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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
THE GAZETTE.
BYRON MAUZY, San Francisco, damaged by fire.
Loss $3,000.
T. C. BARKER, Macon, Ga., damaged by fire. In-
sured.
STUHTEVANT & Co., N. Y., assigned.
J. H. ROBBINS & SON, Portland, Oregon, receives
release mortgage $3,000.
C. D. WILLIAMSON, Columbus, Ohio, cancels real
estate mortgage of S400.
DAYTON JEWELRY AND MUSIC STORE, Dayton, W.
Terr., now J. N. Arment.
CHARLES C. KEENE, San Francisco, Cal., conveyed
realty $500. Mortgage $206, discharged.
HAINES & WHITNEY, Chicago, 111., sued $2,500.
J. H. BOBBINS & SON, Portland, Oregon, J. H.
Bobbins, realty mortgage $3,000, released.
ALBERT J. HALL, Cllftondale, Mass., conveyed, R.
E. $1.
SYLVANUS A. ELLIS, chattle mortgage, $75.
In the basement is a seventy-five horse-power
Corliss engine with steel boilers, also scientifically
arranged drying rooms, with a capacity of 70,000 feet
of lumber. The next or main iloor will be used as
warerooms and office. The second story is used for
polishing and tone regulating. The next floor is the
fly-finishing department. The fourth floor is the
bellying department. The fifth floor the case-making
department. The top floor is the rubbing and varnish-
ing rooms. The roof is also constructed for varnishing
and dressing purposes; there is also a 5,000 gallon
water tank on the roof, for fire protection.
The general arrangement of the different depart-
ments differs but little from most first-class fac-
tories, but neither pains nor expense has been spared
in procuring the latest improved machinery for the
fine work which this firm is known to turn out. It
is needless to say, that only excellent material is
used in the construction of the Christie & Co.
pianos, and the concern is now in a position to meet
the constantly growing demand for it3 instruments,
being able with their new facilities to put upon the
market seventy five pianos a week. We extend to
the members of the firm our heartiest congratula-
tions, and fully believe that their trade will warrant
this enterprising move.
SWEETMAN & HAZELTON, Guelph, Ont., assigned.
MICHAEL LINDNER, Buffalo, N. Y., R. E. mortgage,
$350.
W. C. LEWIS & Co., Sacramento, Cal., attached,
$270.
ADOLPH PFLANDEU, Brooklyn, N. Y., judgment,
$185.
W. C. RILFA', Grafton, W. Va., sold out.
DE ZOUOHE & ATWATER, Montreal, Canada, dis-
solved. ' Wm. Atwater continues under same style.
WELLS BROS., Pueblo, Colo., dissolved.
H. C. WAITE, Cedar Rapids, la., chattel mortgage,
$1,000.
L. M. DUNLAP, Warsaw, Ind., dissolved.
GEO. L. WALKER & SON, Philadelphia, Pa., suc-
ceeded by Geo. L. Walker.
SICKELS & Co., Halifax, N. S., sold out to Halifax
Piano Co.
S. F. Walson, Richmond, Ind., chattel mortgage.
CHARLES O. MILLIKEN, Biddeford, Me., in insol-
vency.
JOHN P. GREEN, Oohoes, N. Y., dead.
C. D. WILLIAMSON, Columbus, Ohio, real estate
mortgage, $000.
F. H. LOUGHLIN, Syracuse, N. Y., assigned.
PH. J. LAWRENCE, Easton, Pa., gives real estate
mortgage, $2,200. Satisfies real estate mortgage,
$1,100.
A. L. DAVIS & SONS, Spokome Falls, W. Terr., re-
ported will open a branch at Farmington.
CHRISTIE & COS. ENTERPRISE
OTWITHSTANDING the dullness at present,
pervading most branchos of business, the firm
of Christie & Co., consisting of Messrs. Jacob
Christie, C. C. Colby and William H. Duncan, has
demonstrated its push and energy by leasing a mag-
niflcent new factory building, located at Nos. 518 to
526 West Forty-eighth street. A detailed descrip-
tion of a piano factory is usually of little interest,
from the fact that piano factories are so similar
in appointments and machinery. The factory of
Messrs. Christie & Co., however, is one of the most
completely constructed and arranged of all the
factories in the country. A brief description will
suffice to substantiate this statement. The factory
was originally constructed by Syphor & Co., manu-
facturers of antique and artistic furniture, and
consequently all of its appliances are thoroughly
adapted to practical piano making.
The building, which is constructed of brick, stone
and iron, has a frontage of 75 feet, with a depth of 100
feet, and is thoroughly lighted on all sides, and is
equipped from top to bottom with the most perfect
appliances and machinery for the manufacture of
first class pianos.
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WE understand that Mr. R. H. Rodda, who has
been at the head of the Chicago branch of the Ster-
ling Organ Co. since its existence, is about to open'
warerooms for himself on Wabash Avenue.
ANTONIO DE ANGUERA, for the past twenty-eight
years head salesman for the W. W. Kimball Co.,
Chicago, will take charge of the retail trade of the
Chicago branch of the B. Shoninger Piano and
Organ Co.
JOHN F. HUNER, New York, seems to be remarka-
bly busy, having only two completed pianos in his
warerooms.
WESER BROS, have taken a new factory, at 500 West
Thirty-third street, which is much larger than their
old one.
BEHR BROS. & Co., New York, report trade gener-
ally quiet, yet there is no doubt but that they are
having their share. The Behr Bros.'piano has made
wonderful progress during the past year, but it has
by no means reached the zenith of its popularity.
The firm are constantly making improvements, and
endeavoring in every way to make the " B e h r " a
standard instrument.
R. M. BENT & Co., New York, are making all ar-
rangements, so that by fall they will occupy a factory
with double room of their present one.
THE new factory of Augustus Baus & Co. is situ-
ated at 251 East Thirty-third street, and is an excel-
lent one in every respect. We shall give a detailed
account of it in our next issue.
THE suit of Hardman, Peck & Co., against H. W.
Sace, one of the directors of the former Ithaca Organ
and Piano Company, Ithaca, N. Y., has been decided
by the referee in favor of Messrs. Hardman, Peck &
Co. The sum involved was $5,200, with interest and
costs.
MATHUSHEK & SON, New York, state that they are
behind in their orders, owing to their limited manu-
facturing room. They contemplate soon taking a
larger factory.
F. M. HEWLETT has opened a music store in
Rondout, N. Y.
H. F. PRINCE, of the firm of H. F. Prince & Co.,
Winnipeg, Man., is dead.
E. J. BLAKELEY, Cattaraugus, N. Y., has opened
warerooms in that place.
SHAW & ROBB have removed from Barton to St.
Johnsbury, Vt.
MR. LOUIS GRUNEWALD, wife and daughter, New
Orleans, La., have gone to Europe. They will re-
turn about tho 1st of September.
THE Vocalion Company have opened warerooms
at 28 East Twenty-third Street.
ARNOLD & Co. have started in business in Hud-
son, N. Y. They will handle the Haines Brothers'
pianos.
K^ HAYNES is traveling through the New Eng-
land States in the Interest of the Baus piano.
PEEK & SON, New York, have just finished a new
style small upright, which is of a very pretty design.
It ought to have a good run, and we have no doubt
but that it will. The firm report business as fast
coming up.
THE New Haven Organ Co., New Haven, Conn.,
recently paid some of their creditors forty-three per
cent, of their claims. The Music TRADE REVIEW
is one of their creditors that they haven't paid,
however.
THE annual meeting of the Traveler's Protective
Association will be held in Baltimore the latter part
of June.
CHAS. P. FISCHER, President of the Munroe Organ
Reed Co., Worcester, Mass., has been quite sick for
the past two weeks, but is now able to attend to his
duties again.
THE latest style iEolian Organ, manufactured by
the Mechanical Orguinette Co., N. Y., is a perfect
beauty. The fall board is one of the finest we ever
saw, and will interest every one connected with the
music trade.
BYRON MANZY, San Francisco, Cal., had his ware-
rooms and stock damaged by fire a short time ago,
but was fully insured. Mr. Manzy's trade is by no
means confined to San Francisco alone, for he sup-
plies many dealers throughout the West.
DE ZOUCH & ATWATER have dissolved partnership.
Mr. Atwater will continue the business under the
old name.
LEITER BROTHERS, Syracuse, N. Y., have opened
a branch at Auburn, N. Y.
AUGUST ROUTENBACH, Buffalo, N. Y., has removed
his warerooms to Chippewa, near Main Street.
L. B. POWELL & Co., Scranton, Pa., have moved
into new warerooms, in the Young Men's Christian
Association building.
AUGUSTUS BAITS & Co., New York, are enjoying an
exceptionally fine trade. Their retail business for
the past three weeks, they inform us, has been larger
than at any period this year. Their warerooms
are almost entirely empty, containing only three
uprights when we called a few days ago. Ira N.
Goff, Providence, R. I., who is one of their latest
agents, has just duplicated his first order, and ex-
presses himself as very much pleased with the Baus
piano.
C. JANKE & Co., Galveston, Texas, are doing a
large business with the Mathushek & Son piano.
B. C. SPRAGUE has opened warerooms at Port-
land, Me.
DANIEL F. BBATTY, called at our office a few days,
ago, and stated that he was going into the organ
business again. He said he had $25,000 in bank,
and plenty more forthcoming if needed. It seems
to us that if Beatty has $25,000 in bank at his dis-
posal, the most honorable thing he can do is to draw
it out at once, and use it as tar as it will go in pay-
ing his creditors. Mr. Beatty said that he wanted
to arrange some advertising with us, but we politely
and firmly informed him that we did not care for his
advertisement at present, but would probably give
him plenty of free advertising if he started in busi-
ness on his old principles.
STURTEVANT & Co., New York, made an assign-
ment on May 6th, in favor of Edward Rawlins as
assignee. Mrs. E. B. Sturtevant is made a preferred
creditor to the amount of $4,423.99. The firm was
composed of Joseph W. Sturtevant and A. B. Kel-
logg. It is understood that Mr. Kellogg is a wealthy
gentleman, and if so the creditors will suffer no loss.
There will be a meeting of tho creditors in a few
days, and we will be able to give full particulars in
our next issue.
NEWBY |& EVANS are settled in their new factory,
at 528 West Forty-third Street. This new factory
gives them the room they have needed for some
time, enabling them to fill their orders promptly.