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THE MUSIC TRADE^REVIEW.
cheap organs and a tendency all round to
cellence of American goods will command
turn out a higher grade of instruments.
a trade that will keep our factories busy
If manufacturers making a specialty of
pianos and organs hope to make their organ
and offset whatever loss is being incurred
through enlarged import trade.
business a paying and profitable one, they
will not neglect to give as much attention
to it as they are now devoting almost ex-
clusively to their piano trade.
There is a
separate and distinct field for both instru
ments, and if success is to be gained, both
businesses must be conducted on the^same
plan—an advanced and progressive one at
MARC A.
that.
BLUMENBERG,
the
Musical
Europe
of
on the
I
N my perambulations through upper
Broadway I have frequently noticed a
large
crowd of people standing nightly on
and it goes forth to educate thousands in
the
opposite
side of 1365 Broadway, gazing
GEO. T. MCGLAUGHLIN is now in charge
this broad land of ours as well as in all parts
up
at
the
gymnastic
display in the well-
of the financial department of Wm. Knabe
of Europe. It is peculiarly an American
lighted and attractive windows of that es-
& Co.'s warerooms in this city. Mr. Mc-
instrument, and its superiority, both as to
tablishment.
A few nights ago I was
Glaughlin has had a long and varied exper-
tempted to investigate, and found it to be
features of construction and musical excel*
ience in the piano business, having been a sort of miniature World's Fair— a perma-
lence, have been acknowledged by the
until recently a member of the H. D. Smith nent exhibit of gymnastic and other de-
music trade in all parts of the world.
vices. What I particularly noticed was
Music Co., Denver, Col.
Oh, no; the reed organ trade is not de-
that the visiting crowds were entertained
MELVILLE CLARK, of the Story & Glark by a magnificent Wilcox & White "Sym-
clining. The business of some of the man-
Co.,
Chicago, returned from Europe last phony" organ, orchestral style, and as
ufacturers might be, but it is their own
Sunday.
much if not more attention was lavished on
fault. We hear little complaints—when
THE Piano Manufacturers' Association of that instrument than on the gymnastic dis-
the times are considered—from the wide-
play. The accuracy of rendition, the tone
awake manufacturers who have given ex- New York and vicinity held their first fall
color
possibilities and other effects of this
meeting at the Union Square Hotel, last
clusive attention to these instruments and
instrument
were admirable, and I heard
Tuesday afternoon.
The business before
have kept them before the public.
on
all
sides
expressions
of admiration and
the Association was of a routine character,
and nothing of special moment came up for surprise.
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consideration.
CCORDING to the latest Government
C. H. DuBois opened new warerooms in
Robt. M. Webb is one of those enterpris-
statistics of the exports of American Bradford, Pa., Wednesday evening of last
ing and go-ahead men who are destined to
manufactured products, it appears that ud week. There was a large attendance of
make themselves felt—this is not a pun—
to the 31st of August last they exceeded in visitors.
in any business. He has built up a splen-
value the exports for the corresponding
THE old Bullock Music Co,, Main street, did trade in the line of piano and organ
eight months of '94 by eleven and one-third Jackson, Mich., will be reopened by Geo- supplies, and i*t may be said he is only on
the threshold of a business career that is
million of dollars. At this rate the gain Meister, a former employe" of that house.
bound to land him at the top of the ladder.
for the whole of the present calendar year
MARTIN E. COX has purchased the stock
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will be more than seventeen million dollars, of musical instruments carried by O. E,
thus the total will be much greater than in Overman, in Fairmount, Ind., and will
Freeborn G. Smith, of Bradbury fame,
any year of our national existence. It is continue the business.
will be the standard bearer in the mayor-
The reed organ is virtually a missionary,
Courier, returned from
"Paris" last Sunday.
A
significant to note that the increase recorded
alty contest in Brooklyn this year on the
Prohibition ticket. Mr. Smith knows the
ropes
pretty well by this time, having acted
As we remarked in our last issue, Amer-
in a similar capacity before. It seems to
ican manufacturers are awaking to the fact
ELLIOTT PENDLETON, treasurer of the
me that "cold water" is much more popular
that foreign markets can be found for their Krell Piano Co., has been nominated for in New York under the Roosevelt regime
products if they devote that attention to the Ohio State Senate.
than in Brooklyn; but anyway, the music
this matter which the manufacturers of
IT is said that Whitney & Currier, of trade is with F. G. Smith to a man, even
other nations do. It has always seemed Toledo, O., intend erecting a handsome if they like a little "old Kentucky" in
theirs. There is one thing sure, if Free-
extraordinary to think that in the Repub- building in that city for their own use in
born G. Smith was Mayor of Brooklyn,
lics south of us musical instruments of the near future.
jobbery would cease, and a clean, honest
GEO. W. ARMSTRONG, editor of the Indi- administration would be assured.
European manufacture should find an ex-
clusive market, while our manufacturers, cator, is in the city.
JOHN MCPHERSON is the owner of a new
has been most pronounced since July 1st.
music trade establishment which has been
opened in Dahlgren, O.
with this market right at their door, it may
THE Briggs Piano Co. have sent us their
latest catalogue, which we shall make re-
ference to in a later issue.
be said, have utterly ignored a splendid op-
portunity of extending their trade. The
policy adopted by the enterprising foreign
manufacturer
with resources inferior to
ours, is something to study and simulate.
It is quite evident from the above figures
WE are in receipt of a very handsome
photograph of the exterior of E. Heuer &
Co. 's new music establishment in Mexico
City, Mex., for which we return thanks.
R. C. BURGESS, of the Wegman Piano Co.,
is
at present visiting friends of that house.
American manufacturers, and that the ex-
that a new era has evidently dawned upon
In the current issue of Munse/s Maga-
zine will be found a most effective ^ o l i a n
advertisement anent the remarkable tribute
paid this instrument by Pope Leo XIII.
The general design and text of the adver-
tisement shows the experienced hand of an
adept, and is in line with the up-to-date
literature emanating from the office of the
^Eolian Co. There are few concerns bet-