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THE
INDIANAPOLIS TRADE GLEANINGS.
Business for June Made Sp endid Showing—
Advertising Pays—Some
Handsome New
Piano Designs at Pearson's—Early Closing
of Piano Stores—Great Aeolian Sign—Starr
Pianos Used at Convention of Indiana State
Music Teachers' Association—Other Items.
(Special to The Review.)
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was regarded as the best convention in the history
of the association.
Starr pianos were used
exclusively throughout the sessions. This is quite
an honor, as usually there are a number of manu-
facturers anxious to have their pianos used; in
fact, in the past as many as seven different makes
of pianos have been used at this convention. The
Starr Co. also furnished a piano for the conven-
tion of the Christian Scientists in Tomlinson Hall.
One day last month the Starr Piano Co. sold nine
player-pianos.
Xearly all of the piano stores will close at 5
o'clock p. m. each week-day except Saturday and
at noon or 1 p. m. on Saturdays during July and
August. Xo agreement has been entered into, but
most of the stores will follow this plan independ-
ently. The Pearson house and the Aeolian Co.
began early closing about the same time.
W. H. Alfring, of the Aeolian Co., who recently
visited the branch store at Fort Wayne, found
business progressing nicely. W. P. Chrisler, for-
merly of New York, who is in charge of the store,
likes his new location. The first Steck grand
pianola-piano, which has been received by the
Aeolian Co., is being admired by many music
lovers. An electric sign fifty feet long and five
feet wide bearing the words "Pianola Piano" has
been placed in front of the Aeolian Co.'s place.
It can be seen from points far up and down Penn-
sylvania street and is a decided improvement for
that part of the street.
Miss May Peters, who was connected with the
Aeolian Co. here for several years, was married
recently to R. H. Fraunberg, of Cambridge City,
Ind.
Jesse French, Jr., was a recent caller in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Pearson ' have returned
from the western coast. They motored their way
from Chicago to Indianapolis in a new car.
David Bispham, the famous baritone, stopped
in Indianapolis a short time on his way from the
meeting of the Indiana Music Teachers' Associa-
tion at Princeton, Ind.
Harry Pomeroy, of the Starr Piano Co., at-
tended the recent meeting of the advertising men
at Milwaukee.
R. Gratz Cox, formerly manager of the Louis-
ville Symphony orchestra, has been appearing in
the display window of the Baldwin Co. playing
the violin in accompaniment to a player-piano.
The Wulschner-Stewart Music Co. report a
good business for the month of June.
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they aggregated $77,000,205. The increase in trad-
ing liabilities is due to a few unusually large trad-
ing failures."
Sale of Phipps Effects to M. I. Ryan Confirmed
—Steinway Piano Used at Missouri Music
Teachers' Convention—Chas. Adams Going
East to Buy Stock—Interesting Player Re-
cital—Prominent Men on Vacations.
Indianapolis, Ind., July 5, 1910.
Proprietors of some of the large piano stores of
Indianapolis say that the business of the month
(Special to The Review.)
just closed is about as good, if not the best,
St. Louis, Mo., July 0, 1910.
business they have ever had. Scarcely any of the
At a meeting of the creditors of the H. A.
stores are complaining of the month of June. Frank
Phipps Piano Co. held last Tuesday it was de-
Carlin, of Carlin & Lennox, said his tirm had the
cided to let the sale of the effects of that tirm to
best June business it had enjoyed for a long time.
M. T. Ryan stand as made and make no protest. It
Thi' business of the Pearson house was very
is expected that' the creditors will receive about
satisfactory, and Herman Spain, of the Starr
ten per cent, when the affairs of this firm are
Piano Co. in Indianapolis said his store closed the
finally adjusted.
best June business in its history.
P. E. Conroy, president of the Conroy Piano
Taking into consideration the fact that the
Co., will leave next Saturday for Narragausctt
weather has been unusually bad, about the only ex-
Tier, R. L, to spend the summer. He will be
planation for the good business is the hard work
accompanied by his son, Robert.
and extensive advertising that has been done by
F. E. Edgar, ambassador for Wilcox & White,
the dealers. For two years most of the Indian-
spent Saturday and part of Sunday here on his
apolis piano dealers have kept up their advertising
way East. He has been on a five weeks' trip
campaigns just about as vigorously at times when
through the Northwest and Middle West and re-
it seemed that there was no chance for business
ports conditions very good except in the North-
as they did when the chances were bright. They
west, where they are very short of rain, which
are now beginning to get results.
has caused a slackening up in business.
"All of our people worked very hard through-
Otto Bollman, president of the Bollman Bros.
out the month of June," said Mr. Spain, of the
Piano Co., left last Thursday with his family for
Starr Co. "On account of unpreventable condi-
Gratiot Beach, Mich., where he will leave them and
tions it was an up-hill pull all the time, but we
return in about a week. He will join them in
came out all right."
about a month to remain the balance of the heated
The aeroplane races and the automobile races
term. Mrs. Herman H. Bollman and daughter,
brought large crowds to Indianapolis twice last
Margaret, will leave to-day for White Fish Bay,
month, but the piano dealers did not notice any in-
Wis., to spend the summer. They will be joined
crease in their business as a result of it. The
later by Herman 11. Bollman.
ciowds came and went without buying pianos.
On Friday night, June 24, H. R. Stauton and
The Pearson house has received a number of
A. J. Ullrich, a clever violinist, both connected with
handsome new designs of pianos, including a
the Bollman Bros. Piano Co., gave a fine player- _
Krakauer in Circassion walnut, a style C. Kurtz-
piano entertainment at the home of Mrs. Ruggby,
mann and others. This establishment furnished a
a
prominent resident of De Soto, Mo. The enter-
number of concert pianos to be used in the com-
tainment was so well received that on the follow-
nuncenient exercises of Catholic institutions. One
ing Saturday evening the Musical Society of that
large room of the new building of the Pearson
city gave a special entertainment, these two per-
house is devoted to Steinway pianos, and a large
formers being the entertainers of the evening.
line of Steinways will be carried in the future.
The Bollman Bros. Piano Co. report that they
1. E. Deveraux, of the Kurtzmann Co., and his
have been doing a nice player business on the
son, Irving, called at the Pearson house on their
Angelus, Vose and Howard players in De Soto in
way home from the western coast. Ernest Urchs,
FAILURES IN JUNE
connection with these entertainments.
of Steinway & Sons, was another caller.
The Jesse French Piano & Orgin Co. furnished
The King Piano Co. have been enjoying a good Were Notably Less Than for the Same Month
a Steinway to the Music Teachers' Association of
of Two Previous Years.
trade and have found it difficult to get some
Missouri at their State convention recently held at
designs from the factory rapidly enough. The
company will get into their new home in the Commercial failures in the United States during Columbia, Mo. O. 1*. Langdon, of Maryville, Mo.,
Indiana Pythian building the latter part of this June were, notably less than in the same month was elected president of the association tor 1910.
month. A King piano was sold this week to of the two previous years, according to statistics The next place of meeting for 1911 will be selected
Public School Xo. 19. Arthur King was a recent compiled by R. G. Dun & Co. The total number by a committee later on.
J. M. llawxhurst, vice-president and general
caller at the Indianapolis store.
was S18, compared with 1,003 in June, 1909, and
western
manager of the F. G. Smith Piano Co.,
1,112
in
June,
1908.
Dun
says:
Will Carlin, of Carlin & Lennox, will start some
"June failures as reported to R. G. Dun & Co. spent the Fourth here. I'". B. Krite, salesman for
time this month for his vacation trip to Quebec.
Montreal and other northern points. This house compare most favorably with the record for the the F. G. Smith Piano Co., leaves July 7 for Xew
is experiencing a good demand for Sehaeffer corresponding months of 1908 and 1909. The York and other points on a two weeks' vacation.
pianos. E. L. Lennox was prominent in the na- total liabilities were $11,817,454, comparing with J. J. McDonough, salesman for the same concern,
tional golf tournament held here last month. K. $12,007,122 in June, 1909, and $14,708,79.'? in 1908. spent the Fourth in Chicago.
O. Burgess, of the Wegman Co., was a recent The number of failures was less than in any S. W. Bihr, a well known and popular salesman
previous month this year, and, in fact, there has lure, has accepted a position with the Jesse French
.caller.
Earl W. Currens, of the Fuller-Currens Piano been only one month since July, 1907, in which Piano & Organ Co.
Chas. Adams, general manager of the. Walter-
Co., will go to Colorado to spend a month on a there were fewer defaults. The June liabilities
ranch. Will Worst and' F. E. Rowe, of the Kim- were, however, somewhat larger than in May, but Martin Piano Co., expects to leave for the East
ball Co., and E. H. Holland, of the A. B. Chase much less than in any other month since Novem- this week to close up some deals with different
Co., were recent callers at the Fuller-Currens Co. ber, 1909. There was a gratifying decline in the piano manufacturing establishments.
M. P. Fitzmaurice, ambassador for the Seybold
A! L. Vernon, manager of the Starr Co.'s piano number and amount of manufacturing defaults
store at Cleveland and wife were guests recently during June, the number being 211, the smallest Piano Co., was a recent visitor here.
Walter D. Coles, referee in bankruptcy, has been
of E. W. Exley, sales manager of the Indianapolis number since September, 1909, and comparing with
store of the Starr Piano Co. A. E. Angelo, who l!:.j in June, 1909, and 288 in June, 1008. The re appointed for the seventh term of two years.
has charge of the music at the Central Christian total manufacturing liabilities of the past month Mr. Coles was first appointed in 1898, when the
were $3,340,332, comparing with $5,629,570 in Federal bankruptcy law went into effect, and has
Church, is now a salesman for the Starr Co.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Spain went to Wilson June, 1909, and $5,491,340 in 1908. The manufac- held the position ever since.
College in Pennsylvania to attend the graduating turing liabilities were the smallest of any month in
Johnston Cornish, head of the Cornish Piano
exercises o-f their daughter who attained distinct three years. In the trading class, too, f^i'ures
honors as a leader in the school. Mr. Spain, who during June were fewer in number, 580, compar- Co., and president of the First National Bank of
Washington, N. J., last week took all of the $00,-
is manager of the Indianapolis store of the Starr ing with 833 in 1909, and 791 in 1908. The trading
Piano Co., has, since he returned from the East, liabilities, however, amounted to $7,152,383, com- 000 issue of sewer bonds of his city. His offer
attended the convention of the Indiana State paring with $5,122,270 in 1909 and $5,854,705 in of 1 per cent, premium was promptly accepted by
Music Teachers' Association at Princeton, Ind. It 1908, and were the largest since January, when the councilmen .of his town.