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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
o'clock, three of whom left orders for in-
struments."
Mr. Keeley expects a tremendous impe-
tus in the Wilcox & White trade during
the fall, and preparations are being made
accordingly for this agreeable condition of
things. Interest in the Angelus attach-
ment and other Wilcox & White special-
ties is growing steadily, not only in this
city, but in all parts of the Union.
The recent re-arrangement of instru-
ments and decoration of the warerooms
have added materially to the artistic ap-
pearance of the Symphony home in New
York. It is attractively fitted up, and a
credit to Wilcox & White and their efficient
and popular manager.
Many Bonds Taken.
quota one week, while the next, for some
cause or other, some of the men would not
be working. His method is supposed to
have been to make out the full time slips
and keep the envelopes of those not on the
foreman's time books. It is said that this
systematic method of padding the pay rolls
had been going on for many months prior
to the failure, and that Grieffe was enabled
thereby to pocket anywhere from $30 to
$60 a week.
When the facts became known it is said
Grieffe made a hasty departure from
Dolgeville. He told some friends before
the exposure that he was going to Ger-
many.
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Mr. Grieffe was very popular in Dolge-
ville, and he has 'many friends who are
loath to believe that he was the perpetra-
tor of the alleged dishonesty.
THE NATIONAL MUSICAL. STRING CO. A LARGE
BIDDER.
W. F. Tway.
We go out from The Review offices, and
turn the corner for a stroll up Fifth avenue.
Just across is the attractive front of the
Tway warerooms. The show windows
are emblazoned with glittering emblems
of piano nomenclature.
Let us drop
across for a chat with Mr. Tway. \ A n d
where, by the way, can a few moments be
pleasanter passed than in the companion-
ship of W. F. Tway? In the first place,
there is always a hearty handshake, a few
sincere words which make you feel doubly
welcome, an easy chair, and the next
thing Mr. Tway opens a box of choice
cigars; then after a few whiffs we com-
mence—not for an interview, but just to
listen to Mr. Tway talk, for there are few
more entertaining talkers in the trade
than William F. Tway. Whether it be
on politics, art, philosophy, or the method
of selling pianos Mr. Tway shows by his
expressions that he is well up in all of the
lines.
A keen student of the trend of events,
Mr. Tway realizes that this tra.le is under-
going tremendous changes, and the piano
atmosphere of old has been to a certain
extent devitalized. Thoroughly sensitive
to the changing conditions, he, studies every
part for the advancement of his own busi-
ness. Keenly critical and a hard worker,
he has successfully solved the problem of
modern piano selling.
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A Chat with Mr. Keeley.
When The Review called at the
& White warerooms, 146 Fifth avenue, on
Thursday, Mr. Keeley had just received an
acknowledgment of his business report
ending July 1st, which he had sent to
headquarters in Meriden.
In the course .of a conversation he stated
that business from January to July 1st of
this year had exceeded the entire of 1897,
which was one of their good years. "In-
terest in the Symphony organs and An-
gelus attachment continues to be active,
even in this warm weather," said Mr.
Keeley. " O n e day last week I enter-
tained five callers between ten and five
The National Musical String Co. is one
of the latest manufactories to locate in this
city, but it has already become one of the
best and most firmly established concerns
now doing business here, says the New
Brunswick, N. J., Daily Times. Its patri-
otism, as displayed in 'the purchase of war
bonds and what its managers are dqing for
the city, is to be highly commended.
The proprietors of the National Musical
String Co. and their employees have sub-
scribed for $125,000 worth of the Govern-
ment's three per cent, war bonds. The
patriotism of this company in thus assist-
ing to make the bond issue a success,
places the amount of bonds taken in this
city among the largest taken by any city
in the State.
Sohmer & Co.
When The Review called at the Sohmer
warerooms yesterday a pleasant chat was
enjoyefd with the head, of the institution-,
who as usual was most; affable and enter-
taining. A variety of topics was dis-
cussed informally. It is only necessary,
however, to say that Mr. Sohmer is quite
cheery and optimistic aboiit the fall trade,
and reports a very excellent share of
support from the purchasing public, not-
withstanding that we are now in the dull-
est period of the year. Mr. Sohmer is not-
taking an extended vacation this summer,
but runs up quite frequently for a short
stay at his summer home in Sullivan
County.
The Hallet <& Davis Piano.
E. N. Kimball, of the Hallet & Davis
Co., Boston, has returned from a combined
business and pleasure tour which he made
West. He reports a marked improvement
in business in that section with a decidedly
hopeful feeling for a big fall trade.
At the present time, the Hallet & Davis
Co. are getting their share of whatever
trade is going both in the East and West,
and they deserve to as a reward for the ef-
forts which they are making in both busi-
ness and mechanical departments.
For the fall" trade they are now at work
preparing several new styles which are
most attractive in design, and of course
will be thoroughly satisfactory in the mat-
ter of tone.
The Hallet & Davis piano will occupy
no ambiguous position in the trade field
the coming fall. It will be right in the
front rank and no mistake.
Ferdinand Mayer and family will spend
the next five or six weeks at the Hotel
Lowrie, Bath Beach.
At the ^Solian warerooms business is
reported as good for this period of the
year. Interest in the JE0lia.11 never lags.
It is as popular in the country home as in
the city mansion, and this accounts for the
never ceasing demand.
THE ROTARY
NEOSTYLE DUPLICATOR.
Padded Pay Rolls.
[Special to The Review]
Little Falls, N. Y., July 16, 1898.
Expert accountants employed by the
creditors' committee in looking over the
books of the firm of Alfred Dolge & Son,
allege that they have discovered that the
pay rolls were systematically padded by
William Grieffe, a bookkeeper employed
in the office of the felt factory. Mr.
Grieffe had charge of making up the pay
roll and delivering the pay envelopes to
the different foremen. The different de-
partments would, perhaps, have their full
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