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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
From the City by the Lake.
[Special to The Review].
Chicago, Feb. 6, 1901.
The blizzard which recently visited Chi-
cago and left Himalayas of snow in its
wake, as well as extremely arctic weather,
has not acted as a special tonic for the
business interests of the city; for while the
winter winds are cavorting through the
broad thoroughfares which are filled with
flying particles of snow, the timid piano
purchaser does not assume a noticeable
spirit of venturesomeness and come with-
in range of the Wabash avenue batteries
of argumentative piano lore.
Colonel Edwin S. Conway, recently ap-
pointed on the staff of Gov. Yates, has
been in receipt of numerous messages of
Mrs. Nouthrup was the central figure in a
number of receptions where she was made
to feel the sincere appreciation of Galves.
tonians for the noble work which she did
in behalf of the flood sufferers, which re-
sulted in raising many thousands of dol-
lars while in Texas. Mr. Northrup closed
a very handsome deal with the great house
of Goggan whereby that distinguished con-
cern will handle a larger number of Em-
erson pianos than any previous year, which
means much, as the Emerson has been a
prime favorite with that institution for
many years.
The Goggans will now pay particular at-
tention to the development of Mexican
trade. Michael Goggan will give this ter-
ritory his personal attention, and he will
go to Mexico with the strongest kind of
endorsements from prominent officials of
Texas, including Gov. Sayres, to the gov-
ernors of the different States of Mexico.
Thus the piano conquest of Mexico will be
undertaken by a great retail institution of
America.
J. Compton Henderson, general manager
of the Ann Arbor Organ Co., was in town
to-day. He will leave shortly for a trip to
the Pacific Coast. It is probable that the
Ann Arbor will double its capital stock and
immediately commence the erection of the
new factory; all of which reflects credit
upon Mr. Henderson's management.
Alfred P. Roth leaves to-night for Mil-
waukee. While West he has closed some
very excellent deals.
W. Harry Poole has been looking over
the local field and found it in excellent
shape. His fences all along the line are in
fine condition.
E. S. CONWAY.
A Peculiar Huddle.
[Special to The Review.]
Troy, N. Y., Feb. 5, 1901.
George J. McDonnell, as attorney for
Henry Schlosser, secured an order direct-
ing the Johnson County Savings Bank of
Iowa, a foreign corporation, to file a bond
for costs in its action against Mr. Schlosser
to recover on certain notes of his held by
the bank.
The action grew out of a transaction in
which Mr. Schlosser says he was deceived.
He says that in June, 1899, a party claiming
to represent the Equitable Manufacturing
Company, of Iowa City, Iowa, called at his
place of business on Third street, and made
an agreement with him for the purchase
of a musical instrument. He had an old
instrument on hand, and the agent agreed
to allow him $20 for it on account. He was
then to pay $30 down on the new instru-
ment and pay the balance, $150, in install-
ments, for which he was to give several
notes. He paid the $30, gave the notes
and says he has never since seen the agent,
his old instrument or the new one. The
notes were turned into the bank by the
party holding them and suit was brought
upon them. Mr. Schlosser refuses to pay
them, setting up that he has been de-
frauded and has never received the prop-
erty for which he gave his notes.
Young Files Petition.
Charles L. Young, of No. 1,123 Broad-
way, has filed a petition in bankruptcy,
with liabilities $31,921 and nominal assets
$10,007. Mr. Young has been acting as
manager for musicians for fifteen years.
The liabilities are principally on claims for
breach of contract, salary, printing, adver-
tising and borrowed money. The sched-
ules include the names of sixty-six credit-
ors, among whom are Marie and Clemen-
tine Macchi, $5,000; Mme. Alexa, $2,250;
Mary Duff, $2,250; Kate Rummelsberg,
$1,250: Rosa Linde Wright, $1,200; Alice
Campbell Forsyth, of London, $1,100; Isa-
belle Beaton, $1,000, and Edward Colonne,
of Paris, $1,500.
congratulation from his legion of ad-
Durgan Buys Out Jamison.
mirers, among whom, strange to say, is
George R. Durgan has purchased the
not counted Chas. Dold, the delegate of stock of musical instruments carried by
the P. &O. W. Union. Mr. Doldhas been H. S. Jamison, in Lafayette, Ind., and will
attempting to interest the Chicago Federa- devote his ability and energy to that busi-
tion of Labor to the extent of asking the ness. Mr. Jamison will remain in his em-
Governor to revoke his commission to Col. ploy. Mr. Durgan is an experienced sales-
Conway, raising the objection that he is man and business man.
an enemy to organized labor, and that it
would be dangerous to the people of the
The Business Situation.
Alleged Infringement.
state to have men of Col. Conway's stamp
Regarding commercial conditions Brad-
appointed to office carrying with it mili- street's says: "Business as a whole has
Suit was commenced in the United
tary prestige.
been of larger volume this week. Cold States Circuit Court, Monday, by the Na-
Dold's heated and overwrought imagina- and stormy weather has unquestionably tional Musical String Co., New Brunswick,
tion pictures the colonel riding at the head stimulated retail trade. More has been N. J., against James Gibson, of Belleville,
of a troop charging upon the ranks of doing too in wholesale lines on spring ac- Essex County, to recover damages on an
alleged infringement of a patent on a wire
labor.
count and business in this respect is classed winding machine, owned by George D.
Stuff and nonsense. Col. Conway has as fair. Reports are relatively best from Emerson and controlled by the National
been the friend of labor and the opponent the West and South from which section Musical String Co.
of the man who would use it for personal advices are that the total January business
and selfish ends, and he will go on clad in compares well with a year ago. The con- Gramophone Directors Elected.
his spic and span uniform as one of Gov. trary is reported from Eastern markets,
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Yates' aides at the inaugural at Washing- however, and the aggregate done has not of the National Gramophone Co. was held
ton next month.
equalled expectations. The collections Wednesday, at which the following board
of directors was elected: E. R. Johnes,
John W. Northrup returned last week are reported as fairly good. "
George H. Robertson, Frank J. Dunham,
from a trip to Galveston. He tells of the
Ernest Urchs, the Steinway ambassador, W. T. Hepper, Edwin W. Hines, O. D. La
wonderful recuperation of that ill-fated is touring southward as far as Cuba, after Dow and Frank A. Crandall.
Texan city since the visitation of the disas- which he will visit the land of the Monte-
The annual report will be submitted at
a further meeting to be held March 6.
trous flood of last summer. While there zumas.
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