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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



September 25, 1922 



Evansville Furniture Market Well Attended 



The semi-annual furniture and stove market at Evansville, Ind., 

 that was held from Monday, September II , to Saturday, September 

 16, vi^as a success and the manufacturers expressed themselves as 

 being well pleased with the results. The exhibits were held in three 

 of the largest buildings in the city. The market was given under 

 the auspices of the Evansville Furniture Manufacturers' Association, 

 of which John C. Keller is secretary and traffic commissioner. 



Buyers came from many states and from Mexico. An especial 

 effort was made this year to get the Mexican merchants interested 

 in the market and special invitations, written and printed in Spanish, 

 were sent to them. The Mexican retailers who came to the market 

 expressed surprise at the size of the exhibits and the various lines 

 to select from. 



Sixty-five Evansville furniture and stove manufacturers had 

 exhibits on display and the number of out of town exhibitors was 

 larger than at the previous markets. The Evansville. business men 

 joined hands with the manufacturers to entertain the visitors and 

 buyers and there was some special form of entertainment each day 

 of the market. On Thursday afternoon of the week there was a 

 stag frolic on the steamer Verne Swain on the Ohio river, which 

 proved to be a most delightful affair. The boat went down the river 

 'as far as the new three million dollar government dam. At the 

 close of the market it was stated that the sales were larger than at 

 any previous market given in Evansville. The furniture and stove 

 manufacturers who secured large orders announced that they 

 would be able to run their plants for several months to come in 

 order to fill these orders. Between 200 and 300 buyers registered 

 at the market. The manufacturers expressed the belief that the 

 market will have a most stimulating effect upon the retail trade for 

 several months to come. The sales at the market v^'ere not only 

 greater in number but the volume of business done was a great 

 deal larger than at the market that w^as given last March. 



Mexicans Impressed With States 



Some of the Mexican retailers who visited the market said that 

 they would become regular attendants at the Evansville market in 

 the future. The Mexicans were well impressed with the United 

 States and remarked that if the United States would only recognize 

 the Ob re go n government that their country w^ould prosper as it 

 had never done before. 



Follow^ing is a partial list of exhibitors on the market: Crescent 

 Furniture Co., United States Furniture Co., Universal Furniture 

 Co., Buehner Chair Co., Evansville Table Co., Karges Furniture 

 Co., Crow^n Chair Co., Wemyss Furniture Co., Specialty Furniture 

 Co., Indiana Furniture Co., Evansville Mattress &c Couch Co., Qual- 

 ity Furniture Co., National Furniture Co., Evansville Desk Co., P. 

 H. Reddinger Mfg. Co., August Hausske Company, Chicago, Fenske 

 Brothers, Chicago, Illinois, Lloyd Mfg. Co., Menominee, Mich., 

 Shaaf & Schnaus Mfg. Co., Jasper, Ind., Hood Chair Co., London, 

 Tenn., The Marstall Furniture Co.. Henderson, Ky., Hannahs Mfg. 

 Co.. Kenosha. Wis.. Alaska Refrigerator Co., Muskegon, Mich. 



Globe-Bosse-World Furniture Co., Evansville Furniture Co., 

 Imperial Desk Co., Bockstege Furniture Co., Peabody School Mfg. 

 Co.. North Manchester, Ind., Sanitary Refrigerator Co.. Fond du 

 Lac, Wis., Troy Chair Co.. Troy. Ind., Midland Furniture Co. 



Wertz-Klamer Furniture Co., O. A. Klamer Furniture Co., 

 Monitor Furniture Co., Klamer-Goebel Furniture Co., Schelosky 

 Table Co., National Furniture Co., Crescent Upholstering Co., 

 Reinacker Mfg. Co., Ferdinand, Ind. 



Officers of the Market 



The officers and committees of the market w^ere as follows: 

 President, E. F. Karges; Vice-President, E. K. Scherer; Treasurer, 

 E. A. Schor ; Secretary-Commissioner, J. C. Keller. Directors, 

 C. B. Noelting, E. W. Ploeger. E. C. Schu, G. J. Zurstadt. Market 

 Executive Committee: G. E. Riechmann, Chmn : E. F. Diekmann, 

 ^X'. P. Krach, F. L. Schneiter, A. W. Schoettlin. Advertising Com- 

 mittee: H. L. Guth, Chairman; J. W. Boehne. Jr.. W. V. Dixon, E. 

 H. Noelting, E. C. Schu. Entertainment Committee: C. M. Frisse, 

 Chairman; F. W. Bockstege, E. F. Diekmann. H. J. Karges, A. W. 

 Schoettlin. J. C. Keller, General Secretary. 



Charles W. Talge, w^ho for many years was owner and manager 

 of the Evansville Veneer Company at Evansville, Ind., who is now 

 living a retired life at Los Angeles, Cal., was in Evansville a few- 

 days ago renewing old acquaintances. He is enjoying good health. 



.Albert F. Karges, president of the Karges Furniture Company 

 at Evansville, Ind., who for several years has been vice-president of 

 the Globe-Bosse-World Furniture Company in that city, has been 

 elected as president of the Globe-Bosse-World Furniture Company. 

 He takes the place of the late Benjamin Bosse, mayor of Evansville, 

 who died in April last. Mayor Bosse helped to organize the Globe- 

 Bosse-World Furniture Company and was its first president, which 

 position he held up to his death. Charles M. Frisse has been re- 

 elected secretary of the company and Edward W. Ploeger has been 

 chosen again as treasurer, which position he has held for many 

 years. Mrs. Anna Bosse, widow of the late Mayor Bosse, has been 

 elected chairman of the board of directors. Mayor Bosse vtf^as a 

 controlling factor in more than twenty-five leading industries in 

 Evansville and his estate was valued at more than a million dollars. 

 It is understood that Mrs. Bosse will assume a leading part in manag- 

 ing the affairs of many of the various industries. 



Correction 



In Hardwood Record's September I 0th issue appeared the foU j 

 lowing item under the heading "Huddleston Purchases Big Mill:'* 



"The plant is to be operated by the R. S. Huddleston Mahogany | 

 Company, which is now being organized, but the personnel of \ 

 which is not yet quite complete." 



This statement w^as incorrect for as noted in our issue of July 25» 

 1922. the Huddleston Mahogany Company, Inc., was incorporated] 

 in May, 1922, with the following officers: R. S. Huddleston, presi- , 

 dent; Ira Johnson, vice-president; D. W. Walker, treasurer, and! 

 R. P. Huddleston, secretary. 



The general headquarters of the firm are located at the plant 

 at Norfolk, Va., with sales office at 350 Madison avenue. New I 

 York. In addition to the plant purchased and remodeled, plans ' 

 are now being prepared for the installing of a fully equipped ! 

 veneer mill. j 



The company will specialize in genuine mahogany and in addic- 

 tion will carry on a general topical or finished wood business. 



