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VOL. XXVI.
N o . 4.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, January 22,1898.
Haines Bros.' Denial.
STATE EMPHATICALLY THAT THE BIG "AD." IN
THE "ANNEX" WAS UNAUTHORIZED BY THEM
—WHAT SORT OF AN EXPLANATION AND
APOLOGY WILL THE "ANNEX" MAKE?
The double page advertisement which ap-
peared in the Courier Annex last Saturday
created much surprise and indignation, be-
cause it apparently on its face bore the en-
dorsement of Haines Bros, and naturally the
men who had given their signatures were in-
censed that they should have been used as
a cheap advertising dodge.
Haines Bros, immediately sent the sub-
joined letter to every one of the firms whose
names appeared in the unauthorized adver-
tisement:
Dear Sir:—We were very much surprised
to see an advertisement which appeared in
the Musical Courier Trade Extra of January
15, 1898, in regard to our case against Hairies
& Company, of Rochester, and which you
have probably seen by this time.
That advertisement is a misrepresentation
from beginning to end. It was not caused
to be inserted by us; was not authorized by
us, nor by any of our officers, or anybody
connected with our concern, and we have
written to the Musical Courier demanding
that they print an editorial in this week's
issue of the Musical Courier Trade Extra to
the effect that we never caused that adver-
tisement to be inserted, or authorized its in-
sertion, nor did we pay for it, and we have
also told them that in the event of their re-
fusal to print such a statement in this week's
issue, we should take such legal action there-
on as we may be advised by our attorneys.
We want to assure you again that we had
absolutely nothing to do with this advertise-
ment, and to assure you that we never had
any intention of using your affidavit, which
was so willingly given to us, as a means of
helping our trade along at the expense of
yours.
Very truly yours,
Haines Bros. (Inc.)
It will be interesting to note just what sort
of an apology the Annex will make in this
matter.
The case of Haines Bros. vs. Haines &
Co. was called up early this week, and had
it occurred at that time the sentiment against
Haines Bros, would have been the strongest.
The hearing was adjourned, and will occur
in the Supreme Court chambers next Monday
the 24th at 10.30 o'clock..
Vandals have mutilated the new pipe organ
in the Zion Lutheran Church at Williamsport,
W. Va.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
New York's Postal Delivery.
Oarritson Returns.
MASS MEETING TO BE HELD ON MONDAY NIGHT
TO PROTEST AGAINST THE RECENT ORDER
OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Chris. B. Gajritson, commander-in-chief of
the " G . & K." and Kroeger forces of New
York, returned from a Western trip early this
week. Mr. Garritson is in excellent trim,
and reports the business outlook as very
promising all along the line.
Mr. Garritson has a marked taste for the ar-
tistic as is evidenced in some of the new styles
of "G. & K." and Kroeger pianos which he is
manufacturing. We shall have more to say
about these styles, and shall, later on, be
able to present illustrations of them.
The business men of New York are up in
arms against the curtailment of the postal
facilities of this city, as proposed in the
recent order of the Postmaster General, to
make up the deficiency of his department.
According to the reports of Postmaster
Van Cott there are not at the present time
enough carriers adequately to perform the
work in New York, and instead of a decrease
an increase in the force is absolutely necessary.
The Merchants' Association of this city has
protested vigorously against the policy. It
has demanded a hearing before the courts,
and the committee of the Senate and the
House of Representatives having in charge
the affairs of the post offices. Now it pro-
poses to further emphasize its protest by hold-
ing a mass meeting at the Grand Central
Palace on next Monday night, which will be
presided over by Ex-Postmaster General
James.
A curtailment of postal service in New
York, in face of the fact that it is the best
paying city in the Union, is a huge mistake
which the business men of this city will not
tolerate.
All Praise the " Autono."
" Autono " attachments are growing steadi-
ly and surely in favor with manufacturers and
dealers. Mr. Weber has had a large number
of out-of-town visitors during the week. They
were all favorably impressed, and business
negotiations of an important nature are now
in progress with several large firms.
Work is progressing at the factory. In the
near future it is hoped to have a largely in-
creased selection of tunes included in the
library. Mr. Weber reports that the repre-
sentatives of other enterprises in the same or
a similar class who have examined the "Au-
tono" attachment are liberal in their expres-
sions of praise and admiration.
Northrop in the East.
John N. Northrop, who has made a mag-
nificent record as manager of the Emerson
branch at Chicago, and who is a member of
the Emerson firm, was a visitor this week at
the Emerson warerooms on Fifth avenue.
He had previously visited the factory at Bos-
ton, and left New York for home last night.
To Stop Fake Auctions.
ASSEMBLYMAN SULLIVAN WOULD HAVE STATE
AGENT CONTROL.
Assemblyman T. P. Sullivan, of New York,
has introduced a bill in the Assembly at Al-
bany to put an end to fraudulent auctions.
It provides for the appointment by the State
comptroller of an auction agent to supervise
auctions and auctioneers, the salary to be
$3,000.
Any person who shall at any auction sale
of personal property make a fictitious bid
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. At
every auction sale of personal property the
name of each purchaser shall be entered in
the auctioneer's sale book, together with a:
description of the articles purchased.
Any auctioneer who shall make any fraudu-
lent representation in respect to the character
of the sale, or the party authorizing the same,'
or the quality, condition, ownership, situation
or value of any personal property offered by
him for sale at public auction, shall be guilty,
of a misdemeanor.
Cameron Affairs.
The A. B. Cameron Co., piano manufactur-
ers, 551 West Fortieth street, have engaged
the services of S. Mennig as superintendent
of their factory. Mr. Mennig is one of the
expert scale draftsmen of the country and is
now at work on a new scale for the Cameron
piano. Mr. • Mennig was formerly superinten-
dent of the Malcolm Love factory at Water-
loo; later he was factory superintendent for
the McCammon Piano Co. and drew a num-
ber of new scales for the McCammon pianos.
Mr. Woodford of the Weber-Wheelock Co.
leaves town on Monday on an extended trip
in the firm interests.