Freight Rates and Refrigerators.
What are the cold facts about refrigerators?
What cold storage is to the whole people, the modern refrigerator is to the individual family.
It preserves all things sweet and clean and wholesome.
Now the freight on a refrigerator, such as is used by the ordinary family, from Belding, Mich., where they are manufactured in large quantities, to New York is approximately seventy-five cents.
An increase of 10 per cent would add seven and one-half cents to the cost of the refrigerator, delivered in New York City.
LESSON V.
Freight Rates and Household Furniture.
Ever since Grand Rapids became the furniture hub of the Union there has been no excuse for any American family being without its antique or modern dining room set.
Look at this suite consisting of a solid table, six chairs, sideboard and china closet, etc. It could be bought F. O. B. at Grand Rapids for from $55 to $75, according to the wood and finish.