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VOL XXIV.
No. 17.
Published Every Saturday, at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, April 24,1897.
In The West.
THE NEW MASON & HAM1.1N HALL JOHN CHURCH CO. EXTENSIO
LYON & HEALY REPORT PROGRESS—PRESIDENT STEGER GE
CHASE BROS. PROSECUTE—CARRENO's SUCCESS HA
ORCAN CO.'s CHEERY REPORT.
Chicago, April 21, 1897.
The formal opening of the new Mason &
Hatnlin Hall, 250 Wabash avenue, took
place last Monday evening. There was a
large attendance of our local musical peo-
ple, and the program, which was partici-
pated in by Mary Wood Chase, the pian-
iste, and Geo. E. Holmes, the baritone,
was a delightfully entertaining one. The
J. A. Norris Co. have set the ball rolling
in good form. The hall will not only be
an attraction for musicians, but will inter-
est them in a line of instruments which is
certainly worthy of appreciation.
The John Church Co. made arrange-
ments this week, whereby the premises
Nos. 204-6, now occupied by Brentano's,
will be added to their present establish-
ment on May 1. The entire building will
be remodeled, and a full line of small
goods and sheet music will be carried. In
the meantime, a splendid opportunity will
be afforded for making a splendid display
of Everett pianos.
A. G. Cone, treasurer of the W. W. Kim-
ball Co., who has been sojourning for some
time on the Pacific Slope, is back in town
much improved in health—in fact he looks
like a new man. While away, Mr. Cone
managed not to overlook business abso-
lutely, for he made quite some important
connections in the far West which will pan
out big for the Kimball house in due course.
At Lyon & Healy's a better condition of
trade in the piano department is reported
this week. Their small goods trade is ex-
cellent, both domestic and foreign. Some
good-sized shipments were recently made
to England, Germany and Russia.
John V. Steger and his associates who
administer the affairs of the town of Ste-
ger have been winning compliments from
the press, owing to the energy and ability
they are displaying in improving that
thriving town.
Gen. Julius J. Estey, of the Estey Organ
Co., has been sojourning in town all the
week and many rumors are afloat regard-
ing Estey developments here. Rumor has
it all fixed up that a direct Estey branch
will be established, but I preft^ to post-
pone predictions until positive news is to
hand.
Mrs.
Eddy, wife of Clarence Eddy,
the famous organist, is a new stockholder
in the Clayton F. Summy Co. Mrs. Eddy
is an accomplished musician and a tactful
business woman.
R. O. Burgess, of the Wegman Piano Co.,
was in town this week and secured a good
order from John A. Bryant for pianos.
The "Wegman" is selling well here, and
Mr. Bryant speaks of it in the most compli-
mentary terms.
John Larkin, alias Daly, and A. M. Kim-
mel are locked up at the Harrison street
station. Larkin lives in Quincy street,
and it is charged that he went to Chase
Bros, and rented a valuable piano. Later
he and Kimmel, who is an expressman, re-
moved it. Kimmel refused to say where
he had hauled the piano, and he also was
arrested.
Mme. Carreno, who played at the Thomas
Orchestral Concert last week, made another
tremendous "hit." Every time she has ap-
peared here she has not only displayed her
wonderful talents to greater advantage but
demonstrated what a wonderfully satisfy-
ing and perfect instrument is the new scale
Knabe grand.
Mr. Louis P. Dederick, of the Manufac-
turers' Piano Co., and S. W. Chickering, are
East.
The Hamilton Organ Co. are much en-
couraged with the condition of business.
It is not only better than the same period a
year ago, but it has been steadily increas-
ing in volume month after month. For ex-
ample, the month of March was one of the
best in twelve while so far April has made
a still better showing.
J. M. Hawxhurst, the Bradbury repre-
sentative, made a visit recently to Kansas
City.
The Review learned on Tuesday from
Mr. Roth, of Roth & Engelhardt, that the
demand for the firm's products is large at
present, with every prospect of a continu-
ance.
S3.00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CKKTS
Taxing Stocks in Stores.
STATE BOARD OF ASSESSORS HAVE COMMENCED
APPLYING THEIR SCHEME IN BUFFALO
AND ROCHESTER.
The assessor of Rochester, N. Y., has
decided to include in the tax levy for the
coming year a tax on the stock in the stores
of merchants in that city. This procedure
is urged by the State Board of Assessors,
who are desirous of increasing the tax on
personal property, and have endeavored to
have their plan carried out in all cities of
the State. The plan is in operation in
Buffalo this year, and the merchants whose
stock has been levied upon, among whom,
by the way, are some of the leading music
houses in that city, are protesting vigor-
ously against the new ruling.
The modus operandi is to visit a firm's
store and ask the value of the stock in hand.
After this is learned, the assessor asks the
amount of indebtedness and the value of
the estate taxed. This is deducted from
the value of the stock given, and the re-
mainder assessed at the regular rate of
taxation for the ward in which the firm is
located.
There is only one way to avoid paying
what they have been assessed, and that is
to swear they do not own the amount of
goods they are assessed for. The tax on
personal property will net a large amount
of money, but it will cause a mighty big
uproar.
Bush & Gerts Not Yet in New
York.
There is no truth in the statement made
in the current number of a trade contem-
porary to the effect that the Bush & Gerts
Piano Co., of Chicago, have rented the
rooms or building at 23 East Fourteenth
street for use as wholesale and retail head-
quarters. When inquiries were made at
the office of the Demorest Estate on Thurs-
day, the facts as given in another paper
were positively denied. It was said that
some negotiations are pending, but cer-
tainly nothing had up to that time been
decided one way or the other.
A Kansas Swap.
Two cows, two pigs, eighteen hens, a
greyhound pup and a bull were recently
given to a dealer by an Abilene (Kansas)
farmer for a cabinet organ.
This "knocks out" some of the deals
made around Fourteenth street.