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April 5th, 1881.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
DOMESTIC
.AJSTD EXPORT
NEW YORK, APRIL 5TH, 1881.
YOL. IY.
TRADE.
No. 5.
Rugg & Richardson, give their undivided personal attention to the manu-
facture of their wood working machines, and the buzz planer which they are
now advertising, is the latest product of their skill and will no doubt per-
form all they claim for it.
Mr. Price, the receiver of the broken Brattleboro bank, has recently
made his report to the stockholders in which a very damaging state of affairs
is set forth. By this report it is shown that Waite's losses in the organ
business are estimated by Receiver Price at $105,000.
Silas M. Waite, ex-president of the broken Brattleboro bank, will be
tried, if his health permits, at Rutland, Vermont, some time next May.
While in Boston a few days ago, we called upon Mr. A. M. McPhail,
the eminent piano manufacturer of that city, and was shown a beautiful
imperial upright grand of his make which he had just sold direct to a lady
in St. Clair, Mich. The piano is probably now on its way to the purchaser,
and when it reaches her we wish to congratulate her on the possession of
such a fine instrument.
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While on a visit to Derby, Conn., recently we found every evidence that
the
Sterling Organ Company were doing a splendid business. They are cer-
HOW ME. GREENER STATES HIS CASE.
tainly turning out very beautiful styles of instruments, and if they do not
The following is a copy of a letter which has been recently received from sell well it is not their fault, nor the fault of the three skillful gentlemen,
Mr. Greener's lawyer by a well-known firm of organ manufacturers :
Messrs. Sterling, Blake and Hawkins, who manage the business with great
GENTLEMEN : In reply to your favor, I would say that inasmuch as I ability. Concerning the merits of one of their styles, " The Imperial," we
wish to bring a test case on the patent, and am short of funds for that pur- need only refer our readers to the picture on another page; it speaks volumes
pose, I would be willing to sell you license during the continuance of the in its own favor.
patent, or any re-isstie of the same, (which means forever), and release you * On the occasion of a recent call at the warerooms of Messrs. Steinway
from any claim we may have by reason of past infringement thereof, for the & Son, in this city, we were surprised and pleased to find our old friend, Mr.
sum of $200, if speedily arranged. Otherwise, I must claim royalty of $10 N. Stetson, at his post again. Mr. Stetson is looking much better than when
on each infringing instrument made by you in the past or future. Awaiting he left the city for his sojourn in Florida, and his face and hands bear evi-
your earliest reply, Yours Respectfully,
F. R. MINRATH. dences of exposure to plenty of sunlight. We expressed our surprise to Mr.
Is anything more required than the above letter to show on what a Stetson that he should have returned to the North during this inclement
slender foundation this claim of Greener's rests ? He not only has a patent, season, but he is a worker and cannot keep away from business for any length
which, in our opinion, and also in that of many experts in the music busi- of time. A little idleness goes a great way with him.
ness is "worthless, as has been abundantly shown in this paper, but he now
Orders for the " Hardman" Piano still continue to be ahead of produc-
has the aplomb, as they say in French, to try and obtain funds from one of
the organ manufacturers wherewith to find out by a test case whether his ing capacity at Messrs. Hardman, Dowling & Peck's factory in this city, in
patent is good for anything or not. Nothing is said in the above letter as spite of their great manufacturing facilities, which will be increased about
to reimbursing the aforesaid manufacturer who is to advance the money May 1st, by the occupancy by them of the entire building in which their
to be used against himself and his brother manufacturers. Probably Mr. factory is situated. Mr. Hardman says, "what is better than all the rest is
Greener thinks if the money is lost it would be lost in a good cause; but that prices hold up well."
then again perhaps the organ manufacturer does not think so. If he should
Messrs. J. Estey & Co., of Brattleboro, Vt., are about enlarging their
consent to contribute $200 for this purpose we should be inclined to think works, and are now making their plans to see to what extent they can in-
that there was at least one man in the world greener than Greener.
crease their facilities, so that they can turn out about 200 organs a month in
addition to their usual production.
THE BEOKEN BEATTLEBOEO BANK.
J. M. Stewart, the publisher of cheap music in Philadelphia, is coming
R. J. B. WHITNEY, the organ reed manufacturer of Brattleboro, Ver- to this city to run opposition to S. T. Gordon.
mont, and a brother of Milo Whitney, the organ key maker, of
Mr. E. D. Tuttle, the genial traveling salesman of The Scovill Manu-
Worcester, Mass., once deposited $4,000 worth of bonds with Silas M. facturing
Waterbury, Conn., was in Worcester, Mass., and Brattleboro'.
Waite, at that time president of the now broken Brattleboro bank. This Vermont, Co.,
recently. He was selling brass for reeds to the reed makers and
money disappeared in 1871 in connection with Waite's operations in that organ manufacturers.
bank. Suit for the recovery of the money was twice brought against Waite
Wlien in Worcester, about ten days ago, we found Messrs. Taylor &
and the bank; it was carried to the Supreme Court of Vermont, thence to
the Supreme Court of the United States which declared that the bank was Farley, the organ manufacturers, in high spirits over the present condition
responsible and that the case must be tried over again to conform to this of trade and the prospects for spring business. Mr. Mclntyre of this com-
idea. This was done a few weeks ago at New Fane, Vermont, where Waite pany stated that they had done a larger business during the last three
is incarcerated in jail, and a verdict was returned in favor of Whitney for months than they had ever done before since he had been in Worcester.
$4,000 and interest, amounting altogether to $7,000.
Mr. J. McTammany, Jr., was also visited by us in Worcester and said
that his organette was selling splendidly and strictly for cash. He also
GAZETTE.
stated that he never sent out any instruments on consignment. Mr. Mc-
MONTREAL.—J. Hecker, musical instruments, has been sued by Mrs. Jane Tammany said that while he was not piled up with organettes in every stage
Cook for $4,000, money loaned him, it is said, when he commenced of construction, still he was manufacturing so extensively and rapidly that
business—and by his landlord for rent. The store was closed up, and he could readily fill large orders at very short notice. Mr. McTammany had
at a meeting of creditors, held on the 16th inst., it was proposed to five interferences granted to him in U. S. Patent Court against The Mechani-
grant him an extension of twelve months, but no definite arrangement cal Orguinette Co. during the week ending March 20th.
was arrived at. It is understood that he will wind up his affairs and go
The World's Fair project is still without a president, and the commit-
to Manitoba.
tee have come to the very sensible conclusion of not taking any further
action in the matter of the selection of a president, until the 15th inst. In
the meantime they will devote their entire efforts to the obtaining of sub-
scriptions. The office of Fair president seems to be " going a begging " just
now. Mr. Hugh J. Jewett having been offered it and having declined it
Among the many valuable improvements which have been introduced since our last issue. Mr. Cyrus W. Field is the man most talked of at pre-
from time to time in the pianos manufactured by Messrs. Woodward & sent for the position.
Brown, of Boston, Mass., is their method in a grand of securing the plate
absolutely to the main frame of the case, and making the head block of
We had the pleasure of receiving a call on March 24th, from Mr. A.
increased strength and stability, leaving the forward part of the plate over E. Pierce, the treasurer of the Star Parlor Organ Company, of Washington,
the keys entirely suspended. This is particularly worthy of notice, tending, N. J. Mr. Pierce became treasurer ut the time of the reorganization of the
as the facts show, to make the pianos stand splendidly in tune, excelling company in the fall of 1880, and a large share of its subsequent success is due
anything the firm have heretofore made in this respect. We shall give a to his energy and business methods.
fuller account of this and other improvements in the grand and upright
Mr. Shephard, of the firm of Messrs. C. M. Loomis & Co., of New
pianos made by Messrs. Woodward & Brown, in another issue.
Haven, Conn., was in this city, March 24th, on business connected with his
Messrs. Witherby, Rugg & Richardson, the well-known manufacturers firm. Mr. Shephard is a man of varied ability; he not only manages a large
of woodworking machinery, of Worcester, Mass., have lately added to their portion of the business of C. M. Loomis & Co., but is also one of the best
extensive catalogue, an improved iron frame buzz planer, a cut and descrip- organists in the " Elm City," and the fighting editor of Loomis' Musical and
tion of which will be found on another page of this paper. Messrs. Witherby, Masonic Journal.
ARRESTED.
/ ~\N Monday morning, March 28, the editor and proprietor of the MUSICAL
V_y CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW, was arrested by detectives MeGrrann and
Handy of the Central Office, this city, on a charge of libel made at the in-
stance of some unknown party in Buffalo, N. Y. The editor was taken before
Justice Wandell, and by him remanded to the care of Superintendent Wal-
ling at police head-quarters. His counsel, Orlando L. Stewart, Esq., the well
known lawyer of this city, immediately procured a writ of habeas corpus,
and on Tuesday morning, Mr. William Steinway, the eminent piano manu-
facturer, and Mr. C. N. Taintor, of the firm of Taintor Bros., Merrill & Co.,
book publishers of this city, haying readily signified their willingness to act
as bondsmen, the editor was immediately admitted to bail in the sum of $500
by Judge Donohue, who required only one bondsman instead of two.
The editor and proprietor of this paper can make no comments upon this
case, because, up to the time of this writing, and just at the moment of going
to press, April 1st, he has been unable to procure any information from Buf-
falo which will give him the slightest clue to the party or parties who are
proceeding against him.
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