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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Russell Piano Co. Fail.
the Mehlin instruments where they deserve
to be placed—in the front rank, and under
DISPATCH from Chicago last Tues- the new arrangement they would be able to
day stated that the plant of the Rus- give customers and dealers every oppor-
sell Piano Co., at 294 S. Jefferson street, tunity of judging of the high merits of
pianos. They
were
somewhat
Chicago, was in the hands of the Sheriff. their
The company were forced to the wall crowded at the factory, and could not make
through a confession of judgment filed so large a display as they could wish. He
against it to-day amounting to $26,000. thought that the present time was propi-
The officers of the company believe they tious for obtaining a desirable lease, and the
deal had been satisfactorily made.
will be able to resume in a short time.
Mr. Paul G. Mehlin, assisted by his two
The above tells the brief story of the fi-
younger
sons, Charles H. and Otto F., will
nancial difficulties in which the Russell Pi-
look
after
the factory, and Mr. H. Paul
ano Co. are at present involved. Charles
C. Russell, the president of the company, Mehlin will superintend matters down town.
has had a hard and uphill fight. He has As Mr. Paul G. is no longer interested in
made a plucky and earnest struggle against the Minneapolis factory, the veteran inven-
the terrible depressed conditions under tor will devote all his energies to the New
which we have been laboring for the past York business.
Certain privileges are secured in the
three years. His ability to inaugurate and
build up a business in hard times may be lease, one of which permits of a large sign
best seen in the fact that although they being placed at the top of the building,
have had a hard time from the very start, overlooking Union Square.
Paul G. Mehlin & Sons have kept moving
yet the company have erected a large and
well-appointed factory, in which they right along through the summer. They
moved last spring, on South Jefferson have some exceptionally elegant "Colonial"
and "Empire" designs ready for the fall
street.
trade
and will certainly be in a position in
Charlie Russell's honesty is unquestioned,
and he has sufficient ability to have pulled their new quarters to make an excellent bid
along and developed a successful business for an increased trade.
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in ordinary times. We regret exceedingly
to learn of his present financial difficulty.
An official statement of the affairs of the
concern is not at hand. It is said in an in-
formal way that the assets approximate
$85,000; liabilities about $94,000. The
failure was precipitated by two judgments
which were entered against the company
in the Circuit court, one of which was for
almost $26,000, and in favor of Fred. Mc-
Call, representing Eastern creditors, and
the other for $3,365, in favor of J. P. Bull.
Cratty Bros, and Charles M. McLaren are
attorneys for the judgment creditors.
riehlins' Move.
MR. LOUIS LEVASSOR, of the Levassor Pi-
ano Co., Cincinnati, O., was in town yes-
terday after a ten days' visit to Atlantic
City. Mr. Levassor left later in the day
for Philadelphia, en route home.
ALBERT G. CONE, of the W. W.
Kimball
Co., Chicago, will sojourn a while at Colo-
rado Springs, Colo.
C. G. GARRITSON, president of the Kru-
ger Piano Co. is expected back from his
Western jaunt to-day.
H. A. ROTHROCIC and Philip H. J. Law-
ence, dealers, of Easton, Pa., were in town
on Wednesday last.
T. M. LA COUCH, the indefatigable secre-
tary of the Kroeger Piano Co, New York,
is enjoying a well-earned vacation at Stam-
ford, Conn.'
JACOB DOLL'S employees will hold a sum-
mernight's festival at Brommer's Union
Park, New York, on Friday evening, Aug.
28th.
OTTO L. BRAUMULLER of New York left
to-day for a two weeks' visit to Mt. Clemons,
Mich. Mr. Braumuller will then proceed
on a two weeks' business trip West.
WM. R. GRATZ is expected to arrive in
New York on August 25th.
E. F. DROOP & SONS, Washington, D. C ,
have been for some time past engaged in
making extensive alterations in their store.
These are now completed, and everything
is ship-shape.
E. F. DROOP, Washington, is winning
considerable notoriety in Washington by
reason of his recent composition, "Pride of
the Nation," which has been played by the
United States Military Band.
MISSHATTIE BAUMEISTER will leave some
time in September for a road trip. This
time she will probably go as far Webt as
Chicago. Miss Baumeister has been very
successful, and has developed splendid
business traits. She is a lady of large bus-
iness and musical attainments, and works
with a vim which must necessarily accrue
to the advantage of the business of Bau-
meister & Co. This firm, by the way, will
issue a new catalogue early next month.
They are comfortably situated in their new
factory, 534 West Fifty-eighth street, where
they have increased factory facilities.
IN a chat with Wm. F. Hasse, the well-
known
musical importer of 115 East Four-
DOWN TOWN WAREROOMS.
teenth street, who has just returned from
Europe, Mr. Hasse said to me: " I have
N important deal has been made by
J. B. SPILLANE, of THE MUSIC TRADE RE-
visited
all of the principal manufacturing
Paul G. Mehlin & Sons, New York, VIEW, is spending his vacation at Sound
centers
of - Europe.
I passed a while
during the week, whereby they will be View Beach, L. I.
in Great Britain, thence to Holland, Bel-
in a position to more adequately display
Germany,
France, Switzerland,
J. S. BROWNLOW, of Danbury, Conn., will gium,
their products to both retail customers and
probably open up a music store in Torring- and included in my visit the large
dealers.
musical manufacturers of Saxony. At
Messrs. Mehlin have obtained a favorable ton, that State.
every
point I found business in a mag-
lease of commodious premises at 27 Union
WE learn from Vermont that it is pos-
nificent
condition, in fact, I never saw man-
Square, adjoining the Bank of the Metrop- sible that A. C. Bailey, of Bailey's Music
ufacturers
so independent, and evidently
olis, which, after Sept. 1, they propose to Store, of Burlington, Vt., may open a store
caring
so
little
for orders; they are running
utilize as combined wholesale and retail
at Littleton, N. H.
their factories full time. Some of the man-
warerooms and offices. The rooms are ad-
mirably adapted for the required purpose,
HUGO SOHMER, who has been spending ufacturers have laughingly said, 'What are
and are to be- altered and fitted up in the the summer in Europe, is expected to re- you people doing over in America? Do
most approved style.
turn to New York on the "Augusta Vic- you want to place your currency on a basis
of half civilized countries, like Mexico and
In speaking of the approaching move toria" on Sept. 24th.
China?'
to THE REVIEW on Wednesday last,
GUSTAVE BEHNING, of the Behning Piano
"I visited the Steinway factory at Ham-
Mr. H. Paul Mehlin stated in substance
Co., has been on a flying trip through New
burg and I tell you there is activity. Why,
that he was aware business at the pres-
England.
they are working not only full time days
ent time did not warrant any large out-
but are compelled to run nights in order to
lay of expenditure, but he certainly
S. H. HOCKETT and J. H. Puntenney, of
thought things would look up very ma- the Hockett-Puntenney Co., Cincinnati, fill their orders for Continental shipments.
terially this fall, and they were deter- Columbus and Cleveland, O., were in town Yes, of course I picked up a line of novelties
mined to leave no stone unturned in placing this week.
which will be along later."
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