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MUSIC TRADE:
CLOUGH & WARREN IN TEXAS.
SIMON PIANO CO. EXPAND.
Break Some Records the Past Week in Ship-
ping Three Carloads of Pianos and Player-
Pianos to Dealers in That State.
Spokane, Wash., Music House in New Quar-
ters—Have Doubled Former Space—Over
Thirty Agencies Maintained.
I Special to The Kevlew.)
Detroit, Mich., Feb. 23, 1910.
The Clough & Warren Co. broke records for
shipments to Texas this week, when three car-
loads of player-pianos and regular pianos were
shipped to retail dealers in that State. It has
been only recently that the Clough & Warren Co.
made any special effort to get business in the
far Southwest, and so large a shipment for their
first order is certainly gratifying to the mem-
bers of the company. Hereafter Sales Manager
Mclntosh will make regular trips to the Lone
Star State as frequently as the necessity de-
mands it.
Besides the large shipment of pianos to Texas
the Clough & Warren Co. shipped several car-
loads of pianos to dealers located in Michigan
cities. Orders for more pianos are coming in
rapidly and the members of the company are
highly elated at the success of their salesmen
this year. It is rumored that the Clough &
Warren Co. are negotiating with several well-
known piano salesmen, and if the deals are
consummated
they will add considerable
strength to the already first-class corps of sales-
men.
The Clough & Warren Co. are sending out their
new catalog to the trade and are receiving many
congratulations on the elegance of this publica-
tion.
The Simon Piano Co., Spokane, Wash., have
recently moved from their old quarters in a two-
story building at First and Post streets to a
large four-story building on Riverside avenue,
where they will have almost double their former
floor space. Besides the main store in Spokane,
the Simon Piano Co. have maintained a branch,
in Lewiston, Idaho, for about a year, under the
management of Lee Jones, and also have about
30 agencies in Washington and neighboring
States.
J. L. SMITH WITH CHASE & BAKER.
Resigns from Hobart M. Cable Co. and Sells
Stock—To be Superintendent of Holly Plant.
John L. Smith has resigned from the Hobart
M. Cable Co., Chicago, of which he was one of
the original stockholders, and has become a
member of vne new Chase & Baker Piano Manu-
facturing Co. Mr. Smith will be superintendent
of the company's plant in Holly, Mich.
Mr. Smith sold all his stock in the Hobart M.
Cable Co. to the officers of that concern, and his
son, W. F. Smith, who has had charge of the
company's plant in Laporte, Ind., has succeeded
to the position of superintendent for that com-
pany.
IINDFMAN
HAT'S a name that
sounds well, does it
not?
And recollect that
the Lindeman piano has
been before the trade and public
since 1836.
We manufacture it, and the
Lindeman piano of 1909 is better
in many essentials than any of its
predecessors.
If you wish the famous old
Lindeman piano take up the ques-
tion of territory with us.
SOUNDER CREDIT CONDITIONS
E. B. Bogart, of E. B. Bogart & Co., 281 East
Exist in the Piano Trade Than Ever Before
137th street, in a chat with The Review, stated
—Some Timely Remarks in This Connection.
that they were extremely busy and that the spring
season promises well. He was also pleased with
Talking the other day with a piano traveler—
the way style 8, recently added to the line, was a man of sound judgment and keen discrimina-
selling.
tion—he said: "Trade conditions at present are
Reinhard Kochmann, who represents E. B. on a sounder credit basis than ever before, be-
Bogart & Co. on the road, is making a round of cause the manufacturers are becoming tired of
their customers in Pennsylvania, and since last its abuse by irresponsible dealers, who are now
Tuesdav has sent in a number of nice orders.
finding it 'hard sledding' to get what they want
simply for the asking as in days of yore."
DEALERS VISIT STARR FACTORY.
Shown Through the Various Departments of
the Plant—Details of Construction Ex-
plained.
The word LAUTER
stands for highest possi-
ble quality in pianos.
If quality is to win in
competition (and noth-
ing else should win), the
LAUTER should be on
your floor,
GRANDS, UPRIGHTS
and the L A U T E R -
H U M A N A (player).
Fullest details on re-
quest.
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REVIEW
The Starr Piano Co., recently entertained a
party of their dealers at the factory, Richmond,
Ind., taking them through the various depart-
ments of the plant and explaining all the details
entering into the manufacture of Starr pianos.
The party was in charge of C. M. Alford, trav-
eler for the company, and consisted of the fol-
lowing dealers: M. L. Hanna, New Castle, Pa.;
J. W. Jelley, of Logee & Jelley, Steubenville, O.;
R. B. Walker, Ashtabula, O.; J. A. Calhoun,
Urichsville, O.; R. J. Hill, Elyria, and J. W. Fox,
Moundsville, W. Va.
We have some new styles which
have been especially prepared to
meet the player demand.
They are attractive in case de-
sign and their exterior beauty is
supplemented by the Lindeman
tone which has charmed experts
for many decades.
We have a business proposition in
connection with our new styles
which is well worthy of the atten-
tion of dealers.
H. J. POMEROY HONORED.
H. J. Pomeroy, of the Starr Piano Co., In-
dianapolis, Ind., has been elected secretary of
the Adscript Club, of that city, after a strenuous
campaign, in which he enlisted the support of
the mayor and did some live advertising.
DEATH OF FRANK W. BABCOCK.
Frank W. Babcock, in chajge of the Pianola
department of the M. Steinert & Sons Co., in
Providence, R. I., died in that city recently from
an attack of pneumonia. He was thirty-six years
old.
W. Graber, a piano dealer, of Sylvia, Kan.,
recently suffered a loss of $3,500 through fire
He carried $600 insurance.
It will be interesting to note the development
which occurs week by week on page 6. It is
worth your while.
We have a special line of instru-
ments which will prove unusual
sellers.
Now do not overlook the taking
up of this subject with us at once.
It's a new proposition entirely
which we have to offer.
Lindeman & Sons Piano Co.
ESTABLISHED 1836
Factory, 461 WEST 40th STREET, NEW YORK