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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
RECEIVER FOR THE BELL PIANO AND ORGAN CO.
A. E. Grimsdick Appointed in London, Eng., to Take Charge of the Affairs of the Company Both
in That Country and in Canada—The Factory Running as Usual.
(.Special to The Review.)
TORONTO, ONT., September 27.—A cable despatch
from the head offices of the Bell Piano & Organ
Co., Ltd., London, England, announces the ap-
pointment there of a receiver to take charge of the
affairs of that company in England and Canada.
In addition to its factory at Guelph, the firm has
a factory at London, and warerooms there a^ well
as in Toronto. The receiver announced is A. E.
Grimsdick, secretary of the company, who is ex-
pected to arrive from England in the near future.
Unt 1 he reaches here the purpose of the sharehold-
WHITNEY NOW GENERAL MANAGER.
Vice-President of A. B. Chase Co. Has New
Duties Placed Upon Him by Board of Di-
rectors of the Company at Recent Meeting.
ers and bondholders is not known. Inquiries here
elicited the statement that the company's future
plans were unknown and that no information would
be available before the arrival of Mr. Grimsdick.
In the meantime the factory is running as usual,
and representatives of the company are campaign-
ing with customary vigor. The company's author-
ized capitalization is il8Q,000, divided into 75,000
one-pound shares of 6 per cent, cumulative, 3o,00Q
one-pound ordinary shares and 600 100-pound
bonds. It is thought tnat the receivership is
merely a step toward a reorganization.
DEATH OF GEORGE KREBS.
Prominent Piano Man of Hamilton, O., Passes
Away—Was
Exceedingly
Popular and
Widely Esteemed—Funeral Largely Attended.
(Special to The Review.)
(Special to The Review.)
NORWALK, O., September 27 — At a recent meet-
ing of the board of directors of the A. B. Chase
Co. Warren C. Whitney, who for some time past
has been vice-president of the company, was ap-
pointed also to tie post of general manager, and
HAMILTON, O., September 27.—Universal regret
is expressed in this city at the death of George
Krebs, who had long conducted a hig.i-class piano,
player and Victrola store .n the Odd Fellows' build-
ing. Although Mr. Krebs had been in failing
health for almost a year, yet it had been hoped that
his recent sojourn at Mackinac Lake, Mich., would
bring back his old-time vigor, but since his return
he had been failing steadily, and he passed away
at his residence, 230 Dayton street, Wednesday
evening.
Mr. Krebs was a native of Cincinnati, where he
was born February 20, 1863. He had been a resi-
dent of this city since a young man, and was quite
a factor in the business life of Hamilton. He was
one of the first members of t.ie Chamber of Com-
merce and the local Retail Merchants' Associa-
tion, and took the deepest interest in the upbuild-
ing of the commercial life of Hamilton. He was
also prominent in fraternal circles and active in
church affairs. A widow and five children sur-
vive him.
in an editorial tribute the editor of the Hamilton
Journal said, in part: "The predominating traits
in the life of George Krebs were truthfulness and
gentleness. Distinctly honest himself, his view of
other men was like his, and in all his dealings with
his fellow men that truthfulness of disposition
stood out prominently. Equally as prominent were
his gentle manners. Altogether, he was a lov-
able character, and in his death Hamilton loses
another of her substantial and honorable men. In
the business world Mr. Krebs stood very high and,
until stricken down by paralysis, he was all energy
and hustle. He will be missed in the affairs of our
city, but he leaves a name untarnished, and in
memory his name and face will ever have an abid-
ing place."
The funeral services at St. Stephen's Roman
Catholic Church on Saturday were attended by
every prominent man in the city.
Warren C. Whitney.
will combine the duties of that posit'on with his
work as vice-president.
In the matter of training Mr. Whitney is thor-
oughly qualified to take over the general manage-
ment of the business, for his entire business career
has been spent in intimate association with the A.
B. Chase piano and in the development of a deeper
appreciation of pianos of quality and their place in
the musical world. His high business ideals have
been directly inherited from his father, the late
Calvin Whitney, under whose directorship the A.
B. Chase piano advanced to new heights.
In many tours among the piano retailers of the
country from coast to coast Mr. Whitney has not
only gained an excellent first-hand knowledge of
retailing demands and conditions, but also built up
a great circle of trade friends, who will be highly
pleased with this latest mark of appreciation from
t'ie board of directors of the A. B. Chase Co.
SUCCESS INJOPLIN, MO.
(Special to The Review.)
JoPLiN, Mo., September 27.—P. E. Conroy, presi-
dent of the Conroy Piano Co., was a recent visitor
to tine company's branch house in Joplin. While
here he mentioned that the company's business had
increased so satisfactorily since the establishment
of the branch, and the prospects for still further
expansion, that larger quarters would probably be
secured.
F. J. KORNBRUST NOW IN CHARGE.
REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND.
F. J. Kornbrust, who has been connected with
the F. Engelhardt & Sons' interests for the past
twenty-five years, has been appointed as custodian
of the Engelhardt-Seybold Co.'s St. Johnsville
branch for the Central Trust Co. of Illinois, to
succeed S. A. Lichtenstein, who resigned on Oc-
tober 2.
At a meeting of the board of directors of the
American Piano Co., held last week at the com-
pany's offices, 437 Fifth avenue, New York, the
thirtieth quarterly dividend of 1% per cent, on the
preferred stock was declared, payable October 1
to stockholders of record of September 22. Trans-
fer books closed September 22 and will resume on
October 2.
J. A. Barrus has arranged to open a new store
in Asheville, N. C , where he will handle Edison
phonographs.
J. B. Him has establ'shed a piano store at 113
South Neil street, Champaign, 111.
Victrola X, $75
Mahogany or oak
Other styles $15 to $350
The supremacy of the
Victrola is as evident in
the prosperity of Victor
dealers as in the great
musical accomplish-
ments of the instrument
itself.
Victrola supremacy
means dealer success.
Victor Talking Machine Co.,
Camden, N. J., U. S. A.
Berliner Gramophone Co., Montreal,
Canadian Distributors.
Always use Victor Machines with Victor Records
and Victor Needles—the combination. There is no
other way to get the unequaled Victor tone.