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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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the distributing point for New England
trade. The warerooms will be located in
the building 110-12 Boylston street.
WM. F. HASSK, 115 East Fourteenth
street, will leave for Europe on June 19th.
THK value of the musical instruments ex-
ported from this port for the week ending
May 6th amounted to $13,029.
FRANK A. LEE, of the John Church Co.,
Cincinnati, has been visiting the Everett
Piano Co., in Boston.
" U N C L E " HORACE ROIJINS, a resident of
Jonesville, Mich., since 1847, died last
week at the age of 84. He was widely
known as a composer of sacred music, and
was the owner of one of the finest musical
libraries in the State.
BEM JANSSEN'S clever advertising work
for the Mathushek & Son Piano Co. has
caused some little discord in Jersey City
homes—that is if the daily papers are to be
believed. It is no compliment to the
Jersey City women to learn that they were
unable to see through this advertising
scheme.
THE Virgil Practice Clavier Co. have de-
cided to move their manufacturing depart-
ment to Steinway, L. I., where they have
HENRY KNOPLE, Western representative
of the Imperial Co., Cincinnati, O., has secured a well equipped building, three
stories high, with plenty of vacant lots ad-
severed his connection with that firm.
joining for the storage of lumber. The new
FRED. ECKHARDT, who proposes to en-
A MAGNIFICENT ALoliixn grand, in mahog-
factory will admit of the employment of a gage in piano manufacturing in Blooming-
any, equipped with electric motor, was sold
large number cf men.
ton, 111., has taken up quarters for self
by the /Eolian Co. last Monday to Mr. M.
C. D. Borden, the New York millionaire,
THE Wilcox & White organs are winning and family in that city.
for his palatial steam yacht
a great success in Great Britain. During
THE Weaver Organ and Piano Co., York,
CLAYTON F. SUMMV, of Chicago, has been
visiting the metropolis.
THE Mathushek & Son Piano Co. have
just opened a brand new store in Brooklyn,
at 1373 Broadway, which makes four now
in all—Jersey City, Hoboken, New Bruns-
wick and Brooklyn. They intend in the
near future to open two more in the imme-
diate vicinity of New York.
WE learn from an English contemporary
that Messrs. Hirsch & Co., of London,
agents for the instruments turned out by
the Fort Wayne Organ Co., report that there
is a steady demand for the Packard instru-
ments, and the new style 260, with six sets
of reeds and 13 stops, is expected to prove a
great favorite with the trade.
THE hard times will not apparently deter
a number of music trade men from spend-
ing a short vacation in Europe this summer.
Several are now planning to cross the briny
Atlantic during June and July.
BUSH & GERTS, of Chicago, are putting
finishing touches on their new retail sales-
rooms, fronting on Chicago avenue and
Clark street. They will have a large extent
of window space and excellent opportuni-
ties for showing off their attractive styles
of instruments. The wholesale offices and
warerooms will not be disturbed in any
way.
the past year the manufacturers' representa-
tive has established agencies in the princi-
pal cities, and has done some splendid work
toward making these instruments known
throughout the different provinces.
THE "Monroe" is the name of a piano
manufactured by Newby & Evans, which
is sold at a lower price than their established
make. This instrument is manufactured
to meet the popular demand.
THE work at the piano factory of Oglesby
& Co., Chester, Pa., is progressing, and
the plant will soon be put in operation.
THE Golden Rod Piano Co., of Bucyrus,
O., are making arrangements this week for
the removal of their machinery to Ports-
mouth.
THE Board of directors of the Manuscript
Society of this city have passed resolutions
opposing the copyright bill introduced by
Representative Treloar. They have also
issued circulars to composers asking them
to forward protests against this measure
to their representatives in Congress.
AMONG the latest enterprises in Auburn,
Ind., is the manufacture of a piano wagon,
built on the same principle as the Kimball
piano and organ wagon at Chicago. The
new establishment is termed by the Au-
burn Daily Courier as the "Richey Piano
Buggy and Wagon Co."
THOMAS JEFFERSON DODWORTH, the young-
AT the annual meeting of the directors
of the Lawrence Organ Works, held last
week at Easton, Pa., W. J. Daub was
elected president; Clinton Hilliard, vice-
president; and L. E. Bixler, treasurer and
general manager.
est of four brothers who became well
known on account of their musical talents,
died last week at his home, 1193 Fulton
avenue, this city. He was born in 1829,
and was a member of the famous Dodworth
band together with his brothers, Harvey,
Allen and Charles, lie leaves a widow,
five daughters and a son.
THE Cunningham Piano Co., Philadel-
phia, are making extensive alterations in
their new store on Chestnut street. When
completed this establishment will rank
among the handsome music trade establish-
ments of the "Quaker City."
THE wife of P. V. Benjamin, music deal-
er, Mount Pleasant, Mich., ditd last week.
For years she assisted her husband in con-
J. D. RESSIQUIE, music trade dealer, Sagi-
ducting the music store, and taught a large naw, Mich., has been succeeded by J. D.
class of pupils on the piano and violin.
Ressiquie & Son.
RUDOLPH GIESE, of the Giese Wire Works,
who has been in Germany for some time
past, returned to Dolgeville last week and
was warmly greeted by his many friends.
Mr. Giese expects to remain here for a con-
siderable period. The Herald oi that city
says that in the near future his brother, Mr.
Hermann Giese, will engage passage for a
several months' visit to his home in Ger-
many.
Pa., have placed some new machinery in
their factory, which was built by the Egan
Manufacturing Co., of Mansfield, O.
R. C. SPINKS has succeeded the firm of
Spinks & Bricker, Crockett, Tex.
W. H. FRY, of the wareroom forces of F.
G. Smith's New York establishment, will
be married on June 3d to Miss Cora Mabel
Recker, of Brooklyn.
THE Ludden & Bates Southern Music
House have established New York offices
at 73 Fifth avenue. This is also the head-
quarters of the Mathushek Piano Manufac-
turing Co., of New Haven.
A FORMAL opening of the new warerooms
of Sanders & Stayman, 1327 F street,
Washington, D. C , will take place on the
evening of May 19th. A musicale and re-
ception are on the program.
B. F. GIVEN & Co. are about to open a
GEORGE BLUMNER, the well-known road
music store at Old Town, Me., and propose man, is doing some splendid work for the
to keep a good stock of pianos, organs and "Crown" piano, and his achievements so
other musical instruments.
far indicate that he is going to get a lot of
W. G. THAYER is about to open a music able dealers under the Bent banner.
store in Middletown, Conn.
THE Scribner Organ and Manufacturing
Co.,
of London, Ont.. has been incorpo-
WE had a pleasant chat last Saturday
rated
with a capital stock of $50,000, in
with David McKee, of Boston. He had
$100
shares.
just signed partnership papers with Jacob
Doll, whereby he will represent his line of
J. D. TAYLOR, of De Kalb, 111., has en-
instruments in Boston, making that city gaged in the music trade business.
CHAS. F. TRETBAR, of Steinway & Sons,
left last Tuesday for Europe by the steam-
ship "Lahn." Mr. Tretbar's itinerary in-
cludes a visit to London and the noted
German watering places.
A GRAND piano action has been patented
by M. Steinert, of New Haven.