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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Music TRADE REVIEW, the only music trade
paper which came out and openly questioned the
moral right and honest intent of the firm who
sought to imitate the name "Hardman." The
matter of a paltry little advertising contract
would not cause this paper to swerve from what
we deemed honest and upright principles.
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•XKzHE case of Sohmer versus Sommer was
GT» called for argument yesterday. Up to
the time of closing our forms there was nothing
of special note to report.
?S announced in another column of this
paper, Mr. J. F, Hughes, of Dyer &
Hughes, will carry on the piano manufacturing
branch of that house and will take his son into
partnership. It is Mr. Dyer's intention to re-
tire from the organ business as soon as he can
find a suitable purchaser for the plant.
J i g RATON S. CHASE, of the Chase Bros.
&W Piano Co., Muskegon, Mich., spent seve-
ral days the early part of the week in New York
on business for his house. He left for home
Wednesday night. Mr. Chase is a young man
possessing executive ability of a high order,
and in him the popular Chase piano has an
energetic and worthy advocate.
is one paper that can say truthfully
" I told you so," in the matter of the
Hardman injunction case. That paper is THE
SPLENDID example of energy and en-
terprise is the concern of Pratt, Read &
Co., Deep River, Conn. Their full force of men
are at work, and the entire concern evidences
an era of prosperity which is pleasing to note.
The high grade of goods turned out by this
establishment insures a good demand at all
times. Their piano and organ keys, reeds and
couplars are of the best, and in demand by all
the leading houses in the country.
pMONG the biggest contracts in the gift of
the U. S. Government is that which is
made about this time every year for military
supplies. It is eagerly looked forward to by
manufacturers who are accustomed to enter bids
for one or more of the lines. These bids are
now being invited by the U. S. Quarter-masters
department, for deliveries to be made at Phila-
delphia and Jeffersonville, Ind. All proposals
are required to be in by April 26th.
MATTHEW GRISWOLD, of Erie,
Pa., has decided to accept a renomina-
tion for Congressman for his district. He has
been urged to accept this nomination by a large
number of residents of Erie. Mr. Griswold has
already, with much credit to himself, served
one term In Congress, and it may be well to
emphasize the fact that Mr. Griswold comes
from a race of statesmen. His ancestors were
governors of Connecticut in "ye earlie times."
has the rock bottom yet
been reached in the business depres-
sion ? '' was a question which we propounded to
the head of the Chicago firm when he called to
see us last Wednesday. "Reached; why we
found that point long ago, and the building up
process has been steadily going on. We have
experienced a decided improvement in our piano
business, and, I may add, in all other lines,"
was the reply which he made to the query.
;R. HEAIVY,
MgfNDER the heading of " H o w To GET
<^F> TRADE," The Musical Courier is giving
many useful hints to the advertistr for retail
trade. The department is cleverly conducted,
instructive and is calculated to aid the dealer in
the wording of advertisements. In publishing
this feature The Courier has certainly won a
newspaper point. The great trouble nowadays,
men as a rule devote too little thought to the
proper draughting and wording of advertise-
ments.
healthy condition of the business of
Steinway & Sons was well demonstrated
at a meeting of the stockholders, held Monday
of last week, when a substantial dividend was
declared, and the pleasing statement made that
not one penny had been lost by bad debts dur-
ing the year. When the large volume of busi-
ness transacted by this concern, and the many
and varied interests in which they are interest-
ed are brought to mind, it is certainly a cause
of congratulation that they have passed un-
scathed, and maintained a normal condition of
prosperity, through one of the most trying
financial panics in the history of this country.
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HALLET & DAVIS COMPANY,
ST» Boston, have secured the services of I. N.
Rice, one of the best known piano men of the
Western States, as general traveler and repre-
sentative for their Western trade. His head-
quarters will be in Chicago.
Mr. Rice has a wide personal acquaintance
with the piano trade in general, and the Western
trade in particular, and he is well equipped for
assuming that position.
In the Hallet & Davis piano he has a splen-
did instrument to push. It needs no introduc-
tion in the West, where it is favorably and well
known for over a quarter of a century.
WESTERN exchange says : '' Mr. Ray-
more is in an exceeding happy frame of
mind because he has in his pocket orders for
one hundred and fifty-four Shaw pianos." This
must be an error. Our contemporary probably
referred to cigars or something besides pianos.
Perhaps Mr. Raymore did make the statement,
perhaps it was really true, but then he did not
state how remote the day when the orders were
taken or what percentage were just sent'' on trial,
you know," or "on consignment, of course."
We hardly think that even the personal vanity
of Raymore would have caused him to state
that he had very recently taken bona fide orders
for one hundred and fifty pianos. Harry would
never elongate the truth, and we question if he
ever uttered the statement credited to him by
our contemporary.
W. W. KIMBALL CO., of Chicago,
have given another proof of their business
acumen and enterprise by securing personal
letters from the most prominent artists of the
Grand Opera Company, during their recent stay
in Chicago, in which they endorsed and sub-
scribed to the many superior qualities, musical
and otherwise, of the Kimball pianos. The W.
W. Kimball Company are noted for their bril-
liant strokes of business ability, but their clever
work in this instance will take first place. It
is a forcible demonstration of what can be ac-
complished by a go-ahead business concern.
The letters received by the W. W. Kimball
Company could not be stronger in their estimate
of the Kimball pianos, and the opinion of such
eminent artitts as Calve, the Reszke Brothers,
who have purchased two instruments for their
own use, Mancinelli, Bevignani, the eminent
conductors, Nordica, Schalchi, Lassalle, Plancon,
De Lucia, Vignas, and others, will prove a
strong card for these astute and enterprising
manufacturers.