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Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 last Fourteenth Street. New York, May 12,1900.
Wire Trust?
BROTHERS TO ERECT BIG ROD
AT CORTLANDT PROGRESS OF
THE WASHBURN PLANTS.
,i ICK roUN»»TI
[Special to The Review.l
Worcester, Mass., May 8, 1900.
Wickwire Brothers, of New York, have
placed a big order with the Morgan Con-
struction Co., of this city, for a complete
rod rolling mill for a plant just acquired at
Cortlandt, N. Y. The new mill will cover
ten acres of ground. The erection of the
plant is said to indicate a determination on
the part of the Wickwire Brothers to com-
pete with the American Steel and Wire
Co. in all branches of the business. It
has long been regarded as one of the most
active competitors of the Steel and Wire
Trust, but has been obliged to buy its
steel rods from the American Steel and
Wire Co.
With a rod rolling mill in operation it
will be possible for the New York firm to
buy steel billets in the open market and
roll its own rods, thereby saving the profit
the trust is now getting.
The order represents a money consider-
ation of upward of $100,000. Several
months will be required to fill it. Another
company that will soon play the part of a
formidable rival of the trust is the Wash-
burn Wire Co., whose plants at Ports-
mouth, R. I., and Wilkinsonville, Mass.,
are well advanced in construction. The
firm recently acquired the Wolff Bicycle
plant in New York. The chief promoter
of the Washburn Wire Co., is Charles G.
Washburn of Worcester, son of the late
Charles F. Washburn, whose father, Icha-
bod Washburn, was one of the founders of
the Washburn & Moen Co., the largest in-
dividual company absorbed by the Ameri-
can Steel & Wire Co.
Strauch's Ivory Keys.
The cutting of ivory for piano and organ
keys—a department recently inaugurated
by Strauch Bros., the eminent action mak-
ers of this city—promises to be an im-
portant as well as successful feature of
their great establishment. Few concerns
are better equipped in the way of improved
machinery and competent workmen to
cater to the wants of the trade desiring the
best specialties in this line, "Thorough-
ness " is the Strauch keynote in every
branch of their business and it is well em-
phasized in the ivory key product.
The first mail received by the Vose & Sons
Piano Co. Monday of last week brought
orders for forty-seven pianos.
Ann Arbor Music Co.'s Quarters.
la.oo PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS
Antwerp Ivory flarket.
At the first quarterly sale of ivory held
recently at Antwerp, Belgium, 160,193
pounds were sold, embracing the different
standards of quality. This exceeded the
sale for the corresponding quarter of 1899
Probably in the history of Ann Arbor by almost 20,000 pounds, and practically
business houses there has not one pushed doubled the sales of a similar period in 1894.
ahead with more speed and straightfor- There has been manifest a steady growth
wardness than the Ann Arbor Music Com- in the demand for ivory in the Antwerp
pany. It is not only prominent as a music market since 1890 when the quarterly sale
house in Ann Arbor, but it is widely amounted to 24,647 pounds.
known throughout the state, says the
The prices for hard ivory were very ir-
Daily Argus, of Ann Arbor, Mich. The regular, having decreased for the heavy
constant increase of business has made and medium weight tusks of ordinary
their present store most too small and in quality by from nine to nineteen cents per
consequence, arrangements have begun kilogram (2.2046) pounds, whereas prices
for a more spacious building for the accom- for heavy tusks of good quality were in-
modation of their many patrons. The creased by about nineteen cents, some lots
Argus called attention to the fact some even reaching the figure of $5.23 per kilo-
time ago that the building occupied by the gram. The prices paid for oversizes
Moore Hardware Co. and the Excelsior showed an advance of 9 cents. Scrivailles
laundry had been sold, and it is now were sold at an advance of from 9 to 19
learned that the Ann Arbor Music Co. cents.
will hold forth at that place. The store,
The soft ivory, heavy and medium
which is a double one, will be modeled for weight tusks, decreased in value from 38
a strictly up-to-date music house. On the to 57 cents per kilogram; the other classes,
first floor sheet music and small goods will however, were sold at the same prices as
be sold; the offices and an elegantly fur- the hard ivory.
nished show room will also be in this part
The next quarterly sale is scheduled for
of the building. On the second floor will this month.
be the salesroom of the Ludwig, and a
number of other popular makes of pianos.
The Calenberg Piano Co.
Phonographs, Claviolas, and every in-
At the Calenberg warerooms, 23 East
strument that is musical will be kept in Fourteenth street, there is on exhibition a
stock. A grand concert hall, and a num- very fine line of instruments, which deal-
ber of studios for teaching purposes will be ers coming to the city should not fail to
one of the many conveniences of the new inspect. The Calenberg Piano Co., whose
house of the enterprising firm. A pas- factory is at New Rochelle, N. Y., report
senger elevator to the different floors, and a very gratifying condition of things.
every other contrivance that will make the Their instruments are constantly growing
new venture a metropolitan one will be in favor. These instruments are built to
had. Martin Seabolt and Frank Legg are supply a certain want, namely, a reputable
the lively young business managers of this piano that can be sold by a dealer and
prosperous firm. Energetic, accommodat- guaranteed as musically satisfactory at a
ing and ever willing to please, these two fair price.
young men have made their business what
it is, and by the continuation of past ef-
Joined Wissner Forces.
forts, the Ann Arbor Music Co., will
Harry J. Raymore has joined the forces
not only be made one of the best in the
state, but also one of the recognized lead- of Otto Wissner, of Brooklyn, and resigned
the presidency of the Raymore Piano Co.,
ing music Jiouses of this country.
of Albany.
Some of the late creations of the Wissner
The marriage of Miss L. A. Heppe, house have been worthily praised. They
daughter of C. J. Heppe and Geo. Dunbar well reflect the enterprise and ambition of
Shewell, which occurred in Philadelphia Mr. Wissner in the field of piano making.
last week, was a brilliant affair, between
G. H. Beverly of the Lindeman & Son
five and six hundred guests being present.
Piano
Co. left town on Monday for a short
The happy couple are now enjoying a
Eastern trip.
honeymoon trip through the South.
FIND IT NECESSARY TO SEEK LARGER STORE
OWING TO THE GROWTH OF THEIR RETAIL
TRADE IN THEIR NEW BUILDING THEY
HAVE CONCERT HALL, SHOW ROOMS
AND EVERYTHING UP TO DATE.