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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1911 Vol. 53 N. 16

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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
THE CORLEY CO. ORGANIZED
MUST NOW FILE ANSWER TO SUIT.
And Doing Business in Richmond, Va.—Take
Over the Cable Piano Co. of Which Mr.
Corley Has Long Been Manager—Will Con-
tinue to Handle Same Line—A Recognition
of Mr. Corley's Indefatigable Labors.
Appellate Division on Friday Affirmed Judge
Cohalan's
Decision
Overruling
Demurrer
of Musical Courier Co. in the Suit for Libel
Brought Against Them by Lyon & Healy.
In the appeal of the Musical Courier Co. from
the decision of Judge Cohalan of the New York
Richmond, Va., Oct. 1C, 1911.
Supreme Court, overruling their demurrer to the
J. G. Corley, former manager of the Cable Co., and complaint of Lyon & Healy, Chicago, in their libel
later president of the Cable Piano Co., Inc., of Rich- action against the Musical Courier Co., the Appel-
mond, Va., lias just organized the Corley Co., Inc., late Division on Friday last affirmed Judge Co-
with capital stock halan's decision. It is now necessary for the Mu-
of $200,000. Mr. sical Courier Co. to file their answer.
Corley has associ-
Judge Cohalan's decision in July, which the Ap-
ated with him men pellate Division refused to change, was as follows:
of prominence in
"An application for judgment overruling demur-
business and social rers, under section 970 of the code of civil pro-
fircles in this city. cedure. The action is for libel. There are six ar-
The Corley Co. ticles complained of, and they are set forth in six
have purchased of separate and distinct causes of action. The de-
the Cable Piano fendant demurs to each one of the six causes of
Co., of Richmond, action, alleging that they do not state facts sufficient
p i a n o s , organs, to constitute a cause of action. The plaintiff al-
musical merchan- leges that each of the articles is of such a character
dise, furniture, fix- as to directly and injuriously affect its credit and
tures a n d good directly cause pecuniary loss, so as to make the
will and will con- articles libelous per se.
tinue to handle, as
"The plaintiff was organized in 1889 for tire pur-
heretofore, t h e
pose of succeeding to a business, theretofore con-
J . G. CORLEY.
complete C a b l e
ducted by a copartnership existing under the name
line, Mason & Hamlin pianos and organs, also the
of Lyon & Healy, twenty-four years prior to that
Schubert pianos.
time. The house has always had an established
This is following out the well known policy of
business reputation. The innuendo alleges that the
the Cable Co. to give everyone connected with it plaintiff was engaged in vending pianos that were
an opportunity to reap the fruits of His success. fakes, frauds, and illegitimate products, and were
The Cable Co., and later the Cable Piano Co. dealing in a nasty counterfeit article, a proclaimed
of Richmond, have done an immense business dur- swindle. The articles in the other five causes of
ing the past years in Virginia and North Carolina. action are reasonably susceptible of the same innu-
Mr. Corley, at all times the head of the business endo, and the charge of fraud is in each case well
in that territory, has prospered with the company, supported. A corporation is libeled when the
until he is now able, as noted above, to form his charge, if untrue, would directly and injuriously
new corporation, taking advantage of the policy of affect its credit and cause pecuniary losses.
the Cable Co., and is to be congratulated on his
"The charge that the plaintiff is practising dis-
substantial success. The Cable Co. interests, honorable means of obtaining patronage; that it
under the management of Mr. Corley for many deceives and takes advantage of its customers un-
years, have won an enviable position in the piano, doubtedly injures the reputation of that corpora-
organ and musical merchandise business in Vir- tion for proper and honest business methods. The
ginia and North Carolina, and the new company, fact that defamatory words are commingled with
under his continued management, will undoubtedly matters of a complimentary nature does not ren-
do the same great business, and prosper in the der them any less actionable. Such remarks do
future as the former companies have in the past.
not condone nor mitigate, nor palliate the defama-
tory portions of the article. Motion overruling de-
murrers granted, with $10 costs. Settle order on
HENRY LINDEMAN INJURED.
notice."
Veteran Piano Manufacturer Suffers Severe
Nathan Burkan is the attorney of record for
Accident—Physicians Say He Will Quickly
Lyon & Healy.
Recover Owing to His Wonderful Vitality.
(Special to the Review.)
Henry Lindeman, president of Henry & S. G.
Lindeman, New York, tripped and fell down a
flight of stone stairs in the new factory late last
Saturday afternoon.
He was for a short time unconscious, and at
first it was considered that the accident was of a
rather serious character; but it fortunately devol-
oped later that no bones were broken, and the phy-
sicians advise with but a few days' rest he will be
back attending to his regular duties.
Henry Lindeman, although well advanced in
years, possesses wonderful vitality—in fact* he has
the spirit and elasticity usually found in men
twenty-five years younger; and, owing to his splen-
did physical attainments, there seems to be no
question as to his complete recovery.
TO OPEN PIANO DEPAETMENT.
W. H. Lehman, who is held to be the oldest
piano dealer in Iowa, has for several years occu-
pied quarters in the Grand department store in
Des Moines, but recently decided to move to a new
and independent location in the Des Moines Club
building in that city, as was' announced in The
Review. It is now stated that the Grand de-
partment store will establish a piano department of
their own at an early date.
R C. Newach, of Milwaukee, was recently ap-
pointed manager of the Geo. W. Getts piano house
in Grand Forks, N. D.
BOOTHE NOT WITH DOLL.
New
York
House States That the
Printed Is Incorrect.
Five years ago the
advent of the Victor-
Victrola created a sen-
sation. It revolutionized
the talking
business.
machine
It stirred a
new world-wide interest
in music. It added an
unique and profitable
branch to the musical
instrument industry.
Today the Victor-
Victrola is c r e a t i n g
another sensation. The
introduction of the new
popular- priced models
Report
In an article which appeared in The Music
Trades, of October 14, it was stated that Edwin M.
Boothe had been employed by Jacob Doll & Sons,
New York, as road representative.
Jacob Doll & Sons have asked The Review to
print a statement positively denying that any such
connection has been made between themselves and
Mr. Boothe.
TAKE ON NEW LINES IN NEWARK.
Hahne & Co., who conduct a large department
store in Newark, N. J., and who have successfully
handled the Hardman, Peck & Co., Kranich &
Bach and Henry & S. G. Lindeman lines' in their
piano department, have recently secured the agency
in that territory for the Mehlin and Hazelton
pianos. C. B. Moon is the manager.
now puts a genuine
Victor -Victrola within
the reach of all.
They
offer to every dealer
additional opportunities
for profit and prestige.
Victor Talking Machine Co.
Camden, N. J., U. S. A.
TO RETIRE FROM BUSINESS.
H. A. Stone, Vandalia, 111., is closing \out his
large stock of pianos, talking machines, sheet
music and small goods at low prjcefj, and an-
nounces that he will retire from the business owing
to ill health.
••.= -^ ^ ^ .
Berliner Gramophone Co., Montreal,
Canadian Distributors.
;
Always use Victor Records played with Victoi
Needles—there i s no other way to get the un-
equaled Victor tone
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THE: MUSIC TRADE
10
REVIEW
Present Piano Business Shows Much Improvement Over That of a Year Ago—Manufacturers
Busy—Blasius & Sons to Retire from Retail Field at End of Year—Orders for Estey
Pipe Organs—Recent Visitors of Record—Steinway and Weber Sales at Heppes.
(Special to The Review.)
Philadelphia, Oct. 17, 1011.
The piano business in Philadelphia the past week
has shown considerable improvement, and it is
the general opinion that it is going to be much
better this October than it was last year. There
is no doubt that conditions are improving all the
time. There is a much better class of business
being done. Collections are better, and it has
been a long time since the bulk of the business
has been done on the higher grade of pianos and
on player-pianos. It is generally accepted that
the automobile business is cutting less of a figure
against pianos than had been the case for the
past year, and people are beginning to take a saner
view as between the automobile and the piano.
Manufacturers Pleased with Conditions.
The local manufacturers are rushing business to
the capacity of their plants, and more pianos are
now being turned out in Philadelphia than have
ever before been made in this city, and the orders
for instruments are coming in faster all the time,
showing that the country is beginning to recog-
nize that Philadelphia is a first-class city for the
manufacture of pianos, as it is the first city in the
country in the manufacture of many staple arti-
cles.
To Retire from the Retail Field.
It is said, and with authority, that when the year
is up at the Blasius' retail store, it is to be aban-
doned and that firm will devote all of their atten-
tion to the manufacturing end of their business.
It is not possible to close up the retail business
at once, but they will rent a small wareroom, prob-
ably on Fifteenth street, where the clerical force
will devote their time to the collecting of in-
stallments and attending to other necessary things,
and the firm will only keep a few pianos on hand
as a sort of a local sample room. The Blasius
firm have quite a number of first-class salesmen
who are now looking about for other connections,
and several of them have already found places.
Many Orders for Estey Pipe Organs.
D. E. Woolley, manager of the Estey house,
notes that the business in October has shown con-
siderable of an improvement. They have been
doing exceptionally well this month in the pipe
organ end of their business, having taken con-
tracts from the Fairhill Baptist Church, the Evan-
gelical Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, the
Mission of St. Vincent de paul, of Germantown,
and the first United Evangelical Church of Will-
iamsport, Pa. They are at present engaged in
erecting a fine organ in the Widener Memorial
Home for Crippled Children—one of their new
orchestral pipe organs, which will be erected in
the chapel of that institution but recently com-
pleted.
The Estey Co. are receiving many flattering tes-
timonials as to the satisfaction given by their
organs, one of the most recent being received
from a committee from the Chelten Avenue Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, which reads as follows:
"Regarding the Estey pipe organ which you have
placed in our church, we have nothing but words
of commendation, not alone for the fine instru-
ment, but the manner in which it was installed. It
fits in nicely with the architectural scheme of our
church, and our members are justly proud of it.
We would not hesitate for a moment to refer to
you any one who may be looking for an organ."
The Estey Co. continue to secure new tenants
for the studios in their new building, and among
the most recent ars Mrs. William S. Nelson, of
Xew York, who opens a vocal studio here; Miss
Mary Maconochio, vocal teacher; Charles Tamnic.
of Newark, tenor, who will teach two days a week
in Philadelphia; I". A very Jones, organist; Charles
Aikens, Miss Mary Browne Gill ; Carl Sidney
Abbott, Caroline K. Lorenz and Mrs. E. I?. Cul-
bert.
Good Reports from Boston.
O. G. Dunbar Shewell, Philadelphia representa-
tive of the Miller piano, was in Boston the better
part of the week and returned enthusiastic over
the work that is being clone there. He says both
the regular factory and the player factory are
exceptionally busy, and that the firm report :i
phenomenal business on the new players that have
gotten out. At present he says there is some
beautiful new case work being done at the factory.
Many Sales of Steinways and Weber Pianolas.
C. J. Heppe & Son also note a satisfactory in-
crease in their October business, and they believe
this month is going to be exceptionally satisfac-
tory. They have sold a very large number of
both Steinway and Weber Pianolas lately, and the
new automotic tracker which the Aeolian Co. are
placing in their new instruments seems to make
the playing of the self-player so near perfection
that it would seem that nothing further in the
way of improvement of these instruments is longer
possible.
Brief, but to the Point.
The Bellaks report that their business has been
excellent in October and at present they find them-
selves short of stock.
L. M. Ide, representing the Laffargue piano, was
a Philadelphia visitor the past week.
J. G. Ramsdell & Son have taken the agency for
the Ivers & Pond piano.
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Abroad from the Port of New York for
Week Just Ended—An Interesting Array of
Musical Specialties for Foreign Countries.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, Oct. Hi, 11)11.
The following were the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the port of Xew
York for the week just ended :
Alexandria—2 cases pianos and material, $000.
Barranguilla—66 cases piano-players and mate-
rial, $397; 6 cases organs and material, $570.
Berlin—77 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$1,786.
Bordeaux—1 case piano players and material,
$250.
Bremen—30 cases piano players and material,
$9,000.
Buenos Ayres—2 cases pianos and material.
$684.
Callao—5 pkgs. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $365.
Cape Town—28 cases organs and material.
$1,028.
Colon—11 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
terial, $429; 3 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $173; 3 cases organs and material, $202; 1
case pianos and material, $220.
Guayaquil—7 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $3511; 8 pkgs. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $501.
Hamburg—3 pkgs. music, $200; 8 cases pianos
and material, $944.
Hamilton—3 cases pianos and material, $436; 2
WINTER & CO.
aat SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, NEW YORK
Manufacturers of
cases piano-players and material, $193.
Havana—1 case pianos and material, $1.35; l(!
pkgs. phonographic goods and material, $1,535;
J cases pianos and material., $400.
Iquique—9 pkgs. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $242.
Kingston—4 cases organs and material. $129;
2 cases pianos and material, $1,359.
Liverpool—2 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
terial, $2ln.
London—2 cases organs and material, $lol ; I
cases piano-players and material, $329.
Manila—79 pkgs. talking machines and material.
$2,918; 6 cases pianos and material, $054.
Montego Bay—4 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $106; 4 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $174.
Naples—1 case pianos and material, $150.
Sierra Leone—4 oases organs and material, $115.
St. Johns—6 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
terial, $183.
Sydney—8 cases pianos and material, $1,155; 2
cases piano-players and material, $516; 6 cases
organs and material, $402.
Valparaiso—2 cases pianos and material, $708;
2 pkgs. talking machines and material, $277.
Vera Cruz—94 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $3,300.
PEASE PIANO CO.'S EXHIBIT
At Real Estate Show in New York Attracted
Much Favorable Notice.
One of the exhibits which attracted considerable
attention at the Real Estate Show which was held
in Madison Square Garden last week, was that of
the Pease Piano Co. of 128 West Forty-second
street. A Petite grand, one of the smallest grands
now offered to the trade and their latest fall de-
sign in an 88-note player-piano, attracted much
attention. During the week many of the visitors
spent considerable time at the Pease booth, and
were incidentally entertained on the Pease player-
piano by G. A. Scolield, manager of the firm's
retail salesrooms in New York.
DENIES AQUINTO'S CLAIM ON PIANO.
(Special to The Review.)
San Diego, Cal., Oct. 13, 1911.
Attorneys Eugene Daney and E. H. Lamme, rep-
resenting the Fitzgerald Music Co., owner of the
pianos obtained by Mrs. Rosa E. Bowers, now-
awaiting a hearing for probation, have filed a de-
murrer to the complaint of Prof. Thomas Aquinto,
at one time held on a joint charge with Mrs.
Bovvers.
In Aquinto's complaint, which was tiled a few
days ago, he said that the instrument in question
had been purchased from the Bowers Music Co.,
but that it is held by the Fitzgerald Co. His re-
quests for possession of the piano, he said, had
been refused by the company, and he asked for
either the instrument or its equivalent in cash.
The demurrer filed by the defendant company
recites that the complaint of Aquinto does not
state facts sufficient to constitute cause of action.
ON BUSINESS CAPTURING TRIP.
M. Levian, representing Weser Bros., left Thurs-
day for a six weeks' trip through Xew York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, and with a strong-
line covering grands, uprights, player-pianos and
electric players, figures to close a good business.
A number of new designs have been added for fall,
which are sure to attract attention.
Albert M. Steinert, of M. Steinert Sons Co.,
was elected general treasurer at the Rhode Island
Democratic State Convention recently held in
Providence.
Superior Pianos
and Player Pianos

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