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THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
PAUL B. KLUGH BECOMES ^RESIDENT OF AUTOPIANO CO.
DEATH OF CHARLES ST1EF
Resigns Vice-Presidency of The Cable Company and Presidency of the Imperial Player Roll Co.
in Chicago to Take Up New Duties—Has Acquired a Substantial Stock Interest in Concern
Which He Now Heads—Familiar With the Autopiano and Predicts Great Things for It
Son of Founder of Business of Chas. M. Stieff,
Inc., Passes Away in Baltimore in Eighty-sec-
ond Year—Not Active in Business for Some
Time Past—Funeral Held Last Saturday
Announcement was made this week that Paul approached me upon this matter, I had no idea
B. Klugh has resigned as vice-president of the of the extensive business done by the Autopiano
Cable Company, Chicago, to become president, Co. I soon found it to be a million dollar cor-
general manager and director of the Autopiano poration, manufacturing and selling many thou-
Co., Twelfth avenue and Fifty-second street, sands of player-pianos annually, and having
upon its books the names of some of the most
New York, and also a member of the board of
governors of the Kohler Industries. It is un- representative and influential dealers in the
derstood that Mr. Klugh has also acquired a sub- United States. The possibilities of the Auto-
stantial stock interest. He has also resigned piano Co. are unlimited. With ample capital
the presidency of the Imperial Player Roll Co., and every manufacturing advantage it stands
to-day the largest and greatest exclusive pro-
of Chicago.
Although but thirty-eight years of age, Mr. ducer of high-grade player-pianos in the world.
Klugh has come in
contact with every
phase of the music
trade, with which he
has been successfully
identified for the last
twenty-four years. He
is considered one of
the most popular and
energetic and capable
young men in the in-
dustry, having been
actively engaged in
association promotion
work
where
such
work stands for trade
advancement
a n d
trade protection.
He is vice-pres-
ident of the National
Piano Manufacturers'
Association,
vice-
president of the Chi-
cago Piano and Or-
gan Association, and
a former president of
the Piano Club of Chi.,
cago. His efforts to
co-ordinate all bran-
ches of the music
industry for the pur-
pose of having con-
crete
representation
through a simplifica-
tion of the association
idea has culminated
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Paul B. Klugh, President of the Autopiano Co.
in the forming of the
Music Industries Chamber of Commerce, Its position of leadership will be maintained."
which is considered by broadminded and far- Richard W. Lawrence, president of Kohler &
sighted men to be one of the most progres- Campbell, Inc., who will give up the duties of
president of the Autopiano Co. to Mr. Klugh,
sive steps in trade history.
stated:
Mr. Klugh has always been a close student of
"The board of governors are very much
pneumatic-instrument development, in which he
1 as been regarded as a leading figure, many of pleased, indeed, that Mr. Klugh has become af-
his inventions now being in use in player-pianos. filiated with the Kohler Industries in so impor-
tant a capacity as president of the Autopiano
He is thoroughly familiar with the product of
the Autopiano Co., and relates how the late Co. The accession of Mr. Klugh to our forces
Charles Kohler once invited him to examine an is another indication of our progressive policy."
interior player he had turned out. This instru-
ment was called the Pianista and formed the
GEO. H. BLISS ISA_ PROUD DADDY
basis for the instrument now manufactured by
While attending the conventions in Chicago
the Autopiano Co.
George H. Bliss, sales manager of the Q R S
The officers of the corporations with which
Co., was advised of the safe arrival of a baby
he has been associated for so many years are
girl at the Bliss domicile in New York. A
all his personal friends as well as close busi-
name has now been selected, but as Mr. Bliss
ness associates, including George J. Dowling,
was in the Elizabethan room at the Congress
H. L. Draper and W. E* Guylee, and a feeling
when the message was received there may be a
of mutual regret exists between these men over
hunch.
their separation in business.
Regarding his new move, Mr. Klugh stated
OPENS STORE INjiASTINGS, FLA.
to a representative of The Review:
HASTINGS, FLA., May 28.—J. A. Erickson opened
"I have been conversant with the remarkable
progress of the Autopiano Co. in the develop- a lar,ge piano store in this town on May 1.
ment of the player idea culminating in the new He reports an excellent business since opening
Welte-Mignon Autopiano. I must confess that up, and closed a number of good sales, notably
two player-pianos last week, for cash.
when my friends in the Kohler Industries first
WINTER & CO.
220 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, NEW YORK
Manufacturers of
BALTIMORE, MD., May 28.—Charles Stieff, eighty-
two years of age, and one of the sons of
Charles M. Stieff, founder of Charles M. Stieff,
Inc., the old-time and respected piano manu-
facturers of this city, died late Thursday night,
the result of a cold contracted while riding in
his motor car at the reception tendered to Gen-
eral Joffre, when the hero of the Marne visited
Baltimore, recently.
Mr. Stieff was born in
Baltimore, and his early education was received
in private schools of the city. For years the
deceased has not been actively engaged in man-
aging the piano business, but Frederick P.
Stieff, Sr., is still to be found regularly at the
Liberty street warerooms of the firm.
After
about a half a century of work in conjunction
with his brother in following out the plans laid
by his father in the piano business, Charles
Stieff retired about a half a dozen years ago.
Besides Frederick P. Stieff, another brother, now
in Texas, survives. John L. Stieff, another
brother, who came into prominence as being
one of the original California pioneers, died in
1901.
Among the most enthusiastic to greet the
famous French hero when he was in Baltimore
was Mr. Stieff. After watching him pass along
the route he ordered his chauffeur to drive to
Mt. Vernon place, and there in the open car,
with a strong East wind blowing, he stood as
Joffre turned over the sod in.Mt. Vernon place
on a spot where will rise a monument to La
Fayette.
The funeral, which was held on Saturday, was
largely attended by many old friends and ad-
mirers. The burial was in Baltimore Cemetery.
NEWTON GOINGJO CHICAGO
IIUTCHINSON, KAN., May 29.—J. J. Newton,
formerly head of the J. W. Jenkins' Sons
Music Co. store here, is moving to Chicago,
where he will engage in the music business.
Upon leaving this city he purchased a music
store in Emporia, but shortly afterwards de-
cided to go to Chicago, where he was formerly
engaged in the piano business.
DEATH OF JOHN L. FRANK
BUSHNELL, 111., May 29.—John L. Frank, for
fifteen years the proprietor of the Frank Music
House of this city, passed away at his home
here last week. He was fifty-three years old,
and had been a lifelong resident here, being
well known in the music trade throughout this
section of the State.
He is survived by a
widow and three children.
ABSENT TREATMENT IS GOOD
Milton Weil, manager of the retail store of
Krakauer Bros., 125 West Forty-second street,
believes it advantageous in some instances for
the manager to leave his store for a while.
Mr. Weil found that during the week he spent
at the convention at Chicago a very satis-
factory amount of business had been transacted
in the retail warerooms at the above address.
SCHOMACKER OFFICIALS RE=ELECTED
PHILADELPHIA, PA., May 28.—At the annual meet-
ing of the board of directors of the Schomacker
Piano Co. which was held recently, the following
officers were re-elected: E. F. Tibbott, president;
H. C . Schomacker, vice-president; J. D. Will-
iams, treasurer; Wm. C. McCaughan, secretary.
Superior Pianos
and Player Pianos