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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Hyllested Praises the Kimball.
The Demand for Organs.
Incorporated—$100,000 Capital.
Aug. Hyllested, the famous Dutch pian-
ist, recently returned from a triumphal
tour of Europe, where he had the unusual
honor of appearing before the royal families
of England, Germany, Russia and Den-
mark as well as in all the great musical
centers. During his tournee he used pia-
nos by the most celebrated old world manu-
facturers, hence the annexed letter follow-
ing closely upon his return announcing the
selection of the Kimball piano for his per-
sonal use is of especial significance. The
communication, bearing date of Aug. 5th,is
as follows:
W. W. Kimball Co.
Gentlemen:—In determining upon a
Kimball piano for permanent use in my
professional labors, I cannot refrain from
expressing my appreciation of those points
of incomparable excellence which have
governed me in my choice. With exception-
al advantages afforded me during my recent
tour of Europe for comparing the many
admirable instruments of foreign make,
not only with each other, but with those
of American manufacture, which it has
heretofore been my good fortune to use in
my profession, I have been impressed with
the conviction that, in the two essentials of
excellence, tone and action, the Kimball is
the instrument that realizes the conditions
of approximate perfection.
First, I would say that the Kimball piano
possesses a marvelously perfect action and a
marvelously light and responsive touch that
renders it the most facile and reliable of
instruments.
Again, in the point of tone, I have been
confirmed in my conclusion that the Kim-
ball pianos must be allowed the palm of
pre-eminence and sovereignty. And I
give it as my deliberate and unqualified
professional judgment that the Kimball
piano ranks first among all modern instru-
ments of music in tone quality as in tone
capacity.
I congratulate you on the piano par ex-
cellence of the musical profession. Most
sincerely yours,
August Hyllested.
THE NEW YORK CENTRAL'S GENERAL PASSEN-
GER AGENT NOTED PROSPERITY IN RE-
TURNING FROM A VACATION IN
THE WEST.
THE MINNEAPOLIS HOUSE OF DYER & BRO.
INCORPORATES UNDER THE TITLE OF
" METROPOLITAN MUSIC C O . "
Capital $50,000—Paid In $50!
[Special to The Review.]
San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 3, 1897.
The Olympia Music Co. of this place
was incorporated Monday last by Gustav
Walter, M. Meyerfeld, Jr., Albert Walter-
stein, Frank Walterstein and J. E. Bien.
The capital stock is $50,000, of which $50
has been subscribed.
[Special to The Review.]
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 4, 1897.
The business of the firm of W. J. Dyer
& Bro. in this city has been merged into a
new corporation called the Metropolitan
Music Co. Articles of incorporation were
filed with the State auditor Wednesday.
The charter extends for thirty years and
provides for the handling of musical in-
struments and merchandise of every kind.
The number and amount of shares in the
capital stock are 1,000 valued at $100 each.
The first board of directors consists of J.
M. Anderson, J. P. Wallace and C. E.
Wingate of this city and W. J. and D. M.
Dyer of St. Paul. The Minneapolis mem-
bers have been with the house In this city
for many years and are thoroughly familiar
with its business.
The new organization will maintain the
same relations with manufacturers as in
the past, insuring to musical organizations
and the public generally the use of the
magnificent instruments which have con-
tributed so much to the success of musical
events. The new company will also assume
charge of the entire stock of the old firm
here in Minneapolis and will maintain
the same relations with the customers as
in the past, and the same broad-minded
public spirit will characterize its policy.
The officers of the new corporation are J.
M. Anderson, president; W. J. Dyer, vice-
New Piano Factory in Georgia. president,
and J. P. Wallace, secretary and
The village of Hephzibah, Ga., has on a treasurer. Both Mr. Anderson and Mr.
boom. Just at present there is in course Wallace are well known in this city, where
of construction a cotton gin, a grist mill they have always been prominent in social
and university circles. Mr. Anderson is a
and a piano factory.—Augusta Tribune.
son-in-law of the late C. E. Dyer, whose
death led to the readjustment just re-
Wissner Advertising.
corded.
Otto Wissner's billboard advertising on
the various branches of the Long Island
Discontinue Wholesale Trade.
Railroad is the most effective we have seen
in our travels. The hundreds of thousands
D. O. Calder Sons, the well-known deal-
of persons who have journeyed down to ers of Salt Lake City, Utah, have decided
Manhattan Beach or Coney Island this to discontinue their wholesale or jobbing
summer have had it indelibly impressed business. The past three or four years has
on their minds where the Wissner pianos not been favorable to the development of
can be purchased. And that is just what this department. In this connection they
Otto Wissner aimed to accomplish. Stimu- are advertising a special sale of surplus
late curiosity or interest and sales are stock. In future they will work exclusively
bound to follow.
on retail lines.
George H. Daniels, the general passen-
ger agent of the New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Co., returned on
Saturday last from his summer vacation,
which he spent with his family at Geneva
Lake, Wis. Mr. Daniels was very much
impressed by the signs of returning pros-
perity which are evident through the mid-
dle West.
"I met a friend of mine in Chicago,"
said Mr. Daniels, "who is connected with
a large piano and organ house. He told
me that his firm had sold more organs to
Western and Northwestern farmers during
the last two months than it had during the
preceding two years. This is a straw, per-
haps, but farmers do not spend their money
for musical instruments when they are in
need of the necessaries of life, and an or-
gan is about the last thing a man will buy
when times are hard.
"I received a letter yesterday from my
brother, who is in southeastern Kansas,
telling me that the farmers in that part of
the country would pay off more mortgages
this year than had been paid in the six
preceding years. Every one of them is
hopeful, and has no doubt that the long-
looked-for wave of prosperity has pointed
its crest in his direction at last."
New England
Piano Co.
Haiti Office, 601 Washington Street,
BOSTON, MASS.
WAREROOMS:.
No. 601 Washington Street,
BOSTON.
No. 98 Fifth Avenue,
NEW YORK.
No. 262=64 Wabash Avenue,
CHICAGO.