Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org,
arcade-museum.com
-- digitized with support from namm.org
THE MUSIC
TRADE REVIEW.
34O
With relreching assurance, he ''allowed" he
just the man for us. With some misgivings on that
point, we finally told him he could try it for a while,
E made a hasty call at the Bowlby Organ
(Reported for the Baltimore Sun, July 13.)
and after fixing his salary at $10,000 a year, we
Manufactory of this place, a few days ago,
S STATED in the Sun yesterday, the Stieff stocked him up with business cards, and started him
and were very agreeably surprised to see
strike and boycott is ended. Mr. Charles M. out to gather the latest news, first giving him the
what an amount of work is done in that establish-
Stieff makes the following statement: "On names and addresses of some of the prominent manu-
ment. From the ground lloor to the upper one they December 15, 1885, fifty-eight of our men went on a facturers.
are packed with lumber, workmen, machinery, and strike, the others remaining at work. Those who
He was gone about throe hours, and when he re-
material, in every phase, from the " first cut " to the went out have waived all their former demands, and turned to our sanctum, we laid down our scissor*'
complete organ, which is turned off at a rapid rate we have taken back twenty. We had-thirty-nine and proceeded to undo our new reporter as follows:
— 3-1 being shipped last week; and this week was men on our pay-roll last Saturday, which, with the
" Well, how did you make out? " .Reporter: " Oh,
commenced with a " l a p " of eighty-five orders
twenty taken on Monday, makes fifty-nine. We in- bully, I guess. I went and seen all them fellows you
Forty hands are employed, twenty-five of whom are tend running our usual force as soon as business told me to —lemme see; the first place I went was up
heads of families, and about 175 organs a month are justifies it, as things have been greatly disarranged there on Twenty-third ; what's his name again—oh,
are produced. The proprietor of this establishment, since the strike at our factory, and we cannot take yes, Chronic & Baok—" "You mean Kranich &
Mr. Charles P. Bowlby, is a very pleasant gentleman, on additional men on this account."
Bach." " Yes, that's it. Well, I kinder lounged in,
and being a native " t o the manor born," he, of
Messrs. F. Fischer, H. Petry, and H. Meierricks, you know. There was some fresh young feller that
course, has many friends among our townspeople.
a committee representing the men formerly em- told me, afore I had a chance to open my trap, that
His correspondent, Mr. Jacob S. Vough, is also a ployed by Mr. Stieff, say: " T h e understanding be- they didn't want any matches. Just then a solemn
pleasing person to meet, and being " a t home" in tween us is that Mr. Stieff is to employ twenty men (looking) man come up and asked me my business.
that capacity, he can easily "post you up " in all the within the next three days, and five men within two I didn't say a darn word, but handed him my card.
minutia of the business.
weeks, and it is distinctly understood that Mr. Stieff That just paralyzed him. I thought he'd drop dead,
The steady growth and popularity of Mr. B iwlby's does not agree to employ any others unless he so he was so glad to see me—liked to shook my arm off.
business, and the crowded condition of his building, feels inclined ; and, further, that no non-union men, He invited me right into the private office, and took
have made it absolutely necessary for him to en- or those employed during the strike are asked to be my hat out of my hand and put it on top of the water
large his capacity, and he is making preparations to discharged on the return of the twenty men, now or cooler, * so I'd feel the benefit of it when I went out,'
build on a pretty large scale—the main question of hereafter, and that the twenty men will refrain in he said. He asked me over to take dinner with the
how soon operations will commence, being that of every way from any interference with Mr. Stieff's folks; said they were out of town, but he'd telegraph
location. As every business building or dwelling business. The statement contained in the various to 'em, and have era come home. He asked me
house erected in our city is an improvement to it, papers of Sunday, the 11th inst , was erroneous, and which I liked best, farmin' or newspaper business,
we congratulate Mr. Bowlby on his success, and was unauthorized by us."
and kept talkin' about crops—does he own a farm? "
wUh him speed in his enterrrise.—Washington, N.
" Not that I am aware of; but go on, this is get-
J. Review.
ting exclling."
KRANICH & BACH'S PIANO MUSIC RACK.
" Well, I told him you sent me up to get the news.
GROYESTEEN & FULLER PIANO CO.
I said, ' how's biz? ' ".
" Ho said it was so rush in' that they could not got
PATENT has just been issued to Hellmuth
Kranich and Jaques Bach for their new piano men enough to make out invoices. I noticed a num-
COLUMBUS, 0., June 21, 188G.
music rack. The application was filed Jan- ber of men working around there, but they seemed
THE GROVESTEEN & FULLER PIANO CO. :
to be havin' lots of fun, just the same. One of em
uary
18th,
with the following claims :
GENTLEMEN : The style " F " upright piano, of your
1. The combination, with the front of a pianforte would say, O! if I only had a gun, then all the
make, came to my store a few days since in good
others laffed.
condition. I write simply to say I am more than case, of a loaf hinged thereto at the end which is
"The solemn looking man told me that he had a
lowest
when
the
leaf
is
closed,
a
lip
or
rail
at
one
satisfied with the piano; being really surprised with
it merits. I is a beauty in style and finish, while edge, and a connection between the leaf and the sta- good item for me, that the organ manufacturers had
the action is elastic and fine, the tone clear, smooth tionary part of the pianoforte case front, consisting met the night before, and resolved to discontinue
of a piece of flexible material connected to the end the the use of piano strings in making organs, said
and very full, as a whole it is really a good piano.
of the leaf which is uppermost when the leaf is that ours was the paper that had heard of it first;
This I write, not having been requested by you, or
hows that for high ?"
closed.
as a testimonial, but feeling it a pleasure to say to
"Splendid, but go on ; where else did you go ?"
2.
The
combination,
with
the
front
of
a
pianoforte
you what I have written; you will hear from me
" O, yes ; then I went to Weaver."
again in the way of orders, if life and health are case, a lip or rail hinged to the leaf near the free
"You mean Weber's '{"
edge and to the surface which is innermost when the
spared me.
" That's it, I saw Mr. Mits "—
leaf
is
closed,
and
a
flexible
connection
between
the
Yours truly,
" Mr. Metz ?"
leaf and the stationary part of the pianoforte case
Jos. HARRIS.
f:
front.
ImeanMetz, Nice man, too. Asked about my
folks and what in my judgment was the first variety
CHICAGO, ILL'S., June 8, 1886.
of hay seed. I thought at first he was guyin' me,
ALL WOOL, AND A YARD WIDE.
MESSRS. GROVESTEEN & FULLER PIANO CO.,
but I saw aflerwards he wasn't; ne told me to drop
71 Mercer Street, New York City.
in after one o'clock Saturday, and he would give me
OME
time
ago
we
were
in
need
of
a
reporter
to
GENTLEMEN : Since I have been handling your
visit the trade and write up the latest news. lots of news."
pianos, I find them very satisfactory; the improve-
" H e will, undoubtedly."
We apprised a number of our friends of this
ments you have made recently in both tone and
" Well, then I went to Gilbert & Co "—
fact, requesting them, if they heard of a man to Bond
action, have added greatly to their merits; they
"Ah ! yes, aad you saw Mr. Kimberly, the genial
him to us, as we felt sure that advertising would not
stand in tune well, thereby giving me no trouble
obtain for us just the man we wanted. One day, and afflble—"
with my customers; those you last sent are all sold ;
"What?"
while we were still waiting for our man to turn up,
" ship me six more same as last;' my orders will
" I say you saw Mr. Kimberly the ge—"
in walked a long, lean, lank specime I of humanity,
come in fast. Put on another story or two to your and said he understood we wanted a fellow to run
"That's him. That's the duck."
factory, and get ready for business.
" 1 don't understand you."
the paper. We informed him that we were in need
Yours very Iruly,
" Why he is too fresh ! he commenced to guy me-
of an assistant.
JOHN A. BRYANT.
from the word go. Said he was overwhelmed with
pleasure at meeting me, and then asked me if I really
thought hay seed was good to prevent hair fallin* out.
A PIRATE.
The next man that says hay seed to me, I'll give
him my opinion of him. I told him you sent me
URING the past week the most diabolical out-
over after the news. Says he; ' O, Ah ! yes; news,
rage on record in the trade has come to our
exactly. Well, J. Pudney Slivers, of the Fake Organ
The most popular Weekly newspaper devoted
knowledge. The pirate referred to is guilty
toscience, mechanics, engineering discoveries, in-
Company is in town, and Mr. Sklnem, the representive
ventions and patents ever published. Every num-
of taking a Hale piano, No. 71,190, and stenciling it
of the Snide piano wa-j expected, and—' but what is
ber illustrated with splendid engravings. This
publication
furnishes
a
most
valuable
encyclopedia
" Now England Piano Co., Worcester, Mass," then
the matter Mr. Bill, are you sick, you look awful
of information which no person should be without.
The popularity of the SCIENTIFIC AMKIUCAN is
selling it to Mrs. Philips, who resides at 3422 South
p»le."
such that its circulation nearly equals that of all
other papers of its class combined. Price. $3 20 a
Dearborn street, as a genuine New England piano.
" Oh no, its nothing only another of those periodi-
vear. Discount to Clubs. Sold by all newsdealers.
MUNN 4 CO., Publishers. No. 361T?roadway, N. Y.
To make matters worse the idiot used the most
cal attempts on the part of my head to boycott my
Munn A Co. hav
also had Thirty-
bungling stencil that could be made, and the
ears."
» Eight veara'
number 71,190 is only about G2.000 in excess of the
• ^ ™ ^ " " ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ practice before
"O, that's it eh! you look awful bad. Well, is
the Patent Office and have prepared
the highest legitimate number of the New England
more than One Hundred Thou-
there any place else you want me to go."
s
a
n
d
applications
tor
patents
in
the
pianos. This is the most palpable case of fraud that
United States and foreign countries.
"No—er—yes; you had better go and drown—or
Caveats, Trade-Marks. Copy-rights,
has ever come under our observation, and although
Assignments, and all other papers for
rather go over and ask Metz to give you a copy for
securing to inventors their rights in the
we do not give the party's name, it is only a ques-
United States, Canada, England, trance,
publication of that mermaid testimonial."
.Germany and other foreign countries, pre-
tion of time when the whole matter will come out—
pared at short notice and on reasonable terms.
He went.
Information as to obtaining patents cheer-
that is, if Mr. Thomas Scanlan is the man we
J fully given without charge. Hand-books of
think he is.
•information sent free. Patents obtained
t r o u g h Munn
American free. The advantage of such notice is
The sooner this kind of piracy and fraud is stop-
well understood by all persons who wish to dis-
THE piano makers of Wessel, Niokel & Gross will
ped the better. The opportunity for making an ex-
1)<
Add > re t sg el M I U!
ample Is vory ripe. — Chicago Indicator.
have a pionic in August.
, 361 Broadway, New York
THE BOWLBY ORGAN FACTORY.
W
THE BASIS OF THE STIEFF SETTLEMENT.
A
A
S
D
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN