Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-03

sThs furniture men that are IN the
city now are nearly all selltrs. said T..
b. CALDWELL in the Morton yesterday
afternoon. ~ don't see how they ali
extect TO 1--we. These pgtslde furai-
ture sellers that come 30 the city are
simply carrying Goals TO Newcastle
The foreign seliers, with one or two tx
ceptions, don't make their expenses.
l know, because | used 20 be one OF
them. About eight yeafs ago Joe
ste.neger and introduced the sample
system in this city. steineger Was the
agent for Muskegon manufacturers
and l handled the black walnut furnl-
ture made by the Connorsyille COM
pany. | came here every season. AS
the line | handled did NOT come into
competition Eere, | used TO sell from
Sz5, 900 TO $50, 600 worth at every trip.
but had 10 sell $780, 900 worth IA order
10 clear expenses, and il had 10 chip
my samples back We lost money. Now
the outslde seiIers do = deviilsh sight OF
talking while they are here. but don't
believe one Of them disposes of over
sc. 900 worth of furniture, Only few
Ut them get up to $40 900 and nearly
ell lose money. but they slmaglus they
are getting . reputation and cutting .
great figure while here. Plenty Of
them come here and stay . month.
Their hotel bill amounts to 500 and
their sales TO less than 81, 900. Then they
couture up cock and bull story about .
$50. 900 sale, and imagine that the men
who have grown gray IN the buslnese
believe that rot. The big sales are the
exception in the trade aud the men
outside don't grab OF such plums. The
furniture they handle 10 not Of the
right class, and they can't trot with
their local competitors" "Aii Of which
is dead true" soulfully assented John
K. Brewer.
"Yes, Pm up to attend the Slxthcav
airy reunion" said Gen. Russell A..
Alger OF Detroit, as he leaned back in
= chair in the Eagle last evening while
waiting for the veterans 70 assemble.
"Shall have TO return on the 10 O'Clock
train," he continued. ''as wish to at
tend the funeral Of Ex-Governor Bald
win. Politics? Well, it's q little early
to talk of anything except the sena-
torial contest. That 10 becoming de-
cidedly vigorous, but do not appre-
bend any serious split IN tho party. 1t
is true that Senator Mcmillan and Sem
otoI altucI Will az Hai tncv Cou W
defeat Senator Stockbridge. / came
up on the train with Senator Palmer.
He told me he was gong to Lansing
with that one object IN view. Whether
he and Senator Mcmillan will accom-
plish 1t or not remains to be seen.
They seem confident, but certain It is
that somebody IN this campaign has
made serious mistake in figuring.
Luce claims q majority and StocS-
bridge claims majority. During my
political experience l never have seen
two different men have . majority IN
the same caucus and l do not expect
to see it this time. l am not working
for either candidate and do not intend
10. Neither"--the general pronounced
it nither, too-"do Iexpect to. / have
seen no list of representatives. and have
not the slightest idea Tow much
strength either has. do not believe
Jay Hubbell will cut much of figure
in the contest, and am inclined to be-
lieve with Governor Luce that il will
be settled the first night in caucus"
The hotels felt the effects of the 81.
legged New Years yesterday and we're