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Communications of interest to the music trade are so- extra hours trying to catch up with their orders.
licited. All Western correspondence will receive prompt Agents all speak well of these instruments.
Mr. J. R. Mason, manager of the Sterling Piano
attention by addressing Lock Box 492, Chicago, III.
and Organ Co. branch house, has returned home look-
ing all the better for his Eastern trip.
Mr. C. E. Woodman, traveler for Ivers & Pond, not
having succeeded in placing this piano in Chicago,
has gone West. It is strange that some good house
here does not take hold of this instrument. I t would
be one of the best selling pianos in the market if in
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
good hands and properly pushed.
W. W. Simpson, piano and organ dealer, Effingham,
III., has sold 30 Weser pianos so far this year.
Lock Box 492. TRADERS' BUILDING, CHICAGO,
July 1,1887.
Clark
Henry Reed, of A. Reed & Sons, has recently or-
ganized a drum corps, consisting of 15 members.
Trade has been, and Is still, quite dull in the retail Will increase it from time to time. This firm has
business. The wholesale is good. The manufacturer been so busy pushing the Knabe piano lately we did
has the best of it. It does seem as if there was no not think they had time to drum up any other busi-
such thing as dull times for them.
ness.
Mr. W. W. Kimball says he has all the plans for
Mr. I. N. Ament, music dealer, Dayton, Washing-
his new piano factory ready. Will commence just as ton Territory, has been burned out.
soon as the strike among the carpenters, bricklayers
John McTammany, Jr., manager of the Monroe Or-
&c, is over. It will be a big factory, and with Mr. gan Reed Co., Worcester, Mass., was in town some
Kim ball'8 well known push and energy, it will make days ago.
things lively for Eastern manufacturers of cheap
Mr. R. S. Howard, the popular traveler for Halle^
grade pianos.
& Cumston piano house, called on us and was well
Theli. Shoninger Co. is steadily and surely push- pleased with business he had done in Ohio, &c.
ing their way to the front. They are doing a fine
Mr. Joseph Shoninger will start for the East July
wholesale business. They have a great number of the
1st, on a visit of two or three weeks.
best dealers in the West handling their pianos, and
Following dealers, traveling men, &c. have been in
its straight, first class business. When they ship a
town lately:
piano, its sold, not consigned. The agents are all
H. A. Dennison, Elgin, P. A. Johnson, Morris, J.
enthusiastic over these instruments.
H. Danley, Lincoln, G. W. Chatterton, Springfield,
Story & Clark, our favorite organ builders, will put
W. W. Simpson, Effiingham, 111.; E. E. Chandler,
up an addition of five (5) stories to their already large
Boone, la.; I. N. Chester, Lloyd & Sons, Champaign,
factory. They are doing a very large business, and
S. D. Roberson : Kimball Co., Chicago, 111. ; R. S.
it is increasing right along.
Howard, Hallet & Cumston, Bos'on, John McTam-
Geo. P. Bent, organ manufacturer (lately burned
many, Jr., Monroe Organ Reed Co., Worcester, C. E.
out) has hired a new building on South Clinton street
. Woodman, Ivers & Pond, Boston, Mass., travelers.
much larger than the old factory and will turn out
Yours &c, •
more organs than in the old place.
OWEN.
Newman Bros., organ manufacturers, are working
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
BEHNING
BEHNING
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION IN
HABLEM.
M
R. V. HUGO MATHUSHEK, who is one of
the committee of the Harlem Fourth of
July Celebration, has been a very busy gen-
tleman for the past week, perfecting arrangements.
It is the intention of the committee to renew the
old custom of celebrating on this day and have the
greatest time Harlem ever witnessed. There has
been nearly $10,000 received in subscriptions from
the business men of the city, and at the time of
writing subscriptions are still pouring in. Many of
the military organizations and the old volunteer fire-
men will parade. Permission has been obtained to
use the parks for a display of fireworks.
The officers connected with the affair are selected
from the best known gentlemen in the city, which is
a guarantee of the success of the affair. They are
as follows : President, Andrew M. Underbill; Vice-
presidents, Hon. H. P. McGown, Hon. Chas. W.
Dayton, Hon. H. R. Beekman, Hon. Jordan L. Mott,
Geo. Ehret, Esq.; Treasurer, Dr. A. Norton Brock-
way; Recording Secretary, Jas. H. Bogart; Cor-
responding Secretary, Wm. C. Reddy; Executive
Committee, Jas. E. Graybill, Chairman, Geo. A. J.
Norman, Vice-Chairman, J. E. Vandecarr, Secretary.
The celebration bids fair to be the greatest of its
nature ever witnessed by the Harlemites, and will not
be soon forgotten. We expect to view the parade from
Mathushek & Son's piano warerooms, in East 125th
street, which is one of the best locations on the line
of parade.
VV. W. WHITNEY, of Whitney & Currier, Toledo;
Mr. Crosby, of the N. E. Organ Organ Co., Boston;
and J. B. Woodford, of Loring & Blake Organ Co.,
Worcester, Mass., were in town last week. They all
made a trip to Brooklyn and called on F. G. Smith
where they remained some hours. What does it
mean? Probably some large movement is brewing.
& SON'S
FIRST-CLASS
Grand, Square & Upright Pianofortes,
WITH IMPROVED PATENT AGRAFFE ATTACHMENT & NAME BOARD.
Office and Warerooms, 3 West 14th Street.
Manufactory, 128th Street, bet. Lexington and Third Aves.
NEW YORK.
BEHNING
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