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VOL.'XXXIII N o . 1 6 . Publishe] Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York, Oct. 19,1901.
CABLE BRANCH IN CHARLESTON.
LUDDEN & SMITH INCORPORATE.
[Special to The Review.]
Among the incorporations filed with the
Secretary of State of New York at Albany on
Saturday was that of the Ludden & Smith
Music Co., of New York city. The capital
slock is $50,000, and the purpose is to en-
gage in a general piano and music business.
The directors are William Ludden, of Brook-
lyn; Jasperson Smith, of New York City;
and H. M. Smith, of Jacksonville, Fla.
Charleston, S. C, Oct. 14, 1901.
The well-known Chicago institution, the
Cable Co., manufacturers of pianos and or-
gans, have opened a branch store in this
city for the purpose of extending their trade
in this vicinity. For a number of years the
Cable Co. have had a branch in Atlanta, as
well as in various portions of the South.
This is the first time, however, that the mem-
bers of the company have looked upon
Charleston as a probable field for business.
The well-appointed store building, 208 King
street, has been leased by the company and
a considerable amount of stock has been re-
ceived from the factories.
Major Cleland, vice-president of the Cable
Co., and Geo. W. Wolkins, general manager
for the Southern department, have been
spending some days in this city. Talking
about his plans for the new branch, Major
Cleland said: "We are opening a branch
house of the company in Charleston, not an
agency or commission house. We have the
largest piano manufactory in the world and
we want to have more of our instruments
used in the South. Charleston has come
prominently into notice since the Exposition
has been under preparation, and we decided
that this was the time to come into the terri-
tory. We don't want to cut under or inter-
fere with anybody, but believe that we can
sell perfect instruments as reasonable as any-
body and will meet fair competition gladly.
In fact, we believe that it is truly the 'life
of trade.' We have come to stay—you may
be certain of that—and we propose keeping
a first-class music house, with all of the ac-
cessories, besides pianos and organs. I refer
to small instruments, musical merchandise,
strings, sheet music and music books. J. V.
Wallace is a Charleston man who has
been away for some years and now returns
to do business in his old home, will be the
general manager, and we hope that business
will in time require him to engage a great
many assistants."
MAUVAIS HAS THE "SIMPLEX."
Among the many important firms who
have recently secured the agency for the
Simplex piano-player, made by Theodore P.
Brown, of Worcester, Mass., are the Zeno
Mauvais Music Co., of San Francisco, who
will represent that instrument for an ex-
tensive territory on the Pacific Coast. The
deal was consummated during the visit last
week of Mr. Mauvais to the Simplex fac-
tory in Worcester.
TEXAS COURT'S INPORTANT RULING.
In conflict with some of the earlier cases,
the Texas case of French vs. State, 52 L. R.
A. 160, holds that an agent of a non-resi-
dent organ company, who travels by wagon
with an organ, selling it if he can, or tak-
ing orders for other organs, which, when
shipped to him, he delivers to the purchas-
ers, is engaged in interstate commerce.
QUITE A MIX-UP OVER ORGAN.
A special to the Indianapolis News from
Terra Haute, Ind., under date of Oct. 6th,
says: "An attorney of Batesville, this state,
is in the city to bring suit on a $1,200 note
issued by the trustees of St. Joseph's Cath-
olic Church, which was bought by a bank
in Batesville from the Barckhoff Church
Organ Co., of Pomeroy, O. The church
agreed to pay $3,200 for the organ one year
ago, and after paying $2,000 in cash gave
the note for $1,200 before the organ was
in place. The church officers did not like
the organ and asked the Batesville bank
not to buy the note, but the purchase had
been made. The church went to an expense
or several hundred dollars with workmen
from another organ company to repair de-
fects, but even now it is said the organ is
not what it was promised to be."
SECURE THE HARDMAN.
The Ross & Shefft Piano Co., of Mil-
waukee, Wis., expect to open up their new
store in that city this week. As already an-
nounced, they are handling the Knabe, A.
B. Chase, Braumuller, and have just added
the Hardman to their line, placing an order
with Fred Lohr for forty instruments.
CARLOAD OF ORGANS DAMAGED.
[Special to The Review.]
New Philadelphia, O., Oct. 14, 1901.
An engine .ran through an open switch in
the yards here and crashed into a box car
containing a full shipment of organs from
Chicago. The car was demolished and the
musical instruments reduced to splinters.
Several men were hurt, but not seriously.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
TRADE ACTIVE IN RICHMOND, VA.
[Special to The Review.]
Richmond, Va., Oct. 12, 1901.
Richmond has been all ablaze this week
with the Street Carnival. It was thought
by the dealers that it would put a damper
on business, as it generally does. The trade
has been very lively with quite a number
of cash sales in and out of town.
The Cable Co. closed quite a number of
sales this week, one of them being a Conover
grand to a prominent physician here. John
J. Reinhardt, who is manager of the sheet
music department of the Cable Co., will also
have charge of the warerooms. All of the
Cable Co.'s traveling salesmen of this branch
paid a visit to headquarters this week.
Manly B. Ramos Co. had quite an attrac-
tive booth on the front of their store, where
they exhibited the Sohmer, Capen and Ho-
bart M. Cable pianos, also the Harmonist
attachment. Mr. Ramos speaks very en-
couragingly of his trade for this week.
Walter D. Moses & Co. had their windows
very attractively arranged with incandescent
globes, which showed off their exhibit of
Knabe, Kimball, Haines and Steinway pia-
nos. Trade was very good in all depart-
ments.
Chase Bros, made quite a nice showing
with their Chase-Hackley and Carlisle pia-
nos.
Ferguson Bros.' warerooms were very
nicely arranged with Braumuller pianos.
They are very much pleased with their trade
for this week.
DEALERS' ASSOCIATION GROWS.
Among recent additions to membership
in the National Association of Piano Deal-
ers are the Carl Hoffman Music Co., Kan-
sas City, Mo.; the L. Grunewald Co., New
Orleans, La.; the Bollman Bros Co., St.
Louis; Phillips & Crew Co., Atlanta, Ga.;
Housel & Baker, Montgomery, Pa.; the Shat-
tinger Piano & Music Co., St. Louis, and
J. S. Reed, Lexington, Ky. The circulars
about to be sent out by Secretary Pfeiffer
contain much interesting information rela-
tive to the Association. They also invite the
music dealers of the country to join hands
in making the Association an immense suc-
cess.
ORDERS OTHER STRICH & ZEIDLERS.
An order for another Strich & Zeidler grand
has been placed with Chas. J. Orth, of Mil-
waukee, Wis., for the Wisconsin Conserva-
tory of Music. It will be remembered that
Mr. Orth recently secured a big order for
Strich & Zeidlers for the same institution.