Weekly Artisan; 1910-06-25

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Issue of a furniture trade magazine published weekly in Grand Rapids, Mich, starting in 1879. and / / / GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., .JUNE 25. 1910 ON THE "TOP FLOOR IN BOTH PLACES GRAND RAPIDS AND CHICAGO Furniture Exhibition Building 1319 Michigan Avenue We cordially invite your TAB L E S inspection of the greatest EVER EXHIBITED and IUGst cODlvlete line of _ THE DAVIS·BIREL Y TABLE CO., Shelbyville, Ind. ;- ) Number 411>. Size 54x32. ,.. Lar4e variety in Mission Tables. Library Tables, Parlor Tables, our famous Desk Tables. BedroGlnand Dressing Tables, Manicure Tables, Telephone Tables, Shlikesveare Tables, Pedestals, Tabourettes and Magazine Cabinets. Tables made in All Woods and All Standard Finishes. "COMPLETE LINE ON EXHIBITION" ;_ ''Wi ,% , - "';- " ~. 1 1'Iitft' ~" . \ : \ ; ~ . f Our Exhibits in July will be as usual, on the Top Floor, 1319 Michigan Ave.,Chicago and Furniture Exhibition Bldg.,Grand Rapids New Catalogue for 1910 Send for 1910 Catalogue and July Supplement July Supplement Ready July 15th We manufacture complete lines of COSTUMERS, UMBRELLA STANDS, SMO KERS' STANDS. PLATE RACKS. MEDICINE CABINETS, CLOCK SHEL YES, BUTLERS' TRAYS and STANDS. CAFE TABLES. ENGLISH BREAKFAST TABLES, OFFICE TABLES, PEDESTAL and 5~LEGGED EXTENSION TABLES. All Duostyle Pedestal Tables fitted with the TYDEN DUOSTYLE TABLE LOCK. C. H. Campbell Furniture Co. Shelbyville. Indiana HALL FURNITURE AND UP-TO-DATE LINE OF LADIES' DESKS Hall Furniture shown at Chicago and Grand Rapids Ladies' Desks shown at Grand Rapids only WE INVITE: YOUR INSPECTION Our plant has an annual capacity of Three Quarters Million Dollars. 8th Floor 1319 Michigan Avenue, Chicago 6th Floor Furniture Exhibition Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. WEEKLY ARTISAN " - .-- ------ - - - - - ------ --~------------ -- ---_..------ -- --------~---------_. - .. .... .._. 1883 MIC"IGAN C"AIR COMPANY 1910 GRAN D RAP IDS, M Ie" I GA N ICI:IAIRS I c" A I R S -IC" A I R S "Michigan's Foremost Chair' Factory." For the coming season we would respectfullycall attention to our DINING ROOM CHAIRS, unex-celled in variety of attractive patterns, matching and harmonizing all designsin Sideboards and Buffets. CHAMBER and SUITE CHAIRS to fill all needs in woods,stylesand finishes. We refer to the foregoing staples with especial emphasis. Our FANCY ROCKERS, Hall and Desk Chairs, Cafe and Odd Chairs in almost endless variety, will look good to the Trade thisseason. The designs are excellent. Qyalityand pricealwaysassured. Better and Best. Factory warerooms at your disposal, on the opening day, June 24th, 1910, and for the season. REPRESENT ATIVE SALESMEN: SOUTH W. R. Penny WEST Chas. B Parmenter Rob!. J. Calder H. M. Story EAST Chas. H. Cox Robt. E. Walton MICHIGAN CHAIR COMPANY ... . --- - 1 .. • 2 WEEKLY ARTISAN .. ... _ .... .. .- ..- .- . .-- - .. I LUCE FU~~!!~~~CH.COMP ANY! :I IIIII IIII II Manufacturers of COMPLETE lines of MEDIUM PRICED DINING and CHAMBER FURNITURE. ...._-C-a-t-a-l-o-g-u--es-to-D-ea-ler_s Only. .._. _..-_.----- ----------- -- -'---- ._._- --'-' _ _. _.._._----- - -- . .... . ~ High Grade Office Chairs Dining Chairs Odd Rockers and Chairs Desk and Dresser Chairs Slipper Rockers Colonial Parlor Suites Luce-Redmond Chair Co.,Ltd. I BIG RAPIDS, MICH. In Dark and Tuna Mahogany Brrd' J Eyt Mapll Birch !iZullrttrtd Oak and CrrcllJJran Walnut Our Exhibit you will find on the fourth floor, East Section, MANUfACTURERS'BUilDING, North Ionia Street GRAND RAPIDS, MICmGAN Exhibit in charge of J. C. HAMILTON, C. E. COHOES,J. EDGAR FOSTER. GRAND RAPIDS PUU1JC LIBRARY 30th Year-No. 52 GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.• JUNE 25.1910 Issued WeekI.,.. "SOMETHING IS BOUND TO HAPPEN" Comments on Mr. Douglas' Views as to the Causes of the High Cost of Living. In a hlghy-interestmg contnbutlOn to the current dIs-cussion of the high cost of livmg, vVIllIam L Douglas, form-erly governor of Massachusetts and a leadmg manufacturer of the United States, sets down the increased productIOn of gold as the general or leadmg cause of the hIgh prices of commodIties the world over and the protective tanff as the special or local cause here in the United States The CO'it of living in this country, IS today about 60 per cent hIgher than It was in 1896, and the annual output of gold is now $450,000,- 000 as agamst only about $100,000,000 twenty years ago-an increase of 3 SO per cent; the present plentlfulne'is of gold, lIke abundance m any other commodity, tends to cheapen it in value unle'is some unusual cause operates to create a de-mand for it m a proportion beyond the mcreased supply, and, gold bemg the standard measure of values practically through-out the world, its purchasing power i'i in consequence dllTIln-ished "As to how be'it to prevent the evIls of gold deprecia-tion," says J\Ir Douglas, "I shall not undertake to say. It is an mternatlOnal problem and should, in my opmlOn, be dealt wIth by an mternational commission to be composed of the world's greatest financiers and economl'its No time shouLl be lost m arrangmg for such a commISSIOn If, as I belIeve, there IS a remedy for these evils, the busmess world should know it soon" An eastern editor commenting on J\Ir. Douglas' views 'iay'i' "H IS sugge<;,tiol1'i are timelv, for, in the first place, all economist'i ale not agreed that the mcrea'ied productIOn of gold IS an ImmedIate or direct cause of enhancecl commodIty values and, m the second place, there are not wantll1g those who believe that the reduced cost of producll1g gold and ItS consequently II1creased plentifulness and cheapenll1g consti-tute a dIrect cause of pal1lcs and financIal and mdustrial depressions; and surely the busll1e'is world ought to know authontatlvely and with reasonable promptness whether either or both of these propositions are true It IS interesting in thi'i connection to recall that a'i late as 1902 L'"l1Ited States SelutO! Burton of Ohio, an authonty on finance, declared that "cheapel1lng processes are ,,0 strongly at work that the general trend of commodity pnces IS likely to be downward rather than upward, notwlthstandll1g the rapidly-mcreasing stock of gold"-but the contrary has proved to be the fact. And m a speCIal report by the Boston BoarJ of Trade half a century ago on the causes of the pal1lc of 1857-58 it was re-marked that an important fact m causmg that crisis was "the dIscovery of nch and extensive gold mll1es m CalIfornia, by which many hundred millIons of gold have been rapidly added to the currency of the world" If the evIls due to an alleged cause both of high commodity prices and of financial cnses and depreSSIOns can be prevented or mitigated through a wO!ld-wlde II1vestigation by finanCIal experts, It WIll be worth a bIllIOn times what It 11ught cost \Vhen it comes to the special or local causes of high prices here 111 the United States the former governor of Massachusetts does not hesitate to say that our inordinately hIgh tanff IS, dIrectly and inchrectly, the pnncipal cause of neally half of the advances in prices that has taken place in this country sll1ce 1896 or 1897; nor does he hesitate to pre-dIct that a substantial recluctlOn 111 all tanff dutIes that pro-tect "trusts" 01 that unduly tax the neces"aries of lIfe at once radIcally reduce the cost of Iiv II1g in thIS country Such a change m our tariff would, he says, by I educing the cost of livmg from 10 per cent to 20 per cent not only promptly allay the present dangerous dIscontent but would by cheapening the cost of production m thIS countly give new lIfe to many of our manufactunng II1dustnes, not a few of which are now sufftring because of tariff-taxed matenals and supplIes and because of the mabllIty of the people to consume freely at present high prices. These are, of course, the vIews of an anti-protectioni'ill and an advocate of a tallff for revenue only. But they are 111 harmony with the opinion'i of not a few professed pro-tectIOnists who are dIssatisfied, if not thoroughly dIsgusted, WIth the Payne-Aldrich law, eIther as a whole or in some of its speCIfic sc,hedules; and It must be admItted that the high cost of living IS an issue that WIll not down and that by I eason of it thousands of voters in every "tate seem disposed today to break away from tradItIOnal pal ty policies if not from their party Itself They cannot fall to lIsten and be impressed when J\Ir Douglas shows that during the first three years of the operation of the Dmgley law commodity prices rose with startlmg rapidIty, so that the co"t of lIving had advanced 31 per cent 111 1900 from that of 1897, everybody WIll not con-nect these two thmgs as unquestIOnable cause and effect-but they must 1I1evltably set a good many people to thinking WEEKLY ARTISAN hard He sho\\" also that m December 1909, ahout fi\ e months aftel t11e pels,age ot the Pa, ne- \l,1t leh la\\ com-modity pnces had ach anced 11101ethan 17 pel cent from then level m the June pI e\ lous-anothel condItIon or eOlnucIence that WIll make people "put tv\ 0 and tv\ 0 to~elher "me( 1900 the pnees of agl icultl11 ell products hel\ E: all "en mOl e rapldl} than the} eltd ,1111m~ the ple\lOU" lutu \Cal" cUlll more lelpldly than have plOtected manufc1dulee! j)lodl1l(,,-a condItt on that he attllhutes to ~olcl depl eCla(um el" a pllnllp,tl cause It I" also pomted out thelt commo,Itt} 1)lICl, elle l1ll1eh hlghel m thh, a hlgh tanH C0l111it\ than m ICl\\ tanll C I tlle-tlade countnes S(l~ar fO! In"telnce co,ts -to pel LCnt 1l1<1C1 at retaIl hel e 111 the l111ted State" than lt doc, In J n.:,L111d ~ble eIt""entel" flo111 e,-~()\ 0 n<)J /)ougLt, C pml 111, 1\ ill no doubt al he, and SOl1le of hIs algumenh III cleL111\\ III be llC( by logIcal contenUon" m lefutat10n nut (he pLlln t let-.. themseh es elle dl"Cjuletmg The) ,11a} not lead to a gllat populal upns111g m a demand fOI a Ie-I e\ lS10n oj the ta11ff because a hlghl}-Influentlal clement 111 the \\ t tId ( t h\1'lnl" leco~nlzes the fact that too 111uch ta1Jft tmke1mg])\ ( 11"le" tencI~ to l11Chhtllal dullne,," It not 111cIu,t1111,l11e!e mlllOU tl cIepre.,.,wn Still. ''.,ol11etlll11~ h 1JOune! to h tppt 11 1) thc lU' of In m~ doe" not "peecllh shcl\\ "lgn., of le",enm~ Jerry Ormond I ~ \OU11g man C'mplmcdl11 thc fac(()J\ oj the C:;hgh fl11nl tl11e compan\ lalll dCl\\n hh tool., lemo\ee! hh aplOll, pullcc! dm\ n 111SshIrt "lee\ e", put 011 hIS loat and hat and \\ alkcel out "WIthout saym~ nothmg to noboch ' -\ fe\1 hOU1., 1.11e1 he met "J)hll' Kltngmeln and a"ked jor emplt)\ ment \\ h,lt can you du)" the lllllm"t1\ e Kltn~man a"kc,l l am l \1uod calver," Jeny replted hut 1m \\Illln~ to do ,unlhlllg "Go elm\ n to the packmg loom," IfI I'\.ltngmdn clt-rected "and I epO! t to the f01 eman" "Jerry" obeyed and m a short tlme v. a" engaged 111 !titlng heavy cases and crates of goods, and packmg matenals "Jerry" 1\a" } oung, strong, will111g and tl ustvv orthy and Mr Klmg-meln Cjulckl} recognized hIS value Promotion followed pro-motion rapIdly and m a few years "Jerry" was advanced to a re'ipon~lble. conficlenttal pOSItion After a time "Jerry" felt th e 1111 e of the roael and an openmg having been made i01 h1111by the Foster Brothel s Manufacturing company, he lJeg,m IllS career a" a iravelmg salesman He has been very "uccessful m hl'i occupatlDn and where he goes he reflecb Cllllt t and ell'iUnctlOn upon the house he rcpl esen ts "Jerry" ()1111ond \\ a~ bOt n brought up and educated in Grand Rap-lCh and In e., \\ Ith tll 0 'ilsters on Pans avenue HIS father \\ dS the fil "t pat1Cllman appOInted upon the poltce force of Lr1 clnd RaplCI", fort) } ear'i ago He served the Clty falthfully anum ber of } ea 1 ~ ano CjUlt the o,efVice on account of III-health Jobs in 1895. In an mten leIV publt~hed 111 the Dally Artisan, on Janu- 31 \ IlJ, 1Rl);, \\ .}. \c1am s, the manager of the fur11lture de-pal tmcnt ut \\ ec h"ler nrother~ & Co, of Brooklyn, dIS-cu"" e,j the "uhJeLt of I Job,," as foIIow~: "There is nothing , ) demUl alt/l11~ to the tI acIe as jobs, and in thIs connection I tll1nk there nev er V\ as a ttme when there were more jobs oti erlel than thel e were last year. The manufacturers were pl c,,~ed fO! money and Job after Job was offered. Many peo-ple are ah\ a, s I eady for such offerings; in fact they cIo not lOn'iHlel goods IV ell bought unless an extra dIscount is con-ceded But, fot all that, It is demotalizmg. for the buyer is Illthuut c1 ])a"h upon which to perform hIS duty \iVhat is mo"t neede 1 h stelblltty in plices" IMMENSE INCREASE has seen a very pleasing and very large increase in the business that has come to us from all parts of the country. and our friends tell us that no other manufacturer is so prompt in making ship-ments. We know how important it is that EVERY ORDER should have quick attention. It enables dealers to do a big business on a small stock, which means small expense and big profits. Then, too, no other line is made up of so many The design, construction and finish, combined, make the NORTHERN line the most popular in the country. It is our constant aim to make the kind of furni-ture that will move quickly, and July, 1910, is going to surpass allprev£ous efforts. visiting the furniture market this coming season should make a special effort to see the many new patterns offered. With our enormous line---the biggest in the world---you can always save money by making up a car. NEW YORK Furniture Exchange NORTHERN FURNITURE COMPANY SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN CHICAGO 1300 Michigan Ave. THE PAST SEASON THERE --- MUST BE A REASON QUICK SELLERS EVERY DEALER GRAND RAPIDS Leonard Building WEEKLY ARTISAN '" - - .-- ANNOUNCEMENT. . -_.- '._-- ------~--~- THE GEO. B. LUPFER CO., 262-94 North Hanover St., Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Lupfer having sold his Interests in the firm ;n whIch he was a full partner for sixteen years, during whIch time he had full charge of the manufacture of Fine Bedding, wIshes to announce to the Furniture Trade that he has orgamzed the Geo. B. Lupfer Company. Purchased an up-ta-date F adory building, installed the best and most modern machinelY for manufacturIng a superior lme of Mattresses, Box Springs, Woven and Coil Wire Springs, Feathers and Pillows. Guaranteed in quality and price. You are InVIted to call and examme the merits of our hnes. With our New EqUIpment, long experience aDd square dealing, we sohclt a portion of your bUSIness, which WIllhave our immedIate and best attention. Samples ..-._--_.s_ho-w-n_o.nly with F. T. Plimpton & Co., 1319 Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. (4th floor), and at the factory . -- _. _. --_._._._._-_._---_._._._._._-----_. _. _. Arrivals of Salesmen in Grand Rapids. G F \Veatherly, ",alc"man from Ne\\ York, 1" at the T'anthnd Augu"t )Jylando, one of the Rockfo1d cont111gent, 1.0 a guest at the Cody L l\I Ascherenka of L111C1l1natl, one of the balesman for the Oscar Onken ~ompany, arllvld 111the C1ty Fllc1ay .:\1 E Auhbrook and E J Jones of the \ubblOok & Jones FU1111ture company of Sturg1s, are at the Pantl1l1d Clarance R Da\ 1" of San FranClsco, ono of the be,t kno\\ n of weste1 n salesmen who come to the (rrand Rap1d" market, a111ved Thursday morn1l1g, and 1S 1eglstered at the Pantl111d The 1111eof the Rett1l1g Furmture company '" as ready for 1I1spectlOn on opemng day Charhe Rett111g comes up e\ ery day from hIS home at Spnng Lake, to as:olst dunng the blhy Jay" of the market CIal ence R DavI". repre"enUng the Da\ Ib-Blrely Table company. the C H Campbell lurmture company, and other" on the coast, who has been 11l the Clty f01 a day or tv\ 0, has gone to ChIcago He w1ll be back next \'\ eek Charles \Voodl111g, buyer for the Stewa1 t Dry Goods company of LOl11wdle, the Clafl1l1 store of that "outhern C1ty, 1S at the :l\Iorton :-lr \\ ooc1hng was long 111 Brooklyn and 1S one of the best known buyers vls1ting the market B l\1 Balle) of the Bade) Table company of Jamestown, one of the largest makers of fancy tables 111 the country. ar-n\ ed at the l'antl111d Thur",day. B .:\1 has heen up at IllS summer home on Chautauqua Lake for four 01 fi\ e I'> eeks, and IS a" 1))O11/ed as a SIOUX Inchan Dy the \\ ay, the com-panson stops at the color for be It known he IS not an IndIan 5 'f ! . .. He certa111ly looks the P1Ctl11e of health He goes home the la,t of the week ha\1I1g sImply come on for the open111g and to see that the boys ha\ e every tlllng 111shIp shape RIchard Mahnke, for some time WIth the J amesto\v n Lounge company, the newest acqUIsItion to the selhng force of the Connel ,,\ Ille Fl11mtl11 0 company. and \'\ ho '" 111repre- "lent that company 111the :-Ietropohtan dlstnct, IS 111 the cIty to meet the huyers from h1S terntory and to assIst ]\11 Haw-k1l13 and the others generally George \V Wdson, of the \V l1'->on-Bennett-Porter com-pany of :l\Iontoursvllle. Pa, one of the large 1l1anufactl11 ers of furnIture 1n the east, 1S at the HerkIme1 lIe wll1 be 111 the Clty for a week or tl'>0 Mr \\ 1lson is an old time furniture man and J\Ir Porter of the company 1S one of the best known of the eastern commhS10n men Happy Joel \V Flesh of the 1'1qua FurnIture company and the CIOn, KIlls company of PIqua, arnved at the ]\10rton Fnda) morn1l1g and WIll put m the "eason here a" usual There IS no happIer traveller on the road than "J oe' and If there \\ el e more lIke hlln, dl spen S1l1g happ1l1ess and sunsh1l1e, lIfe I'> auld be a much pleasantel proposItion than It now IS "J oe" IS prepared for a bIg fall bu"iness A far-seeing merchant whose place of busmess IS 111 one of the bIg thrn ll1g towns, on the PacIfic coast, when pre-panng for a speCIal sale engages two opel ator", of the local telephone company for two days The merchant uses one of h1s female employes and the three glrls call up every 'phone number for mIles around and 111\Ite the people to the sale The two operators 111 the central office watch the calls and do the call1l1g up and then the clerk 111 the StOIe does the talkll1g The plan is inexpen ,n e and practIcal '"- ... . .. --- .. - - - -------._-_._.~._.-------~----------------._-----------.., I TAUBER UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE PARLOR GOODS and ROCKERS Dealers who handle them recognize the TAUBER PRODUCTS as Leaders in Individuality, Quality and Price. July Exhibition at 14 11 Michigan Ave. will show many new and varied patterns. The most extensive Tauber Display in its history. II• MAURICE TAUBER & CO., Chicago,Ill. Factory and Office, 23 J 3-23 J 9 Wilcox Avenue • __ ._ •••• a_a ..... II II -_._._-_. -------_._--- -_._._._. ----~~_._-----~--------.I..... WEEKLY ARTISAN "Clerk and Salesman:' H Harvey Roemer, secretary of the Scott-Ml1ler Co, Indlanapohs. m Buck'" Shot-l'i the "alesman only 'ieen m the hotels. the depoh. aboard the passenger coach or on the load exdusrvely") I'i the word "'ialesman" allowed only to h1111 who call'i from office to office and from one store to another") Truly has the word "'ialesman" been mIsconstrued How many talented young men are laborIng on the shippel '" floor, in the factory and other like places, hopmg agaID'it hope that some Jay they may hay e the opportulllty to become ,1 1(i<le! man" for theIr house? There IS, for e\ eI) } oung nun \\ hO'ie ambItIOn h t(, be-come a salesman, an openmg at home \ good opelllnc; m an almost unexplored field You sa} the salary for "road men" I" ~reatel [n m<ln\ cases this is true Is It becau'ie the employer doe" not \\Ish to run a challtable mstItutIOn, or I" It because of a l<lck of ambItion on the part of the clerk") (If you al e plea"ed to call hIm such) I am firmly com mced that It h the Littel As a comparIson (one whIch \V III com mce vuu. \1J Reader) permIt me to lay bv 0 fach befol e } ou The tt d\ el-ing salec,man loaded down ~ Ith hea\} sample case" plugo' along Jay after day and year after } ear, loses no time or opportuntty when he finds hIS man, to layout hIS samples and hIS proposItion m such a manner as to cony mce hIm of the good quahtles of hI'i lme and the ad\ antage" gamed m hand-lIng them He cony mce" the buy er and eaher "ell" hI111 01 leaves an impiessIOn which means busmes" ~ hen he callo aga111. He IS \'\IIl111g, regal dless of time or place. to accom-modate his customer and ahm e all thmg" a\ Olds am thmg that might antago1ll7e h1111 ::'{O\y turn to the "man behmcl the countel (Ill lell tee, many cases unltke hIS travehng blothel) He doe" not hay e to be out 111bad weather, he doe'i not hay e to lush 110111a good meal or "crawl" from his warm couch to make a tram. he does not have to "hunt" hIS customel-thank" to a "hop-pmg public" they come to hIm Then and there should the true "ale"man" talent a",,,elt itself. HIS man comes to hIm, he come" to buy The 'del h. ' more than hkely WIll show his wares and gl\ e pI Ices mechan-ically, yawn and 1111patiently permIt hImself to "how a few more deSIgns or artIcles But the man ~ ho I" desen Ing ut the title "salesman," the man \\ ho IS almmg elhead at a mark and a blggel salary, untiringly puts forth a cheery deSIre to accommodate He inVItes suggc"tions from hIS customer and unhesitatingly shows a ,;plrit of interest that acts III a hke manner upon the customer, m\ ariahly reoultmg m m-creased sales and future patronage Doe" he stop at thIS? ~o, he will "siLe up" his customer and \'\111. e\ en though he made no sale, offer further suggestIOn", suhmlttmg othu articles m his line or department The customer is there to buy-that is vvhy he called He IS from MIssouri "Show me" is his cry, and even though he does not buy, you have at least left the ImpreSSIOn that you are anxIOUS for his business ancl also that you carrv a full and up-to-date line This was most forCIbly demonstl atcd to mc the othu day whl1e purchas1l1g a paIr of shoes I \'\ ent mto one of the lead1l1g stores m a large CIty and approached a clel k \V ho \\ as talk1l1g to a friend regardmg some ,;oclal functIOn ~(Tpon being interrupted by my entrance he dlspla) ed hIS dlsplea"ure He pulled down several boxes and laId them before me, the whIle talkmg to hIS fnend Left by myself, hardly know-ing what I dId want, and not hav1l1g the attentIOn of the "clerk" I arose and prepared to leave and ~ as very much ,.. ...... .. , DO YOU WANT the PRETTIEST, BEST and MOST POPU-L- AR LEATHER FOR FURNITURE. ANY COLOR. WILL NOT CRACK. If so buy our GOAT and SHEEP SKINS Write for sample pads of colors. OAHM & KIEFER TANNING CO. TANNERIES CRAND RAPIDS, MICH. CHICACO, ILL. 204 Lake Street, ~_-----_._._._._..~_~._._. CH ICAGO, ILL. __ .__._-_.-._._.-._.------.. amused at the effrontery malllfe"teJ b yhim m hI" dlsplea"ure at my leaV1l1g WIthout mak1l1g a purchase ProceedllllS to the next prosperous lookIng store I be-came conscIOUS upon entenng of an entIrely dIfferent atmos-phere I "as met at the door by a most courteous and at-tentive ""alesman" (I could not thl11k of hIm as a clerk) I was ushered to a seat and was shown theIr line, the advan-tage of one shoe over another as applIed to my case, theIr good qualIties, etc, and soon found the shoe I wanted The young man, true to the spirit of "sa1esman"hlp," dId not drop tnterest at making the sale, but proceeded to demon-strate the gOJcl qualIttes of an artIcle to preserve the heel. I bought It He then asked me if I had ever considered a de- \ ice for keepmg the shoe m shape when not wearing I had not, and though I showed no cll"posltion to buy, he explatned the mellts of the article and I saw 1t" advantages and the result was that he not only sold a paIr of shoes, but two other articles as well After leaving I returned to my hotel, feelIng that I had gamed much The fir"t "clerk" passed from my mind, as dId hI" place of bustness, whIle the second "salesman" who sold me, left an impreSSIOn whIch WIll always make me feel a \\ elcome patron at the house he represents One ltve "sales-man" can sell as much as half a dozen "clerks" There is no \ ocatIOn that affords a wider field and a greater demand-a contInual demand, than that of the salesman, the polIte ac-commodattng dnd wllllllg "man beh1l1d the counter" The man who expects a full day's work for a short day's pay IS of a pIece WIth the fellow who expects a full day's pay for a short day's work WEEKLY ARTISAN CARPET AND RUG TRADE. Uncertain Conditions Lead to a Reduction in Prices. X ew York. June 23 -The .,ituation m the carpet and rug market seems to be as mixed as ever, in spite of the reports wlhlch are being made from time to time by prominent selling agents in thi., market The feature of the past \\ eek was the new pnce 11.,1. Is.,ued by VV & J Sloane '\~ com-pared "WIth the former 1Ist issue,l a short time ago on fall lines, pI Ice., on vanous grade., of rug,., .,how reductIOns rang-mg from 1~ cent-, to $125 each, accordmg to "Ize., and quahtles ThIS actVJl1 has caused other houses to :shade theIr pnces and .,1.111 further reductIOns are expectecl Buy cr., have he en dlgestmg thl., hst Junng the pa:ot day or two, but the demand has not mcreased, in spite of the reductIOns, as most buyers seem to be faIrly well covered on future reqUIrements at the present time, and are dIsposed to await further develop-ments The new pnce hst announced by VV & J Sloane shr)ws the following changes Supenor Axm1l1ster rugs reduced from 5 cents to $125 each, Khorassan I\xmin~ter rug" from 1~ cents to $125 each; "\Ioll1can veh et rugs 50 cents each, DIamond A velvet rugs 5 cents to 50 cents each; Montgomery tapestry, 25 cent" each, Amber velvet mItred rugs, 6, 9x9, also 9xl2 SIzes reduced 5 cents each. 11, 3x12 advanced 15 cents, HIghspire tapestry mItred rugs reduced 15 cents each and SheIk velvet I ugs 2~ cents each 1n adchtlOn to the changes whIch have been named on I ug:o, hne" of hnoleums have also been retluced <.,0far as pnces are concerned, whlle dlscotmts have been shortened to qUIte some extent The changes are a<.,fol1ow~ Xalrn mlald Imo-leum ad\ anced 13~ to 15 cents per square yard, dIscounts changed from 25 5 per cent to 17% per cent \T alrn pnnted Imoleum reduced 5 to 8~ cents per yard, dIscount changed from 30 per cent to 22~ per cent Nairn floor oll-cloth re-duced 5 to 5~ cents per yard, dIscount changed from 25-5 per cent to 17~ per cent Accordmg to statements made m this market, the SItu-ation on Axmmlster rugs IS anythmg but satisfactory The efforts made by small manufacturers to get busmess thlOUgh pnce cuttmg has unsettled the market to qUIte an extent, and whlle buyers have been plck1l1g up goods whIch ha\ e been offered at attractive pnces, other" have been holdmg off pending more settled condItions Large manufacturers re-port that bu~mes:s is progressing faIrly well and that the early oreIers booked on fall Imes are suffiCIent to keep the ITIllls busy J u:st what the future WIll bnng forth It 1<.,dIfficult to <.,ay dt the present time, and It is natUlal that buyers should not be anxlOUS to cover futurc reqUIrements The reports which have been made flOm time to tlmc <.,mce the fall hnes were opened are so contradIctory that It IS a dIfficult matter to secure any definite Idea of Just what the sltuatlOn is There IS no doubt that busmess has been decidedly poor m some quarters, land m others a normal bu<.,mess has been put through Large manufacturers blame the smaller manufac-hIrers for the unsettled condItions eXlstmg, whIle the smaller manufacturers clall11 that they have reduced theIr pnces to meet the pnces which have been named by the larger mIlls, m theIr efforts to secure orders One feature whIch stands out very prommently in the situatIOn, m spIte of all reports to the contrary, IS the fact that manufacturers have not been purchasll1g additional sup-phes of raw matenal "If business has been as good as many manufacturers report," said one promment member of the 7 ,,--_ ...__ ..... Mechanics Furniture Co. Rockford, Illinois Makers of FINE and MEDIUM •I• III•II .. BUFFET No 194 Dining and Lillrary Furniture SEND FOR NEW CATALOGUE. Our fuIllme on exhIbIt 3d Hoor, 1319 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO. •••••••• •••••••••••••••• _ w_ •• _~ trade, "why is it that the mIlls have not been buying raw matenal? Since last Octoher carpet and rug manufacturers have purchased practically nothmg m the way of carpet wool and cannot have supphes of any sIze on hand at the present time It looks as if busmess had been deCIdedly poor and the n111ls have found no urgent need for further supplies of carpet wools." Detroit's Industrial Exposition. DetrOIt, June 22-l'rosldelnt Taft pres,.,ed the button Monday l11ght that :set m motion the wheel;., of the great De-troit Industnal EXpo<"ltlOn Aftel a "alute by 1000 factory whIstles and bells 111 \l\T ayne County, the doors of the spaclOus new expOSItIOn bUlld1l1g were thrown open and the largest concourse of people that ever attended an mdoor gathenng 111 MIchIgan :swarmed mto the tv.o ma"Slve halls and the beautiful rIVcr garden Every detatl was complete when the opening took place and the unbounded enthlblasm of the whole cIty plOved that the Expo"ltlon IS what Its sponsors, the Board of Commerce, claImed, the greatest event in De-trOl t's hIstory \\ hen PI eSldent Taft pressed the button, he Illumined 25,000 incancle<.,cents and set 111 motion a great vanety of mo\ 1I1g exhIbits Two hundred dIsplays are made, the value of the exhIbIts be1l1g more than $1,000,000 The ExpOSItIOn WIll continue unttl July 6, and in order to accommodate the vbitor" from all over the country, the comnllttee has arrangeJ a 'ichedule of special clays The transportatlOn companies are offenng special rates from all over MIchIgan and It IS confidently expected that the popu-lallty of the bIg show WIll result in the establishment of a new Amencan record for ll1door attendance 8 WEEKLY ARTISAN ... • .......................... ----------------------------------------- _._ -~ "The Standard CONSISTING OF CHINA CLOSETS BUFFETS and BOOKCASES Will be shown as usual in Chicago only, this coming July, 1319 Michigan Ave., First Floor, opposite elevator. The following well known men In charge, F P. FISHER, FRED LUGER, R. G. BINGHAM, P M SMITH. N P NELSON W J ALEXANDER Line of A·I"llerlca Rockford Standard Furniture ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Co. ... One of Mr. Clingman's Adventures ~-- . ..- . ... ...--------------------------- ---- George C11l1gma11, lJt\\el fCll thcl(1)e\ T111111\111Cl Jll pany of ChIcago, IS an e11thu"la"ttc Jl"upk l,j I"aac \\ ,du1J1 He also shows a decIded prefelence to! tollc1\\ lllg hI' jll"ca-tallal pUrSlllts a" far as pOSSIble from the haunt" ot 11\ 111- 7atlOn He an 1\ ed 111Grand RapIds the other day t1 Olll a fish111g tllP to one of the WIldest and most 111acce"'lble st! eam" 111 the Northern Pen111sula of IIlclllgangan 1\ hlle lhele he met wtlh a most unuo,ual e""pellence It "eem" that the sectIon \ ISlted IS "till 111\esteel hy lalge num-bers of wIl<-l ammal, such as \\ oh es, bears, etc The \ ely first mght se\ eral hungry vvoh es came ho\\ lmg about the camp and aloused the gentlemen from theIr slumhel sIll C1Ingman hasttly grabhed up hIS nfle and cha"ecl them jor a mtle or so when he \\ as suddenly confro111ed hy I e-entOlce-ments 111large numbers Recoglllzlllg the fUtl1lty ot at\empt111g to contend 'l1l-cessfull) wIth sl1ch 0\ erv, helm111g l1l1mbel s III Cl111g man wh lIe keeplllg l1p a rapId fire I etrea te<-1111th{c dIrectIOn of the camp untIl he diSCO' ered that a pal t of the pack had h) a detour gotten 111betvv een him and the camp so that 111'0e"cape vvas shut off 111that dIrectIOn HIS only pOSSIble retreat. 110W, \\ a:" tcm al d the 11\ el, ",hlch at thiS pOlllt IS qUIte vvIde and deep I"aClllg the pack he receded as rapIdly as pOSSIble to\\ al d and finally 11110 thL rn er up to hiS armpits The \\ oh es l111e<-1up on thc hank and set up such a how1lng as to drown any attempt ot lIt CI111gman's to make hImself heal d 11r Maddox, one of the party, who (hd not have a gun, as soon as he dIscovered IIr Cl1l1gman's phght, started for the Stickley company's lumber- 111gcamp several nllles distant "hele he routed out the men, "everal of whom had guns, and :"tartecl back to the 1escue 1\ hen 1\ lt111n lange the pal ty opened fin' With dbastrous IC--111t--- 1111" 1\ Ith the fact that clay \\ as heg111n1l1g to dawn 'Cll)l1 cau"ed the 1\ o!v es to dIspel se 1he temperature of the 1\ ate I II a, hut llttlc ahO\ e free71ng, consequently .l\1r C1Ing-ma 11I" not ob J lCt1l1g to the 11ttle spell of hot weather which the country IS expellencmg at the present tlme The effOl t to check the trad111g stamp nuisance in 1\1111ne- "ota hel" faIled The trouble vvas that the nght way was not £0110\\cd \n attempt vvas made to 1l1voke the la\\ s prohlbit- 111g all schemes conta1l11l1g an element of chance to put an en,l to the trad1l1g stamps, and the supreme court of that state found that the element of chance in the trad1l1g stamp matter \\ as not suffiCIently stlong to constitute a VIOlatIOn of thIS statute The trad1l1g stamp compames have arranged the scheme \\ Ith conSIderable care and c1evelness to evade the \ allotl s laws t01 hldd1l1g gIft schemes and the like, and it \\ ould be a ,el) dIfficult matter to convIct any of them on such ground" There IS a hetter way, whtle It is not so dIrect It has heen tound effectl\ e \\ here It has been tned, and It IS \ er) satlsfac\01Y It h as follows Secure legislatIOn re-qUlf1ng per:"ons deal1l1g 111 tl a,l111g stamps and the like to I edeem them 111 cash" hen called upon to do so Such a law 1\ O1ks eAcellent1y 1\ ell It serves two purposes' First, it sho\\, the man holdlllg the stamps exactly how little they al e I eall) \, orth, ancl, second, it Isn't done hy the stamp com-pames 01 thell agents ,el y long because It does 110t pay to do It Will Buy for Two Stores. 1\1cCreelY & Co, will soon open a branch of their big PIttsburg st01 e In CIeveland and R \V Barker WIll place the ordel s for the fUll11tnre reqUIred by both stores WEEKLY ARTISAN 9 .. - .. .- ..--. ... .- - . _. _.-._._-_. _._----------------------------., ..., 1I STRI:NGT" BEAUTY DURABILITY SANITARY •• _ ••••••• a •• a.a •••••••• __ ••••• ALLENTOWN, PA. Various Styles in OAK MAUOGANY IMIT. MAUOGANY BIRD'S EYE MAPLE CIRCASSIAN WALNUT ""ead and foot posts are assembled with steel rods to insure Durability and Stnength." T"E COLONIAL BED COMPANY ,---._---- On exhibit In T"E YEAGI:R fURNITVRI: COMPANY SPACI:, 4th floor, Leonard furniture I:xhlbltlon Building, GRAND RAPIDS, MIC". a •• __ WI ••••••• _ ••••••• a •••••• _._ •••••••• __ a •••• •••• __ ... OLD STORIES RETOLD. ParaKraphs Copied From the Michigan Artisan for October. 1881. Ketchem & Rothschild's new styles Ketchem every time Keck & Co have commenced the manufacture of furni-ture at Ann Arbor, MIch. The Berkey & Gay Furniture company will soon offer to the trade a wardrobe folding bed George G. Clay, manager of the Oriel Cabinet company, has returned from a tnp to Chicago. Edward Abrahams & Co, dealers in furniture, of New York, made an assignment on October 6. Tobias Bergy has erected a factory and will engage in the manufacture of bedsteads, at Caledonia, Mich George Hmman, a manufacturer of Atlanta, Ga, wants a partner with $15,000 to $20,000 to invest in the busmess. Cooper & Avery have purchased a site and will erect a buIlding in which to manufacture furniture, in Sagmaw, Mich. Manufacturers of furniture generally have contributed lIberal amounts to the fund for the relief of sufferers by the forest fires in Michigan. Vincent Barstow & Co of Cleveland Will cause the lumber used in the construction of a catafalque used at the funeral of President Garfield to be cut into relics. P. H. Snook, a live dealer of Atlanta, Ga., is providing furniture dealers and manufacturers visiting the cotton ex-position in that city with comfortable lodgings free. On account of the death of William Keisker, the firm of Harig, Koop & Co, of Louisville, Ky., has been dissolved. Surviving partners purchased the Keisker interests and will continu e the business. The furniture and carpets recently placed in the White House at Washington, were purchased in New York by Mrs. Garfield, on the occasion of her visit to New York, a few weeks before the late president was shot. l. S. Paine & Co , of Boston, al e marketing a fancy table, the leg, of which are in the form of an elephant's head and trunk, with tusks attached. (Such an article could not be markeb'd in cultured Boston at this time-Ed Artisan.) Watson & Co., of New York, recently imported some carvings copied from the interior of the chapel of the monas-tery of white friars, in Belgium, executed by the famous artist who designed and carved the decorations of the cathe-dral in Antwerp; also a set of chairs, a sideboard and cabinet of old English oak, a carved screen with panels of Cordova leather, a Louis XV Sedan shair, elaborately carved by Carlo Moratti; a carved table once the property of Queen Hortense, and a collection of rare tapestries. FUl niture designed after Eastlake retains the solidity of structure and simplicity of form, of the furniture of the Queen Anne period. The latter, however, is more ornamental. East-lake could not tolerate applied carvings or veneers, paint or polished finishes. Carving must be cut in solid wood, and the grain must not be filled so as to destroy the figure. Eastlake was the apostle of truth and simplicity in the con-struction of furniture and despite the clever bits of satire leveled at "true" table legs and honest sofa frames, his in-fluence has been beneficia1. There are now manufactured many composites of the Eastlake and Queen Anne styles, and bad taste usually results in the effort to effect an artistic combination. 10 WEEKLY ARTISAN ..II!• •I II I• III II I STAR CASTER CUP COMPANY NORTH UNION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS MICH. (PATENT APPLIED FOR ''''e have adopted cellulOId as a base for our Caster Cup' m..\"t g tile best cup on the market CelluloId IS a great unprovemetlt 0\ er bd~e<., made of other matenal \Nhen It 15 necessary to mo, e a pl~ce supported by cups WIth cellulOId bases It can be done WIth ea"e as the bases ar~ per fectly smooth Celluloid does not s"eat and b, the use of these CU!, tables are never marred These cups are fintshed In Golden Oak and WhIte Mapl~ fimshed lIght If you u,ll try a sampl, order of tl"" goods you w'll d,,,r, to handt, th,m In quantlt.u PRICES. Size 2~ Inches $5 50 per hundred Size 2){ Inches 4.50 per hundred fob Grand RapIds lET A SAMPr E OEDER h_. --4 Schram Bros. Up.to·dnte. "They have no nvals Ot C0111Plt1tl1t~ I hZlt \\ [' the verchct of the buyels \\ ho ,tsltcd the dhpLn 11\ "'d11 d111nll)~ at the Palmer House Cll1cae,-o, flO111 '\pttl-1- tLl \plIl 1.2 I he reasons were Ob\IOU" The de~I~lh ZlllJ Stdl~ \\Ltl liIllU no old-fashIOned bo"e~, but beantItul and art!,tll 111 cljJplal-ance. ShOW111g three lhSt111Ct stlves-Standarc1, \lI~~Ion and Colonial-111 all vanetles of hIgh class fimsh By then system of constI uctIOn, It IS made po;:,sIble to automatlcalh lock cases honzontall}, and h} a ~Imple de'Icc to 111tel10ch the entIre comb111atIOl1. practlcalh makmg a sectIOnal hooh-case a solIel case, a feature pos;:,e~sed b, no othe 111the cl11c1 a long needed want 111 thIS clas~ of goods ThcIl nl \\ de\ lce in equalIzers has made It poss1ble to construct a dUell that" 111 absolutely not b1l1d, and has ~Iven them not onh dll dh~ )lut~ dust protector, but al<;o a posltn e aIr cu",hIOn hl11le, 111dh1l1g the case practIcally all tle,-ht ThI<; "" ~tem 01 con~tI\1LllLJ11 has been carned out 111all the ehftel ent ~t) le<; thl' 111clhe They have ae!ded a ne" nm elt) 111the shape ot d lJl1rlet sectIOn, hav111g compat tmcnts 1equued for ~Clod fellc)\\ .,hlp for den or lIbrary TheIr Wtltm~ desk "llh eha\\Cl h thl largest and most complete 111 It, appo1l1tment<; 111 thc 11111hl t They Issue no catalug~ to the consumct, nor L1uthe' Zlehet tise in magazlnes fhelr goods al e sold, and catalo~ ~ al e sent to Jealers only, and as then cases have ta1k1l1g p01l1t, and qualItIes possessed by no other house. 111clud111g theIr artIstIc appearance, makes It pOSSIble for dealel to make a legItimate profit by handl111g the goods If you are interested and want a qUId, :oe1l1l1g sectIOnal .... -----_.. . . .., I We are Special Tool Manufacturers for the Wood Working Trade. II : Our SOLID STEEL MOULDING CUTTERS are the Best in the World. II I : I I I I I I , I • : f j I i mc,,, 0"0'"' so"c"," '"0 o",","mo ..,,,,,CTO"' II II WOOD WORKERS TOOL COMPANY, 542 Jackson Blvd., CHICAGO. SAW, KNIFE AND TOOL MANUFACTURERS ~ •• • '. _..4 h(l()\(Zl~l ()11,U\11 DO)1 \vllte ir 1 new cdtalog, now In press, t) ~lhll111 1\1)~ -1-21 \1 111ClUI"tl eet, ChIcago Will It Be a Trust. 1 p" al d 01 100 fil e 111surance compames wet e repre- .,entce! Zlt the 111cet1l1gheld in the natIOnal board room, New \"Olh. last "Zltmda" to clIscuss the report of a committee to llJ1111Ulate Zl11agleement to keep do\'\,n expenses and inci-de nr ,tlh C(J11m1IS'3IOll~ 111N eVv England and the mIddle states. l~rallk Lock, "( mted State", mandger of the Atlas. presided, and HOIAard De Mott acted as seCI etary The meet1l1g was sectet and those In attendance were plede,-ed not to dIvulge the outcome of the conference A tentatn e constItutIOn and by-lav,s of a new orgalllzatlOn tJ '\1ppLl11t thc ]Jl e~ent ea'>tern U11l0n \\ as submlttt-d and dIS-Ln,~ cd and enough SIgnatures werc obta1l1ed and a pt 0- \ I<;IOl1al a~reement was SIgned by a maJonty of those who attended 1 hIS agreement, It IS understood, wIll give the UJ1J1mlttee tIme to so wOlk out Its plans for the new ass,Jei- Zlllun that before the close of the month It IS hoped that a 111ldmg of the Olga11lZatlOn can be called [lle feelmg at the close of the meet111g is said to have bccl1 I1I\lfe hopeful than at any tlmc ",mce the trouble began PolIl' -he Iders and mercantIle and mannfactunng orga11l- /,ltIon~ hO\\ e, er, are not sO hopeful III fact they are dis- II n, Unl tl,1I1l1e,- that the real obJ ect of the movement is to 1eO!~at117l the ea:otel n umon 011 a plan that will enable it to ma1l1td1l1 ItS 11 ust features WIthout conflictl11g with the laws of ::\eVv York, Connecticut and other states. This sus-pICIon IS strengthened by the statement that if the eastern orga11lLatIOn IS successful the western union of fire under- "lIters \\ III be organlzed on the same plan. . ..., Pitcairn Varnish Company Reliable Varnishes of Uniform Quality ... IIII II IIII1 Manufacturers of Our Motto: "NOT HOW CHEAP-BUT HOW GOOD" c. B. Quigley, Manager Manufacturing Trades Dep't . Factories: Milwaukee, Wis.; Newark, N. J. ... WEEKLY ARTISAN ........ _ • '" '1'." •• "" ..... .~- __ . .... ..... . •• ..'""'. ..- ••• --1 The SCHRAM MODERN SECTIONAL BOOKCASES Acknowledgedby buyers who saw the April display to have no rivals or competitors. The reason? Beautiful, artistic designs and styles. The Schram system of construction provides for the Automatic locking of cases horizontally and interlocking of the entire combination by a simpledevice, thereby practically making a solid case filling a decided need. Our new device in equali. zers makes it possible to construct a door that will absolutely prevent binding and giving not only an absolute dust protector, but also a positive air cushion, which makes the Schram practi-cally air tight. Our Colonial Style has absolute perfection of detail, high grade finish and artistic beauty and workmanship. In Polished Golden Quartered White Oak and a Polished Genuine Mahogany---thelatter with paneled ends. Catalogues to Dealers upon request. Colonial Style, Combination No.IOC. SchraIU IBros., 421 Armour St.~ Chicago ~-..-.-- --.-. -- ------------_._--------_. -----------_._---_._. -- ._--------~ Evansville, June 22-Having prepared large and chOIce lines of salable goo<1s-goods needed 111 a fur111ture stock every day as much as floor, sugar, soap and such articles 111 the stock of a grocer, and put them on sale in the expositions, the manufacturers of EvansvIlle, "await with confidence the judgement of the people" to employ an overworked pohttcaJ platform declaration Evansville manufactures good furni-ture for every room 111 the house, the office and the room of the bank d1rectors or other boards of management of import-ant business In fact a house fur11lshed completely with goods made in Evansville would lack nothing in beauty or conveniences This fact alone serves to inform the reader as to the vanety of the goods that are produced in Evansville. A true indicatlOn of the prospenty that preva1ls in the furniture manufactunng industry is prov1ded by the veneer cutters of Evansville, and ViCl111ty All are in full operation on orders, and there is a mountain high volume of business 111 sight. Good crops in the southwest are repOl ted and a" Evans-ville markets a great deal of fur111ture in that sectlOn. the news received 1S insp1rl11g. The manufacturers of Evansville participated in their annual picnic early 111 the current month As usual an ex-cursion by steamboat to a favorite resort on the Ohio nver served to introduce the festivities of the day. A capable committee headed by "Gus" Stoltz and followed by "Mike" 11 - ..-- .. Breger, Eli D MIller, F1 ed Stolt? and John Zutt, handled the detaIls successfully It was a day to be remembered Good Manners for Sales People. A school of good manners for floor walkers and sales people has been estabhshed 111 Germany by the association of .,hopkeepers It 1S consiJered that sales men and women should learn not only the intncacies of their respect1ve trades but also the way to behave w1th customers, how to talk n1cely and agreeably, ho\\ to bow gracefully, how to treat an ill-tempered customer and how to conduct an a11lmated conver-sation without undue familiarity. The fundamental 1dea of the new school 1S to improve business That is shown by the fact that the cost of con-ducting it is borne by the shopkeepers themselves, who are convinced that well trained and pohte salespeople can sell more goods to customers than men and women who have not received special instruction. Classes of the new school are to be held in the evening to enable workers to attend. The munic1pal authorities of Berlin have lent to the association of shopkeepers rooms for the school free of cost, thus imparting an official character to the enterprise. ANew Hotel to Cost $500.000. Another opportunity for the hotel specialists in the furni-ture trade to do business will be provided by the J ]. Lanning company of White Plains. N. Y. The hotel which the com-pany are about to erect will cost $500,000. and the furnishings a lot more. The Lanning company own the noted Garden City Hotel. WEEKLY ARTISAN John D. Rub Chair Co., Grand Rapids Hastings Cabinet Co., Hastings, MICh. Barber Bras Chair Co., HastlnUs, MICh. Grand Rapids Bookcase Co., Hasllngs Wolverine Mfg. Co., Detroit. The Sikes Co , Philadelphia, Pa. The H. Lauter Co.. Indianapolis, Ind. Langslow·FowlerCo., Rochester, N. Y. Gallla Furniture Co., Galllopolls, O. The PROUDFIT P B BINDER for Blue Prints, Photos and Photol!ravures has been adopted with success by the following firms and many others Wolverine Brass Works, Grand Rapids GIand Rapids Brass Wks, Grand Rapids. Michigan Chair Co , Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids Chair Co., Grand Rapids Berkey & Gay Furniture Co., Grand Rapids Century FurRlture Co., Grand Rapids. Imperial Furniture Co., Grand Rapids. Royal FurRlture Co., Grand Rapids. Phoenix Furniture Co., Grand Rapids. WHY NOT GIVE IT A TRIAL AND BE CONVINCED" IF YOU WILL SEND OS A SAMPLE SET OF YOUR BLUE PRINTS WE WILL INSERT THEM IN ONE OF OUR COVERS AND SUBMIT FOR YOUR APPROVAL THE PROUDFIT LOOSE LEAF CO., B AND 10 l YON ST., CRAND RAPIDS, MICH. New Furniture Dealers. Thomas J. J\Ieha has opened a new furntture store at 16 Friend street, Amesbury, Mass John Shierts and Joseph Monarch are prepanng to open a new furniture store at Kellogg, J\Iinn P. M Clement has opened a new furnIture store on Klllg street above George street, Challeston, S C J C Whitmore has fitted up a store at Cornelia, Ga, in which he WIll open a full lllle of furntture and floor coverings Charles P Crawford, formerly of Elklll, N C, and Dalton Kenned of Houstonv ille, have opened a large well-stocked furnIture store at Statesvllie. N C Lotus Ohnnger, who recently ,;old hIs interest 111 the Braddock (Pa) Furniture company, has opened a new store at 839-41 Braddock avenue, under the name of the Ohringer Furntture company The Wheeler Hardwale company of ColumbIa, S C, are adding a second story to thell" buildlllg, WIll add a furniture department and change their name by lllserting the words "and furniture" before the word "company" Dr Thomas Jefferson Sykes, W S Lanier and W. M Fite of Statham, Ga, have formed a partnership under the firm name of Sykes, Lanier & Flte They will take over the carriage, harness, saddlery and musical instruments business of W. M Fite & Co, and furniture, sewing machines and automobiles and occupy the Malcom bullding on railroad street. They will also maintain a warehouse and salesrooms at Athens, Ga VV.S Lanier ",ho wlll be the active manager of the firm's business w1ll vis1t the furniture markets during the summer sale" season New Evansville Enterprise. Evansville, Ind., June 22-With the organization within the next few days of the Big Six Chair company, another big industry will be added to the fast growing list of manufac-turing plants in Evansville The new company is being organ-ized by Benjamin Bosse and his associates in the Big Six com-pany and will be affiliated with that concern. Only a few of the minor detaIls of organization are lacking and by the latter part of the week the new company will have been launched The factory WIll be erected on the site now owned by the Globe Lumber company near the Maryland street bridge. The BIg Six company holds an option on that property now and immediately upon organization the BIg Six Chair company will take over the option and the property of the Globe Furniture company. Plans for the bU11dlllg, which alone will cost $30,- 000, are now being prepared by Clifford Shopbell and the con-struction work will begin as quickly as possible The build-ing will be of brick and modern in every respect. All the machinery will be of the newest type and will be thor-oughly up to date and capable of turning out the highest quality of chairs economically. The management of the new concern is under Mr. Wil-liam Haas, who was for a long time with the John G. New-man company. It is the intention of the new company to turn out nothing but first class furniture and in order to do this will endeavor to secure the most skillful labor possible. Goods without price tickets are ::>Imply merchandise. With a price ticket, they a1e the amwer to an unasked ques-tion. .._ .... -.... "THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST" BARTON'S GARNET PAPER Sharp, Very Sharp, Sharper Than Any Other. SUPERIOR TO SAND PAPER. It costs more, BUT It Lasts Longer; Does Faster Work. Order a smalllot; make tests;you will then know what you are getting. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. Furniture and Chair Factories,Sash and Door Mills, Railroad Companies,Car Buildersand others will consult their own interestsby using it. Also Barton's Emery Cloth, Emery Paper, and Flint Paper, furnishedin rollsor reams. MANUFACTURED BY H. H. BARTON & SON CO., 109 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. ...I • -------------------------- --- - 14 ~. •• •• ••• :::t: II Johnson Chair Co. WEEKLY ARTISAN FURNISHING SUMMER HOMES. How New Yorkers Change Their Furniture With the Seasons. "I have furmshed more summer apartments this sea"on than ever before," saId a decOlator "I almost belIeve that half of the apaltment ch'eller" 111'\l\\ YOlk ale sta"\mg m town thIS summel and al e havllle; then apal tment" made m el for the hot weather It IS a fad, of COUl,e but l,hIle It la"ts it is good for the decorators "It was not so "\ery long ago II hen gettmg a Cltv llou"e or an apartment ready for the "ummel c insIsted m mak111g It as unattractIve as possIble The 1com s II el e stllpped o± drapery, the furmtUle was swathed m blm,n holland, the pictUl es and chandelIers were festooned w1th mosqUlto net-ting and the 1ugs vlel e balllshed, and in this atmosphere those unfortunate members of the famlh \\ ho had to be m town were forceel to lIve "To be sure, thel e 1"\ ere almo"t a" man"\ attl actn e ,um-mer furnishmgs to be found 111the "hop" then a" no"~ 1mt they wcre not used I have seen II omen look longmgh at lovely ch111tzes and CIetonnes, eApl ess the regl et that the) had not country or seashore homes to use them m and then give the order for cm elmg all then lUlllltUl e IIIth bI 0\\ n holland "I remember "\el y II ell the fir"t commiSSIOn I had to de, up a house for the summel It was a large contI act for the house was very old fashion eel and crammed II ith fu 1 mture and bric-a-brac. "The first thing I (hd II as to send a, much of the hea"\"\ upholstered fUl mtUl e as I posslhh could to the attIC. II here it was sewed up in bags II lth moth pI e"\entn e" Then e"\ery carpet came up The floOl s with the e'(ceptlOn of the first floor were of WIde boards, soft wood of course, but were in fairly good condItIOn I had them all paInted a cool g-ra"\ as near dust color as I could get It and then "tl ell ed them sparingly with rug, either of mattmg 01 of fdpanese cotton, green and white in some rooms. blue and VI Ihte mothers "I took down ever) curtam and portIere m the place, of co l1rse, and put thin Iv l11te Iuffled mu ,,1m CUltams at the windows, and betvl een the dam, "traight hanging- curtaIns of green and II hltc m some loom". blue anJ II hlte in others \iVhat upholstered fUl mtull 1\ a" neCl ""aI"\ J hMI lm el eel with chmt7, and the sofa cushIOn" the hed cm CI" and table covelS were all of cretonne It \\as a wondeJful tldn"fOl-matIon and 1esuIted m the fall m 111) 1ecen mg the UJmmIS-sian to do over and refurnIsh the whole house "It is unu-sual to ha"\ e a Cltv house done up fOJ the sum-nwr. Most of our commIssions are for apartments "The apartment which I ha, e jt1st finished is typical of the kind that can be found all over town The voung matron fa r whom I did it wished It to be m green and II hlte throue;h-out, so we began by having the wmdo\\ boxes filled with daisies The muslin CUltaim at the wl11dows are to visit the tub every week, for the success of an apartment lIke this de-pends on its crispy freshness "On the floors thlOughout II e used plain c;reen 1 ue;s of heavy grass matting, as bemg more restful than any pattern V/ e stnpped the II alls of ever) PIcture except a few large pnnts and etchmgs m plain fl ames Fven pIece of bric-a-brac went except tv\ a or threc plain vases that would be kept filled with flowers. "The heavy glas, ldmp shades we shades m white paper WIth deSIgns nasturtIum leaves splashed on m glcen replaced with geIsha of bamboo tl ees 01 0, er the open book 4401 to 4531 West North Ave., CHICAGO Makers of the BEST MEDIUM and HIGH GRADE line of I, I I I III ,, I.. CHAIRS in the West. Our new Catalogue wul be mailed to any responsible furnIture dealer on request. It shows the latest patterns of the most seasonable goods. cases we hung curtams of pI am green linen, m contrast to the figured furniture and cushion covers "\Ve took as much fUll1lture out of the rooms as we could, lea"\ ing only the chaIrs and tables that would actually be reqUIred for comfort A couple of inexpensive rattan chairs and a chaise-longue with cretonne cushions was all the nell fUl mture it was necessary to buy All the covers II el e ea SIll' 1emovable for lallndenng purposes, even the couch cu"hlOn COIers bemg supplIed WIth buttons and but-tonholes "We tned as fal as po"sible to reanange the furntiure IV Ith an e) e to summer comfort The sewing table was placed by the II mdow that was cool and shady in the morn- Ing "\\hIle the chaIse-longue had its head at the window that was shaJ) Ul the afternoon, and that spoke of a cool kImono ancl a book f01 the hour before dinner -N Y. Sun. In aNew Building. QUIte a number of lines of furniture wIll be exhibIted in the Mumm building, recently completed III ChIcago Among the exhibltOl s the names of the Crocker Chair company; the \fIllwaukee Chan company; Thonet Bras, Luxury Chair com-panv; Ketcham & Rothschild, Knapp & Tubbs and Kimball K Chappel appeal Successful store keeping dOtS not begm and end by gIV-lllg people bal gallls There lS a future to be looked forward to in every sale made The optimIst smiles and pushes forward while the pessi- Il11st '3CO\\Is and tnes to stop the march of progress. WEEKLY ARTISAN The "Eff and EU" Line. "',--------------------------. The Rockford Frame and FIxture company wdl be on I deck with the finest lme of fancy and dmmg room furniture they have ever offered the trade ThIs lme V\ ill be on eAhi-bition m Gland RapIds, m the Fnrmture ExhlbitlOn budd-ing, also m ChIcago and New York A G. Hoffman, preSl-dent and manager of the company, wJ1l spend several days m Grand RapIds, and ChIcago during the summer sales sea 'ion Every piece in thIS lme IS worthy of careful investIgatlOn, and will repay the mtelhgent buyer, (the man who does not thmk price is the only thmg to be consIdered) and they are the ones the Frame and FIxture company are most anxlOUS to please For Flat Dwellers. An ingenious form of clothes tree has been deSIgned by a BaltimOl e m\ entm Its advantage IS that \\ hen not muse It can be folded up and slJpped out of sIght m a mstant The clothes tree consists of an Upl ight 10d or pole, wIth foldable arms at the top ThIS rod fits mto one of the foot posts of the bed and IS made WIth a ball on top so that when It dlOPS mto the hollow post of a brass bed the ball on top will form a decora tlOn of the post an d the presence of the tI ee wlll not be notIced The chief use of a clothes tl ee is at night and during the day It IS usually in the way, partlcularly if the bedlOom IS small This devlce can be drawn up at night and held m posltlOn by means of a SClew near the top of the bed-post The arms, which fold up around it to permIt it entel-ing the post, can be drawn out to a honzontal position and a handy clothes rack is ready for use. In the morning j arms can be folded m agam, the screw loosened and the whole affair sbd out of sight More Millions for Plate Glass. Stockholders of the Pittsburg Plate Glass company WIll vote in the near future upon a propositlOn to mcrease the capital stock of the company from $17,500,000 to $22,750,000 The new capital, If the proposition carries, will be used m ex-tending the company's business Quality Attractive Designs Low Prices No. 155. Oak, finished golden. Leatherette Chase Leather $7.00 8.50 Are embraced in the long line of rockers, Morris Chairs, Turkish Rockers and Mission pieces that will be shown at our July ExhIbits. 4th floor, 1319 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. 2nd floor, Furniture Exchange Bldg. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Catalog ready Jl,lly 15th, 1910. Traverse City Chair Co., III I..-------------- TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. 15 , i i I ------------ .... ~ 16 WEEKLY ARTISAN MICHIGAN ARTISAN COMPANY ,U_SC"I"TION ., eo "E" YE........ NYWHE..!: IN THE UNITED ST...T!:S OTHE.. COUNT"I!:S $200 ,,!: .. YI!:A". SINOL!: CO"I!:' 5 CENTS. PU.LICATION OI"I"ICE, 10a-112 NO"TH DIVISION ST, G"AND RAI"IDS, MICH, A. S. WHITE, M...N...../NO ED/TO.. Entered ••• econd class maller, July 5, 1909, .t the post office at Grand Rapids, Michigan under the act of March 3, 1879 CHIC...GO REPRESENT...TIVE, E. LEVY. An exchange suggests that the names of the desIgners as well as the manufacturer;, be attached to furmture in order that the consumer may learn the origm of hIS purcha~e If there is one secret in connection v\ ith his buslne,~ that a manufacturer guards carefully, it is the name of the deqgner he employs For a competent man he must pay a large 'ialary, and it i" but natural that he should desIre the selvice'i of such an employe exclusively, It is for hi" interest to \\ Ith-hold as far as pO'isible all information concerning hI' de signers from competitors as \\ell a" the public He kna\\ ~ of no more reason whv he "hould publi"h the name of the man who makes his patterns on paper, than of the man who oil~ his engine Retailers, especially those V\ ho adyise the pub1Jc to "buy of the maker," although he may ne\ er hay e made an article of furniture, would object to such markIng" and other" holding themselves responsible to the public fOI the \ alue of the goods they seIl, assert that it is not necessary for the welfare of the public that information be furnished as to the designer or manufacturers of the goods they sell The only way in which a designer could gain the privilege of putt1l1g hi" name upon the goods he plans would be to engage ]n the production of furniture on his own account Neither the manufacturer who employs him nor the retailer would gain anything by employing the means suggested for dIsclosing his identity, The furniture folks of San Francisco subscribed hberally to the $5,000,000 fund for the proposed Panama World's Fair in that city in 1915. The Emporium is down for $35,000' Hale Brothers for $25,000; D. N & E Walter & Co, $10,000, W. & J. Sloane & Co, $10,000; Weil & Co, $10,000; CIty of Paris, $10,000; Newman & Levinson, $5,000; Prager & Co, $4,000; Samuels & Co, $5,000; Sterling Furniture company $2,000 and many others for smaller amounts. Having purged herself of the brutal, degrading, crime inspiring, mis-called sport, prize fighting, San Francisco, is entitled to the heart} support of the whole people. Nineteen-fifteen, however, is such a distant year that in view of the stupendous importance the completion of the Panama canal will be to the people of the world that it may be advisable to hold another expOSItIOn simultaneously or subsequent to the big coast show, at New Orleans. A single exposition, located so remotely from the great bulk of the population of the United States as San Francisco, would hardly accommodate the desire of the nation to celebrate the opening of the canal suitably. Besides ltttle old New York may feel ltke making a nOIse to which none should object ImmedIately following the resignatIOn of C A Adou as buy er for Mandel Brothers, m March last, a large number of app1Jcatlrms for the vacancy were filed The news of such a \ acanc} occurring tray els very rapidly and the endorsements ot appltcants for the positIOn signed by manufacturers and -eIltng agents. burden the malls Mandel Brothers informed them ~eh es thoroughly as to the qualifications of the several app1Jcants, takmg plenty of time in order that they might do "0, :lnel \\ hen the} engaged 1fr McMahon it was based upon the COI1\']ctlOnthat he was "the one best bet," to employ a pointed but not ornate term, often heard in certain circles, sometimes frequented by merchants and manufacturers. Reduced rates for Pullman car service between Chicago, St Paul and Pacific coast points will go into effect on July 1 Three months later the Interstate Commerce Commission will consider the application of the company for a restoration of the existing rate Thousands of people who are, by the nature of their callmg, compelled to patronize the company, hope the petition WIll be denied There is no reason why the charges for the inferior service furnished by the Pullman com-pan} ,hould be restored but rather still further reduced. The treasury department at \Va'ihmgton mforms the people of the \\ orld that silver certtficates can be exchanged for 51 00 and $200 bills If the treasury department will undertake to supply the Artlsan with silver certificates, the ~rtl~an '" III cheerfully undertake to accommodate the govern-ment b\ makmg the exchanges suggested and expect no thanks for the ;,ervice E\ er} \\ here there is a demand that steps be taken to effectn ely and properly regulate the express companies of the United States If the companies were wise thelY would qUIckly submIt to regulation as a means for postponing the hour when the government will enter upon the package carry- Ing bUSIness as a part of the public mail system. The "Merchants' association has united with the Chamber of Commerce and the Produce Exchange of New York in a movement to cause the abolition of differentials in railroad freIght rates The promoters of the movement would make the employment of differenttals impossible, claiming that the same is no longer warranted. The finishes employed by manufacturers of the prevailing Engltsh style" sugge1sts the sixteenth century that had such a long run, beginning twenty or more years ago. The appli-catlOn of the stain is identical New Factories. J \V Cline is building a new furniture factory at Blue-field, W. Va The DIamond Match company, who have been making furniture on a small scale at Chico, Cal, are expected to en-large the busmess and establish a large plant. Ferdinand F. Perron, John C Smith and Alderic F GIrouard, have incorporated the Economy Hanger and Bed Chair company, capitalized at $10,000, and will establish a factory at Fitchburg, Mass. WEEKLY ARTISAN Arrivals of Salesmen in GrandRapids. D. H. Lockhart of Indianapolis, one of the travelers for the H. Lauter company, is at the Cody for the season "Sam" S. SImonds of the Barnard & SllTIonds company, arnved on Tuesday and IS at the Pantlind for the season. E. J Kuhne of Boston, representative in N e", England for the MIller Cab111et company, IS at the Morton for the season. W. D. Bishop of the Bishop Furmture company, Grand RapIds, has recently been in ChIcago buying goods for his retail store in the Masonic temple. E. S Cushman, of Ann Arbor, representing the St Johns Table company and some other lines, is in the city for the season W. A. McLaughlin, buyer for the Siegel-Cooper company of New York, arrived in the city Tuesday accompanied by Mrs. McLaughlin. E. W. Hawkins of V/orcester, Mass., representing the Shearman Brothers' company of Jamestown, N. Y. arrived in the city on Tuesday. Rex W. Heald of ChIcago, one of the assistants to George F Clingman of the Tobey Fur111ture company, arrived at the Pantlind on Monday, accompanied by his wife Henry C. Basch of the Steinman & Meyer Furniture com-pany of Cincinnati, one of the oldest furniture "boys" in the business was an arrival in the city on Monday. Charles B. WIlbee of ChIcago, one of the Pacdic coast travelers, arrived in the cIty on 1Ionday, and joined his as-sociate travelers, in that section, at the Pantl111d Henry 'vV. Medicus, head of the "House of Medicus," of New York, arrived in the market Tuesday, and got busy assist-ing his corps of salesmen to arrange the company's exhibit. Harry Archer, of the Austrian Bentwood Furniture com-pany, wa" early on the Job, getting things in shape before the arrival of Jack KIlcoyne, the sales manager of the company. MIke L. Kesner, of N ew York, one of the best known of the salesmen, formerly one of the well known buyers, ar-nved 111 the market on Monday and is domlcJ1ed at the Pantlind Oscar J. Perry, of Jamestown, and W. S. Kingsley of New York, two of the well known representatives of the Jamestown Table company, arrived in the market early and Immediately got busy on the samples. Frank D. Greenough, the manager of the Prairie Grass Furniture company, arrived in the city Tuesday afternoon to get things in shape for the season. He says the spring season just passed is the best the company ever has enjoyed. Mfljor James S. Knox, one of the best known of the trav-elers for the Bissell Carpet Sweeper company, has returned from a trip to Indiana and Ohio, on which his wife accompanied him. :Major "Jimmy" is not only one of the best salesmen on the road but is one of the best liked. John E. Page, secretary of the ConnersvIlle Furniture com-pany, was in the city all the week superintend111g the placing of the samples on the floors in the Blodgett building. Mr. Page says that the company's fiscal year from May to May, showed the largest business it has ever done. Ernest H. Williams will hereafter represent the C. S. Paine company, Grand Rapids, on the Pacific coast and in the northwest. succeeding James Gillies. J. J Schneider of Schneider & Allman of Chi-cago, well known commission men, J. P. Cowing and Edward Larson of Chicago, where in the city Monday. Mr. Schneider is at the head of a company organized to erect an immense exposition building for furniture and kindred lines 11 and reports say that the deal has been financed and will go through. Charles F. Reilly of the] amestown Lounge company, F S Miller of Hubbard, Eldndge & MIller Co, Howard M Cowperthwalt anJ T Ashley Dent of New York, were a quartette of weIl known furniture men that arnved in the city on Sunday. All were feehng good and gett111g along with the hot weather as only phIlosophers hke fur111ture men can 1\1r Dent was especiaIly optimistic 0\ er prospects ' A famihar figure in the city occasionally these days is Major John P. Creque. MklJor Creque now spends his winters in Cal-ifornia and his summers at Macatawa Park, across the bay from Ottawa Beach, In which he is largely interested. For years Mr. Creque was one of the prominent furniture men of Grand Rap-ids, being the administrative force of the Kent Furniture com-pany. He was a good furniture man besides being a mighty good fellow. "Ben" B Englander and Mike Tahl, representing Max Englander, the American Couch company and the Englander Spring Bed company of N ew York, are in the city, the former at the Pantlind and the latter at the Morton. The business of these houses has grown so rapidly that larger quarters have had to be secured and about September 1 they will be moved to South Brooklyn, where about 50,000 square feet of space have been secured in the Bush Terminal building. Albert \!f Seegert, manager of the DIxie Cotton Felt Mattress company of Chicago, arrived in Grand Rapids on June 22 and made arrangements to show the company's l111e on the ground floor of the KI111gman building in connection representative, Mr Buckley. will be 111charge of the e'Xhibit ~\Vhile the Dixie Cotton Felt Mattress company have only been in business about he\ 0 years and a half they have already bUIlt up a business requinng the daJly output of 450 mat-tresses This is saId to be the next to the largest factory in the country Manager Seegert was formerly buyer for The Fair of Chicago. Arthur W. Cobb, the general manager of the Udell Works in Indianapolis. one of the best posted and most popular of the furniture manufacturers, arrived in the cIty on Saturday, June 18, accompanied by Frank L BIllings, the salesman for the company. They had expected the second car of samples to be in but dId not find it and Arthur began burning the wires to find it It came in on Tuesday all right which al-lowed Mr. Cobb to help Billings get the samples in shape be-fore leaving for his home Wednesday evening. The Udell Works have enjoyed one of the best years in its history, due in all probabihty to the "everlasting-keep-at-it" policy of the company. Mr. Cobb expects just as good things this season as the company enjoyed a year ago, or better even. ~-_ _.. . _----------- _-----~ I The Herhimer Hotel EUROPEAN PLAN GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Running hot and cold water, telephone, clothes closet. electnc ~ ~1a.,:-1~rtY~ CJ ltght, steam heat, etc ""UJ-h~ ...t,~._h--4-~-t,~ ~ In each room Immaculate tIled de tached and p r I vat e baths ArtIstiC and perfectly appointed Billiard Hall, Lounging Den, BHber Shop, Etc Old English. Mis. slon, and Colonial Cafes Service a la Carte. 6a m toll p m. Table d'Hote Dinner 5 30 to 8 pm, dally at 50 cents. RATES: $1.00 to $2.00 PER DAY Take south bound Wealthy· Scribner car from Union or Grand Trunk stations. Five Main car lines reach the door. ~ --_ - _.---- _. - -.--- . j MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEWS Ernest MIllel IS a new undertaker at Portage, \"lIS Alexander LaV\ son of East Barre, Vt, has c;ecured a patent on an automatic rocking chair fan The Isham l\1:ann company al e new undertakers III Rlcn-mond, Va Capital stock, $1,000 to $5,000 The Rubel Furlllture company have opened theIr ne\\ store at 1513-15 Howard street, Omaha, Neb J J W llkm s & Son, furniture dealel s of Shelby,"\ C ha\ e opened a branch store III South Shelby a c;uburb John \VIshlIllSkl succeeds Rudolph \\ l:ohlm"kI &. <::;on111 the furlllture and undertak111g buc;111ess at Bea\ er Dam ,VI~ The G Herman Furl11ture compan), dealers, of Bren-ham, Tex, has been Illcorporated CapItal stock, all paId Ill, $55,000 The Taylor-Elli lurlllture company of Ba\ CIty Tex are enlarg111g theIr business, hav111g recently added a plano department For a con'ilderatlOn of $20,000, Thomas Burne has become sole 0\\ ner of the L\tlas Pallor lurnltm e compan), manufac-turers of Mus1zegon, :\1lch Bws;lars recently lobbed the fUfll1ture "tOle ot T H Bandenhoom, 910 State street, Kansas Clt) , :\10, of 1\\ ent\ rugs valuecl at $310 and fi\ e chairS worth $20 Oc;cal Bush and I: P Alton, have formed a pal tnel shIp and have taken 0\ er the bus111ess of the RIVer Valle\ lm11l-ture company, dealers of Grand Forks, K Dak The RIchter lurniture company of Galveston Te" ha \ e Just completer! two lars;e warehouses, one located on the "Katy" and the other on the International raIlroad tracks The Rosenthal Folding Furmture company, manutac-turers of ,Vest AI1Js, Vhs, has been incorporated bv \US;Uq and George Rosenthal and Annabel Hlcke) CapItal ~tock $30,000 Helfrich, Bohner & Co, of 734 Hamllton street, -\llen-to\\ n, Pa, have completed eJ\.tensive alterations and Improve-ments to theIr furniture store whIch is now the best equIpped store in the city Neal & Sons, dealel s III furmture and hardware at Roch elle, Tex , have soleI out to Martlll Bras of Brady, Te" \\ ho WIll con tlllue the business under the name of the lIa rtm FUll11ture and Hardware company The GoLlgar Fur11lture company and the J Backer I UI111- ture company of Macon, Ga, have conc;o1Jdated and 1)( u~ht out the GeOlgla lur11lture company. After the first of July all these concerns \\ ill be operated as one The McMIchael & Barden Furniture company of Aber-deen, S Dak, has been dissolved Mr Braden retires and A J "\IcMlchael WIll contlllue the busllless under the name of the A J McMichael Furl11ture company Albert .HIll, a pIOneer furniture dealer of Des Moines, Ia , ,,,ho retired from the busllless a few years ago, dIed on June 17, aged 68 years He was a natl\ e of England and leaves a WIdow and a son, Raymond Hill The People's X ev, Fnrmturc company of Andersno S C. have enlarged theIr quarters by extendmg the bmldmg hack to the railroad tracks, thus saving cal tas;e and by leas- Ing the sf'cond stOly of an adjOIning bUlldlllg The Clook-Green lUrI1ltul e compan), \\ hlch organIzed and stdl ted bnsiness at ,Valterboro, S C, a fe\\ month" ago, found the field too small fOl their plans and hd\ e sold out to their competitors, the Brown Furl11ture and Hard,,, arc com-pany 'N. C Hixon & Co, of Dallas, Tex, and F F Hansell & Blo , of X ew Orleans, will furnish seats and other furniture to be 111stalled in the schools of Beaumont, Tex, during the C0111111£\ 2e,ar The contracts were awarded upon sealed pro-posaL:, J P Carney bought the plant of the A. & H. C. Knowl-ton ChaIr company at Gardner, Mass, at receivers' sale for Sll 000 He has not announced what he will do with the propel t), but IS expected to orgalllze a company to operate the factor) 1 IanClS Phalen and VV l1liam Ploense have purchased Mr. ndnagan's mterest in the firm of Murningham & Flanagan, who have been dOlllg business as the Peoria (Ill) Beddlllg company The company will be reorganized and, perhaps, Illcorporated The Lconomy Furniture company who have succeeded the I Straus Furniture company of WIchita, Kan, have remodeled the buildlllg at 201 North Main street and now ha\ e one of the most conve11lent stores in the city. Mr Strans contmues to manage the busmess 1'he ,Ylchlta (Kans) \Vholesale Furntiture company, U1 gam7ed about a year ago by J. 0 Gilbert, of the Gllbert 1 UlmtUl e company and G Vi Corzine, has proved successful flom the start They are now erectlllg a large warehouse to accommodate thell husllless whIch is rapIdly increaslllg George R Chamberlain, head of the Chambetlain C0111- pam 0\\ ners of the largest house furmshlllg emponum in ~ "e\' Haven, Conn, died of heart disease, on June 15, aged 61 } ears He leaves a WIdow, a son and a daughter He was one of the best known and most hIghly esteemed business men of the city The annual meeting of the Furniture Dealers' section of the \' ebraska Fnl1 eral Directors' association, at Grand Island in June 16 and 17, was attended by over a hundred members and twenty new members were enrolled Report,; showed the en ga11lzation to be III a flourishlllg condition. Walter WhIte, of Omaha. was elected president for the ensuing year and R B Cae, of David CIty, secretary The New Orleans Furmture Dealers' association en- 10) ed their annual oUtlllg on June 23, WIth an excursIOn tnp on Lake Pontchartrain and a banquet at the famous West End hotel By unanimous vote they elected the following offictls fOl the ensuing year Alexander H Dumas, presI-dent, Henry Dtthoff, first VIce preSIdent , Joseph Zenzel, ~econd v ice president; ,N m Althens, third vice presIdent, :Vlax Barnett, secretary; Natale Maestll, treasurer. VIm Mauthe, of the Mauthe Furlllture company, Fond du Lac, WIS , and Otto H. Kummerow, also of Fond du Lac, ha\ e pnrchaseJ all of the property, good WIll, etc, of the Soper FUl mtnre company, dealers of Oshkosh, Wis, and have or-galllzed the Kummerow Furniture and Rug company, capl-ta1J7ed at $15,000 to contlllue the busllless Mr. Kummerow, through thIS transactIon becomes a stockholder III the Mauthe Furlllture company R B Soper WIll continue the under-taking business Will Invest $10.000 in a Dry Kiln. Mlllneapohs Journal, J nne 16- The Mlllneapohs Furnl-tmc company wlll elect a dly kiln, a one story brick, tlle and I einforced concrete, and also a one St01Y brick lumber shed, 30x130, \\ Ith a V\Tlllg39x32 The Grand RapIJs Veneer Works has the contract and August Cedarstrand wlll supenntend the work whIch WIll cost $10,000 WJ?;lU<LY ARTISAN STYLES OF THE LOUIS PERIODS. ,...-.--.------,~--.---------_ Excellent Specimens of Eighteenth Century Art in the French Rooms at the .Metropolitan Museum. The French rooms in the new wing of the Metropohtan Museum. New York, show the more serious and stately side of eighteenth century art in France Even in the Louis XVI section, where one might expect to find coquettlsh remmders of the Little Tnanon and its beautiful mistress, there is only the framework mto which our imagination, nounshed on old prints and gosslpying annals, may set such pretty faded trinkets and objects of art and luxury as we saw a year or so ago at the exhibItion of 'The Art of the House" m the Colony Club. The visitor will find little to remind him of the fan hand, that plied embrOIdery needle and gilded shuttle in a period as industrious as it was gay and irresponsible, he wJ11 see no patch boxes or snuff boxes, hand screens, backgammon boards, or gilded beds for puppy dogs to recall the spirit of play that capered so bravely on the stern brink of the French RevolutIOn He will find instead the setting to which all these inti-mate trifles were added a setting of great punty of style, almost austere to the mind, prepared f01 the lighter touch associated with a general impression of eIghteenth century life; but singularly beautiful and winning and enhanced by that hint of melancholy grace attaching to relics of a worldly movement given to pleasures whose only dignified memorial must be sought in the arts by which they were adorned M Hoentschel, from whose collection the exhibits chiefly are drawn, was a great decorator. who brought together ex-amples of the decorative arts of different periods to serve as models in his profession, and as he had an anxious zest for perfection he chose styles of a high order of aesthetic appeal, and especially turned his attention to carvings, metal mounts, panelings, doors, and such things as would strike the keynote of decoration in buildings severely true to a taste exigent in its demands. For this reason we are conscious, particularly m those sections representil1lS the reigns of Louis XV. and Louis XVI of a slilSht formahty restricting their gay and sumptuous beauty, as a house newly built and furnIshed fall,", to convey the sense of life so amply given by a house long dwelt In and strewn with memorials of slight importance that nevertheless recall the temperament and occupations of its occupant 1\1 Taine has described the feeling of an eighteenth century noble toward an empty space in his rooms as slmllar to the feelings of a modern toward a hole in his coat. It requires an interval of lingering among the fragments of thIS past rich in contradIctory associatIOns, to evoke from then beauty the images of the places from which they came and the per-sons whose public and private lives gave color to then period In traversing the rooms dedicated to the eighteenth century French styles we find the one given to Louis XIV at once the most representative and the least engaging of the group Even in these disparate pieces brought together in an acci-dental relation. we feel the pompous sentiment and egOIstIc tendency of the great Louis who set his heavy seal implacablv upon the arts of his reign Large forms, dignified arrange-ment, monumental pieces of furniture overelaborated with ornament, a general air of heavy majesty prevaIled in the envirORment of a king wllO was taught as one of the first prinCIples of his system of statecraft to decide everything for himself. One of the most interesting pieces of furniture in this 19 .. I Table with top removed so as to show the Tyden Duo-Style Lock. "The Tyden Lock Makes Business." A dealer never hears about the sales he doesn't make. Many a sale of a dining room suite has been lost to a merchant who thought he was up-to-date because the table was not fitted with The Tyden Duo-Style Table Lock It could have been it he had realIzed how important this lock is. 85 per cent or all the divided pedestal tables made have it on without extra charge to you. Duo-Style Advertising Bureau 661 Monadnock Building ChIcago. Illinois ... sectIOn is a table desk of ebony WIth decoratIOns of gilded bronze from the BoulIe atehers This combinatIOn reached perfection so far as technique is concerned undel the furni-ture maker Boulle, who, with a succeSSion of son", long main-tamed the ateliers from which came tbis ugly, yet serious and stately art, admirably suited to the stvle of the gland mon-arch The chief glones of the Louis XIV room, however, are the two carved doors with their overpanels from the King's chateau at Marly-Ie-roi These are carved superbly. the upper panels in high relief as they are seen from a very comiderable distance, the doors be1l1g of proportions SUIted to the vast apartments to which they belonged The lower panels are carved more de1Jcately and with a more elaborate grace and the marvelous manual skill attained by the wood-workers of the reign as well as by other craftsmen is clearly apparent in the precision of the tool marks and the beauty of the finish Other objects in this room are sculptures of pretty chJ1d-ren such as were made for the fountains playing in the royal gardens, bronze busts signed by Du Quesney reflecting the national tradition with not a little Me and spIrit infused into It, high-backed chairs upholstered in rich brocades with large florid designs, console tables heavily carved, with marble tops; large metal ornaments and panels carved WIth arms and trophies, and one panel painted with nymphs m a dainty setting that reminds us of the King's relenting taste clunng the last years of his life, when he made feeble eifol ts to en-liven the dulIne"s of his decadences \\ Ith decoratIOns that spoke to him of the gayety of youth and beauty; the years in which he wished to see "chIldhood everywhere." 20 WEEKLY ARTISAN Entertaining the Governor. Governor Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana was the guest a few days ago of the T. B. Laycock Manufacturing company at Indianapolis on the occaSlOn of a dinner which the company gave Its employes and about 25 promment Indlanapolt'i bt1s111e~sand professional men as guests The gm ernor spoke to the em-ployes, congratulating them upon their employment. Referring to the library, the shower baths, dining room and other advan-tages which the company offers its employes, the governor told the laborers that in his opinion, all labor problems would be solved as soon as there was a better understandmg between em-ployers and employes and he belteved that the Laycock corl'pany and its employes had a fuller appreciation of each other', value than is usual. Adou Likes His Job. C. A Adou, who retired from the house of Mandel Brothers, Chicago, 111 March last and formed a connection with the John Breuner company, San Francisco, is greatly The "Cheering Up" Lady. ;\ handsome and talented lady of New York has established a new profession. She is known as the "cheering up" lady. She explained her system recently as follows: "There are times \\ hen an outsider, the right kind of an outsider, having sym-pathy and patience, can come into a person's life and bring about a great change in the way of cheering up things." The lady might find profitable employment in some of the furniture expo- ~ition towns during the season There are hours of sorrow, hours of woe and hours of R. E. Mprse, when a sympathetic and patient person would be welcomed by the discouraged, the (lt~con,olate and the over loaded. Sligh's New Show Rooms. The Sligh Furniture Company is showing its line this season in its new salesroom, which contains every convenience for advantageous display, including thorough ventilation and privacy. The new addition to the building also contains the en-trance to the salesroom, which is away from the office proper. New Plant of the Campbell Furmture Company, Shelbyville, Ind pleased with his new situatIOn and the to\\ n he hves in The sea, the mounta111s and the "glorious climate of Call-fornia" 1l1spires and gratifies hiS artistic nature Grand Rapids Association Officers. The directors of the Grand Rapids Furniture as~oclation held a meeting last Monday night and re-elected officers for the com-ing year as follows. PreSident Addison S Goodman of the Luce Furniture company; vice preSident, David H Brown, Cen-tury Furniture company; secretary-treasurer, F. Stuart Foote of the Imperial Furniture company. Succeeds Adou. Richard G McMahon, who succeed~ C A Adou as buyer for the furniture department of Mandel Brother'S, Chicago, has been with the Pelletier Dry Goods com pan) of SIOUX City, Iowa, a number of years. He IS well qualtfied for the poEii,tionhe has undertaken to fill Honest, now, isn't one of the greatest sources of pleasure in the world to be found m 0\ ercoming difficulties ~ And yet we bewail the fact that difficulties are ever plentiful A beautiful d1l1ing room has been provided which is finished in rosewood In addition to this there is a room set aside for the use of buyers which may be used either for smoking, lounging or preparation of their private correspondence or in any way they like. Again With the Laycock. Charles Pesiri, who was formerly connected with the T. B. Laycock company, has re-entered the service of the company as modeler and deSigner and will devote all his time to the work again. For some time, he had been in the east. Studying in famous art schools of Rome for 16 years, Mr. Pesiri is a man of excellently trained talents and the decorative castings he designs for "Laycock-Indianapolis" beds and the designs he makes for beds have become famous to the bed trade. McMahon's Successor. A NIr ~1ore, who has been in the employ of the Pelletier Dry Goods company of Sioux City, Iowa, a number of years, IS the successor of R G. McMahon as buyer for the furniture department. - ----~~~~~~~~~--~~------~--------------- WEEKLY ARTISAN 21 INDIANA RETAIL DEALERS' ASSOCIATION Program of Their Eighth Annual Convention Held at Indianapolis, June 30, 1910. The annual conventlOn of the Indiana Retail Furniture ,Dealers' association Will be held at the Claypool Hotel, In- .dlanapohs, on June 30, George H Oilar, the president, in the Ichair An interest1l1g program has been prepared and special lefforts have been put forth to make this the biggest and best ,meeting of Indiana furl1lture dealers ever held About a ,thousand invitatIOns have been issued to furniture dealers in Indiana, urgll1g them to attend the meeting, and a large atten-arnce is expected. There vvill be morning and afternoon sessions and a ban-quet 111 the evening At noon, the members of the association ,wIIl go 111 special cars to the factory of the T B Laycock ,:ManufactUrIng Co, fOl lunch, as the guests of the company ,FoIlowl11g lunch they Will make a trip through the plant. In hiS announcement of thiS meeting, Mr. OI1ar has urged the furl1ltul e dealers to make their arrangements so that they can stay 0\ er the next day and attend the auto-mobile races at the famous IndianapolIs motor speedway It ,IS expected that a large number of dealers Will rema1l1 over and in thiS case a section of the grand stand will be reserved for the furniture men PROGRAMME. Morning Session. 9 a m ~Delegate~ and Visitors Will register and receive badges, and applicatlOns for membership, with payment of dues Will be received. 10 a m -Opening of Convention 1 Address of \Velcome-Mr S L Shank, Mayor of Indianapolis 2 Response~Mr George C ~Wyatt, RushviIle, Ind 3 Call1l1g the Roll 4 Appointment of Committees 5 Readll1g of Minutes of Last Meeting. 6 President's Address-Mr Geo H OHar. 7 Report of Secretary and Treasurer-Mr C C LaFol-lette, Thorntown, Ind 8 Report of ExecutIve Committee-M r Robert Smith, MarIon, Ind \ 9 Address-Mr vValter I Owen, PreSident of the National Retail Furl1ltUle Dealers' AssociatIOn, Detroit, Mich 10 Adjournment for Luncheon Afternoon Session. 1 Convention Called to 01der by the President ,2 Report of Committees. ,3 Unfinished Business. \ 4 New Business 5 Address-Mr 0 H L vVernieke, Grand Rapids, Mich ,6 Voluntary Talks Pertall1ing to the Good of the Associ-ation 7 ElectIOn of Officers 8 Election of Delegate" to the NatIOnal Convention 9 ConSideration of Place for Next Annual Convention ,10 Adjournment for the FUll1Iture Men's Banquet and En-tertainment New Grand Rapids Corporations. A S Snyder, Harry W. Fuller and Edwin S Sheets, who have been operating a slY'all factory on Plainfield avenue for a few months, makl11g children's chairs and novelties, June 2, '10. Lester Piano Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Gentlemen:-. Replying to your favor of recent date regarding our kilns put up under the Grand Rapids Veneer Works patent, would say that our records show that the capacity of our kilns has been almost doubled since putting their system in. Our kilns of course are modern, having only be,en built five years and were originally equipped with the Morton Moist Air System, which not only did not give us satisfactlOn, but did not give us the quantity of lumber we required, and their guarantee was not lived up to. We consider the Grand Rapids kiln the most up-to-date one that we have ever investigated and the lumber coming through these kilns under that process is of a character that we think best adapted to piano case making. The absence of case hardening in the lumber is a great feature, as is also the absence of saw rattling in our mill, as the lumber dried under this process, es~ecially in the hard maples, cuts with-out any noise and burning, while the texture of the wood is as hard as it was before it was kiln dried. We have no hesitation in saying that you will make no mistake in equipping your kilns with their process. Yours very truly, FOSTER-ARMSTRONG CO., 2d Vice Pres. See the article, "More Investigation," on another page of this issue of the Weekly Artisan. ha ve incorporated their business under the name of the Snyder & Fuller Furniture company, capitalIzed at $10,000, with $5,100 subSCrIbed, each of the men named above taking $1,700 of the stock. All of the incorporators are practical men having had experience in local factOrIes, and Mr. Snyder was formerly with the Murphy Chair company of Detnit for seven or eight years ]. Edwl11 White, Jacob Buiten and John Doezema who have been making parlor frames in a factory on the railroad near the \Viddlcomb plants on the west side, have incorpor-ated the \;\Thite Fixture company, with capital stock fixed at $5,000, of which Mr White takes $2,300 and the other m-corporators $500 each They will change the character of their products as 'ndicated by the name of their company and enlarge their business Growing in Favor. Flanders, Elizabethan, Wilham and Mary, Tudor and kindred styles, into the production of which the manufacturers generally engaged last yea I and in a number of instances the year precedll1g, are growing in the favor of the public, and sales of styles are made much more easily than in the past. There is real merIt in these goods and no reason exists why they should not be accorded a place in furniture classics Paine Company Makes a Change. Ernest H. WIlliams will hereafter represent the C. S Pame company, Grand Rapids, on the Pacific coast and in the northwest, succeeding James Gl1Iies .. .\ 22 WEEKLY ARTISAN ----------------------_._--------------------------------------....-, NO OTHER SANDER 'f .,. • II!!I " •III I I No. 111 Patented Sand &elt Machine. WYSONG & MILES CO., Cedar St. and Sou. R. R., GREENSBORO, N. C.. j Cottage Furniture Fad in England. Just at present England IS teachmg the \,<orId \\ hat IS excellent 111 handmade cottage furnltUle, sa} s the De1meator There are a number of al tlsts m thIs lme who are turnmg out examples of velY simple but very artIstic pIeces of furl11turc so beautiful], a'1d pcdect1y mac1e thdt the} \\ III 1aq fOI cen-tunes These pieces that are attractmg so much attentIOn lu~t now are made "on honor," the wood IS pellect1y seasoned, the parts e'(actly fitted and most beautIfully put together They are not varnished n01 daubed with cheap \'-'ashes, but are filled anc1 rubbed w;th oil and v\ ax, so that only a dull natural pohsh finishes the wood The designs are extraordman1y simple Though not di-rect copies of antiques they have a deCldedlv antIque look m some mstances bleause the al tists \\ ho de"lgn the pIeces hay e made a careful ~tudy of the furl11tUl e of anClent penods and have adopted the hest ideas flOm each penod and apphed them to modern needs G1eat care and aitentlOlJ IS paId to the selectIOn of woods and to its cutting It IS perfectly seasoned and when fiUlshed IS filled and polished with wax Such furl11ture w111stand very hard u"age and stilI appear staunch and strong. Drawers and doO!" open easl1y. never swe1l1l1g nor stick1l1g, parts do not \\ arp n01 dra\\ apal t, a~ It is in the begmning so It 1emams to the end I t IS made to last. Just as the furnitUl e was made m the olden days, pIeces of which \\ e find today in almost as perfect condItIOn as when made, although centuries have passed This cottage furl11ture fad in England IS Sp1eading to France and Germany, and It IS to be hoped that it \\ J11come here as well, for we are sadly in need of a school of this sort for common furniture, for although it costs a little more in the beginning, it is infinitely cheaper in the end, to say nothing of its artistIC superiority. can possibly do the variety of work that is being accomplished on our machine. Our No. 171 Sander is positively superior to all other methods on flat surfaces, irregular shapes and mouldings. Ask for Catalog liE" The furmture artists m England have studios and exhi-bItIOns and o>unound theIr art with all of the Jignity and cir-cumstance thdt ale gIven to other and supposedly higher arts They contribute to their work 1l1te1hgence and deep study, and their \\ 01k te1h the story as to whether their effO! ts are \\ orth \\ hl1e OJ not They have found a very ready appre-ciatIOn of then work and have had a strong and steady market from the first If theIr example were to be fall a\'-'ed by young men 111 th1'i ('ountry it would be a valuable find for artl'itlc ("ftort Furniture FireR. W. D J\lcKlllstry's furl11ture store \Vas slightly damagecl 1]\ smoke and watel from fire m an adjoining building on June 15 Estabrook & Olson, furniture dealers and undertakers, of \iVashburn \\'IS. lost about $3,000 by fire on June 18. Pal tlall} 1l1sured The \Vebb Gordon Furniture Manufacturing company's plant at Greenfield, Ind , IV as burned on June 17 Loss, esti-mated at $15,000, lt1surance, $8,000 Ml1ham Brothers' furmtme and hardware store at Sheri-dan, \rk, vvas totally destroyed by fire on June 16 Loss, 54,000, lt1surance on buildmg and stock, $2,100 The stock of the GranJ RapIds Furniture and Fixtures company of 317 South State street, Salt Lake CIty, Utah, was shght1y damdged by fire that started from an electric motor tha t ran hot, on June 15. Fire that started m the rear of Trostle's furniture store, New Carlls1e, 0, on June 14, destroyed several buildings causing a total loss of $40,000. The loss on the furniture store and stock is about $3,500; insurance, $2,000. • Waddell Manufacturing Co. I Grand Rapids, Michigan EMBOSSED MOULDING The largest manufacturers of Furniture Trimmings in Wood in the world. Write us for Samples and Prices. Made in Oak, Walnut, Mahogany, Birch and all Furniture Woods. 'i" I i Samples of our WEEKLY ARTISAN %3 Minnesota Dealers' Retail Furniture Association OFFICERS-PresIdent, J R Taylor, Lake Benton, Mllln , VIce PresIdent D R Thompson, Rockforn, Mmn , Treasurer, B A Schoeneberger Perham, Mmn Secretary, W L Grapp JanesvIlle MInn EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE -ChaIrman, Geo Klem, Mankato, Mmn 0 ",mons Glencoe Mllln W L Harris \tImneapohs Mtnn, C. Datuelson Cannon Falls BULLETIN No. 152. RETAIL DEALERS AND ASSOCIATION 'VORK Address Before South Carolina Furniture Dealers' Association at Spartanburg. It IS WIth some mlsg-IVlllg- that I respond to the insIst-ent request of your worthy secretary to be with you at this tIme As you all know, evel y cause has Its effects, and I have been wondering why our brothers from the far south honored their co-workers-m the north by asking- for theIr advIce and counsel I am only a small dealer m a very humble com-mUl11ty so I do not lIke to sug-ge"t plans whIch may not be practIcal because of our WIdely separated localItIes There-fore, I only tell you of some of the thmgs we have accom-plIshed. It I emmds me of a lIttle inCIdent. I had occaSIOn to admmister corporal pUl11shment to my little son and said, "You must remember, Lloyd, that Solomon saId, 'Spare the rod and spOIl the chIld.''' He answered, "Wait till I catch that old Solomon" No doUbt, some of us would lIke to catch the psalmIst who saId, "The days of a man's life are three score and ten and If, by reason of strength, they be four score, yet IS there strength, labor and sorrow" ThIS shows that everythmg depends on the pomt of vIew vVe find that many parents have dIscarded the psalmIst's pessImIstIc statement and the new Idea IS to set no lImIt to lIfe but use It for the purpose of serV111g-one another LIfe IS certa111ly not alto-gether a bed of roscs Therefore, a g-reat many of us are 111 the furl11ture bus111ess because of necessIty. In carrymg out the detaIls of thIS busmess 3uccessfully, we have to face certam eVIls whIch are encroach111g upon US, and, 111some cases, threaten our prosperIty As man is a creatIve bemg, we find that dIfferent I eme-dIes are proposed to correct these evIls Out of tIllS has come orgal11ZatIOn and co-operatIOn Fur111ture dealers, both north and south, are endeaVOrIng- to work out such polIcle" of org-a111zatton as WIll brIng- the qUIckest and most permanent good to those concerned. No doubt, there WIll be trIals and dIscouragements to overcome but that IS where you show your strength of character. vVe gam strength by over-com111g- obstacles. Our Minnesota orga111zatIOn IS strong because we have solved the mail order problem 111our own way. FIve years ag-o, thi& evil threatened the very prosperIty of our community. As I saId m the beg-111ning-, servIce brIngs ItS own reward. I can safely say that our Minnesota aSSOCIatIOn has the larg-est membership of any state associatIOn belong-111g to the NatIonal because of the servIce which It brIngs to its mem-ber" I do not say thIS in a boastful way and only tell It to empha"lze the pomt which M111nesota WIshes to leave WIth you-that the more service your aSSOCIatIOn br111gs to the 111dlvldual, the more WIll be your success and reward It re-quires two factors to carry out thIS policy-the indIVIdual Ul11ts whIch make up your association and the administratmg fOl ce to carry out your united deSIres. If you take a way eIther one of these elements, you will not be as successful as you would otherwise, I make this statement because 111my experIence as "ecretary, I have sometimes found that the 111dl- VIdual Ul11ts of the averag-e associatIOn dId not realtze how Important effectIve and well financed orgal11ZatIOn is. POSSIbly this was what inspIred OUI officers to make such plans and policies as would make It a financial loss for a dealer not to be a member of the association As human nature is the same today as it has always been, it is only natural that the majority of dealers only appreciate those benefits whIch have a money consIderatIOn Because of this, we have adopted a policy known as the Minnesota Co-oper-atIve Buymg- movement to brIng- about the results that we hope to accomplIsh thru orgal11ZatlOn vVe have found that the avel ag-e dealer IS responsIve to association work if you can reach hIm and wake hIm up to the necessity of organiza-tIOn He WIll respond qll1ckly to anyth111g- that has a visible benefit The result of all thIS IS that we now number the attendance at our conventIOns by the hundreds rather than by the tens We have made the educatIOnal policy the center pillar of our aSSOCIatIOn work We find that after we have succeeded 111getting the 'What t:-, the use" and "It cannot be done" dealers to our convention, they take home inspirations and practIcal lessons This IS usually all that is needed to make them staunch and loyal members. If this can be accomplIshed 111 M111nesota, we believe it can be accomplished 111 any other state The success of thIS work, however, depends upon the ablltty of the officers of your aSSOCIatIOn to find out what the majority of the dealers of your state want most and theIr success in supplying thIS want. From late diSCUSSIOns in the trade papers, I am afraid that the impression has gone out that we are making- co-operative buymg the prmcipal feature of our work. This is not so Weare usmg- this part of our work to gather to our ranks, dealers whom we would never get otherWIse. Now for a word of caution. Such policies as our co-operative buy- 111g-movement have many a pit-fall. If not carried on wisely, It will have a detrimental influence. Therefore, consider carefully and be sure that you are in touch with all the details of such a policy before it is inaugurated This plan was carefully studied and considered three years before it was put into practical operation in Hinnesota. We realized that the very nature of such co-operation would lead us into 24 WEEKLY ARTISAN ness, we found a certam condit, on facmg us which y\ a~ nut of our making It had grown to such an extent that It ~eell1ed an almost hopeless ta~k to overcome It \Ve had to lea\ e out sentiment and taYontl"m and face condItIOns a~ \\ e found them Vve folLnved practical and bU"1I1ess hke method" After three years of careful study, V\ e soh ed the mall order problem by putt1l1g our membels on the baSIS of supply that the mall order houses enjOy ~o member of our ass,JCI-atlOn need to dread mall Older competitIOn fOl one mmute We supply our members WIth the matenal necessalY t-J pro-tect themselves and also gIve them such other helps as \\ III enable them to make the best possIble use of these advantages After we had found the proper SOUlce ot <:upph \\ e heg-an to expose the methods and plactlce~ employ ed b\ the I dll JldL! house \Ve dId thIS by gn mg our membel ~ matelled \\ 111L11 they could use to protect then mtel e~b and e,"po~e then practICes ThIS could not be done 1I1dn Idua11y on dccount 01 the expense but when thIS expen~e IS dn Ided pro rata among the members, It IS but a tnflmg Item \\ e hay e founJ that It IS not so much the pnce that tempts the a\ era~e con"umer to send hIS money to Stl ang-er~ \\ hom he due':l not knu\\ Overdra V\ nand eXdggel dted pIctures nuke 111m behe\ e t ha t he IS gett1l1g a better anKle tOl the ~el1ll( pI Ice UJ lc~~ than hIS home dealer IS fur11ls111ng It 1hI-, h 1\In the mdll CJ1 dL! habIt has glOwn as It ha<: v\ e have found that whene\ er Oul ll1embel ~ carn un eUl actIVe campaIgn e"poslll~ these ll1ethoc1~, th~ le~ult~ ,lIe \\ onderful Can any dealeJ hel e duubt tll Ulll mllllllL \\ hit a reputatIOn fOl meetmg and bedtmg all LUll1pet1l10n \1 Juld mean to hIm? \ \ e ha \ e abo found thd t t111"puhc ut LU-Lpel atlOn whIch exacts check \\ lih 01 dl[ ha" c ultn ated a tenden cy to look well after the finanCIal end of our busmes~ Db-counts and short cuts 111 busmes" methods hay e a greater value than most of us I eahze ThIS method at bU)lllg ha~ put OUI membu" mto d PU-I tlOn where the) can meet any and all lond" ot competltloll and stlll make a profit ThIS mean~ mOl e plo<:pellty 101 UUI members and therefore, more plo"pentv fOl our a"souatlun l\lany of Oul members \\ ho were strug~11I1i; ft om \ eal to , Cdl to make both ends meet have been 1I1':lpned to become bellel merchants and so ha, e I epOl ted tIle be"t \ Lal " bU~llle-~ In their hIstory Therefore, IS It an \ \\ ondel that \\ e g I u\1 Is there anythlllg that \\ III put more ~Jllgel anJ "ndp mtl a man than success) On the contI al), b thel e an) thmg- that WIll make a dealer have that' \\ hat IS the u"e" dISpOSItIon more than, when, after a hard "truggle, he finds he has made no money? N ow please don't mlsundel "tand me Oul a,,~OUd 'lun does not presume to dIctate the bU~l11e"" pohues ul Oul mem bers or run theIr blb1l1ess for them \\ e bllng them the material rea,Jy for use Aftel that, they Lan make \\hat usc they wish of the pnvllege and ad\ antages that the assoCIa-tIOn bnngs Aftel the small dealers of the nOI tln\ est haYe. day after day, faced a pnce on certa1l1 Ii em" 111 then "tock whIch are sold at retall for le"s thdn they can bl1\ It tlll 10 It any wonder that they are eag-el to SUppOl t dn) ne\\ pldn whIch WIll enable them to meet these catctlog pnces and <:1111 make a profit? ThIS IS y"hat the r.Illlnesota co-opelatne buying pohcy IS domg Therefore, I sa) that anyone can beat thIS mall ordel evll to a fJ a77IE If he wants tu In cases of unu"ually low leaders, they Cdn at lea~t meet their overhead expenses and even make a fan profit If the) are made of the nght kwd of stuft N 0\" I am afraId that ~omc one wlll say that the mail order evil does not bother hIm It may not bother you now but you have no assurance that It WIll not Last yeal, seven carloads of catalogs were "nt mto Mmnesota. SIX mto )(roth Dakota, five mto South Dakota and four mto your 0\\ n state They are followed by a ~ystematlc followup system thru the year. Every dealer m the country has reason to be on the outlook for this great octupus, the retall order catalog If you WIll study them, carefully, you will find an array of merchandIse priced at about what you would have to pay for It WIthout your busi-ness expense or profit You are liable to run up against this any tIme whether you al e a dealer in a small town or a city tor the mall order catalogs are graJually belllg se11l mto the l1t1e~ You md) have to meet the very condItIOns that the If Itllle~-Jta, ~ 01th Dakota and South Dakota dealers have had clehcate posItIOns Some of the old, estabhshed rules of bus 1- ne~s would have to be broken ThIS, of course, would affect thIS or that mterest In our strug-gle for supremacy, in busI-to face The pIcture I have tned to draw IS a dark one and thel e are many pIt-falls to guard agalllst but I belt eve that the pelsonahty of om assocIations everywhere have the calt-bre. "nap anJ busllless ablltty to overcome each dIfficulty as It pI esents Itself In thIS way, they can work out for them- ~elves practical and sound business methods for combatlllg \\ hate\ er eVIls they may be confronted WIth In clOSlllg, I wtll say that the Idea that leads us on 13 d~Pll a iJon dnd beautIful Ideals are stronger safe guards than [Jattle-axes Thelefore, let us not be found In company WIth the enthusldstlc fellows who are only wtlhng to go so far If the> clo not have easy tnumphs, they lose thetr grit and ~acllfice that which IS trymg- to help them Let us learn the LondltlOns ot "uccess and llldustry and act accordingly. Then the old saylllQ", "every man IS the author of hIS own faIth" \\ III come true Yours truly, W. L. GRAPP. Association Advertising Helps. Bulletin No. 148. \\ e plesent yOU III this week's department a line of units, \\ hlch we ha, e found very few small dealers have Getting up the mattl ess cuis, whIch are useful in newspapers is some-thIng that IS hard to do and unless drawing IS made especially fOI the occaSIOn, cannot be had \Ve know that the average "mall dealer does not feel thai he can pay SOc for drawing, :;Oc fOI eleciJ ot) pmg It and then spend SOc to set up the type, \Jl 01 del to advertIse thIS class of goods and yet, therel 1S a legItImate field for this class of goods and you could mcrease } OUI sale~ by USlllg them If we can do anythmg that will hel) to mcrease the sales of our members, we feel that we al e domg the funciJon for whIch the aSSOCIatIOn IS organized. \ \ e also find that 11l O!der to gIve the best servIce to our meJ11beb. ihat these cuts ought to be mortised at the bottom \\ hEIC\ el, they ale mortised, it costs 1Sc to cut It out. You, ot COulse, can do thIS yourself, If you care to. Unless cuts dre ordered e~peclally to be mortised, they are always sent Just as UllltS are Illustrated The advertlsmg commIttee woulJ hke to hear flom any membel havmg no speCIal lme of cuts pI epared and V\ e WIll try to supply theIr wants Yours for a hearty co-operatIOn, ADVERTISING COMMITTEE _ _--=:c-=--==--------c=-=--=-======== Tauber & Cook Exhibit. On anothel page of thIS I"sue of the \ \ eekh \1 t1~an \\ III be found the advertisement of ::-launce T lUbel & Cook, ChI-cago, manufacturers of parlor sUltes and BoO! I ockcl ~ Thb company are leaders in their speCIal department of the turlll-ture field, and will bring out a strong hne for July exhIbItion, which will be on dIsplay at the Furlllture E;.Jllbltion bmldmg 1411 Michigan avenue, fourth floO! ThE company has had printed, several thousand folders, which, 1ll addItIon to ::.ho\\- ing a list of their products, con tam a ltst ot all the leadmg hotels, theatres, amusement parks, art galleries, hbraries, park- and boule\ al d", and base ball games to be played in ChIcago thb ~ea"on The mformatlOn is of speCIal value to the \ ISltmg tUllllture buyers or any other person who comes to ChIcago to see the SIghts Steiner Ill. J Harry Stemer buyer for the furniture department of the Fan, In ChIcago, was taken senously III whlle traveling on a tram from Chicago to New York last week and was torced to abandon hIS tnp. After a few days spent in the hospital he was enabled to return to his home. • F2.5NO 2. Our mattres~e~ are well fill-ed, full 45 poun ds, ha vo an a,,,ortmenl of v trlQUS tIc-kIngs-some wIde, ",orne nal-row stripes, and some plam. They hay 0 strong le<tther tufts, well tied, <tnd the edg(,s are mcely stitched. The cotton top is put on smoothly and evenly, as-surmg a comfortable, pliable mattr9ss They are made of an exceptIOnally good grade of eAceblOr, well seasoned, In-sUring durabIlity. Thru Our method of co-operative buymg, we ltre able to glye you a botter con~tlucted mattress and finer grade ot tlCkmg than IS usually put In the ordmary, every day cotton-top mattress. WEEKLY ARTISAN Minnesota Retail Furniture Dealers' Association Advertising Helps. COTTON TOP MATTRESSES EXCELSIOR COTTON TOP MATTRESS ~--~------------ -------------' F25 No 1 rilled with the bost eACol- SlOr, overl<tld top and bottom wIth ole,m ncw ootton making a ley erstble m<tt tre" II<t" dur<tble IpathGr tufts, and I' closely stltchell C,m be furmsh.d in \ allons t Ichmgb of ,tripe or plam de"IW Fnll forty-five pound, Excelh nt value and the bG,t reve"lble maLtre,~ on the market at th" price Can bo h<td In all sl"es Tho ~Ide~ and ends ale firmly stItched '0 th"t thl' mattr, 's must hI cp Itsshlpe It,, avoryllurable "ud bGl-/ vlce<tble mattress <tt 01low pUGe No 2R Our eAcel~101 cotton top mattre~s IS of excellent value for a cheap mattress It IS made at a light flakv eAcelslOr that has been caretullv prepared We ha,e an as-sortn1ent of \ arlOUS tIckIng..; and can be bought m plam or stripe It IS leather tufted the tuftmg bemg ac curate and the same dl~tance apart and of the same tensIOn Buy one and you Will be cony mced at the above statements L mt "lth t, pe 40c Cut "Ithout tvpe 25c Price to member~, $M RF fob M l' l mt "Ith tJpe 40c Cut \\lthout type 25c PrlCG to members $M IF fob M T 11mt "ltb t}pe 40c Cut Without t\pe 25c FriGe to membel s ~r\ FI' tab M l' ------- PERFECT COMBINATION MATTRESS COMBINATION MATTRESS THE ASCOT COMPARTMENT MATTRESS No 3 Tillb combinatIOn mattress IS one of the most popular m our Ime 1'he center of tillS matbe"s IS filled With the best grade of excelslOr and around thiS bottom Sides and ends, IS a layer of dependable cotton The tICkmg IS ~ccurely bound at leather tufts and It IS of an extra strong \veave dnd can he had In strIpe 01 plam Come and m\ c~b gate our Ime 'Vhcn \ au see them \\ e kno" \ au \\111 buy because \\ e ha' e Just \\ hat} au Wo1nc r2'i No 4 Our spLcJal J\lmnesot" com-hlllatlOn m<tttre" IS fillcd With the very bcst qualIty of "hlte eXCelglOr. All "round the excelSIOr IS a new white el<ts-twtop bottorn,end<:"and 'Hdl'-l,ll1dlol1g-J, thuroly covf>red rCHI"ble m"ttIL" Clobely tuftGd WIth strong IGo1thGr tur" and finely ~tltched alOund the edgl s "hlch holdslt firmlym ,!Japo WeIght 45 pound, If "<tlltecl IT' two part" 3rc Gxtra Th" lb aile ot the most pOpUllI ill lttrcssc., u';;;'f'd toddy, and IS a llllttre"-s DIC'.-lnt for hdrd uo;;ago The tIckIng 1<;;:, cl1J'-,lly wov{'n and ld,n be hdd In "arID1]":. ~t rlJ}('o;;', gn lUg tlUb rnattleSf:l a velY neat c1pPE:,dro111u'. Fillell With the same qualIty of felt that is generally used III felt mattresges sold from $8 00 to $9 50. Note construc-tIOn of thIS mitttress as shown In Illus-tratIOn and note that there IS a partItIOn of tIcking between the sectIOns; there are no holes punctured In tlCkl1Jg as In the old style tuft. Absolutely non- ,pre<tdable, and the method of construc-tIOn gives It an air cushIon effect. These mattresses are a class by themselves and have so many good pOints, that If we pre-sented them lightly. It would take more space than we are allowed. So come In and look them over, and you surely Will not go away Without one, DUit With type 40c Cut Without t\ pe 25c PrICe to members $K TF fob Mlnn Transfer emt WIth type 40c Cut "Ithout type 25c Frlce to members $A IF fob M T ( Ult With type 40c Cut Without type 25c Price to members $R FP, fob ,our town A SANITARY STEEL FOLDING COUCH A COMFORTABLE DAVENPORT STEEL COUCH A HIGH GRADE SANITARY STEEL COUCH FI6 No 0 028 ThiS steel couch 10; made of the most comfortable and practICal fabriC that can be used on a steel couch It has rounded smooth corners rrhe castors are large and the PObts hea\ y E\ ery corner has double braGes The fabriC IS secure Iy fastened to the frame so It cannot beGome loose and sag It IS SUPlJ With automatlG opeUing and foldmg locks WhICh always work We guar antee satisfactIOn on e\ ery one FI6 No 0 22 ThiS couch IS made of steel wire fabriC securdy fastened to the frame and suppor/ell bv 011 tempered spnngb 1'he corner.., are smooth and do not tear the bE'lldmg It IS made to la~t E,ery corner has double brae eo; The castor o;ockets are htted ",th good cao;tors It can be made both useful and orna-mental by draping It as a couch It can also he made mto a smgle OJ double bed Thlg hIghly o;aUltal} and ( omfol t able steel daY enport IS made entlrelv at o;teel has smootlI corners fitted With double braces The (OUetl IS fiUlshed m gold blonze Guaranteed not /0 sag ConSlderm,; o;lze con-o; tl u ( tlOn and hill 'b thiS da \ E'nport I~ \\Ithout doubt the best that \\as e\ er offered for the price 'Ihe bach can be lowered makmg It a full Sized bed I I I I Il_ Cut WIth tvpe 40c Cut Without type, 25c Price of couch to members fob Chi cago $ 4. AT Cut With type 40c Cut Without type 25c Price of couch to members fob Chi-cago, $A E 0 Cut WIth type 40c Cut Without type 25c Price of couch to members, fob Chi-cago, $]] M P If any cut is sent by mail, add 8 cents for postage. MINNESOTA RETAIL DEALERS' ASSOCIATION, W. L. GRAPP, Secretary, JANESVILLE, MINN. • WEEKLY ARTISAN .-.. -.-. -----_._- -- _. -_._-_._._-_.._------------._--------------------- These Specialties are used all i Over the World Ve •• er Pre ..... different kind. and .ize. (ate.tedl Veneer Presses Glue Spreaders Glue Healers Trucks, Etc" Etc, ~ Hand Feed Glueinlf Machin. (PaleBt penclml.l ManJ' .tJ'le. and .ize •. Wood·Working Machinery and Supplies Power Feed Glue S.readinlf Machine. Sinlfle. Doubl. and CombiDation. (PateDIed) (Size. 12 iD. to 14 iD wide.) LET USKNOW YOUR WANTS N. 20 Glu. Heater CHASe E. FRANCIS COMPANY, Main Office and Works, Rushville, Ind. ---~ GLUE AND ITS VARIOUS USES. Different Grades Required for Different Purposes. Used in Windows and Billiard Balls. (By Lewis Wilson.) Often the que~hon IS asked, \Vh) WIll not one ~racle ot glue an'3wer for all purpose,,) It seems to punIc a £2,1 eat many people, hence an inqUIry into the \ anou~ u ~e" of £;Iue must be of intere<.,t, as not every glade of glue 1" adaptec1 tCl all purposes, dIfferent qualIhes bell1£2,"leqmreel fOI "peClal U"l" Although the malket IS vvell "upplIeel wIth \ anou" ~Iacle" of glue, )et It IS at tune::, necessary to make a COlllp0<.,ltlOn of glue ancl other matenals for cel tain WOl k In meltm~ all demands of the trade there wIll be founel to he a I aneL\ ot Jemands made on glue The cabll1etmaker mu~t ha\e a Clacle of glue for I11S work V\hich mu"t "hmv a gclod boch tl"t; should be lIght m color, must be a glue that cloe, not dl} too rapidly, yet not too slowly The furmtm e maker dcmand" a good gracle of glue wIth a hi£2,"hadhesl\ e te:ot, also a ~ooJ test for sweetness, and It must not foam vvhIle USll1g \;\There there i'3 a great deal of I eneenng clone, the UJ111- plall1t IS often made that the glue offeled cannot he l~'eel on account of foamll1g too much In supplyIng the VIallpape1 man It IS not nece""ary to furm"h a hH~h-glade glue hut a medmm-graJe. free from grea"e, WIll ans" er the pm pose Paperbox manufacturers can and clo use a cheap glade, about the cheapest on the market I" used for thIS work, so long a" there i'3 no bad color For pnntel s' rol1eh a \ cry hIgh grade of glue is 111 demand, and It IS nllxed Illth glycellne Sta-honers also want gooJ glue; It aho IS mrxed IV Ith gl) ccnne and 'iugar In the la"t two m,tance" we £;0 mto the comjJ0::,I-bon" mentIOned above It is very often a hald mattel to tel1 Ju"t \vhat grade of glue wJ1l best suit a new customer The glue dealer general1) obtams a sample of glue preVIOusly used and matches It as nearly as pO"<.,lble 1hI" matchmg I" done by te"tmg- the "al11- plet. along WIth samplet. of IllS £;lue. but el Ul VIIth thIS pI e-caution the glue offereel sometImes faIls Then, If po::'~lhle the glue dealer makes a personal call, for the purp,Jse of learning for what the ~lue IS usecl, ancl care1ull) note" JU'it how It IS bemg applied-that I", WIth how much care, etc Jt IS often found, after th1'i, that a dI±felent glade of glue mu"t Qf' offereJ It IS g-enerally supposed that for g-lumg 1\ ood pure 111de glue IS necessary, but thIS IS not always the ca'ie There ale a great many glues for wood, mIxed part hIde and part bone Ne. 6 GIDe Heater. ~lue, and there are some good gl ades of such glue bemg used for wood vvolk and glvmg entIre satlsfactlOn (Jlue SUItable a:o a cement for wood should be of an amber or hro\\ m"h-v ello" color, clear, dry and hard, WIth a glassy fl acture, not too bllttle, but somewhat elastIc. Placed in cold vva ter, Ii "hould ~well and absorb conside1 able water WIthout actually d1'iSolvmg, though it remam in the water forty-eIght hour<., It should dIssolve at a temperature of 1-+3 deg F Glue is u"ed fOl holdll1g together mineral colors m the makmg of colored paper, and for this purpose the glue must he free from acid" and alkalIe'i, as they exert an altering influ-ence upon the colors GUIlder" reqUIre a good grade of glue that \\ 111not "OUI and spoil theIr work In 'iizmg cloth good '3 cons1del able glue IS used, general1y m comb mati on with other ma tenals, the obJ eet of slzmg bemg to gl\ e the cloth a gO-Jd appearance, a certam degree of "tlffness, and to make it agree-able to the touch Glue acts as a healIng agent by preventmg the access of aIr to wounds A g-reat deal of glue (gelatine) is used for tlu" p111pose 111 h-J'ipitals Glue mIxed WIth glycenne IS used as a substItute for caoutchouc (India rubber) m makmg tOy'i for chIldren, ::,uch a" dolls, doll head'i, etc Glue for thIS PUI~ pose must form a "\ery '0011,1Je1l1y, even If it possesses very httle adhe<.,lve power, bone glue answers for this purpose Gelatll1e 1" used in the manufacture! of fancy artIcles, mother of pearl, tOI tObe shell and IVory have been closely mlltated m thIS vvay, also the nbs of fancy fans In these la"t-namec1 al ticles C0111po"ltlOn 1'3 agam reqUIred Gelatme ha" been "ucce""fully u'ied m the makmg of wmdows for IV al ves"eh, 'imce the conCU"SlOn cau"ed by filing guns doe" not cause It to break lIke glass To obtam the wmdo"::,, fine me'ih brass Wll e nettmg, stretched on frames, IS dIpped m a hot 'iolutIon of gelat1l1e of the finest qualIty, and after drying IS dIpped agam and again untIl the proper thIckness is ac-ql1lred After It I" dry It is careful1y varnl::,hed to protect It a£2,"am'itmOIsture In prepanng compound for bJ1lia1 d balls, glue plays an Important part F1l1e whIte ::,ugar mIxed \'\11th a good grade of sweet glue, gl\ eo, what IS known as mouth glue, used as a ~ub"tItute for mucIlage It remall1" elastic like rubber and is mOIstened by the tongue before applymg These arc also a great many ways of makmg lIqUId g-lue for dIfferent pur~ pose, By thIS It WIll be seen that glue IS qUIte a valuable artIcle of commerce WEEKLY ARTISAN WEEKLY ARTISAN - CopIed From the Dally Artisan for January 21, 1895. A bonu,; \\ 111 be used to secure a furnIture factn1' for :;\1emph1s, Tenn \Yendell, J\lorns & Co, \\ III open a ~t(Jck of fU1n1ture, costwg $15,000, at Athens, Ga \\T. H Oln er "ucceed~ to the furn1tu1 c huswe"" of the estate of Samuel lletcher, at Port-.;mouth, N H. The firm name of Bullene, J\loore. Eme1Y & Co. of Kan-sas CJty, has heen changed to Emery, Bnd. Thaye1 If{. en The Hudson Rn er FurllltUlc compam "ufferecl a lu,,~ of $40,000 recently, by the de"tl uct!on at then feldell \ at Kwgston A retaIler of Lanswg, .1\11ch, dunng e1e\ en month" of Replies to Enquirers. Han} Schaefer-It "vas on the 11th day of January 1891 that Ed \lorley, m playmg WIth the Blodgett nme agamst the p\ th1an Temple'", l11t a ball 0, e1 the fence for a home run an cI 1a n to second ba~e on the "econd ClfCl11t of the bases, he-tol c he \\ as put out by a long th10w in from over the back fence Claude lnsh-\\ C (,robh1ser \\111 not be a candIdate for go, ernor tl11'i year The people know and love "Grobby," ho\\ e\ er, and he may be called later. Gene" Goodnch- Yes, you are nght 1ll your opinIOn that the man, au ment!nn \\ 1th three sets of natural teeth \\ ould \\ m "ucce~s as a wood embosser J C. Haulllton-A 1ear end collIsion on any MIchIgan raIlroad Just at thIS tune \'Vould be senous, as It would be apt Made by Lentz Table Co. NashVIlle, MlCh the year, lays aSIde all the 25 cent pIece.., taken m and u'oes the same in paymg the expense of a \ acation dunnl2; the twelfth month The followmg buye1 s are in the CIty. John B1euner, Sacramento, Cal ; F P Cole, Califor11la Fur11lture company, San FrancIsco; J ame" II Mehornay, Z Mehornay & Son", CrawfordsvIlle, Ind.; Jerome Q Klme and \V. J\1 SCh1ader, Schrader & Klme, Reading, Pa ; J MagIll SmIth, Smith & Farwell company, St. Paul; George C Steele of SmIth, Fal-well & Steele, Duluth; J Ryder, of Ryder, Shane & Heyman, Kan"as CIty; \V R. Hobbs, South Bend, Ind ; \Y B Dunn, Campbell & Smlth, Pltts'burg, F J Com-.;tock, Comstock FurnIture company, St Louis; F E. Ave1Y, Comstock, Avery company, Peona, III , \V. A L Cooper, Cooper-Hagus Furl11- ture company, Denver; VV B MItchell, the FaIr, ChIcago, III ; A L Solomon, MIchIgan Furlllture company, Plttsbul ~, E. E Horn, Akron, 0 , B F Nay lor, Armentlout & Xaylor, Marshall, .1\10 ; F A Goebel, Louis Goebel & Sons, J\la11etta, 0.; D. N. Foster, D. N. laster Furlllture company, Ft Wayne and Lafayette, Ind, and Jackson, Mlch ; CharIe" Rosenbury, C E. Rosenbury & Sons, Bay CIty, J\flch A trickster is merely a per"on who get" tIle better at 11'> Even

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