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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
9
W. R. FARRAND ELECTED PRESIDENT
president; I. N. Hockett, vice-president; E. E.
Searles, vice-president; Edwin J. Salyer, secre-
Of the Farrand Co. at the Regular Annual
tary ; J. F. Faulkner, treasurer, and Warde L.
Meeting Just Held, Succeeding the Late E.
Heller, sales manager. The directorate is the same
H. Flinn—Chas. F. Hammond Takes the
as last year.
Latter's Place on the Board of Directors—
The past few. years have noted the rapid promo-
Year's Business Showed Gratifying Increase.
tion of the president's son from bookkeeper, audi-
tor, treasurer, successively, to the responsible posi-
(Special to The Review.)
tion of secretary vacated by Mr. Searles, who was
elected a vice-president.
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 30, 1912.
The new treasurer and sales manager are old
The annual meeting of the Farrand Co. was held
Monday. The old board of directors was re- and valued members of the firm.
elected, with the addition of Charles F. Hammond.
Officers were elected as follows: President, W. R.
BANQUET OF EILERS' STAFF.
Farrand, replacing E. H. Flinn, who died two
months ago; vice-president, A. E. F. White; sec- Employes of Seattle Houses Entertained by
retary, James A. Stewart; treasurer, W. R. Far-
Company—Some Interesting Addresses Made
—About Eighty-five Employes in Attendance.
rand. The only change from last year is in the
presidency, Mr. Farrand succeeding E. H. Flinn
and retaining also the office of treasurer. F. M.
(Special to The Review.)
Thompson was elected assistant treasurer and as-
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 26, 1912.
sistant secretary, a position he has held for some
The staff of the local branch of Eilers Music
time.
House were the guests of the officials of the com-
The election of Mr. Hammond to the board is pany at a recent banquet in this city, which proved
in line with the policy of the Farrand Co. in choos- a decided success from every point of view, and
ing men of strong and varied commercial interests which also proved profitable to the members of the
staff through the discussion of a variety of sub-
for the directorate. Mr. Hammond is the head of
the Hammond, Standish Packing Co. Mr. Davis is jects directly bearing upon their business and its
a member of Williams, Davis, Brooks & Hinchman development. D. S. Johnston, of Tacoma, presi-
Sons, one of the largest wholesale drug houses in dent of the Eilers organizations, made the chief
the West. Mr. White is with the D. M. Ferry Seed address of the evening and gave some interesting
reminiscences of his forty-five years in the piano
Co. and other strong concerns.
The capital stock of the Farrand Co. remains at business. Other addresses to the number of a
half a million dollars, all paid in. The financial score or more, and ranging from "How to Adjust
reports showed that the company had a better a Piano Action" to "How to Sell a Pipe Organ,"
business in 1911 than in 1910. An addition was were also made during the evening.
Other interesting features were songs written
built to the factory last year which considerably
increased the output. The outlook for the cur- for the occasion and sung by George Kellogg to
rent year is looked upon as very favorable, not- popular airs, and music by the Eilers Serenaders.
R. S. Fringer, local manager and vice-president
withstanding that it is Presidential election year.
of the organization, acted as toastmaster.
About eighty-five employes were present, in ad-
MARYLAND BOOMS ORGAN BUILDING. dition
to several invited guests, among whom were
the
following:
Henry Eilers and A. H. Eilers, Sec-
M. P. Moller Gets Honorable Mention in Ha-
retary Koester and Director McCormack of the
gerstown Industries List.
general organization, all of Portland; G. A.
Heidinger, Spokane manager; G. S. Beechwood, Ta-
(Special to The Review.)
coma
manager; William Graham, Bellingham man-
Hagerstown, Md., Jan. 29, 1912.
The Hagerstown Board of Trade, which is one ager ; B. F. Clark, Everett manager, and Lem
of the hardest working bodies in the State, has Ward, Wenatchee manager. The banquet room
been preparing a list of manufactories and their and tables were elaborately decorated with red and
total output for the year 1911. One of the first white carnations and vines.
on the list to be announced was that of M. P.
Moller, pipe organ builder, whose factory is located
in the Maryland town. The trade body was able
to obtain Mr. Moller's statement first on account
of the up-to-date manner in which the small but
efficient factory is conducted.
The statement made by Mr. Moller shows that
he completed 1-19 contracts during the past year,
some going to the largest churches in the country.
This fact is dwelt upon at great length by the trade
organization, because it shows that the city of
Hagerstown is doing its share in the instrument
making line. It is also considered a great tribute
to Mr. Moller to be able to enter into competition
with some of the larger piano and organ com-
panies, whose name is almost a household word in
the United States.
Since the beginning of the year the following
contracts were obtained and, work started on the
instruments:
Laporte, Ind., Laporte Society of the New Church,
t\ o-man., sixteen stops ; Somerset, Pa., First Chris-
tian Church, two-man., twenty-three stops; Macomb,
111., Western Illinois State Normal School, two-man.,
twenty-three stops; New Orleans, La., St. George's
Church, three-man., fifty-three stops; Indianapolis,
Ind., Alhambra Theater, three-man., thirty-eight
stops; Suncook, N. H., First M. E. Church, two-
man., eighteen stops; Providence, R. I., Church of
Transfiguration, two-man., twenty-one stops.
NEW OFFICERS OF BARTLETT MUSIC CO.
(Special to The Review.)
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 27, 1912.
The Bartlett Music Co. elected the following
officers at its recent annual meeting: J. F Salyer,
SECURES TEMPORARY QUARTERS.
Cable Piano Co., Birmingham, Ala., Again in
Shape to Do Business.
The Cable Piano Co., Birmingham, Ala., whose
store and stock were recently destroyed by fire,
has leased temporary quarters at 2103 First ave-
nue, that city, and is rapidly getting a new stock
of instruments on the floor. The entire stock of
the company in the old quarters was destroyed, as
were the instruments and property of a number of
music teachers who made the Cable Piano Co.
building their headquarters.
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS ELECTED.
(Special to The Review.)
Cleveland, O., Jan. 29, 1912.
The officers elected at the recent meeting of the
Cleveland Music Trade Association to preside dur-
ing the coming year include: J. T. Wamelink,
president; Norville W. Lewis, vice-president, and
D. J. Nolan, secretary and treasurer. The officers
named, together with Frank Meckel and Harlan H.
Hart, make up the board of directors. The new
officers will be installed at the coming banquet of
the association, which will be held at the Cleveland
Athletic Club on February 15.
NUMBER FIVE.
Worth
Thinking
Over!
Practical men appreciate Bjur Bros,
pianos.
They realize at once that they are
built by men who are thorough
craftsmen.
Every man employed in the Bjur
factory takes an interest in his work.
He is to an extent a partner in the
business; and throughout every de-
partment there is perfect harmony.
As a result the finished product is
above reproach ; just the results which
could be expected when workmen are
picked from among the best. In
other words, artists and artisans.
There is not a man in the Bjur fac-
tory who is not a master of his craft
—not a man who does not know
piano making from every viewpoint.
There is one reason why Bjur
Bros, pianos steadily advance.
They are made to meet the demand
for a thoroughly dependable piano
and every dealer who has visited the
Bjur factory has become an enthu-
siast.
Why ?
Because he has seen certain unde-
niably clear arguments which have
caused him to be a greater believer
than ever in the finished product.
Worth thinking over?
Of course it is.
BUYS STORE ON SPECULATION.
R. B. Mason has sold the piano store which he
has operated for several months on Madison ave-
nue, Toledo, O., to A. W. Foor, of Napoleon, who
is not a piano man, but bought the stock with the
expectation of disposing of it to advantage.
2572-2574
Park Avenue, New York.
ESTABLISHED 1887.