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THE MUSIC
TRADE REVIEW.
held to a limited extent and at regular intervals at
Rotterdam. At Liverpool, only ivory of the best
quality, and from the west coast of Africa, ia offered.
Buyers from Germany and France and agents of
American consumers attend these sales, and it is
estimated that about one-quarter of the whole
amount goes to Sheffield, another quarter to London,
and the other half to Germany, France and the
United States."
unions, and they will give them work as opportunity
offers, regardless of such affiliations, so long as the
hands refrain from agitating in their shops. They
expect to put on six men in a very short time. They
stated further that they do not even make it a point
that the men shall come individually to apply for
work (which impression prevails among them), but
that as their services are required they will be sent
for.
STRUCK OIL.
THE GAZETTE.
EN. JOSEPH B. CA.RR, Troy, New York, and
father of our associate editor, has struck oil,
and the best of it is that the well is in the
cellar of his own house so that there can be no doubt
as to right of title. This is rather foreign from
music trade matters, yet the circumstances con-
nected with the find are so extremely unusual that
we think the particulars will be interesting to our
readers.
About a year ago, a small well was dug in the
cellar of the General's house in order to put in a
heater, and a pump was connected with the well to
remove the drainage water from the hole. A few
days ago it was decided to increase the depth of this
well about three feet. Soon after the hole was
deepened a strong odor of kerosene began to fill the
cellar and house, and the family began searching for
the cause. Upon entering the celler they at once
found that it proceeded from the well, it being
nearly full of liquid. A pail of this fluid was
dipped out, and the top being skimmed off proved
that it was nothing more nor less than pure kero-
sene oil, and when coming In contact with a lighted
taper readily ignited. Specimens of the oil thus ob-
tained have been examined by experts, and is a
puzzler for them, as they declare that it is kerosene,
but cannot imagine where it comes from.
General Carr, has alwaj-s been noted for his luck,
having been three times elected Secretary of State,
and once being the only member of his party's ticket
to "get there." However, this oil find knocks the
spots off anything we ever heard. Just think of it,
a well producing pure kerosene requiring no refining
to make it ready for use. We understand that the
General double locks, and bolts the doors and win-
dows, and puts a ferocious bull dog in the cellar be-
fore retiring at night, so that his luck cannot give
him the slip. We have telegraphed for stock in
the well, and are anxiously awaiting a reply.
B. CUBTAZ & SON, San Francisco, Cal., conveyed
realty for $27,000.
G
OWEN BUOS , Lowell, Mass., chattel mortgage for
$2,000.
J. P. DEHR & Co., Greenville, Pa., sold out.
EDWARD MCCAMMON, judgments for $1,446, $18,230.
TILLEY & WILLIAMS, Pittston, Pa., dissolved.
H. KEES, Casey, Iowa, conveys realty mortgage
for $1,565.
C. W. HUTCHINS, Springfield, Mass., chattel mort-
gage for $400.
ALFBED C. GARLAND, New Brunswick, N. J., judg-
ment for $255.
C. & C. B. TAYLOR, Centreville, Iowa, real estate
mortgage for $112.
ANDREW WHITNEY, Fitchburg, Mass., attached for
$2,000.
W. W. GRIGGS, Des Moines, Iowa, deed for $6,500.
E. R. POTTER, Grinnell, Iowa, real estate con-
veyance, $2,700.
HORACE W. BERRY, Boston, Mass., damaged by
fire.
MORRIS & FLETCHER, Boston, Mass., damaged by
fire.
TRADE CORRESPONDENCE.
(Too late for classification.)
CHICAGO, ILLS., June 28, 1886.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW :
GENTLEMEN : In response to yours of the 25th, in
regard to a few trade items, we will give you such as
lies within our province and purposes to-day.
The Chicago Cottage Organ Company have so far
BREAK UP OF THE STIEFF PIANOMAKERS'
recovered from their recent disastrous fire and slight
STRIKE AND OTHER MATTERS-
annoyance from the strikes, that they are now filling
orders promptly, and turning out about thirty or-
(Reported for the Baltimore Sun.)
gans per day. This Company has a large and exten-
HE Steiff piano factory strike is practically sive plant, and are prepared with their new facilities
broken, although there seems to be some little to do a very large trade. Their large accumulation
misunderstanding that requires clearing up. of orders is being rapidly reduced, and with the
Both the men and the firm express themselves as be- bright prospects for a good season's trade, wo* think
ing tired of the trouble, and both sides admit that seri- they will have no difficulty in running their factory
ous losses have occurred. A list of thirty-flve names of to its full capacity.
the strikers was'presentedjto the firm through the fore-
The strikes did not materially affect the organ
man,Mr. Gross,by Frederick Fischer, the strikeexecu. trade of Chicago, and all factories are on full time
tive, with the request that such men as were needed and maximum capacity.
would be checked off, the men giving up all claims
THE CHICAGO COTTAGE ORGAN CO.
for which they struck, and withdrawing pickets and
the boycott wagon. The list was returned to Mr,
Fischer yesterday with the reply that none of the men
were needed. As an impression prevailed that
the Messrs. Stieff objected to the employment of
Union men, the Grand Lodge of Piano Makers in
New York was communicated with, and a telegram
in reply said : "All right continue the strike ; money
coming regularly." The men gathered at Neidhart's
Hall, and they were greatly exercised because they
thought they were required to leave the union,
which is, besides being a labor union, a life, fire and
sick benefit insurance to them. The Messrs. Stieff
say they have twenty-five men now at work, some
being new men and some old hands, and that about
six of the strikers returned last week. They state
that a copy of all the names on the paper presented
them was kept, and that they did not select any of
the men because none were needed at the time, as
the affairs of the factory had become disarranged by
the strike and engagement of other hands, and there
•were no positions immediately ready; although they
them, but they did not report. They never had and
•do not now object to men because of membership of
T
GEO. W. FOSTER, Keene, N. H., has opened a branch
store in Manchester, N. H.
AUGUSTUS BAUS & Co. have settled their insurance
matiers satisfactorily, the companies granting them
the full insurance, without the least objection.
GEO. BOTHNER, New York, reports trade excellent.
The Bothner action is becoming more popular ©very
day.
WM. H. WILLIAMSON, Philadelphia, Pa.,wasintown
a few days ago. He states that his business has
greatly increased since taking the agency of the Baus
piano.
IDE & Dow have bought out the business of S. W.
Parker, Newport, Vt. Mr. Parker contemplates re-
moving to San Francisco.
MRS. J. J. LEVER, Hornellsville, N. Y., will con-
tinue the business of her husband, lately deceased.
J. N. MERRILL, of the Smith American Organ Co.,
Boston, has just returned from three weeks' trip
South. He reports business on the increase every-
where he went.
JACOB SMITH and wife, of Great Barrington, Mass.,
visited the city last week, and were entertained by
Mr. and Mrs Jack Haynes. Mr. Smith will intro-
duce the Baus piano in his section.
IN the City since our last issue : Mr. Kieselhorst,
of St. Louis, Mo.; Mr. Brownell, of D. S. Andrus &
Co., Williamsport, Pa.; Mr. DeSwartc, of J. B. Brad-
ford, Milwaukee, Wis.
MR. LYON, of Lyon and Healy, of Chicago, Geo.
J. Rhodius, Chicago, Edmund Cluett, of Cluett &
Sons, Troy, New York, J. M. Lonergan, of Detroit,
Mich.
SAMUEL HAMILTON, Pittsburg, Pa., has opened his
new music store. The building has cost $250,000, and
is 30x241 feet, eight stories high, and has a tower 184
feet above the pavement.
HUGO WORCH, Washington, D. C, has gone to
Europe, and will not return until sometime in Sep-
tember.
WE are very much pi eased to state that Charles
Baumeister, who was so badly injured in the Baus
factory fire is out again and rapidly recovering.
R. S. HOWARD has returned from a long trip
through the West. Mr. Howard sold lots of Hallett
& Cumston pianos while away, and secured several
new agents for his house.
WM. BELL, JR., London, Eng., has been spending
a few days in town.
HENRY BEHNING»SR., has left for Europe.
All of
his many friends and acquaintances will wish him a
pleasant trip.
E. P. HAWKINS, manager of the London branch of
the Smith American Organ Co., is in Boston.
HENRY MASON, of Mason & Hamlin Organ and
Piano Company, has gone to Europe for a three
months' vacation.
MR. HAWKINS, the indefatigable manager of the
London branch of the Smith American Organ Com-
pany, has gone to Boston, II. S., to confer with the
company for the introduction into England of a
lower priced upright piano than has hitherto been
attempted, without in any way sacrificing quality.—
London and Provincial Music Trade Review.
COL. LEVI K. FULLER, of the Estey Organ Co.,
Brattleboro, Vt., who has lately been nominated for
Lieutenant-Governor by the Republicans, is as good
as elected. The Colonel is very popular, and will,
no doubt, run away ahead of the ticket.
A VISIT to the warerooms in this city, just at pres-
ent, will find most of the dealers fanning themselves,
and patiently waiting for the Fall months to come.
One dealer, when asked how business was, facetious-
ly replied, " Why, business is so brisk that I have to
keep a policemen in front of my door to keep my
customers from crushing each other to death." To
our reporter's look of wonderment and doubt—the
wareroom at the time being utterly devoid of cus-
tomers—the dealer replied by saying: "Oh, it is
lunch hour now, and my customers have all gone to
lunch."