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REVIEW
V O L . XXXIII. N o . 1 0 . Published Every Saturday bj Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York, Sep*. 7,1901.
MOLLER'S EXPOSITION ORGAN.
BOOTHE'S CLOSE CALL
[Special to The Review.]
While William F. Boothe, president of the
Charleston, S. C, Sept. 3, 1901.
American Piano Manufacturing Co., was
The great organ for the Auditorium build- leaning against the chain guard at the ele-
ing at the Exposition will be supplied by vator shaft on the fourth floor of the fac-
Mr. M. P. Moller, of Hagerstown, Mary- tory recently, the staple suddenly gave and
land, and will be one of the largest and finest precipitated him into the shaft. He was
that has ever been used at an Exposition in leaning backward at the time, but not for
this country. Mr. Moller writes that "we once did he lose his presence of mind. As
now have the organ for your Exposition un- he passed the steel rope he seized it, swung
der construction and expect to ship so it will around, and, gaining a firmer hold, he
reach there by November 1, which will give held on while he shouted to the men on the
us abundant time to have it completed for floor to come to his assistance. Reaching
your opening." Mr. Moller will provide for they swung him back to the floor with but
a number of recitals by the most distin- little damage save lacerated hands.
guished organists in this country during the
"The only fear I had," remarked Mr.
Exposition period.
Boothe while relating the incident, "was
that the elevator, which was on the ground
SEARCH FOR MERRILL PIANO
floor, would start on its upward journey, and
Discloses Interesting Business Methods of Andreas in that event I would have been ground up
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in the cog machinery at the top of the shaft,
[Special to The Review.]
which was only just above me. I yelled
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept 3, 1901.
—well, just a trifle. Yes, it was somewhat
Andreas Rohne Friday morning, before of a narrow shave."
Judge Simpson, smilingly admitted that he
did business on very peculiar and sometimes
GREATEST AUGUST IN HISTORY.
profitless lines. He appeared in court in
[Special to The Review.]
reply to a writ calling for the disclosure of
Brattleboro, Vt, Sept. 3, 1901.
the whereabouts of a certain piano. The
At the factory of the E. P. Carpenter
piano, it seems, was the property of the Co. business is humming along at a lively
Merrill Piano Manufacturnig Company, of pace, and there seems to be an unceasing
Lawrence, Mass., and had been shipped to demand for the reliable Carpenter organs.
Rohne upon a written contract by which the In a chat to-day with Mr. Austin, the gen-
latter was to pay to them the sum of $241.85. eral manager of the company, he said:
In court to-day Rohne declared that he had
"Our shipments for August exceed those
sold the piano to a young man named Day, of any August in our history, and in fact
who lived in Butte, Mont. The young man shipments up to this date are equal to the
had represented himself as very wealthy, and
best year we ever had. With the favorable
he had thought it perfectly safe to intrust the
fall business which seems to be assured,
property to him. He declared, however,
we ought to break all records this year."
that he had not received a cent from the
Montana man in payment, and stuck to this
READY FOR FALL.
story. Judge Simpson entered a judgment
"We are getting a splendid line of pianos
against Rohne for the amount, and the at-
ready for the fall trade," remarked W. B.
torney for the company stated that the judg-
Craighead, president of the Milton Piano
ment would be used as foundation for crim-
Co., "and we feel that there will be a de-
inal proceedings to be commenced against
mand for everything that we are piling
Rohne.
up now a little later. With many of our
NOTED PIANIST IS DEAD.
smaller dealers trade has not commenced to
Dr. William Barnsmore Pape, who died move as yet, but we have great hopes for
in Mobile, Ala., last week, was noted as a the fall business."
pianist, and when thirteen years of age ap-
W. L. Bush, who has been visiting the
peared with Mme. Anna Bishop in New trade in Missouri and Kansas, speaks en-
York. He visited Havana and Canada, and thusiastically about the general business con-
made two tours of England, playing before ditions in that section. The Bush & Gerts
the royal family June 6, 1864. Later in life dealers in these cities, as well as in Topeka
he devoted himself to the practice of med- and Lawrence, are all doing well, and are
hopeful about the outlook for fall.
icine.
ti.oo PEK YK » R.
SINGLE COPIES, io C. NTS.
WILL PLAY THE BALDWIN PIANO.
The list of eminent artists who will use
the Baldwin concert grand piano in recital
the coming musical season continues to grow.
This week we learn that Miss Gertrude Von
Betz, who graduated from the Grand Conser-
vatory of Music, Leipsic, with the highest
honors, will make her American debut the
coming fall, using the Baldwin grand as a
medium to make her talents known to the
musical public of the United States. Miss
Von Betz has played in all the prominent
cities in Europe, winning the highest praise
for her work from the critics of Budapest,
Dresden and other critical musical centers.
She played before the King of Saxony, who
complimented her highly on her ability, and
before Prince Cantacuzene at St. Petersburg,
who was so pleased with her work that he
presented her with a magnificent ring set
with valuable stones.
Mr. Arnold Somlyo, who has charge of the
Baldwin interests in this city, is to be con-
gratulated on the excellent connections which
he has made in an artistic way, whereby the
tonal beauties of the Baldwin pianos will win
a wider recognition.
PLANNING ORGAN FACTORY.
[Special to The Review.]
Wabash, Ind., Sept. 3, 1901.
The Butler Music Company, which has
branches here, at Huntington and Marion,
will establish a large organ manufactory at
Lafontaine, this county. There is an abund-
ance of cheap gas in the vicinity, and the cit-
izens have been making attractive offers to
manufacturers to establish industries at that
point. The Butler Company will erect a
large building, and it is the intention to have
the plant in operation this winter. Fifty men
are to be employed at the start, and the num-
ber will be increased as needed.
PLANT NEARING COMPLETION.
[Special io The Review.]
Springfield, O., Aug. 31, 1901.
The Krell-French Piano Company are busy
rushing the work of preparing their plant in
the East street shops for the fall work. The
interior of the plant is being painted through-
out and new floors are being Jaid as fast as
possible.
C. L. Zengler, treasurer of the company,
said yesterday that they expected to get
started within six weeks with a force of 200
men. "We expect," he said, "to have 600
people at work as soon as possible." Presi-
dent Krell was up from Cincinnati Monday,
looking over the plant.