Telegram-herald., 1890-06-13
FURNITURE MAKERS
Proceedings q rhs National Asso-
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CHIcAoo Ills, June l2-The Second
dsy e meeting of the Nauolal furnl-
tare MAnufacturers Association opened
tnls morning 81 $50 q c.ook, w.th near
ly al ~ tas delegates present After
tie reading of the minutes Of yesteg-
day 5 meeting tie report oi the COM
mlttee on Prices WAS pres uted.
Mr. Hahn, the senior member ot the
committee. sad that Il Was not ueces-
sary 10 dlscu.s the desrabNty az
getting better prices. That WAS under
stood he thought ths best plan for
accompi .sbing ta.s objeci was, negative
ly, not 10 sell directly D. consumers
ami positively o. avoid over proaue-
non. anu with thls objeci in view not 10
employ boys Who snou.d be in school
IN tie factories. lie wanted au MEM
/ bers OF the ASSOCIATION 10 pledge them
selves 20 loyalty In the direction.
Mr. Newklrk thought tnat some steps
/ should be taken AT once 60 put better
I pTlce on furniture, and thought that
when a new style Was pat 0n tie market
SD advance oi al least 10 pen cent
/ should lie made.
a general discussion Of the subject
/ followed. many taking part. All
I agreed that au advance WAS necessary
and that al once. but the methods for
! obtaining that advance were many ana
1 varied. ON motion ot Mr.. Hahn the
( question Was referred back % the COM
mittee for further consideration
Mr.. Holman. OF -. Lous, reported
/ Tor the committee which had been APP
| pointed 10 discuss Questionable tail-
| ures, and how best % protect creditors.
/ Ihc report recommended that aI
/ creditors be notified immediately az "a
| failure. and that offers o. c0mpromlse
oe refused unul all creditors agret 10
il. The report was adopted
The standing Committee on the Bank
/ rupt Law, Of winch AdOlph karpia was
/ chairman, recommended THAI tae Tor
rey Bankrupt bin, now pending before
! Congress, be lndorsed hy the assoc.a-
ton. The report was adopted.
The report of the WOrld's Far Com
mittee was "That the furniture man
ufactures OF this ASSOCIATION make al
exhibit AT the Worlds Fair q 1888, and
your committee would recommend
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arate and stinct exhibit, and further,
that each local furniture ASSOCIATION
name one member - constitute a gen
eral committee - be called a Commit
tee on Furniture Exhibit attbe World e
Fair, the Chicago member 10 be cha o.
man Of said general c0glmittee. Ihl-
committee should ascertain the wants
and needs of the furniture manuiac
turcrs of the United States. and make
application for such space as may b.
required for tins exhibit
The subject II using bat one set Of
styles a year round was widely dis
cussed. The committee on labor re-
ported that as there was no trouble bc
tween employers and employees ln tnC
furniture business no report was neces
sarv.
The committee on nominations pre-
sented the following report: For presr
dent. +. y. BardweN, OF Boston. hr,
vice-presiient, Frank Winter. ot Chl
cago; second president, Joseph .
Scxlro, Cincinnati; third epresideut
". y. DAVIS. OF 1t. Louis: secretary anc
treasurer, :. c. Small, OF Boston. ]
was recommended that 10 change b'
; made IN the constitution. 1T was als'
recommended that the next meeting b.
held a. Boston on the FIRST Monday T
: June, 1891. The report Will be yoteC
. on at tomorrow S session.