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+•0 this country at about the time of his ma-
jority. He was well equipped with good
physical resources, and being of a genial
disposition, he soon began to form fast
friends of many well-known people, among
whom was William Steinway. This friend-
ship has remained steadfast through all the
years.
When he commenced the music business
in Washington, it was with W. G. Met-
zerott; later on he became a partner. Mr.
Droop has always taken a warm inteiest in
musical affairs in Washington, and his in-
fluence and popularity have aided its ad-
vance materially.
His old store at 925
Pennsylvania avenue, is now being re-
placed by the erection of the magnificent
building which will make a fitting home for
the superb line of instruments which are
handled by the Droop firm.
Mr. Droop is assisted by his two sons,
who have been reared in the music trade
atmosphere, and to-day rank among the
energetic young business men of Washing-
ton.
The instruments which E. F. Droop &
Sons handle are the Steinway, A. B. Chase,
JOHN EI.IASON.
Hardman, Hallet & Davis, Briggs, and
Gabler pianos. They also conduct a large
business in sheet music and musical mer-
chandise.
with an instantaneous success from the day
it was published.
Charles A. Glasner, the junior member,
was first initiated into the music business
when the firm of T. Harry Oates & Co. was
formed, yet by constant application has
pushed rapidly to the front, and to-day
stands squarely on the top round of the
ladder watching over the finances of the
house.
The firm deals extensively in the Con-
over, A. B. Chase, Schubert and Kings-
bury pianos, Chicago Cottage Organs, also
sheet music and musical merchandise.
W. J. B. STILES,
GREENVILLE.
T. HARRY OATES.
T. HARRY OATES & CO.,
AUGUSTA.
The business of T. Harry Oates & Co.
was established in Augusta, Ga., in 1886,
and ever since has been so successful that
they were compelled to move a few months
ago to more commodious quarters, their
present stand at 924 Broad street, giving
them twice as much space as the store they
formerly occupied. The firm is composed
of T. Harry Oates and Charles A. Glasner.
T. Harry Oates, the senior member, comes
from a musical family.
His grandfather,
Geo. Oates, sailed from London, Eng., in
1830, and settled in Philadelphia, Pa.,
thence to Charleston, S. C , where he
opened a large book and music concern in
1836, with his sons, George A. and Henry
T., the latter quite a composer. About
1848 George A. Oates, the father of- T.
Harry, came to Augusta, Ga., where he
opened a music store, and then extensively
advertised his good name by the large
number of instruments sold* throughout
Georgia and South Carolina.
T. Harry
Oates, the senior member, has studied the
business thoroughly in every detail, he be-
ing a practical tuner, expert repairer, be-
sides being an excellent pianist and organ-
ist, also a composer of some note, "Waltz
on Forever," his latest effort, having met
JOHN ELIASON & CO.,
OKLAHOMA
CITY.
The founder of this company, John Elia-
son, is a native of Sweden, and came to this
country in 1871, and with his parents
settled in Kansas. Young Eliason has had
a varied experience as a cowboy, as a farm-
er, hotel proprietor and general merchant,
and we may add real estate and insurance
business. When Oklahoma was opened up
for settlement Mr. Eliason was there, and
in 1890 started the first music store in
Oklahoma Territory. He has disposed of
a great many musical instruments all over
that young and vigorous claimant for state-
hood. The line of pianos he carries are the
Conover, Kranich & Bach,
Schubert,
Kingsbury, and Chicago Cottage organ.-
His trade extends into Indian Territory.
W. J. B. Stiles, now located at Green-
ville, S. C, is a native of North Carolina.
He was born in that State in 1862. He
lived on a farm for some years, and then
migrated to Florida. His health failing
he returned in 1886 to Gastakia, a small
town in North Carolina, near Charlotte,
where he accepted the agency for the E. P.
Carpenter organs, of Brattleboro, Vt.,
and in 1889 he removed to Greenville, S.
• W. J. ]!. STILES.
C., where he has supplied a large constitu-
ency with Carpenter organs, sheet music,
music books and musical instruments.
Mr. Stiles has a strong musical taste, and
has made use of his spare time in the de-
velopment of that taste since boyhood, and
for the past three years has taught vocal
and instrumental music in connection with
his music business.
THOS. GOGGAN & BRO.,
GALVESTON.
C. A. GLASSNKR.
This firm has been established since Feb-
ruary, 1866, and from the parent house in
Galveston other houses have been estab-
lished by them in the principal towns in
Texas.
They have now large establish-
ments in Galveston, San Antonio, Dallas,
Houston, Austin and Waco. In each of the
branches are carried a complete stock of
sheet music, music books, and musical in-
struments of all kinds, besides pianos and
organs. Thos. Goggan & Bro. are State
agents for the Weber, Emerson, Kimball