Music Trade Review

Issue: 1896 Vol. 22 N. 24

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THE MUSIC TRADE KEViF*
we fear the uncovering of the past would
cause the arising of such a strong effluvia
that it would take an able bodied disinfect-
ant to neutralize its effect.
Again, the members of this trade to-day
are in the main fair men.
They have con-
the Hallet & Davis Co. from the decision
A. J. BROOKS, who travels in a dual ca-
of a lower court relative to the seizure of a pacity, that of representing the Sterling
piano in default of nonpayment of install- and Huntington pianos, arrived in town
Thursday from a long jaunt West.
ments, goods purchased on the installment
plan cannot be seized by the party who sold
W. B. TREMAINE, of the ^ o l i a n Co., New
them unless the money paid in is refunded
York, returned yesterday from a short
business trip to Buffalo and Rochester.
sidered the matter thoroughly, and do not —deducting, of course, a fair amount for
propose to try on past
issues.
They
A. E. OLNEY, of Holyoke, Mass., who
formerly had a music store in that city, has
just been granted a patent on a delicate
mechanism for ringing tunes on tubular
chime bells, for uses in houses and halls,
which is a perfect imitation of the chimes
in church towers.
the use of the wares.
believe, however, that there is a certain
virulent poison in the veins of music trade
journalism, and they propose if this poison
comes to the surface and forms an ulcer, to
at once remove it, even though a deep cut-
ting process is necessary.
JUSTICE FURSMAN, of the Supreme Court,
W. W. PUTNAM, the enterprising organ
Now, there are more cases than one in
manufacturer
who located in Staunton,
which that poison lurks. The members of
Va., several years ago, purchased the
the trade know this, and they are not to be
Staunton furniture factory, a large building
deceived. There is nothing in the fact situated a short distance east of the city,
that because the surface is smooth that last Monday, and will convert it into an
there may not lurk underneath a subtle organ factory. The work of remodeling
poison which may come to a head at any the building will begin at once.
on motion of the District Attorney, dis-
missed on Wednesday the indictment
against James J. Brady, former Superin-
tendent of Buildings, who was charged
with corruptly receiving a piano from John
J. Weser, of Weser Bros.
L. M. WATKINS, an experienced organ
maker, who was with M. P. Moller for a
time.
THE genial "Charlie" Parsons left last number of years, is about to organize a
They are not taking at the present time Wednesday on his annual European pil- company in Hagerstown -to manufacture
reed organs.
such a great amount of stock in the men grimage. His trip is not exactly one of
pleasure, as he will devote considerable time
J. H. HICKOK, dealer, of Poughkeepsie,
who in the past have been false to their
to looking after the Needham interests in N. Y., and Mr. Eastman, of Eastman &
friends—false to themselves and false to the
London, particularly at the Music Trade Ross, Newburgh, N. Y., were in town the
interests reposed in them. Disloyalty and Exhibition, which opens at the Royal Ag- early part of the week.
treachery are words which carry deep ricultural Hall on July 10th.
meaning and are not synonymous with suc-
HERMAN A. BRAUMULLER,
cess.
They do not consider that a mere
mock conversion to-day, because it pays,
you know, obliterates entirely the fact that
in the past men could not be trusted be-
cause they were traitors to their friends,
because like the fawning curs they turned
and bit the hands that fed them.
It is true, the conversion may be real,
may be genuine, may be lasting, but at the
same time we rather cherish the belief that
the leopard does not change its spots.
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Owing to the fact that we go to press a
day earlier than usual, we are not able to
present the result of the adjourned meeting
of the creditors of Chase & Smith, Syra-
cuse, which occurred Wednesday.
It is
believed, however, that the concern will be
formed into a stock company in which the
creditors will take stock.
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The investigation of the affairs of Craw-
ford,
Ebersole & Smith, Cincinnati, was
concluded on the 26th ult.
It will be some
time before the statement will be given out
to the public.
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of
RUDOLF DOLGE, of Alfred Dolge & Son,
E. GABLER & BRO., New York, will have
their new piano catalogue ready for the
trade next week.
THEODORE
PFAFFLIN,
of
Chickering &
Sons, New York, received a visit from Mr.
Emil Liebling, the noted Chicago pianist,
on Thursday last. "Mr. Liebling left the
city yesterday to meet his family at Pine
Point, Me., where he will remain for the
summer months.
the assiduous road
representative for Marshall & Wendell,
Albany, N. Y., is in town, and will make
his headquarters in New York during the
summer months.
this week.
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According to the decision of the Supreme
Court of Ohio, last week, in an appeal by
J
OHN O'CONNELL, agent for the Treat
& Shepard Co., Bridgeport, Conn.,
was arrested last Monday morning on a
warrant sworn out by Joseph Mills, of East
Setauket, L. I., who charges O'Connell
with forcibly seizing an organ without hav-
ing obtained permission from the authori-
ties to enter his residence for such a pur-
pose. Sheriff Brown made an effort to de-
tain O'Connell in Port Jefferson the day
the instrument was removed. Bonds were
furnished for the appearance of O'Connell
by Mr. Taylor, Treat & Shepard's manager.
It seems that Mills purchased an organ
in 1886, for which he agreed to pay $60 on
the installment plan, and agreed if the
amount was not paid within a certain time
to forfeit the sum he paid out and the or-
gan also. In ten years Mills arranged to
pay $32, and during the last four years has
absolutely refused to pay a cent.^
Mr. O'Connell will be given a hearing
next Monday, and if held the prosecution
will be obliged to secure extradition papers
to take him to Port Jefferson for trial.
Adolph fleyer's Affairs.
MR. AND MRS. GEO. B. JENNINGS, of Cin-
cinnati, O., have been spending a week in
New York. They left on Friday last for
Niagara Falls, where they will spend the
Fourth of July, prior to their return home.
On account of Saturday being a holiday,
THE REVIEW is published one day earlier
Seized an Oivan.
Otto
New York, made a flying trip to Philadel-
phia on Wednesday last.
ALFRED SCHINDLER,
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son
Braumuller, president of the Braumuller
Co., left the city yesterday on a three
weeks' visit to his uncle, L. M. French,
with the John Church Co., Chicago. Her-
man A. is one of the brightest of the "com-
ing generation" in the New York piano
trade, and his visit to Chicago will doubt-
less prove both pleasurable and profitable.
ERNST KNABE, of
Wm.
Knabe
& Co.,
Baltimore, Md., was presented with a
bouncing baby girl on Friday last.
MESSRS.
EDWIN
and
Fred
Cluett, of
Cluett & Sons, Troy and Albany, were in
town the early part of the week.
W
E stated last week that a report had
reached us that a well-known dealer
of Omaha, Neb., was in financial difficul-
ties, but that particulais were lacking. It
was to the effect that Mr. Adolph
Meyer, of Omaha, Neb., was in financial
difficulties. This seems to be confirmed
by a later report, although in the East there
is but little known as to the general condi-
tion of his affairs.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
excepting for a short time when he first
started in, when he was located in the Troy
Building, he has had rooms in the building
now owned and occupied by the McWhirr
Co. He has been uniformly successful.
Most of the large halls of the city and
many of the schools have pianos supplied
by him. The fact that the State of Rhode
Island has purchased of him some ten or-
gans for use in its district schools in this
vicinity is good evidence of his name out-
side. Mr. Greene's many friends wish him
continued and increased prosperity in his
new quarters.
Interview With H. H. Cable.
HIS VIEWS ON THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
HE Chicago Cottage Organ Co. and its
ramifications is the greatest musical
manufacturing concern in the world.
With its headquarters at Chicago it is ac-
tuated by the push and bustle of the great
Western metropolis, but its branches
throughout the world make it thoroughly
cosmopolitan. Being such it must have
the highest degree of merit as well as the
greatest amount of push and money. It
has been tried all along the lines and found
fully up to the standard of the progressive
West and the fastidious East.
The Times, this morning, was pleased to
have an interview with the leading spirit
of the great concern, Mr. H. M. Cable, who
is here on business with H. T. Hamner, 63
Baltimore street. Mr. Cable has been en-
joying a much needed vacation in the East,
and is now en route to Chicago. Apart
from his ability as a business man, he
seems a careful student of political
economy.
In discussing the probable action of the
Chicago Convention, he expressed himself
as certain of the adoption of a sound money
plank if the two-thirds rule was sustained ;
without it, under the free silver attempt to
force a bare majority rule, there was al-
most a certainty of disaster to the country
and ruin for the party. In the East he had
found business men and prominent politi-
cians getting ready for the battle at Chica-
go, and he could not think that with such
an opportunity before it, the Democratic
party would make the mistake of repudia-
tion of honest debts.
Mr. Cable left this afternoon on the Bal-
timore and Ohio train for Chicago.—Cum-
berland, Md., Times, June 22.
T
C. S. GREENE.
C. S. Greene's Opening.
A HANDSOME WAREROOM.
AST Saturday Mr. C. S. Greene opened
one of the finest piano and organ
show and salerooms in Fall River, Mass.
The room is on the ground floor of the
Freelove Building, 163 South Main street,
next north of the McWhirr Building, in
which Mr. Greene has been located for
many years. His new store is nearly 100
feet deep and 20 feet wide. When he took
it he had a heavy task before him in mak-
ing presentable quarters, and he has suc-
ceeded not only in making it presentable
but has made a very handsome room of it.
The walls and ceiling are handsomely deco-
rated. The effect is rich and in good taste.
The floor is of hard wood, and handsome
rugs are scattered over it. For the open-
ing some fifty palms and ornamental plants
were placed about the room, and an or-
chestra was adding to the natural attrac-
tions of the opening. Mr. Greene has a
private office about midway down the store,
and next to it is the bookkeeper's office.
There is a basement about 75 feet long,
giving ample room for storage.
The two show windows are neatly set
out with instruments and plants. On the
left entering is a great cabinet in which is
kept a big stock of music in sheets and
books. All the standard works, foreign
and domestic, and all the novelties are to
be found there. To the right is a large
case extending to the ceiling in which is
kept a fine assortment of smaller musical
instruments. The remainder of the big
room is given up to pianos and organs.
Mr. Greene carries ten makes, of which
the Hallet & Davis, Ivers & Pond, Vose &
Sons and Kimball are particularly well
known.
Mr. Greene has been in the piano and
organ business for about twenty years, and
L
ASSIGNEE D.
D.
WOODMANSEE, of
the
Smith & Nixon concern, was authorized by
the courts to advertise for bids for the stock
of pianos and musical instruments. In the
meantime he is carrying on an assignee
sale at retail, which will close July 10th.
Pianos are being offered at "special bar-
gains."
H. J. SHANK, a representative of the
Weaver Organ and Piano Co., was a visitor
to the factory Thursday of last week. Mr.
Shank is enlarging his place of business in
Harrisburg to provide for the increased
business of the company.
G. W. VINAL & Co. have succeeded the
Peterboro Manufacturing Co., manufac-
turers of piano stools, Peterboro, N. H.
VAN WAGONER'S music store, 184-186
Woodward avenue, Detroit, Mich., was
visited by burglars June 23. The store is
being remodeled, and it is impossible to
tell what was stolen.
FRED B. STERLING, formerly of Keene,
N. H., has charge of the music department
at Houghton & Dutton's, Boston.
SOME time since we stated that a new
pipe organ company was about to be
opened in Indianapolis, Ind. We now
learn that the parties interested are W. S.
Coburn and H. E. Harris, who were for-
merly connected with the organ house of
Geo. S. Hutchings, of Boston, Mr. Coburn
being superintendent of the factory.
SMITH & WEISENBORN, of Cincinnati, are
highly pleased with the splendid assort-
ment of Vose pianos which they are exhib-
iting in their warerooms, for which they
recently secured the agency.
P. J. MINDERHOUT, of Minderhout &
Nichols, Montgomery, Ala., will be married
July 7th to Miss L. E. Wade, of Mont-
gomery.
THE value of the exports of musical in-
struments from the port of New York for
the week ending June 24th, amounted to
$11,118. Great Britain was the largest
purchaser, instruments to the value of $3,-
350 having been shipped.
THE Chase Bros. Piano Co. has filed its
declaration in the Circuit Court in its suit
for damages against Sheriff W. A. Garner,
growing out of the seizure of a piano in
possession of Mrs. Frances E. Russell.—
Journal, Flint, Mich.
THE Bedells' Furnishing Co. (Ltd.) has
been incorporated with a capital stock of
$35,000 to carry on business in pianos,
house furnishings, etc., at Toronto, Ont.,
by G. W. Bedells, A. K. Roy, Mrs. Bedells,
Mrs. Roy, J. A. Cooper and R. F. Spence,
all of Toronto.
THE International Piano Makers' Union
has won its case against the United Piano
Makers. A former officer of the latter,
which is now partly or wholly disbanded,
sued the Internationals for pay for services
performed for the United order, the plain-
tiff claiming that the International Union
had agreed to assume all the liabilities of
the United organization, provided it would
join the Internationals. The claim was
disputed. Justice Roesch decided for the
defendants.
THE Weaver Organ and Piano Co. made
a shipment of organs to Rotterdam, Hol-
land, last week.

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