The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-11-03
NO DROP IN
FURNITURE

To our Many Friends and Patrons;
who have bcsn figuring that fur,
niture prices will tumble with Other
commodities; Here is an cxtrAc,
from the Pacific Furniture Trsds:'
A recent announcement 10 ths
trade by J. l.. Young. president Of
tho Retail Furniture Association oi
the United States. states: "rurni,
ture will not Join other commodi-
tics In tho tumblinE Of prices for
some time to come. and the descent
to lower level Of prices will b.
gradual"
This followed tho conference be-
tween the representatives Of the
National Associations OF Manufac.
turers and Retailers. held at Grand
Rapids on September 2sth and
30th.
Ths fact that every piece OF fur
niturc turned out BY the 500 fac
tories having membership In the
national organization Of furniture
manufacturers represents SO per
cent Of labor determined the con.
fsrence at Grand Rapids to mako
no effort at lowering OF prices.
To do 30 would be to disrupt the
wages OF more than 100000 mon
employed In the furniture-mAking
craft and thus lead TO . serious In.
dustrial disturbance.
RraOlutiou Adoptr<l
Il was after considering the
wage element and following an OK.
haustive investigation that . Joint
conference OF the national manufac-
turers and the national retailers
passed thu following resolution:
whereas. there has recently been
established new and lower levels OF
prices on . number OF commodities:
and whereas. Il has generally been
reported that the costs OF msnufsc-
turing furniture have been material
" reduced: and whereas. the retail
merchants. desirous Of sscertaininG
facts. have requested the executive
OF the Retail Furniture
Association Of the United States to
make . careful and thorough ap-
slysis Of the conditions governing
the cost OF manufacturing furniture
today and to insist upon a lower
level OF prices u conditions wers
found TO warrant them: and whercs
%, this Investigation has been
made In . most extensive and
thorough manner: snd whereas. it
has .bssa dstsruinsd that there can
b no changes affecting the cost Of
furniture Gencrsliy that would indi.
cate that any material reduction
could take place In the immediate
future without affecting seriously
the wage and steady employment
Of the men employed In the furni-
lure factories: therefore be Il
Resolved by the furniture manu-
fscturers In national council as
sembled. that the details OF the ind
Ings Of this investigation be con-
veyed TO all branches OF the In |
iustry and TO the public generally; |
and be II further !
Resolved, that the secretary be |
Instructed to keep the members OF
this council Informed CT any
In market conditions that
Affect the cost Of manufacture. and
that We deem II de-
,irable and to the best interest OF
he furniture Industry. as well rs
he American home. that concerted
s6ort be exercised by the manufac-
urer to reduce manufacturing costs
,ther than that of labor. and to re-
iect these reductions In the hnished
product ~ soon NJ possible; and be
I further
Resolved. that to our best know
edge and belief no general reduc-
Ions In the price OF furniture can
take place at this time. and
hat the decline would be extreme
y gradual and can only come with
'arallel reduction In the manufac-
uring cost"
hsve had . streak OF yellow up
ny back - wide as the Panama
anal. Consequently have not
aft one avenue open that would
I've me information and have more
han one letter from some Of the
iGgest men In the game. telling me
,hy there could not be q reduction
I this time.
Respectfully.
PERKINS FURNITURE