Weekly Artisan; 1910-07-30

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Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY .\ ~\1<"".-"t \ y <) ~ ">{ ~ t~'-t;~~~~{:'<//~ r \~ ~i~~\v~~~~~j{~~~~~'":~~ ~ .) J."- ("' -. --.- " .... ..".;, GRAND RAPIDS. MICH .• JULY 30. 1910 CONTROLLING INTEREST The Exclusive Agency for Karpen Guaranteed Upholstered J:{urniture~ Means Controlling the Sale of Upholstered Furniture in Your City and "icinity. It is the only line of upholstered furnitur£" people ask for. tht>y recognize the Karpt>n Trade Mark as a dependable guaranty. The successfuJr furniture man caters to puhlic taste; the demand is for Karpt>ll Furniture; then why not take advanta~e of ""The Easiest Way" to met>t this demand? Wrift> today for control of the line in your city···the greatest business huilding influence possible to ohtain. See Our Exhibits in the Karpen Buildings. All Dealers Cordially Invited. S. KARPEN & BROS. CHICAGO. 187.188 Michigan Avenue. BOSTON. 22 Sudbury Street. NEW YORK. 155.157 W. 34th Street. - -- ~~-~~~~~~~~- -- ----r---~~---~~--- I 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN ..... a.... .. . _.a... 1 •• - .., I LUCE FURNITURE COMPANY III1 II -I I II II II I• ,II I GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ., ,I I I I 1 Manufacturers of COMPLETE lines of MEDIUM PRICED DINING I, and CHAMBER FURNITURE. ...-Cat.a.lo.g.ues to Dealers Only. --_._I~ I • • _ • • •• ••• • •• Luce-Redmond Chair Co.,Ltd. I BIG RAPIDS, MICH. High Grade Office Chairs Dining Chairs Odd Rockers and Chairs Desk and Dresser Chairs Slipper Rockers Colonial Parlor Suites 1!1 Dark and Tuna Mahogany BIrd' J EYI Mapll BIrch ~U4rltrld Oak and CtNaJJtan Walnut Our Exhibit you will find on the fourth floor, [ast Section, MANUfACTUR[RS' BUILDING,North Ionia Street GRAND RAPIDS, MIC"IGAN Exhibit in charge of J. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES, J. EDGAR FOSTER. GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRfiRY 30th Year-No. 57 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., JULY 30,1910 Issued Weekly UNCLE SAM USES TONS OF TREE SEEDS How They Are Obtained and Planted to Replenish the National Forests···Birds and Rodents Destroy TheIn. ·Washington, DC. July 30--Tlhe United States Depart-ment of AgriiCIulture is using this year on the national forests oven ten tons of tree seeds Most of this seed has already been planted or sown. Trhe rest WIllIbe utIlIzed later in the sea-son, as favoralble condntions are presented It takes a great many tree seeds to make ten tons, Jack pine. the most import-ant tree for planting in the Nebraska sand ihills by tlhe forest service, will average something lIke 125.000 to the pound. Of western yellorw pine, the tree most extenslively pllanted throughout the national forests as a whole, 10,000 seed will make a pound Altogether the ten tons of seed to be used tfuis year represent perhaps 300 mtllion single seeds. If every seed could Ibe depended on to produoe a young tree suitable for planting, the result would be a supply of nursery stock iSuffioient to plant three hundred thousand acres of land, but no such result can be looked for because many seeds do not germinate M03t of the seed will be sown, either broadcast or in seed spots, or planted with a com-pllanter, c1Jirectlyin the place where the trees are to stand Even 'when nursery stock is raised a 1iberal allowance must ibe made for loss In the first place. a considerable per-centage of the seeds wiill be fround to be infertile. Of those ~hi{:lh germinate, many will die before they leave Vhe nursery beds, and many more will be lost in transplantling If from a pound of western yeHow pine seeds that contalins 10,000 mdlviJual seeds, 4,000 threc-) ear-old transplants are available for field plantmg, the Department of Agriculture has ob-tamed satisfactory result,;; There are nO\l\ twenty-four natIonal forest nurseries WIth an annual procluctwe capaCIty of ovel eIght million seecllmg<; Rut there are many m\IIllOns of old burns on the national forests \vlhich are ~ ait111gto be restocked, and some quicker and cheaper method than the actual plantll1g of nursery-grown trees IS urgently needled Therefore the foresters are makmg expenment<; on a large slcale with clllfferent methods of direc1t sowing and planting, and most of the seed gathered last year was obtall1ed for thi3 use Broadcasting 'has already been found to give good re-sults in some reglOns It was first tried in the Black HIlls of South Dakota, WIth an encouraging outoome To broadcast an acre of land with yellow pine seed a1bout eight pounds of seed is used One of the most fot'midable draWbacks to this method is the extent to whidh the seed may be consumed by birds and rodents. If the season 'happens to 'be one in which food for these animals is scarce, the loss is very iheavy. The problem of control of animal pests, such as fidd mice, ground squirrels. and gophers, whicih eat the tree seeds. and also the further problem of preventing the depredations of rabbits, whiclh are altogether too flond of the Little trees themselves, whether nursery transplants or field grown seedllings is receiving the attention of the Ibiological survey experts of the Department of Aigri1culture. In some localities tlhe department has had to purchase seed, but most of that used is gathered by forest service men themselves. The cost of gathering has varied for the differ-ent reglions from thirty-lfive cents to one dollar a pound. As a rule the seed is collected in the fall months, when most conifers ripen their seed Parties of tJhree or four men ordi-narily work togetlher. Where lumbering ilS in progress the collectors follow the sawyers and take the cones directly from the felled trees. In standing timber, the task is much more arduous. The man must climlb and ,pull the ctines from the branches as best they can. Where these are on the extremi-ties and beyond the reaoh of the !hand. pruning shears are used The cones are dropped to the ground and then gathered into buckets and transferred to sacks, in whirch they are cart'ied to a central point for further treatment. The extraction of the seeds is tedious rather llhan diffi-cult In some cases the cones are spread out upon slheets in the sun. when, after a tIme, they open and the seed drop out; 111 other cases it is necessary to resort to aruificial heat. This is applJed by placing the cones upon trays with screen bot-toms and ralising the temperalmre of the room to the proper degree. T,he cones open, the Iwinged seeclrs fall out, and the seeJ is separated finally from the wings and dirt by a fanning mIll. A good many seed have been removed from the cone by hand, but this is a sore trial to the fingers or{ the pickers and an exceedingly slow process. To create something, even if it is only a sensation, is the ambition of designers. Wlhell a manufactul er plans a line of gJoods he does not figure on stiokers. 4 T WEEKLY ARTISAN Will be shown as usual in Chicago only, this coming July, 1319 Michigan Ave., First Floor, opposite elevator. ----.- ... Standard CONSISTING OF CHINA CLOSETS BUFFETS and BOOKCASES The following well known men in charge, F P. FISHER, FRED LUGER, R. G. BINGHAM, P. M SMITH, N. P. NELSON, W J. ALEXANDER Rockford Standard Furniture ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Co. An Interesting Game. The two women were slttlng m the front seat of the open-faced car The two men were Just back of them They lIstened to the conversatlon whIch seemed to run mostly to furniture "My bungalow IS lovely," one was saying 'You kno", my rich friend let me have It for the summer "h1le she IS abroad.' It's a pIty, she has so much money she doesn't know what to do wIth It It IS beautifully furnished. "No She dIdn't leave it furnished I don't kno" why Just carelessness She has plenty of furnllture, but I have furnished It with stuff my friends didn't want to have stored while they were away "I have the most beautiful parlor sUIte N ancy Jones let me have She's in Coloradio, you know; and a full bedroom suite that belongs to Mrs James, who is wIth her sIster thIS summer in Pennsylvania" "That's nice," said her friend. as she paused a moment "And a kitchen outfit from Mrs Adams, ""ho is 111 the hospItal and has broken up her flat. and the lovelIest set of dishes you ever saw that Mary Lawson gave me before she went to South Amereia to keep, you understand, though they are funny things for people to let you keep, they break so easily, e~pecially when you have hired girls. !but then I sup-pose she didn't know I was going to keep boarders "It seemed a pity to stay in such a beautifully furl11shed bungalow all by yourself a whole summer long It was lonely, too. "I have such a nice front parlor boarder, but he wants a piano, I have oceans of chairs and tables and what not, but no piano I have so much furniture it's a pity I haven't an-other bungalow to furnish and fill with roomers, but no piano Do you know orr anybod3' who has a piano she doesn't want to put in storage for the summer?" Line .-.. . .. , ..... fI of AIllerica " I IfI,II ,I ..... "Let me ,ee,' mused her friend Then when she had ,een "\ 0, I ,Ion t know a sll1g1e soul who wants her plano ke])t a female soul or a male ,oul You see, people don't II ant theIr planos all nlll1ed by the sea aIr I suppose that's 1\ h:,' ~he salel thoughtfully Her fnend SIghed "I do need a plano awfully," she said "It is really the onll thlllg I need I have everyth1l1g else yOU could want for a bungdlow, enough, as I say, for two Ibungalows. but no plano" "Has an) bod) offered you an automobile yeP" asked her friend "~o." she answered, "not yet That would be l11ce, \\ouldn't lt, to haH a large comfortable. roomy, swift auto- 1110bJ1eto take m) boarders out m? It would be a novelty I must look around ancl see If there Isn't some friend olf mine \\ ho d rather ha, e me Use his automo:bile than keep it in the garage "That s an 1l1terestmg game," remarked one of the men \\ hen they had watched the tVlO alight and walk off down the street, "an aY\1fully 1l1tere"t1l1g game Takes her fnend's bungalow ancl fits It out Iii Ith the furniture of all her other fnends, then keeps roome1 s and boarders and what not An 1l1terestmg game," he relpeated. "anel va'itly economical, tak-en all 111 all " "BuL" objected the other, "the pIty of it is that some other "ealth, fnend doesn't offe her the loan of another hunl;alo\\ hI the ~ea that she can fit out WIth her superfluous furnIture and rent to some other roomers" Eve!) man may have hIS pnce, but It doesn't always accord WIth hIS market value WEEKLY ARTISAN ------_._-_._---------------.-_-..-_.--.-. -.-.---------------.-.-.._.._-----.--- p-- I "THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST" I BARTON'S GARNET PAPER II I Sharp, Very Sharp, Sharper Than Any Other. SUPERIOR TO SAND PAPER. It costs more, BUT It Lasts Longer; Does Faster Work. Order a small lot; make tests; you will then know what you are getting. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. Furniture and Chair Fadories. Sash and Door Mills, Railroad Companies, Car Builders and others will consult their own interests by using it. AlIO Barton's Emery Cloth, Emery Paper, and Flint Paper, fumished in rolls or reams. MANUFACTURED BY H. H. BARTON & SON CO., 109 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa . ...... For Comfort on the Sea. Through the use aboard ocean-golnlg vessels of a dining-saloon chaIr V\ hiCh has been invented by John Jacob Astor, of ~ ew York, passengers on the "levIathans of the deep" may 111future be spared the excItement and inconvenience of be111g battered albout a ship's dining-room in a rough sea whIle a-ppeas111g the alppetIte Mr Astor has conceived the idea of a chaIr that is adjustable in every res1pect, and the movements of whIch may be controlled by the diner as he proceeds to dIspose of the savory dIshes provided by the vessel's chef The chalf, which IS herewIth pictured, is set on the floor at such dIstance from the table as IS convenient for the d111er Then It accommodates itse1Jf to the lurching of the ShIp and enables the user to adjust himself to every condItIOn that may be presented by the boat standing on beams or dIpplDg her first cabin rail. The arrangement is founded on a vacuum CUipwhich holds the chair to the floor and ,from which extends a series of legs that allow the chair seat a freedJom that could hardly be exceeded were they of an altogether flexIble character. The Walters Win Out. D N & E Walter, lfamous furniture dealers of San Fraln-cisco. have won out 111their dispute with the customs authori-tIes over an importation of antique furniture which lfor several months has been held by the customs department pending a settlement of the valuation of the lot. The decision of the Board was a vindicatIOn of the valuation set upon the goods by the importers. The furniture came to this country albout six months ago and was valued at approximately $100,000. It had been collected in France by the expert from the Walter firm. who made a specIal tr~p aibroad to obtain authentic antiques suit-able for Cahforma homes, and as a result brought a large assortment OIf table,s, chairs, bric-a-brac alnd all kinds of in-terior furnishings. The collection was one of the most complete ever brought to San Francisco, and when it came to placing a value on it dlfferel11lces of opimon arose between the customs representa-tives and the Importers. the latter holding that the Iprice paid for lt by its buyer should be the dutiable value. The case was heard by three members of the General Board of Ap-praisers. which has finaLly decided that the value set upon it by the Walter firm is correct. -------------------- , .COLUMBIA FAULTLESS BEDDING SAMPLES SHOWN AT THE BIC BUILDINC, 1319 MICHIGAN AVENUE,8TH FLOOR. CHICACO. MANUFACTURERS' BUILDING, CARE ORINOCO FURNITURE CO" CRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 5 .... " I IIII I I• I I I III III II II •II IIt I III I IIII IIII II I II II 4 --------------~I 6 WEEKLY ARTISAN --------------------._----_._-----_._--------------- -- -- ------_.-------., New designs In the Louis XVI Style. No. 1711 No. 1705-1705 WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES. GraQd Ilapids GRAND RAPIDS, Brass <00. ... . METAL BEDS IN CENTRAL AMERICA. Why German Manufacturers Hold the Bulk of the Trade. James W. Johnson, American Consul at Carin to, Nicara-glUa, writes as follows in -regard to the use of metal bed., III that and other Central AmerIcan countnes "Amerlican manufacturers of metal bedsteads '\\ ho are looking for a market in Nicaragua are apprised that bed-steads are not generally used here The greater portIOn of the popUlation sleep on "tijeras," folding canvas cots of natIve manufacture Tlhe legs are of heavy wood and fold togethel like a pair of scissors; they might be termed extended camp stools. These cots are in general use not merely on account of the hi~her cost of imported bedsteads Althougb hard and uncomfortable, until one is acoustomed to them. thev are cooler than a bedstead with mattress, and several of them may be used at night in a room and easily folded and placed against the wall or taken out entirely in the day, thus allow-ing the same room to Ibe used both as a sleeping and living room From this it can be seen that could imported bed-steads !be o'btained here as cheaply as cots, a large portion of the population would sti11lprefer the latter "Most of the well-to-do people use metal bedsteads, makirng a market for them well worth any effort to secure, tihough at present it is almost entireLy in the hands of German manufacturers T'his is not ibecause they can make a better or oheaper bedstead than American manufacturers, but be-cause they make them in the style wanted The only kind that can be sold here is the {our.,poster, which American manufacturers, seemingily, do not make except in expensive brass beds. "AJmerican manufacturers of metal bedsteads should not MIOH. lee], hecau"e the bedsteads they make are neater. more at-tl act! \ e, anll bettel finished than perhaps any others, that no attentlOn shoruld ibe paid to people who want something dlfferen t. The preference .for the four,poster style is not due to a mere fancy, but. belcause to the four <posts may be at-tached a thIck canopy which protects the bed againts the dust constantly sifting down from the unceiled, tile-covered roofs. and agamst pOIsonous insects. which frequently drJp, \\ hIle around the posts may be easily draped the netting or other matenal used as a protection against mosquitoes. "Therefore, American manufacturers, to compete in the sale of metal bedsteads in NIcaragua, must make a bedstead \\ Ith four post" of equal helgiht, with connecting rods to be <lClltbted at the top The finish should be in black japan with gIlL or other tnmmings, the objection to wlhite enamel being that It "0 qmckly becomes damaged by flyspecks To the \\ ealthier c1as" 110\\ ever \\lh1te enamel and even brass bej- "teads could, I believe, be sold "It will be more difficult to meet the requirements of the people wlho use cots, who want economy of space and cheap-ness of pnce Perhaps a metal foldlllg cot frame. made to be covered \\ l~h canvas, could be devised, which, on account of Its convenIence, lIghtness. durabilIty, and moderate cost mIght be brought to compelte with the native product "There is here a general aversion to sleeping on the ordinary mattress; a great many people \\Iho use bedstead" stretc'h a piece of canvas over the springs or cover them WIth Chmese mats Instead of using a mattress, but should a cJol, lIght, firm mattress of 1 to 2 inches in thickness be devised 1t could be profitably introduced into tropical countries "What has been said in this report <lipplies more or less to all of Central America, and to all the northern >countries of South America" WEEKLY ARTISAN Evansville, Ind, July 21-Very satisfactory sales were made thy the manufacturers of Evansville in Chicago and in thlis city during the past month The lines exhilbited in Chi-cago attracted general attention and many new accounts were opened. The attendance of buyers at the local exhibition was larger than in past seasons and the enterprise has proven valualble to the manufacturers supporting the same and to the city at large Orders taken by travellllg salesmen and by mall are coming III freely and a sUlccessful faIII season of trade is assured Retail traJe IS much stronger than is u;,ual at this season of the year Three factories contnbute p1eces that make up dmlllg room suites in Colomal and Mission styles that are greatly ad1mired From the very extensive line of furnitiure for the bed-room brought out by the Karges Furniture company, dealers in every section of the United States select some of their best sellers The Evansvllie Furniture company exhibit their com-plete lines at their factory warerooms The Wisconsin Ohair company have moved their manu-facturing !business to Mound City, III A new line of dllling room furniture wlll be brought out by the Crescent Furniture compa1ny. Benjamin Bosse, manager of the Globe and an official of several other manufactlunng corporations, is the leader in the movement to estalbhsh a new furlllture manufacturing in-dustry III EvansvIlle Tlhe sum of $50,000 wlill be invested in the plant. Ladies desks have been added to the line of the Hohen-stein- Hartmetz company. Several lines manufactured at Tell City are exhibited at the EvansvIlle Furniture Exchange. The manUifacturers of Evansville are closely ident~fied with those of Tell City, socially and in a busliness way. Tlhe World Furniture company is enjoying an active trade in mantel folding beds and dllling room furniture. No. 694, 48 in. top. No. 687, 60 in. top. Others 54 in. top. 8 Foot Duostyles ANY FINISH CHICAGO DELIVERIES Lentz Table Co. NASHVILLE, MICHIGAfIt 7 Edward Ploeger who manages a desk factory in Hender-son and a big factory in Evansville, making wardrobes and kItchen cabinets in many styles, is one of the busiest of the manufacturers of Evansville. Minneapolis Threatens Grand Rapids. Minneapolis, Minn., July 27.-Furniture making and kin-dred industries furnish employment for more than fifteen hun-dred Mmneapolis men, the large majority of whom are heads of families. This industry, which includes a dozen large manu-facturing cancel ns and two jobbmg houses, is already important and IS growmg with the development of the northwest. The Mmneapolis furniture industry represents an annual volume of business aggregating fully $2,250,000, and working capital and other investments identified with it the conservatively estimated at $1,500,000. Opel ating in nearly half the states in the union and covenng territory as far south as Texas, west to the coast, eastward into Illinois, and north into Canada, the in-dustry has practically no limitations and from its present rate of development and growth, Grand Rapids, Mich., must soon look to her laurels. More than a thousand men are employed in the furniture factories of Minneapolis as cabinet makers, machine hands and finishers, and they are a well paid, desirable class of citizens. In addition to these more than five hundred office men and com-mercial travelers are identified with the industry. The manufac-ture of iron beds, mattresses, mirror plates and numerous speci-alties, which is a rapidly growing part of the business, is in-cluded in the figures given. Present mdications are that the furniture industry will show an increase of from 10 to 15 per cent this year, despite the ad-verse crop reports which have shown some 111 effect upon the business. The financial flury of 1907 played havoc with the fur-mture industry all over the country, bringing on a surprising slump in the volume of trade, but the reaction came quickly and the last two years have witnessed splendid growth in which the furniture factories of Minneapolis have kept pace with those in other parts of the country. Conditions of the present time are not as encouraging as manufacturers migh wish but there is reason to believe that the business will experience a strong revival before the end of the fall season and that the business of the year will total up bigger than any in the history of furniture making in Minneapolis. . ._ .. _._------., I a.- ••• I •••••••••••••• •••• • •• _ ••• __ a ••••• __ a ••• •• 4 ----~~~~~~~-~-~-~-----,--~-~------------- 8 WEEKLY ARTISAN THE OAKS MUCH MIXED. _-------.--------_ •••• we _,. White and Black Are the Only Distinct Species. Others Are Mongrels. Washington, D. c., July 28-It wIll surpnse most pel sons who know somethlllg about oak to be told that the socalled "hlte oak timber of our market~ IS often a mIxture not only of va-rious species of the white oak group but also of other specIes such as the red oak. This generally unkno\'\ n fact IS reported by the United State Department of Agriculture, whIch, as a part of Ib forestry work, is frequently called upon to pass Judgment upon the identity of market woods in dIspute Foresters dIvide all the oaks 111totwo dlStl11ct groups~the white oak group and the black oak group One \\ ay of dlStl11 guishing the two is by the fact that the black oaks reql1lre two years to mature their acorns, while the white oaks take but one The woods of the two groups of oaks are also structuralh dIft-erent. The true white oak, known to bota111,ts as quescu, alba, is merely one of the specIes whIch make up the \\ hlte oak group Red oak, on the other hand, belong~ to the black oak group Red oak ha<; a number of other common namb, among them, mountain oak, black and Spalllsh oak There is so much confusion in the orchnaf) use of names ot the oaks that it is almost ImpossIble to keep them :-,tralght \\ Ith-out resorting to the Latlll names, but the marketIng of wood of the black oak group as white oak IS hardly faIr to the consume 1 Red oak, for mstance, IS now much more abundant than \\ hlte oak, grows faster, and is generally regarded as lllfenor. The two species often grow together and occupy the same general region. In the early days of ItS abundance, market \\ hlte oak \\ a" derived almost entIrely, it IS safe to say. from quescus alba, the true white oak. This speCIes combllles approxImately the ut-most strength and toughness of any of the tImber oaks, except-ing possibly the southern live oak. whIch m the Colomal da}" was so highly prized for shIp buildlllg that it was protected b} special laws. The Immense inroads made upon the then appar-ently inexhaustable white oak forests, which stretched from the Atlantic seaboard to about Missouri, gradually so reduced the supply that the use of other speCIes became mevltable. At the present time It IS almost impossIble to obtalll a con-signment of white oak that does not contall1 pieces of some other species. Of the white oak group those most used, in addItion to the true white oak, are bur oak, chestnut oak, chmquapll1 oak, post oak, swamp white oak, cow oak, and overcup oak, of the black oak group, Texas red oak, red oak and spotted or water oak. Real white oak timber of number one quahty IS very largely cut into quarter sawed boards, whIle a comblllatlOn of one or more white oaks and red oak may constitute other cuts of "whIte oak." In many markets the term "cablllet white oak" is now understood to include a mixture of white oak and red oak, but it often signifies red oak only. The question, "What is White Oak?" is now coming up among consumers and manufacturers of commercial oak timber The above named white oaks are a dlstlllct but closely related species, whlch together, must be depended upon for the future supply. For the ordinary purposes for which true whIte oak is used, practically all the trees of this group yIeld woods that can be interchanged and will serve equally well. Allegan's Furniture Factories. Allegan. July 28 -This, the county seat of Allegan coun-ty, is a flourishing little city of about 5,000 inhabitants, in rI Shultz ~ "irsch i Company IIII II Manufacturers of HIGH GRADf BfDDING I fEATHERS, fEATHER PILLOWS, DOWNS, ETC. II UPHOLSTERED BOX SPRINGS and CURLED I HAIR MATTRESSES A SPECIALTY I II •II III II IIII II I I II I~.- .--- - -_._--------- I...---~i 1300-1308 fulton St., ElJz~O;:ltrSt.CHICAGO the mld"t of one of the be:-,t fruit and agrIcultural sections of \\ e"tern :\Ilchigan It has qUIte a number of factories of \ anous kmd:-" mcludmg four furmture factories. making dm-mg room, btchen and parlor furmture ThIS httle CIty also boasts of one of the finest furnIture stores m the state Oh-ver & Co, and Baker & Co, are the olde"t of the furl1lture manufactUrIng compames makIng low and medium pnced bookca"e~ ladle,,' desks, buffets and chma closets. whIle the \l1egdn I llrmtlll e company devotes theIr energIes to gett1l1g out a lme of buffets, chma closets and '>lde tables The latter company made theIr first exlllblt in Grand RapIds this season and PreSIdent Nash reports that "the boys" sold so much goocl '> that It \\ 111take at least ninety days to get them out, and If they contmue to send m orders the factory WIll have all It can do for the rest of the year Bames & MoshIer make a good hne of kitchen cabinets. and Sweet & BIggS formerly of Grand RapIds make a fine Ime of upholstered furniture Furniture Agent in Trouble. i\e\\ YOlk Sun of July 23~Lol1ls J. Weglel11, an agent for a furmtnre concel n was 111the Toombs police court yesterday charged WIth bu)mg confiden!ldl informatlOn from a clerk 111 the traffic department of the ~ ew York Telephone company. Vvalter J Keat111g, speCIal agent for the telephone company, saId that 1,\ eglem has been paY1l1g I,A,T alter H O'Rourke. one of the company's clerks, $2 a week for a year for hsts of the campan} :-,ne\\ sub:-,crIbers The pohce say that vVeglein called on the subscnbers to leam whether they were in the market for furnIture a:-, v\ ell a, telephone, Weglein was held for speCIal seSSlOns WEEKLY ARTISAN ~-----------_ ..-..---_._---------------.-.-_...-.-----------------"'""'! .... T"E COLONIAL BED COMPANY BEAUTY STRENGT" DURABILITY SANITARY ALLI:NlOWN, PA. TWICE TOLD TALES. What You Read in the Daily Michigan Artisan on January 22, 1895. Knauss & Green manufacturers of Chicago, have assigned. The Saginaw (Mich.) Furniture company succeeds Ring, Mernll & Tillotson. Letters patent have been granted to Harry Widdicomb covering the construction of "curved veneered panels." Lewis Ginter of Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Va., is pur-chasing an outfit for the hotel Jefferson, in Grand Rapids. The Brooklyn (N. Y.) Furniture company offer an oak chamber suite including a triple mirrored dresser, for $12.50 at retCliiI. R. J. Horner & Co., have purchased a desirable site and will commence the erection of a large store building in New York soon. John H. Crane, who is spending a few days in- Grand Rapids is a pioneer in the furniture trade of St. Louis. He opened his first stock of furniture in that city in 1856. Buyers arrived: Rdbert Keith, A. Jacoby, Kansas City; General E. P. Johnson, W. S. Allen, Los Angeles; W. F. Carrol, Chicago; C. W. Mehornay, J. H. North, Kansas City; B. Rosenthal, L. L. Clark, Omaha; George P. Staples, George E. Wood and E. B. Cobb, Boston; W. H. Hall, Grand Ledge, Mich.: A. B. Hussong, Terre Haute; E. J. Huber, Columbus, Ind.; F. A. Faller, Wilmerding, Pa., Joseph N. Harmon, Wilmington, Del.; L. F. Hornaday, Crawfordsville, Ind.; Henry Feige, Saginaw; George B. Gallup, Jacks::>n, Mich. Interview with C. A. Brockway: "I think the reproduc- Various Styles in OAK MAUOGANY IMll. MAUOGANY BIRD'S I:YE MAPll: CIRCASSIAN WALNUT ""ead and foot posts are assembled with steel rods to insure I Durability and Strength." I. On exhibit In T"f YfAGfR fURNITURf COMPANY SPACf, 4th floor, Leonard furniture fxhlbltlon Building, GRAND RAPIDS, MIC" • --------_._--------_. -------------------------------_.--.._...-.-..-.......•.. tion of antiques will be a great feature of the trade in the future. It is done here to quite an extent and outside of their antiquity there is no questioning the fact that modern antiques are infinitely superior to the originals. They are better be-cause of their supenor construction, and but very few genuine antiques are of value outside of their history. The uses to which marquetry is put are absurd. It is not applied with taste or reason. Marquetry is a feature of certain schools of art. It should never be used outside of those schools. It can be used properly in Dutch, Italian and French styles. Marquetry originated in Italy. Its proper uSe was extended by the Dutch and the French. When a Yankee composite table or Sideboard is plastered all over with marquetry the re-sult is disgustmg to refined tastes." Even the new woman prefers old styles in furniture. ,- ..... II II I......I Detr01t, hi:, home, to spend a week, after which he wIll start out on hIS fall triP ElI D l'vI1ller of Eh D MIller & Co, of EvansvIlle, Ind, 1eturned Tuesday lllght to hIS home 111the HoosIer state after spendmg the July ~eason with the :i\hller exhIbIt 111the Furniture Exchange. Lou Kammen, adverhsmg manager fm the Langslow-Fow-ler company, wdl rettll n Saturday to Rochester, NY, after "pendmg the Jul} season wIth the Langlow exlub1t m the 1319 bmld111g President S C LangslQw of the Langslow company left 1hursda} for); ew York CIty on the TwentIeth Century LImited P 1'-, Ball1es at E T Barnes & Son, left Chicago Tuesday for the Pacific coast after :,pend111g the season on the fifth floor of the \1anufacturer~' btllld111g, 1319 ::\I1ch1gan avenue Henry Swanson, travehng representative for the Skandia lurlllture CQmpany ll1 all of the large CltIes from PhiladelphIa to Kamas CIty, left Thursday for h1& fall tnp after spendll1g J nl) at 1319 l'\I1chlgan avenue ll1 charge of the SkandIa exhIbIt. Ed ~Iersman of the J\Iersman Brothers and Brandts com-pam, Cel111a,0 , left Tuesday for h1s home ll1 the Buckeye state atter spenclmg the July season at 131;) MIchIgan avenue. He q\ s the season has been very satIdactory. Mr. Mersman will lea\ e ~ngl1st 10 for Odll1 1I1ch, where he WIll spend a month \\ Ith hi" fat11lly, resorting E \ Dalberg, travelll1g 111Indiana, OhlO and l\I1chigan for the SkandIa Fmllltnre company, left Thur:,day for Frankfort, ::\I1ch , to spend ten days with hiS Llmily, resortll1g. After that he WIll start out on hIS fall triP C L Barron, ~ales manager fQr the Oberbeck Brothers Man-u taLtunng compan}, \\ III leave August 5 for a tnp through the ~out!l\\ est and to the PaCific coast. R Jo!lffe, tra\elmg the lake shore distnct for Stearns & J o"ter, left Chicago fm hiS home m DetrOit to spend a week before "tartmg out on his regular fall tnp r \\ Creech, travehng m Iowa, M1ssoun, Nebraska and I"ama:, left Saturday for hiS home 111Kansas CIty, Mo, and a tter 1emam111~ a \\ eek \\ III start out on hIS fall tnI" Mr CI eech reporb the July season one of the most satIsfactcry m the h1stor} of the Stearns & Foster company. At the Hafner l11flllture company's exhIbIt 111the Furlll-ture E'-change bmlc!lng, Fourth :,treet and Wabash avenue, re-ports of a good trade are heard The Hafners have some unusually gQod deSigns 111 bed davenpOl ts, couches and their adjustable lounges The:,e they are making 111 larger quant1- tie" than e\Cr, and as thIS cub a comlderable figure 111 the cost at manufacttll e, they are qUOt111g attractIve pnces, that are brlng111g car load 01clers it am some of the c!a:,est buyers in thh country 1 hey recently ~dded another travehng repre- 10 WEEKLY ARTISAN ChIcago, July 29 -LOUIS Hahn, designer and detader ot furnIture, was m ChIcago Thursday on hIS way home to Grand RapIds, MlCh. Mr. Hahn has been absent from Grand Rap1cb the past three months. William P. Keeney, the well known southern tra\ cler tor a number of the promlllent furlllture manufactUring concerns \Va" in Chicago several days thIS week, and left today for 1m home III EvansVIlle, Ind. ~Ianager Senour Qf the ShelbyVIlle Wardrobe company left Chicago Wednesday to return to hIS home III ShelbYVIlle, Ind, after ~pending the exhIbItion season at 1319 MIchigan avenue President Charles J. Kllldel of the Kllldel Bed compan}, said \ Vedrwsday: "\Ve have had a very sat1sfactor} J nly season Our three factones are all g01l1g to be rushed thIS fall and deak,- should, in anticipation of the fall bus1l1ess, send 111theIr order~ cady If they WIsh prompt dehvenes. Manager Charles IElmenclorf of the :\Ialllstee :-Ianufactur-ing company IS greatly pleased at the volume of btbllles" done thIS July and says the season IS theIr best ll1 twO) ears E. A. Bowman, travellllg representatlVe for the Skandl~ Furmture company 111the mIddle states and the south\\ est, lett Wednesday night for hIS fall trip. M~. Bowman spent the J ul) season WIth the SkandIa exhIbIt at the Manufacturers' E"h1b1 tion building. C. E. Lundberg, IlllllOlS and W 1sconSlll travel111g represen-tative for the SkandIa 1111e,left \Vednesday for Rockford Leo Buckner of the Travei"se City ChaIr compan}, spe~lt Thursday He repcrts a satl:,factory season's bU~1l1ess tor 111- company in the ChIcago and Grand RapIds markets C. H Lenhart of the Plymouth Chair compan), left Satur-day for Plymouth, W1S, afte1 spend111g the eXh1bltlOn season at the Fourteen Eleven builcllllg. John A. Flick of the Buckeye ChaIr compan}, Ra\ enna, 0 left ChIcago Saturday after spendlllg the July sea:,on Wlth the Buckeye exhibIt on the eIghth floor of the }lanufacturers Lx-h1b1tion bUlldlllg, 1319 MIchigan avenue :-Ir Fhck repO! ts the July season one of the best the company has ever had O. P. Schneckenburg, traveling 111the east fOl the Shelb}- ville lines, left Wednesday for his home 111TIffin, 0, to spend a week. "Billy" Hurst, travehng representative on the PaClfic coa"t for the Wolverine Manufactur111g company, left \ \ eclnesdd) f01 .-.. .-....--..----------------- ._-----_ ...._._._._---------- WE MAKE REFRIGERATORS IN ALL SIZES AND STYLES ....~ I Zinc Lined. Porcelain Lined. White Enamel Lined. Opal-Glass Lined. You can increase your Refrigerator Sales by putting In a line of the" Alaskas." Write for our handsome catalogue and price lists. I . II1 I• THE ALASKA REFRIGERATOR COMPANY, EXcl~s~~eu~~;~~:~:~MorUSKEGON, MICH, New York Office, 369 Broadway, L E. Moon, Manager WEEKLY ARTISAN 11 No 9-Porch ChaIr Large Size Oak Seat Green or MISSlOn FJrlISh \IIelght,20 pounds No lO-Porch Rocker Large sIze Oak Seat Green or MlsSlOn FInIsh Weight21%pounds No. ll-Porch Settee Seat40 lllcheslong 17%lllchesdeep OakSeat Greenor MIssIOnfilllSh Weight,32pounds RICHMOND CHAIR,---C--O--M-P--A_N.Y.-,---R-I_CHMONDl INDIANA .._-----------------, sentat1ve to theIr sales force, C B Reeves of Cleveland, OhIO, \IIho will represent them in MichIgan, OhlO and Pennsylvama, startl11g out at the close of the exhIbItion season On Thursday mght, July 22, a fire broke out 111a shed op-posite the alley on whIch faces the rear of the Central Manufac-tunng company's plant at 454 Armour street The flames from the frame structure were blown acro"s the narrow alley and It was but a short tIme before three of the floors ot that factory were ablaze The fire was confined to the rear of the factory and there was more damage done by \\later than flames. After a three days' shut-down they have aga111 started manufactur-l11g and report that all damages have been adjusted and that the fire has not mterfered WIth the bUSl11ess. The CommerCIal :G urmture company, ChIcago, has broken ground for Its addltlOn to the factory The new structure Will be 121 x 72 feet and when completed WIll make a frontage for their plant, l11c1udmg the bU1ld111gsnow occupIed, of 325 feet Mr. Stnnge, who was on the SIck hst for some weeks recently, and who has been lookmg after the matter of the new bUlld111g, was obhged to call a halt for a tune but has now entirely re-covered and IS as active as ever. The new addItion WIll be ready for occupancy about September 15 Edward Gault, for twenty-five years bookkeeper for the Schultz & HIrsch company, 1300 Fulton street, recently WIth-drew from the pOSitIOn he ha" so ably and consclCntlOusly filled during the quarter century he was WIth that well known house, and is taking a well earned rest Mr Gault has helped to make most of the hIstory of thIS house whIch through many VICISSI-tudes, 111ctudmg th1 ee pal11CS, has saIled along safely, ever 1n-creas111g its bus111ess and en] 0Yl11g added prospenty 111WhICh he has shared. DUling hIS many years of serVIce Mr Gault has put away suffiCIent to feel that he can, now take the rest he needs WIthout finanClal wony He has had hIS day dreams of a pretty home 111the count1y and a farm where he could be out 111the open, after the close confinement of years, but as yet has not defi11ltely settled as to hIS future, being satisfied for the present, SImply to stay at home and 1est The Artisan, of whIch he has been a reader for upwards of 20 years, WIshes hIm many years of happmess wherever he may choose to make his home When a boy begins to wash hIS hands and face without bemg told look for the girl in the case Cost of Living in Australia. The mOf11mg Herald of Sydney, New South Wales, Aus-t1aha, recently pubhshed the results of an 111vesttgation as to the cost of h 111gat present as compared with 1899, from whIch It appear's that the advance has been about the same as in the Ul11ted States of America The Herald's 111ve"t1gators £0:'"--: that, WIth t1 e exceptlOn of tea, coffee and potatoes, all kinds of provlslOn have advanced 111pnce, the average being about 30 per cent Clot1un , beddl11g, etc, have not advanced much, but the quahty has echned as the home productlOn has been largely 111creased. Prices of imported articles 111these hnes have ad-vanced about 15 per cent. The Mormng Herald's article con-cludes as follows: "It costs more to furnish a house now than it did in 1900. Curtains, table covers, tapestry pIece goods and art serges have gone up at least 25 per cent. Carpets have not increased so much; but then the Brussels or WIlton carpet today IS not ex-actly the same article as It was in 1900. A Bi'ussels carpet that cost $110 a yard then costs $1 35 now, not a great increase It looks the same, but as a matter of fact the world is being given more and more of shoddy, because the world demands it. Wl1ton WhlCh cost $1175 1ll 1900, costs $205 now Best inlaid hnoleum has gone up from $1 20 to $1.35, and printed linoleum from 73 cents to 85 cents The cheapest hnes in lmoleums have mcreased in cost. "The price of local furniture, though it is 15 to 20 pet' cent cheaper than Imported Amencan furmture today, has 111- creased by about 20 per cent over the pnce'that used to be paid for Imported furmture 1111900 ·Vhthm the last few days the price of pith chairs has ll1creased 25 per cent "Lastly, the cost of bt1lld111g has increased so that it is wldely estimated that a cottage which cost $1,500 111 1900 wou.ld cost nearly $~500 today. Rents are estImated to have mcreased 10 per cent since 1900. "From these mquiries, summanzed fairly, it IS eVldent that the cost of hving 111 New South \Vales has very largely increased dunng the past decade, but It IS the houseWIfe only who will probably be able to tell the actual story-the best test will be a companson of the tradesmen's bIlls." Some people can't even do thelr duty wlthout patting themselves on the back. l 12 WEEKLY ARTISAN Complete lines of samples are displayed at 1411 Michigan Ave., Chicago, and in the Furniture Exhibition Building, Evansville. THE KARGES FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Chamber Suites, Wardrobes, Chiffoniers, Odd Dressers, Chlfforobes THE BOSSE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of KItchen Cabinets, K D. Wardrobes, Cupboards and Safes, in mutatIon golden oak, plain oak and quartered oak. THE WORLD FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Mantel and Upright Foldmg Beds, Buffets, Hall Trees, China Closets, Combination Book and LIbrary Cases. THE GLOBE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Sideboards in plain oak, imitation quartered oak, and solid quartered oak, Chamber Suites, Odd Dressers, Beds and ChIffoniers in tmltatJon quartered oak, Imitation mahogany, and imitation golden oak. THE BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of the "Superior" Line of Parlor, Llbrary, Dmmg and Dressing Tables. THE METAL FURNITURE CO. Made by The Karges Furniture Co Manufacturers of "Hygiene" Guaranteed Brass and Iron Beds, Cllbs, Wire Springs and Cots Evansville is the great mixed car loading center of the United States, made so by the Big Six Association . .. • W E J! K L Y ART I SAN 13 Made by Bosse Funnture Company. Made b) World Furniture Comp,n) ._.... . Made by Bockstege FurnIture Co -,----------- ---,-- ----------._----------..-..-. -.-~ • ~ .. . . ------------- ---------------~ 14 WEEKLY ARTISAN THE GEO. B. LUPFER CO., 262-94 North Hanover St., Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Lupfer having sold his interests in the firm .n which he was a full partner for sixteen years, during which time he had full charge of the manufacture of FlOe bedding, wIshes to announce to the Furmture Trade that he has orgamzed the Geo. B. Lupfer Company. I Purchased an up-to-date Factory bUlldlOg. lOstalled the best and most modern I machinery for manufacturing a superior lme of Mattresses, Box Springs, Woven and Coil Wire Springs, Feathers and Pillows. I Guaranteed in quality and price. ,I You are invited to call and examme the ments of our hnes. WIth our New Equipment, long experience and square dealmg, we soliCIta portion of your business, which Willhave our Im'l1edlate and best attention. I Samples shown only with F. T. Plimpton & Co., 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. (4th floor), and at the factory. II h- •••• •• • - •• ----------.. --- --~ ANNOUNCEMENT. WORK OF EARLY ENGLISH DESIG~ERS Historic Styles and Their Influence on ~Iore Modern Periods. Vlfglllla RabIe, 111 the tenth of a senes of artlcle'i on "Hlstonc Styles In Fur111ture," pubhs1hed 111 "The Hou~e Beautiful," wntes as follows In our devotlOn to the llate eIghteenth century \\ e are apt to overlook the nch legalcy bequeathed to us by the early eighteenth, or to confuse It with other penod" There are several reasons for our penfect faIth III ever} thlllg marke i "late e1g'hteenth" In the fir'it place, It \\ a" a time of g-reat beauty In deSIgn, of U111ty, of resen e, of ehm111atlOn I hI, has come down to us as a tradItion and would be accepted wIthout proof even If proof we1e lack111g But we have abun-ant examples of the actual MCork of the day, countle"'i repro-ductlOns, and innumera'ble books on the sub] ed So III one way or another '\'.e are 111no danger of 101- gett111g what the men of that day did, nor of loslllg SH.;-ht of their place In the hIstory of desIgn Yet the first half ot thl S fasclllating century was almost as Important, a penod of great vanety in desIgn. of many men work111g 111mam ,eln" of old Ideas slowly glv111g vmv to ne\\ If les" u1l1fied than the latter half It was full of pIcturesque, Igor and 01 ,tlll ch sImplIcIty, partly Dutch, and partly a SUI' 1\ al of Jacohean tradltlOns whIch l111gered 111spIte of changed conclttlOn.., The perpetuatlOn of Dutch motives-such as the cabl1ole-leg and the web~foot~cont111ued untIl the fourth decade of the century The welb-foot or flat-foot \\ e find III mo~t 01 the fur111ture of Queen Anne's time. and a charm111g aJ]unl1 It IS to the desIgn111g of the day ChIppendale prefeJred the ball-and-claw foot and It IS seen 111most of hIS earlv chaIrs, also at times 111hIS late1 and elaborate "l1bbon bac1~~ He \\as one of the first Englt'ih fur111tlll e makel ~ to u-e the 'iquare leg, also one of the first to adopt the cun IniS 1 1 ench leg ,It the Lotll" XV penod, but he clung to the cabnole or band, leg 111It-, ,anous forms until about 1740 The trans1tlOn trom one style to another dUring thl'i century was gladual From the wan111g of the heavy oak types untIl the late phases of Hepplewh1te and Sheraton, chang-es "ere entirely logIcal vVe are apt to th111k of defin- He ~t, Ie", and pLnods as suddenly spnng111g mto eX1stence-c1eal cut and complete \ve thInk of the long GothIC epoch 111 England ,of the Enghhs Rena1ssacne, of Tudor and Jacdbean styles, of the bnef penod of WIlham and :V[ary, of the dozen \ ears of Queen Anne's reIgn and of the long GeorgIan span, and \\ e pIcture each as qUIte dIstinct VIe have one great a,h antage 0\ er the people who actually hved dUrIng those epoch~ \\ e hay e such a bIg perspective that we overlook the transItIon" Pel haps tIm, IS well A good deal of transItIOnal tur111ture 111U'ithay e been \e1Y ugly Much of it has perIshed and \\ e knO\\ It only by descnptlOn, or we 1111ag111eIt to ha'L been \Ye cannot tell how it will be wIth our own composIte age, bu t 111 the past the1 e has been a surVIval of the fittest 111 furnl-tUl e The tranSItIOnal GothIc and tradItIOnal RenaIssance pIeces are not nearly so numerous as pure iiipecimens. and so It IS \\ Ith Ehzabethan fur111ture, with Charles II pIeces, with Qeen Anne desl~ns, Wl1th examples of ChIppendale and hIS conte111poranes The experImental pIeces-the faIlures have a pparenti} dl ~appeared "\fodern fur111ture maker'i ha' e I en del eel marked assIstance 111 reprodus111g the best, the most ty plcal "peC1111e11'3 and thus perpetuating the g00d The \ allle of a correct rep1oductlOn both has an example of a style, and a" a "ell made pIece of work mU'it be conceded Pers0nally I do 110t 1m e a modern ChIppendale chaIr as I do an old one, but I hay e a great lIk111g for It, and a real admlratlOn for the man who made It Rep10ductlOn", are u'iually more succe'isful than adapta-tlOn~- falthful cople,", lather than free tran'ilatlOns Th1" IS pal tlcnlarl} true of mahoiSany rJe'ilgn'i The oak fU1111ture of 30.000 ----_. ---_._--------_._.~ Wood Bar Clamp Fixtures, Per Set SOc. t ...--_._--------------------------- Sheldon Steel Rack Vtses Patent Malleable Clamp Fixture •• E H SHELDON & CO CllIcaj{o 111 Gentlemen -We are pleased to state that the 2.5dozen Clamp Fixtures whIch we bought of you a lIttle over a year agoG are glVlng' excellent se-Vlce \i\ e are well satIsfied with them and shall be pleased to remember you whene\ er we want anythmg additional m thiS hne Yours truly SIOUXCIty, Iowa CURTIS SASH & DOOR CO Sold on appro\ al and an uocon dltlOoal money back guarantee SHELDON'S STEEL BAR CLAMPS. Guaranteed Indestructible. We C;OllCltprIVIlege of sendmg samples and our complt'te catalogue E. H. SHELDON & CO. ~-----_._-~- 328 N. May St •• Chicago. ...I ---- ------------- WEEKLY ARTISAN 15 IMMENSE INCREASE THE PAST SEASON has seen a very pleasing and very large increase in the business that has come to us from all parts of the country. and our friends tell us that no other manufacturer is so prompt in making ship-ments. We know how important it is that EVERY ORDER should have quick attention. It enables dealers to do a big business on a small stock, which means small expense and big profits. Then, too, no other line is made up of so many The design, construction and finish, combined, make the NORTHERN line the mo:,t popular in the country. It is our constant aim to make the kind of furni-ture that will move quickly, and July, 19 10, is going to surpass all prl!vt'ous efforts. visiting the furniture market this coming season should make a special effort to see the many new patterns offered. With our enormous line---the biggest in the world---you can always save money by making up a car. GRAND RAPIDS Leonard Building NORTHERN FURNITURE COMPANY SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN CHICAGO 1300 Michigan Ave. THERE -~-- MUST BE A REASON the seventeenth century can somettmes be more freely in-trepreted, If there be sklll of hand, and taste and dlscnmma-hon back of the skill But WIth the furnIture of the succeed- Illg century, he IS wlse:-,t and most successful who does not alter a hne but reproduces as truthfully as IS pOSSIble ChIppendale's name stands first In the furmture makmg of hIS day-Ill fact It may be claImed that hIS name stll! 100m -. largest III the hst of cablllet makers of the elghteen~h century-however OUI personal preference" may be for the work of the later men If we beheve that he was well esta-bhsbed as early as 1720, we must accod hIm a promment ptlace m the early GeorgIan penod We know hIm best by hIS later work-that whIch was produced between 1740 and 1765, hut hIS early manner WIll always charm HIS bandy leg dnd fiddle hack chaIr" may never bnng what hIS famous rIbbon back" ,10, yet they have mfimte grace and if measured by "SImplICIty" are more to be deslfed. The fiddle back, lIke the bandy leg, IS pure Dutch, for Chlp,pendale m company WIth other furnIture makers of the Jay made a hberal use of what the WIllIam and Mary perIod has handed down to the Queen I\nne and wlhat the Queen ;\nne 111 turn had given to the GeorgIan Other mfluence-. shaped thl" famous deSIgner's early work, notalbly the tradItIons of Gnnhng Glblbons. Glb- QUICK SELLERS EVERY DEALER FOR DETROIT EXCLUSIVELY "Wanted Agency for Furniture to sell to Dealers." DETROIT MANUFACTURERS' AGENCY, 36 East Larned Street, Detroit, Mich. NEW YORK Furniture Exchange bans and \V ren belong to an earlier day but their influence wa" very marketl m the first quarter of the eighteenth cen-tury ChIppendale's carvlllg IS qUIte in the Glblbons manner and the same may be saId of GIbbs, Ware, Kent, and Swan, men less known than our cabmet maker of St Martin's Lane, but all deserving more credIt than has Ibeen doled out to them TheIr names, however, have not been kept alive by theIr work. Ch1ppendale was the fir"t Engiltsh furniture maker to have hIS name perpetuated by a style Celebrated designers had preceded hIm but theIr IJentlty IS submerged In that of theIr sovereIgn Ch~ppendale raised IllS cralft to such a point of excellence that hIS own name became assoCIated with it. VVTe seldom find hIS designs called Georgian, nor is that term often used m connectIon WIth the work of Sheraton or Hep-plewhlte The mdlvidual had greater nghts In this century. The men who worked under the Stuarts were not thus hon-ored The relgmng sovereign had all tlhe glory Charles II was not a great kIng-yet the beautiful furniture of his time wIll always bear his name vi\!l1liam and Mary will be remembered 111hke manner when the political significance of theIr jomt reign is qtllte forgotten The halif timlbered work dedIcated to Ehzabeth will keep that great queen's memory always green, and the rare and unique patterns in furniture and silver made in the first years of the eighteenth century WIll gIve lasting fame to Queen Anne So we honor Chip-pendale for hav111g enough indiVIduality to give h1s own name to hIS furniture and we are glad that the glory is not accorded to any of the Georges vVhat furnitUle of the eighteenth cenutry would have been if mahogany had been unknown is a difficult question (Cont111ued on Page 18) been demonstrated in this city. Here t!here was no difficulty In finding tenants for such a b'Uildling. There are many men, firms or corpora1Jions Wiho wish to engage in manufacturing but lack capitall with Wihich to build factories or buy power machinery They are glad to find quarters in an "omnibus" bUlldllOg. with lIgfut, heat and power fig<ured in witlh the rent, but as a rule they do not stay long in sutch quarters. Some succeed and are soon able to build for themselves; otthers faliI and are obliged to move out; thus causing frequent Clhanges which are expensive to all concerned. The worst dIfficulty however, is found in Ihigh insurance rates. Tlhe risk in 3. butlding occulpied by many manufacturers ,in different lines is much greater tihan lin a building used by a single concern. The first tenants find the rates quite reasonable, but they are raised on all for every additional tenant and by the time the Ibutldlng is all occupied the rates are practically prohibitive and in order to carry insurance tenants are obliged to find safer quarters Such, at least. has been the experience with the "omnibus" factory pllan in Grand Rapids. 16 WEEKLY ARTISAN MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY .U.SCR'IOTION .1..0 IOERYEAR ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES OTHER COUNTRIES '2.00 IOERYEAR. SINOLE COIOIE. 5 CENTS. PU.LICATION O.... ICE. 10'-112 NO'UH DIVISION ST, G"ANO RAP"OS, MICH. A 5. WHIT!!:, MANAOINO EDITOR Entered ••• econd cia .. matter. July 5, 1999, at the post otlice at Grand Rapid., Mlchl,an under the act of March 3, 1879 CHICAGO REPRESENTATIVE.E. LEVY The expense of packing and moving a lot of household goods from one oity to anotther is often as great as the' alue of the same This statement is not true In e, ery Instance There are in every household articles that are not" orth mov-ing, at any cost, but to suoh articles there may be attached a sentimental interest of unmeasurable value to the owners When C A Adou of Mandel Brothers, ChIcago, several months ago. determined to move to San Francisco. he called in the warehouse and moving comiPan~es and received theIr esttimates of tthe cost of packing and moving his furntture from his home at Jackson park to a near-by freight depot The bidis presented were im,possible of consideration. Mr Adou had <lIbout determined to turn his good.; over to an auc-tioneer to /be sold, when "Pete" Johnson of the A J Johnson & Sons Furniture company, volunteered assistance The goods were packed and shipped from the "\';,arehouse of the Johnson bctony. A short time ago L J Hill of the Fanner Manufacturing company, who spends from eiglht to ten week! in Grand Rapids annually in attendance upon the exposition, decided that !he would have more time to devote to his family if he should take Ulp his resoidence in Grand Rapids He called in the agents of the packing and forwarding company. and when tiheir estimates of the cost of preparing his household gOOlc1sfor shipment and delivel1ing the same to a railroad had been submitted the lowest ibid was found to be $6200. The railroad charge for a car from Cleveland to Grand Rapid.; is $4000, and Mr. Hill wac; labout to decide to continue his residence in Oleve1and when he met an expert packer and fonwarder in Grand Rapids whom he dlspatohed to Cleveland to pack and slhlip his goods In most of the larger citiec; this business in handled by a community of warehousemen, and stiff prices are malintained Many vi"ible evidences attest their prosperity and the business is deserving the attention of jabbers of and retaJilers in householdi furnishings These merchants are experts in the Ihandling of such goods; in fact a consideralble number have found it profitable to carryon a p<licking and forwarding section in tlheir establishments Few extra men or teams are required and the business legitimate-ly belongs to men who can best handle it Those gentlemen of Salt Lake CIty. \\ ho are planning the erection of the "omnibuc;" factory bUIlding for accommo-dation of manufacturers with limlted capItal. as mentioned 10 the Weekly Arti"an of last Saturday, WIll probably be dic;- appointed in the practical appliicabion of their idea It is plausible in theory Ibut it does not work well III practice, as has A wnter for one of the local newsPfipers, in discussing the penod styles, says: While the different periods each ha' e their own striking characteristics, changes from one to the other were gradual. The changes from one to the next are progressive and evolutionary rather than radical. The designers 0{ those days had no idea probably that they were creating types and schools. They simply put into their work the best that was in them, aJ!1dnot until long years after were their productions collected, classified and labeled. In view of the past is it not reasonable to believe that long years hence stuJents of furniture art will be eagerly studying and classi-fying and picking out the best to use as models of the pro-ductions of Kendall, Somes. Raab, Ralph Widdicomb, Mar-gantine, New, Brower. Hompe, Hills and ouhers who have done so much to make Grand Rapids furniture so well known to the world? May there not some day be periods named for the master craftsmen of today just as we name periods for Sheraton and Chippendale and the rest? It could hardly be expected that the local writer would name all the local de- Slgners who have attained distinction in their profession in an item like the above and the failure to name Holt, Teal, Nash, Klmerly, Hahn, Hill, Jones, Chatfield, Tillotson and Balbach. \\ ac; clearly an oversight. Loc; Angeles is preparing to entertain in its own peculiar wav many hundreds of thousands of tourists during the coming winter, by the erection of new hotels and the en-largement of old ones. as a preliminary. The city has some-thing to offer the sojourner besides the pestiferous attention of c;peculators and promoters of various enterprises of ques-tionable value An attraction of magnificent scenery and the Moorish suggestion of the region and its antiquities, will suffice to command the attention of seekers for health and pleasure for all time. A manufacturer of furniture in Paris has produced a bed with a music box attached. Such a bed would not sell in the United States. What the people of this country need, mJre than aviators, or a new tariff bill, is a bed that will respond to the push of a button with "a hair of the dog," or a plenti-ful supply of ice water, as the case may require the morn-ing after. A manufacturer who has soLd his output £or the season attnbutes his success more to good sale5manship than to lUCk. WEEKLY AaTISAN l' DIVERSION FROM "SHOP TALK." An Interview With a Furniture Man Without Even Mentioning His Business. J. A. Conrey of the Conrey-Davis Manufacturing company, ShelbyvIlle, returned to the market Thursday morning, after spending a few days at the factory. "It is sticky hot down home," said he to the Weekly Artisan representative, "and I just 'received a card from the folks at Walloon lake, where we spend our summers, saying that it is cool up there, so cool in-deed that they are sitting by the fire evenings. I expect to go north in a day or two, but will return to Shelbyville soon Later in the season when the fishing gets better, I shall spend considerable time at our northern Michigan home. "I came north last night with a very CQngenial party of In-diana people, among them being Charles Major, the well known author of "\Vhen Knighthood Was in Flower," and other suc, cessful books and play". He was on his way to Mackinac island, where he will spend the summer at the Island Hotel with his wife. I know him very well, in fact we grew up to-gether from boyhood. He i's about 50 years old and well edu-cated, but up to 12 years ago, when his masterpiece came out, he was an unknown lawyer at Shelbyville, somewhat in the po-sition of Wendell Phillips at an earlier time, 'looking for clients who never came.' He was always scribbling, but merely as a pastime, and lacking in self c.onfidence that he would ever win succe'Ssin the field of letters. '\iVhen Knighthood Was in Flower' was written in the same manner, at idle moments and with no thought of fame. He thrust the manuscript of this story away in a dusty pigeon hole .of his desk, where it lay unmolested and forgotten for a year or more. One day a mutual friend of ours, who was in the law office with some idle time on his hands, was sent back to Major's library den t.o browse for a while and while there he dug up this neglected story. As he read on hour after hour in utter neglect of pa"sing time his fa'scination became complete and on completing hi" reading, he rushed back to Major, exclaiming: "You have comfort and ease for yourself during the rest of your days in this wonderful story. Come, let's go through it and get it ready for the publishers.'" "Mr. Major told me last evening that fully a million c.opies of this book have been sold. It has been translated into the Ger-man, Italian and French languages and while he has no copy-rights abroad the European publishers have paid him royalties right along. The bo.ok has made him independent for life as far as money is concerned. But he is still writing. He is a delightful companion, well read and full of interesting stories and information. Like other men of genius he has some peculi-anties, .one of these being his dreaming, or brown study moods, when he will pac:;shis wife or nearest friend" sometimes on the street without seeing them. He rides a bicycle a good deal and I have seen him e"cape senous injury only narrowly at times dur-ing these moods of abstraction He is c:;implythinking out his stories at such times, and concentration of mental power is al- 1110stcomplete." The Importance of Business Insurance. O. M. Crosby urges the grDwing importance of business insurance in an article telling of "its advantages and necessi-ties," published in the July issue of The Security Agent, in which he says: "N ational bank" and other money lenders are demanding that they be protected, as no matter how good their customer's credit may be so .long as he lives, the account would be in bad shape in case of his death. Whereas only two fire insurance policie~ in one hundred are ever paid, all life policies will be ... . .. T .F •• a •••• --_ ••••••• Pramke & Sievers Factory: Lincoln and Hastings Sts., Chicago. Our new line of and (niffOnlfDS marks a new era in our trade and is the best we ever produced. Send for prices, etc. Samples throughout the year, ht Floor, 1319 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO. In charge of the Chicago Distributing Co. .... .._. . --- .. paid-all must be. A well known firm, moving into a new and larger st.ore, required $35,000 more credit, but was plainly told that this could only be secured by the head of the firm having his life insured for $35,000. '\:Vhy so?' the borrower demanded. 'Simply because its repayment depends entirely upon your abil-ity- your life. We would be repaid if you live, but how would the amount be repaid if you die? IEven if your eState were good, it would take too long to settle after your death.' "Here is a corporation of say, $100,000 capital, whose suc-cess depends entirely upon the ability of the manager, president or treasurer. What would the stock be worth should he die, (and how great is the danger)? Beside'S, every corporation sh.ould provide a 'sinking fund', and there is no better way to invest this than in a life insurance policy. On a 20-year en-dowment plan-the $100,000 is paid in cash in 20 years or sooner should the insured die, when a new up-to-date plant may be needed. BeSIdes in tIme of financial stress, 60 to 80 per cent of the amount thus invested is avaIlable for pay rolls or f.or meeting bills, as so many discovered in the panic of 1907, when life insurance proved to be the only asset providing cur-rency at 5 per cent interest. "Again, here are two business men-partners in a store-investing say $5,000 each. How secure would be their financial future were ~<lchsecured in favor of the firm for $5,000, its cost of course, charged to the finn, as is the cost of their fire insur-ance. One of these two men will die first-one chance out of two will each have to win. In case of the death of either, the business would go on without a jolt, debts be paid and all be financially safe. "One of the first $1,000,000 policies written on a single life was paid on the death of the insured just after the second pre-mium was paid. Our greatest merchants, John Wanamaker & Sons, are today the heaviest insured of all men." -- ~ - ~~~~,------~~~~~~~~~~-- Factories: Milvtattkee, Wis.: Newark, N. J. 18 WEEKLY ARTISAN II II I, _____________________________________________________________________________________ J Reliable Varnishes of Uniform Quality Our Motto: "NOT HOW CHEAP-BUT HOW GOOD" C. B. Quigley, Manager Manufacturmg Trades Dep't. ~----------- WORK OF EARLY ENGLISH DESIGNERS- (ContInued from Page 15) to answer It lS ll11pos,',lble to Imag111e Chlppendale s Je-'H.;n, 111o3Jk-]ust as It IS lmposslble to COnCel\e 01 the hea\ \ funll-hue of the seventeenth century bemg executed 111 mahogam There se(nn to have been a specIal fitness, a specIal prO' 1- dence so to speak wlhlch gave to each pellOd In fur11lttll e makll1g the nght wood The vvood, ho\\ ever, probabh Je-term1l1ed the deSIgn, not the deSIgn the wood If Chlppen- .lale and hIS fellow craftsmen had had only oak to \" ark \\ Ith, they would ha\ e produced entllely ddterent schemes That they were tJ emendously ll1delbte.! to the mtroductlOn of ma-hogany they perhaps dJd not realIze, but we do and rate them accOl J1I1gly Oak, long the bone and smew of :EnglJ,',h furI1ltnre had been ,teadlly lOSIng favor, as the heavy Jacobean tyjWS \\Cle replaced by more graceful ones To V\hlham and \fary must be credlte.! the great dec1l11e 111the populanty of oak '1 he Dutch styles made fashlOna!jle by them could not be ("(e-cuted in such a sturdy med1l1m ~J arquetry an 1 \ eneer needed a phant wood, ancl gradually oak, whlch had "en cd the Enghsh fur11lture maker so faIthfully was set aSIde 111 favor of walnut The new wood \"a, ll1 general use 111 Queen Anne's tIme and most of the furnIture of her reIgn was made In It Walnut hel,llts own untJl the use of mahogam became general, and then for a long span of ) ear" the \\ eq IndIa \\ amI was far 111 the lead, not the onI) med1l1m, but by far the most hlghl} pn7ed By and tby walnut came m agall1 (our "<wn venerateJ walnut penod corrcspondmg to one phase of Vlctonan) then a mahogany revlval took place, neAt the re-cent oak Renals"ancc-ll1augurated by ml"S1On an:1 craft st\ Ies and Just at ,present the vaned ll1terest 111 many \\ooels the mahogany deslgn'3 return111g to the elgtheenth-century types and oak style" harkll1g back to the se\ enteenth \Ye have so much to chlo"e from that \\e do not dh"d\' choose \""'ely The matter I" not ,,0 SImple a" It \"as 11J the ,<ld days \gam m the tremendous gall1 we have made 111 rertam lIne" \\ e have lost in other, Allowlng a l;ood deal for the glamour that tl111e glves, It IS doubtful If 111 the t\'\ent}- secontI century, our own age WIll present that harmony and grace, that perfectIOn of detal1 whlch \'oe find 111 the eIgh-teenth century E\ en the costume" of the penod fit I11to the background and It seems to us hke a glgantJc stage sett1l1S; 111 whlch wh1te paneled wall" and mahogany ftIfl1lture, pow-del ed halr, brocade", and lace ruffles all make a consIstent pIcture It IS thIS harmony of \'oall treatment, costumes that charm'i us 111 all hIstone 'ityles teenth century the dark oak panehng seems fur11lture, and In the se\en-to be Just the needed bdckground f01 cturdy oak fur111ture and for the bnghter, 1110replcture"Ciue costumes ThIS b a more vlgorous penod of the \\ orld ~ hbtory It lack;;, the repose, the refinement, ;)f the eIghteenth century, but lt charms U:o \'\ Il1h It'3 own harm-on\ Turnl11g the J ears of the cdlendar back to the slAteenth century \\e fnd cruder furl1lture, CIuder walls, the furlllture ma"S1\ c, the \" dlls partIally paneled, anJ finished wllth tapes-tne"- 01 molded plaster-all Ibrave and strong in c'Olor, just the settl11g we Immedlately see for the heaVIly carved oak and for the brave apparel of the penoJ \Ve shudder to thll1k what conflIct would allse If the backgrounds were shIfted, lf the whIte paneled walls formed the settll1g for the dark oak, or If the refineJ mahogany ~were placed agamst the paneled oak Tn the "ame way the transposll1g of the co,tumes would mar the harm 111\ The gorgeous apparel of Ehzabeth's day \\ould be out of focus against the background of the Georgian penorl The dehcatc brocades an.l laces of the latter would be Ilst \\ Ith a dark oak setbll1g The JacO/bean costumes fit he"t theIr 0\\ n century, and so 111 each case the nght relatlOn 1" mall1tallled -'\ga 111 "t the \\hlte palne11l1~ of Chlppendale'" day hIS fur11lture founel a fitt1l1g place V\'hether of SImple or elabor-ate pattern hIS chaIrs and settees were seen at their best under these conelltlOns-a fact that many of us are slow to realize 111 the arrangement of olel mahogany furl11ture 111 our own houses The plac1l1g of old furl11ture 111 a moJern house IS a questIon by Itself and one outSIde the boundary hnes of thIS paper, but a plea mIght Ihe made for a less haphazard scheme than lS found 111 the average home '\mong the chaIrs and settees from the Martin Lane "ork-,hop there \\ ere at least SIX dIfferent styles-the early Dutch types \"lth ball-and-c1aw feet and pla1l1 splats, the ,ame WIth plerce.! splats These two dlstinct backs were also comb1l1ed WIth stralhgt leg, and later there wel e other van-atlOn" The curved leg at the LOlliS XV style was a favonte \\ Ith Chlppendale, but \\ as usually comlbll1eel w1th an eIab 'r-cIte back There \\ere -,evelal ch"tmct "n\hbon' styles, a rd~ther UI1COm1110none hav1l1g an 1I1tncate leaf pattern "carvEd \"lth the nhbons After 1740 the "GothIC mannel" and the "ChJne,e taste" fascmated ChIppendale, anJ albou1: 1750 he hecame eAtremely rococo The Enghsh cIeslgner IS not at hIS hest 111COpy111g the Frenchman, and Chlppenelale pleases us lea"t 111 hIS rococo furl11ture, nC'r do we l'lke hIm nearly so \\ ell 111 hI" eothlc and Ch1l1ese absurelltle'3 as in hIS earller an r1 "-1mpIer thll115s Th1s man S \\ ork may be cllVlded mto three pellOds, the f]1 ~t tram 1715 to 172~ the second or mIddle pefOld, 1725 to 1740, and the thIrd from 1740 to 1765 or thereabouts. at \\ hlch date the real Thomas Chlppendale IS belleved to have WEEKLY ARTISAN ceased wonk Anothel Thoma" ChlppenJale IS supposed to hay e worked at a later day, Ibut he seems to be a rather mythIcal person who IS entIrely neglected by most Englhh wnters on fur111ture makmg ChIppendale's great pomt of excellence was hIs ablhty to take the crude desIgns he founJ at hand and so Improve them that they took on new hfe and meanmg He was a past master at adaptmg, not so much an ongmator as a free dnd most successful translator ,of all that came to hIS hand That he has had more than hIS just reward is perhaps true That he dId not make or even deSIgn half the fur111ture beanng hIS name must also be conceded, but that he gave permanent fame to much that {would have penshed but for hIS mdefatlgable efforts must always be placed to the credIt of "1' ChIppen-dale of St Martm's Lane" He also paved the way for Shcarer, Heppllewlhlte, and Shemton Iwhom we secretly love much more, and often prefer to set up as our own household gods But m our veneratlOn for the reserve and dElIcacy of the cabmet work of the late eIghteenth century we must not overlook cel tam beauttful detatls whIch belong to the early part and whIch fur111ture maker-; of today are happIly reV1V-mg The straIght cor111ce such as IS shown on the ChIppen-dale ccubmet of our tllustratlOn IS one The broken pedIment of the desk, abo shown, IS another tylplcal motIf of the period and far more beautlfull than the scrolled or "swan top" so popular a few decades later These two specImens are ad- I111rable of theIr kmcl the cab111et an authentIC ChIppendale, the desk the work of a contemporary The chaIrs of our lll1btratlOn"- gl\ e an Idea of the "tyles m e, eryday use-the \Vmdsor made near the 1730 mark and the other" showmg Dutch and Spa111"h Influence \Vlth the exceptIOn of the cane ba111ster back, 111 a pIcture by Itself, and the \\ 11lJ,,01, the;,e chaIn, ale "tlOngly seventeenth cen-tury In feehng, and are 11lterest11lg examples of the very com-pO" lte deslgn11lg that eXIsted between 1700 and 1720 These old pIeces WIth theIr cunous feet mark the dn Idmg lme be-t\'. een the heavy oak patterns so long in favor and the very glaceful one of a later day, when underbraces dIsappeared and chaIrs stood on four strong but slender legs If It were pOSSIble to secure pIctures of the transItions m chaIr" from the tune of Charles II untIl the late ChIppen-dale penoJ, the number v.ould fill thIS magazIne SometIme, perhap;, ,;,ome one WIll wnte an Engtlsh chaIr hIstory, be-gm111ng WIth the seat used by the "Venerable Bede" whIch IS saId to be the oldest m the kIngdom, and endmg WIth the best modern deslg'ns The W mdsors would then have a chapter to them"elves, whIch they nchly deserve If ChIp-pendale seemed to have the hon's share of the record It WQuld be because he was m hIS own tIme, and IS still, the most famous of chaIr makers A Pro~perous Furniture Dealer. \!" lchola 0, G Vanderlmde, the Muskegon retall fur111ture dealer, was m Grand RapIds Tuesday, consulting WIth an archItect WIth reference to plans for the new store bU1ldmg wl11ch wII! be erected by hIm In that city Mr Vanderlmde has sold the store on Vvest Western avenue, whIch he has <'ccupled for a number of years, and IS to gIve pos<;ession Fchvary 15 next, and the ne" bU1lding WIll be ready for occupancy before that tIme It will be a brick and cement Hock structure, two stones anJ basement, with all the modern lmplovements ::\1r Vander1l11de wlI! occupy the basement and ground flo')r WIth hIS furmture s1>ore, and he WIll have plate gla~s fronts of generous dlmenslOns for wmdow dIsplays on t\\ () "tt eet"- '1 he upper floGr WIll be fitted up mto eIght sUItes of llV11lg rooms 19 SINGLE CONE ALL STEEL SPRINGS Are very popular with the Furniture Trade. $2~ Each Net $2~ Each Net No. 46, Single Cone, $2 Each, Net. \Ve manufacture a full line of Single and Double Cone All \Vire Springs. SEND US YOUR ORDERS, SMITH &, DAVIS MFG. CO., St. Louis ---T I 20 WEEKLY ARTISAN "'" .,.-------------_.._'--------------------- These Specialties are used all Over the World P.wer Feed Glue S~r.adin .. Maehine. Sin ..le. D.ubl. and Co.bi.ation. (P.tenled) (Size. 12 i•.t. 1I4 i. wide.) Veneer Preoae •. diHerent kind. and .ize.. (p.te.led) Veneer Presses 61ue Spreaders 61ue Heaters Trucks, Etc" Etc. iI I,,, I Hand Feed Gluein .. Maetili.. (P.teal penchn•. ) Man)" .t)"I•• and .ize •. Wood·Working Machinery and Supplies LET us KNOW YOUR WANTS N•. 20 Glu. Heater CHAS. E. FRANCIS COMPANY, Main Office and Works, Rushville, Ind. No.6 GI•• H.at.r. I • Buildin2s That Will Need Furniture. ResidLnces-Phi,ladelplhla. Pa -J S Cornel (Tal -ton street and Mernon road, $10,500 . John] Retlh, 7717 \ \ est-minister avelllue, $4,500, Vmcent O'Farrell, 1635 X orth Bivad street, $6.000; WIIlliiam R BrIcker, Landsdo\\ne avenue and Ftfty-fourth street, $21,000, S H Walsh, 1826 Pme c;treet, $5,500;; John L Brown, Bnoad ",trett and Champla'it a\ enue, $4,000; Henry J Blefgen. 2227 X orth Fifty-first 'itreet, $9.- 500; Dr. E L. Van Santo 129 South Thirteenth street, $(j,000 Kansas City, M0 -1\ L Pague, 1 \Vest Concercl 'itreet, $7,600; T J Dunseth, 3045 East Thirty-second street $3,000, Thomas Anello, 28 West Qumcy street, $3,500; Edith :VI Love, 3312 Prospeot avenue, $3,800; J ame'i 0 Connnr, 4307 Tihompson street, $6,000; E A Johnson, 326-8 Drookl) n street, $8000 St Loui'i, Mo -William Cuha, 2842 1\eosbo street. $9,- 000; Thomas Swantner, 3329 ::vrlchigan avemle, $6,000, \\' A Meinhart, 3201 North Second street, $7,600; Andre\\ \\'11- low, 3806 Labadie avenue $6,000. F C Shepard, 601; \Yest-minster place, $4,000; \Y A Bush, 2907 St LatllS a\ enue, $6,000; ELizabeth Bueltman, 4847 Branconier place, $4500, \V,jJJiam Peacock, 5787 ::\/[cPherson street. $7,000 Chicago-F Lane, 246-8 119th street, Pullman. $4,000, Charles Pocile, 2720 South Forty-firc;t court, $4,000. Joseph P Ryan, 2130 B'erwin avenue, $15,000, H S Sa"e 3640, SoutJh Central Park avenue, $12,000. IT Shcrec;e\\ C;K}, 3339 Dougl,as boulevard, $20,000, Henry G Hart, 4(j23 Vmcenne5 avenue, $35,000: Aaron Baldwin, 3142 Frankl111 boule\ al d, $5,000; BIshop of ChIcago, 5108 \\ a;;/h111~ton1Y1U!c\ ard $12,- 000, D ]\I[ Joslyn, 7121 South Park avenue, $5,000, J J Hill, 3926 Forty-eighth avenue, $6,000 Illidlanap0llis, Ind -Charlotte Hook, 910 East Ra\ mond street, $4,000; Thomas E Str111ger, 507 Eg'uene ~treet, $3,000, J J Schoenholt7, Emer'ion and Univer91t) "tt eets, $4,000; A A. Bowel s, TWlenty-fourta1 and Pear50n stl eet'i, $5,000, W. A. Waldorf, Wash111gton and Thlirty-first stleets, $5,300 NTHEEW~n"d'~''1PARLOR. ~"BEDr Need not be moved from the wall. Alway. ready WIt h bedding in place So ••mple, so easy. a child can operate it. Has roomy wardrobe box. CHICAGO, we 8< Sedgwiek NEW YORK. Norman 8< Monator Denver, Col-George OlInger, Boulder and Sixteenth streets, $12,000, Mrs George H Campbelil, Clarkson and EIg'hth streets. $18,000, Mrs. H Moore, Alhilon street and T\\ ent} -fifth avenue, $3,500, J T Tltzell, Ra.ce street and Twenty-first avenue, $4,500; P E Roberts, Douglas and ElIot streets, $3,000. ::\1J1"aukee, Wis -George W Chandler, 298 Fifth avenue, $20,000. E A Bauer, 232 Pros.pect aVel1iue, $10,000; Mrs. "J\ Sch!11tz, Thlnty-first and Cheuy streets, $4,000; Mrs D. Doeppe, Robmc;on and Lmcdln streets, $4,600; Carl Weck-mieller, 731 T" ent)-slxth street. $5,000; Abram Gehrmg, Chestnut and llhlrty-second streets, $3,000 Pltt'ilburg, Pa -Elesio Ceinci, 4692 Laurel avenue, $4,- 000, :'Iark Fosler, 2911 Merwyn avenue. $3,500; Herbert LO\ e, PaCIfic and Termon avenue, $4,650; Mrs George B. Hill, Shady a\ enue and Hastings street, $10,500; C A Linn, 1180 \f elbourne sltreet, $4,000. Columbus, O-J. L Da\ie'3, 1414 Eastwood avenue, $4,- 000. R E Glbc;on, 488 Pennsylvama avenue, $3,500; Wilham H MIller, 82 Lynn street, $3,000; 1\1 rs C C Clark, 47 Lane a\ enue. $5,500, C E Farley, 133 Ohlttenden avenue, $5,500. Cincinnatl, 0 -Charles \Vlllters, Mc~il11ley avenue ani \\ erkroad, $6,000, Frank Gi'eser, R.iUnnymede avenue and IToffner street. $4,000, C M \"1estmeyer, 2706 Ravine street, $3 SOO, CatherIne :'1'e)er, Warsaw avenue and Parkson place, $;,000, Peter Gobrecht, State avenue and Dutton street, $6,- 000 Harr} :\bbott, 8CJ6Glenview avenue, $4,250 Ablanta, Ga-W C Harper, 52 \Vest Peachtree street, $8,500. ::\1r'3 1\1 P Fllod1l1g, 250 Myrtle street, $4,500; L F Chapman, 37-39 Lee sltreet. $5,500; C A She1verton, 505 Ponce de Leon avenue, $6,500, B ]\I[ Grant, 97 vVashmgton street, $5,000, Mrs S J \\Talker, 198 P1l1e street, $3,000; M D Ruff, 119 Sioubh VV,hltefoord street, $3,750; R H WIlliam-son, 139 ::\1yrtle '3treet. $4,000 Portland, Ore -P A. Carlander, 1216 Mallory avenue, $4,500, Thomac; Vigars, Ladd avenue, Central Park, $3,500, E \ HoIsington, 927 East TWlenty-sevenlth street, $5,000; Charles Za1l1l1ger, East Thirty-eighth and Tillamook streets, $3,500; S M DaviS, Halsey and Seveneenth streets, $4,200. Utlca, ~ Y -W H Pecklham, 63 Hobart street, $4,000; H emy A Luck, 93 MatJhews avenue, $3,200; \;If Jlli,am Parry, 85 Steuben c;treet. $4,700 Jack sanville, Fla -S H Etter, 347 Third street, $3,000; C E Hogg, Sixth and Walnut streets, $3,000 Peoria, Il1.-John E. Warner, 800 Butler street, $3,000; W'EEKLY W A. Hinkel, 1010 Parksidie drive, $5,000; H. G. Foster, 829 Dechman street, $3,200; H E. Prose, 907 McClure avenue, $3.500, Bertha D Warren, 147 Ayres avenue, $3,200 Oakland, Cal-Frank Tumon, Virginia street near Euclid avenue, $10,000; R II. McCarthy, Oxford and EUlllce streets, $4,000; C W Clark, 2849 Garber street, $4,670. Salt Lake CJty, Utah-C P. Margetts, 430 South First \Vest street, $3,000; H A Piper, 981 Brooks avenue ,$3,500; James Ingebretsen, 39 Wolcott avenue, $7,500. LOUIsvIlle, Ky -Henry M Johnson, 1617 Windsor place, $6.000; Mrs Josephine Abraham, 1536 Story avenue, $3,000 Ok!1ahoma CIty, Okla -F. S Keyser, 163 East Park place, $7,000; Henry Brewer, 2207 West Sixrteenth street, $3,000; E. D Davis, 1200 West T1hirteenth !Street, $3,000; Dr. J. Burns, 1012 West EIghteenth street, $3,500. RIchmond, Ind -Lizzie RJosa, 512 South D street, $4,- 000; H H. Toler, 1415 South B street, $3,000; E. G. Kemper, 301 W est Ma~n street, $3,750. Schenectadly, N. Y.- Jennie S Shter, 46 Rugby street, $4,000; Wilham Seipert, 1 WiIllett street, $3,000; Charles S Doyle, 40 Robinson street, $6,000. Dallas, Tex -Dr G M. Grigsby, 611 Elm street, $7,500; S G. Lett, Collett and Reiger avenues, $5,000; L. V. Meyelrs, Gi.llespie and Oak L'aiwn avenue, $3,800; E G. WIlson, 689 Park avenue, $3,500. Syracuse, N. Y.-c. W. Andrews, 206Highland avenue, $14,000; Mary L. J onquin, 214 Furman street, $5,000; George Farland, 324 Shonnard Sitreet, $5,500; Louis E. Bennett, 129 Pinnacle street, $4,000; M. L. Young, 413 West Lafayette avenue, $4,000. Ganton, O.-Wa1lter Andrews, 1133 North Market street, $3,300; Wilills Grant, 228 Woodland avenue, $3,000; Addie Wlherry, 627 Belleview avenue, $3,000. Lincoln, Keb -B. C. Cox, 1901 South Twenty-fift!h street, $3,000 ; John Erdman, 3078 U sltreet, $3,000; J. W. Barr, 3233 S street, $3,000; F. L. Herrick, 3428 P street, $3,000. Salina, Kan -Fred Hageman. $5,500; James A. Kimball, $6,000. Topeka, Kan -Mrs L. V Boyer, West and Twe1fth streets, $3,000; J. E K\lrkiplatrick, 1524 Boswell avenue, $3,250. Omaha, N ebr -C F Peterson, 3025 Cass avenue, $6,000; A W. MJ1ler, 3322 Larimore street, $3,000; Rosa Nash, 2232 South Thlrty-seCiOnd street, $7,000, Mrs. M. H. McKay, 5134 )Jorth Twenty-t'hlrd street, $3,000. Miscellaneous Buildings-The Gayety Theatre company IS buIldmg an addItion to a brkk hotel at 99 Clark street, ChIcago, to cost $80,000. llhe Mount Rose Baptists of Dal-las, Tex, are bUlldling a $12,000 dhuroh The Baptists of Kansas CIty, Mo , are bUlldmg the Kennington avenue church whioh is to cost $18,000. The Missouri Savmgs Bank of Kan-sas City, Mo, is erecting an office building at a cost of $22,- 000. 1Ihe Guarantee Trust and Banking company of Atlanta, Ga., are remodeLing the buildring at a cost of $12,000. J. F. Rodgers is building a $30,000 theatre on Gay street, Knoxville. Tenn. Trustees of the First Ohurch of Christ ScientJist, are building a ohurdh in Indianapolis to cost $45,000. The Ma-sonic Grand Lodge of Tennessee are remodeling the Ma-sonic Temple at Nashville at a cost of $35,000. The Imperial Hotel company ,has taken out a permit to build a hotel at 339 Peaahtree street, Atlanta. Ga., at a cost of $100.000. He is a mighty mean man who will snore in church, thereby keeping the rest of us awake. It is hard to feed a woman's vanity on bread and cheese and kisses. ARTISAN 21 r: . . .... .. Johnson Chair Co. 4401 to 4531 West North Ave., CHICAGO in the West. Makers of the BEST MEDIUM and HIGH GRADE line of CHAIRS Our new Catalogue Will be mailed to any responsible furniture dealer on request. It shows the latest patterns of the most seasonahle goods. t'"--- • Mechanics Furniture Co. Rockford, Illinois Makers of FINE and MEDIUM BUFFET No 194 I• Dining and Library Furniture SEND FOR NEW CATALOGUE. Our fullime on exhibit 3d floor. 1319 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO. .. _________________ 1 a tour ,.,tor} bL111dmg on the corner of Mam and Chlppe\\ a ,treets 1 he :\Ianetta (Oh1O) Chdlr company IS now occupymg ItS new office bl1lld111g on the corner of Sixth and Putnam streets It 1~ one of the finest bl1lld111gs 111the DId City, the ground floor be111g used for office,., and the upper floors for show rooms and ."torage 1he :\dshawaka (Ind) foldmg Carriage company has been placed 111the hands of Mark C Rasmussen and E ] Fo-gart) a~ receivers The actlOn was taken on the petitlOn of the I-{Ill ,Lmuiactur111g company of Anderson, Ind, whDse claims ,1111Ounto $2,302. rl he Rubel I url1ltUl e company, dealers, who started bus-mes,., m Omaha, Ne.br, have already found It necessary to enlarge their quarter'> They have '>ecured the second floor of an adl0111l11g bUlLI111g and Will use the space for the dls-pIa} of staves and ranges. SIX upholsterers employed by the NaperVille (Ill.) Lounge LOmpan} II ent on stnke and tned to 1l1duce others to go (Jut They \\ ere arrested Dn the charge of con3lplring to in-tnmdate other "orkmen and released on giv1l1g bonds of $1,- 000 each tor their appearance for tnal. The strike has been "ettleJ George \\ TraVIS of New York, for twenty-five years a manufacturel ot baby carnages at East Templeton, Mass, ha'> sold hiS East Templeton factory to "V A vVheeler and J H :\IcGowan, who Will run It under the name of V\'heeler & IIcGo\Van Both of the new propnetors have worked 111 the factory for years \\ 0 Cot\\ als, who has been manufacturing fihng cases and other office fixture,., in vVashmgtDn, D. c., has made a deal \\ hereby he \\ III comohc1ate hiS plant With that of the Greens-boro. ('\ C) Furmurte company, which has been idle for some time III Gotwals \\ 111 move to Greensboro and add oook ca,.,es ,llld cab1l1ets to hiS Ime of products The" orthern Casket company of Fond du Lac, Vhs , has elected the follo\\ mg officers for the ensumg year: Presl-drllt. \\ tlham IIauthe, v Ice pre-;ndent, J G LlVer' secrel ary anJ treasurer, H R Potter Dlrectors-WJ1ham Mauthe, j G- Ln er, H R Potter, Henry Boyle and Charles RueplY'~ 'I he company I,., m good condition and IS build1l1g a larf..c ad-dItion to the plant P J Donlln, for twenty-three years manager of Henry r '\ ebon"" furmture store 111 Burlington, Vt, has closed out the bU-,1l1e-,,, tal the 'Jelson estate and taken the posltlOn of heM! ~dle-'l11an f01 George A Hall, another furl1lture dealer if the ~al11e town The Nebon store was the oldest In the LIt), havmg been estabhsheJ g7 years ago Henry J Nel-son, a "on of the ong111al propnetor, died early in the spnng The fUlmture factory owned by the Cabmet Makers' L mun dt LI ansl 11le, Ind. which went mto the hands of a I ecen er and has been ldle for about three years, was ordered t) be sold at auctIOn recently, but no satisfactory blc1s were I ecelveJ X O\" the court has directed the recelver to sell it prn atel} and local capltahsts are e2Gpected to buy it and put It 111to operatlOn Isaac, Joseph D. and Henry LeWIS, who compose the firm of Isaac Le\\ls & Sons, formerly manufacturers of mirrors, etc, at Park avenue and 130th street, New York, have filed a volun-tary petitIOn m bankruptcy, With habihties scheduled at $189,- 162 and a~sets esilmated at $107,671. Theye were in the mirror bus111ess from 1885 unhl February, 1909, when they were 'Suc-ceeded h, a corporatIOn 111which they were the pnnclpal stock-holders MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS P. D. Campbell, undertaker, of Stockton, Cal, has sold out to Ford & Bridnoh. Lee & Thlvers, undertakers of Spnngfield, Ill, ha,e ~old out to George S Bergen. C Delury, furl1lture Jealer of Danbury, Ct , IS budd1l1g a large addltlon to hls store J H. Decker succeeds L Andel "on 111the I etad furmtUl e bus111ess at Callaway, Nebr. The Seneca Chair company of Kent, Oh1O, h'ls ll1crea~ed Ih capltal stock from $300,000 to $600,000 The Standard Furmture company, dealer,., at Denv er Lol are erect1l1g a warehouse at a cost of $12,300 C. Ludwig Bauman succeed~ Joseph Schreiber & Co. tur-mture dealers at Broadway and Putnam avenue, BroDkl} n :\ Y The Cream City Casket company, Mdwaukee, has a pel mlt to erect a new factory bUlld1l1g at an e,.,tlmated co,.,t ot $7,800 The Fenma Manufactunng compan}, orgamzed recenth at Hancock, Milch, Will manufdcture and sell inrmture The capItal stock of the company IS $50,000 The People's Furll1ture company and PI emlUm compan} of Tacoma, Wash, owned by \\ J anJ R :\1 'lontgomel\. has been lllcorporated Capital stock, $9,000 The Allen FurnIture company, dealers, ot Deland. I la , IS erect111g a handsome two story bnck bUlldmg on the ,.,Itt. ot the old store that they have occupied for }ealS Wesley Rh111ehart, for twenty -five year,., secretary and treasurer of the Wmdsor Fold111g Bed compam of ChICago died at his home in Oak Park on July 23, aged fiit, }ear~ The Standard Furmture and Carpet CDmpam of E.a,.,t St LoUls, Ill, has been ll1corporateJ by J o,.,eph G Danneman, Mamie Rung and H F Dnemeyel Capital ,.,tock, 812,000 The Crocker Chair company of Sheboygan. \\ b, ha,., pur chased 2,500 acres of hardwood hmber m HoughtDn count', Mich. The deeds, as filed, show a total comlderatlOn of $3cl-,- 658. John H. Grilk has purchased an ll1terc,.,t 111 the b11O>111eo,.t,,, the Dewend-Kuschman Furmture company, dealel s, of Ilohne, Ill, and the name has been changed to the Dev, end & Gllik cDmpany. The Marietta (OhIO) Chair company has opened salb room~ 111Kan"as City, Mo, 111 charge of Leon Kerus, "ho ha,., had several years expenence m the office and sales departmenb at the factory. An addition to the factO! y of the StaffDl d \l.11mfaLinrlllg company at lama, 1\1Ich , to be el ected soon, ,\ III conlam ~u,OOO square feet of floor space One hundred men ,\ 111 be added to the Dperatmg force later 111the year. George F D Pame, founder of the famous Pame furll1- ture house of Boston. dehvers illustrated lectures on tral els m the Onent m a church at Bosca\\en, a '\ew Hamp,.,lllre re-sort, where he IS spending the summer. The Bnstol County Fur111ture company, 1113tallment dealers of Taunton, Mass, have made an assignment Lla-blhtles, $31,000, assets, conslstlng largely of accounts, $50,- 000 Lack of ready cash IS given as the cau~e of the fadure D J McDonald, auditor of the Mercantile Club. St Louh, Mo, wlll re~lgn today and on Monday wIll become secretary of the W. E. Georgia Furmture company, who have estab1Jshed a furnIture department for the Barr Dry Good,., company of that city. The Frontier Furniture company, e"tablbhed SIX years ago, at 82 East Genessee street, Buffalo, NY, has secured larger and better quarter,., The} wdl mOve, 111October, to WEEKLY ARTISAN Brisk Demand for Summer Furniture. l\!(0re and more are the Amencans learmng the health value of outdoor lIfe The season IS at hand when every Jne who owns a porch makes It an outdoor lIvmg room, and IS the better a'i to 'ItalIty and nerves for It, and, mCldentally, as the hou'iewlfe knows, sa, es the mdoor furlllshmg", much wear anel tear So that the money spent m furlll"hmg the porch IS not an unnecessary extravagance, but IS m realIty a good mvestment The mcreaslllg demand for summer furmture IS lll",pllmg the productlOn of artlstJc bnds One of the most charm I'lg of the new effects thl'> season IS WIcker m a nut-brown filllsh I t IS a lovely soft yellOWIsh brown and shows to partJcular aelvantage m thIs delIcate lookmg though durable vvIckel All the necessary pIeces come WIth It, even the quamte",t Imaglllable of desks Another new effect IS the Imported, enameled cane furm-ture The effect IS that of delIcate on ental colonngs, though when the deSIgn IS stuched It IS found to be Jeft touches of red and green m geometncal deSIgns But the effect is nch though not heavy or oppressIve It furnIshes most artJstlcally K ew thIS year IS the fiber rush furlllture It is made of paper, but looks much lIke the cool restful prame grass furmture so popular III past seasons It IS saId to be dur-able So vaned and so beautJful are the covenngs thIS sea-son, that one can secure almost any shade de"'lred Vert green and many other tones of green, SIlver gray, whIte, red, nut 'brown, oak m the natural yellow tone and 1ll the deep nch .:vIb'>lOn brovv n-one has WIde chOlce As to pIeces, every need seems to have been thought of There are desks, magazmes and book racks 1ll many fOIms, the comfortable chaIse lounge, settees, nests of tea tables, tea vvagons on rub'ber tJred wheels, shIrtwaIst boxes, umbrella ", I t II I racks, chaIrs, and tables galore Partlcularly notlceable in all are the good 11l1es, the pleasmg artlstJc effects Every pIece IS tasteful and wJ11 be a decIded addltlOn to one's furn-l'ihmg", There seems to be none of the poor deslgnmg and ta wdrmess '>0 often found III furmture for other palts of the house Even the chJ1dren are planned for, and httle settees and chaIr" come for them f or the lawn are rustlc arbOl s of cedal, benche", sWlllgS Even Japanese tea houses and rustIc umbrellas, exact duplIcates, It IS said, of those m the royal gardens of Japan, are ready for tho:-.e who deSIre such useful ornaments for theIr lawns ~ othmg, It would seem, that can aJd to outdoor com-fort and enjoyment, eIther on porch or lawn, has been over- 110ked Leakages. The successful bu:-'llless man IS one who IS constantly l10kmg out for the leakages Many a company faded for the lack of an expert m lookmg after thlllgS going to waste' "Charley" Elmendorf, manager of the Malllstee Manufactur- 1l1g company, IS a man who has made it his business to stop the leaks wherever pOSSIble, and he IS a successful manufac-turer of furnllture Look over the "ad" of the Grand RapIds Veneer Works on another page of thIS Issue of the \Veekly Artl:-.an, and see what he W'ntes to the Mmneapoli" Furni-ture company, about drymg lumber Gardner, Mass, wJ11 lose over a hundred workmen, many of them WIth falmhes, by the movmg of the ChJ1dren's VehIcle company to Ea ct Templeton, :VIass 23 -------_. ----_. ---_._---_._-----------~----~---~.,. .., Efficiency=Simplicity=Low Cost I I, The Keynote of Successful Rug Rack Making EFFICIENCY of serVIce, SIMPLICITY of construction operation, combined with its extremely LOW COST, makes a satisfactory investment for all up-to-date Rug Departments. :I , I,t •• I I•• ,II II , II II ~_.----_._---------_._--- ------- .- - - - - ...._. .- - - ---------- .-- ....-- THE IMPROVED Send for our 16 page Catalog No 2 W. ~UABLE~ ~CK~ Inc. and the •Will Display Your Rugs to Perfection Constructed on common sense pnnclples No cumbersome framework. Always in plumb. Shows the whole rug, not a corner. Shows rugs quickly. Your customers do not have to wait. Salesmen can wait on more than one customer at a time. Your entire line of rugs shown In an attractive manner, with one half the labor of the old way, PRICES 10 Arms, holding 20 Rugs $250 per Arm. 20" " 40 " 2 40 " 40 80 2.30 60 120 215 100 200 .. 2.00 Terms: I per cent 10, net 30 days F. O. B. Factory. Prices are for rack complete. 303 East 47th Street, CHICAGO, ILL. I•• IIII I• II ,•• II• I,II II , I• WEEKLY ARTISAN Minnesota Retail Dealers' Furniture Association OFFICERS-PreSIdent,] R Taylor. Lake Benton, Minn. Vice-PresIdent, D. R Thompson, Rockford, Mmn., Treasurer, B A Schoeneberger, Perham, Mmn , Secretary, W. L. Grapp, ]anesvlJle, Mmn. EXECUTIVE COMMIT fEE-Chairman, Geo Klem, Mankato, MinD., 0 SImons. Glencoe, Mlnn; W. L Harns, Mmneapohs, Mtnn , C. Danielson, Cannon Falls. BULLETIN No. 158. SUGGESTIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE Bills That Will Be Introduced at the Next Session and Supported by the Mercantile Interests of the State. An Act to Tax the Occupation of, and to License Haw-kers, Peddllers and Transient Merchants and Defining said Occupations. Section I.-Every person traveling from house to house for the purpose of offering for sale any article of merchan-dise, either for immediate or future delivery or according to sample is hereby declared to be a !hawker and peddler. And every person. corporation or co-partners'hip, exposing and offering for sale at retail in any city or village in this state a stock of goods, wares and merchandise, is hereby declared to be a transient merchant. unless the carryIng on and maintain-ing of said business is in pursuance of an intention to main-tain and carryon the same therein permanently and when-ever it appears that any such stock of goods, wares and merchandise has been broug;ht to any such 'city or village by a person not a resident therein and that it IS claimed that such stock is to be closed out at reduced pnces, such facts shall be preSu,mptIve evidence that the person so offering said goods for sale does not intend to maintain a permanent location in said CIty or VIllage. Section 2.-N a person shall engage in or follow the busi-ness or occupation of a hawker or peddler until he shall have obtained a license from the state of Minnesota so to do; and for such license he shall pay mto the treasury of the state of Minnesota an annual fee and tax as follows: Where he shall use in such business or occupatIOn a wagon or other vehicle drawn by two or more horses, or other beasts of burden, or automobile or other vehicle or conveyance propelled by any mechanical power, the sum of fifty dollars; where he shall use in such business or occupation a wagon or other vehicle drawn by one horse or other beast of burden. the sum of twenty-five dollars; where he shall use in such business or occupation a push or hand cart, bicyde or other vehicle not drawn by horses, or other beast of burden. or propelled by any mechanical power, the sUm of ten dollars; and where he shall conduct such business on foot by means of pack, bas-ket or other means of carrying merohandise on foot, the sum of ten dollars. Section 3.-The application for a license as 'hawker and peddler shall be made in writing to the state auditor on blanks to be furnished! by him and upon the warrant of the state auditor shall pay the license fee required to the state treasurer who shall issue to the applicant his receipt there-for and upon the filing of such receipt with the secretary of state, that officer shall issue to the applIcant a license to engage in such occupation in the manner described in such receipt for a period of one year from t'he date of such license Section 4.-N a person. firm or corporation shall engage in or follow the business of a transient merchant as hereinbe-fore defined at any place in t!his state witJhout first obtainling a lIcense from the state of Minnesota. authorizing him so to do, and paying into the treasury of the state the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars. ApplIcation for such license Slhall be made to the state auditor Upon blanks prepared by him, who shall issue his warrant to the state treasurer authorizing the payment to him of said sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, said treasurer shall issue his receipt tiherefor and up-on the filing of said receipt with the secretary of state said applicant shall be entitled to such license for the period elaps-ing from the date of suoh license until the first day of May next ensuing. Section S.-Na person, co-partnership firm or corporation shall carryon the business of transient merdhants in more than one place in this state at the same time. Section 6.-Nothing in this act contained shall be con-strued as prohibiting or in any way limiting or interfeTing with the right of any city, village or other municipal corpor-ation or governmental sub-division of the state to regulate or license tJhe carrying on within such municipality of the busi-ness of hawker and peddler or transient meflchant in any case where authority has been or shall hereafter be conferred up-on it so to do, but the requirements of this act shall be in addition thereto Section 7 -Any license issued pursuant to the terms of this act may be revoked by the secretary of state upon the conviction of any person to whom the same was issued, of any false or fraudulent representation or misrepresentation in the sale of any goods. wares or merchandise Or Uiponconviction of such person of the sale of any adulterated food. drink or drug, or the sale of any food deleterious to health; and the filing with the secretary of state of a certified copy of tihe final judgment of any court in which any such person may have been tried showing his conviction of such offense. shall be sufficient authority for the revocation of such license. Section B.-Every person and eadh member of any firm or co-partnership and each officer of any corporation engag-ing in or following the business of hawker. peddler or tran-sient merchant in this state without Ihaving first obtained a licerse as hereinbefore provided shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 9.-The proviSiions of this ad shall not apply ,to persons engaged in interstate or foreign commerce, nor to tihe sale of articles which at the time of such sale are the sub-jects of interstate or foreign commerce, nor to the salesmen of wholesale meflchants or manufacturers in selling to retail merchants nor to the solicitation by permanent merchants or their employes of orders from customers resident in the same or tihe adjoining county as such permanent merohant i nor to -- WEEKLY ARTISAN HARDWOOD LUMBER I,SA~~D} QUARTERED OAK { VENEERS SLICED AND MAHOGANY I ~ ~ ---------------------------~ any sale made by virtue of any Judgement, order or process of any court or upon the foreclosure of any mortgage or pur-suant to any law of this state or of the Umted States or in the enfor<:ement of any contnad r,ig1ht or lien, nor to the sale by any individual of any article grown, produced by him SectlOn 10 -This act shall take effect and be m force from and after its passage. Anti-Ff1audulent Check Bill. A Bill for an Act to Prohiib~t the Drawing of Checks, Drafts or Orders upon Banks or Bankmg Houses when tlhe Drawer has not Sufficient Funds Therem to Meet the Same and Provide Punishment for the VlOlation Thereof Be It enacted !by the legiislature of the state of Mmne-sota Any person who shall hereafter draw and utter a check or draft. or order upon a bank, banking !house. with which 25 or whom he has not, at the time, sufficient funds to meet the same, and shall thereby obtain from another, money, or other thtngs of value, or Induce such person to surrender or post-pone any remedy he may have agamst tfhe drawer. shall be gul1ty of a misdemeanor, and upon connctlOn shall be pun- Ished by fine or impnsonment m the discretion of the court; If the value of the property ob1named be less than twenty dol-lars. and be pumshed by a fine not exceedlllg one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceedmg tthirty days: Provided that If sUdh person shall deposit With the drawee of such paper wlthtn thirty days thereafter, funds suffiCient to meet the same. with all costs and interest, wihich may accrue, the prosecutlOn under this act shall be discontinued Anti-Ff1audulent "Ad" Bill. A Bill for an Act to Prohibit Fraudulent Advertising and Provide Punishment for tlhe VIOlation Thereof. Be It enacted by the legislature of the state of Minnesota: SectlOn 1-Any person who shall advertise, in his own name. or m the name of other persons. firm or pretended firm. assoclatlOn, corporatIOn or pretended corporation in any newspaper, pamphlet. Circular, bill-boards or souvenirs or other printed paper which are delivered or distributed and which shall mislead or deceive the pubhic Iby either descdption or pictures as to the quahty and worth of the goods, wares and merchandise or necessaries of life so advertised, shall upon conViction thereof be punlished tby a fine of not less than fifty or more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not less than thirty nor more than nmety days or by both 'Such fine and Impnsonment. SectlOn 2 -The provislOns of this act shall not apply to new1spapers, pamphlets. Circulars, or souvemrs which are at the time subjects of interstate or foreign commerce laws I• BARONIAL OAK STAIN FLANDERS OAK STAIN S M0 K ED 0 A K S T A I N EARLY ENGLISH OAK STAIN in acid and oil. in uid and oil. in acid and oil. in acid and oil. FOUR NEW TRADE MARK REGISTERED PRODUCTIONS Send for finished samples, free. Ad-el-ite Fillers and Stains have long held first place in the estimation of Furniture Manufacturers and Master Painters. In addition to the reg-ular colors the above shades offer unusually beautiful and novel effects. The Ad-el-ite People CHICAGO-NEW YORK ....,.. _. __ . .. .Everythlng m Pamt Specialties and Wood Finishing materials. Fillers that £111. Stams that sahs£y. ......-----------------------_._----------------------- -.. Minnesota Retail \-I-~AK CtliNA CLOSET 'rhiS sohd oak Chi na closet, has b-..v.. elod pia te ill Irror , ornamenPl carv. IngS, ben t glrlc;~ end"" fOUL ....J,rP}VPb adJu"jtab1f>-, carv-odcJawfeet quqr-tered f r, n t aud top Ha' a deep InstIl g firllsh Space delllE'S u ....to prebent a fuJl ex· pldnatlon, so ",e ba vo g 1 V P n tnH ill 0 s t pQrtlCular POUlts ('ome lO and we wIll be ahle 10 tell j ou more" bout It, and then you Will I-now the leal val"e of thIS p1ec\, He,,,ht 68 lOehes. "ldth dblOches Gannot he beat. 1'd 2d1 Umt wIth type 40e Cut without type 25c Pllce to membO! ~ FOB FactOl, $FMT FANCY OAK COMBINATION BOOKCASE • ThiS combinatIOn case ba~ quarter-ed oag front, fine golden filllSh , dou-ble strength bent Il'l ass door, one cabInet, one oval vaneered drawer, one desk with p,g-eon ·hole. and oak drawer, bas fancy carved to I' wIth French plate bev. eled mIrror, and one bra c k e t s HeIght 73 1 n S • wIdth 41 lns •• ) complete wIth castors. .lIas four ad. justable shelves Stuctly hIgh grade i qualIty; latest out Do not faIl to come In and see us before yO" buy, High val. Ue at a low price. F3·3J6 Umt with type 40c Cut without type 25c P'llca to members . . .. FOB Factory $M1'IP SOLID OAK SWELL FRONT DRESSER F lOY. RIi'3'16- Thl.- d_ 1.3 mad" !if ge~ml1B oals; ~ wit h qu....utered oak font It has two Jarga drawers and two small ones, all ill.fl,1.. l\ Ill.! tL.e MlaJJ<>1aefpentme front and fitted with ca.'.lt brags handlf'8 and Ircks T"u~dle.ill;er b 21 1n deep and 40 In wide T\.lp lIlin'or 's vel7 sh1Pely,. alld is 24"20 ins-hea, and 1$ witbout an equu] at the ptice 81 Pl ..4.. direct fn:.m fae tory lQ Indlana Ship. ping weight about 1 SO pounds Out specIal ~,,~ ~pr tl>is 1'1 ••• Montgomery Ward Puce FreIght . Setting up, etc Price at our store $1015 185 35 Umt wIth type, 40c Cut wIthout type, 25c PrICe to members . ...... . $F.IT Dealers' Association BULLETIN No. 157. RICH LOOKING OAK CHI~A CLOSET This 0 a k ChlDa Closet wIth quar-tpred "a k front; carved tOI\!:. with b e n t glass ends; straight g 1 ass door Has carved cIa W feet All carvmgs made by !land and are ra1s, ed maklDg a hand-some and rich 100klDg case. Ha" quartered fro n t and top FlDlsb- 3d In a deep, rlch lastmg golden gloss Do not fall to come and see us, and I anI sure you wlJl say yourselves that you are gettmg a most hand~ome and attractive article o for th" pnce Nom lookmg fi(lass plate lD back of top ll1lt \\ltll t\pe 40, Cut \\ Ithout t, pe 25c PIlLe tv ll1eInbel ~ FOB Factor, $MTAP BEI\T GLASS DOOR COrlBlNATION CASE <..!uartp.red 0 k front, deep, nch golrien fiflbh h ...nt gld"'~ duOl \\rll-l[ g de~k with cum partments, 0 n e ..."eH front and t"o str.,ght drdw er." carved fep,-, oruampnted carv· sd top "ltbFrp.nch plate bpve'ed mlr-r" r H€lght '3m, "ldth 41 Ill' It IS worth a thlld more than we a.k for It ) Coma In and look them over and I'm bnre jOU "Ill not go home Wi hout one Fd dd5 Lmt With npe 40c Cut without t:;pe L5c PI ICe to members FOB Factol, $M1' 1'1' $20.95 for thIS Massive High Grade :: lllace Sohd Oak SUITE-$20.95 ""ote the heavy Carv-lllg& and tull serpen-tllle shaped front dl eSSel I Made of sol- 14 oak $20.95 3.68 85 $25.48 Price at factorv Freight added Settlllg up etc IPnce onr store, Umt wIth type 40" Cut without type, 25c Price to members. . •. FOB Factory . ,$MIIP Advertising Helps. HIGH GRADE COLONIAL DE-I SIGNED CI-HNA CLOSET ( 1'J ThiS high gradl I chin 1closet. IS madb of 1]11,11 tered 0 a k I H a. q round i posts, Let! \ eel L 1<1W t f' e t, bl nt gl,,,, end. 'eat, lovely caned top ornament Ha~ qUJ,rteled oak cros., bJ,ud, no venperlllg Ha" blX ~belve", cl,nd I" vely well caster-ed ,It bottom ILl' pollbhedgoiden fin"h "'Iwlves arc J,d]l"table whIch" a very good ad' antage lor the houwwlfe I" of the l;.,test deSIgn and ,1 well constructed pIece of furnltule thtu MId thlu LIllt WIth type 40e (ut Without type 25c Price to members. . FOB Factory $MKKT SPLENDID OAK COMBINATION CASE Has double swell quartered fro.-.t, bent glass door; three swell front drawers, one wnt-mg desk WIth com-partments; orna· mental carved top wl~h two French pIa te beveled mIr-rors, one bracket, has a deep goldeu lastmg timsh and 1D all IS a pIece of furm ture tha t you may be proud of 10 YOur room. It IS made of the best grade, and IS very attractive All car'lmgs are raIsed, and of hand make wonld make a lovely pres-ent to your family. It IS an exceedmgly handsome case at the prlCe we llsk 75 lnS high, Width 39ms F3-329 Unit With type 40e. Cut WIthout type 25c Price to members. .. .... • .. $MK M1' FOB Factory. QUARTERED OAK SHAPED FRONT DRESSER T his M B 3 3 d~esser IS made of oak 10 gold-en fin-lsh and rIchly orna-mented WIt h car v-in g s has a shaped serp en-tIn e qua r-t e r sawed oak front 1 a l' g e cia W f a e t and double shaped top The top IS ornamented WIth rICh carvmgs and fitted WIth a 20 x 24 pattern plata mnror of ex-tra fine qualIty Umt wlth type. 40c Cut Without type, 25e. Price to members . .•.•. . • .•... $F.IP Minnesota Retail Furniture Dealer's Association. BULLETIN No. 159. Every dealer has the following proposition to contend with. Upon his ability to meet and overcome such competition (and make a profit at the same time) depends his future success as a merchaut. Did you ever stop and think what a reputation of Iueeting and beating this catalog competition would mean to you in your community if once firmly established? You can do it easily if you will adopt our Association policies. YOUR MONIY WILL BE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO YOU FOR ANY GOODS NUT P£RfECTLY SATISFACTORY. 1lSlS UNEQUALED IN COMFORT AND DURABILITY. KIQH GRADE IN MAT£R 'Al WORKMANSK,jI AND f'NISK. Every detail In the construction oHbe inside aDdevery piece ot material Is the best tha~ can be produced In our Jeat~r rockers There are none better IWld.e and ~::al:e,Il&~a; ~g)~~~~d~~:~~r ~ec"t~e io~'&:,~ the tactory and each one Is ollered at a price !e8Sthan ~~rerd~~S e~~t1~t s:~~rtt:<a~tl JlIer~ti:I&~Y~ retund the purchase price together WIth all freight N~ IL3820 This fIlall.lIflceat Turkish Rocker """,bine. sym- charges IIyou are not p€rtectlysatlBlled. com~ort. It will m:lc~t?S~I~~~a~gll~,~nG~~I~':,~ ~~ei~t:~aJ:~ BEST QUALITY HI8H 8RADE LEATHER well furnished borne. It Is without doubt or question the most won- ill used In the c01lltrucUon of our leather rocker •• There tg~~J;.~i:.e~'lfJs'h~~~J'1't:Skct:~:eirn .. strictly Fe:t::~%%I~::::~~J~t:da'\;'~u:-Jh~=.1i:!tg:,a::;,\S: THE FRAME i. made of carefully seiected. we use to be the best and tlnest grade Gt genuine h'\ud th()f""gbly air seasoned nGrthern hulled No 1 leather Read wllat we say about the gradel hardwood. lrU&tanteed n<>t to wa.", .hrmk or check. of leather on page 7M. The joints ate mortised and joln<'d In a pelle<;t m,tnner. FABRtCORD LEATHER = The platform base Is attached to the upper Ira'llP • t 10btbat f"'be~s~ll bv, rtlargeI heavayls high carbon Be.semer steel COli spring-~ and Imitation leatber on PlIlle 754. a • a r ...O..- f~rt~~Y~'l.l::,c:h"otl~~? permitting an eM}. com- COLOROF LEATHER. ~!~~f:'1:'b~~I~'v~r~~ THE SPRINGS ~~;I~W~I~~t~~:ab~S~uf~~aRt:: ~he:~~aW~:~t~~nc~:;'~ ~e.::g:o~!:r :~ttP"'~~It~ither of and feited cottGI\. a tlllmg more tl.sllC cleaner and T E fRAMEWORK ed I tb t tieD ~rtJ~~Irngthq~aJrlt::ParehatZus Coobtn,;fl~druteraabillty and selHec:te:fd northern hardwood. It Is tohuorrnolaegab!IlIy~~a.i1rus:;e.assoneids THE COVERING l~at~h:r ~:stla'::'t.a~~for.f':.~rof:I~~ :;:g ~ib~~;I~ea~~rem:~~iJ~ ~~~\1't~ °ti~lthea~ je":~ lIesc,,"ed G~age 754. a Bp!~ndld substitute for ,renUlne IS used to !Usurc against breakage. ~thnUefatcnturdert,!>nwdeaWrhlnleghqUw'eUtl~sntU1uel1nnrYDe}gosretsUh~e"rravond1;(,1 THE SPRINGS ed' th buUdlft • ~~ ~ _ • ly d, 1'OU'ckerslDar emade f-romofth0.ltlleI'&ltealhh.e-rb lTahIde da~nd hhealndd Intupttleadce bbaycksteaenld tuafrtminsg arbeut..toanr's,fulclyllnOc'Vlee<rt- nrb<>n steel. temp"red ar, • In GII. """ coated wltb JaPau enamel on the underside and cannot break loose Note tile th<>rougb.y hardened by baiung tG prevent ruatlng. The bot- 11\.. Iy ved arms. deep ru1ll.ed front, Wide back with tom parts of tile svnngs are ta8ten~d In the tlrmest and atrong- Idan~U~~;:ti's~~:~.""anJ3e~~~ y;.;'~'J1~e~~ estrtE:sl~~~ ~~n~~t~d~h~':::tf.:iW~~ JJ'.fb:m::dOfJ~6 t, e""",lned It and tested It if yOll are not rnor6 ~e lInest quallty hemp twine. We absolutely guaramee thai t an S8tlsOed that you have a Turkish rO~ker made of our sprmg work cannot be excelled In soltness. reeIllencyand better material, better workm,nsiue and more "om- la£tlng qualltles. ~1h*:rb~ee:~~da~r~M'o~':t~~gre ~~~I;il~~:r'iu,td v~~ TH E HANDSOME RUFFLES :~:I.::,~n:nT::'tM~ct:.~:n~;' may rcturn It to us and we will Immediately return special care being given to tbelr evenness and regularity. your money together with tbe freight chalg"". h k II t t_A he Itb I d 8wheI,r"oto. d IdWirle)ct utrnodms facPtroicrye near Chicago 5Sb1l3l1.p2m5g No• IL3820 TnnE fRINGE oufs"dIheGnb•t• "t qroucalit"yrs /IIIGus. Irale"a"ther. rew It Isa mexetra" O R L THER ROCKERS cmnbin" all'be n."",! fwd best Ideas in correct shape and deSIgn wide extends entIrely around the base ot the rocker. and In beauty 0 and they are as good .ns.de a. Ihey Io<>kouts,d" In tne makm~ dPBIgnand perfection of detail and Onlsh ~annot be eXCelled. of UPhOlstered furniture therp Is a !!reat O('£CEtunlty to sh~b.t and cheapen the p"'ts~t~h~a~t..::lt::::re::..:;c::.ov:;e::.:r:;<'d~u~p::.:. _ HANDSOME IN DESIGNt STRICTLY FIRST CLASS IN MATERIAL AND --WORKMANSHIP -- ",ou al0 mOl0 fOllunateh sItuated than the aver- '\Ill enable vou to meet the quotatlOns III the cat-help you find the way to meet and beat tIns com- We produce above thE' greater part of a page of Sears Roebuch & Co, s catalog Lnle,,;s age dealer you know the followmg rockers cannot be bought, m a Iegular way Rt such pnces as "logs and make a faIr profit Read carefully and note '-' hat our t,SsOClRllOn IS dorng for )OU to petitlOn Doto yoau fntzhzm1ek. for a moment that beacuse t11e pIlce,,; are low that our goods are plunder? We are all furmture dealers ourselves and know that anythng WIthout qualIty IS dear at any prlce and therefore, we have exacted qUality up to the very hmlt whIch WIll allow us to bnng these goods to you at a pnce that WIll enable you to overcome this competltlon. The best way of pro, mg thIS to your satlsfactlOn IS to order a few after whIch we know you WIll be WIth us m our endeavor to better our condItIons -- The above rocker furmshed to our members P 0 B Chicago F-17 Boston Leather M 348 Chase Leather lIP MTKT F17 M348 No 2 Leather F17 M348 No 1 Leather MKAP MOPT F 171'io.RF142Yo ThIS large lux-uriOUS rocker IS WIthout an V doubt the big· gest value that has been offer-ed. The seat IS :l2x22 mches measuremen t the extreme outSIde 1 s 26 Inches; the heIght of back from floor IS 42 mehes The back IS tufted sea t large and comforta ble supporte d by 0,1 tempered sprmg~, nchly ruffled on the ~Ideb and top of back and also the entIre front ThiS chaIr IS upholsted WIth the best '!tade of Chase or Boston leather, whICh lS a splendId substltue for genume leather and bas excellent wearing qnalItles Th1s l~ the best Tur1.1sh rocker th'lt can be had at thIS pnce. weIght about 103lbs Mount-ed on secunly con,tructed frame castors and fitted WIth an extr .. heavy 011 tempered rock er sprlllgs wh1ch gIves It a very comfortilble rock P nce at factory Pnce at store F17-- No 348-- Leather Turk- Ish rocker IS the cltmax of chaIr comfort I and the most depe nd able over-stuffed rocker to be had 42 lOche, hIgh, 21mches w1de between arms 3q lOches across the RrlU-S, back 1S 27 m, In height from the seat The spr ngs aTe cov ereid by best canvas and fine upholsterwg Best qnallt} of Cnase or Boston leather, a splpndId snb stltute for gf'nume leather, and na, wear-ingqualltles fully guaranteed by the mauu facturer Arms and back fully tufted sbapely curved arms. deep ruffled front '-'1de back With head pIllow and pxtended "de F1rmly constructed base WIth castors In front 011 tempered spnng Weight 4J Ibs F17 No 142 ThIS hIgh grade lrbrary or lrv mg room rocker ThIS sleepy bollow sbape W1th ItS soft luxunous tuft offers the most comfortable and restful seat The frame work IS either golden oak or mahogauy It 1S upholstered III genume leather or Bo.ton leather and ha. deep tufts fastened WIth ,teel tuftrug buttons 'Ihe pxtrf'me heIght of th,s chaIr IS 44 mches Weight 100 lbs We pnce thIS rocker m both geumne leath. er and III Boston leather, but would adVIse ~ettmg the genmne when pOSSIble Pnce at factory P nce a t store PrICe at factory PrlCe a t store Umt ",th type 40c Cut WIthout type 25c Prrce to members fob Chicago DUlt WIth type 40c Cut WIthout type 25c PrlCe to members fob ChIcago DUlt WIth type 40c Cut WIthout type 25c PIlce to our members fob ChIcago Boston Leather Chase Leather No 2 Leather No 1 Leather .FAP FIP MMPP MPTT Boston Leather . Chase Leathe1 No 2 Leather No 1 Leather lIP MTKT .. MKAP MOPT Boston Leather Chase Leather No 2 Leather. No 1 Leather. DIP FFP MMFP MPFP Send all orders to the Secretary. W. L. GRAPP. Janesville. Minn. 28 THE "NEED OF THE HOUR." WEEKLY ARTISAN Manufacturers Should Co-operate in the Matter of Credit and Collections. EdItor Weekly Artisan-To me, and to man) other"" It seems that the "need of the hour," among the furmture manu-facturers of the country, IS practical co-operatlOn through a central bureau or assocIatlOn Wh1le the Case Goods as-sOClatlOn, the Table assoclatlOn, and other a",sociatlOns, are accomplIshmg a lIttle, these movement~ are not broad enough and farreachmg to meet the demands of the ll1dustr) a" a whole. The manufacturing end of the inJustry has reached a greater stage of perfectlOn than the selhng end. and to the latter must be attntbuted the great weakness which confront-- the mdustry today Instead of QCCUpyIng the commandlllg posItion to whIch the manufacturer is entItled, he has per-m1tted himself to he domInated over by a class of buyers who are taking every advantage of hI:" weakness. "VhJ1e It'S true he Issues a regular price hst and pubhshes hIS terms, he has permItted both to be violated, untIl today a cla"" of buyers are springing up, who patrol the market and through the temptmg bait of large orders, buy then entll e need.., Ull-der the market value of the gooJs Purchases made at cut pnces permIt the buyer to under-sell, often to the injury of the dealer who 1S \\ IIlll1g to pay a faIr price for h1:o g-oods vYhere reg-ular terms are, sa\ SIxh days, many shrewd buyers are demanJll1g much longer tune and getting it, hence the manufacturer's cap1tal I'> tIed up wh11e the other fellow is domg- busll1ess on It The "need of the hour" demands a central bureau to care for the credit end of the industry and to conduct an educational campaign to create a spmt of co-operatlOn that will stand for a leg1timate profit on goods manufactured The various dIvI",ions of the fur11lture industry are so closely interwoven and the mterests of all are so nearly identIcal, It stands to reason that concerteJ actlOn could accomphsh re-sults, that no associatlOn of one department of th1:o great industry conld hope to reach Take the matter of credits See what could be accom-ph", hed WIth a central bureau, actl11g as a clearl11g hou"e, reCeIVll1g and dI~tributll1g reports from ancl to the manufac-turer~, shOWIng theIr experience 'o'dth accounts Today several commercial agenCIes are endea\ onng to supply thIS information, some of them trying to cOver all trades m the entire counby None of these agenCIes can gl\ e complete and reItable ll1formation as they have not the means to acqUlre 1t Through th1S system the manufacturers could create their own commercial reports, taken from actual trade ex-penence, anJ sUp'pIted to the central cleanng house for the !benefit of all, thus producIl1g a relIable record of paymg quahty Not only could the central bureau supply prompt and reliable reports, but It could handle all collectlOn" of slow accounts, and In fact through thIS centrallzed s) "tem bad accounts could be largely ehmmated. Let any manufacturer consult hIS books or look up the commercial reports and see the large number of \ ery "low accounts throughout the country Chron1c slow accounts are numerous and growmg more so, owmg to the lack of decislOn m extendmg cred1t Buyers who do not pay an account untIl forced to do so, or who pro\ e to be uncollect-able, live on in business year after year on the losses of the careless manufacturer The "need of the hour" demands co-operation through a .. .ea ••••••••••••••••••••• __ •••• __ 'M._" Table with top removed so as to show the Tyden Duo-Style Lock. Ask for the Tyden Lock It makes business for you When you buy pedestal dining tables ask your manufacturer for the Tyden Duo-Style Table Lock-there is no extra charge, Don't run the rIsk of losing sales because the lock is not on the dining table-you can have a completely eqUIpped table Just as well as not, and give your customers the most for their money. When you place your order for dining tables be sure it calls for Tyden Duo-Style Lock. ~ ...-. -_._._._~._----------~~.~I--- central bureau, backed by a umted manufacturers' associ-atIOn, whIch \\ ould weed out such losses and bring the fur111- ture mdustry, both manufacturing and retaIl, to a h1gher and better plane ONE OF THEM Will Try Small Cities First. "Yash111gton news reports announce that the government wIll establIsh postal sav111gs banks 111several cities on Oct 1 The 111dIcatlOns are that the system wIll be tned out in the beg111nmg at post offices of the second and third class rather than 111 tho~e of the first class, as origmally planned If the Iboard of trustees compose(\. of the postmaster-general, the attorney-general, secretary of the treasury, follows a recom-mendatlOn that is to be made by the departmental committee, a postal :"avmg'> bank w111 be estabhshecl in each of the 47 states at the outset. When the hoard of trustees met soon after Congress ad- Journed, it was announced that the new banking plan would not be in~talled untIl some time in the new year It was also tentatIvely ag-reed at the tIme that not more than a dozen banks should be put mto commIssion at the beginn111g-, and that offices of the first class should be tned for expenmental purposes The committee having the detaIls in hand has come to the conclusion that, oW111gto the small appropnation avaIlable, It would be better 1£ banks were introduced into the smaller offices first The belief is entertained that in the larger cItles depOSIts would pIle up more rapidly, thus 111- creasmg the cost of admmistratlOn There 1S a lIvely interest on the part of postmasters in the postal savings bank law. More than 300 of them have asked that theIr offices be deSIgnated to accept postal sa v- WEEKLY ARTISAN ings Nearly 644 national banks have requested that they be desIgnated as depositones of postal funds It IS the expectatIOn of the postal officIals that at the next session of Congress an adequate appropnatlon WIll be made that WIll msure the e'itabhshment of the banks wherever thel e may be a demand for them Rich Furnishings of a Doll House. The mO'it wonderful doll house m the world is on exhI-bItIOn in London It IS the work of Capt WIlkmson, Ulster Kmg at Arms, who is an expert m heraldry anJ the fine art'i The house IS about seven feet square and took about five years to complete The fUfmshmg is not yet fim"hed As far as pOSSIble only antique furmture, SIlver anJ chma are userl, and Capt Wdkm'ion and hIS WIfe, Lady Munel Her-bert, have collected all the contents. Everythmg IS Ldhputlan On the hall table hes a vIsItors' book the sIze of a postage stamp wIth Kmg Erl-ward's name mscnbed, for he and Queen Alexandna went to the house m 1908 In the dmmg room IS a Jacobean Ibuffet eight mches long and an oak table of correspondmg ~limen- 'ilOns A Georgan 'idver !beaker the 'i17e of a thImble l'i flanked by (hmmutlve Queen Anne candlestlck'i, and a 'idver gilt ~uremberg tankard, old Dutch cantlIe Sconce'i, Chlddmgfold and Venetian glasses, a Dresden coffe serVIce, SIlver salvers and tea and coffee urns are among the matchless cunO'iltles to be seen in the wee dinmg room The oak doors which separate the reception rooms were carved by Capt W Ilkm'3on The grand plano of satmwood and marquetry, i'3 the work of a Mr Putland It IS a perfe

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