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VOL. XXV.
N o . 2.
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Published Every Saturday, at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, July 10,1897.
From the City by the Lake.
WHY GEO. P. BENT STANDS TORRIDITY—AVISUS FACTORY CONOVER ITEMS —NEW STYLE
STERLING PIANOS—CONSIDERATE J. V. STEGER WHAT OF BUSINESS HERE AND THERE.
[Special to The Review.]
Chicago, June 8, 1897.
In these scorching days it is a pleasure
to come across one man whose mastery of
himself and his business is like a cooling
draught. That man—why, of course it
is Geo. P. Bent. The "Crown" maker
did not wait for the torrid days to
perfect plans for fall trade. In the more
agreeable days of spring he laid out a plan
of operations whereby he will be amply
equipped to cater to his many supporters
as well as recruits. As part of his "plan"
new "Crown" styles are now in process of
manufacture which will be introduced to
the trade through the trade press in due
time. Like everything emenating from
the "Crown" factory they will be a credit
to Geo. P. Bent and his associates. They
will be pushed in all sections of the Union
with characteristic vim and energy. By
herculean efforts Mr. Bent has so far kept
dull times in the rear, and with the
prospects of better times ahead, he has rea-
son for feeling a pardonable degree of self
satisfaction and content. That is why old
Sol has no terrors for Geo. P. Bent.
minds me that W. B. Price, who has been
manager for the past two years, has made
arrangements whereby he will continue in
that capacity. No better man could be in
command. He possesses the essential
qualifications to advance the Conover in-
terests. Business with the Conover Piano
Co. for June, I am informed, was far in
advance of the same period last year.
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Passing the Lyon, Potter & Co.'s ware-
rooms a few days ago my attention was
attracted to a new Sterling piano in Colo-
nial style which wasdisplayed in the win-
dow. It is indeed a handsome instrument
—that is, handsome in its quiet elegance,
for the design is simple, but extremely
pleasing. It is not difficult to realize how
these instruments become popular. They
are as attractive a piano as a dealer
could wish to have in his possession, and
moreover they seem to be thoroughly
satisfying in the matter of tone and manu-
facture.
Steger, 111., is indeed an ideal summer
resort. It requires little effort for the em-
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ployees to keep cool during the hot spell—
The new factory erected for L. Avisus at least since John V. Steger has had built
at 496-8 Clybourn avenue, is admirably a swimming pool 100 feet long, 22 wide
arranged for the production of a large and ten feet-deep, which is supplied with
number of instruments. The structure is water from the artesian well on the prem-
four stories and basement, 50 by 100 feet. ises. This is open to the employees, who,
In the course of time warerooms will be I need not say, gladly indulge in a plunge
fitted up in the factory, when the South after the day's work is over. Mr. Steger
side warerooms will be relinquished. Mr. is untiring in his efforts to add to the com-
Avisus is moving right ahead, and you can fort of his employees. It is only right to
note that his studied consideration is ap-
expect to hear from him in the fall.
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Many charming" recitals have' 1 occurred
during the past few months in the ware-
There are few complaints about trade at
rooms of the Conover Piano Co. on Wabash the Lyon & Healy warerooms. There is a
avenue, and it is becoming more and more marked activity in every department, and
the headquarters for a large circle of a good volume of business is being trans-
musicians in this city. On Wednesday acted. Trade for the summer, so far, is in
last a delightful concert was given when advance of the same period last year.
Mr. F. Gibeault played Liszt's Fantasie
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de Concert on the "Conover" with such
What shall I say of business? Little,
splendid effect as to display effectively save that there prevails a decided tendency
the merits of this fine instrument. The toward betterment in all lines. The facto-
program throughout was an interesting ries are not busy, but the aggregate busi-
one.
ness is larger than this time a year ago.
Speaking of the Conover warerooms re- Retail trade for the past week has been
very excellent, although the holidays and
heat interfered with what might have been
a very fair total of sales.
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E. V. Church, manager of the John
Church Co., is expected home from his
outing trip at Little Compton, R. I., the
end of this or the opening of next week.
He has been fishing and we are looking for
an increased repertoire of startling stories,
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E. S. Conway spent the national and ac-
companying holidays at his summer home,
where, like President McKinley, he in-
dulged in the pastime of firing off crackers
in his back yard.
Mrs. F. G. Smith, Jr., passed through
the city last week on her way to California.
She was entertained by Mr. Hawxhurst, of
the local Bradbury house, during her brief
stay in town.
Occupying New Factory.
AN
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE WATERLOO
ORGAN CO. THAT WILL BE READ WITH
INTEREST.
The Waterloo Organ Co. have favored us
with the following communication under
date of July 8: On Tuesday next it will
be four months since our piano factory
was destroyed by fire. We are now entirely
located in the new factor) 7 . We have a
well equipped factory, well ventilated, well
lighted (light on four sides), and ample
room to turn out the amount of stock that
any trade we anticipate will warrant. We
invite our many friends in the trade to call
on us, look through the new factory and
inspect the work in process. We have
some of the finest veneers going through
work now that we have ever had since we
have been in the business, and we are in a
position now to place the Malcolm Love
piano where it belongs, at the head. While
there has been little interruption to our
trade, there has been some unavoidable
delay in filling orders. To our many
friends whom we have kept waiting we
wish to extend thanks, and assure them
that we are now prepared to give their
orders our best attention.
The Wissner piano is occupying the place
of honor at Manhattan Beach this season.
It is used by Sousa at all his concerts and
by De Wolff Hopper in his popular ''El"
Capitan" which is being sung at the Beach.