Music Trade Review
Issue: 1893 Vol. 18 N. 6 - Page 2
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
JfiC&HE Northwestern Musical Journal makes the
<•!» amende honorable to us in the following :
" Through an oversight we omitted to credit
to that very valuable journal, THE; MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW, the humorous story in our last issue,
entitled " A Yarn." We are indebted to the
REVIEW for many good things, and as a reliable
authority we find none better." Thanks !
\K. ERNEST MULDENER, JR., has re-
turned to the city from Lake George
with tan on his cheeks, and a vigorous sparkle
in his e3"es. Since severing his connection with
Behr Bros. & Co.—by whom he is highly
esteemed—he has been taking life easy, and is
now in splendid form for business.
C R.
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YORK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
Canada, $4.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$5 00.
ADVERTISEMENTS, $2.00 per inch, single column, per
insertion; unless inserted upon rates made by special
contract.
Entered at the Neiv York Post Office as Second Class Matter.
§
HE Music Trade Salesmen's Association is
preparing to make its existence felt when
the fall season opens.
;R. W. R. SCOTT, of the office staff of the
Braumuller Co., who has been indisposed
for some time past, is back again at his post.
. MASON P. CURRIER is back again at
the A. B. Chase warerooms looking ruddy
and healthy after his vacation.
j?||OVERNOR LEVI K. FULLER is visiting
M^v» Chicago. On Monday afternoon last, he
gave an exhibition of his rare collection of tun-
ing folks to a large number of friends and ad-
mirers.
regret to announce the death of Mrs.
Josephine M. Holmstrom, wife of Mr. A.
Holmstrom, of James & Holmstrom, who died
on Tuesday last and was buried from the Swed-
ish Lutheran Church, in East 22d street, on
Thursday. The funeral was largely attended.
E fire which destroyed the premises of the
Fifth Avenue Carpet Co., of 14th street
and Fifth avenue, on Wednesday night, came
near doing some damage to the warerooms of
the A. B. Chase Co. This was, however, antici-
pated by the firemen who burst the street door,
and removed the pianos out of the way of the
falling debris which crushed down over the
large skylight at the back of the warerooms.
3MONG the foreign news which appeared
in the Sun of Wednesday was the ap-
pended, dated August 30th : "The packing box
factory of George York & Co., the pianoforte
factory of Squire & Sons, and several other
workshops and stores on Euston road, near
Stanhope street, London, were burned to the
ground this morning. The carriage factory of
Harrison & Sons was much damaged. Squire
& Sons lost 200 pianos. The total loss is
,£80,000.
print elsewhere a letter from the Chicago
correspondent of the New York Times
to that paper. It is in the familiar style of the
'' smart '' reporter, and must be read with con-
siderable doubt and caution. Even if the editors
of the Times were shown that some of the state-
ments made there are false, as they are ambigu-
ous and stealthy, the writer would not be in the
least degree injured. The " smart " reporter is
an indispensible auxiliary to modern daily
journalism, and the injured public have no re-
dress. He works with the approval of the pub-
lishers, and is rewarded for his '' smartness.''
?OTH & ENGLEHARDT have this week
sent out a circular to their customers and
friends which is refreshingly hopeful in tone.
Here are two extracts :
"This harvest is one rich and ripe with
golden grain throughout the United States, be-
tokening better times, and while we make no
pretenses as a ' prophet or the son of a prophet,'
we anticipate a run of excellent general busi-
ness throughout the balance of this year, and
increased business prosperity for 1894. From
the way orders are coming in, we realize it is
well understood that for a thoroughly well con-
structed, serviceable upright action the Roth &
Englehardt is not excelled.
"We admit it is human to think our owrr
baby the dearest and best on earth, and plead
guilty to the charge of being human. There
are other good actions than ours, but there are
a lot of decidedly poorer ones."
A. M. PALMER has issued an injunc
tion to prevent Miss Lottie Collins from
singing " Marguerite, " the latest London rage,
on the grounds that it is a part of the opera of
" Morocco Bound, " of which he purchased the
American rights. Miss Collins, on the other
hand, contends that Enoch & Sons, London,
own the rights to the song. Mr. George Max-
well, the American representative of Boosey &
Co. and Enoch & Sons, is now on his way from
Europe, and he will, doubtless, have something
to say in the matter when he arrives.
Lyon & Healy '' Handbook of Music
and Musical Instruments," from which
we last week reproduced an excellent article on
piano purchase, is an interesting little work
filled with information of a varied and useful
character for musicians of every kind, and for
the general musical public and music trade as
well. It includes a chapter on musical history,
features of musical instrument origin and devel-
opment, practical points on band instrumenta-
tion and organization, an illustrated sketch of
the Lyon & Healy factories, and lots of other
things.
Boston Piano Co., of Wooster, Ohio,
report their business to be in a very pros-
perous condition. The following from the
Wooster Republican of August 22d is apropos :
" We have faith in Wooster and its future, and
though our city's industries are not so diversi-
fied and numerous as could be wished for, our
people have the satisfaction of knowing that
such as are here are prosperous. Of the latter
fact, no better illustration can be given than
the Boston Piano Co., which is now running
full time, and with its full quota of first-class
workmen." It is gratifying to be able to give
such encouraging accounts.
DS a prominent member of the new Congress,
Mr. C. G. Conn has been getting quite a
little notice in the press. The World lately
published Mr. Conn's portrait, and in speaking
of him said that he makes a specialty of cornets,
and plays one himself with much skill. In
fact, his friends declare that he plays fairly well
every instrument he manufactures. Cornets
later became "corsets" in a New Jersey ex-
change which copied the sketch. By-the-way,
the popular genius of Elkart voted against the
repeal of the purchase clause of the Sherman
bill recently. He was one of the two members
of the music trade who voted. The other was
Mr. Johnston Cornish, of Cornish &Co., Wash-
ington, N. J., and he voted with the majority.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
JfiC&HE Northwestern Musical Journal makes the
<•!» amende honorable to us in the following :
" Through an oversight we omitted to credit
to that very valuable journal, THE; MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW, the humorous story in our last issue,
entitled " A Yarn." We are indebted to the
REVIEW for many good things, and as a reliable
authority we find none better." Thanks !
\K. ERNEST MULDENER, JR., has re-
turned to the city from Lake George
with tan on his cheeks, and a vigorous sparkle
in his e3"es. Since severing his connection with
Behr Bros. & Co.—by whom he is highly
esteemed—he has been taking life easy, and is
now in splendid form for business.
C R.
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YORK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
Canada, $4.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$5 00.
ADVERTISEMENTS, $2.00 per inch, single column, per
insertion; unless inserted upon rates made by special
contract.
Entered at the Neiv York Post Office as Second Class Matter.
§
HE Music Trade Salesmen's Association is
preparing to make its existence felt when
the fall season opens.
;R. W. R. SCOTT, of the office staff of the
Braumuller Co., who has been indisposed
for some time past, is back again at his post.
. MASON P. CURRIER is back again at
the A. B. Chase warerooms looking ruddy
and healthy after his vacation.
j?||OVERNOR LEVI K. FULLER is visiting
M^v» Chicago. On Monday afternoon last, he
gave an exhibition of his rare collection of tun-
ing folks to a large number of friends and ad-
mirers.
regret to announce the death of Mrs.
Josephine M. Holmstrom, wife of Mr. A.
Holmstrom, of James & Holmstrom, who died
on Tuesday last and was buried from the Swed-
ish Lutheran Church, in East 22d street, on
Thursday. The funeral was largely attended.
E fire which destroyed the premises of the
Fifth Avenue Carpet Co., of 14th street
and Fifth avenue, on Wednesday night, came
near doing some damage to the warerooms of
the A. B. Chase Co. This was, however, antici-
pated by the firemen who burst the street door,
and removed the pianos out of the way of the
falling debris which crushed down over the
large skylight at the back of the warerooms.
3MONG the foreign news which appeared
in the Sun of Wednesday was the ap-
pended, dated August 30th : "The packing box
factory of George York & Co., the pianoforte
factory of Squire & Sons, and several other
workshops and stores on Euston road, near
Stanhope street, London, were burned to the
ground this morning. The carriage factory of
Harrison & Sons was much damaged. Squire
& Sons lost 200 pianos. The total loss is
,£80,000.
print elsewhere a letter from the Chicago
correspondent of the New York Times
to that paper. It is in the familiar style of the
'' smart '' reporter, and must be read with con-
siderable doubt and caution. Even if the editors
of the Times were shown that some of the state-
ments made there are false, as they are ambigu-
ous and stealthy, the writer would not be in the
least degree injured. The " smart " reporter is
an indispensible auxiliary to modern daily
journalism, and the injured public have no re-
dress. He works with the approval of the pub-
lishers, and is rewarded for his '' smartness.''
?OTH & ENGLEHARDT have this week
sent out a circular to their customers and
friends which is refreshingly hopeful in tone.
Here are two extracts :
"This harvest is one rich and ripe with
golden grain throughout the United States, be-
tokening better times, and while we make no
pretenses as a ' prophet or the son of a prophet,'
we anticipate a run of excellent general busi-
ness throughout the balance of this year, and
increased business prosperity for 1894. From
the way orders are coming in, we realize it is
well understood that for a thoroughly well con-
structed, serviceable upright action the Roth &
Englehardt is not excelled.
"We admit it is human to think our owrr
baby the dearest and best on earth, and plead
guilty to the charge of being human. There
are other good actions than ours, but there are
a lot of decidedly poorer ones."
A. M. PALMER has issued an injunc
tion to prevent Miss Lottie Collins from
singing " Marguerite, " the latest London rage,
on the grounds that it is a part of the opera of
" Morocco Bound, " of which he purchased the
American rights. Miss Collins, on the other
hand, contends that Enoch & Sons, London,
own the rights to the song. Mr. George Max-
well, the American representative of Boosey &
Co. and Enoch & Sons, is now on his way from
Europe, and he will, doubtless, have something
to say in the matter when he arrives.
Lyon & Healy '' Handbook of Music
and Musical Instruments," from which
we last week reproduced an excellent article on
piano purchase, is an interesting little work
filled with information of a varied and useful
character for musicians of every kind, and for
the general musical public and music trade as
well. It includes a chapter on musical history,
features of musical instrument origin and devel-
opment, practical points on band instrumenta-
tion and organization, an illustrated sketch of
the Lyon & Healy factories, and lots of other
things.
Boston Piano Co., of Wooster, Ohio,
report their business to be in a very pros-
perous condition. The following from the
Wooster Republican of August 22d is apropos :
" We have faith in Wooster and its future, and
though our city's industries are not so diversi-
fied and numerous as could be wished for, our
people have the satisfaction of knowing that
such as are here are prosperous. Of the latter
fact, no better illustration can be given than
the Boston Piano Co., which is now running
full time, and with its full quota of first-class
workmen." It is gratifying to be able to give
such encouraging accounts.
DS a prominent member of the new Congress,
Mr. C. G. Conn has been getting quite a
little notice in the press. The World lately
published Mr. Conn's portrait, and in speaking
of him said that he makes a specialty of cornets,
and plays one himself with much skill. In
fact, his friends declare that he plays fairly well
every instrument he manufactures. Cornets
later became "corsets" in a New Jersey ex-
change which copied the sketch. By-the-way,
the popular genius of Elkart voted against the
repeal of the purchase clause of the Sherman
bill recently. He was one of the two members
of the music trade who voted. The other was
Mr. Johnston Cornish, of Cornish &Co., Wash-
ington, N. J., and he voted with the majority.
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