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Issue: 1886 Vol. 9 N. 17

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
F. W. BAILEY, the representative of Bourne &
Son and C. B. Hunt & Co., Boston, writes as follows:
"There is no use in denying the fact that business is
dull all through the South. The coast States are in
the be3t shape (as far south as Georgia). Ludden &
Bates are pushing business, and I have renewed our
deal with them on • Bay State' organs, of which they
are selling [a great many. In Florida things are in
bad shape. The cold weather early in winter did
great damage, notwithstanding reports to the con-
trary, and the outlook is very bad. Not only was a
large part of the orange crop spoiled, but in many
orchards the trees were killed. This was especially
the case in the eastern part of the State, and up the
St. John River. In New Orleans I found business
very bad. The Exposition has been almost a com-
plete failure, and the crowd at Mardi Gras smaller
than for many years. The cold weather has kept
people away from the South, and made merchants
very unhappy. Charleston, Mobile, and Montgomery
are dead, and Atlanta fair. Birmingham, Ala., which
is bound to be one of the best cities in the South, is
having a regular old-fashioned 'boom; 1 foundries
and mills are in full blast, new ones going up, and
the iron interests will surely make a large place of
the city. I have had a fair trade, and am getting
the Bourne piano well introduced and securing some
very good agencies. Have had splendid weather
during my trip, and for that reason am a little
reluctant to leaving the ' sunny South.' "
THE Grovesteen & Fuller Piano Co., New_York,
have presented the Washington Light Infantry with
a Cabinet Boudoir grand upright piano.
cision. We are now able to suite to our readers the
case, and if they desire to obtain the full decision,
they can no doubt do so by applying to the clerk of
the Supreme Court. The following letter from !Mr.
MB. JUNIUS HART, of New Orleans, is now the M. J. Nolley, one of the principal workers of the Trav-
agent in that city for the Whitney Organ Co., of ellers' Protective Association, explains the state of
Detroit.
affairs up to the present time.
THE Sohmer piano was selected by the California
Fruit Growers' Association, for the exhibition at Bat-
tery " D , " Chicago, III.
MESSBS. POTTER & SNELL, formerly with Pratt,
Read & Co., Deep Elver, have bought out the busi-
ness of the J. A. Smith Mfg. Co., of the same place.
Both these gentlemen are young, and will, no doubt,
meet with good success in their new business.
WE are pleased to state that Mr. P. J. Gildemeester,
who has been ill for the past few weeks, is able to
attend to business again. There is no gentleman in
the trade that attends more strictly to business than
he does, nor none more deserving and in need of a
vacation than him.
BALTIMORE, April 2, 1880.
CHAS. FAHB, of Sohmer & Co., N. Y., has recently
purchased an elegant residence at, Jersey Heights,
N. J.
MESSBS. WELLES & BILL :
GENTLEMEN : Yours of 1st received, and would say
that the late decision of the Supreme Court was^in the
J. H. CHBISTIE, Stamford, Conn., had his ware" case of Walling vs. State of Michigan. We have bills
rooms and stock of Baus pianos damaged by fire now pending before Congress for the relief of com-
on the night of March 30th. The stock was fully mercial travellers, abrogating all license laws in the
insured.
States and Territories, which we thinkjwill be acted
JAMES CUMSTON, of Hallett & Cumston, Boston, upon favorably. In the meanwhile, it is unsafe to
has returned from his Western trip. As we pre- attempt to do business without a license, in the states
dicted, when he started, his trip has proved a very requiring it.
Yours respectfully,
successful one.
HUGO SOHMER has been presented with a bouncing
baby boy.
M. J. NOLLEY.
23 Hanover street.
CARL HOFFMAN, Leavenworth, Kan., expects soon
to open a branch house in St. Joseph, Mo.
THE END.
COBY BROS., Providence, R. I., are doing business
now with consigned goods.
SAVANNAH, GA., March 29, 1886.
Editors Music TBADK REVIEW.
A NEW house has been started in Mobile, Ala.,
under the firm name of Zadek & Morton Piano and
Organ Co.
DEAR S I R : We don't blame you for saying, " A
plague on both of us," but, inasmuch as you opened
your columns to Mr. Schreiner to attack us, you
should not close them to us until we have fully
defended ourselves. Hence we ask you to pub-
lish this, with the understanding that it will be the
last.
The affidavits presented by Mr. Schreiner seem to
show that he actually did send two countrymen to
our place on February 27th. And we ask what the
said ailidavits have to do with the case we presented.
Mr. Schreiner's statement to the Morning News Re-
porter was made January 27 to have sent us the two organ customers on the day
previous—January 26th. Now he trots out affidavits
to show what happened on February 27th !
What does it all mean? Is Mr. Schreiner's mem-
ory, and also that of his four employees, so far gone
that they can't tell whether one thing happened two
weeks or six weeks previous? Or is he trying to
blind the public by manufacturing affidavits, which
have no reference whatever to the case in question?
If these credible (?) witnesses are all mistaken In
their dates, and really mean what they testify to
have happened on January 26th instead of February
27th, and do not refer to two entirely different organ
customers from those which Mr. Schreiner originally
claimed to have sent us on January 26th, let them
say so, under oath, and we will then take the trouble
to explode their affidavits !
And that's all! except to say that during the past
ten years, and up to this very week, we have sent
hundreds of customers to Mr. Schreiner's store, but
we make no pretence of doing this out of good-will
for him. It's a mighty mean man that will not
direct a customer where to find what he wants, even
if in so doing he does throw trade into a competitor's
hands. " We try to keep above such littleness."
Very truly yours,
L. & B. S. M. H.
[As Messrs. Ludlow & Bates' Southern Music
House seem to feel so aggrieved, we have published
the above, and take their word that it will be the
last from their pen regarding this disgusting sub-
WM.TREMAIXE, the general manager of the Mechan-
ical Orguinette Co., New York, has been confined to
his home for a few days past, by sickness. He is now
much better and we trust will rapidly recover.
THE Hintennister Organ and Piano Co. are the
SEVERAL commercial travelers wore recently ar-
successors to the Buffalo Organ and Piano Co.,
rested in Baltimore, and each fined $25 and costs, for
Buffalo, New York.
not paying the " drummer tax." Those who escaped
SEAUURY & SPITZ, New York, have dissolved. R. jumped the town pretty lively. The Legislature is
now debating the law and will probably abolish it.
J. Spitz will continue the business.
THE Brand manufacturing Co., New Britain, Conn.,
are very busy. They have all the orders they can
possibly fill by working their factory to its fullest
extent. Their trade is by no means confined to the
United States, but reaches largely into Canada and
England. The concern have lately been furnishing
hardware to firms outside of the piano trade, such
as the Hexagon Postal Box Co., Norwalk, Ohio, to
whom they furnish all the hardware for their busi-
ness.
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RATES from New York to Chicago, at present are
$29.50.
HENRY BEHR, of Behr Brother's & Co., New York,
has just returned from a trip to New Orleans.
MR. JOHN B. DUNHAM, one of the members of the old
house of Dunham & Sons, and now of Wm. Folks &
Co., of New York City, who are manufacturing the
world renowned Dunham pianos, says they cannot
complain of hard times, as the demand for the im-
proved scale, which they are using in their uprights,
and the great satisfaction they have given to dealers,
shows that their present factory is not large enough
for their business.
Mr. J. F. Isham, of the firm of H. M. Brainard &
Co., Cleveland, is said to be one of the most success-
ful piano salesmen in the West. Of fine address and
urbane manner, he rarely fails to effect a sale when he
C. M. TREMAINE, the manager of the Eighth
Avenue branch of the Mechanical Orguinette Co.,
died on April 2d of pneumonia. Mr. Tremaine had
a host of friends who will sincerely mourn his
death.
THE Richey piano cover, made by Mrs. S. E.
Richey, Chicago, is rapidly gaining favor among the
THE Ammoniaphone Company have asked their
trade. Applications for the agency in different sec-
tions of the country are becoming numerous, and it creditors for an extension of ninety days in the
will not be long before this cover will be thoroughly settlement of their claims. They have removed
their offices to 31 East 17th Street, so as to curtail
introduced.
expense.
DEOKEB & SON, New York, tell us that their trade
JACK HAYNES returned a few days ago'from a long
for March has been all they ask for, and has kept
them very busy. Mr. Myron A. Decker, the senior trip through the West. As is always the case, he
member of the firm, will soon take a trip to San was very successful, and introduced the Baus piano
Into many new quarters and established many solid
Francisco.
agencies.
WE are pleased to state that the announcement In
MBS. P. A. FOLLETT, Sandusky, Ohio, ha».recently
our last Issue of the death of the President of Pratt,
removed to new warerooms.
Read & Co., Deep River, was a mistake.
ject.—Editors Music TRADE REVIEW.]
FRAUD ON BANK.—LIABILITY OF UNITED STATES.
—Where, by the connivance of a clerk in the office
of an Assistant Treasurer of the United States, a
person unlawfully obtains from that office money be-
longing to the United States, and to replace it pays
to the clerk money which he obtains by fraud from
a bank, the clerk having no knowledge of the means
by which the latter's money was obtained, the United
States is not liable to refund the money to the bank,
according to the decision of the United States Su-
preme Court, in the case of the State National Bank
of Boston vs. the United States.
THE Rice Music Co., Des Moines, Iowa, report
THE B. Shonlnger Organ and Piano Co., New Ha.
ven, Conn., are making arrangements to push their business excellent.
business this year more than ever before.
J. H. CHBISTIE, Stamford, Conn., has^moved into
A NEW piano concern has been incorporated in this a new and elegant store.
city, with a subscribed capital of $40,000. It Is called
PRATT & GRISWOLD, Hartford, Conn., have secured
the Stuyvesant Piano Co., and its purpose will be to the agency for the Baus piano.
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION—BUSINESS OR VOCA-
manufacture a medium-priced piano. The trustees
TION.—In construing a statute prohibiting the em-
are John W. Mason, A. D. Wheelock, S. Hubbard,
ployment of children in a "business or occupation
Charles B. Lawson, R. P. Vidaud, R. F. Tilney, and
dangerous to life or limb," the New York Court of
THE DRUMMERS' LICENSE.
Appeals recently said (Hickey vs. Taafe): We think
Wm. E. Wheelock. The factory is located at 204 and
that "business or vocation," to be within the pur-
206 East One Hundred and Seventh street.
INCE the recent publication in the Music TRADE view of the statute, must be an employment either
vicious in itself or one which partakes of the character
JAMES T. BRODEBICK, for a long time with Julius
REVIEW, that the Supreme Court had decided of
an amusement, and that it has no application to
Bauer & Co., Chicago, has gone with the Mason &
that the "Drummers' Tax " is unconstitutional, productive industries or useful or necessary business
Hamlin branch house in that city,
we have received many inquiries regarding the de- or occupation.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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A NOTABLE INSTANCE OF PBOGBESS.
T was only about a year ago that it was given out
to tl.e public as a positive fact that the Sterling
piano, which had been long talked of, would
soon become an assured fact. In July, 1885, when a
representative of the Music TRADE REVIEW visited
Derby, Conn., for the purpose of getting full infor-
mation from Mr. Rufus Blake concerning the new
departure, he found that that gentleman had gone
quietly to work, and was preparing to put out a
large number of pianos. In New York City the firm
of E. H. McEwen & Co., now the E. H. McEwen Co.,
were busily making preparations with their hosts
of agents to send these pianos to all parts of the
country, and the preliminary announcements of the
Sterling pianos resulted in a vast number of orders
and inquiries.
Since that time the E. H. McEwen Co. have made
wonderful progress with the Sterling pianos, and the
sterling merits of the Instruments have been profit-
ably advanced by this firm's characteristic push and
business ability. We have heard it stated as a fact,
the E. H. McEwen Co. are sending out, if not more,
at least as many pianos as any concern in the United
States.
The facilities for the manufacture of the Sterling
piano are very complete. The factory is run entirely
by steam, so that, although there is great water-
power right at its side, it can never be put in a posi-
tion, in times of drought, where it will be obliged to
shut down. Mr. Rufus W. Blake, who has for years
made a study of piano and organ construction, de-
votes himself mainly to affairs at the factory, and
has conclusively proved that a man may have de-
voted a large part of his life to the making of reed
organs, and yet be capable of successfully turning
his attention to the manufacture of pianos.
When it comes to the selling of pianos, Mr. E. H.
McEwen has no superior. His shrewdness, tact, and
skill have built up a large business, and being asso-
ciated with so able a gentlemen as Mr. Samuel Par-
sons, in the E. H. McEwen Co., gives an ample op-
portunity of constantly extending trade.
And there is no difficulty in extending or keeping
trade with such a piano as the Sterling. It seemed
to come right into the hearts of the dealers, and fill
a space that was just waiting for some one to come
along and occupy it. The dealers who handle it are
lavish In their praises and firm in their determina-
tion to push it along right merrily, fully compre-
hending that their interests with such a piano are
identical with the manufacturers.
We have some time since expatiated on the excel-
lent tone qualities of the Sterling piano, the careful
workmanship bestowed upon it, and the admirable
points of that most important feature of a piano's
mechanism-the action, and we can say now that
these qualities lose nothing with time; indeed,
there is a steady gain in the direction of improve-
ment, and the "Sterling" wears like a good, well-
tried friend.
The E. H. McEwen Co. are still making new agents,
as they are apparently insatiable in that direction,
and when they find the right sort of man, who is
willing to use his best efforts, they are ready to meet
him at least half way. We would advise dealers
who are looking for such a piano as the " Sterling,"
to make their decisions quickly, as the spring trade
will soon be upon us in full force, and in the rush of
trade and the inevitable brisk demand, some may find
themselves too late, and the entire output of the
Sterling factory for several months spoken for by
more enterprising people.
I
A CHANGE OF NAME.
Music TRADE REVIEW :
DEAR SIR:—After commencing the manufacture
of pianos, it was found advisable, for obvious reasons,
to change the corporate name of our company, and
steps were Immediately taken to do this, as required
under the Laws of the State of Ohio.
In accordance therewith, at the present term of
Court, the name was changed from " The A. B. Chase
Organ Company " to "The A. B. Chase Co.," as shown
by the enclosed certified copy of the Journal entry.
From and after this date, all business will be
transacted in the name of "The A. B. Chase Com-
pany," to whom all communications should be ad-
dressed, and In whose name all Notes, Drafts, Re-
ceipts, Invoices or Contracts should be made out.
This change of the name in no manner affects the
capital, credit or working force of the Company,
which will continue the same as heretofore.
Very respectfully,
L. L. DOUD, SECY.
CERTIFIED COPY OF "JOURNAL " ENTRY.
The State of Ohio, Huron County, ss.
In the Matter of the change j In Common Pleas
of the name of the A. B. VCourt, February Term
Chase Organ Company.
1 1886. Journal, Vol.
18 , Page 514.
Certified copy of Journal Entry.
At the February Term, A. D. 188G, of said Court,
to-wit: March 12, 1886, the petition of the directors
of the A. B. Chase Organ Company came on to be
heard upon the evidence and exhibits, and was
argued by counsel; whereupon the Court being fully
advised in the premises, and being satisfied that
thirty days' notice of the object and prayer of said
petitioners has been duly given by publication in the
Norwalk Re/kctor, a newspaper of general circulation
in said Huron county; and good cause being shown
to the Court therefor, it is ordered that the name of
the said A. B. Chase Organ Company be, and the
same is hereby changed to "The A. B. Chase Com-
pany."
The State of Ohio, Huron County, ss.
I, A. M. Beattie, Clerk of the Common Pleas Court
within and for said County, and in whose custody the
Files, Journal and Records of said Court are required
by the Laws of the State of Ohio to be kept, hereby
certify that the foregoing is taken and copied from
the Journal of February Term, A. D. 1880, of the pro-
ceedings of the Common Pleas Court within and for
said County, and that said foregoing copy has been
compared by me with the original entry on said
"Journal," Vol. 18, Page 541, and that the same is a
correct transcript thereof.
In Testimony
Whereof, I do herunto subscribe my
n me
officially and affix the seal of said
r L A J 1 &
Court, at the Court House in Norwalk, in
said County, this 20th day of March, A. D. 1886.
A. M. BEATTIE, Clerk,
By JAMES BROWN, Deputy Clerk.
NEW SHOPS ORDERED.
THE WHITNEY ORGAN COMPANY WILL HAVE ENLARGED
AND NEW FACILITIES.
T
HE Whitney Organ Company, an institution
somewhat young in years, but stalwart and
lusty in its business growth, find it necessary
to obtain new and larger quarters for their factories,
and accordingly, have purchased a lot of ground on
Twelfth street, near the railroad crossing, or the
" circle," as railroad men call it. Messrs. Donald-
son & Meier, the architects, are preparing plans for
the new building, and as soon as possible the work
of erecting them will begin. The plans show a struc-
ture in the form of an L, with each wing 150 feet in
length and forty-five feet deep. It is to have a base-
ment and three stories, and is to be of mill construc-
tion, brick, slate roof, and heavy oak posts and
timbers being the chief material used. As near as
may be with such a building, it is to be fireproof. In
addition to this main building, there are to be an en-
gine and boiler house, several dry kiln's, and a shav-
ings repository. The interior of the main building
will be divided into planing, turning, and building
rooms, rooms for tuners' offices, etc. The Whitney
Organ Company is officered as follows : President,
C. J.Whitney; Vice-President, W. F. Raynolds; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, W. R. Farrand; Manager, E. S.
Votey ; Superintendent, Wm. D. Gray.
In their present limited quarters the company
gives employment to about seventy-five men, and
during the past month or six weeks, they have been
working them over time. On Monday orders were
received from Iowa, Virginia, Maryland and Dela-
ware ; yesterday orders came from Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania, and there has been on hand for several days,
awaiting the settlement of the strike, a large con-
signment ready for shipment to Texas.—Free Press,
Detroit, March 31.
HOW AN ADVERTISING SCHEME COL-
LAPSED.
N
OT long ago one of our contemporaries (who, by
the way, has a rather unsavory reputation),
attempted to set up a great scheme, by which
he hoped to interest prominent firms of action
makers. The idea was for this editor to receive a
letter asking what action a certain piano firm used,
and then the editor was to write a letter to the piano
firm, asking for an answer to this question. Of
course, this smart editor knew very well that the
action largely used was made by the particular firm
he was after, and the idea was to get a letter praising
the said action, and then publish the same in his pa-
per, with the idea of giving the action firm a boom.
The scheme, however, did not work, for the piano
firm saw through the editor's little game, and wrote
their letter accordingly, praising in greatest style the
action of an entirely different maker.
But the editor had gone so far that there was no
drawing back when he received this letter, and he
was compelled to publish it. His feelings can better
be imagined than described, for, of course, his little
advertising balloon collapsod and fell to the ground.
THE CHICKERING STOCK COMPANY.
OR some time past the firm of Chickering &
Sons have been contemplating certain changes
in their business, which has just culminated
in the formation of a stock company. This is de-
cidedly an important move and one that will make
the name of Chickering last forever. The firm of
Chickering & Sons, before this change was composed
of Messrs. C F. and G. H. Chickering. They have
taken means to perpetuate the name Chickering for-
ever, and there can be no doubt, but that they have
acted wisely in doing this, as the name of Chicker-
ing is known and respected all over the world.
The concern hereafter will be known the same as
formerly, as Chickering & Sons, yet the business will
be carried on under the laws of a stock company.
The officers and members of the corporation are
C. F. Chickering, President; George H. Chickering,
Vice President; and P. J. Gildemeester, Secretary
and Treasurer.
The capital stock of the concern is $1,000,000,
divided into shares of $1,000 each, all of which is paid
in, and the charter is so drawn that only the three
above named gentlemen can hold any of this stock.
We are pleased to know that Mr. Gildemeester is
one of the company. He has ever since his connec-
tion with the firm of Chickering & Sons labored hard
for their interest, and for the advancement of the
Chickering piano; and he richly deserves the position
he has reached.
There is no doubt, but that the concern under the
new adjustment will continue the fame of theChicker-
ing name.
F
TESTIMONIAL TO THE BAUS PIANO.
RATHBUN HOUSE, ELMIRA, N. Y.,
March 24, 1886.
MR. BATJS :
DEAR SIR : I am very well pleased, as you have no
idea how we appreciate your piano. It has had some
very severe travelling. Only this morning it had to
be taken into a wagon, over the roughest road I ever
saw, and on arriving here we all thought it would be
badly out of tune, but, to our surprise, it is in just as
good order as it was when it loft your warerooms. I
think you would be surprised to see how well it is
looking, with scarcely a mark upon it. I do not see
how we could have got along without your piano.
I am, very cordially,
BELLE COLE.
PATENTS.
Clip for leaves of music folios, etc., S.-W. Valen-
tine, 337,639.
Automatic safety check for musical boxes, C. H.
Jacob, 337,585.
Pianissimo stops for pianofortes, V. Bessler,
337,552.
Music leaf-turner, H. W. Pool, 338,103.
Manufacture of reeds for musical instruments, J.
D. Whitney, 338,007.
SITUATION WANTED
By a practical piano and organ tuner and repairer,
with several years' factory and wareroora experience.
Address Tuner, care Music TRADE RENIEW. Or
would go on the road for some manufacturer.

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