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THE
Wiley B. Allen's Move.
MAKING
PREPARATIONS FOR THE WAVE OF
PROSPERITY CLOSE AT HAND.
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here. The company pride themselves on
the fact that they are prepared and are
actually selling their goods at such low
prices that no other concern dare come
here to meet them in open competition.
Their line of instruments is very valu-
able, being headed by the great and only
Knabe piano, and running on through
every kind of musical instrument manu-
factured, as well as all the popular music
of the day, both American and foreign.
The company will have their manufac-
turing and repair shops facing on Second
street, while their salesrooms will beat 209-
211 First street. The four-story building
at 211 First street, which is their own build-
ing, will contain the general office.
Portland, Or., Aug. 14, 1897.
The Wiley B. Allen Co. have leased for
a term of years from the Wiegant estate
the entire building adjoining their own,
cutting away the partitions so as to con-
nect the different floors. In addition to
this they have leased from Mr. Tyler Wood-
ward the rear portion of his lot, facing on
vSalmdn street, and the company will build
on this lot, connecting with Sheriff Fra-
zier's building on Second street (formerly
Posson's seed establishment), which they
have also leased and will occupy, thereby
Progressive Poole.
running through from First street to Second
street, with 50 feet frontage on each street.
There is a Boston piano comparatively
With these new improvements the music new yet possessing such attributes of real
store of the Wiley B. Allen Co. will be- merit that it is fast assuming a national
come the largest on the Pacific coast. This
position. We refer to the Poole piano.
would not be possible were it not from the
The success of this company shows in-
fact that it is the only general^ music estab-
disputably that the members of this trade
lishment in Portland. Los Angeles, Seattle
are not slow to appreciate an article of
and San Francisco have several music-
merit. W. H. Poole has reason to feel
houses in each place about on a par with
proud of the distinguished success which
each other, but Portland has but one,
and naturally it requires a vast quantity of has accompanied his industrial enterprise.
material to meet the demands of the trade The Poole piano is steadily advancing and
with new connections which Mr. Poole has
in view it meansa steadily growing factory
output.
At the forthcoming triennial Saengerfest
of the Saengerbund of the Northwest, to be
held at Davenport, Iowa, the Stiich &
Zeidler piano is to be used exclusively, by
decision reached at a business meeting
where the preliminary arrangements were
concluded.
....THE....
HAGEN & RUEFER PIANOS
Are made to satisfy the desire of the buying public.
Honest in construction, tasteful in design ; touch,
light and elastic, and its musical quality unsurpassed.
The price is low, making it just the right instrument
for dealers who wish to make money, while building
up~a~good reputation.
WRITE FOR PARTICULARS AND
. . . TERRITORY TO THE FACTORY AT
PETERBORO, N. H.
F. W. Teeples, the well-known repre-
sentative of the Chicago Cottage Organ
Co., was in New York this week.
Walker B. Wales, the Wissner agent at
Oxford, Pa., was among the callers this
week at the Wissner warerooms in New
York city. General business at the ware-
rooms is reported good. G. W. Thomp-
son, the manager, intends to leave to-day
on a week's vacation. Buffalo, N. Y., is
his destination.
HENRY KELLER & SONS.
STEPHEN PAKKEK.
Henry Keller & Sons
MANUFACTURERS OF
UPRIGHT • PIANOS
RIDER AVE. AND 141ST ST., West of Third Ave.
NEW
YORK
Dealers securing territory will be fully protected.
THE
"Brilliant" Sign Letter
ATTRACTIVE
THE MOST 1 EFFECTIVE
HANDSOME
i
and the best advertising letter that can be
placed on a window. Nothing but the bet-
ter class of trade use them.
THE
BRILLIANT SIGN LETTER CO.
468 Sixth Ave. Cor. 28th St.
NEW
YORK.
On receipt of a Postal Card enquiry we will call and submit
you design and price on your work.
THE A N N ARBOR
CO.,
ilanufacturers
High Grade :
ANN ARBOR ORGAN CO.,
^ * ^ A N N ARBOR, MICH.
Write f«r 1897 Catalogue of New Styles. . . .
DETMER MUSIC CO.
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209 Bowery, //. Y.
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of all kinds
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(WREST-PIN AND STRINGER SYSTEMS.)
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