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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Union," we should say it would be an almost
interminable struggle.
Such, utterances show that Gov. Waite of
" Blood Bridle " fame, is present in spirit, and
the worshippers of the Silver God will push ob-
structive parliamentary tactics to the extrtme.
The great commercial and manufacturing in-
terests should not be compelled to suffer further
by sectional enthusiasts. An unsound or dis-
credited finance may add to the gain of the mine
speculator and does not seriously affect the
capitalist, who may simply withhold his money
from investment until the restoration of con-
fidence, or may even find profit in the fluctua-
tion of values, but the man who suffers most is
the wage earner—" the man who earns his daily
bread by his daily toil."
SOUR GRAPES.
JAS there ever such a case of sour grapes ?
Blumenberg, lately falling on Director
General Davis' and Mr. Thacher's necks, is now
out on the war path seeking their scalps.
His house of cards has been shivered by a
breath from Mr. Thacher.
Alas! his humble proxy petition availed
naught.
True, it was signed by a goodly number of
exhibitors.
Mr. Thacher, however, reads THE MUSIC
TRADE REVIEW and other trade papers.
That fact, and personal inquiries about Marc's
record settled his fate.
The trade knew that Marc had not the
ghost of a chance; they were merely jollying
him.
This week, there are new developments.
John Boyd Thacher sent in the names of
George Steck and Dr. Ziegfeld, on Monday
morning.
The consequence is that Marc, with pitiable
jealously, assails Mr. Steck and Dr. Ziegfeld in
this week's Courier.
Sour grapes, and again sour grapes !
He associates Mr. Steck's honored name in an
insinuating manner with the Kimball piano,
hoping to wound Mr. Steck's fine feelings, and
thus induce him to refuse the appointment, if
conferred.
Dr. Ziegfeld comes in for the brunt of the
venom. He is charged with all manners of
trade crimes.
But Marc even lectures Dr. Ziegfeld on ethics
and trade morals. Ye Gods ! That would make
the angels weep with laughter.
Dr. Ziegfeld and the trade have not yet
ceased laughing.
Marc judges every one by himself. All views
of men and things are colored by the Blumen-
berg spectrum.
Consequently, the Judge of Awards, whoever
he is, must do crooked and questionable things
in Marc's estimation.
Blumenberg is devilish sly, but he some-
times forgets to cover his trail.
In the judgeship business, his purposes were
obvious all along.
We all remember the big picture of Director-
General Davis a few months ago and the love- prised the Council and not a few exhibitors by
naming Dr. F. Ziegfeld and George Steck as
making of the Courier.
judges.
Great opposition was at-once urged
Now, alas ! all is changed, and Mr. Davis is
against Mr. Steck by commissioners, charging
covered with Blumenberg mud. Until this time that he would be unduly influenced by reason of
the amiable director never realized what curs, being interested in the Department of Liberal
and what " currish" methods are fostered by the Arts. Another nominated Charles F. Kunkel
in his stead and this raised a still greater howl,
dignified music trades of America.
They cringe and crawl before the lash, and and words and vague insinuations were made
that he was too vitally interested in the W. W.
kiss the hand to-morrow that .smites them to-
Kimball Company. It was generally agreed
day, instead of combining and crushing out the that Dr. Ziegfeld was acceptable, but a commit-
viper.
tee of four was appointed to inquire into Mr.
But we are glad that Director-General Davis Steck's alleged interest in Section I, as also Mr.
and Mr. Thacher are indifferent alike to taffy, and Kunkel's alleged affiliations with competing
to the Courier lash. Both avail naught with exhibitors.
As I understand the matter now, those who
men of independence.
are taking an active interest in the appointment
We await further developments with some of judges are represented on the one side by a
anxiety. For the present, we congratulate majority of those who have entered for awards
both Mr. Thatcher and Mr. Davis at having in- who claim to favor no one, but are willing to
curred the wrath of Mr. Blumenberg. That accept any good man. A pretty war, character-
ized by good feeling, and, up to date, fair
shows that they are doing what is right.
methods prevail.
Yours, etc.
Meanwhile, the only man in the music trade
HARRY MANNING.
"qualified to act as judge of awards, " is madly
decrying the grapes for which his fingers itched
and his mouth watered a short while ago.
Alas ! Sour grapes Marc Antony, sour grapes.
0EHNING, TH£
FAVORITE
CHICAGO,
CHICAGO,
August 9th, 1893.
EDITOR MUSIC TRADE REVIEW :
Theodore Thomas has, at last, put in his
resignation, to the great relief of thousands,
who were alike disgusted with his methods and
disappointed in the Bureau of Music. Fears
were entertained for a few days that his sup-
porters would gather sufficient strength to pre-
vent his bluff being called, but those who were
desirious of having done with him prevailed,
and he was courteously allowed to withdraw.
His bureau has been, at once, one of the most
expensive and, at the same time, most harass-
ing and disappointing features of the Fair.
From the great blow given it and promises held
out, it was expected that it would prove enter-
taining, instructive and profitable, but in none
of these particulars were hopes and expecta-
tions realized. Let us hope that the Exposition
and those who are interested in its success, over
and above selfish promptings, have had and
heard the last of Thomas. He and his orchestra
gave a symphony concert yesterday afternoon,
but the Bureau is without its former head. It is
believed, however, that Thomas has made en-
gagements enough ahead to last for some time,
and it may well be believed that his friends cut
no small figure in them.
Mr. William Grunewald, of the L. Grunewald
Company of New Orleans, together with his
wife and daughter, is visiting the Exposition,
and Messrs. Becht and Charles H. MacDonald
are doing the agreeable in their happiest way to
the party. Mr. Grunewald belongs to one of the
wealthiest and most successful music houses in
the country.
The midsummer dullness is on, and trade is
at a standstill, there being no features not un-
usual at this season. Of course, this means
simply quiet compared with ordinary times, as
luckily the trade in Chicago has reached a stage
when no time is a courage destroyer, though a
few days may be a trifle duller than others.
There's lots of log rolling among those who
are out " red hot " for first prizes in the Liberal
Arts Department. The fight is getting warmer
as the days go by and no judges are settled
upon. Yesterday John Boyd Thatcher sur-
Harmonic Singing Society, of Mil-
waukee, bought a fine Behning Grand
Piano at J. Flannel's music store recently.
The Committee having in charge the purchas-
ing of a Grand piano for the Concert Hall,
after several months deliberation, decided to
buy a "Behning Piano," which is known as
one of the most durable and best pianos made.
A large supply of these favorite pianos can
always be found at Flanner's Music Store,
215 Grand ave. says the Milwaukee Telephone.
The committee were endowed with good
reasoning powers, for their choice of a " Behn-
ing " was a judicious one. The society will be
charmed with the musical qualities of the in-
strument that their committee selected.
FIFTY men have been laid off for two weeks
at the Brown & Simpson piano works, Worces-
ter, Mass., on account of lack of orders. One
hundred men are ordinarily employed at the
works.
THE Estey Organ Co., of Brattleboro, Vt.,
has, through its agents, Bailey's Music Rooms,
of Burlington, Vt., presented the Queen City
Spiritualist Association a $200 organ for use at
the camp meeting of the society.
BENJ. W. HITCHCOCK, dealer in sheet music
and publisher at 385 Sixth avenue and 294
Grand street, New York, is financially em-
barrassed. He prefers one debt of $20,000 due
Anthony Miller.
AN expert organ and piano builder was before
the Board of Trade recently and proposed build-
ing a factory, at Easton, Pa. He had no cap-
ital and suggests the formation»of a stock com-
pany with $25,000 capital.
WORK will soon be commenced on the new
piano factory to be erected by Gorgen & Grubb,
South Schodack, N. Y.
THE annual picnic of the United Piano
Makers of New York took place today at Brorn-
mer's Union Park, 133d street and Willis
avenue.
CONGRESSMAN C. G. Conn, of the 13th Dis-
trict, has closed his musieal instrument factory
at Elkhart, Ind., the largest of the kind in the
world. 1,000 men will be thrown out of work.