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VOL.
XXV.
No. 17.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, October 23,1897.
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temptible plan of achieving personal ends
A Peculiar Transaction.
to endeavor to engender sectional bitter-
According to statements made by prom-
ness—to set West against East.
inent music publishers on Thursday and
And for what ignoble ends!
To use the manufacturers of the West as yesterday, Otto Hackh, a well-known com-
clubs with which to bring into line all poser, has placed himself in a seriously
self-respecting manufacturers of the East compromising position. It is alleged that
who fail to submit to the "stand-and- Hackh sold Hamilton S. Gordon a number
deliver " methods of the would be Croker of musical compositions, which he accepted
and paid for in good faith, and afterwards
of the music trade.
negotiated financially with several other
Out upon such cant and hypocrisy!
publishing houses for their production.
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It is a mean, contemptible spirit that This was discovered in due course when the
music was placed on the market. The pub-
The Musical Mutual Protective Union, actuates one to set man against man, or
lishers are now puzzled over the question
section
again
section,
when
the
object
the most powerful organization of musi-
of copyright ownership. This is yet to be
cians in the country, has declared war on especially is to promote one's purely selfish
decided.
ends.
Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy, the Republican
Mr. Belder, of Luckhardt & Belder, when
There
is
no
feeling
of
antagonism
be-
candidate for Mayor.
seen
by The Review yesterday, said, in
tween
the
West
and
the
East,
at
least
as
Gen. Tracy, when Secretary of the Navy,
answer
to a question, that Hackh on one
far
as
the
music
trade
is
concerned.
It
gave the union a very bad setback by giv-
occasion
came to the warerooms and wrote
would
be
idiotic
to,
and
no
one
dare
deny
ing permission to the Marine Band to make
a
composition
which they accepted. It
that
the
products
of
many
Western
fac-
a concert tour of the country. This was
was
afterwards
learned, he said, that the
tories
are
splendid
musical
instruments
of
done in spite of vigorous protests by the
same
composition
was sold to several other
high
rank.
Progress
in
piano
making
is
Musical Mutual Protective Union.
houses.
It
will
be
seen from the above
as
justly
the
prerogative
of
the
West
as
of
The union had made numerous com-
that
the
purchasers
have, by Hackh's al-
the
East.
One
would
think
to
the
contrary
plaints about the Marine Band being al-
leged
erratic
conduct,
been placed in a
judging
from
the
verbose
and
specious
lowed to go on concert tours. It was urged
very
embarrassing
position.
arguments
adduced
by
the
Little
Pinklet
that the band, as a Government organiza-
tion receiving a fixed salary from the to prove that Western manufacturers are
H. L. Mason in Town.
United States, ought not to be permitted leaving their Eastern brethren away be-
to come into competition with local organ- hind in the race.
Henry L. Mason, of the Mason & Hamlin,
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izations throughout the country.
Co. visited New York this week, on busi-
If all these glittering generalities were ness. He will probably leave this after-
But the Marine Band made a number of
not
written by a person who next week noon. Although The Review did not have
profitable tours during Secretary Tracy's
would
take another view provided there an opportunity of talking with Mr. Mason
term, and in addition to the money accru-
was
"boodle
in i t " they might amount during his stay concerning present busi-
ing from these performances its members
to
something,
but
as it is no one reading ness and future plans of the firm every indi-
continued to draw their regular salaries
this "gush :) gives it serious consideration. cation points to the vigorous carrying out
from the Government.
There is no more ardent and sincere ad- of a progressive policy in both branches.
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mirer of the genius, the enterprise, the in-
As a matter of fact, judging from the
When the Everett piano warerooms
genuity, the fertility of the clever army of
exhibit now at the warerooms, it is the in-
opened under Mr. Wright's management
music trade men in the great West than
tention of the firm not only to challenge
some six months ago, The Review said
The Review, and should it happen at any
comparison with all other products now on
that a good record might be looked for.
time in the great and never-ending battle
the market, but to outstrip many competi-
Most of the time since then has been bad
for trade that the capital of the West
tors in the ever-waging contest for su-
for business, depression being prevalent
wrests the sceptre from the older cities of
premacy.
from various causes. Nevertheless, the
the East, we will be willing to hand it over
forecast of The Review is coming true, and
Special Chickering Order.
quickly. There are many callers nowa- gracefully.
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days at the Everett warerooms.
Mrs. Cowles, ne"e Miss Anna Roosevelt,
J.
O.
Twitchell,
who
represents such
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one of New York's most prominent society
well-known pianos as Haines Bros., Poole
The motives underlying the Little Pink- and Briggs in Chicago, is one of the most leaders, placed an order yesterday with
let's persistent harping on Chicago's su- successful and highly esteemed of the Chickering & Sons for an upright to be
premacy in the matter of quality and many popular gentlemen engaged in the made to order in white enamel and gold
quantity of piano production are so ap- music trade business in that city. He has with hand painted panels. No pains or
parent that no one now takes them a wide circle of friends in social and busi- expense are to be spared in its production.
seriously.
ness circles who admire him for his many It is to be a gem of the piano-maker's and
decorator's art.
It is an old and ingenious but con- estimable qualities.