Music Trade Review

Issue: 1885 Vol. 9 N. 2

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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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the unfortunate fact that he can threaten my printers
with libel suits.
But let me review some of TBUE NOBILITY'S remark-
able statements, which I will do in as few words as
possible.
He called the Music TRADE REVIEW an "obscure
semi-monthly." If it is obscure why does he sue me
for twenty thousand dollars damages for a libel al-
leged to have been published in it?
Concerning the matter struck out of my answer in
his suit against me, he asks several questions. For
replies he must consult my attorney, Mr. HEKBEET
T. KETCHAM. What remains in the answer is, I sup-
pose, sufficient for all practical purposes.
Concerning his offer to compromise the suit brought
against him by Messrs. CONOVEB BKOS., he says that
his action was characterized by a spirit of manly fair-
ness which a fellow like WELLES cannot be expected
to understand, (sic.) Will TKUE NOBILITY please ex-
plain whether his offer to retract his alleged libel
against Messrs. CONOVER BBOS. was really due to a
"TRUE NOBILITY."
HAT marked example of "True Nobility," JOHN spirit of manly fairness, or to a fear of the libel suit,
C. FBUEND, is at it again. He never seems or because the orders from the West for copies of his
able to comprehend the truth of that wise old paper containing the alleged libel had ceased.
Next we come to an important statement, which
saying, "Speech is silver, but silence is golden."
Whenever he is criticised and attempts to reply, he read as follows:
The trade will doubtless remember that when
bares his neck to the headsman's axe with a guileless WELLES
was arrested by Mr. KUKTZMANN, of Buffalo,
freedom that would be touching if it were not lu- for a foul libel, he only escaped condign punishment
by publishihing a most abject apology.
dicrous.
The libel suit brought against me by Mr. KUKTZ-
In the music trade attachment to the issue of his
MANN
was virtually settled when the court granted an
paper for August 22, FEBUND has an article headed,
order
to change the place of trial from Buffalo to
"Let the Galled Jade Wince," in which he makes a
New
York,
which threw all the burden of traveling,
quantity of not only absurd, but absolutely false
loss
of
time
and of expense upon the prosecuting
statements, and right here I am constrained to, that
witness.
Having
secured this victory I then stated
instead of replying to FBEUND'S childish remarks
in
the
paper
that
if I had said anything that was
concerning me, I am frequently tempted to review
unjustifiable,
I
would
do my best to make amends for
his whole career in detail and settle him once and
it
by
throwing
open
the
columns of this paper to any
forever. I certainly would do so if it were not for
T
statement Mr. KURTZMANX might wish to make. Mr.
KUKTZMAKN never made any statement, and there the
matter dropped, until the DISTRICT ATTORNEY of
Erie County entered a nolle, proeequi in the case a few
months after. I never approached Mr. KURTZMANN in
the matter, and I have to-day in my desk a number
of letters written by my friends in New York to in-
fluential people in Buffalo, asking Mr. KURTZMANN to
withdraw the case. These I never delivered. About
a year and a half after this case was dismissed, one
of my representatives visited Buffalo and called up-
on Mr. KURTZMANN who received him with so much
politeness and even cordiality, that when he inform-
ed me of the fact I wrote the following letter:
NEW YORK, January 7, 1883.
MR. C. KURTZMANN,
MY DEAR SIR : —Ever since my representative call-
ed on you in Buffalo, I have been trying to find time
to write you, to express my appreciation of the
friendly feeling which you manifested towards me
and my paper. Since you have shown so much good
will, I am free to state, that I regret that any mis-
understanding should ^have arisen between us, and
trust that in the future there shall be no cause for
any differences. If there is any way in which I can
serve your interests at any time I shall be glad to do
so.
Very sincerely yours,
C. A. WELLES.
This is the abject apology I made.
TRUE NOBILITY refers to the success of his play
and his rendition of the principal part. I never al-
luded to his "rendition" that I remember, Indeed I
think that in certain characters he might appear to
good advantage as he is eminently theatrical in all he
does. As Jeremy Diddler, in 'Raising the Wind,"
for instance, he might be immense.
But the most monstrous lie of all is where he
says that he advanced me money because I came
to him begging hla assistance. He never advanced
me a cent in his life, and I was only too glad to be
able to get from him installments on amounts long
overdue.
Augustus Baus & Co.
OFFER TO THE TRADE THEIR NEW AND ATTRACTIVE STYLES OF
HANDSOME IN DESIGN,
SOLID IN CONSTRUCTION,
BRILLIANT IN TONE,
MAGNIFICENT IN TOUCH,
HANDSOME IN DESIGN,
SOLID IN CONSTRUCTION,
BRILLIANT IN TONE.
MAGNIFICENT IN TOUCH.
BEAUTIFUL IN FINISH.
BEAUTIFUL IN FINISH.
tS^T'Agents Wanted Everywhere.
ts Wanted EverywJiere.
Correspondence Solicited,
Correspondence Solicited.
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PIANO^FORTES
m~ CATALOGUES AND PBICES MAILED
Warerooms, 26 West 23d Street
Warerooms Removed to 58 West 23d Street.
ON APPLICATION. _ ^ j
Factory, 528 West 43d Street
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MUSIC TRADE -- REVIEW.
PACKARD ORGAN.
New York Office, with Krakauer Bros,, 40 Union Square,
Philadelphia Office, with Chas. Blasius & Son,
SESU FOB. CATALOGUE AND PRICES TO
Fort Wayne Organ Co.,
Fort Wayne, Ind.
1119 Chestnut Street.
WE INVITE DEALERS VISITING THIS CITY TO CALL AND 8EE A FULL
LINK OP STYLES AT OUR
As to my being weak and incompetent he may be
right there; at any rate with all iuy weakness and
incompetence I never swindled my creditors.
As to his putting outside business, such as the
press management of the CARLBERG SYMPHONY CON-
CERTS at CHICKERING HALL and other things into
Hillstrom Organ.
my hands out of pure charity, to the extent of twelve
hundred dollars, I must say, that after bringing a
great deal of business into TRUE NOBILITY'S paper,
shinning around to help him when he was in finan-
cial straits, as was generally the case, besides do-
ing my regular editorial work, I thought I was
entitled to greater remuneration than I was re-
ceiving. He often promised to do better by me, but
was never able to do so, for the very good reason
that he was wasting his money In reckless extrava-
gances. Just before the SYMPHONY CONCERT season
began, he informed me that he was about to enlarge
his paper, which would cause much additional ex-
pense, that, therefore, he could not do anything more
for me at that time, but that if I would accept it
.in,place of an increase of salary, he would get me the
.position of press manager from Messrs. CHICKERINO
.& SONS. This, at last, I consented to do. This,
with all the other outside business I ever got through
him, amounted to just about four hundred dollars.
In other words, he put his obligations to me upon
somebody else's shoulders.
TRUE NOBILITY, with his enormous expanse of
•cheek, ought to have unlimited capacity for blushing,
and when he reflects upon the extraordinary false-
hoods he has told, I should like to see him call up
just one good, square, honest blush.
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TID-BITS.
Gen. East. Agta., Penn., IV. J., Del. and Eastern Snore of Aid.
C. O. HILLSTROM & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Empire Patent Reed Organs,
Nos. 2 to 28 MAIN STREET,
THE ANTISELL award may be considered as eter-
nally settled. It was a highly discreditable affair
to all concerned in setting it on foot and push-
Chesterton, Indiana.
Telephone No. 5 connects with Chicago.
The man who does not advertise has it
-done for him finally under the head ol
"failures in business."
ing it forward. The matter which is published
on this subject In another column ought to make
some people feel decidedly unhappy. They entered
upon a very crude and bare-faced conspiracy which
fell through as it deserved. I am surprised that men
of even ordinary business acuteness should have con-
ceived so shallow a scheme; it does not do justice to
the intellect of the average office-boy. It is gratifying
to see one of my contemporaries give vent to his
righteous indignation at the affair and proclaim that
his love of right and justice has led him to a careful
examination of its merits. He is inexpressibly
shocked, now that, as I presume, ANTISELL has paid
his bill, to learn that that gentleman has been guilty
of deception.
Truly virtue is it* own reward.
Of course our contemporary has returned to AN-
TISELL the money paid for inserting this editorial
advertisement.
We shall kn<5w in a very short time whether trade
will be slack, brisk or booming next season. In
many forms of business there is very hopeful talk,
but—"talk is cheap." Still I hear that the frieght
agent of the NEW HAVEN RAILROAD says that at
present he cannot get cars enough to accommodate
the rush of freight over that road, and the frieght is
mostly in the shape of raw material, on the way to
the manufacturer. That is a good sign.
Financial matters are quiet, but merchants talk
more hopefully. When people become hopeful they
are likely to become more confident and with confi-
dence comes the ability to accomplish. Every man-
ufacturer has reduced his capacity for production
within the past year, consequently the stocks of mer-
chants have run low and must necessarily be reple-
nished. The general public is not without money
and must have goods, therefore, the retailers are
already sending in their orders with more vim than
DEALERS.
IMPORTERS, ETC
G. FISCHER,
TONK. & BRO., Manufacturers, Importers and W ILLIAM
Sole agent for Decker Bros,' and Humes Bros.' Pianos
al Merchandise.
Jobbers of Musical
M h d i
W ILLIAM
and Mason & Hamlin and E. P. Carpenter Organs, 1210 Chestnut.
47 Maiden Lane.
MANUFACTURERS.
A UTOMATIC MUSIC PAPER CO. Music Paper for Mechani-
.JCX cal Musical Instruments.
227 to 233 Cambridge Street.
INSTRUCTION.
"VTOGT
V
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC,
No. 19 East 14th Street,
New York City.
Wm. G.. Vogt of the Berlin Conservatory,) Director.
J
B. HEPPE k CO. Aug. Baus & Co., Geo. Wood* Co. and
. Billings & Richmond Pianos, and D. Shoninger, Taylor &
Farley, and other Orgaus.
828 Arch St.
& SON. The Hardman Piano, The Onslow Piano,
The Standard and Eolian Organs.
D UTTON
1115 Chestnut St.
PIANO AND ORGAN LEATHERS.
BROS. & SONS. M anufacturers and Dealers in
Piano and Organ Leathers.
W HITE
151 Summer St.
. RAMSDELL.
The Woodward & Brown Piano,
1113 Chestnut Street.
DEALERS.
/HLUETT & SONS
\J
Represent the leading Pianos and Organs.
Branches in Albany, N. Y., and Pittsneld, MasB.
TOHN PIKE,
t) Dealer in Pianos, Organs, and Sewing Machines.
2216 North 3d Street.
M YNUFACTURElfS.
MANUFACTURERS.
MANUFACTURERS.
A P. KELLEY,
Square and Upright Pianoforte Actions,
113 Broadway.
H
OGGSON & PETTIS MANUFACTURING CO.,
Organ Stop Knobs and Stems,
147 ta 153 Union Street.
G
W
OOD BROS.,
Pianoforte and Organ Actions, Ebo ny Sharps, Piano Leg
iPinK, and Hardwood Dowels,
State St.
S
oi iiiuHjcai iiiwHwueiiw. ^-aiers in riaiio-wipe, on patent
•clamp or m coil. bt« el strings, plain and wound.
W. INGALLS & CO., Organ Reed Boards, Parker Tremolos
and Octave Couplers,
25 Hern) on Street.
MANUFACTURERS.
MANUFACTURERS.
D
V V . the best in the market; write for circular and" particu-
Urs.
Reading. Pa.
.
ENISON BROTHFRS
Manufacturers o; A-ryp Knobs lor all kinds of Organs,
Standard in Quality.
C i u ' r y i u g in Exo Hence.
Oblique Faced Knob's our l a t e n t .
Bevel and

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