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VOL XXIII. No. 10.
Published Every Saturday, at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, September 26,1896.
In The West.
A NEW PIANO COMPANY IN CHICAGO THE MASONS INTERESTED PROBABLY THE J. A. NOR-
RIS CO. HALLET & DAVIS AFFAIRS GEN. ESTEY IN TOWN W. W. KIMBALL BACK
FROM MAINE J. V. STEGER OPTIMISTIC DEMAND FOR THE STEIN-
WAY— EMERSON SETTLEMENT GIVES SATISFACTION.
T
HE most important item of news this
week is the formation of a new piano
company, in which Edward P. Mason,
Henry L. Mason, J. A. Norris and two
other prominent business men of this city
will be stockholders. The new concern will
act as the Western representatives of the
Mason & Hamlin Co., and it is said that
their wholesale business will be engineered
from these headquarters, with Mr. Detrick
in command as traveling man. The name
of the new company has not as yet been
decided upon, but it is probable that it will
be entitled the J. A. Norris Co., and the
capital stock will be placed in the region
of $40,000 or $50,000. John A. Norris will
probably be secretary and treasurer, with
E. P. Mason as president. Although de-
tailed particulars have not been given out
officially, the foregoing covers the facts as
far as I can glean.
The Hallet & Davis affairs in this city
are in first-class shape. I understand all
the creditors have given their consent to a
settlement and it is probable that every-
thing will be O. K. in the course of a week
or so.
General Julius J. Estey has been in town
this week. Up to time of writing the
Estey & Camp corporation have not held a
meeting. It is common rumor that the in-
terests of the Estey Organ Co. in the Estey
& Camp concern of this city will be sold to
the latter house. Meanwhile the Estey
Organ Co. will maintain their interest in
the Estey & Camp house in St. Louis.
W. W. Kimball returned last Saturday
from his sojourn in Maine. His ruddy com-
plexion and general good health is quite
apparent. He looks well fitted for a vigor-
ous.business campaign.
Bush & Gerts have announced the open-
ing concert of the season in their new reci-
tal hall on Thursday evening, the 24th inst.
The program will be given entirely by the
faculty of the North Chicago College of
Music.
John V. Steger has good reason to feel
optimistic these days. The condition of
trade for the past week has been more than
satisfactory; each day has shown an in-
creased number of orders. The "Steger"
and "Singer" are both selling well, and
the prospects for a big trade this fall are
quite bright.
Albert G. Cone treasurer of the W. W.
Kimball Co., who has been sojourning at
Colorado Springs, is expected to return to
town within a week. I learn he has been
much benefited by his stay at the Springs.
At Lyon, Potter & Co.'s, there is a very
satisfactory demand for Steinway and A.
B. Chase pianos, and September will close
a very excellent month's business.
Lyon & Healy's trade in all lines shows a
marked improvement this week. By the
way, during the big storm last week the
basement of Lyon & Healy's was flooded, re-
sulting in some damage and inconvenience.
The news that the affairs of the Emer-
son Piano Co. have been settled has caused
considerable satisfaction here. Manager
Northrop is expected back in town the lat-
ter part of the week. Business is very fair
with the Emerson house and under the able
management of Mr. Northrop a fine show-
ing will be made the coming fall.
Thomas F. Scanlan was a visitor to town
last Saturday.
A Commercial Travelers' Fair.
T
HE Mecca of commercial travelers from
Dec. 15 to Dec. 28 will be Madison
Square Garden, this city, where will be
held a big commercial travelers' fair. It
will be the first exhibition of its kind
given during the year in this city, and the
drummers say it will surpass any similar
exhibition ever given.
The managers hope to raise $150,000 by
their fair, the profits of which they expect
will be sufficient to pay for completing the
Commercial Travelers' Home now being
built on a hill overlooking Binghamton,
N. Y.
$3.00 PER YEAR-
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS
Incorporated.
T
HE Dolgeville Piano Case Company, to
manufacture piano cases and hard-
ware at Dolgeville, Herkimer county,
N. Y. Capital, $20,000. Directors—John
M. Shelskey of Dolgeville, Max Wolf and
Emmanuel Weiss of New York.
Behr Bros. Election.
MEETING of Behr Bros. & Co. was
held yesterday afternoon, at which
the resignation of Henry Behr was form-
ally accepted.
The following officers have been elected
for the ensuing year: Herman Behr, presi-
dent; Charles L. Burchard, secretary and
treasurer; Gustave Heubach, trustee. The
latter gentleman is a brother-in-law of Ed-
ward and Herman Behr, and a member of
the firm of Herman Behr & Co., 75 Beek-
man street, New York.
A
Charged With Embezzlement.
A. P. EDWARDS of Elizabeth, N.
J., sole agent for the past six years
in Union county for the piano firm of
Horace Waters & Co., of this city, was ar-
raigned last Saturday in Elizabeth Police
Court to answer two charges of embezzle-
ment made against him by his employers.
The amounts are $183 and $163.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Justice
Neill said he would hold Edwards in $300
bail on each charge to await the action of
the Grand Jury.
It is said that the investigation of Ed-
wards' accounts, which is now in progress,
already shows a shortage of over $1,000.
Edwards tised to be in the patent medicine
business before he secured a position with
Waters & Co.
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L. M. IDE, an employee of the Farrand&
Votey Organ Co., Detroit Mich., denies a
a statement made in the ' 'News" of that city
that more than half of the men employed
by that firm were in favor of free silver.
He states that at a secret ballot taken by
the employees last Saturday which was
counted by gold men and Bryan supporters
and a disinterested person, the count with
the exception of two votes stood three to
one in favor of McKinley and the gold
standard.