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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
known financiers of that wonderful city, Chica-
go, having built up, within a very short space
of time, the largest piano and organ business in
the world.
who established a piano
and organ business in Harrisburg, Pa., in 1880,
have succeeded in building up a large trade in
that city. They recently moved into larger
quarters at 307 Market street, which is said to
be one of the finest in that city. They carry a
splendid line of Knabe, Vose and Hardman
pianos and Miller organs.
IT is said that Mr. E. E. Perry, who was for-
merly road representative for the Anderson
Piano Co., is thinking of establishing a piano
manufacturing business in Nashville, Tenn.
YOHN BROTHERS,
THE Saalfield Publishing Co., New York, was
incorporated last week. They will publish
books, sheet music and music books. Capital
$150,000. Richard A. Saalfield, Aaron B. Cohn
and Albert R. Pecare, of this city, are directors.
OWING to a change in partnership, the Ana-
conda Music Co., doing business at Anaconda,
Mon., has been dissolved. Two members of the
firm, Messrs. Ehret and Short, have assumed all
indebtedness, and have established a new busi-
ness under the firm name and style of the Ehret
Music Co.
ST. JOHN, BAIXOU & Co., of Syracuse, agents
for the Chickering piano, are about to organize
into a stock company.
J. R. FOULKS, of Malvern, la , is now connect-
ed with the Chicago Cottage Organ Co., Chicago.
A. K. PHIIXEO, of Alexis, 111., has taken his
brother into partnership, and they intend mak-
ing a special, feature of their piano and organ
business.
DE VOLNEY EVERETT, of the Starr Piano Co.,
is in town. He is still engaged in selecting
new machinery for the Starr Piano Co., Rich-
mond, Ind.
THE Jacksonville, Fla., Times- Union has quite
a notice of Mr. H. D. Cable's sojourn in that
city while on his way to Havana. The Times-
Union says that Mr. Cable is president of the
Conover Piano Co. and Chicago Cottage Organ
Co., and is one of the most successful and widely
Telephone, 106 18th St.
THE Music Trades Salesmen's Association of
America have obtained the charter from the
Secretary of State for which they recently ap-
plied. The beneficiary clause which was tacked
on to the original scheme has necessitated a
slight change in the name hitherto adopted by
that Association. It was found that a charter
could not be issued to an association but to a
society ; hence the name will in future be the
Music Trades Salesmen's Society of America.
The following are the directors for the ensuing
year: J. W. Currier, h- Cavalli, Jack Haynes,
N. L. Gebhard, A. G. Wigand, Walter J. Holmes
and R. Widemann.
J. Y. SIGAFRIS, piano and organ dealer at
Stroudsburg, Pa., suffered some damage by fire
during the past week.
WE add our congratulations to the many ten-
dered Mr. George Bothner, Jr., second son of
the veteran action manufacturer, on his recent
marriage. Mrs. Bothner was formerly Miss
Minnie Blaurock, of Orange, N. J.
THE Sterling Co., Derby, Conn., have
started the new year with good prospects. They
are turning out ten pianos a day, and yet find
themselves behind in filling orders. We can
judge of their business by the fact that one day
last week they received orders for no less than
eighteen pianos.
C. G. CONN, the well-known band instrument
manufacturer of Elkhart, Ind., was tendered a
reception by his employees last Monday evening
in commemoration of the destruction by fire and
the reconstruction of his band instrument
factory in January, 1893. The reception was a
grand success.
MR. FRANK CONOVER is at work revising
and perfecting to a greater degree of excellence
A RATHER novel musical instrument has the Conover parlor grand piano which has won
made its appearance in Wheeling, W. Va. It is such an enviable name in the musical world
a glass mandolin, for which a patent has been during the past year.
secured by Theodore Seals, of the firm of Seals
INQUIRY throughout the trade shows that the
Bros., merchant tailors, of Bellaire, W. Va. It commercial atmosphere is clearer than it has
has been highly spoken of by local musicians, been for quite a time. Business is better and a
and is pronounced something wonderful. The general optimistic feeling prevails as to the
mandolin is reasonable in price, not costing prospects for the spring trade.
more than $25.00.
F. J. MABON, road representative for Mehlin
IT is expected that the receivers of G. W. & Son, has returned from an extensive trip
Chatterton, of Springfield, 111., will be able to through the South and West.
pay the creditors about fifty cents on the dollar.
THE Ann Arbor Organ Company find an active
This is something better than was originally
demand
for their organs in London. They re-
expected.
cently received an order for twenty-four instru-
APPLICATION was made to Judge Pryor in the ments.
Court of Common Pleas, January 29th, on be-
WEGMAN & COMPANY have reason to feel that
half of Messmer & Co., of Germany, for an in-
a
change
is here, for Mr. R. O. Burgess, on a
junction to restrain Carl Essbach, also of Ger-
many, from manufacturing harmonicas under flying trip last week succeeded in closing con-
the name or trade mark of "Davids Harps." tracts for no less than fifty Wegman pianos. It
Both parties are manufacturers of musical in- would be hard to find a better proof of the popu-
struments, including mouth harps or harmonicas. larity of the Wegman pianos.
They have agencies in this city for the sale of
THE house of Lyon & Healy has given us
their goods. Messmer & Co. claim exclusive fresh proof of their enterprise in the new Spanish
rights to the "David's H a r p " harmonica. catalogue which they have just issued for cir-
Lawyer Charles G. F. Wahle, representing Ess- culation in Spanish America. It is, as we
bach, opposed the application for an injunction. might expect from this pushing Western house,
The lawyers representing both parties got to- a beautiful specimen of the printers' art. The
gether in the court house and settled the case. illustrations, many of which are in colors, are
The application for an injunction was withdrawn. well executed. The catalogue is so complete in
—Sun, N. Y.
description, both as to text and illustrations,
that it will prove a vade mecum for intending
RICHARD RILEY, a laborer of No. 456 West
Thirty-sixth street, while assisting to move a purchasers.
piano from a wagon in front of the house at No.
CURTIS & Co., successors to the N. I. Curtis
215 East Thirty-first street Friday of last week, Company, Lincoln, Neb., who were incorpor-
slipped, and the piano falling on him injured ated with a capital of $40,000 during the past
him internally. He died in a few minutes.
year, are enjoying a satisfactory patronage.
M. STRONG, Manager.
W. F. MASTERS,
Piano Stools, Scarfs * Lamps
JOHN F. STRATTON,
Importer, Manufacturer, Wholesale Dealer in
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
REMOVED TO
PIANOS MOVED,
813, 8x5, 817 East
Ninth Street,
YORK.
BJEW YORK
No. 95 Fifth Avenue, New York.
Brooklyn Office :
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