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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Following the A. B. Chase Ex- Purchased the Ottawa Branch.
ample.
fSpecial to The Review.]
INSTITUTE A PRIZE SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSE
OF SECURING NEW IDEAS IN FACTORY
AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.
[Special to The Review.]
Detroit, Mich., March 20, 1900.
Following the example of the A. B.
Chase Co. whose plan of offering prizes has
excited so much commendation, the Far-
rand & Votey Organ Co. have set aside a
sum of money to be used for securing new
ideas in their business. Part of this sum
is to be expended in sending the gentle-
men who constitute the recently organized
factory board, of which Charles E. Yerge
is chairman, David Farmer secretary, the
other members being Walter L. Haywood,
Joseph Courville, Laverne M. Ide and
George Brandow, to visit other factories
in different parts of the country and bring
home suggestions.
The remainder of this sum is to be ex-
pended in prizes. The first set of prizes
is offered for the best suggestion to save
expense, loss, waste, or in any way econo-
mize cost of shop work. The first prize is
$35, second $20 and third $10. The sec-
ond set of prizes is for the best suggestion
for any improvement in case, action or
any part of the mechanism, prizes $25, $15
and $10. The third set is for best and
most novel case design, prizes $20, $10 and
$5. The factory board will pass on the
merit of the suggestions and the prizes
will be distributed on Saturday, Dec. 22.
Everyone in the employ of the company is
privileged to become a competitor for the
prizes, except members of the factory
board.
Mason & Hamlin on the Sea.
Among the recent sales of Mason &
Hamlin pianos was a style XX mahogany
upright to Captain Splatt, of the Steam-
ship " Border Knight," which left South
Brooklyn last week, bound for Capetown,
South Africa. From there she will journey
to the Eastern Coast of Africa, thence to
Singapore, Ceylon, Burmah, the Philip-
pines, thence across the Pacific to San
Francisco and around the Horn to Eng-
land, leaving there for New York early
next year. Thus this Masou & Hamlin
piano will make a voyage around the
world, and we venture to say it will give
a good account of itself wherever it goes.
Japan Worth Cultivating.
There is quite a demand in Japan for
organs of American manufacture. A
wide-awake representative of that country,
named Matsuka Soy, is at present buying
up all the second-hand reed organs he can
lay hands on in the far West, and having
them repaired and put in first-class order
on the Pacific Coast, preparatory to ship-
ping to Japan. Why could not some of
our manufacturers turn out a cheap instru-
ment especially for this market ? The
field is a good one if properly cultivated.
E. M. Andrews & Co., the progressive
dealers of Charlotte, N. C., have secured
the agency for the Steinway piano.
Ottawa, Ont., March 19, 1900.
Bert Williams, son of R. S. Williams,
founder of the Williams Piano Company,
Toronto, has bought the Ottawa branch of
the business and henceforth will conduct
it as a venture of his own. The Ottawa
Branch ware rooms are at 149 Bank street
(Slinn's Block) where a full and complete
stock of Williams-Pianos, and other musi-
cal instruments of the firm's manufacture,
as well as a complete line of sheet music
and musical merchandise, are kept constant-
ly in stock. The Ottawa branch will be a dis-
tributing point for the Williams Co. 's in-
struments for eastern Ontario and western
Quebec and under the astute and careful
management of Mr. Williams the business
promises to assume gigantic proportions.
The present proprietor understands every
phase of the piano trade, from the manu-
facture to the selling. About a year ago
Mr. Williams bought out the company's
business in London, Ont, and since he
took possession the business has increased
wonderfully.
Fred P. Stieff on the South.
Fred P. Stieff, of Chas. M. Stieff, Balti-
more, Md., who has been making a busi-
ness trip through the Southern States,
speaks enthusiastically about the prosper-
ity in that section. He considers that the
South will be a wonderful field in a very
short time for people identified with the
piano business. This is due to the growth
of manufactures in that section and the
fact that the people have realized their
power in this especial field. Prices for
southern products are higher than they
have been for a long time and naturally
more money is being spent for pianos. Mr.
Stieff secured quite a book full of orders
during his trip.
N o toner, whether expert or ama-
teur, should be without a copy of
" T h e Piano" which has been en-
dorsed by the most eminent trade
experts. It is written in a lucid,
condensed manner, all useless ver-
biage being expunged. T h e laws
underlying the theories of piano
construction, repairing, toning, reg-
ulating, are explained in a compre-
hensive manner.
Jin Hid
to the Dealer
For it acquaints him with every
part of the piano. He can not only
repair and tune a piano by follow-
ing its directions, but he can talk
the instrument more intelligently.
Small Cost
Portland, Ore., Now in Line.
[Special to The Review.]
Portland, Ore., March 19, 1900.
An organ and piano manufacturing plant
is a possibility for this city. An Eastern
firm has become interested to such an ex-
tent, through the efforts of Colonel R. C.
Judson, Industrial Agent of the O. R. &
N., that he has asked information from
the Board of Trade about the facilities
here for such an industry. The matter
was referred to a special committee at the
regular meeting of the Board of Trade,
held yesterday in the Commercial Block.
Prefers the Krell.
Among the many testimonials which are
being received these days by the Krell
Piano Co., Cincinnati, O., from prominent
musicians is the following dated from St.
Louis, Mo., March 1, 1900. It reads as
follows and speaks for itself:
Gentlemen: — During my engagement
as Concert Soloist of Weil's Concert Band
and Seymour's Military Band and Kunkel's
Concerts, I have used the Krell pianos by
preference, as they best meet all the re-
quirements of an artist.
(Signed)
Lucille D' Albert.
The price is only a trifle. One
dollar will secure its delivery to any
part of North America. A revised
edition is just off the press. Beauti-
fully bound in cloth, stamped in
gold, clearly illustrated, over one
hundred pages, it is a work which
should be in the hands of tuners,
dealers, salesmen, and all who desire
technical facts concerning the piano.
t h e " Piano"
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