, 1879-11-06
a Home Industry.
An Excellent Description of the Oregon
Furniture Manufacturing Company
One OF oregon's Great Industries. =

The following description of the Ore
gon Furniture Manufacturing Company
appeared in q late number Of the Port
land Daily Bee, and viii be read with
great interest3 l3 2J3HTalsL
The pioneers of Oregon who first
struck their axes into the{trces Of this
State to form their rude huts and work
tho naples, ash and cedars into, benches,
tables and other rustic household furniA
ture, little dreamed that in, so short a
time as the year 1879 n grand Fair
would be held on the Willamette in
which would be- displayed some Of the
most elegant furniture that had ever
adorned ,ths 'piatial residences of the
most favored sons Of the East.
In. the department of furniture il the
north gallery of the Pavilion are three
rooms devoted to the exhibit of the Ore
gon Furniture Manufacturing Com-
pany, of which Mr.. Samuel Low
enStoin is President and Mr.
William Kapus is Secretary. Nearest
the northeast stairway we have o room,
in which is displayed bedroom set OF
the old English STYLE made of blackwell
nut, veneered with blackwalnut burl, or
namented richly with mouldings and
carvings of tasteful designs An elegant
bedstead, gorgeous full sized dressing
case with enormous heavy French plate
mirror, large marble pier, beautiful side
boxes containing three drawers, each and
all richly ornamented with elegant draw
pulls A permanent washstand elegantly
cased in walnut and full white marble
top, having the patent combination
faucets for hot and cold water. An
elegant footrest with bead and silk
needle work of beautiful designs and
elegant finish wrought by Miss Hattie
jaeger for whom the o.. +. Go.
has done the upholstering and
is shown as the exhibit Of
both The chairs and other furnishing
Of this elegant room correspond in rich
ness and tasteful display with those al
ready described. The bed is made up
with white Marsailles covering, and a
pair Of lace work shams, the admiration
Of all the ladies', made by Mrs Breeden of
this city. I
Before leaving this room oar atten-
ton is attracted by O. splendid capa-
cious bath tub in heavy black walnut
casings and mopldings with maple pan
els, and lined with prepared copper rsheet-
ing that shines like silver. The newly
invented attachment for letting the
water in is here applied Both
hot and cold water IS made
to bubble up from the bottom,
and by the turn Of another faucet from
the top the waste wateris let'out 2ap-
parently from the same Plug as that by
which It entered. The plumbing Of this
and the wash stand was done by Mr..
John Barrett and is part of his cx-
cellent exhibit i sf2'H n'.@ .a15
THE PARLoR. Ky
Then we come to the middle room,
which is fitted up as parlor, and is ilt
for the reception room Of queen. In
the center appears a monster mantel
mirror, French plate, with gilt frame,
and many a handsome belle casts admir-
ing gances at her pretty face and fine
figure as she passes in review before this
perfect reflector Ever since the day
our grandmother Eve beheld herself re-
aected in one of the mirror pools of the
garden of Eden, her daughters have an
Irresistible impulse for looking in
mirror.
Here are sofas, easy chairs, patent
rockers, ample in size and elegant in
, style, covered with raw silks Of an uni