Michigan Artisan; 1905-10-10

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Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and ~. GRAND RAPIDS., PUB Twenty-sixth Year-No.1 OCTOBER 10. 1905 ~eml.Monthly PEN-SOL. The New Thinner for all kinds of Oil-Stains as well as Fillers and Stains is THE MOST PENETRATING REDUCER on the market. It may be mixed in all pro-portions with oils, fillers and stains because it IS ABSOLUTELY NEUTRAL to all ingredients used in them. It permits of much greater reduction than turpentine and benzine ~ AND INTENSIFIES THE COLOR 100% No danger of curdling, flows betlEr than other reducers and sells at a low price. SEND FOR FREE SAMPLE, THE SECRET OF SUPERIORITY Of the frame of the Gillette Roller Beaing Dry Kiln Truck s disclosed by the cut. The girth or header at the end fastens the angle steel sides together. It is made of mallable iron-extends the endre width of the angle steel sides-is solid across the top- grooved to receive the angles. TruckforEndwisePiling It is riveted at six points on the top and sides. These girths-+-in a 6 foot truck make the frame rigid-strong-Iasting. Examine the nrf>t channel steel tfock you see. The· sides separated by cast or malleable iron spreaders-frame held together by bolts---:.not rivets-running through the center of the channel-not fastened at top and bottom as in the Gillette truck. . Raise a channel iron truck-so built-3 feet from the floor. Drop it oI$the end of one of the channel sides-not on both-and see that side driven back, tbrowing the wheels out of line\.. Subject -a Gillette truck to the same treatment--or to any other test. Its superiority will then be as plain to yo\ as it is to us. The Gillette Roller Bearing Angle Steel Dry Kiln Truck is right in construction-right in price. Particulars for the asking. T"E GILLETTE ROLLER BEARING CO. Paten lees and Sole Manufacturers YANKEE VARNISH R EMOV E R ~uperior toatt other an;ic1es of the kind. Takes off notooly varn· Ish but shellac, fillers and stain. Work may 'be refinisbed imme_ diately witbout injury if our directions are followed. THE BRIDGEPORT WOOD FINISHING CO.-New Millorlf, Conn. 55 Fulton St., New York. 19 W. Lake St., Chicago. 231 Dock St.. Philadelphia. SPARTAN PASTE FILLER I .Ai High I Made in Marietta. Grade Article in Every Respect. possessing qualities that put it easily ahead of other fillers from the fineness and character of the ingredients that make up its composition. We produce this in all of the leading shades, including our fAMOUS GOLDEN OAK IMITATION QUARTERED OAK ~ TRY OUR SPECIAL FILLERS AND STAMPING INKS We are producing-the goods of this uature that bring- results to perfection. Sample our Fillers o. 800 and No. 810 and our Inks Nos. 5. 6 and 11. In OIL STAINS. remember, we lead! Our Golden Oak and Mahogany Stains stand without a rival. Write us for samples and fun information. The Marietta Paint and Color Co. I MARIETTA, OHIO. For they pay for themselves m a few Months OUf Clamps Cost You Nothing We now own the BENEDICT PATENTS May we write you about them ?• GRAND RAPIDS "AND SCREW COMPANY 130 South Ionia Street, Grand Ra'pid5,~ich. These Specialties are used all Over the World 1 V~[\('.er Presses, all k.ind!! and sizes Veneer Presses Glue Spreaders Glue Healers Trucks, Elc.. Etc. Hand 'Feed Glllein~ Machine. (Patent pending,) Eight Styles and Sizes. Wood· Working Machinery -,~-=---===-"';L-..-..--_--" . and Supplies Power~F'eediGllle :-;preading Machine. (Patent applied for). Single, double and comb11lation LET US KNOW YOUR WANTS 419-421 E. Eighth St. CHAS. E. fRANCIS &.. BRO.D CINCINN4T1. o. No.6 Glue Yeater The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company MANUE'"ACTURKRS AND JOBBERS OJ" Plain and Beveled Mirrors, Bent Glass for China Cabinets Plate Glass for Desks. Table Tops and Shelves It needs no argument to show what advantages may be derived from dealing directly with us. Our facilities for supplying furniture manufacturers will be understood when we state that we have 10 Glass factories, extending from Pennsylvania to Missouri; and 13 Mirror plants, located as follows: New York Boston Philadelphia. Burfalo Cincinnati St. Louis Minneapolis Atlanta. Kokomo, Ind. Ford City, Pa. High Point, N. C. Davenport Crystal City, Mo. Also. our 22 jobbino houses carry heavy stocks in all lines of alass, l)alnls. varnish.es and brush.es; and are located in the cities named below: NEW YORK-Hudson and Vandam Streets. BUFFALO-372-4-6-8 Pearl Street, BOSTON-4I-49 Sudbury St., 1-9 Bowker St. BROOKLYN-635 and 637Fulton Street. CHICAGO-442-452 Wabash Avenue. PHILADELPHIA-Pitcairn Building, Arch and CINCINN ATI-Broadway and Court Streets. Eleventh Streets. ST. LOUIS-Cor. I2th and St Charles Streets. DAVENPORT -4Io-416 Scott Street. MINNEAPOLlS-,500-SIO S. Third Street. CLEVELAND-I49-S1-53 Seneca Street. DETROIT -53-55 Larned Street E OMAHA-1.£08.1o-n Harney Street. P[TTSBURGH-IOI-l03 Wood Street, ST_ PAUL-349-S1 Minnesota Street. MILWAUKEE, WIS.-492-494 Market Street. ATLANTA, GA'-30, 32and 34 S. Pryor Street. ROCHESTER, N. Y.-Wilder Builditlg, Main SAVANNAH, GA -745-749 Wheaton Street. and Exchange St5, KANSAS CITY-Fifth alld Wyandott St5. BALTIMORE-22I-223 W. Pratt Street. BIRMINGHAM, ALA.-2J\d Ave. and 29th St. AGENTS FOR THE COULSON PATENT CORNER POSTS AND BATS. The Universal Automatic CARVINO MACHINE ~------c:-:= PERFORMS THE WORK OF 25 HAND CARVERS And does the Work Better than it can be Done by Hand ======MADE BY====== Indianapolis. Indiana Write f<ir(nhlorJ\\ation.PriCl!$Etc. 2 Machinery for MichiJran Artisans or Any Other Artisans . No. 98 Patent Gang Dovetailer 9 12 or 15 SJ)indles Cut ShOWSI5 Crucible stepl spindles I1riven by cut g-earing-. Self·uililil/ aojllstable Spindle steJl~. ecct!ntric Dovetail Cl1tt",rs, nlf'Challi~m above the table ailjustllbl· for f'itlJer ,'lain or swell frollis without hnvillg to dlsmanUe machine. Top raises to admit of i'llslly sharpen illg spindles. No.4 Patent Triple Drum. Eight Roll Sander 80x81ndles Send for s~llder book BUILDERS OF Wood Working Machinery FOR ALl. PURPOSES WRITE: FOR FULL DESCRIPTIVE: CIRCULARS AND CATALOGUE No. 133 Inside Molder-four sides Ras 4.71nch 1116108(('ell rolls to work 4 sides Hi Illenee wide and II Inches thick. four 81(\(->s(\lottf'(1 cylinders. wHh 11MInch journals, ffllll.'H> Inch knives n1leach. Side sptnrl!ps 1~ bleh diam~t",r, wbere peade Me al'plipo, lHted with a pail' of 6 Incb heaus and a pall" of 'I jllch knh'es Oileach. AS A RIP I:;AW AS.A RK-SAW No. 146 New Combined Band RiD and Re·saw------Three Patents Rlps rnateriaillp tu ~~tllch()~ wide lJptwepn saw all,1 fence. takes 18 inches under the gUide; re~aw!\ mllterial18 lllches wille. 8lllchesthlck. Just what ~'ou lleed If you rip and )"eRawand have all Illsuffieiellt amonnt to require sevarate tools. Send postal for new lJlllldsaw llOOk. NI). 156 SinDle CyJder in Cabinet Smoother Capadty Ii to 7 Inches thir'k. 24 10 42 Indlf's wide. feed roll, Solid or lusedlollS AU" IQUtG I<'EATUHJ:I: 011 tlllsmllchille te ~I~lcfha~~~;;;"l~;\~:)t;1I~~ll~.a~a~p~~i;;,l~~s~etmglcbll~l e~1l~it~~iri~~ 505-525 W. FRONT ST. J. A. FAY & EGAN CO. CINCINNATI, OHIO GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY 26th Year~No. 8. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., OCTOBER 10-15. 1905. -~ ~~--- '-- ---~~=== ._-- The Late Morris Wood. .:VTorris \Vood, of the firm of Morris \Voon & Somi, manufac-tUT(: rs of wood \vorkillR machinery rind tools in Chicago, died recently in that city, after an illness of three years. He was sixty-eight years of age, and is survived by his wife, yIargaret, and SOllS, George, Jay, \Varren, am.' Robert l. and his daughter, :\Jrs. Nel1ie"kichardsoll. For more than thirty .years l\.Ir. Wood was known to the m81lutadllrcrs of furniture in the United States and by his ability as fl mechanic ;:md his strict integrity as a bllsiness man won the friendship 31ld confidence of a large llllm· her Ivilh whom he had established bUi'incss relations. Many machines and tools cOllsiclcrcd indispemabk by wood workers were originated hy 1\Jr. \Vood. lIe was 011e of the 6rst to en-gage in the manufacture of carving machines, also a combina ti011 boring bit and counter sink, for which he was granted tet-ters patent. Bis death is not ouly a serious loss to his family and friends, but to the wood workers of America. The bllSi- 1WSSwill be continued by George and Robert]' Wood, who have long been associated ,vith their father in the firm. Profit-Sharing at Fall River Rejected. Fall River mill operatives had under consideration a proposition fro111the manllfactllrers that cOlll"cyed a promise of future prolit to the workers and a satisfactory solution of the more or less disturbed eoudition existing alllong the employes. The opera-tives asked for an increase of wages equivalent to fourteen per cent. They were offered a n\··c per cent advance and a hcnefit in fl system of profit-sharing arranged on a sliding scale that is to be governed by the .conJiton of the market and the Ol1tput of the mills. Under certain conditions the profit to the men would be much greater than the fOllrteen per cent wage increase de-manded by then!. The plan proIJosed was a new one. There were many prec~ $ J .00 per Year. thing like it has been tried prudently and with earnestness 'the showing has beeu such as to gladden those who have partlc:i?3.ted . The \vorkers have been the beneficiaries, while employer;:; have also henefited by having that greater need of good work \vhich any sound craftsman brings to his labors when he feels within himself that the more he does and the better he does it the greater will be his wage on pay days. And yet th~ men rejected it. It would seem that the conditions existing at Fall River and ;l.Inollg the cotton mills everywhere were especially fitting for a furtber test of this industria! experiment and for the establish-ment of a mutual b(lllci of symllathy and expectation between c1ll[)loycr and em[)loyc that cannot be broken by every chance hreath of trade dissatisfaction. The average employe 1s a dunderhead. ""as the effort of the manttfactmers worth while? Tl1(' property of the Two Rivers. (\Vis.) l\llanufactming company was sold recently for $25,000. Bdore the sale the pro-perty had been appraised at $[55,000. It is doubtful if the ref-eree will confirm the sale, as under the bankruptcy law, the pro-perty mllst bring at least sevellty-nve per cent of its appraised vall1e. A new appraise.ll1ent seems to he in order. The Buchanan (Mich.) :-itroyed by 6re recently. was ftllly insured. Cabinet company's factory was de- The loss amounts to $.}O.ooo which THE CORRECT Stains and fillers. THE MOST SATISFACTORY first Coaters and Varnishes JlfA/lfUI'"ACTURED DH.i.ya....- CHICAGO WOOD FINISHING CO. ZS!I·&3 ELSTON AVE.... Z·16 SLOAN SI. CHI CAGO. 6 Sketches by Arthur Kirkpatrick. Grand Rapids, Mich. Qran~Da~i~s:,Dlowr'Pi~e an~Dust Arrester (om~anJ THE latest device for handling- sbav-ings and dust from all wood wood-working machines. Our eighteen yrars experience in this class of work has brought it nearer perfection than any other system on the market today. It is no experiment, but a demonstrated scientific fact, as we have several hundred of these systems in use, and not a poor one among them. OUf Automatic Furnace Feed System, as shown in this cut, is the most perfect working device of anything in its line. Write for our prices for equipments. WE MAKE PLANS AND DO ALL DETAIL WORK WITHOUT EX-PENSE TO OUR CUSTOMERS EXHAUST FANS AND PRESSURE BLOWERS ALWAYS IN STOCK Office and Factory: 20&-210 Canal Street GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Citizens Phone 1282 Bell, M ..ltl 1804 OUR AUTOMATIC FURNACE FEED SYSTEM 6 7I 1'<-'T' I >5' JI.l'l ? ;'" $ f; * MODERN ENGLISH. in illuminated manuscripts. The manuscripts seldom or never show us cupboards or settles with pointed arches. And when we come to examine the few pieces of real mediae-val furniture which Mr. :Macql1oid has figured, neither do we find the pointed arch in them. In most of the fifteenth-century specimens here ;tlus-trated the well-knowll napkin pattern i!> used, a pattern very characteristic of English work of a Perpendicular THE OAK AGE IN ENGLAND. The, fine volume \vhich Mr. Percy )'1acquoid, R. 1., has compifcd relates ()]lly to what he calls the age of oak. Subse~llent volumes will deal with waluut, mahogany, and the cbmposite prodllctions of the half century between J 770 and 1820. The age of oak again, d-iviues itself into Gothic, Elizabcthan, and Jacobean. The scope of the present volume is summarized in two sentences on page \'ii. of; the introdllction: "All very early English fl1rnitllre that Has come down to liS is of oak. Deal and chestnnt were rare, valuable wood~ ill those days; what was made of he\ich and elm has penshed, and walnut was not grown for its! wood in England till about 1500." The! Gothic style ill furnitme occt,rs but seldom. \Vhel1 it cloes, ~hiefly in the form of chests, cupboards, and buffets, it is ~s unlike as possible to what was invented during the so-calted Gothic revival of the last century to represent it. \iV;l1C11 the lH:W Palace of Parliament ....a.s.. ready for its fl1Tnitmc Pugin alld others undertook to produce chairs and tables sllch as ought to have he en used before the Renaissallce. They lacked one quality; they Vo,'credesigned I OAK BEDSTEAD MADE IN 1560. . I. I I d . 1ll all lmaglllary style; t 1ey 'were evo ve from the lllller consciollsness of the 'eminent architects concerned. The fesult ""·as disappointing, and we do not see that in restored castles and houses of the most undoubtedly ;Jointed architec-ture the new furniture found much favour. In the C0m-mittee rooms of the Houses of Lords and C0111mons there are cxamples, hut they do not answer to the few ancient SpeCln1Cns that still exist or to those which are represented I Pcop"t, of the D'ke of D"m"hi". I type. l\1r. .Macquoid calls it linen fold, ami gives bxat)1ples in chests, cupboards, buffets, and the oak wainsJoting of rooms. The most imJ)()1·tant example is knownl as "Sir John \Vynne's "P.n:ffct," preserved at Gwydyr Castle, where it was made in 1535. "The ConstrL1~tion is Gothic, being surmounted by a canopy or dais, the base of which has at one time heen cut and reduced." It is remarkable for its heraldic decoratiOllS. The eagles of Owen Gwynedd are represented with the rose and the lions of Ellgland, and the red dragon of Cadwaladar, all grouped with a back-ground of linen fold. A double hutch, the property of ?vlr. 1'lajcndie, and one belonging to Mr. 1Iorg'an Vv'illiams aTe carved with more distinctive Gothic tracery but have the linen fold besides. A cupboard with very interestillg his-torical associations is the prop.erty of l'vIr. Barry; it must have been made for Ann Pickering, probably on her mar-riage with the ill-fated Francis \Veston, the son of Sir Richard vVeston, who built the well-known Sutton Place, near Guildford. Francis \\Teston was put to death, with other victims of the jealollsy of Henry VIII.. in 1536. It is curio LIS, among so many examples of these heavy oaken coffers, not to find chairs. The few seats preserved were in each case part of a series of stalls fixed to a wall, like the fine seat preserved at S1. Mary's at Coventry, which dates froni 1460. Another which ),1r. Macquoid figures, is he thinks. Flemish. Two chairs of what he calls the X shape are in \Vinchestcr and York cathedrals, and date from the Tudor period. Mr. lVfac(juoid does not mcntion the Glas-tonbury chair, whieh is so often imitated by the Western chair-makers. Perhaps he does Bot consider it a genuine example. \Vith the introduction of chairs as ordinary domestic furniture Gothic dies ant. "Although the number of chairs used, even in important bedrooms, at tbis time," namely, the reign of James 1., says Mr. Masquoid. "still remained limited. the growth of comfort is shown by an increase ill those made for the parlours and witb-drawing-rooms He elsewhere tells that the word chair is de- ri"'ed from an old French 'word chayre, chcrre, or cayre. The X shape is convcnient and looks \vell, but for a man with a heavy coat of mail something stronger was nece,,- ;:;ary, and in jlluminated m;Hluscripts or tapestry we see the box-like form, \vith panelled armsanc\ back, and evi-dently alrnost, if not quite immovable. r'jfteenth cen-tury chairs always l1ad arms to support the hea \'y sleeves then ..\.'.Or11. The chair ill" ark is "the earlicst knc)\·vn example of an English llpl101stered chair." Queen ~Jary TlIdor,. in the 'Nell-knowll portrait in the library of the Society of Antiquaries at Burlingron Honse, sits in a chair of this kind, The \va1I1nt. chair belonging to Sir George Donaldson (Fjg. 50) is ,l good example of tile', type. Bed-room stools, \vhich answered the pLHpose of small tables 8 as ".veil as seats, were probably the only portable seats, and "..-ere no doubt in coml11on lts!¥ The bed is ot oak, and of about the date 1560, that is, vel'}' early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, whose arms are carved at the head. The roof or ceiling of the bed is very massive, weighing nearly a quarter of a tOll. The autllOr has much to say about tables. The modern mahogany dining-table, with its adjustment of leaves to suit the size of the dinner party, was not invented in a day. It js interesting to observe that the highly inconvenient foot-rail-which, no doubt, was calculated to steady rickety legs-\-\'as among the last of the primitive features to be improved away. A large table which is the property of the Duke of Devonshire (Fig. In), though it looks so ancient, is dated at the end of the seventeenth century-in J6')7, in fact-- -so tllat it may almost be described as "Queen Anne." Sharpening Machine Knives. An Important Process LiUle Understood. The common method is to use an emery grinder, using water to prevent heating the edge and drawing the temper. Gre<lt care should be llsed in grinding with :m emery wheel. )'b.lly knives are injured and often destroyed by its use. The danger tomes from tht friction of the whee{ heating the edge, and this may result il) cracking the knife and gen-erally leaving it. soh, but occasionally leaving it in the con-dition called "case hardened." An examination of the knife will r·c,,'c.1.1 the effect. as a blue color lS left upon a polished smface. \\Then the knife is craeked the crack usually nms parallel to the edge and gelleraJ[y takes ;"(('lllTe lip to the edge. lis distance to tbe edge j5 detenn-illed hy the point of contact Oil the opposite sidc of the emcry ",·heel. The crack is tlsnally from 1i to 'i-inch from the edge. There are some knives whose temper can be drawn enough to SeriO\lsly injure thern, if not ruin them, and yet no color \Vill be shown. Very hard knives, like, plane bits, st.roke jointer knives, shaves, etc., are examples of this. Knivf';;; can be g-rollnd upon an emery wheel and not be injured, but they 'will not submit to c:are1css treatment. Use a soft, coarse wheel and be SURE it does not GLAZE. Have the knife move steadily and reasonably rapid over the wheel and do not attempt to grind it too rAST, keeping a stream of \vater upon the \lointof contact bctweei1 the knife and wheel. (Continued all page 31.) The 1Nansau OVis.) }'urniture and Undertaking Com-pany \vas organized recently by \\T. M. Lawrence and others. Capit.al stock $25,000. 8 The Fundarnental Principles of Cost Accounting. The part of a cost system which a business manager is mainly interested in is the cost sheet, and all cost sheets can be divided into 1wo general classes; the one in which the arti-c1t Or unit of cost is one of a large number of identical units and is called a"combined unit, and the other that in which the article or unit of cost ha.:; a separate existence and is termed a distinct unit. The method employed in compiling tbe cost sheets in the t\vo classes vary widely, although the principles on \'v"hichthey are based are the same. In the case of the combined ullit examples of which class of manufactures are, coal and ore mines, tiquid and fluid pro-ducts, and large quautities of small articles each exactly alike, it is the usual practice to first record on the cost sheet the tota;~ quantity produced during a specified period of time such as ai day, a week, or a month, and secondly to ascertain and record on the cost sheet the entire cost of the same. This ac-cpt1tHing serves to ascertain the first quantities produced, and second the entire cost of material and labor used and ex~ pended in order to produce the same. 1n the case of the distinct unit examples of which class of manufacturing are special orders, contracts, steam engines and :special machines, it is usual to ascertain the total cost on the rost sheet, upon the completion of the work, although it is necJssary that the cost sheet be in a form to readily show the management the cost to date, at any time such information may be required ;I'he cost sheet for a plant manufacturing combined units show>; the total production during a specified period, the total costlof the same, and the cost per unit calculated from the en-tire broduction and the total cost. The cost sheet may be ar-rang; ed if desired to show" the cost of each process or in each department if there are morc than one; in general form the cost sheets for all kinds of combined units are much alike. The cost sheet for a plant manufacturing distinct units shows the total cost for labor amI material for one specifIc article or unit of cost. It may hc arranged to show the cost in e1ch department or the cost of the various parts of the article. ]n the case of the plant manufacturing combined units there is one cost sheet each month for the entire plant; in the cas~ 'of a plant manufacturing distinct units there will be a cost Isheet started for each article when commenced, and a cost :completed for each article when completed~ therefore there may be a large number of cost sheets started and com-pleted each month. All business operations are transfers either of rights or materlal from and to persons or places. The science of double entry accouilts is concerned with the recording of these trans-fers and the compilation and statement of the results of the business operations. A double or so-called journal entry is the record of a transfer made, and is also an adjustment of the at-counts to the new conditions existing after the transfer has b~cn made .. the transaction is recorded in such a manner that t)le party from whom or place from which the goods arc transferred receives credit for the amount transferred and the party or place receiving the goods is charged with the same. There are two distinct parts in all systems of accOltntS. The first being the blank forms upon which are first recorded the tratlsactions or transfers, these may be bound books or loose sheets of paper contained in a binder or held together in thel form of pads and are variously known as day books, cash books, journals, sales books, purchase journals, etc., when used in the trading department of a business; they are known as material consumption sheets, time records, pay rolls, production re(':oras, etc, when used in the manufacturing department of a business; the second part in all systems of accounts are the "ledgers;" these are bound books, or loose sheds of paper held together in a binder and are for the pur~ pose of summarizing the different kinds of transfers and transactions recorded on the forms and books previously mentioned, into "ledger" accounts, each separate ledger ac-count containing amounts of a like nature, they are varioudy known as general ledgers, purchase ledgers, etc., when used in the trading department of a bl!siness; they are known as manufacturing ledgers, unfinished product ledgers, etc., when used in the manufacturing department of a business. Intermediate books or forms are often used when the original -record of a transaction and its entry in a ledger ac-count, but such are only used for the purpose of saving time in writing up and space in the ledger. While it is not the intention in this article to enter fully into the principles of the science of accounts, it is neces-sary, however, to discuss such principles a,s apply to the re-cording of the transactions -and transfers taking place in a manufactury or plant engaged in the manufacture of a product, together with the instruments consisting of loose sheets and bound books upon which the transactions are recorded. There are at the present time two methods in vogue of as-certaining the cost of a manufactmed article. One of these which is commonly called the memorandum method or system i:'>to ascertain, upon tl1e completion of the final process, either by actual measurement of weighing, or by estimating~ the quantity of material consumed and contained in the article the labor is sometimes accurately ascertained and sometimes esti-mated, a percentage is then added for expense and wear and tear and the result is taken as the cost of the article and upon which the selling price is based. The ledger accounts usuatly kept in connection with the memorandum system are a manu-facturing account to which' the factory pay roils and all ma-terial purchased are charged; separate factory expense ac-counts are sometimes kept, and sometimes expenses are all charged to manufacturing account. When the memorandum method lS used the books do not show from month to month the stocks of raw material on hand~ the cost of the unfinished product nor the cost of th-e finished product shipped or in stocks; the results of the operation of the plant are never known until an inventory is taken, which, while" being accu-rate as far as the raw material is concerned, is never accurate in regard to the tll1finished product or the finished product. It is an easy matter for the manager or superintendent of a plant using the memorandum method to show a fictitious profit or loss by the simple process of inflating or decreasing the inventory, and even when an honest effort is made to take a correct inventory a serious error may exist without being detected. For some years there has been in use an exact and scien-tific system of keeping factory cost accounts and which uses the double entry method for balancing and verifying the ac-counts kept, it is very accurate and while perhaps from day to day it requires a somewhat larger clerical force than the mem-orandum, yet the information derived is so much greater, so mltch' more readily available, and so much more exact than anything which the old memorandum method affords, that~ with the competition existing to-day, no factory of any size can afford to use the old inaccurate memorandum method. This second method is called for want of a better name~ the modern method or system, and indeed none other will be nt'.eded for very long as within the course of a few years it will be th-e only method in use. While there are many classes of manufacturing in which the combined unit pre:va1ls, and in which the modern method repays many times over the slight additional expense incurrer.:: for clerical help over and above that required by the old or memorandttID method, i.t 'is particlllarly in those plants where th-ere are numerous distinct units of cost and numerous processes or departments that the main economics are af-fected. The chief points of difference between the old and the new method are, that the operations of the plant under the old method are only shown 1n the financ'ial books in one gen-eral result at the end of the year, and th'ere is no control through the tinancial books of the operations of the plant, a seriolls leakage in material or labor cannot betraced or discov~ ered by the accounts and often times may exist for years ·without being kno"\vn; in the new or modern method the transfers and transactions inside the factory between the dif-ferent persons or departments are retorded on the same prin-ciple that the transactions between the trading department and the outside world are recorded in the trading books, aU material received in the plant must be strictly accounted for through the stock consllmption records and any leakage is located -..vhen the records are compared with the actual inven-tory of material on hand when the same is taken, the total amount of labor shown on the pay rolls must agree with the total laLor charged against the various units of cost as shown (J11 the various cost sheets, and the tlltire operation and finan-cial standing of the factory is shown each month when the usual monthly balance is taken from the general books; 50 ad-dition to this exact control of the operation,; of the history there is )'et another featuTe of the modern method extremely valuable to the fInancial manager, this consists in showing each month the exact cost of the goods sold making it possi-ble to draw up with very little labor each month a correct profit and loss account show-ing the correct profit or Joss. JOHN PROUD. AN UGLY LOOKING PIECE FINISHED. BEAUTIFULLY A Plea for Beauty in Things of Daily Use. Everett Shinn, artist, mnral decorator and illustrator, anounces himself as a disciple of \Vatteau, Fragonard and noucher- As such he is reviving the art of "intimate decoration;' as he calls the work 'which can turn an awk-ward bit of furnitme into a thing of beauty. His initial production in this direction is a piano which he transformed for Clyde Fitch and which occupies the place of honor in the l.ouis XIV. room of the dramatist's house. In the Cluny Museum in Paris aTe examples of what can be done in the way of decorating musical instruments. There Mr. Shinn spent months studying their decorations and ahsorbing the secrets of their colors and their glazes, and determining a certain path for himself from the con-ventional art of today. He has 110t cut himself adrift, by any means, from the traditions of canvas, of big gilded frame, of sh'adow box and all the other conservative means of Iming immoral-ity. He pays them their due of work and respect but he contends that the view of the painter is too contracted and that a piano is as good a medium to exhibit his ta.lent as a bit of machine made paper which will crumble to bits in flfty years or less or a canvas that has none of the ele-ments of duration canvas of other days had. He is not content merely to copy in the \vay that word is ordinarily understood, but has gone back to the seven-teenth century and adopted the brush louch and other technicalties of the period. He declares that no imitative scheme worthy of the name can be accomplished in any otl1erway and that for a modern painter to use modern methods to produee seventeenth century effects is a confes-sion that he does not 11nderstand the fundamental require-ments of the undertaking. In regard to the details of the work, 1lr. Shinn said to a Sun reporter: "When Mr. Fitch turned the piano o\'er to me it was the ordinary drawing room article, with a substantial case and good tone, but not different from thousands of others scattered all over the country hypnotizing the eye with their uncouthness so that al sense of value ·is lost, as by the very force of awkward strength a giant will attract the eye where the grace of a beautiful woman might be overlooked. 9 "First of alj came the filling of the pores of the wood so that the background would be absolutely dense as the toughest substance known. Then by slow degrees, as it was ready for it. came the gilding and lacquering, a com-bination of processes reslllting in a wonderful amber tint, with the very translucent brilliancy of amber itself against which and through which shone the vivid tints of the de-sign- the blues, greens and reds. "\Vhen you spc2k the words Louis XIV. you have vis~ ions (Jf ribbons and laces, of garlands, of theatrical fetes un-der spreading trees with tapestries stretched from branch to branch, of beribboned walking sticks and powdered wigs, of frivolity in life and its counterpart in art. I believe I have caght that evanescent charm-at least I have made the effort:' There is no part of the piano that "1h. Shinn's facile brush has not touched. Semi-wreaths caught by fluttering ribbons cover the ends, and across the front, while your fingers idJy str'1)' from key to key yOLl can examine at leisure the urn with its profusion of floral offerings, the ba.skets of blooms, the drooping sash of tiny blossoms. On the lid a VV'atteau-like group dance in the open, while a mass of clO:ie twined roses outlines their graceful postures and steps. After the painting was completed a special glaze was prepared which produces at once the look of age which time \.,.'ould require 300 years to give. The piano as finished is in its proper environment, The room is a p.erfect Louis XTV. apartment. th. Shinn is now '\vorking on the designs for another piano for AIrs. \ViJl1am Tevis of San Francisco. He is hav-ing the piano made under his supervision, and is debating het"vcen the relative merits of teak, mahogany and rose-wood. The piano will be a conc((rt grand and he is to have free rein. One design for the decoration of the piano over which he ''''i.\xes especially enthusiastic is about to be done on a white background in red, the painting simulating the red chalk dra.wings which Mr. Shinn uses a great deal in his illustrating work and which was a medium particularly liked by the old painters. If this design is carried out it wil display a set of medallion portraits en wreathed with roses and the lid wj}J show some ballroom scene or theatric~ 801 representation. The piano is to be placed in a period room ""here every detail lS to be carried out under Me Shinn's supervision. "The modern ar~ist," says Mr. Shinn, "has put aside that wonderful red ~halk which is used just as it comes from the cartb and has the most wonderful possibilities of color. Sometimes it is almost black, and then you get the most delicate pink; always it comes nearer the flesh tint than any other medium. "It was the discovery of tJlOse old painters, and it would. seem as if nature had intended it for the artist's uSe. The black penciJ is the substitute for the artist who has adopted different technique and wants to go further and use different mediums as well. "1n France this chalk can be bought for almost noth-ing, a box containing 300 pencils for 5 cents, what you would pay for one black pencil here or for its manufactured sub-stitute. I have asked mallY artists why t.hey did not use it, and have received fat answer only the wOl"d of tradition, just as they paint canvases instead of other articles and add to the overstock when they might make life more beautiful and glorify the crude workma.nship of daily use. "They never stop to consider that Michael Angelo painted the walls of a chapel and that Benvenuto Cellini could spend his precio11s moments ornamenting a door-knob, which is today the wonder and distraction of thou-sands of admirers." 10 Painters are llot the only ones who cavil at this in-timate decoratioll" scheme. ,:vlusicialls view it with senti-ments varying from acute displeasure to good natured tolerance. The painter langhingly describes the agollles of one of his sensitive friends, who became almost hysterical at the idEa of his 0\\'11 special pianoforte being touched hy vandal bands, and its ugly exterior, which is abOLit as prepossessing as a coffin, made into a work of art. "Primarily," says Mr. Shinn, "the piano is a piece of furniture. t:1 is not something that can be shut up, pushed into the wall or kept Ollt of sight. Consequently it should be treated so and if possible should be made to conform to the canons of good taste. "I can understand better the feelings of a violinist who might not care to see the limited surface of his instrument to~;ched, but when he is through with that he puts it in its case and it is taken away, and it does not when in repose offend the ('ye. Even ,,vith the violill 1 kno,,,, no reason why its ucouth case should not be made beautiful, so that to see it is a delight and its removal not a necessity. "I see, in fact, no reason why the public should not be aroused to the thought that the intinate theil1gs of their daily lise, articles \vhich they touch and pOSseSs and grow to love with that attraction of sentimellt which comes by asso£iation, should not. be made valuable by the work and name of the artist. The old painters did not despise the snnffbox. the fan, the casket. even the doorknob or the salver. Are we better artists? Have we a truer conception than they? I don~t think so." Uncle "Dan" Jumps Over the Broomstick. "The marriageof _:drs. Ella neall and Mr. Daniel G. \'Villiams took place this morning at 9 o'clock at the home of the bride on _Bellefontaine, street. Only the relati.ves were present fo;." the ceremony, which was performed by the Hev. Thomas J. Villers of the First Baptist church. The attendallts were Dr. A. ]. Lewis, of Day tOil, 0., a brother of the bride, who gave her away, and little Mlss Helen eOOnA,a granddaughter of l\.tr. \Vil1iams, \.".ho was the tlower maid, land carried the bridal bouquet of \larechal Nei.l roses. A ha.rpist played the wedding music and during the break-fast that immediately followed the ceremony. The wedding gown ;was of gray crepe de chine trimmed with silk and lace appliqne in delicate pastel tones. i\mong the guests were Mr. and l\i[rs. David Stmgeon, of Franklin; Mrs. Rettie Seeger, of Kansas City and ).Jiss Cora \Vest, of Day tOil, O. The rooms were decorated wit.h palms, carnations and rOses Mr. and l\frs. vVilliams left at noon for the North to spend three weeks and they will be at home at 2:217 Bellefontaine strret after November Ist."--Indianapolis News, Oct. 2. Mr. Williams has many friends in the furniture trade, who will wish him and his wife health and prosperity in their n,ewly found joy. Marked Increase in the Use of Machinery. Th~ extent to which machining of lumber is done. 110W as compared with twenty-five years ago is a marked one and make;; a considerable difference,'"said John Horn, of Horn Brothers Manufacturing comp"<:tny,Chicago. "But in order to tell just how much is the difference in dollars and cents would requirel.some study. The thing we have to, contend with is the ran in ihe manufacturing business who don't know anything about it. Such men on acconl1t of lack of knowledge sell their goods at any price, 110 matter whether there is a pro1it or !lOt. You find shoemakers, tailors and bankers in the business and it ,s their foolish moves that we have to contend with." The National Cash Register Company ha.s declared for the open shop and closed cash register. A Useful Combination Saw Table. One of the best machines made by the Edwards l\'1achine Company of 3"1 to .16 "'V. \Vashington St., Chicago, is theii· NO.5 Comhination Saw Table. This machine is adapted for use as J. rip, crosscut, grooving or dado machine and is a tool for furniture factories, planing mills, pattern makers and anyone needing a good working saw. It is extremely simple in design, convenient in operation, and suitable for those desirig a reliable piece of apparatus at a low cast. The frame is constructed to secure the greatest streqgth, be-ing cast in one solid piece. The countershaftis attached di-rectly to the frame and the belt shifter is also attached to the frame convenient to the operator. The machine is con-sequently quite compact and requires a minimum amount of Hor space. The saw arbor is grooved to prevent end mo-tion and tlie pulley is between the bearings which are cast extra long and liIled v,'ith the very best grade of Babbitt metal. The Saw Arbor is of a fine grade steel and is n~ inches in bearings, tnrned down to I inch where the saw goes on. 'the Arbor and slot will accommodate a T4 inch saw. the table is all iron, cast in one piece and heavily ribbed and is 3g inches long and 30 inches ,,,,ide planned perfectly trne. and is adjustable up and down. The table is construct-ed with an opening around the saw into which a wooden, de-tC" ochabtethroat piece is accurately fitted, which, when taken out, gives ample room for changing saws or using dado or grooving head. The table is provided ,,,,ith two parallelled ways or slots for the reception of the cross cut gauges, oue DB either side of the sa,,\,. Tllese ways are carefully and ac-curately planned in the table. The cllt.-off gauges can be set at any angle for angle or mitre sawing. The ripping gauge moves easily back and forward across the table. Tight and ioose pulleys on countershaft are R inches i!",-di-ameter and 4 illch face. The driving pulley is 16 inches in diameter and 4 il1ch fac_e \Veight 700 pounds. Coullter-shaft sped Sso revolutions per minute. The saw is not furnished with the machine. Pensol, a new Thinner,. The Adams & Elting company, of Chicago, have per-fected a thjnner of great penetrating power, which can be ilsed for all kinds. of oil stains, as well as ll11ers and varnishes, to be ~old at a reasonable price. The reducer is abso-lutely neutral to all ingredient.s used in fillers, oil stains and varnishes. 1t's penetrating alld flo\ving properties are far su-perior to those of tE:rpentil1(,or benzine, rendering it a much more valuable article to users of stains and wood fillers. This reducer being absolutely neutral, may be mixed in all propor-tions with oils, fiUers and stains ,,,,ithout the least danger of curdling where it is employed. As a reducer of filler and stains it wilt intensify the color 100 per cent. as a result of its g-reat penetrating power, consequently material will stand much more reducing with PEN-SOL than with reducers COI11- 1110nlyused, such as benzine or tcrpentine. Samples will be sent by Adams & Elting company to those interested. Comfort For Workers Pays Well. A little wisdom and welfare being deemed good things for workers, a building has been reared by aNew York company with library, reading room and assembly hall. The library will contain 1,000 volumes on technical snbjects, interesting and instructive. The auditorium will be open to the various departments of the company for entertainments and lectures. Of the latter a number ""iIl be given by experts eminent in the various fields and on snbjecf.s in which the men are most interested. Alexander Dodds, reported a big demand for his d_ovetailers, swing saws and saw tables during August and September, the trade coming principally from the sout.hern states, with North Carolina in the lead. MACHINE fiNIVES PERFECT QUALITY RIGHT PRICES PROMPT SER.VICE ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE Dado or Grooving Heads, Miter Machines, Universal Wood Trimmers. Boring Machines. Etc. FOX MACHINE CO 185 N. F'onl St. • Grand Rapids, Mich. THE POLISH THAT IS MAKING N ALL'S EVANSVILLE FAMOUS Nll.ll's Hell St.-.l' T'nllslL dries lus\;'mtlV lmd never softens or ~\ll1ls. No disagn;ea(lle 01' offensive odor l' eVl'l' sctrJe.5 or eVfLj10rates, A trial order always makes It permanel)t eusto- Iller. HrtnJ{s out lite finish amI g-lve~ new 11f(' to the fllfllitlll'P. This 11011.,h h free from acl<l Can he llseu hI' an" child. 1311:lrallteed 10 gin perfect satl~factloi1. Sold in 1,2,5 and 10 ~allon cans and in barrels, also put up in 2, 3 and 6 oz. bottles retailing for 100, ISo and 250. allOWing a lib~rall-'rofit to the retailer. \\trite for pTices and state quantity wnnted. "'e r('t~r )"ou to t.h~ CreSC('llt ~'u['lllt(Jre<'(J, The J<;vansville l}e~!> Co., The leU II. Miller ~'oidill>:" Kf'd Co., and Ti\(~ tity Nntlollal Han!>, ofEv:tusvitle. M~NI]FACTCR"D BV THI~ A Perfect Pol1sh and Cleaner _ .. for. _ Furniture. Office and :Bar Fixtures Pianos. Organs Bicycles. Iron Beds Cal't'lages and AUlomobiles AMERICAN PHARMACAL CO, 205 Uliller First St., EVANSVilLE, IND, STAFFORD ENGRAVING CO, "The Honse of ldeat{' INDIANAPOLIS, INDII\NA STI\.ffORO fURNITURE ENGRAVING Our half tones are deep sharp, clear; gh1jng them long wear and ease of make-ready. Every plate [5 predsel~- type-- hIgh, mounted Oil a perfectly squared, SeasOl1ed block. tTimmed to pica standard. All are proved and tooled until the nest possible prill/jng quality is developed. Specimens mailed Oil request. t'Jtt~IS:l~~!~~~m~o. , '., I Wood Turnings. T umed Moulding, Dowels and Dowel Pins, Catalogue to Manufac-turers on AppLication. 1000 0 ONINVESTMENT Doesn't sound reasonable In connec-tion with a piece of machinery, but the annual saving in cost of opera.t,ing our TYPE A Engines over others of similar rating, figures out that way. Isn't your curiousity sufficiently arous-ed to prompt you to ask for circular No. 18S-F explaining this? All facts---N 0 fancy theories American Blower Co. DETROIT, MICH. NEW YORK, CHICAGO, ATLANTA, LONDON It ,-------_._-- ------ ------------------ We were PloneeFS 10 Produc;ln& 'it.. Su.ccessfu1.a.nd Pl'actical R.ub.. bing and Polishing Machine .nd a PERFECT Sander MAD DO X MAC H I NEe 0 M PAN Y. JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK As Ii "ander, It will do :1.11that any other DIll.Chille will do all'I mallJ" things that uo othl"r machine can do. HundredS ofmaclllne~ In constallt \lse wor:klnll: upon wood, varnish, brass. copper. slate, marble, ivory: many factor1es using frolll6 to 14each for Slluding, rut>blll~ and polieh1tlg. !fABLE LEGS turned with this machine cost less than any you ever made. With it one man will do the work of six to ten skilled Hand Turners. The quality of work can't be beat, and we would like to have you judge of it for yourself, by sending you a ~ple of what we guarantee it to do. The main features of ~hemachine lie in the patent Cutter Head. the Vari-ab'e firictlon Feed. and the OscillAting Carriage. A full description of this machine will interest you. May we send it? c. Mattison Machine Works 863 Fifth. Street BELOIT. WISCONSIN Goodlander-Robertson lumber Company MEMP",S, TENN. ORDERS WANTED fOR 500,000 Ft. Jl in. to·3 in. Common and Better Plain Red Oak. 500,000 ft, of 1 in. to 4 in. Log Rnn Plain White Oak. Delivery in the Next Four Months. Lumber to be shipped when sixty da.vson Stick.. Would also be pleased to have your inqUiries for any other stock. GOODLANDER-ROBERTSON LUMBER CO. MEMPn'S, Tt;NN. - - -------------~------ WALTERCLARKhasnot only the samplesbut theSTOCKITSELFof MAHOGANY VENEER in HISWAREHOUSaEn,da lot of it. Beautifullfyiguredandpricesright. WALTER CLARK 535 Michigan Trust Building Citizens Phone 5933 GRAN D RAP IDS, MI CHI GA N THE "PO R T E R" This cut rep-resents 0 u r 12, 16 and 20 in. Jointer --MANUFACTURED BY--------- C. O. & A. D. PORTER, 182North Front Street, GRANDRAPIDS,MICH. Long-Knight Lumber Co. ===========SPECIALTY:=========== QUARTERED RED AND WHITE OAK INDIANAPOLIS-------------------INDIANA 14 W. A. Bat"ker Discusses the Business of Furnishing Hotels. Mr. vV. A. Barker of the Pacific Purchasing Company, Los Angeles, CaL, was re.cently 111 Grand Rapids, aCl.:')111.- pallied by Mr. A. C. Hilicke, of the same city, to purchase the fnmiture for a new hotel. Mr. Barker states that business conditions on the PaciJic coast are of the best with shong 'indications of a heavy fall ,tmde. He is an enthusiastic admirer and SHllporter of his home city and speaks in glowing terms of its present and future prosp-erity. I believe people in the East," said Mr. Bar- "have little idea of the size and resourceS of Los Angeles. It is much larger than the average Easterner imagines. The city :has a population of 250,000 and this year the tourist crop is expected to reach 50,000 or more. These people, with the rest,! have to be taken care of and their ever-increasing !lUm-ber contributE's ill 110 small manner to the healthy b\1sine~" growth of the city. III addition, Los Angeles is the distrib-uting' center of the big orange, lemon, and English \"iaI1l11t crops, as well as the center of the \'ahlable and extensive Califprnia mining operations." Son..e two or three year:;:,ago, at a! meeting of the Retail Dealers association, it was de-cided not to allow the retail customer to buy at the 'factories direct. Mr. Barker, who -was on the floor of the convention at th~ tilue, saw at once the inhlry that would result in rnal1y cases! to the retailer's business and secured a modification of this decision that would al1o"\\1 the customer to visit the facto~ies when accompanied by his dealer. "One of my objects in securing this ruling," said ?\'1r. Bar-ker," was to put -in a ,vedge that ,','ould ultimately shut out the mail-order houses from this important part of the re-tail furniture man's business, which they were rapidly encroach-lllg upon. The mail-ordef houses, carrying a more extensive line of samp-les, g1ve the customer wider scope in his selec-tion "than he can oftentimes god from his local deate,r. This is especially desirable in the case of furnishing new hotels where: a large order of a particular class of furniture is being sought. The mail-order houses were rapidly securing the big hotel trade, and in time would gobble up the little ones, but b~ shutting them 01.1tof the former we protect the latter. "Pethaps the effect of the mail-order business in this respedt is not so keenly felt in Michigan and other miridle west a:nd eastern states, for in the W{'.5t the sittlation is some-what ~[ifferent. The average western dealer carries such a class ~nd style of futlliture only as is calculated to meet the demands of his average trade. The hotel man, in the case in question, usually is looking for sOlUcthing a little different from the styles ordinarily carried in stock. Tn the east the dealer could send to the factory and supply the exacting tastes of his customer "\vithi11a day or two, but in the west he woi.lld be obliged to wait a week or ten days. In the meantime the mail-order house, with its local Of nearest agency, has got in its fine work and the dealer has lost a good ctlstomer, "Now, I have noticed recently considerable af?;itation in a certain class of trade jonrnals, which seems to be designed to prejodice the hotel peopk against buying at factories ac- COtlqla,nied by their retail dealer. The tcxtS of these articles seem to imply that some sort of graft enters into such tran-sactions injuriol\s to the hotel man's interests. Now, as a matter of fact. there is 110 fotlndation for any such reports, for anythillg b\.lt a straight, legitimate, open transaction h> tween the three parties interested~the customer, dealer and manufacturer---woulc1 soon come to light and seriously in-jure the dealer's business. "Now, to sum IIp thc whole matter, any such ideas of shady dcaling or "graft'" could be effectually put at rest if the re-tailers would 111lal1ilT1otlslyagree upon a fixed r<lte of per-centage. For instance, tell per cent of an order not ex-c. eeding $1,000 and five per cent. of an order above that amount. 10 most lilstances suc.h an agreement is entered into between the retailer and the Cl1stomer before the deal is consummated, and the retailer in addition has his expenses paid to ac-company the cllstomer to the factory in the capacity of ad-viser only, giving the customer the henefit of his experience similar to the manner in which an architeCt would act towaT'l his Cl1stomer in a big bniJding deal. The retailer is not there to inAucnce his Cl1stomer. hut to advise him. Furthermore. there is littk. Opportlll11ty for a dealer to deceive his cnsto-mer, if he wanted to, for in the majority of faCloties the price of the differellt pieces IS marked in plain fig-ures which all may read." . Heavy Sales of Glue Joint Cutters. }Iorris \Vooo & SOl1S,11-33 South Canal street, Chicago, re-port having all the orders they can fill on their .solid ~teel Glue Joint Cutters. This old and widely knowll firm is crowded with the demand for their cutters, the trade on these goods coming from all sections of the united States. These cutters cut a perfect joint and ncvcr burn owing to the gradual clearance. They require Ihtle grindjng, saving time and cutters. No time is wasted ill setting them 11[> and their cos.t is no more than Cl1tters of other makes. Prospective pl1rchasers should send for catalogue No. 10, and prices will be fUrJlished on application, The Scng company, 39 to 51 Dayton street, Chicago, are lJl1ild-ing an adrlition to their vlant, the ground having heen bnken e.arly last month. The Hew btlilding will he 75 x 130 feet in size and will contain three stories and a basement. It will be completed witll the close of the year. it will adjoin the present plant and when finished the entire factory will he 150x 130 feet in dimen-sions, and afford a total Boor space of 80,000 sqtlare feet. In si7.C and capacity the n('"" addition is a duplicate of the present factory and wjtb reinforced concrete construction will be ahso-lutely Greproof. IF YOU HAVE NEVER TR lED OUR RUBBING AND POLISHING DIOTROIT FACTORY VARNISHES C"'!ijl,O\P,!'t "",CTOf\Y YOU HAVE YET TO LEARN THE F"ULL POSSIBILITIES OF" THIS CLASS OF" GOODS WHY NOT PUT IT TO THE TEST BY GIVING US A TRIAL ORDER? BOSTON 8ALTIMORE BERRY BROTHERS, LIMITED, VARNISH MANUFACTURERS NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA ST. LOUIS CINCiNNATI SAN FflANCI8CO FACTORY AND MAIN OFFICE, DETROiT CAN.,PIAN FACTORY WALKE.RVILLE, ONT Spindle Carving and Hand Carving, For Furniture, Caskets and Fixtures. 411work. guaranteed to be first Class. Send us your Samples or Sk.etches for prices and Samples. Knoxville Carving and Moulding Company, Knoxville, 'Tenn. BE UP-TO-DATE. Get one of the New Electric Spindle Carvers and keep abreast of the times. You cannot afford to let the "other fellow" have the work you should be doing. The Electric Carver will keep the trade you have and get more for you. Our Carving Cutters are of the best. Westni(~i~anna(~inean~Tool(O.•lM. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. G. R. ~ I. fLYERS BETWEEN Grand Rapids and Chica,go =-==- To Chicago To Grand Rapids -------- --'- -- -_ .. _-------------- .... 7.10 A. ~f. Lv. CHICAGO, NthCSt~~Ii:tEt~x~. Sun . ... . 12.35 Noon Ar. GRAND RAPIDS . Buffet Parlor Car 1.15 p. M. 5.50 P. M. Lv. GRAND RAPIDS. Ex. Sun. Ar. CHICAGO ...........•. Buffet Parlor Car Lv. GRAND RAPIDS. Ex. Sun. . .. 12.00 Noon Ar. CHICAGO ... " .. . . . . . . . ... 4.50 P. M. Parlor and Dining. Car Lv. CHICAGO, fJibC8t~~~~,E7~x.~ Sun 5.15 P. M. Ar. GRAND RAPIDS 10.25 P. M. Parlor and Dhllng Car Lv. GRAND RAPIDS. Daily 12.35 Night Ar. CHICAGO..... .. .... ., 7.15 A. M. Electric Lighted Sleeping Ca.r Lv. CHICAGO, NthGSt~~~~Dtla~i~ly ._ .. , 11.55 Night Ar. GRAND RAPIDS 7.00 A. M. Electric Lighted Sleeping Car Phone Union Station fot' Reservations Phone MJchilia.n Central City Ticket Office for Reservations. 119 Adams Street 16 Feeding a Planer Req~ires Skill. That to plane an ordinary piece of lumber requires a little more than ordinary knowledge is demonstrated in the fol-lowing interview with a well-known foreman in a prominet Grand Rapids factory: "An intelligent expla~ation of the manner in which lumber is fed into a planer, and the establishment of any fixed rules that may govern the process, is practically an impossibility. The method by which the work is done depends upon both the wood and the kind of planer USI?,d.In the first place we find that we can secure the best results by setting the planer knives nearer the head. This, though necessitating slower feeding, favors the wood and prevents waste and tear, or 'eating it up,' as it is called in the shop. In many pieces of wood the grain does not run uniformly straight throughout. In such a case the piece could not be successfully fed into the machine end to end, as the knives would be apt to raise with the ;grain and an uneven piece of work would result. "In general the lumber is 'sheered' or fed into the machine at almost a right angle. This gives the best results in most cases. However, you can readily see that only a general ex-plarption of the work can be given. \-Vith the wood and the maclhine, the experience of the man behind both plays an im-port; ant rart. An experienced planer can tell at a glance, The De!;cipk!; Bed. ill the Armory, \VofCesler, Ellgland. fromlthe tendency of the grain, just how the piece should be handled. It is the wrong idea, however, to believe that the same principle holds good with each distinct variety of wood. It most assuredly does not. No more definite instruction is possible in any particular variety than I have already given you an outline of. For instance, I have seen the grain in the same cutting of mahogany run in two or more directions. This might possibly mean that the different pieces from the same board would have to be handled in as many different ways·i' I Money in Waste Hardwood. All the world's woodcutters might be millionaires if they knew how to gather up the twelve baskets of industrial crumbs as does a distilling plant in a Michigan town. This establishment has a capacity of ninety cord-s of hardwood a day, the wood consumed being slabs, tree tops and other hardwood offal from logging and lumbering operations. From one cord of this material there is made ten gallons of wood Suggested for a Hall, alcohol, gSY; per cent being pure; 200 pounds of a::etate of, lime, quicklime being added fo·r this purpose, and fifty bushels of charcoal. Every product of the wood, except the charcoal. passes off in the form of gas and is reduced by distillation. Some irreducible gas and a little tar product are used a"s fuel. Nothing is lost. The alcohol is worth sixty cents a gallon. The acetate of lime is worth two cents a pound, and the char-coal is worth ten ccnts a bushel. The value of the lime llsed is worth not over one-fourth of the value of the acetate. Thc value of the final product of the cord of refuse wood is, there-fore, not ·far from $q. The process is not expensive. The r lalIt, running at full capacity, will turn out a product daily worth $1,200 from material that has but little commercial value in its crude form. The Portland (Mich.) Observer condemns the employ-ment of convict labor by the Tr~de Table company. formerly of Portland, in the following: "It is a shame that such a class of men as are employed in the table factory should have to lose their positions through such a system; for, besides being out of work, those who are taxpayers must indirectly, yes, directly, help to pay to keep in a state institution those who are th-ieves, forgers, murderers, etc." Alderman George P. Tilma, an experienced carver, for-merly employed by the Luce Furniture company, and others, have purchased machinery and established the Furniture City Carving company, occupying space in the factory of the Lindner Interior Finish company, on Godfrey avenue, Grand Rapids. Old men continue to carry the burdens of business that should be assumed by younger men. But old men would die without employment. Activity and re-sponsibiIity in the busi-ness world protects their existence. If the retailers desire prosperity in the furniture trade all they need do is to pay the prices asked for goods by the man-ufacturers without question. 17 INSIST ON HAVING MorrisWood3 ~ons' ~olid ~teel OIoeJoint (utlers for there are no otherJ" U ju.rt a.r good." They cut a dean perfect joint always. Never burn owing to the GRADUAL CLEARANCE (made this way only by us), require little grinding, saving time and cutters. No time wasted setting up and co!'>tno more than other makes. Try a pair and be convinced. Catalogue No. 10 and prices on application. MORRIS WOOD ®. SONS Thfrty_one yeal'S at 31-33 S. Canal Stree'. CHICAGO. ILL. (;yclone Blow Pipe Co. Improved Cyclone Dust Collectors, Automatic F IJ[nace F eeden. Sleel Plate Exhaust F am, Exhaust and Blow Piping Complete 8Y!l~m, designed, manuEactured, installed and Iluaranteed. Old ~YStem~ remodeled on modern line!; on mo~t economical p(am Su{?plemcntary "y s t em, added where preoont .ys" kms are ollt{lrown. De-f~ tiv", S Y s t em" conecled. and .put LOproper workinll order. 12 and 14S.CiintonSt. CHICAGO, • ILL. Peter Cooper's Glue If you have any trouble with your glue, has it occurred to you to use Peter Cooper'.? When other m<l.llu(a.::tuT-ers or agents tell you that their glue ii as good as COOPER'S, they admit Cooper's is the REST. No one extols his product by comparing it with at) inferior article. Cooper's Glue is the world's standard of ex-cellence. With it all experiment kgins, all comparisons continue, and all tests end. Sold continuously since 1820, Its reputation, like inelf, STiCKS. Peter Cooper's glue is made from selected hide stock, care-fully prepared. No bones or pig stock enter iIlto its composition. In strength it is uniform, each barrel containing the same kind of glue that is in every other barrel of the same grade. ORIN A. WARD, Grand Rapids Agent 523 Pythian Temple CHlzens Phone 3333 18 Dodds' Patent Ta~le..le~DoYeiailer I We fiuq. upon illvestigation that our Dovetailing Ma-chine patent covers t his machine nicely. Cuts Mortise in the Top Cuts Mortise in the Cleats Cuts Tenons to nt the Top Cuts Tenons to fit the Cleab Adjustable to keep Mor~ tise and Tenon at a Standard size The Cheapest Joint Made Will turn out 250 10 300 Sm3H Parlot Tables in 10 Houts The Dodds TillinK S:l.w Table has more practical features and good poillts than any Other saw table Oil the mark~t. ALEXANDER DODDS Grand Rapids Michi~an, U. S. A. I HAND CIRCULAR RIP SAW. MORTISER COMBINED MACHINE. ~~r.IH::A'ND AND FOOT POWER MACHINERY WHY THEY PAY THE: CABINET MAKER; He can save a manufacturer's profit as well as a dealer's profit, He can make mOTemoney with less capital invested. He can hold a better and mQre sat!sfactory trade with his customers. He can manufacture in as good style aod finish, and at as low cost, as the factorif"S". The land cabinet maker bas been forced into only a dealer's trade and profit, becau'Se of machine manufactured goods of factories. An :lUt!it of Banles' Patent floot and Hand·Power Machinery. rein-lltate'S the cabinet maker with advantages equal to his competitors. If desi1ed, these machines will be sold ON TRIAl. The ~urChal'leT can have ample time to test them in his own sho~ and on the work be wishes them to do. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE AND PRICK LIST FRKK. :"lo. 4 SAW (ready for cross-cutting) W. F. & JOHN BARNES CO., 654 RUbySt., Rockford, III. No.3 WOODLATllK. FOR MER OR MOULD8R. HAND TIl:NONBR. No.4 SAW (ready fOf ripping No.7 SCROLL SAW. Our Clamps received GOLD MEDAl World's fair, St. louis 19 PILING CLAMF BLACK BROS. MACHINERY CO. MENDOTA, ILL. CHAIN CLAMP Patented June 30, 1%3. SAVE OIL BELTS. BABBIT, TIME. MONEY AND TEMPER hy using the NELSON loose pulley. Observe that the pulley does not run on the shaft, but on a s!et:ve that is fastened to the shaft j!;iving:more than three times the hearing surface. No speed too high, no belt too tight to effect this pulley. The sleeve is entirely encased making pulley dust proof and no oil wasted. Recommended where every other known method failed. 153 CANAlST. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. WILMARTH & MORMAN CO. Palmer Q]uing Clamps Patented April n, 18g3. May r6, 1899; March 22, 1904. Improve<:! damps have now become an absolute necessity, We b(']ieve (lurs meets all require-ments, and why. FIRST- Thev have unlimited strellRth ami power; damp instantly, yet securely; instantly reles:sed and {he work removed as fast as it can be handled SECOND-They will adjll~t themselves to any width or thickn~ss (not to exceed the limit oEsize c1<1mpused l and (an be used to put a truck load under pres!;ure while still on the truck. TflJRn---Very durable, being- all malleable irotl and steel, and not easily broken or got out oE order under any condition, 1\0 matter by whom or how used. Catalogue explains an-write for it. A.E.PALMER NORVELL, MICH. Jackson County VENEER PRESS Patented June 30, 1903 ..Relia~le" Rolls ..Relia~le" Panels THE FEllWOCK ROll AND PANEL COMPANY Mfn;. of "Reliable" Built up 'Veneered Roll oS and Plural Ply Panels for all purposes. Correspondence solidted. EI· ....:.S..·..·JI.I.E, I.'n. WHITE PRINTING CO. GRANO RAPIDS, MtCH We PRINT' 'l'He MICHrCAN AFlTlSAN, AND MAI<E: A SPE:CIAL.TY 0" CATAL.OCUE:9. 1'"0," THE: FURNITURE: TRACE:. You can clean it qUickly and thor-oughlywithout leaving theengille room No plallttaking its boile-rfeedwatel from a river. lake or pOlld can afford to be without this valve GIVE!S SIl.TLSFACnON WlJEREVKR USED SI';NO FOR CIRCULARS A~D PRICK LIST l. &. D. fOOT VALVE CO. 352 S. front Street GRANDRAPIDS,MIC". A Cheap and Simple device that will .save you lots "f trouble and mQr pre\lent an ex-pensive shLtt-down. An Automatic Self-Cleaning foot Valve .. 20 The Furniture of Yesterday and To-Day. FQl"t\1nee. Spent fo1' flare Antiques. Vi,lithout going back to the days of Solomon or without dwelling in ecstasy upon the iron bed' of Og, King of Bashan; or corning to the classic days of Cicero, whose table of citnjs wood cost him £9,ooo-calcu!ated with scientific exaetittide on rates of exchange and purchasing values-there are sufficient modern examples of splendid furniture to overturn an ordinary man's conception of the lares and penates. 1'ladame Sarah Bernhardt has a hed in her pos-session :for which she is said to have paid .£1,000. It is con-structed of old oak and elaborately carved. The tapestry hangin~s aTC vahH~d at an additiohal £500. Mr. Jan 'Van Beers, ~hc Belgian painter, has ooe of the finest grand pianos jn the world. It is of tbe most- supcrb construction thro\.lghont and has panels painted by the artlst himself. It is stated to be worth £5,000. Tbe most costly and most celebrated clock in the world is the one formerly in the possessipn of LOllis XVI., 110W in the hands of the Roth- ! schild faLIY. It is held to he tbe work of that unfortunate monarch] who was an amateur clock maker. It changed hands fo~ no less a S\.1ffi than '£30,500. 11. stands 18 ft. high, anda phi of silver hells chimes the hours. One of the most valuable carpels in the world was sold at Seville only three years ago. It is a magnificent Persian carpet 20 ft. square, is 600 years old, and is exquisitely embroidered -witb gold and silver thread. This rare piece was formerly in the possessiop of a princess in the East, and i~ valued at over £2,000. A- royal bathroom costing over £120,000 is in daily use by the Sulton of Turkey. The bath itself is of silver, and the bathroom floor is richly paved and ornamented with rubi'es and sapphires dear to the Oriental eye. , SCIENTIFIC COLLECTING. \Vhen Horace \Valpole strayed into collecting be brought the spirit of the dilettante into his hobby; it never became a passion, for in those days of leisured ease the man of fashion cultivated a pretty taste in trifles, be they Bow handles for canes or Battersea enameled snuff boxes. In early nineteenth century days Major Byng Hall, in his capacity 4s Queen's messenger, sconred Europe iu stormy times and incidentally h-lloted bargains as other men trac.k down big game. Still the spirit lacked exactitude. It was, after all, a mere hobby. The major, it is true, was probably the first t() see the monetary side of collecting, and he dearly loved, as he confesses in his Bric-a-Brac Hunter, to outwit some continental dealer. Nowadays collectors are scientific in their precision. They specialize, they tabulate lists of prices, they systematise in search of bargains in 'as thorough a manner as the steam trawl~r scours his allotted field for a catch. Icry EttIe escapes the collector of to-day. The .7'IR.T I >S' ..7I2\J if 1 Tes· auction-room prices are as well known to him as the latest betting 1S to othc-r seekers after fortune. His library is an armory of formidable volumes on his subject. Tn short, he is a business man who with the least possible taste for art for its own sake has realised that there is money in it. ELABORATION IN CARVING. Up till quite recent days, when the stamped copper panel took its place, the ordinary man grew accustomed to see mere scratchings as with a carpenter's brad awl upon his washstand or his wardrobe panels. \Vhat tbe intention of tbe so-called decorator was is best known to himself. Whether the individuals who perpetrated these monstrosities ever saw wood-carvings we do not know; probably they were trade symbols of the dark ages now happily passing away, resembling that stage scenery labelled, "Here' is a water-fall," or "This is a bridge." It is tnle that black oak side-boards had a crude carving of a lion's mask as though at one time the carver had once seen a wood-carving, but all else was mere Egyptian hieroglY1-1hics. Tn former days after the Renaissance swept across Europe the wood-carver triumphed ovcr the designer. In the magnificent specimen of wood-carving we reprodnce of the time of Louis XI IT. the design of the table is subservient to tbe elaborations of the wood-carver; in other words. it is at the opposite -pole 1.0 the feehIe s{'.ratchings of the nin~teenth-cel1t\1ry 'prentice h?nd. CARVED PAKELlNG. The ideal of the collector is to discover specimens of dated furniture, of chairs with coats of arms, such as the celebrated cbairs of the Earl of Stafford at the Victoria and Albert l\Iusel11TI. These are his ideals and bear the same re-lation to his hohby as do signed proofs to the print collector. As time goes on and as the !lumher of collectors gro"vs apace it becomes more difficult to light upon treasures which bave escaped the'reg\.llar arl1)y of searchers. Stw.h a fine pjec.e of English panelling as we reproduce is only to be found in the possession of private families or hidden away in some manor house and guarded with no less vigilance than the family plate. This coat of arms is from the panelling of an old hotlse at Exeter, and dates from tlte year 1600 when the Earl of Essex plotted to seize Qtleen Elizabetb.-London Atlas. Having obtained a good government contract it is hut ll?tllral that the Ohio Valley F\.lrniture company should favor the plan for the ah,mdonment of the January exposition. c. O. and A. D. Porter, of Grand R<lpids, report a big volume of trade at the present time, the demand being especially marked itom California. A. H. Sherwood, manager of the Grand Rapids Panel c0mpany, has been spending six weeks in Canada, calling 011 the trade. --------------------------- Industries Demanding American Machinery. A New Pield for Enterprising MaDuraeturers. Consul Smith of Victoria reports upon tbe great lumber-ing interests of British Columbia. The facts furnished sug-gest a field_ tor Am<,:rican forest and sa"\vmill ruachinery. He ..v.rites: Next to the extenc:ive mineral lands, of this province, the most important of British Columbia's natural resources is beT immens(' timber reserve. which, although curtailed somewhat by the great forest liTes that have rag-ed in the interior during hot and dry SUHuners, is still vast in extent. An oil-icial estimate plaC(~s the acreage of timber in British Columbia at the preSeJ1t time at 182,750,000 acres. As the great timber belts of the continent are being gradually taken lip, the attention of lumbermen ha~ of late been dra"v'n particularly toward this province, and especially during- the past two yeal'S, y\.:hen vast tracts have been ac-quired by Americau syndicates, ,,,,,hich are rapidly becoming the largest holder~ of timber lands in Vancouver hland and also 011 the mainland of British Cohunbia. A valuable circular in regard to the timber el1t of the province bas just been issllec1 by the department of lan{ls and ''v'orb, "",hieh gl"VCS the following results: To 1871, 250,000,000 feet; from 1871 to 188S, 595,ono,ooo feet; from J888 to /9<14, inclusive, 2,.569,262 feet, or, in Ibe aggregate, 3..~ 414,7.39,262 feet, besides that ClIt from private and Dominion Government lands. Tbe htmber Cllt of 1904 in this province, according to the report of the department ()f lands and ""arks. aggre~ gated ;)25,271,568 feet, cut off 703.433 acres under lease from Junior Drawer Clamp, Manufactured Grand ~apLds, Mich., Hand Screw Co. the provincial gnvcrnmcnt; and in addition to this there was Cllt on Dominion lands 22,760,222 feet, making a total of 348,031,790 feet. The cargo shipments from British ColulTlbia to foreign ports were in 1903 as follows: Luruber, 52,263,105; lath, 1,676,270. In 19°4 the shipments fell off in consequence of strong American competitioo and were as follows: Lumber, 38,220,148: Jaib, T .306,569. This falling }.)ff in the shipments of lumber is claimed, as stated, to be dne to American competition, and ~trenuous efforts have been made to indllcc the Dominion Government to put .:t duty of $2.00 per 1,000 all rough lumber imported from the United States, but so far \vithout success, and no hopes are now 21 en/(~rtained by the ll1mber dealers that such import duty will he exacted. The provincial government's revellue from timber for tbe year ended June 30, 1905, was $150,000 more than es-timated, exceeding $400,000; this notwithstanding nearly "J;f ~'I f I Designed by ARTHUR KIRKPATRlCK, Gtand Rapids, Mich. Design by BARNEY 21 1-1<1 ~YN a student in the G£!. RapidsSchooJ of Furniture Design three-fifths of the revenue accrued from l.icenses to cut Limber upon lands owned by the c.rown. Recently the pro~ vinc.ial government hets heco111.e more drastic in its regula-tions, and has issued a ~tringenl order prohibiting the ex-port of Jogs Cllt by band loggers from crOWl1 lands in the province. The penalty impo!'>ed by the order is that all logs attempted to be exported under suc.b conditions are to be seized. There are now ahollt 400 hand loggers alol1g the coast, men who take out lice11!ieS at $10 each, and who have carried on work on sidehills near the ""ater, so that their logs may be marketed without the use of expensive logging outflts. Heretofore one man has had as many licenses ;;\s he wished. Jll this way well-to-do loggers ]]ave carried all an ex:tensive business. One lumberman in Van~ COllver bad no lcss than 60 licenses, from which he made exports to the L"nited States. This order has created a great deal of opposition, and lumbermen are proposing to take it to the courts. It is estirnaled that the total capital invested in lumber-ing is $4,250,000 represel1ted by mj[Js, Jogging plants, log-gmg railways, tugcoats, etc., exclusive of the value of !a.llds pnrchased and leased as timber limits, which would total near $J ,500,000 addilional. There are 100 sawmills in the province, big and small, with an annual cut running between ;)00,000,000 and 350,000,000 feet. The acreage of timber under lease is about 2,000 square miles, and the total area of forest and woodland is estimated by the DOll1in~ ion statistician at 285,554 square miles, or 182,754-,560 acres, but mueh of it is co\Cel-ed with small trees on]y fit for fuel and local lumber, which would not be considered as "timber" by t he logger~.--Ex. o. 1\'l. Pryor, of Pensacola, Fla., purposes engaging in the business of manufacturing furniture in Nashville, Tenn_ 22 EST ABLJSHED 1880 PUBLISHED BY MICHIGAN ARTISAN CO. ON THE 10TH AND 25TH OF' EACH MONTH OFFICE-2'20 LYON ST.. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Owing to the strike of our compositors the publication of this i,ssue is much delayed and we are forced to mail it in quite Ian imperfect form. When we had a large amount of conttjact work and special publications In progress of completion the compositors left their frames, with but twenty-fouf hours' notice because of our refusal to sign an agreement to establish an eight hour work day in the plant on January 1. We are slowly recruiting and educat-ing a new force. In the meantime we beg our friends to bear -*nth us in patience. The ~o;st ca, sho,taRe fo' yea,; ;s repacted. Happ;ly, the manufacturers of furniture and kindred goods have shipped the greater part of their orders, lJUt there is quite an active demand for holiday goods, many of which will he shi.pped by cxpre~~. What the 1 conditions will be after Jannary 1 cannot be surmised, although it would seem that the large number of cars now under construction should relieve the shortage. During the past summer two steam boats have been construct-ed to ply on Cran{] river between Grand Rapids and Grand Haven, on Lake Michigan. As the ownership of the boats lies largely in the hands of the manufacturers of furniture, shipments by water to Chicago, Milwaukee and Western points will be on an extensh'e scale next year. The \Voodworkers Union of Milwaukee is soliciting funds from other organizations to support the strikers in their efforts to unionize the woodworking shops of that city. \Vith the strikes in the prlntjng, mattress and other trades prevailing, or~ ganized lal)or has a heavy load to bear. Working men seem incapable 6f learning anything, except through personal exper-iences. The experiences of others count for nothing. Or~ gani:7.ed labor is unwittingly learning a great lesson. It is this: The business men of the United States are determined to run their business in the future in their own way clOd for their own interests. The credit managers at Michigan have determined to ask the legislature next year to pass a bill to provide for the recording of chattel mortgages with the clerks of the counties of the state, This is a wise and just proposition and no difficulty should be experienced in obtaining the relief desired. L'nder the existing law the filiJiIg and recording of chattel mortgages is a farce. A bit of history will not be lacking at this time. Upwards of twen-ty years ago a gmup of farmers living in the northern part of Kent county, in their trips to and from Grand Rapids, with loads of hay, wh~at, hogs and otller llroducts or dry goods, groceries, clothing, fatm machinery and farm necessities, as the Case might be, noticed the gradual development of the furniture manufactur-lng business of the city, and one day, while attending a town caucus, they resolved to organize a company and engage in the manufacture of furniture at Sparta, Mich. A factory was erected, a sllperintendent engaged (not for his experience and ability, but 011 account of the very moderate wages for which he agreed to ",,-ark) and the manufacture of furniture (if the stuff produced might be called, by straining the truth, such) with in-expe;; enced \hclP and geeen lumbe; begun. From the aay when the first board was Cllt the company reaped only losses, and when the end of the financial rope had been reached the managers sought to prolong the worthless life of the corporation by the practice of tricks that served their purpose for a while. A com-plaisant township clerk (a stockholder in the company) concealed the many chattel mortgages that were placed in his hands to se-cure creditors and in the book of record the filing \vas so I::o'n-cealed that creditors wOLlld not discover the same. The com-pany placed large orders for mirror plates, varnishes, lumber, hardware and other materials estimated ill value at $30,000 and when the inevitable crash came the unsecured creditors lost all The l1istory of the Sparta Furuiture company should afford all the argument necessary io secure the passage of the bill 8riefly Mentioned. Plans for the new factory for the Brunswick- Balke Bil-liard Table company, to be erected in Muskegon, have been completed. The main buildings will be 65 x 325 and 65 x 219 feet re.specti\'ely, three stories high. The power house will be 50 x 100 feet in size. Three hundred men will be employed as soon as the factory is ready for operation. Tillman Brothers of LaCrosse, 'Vis., arc filling al1 order for 5,000 chairs placed by the. Unite.d States government, to be used in furnishing the hachelors' quarters near Colon on the Isthmus of Panama. The contract price is $I.QO per chair. William S. Winegar, trustee in bankruptcy for the defunct l :olt~ehold I'urtltture c,ompally of Grand Rapids, has brought suit against a !lumber of stockholders to compel the payment of delinquencies in stock subscribed for in the corporation. Frank S. Rase of IVlilwallkee, \-Vis., has been granted a pat-ent upon an lnventlon to prevent children from kicking off bed clothes. Mr. Rase should pursue his investigations further for meallS to prevent children from falling out of bed. The Southern Piano and Furniture company was organized recently with $10,000 capital, l)y C. T. Johnson and ot11ers of Meridian, Miss. The Brooks Boat Manufacturing company, doing business in Bay City, Mich., will add the manufacture of furniture to he shipped knocked down. The Skeely Furniture company of :lvkKeesport, Pa., hav(' increased their stock from $30,000 to $50,000. The White-Day Furniture company succeeds the White- Jones Trading company in Dallas, Texas. The capital stock has been increased from $5,000 to $10,000. The Mancha Shmv Case company of Detroit have increased their capital stock from $50,000 to $75,000, \V. M. Ward and others ha\'E: incorporated the Art Furniture company of Jamestown, "K. Y., with $20,000 capital prellaratory to enga.ging in the manufacture of arts and crafts furniutre. The Quisisana Furniture company, organized recently in La-porte, Ind., is manufacturing arts and crafts furniture. \Vork has been commenced 011 a nnv factory building for the Clarksville, (Tenn.) Furniture company. The Star Furniture company of Lincoln, Neb., recently 111~ corpora.ted, have $5,000 capital stock. The Western Cablnet aml Fixture company have: com-menced the operation of a new factory in Kansas City, Mo. For-ty men are employed. The compa.ny will manufacture bank and office furniture. The Rowell & Fetch company have opened a stock of furni-ture in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Columbus (Ga.) Show Case company suffered a loss of $5,000, caused by the destruction of their dry kilns by fire. A cigarette thrown in a bed of shavings in the boiler house ca.us~ ed the conflagration. Waldheim & Company of Milwa.ukee, Wis" have taken posses-sion of the Bell Furniture company's stock in Racine, and com~ menced business in that city. Lynch and Ginga\ ha\'e oflened a stock of fmnlt\1TC i.n Wy;m-dotte, Mich. NO! IT is not a new STAIN or a new FILLER or a new SURFACER, Only a New Departure We have realized the necessity for a long time, of getting nearer to our good friends in the WEST and·NORTHWEST. Not nearer in spirit or confidence, for we feel that we are very close to our patrons in that way already, but nearer in actual mileage. We have just opened a new factory for the manufacture of our line of WOOD fiNISHING SUPPLIES at Nos. 61-63-65 and 67 North Ashland Avenue &"1&460, ILLINOIS It is fully equipped with all modern machinery, and the plant more complete in every way than the home factory. We will there manufacture and carry in stock, a full line of our Surfacers (Mineral Base) Water and Oil Stains Enamels, lacquers, Antique and GoldenOak fillers Japan Coaters and in fact everything that our good friends in the Central West and North West may call for, and if you want a special shade, we can only reiterate what we have claimed with confidance in the past WE CAN MATe" ANYT"ING We want to tell you about our No. 390 and No 397 NEW PENETRATING GOLDEN OAK OIL STAINS, USED IN CONNECTION WITH OUR NO. 611 and NO. 512 fiLLERS. We will gladly furnish samples, and also send copy of our little book "Lindeman the filler Maker" DON'T FORGET WHERE TO SE!'ID T"E BARRETT-LINDEMAN COMPANY M41N OFfiCE and fACTORY. Nos. 1400-02-04 fRANKfORD AVE. PHilADElP"IA, PA. CmC4GO fACTORY, Nos. 61-63-65-67 NORT" AS"lAND AVE. CHICAGO,ILL. 24 Weight and Worth. In our boyhood days the questio11 was sometimes asked, which weighs the most, a pound of lead or a pound of fcrtth-ers?" and without hesitation the answer wOllld be "A pound of ]iead, of course," The reader win be apt to ask, ;'\V]lat has that to do with wood\,.'orking machiller)'?" Simply this, that it indicates the ahsence of thought, ml1ch less careful c011sid-eration. That is the trouble with too many business IllC.11 to-day. In their 3nxietty to do a large business they too often bny a piece of machinery that i.s too light and poorly made to do perfect work, because it is cheap, or else if a manufacturer of machinery one is apt to demand very light casting-s from the foundry to save expenses, and enable him to piae\': his ma-chines on the market at a lower price ill order to increase the number of sale,,:; r n either case it is <l. delusion and a snare, breeding trouble instead of satisfaction. One of the tuost nec-essary and valuable machines in the furniture factory is the sha.per. This mach-inc is sllllject to as severe a strain as almtDst any machine in the factory, and to stand up under it, mus't have a good solid irame. That is the fOllndation, and l1nle~;;it is heavy and stroug it matters but little how ,v('-\Ithe machine is built, it will soon get out of order. The new NO.4 streets, Cincinnati. This company was established in 1864, and for nearly a half century has been supplying American and foreign furniture factories and other woodworking estab-lishnlC'nts with machinery of the very best make. It is but natnra1 that they should have a reputation for reliability that is an asset of inestimable value. Filling Orders. Tlle Knoxville (Tenn.) Carving and Moulding Com~ pany recently established by C. Evan Johnson and others, started their factory recently with a good !lumber of orders. Although the facilities of the company for manufacture are luge the volume of orders received already taxes the same. In passing criticism, don't be too harsh on the life 10- sura nee oJ11cers. Be regardful of the fact that they could have llrawn much larger salaries if they wished. It was there. Frank Laughlin, of Evansville, Ind., that was importcdhy Thomas Jefferson T-T e has refused $2,000 for it. owns a bedstead 111 colonial days. dOLlblespindle shaper, ""ith patent double counter shaft and improved self-oiling bearings, manufactured hy the Cordes-roan Machine company, of Cincinnati, has a frame larger and heaviet than any other make. The base is 33x34 inches: the top 40*-60inches, and the machine ,,,'eighs 2,200 pounds. The table is made of iron, in one piece, and the spindles are 24 inches apart, with r8 inches in front and 18 inches fTOm the spindles to the ends of the table. thus giving a large space for the workman to operate 011. Either spindle can be dropped at will entirely below the table and they will run a long time at 800 revolutions per minnte witlwut oiling. A treaJle in front starts or stops the machine. For full particlllars and pnce .'.Lddressthe Cordesman Machine Co., Pearl and Butler Skinner, Grobbiser and Kanitz Men of Nerve. lnveJt $150,000 in Furnitflre Exposition Builaing. Cha.rley Skinner, \\r. C. Grobhiser, Louis Kanlt7., Henry Schuerman and their associates e\'idently have faith in the perpetuity of tl1e Grand Rapids Furniture Exposition. Upon their recent purchase of \'aluable ground on North Ionia street, Grand Rapids. they have commenced the erection of a handsome, modern exposition building, to be ready for occupancy in July next. That they have faith in the future of Grand Rapids as 'well as in the perpetuity of the furniture exposition is proven by their investment of $150,- 000 for the purpose mentioned. New Patent Sanding Machine. The Cl1\. here represented is of a sanding machine espe-cially designed for makers of furniture, desks, etc. Ttwas patented 1Jarch 20th, 1/)00, alld has embodied in its make-up many l1;:W points to insure good work to those having this dass of sandil.lg to do. Limited space perm.lts of on1)· somE" of the most important features being considered. The machine is invaluable ..".'.here a perfectly smooth snrface is desir-ed either for v<LrnrshilljJ or painting. r t is massive and substan-tial, and saves the \vol·k of several machines for doing this character of work. The three steel polishing cylinders UpOI1 which the paper is placed have a vibntory motiol1 to prevent the formation of lines. and arc equipped with a device for quickly applying the sand paper, the third .cylinder giving the final and SInooth finish. The feed is very powerful. and con-sists of eight ked rolls, four above and four bel()\v, driven by a train of heavy expansion gearing. and "will open to receive material eight inches thick The machine is made to v..·ork materia! f'·om 30 to 80 inches wide and has a brush (lttach-ment which cleans the stock aftcr it In,, pl.ssedthrough. The prcssure rolls are so arranged that the ;tdjHstments can he made easily, quickly and accurately, ane! the feed started and stopped instantly. The makers of this rmpnwed sander, ]. A. 'Fay & Fg-an Co .. Nos. 505 to 525 \-V. l"rOl1t St .. Cincinnati, Obio, will be glad to he<lr from those interested, to \vho1l1 they \'\'ill submit prices, information and c.ts showing the ma~ chilH' ill detail. and a!"o testimonial letters. They "will also send free tIleir new illustrated catalogne, showing their ma-chinery, and book on sanding machines. Otis Introduced Tabasco Mahogany. Some fifteen years ago the Otis \lfg. Co., 2257-2267 Lumber St,. Chicago, {Irst called utterttion to the mcrits of 1'a-bu:-; co mahogany, a \vooe! at t1le time almost unknown to tb(' consumers in the United States, while no\-\, there is hardly a consumer who does 110t blO\V Tobasco and use it as a standard iu judging other varieties. During ~11t]les{' years the Otis iVlall-ufactnril1g · company has handled Tabasco exclusively and tht;ir ontpltt this year, with the small amount of Cuban, is all Tabasco wood. There are dozens of mahoganies being sold on the market at the present time, but there is only one Ta-as co. Tht, only wood dlat ever equalled it was the old San Domingo, hut as this ""'aod is now receiv'ed irt sHch small qnantities, it is 110 longer a factor in the market, and Tabasco heads the list. The Otis Manufacturing company handle 1'a-hasco only, and being importers direct, can quote close prices on the hest wood that groV_iS. Adams & Raymond have commenc<.~d the erection of ~ veneer mill in Lonsdale, Tenn. 71R T I k5' JI..l'l rm·g- At··, 7#. 25 The Imperial Makes Improvements. The Tmperial Fnrniture company \vill begin a.t once the erection of a new frame building to be one hundred four by fifty feet ill dimensions and to be used for stotage of high gp.de lrl1110er and otber materials. The structure will be lo-cated north of the company's factory and will be completed by December IS- Other notable improvements by the Impe-rial Furniture company js the putting in of a new twO hundred horse power boiler, to be installed November I, and several new machinE'S which ,..·.ill increase the capacity of the Imperial plant. The above improvements are the outgrowth of the in-creasing demands made by the trade ttpon the Imperial goods. The company are al"o nearly ready to issue a new catalogue which will show the oftLce and library end of the Imperial line. Crowded With Orders. All departments of the American Blower company's shnps at Detroit are cro\\rded to their utmost capacity, Re-cent orders from the wood-working field include a fifth dry kiln for the \V. F. Stewart company, Flint, 1vIich, and kilns for the English \Ianufacturing company, ~JerriJl, \-Vis., L. B. i\lorrison, Halvillc, Tex., and the Buffalo, (N. Y.) Lounge compallY· The La",'rencebmg (Tenn.) Furniture Company will move their manufacturing business to Clarksville, in the same sin te. WOOD CAR.VINGS If you don't buy them rig-ht this season it will not be our fault. WRITE FOR ESTIMATES Our work and prices will both surprise and please you ORDERS FILLED PROMpTLY JOHN DUER & SONS BALTIMORE, MD. Cabinet "ar(lware an1l Tools, Etc. Upholstered ()oods Handsomest PuB OD the Market for lhe Money Correspondence Solided. Write for Prices ana Sample No 1573 At-Grand Rapids T"E NATIONAL fURNITURE MARKET A LIMITED AMOUNT OF SPACE ~=FOR RENT~= IN THE BIG EXPOSITION BUILDING Desirable space, formerly occupied as retail quarters, can be had if applica-tion is made promptly. Now is the time to arrange for an exhibit at the com-ing January Exposition. Don't put it off--but write today. Original Exhibition Building, Pearl, Lyon and Occawa Streets Frontage Lyon 8t 255 ft. Ottawa St. 24+ .ft. Pearl St .67 ft. One hundred and fifty strong lines now tenant this building-not second raters but the leading lines of the country. The past season it has been dem-onstrated more forcibly than ever th~t Grand Rapids is the market where you get RESULTS. You can get some Eastern trade in New York, some Western trade in Chi-cago- but you can get both with one exhibit at Grand Rapids-you can get the best trade from every section of the country by showing here, and the expense of space and other incidental expense is less here than at the other so called markets. Write today (in order to get most desirable location) for detailed information as to rate, etc. Furniture Exhibition Building. CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. 27 Hardware Supply Company, For 13 Years We have been studying the needs of the Fumiture Manufacturers in the hardware line and have learned a thing or two. One line of our endeavor has been to find A Thoroughly Good T oilet Fastener which would displace the oid~fashioned, clumsy wood deat used for attaching the toilets to bureaus, dressing tables. etc. etc. and have found th.t the TILLOTSON TOILET FASTENER, which has now been used six ye.rs, is the ONLY ONE WHICH HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.; hence we have secured the patent and now own the exclusive right to make the goods. We have made improvements in the construction of the fasteners, and now offer them to Furniture Manufacturers as the very best thing ever made for the purpose. Their use greatly improves the appearance of a piece of furniture and Saves the Retailer much Time and Money WE ALSO MANCFACTURE The Largest Line of Door Catches of any Concern on Earth. Beside' lots of other good things, aUof which we show in our c.t.logue, which may be had for the asking. Grand Rapids, Mich, U. S. A, Nut used on under side of Case Top. How I Struck the Manager. The desirable position that every boy, who has his O\vn way in the world to make is early ill search of goes frequently to the odd candidate ill some odd way or for some odd reason. In:::t case in mind. not a. month old, with Rrooklvn as the IOCLlS, it wel~t right over the beads of every youthfu\- eandidate for the position and was offered to an unsuspecting lad who had not the remotest idea of applying for it. He was a small boy of fomtecn; he had given days of his va-cation to earn some money that he needed in temporary messenger work in a branch ofGec of a large corporation; and when he re-ceived his pay be found an unwarranted deduction from his earn-ings, against which he had duly protested, exacting a promise of proper adjustment. Hc was indignant at the ensuing delay, but he was not a boy to give way to indignation in a way to imperil the collection of an amollnt of hl$ claim. Neither- had he any mind. to go again personally to the main office wit11 its besieging crowd of !Joys applying- for positions. So, with his mind bent on going straight to the mark in the fewest possible words, he penned a letter to the Brooklyn mana-ger. He wrote the letter, as he had uudertakcn the work, with-out the advice of anyOlle. It was couched in English that would have done credit to any business man of the city, and it was writen ill the vertical hand that reads as readily as print. He mailed it and awaited a reply with misgivings as to its tenor. He hadn't long to wait. Promptly camc the following· and astound-ing reply from the manager ,himself: "If the attached letter was "iritten hy you and it is a sample of your usual handwriting, T have a place ill this office for you as clerk, helping me in light office work, where there is a fine chance for promotion. Yours truly, * * *" Trade News. The late Henry Dinwoodly, of Salt Lake City, {eft an es-latc valued at $206,000, which \vill he distributed among a large number of heirs. The Columbia Bcd company, organized recently by the state of New Jersey, will manufactl1re bedsteads at Newark The California Fmniture company have opened their doors in Los Angeles, occupying a building erected especially ior their use. It has a frontage of seventy feet all Broadway and is six stories high. The proprietors, H. Voight, A. A. Ecbtrom and B. ]. VOlght, arE' widely known in the furniture trade. The Diplock-lvlorrill Furniture company, organized in Au-gusta, Me., recently to deal in furniture, is capitaliz.ed for $10,- 000, of which amount $2,000 is paid in. The Pickering Furniture company of Concord, N. H., suf-fered a heavy loss by fire in their store recently. The King Furniture company of \V"arren, ()., have increased their capital stock from $30,000 to $60,000. The Joseph Peters Furniture company of St. LOllis, Mo., were damaged recently to the amount of $2,.000 by fire, which originated in the varnish room. The Phoenix Furniture company is said to be the largest importer of mahogany logs in Grand Rapids. During the current ye8r it has received six large shipments from Africa. The Hoover Furniture company, organized recently 111 Hartford City, Ind., is capita1i;:ed for $15,000. Dele-her Brothe.TS, dealers of furniture in Jacksollville, Fla., have purchased a tract of ground on \Vest Bay street, and will erect a large building to be used in their business. Creditors of the Two Rivers (\Vis.) \lanufacturing com-pally are considering an offer to settle for twenty-one cents on the dollar. 28 Care of Machine Knives. Get the best knives, A good kn-ife will do more and bet-ter work and require much less care than a poor one. The men who have charge and care of knives generally have tenacious ideas about the temper suitable for their work, and as a rule, their ideas should be conformed to, unless decid-edly wrong. Knives that cut across the grain, sHch as stroke jointer, tennoning and dado, should be so hard that a file cal1 make no impression upon them. Many prefer to have sticker knives and moulding knives the same unless there are such corners that an emery wheel will not con-veniently reach. But the hard kllife will do most and best by BARNEY ZIERLRVN, a student in the Grand Rapids :<=:choolof Furniture Design, wor,k, bnt it 'is mOle difficult to sharpen. The same is true of lathe knives. All planer knives should be of such temper that they can be sharpened with a file, hardwood requiring a knif;e that a file will just toui.'_h, while pine requires a knife thatl will file easily. The temper suitable for elm and ash is ail trifte harder than for pine, that for hasswood another deg,ee harder, that for oak still harder, while kiln-dried mapfe and beach requires hardest temper of all. It will PlailtlY be seen that for one set of knives to work on all kind of "vQod a medium temper is the best that can he pro-cure. The g-rade of files lIsed has much to do with what a w(~rkman calls a filing temper. A knife that one workman will fall too hard to file, another will call too soft for 11se. Some prefer to Use the file more and grind less, while others pref1r to grind more and use the file less. Remarkable Furnishings of a Palace in the Netherlands. The Misses \Vhlte, of the Artisan, now touring Europe, have written a Humber of very interesting letters relating their experiences and describing their observations to the· local neWSpapers. In a letter dated the Hague, Sept. r6, Miss Lucy \Vhite describes the furniture of a palace as follows; "V\! e ]visited the palace or house in the woods where the reigni~lg queen spent her childhood. It is saUle distance out, but a~ the wads were good and the grand old beech trees ,vith \mossy green trunks in the woods so beautiful we greatlr enjoyed the carriage ride. The palace contains two rooms of more than common interest. The first-the Chinese---has rice paper on the walls while the upholstered iCfllitttre of ehony is covered with silk embroidery. Three handsome tables are inlaid with mother-of-pearl, in designs of grafes, leaves, Howers, birds, huttert1ies houses trees and human figures. The pearl is protected by lacquer. Ebony cabin tswere decoratcd with gold and supported Cloissone vases. The walls of the Japanese room are covered with hand embroidered silk. The furniture was of uniform de-sign and in the siting room there is an elaborately carved chair in teakwood, from Bombay, India. Orange Hall was constructed by Queen Sophia and contains a series of paint~ ings depicting events in the life of King Frederick \Vilhelm, The dining roOm is a cool combination of white and blue-a blue carpet, white chairs, with blue coverings, and a blue covering over the white (able. The De;ft table ware in-terested us very much. The Hotcl Du Vieux Deelen (old shooting house) where we are "topping was erected seveal centuries back. The furniture of our suite is much gilded and ornamented with festoons and heads. An adjoining suite the furniture is of white and gold, the waHs are covered with red upholstery and the carpet is of the same color. Natural flowers add mllch to the effect," A Hamess for a Dragon .. In the search for a weapon to use against the trusts, a most efficient one seems to have been found in alcohol; not as a stimulant, however, but as an active agent to accomplish real work. The present high tax. on alcohol prohibits its llse for mechanical purpOses, but it may be rendered impossible as a heverage without impairing its usefulness as a heat, light and power producer, and it is proposed that, thus ''tlena-turizcd," it be freed from taxation. It haS: been demonstrated that alcohol, if untaxed, would be bette and cheaper for heat-ing and lighting than gasoline and kerosene, while it is I1sable, probably with economy, as a fuel for internal com-bustion engines similar in type to the gasoline engines now in such common use. One of the largest factors in the trusti- Jication of industries is the fact that power is much more, per unit, in large installations than in small ones, and the grow-ing efficiency of the internal combustion engine, simple, direct and efficient for small powers as well as large; capable of being lIsed as economically for short and inte.rmittent runs as for long ones, has done much to encourage small indus-tries and to sustain a certain amount of competition in manu-factures. The average man, having accumulated a little more than enough to satisfy his immediate needs, hesitates to invest in a large company in the management of which he can have little voice and much prefers to operate a small industry by himself when he can see a fair chance of adequate returns then,Jroffi. The gasoline engine has made possible many small industries whieh could not have eXisted without it, but the tremendous increase in the consumption of gaso-line for this as well as for innumerable other p.urpo:ses, to-gether with the fact that its production and price arc arbi-trarily controlled, seriotlsly limits its field. A suitable and cheap fuel to take the place of, or to compete with, gasolin'e is much to be desired and would vastly extend the field of usefulness of this class at engines. \Nhile the present stage of development will hardly warant one in say-ing that alcohol will immediately and directly supply this fuel, it is certain that, if placed on the market as a competitor of gasoline it would have a decided t~ndency to lower the price of that commodity, and it is not- unreasonable to assume that the methods of its use for power purposes will be greatly improved within a short time. Added to its value as a weapon against (he trusts is the fact that it is capable of being made from a large variety of farm products, grain, vegetables and fruits, and is capable of being advantageously made in small installations and in any locality, so that its extensive consumption would open up all industry of an extent almost beyond conception; one no more capable of "combination" than farming itself. The question as to what we will do when our ,coal is ex-hausted would beat least partially answered,and one of man's worst enemies W-ot~!dbe made one of his most effident servants. \V. D. GRAVES. BUILT-UP PANELS AND VEN EERS FOR FURNlTURE MANUFACTURERS We do not cla.im to be lower In price. but we do claim our pa.nels are cheaper in the long run, 8J" they J1. .A A \Ve can fumish you 2, 3 or 5 ply Panels in QuartHed Oak, Mahogany, Plain Oak Ash, Elm, Birch, Maple or Basswood, and guarantee same in every respect. \Ve use high' grade Glue in our work and our Veneers are thoroug"bly dry and our Machinery up-to-date. Our 2 and 3 ply Drawer Bottoms and Glass Backs are the finest on the market. \Ve can also furnish you with Rotd.ry Cut Maple, Birch and Elm Veneers in 1.30, 1-20, 1-16 and 1-8 inches thick. All of our Veneers are dried in the new Cae Roller Dryer, and lay flat and are free from crinkle. If you wish to buy Panels and Veneers that are RIGHT AND THAT 'WILL STAY RIGHT, give us a chance to figure with you and submit samples and prices. THE GORHAM BROS. CO. Do you see the point IJiJ!I'" lifT. PLfASANT.Mien. Submit Y(lUrwants and let us make you bappy_ Saw and Knife Fitting Machinery and Tools n"'/J'!"'~}:;;~'~d:t Baldwin. Tuthill ®. Bolton Grand Rapids. Mich. Filers. Setters. Sharpeners. Grinders, Swa'les. Stretchers, 8/'azil1Q and Filing Clamps, Knile Balances, Hammering T(I(JIs. lnvtest1gate om Line. Neo,..· ,mo pal!:c CatalQRUe for r905 Free. Bolton Band Saw Filer for Saws ~ inch Ull. 'B. T. & B. Style D, Knile Grinder. Fun Automatk. "',et or nr~. ~----------·---OFFICES-~--------------- Boston New York. Jamestown High Point Cincinnatl Detroit Grand Rapids Chic:agG St. Louis Mlnneapoli. Associate Offices and Bonded Attorneys in all Principal Ities The Furniture Agency REPORTING FURNITCRE, UNDERTAKERS, CARPET HARUWAf.!E AND KINDRED TRADES. COLLEC· T1QNS MADE BY AN UNRIVALLED SYSTEM THROUGH OUR COLLECTION DEPARTMENT. wE I'Ronuel'; RESULTS WHERf: OTHERS FAlL WJUTli «OR PART!CULARS AND ~'OV Wll-1. SEND US YOUR. BUSIN ESS. Our CoJ:nplaint and AdJusbnent Department Red Drafts Collect #== L. J. STEVENSON, Michigan Manager We carry a line of Rebuilt Wood- Working Machinery for Pattern Shops. Furniture Factories. Sash and Door Manufacturers. Car-penters. Planing Mills.Etc. AI AI "Vhen in the market let us send \"Qll our list of mA.{"binesand 'W'e are f'ure th9t we can interest you ill prices aIld quality of machines offered EDWARDS MACHINE CO. 34·36 W, Wasbinllton St. CHICAGO. ILL. 29 30 CW.M[MM[~ ~ ~~. MANUFACTURERS OF DROP CARVING AND EMBOSSING GENERAL MACHINES Dies for all kinds of Machines, At lowest prices. I 17 Second SI., LAFAYETTE, IND. I.fO~f.l~~Cl":!Ie I\GO Lv Gd RapIds 7 lOam Ar Chicaj(o 1:15pm Lv Go Rapids 12:05 nIl AT Chicago 4:50 pm Lv Gd. RapIds 4:2,5pm daily Ar Chica.&0 10:55 pm Lv Gel Rapids 11.30 pm daily Ar Chicago 655 am Pll1hr.an Sl~epef, open 9J)O pm all 11:30 pm train every day, Cafe service on all day trains. Sf'Tvke a Is carte. ~1';1 eM arquette Parlor cars on all day trains. Rate r~uced to 50 cents. THREE TRAINS DETROIT To AND fROM' Leave Grand Rapids 7:10 Ilm Arrive Detroit 11:55 am Leave l~rand Rapids 11:1.5am daily Anive Detroit 3:25pm Leave Grand Rapids 5:20 pm Arrive Detroit 10:05 pm Meals served a 1a carte on trains leaving Grand Rapids at 11:25am and 5:lu pm. Pete Marquette Parlor ellrS Qn all trains i seat rate, 25 cents. "ALL OVER MICHIGAN" H. J. GRAY, DIStRICT PA.SSIl:NGI:I:RAGKNT, PHON£ 1168 Gra.ndRapids.Mich ~Weatherly Individual Glue Neater Send your addren and receive descriptive cir-cular of Glue Heaters, Glue Cookers and Hot Boxes with prices ... Weatherly &. Pulte Grand Rap'ds, Mich. These saws are made from No. 1 Steel and we war-rant every blade. We also carry a full stock of Beveled Back Seron Saws, any length and gauge. Write us for' Prloe Lht and dfacounc 31-33 S. FRONT ST•• GRAND RAPIDS QUAR TER.SAWED INDIANA W"ITE OAK VENEERS CHOICE FIGURE :: EXTRA. WIDTHS When writing for prices, mention widths required and kind of figure preferred. HOFFMAN BROTtlERS co. Fort Wayne : Indiana 9l/ammotA lJ)rop- CaTV(lTJ 910. .J Thb machIne weIJZhs abollt ql\e k.m, Hal> a traveUn/t lable. (s reversed and stArted from a C()llnter 911aft, which is In-cluded wIth macninp. Kollow !'!teel lI'utndrel a% Inches In diameter. \Ve fUrnjsh burner fnr InsIde or 6utside heating, for either ~l:LSor gasoline. Size of mach ille • ., It. (I in. ~\§~\\:leJ;J~r~r~lt~~f~ mllchl"e. Prlce. *225; witbont trav_ E'lIPlf( table, $200. Marum otb No.4, same .as machille No. 3. driven wItil lo[)gitnde sbaft only; pul-leys Ilt right all g 1 e a: needs 110 counter shaft. Price $200; wJth- (IUt trll\'el_ Wfo. t~~~'\i tOr full c- ~crJptJ{\1:l and lfi;tUf other drop ~.al"Vf'.r\o 'If e I!ulld, Blue Print Designs Free tD the Trail e JNO. P. DENNING ---- 200 S. FIRST ST. TER RE HAUTE, IND Wood Forming Cutters \Ve offer exceptional value ill Reversible and One- Way Cutters for Single and Double Spindle Shapers. Largest lists with lowest prices. Great-est variety to select from Book fre-e. Address SAMUEL J. SHIMER & SONS MILTON. PENNSYLVANIA. U. S. A. ----~---------------.I A (Concluded from pageS.) 1f a glaze forms on the wheel it is next to impossible to grind a knife ,'vithout inj uriIlg it. If the knife has a wire edge have it rC111oveo and the edge nicely smooth(~d with a 1111(' whetstone. The length (If til(; bcvel of the klliie is imporlant. 1]lldel- no circumstances sbould the bevel be allowed to rub all the work as it will dr::tw the temper in a few seconds. But if the bevel is too long it weakens the cutting edge, and care and jUdgment must be llsed to gct lhis just right. Ii work-mell \:\'ill us.e a shorter bevel and slnrpc\1 more often their kniV('s will do work that knives wilh a long hevel canlln( do ~'1mlY good knives have been pronounced worthless simply becal1se they have attempted to l1se the111 with too long-bevels. Never allow the fac(' of the knives to become rusty, <l'> thc rllst cats Ol1t a hole in the lnetal and when the edge Our Unhreak. .. hIe products can be glued and nailed, filled or fin-ished same as wood, with oil, water or spitit stain. No. J39 A No. r52 13 BETTER THAN WOOD Much stronger and more durable, full depth of grain, A ferfect I"eproduction of hand cal"ving which absolutely defies detection. Send for Sample. ORNAMENTAL PRODUCTS CO. Detroit. Midligan. reaches this it will leave its 111ark in the work. Grinding for diff('n~nt kind!:' of wood awl for different pur-pOses dCmalld'i good judgment. Perhaps the majority of men grinct the same bevel for all kinds of wood. A thinly ground knife will tear up the grain and tear out knots and splil1ters. C1C8r white pine will stand a pretty good bcvel. hLlt ""hen you get down to box stock tlle bevet should be Globe Vise and Truck Company OFFICE 321 S. DrvrSJON ST. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH MalJufadllrers of The Best Factory Trucks Simplkity ill l:oll~lr\lC-tion enables us to dye (j"alilv and durability, and meet all competi-tioll. n'l'ilefot l'riC(8. No. 21. Roller Bearings. Same st)·le Trul:ks No. J4, without RoUer Beatings considerably shorter if yOll would savc knots and shakes from making a bad showillg. Ore call often take ri.r!vanLage of conditions in 1"l\.llning the \~i)arseT"kinds of stock by .va-iting until the knives get a short bevel from sharpening with a file. sometimes llsing a h<:'vel from tl1C front will help Oll1. In 31 hot. kiln-dried southern pine, sharpening from the front of the knife often gives splendid results. A little good judg-ment will many times save work and make a very llice finish, hut one has to he morc carefnl a11d sharpen oftener. The 45 Center St. BATAVIA. N. Y. Excels all hand &,-rew damps in adaptation to work, conve"ience of I-HttldHnR amI quick action Espedally adapted '0 Veneering Paneling and all work requiring long hroad jaw. THE UNIVER,SAL CUMP CataLogand Price List Furnished Batavia Clamp Co. Mention Michigan Artisan, short he vel kllife takes 1110re power and must be sh.arpened oftener. but pays by saving stock ill many instances. There -is 110t a sateT or better chipbreaker made than a knife grollnd from the front side. One sometimes sees pl;l11ers v..·.ith the knives fairly set back into the head. There is an elemcnt of danger in this. Sttch as cannot possibly exist with a knife ground with a hevel front. \Vith a front bevel t here is no 110ssibility of shavings being (orc{,'.d ,,-,nde:r the knife and breaking it off. Most planer operators have seen a set of knives stripped by getting shavings under a knife. \Vhcl1 one goes there is no hope for the others. "Vhen pony and buzz planers are concerned, it is well to grind a front bev<:,l and set the knife Ollt a little to save the wear on the lip l1nder tbe knife. Comi'lg to hardwoods. tllcre is some difference of OpiJlion. One mall makes almost a sqnare edge in order to fInish harchvood stock to suit him. Another turns his knives over to work a lot of maple stock for finish and flooring, using in all cases solid side-cntter bits for tongueillg and grooving. Slow fced and constant care to keep his tools sharp and clean gi've him spJ<:'ndid results; or, to use his own expres-sion, he "polishes it." Every man. in order to do good work. must grind his knives for the work he is doing. SOllth AfrIca i.s hy far th.e hest of all the British colonial markets for furniturc, over $r,ooo,ooo worth having been imported from England during the past year. A considerable quan-tity was also imported ham the United St<ltes. The lack of native ll1aterial VI·illprevent the manufacture of furl1it~lre in that conntry, except on a limited scale, Frank C. Klode, president of tllC C. S. Tiischer Furniture company of I\Jilw<1ukee, was indicted recently upon a chargc of perjury. in cOllnci.tioll with testimony given to a jury. A nC\.y furniture factory .. iust completed in Decatur, Ala .. ,,,,,ill mannfactt1H. center tables, bedsteads and kitchen safes. Robert Uyas is the president of the corporation. The manufacture of adjustable rocking chairs is a new in-dustr) at Harrisburg, Ark., undertaken by D. M. Curtis. 32 ~MlprIG7f-N .1 Various Matters. ~le movement inaugurated by the manufacturers of cheap furniture tor the purpose of abolishing the semi-annual expdsitions of furniture is at a standstill. In the picturesque Jangllage of the trade, "there is nothing doing." The leaders havJ not sold the leases they hold l1pon fioor space in the expdsition huildings, and it is doubtful if the same could be purchased for a reasonable price. The dealers appreciate the importance of the expositions to themselves, and their llum:bers are steadily gro.ving. :Nlanuhctcucrs -..vho cannot qnaliify for the successful sale of their prodtlcts at the expo- 5itiQ'115 will have to be content with the unsatisfactory trade of t~hescheme honses. '.' "," That was a very sensible stroke of business entered into by \ harley Davis, Harry \.Vhitcomb and Charley Birely, of She~byville, a few ye8xs ago. These gentlemen hold the stock of t~le Conrey & Birely Table company. Each had his life in-sur~ d for $100,000, the premiums for which are paid hy the con~pany. Upon the death of either one of the party his hei~s will receive $100.0CO. while the interest of the deceased "vill pass to the surviving stockholders. \Vhen two shall havie passed away the entire property of the company will pas~ to the hands of the one remaining stockholder-a tOIl-tinilc feature. The company distributes their profits anllually, and the plan deserves the comrrendation of sensible men. It provides for a "square dea1." The fut:.lre welfare of three h1ilies is assnred. *** *",* :\1ahogany lumber is imperviol1s to the effects of hC'lt an@ moistttre, and for that T(~asonit is perfectly adapted for use in the lllanufacwre of kitchen furniture. More attention is paid to the furnishing of kitchens by women of domestic tastes, and the manufacturer of well designed. substantially constructed and sensibly planned kitchen cabinets, tables. chairs, wall cabinets, racks, ironing boards, dryers, and like eC1tiPment for the kitchen seldom has reason for comPlain-. in of dullness in trade. A collection of drawers, shelves. ell boards and a kneading board thrown together at the least exrense possible without regard to design, convenience ill ar angcment, in a slip-shod way, will not satisfy the demands of women for kitchel1 cabinets when they can get something heftter. A commOn '''''ood seat chair costing fifty cents is tl1iwillingly accepted when one dollar wo,)ld be cheerfully p~id for a more comfortable one, The fifty cellt chair is atl best a rickety piece, unsuited for the many purposes for ,vhich it must be nsed. 'Vall racks and cabinets for the ki~chen should he made in attractive form, for thousands of wr'ves and mothers spend many hours in the kitchen and it is just as necessary that they be provided with pleasant sdrroundings as when they array themselves in fine attire td grace and enjoy' the drawing room and the library. 'Vo-rden buy nine-tenths of all the household furniture sold in t~e United States .and if they buy cheap and poor stuff for tl1e kitchen the reason for their so doing lies in the fact that t~ere is but little "good stuff" offered for their choice. ,I '* '* * '* . , I The lines for the initial season of the coming year arc 4ell advanced, and the prospects for a large attendance of ~~lyers at the expositions have impelled the manuhcturers t~) bring out large and strong Jines. Naturally much atten-tlon has been paid to work suitable for the summer season, the furnishing of cottages having become a specialty with many dealers. Exposition huildings in all the exposition towns will be filled with strong lines as usual. *"* *.* George Clingman, of the Tobey Furniture co:npauy. spent the last ten days of October in Grand R1pids, picking lIP goods for the holiday trade. It is generally CO'lceded rat Tohey's is the great furniture store of Chicago, and the prediction is often heard uttered that the house of Tobey wi.ll soon become as well and favorably known in New York, through its branch store, established recently in that city, a's it is in the west. Tobey handles only the best lines of medium and fine work. *#* *** A gentleman who keeps in close touch with the mer-c< 1t1tileinterests of Chicago, predicts that when Marshall Field shall have completed the extension now under con-struction to his great retail store he will give more space to his furniture department. At present it is merely a side issue, not worthy of the reputation of the great merchant. No one realized this fact sooner than .Marshall Field, and as that gentleman is determined to lead in every enterprise in which he engages, the house of Tobey may be compelled to look to its laurels as well as its trade in the near fl1tme. Work With a Purpose. Long ago some ,>,rise man evolved a maxim-"Shoe-maker stick to yom 1ast1" The wisdom of it is more ap-parent in these stre1l11OtlSdays than ever before. It is de-fined to signify that he who changes much accomplishes but little. A young man who believes in himself, who is confident that he has powers, that "'there is something in him," should first of .all select the field in which he expects to carve out his fortune. He may not be able to determine upon this at once. Experimenting may be necessary, but too much time should not be spent in experiments. Then having de· termined what his life work is to be h~ should knuckle down to it with a will and a stern determination to stick to it tltltil he has succeeded. The life without a strong purpose is a life wasted. Moving about from one place to another aimlessly and re-constructing plans after having spent months in construct-ing other plans is a mere waste of energy. The mind is the thing that leads. Unless it has shaped the model for all the rest of the faculties-unleSs the mind has picked out the thing to be done and determined that it shall be done-tife is a mere gamble; mayhe "luck" will hand you a few good things; maybe it will not--the chances all are that it will not. Having decided to strive in a certain field of enterprise, learn all there is to know about it-all that your menhl faculties can grasp: do all that your hands can do. Resolve at the start-off to be no second or third rater, no "piker;" resolve that yOU wiH ce the best in the craft, whatever it is. Don't envy those above yOll or those that have suc-ceeded, but study t.hem calmly and sce how they have done it; then do likewise. But the main point is to never relax your grip, once having settled the question of what to do. Stick to it, do it well. Be honest with yourself; pause and seriously consider once in a while if you are doingyollf best, then tighten your belt a notch and do more earnestly. There is never an earnest worker in any subordinate position whose efforts are lost. Industry, integrity, earnest-ness and application bring their rewards. They may not have been noticed yesterday, may not today, but tomorrow they will be, and then come tbe ,joy and exultation of pro-motion and the renewed enthusiasm that inspires to better results. However, there never was a man working with a seriolls, earnest purpose who did not find ample reward in the consciollsness that he had done the thing well. The failures in life are those who linger and waver, vacillate, let go and take hold again; the successes never let go. but push on with a pertinacity that must conquer. They win. Any-one can who does that. A. E. :Martin, of Indianapolis, is preparing to erect a fac-tory to be lIsed in the manufacture of furniture at Chippewa Falls, \Vis. - ------------- 9th SEASON "The Chicago Exhibition" (THE BIG BUILDING) 1319 Michigan Avenue,· Chicago New lines in Readiness Jan. 1st, 1906 About· four Hundred Thousand.(400.000) SQ. ft. floor space for the strongest exhibit of Case Goods.Chairs. fancy furniture, Metal Beds, Baby Garriages, Refrigerators. etc.• ever congregated in a building. Of the four Hundred Thousand (400.000) sq. ft. of floor space. there is for rent at this date. Oct. 26th. 1905. less than Ten Thousand (10.000) sq. ft. Necessary to hustle to becomea part of the World's Most Popular furniture Show for the year 1906. Manuufacturers' Exhibition Building Co. C"ICAGO ~- ~-----------~ 34 E.XCUSES Are often a<:cepted as a matter of courtesy. but seldom willingly, and never when they are needless. Annoyances and troubles that might easily be avoided should never be thrust upon others with a begging-to-be-excused by the guilty party. In conversing with a very wealthy gentleman from Kansas City, the conversation turned to furniture, as he had recently built a magnificent 28-~oom house. He aired his troubles by saying he had not been able to find furniture in which the drawer puIls or knobs did not Jrequently get loose or come off) marring the furniture. The writer said to him, HYour troubles and annoyances along this line are needless. You have only to insist that the furniture merchant you patronize shall dt':mand of the manufacturers that they fit up the furniture you buy of them with the TOWER PATENT FASTENERS (made only hy the Grand Rapids Brass Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.,) and as they Cost the Manufacturer Nothing and the dealer nothing, there is no reasonable excuse for his not furnishing you with i furniture wherein the trimmings will not be as firm as the furniture itself, without a i possibility of their ever getting loose." A copy of the Michigan Artisan was given I him, containing the above illustration of the Tower Patent Fastener. He was .very muCh pleased, and said he would, on returning to his home, call on the merchant, show him the illustration, and demand to know why ,his buyer had not purchased goods from factories using the Tower Patent Fastener instead of the other· kinds, and causing him so much annoyance and trouble. These little fasteners do the business; cost nothing to anyone except the Grand Rapids Bras~ Co., who charge nothing for them, but'iiimply "use them for bait," as it were, to increase the sale of their goods. ' Our line of Furniture Trimmings is the favorite with all up-to-date furniture manufacturers. Why? Because you cannot be up-tO-date without them. The Grand Rapids Brass Company ========Grand :Rapids.Mich.======= HOL.L.AND, BUSS MACHINE WORKS MICHIGAN ~:I~~I'lo;,:~;:W::3o' od Working Machinery ~~~1:~~,P,"laners, Vertical Sanders and Glue Jointers Write for Descriptive Oirculars and Illustrations When You Think about publishing a new Catalogue THINK OF us. We make the best Engravings~ we do the best Printing~ we bind Substantially. ,wHITE PRINTING COMPANY. 2 to 20 Lyon Street, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I ~i The Standard SubstituteSHELLAC isStill SLOAN SHELLAC TRADE MARK It has maintained its lead for years. and more largely used than ever •IS now Same old price-$l.oo per gallon in barrels, $1.05 in half barrels, and $1.10 in five or ten gallon packages. No additional charge for packages. Usual freight allowance. Made in translucent shade, which is used in place of white and orange. Sample free and correspondence solicited. ------ SOLE MAKERS ------ Chicago Wood Finishing Company ELSTON AVE. and SLOAN STS., CHICAGO, ILL. ,~,---- 36 Promote Deserving Employees. Once upon a time there was a highly efficient and thoTO\.lghly satisfactory janitor. (This a true stOry, though if starts like a fairly tale.) He was so good a: janitor that I e wa~ on friendly terms with everyone of the te-nants il\1 the fifty-four-fiat bui1dillg where he was employed, and db ring five year"s of service 110 one had ever complained of him. 'D\lTing thi:; time the landlord had managed the property himself, collected his OW11 reots al](l signed new leases, but the time came when he

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