Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12
FURNITURE 1Hl MAGNET
With Which the Valley City
Attracts the World.
MIDSUMMER MARKET IN FULL BOON
Leading Farnitare Companies of the
City Have Their Warsreoms Packed
with Beautiful Dsssgns-soms
Outside Parties.

Oa1Aoe
Much as the learned ones, the theor
lists, theologians and advanced thinkers
may boast Of the enlightenment and in
teliigence of this great Nineteenth CEN
tury, history is continually. day after
day, marked for its repetition. Few
probably have thought OF it but this as
sertlon is really affirmed IN regard to
the great furniture factories to which
this handsome little city owes it's fame
which encircles the whole globe. The
ancients and the medievals had their
meccas for certain features, ceremosies
and speciaIties in trade. So the COM
modities which are constructed III
America are centralized IN certain conn.,
muntirs or cities. At this time OF the
year Grand Rapids is the cyncsure OF
all who are interested IN any
article Of furniture. Notwitnstand-
ing the boastlng anu adver,is-
ing of the lager cities who strive
to come into competition with il, the
Valley City is truly che mecca of this
industry, an industry whose product en-
ters into every lnciosure or home. no
matter how rich or how humble. Ii
you doubt it, go to the Morton House.
There moro than hundred OF buyers
and sellers in this line, representing a
residence in every portion Of the coun-
try are just at present making their
homo IN this popular hosiery.
To speak generally of the fifty or
more factories in Grand Rapids, they
are all as busy rs bees. despite the fact
that industrious employees long for the
invigorating cool at M.chigan's num-
berless resorts. Among those who are
certainly enjoying booming trade is
the WoIden furniture factory. This
institution is situated on the West Side,
hear the Chicago 4 West Michigan rail-
road bridge. While they make q gen.
eral line Of furniture, they have fallen
into making few specialties, as lead
ers. chief among which are folding
beds and sldeboards. Furniture dealers
are beginning to realize, through the
trade Of the masses, that the folding
bed Is winning a wide appreciation as a
convenience and under certain circum-
stances il is virtually luxury.
The Worden company at the factory
and through their selling agents, King.
man, Limbert 4 Bromer, located in the
Blopgett building, are showing fine
and varied assortment OF this now very
popular commodity. Tney also display
an excellent line OF medium styles,
which are luxurious and attractive
looking in design and finish. Great ad-
vancement has been made in the EN-
Enlistment of the medium grades. sud
to that extent that the suggestion Of
cheapness 10 entirely hidden or dis
guised. 1t is the line of goods for
which there is . steadily increasing de
mand, and though the past week has
been the opening week, and buyers
have been to great extent only arrv-
ing and getting settled. the Wordeu
company report brisk business.
The Sigh Furniture Company down
on Buchanan-st., have their large sales
rooms literally damned with goods.
which have already been inspected by
. large number OF buyers. The con-
slant extensions to their factory, which
have been made from time to time,
seems but another argument in con-
firmxtion of the fact that there is a great
and growing demand for medium
priced goods. The Sigh Company's
medium priced chamber sets, tasty
sideboards and chiffonieres are respon-
slble for this large business.
The Gum Folding Bed Company are
beselged with dealers and commission
men who who want to secure territory
| for what is certainly an ingenious, conn.,
| Portable, convenient and clean conlbi-
nation. Elliott & Congle, of New
York, who are courteously represented
by "Dick" Elliott and G. Summers i'll
the Gilbert building, corner of Monroe
and Spring-sts., have certainly obtain.
ed prize in securing the New York
and Brooklyn territory for this bed.
They have also u fine display of rock
| ers and medium priced chamber suits
aud sideboards, winch have been sent
| here BY outside firms.
| The designs OF the Princess Dressing
Case Company, which are shown at lO1
Ottawa-st., come in for good share oil
| attention from visitors to this market
| This dressing case is . novelty which
speaks for ard sells itself on sight.
| Light colored woods are becoming
expensive and probably for the reason
that nearly every furniture factory II
increasing the demand for 1t. The New
England Furniture Company, of Thu
city, are offering some beautiful speci
mems of oak chamber suits, chiffon
iercs, sideboards, writing desks and fold
ing beds, which are made in sixteenth
century, old English and antique styles
|. The Grand Rapids School Furniture
Company are soliciting the trade to IN
| epect their roll curtain desks, which
must make competition uneasy, wher
the question Of price is concerned. j
| Is indeed feature that m ust attrac
for its usefulness and cheapness.
Under the direction of Gen. |. c
| Smith the Converse Manufacturing
Company has been spurred and Invig
/ Grated, as If infused with new blood
and the operation OF Its vast plant j
| now directed with such sagseity ant
| energy that the concern Is established
among the leaders. They are pushin,
for business this month, and have ;
| new folding bed that will certainly
commend itself to the trade, NJ IT Offer
many new ideas and improvement
which are not merely new, but sugges
such utility "a ought 10 insure iarg'
sale. In fact, IL is conceded 10 I've jus
the thing for hotels and buildings con
structed for lodging aud email house
keeping.
A combination Of Eastern firms ha
taken possession of the Biodgett bulid
ing on Ottsws-st-. and they are vel