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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW,
present factory at 313-315 West 125th street,
this city, is inadequate to the demands made
upon it.
JvfZHE new factory of Kranich & Bach, in this
GT 5 * city, is fast approaching completion. The
firm expect to occupy it next month. It is an im-
posing structure possessing great architectural
beauty. Their present establishment is in the
meantime crowded to its utmost capacity in fill-
ing the demands of the house's constantly
growing constituency.
cern is one of the busiest in this country. In
fact, it is a truth to state that the company is
overwhelmed with orders. Mr. Joseph Shonin-
ger left the factory last Tuesday to return to
Chicago. His visit East was made for one
purpose—that of making arrangements whereby
he could arrange for larger shipments of pianos
to the Chicago branch. We will state, however,
to assure the Shoninger agents, that the com-
pany are now making arrangements for a larger
output than that of any preceding year in their
history.
BUSINESS AND EPIDEMIC-
health authorities deserve great praise
for the intelligence and zeal with which
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YORK.
they have labored to keep the cholera scourge
down the bay. Thus far they have been suc-
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
would call particular attention to the
Canada, $3.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
cessful, and it is, therefore, fair to presume that
$4 00.
music trade industries of Europe, as
the dread visitor is not making advances in our
ADVERTISEMENTS, $2.00 per inch, single column, per described by our special correspondent abroad.
city. This seems to us a practical view, not-
insertion; unless inserted upon rates made by special
His letter contains a vast amount of matter of
contract.
withstanding that it disagrees somewhat with
interest to our American firms, as several are
Entered at the New York Post Office as Second Class Matter.
the sensational reports of the daily press. The
mentioned therein.
people of New York and of the country have
every confidence in the ability of our health
guardians
to ward off an epidemic, and no one
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW never does
should
be
misled
by any alarmist reports about
anything by halves. When we undertake
the
cholera
in
New
York.
to accomplish a desired object that object is
While it may be difficult, if not impossible, to
usually attained. Our energy and influence are
prevent
the appearance of isolated cases here and
recognized the world over. The progress of
there,
the
people of the country may rest assured
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW gives some of our
contemporaries infinitely more pain than the that all the energies of the public authorities
will be successfully employed in stopping the
cholera ever could.
progress ot the disease. New York was never
in a better sanitary condition than at the pre-
STEINWAY AND THE KAISER.
sent time, and there is no necessity for any
another portion of this paper we reproduce business man who intends visiting this city to
an interview which took place between change his plans, for he is not likely to incur
Mr. William Steinway and the Emperor of the slightest risk in coming here.
Germany. The Emperor stated in response to
While writing on this subject it may be well
an inquiry by Mr. William Steinway, as to to say that prompt action should be taken by
whether he would visit the World's Fair next our government authorities to prevent the
year, '' No, but we will see ; it is a possibility germs of cholera being brought to our quaran-
jjgb&HIJ first fall meeting of the Piano Manufac- which is by no means excluded from considera-
tine stations. Keep them three thousand miles
GT® turers Association of New York and tion." Mr. Steinway had the honor of being
away; that is prudent. In other words, let
Vicinity took place on Tuesday, the 13th inst. presented to the Empress, and enjoyed a pleas-
Europe take care of its own plague, and let us
Owing to the fact that many members of the ant chat with both the royal personages.
keep American soil exclusively for Americans
trade were out of town, the attendance was
When William Steinway left his native land, until Europe can show a clean bill of health.
slight, and no matters of great importance were
he was a mechanic of limited means, and in To use the words of a well-known politician,
brought before the meeting. It is stated that
Germany, at that time, it would probably have '' It now should be worth something to become
at the next meeting several important questions
been among the impossibilities for a humble an American." The President's proclamation
will be discussed and acted upon.
mechanic to have had an audience with the then was applauded by all, but so long as the' steam-
reigning sovereign. After years of labor in his ship companies exhibit an avaricious greed
BOLLMAN, of Bollman Bros., St. adopted country, he carved his way to wealth above their considerations for humanity, and
Louis, landed in New York last Tuesday and fame, and has had many political honors continue to pour plague ridden Europeans on
from the steamship Majestic. Mr. Bollman left thrust upon him. His fame being now world- our shores, just so long will we be in danger of
wide, the Emperor gladly meets him in a social epidemics.
for St. Louis yesterday.
interview.
The life of William Steinway furnishes an il-
. FREEBORN G. SMITH, JR., and wife,
STEINWAY WILL NOT REMOVE-
lustration of the fact that from a humble begin-
and Colonel Alexander Bacon, left Glas-
HE following notice appeared in the New
ning a glorious height may be attained, and
gow on the 15th inst. on the Phoenicia, and
York World of the n t h inst. The same re-
also proves that even crowned heads are forced
will arrive in New York next week.
port
in
substance, had gone the rounds of the
to admit the sovereign power of intelligence.
press throughout the country. Upon receiving
the first report we at once communicated with
5LOIS BRAMBRACH will journey West as
SHONINGER'S SUCCESS.
Messrs. Steinway & Sons, and the firm denied
far as St. Paul and visit the principal
had the pleasure this week of paying a that they had any such project in contemplation.
cities en route. Mr. Brambach expects in the
near future to occupy his new factory at Dolge-
visit to the factory of the B. Shoninger In other words, the report is entirely without
ville, which is now almost completed. His Co., New Haven, Conn. The Shoninger con- foundation, and furnishes another instance of
pUBIJSj-iED
RESIDENT CALVIN WHITNEY, of the
A. B. Chase Co., Norwalk, O., is in town
to-day.
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