Music Trade Review

November 2 oth, 1880.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
BOSTON TRADE.
TEADE CHAT.
RANFT.—Mr. Richard Ranft's celebrated felts are meeting with great
success with Boston manufacturers.
RECOVERING.—Mrs. Wm. F. Smith, wife of our well-known music pub-
UR reporter called lately at the warerooins of the Emerson Piano Co., lisher, of the firm of White, Smith & Co., who was thrown from her phaeton
and found that Mr. Geo. Carter had gone West on business ; but Mr. recently, was at last accounts rapidly recovering.
Powers occupied his accustomed place. The reporter and Mr. Powers held
VOSE.—Vose & Sons state that they have not done so much business in
a long and animated conservation upon the Emerson Piano Co.'s affairs,
four years as at present.
concerning which remarks were made in this paper a short time ago.
Mr. Powers said he did not care much what was said about the present
EMEBSON.—The building occupied by the warerooms of the Emerson
company—it was perfectly able to take care of itself. It paid all its debts, Piano Co., on Washington street, has recently been purchased by Julius
and refused no man his just dues.
Ober. He intends turning it into a fine restaurant at the expiration of the
"After Mr. Emerson's death," said Mr. Powers, "his piano business was present lease, in about one year.
advertised for sale by Mr. Thos. Upham, one of the executors. Many people
HORSES.—Among the owners and lovers of fine horse-flesh in Boston are
pretended that they had never seen the advertisements, and that the offer for Henry
Miller, G. W. Norris, C. D. Blake, George H. Champlin, Sylvester
sale was never properly made public ; but the Boston papers containing the Tower, F.
James Cumston, Vose, George M. Guild, and Mr. Scanlon, of the
advertisement were brought forward in court as evidence. The business was New England
Organ Company.
purchased by Wm, Moore and Thos. Upham."
BOURNE.—Has Mr. Charles Bourne found a theatrical enterprise to in-
" Where did the money for this purchase come from ? " asked the re-
vest in yet ? We understood he was looking for one.
porter.
DAVIS.—It is reported that Mr. George Hubbard Davis, formerly of
"From Mrs. Upham," was the reply, "and the payments were made
partly in cash, and partly in paper, just as the payments were made by the Hallett & Davis, is about to go into the piano manufacturing business with
Mr. S. D. Smith, of the Smith American Organ Company.
present company."
Here the conversation turned upon the condition of trade, and Mr.
COMMISSIONERS' NOTICE. —Estate of George H. Davis, late of Boston, in
Powers remarked :
the
County
of Suffolk, deceased, represented insolvent. The undersigned,
" They say that W. W. Kimball, of Chicago, has deserted the Emerson
been appointed, by the Honorable Judge of the Probate Court for the
Piano Co. This doesn't look much like a desertion, does it ?<"—and he held having
of Suffolk, Commissioners to receive and examine all claims of credi-
towards the reporter a letter from W. W. Kimball, containing a large num- County
tors against said estate, and the time allowed to creditors for presenting their
ber of orders for the " Emerson" piano.
said claims having been extended by said Court to six weeks from Nov. 3,
1880, said Commissioners will attend for that purpose at the office of Charles
Mr. Oliver Green, formerly the agent for Decker & Son's pianos in this Allen,
No. 30 Court street, Boston, on November 20, 1880, at ten o'clock in
city, is what may truly be termed an '*original." It is very funny to hear the forenoon.—Charles
Allen, F. Rockwood Hall, Commissioners.
him talk about Dr. Tourjee and the Decker & Son agency ; just mention the
IVERS.—The new firm is called the Ivers & Pond Piano Company. It
subject to him, and he will say :
" D—-n that Dr. Trojay ; he got that agency away from me, darn him." comprises James N. Thompson, President; G. A. Gibson, Treasurer ; with
Handel Pond and Wm. H. Ivers, Directors. Messrs. Gibson & Thompson
In the issue of the MUSICAL CEITIC AND TRADE REVIEW for September furnish the largest part of the capital.
5th, in an article headed " William H. Ivers' failure," it was stated that one
AUTOMATIC.—The American Automatic Organ Company has put one
of the causes which brought about this catastrophe was the payment of style on the market, and is selling the instruments rapidly.
extravagant rates of interest by Mr. Ivers to Lyman George, the straw mer-
IVORY.—It is estimated that the consumption of ivory throughout the
chant. It is said here that Mr. George feels very sore concerning the
publication of this criticism. Poor old man, he is to be pitied. It may be world necessitates the killing of 100,000 elephants annually, and that before
stated, however, that Mr. Lyman George has recently taken^desk-room with many years the elephant will become extinct. Fortunately a good substi-
Mr. Geo. H. Champlin, of the Palace of Music, at the corner of Boylston and tute for ivory, celluloid, has already been invented and satisfactorily tested.
Tremont Streets.
ENTERPRISE.—The Ai't Jabberer,with, a spasmodic effort to be enterprising,
This fact furnishes abundant food for thought, to those who can read and present trade news to its readers, sent its liveliest and most energetic
between the lines.
representative to the New England states last week, who collected infor-
mation about eastern manufacturers, which appeared in the columns of the
Mr. Sylvester Tower informed our reporter that his business has largely MUSICAL, CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW from four to six months ago, and had
increased eince he moved into his new factory,which, by the way, is one of already passed into history.
the finest and most complete in the country. When he had only his old
& C. S. ODELL.—Messrs. J. H. & C. S. Odell, of West 42d street,
place, which he still uses in connection with his new building, he had not have J. in H.
preparation the following organs : one two-manual organ for Sixth
nearly enough room for both action and key work. Now he is working up a Avenue
Baptist Church, Brooklyn—30 stops. One two-manual organ, for
large business in the manufacture of upright actions, while his keys, espe- 2nd Baptist
Church, Harlem. One four-manual organ, 20 stops, for St.
cially those of celluloid, are in great demand.
Stephen's Church, Harrisburg, Pa. One one-manual organ, for the Col-
Mr. Tower, who keeps a fine carriage and pair of horses, objects to go- legiate
Chapel, 54th street, New York.
ing from Boston to his home in Cambridge at night, by the horse-cars, while
his coachman gets full of beer and devotes the carriage to a pleasure drive
DRUNK
with two of his (the coachman's) female cronies. Mr. Tower states that he r 1
is getting orders at better prices, and that he is able to keep all his men go- I HE following scene lately occurred at the West Side Police Court before
ing full of work. In his action department he has a man who used to make 1 Justice Scully. It is horrible to contemplate how low human nature
actions for Kranich and Bach, and the Arion Piano Company. Whether can descend. " Bring in the next prisoner," said his Honor. The officer on
these facts prove that this man is a superior workman, or not, our reporter duty called for the |name of Charles Avery Welles, alias Miss Nancy. In
answer thereto an officer brought into the court-room a specimen of human-
is not able to say.
ity that looked as if at one time it might have been alive and decent, but
features so disfigured with drink, and clothing so torn that the object
The Pond & Ivers Piano Company seem to be starting out in good style. with
looked human. " Officer Williams, with what is the prisoner before
The capitalists, Messrs. Thompson & Gibson, have had no particular experi- barely
charged?" "Drunk and disorderly, your Honor." "Prisoner, what
ence in the piano business, that we know of; but they are, so far as we know, me
say for yourself ? " asked his Honor. Whereupon the creature
thoroughly capable business men. The capital invested in this business is have you to to
be somewhat trying to straighten up his soiled apparel, and vainly
about $10,000, and a part of this sum has been contributed by Mr. Handel seemed
to place a pair of eye-glasses upon something which at one time
Pond. Mr. Pond is well known to the music trade all over the country, and endeavored
a human nose. The glasses had nothing but the rim left. Where-
has had extensive experience in connection with the Mason & Hamlin Organ resembled
upon Justice Scully ordered the prisoner to beware how he trifled with the
Company. Mr. Ivers is a practical piano man, and worked in Chickering & Court.
At this the poor specimen of what was^once a man, let the eye-
Sons' factory for many years before he went into business for himself.
glasses drop and replied as follows, in very incoherent sentences that were
Ten thousand dollars capital may seem a small sum to start a piano hardly distinguishable on account of the debauched condition the prisoner
business with ; but, though $10,000 does not constitute a large capital, was in : " Your honor, I am a New York amateur journalist, and am known
neither does it constitute the entire resources of the Ivers & Pond Piano by a few of my chums as Charles Avery Welles, managing editor of the N. Y.
Company.
MUSICAL TRADE REVIEW. Times became so bad in New York that my
superiors informed me that I must either go out West and endeavor to black-
Mr. Henry F. Miller and his large family of large boys have never ap- mail the Chicago music trade, or loose my situation, as the paper depended
peared more thoroughly pleased with themselves and with their piano busi- on my efforts for its publication. Arriving here, it was impossible for me
ness than at present.
to obtain any business for the paper. I became so despondent that I took
to drink and bad company. But your Honor, believe me, I,am a gentle-
man. I was the principal aid to J. C. Freund's musical paper of New York.
THE McPHAIL UPRiaHT.
Through my untiring efforts the music trade of New York presented J. 0.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct., 1880. Freund with over $75,000." " Stop, prisoner, stop. You have said entirely
too much. The mere mention of that notorious swindler's name, Freund,
Messrs. A. 31. McPJviil & Co.:
who, with your assistance, you say, swindled, not presented, the music
of New York out of their hard-earned moneys, out west as well as in
GENTS:—Having made an examination of your new Upright pianos, I dealers
the east. Magistrates judge all criminals by the company they keep, there-
am convinced of their superior merits.
the sentence of this court is that you pay a fine of twenty dollars and
I find the action of these instruments remarkably free and responsive to fore,
costs, and leave the city limits within twenty-four hours. If not, the sen-
the touch (a rare characteristic of upright pianos), while the tone is full, tence
of this court will remand you to a period of six months to the county
clear, and even throughout the compass, and has a remarkable singing work-house.
New York may endure you, but Chicago never can or never
quality.
will. Officer take the prisoner below. Next case on the docket."—From
I am glad of this opportunity to recommend your upright pianos as unsur-
the Chicago Dead Beat.
passed by any that Ihave seen.
Very truly,
[The above is beautifully expressed, and contains even more truth than
JOHN K. PAINE.
poetry ; but why did not Dead Beat Allen devote some of the space to
defending himself against the strictures which we published concerning him
Mr. George H. Champlin has taken the agency for the Dun- for having stolen our copyrighted matter ?—Ed. MUSICAL CRITIC AND
WHAT IS MOST TALKED ABOUT.
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