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V O L . x x x v i i i . No. 4.
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SANDERS & STAYMAN GET AGENCY
NEW RULE REGARDING FREIGHT
WILL HANDLE PIANOS.
For Full Aeolian Co. Line—Have Long Handled
the Weber Piano.
Between New York and Chicago—Of Interest
to Piano Manufacturers and Dealers.
The Sanders & Stayman Co., of Wash-
ington, D. C, and Baltimore, have secured
the agency for the pianola, aeolian, or-
chestrelle, vocalion and the aeolian pipe
organs, manufactured by the Aeolian-
Weber Piano & Pianola Co., which they will
control for Washington, Baltimore and ad-
jacent territory. The Pianola department
of the Baltimore store will be in charge of
Messrs. Knight and Ahalt, while Mr.
Moore will have charge of the Washington
department. This move is in line with
Aeolian concentration, as Sanders & Stay-
man have been Weber agents for many
years. Previous to this change the pianola
was with the Knabe branch in Washington,
and Baltimore.
On railroads operating between Chicago
and New York the following clause affect-
ing freight classification went into effect on
Jan. 1st. It covers a matter which has
caused frequent disputes and will interest
piano manufacturers and dealers. "Deliv-
ering agents will deliver property only to
consignee thereof. Railroad agents at deliv-
ering points shall not in any way act as the
representative of the consignor or con-
signee for the distribution of carload ship-
ments."
Under the new regulations the railroads
reserve the right to decline shipments of
insecure packages. With regard to the
freight rate on articles too bulky or too long
to be loaded in a box car the rules are
amended to read "in a standard thirty-six
foot box car."
It is further provided that owners will
be required to load and unload freight in
carloads except that the carriers reserve the
right to load and unload at their own con-
venience.
DEALERS ADJUST DIFFERENCES.
The Fourteenth Street Store, Henry Siegel's New
Enterprise, Will Handle Pianos Under J. W.
Whitney's Management.
A STEINWAY WORK OF ART
Recently Completed for One of Montreal's Younger
Millionaires, Mr. Forget.
Steinway & Sons, of the city, recently
completed a magnificent special piano for
Rudolph Forget, one of Montreal's younger
millionaires. The design is after the Louis
XV. period, the wood being dark mahog-
any. The decorations are reproductions in
oil of scenes surrounding Mr. Forget's
summer home at St. Irene, Quebec, which
is picturesquely situated on the lower St.
Lawrence. The order was placed through
Pratte, Nordheimer & Glendon, and the
paintings are by Arthur D. Blackmore.
The instrument is certainly a magnificent
work of art, and has elicited the highest
praise from the leading Canadian art
critics.
PIANOS FOR ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
[Special to The Review.]
One of the most important and pre-
tentious departments in the magnificent
new emporium to be known as "The Four-
teenth Street Store," which will be opened
about April 1st, at Fourteenth street and
Sixth avenue, the old Macy headquarters,
will be that devoted to pianos. This en-
terprise is controlled by Henry Siegel and
his associates who own the Simpson-Craw-
ford Co., in this city, and who are now
building a large department store in Bos-
ton.
The line of pianos to be handled in "The
Fourteenth Street Store" will not be the
same as that now handled at Simpson-
Crawford's, but nothing definite in this con-
nection will be arranged for until a little
later.
J. W. Whitney, manager of the piano
department at the Simpson-Crawford Co.,
will also act as manager of the new piano
department in "The Fourteenth Street
Store" and his assistant manager at this es-
tablishment will be W. L. Loomis.
[Special to The Review.]
Springfield, Mass., Jan. 16, 1904.
The Hampden County Music Trades'
Association met in Pierce's piano ware-
rooms last evening and adjusted the trouble
between the association and two local
dealers who were thought to have violated
the by-law of the organization, which pro-
hibits sending pianos out on trial or selling
a piano for less than $25 down and $10 a
month until paid for. The two dealers in
question made satisfactory explanation to
the association, and the matter was drop-
ped. Luncheon was served after the busi-
ness session.
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 18, 1904.
DISCHARGED IN BANKRUPTCY.
The school board has authorized the pur-
chase of seven additional pianos for use in
Judge Holt in the United States District
the public schools. The pianos are to cost Court, on Monday, granted a discharge in
not to exceed $1,000. The action bankruptcy to Chas. A. Wessell, formerly
of the school board makes twenty pianos a'piano manufacturer at 222 E. 37th street,
authorized to be purchased for the schools. with liabilities of $18,284.
Nine instruments have been purchased at
NOW THE GALESBURG PIANO CO.
prices ranging from $50 to $125. Inspector
John Ament has been succeeded in
Charles A. Fisher stated at the meeting of
Galesburg, 111., by Galesburg Piano Co.,
the board that the twenty pianos authorized composed of Mrs. Julia Wilhelm and Robt.
by the board will be sufficient to supply the Kanouse. They have renovated the build-
present needs of the schools and that no ing which they occupy, and are displaying a
new instruments will be necessary unless very fine line of Emerson, Bush & Gerts,
the board increases the number of schools Sweetland, Story & Clark, Crown and
Schumann pianos.
entitled to pianos.
JEWETT CO.'S GREAT YEAR.
Break All Previous Records—The Styles For 1904
Will Win Many Friends.
The Jewett Piano Mfg. Co., manufac-
turers of the JeAvett and Woodbury pianos,
at Leominster, Mass., are among the trade
institutions which have made a tremendous
advance during the year of 1903. The
Jewett piano, which has long enjoyed a
high reputation for its artistic architecture,
fine finish and excellent tone, has extended
its roster of supporters in all parts of the
country, while the same may be said of the
Woodbury piano.
Notwithstanding the enlargement of the
plant, and the increase of the working
force, it has at times been difficult to meet
orders with that despatch which has dis-
tinguished the Jewett institution at all
times.
The line of styles which this con-
cern have prepared for the trade this year
emphasizes how thoroughly they are pre-
pared to meet all demands along the line
of requirements in high grade pianos.
Frank J. Woodbury of the company is now
making a Western trip, which is panning
out most successfully.