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THE
REVIEW
fflJSIC TIRADE
V O L XXXIII. No. 12. Published Every Saturday bj Edward Lrman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York, Sept. 21,1901.
Without question, Freeborn G. Smith is
a prominent factor in the piano trade of
Sorrow Universal Over President's Death—Piano Washington. W. P. Van Wickle has charge
Stores Draped—Business in Healthy Condition
of the local business, which is located on
—Improvements the Order of the Day—Gen-
Pennsylvania avenue, between Twelfth and
eral News.
Thirteenth streets. Mr. Van Wickle is a
[Special to The Review.!
man of sterling business integrity and stands
Washington, D. C, Sept. 17, 1901.
In no other city in the country was the high in the local business world, being a
death of President McKinley more deeply member of the Board of Trade and the Busi-
lamented than in Washing-ton. The late ness Men's Association. The Bradbury
President had the happy faculty of making piano has many friends here, and the able
friends of all who came in contact with him, force of salesmen under Mr. Van Wickle
and thus his untimely taking off is regarded are steadily adding to the list of customers.
The following members of the trade regis-
here by everyone as a personal loss. The
tered
at the various stores during the week:
piano dealers, in common with merchants in
Calvin
Whitney, of the A. B. Chase Co.;
other lines of business, have draped their
F.
W.
Teeple,
of the Cable Co.; A. D. Jones
places of business in a suitable garb of black,
of
A.
D.
Jones
& Co., Greensboro, N. C. ;
and business will be practically at a standstill
J.
J.
White,
of
Patton & White, Jackson,
during the greater part of the week.
Miss.,
and
John
A. Norris, of Smith &
The story of the business prosperity of
Barnes.
piano dealers is continued for the week end-
ing to-day. In fact, the local trade seems
A WISCONSIN INCORPORATION.
to be in a very healthy condition at present
The James Music Co. have been incor-
and the hope is expressed that it will continue
porated in Warsaw, with a capital of
without interruption.
Improvements seem to be the order of $10,000. The incorporators are: E. M.
the day in the music houses of Washington. James, L. L. Frazer and O. A. Berger.
No less than six of the dealers are having The new concern succeeds the business of
some needed improvements made in their re- E. M. James, who has been engaged in the
spective stores. D. G. Pfeiffer, agent for the sale of pianos and organs for the past ten
Vose and Hazelton, is having the front of years.
his store on F street remodeled; Smith &
WATERLOO PROGRESS.
Young, who represent the W. W. Kimball
Co. on Eleventh street, have laid new maple Business Good with Malcolm Love Pianos—Will have
flooring and have made other improvements;
out New Organ Styles Shortly.
the Stieff branch, which is under the man-
[Special to The Review.]
agement of J. C. Conliff, is being enlarged,
Waterloo, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1901.
and the Knabe warerooms, on Pennsylva-
Business with the Waterloo Organ Co. is
nia avenue, are being redecorated and moving steadily ahead, and the output is
touched up in preparation for the fall trade. perhaps the largest in the history of this con-
Minor improvements are being made in other cern. The Malcolm Love pianos continue
stores. The dealers here take great pride to grow in popularity, and orders for them
in their stores and strive to make them as are coming in from all parts of the country.
attractive as possible.
The officers of the institution to-day are:
The fine quarters of E. F. Droop & Sons Alexander C. Reed, president—who is one
are admirably adapted to the progressive of the most prominent and respected citizens
methods and high-class instruments handled of Waterloo. Charles G. Reed, his son, is
by that well-known house. The location of the treasurer, and for many years has given his
building is well chosen. It is in the center undivided attention to the business. Charles
of the business heart of Washington, and on P. Becker has held the office of secretary
that noted thoroughfare, Pennsylvania av- since the retirement of Malcolm Love; John
enue. On the first floor are the sheet music D. Bootes is head in the clerical department,
and small goods departments, and the busi- and William C. Vough is the factory super-
ness offices, airy and well lighted. The intendent. A competent executive staff, and
second floor is given over to the display of working in perfect harmony with the end in
grand pianos, and among them is found the view of extending the business of the insti-
Steiniway, which is the firm's leader. On the tution still further ahead on legitimate lines.
This concern has again resumed the man-
other two floors are shown other makes,
ufacture
of organs and within the near fu-
which include the A. B. Chase, Brambach,
ture will have a number of new styles ready
Pooje, Gabbler and other instruments.
for inspection.
NEWS ITEMS FROM THE CAPITOL CITY.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
NEW HOUSE IN TOPEKA.
F. H. Russell, formerly of Lawrence,
Kans., and Edward Harding, formerly with
the Carl Hoffman Music House, Kansas City,
have entered into partnership, and will open
up a large music house in Topeka, Kan.,
about Oct. 1st. Both gentlemen are well
equipped for their respective spheres, Mr.
Harding having been connected with the
practical end of the business for a number
of years.
PACIFIC COAST CONDITIONS.
R. S. Howard Talks of His Trip—In Fine Shape
for Hard Work.
Among recent callers at The Review sanc-
tum was R. S. Howard, general road am-
bassador for D. H. Baldwin & Co. He looks
as bronzed as an Indian, and is in fine fettle
generally for the fall campaign. He spent
part of his vacation in Humboldt and Schasta
Counties, the upper part of California, fish-
ing, hunting and having a good time gen-
erally. Mr. Howard said business in San
Francisco was interfered with to a consid-
erable degree through the strikes of the ma-
chinists and draymen. The fruit interests
have been greatly injured through the ina-
bility to secure drays to make proper ship-
ments. This has reacted on the piano as well
as other businesses in San Francisco. Gen-
erally speaking, Mr. Howard reports the
Coast trade in excellent shape. Prosperity
seems to cover the country pretty broadly,
and the outlook for the music trade this fall
in that section is very bright.
GREAT DEMAND FOR PIANO PLATES.
[Special to The Review.]
Springfield, O., Sept. 13, 1901.
Superintendent George D. Turner, of the
Wickham, Chapman & Co.'s shops, has re-
turned from a business trip in Chicago and
other points. He says trade is excellent and
that he intends to produce 60,000 piano plates
this year. This shop will soon be turning out
320 finished plates per day.
THE EMERSON IN THE KLONDIKE.
Miss Helen Thomas, who is credited with
being the only woman who ever played the
violin in public in the Klondike, recently
returned wearing part of her earnings
around her neck in the shape of a nugget
necklace. At her first appearance in Grand
Forks, the Emerson piano was used and,
as might be expected, gave a splendid ac-
count of itself. The tickets were ten dollars
each, and there was no free list. There was
a large audience and the violinist and piano
came in for enthusiastic commendation.