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Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, June 10, 1905.
KRELL-FRENCH PIANO CO.
HAMILTON PIANO FOR CARACAS.
Pay Roll Steadily Increasing—Big
Factory
Now Receiving Orders Faster Than It Can
Actually Ship Them.
Will be Used by the National Theatre—A Great
Compliment to the Piano.
The export department of the D. H. Baldwin
Co., Cincinnati, have shipped to Caracas one of
their Hamilton pianos, which is to be used in the
great National Theatre in the capital of Vene-
zuela. During the display of this instrument at
the World's Fair at St. Louis last year, it was
very much admired by visitors from Caracas.
When it came to the selection of a piano by the
manager of the theatre, he had not a moment's
indecision in his choice of the Hamilton.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
TO SET ASIDE JUDGMENTS
Obtained
by False Testimony and Irregular
Method, Petition Charges.
(Special to The Review.)
Cleveland, O., June 3, 1905.
In a suit filed in Common Pleas Court yester-
day, G. W. Hile, receiver for the Royal Music
Co., charges F. O. Gutman, former director, presi-
dent and general manager, with obtaining two
judgments against the company amounting to
about $600, through false testimony and irregular
court methods. He asks that the judgments be
declared null and void and that Gutman be re-
strained from enforcing them.
Hile says in his petition that Gutman was
FIVE CARLOADS IN ONE SHIPMENT.
given fifty-five shares of stock in the company,
W. W. Warner's Big Trade—A Big Cash
but that he took twenty-three more shares with-
Transaction.
out paying for them in any way. He says Gut-
man agreed to serve as president of the company
(Special to The Review.)
without salary until such a time as the com-
Madison, Wis., June 3, 1905.
pany was able to pay salaries, but that unknown
Yesterday W. W. Warner, the enterprising
to the directors or officers of the company he in-
dealer, received five carloads of pianos in one
stituted two suits of $299 each in a justice court
shipment from one music house, and more strag-
for his wages. No notice was served on the
glers are to follow this shipment.
company of these suits, it is alleged, and through
A notable fact in connection with these goods
testimony declared by the petition to be false, it
is that they were paid for by a certified check
is charged that the judgments as prayed for
for the entire amount, which was forwarded be-
were rendered.
fore ten o'clock yesterday morning. This has
been the commendable practice of this house dur-
KURTZMANN PIANO TO COREA.
ing its business career of thirty or more years.
KNABE AND WEBER PIANOS BEING USED. The goods are now being displayed throughout
The Kurtzmann piano sold some time ago by
the various floors.
(Special to The Review.)
the Smith & Nixon Piano Co., of Louisville, Ky.,
The unloading of the pianos in front of the to Eugene Bell, has reached his home in Corea.
Washington, D. C, June 3, 1905.
The Knabe and Weber pianos are being promi- Warner store attracted quite some attention, as Mr. Bell is a missionary in that country, his
nently used at the commencement exercises in they presented a very impressive showing, one home being in Mokpo. It took twenty-eight men
this city. At a pupil's recital given by Mrs. Mary which demonstrates most effectively the tremen- five days to carry the piano twenty miles. That
Kimball's School, the Knabe grand was played by dous business transacted by Mr. Warner, and kind of delivery may be all right in Corea, but it
Miss Edith Roosevelt, daughter of the President, which is seemingly growing year after year.
would never do in the U. S. A.
and by Miss West, daughter of the District Com-
missioner. The Knabe was also used at the
KURTZMANN'S NEW PLANT
IOWA DEALERS POSTPONE CONVENTION.
Washington Seminary, the Guston Institute, the
Will be Run to the Fullest Limit to Meet With
(Special to The Review.)
Hampden Institute, the Florence Seminary, and
Increasing Demands for Pianos.
Des Moines, la., June 5, 1905.
the Washington College of Music. The Weber
The Executive Committee of the Iowa Music
pianos were in evidence at the closing exercises
The new factory of C. Kurtzmann & Co., Buf-
of the Fairmount Seminary, Washington College, falo, N. Y., will be in full operation within the Dealers' Association have decided to postpone
Chevy Chase School, and the George Washington next ten days, and the room is badly needed, the convention to be held at this city June 6 and 7
to a later date. It was found impossible to have
University.
owing to the number of orders on hand. The in- a large number of Iowa music dealers in attend-
struments which C. Kurtzmann & Co. are now ance at this time, hence this action.
AN INTERESTING VOLUME.
placing on the market are of exceeding attrac-
A large eight-page booklet describing the his- tiveness and great musical worth. The art de-
PRICE & TEEPLE CO. COMPLIMENTED.
tory of the Balmer & Weber Music Co., of St. signs are in especial favor. The moment the new
factory
is
fully
occupied
it
will
be
run
to
its
The Price & Teeple Piano Co., of Chicago, 111.,
Louis, has just been issued. It is beautifully
have received the following letter, dated May 27,
gotten up and contains much interesting matter. extreme resources.
from a well-known South Dakota dealer:
The varying fortunes of this house, from its
BIG CALL FOR CHICKERING PIANOS.
"Gentlemen:—You certainly are to be con-
founding in 1846 to the present day, are referred
to in detail, with a history of the present mem-
The sales of Chickering pianos are receiving gratulated on your success as piano builders.
bers of the institution, and illustrations of their quite an impetus in Detroit, much through the The style 44, Price & Teeple, was out in hard and
handsome new building.
activity of Manager Pierce, of the Farrand Organ close competition, and won out most satisfac-
Co., who has placed a number of these instru- torily. Kindly reserve adjoining counties for
August 12 and 19 have been fixed as the dates ments with the leading people. Last week he me."
This is only one of many similar letters re-
of the fourth International Pianoforte and Music disposed of four Chickering grands and an up-
ceived by this enterprising house from dealers in
Trades Exposition to be held at Agricultural right.
widely separated parts of the country.
Hall, London, Eng.
The Municipal Council of Cassell, Germany,
E. F. Droop, accompanied by his wife and two
The Fort Smith, Ark., business of the Hollen- has decreed that a tax of ten marks is to be as-
berg Music Co. has been purchased by F. E. sessed on every householder who possesses a daughters, have left for Germany, where they
will spend the entire summer.
piano,
Dixon.
Very few New Castle people realize what the
Krell-French piano factory means to the town,
unless they be the merchants and business men
who are in touch with what is transpiring daily
in the town-on-the-Blue. The pay roll at this
great concern has climbed upward and onward
until last Saturday the large sum of $4,500 was
required to pay the employes for one week's
work, says the New Castle (Ind.) Courier. The
pay roll has grown as rapidly as the business
and it will continue to grow, as the business has
increased so greatly that it is with difficulty that
prompt delivery is made and the company is con-
sidering several matters which will affect the
town very materially when their plans are once
realized.
The only time that this factory will be closed
down this year will be during the annual invoice
of stock, which will require at least one week,
and possibly more. This will take place later in
the summer.
The employes will be granted Saturday after-
noons off, as was the custom of last year, and
all of them are looking forward to much pleas-
ure during this time off.