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flUJIC T^ADE
V O L XXXVI. N o . 15.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at l Midison Avenue, New York, April 11.1903.
THE CONVENTION AT BUFFALO.
LESH MUSIC CO. OUT OF BUSINESS.
Committees Appointed by the National Piano Man- Sell Their Stock to the Segerstrom Co. of Minne-
ufacturers Association to Supervise Arrange-
apolis—Sale of a $7,500 Aeolian Organ—
ments For Convention Week.
Experiences of G. W. Torgerson — Elmer Brooks
Undergoes Operation—The Value of Small
The National Piano Manufacturers' Asso-
vs. Large Ads.
ciation has announced through its secretary
[Special to The Review.]
the names of the gentlemen who compose
Minneapolis and St. Paul, April 6, 1903.
the various committees who will supervise
The Lesh Music Co., of St. Paul, have
all arrangements for the convention in Buf-
gone out of business. There was no fail-
falo next May. We present them herewith:
ure in the strict sense of the word, it being
GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
deemed the best policy to close the doors.
Chairman : Chas. H. Parsons.
The company had been in existence for
H. Paul Mehlin,
Henry F. Miller,
about four years. J. H. Lesh, who was at
Wm. E. Whcelock,
J. R. Mason,
its head, also conducted a store at La Crosse,
Fred. Pi Stieff,
John D. Pease,
Wis.
Chase Bros, pianos were carried and
Geo. P. Bent,
Daniel F. Treacy,
the stock on hand, consisting of about five
Alfred L. Peck,
^
Handel Pond,
carloads, was secured by the Segerstrom
Calvin Whitney,
W. L. Bush,
Piano Co., of Minneapolis. Mr. Segerstrom
A. H. Fischer,
Geo. F. Blake,
is conducting a special sale of these instru-
E. S. Conway,
Chas. Jacob,
ments this week.
Chas. H. Eddy.
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The
Metropolitan
Music
Co.
made
a sale
BANQUET AND INVITATION COMMITTEE.
last
week
of
$7,500
self-playing
Aeolian
or-
Chairman: A. H. Fischer.
gan.
This
is
the
first
instrument
of
the
kind
J. R. Mason,
Alfred L. Peck,
sold in Minneapolis, D. F. Cordingly, a rep-
Daniel F. Treacy.
resentative of the factory, coming here to
SPEAKERS' COMMITTEE.
complete the negotiations. The purchaser
Chairman: H. Paul Mehlin.
was Dr. W. A. Jones of 307 Ridgewood
E. S. Conway,
Wm. Dalliba Dutton.
avenue. The Aeolian self-playing organ was
placed on exhibition in the Metropolitan
PRESS COMMITTEE.
Chairman : John D. Pease.
salesrooms only recently.
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Chas. Jacob,
W. L. Bush.
The
small
dealer
usually
has
a
pretty
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
hard
row
to
hoe.
This
has
been
emphasized
Chairman: Wm. Dalliba Dutton.
in the case of G. W. Torgerson, of Sixth
H. Piui Mehlin,
F. H. Owen,
street. But Mr. Torgerson has shown him-
Geo. P. Bent,
Geo. A. Miller,
self a hustler of the first water, as the bigger
Wm. E. Wheelock,
A. S. Bond,
dealers
who have "butted" into him are now
E. H. Story,
Fred. P. Stieff,
ready
to
admit.
Dawson J. Blackmore
E. S. Conway,
When
a man is compelled to make a sale
W. B. Price,
Calvin Whitney,
of
the
same
piano twice he has to bring some
John D. Pease,
J. Harry Estey,
pretty
strong
arguments to bear to accom-
T. Tasso Fischer,
W. H. Poole,
plish
that
result
but tnis Torgerson has done
Geo. A. Gibson,
Wm. Burgess,
in
more
than
one
instance of late. He has
Henry F. Miller.
been forced to do this because of the treat-
LANDO FAILS.
ment he has received at the hands of sales-
George Lando, dealer in phonograph sup- men of other concerns who have stepped in
plies at No. 451 Grand street, has filed a after he had already made a sale and by a
petition in bankruptcy; liabilities, $4,421; little "knocking" succeeded in inducing the
assets, $524, consisting of stock, $284, and purchaser to make the purchase from their
accounts, $240. He has been in business house. It is due to the managers of the
other houses to say, however, that they have
since 1897.
not countenanced such proceedings; but at
PROF. LE MARE IN CHARGE.
the same time it has not made Torgerson's
Prof. H. L. Le Mare has taken charge of lot any easier. He has compelled recogni-
Hollenberg's music house in Pine Bluff, Ark. tion for himself in the piano field by the force
He will be assisted by his son. Prof. Le of his personality, and by the strong argu-
Mare is a musician of exceptional ability ment he .can bring to bear that with less ex-
pense he can sell high-grade instruments at
and a business man of note.
a less cost.
$2.00 PBR YEAR
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS
Elmer Brooks, of the Brooks-Evans Piano
Co., underwent an operation for appendicitis
in the hospital last week. He came down
town the first of last week for one day, but
was compelled to give up. He stood up
very well under the ordeal and is reported
as doing very nicely to-day and on the road
to recovery.
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H. C. Hendrickson, of the Segerstrom
Piano Co., returned yesterday from a two
weeks' trip through the northern part of the
State. He reports business conditions as
very satisfactory, having placed several in-
struments while away.
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The Metropolitan Music Co. have changed
their tactics in the advertising field. For a
number of years the policy was followed of
carrying a small "ad." in the daily papers
nearly every day using only a larger space
on special occasions. The company now ad-
vertise only once a week, sometimes twice,
and use a much larger space. Mr. Anderson
tells me he has noticed more direct benefits
from this style of advertising.
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Trade opened up a little better last week
on account of the mild spring weather we
have been enjoying in this section. The
dealers all look for an active business during
the next few months.
KOHLER & CAMPBELL ENLARGE.
New Factory to be Built For the Pianista Piano
Player—A Large and Commodious Structure.
Kohler & Campbell, the well-known piano
manufacturers of this city, have just filed
plans with the Building Department for a
new factory, 75 x 100, four stories in height,
which will be erected in the rear of their
present factory on Fiftieth street. This new
building will be used exclusively for the
construction of the Pianista piano players.
The factory will be solidly built, mill con-
struction and will be equipped with all of
the latest mechanical devices.
Kohler & Campbell propose to push ener-
getically the manufacture of piano players.
Their instruments have already attracted the
attention of well-known dealers, and with
the energy behind the enterprise which Koh-
ler & Campbell will place, it is but fair to
assume that this branch of their business
will within the near future assume command-
ing proportions.
WILL DINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
The New York piano Manufacturers' As-
soication will hold its annual informal din-
ner on Wednesday, April 15, at the Murray
Hill Hotel at 6:36.