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V O L . XXXI. N o . 12. Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, September 22,1900. SINGLE
Col. Hall Leaves for Europe.
Among the visitors to The Review
sanctum on Tuesday was Col. H. W. Hall,
the well-known dealer of Burlington, V t ,
who left for Europe by the "Germanic"
on Wednesday.
"Yes, this is my initial trip to the old
country," said Mr. Hall, "and I am look-
ing forward to deriving much enjoyment
and benefit from my outing. I shall visit
London, Paris and the Exposition, of
course, and may take in some other conti-
nental cities of interest. I have left busi-
ness affairs in Burlington in splendid con-
dition ; in fact we have had the best sum-
mer trade in our history and September
has opened up splendidly. There is no
reason to doubt that the present prosper-
ous conditions will continue for a long
period of years unless the majority of the
people of this country are so blind to their
best interests as to select Wm. J. Bryan as
president.
' 'It isn't a safe or honest business proposi-
tion to discharge your superintendent who
is doing his work faithfully and making
money for you, although, like every hu-
man being, he sometimes makes mistakes.
McKinley, as superintendent of the busi-
ness interests of the United States, has
filled his position admirably and success-
fully. He is entitled to re-election and sup-
port from every business man and worker in
this country, by reason of his record. He
has lived up to his platform and filled all
obligations. I have too much faith in the
people of our country and in their good
judgment to believe that they will do oth-
erwise than place William McKinley at the
head of this nation for another four years.
There are many unsolved problems to be
worked out, and no man can be entrusted
to do this work better than our President.
"Oh, yes, I will be back before election.
I would not miss casting my vote for Mc-
Kinley for a good many European trips.
It is a matter of principle with me, and it
should be with every business man in this
country this year."
Felts From Vegetable Fibre.
A. Balada, of Biela, Italy, writes of a
new process of manufacturing felt which
has for its object the treatment of vegeta-
ble fibres so as to render them capable of
being employed for that purpose. The
vegetable fibres more especially adapted
for the purposes of this invention are a
kind of silky down, known in trade under
the name of kapok, and the vegetable
fibres known as "ceiba." The vegetable
fibres are rendered^ capable of felting by
submitting them (after first thoroughly
cleansing them) to chemical treatment hav-
ing such an action upon them as to disinte-
grate or roughen the outer part thereof and
render them capable of felting. This action
is effected by means of baths, the first of
which contains mercury in solution. The
second bath contains chromic acid, and is
made f rom substances capable of develop-
ing such acid, such, for instance, as bi-
chromate of potash, from which chromic
acid can be developed by sulphuric acid.
To this bath may be added other substan-
ces possessing properties such as fit them
to co-operate to improve the felting quali-
ties of the fibre, such, for instance, as
gallic acid, nitric acid, chlorhydric acid,
and their compounds or derivatives. In
conjunction with these acids there may be
employed tannin or enocianine (the color-
ing matter of wine) or sulphate of copper
or of iron, or their components or deriva-
tives.
Bollerman's New Quarters.
Bollerman & Co., the destruction of
whose factory at E. 144th street by fire was
recorded in last week's Review, have se-
cured new quarters on the top floor of the
Spies Piano Co.'s building, 132nd street
and Lincoln avenue. They expect to be
ready for business about Oct. 1. Their
loss was wholly covered by insurance.
Death of Thomas Hall.
Thomas Hall, head of one of the de-
partments of the Baldwin piano factory
and who received a bronze medal as one
of the collaborators in the Baldwin exhibit
at Paris, died at his home, 756 Wayne
avenue, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, O., Mon-
day of last week. Mr. Hall took es-
pecial pains in helping to perfect the
Baldwin exhibit which took the grand
prize at the Exposition. He is survived
by a widow and one daughter.
The new yEolian warerooms, 500 Fulton
street, Brooklyn, when visited by The Re-
view on Monday presented a very attrac-
tive appearance. There is ready for the
fall trade, a large, well-kept stock of
.^Eolian products advantageously displayed
amid costly artistic surroundings on each
floor. It is difficult to understand how
any visitor can resist the temptation to
purchase one or other of the ^Eolian Co. 's
ingenious and perfect music-playing de-
vices.
Kimball Pipe Organs Used.
The new organ built by the W. W. Kim-
ball Co. for the First Baptist Church of
Buffalo, New York, was formally opened
last week with a recital concert by Geo.
Seymour Beechwood, of Utica. The pro-
gram was an interesting one and engaged
the services of a number of eminent art-
ists. The organ from every standpoint is
a magnificent one and its tonal qualities
afforded the keenest delight to the critical
audience present.
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The contract for the big organ, the gift
of Andrew Carnegie, to be put in St. Paul's
Roman Catholic Cathedral, has been se-
cured by the W. W. Kimball Co. It will
hardly be ready before Easter. When
erected it will be the biggest church or-
gan in Pittsburg, and will be a splendid
exemplification of the progress made by
American manufacturers in the domain of
church organ building.
Dealers at Poughkeepsie Fair.
At the Duchess County Fair, held last
week at the Hudson River Driving Park,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., there was quite a
showing of music dealers in evidence.
The Chas. A. Hickok Music Co. had a
large exhibit in the gallery of Steinway,
Sohmer and Newby & Evans pianos, also
pianolas, and a full line of stringed instru-
ments, graphophones and sheet music.
G. A. Vossler & Sons' collection of pianos
on exhibition included the Chickering,
Weber, Everett, Estey, Bradbury and A.
B. Cameron pianos. There was also a fine
assortment of organs, stringed instruments
and sheet music.
The Ludwig piano was in evidence at
the booth of George B. Rutherford, who
had a clever pianist in attendance for the
purpose of displaying the qualities of the
instruments.
In the exhibit of J. Reimer & Son was a
piano—a miniature piano built on the style
of the old square piano and designed for
children. It stands twenty inches high
and contains three octaves. Its tones are
pleasing and mellow.
Drought Closes Factory.
The Denison Bros, organ stop factory at
Deep River, Conn., was compelled to shut
down some days last week owing to the
scarcity of water in the well, which is the
only source of supply to their steam boiler.
The drought, which was most protracted,
has been felt keenly in that locality.