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P!lE~S OF WHITE PRINTING
CO.,
GRAND RAP!DS.
-'T._ ENe;..
CO.
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New England Furniture Co.
F 01 Dining Suites in various styles---Alilhe
popular finishes---Buffets pleasing
designs, dependable goods, medium prices,---Sideboards, either plain or carved.
You cannot alford 10 pass us--at least without an inspection.
IIIi Sectlonal &0011. C.sos
Built up of units, but as .solid
a.s a stone wall
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
Factory Salesroom Canal St., near Bridge St.
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TO THf fURNITURf BUYfRS Of AMfRICA
When you arrive in Grand Rapids early
in January we will show you the best
selling line of
Medium Priced Bedroom Furniture
EVER PRODUCED
We will show you the most attractive styles, the greatest
variety of Foreign and Domestic Fancy Cabinet Woods
strength and utility combined in construction.
The
Latest Fancies in Finishes.
SLIGH FURNITURE COMPANY
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Makers of Everything for the Bedroom
"In the Spring the young man's fancy
Lightly turns to thoughts if love."
Ours is the· Best Selling Line for the Springtime Matrimonhd Season·
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No. 670
is only one of
the many ,tyle,
01 children.
metal cribs we
make. Write for
newcatalog
illustrating complete line.
No, 670
Head. 40 ind ..es high.
Size, 36 x 60 inches.
Foot, 40 inches high. Pillars.
Jii
inch.
Filling, ~ and J( inch,
Top Rod, ;Vs inch. Pencil Weave Woven Wire Bottom.
Sliding Drop side Rails
24 inches from top of side rail to Fabric
Prompt Shipments
Your Orders Solicited
No. 258 Medium Double Weave Fabric
Heavy
Rope
Edge.
Fabric corded with three sections of our ribbon wire web. insuring longer wear and better
satisfaction for heavy weights than any other weave. Maple frame.
Made in all sizes for wood and iron beds.
The T. B. Laycoch Mfg. Co.
INDIANAPOLIS,
IND.
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Michigan Chair Company
MICHIGAN'S FOREMOST CHAIR FACTORY
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DR greeting, courteous and hearty, to our friends
in the trade. And the most extensive line of real
good things in chairs, etc., we have yet offered, is what
the visiting buyers will find at our tactory any time after
January zd, 1906.
REPRESENTATIVE
EAST:-CHAS.
WEST:_CHA5.
H COX;
B.
ROBT.
PARMENTER;
E.
SALESMEN.
WALTON;
ROBT.
SOUTH:-W. R.
CHAS. F.
MCGREGOR.
G. CALDER;W. F.
LOVELL.
PENNY.
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Owing to the exceedingly large business
which it has been our favor to enjoy during
the past year, it will be impossible for us to
get out a line of samples for the January··
exhibitions in Grand Rapids and Chicago.
Our regular salesmen will visit the trade the
latter part of January with photographs of our
new line, and we can assure you of better
values than ever.
Thanking you for your liberal patronage
in the past, and hoping for a continuance of
same, we remam,
Yours very truly,
ihfnllaub ]JiuruUurt (!In.
Makers of Bedroom F umiture
in all prevailing woods.
The Luce Furniture Co.
Asks the
Attention
or
Furniture
Dealers
WE MANUFACTURE
Bed Room and Dining Room
Furniture in Mahogany, Oak,
Birch and Maple
DISPLAY AT FACTORY ONLY
GODFREY AVENUE
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.
COLONIAL
TABLES
No. 2109
Price $30
Top, 50x32
Solid Mahogany.
Cross balld Veneered.
Dull or Polished.
Our Colonial patterns have won a big reputation for faithful adherence to
original designs. They have like reputation for superiority of workmanship and attractiveness of price. Wolverine worth has made Wolverine
growth, and keeps our business still growing. Our line is the product of
the best factory organization possible. It will be fully displayed in New
York and Chicago in January, and we ask your careful consideration of
our exhibit. Up-to-the-hour Styles.
Chicago: 1319MiChigan Ave., Seventh floor.
In charge of
J. W. Smith and H. S. Smith
New York: 428 lexington Ave, fifth floor. In Charge of A.
Weston Smith
A postal card will bring you fully illustrated catalogue
WOLVERINE
MANUFACTURING
COMPANY
DETROIT,
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THE BUILDERS OF
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Northern Line
are showingDISTINCT ADVANTAGES
in making
Design, Finish and Construction
the Important Factors
No. 90.
BED.
F ..Ill Size. 74 in. high. Polished Quartered Golden Oak,
MahogaDY. Birdseye Maple.
PHYSICAL
as
GIVING IT
well as ARTISTIC STRENGTH
The Line as it will be shown in January will be
WELL BALANCED as to GRADE and
PRICE and will STIMVLA TE DEMAND
in the broadest sense 01 the term.
NORTHERN FURNITURE
COMPANY
SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
Manul.ctu,,,,, of BED ROOM, DINING ROOM .oJ KITCHEN FURNITURE
GRAND RAPIDS,
Smnd Flo,r Big Building; W. 1/. Waechter; N. P.
Nm,n; A. F. Schafer.
NEW YORK: Third FloorFurniture Exchange;H. R. MnJ.
No. 2090. DRESSER
Top 24x44. Plate 24:130.. Fun Swell Polished Quar.
tered Golden Oak. Mahogany And Birdseye Maple.
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Valley City Desk Company
We will be pleased to
have you inspect our line
of
OFFICE
FURNITURE
on exhibitiou in our new
permanent
space, Sixth
Floor North Exhibition
Building.
IOFFICE DESKS I
Designers and manufacturers of
Cheap, Medium, and Choice
Office, Typewriter,
and Standing Desks
Directors and
Office Tables
Write at once for new Spring
Catalog.
Mailed to dealers ouly
TOP FLOOR NORTH BIG BLDG.
SPRING LINE READY
-JANUARY
FlRST·-
No effort has been spared to create a Line for the coming season which will prove
of paramount interest to Furniture buyers everywhere.
EXHIBIT AT GRAND RAPIDS ONLY
THIRD FLOOR KLINGMAN BUILDING
THREE HUNDRED EXCLUSIVE PATTERNS OF
COUCUES: All kinds.·all grades ••including our
special "KlNGSPRlNG"
ADJUSTABLE SOfAS: A range of designs
which will command the instant attention
construction.
of all who see these goods.
BOX COUCUES: Greatest variety and widest
range of styles ever shown. Fitted with clio
DAVENPORTS: A superb line, cheap, medium
max top lift, cedar linings, solid dust proof
and good, exemplifying some entirely new
bottoms.
conceptions.
"SIMPLICITY"
SOfA BEDS: All the new models for
1906 ... Fifty patterns.
The
most perfect working, quickest
selling. best satisfying Davenport Bed yet produced.
A very complete"assortment of coverings including all worthy new fabrics and patterns and "RELIANCE"
natural grain genuine leather.
SELLING AGENTS fOR Youngsville Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Medium
grade. Q,jartered Oak Suits, Sideboards and odd Dressers
WARREN TABLE WORKS: Dressers, Chilfoniers, Toilet Tables and Commodes
in Q,jartered Oak, Figured Mahogany and Bird's-Eye Maple.
Dealers who do not visit the market, will be shown our lines as nsual. in ample
season for placing their orders for spring requirements.
JAMESTOWN LOUNGE COMPANY
JAMESTOWN.
NEW
YORK
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Stop, Look and Listen!
When Entering the Exhibit Building at 1319 Michigan Avenne, Chicago. There is
Danger for the Dealer Who Fails to See the 1906 Line of
Sideboards
Buffets
Chiffoniers
and
Odd
Dressers
made by
The
Manistee
Mfg. Co.
Manistee. Mich.
No. ::H8. SIDEBOARD.
No. 134. CHIFFONIER.
Permanent
Exhibit on the
6th Floor at
the Furniture
Exhibition Building,
Our Line is
Longer and Stronger
Than Ever
3 I 9 Michigan Ave.,
Chicago.
J
IN CHARGE
Our ~artered
Finish on
OF EXHIBIT
Chas. Elmendorf,
F. A. Moore,
Y B. Wadsworth,
F. H. Kemnitz
Solid Oak is the Best
No. 320. DRESSER.
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Oak
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Shelbyville Desh
Company
MANUFACTURERS
OF
Furniture
Office
MAHOGANY
QUARTERED
AND IMtTATION
OAK. PLAIN OAK
In Three Gradea'
A Full Line. Up-to-Date. Exhibited
EIGHTH
1319
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P'LOO&.
Michigan Avenue
CtIlCAGO
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Write for Latut
Cata!ogltt.
Shelbyville, Ind.
N.OT NECESSAIolY TO REMOVE BEDDING
A PERFECT DAVENPORT
THE KINDEL
SOMERSAUL TIC
DAVENPORT BED
THE GREATEST
Household Invenlion 01
the Age
HIS
T
OF ELEGANT
APPEARANCE
is the NEW DAVENthat is creating all the
PORT
furor,
and the only one which
FREE FROM
FAULTS.
is
Must
SIMPLE;
CANNOT
GET OUT OF ORDER
be st>en to be appreciated.
When your customer sees this
NOT NECESSARY
TO
MOVE FROM WALL
h Ind.ome
piece of furniture
and
tries with what ease it can instantly
be cOllvt'rted in'o a full sized bed,
with bedding in place ready £"r use,
and reit:> the lu:'i\u-oUS douhle \:One
springs, with the restlul,
felted
cushions, held in place by our :nvisible clasp, and, in addition to all
these advantages, learns that it costs
no more than the ordinary or antiquart d Davenport, they will consider no other, as it is very appar~nl
to anyone that
CUSHION
AUTOMATICALLY
TURNS
INSIDE
"No Other is Just as Good"
EXHIBITED
Sec. 20. 6th Floor, 1319 Michigan
CHICAGO,
C, J. KINDEL
Ave
ILL.
BEDDING
COMPANY
Eighth
THE
BACK SIMPLY
ROLLS
FORWARD
and Hickory
ST LOUIS
Sts.
MAKING
A PERFECT
BED
OUT
FURNITURE
DEALERS, as a rule, are looking for a better class of case goods; PLUNDER will not
sell when times are good. The intelligent consumer wants something that he can refer to with pride.
The illustrationson this page show three articles selected from our many pieces that are sellers, and for style
and workmanship will certainly please. Do not hesitate, but place your orders.
CA7ALOG
'TO DEALERS
ONLY,
O.V
APPLICATION.
Goods will be Gn exhibition at
Our line is also shown at
W. R. SCHICK'S
125 E. 42nd St., New York City
270 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO
By M, F. M. Randall
Salellmen, E. H. Griffin and M. A. Harmon
THE SPENCER & BARNES COMPANY
BENTON
HARBOR,
MICHIGAN
F. T. Plimpton &. Co.
E.ighth Floor. 1~19 Michigan Ave .• Chicago.
Good Goods From Goshen
The Sati$facto1"YLines.
"awks furniture
Co., Goshen, Ind.
Bedroom F umiture, Qyarlered Oak, Early Englisb.
Weathered Oak, Bird's-eye Maple, Tuna Mahogany,
Mahogany
Banta furniture
Fine Extention Tables,
Co., Goshen, Ind.
Library Tables
Goshen Novelty and Brush Go., Goshen, Ind.
Plate Racks, Book and Magazine Racks, T abourelles,
Mission Lamps, Screens and Light F umiture
Milwaukee Art Specialty Co.
Framed Pictures, especially adapted for furniture stores.
Above Lines on Eightb Floor with well known Corps of
SaJesmen
The Following
in Attendance
Lines w111be Shown
1319 Michigan Ave.
The Billow-Lupfer
on Sixth Floor.
Co., Columbus, Ohio
Felt Mattresses, Fine Box Springs, Pillows,
Feathers.
(Qyality Guaranteed)
Western furniture
Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
Chamber Suils. Oak, Bird's-eye Maple, and Mah"1lany
Princess Dressers, T oilel Tables
American Go-Cart Go , Detroit, Mich.
Go-Carls, Children's Carriages.
An elegant new line.
Campbell, Smith &. Ritchie, Lebanon, Ind.
Kitchen Cabinets, New Finishes, Cupboards.
"umphrey
Bookcase Co., Detroit, Mich.
Sectional Bookcases, Office Filing Devices.
Be sure and see their new K. D. Sectional Bookcases.
The
Sa.tf..taowl"'J'
Line...
Opea. Du~ln& the E.nUre
Year.
F. T. PLIMPTON ®.. COMPANY
6th and 8th Floors.
1319 Michigan Ave ••Chicago
New Plant!
New Location!
After January 1st, '06, we will be located in our New Plant at
STURGIS, MICHIGAN
Our Aim is to Better Serve Our Customers
We have selected the hest location in the country---Three Railroads---Best of Shipping facilities. We will gradually increase our line of library and Parlor Tables, Tabourettes,
etc., with more than double our former lIoor space, and the latest improved equipment. We
solicit your orders, feeling confident you will be pleased with our service. Catalogue to
dealers only.
Wishing You the Compliments of the Season,
We are R.espectfully
STE.BBINS MANUY ACTURING
CO.
STURGIS, MICHIGAN
(Formerly LaKe View. Mich.)
8th Floor
1411 Mich.
Ave.
Office and
Factory
533-539
Sedgwick
St.
Chicago
No Furniture stock is complete without a line of our "Pretty Parlor Pieces." We originated and are
the introducers of Loose Cushion Work; a feature which has proven so popular for several seasons. The
individuality
of our designs and the excellence of our finish is characteristic
of our g-oods.
VALENTINE-SEAVER
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COMPANY
Dressers
and
Chiffoniers
TO MATCH
In QUARTERED OAK, MAHOGANY,
BIRDSE.YE. MAPLE and
CURLY BIRCH
SEND FOR CATALOGUE
Grand Rapids Faney Fumiture Co.
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lNEW
LINES
OF------
MUSIC CABINETS, WRITING TABLES,
BOOKCASES, LADIES' DESKS
In Mahogany,
Oak, Imitation
Mahogany
No order to small or to large to receive prompt attention.
and Maple
Catalogue to dealers only
OPEN FOR BUSINESS JANUARY 1st, 1906
SHOWN
IN BLODGETT
BUILDING
BE KEY & GAY
FURNITURE COMPANY
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
WHOLESALE
MANUFACTURERS
OF
Chamber Furniture
Dining Room Furniture
Library Furniture
OF FINE AND MEDIUM
QUALITY
LINE READY FOR INSPECTION
BY THE
,
TRADE JANUARY 1, 1906
Ranney Refrigerators
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Kitchen Cabinets
ARE SHOWN
DURING THE WINTER
EXPOSITIONS
AT
FURNITURE
CHICAGO
New Exposition Building, 1411Michigan Ave.
, NEW YORK
furniture
Exchange, 43d and lexington
A FULL LINE OF SAMPLES AT EACH EXPOSITION
AND COMPETENT
SALESMEN IN CHARGE.
The Best Medium and High Priced Refrigerators
on the Market.
See the
7 LINES
LAPLAND CHIEF, OAK, Tile Lined.
CHARTER OAK, ENAMELED,
ASH, White .Enamel on Galvani:t.ed Iron.
LAPLAND
Lined.
MONITOR,
y
ASH, Galvanized hon Lined.
OAK,
Galvanized
CHARTER
Iron
OAK, ASH,
Galvanized Iron Lined.
Ali with metal lee Racks, Adjusrable Shelves, Selt Closing Doors, Removab:e Ice Chambers, amI. other improvements.
MASCOT,
HARD\VQOD,
Galvanized lron Lined.
RA.DIL™.
HARD\VOOD,
Galnu[rOll Lined.
Ranney Refrigerator Company
HOME
OFFICES
GREENViLLE,
ANI)
FACTORIES,
MICHIGAN
Catalogues furnished on Application to the Home Office
Grand Rapids Chair Company
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INCORPORATED
1872------
RAPIDS,
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1902
New Line will be Ready lor Inspection
JANUARY 1st, 1906
SHOWN IN GRAND RAPIDS ONLY
IN MAHOGANY
MANUFACTURERS
AND OAK
OF
Buffets and Sideboards
Tables and Bookcases
Racks and Chests
Desks and Music Cabinets
Hall Seats and Glasses
Wine Cabinet3, Etc.
IN MAHOGANY AND OAK
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Mattress.
The Rex (Inner Tufted)
(PATENTED.
TRADE
MARK
REGISTERED.)
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CO,
1302 Michigan A,,·e., CHICAGO, ILL.
PEORiA.
sr.
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1,OUl.\ /UO.
l,P.iGOLA', IU.
l1J,\'I\·EAl'OT.f~\'. lIJli\'N.
The Safe Side is the Right Side
THE RIGHT SIDE
OF THE
REFRIGERATOR TRADE
IS FILLED BY THE
BELDING-HALL
MANUF ACTURING
MANUFACTURERS
co.
OF
REFRIGERATORS
THAT CONTAIN
ALL THE GOOD POINTS
--IN--
REFRIGERA'TORS
Three Great Factories
Capacity, 80,000 per annum
Write for Our Catalogues
Investigate Our Quarter Sawed Cases
SOLID
QUARTRRED
OAK
The Belding-Hall Manufacturing CO.
BELDING, MICHIGAN
BRANCH OFFIO::S-
213 Canal Street, N~
York. 1% Monroe St.• Chicago.
New Line Ready to Serve Jan. 1st
SHOW
SHOW
ROOM
ROOM
NEW YORK
N. Y. Furniture Exchange
4th Floor
CHICAGO
1319 Michigan Avenue
1st Floor
ROCKfORD. ILL.
Remember
Make Our Exhibition your
Headquarters
Hang Your Hat and Coat on our
Hook of Friendship
We Mahe the Goods
Make Our Exhibit
Your
lteadquarters
Invite Your Friends to
Come with You
That open Lihe New Money in a Banh
Pl'rlor Cabinets
Music Cabinets
Dining Cabinets
Hall Seats
Hat Racks
Hall Trees
Shaving Stands
Cheval Mirrors
Ladles Dressing Table
Ladles Dressing Chair
With Patent
Adjustable
Fixture",
Ladles Writing Desk
Grill Cabinets
Lamp Stands
Framed Mirrors
Rochford
Frame
and
Fixture
Company
I\.och.ford. Illinois
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CHICAGO
First Floor. 1319 Mich. Ave.
Wholesalers of Furniture.
GET NEXT TO OUR 1906 PROPOSITION---for we propose
to sell you medium grade furniture at positively the lowest prices on
the market,--give you the newest designs,--largest variety,--best made
and finished furniture and do it better, ea~ier and quicker than you
have ever had it done hefore,--we have the goods and can deliver them.
Here is a list of our factories.
WAIT FURNITURE CO,
Polished
Qgar'ered Oak
and Buffets.
Sideboards
RANDOLPH FURNITURE WORKS
Polished Dressers and Chiffoniers in
Mahogany, Toona. Bird's-eye Maple
and Curly Birch,
MODERN FURl CO.
Polished Qgar'ered
Oak Hall Racks
THE STATESVILLE
Combination
SuUs. Dresser-s. Cornrnode ••
Sideboard$;. ChlflQoiers.
a.nd Chairs
Sta.tesville Furniture Co.
Imperial Furniture Mfg. Co,
Alba Chair Co.
Loaded together In onlf:lCar.
MARVELL FURN CO.
CRANDALL·LONG FURl. CO.
Dining Tables.
SELLERS & SONS CO.
Kitchen Cabinets
Polished Qgartered Oak Dressers and
ChiJfoniers
THE LEXINGTON
Combination
Suits.
Dressers.
Commad-es.
SJdeboaJ"ds. CbJffoniers.
Dixie Furniture Co.
Elk Furniture Co..
Loaded togeth.r tn one ca,.
A surprise
Package
for the January
buyer.
Crowell
FUl'niture
Co's.
8uile
(one bed with six Dressers) sold In car
lots onlYto one dealer In a town. Fil'st
comer gets It.
Thoma.sville Chair
Combination.
Wood Seats. Cane Seats.
Cobbler Seats. Double Cane Sea.ts
and Sox Seatso
Queen Chair Co.
Ca.tes Chair Co.
Thompson Chair Co.
Standard Chair Co.
L.oaded together in one car
These Lines and Combinations of Lines are shown only by us in the
GREAT CHICAGO MARt\ET
1319
Mich. Ave,
Stoch Carried in Chicago for Immediate Shipment.
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HORN BROS. MFG. CO.
281 to 291 W. Superior
St .• CHICAGO, ILL.
MANCFACTCRERS
OF
Chamber Suites, Odd Dressers, Chiffoniers
LADIES' DRESSING TABLES to match
M""d~ in <;olden Oak, Genui.ne Mahogany Veneered, Birdseye
y.,'hite Ellanlel Highly Polished or Dun Finish.
Mli.pte.,
We also make a line of PRINCESS DRESSERS from $13.00
Quarter-Sawed
Oak, Mahogany
If you have not received
SOME
OF OUR
NEW
DRESSERS -Ma.de In Quarter-Sawed
Oak. Oval or Square Glas.
SAMPLES
Ol.1f
and Birdseye
Maple,
Spring Supplement,
SHOWN
BY PECK & HILLS
HALL &- KNAPP, 187 Michigan
UP. in
Veneer..ed
ask for it.
1319 Michigan Avenue,
Avellue, Chicago.
and
CABINET
MAnERS
In these
days
tit close
competition,
need the best possible equipment,
and this they can have in . . .
BARNES'
Hand and Foot
Power Machinery
Our New Hand and foot
Power Circular
Saw No 4
The strongest, most powerful, and in every way the best
machine of its killd ever made, for rippitlg,
cross·cutting, boring and grooving.
Send for our New Catalogue.
"W. F. ®.. JOHN BARNES CO.
654 Ruby Street. RocKford. Ill.
RICtfMOND
Chair
RICHMOND,
Co.
[NO.
The Standard line of Double Cane
CHAIRS and
ROCKERS
Write
for Cafa!ogu{'.
Mentioll
MICHIGAN
ARTISAN
7'lR T I 15' 7Il'\J
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WOODARD FURNITURE CO.
Owosso, Mich.
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Oliver Bros. Company
LOCKPORT. N. Y•
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Hlib Gr.deIBr .. s .Dd Iron
!BEDS
u ..
Chicago Salesrooms moved to Funti~
ture Exhibition Building, 1411 Michigan Avenue.
New York Salesroom,
125 E. 42d Street.
F. M. RANDALL
IF VOU DON'T VISIT THE MARKETS OUR
CATALOGUE
WILL
INTE.RESr
YOU.
Morton House
American
......Plan
Rates $2.50 and Up
Hotel Pantlind
European
......Plan
Rates $1.00 and Up
The Noon Dinner Served at the FanUind
for 500 is the fiNEST IN THE WORLD
J. BOYD P ANTLlND, Prop.
For the remainder of the sea&ODwe are prepared to fiB orden promptly. If
you want iOod good5 quick. mail U5 your orde~. Catalogue for lhe asking.
TERMS: 2 per cent off 10 days; 30 days net; F. O. B. Shelbyville, Ind.
No. 2S F
CABINET
Plain oak front,
ash ends. Height
'i8 inches. Base 48
126. Zinc drain
pan l!lx16. SO Ib
flour bin.
~5 I b
meal
bill.
One
large drawer.
BigClipboard space
Four spice cans.
Top 12 inches
deep.
3 small
drawers,
Two tilting llugar
bins.
LarAc cupboard
space with g 1ass
door.Onesmall
cupboard space.
Finish, golden
oak. Two COOts of
glos<:\'aTnish
or
wax liuisll.
Brsss
trimminj!;s
Price, $12'
Extra for ziDe lop $1.25
No. 16 H
CABINET
Plain Oak frollt;
ash ends.
Height
72 inches; base 42x
26. Drop leaf 18x
14. 501b flonr bin.
Big cupboard
space; linen dmwer
32xl7 by 10 inches
deep; 3 small drawers, 2 cupboards
spaces and one shelf
below
cupboard.
Finish same as No.
25 p.
Price with drop
leaf·. ....
. $7.75
Price without d,op
leaf ... ·····.$7.25
Mail alt orllers to
Let me ship YOU one 01 each Kitchen Cabinet
and be convinced what they are.
C. F. SCHMOE, Shelbyville, Ind.
OUR MOTTO; First class goods. First class
finish and prompt shipment.
24
"The Standard Line of America"
Will be found at the front
as usual in China Closets, Butfets and Book Cases.
1n
1n
charge
ot Johnny
Exhibit
Johnson,
the usual place, First Floor
Manufacturers'
Exhibition
Building,
1319 Mich. Ave .• Chicago
ROCKFORD 5TANDARD FURNITURE CO.
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
The Leonard Cleanable Refrigerator
lined
With Genuine Porcelain Enamel
MADE in our own special factory, constructed for this particular purpose.
Our
enamel is fired on sheet steel, and we produce a quality of Lining You Cannot
Scratch or Corrode.
You Cannot Break our Genuine Porcelain ~namel. Use a
hammer on it and then compare the result with tile or opal glass treated in the same
manner. It will lasl forever, always retaining- the same hard, smooth surface, sweet
and clean.
Sliding adjustable shelves. of same material.
System Gf Refrigera-
tion absolutely perfect. Insulation unequaled, there being eight separate and distinct walls of insulation. Air-tight locks. Porcelaln·lined water cooler.
Case oi Oak, quarter sawed panels. Hand polish~dJ golden finish, nickel trimmings.
Send for catalogue.
Send for free samples of our \\'onderful lining.
Om salable Porcelain Lined Refrigerators, on whkh there is a profit to the dea1er
of from $10.00 to $25.00, occupy no more space than a cheap article with a profit
from 25 cents to $5.00.
Grand Rapids Refrigerator Company
GRANO RAPIDS,
Show Room at factory,
17 to 27 Ottawa
MIC".
St., Next to Blodgett
Block
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DRESSERS
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CHIFFONIERS
Princess Dressers
Misses' Dressers
Liberty Furniture Company
Jamestown, N. Y.
NEW LINE SHOWN IN JANUARY
AT
GRAND RAPIDS, ONLY
Masonic Temple, First Floor, South Half
GOLDEN CURLY BIRCH
GOLDEN OAK
MAHOGANY VENEER
BIRDSEYE MAPLE
IN CHARCE
Glenn K. Brown
Ed.
J.
Gamble
W. J. PeSlr
THE IDEAL LINE of
METAL BEDSTEADS, CRIBS and SPRING BEDS
i. 'old in EVERY STATE
IN THE
UNION,
There are reasons for it:
EVERY PROVINCE
QUALITY
IN CANADA
and PRICE
1£ thousands oi other dealers (and there must be some good buyers among them) regardless of their distance from us, find it
to their advantage to buy the THE IDEAL LINE, why not YOU? Our extensive magazine advertising, backed up by the best
quality, has made THE IDEAL LINE an EMPHATIC SUCCESS for every dealer who handles it. TRY IT.
FOSTER BROS. MFG. CO.
UTICA, N. Y., ST. LOUIS, MO.
ON
EXHIBITION
IN
JANUARV
AT
CHICAGO
Mfl'"s. Exhib.
Bldg.
2d floor
NEW YORK
FURN.
EXCHANGE
3d floor
26
All the kids are in love
with Spratt's Chair
GEO. SPRATT &
SHEBOYGAN,
WIS.
CHAIRS AND ROCKERS
Send
co.
FOR EVERYBODY
ior Cata.logue
NEW YORK AND PHILADElPHIA,
Via
GRAND TRUNK-LEHIGH VAllEY ROUTE.
Three fast trains leave Grand Rapids 9:30 a. m. daily,
except Sunday, arrive New York 10:30 a. m., Philadelphia,
10:30 a. m. Leave Grand Rapids 2:45 p. m. daily except
Sunday, arrive New York 4.:30p, m., Philadelphia 3:40 p.
m
Leave Grand Rapids 5:30 p. m. daily except Sunday,
arrive New York 8:40 p. m., Philadelpbia, 7:25 p. m.
Sleeping car Detroit to Ne\v York on 9:30 a. m. train; sleeping cars Durand and Detroit to New York on 2:45 and 5:30
p. m. trains.
C. A. JUSTIN. C. P. & T. A.
Factory Locations
There is in the various offices of the Land and Industrial
Department of the Southern Railway and Mobile & Ohio
Railroad late information regarding a number of 6rst class
locations for Furniture, Chair and other vVoodworking Factories, which will be furnished Manufacturers upon application. An invitation is extended to all who use wood in their
plants to write about the timber supply, good sites and markets available in our territory.
Address your nearest agent.
M. V, RICHARDS.
Land and Industrial Aoent.
WASHINGTON. D. C.
No. SS-Child's
High Chair with Unl!.er Saletv Guard.
CHAS. S. CHASE, Agent,
622 Chemical Building, 51. Louis, Mo.
M. A. HAYS. Jlgent,
225 Oearborn St, Chicaoo,
W.
The A. C. NORQUIST CO.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y.
MANUFACTURERS
OF
DRESSERS AND
CHIFFONIERS
hi PliJ1>1and !f!..!!arttred Oak,
Mahogany and Birdu)'(
Mople.
PERMANENT
EXHIBITS
--------AT------~
Chicago and New York
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--
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--
--
G. R. ~ I. fLYERS
BE:TW£EN
Grand Rapids
and Chicago
To
To
Chicago
-~~-----Lv.
Ex. Sun.,
GRAND RAPIDS,
Ar. CHICAGO
,. 7.10 A. M.
,
12.35 Noon
Grand
Rapid5
------~-----------
Lv.
NihCst:::tW~~Ex. Sun
CHICAGO,
Ar. GRAND RAPIDS
Suflet Parlor Car
, .. "
1.15 P. M.
, .. , '. 5.50 P. M.
Buffet Parlor Car
Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Ex. Sun
Ar. CHICAGO . ~
~12.00 Noon
4.50 P. M.
Lv.
~ihcst':~g:-tl~
Ex. Sun
CHICAGO,
Parlor and Dlnln" Car
Parlor and Dining Car
Lv. GRAND RAPIDS, Daily
Ar.CHICAGO
;
5.30 P. M.
10.25 P. M.
Ar. GRAND RAPIDS
11.50 Night
7.15A.M.
Lv.
NihC:it~~~::-~1::
Daily ..... , .. 11.55 Night
CHICAGO,
Ar. GRAND RAPIDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6.45 A. M.
El~tt"c
£.Ieotrlc Lighted Sleeping Cat'
Phone Union Station for Reservations
Lighted
Slee1:lin& CIU'
Phone Mloblga.n Central CU,..Tlck"t Office
for Re&ervations. 119 Ad'lllD\sStreet
This is one of our Famous Non-Dividing Pillar Tables
THESE ARE 'THE ONLY
TABLES 'THAT ARE
PERFECT IN
CONSTR UCTION
ANr
DEALER
THAT
HAS NOT TRiED
ONE OF THESE SHOULD
FAlL
TO ORDER
NOT
ONE
No. 340
$19.50
Choate-Hollister
Furniture
JANESVILLE, WIS.
Co.
Robbins Table Co.
OWOSSO,
MICHIGAN
I
TO FURNITURE BUYERS
January 1st, 1906, the A.
Company, Brookville, Ind.,
new line of goods at The
Exhibition
Building,
1323
cago, Ill.
M. Tucker
will exhibit
Wholesale
Michigan
Furniture
an entire
Furniture
Ave. Chi-
Our new line is far the BEST we have ever
called your attention to. The line consists of
Suites, Chiffoniers
Princess Dressers, Toilet Tables, Napoleon Beds
and Colonial Dressers
in quartered oak, mahogany and Circassian walnut.
Bottom Drawers of all Dressers and Chiffoniers are red cedar lined making them moth
proof.
No. 286 Improved Extension Table
Leaves stored in top
Center column does not divide
CATALOG AND PRICES TO DEALERS
ON REQUEST
Construction
and finish second to none.
A. M. TUCKER FURNITURE COMPANY
BROOKVILLE,
IND.
SALESMEN:- Geo. D. Williams CQ., A. M. Tucket, Jno. N.
Bishop, T- F. Shaffer of Canton, Ohio, O. L. Hall, Metropolitan District
and New England States,
NEW
CHAIR SEAT
CLAMP
This damp is adapted for every
kind of seat. It is also made in a
larger size for other work as Mitre
Ffames,
etc.
Manufactured
under the
BENEDICT PATENTS
GRAND RAPIDS HAND SCREW CO.
130 South Ionia 51., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Upham Manufacturing Co.
THE LINE OF QUALITY
=========
Possessing for 1906 the greatest array of entirelynew designs and new features ever produced.
The great demand for our "Upham" Fumiture has inspired us to outdo all previous efforts.
Chamber Suits
Wardrobes
Chiffoniers
Sideboards
Buffets
Dressers
========SALESROOM
FROM 1319
MOVEDI========
MtCH1GAN AVENUE,
TWO
DOORS SOUTH
The Wholesale Furniture Exhibition Building
Entrance 1323-1325
L. E. HOTCHKESS.
Michigan Ave .. Chicago
Manager Salesman
You are Cordially Invited
TO INSPECT OUR LINE Of
Feathers. Pillows.
Hair Mattresses.
Felt Mattresses.
»ox Spring.
Patent Open Roll Bolsters
at out" Sa.mple ROOUl.
4th Floor
In Cha-ge of Zola. C. Green
M.NEUBERGER.
C.S· REYNOLDS.
~
A.N,LEE
!J
Columbia feather Company
C"IC4GO, ILLINOIS
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30
fOUR
•
TRI\INS
TO 411B FR()U
CHICAGO
l~eBotanical
Lv Gel Rapids 7 10am
At Chica~o 1:15 pm
L", Gd Rapids 1.2 05 nn
Ar Ch.icago 4:5Q Plll
Lv Gd. Rapids 4:25 pm
Ar Chicago 10:55pm
Lv Gel. Rapids ll:JO pm daily Ar Chicago 6:55 am
Pullman Sleeper, opel1 9:00 pm on 11:30 pm train every day. Cafe service on
all day trains.
Service II la caTle.
PelC: Marquette Parlor cars on all da~' trains.
Rale reduced to 50 cents.
T"REE
It would pay you if you are In
neW 01 an.v
PRESERVED
DE T R 0 I T
TRAINS
TO 4ND fROM
PHONE
OVER
H. 1. GRAY,
11 6 B
PALMS,
AND
ARTIFICIAL
Leave Grand Rapids 7:10 am
Arrive Detroit 11:55 am
Leave Grand Rapids It:l5 am dally ArrLve Detroit 3:250ill
Leave Grand Rapids 5:20 pm
Arrh'e Detroit 10:05 pm
Meals served a la carte on trains leaving Grand Rapids at 1l:25 am and
5:2<1 pm. Pere Marquette: Parlor Cars on all trains; seat rate, 25 cents.
"ALL
De(Oralinf (0.
To write
10
U5
TREES
FLOWERS
lor our new colored
CATALOGUE
MICHIGAN"
DISTRICT
PASSKNGHll.
The Botanical Decorating Co.
AGHNT,
Grand
Rapids, Micb.
271 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
The New
ROCKFORD UNION
"PERFECT"
FOLDING
FURNITURE CO.
ROCKFORD,
CHAIR
PATliNTRD OCT. 20, [(!'J3
lLL.
Comfortable
Durable
Simple
Neat
The Acme of Perfection
Folding
Buffets,
Bookcases,
China Closets
\'\Te lead in Style, Construction
and Finish.
SHR
Chairs,
in the Tine of
PERf'ECT
COMPACTNESS
whlttl folded.
lIard maple, naturaL finish.
\VRITIt
Fall:.
P"RICfo;S.
15he
PEABODY SCHOOL
FURNITURE CO.
OUR
CATALOGCE.
No. 51
North
Manchester.
Indiana
Smith & Davis Mfg. Co.
ST. LOUIS
MAKERS
BEDS
METAL
WITH
STANDARD
REVERSIBLE
N ... 328
All Iron
OF
RAILS
$3.75 net
Pillars, 11·16 inches.
Filling, 3~8 and 5-16 inCh.
Head, 56 inches.
Foot, 40 inches.
Sizes: 3 feet 6 inches and,," feet 6
inches. \Veight, 67 Ibs,
Standard
SOLID
BEDS THAT
RIGID
REVERSIBLE
Patented
Reversible
July 15, 19D,z. No,
Rail
71WiO:I.
This rail is reversible in the true sense
of the word---ean be used either side up
and enables the dealer to ma.ke one set
of rails answer instead of having two
stocks, one of regular, tbe other inverted.
DO NOT WIGGLE
THE ONLY CASTER CUP THAT Will
A New Cll$tet CUD. a Furl\it'.lre
NOT MAR OR SWEAT
We J::uarantee perfe<:t satisfaction.
We know we have
the only perfect ca,ter cup ever
made. This cup is in two sizes,
as follows: 2'7I inch and 3 inch,
and we Use 'the cork bottom,
You know the rest
Small size, $3.60 per 100
Large size. 4.50 Iler tOO
Try it ;lnd be convinced.
F O. B. Grand Rapids.
OUf Concave Bottom Card
Block does not touch the SIIT_
face, but upon the rim. permit.
ting a circulation i){ air u.nder the hlock, thereby preventing- moisture or
marks of any kind. This is the only card block of its kind 011 the market.
Price S'3.00 per 100
Grand Rapids Caster CUPCo" •
QUARTER-SAWED
Prot&Clf)t and a Rest
",kwo" 'vo..
Grand Rapids, Mi&h.
Also can be had at LUSSKY. WHITE & COOI.IDG£. 111-113 Lake St.. Chicago
INDIANA
WHITE OAK
CHOICE FIGURE
VENEERS
"
EXTR~
WIDTHS
When writing for prices, mention widths required
and kind of figure preferred.
HO·FFMAN
BROTHERS
CO.
Fort Wayne
:
Indiana.
The Club Table That Satisfies Everybody
SIMPLE,
EASILY
STRONG
FOLDED
Size 32 in. tong; 27 In. wldel 27 In. high
Covered with Leather or,Felt
COOK'S PATENT FOLDING ATTACHMENT
i~or;:;~~~sle~,~if~~c~~~;~
of the tabJe as shown In
the illustration. OUftahle"t are made of hardwood, and covered with green felt and leather. The cross·piece of cleat on end of
table keep!>.Ihe top from warping, and is so arranged that a person can sit close to the table without cramping the knees. The
felt used on this table is of extra thickness and made special, and is much better than padded tables where cotton batting is used
and inferior quality of felt. Very useful and convenient, for card parties, children's games, ladies' fancy work, or tea table.
l
BELDING~HALL MANUFACTURING CO.
BELDING. MICHIGAN
WAREHOUSES-I%
Monroe Street, Chicago.
213 Canal Street. New Ymk
POOL CARS FOR PACIFIC COAST
OVERLAND
FREIGHT
TRANSFER
COMPANY.
SAN fRANC1SCO, CAUFORN1A.
make a specialty of distributingpool cars of all kinds and PARTICULARL Y. furniture, carpets, linoleum
and interior finish. References. Bradstreet's or Dun's and any bank in San Francisco. and the trade.
J.
Cadoader in Chicago
M. Welling. 633 So. JeffersonStreet
TEAMING
Carloaderin Grand Rapid,
Gelock Transfer Company, 108 So. Ionia Stree!.
FORWARDING
STORAGE
CENTURY FURNITURE
FACTORY
153-159 CANAL
GRAND
DESIGNERS
PARLOR
LARGE
SALES-ROOM
AND
SL
AND
MAKERS
OF
NEW
PATTERNS
FOR
A NEW
ODD CHAIRS
NEXT
LINE
EXCLUSIVE
INC"'EASED
OF
EXHIBIT
FROM
400
AND
FU RN ITU RE
SEASON.
INCLUDING
OF
AND
CHAIRS
PURE
TO 600
IN
DESIGN
PATTERNS
IN JANUARY
LARGER
FACILITIES
REPRESENTATIVES
L D. BERRY}
G.O.PACKER
MICH
FINE
ROCKERS
AND
RECEPTION
W1L~
RAPIDS.
AN 0 LI BRARY
LINE
CO.
L. H.
LALEY
A. T.
KINGSBURY
}
FROM
PITTSBURG
EAST
WEST
LINE
26th Year-No.
12:
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., DECEMBER 25, 1905.
Free Music in Department Stores.
The custom of pro\'iding free music in department stores
is becoming quite general, especially in the large cities.
Oftentimes,
too, an orchestra is regularly
employed and
gives continuous concerts, moving from time to time to different parts of a store .and visiting every department in the
the course of one day. The sheet music department ahvays
has a crowd of interested listeners, anxious to bear the veTy
latest compo5itions.
The proprietOTs of department stores
have fOl1od it to be a paying 'investment, as mllsic attracts
many more Ctlstomers and many more purchases result in all
departments.
The employes, too, are mnch benentted. the
effect of music being to cheer them and awaken a livelier
interest in the husiness of selling- goods and increased desire to please customers.
Ofte,ntimes c"stamers spend hours
in a store where music is free and with some it is a regular
habit.
At holiday seasons the crO'lNds arc often so great as
to interfere with business and then it becomes necessary
to dispense temporarily with the music.
~{anagers in a few of the store." express themselves as
follows:
"The department stores are only taking advantage of the
ptlbtic's wishes, its appetite
lor free music. Person;tlly I
have reason to think this form of advertising pays."
"Primarily we do not illfnish free music to help bring in
more business, bnt to keep the business we already have
funning with as little friction as possible."
"The desire of every retail merchant in these days of close
competition is to make his store attractlve and furnishing
good music is the way to do it. It is that end we have in
view here rather than a certain specdied increase in our
sales."
Wall Street
$ J ,00 per Year,
York Furniture?"
There is quite as good furniture made
in one place as in another, is there not? The reason is
that average of all the furniture made in Grand Rapids
is the highest average of qllality of any fmnitttre made in
America. These various catch words of quality do not get
abroad in the land without a reason. You may be sure that
if the average quality of Grand Rapids Furniture was low
tb~ dealer would not brag of handling the Grand Rapids
make. "Elgin butteT," says the grocer, proudly; "A \Valtham watch," says the jeweler; "Virginia ham," says the market mall; and "Grand Rapids furniture," says the furniture
dealer. Such quality-names are not created in a day nor by
a few years of advertising.
The best the advertisement can
do is to call attention to a merit already existent. 1£ the merit
is merely imaginary, all the puffing in the. world win not serve
to make the nalIle a permanent guarantee of quality. There
is something back of this general belief in the goodness of
Grand Rapids furniture and it is the furniture itself. Grand
Rapids does not make all the good furniture.
Wf; may say
that the very fll1est furniture of all is not made in Grand
Rapins" hut dollar for dollar, and piece for piece Grand
Rapids quality holds its own and more. Its manufacturers
make, and always have made, just as good furniture as the
people care to hny. There is a broad spirit of local pride
amC)11g Grand Rapids manufacturers.
They want Grand Rapids to be known as a maker of good hnniture.-Furnisher.
the Only Cause for Anxiety.
John A. Covode (banker"
manllfactmcr
and Olercllant) of
the Berkey & Gay Furniture company, ke~ps in close touch
with the business conditions of the country and looks hopefully for another prOSper01..1Syear in all branches of trade.
"The farmers are very prosperous as the result of several
continuous years of bumper crops." he remarked.
vVorkmcll
are fully employed and tradesmen ~ould. not ask for a more
satisfactory condition in their business.
There is too much
speculation in \Vall Street, however.
The interest rate is
too high and stocks of questionable value have been b1..ll1ed
beyond reason.
I hope for a return of reason and common
sense to the street. bllt if the speculating fever 1"ll11S as strong
as it has in the past the financial stmctl1re, in which every
business man is interested. may topple over and when the
bricks begin to fall many ..v ill be hurt."
Made in Grand
THE CORRECT
Stains and Fillers.
THE MOST
SATISFACTORY
first
Coaters and
Varnishes
Rapids.
\-Vhat is there in a name, any\vay?
\-Vhy should people
have such a good opil1ioll of Grand Rapidsfmniture?
\Vhy
,-10 the small
dealers '\ovhowant to make an impression on
the passer-by ahvays put a eard "Grand Rapids Furniture"
in their ·windows? ''-''hy not "Chicago Fl.trniture," or ")few
MAJ¥UFAcrUN£D
IINLY
H
Y
CHICAGO WOOD FINISHING CO.
259-63 ELSTDN AVE.mZ-16 SLOAN ST.
CHICACO.
34
AMERICAN
nncle,
FURNITURE.
and entail)
style"
communly
called
"Art
l'{ou\'eau"
bec)) mndc and placcrl on sale.
Some of these are bcauliflll. others
arc monstrosities,
and althoug-h
for a few yeafs
there
has been considerable
;idling- of this "An
NOL1yeal1"
there
is again
a tendency
to retnrn
to the old styles.
One
I,f the reaSOl1S for this is the lack of corniort
in the lIse oi
such fucniturc.
Taking these facts l11to consideratioll,
1 think
au e"cellent
market
can be worked
up here for certain
kinds
11:I\'c
Good Opportunity
for Sales in France.
Consul
Goldschmidt
report;;
that
there
15 an
excellent
opportunity
at Nalltes
and other
pJ<l.ces in France
ior the
sate of cerlain
kinds of .\mcrican
hO\1se and oiflCO:; Lmnitnrc.
The consul
descrihes
the kind of [muiture
made aud sold in
France.
and
is confident
that
if \mcriC:lll
mallulactl1rers
" ..ould
make
a persistent
effort
fllflliturc
of the
chsses
described by him \,,'"ould rind a gl)()d market
COllSU}
Goldschmidt
\cHites:
Nearly
all kinds of furniture
are manufactnred
at :Jantes,
aU being
of good
quality
and C'xcellent
\Yorkrnanship.
yet
there
arc two reasons
why, in my opinion.
certain
kinds
oi
American
fmniture
might
be sold
here:
Fir'st,
the high
cOst of everything
in that line; second,
the lack of comfort
to be derived
in the use of fllrnittlre
made here
The ('o,;t of
furniture
is high,
because
nearly
en:rythiJlgis ll£lJldmitrlc.
Labor
in connection
with
its manufacture
is slow, bec,\l\';C
everything;
is done hy hanc1-sa\.\'ing,
plalling,
can·il1g, etc.-
of :-\merican
furniture.
This, however,
would
re(ll1ire
intelligent
dforts
011 the
part
of our
manufacturers
or exporters,
as it would
he
neces_"ary
to s!IO\\' the ad\'alHage.~
which American
furniture
offers.
Salesmen
'Noulc1 have
to be employed
who would
explain
its merits
to the trade,
and displays
of it \vould ha ItC
1O be made in sho.\' room.,:; in the larger centers.
The cheaper
grades
of oak and ash fnrlliture
of all kinds
\vould probably
be sold to a certain
clas:'i of customcrs--bcdrool11
sets, chairs,
armchairs,
rockers,
hall trees,
ett.
Tn dining-room
furnit'tlre nearly
everything
to be found here -is heavy, massive,
and
generally
lacks
rhe
neatness
and
elegance
of American
dining-room
fnrniwre,
\vhile
the
prices
are
considerably
higher.
Tn dining-room
fnr1litnre
there ought
to he a chance
for !1S also.
\Vh'lt I consider
as particularly
lacking
here arc
the comfortable
armchairs
and rocking-chairs
found in nearly
eyery
Amcrican
home, al1d ior these there is a good market
bere, if all intelligent
effort be made to introduce
them.
One
nlay fl1ld a few hent-\,vood
rockers
of either
Austrian
or
German
m;lke in the local storcs,
but they are far horn beingcomfortable.
Office
furniture
of American
lll<"1ke is already
sold ]-JC\"('
t(o a certain
extent,
but much more of this could be sold if it
was to be fnull(l generally
in the local furnit\lre
"tore".
(It'.i:-;idc of Paris
very little
office fllrniture
is found
on sale .
•--\ 1\ efforl
\vas made by the \\Tiler to procure
a f~w pieces
of rattail
furniture,
sncb as arc comlllonly
sold in the Uuite(]
Strltes.
b11t lint a single
piece could be fouud
in any of the
S-HH('S. There
are a fc\v cll<:ap chairs
of rattan
or \""il1O\v to
he t<)ltlld u[ Pl1ropc<1n max-e, hut they arc of tile most COll1m,m y;niety
The dealers
here hayc not the slig-lttest
idea of
the c011'.fort and elegance
of some
of nul' rattan
fnTnitur(',
"llid there being non;;: to be found in the stores
there is no sale
~llld y".'ry little c1e~nalld for it.
There
is all exceptionally'
good
market
[1('re ior sl1l:h furniture
for use at the sUll1rner resillel'<::es. dJateanx,
and
sea.side
resorts.
1:\early
everyone
here,
excepling
the working
classes,
have some
country
or
~ca~idc residclJCe
'whcr(' sl1ch furniture
would be appreciatc(l,
~,ild if placed
on cxhibition
larg-e qnamities
could be sold in
:,;allteS as well as in otber P;Hts of France.
T spoke
of this
to a local dealer
a few months
ago
and be seemed
yery 11111C11 interested.
TTe asked me for the
IlallleS of ,;omc :\merical1
manufacturers
in this line, whic:.h
r g-ave him. He \-yrote three letters to different concerns.
On],- one took
the trotlblc
to reply,
amI the nature
of the
reply
was s11ch that
ntlsincss
relations
seemed
in.1Vossible.
:\lal1Y of the French
merCh<111ts wOl'.lcl ask nothing
\nore than
a hir oppottllnity
to try American
furniture,
anrl if properly
1:roachc:.rl 011 this sl'.biect
an lnterestil1g
business
could
be
Manufacturtd
and
out.
into
hy Spencer & BaTnes Company,
Benton Harbor,
M:ch.
conseqHently
cOrllpar:Hive1y
small
~\l1l(J',11lt:o are t',1rued
Another
re"SOll i.., tllC high prices of the "'ooc\'; entering
the manufacture.
The
French
cahilletrnaker
is ,11l anist
in hi::; lillc. :lll(l
\vill produce
beat1tifll1l~y
\vrought
work.
Hown-"r,
he h
hampered
by tr;liJitiol1
or delllalHl,
which
require'
certain
styles.
Consupelltly
he ",ill reprnduce,
year alter
'year. tlle
same styles
whicb
his forefather,;
hanmade
1'01' celltnric,;.
I_Ollis XV. [.ouis XVT, Empire,
Renai,;sauce,
(lenr)'
1[, and
a fe\l: others
are the c;tyles in gcncr;l!
dernarHI.
The French
lllal'IIJanllrer
hac; new']' .:'ducated
his. [ll\rchasers
into
the
Jill(' nt '\~o;']]f(ln'" ill Llrllitllre.
,)11(1
the
demand
(onsell1,cntly
i" gCI'('r,Jlly
Ie\r tlle
"hence
c1as~,ic
styles.
[<or some
few ye'~l'_';::' past
ill\lo\·ations
hayc
he.:,n
worked
up.
The followij;g
arc :t fn\" of the leading
furniture
concerns
in ::'\ante:o:
Bot1\'et,
:.;elle,
ruc Affre: Rreauc1, A., rue Lahycttt.' 1; Drocbard,
Placc
Bretague
24: Brocharcl,
Andre,
Place
Frctag\1c
20: Chahas,
Cll., Canefoll!"
Cas:;crie:
Charpentier,
L, Place
Dr:;tangc:
Deere freres. }-lallte
Cqnde
rue;
[·'en-e. FranC(li~.
POllte dc l'Arcbe
s(;che 2; Frehel,
A1pholJ:oe,
P1"l'l'
vodlc,
Bretag11c
6; Granacha\1d,
Alfred,
rile Pare
17; GraFranc;:::,
rue d'll Calvaire
34; Gl1illemartel,
Tue IV[ercnf'!lr 2; llenri-T,eg1as,
11asse Grande
rlle 7: Josso,
rue :'vler("(I\'\1r 3; Lac(j\lemcllt
A,rnnllc1, n,e '!\'lerc()cnr;
I,anoe,
,:\., rl\e
[,',ni]ean 8: Leglas,
).'[aurice
Frau~oi.'i,
R'.lC de RriDrd 9; ;\Iarx,
r"e l~l1 Calyaire
18: Parcllt,
Place
Bretagne
22; Roux heres,
r:1l; clll Ca1yaire
20; Thomas,
Charles,
rue de Feltre
:j: Vcrhn'ggt'. I'll(' Boileau 9: \Volkowitz,
rlle Boileau
12
35
DEPARTMENT
STORES.
WELL
To Be Inaugerated in Many Cities of Mexican Republic.
The success of the department store having been fully
demonstrated in the United States, is beginning to be felt in
other countries where the experiment is being tried. At least
one tremendously
successful caravanserie has been reported
from one of the leading capitals of South America, and now,
at least, there is a possibility that l\Jexico may have, not one
but a series of department
stores throughout
the entire
repub.lic.
In each city large and important enough to "varrant such
outlay, a modern department store, such as may be found in
the majority of American cities today, would, it is believed,
pay on the im:cstment from its inception, because of the very
novelty of the scheme to say nothing of the convenience,
utility and advantages in prices, made possible to an by the
concentrating
of such varied comlllodities under one roof.
Only systematic, well organized and broad-gallge enterprises of this kind are ·worth "\vhi1ein Mexico today. From
the prevailing style of smajl shops in vogue in that cOlllltry
as in Europe, ior many years past, the "ticllda" or Mexican
store, particularly in the capital city, has evolved into mag-
Thomas Madden, Son & Co., Indianapolis.
nifice11t proportions, and beautiful goods artistically displayed,
prevail ever:n·vhere, while the ;;settling" for these wares
formes a harmony which the rather aesthetic ),1exic.an desires,
and once intrOduced, will in futmc demand wherever he purchases_
Not only in the larger capitals wOllld American department stores be successful, but in the smaller and more remote
towns, as well. There is hardly a section or district of the
republic that is now free from American invasion, and while
the American asstiredly can be counted on for his patronage
from tbe first, there is no doubt that, even in far remo\'ed
districts, ,vere the experiment tried, the Mexican customer
would prove quite as insistent upon pllrchasing
American
goods, as long as quality, price and selection of articles are
adapted to the needs aDd general financial condition of the
people.
Arrest
of Robbers
of Peoria
Firms
Effected.
The Day Furniture & Carpet C01l1pan:yand the John Gately company of Peoria, TlL have heen defrauded out of la,ge
~mms of mone)" hy a gang of robbers, who 8.1soextended their
operations
to the cOLlntry round about Peroria.
A large
quantity of fnrnitnre was bought from the above mentioned
firms and shipped to Missouri nnder a false name. The
goods have beell located and the arrest of three men who
are Chestel- and \Vain Crow and A. D. Sh<-lpely has been
effected
PLACED
MIRRORS.
Effect in Room Decoration if Properly
Located.
A we.11-pl:l.cedminor has the effect of a pool of water in
a garden; it makes reflections, and a pleasant spot upon which
the eyes may rest. In a dark corner a mirror is nearly equal
to a window-provided
it reflects a bright portion of the
room, says Pictorial Reviev·l.
Tn olden times the distinction between a mirror and a
looking-glass
was clearly defined. The glass was purely
personal, and had no place oLltside of the bed chamber.
The
mirror belonged to the parlor or the dining room, and was
chosen to accord with the woodwork of the room. The most
beautiful of these articles was the mantel mirror, which is
now reproduced in many modern homes, but in few houses
does it hav<:. the old-time character.
In the old days a pair
of candlesticks and two tall India vases were frequently the
only ornaments on the mantlepiece.
'Vhat housewife today
has the courage to place only fOt'r things on her mantlepiece?
In new hOllses the built-in m"antel-mirror is seldom used.
\'Then it is empJoyerl, it is sunk in a plain band of wood like
Are of Splendid
Luce Furniture
Company, Grand Rapids.
the trim of the room. The few articles used should be
chosen with care. A clock of plain design, if it is going,
is a sensible thing to have. If it does not keep titp.e it is
the most useless thing in the house, and should not be
placed where it is a constant delusion.
Place it on the
mantlepiece and so near the glass that the back is not
reAected. A pair of candlesticks
and a pottery bowl of
flowers;~something
for matches., if there 1S a nre-place, or
if the sticks hold candles-and
nothing more is needed. The
bowl ma~/ cost 50 cents or $IO.OO, the candlesticks may be of
brass or of silver, inherited from a great grandmother,
but
the rule holds good. \Vith such an arrangement you cannot
go astray.
If the mantlepiece has no mirror do not add one. Decide
what yon wish the mirror to reAect, and hang it a.ccordingly.
The room may be deficient in sunshine; place the mirror
where it will catch the reflected light. Or the room may
have a charming vIew from one window; duplicate the view
in the mirror.
Last
Year the Best.
The Retting Furnitme
Company have closed the largest
and most sllcce~sft1l year's business in their history.
Their
show rooms will he opened January lirst, and the di?play
for the coming season will be larger and finer than in past
seasons.
:rviany new features will be shown,
36
COOKING
BOXES
AS KITCHEN
FURNITURE.
Housekeeping Schools to Take Them Up.
The Frankfurter
Zeitt111g reports
that, in COllnC~'1 ion with
the twenty-fifth
annual
meeting
of the German
Cninu
for
Assisting
the Poor, the \Vomen's
lInion of Haden pT()\'ided
for an exhibition
of cooking
boxes.
Tn recent
yC<l1":-:
mudl
attentiOll
has been given
by mallufacturers
to thi.~ lJt'\\" and
llseful article
of kitchen
fmuiturc.
Instead
of bcil1~ made entirely of wood, cork and hard paper are now also heing used.
:\'loreover,
felt and fcathers
are laking
the place of "wood
wool"
for upholstering
the boxes,
and the ('()ver:-:- of the
enameled
pots arc made more air-tight
than fonncrly
)Jllrnerotls
manufacturers
have produced
mOTe or 'Ies., re;narkable "self-cookers," and inventors
arc still <It work.
On
the
occasion
mentioned
above
a Karlsn!he
lady
exhibited
an unusually
large
box, equaling
<l
range
ill its
completeness
and containing
pots of c\'cry
imagillaLle
size
and
variety.
Furthermore,
thc
Baden
\\':ornel1'~ Union
(Frauen-Verein)
has published
a cookbook
explaining
fully
the use of the box and giving" a large
number
of tempting
receipts.
Of course
the food is thoroughly
heated
by means
of fire before
the pots are transferred
to the cooking
box,
·where they continue
to siml11er for hours.
The lHocess
is
particularly
good
for those
kin(ls
of foods
\vhich
require
510\,,,'
development,
such
as .soups,
boiled
meats.
legumes.
vegetables
of the cabbage
family,
rice and some
sons
of
ptlddings.
From the catalogue
of the Nelson·Matter
Furniture
Complllly, r.rar;d Ra,pids.
The value of the cooking
hox to the poor is scH-cyi(1t'nt,
and a skillful
workman
can ycry ea;;;ily adapt
fill'
Ill(' p'.~rpo~e
any good box, lining: it with "wood
wool,"
or any g:OO([ tlUlI
conductor
of heaL and carefully
fitting
in Ol"(lir,;<~'Y poto;.
ln Norway
the cooking
box is a.lready
\'cry c:\:tcllsively
used, but in Germany
it has been fOllnd much
more difficlllt
to interest
working
women
in this ne\\' iriel1d.
r. or many
years
the
Grnlld
Duchess
of 'Raden
has heen
doing
her
utmost
to induce
people
of nJJ classes
to exprrinH'I",t
with a
\'cr:r simple
sort of cooking
box, and on her jOllrncys
she
\1sual1y takes
one with
her for the pllrp,)s('
of practically
demonstrating
its llsdnlness
by distril)11'il'f~
warm food
Tn
spitc,
however,
of this propaganda.
",hidl
is heing
made
throughout
the cOl'ntry
hy Jlhilan(hr()fli~t~,
the rbult
,al111ot
yet be said to be Yl'ry encouraging,
for whate\'er
is ne,\' and
simple
is sttre to be opposcd
by prejudice.
l\lost
women,
especially
tbose who arc nnedllcated,
do not comprehend
the
natural
law of bad heat couductors,
regarding
it as lInllatural
and
incredible
that
the
~ame
feathers
and
thick
woolen
materials
\\'hich
imprison
the heat of onr bodies
in 'Yinter
and rhus keep us warm
arc likewise
capable
of preventing
the escape
of heat stored
up in food by previous
exposure
to fire.
No one is more cOllservative
than a cook.
Accordingly,
in order
to ob\·iute
prejuclice
by familarizing the rising- generation
with the advantages
to be gained
in this way, many German
women's
cillbs arc no\v providing
cooking
boxes
for use in their
housekeeping
schools.
New Ideas in Home Decorations.
Tn Hoor
coverings
the gllady
Horal design
\vith
Cupid
decoration,
thc immense
floral
medallion
effects,
which
at
one time appeared
in sotTle of the hllest WC<lves, have given
place
to more
stlbdlled
and
morc
artistic
colorings
and
designs,
Turkish
patterns,
if one wants
something
striking
and fnll of color, arC' favored.
\vhile in many of the other floor
coverings
the softer,
lighter
tones
prevail
in decidedly
conventional
design.
Popular
taste
is beginning
to recognize
the beanty
of soft and harmonious
coloring-s
as distinguished
from
the showy
effects
\\'hich
erstwhile
held almost
l111dis1Jllted s""ay,
It is rehrkabJc to note tbe improvement
in
taste
which
has resulted
from
the widespread
'\1iscLlssions
as to art in the home."
Onc d()(:s not mean
to assert
that
all such
discussions
have
been
fruitflll
in the right
\'\'ay.
CnfOrlUll<ltely
an Immense
amount
of misinformation
has
been disseminated
the the bev.rildered
readers
have been led
into many
wild vag-aries
in the line of interior
decoratioll
hy
the
deluding
;;will-o'-the-wisp"
guides,
One
wTiter
fcelillgly
and earnestly
states
in her talk to yOt1Ilg housekeepers
that ';the careful
lnistress
of a house
will see that
the mattress
on her hed is turned
once a week."
Picture
it,
think
of it, the state
of a mattress
turned
and aired
once
a week
The home decorative
fad was exploited
some years
ago
h:y a series of ridiculous
instructions
as to the manner
in
which ,harminglamps made of old pieces
of st()\'e pipe and
~et with h'\veled
effects
might
be cvolved
by following
the
instructions
laid own in articles
descriptive
of home
work.
One was told how to fashion
an exquisite
lounge
from alrl
barrels
covered
\vith brocade
and fitted with mahog"any
feet.
Tt is always
necessary
to 11se ju([gmcnt
and discrimination
in these
matters.
It is not surprising
that many
fail to see
l11e nice distinction
between
the fashions
which
are just the
right
things
in the right
place and the modes
which
border
Oil the
eccentric.
Art does cot mean
an y·thing
and everythillg novel and bizarre.
In the matter
of bouse
furnishings
the artistic
colorings
are decidedly
in evidence.
The amount
()f violet,
dull b111e and soft green. the i:~determinate
shades
\\·hidl blend
and shift and chang-e
with the changinglight,
,He eVl'rywhere
on display.
The patterns
arc curious;
one
thinks
instinctively
of pre-Raphaelities,
of Dame
Gabriel
Rc,sctti's
"nlesse(l
Damosd"
and of all the quaint
and cttriOU5
medieval
effects
of -Rower and leaf and arahesque.
Carpets,
draperies,
w,dl papers
and upholstcry
Roods all show the ait
Illny('ment
in these
extreme
and l,eal1tiful
colorings,
bnt as
yet the majority
are not qnite ready
to accept
these decided
illn()Tation~
011
the old styles.--Cilicago
Chronicle.
Box Car Merchants.
In
the
nonlnvestern
sLues
hox car
merchants
do a
thri\·ing
husiness.
The
merchant
makes
his appearance
in
a community
nlld take!" orders
for various
kinds
of goods
sufficient
tn fill a car, which
he purchases
of the jobbing
hOl1ses.
Later
he cleliv('t"s
the goods
and makes
a hnndsome profit.
ha\-·ill'·~· 1'0 taxes,
store
rent :ll1d other
expt'llS(:S
incidental
to the ITlercCLlltile l)llsiness
to pay.
·~MI9fIIG7}N
ESTABLISHED
37
Buyers of house furnishillg goods wil find the expositions
as complete as ever in the past.
1880
Trading stamps are still used but not to the great extent
they have been.
PUBLISHED
MICHIGAN
ON THE
10TH
OFFICE-2;-20
ENTERED
ARTISAN
AND
LYON
25TH
OF
CO.
EACH
ST., GRAND
AS MATTER
"Vv c sell it ror less," is the motto 01: Stewart Brothers, of
Columbus, Ohio. Would not "·we sell it for a profit," serve
lheir purposes equally as well?
BY
MONTH
RAPIDS,
MICH.
The Sargent ),I[anufacturing company have prepared a
very showy line of parlor desks, hall stands, chiffoniers, wardrobes and b8chelors' cabinets for the spring season of trade.
Samples will be found on sale in Grand Rapids.
0 .. THE SECOND CL.o.SS
Good feHovy'ship is often a cloak for hypocrisy.
Until they accomplish it, the big stick.
Seeing an imitation teaches
appreciate a really good thing.
the market
buyers
how to
The designer who spare no pains in the preparation
line is considered a genius.
of a
1tan wants but little when the mercury in the thennomcter of a furniture exposition to\,,711bUs below zero.
By the excuses he does not have to make, the successful
salesman is known.
The man ""ho saves a part of his earnings
lives ·without
worry.
Government is considering the advisability of issuing 98
cent bargain dollar bills. to encourage shopping by mail.
That hired feeling is felt by the gates-men who have renewed contracts with their employers for the coming year.
Designers
books.
do a lot of boasting, but salesmen fill the order
Until he retires from the road, the old salesman
knows hovi' hard life can he.
A position is "accepted"
efforts to fmd a job.
Several enterprising manufacturers
of Chicago, purpose
sharing the expense of sending a man to Japan to teach the
natives how to use furniture, in the expectancy that a market
may be created for bedsteads, chairs, cellarettes, and other
things "the J aps do not use.
neyer
when a man has succeeded in his
These things a salesman should keep: A clean,
tongue, an llntaillted breath. and a good appearance.
civil
To sell well dealers must buy \vel1. To buy well dealers
must go to the furniture expositions.
The market buyer is like the early bird that catches
worm. He has the pick of the best things offered.
Traveling salesmen will spend the coming month at the
expositions, Utying up" the best things in the lines they represent ·with the market buyers. vVhen they go "on the road"
in Fehruary they ''''ill, as usual, offer the stay-at-home buyers the odds and euds that may be left.
The prediction published in these columns several weeks
ago that the movement inaguaraled by the manufacturers of
cheap furnitttre to withdraw from the exposition towns would
fail, has been fUlftlled. One of the leaders in the movement
was first to adandon it. "T'was ever thus," etc.
\Vhell the buyers come to Grand Rapids in January they
,viII learn that retailing in the exposition buildings is no
longer carried on. "Phil." Klingman has moved his retail
stock fr0111 the big building to the annex which will be
devoted to the retailing of furniture hereafter.
Former
tenants of the annex have t8.ken spaces in the big building.
The Shepard block and the Pythian Temple will be used for
wholesale purposes hereafter, while the Blodgett will be
as it has ever been, used for wholesale purposes.
Yon Sternberg's
Historical Furniture.
\Vhen he retLlTned to \Vashington
recently Ambassador
Van Sternberg brought a complete suite of drawing-room
fnrnitllre that had adorned the rooms occupied by Napoleon
in Leipsic. These treasures were bequeathed to the ambassador by a relative whose grandfather
had owned the
place where the Corsican elected to abide. The furniture
is ancient Flemish and in the tapestry are woven mythological
designs. The frames bear a gold design. A desk at which
Napoleon wrote vigorous messages is part of the legacy.
the
The only difference between a manufacturer and a travelling salesman is that the latter may get rich and the former
die in an almshouse.
It is surmised that the wonderful :vIr. Bmbank. of California, may cross varie.ties of ,"vood, and prodlKe a new
species of timber that "vill not warp or check.
History records the fact that George \Vashington never
told a lie, but it should be remembered that George was a
warrior and a statesman, and never a traveling salesman.
Sa1esmen shol1ld remember there are moments when the
buyer wishes to be alone. There may be moments, too,
when he needs a loan.
A Paying Occupation.
She was proudly telling her friends down on the East
Side of her husband's fine new job and how much he was
making.
"And \'v·hat is he doing?" curiously asked one of the
group.
"He's boring wormholes ill antique furniture over here
in Fourth avenue and he's got all he cando," was the response.
Bachelors' Hall.
The floors above the Mead Furniture cnmpany's store, in
Rockford, 111.,will be furnished by Mr. Mead and used for a
"bachelors' hall." There will be twenty suites of rooms, all
elaborately fLtrnished, to harmonize with the woodwork, in
weathered and :rvlission fl1rnitme. Mr. Mead has made a new
depart me which other furniture men would do well to follow.
38
Competition
In
Pra.ctical Suggestions
Competition
shows a man-if
is primarily
Trade.
for the Retailer.
a searcher
(jllt of 1'esonTees,
and
he studies the inside as \,vell as the Olltside
of his business-how
strong
he is, which
is another
way of
saying,
how well he has his market
in hall(1.
Competition
may
be general,
affectillg
an entire
business;
Of special.
affecting
only a branch
of a business.
Genera!
cOlllpetition
applies
to what
is called
a single
produce
bllsiness such as
iron or beer, while a mixed
product
business
is exemplified
From the line of the Luce Furnitule
\·:t1ues by pt>ihing
his false \veight;;
into the public price lists,
is nuking
far rnOre trouble
for himself
than for others,
proYided that the "others"
have brains--and
patience.
The problems
of competitioll
divide
naturally
into antithetical
phases.
\\"hcn
and ho\',: to exert
it; "\\'hen and how
t'.1 meet
it.
Tn a single product
bnsiness,
competition
""cts its own
date and pace with merciless,
clarity.
"\-\ie mllst sell goods
Or shut
down
the plant."
It is better
to trim
the marglll
clown to the quick and keep going,
than to shut down.
and
let fixed charges
show an actual
loss.
A mixed
product
business
is different.
Competition
is
rarely
exerted
or felt all along the line.
One class of g'oods
may ~he cansing
competition.
a second
meeting
it, \'lhi}C the
remainder
stands
level. and supplies
the sinews
of war.
\Vhen
there is a particular
class of purchasers,
or a territor:r of large purchasing
power,
wJ]ich is desirable,
a reduction of prices may be good policy,
afLer the salesmen
and the
advertising
rnen have
failed
Again,
if fixed
charges
run
hig·h. it is better.
as already
mentioned,
to rUIl at 10\-';' profits
or none tban to shtlt down and feel a loss.
Competition
may be lore ed, and to some degree
met, by
by dry goods,
where
the values
of raw materials
and of
flllish goods may be widely variable.
Competition
has its origin and development
in the s011ndest of /)l1."ines:; principles;
a larger
market
is \1'onh
paying
for. \',then you sacrillce
a portiol!
of your pront margin ill order
to secure
a certain
customer,
or a certain
territory,
all(l make
the sacrifice
'with your eyes opcn, you are playing·
a l;twflll
Manufactured
game.
Rut
hy Posselius
Brothers
MlI.llufacturing: Compa11Y, Delloit.
to make it a sOllnd game,
the pllrchasing'
pov,:er
mllst
be permalH'nt "lld m~ht pay a \\'flrking
profit
at the timc.
For the 111an who hands
on'r all of his
profit Ior the market,
i;;, walking
il1to a hlind ,dley. no rnatrcr
how grand
and glorious
his total sale,; may be.
:\Ioney
may
win by mere bellk. Imt sl:ch yictori(·,;
are few in 11u111ber alHl
of short
duration
The cl1t-thro'lt
CCllnpet;tnr
the reckless.
hlind-staggered,
t~l1edllc,ted
man.
who
dcorgallizes
tt'l',e
thus securcd
Manufactured
by Century
Furniture
Cornp~ll1Y,Grano Rapids.
the rai:-.ing of (juality,
instead
of through
the actual
cl1tting
of prices.
The results
of tbis policy,
hC)l,.vever disappoillting
at rirsL will ce sound
in the conclusion,
T heard a manufacturer of valves say':
"\Ve never attempt
to meet competition:
wc force competitio!l
to meet us-if
we can."
Of C01JfS(' the
cheap
goods
salesman
call say tbe same.
lint
T am not
praising
the selltence
:;(1
much
as the position.
It's hard
39
to attack a man who is beyond the range of your guns. \~/hen
you have ·won the vantage ground of high quality, spare no
expense to maintain it. The money cannot be better invested,
and any neglect of your standard is both an active and potential. loss. Scaling of prices is common property, hut quality
is a business asset whose value sho111d never he jugg"ied
with: it is better to abandon it altogether.
Competition may be expected withotlt making a change
in quality or price, simply by extending the salesmen's lines
of attack or by advertising.
In these cases retaliation of
some sort may be reasonably expected.
Reore
putting
forward
any competitive
forces it lS
important to he informed of the methods and resources of the
enemy. \Ve should study not only our necessities but his
opportunities.
Careful reading of the trade journals and
scanning the market prices, will reveal the conditions that are
general and to some degree local. For other information-the traveling salesmen, the purchasing agent <lnd the advertising sections of trade publications.
l\leeting competition demands again accurate and comprehensive information of your o\vn business health and that
of your opponents.
The -first question, and by long odds
the most important is-shall
the competition be met? For
I wish to emphasize the point that to accept eve~ y competitive gauntlet that may he thrOvYrI into the Tace, 1S business
hysteria,
\\/hen your friend the enemy, puts a ntW pTice OD
the market which thrcatel1S to affect your sales, try to fmu
Atllle Hatheway's
who knows what be is doing, and deliberately sacrifices his
prol-i.ts on one tine of goods, that he may find a larger market
for a remaindcr.
He reduces his policy to a formula,
Class
A of his business, nets 10 per cent. and forms one-sixth of
his sales. He forfeits the 10 per cent. and sells Class A
at cost, with the intention of expanding his general sales
until the total is, say, one-third greater than before. The
results more than offset the loss on the si"th, and at any
rate his name and trademark cover a larger area, This sort
of competition may have good or serious results.
As a permanent policy it may be held as bad, but as a sharp aggressive dash it has sOme reason behind it.
\Vben competitive retaliation has demoralized the market
the remedy is usually foul1din a "pooL" The pool is an
agreement between manufacturers,
or jobbers, or both, to
maintain specified minimum prices. A pool is designated to
regulate competition within rational lines, and to put the
cut-throat ma111J£acturer at a disadvantage.
These aims are
good ones and the effect of a pool is generally good. It is
true that these agreements have their abuses like any other
form of organization, but too much form is generally a better
evil than entiw. '3bse,n~e.of form,
A form of competition that is irritating is the -cutting of
prices by a member of the pool: treachery to the agreement.
At present there seems to be no good remedy.
Enormous
fines are written in the contract-one
seldom hears of their
being imposed. The writer ,vould suggest that the penalties
Bed, Stratford"oll.Avon,
out whether thc new figure represellts a true vall:e to him.
If it does, you must meet it. or shift your position, 01· lose
ground.
I[ the nc,,\, price is all a false basis, you may both
lose, but his loss is the worse; let him lose it.
There is a maxim in the game of these, which is pertinent: "A weak attack may be ignored, but a really strong
one cannot be."
\Vhcn price cutting comes from the ignorant mClnufacturer, who is frightened by variations in sales volumes, and
has no records of his losses-ignore
his c0111petition. He is
like the yellow dog that barks fro111behind a fcnce; annoying
of course, but he must simply be endured.
There is itl\'ariahly a ·weak spot in the ',,",cakman's attack, which is revealed
to a little scrutiny.
Some of the business he secures yOU can
probably afford to lose.
Very different from this. is the strong attack of a man
England.
be changed to temporary
abstinence from all sales of the
article or substance which was sold at the unfair price. Evidence would be no easier to secure, but the experience of a
single conviction would he far more impressive than a fine.
A pool, to be effective, must concentrate enough capital
to give attacking power. A manufacturer
who prefers to
remain outside the circle of formal agreement will often
abide by the pool prices merely to avoid the appearance of
direct antagonism.
1\ sudden change in prices may be due
to radical changes in 111al1ufacturing methods, as when a leading manufacturer discovers a new source of power, a cheaper
raw material, invents a new machine, or the like,
This is the strongest form of attack if such a term be
applicable, for it is final, and action of some sort is imperative. You must meet the new conditions of manufacture, if
you intelHI to meet the price. Should the change in eqllip-
40
ment demanc] 11lorc capital
lhan YOll can c\J'l,rol.
a])alHlcl11 the
fjeld. for in tryin,Q" to hold YOllr market
on a kniie edge oi
profit, yOll are playillg
it lost
g-;lmc.
One of the nllest
Lest" or judgment
i" to ];:IH1\\- \\"heu yOLl
are beaten before
it )J ap]I(, 1).";'. Lool, at the U:O.--j ;J1Jd jJJ(!emnities you save.
The injunction
that wcwlc\ seem to ('on'r the lllost gr'-H1l1d
needed
,j poor
along
tbe
lines
of penile
investment
of capitaL
It's
boat that is all engine and no rudder
III
order to truly COlllpete in a mixed business, a man
"hOllkl knO\y the rate of protit on each class of goods.
The
perccntage
of gain on tbe year';; business
5gntcd ill bulk
ic; 110 indication of the real resources or defects.
\\Then we
kn(i\\'
which lines of manufactures
or of sale:" arc strong.
:111:1 which :Ire weak, we :11'1.' ill a po,:;ition to organize
for
hetter results.
Dellnite
information
rllllst precede
defillite
policy.
COlllpetition that in"i,-' !In:'s tll<:' violation of any broad busi"('ss principle must ultimately prove to he UllSOllllCLhowever
im·iting the immediate
returns
may seem.
And
this rule
works both \VdyS. A.l1 attack all prices that lIaS 110t business
principle. no clear policy. hehind it, shonld be ignored entirely
if \\·ea],;. allc1 :l\"oided as cheaply as possible, if strong.
It may
draw bluod, llllt La meet it as an equal would be 11carsighted.
Udell \VOIb.
Indianapolis,
Ind.
And one last \Yord. \Vhcn you really knovv your resources
and qllality, and have the market conditions in band,
don't let the bl1yer-larg"e
or small-bull
doze you into a nonllw5table
margin by telling you what other sellers ean do.
The question for you to decide is your own limit.
If other
men can sell the same quality at a lower price than is reasonable to yOll, the field is theirs, and your wisest course is to
abandon it.
Tlvice in his career, ha:-; tbe writer been placed so as to
see the cards of the pmchasing
agent, and has studied at close
range the 'workings of the game.
He has seen sellers cleverly
mi"lcd regarding
the "oiher man's"
prices; he has seell the
order given to the highest bidder; he has often seell single
bidders frightened
by mere bluff into reducing a reasonable
price.
He has also seen \",hat he lW"i,'Cr failed to admire-men
who klle~ ....exactly where they stood, and who, when urged
to retreat past the proGt line, refused lo be driven from their
intrenchments.
Lost the sale ( ,"Veil, not al" ...
·ays, but tllat
isn't the point.
\\'hich is hettel', to lose the sale, or to gain
Ihe saic, and then lose?
of price
Manufactured
is-do
not
('.Ollrse,
af
goods
of profit
by Valentine-Sea\'er
compete
depend
sold
for
11P011
can
declines
mere
volume
(:ompanr,
vOln1l1C
as
\yell
:Lei
of
the
salcs
sales,
Profih,
rate. and the
n<;\"er he oFcr!ookcd,
as
Chicago, Ill.
iucrcase.
but
8
of
an10111lL
when
the
little
study
rilte
is
A car loaded with furniture for the new Federal building
in Salt Lake City has been lost in transit from Chicago. There
arc no bills of lading and that adds to the difficulty.
If the
\\' abash system of tracking freight cars by telegraph
were
universally
adopted, it \vould be round of great benefit both
for the shippers of goods a11(1the railroa(l:; also.
41
EVANSVILLE
Evansville, Ind" Dec. 25th, 1905.
EvansvilJe, the hustling, bustling furntbJre city of the
South, true to its reptltation, is veritably a beehive of industry
these
days. Reports
from
all
manufacturers
go to show that every plant is <:Toweled to the hrlm with
business, and that there will be no cessation at least before
the opening of the New Year, 1906. \Vith a ne\'l/ line of
goods for the n~xt year, and the big ft1sh which is on to get
their goods, it is doubtful if this city has ever had a more
active period in the history of the fLuniture business.
A meeting of the Hardwood l1a1nlfact\.\i.'"ers'Association of
the United States, was held in this city, Dec. 6th, at 1:3°
p. m. Headquarters
were established at the St. George Hotel, and from 50 to 75 memh(',rs of the association. \vere in
attendance.
Among all of the fllrniture
factories
of Evansville,
there
is none which has a greater demand made upon
itf, output at tbis writing", tbal1 the Karges r"urniture company. The Karges line is one of the most popular in the
Manufactured
worthy addition to their line, the new department
being
a line of dressing tables in quartered oak.
The Evansville 1.fetal Bed company are ahead of last year
in the volume of business done, says Treasurer
Wm. A.
Koch, and plans are being- made by him to not only add a
new departrnent immediately of cribs, but also a number of
new departments are to be added in the nea.T future. The
line of the Evansville J\.fetal Bed company will be strengthened throughout,
maki.ng
the goods of a higher class than
ever before. The plant of this company is one of the largest and most substantial of its kind, being 400 x lOa, concrete floors find steel trusses having been put in in the
erection of this excellent plant.
The Rosse Furnitnre company, one of the sturdy and
younger industrial plants of Evansville, is setting a pace in
the fnrnitme business that would do high credit to a veteran.
Trade is pouring in for the Bosse from all over the East,
thevVest and the South. This company is managed by Ed\"iard Ploeger, Secretary and Treasurer,
and a very substantial line of wRrdrobes. safes, and kitchen cabinets is being
ltlannfactltred.
The famous line of Eli folding beds, manufactured by Eli
D. 1\'Tiller & company, are having a big demand in all sections of the United States.
"Business is very good," said
IVlanag-er ::vriller. An exhibit of the Eli folding beds will
be shown the coming January season in Chicago, at the
by Thomas Madden, Son & Co. Indianapolis.
furniture field to-day, and the. plant tS having its capacity
taxed to hustle out the goods.
The Globe Furniture company will make a notable addition to their big line of sideboards, buffets, chamher suites
and odd beds, dming the coming year. The ne\-", department will be a strong line of hall trees. The Globe is having a big trade from all sections-the
Soutll being espec~al1y
noticeable in the demand.
The Bockstege Furniture company manufacturers
of the
"Superior" line of extension, parlor and Ehrary tables, is another one of the notable examples among the factories of
this city, which is having a big rush of orders.
All sections
of the country are equally urgent in their demands for the
Bockstege goods, although rVlanager Jourdan states that the
South woke up a little late on aceOllnt of the yellow fever
epidemic. The Bochtege
company \.",ill also make a note-
Century
Furniture
Company.
Grand Rapids.
l\hnufacturers'
Exhibition Building, 13I9 rvIichigan Avenue,
on the 6th floor, and l\dr. Miller will, himself, take personal
chaI"ge of tlle dispby.
This means that this line with all of
its strong qualities and features. will be set forth in most
advantageous
terms, and that a goodly number of orders
will be the reslllt.
The Evansville Furniture company is another one of the
big plants here that is taxed to the utmost to get out the
goods for the tnde which is coming with a rush from the
East and the \Vest, as "well as the South. Vice President
Gus. A, N onweiler, says the company are putting out a new
department in chiffoniers made in oak
Sixteen
patterns
42
\"\'111 he ShOWll.
The
company
\\-i!1 11a\-e all ('"hibit
d\l1"il1!2:
the January
scaS'-'l1 at 1,119 ~\IiclJigal1
:\n:1111(:, .\hllL:facwTers·
Exhibition
Huilding.
l\tanager
R. A. Reitz, of The Standard
Chair
company.
reports
his company
afC having
good trade at the prc;;cllt
time, the demand
heitl;?: geucral ior tbe Standard
goods.
The \leta1 FurnitllTc company,
capital stock $25,000 is one
of the latest
fnrniturc
industries
organized
in this city, and
work i5 nO\V being
rllshed
Ol) a big f::lctory
that is being pllt
up on the Belt Line.
The size of the bunTy
is 11".1 be 100
x 2iO; 60 feet being two stories
ill height.
;lIHI the
balance,
onc story.
The plant
is to be completed
by the :"i;'st of
February,
'Oh, and a medium
grade
oi metal
beds,
chairs,
center
stands
and cb.ycnports,
....
vill he mal1l1factllred.
Tt is
intended
to ...york this line l1p into the better
grades.
eventually.
The
erectioE
of this plant
hegan
the middle
of 1<1"t
October.
The
()ft-~cers of the
company
arc
"s follows:
Presi(lent,
ja('oh
Cadden;
Vice
Presidel1t,
\Villiam
Frank;
Secretary-Treasurer
~t1l(1 General
?-Janager.
Joseph
LLntholome; Sl1perintenclent,
John
Ym11lg.
The Specialty
Furniture
cllrnpany
report
trade
very g'()I)(L
and ail exhibit
of their
line will be shown
at St. J .Iluii'i ill
Jall118ry,
ScheJosky
& company,
m<lnl1Tactnrers
of extensi011,
kitchen
and restaurant
tab1cs,
"''''!lo werc dela)'ecl
for al;n;.'l a mOllth
ill wood,
so states
cane
they
alld co1ibJer .~eats. ?danager
E. K, Smith
are having
heavy
runs on their fancy and
al-
six
dollar
rockers.
T!le Indiana
Fllrniture
company,
manufacturers
of cllamber
snite:',
\'.-ar(lrobes,
exb:::nsion
tables,
canopy
suites,
kitchen
;.;aies. etc., are ha\-ing: an excellent
tradc---principally
in the
r::outll- -Hates
Prcsident
A/cuke.
The company
gets
out a
I1nv line (Ii winners
in J\'Iarcb.
ThE: Evansville
Rook Cace & Table
company expected
to
bave their new ~dditi0n
completed
hy January
1st.
Thcsize
(If
the addition
is nfty by ninety
and the old plant the same,
;.;,) that the entire
plant will he one hundred by oue hundred
eight)·.
Supl. H. ~\r.Hall says the line will be comprised
of
alj(lllt
eight
suites
oi dining
roOI11 fmniture
in golden
oak
al1d wcathered
oak. and early English,
silver gray a.nd imitation rnahogan:y;
also aboLlt twenty
patterns
of dining tables
in all the popular
nni:shes.
The Eyansville
Desk company
are planning·
the erection
of
all audition
to their
plant
next spring.
:\Janager
\V. M.
Ellci'i states
the size of the ne\\, addition
....
vill be 50 x 112,
tbe same size as that of the present
plant.
The company
is having
a large g-eneral
trade,
the bulk of
the !lusincs,s
coming
from th~ East and South.
The
:Fellwock
Roll
& Panel
company,
ma11l1factllrers
of
'"Rei; ;1;~~"n,~iIL:P \relleered
RolL,;; and Plural
Ply Panels
fot'
Drawing Room Eatoll Hail (re~idellce Duke of \V~stmifjster,l Cht's!er, England
on acconnt
(If their
$-1-,000 lire ('arly
in Octubcr
last. art
now
working
alnn~
ag,lin
qllite
::;ll100Lh~y. tbe patrl\lb
fit
of Schelosky
& CIJl11p.'111Y.
;"Irc showing
an admir;"lhl<.: degree of patience
in allowing,helli t(l gCl lIeH thei1- g·'P,r!c' llcot\ovithstaudillgthis delay.
\1r.
of
Anhnr
Kid~p;nrick,
head
()f
the
Grand
Rapids
School
Furniture
Dc"ig·nillg:.
3-1-2-.::;--1-3
HnLlscmall
hlclI:k, (~ratld
Rapids,
i\Jjch .. 1-isitcclEI'<ln,q"ille
XO\
27th and 28th. :lnd as
a resnlt,
a nnl1lber
ot the furniture
\\-u1"kers (l{FV<llls\"ille
enrolled
themselves
as pl\pils
of thii'i sclloul
"\11'. Kirkpatrick
states
that the metlwds
of the Crewel R;1pids sc]lool
of teaching
furniture
dC'signillg" by mail. arc wholl:y hy plates.
explanalor:y
in themselves,
althollgh
illSlructinlls
afe
scnt
with
crl:dt plate,
making
the course
;1 most complete
and
practical
onc
The
lessons
start
witb
the
I-cry simplest
kind or a piece of furniture
th8t cOl',ld he j)nt on paper.
and
carries
t1\!~ stlldellt
ill
a practical
K:t}·
tl1r<il1gh tilt' CUllJplctc
course.
giying- him more difliclllt
drawings
as 11(: a(lI·a11c('s.
The E. L. Smith
Cbair
com0:1ny
,lrc ha ....ing an e:\.lr;\ilHlinary
demand
inJfJ1 the triH:C
(111 their
1i!1~' (if cl1ild\
rh'!ir...;
all puq)():"c,:; ll::ln~ orders
enough
ahead
at this writing
to
J,;cep them
busy
111ltil Fehru<1.ry
r, says
Secrctrl:ry-TreaSllrer
P. n Fe:l work.
The Hohenstein
& Hartllletz
l'urnitl1re
company,
m;tnL1iacturers
01 parlor
tables
ancl music
cabinets
is one of the
busiest
of thc yOl1l1ger industrial
furniture
plants
of Evansville .. \lr Hohenstein,
\\"11f'11 "ee11 said his factory
is crowded 1.)(,)'011<1 its limit
'\vith onlers
ahead
enough
at the timc
(If tllis \'.·Titing to keep things
bumming
until after
January
1St.
The present
capacity
is inadequate
to meet
the growing
denVl11ds of lhe company's
tr(l(lc.
:\lanag-er
H_ J. Lit.chtenfeld
of the Buehner
Chair cornj)any
say" his factnry
is h,n";ng
all the husiness
it can look after.
The huli(lay
trade he reports
as nnnsllally
large.
The lllontbs
of October and :Non~ml>er
have brought
an
excellc:nt
trade
to the 1-:\'an5vi11e
l1rnshVVorks,
states
-.\1a11ager T-]c:drnal1.
Besides
a large
local t.rade, this company
is
deyclopillg(rHlsiderablc
husincss
in the South.
Secrdary-Treasl'rc:r
}',ul cnrJJp?Il)',
ing
JohnA.
~:pellt two
Seilz
weeks
of the Evansville
Foldon a deer hunting
trip
43
in Mississippi the latter part of l\7ovember.
Conrad l-l aase is on{~of the oldest manufactmers
of couches, lounges and mattresses
in this section of the United
States, and is having a hig s11ce of the trade in his particular department of the furniture field.
\Villiam
p, Keeney,
manufacturers
agent\
returned
recently to Evansville from an extended trip through the
south. "I returned on the 25th and 'wound up my year, and
so will stay at home until 1 go to the exposition in Grand
Rapids and Chicago in J al1uary. The fall season has been
exceptionally good, notwithstandi11g the yellow fever in the
south, which, of course, did a lot of damage to trade. The
trade since July 1st with me has been fine; about as good as.
I ever had. The business was dull in New Orleans up to
November 1st you mig-ht say, owing to qtl<uantines wh1('h
did ten times more damage to the trade than the yellcn\' fever
itself. But everybody has been busy there slnce thell. All
Yeager's Line of Novelties.
The Yeager Fl1rniture company of Allentown, Pa., will
be in the markets in ]anl1ary with a new and varied line of
upholstered novelties.
They have retained only the best of
their old patterns and added a great many new, such as
Sheraton,
Hepplewhite,
Ch-ippendale and Colonial styles.
There is also a strong edition to the medium priced goods in
Mission style and a new feature is the line of upholstered
rockers in oak, imitation and solid mahogany.
Every pattern
is of different design alld prices range from medium to the
better grade. The line will he hereafter permanently shown
in New York City at their warerooms Nos. 333 to 341 Fotlrth
avenue, second floor, corner 25th street, with Charles E.
Zerfass in charge.
J n Chicago the exhibit will be on the
seventh 1~oor Manufacturers'
Exhibition
building.
These
two exhibits together
wilt comprise twelve hundred and
fifty patterns.
The following salesmen will represent the
company during the next year:
E. P. Seipel, H. '\"ertheimer Jr .. and Chas. E. Zerfass in
the east. ]. Swart Lee in the middle west, and George ¥l.
Corley ill the south and coast. Messrs. Wertheimer
and
Seipel will be in Chicago until the 15th of January, after
which their entire time will be devoted to the New York
vvarerooms. \V. H. Yeager and J, E. Teall will be at Chicago,
}Jr. Teall
remail1ing throughout
the entire period of the
exposition and Mr. Yeager dividing hjs time between New
York and Chicago.
Berry
Will Sell the Century and B. L. Marble Lines.
L. D. Berry for twenty-three
years Eastern representative
of the _.VI ichigan Chair company \vill hereafter be the Eastern
representative
for the B. L. Marble Chair company.
He
PosseliUl> Brothers
Mll.ll\\facturil1g Com])ally, Detroit.
Juring the fever the real estate in that city was rapidly
advancing and no city I know of has been 50 prosperous in
that line of business.
Fortunately, some furniture men were
in that line of business and made 10rtunes."
"The high price of cotton has been a blessing to the
soutb, as the producer derived more benefit this year tha11
ever before from his crop. The crop in A..rkansas and north
and east Texas and nortb Louisiana is very short--the
worst
in years, so that a whole lot will suffer same.
I look for
cotton to go still higher.
I consider the prospect for next
season good, and hope we may find it so. The 8dvance III
prices is coming at the right time to begin the year with.
Co~operative Englishmen.
Nothing ever devised has been of such enormous benefit
to the workillg people of England as co-operation in merchandising, according to Charles Edward Rnssel1. In cert,dn
ways and tip to a certain limit it has transformed life. Often
it has made jnst the d1fference behveen hope and despair.
~loreoYer. it has been of incalculable social as \vell as indu;;trial significance.
The store has heen evcry\'\;here a meeting place where the melnbers came together, discussed ways
of improvement,
learned something worth \vhile, and felt
for the first time the democratotc inspiration.
The great impulse of a cornman canse and a high aim has been a boon
to minds and morals.
It has inculcated thrift, it has tended
to break clown a little the iron barriers of caste, it has produced better homes, gre8ter comfort, amI h(lj}-pier lives.
Trouble Over a Factory at St. johns.
The circuit court judge bas stopped the payment by the
city to the S1. Johns, OHich.) Table c<nnpany, for the real
estate and buildings of the company which the city agreed to
buy. The company has closed and partially dismantled its
factory and moved to Cadillac. The townspeople had invested ~25,ooo in the bnsiness in 1892 and never received anything ill return.
The plant has been offered for sale or rent
by the city.
will cover the l\Jetropolitan district and the principle towns
of ).J'"ewEngland and south from New York as far as Wi".shington.
1-Ir. Derry is also representative
for the Century
FurnIture company of GratHl Rapids in Eastern territory.
August DiTks has pmchased the furniture. stock of r
Ostermann & Son in Arlington, Minn. The name will be the
Arl-ington Ftlrniture company.
A new furniture store is that of M. Poet & Sons, located
in Altoona, Fa. The se11ior member of the firm, Michael
Poct, has been a cabinet maker for thirty years.
ADVERTISING
HINTS
FOR RETAIL
BUSINESS
MEN.
William D. Mcjunkin Shows the Wisdom and Profit of
Keeping Oneself in the Public Eye,
Have yOu a ~olllp('tit()r?
Advertise.
Have
you no COlllpetitor?
Advertise.
There
is not a particle
of difference,
so hr as the necessity for advertising
is concerned,
between
the merchant
\vho
is alone in his little town and the merchant
who has one or
more
rivals.
You may say:
"f'ill the only merchant
here.
The folks
all kno'\'\' mc.
ThcY'1d;~ Ilowhere eJ"c to go."
That last point is a fallacy-you
n18Y or may 110t know
it.
If there is not a larger town near b.y \dlCre tho:'}' may he
lured by the ag-grcssi\'e
advertisingof some storekccper,
therc
is always
your ri\"al--th('
big store of the large cit.
How are you going to even things
up with the big st.ores,
their ternpting
offers ant! low prices?
Greatest Mercantilec
Establishment
In the World
~"M::w~nr~!"~
,....,.---,,--,
did not do good.
But miJl(l yon, it must be rcal advertising.
Probably
you took a tlycr or twO in your local paper v...·ith
a doleful
announcement
that "John
Jones
carries
a cornplcte
line of dry goods,
groceries,
hardware,
etc., etc."
Heavens.
man! the folks all know that already,
and they
\yondcr
\\'hy 011 earth you spend good mOney telling
them so.
Kind of friendly
deal with the editor,
they suppose,
and let
it gu at that.
Thri.t is not advertising-you
may as well get rid of that
notioll
first as last.
\dvertising
is snrnetbilJg
more
liyc than
t.hat.
lust
imagine
yomsclf
saying
solemnl:y
to [vIrs, Schneider.
when
she dnJjJs into your store:
"::'Ifrs. Schneider,
T carry a complete line of dr:y goods,
groceries,
bardv.'are,
etc., etc."
Can't
you see .\[r5, Schneider
smilin[4"?
You 1l1,ly take jt for gr<1nted that ouly a live man can
adn'rtise,
and tllat every live man can advertise
s(\ccess[ully.
TIut you I1111St be on the outlook
for opportunities
for
real advntising-,
for the mcans
of stirril1g
Ull the neighborhood
with
hargains.
You'll
he astonished
at the increased
appetite
for merchandise ...vhich the women will develop
\,...hen :yotl g:et into the
way of making
them v....ant tbing;:;.
And the only way to make them want tbing:s is to show
them a real good thing desperatel:y
cheap.
If yon' ....e a lot or goods
on your shelves
that threaten
to
!'etlle do\vn there for life, get llP a bargain
sale.
::'Ifake the .1rJnOllllccment
of the sale in your local paper,
or sC'nd it Ollt on hand bills, jf that way seems better
to )fOll.
Some
<!(h-crtising
men migbt
advise
yOIl to lJ]ay
up the
OnYour
Heating Stove or Range
Out on We,;t Washington !;treet i" the Store out or the High Rent D\stnct,
where pftce and quaJily predominalt'.
Von'! take our wore lor thl", bUI before
making any purchase make It a poin' to take ~ trig ullough the Hlgh .Rent
stare" fir", Make note" and carel III ob5en,JJhdIL". <trI'Q. 'hen comt to Ul>. You
know we wa"uld not takt this stand i( '" e were not posnivdy ';:<t:rtain,
01 our 25 pet
cenl. saved price.
IS THIS CONVINCING?
IT IS. IF YOU TRY.
Another Sample.
S.-,f\]ple Advertisement
Only
by pulling
yourself
advertising.
Advertising
is selling
of Mail Order
together,
house.
getting
OlJt
of the
01d
futs-and
goods-more
good~.
dun't
lorj:!;ct
that.
Advertising
will send
those
lazy stocks
on the move.
Advertise
·vigorowily,
and :you'l! soon
fint! that
you must
renew
your
stocks
oftener
and better.
You are not there to snpply
a demand
merely,
you are
there to cr('ate
a demand.
You have 01lly to make the folks
around
ahoLit \\'3.nt a thing
badly
enough,
and you \vill sell
it to them,
nen::r fear.
"nut 1. have ;.\(I\·('rtised,"
you say, "and it doesn't
do a bit
of good--might
as well have
kept
the 1l10ney'"
Nonsense,
there was never a hit (If real advertising
that
sak as a special
purchase
which yot! can afford
to sell them
at a ridiculously
low price, etc.
Don't
do it. Be on the square
with the folks and :rotl'll
reap the bendit
of it by and by.
Of course,
,you don't
neeu
to say that
the goods
are
1l10111ding'on yom shelves
or anything
like that.
You don't
need to enlarge
on your desire
to get rid of them.
JUSt get down
to the root of the matter-here's
a lot of
ginghams
that have first-rate
'-lualities
which
yOll invite
the
goocl ladie:; of the neighborhood
to enjoy
at 2 cent~, less a
:yard than they ever botlght
them in their lives.
YO\1'l1 lose by it?
>J"onsel1sc, yOLl can't lose if yOll sell
the ginghams
quickly
and win the good ,,,ill and confJdence
of the ]:J.die:; by giving
them
ar'l astonishing
bargain.
That
good \vill, that cnniidencc,
is as g"ood as silver dollars
in yot;[
bl1sinc::;.'"i.
nc on the lookollt for goods to advertise.
Take the interests
of your customers
as your OWl1.
Don't
be afraid that if yOll sell them
g-oads cheap
there
won't
he
demand
enollgh
for the goods
in which
there is more profit
for
you,
The
\Vhat
1hings
farmers
can afford to buy a-plenty
and of the best.
,you have to do is to keep your
eyes peeled
ior the
that t.hey'll
like if they're
only hronght.
hefore
th\:':n.
45
\-Vhat you have to do is to make
is what advertising
is for.
them
want
them,
and
that
But you may say:
"1 don't know how to advertise
in
that way."
\iVell, any man \\'ho has the intelligence
to nm
a store ha1:' the intelligence
to write advertising
of the right
kind.
Stick by the goods-never
mind the grammar.
Get
the goodness
of the goods 1nto your ad. and the lowness
of
price,
and leave out all kinds of flourishes.
And if you're
not sati!-ified with your effort the editor
will help yon out, or the schoolmaster
or schoolma'am-only
don't let them put down pretty
phrases
for you instead
of
business.
You'll soon le~1T11the trick yourself
if yOll watch
how
the big stores in the city advertise.
Of course yOll can leave
out the "frillings"
and stick to plain facts.
You'U notice
that when
these
arc disconnted
the ad_
just comes to this:
"Here is an article which you want, an
article which you'll be happier to possess, and it's ridiculously
cheap.
Under ordinary
circumstances
you would do vv-ithout
this particular
article,
But at this price you can't do without it."
Human
nature
is the same in the country
as it is in the
town.
Stripping
off certain
conve'1tionalities,
you
reach
the heart oi the woman who drives to YOLlr store with her
eggs and butter for exchange
jm;t in the same way that the
Nelson-Matter
Furniture
city merchant
reaches
the woman who is driven to his store
in -an antomobile.
Bargains---that's
the keynote
of store advertising.
Give
the folks bargains;
and give them real ones.
Advertising
will then pay YOl!o
SCREENS ARE IN STYLE.
Ware From
broidered
frames
in the drawing-rooms
~crve at once as
ornaments
and as protection
against
chill air drafts,
which
have a way of cH'.eping through
space across
the desirable
places for the reading
chair.
Embroidered
screens
are not dear.
When
sprays
of
autumn-tinted
Jap maples,
and hanging
branches
of purple
wistaria,
or glimpses
of landscape
decorate
a screen
much
depends on the workmanship,
and if the material
is silk, satin
or cotton
the price varies all thc way from $5 to $500.
The black Jap and Chinese screens of black c.otton, with
gold thread
embroidery,
in which storks
and lotus play an
important
part, are dnrable
and pretty,
ranging
from $4 ior
a four-foot-high
three-leaved
screen to $5 for a five-foot one,
and advancing
by degrees.
The bamboo
frames
are light
and the convenient
articles
may be carried into the bedroom
to shield a sleeper, or the screen may conceal a washstand
or
disturb
a sleeper, or the screen may conceal a washstand
or
catch-all
corner
or a rest couch.
The shops are selling good screens
of weathered
oak or
dull green or crown
frames,
with some applied
decoration,
fQr $5 each.
Other
screens
are covered
with tapestry
woven
after
the Gobelin
pattern~
and faded
colorings,
or perhaps
in
brighter,
happier
tones in \Vattean
colors
and wreaths
of
roses and flowers.
Silkoline
and dainty
rosebud
dimities
are prettiest
for
bedroom
screel1s.
"Vhen the shirred material
loses freshness
it may be washed
and put in Illac.e again.
A screen
on
which the covering
is gay with
roses is a decided ornament
to a room and adds so much to the atmosphere
of daintiness.
Lawns and swisses and cnrtain fabrics in white wash materials
with lln-ings of bhle and pink or violet cambrics
are really
more serviceable
than they look.
Old Japan May Have
Aided in Finding
Sphere
of U sefvlness.
Screens
are on the tiptop of fashion.
T t may be a wave
from old Jap~lll has bronght
them to their proper
sphere
of
usefulness.
The 11igh-grade
department
stores
arc showing
processions
of screens from the pretty boudoir
shield to the
emin(1)tly
practical
burlap!:> and
artistically
embroidered
Japanese.
\.Vhen Ollce a screen is taken into the household
intimacy
it is difficult afterward
to paTt \vith it. The high art em-
Advances in Prices Announced.
Dealers
are receiving
notices
from
manufacturers
prices will be advanced
Jan. I, from 10 to 20 per cent
new price list catalogues
will be issued.
tInt
when
"Flowered"
Oak.
The Eval1sville
(Ind.) Furniture
company
will exhibit thei"
famol1s "Flovl-'ered \Vhite Oak Goods," in the Manufacturer!s
Exhihition
Building,
Chicago,
during the mouth
of Jannary.
46
Ten Years a Manufacturer.
David
E. Uhl.
the proprietor
of tlle
Grand
H.apids
F2lIlCY
Furniture
Company, at the close of teu year.s' after his initiation into the bllsiness. illld" himself ill pos,;cssion of a large
modern,
well
equipped
ractory.
and
a large
iinnl}' csrahli,:;llcd
bl1siness.
Quaintness.
\\'as attractivel.y interllli"l'i[ with hoth simple and formal
effect;; ill the stately little parlor which an Englishwoman
ftlrl1i.~hed l'or her drawing r00111. Her furniture was covered
\\itll a pale pink and grei..'l1 brocade, and the rOO[11 paneled
ill :t g-n'ell watered or moire paper bordered 0111 \"ith a narru\\, Ilowcr bordering.
The rug was one of the \"/iltons
which came \vlthol\t pattern
or border and which are so
\\,O\·CI1
that they reqllirc
only to be bonght in the required
Icllglhs. having already tbe \vidths to make them adaptahle
to any room,
This also was selected ill a sort green which
hlellcled \vitb the ftlrniture.
The curtains
were of the
simple kind which fitted \vith the English habit of tlsing
the dra\' ..-ing room windows as reading places and sl111ggcries
::\1r. Uhl was a lJ(Jvice in the furniture
trade ill lhe year1895, and rightly commencing in a small ,vay he mastcrct! the
details of malll1factnre,
ouyillg
and selling, and the :~l1CCl.'SS
achieved is due to his intelligence,
his energy and his application to business.
His Ene cOI1"i~ts of parlor desks, bookcases, writing tahles and music cabil1cts, and is shown ill the
Rlodgett building, Grand Rapids.
Will Show in the Pythian Temple.
The Cahillet }fakers Company. of Gnuld Rapids. J):Jn:
leased a large part of the second tloor, (somh hall) of t1lf"
Pythian
Temple. Grand Rapids, and will "hmr wore than
Spencer & Barnes Company, Benton Harbor.
for lhe doing of prelty afternoon
needlework.
They wcre
of creamy Uluslin ,vitlt ribbon knot designs, the bowknots
being woven in the green color. and \,,7cre simply made up
with frills not unlike our idea of a bedroom curtain.
The
wbile marble
mantel W8" disposed of by covering the &helf
in pink moirc of the same shade as lhat in the brocade, the
ends of the scarf bting pointed and allowed to hang down
about half \Va:r and heing finished with a narrow pink fringe.
The grate was kept open and in the perfect ready-to-light
order known as being "laid.·" and even when fireless it drcw
d bright tOllell to itself,
twice as man:y pieces of fancy furniture
as in Jnl)' last. Tho.:
line is a fine one, eonsisling- as it docs, of p;.trlor and Iibrar:>"
tables, music cabinets.
book cases, sideboards.
bllffets, china
closets, serving
tables and dining extenSIOn tables.
Tbis
cornpany uses choicest sclected woods. and ranks high in the
maHer of design. \YOrbIlanship
and finish. The doon or
their show room wilt te opened ]alltwry 1.
A Gloomy Shade.
Tntting stamps are of lnallY colors, but lhey have the
saine general effect. They ma:y be yellow, purple or heliotrope. but they end by giving the merchant
a particularl:y
)1;loorny shade of bll1c.-Fx.
The stock of fnl'nilLire of the Koepp-:\Iueller
f'nrllilure
company in )'filwal\kce W;IS damaged to the exknt of $3.000
by a fire December
T;.th. The 10ss is covered by insurance.
The \VallbloolU
Fl\rnitl1re
company
of St. Paul have
been sued for $7,000 daJl1<1gc.~by George Smith, who was injured by a fall down the elevator shaft.
47
T
HROUGH
determined efforts ro icrce prices downward, we are proving our fiddlty to tbe common people.
. unparalleled offenn~
~ are getting
lutord
(rJ
lilte these I.ere mentiono:d, backed by the most li~I'treciil
the borne furnishing business of Sprin~eJd.
o.o::rlook.
plan
In
existence,
It
Every pun:hase' here now means a saving that you cannot
Weare Making
Homes for Detroit's
Salaried Men
and therefore a great benefit
to all mankind
ThQusands
of beautihil,
comfortable
and well furni~ll~rl
110rljeS
exist in this cit.)'> s01ely because of tIle modern installment
credit
system which \Vei\ & Co. ha'-e extended to the people at large.
If t~e wage earners were obliged to pay (fish wl1<1tkillrl of
3ample
With
is no wonder
!/Pe/ail .lfdveTtisemen/s
48
The Bedroom of F ranceis I,
Mu."" de Cluny. Paris.
This bOOroom WM occupied by
Qyeen Victoria 01England on the
occasion of her visit to lile Grand
Trianon in 1840.
The llpholstery
and draperiee life of rose "alin
brocade.
ATLAS
FURNITURE
COMPANY
JAMESTOWN, N. Y.
DRESSERS
.CHIFFONIERS
ALL
WOODS
Grand Rapids Exposition
H, L.
BLODGETT BUILDING, FOURTH
CHAMBERLAIN =~~======
FLOOR
EMIL JOHNSON
50
THE ROYAL
MANTLE
AND
MANTEL
THE ROYAL
There's
a Difference
The royal mantle falls to the lot ot but few; but The Royal Mantel is broad enough
to carry the benefits of its splendid productions to a multitude.
Evidence?
See
the line Fourth Floor
MANUFACTURERS'
EXHIBITION BUILDING
CtUNA CLOSETS
BUFFETS
COMBINATION AND LIBRARY
CASES
LADIES' DESKS
In January
P. G. Lundquist
in charge
Company
Royal Mantel and Furniture
Roch.ford, Illinois
BISSELL:S
Is the unl~' carpet sweeper on the market sold at fixed retail prices, and the value of
tru5 policy to the dealer in making his profits both good and secure, is well understood
b)' the trade generally.
One large retailer said to a certain manufacturer
recently:
"If YO\l will agree to maintain a fixed aelling price, I will buy a carload, but I will not
put a ten cent piece in yom goods if later 1 may have to sell them without profit, to
meet competition. "
Here is a strong endorsement of om price maintenance policy, and is predse:y
what we have advocated for over twenty years.
A fixed retail price is all that guarantees to the dealer profit in the sale ofa commudity.
Please remember the Bissell is
the ONLY sweeper sold under a carefully devised and rigidly enforctd price maintenance policy
Bissell Sweepers are sold at the following fixed retail Prices .
"Gr ..nd Rapids"
•,
..
.$250
300
300
300
300
300
3 SO
. 300
325
350
375
400
500
4 SO
600
750
iJapan)....
(Nickle]
..
"Gold Medal"
"Supet'ior"
"Prize"
"Welcome"
"Boudotr" ..
"Premier"· .
"lde ..1" .
"American Queen"
"EUte"
"Parlor Queen".
··Superb
.
"Gt'and"
::Clu~:'
,
Hall
..
I n the extreme
BRANCHES:
15 Warren St"
NEW YOlt,K
LONDON
I
western and southern
higher than those given above.
Write for our special Christmas
S Pearl St.,
TORONTO
PARIS
states our fixed retail prices are fifty cents
offer, the most liberal we have ever made,
Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co.
Grand
(Largest
sweeper
Rapids,
makers
in the world.
Mich.
Established
1876.)
We Show in Our Own Building the Year Round
McAnsh, Dwyer & Co.
Weare Showing a Bunch of
DRESSERS,
SIDEBOARDS,
and TABLES
LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FoR A KING
PRICE ISN'T HIGH.
AND
That Need no Argument to Sell.
1300 and 1302 Michigan Ave" Chicago
YOURS FOR THE ASKING
A CATALOGUE
OF
The Estey Standard line
Large and complete and can't be beat
Drop a postal card to
ESTEY MANUFACTURING
owosso,
CO.
MICH.
EmbOssino and DrOD
Garvino MaGhln6S
Machines for
a II purposes,
and at prices
wi I h i n the
reach of all.
EveryMachine
has our guarantee against
breakage for
one year
"Rotary Style" for Dr<ltl Caninlls,
Embossed MouldinjJ, Parte/s, Etc.
UNION EMBOSSING MACHINE CO, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Our
Oak and Mahogany
DINING
EXTENSION
TABLES
Are Best Made, Best Finished, Best Vall!e!l.
Made from Thoroughl~' Seasoned Stock
All
No. 435 Dining Table
Top 54.%54, Made in Quartered
Oak and Mahogany.
Full Polished. Nickel Casters
LENTZ
TABLE
NASHVILLE.
CO.
MICHIGAN
"Lateral Style" for Larue Capacify Heavr CarvinG's and
Deell Embossings
We have the Machine you want at a satisfactory price
v.,rrite
for descriptive drculars.
THE FAMOUS VICTOR
ALWAYS AT THE TOP
c.~
..
Our Full Line on Exhibition on Second Floor of the
Furniture Manufacturers' Exhibition Building, 1319
Michigan Avenue. Chicago.
In Charge of F. A. KUNEY, ], O. KEMP, and H. ]. ARMSTRONG,
The Posselius Bros. Furniture Mfg. Company
DETROIT. MICHIGAN
THE NEW SOUTHERN
Corner Michigan Boulevard and 13th Street
Chicago Headquarters for
Furniture Men
Rates, $1.00 to $2.50 per day
NEW high-cla", fire proof European plan hotel
at moderate price,. Remodeled and newly fur1&31llnished throughout at a co,t of $100,000.00
A
Best accomodation in Chicago for the money. Two
hundred room" 100 with private bath; re,taurant and
cafe in connection.
Fumiture buyer' should engage rooms m advance
for the exhibition 'easons. Address ALEX DRYBURGH, President and Manager.
Almost Directly Opposite
The Big Furniture Exhibition Buildings
A FEW OF. OUR MANY DESIGNS
DO NOT
FAIL
POPULAR
TO SEE
LINE
AT
THIS
OF GOODS
THE
January Show
in
GRAND RAPIDS
ONLY
FUf"niture Exhibition
Building
Ottawa and Pearl Streets
2nd Floor, South Half to the Front
F. E. STEVENS IN CHARGE
Fancy Rockers.
Office Chairs.
Desk and
Bedroom
Dretiser Chairs.
Chairs
Parlor Suites
and Rockers
and Dining
in Oak.
Chairs in Oak.
Mahogany
Mahogany
and Maple
and Maple
Notice
We have changed our
location. During the January show in Grand Rapids
you will find us in
ne rurniturefx~iMion6uil~in~
OTTAWA and PEARL STS.
Second Floor. south h.lf to the front.
Do not fail to look us up,
as we will be there with a
Complete Line, including
many new designs.
LUCE-REDMOND CHAIR CO., Big Rapids, Mich.
KARGES
cLaisE
SIDEBOARPS
Are Ihe
WARDROBES
BEST
ON THE
GLOBE
ARE GOOD
WARDROBES
for the
money
GET OUR
CATALOG.
Prices right
WRITE
FOR
Mention
Michigan
Artisan
when
writing
CATALOGUE
nAnOf~
fURnlTURf ( O.
Furniture
Company
EVANSVILLE
INDIANA
In wnting
E~anihille.
Indiana
mention Michigan Artisan
BOCKSTEGE FURNITURE CO.
EVANSVILLE, IND.
NO. 10. DRESSINGl TABLE.
TOP 2Ox40. FRENCH PLATE 22x2S, SELECT
QUARTERED
OAK, RUBBED AND POLISHED.
Makers 01 the "SUPERIOR" Extension, Parlor and Library Tables
NEW
,
r
CATALOGUE
JUST
ISSUED-GET
ONE
1858
1905
E. Q. SMIT"
C"AIR
MAKE MONEY
MR· DEALER
===COMPANY
===
MANUFACTURERS
WOOD,
DOUBLE
CANE,
OF
CANE,
BY
SELLING
COBBLER
THE
TUfTED
LEAT"ER
AND VENEER
SEAT C"AIRS
AND ROCKERS
Dossr
KITCHEN
CABINETS
CUPBOARDS
SAfES and
WARDROBES
No.145
Reception Rocker
Veneered Rolled Seat
Quartered Oak
Finisbed Golden
Best Goods
lowest Prices
Office and Warerooms, Cor, Third and Division Sts.
Factory and Supply Mill, Foot of Oak St.
------IEVAN5VILLE,IND.------
BOSSE
FURNITURE
CO., Evansville, Ind.
hansYille
FurnRure CO.,
Evansville. Ind.
Manuradurers
of the
"Celebrated
flowered
White Oak
Goods."
BEDROOM
SUITES
CHIFFONIERS
~ ODD
DRESSERS~
"d
WASH
sTANDS
"The line with
the Finish"
Something
Entirely New
The "ELI" fOLDING BEDS ARE
"D
PROfITBREAD
WINNERS
No Stock complete without the Eli. Beds in Mani.d and Upright
E..... lII•• I.dl •••
•
• V.'rite for Cllts and prkes
ELI
0 M ILLER & Co
Goods shown
in January exhibit at Chicago. Ill., at Ka.
1319 Michigan
Ave., 2n floor
ann also at our
factory sa I esrooll1 <It Evansville, Ind. New
Catalogue ,just
issued.
l
r
I
The
Sargent
Manufacturing
Co.,
MUSnEGON.
Mich.
Bachelors' Cabinets, Ladles Desks. Extra Large Chiffoniers. Ja.rdiniere Stands. Hall Rackli. Book Cases
and Magazine Stands. Also Manufacturers and exporters of Rolling Chairs. chairs adapted to all kinds of invalidism,
both for home and street use.
L"
me on
S I
.. e al
\ Furniture Exhibition Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich.
(1319 Michigan Ave .• Chicago, Ill.
5 Complete Lines of Refrigerators
at
RIGHT PRICES
Opalite Lined
Enameled
Lined
Charcoal Filled and
Zinc Lined
Zinc Lined with
Removable
Ice Tank
Galvanized Iron
Lined
Slationary Ice
Tank
Send for new
CATALOGUE
and let
us name you
pl"lce
Challenge Refrigerator Co.
GRAND HAVEN,
MICH.,
U. S. A.
Thos. Madden, Son & Co.
INDIANAPOLIS. INDIANA
UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE
Be,t In America
Parlor Suites
Our New Line
In
of
Two, Three
Davenport
and
Beds
Five Pieces
are the very best
made in
that can be made
Stationary
Styles and Prices
to suit
and
everybody
Loose Cushions
One of our Big Sellers
Our new line ready about January 10th and will be shown only at our Show Rooms
35 to 39 North Capital Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.
Write for Catalogue.
Koenig So Gamer Furniture Co.
MANUFACTURERS
VICTORIA, COMBINA nON,
OF
UPRIG"T
and MANTfL
folding Beds
Odd Dressers, Princess Dressers, Napoleon
Beds in Quartered Oak, Mahogany and Bird's Eye
Maple. Our full line shown on 3d floor, 1319
Michigan Ave.
Office and Warehuuse
266 to 272 N: Green St., Chicago, III.
Factory
No. 22 to 48 Pratt
Street
THE FORD & JOHNSON CO.
CHAIR MAKERS
W ish to announce to the trade
that in addition to the complete line of
Chairs to be shown by them in January, there will be a line of medium
and fine grade Dining Room Suites. To this line we wish to call particnlar
attention, as we believe it has the (;haracter, merit, style, good taste, and
individuality desired by the trade.
The Chair Line, always strong, has
many new and pleasing additions, especially in Dining, Bed Room, Reception,
and Rocking Chairs. In Fiber Rush and Malacca there will be a number of
very desirable new ideas, which will merit your inspection.
Look for our next announcement in this space and see some of these
trade winners.
Gen era] Office
INDIANA AVENUE and SIXTEENTH
CHICAGO,
STREET
ILL.
Salesrooms:
BOSTON. MASS.
NEW YORK, N. Y.
CHICAGO, ILL.
FRANKFORT,
KY.
ATLANTA. GA.
CINCINNATI.
O.
------Tm:
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YEAGER fURNITURE
CO.
ALLENTOWN, PA.
Upholstered Parlor furniture
and Novelties
A Large New Line of
Upholstered Rockers and Wood Seats
"We
Make Our Own Fr ame/'
EXHIBITS
,
.
"'~·r,".IJ1>.'''''''''''''''''
.
Manufacturers'
I
Exbihition
Jl9 Michigan Ave.
7th Floor
Bldg.
NEW YORK
333 to 14T Fourth Ave"
Corner 25th St.
2-d Floor
A Great Line of Bedroom Furniture
MADE IN THE EAST
SOLID CONSTRUCTION.
BURT BROS.
MODERN DESIGNS.
Leading Manufacturer, in the E"t
CHAMBER
FURNITURE
WRITE
of
UNEQUALLED FINISH.
2000 S. Ninth St Philadelphia Pa
0'
l
Refrigerators
Cabinet Makers CO.
MAKERS OF FINE FURNITURE
Grand Rapids, Mich.
YUKon
EGonomiG
EXHIBIT
PYTHIAN TEMPLE
AND
GhilKoot
ZINC
LINED
AND
WHITE
ENAMELED
,:1 I
There are excellent
reasons why
you
should buy the above.
The catalog tells you
what they are.
for one.
Send
The Michigan Barrel Co.
670 CANAL IT.
GRAND ~APIDS. Mlcn.
•
FOR CATALOGUE
No. 134.
Remarkable
Growth
Due to
QUALITY and VALUES
New Go-Carts and
Children s Carriages
9
FOR THE
SEASON
OF 1906
Our new catalog will be ready about January 1st. and will contain the finest line
of Go-Carts and Children's Carriages it
has ever been our pleasure to present to
tbe trade. See our line at the Cbicago exhibition, 131 Michigan Ave. Write for
catalog A.
American Go-Cart Co.
DETROIT,
MICH.
"
WHITE PRINTING CO.
Printers for the Furniture
Trade.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Exhibits
Our Only Exhibit
In the Blodgett Block
Grand
Rapids
Chicago. 14.1 Michigan Avenue.
(Fourth
Floor)
New York. Furniture Exchange.
No. 33
We will show during January,
I906, a large numb~r!!f ne'iV
and natty conceits in that "A
Little Better 'Than Seems Necessary" Furniture. In the meantime let us have your ordersfor
your holiday needs. We have
much that is admirably adapted
to this purpose, and can make
prompt shipments.
Fifth Floor.
Ma.kers of
Library Suites.
Library
:Book
C.~esl
Music: Cabinet.,
Ladies'
Parlor
Desks.
Medicine
Cabinets
Rockford
Chair and Furniture
Company
Rockford, Illinois.
THE
UDELL
INDIANAPOLIS,
WORKS
INDIANA
A MO(O)N-EY
MAKING
LINE
Buy Our Desks and Prosper
On Sate Ground Floor Pythian Temple
GRAND
RAPIDS
D. L. McLeod in charge.
No. 814
Has raised panels all around
and be-
tween pedestals, wide pedestal drawers\
center drawer with flat keyed lock; double
writing bed, heavy pilasters and roll top
arms, drawers varnished inside, have movable partitions, deep drawer partitioned
for books.
Overhanging or bracket front,
golden oak finished. rubbed and ·polished.
Desk is supplied with 13 aU wood pigeon
hole boxes, 4 letter file drawers with index,
one card index drawer with follow block
attachment, private compartment with flat
keyed lock.
This desk is also supplied
with space for books at each end of the
pigeon hole case.
Moon
Desk
Co.
Muske.gon,
Mieh.
No. 2tO A
W
E manufacture the largest line of FOLDING
CHAIRS
in the United
States, suitable 101"Bunday
Schools, Halls, Steamers and
1.11Pu hUc Resorts. . . . .
We also manufacture Brass
Trimmed Iron Beds, Spring
Beds, Cots and Cribs in a
larg-e variety. . . .
Send "fo-rCatalogue
and Prices to
Kauffman Mfg. CO.
AS"LAIID. 0"10
No. 281 A
NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA,
Via
GRAND TRUNK-LEHIGH VALLEY ROUTE.
Two
Fast
Trains
Daily ExcePt Sunday.
Leave Cd Rapids
Ar Philadelphia
Ar New york
2:45 p. m.
3:40 p. m.
4:30 p. m..
Service unsurpassed.
For further
City Office, Morton House Block.
information
Daily.
7 :05 p. m.
7:25 p. m.
8:40 p. m.
apply
at
C. A. JUSTIN, C. P. & T. A.
7IRrr I0' A~
64
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3t .. •
NINTH SEASON
"The Chicago Exhibition"
(THE BIG BUILDING)
1319Michigan Avenue, Chicago
New Lines in ReadinessJanuary first, 1906
PARTIAL LIST OF"EXHIBITORS
Atlme Chair Co., Reading, Mich.
AmericRIl Go-cart Co., Detroit, l\1ich.
Alnerlcan :a.retalware Co., Chicago, Ill.
Atha Chair Co" State"ville, 1'. C.
Banderob-CbllBe Co., Oshkm.h, "'is.
Banta Ftirniture Co., Goshen, Inti.
Bay View Ful.'niture Co., HGlland, l\11('h.
Baxter, ItobcJ:'t E., ChimlJ::"tJ,Ill.
Billow-Lupfer Co., ColumhuI', Ohio.
Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co., Graull Rapids,
:nnch.
Blanchard-Hamilton
Fnru. Co., Sbdbyvl1le,
Ind.
Buckeye Chah- Co., RaveDna, Ohio.
Bockhardt
:turnltnre
Co., Dayton, Ohio.
Cadillac Cabinet Co., Detroit, l\licb.
Campbell. C. II. Furn, Co., Shelbyville, Ind.
Campbell, Smith & Ritchie, Lebanon, Ind.
Capital Rattan Co., Indianapolis,
Ind.
Cass, B. T., &; Co., Chicago, Ill.
Cates CbaJr Co., Thomasvlllc, :S. C.
Central Furnitul'c Co, Rockford, Ill.
Central Mfg. Co., Chimlgo, ilL
Chicago 'Wire Chair Co., Chicago, Ill.
Cole, E. B., &; Co., Chicago, III.
Conrey &; Birley Table Co., Shelbyville, Ind.
Conrey &; Davis ~1fg. Coo, Shelbyville, Ind.
Corunna. Furniture
Co., Corunna, Mich.
Coye Furnitu ..e Co., Stevens Point, "'is.
Ca-amer Furniture Coo, Thomasville, :So C.
Crandall-Long
]:·'urnitlll'e Co., Hanove .., PII..
Crons-KllIs & Co" Piqua,Ohio.
Cush:man, H. T., l\llfg. Co., N. Bcnnington, "~to
navis, HOl'wich It Steinman, Chicago, Ill.
DIxie FtlrPiture Co., I..exington, N. C.
Earl MetaJ. Hed Co., Pana, Ill.
Eckhoft' Furniturc Cu., St. I>Olli!l,1'1[0.
Elk J<urniture Co., I.exin"ton, N. C.
Emmerich, Chll,!!., it Co., Chicago, Ill.
Emptre Furniture Co., Jameliitown, N. Y.
Empire Mouh:Ung '\,-orks, Chicago, Ill.
Emrieh Furniture
Coo, lodianapoli!l, Ind.
Enterprise Bcd Co., Chicago, ILl.
Evansville J<'urniture Co., EVlI.nliivilIe,Ind.
]'-all Creek l\'lfg. Coo. Mooresville, Ind.
FeJlilke Bros., Chicago, Ill.
Ferguson Bro!l. JUg. Co., Hoboken, :So J.
jI'oster Bros. Mfg Co., Utica, :N, Y.
Fremont Furniturc Cu., jI"remont, Ohio.
Garvey (The) Co" ChicllgO, Ill.
Gendron Wheel Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Globe Chair Co., HHI!lboro, Ohio_
Go!lhen No\'clty &:Bl'\1>lhCo" Goshen, Ind.
Grand Rapids Cabinet Co., Gd. Rapids, Mich.
Grand Rapidlj Refrigerator
Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Green, Sol., Chicago, Ill.
Greenpolnt l\:Jetallie Bcd Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Manufacturers'
Gllnll Furniture
Co., (;rand Rapids, J.ll,~h.
Hatncr "Furniture Co., Chicll.~o, Ill.
Haggard it )Iar('U880n (:0., Chicago, Ill.
Uansen, Loui8, ('hieago, Ill.
Hawe!! }'urnit.ure Co" (;oshen, Ind.
lIero~- & '!\Iarrennt'r, Chicll.J.:"o,Ill.
Herzog Art Furniture
Co., Saginaw, 1'Ilich.
HerzoK Table Co., Saginaw, :anch.
lIirllhhel"J.:",::-.f. II., &:Soo, Baltimore, ]old,
I10dell Furniture Co., Shelh.,.-ville, Ind.
Hollatz Bros, Chicago, JlI.
Homan, Andrew, Co., Ne,l' York, N. Y.
Horn B..-os. l\Ifg. Co., ehicago, Ill.
Hllbba,rd it Eldredge Co.. Rochester, N. Y.
Hnls ....
, 1\:_ ". Co., Columbll!l, Ohio.
Humphrey Book Case Co., Detroit, Mich.
Imperial Furniture
Co., Stat>es,"iUe, N. C.
Indillnuoolill Chair & Furn. Co., Indianapolis,
Ind.
Johnson, ,-\.. J. it Sons Furn. Co., Chicago, Ill.
Kelly, J, A. &: Bro., Clinton, Iowa.
Kelnnlh; Furniture
Co" Green Bay, 'Vis.
Ke-no!lha. Crib Cu., Kenollha, "'is.
Kimball &: Chappell, Chicago, Ill.
Kincaid l·urn. Co., Statesville, Y. C.
Kindel, C. J., Beddlng Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Koenig .& Gamel' Furn_ Co., Chicago, Ill.
Lamb, Oeo. L., Nappanee, Ind.
Lunday, JOEl.I" St, Louis, ~Io.
l,anday Steel RaoJ:"e Co., st. Louis, 1\010.
Lllnglliow-Fowler Co., nO(~hel'lter, S. Y.
I.athl'op Co., Chicago, III.
Leroi .Furniture Co., St. Louis, ~Io.
3.Ianist.ee l\'Ifg. Co., .lfuuistee, ~fic1l.
~[an,-el Furnitnl'C Co., Jamestown, N. Y.
lUayhcw lIUg. Co., Milwaukee, '''Is,
.UcHougall, G. P. & Sons, Indlanapolilii, Ind.
).Ic:s"own Mfg. Co., Columbia City, Ind.
).IechaniC!l Furniture
Co., Rockford, Ill.
"Icier & Pohlmann Furn. Co., St. Louis, :\10.
)llller, Ell D., Co., Evansville, Jud.
_UlIne, lV. S., Co., Cleveland, Tenn.
MinnC-lIp-QJl/jFurn. CQ., M1nnMpolls,
l'fwu.
="Iodern :Furniture Co., Cinclrmatl, Ohio.
.'\lontgomery .lUrnlture Co., ),Ioutgomery, Pa.
l\'lontgomer}." Table Co., .:\Iontgomery, Pa.
Morgun .:\[fg_ Coo, ,Jamf'stown, :Y. Y.
l\'[yrtle Furnit'llre Co., High Point, lS". C.
Naperville J,,(Junge Co., :Saperville, III.
)Iiemalln&: ... einhardtTableCo
.• Chieago.lIl.
Oberbcf'k Bros. ")lfg. Co., Grand Rapids, Wh.
OJbJ'Jeh & Golbeck Co., Chicago, 111.
Onken, Oscar, Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Palmer, A. E., Mfg. Cn., Adrian, ::u.i(~b.
Palmer ")ltg. Co., Detroit, ~nch.
Paul JUg. Co., Fort 'Va)'06, Ind.
I'eck &: Hills ~urn, Co., Chicago, Ill.
Penn Chair Co., Philll,delpbia, Pa_
Perkins (Hr) Sanitary kefrlgerator
Co.,
battle Creek, l\Uch.
Plimpton, F. T., it Co., Chicago, Ill.
PosseJlus Br0Ol.Furn. Co., Detroit, Mich.
Queen Chair Co., Thom:f\lilville, N. C.
RfUldolph Furn. WorkOl, Randolph, N. Y.
Rockford E'ranle &: .F"b:ture Co., Rockford, III.
Rockford Standard Furn. Co., Rockford, IlL
R()Ot :Furniture Co., Shelbyville, Ind.
Royal Mautel and Forn. Coo, Rockford, Ill.
Sa.rgent MfK. Co" Muskegon, Mich.
Schadt & Mathewson, Detroit, Mich.
Schulh &:Hirsch Co., Chicago, Ill.
Sellers .& Sons Co., Elwood, Ind.
Sextro, Mfg_ Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sheannan Bros. Co., Jameliitown, N. Y.
Shelbyville "'-ardrobe Co., Shelbyvllle, Ind.
Shreve Chair Co" Union City, Pa.
Sikes Consolidatt"d Ch~lr Co., Buffalo, N •. 1.'".
Skandia :FurnIture Co., Rockford, Ill.
Spiegel Furn. Co., Shelbyville, Ind.
Standard Chair Co" Thomasville, N. C.
Standard Chair Co., Union City, Pa..
Standard Metal Furn.. Co., Detroit, Miell.
Statesville .f'urn. Co., StatesviJItl,
N. C.
Stickley It Brandt Chair Co., Blngha.mpton,
N. Y.
Stille it Uuhlme1er Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
StompOl-Burkhardt
Co., Dayton, Ohio.
Streit, C. F., Mfg. Co" Cincinnati, Ohio.
Syracuse Screen Iii, Grine Co., Manchester, Ind.
Thayer, H, N. Co., Erie, Pa.
Thompson Chair Co., Tholll8s-,.'ille, N. C.
Tidioute }i·urn. Mfr;. 00., Tidioute, Fa.
'ridioute Rocker Co., Tidioute, .l'a.
Tlpp (The) Furn. Co., Tippecanoe City, O•
Toledo Metal \Vheel Works, Toledo, Ohio.
'lurk, Jos. Furn. Co" Kankakee, Ill.
Union City Chll.ir Co., {Jnion City, Pa.
Wait J<"urniture Co., Port!lmouth, Ohio.
lVarfleld Iii, \\lil!lon, Rus;h-,.·ille, Ind.
lVa!lhington l\Ug. Co., n'ashington
C. R,. O.
'Vest .I!lnd Furn. Co., Rockford, III.
Widman, J. C_, &: Co., Detroit. Mich .
'Vif,momun Chair Co., Port Washington, wi&.
Wisconsin Furn. it Mfg. Co., Neillsville, Wi8.
"'-oll it Kraemcr Furn. Co., St_ LOuis, Mo.
\Voh"erlne l\1fg. Co., Detroit, Mich_
Yeager (The) .furoitul"e Co., Allentown, PR.
Zeeland Furnitul'e
Co., Zeeland, Mich.
Exhibition Building Co.
CHICAGO
.~.
I The High Reputation of the Alaska Refrigerator
IS JUSTIFIED BY ITS MERITS ONLY
Economy, simplicity and durability are combined to make a PERFECT
REFRIGERATOR.
When in the market let us hear from you and
we
will
be pleased to matt catalogue and quote prices.
The ALASKA REFRIGERATOR CO.
EXCLUSIVE
New York Office, 3S Warren St.
MUSKEGON LETTER.
The manufacturers
of Muskegon will make a great exhibition
()f furniture
at
Grand
Rapids
in
January.
All
lines
have been strengthened
and a better showing of Ollr leading
industry \",ill be made than in the past.
The lofuskegon Valley Fl1fnitllre company have added
to their strong line of chamber furniture
many beautiful
patterns of ladies' writing desks, music cabinets and bedroom
tables
;n solid
mahogany
and
marquetry
inlay.
The Ivloon Desk company
have completely
changed
their patterns and will sho\,,' a line of office desks complete
in detai1. Kew features ill typewriter desks vvill be among
the strong attractiollS of the line.
The Graud Rapids Desk company will occupy their old
qnarters in the Fllrnitl1fC Exhibition
building, with "Ed"
eald"well in charge.
The Alaska Refrig'erator
company are operating their
grcat fac~()ry to its full capacity, haying booked many heavy
contracts
for goods. The company
divided a handsome
dividend recclltly.
Ballowski & :V[assey opened a house furnishing
cember 18th ill l\e,vnygo, IvIich.
REFRIGERATOR
MANUFACTURERS
MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN
Will Not Believe It.
"Selling belo-w cost" is a poor thing to do. It is also a
poor adve.rtisernent for more reasons than one. First, a tuajority of those who read it will not believe it. It does not
look reasonable.
Then, it mtlst be remembered
that the
purchaser is not so much interested in what something costs
yOll as what it will cost him. He is not anxious to know
huw and why and when yOll bonght it, but, if he wants it,
he is very much interested
in the selling price. It means
less to him than it does to yon to know the difference between its huying and selling price.-()regon
Tradesman.
No-Kum-Loose,
J s the name of the trade mark adaptcd by the Grand
Rapids Brass company
for the TI)'wer Patent
Fastener.
Knobs and pulls put onto furniture with these little Tower
Patent Fasteners will "No-Kum-Loose,"
ul1less the furniture
is entirely destroyed.
That means a saving of much trouble;
a saving of drawer fronts from being scra.tched or marred;
a saving of much valuable time and expense in correspond-
store De-
Muskegon Valley Furniture CO.
MUSKEGON, MICH, ----
Odd
Dressers
Chiffoniers
Wardrobes
Ladies'
Toilets
Dressing
Tables
Mahogany
Inlaid
Goods
ence; saves many a purchase from being returned to the
stDre; and -in athlitinn to all these advantages
they C03t the
manufacturer
absolutely
nothing, and the dealer can well
afford to demand them of the manufacturer.
They cost no
one a cent aside from the Grand Rapids Brass company~ who
simply furnish them gratis to increase the sale of their
goods,
"No-KlI1l1-Loos.e" is a success.
Demand the Tower
Patent Fa.o;tencrs from every salesman ",;Ita shows you photos
of case goods, and positively refuse to buy unless they are
furtlished.
Rattan Furnishings
in Europe.
Rattan furniture in Europe is very comfortable
and has
lines of color illtcrwoven
in the cane seats and backs of
chairs which make thcm very attractive
to the eye. Red,
blues and greells arc l1scd sparingly and make the furniture
appear to lrluch better advantage.
One finds halls, diningrooms and even dral,,,ing-rool11s furnished wholly or in part
with this artistic and graceful fllrniture,
This statemerH applies to hotels, l,vhether private houses are similarly furnished the writer can not say.
..
66
Pioneer
Mfg. Co ..
DETROIT. MieN
Rem1 Furniture
Babu Garriages
Go-Gartll
Our
goods will
be
shown with Palmer
Mfg. Co. on the second
Aoar of the Furniture
Manufacturers' Exhibi~
tLon Building,
13 19
Michigan Ave.,
CHICAGO,
- ILL.
To the
fact that
ten
millions
11[
dollars
have- heen
expended
in Detroit
during
the past year in the erectiol1
of
buildings,
the retailers
of furniture
attribllte
much
of the
great prosperity
they enjoy.
The growth
of pupu]<t tion has
been so rapid during
the paq (\'1'0 years 'llld tile demand
for
fl,rniture
has been so great that the retailers
have bad to Pllt
{or"th great efforts to fill the same. For several :ycars it seemed as if there were too mally
furniture
stores
(upwards
of
fifty)
in Detroit,
but the res111ts of the past years
proved
there was room {or all.
There
was hut one failure', and that
an important
one.
Creditors
lost nothing,
and the only comment excited
by the failure l,vas that the bankr\1pt
had lasted
so long.
A
large
part of the furllituce
sold in Detroit
is of the
better
grades,
although
tbe great
laboring
population
of the
city requires
milch cheap
work.
President
1\-1. J. 1'1urphy,
of the Murphy
Chair
comp<111y. is of the opinion
that the
next census will show the popl11atioll
of the city to have increased
to 400,000.
Secretary
Seeger,
of the
Posselins
Brotbers
Fllrn;tl1re
Manufacturing
company.
reportcil
trade as Ullllsu<t1ly active
ROOK WOOD
and a genera] line of
fRNGY
TRBLES
for this season
of the year.
"\"!Ile have received
but a very
few cancellations,"
remarked
Mr. Seeger.
"Many
of our
customers
have written
us to ship when we can, if we can
not ::;hip now.
\Ve shall exhibit
practically
a new line of
one htlndred
patterns
of tables
in the Manufacturers'
Ex~
hibitioll
bllilding,
Chicago,
during
the month
of January.
It will contain,
in addition
to our specialty,
the Victor, many
st'lllc1ard
patterns.
In finishes
we notice a growing
interest
ill fumed
oak, but there
is a steady
demand
for weathered.
Gulden oak ,vill. it seems, ever retain its popularity.
Solicitors
{or business
hnd a chjlly
reception
awaiting
their presence
if they do not hold certificates
in the Detroit
Board
of (ol111nerce.
No time or attention
is given to solicitors
or salesmen
l,\'ho have not paid the price of membership in the board.
The
Pioncer
and the Pahner
J\'1anufacturing
companies
have dosed
vcry successful
years in trade.
The Amedcan
Go-Cart
company
will exhibit
their line of
lliwelties
for the coming
season
in Chicago
as usual.
The
Detroit
rolding
Cart
company
has prepared
a new
and desirable
line for the spring
season of trade.
The extensive
manufacture
of reed furniture
in the prisons
has not only injured
the employers
of free labor greatly,
but
the markets
have been
demoralized
by the very inferior
go()(ls SllPpllc(! by the convict
shops.
Retailers
generally
feel reluctant
to place orders for reed furniture
because
they
tear that in trying
to compete
'with the work turned
out by
the prisulls
the goods
of dIe free la.bor shoIJs will be che3.p("11(~din constrllction
and the materials
l1sed.
Baggage
in Guatemala.
"The railr'oads
of the United
States
are very particular
as to what they will accept for transportation
as baggage,"
remarked
Karl F.. Klleiss,
" but down in Guatemala
the railroads are not so particular.
'·\\·hile
J \'\ias down there some time ago I made a list
of different
articles
of merc.handise
that 1 saw checked
as
baggage
011 tbe \Vesiern
Cll;J.temala
at the tOVolJ1 of Retalhuleu,
Here it is:
Olle cage of chickens,
a basket of ducks, a bundle
of dried
lish, a crate of livt~ igl1anas, varions
empty baskets~
a crate
of !i.ghting
cocks, baskets
of egg::;, baskets
of fruit,
silver in sacks, a bl1ndle of soiled clothes
that some woman
\Vas tablJg
down to the river to w-ash, furniture,
hides in
packages,
snlOkcd
crabs
that
smelled
to the next
station,
baskets
of bread, a small aiJigator
and two live pigs.
"All of that miscellaneous
merchandise
and farm product
was handled
in one car along with the personal
baggage-of
passellgcrs,
01<';a result
of which
custom
a traveller"'
5001')
flnds
himself
saturated
""vith the complex
odors
of the
cO\1lltry."-From
the San Fra1lcisco
Chronicle.
\Vith
the re-assemhling"
of Congress,
(jllestin!1
of a parcds
post is resumed,
panics continue
to oppose it.
agitation
over the
The express
com-
Murphy Chair Co.
Write for Cuts and Prices
PALMER
Manufacturing Co.
1015 to 1035 Palmer
DETROIT,
MANUFACTURERS
DETROIT, MICH
Ave.
MICH.
Will exhibir during January on
second floor, Soulh FUfnitur~ E"himlion Bldg., 1319 Michigan Ave.,
Chicago. Ill.
A COMPLETE
LINE.
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Trade Notes.
Andre". Hellmuth, for thirty years engaged in the furniture business in Chillicothe, Ohio, has sold his business to
Seigfried Schachne of New York. Mr. Schachne will conduct the business under the title of the Globe Furniture company, and has moved to Chillicothe for that purpose.
John Sloan, presidcllt of the carpet firm of Vv'. & ]. Sloan,
of New York, died recently, aged 72 years.
The Dixie Furniture company has been incorporated in
Danville. Va. Capital stock, is $10,000.
Seth 1. Zemer has opened a new fmniture store in Piqua,
Ohio. Three floors are occupied and divided into departments.
\iVilliam P. Evans & Company, have opened a furniture
store in Reading, Pa. The space occupied includes two
three-story buildings.
S. J. Lyons and C. S French have formed a partnership
and opened a furnitllfe store in Osakis, Minn.
The Garden company. hardware dealers in Fargo, N. D.,
have added furniture.
vViltiam lVI eyer has purchased the furniture stock of P.
H. DewitLin, \Valnut Grove, Minn.
\Vil1iam McDonald will establish a furnitllre store 111
101a. Kas. A stock of ~;T5,ooowill be purchased.
D. C. Reynolds has opened <l. furniture store in Saranac.
rVlich.
?vlcElcheran & McAndre\v of Ypsi'lanti, Mich., have dissolved partnership after thirty years' association in business.
The Dearel Furniture company of Clarendon. Tenn., are
ballkrllpt. The stock has been sold.
The furniture store of 1. l\liller, in Perth Amboy, N. J.,
has been damaged by fire; insurance. $1,700; loss, $4,000.
i\. Readout has purchased· the furniture stock of Ryan &
Keller ill Eldora, Io\va.
Oscar Boomer of Boomer Brothers, Rock Rapids, Iowa,
died very snddcnly a week ago.
George II. Graf has sold ont his interest in the firm of
Graf & Lang in Dunkirk, N. Y., and has opened a furniture
;.;tore.
THE HAWKEY£ KITCHEN CASIN£T
Original features.
Desill:n. finish and cabinet work the best on earth.
range from $3.00 to $52.50. Exclusive sale given. Sold to dealers
Price is a ~ood salesman.
Quality is a better one.
We have them
Catalogue 011 application,
Union
Furniture
Co •• BURLINGTON,
Prices
only,
both.
IOWA.
HENRY SCHMIT & CO.
"opkins .Ad n.rrld Sts.
Cincinnati. 0,
MAJc:XIlS 011"
UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE
FOR
LODOE AND PULPIT.
PARLOR,
LIBRARY, "OTEL
AND CLUB ROOMS.
One of the Few Good Folders
on the market.
50 styles of
IDEAL Folding and Reclining Go-Ca.rts and Ca.rriages
to choose from.
Also Doll
Folders.
Detroit (Mich ) Folding
Cart Comptlny.
The new store of the Lewellen- vVillianls Furniture company has been opened in Independence, Kas.
Fire, which caught from an adjoining building, resulted
in a loss of $.~oo to Herman Voss's stock of furniture in
\Vest Bend, 10\,,;a.
]. F. Powell and Henrv 1.. Snyder will conduct a furnitt!re business il~\Veiser. IJ;ho.
VV. P. Evans & Co. have opened a fLew house furnishingstore in Reading. Pa.
T. D. Deans' furniture and undertaking store in SyraClIse, N. Y., ....
vas almost totally destroyed by fire early in
December.
The fire started in a neighboring building. l\h.
De;;1.tlScarried $1,000 insurance on building, but none on the
slock, about half of ",,·hich was saved.
DETROIT FOLDING CART CO" Detroit, Mich.
STATION
AS.
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Interesting
History of An Old Chair-Valuable
Perhaps
the finest collection
of antitll1ities
in America
is gathered
under the roof-tree
of Charles
F. \Vaters,
who
lives in Washington
sqllare,
Salem, ),.'[as5., and among- the111
all stands
forth a chair, 'oNbich, because
of real heauty,
commands admiration.
It is elaborately
and handsomely
carved,
and to it belongs,
possibly,
the oddest history
of allY piece or
furniture
in Salem.
It seems that Ol1e John Cogswell
came
over here frot11 the mother country ill 1635, crossing the ocean
in the good ship "Angel
Gabriel,"
which ,vas the same craft
that brought
Sir "Valter
Ralcig-h to Guinea,
Sonth Amcrica,
in 1618, on his second
and last voyage.
John
Cogswell
embarked with his wife, eight children,
and household
goods
---:-among the last this chair-for
settlement
in this country
A frightful
storm off the coast of r.Iaine, \",here by mistake
they had drifted,
caused
a total
wreck
of the vessel.
.:'vIr.
Cogswell
and family,
81((1
~.....
hat fllmiture
there
,vas preserved,
were carried
to the shore
at Pemql1id,
l\le., where
the family spread
a tellt, and remained
unti1 the next week
They
then took passage
to Boston
and settled
at Ipswich,
Mass.
This chair descended
in the family t1lltil it catTIe to
Mr. Waters,
the
present
Fisher
Old Furni-
ture in Salem.
& Co's
St. Louis
Branch.
Th(~ above
illustration
shows
the bt·,ilding
908-910 No,
Second
street,
St. LOllis, recently
leased for a long term .. by
),Iessrs.
Charles
A. Fisher
& Co. for use as a distributing
\varchouse.
1'he building
is 13S x 50, four floors and communicates
"Nidi tlle railroad
terminals
in the rear.
The
building
;3 equipped with shelving and racks for mattresses,
all([ nOt later than January
1 it will be stocked
with a com-
owner.
Once upon a time, therc jived in Salem,
a merchant
of
great
wealth
and renown,
a J Wilma \'Vood.
Gen. George
Washington,
during
a visit to S"lem. spent it night at the
house of Mr. \Vood,
and slept in the northeast
chamber
of
the fine, brick hOllse.
Among
the furnishings
of this room
were
several
beautiful
Hepple",lhite
chairs.
One of these
chairs-said
to be the chair
in which
\Vashington
sat to
pletc
line of Rex
Inter-tufted
mattresses,
also regular
tufted
and combination
mattresses,
ready
for immediate
delivery
to the St. Louis and soLtthern
trade. This
branch
of
their
business
,viII be in charge
of J. M.
l(ellogg.
who will look after the trade in Missouri,
southern
Illinois.
and a part of the middle
southern
states.
He will
have IH'.der his direction
two salesmen
and four assistants.
felt mattresses
Nashville,
Mich.
The Lentz Table company
are employing
more men, and
have made and sold more dining
cxtension
tahles
this year
than ill any previolls
year in their history_
Last year they
",'ere delayed
in getting
out their catalogue
for 1905. This
year the company
have their
catalogue
for 1906 ready
to
mail to any legitimate
fl1rnitme
dealer writing
for same.
fhe company
will 110t exhibit at any of the January
furniture expositions.
Enough
orders are still on their books to
(arry them '"vell into the next year.
The line is a large one,
and ranges
from low to medium
prices
No attempt
is, made
lo ma1l11factl1re the highest grade; [rom $35 to $40 and down.
Charlotte, Mich.
The
Charlotte
1Janllfacturing
company
arc closing
their
!;nj;{cst
year's
business.
It is also the most
satisfactory.
There
\..,ill be many ne\.., patterns
of tahles for 1906, but they
\\-il1 not exhibit at any of the expositions.
Dining Suite from the n~w line of the New Eng:bnd
FlHlIiture CompflilY.
(;rand Rapids
record his impressions
of Salem in his diary-is
now treasured
in 0111;': of the city's noted homes.
It \\'8S while on this visit
that Washington
wrote
of the women
of Salem:
"1 have
seen at least one hundred
handsol1H' and well-dressed
ladies,
a greater
portion
(If them having much blacker
hail- than is
seen in the south."
In the
home
of Daniel
Low, ill Essex
street,
the
Cabot house,
where
3th". Joseph
I-I. Chalnberlain
made
home as Miss Endicott,
stands
a Dutch chair, of bandy
and beautiful
proportions.
The chair
is more
than
hundred
and fifty years old, and has deSCEnded
from
first Low
in America.
"who settled
at Essex.
1\'1ass ..
among
whose
descendents
is ex-I\.Jayor
Seth Low of
York, to the prescnt
owner.-J.lilwaukce,
\VisconsilL
ohl
her
legs
two
the
and
Kew
Tbe ClJas_ Re1lJlett Fl11'nitttrc comp;my
will show their
new line at L:j.1T rVlichigan avenue,
Chicago,
in January;
the
Thompson
Funiture
COl1lIHl1Y are the sellings
agents.
There
w;!! be ma11Y additions
to the line. and in suites they will go
1'1) In $35-a
trifle higher
lhan
they have averaged
heretolore.
A new catalogue
will be issued early in the spring.
The
Stebbins
Manufacturing
Company
Moves.
•
The Stehhins
.\'1allllfaetl1ril1g
company
formerly
of Lake\'iew.
1\Tich .. have
moved
their
factory
to Sturgis,
Mich.,
where they arc husily employed
getting
their line out for the
.Tam·aty season.
The day for the buyer has come, and the l1"ttmber of sellsome,
If the g-oods are not bright,
and the prices not
right, the buyer declares
tlley are bum.-The
office boy.
CHi
IS
71~ 'T' I k5' JIL\!
Z F·
t
Demand
c
Proof.
Retailers of furniture refuse to accept the bare statement
of selling agents to the effect that the houses they represent
do not sell to catalogue houses. Positive proof must be
furnished, in the absence of it "there is nothing doing."
Occasionally a piece is ordered from catalogue houses at a
test of the integrity of the manufacturers.
Many dealers
have in their possession the catalogues issued by the big
mail order houses, and no salesman need hope to deceive
the dealers as to the nature of their business transactions.
The firm of Johnson, Peterson & Clausen, doing business
in vVaterloo, Iowa, as the vVaterlao Furniture cgompany, and
at Cedar Falls, Iowa, as the Cedar Falls Furniture company,
also at Albert Lee, Minn., as the Palace Furniture and Carpet
company, has been dissolved by mutual consent.
The old
6rm pays aJI accounts against them and will collect alI aCcounts duc them.
George Bennett has disposed of his interest in Mead,
HaIIack & Bennett's store In Rockford, lIt. The firm will
hereafter be called the Mead Purniturc company.
FURNISH ~<."YOUR
HOME
WITHOUT COST
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A Sample of unfair competition
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for the
h""u"
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R(IItailer.
Did You her Stop to Think
What a Dollar Will Do at
Stewart Bros?
Es'\)eciall.y during (ItIr Grea:t SEMI-ANNUAL
ONE DOLLAR DOWN SALE?
From thc amount of but>il:ll?8B dolie last
week":(! are cOllyinccd that thousallds a.PPl'ecinte the b\1~'inf! power of a dollar" for Devpr befOl'e in the ,history ~rour
Atore dl~ we do t.he sflme (UlIOUIJt of bUSltleSS 3~ last week ant.: With thc ~'ahl(,s we have to offer we will undoubtedly
make
the commg week another re('(lrd breakeL".
.
An Artractive
Advertising
All the furniture now being installed in the new Hall of
Records in Brooklyn, N. Y., is of steel. Tt consists of all stationary and moveahle hlrniture, the table tops counters, etc.,
have quartered oak tops, finished to match the rooms of the
bl1ilding'. The fllfnitllre is enameled a dark green and is
very handsome.
Design.
George F. Harris of Chattanooga, Tenn., has become a
bankrupt all his own petition.
His liabilities are $1,104.55
and assets ~.685.85.
].
store.
C. Campbell of Athens,
Ohio, has opened a furniture
I
70
71R'T' h5' JI.l'J
MICHIG..7IN
.$'1'7
.
THE LEXINGTON
Michigan Blvd. & 22d St
CHICAGO. IL.L.
Refurnished
and
fitted throughout.
reNew
Mana~ement.
The
furniture dealers' head·
quarters,
Most con-
veniently
the
situated
furnilure
to
display
houses.
Inter-Slale Holel CO,
OWNKII.
&
7$.
9
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PIl.OPJ/.IRTOR
E. K. CrUey. Pres.;
T M. Criley, V. Pres.;
L. H. Firey, Sec- Treas.
Chicago, Dec. 25.-The January exposition season now occupies the center of attention on the part of representatives
of the furniture trade in the commission, sales and manufacturing departments.
Shipments of the new January lines
have been coming in quite rapidly the past two weeks and
with the advent of the new goods to the big exposition buildings follows natnrally the interest and attention of the men
who will be actively engaged in setting forth the superior
advantages and qualities of their tespeetive exhibits.
It is
still early to note any speculations and forecasts as to what
the January, 1906, season will bring forth as to volume o!
business done. Indications with regard to the various lines
that will be exhibited point to the fact that all lines wilt he
nnusually strong and atlractive. inasmuch as it is quite noticeable to the observer that all of the manufacturers have made
special efforts to put Ollt the "best ever."
The Western Brass and Tron Bedstead I'vlatlufactmers'
Association held a meetillg at the Auditoriltm all December
13th. twenty-live representatives
being present from allover
the country. Those 110t present sent letters expressing themselves in full accord with the pmpose of the gathering.
President H. N. Davis and Secretary F. A. Po-wers were in
charge of the meetillg. The feature of the meeting was thc
adoption of resolutions advising an advance of TO per cent. on
manufacturers' prices, and it is expected such action ,viII h'~
taken by the manufacturers.
Othcr matters \vere taken up,
such as the necessity of morc uniformity in widths and
lengths of beds. Also, the desirability of working together
in harmony on labor matters.
After the meeting the mC111bers enjoyed a h1l1cheon at 1 :30 at the Chicago Athletic Association.
The V\restern Spring Red :"lallnfacluret'S' /\ssociatioll
held a meeting Thursday, December 14th, at the Auditorium
and decided upon an advance of 10 per cent. on mallltfactur·
ers' prices a15o. The follmving officers were elected: President, C. C. Jenks; Vice-President, S. C. Dind1cy, Jr.: Secretary and Treasurer, Henry I-I. 1\1arC\1SS011.
The Koenig & Gamer Furniture Company, manufacturers
of Victoria upright and mantel folding beds, 266 Korth Green
street, will have a complete and strong new line of odd
dressers and Napoleon beds in the difIerent woods for the
January exposition season,
The line will be exhibited, as
usual. 011 the third floor of Manufacturers' Exhibition Building, 1319 l\dichigan avenue.
The Upham lvfanufactl1ring company, manufacturers of
chamber suites, wardrobes, chiffoniers, odd dressers, sideboards, bufIets and toilet washstands, will have the largest,
and thc besl line of goods for the year 1906 they have ever
produced. Announcements with reference to the 1906 line are
heing sent out to the trade by L. E. Hotchkiss, manager of
the Chicago department, stating in clear and concise terms
the fcatmes of the new goods. A special line of about twenty
patterns in cheap dr~essers and chiffoniers in oak, quartered
uak and genuine mahogany constitutes a special feature. The
Chicago salesroom has 'been moved from the fifth floor of
:'\{anufactl1rers' Exhibition Building, 1319 Michigan avenue,
t \vo doors
south, to the 'VVholesale Furnitme
Exhibition
Building. cntr.ance 1323-1325 Michigan avenue.
David P. Owen, of 1Jinneapolis, salesman for the Phoenix
Chair company, l'vlechanics' Furniture company, Celltral Furniture company, Choate, Hollister compan'y, vVestern Hardware and M anufacluring company, and Stomps- Burkhardt,
\yas in Chicago Decemb('f 12th. Mr. Owen covers the te-rrilory from Dellver west, and says trade this year on his lines
has been very good.
ThQ new line of the Ford & Johnson company for January will be the strongest and most extensive exhibit in the
history of the company. One of the new features will be a
line of medium and high grade dinillg room pieces, very artistic in design; also a strong line of 1\lission goods in fumed
oak and weathered oak and Colonial alld lVledieval reproductions. The company is also making a feature of their Malacca
and fibre rush lines. which have been strengthened and aTe
on a more rarlic3.] basis than evcr.
FOU~DED
]888
Reduce Your Stock
at a good profit or sell entire stock at cost.
"TUE NEW.IDEA MEN"
460 Monon Bl'd'g
CHICAGO
SALES
MANAGERS
WRITE
FOR
TERMS.
I
•
Another department which has been especially strengthened, and is larger than before, is the line of go-carts and
,)crambulators. The whole output of the Ford & Johnson company products is by far the largest the company has yet
perambulators.
The whole of the Ford & Johnson comvery best, states General Sales Manager R. A. Ford, and from
the ilrst of January, '06, shipments \",ill be made promptly.
Dan Levy, for some time manager of the new store of
::\'1ay-Stern, at Cincinnati, and formerly with Waldheim, &
company, Cleveland. has resigned his position.
A. J. r-,·Iarkshas accepted a position as traveling repr:esentative for Davis, llorwich & Steinman, in the territory east of
Chicago.
F. "V. Hale. representing Oberbeck Brothers.MaIiufactl,rillg company. Standard Metal Fmnitme company, Richmond (Ind.) Manufacturing
company, Richmond Furniture
]\1anttfactl~ring- company, \Vinrlsor Spring company, retlnm~d
December 18th from his trip through the states of IIUn·ois
and Kentllcky.
J\.'!r. Zola C. Green. President of Columbia Feather company. stated this morning the year of 1905 was the best he
has ever had in the bedding business, and that he was going
to 111a1(ea display in January at the sample room 187 Michigan avenue, 4th floor that 1,-,,"ould
eclipse allY thing ever .attempted in the west. He was making up his samples of highclass hair mattress and box springs and they look to me·Works
of art. He claims there is no necessity of anyone going out·
71
side of Chicago to buy high-class bedding.
He is making
great preparations
for a large business next year -and says
v",ith the country 1n such aprosperolls condition, with nothing
in sight to disturb the markets, we should have the greatest
A Kennedy
Style.
year we have ever had in business. They will move into a
fine new plant, being built now, about May lost or Sooner.
W. R. Green, a brother of 201a C. Green, who has purchased
an interest in the business, will have charge of sales in the
eastern territory after Jannary I, Hm.
The list in pa. t of exhibits in the vVholesale Furniture
building, 132.1to 1325 IvIichigall Avenue, is as follows:
Monumental Carriage Factory, Baltimore, l\taryland.
Tndiana Furniture company, Conlle;-sville, Tndiana.
Olive;- & Company, Allegan, Michigan.
H. P. Robe_ tson, Jamestown, l\ew York.
Uphaml\.lalltlfactu
ing comp:.~Jly, 1....
1arshfielrl, VV'isconsill.
\Vilcox BrotlIe s, Joliet. Illinois.
A. .!\T. Tucker Fu llitlli"C C0111jJany,B.-ookville, Indiana.
Newark (Ohio) Fu nitul"e compauy.
A. \V. Schram & SOilS, Oshkosll, VViscollsin.
National \,Voodenware company, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Richmond Fu:'nitu;'e l\lallufactl1ring company. Richmond,
Tlldiana.
Standard Chair company, Evansville, IJldiall<l
Landers Cabinet company, St. Louis, l\lissouri.
C. Ehuborn & company, Chicago.
Elb:-idge Chair company, Elb;-idge, ~ e.v Yorlc
F. Herhold & Sons, Chicago.
Hoosier Manufacturing
COmpany, New Castle, Indiana.
Columbia Feather company, Chicago.
F. T. Plimpton company, commission merchants, have
a strong list of exhibits at y.1anufacture:·s Exhibition building,
1319 Michigan Avellue. On the eighth door will he shuwn
the Goshen Combin<ttion made up of the Hawks Furniture
company. the Banta Furniture company and the Goshen
Novelty & Brush company, a1.'wthe 11ilwaukee Art Specialty
company, which is a new tine ror the Chicago market.
On
the sixth floor will be shown the lines of the Humphrey
Book Case company, the vVestern Furniture company, of
Indianapolis,
Campbell,
Smith & Ritchie, of Lebanon,
Indiana, the Billow-Lupfer
company of Columbus, Ohio,
and the American Go-Cart company of Detroit.
The ::'\T ew Southern hotel, on Michigan Boulevard and
Thirteenth streets, Chicago, remodeled and newly fUtllished
throughout at a cost of $100,000, offers to i.t:;patrons the he,st
kind of accommodatioll!:i for the money.
It is situated on
Chicago's flnest boulevw·d within walking distance of the
theaters_ A high class restaural1t for ladies and genllemen,
where popular prices p: evail, is one: of the features.
The
cuisine and service are unexcelled.
Alex. Dryburgh is president and manager.
The New Southern is a high class, fireproof Eu,opean
plan hate! at moderate p'ices.
(t has
two hU1Hlred rooms, one hundred with private bath and
e\'ery room has hot alld cold wate:
The Stork And The Go-Cart.
The Detroit Folding Go-Cart com pan)' have issued a new
forty page catalogue illustrated ",..ith many of their new designs anCl latest improvements i.n go-<:.art!'.. The COver design is very app,opriate, the stork in the act of pushing a
go-cart containing a baby.
The Hatt Polishes.
The Grand Rapids (l\.fich.) Wood Finishing Company
now control the manufacture and sale of Hatt's celebrated
polishes and finishes which have won a large measure of
favor in the furniture and piano trade,
Hatt's polishes .are
famous for their excellence and surity of results and are
destined to have a still larger market in the hands of that
enterprising institution.
Mr. Hatt wiH look after the developing of the polish business with the dealers! and we
feel sure that it is destined to have a wider market.
Contract With Soap Company Unprofitable.
A large furntttre manufacturing comp:Hly recently completed
the filling of a contract with the Larkin Soap company, extending
over a series of years, and declined to consider a proposition to
rcnew the same. "We furnished 12,000 bookcases to the, soap
company," remarked the manager of the furniturc manufactttrillg
company, but did not realize a dollar of profit. The advances in
From the new line of the Grand Rapids Chair Company,
the cost of material and the higher wages paid to workmen
swept away the small margin of profit we had calculated UpOll
when we signed the contract."
"A friend of mine;" remarked a well-known traveling salesman, "has just entered into a contract to deliver the entire output
of l'is factory, located in Western New York, to the Larkin company. He makes but two pattcrns-a bookcase and a desk. They
are made as cheaply as pos.sible, hecause the soap company gives
t'l1e stuff away as prizes to purchasers of soap. The factory's
output is valued at $150,000 per anllum and as the contract has
several years to tun, the success of the mallufactufer depends
entirely upon the cost of producing the goods.
1t is a self-evident fact that the prize distribution houses can
not handle well-made furniture. Cheapness is the only consideration with such tradesmen.
An attachlnent has been made hy John Bcrgollzi against
the property of the Andrews Furniture company of Chicago,
for $679, alleging breach of contract.
Stansbmy & Naftzger of Orrville,
loss of behveel1 $3,500 and $4.500.
Ohio, suffered a fire
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officials and members
"vcre at all ti11J~s'.most pleasant. and
harmonious.
His excellent habits and sterling, upright character were thoroughly
appreciated
by all ''lith whom he came
in contact.
"N I.1merOl1S acts of charity
have endeared
him
e\·erywherc.
H is sterling, honest qualities will be an inspiration for the YOl1nger members of the company with which he
was so long affIliated.
1\lr. Borgmeier
was a member of the
Catbolic faith and was onE' of the strong pillars of the St.
.-\loysil\:" chl1rch, which he helped to start. and gave it strong
support.
He held many offices of trust.
The funeral was
held at TO 3. lTl, Saturday,
December 16th, from his residence,
::\"0. 700 Hoyne
avelllie, the interment
being at St. Boniface
(-emetery.
T [is \vidow and t\VO daughters survive him.
OBITUARY.
Adolph Borgmeier.
Adolph BOTgme;cr,
one of lhe wesl<:rn JliOllCCT~ in the
chair business, and one of the fOtlnders of the J()hl1~()l1 Chair
c,ompany, Chicago, one of the largest factories of its ],ind ill
the country died Thnrsday,
December
l~Lh. }-l is sudden
death was a shock to his friends inasnll1ch as the day bdorc
he was
active
in bu:::.iness.
the
quick
chang'",
from
the
tr;l1lsi-
tory scenes of life to the stern reality of eternity Icaying a
marked impression
upon all his 1l1Utll"llcrs. H c wa~' bntll in
Finsebeck,
near Paderborn,
\Vcstphalia,
C;'crmallY,
October
A Woman
Buyer
of Furniture
Antiquities.
One ,yomall "vilh a taste for lhc artistic, who has found
it necessary to do something
to carn an income, has started
out in rather a new field. She realizes the desirability
of
bcing l]('f OWJ) master in trade al1d has started a little importing business in her ovnl house.
Haying traveled extensively
abroad, slle knows the very
places to gct exquisite Genoe3e filigrees, Roman silks, Italian
h1<tnkct,; a11(1a scnrl~ of other artistic articles for decoration,
nol tn speak o[ rlorentine
unis, pure olive oil and foreign
nuts.
To make her wares still !11ore interesting
she has
added >;on1(' bits of antique fnrnittlre,
a!110ng them. being a
11umber of fascin:lting
vvec1c1ing chests, \:vhicb she means
always to make a specialty nf. It is her endeavor to bring
over t11illgS \lot commouly
seen in the shops, and she has
already hegu1l to bnilc\ l'.ll q~'ite a trade among her personal
friend:,;.
Furniture
Men in Portiand
Are Victimized
By a Woman.
:\fl-S_ Ethel S. Black W<1S arrested
by the police in PortLend. Ore,. tor victimizing
many of the itirniwl"e firUlsinthat
ell)'. l,arge <lIll0l111tSot mone'y h8ve been lost by them as a
re";lllt.
:\11'';. Black pnchascd
bills of goods [roll.l. the stores
and UJl failing- to pay was so\lg-bt by fnrnitnre men, but always
m8nagcc1 to cscape. The goods were shipped out of town and
not lllltjJ 1"l1E'H. E. Fc1wards compallY were victimized
and a
W8rrant issucd for her arrvst, \vcre the detectives
able to
locate her.
The Ln.t(' Adolph Borgmelf'r.
17, 1837.
As a young
mall
of sixlecl1
years
he ellli;~Tatcd
to
Amerka, coming direct to Chicago.
III a humble way be
started in the manufacture
of chair;;, and with the rlevelupment of Chicago his factory developed 8S the resnlt of his
marked energy and unLiring" devotion to his bl1sine;;;;; the factory acquiring
larger proportions
and becoming
eventll:l11y
one of the largest p1antfl of its kind in the United StOltes. Air.
Borgmeier waS pos;;essed of a genial disposition and as trl'<lSurer of the Johnson
company his relations
with the otlter
IF
YOU
HAVE
America
Leads
in Upholstery.
Upholstery
of European
furniture
compares
unfavorably
with thc American.
It is harder and stiffer- and much Itss
comfortable.
Foreigners
arc accustomed
to harder chairs
lhan Alnerieans
and so fail to notice what to Americans
is
absoll1te discomfort.
NEVER
TRIED
OUR
RU.BBING
AND
POLISHING
DETROIT
YOU
HAVE
VARNISHES
FACTORY
YET
TO
WHY
LEARN
NOT
PUT
THE
IT
BERRY BROTHERS,
NEW
YORK
BOSTON
PHIL.ADELPHIA
FULL
TO THE
POSSIBILITIES
TEST
LIMITED,
BY GIVING
AND
OF
us
FACTORY
THIS
CLASS
A TRIAL
ORDER?
OF
GOODS
VARNISH MANUFACTURERS
CHICAGO
BALTIMORE
FACTORY
CANADI ....N
MAIN
OF'FICE,
ST.
LOUIS
DETROIT
CINCINNATI
SAN
C ....N ...DI ... N F....CTOI'lI'
FRANCISCO
WALKERVILLE.
ONT.
L-.
flIJlll;~
HI :1
C,.H1G 7IAt
\'3
1
We Would Like to Get Closer--to You
Suppose now you were the boy and we the girl and you wanted to get a little
-closer
\Vell now suppose you do-we will tell yOll how. Buy a pair of Oilf
PlUaws, size 2,Ox26, A. C. A Art or Linen
You will gel closer 10 us and we will to you.
S pound Genuine A.l1Geese feather
Tick, ~ny color, for $1.85.
Terms."i
per cent for cash 1,/ days.
H. B. FEATHER
CO., Grand Rapids, Mich.
fRANK NETS&"ERT &0
:H IIARCLAY STREET
unless vou are a MANUFACTIJRER.
MIL.L:MAN or BUSiNESS MAN, in
which case you wouLddo well to (arefully
consider the following tact$
NEW YORK
The St. Louis &. San Francisco R. R.
better known as the
DECORA'fIVE
FLOWER
PLANT
TREES
HANGING
BASKETS
ELECTRIC
DISPLAYS
ETC.
Green, Gold and Brown "Daylight
Special"
-elegant fast day train.
"Diamond Special"-fast night train-unsurpassed for convenience
and comfort.
Ask us for
OUf
Illustrated
Catalogue
No. 10.
Bullet-library cars, complete die In!: cars,
parlor cars. drawIng· room and buffet
sleeplnli:" cars, .rec1ining chaIr cars.
has built, or added to its system, over 1900
(nillet~tn hundred) mil~s ,of new railroad
during the past Rve yearS and all traversing
newly settl~d sections "fthe
Southwest._
X 0 W is the time to loc.ate your tactory or
mill in this· most prosperous section.
lr
will repay you to wlite TODA Y for full
particulars regarding induc~ments offered,
abundant raw materials., exeellent markets,
etc.
1l1uuultr,t
fRANKNETS&"ERT&O
34 BARCLAY
STf<EET
\Ve manufacture the larl{est
Hneof FOLDING CH AI RS ill
the United State!;, suitable for
Sunday Schools, Halls, Steamers, and all Public Resorts
M. :;CI1Ul. I
cw..
loduBtrl •• CommlssioDer,
Frlsco
NEW YORK
booklet "Opportullitie.,"
.<elltfra.
8Id&.
St. L.... Is. Mo.
THE NEW BANQUET TABLE TOP
as well as
Office,
Dining
and
DireCtors'
\Ve also manufacture Brass
Trimmed [ron Beds,
Spring
Reds, Cots and Cribs, in a large
variety
Send f(,r catalogue and prices
Tables
are our
specialty
to
Kauffman
ASHLAND.
__
Mfg. CO.
OHIO
Stow & Davis F umiture Co. Grand Rapid.. Mich·
Write for Catalogue.
Get Gamplesof BANQUET
TABLE
TOP
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
American Go-Cart Co
,
62
Alaska Refrigerator Co.,.,
65
Atlas Fumitur~ Co
,
49
Barnes Co., W. F. & J....
.
22
Belding-Hall
Mfg. Co
19-31
Berry Bro......
..
72
Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co
,50
Bockstege Furniture Co...
.
,56
Botanical :Decorating Co
30
Burt Brothers......
.
61
Bosse Furniture Co...
.
57
Cabinet Makers Co
_.61
Century Fu.rniture Co., Gd. Rpds., .. 32
Century Furniture Co., j'm'stown .. 16
Challenge Refrigerator Co
58
Choate~Hollister Furniture Co
27
Chicago Wood Finishing Co
33
Columbia Feather Co
29
Detroit Folding Go-Cart Co.
. .. 67
Evansville Furniture Co.....
. .57
Evansville Metal Bed Co...
. ... 56
Estey Mfg. Co..
.", .52
Fisher & Co., A. C.
.. .. 18
Ford & Johnson Co.. .
.. .. 60
Fe'ster Brothers Mfg. Co.
.
25
Frisco System
_
,
,73
Globe 'Furniture
Co..
. .. 56
Grand Rapids Caster Cup Co
_.31
Grand Rapids Chair Co...
.
_17
Grand Rapids' Fancy Furniture Co. _16
G. R. & I. Railway. ,
27
Grand Rapids Hand Screw Co
28
Grand Rapids Refrigerator Co _
24
Grand Trunk Railway.
.
26-63
HofEman Brothers Co..
. ... 31
Holland Furniture Co., ' , . . . . . . . .. 5
..
Horn Brothers Mfg Co..
.22
Hot Blast Feather Co.
,
73
Illinois Central...
.
73
Inter-State Hotel Co.
. .70
Jamestown Lounge Co.,
,.10
Karges Furniture Co.
, . 56
Kauffmann Furniture Co.
.
63
Kauffman Mfg. Co
73
Kindel Bedding Co. .
. . ,.12
Koening & Gamer Furniture Co
60
Lathrop Co..
.
21
Laycock Mfg, e-J.
3
Lentz Table Co.
.
52
Liberty Furniture Co.
.
25
Luce Furniture Co.
6
Luce-Redmond
.. 55
McDougall & Son, G. p...
1
McAnsh, Dwyer & Co..
51
Madden Son & Co,
59
Manistee Mfg. Co.
.
11
Mfgrs Exhibition Building Co.. .64
Michigan Barrel Co
,...
. .. 61
Michigan Chair Co.
4
Miller Co."
.. 57
Miscellaneous
..... 74
Moon Desk Co. .
. .63
Morton House..
.
23
Murphy Chair Co.
. .. ,
66
Muskegon Valley Fur. Co.
.
65
Netshert Co., Frank.
.
73
The New-Idea Men.
.
,70
New Southern Hotel.
.,
54
Norquist & Co., A. C.
.
26
Northern Furniture Co
8
Oliver Brothers Co. .
.
23
Overland Freight Transfer Co
31
MISCELLANEOUS
"...
::PO. SALEA well established furniture store in one
of the best towns. in Northern Michigan;
fifteen years of successful
busines!5.
For full particulars
address J. H. Clune,
Cheboygan.
FOR
Mich.
SALE
9-25tf
Manufacturing
Business.
Well established and profitable.
Must
be sold at oncc. Reason. ill healtll of
owner. Address "J. R. H.," carc Mich.
Artisan. ..,
11-25 12-10
Palmer Mfg. Co _..
. .""
M
Peabody School Furniture Co
30
Pere Marquette Railway
30
Pioneer Mfg. Co...
,
66
Plimpton Co., F. T, __
14
Posselius Bros. Mfg. Co
53
Richmond Chair Co .. __. ,
22
Robbins Table Co,
_.. , .. 28
Rockford Chair & Furniture Co _~.. 62
Rockford Frame & Fixture Co .. , .. 20
Rockford Standard Furniture Co
24
Rockford Union Furniture Co
30
Royal Mantel & Furniture Co ....• SO
Sargent Mfg. Co...
.
58
Schmoe, C. F..
.
, .. 23
Shelbyvme Desk Co.
,
12
Sligh Furniture Co.
.
2
Smith Chair Co.
.
'57
Smith & Davis Mfg. Co.
,
30
Schmidt & Co., Henry. ,
67
Southern Railway Co.
. ." 26
Spencer & Barnes Co
13
Spratt & Co., Geo.,.. .
.
_.. 26
Stebbins Mfg Co.....
..
15
Stow & Davis Fur. Co..
.
73
Tucker Furniture Co..
.
28
Udell Works.
.
62
Union Embossing Machine Co
52
Union Furniture Co.
. .. _ 61
Upham Mfg. Co..
..
29
Valentine-Seaver Co.. . .
" .15
Valley City Desk Co..
.
, . .. 9
White Ptg. Co_.
.
62
Wolverine Mfg. Co.. . . . .
.
'7
Woodard Furniture Co.
.
23
Yeager Furniture Co.
.
60
ADVERTISEMENTS
WANTED-Experienced
Salesman.
To CatTY line of medium
priced dref'sen,. chiffoniers and wusltstands
in territory eomprising\iVisconsin,
Minncsota"
North and South Dalmta, Iowa and Nehnlsk.'l.
AJso for
,,",outhwest
territory
comprising
Texas, Ol{iahoma, Indian
Terl'itory, and Arkansas.
Also fOr the Pacific coast
and eontigllflltS
territory.
AddresR LocI;;: Box iJOf!. Shelbyville,
Ind.
11-25 1t
WANTED-Side Line
By salesman s~lling one well known Hne in eaStem territory.
Address, No. 38, care 0.1 Michigan
Artisan.
12-26
Commission
Salesmen
Wanted
For Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, lllld Wisconsin,
on a line pa}'ing 10 per Cl:mt. Address stating
lines you handle.
I\ddress, No. 36, care of Mh:h·
igan At'ti~an.
12-2lI
WANTED.
as trJlveUng salesman, e-xpertenced.
~fctfi\llfl
and lligh grade liue of furniture 1Ifi!ft>rrN1.
Salary or commistlion. ReferenCE!! fUr.
ui'llwd. .\(ldl'ess Salesman,
No. 30, c~
of
:liil'h. Artisan.
11.25
I'osltlon
WANTED-Varnish
For furniture
trade
to
milking strictly
up-lo-date
varnishes.
Terrltor~' either
PelJDsylvanJa, . Mlebjgan
or
but :Orst clas!! man, capable
salary, need apply. Address·
ArtIsan.
Salesmen.
t'epl'("sPllt
lHlUsl'
line
of CabInet
New York State,
Wisconsin.
NOJ1f>
of cundltg a good
X-care
of Mlcll,
11-25
WANTED.
traveling
salesmen
to sell complete line of chairs
f!xcIusively.
IlJl
salary.
Xone but first-class
reJiable
men need apply.
State qualHications
and
l'({erences. Address
No. 24. care Artisan.
Se\"(~ralexpet'ipllced
10-25-11-10-11-25
A Furniture
Buyer
Ueslres
Ohanp
Young man entirely familiar with all furniture
lines. thoroughly posted ill carpets, draperies, and
all house fumishing suppJie.5, experienced in !wtb "
wholesale and retail.
Present employed. desir~
to change January 1st. Addtess, Care of Penn.,
5558, South Park Ave., Chicago, Ill.
When You Think about publishing a new Catalogue
THINfi OF US
We make the best Engravings.
"
'~'
1il!~
'IIJC
we do the best Printing,
we bind Substantially.
WHITE PRINTING COMPANY, 2 to 20 Lyon Street, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
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THIS PUSH
BUTTON
DISTINGUISHES
THE
Royal Morris Chairs
FROM THE
OTHER KIND
THE"
ROYAL
PUStf BUTTON
SIX YEARS OF TEST HAVE ESTABLISHED
IT'S SUPREMACY.
MORRIS CHAIR
MQrris Chairs
--FROM_-
$6.00 to $30.00
Catalogue upon
Application
PERMANENT
SALESROOM:
Fourth Floor, 1411Michigan Avenue
CHICAGO, ILL.
The Royal Chair Company
STURGIS, MICH,
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