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elusion that you are utterly devoid of all sensibility,
and quite too horrid for any thing, don't you know.
TflE
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THE firm of AUGUSTUS BAUS & Co. have shown
themselves to be possessed of remarkable pluck,
energy, and enterprise. The burning of the factory,
which occurred only about two weeks ago, was a
serious set-back to their future plans, yet they did
not sit down and mourn their loss as many would
have done. The walls of their burned factory were
not cold before they were up and looking for a new
building to commence work again, and delay their
agents in filling orders as little as possible. They
have rented the factory at Nos. 524 and 526 West
Forty-third street until the 1st of October, when
they hope to be able to secure a factory with ample
room to manufacture on a large scale. The firm are
now pushing the construction of their piano as
rapidly as possible, and as they have a large number
of 4 cases completed in their case factory, it will be
only a short time before they will be able to fill their
orders again. Through this fire the firm of AUGUSTUS
BAUS & Co. will find out who are their true agents
and friends. In the time of prosperity pretended
friends are numerous, but in the season of trouble
and adversity then the true test comes, and the false
is sifted from the loyal. There may be attempts
made by other manufacturers to obtain the BAUS
agents, but those who are false enough to leave the
firm when in trouble of this kind, are not the kind
of agents that will be a credit to any house, and it
will be better to be rid of them now, before they
have opportunities to do the flrm a worse injury.
MABO fairly froths at the mouth in his verbose and
alliterative denunciation of what he terms false-
hood and false pretensions, on the part of the
MESSRS. GROVESTEEN AND FULLER CO.
If the firm alluded to advertised in the Courier,
their instruments would then be just too lovely
for anything. Would'nt they, MARC ?
And their statements about the excellence of their
work would not be "absurdly false and ludicrous."
Would they, MARC ?
Nor would it be necessary for you to rise, in all
your grandiloquence, to remind that unhappy flrm
that " decency should dictate to the dispensers of the
above falsehoods, not to utilize honorable names by
combining them with their tergiversations, and mal-
formations." Would it, MARC ?
The GROVKSTEEN AND FULLER CO , we
now
are
just too mean for anything, not to advertise with
you,
MARC.
Now, say, MARC ; will you take a word of advice
from us ? You are a bright fellow and have a fine
vocabulary of words at your command, but pray !
make a bettor use of it. Let your thoughts and the
language in which you clothe them be governed by
Verapro gratis-
Now j-ou just try this for a while, MARC, and see
how much better you will feel, and how much kind-
lier disposed towards you people will feel, even
though they have ceased to advertise in your paper.
And, too, MARC, you will find that the language of
truth is simpler.
FOR prolixity and versatile capacity, we wish to
be recorded in favor of awarding MARC A. BLUMEN-
BERG, of the M> sical Courier, first money.
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& FLOERSHIEM regular attendants at church ! It's
too funny for anything. Why, we will venture to
say that the last time they saw the inside of a
church was in their childhood—their infancy, in
fact.
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W E heard a very good story, while in Chicago, re-
garding BROTHER FOX'S Indicator. In talking with
one of the manufacturers, he said that business was
so that he could not get away to the mountains to
enjoy his annual fishing this Summer; and, in order
to keep his hand in, he had bought rod, line, and a
very small hook, and amused himself by fishing in
the letter-box for the Indicator, but up to date had
failed to capture it.
CLUETT & SONS, TROY, NEW YORK.
UR representative last week visited the palatial
warerooms of Cluett &Sons, Troy, New York.
These magnificent warerooms are probably
among the largest and best furnished in the country.
The main floor has a depth of 225 feet, with a width
of about 50 feet. The ground or imam floor is parti-
tioned off by elegant glass partions into two equal
rooms. The front room is used for sheet music, of
which this concern carries probably the largest stock
of any house in New York State, outside of New
York City. In the back or wareroom can be found
pianos and organs of the finest workmanship from
the factories of Steinway & Son, Chickering &
Sons, Weber, Lindeman, Ernest Gabler & Bro.,
and Fisher. The Estey Organ Co., Wilcox & White,
and Kimball Organs.
This vast establishment is under the charge of
Mr. Fred. H. Cluett, a veteran in the piano business,
and known to nearly the entire trade. Mr. Cluett has
in addition to Mr. N. L. Witherbeeand his son, Chas.
Fred. Cluett, who is a chip of the old block, a corps
of 15 assistants.
Cluett & Sons have also a wareroom at Albany,
nearly if not quite as extensive as their Troy house.
The Albany branch is in the hands of Mr. Edmund
Cluett, also well known to the trade.
Taking the Albany and Troy houses, and the
branches at Pittsfield, Mass., and at Hudson, New
York, the firm of Cluett & Sons undoubtedly ranks
among the largest, if not the largest, of their kind in
this couutry.
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EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
WEEK ENDING, JUNE 15, 1886.
his
There, MESSRS. GROVESTEEN AND FULLEB, CO., if
you do not close up your establishment after this
scathing arraignment, we shall be forced to the con-
Bremen,
Christiania,
London,
Br. Honduras,
Br. W. Indies,
"
Nova Scotia,
Organs,
Organs,
Orguinettes
Organs,
Piano,
Organs,
Organs.
161
845
105
75
81
200
•
1
1
1
2
2
158 packages,
$14,886
EXPORTS.
WEEK ENDINQ JUNE 22, 188G.
Hamburg,
Musical Instruments,
Piano,
Liverpool,
Orguinettes,
London,
Musical Instruments,
Nova Scotia,
Pianos,
Brit. W. Indies, Piano,
Havre,
Piano,
IT. S. Colombia, Piano,
Cent'l America, Organ,
"
3
1
35
1
1 •
2
2
$ 180
195
3,500
70
150
188
130
2 cases, $225
560
15
200
1
1 case,
4 cases,
1,180
4
1
700
360
350
30
1
1
IMPORTS.
Just think of it— BLUMENBERG
EXPORTS.
Courier, says: "This is nonsense, and so utterly
and lamentably the self evident product of Ignorance
that it becomes ridiculous."
2
WEEK ENDING JUNE 11, 1886.
MR. HALL, the Chicago representative of the
Courier, is working the religious racket on the
Western people. Not long ago he called upon one
of Chicago's largest organ manufacturers, and so-
licited an advertisement. After using every other
argument he could think of about the value to be
derived from an advertisement in the Courier, and
not catching on, the happy idea struck him that if
he posed as a saint there would be no resisting.
"Well," says he, "You know the Courier is away
above the other trade papers in moral standing; I
belong to the church, and so does both BLUMENBERG
& FLOEESHEIM."
Organs,
Pianos,
Organs,
Organs,
Organ,
' Organs,
IMPORTS.
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REFERRING to a statement in the new catalogue of
MESSRS. GROVESTEEN AND FULLER CO., MARC, in
Hong Kong,
Cuba,
Mexico,
U. S. Colombia,
China,
Japan,
i-i
322
WEEK ENDING JUNE 18, 1886.
Musical Instruments,
.
303
$20,999
BOSTON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
WEEK ENDING JUNE 18, 1886.
IMPORTATIONS.
From Fiance:
Various musical instruments,
From Japan :
Various musical instruments,
$172
.
Total imports,
17
$189
EXPORTATION.
To England:
9 Organs,
.
To Nova Scotia, etc. :
Fifes and cornets,
" .
$675
.
Total exports,
.
120
.
.
$795
WEEK ENDING JUNE 26, 1886.
IMPORTATIONS.
From Germany :
Various musical instruments,
From England:
Various musical instruments,
$496
646
.
Total imports,
$1,142
EXPORTATIONS.
To England :
90 Organs,
.
.
To Nova Scotia, etc.:
6 Organs,
1 Piano,
•
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$5,407
.
.
$556
150
706
T o B r i t i s h P o s s e s s i o n s in A u s t r a l a s i a :
40 O r g a n s ,
.
.
Total export?,
2.340
$8,453
PATENTS AND INVENTIONS.
Automatic check for music boxes, No. 343,778, A.
Sueur.
Music leaf turner, No. 343,663, C. P. Jones.
Music leaf turner, No. 343,966, Pye & Flint.
Automatic check for music boxes, No. 343,767, C.
E. Juillerat.
Mechanical musical Instrument, No. 343,795, H.
Burckas.
Mechanical musical instrument, No. 343,900, M.
Gaily.
Piano and offlee chair, No. 343,626, C. E. Davis.
Piano tuning pin, No. 343,805, A. Felldin.
Double sounding board for pianos, No. 343,644,
C. Marx.
Trade mark for pianos, No. 13,387, Boardman &
Gray.
Trade mark for musical instruments, wind and
otring, No. 13,390, A. Pollmann.