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THE NEW YORK
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V O L . XXX. No. 2 5 .
Publisned Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, June 23,1900.
Two of the Claims Proven.
[Special to The Review].
Utica, N. Y., June 19, 1900.
Evidence was taken Saturday at the
office of Hon. A. M. Mills in this city in
the proof of claims against the firm of
Alfred Dolge & Son. The claims of the
Zimmermann Autoharp Company and
Julius Breckwoldt were proven, and the
further hearing was adjourned to the 23d
inst.
A Texas Incorporation.
1
When the Civil War broke out in i860—
61, young Mehlin, responding when the
first call was made for 75,000 men, went as
a bugler. The term was two years. He
served well and faithfully, returning home
as a first lieutenant. Many other members
of the Turn-Verein volunteered in response
to the first call for troops. Mr. Mehlin is
now a member of the organization's Old
Guard. On Tuesday night of this week he
was formally and ceremoniously admitted
to the Corps of Veterans.
In talking with Mr. Mehlin at the fac-
*
[Special to The Review.]
Austin, Tex., June 18, 1900.
A certificate of incorporation has been
filed with the Secretary of State by the
Tyler Music Co., of Tyler, Tex. The cap-
i tal stock is $ 150,000. It is their purpose to
carry on a general business in pianos, organs
and a full line of musical instruments.
Working Eleven Hours Daily.
[Special to The Review.]
Brattleboro, V t , June 19, 1900.
The employees of the Carpenter Organ
Co. will begin working this week on an
eleven-hour schedule. The company finds
it necessary to adopt this schedule in order
to keep lip with orders.
Veteran Paul G. Mehlin.
The New York Turn-Verein anniver-
sary festival took place during four days—
June 3 to 6—at the Turn Halle, Eighty-
fifth street and Lexington avenue. Among
its members are several well-known and
highly respected piano manufacturers, in-
cluding Hugo Sohmer and Paul G. Mehlin.
Mr. Mehlin is one of the oldest and most
distinguished members of this athletic as-
sociation, which, to-day, is a Manhattan
organization, as distinct from Brooklyn
and other societies bearing a similar name.
In 1853, when Mr. Mehlin first joined, the
Turn-Halle was a small building on Or-
chard street. The present headquarters
are in a spacious structure specially built
for the purpose.
Four years after joining—in 1857—Paul
G. Mehlin won the second prize for all-
round excellence in athletic contests. In
that year C. Bothner, father of George
Bothner, won the first prize. During the
the same year, also, Paul G. Mehlin won
the first prize at a great Turn-Verein con-
test in Boston. He also won a valuable
prize in 1859.
PAUL G. MEHLIN.
tory on Tuesday, The Review learned
that, as a young man, he took active part in
amateur theatrical performances and sing-
ing, recitals and concerts. The New York
Turn-Verein, is one of the most famous
German societies in the city. It has at
present 650 members, including repre-
sentative men of wealth and influence in
every trade and profession.
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5INGLE COPIES 10 CENTS
Needham Styles Please.
SO SAVS PRESIDENT PARSONS AND HE HAS
PROOFS TO BACK UP HIS OPINIONS.
During a recent talk with Charles H.
Parsons, president of the Needham Piano
& Organ Co.-, on trade conditions, he in-
formed The Review, in reply to a question
as to new styles in both branches of the
business, that those introduced at the be-
ginning of the season have proved in every
instance to be so satisfactory that their
replacement, for a time at least, is not es-
sential.
•'We are enjoying a full share of the gen-
eral prosperity," said he. "The volume of
our domestic output, both in pianos and
organs, shows a condition of healthy activ-
ity among the Needham representatives.
It is also a practical demonstration of their
loyalty. From reports received and from
the fairly equal distribution of orders on
our b; oks with reference to styles in the
catalogues, we have every reason to believe
that the designs now in vogue meet, as a
rule, the wishes and requirements of in-
tending purchasers. The same remarks
apply to our retail department, which is
nourishing and steadily developing in this
vicinity.
"Our European trade, principally British^
as well as our trade with other points out-
side of the United States, is growing year
by year. We find that our products gain
continually in appreciation among those
who use them. Thus it happens that those
of our best customers are sent to us by
those who have already purchased."
OBITUARY.
Henry L. Greywack.
Henry L. Greywack, a well-known deal-
er in pianos and musical instruments, died
last Friday at his home, 101 Third street,
Troy, N. Y., after an extended illness.
Death was due to a complication of dis-
A Large Skate!
eases. Mr. Greywack was a resident of
Among the many trophies of piscatorial Troy for over twenty years. He was a
skill secured by those who participated in practical piano maker, and while in Al-
the outing of the Milton Piano Co. recent- bany worked at his trade. Previous to
ly was a 100-lb. skate, by George Doll, son going into business for himself in 1882, he
of Jacob Doll and one of the invited worked for Cluett & Sons, of Troy. He
retired from business after a period and
guests.
then resumed again, only to again retire
Phonograph records can be rapidly re- about a year ago. Mr. Greywack was of
produced by a new process, by which the Polish and French parentage. He was
original record is coated with a metal de- quiet, unassuming and well liked. He
posited in an electrolytic bath, the coat- made many friends. The survivors are a
ing being thereafter used as a matrix for widow and one son, Henry Greywack, jr.
the formation of any number of wax rec- The deceased was a member of Apollo
Lodge, F. and A. M.
ords.