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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Communications of interest to the music trade are so- Co. pianos; Mr. Antonio de Anguera, who has an in-
licited. All Western correspondence will receive prompt terest in the B. Shoninger Co. branch house. These
attention by addressing Lock Box 492, Chicago, III.
three gentlemeu are first-class salesmen : S. Rauden-
bush, piano dealer at LaCrosse, Wis.: S. H. Nichols,
with Estey & Camp ; E. F. Greenwood and J. A. Hud-
son, with Shoninger Co.
Story & Clark's new style organ, "The Modern
Ideal," is one of the finest they have yet turned out.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
The case is original and elegant in design.
Mr. I. N. Camp, (Estey & Campj has gone on atrip
Lock Box 492. TRADERS' BUILDINO, CHICAGO,
to the Pacific slope; will visit San Francisco, San
April 1st, 1887.
Diego and other points before he returns.
G. C. Muir, who handles the Kimball goods at Bur-
lington,
la., has gone out of the music business and
Spring has come, and with it a better demand, in
the retail business, for pianos and organs. Agents has gone back to his original trade watches and
from all parts ar« constantly coming in, and instead jewelry. It is said he is out of pocket from twelve to
of looking around are buying goods. Everything fifteen hundred dollars, by his music venture
Messrs. Pollard & Tuttle, Sioux City, la., lost al-
looks bright for good trade in both wholesale and
most
their entire stock by fire Feb. 22d. It con-
retail.
Iteed & Sons have had quite a boom with the sisted of Hallet & Davis, Emerson & Behning pianos,
Knabe during the past month. The finest Concerts and Whitney & Holmes organs. It was mostly cover-
given hero are by the "Artists Club," composed of ed by insurance.
Jack Haynes, the popular travelling man, called on
a number of our leading musicians. At their last two
us,
and reports trade lively with the Huner pianos
entertainments the Knabe grand was used, and was
and Newman Bros, organs. The latter firm has just
very much admired.
Lyon & Healy report business good in every completed arrangements with Mr. Haynes for the
handling of their organs throughout the entire South-
branch since March 1st.
ern
States, as well as the Eastern market.
The W. W. Kimball Co. are moving into their new
Mr. B. H. Fischer, of J. & C. Fischer, placed a con-
quarters, cor. State and Jackson. Their new store
will bo eighty feet front, by 160 feet. It will be hand- tract for two hundred of their pianos with the largest
somely decorated and fitted up in fine style. They music house in the city of Mexico. This is pretty
will occupy the entiro building of five stories, a num- good when you take into consideration that 20 cents a
ber of rooms boing designed for musicians. The pound is charged on all imported pianos.
J. Kent, Hampton, la., has just purchased two car
second floor will be fitted up for a hall, adapted for
loads
of the Newman Bros, organs.
Chamber concerts and rnusicales.
Ed. H. Story and bride has returned homo from
The Shoninger Co. of New Haven, Conn.,are doing
all they can to furnish their new house here with their trip to the Pacific Slope.
Wm. Franklin, of Moline, 111., piano and organ
their new styles 10, 11, 13 and 11 pianos. The de-
mand is such that it keeps the factory more than dealer, has sold out and gone out of the business.
Messrs. D. H. Lloyd & Son, Champaign, III., speak
busy. They are turning out twenty five per week,
and if the demand keeps on, as it has in past few in high terms of the Shoninger piano, which they
months, they will have to double their manufacturing have been selling for some time.
Mr. Kohn, of the late firm of B. K. Hay & Co., Clin-
facilities. The Chicago branch business, both whole-
ton,
la., is now connected with Mr. L. V. Moore, who
sale and retail, is constantly increasing. The best
piano and organ dealers through the West speak in has charge f the Kimball Co.'s branch store at Des
Moines, la. Mr. Moore was formerly Estey & Camp
high praise of these pianos.
Estey & Camp are making a fine display (in their agent at Waco, Texas.
C. C. McClure has been engaged as salesman by the
new store) of the well known Decker Bros, pianos, in
beautiful cases of variegated woods. The Decker Wheelock Co. for their Chicago warerooms.
I. M. Eppstein has concluded not to go into the
Bros, piano is a great favorite here with the profes-
music business in Sioux City., la. He thinks Le
sion and musical people.
N. A. Cross & Co. have settled down in their old Mars, la., is good enough for him.
quartors, cor. State and Jackson, (up stairs.) ware- James A. Guest, Burlington, la., the well known
rooms. We do not hear much of the Chickering since piano and organ dealer, has adopted the one price
system. No deviation—so much for cash—so much
they have taken tho agency.
Steger & Saubor are doing a good retail business, for time.
The King Piano Co. (Incorporated), of Denver,
with tho Sohmer piano as their leader and the Kra-
Col., Capital $20,000, consists of Mrs. A. J. King,
kauer as their medium.
R. H. Rodda & Co., 81 Jackson street, has taken Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Barlow. They are all well known
in Denver. Mrs King will be the manager of the con-
the agency of the Lindeman piano.
Estey & Camp have secured the services of Mr. S. cern. They will handle the Chickering for their lead-
H. Nichols who was formerly head book-keeper for ing piano.
Mr. S. S. Newton, Columbus, Wis., is very enthusi-
W. W. Kiraball. He is a first class man, and Estey
astic over the Decker Bros, pianos. He has sold
& Camp are to be congratulated on getting him.
By the way, the Kimball house have furnished a them for his leader for many years.
number of good men to the trade; for instance : Mr.
j ! W. Northrop, the well known retail salesman
John A. Bryant, who has a piano wareroom on Wa- of the W. W. Kimball Co., has gone East, called by
bash avenue, agent for Kranich & Bach Piano Co.; the illness of his mother.
F. E. Russell, who has been selling Kimball goods
Mr. J. 0. Twichell, 150 State st., agent for Briggs &
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
at Lincoln, Neb., has sold out to A. Hosper, Jr., Oma
ha, Neb., who will take the entire State agenoy for
the Kimball Co. goods.
St. Paul and Minneapolis have sixteen musicstores.
They represent some 80 different makes of pianos and
organs. Will in my next give you a list of the deal-
ers and the instruments they represent &c.
Mr. E. B. Guild, the extensive piano and organ
dealer at Topeka, Kan., is putting up a large building
on East 8th avenue, for a warehouse to store his
extra stock.
Mr. R. O. Foster, of Foster Bros. & Whitromb,
Minneapolis, Minn., has just returned from New
York where he has been selecting stock, including a
large number of Wheelock & Kturvesant pianos.
Jack Haynes, N'ewman Bros, organ agent, hasgono
to Columbus, Ohio. Will visit Wheeling, Va.. and
other points on his return trip.
It. S. Howard, traveling for Hallet &Cumston, was
in town one day, and took an order from Reed &
Sons for 100 pianos. Has gone West.
A complimentary dinner was tendered to Mr. II-
Drummond, March 24, by his personal friends and
late associates of the house of Lyon & Healy, at the
Palmer House. It certainly must be very gratifying
to Mr. Drummond to be the recipient of such an ova-
tion. The gentlemen present were those of the heads
of the different departments. At the close of the fes-
tivities each one wished Mr. I), every success in his
new field of labor. Mr. Drummond recently left tho
Lyon & Healy house to accept the position of head
salesman with the Weber house.
Mr. G. W. Marquardt, who attached Tomkins &
Ray's stock at Des Moines, la., is offering the stock
at less than 50 cents on the dollar. His claim amounts
to $358.00. By the way, Mr. Marquardt, who for many
years ran successfully a piano and organ trade in
Iowa City, la., has sold out and gone out of business
Harmon & Case, Milford, la., has dissolved part
nership.
J. W. Hulsizer, Grinnell, la., has been closed out.
Estey & Camp are principle creditors.
Following dealers have been in :
J. M. Rhoades, Jefferson, la. ; S. S. Newton, Colum-
bus, Wis.; It. A. Rodesch, Dixon, 111.; H. L. Zeller,
Cassapolis, Mich.; B. H. Farr, Webster City, la. ;•
H. H. Dennison, Elgin, 111.; E. W. Allen, Eau Clair,
Wis.; R. W. Stewart, Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Mrs. E.
R. Harris, Mason City, la. ; H. E. Twiford, Burling
. ton, la. ; M. Snyder, Polo, 111., &c, Ac.
Following manufacturers and travelling men :
Julius Estey, Estey Organ Co. and W. E. Wheel-
ock; T. J. Quin, for New England Piano Co.; C. T.
Sisson, Farrand & Votey organ ; R. S. Howard, for
Hallet & Cumston ; E. F. Greenwood, for Shoninger.
Yours &c,
OWEN.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
OFFICE OF LINDEMAN & SONS,
MANUFACTURERS OF PIANOFORTES,
NEW YORK, March 21, 1887.
WE take pleasure in informing you that we will re-
move our warerooms on May 1, 1887, to 146 Fifth av
enue, and our factory to the foot of 8th and 9th
streets, East River.
Yours respectfully,
LINDEMAN & SONS.
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