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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Certain information. These letters have received no
attention whatever, and before long this gentleman
will use other means to make the assignee speak.
J. H. STANNARD, of the N. E. Organ Co., Boston,
A GOOD piano and organ tuner can obtain a good
situation with good salery and steady work, in a city
in Massachusetts by addressing the Music TRADE
REVIEW.
STRAUCH BROS, have completed the addition to
their factory and new machinery Is being placed in it.
Their facilities will be more adequate in future to
turn out the excellent work for which they are justly
celebrated.
FRANCIS CONNOR is having his share of the trad e
returned last week from the most successful trip he
ever made on the road. Mr. Crosby, of the same
firm, is still out and meeting with good success.
THE Everett Piano Co., Boston, are rapidly push-
ing ahead the construction of their new factory.
GEO. GARDNER, Acton, Mass., has failed with lia-
bilities about $60,000. There is $45,455 secured as
follows: $600 by the assignment of a life insurance
policy of $4,000; $250 by six shares of the Lowe Ca-
ble Company; $3,600 by 125 shares of the Lowe Cable
Company; $1,200, bond of the West Rutland Marble
Company and the equity in a house at Lowell; $3,200
by real estate at West Acton ; SI,000 by a $l,000-bond
of the West Rutland Marble Company; $1,800 by
thirty-five shares of the Lowe Cable Company; $725
by bills of sale of pianos; $950 by mortgage on
pianos; $230 by ten shares of the Lowe Cable Com-
pany ; $3,600 by 210 shares of the Lowe Cable Com-
pany ; $28,000 by stock in store, real estate in Lowell
and Hudson, liens and rentals, and $1,550 by piano
liens and mortgage of personal property.
WE hear that Albert Krell, Cincinnati, Ohio, is
about to open stores in Louisville and Indianapolis.
He sells the Steck and Colby, Duncan & Co. pianos.
but, like all other manufacturers in the East, his
trade has been somewhat effected west of Chicago by
the obnoxious interstate bill.
THE Henry F. Miller's Sons Piano Co., Boston,
Btate that thoir retail trade has been larger this
year than ever before, and all the boys are happy.
FIRST MUSICIAN (in a street car)—" Yes, I under"
THE New England Organ Co., Boston, seem to stand Jones has finished his new opera. Have you
have their share of trade. They have just completed seen the score yet ?" Second Musician—•« No, I
a new style, No. '.)(), which has as handsome a case haven't." Fellow Passenger—" Excuse me, gentle-
as we ever saw.
men, but it was 3 to 2 in favor of the Bostons."—
UNDER the management of Mr. A. M. Wright, the
business of the Chicago branch of Wm. E. Wheelock
& Co. has so largely increased that it has been found
necessary to add to their facilities by sending him
additional help, and Mr. Chas. Logan, Jr., who for
some time past has been connected with their busi-
ness here, will hereafter be associated with Mr.
Wright at Chicago.
WE were favored with a visit from Mr. C. E. Ells-
bree, of the Wilcox & White Organ Co., a day or two
ago. Mr. Ellsbree reports a brisk trade wherever he
went.
GEO. MCLAUGHLIN, proprietor of the N. E. Organ
Co., has been suffering for sometime past from over-
exertions in conducting his business, together with
the large amount of public business transacted by
him. There is no gentleman in the trade that has
worked harder than Mr. McLaughlin nor none more
deserving of a good, long vacation, which we trust
he will take before it is too late. Since hie brother
John has become associated with him as manager,
he lias been relieved of H groat deal of work, and he
can rest assured that should he take the vacation he
needs, ills brother will see that everything is carried
on as usual.
THE W. W. Kimball Co.'s new house In Fort
Wayne, Ind., under the management of S. D. Rob-
ertson, is meeting with good success.
THE creditors of Albrecht & Co., Philadelphia, are
having a hard time to find out anything about the
affairs from the assignee. A certain supply man in
the N. E. States shipped a large bill of goods to Al-
brecht a few days before he failed, and received in
return a four-months' note. This supply man has
written several letters to the assignee, asking for
Musical
Record.
ONE of the most recent evidences of the popularity
and high esteem in which the Hallet & Davis pianos
ate held by the mnsical world is that the N. E. Con-
servatory of Music, which is the largest existing es-
tablishment of its kind in the world, and which has
a magnificent building in Boston, has purchased fifty
Hallet & Davis pianos for use in the conservatory.—
Boston Home Journal.
DR. J. WARD ELLIS and Dr. W. C. Dunn, dentists,
hired rooms of the W. W. Kimball Co., Chicago, and
got lease until May 1st, have brought suit against
W. W. K. Co. in the Superior Court for $5,000 each,
being amount they claim they have been injured in
their business by K. Co. leaving the building April
1st and allowing repairs, such as pulling down, plas-
tering, taking out heaters, etc.
THE AGED widow of Jacques Offenbach, the mu-
sical composer, died in Paris, April 20th. Since the
death of her husband, in October, 1880, Mme. Offen-
bach has lived in compartive seclusion. During tho
latter years of her life she was confined to her house
by feeble health. She was a daughter of Mitchell,
the naturalized Irishman, and sister of Mr. Robert
Mitchell, the Bonapartist Deputy and editor.
THE Guild Piano Co., Boston, are doing an excel-
lent business. Mr. Illidge is now traveling through
the West and sending in good orders and constantly
securing new agents. The firm will soon complete
certain new styles, perfectly original in design and
some that will surprise the trade.
GEORGE R. OLIVER & Co. is the style of a new firm
of piano case manufacturers in Cambridgeport, Mass.
Mr. Oliver, Sr., has been connected with the business
for the past twenty years. Mr. Taylor, the manager,
was formerly with the Union Comb Co., Leominster,
Mass., and he has also had nearly twenty years ex-
perience in the business. With this amount of know
ledge the firm ought to make success easy.
THE Emerson Piano Co., Boston, continue to have
a large trade. Their orders for the style 14 keep
pouring in. This style has met with such a great
success that the firm have decided to introduce the
same qualities contained in it into their other styles.
THE FIRM of Woodward & Brown, Boston, are
rapidly settling up their accounts and expect very
soon to bo able to continue the business unembar-
rassed.
F. W. BAILEY, manager of the Lake Piano Co.,
Boston, has just returned from a very successful
trip West. The Lake piano, although young, has
met with good success.
THERE is no piano firm in Boston that Is doing a
larger or more profitable business than that of Vose
& Sons.
NEWBY & ETANS have just completed anew design
upright and it Is a beauty in every respect.
THE E. P. Carpenter Co., Brattleboro, Vt., have
just issued a new catalogue which is perfection.
This concern is having a steady growing trade in the
States and their foreign trade is very large.
ISAAC I. COLE & SON, the large veneer firm of this
city, sold a piece of French Burl which was as neat a •
piece as we ever looked at. It contained over 11,000
feet of veneering.
F. WAGNER & Co., Wilmington, Del., have secured
the agency of the Steinway piano for the whole state
of Delaware. Happy Wagner !
BEHNING & SON, N. Y., are building up a large
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COLBY, DUNCAN & CO.,
518, 520, 522, 521 and 526 WEST 48th ST., N. Y.
trade which will stay by them. Their business so
far this year has been over one-third larger than la^t
year. Kochmann is yet traveling through the fat-
West and sending in the orders, notwithstanding the
great advance in freight for far Western points.
THE Smith American Organ Co., Boston, are hav-
ing a great call for their pianos. Their organ tra
is fair throughout the States. They have just re-
ceived a large order for organs from Australia.,
which alone will keep the factory running for several
days. Their two new styles of organs, Nos. HO and
85, deserve particular mention.
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