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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
,J7pHASE BROS, have brought out a " Colum-
ns* bian Souvenir Catalogue, " which at once
jompels attention. It is a handsome brochure.
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OLBY pianos are still making friends, and
bringing in testimonials from all sections
of the country. Agents find them convincing
instruments to handle.
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HE Jewett Piano Co., of Leominster, Mass.,
experienced a generous share of trade
throughout the dull season. At present their
business is picking up rapidly.
j?R. GEORGE H. MAXWELL, the exceed-
ingly affable American representative of
Boosey & Co. and Enoch & Son, London, has
returned to New York, and his numerous friends
are pleased.
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HE Prescott Piano Co. find business exceed-
ingly brisk. They have not shortened
t^me for a single day nor discharged a man for
lack of work during the dull times, and are
still running full time. The large addition to
their factory building is now approaching com-
pletion, and will be ready for occupancy by the
first of the month.
JNOTHER important move took place this
week. Krakauer Bros, opened their
handsome new warerooms at 115 and 117 East
14th street, on Monday. They have stocked it
with a fine assortment of their reliable instru-
ments, some of which are exceedingly attract-
ive in appearance. Mr. Julius Krakauer will
have charge of this department.
fust as we are going to press a telegram reaches
us from Chicago stating that a Western firm has
instituted suit restraining the Jury of Awards.
We have more definite facts in our possession, but
prefer to await further developments before giving
them publicity.
HARRY contends that Theodore
Thomas is still on top.
|UR ethical contemporary styles C. G. Conn
a maker of " cheap brass instruments."
did Marc want of an appointment
worth only a few hundred dollars ?
J|j|ECKER BROTHERS have moved into
S^fS* their niagnificient new building, but as
their warerooms on the first floor are not yet
finished, they have placed their stock temporar-
ily on the fourth floor. The Decker Building is
not only a credit to this old and reputable house,
but to the architecture of Union square and
that section of the city.
& GRUBB have completed the
enlargement of their action factory at
Nassau, N. Y. Their facilities are now equal
to any demand of increased trade. As the suc-
cessors of F. Frickinger, one of the oldest action
makers in the trade, they have done a very suc-
cessful business in the past, but they are now
hopeful of a still greater development. We
learn that they have also erected a fine ware-
room, where they will, sell pianos and organs.
That does not look as if Gorgen & Grubb were
worried over the financial situation.
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HE jury at the Exposition have concluded
their examination of instruments for
awards, and the result will be shortly known.
Of course, much interest is manifested in the
outcome, both here and in Chicago. The last
instruments examined by the judges were the
Newcombe piano, of Toronto, and the Goderich
organs, of Goderich, Ont. Both firms entered
only for competition, but they recently decided
to go in for awards, so impressed were they by
the character of the jury. The individual re-
ports of the judges have probably been already
submited to the board, and are now being con-
sidered.
[HE moral tone of a trade is gauged by its
literary representation in these days,"
says " sour grapes " Marc. " The correspond-
ence of the firms, their public announcements,
their advertisements, and their mediums for the
expression of trade thought—that is, their trade
papers—are the barometers of their moral
status. " Judged by that standard Marc's paper
would be eternally damned, for it has no moral
status. A paper cannot possess " moral status "
or "moral t o n e " when its chief editor is a
fellow unfit to associate with respectable people.
is another junk of wisdom from our
ethical contemporary : '' Would any of
you go before any trade—the dry goods trade,
the furniture trade, the grocery trade, the drug
trade, the jewelers' trade—with a copy of cer-
tain papers as the specimens of the kind of
journalism you support ? Certainly not.'' That
settles it. It is obvious, however, that neither
the dry goods trade, nor the furniture trade, the
grocery trade or any branch of trade would
bestow patronage upon a man of Blumenberg's
education and character; or support a paper
which goes outside the province or rights of
journalism to vilify and intimidate business
houses and men. And the incongruity of it is
that respectable firms and respectable men, not
merely tolerate, but contribute to this condition
of things. Music trade journalism has been
degraded by this man and others of his ilk, but
who is to blame ? Is it not the firms and indi-
viduals who support such people ?
V. HUGO MATHUSHEK, of the
Mathushek Piano Co., and wife arrived
home on last Saturday, by the "New York,"
after a pleasant European tour. They visited
England, Germany and France. While in Paris,
Mr. Mathushek saw Mr. Schwander, of Herr-
burger-Schwander, who treated him with every
courtesy possible. In London, he called upon
many of the principal firms, Erard's, Broad-
wood's, etc., and experienced much kindness all
around. One of the most interesting incidents
of Mr. Mathushek's tour was the discovery of a
piano made in 1837 by his grandfather, the late
Frederick Mathushek. It is at present in the
possession of Rud. Ibach Sohn. He offered
the Ibach firm a generous price for the relic, but
it was refused. It is an octagonal table piano,
with many ingenious features, and proved to be
in excellent condition. It is especially valuable
as a rare example of the inventive genius of
the elder Mathushek.
Mr. and Mrs. Mathushek have not forgotten
the Fair while away, and are now in Chicago,
where they will stay a month. Mr. Mathushek
saw THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW in all the large
cities abroad, and was always delighted to meet
such an old friend. Mr. and Mrs. Mathushek's
fellow travelers on the '' New York '' included
Hon. J. A. Chapleau, Lieut. Governor of Que-
bec, and wife, Countess de Felissant, Baron
Guderus, Senator Morgan and family, Com-
mendatore Paolo Salvi, Comte A. Valentine,
Baron Zabieror, and other celebrities.