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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
"THE HIGHEST TYPE."
STKCK
HANDS
WITH TH£
TRAVELERS,
two Yankees try to get the best
of each other in a trade something
interesting is sure to happen," said a Boston
drummer coming down on one of the Sound
boats the other night. '' I have heard a lot of
stories of this nature since I've been on the
road, but none that quite equals this little tale
which I am about to tell. One of the principals
was a dealer in musical instruments, the other
an aged farmer. It appears that this old
farmer, who was wealthy, had had considerable
trouble with his relatives. They had endeav-
ored to get a conservator appointed over him.
He fought them through the courts, however,
and beat them. His principal witnesses were
the minister and his wife. They testified that
the old man was of sound mind and perfectly
capable of taking care of his own affairs.
'' This so tickled the old man that he wanted
to show his appreciation in some way. He
heard that the minister's wife had long desired
a piano, but couldn't afford to buy one. So he
went to her and proposed that he would advance
the price required and she could repay him by
instalments at her leisure.
"They visited the dealer in musical instru-
ments the following day. The old man told the
dealer that he did'nt want to pay for the piano
for three weeks. He explained that his money
was in the savings bank and that the semi-
annual dividend was due in that time. If he
drew the $225 required out of the bank he would
lose $4.50 interest money, he said.
"Now, the music man knew of the old
farmer's trouble with his relatives. He also
realized that the farmer was likely to die almost
any time, and concluded that the trade ought to
be made on a cash basis. Still, he didn't want
to offend the old gentleman, so he promised to
deliver the piano the following day.
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171 AND 173 SO. CANAL STREET,
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THE
Sterling Company,
day the music man drove out to the farmer's
place with the piano. He told the old gentle-
man that he needed the money and that he
would be willing to advance the interest if the
old gentleman would give him a check. The
old farmer agreed to this with a suddenness that
surprised the music man but which failed to
raise his suspicions.
'' The check was made out and the music man
drove home with a pretty good idea of himself.
The following day he took the check to the
bank. The banker asked him where the bank
book was, it being a cast-iron rule of the institu-
tion that no money would be paid without a book.
The music man said he had forgotten to ask the
old farmer for it, but confidently added that he
would drop him a line.
"Well, he did so. Day after day passed,
however, and the music man heard nothing.
He was losing just a little of his confidence
when one afternoon the old farmer entered his
store.
" ' I got your note,' the old farmer said, ' but
I didn 't have anything to come to town for be-
fore dividend day, so I thought I'd wait until
then. Left the book around at the bank.
Thought you'd prefer to have me bring the
money around to you. Here it is—$225.'
'' The music man took the money and
thought of the $4.50 interest which he had ad-
vanced and the $4.50 which the old farmer had
just raked off at the bank in addition, but he
didn't mention it.
"But the amusing part of it all to me,"
added the drummer, '' is that the music man
won't admit that the old farmer was sharper
than he was. In telling me the story he said
in an off hand way : ' Of course, the funny part
of it is that the old man didn't know he was
doing me. It was purely accidental, you
know.' "
THE
STEVENS ORGAN CO.
•R. W. W. PUTNAM, one of the firm of the
Stevens Organ Company, of this city,
spent Tuesday of last week here, closing an
arrangement with the Company whereby he is
to have the sole agency for the sale of the
Stevens organ in the States of Virginia, Mary-
land, the District of Columbia and the eastern
border counties of West Virginia. His head-
quarters for the present will be at Winchester,
Virginia, where he is opening up a full stock
of musical goods, but he will also open a simi-
lar
house in Staunton in the near future. In
MANUFACTURERS OF
addition to the "Stevens " he will handle two
or three of the leading make of pianos. He also
has the agency for one of the foremost pipe
organs in the country, and will give much
YANKEE WIT.
attention to this line of the business.
FACTORY :
Mr. Putnam left for New York Wednesday
" After the old farmer had left the store the
morning to select his stock and to complete
DERBY, CONN.
music man set his Yankee wit in motion. Then
arrangements for his piano agencies. His loca-
he went around to the bank where the old gen-
It is admitted by all that no piano ever put upon the
tion is in one of the finest sections of our favor-
tleman kept his account and took one of the
market has met with such success as THE STERLING
ed land, and amongst a people who are calcul-
officials into his confidence. His scheme was to
and
thousands will testify to their superiority of work- ated from their intelligence and culture to ap-
advance the old farmer the interest on the $225,
get a check from him and let the money remain manship and durability. Why ? Because they are made preciate one of Mr. Putnam's quiet, gentlemanly
in the bank until dividend day, thereby getting just as perfect as a piano can be made.
and efficient business ways. He is enthusiastic
the $4.50 back.
over his prospects, and we confidently predict
, T H E STERLING ORGAN has always taken the lead, and
1
' The music man and the banker both thought the improvements made this year puts it far ahead of for him the full realization of his hopes.—
Marietta (O ) Register, October 24th, 1893.
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