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VOL. XX.
Publish! Every Saturday at 3 East Fouitatli Strest. New York, April 13, 1893.
No.
In The West.
NKWMANKROS.
CO. INAUGURATES A PROGRES-
SIVE POLICY
DIRECT
AGENCIES
SENTATIVES IN HAMBURG
DON
T H E RAIN
A
BLESSING.
CHICKERING-SUM M Y
KIMBALL
FOR
REPRE-
AND LON-
A
BABY GRAND
MME. KAMES.
DON'T LOOK LIKE DULL TIMES W I T H T H E C. C.
O. C.
CAUGHT BY BADLAM
AGENT
J.
W. N O R T H R U P
PROGRESS
E. E. CONWAY
JOIN T H E KIMliAI.I,
FORCES
B R O S . ' RUMORS
T
REPORTS
WICK HAM, CHAPMAN
& CO. BUSY
TO
NEW STEGER
CHASE
ADLER MOVES
IN T O W N .
HE Newman Bros. Co. have recently
been making some important changes
effecting territory and agencies.
They
have outlined a progressive policy by which
the States will in future be looked after by
special agents, who will cater to the wants
of the dealers in a specified section. In
this connection Mr. Harry wSweetland will
have control of Michigan and Indiana, and
the wide extent of country from Texas to
New York will be looked after by Mr. J.
English. As you already know, the terri-
tory controlled by Jack Haynes is now
under the direct supervision of the New-
man Bros.' Co.
A. M. Sweetland, of the firm, says that
Newman Bros, are splendidly fixed for
building up a magnificent business in all
sections of this country, also in Europe.
The agency for Newman Bros.' organs in
London is now held by the well-known
house of Robt. Cocks & Co., and a large
shipment of instruments were recently
forwarded to them. Arrangements are also
under way looking to the agency at Ham-
burg, Germany. They hope to be able to
announce his name next week.
The copious rains which fell all through
the West late last week have brought en-
couragement to dealers, and brightened up
business prospects in general. Good crops
are now expected, and this means more
money in circulation, and better chances
for selling pianos and organs.
The alterations in the new home of the
Chickering piano at 220 Wabash avenue, are
rapidly approaching completion, and Mr.
Summy expects to remove part of his stock,
at least the sheet music department, to the
new store next week.
During a call at the Kim ball warerooms
this week I noticed a very handsome baby
grand piano, in French walnut, which
Mme. Eames has purchased for her own
use in her Parisian home. The Kimball
Co. published the indorsements given the
Kimball piano by the artists of the Grand
Opera Co., in last Sunday's papers. The
advertisements were double column, and
made quite an effective display.
Who says that business is dull when the
Chicago Cottage Organ Co. are sending out
the following statement of their business
for one day: "The record of a single day,
March 30th, 1895.: Organs shipped, 101,
pianos shipped, 24. Orders received—
Organs, 70; pianos, 28." Who can beat it?
.Among the manufacturers victimized by
Chas. H. Badlam, or Badlin, arrested last
Saturday at Niagara Falls, N. Y., for forg-
ery, are the Newman Bros.' Co., of this
city, and the Ft. Wayne Organ Co., of Ft.
Wayne, Ind.
Newman Bros, state that
their loss amounted only to one organ.
vSteger & Co. have placed the agency for
their instrument with John Feuerstein &
Co., of Sturgeon Bay, Wis. This concern
will also handle the "Singer." A member
of the firm was in town during the week,
and placed a large order for both instru-
ments.
The Emerson Piano Co.'s branch house
here is enjoying an excellent business. The
popular manager, John W. Northrup, has a
wide circle of friends and acquaintances
among the Western trade, and is doing yoe-
man work for the Emerson. He is carry-
ing a very handsome line of instruments in
his warerooms just now.
Mr. Chapman, of Wickham, Chapman &
Co., piano plate manufacturers of Spring-
field, ()., was in town recently, and secured
quite some orders from manufacturers.
The piano plates made by this concern seem
to be growing in popularity, and Mi. Chap-
man says that they are now supplying quite
a number of manufacturers in the East.
Business with Wickham, Chapman & Co. is
above the average.
A new addition to the Kimball forces
will be made about May 1st, in the person
of Earle E. Con way, a son of E. S. Con-
way, secretary of the W. W. Kimball Co.
Mr. E. E. Conway, who has just come of
$3.00 PER YEAR-
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
age, is a bright and talented young man,
who will undoubtedly make many friends
in the trade.
The Manufacturers' Piano Co. have se-
cured the services of Win. O'Shea, who, up
to a recent date, was salesman for N. P.
Curtice, of Lincoln, Neb.
There are many rumors circulating about
the Chase Bros. Piano Co.'s removal.
Wiseacres have selected the store, but the
company have not chosen to take the public
into their confidence, and at the time of
writing rumors remain rumors.
Max Adler, successor to Adlcr & Born-
stcin, will in.future be located in the Stcger
Building, Wabash avenue and Jackson
street. Mr. Adler has sold quite a few
Schimmel & Nelson pianos in this city.
Among the members of the.trade in town
since my last writing, were E. W. Furbush,
who reports business as picking up; A. E.
Geiger, representative C. Kurtzman & Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y.; R. S. Howard, of J. & C.
Fischer, who is not leaving "grass grow
under his feet" in the way of business, and
A. F. Norris, of the new Norris & Hyde
Co., who left with Mr. Hyde for the " H u b "
late last week.
C.
T
C.
COLBY.
I
HE death of C. C. Colby, president of
the Colby Piano Co., which occurred
last Monday night at his home, in Eric,
Pa., will be received with much regret by
the trade. Death was due to heart failure,
brought about in a measure through an at-
tack of the grip.
Mr. Colby was born in Vermont, but
passed his boyhood days in Pennsylvania.
In subsequent years he settled in the West,
and being an excellent classical scholar, in
addition to possessing a thorough English
education, he became actively interested in
educational matters.
He acquired a knowledge of the piano
business in his youth, making tuning his
specialty. He organized the piano house
of Colby & Duncan in this city, and in 1888
the Colby Piano Co. was incorporated, of
which he became president. Under his
able management the business of the house
rapidly increased and the products of the
firm gained prestige and popularity.