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V O L . X X X V I I I . No. 19. PilisMErerySal. by Edward Lyman BUI at 1 Malison Are., Hew Tort, lay 7,1904,
MILWAUKEE DEALERS ORGANIZE.
WEATHER HAS DISTURBED TRADE.
PIANOS IN SOUTH AMERICA.
Form Local Association and Get to Work to Secure
Convention for Next Year.
(Special to The Review.)
Milwaukee, Wis., May 2, 1904.
After some preliminary discussion the piano
dealers of this city met on Wednesday evening
at the Hotel Pflster and formally organized the
Milwaukee Piano Dealers' Association with the
following officers: James B. Bradford, president;
S. A. Mondschein, vice-president;
Edmund
Gram, secretary and treasurer. There were in
addition to these gentlemen five other dealers
present. It is intended to hold another meet-
ing in the very near future, at which time fur-
ther steps will be taken to enlarge the member-
ship as well as to elect delegates to the conven-
tion of the National Association to be held at
Atlantic City. Strong efforts are being made
by the dealers here as well as the Citizens' Busi-
ness League to secure the convention of the two
associations for Milwaukee in 1905. R. B. Wat-
rous, secretary of the League, is in charge of
the movement, and he has secured the aid of the
local dealers.
A NEW FIRM IN PROVIDENCE.
Sullings & Nye, are the latest firm of piano
dealers to make their bow in Providence, R. I.,
handling the Henry F. Miller as their leader.
They have opened quarters in the Lederer Build-
ing, 139 Mathewson street. Both members of the
firm are practical men. Mr. Sullings is a well-
known tuner, while Mr. Nye has been connected
with the Steinert and Mann establishments as
salesman.
J. W. GROVES HIGHLY COMPLIMENTED.
J. W. Groves, the progressive piano dealer of
Madison, Wis., has just retired from the office
of Mayor of that city, and the local papers, irre-
spective of party, have paid the highest tributes
to his administration. They all concede that the
retiring executive goes out of office with the
friendship and esteem of all with whom he has
had dealings.
LAUTER CO. ABSORB WARD & CO.
The business of S. A. W r ard & Co. of Newark,
N. J., has been purchased by the Lauter Co. of
that city. Mr. Banks, who has been managing
the business, will be connected with the Lauter
house in an important capacity. S. A. Ward,
founder of this house, died some time ago, and
for a time it was intended by the widow to con-
tinue the business, but recently she changed her
mind.
DONATES A HUNTINGTON PIANO.
The Huntington Piano Co. of Shelton, Conn.,
through their Washington agents, E. P. Droop &
Sons, donated one of their handsomest Hunting-
ton pianos to the bazaar which was given last
week in that city for the benefit of the Red Cross
Society of the East, under the auspices of
Countess Cassini, niece of the Russian Ambas-
sador.
Increasing Demand for American Instruments
Which Are Superseding Those of German Man-
ufacture.
A recent visitor to Chicago was W. C. Albert,
of Jalapa, Nicaraugua, who purchasd a number
of pianos for the territory which he controls in
South America. In the course of a chat with sev-
eral manufacturers he reported that American
pianos are fast superseding the German instru-
ments in his country, as they stand the climatic
changes better. While it was hard work to
change the public mind in this respect, yet the
American piano is now realizing the best prices,
and is being purchased by the best people. He
looks forward to an increasing market for
American pianos in South America, provided
manufacturers follow up their advantage.
KRANICH & BACH IN HARLEM
To Enlarge Their Warerooms—Secure Adjoining
Building—A Special Sale That is Attracting.
Kranich & Bach have annexed the property ad-
joining their Harlem warerooms at 16 West 125th
street, which they are about to entirely remodel.
When out of the hands of the contractors this
establishment will be the largest and handsomest
piano exhibition rooms in upper Manhattan.
These changes will necessitate a temporary va-
cating of the premises and sooner than remove
the stock to their 23d street warerooms they
have been advertising this week a special sale
under the caption "Piano Chance of a Lifetime,"
in which they have made attractive offerings on
pianos.
During the week the warerooms were opened
evenings and there have been many callers who
have expressed themselves pleased to have been
afforded this chance of selecting a good instru-
ment.
THE BALDWIN EXHIBIT AT ST. LOUIS.
The Baldwin Piano Co. are sending out hand-
somely engraved leaflets containing the ground
plan of the Fair, in which particular attention
is directed to the Liberal Arts Building and the
section in which their exhibit is located in that
structure. In addition to the art pianos and
standard styles of Baldwin and other pianos dis-
played, a novel feature of the exhibit is the re-
production of the group of Cincinnati factories
on a model exacly to scale, showing men, ma-
chines, electric lighting, railroad switches and
cars and locomotive in motion.
CECILIAN RECITAL IN DAYTON, 0.
The Starr Piano Co. of Dayton, O., through
Manager Wm. M. Breckenridge, have sent out
invitations for a Cecilian recital which was
scheduled to take place last evening at the Wom-
an's Christian Association Auditorium in that
city. The soloists were:
Edward C. Towne,
tenor, Chicago; Arthur Leroy Tebbs, baritone,
Dayton; William M. Breckenridge, Cecilian, Day-
ton; Mrs. Harry E. Talbott, contralto, Dayton;
Miss Louise Marie Grieme, at the piano, Indian-
apolis.
W. L. Bush Sizes Up the Situation Very Correctly
in the Course of a Chat With The Review—
Big Call for Grand Pianos.
[Special to The Review.]
Chicago, 111., May 2, 1904.
In a chat with Will L. Bush, president of the
Bush & Gerts Piano Co. regarding trade condi-
tions, he said: "Business has been retarded'con-
siderably this month by the continuation of bad
weather. We have many orders booked for
shipment, and we have no fears regarding the
general results. Both factories have been run-
ning full blast, and at the Victor factory we
could have run overtime to fill orders and have
accumulated very little stock of Bush & Gerts
pianos; just about what we had on hand the first
of the year when we were caught by the disas-
trous conflagration in our warehouse, and we
consider the volume of business most satisfac-
tory up to date, but collections continue rather
dull, a condition which we hope to see relieved
immediately upon the prevalence of fair weather,
so as to give the boys on the outside new courage
and a chance to get out into the country. One
man wrote us yesterday that he had three pianos
placed that he had not been able to drive to in
three months, on account of the roads, and this
seems to be the general cause of the dullness in
collections.
,
"We are having great success with our grancT
pianos, both Victor and Bush & Gerts, and have
numerous orders ahead. Our new styles are tak-
ing remarkably well, and we have had more com-
pliments on our new catalogues than anything we.
have ever distributed heretofore.
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THE NEW EMPIRE STYLE SOHMEK.
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The new Empire Style Sohmer is winning very
favorable notices in all parts of the country.
One of these instruments as well as a carload of
Sohmer pianos were received last week by Byron
Mauzy, of San Francisco, and as soon as it was
uncased he placed it in the window, where it at-
tracted admiring crowds. The Sohmer was never
as popular on the Pacific Coast as to-day, and
Byron Mauzy reports an excellent demand for
these instruments.
RESIGNS AS STATE SUPERINTENDENT.
W. T. Crane, who as reported in last week's
Review, has incorporated the W. T. Crane Co.,
to do a retail piano business in Syracuse, Utica
and vicinity, has resigned as superintendent of
agencies for the W. W. Kimball Co., in New York
State. He will, however, continue to represent
the Kimball instruments in his own establish-
ment, and advance their interests in every way
possible.
NEED MORE ROOM FOR THEIR BUSINESS.
Lechner & Schoenberger, piano dealers, of
Pittsburg, Pa., are now in the throes of altera-
tions which, when completed, will give them an
addition of two floors as well as modern equip-
ment in every respect in the way of lighting,
elevator service, etc. These progressive dealers
handle the Kranich & Bach, Emerson, Starr and.
Shoninger pianos.