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THE: MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
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HANDSOME BUILDING FOR GOGGAN.
EXPORTS BREAK RECORDS.
SOME MOMENTOUS QUESTIONS
To Enlarge and Remodel Business Block at Navar-
ro and Houston Streets—Will Give Them Much
Needed Facilities.
The Figures for Eight Months of This Year Show
a Business Far Exceeding That of a Similar
Period of a Year Ago.
For the Musical Union to Answer—Is the Self-
Piano or the Operator a Musician?
(Special to The Review.)
San Antonio, Tex., April 26, 1904.
Thos. Goggan & Bro. will shortly remodel and
add a third story to the two-story brick building
which they occupy as a piano store at the cor-
ner of Houston and Navarro streets, this city.
The first floor will be devoted to grand pianos,
small instruments and sheet music. On the sec-
ond floor will be the main sales room, and a large
portion of it will be divided into rooms for the
appropriate display of different makes of pianos
and organs. One of these rooms will be devoted
to the Angelus.
The third floor will be converted into a large
recital hall, where musical programmes may be
rendered.
ihe entire front of the first floor will be of
plate glass, also twenty feet on Navarro street.
All the floors will be hard wood, of mahogany
finish, and all ceilings of steel.
The main entrance will be on Houston street,
and a passenger elevator will run between the
first to third floors. There will be a stairway
on the outside leading to the recital hall.
The new building will be 55 feet on Houston
and 85 feet on Navarro, and will cost over
$10,000.
MAUZY PIANOS FOR WORLD'S FAIR.
Three Handsome Pianos of California Manufacture
Being Shipped This Week.
(Special to The Review.)
San Francisco, Cal., April 25, 1904.
Byron Mauzy has just prepared for shipment
three beautiful pianos which he has built for the
California and San Francisco buildings at the
St. Louis Exposition. These instruments, as al-
ready related in The Review, are made of Cali-
fornia materials to the greatest possible extent.
In design and finish they are certainly a credit
to Superintendent T. G. D. Baker, a man of
wide experience, and who was for many years
connected with the leading factories in Canada.
One of these instruments is in redwood, the
other in bird's-eye maple, and the third in Mis-
sion style. From every point of vfew they are
a credit to our section, and it is a pleasure that
we are to be so well represented in a musical
way.
SECURE KNABE AS LEADER.
The Crippen & Beinkamp Piano Co. Elect Officers
and Select Pianos for Representation.
(Special to The Review.)
Cincinnati, O., April 25, 1904.
The Crippen & Beinkamp Piano Co., of this
city, which was recently incorporated, have se-
lected the following officers and directors: —
President, Harry L. Gordon, vice-mayor of Cin-
cinnati and ex-Lieutenant-Governor of Ohio;
Vice-President, Frank B. Beinkamp; Secretary
and Treasurer, Herbert O. Crippen. The Board
of Directors consists of Harry L. Gordon,
Thomas Green, B. Faulconer, Frank B. Bein-
kamp and Herbert O. Crippen. The company are
capitalized at $40,000, and Treasurer Herbert O.
Crippen announced that of this amount $30,000
had been paid in.
This week the Crippen & Beinkamp Co. se-
cured the representation of the Knabe piano,
which will be their leader. It is their intention
to give this instrument a splendid showing,
both in the matter of display as well as in ad-
vertising. They expect to move about May 1 to
130 West 4th street, the store now occupied by
the Grau Piano Co.
COLLINS' STORE HAS ESCAPE FROM FIRE.
Collins' Music Store in Nebraska City, Neb.,
which is located in the center of the business
district, had a narrow escape from a big loss by
fire on April 18th. Thanks to the prompt arrival
of the fire department, the fire was gotten un-
der control with a loss of about $1,000.
At the annual dinner last week by the Man-
hattan Chess Club at the Hotel Cumberland, it
Washington, D. C, April 25, 1904.
was arranged to have pianoforte selections ren-
Exports of manufactures from the United dered by a self-playing piano to diversify the
States seem likely to make their highest record orchestral programme.
in the fiscal year which ends with the month
When this fact became known to the conductor
of June, 1904. In the eight months ending with he declined to furnish his orchestra unless the
February, for which the Department of Commerce automatic piano selections were omitted, claim-
and Labor, through its Bureau of Statistics, an- ing that the performer was not a member of the
nounces the figures of exports of manufactures, Musicians' Union.
the total is $20,000,000 larger than in the cor-
The complications arising from this amusing
responding eight months of the fiscal year 1900, incident are numerous, and in this connection
which was the record year in exports of manu- John Irving Romer of East Orange, N. J., asks:
factures. For the eight months ending with Feb- Is the self-playing instrument a musician, and
ruary, 1904, the total exportation of manufac- if so is it eligible to membership in the Musi-
tures was $288,400,924, against $268,537,972 in the cians' Union? Should the Musicians' Union de-
corresponding months of 1900.
cline to accept the instrument as a member on
The exports of musical instruments for the the ground of its being an instrument, what
eight months ending with February of 1903 was would the union say to an application from the
$2,328,288, while for a similar period of 1904 the performer, who may not know one note from an-
other?
figures amounted to $2,723,293, an increase of
$395,005.
(Special to The Review.)
HANDLE THE MEHLIN PIANO.
Mr. Leete, of Youmans & Leete, a Visitor to New
York—A Popular Gentleman Whose Only
Weakness is Hard Work.
C. Leete, of Youmans & Leete, Savannah, with
a branch store at Macon, Ga., was in New York
last week, on a vacation and a general resting
up after a siege of close application to business.
HP also had a look around the trade to pass the
time and renew old acquaintance, leaving a few
orders as a souvenir of his visit. As one of his
friends in the wholesale line remarked: "Mr.
leete is increasing his business rapidly and is
a very successful man, but he has one trouble,
and that is, he works too hard." The firm have
recently taken the agency for the Mehlin piano.
The gentleman left for Chicago on Saturday, and
so on South again.
ORDERS FOR 800 CAPEN PIANOS.
Ambassador Fitzsimmons Makes a Fine Record in
the East and South.
W. A. Fitzsimmons, traveling representative
for the Brockport Piano Mfg. Co., Brockport, N.
Y., has just returned from an extended trip
through the leading cities of the East and South.
He was away over two months, and secured
orders for more than eight hundred pianos on
this trip. This is a splendid showing, and speaks
eloquently of the Capen pianos which Mr. Fitz-
simmons represents. These instruments are hav-
ing a steadily increasing clientele of admirers
in all parts of the country. They are admir-
ably designed, substantially built and possess a
tone that not only wears well, but is full and
rich and. satisfying musically.
WANT BANKRUPTCY ACT REPEALED.
A Clique in Washington Working Hard to This
End, But With Little Probability of Success.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, April 26, 1904.
For some time an active campaign has been
under way having for its object the repeal of
the bankruptcy act. Those interested in this
movement evidently expect an opportunity will
be afforded them in the closing hours of Con-
gress to rush through a repealing bill, either as
an independent measure or as an amendment to
some other legislative proposition. The promot-
ers of this scheme are writing letters and send-
ing telegrams to Western and Southern Congress-
men making these suggestions, the form of these
communications indicating a common origin.
Up to the present time no impression has been
made upon the Judiciary Committees of the two
houses by these efforts, and the movement is fore-
doomed to failure.
The entire stock of the late E. T. Baldwin, at
Manchester, N. H., is being sold by the executor.
BLUTHNER PIANO FOR FAIR.
A Beautiful Instrument for the German Building,
Which Will Match the General Scheme of
Decorations.
[•Special to The Review. 1
St. Louis, Mo., April 25, 1904.
The magnificent building which has been erect-
ed by the German Government at the Inter-
national Exposition will be graced with a beau-
tiful grand pianoforte which has been built es-
pecially for that purpose by the firm of Julius
Bluthner, of Leipsic. This instrument has a
stained oak case, elaborately carved and decor-
ated to harmonize with the room in which it ia
to be exhibited. The German exhibit is one of
the largest and most imposing at the Exposition.
PIANO FOR WARSHIP.
Movement Started to Secure One for the Sailors
of the Des Moines.
(Special to The Review.)
Des Moines, la., April 2li, 1904.
Mr. Giles, of Boston, is determined that the
sailors on board the Des Moines shall have a
piano. So determined is he that he is willing
to start a subscription in Boston to raise funds
for that purpose if Des Moines people will do
likewise here. He has written the Commercial
Exchange that he has a friend on board the
Des Moines who says the sailors are very
anxious to secure a musical instrument.
Secretary Milo Ward, of the Exchange, says
the proposition might be considered had it not
been for the purchase of the costly bell by the
citizens of Des Moines for the ship named in
honor of the city. To add a piano to the pres-
ent expenses would make it too expensive he
believes.
It is possible the matter may be turned over
to some of the patriotic women's organizations,
and if they are willing to push a subscription
here for the purpose, the Boston man's propo-
sition- will be accepted.
COREY'S STORE DAMAGED BY FIRE.
(Special to The Review.)
Hillsdale, Mich., April 25, 1904.
Fire broke out in the Waldren Block Satur-
day morning and was not extinguished until
after three hours of hard fighting. The flames
evidently originated in the basement of Smith's
store which suffered the heaviest loss. A. Corey,
piano dealer, whose store adjoins, was also &
heavy loser, as six of his finest pianos could not
be gotten out. Corey's loss was rather large,
but it was covered by an insurance amounting
to seventy per cent.
Boardman & Gray, of the celebrated manufac-
turers, of Albany, N. Y., report business condi-
tions as very satisfactory as far as they are'
concerned. According to James S. Gray, 1904
will show a very good average.