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and regard of that portion of the trade with
which they come in contact. They have de-
monstrated that they have business ability of
no small order. Their management of the
McPhail business has been successful as is
evidenced in the steadily increasing output
of the factory.
Mr. Blake and Mr. Owen have certainly a
brilliant future in this trade. They are
watchful of their affairs, and endeavor to
make their interests and their customers
synonymous.
That the McPhail piano of to-day is an in-
strument that is satisfying to the dealer at
large is evidenced in the fact that some of the
best—admittedly the best buyers—in the
country are handling the McPhail piano in
large quantities. It is that careful oversight
and painstaking efforts in every department
that is assisting to build up the trade of this
old established concern, whose destinies are
controlled wholly by clean-cut, forceful busi-
ness men.
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It was my misfortune to miss my usual en-
joyable visit with that distinguished member
of the Boston trade, Mr. P. H. Powers. Also
Mr. Fred Powers was absent at the time of
my call, visiting the New York branch.
It is understood that the general offices of
the Emerson Piano Co. will be removed to
the factory after March ist. Whether the
agency of the Emerson piano will remain with
C. C. Harvey & Co. is not announced.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
business throughout New England, yet on
the whole we have much cause for self-con-
gratulation in the way business has kept up
with us since the beginning of the year. It
requires pretty hard work, but our salesmen
are accomplishing good results, and we feel
that the future is bright and full of hope."
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Applies for a Receiver.
A. E. WHITTAKER'S SILENT PARTNER DEMANDS
AN ACCOUNTING.
[Special to The Review.]
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 14, 1898.
A receiver for the business of A. E. Whit-
taker, piano dealer at 1518 Olive street, was
applied for Saturday.
The suit was filed in the Circuit Court by
C. C. Harvey will remain in his present
David G. Dunker. The allegation is made
quarters probably until about the first of May, that Oct. 10, 1893, Dunker became a silent
as it will require the intervening time to com- partner in the business for a consideration of
plete his new warerooms, which when arranged $5,000, and was to receive ten per cent, on
will probably be unsurpassed by any in Boston, all sales and a percentage of the profits. He
alleges that the assets of the business are now
if not in the East. Mr. Harvey proposes to
$40,000, and that his share is $11,000.
have several innovations in wareroom feat-
The petition states that on Feb. 8, Mr.
ures, which will add materially to their at- Whittaker, unknown to the plaintiff, entered
tractiveness.
into a secret agreement whereby he was to
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assign and transfer all the assets on Feb. 15
Quite a number of outside men, all looking to F. G. Smith of New York. On that day
for Boston trade, were in town. During my the lease of the storeroom is said to expire,
tarry I met Geo. P. Bent, William F. Boothe, and Dunker alleges it was Mr. Whittaker's
intention to close up the store, remove to an-
James F. Broderick, of the Straube Piano other location and reopen under the name of
Co., Chicago, Daniel F. Treacy, of the F. G. Smith, thereby depriving him of his in-
Davenport & Treacy Co., Geo. C. Crane, of terest.
The application is for a dissolution of part-
the Krell Piano Co., and John Haines, Jr.
nership,
an injunction and a receiver.
Geo. P. Bent gave an exhibition of the pos-
sibilities of the orchestral attachment in the
Harvey warerooms. He is doing business
Herbert Wins the " Crown.'
down East and will do more.
Geo. W. Herbert, the well-known New
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York dealer, has taken the agency for the
Over among the action manufacturers in
" C r o w n " pianos. Geo. P. Bent was here
Cambridgeport, Mass., I found trade to be last week and arranged personally with Mr.
very good indeed. Geo. W. Seaverns is con- Herbert for the agency. It is the intention
stantly extending his trade. The Seaverns to make Mr. Herbert's warerooms a sort of
action has always borne an excellent reputa- depot for the Eastern trade, as at all times a
Regarding the removal of the piano de- tion, and appearances warrant the belief that large line of " Crown " goods will be carried
partment of the Oliver Ditson Co., Mr. E. W. 1898 will add considerably to the business in stock.
Dealers will find it to their advantage to
Tyler said that it was probable that they controlled by this institution. .
run in and look over the " Crown " goods in
would occupy quarters in the new White
Herbert Tower said that trade for the Mr. Herbert's warerooms while in the city.
building, 142 Boylston street, although the Tower action continued excellent, and that They are particularly easy of access, being
lease had not been signed at the time of my since the first of the year he had no reason at No. 10 East Seventeenth street, con-
veniently located between Fifth avenue and
call. There seems, however, to be no doubt for complaint.
Union Square.
but that the arrangement will go through as
The business of the Standard Action Co.,
now reported. Mr. Tyler believes that the which is composed of Messrs. Mabry, Barber,
flehlin Activity.
piano business should be located on the Bates and Skelton, is steadily increasing. The
ground floor, and in a locality where people gentlemen whose names I have mentioned are
This week's report at the Mehlin warerooms
usually look for pianos. In other words, all workers and take a pride and satisfaction is very encouraging. H. Paul Mehlin, in the
course of an informal chat, said that the force
" Piano row " is the place to do business.
in building the goods which are known to the
has been increased and sales of grands and
It is said that a firm of cloak manufacturers trade under the title of " Standard."
uprights during the last few days have been
will occupy part of the first and second floors
unusually active. The exhibit of instruments
Knabe Squares for Schools.
of the present Ditson building after the
at the warerooms is being constantly replen-
middle of March.
At the Knabe warerooms there is now on ished.
Mehlin representatives out-of-town
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exhibition a number of handsome, solid, sub- are sending in orders and very satisfactory
There were plenty evidences of activity at stantial looking square pianos. These are reports.
being finally attended to previous to removal
the Hallet & Davis warerooms when I stepped
in a few days from the warerooms. They are
Strich & Zeidler business this week is re-
in to exchange greetings with Mr. Kimball. to be delivered to public schools in Brooklyn, ported as good. Robt. A. Widenmann, who
Mr. E. N. Kimball, Jr., said: "Of course and have been specially constructed for pub- has been away on an Eastern tour, is expected
the snow has materially interfered with our lic school purposes.
to return to-day.
New England Piano Co.
.WAREROOMS.
No. 601 Washington Street
BOSTON
No. 93 Fifth Avenue,
-3*MAIN OFFICE. 601 WASHINGTON ST., BOSTON,
NEW YORK
No. 262-64 Wabash Avenue
CHICACQ