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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
that not a single customer came into his place
of business as a direct result of that advertising
during such a year as we have just passed.
Thousands have become familiar with his name
and with his goods, and when they get money
to spend for such goods he will stand more than
an even chance to get a portion of it.
Driftwood
Floating From all Parts of the
Country.
Brewston, Ala.
BREWSTON, ALA.—Buck & Co., musical in-
struments, closing out stock with a view to
change of business.
Camden, N . J .
CAMDEN, N. J.—Adolph Segel has just been
granted building permit to erect a piano manu-
factory, corner Delaware and 2d streets. The
factory will be a two-story brick structure, 80 by
200 feet.
Bath, fie.
BATH, ME.—J. G i Washburn, music dealer,
Centre street, small fire loss.
Springfield, 111.
SPRINGFIELD, III.—Needham Piano and Or-
gan Co. took an appeal to higher court in the
Assumpsit suit against R. L,. Berry.
Cincinnati, O.
CINCINNATI, O.—The James L. Haven Com-
pany, manufacturers piano stools, music cabin-
ets, etc., have increased the capacity of their
plant by adding new and improved machinery,
enabling them to reduce prices considerably, still
maintaining the quality of their goods.
Richmond, Va.
RICHMOND, VA.—Walter D. Moses & Co.,
pianos and organs, at 1005 Main street ; Walter
D. Moses purchased the entire interest of George
Davis, retiring partner.
Akron, O.
AKRON, O.—Lucius McBride, pianos and or-
gans, 569 West Market street, fire loss of $2,500.
Fire of incendiary origin.
Chicago, 111.
CHICAGO, III.—Becker & Mack, musical in-
struments, reported as having confessed judg-
ment for $4,859.
Roanoke, Va.
ROANOKE, VA.—M. L. Smith, pianos, organs,
etc., sheriff in possession of store.
Camden, N. Y.
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CAMDEN, N. Y.—J. L. Nichols has opened
new music store at 11 South Park street.
Clinton, Mass.
CLINTON,
MASS.—Austin Gibbons, pianos,
musical instruments, etc., Union street, closed
out by the New England Piano Company of Bos-
ton and the Estey Organ Company. The Wor-
cester Organ Company have removed their goods,
which, for some time past, have been consigned
to Gibbons for sale.
Chicago, 111.
CHICAGO, III.—Lyon & Healy, two em-
ployees of the sheet music department, Albert
Marquardt and George Bolker, arrested, charged
with stealing a quantity of sheet music. H. C.
Bredfield, music dealer, at 370 Austin avenue,
was also arrested for receiving the stolen goods.
Carlisle, Pa.
CARLISLE, PA.—A company is reported organ-
izing, looking to the establishment of a piano
factory.
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New York City.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Krakauer Bros., piano
manufacturers, East 126th street, have adjusted
the grievances of striking workmen.
Toronto Junction, Ont.
TORONTO JUNCTION, ONT.—Wagner, Zeidler
& Co., manufacturers piano keys and showcases,
reported dissolved.
Duluth, Minn.
DULUTH, MINN.— Pilkey & Hall Music Com-
pany, pianos, judgment for $148, reported
against James Pilkey.
East Cambridge, Mass.
EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—I. W. Butler, church
organ manufacturer, factory to be removed to
Pembroke.
Charleston, W. Va.
CHARLESTON, W. VA.—The G.
L. Spence
Music Company, T. L. Long, member of the
company, defaulter for $5,000. The company
has gone into receiver's hands.
Springfield, Mo.
SPRINGFIELD, MO.—R. W. Stewart, music,
piano, etc., reported realty mortgage for $2,000.
Chicago, 111.
CHICAGO, III.—Smith & Barnes, piano man-
ufacturers, having plans drawn for two story
and basement addition to piano factory. New
structure will cost $4,000, and will be built of
brick, 29 by 75 feet.
Saginaw, Mich.
SAGINAW, MICH.—The Erd
Harp Factory
commenced operations in the old quarters of the
Erd Piano Company. Inquiries for catalogues
have been received from all over the country.
junction to stop the sale of a portion of the pro-
perty in the possession of the Glen Echo Co. to
pay for the great organ in the amphitheatre.
The property was advertised for sale some weeks
ago, but the sale was stopped by the injunction
that has been dissolved.
Hutchinson, Minn.
HUTCHINSON, MINN.—Dr. McArthur will open
up a music store in Hutchinson.
Spring Grove, Minn.
SPRING GROVE, MINN.—Mr. S. Bowlby, gene-
ral agent for W. W. Kimball Co., has opened up
a music store in Spring Grove.
W h a t Cheer, la.
WHAT CHEER, I A.—Mr. B. Tout has bought
out Richard Trumbull's interest in their music
business, and the former will continue the busi-
ness.
Honesdale, Pa.
HONESDALE, PA.—Mr. W. H. Williams, of
Honesdale, opened a music store on Wyoming
avenue November 1st.
Camden, N. J.
CAMDEN, N. J.—Adolph Segal will erect a two
story brick structure at the Delaware river and
2d street, to be 80 x 200 feet. The building,
when completed, will be used for a piano manu-
factory.
Interesting Facts About Woods.
GEORGETOWN, D. C.—The injunction in the
strongest wood which grows within the
limits of the United States is that known
as " nutmeg " hickory, which flourishes in the
lower Arkansas River. The most elastic is tama-
rack, the black, or shellbark, standing not far be-
low. The wood with the least elasticity and low-
est specific gravity is the Ficus aurea. The wood
of the highest specific gravity is the blue wood of
Texas and Mexico. The heaviest of the foreign
woods are the pomegranate and the lignum vitae I
the lightest, cork. The tensile strength of the
best known woods is set forth in the following :
Ash, 14,000 pounds; beech, 11,500; cedar, 11,-
400; chestnut, 10,500; cypress, 6,ooo; elm, 13,-
400 ; fir, 12,000 ; maple, 10,500 ; American white
oak, 11,500; pear, 9,800; pitch pine, 12,000;
larch, 9,500; poplar, 7,000; spruce, 10,290;
teak, 14,000; walnut, 7,800; willow, 13,000;
lance, 23,000; lignum vit;e, 11,800; locust, 20,-
500; mahogany, 21,000; maple, 10,500. The
weight in pounds per square foot (without frac-
tions) of the well-known woods (dry) is as fol.
lows: Butternut, 25 ; cedar, 35 ; cherry, 44;
chestnut, 38; cork, 15; dogwood, 47; ebony,
83; box elder, 43; elm, 41 ; blue gum, 52 ;
water gum, 62 ; white hickory, 49; shellbark
hickory, 43 ; holly, 47 ; juniper, 35 ; lance wood,
45 ; larch, 34 ; basswood or linn, 37 ; mahogany,
66 ; hard maple, 46 ; white maple, 34 ; mulberry,
35 ; white oak, 53 ; persimmon, 44 ; pear, 41 ;
pitch pine, 41 ; red pine, 36 ; white pine, 34 ;
yellow pine, 33 : plum, 49 ; poplar, 33 ; quince,
44; rosewood, 45; sassafras, 30; spruce, 31;
sycamore, 38; tamarack, 23 ; black walnut, 41 ;
white walnut, 32 ; the willows, from 30 to 36 ;
and the yew, 49. Four hundred and thirteen
different species of trees grow in the various
States and territories, and of this number 16,
when perfectly seasoned, will sink in water.
These woods of high specific gravity grow
mostly in the arid regions of New Mexico, Ari-
zona and Nevada.
case of the Glen Echo Chautauqua Co. against
the Carl Barschoff Organ Co. has been dissolved
by an order of the Montgomery County Court.
The case originated in the procuring of an in-
THE Mason & Hamlin piano will be played by
Mr. Marti nus Sieveking on his coming tour
through the State of Indiana.
Rockford, 111.
ROCKFORD, I I I . — W . A. Van Mester & Co.,
pianos and organs, have opened new store at
515 West State street. L. Phillip will be in
charge, and with him will be associated E. M.
Bohnell.
Peoria, 111.
PEORIA, I I I . — W . G. Wood, traveling music
and musical instrument salesman, died suddenly
of apoplexy, aged 45.
Chicago, 111.
CHICAGO, III.—Story & Clark Organ Com-
pany, No. 699 South Canal street, warrant sworn
out by factory inspector for arrest of Melville
Clark, vice-president of the company, accused
of employing child labor.
Tallmans, N. Y.
TALLMANS, N. Y.—Mr. Geo. Relth has ac-
cepted the agency for a large New York music
house.
Plainfield, N. J.
PLAINFIELD, N. J.—Mr. Frederick Durand,
late with F. M. Hulett, music dealer, will have
charge of the branch office of the Hallet & Davis
Piano Co.
Newark, N. J.
NEWARK, N. J.—Martin G. Nells, of Glenwood
avenue, Bloomfield, N.J., has begun suit against
Jas. T. Lee, of Watsessing, to recover the value
of an advertising piano box which S. D. Lauter
& Co., music dealers, Newark, had placed on
Lee's property and which the piano firm had
given Nells an order to get. Mrs. Lee would
not allow Nells to take it until the ground rent
had been paid, and after some words Mr. Lee
cut the box into kindling wood.
Georgetown, D. C.