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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Prosperity in Chicago.
PIANO MEN MAKE CHEERING REPORTS TO A
LOCAL NEWSPAPER MAN.
Threatens to Bring Action.
WILLIAM DOLGE, ON HIS FATHER'S BEHALF,
SEEKS TO RECOVER LOST PROPERTY.
Alfred Dolge is dreaming again. When
Manufacturers of pianos in Chicago are
enjoying a great wave of prosperity. Every he departed from Dolgeville he declared
firm in the city complains of its inability that never again would he set foot in the
to keep up with daily orders. This indi- village. It has been reported from time
cates general prosperity throughout the to time that he had taken his misfortune
country, for it is only when business is in a philosophical way and had settled
flourishing that people indulge in such lux- down on his California fruit farm appar-
uries as pianos and organs. The farmer ently content with his surroundings. His
has good crops, good prices and money to belief, however, that he had become the
spare, and he is able to beautify his home. victim of a conspiracy and was defrauded
His demands upon the city mean steady out of his possessions has never left him,
and profitable employment for ill classes and, unable to withhold his feelings longer,
of workmen. This state of affairs has they have cropped out in an unlooked-for
crowded the makers of pianos with more direction. On Saturday last his son Wil-
orders than they can fill in several months. liam, who has been working at Tupper
Here are snap shots taken by Wabash ave- Lake all summer, appeared in Little Falls
and served the following notice on Receiver
nue manufacturers:
P. J. Healy (Lyon & Healy)—We are A. M. Mills:
Take Notice: That on behalf of Alfred
face to face with a proposition of disposing
of more instruments than we can manu- Dolge, demand is hereby made of you as
receiver, that you surrender all of the prop-
facture.
erty held by you as such receiver, and the
E. S. Conway (W. W. Kimball Co.)— proceeds of such property received in that
There is an immediate market for every capacity which may have been sold, and
piano which is made, and the trade is in- that such demand on behalf of Dolge, if
creasing with a growing per cent, from not complied with by you, will be sought
to be enforced by an action in the supreme
year to year.
court.
W. B. Price (Cable Piano Co.)—We have
Dated, New York, September 6, 1900.
been forced to open a new factory at St.
Alfred Dolge,
by William Dolge,
Charles, 111., so that we might come some-
his attorney in fact.
where near supplying the demand. Our
The
same
notice
was
served on H. I.
business at the present time is unpre-
Patrie,
receiver
for
the
Dolgeville Tele-
cedented.
phone
Co.
;
Walter
N.
Kernan,
receiver for
E. V. Church (John Church Co.)—We
Alfred
Dolge;
J.
A.
Evans,
receiver
for
are further back in our orders than we
the
Zimmerman
Autoharp
Co.
;
Charles
have ever been before, and c n account
for it only through the fact that people Sullivan, receiver for the Dolgeville Rail-
road; J. D. Feeter, receiver for the Dolge-
seem to have more money than usual.
ville
Electric Light and Power Co., and A.
Frank Story (Story & Clark)—We are
D.
Richardson,
receiver for the Daniel
utterly unable to supply the trade, which
Green
Shoe
Co.
has been steadily increasing since 1896. I
While the receivers are in no wise dis-
think I am conservative when I figure a
concerted
over the notice, yet they are
third increase, and it would not surprise
wondering
just what movement is on foot.
me if it amounted to one-half more than
It
is
unnecessary
to say that the request
last year.
will
not
be
complied
with, says the Dolge-
W. O. Bacon (Estey & Camp)—Behind
ville
Republican.
Every
action of every
in orders for two years, and it will be some
one
of
the
receivers
has
been
made under
time before we can catch up.
the
direction
and
orders
of
the
supreme
Geo. P. Bent—Far behind on orders, and
court
in
which
William
Dolge
threatens
to
have bought ground for an extension of
commence
his
action.
The
grounds
for
plant.—Chicago Times-Herald.
the action are, of course, unknown, but
Albro Co. Changes.
presumably Mr. Dolge intends to make a
A reorganization is announced of the hard fight for the property which he claims
E. D. Albro Co., who make a specialty of was gotten from him wrongfully.
veneers and hard woods at their head-
Commenting on the affair the Little
quarters in Cincinnati, O. Robert Laid- Falls Times says: "It will be a sad and
law has become president, T. G. Williams, pathetic sight to see Mr. Dolge coming
general manager and treasurer, Thomas from his far-away home on the Pacific
McDougall, secretary and purchasing Coast to conduct a great legal battle for
agent, and Geo. W. Vanderbilt, superin- his former possessions. It was reported
dent. These gentlemen, together with that he was prosperous and contented in
Taylor McDougall and Richard P. Ernst, his Pacific Coast home, but evidently the
constitute the board of Directors. The thoughts of the unfortunate ending of his
new officers are men of high standing in life's hopes and aspirations haunt him
the commercial world.
there, just as they haunted him when he
was in the midst of the scenes of his activ-
Files Petition in Bankruptcy. ity and he has resolved to make one final
A petition in bankruptcy was filed Mon- effort to recover his lost prestige."
day, with the clerk of the United States
The piano stores of San Francisco made
District Court in Utica, N. Y., by Sher- a magnificent showing in connection with
man P. Mosher, a piano tuner residing in the recent celebration of the fiftieth anni-
Binghamton. The liabilities are $1,437.50 versary of the admission of California as a.
and the assets $571,
State,
Geo. H. Campbell Honored.
PRESENTED WITH A LIKE-SIZE PORTRAIT BY
HIS EMPLOYEES.
A pretty incident occurred at the Knight-
Campbell Music Co.'s store, Denver, Col.,
on the evening of Sept. 12, when the em-
ployees of the oldest and largest music
house in Colorado presented to Geo. H.
Campbell, treasurer of the company, a life-
size portrait of himself as a token of their
esteem.
The presentation was a complete surprise
to Mr. Campbell, though planned by the
employees for some time, and that gentle-
man could not conceal his emotion in his
words of appreciation.
S. M. Barrus, advertising manager for
the firm, made the presentation address,
assuring Mr. Campbell of the high regard
and good wishes of the many employees.
T. A. Boyle, for twenty-three years con-
nected with the house, spoke of the growth
and constantly widening field of business
enjoyed by the house, and H. L Phillips,
another veteran, read an interesting paper
in which he reviewed the business career
and paid a splendid tribute to the personal
character of Mr. Campbell. Referring to
the careful management of Mr. Campbell
through the trying days of the panic, Mr.
Phillips said he always advanced with the
one word—"piano"—before him at all
times.
Others who spoke briefly were Albert
Giesecke, secretary of the company; C. E.
Wells, Dayton Field and Miss Olive Wil-
kins. About twenty-five of the lady and
gentlemen employees participated in the
presentation.
The portrait is a splendid likeness of
Mr. Campbell, done in pastel, set in a deep
gold-gilt frame.
A Card from Steger & Sons.
Chicago, Sept. 15, 1900.
Music Trade Review, New York:
Gentlemen—On the 13th inst. a meeting
of the stockholders of Steger & Co. was
held at the company's home office in Chi-
cago.
A complete reorganization took place, in
which Mr. J. V. Steger was again elected
president, Chris. G. Steger, treasurer, and
George F. Steger, secretary and general su-
perintendent of factories.
This places the complete control of the
business in the hands of Mr. J. V. Steger
and his two sons.
A new charter has been granted by the
state, and henceforth the company will be
styled " Steger & Sons Piano Manufactur-
ing Co."
Very truly yours,
Steger & Sons Piano Mfg. Co.
Will Use the Weber.
Dr. Henry G. Hanchett, who spent the
summer at Mount Eagle, Tenn., where he
was in charge of the assembly there, has
been engaged by the Board of Education
of New York to give a series of lecture-
recitals in the educational course next
winter, on which occasion he will use the
Weber piano. In the concerts and reci-
tals given at Mount Eagle he also used
this famous piano with much success,