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THE: MUSIC TRADE
MAINE DEALERS ORGANIZE.
Maine Piano Dealers' Association Formed at
Meeting in Bangor—M. H. Andrews' Good
Work—The Officers Elected and Members
Enrolled—E. S. Payson Officiates Assisted
by C. R. Putnam—Both Elected Honorary
Members*—Apply for Membership in National
Association—Bright Future Promised.
REVIEW
ter, Lewiston; Walter Rolfe, Rumford; F. J.
Hodgins, Bangor; W. E. Moody, Gardiner; John-
ston & Co., Ft. Fairfield.
LUCIEN WULSIN'S GENEROSITY.
Fresents the Park Board of Cincinnati with the
Necessary Funds to Buy a Public Park.
(Special to The Review.)
Cincinnati, O., May 2, 1910.
Bangor, Me., April 30. 1910.
The civic pride of Lucien Wulsin, the presi-
Chiefly through the efforts of M. H. Andrews, dent of the Baldwin Piano Co., came to the front
of this city, the Maine Piano Dealers' Association last Thursday in a most characteristic manner.
is now an accomplished fact, the organization He presented to the Park Board the sum of
being effected at a meeting of the dealers of the $10,475 for the purchase of a triangular-shaped
State, held at the Bangor House last night. For
lot at Madison road and Observatory avenue,
some months past Mr. Andrews, who is State East Walnut Hills. The ground was recently
commissioner of the N. A. P. D. of A., has been condemned and the amount contributed was the
in correspondence with the dealers with a view to sum the jury awarded the owners. After the
organizing an association, and in order to have verdict was given the city found itself without
the piano men become better acquainted he in- "funds for its purchase and Mr. Wulsin's offer
vited them to a banquet at the Bangor House last came at a most appropriate time. A vote of
night, at which Edward S. Payson, president of
thanks was tendered the generous piano manu-
the Emerson Piano Co., Boston, and C. R. Put- facturer.
nam, president of the Boston Music Trades Asso-
ciation and secretary of the N. A. P. D. of A.,
NEW HOUSE IN SYRACUSE.
were special guests.
About a score of dealers responded to the call, Auracher Piano Co. to Feature Kimball Pianos
and after the banquet, Mr. Andrews requested
and Winter Player Pianos in Handsome
Mr. Payson to act as temporary chairman and
Quarters on South Warren Street.
toastmaster, which office the latter rilled in his
inimitable style.
The Auracher Piano Co. have opened ware-
Mr. Payson suggested that they do not enact rooms in the Odd Fellows Temple, 711 South
laws to in any way interfere with a member's Warren street, Syracuse, N. Y., where handsome
conducting his business as he sees fit. "Put each quarters have been fitted up. The head of the
member upon his honor," said Mr. Payson. "Let
new company is Fred Auracher, for some time
him do as he pleases, and let him be responsible manager of the Winter store in Erie, Pa. The
for his own acts." He further referred to the new store will make a specialty of handling the
fact that "once in the piano business you are al- Kimball line of grand and upright pianos and
ways in. Piles of leases in your safe stare you \v inter player-pianos. Although the location is
outside the business zone of the-city it is in a
in the face and defy you to quit."
After further remarks by M. H. Andrews and high-class residence section, where there should
C. R. Cressey and C. R. Putnam, it was unani- be an excellent opportunity of placing a number
mously decided by rising vote to form a State as- of pianos, especially as Mr. Auracher believes in
sociation. Mr. Putnam then read the constitution going out after the business rather than waiting
and by-laws proposed and drafted by the National for it to come to the store.
Association, which were unanimously adopted,
with slight changes.
AUSTIN, TEX., PIANO MEN ORGANIZE.
Following the adoption of the constitution and
by-laws came the election of officers for the en- Salesmen, Tuners and Others Get Together and
suing year, they being unanimously chosen as fol-
Form Austin Piano Men's Association—Of-
lows: President, M. H. Andrews, Bangor; vice-
ficers Elected.
president, Chas. R. Cressey, Portland; secretary
(Special to The Review.)
and treasurer, Joseph T. Sayward, Portland.
Austin, Tex., April 29, 1910.
Members of executive board: Ralph Hughes, Fox-
A few nights ago the various piano salesmen,
croft; S. J. Clement, Bar Harbor; E. S. Pitcher,
tuners and reflnishers of the piano houses of
Belfast.
At the invitation of Mr. Putnam the newly or- Austin met at the Bledsoe Piano Co. store and
ganized association made application for member- organized the Austin Piano Men's Association,
for the purpose of bringing the different inter-
ship in the national body.
A motion to the effect that Messrs. Payson and ests of the piano trade closer together both so-
Putnam be elected honorary members of the as- cially and in a business way. The following
sociation was unanimously adopted, after which officers were elected for the year:
C. B. Capron, president; W. L. Heurmann, vice-
several of the members made short speeches. Mr.
Andrews was highly complimented on the suc- president; Hill Caldwell, secretary and treasurer.
The association will meet monthly on the sec-
cess of his efforts in effecting the organization.
ond Saturday of each month.
Among those present at the meeting and who
enrolled were: M. H. Andrews, Bangor; John E.
OPENS STORE IN LOUISVILLE, KY.
Keller, Augusta; Frank X. Rice, Bangor; Mel-
ville Smith, Augusta; H. W. Traver, Portland;
Edward Hess, Former Music Teacher, Starts
E. H. Pitcher, Belfast; E. S. Payson, Boston; C.
as Dealer Under Favorable Conditions.
R. Cressey, Portland; C. I. Staples, Ellsworth;
Ralph Hughes, Foxcroft; Joseph T. Sayward,
(Special to The Revlew.l
Portland; C. W. Fraleigh, Bangor; G. A. Hager-
Louisville, Ky.. May 4, 1910.
man, Houlton; C. R. Putnam, Boston; Charles N.
Among the three piano stores opened in this
Allen, Portland; R. L. Staples, Portland; J. N. city on May 2 was that of Edward Hess, who has
Smith, Skowhegan; J. C. Clement, Bar Harbor;
taught music in this city for the past twenty
Roy Simpson, Bangor.
years, giving up his practice in that line to enter
President Andrews also read letters from the the piano business. Mr. Hess, however, has been
following dealers, who although unable to be selling pianos in an indirect way for some time
present, expressed their entire sympathy with past and is familiar with the details of the busi-
the movement and their willingness to become ness, as well as having a large acquaintance in
members: R. A. Burr, Eastport; P. D. Allen, the city. Mr. Hess enters the business under
Auburn; Frank H. Thomas, Camden; Wentworth most auspicious circumstances, buying his pianos
Music Co., Waterville; Abbie Ramsdell, Eastport;
for cash and owning the building in which his
J. M. Sargent, Machias; M. L. Lothrop, Lewiston;
warerooms are locateu. He handles the Cable-
A. E. Astle, Houlton; C. H. Wyman, Dexter; J. T. Nelson, Krell-French and other lines of pianos
Crippen, Southwest Harbor; C. S. Dowling & Son, and states that he will employ no salesmen for
Augusta; R. M. Dunham, Lewiston; F. E. Tain- the present at least.
(Special to Tlio Review )
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