Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-13
CHAIRMAN cHAUVIN's ADDRkso.
An .Eloqusas Speech Eloquentiy Deliv'
cred.

Following the mayors address Chair
man chauvin spoke on the purport of
the gathering. He said:
GHNrLEaGxN-lu appearing before you
today I find myself Ia the positson Of
the Red river farmer of the north, who
gathered . larger crop from his sowing
than he expected, and his heart was
glad, and 40 10 mine today. From
little seed sown . year ago through the
great furniture Journals, l fnd three
crops Rathered ct the harvest, or four
Thousand fold.
In Grand Rapids, Cincinnati and New
York our confrsrss are gathered by the
thousands Ia respouse 70 . call Of .
year ago Tor the purpose Of devising
means for the betiermsnt Of our con-
ditiou. And, gentlemen, am sure We
will accomplish il. for bra,ns are not
LACKING in the furniture trade from the
iumbsrmen down. for though the
manufacturers claim . monopoly OF
that commodity % essential - business
success Ne will try 70 ses II they have
not left . few among the rstSilers, and
We have before us an opportunity OF
showing it today.
Promiueaee % ne Furniture Man.
Perchsd on the summlt OF the Rocky
mountains on the dividing range OF
the backbone OF this continent. look
from east 70 west and zee the thousauds
upon tundreds of Thousands OF happy
home3 Furnished with the art and skill
of the furniture trAdesmen, showing
the prominence the retail furniture
dealer attaine IA every community.
For unlike his brother tradesman, the
grocer, the butcher, the dryeoods
merchant, whoas wares quickly disap-
pear, his wares remain year after year
constant reminder of the dealer who
furnished them; and yet looking over
the vista OF years from the landing of
the first four.posted bedstead from
England on Plymouth Rock 10 the
present. time. that though the furniture
dealer by his prominence should rank
amoag che drss Of mercantile bodies,
Ne 6nd him unlike biz krsther tysdes.
men who have in their organised bod,el
Q head for their mutual protection.
| Alone We ind them as an individual u
be piucked ct will, but which would b
| almost impoanihls collectively.
| II 10 from this, gentlemen, sprung
the i1ea Of ealing upon yea - ssoso-
| be IN Convention 10 devise meone an6
| neasures 70 place Ourselves on plane
that belongs 10 rs Ia the merchAntil<
world and tat y sscond - Done.
cssssssss - Absssa
Cemented In The bonds Of brother
hood from eoean 70 ocean. ed from
the Gulf Of Mex,fo 20 the British poe
seeeions, - eao Enk % iDobuoeoo
chain that can make Itseh felt when
COR rights 80 sssaited anA ous fusa e.
mands are ignored.
For IL bas been my expefieuce, Aod
| no dcuhe u bas been yo9n. shas caesl
have srisen where Ne could get no re.
| crer without ereas trouble and ierAl
espsnss. enpiy bensues - vese - %
Individual. and because ~ he'd pol
sAe moral snnnoss q Ne holy Ct -
taslers thssuGh their sspfessoaAnvel
duly elected 70 enforce eur 1urt clam
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