City Mattress Moving into New Era of Expansion

From: The Journal Record | Date: January 23, 1993| Author: Max Nichols | Copyright information

For more than 60 years, the Waller family has manufactured high quality mattresses in Oklahoma City.

It's a tradition that has involved several family members since 1929, when C.L. Waller opened his own business. The old-fashioned quality has been maintained despite a series of changes that led to City Mattress Co. under Waller's son Doug _ and finally to selling the firm to Marty Buchanan of Oklahoma City.

"The key to a high quality mattress is the amount of cotton used i...

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