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July 20th, 1882.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
WEBER AND THE SILVEE PITCHER.
lent condition, and have the confidence of the Sanders & Stayman are among the very largest
organ agencies in the country, their annual sales
NION SQUAKE has been on the qui vive community as well as the general trade outside.
ranging
among the thousands.
WM. KNABE A CO.
recently to witness a game of baseball be-
The Weber, J. & C. Fischer, and Haines Bros,
tween the Haines and Weber workmen.
have been too busy to replenish the stock in their pianos are also found at their warerooms.
It was well known that every man in each es- warerooms. There are just about half as many
Mr. Sanders anticipates a very large trade for
tablishment was a graduate of a baseball nine, and pianos there as they need for their usual supply. the next six months.
a fine game was expected.
The factory is in full operation, every depart-
C. FBEYMAN.
What lent particular interest to the match was ment being worked up to time and every effort
the prize of a silver pitcher, offered by Mr. Haines being strained in preparation for a large Fall Mr. Berg, who represents Mr. Freyman in the
to the winning nine. Each side was determined trade, which, as Mr. Ernest Knabe tells us, will, to latter's absence, tells us that the firm is busy, and
to do its level best to carry off the trophy.
all appearances, be very large.
that Mr. Freyman is making pianos ahead for the
The Weber nine is reported to have worked like The Western agencies of the house expect to sell Fall trade.
beavers for a special purpose.
a large quantity of their pianos the coming season.
What that purpose was is darkly hinted at
CHARLJBS M. STIEFP
around the Square.
It seems, so runs the story, that in Mr. Weber's tells us that business continues very brisk, un-
HORACE WATERS & CO.
house, which is supplied with many comforts of usually so for this season of the year. The last
modern life, there was one thing lacking to make six months have been among the most prosperous
OB ACE WATERS & CO., of 82G Broadway,
enjoyed by Messrs. Stieff, and they look forward
it perfect.
have leased the large five-story brick build-
to a large business for the last six months of the
It was a silver pitcher.
ing corner of Broome and East streets, near Grand
Owing to his close application to business, year.
Street Ferry, for the purpose of manufacturing
Their organ trade has been very heavy.
Mr. Weber has not found time to buy a silver
pianos on a larger scale than heretofore.
pitcher, and when his ambition was made known
OTTO SUTBO.
Their facilities for manufacture will hereafter
to his men, it was decided to capture that pitcher,
Improvements have been progressing in the be increased to such an extent that the firm will
or know the reason why.
warerooms of Mr. Sutro; they are now about be enabled to supply their trade. The case-mak-
The match came off on the Morrissania grounds, finished.
ing department, on the second floor, is especially
and after a gallant struggle Weber's men won the
complete in all its details.
The
warerooms
now
consist
of
three
floors,
day.
There is a large lumber yard attached to the
The vanquished can always explain his defeat, 23x150 feet, and a repair room, 50 feet square. premises
where the various woods are stored
and the enemy has given out for general circula- It is now one of the most imposing establishments prior to their
use. The varnishing and polishing
tion that Weber's men smuggled a professional in the country. The lower floor is divided into a departments are
on the fourth floor, and the floor
baseball player into the factory and obtained work sheet-music department, a room for square pianos, below contains the
regulating and finishing de-
and in the rear an elevation for uprights.
for him there.
Mr. Sutro's office is located on this floor. The partments.
Being an employe* of Mr. Weber, his services floor
above contains an organ wareroom and room Materials for manufacturing purposes are
were claimed to be available on the nine.
in various parts of the extensive build-
for
grands.
Union Square is naturally very much excited hand goods. The third floor contains the second- stored
ing.
over the match, but the most interesting question
Mr. Sutro informs us that during the last six The firm intends to make first-class instruments
tliat has arisen lately, next to the bombardment of
every respect.
Alexandria, is, did Mr. Weber darkly conspire with months he has done a larger business in Mason & in Rosewood
veneers are used, and no imitations
his men to obtain possession himself of that Hamlin organs than ever before. His general will be applied
under any circumstances. The
trade has greatly increased, the sale of Steinwaya
silver pitcher.
having also been an increase on former periods of actions are manufactured by Strauch Brothers,
If this is thus, how can such things be?
which is a guarantee of good work.
the same length.
Ivory keys only will be used, and, as the firm
SANDEKS & STAYMAN.
states, every care taken to turn out a first-class in-
"We cannot get the organs from Estey which strument.
we need," said Mr. Saunders.
BALTIMORE TRADE.
Although their large warerooms, floor upon
in Baltimore from January, 1882, to floor, are filled with instruments, the firm is F. A. North & Co., of Philadelphia, are selling
X July, 1882, has materially improved on any rapidly depleted of goods and need a fresh supply large quantities of Wilcox & White organs. Their
previous six months. The firms are all in excel- constantlv.
trade has never been more prosperous.
U
H
BEHNING PIANOS
The Leading Instruments.
Highest Premium,
Missouri
State Fair,
St. Louis, 1881,
and
last grand triumph
^ a t the
Atlanta Cotton Exposition,
December, 1881,
Grand
Medal of Excellence.
Awarded
Two Grand Gold Medals,
Illinois
State Fair
1874.
Highest Award,
Centennial Exposition,
1876.
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Cor 5 t h
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ZNTETW*
FACTORY,
124th St., Cor. 1st Ave.
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