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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
THE officers of the new and independent Mehlin
Piano Company, of Minneapolis, Minn., are:
President, Capt. O. C. Merriman ; Vice-Presi-
dent, C. L. Travis ; Secretary and Treasurer, W.
Y. Chute; Superintendent, Paul G. Mehlin.
Among the principal directors and stockholders
are John S. Pillsbury, Geo. A. Pillsbury, W. S.
Benton, C. L. Travis, Chute Brothers' Company,
A. J. Dean, Geo. McClellan, William Donaldson,
O. C. Merriman, Henry Winecke and W. H.
Manley.
HARVEY
IT is said that H. G. Farnham, of the Blasius
Piano Company, attended the recent Royal wed-
ding at Gotha and managed to place a Blasius
piano in the Royal Chambers. Don't be surprised
if he returns with a list of testimonials from the
crown heads that will command a howl of envy
and a gnashing of teeth from our enterprising
advertising men.
MR. R. S. HOWARD, of J. & C. Fischer, is
expected in New York every day. He is visit-
ing the principal cities on his way East from
Chicago. Mr. Howard has done some excellent
business for the Fischer house during his ex-
tended trip.
GEORGE P. BENT has made another hit with
a new " scale " which was recently designed by
Mr. Kunze, the superintendent of his factory. It
is being placed in all the " Crown " pianos, and
is giving the utmost satisfaction. Mr. Bent
is ever alive for every thing new that will
improve the quality of his instruments and in-
sure their further popularity. His proper po-
sition as a progressive manufacturer.
MR. H. N. STARR, the assignee of the Ander-
son Piano Company's business, expects that in
addition to a recent payment there will be a
further dividend of 5 per cent., or perhaps
more, from that concern.
WENDELL,
of
the Marshall
&
Wendell Piano Co., Albany, is meeting with
considerable success in his present tour in the
interest of his house.
MR. A. G. CONE, of the W. W. Kimball Co.
is spending a well earned vacation at Old Point
Comfort, Va. To Mr. Cone's tireless energy is
due the progressive methods of advertising so
much in vogue with the Kimball Company. He
has elevated that branch of the business to a
fine art.
MR. J. R. MASON, treasurer of the Sterling
Co., Derby, Conn., is on a trip to the far West.
He hopes to "kill two birds with one stone"
and make the trip one of pleasure as well as
business.
MR. S. S. STEWART, the celebrated banjo
manufacturer, Philadelphia, accompanied by his
young son, spent some time in this city the lat-
ter part of last week. Mr. Stewart and his
banjos are well known here, and both are highly
appreciated by the musical people of the met-
ropolis.
THE popular Jack Haynes is now a resident of
Mt. Vernon. He was induced to make this
change owing to the continued indisposition of
Mrs. Haynes. It is a satisfaction, however, to
know that owing to the bill lately passed, Mt.
Vernon will shortly be part of the metropolis, so
he still remains a New Yorker.
HARDMAN, PECK & Co., according to the
Washington, D. C , Star, has filed a bill in
equity against the assignees of the business of
Metzerott & Co., Washington, April 27th. Ac-
cording to the complaint, the firm of Metzerott
& Co. disposed of a large quantity of pianos and
organs on what is known as leases or contracts
of conditional sale. That on November 19th,
1892, while indebted to the complainants in the
sum of $27,000, the local firm desiring to pur-
chase other pianos upon credit, an agreement
was made whereby Metzerott & Co. assigned the
complainants 143 leases as described above, to
be held as security for the payment of the in-
debtedness. The leases were left in the posses-
sion of Metzerott & Co., with authority to col-
lect the money due thereon, which was to be ac-
counted for. Hardman, Peck & Co. claim that
$24,000 is due them, and that the assignees,
Messrs. Barnard & Luckett, refuse to surrender
the leases or account for the same.
Hardman, Peck & Co. have also filed a bill
in the Circuit Court, Chicago, against the
W. W. Kimball Co., asking for an accounting,
as the leases in dispute were given to the W. W.
Kimball Co., and the latter firm are collect-
ing on them.
JOHN SOMMERS is again at liberty, his en-
gagement as traveling man with Lyon, Potter &
Co. having closed the past week.
" CHARLIE " Becht, the very popular repre-
sentative for the Pease Piano Co. has been out
to the Pacific Slope. He has sent in some good
orders for his house. He is now on his way
home and is still engaged in the good work of
making the " popular Pease pianos" more
popular.
MR. A. G. COE, of Cleveland, has secured the
agency of the Colby pianos for Northern Ohio.
This territory has been controlled for the past
two years by Mr. W. S. Firestone, who has joined
Mr. Coe. This is another demonstration of the
progress of the Colby house.
HOWARD C. WINNE has opened a music store
AN elegant life-like portrait of Peter D.
Mr. V. J. Hlavac, one of the judges of musical at Cooperstown, N. Y. He will handle the New-
Strauch, of Strauch Bros., appears in the last
instruments at the World's Columbian Expo- man Bros.' organs.
sition, was recently the recipient of royal honors
THE first annual dinner of the Piano and issue of Mr. Bill's Music TRADE REVIEW. Mr.
and decorations at his home in St. Petersburg.
Music Trades Association of Washington, as Strauch reminds one of a German prince, and so
he is a German, and a prince among gentlemen
THE Chicago Cottage Organ Co. announce announced in another column of this paper to take every time. He is at the head of one of the
place
on
the
10th
inst.,
has
been
indefinitely
they will place a six-octave piano case organ on
largest institutions of the kind in the country,
the market about the first of June. This is in postponed out of respect to the president, Mr. E. and is also vice-president and director of one of
answer to the demand now so general for this F. Droop, whose father-in-law died the early the most prosperous banking houses in New
style of instrument. It will be finished in part of the week.
York. Mr. Strauch is everything that combines
two styles of woods—walnut and oak.
MR. A. WOLFF, agent for the Regina Music
intelligence, integrity, manhood, and all that
AT the annual fair held during the past Box, 194 Broadway", finds a considerable demand goes to make a gentleman who is an honor to
month at Leipsic, Germany, Mr. E. Dienst, for these instruments. They are daily growing his profession.—Indicator, May 3d.
of Leipsic, the European agent for Wilcox & in popularity.
THE JACKSON MUSIC CO., which succeeds the
White, exhibited quite a number of their self-
MR. RENE GRUNEWALD, of the L. Grunewald
business of Geo. W.Jackson & Co., have been
playing organs. It is satisfactory to note that Co., New Orleans, is about to engage in the incorporated in Helena, Mont. The members of
they received considerable attention and un- manufacture of mandolins in that city. A new the new concern are Mr. Geo. W. Jackson, Mrs.
qualified praise from many noted critics, and the factory is being built on Conti street, and Mr. Mary A. Jackson and Mr. R. S. Howard, the well
general public seem to think very highly of that Grunewald intends to make it one of the most known representative of J. & C. Fischer, New
remarkable instrument, the Symphony.
complete of its kind. This gives another indi- York, who, it is said, simply lends his name as an
cation
of the growth of the South in a manufac- incorporator. The Chu kering and Fischer pianos
I. I. COLE & SON, of 425-27 East 8th street,
turing
way.
and Story & Clark organs will be carried by this
are at present cutting and sawing some of the
ONE of the busy men in the piano supply house, as well as a general line of small goods
finest figured Mexican mahogany veneers it has
been our pleasure to see for some years. They trade is Francis Ramacciotti, who is turning out and sheet music. Mr. Geo. W. Jackson, who
are bound to attract considerable notice from the such fine work in strings and fancy panels that has had a wide experience, is president and
trade ; and they should, because they are a rare he is never looking for orders. They come to manager of the new company.
GORGEN & GRTJUB, the well-known piano
and beautiful assortment. Business with I. I. him.
action
makers, of Nassau, N. Y., inform us that
Cole & Son is exceedingly brisk. They find a
THE V. R. Andrus Musicil Company filed
gradual increase in trade and they have reason articles of incorporation yesterday, with $25,000 they filled and shipped an order of 200 sets of
to feel that better times are in our midst.
capital stock, divided into 250 shares. The actions recently. They are in receipt of orders
daily which insure them being kept busy up to
C. L. CHENEY, of Comstock, Cheney & Co., stock is held by the following incorporators : V.
the fall.
Ivoryton, Conn., was in town the early part of R. Andrus, 189 shares; Edmund V. Church, 56
HERMANN LEONARD, of Alfred Dolge & Son,
the week. Mr. Cheney is not bragging about shares ; Laura E. Andrus, Benjamin H. Chap-
is
rusticating in Chicago. He is expected back
trade, but his house manage to keep all their man, Frank A. Lee, W. H. Mosley and James
in
town in about a week.
Pickens,
one
share
each.
The
new
company
hands at work, and secure enough orders for
MR. J. D. PEASE, of the Pease Piano Co., is
that purpose. This is a very modest way of will do a general music business in Kansas
City.
in Chicago.
saying " we are busy."