Music Trade Review
Issue: 1881 Vol. 5 N. 10 - Page 19
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December 2 oth, 1881.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
145
for a situation at our factory, and said he could hours a day. He is now earning sixteen dollars a
only make fifteen dollars a week at piano making, week, working ten hours a day. I see one of your
which was not as much as he could make at hia New York papers, that is frequently sent to us, and
trade as a carpenter. A man by the name of Wilder, which is devoted sometimes to music, sometimes to
who works at Chickering's, was the chairman of the the drama, and sometimes to the trade, says that F. W. HHLMICK, 180 ELM STREET, CINCINNATI, O.
committee from the Union who waited on us. He no sympathy will be felt in New York for the " What'8 Your Hurry." Comic song and chorus.
ia about seventy-five years old, is worth about fifty Boston manufacturers who are suffering from Words and music by Edward J. Abraham. Price 35
thousand dollars, which he got by hard knocks, and strikes. I should like to have it understood that cents.
has been in Chickering's employ about fifty years. we don't ask for sympathy from New York, not " Clerk in the Munic Store." Comic song. Words
He was the sort of man who went to work at even at ten dollars a quarter for sixty lines ; sub- and music by Edward J. Abraham. Price 35 cents.
four o'clock on summer mornings and worked scription, two dollars a year."
OLIVER DITSON & Co., BOSTON.
1
steadily until dark, about eight o'clock, taking
'• That is rather severe," said a member of the " Beauties of Sacred Song.' Nearly sixty sacred
rest just loug enough for two short meals. When company, " and reminds me of the story of the song-*. Prices: Plain, $2.00; cloth, $2.50; full gilt,
case-work was scarce, he was never known to girl who sat down on a log to wait for her lover. $3.00
refuse to work late at night in order to get ahead A. cinnamon bear came up behind her and began to " Norway Musical Album." A selection for home
and • collar ' the first pair of cases given out the hug her with all his might, but she was used to that use, from Norway's folksongs, danews, etc. Edited
next morning, thus keeping poorer workmen out sort of tiling, and, thinking it was her lover, only by Auber Forestier and R. B. Anderson. Prices:
of a needed job. That will show about the amount cried out, ' Tighter, .tighter.' This completely Plain, $2.50; cloth, S3.00; full gilt. $4.00.
of symjjathy he has for the down-trodden laborer. broke up the poor old bear, and he went off in the
With his $50,000 he is the sort of man that ought woods and mourned for a month. I may say, finally,
to join a mutual benefit society, and he has been that we never had any dissatisfaction among our
taken in by one now."
skillful and industrious workmen, and never any
'' William A. Ottignon, familiarly known as demand for an increase of pay except in the case
Shows her appreciation of the
'Otty,' and employed by Hallet & Davis," said of this one man Driscoll. The Emerson Piano
Mr. Carter, " was a shopmate of mine for about Company is getting along splendidly, and our
six years, and has been a sort of old acquaintance agents seem satisfied with the number of pianos
for about seventeen years, but he never spoke to we are sending them. Our scab-workmen, as the
me in his life until as one of this committee of strikers delight in calling them, are doing even
outsiders he called upon me. Stackpole, another better than we expected, and are turning out first-
P
O
outsider, works for Mr. McPhail, the piano manu- rate work."
I
R
facturer who is so anxious to express his sympathy
NEW YORK THE CAUSE OP THE TROUBLE.
with the under dog in the fight. I see that Mr.
AND
A
C
McPhail is booked in your last issue as saying It is very true, as many of the Eastern manu-
N
A
something about piano-makers rolling in luxury. facturers claim, that New York is responsible for
However true this may be of other piano manufac- the present strikes. If the combination formed by
N
O
turers, especially of those who have gone heartily the New York piano manufacturers two years ago,
into politics, we have not yet become aware that for the purpose of breaking down the Trade Union, By taking one of each with hpr in her tour of the Continent in
the Emerson Piano Company is rolling in luxury, had only hung together about ten days longer than her private car, the Jerome Marble.
although we have frequently sat down squarely in it did, it would have fully accomplished its object, All the leading artists ot the past few years endorse these in-
the lap of old Dame Adversity, and she has held on but the combination fell through, owing to the struments as the best for purity and quality of tone, excellence
to us for some time; but we never murmured at all, weak-kneed action of parties like Hazelton Bros., ot action and superiority.
and, moreover, we never went into politics. I may of New York city. The piano manufacturers of the
state here that we had one man, a striker, who made country will have to thank these gentlemen for
CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
thirty dollars a week with us. He is now with Henry many trade " unpleasantnesses" in the future.
jftpn
Just out. Cantata for Christmas, by
LVfllA w. Williams. For Mixed Voice. Easy
F. Miller, and is making fifteen dollars a week. An-
and attractive music. Chnirn and Societies can easily learn it for
other of our dissatisfied workmen made with us
"WHOLESALE ONLY I " a Xiiias periormance. SO cents.
about twenty-four dollars a week, working eight ' WHOLESALE ONLY [ "
Send for list of C h r i s t m a s C a r o l s .
PUBLICATIONS
Mme. A. Patti
HAINES
ESTEY
m
ESTABLISHED 1866.
OSITION WANTED.—A competent piano and organ salesman
with a thorough knowledge of the sheet music and book trade,
P
wants a position with well established house. Highest references
BEAUTIES OF SACRED SONGS.
T. A. BACHER,
G
ATZZ£% CUjt t
noble present for those who lovi! the best. 68 of the most suc-
cesslul 8>>ugs of the day, by 40 famous composers.
DUVMPO JIMft TTTIII7Q Charming collection of Household
given as to capability and character. Address " Agrafl'e," MUSICAL Music Publisher, EDgraver and Printer. Send for 50-page cata- nnllUCiO AaU IUHEJO. B ong8, lullabies anJ Kindergarten
logue and price list. Our prices are 20 per cent bel >w special rates, lays. ($1.50.)
CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW, 86t Broadway, N. Y. City.
printed from finely engraved plates oa the best quality of music
paper. Estimates cheerfully given.
GEMS OF ENGLISH SONG. ne'w& 8 mo8tfavorite 3 co1l£ction e
702 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa,
WANTED.—For a leading music house, south,
a good Piano and Organ Salesman, who can also do
NORWAY MUSIC ALBUM. Viiwngf^t^eNMth^WUdand
TO AMERICAN ORGAN MANUFAC-
Wareroom Tuning. Also a Piano and Organ and
beautiful.
TURERS.
General Correspondent; one who has had experience
1
THE HOLBORN VIADUCT LAND COMPANY, LONDON, have FRANZ ALBUM OF SONG.
&S- io £ J Z& a 8*££;
in selling instruments by correspondence, and who PREMISKS
on the VIADUCT specially adapted for exhibiting
has special ability in that line. Address, HARRY and
moils
German
songs.
STORING Organs. For particulars apply to the Company
BROWN, care Chickering & Sons, N. Y., who will at their office,
OL.IVKU DITSON * CO., lloston.
forward application.
22 HOLBOEN VIADUCT, LONDON, ENGLAND.
C. H. DITSON & CO., 843 Broadway,'N. Y.
THE HARDMAN PIANO,
ESTABLISHED 1842.
Manufactured b y H A K D M A N ,
Ware room* and Factory. 57th Street
Vienna, 1873.
DOWXiXXTG c& P E C K
and Tenth Avenue, Blew York.
Philadelphia, 1876.
Parla, 1878.
DOLGE
ALFRED
SAW MILLS :
STEAM
SAW
OTTER LAKE,
PORT LEYDEN,
BROCKETTS,
MILL,
Salisbury, X. Y.
N. Y.
Felt Works at Brockett'a
and
123 £ . 13th Street, NEW YORK.
O r g a n !MIa,1;e:r?ials,
132 Queen Victoria Street, LONDON,
December 2 oth, 1881.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
145
for a situation at our factory, and said he could hours a day. He is now earning sixteen dollars a
only make fifteen dollars a week at piano making, week, working ten hours a day. I see one of your
which was not as much as he could make at hia New York papers, that is frequently sent to us, and
trade as a carpenter. A man by the name of Wilder, which is devoted sometimes to music, sometimes to
who works at Chickering's, was the chairman of the the drama, and sometimes to the trade, says that F. W. HHLMICK, 180 ELM STREET, CINCINNATI, O.
committee from the Union who waited on us. He no sympathy will be felt in New York for the " What'8 Your Hurry." Comic song and chorus.
ia about seventy-five years old, is worth about fifty Boston manufacturers who are suffering from Words and music by Edward J. Abraham. Price 35
thousand dollars, which he got by hard knocks, and strikes. I should like to have it understood that cents.
has been in Chickering's employ about fifty years. we don't ask for sympathy from New York, not " Clerk in the Munic Store." Comic song. Words
He was the sort of man who went to work at even at ten dollars a quarter for sixty lines ; sub- and music by Edward J. Abraham. Price 35 cents.
four o'clock on summer mornings and worked scription, two dollars a year."
OLIVER DITSON & Co., BOSTON.
1
steadily until dark, about eight o'clock, taking
'• That is rather severe," said a member of the " Beauties of Sacred Song.' Nearly sixty sacred
rest just loug enough for two short meals. When company, " and reminds me of the story of the song-*. Prices: Plain, $2.00; cloth, $2.50; full gilt,
case-work was scarce, he was never known to girl who sat down on a log to wait for her lover. $3.00
refuse to work late at night in order to get ahead A. cinnamon bear came up behind her and began to " Norway Musical Album." A selection for home
and • collar ' the first pair of cases given out the hug her with all his might, but she was used to that use, from Norway's folksongs, danews, etc. Edited
next morning, thus keeping poorer workmen out sort of tiling, and, thinking it was her lover, only by Auber Forestier and R. B. Anderson. Prices:
of a needed job. That will show about the amount cried out, ' Tighter, .tighter.' This completely Plain, $2.50; cloth, S3.00; full gilt. $4.00.
of symjjathy he has for the down-trodden laborer. broke up the poor old bear, and he went off in the
With his $50,000 he is the sort of man that ought woods and mourned for a month. I may say, finally,
to join a mutual benefit society, and he has been that we never had any dissatisfaction among our
taken in by one now."
skillful and industrious workmen, and never any
'' William A. Ottignon, familiarly known as demand for an increase of pay except in the case
Shows her appreciation of the
'Otty,' and employed by Hallet & Davis," said of this one man Driscoll. The Emerson Piano
Mr. Carter, " was a shopmate of mine for about Company is getting along splendidly, and our
six years, and has been a sort of old acquaintance agents seem satisfied with the number of pianos
for about seventeen years, but he never spoke to we are sending them. Our scab-workmen, as the
me in his life until as one of this committee of strikers delight in calling them, are doing even
outsiders he called upon me. Stackpole, another better than we expected, and are turning out first-
P
O
outsider, works for Mr. McPhail, the piano manu- rate work."
I
R
facturer who is so anxious to express his sympathy
NEW YORK THE CAUSE OP THE TROUBLE.
with the under dog in the fight. I see that Mr.
AND
A
C
McPhail is booked in your last issue as saying It is very true, as many of the Eastern manu-
N
A
something about piano-makers rolling in luxury. facturers claim, that New York is responsible for
However true this may be of other piano manufac- the present strikes. If the combination formed by
N
O
turers, especially of those who have gone heartily the New York piano manufacturers two years ago,
into politics, we have not yet become aware that for the purpose of breaking down the Trade Union, By taking one of each with hpr in her tour of the Continent in
the Emerson Piano Company is rolling in luxury, had only hung together about ten days longer than her private car, the Jerome Marble.
although we have frequently sat down squarely in it did, it would have fully accomplished its object, All the leading artists ot the past few years endorse these in-
the lap of old Dame Adversity, and she has held on but the combination fell through, owing to the struments as the best for purity and quality of tone, excellence
to us for some time; but we never murmured at all, weak-kneed action of parties like Hazelton Bros., ot action and superiority.
and, moreover, we never went into politics. I may of New York city. The piano manufacturers of the
state here that we had one man, a striker, who made country will have to thank these gentlemen for
CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
thirty dollars a week with us. He is now with Henry many trade " unpleasantnesses" in the future.
jftpn
Just out. Cantata for Christmas, by
LVfllA w. Williams. For Mixed Voice. Easy
F. Miller, and is making fifteen dollars a week. An-
and attractive music. Chnirn and Societies can easily learn it for
other of our dissatisfied workmen made with us
"WHOLESALE ONLY I " a Xiiias periormance. SO cents.
about twenty-four dollars a week, working eight ' WHOLESALE ONLY [ "
Send for list of C h r i s t m a s C a r o l s .
PUBLICATIONS
Mme. A. Patti
HAINES
ESTEY
m
ESTABLISHED 1866.
OSITION WANTED.—A competent piano and organ salesman
with a thorough knowledge of the sheet music and book trade,
P
wants a position with well established house. Highest references
BEAUTIES OF SACRED SONGS.
T. A. BACHER,
G
ATZZ£% CUjt t
noble present for those who lovi! the best. 68 of the most suc-
cesslul 8>>ugs of the day, by 40 famous composers.
DUVMPO JIMft TTTIII7Q Charming collection of Household
given as to capability and character. Address " Agrafl'e," MUSICAL Music Publisher, EDgraver and Printer. Send for 50-page cata- nnllUCiO AaU IUHEJO. B ong8, lullabies anJ Kindergarten
logue and price list. Our prices are 20 per cent bel >w special rates, lays. ($1.50.)
CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW, 86t Broadway, N. Y. City.
printed from finely engraved plates oa the best quality of music
paper. Estimates cheerfully given.
GEMS OF ENGLISH SONG. ne'w& 8 mo8tfavorite 3 co1l£ction e
702 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa,
WANTED.—For a leading music house, south,
a good Piano and Organ Salesman, who can also do
NORWAY MUSIC ALBUM. Viiwngf^t^eNMth^WUdand
TO AMERICAN ORGAN MANUFAC-
Wareroom Tuning. Also a Piano and Organ and
beautiful.
TURERS.
General Correspondent; one who has had experience
1
THE HOLBORN VIADUCT LAND COMPANY, LONDON, have FRANZ ALBUM OF SONG.
&S- io £ J Z& a 8*££;
in selling instruments by correspondence, and who PREMISKS
on the VIADUCT specially adapted for exhibiting
has special ability in that line. Address, HARRY and
moils
German
songs.
STORING Organs. For particulars apply to the Company
BROWN, care Chickering & Sons, N. Y., who will at their office,
OL.IVKU DITSON * CO., lloston.
forward application.
22 HOLBOEN VIADUCT, LONDON, ENGLAND.
C. H. DITSON & CO., 843 Broadway,'N. Y.
THE HARDMAN PIANO,
ESTABLISHED 1842.
Manufactured b y H A K D M A N ,
Ware room* and Factory. 57th Street
Vienna, 1873.
DOWXiXXTG c& P E C K
and Tenth Avenue, Blew York.
Philadelphia, 1876.
Parla, 1878.
DOLGE
ALFRED
SAW MILLS :
STEAM
SAW
OTTER LAKE,
PORT LEYDEN,
BROCKETTS,
MILL,
Salisbury, X. Y.
N. Y.
Felt Works at Brockett'a
and
123 £ . 13th Street, NEW YORK.
O r g a n !MIa,1;e:r?ials,
132 Queen Victoria Street, LONDON,
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