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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
CLUBHOUSE FOR MUSICIANS
Will be Erected in Chicago by the Federation
of Musicians—Many Unique Features.
This is the second misfortune of this nature Mr.
Wood has had within the past eighteen months,
a former agent named Black now being in the
penitentiary for peculations committed while act-
ing as his agent.
The Chicago Federation of Musicians will
shortly erect a clubhouse for its members upon
LONG DISTANCE ORDER FOR PIANOS.
which $100,000 will be spent. It will be the
first clubhouse built by a labor organization for
J. C. Bridge, the wideawake piano dealer of
use of its members in Chicago.
Logansport, Ind., recently received quite a long
The musicians will take for a model the $200,- distance order for a Bush & Gerts piano from
000 clubhouse built and owned by the Aschen- Mrs. John C. Gess, of Milan, Wash. Mr. Bridge
broedel, a social branch of the New York Mu- tells the story to The Review as follows: "Fif-
sicians' Union, which, it is said, has proved a teen years ago I sold Mrs. Gess a "B. & G."
successful venture and has done much toward piano (who was then Mrs. Dr. Carter, of Cam-
promoting and cementing the organization there. den, Ind.), and she was so well pleased with the
Following closely the lines of the New York instrument, that she now wanted another with
home in the main, the Chicago players plan to the same sweet singing tone, and sent me the
include one or two novel features. One of the present order unsolicited, although she is now
main attractions of the Chicago home will be a living nearly 3,000 miles away, which seems a
school department, in which members of the long distance for a little one horse dealer like
union may receive additional musical training me to receive an order for a piano, but it goes
at a small expense. One .branch of the educa- to show that a party will sometimes go a long
ways to get the instrument they like best."
tional department will be devoted to those union
players who desire to develop their talents for
composition and follow this calling for a liveli-
DEATH OF ASHBEL A. STIMPSON.
hood.
Another feature will be an infirmary, where
Ashbel A. Stimpson, up to six years ago a
sick or incapacitated musicians may be cared member of the Sabin Mfg. Co., makers of organ
for by a staff of physicians and nurses. It is springs, died at his home in Montpelier, Vt., last
possible that quarters also may be provided in week at the age of seventy-three.
this connection for old players who are de-
pendent.
ANOTHER PIANO MAN HONORED.
In addition to halls and offices, rooms will be
provided for social purposes. Billiard rooms,
Governor Guild of Massachusetts has appointed
bowling alleys, a swimming tank and a gym-
nasium are listed in the features already out- Samuel H. Hudson, president of the Jewett Piano
Co., to the office of Excise Commissioner. Mr.
lined.
Hudson is ably fitted for the post, being a grad-
It is said about $40,000 is available for the
uate of the law department of Boston University.
plans already. Steps will be taken soon to raise
Mr. Hudson has held both the office of assistant
the balance of the amount required.
city solicitor and that of first assistant corpora-
tion counsel of Boston.
MOLLER PIPE ORGAN DEDICATED.
The inaugural recital on the handsome pipe
organ built for the Bellevue Methodist Episcopal
Church by M. P. Moller, the well-known manu-
facturer of Hagerstown, Md., occurred on the
evening of May 31. M. H. Oetting presided, as-
sistsd by E. E. Giles, tenor. The action is the
Moller patent tubular pneumatic throughout, in-
cluding couplers, stop action and combination,
and embraces every new improvement and acces-
sory known to the modern organ builder. The
casing of the organ is in quartered oak, finished
in harmony with the general woodwork of the
church. The greatest charm of the instrument,
however, lies in its beautiful tone, the voicing
of the pipes showing the work of an artist.
WILL TAKE POSSESSION JULY 1ST.
. Sherman, Clay & Co., the large Pacific Coast
music dealers, who recently purchased the stock,
good will and other assets of the Allen & Gilbert
Ramaker Co., Seattle, Wash., will take possession
on July 1. For the present the two stores will
bs continued in Seattle, further plans not having
been consummated as yet.
ARMSTRONG, BYRD & CO.'S RECITAL.
J. H. Ashburn, manager of Armstrong, Byrd &
Co.'s music store in Shawnee, Okla., who was but
recently appointed to that post, successfully en-
tertained three hundred guests at the warerooms
of the company last week, when a piano player
recital was given by George W. Allison. This
firm handle the Chickering, A. B. Chase, Kurtz-
mann, Emerson and other makes, the total num-
ber being thirty-two. Mr. Allison had complete
charge of the recital and proved an entertainer
of the very best.
WARREN WOOD VICTIMIZED.
Warren Wood, a piano dealer, of Huntington,
W. Va., has been victimized by an agent who last
week sold some pianos for cash and skipped.
Efforts have been made to apprehend this party.
It's all right
to sell pianos, but
there's no reason why you
shouldn't sell the Victor, too.
Pianos are comparatively
slow sellers and a piano dealer
has lots of time on his hands
that he can use to advantage
by handling
Victor
Talking Machines
and Records
SMITH & NIXON PIANO USED AT RECITAL.
At the opening of the C. M. Stevenson Piano
Co., Hamilton, Ohio, a recital was given at the
Jefferson Theatre, that city, under the auspices
of the company. Hans Richard, the well-known
pianist, entertained a large audience with the
aid of a Smith & Nixon piano.
CANTRELL & CO.'S FINE RECORD.
W. A. Cantrell & Co., the music dealers of
Charleston, W. Va., during the seven or eight
years during which they have been in business,
have built up an excellent trade in both pianos
and small goods. The firm's business last year ag-
gregated $85,000. They are agents for the Stein-
way, Chickering, Weber, Hardman, Behr Bros.,
Hobart M. Cable, Shoninger, Mathushek and other
makes of pianos.
NORRIS NOISELESS AXIOMS.
No. CXVIL
It was Shakespeare who said, "Delays have
dangerous ends," and this might be taken to
heart by manufacturers who are still adhering
to the old squeaky, nerve-racking, antiquated
pedal mechanisms. How much better it is to
augment their prestige, satisfy the dealers hand-
ling their instruments, as well as those who
purchase them, by using exclusively the Norris
noiseless pedal mechanism made by the Norris
Noiseless Pedal Action Co., of Boston, Mass. The
man who delays in- this matter is bound to en-
counter danger, expense and loss. The Norris
noiseless pedal has now become a necessity in
every piano that desires to be considered high
grade.
You don't need to put a big
pile of money in it, but it will
pay you well, probably even
better than pianos.
We spend hundreds of thou-
sands of dollars in getting cus-
tomers for you. Our magazine
advertising a l o n e r e a c h e s
49,000,000 readers every month.
You can easily work on every
one of these readers who lives
in your immediate locality—
through newspaper advertising,
circulars and window displays
—and land a big bunch of or-
ders and prepare the way for
many future sales.
Victor Talking
Machine
Company
Camden,
N. J.
One of the representative dealers in Dansville,
N. Y., is A. L. Van Valkenhurg, who has built
an enviable reputation for honesty and fair deal-
ing during his many years connection with the
music trade of that city. He handles a large
line of Everett, Estey, Pease, Needham and
Schubert pianos.
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