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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
"WHO IS IT?"
Karl
frontispiece last week created the
^3 widest comment. Of course the trade
could not fail to recognize the distinguished
features of Karl Fink. Our mail has been so
voluminous upon this matter that we were com-
pelled to secure additional help to open the
letters. We append a few of the many answers
to the query propounded last week, "Who is
it ? " As there are several letters posted the
same day which contained the correct answer,
it will be necessary to check over the entire list
before the name of the winner is announced.
Joseph Keppler.
P.M.N.O.T.F.P.O.Y.P. Fink.
The Duke of Dolgeville.
Karl F. Ink.
Prince Karl.
Wm. McKinley.
The Satrap of Gravesend.
T. De Witt Talmage.
Judge McCarthy.
The Fiend Felt.
W. Bourke Cochran.
The Bahama Artist.
The Right Bower.
A Long Felt Want.
A Front Page Hero.
(Semper Idem), K. F.
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CHICAGO.
AFTER THE FAIR.
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CHICAGO, November 15th, 1893.
EDITOR MUSIC TRADE REVIEW :
For some weeks preceding, and the two first
succeeding the closing of the World's Fair
affairs in musical trade circles were " duller'n
ditch water," there being literally nothing
startling nor even interesting. And, even now,
that quiet calm has succeeded the hurly burly,
there is far from a surfeit or even a decent grist
of items.
Section I. in the Liberal Arts Department, at
the White City, is now only conspicuous for its
chaos. Its lights are indeed fled, and its only
garlands that are not dead are the pleasant
memories its late denizens have of their stay
therein, and the blue ribbons, diplomas and
medals that were carried off as trophies. All
the beautiful instruments therein have been
carted away, and most of the booths have been
torn down, and the section looks as if lately
visited by a cyclone. Its late occupants have
again settled down to business in their respec-
tive cities, and most of them report doing
fairly well.
Chicago is fast resuming its former status,
inquires are coming in from all sections, and it
now looks as if we were to have again our usual
fall and winter business. Indeed, matters have
brightened up so much in the past week that
the dealers are beginning to smile again and
predict still better things.
It is reported that Messrs. Cross, Rice and
Staub, the two former of the late Rice-Macy Com-
pany, have formed a combination with ample
capital behind them to run the Wisner piano, as
also to buy out and "boost" the Schaeffer
piano. They expect to open up in grand style
in the piano quarter very soon.
Mr. Endicott, of the Chickering & Sons'
Company, is here, looking after the company's
interests. I hear he is to have fitted up elabor-
ate quarters on the corner of Wabash avenue
and Jackson street.
The Chicago Cottage Organ Company sold
thirty Conover pianos the first thirteen days of
this month.
The Gildemeester & Kroeger piano is shortly
to start out on its own hook, in Chicago, with
competent managers and salesmen behind it,
backed, I suppose, by Smith & Nixon of Cin-
cinnati.
A. Somlyo, formerly in the music business at
Ottawa, 111., is now engaged with the Chicago
Cottage Organ Company. H. M. Cable, of the
company, is now in your city on pleasure and
business. W. C. Lesher, late with the Colby
Piano Company, is now with the Chicago
Cottage Organ Company.
Yours, etc.,
HARRY MANNING.
Cater.
MR. EVERETT WINS.
BIG RAPIDS, MICH., NOV. 14th,
MR. EDWARD LYMAN BILL,
1893.
New York, N. Y.
: Music TRADE REVIEW just re-
ceived from office, and seeing your offer of one
year's subscription for the first one sending the
correct name of the person whose portrait ap-
pears on the front cover. I hasten to send it in.
It is Mr. Karl Fink.
Hoping I may be the " fortunate " one, I am,
Respectfully yours,
DEAR SIR
H. C. EVERETT.
The cancellation stamp on Mr. Everett's letter
shows that it was mailed at 6 A.M., on the 14th
inst., and he wins. The letter below is a fair
sample of a number received :
WASHINGTON, D. C, NOV. 15, 1893.
MR. EDITOR THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW :
In answer to your question, Who is this ? I
write a good picture of " Wilkes Booth. "
Send me the REVIEW, and oblige,
Yours respectfully,
I. E. HORTON.
A RECENT addition to the forces of Wm.
Knabe & Co. is that of Mr. S. M. Barnes, who
has been appointed floor salesman at their 5th
avenue warerooms. Mr. Barnes was for six
years connected with the house of Otto Sutro
& Co., in Baltimore, where he had charge of the
piano and organ department, and while there
won the respect and admiration of all with
whom he came in contact by his gentlemanly
demeanor. Mr. Barnes is a very proficient
musician, having studied with the best masters
at home and abroad.
PETER MCLEAN, collector for the Piano Manu-
facturing Company, Fargo, N. D., died at Devil's
Lake of typhoid fever. The remains were taken
in charge by the Masonic lodge and forwarded
to Bathgate.—Sunday Argus, Fargo, N. D.,
Nov. 12th.
JULIUS FRIEDRICH, the well known dealer of
Grand Rapids, Mich., has been spending a few
days in town. Mr. Friedrich is one of the best
known dealers in Michigan and controls a large
trade through the western part of that State.
ERNEST URCHS, representing Stein way &
Sons, returned last Wednesday from a three
weeks' trip through the south and west. Mr.
Urchs is a keen observer of trade conditions and
reports a decided rise in the trade barometer
during the past ten days. Mr. Urchs journeyed
as far West as Omaha, Neb., and as far South
as Memphis, Tenn. In Cincinnati, O., he
found business very brisk with Smith & Nixon.
MR. PAUL G. MEHLIN, of Minneapolis, was
in town last week on a visit to his son, Mr. H.
Paul Mehlin.
B. F. DUNBAR, formerly with the Estey Piano
Company, has been engaged by Jack Haynes as
traveling agent.
THE Piano Manufacturers' Association of
New York City and Vicinity, held their regular
monthly meeting at n o East 14th street, No-
vember 13th. The most important business of
the meeting was the annual election of nominat-
ing committee.
THE Davis Piano Company will be the name
and title of a new piano company which is to be
organized at St. Johns, N. B. The capital stock
will be $25,000, divided into 1,000 shares of $25
each. Geo. R. Davis, the piano dealer, of 14
King street, is the organizer.
W. H. HILLEGAS, the piano dealer of Naper-
ville, 111., has made an assignment. Liabilities,
$40,000; assets about $55,000.
H. S. BASLER, the music dealer of Pittsburg,
Pa., has enlarged and fitted up his store at 18
6th street, and reports business brisk.
W. C. PETERS, of Chicago, has bought an in-
terest in the Kimball music howse, Anderson,
Ind., formerly owned by J. C. Shields.
A THIEF broke a pane of glass in the rear of
H. C. Orth's music store, on South 4th street,
Harrisburg, Pa., and stole a number of musical
THE building occupied by Bernard Smith,
instruments.
manufacturer of piano legs, 518 West 24th
THE assets of Wm. D. Dutton & Co., Chest- street, New York, has been damaged to the ex-
nut street, Philadelphia, Pa., piano dealers, who tent of $5,000 by fire.
made an assignment to Simon A. Stern, Octo-
MR. JAS. MUNN, dealer in musical instru-
ber 3d, is as follows: Stock, consisting of ments, Walton, N. Y., will enlarge and greatly
pianos in the store, 1115 Chestnut'street, and improve his present store.
on rental, furniture, etc., $16,609.77 '•> leases,
ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH, Lewiston, Me., has
$2,422.16, and book accounts, $1,105.07; mak-
received
a new organ this week—said to be one
ing a total of $20,136.93.
of the finest in the country. It was built by
E. MASSON & C. A. DESMARAIS, music Hook & Hastings, of Boston, Mass.
printers, Montreal, Can., have dissolved part-
MR. C. L. WHEELER, Little Falls, N. Y.,
nership.
has
just opened a fine music store at 595 East
THE sheriff has received an attachment for
Main
street.
$448 against Thos. Brett and Chas. Talcott, do
ing business as the Brett Piano Co., of Geneva,
WENDELL P. LADD'S piano store at Phenix
O., in favor of Leins & Co., of New York, for Block, Concord, N. H., was damaged by fire
services and rent.
November 10th.