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What must the gentlemen of the Boston
trade, who met and passed resolutons, eulo-
gizing the deceased, have presumed when
they looked through the columns of a paper
ostensibly devoted to the interests of the
music trade, and found a lack of editorial
reference made to the death of one of their
young and talented members?
We have always discovered that like the
leopard whose spots never change, the man
who is naturally a cur can never swerve
materially from being a cur. Only at times
his currish methods become more apparent
than at other times. He is built that way,
you know.
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The commercial reports for the past
week are on the whole very cheering,
and should infuse new life into some of the
pessimists who are continually crying hard
times. The following excerpt from one
of the leading authorities in trade and
financial matters is certainly reassuring:
"The aspect of financial affairs continues to
steadily improve. In the intrinsic condi-
tions of trade, and in the earnings of cor-
porations, there is a great change, the
tendencies are favorable -and the feeling
is growing more and more hopeful. It is
conceded that there is now a clear prospect
of a year's comparative rest from distrusts,
and that at least affords a safe basis for all
operations not extending far into the future.
In respect, however, to certain special
conditions which have long disturbed con-
fidence in our finances on both sides of the
Atlantic, there is a change so marked and
important as to lay the basis for a distinct
revival in business."
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Edward Lyman Bill leaves to-morrow
for an extended jaunt through the West, to
be gone several weeks, covering prin-
cipal points between New York and the
Pacific-Northwest, also in the extreme
South. While mentioning the point of
travel, we do not consider it necessary to
state just what we propose to do. The
trade has seen some practical demonstra-
tions of what our long trips have accom-
plished. We do not consider it necessary
to enter into panegyrics of what we propose
to do next fall, next spring, next midsum-
mer and winter, and so on. Last year we
traversed the entire country, from Quebec
to Vera Cruz—did it without a blowing of
trumpets, without asking manufacturers to
come in on a deal that we would do a large
amount of special work for them personally,
you know.
Of course, we have had imitators, but
after all, imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery, but it depends upon the imitation
doesn't it?
The Musical Age, Harry E. Freund, con-
ductor, is a peculiar publication. Its date
lines state that it is published each Wednes-
day. Last week the case of Strauch Broth-
ers versus Freund came up on Thursday
afternoon, and the Musical Age contained a
report of the proceedings, still the paper is
dated Wednesday. Conductor Freund must
have had a tip in advance as to the result
of the legal proceedings, but strange to say,
he pursues the same policy this week. The
paper dated Wednesday, appears Saturday
morning. It may be a musical age, but it
is not a very rapid age with Conductor
Freund. Change the date, Conductor, or
let the people off at th*e right station.
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a sort of reception this week. His many
friends in the metropolis have called to ex-
press their delight at seeing him back once
more in our midst. Mr. Pfafflin has many
friends in New York, and, we may add, in
all parts of the country.
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Last Thursday William Steinway cele-
brated his sixtieth birthday. He was del-
uged with congratulatory telegrams from
his many admirers in all parts of the world,
while the many floral tributes made his
private office in Steinway Hall resemble a
floral establishment, all of which goes to
show the wide-spread popularity of the
head of the great house of Steinway & Sons.
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Karl Fink's annual winter departure for
Receiver Foster, for the Weber Piano
Bermuda
is announced. Karl is now so-
Co., is giving the daily papers quite a
liberal patronage, advertising the receiver's journing in the land of lively donkeys and
sale of pianos. It seems that the results juicy onions—where the whangadoodle
obtained are very satisfactoiy, the sales mourneth and beefsteak is neither tender
being exceedingly large, so large that it is not succrulent.
believed by many, if the firm, previous to
Albert Weber denies the statement that
their going into a receivership had adopted
methods more closely allied with progres- he is to become one of the incorporators ot
siveness, that the end would have been the Albert Weber Piano Co., and says fur-
ther that such a move is far removed from
different.
his intentions. Good point, Mr. Weber.
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Gerhard Heintzmann, the celebrated piano Excellent!
manufacturer, cf Canada, is spending the
week in town, accompanied by his wife.
During a chat Mr. Heintzmann expressed
himself as being well satisfied with the
condition of business in Canada—in fact,
he will, in the near future, enlarge his
manufacturing facilities, a move which is
made imperative by the increasing demand
for the Gerhard Heintzmann pianos. We
personally know of their great popularity
throughout Canada.
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Albert Krell, of Cincinnati, reached town
yesterday. In reply to how matters were
progressing with the new factory in Cin-
cinnati, he said: "We have been favored
by excellent weather. In fact, there has
been no interruption to the building by
reason of inclement weather since we com-
menced operations. We expect to be in
our new quarters by the 20th of the month.''
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It is said that the Steinway agency in
Toledo is now in the hands of the Whitney-
Currier Co., who have purchased the Smith
& Nixon branch at that point. It will be
remembered that the Whitney-Currier Co.
were formerly agents for the Steinway
pianos—in fact, were among the firm's
earliest Western agents.
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Theodore Pfafflin—the ever genial Theo-
dore—is installed in his new office at Chick -
ering Hall. Mr. Pfafflin has been holding
Important Announcement
FROM ALFRED DOLGE & SON.
A
LFRED DOLGE & SON have issued
the following letter to the trade:
NEW YORK, March 4th, 1896.
Owing to the large increase in demands
for our felt goods, we are compelled to
make use of all the factory buildings which
we own at Dolgeville, for additional felt
machinery.
To accomplish this, we have sold our
sounding-board business, stock, machinery,
etc., to
MR. JULIUS RRECKWOLDT,OF DOLGEVILLE, N.Y.,
who has had charge of this department for
our firm for the past seventeen years.
All orders for sounding-boards, etc.,
which are now on our books, will be trans-
ferred, with your permission, to Mr. Breck-
woldt, whose long experience and training
in this particular branch will enable him to
do full justice to all demands. We can
assure you that it will be Mr. Breckwoldt's
endeavor to maintain the high reputation
which the Dolge sounding-boards have
enjoyed here, as well as in Europe.
For the same reason stated above, we
have sold our piano case department to
THE DOLGEVILLE PIANO CASE
VILLE, N. Y.,
CO., DOLGE-
and hope you will favor both of these
young firms with the same patronage which
we have enjoyed for so many years, feeling
sure they are not only able, but will use
every effort to merit the same.