[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 24, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H1502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         FURNITURE MARKET FACTS

  (Mr. COBLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, High Point, North Carolina, is known far and 
wide as the furniture capital of the world. High Point is hosting this 
week the largest wholesale home furnishing show in the world, where 
approximately 80,000 industry professionals have come from 50 States 
and 110 countries to buy, sell, and discuss furniture.
  The market was established in 1921 when 149 American companies 
organized their own show at a location central to the country's leading 
furniture manufacturers, and that is High Point, North Carolina.
  We extend best wishes to those at High Point this week for a 
successful market and extend furthermore a cordial welcome for all to 
return to High Point in the fall, in October specifically, for the fall 
market.




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