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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
MR. OTTO WESSEL'S speech to the workmen at the
picnic given by his firm on August 29 in this city,
was earnestly listened to and was tremendously ap-
plauded.
SUMMER vacation time is over now and working
time has begun in earnest. No more Saturday half-
holidays. No more Coney Island. No more
but
our emotions overpower us as we think of the delight-
ful days we have passed in the mountains or at the
sea-shore, where the black flies and the mosquitoes
nibbled, but where there was a blessed relief from
boys with matches, boys with feather dusters, boys
with boot-blacking apparatus, when they know we
only wear patent leather shoes; and boys who con-
WHAT has become of our good old friend E. Me- duct musical or musical and dramatic newspapers
Cammon? Has he gone West to boom up business, with trade attachments.
or is he so busily employed rushing his factory to
RASCALLY "installment" agents are not always as
catch up with unfilled orders that he can attend to successfully served out as in Allentown a day or two
nothing outside? We have written to him and others since. A Philadelphia firm had sold a music box to
have written to him, but no reply. McCammon ! Mc- a poor widow, whose weekly payments were tempor-
Cammon ! Can't you hear us?
arily discontinued. The agent called for the money,
THE HALLET &, DAVIS CO., Boston, Mass., are re- but didn't get it. Then he called for the music box,
markably busy, orders seem to come into this firm and didn't get it. Then he called again and got a
without any extra effort whatever, and they have club so well laid on that he was compelled to get out.
The widow will have another installment of the club
enough to do the year through.
WELLES & BILL, PROPRIETORS.
ready the next time the agent calls.—Philadelphia
TROLL & BAKER, Geneva, Switzerland, manufac- News.
For the benefit of those who are interested in all that
turers of musical boxes, desire to announce to the
concerns the Music TRADE REVIEW, permit me to state American trade that they have now some excellent
We have not yet observed that Mr. 0. L. Fox has
that on the first of January, 1886, when our present ar- new styles and will send catalogues and prices upon yet admitted his error in publishing editorially the
fraudulent award which T. M. Antisell, of San Fran-
rangement expires, I shall give Mr. JEFF. DAVIS BILL application.
cisco,
claimed he had obtained for his pianos at the
a partnership interest it this paper.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad gave a splendid "per- New Orleans Exposition. It is certainly in order for
sonally
conducted"
excursion
from
New
York,
Phila-
This is not a sudden determination. We have both
him to make the admission, and it is not too late
been looking forward to it for more than a year. Mr. delphia and many other stations, over the Allegheny to do so. We have devoted a great deal of time and
Mountains to Cresson, the great mountain health
BILL has been with me for four years this month, and resort, beginning Thursday, September 3, the return labor to exposing this humbug, and we have clearly
during that time I have learned not only to value him tickets being good for ten days. The excursion rates shown it to be a humbug. There is no possible excuse
under the circumstances for remaining silent on the
as a friend, but to appreciate him for his integrity, included one day's board at the celebrated Mountain subject.
his industry and his unflinching courage in assisting House, which is on the crest of the Allegheny's, twen-
ty-three hundred feet above the level of the sea. The
Two experienced traveling salesmen are now look-
me in the somewhat troublesome work of conducting
scenery in this region is magnificent.
ing for employment from piano houses, and manufac-
the Music TKADE REVIEW. He has made hosts of
turers desiring such skilled aid may address the
J. M. SMYTHE, Chicago, 111., sent in a good order Music TRADE REVIEW on the subject.
friends in the trade, and those who know him well
to Augustus Baus & Co. a few days ago. Mr. Smythe
appreciate his merits as well as I do.
ANY one wishing a first-class traveling salesman
has taken hold of the Baus piano in good shape, and
CHARLES AVERT WELLES.
we are pleased to see that he intends to push the will communicate with the Music TRADE REVIEW.
p . s.—WE INTEND TO PUSH THE MUSIC TRADE piano as it deserves to be pushed.
DENISON BROS., Deep River, Conn., ar« steadily
E E V I E W FOR ALL IT IS WORTH, AND IT WILL BE
GUSTAV BAYLIES, Secretary of Augustus Baus & Co., increasing their trade and adding new firms to their
New York, has returned from his vacation looking list. Every one who uses the organ stops made by
WELL FOR ALL CONCERNED I F THEY DO NOT FORGET
this concern speak of them in the highest terms.
the picture of health.
TO REMEMBER THIS.
A CONTEMPTIBLE TRICK.
NE of the most despicable efforts to injure a
firm of high standing in the music trade, that
has ever come to our notice, will be under-
stood from the following extracts from a letter hand-
ed us just as this edition was going to press, and we
trust that our comments upon these extracts will
put to shame the parties who so malignantly expose
their jealousy:
O
EXTRACT FROM LETTER FROM J . M. SMYTHE, CHICAGO,
TO AUGUSTUS BAUS & CO., NEW YORK.
JACK HAYNES, the popular salesman of Augustus
Baus & Co., who has just returned from his vacation,
will start in a few days for quite a trip on the road.
Jack is a good worker and will no doubt send in or-
ders thick and fast.
IN another column will be found an expose of one
of the meanest attempts to injure one of the most
honorable houses in our trade. When certain West-
ern dealers try to injure the reputation of such a
house as Wessell, Nickel & Gross, they had better
think twice before they act. Every manufacturer of
pianos is thoroughly acquainted with the excellent
quality of goods they manufacture.
GEO. W. CARTER, of Vose &Sons, Boston, says that
"We have noticed lately an inclination on the part
of our rivals in business to call the attention of cus- a music trade friend of his in Kentucky has fallen in
tomers who have been looking at the Baus piano to love with a Miss Acid, and thinks that the friend
the Wessell, Nickel & Gross action, saying to one of
them in particular that if they took the pains to ex- must have made a sour mash.
amine the action they would discover the stamp of
MR. HENRY BEHNING, JR., will soon return from
Wessell, Nickel & Gross in a very prominent place,
going on to say (what of course is untrue) that any his Western business trip. We hear that he has done
action made by that firm was of the cheapest make, very well.
etc., etc. Now, since they are using this as a talking
point against the instrument, would it not be well to
J. B. WOODFORD, of the Loring & Blake Organ
have those actions particularly which you send to Co., Worcester, Mass., is rusticating at St. Bethle-
us furnished without the Wessell, Nickel & Gross
hem, N. H.
stamp."
The entire affair may be disposed of in a few
WHAT a grand time they did have at the great pic-
words:—
nic which Messrs. Wessel, Nickel & Gross gave their
FIRST.—Messrs. Wessell, Nickel
on August 29. There were about ten thousand peo-
cheap actions under any circumstances.
SECOND.— They stamp their name on all their actions, ple present, and they danced, and they ate, and they
which they certainly should do, as it is a guarantee both drank the mild, refreshing beer to their heart's con-
to the manufacturer and the purchaser that they are will- tent. The three heads of the firm were present, of
course, and so were most of the prominent piano
ing to uphold the merits of their goods.
THIRD.—Augustus Baus & Co. appreciate this point manufacturers. Everybody had a good time, for
so well that they would not have such imprint removed, Messrs. Wessel, Nickel & Gross are generous, genial,
not only for the credit of Wessell, NicJiel & Gross, but jovial sort of men, who delight in seeing their friends
enjoy themselves. The three piano trade picnics
for the credit of Augustus Baus & Co.
If this maligning of firms who are doing their very given in this city this summer—that by the United
best to make a high grade of goods continues, we Piano Makers, that by the firm of Ernst Gabler &
shall use every effort to expose the guilty parties, Bro., and that by Wessel, Nickel & Gross have been
immense successes.
without fear or favor.
M. B. HALL, Essex, Conn., says trade is constantly
improving. The prospect of good crops this fall
make the farmers feel wealthy, and consequently
they indulge in the luxuries which Mr. Hall sells.
AUGUSTUS BAUS & Co., New York, will have the
only exhibit of pianos at the Delaware State Fair,
held this month. The pianos will be exhibited by
their Wilmington agents, Messrs. F. Wagner & Cp.,
and comprises a full assortment of their different
styles.
C. W. YOUNGMAN, St. Paul, Minn., so we are told,
has sued the Ithaca Organ & Piano Co. for $45,000
for non-fulfillment of contract. Mr. Youngman may
possibly obtain judgment against the concern but
this will probably be all he ever will obtain.
JACK HAYNES has returned from a three weeks'
vacation in the White Mountains in robust health.
Jack says he will make things jingle this fall.
W. H. JOHNSON & Co., Halifax, N. S., writes that
he is booming the Knabe and Baus pianos.
THEY say at Chickering
picking up wonderfully.
MR. F. WAGNER, of Wilmington, Del., is in town.
AUGUSTUS BAUS & Co., New York, have just got
out a new style case which they manufacture in fancy
woods.
PRATT, READ & Co., Deep River, Conn., report
trade greatly improved. Their orders are coming in
very fast, unsolicited.
THE ESTEY ORGAN CO., Brattleboro, Vt., are hav.
ing their usual good trade. They have run right
through the dull months on three-quarters their full
capacity.
E. B. COMBTOCK, of the Comstock, Cheney & Co.,
Centrebrook, Conn., was in town a few days ago look-
ing after the interest of the key trade.
PEEK & SON, New York, are getting out a new
catalogue which will be ready la a few days.