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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
78th ANNUAL PICNIC OF WM. KNABE & CO. EMPLOYES
Held in Baltimore Last Saturday, with Company and City Officials in Attendance—R. K. Paynter
and Mayor J. H. Preston Among Those Who Made Addresses.
(Special to The Review.)
BALTIMORE, Ma, August 9.—One of the features
in Baltimore during the week was the seventy-
eiglith annual picnic of the employes of William
Knabe & Co., which was held on Saturday at West
End Park, one of Baltimore's amusement resorts.
From every standpoint the gathering was one of
the most enjoyable ever held by the employes.
Hundreds were present, and they brought their
families along. The entire afternoon and 'evening
were given over to having a generally good time.
There were many athletic contests and there was
pr'ze dancing, shooting, bowling and oilier features.
Picnic of Employes of Wm.
vice-president, William Nuffer; secretary, Freder-
ick Uhland; treasurer, Theo. Mass.
Children's Committee—C. Waldschmidt (chair-
man), M. Wiessner, H. Propf, E. Michel and J.
Nuffer.
Gate Committee—J. Plack (chairman), C. Bren-
gle, G. Schelhause, J. Blondriensky, H. Melling, I.
Kushner, E. Janda, M. Gerstl, R. Schrader and H.
Magazier.
Shooting Gallery Committee—M. Rosenberger
(chairman), V. De Fontes, L. Grosche, C. Wuntz,
]•'. Colmus and K. Eszer.
Howling Committee—E. Sipple (chairman), J.
THE LEADING LINE
MANUFACTURERS
YORK, PA.
Piano Men and Other Merchants Can, There-
fore, See Nothing but a Big Business for Fall
—War Excitement Over—People Buckling
Down to Work—Recent Trade Visitors.
(Special to The Review.)
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MINN., August 9.—
August gives promise to the piano dealers of the
Twin Cities of a brisk and profitable season. Al-
ready the fall awakening, which ordinarily does
not begin until in September, has begun, and there
has been considerable activity noted by all the deal-
ers. Robert O. Foster, of Foster & Waldo, states
that the prospects hardly ever have been more en-
couraging and never before has the summer som-
nolence vanished so early in the year. All commer-
cial signs will fail completely if the piano men aic
not kept busy for the next four months. While the
crops have not b e n harvested, practically all the
grains except corn have passed the danger point,
and even the latter cannot be a total failure. War
talk has disappeared and any interest in the Iuiro-
pean affairs is incidental and is hardly more im-
portant than village gossip. In other words, all in-
dustry and commerce appears to have settled down
to attention to home matters.
W. L. Collins, head of the Cable Piano Co., re-
turned this week from Ashland, Wis., where the
company has a branch s.ore. With the blast fur-
nace, the paper and saw mil s and the big Dupont
powder works all in full operation and everybody
employed, the outlook in that section of Wisconsin
is better than it has been for years. The com
pany's St. Paul store, after casting up its books,
Knabe & Co. in Baltimore.
found that the July business was the largest month-
Brenzendine, J. Hensel, L. Haas, P. Koziel, H. ly total in the history of the store. This is some-
Miller, C. Jung and G. Gross.
thing of an anomaly for a piano house, but whether
Dancing Committee—H. Seager (chairman), E. business comes in July or January it is equally
Kaltenbach, G. Baur, W. Volkman, F. Burke and welcome.
Miss T. McKeldin.
Oscar Dreher, of Cleveland, on his automobile
During the afternoon Sheriff Thomas F. Mc-
tour to Yellowstone Park spent a couple of days
Xulty, of Baltimore, who has an excellent voice,
with Robert O. Foster at "Wabun-Heim," his sum-
rendered several vocal solos, which were well re-
mer home at Minnetonka. "Wabun-Heim," a com-
ceived.
bination of Sioux and German, means home of the
There were many veteran employes of Will- winds.
iam Knabe & Co. at the picnic. Charles P. Vogt,
P. A. Starck Piano Co.'s St. Paul store reports a
superintendent of the factory, has been in the
slashing business, drummed up largely by heavy
service thirty-five years. He was born on the
newspaper advertising. The Minneapolis store
Fourth of July, he said, and his father, a Knabe
project is still in the air, according to H. S. Kros-
factory man, took him to the annual picnic about
sin, the local manager.
a month later. William Gimpel, sixty-nine years
Visitors to Minneapolis and St. Paul during the
old, has been to forty-five annual picnics; George
week included W. B. Williams, of C. Kurtzmann
Hamke to thirty-five, Henry Sandlass to thirty-
& Co., and Gus Anderson, of the Haddorff Piano
nine, John Hensel to thirty-eight, and so on. The
Co.
Wm. Knabe Co. employs more than 400 men at the
The Berkland Piano Co. is giving away book
present time, and most of them have been turning
marks illustrated with a reproduction of a water-
out Knabe pianos for many years.
color of a sylvan lake scene painted by Odin Rerk-
laiwl, head of the house. .
The picnic brought President William B. Arm-
strong and Vice-President R. K. Paynter to this
city. They attended and had a tine time shaking
hands with the workmen, many of whom are old
friends. Lee Anderson, the manager, was away on
his vacation, but he returned to be on hand for the
affair.
T. A. Bridson, the superintendent of the Roches-
ter factory, and Ernest Rhodes, the assistant super-
intendent, also attended.
R. K. Paynter, Mayor James H. Preston, of Balti-
more, and Ralph C. Bolgiano, the president of the
picnic committee, made addresses in the afternoon.
Mr. Paynter said that he thinks the coming fall
and winter will be the busiest period in the history
of the Knabe factories. He was high in his praise
of the workmen and paid them many compliments.
He said the spirit of co-operation in the factory,
under the direction of C. P. Vogt, the superinten-
dent, is responsible for the excellence of the
product.
Mayor Preston also highly praised the company,
ilie men and the instrument which is turned out.
The speakers were introduced by Mr. Bolgiano, TRADE ITEMS FROM DALLAS, TEXAS.
who himself made an excellent address. All the
Refuse to Appoint a Receiver for Leyhe Co.—
speeches were received with great enthusiasm.
Adam Schaaf Co. Lease Storeroom—Will A.
After the speeches there was dancing and games
Watkin Co. Moving—Recent Visitor.
of all sorts, which were thoroughly enjoyed.
The following committees had charge of the
(Special to The Review.)
picnic, and they merit high praise for the good
DALLAS, TEX., August 9.—Judge E. B. Muse en-
work accomplished :
tered an order refusing to appoint a receiver on
Picnic Committee—President, Ralph C. Bolgiano; the application of W. A. Leyhe et al. vs. W. R.
Wray et al. on a general demurrer that was argued
before the court Friday. The plaintiffs were given
leave to amend their petition.
The Adam Schaaf Co. has leased the storeroom
at 1907 Elm street.
WEAVER PIANOS
The Will A. Watkin Co. will begin moving next
week to its new three-story building at 1603 Elm
Grands, Uprights
street.
and Playart
Robert N. Watkin, the piano dealer, and wife
returned from a two weeks' vacation in the Ozark
YORK PIANOS
Mountains in Arkansas.
Uprights and Players
John E. Rogers, general manager of the Piano
Manufacturing Agency, is offering pianos and
LIVINGSTON PIANOS
player-pianos direct from factory to the home of
Uprights and Player Pianos
the customer.
R. S. Riggs, piano dealer of Matador, Tex., was
If your competitor doe* not already have this
a recent caller in Dallas.
lin*. go after it at once.
Weaver Organ & Piano Co.
BIG CROPS ASSURED IN NORTHWEST.
The Harman-Wright Piano Co. is a new con-
cern which will shortly open a piano store in
Logan, Utah.
J. P. CAULFIELD
INCORPORATES.
The J. P. Caulfield Co., Inc., Baltimore. Md., has
been incorporated, with capital stock of $50,000,
for the purpose of manufacturing and dealing in
pianos and other musicol instruments. The incor-
porators are: James P. Caulfield, Frank N. Caul-
field and Thomas A. Caulfield.
RUDOLF
PIANOS
are conscientiously made,
good instruments; in other
words, the sweetest things out.
RUDOLF PIANO CO.
71 Bait llTtta St.
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