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VOL XXIII.
No. 18.
Published Every Saturday, at 3 East Fourteenth Street.
New York, November 21,1896.
In The West.
WM. C. CAMP WILL LOCATE AT 25c; WAHASH AVE. C. K. T1LLITSON DEAD—l.YON & HEALVS
1OO,OOOTH GUITAR —E. S. CONWAV FOR U. S. SENATOR—SUMMY CONCERTS BUSINESS
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE MGR. MACDONAL1) PRESIDES LVON, POTTER & CO.
BUSY STEGER TO BUILD — A. M. WRIGHT MAY BE SUCCEEDED BY
RECEIVER DEPERICK — IN TOWN OTHER NEWS.
L
AST week I was unable to give you the
number of William Carpenter Camp's
exact location on Wabash avenue. I now
learn that he has leased the warerooms No.
259, and expects to be ready for business
about the first week in December. Mr.
Camp will be surrounded by a staff of com-
petent assistants, and he is going to give
the Krell and Royal pianos a big promi-
nence in this city. Young, experienced and
energetic, Mr. Camp cannot fail to win suc-
cess.
Converse K. Tillitson, who was employed
as a salesman by the Conover Music Co.,
St. Paul, Minn., was attacked by heart
disease on the porch of his residence, 710
St. Peter's street, that city, on the night of
Nov. 12th. His death was instantaneous.
He was thirty-seven years old and is sur-
vived by an invalid wife. Mr. Tillitson
was formerly with the A. E. Payent Co.
and McNie & Co., of Winona.
Lyon & Healy's exhibition of their one
hundred thousandth guitar and the com-
ments thereon have drawn considerable at-
tention to the magnitude of their small
goods industry as well as the number of
distinguished musicians who have paid
voluntary tributes to the excellence of the
different instruments manufactured by this
progressive firm. This guitar is being ex-
hibited in a special show case, and will re-
main in the window until after the holi-
days. Lyon & Healy are busy preparing
stock for Christmas trade—in fact are work-
ing nights.
Opinions regarding the choice of a United
•States senator from Illinois are being
sought for by the " T r i b u n e " of this city,
and I notice that a number of E. S. Con-
way's friends—and they are legion—are
urging his'name for that honorable posi-
tion. To be sure this is entirely unsought
for and although Mr. Conway would reflect
credit upon the position, yet I believe he
would not accept it under any circum-
stances. It is, however, pleasing to see the
services of Mr. Conway publicly acknow-
ledged even in this way.
The concerts which are being given by
the Chicago Piano College, at Clayton F.
Summy's recital hall, are interesting inas-
much as the numerous pianists taking part
are unanimous in their complimentary ex-
pressions anentthe magnificent Chickering
grands which they are using.
Trade during the past week indicates that
the improvement noticeable last week is
here to stay. At the Kimball, the Steger
and Singer, the Hamilton and the Story &
Clark factories, the force of men is being in-
creased and full time is the order of the day.
C. H. MacDonald, manager of the Pease
Piano Co., was temporary chairman at the
great ratification meeting which was held
in the Auditorium last Thursday evening.
There were a number of distinguished men
present, and Mr. MacDonald made a brief
but convincing speech.
Lyon, Potter & Co. continue to report
splendid business.
C. H. Ball, their
traveling representative, returned last
week from a very successful trip through
the adjacent States, and left the closing
days of the week for a trip through South-
ern Wisconsin.
John V. Steger has completed arrange-
ments for the erection of the addition to his
present factory. It will be sixty, by one
hundred and twenty-five feet long, and
three stories high. It will be splendidly
equipped. This building, with Mr. Steger's
present factory, will give him ample facili-
ties for the production of sufficient instru-
ments to cater to his rapidly increasing
trade.
I understand that A. M. Wright has ten-
dered his resignation as president of the
Manufacturers' Company, but will retain
his stock, however. It is possible that Re-
ceiver Dederick will be elected president.
At all events, he deserves all praise for
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SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS
his very excellent handling of affairs here
since the failure.
Among the recent Eastern trade visitors
to this city were Geo. W. Seaverns, Jr., of
Cambridgeport, Mass., O. A. Kimball and
E. S. Payson, of the Emerson Piano Co.;
James S. Gray, of Boardman & Gray, Al-
bany, N. Y., who was one of the prominent
guests at the opening of the Whitney-Cur-
rier Co.'s new warerooms in Toledo.
C. C. Briggs, Jr., of Boston, is expected
in town.
It is rumored here that R. M. Webb, the
well-known supply man of New York will
soon open a branch store in this city.
Geo.
Ambuhl, who is now connected
with the Kimball Co., has left on a road
trip.
Secured a Permit.
T
HE Bush & Gerts Piano Co., of Chica-
go, having a capital stock of $400,000,
was on Nov. 14th granted permission to do
business in Texas by the Secretary of State.
The Phonoharp Co.
T
HE Phonoharp Co., of East Boston,
Mass., with branch office at 317 Broad-
way, this city, have recently produced a new
simplified system of music for their well;
known Columbia zithers. By aid of this
system, a mere novice can rapidly attain
marked proficiency in the correct manipu-
lation of the strings, and, doubtless, the
"Columbia" is on the eve of a still greater
boom.
Some of them in the Music Trade!
T
HE man who says he doesn't believe in
advertising, and refuses to use the
papers for that purpose, says "Brains," gen-
erally advertises in some way or other.
Hotel registers, theatre programs and such
things are likely to have his ad. in them.
Then he charges what he pays in space in
them to charity or to profit and loss, and
goes on swearing that advertising doesn't
pay. There ought to be a Keeley Institute
or a hospital for the treatment of these lu-
natics, and if some enterprising man will
start one, we will tell him where to find
patients enough to fill it in about fifteen
minutes.