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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
In The West.
over the artistic merits of the Strich &
Zeidler pianos, and took good orders.
" I feel justified in prognosticating a good
NEWS FROM THE GREAT CITY BY THE LAKE.
spring business in '97 and a fine fall trade,
provided (and Mr. Widenmann laid special
HE Hallei & Davis Co., of this city, are candidacy for the Consulship at Vienna emphasis on the word provided) Congress
to be congratulated upon the splendid has been received and approved by the en- adopts a wise course on the all-important
record which they have made since dis- tire trade press has afforded much satisfac- question of tariff."
charging the assignee.
As readers are tion to his friends here, who are working
aware, the first installment of ten per cent, energetically for the genial "Mac."
Holiday Trade with Sohmer & Co.
was to be made six months from Aug. 5th,
J. V. Steger has been adding to his real
the date upon which the agreement was estate in the new town of Steger. He re-
HERE are some supeib instruments on
made. To be able to discharge this obliga- cently purchased the Keeney Block.
exhibition
in the warerooms of
tion at such an early date would mean hard
There is no evidence of a depression in Sohmer & Co., this city. The number of
work and good business, but it is no less the organ business at the factory of the grands especially present an imposing and
than remarkable to note that last week they Hamilton Organ Co. A full force of men artistic appearance. The intending pur-
paid the first installment of notes, which was are employed turning out some of the chaser or casual visitor could not help
not really due for two months yet. In ad- handsomest organs I have seen in some being impressed with these splendid
dition to this, a lot of small accounts ag- time. They are making big shipments to examples of piano making. In an informal
gregating almost six thousand dollars have Europe, while domestic trade is very satis- chat Geo. Reichman said to THE REVIEW
been paid, and when the running expenses factory.
on Tuesday last: "We have been most
are taken into consideration, it speaks
Twitchell—J. O. Twitchell—is doing well agreeably surprised with the volume of our
better than words can of the magnificent with his admirable line of instruments. retail trade, which, considering the general
business transacted, as well as the mana- The Haines Bros, piano especially is in condition of business, has exceeded our ex-
gerial ability of R. K. Maynard. It is a great demand; some of the recent arrivals pectations. "
<• ;
little over two months since the assignee now on exhibition are convincing testimony
was discharged, and business men can cer- of the technical progressiveness of this dis-
tainly appreciate the magnificent showing tinguished house.
which has been made in that time. The
Henry Wickham, of Wickham, Chapman
faith of the creditors in the integrity and & Co., Springfield, O. and H. L. Mason, of
business accumen of this establishment is Mason & Hamlin Co., Boston, were among
now being well justified.
WM. GEPPERT, who has ably managed
our recent visitors.
The following reading notice is from
the
advertising department of the Freyer &
The failure of the National Bank of Illi-
the "Tribune." It is, no doubt, a sample nois, which was announced this morning, Bradley Music Co., Atlanta, Ga., for some
of Mr. Cone's clever work. The figures has caused a veritable sensation in com- years, has severed his connection with that
anent the annual output will be found in- mercial circles; it will undoubtedly result firm and will devote himself in future to
teresting.
in some business houses going to the wall, the publication of the "Autocrat." He
"A grand feature of Christmas traffic in Chicago and perhaps some more banking institu- has secured an office in the Grand Building.
this season is the sale of pianos and organs already tions. Bad business methods are at the
M. B. GIBSON, of the Weaver Organ and
in progress at the main floor warerooms of W. W. bottom of the crash.
Piano
Co., York, Pa., who has been in the
Kimball Company, Wabash avenue, south of Jack-
A. H. Rintelman is again in business in coal regions and in New York State during
son street, the largest manufacturers of high grade
instruments in the world. The annualoutputof the the Hallet & Davis Building and is hand- the past two weeks, has returned home
Kimball factories is something over nine thousand ling the Malcolm Love piano.
with orders for over fifty organs.
pianos and eighteen thousand reed and pipe organs
of a grade of artistic excellence that has made
ROBERT LASRICH & Co., practical and ex-
them famous throughout Christendom. The main
Widenmann Returns.
perienced piano makers, have just engaged
idea or main purpose ot the great holiday sale
in business at Twelfth street and Edgmont
seems to be to give the whole public a good,
OBERT A. WIDENMANN, of the
avenue, Chester, Pa.
ringing lesson in economy—to illustrate the
firm of Strich & Zeidler, this city, re-
immense saving of money that there is in buying
GEO. N. GRASS, of Geo. Steck & Co., re-
turned from a three weeks' road trip in the
directly of the manufacturers.
turned
on Tuesday last from a short busi-
"While the stock display incident to the occa- interest of his house, on Monday last.
ness
trip
to Pennsylvania.
Mr. Widenmann visited important points
sion is in itself an attraction and an entertainment
exhibitory of the resources of the world in the in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana,
JOHN SUMMERS, agent in Syracuse, N. Y.,
modern piano-making art, and while rich enough journeying to St. Louis on his outward for the Pease, Blasius and Dyer & Hughes
to satisfy the popular passion for splendor, the
trip and returning via Chicago, Detroit and pianos, had a cleverly gotten up half-page
exhibition covers a very wide range of styles to
meet the requirement of every class of purchasers Toledo. Asked as to the general business announcement in the special Christmas
outlook and the results of his trip, Mr. number of the Syracuse "Herald" issued
in the community."
The demand for the Singer "piano has Widenmann stated in substance: "In the Dec. 20th.
been so pronounced during the past three East business is encouraging, factories are
SCOTT & JONES, of Youngstown, O., have
weeks, that it has been found necessary to running on full time, the hitherto unem- secured the agency for the Knabe pianos.
continue work at the factory overtime each ployed are finding work and other factories Arrangements were consummated during
night. The "Singer"well deserves its popu- are opening up, with the result that money the recent visit of Mr. Ebling.
larity. The instruments which are being is circulating more freely and business gen-
FOR the holiday season S. E. Clark & Co.,
turned out are splendid value for the erally is in a much improved condition.
of
Detroit, Mich., have inaugurated a
Unfortunately, the further West you go,
money-
series
of daily concerts in their warerooms
Bush & Gerts shipped last week to the less rosy becomes the outlook; in the corn
which
are attracting large audiences.
Columbia Piano Co., of Denver, Col., one districts trade is dull, farmers who have
IN the Cape May, N. J., court last Satur-
of those specially designed and handsomely sold out have sold cheap, and others who
carved pianos exhibited at the World's Fair. are holding on are waiting for higher day, the Schomacker Piano Co., of Phila-
prices; the result—money is not circulat- delphia, sought to recover $7.25 for tuning
It was purchased by a wealthy resident of
ing freely and business generally is inclined the piano of ex-Senator Lemuel E. Miller,
Denver for"$i,5oo.
at Cape May City in 1895. Miller won the
H. D. Cable, of the Chicago Cottage Or- to be dull.
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gan Co., is making a trip through the South
and Southwest.
The manner in which C. H. MacDonald's
"Personally we cannot complain; I
made some excellent new connections,
found all our dealers perfectly enthusiastic
case, but it cost him much more than the
bill, as he had brought a witness all the way
from New York on three occasions.