Telegram-herald., 1891-01-29

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wes<aoa Mssirk and ssSaro~e
Morley v<Fe sneaxsa IA hesssa eonr
uevsrsy - Ne Morson iAes sven.ss'
Cz1load vs. trying 70 explain % Ass-
eek how b eaue - b dubbed
lead. !" bat Messsxk was evidently a.
pnssd - tnke vAas Morley bad - ssy
With ssversl grsias Of allowances
sYoa ses,s szd Morley, "a vas I'll
started over fall hand. and tns
darned thing has eluag to me via
tsnseaky Ike unto fate ever ssacs:
ssles, yes, thai u do" answered Mes
sick "but The but the best u you so,k
"a old codgex in hsthing with you,
and when you got HIM well out In the
ewim you held him up and said nov
look here you old rooster, J talked .
lung out o. me trying 70 cell you N
order IL furniture, and ] ana very
used; make is . car load Of suits ~ ~,
or condemn ms II don's NIL both OF
your lungs With aqua pusa here and
nov. That's The way you gos The name
Morley"
And Morley said not . word, but as
sumed an air Of injured innocence.
Mr.. Messlck 10 : clever fellow. He
represents the Hawks Furniture COM
pany Of Goshen, lad. After he had
disposed OF . car load, he ventuEed 10
say 70 the TELEGRAM-HERALp that the
market hsrc Was regarded As the very
acme OF desirahiity by all msnufacI
urers. why" sAid he, "Mr. Morley
represents Us in this market and We are
inclined TO think that we couldn't do
business without . salesman here. The
fact is that ali the furniture world
turns instinctively 10 Grand Rapids Tor
style. finlsh aud price. A manufacturer
without an agent here, is not in II. ICES.
came late, but then our interests have
been well represented by Mr.. Morley,
and I am here moro to congratulate
him on mis- success than 70 make rifle
myself
: Charles r. Hunt. city recorder OF the
city of Jackson, was III attendance
upon the meeting of the Masonic Grand
Lodge. Mr.. Huu is one OF those WIDE
awake, popular fellows. who is always
TO the front. He 10 not q laxative
man, but one OF thosegentlemen whose
grip Of the hand inspires one with
confidence that's pleasing toexperience.
He thinks that jackson is one OF the
gems ornamenting the bright galaxy OF
Michigan's peerless cities, and 1t would
take weeks solid argument 70 con-
vince him that the Prison city 10 not
several times larger. in moot respects,
than it really is. Mr.. Hunt 10 q promi-
,,onk mo ar, onI ~ and IL
what IN general terms is known as q
princcly good fellow.
Mr.. Caldwell represents the Con-
nersville Furniture Company. He is
. keen, shrewd observer. Speak
ing of the furniture trade he
remarked last evening, "You cannot
make observations on the extent Of traf-
tic without taking into consideration the
prior history Of the local market. We
come into this market to compete with
local manufacturers. OF course, in
dong this we contribute more or less
to the value of Grand Rapids as a
market, but we are perfectly willing to
do this. Why? Well, it centrahzes
the trade, and if this was not the chief
center, we would be obliged to go to
several different points. This would
entail q much heavier expense. than to
como here. Yes; . larger building,
devoted to exchange purposes, would
prove advantageous, but there would
necessarily be required total separa-
ton of compartments for the exhibition
of samples. In the furniture trade We
must have both publicity and privacy.
A paradox? Yes, but you see we must
have public place to show our wares
and at the same time private place to
sell them, seeY'
my trade has been very good, better
than at any time since came into this
market. / have sold several heavy
orders, not alarmingly large, Sir, but
they are satisfactory to me and were
satisfactory to the house. Well, yes,
tine open market Is about closed, the
big buyers having come and gone.
Sorry couldn't haven't talked with
you before. Good day, SIR"
Hon. /. NJ. Weston stood chatting
with friend in the lobby 1.-THE Morton
last evening.
How do you like the newspaper
business" interrupted the TELEGRAM
HERALD.
.sTo tell you the truth, sir, know
very little about it. John was given
caste blanche to do the business, was
told how much to spend, and l suppose
he has done 1t. At least he has not
called upon me since the paper was
started" and Mr.. Weston struck an
attitude OF self-complacency and heroic
devotion to determination to sink or
swim that was agreeable to behold.