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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
DEALERS SEEK PROTECTION.
POPPENBERG'S NEW QUARTERS
MILWAUKEE DEPARTMENT MOVES.
Better Posted Members of the Trade Now De-
In Buffalo Are Rapidly Approaching Comple- Piano Department of Gimbel Bros., Milwau-
sire to Know Something of the Standing and
kee, Moved to Second Floor and Combined
tion and Sale Preparatory to Moving Is Now
Stability of the Manufacturer Before Order-
with Talking Machine Department.
Under Way—New Building Seven Times
ing, with a View to Protecting Future.
Larger Than Present Poppenberg Space.
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CINCINNATI, O., March 17.—Progressive deal-
BUFFALO, N. Y., March 15.—As the Poppenberg
ers, according to General Traveling Representative
building, at the corner of Main and Carlton streets,
Victor W. O'Brien, of the John Church Co., realize
is nearing completion, the Poppenberg Piano Co.
that the careless extension of credit during the past
is holding a removal sale preparatory to moving to
ten years in the piano trade is a thing of the past.
its new and handsome home. For nearly a quar-
They now want to know something about the
ter of a century the Poppenberg store at 674 Main
financial standing of the manufacturer in order to
street has been a conspicuous spot on Buffalo's
protect their future.
main thoroughfare.
These are some of the observations of Mr.
The Poppenberg Co. is the sole agent for
O'Brien as the result of a six weeks' trip in the
Checkering & Sons, Kimball, Gabler, Krell Auto-
Mississippi River valley during which connections
Grand, Capen, Blasius, Foster, Marshall & Wen-
were made with two-thirds of the places visited.
dell, Armstrong and other pianos.
In mapping out his itinerary Mr. O'Brien listed
The new building will be seven times larger
only those who have a financial rating. In speak-
than the present space occupied by the Poppenberg
ing of his trip, Mr. O'Brien said: "I found the
store. Day by day the great structure is nearing
piano dealers who are the backbone of the trade
its completion and in several weeks the work will
don't want the liberal credits of the past. They
be over. The building is seven stories high and
have learned to their sorrow that this thing does
is constructed of brown bricks and stone. Its
not pay in the long run. Connections with a man-
location is in the northern part of the business
ufacturer having loose methods has resulted in
section of the city and can be easily reached by
the source of the dealers' product being stopped
all car lines. Ulysses G. Orr, Buffalo's most
on account of financial troubles. In other words,
prominent architect, planned the new structure
a dealer who has featured certain lines for years
which is a handsome building.
finds that the manufacturer has gone broke and
with it disappears pianos which gave him a certain
standing in the community. The dealers realize
this and are, like the rest of the business world, Another Patented Feature to Be Added to Bjur
changing their methods so as to get the best benefit
Bros. Pianos and Player-Pianos.
without danger of loss of a lifetime work.
W. L. Bjur, treasurer of the Bjur Bros. Co.,
"The new Harvard piano is being praised by the
Whitlock
and Leggett avenues, New York, has
trade. The veneering is the best we have turned
been
notified
by his patent attorneys that he has
out and the piano speaks for itself."
been granted a United States patent on a new im-
CONTINUANCE OFJ^OROERY CHARGE. proved fallboard, the claims of which will be set
forth later. This fallboard will be used in the
Hugo Heller and H. F. Butler Secure Another construction of Bjur Bros, instruments in which
Postponement Until March 18—Judge Says are also found other original and unique features
Case Must Be Brought to Trial at That Date. the patents of Mr. Bjur. One of these is an im-
proved action bolt patented a few years ago, while
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another is a batik bolt, four to which are used in
MILWAUKEE, W I S V March 17.—Hugo Heller and
H. F. Butler, president and secretary, respectively, a piano, and is of extraordinary value, as it goes
of the bankrupt Heller Piano Co., secured another through the plate, pin block and entire back, greatly
continuance of the forgery charge brought against strengthening the upper part of the piano against
them and the case will be heard March 18. The the tension of the strings. Another unique feature
court announced that this would be the last time of the Bjur Bros, instruments is a mouse-proof and
that the case could be postponed and that it must dust-proof back screen frame which is found ex-
be brought to trial on the date set. Heller and clusively on these instruments.
Butler are confident that they can clear themselves
of the charge and have been waiting to secure
BACON FACTORYJO BE SOLD
Mark Kemmerer, the salesman, formerly in .their
employ, who is alleged to have made the piano sale By Public Auction in Connection with Fore-
closure Sale—Charles B. Lawson, Trustee,
in question out of which the present trouble arose.
Asks Views of Creditors as to Action Brought
It seems that Kemmerer sold an electric piano to
by Holder of Third Mortgage.
Daniel J. Lewis, a hotelkeeper and saloonkeeper
of Cudahy, VVis. Later Lewis brought the forgery
Charles B. Lawson, trustee of the Bacon Piano
charges against Heller and Butler, alleging that
these officials forged the contract and a note for Co., bankrupt, has sent out the following letter to
$650. Heller and Butler claim that they know the creditors:
nothing about the sale and they are anxious to
"I beg to advise you that the personal property
secure Kemmerer and have him testify in court. of the Bacon Piano Co. has been sold at public
Attorneys for the accused men say that if they auction by the United States auctioneer.
cannot secure Kemmerer they will have his deposi-
"An action has been commenced by the holder
tion by the time the case comes up.
of the third mortgage o,n the factory building to
Referee in Bankruptcy E. Q. Nye will hold an- foreclose his mortgage. The prior mortgages ag-
other hearing in the Heller bankruptcy case on gregate $27,000. The liens and incumibrances,
March 20, when the labor claims will again come including the third mortgage, amount to a little
up for consideration.
over $38,000. The property has been appraised at
this sum.
OTTO L. WRIGHTJV1AKES CHANGE.
"It is my judgment that the property will bring
Otto L. Wright, who for some time past has as much at the public auction sale in the fore-
acted as wholesale representative for the Christ- closure action as it would if sold at trustee's sale,
man Piano Co., resigned last week to join the staff and I see no reason for petitioning for a sale. If
of the Peerless Piano Player Co., with headquar- you entertain contrary views, I would be glad to
ters in Chicago. Mr. Wright is well acquainted hear from you at once.
"I shall, of course, see that publicity is given to
with the Peerless line, having traveled for that
the time and place o.f the sale."
house some years ago.
W. L. BJUR PATENTSNEW FALLBOARD
WINTER & CO.
220 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, N E W YORK
Manufacturers of
MILWAUKEE, WIS., March 17.—The piano depart-
ment at Gimbel Bros.' store, now in charge of L.
C. Parker, the enterprising manager of the Victor
department at the store, has been moved from its
former quarters on the sixth floor down to the
second floor, where the piano and talker depart-
ments have been combined. This will not only
make it easier for Mr. Parker to supervise both
departments, but it is believed that it will make it
handier for the public to get the pianos on the
second floor, where they are more accessible. Hand-
some new parlors have been arranged and the
space on the second floor has been more than
doubled.
Mr. Parker reports some fine sales of the Auto-
piano, Packard and Brambach pianos.
N. Y. P. M. A. TOJiOLD MEETING.
Spring Session and Dinner to Take Place at
Murray Hill Hotel on April 15—Fire Com-
missioner Adamson and Senator Pollock to
Make Addresses at the Gathering.
The spring meeting and dinner of the New
York Piano Manufacturers' Association will be
held on April 15 at the Murray Hill Ho.tel, at
which a program of special interest is promised
by Albert Behning, chairman of the entertain-
ment committee. The chief speakers will be Rob-
ert Adamson, New York Fire Commissioner, who
will speak on the subject of fire prevention, and
Senato.r Harry W. Pollock, who will talk on the
various phases of the Workmen's Compensation
Law of the State and its effect on the piano trade.
This will be a particularly live subject, as the law
will go into effect on July 1.
During the course of the meeting the ways and
means committee of the association will make a
report of the progress made to date in the plans
for entertaining the piano men who will visit
New York in June to attend the annual con-
ventions.
HARDMANS SOLD TO SCHOOL.
Selected for Use in New Public School Building
in Huntington, N. Y.—Hardman Pinaos Used
in Many Other New York Schools.
Hardman, Peck & Co. sold this week two Hard-
man uprights to the new public school recently
erected at Huntington, L. I., N. Y. This school,
which is one of the finest educational institutions
on Long Island, selected the Hardman pianos after
extended trials and tests.
Hardman, Peck & Co. have for many years sold
many pianos to the schools in Greater New York,
including Long Island, Staten Island and in Man-
hattan, where they secure an important share of
the annual purchase of new instruments. The
fact that the Hardman piano has stood up satis-
factorily under the exigencies of school service is
a strong tribute to its constructional merits.
TO MARKET THE CALLOPHONE.
The Illinois Callophone Co. has been incorpo-
rated with $1,000,000 capital under the laws of
Delaware for the purpose of manufacturing and
dealing in callophones, instruments for recording
and duplicating sounds, etc. The incorporators are
N. L. Shafer, M. W. Gisleman, C. D. Taylor and
H. K. Wood, of New York.
The McBride Piano Co., of Tyler, Tex., has been
incorporated with capital stock of $15,000. Incor-
porators : W. H. McBride, J. W. Hogan and T. B.
Ramer.
Superior Pianos
and Player Pianos