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tion after the word " illness." I can assure MR.
BLUMENBERG that I was really very ill, and that
whon I recovered, I took the most strenuous meas-
ures to prevent a relapse; and I would advise MR.
BLUMENBERG that, if the reports that reach me are
true, if he values bis eternal welfare to follow my
example and determine to sport the blue ribbon for
the remainder of his life.
The rest of his remarks concerning MR. BILL, the
Music TRADE REVIEW, and me, are unworthy of no-
tice, as they are palpably absurd.
"A PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES."
It is a great temptation to me to apply the above
quotation to the apparently interminable quarrel be-
tween Mr. H. L. SCHREINER and Messrs LUDDEN
& BATES, of Savannah. If I did apply it to them, I
would "be cr,uel only to be kind," for II can assure
all these gentlemen that the trade is heartily tired
of the discussion, no matter who is right or who is
wrong, and I would, as a friend to all parties, sug-
gest that they bite it off right here. As I published
a communication from Messrs. LUDDEN & BATES
concerning Mr. SCHRETNER in the last issue of the
Music TRADE REVIEW, I must, in common courtesy,
publish a reply at Mr. SCHREINER'S request, and I
wish it distinctly understood that nothing more ou
this subject, from either side, will be given in
this paper.
SAVANNAH, Ga., March 12, 1886.
Editors Music TRADE REVIEW :
GENTLEMEN : - Enclosed please find the sworn affi-
davits of three persons; the contents speak for them-
selves, and utterly and completely refute und contra-
dict the statement of LUDDEN & BATES, published in
your issue of March 5. My statement made to the
reporter of the Savannah Morning News, as publish-
ed on February 28, 1886, was, and is, perfectly true
in every particular.
My only regret is that I am, in self-defence, obliged
to take even the slightest notice of what LUDDEN &
BATES may have to say about myself, and I firmly
believe hereafter it will not be necessary to do so, as
no doubt your readers will make all due allowance
for any statement LUDDEN & BATES may make.
Very truly yours,
H. L. SCHBEINER.
GEORGIA,
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Chatham County. \
In person comes SCGAMUND A. SCHREINER, who
being sworn, says, that on the 27th day of February,
1886, two countrymen, unknown to me, were in my
brother's, II. L. SCHREINER'S, store in Savannah, and
by my brother's request, I went with them and point-
ed out the musical establishment of the LUDDEN &
BATES SOUTHERN MUSIC HOUSE.
Sworn to and subscrib-)
ed before me this >• SIGMUND A. SCHREINER.
12th March, 1886.
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M. F. MOLINA,
J. P. C. C. Ga.
GEORGIA,
Chatham County.
In person comes SHERMAN B. MOSLHER, who being
sworn, says, that he was, on the 27th day of Febru-
ary, 1886, in the employ of H. L. SCHREINER, in the
City of Savannah; that on said date he was in the
piano and organ wareroom of Mr. SCHREINER, when
two countrymen, unknown to deponent, came in and
told Mr. SCHREINER that they wished to purchase
two organs, and offered to pay a portion of the price
in cash and another portion on 1st October, 188G, and
the balance on 1st October, 1887. Mr. SCHREINER
declined to sell on the terms offered, and recommend-
ed them to go to LUDDEN & BATES', where they
might make such arrangements. I overheard the
entire conversation, and also heard Mr. SCHREINER
a?k his brother, Mr. SIGMUND A. SCHREINER, to
show the men where LUDDEN & BATES kept, and
saw Mr. SIGAMUND A. SCHREINER go out with them
to show them the place.
Sworn to and subscrib-
ed before me this 12th
day of March, 1886.
SHERMAN B. MOSHER.
M. F. MOLINA,
J. P. 0. C. Ga.
GEORGIA,
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Chatham County, j
In person comes ROBERT CARLTON, who being
sworn, says, that he was present when the two coun-
trymen, referred to in the affidavits of Mr. SIGMUND
A. SCHREINER and SHERMAN B. MOSHER, were in Mr.
H. L. SCHREINER'S piono and organ warerooms, and
I heard Mr. H. L. SCHREINER say to them that he
did not wish to sell them organs on long credit, but
that his brother would snow them where LUDDEN &
BATES kept, and that they might purchase from
them. Mr. SIGMUND A. SCHREINER then went with
them, and I followed behind and saw him when he
pointed out to them LUDDEN & BATES' establishment.
his
Sworn to and subscrib-
ed before me this 12th ROBERT X CHARLTON.
mark.
day of March, 1886.
entitled "A Thinking Machine," which was of ab-
sorbing interest to me and I trust will prove so to
many others.
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TIB-BITS.
My good friend, MR. 0. L. Fox, of the Chicago In-
dicator, is wonderfully prone to ignore facts. In a
recent issue of v his paper he says : " Even the East-
ern trade journalists are beginning to appreciate Chi-
II F. MOLINA.
cago s importance in the music trade." Just think of
J. P. C C. Ga.
that! Here have I been pegging away at Chicago's
GEORGIA,
j
important position in the music trade, ever since my
Chatham County, j
In person conies NED MONGIN, who, being sworn, first visit to that city, about six years ago, and yet
says, that he was present on the 27th of February, Fox says that we in the east are only just beginning
18S6 and overheard a conversation between Mr. H. L.
Sen ttiiNER and two countrymen who desired to pur- to appreciate it. My efforts In behalf of Chicago,
chase two organs on long credit. MR. SHREINER told directly and indirectly, led, so I am told, to the es-
them lie did uotr could be accommodated by MESSRS. LUDDEN & tablishment there of most of the branch houses of
BVTES He then asked his brother, MR. SIGMUND Eastern manufacturers. Fox, it is really unkind of
SciiHEiNiiR, to show the countrymen where the es-
you.
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tablishment of LUDDEN & BATES was, and I saw MR.
SIGMUND go with them, accordingly.
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Sworn to and subscrib- j his
I was very sorry to read in the New York papers
ed before me this [• NED x MONGIN.
of the 7th inst., that the well known and venerable
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mark.
15th March, 1886.
AMERICAN HOUSE in Boston had been badly dam-
M. F. MOLINA,
aged by fire, on the afternoon of Saturday, the
J. P. C. C, Ga.
6th inst. The loss on the furniture, owned by MR.
RICE, the proprietor was, I understand, about $30,-
T H E LABOR PROBLEM.
000; on the building not owned by MR. RICE the
With Lho reports of strikes in progress and strikes loss was about $100,000. These are heavy losses,
anticipated, coming to us by the column in every though the insurance is said to be ample. MR. RICE
isbiie of the daily papers, it is useless to deny that not long ago spent a large sum of money in altering
we are struggling in the clutch of a labor agitation, and refitting the house, which, although in a
which is terrifying capitalists and turning working- strictly business part of the city, had always a
men's heads with the intoxication of apparent suc- large patronage. There was an air of quiet com-
cess.
fort about the place that especially commended it
How will it end?
to those who wished to avoid extreme noise and
On which side are right and justice fighting?
and bustle when their day's work was done.
A dozen men have a dozen different answers for Another peculiarity of the AMERICAN HOUSE was
such questions, all presented with equal readiness, that every body about it was courteous and attentive,
and including glib solutions of the many difficult and it had a homelike air, peculiarly attractive to
problems presented by the labor problem, but the many a weary wayfarer. MR. RICE himself is one
fact remains that business generally has been very of the most agreeable of men, with a long ex-
much depressed by the fear of labor movements and perience in the hotel business. My best wishes for
a writer in the New York Tribune made a Tory plain him in the future.
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statement of the case on the 14th inst., as follows :
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Business men in New York tell me that the strikes
in different parts of the country have aiready seri-
I wonder if the ceilings of the new warerooms
ously affected trade in this centre. In places of pub-
lic resort, I hear men speak of the last ten days as for the " HAINES" piano, at 366 Wabash Ave.,Chicago,
one of the most stagnant periods they have known in will ever be cleaned with Vienna bread V M. MILL-
a long time. It is a fact that there are few strangers
in the city. The trains on the elevated roads show IKEN was probably the only man in the music
that. You can get a seat at almost any hour of the trade who would have accepted such an idea, and
day, axcept in the throng of the commission hours at
important stations, where the five-cent fares are possibly if he had continued at the old warerooms
most numerous. There is all the time discussion as
to where the strikes will lead. Chairman B. F. he would have had the floors scrubbed with Pontet
JONES, of the Republican National Committee, who Canet, and the furniture dusted with marabou and
has had long experience with strikes and strikers
at Pittsburg, and who is often called in by the em- ostrich feathers.
ployers and employes as an arbitrator, told me yes-
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terday that he thought the result of the present agi-
I have just received the prospectus of the AMERI-
tation would be to fix pretty thoroughly in the country
the principle of arbitration. He has a high opinion
of the capacity and ability of the men who are man- CAN COLLEGE OF MUSICIANS, the object of which is
aging the KNIGHTS OF LABOR movement, and says to give musicians a definite standing in the art world;
he does not doubt that they will be able to control
any unruly element that might run off toward breaches or, as the prospectus says, it is "An organization for
of the peace. Ex-Governor Henry Howard, of Rhode the encouragement of a high standard of musician-
Island, said that when the reduction was proposed
in Rhode Island mills last year, he opposed it on the ship." Its president is Mr. E. M. BOWMAN, of the
ground that it would cut off the money that the work- Music TEACHERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, and the
ingmen were spending in the stores for little com-
forts, and by making them begin to hoard would in- list of officers, examiners, and constitutional mem-
jure business. The effect had been just as he had bers is large, and includes many of the leading mu-
anticipated, and Rhode Isladd merchants are com-
sicians of the country. A series of comprehensive
plaining.
and thorough examinations, together with the pay-
ment of a small fee, entitles the successful candidate
INTERESTING READING.
to a diploma, so that he may go forth to his duties,
It has often occurred to me that a very few accredited by a competent body, as fully capable of
columns of the Music TRADE REVIEW, each issue, pursuing his calling with the requisite ability.
might profitably be devoted to articles which,
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although not bearing upon trade matters, would be
I judge from what I hear of certain parties, who
appreciated by all intelligent men. I propose now are busying themselves with the affairs of the editors
to put the thought into practical shape and present the and proprietors of the Music TRADE REVIEW, that
best articles I can select from various sources and we have among our contemporaries some of the most
not otherwise likely to fall under the eyes of contemptible specimens of humanity that ever dis-
my readers, la another place I give an essay graced journalism-
CHARLES AVERX WELLES,