Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
THE MUSIC TRADE
Small Blaze in Waterloo.
[Special to The Review.]
Waterloo, N. Y., Nov. 4, 1899.
About 7 o'clock Tuesday evening-, during
the pouring rain, the fire department was
called out by a general alarm to the Water-
loo Organ Co. Fire had communicated to
the wooden ceiling- of the showroom by
means of an electric light wire. The
flames had attacked the woodwork fiercely
and a large hole was burned through.
A stream of water was brought to bear
from the nearest hydrant, and the fire was
extinguished before it had burnt through
into the story above. The main damages
were to the finished pianos in the show
room. Some twenty-five of the instru-
ments were considerably damaged by
smoke and water, the exact extent of
which cannot be estimated as yet.
The building and stock are fully insured.
It was fortunate that the fire did not oc-
cur in the night.
The Baldwin Line in Youngstown
[Special to The Review.]
Youngstown, O., Nov. 6, 1899.
The Mahoning Piano Company is the
name of a new firm which has opened a
big music store at 35 North Phelps street,
and which will handle several of the best
makes of pianos, organs and various other
musical instruments. Also all kinds of
sheet music, etc.
The firm consists of C. H. Yahrling and
H. N. Dunspaugh. They will sell the fol-
lowing makes of pianos of which they have
received a carload: Baldwin, Ellington,
Hamilton, Howard, Valley Gem and Ham-
ilton organs. The new firm will sell pianos
on the installment plan and expect to do a
big business, as their stock is highly rec-
ommended by famous people throughout
the country.
The new store will be opened to-morrow.
Those who call will receive as a souvenir
a copy of the catchy Ellington two-step, a
rag time air which pleases.
Trying to Organize Company.
[Special to The Review.]
New Haven, Conn., Nov. 6, 1899.
Clarence W. Clark is trying" to organize
in this city a stock company to 1 place on
the market a new style of "electric" piano
on which he controls the patents. '
Wages of Piano Polishers Raised.
[Special to The Review.]
Boston, Mass., Nov. 7, 1899.
The wages of the piano polishers and
varnishers of this city are being raised by
a number of the manufacturers, in response
to a request from representatives of the
Piano Polishers and Varnishers' Union.
The increase is on an average of at least
18 per cent.
Illinois Flag Law Unsound.
The Illinois Flag Law which prohibits
ths use of the American flag or representa-
tions of it for advertising purposes and
which resulted some time since in the ar-
Vega Co. Burned Out.
rest
of a Chicago publisher for displaying
The Results of Prosperity.
[Special to The Review.]
a piece of music on which the flag was
The year 1899, which is rapidly drawing
Boston, Mass., Nov. 6, 1899.
utilized, has been declared unconstitutional
to
a close, has been most unique in its
Fire started Saturday on the fourth floor
by Judge Gibbons as the result of a habeas
of the five-story brick building, 54 to 68 freedom from business failures. In the corpus proceeding brought by J. J. Harti-
Sudbury street, owned by the Hemenway memory of the oldest merchants no year gan who was arrested for its violation.
estate, in the mill room of the Vega Mu- in mercantile life compares favorably with
The Judge declares that the informers
sical Instrument Company, successors to it. This is all the more remarkable, in fee clause in the flag act is against the spirit
the Standard Company, manufacturers of view of the increased volume of business of American law. The decision turns on
musical instruments. This part of the transacted, attended by substantial in^ this point, the Court holding that the power
floor was cleaned out. In the storeroom creases in prices.
granted by the Constitution to the Gov-
an immense stock of instruments of all A canvass of some of the principal lines ernor of the State to pardon offenders and
kinds was stored. The majority of the of trade indicates that the amount of losses remit fines and penalties is in conflict with
damage here was done by smoke and sustained this year through bad debts is the statute which guarantees to the in-
water. The Vega Company are the heav- only trivial; and the credit man who had former a share of the fine.
iest losers. The fire was largely confined so much to contend with in the tempestu-
to the mill room. Heavy water damage ous periods of 1893 and 1 96 has recently Bids for Musical Instruments.
was done on the floors below. While it experienced the pleasure of the summer
The Quartermaster's Department of the
is impossible to estimate the total damage sea.
U.
S. Army is advertising for bids to
The
bankruptcy
law
has
also
had
the
ef-
suffered by tenants it is thought that it
supply
among other necessaries music
fect
of
checking
questionable
embarrass-
will be considerably over $5,000.
ments on the part of the smaller traders, pouches, trumpets, trumpet crooks and
who were in the habit of failing over trumpet cords and tassels. Sealed pro-
Attempted Suicide.
night. Every one now knows that in case posals in triplet will be received at 1428
Ray Halleroft attempted suicide at Mun- of business suspension the law gives all of Arch street, Philadelphia, until eleven
cie, Ind., the early days of the week. The the creditors an equal chance, and this acts o'clock Monday, Nov. 13th. The goods
young man graduated from Frankfort Col- as a deterrent to those who are in any way are to be delivered at either the Philadel-
lege two years ago. Since then it is said inclined in the direction of making fraud- phia, Boston, Chicago or Cincinnati depots
of the Quartermaster's Department.
he has lost $5,000 in the musical instru- ulent assignments.
ment business in Findlay, O., and has been
Another pleasing feature that has char-
flultiplex Phonograph Co.
in severe financial straits lately.
acterized the present year is the numerous
[Special to The Review.]
credits entered to profit and loss accounts,
Starr Activity,
Trenton, N. J., Nov. 6, 1899.
previously charged with losses made in
The Multiplex Phonograph Co. has filed
There continues to be an unceasing de- former years. Verily, prosperity is a boon
articles of incorporation with the county
mand for the Starr pianos. At the great to the credit man.
clerk. It is organized to manufacture and
factories in Richmond, Ind., with their
sell phonographs and talking machines on
Useful War Souvenirs.
output of a hundred pianos a week, there
is a degree of activity that speaks well for
Don't waste a moment! Turn immedi- the other side of the ocean.
It will do business in New York, but its
the popularity of the Starr and the pros- ately to page 16. The information con-
nominal
head office in New Jersey will be
perity of the Nation.
tained there will interest you, because
in
The
News
building.
everyone is interested in useful war relics.
The
incorporators
are Morgan V. Gress,
It will tell you, too, how we have secured
Appreciation of •* Ragtime."
New
York,
248
shares;
James A. Gray,
more than five hundred new subscribers
New York, and Frank B. Welcher, Pas-
That popular Chicago leader who pa- to The Review.
saic, 1 share each. The capital is $150,-
pered the walls of his house this sum-
mer with ragtime melodies, gratuitously
We regret to learn that sorrow has 000, with $25,000 paid up.
The president of the concern is John E.
sent him by aspiring publishers the past entered the home of Albert L. Ebbels, the
few months, not only relieved the garbage well-known traveling man. On Nov. 3, Searles, president of the Sugar Trust.
dump of an unnecessary affliction, but at Hasbrouck Heights, N. J., his little The phonographs exhibit moving pictures
showed a discernment and appreciation daughter, Kathrine, passed away. The and give the noise connected with it at
worthy of emulation.
interment was in Mt. Holly Springs, Pa. the same time—as a moving train.