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VOL XXIII.
No. 22.
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Published Every Saturday, at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, December 19,1896.
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an active interest in politics, but never
with the idea of getting any recognition,
and I had no thought of the United States
OPENING OF THE CAMP WAREROOMS — STORY & CLARK IN DES MOIUES—MEETING OF THE O. A.
senate or any other position when I took
FIELD PIANO CO. AND THE J. A. NORRIS CO. TRADE IN CINCINNATI — CONWAY
up an active fight for McKinley during the
ELECTED SENATOR RETAIL TRADE—EASTERN VISITORS IN TOWN.
last election. I went to Washington, Balti-
more and Philadelphia on a hurried busi-
HE new vvarerooms of Win. Carpenter plied with spare cash just now, which they ness trip, and when I came back some of
Camp, at 259 Wabash avenue, were intend to use for Christmas presents. Their the Washington correspondents said that
formally opened last Monday, and the traveling men are jubilant over their suc- I had been to see Senator Cullom about
legion of friends who attended were enter- cess in booking orders.
being a candidate to succeed Senator
tained with a musical program interpreted
E. S. Con way, of the W. W. Kim ball Palmer. That is as far as I have been able
by Hand's orchestra, and an elaborate lunch Co., has been elected Senator from Illinois, to trace the matter, and about all I can say
served by a well-known caterer. The ware- that, is according to the popular vote in- is that in Illinois men are not elected to the
rooms are handsomely furnished, and the augurated by the "Tribune" of this city, United States senate unless they do a little
splendid line of "Krell" and "Royal" and now closed. He was in the lead by hustling for votes. My going to the Paci-
pianos are most effectively displayed. Mr. over nine thousand votes. Congratulations, fic coast would indicate that I have not
begun the hustle, and I shall not. I do not
Camp has certainly a really palatial "home" Senator!
mean
that I would not be pleased to be
elegantly equipped. I trust a full measure
Although retail business with many stores
elected
to the United States senate. That
of success will come his way.
continues to be very satisfactory, yet the
is an honor few men have ever declined, and
The branch store which was opened by volume of trade on the whole for the past I would not like to be an exception, but as
Story & Clark in Des Moines a little while week has not shown any remarkable aug- for looking for an election, that is out of
ago, as a distributing point for the entire mentation. The Kimball, Lyon & Healy, the question."
State of Iowa, was formally opened for John Church Co., Steger and other con-
Mr. Conway said that since Nov. 5th the
business last week. Mr. F. O. Evans is cerns are making extra use of printers' ink piano business had picked up remarkably.
manager of the establishment; he is as- in the newspapers these days and with Part of this was due to the Christmas
season, but much he attributed to the im-
gratifying results.
sisted by his brother, W. H. Evans.
Among the Eastern visitors to the city provement in the condition of the people
The O. A. Field Piano Co., of St. Louis,
now that confidence in the financial policy
and the J. A. Norris Co., of this city, held recently were Charlie Sisson, of Decker of the country has been restored.
their annual meetings for the election of & Son, Bob Widenmann, of Strich & Zeid-
officers on Monday and Tuesday of this ler, W. B. Tremaine, -of the yEolian Co.,
Where is R. C. Burton ?
week. Of the former concern, E. P. and Frank H. King, of Wissner fame. All
Mason was elected president; H. L. Mason, report splendid business during their jour- HIS WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN BUSINESS RE-
vice president; O. A. Field, secretary and neyings.
VERSES THE CAUSE.
manager; the latter, G. D. Markham and
The following interesting excerpt is from
DISPATCH from Utica, N. Y., says:
Ernest Kroeger constitute the board of di- the Minneapolis "Tribune" of Saturday
Ralph C. Burton, the music deal-
rectors. The elected officers of the J. A. last: Edwin S. Conway, of Chicago,
Norris Co. are E. P. Mason, president; H. secretary of the W. W. Kimball Piano Co. er, has left town, and his present where-
L. Mason, vice-president; J. A. Norris, and the leading candidate for the United abouts are unknown. His business was
situated at 50 and 52 Seneca street. He
secretary and manager. These officers and States senate, according to the Chicago was last seen there Thursday, Dec. 3d.
Lockwood Honore and Henry Bassford "Tribune's" voting contest, was in Minne- Two days later a confession of judgment
form the board of directors. The reports apolis a few hours yesterday en route to the was recorded against him at the county
presented regarding the business of the Pacific coast. Mr. Conway is known the clerk's office. The judgment was in favor
two concerns were considered eminently country over as one of the leading Odd of Mr. Tuttle, of Rome. Mr. Burton may
satisfactory.
Fellows, representing the State of Illinois return. Many hope he will. A reason ad-
for his leaving is that the annoy-
From the Cincinnati, O., "Post," I clip in the supreme lodge of that order. He is vanced
ances
incident
to his business embarrass-
the following: "There is a surprising ac- a Minnesotan, having passed his boyhood ment were too much for him to bear. Mr.
tivity in.the music trade this month, after on a farm at Lake City.
Burton hasbeen in businessin Utica forsome
a most discouraging fall dullness. The
Talking about his senatorial boom last years and at first in music supplies alone.
South is particularly generous with its evening he said to the "Tribune:" "The Later he established the Utica School of
orders on Cincinnati wholesale houses. The mention of my name in this connection by Music. About two years ago he became
smaller musical instruments, such as the the Chicago 'Tribune' and the votes financially embarrassed and since that time,
mandolin, are wanted by dealers, in antici- which have been cast for me were a sur- while he had control of the business in
pation of big Christmas sales. One of the prise, and altogether without my knowl- both branches, it has been practically
owned by Mr. Tuttle.
largest of Cincinnati concerns reports abun- edge. I have never accepted any office,
An inventory of the stock in the store is
dance of evidence that the people of the although several have been tendered me by now being taken. The business will prob-
Middle and Southern States are well sup- the Republicans of my State. I have taken ably be continued under new management.
In The West.
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