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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
CABLE MEN CELEBRATE.
Cable Workers in the South Have a Delightful
Reunion at Atlanta.
[Special to The Review.]
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 4, 1904.
The Cable Piano Co. laid covers for forty-
eight of its employes Thursday night, which
was a bright and most enjoyable occasion.
In response to an invitation issued by George
W. Wilkins, general manager of the south-
ern territory, fifty members of his force in
North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama,
Tennessee and Georgia, responded. The
banquet was given in the recital hall of the
company, 96-98 Whitehall street, and was a
very successful as well as a highly apprecia-
tive occasion for each and every participant.
Among the speakers of the evening were
M. T. LaHatte, George W. Wilkins, D. S.
Bazemore, of Atlanta; J. E. Shelby, manager
of the Birmingham, Ala., branch; J. V. Wal-
lace, manager of the Charleston branch,
Charleston, S. C.; R. H. Wood, manager
Chattanooga branch, Chattanooga, Tenn.; J.
Charles Hunt, manager Macon branch, Ma-
con, Ga., and many others.
At 9 o'clock delightful refreshments were
served after which selections on the piano
and violin were given by T. Harry Oates,
manager of the Augusta branch, and Max
Hirsch. Prof. J. Ryals Connor followed
with some masterpieces, after which the en-
tire party assembled engaged in singing,
recitations and other amusements.
J. V. Wallace, of Charleston, S. C, pre-
sented to George W. Wilkins a very hand-
some watch as a token of appreciation held
by the employes of the southern territory to-
wards their esteemed manager.
The Cable Co. makes Atlanta its head-
quarters for working an extensive southern
territory and this yearly banquet was looked
forward to by the boys as a business family
reunion.
After many hours pleasantly spent and as
the clock was striking twelve, all members
joined hands in old Scotch style, singing
"Auld Lang Syne." They all left for home
this morning with their heart's full of enthu-
siasm as employes of the Cable Co.
KNIGHT-CAMPBELL'S NEW HOME.
The January issue of "Piano Thinks" just
issued by the Knight-Campbell Music Co.,
is devoted to an extended description,
copiously illustrated, giving exterior and in-
terior views of their magnificent new
quarters in Denver, Col. An excellent
idea of the extent of this enterprise is con-
veyed in this article, and it is evident that
nothing has been left undone in the equip-
ment of the Knight-Campbell warerooms as
well as special room and hall, to make them
inviting environment for the splendid line
of pianos which they represent and which
includes such celebrated creations as the
Steinway, A. B. Chase, Weber, Everett and
others.
SMALL FIRE AT OSCAR SCHMIDT'S.
There was a small fire on Thursday in
the zither factory of Oscar Schmidt, at 36-
50 Ferry street, Jersey City, N. J. It was
quickly extinguished, however, and little
damage was done.
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ARRESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
THE BANK IS A CREDITOR.
[Special to The Review.]
[Special to The Review.l
Sioux City, la., Jan. 4, 1904.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 2, 1904.
As
stated
in my last communication to
Edward A. Snodgrass, of 523 Seventh
The
Review,
the First National Bank is one
street, assistant bookkeeper of the Wulsch-
of
the
several
creditors of Walter F. Strat-
ner-Stewart Music Co., is behind the bars
ton,
the
piano
dealer, who gave a bill of
at the police station because Wednesday
sale
of
his
entire
stock to the McPhail
evening's train for Terre Haute was an
hour late. Just as he was about to step on Piano Co., of Boston. The bank now al-
the belated train he was arrested by De- leges that it has been paying checks drawn
tectives Lancaster and McGuff on the by Stratton, whose account was overdrawn,
charge of embezzling several hundred doi- through an arrangement with the Boston
lars from the firm by whom he was em- concern to reimburse by draft the bank for
ployed. In his pocket a ticket for Terre the money paid out by the Stratton over-
drafts. The officials of the bank state that
Haute was found.
Snodgrass's method of operation was a they are out the sum of $1,200.
simple one. It is alleged that he drew out
GETS CONTRACT FOR KIMBALL ORGAN.
money to pay off certain obligations of the
firm and failed to account for it on the
[Special to The Review.]
ledger. An investigation of his books
Houston, Tex., Jan. 4, 1904.
In competition with the largest organ firms
showed that he was several hundred dollars
short. Matt Matthews, head bookkeeper, in the United States, C. E. Oliver, of the
took Snodgrass to task yesterday afternoon Oliver Music House, and representative in
about the condition of his books and Snod- this territory for the W. W. Kimball Co.,
grass said he would get the money to pay has secured the contract for the installation
of the pipe organ for the Second Presbyte-
up the shortage.
He was allowed to go out to get the rian Church. The contract price of the in-
money, but when he did not return, the de- strument selected, which will be a Kimball,
tectives were notified. His arrest followed. is $5,850.
The organ will be one of the best and larg-
A. B. CHASE PUBLICITY.
est in the State and of the most approved de-
A very pretty souvenir of the A. B. Chase sign. The action will be the duplex tubular
art pianos calendar was received this week pneumatic. The organ will have 1,700 pipes
from the manufacturers. It is a clever con- and will be operated by water motor. It is
ceit, showing how the beautiful tone of the a compliment to the merits of the Kimball
A. B. Chase grand charms not only adults and to Mr. Oliver's ability that a Houston
but the children, who are so educated to ap- music house should have secured this con-
preciate its charms that later in life they tract in active competition with some of the
naturally select an A. B. Chase as part of greatest pipe organ concerns in the United
their home equipment.
States.
The past year has witnessed a tremendous
HOLDS THAT CASE SHOULD PROCEED.
campaign of publicity in behalf of the A. B.
Chase art pianos. More than five million
[Special to The Review.l
Cincinnati, O., Jan. 5, 1904.
readers have been made acquainted with the
The
case
of
Albert Krell vs. Crippen &
merits of this instrument through the ad-
vertising of the A. B. Chase Co. in the high Woodmansee for conspiracy and damage
class magazines. This has been a tremend- came up on demurrer in the U. S. District
ous aid to A. B. Chase representatives in all Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and
Judge Thompson after a thorough hearing
parts of the country, as it has acquainted
and upon the arguments of counsel over-
everyone with the aristocratic lineage of this ruled the demurrer, holding that plaintiff had
superb example of piano making.
a good cause of action and that the case
should proceed upon its merits.
PFEIFFER'S STORE NOT DAMAGED.
D. G. Pfeiffer's piano rooms, which are lo-
cated in the Hooe building, Washington, D.
C, were not damaged by the fire which oc-
curred in the upper floors of that structure
last week. The photographic plant of the
U. S. Geological Survey, located on the sixth
floor, was completely destroyed.
HAVING INSURANCE ADJUSTED.
C. E. Mitchell, piano dealer of Portland,
Me., is having the insurance adjusted on the
recent fire in his warerooms at 21 Oak street.
In this connection he is advertising a fire sale
of the damaged goods.
W. IRVING MAPES A VISITOR.
W. Irving Mapes, on the traveling staff of
the Foster-Armstrong Co., Rochester, N. Y.,
enjoyed the holiday season with his brother,
S. S. Mapes, the well-known and popular
piano string manufacturer. Special functions
for his entertainment eventuated in New
York, and in Fishkill, N. Y., their home.
Needless to say, the twain were welcome
guests everywhere, for both are gentlemen of
engaging personality.
Two children of P. J. Healy attended
the Iroquois theatre, in Chicago, on the day
of the holocaust. Mercifully they escaped
all injury.
BEHR BROS. & CO
PIANOS,
29th Street and I Ith Ave., NEW YORK.
HIGHEST STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE."