The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-02
WIRE GRASS FURNITURE.
New Orleans Capitalists TO Try m
Experiment

A movement is on foot to establish a
tdCtoIy IN New Orleans for the nanllfac-
care OF wire grass furniture. and. if SIC
cesslul, II will be one Of the two Indus
tries Of its kind in the world savs re
IlneS Democrat
Inc use of CareX stricta. OF wire grass
IN the manufacture of binding Irvine fOr
gram, chairs, settees tables ,crecns
doors, baby carriages music stands -
IN TACT OF almost every article OF f1rDi-
lure ana every novelty in wh.cn Wi, 0tV
~ I Iat u Is used, is new industry hat
years. '1'9' III 60
The entire output is at present con-
SloiIea Dy one firm. and so great mas
so ia - ne ueilland That this company Is
5 5 70 De SIX months behind in S or
ueIS. II requires expensive machfrsry,
10 prepare the grass for use I'm T7ai- -
duLnI5ure, ana as these machines arr.
oSMIleq ana patented by the company re-
IeIted to, it is probable that the fg.ioe
WI nave TO be purchased from if buf
oIe llhlShed articles arc made nv 6a1d
~ ~ 9ny one IS at liberty to engage In
the manufacture Of them
Up TO three years ago this grass was
Co,ti9iueIed worse than useless as r "a
WHolly lacking in nutritive qualities ana
- 50 tough that 1t is unfit for feej r-,1
stock. Large tracts of land 49, - -, aoL
COiSIoered worthless are covered ,,itG
inns grass, and thousands If acres ha[a
Zen bought by the company referred + ,
anu many thousand acres more bo,o -
secured by lease But II Is said ma ~
SldSS apounds in the marshes OF / an
9i9iid ana other Southern states and Ia
a. '4iiEc inns tne manufacture Of furniture
Is contemplated in this CITY IA
urn.ture made from this erase q, cola
70 De lar superior to that made from
Iattan or willow, as it is not onIv NOR.
a. tIslIc ana pleasing to the eve but nv
reason OF It's SOftness and DIiabflit[, 10
more comfortable, and at the ssna it,
more durable 1'-0 '"Iiie llIiIe
es me EN- new W industry If started VIII nee
eSsdr4ly pc on a small scale At the 10
ginning, but II offers wonderF,If ,'n,sftt1
lCIes Tor future development, both i'm Inc
employment Of labor and the Iti1i1a+tlS
OF a material that has heret of0ra 49, 80
considered worthless No0A
me articles made from this grass ara
more expensive than those rngdc 80
willow or rattan but their dlIraTuit,+ "a, "a
for the additional cost 00''' eii9ei 70
ne uses 10 which wire grass NAV, he
put are practically ulimitabIe II 10
uaeu not only for furniture. but for 0oo-
GooL - LIS - anu rugs, carpet Innings and
t t1 ueauenlngs, wall coverings, finish n .,
! Lof ceilings, and, in fact so varied . -
us uses that a house or room M. -
furnished with articles made from Il ~
SucH variety as to produce a beaurirI5i
anu ~ attlStlc effect in interior dec0rafi0T,
80 varied are its uses that il seems
D-iu OliIy question Of time until IL
%IH SuperSede all other materials for
ne ne making OF house furnishfnas ana nov
eII-es IN which lIghtness duretr . -
d[IlStlc effect are desired
/, w ME the present cost IS r,,.rbaps IN
INC way OF general use OF 81 re grass
soon eliminate this objection and Az, w "a
VINO VINO are familiar with its value predict If
WIN soon be the faVorite furnishfne, mo
ter1al OF the future house