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THE
REVIEW
fflJJIC TIRADE
V O L . XXXII. N o . 2 . Published Every Saturday Dy Edward Lyman BUI at 3 East Fourteenth street, New YorK, Jan, 12,1901.
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Recent Incorporations.
J. W. Guernsey Sued.
G. A. Weed.
Texas.
The Secretary of the State of Texas
granted a certificate of incorporation to
the H. C. Sherrod Piano Co. of Houston.
Capital stock $10,000. Incorporators:
Harry C. Sherrod, F. A. Reichardt and E.
J. Fyres.
Miss Josephine Bennett is the plaintiff in
an action to recover damages which began
yesterday against J. W. Guernsey. She
alleged that on May 4, 1900, she was arrest-
ed on a charge of perjury preferred by Mr.
Guernsey. This charge was founded on
her testimony in the case of M, W. Guern-
sey against J. W. Guernsey, which was
tried in common pleas court last April.
Miss Bennett alleges that Mr. Guernsey
never prosecuted the case, and that at the
October sessions a verdict of not guilty
was returned. Because of the charge of
perjury lodged against her, Miss Bennett
alleges that her reputation has been greatly
injured, and she asks damages in the sum
of $10,000. Her attorney is I. H. Burns.
—Scranton (Pa.) Tribune.
G. A. Weed, who has been connected
with the Henry F. Miller & Sons establish
ment for more than a quarter of a century
died suddenly on Jan. 4. Mr. Weed, who
of late had been traveling for the Miller
Company, left Philadelphia to attend the
funeral of the late John T. Wamelink, of
Cleveland, O., and after leaving for
home he was taken ill on the train, from
which he was removed at Ashtabula and
died within a few hours after he first com-
plained of feeling ill.
All members of the Miller corporation
feel keenly the death of this esteemed at-
tachee. In speaking of his death, Henry
F. Miller remarked:
"Mr. Weed has always held our greatest
affection and respect. For several years
past he had been with us in the way of a
confidential assistant and had always been
faithful to his trust, and he had always
shown the most energetic and tireless ef-
fort in the interests of any of the members
of our company as well as the company it-
self. He was a man of the strictest in-
tegrity and most reliable in every particu-
lar. We cannot say too much of him or
do him too much honor at this time."
Indiana.
The National Improved Trolley-Harp
Co. of Indianapolis, was granted" a cer-
tificate of incorporation by the Secretary
of State this week with a capital of $5,000.
The directors are: Maurice Donnelly, M.
J. Mannix, James W. Brooks, Peter Pret-
zer and Chas. Fleming.
Iowa.
The John Hoyt Piano and Music Co., of
Davenport, la., last week filed articles of
incorporation with the Secretary of State.
Their capital is $100,000. John Hoyt, D.
J. Hickey and Robert Swallowfield are the
incorporators.
Circulation Quality.
There are some trade papers which are
rarely ever opened, which demonstrates
that the reading portion of the trade have
marked preferences as far as papers are
Biggest Behning Year.
concerned. We have always claimed that
Henry Behning, Jr., is one of the prac- there is a circulation quality as well as
tical men of the industry and, whether quantity to the publication whose informa-
engaged in business duties or in line of tion is known to be accurate, whose methods
factory work, he invariably wears his white are clean and straightforward, and it is
apron. He takes great interest in his work worth much more than a publication which
and is much gratified at the result of last publishes ridiculous rumors'and whose state-
year's business. To The Review this week ments amount to virtually nothing. Each
he said: " I am more than pleased with the publication should be judged separately
result of last year's business, which is the upon its merits and be considered individ-
largest ever transacted by the house of ually. A paper which rushes into print
Behning since its establishment, which was with ridiculous rumors has no standing
in 1861. December, I may say, too, was the with its readers, hence has no value to its ad-
largest month as far as business is concerned vertisers, and such papers rarely ever reach
that we have ever experienced. We have a a circulation which amounts to anything.
splendid line of dealers who appreciate the
The unreliable portion of the trade press
grade of instruments with which we are is doomed together with the unprogressive
supplying them. They nearly all have section. It joins hands in decadence with
written highly commendatory words re- the house organ sheet, for a paper which is
garding the Behning product. I have in supported plainly in the interests of three
this morning's mail a letter from one man or four houses practically amounts to noth-
in a Western State who writes that he is ing as far as advertising value is concerned,
simply delighted with the Behning instru- and even the men who support such an en-
ments and wishes the agency for the entire terprise are viewing it with decided dis-
State. Take it all in all, we feel encour- favor just at present.
aged at what we have accomplished, and
The closing months of 1900 will rank
are looking for a good trade for the present
year. We do not expect a boom and would among the record breakers in the history
rather not see it. Booms are not the proper of the Estey Organ Co. Their output was
things for business, but a good, steady, enormous, and virtually girdled the globe.
The increasing sales of the Estey organs
healthy trade we enjoy every time."
demonstrate the potency of the name of
Ludwig & Co. made some shipments Estey when combined with such superb
this week to Yucatan, where they have creations in organs as are being turned out
b,een developing a very satisfactory trade. to-day from the factories in Brattleboro.
Brambach Rohlfing.
The marriage is announced of Miss Ger-
trude Brambach, daughter of Mr. Aloys
Brambach, president of the Brambach Pi-
ano Co., to George Rohlfing, of Rohlfing
& Sons and vice-president of the Rohlfing
Music Co., Milwaukee, Wis., which oc-
curred at the home of the bride's parents
in Dolgeville, N. Y., on Saturday last. A
cablegram of congratulation was received
from Mrs. Brambach, who was called to
Germany, owing to the illness of her
mother. Among those present were Mr.
Stephen Brambach, of the Estey Piano Co.,
this city, and his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Rohl-
fing will be "at home" after Feb. 1, at 543
Cass avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. The Re-
view extends congratulations to the happy
couple.
Van R. Livingston.
Van R. Livingston, western traveling
representative of the A. B. Chase Co., who,
as reported in last week's Review, has
been tarrying in the East on matters of a
personal nature, has returned West. He
will visit the A. B. Chase factory before
looking up his trade in the Central West.
Mr. Livingston is a traveler of ability and
has a splendid personal following among
the dealers,