The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17
FuRM,TUR. MEMS CONVENTION



fncturcrs--.;ew Railroad Building.
ST Louis. June Q.-The Furniture
Manufacturers Convention has proved
Il great su cess and has added another
lini to the chain OF su cc>sful commer-
cial conventions held in st. Lou ;.
Trade after trade has met in this city
in convention and almost without ex-
,cption delegates have gone away en-
thusiastic u to tn ir tr atm mt and as
the success of the gathering. But
although st. ! ol,s is tac third manu-
factuI ing city in ihI con itry AMI i,
equally prominent a furniture jo :
b.ng ccnic IN 5 is the first time The
manu- lucturcrs in this line have met in
the Convention ity. The proceedings
were mhl ltcd By harmony and prompt
uc,s ard although no vexcd quest ons
Of impo tancr Were taken up an de-
cided there WAS still enough matter OF
intcrcst TO pI tide lively sessions and
wcll ,usta ned debates.
T. he rational headquarters OF the
Travellers Protective Asso .iation, hav-
ing hcen to- some I me iocntsd in -.
'u'> ~ - rr s'tV e ->atonri Prs
iuenJ lIv. y. :. crowu oE unusual Gime l.
5 ous LEFT for Peoria on Monday to at
tend the unnual co vsut.on, and u
inaintd to 70 on to Chicago to take
p,rt in the 7. =. 4. celebrations at the
World Ia T. on Saturday. TGc qucs-
iion Of the wp commercial ti'ayclc $
days at the fai.. June 10 md July > !,
h wing lccn canvaSsc very fully 10 al
'ntimcnt proved Nm MIN lus'y in favor
of the form T. day, and hen c whilc
there viii be some .,oOl st. Louisians
in jackson l'arll on Saturday. there
Will be few. i any. on July -.
'i'hc builders of III. new Union De-
pot are ahead OF tim in their wo't,
and the ,rgsst II on depot in Amer
/ a Will be oIcn for traffic this sum
fucr. The main bull ling is in n very
forward condition and the sheds with
Their tliTty-two parallel tracks and
In. t;yo and hal acres OF glass in
the oof are ncarly r'ady for Lu mess.
TIE depot 90 crs an area O, twenty
acres, Out already thc-c :irc rumors OF
proposed rnlurErmcUts l. pert crit cs
have noti., d tina. III. front is so
planned ns to allow fer Il c approlch
~ d cntfan, e of ira ks from thn north
and it is uino-cd that the darlington
rosd, which IS abpui 10 tonst net II
raAscn, cr depot month o. the Union
y not will seek powers to run n CON
II 'ct'u" li"~. -" Hound Ton Mar ret
-.---ohScr - isoe' To asvon'nodatc
r;ii roads using the Merchants Tcrmi-
fa,s. is about 10 bc construct d and
wo il is alrya ly &C nm"n. ed on the
belt Line OF the latter terminal sys-
ton, which will ski t the city few
miles bcyoad the lin Is and take care
OF the iinmensr uIao mt o. through
traffic without passin, TIN ough the
&c licr of the c,ty ut all.
= lie popularity of cycling in this
section is growing rapidly. Annual
meets take pln,e on iXed dates, among
item being ihc idc to De- Soto on the
first sunday n .Inc. Seventy five
IN formed idcrs made this We V dill
cult trip over the mountains last sun
dnv. amonr their number being foar
gold medal men from Chicago, who
came specially for the purpose. The
distance is only fifty miles, but it l.,
belicscd % be the most difficult fifty
miles TO cover within several hundred
mile, of this place, and even the best
trained and old st riders find it a mat-
ter of considerable difficulty. The
pro cedines took quite the na ture of n
triumphal procession and the trip was
Althout Il t rained hard for an h ur
the elements We're so obliging that Ill
the rain came during the dinner hour
and rot drop fell while the men were
on the road. ] he party returned to
st. | ouis v special ear and of the long
line of riders only one missed counc.-
osn and was unable 10 rcturn with
he party.