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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
The advertising columns of THE MUSIC
Great Shrinkage.
TRADE REVIEW plainly show in unmistak-
able language the esteem in which the pub-
lication is held by reputable manufacturers
all over America.
In return for this pa-
tronage we have sought by all means with-
in our power to give better service—to make
our publication better in every way—and,
in other words, to make it more and more
indispensable to the music trades of this
country.
Our business
has been conducted on
strictly honorable lines; we never have
considered, simply because we were pub-
lishing a paper, that it gave us any license
to club a non-advertiser into line.
IN THE ASSETS OF THE M ARTHUR MUSIC HOUSE.
M
R. D. J. RICHARDS, assignee for the
McArthur Music House, is sending
statements to the creditors of the concern
which show a very surprising state of
affairs as to the condition of assets.
When the assignment was made about
ten days ago, it was given out that the lia-
bilities were $18,446.41, and the assets
$11,233.54. According to the statement
now made by the assignee, liabilities re-
main the same, but the assets are found to
be only $2,681.81, which is a surprising
discrepancy.
A. H. FISCHER, of J. & C.
We
Braumuller with Steinert.
have always worked on the basis of fairness
toward all.
M
R. O. L. BRAUMULLER has just re-
turned from Boston, where he has
a business necessity 1 rather than first mak- concluded a deal with the M. Steinert &
ing it a necessity to ourselves to club a Sons Co. to handle the Braumuller piano
for all of New England. The Steinert Co.
customer into line.
The improvements
have placed a large order for immediate
steadily made in THE Music TRADE REVIEW
shipment. This move is one that means
are noted and commented frequently upon. that the prestige of the Braumuller piano
A comparison of this paper with our regu- will be largely augmented in many sections
lar publication of a year ago, will show the of the country.
We have endeavored to make our paper
advance we have made, and thus if we go
back year by year we will find material
progress has been made.
Does Not Quit Business to Travel
T
HE statement made in a local contem-
porary that Mr. F. I. Harvey, the
carry a weight because men who read
Boston dealer who handles the Steck piano
them know that the editorial policy of this
as leader, is to give up business at once ;md
paper is not bought as so much advertising travel for the Trowbridge Piano Co.,
space. They know that whatever we say Franklin, Mass., is both incorrect and pre-
is truthful and sincere, hence the paper mature. Mr. Harvey states that he will re-
main at the old stand and continue to do
has added weight.
business right along. Therefore, at present
We have adhered strictly to lines which
our contemporary need not have any fear
we believe are legitimate, honorable and
as to the Steck representation in Boston.
just, and we think that a comparison of Mr. Harvey admires the Steck, sells it, and
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW any week w T ith
will continue to do so right along.
any other papers that are published in the
THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW'S utterances
same line will show that for cleanness or
condensed and accurate way of serving up
news matter,
varied
contents, that
it
stands second to none.
Now, we propose during the usually
quiet months not to relax in 'our efforts to
make this paper a greater power than ever
in trade journalism.
Times are hard, money is not rolling in
plentifully;
but we propose to show the
trade of this country- that we are amply
qualified to serve their business interests
in bad times as well as good.
This paper is in the truest sense a busi-
ness man's paper. It is run on strictly
business lines—asks or solicits no business
except on that basis. Its utterances are
candid—impartial. At times we may say
something which hurts. This we cannot
help, as trade journalism must rise above
personal affiliations. A paper as well as an
individual may at times deem it necessary
to express sentiments which are not pleas-
ing to all.
L. E. THAYKR, of the Ft. Wayne Organ
Co., manufacturers of the Packard piano,
was a visitor to our sanctum on Thursday.
He had just arrived from Philadelphia, and
was on his way home. In the course of a
pleasant chat upon general affairs, he said:
" I need hardly say that business is quiet,
but we are doing very nicely. The more
the 'Packard' is known, the more it seems
to be appreciated. This is significant. So
you see we have no reason to complain."
Fischer,
is
rusticating at his summer home in New
London, Conn.
THE death is announced of Mr. Geo.
Levis, father of S. W. Levis, vice-presi-
dent of the Mackie Piano, Organ and Music
Co., Rochester, N. Y., at the age of
seventy.
GEO. G. SAXE, of Estey & Saxe, has left
for Watertown, S. D., where he will make
an extended stay.
AMONG the heirs of the late Richard
Tighe, the eccentric old miser, who died
recently, leaving property worth $2,000,-
000, is mentioned Mrs. Davenport, of
Stamford, Conn.
SOSCIN & SON is the name cf a new firm
who intend to manufacture pianos at Knox-
ville, Tenn. Mr. Soscin was formerly con-
nected with Gildemeester & Kroeger, of
t.iis city, and is a practical piano maker.
RICHARD
GRUENER, who was the pro-
prietor of a music store up to three years
ago in New Albany, Ind., died last week
at his home in that city at the age of fifty-
one.
GEO.
F.
AHENDSCHEIN, treasurer of the
Staib Piano Action Co., New York, is ex-
back to-day from a short Pennsyl-
A New Firn in Pittsfield, flass. pected
vania trip. He is about to undertake a
RANK J. LARKIN, formerly of Lar- number of business trips over extended ter-
kin Bros., Pittsfield, Mass., with head- ritory in the interest of his company. The
quarters at Holyoke, has commenced busi- new style Staib grand action will shortly be
ness on his own account at 42 Division placed on the market.
street, corner Circular avenue, Pittsfield,
JAMES AVERY NORRIS, road representa-
Mass. Mr. Larkin is a prominent member
tive, of Lindeman & Sons, New York, is
of the Harmonic Quartette, that city, and
expeded back to-day from a three weeks'
well known in musical circles. He will
Western trip.
make a specialty of the F. Connor piano,
and expects to make a good showing with
JACOB DOI.I. reports business as "not
that well-known instrument. Mr. Larkin rushing; well satisfied if summer trade
has been spending the greater portion of keeps up as well as now; we are receiving
the present week in New York.
orders every day."
F
An Infringement Suit.
S
UIT, on account of an alleged infringe-
ment of patent on note discs or the
metal sheets employed in music boxes, was
entered in the United States Circuit Court
last Saturday by the Regina Music Box
Co., of Rah way, N. J., against F. G. Otto
& Sons, individually and as officers of the
company,- which is located at Jersey City.
H. B. TREMAINE, of the ^ o l i a n Co., has
been indisposed for the past two weeks.
Mr. E. R. Perkins, of the same concern,
is rapidly recovering from his recent severe
illness, and hopes to be at his old post be-
fore long.
JOHN S. KERR, Farrand & Votey's travel-
ing representative, was at the East St.
Louis railway depot during the recent tor-
nado, but fortunately escaped unhurt.