Michigan Artisan; 1905-08-25

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Issue of a furniture trade magazine published in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was published twice monthly, beginning in 1880. and .r .:' i l 26th Yea.---:No. 4 PlUiSS OF WHITE PRINTING COMPJ\NY, GRA1'!O RJ\PIDS, MICH. ,,:?:~r· -~_¥~.". L__ NQ, 1693 QUARTERED OAK BUFFET China Closet, Side Table and Extension Table 10 Match. An up-to-date Suite. for Weathered, or Early English Finish. And We have Others, both H~her and Lower in Price., As well as a long Line of SIDEBOARDS AND BUFFETS Somewhere in the Line we are sure 10 Meet your requirements Our New Catalog is ready for the Dealers OUR SECTIONAL BOOKCASE Has many Points of SuperiQfily over them aiL Do you know of our Case, that CB:Jl be K. D. for Shipping, extremely easy to set up, and withal locks so strongly· together, you can deliver as a single piece. to your cU5tomer. Move it around as you wish it cannot fall apart. And yet the price is no more than "the fall apart kind." NEW ENGLAND FURNITURE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN THE FAULTLESS Northern ---L--in e=c ~ No fault can be found with the line that combines DESIGN, FINISH and CONSTRUCTION No. 1030 Dresser 24 x ~ Plate. 22 x 44 'f0li" Weathered Finish. as it makes it both AT RACTIVE AND PROFITABLE The two qualities that make it POPULAR with the dealer make your line one of QUICK SELLERS by showing the line manufactured by the . . . . Northern Furniture Company BED AND DINING ROOM FURNl'rURE IN ALL THE POPULAR WOODS AND FINISHES SHEBOYGAN, WIS. No. 3031 Chiffonier 14x24 Plate. 20x34 Top. Weathered Finish. Indianapolis, Ind., U. S. A. THE McDOUGALL IDEA McDOUGALL KITCHEN CABINETS The dealer, who orders McDougall Kitchen Cabinets, takes no risk. We stand back of him with an absolute guarantee which states that his customer may return the cabinet to him within thirty days after date 01 purchase and receive her money if for any reason she is dissatisliedwith the goods. We, therefore, could not alford to send out a McDougall Kitchen Cabinet that was not well made. TEN MILLION WOMEN have been reading about McDougall Kitchen Cabinets in their favorite magazines. Thousands 01 these women have written us for catalogues and prices. We have referred them to their dealers. We have inlormed the dealers of the inquiries. Thus, a McDougall Kitchen Cabinet is half sold when the housewife enters the store to look at one that she has been reading about for months in the magazines. During the coming season, TWENTY-FIVE MILLION PEOPLE will read of McDougall Kitchen Cabinets, as our advertisingcampaign for fall will be the most extensive ever conducted on an article of furniture. If you wish to get tbe benefit of the McDougall business whicb has been created and which will be created in your locality, write for our new catalogue which has just been issued. This will be the /irst step toward realizinga handsome profit on McDougall Kitchen Cabinets during the coming house-clean-ing, Thanksgiving, and Christmas seasons. The new line will start within reach 01 the most humble home and will be three times as long as last year's line. A postal will bring you this catalogue. G. P. McDOUGALL & SON, l The Bissell Sweeper like the Steinway Piano, prides itself upon its age and its reputation. This is an age when mediocrity frequently takes refuge behind the claim of "novelty," "something new," as if novelty necessarily meant superiority. It therefore behooves the trade to carefully consider the difference between the article of recognized merit and established reputation, and that which rests its hope for patronage chiefly upon the claim. of "novelty," "something new," etc. The Bissell Sweeper of today represents the highest point of development in the sweeper art, and logically so. We have been engaged in this business exclusively for twenty-nine years, and have developed mechanics in this highly specialized line that are veritable artists, and that necessarily cannot be found outside our factory. The reasons are plain; we have furnished the only opportunity in all this wide world for this particular development of mechanical skill. Back of all this mechanical development which time and opportunity alone accomplishes, the Bissell sweeper is absolutely the only one ever put upon the market under a sound, sincere price maintenance policy, that insures to the dealer a good proht in the sale of our product. Write for our special Slate and County Fair Offer. BISSELL CARPET SWEEPER CO. Branches; Nnw YORK TORONTO LONDON PARIS Largest Sweeper Makers .in the World GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Dressers and Chiffoniers TO MATCH In QUARTERED OAK. MAHOGANY. BIRDSEYE MAPLE .nd CURLY BIRCH SEND FOR CATALOGUE CENTURY FURNITURE CO. JAMESTOWN NEW YORK - --------------------- Are you watching our ad? Have you requested one of. our catalogues? If not, you are making a serious mistake. These are all sellers, . and price is moderate. 718 Chamber Suites, Sideboards, Chiffoniers and Dressing Tables, and Odd Dressers, in Oak and Mahogany Veneered. . . . BURT BROS.2000 S. Ninth Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. 766 766 l__ OUR NEW CATALOGUE SHOWS A MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF Dressers and Chiffoniers In QUARTERED OAK MAHOGANY VENEER BIRDSEYE MAPLE CURLY BIRCH Not a Sticker in the Line JAMESTOWN. N. Y. LIBERTY FURNITURE CO. 26th Year- No.4. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., AUGUST 25, 1905. MODERN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. English Paper Infers That Commercial Side Is Lost Track of in the Hurry-Up System Now in Vogue. Commenting on modern education methods, the Birming-ham (England) Post questions their elementary value and adV<l.l1cesthe theory of their being responsible for the devel-opment of what it calls "a discontented race." The intro-duction of a multiple of new subjects is commented on as im-posing a great strain on the resources of the schools and on the intelligence of the child. It says: "Each snbject ill itself may be good even as part of the curriculum of a public elementary school-though that is a point that is hy 110 mean>; generally conceded-but the ques-tion that has arisen in the minds of many head teachers who are struggling to maintain the efficiency of the institutions of which they have charge, is whether a somewhat exagge-rated importance is not being attached to fads by the more advanced educationists, as a result of which there is a serious danger of impairing the thoroughness of the school training in what are reg-arded as the essentials to a sound elementary education." The paper approves of manual training for boys and household work for girls, but doubts the wisdom of add-ing a long list of other studies such as are seldom if ever used by the lads and lasses in later life. This mental drift-wood causes a sacrifice of thoroughness, allowing too little time for any onc subject to secure anything like a mastery of it. Parties interested i.n so-called hlgher education "arc, by their desire to convert the public elementary schools into nurseries of the universities, robbing elementary education of much of its commercial value. vVhen it is pointed out that only a very small percentage can ever enter the univer-sities or even high schools, the system appears to be anything hut what is best." To Utilize the New Philippine HaI"dwood. Seattle, Wash., is to have au industrial improvement in the form of a furniture faetory in which Philippine hardwood will be exclusively lIsed. The faetory is to be establish~d by M. EllaR and will be the first aile in tlle United States to make use of this wood. The Philippine hardwood, or narra, as it is called in the islands, is better suited for eabinet work than oak, mahogany or teak, and the fad that it can be sup-plied so cheaply will make it a more generally used wood than any other. The wood is very hard and takes a beautiful polish, and its color, which is a deep crimson, makes it very desirable for finishing work. Bulk Sales Law Insures Creditor. The eredit men of :':lichigan,dosely following their breth-ren in Illinois, have secured the passage of a bill regulating the sale of merchandise in hl1{k. This illegitimate traffic is now confined within bounds that thoroughly protect the in- L $1.00 per Year. hests of the creditor. The substanee of the bill is as follows: The sale of any stock or merehandise, otherwise than in the ordinary c()lltse of trade, shall be void miless the seller sha!l five days before the sale make a detailed inventory with price list of each article to be included in sale. The pur-chaser -is also required to obtain from seller the names and addresses of the seller's creditors, with indebtedness' due each, and mail each of these creditors due notic6 of sale and conditions. The act applies to corporations and associations as well as individuals, but n'ot to sales by executors or any public officer under judicial process. Non-compliance with the act places the pmchascr in the position of receiver, and he IDay be held accountable f(~'r all goods in his possession by virtne of such sale. ' Want Law Regulating Burial Associations. To establish the burial associations on ,p. firmer basis and better the condition generalty, R. L. Shanon, of Shelbyville, Ky., introduced a resolution which was passed at the recent annual meeting of the Kentucky Funeral Directors' associa-tion, recently held at Louisville. The resolution required the drafting of a bill for presentation at the next session of the legislature for the regulation and control of burial associa-tions, similar to the control of life insurance companies, re-quiring a reserve fund and the direction of the insurance co~-~ missioner. Must Purchase Convict-Made Furniture. The convict-labor law is the caLIse of no end of strife be-tween local and state officials in Illinois. vVhile the iormer are using every loophole to eScape meeting its provisions, the latter are kept constantly 011 the alert to see that they are enforced. Tl1e law has caused a great deal of discussion and contention ever since it became effective, and it is doubtful ii there is a law on the statute book against which there has been snch a systematic attempt at evasion. Not long ago the Pekin school board concluded that it needed some new furni-tme, and they decided to get it in the open market. A discus-sian followed between the school and state authorities, an'd about a week ago they placed their order for furniture with the prison authorities. Yet at the Pekin school board meet-ing reports showed that the furniture could be purchased in the open market at a less price than from the prison au-thorities. Will Sell to Plano Company. The town board of Pan a, Ill., has voted to sell the old B. & O. shop buiLdings and grounds. to the Plano Manufact\.uing company. The terms are $5,000, $1,000 down and the remain-ing $4,000 to be paid within five years, -at five per cent interest per annum. The company employ daily from 75 to 1,200 metl. It is proposed that the Business Men's association sub-scribe $10,000 for preferred stock drawing six per cent interest. 6 ECHOES OF THE SUMMER SALE. Stories Told and Which Might Have Been Told by the Fur-niture Men During the July Exposition. Every furniture season brings out a number of good things which are well worth passing along. Tn the rush of the huy-ing and selling both buyers and sellers have a little time on their hands in which in exchanging greetings with each other and with friends met hy the way certain tales arc re-lated which are certainly sufficiently good to warrant a wiiler ciretdation than that given through the certain few to whom they are directly told. There is so much that is of the strictly business nature which needs 'must be told during the life of the sales that these good things seldom get further than those who have them at first hand. As a rule they are the result of the gathering together of certain of the frater-nity in the hotel corridors 011 the evening after business hours, or in the morning before the various branches of the trade scatter to take care of the day's work. The following anecdotes are culled from a number having their birth during the recent sale in Grand Rapids and are pres limed to be the best of the lot. * * * "0. J.," or "Joe" Barker, as he is better known to his friends and the boys generally, is a pretty busy man at most times, and particularly when he is in the market either for his own Los Angeles house of Barker Brothers or as the pur-chasing agent of the Pacific Purchasing company; but he is one of the best story tellers who comes to the furniture center. "1 started out in life for a dentist," he said one evening at the Pantlind, "and in order to qualify took a course in a school at St. Louis. How I passed my final examinations isn't necessary to this yarn. I got my sheepskin and then hied me to my home in Colorado. For a time I was in my father's store trying to impress him and his friends with an idea that I was working. Father couldn't see it very long, and he told me I'd better get some pra.ctica.1 experience, after whi~h he would set me up. 1 entered the office of the lead-ing practitioner in my tOWI1. He was a good man, but he never overlooked an opportunity to get the best results out of any case from a monetary standpoint. He didn't rob his patients, hut I guess he went the limit with them. 1 had been there a couple of months when he went out of to."..'.".' for a few days. The day after his leaving an old darky with gray whiskers came in and asked for him. I said he was out of town, but I asked if 1 could not sen'e him. He said the doc-tor had him on the list for some plate work. "Now, the old fellow, for all he was ignorant and looked shabby, was worth a good many thousands, and the 'DOt::' had been working him for a gold rJate and a charge of $100 thereior. This 1 didn't know. I sized him up by the looks and said to myself very promptly, 'Here's my chance to get in a litt1~ laboratory practice.' "That's all right, uncle; he's been waiting for me to get back" "The old gentleman didn't think I looked equal to the part, but I got out a pan 1 thought would fit, filled it with plaster and with much misgiving the old fellow let me insert it in his mouth. 1 kept counting the minutes and wondering at the same time how long it should stay in. I didn't ",'ant to take it out too soon, and I overdid the job, for when I tried to remove it the pan and the plaster were fast to the darky's gums. \\That was "worse, I spilled some plaster into his whiskers. I pulled. The darky yelled. I told him to take it easy, that was the way it always worked when we had a good job. I dragged him around the office in the attempt to get that pan out, brake the mould, nearly broke his jaw and jerked out a handful of gray whiskers, but finally got it. That l. mould was a fright, but I told uncle to corne in a f{~wdays. He did, but. 'Doc' was there when he showed me lip and told his troubles. He had a hard time pacifying him, but kept the job, and when uncle had vanished gave me a raking over whic:h I haven't forgotten to this day. "That was my plate experience, but Thad on('. on ext rac-tion wbich settled me with the dental business and the 'Doc' as well. A big nigger had been arrested and lodged in jail for killing a man. He had an Elcerated tooth and the jailer sent for 'Doc:' to treat him. 'Doc' told me to tackle the job. first asking if I could extract. 'Extract?' r asked, indignantly, 'I should say so.' He gave me two forceps. This is for the molar and this for a bicuspid, he said, and told me to put them jn separate pockets. so I wouldn't get mixed. I started down the street and met a friend, told him 1 was in tlle dental business and "what I was after. \Ve )lad a few on that and I forgot which forcep was which. I was feeling nervy just the same. Admitted to the jail, I saw the ugliest nigger 1 had ever cast eyes upon, with a badly swollen jaw. I had my nerve and said sternly, 'Open your mouth.' That tooth was a corker. I pulled; the nigger yelled. I kept hold. The nigger tried to kick me, but I kicked back. I got r;art of the tooth, and while the nigger was yelling and swearing I got his mouth ,open and jabbed in some cotton with a se-dative. I left, telling him I would be back in a few hours. The 'Doc' finished that job, but he told me that was my fin-ish as well, and that the nigger promised if he ever got out his first work would be to kill me. I am happy to say he got life. But I quit the dental business." * '" * This is the story of a wine rlrummer who butted into to"wn while the furniture season was on and only serves to show that, contrary to general opinion, the lines of the champagne seller ar"e not as sparkling as his goods at periods when others hold the center' of the stage. It would be unkind to give his name, and much more so to tell of the hostelry against which he lodged his complaint, hIlt he panted into the Pantlind cine night and poured out his soul in this wise to his old friend "Sid" Steele: "Here I've been coming to that house (mentioning it) for years. It's home to me when I am in Grand Rapids. YOn know that, Sid t' Sid said "Yes," and the ..v.ine circulator continued: "I wired the hOlise I was coming and that I wanted a room with bath. T got in last night and asked the clerk if he had my telegram. He said, 'Yes, we've got you all fixed.' He had, but I didn't kJlOW at the tjme in what way. I followed the bell hop up to the room, and it was something fierce. It was on the top floor and small. Say, I couldn't get my grip in there until T had moved out the rocker. What was the number? 715 I think. ft was away up the stairs and away up in number I guess. "1 jumped downstairs to that clerk and commenced to 'holler' as soon as I got on the ground floor. 'Say,' T said, 'what do you mean by putting me in such a coop?' .'That's the best we could do; this is the furniture sea:-,:onand we're filled to the guards.' 'Then why didn't you say so and not hand me the bunk that you'd gotten Illy wire and had fixed me ?' "'Didn't we fix you?' he asked. "'Yes,' I said, 'and I'd like to fix you. "'''VeIl, that's the best we can do, and although I'm wrry if you don't take it, wlly. you'll ll.1Ve to go elsewhere unless you double lip. "!\ow look at me Sid." He must have weighed something less than 300. "Do T fook like a man who wants to double up? I gasped and hiked back to that room after the clerk had said he'd change me in the morning, to see if I couldn't stand it one night. It looked ·WOrse the second time. TllCre was a fire escape coming down in front of the window and it made me think of the bars in a '\\Tillie' house. Say, it gave rnethe creeps. I thought I'd rather sleep in one of the Livingston Tmkish bath beds." "What did you do then?" asked Sid. "l hiked dO\'\'nstairs again and took eleven drinks in seven mi1l1ltes. That's the record to date, I think. That room gave me the Willies and I had to take a bracer several times, a1H-l then some." ;;Did you sleep there at all?" "No, T took a bench in the park, and you'll have to take me in or I'll he all to the bad." Sid promised to care for his friend, and the Palltljnd thereby won a llew standby. * If there is a sigH manual of. the furniture trade it is the diamond. The l~oys accLlstomed to the artistic in furniture evince a fondness for the sparkling je,vel, and the vast ma-jority are tasty ill their selection of the gems, seldom shm'\'- iog anythillg of the flashy nature in the choosing. Taking the general collection of stones which can be seen at these semi-annual gatherings of the furniture forces there is a big amount of money invested ill them by thc trade at large. The remark made to ClIarle:r Spratt when seeking to raise the $,100,000 necessary as the furniture trade part in his building fund, "Do you think there's $300,000 io the entire outfit?" reminds the writer of a quip of Jerry Simpson a oumber of years ago. I was with the Chicago Tribune at the time the congres-sional delegation came on to Chicago to look over tlle site of the Columbian Exposition, before voting; the five million dollars asked of congress. There were .<;omet\'I"O11t111dredin the party, mainly men hl1t little known to the country at large. They stopped at several hotels; bnt at the Grand Pa-cific, where I was looking after them to get views of individual members, were Jerry S'n1pson and Senator Pfeffer. In the course of the rnorning I called at Jerry's r00111. I had heard of "Sockless" Simr:son, as had others, and had lmt a vague impression of him. I discovered a quiet, rather studious looking, certainly gentlemanly, man with a keen eye behi.nd gold-bowed spectacles. After a few remarks of a general character T pltlnged to the main question, "\~rhat will con-gress do?" All Chicago was anxious to know if that appro-priation "..-auld be made. This meeting was on Sunday, and the evening before the delegation had been entertained by Mrs. Potter Palmer, whose jewels, and especially diamonds, were famous the country over. In a dryly humorous mall-ner he replied, "If congress cloes not provide, 1 think Mrs. Palmer might perchance emulate Queen Isabella's example." This was aU thc reply, but it gave insight into the intel-lectual qualifications of a man but little understood by the couutry at large and the ready wit for which he was famous among his intimates. In connection with Charley Spratt's building fund the furniture men, "v'ere it necessary, might fol-low the lines laid dO"v"llby the Spanish queen. IfI rassing it might be said that it was at this time Jefry remarke(l, although he had not been a.'iked any such per-sonal qpestioll, "Oh, yes; I "veal' socks, and they're silk, too." * * He is a furniture salesman with his habitat in Grand Rapids but traveling for a !'vTichigan factory far removed frOI11the city of his residence. As he might not relish having his name used, he wilt remain in cog, yet the incident IS too good for suppressiol1. It 11appelled just before the sale and while getting his lines in shape for the coming host he dropped into a coal office here while the ""riter was present. ITe bad bought his fuel there for years and was accustomed to getting the sum- 7 mer price and paying for it as he could spare tlie funds. This year the combination had placed in effect a sliding scale and you paid the price in vogue when the money passed into the hands of the baron. This he was told by the gentlemanly clerk behind the counter. What he had done in former years cut no tlgure. The only way he could get the bottom prict". was to pay in advance, and he ~aid, "\Vell, it looks to me as though yOLl coal men wanted your customers to furnish your capital." The clerk iiaid it certainly did look that way, but such were the orders and he couldn't help the salesman. "T guess you have llS jllst where you want us and we'll have to pay the r rice," he remarked, but without any bitter-ness. "Tn this town there isn't much show for the con-sumer to uo anything but take \'"hat the coal and .ice com-hines hand us. There!s nothillg like realizing these things early. The ice people have things down quite pat, but I got even to a certain extent with them this year. "Last season they gave twenty-five pounds daily, now tJ:1.ey give twenty. That is, they claim to give it. T bought a pair of scales but didn't bave much chance to work them on the ice until my last t;ip in. 1 ::aid to my wife one day, "That isn't any twenty pounds." The next morning T watched for the cart and as soon as I saw it ran down stairs. The wagon had started, but I called it hack. The men didn't want to come, bnt 1 yelled tmtil they came. 'What's the matter?' said the driver in an ugly tone. ;1 want that ice weighed.' Isn't it aU right?' 'I don't think so,' I said. He had a thing on the end of the cart which looked like a fire escape. He picked up the cake. and weighed it. tongs and alL It scarcely touched thc nineteen mark. I didn't pay mllch attention to. the missing }}ound, but asked, 'Do you weigh the tongs every time?' The fellow was surprised and said 'Yes.' 'Well,' I saiJ, 'in that case you'd better p~tt the tongs in my box; it seems I'm paying for them;' 'Oh, we have the scales fixed,' he said, and 1 dryly remarked I thought he had, but this went ovcr his bead. T get close to my twenty pounds daily since that happening, but T have often since wondered what price thosc tongs stand the combine in at the end of the season, after being weighed all over town and counting ·as three pounds and more of ice with each weighing. "There's nothing like system in business, and looking after the by-products is a big item in system. I guess the ice com- . binatioll doesn't have to go to school to Rockefeller or the beef trust either." THORNTON PRESCOTT CRAFT. Floating Exposition to Circle World. A thorOl~ghly twentieth C',entury ellterprise to fnrther tl,e cause of the American export trade is that which is about to be launched by the Export Shipping company, of New York. They prOpose to equip a large steamer and furnish space thereon to American manufacturers to make a display of their product, and send them around the world on a 60,ooo-mile trip, to consume arout fifteen months, The plan is to allow each concern to subscribe for forty square feet or more of space, at $50 per square foot, to dis"[lay their goods and to send with their exhibit a representative. Catalogues and circulars dcscribing the exposition and its objects will be Issuen ill the native tongue in each COuotry visited. Cre~ ating, as it will, wide interest in the commercial world, where its progress will be thoroughly advertised at every port ·where the exposition ship calls, the opportunity is an uIHlsual one for the American manufacturer to introduce his goods under the most favorahle auspices in an of the most im-portant commercial countries of the world. Foreign made goods arc each year being more extensievly introduced in this country; but are the American manufacturers as a wholt'" as aggressively working the European markets? No. 214 Dresser Plain Oak. 25142 Top. 2b28 Oval Mirror. Top Drawers Veneered. GLOSS FINISH. PRICE, $8.50 No. 33 Chiffonier Plain Oak. Wx]4 Top. Two Tap Drawers Veneered. 14x24 Oval Minor. PRICE, $7.00 Every Day Sellers w IT'S THE PRICE THAT CUTS THE ICE TERMS: 2 IH.!Uc·ent off 20 da:rs Net 60 da.,s p. O. &. LOGAN. OHIO No. 227 Dresser Plain Oak. 22x44 Top. 24-130Pattern Mirror. AU Drawers Veneered. GLOSS F1NJSH. MAIL ALL... ORDERS TO Snider Mfg. Co. LOGAN, OHIO PRICE, $1 0 .00 No. I Commode Plain Oak. 20x34 Top. Gl.OSS FINISH. PRICE, $3.00 No. 520 Bed-Golden Ash. Price $5.50 Exceptionally Good Values SOME SELECTIONS ---- ---FROM - ... ----- THE HOLLAND LINE TERMS: 2 per cent. off 20 days 60 days ne' Holland Fumiture Company HOLLAND, MICH, No. 520 Commode-Golden Ash. Top, 20x34. Top polished. Price. $4.00 SENDFORCATALOGUE No. 520 Dresser-Golden Ash. Top, 21x42. Pattern Mirror, 24x30. Top pol-ished. Price. $9.50 MANISTEE MFG. CO. MANISTEE, MICHIGAN MANUFACTURERS OF ======= SWIFT SELLING SIDEBOARDS BUFFETS CHIFFONIERS ODD DRESSERS SIDEBOARD No. 226 Selected Quartered While Oak. Golden Finish Rubbed and Polished Bevel Palterl\ Plate, 18x36; Top, 23x48; Height. 79 in. The lop and ill drawers ar~ full 8well. One drawer lined. Price, $24.00 Catalog free Write to us at once for our new and beau-tifully illustrated Cata-log, showing Dressers and Chiffoniers a f original designs made in Oak. Birdseye Maple and Mahog-any; also Plain and Qnartered Oak Chamber Suiles. Everything except Plain Oak goods are Polished. Empire furniture Company J4MESTOWN. N. Y. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVEDA COPY OF OUR NEW CATALOGUE WRITE FOR IT Woodard Fumiture Co. gkh:n You should see out New Fall Line of Medium Priced BEDROOM FURNITURE in all the Fancy Woods befQfe placing your order Full line of 400 PIECES on display in Grand Rapids Exhibition Building Third Floor In charge of T.AsHLEY DENT New catalogUe readY July lOth UNDERTAKERS "PUT HIM WISE." Accused One Retaliated by Asserting That the Undertaker Had Been Working the Same Graft. A recent case bn)11gbt to ligllt in Lucas Coullty, Ohio, would inJicate that even a dead ranper is not withont some value in the present-day pursuit of the "filthy lucre." The case in question has also resulted in rather strained feelings between the undertakers and the C011l1ty burial association. It seems that a certain woman died, and as she had paid $1.26 dues as a member of the Lucas County Bmial associa-tion, she was given a $roo burial as the rules of the associa-tion provide. Latcr John Mmphy, the manager of the burial a,..",ociatiol1, seemed $10 from one of the county in firmary di-rectors for the burial of the woman on representations that she was a pauper. The director was ig;norant of the pro-visions governing the burial association and thought that it simply act{~d in the capacity of an undertaker. Sorl1C of the undertakers, however, learning of the order being issued, ex-plained to the county official that the deceased, being a mem-ber of the association, was entitled to burial from the same, and not from the county. Mr. Murphy, learning that certain members bad told of the affair, asserted that many under-takers "worked" the infirmary often by getting money for burials after they had been paid by relatives. Mr. Murphy's unblemished halo 01 integrity and uprigbtne.ss must now be-come him with much better ease and satisfaction. Regal European Carpets of Historic Age. Carpets of costly splendor and remarkable age that have been conspicuons in the history of England arc recalled by the recent arrival of a beantiful Persian carpet which is a present from tlle sba to the king. The carpet is entirely hand made, and its manufacture, despite the 11l1mber of workers employed, took upward of three years to COlll. ktc. It is of most artistic and intricate design, into which tile king's name, "Edward VII," is woven. The palatial hall of the Gold-smitbs' company contains three carpets made at the factory at Wilton, rlear Salisbury. The largest measmes forty feet two inches by twenty-six feet nine inches, is of a rich crim-son surrounding a center, ten feet by nine feet, consisting of the company's arms in their heraldic coloring of blue. green, red and purple upon a white ground, and enclosed in a border of festooned roses with medallions at each corn(',t. in setting the pile of this carpet, which weighs abollt 1,200 pounds, over 5,500,000 knots were, it is said, nsed. Another company, that of the Girdlers, possei-ised a carpet in which historic .interest is probably nnlqt1e. 1t was mant~- faetured in the reign of Charles 1., at tile factory of Akbar the Great, at Lahore, to the order of Robert Bell. The car-pet, which is twenty-four feet by seven feet six inches, is worked with the company's crcst and arms and two bales of merchandise, on either side of which are the donor's arms and two bales 01 merchandise bearing his initial,s and trade mark. The prayer carpet on vie\'\' at South Kensington is a splendid specimen, measuring some thirty-three feet by twenty feet. It was purchased at a cost of £2,000. It came originally from the mosque at Ardebil, for which it was made in J540 by Maksoud, of Kashan, a fact which-·togcther with a pious maxim-is recorded in words woven into the texture of the carpet itself. Two other magnificent carpets were four years ago sold at the Municil~al Chamber at Lisbon to p.y for the repairs at the Royal Convent of St. Antonio, to which they had beell given by the Infanta Donna Sanche in 1500. For these ca1'- pets, which are of Persian manufacture, eighteen feet square and embroidered with gold, the bidding was very brisk. Starting at £888. it rapidly rose to £ 1,798, at which price the prize, at £J,OOO below its real value, was S('.C\tredhy a 7IR. 'T' hS' A.l"J irk 0 $"+ 11 Frenchman. A curious carpet has lately been manufactnred at Caesarea. Tt isa representation of the battle of Trafalgar, depicting that moment in the engagement when Ne1son re-ceived his fatal wound. The carpet, which is entirely of silk, is seven feet by six feet. and took. two girls fourteen months to weave it. It was sold for £400. Why Not? The city fathers of St. Johns, Mich., propose to bond the city for $15,000 and purchase the table factory now located there. The city will then lease the buitding to some manu-factnring concern at a !lominal rental per year. As the city wilt not be obliged to ray taxes, the. entire rent derived from the building will go into the municipal treasury for the cur-rent expenses or p\.tblic improvement of the city. This proposition doe~ away entirely with the usual custom of offering a large honus to a concern for moving to a city. The company, being obliged to hunt up a desirable location and then build its factory, nsually expects some remunera-tion for the expense and trouble occasioned by the move. Here the city does more than meet the company half way-it has jtlst what it is looking for. With the city or town owning the building, the company ,is obliged to pay rent only, and is released from any guarantee of a specified output or work-ing force. In these days, when it is the desire of all of the larger communities to own their own lighting plants, water works, garbage systems and other public utilities, why would it not be an enterprising and lucrative move on the part of a city to own one or a series of stores for mercantile purposes? The city could purchase the available land, centrally located, and ercct a modern business tlock or purchase such a block al-ready built. The same would then be easily leased for some mercantile house or for even a big department store. As an extra inducement, light and water could be furnished free with the rent, the same bei.ng Stll~plled from the city plants. The rent derived from such an investment would not only help repair rnany holes in the city's pavements, but would also have a strong tendency to add to its general busineis in-teTests and prosperity. Why not? The Business Woman of the South. People of the north who have never visited the southern states, have but a vague idea of the yonng women of that region, and that mostly based on the literature dealing with tIle ante-bellum days. Yet the girls south of the Mason and nixon line are said to be peers of their northern cousins III every respect, socially and in business. A good example of the southern type of the successful business woman is in :vIiss "V. S. Pratt, of Atlanta, Ga., who is said to be the only woman south of Chicago in the lumber trade. When the I1nn for wl1ich she was stenographer went out of busines, ",..ithout losing a day hunting a position, she opened an office and began operations. Having acquired a knowledge 01 hun-ber and its mutations in the market, Miss Pratt was not long ill jlToving her ability, and today she is at the- head of a firm ha11(lling JOO cars every month. Unoccupied Convicts to Make Tables. The Jackson (Mich.) prison board has awarded the coo- IIact of 250 pri1ioners to the Tra~e Table company, of De-troit, for fifty cents a day for A men and twenty-five ce.nts for B men-the latter being those who are unable to do a full day's work. The contract will give employment to a.U of the unoccupied men in the institution. The company hav~ another cOl1tract at the Ionia })Tison. ,. 12 A High-Chair Safety Guard. Common among the antics 01 a child is "squirming" around in a high chair, w"hetbcr at the table or when left alone in the r00111. These sudden and erratic movements arc often attended with disastrQus and sometimes serious resllits and are a SOt1TCC of constant worry to Ole mother. )Io"\\', however, through the medium of the unger Safety Guard, re-cently perfected by 1. Unger, Iron Mountain, :Mich" the per-manent location of the child can he fully established and the mother can go about her household duties assured that "the baby" will be fotlnd upon her return safe in its chair where she left it. The invention, like mally of importance in the world's history, is so simple that one wonders why it hasn't been thought of before. It is in the form of an addition to the wooden tray of every high chair. To the im,ide of, and built with the tray, is a short wooden a?ron which comes down to the child's lap, making it impossible for the child to get out of its sitting position. This device, Simall as it may seem, is proved ordcr for office purposes of the big carpet sweeper company. To Lessen Drain on- Valuable Woods. Owing to the fact that a revival of wood paving has be-gun in seveJ-al of the larger cities and that the pavement is now made almost exclusively of one or two of th~ best con-struction woods, the forestry service of the department of agriculture will endeavor to secure a chea:=er and more abundant species \vhich by proper treatment may be sub-stituted. A Few Dissatisfied Ones. It is stated on good authority that some of the table man-ufacturcn; are seriously considering withdrawing from ex-hibiting at either one or both of the expositions. Their rea-sons are that the expense is not equal to the retllrns. It is rel;orted that the table people have been sOlinding the case Fromthe New l:atalogue of the Nelson-Matter Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. an invaluable addition to any high chair. \Vith it it is abso-lutely impossible for the child to stand up in its chair or to slide down and out, in either case exposing itself to injury. The Unger Safety Guard, although but recently placed upon the market, has met with instantaneous success ,vith the trade, and at thc present time nine different factories are placing it on all of the hig-h chairs they manufacture. The cost is but slightly above that of the ordinary chair, and the satisfaction it gives his customers more than compensates the dealer for his foresight in keeping abreast of the times. In case the manufacturer does not handle the Unger Safety Guard, they may be obtained from the following agencies: The Ford & Johnson company, Chicago, Ill.; Bnckstaff & Ed-wards company, Oshkosh, Wis., and. George Spratt & Co., Sheboygan, \V is. Bissell Carpet Sweeper Comoany Enlarge Plant. The Bissell Carpet Sweeper company, Grand Rapids, Mich., are contemplating extensive improvements to their plant. Tbe plalls call for a new fOllr-story building and a general remodeling of an adjoining brick building, the whole to cost about $25,000. The new building will be of steel and brick, 7IX60 feet in ground area. The building will be equipped with fireproof vaults and fitted up in the most im-goods manufacturers to see how they stand on the propo-sition. No Doubt of His Honesty. It is only a few years since Woonsocket missed for good the familiar face of hAlf" Church, for a long time deputy sher-iff and chief of police, a man who was straightforward and blunt in all his dealings. One day a grocer went to "AU" for information about a certain "] oe" \Vhite, who bad applied for credit and a book at his store, and the following dialogue ensued: "Good mornin', Mr. Church." "Tvlornin'." HDo'you know 'Joe' White?" "Yes," "What kind of a feller is he?" "Putty fair!' "Is he honest?" '··Honest? I should say so. Been arrested twiee for steal-ing and acquitted both times."-TIoston Herald. This would be a dull old world if it were not for the wicked trusts upon which the people spend their surplus energy. A COMfORTABLE HALL A COLONIAL DINING ROOM .. -------------------------------- ---- Good Locations for Plants Utilizing Timber. Tbe "Frisco System," the St. Louis & San Francisco rail-road, has just issued a one-hundred-page booklet under the title of "Opportunities." The book, as its name implies, gives a brief but comprehensive summary of the business op.., portunities and openings for industries and investments in general in that section of the United States traversed by the Frisco System. In connection with the location of desirable timber lands along its route is printed the following: "The best sections for the location of plants utilizing tim-ber arc ill southeast l\Jjssol1ri and northeast Arkansas and in the central and southeastern portions of Indian Territory, where hardwood timber of almost all kinds can be. seemed in great Quantities. Some very fille yellow pine timber is also procurable in the more mountainou!'> and ronghex section!'> of southeastern Indian Territory. Furniture and box factories, wagon and wagon wood\""ork, cooperage and vexleer plants and handle factories will find an abundant supply of suitable timber. In tIle Choctaw nation especially the pre~ent govern-ment rulings permit of the allottees to dispose of outright the stumpage on their excess land, and the timber privileges can be purchased at very reasonable prices on account of the desire to have the land cleared for farming purposes. In the rougher portions of northern Mississippi tributary to the line of the Fri"co, and also in the valleys of large streams crossed by om line funning beh",een Memphis and Birmingham, there is some fine mer<.'.hantable timber, both hardwood, gum and cottnTIwood. Tn western Alabama there are also some large tracts of yellow pine. timber. Tn the 'western part of Arkansas, tributary to om St. Paul Branch, and along the Ozark & Cherok{'.e. Central Division, and also in southern Missouri along the line south from Springfield to Thayer and tributary to the CU!T{'.ntRiver Division, there is much hard-wood timber that would repay investigation, in addition leav-ing smallex timbl::' which would be suitahle for handles, spokes, wagon 'wood and chair stock." America the Great Persian Rug Market. It is stated that about nine-tellths of the rt1g trade of Persia finds its way directly or indirectly to the United States. \iVhat are regarded as the most beautiful of the Per-sian rugs are the product:1 of the Tabriz looms. In one large factory in that city over 1,000 lads are employed on rugs of all sizes and design. These lads work with gJ;"eat rapidity and earn from $2.50 to $3.25 per month. A few years ago aniline dyes were' use'dextensively in coloring the yarns to these rugs, but the effect was quickly felt in decreased sales and the government prohibited the entry of the dyes. The Persian rug trade, vorhich was sadly demoralized in 1902, is slowly recovering, and the demand in America is increasing, while the manufacture is being extended in a normal and healthful manner. This applies particularly to the wool rug:-;. The silk rug trade, on account of competition, is still below its former footing, and many smaller factories in this line have discontinued operations. Danger from Oil in Boilers. A common trouble experienced by stationary engmeers, and one that is apt to prove expensive as well as dangerous, is that occasioned hy oil in the boilers_ The result is usually a badly warped sheet and an expensive loss of time until the damage can be repaired_ The oil may find its way into the boiler in several ways. Sometimes it is intentionally thrown in by the engineer to help break up scale or prevent the same. vVhere a small quantity of good oil, free from animal matter, is used little harm results, but in many cases the lubricant is of an inferior IS gTade. 1\10re often trouble originates in plants where the exhaust steam is used. Many engineers use too much oil on their engines. This passes from the cylinders into the ex-haust steam and thence into the feed water. From there it passes direetly into the boiler. Many new boilers have been ruined in this way within twenty-four hours after they were fired up. In the boiler the oil has the effect of holding the water in suspension above the plate, causing the plate to become over-heated and sag from one inch to a foot. The same effect is also brought about by the oil mixing with the mud and form-illg a spongy coating on the plate. The most direct way to Manufa('tured by Century Furniture Company, Jamestown, N. Y. overcome the trouble ,is to clean out the boiler and tank and theH~after fIlter the feed water. Death of Jacob Fihn. Jacob Fihn, a well-known furniture dealer of St. Louis, :\"Jo.,died August 9 at his home in that city. Mr. Film, who '\,,'as forty-four years of age, has been a residept of S1. Louis since he came to this country, twenty-four years ago, from Kieff. Russia, in order to escat=:ebeing forced' to enlist in the imperial army. This he did through 110t heing ill sympathy with his g-overnment. He is survived by a widow and five children. Mr. Film was one of the buyers at the July exposi-tion in Grand Rapids. Chain of House Furnishing Stores. Application has been flled for the incorporation of the Prince Furnitmc company, to be capitalized at $100,000. The lllcorporators are H. L. Haltzell, Daniel F. Printz and Samuel H. Fulmer. The company arc to conduct a series of stores for the sale of house furnishings, furniture, carpets, etc. Headquarters will be established at Reading, Fa., This is one of our Famous Non-Dividing Pillar Tables No. 340 .. . . , . $19.50 THESE ARE 'THE ONLY TABLES 'THAT ARF: PERFECT IN CONSTR UCTION ANY DEALER THAT HAS NOT 'TRIED ONE OF THESE SHOULD NO'T FAIL TO ORDER ONE Choate-Hollister Furniture Co. Price, JANESVILLE, WIS. The T. B. LAYCOCK MANUFACTURING COMPANY MANur ACTURERS OF Iron and Brass Beds, Cribs Child' s Folding Beds, Spiral and Woven Wire Springs Cots, Cradles, Etc. TO MAKE MONEY. HANDLE OUR GOODS CATALOGUE ON REQUEST EVERY DEALER SHOULD HAVE ONE OR MORE OF OUR No. 550 MATTRESS AND SPRING DISPLAY RACKS, WRITE FOR BOOKLET ILLUSTRATING IT " The T. B. Laycock Mfg. CO. INDIANAPOLIS. IND. 400 Pieces of Parlor and Library Fumiture Colonial Repro-ductions, Odd Pieces and Suites in Louis XV, Louis XVI, Sheraton, Heppelwhile and Chippendale De~gns. Also large line of Leather Rockers, Chairs and Couches. I59 Cantil Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. CENTURY FURNITURE CO. No. 1221 Y; Buffet <ita,rlered oak. Highly poli~hed. Base, 25 x 50. f Tench bevel mirror, 44 x 14. Finished golden. Bevel gl"Jl~duol's. Silver drawer lined inside of dosels and drawers varnished. Price. $27.50 No• .1401 Sideboard Quartered oak. Highly poli.hed. Base, 25 x 52. French bevel mirrof, 40 x 18. Finished golden. Heavy veneered effects. Silver drawe, lined. Closets and drawel's varnished inside. Prlc.e. $35.00 Goods that are mild., 110 weIllhat they come to you with a guarantee cannol fail 10 please yourtrade. THE WAIT FURNITURE CO. POR.TSMOUTH. OHIO. PROTECT THE BAIHES For the benefit of future geoel'ations see that YOllr high chairs have the Unger Safety Guard attached. Cost is only $1.00 per dozen over the ~rdinary_ YOll get 2Sc pel' chair more, besides giving your customer a highly superior ·article. Showing high chair table with guard attached. Showing how the children slide down and out of the old slyle chair. Showing how the child cannot possiblyslide out or stand up in chair. If your mall1Jfacturer does not Ill:'! k'" them, order from Murl)hy Chair Co., Detroit, Mich. American Go-Cart Co., Detroit, Mich. Waldcutter & Co., Toledo. o. E. L.ThompsDn & Co. Baldwinsville. Mass. Nichols & Stone. Gardner. Mass. Canada Furniture Manufacturers, Ltd., TOl"(Jnto, Onl. Th.e Ford & 10lms0l1 Co., ChicalJO. III. Buckstaff & Edwards Co·, Oshkosh. Wis. Geo. Spratt & Co , Sheboygan; Wis. Any of these will see your wants supplied. I. UNGER, Patentee. Iron Moun~. Mich. 17 Danis~T~oseDou~h which are haunting you about Olsen Desks. Do you think that because they are cheap they can't be good? That is al! wrong. Olsen Desks are as careful!y and intelli-gently made as those costing twice their price. By "intelligently made" we mean keeping al ways ia mind the service they are to render. Every drawer slides without catching, every curtain runs smoothly, the pigeon-boles are convenientl.v.arranged, the whole desk is just the neatest affair imaginable. The woods are selected with great care and the finish is faultless. The only thing cheap about Olsen Desks is their price. These facts ought to banish al! your doubts. Don't delay putting Olsen Desks in stock another minute. When they arrive and you see how readily they sel! you'lI be sorry you didn't order them before. Write now. o. C. S. OLSEN &. CO. All the kids are in love with Spratt's Chair GEO. SPRATT & CO. SHEBOYGAN, WIS. CHAIRS AND ROCKERS FOR EVERYBODY Send for Catalogue No. 88-Child's High Chair with Unger Safety Guard. Retting Furniture Co. Successors 10 RETTfNG & SWEET 3 8 Stred Grand Rapids Michigan FINE Parlor Furniture, Odd Chairs, Divans, Co-lonial Snfas. Library Suites, Moms Chairs The most appropriate dIllliv:na. best materials. (;(InBtI'Uetion and 6niab. Lodge furniture. Club Furniture Pulpit furnitul't D~ and estimates furnished lor F'me Ordered Work. Catalogue of Wile and Chl1l'ch fumiture on application THE CREDIT ~UREAU OF THE FURNITURE TRADE The LYON FURNITURE AGENCY ROBERT P. LYON, General Manager CREDITS and COLLECTIONS IMPROVED METHODS Grand Rapids Office, 412-413 Houseman Bldg. GEO. E. GRAVES,· Manager CLAPPERTON & OWEN, Coul1sel THE STANDARD REFERENCE BOOK CAPITAL, CREDIT AND PAY RATINGS CLEARING HOUSE OF TRADE EXPERIENCE THE MOST RELIABLE CREDIT REPORTS COLLECTIONS MADE EVERYWHERE PROMPTLY REUABL Y Smith, & Davis Mfg. Co. ST. LOUIS METAL MAKERS OF BEDS THAT DO BEDS WITH STANDARD .... JJ ..., Standard Reversible Rail Patented July 1.5, 19l}2. NQ,7(l4'iOl. This rail is reversible in the true sense of the word-can be used either side up and enables the dealer to ma.ke one set of raUs answer instead of having two stocks, one of regular, the other inverted. 1'1.. rf) REVERSIBLE RAILS SOLID .. .. RIGID REVERSIBLE NOT WIGGLE No. 328 All Iron ~ $3.75 net The New PAThNTED GCT. 20. 1903 Comfortable Durable Simple N",.t The Acme oE Perra·tion in the line of Folding Chairs. P~;"FHCT COMI'ACTNhSS whltn folded. Hard maple natural finish. WRITE FOR PItICES. ohe PEABODY SCHOOL FURNITURE CO. North Manchester, Indiana . Pillars, 1 1-16 inches. Filling, 3-8 and 5-16 inch. Head, 56 inches. Foot, 40 inches. Sizes: 3 feet 6 inches and 4 feet 6 inches. Weight, 67 Ibs. No. 51 Oliver Bros. Company LOCKPORT. N. Y. UA Hi_h Grade Br_s and Iron /BEDS Chicago Satesrol)ms moved to Furni-ture h:x.hibition Building. 1411 M1Chi- .l{an Avenue New York Salesroom, U5 E, 42<1.Street. fI". M. RANDALL II'" YOU DON'T VISIT THE: MAR"ETS OUR CATALOGUE WILL INTEREST YOU. 20 ESTABLISHED lS80 PUBLISHED BY MICHIGAN ARTISAN CO. ON THE 10TH AND 2Sn. OF EACH MONTH OFF/CE-2-20 LYON ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ENTI!IlED AS MATTER OF THE nCOKtI CLASS A few years ago the sta.te of IVlichigan engaged ill the business of manufacturing furniture at the prison in Ionia under a contract v,:ith the Cochran & .:'Uiller Fmnitur-e com-pany to take the output. The btlsinC5;; proved unprofitable, the state losing heavily. and ,,.,.h. en the contract expired the board ofcolltro! refused to rene,,,,- the same. The mannfac-hirers of tbe state of Michigan were quite active in bringing to the attclltioll of the state authorities proof to sustain their claim that the bl1sin~ss ..".as carried on at a Joss. Louis Kanitz, of Muskegon; L. C. Stow. of Grand Rapids, and Charles E. Rigley, of the l':stey Manufacturing company, Owosso, represented the manufacturers of the state.. "VVithin the past year the state bas commenced the manufacture of raLjan chairs .and furniture in the prison at Tonia under can-t a~t with the Ypsilanti Reed Chair company, and recently a contract was entered into with the Trade Table company, owned by the Ypsilanti corporation, for the employment of 250 prisoners incarcerated at the state prison in Jackson, ]\'1ich. The state will receive fifty cents per day for A and t"..·enty-five ('.ents for B men, The table makers of the United States may expect to be confronted with demoralizing com-petition in the near future. It was generally supposed that when the unprofitable experience at Tonia had termillated the state of Michigan would not engage in the business of manu-facturing furniture again, but the making of the contract with the Trade Table company proves that a trio of politicians with a pull is stronger than the business' judgment of the men controlling the prisons of the state of Michigan. The business of the manufacturers of furniture in the southwestern states has heen seriously affected by the yelJow fever epidemic. An idea of the seriollsness of the situation is furnished in a letter from 1. "\,T. C. "Vright, the manager of the New Orleans Furniture .Manufacturing company: "Nearly all our fal':tories (the company operates five) are partially tied up by the quarantine incidental to the fever prevailing here. "Vhen dealers send in orders we do not know whether we can fill them or not, because of the ob-struction to freight caused by quarantine." The outlook is nol encouraging for business. If goods were shipped to certain localities the men ordering the same might not be alive when the same ',Nere ready for delivery. ------~ A report is current to the dIect that a number of manu-facturers located in the south have signed an agreement not to o~,cupy space in the :xposition buildings of Chicago, Grand Rapids and New York In Jannary. Their withdrawal will not affect the rn\lrkets materially. The exposition plan for sell-ing furniture has become an established feature of the busi-ness. If the southetnerswithdraw, more trade will be gained by the manufacturers who remain in the market. The Ordways operated a chair factory in Massachusetts. The people of Bristol, Tenn .. offeTed a bonus which tempted the Ordways to move to that town. The condition's for mal1~ L~ __ ufacturing chairs in Tennessee are not those that prevail in "!\lassachl1setts. The Ordways could not make the business profitable in Tennessee, therefore dosed the factory and re-turned to Massachu!:ietts, leaving liatilities amounting to $.,5,000 unsecured. A receiver in bankrnptcy will attempt to secure something for the creditors. By the "vay, what was the name of the wise man who uttered a remark about "let-ting well enough alone"? A traveling furniture exposition has been suggested. For instance ,if the people of Cincinnati should feel the desire for the presence of one thousand buyers and as many manufac-turers and selling agents, they need only lease l\ll1sic Hall and offer its occupancy to the leading manufacturers of Chi-cago, Grand Rapids. Ne\y York and other furniture centers free of expense for a month. Baltimore, Boston, Philadel-phia and other cities might prove attractive for the exposi-tion seller of furniture ullder similar conditions. The idea is presented for w!Jat it is wott1J. The cost of the "keep" of salesmen ill the exposition towns Juring the furniture selling season is held up for contempla-tion by the manager of a furniture tnaaufactnring corpora-tion selling their Olltput to prize soap coq.:oratiol1s as a guud and sufficient reason why the manufacturers of furniture should withdraw from tIle expositions. \'\Tou{d tlle cost le less if the salesmen were traveling on the road \'v-hi Ie the buyers were making the rounds of the exposition towilS? The movement inaugurated in thc southern states pro-posing that manufacturers of furnitllre ,...i.thdraw their lines from the furniture expositions ,'vas inaugurated by firms en-gaged in handling government contracts. In the northern states the movement is championed by a corporation that disposes of a great part of their outl)ut to prize soap distri-bution and scheme houses. Fit leaders for such an ill-advised movement. The little town of Mebane, N. C. was stirred up consid-erably a short time ago by tllC loading and dispatching of a train of thirteen cars containing furniture for the government buildings ill Panama. The goods were manufactured by the White Furniture company and passed the critical inspection by government experts successfully. Thc \Vhites arc proud of their success and the government is satisfied. When it is understood that twenty thousand persons are employed by the mail order houses of Chicago and probably as many more by the premium distributing or scheme ho'uses, the nature of the work undertaken by the National Retailers' association-the abolishment of such concerus~wilt he, in a measure, comprehended. The withdrawal of out-of-town lines from the furniture expositions will not affect Grand Rapids. So long as the buyers find it profitable to visit the :~diehigan furniture center for the purpose of buying goods the manufacturers of Grand Rapids will have fresh styles and perfect work for their con-sideration. If all manufacturers had practical pulls that would enable them to sell their output to the state a.nd federal governments there would be no reason for their showing tlleir lines in the exposition towns. The same is true of the manufacturers who sell their outputs to the soap and scheme houses. Trade Notes. A large fl1rniturc factory. will be erected in Columbus, Ga. Lutz & Sonhave established a furniture store in Pasco, Fla. The Ott Lounge company have moved from Chicago to Pontiac, Ill. Cron & \Valker succeed Cron & Zeemer in the furniture business at Piqua, o. The Automatic ¥lringer comVany, Mllskegon, Mich., have gone out of business. L. P. Kelly, St. Mary's, 0., has sold his furniture business to H. C. Smith and J. D. Miskell. H. ¥l. Potter has sold his Ittrniture and undertaking busi-ness in Belleville, 1vJich.,to Pullen & Son. The St. J alms Table company \'lill commence the opera-tion of their factory at Cadillac, Mich .. early in Octoher. I....Kauffman, of South Columbus, 0" has sold an interest in his furniture store to 1\'1. O. \Vagner, late of Lancaster. The Shoals (Ind.) Brass & T TOn Bedstead company, re-cently organized in_that city, will soon commence business. )/1. A. Taylor and others have organized the Pecos Furni-ture company in Austin, Tex. Their ca~;ital stock is $w,ooo. A. Dirksen & Sons, Springli.eld, 111.,have filed articles of incorporation, with $IOO,OOO capital, to ellgage in tbe manU-II., factming business. . The Forest City Furniture company, Rockford, Tll., at the annual meeting of stockholders held recently, re~eleeted their old board of directors and officers. H. J. Lapalme and others have organized the IT. J. La-palme comrany, of vVaterbury, Conn., to deal in furniture and carpets. Their capital stock is $5,000. The Anderson & Winter l\Janufacturing company will erect a factory T05xI35 feet in size and three stories high in Manufactured by Empire Furniture Company, Jamestown, N. Y. Clinton, la., to which point they \'lill move their business from Cedar Rapids. The New York Chair company, of New York. manufac-turers of antique furniture, have been incorporated with a capital stock of $IO,OOO. The incorporators are Jeremiah 21 O'l,eary. Lester S. Aberley and Frederick n. Maerkle, all of New -"{ark. The factory of the Columbian :rvranufacturing company, makers of mattresses and bedding, St. Johns, Mich., has' been completely destroyed by fire with a total loss of contents. About $500 insurance was carried. Indianola, Neb., is experiencing a lively building boom. Suggestive of Comfort. Among the new blocks is that of the firm of W. H. Smith & Son, v·,:hoare completing the erection of a .large brick furni-ture store- to accommodate their steadily growing business. The Knox-\\'alker Furniture company, Pine Bluff, Ark., have field articles of association with the secretary of the state of Arkansas. Their capital stock amonnts to $20,000, to which subscril:tiolls have been made amotlll(ing to $12,3°0. Charles F. Johnson. formerly with A. B. & E. L. Shaw, will join the selling force of "the Pooley Furniture company, Philadelphia, on September I. The c9mpany are erecting a large addition to their plant, which is intended to increase their manufacturing facilities one-third. Joserl1 V,,'nolsey has brought suit against the Freed Furni-ture & Carpet company, Salt Lake City, charging that a rep-resentative of the company entered his house during his ab-sence and illegally carried away certain furniture belonging to complainant. Damages amounting to $500 are sought for. The l\{ajestic Bed & l\:lanufacturing company, Springfield, 0., are in the hands of a receiver. The company are indebted for $20,000 and have property valued at $35,000. The action was precipitated by a suit brought by Alonzo Hullinger, the general manager, wbo c.!aimed that the company owed him $216 back salary. The Century Furniture company, Jamestown, N. Y. have issued a catalogue illustrating and describing their line of dressers, chiffoniers, sideboards, huffets. The line numbers nearly 100 patterns. Quartered oak, dark and Tuna, mahog-any, golden curly birch and bird's-eye maple are used in the manufacture of these goods. Good Cabinet Makers Need Good Benches THAT'S THE KIND WE MAKE HAND SCREWS, FACTORY TRUCKS, CABINET CLAMPS WRITE FOR CATALOGUE No.8 Our No. 1 Bench Grand Rapids Hand Screw Company I30 South IoniaStreet, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Canadian Representatives, RICE. LEWIS & SON. Toronto, Onl. CABINET MAnERS In these days of close competition, need the best possible equipment, and this they can have in • . • • BARNES· Hand and Foat Power Machinery Our New hand and foot Power Circular Saw NO.4 The strongest, most powerful, and in every war the best machine of its kind ever made, for ripping, <:fOss-cutting, boring and grooving. Send for our New Catalogue. -We F. ®. JOHN BARNES CO. 654 ~uby Street. ~ochford, III. The Yeager furniture Company ALLENTOWN, PA. UPHOLSTERED PARLOR FURNITURE and NOVEL TIES An endless variety In Gold, Gilt, Mabogany and Weathered Oak Finishes. ..•~.'-.- UlM.". •• .><III.t .............. "WE MAKE OUR OWN FRAMES" NEW LINE OF - POLISHED WOOD SEAT ROCKERS --IN-BIRCH OAK ANp MAHOGANY. CODlple1eLine on Exhibition a.t CHICAGO ONLY Manufacturers' Exhibition Building 1319 MICUIGAN AVENUE, SEVENTU FLOOR The Schirmer furniture Co. Manufacturers ... of ... Hall Racks Settees Hanging Racks Center Tables 1911-1915Elm Street, CINCINNATI,0"10 Robbins Table Co. OWOSSO, MICHIGAN No. 286 Improved Extension Table Leaves stored in top Center column does not d1vide CATALOG AND PRICES TO DEALERS ON REQUEST ,. 24 The Official Report. An enthusiastic gathcrillg of the members of the )'lichigan Retail Furniture Dealers' association convened at .Detroit, :vrich., recently, the occasion being the anl1nal meeting of the association. The convention was called Oil very brief notice, and for that reaeOH 111an)' of the dealers from the interior were unable to be present. Letters and telegrams from a number were received, regretting their inability to be present but pladging the association a continuance of their moral and financial snpllOrt. Tt was not intended that this meeting should be called for anything more than the transaction of routine busi-ness and the election of officers, but it turned out to be a very enjoyable affair for all those who attended. In his opening remarks President Barker said: "The If ... 1.4. (roil Bed. F.."., _.f" _. b"""" "•• m"oo, .'1 C'OlQ'" ho",' b.... ,,.j,,,m;o(> Ifo./' .. p...lor Tsble. (".01<10;, "" 0' m.~op.o~: ..-_ ""ood ""'.' p;."" """ ... .,.] If•• JU. EneD1!lon Tsble. M.O',., I:Zi,~:~~~;~~.d'.~, A Good Sample Advertisement. lvlichigan Retail Furniture Dealers' association was organ-ized September 24. 190I. On November 4 of that year ,ve had membership of eighty. The battle was on for right principles in trade so far as it affected the retailers of furnitnre. The battle is still on, although the factories generally <10 not sell to consumers. "The national association, since organized', has taken into consideration the mail order houses and the giving away of furniture as premiums is also receiving its attention; and I believe that all matter affecting the retail trade will receive its careful consideration. r recommend that members of onr state association give it their liberal and hearty support. I also recommend that Ollr incoming president cause to be sent to every furniture dealer in the .state a circular letter giving full information as to the national association and calling at-tention to the fact t11at it is maintained in its work by per capita dnes raid from the treasury of the state associations. Therefore, if the dealers wish to assist in movements planned for the betterment of the retail trade, they must of necessity become members of the state association. I ..v..ould also recommend that the dues be reduced to $3.00 per annum in order that every dealer in the state may become a member. This wOlild leave liS $2,00 per member for om expense of sending out circulars. letters, etc., after paying our per capita tax of $r.oo, to the nati()J1al association. I would urge that dealers mail all complaints to our secretary, and if they can-not be adjusted by the state association the complaints will be referred to the national association. [recommend the election of three delegates and three alternates to the national association to attend their meetings when that body is pre-pared to receive thenl. 1 ,",,'auld also recommend that the members be informed from time to time by our secretary of the work which is being done, 'so that the dealers who can-not. attend the meetings may know that their interests are being taken care of." The report of the executive committee showed that a Hum-ber of. matters of interest to the members, which had been referred by the committee to the secretary, had been adjusted in a ma1111ersatisfactory to all those concerned. An amend-ment to the by-la\vs was adopted, reducing the annual dues from $5.00 to $3.00 r er year, and it was the sense of the meet-ing that this amount would afford stlff:cient rcvenue to pay the running exrenscs and IT-ake it easier to obtain !Jew members. During the rast year both the president and secretary have corresponded with a Humber of mannfacturers through-out the country and letters from many of these were read, an-nouncing themselves in sympathy with the aims of the asso-ciation and pledging themselves to confine their sales here-after to the legitimate retailer of furniture and no longer sell to mail order and premium houses; and a resolution ,'vas llnanimollsly adopted commending the action of these ma:l-ufactnrcrs and pledging to them the !filpport and patronage of 0111' members. It was the sense of the meeting that in so far as it was consistent with their bnsiness, the members should, in mak-ing their purchases. favor and ratronize such buildings and such lines of goods as are shown in exhibition buildings which are used exclusively for wholesale purposes at all times. A resolution was adopted expressing the regret of the members at the death of the former vice president, B. F. Cotharin, of Flint. Mr. Cotharin was a pionccr in this associ-ation movement, and bis presence was' sadl; missed at this meeting. Plans for incrcasing the membership were considered and the secretary instructed to carry them out and to use the funds ohthe association in the furtherance of these plans. A rcsolution was adopted commending the work being done bv the national association and pledging the continued support of the l\.lichigan association in the work wbich the national has undertaken in the orga:,i7.ing of other state asso-ciations and the strengthening of the associations alrcady forllled. The election of officers resl1lted as follows. Presi-dent, James ),-1. Keenan, Detroit: first vice president, George B. Gallup, Jackson; second vice president, \Vill Hanson, Mon-roe; secretary-treasurer. Charles C. Roscllbury, Bay City; executive committee, D. M. "regner, chairman, Grand Rap-ids; W. E. Barker, Dctroit; F. J. Schutt, 1'\'lol1l1tClemens; Charles A.H ager. i\larquette; T. R Donovan, Saginaw. The elect;o:, of the l~resident was made on the third ballo~. j\,{r. Barker v,,·as re-elected ont he first and second ballots, hut declined the honor. 1Ie cxpressed bis appn~ciation of the honor ~'hich had already been conferred upon him by the association. and of the further honor ,vhich they proposed to confer by his re-election. bnt thought for the good of the as-sociation that it would be wisc to elect someone efse to the office. It was hard for the members to g-ive Hp Yilr. Barker, as he has sexved th('. association wi!'.cly and well. Mr. Lewis also declined re-election as secretary-treasurer, expressing himself of the belief that a chang-e in that off-ice would also be beneficial, and he fHrtller stated that his per-sonal affairs duril1g the coming year would scarcely give him time to do justice to the duties of secretary~trcast1rer. Resollltions were unanimol\sly adopted expressing to 1\1r. Manufactured by Northern Furniture Co" Sbeboygan, Wis. Barker and 1\1r. Lewis the thanks and appreciation of the members for the excellent seT\'ice rendered the association during their terms in office. The meeting then adjonrncd, s\lbject to the can of the president. Tile meeting was called strictly for bl1siness pur-poses and no elltertaitllnellt was c011templated. However. the members of the Detroit association are an exceedingly Manufactured by Udell Works, Indianapolis, Ind. hospitable lot, and they were not to be denied the privilege of entertaining: those who were present, and during the day and previolls to the meeting plans were hastily perfected for giving the visitors a good time. A special car was arranged for that took the members from the city to the Belle Isle bridge, ..".here they boarded a launch and were taken to Belle Isle. After the mee1illg adjourned the members again went aboard the launch and were taken to a popular resort on the 25 Canadian shore and served with a fish and game dinner. Other refreshments and cigars were fmnished in abundance. After rctH1"11ing from the Canadian shore a Dumber of the members left the yacht at Belle Tsle and returned to the city in automobiles. Altogether it was a very enjoyable occasion, although no plans had been made beforehand for any enter-tainment. Sues an Undertaker for Carelessness. Charles A. :"IcGowan, a liveryman at "Vest hope, N. D., has started a novel suit which may bring out some fine points of law in his action for damages against Benjamin Roman-son, an undertaker at Souris, for $.=i,600. :rVlcGowan claims that 11(', (',11gage.d Romallson to ("mhallH the remains of his wife so that they might be sent to Northwood, her old home, fnr burial. F-I e asserts that the undertaker perfo:med the service so negligently and nnskillfully as to make them ManufaClurlOd by \Voodard Furniture Co., Owosso, Mich. wholly worthless, and that by the time the body had reached Nortl1'wood it vvas in such a condition that it was impossible to bold all orderly ft111cral or to allow relatives and friends tn view the remaim;. lh. );JC.GOW'a11 seeks the $5,(>00 as a rJtlietus to his outraged feelings and the intense mental agony and mortification he has suffered as a result of Romanson'S carelessness. At a special election held at St. Johns, Mich., a proposi-tion to bond the city fOf $15,000 to purchase the real estate and building of the Table company was carried by a large majority. It is expected that at least two new factories will be established there-a furniture factory from .Chic.ago and an automobile factory from Detro-it. A. D. Gibson & 'Co., retail fUfniture dealers,Memphis, Tenn., are enlarging their quarters, having leased additiot}al warehouse room, giving them the entire Main street building, in which a handsome art department will be installed. 26 THE ONLY CASTER CUP THAT WILL NOT MAR OR SWEAT A New Caster CUP. a Furniture Protector and a Rest We guamntl!'e perfect .satis-faction. We know we have the (tilly perfect c-a'!iter cup ever made. This cup is in two sizE's, as follows: 2~ inch and 3 inch, and we use the cork bottom. You know the Test Small size, $3.60 I)e, 100 Large size, 4.60 per 100 Try it and be CDIlVilJced. :Eo" O. B. Gratld Rapids. Our Concave Bottom Card Rlock does not touch the sur-iace, but upon Ihe rim. permit-ting a circulation of air under the bluck, thereby preveotintr moisture ..r marks of any kInd. ihis is the only card block of its kind on the market. Price $3.00 per 100 Grand Rapids Caster Cup Co" 2 ''''wood A".. Grand Rapids, Mich. Also can be bad at LUSSKY. WHITE & COOLIDGE. 111-113Lake St.. Chicago ROCKFORD UNION FURNITURE CO. ROCKFOJ{[), ILL. Buffets, Bookcases, China Closets \Ve lead in Style, COllstruct:oll and Finish. SEE OUR CATALOGUE. Furniture Factory for Sale A fir~tclass factory, at present making tables, in ~ood .sourhern location near to splendid timber supply, arId having first-class transp0r1ation facili-ties, ]s for sale. If parties will investigate before July 15th, _an advantageolls offer will be made. Information about plant will be furnished hy M. V. RICHARDS, l.and and Industrial Ag'ent. Southern Railway, WASHINGTON, D. C. CHAS. S. CHASE, Agent. 612 Cbemical Building, ST. LoUiS, MO. M. A. HAYS, Agent, 225 llearhorll StTl~et, CHCAGO, ILL • fOUR TRAINS C" ICAGO TO .t..ND fROM Lv Gd. Rapids 7:10am Ar ('h1cag:o 1:15pm Lv Gd. Rapids 12:051111 Ar Chicago 4:50pm Lv Gd, R",p,ds 4:25 pm daily Ar ClJicago H>:55pm Lv Gd. Ravids 11:.'0"m dail)' Ar Chica~ 6:55am Pulltnan Sleeper, open 9:00 pm on 11:30pm train every day. CaE...service on all day traillS. 5t'rvice ll. la carte. PeTe Marquette Pad..,r cars on all day trains. Rate reduced to 50 Ce'TltS. T"REE TRAINS D E T R 0 I T . TO AND fROM Leave Grand Rapids 7:)(1 atn Arrive Delroit H::,S am Leave j;,alld Rapids 11:25 am daily Arrive DeuQit 3:25I>m Leave Grand Rapids 5:20 pm Arrive Detroit 10:05 pm Meals served a 1a cane' on trains leaving Gral',1 Rapids at 11:25am and 5::10 pm. Pere Marquelle Parlor Cars on all !Tail'S; ~ea! late. 2s cents. "ALL OVER MICHIGAN" H. J. G RAY, lHS [RICT PASSENGER AGIi;~"l, PHONE1168 GrandRapids,Micb. QUARTER-SAWED INDIANA WHITE OAK VENEERS CHOIC~ FIGURI<; I<;XTR<I. WIDTHS When writing for pric('~. mention widths required and kind of figure preferred. HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO. Fort Wayne Indiana W~manufacture the larg- Cifltline of FOLDING C H AI R S in the United States, suitable for Sunday Schools, Halls, Steamers and all Public Re$orts. We al"io manufacture Bral's Trimmed Iron Bed... , Spring Beds, Cots and Cribs in a Iarg"ft variety •. Send for Catalogue and Pric'es to Kauffman Mfg. CO. A~"LA~D, 0"10 Morton House American ......Plan Rates $2.50 and Up Hotel Fantlind European .....rlan Rates $1.00 and Up lhe Noon Dinner Served ~tthe fanllind for 50c: is the FINEST IN THE WORLD J. BOYD PANTLIND. Prop. WHY NOT GO BY BOAT? BfTWEEN Chicago AND Grand Rapids fore $2_00 one "'By 3.75 RoUl:ld Trip Leav~ Chica2"Q7;45 p.m. daily Leavr::Grand Rapids7:40p.m. daily Reserve berths at 103 Adams St., Cbicago, Docks foot Michigan Ave. 91 Monro~ Street, Grand Rapids. Mich. ~----------------------- ---- Worked Raised Postal Order Game. The Racine (\Vis.) yapcrs print a story of a young man giving the name of William 1'. Crane, who is believed to have defrauded one of the local furniture de,alers of about $30. None of the dealers, however, witl admit the "touch." The presence of the same [:erson is greatl] desired in Chicago, where he "vorked at least eight furniture dealers. The first seen of the man ..v.as about two weeb; ago, when he visited the Belle City FUfniltlTe Store. At tbat r1ace lIe presented a rostoffice lllOney order for $50, drawll at the Kenosha oft-lee. He asked to have the ordc'- cashed there, 1mt was re-fused. He next went to the Thronson Flli"tlitllfC company. where he Llsed different tactics. He bought a s.ideboard and offered a postoffice order ill payment. \Vhen the clerk re-fused to accept it the str<lnger asked that the sir!eboard be delivered to 1431 Owen avenue all the following :\lonrlay, where the teamster could collect al lhe house. Meeting with poor success at tllese places, he shifted to 27 stranger was at the Northwestern depot, where it is thought he boarded a train for Mi.lwankee. Initial Appearance of "The Busy Store News." Stewart Brothers, of Columbus, 0., have just issued th(" tirst number of "The Busy Store News-," a periodical named afler and published ill the interests of their well-known hO'lse fllfllishing establishment in that city. "The Busy Store News" is a neat TOXT2 inch, eight-page "illustrated magazine of fashions in furniture and kindred subjects," of special in-terest to theil· present and prospective patrollsin the retail trade. The n~agazine, which' i5 to be issued monthly, is printed on good p:\)er in plain, rearlable type, and contains enlivening bits of store news on everyone of its pages. Each department of the store is represented, and in many instances half-tone cuts of the different flool's and displays are effect-ively llsed. Bright al1d crisp little verses and short articles written in h'mnorol1s vein are well distributed through its Manufactured by Manistee Manufarturi!lg Company, Manistee, Mic.:h. the jewelry store of \Vicgalld Brothers. \ivhere he wanted to purchase a phol10grat:h on the same terms. He met with a cold recertion there also, and again he hied himself to a fllT-niture dealer, this timc visiting the Porter Fnrnitt1re com-pany, where he })nrchascd another sideboard and asked that it be delivered to the number 011 Owen avenue. lvInnday morning there \,,-'ere two sideboards loaded on wagons and taken to O\'<"en avemte, hnt the dr-ivers co,lld lind no such number as given by the stranger. and they were retul'tled to the stores. It has been learned that the stranger rosed as a carpenter contractor who was to build a large fiat building. (I e had engaged rooms on \Visconsill street and on Sunday morning asked the landlady for the location of a nice church. as it was his usual custom to a~tend divine service on the Sabbath. Son ..e.. of the other l~()ardeTs at the 11011seare ac-customed to having beer at the table, and it ..v.as tbought ad-visable to take that beverage from the bill of tare for that day on account of the Christian-like demeanor of the new boarder. Imagine their surprise when he readily accepted the invitation to join them in a drink. The last scen of (he pages, making in ail a periodical well worthy a place on the library table. A Check and the "Money;'Refunded" Plan. l-1 e h<J.donly a check for $57, and needed $7 at once. rhe banks were aU closed and he tried half a dozen friends, in vain Then he thought of a lJig department store where his face was known to the cashier. ··Can you cash this. check for me?" he asked. "I could for merchandise," the cashier replied, "but I COllldn't give you money for all of it." "Suppose I buy fifty doHan;' worth, can you give me the change ?" "all, yes, there's no trontIe about that." So the man with the check went to the jewelry deI'art-ment, pick~,d out a fifty-dollar watch, paid with the check, got seven dollars' ~hange, and two days later returned the watch and got llis fifty dol1ars. "Handy, this scheme of the stores takillg things back," he said. 28 Observations of a Representative of the Artisan. Evansville, Aug. 25.-Tt was with a feeling of admiration and surprise tbat 0111" of the l\'lichigan Artisan's representa-tives visited for the tir~:t time the city of Evansville in the middle of the present month. Admirably located on the banks of the Ohio river, rich in historic associations with the departed red man and the frontiersman ofa hundred yea1"S ago, this city, above whose limits rises the smoke from scores of humming factories, impresses the visitor at once as one of the . 1110st wide-a. wake and p.fogressive cities in -the south. The proverllial hospitality of the south is also one of the n~arked d:aracteristics of Evansville'>; atmosphere with which the visitor comes in contact. One cannot help becoming" im-bued with the feeling that in this attractive city there is "something doing" all the time and that a mueh greater city is t11C future of Evansvilk Ma'lat{er Karges, of the Karges Fmnittlre company, rc-rOtts t: ade with his conlj:'any thus (ar this year as very good, with the exception of the interruption ,"vhich has COIJlL' to their sOLlthern trade Oil account of the yellow fever epidemic. The company's trade from the western states continues to be holding ant in good shape. The Evansville Furniture company, manufacturers of bedsteads. wardrobes, safes, tallies, oak chamber sllites, chairs and rockers, and jobbers o( all kinds of furniture, is one o( the largest and most prominent in the big list of Evans\cjl1c's furniture industries. :o..lr.HGus" Nonwei1cr states that a brand new line of case goods, entirely new stuff, is beiJlg gotten out, prices ranging from $6.00 to $20.00; oak bedroom suites with prices up to $50.00. A new line of chiffoniers is also to form another department of this company's big output. Philip Nonweiler, the president 'aud treasmer of the Ev-ansville Furniture company, at this writing is seriously ill with typhoid fever. Grave fears arc entertained as to the outcQrre, owing to the fact that R'lr. Nonwciler is about sixty-five years of age. The American Ph'arnI<1caJ company, 2D5 Upper First street, Evansville, are manufacturing a polish that is making Evans-v. ille famolls. This article is called ;'Natl's Red Star Polish," for furniture, pianos. ollice allJ bar fixtures, iron beds, car-riages, automotiles, etc. tt is the only perfect polisher and cleaner that insmes that peculiar factory finish. It contains 110 acid, dries instantly, does 110t leave the furnitme gummy or sticky. aud is endorsed and used hy the largest furnitLlre factories and dealers. The reputation of "Nall's Red Star Polish" is such that it has been on the market Ior tell years and never a customer disappointed. There is no disagree-able or offensive odor connected \..i..th it, and it has the back-ing of such widely known fllrnitme <:ompanies and other con-cerns as the Karges Furniture company, Crescent Furnitllre company, T ndiana Furniture company, Evansville Desk com-pany, Eli D. Miller F.olding Bed company, City National tank and the Old State National bank, of Evansville; the Re-liable Furniture company, Memphis, Tenn.; Rhodes-Haverty Furniture comr:any, of A.tlanta, Ga.; ]. VV.Gleaves & Son, of Paducah, Ky., as well as hundreds of others who use and recommend tl1(~same. The "Nall's Red Star Floor Polish" is the only polish for Jloor use, as it gives the appearance of hardwood floors, leaving a polish instead of an oily, greasy surface, which is the the great objection to floor oils, as tl~ey rresent an llnsighlly appearance ,aud accumulate dust and dirt. 7IR'T' I >S' 7IJ"l ;;;;SF· The American Pharmacal company enjoy a very large trade, not only generally. all these goods, but especially so in the south. Mr. J. H. Rohsenberger, manager of the American Phar-macal company, spent a ten-day trip in the early part of the present month in the cast, including a trip to Buffalo and also several cities in the state of Ohio. The Globe Furniture company will from now on make a full line of dining room and hall furniture, was the st<l.te-ment recently made by Secretary-Treasurer TIenjamin Bosse to the Michigan Artisan's representative. l\ll previous lines thal have been made will be continued and not dropped, but K. U. goods will be cut out and go to the Bosse Furniture Company, whose fine plant is an addition to tbe Globe Futni-lure company. All lines dropped by the Globe will he made in the Bosse factory. The Bosse Fnrniture company have a strong line for the coming fall and spring trade. This company opened up ill their splendid new plant June I. The Bosse factory is a struc-ture .39DX60, exclusive of the boiler house. l\Ianager ,Ed-ward Ploeger says business is such tbat the plant has been kept btlSy right along and the trade is g~od from all seetions of the COUll try. V\o'illiam A. Koch, secretary and treasurer of the Evans-ville Metal Bed company, returned Augitst 16 from a short tri) to St. Louis. The Evansviite Metal Bed company haye issued a Heat condensed catalogue entitled ;;~lidst1tnmer Musings" on the Hanner line. This comp,'wy occupy one of the most. com-plete factories of its kind in the United States and in work-manship and finish the line is a top notcher. l\lanager Smith, of the Smith Chair company, says his company are having an excellent trade this year, notwith-standing the fact that 1904 was the biggest year in their his-tory. The Smith Chair company manufacture a standard line of wood, cane, dOllble cane, cobbler, tufted cobbler and fancy veneer seat chairs and rockers, all kinds of child's chairs are also manufactured. Notwirhstanding their fire jn May, the company were ready for business on June '1. The line of fancy chairs and rockers has been largely increased this year. The Smith Chait· company have men in their employ who have been with the comj: any continuously the past forty years and who turn out for their em:Joyers the old Boston rockers and the old Douglas office chairs-goods that are being manufactured in EvansvitJe by this' COlTIpanyonly. C. 1.. Vt/ood, of Grand Rapids, representative for Winslow Brothers & Smith company, manufacturers of glue and gela-tine, Chicago, visited the local trade on the 15th inst. William L. C.aldwell, J ndianapolis representative for L. J. 11cCIoskey & Co., makers of varnishes and japans, Phila-delphia, was in Evansville on the 15th inst., calling on the furniture trade. The Boeksteg~ Furniture company have just added a uew department to their line in dressing tables made in quartered oak, and also a large addition to their regular line in exten-sion and library tables made in quartered oak, imitation quar-tered oak and solid oak. These additions are all new patterns and are very sllbl't.1nrial in make-up and attrnctive jn appear-ance. Manager Jourdan rc;orts the company's tra~le as very good and up to last year in volume. E. A. Schor, formerly receiving teller for the City National bank, of Evansville, recently resigned his position to be~ come the bookeeper for the Karges Furniture company. P. B. Fellwock. the bookkeeper for some time past ,."ith the Karges Furniture company, has, with two brothers, or-ganized the Fellwock Roll & Panel company. His hrother William was formerly engjl~eer, and his l::rotherFred was a cabinet maker, also in tbe employ o( the Karges Furniture cnmpany. The Fcllwock Roll & Pand comrany have taken the building fonnerly occupied by the Bosse l'l1rniture com-pany on .Fourth avellue and Illinois street. l-]. N. Hall, of Grand Rapids, Ivlich., has takcn the man-agement of the Evansville Bookcase & Table company. A numbcr of new improvements are to be made, including a ncw factory addition, to be located on Second avenue and ad-joining the present plant, located corner Second aVe11l1C and Ohio street. vVork Oil the new structure '\vill begin Septem-ber T. It '\vill be three stories high, with basement, and will be ul.adc o( brick. Manager 1-1 all intends gethllg O\lt an entire llew line of goods, "I'·hich will be ready for the market next January. Mr. Hall is a well-known gentleman to the furni-ture trade at large, having had a large experience in the man-agement of various furniture enterpriscs; and is also well known as one of the best designers in the trade, Manager Reitz, of the Standard Chair company, made a trip east during the 6rst half of the current month. The Buehncr Chair company have been having' a splendid trade sincc July I. I\{anager T-I. J. Lichtellfeld says tr:de bas been picking up rapidly since that tlate, and a big part of the trade ls coming in from Texas. The Buehner Chair company are one of the oldest h1rniture companies in Evansville, hav-ing b"een established the past forty years. l\lanagcr Lictell-feld has been with the company since J872, having worked his way up to his present position. Tho::; company's trade comes largely from Texas, Tcnnessee, Kelltucky, Illinois and Indiana. H. H. Schu, the treasurer o[ the Crescent FnTllitui"e com-pany, anf! TvIrs. 5cht1 returned fro111 a two wceks' pleasnre trip east, including Niagara l'al1s. The Crescent Furniture company are having a good vol-ume of trade this year, is the statement of Treasnrer Schu. The company's trade is not confined to any particlliar sec-tion, but is general and comes from all parts of the United States. The Crescent line is being displayed in Chicago, 10 the Karpen building, 187 IHichigall avenue, with Hall & Knapp. The Artisan's representative called on the Grote lVranllfac-turing company, f01.1ndet"s and machinists, 117-129 Third avenue, and in interviewing Mr. Grote fonnd thal lhis con-cern is doing an excellent busilless this year. This concern has been established eighteen years. 'Vhile the tradc comes generally from all. sections, this company enjoy an especially large measure of business from the states in the south. The Hohenstein-Hanmetz l<urniture company, manufac-turers of fine furniture, arc one of the recent additiol1s to the big list of Evansville's furniture manllfacturing- industries. This company manufacture a complete line of music cabinets and parlor tables made in mahogany an'(J oak. 1v(essrs. G. A. Hartmetz and Alhert Hohenstein c.ompose this concern. They state that a new department will be opened by the addi-tion of a line of ladies' desks, ,,·,:hich 'will be ready fur the J an nary season, J906. One of the best-know"l1 Evansville concer11S to the furni-ture trade is Conrad Haase, manfadurer of conches, lounges and mattresses a11(l jobber in sprillgs and cots. This COllccm is one of the oldest in Evansville, having becn established in J860. An excellent trade is enjoyed from the south and im-mediate vicinity of Evansville. The Evansville Spring Bed company, manufadl1rers of the Sllfprise sp6'ng bcd, are one of the smaller concerns of Ev-ansville. The goods, guaranteed not to sag, dust and vermin proof and combining the features of ease, durability and com-fort, make this article one of the strong ones of its kind in the furniture field. Henry Huck, proprietor, says he is having a good trade on these goods, the demand for them coming especially from sOl1thern Indiana and Kenttlcky. The Indiana Furnitllre COtnl)ally aYe one of the big {1.1rni-ture plants of Evansville. President Herman G. Menke states 29 the concern IS having a very fair trade this year, the demand for goods being genera1. ScheIosky & Co., manufacturers of dining, kitchcll, office al1(l restaluant tables. arc having in mind the erection of a considerable addition to their present furniture plant, the de-mand for their goods being such,states Mr. Riehl, that it would seem at this time an imperative nccessity that a larger plant be put up. A visitor among the furniture factorics finds, among other important industrics, tlWl of the Specialty Furniture com-pany, manufacturers of chamber suites, odd dressers and chif-foniers at Indiana street alld Elsas avenue. Secretary-Treas-urer H. J. Ruschc states that a department of high priced suites will he one of the additiollS to this comrany's line, the goods being in plain oak alld quartered oak. The Evansville Veneer co~npany, one of the new concerns of this city, organized recently, have their new plant in op-eration and located Oil the Belt Line. Business with this company is rushing, the capitalizati'on being $35,000. Man-ager Talge, who has becn in the veneer business for twenty-fOlll years, is at the head of this ne'\\' and enterprising com-rally and its principal owner. T\.Jr. Talge was formerly sec-retary and treasurer of the Talge Ma'lOgany company, In::li- A FLORENTINE INTERIOR. anapolis. Iud .. and was also for a number of years with the I,'rost Velleer company, of Indianapolis. The company have OTle of the most complete veneer plants in the United States, the building being of brick. with cement floors, and almost fire proof. It is probably the best equipped plant for pro-ducing all kinds of veneers. The company turn out sawed oak and all kinds of rotary cnt stuff. It.is equipped ,,,,ith a 230-horse-power engine. Fifty hands arc employed and trade is coming from all sections. The plant started operations on Decoration day. A very well lighted and commodious o f-Ticc, completely equipped throughout, has been built sep-a:- ate from the main plant. Benjamin M. Cohen, traveling represcl1tative for the Hick-son 1\lal.lufactnr111g company, of Mill1cic, Ind., was in Evans-ville on the 16th and 17th inst. Mr. Cohen covers Illinois, lv] issol1ri and Iowa for his company and 'has just taken on St. r .ollis also as his territory. Thiel & v\lelter, of Bellingham,- Wash., have bought Oltt the local holdillgs of the Standard Furniture company, which am.onntf:d to ab()llt $25,000. They will move their stock and fixtures inlO the new store. 30 ? :c. HORN fiROS. MFG. CO. 281 to 291 W. Superior St .. CHICAGO. ILL. MANUFACTURERS Of' Chamber Suites. Odd Dressers. Chiffoniers UDiES' DRESSINGT4BLES to match Made in Golden Oak, Genuine Maho~any Veneered, Birdseye Maple, White Enamel Highly Pohsbed or Dull Finisb. We also make II line of PRINCESS DRESSERS from $1300 uP. In Quarter-Sawed Oak, Mahogany and BirdsEye Maple, Veneered If you have not received OUt Spring Supplement, ask for it. SOME. OF OUR. NEW DRESSERS -Made In Quarter_Sawed SAMPLES SHOWN BY PECK & HILLS 1319Michigan Avenue, and Oak. Oval or Square 61.... HALL & KNAPP, 187 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, SUElBYVILLE DESK CO. MAN\lFACTURlU:S OF" Office Furniture MAHOGANY AND IMITATION QUART£.RED QAK. PLAIN OAK [n Three GradeJ 4 full Line. Up-to-Date. Exhibited EIGHTH FLOOR.· 1319 Michigan Avenue A A Chicago ~A Write for Latest Catalogue. SHEL8YVILLE, • • • INDIANA Machines for a II purposes, and at prices within the reach of all. EveryI,(achine has our guar· anlee against breakage for one year Embossinu and DrOD Garvinu Ma6hin6S "RotarY Style" for Droll Carvinos, Embossed MouldinG, Panel$. Etc. "Lateral Style" lor Laroe Capacity Heavy Carvings and Deep Embo$$ings We have the Machine you want at a satisfactory price. Write for descriptive circulars. UNION EMBOSSING MACHINE CO. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 31 SALESMANSHIP A SCIENCE. Plays an Important Part Throughout One's Business Career -Failures Without It. \Vhen the avcrag-c y01111g man has settler! dowll to a se-riolls contemplation of his opl:ortunitics in life. he m.akes a mistake if one of his fIrst recogllitiollS or business principles has 1I0t bee'l to 1 tit the abl11ty for ~alesH::anshll) <It Ullce upon a p:destal. There, tinally, t1111st be his o:ljWrtllnity. From the comn::Ollcst of levels of the proposition to the highest possibilities in ct1slncc:s ethics, salesmanship is in the Sl1- rremacy. \J\,'ithout it the prcrlllccr and the consumer alike are diEappointed a:lC1 estranged . .:'.10nc:.: in the last allalysis is a mere medium of exchange. 1f some"where in the unexplored depths of the arctic circle of Alaska another Pike's peak of virgin gold sudr1cnly should he discoverer!' grlld as this medium of excha11gc and metal of nllal reclem::tioll virtually would go the 'rIcay of the old shell wampum of the aborigine. Thus, with mOl1ey as the medium of exchange only, salesmanship becomes to the citi-zen a facl'lty that enters il1to every material rela~ioll of his civilized life. The 111an who contracts to give the fruits of hand or crain to a trade or a rro(e"sioll bas made a sale of these commodities. .A. nel ill th:'s manIler tJlis first sale that he has ever made may be the most serious sale that he is evcr called UpCJtl to 1l1ake. "Uo yon know, 1 came near going il1to tJat bt1~int'~s V1.+cn 1 was a yotl1lg [nan," is an expression so often heard of me11, with an intonation of regTet in the utter-anct:'. Always it is the speaker's morc or less ripencd judg-ment in rrotest against his tirst tad deal in selling his future to an unpronta1:::1e avocation. Tn the aspects of ~alesmallship from its material ~:ide, it is the common acce]ltance that the perSOll ,vho succeeds in exchanging goods for money is the 011C qlesman embodying all of salesmanship in the transaction. This is a half truth. It is through the intervention of money as the mcdium of exchange that this idea. is current. The whole :=;er"ice of money to a man is to allov\" of his choosing anyone of a score of things that should a:: pEal to him after the sale of his work has been accomplished. [n our complex civiliza-tion the art of salesmanship becomes as ho::elessly lost as arc the processes of putting a cntting edge upon a copper chiseL Some of the best types of the prodllcer in the best lines of competition arc hopeless fail tires because of this lack of salesmanship in the highest sense. "\Ve have made a suc-cess of manufactnring hcyclcs for the British trade after it haJ cost \1S $25,000 in arlvcrtising and eXj'erinlentation," said the manager of an American factory \-vhich 110W has a hranch house in Liverpuol. "\Ve took hold of the wrong end of the proposition, determining that we would sell the American type of wheel to the Englishman. But after hvo years and the loss of n1a~ly thot13and dollars, we arc makillg the Eng-lishtran's ",-heel just as the Englishman wants it, and our lo:-eig'n traJe has incrcased until brctllch houses are now necessary in T.ivcrpool and London. Here a man lcarn~d saiesmanship after a long lessoll-learned it as so many have to do, through the avenue of pro-duction. Art for art's sake is SO:lH'thing to command the ad-miration for the ma,} who ma1'~es f<lcrihces.- But business merely for the sake of business becomes an absurdity. Window Trimming Art Opens Nc,v Employment. :\ profession of recent development, but Ol1e which has a.lready heen re(lueed to a science, is that of window trim- 1111l1g. This work, which less than ten Yf.:ars ago was doue by any clerk, is now one of the most im.ortant a ivertising branches of every large reta] establishment. In small towns all over the country the mereLants employ a man for this one position, while metropolitan fir::::::) maintain s::ecial de-partments to dress their windows. 1t is a profession whi(;h pays its followers according to their ...·.o..r.t.h. not according to how long they have followed 1t. A boy may start in a window tri;11ming department: draw-illg $5 a week for carrying tbe stock to the Ulan who does {}le trimming itself, and by karning the merdandise 8lJd the test lllethods of displaying it, raise himself to a I:osition cO;l1n~andillg- $60 to ~ICO a ,,,,eek. Almost any yo"ltllg man of artistic tastes and talent, combined with a -good memory, is ca:-ah1c of becoming an expert window' dresser wl~en once he ha.s learned the stock. Perha:s one of the most impor-tant requisite:, of a good decorator is a rosres~ion of knowl-edgc of feminine 1a::,te5; Tn addition to the fel11ini~c idea of bea;1ty he must po.~se!'s a knowledge of color. He, must in-stinctively and by rule know what colors associate with each other without friction, \iVindow trimming ,is work that cannot be 'done by the clock The window trimmer must forget the item of time entirely. At times during a [ale he may have little or nothing to do, and again just before one may have to work twenty-four hours at a stretch to get his work done 011 time, The pay of a window trimmer averages about $25 for the mall of experience. A beginner may be paid $5, he may be paid -$20, entirely according to I...is ability. But if he is a window trimmer of ability and makes it his business to know the merchandise carried by his firm, he will be found out and his pay raised proportionately. Good window trimmers are alv,'a?s ill demand. It must not I:e thought that a rlccorator hts no t[ouLles. He has. The head trimmer must 1:::ea man of tad, or he is sure to clash with buyer and merchandise n:an. Fa~'h may have a different idea all how a certain line should be displayed. It thcn becomes the trimmer's business to listen to the other two men, profit by their views, do the job the way he thinks best, and still satisfy his superiors. IF YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED OUR RUBBING gol1 AND 'POLISHING VARNISHES DETROIT FACTORY YOU HAVE YET TO LEARN THE WHY NOT PUT IT TO FULL POSSIBILITIES OF THIS CLASS THE TEST BV GIVING US A TRIAL ORDER OF GOODS CANADIAN FACTORY PHILADELPHIA BALTtMORE BERRY BROTHERS, LIMITED, VARNISH MANUFACTURERS NEW YORK BOSTON CHICAGO ST. LOUIS CINCINNATI SAN FRANCISCO FACTORY AND MAIN OFFICE, DETROIT CAl'fAOfAI'I FACTc;:IRY. WAL,ttERVlLL£, ONT, JAMESTpWN, N. Y. MANUFACTURERS OF DRESSERS AND CHIFFONIERS hI Plain and $!!!artered Oak, MahogaNy fwd BirdJt_'Y£ Maple. PERMANENT EXHIBITS AT ---- ... --------- Chicago and New York Grand Rapids Foremost Line of OFFICE DESKS Ahead of all previous efforts in the Manufacture of a complete line of Cheap, Medium and High Grade ROLL AND FLAT TOP OFFICE DESKS NEW FALL CATALOGUE MAILED TO DEALERS ON REQUEST. VALLEY CITY DESK COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 33 LUCE FURNITURE CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Makers of Medium Priced CHAMBER AND DINING FURNITURE SEND FOR CATALOGUE Mentkln Michigan Arlisan The Better Way. It is surprising how many people accept infericir articles simply because they are led to believe they are cheap. "Cheap stuff" is almost invariably expensive in the long run, as in most cases it is worthless. This is particularly true in the furniture business. In order to sell twelve chamber suites fOf $100 the manufacturer must combine cheap ILimber \yith cheap labor, cheap varnish and cheap trimmings, ard the result is that no matter how low the price at which it is sola to the consumer, he has raid too much-has in reality been "buncoed" out of his money. Abont the first discovery· he makes is that the cheap man who did the fitting in the factory used the cheap pressed drn:wer pulls, hastil.y fastened them with orc,linary screws, which, becoming loose, have work,~d Ollt and become lost, while the pull has dropped doV\'o, prob-ably bent out of all resemblance to the original. The bale has fallen out and the drawCf front, poor as it ",;a,; in the 11rst place, has been scratched up and marred, making a 'bad job '''lorse. Then he goes to the merchant with his '2.dmplaillt. The merchant throws the blame onto the manufacturer, who in turn throws it back onto the merchant, "who ins:sted on having twelve suites fOr a hundred dollars. It is hard to EN SUITE fasten the responsibility where it belongs, but that does not help the fellow who was "buncoed." Now all of tbis trouble, at least so far a6 the pulls are concerned, could have been avoided by the use of the Tower patent fastener, which wouldeost no more with the' fasteners than without them, and whatever else might have l:appened to that pjece of furniture, "the pulls would never become loose and would last as long as the furniture" held together. If merchants insist on cheap suites let" the'm also insist that the Tower patent fasteners (made by the Grand Rapids Brass eomrany) shall be llsed on every dresser, chiffonier and com-mode. So long as they cost no m0t:e than other makes of tte same grade that does not have them there is .tbsolutely no valid excuse for the merchant not insisting en them. This is the better way. Take the Graham & Morton Line steamers between Chi-cago and Grand Rapids. THE NEW BANQUET TABLE TOP as well as Office, Dining and DiteclO'O' Tables are our specialty Stow & Davis Fumiture Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. Write for Catal~e. Gel samples of BANQUET TABLE TOP. Grand Rapids Faney Furniture Company GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. ======= NEW UNES OF ======= WRITING TABLES MUSIC CABINETS BOOKCASES LADIES' DESKS· In Mahogany, Oak. Imitation Mahogany and Maple NO ORDER TOO SMALL OR TOO LARGE TO RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION CATALOGUE TO DEALERS ONLY Chicago, Aug. 2$.-Following the period of marked ac-tivity of the July season, has come the qt1ie~time at the ex-position buildings, thereby illustrating the oljd and well-worn saying, "After the storm comes the calm." I Howe\'er, not-withstanding the between-season atmosph~re is again in evidence, buyers continue to drop in daily at I:F9 and T4J I Michigan avenue, as well as at the other exposition buildings. August being a vacation month, a number bf furniture men have been taking short lay-offs of a fe' ....d~ys' or a week's duration and at the same time having their grasp on business affairs at their respective offices. In a recent interview with Vv· . .F. Johnson, treasurer of the Ford & Johnson comr;any, the Michigan Artisan was favored with the following statement: "The new Ford & Johnson company, which recently pur-chased the Frankfort interests, now includes the follovving factories and departments: The Hitchcock chair factory, the Ford & Johnson factory, the V\'estern Cane Seating company, at Michigan City, Ind.; the]. S. Ford, Johnson & Co. and the Vv'estern Chair company, at Chicago; the Frankfort Chair com-pany, the Southern Varnish Works, the Kentucky River Lum-ber company, the Kentl1ck Chair company, at Frankfort, Ky.; the Cincinnati Chair company, at Cincinnati; the Connecticut Chair company, at Nev,' Haven and Kew York City, and the Hartford Rattan company, at Hartford, Conn. It is the in-tention of the new company to improve the old Frankfort line, both in construction and style as well as .finish of the chairs. The improvement is already showing, and it is said by those who have seen the goods that they are already 50 per cent better than they were before. The carload business will be dOlle from Frankfort, although there \-villbe a line car-ried in Chicago for the northern trade. "A branch bouse will be opened in Cincinnati, where goods of hoth lilles will be warehoused and the Cincinnati trade as ,,,,ell as the trade of the adjacent territories will be taken care of by this branch. A branch will also bc opened in Atlanta, Ga., where goods of both lines will be warehoused and which will take care of the trade of Atlanta and adjacent territories. This gives to the Ford & Johnson company a very strong and extended line. The standard of the high grade goods wilt be kept up, being improved from time to time, as they have al-ways been, alld the i'rankfort line will be brought up to as near the same high standard as possible. "The Ford & Johnson compallY have found it necessary to take the fourth floor in their building at 1435 vVabash avenue in order to exhibit the entire line. On this floor is shown the Frankfort line, together with the fibre rush and Malacca goods and the miS!:iion furniture, which ,vas made in the \\Testern Chair company factory at Michigan City. The Chi-cago house will be the main office, from ,,,,hich the general business from all the factories will be attended to. The line runs now from the c.heapest long post oak chair that can be made, up to the best of box seat diners and office chairs. The Ford & Johnson company will adopt the same policy with the Frankfort line as they always have with their own, that is, they will constantly get out new patterns, so that the line will always be up-to-date in every respect. It is probable that within a year the entire line will be made over." The Columbia Feather company, Chicago, have had an un-usually good tradc the present year. Manager Green states that the volume of business done dltring the J ul}" season cx-ceeded in volume that of all preceding exhibition seasons. 7I:R..-'T' I >5' JI.l'l by 7 r *i . 35 The company had its exhibit in January and July at the Manu-facturers' Exhibition building, 1319 Michigan avenue. The Columbia Feather company have an established reputation for straightforward business methods, and the real secret of the success with which they have met lies in their method of operating their factory. Their arrangements for purchasing raw stock in feathers are far-reaching, enabling them to select the most desirable qualities, and their machinery and facilities are unequaled for sorting, deodorizing and perfecting their stock. "Veribest" values in brass and iron bedsteads is a state-ment '''''hich tells the truth in a nutshell about the splendid and substantial line of the Art Bedstead company, Thirty-seventh and Rockwell streets, Chicago, Ill. There is n0 stronger line in the Chicago market today in its particular field than that of the Art Bedstead .conipany. The]. D. Freese & Sons company, 284-290 Homer street, Chicago, are manufacturing one of the strongest and most substantial lines extant of tabourettes, chiffoniers, bookcases and Chautauqua desks, and. the company are enjoying an un-usually excellent trade on their line at this season of the year. The Lustre Chemical company, 1303 Michigan avenue, are manufacturers of the famous Lustre Furniture Polish, a prod- 11ctused and endorsed by over 1$,000 dealers. It is a perfect cleaner and polish, excellent finish preserver and a good fire extinguisher. This enterprising company have adopted an effective plan this season by the purchase of several thousand children's mission Morris chairs, which will be distributed among the patrons of the Lustre Chemical company. The Central Mannfacturing company are enjoying an ex-cellent trade this year on their fine line of desks. Secretary ~Tormann states the trade is a general one, not being con. fmcd to any particular section. F. C. Horner, formerly with "AI" Austrian, has taken a positic)11as city salesman with the Kennedy Furniture com-pany, Chicago. Mr. Horner spent a week at his home in De-troit during the month. Although he refuses to admit the fact, there is a persistent rumor that Mr. Horner is about to become a Benedict. Lucas M. Maher has accepted a position as desk clerk with the FlIflliture Exhibition Building company, 14IT Michigan avcnue. F. C. Coggeshall, of the \~Tohenne Specialty company. Zeeland, M1Ch , was in Chicago on the 24th and 25th inst. Charles A. Fisher ,& Co., are opening a new warehouse in ~Iinneapolis for the distribution of. the company's product 111 the northwest. Messrs .. Fillmore & Son, commission mer-chants, will be in charge of the warehouse, which will be lo-cated at 803 Sykes building. At'St. Louis the warehouse has been placed in charge of Mr. J. M. Kellogg, salesman with Fisher & Co., who spent the July season in Chicago.' The new branch which was opened at Peoria, II!., June I, is in charge of P .."V. Peoples. Charles A. Fisher, of C. A. Fisher &. Co., was in St. Louis August I2, 1.1 and 14. Mr. Fisher found Martin Lammert, Jr., of the Lammert Furniture company, just starting out for a vacation. ' Secretary Charles G. White of the Manufacturers' Exhi-bition Building company, returned all the 17th inst. from a two weeks' stay at Charlevoix. President \Y'. L. Paul, of the Lustre Chemical company, has bcen spending most of the month of August at Hamlin Lake, near Ludington, where his family have been 'resorting since June T. Excavations are now being made at the southeast 'corner of 1vIichigan avenue and Fourteenth street for the erection of an engine house. The structure will adjoin the Furniture Exposition building, 1411 Michigan avenue, and wil'l be built of stone. It is to be two stories in height with a frontage of fifty feet and a depth of ninety-five feet. The engine house 36 ,,\'ill be one of the best equipped of its kind ill the country ami will be completed within ninety rlays. The agitation for the location of snch a huilding somf:where in this vicinity has been going on for the past ten years, and with the rapid de-velopment of Michigan avenue as a furniture and automobile c~nter the need has become more and more pronounced. Lyman Lathrop, of the Lathrop company, spent a part of August in the south making his usual fall trip after the Juty season, through the states of Missot1ri, Texas, Oklahoma, In-dian Territory, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi. Secretary Nds Johnson, of the Johnson Chair company, spent a week in August at Lake Delevan with his family, who have been staying at that popular resort since June 1. :\·lr. Johnson also has been spending Sundays at Lake Dele-van. The marriage of Mr. Robert A. Ford, general sales man-ager and purchasing agent of the Ford & Johnson company, and Miss Frances Van Meter, of Mattoon, Ill., will take place at 8 o'clock Tuesday e,relling, September 12th, at the home of the bride. Following the ceremony the bridal pair will make a trip through the East. Miss VanMeter is the daughter of Mr. John Van Meter, formerly proprietor of the Charleston Mercantile company, of Charleston, Ill. Frank S. Rolfe left the 17th inst. for a business trip to the Pacific coast. "Hank" Johnson, salesman for McAush, Dwyer & Co., left August 24 for a two weeks' trip to Duluth, after which he w'ill make a two weeks' business trip to the East, making Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore and the metropolitan district. W. E. Niemann, of the Niemann Table comrany, spent a week at Lake Delavan during the latter part of August. Ralph G. Messersmith has taken a position with the Fur-niture Exhibition Building company and on the 21st ins!. took charge of the office at the Furniture Exhibition Build-ing company's warehouse. During the month of August he has been temporarily helping out at the office, 1411 Michigan avenue. Mr. Messersmith at one time was book keeper for the Manufacturers' Exhibition Building company. Miss Irene Kevel, stenographer for the Fl1rnitur~ Exhibi-tion Buliding company, spent a three weeks' vacation during the month of August at South Haven. Michael Tahl, traveling for the Burkhart Furn,itl1re com-pany, was in Chicago on the 18th inst. ":rvlike" came in from Milwaukee, where he did a good stroke of business and was on his way to his home in Dayton to spend a few days. J. J. O'Connor, buyer for the Chicago House Wrecking company; was in the Chicago market making purchases for the furniture department of his company on the 19th inst. The Chicago Housc ""rrecking company is one of the most unique business companies in the world and was organized and established during the year of the Chicago World's Fair. The company docs an immense jobbing and mail order busi-ness, located at Thirty-Fifth and Iron streets, and are the coming competitors of such big concerns as Sears, Roebuck and l\!lontgomcry \Vard Co. "It is thc only concern of its kind in the world in the mail order business that buys all Birdseye View of Chicago. kinds of material."saic1 Mr. O'Connor. \Ve are always look-ing ahead for job lots, receivet·'s sales, etc., and we sell our stuff to quite a large extent to the big auction houses in the country, and also do a big business in ),lexico, Canada and the Eastern islands. We have been, and still are, making it one of our objects to buy up everything connected with the hig expositions. The :first one was the World's Fair, Chicago. The retail value of the Pan American outfit which we pur-chased in its entirety, even to the nails in the buildings, was twenty-two million dollars. We also purchased practically the whole of the St. Louis exposition, the retail value of our purchase in the furnitme department being six hundred and fifty thousand dollars. At present it looks as if we will buy the whole of the Lewis & Clark Exposition at Port-land, Oregon. The old Rock Island depot is one of the buildings we purchased, re-erecting it on our present site for our own use. We also bought the old \Veddell Home at Cleveland a year ago. For our furniture department we have a building I25Xl50 feet and three stories high. If there should be a slump in the furniture business this fall we stand ready to buy the output of the furniture manufacturers and will buy their plants also." President J, W. Pugh, of the Furniture Exhibition Build-ing says it is expected that work will be begun at once for the erection of an addition on the lake end of the big furni-ture warehouse, the addition to have a frontage of 270 feet, THE CORRECT Stains and fillers. THE MOST SATISFACTORY first Goaters and Varnishes MANU#"JIICTURCD DNLY U Y CHICAGO WOOD FINISHING CO. 259·63 ELSTONAVE."'2·16 SLOAN ST. CN I CAe o. with a depth of J20 feet and seven stories in height. When completed the 'warehouse will have a frontage of 700 feet. It is expected to have the addition completed this falL Rumors have been current of late that the new Southern Hotel is to have a new and imposing front built to supplant the present building of five stories facing on Michigan ave-nue. If the project should be carried out it is stated that the new front building will be from twelve to fourteen stories high and be a strictly up-to-date structure iri all res-pects. The n:anagers of the Kew Southern state, however, that the project is still in an indefinite shape. Harry S. Smith of the \Volverine 1'fanufacturing com-pany and Cadillac Cabinet company, left August T4th for a short trip to Minneapolis, St. Paul and other points in the northwest, and on his return, accompanied by his family, left for Marquette, Mich., and viciuity for a short period of recreation. Secretary-Treasurer G. W. Merwin, of the Lustre Chem-ical company, accompallied by tifrs. Merwin, went to Ham- 37 Mr. Bert Peak, salesman with F. T. Plimpton & Co., and a member of Company E, First Illinois Cavalry, left August 18 for Springfield to attend a ten days' encampment of his regiment. F. T. Plimpton, the commission merchant, was at St. Louis alld Springfield August 17, 18, 19, ~h. A. H. Finch, for thirteen years with the Heywood-vVakefie1d company, four years of whicbwere spent as sbi.> ping clerk and nine years as salesman, and the last three and one-half years as a commission rqan, will sever his con-nection with the furniture business. On September loth Mr. Finch will leave for a trip to Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Denver, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles. San Francisco, Port-land, Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane. He will also make a trip through the state of vVashingtoll with the view of locating in some of the cities of Washington and engaging 111 business for himself. Mr. Finch will not decide until he is on the ground what kind of business he will engage in. George \\T. Corley, traveling representative of the Wol~ Manufactured by tbe Grand Rapids Fancy Fumiture Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. En Lake, near Ludington, on the 21St inst. to spend a two weeks' outing \'v·ith President W. L. Paul, of the same com-pany, whose family Lave been spending several months at that resort. Mr. A. H. \Vherry, of \-Vherry Bros., Pawnee City, Neb., accompanied by Mrs. Wherry, was a furniture buyer who visited the Chicago market August 19. "Pawnee City is quite an old town,' said Mr. Wherry when asked. "and, as the name suggests, is of Indian origin. The town Las a pop-ulation of 2,500. Just a few miles out there used to be an Indian reservation which was opened up by the government some years ago for settlement. At the time the land could be bought for $10 an acre and now sells for $60 per acre. Pawnee City is in an agricultural region and is therefore a farming tOW11. Corn, hogs and horses are raised in that section. The city is comparatively wealthy, as we have prob-ably thirty people there whose average w'ealth is $50,000, Our concern has been established the past thirty years. \Ve are in the furniture, carpet and undertaking business and find trade this year very good. I am here picking up a mixed car lot of furniture. Mrs. \Vherry and T will spend a week at South Haven, Mich., before we return to Pawnee City." verine JVlanufactnring company, Cadillac Cabinet company, Yeager Furniture company, and J. C. vVidman & Co., arrived from his home at Atlanta, Ga., on the 12th inst_, and left for a trip through his western territory, including the Pacific coast, on the 15th inst. Paul Plimpton, of F. T. Plimpton & Co., commission mer-chants, left on the 14th inst. for a trip through Iowa and Illinois. Edwin F. Hawks, president of the Hawks Furniture com-p~ ny, Goshen, Illd., was in Chicago on the 22nd inst., and \vhilc here engaged space 011 the eighth floor of the Manu-facturers' Exhibition Building, where the Hawks line will be displayed with F. T. Plimpton & Co., who were in charge of the Hawks line last July on the second floor of the annex. \\lith the Hawks line shown on the eighth floor, Messrs. Plimpton & Co.'s lines will cover in all about nine thous-and feet. President Harvey Banta, of the Banta Furniture company, was in Chicago on the 22nd inst. In the furniture trade the least a man will accept on the installment plan is the most he can get. Richmond Chair Co. ==== RICHMOND, IND. ==== The Standard Line of DOUBLE CANE CHAIRS ===AND ROCKERS=== WRITE FOR CATALOGUE MENTION MICHIGAN ARTISAN Strong Construction has been the ATLAS hobby for twenty years. Some of the most ex-acting buyers in the country have been con-tinuous purchasers of A'FLAS goods during an of that period. This demonstrates that the designs and prices have always been "right," as well as indicating satis-factory and pleasant business relations. ATLAS FURNITURE COMPANY, Jamestown, N. Y. H. liB. Mention Michigan Artisan FEATHER GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN $1.85 A pair for a Genuine All-Geese Feather Pillow, size 20 x 26 inches. A. C. A., Art or Linen Ticks, any color. Terms, less 5 per cent for cash 10 days. Order direct under our guarantee of satisfaction. COMPANY MICHIG7IN Adver ising Built $300,000 Business in a Year. The fo110 ing interview with a prominent dealex of Seat-tle, Wash., gi es but another striking illustration of the value of judicious a lVE'xti.sing: "We starte in a year ago, and we now have a bu~iness of $300,000 built 1.1p by advertising," !:iaid Mr. C. B. Teale, of Teale-Hills urnitl1re company, the progressive furniture hOllse. "\Ve elied absolutely upon oLlr ad~'ertising to bring us business. Ve had a very inconspictl01lS entrance-atmost • no display at 11-in the front of OUT store. "We belie ed in the evening paper-they go-and the store was cro ded from the vcry (Irst. YOll see, an evening' pa{:cr here l,a" a great advantage. At all. eastern llC\VS points the news of t! c day is over before they go to press. Thus they get all th news that usually goes 111tomorning papers. "How do y u know its value?" "\Ve have uvertised special articles." "For instan e?" "\Vell, a ja.r iniere stand--and sold 1$0 in a day." Mr. Teale dded that they had taken the prorlb of their first year and 'ut them into advertising this year. ew Concerns Enter the Field. The City Fu niture company, of Columb1.ls, Miss., has been incorporated w th a capital stock of $25,000. Among the in-cm}) orators are T. H. Eggleston and Joseph \\T. Lee. The (omme 'cial Cabinet compauy have taken out a char-ter of jl1c()q~or tion to engage in the manufacture of fixtures with $39,000 capi al. The incorporators are Gustave Schaety, Louise Kirmese and Frank Doerfler. The Hourn- aJley company bas been org'anized at Tem-pleton, 2\1ass., wi h the object of dealing in all killds of furtli-hue. The capita stock is $45,000, at a par value of $100. The officers are: Pre ident, George VV.Bourn, and treasurer, Lu-cien N. Hadley, 10th of Teinpleton. Luman 1'. Fa ley, forrnerly ..v..ith H. B. Graves, of Roch-ester, N. Y., has ssociated with M. D. Crippen to engage in the furniture bus' less under the -finn name of Crippen & Bai-ley. The firm wdl make a specialty of repairing, refinishing, renpholste.rillg an order cabinet work GRA D RAPIDS-CHICAGO LINE. Graham &' Mort Steamers and Grand Rapids-Holland In-terurban. Shortest and ost convenient route between Chicago and Grand Rapids. A l~steeJ steamers connecting at Holland with special boat cars n the Holland double-track interurban for Grand Rapids. 39 When it comes to Leather Furniture, ~ality Tells. Good Leather work is in demand, and selling better every day. Dealers should satisfy themselves that they are selling Reliable Leather. Buyers of Leather Furniture expect it to wear a life time. If the Leather is right, uphol-stering properly done, frames built as they should be, it will last a generation or two. Our "R~LIAN CE" brand is the best natural grain Furniture Leather we have ever been able to find, and we guar:" antee it to give satisfaction. Our New general Catalog No. '7 shows a large num-ber of Couches .. Davenports, Adjustable Sofas; and Sofs Beds in RELIANCE Leather. It is free to dealers. :Jamestown Lounge Co. SpeciaHs/S in the Md7lufacture of Leather Furniture JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK GLOBE SIDEBOARDS KARGES WARDROBES Are the BEST ON THE GLOBE lor the • money ARE GOOD WARDROBES aOOO"TTLE' CONSTRUCTION FINiSH GET OUR CATALOG. Prices right WIHTE FOR CATALOGD" Mention Michigan Artisan when writing KAKors runnlTunr (0. Furniture Company [yansyille. Indiana EVANSVILLE INDIANA In writing mention Michigan Arti:;all BOCfiSTEGE FURNITURE CO. EVANSVILLE, IND. 48 in. diameter, made of Plain and Quartered Oak Makers of the HSU PE=R lOR" Extension. Parlor and Library Tables NEVIl CATALOGUE JUST ISSUED-GET ONE b runSVlllr "WARDROBES tUunnunr co. EVANSVILLE, IND. QUALITY OUR FIRST CONSIDERATiON That is why onf line is justly named the "Good Value Line," "Ve have made a complete change of patlerns. for 1905, and if yO\l want goods that are made right and al the righl prices, caU and $ce Bedroom Suites Dressers Washstands and Chiffoniers Assorted {:al' lots and New Stocks our Specialty Our new catalng has jllst beeu issued all d sent to thetrade. Ifyall h a \' e not received it, write us. It shows the largest line of moncy makers ever offered. line Shown at 1319 Michigan Ave., 2d Floor Chicago, Ill. Also at our own Sales-rooms at Evansville. Ind. TO MATCH Chamber Suites made by all leading manufacturers, m

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