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VOL. XL. No. 3.
REVIEW
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave.» New York, Jan, 21, 1905.
QEBHARDT CO. ELECT OFFICERS.
THE STERLING PLAYER IN DEMAND.
The Sterling Piano Co., of Brooklyn, are hav-
ing quite a demand for the Sterling player, which
is steadily growing in the favor of the musical
public. The department devoted to the player
in the Sterling building is exceedingly attractive,
(Special to The Review.)
and callers are always entertained in a most in-
Marion, O., Jan. 1(1, 1905.
The annual stockholders' meeting of the Geb- teresting manner by N. S. Wood, who has charge
hardt Piano Co. was held at their office, Wednes- of the department.
The Sterling player has been brought to the
day afternoon, and the following stockholders
notice
of the people of Brooklyn in a very effec-
were elected: N. L. Gebhardt, Dan Evans and
William Gross, Marion; H. S. Barrett, Bingham- tive manner this fall, and results are gratifying.
ton, N. Y.; C. W. Graves, Logansport; C. R. Left- Thus it is again demonstrated that in order to
win out these days it is necessary to keep ever-
wich, Greenville; W. H. Bergner, Canton.
The directors organized by electing N. L. Geb- lastingly at it in the way of advertising.
hardt, president, general manager and treasurer;
FERGUSS0N HAS PEERLESS AGENCY.
H. S. Barrett, of Binghamton, vice-president, and
William Gross, secretary.
Fergusson Bros., of Richmond, Va., recently
The business of the company for the past year visited this city for th3 purpose of replenishing
has been very gratifying. During the year 312 their stock. During their stay they called upon
pianos have been turned out by the company, Roth & Engelhardt and secured the representa-
and shipments have been made to every State in tion for the Peerless self-playing piano, which
the Union save Maine.
they will exploit in a very vigorous fashion in
President Gebhardt states that by next spring their section. Fergusson Bros, handle the Chick-
the company expects to build another addition ering, Davenport & Treacy, Braumuller and
to the plant. He said:
Weser pianos, and report a large demand for
"We expect to turn out just twice as many these instruments around the holiday period.
pianos this year as we did last year."
They have also had a goodly call for the Angelas
N. L. Gebhardt, President—Excellent Business
Report—Tc Build Addition to Plant in
Spring—Prospects Excellent.
CECIIIAN RECITALS IN PHILADELPHIA.
The Cecilian recitals which are being given by
the Parrand Organ Co.'s branch in the ball room
of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, are
proving great events of the social and musical
season. At the second recital given Monday
evening of last week, H. O. Fox, the Cecilian
demonstrator, displayed the wonderful possibil-
ities of the Cecilian in a manner to excite the
enthusiasm of a very fashionable audience. He
was assisted by Frederick Hahn, violinist, and
Miss Du Mond, dramatic soprano. A feature of
the evening was the appearance of Miss Bedelia
Williams, aged four, who demonstrated the ease
with which this player can be played
FREDERICK'S PROSPEROUS BUSINESS.
The various houses controlled by W. F. Fred-
erick in Pittsburg and adjacent cities, trans-
acted a business during the .month of December
amounting in value to $60,000. The gain in busi-
ness for the month was $6,000, while a similar
gain was renorted for the month of November, as
compared with last year.
MERIDEN'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
James H. White, of the Wilcox & White Co.,
has been appointed chairman of the finance
hoard of the various committees which have
been formed for the purpose of holding a cen-
tennial celebration in Meriden, some time in
1906. F. E. Bemis, secretary of the Wilcox &
White Co. has been appointed member of the
department of publicity for the same purpose.
Fred stein, piano dealer of Geneseo, 111., died
last week at his home in that city.
player. Fergusson Bros, control stores not only
in Richmond, Va., but also in St. Petersburg,
Fla., and Newport News, Va.
COMPENSATING ORGANS POPULAR.
The Compensating Pipe Organ Co., Battle
Creek, Mich., have started the new year in a
very lively fashion. They recently installed or-
gans at Buffalo, N. Y.; Dexter and Bangor, Me.;
Akron, O.; Cleveland, O.; Pittsburg, Pa.; Avon,
Pa.; Atlanta, Ga.; Houston, Tex.; San Antonio,
Tex.; Los Angeles, Cal.; Portland, Ore.; Kansas
City, Mo.; Minneapolis. Minn.; Belgrade. Minn.;
Chicago, 111.; Chelsea. Mich.; Albion, Mich.; De-
troit, Mich. They are now completing arrange-
ments with a number of other churches for or-
gans which will be erected during the next six
months.
PARKYN WITH PERFORATED MUSIC ROLL
CO.
Ch. Parkyn is the latest accession to the
staff of the Perforated Music Roll Co., 25 West
23d street, New York. He will in future have
charge of the demonstrations of the Krell-French
Auto-Grand and perforated music rolls at the
local warerooms. James S. Holmes, Jr., general
manager of the company, has been spending
some days in Chicago for the purpose of organ-
izing the Perfection Music Roll Library, for
which Geo. P. Bent has secured the agency.
SINGLE COT1KS, 10 CENTS.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
KRELL=FRENCH IN OMAHA, NEB.
To Open Quarters in the Bee Building, With
C. W. Brainard in Charge.
(Special to The Review.)
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 16, 1905.
The Krell-French Piano Co., ol New Castle,
Ind., having decided to open up their own retail
department, in this city have secured rooms in
the new Omaha Bee building, just completed,
where they will make a display of Krell-French
and Lagonda pianos, as well as the Krell Auto-
Grand. This department will be under the su-
pervision of the wholesale representative, Chas.
W. Brainard, who will make Omaha his head-
quarters. This will enable him to look after
more carefully and more often the wholesale
trade of the States over which he will have con-
trol, namely, Nebraska, Kansas, North and South
Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and the western por-
tion of Missouri. It is obvious that this new
move will De of decided value in further aug-
menting the outpul of the Krell-French line.
TRADE CONDITIONS IN ALBANY.
(Special to The Review.)
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1905.
The dealers in the Capital City look forward
with confidence to a good spring business. They
figure that all things point with favor toward
bettered conditions. Trade showed a shrinkage
of about 20 per cent, in 1904 over the preceding
year, and this year the feeling is optimistic to
such a point that an increase of 15 per cent, in
business is predicted over 1903.
THAT PIANO FACTORY SCHEME.
(Special to The Review.)
Manitowoc, Wis., Jan. 16, 1905.
Joseph Scheuer, of Milwaukee, who is engineer-
ing the schemes for the erection of a larger piano
factory here, was in consultation with the citi-
zens' committee last night, and said that he was
directed to purchase the $50,000 worth of real
estate for the site as soon as the $15,000 bonus
was raised.
This latter sum h difficult to realize and al-
though the committee has worked diligently, but
one-half has been secured.
The company offers a bond of $25,000 to pay
out $500,000 in wages in five years and guaran-
tee the factory.
THE McKANNON, HINKLE MUSIC CO.
During the visit last week to New York of W.
L. Bush he arranged with Hardman, Peck & Co.
whereby their entire line will be handled at the
Bush & Gerts stores in Texas and Tennessee.
The McKannon. Hinkle Music Co. has been for-
mally incorporated with a capital of $30,000 for
the purpose of conducting a piano business at
1623 Welton street, Denver, Col. They handle
the Gabler, Wegman and Marshall & Wendel
pianos. Reference was made to this move some
three weeks ago in The Review when Mr. Hinkle
was in New York and arranged with E. Gabler
& Bro. for Ihe representation of their piano as
leader.
J. Herbert Marshall., who represents the Knabe
piano-and Angelus piano player in London, Eng.,
is expected in this country at an early date.
J. G. Early, of Fort Dodge, has secured the
agency for the Knabe piano. His territory will
include the entire State of Iowa.