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THE m\JSlG TRADE
given. We krtow of some pianos whose
neighbors would be willing to contribute
$25 to prevent playing upon them for that
time. However, in this court case, Frederick
declared that he didn't mean to hurt Edith,
but he merely pushed her hand away quite
playfully, in a sort of Philadelphia way, when
she tried to rumple his hair.
KRELL-FRENCH CO. WELCOMED.
[Special to The Review.]
Springfield, O., Nov. 2, 1901.
The reception tendered the Krell-French
Piano Co. by the Commercial Club and Board
of Trade in the Council Chambers last even-
ing was a great success, viewed from every
standpoint. More than two hundred gen-
tlemen, representative of mercantile and pro-
It was evidently that quiet yet convincing fessional life, were in attendance and greeted
Albert Krell, C. L. Dengler, E. B. Pfau
Philadelphia way of squeezing everything in
and C. F. Reeps, the members of the new
sight which caused Frederick to test his company. After the formal introductions,
physical strength upon Edith. It is said, J. F. McGrew, president of the Commercial
too, that he has already received a number of Club, took the chair and made a cordial
letters from persons who live next door to speech of welcome to the Krell-French Co.
in behalf of the city. He spoke at some
where some of the Philadelphia pianos are
length of Springfield's growth as a manu-
sold and where piano-playing young women facturing center and was followed by J. W.
live, offering him similar engagements at Burk, president of the Board of Trade, who
made some remarks in a similar vein..
$25 per week.
Albert Krell, in responding, expressed his
There is where Philadelphia beats New
pleasure
at meeting so many of Springfield's
York. Nothing of the kind could happen
leading business men and manufacturers,
here, and we would be willing to wager a
and said: "You may rest assured we will
half page in The Review that it would not dc all we can to give Springfield a name in
cost this young man $25 to squeeze the hand the world of music. There are now 150,000
of a Gotham girl. And then again, we haven't piano plates made in this city, and within two
a justice here who would convict him of the years there will be 200,000 plates made by
the O. S. Kelly Co. and Wickham & Chap-
offense. Hand pressure in Gotham doesn't
man.
run as high as $25 per. There are some,
"I was confident that they could make as
however, who have been unkind enough to good plates as could be had anywhere, and so
say that the jury who fixed the tariff on we placed our orders here. We hope that it
Frederick's squeeze came from out of town, will not be long until the Krell-French Piano
where they are not used to Philadelphia pia- Co. will occupy the first place in the manu-
no-playing, otherwise they would have raised facture of pianos, and that 15,000 pianos
will be turned out every year. As I gaze
a fund among themselves to reward the
on the assembly of men and see the substan-
young man, because he had been the means tial evidences of prosperity, I feel that we
of preventing the young lady thumping the have made no mistake in coming here."
piano for a long period of weeks.
Mr. Dengler followed Mr. Krell and stated
that they hoped in time to employ from seven
WM. KNABE & CO. AT CHARLESTON.
hundred to a thousand men, and would be
[Special to The Review.]
disappointed if they did not. "We expect,"
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 4, 1901.
said he, "to reach out beyond the Umted
During the recent visit of H. G. Linder-
States to Europe, Australia and the Islands."
man, a special commissioner of the South
Mr. Pfau and Mr. Reeps also made short
Carolina Interstate and West Indies Expo-
addresses which were right to the point and
sition, to this city, he called upon a number
were cordially received.
of leading merchants and manufacturers,
Governor A. S. Bushnell was then intro-
with an object of inducing them to make
duced. He was in a felicitous mood and con-
exhibits. In addition, the Maryland Expo-
sidered it an honor to be one of the party
sition Commission have sent out a number
to welcome the new piano industry to Spring-
of letters to the leading business men also
field. He said: "I came in on the Big Four
stimulating interest, with the result that a
from the Queen City to-night so as to be with
number of firms and individuals have sig-
you. I have been engaged in building mu-
nified their intention to take space at Charles-
sical instruments myself—reapers and mow-
ton.
ers. We are doing considerable business
Among those who have displayed keen in-
here, but we are always glad to welcome
terest in the fair are Wm. Knabe & Co., the
more."
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well-known piano manufacturers. It is fit-
After short speeches by Oscar T. Martin
ting that they should be in evidence, for they
and James Johnson, Jr., two leading lawyers,
are unquestionably the oldest and most rep-
refreshments were served to those in attend-
resentative firm devoted to the manufacture
ance, while an excellent orchestra dispensed
of pianos in the South, having been important
music.
factors long before the Civil War.
The reception was voted a great success
Among the visitors to The Review sanc- in every way, and it is understood that before
tum this week was B. F. Beinkamp, whole- the plant opens up the Krell-French people
sale representative of the Schaeffer Piano will reciprocate by a reception at the factory.
Manufacturing Co., Chicago, who has been
H. S. Taylor, who has been identified
making one of his customary trips to repre-
sentatives of the house in the East. In com- with the piano trade for a number of years,
mon with all the piano men now traveling has opened up a piano store in Grand Rapids,
he reports business as exceedingly satisfac- Mich., where he is handling the Jacob Doll
pianos and the Farrand organs.
tory.
CONDITIONAL CONTRACT OF SALE.
Important Decisions Affecting Tim* Piano Sales Re-
cently Recorded.
Wm. J. Gray and another of Boardman
& Gray, entered in to a conditional contract
for the sale of a piano to Alfred O. Booth.
The contract was made in the form of a
lease, and provided for the payment in install-
ments, and that upon payment of the last
installment the Grays would execute a bill
of sale; but that a failure on the part of
Booth to pay any of the installments "shall
make void this lease and agreement at the
option of the party of the first p a r t . " ' T h e
Grays were to have the right to enter and
retake possession of the piano upon the vio-
lation of the terms of the lease by Booth,
and might retain the money paid to them,
as damages for any injuries to the instru-
ment and for the use of the same. Booth re"-
fused to accept the piano when a delivery
was tendered, and the Grays brought an ac-
tion in the Albany County Court to recover
$25, the first installment, under the condi-
tional contract of sale. A judgment dismiss-
ing the complaint has been reversed by the
Third Appellate Division, the court hokling,
by Justice Kellogg, that upon a tender Of
delivery the Grays might sue for and re-
cover each installment of the purchase price
as if matured, notwithstanding that the title
had not yet vested in Booth, the vendee.
Justice Kellogg, after referring to the con-
tention that Booth cannot be made to pay
because he has agreed that he will pay before
the property vests in him, continues : "If the
contract is lawful and valid, I see no good
reason why he may not be sued and be made
to pay so far as a judgment for the sum
promised will aid to that end. The seller
under a contract of this nature stands upon
his contract. He seeks no remedy because
of a breach. He uses upon his contract just
as the holder of a promissory note may sue
the maker to enforce payment when payment
has been refused. It would be as unreason-
able to leave it optional with the promisor
in a promissory note to pay or not to pay
as to leave it optional with a promisor in
such a contract. The fact that the title to
the property, by the terms of the contract,
is not to vest in the buyer until a later day,
and until all the payments have been made,
in no way weakens the promise."
The Pontiac Music Co., of Pontiac, Mich.,
held an auction sale on Saturday last of a
surplus stock of "pianos, organs and melo-
deons."
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For Sale.
The Subscriber offers for sale the U. S. Patents
on the best, simplest and most easily operated Piano
Player yet produced, together with a complete
plant for perforating music, cutting twenty sheets at
once and at the the rate of five to ten feet per min-
ute; will record and perforate any music which
may be played on one or more pianos or will re-
ptoduce from any perforated sheet.
The whole plant with stock of cases, paper etc.
is offered at private sale until Nov. 20th. If not
sold on or before that date, will be sold to the high-
est bidder on Dec. 3rd. Full information and price
on request.
Plant may be seen in operation at any time by
appointment. TERMS OF SALE, CASH.
L. B. DOMAN,
ELBRIDGE.N.Y.