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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
An Invitation to Knight Templar
Dealers.
All Knight Templar dealers who propose
going- to Boston on August 27th, to attend
the "Knight Templars' Triennial Con-
clave," are respectfully invited to stop off
at Philadelphia, and while seeing the his-
toric spots in the historic city, visit the
Blasius piano factory—the most complete
factory in the country.
Here is the circular issued by the Trades
League of Philadelphia, of which we are
members, showing stop-off privileges are
allowable.
We shall be pleased to entertain visiting
dealers at our factory.
Respectfully,
which compelled that gentleman to make
his appearance. He was introduced by
Mr. Dolge, and made quite a happy ad-
dress.
Piano Men Invest in Gold Mines
A
A COMMISSION for a charter has been is"*
sued to the Wenzel Piano Co., of Charles-
ton, ^S. C. The corporators are: J. Fred.
Lilienthal, A. F. C. Cramer, A. Bequest,
P. H. Gadsdeu and Theo. Wenzel. Capi-
tal, $50,000, with right to increase to $200,-
000. The company ask for the right to
manufacture and sell all kinds of musical
instruments, print and sell sheet music,
rent instruments, etc.
LBERT WEBER and his gold mine
will now no longer have to flock by
themselves, as another piano man has en-
tered the mining business, and, as our Den-
THE Standard Piano Co., of Cincinnati,
ver correspondent informs us, with consid- O., filed an ex parte petition asking that
erable success.
the name be changed to the Valley Gem
While in Denver last week Geo. C. Piano Co.
Adams, of McCammon Piano Co., pur-
THK Manufacturers' Piano Co. has com-
chased a large block of stock of the "Port-
menced suit against G. F. Thiers and Nor-
land" and other mines adjoining the cele-
man Haskins, of Des Moines, la., for
brated "Independence" property in Cripple
$2,400 damages. It is alleged in the peti-
Creek.
Mr. Adams is to be congratulated
BI.ASLUS & SONS, Philadelphia.
tion that several months ago the defendants
on his foresight, as a few days after pur-
PHILADELPHIA, July, 1895.
took out writs of attachment against the
chasing, a new vein was struck which forced
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
property of the plaintiff that caused its fail-
the stock up nearly twenty points. At the
MERCHANTS.
ure, and that allegations on which the at-
Very cheap round trip tickets will be sold by all same time in the "Independence" property
tachments were secured were false.
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railway lines to the Knights Templars' Triennial a strike was made which amounted to 3 4 -
THE Strascino Piano Co., Fond du Lac,
Conclave, to be held in Boston, August 26th to 30th. 000 per ton, nearly free gold. If Brother
Tickets will be placed on sale August 23d, and will Adams' mining property ever hits any of Wis., will soon have their large plant in
be available not later than midnight, August 27th. these veins we may expect to see on the operation.
Hence, should it be desirable to stop at Philadel-
phia, before going to Boston, you are advised to market gold inlaid McCammon pianos.
A KACTORV is in sight which will employ
purchase your ticket on the morning of the 23d.
And, bye the bye, we are also informed over loo men. The organ factory at this
This will give you from two to three days to stop that in the language of the mines, Albert
place was destroyed by fire. The company,
over at Philadelphia.
Weber has struck "pay dirt," and has unaided, is absolutely unable to rebuild for
Should you prefer to stopover at Philadelphia on
your way homeward, you can leave Boston every prospect of something gratifying in a year at least, and are being offered large
bonuses to move to other cities. It has
after the 28th of August, and should you leave a pecuniary way.
Boston as late as September 4th, you have four
been ascertained by a committee of our
days to stop off at Philadelphia and still have an
business
men that if the proposition which
The /Eolian Co.
abundance of time to reach home before your ticket
has
been
made
to furnish the company a
expires on midnight of September 10th.
loan
of
$25,000
for one year without inter-
Should the above described tickets not be on
HE annual meeting of the ^Eolian Co.
est
be
fulfilled
at
once, the factory will be
sale at your station, ask the agent to procure" "them
was held at Meriden, Conn., last Mon
at the nearest point where they have been placed
immediately
rebuilt
and put in operation.
day. The tieasurer's report was unusually
on sale.
Committee—C.
E.
Fisher,
Frank Sanders,
As no restrictions are to be placed on the sale of satisfactory. It proved conclusively that
W.
C.
Riale,
M.
B.
Mitchell,
etc., etc.
such tickets, all persons may avail themselves of dull times have not been a barrier to the
—Ottawa,
111.,
Republican.
the cheap rate to visit Philadelphia during the progress of this house. The following
months of July and August.
officers were elected: Mr. James Morgan,
THE Estey Organ Co., Brattleboro, V t ,
By order of the Committee,
president; Mr. John C. Schooley, treasurer;
by
assignment from Levi K. Fuller, in-
THOMAS MARTINDALE,
Mr. H. B. Tremaine, general manager.
Chairman Committee on Passenger
ventor, same place, have been granted a
The directors are: Messrs. W. B. Tremaine,
Transportation Trades League, of
patent for an organ having two wind-con-
Geo. B. Kelly, P. H. Hammond, Atherton
Philadelphia.
ductors and an intermediate wind chest
J. N. FITZGERALD,
Curtis, Geo. Wilcox and W. V. Lawrence.
communicating
at opposite ends with the
Secretary.
conductors, and divided into non-communi-
cating bass and treble sections with means
Steinway Employees' Outing.
for separating said sections.
Mr. Dolge Entertains.
T
A
LFRED DOLGE entertained a few
distinguished friends at dinner at his
new home in Dolgeville, Friday evening
of last week. Among those present were
ex-United States Senator Warner Miller,
Judge George A. Hardin, of the Supreme
Court, and Mrs. Hardin; ex-Senator A. M.
Mills, of Little Falls, and Mrs. Mills; the
Hon. Frederick W. Holls, of Yonkers; the
Hon. Edward A. Brown, of Dolgeville, and
Mrs. Brown; Carl Amann, president of
the L. F. & D. R. R.; Rudolf Cronau,
American correspondent of the Cologne
Gazette; Professor George Gunton, editor
of the Social Economist, and president of
the School of Social Economics, and Mrs.
Gunton.
The dinner was an entirely private affair,
but the citizens of Dolgeville took advan-
tage of the opportunity to surprise ex-
Senator Miller by a torchlight serenade,
T
HE employees of Steinway & vSons held
their annual picnic at North Beach
last Saturday. It was a great success, al-
most 4,000 people being present. A tele-
gram was received from Mr. Steinway,
who is at Mount Clemens, Mich., convey-
ing his good wishes for a thorough enjoy-
ment of their outing.
THK Weaver Organ & Piano Co., York,
Pa., decided at their annual meeting held
last week, to make such additions 1 to their
factory as will enable them to increase the
output 20 per cent. A semi-annual divi-
dend of 3 per cent, was declared.
THE employees of the Shaw Piano Co.
held their annual picnic at Chautauqua
Lake last Saturday. It was a most enjoy-
able event.
F. D. IRISH, of the Briggs Piano Co.,
Boston, is spending his vacationin Canada.
THK School Commissioners of Somerville,
Mass., purchased a handsome Henry F.
Miller & Sons parlor grand piano last week
for the new high school in that city,
LEOPOLD PECK, of Hardman, Peck & Co.,
has returned from his vacation, and is
again talking business, which, by the way,
is excellent with this house.
MR. AND MRS. JULIAN
VOSE, of
Boston,
left for Europe last Thursday.
A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY.—A piano man
ufacturer desires an experienced traveler.
To the right man a liberal salary will be paid.
The salary matter will be all right for a man who
is well acquainted with the trade, and has the
ability to sell goods. We want a good man. The
right sort will be well remunerated. Address,
stating experience, PIANO MANUFACTURER,
care of THE MUSIC TRADE RKVIKW, 3 East 14th st.,,
New York.