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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Kansas City Dealers Combine
Embezzlement Alleged,
TO STOP COMPETITION AND FOR PROTECTION
FROM DEBTORS.
AGAINST AN AGENT OF BALDWIN PIANO CO.
[Special to The Review.]
Cincinnati, O., Jan. 17, 1898.
Samuel Hodges, accountant for the Bald-
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 18, 1898.
win Piano Co., left this city a few days ago
The retail piano dealers of Kansas City
for Chattanooga, Tenn., to investigate the
held a meeting last week to discuss means to
accounts of J. J. Herbert, their representa-
maintain prices and to protect themselves
tive in that city. As a result of the investi-
against irresponsible debtors. Preliminary
gation Herbert was arrested Saturday charged
steps were taken at the meeting to form a
with the embezzlement of $2,500 and was in-
combine of the dealers. It is proposed to
dicted by the grand jury on the charge.
keep the retail price of pianos at the highest
There has been a misunderstanding, it seems,
notch, and to exchange information regarding
between Herbert and the piano .firm, and
patrons who fail to keep up payments on in-
Herbert claims that he is not short, but that
struments bought on the installment plan.
it is only a misconstruction of his accounts.
Another meeting to perfect the plans for the
He gave bond in the sum of $4,000. T. G.
piano pool will be held next week.
Montague, President of the First National
Bank of Chattanooga, and W. C. Sharon are
Stevens Organ Co.
his bondsmen. Herbert was originally from
this
city, but has been in the employ of the
C. R. Stevens, of the Stevens Organ Co.,
Baldwin
Co. for a number of years in Chat-
Marietta, O., made a business trip, last week,
tanooga.
over some of the territory covered by the
trade of the company and established agencies
Verdict Against Hicks.
as follows: Mr. H. D. Munson, Zanesville;
Mr. J. H. Snyder, Uhrichsville; Lechner &
[Special to The Review.]
Shoenberger, Pittsburg. Business prospects
Alpena, Mich., Jan. 18, 1898.
with the company are excellent.
The jury in the damage suit of Mrs.
McClay against C. V. Hicks, music dealer of
this city, gave the woman a verdict of $400
Barrows Co.'s New Quarters.
and costs. She sued for $10,000. Mrs.
[Special to The Review.]
McClay was arrested at Saginaw and brought
Saginaw, Mich., Jan. 18, 1898.
back to this city on a criminal warrant,
The Barrows Music Co. expect to sign a
charging her with making way with an organ.
five-year lease for the three-story brick build-
The evidence showed she had no intention of
ing at the southwest corner of Franklin and
stealing the instrument, and she was found
Tuscola streets. The Barrows Co. will lease
not guilty.
the entire two upper floors and the rear half
of the lower floor.
[Special to The Review.]
Hollenberg Election.
Among recent accessions to the ranks of
music trade dealers, in different parts of the
country are: J. A. Howerton, Woodhull, III.;
J. N. Hale, Conyers, Ga.; W. P. Burkett,
Frankfort, Ind.; F. Fleek, Janesville, Wis.
At the annual meeting of the Hollenberg
Music Co., of Little Rock, Ark., held in Chi-
cago last week, the following officers were
elected: President, F. B. T. Hollenberg;
vice-president, E. S. Conway; secretary, D.
E. A. Potter of Lyon, Potter & Co., B. Bartlett.
Chicago, has been elected Vice-President of
the American Trust and Savings Bank of
Theune's Schedules.
that city.
Schedules of Amalie Theune, dealer in
The Estey Organ Co. at a recent meeting musical instruments at 449 Eighth avenue,
re-elected their old officers and board of this city, whose assignment was reported in
directors.
last week's Review, show liabilities of $3,032;
The Mason & Hamlin Co. have bought out nominal assets, $2,284, and actual assets,
$2,284.
the O. A. Field Co., of St. Louis, Mo.
Stein way Change in Pittsburg,
Pa.
[Special to The Review.]
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 18, 1898.
The C. C. Mellor Co. have purchased the
Pittsburg interests of Steinway & Sons. The
agency is also included in the deal and wil
be exclusively handled by the Mellor com-
pany.
Nahum Stetson when seen on Thursday by
The Review with reference to the foregoing
said, " I t is true that the C. C. Mellor Co.
have purchased our merchandise at Pittsburg.
It is also true that the same firm will be the
Steinway agents in that city. Those are the
facts, and there is nothing to add."
Hockett-Puntenney Co. As-
signs.
A dispatch from Cincinnati, O., dated Jan.
20 says: The Hockett-Puntenney Co.,
for which a receiver was asked a few days
ago, has assigned to Chas. H. Stephens.
The assets are placed at $175,000 and the
debts at $200,000. It is understood that an
effort will be made to appoint a receiver and
set aside the assignment.
Cleveland Dealers Organize.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ELECTED
THE OBJECT.
[Special to The Review.]
Cleveland, O., Jan. 17, 1898.
At a meeting of the piano dealers of this
city Saturday night in the Hollenden, an or-
ganization was effected and a constitution
and set of by-laws was ordered to be drawn
up and presented at the next meeting.
The following Board of Directors was
elected: Oscar Dreher, chairman; John T.
Wamelink, Jr., F. H. Putnam, H. A. Vos-
seler and M. R. Slocum.
A meeting of the directors was held im-
mediately after their election and the follow-
ing officers were elected:
Frank Meckel, president; S. P. Hart, vice
president, and F. W. Wood, secretary and
treasurer.
The object of the association is social in-
tercourse and mutual benefit to the trade
interest.
Every dealer in the city was represented at
the meeting.
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