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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
OUR CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY.
WILLIAM WALLACE KIMBALL.
INDUSTROGRAPH.
II.
ies have never been followed by a
cessation of hostilities.
New or-
ganizations have been formed, and
the vast machinery of the Kimball
business perfected as well as sim-
plified. There is no halting in the
onward march of Kimball. Splen-
didly officered, the Kimball hosts
have passed successfully over the
Alps of Glory. These great indus-
trial officers help more to make
America great, than do her gold
lace bedizened warriors. Like the
intrepid Scotch warrior whose name
he bears, there is fighting blood in
William Wallace Kimball.
An illustration showing the ex-
tent of the great industrial forces
commanded by William Wallace
Kimball lies in the fact that, with
additions now begun, the mammoth
Kimball factories have eighteen
acres of floor space. The present
capacity of the factory is fifty or-
gans and forty pianos per day, and
still those enormous facilities are
inadequate to supply the demand
for the Kimball product.
WILLIAM WALLACE KIMBALL.
Too much militarism shackles the prog-
ress of any country, no better illustration
of which can be found than in the deca-
dent Spain of to-day. If ever again Spain
should rise to prominence among the fam-
ily of Nations, it must be through the de-
velopment of her industrial arts.
America to-day stands before the world
a lusty, strong-limbed giant, wielding a
blade which is being hardened to a temper
which shall carve the world. Her indus-
trial warriors, like her military and naval
heroes, have proven their strategy and
daring on many a hard-fought field. The
war of industry goes relentlessly on.
There is no truce declared between the
contending armies. It is a fight to a finish
which is virtually extermination.
We have in this trade a number of men
who have demonstrated their ability to
act as captains of industry, and the life
and accomplishments of William Wallace
Kimball are such as to entitle him to the
rank of captain-general—the commander
of the American armies of industry.
Like General Miles, he began life as a
clerk, but has steadily advanced through
the intermediate grades up to the com-
manding position which he occupies to-day.
Captain-General of Industry Kimball has
passed through some exciting, although
bloodless battles, and history records that
he has always come out victorious. Having
conquered territory tributary to Chicago,
he reached out for continental conquests.
These were followed by the Kimball ban-
ners being planted on the heights of Con-
tinental Europe. His remarkable victor-
Bill of Sale Filed.
[Special to The Review.]
Buffalo, N. Y., July n , 1898.
A bill of sale given by Paul Blumenreich
& Co., dealers in books and musical in-
struments at No. 374 Genesee street, to
Alvin Eichler was filed with the county
clerk Saturday.
The "Vose"—a Winner.
The Vose piano is among the ground
gainers in the somewhat fierce fight for
place and prominence always raging more
or less noisily, or in subdued tones,
throughout the ranks of the piano manu-
facturers. The Vose, with its multiplicity
of "strong points,"—particularly in the
matter of design, finish and musical qual-
ity—can rally, and is rallying a big army
of champions. It stands the searchlight
of criticism.
Ivory Sales at Antwerp.
Consul Lincoln, of Antwerp, under date
of May 5, 1898, writes: The second quar-
terly auction of the year was held on the
3d instant, and attracted a large number
of buyers. The ivory offered was as fol-
lows, the figures being approximate:
Congo, 65,476 pounds; Soft, 1,984 pounds;
Angola, 61,067 pounds; Siam, 66 pounds;
Sumatra, 8 pounds.
Total,
128,601.
Total for last year, 162,258.
The whole stock was sold at steady
prices, at an average rise of 38.6 cents.
The price of the heavy species of tusks
was strong; those of from 50 to 70 pounds
advanced in price about 19.3 cents, the
flat species 19.3 to 38.6 cents. The price
of heavy tusks for billiard balls advanced
from 19.3 to 38.6 cents; the light species
as well as the scrivailles, both solid and
hollow, remained unchanged.
The stock on hand to-day is 127,866
pounds, as compared with 185,186 pounds
in 1897. The date of the next auction is
fixed for the 2d of August.
Lefavour's Latest Publications.
Wm. J. Lefavour, the enterprising mu-
sic publisher and dealer of Salem, Mass.,
has just added to his large list of publica-
tions two compositions which merit a great
deal of praise. One is a set of waltzes by
Wm. S. Glynn, dedicated by permission to
Miss Lillian Russell, entitled "Opera
Queen," and the other, an Ethiopian lul-
laby "gem" by Joseph Dignam, bearing
the euphonious title "Hush-a-Bye, Close
You' Eye."
The waltzes are brilliant, melodic, clev-
erly scored, and should win no small share
of popularity. Mr. Glynn and the pub-
lisher can feel proud of them.
A good negro lullaby is always captivat-
ing, and "Hush-a-bye, Close You 1 Eye"
will take its place among the best. The
melody has all the "swing" and "go" and
distinctive "color" that should make it a
great favorite with the public if properly
introduced. Mr. Dignam\s verse is also
excellent.
We would recommend these latest pub-
lications of Mr. Lefavour's to dealers de-
sirous of having in stock compositions that
will sell on their merits.
Piano Manufacture in Russia.
The piano trade in Russia is carried on
almost exclusively by native manufactur-
ers and dealers, and they have until now
had the game pretty much in their own
hands, owing to the prohibitive duty on
pianos, says Music, London. The Ger-
mans have now inserted the thin end of
the wedge, and the enterprising firm of
Carl Ronisch, Dresden, has actually be-
gun to manufacture in St. Petersburg.
A site has been obtained in a fine central
position, on the Krjukoff Canal, not far
from the Imperial Opera, and a factory is
built which will be ready in the autumn;
at least 180 workmen will be employed.
In the meanwhile, the manufacture is be-
ing carried on in temporary premises. In
the south of Russia trade in cheap pianos
flourishes; the native workmen, however,
are engaged chiefly in putting together
the different parts of the instrument,
which are imported ready made into the
country.
Best Arranged of Its Kind.
The improvements to the building on
Broadway occupied by the Raymore Piano
Co., have been completed. New machin-
ery has been placed in the factory of the
latest design, and the plant is now of the
best arranged of its kind in the state.—
Times-Union, Albany, N. Y.