The Red Cloud chief., 1889-04-19
THE FURNITURE TRADE.
Cob!ast.NakisG Rass % Specialize ss<
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Co6!aet.Aakisg Rass 90 Specialize ed
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Referring 10 recent Developments in
eabinet-making = manufacturer said:
Changes in style. coverings and woods
are not the most observable in the busi-
ness. Furniture naturally falls into
classes. such - pa-ior furniture. bed.
Dom sets. upholstered pieces. and the
like. and the whole business is conse-
quenily running 70 ~specialties. One
factory makes only chairs; another
only tables. One manufacturer makes
q speciality Of bedroom and another OF
Of parlor furniture. The matter is even
carried TO the manufacture of the
parts Of a article. Many men who are
ostensibly cabinet-makcrs are nothing
more than frame-makers or finishers.
The bulk Of the furniture now used is
machine-made. aud the men who make
IL are in nowise cabinct-rnakers in the
old sense. but machine tenders.
whether or not this is for public
benefit may be- subject 10 question. 1t
has certainly gradually been reducing
the cost of making. bu; il has also in
troduced a number OF evils which for
merry were little known. Factory work
is largely machine WORK. and machine
work is far more likely u %. crude or
inpe.fec, in make and finish than that
which is turned OF by hand. On all
our best goods machine work is miuim-
lied. The cheap stuff is simply thrown
together. with scarcely the intervention
OF manual labor. Thus many Of the
smaller which 10 all appear
ances turn out work with which ma
chimes have little 70 do are in reality
nothing but finishers for the big fac
''liave not the patent rOOm-saving
devices in furniture Gu, into the rcgu-
lar trade?"
Eyes. largely. especially in city
trade. Living in small quarters for the
purpose Of saving rem has made the
and various combination
pieces Of furniture very popular.
These. OF curse. are made by but u
few manufacturers. who thus have IA
very good thing in the sale OF their
goods. Relatively 10 the gross number
Of our population don't think the sale
Of bedroom compares now with
it was a few years ago, before the
came into vogue. People
use their sitting-rooms and even
as sleeping apartments. a thing
unknown formerly. To make
harmonize. combination pieces.
)r rather pieces Of bedroom furniture
IN disguise. are used. This sort of
hing. 81 course. does not obtain among !
people who own their homes and are
rot limited in space. but in n place like
chicago. where the influx Of people is
20 great and regular. there is bound 10
,c a large percentage Of people who
to take rooms. and with all renters
he patent furniture is more popular
han the old-time styles.
There Is another noticeable change
n the furniture business. that, how
yer. Affects tho retailers more than
he manufacturers. and that i. the plan
popular Of late Of selling on INSTALL
nents. Many dealers who continue "a
10 business in the old way are unwill-
ng To own that the monthly payment
Ian Affects their business. II does
Ut with wealthy and wcll-,o-dO pco-
lie. but the great multitude Of working
are gravita,ing toward the pay
nent stores. They are able To pay "a
more for the privilege OF paying
his way. and the experience 81 men In
nat kind Of business has shown that
he risks are really very light. Ger
ainly the greater risks assumed ny
torc-kccpers are not out OF keeping
nth the larger profits they make on
that they sell. 1t is also undoubtedly
u that many people in moderate cir
buy much more than they
were they obliged to pay cash
'r their gOods."-Cticago News.
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