The Butler weekly times., 1890-10-15
HOW 1T WORKS.
A Purely Business Circular Proves q
Valuable Campaign Document.
From the Grand Rapids Courier.

business circular issued by roster
& Co Wholesale hardware dealers OF
that city, for circulation among their
customers.
Mr. Foster said to al applicant fol
one Of these circulars, What the
matter with you ALI Here 1t is not
yet 9 O'Clock i'll the morning and
people have been i'll here and car,
ried off 600 copies Of our business
circular which We prepared and
printed for sole circulation III oul
trade.
The founder OF the house was
known rs Il prominent republican
one WHO seryed two terms III con
gress.
The circular in question was is
sued to explain to customers the ad-
vance in the price Of hardware. Fos-
ter, Stevens Il Co. were much sur
prised when this purely business
circular exploded as political boom
in Grand Rapids. Democrats will
replenish it, it is stated, as state
campaign paper. The Courier will
give it in advance. Here it is:
Grand Rapids, Sept. 2.-Gentle
meu:-As ali important and rather
radical advance Ill prices OF some ar
ticles in the hardware line are daily
taking place, we wish to say few
words so you may more fully under
stand the situation and not think
that the jobbsr is overcharging you.
Tire is now but oneaIe company
it the United States. and that is call
ed tEr American axe and tool com
panv. With headquarters at Pitts
burg This company has purchas-
ed outright every axe factory in the
country OF any importance, and by
thus controlling the production
have advanced prices on all average
of 81 dozen.
TIE company also control tho
manufacture Of axe polls Tor the
heads of ayes) the machinery of
which is patented and this enables
thela 10 keep the price on polls SO
high no one else can afford to make
axes
sAws-HAND AND CRosS-cUT.
In this industry the same forces
have been at work, aud to-day there
are but two companies who manu-
IA dozen four months ago. Prices in
this line of goods have been ndvanc-
ed from 10 to 40 per cent. In cross
cuts, it is the same. BY Il cousoli-
Gation Of interests prices have been
advanced from / t. s cents foot
LEAD.
Everything made of lead has taken
decided advance owing To- recent
decisions on the admitting Of Mexi-
can ore into this country, ns well as
by combinations Of manufactures
Shot. lead pipe, pig lead, solder,
babbit metal, have all advanced and
may 60 still higher. The passage
of the silver biz will also effect all
articles made of or coated with silver.
In the hardware line plated knives
and forks. spoons. etc, will be af-
fected and advances made.
The present tariff on sheet tim is
l cent a pound, and the Mckinley
tariff bill, which no doubt will pass
both houses OF Congress, advances
the duty to 30 cents a pound
This must of course advances tin
from $1,25 to So a box according toi
weight of said box. This advance in
sheet tin will effect all articles Of TIM
ware and advances will be made al
along the line.
Tin in New York has already ad-
vanced from so cents to 81 a box
and is growing stronger each day
as the certainty of the Mckinley
tariff bill becomes more assured.
Not box Of tin is made in this
country, notwithstanding which tin
has declined in price from SIS to
$4,75 box during the past % years.
GLASS.