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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
The Trade in Newark.
" T H E REVIEW" SPENDS AN HOUR AMONG THE
DEALERS IN NEWARK, N. J., AND VISITS
MURPHY'S VARNISH WORKS.
VISIT to Jersey City, and especially
an encounter with the listless street-
car conductors of that rather uneventful
location, is usually somewhat dispirit-
ing, but on a call at adjacent New-
ark, on Wednesday last, owing to
the superb weather of that day, com-
bined with the general appearance of
hustle and prosperity, the city presented a
very enviable aspect.
The varnish business, as is well known,
is in a great measure centered in the thriv-
ing city of Newark, as the enormous fac-
tory of the Murphy Varnish Co., is one of
the most important and prosperous con-
cerns in the country. All piano, organ
and small instrument manufacturers are
well aware of the vast importance of using
the very best varnish in the finish of the
varied instruments requiring that commod-
ity; there are a large number of varnish
makers in Newark who cater to the music
trad- industry; but we mention the
Murphy house, as it has attained almost a
world-wide fame. A hasty stroll down
that very handsome thoroughfare, Broad
street, revealed the fact that the numerous
piano and music houses appeared to be
doing a fair business.
THE REVIEW hastily c lied at S. D. Lau-
ter & Co.'s imposing establishment, where
everything looked particularly "spick and
span." The "Bradbury," "Henning" and
"Webster" were well represented at F. G.
Smith's large store, and a good display
of the Chickering, Sohmer, Emerson and
Hardman and La Grassa instruments was
found in the store of S. A. Ward. In each
case business was "going on all the time,"
and judging by appearances, there are
worse places under the "divine canopy"
than Newark, N. J.
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in the different agencies in St. Petersburg,
London and elsewhere, as well as in Berlin.
Mr. Bechstein is one of the leading German
manufacturers.
He is assisted in the
management of his immense business by
THE Wissner piano will be used by the his sons, Edward, Carl and Hans, who as-
Seidl Orchestra at Brighton Beach this sume the management of the various de-
partments.
summer.
ROKT. A. WiDENMANN,of Strich & Zeidler,
is making a Southern trip. He will return
early next week.
JOHN A. WESER has recently been granted
two important patents in connection with
piano making which will be described and
illustrated in a future issue of THE REVIEW.
E. E. SALISBURY, late of Salisbury &
Bro., Aberdeen, S. D., has arranged to
open a music store in Cripple Creek, Col.
He will handle a full line of musical instru-
ments and musical merchandise.
THE exports of musical instruments from
the port of New York for the week ending
May 27th, amounted in value to $12,981.
Of this amount Great Britain purchased
$9,165 worth.
OTTO HOLTZMAN, of Henry Holtzman &
Sons, piano stool manufacturers, Columbus,
O., has been spending a few days in town.
THE sheet music and small musical in-
strument establishment of Marion Northup,
COUNT LUDWK; CAVALLI, the genial wool Canastota, N. Y., is reported closed by the
expert of Alfred Dolge & Son, is again at Sheriff on judgment and execution in favor
his desk, receiving customers and friends of Margaret Northup.
with his perennial Chesterfieldian courtesy.
Mr. Cavalli has been suffering from an at-
THE American Music Box Co., of West
tack of rheumatic gout for the past two New York, manufacturers of the "Tri-
weeks, but was sufficiently recovered last umph" music boxes, have moved into their
week to visit Dolgeville and combine busi- new factor}-, corner Third and Clinton
ness with pleasure. Mr. Cavalli stated that streets, Hoboken, N. J. The appointments
Mr. Hermann Leonard had written from in the new building are exceptionally ex-
Toronto quite recently to the effect that cellent, and situated adjacent to the Chris-
Canadian agents spoke hopefully of busi- topher and Barclay streets ferries, the ship-
ness, and that things were in good shape ping facilities are all that could be desired.
that side of the border.
THE residence of Mr. Hartmann, manu-
WE had a pleasant call this week from facturer of musical instruments, 61 West
Mr. John Pike, dealer in pianos and organs, Eighty-ninth street, was discovered on fire
301-3 Susquehanna avenue, Philadelphia, last Saturday morning. The flames origi-
Pa. Mr. Pike reports an unusually dull nated in the room in which his son was
spring in the musical line in Philadelphia, sleeping. The damage was slight.
but in common with many others, lie is
looking forward to brighter and more pros-
EDWARD AMBUHL came down from his
perous times. He is of the opinion that
farm at Ghent, N. Y., Wednesday. The
once the Republican nomination is made,
veteran traveler is brown as a berry, and
business will at once manifest an improve-
is in magnificent shape for a hearty re-
ment. Mr. Pike is an ardent McKinley
sponse when the Chickering trumpet
man, and he is confident that the popular
sounds for his road charge.
Ohioan will be nominated and elected.
WINDOW smashers desirous of purloining
music
or musical instruments, broke last
JOSHUA BRIGGS, brother of C. C. Briggs,
THE
seventieth
anniversary
of
the
birth
week
side
windows in Pepper's music store,
Sr., of the Briggs Piano Co., Boston, died
of
Carl
Bechstein,
the
famous
piano
manu-
Eighth
and
Locust streets, and E. J. Al-
in that city Friday of last week. He had-
bert's,
124
South
Ninth street, Philadel-
facturer,
of
Berlin,
was
celebrated
last
been connected with the Briggs factory for
phia.
The
thieves
in both cases were
Monday,
June
1st,
by
special
ceremonies
at
the past six years. He was over seventy
frightened
off
and
secured
nothing.
his
home,
and
by
his
employees
generally
years of age.
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