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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
B. F. Day. The officers of the company are: President
Sherman Powell; Vice-President, George A. Haskell;
Secretary, Frank J. Hart; Treasurer, B. F. Day. This
concern is the result of a combination of the firms of
Powell, Haskell & Co. and Day & Hart. It handles,
among other instruments, the Decker Bros., A. B-
Chase, and J. & C. Fisher pianos, and the Chase and
W. W. Kimball organs. Special attention will be given
to the renting of pianos and organs of reliable make.
MR. & MRS. HUGO DOLGE arrived at Dolgeville, N.
Y., (at the conclusion of their bridal tour) early last
month, and were welcomed home with great enthusiasm.
Elegant cases and proofs oi photographs of hundreds
of the employees in the felt, shoe-making, and fulling
departments of Mr. Alfred Dolge's factories were pre-
sented to the home comers. The happy bridegroom
was entertained at a reception by the Turn Verein, held
at the club-house, where songs, speeches, and general
merrymaking were indulged in throughout an entire
evening. Mr. Alfred Dolge was prominent among the
orators. He has, evidently, founded a great and pop-
ular house.
GEORGK MCLAUGHLIN, of the New England Organ
Co., Boston, Mass., is at Sharon Springs, N. Y., where
he will remain for several weeks. We are glad to learn
that his health is improving, and that he is likely to re-
turn to his post in the full vigor of olden time.
THK following exquisite paragraph is taken, verbatim
et literatim, from the American Musician of July 27th:—
"With all due respect to the genial Marc, but Mr.
Conover, as well as a good many others in the trade,
do not seem to be very willing to take his advice?"
One does not know which to admire the more, the
literary beauty of this extract, or the skill of the editor
who allowed it to pass.
DURING our recent Eastern tour we called upon that
reliable old-time piano-maker Mr. Daniel Morris, of
Boston, Mass. As usual, we found Mr. Morris full of
reminiscences of the early days of the piano trade in
this country, and of very enjoyable anecdotes concern-
ing its progress. Mr. Morris, we were glad to note,
is having his full share of business, and is giving com-
plete satisfaction to a very large number of reputable
dealers.
MRS. ALFRED DOLOR, who is now in Europe with
two of her sons, was last month the recipient of two
distinguished honors—one being an invitation from M.
Tirard, the French Premier, to the ball given at his
hotel on the 10th ult., and the other an invitation from
President and Madame Carnot to attend their reception
of the following day at the Palais de l'Elysee. The
name of Alfred Dolge is almost a household word in the
French Capitol, his exhibits illustrative of the efforts
made by him to solve the " labor problem" having
created the liveliest interest there. There must be
something genuine and substantial about French Re-
publicanism when the highest officials of the French Re-
public delight thus to honor true worth, regardless of
"birth."
GEORGE W. BEARDSLEY, of Beardsley & Cummings,
Boston, Mass., has returned from a European trip of
several weeks' duration, much benefited in health. Mr.
Beardsley informed us that the factory facilities of
Julius Bluthner, Leipzic, Germany, are about to be
enlarged.
MR. BOURNE, of Bourne & Son, Boston, Mass., left
home on the 25th ult. for a trip West as far as Mitchell,
Dak. He will be gone about six weeks and will
principally confine himself to visiting his firm's agents.
H. SANDERS, of Baltimore, Md., has composed an
anthem to which he has given the title " God Bless our
President." The hymn has been sent by the composer
to Mr. George W. Roseman Jr., leader of the grand
chorus which will sing at the opening of the new post
office at Baltimore during the September exposition
to be held in that city. The air is lively, though majes-
tic, and Mr. Roseman thinks it may very appropriately
be sung to President Harrison when he goes to Balti-
more. Mr. Sanders says that presidents are as worthy
of such laudation as are emperors and kings. Probably
he is right.
ARTICLES of Incorporation of the Southern California
Music Company have been filed. The Company's
main Centre of business is Los Angeles, Cal. The
capital stock ($50,000) has been subscribed by Sherman
Powell, George A. Haskell, L. Brenner, Frank J. Hart,
PIANO-MAKERS are said to be a tony set, and though
some Cf them may be hard cases, even they are highly
polished, and square and upright, many of their actions
being felt and approved by all who note them.
W. B. TREMAINE, President of the ^Eolian Organ
and Music Company, N. Y., has been spending a few
days with E. P. Carpenter, at Brattleboro, Vt., and has
greatly benefited by his renewed acquaintance with the
free mountain air of that region.
THE Estey Organ Company, Brattleboro, Vt., expe-
rience no abatement in their enormous business. In a
recent interview with Deacon Estey we were shewn state-
ments proving that their average shipments for the month
of April, May and June last past amounted to thirteen
hundred organs per month. Collections are entirely
satisfactory.
IN the course of a recent visit to Worcester, Mas*.,
we found the music trade in that city in fair condition.
At the offices of the Worcester Organ Company we
learned that Mr. Theodore Brown was absent on a
Canadian fishing tour. On next seeing him we expect
to hear pleasant accounts of his large catches. We were
entertained by the genial Dr. Simpson, who informed
us that the organ trade of the company was very good,
also that they were selling all the pianos they could
make. We saw some very fine specimens of pianos of
their make in walnut, mahogany, quartered oak, and
rosewood.
daily arrive, unasked, at the offices of the company
from respectable and responsible dealers in almost
every section of the country. The success of the " Bos-
ton " is mainly due to two causes—first, its inherent
excellence; second, the tact and ability exercised by Mr.
George Carter in placing it upon the market.
MR. RICHARDS, with Newby & Evans, N. Y., reports
that the trade of his firm is flourishing like the green
bay tree of the Scriptures. He also reports than Newby
& Evans are thoroughly in favor of THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW'S Protective Association of Organ and Piano
Makers of America.
TONV D'ANGUERA, the old-time war-horse of the pi-
ano trade, and the ever faithful guardian of the inter-
ests of the B. Shoninger Company, particularly in Chi-
cago, 111., has returned from his summer outing in the
Thousand Islands, looking a thousand times younger
than he ever did before, and Tony was always young.
A MUSIC store has been opened at Keokuk, Iowa, by
C. Vore.
A FINE wareroom has been opened at 112 North
Queen street, Lancaster, Pa., by Wm. F. Rexford, for-
merly with Blasius & Son, Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Rex-
ford carries the Sohmer, Weber, and Kurtzmann pianos,
and the Story & Clark and Waterloo organs.
WOODWARD & SUMNER, Portland, Me., Sumner with-
drawn.
MR. BERNARD SHONINGER, head of the B. Shoninger
Company, New Haven, Conn., is at Saratoga Springs
with his family. Mr. Shoninger will proceed thence to
the White Mountains.
JOE SHONINGER, manager of the Chicago, 111., branch
of the B. Shoninger Co., left Chicago on the 27th ult.
for a vacation at Saratoga Springs and the White
Mountains.
THE B. Shoninger Co., New Haven, Conn., are hav-
ing an excellent summer trade. They have not a sin-,
gle finished piano in stock, and have just put in a new
Babcock & Wilcox boiler—one of the finest and most
expensive made.
R. S. HOWARD is now representing the New England
Piano Company on the road.
MEHLIN & SONS are as busy as it is possible for
them to be, and are unable to keep any finished pianos.
They are still receiving letters from dealers and others
in which their excellent instruments are praised in the
highest terms. In nearly every case acknowledgment
of receipt of these pianos is accompanied by another
order.
MR. TABER, of the Taber Organ Co., Worcester,
WESER BROTHERS, N. Y., are enlarging their factory
Mass., is still on his extensive tour of the Pacific Coast.
by
adding an extension of 40 x 50 feet and six stories
During his absence the affairs of the concern are under
the efficient management of Mr. Wilder, who informs in height. This will enable them to increase their
us that the Company's business for the expired portion present weekly output by twenty pianos. Messrs. Weser
of the present summer is a distinct improvement on are enjoying an excellent summer trade, and their pros-
that done during the corresponding period of last year. pects for the coming fall are of the most cheering de-
scription.
BUSINESS is booming with James Abbott & Son,
PETER DUFEY, President of The Schubert Piano
makers of piano-forte actions, Fort Lee, N. J., who ex- Company, N. Y., recently returned from a trip West as
pect to double their manufacturing facilities within six far as Chicago, in which he was accompanied by his
weeks of the present time. This firm are considerably wife. The journey was taken solely for pleasure, but
behind on orders, and the immediate increase of their as it brought the travelers into the vicinity of firms
facilities is rendered imperatively necessary in view of dealing with the company a number of friendly calls
the fall trade.
were made among the latter, and every, firm called
W. H. JEWETT & Co., the well-known piano-makers upon insisted upon booking a good-sized order. For
of Leominster, Mass., have been putting in a heavy some time past the Schubert Company have been
stock in anticipation of their fall trade, in regard to running their factory nightly until dark; yet they find
which the outlook is very promising. Mr. Woodbury, it impossible to clear off orders in arrear.
with this house, has just made a successful business
CHARLES A. WESSELL, N. Y., is doing a thriving busi-
trip through the state of Maine.
ness in the manufacture of piano strings, with which he
STEDMAN & Co., Cambridgeport, Mass., manufac- supplies many of the largest makers.
turers of wound strings for musical instruments, have
W. F. BOOTHE, Philadelphia, Pa., was in the city last
removed to No. 174 Broadway, that city, next door to week, selecting goods. During an interview he stated
the Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano Co. Three re- that he handled the Newman Brothers' organs, and
movals and two fires in eleven years—the fires occurring not, as the Musical Courier has alleged, those of Story
within two years—have failed to appreciably check the & Clark. Of pianos Mr. Boothe handles the Weber.
prosperity of this excellent and reliable firm.
Hallet & Davis, Starr, and Jacob Brothers. He in-
formed us that his trade for July was greater than that
WENDELL, SEAHOLM & BROWNING, dealers in pianos
and organs, Denver, Colo., have commenced business done by him in December last.
under very satisfactory conditions. Their prospects
A MOVEMENT is afoot in Philadelphia, Pa., the object
for a good, healthy, and rapidly-growing trade are the of which is to get the trade to combine in the matter
very best.
of leases. It is desired that not less than $10 per piano
THE advance of the "Boston Piano" is not a myth. per month shall be accepted as an installment, that in-
It is a hard, cold fact wh ; ch has been especially appre- terest shall be charged on leases, and to establish a
ciated since the Boston Piano Company developed black list. We believe that such a system is in vogue
their new scale. That this piano is acquiring consider- in Chicago and other Western cities. Why not in
able popularity is proven by the letters of praise that Philadelphia and New York?