Show NO 81 KEITH OBRIEN REED LORE CO I In n By fly D D DELANCEY B t LANCEY u y t tu UTAH boasts tho only reed furniture furni furni- I. I turo ture manufactory between Los Angeles n the heart of or tho the Industry and Chicago o. o This Is the Keith OBrien plant run In connection with the Ke Keith OBrien department store under the thc direction of oC H. H N. N Byrne Brne general manager mana er of or tho the store Although tho the Industry In Utah Is Id only three years old it helps supply the mark markets ts In Boston Now York Philadelphia Chicago and all nil intervening intervening inter inter- cities And there is a a. bigger demand for the tho product than Utah can supply The factory was brought from Los Angeles Ans three years ears ago abo and now oc occupies c- c curIer practically one floor noor of or the thc store building Tins This was done on accoUnt ac- ac account account ac ac- count of or the tho prohibitive freight rates on reed articles ne Reed d Lore Is the the tho name namu given by Keith O'Brien's to Industry W. W W. W Hills manager of or In In- In tenor furnishings and decorations department de 10 e- e at the tire store Is in direct charge charce of or the factory Only skilled reed weavers arc are employed em om At present the payroll includes eighteen workers though the factory factor could employ people The scarcity scare scare- t ty of prevents a L lar larger er personnel of or Preparations I are being made to open a L school for forthe forthe I the tho blind i In connection with nIth with the the fac- fac According to Mr lulls Hills the blind can become excellent reea recO Imported The Tho reed used is ported Imported J J It Is from China the thO le 1 split or natural state In are n works The Thc frame framo framon required a In of or rock elm grown be bc beIt used Is Minnesota Rock elm twit be it ben bends s easily and COn can and formed in graceful used arc are cut In rock rockers rocker rs of oC the tire finest finen tr trl Is la one weaving d beell only lint l known though It has state tate 01 of J opell to its present N in recent years ears The Tho art art artIs is very cry old old It of ot yearS earS ago hundreds y China Chinn In a ci United Stats Stat's brought to tho the United developed to It Its pr state and was Los Ios An in jO i artistic conception Do J Reed need furniture la is other oIlier n noW no ruf on Ill I'll Illand J Jand beauty with an any InterIor and Is used extensively l by y ora orators tor on 01 c Three workers worker Are are UE theand the thO bin piece picco th tire the frame v 0 On an w and the tine fine Beaver Beaver- th r w for tor required three days arc aro ref w The Tue complex i w more or ac treated with enamel and nod jn Inc a aa e Insures its Us durability I. I artistic value aluA O tn the tho Articles made at dM Y bed chairs factor factory include basket elP cr tables lounges e dining row room room breakfast sets acts And ana S D sets room room sets davenports novel U. U |