Dalian will become a “solid wood furniture manufacturing base in China”  

John Hudeck was my great-uncle. He and his brother, Joe, were married to my paternal grandfather’s two sisters, Olga and Anna (nee Rau). They moved to Angleton from the Heights in Houston sometime in the 40s and started Hudeck Bros. Furniture. My grandfather, George Rau Sr., worked there as well. In fact, Hudeck Brothers Furniture was the reason that my grandfather moved to Angleton, and also the reason that my dad, George Rau Jr., and I both grew up there. The Hudecks were successful in business and sold the furniture store and retired to a ranch in the Hill Country near Comfort, Texas, in 1973, the year I was born. The Hudecks, Joe, John, Anna, and Olga, lived together their entire married lives, but never had children. They were devoutly Catholic, and just wonderful, wonderful people.

As you note, John died in 1998. He was the last one, as Anna, Olga, and his dear brother Joe, all preceded him, in that order.

The Hudecks had a furniture store where they sold new furniture and an “exchange store” where they sold used furniture. My dad thinks this truck probably would have been used to deliver furniture from the new store and the exchange store and also pick up furniture to be sold at the exchange store.

So, I think of all the furniture that John and his brothers sold & picked up and then delivered using that truck. I think of the hundreds of people who still have that same furniture somewhere; maybe in the same house perhaps. How many times was it sold, moved, passed-down…

Article by zhangtianyu

  Dalian in access to the world’s most livable cities in the country the first batch of Excellent Tourism City, National Civilized City, the most economically dynamic cities, the most aspire to the city, and many other awards, the turn to win a new honor – “China’s solid wood furniture manufacturing base” . This is a recent interview with reporters in Dalian Furniture Association, informed, and Dalian, China Furniture Industry to declare the regional characteristics, “China’s solid wood furniture manufacturing base” of the work has already started.      March 13, JIA Qing-wen, chairman of China Furniture Association, Liaoning Provincial Furniture Association, attended the general meeting, announced that China Light Industry Association and China Furniture Association, has accepted the declaration of the municipal government of Dalian. 2 to 4 March, China Furniture Association, Vice Chairman Chen Baoguang a special trip to Dalian, a field inspection Huafeng, China, art rattan and other solid wood furniture industry leaders to listen to the development of enterprises reporting to convene forum to listen to the views of solid wood furniture enterprises , and and the Dalian Municipal Economic and Trade Commission Director, Dalian Municipal Secretary Liu Yan for small and medium enterprises in the talks.      Dalian to declare the regional characteristics of China’s furniture industry, “China’s solid wood furniture manufacturing base” has a number of advantages: First, industrial advantages. Dalian solid wood furniture industry, large-scale, with its own brand, Dalian Huafeng has become China’s leader in solid wood furniture, furniture industry in northeast China based mainly on production of solid wood; second location advantages. Dalian is a bridgehead in Northeast hinterland is the shipping center in Northeast Asia, materials and furniture, import and export of convenient, cost-reduced; third resource advantages. China’s wood reserves in the Northeast region with the richest, the development of solid wood furniture manufacturing industry has a solid foundation, coupled with Russia’s neighbors, high-quality production of raw material imports and rapid; Fourth Exhibition advantage. Northeast China, Dalian has the largest international professional furniture exhibitions, the show has not only been the full support of the state Department of Commerce, and the inclusion of China Furniture Association, “Eleventh Five-year” development plan, businesses pass, as the platform for peer-off event can get a large number of International orders; five is an opportunity advantage. Dalian municipal government has a key support for furniture industry, capital investment funds for technological renovation and opening of furniture and vigorously support the development of enterprises, “about the construction of furniture and plate, Dalian Industrial Park proposal” was selected as this year, Dalian CPPCC key proposal for the further integration of furniture, industry, upper, middle and downstream industry chain and promote the development of Dalian, the furniture industry has been thoroughly implemented; 6 is a association of advantages. Last year in May, China Furniture Association, held in Dalian of China Furniture Association Professional Committee of the Preparatory Conference solid wood furniture, this year, May 28 Eleventh China International Furniture (Export) and Woodworking Machinery Exhibition organized by the occasion, will convene the inaugural meeting, Dalian Huafeng was elected chairman of the unit, the promotion of Dalian solid wood furniture brands bigger and stronger, in order to Dalian as soon as possible to become “China’s solid wood furniture manufacturing base,” lay a solid foundation; 7 is a trade advantage. As a coastal open city of Dalian has a large number of international trade is the throughput of Dalian Port highest in the country, together with customs, customs clearance to facilitate the fast, promoted the development of solid wood furniture.      Chen Baoguang vice president of field investigation concluded that, Dalian already has become a “solid wood manufacturing base in China,” conditions. Dalian to declare “China’s solid wood manufacturing base” ceremony will be at the eleventh China International Furniture (Export) and Woodworking Machinery Exhibition was held, when the China Furniture Association, the National furniture industry experts, well-known around the solid wood furniture enterprises will gathered in Dalian, a total of business in particular, solid wood furniture, furniture industry and development.      Dalian to become “China’s solid wood furniture manufacturing base” and will greatly enhance the international reputation of Dalian and the Dalian solid wood furniture industry awareness around the world to invest and build factories in Dalian in Dalian, exhibitors will be the best choice. Accelerate the development of supporting industries, professional furniture store matching increase in upper, middle and downstream industry chain, the formation of China International Furniture (Export) and Woodworking Machinery Exhibition influence on the expansion in Dalian Dalian solid wood furniture will become a city brand again. Manufacturing solid wood furniture to Dalian, to buy solid wood furniture, look at Dalian, will become the new fashion.