Telegram-herald., 1891-01-11


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- nnskasns epeor0eas n 80 nfsas
- 1ser1Anay ~ Gzasa naptaA
Ths Morton lo>by wAs deserted ~
night TIE men Who hsvs bnxzed on1
harEained The Whole wssk qaiotly ~
6rsd from the held of trade coaaact.
and isfs il - TIE regular run of goonlA
Many Of them sought NE quies Of thsis
roons: some of thsm snswered invita-
tons 70 spend the evening With eity 80
quainsanoes, bat more ct them wsrs At
txacted " the ssWatss ouesn'' spscsaeie
at nowsrs'. anticipating someshing
more diverting n the ballet than in
hedskeads. chslEs and sidshnards- They
take The world easy. the furniture
msn. apd. when bunnen il over. give
thounoo1yoo over % amueoment. much
eftor tho fnahion Of mice wheu In
formed that Sir Thonaas u away on an
excufsion.
This week viii BE- improved BY the
purchasers vino spent al last week ex-
amining and inspecting. Most OF them
know just what they want. and will
place Their orders without undue soiicl-
tatlon. But the sellers will not he sat
lsfied with such tame proceedings. and
will combine to talk an arm on the
buyer who announces that ms mind Is
made up. They are more hlgh-toned
IN urging the merits OF their wares
than the pisbiau book agent. but not
one whit less persistent and demonstra-
tive. The quiet fish IN the selling pool
10 liable TO move out of his lethargy 20
ind that he 10 sucker, and 6nd the
bait oil gobbled up by the active fell
lows. who early and late agitate the
puddle.
The sales have been more numerous
and Of greater magnitude than was
expected they would be. The home
people have given tho outsiders an
open field while they have been getting
their samples in readiness. Therefore
most Of the sales have been made by
the visitors, and it is difficult to ap-
proximate the number or value Of
them. Oliver McCllntock, one of the
heaviest buyers, has not commenced
yet. Said he: al will be ready next
week, / presume. You can not get
wind Of transactions, except those
made in the hotels, but think there
has been . considerable quantity of
furniture bought and sold this week"
Another veteran buyer said: 'Can not
estimate the weeks salea, but think
they are larger than for any cor
responding period since the Influx of
furniture men in Grand Rapids first
began"
"The idea of Furniture exchange
mentioned in your paper this morning
10 first classl enthusiastically exclaimed
an Iowa dealer. "You cannot overesti-
mate its advantages to us outsiders.
Here We are now. compelled to hire any
room we can get, high or low, adequate
or inadequate, where our goods are al
most thrown in for exhibition. II you
had suitable building, accessibly To-
Gated, it would pay = good rate of in-
terest on the money invested. The
rental from the outside dealers alone
would amount to . handsome fund, not
to mention that from permanent ten
ants in Offices, etc. l have no clearly
defined idea of what such . building
should be like, but it should have =
large number of show rooms, . lobby
or hall for conference and such pro-
ceedings as naturally belong TO an ex-
change. think it would be wise, when
the crowd is greatest, TO call = meeting
of all concerned and discuss this prop
osition. There's lots Of meat In it."
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