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V O L . XXX. N o . 2 . Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, January 13,1900.
Pease Progress.
THE OUTLOOK FOR 19OO
PAST ACHIEVE-
MENTS PREDICATE AN AUGMENTATION.
OF SUCCESSES.
ces in which our piano has outlived and
outworn those of other makes are not only
frequent but quite common, so much so
that whenever the 'Pease' piano is men-
tioned the term 'durable' is at once asso-
ciated with it."
The year 1900 starts out well for the
Pease products. In politics, popularity is
Worcester Association Dine.
a very uncertain quautity at all times, but
[Special to The Review.]
that this uncertainty does not extend into
Worcester, Mass., Jan. 9, 1900.
the sphere of reliable piano-making is
An affair of great interest and enjoyment
demonstrated by the constantly growing
esteem in which the " Popular Pease Piano" was the annual dinner of the Worcester
is held by piano purchasers throughout the Music Trade Association which took place
last night at the Worcester Club at seven
country.
The name so happily chosen is entirely o'clock. Those present were Frank A.
appropriate and is just as truly applicable Leland, Marcellus Roper, M. B. Lamb, F.
to-day as when first adopted as a distinctive L. Gorham, C. F. Hanson, Chas. A.
title. Many makes of pianos are well Williams. Regrets were received from
known and highly esteemed, but that they Irving Swan Brown and Clemence N.
are all "popular" is a claim that even the Steere. After the menu was discussed,
makers would hesitate to affirm, except, which, by the way, was one to appeal to the
perhaps, in the sense of being in well- most fastidious epicure, an evening of good
fellowship and pleasantry was spent.
deserved repute.
The Pease popularity, extending as it
Republican Trust Plan.
does to the most extensive of the purchas-
ing classes, has been built on a solid, en- HILL TO GIVE COMMISSION CONTROL OF
during foundation and is sustained by con-
COMBINES.
stant alertness in the matter of improve-
[Special to The Review.]
ments and the use of up-to-date appliances.
Washington, Jan. 10, 1900.
A member of the Pease firm, referring to
Representative Pearre (Rep.), of Mary-
the popularity of the Pease products, gives land, will to-morrow introduce a bill for
the following clear reasons why success the appointment by the President of a
has been achieved by the " Popular Pease commission of five members at an annual
Piano" and a big demand maintained for salary of $5,000 each, to have control of
a long, unbroken period, with every pros- the trusts.
pect of continued advance for a long time
When the fact of a monopoly is estab-
to come:—
lished the commission is to report to the
"Our pianos are all manufactured from President, and it will be his duty to sus-
the best of materials. We use only thor- pend the tariff on the commodity compris-
oughly seasoned and kiln-dried lumber, ing the stock in trade of the trust until the
employ none but the very best workmen, monopoly is destroyed, when the rates will
and superintend in person every depart- be restored. Thus, Mr. Pearre argues, the
ment of their manufacture.
tariff can be made the weapon with which
"We use only the choicest veneers for to kill the evil.
our cases, and our case designs are univer-
He has reason to believes this measure
sally recognized as the highest class of will meet the approval of the Republican
piano architecture.
leaders.
"Great attention is given to our varnish
department, only the best qualities of
Anderson Suffers From Fire.
varnish being used and ample time being
Through a serious fire which broke out
given for drying between each coat, as the
at 468 Fulton street, Brooklyn Borough,
quick-drying process now in use among
Monday night, the establishment of Ander-
many manufacturers is apt to destroy the
son & Co., piano dealers at 470 Fulton
glue through over-heating, causing the
street, was badly damaged, chiefly by
veneers to raise in blisters, and other glued
water. The insurance is ample.
parts of the case to become loose.
"The tone is rich and powerful and the
Kunkel Bros., the well-known dealers
construction perfect.
and publishers of St. Louis, have removed
"Another important feature of the to new and more commodious quarters at
'Pease' piano is its durability, as instan- 2307 Locust street, that city.
N. Y. P. M. A. meeting.
ELECT OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
FOR DINNER IN FEBRUARY
MEETING IN MAY.
ARRANGE
NEXT
The regular annual meeting of the New
York Piano Manufacturer's Association
was held on Tuesday afternoon, at the
Union Square Hotel, Myron A. Decker,
president of the association, in the chair.
There was a good attendance.
. The following officers and committees
were elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Myron A. Decker; First Vice-Presi-
dent, Robert C. Kammerer; Second Vice-
President, John Evans; Secretary, Charles
H. Parsons; Treasurer, John D. Pease.
The above list is the same as the list of
nominees announced in the last issue of
The Review.
There is one change in the list of Execu-
tive Committee members nominated. In
place of N. Stetson, who declined to serve,
B. F. Fischer. The Executive Committee
now consists, therefore, of Messrs. Robert
Proddow, Anders Holmstrom, H. Paul
Mehlin and B. F. Fischer.
Messrs. Wm. E. Wheelock, S.T. White, of
Horace Waters & Co., and A. H. Fischer
were elected members of the new Nomi-
nating Committee.
Messrs. Wm. E. Wheelock and John D.
Pease were chosen as Press Committee.
An informal dinner for members of the
N. Y. P. M. A. will be given in February.
The exact date has not yet been fixed.
Messrs. A. H. Fischer, R. C. Kammerer
and H. Paul Mehlin have been chosen as
Dinner Committee to arrange for the
event.
The next regular meeting of the Associ-
ation will be held on the first Tuesday in
May, so as not to conflict with the meeting
of the N. P. M. A., which is to be held in
Chicago on the second Wednesday in May.
American Self-Playing Piano Co.
[Special to The Review.]
Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 11, 1900.
Among the certificates of incorporation
granted by the Secretary of State in this
city yesterday, was that of the American
Self-Playing Piano Co., of New York City,
for the purpose of manufacturing and deal-
ing in mechanical devices and automatic
making music. The capital stock is
$1,000,000. The incorporators are: J. C.
Ten Eyck, S. G. Wicks, J. C. Avery, C.
W. Youngsman and Bertha B. Rogers, all
of New York City.