1339-41 Glendale avenue, ChI-cago, $7,;00, J DRoop, 1444 BIrchwood avenue, ChIcago, $5,000, VI ank Vander Ploeg, 262 West 104th place, ChICago, $8,000, \largal et Jacob~, 4034 ~ \Iozart a\ enue, ChIcago, :[:6,000, Emma 1\ :\Ieyer'3, Irv111g street and ThIrty -second a \ enue, Dem er, Col , $4,400, (TIant McA \ Oy, :\[arshfield, \ \ IS , $3,750, L :U :\lcCloud, )JoIfolk, Va, $3,600 C :\! Hunt, :ZOOO South EIghteenth street, L111coln, '\ ehr, 5;3,000 FI eel 1loldel 381; \\ ee,t 11m teenth "tl eet, LIttle Rock, \1 k , $12,- 000, Dr D (Jlaham, Central d\enUe and Dnstole,tleet, Duluth :\1111n, $8,000, John"\ Lagd, 436 Chene e,treet, DetrOIt, :\TICh $4,000, \\ Ilhd11l If art, 1174 BlOOkl) n e,treet, DetrOIt, $16000 The \II%eS Cha11lbe, Canfield and C011111Ssh eets, Deh OIt, $4,700, John Owen, GratIOt a\ enue dnd ChIppewa st1 eet, De-trOIt $6,000, \\ P Scott, 130ulevard and Shady Lane, DetrOIt, $6,500, J A l'erguson, 700 \Yae,hmgton street, Denver, Colo, $7,500; S \\ SullIvan, 33 AIYItIe street, Atlanta, Ga, $3,500; \\ Ilha11l Lennox, East St '.'Iam street dnd Nevada a\ enue, Colorado Spnngs, Colo, $10,000, E J i\ ewcomb, 402 NIchol" a\ enue, K \\ \\ aslungton, DC, $4,000, II A KIte, 1222 Kenyon street, X \Y \Yash1l1gton, $30,000, :\1ary ~ KeefeI, 2727 Thirteenth street, X E V\ ash1l1gton, $3,500; Wilford Harns, 3612 Cl1l1ton aevnue, Mmneapohs, Mllln, $14,000, Helen J Holmboe, 2210 Tvventy-first street, M111neapohs, $8,- 800, ::\lrs Ella T PI endergast, 3543 Humboldt avenue south, \Imneapoh3, $4,000, F G Cole, 2918 Columbua a\ e, :YI111l1- apohs, $3,000 , Rudolph HantL'3ch, SIxteenth and TIOga streets, PhIladelphIa, Pa, $8,000, :\Iorn'3 Levelson, CreIghton street and Parkslde a\ enue, PhIlacIelphla, $21,200, Elmer H J ohn- "on, 309 Orangewood avenue, PIttsburg Pa, $4,000, KIrk D BIgham, 312 LaBelle street, PIttsburg, $3,600, Mr" L B Langford, 536 CapItol avenue, ;'\!tantd, Ga, $3,300, Judge Cotteral, 51h Cleveland dvenue, Guthne, Ukla, $3,500, Charles Sny der,624 \Ye"t ?\ ohle "treet, Guthne, $3,000, Rn erslde, Cal , $4,000, 1\11'3 \\ ROdne, T and Twenty-Second streets, Sacra-mento, Cal, $10,000, J D \\ arfield, 1831 Kenwood aveuue, $; 000 A. () Treganza, 614 East SIxth sheet, South, Salt Lake LIt}, Ctdh, $14,000, c\ S Ellck<;on, 1258 East FIrst street, south, Salt Lake Clt}, $7,500, 11 ank Sh and, 408 ThIrd street, Duluth, 1\lmn , $4,000, C C Todd, San Antonio, Tex, $3,800, A A Franke FI edellck and 1\ewbern "treets, :\IIlwaukee, \\ IS , $5,000, ':\Irs JennIe S GaUl e}, 728 Che"tnut street, St LoUIS, :vIo , $6,000, :\fI s ::\1argael t Hanselman, Eureka street and Haberman a\ enue, PIttsburg, Pa, $4,200, Isabella S \nderson, 200 Osgood stI eet, PIttsburg, Pa , $4,000; Sarah H Kennedy, BerkshIre and QueensbOlo streets, PIttsburg, $4,500, \lISS Lena Feeock, 16;5 Garfield boulevard, ChIcago, $7,800 \VIll A Peans, 3021 K111gman street, Des :\IOlnes, Iowa, $3,800, H J Howc, 2911 K111gmdn street, Des M0111es, $4,000, Leorgae M PIlmer, 9;9 '1 wenty-fire,t "trect, De'3 M0111C."$16,- 000, C T Rathke, Cannon }lIll Park, Spokane, \Yash , $4,500, ::\1 J FltLpatnck, 10014 Ostend dvenue, Cleveland, OhIO, $4,- 000, Carl Sward, HawthOl ne and \Nalsh streets, St Paul, M111n, $4,000, J\' P Holmberg, Ashland avenue and Dewey street, St Paul, $5,500, X elIte B Rob111son, Snellmg street dnd Portland avenue, St Paul, $3,000, Georgc McDonald, )J ewell street dnd Park Front, J\IIlwaukee, \\ 1<,, $5,000, T L SmIth, Hadley and ThIrty-second streets, ::\lilwaukee, $10,000 WIlham DIehl, Maple and ThIrtIeth streets, Erie, Pa, $3,600, AJfred Brelsford, 121 East Blake ayenue, Columbus, OhIO, $3,000, W L RecI, 77 \Varren stret, Columbus, $6,500, John Henry Craven::" ColonIal avenue, Dallas, Tex, $3,400, Charles \Voods, 151 Beckley avenue, Dallas, $3,000, Mrs Patton, Hollywood, Cal, $12,500; A \\T Redman, ·West Adams Heights, Los Angeles, Cal, $20,000; G L Summers, Holly- II ood, Cal, $5,500, H I Stuart, San Rafael HeIghts, Pasa- 31 ...----------------- --- ---------_._-----., I ----_ ... :fK1:A~ou INTERESTING PRICES g~X~,?vMt~~ SEND SAMPLES. DRAWINGS OR CUTS FOR PRICES. 4-. _ II I -4 CWartiatleogfuoer. \I E• P• ROWE CARVING WORKS, AL~fStN. - --- ------------ -- -- -- -- ---._- ._--~ elena Cal, $8,000 l hal lee, \ Chatham, R1\ erslde a\ enue, Jacksomille, Ila, $3500, John Koehler, }ern and ::YIobIle streets, New Orlean." Ld, $31,000, H J Carey, Morgan boulevard and Orlean" street, \ew Orleane" $-+,000, ~-\ J Roe, 216 \Vest Kennedy street, :='yracu"e \ Y, $7,500, E E Eu? Lard, 112 Onondaga st! eet Syracuse, $5,000, "IV r Bacon, 11111101"and \ ermont e,treet<;, 1nchanapohe, 1nd, 5;6,000 G II Baird, Dalrd-.to\\ n, Cal, bungalo\v, $5,000 Miscellaneous Bmldmgs-1 he '\Iernt Pldce .:\! ethodl"t'3 of Indlanapolh, Ind, arc bUIld111g d church to co"t $30,000 The '3chool board of :\1l11neapoh" Ie, constructmg an adchtIOn to the Bl elmer "chool at d coe,t of $74,000 \ fiftv thousand dollar court house 1e, bel11~ blllit at Deml11g, ~ :\Iex The 13aptI"t., of 1'o111ond, Cal, haye adopted plane, for d church to lOst $50,000 Chne,tlan SuentIsts V\ III buIld a church 111Clg-den, L"tah to co"t $35,000 Samuel K ewhouse IS to bUIld a theatre 111Ogdcn, Utah at a cost of $230,000 Trustees for the Carne~Ie hbrar} to be erected at EI Cent, 0, Cal, are dCh ert1s1110 for b1ds OJ] the constrnctIOn of the blllld111g '1 he Pasadena b(Cal) Realty company V\ 111mvcst $60,000 to $75,- 000 111a theatre bUIldmg The Los Angele" (Cal) AthletiC Club ha\ e adopted pldm for then dub home buildl11g whIch IS to cost $650,000 The lrl110n League Club of Los Angeles, Cal haye started the comtructIOn of theIr ne wbmldl11g whI~h 1<;to cost half a mIlhon dolalrs The CIty hall at San Pedro, Cal , is to be remodeled at a cost of $26,000 It's when he 10, up agamst it that a man 11eally feels cIowncast ~, I!II IIIIIIIIII IIII I I I A High Grade Cafe. t Restaurant and Buffet 10 connectmD I GEORGE FULWELL, I II ME""" '0' Proprietor. I .• -.__AG<.;;Y -H't.--------------- __ - .. -~ DETROIT, MICH. HOTEL NORMANDIE CONGRESS STREET Near Woodward Avenue Amencan Plan. $2.50 per Day and upwards. European Plan, $1 00 per Day and upwards Hot and Cold Runmng Water In all Rooms. Rooms WIth Bath extra. · ....- .....-...- ..._._---_._-_._----~ 32 WEEKLY ARTISAN Miscellaneous Advertiselllents. WANTED Commission men for the states Michigan, Iowa, Missoun, Nebraska and Kansas. also for the western states or Pa-cific coast, to carry our li

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