PRESTO
July 31, 1920.
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musical honors appeared. Some of these laid here
the foundation of their future fame in both the vo-
cal and instrumental fields. Among the artists and
teachers who took part in these ever remembered
recitals were many who subsequently became
famous.
"A second disastrous fire again swept away all
Byron Mauzy's Part in Musical Progress of
the result of Byron Mauzy's work, when the mighty
San Francisco Theme of Fascinating
conflagration of 1906 reduced imperial San Fran-
Daily Newspaper Story.
cisco to ashes, Byron Mauzy holds the immortal
"San Francisco, New York record of having been the very first merchant to re-
and Cincinnati enjoy the dis- open business after this catastrophe. The very
tinction of being the three next day after the fire, while the embers were still
leading cities where the mus- smoking over eleven square miles of what was
ical spirit of the people, as once the commercial capital of the West, he had
a community, has been most opened a new store for business at his residence,
developed in America," says 1165 O'Farrell street. In a very short time business
the San Francisco Chronial«, became so brisk that he was compelled to build the
which points out the appar- adjoining premises. Here he remained until a class
ent effects and attributes A building could be erected for him downtown
at 250 Stockton street, opposite Union Square, with
some ot the causes:
the St. Francis Hotel facing his fine store on the
"Among the factors that opposite
side of the square.
contribute
to
this
superior
I'.YIIOX M A l ' Z Y .
"In
this
new place Byron Mauzy has built up and
musical education of San
Francisco was the old Tivoli, which had one of the expanded his business until now he occupies the
finest orchestras in the country, and which produced entire six stories with two mezzanines and a base-
all the grand and comic operas daily for many years, ment, all devoted to the merchandizing of music
winter and summer, and secondly, the high-class by the methods which have earned for him a na-
musical concerts given in the piano house of Byron tional reputation."
Mauzy during the same period," is the proud state-
ment of the Chronicle. The history of the Byron
AFTER PLAYER ACTIONS.
Mauzy store, one of the romances of San Fran-
Lem Kline, of the Rex Piano Mfg. Co., Chicago,
cisco, is summed up briefly in the Chronicle as left for the East on Tuesday for the purpose of
follows:
contracting for a supply of player actions. His new
"Byron Mauzy established his first place of busi- industry is moving along smoothly, and the point
ness in 1883 at 107 Post street, but moved shortly in its development has come when a larger number
afterward to the Bancroft building on Market of players must be turned out. Mr. Kline has choice
street. The fire which destroyed this building in of several player actions, but he has not yet settled
1885, and known as the Bancroft fire, wiped out Upon the one he will use. Later it is expected that
his business completely. The Byron Mauzy estab- the Lux actions will be produced in the Chicago
lishment was then moved across the street, and factory.
within a few doors of the old Baldwin Theater. In
1886 the store was transferred to 308 Post street,
A. G. KUNDE'S VACATION.
near the corner of Stockton, opposite Union Square.
A.
G.
Kunde,
Grand avenue, Milwaukee, Wis..
The upper floors of this large structure were occu- Columbia dealer 516
and
one of the pioneer phonograph
pied by the Pacific Union Club, and later by the
of that city, left July 15 for a three months'
Union League Club. This store was probably the men
and recreation tour of Europe. Besides
finest piano establishment at the time in the West. sightseeing
viewing the battlefields of Europe, Mr. Kunde will
"In the rear of the main floor was constructed spend some time investigating the music trades of
a large stage from which hundreds of recitals were the Continent and in the British Isles. He expects
given with great frequency, and at which many of to return October 15. During his absence, the Mil-
the prominent teachers, artists and aspirants for waukee business will be conducted by Mrs. Kunde.
PIANO MAN'S HISTORY
READS LIKE ROMANCE
TWO TRADE WINNERS
HARTFORD
I CHURCHILL
HARTFORD PIANO COMPANY
of
High Orado
PIANO PLATES
SPRINGFIELD
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BOOSTING SMALL GOODS.
In furtherance of the plan to make its small in-
strument business more important, the Dugan Piano
Co.. New Orleans, La., is adding to the size of
the department. New and suitable fixtures are now
being installed in the new wareroom space added to
the small goods department. The firm always has
enjoyed a profitable and fairly large business in
small musical merchandise, but now it is the pur-
pose of John V. Dugan, president of the company,
to strive for the greatest possible business for the
goods.
AMERICAN TRADE.
The foreign trade of the United States for the
fiscal year ended June 30' broke all previous records,
both exports and imports attaining new high marks,
according to figures made public recently by the
department of commerce. But imports made a
greater increase than exports, compared with the
previous year, so that the net trade balance in favor
of this country was only $3,872,429,551, compared
with slightly more than $4,(X)0,000(X10 in the preced-
ing year. The value of exports was $8,111,176,131
and of imports $5,238,746,580.
KROEGER PIANO CO.
NEW YORK. N. Y.
O. S. KELLY CO,
Manufacturers
The following information concerning A. B. Chase
Co. interests will be read with satisfaction in the
trade:
The following A. B. Chase Piano Company repre-
sentatives have been newly established:
Dudley's Music Store, Fremont, Nebr.; J. W.
Owens, Greensburg, Ind.; Butler Music Company,
Marion, Ind.; Murrills & Taylor, Portage, Wis.
President J. H. Shale, of the A. B. Chase Co., is
spending his vacation at Dwight, Ontario, on the
Lake of Bays. Stuart H. Perry, traveling man, is
also on his vacation.
Trade with the famous old piano industry is
steadily increasing, and the class of dealers who rep-
resent the artistic instruments made at Norwalk,
Ohio, is as always of the best.
(Established 15*2)
The name alone is enough to suggest to dealers the Best
Artistic and Commercial Values.
The New Style Players Are Finest Vet. If you can
get the Agency you ought to harve it.
Made By
THE
President J. H. Shale Is Vacationing at "Lake of
Bays," and Traveler Perry Also Rests.
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