The state herald., 1893-06-16
FURNITURE MEMS CONVENTION


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st. LOUIS. Juno 9.-The Furniture
Manufacturers Convention has proved
great success and has added another
link TO the chain OF successful CONNER
cial conventions held in st. Louis.
Trade after trade has met in this city
in convention and almost without ex-
ccption delegates have gone away en-
thusiastic rs TO their treatment and rs
to the success of the gathering. But
although st. Louis Is the third manu-
featuring city in the country and is
equally prominent rs furniture jo :.
bling center this is the first time tho
manufacturers in this line have met in
the Convention City. The proceedings
were marked by harmony and prompt
ness and although no vcxed questions
of Importance were taken up and de.
cided there was still enough matter of
interest TO provide lively sessions and
well sustained debates.
The national headquarters OF the
Travellers Protective Association, hav.
ing been for some time located in st.
Louis.in n:ca city tue national Pres
ident lives, = crowd of unusual dimen-
sions left for Peoria on Monday TO at
tend the annual convention, and u
large percentage Of the crowd has re-
manned to 20 on to Chicago to take
part In the 7. p. A. celebrations at tho
Worlds Fair on Saturday. The ques-
ton Of the two commercial travellers
days ut the Fair, June 10 and July 90,
having been canvasscd very fully, local
sentiment proved una nimously in favor
OF the former day, and hence while
there will be some 1000 st. Louisiaus
in jackson Park on Saturday, there
will be few, II any, on July 90.
The builders of the new Union De.
pot are ahead OF time In their work,
and the largest Union depot In Amer
lea will be open for traffic this sum
mer. The main building In In very
forward condition and the sheds with
their thirty-two parallel tracks and
the two and . half acres Of glass in
the roof src nearly ready for business.
The depot covers nm area OF twenty
acres, but already there are rumors Of
proposed enlargements. Expert critics
have noticed that tho front Ia SO
planned ~ TO allow for the approach
ard entrance OF tracks from the north
and II In rumored that the Burlington
road. which Ia about to construct .
passenger depot north Of the Union
d not will seek powers 70 run con.
meeting line. The Round Ton Market
..ssenkcr Depot, 70 nccOmmouul 10
railroads using the Merchants Tcrmi-
nails, Is about to be constructed and
work In already commenced on tho
Belt Line Of the latter terminal sys.
TEN, which will skirt the city few
miles beyond the limits and take care
OF the immense amount OF through
traffic without passing through the
ecnter Of the city At all.
The popularity of cycling In this
section is growing rapidly. Annual
meets take place on fixed dntes, among
them being the ride TO De Soto on the
first Sunday In June. Seventy. Eve
uniformed iidcra made this very din.
cult trip over the mountains last SUM-
dav. among their number being four
gold medal men from Chicago, who
came specially for the purpose. Tho
distance Ii only fifty miles, but II Il
believed 10 be the most difficult flfiy
miles TO cover within several hundred
miles Of this place, and even the hest
trained and oldest riders find II mat
ter OF considerable dihiculty. Tho
proceedings took quite the nature OF q
triumphnl procession and the trip was
mnrred with hut very few mishaps.
Although II raincd hard for an h ur
the elements were 80 obliging that all
the rnin came during the dinner hour
and not drop fell while the men were
ON tho road. Tho party returned TO
St Louis by special car and OF the long
line OF riders only one missed connec.
ton and was unable TO return with
the party.