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Standard Inquiry Blank.
A New Piano Firm.
SOHMER & CO., OF NEW
OF CHICAGO; AND S.
THIS CITY, FORM
AND STOCK
NATIONAL CREDIT MEN'S ASSOCIATION AT
WORK ON A NEW DEVICE FOR
PROTECTION.
The National Credit Men's Association
is working on something novel that is
likely to prove of advantage and benefit.
It is a "standard trade inquiry blank " in
two parts, connected by perforated lines.
The first part is devoted to telling what
the sender knows, if anything, about the
party concerning whom he desires infor-
mation. The second part contains blank
spaces for the reception of such informa-
tion as the person receiving the inquiry is
possessed of. The latter retains the first
half and forwards the second half, duly
filled out, to the sender. If one inquiry
is not sufficient, the procedure may be re-
peated to other firms and other cities until
what is desired is satisfactorily elicited.
The New York Credit Men's Association
and the New York commercial journals are
agitating for the payment of all bills from
country merchants by New York checks or
New York drafts. At present many of
these merchants pay by checks on their
local banks, on which the New York banks
charge for collection, to the loss of the
New York merchant.
The Metropolitan Association is at pre-
sent alone in the agitation, but it is seek-
ing to have the National Association and
the other local associations that have been
organized throughout the country become
interested.
Retiring from the Wholesale
Field.
[Special to The Review.]
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 6, 1897.
The Phillips & Crew Co. have decided
to make some radical and important
changes in the conduct of their business on
January 1st, the most important of which
is the retirement of the company from the
wholesale field and the concentrating of all
their energies to retail trade. They are now
advertising their surplus stock at special
prices.
Receive 14 Cents on the Dollar.
[Special to The Review.]
YORK; STEGER & CO.,
A. MONDSCHEIN, OF
A CORPORATION
COMPANY.
[Special to The Review.]
Oscar Schmidt, of the Menzenbauer-
Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 6, 1897.
Schmidt Co., will make a trip to Germany"
A new piano firm has opened its doors
next month,starting from New York about with temporary headquarters at 418 Broad-
January 4th.
way. The firm is S. A. Mondschein Piano
At the Kroeger factory, orders arrive Co., a corporation and stock company
with pleasing frequency. Mr. Couch, who with ample capital. Hugo Sohmer, presi-
is now on the road, sent in a big order by dent of the celebrated Sohmer & Co., of
wire just before The Review reached the New York, is the president; J. V. Steger,
of Steger & Co., piano manufacturers of
warerooms yesterday.
Chicago, vice-president and treasurer,
The insolvency proceedings against Gus- and S. A. Mondschein, who has been con-
tave Bolze, music dealer of New Haven, nected for the past ten years with one of
have been terminated owing to the fact the leading piano houses of this city and
that he has made arrangements with his who is well and favorably known in Mil-
creditors to pay one hundred cents on the waukee and throughout the State, is a
dollar within a year. The liabilities have stockholder and the secretary and general
been estimated at about $3,000.
manager.
As stated above the firm has engaged
At the exhibition room of Weber, Gool-
man & Co., 7 West Fourteenth street, the temporary headquarters at 418 Broadway
"Autono" still continuestoattractvisitors. and expects to occupy in the near future
Mr. Weber reports that a number of manu- one of the finest, if not the finest, piano
facturers in and out of town have the at- store in the city. Considering the finan-
tachment under consideration. Those who cial strength of this firm it will soon be
one of the most prominent piano houses in
secure the privilege will be fortunate.
this city and the public is offered great
C. M. Sigler, the well-known piano advantages in purchasing their pianos of
dealer, of 113 Market street, Harrisburg, the S. A. Mondschein Piano Co. This
Pa., opened up a new store last Saturday new firm will handle the very best of
at 212 Market street. He carries a com- pianos in the different grades and offer
plete stock of the best musical goods and them at manufacturers' prices. Their store
all the latest sheet music.
will practically be the piano manufac-
turers' own warerooms.
This has been another busy
week. The "Princess," " Aeriol" and
Brockport Company Sued.
regular ^Eolian styles are in great demand
for Christmas holiday purposes. W. B. GEORGE BLUMNER BROUGHT AN ACTION TO
RECOVER $I,OOO BACK SALARY.
Tremaine is still traveling in the firm's
interests.
[Special to The Review.]
Rochester,
N. Y., Dec. 6, 1897.
Good news is found at every visit to
The
case
of
George
Blumner vs. the
the Weber - Wheelock warerooms. The
Brockport
Piano
Co.
was
on trial before
wholesale trade is rapidly increasing, and
Justice
Nash
this
morning,
and has gone
retail business has shown phenomenal
to
the
jury.
development during the past two months.
Blumner was formerly traveling sales-
I. L. A. Broderson, of St. Paul, Minn., man for the company. He brought action
who has found it impossible to continue a to recover $1,000 salary. The defense
separate music business, has become iden- claimed that the man was incompetent,
tified with the Conover Music Co., of that and sold pianos at less than cost, entailing
city, and will have charge of their sheet a loss of $1.000.
music department.
Globe Co. Burned Out.
Springfield, Mass., Dec. 7, 1897.
The Prescott Piano Co., of Concord,
The insolvent firm of the Frick Piano N. H., have recently opened retail stores
(Special to The Revew.)
Chicago, 111., Dec. 6, 1897.
Case Co., of Erving, has been ordered by in Lebanon and Claremont, N. H.
The Globe Music Co., 145 East Ontario
the court to pay a dividend of 14.35 cents
Business at the Strich & Zeidler fac- street, sustained $2,000 damage by fire to-
on the dollar. The amount of the debts is
Mr. Widenmann day. They make mandolins and guitars
$7.73 8 , unsecured. Preferred claims to tory continues good.
left town on Monday for a brief tour.
and occupied the third and fourth floors.
the amount of $59.25 will be paid in full.
NEVV^BRAUMLJLLER STYLES =
Are Pre-eminent in Tonal Quality and Volume; Artistic Designs of Cases, Thoroughness of
Workmanship and High Grade of flaterials used.
No Better Instruments for the Money on the Market.
Every Claim Made can be Substantiated.
DEALERS AHPLY PROTECTED IN TERRITORY AND PRICE..
BRAUMULLER CO., Factory and Wareroom: 402-410 West Fourteenth Street, New York.