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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Hopeful Words From Steinway.
DENIES AN ABSURD RAPID-TRANSIT STORY AND
SAYS
THE UNDERGROUND
ROAD
WILL SOON BE STARTED.
W
ILLIAM STEINWAY, who has long
been a member of the Rapid Transit
Commission, returned to this city some
days ago, after a six weeks' sojourn in
Mount Clemens, Mich., where he went to
nurse his gout. The gout is better, and
Mr. Steinway seemed to be corresponding-
ly happy. His attention was called to a
story recently circulated that the under-
ground rapid transit plan for New York
would in all probability be abandoned by
the Rapid Transit Commission because its
cost would plunge the city so deeply into
debt that the municipal credit would suffer.
Mayor Strong, who is a member of the
Rapid Transit Commission, denied the
story a week ago.
Speaking to a reporter
of the World last Tuesday, Mr. Steinway
said: :
"What right have we of the commission
to abandon the underground scheme for
some new one? The underground railroad
is an accomplished fact, or nearly so. It
has been approved by the S.tate, and the
people of New York approved it by a four-
fifths majority at the polls.
"The constitutionality of the new act
governing the rapid transit underground
railroad must be heard before the new Ap-
pellate Division for the First Judicial Dis-
trict of the Supreme Court, which is ap-
pointed to meet on the first Monday after
Jan. i, 1896. If the Appellate Division of
the Supreme Court after that hearing
affirms the constitutionality of the act, then
the law gives us the power to go right
ahead with the work, and we will be ready
to immediately commence work. Plans
are now being perfected and contractors
are now figuring on their bids for the work.
" I t will cost not one cent more than $55,-
000,000.
There was a time when we
thought the work could be done for $44,-
600,000, but it was found that, the com-
pleteness of the work would suffer.
"Electricity is to be the motive power.
The air in the tunnel will be as clear and
sweet and cool as the first breath of the
morning in the mountains.
"Our next meeting will be held within a
week or ten days, after Messrs. Low and
Inman have returned to New York.
Building at the Cotton States and Inter-
national Exposition, which will be opened
September 26th, at Atlanta, Ga., as the
official instruments, thereby insuring their
exclusive use.
This is certainly a very significant com-
pliment, and one Strich & Zeidler may
well feel proud of.
It is only another
proof of the fact that painstaking efforts
and a desire to make a good instrument for
the price demanded, brings its due reward.
In the styles which Strich & Zeidler
have placed on the market during the past
twelve months, they have displayed great
taste in case architecture; and the enlarge-
ment of their trade in all parts of the coun-
try demonstrates that the tone quality and
construction have been as satisfactory as
the case-work.
We congratulate Strich & Zeidler upon
the success which has come their way.
In Their Old Quarters.
T
HE Needham Organ and Piano Co. are
once more at home in their old quar-
ters at the corner of University place and
Fourteenth street. Since the fire the ware-
rooms have been entirely renovated and
handsomely decorated, and they look as
"pretty as a picture. "
Chas. H. Parsons,
the energetic president, reports an excel-
lent business for August—the wholesale
trade being especially good. Dealers visit-
ing town for the purchase of fall stock
should not fail to' drop in and inspect these
attractive quarters, and also note the hand-
some display of instruments—organs and
pianos—shown therein.
Fire at Phelps & Lyddon's.
F
ROM despatches to New York papers
we learn that the Phelps & Lyddon
piano case factory at Rochester, N.Y., was
damaged by fire to the extent of $6,000
Wednesday of last week. A heavy insur-
ance was carried by the firm, and the esti-
mated loss will not affect their business.
Phelps & Lyddon have built up an excel-
lent trade since they started in business,
and their wares are used by some of the
leading houses in the country. It is safe
to state that this embarrassment will be
temporary, and that orders will be filled on
time.
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RUMOR has it that Samuel C. Smith, the
popular music dealer, who opened a fine
music store in the Atrickland Block,
Carthage, N. Y., last spring, will close out
his business next week, and remove to
Boonville, where he will unite his inter-
ests with those of his brother, Frank W.
Smith.
THE five-story building 20-22 Hawley
street, Boston, Mass., has been partially
destroyed by fire. The fire was confined
to the upper floor, occupied by J. Frank
Giles & Co., book, job and music printers,
whose plant was totally destroyed.
THE Standard Pipe Organ Co., Chicago,
111., have made an assignment.
H. W. NELSON & Co., sheet music, Mq-
line, 111., have opened a new store.
E. L. ADAMS, music dealer, Marionville,
Mo., has commenced business.
WILLIAM
W.
CONDON,
E
musical
instru-
ments, etc., Ocala, Fla., reported assigned
to Albert Wright. Liabilities placed at
$3,000.
BROWN, CULBKRTSON & BOLAND,
music
trade dealers, Auburn, Ind., reported to
have sold part of business to Rogers &
Stafford.
AT the annual meeting of the Hunting-
ton Piano Co., held last week, the follow-
ing officers were elected: A. J. Brooks,
president; R. W. Blake, treasurer, and J.
W. Brooks, secretary and manager. The
following were elected directors: J. R.
Mason, R. W. Blake, A. J. Brooks, C. H.
Hubbell and J. W. Brooks.
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HIGHEST
Orders a Car Load.
NRIQUE HEUER, head of the house of
E. Heuer & Co., Mexico City, Mex.,
visited
the Sterling Co. 's works at Derby,
THE STRICH & ZEIDLER CHOSEN FOR THE NEW
Conn.,
last
Wednesday, and was much im-
YORK BUILDING.
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pressed with the extent and perfection of
TRICH & ZEIDLER, the progressive their plant, as well as delighted with the
piano manufacturers of 571-3 East latest styles of "Sterling" pianos, for he
137th street, have received during the past left an order for a carload through A. J.
few days a signal recognition of the Brooks.
"place" which their instruments are at-
taining in the estimation of the public.
SHIMIK BROS., manufacturers of orches-
They have been notified that the Strich trions and hand-organs, Baltimore, Md.,
& Zeidler pianos have been chosen by the will establish factory in the northeast part
Commissioners of the New York State of the city as soon as a site can be secured.
The Official Piano.
THREE attachments were issued last week
on the stock of Hollingsworth, Bullington
& Co., dealers in musical instruments,
one door west of the McLeod Hotel, Dal-
las, Tex. Two of the attachments were
issued from the District Court, one of them
by the Needham Piano Co. for $977 79, and
the other by the House & Davis Piano Co.
for $1,003.70. The third was our of Jus-
tice Skelton's Court, by W. O. Wolford,
for $38 salary due him.
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GRADE
GRUNEWALD
HANDOLIN
flanufactured with
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the best material
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Made by the most
Skilled Labor
Tops and Bars are made from Spruce, used
by STEINWAY & SONS' piano
factory for their Sounding
Boards
Guaranteed to be six years old and kiln dried
Rene Grunewald, Mfr.
818-22 Conti Street
New Orleans, La