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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Knabe Picnic.
THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE SAYS THE KNABE
FIRM HAVE DONE MUCH FOR THAT CITY.
HE employees of WilJiam Knabe &
Co. 's piano factory held their annual
picnic at Darley Park, Baltimore, last J1ANUFACTURERS OF
Thursday. The cares of business were laid
aside for the day, the great factory was
closed, and the many people who help to
make the musical instruments that have
brought joy and happiness to man)' a home,
were given an opportunity to enjoy them-
selves. With their families and friends
they went to the park for a good time, says
the Baltimore American, and they had it to
their heart's fullest satisfaction.
Mayor Latrobe was present, and in a
speech said: "This is not the first time For terms and territory address
I have been present on an occasion similar
to this. I was with you last year,
the year be fore, and years before that.
Some one said the other day they thought
I had been here often enough. My wife
told me not long ago that if I didn't stop
being Mayor she will get a divorce. I told
her I often heard of women becoming jeal-
ous of one man, but never before heard of
one getting jealous of the whole city of
Baltimore. Wherever I go I hear of Knabe 171 and 173 South Canal Street
& Co. Once, when in St. Louis—I wasn't
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married then—I saw a pretty girl playing
on a Knabe piano, and felt at home. I love
music, but it would be easier for me to
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learn to ride a bicycle than to play a piano.
If we are going to have music in heaven,
as the good people tell us we will, the
more music we have here the better pre-
pared we will be to go there. It is the
manufacturers that build up a city, and
Knabe & Co. have done much for Balti-
more."
Addresses in German were made by Mr.
Charles Keidel, of the firm, and Mr. Fred-
erick Schierer. Both said it was a source
of gratification to them to see the ever-in-
creasing interest that enters into the ar-
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rangements to make the celebrations more
and more a success each year. They spoke
also of the success of the firm and of the
bright prospects the future offers for the
business.
The house of Knabe, which was started
fifty-eight years ago by William Knabe, an
expert German mechanic and piano maker,
is now in the third generation. It is one
of^the oldest and most renowned concerns
in the piano manufacturing industry in this
country. The business, founded by Wil-
liam Knabe, was brought to the highest
point of success by his son, Ernst Knabe,
who died but a short time ago, and by his
son-in-law, Charles Keidel, a man of con-
summate financial and business ability,
who is the present head of the house, as he
has practically been its guiding spirit for
years past. With him are associated the
third generation in the persons of Ernst J.
Knabe, Jr., and William Knabe, sons of the
deceased Ernest Knabe, together with
his own son, Charles Keidel, Jr. All these
three young men, who have already dis-
played exceptional ability, have received,
besides a college and business education, a
thorough practical training in every depart-
ment of the factory, for this great house
has always recognized that it is in the fac-
tory that its reputation for progressive im-
provement, as well as for the maintenance
of the highest possible standard of manu-
facture, must be preserved. After serving
a thorough apprenticeship in the manu-
facturing, as well as business departments
of the house, they have already for a num-
ber of years past taken active part in the
management of the vaiious manufacturing
and mercantile departments of this great
concern, proving themselves to have in-
herited the eminent talents of their parents,
and following in their footsteps in the road
of progress. In 1889 the house was formed
into a corporation, and its present officers
are: Charles Keidel, president; Ernst J.
Knabe, Jr., vice-president; Charles Keidel,
Jr., treasurer, and William Knabe, secre-
tary.
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